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LOCAL ITEMS,
Telegrams—From the Seat of
War — Univ. High School . Oct 14 th.
—Prussians aro beyond doubt in
Berlin. The Grand Mogul in Paris.
Amber on the Baltic. Ashes in the
Dead Sea. A great battle expected.
Still Later — Oct. \Ath —ln a skirs
mish this morning, the French Gene
ral, Uhcort, and the Prussian Gene
ral, Von Bhuringhcnty, died of apo
plexy.
Northern Light —On the night
of Saturday, Sept. 24th, wo had a
beautiful exhibition of the Aurora
Borealis. When we saw it (abontlO
o’clock, P. M.) it did not cast much
light upon the earth, although it was
quite beautiful and distinct. It dis
appeared in about fifteen minutes.—
We understand, however, that it was
exceedingly brilliant about 8 o’clock.
P. M. The appearance of this Auro
ra seems to have been quite general
throughout this section of tho coun
try.
...Mr. W. S. Bean, a first honor
man of 1809, has lately returned from
his trip to Europe. He was in this
place a few days ago, having stopped
to pay a visit here, while on bis way
to Atlanta, to attend the marriage of
his friend and former classmate, Mr.
W. R. Hammond, who also gradua
ted at this College in 1869, with the
Ist honor. Mr. Bean is lookingqtiite
well and hearty. Evidently his Eu
ropean trip has done him good.
Mr. Nathan J. Bussey, graduate
of 1869, was also hero about the same
time. We think ho came on account
of business of the Eagle and Phoenix
Manufacturing Cos. of Columbus, Ga.,
with which company he is connected
The Societies —Both of the Lite
rary Societies in our University are
in a prosperous condition. Tho mem
bership of students in each is very
nearly equal. Many of their debates
are lively and interesting, and gene
rally a majority of the members pre
sent participate. On Saturday, 24th
Sept.,, the Dcmosthenian Society de
bated the question, “ Was France
justifiable in declaring tho late war
against Prussia.” It was decided in
the negative. On Saturday, Octo
ber Ist, tho Phi Kappas debated
u Whether we should sympathize
with France or Prussia ;” and decid
ed that our sympathies should be
with France.
ILf menial —On Wednesday, the
28th ult, at 61 A. M., Mr. W. I).
Harden, of Savannah, was married
to Miss Lillie Hearing, of Athens,
at the Episcopal Church. Tho bride
groom with his on clearing bride left
on the morning train for Savannah.
The Rink —The Skating Rink,
which last term, proved such a fash
ionable place of resort for the votas
THE GEORGIA COLLEGIAN.
ries of pleasure, has been re-opened
under tho superintendence of tho pro
prietor, Mr. Beusse
At the last annual meeting of
the Society of the Alumni, the fol
lowing resolution was offered by Dr.
E. D. Newton, and unanimously
adopted :
licsolved, That the “ Georgia Colle
gian” is entitled to the sympathy and
support of the Society of Alumni,
and the Trustees of the University
of Georgia be earnestly requested to
grant such pecuniary aid as may be
accessary for its continuance.
D. A. Vason, Pres.
W. H. Waddell, Rec. See’y.
Notice! —The Phi Kappa Library
will bo open on the follawing days :
On Monday, from sto 6 P. M. On
Saturday, from 11 to 12 A. M.
P. 11. Mell, Jr., Librarian.
German Universities.
Chas. Dickens relates a good story
of the students at a German Univer
sity. Jenny Lind, having visited the
town, had set the whole place on fire
with her beauty and her voice. She
left it on her travels early one morn
ing. As soon as her departure was
known, the rampant students rushed
to the hotel, demanded to be shown
her bedroom and“BWept like a whirl
wind into tho apartment pointed out.
Hero they tore the sheets into strips
and wore tho pieces as decorations.
Some hours later an old English gen
tleman who was staying at the hotel
was noticed to show great fear when
ever a student came near him. Go
ing up to some gentlemen he asked
them please to tell him if he was po
litically obnoxious to the University
students. “ Suppose not,” was the
answer, “ why do you ask?” “Be
cause, this morning when I had left
my room for a littie walk, they burst
iuto my bedroom, tore up mj T sheets,
and are now stalking over the town
in all directions with bits of ’em in
their button holes.” The students
had gone to the wrong chamber.
When any district has a certain
number of inhabitants, the Govern
ment Agent of education adjudges
that it shall have a school. He sends
there a teacher—whoso salary is to
bo paid partly by the parents of tho
pupils. To the school, parents are
compelled to send their children;
and if recalcitrant, arc summoned
before a court,* where it generally
lares ill with them. The pupils are
compelled to learn ; if they are re
calcitrant, the teacher is empowered
by the government to use the rod at
his discretion, and thero are no
tender hearted spinsters there to lift
up their hands at the outrage of flag
ellation. A pupil who has gone over
the course id these lower schools is
not forced to increase bis education.
