New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-09
CUPREME COURT-City and County OF New
A,rm-2Dork pailn Gribu,le.
GERMiN UNIVERSITY.
INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
STUDY IN THEM.

INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
STUDY IN THEM.
Correspondence u The y. y Thbans
BREsLAU, October, 1853.
Tie object of this letter is TO give some practical
Information on the subject OF the German Universities,
for the benefit OF any whl may feel inclined to seek for
Themselves abroad those advantages for study WHICH
tLey cannot Lave at home In science-unter which
term German understands not only what We call SCI
euce but law medicine, theology, philOlOgy, etc
Germany is as far beyond us as she IS behind US IN
politics Under the word University, they understand
IN institution where ereryaiRg is taught-aw, theos-
ey medicine philosophy includes the classics
and Eastern as well as living languages the natural
sciences, ethics, political economy, history
dancing music fencing. IN short as before said, ereTy
thing For meaicat. Prague, Vienna, Berlin are to be
recommended; though probably few medical students
would prefer Germany to Paris For CHEMISTRY the
most noted teachers are the Roses at B'rln, Bunsen
az Heidelberg Lebg at Munich, and Wohler at Coffin
gen Tie last 10 judge from the number OF HE Amer-
can pupils. aud their opinion of him is 10 be recon-
mended above all. 800
Tor TaeoIogy and PhilOIogy, Berlin and GottDgen,
Halle aud Tubingen. prot Roth) Ewald, at Coffin
gen. one Of the greatest Orienasts and one OF tine
best teachers in Germany.
For LAR among the best teachers are Gneist aud
Rudorl at Berlin Franeke aud Rbbentrope at Coffin
gen, VsngeIuu and Mttennaier at Heidelberg haschke
nj Bresau.
AZ Berlin Gottngen and Bonn stand among the high
est At Berlin above ALL the best teachers are 70 De
found in every department. The Roses Tor Chemistry
Cneist and Kudori for Law, Won Raumer and Ranke
for History Ritter for Geography Achelet for Ethics
Iepsius the great Egyptian Scholar Bockh for Greek
Literature schlosseT, Germany greatest historian, 10
at Heidelberg, as also Geryinus. The reputation oil
German chemists is too well known to need any men,
ton by In respect 10 Theology shan only say
that the means of studying IT, phoiogieany are here
How far short College OF Education falls OF making
man a scholar in Latin, Greek, History and ether
things every one knows. But 1t may be necessary TO
give some nearer account Of the study OF the Roman
Law.
TIE Roman law, 80 little known and studied in
America is the basis of most EuropeanC Continental,
and 10 much greater degree than is generally supposed
of English law. AS grand, complete and beautiful
system, it stands alone. OF German law students
education il is not only necessary, but the principal
part II needless to cay that much OF 1t, relating to
institutions which are out of date, is OF no practical
value at the present day. but everything else has been
retained here and is still the law OF the land.
The most eminent OF the German law professors, are,
with yery lew exceptions, might say without an e1-
ception) those who teach Justinans Institutes and
What the Roman law is Tor the German law--vir
its body and substgncelt can never indeed Do or u.s.
But il is undennbe that it, study would be source OF
great benefit to every American student who wshesto
10 pursue law as Its completeness, harmony
and systematic division Of every whole into all MS
parts tie careful distinctions the application oil names
TO all the various forms under winch law presents
itself the hirmonzng OF law and equity, tend 20 make
clear headed lawyer, and give him means to ase'ds
ertryiLing for himsst.
or such wish TO take doctors nue. Juris
utIiurquc DOCTOR three years tho usuh uwc
allotted ID not too much They must then, however,
stud, The cnnOn law, criminal law ana ciNi proeess'
whirh are Of comparatively little use 10 US Two
Gears would be- q good allowance oi tmc for = mAn
who only wanted 10 study tia, which viii be OF most
uto to lin. Viz tho koman private law \eenu'0n
law together with ita history ny ie !uatihSns quo
Ln lectures hfn divided rrncfa, inio Institutes. Ian
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