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...Cambridge colleges, as it was founded in 1257 by one Hugh de Balsham, and boasts a long list of celebrated graduates. It is to this college that the famous deer park is attached. Kings College, the gift of Henry VI, is connected with the great school of Eton, and boasts the tiniest chapel among the colleges of Cambridge. The stained glass of this chapel is remarkably fine, and has been renowned for its beauty ever since the days of Henry VII. Caius College (pronounced Keys), is third in size and may be called a Medical College, since a court physician...
...action of the St. Paul's alumni, who are to build a beautiful chapel for the use of the school. By means such as these our preparatory schools will become worthy adjuncts to our colleges, and, in time, will come to be like the great schools of England,-Eton, Rugby and Harrow...
...that drama-acting among students was very common hundreds of years ago, but also that it was directly encouraged by the college authorities. The first play which was ever acted at school or college, was one written by a certain Undall who was at one time Head-master of Eton. It is of special interest for the reason that it was probably the first English comedy ever written. His pupils gave the performance at Christmas, and from that time forward the drama flourished at these institutions...
...fashion the foe charges down on the ball, and then commences a struggle till the ball is either forced through the goal posts by one side, or carried by the other away from that dangerous vicinity back into the enemy's country. This is the roughest part of the Eton game, and is sometimes, no doubt, where the match is a keen one, as for the House Cup, very rough. While the game is confined to boys, however, no very great harm is likely to ensue, and, as a rule, the Eton game may, we think, be said...
...game of foot ball shins, of course, will suffer, and here and there a collarbone perchance will snap. But the very spirit of the Eton game lends itself less to hard kicking than do others. Skill more than brute force is required to run a ball down neatly from one end of the field to the other; the enemy has rather to be dexterously avoided than encountered and overthrown. Still it would be idle to pretend that foot ball is a delicate game, or one to be enjoyed without a fair share of hard blows. given and received. Given...