School-life at Winchester College : $b or, the reminiscences of a Winchester junior under the old régime, 1835-40. — John Shaqi
School-life at Winchester College : $b or, the reminiscences of a Winchester junior under the old régime, 1835-40.Mansfield, Robert Blachford
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School-life at Winchester College : $b or, the reminiscences of a Winchester junior under the old régime, 1835-40.
Mansfield, Robert Blachford
Students -- England -- Winchester; Winchester College -- History
High up on the wall, at the west end of the School, is a large tablet,
with a mitre, crosier, sword, inkstand, and rod painted on it, with the
words—
“Aut disce, aut discede, manet sors tertia cædi;”
which has been freely rendered—
“Work, walk, or be whopped.”
At the opposite end of School is another large tablet, on which is
painted the
“Tabula legum Pædagogicarum,”
which gives the rules to be observed by the boys in Chapel, School, Hall,
Quadrangle, Chambers, On Hills, and in All Places and Times.
[Illustration: TABULA LEGUM PÆDAGOGICARUM.
_IN TEMPLO._—DEUS COLITOR. PRECES CUM _PIO_ [DEVOTO _in the ancient and
original version_] ANIMI AFFECTU PERAGUNTOR. OCULI NE VAGANTOR. SILENTIUM
ESTO. NIHIL PROFANUM LEGITOR.
_IN SCHOLÂ._—DILIGENTIÂ QUISQUE UTITOR. SUBMISSÈ LOQUITOR SECUM. CLARÈ
AD PRÆCEPTOREM. NEMINI MOLESTUS ESTO. ORTHOGRAPHICÈ SCRIBITO. ARMA
SCHOLASTICA IN PROMPTU SEMPER HABETO.
_IN AULÂ._—QUI MENSAS [MENSAM, _orig._] CONSECRAT CLARÈ PRONUNCIATO.
CÆTERI RESPONDENTO. RECTI _INTERIM_ [_in the original draught omitted_]
OMNES STANTO. RECITATIONES INTELLIGENTER ET APTÈ DISTINGUUNTOR. AD MENSAS
[QUIES ESTO, _orig._] SEDENTIBUS OMNIA DECORA SUNTO.
_IN ATRIO._—_NE QUIS FENESTRAS SAXIS PILISVE PETITO. ÆDIFICIUM NEVE
INSCRIBENDO NEVE INSCULPENDO DEFORMATO. NEVE OPERTO CAPITE NEVE SINE
SOCIO CORAM MAGISTRO INCEDITO_ [_omitted in the original_.]
_IN CUBICULIS._—MUNDA OMNIA SUNTO. VESPERE STUDETOR. _NOCTU QUIES ESTO_
[_omitted in the original; instead of these injunctions occurs this law_:
NOCTU DORMITOR, INTERDIÙ STUDETOR. SOLUM CUBICULORUM VERRITOR. STERNUNTOR
LECTULI. PER FENESTRAS NEMO IN ATRIUM PROSPICITO. CONTRÀ QUI FAXIT,
PIACULUM ESTO.]
_IN OPPIDO, AD MONTEM._—SOCIATI OMNES INCEDUNTO. MODESTIAM PRÆ SE
FERUNTO. MAGISTRIS AC OBVIIS HONESTIORIBUS [GENUA FLECTUNTOR, _in
original_] CAPITA APERIUNTOR, VULTUS, GESTUS, INCESSUS COMPONUNTOR.
INTRA TERMINOS APUD MONTEM PRÆSCRIPTOS QUISQUE SE CONTINETO [_omitted in
original_].
_IN OMNI LOCO ET TEMPORE._—QUI PLEBEIUS EST, PRÆFECTIS OBTEMPERATO. QUI
PRÆFECTUS EST LEGITIME IMPERATO. _IS ORDO VITIO CARETO: CÆTERIS SPECIMÈN
ESTO_ [_omitted in original_]. _UTERQUE À PRAVIS OMNIBUS VERBISQUE
FACTISQUE_ [MENDACIIS, OSTENTATIONIBUS, JURGIIS, PUGNIS, ET FURTIS, _in
orig._] ABSTINETO. [TOGAM CÆTERASQUE VESTES, NEC DISSUITO, NEC LACERATO.
PATRIUM SERMONEM FUGITO, LATINUM EXERCETO, _in orig._] HÆC AUT HIS
SIMILIA _QUI CONTRA FAXIT_ [_omitted in original_], SI QUANDÒ DEFERANTUR,
JUDICIA DAMUS. _FERIIS EXACTIS NEMO DOMI IMPUNÈ MORATUR. EXTRA COLLEGIUM
ABSQUE VENIÁ EXEUNTES TERTIA VICE EXPELLIMUS_ [_omitted in orig._]]
School hours, in the times I write of, were from eight to nine A.M.,
(Morning School,) from ten to twelve, (Middle School,) and from two till
six P.M., (Evening School;) at the close of which prayers were read by
the Præfect of School.
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