KNOWN AS A UNIVERSITY TOWN-home to University of Oxford (the oldest in the English speaking world) and Oxford Brookes University. And with the influx of migrant labor to the car plants (mini cooper) and hospitals, resent immigration from south Asia and a large student population gives Oxford quite the cosmopolitan character.
Alexandra and I visited here in 1998 and enjoyed a fine luncheon in this very room. The architecture and facilities are stunning. The University assumed a leading role in the Victorian era, especially in religious controversy. From 1833 onwardsthe Oxford Movement sought to revitalize the Catholic aspects of the Anglican Church. In 1860 the new University Museum was the scene of a famous debate between Thomas Huxley, champion of evolution, and Bishop Wiberforce.
From 1978, academic halls were established for women and they were admitted to full membership of the University in 1920. There are over 22,000 students at Oxford (11,772 undergrads and 9,850 grad students- of which 65% come from outside the UK). The staff comes from 100 different countries and the students from 140. Take a braniac to lunch? Lots of interesting people/student watching around here. And Bubba asked one young student, "so how'd the football team do boy?"
Boca's personal fav is the OU Press. When Bubs asked ol'Boca to tie the knot back in 1975 he asked her what kind of engagement Ring did she want? "No ring for your sweetheart, just the complete set of the Oxford Dictionary". He thought he was getting off light until he found out there were 26 volumes. That ol'southern boy didn't know there were so many words in the English language. We had kept the set for years until Hurricane Wilma dispersed them out the door on Golden Harbour.But I couldn't resist a visit...as Bubs yelled out to me DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!
