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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© 5