Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-07

Makes Friends Rapidly, How
ever, and Was Getting Along
Nicely at Oxford When War
Cut Studies Short.
tA.sociated Pres. Correspondence,

tAssoetnteu ffess torfespoudenee.1
London, Nov. 2C.--The Prince OF
Wales career at Oxford--his studies,
his sports his friendships-are de-
scribed in a statement given out by
DR.. r. II. Warren, president of Mag
dalen college, oxford:
"Bookish the prince will never be"
Gays DR.. Warren. mot a Beauclerk.
still less a British Solomon. Kings.
perhaps fortunately. seldom are this
last. But the prince viii not want COR
power of ready and forcible presenta-
ton, either In speech or writing. All
the time at oxford he was learning
more and more of men. gauging char
acter, watching its play, getting TO
know what Englshmen are like. both
individually and In the mass"
The prince finished his second year
at Magdalen and was to have returned
for at least one more term had not the
war cut short his course. lie arrived
at Oxford at Is years of age. DR.. War
rem continues:
New 10 University Life.
lie was well forward in the studies
and training of the navy, but natur-
ally somewhat newer to, and less d.
rectly. prepared for university life and
studies than the public school boy. IN
a very few weeks he began to find his
feet and develop rapidly. From the
first he took his own line, with equal
modesty and firmncss. determined
that he would he really an equal
among equals, that he would seek and
accept no tribute except on his merits,
that he would take as habitual and
assiduous trouble TO avoid Difference
or preference as others take to culti-
vate ii. His natural dignity and charm
and the good sense and good feeling
of his college companions, enabled
him to so far in this resolve without
mishap.
Tile made a wide acquaintance. His
rooms were more and more open TO
his friends and his friends friends.
He played football, tennis, golf, rae
quets: he motored he ran with the
college boats; he ran d great deal with
the beagles: he shot at various eoun-
try houses round oxford; he rode, for
exercise, and to hounds In this last
accomplishment he started at dis
advantage. but by real perseverance
aad pluck soon made up for 1t. He
was withal n punetual and diligent
member, in the ranks, of the officers
training corps. He drilled. lie march
ed. he went into camp like any other
private.
"As to his set studies. his time was
short; the career for which he was TO
prepare was a unique one. Strict ed
ucational economy had TO be prac-
ticed French, Germai and English.
especially the command of literary ex-
preston in his own language, were
necessary for him. History, political
economy, political science, and constl-
tutional law were desirable.
Study of Constitutions.
For this last study he was singu-
larry fortunate in having at hand one
OF the first living authorities in the
late Sir William Arson. Sir William
ataonce put the prince at his ease and
there sprung up between them a
friendship which grew and strength
ened every term. Together, beginning
with the British system. they went
through the constitutions Of the
world. The prince reading and writing
and taking notes, and Sir William
talking and expOunding.
Side by side with this, the prince
attended lectures on history, political
economy, and political science. de
also had many special hours of in
struction with the university teachers
OF French and German. He went for
special tuition In history to the col
lcse tutors in that subject, and every
week he wrote an English essay for
the president. Lectures he chiefly at
tended in the earlier part of his ca
nd
on he found that he preferred the OK
fora system OF private and individual
instruction"
OF the princes work in English
composition. which DR.. Warren him
self supervised, his teacher says His
ESSAYS, which at first were conscien-
tous reproductions and compilations,
became more and more his own, both
in thought and expression. In the
end, though not yet 20 and only ~
the age when many boys are just De-
ginning oxford. he acquired a con.
siderable mastery. Gifted with a good
verbal memory, freshness oil vieW'I
and decided independence OF .eharac-
ter. his essays, II not exactly literary
became more and more interesting
and eloquent or striking, II only N
their genuine sincerity and simple
honesty.
Those who knew him well Will
agree that few undergraduates, taking
things all around, get more, II SO
much. out Of two years. OXFORD
might have given him little more
The cumulative influence Of her stud
les and her life might have deepeneu
him still further, but he leaves her u
young, already able to be. what eng
land expects. force and factor in ma