 In Glasgow , Lang attended the Park School , a day establishment where he won a prize for an essay on English literature and played the occasional game of football ; otherwise , he recorded , " I was never greatly interested in [ the school 's ] proceedings . " Holidays were spent in different parts of Scotland , most notably in Argyll to which , later in life , Lang would frequently return . In 1878 , at the age of 14 , Lang sat and passed his matriculation examinations . Despite his youth , he began his studies at the University of Glasgow that autumn . 
