The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-22

on entrance examination, varying IN
standard with the college.
The colleges do the teaching. what
there Is Of Il, but always with a view
"a the honors and degrees conferred
b. the university The university H.
self provides certain lectures. notably
iu science. law and theology-though
science Is not put 10 the front at Ok
ford But as a rule the university lee
turers talk TO empty benches. The
students Is not really required TO al.
tend any lectures, not even those Civ
en- by his own college; but he may az.
tend any he likes. even those IN other
colleges. In recent years the lectures
have taken a somewhat more practi-
cal and definite turn.
Formerly the favorite colleges at
Oxford were filled up several years in
advance. but for the last generation
students have been allowed to live I'm
their own lodgings, instead of In COM
mons and now a student can enter any
college on short notice. It is hard to
say just how many students are in
attendance, as such statistics arc not
made prominent by the university.
The number runs from 1000 to 1000
perhaps-or much below that at a
number of the German, French AMI
American universities.
The colleges hold certain examina-
tons at intervals, and students are
generally expected to pass these up
within stated time. Specially diff.
eli examinations are held for honors.
Finally the university conducts the ex-
aminations leading to the degrees
the main purpose being to make Mas
tiers Of Arts.
There are four terms each year:
Michaelmas, from Oct. 10 10 Dec. II;
Hilary, from Jan. IA to Palm Sunday;
Easter, from Wednesday Of Easter
week to Friday before Whitsunday;
and Trinity, from Whitsunday to the
first Saturday after the first Tuesday
in July The ordinary academic year
is about 26 weeks. Twelve terms Of
residence are required as a minimum
for the degree of B. A., and q terms
for M. A. 1t is seen, therefore, that
to be a Master of Arts of Oxford" is
something to be justly proud of, as it
means at least about seven years faith
full work.
It is customary for students to
"read" with a private tutor, who helps
them over the rough places. These
tutors generally get about $50 a term,
for three hours week. They are usu-
ally upper classmen, or post-graduates
working for higher degrees. The cost
of tuition paid to the colleges aver
ages about 1925 for the whole three
years-not including tutors fees.
About $500, or say $1,000, a year is
the amount generally accepted as
liberal allowance for all expenses Of
a young man studying at Oxford The
very minimum would be half this The
professors draw salaries up to $4,000
a year, the average being hardly $4,000.
The official title of the university
is: "The Chancellor, Masters, and
Scholars of the University of Oxford"
The university is mostly self-govern-
ing, and is a republic in itself. There
are four representative bodies that
manage its affairs. There is the Heb
domadal Council or weekly meeting,
which is a sort Of ways and means
committee; the House of Congrega-
ton, sort of upper house or revis-
DRY board which grants degrees, etc. (;
the Convocation, consisting of all the
Masters of Arts or graduate alumni OF
the university, which elects the two
members to parliament that a law Of
4 James | gives to the university; and
the Congregation of the University
which passes laws for the govern
ment Of the university, etc. Two proc
tors-a sort of police-have authority
over the department of the students
one of the university bug-bears, al
will be recalled by those that have
read tom Brown at Oxford"
The town of Oxford has about As,
600 people. It is situated in beauti
full rolling, pastoral country in one o
the sweetest and most romantic sec
lions of England-about 55 miles III
the Thames from London, though tn,
little river here is known by it's NOR,
classic name Of Isis. The High stree
OF principal thoroughfare of the tow
has often been called the finest stree
in the world. This does not mean tina
any particular building is architecUuI
ally finer than those in any great city
but the vast number Of massive, boar
and impressive structures makes tn