"An earl belongs on the back of a horse. A troop must ride in company, a foot-soldier stand fast." Maxims I, 62-63 「伯爵騎在馬背,部隊跟在後方,步兵要站得十拿九穩。」──出自古英文詩歌 "Maxims" (Old English poems)。
The age of students at the time of their matriculation into the Academy and College varied greatly. Boys seem to have been admitted to the Academy between the ages of seven and thirteen, and then placed in the proper class depending on the extent of their earlier training.
Few people appeared to have entered the College before reaching age thirteen, but many received degrees at the age of sixteen or seventeen.Penn in the 18th Century: Student Life這段說明的是學院就學年紀,學生之間的年紀差別甚大,18世紀,大多數學生在16至17歲便取得學院學位。