Westminster abbey, its architecture, history and monuments . y, brought West-minster to a high degree of efiiciency andit was said that in his time no dunce orunlearned man ever went out from theschool. He once apologized to CharlesII for failing to remove his hat in thekings presence, saying that it would neverdo to let the boys think there was anygreater man in England than himself. The school consists of over 200 schol-ars, forty of whom are Foundationers*and called Queens Scholars: the rest areOppidans, or Town boys. The long se-quence of carved initials indicate the old 759 Westminster Ah
Westminster abbey, its architecture, history and monuments . y, brought West-minster to a high degree of efiiciency andit was said that in his time no dunce orunlearned man ever went out from theschool. He once apologized to CharlesII for failing to remove his hat in thekings presence, saying that it would neverdo to let the boys think there was anygreater man in England than himself. The school consists of over 200 schol-ars, forty of whom are Foundationers*and called Queens Scholars: the rest areOppidans, or Town boys. The long se-quence of carved initials indicate the old 759 Westminster Ahheij foundation. Among the names of thosehere educated are Ben Jonson, Dryden,Cowper, Southey, Christopher Wren,Locke, Warren Hastings, Charles Wes-ley, George Herbert and Froude. OnSunday, the Westminster Scholars appearin their surplices at the Abbey the ancient prerogatives whichthey claim at coronations is that of vocalassent in unison to the election of the sov-ereign, a service which they perform withunpa:ralleled zest and delight. 760. (From ail old print). The School Room
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