Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-09

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one rail-. there are. not incorporated, four
Ii'N it h"lls. rndcr licensed naster..
Tour theological halls: Ruskin coIIepa
i'-''i'" ~ two Americans; and last, but
w no means least, six halls for women
N''iZi'l"H iai III yet reached such I,
i'th plane AT oxford rs to allow the
ie'''i'e students TO receive degrecs-thev
IT. 'ihF given credits I;ut a few hun
"Ie" years will arrange that little mat
Ter.
nc government Of this organization
"hi'h NoiIid from first glance aunear IN
he somewhat complicated. consists 4,
case OF last appeal, OF the Conyocatian
mace up ~ tnc alumni There IL also .
small representative council con; prfsir,.
INC chlef university officials, a few. headx
81 coIeS"si and some senior members n.
the Convocation. Measures before bejng
submitted to the Convocation must re-
ceiVe the approval Of Congregation, whicn
y composed Of the officials and residen,
members Of cOnvOcation The lrfnrir.I
executive officials are the Chancellor
elected by the ConvOcation. whn rnust 10
a person of royal blood or a nobIenan .,
hlEh rank and reputation: also a Vic.
q leads Of colleges by the Chancellor
- wee chancellor appears to be the
' - perform the duties Of presiding
officer
Ihen come the Proctors. two officers
selected from the different colleges in ro-
'a'i'h 10 preserve order among the stu
uehts' -FOUR pro-proctors, and a number
OF subordinate officials called .Bulldops,,
| by the boys. The affairs OF each college
IRE managed BY Head, who bears the
ute Master, Principal, Provost, Warden.
rector. or President At Christ Church
he Is known as Dean. The chief is elect
ed and assisted by Fellows, who are eho.
| sen from the most distinguished gradu-l ,
ates. The fellows and tutors are coIlo-
| quiallv known as Dons.
There are non-collegiate students. NOT
| members of n college, who live in lodgings
IN town and meet for lectures in a build
| ing provided by the University.
| Al lectures, 2dinner and chapel. and in.
The evening, the undergraduates wear the
| cap and gown. There are various modi-
fications of this to represent the different
degrees. This is quite noticeable in the
church services oil over England as we'll
as In many of the larger Episcopal
churches at home, the rectors often wear
ing colors to denote their University and
degree.
The cost Of living year at Oxford ia
from two hundred to two hundred ana
fifty pounds, slOod to $3.50 Non-collegiate
students live more cheaply and a few COL
legeS give special assistance There are
many student clubs. the Union Debating
Lz;,,
tant. The Greek letter fraternity, so i'm
portant a part Of American college life
seems unknown here. Athletics are pop
ular. boating, cricket and the like being
foremost. 1 was told that English col
lege football resembles memorial serv-
ice more than the exuberant demonstra-
ton we are accustomed to associate with
the game. During the playing there is
little manifestation Of either glee or sor-
row. but some dignified cheering IL in
dulGcd in by the victOrs after the smoke
of battle has cleared away.
To take care of the 300 students there
are at present &c professors 30 readers.
or lecturers. 300 fellows, beside numerous
tutors. a pleasant feature was meeting
some OF the American students, those
here under the Cecil Rhoades scholar,
ships. Our own State is. of course. rep-
resented. One is surprised TO find S,
many from across the water enrolled in
almost all the larger Universities in Eu-
rope.
One Of the popular seasons to visit OK
ford is Fights Week during the spring
term. At this time the cricket and boat
races are on, and enthusiasm runs high
The system of instruction differs from
that Of other Universities. The lectures
do not hold as important a place as il
usually the case, and are not largely at
tended. The final day of reckoning is the
public examination. when the examiners
come from other Universities 1t is said
to be not particularly enjoyable occa-
sion for the eXaminee
| trust this does not sound too much
Ike catalog. 1t was interesting to ma
to know how things differed here from
the way I'VE do it at home" and
thought others might he, also.
Oxford is not the growth of hundred
years. but of many hundred You some
now feel this in everything about the
place. One cannot visit this great Uni
versity and gain even a slight knowledge
OF its work, without feeling a great ad-
miration for 1t and its position in the
educational world.
A form of entertainment which appears
70 he very popular in England is the out
of-door Pageant. We saw them adver-
tised everywhere and We're duly grateful
to the people of the University for hold
ing one while we were in town. A noted
American said it was worth coming
across simply to attend the Oxford Pa
geant.
We sat on the very edge Of seat in
the great stadium. among thousands OF
tea drinking English. and were all eyes,
as we gaZed at the ma snificent spectacle
being enacted before us.
The affair was held on the greensward
of Christ Church Meadows, the sinuous
river Isis n part of the scenery; an i'm
provised castle in the distance: great
trees and Towering shrubs delightful ae-
cessories. The scenes depicted represent
ed historical events connected with the
foundation and life of the University,
which included much of the history of
England. and the noted personages known
TO IN through our reading or as students.
When the grand finale came and tho
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