The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-25
sALAmANcA's OLD UNIVERSITY.

| SAlAMANCA'S OLD UNIVERSITY
Tho most typical and interesting. as
well as the Oldest. OF the spanish univer-
sites Is that OF Salamanca. which VAS
founded in Valencia IN Iees and trans
ferred to Salamanca in 1915. The Univer-
siiy OF Salamanca played quite an I'M
portsnt part In the history OF Spain, for
from 10 came almost all the distinguished
Spaniards OF the sixteenth and sevsn-
tenth centuries. though probably Don
ouixotes Bachelor OF Salamanca" 10
the member OF this university best known
| in England. IL was 10 Salamanca that
| On Bias was going when he began his
travels The university WAS a most dis
tinguished corporation and its represen-
tatives. with the other grandees. swore
fealty 10 the Kings OF Spain at their ac-
cesslon; IL received solemn visits frous
royal personages. as did cur English uni
versities under the Tudors and Stusrts.
ard like oxford and Cambridge aiso. 10
advanced money 20 the Kings which wax
not always repaid. In ITO the UNIVERSE
~ of Salamanca gave 20 King Philip v
Ss00co reals and 100 men whom they
equipped for war and maintained. al
English mobiles did In feudai times.
The Popes on their election informed
this university by special letters Of their
elevation TO the Poatincsi chair. and ssus
cardinals as legates 10 visit Il and "a re-
form the abuses that crept into its ai-
minlstration. though the spanish klngs
we're jealous Of their interference. Kash-
arine. the daughter OF John Gsunt. pre-
sented 700 forms Of gold 20 the univcr~
s,ty. and her son. King John II. gave TO
IL a palace near 20 the university build
ings for a hospital. John J. bad bestowed
more than 81 annual Income on Sala-
manca. which Henry III. eommuted for
the third Of the revenues from three
townships. and the university maintained
70 professors and raised its magnificent
| buildings on this income. With the addi-
ton Of one-ninth OF the tithes OF the Bis
! hopric OF Santiago. given by Pope Glenn
ent v.
TIE university was governed By rec
tor. and he and the professors Ners
chosen annually by the scholars and
Masters Of Arts until the end q the six
teenih century The meetings ~ the
governing body we're often boisfsroua ard
violent. at times the dignataries cvsn
came 70 blows. When two professors
lectured at the same hour. they would
often quarrel about their auditors ard
fees. Ceramics IN one Of his novels.
says that students DID not come 90 Ssls-
mancs 10 learn laws. but "a break them
and this was likely enough after TIE Re-
formation. for great numbers q Heman
Catholics from ireland England. France.
Germany. Flanders. and Italy went there
10 be taught. and no doubt qusFreis were
OF freaaent occurrence among Young men
Of so many different natiouaiities.
The College Of the Sctie irish sfii
exists and II very handsome building.
with spacious and stately rooms ard q
large library Of old works On divinity.
and O score or two Of modern books. and
even a very few novels among them bhs
college f. somewhat out % repair and
the wall paintings and furniture niEht
be renewed with ADVANTAGE. IA its most
fourizhinE time Salamanca numbered
10 Go students. but row there are not 90
Salamanca Itself IL quaint and Interesting
"a typical oid-woyId spanish city. win
a large square containing shops under
n coIounnda decorated with plaques q ne
heads q the kings 81 spain and other
disiing Wished persons. the latest ~ whom
haz been dead 20 years The streets ags
narrow. the houses are tall With curiouzsy
wrought iron gratings 20 the windows
which are far above the heads q fhs
foot passengers. ard there are ruanT e0a-
vents and churches and Tsry beaufifui
paveynents. II the main square. wh~rs
- now xsraeu. there uaed 20 he buf
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