Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-06-11
SAY FAREWELL TO
THEIR ALMA MATER
High School Graduates Given Their
Diplomas--Dr. Wilde Delivers Inter-
esting and Instructive Address.
(From Saturdays Daiiy.)

of that The title is still III use IN
some OF our American universities
The chancellor sometimes taught
but always kept the seal, issued
teachers licenses to graduates and
has his own prison for the punish
ment of student offenders. German
universities still have their student
prison.
In the best and largest universe
ties there were four faculties; the
ology, law. (civil and church law
medicine and arts. Each faculty had
one vote in a general congregation
and had its own dean. In Paris the
faculties met every Saturday morn
ing in one of the city churches.
Students and instructors were or
ganized into nations" according TO
the countries from which they came
members of the same nation be
came intimate. A master would teach
his own countrymen, get them out
OF prison, and represent them in the
university assemblies.
A rector, chosen by the nations
gradually took the leadership of the
school away from the chancellor
German universities to this day have
rectors as heads, their tenure being
limited. They have, and formerly
had. such powers as the president
of an American college The rec
tor had jurisdiction over the rest
of the students rooms the trades
affiliated with the university such
as parchment workers and barber
surgeons, certificates of work, re-
leasing students from prison, and
administering estates of deceased
students.
Other university officials were the
syndic or attorney. quarter or treas
urer and messengers who carried
messages and goods between the
university and students homes
The college" is distinct from the
university at the start and is still
so in England. The college is at
first a students boarding house with
instructors also residents there. 1t
was convenient to teach there, and
classes grew in number at such CEN
tiers. These institutions within the
universities were often endowed.
At Is years of age the boy might
be ready for the university. He
might choose the university nearest
his home as most American boys
do or choose it for its reputation,
or for the special studies he would
find there. The best law school was
at Bologna, the best medical school
at Salerno, while Paris was strong
est in philosophy and theology.
The student was fortunate If he
reached the university safely. The
roads were rough, bridges few. and
the hold-ups many There were
enough highway robberies for the
boy to write home after his trip for
more money: the robbers had to
bear the burden of the loss of mon
ey which probably was really lost
at gambling or drinking. When the
student arrived, he put on his cap
and gown and was not allowed to
appear without these. He had al
lively reception by other students
some hazing and might have to set
up banquet for the old students.
There were no regular fees but
plenty of irregular ones. especially
at graduation. The master collected
the fee from his own students. i'll
he could. Some lament that the
student come for while and then
left. paying nothing. In some pIac-
es the student had the right to try
out professor for 3 DAVIS. and i'll