New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-20
PUBLIC MEETX1VG&.
OKl;MAS STUDENT CELEBRATION IN NEW
XnIE

Love for Alma Ma'oy-the SD longing and year.
Hg that ateIds us throughout Our whole Life for
Il scens Of our first msnly Joys and triumphs-is
Gle cf tAs rober sentiments tbs. is eit by college
.udeiis and graduates OF all couctries and nstons
ske But especially does the German student carry
tbs fec.rg 10 a sentimental pi1cb. So delightful
are tis "reminiscences Of tho i)via, ro.ogs BUrctca
Lclen ttet ever encrw1rd he 5 accustomed TO
depopsce tao dsy Of his being gradustei as tie
,sdcest one Of his life; snd scarcely single in
dvitrs, O. them eayes his university for the last
tme 10 eoer nto Pnilister fe without shedding
bitter tae5s. During biz career a student, however,
there le evidence Of this feeling which is to adden
srd enii;tef his e1s.ence fora more practical INST
ofsc. parsonage than the German student is seldom
seer lie Is practical 10 bis dress and accoutremsnt
bis fierdsi ps snd his quaTeswhich latter are made
cspsbe Of scientific adils.ment-his scores aud his
seternens and above all s be prsc.c 81 in his pursuit
Ct pleasure. physiology and statistics" says
writer on the subject "se toe principal branches to
which TIE studen. directs his attention during the
carrier yesrs Of his academical e. He coafnes his
"exerton to the. portion of the former sciencs which
Iesss Of tie growth Of hair the upper lip sn1
chin while with regard 70 the latter he doYotes him
se with tie most ntense application to the study Of
the nuInber and accommodations Of the different
plaoes O. amusement aud houses Of entertainment in
"he town where he resides lie is firm believer
In the philosophy contained in that famous couplet Of
Mart,n Luther,
10 loves not wousn. Wine Song.
Re RenlsiIs fool his whole life long,
ard equally Jealous in the service OF Yenus Bsccbus
aud Apollo would be difficult to say which of the
three qusft stons for wisdom contained 10 the
couples the most important place in his affections
Whenever the operation may have been performed
in the heeh the German is first bonn in the spirit
whes he sLters university. Mncrva-like, he comes
in booted sud spurred, with sword dangling by his
side. II is long however before he adopts tue olive
tTIoh icy his symbol. Ia the mean time there is
peculiar 10 before him, Of which we in this country
know very little. An unceV Vng succession Of in
hguts AID feasts; friendships formed, and, what is
better adhered to- duels fought aud countless scars
given 800 received; beside mighty consumption of
tobacco AID lager beer, mark the coarse Of life pur
sued b. Ae German student, until he unfortunately
ar be bimssn dts Hibes it-graduatos, ana, covered
with the Ge-eaves Of successful ccduen, sees tho
flaming swogd Of Eternity lteTposed between him aud
his Parsdise. What wonder, then, that in whatever
path be uay direct his course through the world,
hs Hnd opCs with unialtering ahe,ton to the scene
Of his esy pleasureeto the epot where he embraced
for The last time bis associates "mossed over with
lie is markt with happiness or full of care AMI TRIALS
lis fondeEt thoughts TO be those connected
with lis Bun h life in the University.
Accoldir gly when wss announced tha. the Univer
sy Of Jops, whose history is linked with that of
slopstcok, E:chts, Scblegel Schiller and host Of
lssser Eshts, Intended to celebrate on the 10TH 10th
and l1th tf this month her 300th anniveriary-whon
WAS Understood that uuaboldt and several other
NJ tba Inst N
the celebration with tleir presence-and particularly
VIXEN tie news arrived that the town rulers had
decided 10 present the students with two entire brew
ipss q beer, although with praiseworthy economy
they refased 20 add 10 the gift scd, to drink il from
those ot her proud graduates who, whether from
reAsors ICcal ambitious had taken up their abode
in this city determined TO have celebration on their
OWE socogzt simultaneously with Their friends a. home.
Months ago Comu ittee appointed 10 take charge
Of the matter, and finally il was decided 70 have
grand Ce~1cs or Beer Festival in which all the par
ties sboys.ms aoned except few who went 10 Earope
expressly to attend the celebration at home pledged
themselves 10 participate.
On Tuescsy night the festival came of iu the Con-
stsrce Bitveiy, in J. "a, Fourth street. The hsn in
,heseoond story of the building decorated n tho
mcss elaborate manner the walls being hung with
wre1;hs ir the mids. of whieh appeared the colors
ard AIMS oi ccaG o the various student associations
Of Germany. Toese shields bearing the initial
leeIs of osrch association erbiHdung, trsvorsed
by aleter {, representing CrcIlss, snd beneath, the
letter V, ior rra'. Thus the let,ei W with
through I implied Ciel,Rs Hotpia'ia rirat. Be
tsetn ,e ahiel6s Of which there large number,
uce orsreed in rows tie weapons used by the stu
ter.s wten giving vent TO their duehcc procHyes in
tie icut Of the room was large transparency, repre-
str,rg q student Sni ktgbt-emb!eustic OF the
Busohtrtotaft ard Chorbarschen - shaking hand
.0sts ii coat OF arms Of the German Empire Abov
vss yscEted. " .Scmrt- forcGt Jena, and beneath,
the sgu'es l,,>-iSS. &c each side Of the r$ispar-
ercy were iIcrbeo in alphabetical ogder the names
al tie German universities. A. one end of The room
veie eJglsyiugs Of the town OF jena and portraits
many Of Ter siucerts.
~ u.gch ior the decorations, which were merely in
cderts aDd had no,h & 10 do with the ceremonies
Of to evening. 10 the center Of the roo n
ranged focE tables, on each end OF which lay
two brcalswords WITH basket hihs. such as sre
used IN tie 6ues IN jena About loo ex students
were present 10 participate in the festival some Of them
Young, tie msjority uiio-seed, and soue so,;o
cd ana slyer hsired but all OF them merry soi f,n
Of gee ct the prospect o! once eroynr one Of tho
i.yote !ett.ys,s o! lheT youth. Il Reproduction
on snayer scIe Of exactly the same sceres As wers
taking place az that very meneDt in jena and ~
doubt whether truthful picture Of at less. one
phsse Of German stGdent-Nfe has ever been wit
ressed in tbs city, Nearly all :he persots
prsseni the teifssue h;tle fat, colored caps
which they hsd worn whils 10 the University; and a.
though TIE dressss were thoroughly Amsrcsa stt
sriss,iy selected with view to the wss1a.t Of as