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Show Good Lecture On "Oxford" a. in i Dr. George Townshend's lecture on ' Oxford" at the Episcopal church Tdcsday evening was very greatly en-Joyed en-Joyed by the audience The Provo gentleman Is a very pleasant talker, presented an array of Interesting facts about tho great English university, and these facts ho punctuated with stcroptlcon' lews of the buildings, yearly ovent3, etc., the whole combining combin-ing to raako a very pleasant and Instructive In-structive cvcnlpg. Oxford was founded Irt 1570, is locat-ed locat-ed on the Isis river, and composed of twenty-two colleges most of which arc b Jilt on the foundations or old monastics. monas-tics. The structures arc largely of pure Oothlc architecture, though ono large church Is a sort of crazy-patch, embracing all forms of architecture. Tho University has about 3,600 students stu-dents at present and they arc from all parts of the world. Not a few are from India, many of the Princes and Rajahs of that country being In attendance. at-tendance. One of these, a fellow named Gibson, on being asked where he got that unusual name, replied that his father killed a missionary named Gibson and while his parent appropriated his clothing and belongings, belong-ings, he (the student) decided to appropriate ap-propriate the missionary's naino. Since the Rhodes scholarships were oUered many Americans have Joined the student stu-dent body Queer Customs. Thetu aro no feminine students at' tho University of Oxford, nor Is the .student body bossed by Ills Majesty's police olllclals Henry VIII or one of thcotherpotcntatesof England placed I Oxford under its own control and until un-til this day olllclals of the kingdom 1 have not been permitted to disturb I things at the great university. The students are governed by Proctors, 1 there being one for each school, who has 'threo assistants called ."bulldogs." I All students must wear mortar boards and gowns in the rrornlng and after 7 o'clock at night. A violation of this rule costs, the miscreant $200. The boys do not like to wear this paraphernalia parapher-nalia and make It a point to look as I disreputable as they can As soon as I I hey buy their mortar board they crush it out of shape and abuse their gowns, Tommy Boat Race. The great event at Oxfotd comes during tho "eighth-week," the boat races on tho Isls. These last six days, and at this time the ladles are permitted per-mitted to visit the Institution and participate In the fun. Though tho sweetest and prettiest women of Eug-land, Eug-land, arrayed In their brightest gowns, attend the festivities the students insist in-sist on wearing baggy trousers and looking as lll-kcmpt as possible. The Isls river is so narrow tnat two sculls can not row "side by each," so they low "cacti behind tho other." When aback boat Is close enough to the other for It to touch tho front ono with a pole of a certain length, tho front boat must drop back and permit the other to go ahead. During these races tho students not having lady friends with them make It a point to traverse tho river banks making all the outrageous noises they can. Among other peculiarities of tho students Is to bo found a remarkable slang. This Is made, by clipping the last syllable from words and adding "er" In Its stead. Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, is chancellor of Oxford University and Is greatly loved by tho student body. Ills effort Is to cut do.wn the expense of attendance at this great Institution. Institu-tion. At tho present limo It costs $J,000 a year for each student. |
