Part of the problem seemed to revolve round the fact that the chair involved anatomy and complaints were made to the Minister of Education that his lectures on this topic were incompetent. Helmholtz reacted strongly to these criticisms which, he felt, were made by traditionalists who did not understand his new mechanical approach to the subject.
Bahagi ng problema seemed sa umikot round ang katunayan na ang chair kasangkot Anatomiya at reklamo ay ginawa sa Ministro ng Edukasyon na ang kanyang mga lektura sa paksang ito ay walang kaya. Helmholtz reacted Matindi sa mga criticisms na, siya madama, ay ginawa ng traditionalists na hindi maintindihan ang kanyang bagong makina diskarte sa subject.