Yesterday afternoon some of us went to the Jesus College for a little visit. It was founded by Elizabeth I in 1571 for the education of clergy, though now people study many different subjects.
At the beginning we went in the dining hall where there are some tables because there the students and the lecturers eat. But the room isn't very large so there are two shifts to eat.
In this room the wall is covered by wooden panels and there are some paintings; the most famous of these are that of Elizabeth I, Lawrence of Arabia and Harold Wilson. In the dining hall at the bottom there is the "high table" that is reserved to the lecturers and sometimes also the senior students can eat at this table.
Before and then people starting to eat they must say a little prayer all together and nobody can start to eat or stand up if before this prayer.
Then we went across the quad and we went in the little chapel of the College, where there are regular services during term to which all are welcome. In the past the chapel was the centre of college life. However now the situation is a little different because the students have many different religious beliefs. We saw the beautiful stained glass east window and a famous painting about St. Michael subduing the devil.
At the end of our visit we saw some panels where are related the name of some students fallen in the World War II.
Even if It was short,It was a very interesting and fascinate visit.
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