La Junta tribune., 1908-11-07
Sheffield, Eng. October s. 1908.

W1010OT C2btIe, anu Ec4Chcu OAAOsN
the same eveing. This Is Thursday.
l have been In England two weeks
and they have been busy and inter-
esting weeks. could say much OF
London. II Is so great and full OF
interesting and important places. TO
visit and see. that one should re-
main in London one month. at least
Then there are manynotable things
to write OF, at the great castle OF
Winsdor. Ii is a great stone castle.
with thick walls and its great round
tower that is the central theme OF
every picture of Winsdor Castle, its
beautiful. decorated state apartments.
with their relics, old armour, paint
ings Of many royal personages ana
men and women Of note. old chairs.
and old furniture used by kings, fine
tapestries from Brussels and most
elegant Gobelin tapestries made ex-
pressly for the occasion OF the fifti-
eth anniversary Of Queen Victorta's
reign and presented by the president
of the Republic Of France, to her
majesty-most artistic and beautlfui
in design, and requiring six months
for their weaving; royal beds ana
chamber sets. jewel cases decorated
with diamonds, rubies. pearls ana
rich gold carvings; tables OF fine IN.
laid marble, vases Of ruaiachite ana
Japanese enameled vases, and many
and curiously designed ornaments IN
gold silver, diamonds and other
precious stones. Of very great value
hut can not write Of them today.
wandered about the streets oil
old oxford and through some OF her
celebrated college buildings. Some
these old colleges were erected more
than six hundred years ago. They
are grand and reverential and hoary.
The buildings are black and crumo-
linz The hard climate OF England
Is wearing them away, eating INTO
the great stone walls, and disihte'
grating the capitals, reliefs and old
statuary. Some OF these stone saint
and mythical figures look like they
had been through an Irish weo.
ding" for their eyes bear marks OF
whence, the tip OF an ear and ehe
END Of a nose is missing. and they
show time has dealt Ill with them
Hera and there Ia seen a new stone
or an entire arch or column or sec
tion of wall restored. as It Is term
ed. when repaired. These college
buildings are erected in hollow
so,,are fnclosing a large. open court
or plat Of ground, large enough. IN
some cases. to be styled a park
Tho entrances are from the inside OF
,h,s court The students live with
in these old buildings. and board IN
them. They eat their dinner-eNeii-
ing meal-in the dining haii,but the'
breakfasts and lunches are serVea
In their rooms, furnished, OF course
nv the college culinary department,
The students pay good price Iof
their tuition and rooms, and pay for
what they eat a la carte. SO thae
ones expense depends somewhat on
his taste In living. was shown
the rules and regulations OF Christ
Church College, one OF the largest.
and noted the list prices OF the menu
In this list were various wines. aies'
beers and other drinks. l was some
what surprised to see wine is'
In 4 college menu However, upon
my inquiring whether wine was sers'
cd At the dinner, in the dining hall.
u vas informed it was not. but
these wines, ales and other sncn
drinks are served to the students
in their rooms, when ordered. rom
the college larder. The students
rooms are generally small. the win
dovs are small, with old fashioned
panes OF glass. many OF them eisnt
by ten inches. and. hence. the rooms
are often poorly lighted The stsir'
ways are Of wooden steps. small. mar
row. steep. winding and with mar
row treads. The Windows are deep
lx set, ON account Of the thickness
~ the wallis. These college build
inn have but one virtue, to my
mind. and that Is the sanctity OF
.ss and association. They do not
compare in convenience, comfort or
haalth with our modern edpceft0nai
inseitutions. In fact. were these coi-
less placed in the bands OF an
American board of trustees. they
vosad not be restored" as our
cousins term 1t, but they wousd a.
be torn down and modern buildings
erected. adopted to the present Gay
idees Of comfort, convenience, health
ana educational needs and advance