Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
By DIR. p. W. Bontwriyht.

OF EnEland's two great premier
! universities. Cambridge IL the young
or. the larger. the poorer and the
more democratic. There are wider
Emergencies also among the com
|. poncnt colleges at Cambridge than
at Oxford. Trinity College, Cam
| bridge. as one OF the faculty said to
me. is university in Itself. while
some OF the eighteen Cambridge col
leSes are hardly more than hostels or
supervised student dormitories The
/ three largest colleges are Trinity, ST.
Johns. and Christ's. with SIS. 40 and
! 3SS students, respectively. The old
est Is Pcterhousc, founded l23l now
I matriculatinS $50 students. and the
/ smallest Ia Selwyn. with ll3 students
! CLIFTON College. opened 1869. and
I Newman founded 1871 both colleges
/ Tor women. are no, included in the
official list OF colleges published In
the latest university calendar. but
! their students attend classes where
they please and enjoy most university
! privileges. Here. however. as at OK
/ ford. the women are not everywhere
cordially received. least of all by the
/ men students.
The number of women students.
nevertheless. increases and the drift
of Parliamentary Legislation tends to
give them everywhere equal privi-
leSes with men. y number of women
are studying law at Cambridge, and
today, for the first time in British
history. woman will be admitted to
practice at the English bar.
L. of u. Similarly Constructed.
At Cambridge one finds brick more
frequently employed than stone in
college buildings. Trinity is almost
entirely built of stone. but ST Johns.
another strong rich college. is chief
~ of brick. with sandstone decora-
ton Since the buildings OF the Uni
vcrsity of Richmond are similarly
constructed, ] was much interested TO
ascertain how the structures were
standing use and weather.
found buildings at ST. Johns
strikingly like our own in style and
construction, that were erected in
1924, that seemed sound and strong
and apparently good for at least an
other 500 years. Gothic is ;hc pre-
vailing type of architecture here.
though most of the colleges have
buildings erected In the eighteenth
century. practically all Of which are
OF classic design. The juxtapostion
OF the two orders is not pleasing.
though the mellowing effects of age
and abundant ivy render the con-
trasts less obvious
AT Christ's College / found DR.. ].
Holland Rose. our Thomas lecture.
OF last year. Through his courtesy
! had the pleasure OF dining with
the president and faculty and also OF
attending reception Or. Rose gave.
some of his students at his home, II
was apparent rom conversations ana
observations on these occasions that
the intercourse between faculty AMI
students il frccr ana more s,imutat-
ing 70 the student than is usual n,
America.
Hume Open to Students.
sir Arthur Ship!ey. the master Of
IhrlSts, lives in the college quad
rans'e and his home Is always open
20 students. The agreeable cultural
( life that all students NAV lead. and
| ihat the great majority do lead AT
| oxford and Cambridge is what me
cniin"ntly distinguishes these two
EnsIish universities. There is moth
ing like II on the continent. and
hut the mere shadow OF II in the
other English universities or in tn.
scottish schools. 1t is not perhaps
Always energizinS. but. on the whole.
1t makes for manhood as we'll as for
culture.
In the "uuads." or grouped dor
mitories' each student has two rooms
one MS study and sitting room ana
the other his bedroom. Both are
comfortably furnished by the uni
rersity. HIS BREAKFAST is served in
his room from the college kitchen.
his lunch he may have in his room
or In the college refcctory or hall
His 4 o'clock tea Is served in his
room If de desires II. His dinner he
must take in hall! in academic dress
Dinner Is served in courses and stu
dtnts and professors have lust the
same 1000 and service. \ student
leads the rather long Latin grace.
Conversation Free and Easy.
conversation Is free and easy ana
there Is good cheer all around At
ter dinner the faculty retire TO thei,
special combination or club-roo.n
and spend half an hour or more over
th.lr conee or other refreshments
TAey do not talk shop but matters
%: general interest. Student groups
also gather over the coffee in their
various sitting rooms or some go TO
the Union the big student club
AT Corpus Christi College. Sir
Geohrcy Butler. the learned librarian.
was my mos, efficient guide. Sir
ieohrey was member Of Lord Bal
tours party that visited Richmond
IN tn" late spring of 1917. and he
gratefully remembers the Courtes!cs
SHOWN tho British delegation by Gov
crnor stuart and others
Corpus Christi mas one or the rich
est collections OF manuscrints in the
world At the dissolution Of the
mona stories, her master happened TO
b" Archbishop Of Cambridge. and
mus had unrivalied opportunity to
plck and choose among the treasures
OF the old abbcys and priorics of
England. But ] was even more in
ierested in the rooms occupied by the
students of the fourteenth century
In one part of the oldest quad. these
ancient rooms are st.ll used for dor
ni;orics
Preserve Oldest Room.
IN" very Oldest room nov pre-
served w*s arranged for tutor and
TOUR students 10 occupy together.
n" sleeping places are mere hunks
on IN" walls The four student
onnkS arc SO small tina, they would
hardly hold ii-ycar-old hoy. and
was reminded that many OF the uni
''rsity students OF that period were
ohiy 10 or IL wears old. was the
more interested in Corpus Christi be
eaHyc pr. John Boatwrigh, was mas
~ and also treasurer from i4i2 uu-
III MS death in li73
emmanuel Collcg" has par,ic,,lar
Lnt"r"s for Americans because John
I Harvard, the principal founder of
| Harvard University. u,s q, .,,,.,,,