The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-29
Oxford and Cambridge
Come in for Bitter
Chastisement.
WHOLE SYSTEM
SAID TO BE WRONG
Young Men Come From Uni.
versities Lacking Self Conf
dence and Unfit to Be Any
thing But Remittance Man
or Country House
Loafer.


London. September es.-The British
youth has been much chastised re-
Gently for his own good. His critics
are Of his own household. A writer
In the editorial page OF the Daily Mail
has scarifed his public schools and
universities. "Swank" and snobbish-
ness were declared to be the distin-
gushing characteristics of both. A
much discussed article In an English
review added preparatory schools TO
the list and carefully demonstrated
how all three combined TO turn out
a nice fellow who had learned moth
ing useful. and unless he found him
self" quickly after his university career
was only At to become . remittance
man abroad or . country house loafer
at home.
Tho Duke Of Argyll. who . himself
an Etonian and a Trinity College.
Cambridge. man. now Joins the critics.
Tho Duke points out that in foreign
universities. such as Berlin and Paris.
men assemble for real study In stern
preparation for the hard work OF
life. but to oxford and Cambridge
students go less for study than to-
obtain a knowledge OF their fellow
beings natures. IAN extravagant life
is led and injurious. habits are formed.
says the DUKE. against which q half
monastio show 10 provided. but the
monastic rule and spirit are wholly
absent"
The Duke remarks that tho art OF
repression in q youth is cultivated fully
only in really monastic establishments.
Initiative forms succeed badly. Yet In
England. the most conservative coun-
try in the highest educated classes,
forms are maintained and the maxim
little boys should. be seen and not
heard" pursues the British youth even
In the university.
"Shyness and awkwardness." says
the Duke. ARE the natural concom-
itants Of tho half cultivated character
Of the British youth so treated. and
the same amusing traits may be seen
in his instructors. who have often
never left halls where college ale has
always been considered the nectar OF
the gods"
The Duke finds the result In q sys-
tenn OF lamentable lack OF initiative
and self confidence. He says: 1T may
% doubted whether the discourage
ment Of initiative Is not carried too
far In England. whether q mean be-
tween the precocity OF the American
artincialfty and the backwardness OF
the English youth would not Be tho
ideal It may be doubted whether a
frame OF mind which. ~ regards au-
thority. only makes q fetish thereon
be not UNITED to assume response
bilities that should be faced. In the
New World the degree OF shyness
which afnicts opening manhood 10 old
and almost unknown. A transatlantic
bishop on hearing someone say that
so-and-so IL shy. exclaimed, Shy.
What do you mean! I guess dimdence
Is what you mean.
The duke declares that this dim
dence" is often responsible for depriv-
ing the British youth Of the power OF
speech. making his jaw drop and his
eyes assume Q 6shy expression Of alb
solute idtocy." This candid critic pro-
ceeds:
Tt is in England alone that the or
binary society young man may be
seen who 10 unable TO sit down. stand
I'D or speak without awkwardness and
an amount Of blushing that In an old
er person would make an observer fear
an immediate attack Of apoplexy.
Br,t,.h East Africa will be unusual
" full Of English and American big
already there. J. H. Wetherall and H.
NJ McBIichael. who have been making
q tour Of the world. have decided to
take In East Africa. and left here on
Friday. Paul Rainey will leave next
week with . big party and expects to
remain for six months before going on
TO other jungles For the frst few
weeks In addition to the regular party.
Mr.. Rainey will have a. guests the
Marquis and Marchioness Of Stafford
and Captain and Mrs. Berwick Rainey.
who has Just shipped twenty additional
dogs, hears that the pack LETT Tor AZ.
rica in excellent condition
Gag G00e - the AOvA
Mr. Eainey ana other hunters are
taking a new cinematoGraph camera.
which promises TO give an impetus 70
the sport o: getting big game On the
move The camera does not require .