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

ferret, election of Professors ana othol
business Transacted; the Sh"ldOniar
Theatre. accommodating three thou
sand or 81. the scccne of the COmmem
or&iinn exercises and where the for
tunai" ones rccciV" honorary degrees
II was here Mark Twain stood the DAY
bcf"r" our visit, and, in company witt
| Whitlaw Reid, our Ambassador T.
England; kipling, General Booth anC
others, was 'Hegreeed" by this con
ServatiVe English University. Wher
The gentleman Of the long white locks
| At whose jokes we have all laughed 81
heartily. stood up to reccive'hi honcrs
| the undergraduates, as is their Gus
tom, crnWding the gallery at the rear
| shouted: why don't you get a hail
| cut. Mark ~ Mark" later replied ir
his dry way. that he was delighted to
recognize in their spontaneous remarks
| the elements Of real humor, in which
| nc had always been told the English
We're lacking,
| Among other buildings is the Exam
inati"n House. and we watched several
| students being "grilled" at public
oral examinations, or Greats" and
noted the extreme agility with which.
when released. they seized their NOR
| tar-b03rd caps and Tipped the long
| ends Of their gowns around the nearest
| corner. No English 'SlOwneSS" was
| eXemplified in their movements.
! Naturally, every college has its dis
| tinctivc features. One Of the larges.
| and most exclusive is Christ Church.
| or the HOUSE. which has a student
| body Of about three hundred. Found
| Cd by Cardinal Wolsey in 1924. il is the
alma mater of many noted in English
annals. including Ruskin. the Wesleys,
Gladstone and the present King Ed
ward. The Great Tom bell is one of its
specialties. Every night at five
minutes past nine. it peals forth one
hundred and one strokes, the number
of students at the time of its founda-
| ton. 1t behOOves all those who are
out" to get in as five minutes later
all the college gates are closed. The
| fine quadrangle, with its varigatcd
gardens. is the largest and most impos-
| ing in the University. The chapel of
| this college is the Cathedral of Oxford.
| Il fine editice and the smallest cathe-
| dral in England.
st. Mary Maedalen College is another
well known part Of oxford and is con-
Sidered by many the most beautiful
To be understood in England YOU
should pronounce it Maudlin. Around
the first quadrangle are cloisters which
give Il mOnaStic touch. This is found
| frequently throughout Great Britain
as many of the Cathedrals and other
buildings were formerly monasterieS
The tower of Magdalen is one of the
chief architectural glories Of the city
The choir sings Latin hymn on May
day from the top of this tower at >
\. NJ, which custom is supposed 70
have originated as an annual requiem
f"r Henry VII. who died in 1909 1t is
not recorded how many Of the students
hare present at this early morning SER
vice. The famous Addison's walk is
here, where the essayiSt was accus-
toned to stroll and mediate. while an
UNDERGRADUATE. There are also paths
beside the still waters Of the Cherwell
river. which Glidcs peacefully on toward
London to meet the Thames.
u gets to 10 n kind Of continuous
performance. as one strolls from one
trim and tidy college IL another, and in
our mind, we lken it to a trip. via bal
loon or airship. in New England. with
stop-olfs ut New Haven, Providence,
Cambridge arriving "up in Maine"
at Lewiston or Brunswick, in time to
see til" alumni march in to Commence
n!"nt 'inncr. For all the time there
arc plenty of people present-"old
grads, tvnical Englishmen, many
Lords and other titled Individuals
among them. in cap and gown. while
the students are everywhere doing the
usual duiiful act Tor their sisters and
their Cousins and their aunts," as well
as the other fellows sisters.
w" we're interested to note that
l'raSonose College has for its mascot
an ancient knoCkcr in the form of a
nose Of brass, the latter quite an essen
tiai quality but it il rN often found
necessary 10 emphasize tho fact among
college boys. However, orr most noted
hlmoriSi says the passage. BLESSED
are the meek. for they shall inherit the
earth, refers to the English!
80 W" move on, to another Quad, and
pause TO examine curious old sun
dlal. with perpetual calendar and are
Just in time to assist the Bishop as he
lays tn" corner stone of chapel at a
college n little farther down the Broad
Walk-a famous promenade for the
students on Sunday.
At the University church we stood he
side the memorial tablet to poor little
Amy Robsart. whose pathetic story we
recalled at Kenilworth
Some of the colleges have become pop
uiar with certain countries or for special
reasons. Balliol, founded by the father
OF former Scotch King, is rallying
| place for the BOYS of Scotland: another
rs attended largely by Welshmen. Brase.
nose Is noted for it's athletics and for
often being at 1.-The head of the river"
One might wander on, like Tennyson's
Crook, through the list. as there are
points of interest in each, but perhaps a
rev words as to the form Of management