The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-01-04

coats of arms of thousands of former
students, literally from every country
in Europe. The newer buildings, near
the Pinacoteca, lack atmosphere. Yet
there are still many woman students.
I noticed today with pleasure a con-
slant passing of co-eds through the dig
nified main entrance. Alas the uni
versity is itself party to the war. A
placard outside the building proclaims
it place of refuge in case of air raids,
so far uninterrupted.
The military have occupied the park
above the Piazza DELI s Agosto-a re-
minder of the heroic days of 1S48 and
Italian "risorgimento." Here as
throughout the entire European world
the military are the masters.
1t is market day. All Bologna is in
the streets. The Piazza di Re EMO is
the scene of a motley throng. The
Bolognese are handsome and intelli-
gent. The town is the center of the
book trade. 1t breathes culture. 1t Is
also a center of industry and has a
socialist administration.
Crusade Against Profanity On.
On the walls of the cathedral no.
ticed a strange announcement. Tomor-
row, it Informed me, the church would
witness the Inauguration of q crusade
against blasphemy and foul speaking,
to be undertaken by none other than
his eminence Giorgio Gusmini, cardi--
nal prince of the church and arch
bishop of Bologna. Cardinal Gusmini
has recently opened q a~"school of re-
ligion" in his own archiepiscopal pal
ace, intending thus to inculcate more
firmly the ru,iiments Of Christian the
ology among the lay youth.
But the cardinal has outlined no easy
task. The ancient motto Of Bologna is
'libertas," easily taken to mean free
dom from restraint. The Bolognese are
traditionally turbulent. Early in their
history they embraced the cause Of
Guelf against Ghibelline, burgher
against knight, and though they bore
the yoke of the proud Bentivoglio fam
lily, theirs was no herbivorous submis-
sion. The civic theater today occupies
the former site of the Bentivoglio pal
ace, burned in 1907 by an angry mob.
With Milan, Bologna pours forth ever
fresh life to the socialist libera1ist cur
rents in italian politics. And, coincf-
dentally, Milan and Bologna are the
only two towns in Italy where there
exists anything like the so-called night
life of great capitals. In this respect
as in many others Bologna feels big
GER" to the visitor than the number of
its inhabitants would imply.
Architecturally, the entire city is in
contrast with the ardent pleasure-lov-
ing character Of the inhabitants. The
gothic municipal buildings, which tes-
tifv to an ancient and intense COM
munal life, the many fine churches, the
hundreds of fine private palaces, the
towers, the miles of arcades, the we'll
supplied yet severe display windows,
give thoroughly monastic air to the
place. Alas for externals! One soon
discovers that cafes are numerous and
well frequented. The easy freedom of
Bologna might be taken by a pietist for
simple godlessness. Yet Bologna is to-
day one of the most interesting cities
in Italy. Too long it has been buried
under the reputation of Florence, rich
er in museums surely, but not nearly
so interesting a modern city, nor so fine
a specimen of the antique. Externally
Tuscan rival.