The Washington herald., 1912-11-11
Foreign Gossip.


Wales-Arthur, eldest son Of Henry VIZ
who was also entered. or at any rate,
visited at MagdaIen College His royal
highness was lodged IN the apartments
of the president; rushes were provided
for the princes bedchamber; he was
treated with brace OF pike and a brace
of tenoh; and both his highness and his
suite received presents OF gloves and
were refreshed with red wine, claret, and
sack"
Though st. Mary Maedalen CoIlegs-to
give II q fun titse now represented by
''Maudlin' in''-possesses a magnificent state
banqueting room and two state bed
rooms. furnished in medieval style.
these apartments Will not be occupied by
the young prince. who Is to be treated. as
far as possible. as an ordinary under
graduate, without fuss or ceremony. That
part Of the picturesque quadrangle. In
which the prince will have his rooms, Is
comparatively recent erection A suite
OF four rooms, two sitting rooms. bed. and
bath rooms has been set aside for his
own use and Furnished according to. his
own tastos. They are on the second floor
overlooking the inclosure Of the cloisters,
with q view OF the lawn-such lawn as
only the universities produce-on one side
and glimpse OF the river to the east
Lord Stanley, the son and heir OF the
Earl Of Derby, who Is about the eame
age as Prince Edward. and who also Is
freshman this term, will have rooms on
the same floor. Nearby the princes tutor.
Mr.. HanseIl, win be quartered, and there
10 accommodation for three servants.
The prince Will live the normal life Of
an MISUNDERSTANDING IN hail, attend
ing classes and lectures, and paying as
much devotion to sports and pastimes as
Is customary at the university, though his
tastes will probably run rather in the di-
rection Of hunting and shooting than to
the river or the playing fields.
Magdalen was founded in 1853 by WILL
lam Patten, OF wayniets, Lincolnshire.
Ten years before this he gathered to-
gether body of students In the High
street. probably where the new schools
now stand. and when he had obtained
possession of the ancient Hospital Of St.
John from Henry VI, be removed his
society to the present spot. The college
was bufft between 1915 and 14S1 The
majestic tower, traditionaIly attributed
to Wolsey Qt was built while he was
Junior bursar) is $50 feet high, and is
one of the landmarks Of the city. 1t |
contains q musical chimes OF ten bells, |
and with those the prince viii become |
familiar during his stay at the college. |
Some people find them rather tiresome. |
but there are 80 many bells In the |
"sweet town" with its dreaming tow
ers," that one learns to ignore them. |
even the hundred and one strokes OF Big |
Tom, which regulates the homecoming |
Of oxford's young men. The tower has
been restored with regard to the win
dow tracery and other carved work, but /
the restoration has been done with dis
cretI0n.
The college buildings now form four
covering an area Of about
twelve acres, while It's grounds extend
to nearly 100 acres. There are deer in
the park, within a stones throw OF the
High street, but the ancient elms, with
their colony OF rocks, form secluded
cover for the animals. The grounds are
Old Anthony A. Wood quaint
" extoles these pleasant meanders shad-
owed with trees" At some time of the
year you Will find them as delectabls
as the banks of the Eurotas. where
Apollo himself was wont to walk and
sing his lay. Addison's Walk is a de-
ightfui avenue of immemorial trees, and
rs its name implies, was a favorite walk
of the essayist when he was a student
of Magdalen.
The hall in whiSh the prince will dine
holds many historic memories. 1t is
adorned with oak paneling OF linen
old pattern, with several curiously
.arved figures, dated 1541, representing
Icenes in the life Of St. Mary Magdslen.
is screen is a fine specimen Of Jacobean
york. On the walls are a choice painting
II the Magdalen. and, among others, the
portraits of the founders, Prince Henry |,
md Prince Rupert. The handsome oak
oof, replacing one of plaster. was erect
d nine years ago. The library, which
occupies the west side OF the great quad
angle, contains a large collection OF
'ooks and valuable illuminated manu-
cripts, a copy of St Chrysotom's works
n Greek OF the eleventh century, and (
ONE rare examples OF early printing. in
luding a CaXton.
Magdalen has many associations with
he English throne. BY the statutes of
he founder it was laid down that all
.ings and royal princes should be lodged
here, and many personages Of the blood
oyal have left their mark In the college
ecords- Edward " lodged in the build
ng before It was completed. Richard III
eld his court there and left proofs of
is good viii in the shape OF game and
enison. The memory Of Prince Arthur,
he eldest son OF Henry VII, is perpetu- q
ted in the tapestry representing his I
marriage to Katharine of Aragon, which 9
It'll hangs IN the college. Queen Eliza !
eth was another visitor. and James I .
nd his consort took their eldest son .
here to become a student. 1t is recorded ,
hat the presence at the university Of
he prince, who afterward became James !
|, led to an enlarged rigor OF collegiate
iscipline. Prince Albert Victor, the son
Z Prince Christian, who died In South
.frica, was a student of Magdalen in our
wn time.
The college can boast OF many dlstin- q
uished sons who owed nothing to eX- I
tied birth-WIlliam Tyndale, John Colet, v
lie great cardinal: John Hampton, Jo- C
eph Addison, Gibbon, Christopher
orth, and Charles Reade. v
A remarkable ceremony annually OBJ n
rived at MagdaIen forms the subject Of a
well-known painting by Holman Hunt. d
very May-day morning at 5 o'clock a
attn hymn to the Holy Trinity Is sung a
4 the summit Of the tower by surpliced \
loir. The custom is supposed to be in =
Institution of a mass anciently per-
rmed for the soul OF King Henry VIII: =
1t probably, like the other May-day :,
'ages, It Is q relic Of pagan, times The
1mn. as now sung, is taken from the
'llege grace, and Is in no way connected
ith the annual commemoration of Henry q
II in the chapel on the same day.
under whose spell the Prince 5
Wales comes, was described by James e
as 'the most absolute thing in Oxford. = e.
hen Charles I took refuge in Oxford, n
upert established himself in the college lc
ID used the park as q drill ground. 1t
as early ordained by the statutes that
a Pripoa ~ VVaIaa ahoriId he irnm a frfcf1-