But if disposed to do so, he goes to
one of the Gymnasia. In these there
are six classes, called Prima, Securida,
&c., the 6th being the lowest. In
these schools pupils are verj T much
as children, they are made to learn
Here they acquire the Languages
and Mathematics. If now the stu
dent wants a professional education
be goes to one of tho Universities.
Like the lower schools, the Uni
versities are managed'by the govern
ment. But the government does not
assume the arbitrary power in Ger
many that it has had the effrontery
to assume here. Not only might
Mr. Cox, as a German student, have
spoken against tyranny without mo
lestation from a military satrap, but
even the German professors may
array themselves in opposition to the
King’s policy, yet continue to re
ceive their salaries from his treasury.
In 1863, tho German minister sent a
circular to the Universities
them to make efforts for tho support
of the royal influence in the coming
elections. This provoked an indigo
nant response from the Faculties of
three Universitie-, declaring they
would use the franchise as they
pleased and would brook no sugges
tions or commands in the case.
If a student be poor, he goes to one
of the Universities situated in one of
the small towns which as Goethe said
are inhabited only by professors,
Philistines, students and cattle. If
ho be rich, he enters a University in
one of the larger towns —as Heidel
berg—where the students are fash
ionable and drink wine. At Univer
sities of this class, there are crowds
of wealthy young men, who come
with the solo intention of learning as
little as possible—of having glorious
revels with roystering boon compan
ions, and of fighting as many duels
as their courage will allow. Such a
student was Bismarck, the present
Prussian premier. When at the
University ho attended only three
lectures.
Arriving at the University the
student has ten days to “ look
around.” There is always a number
of professors of each department, and
he thus has time to hear them all
lecture, so that he may decide whose
lectures he will attend. He is re
quired to make up his mind by the
expiration of tho ten days. As soon
as fie enters, he becomes subject to
the University government. For all
misdemeanors, ho is liable to be
brought before the University Judge,
who may commit him for punish
ment to the University prison. The
University student is treated ns a
man. lie is subject to no compul
sion. Attendance upon lectures is
voluntary; though a professor has
sometimes refused to give his signa
ture to a student, which is necessary
to obtain u degree, upon tho ground
of his absenting himself from lectures.
When the student thinks he is pre
pared to stand an examination in any
department, he applies therefor, and
if he evinces satisfactory proficiency
he receives his degree. There are no
competitive prizes.
“At most German Universities
there are four classes of teachers :
1. Ordinary Professors; 2. Extraor
dinary Professors; 3. Pivatdocenten,
4. Lectors or Readers. Most Univer
sities have also Ropetenten, or Re
peaters, a kind of “ coach ” or “ grin
der.” The professors of both classes
are generally paid a salary; tho
privatdocenten never: they have
merely the right to lecture and re
ceive fees from students. Lectors
are a lower grade, a sort of private
tutor officially licensed.”
The ordinary professors receive
the highest salaries. They lecture
without attempt at displa} 7 . Some-*
times they give instructions at their
homes; some have lectured in their
bedrooms. Frequently the classes
go to the professor’s laboratories,
where the professor “ looks aloud,”
showing them not only the results of
his labor, but how by dint of think
ing and experimenting, he arrived at
those results. The Extraordinary
Professors are the busiest men in tho
world They deliver as many lectures
as they can, because the student paj T s
for them one thaler each. They de
liver as good lectures as they can, in
order to attract a large number of
students. Moreover, if ambitious,
the Professor Extraordinary, writes
a book, which if it shows great merit
will surely win him an election in
some University to the professorship
Ordinary. The Executive head of a
University is the Senate, composed
of twelve professors.
In Germany as in America the stu
dents are the real rulers. For in
stance when there is a vacancy in a
Chair, the Faculty nominates a num
ber of men and sends the list to tho
King, from which he appoints one.
But sometimes when the list does not
include the man who is the students
choice, they send a memorial to tho
King, stating their wishes —which
the King frequently grants ; and the
Faculty is overridden. German pro
fessors are always up at auction.—
One University has a perfect right
to offer a higher salary to a professor
at another, in order to entice him
away. When anew star rises, all
tho Universities bid for him. Thus
Berlin and Heidelberg and others all
made overtures to Dr. Neaudcr, Ber
lin gave tho highest price, and got
him. The Universities are always
up with the times. No sooner does
anew science come into existence
than a professor thereof is elected.
Tho catalogues print not only tho
usual matter, but tho names of all
tho fencing masters, swimming
teachers, of the jailor and of th©
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