Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-03
From a Student in EurOpe-NO. 5.
HEIDELBERG, Dec. 10, 1859.

HEIDELBERG, Dec. 10, 1859.
The University at Heidelberg has some
thing like eighty professors aud teachers,
among them some very distinguished men
such as Bunsen, in the department Of
Chemistry; Blum, in Geology and Miner
ology Pitt and Schenkel, in Theology I;
Vangerow, Mittemaier, and Goldsmith, ia
Law, &c. lausser, the principal Profes-
sor in History, is thorough mlster of his
branch, aud is said to be one of the best
speakers in ali Germany. might name
others more or less distinguished, but it is
unnecessary. There are six hundred and
ten persons attending Lectures, in all the
Departments, many Of them from other
countries-Russia, France, Italy, Greece,
England, America, &c. We sometimes
hear as many as four different languages
spoken in one recitation room, before the
Lecture begins. Among those hearing
lectures are several persons of forty to sixty
years-men from different countries, who
make Heidelberg sort of literary resi-
dence for the time. Besides these, there
are living in the ncighbo.hood of the city
several persons of considerable reuowD as
writers and politicians-such as the Che
Waller Bunsen, Weber, &c. At Mrs. IS
receptions, have seen Greek, German,
and Euglishman all talking to an Ameri-
can lady a. the same time, two or three
languages being used to make each other
understand. On the streets, one frequently
passes men and women of high titles, any
number of Counts and Barons, sometimes
a Grand Duke of one of the neighbOring
provinces, and (among others have seen
a Polish Count aud a Russian Princess.
A few days ago, | was invited to see
duel-one of those ugly sports so common
here styled "measuring in the forest"
Just as we had crossed the Necker bridge,
we saw about thirty students coming down /
the river road from the Heishgasse, or place
of fighting. As it was only little after
the time for beginning the" "measure," We
wondered what was the matter The secret
was soon out. The great "over- beadle"
of the University had got wind Of the affair,
and had found his way to the place just in
time to prevent the drawing of blood, but
too late to see who were the parties, they
having taken to their heels and run up
through the woods, schlager in hand. 1t
was quite as rich scene as the duel for
US, TO see two or three students peduucu-
!ating, chop-fallen, down the river, with
the official (who is giant in stature) be-
hind them, coolly smoking his cigar. Mr..
- tells Inc that at Munich, where he
spent some months, 'fox" must fight
twenty four measures, Of fifteen minutes
length, before be is entitled to the name
Of "fellow." What are the requirements
here for becoming "Bu.sch" in one Of
the corps, do not know.
IOur correspondent describes at great
cngth the celebration of Que of the socie-
lies, composed of theological students
TOO long for our columns, and by no means
and adds
The different corps ard verbindupgs
AXE great pains to make their Commouses ;
Is imposing as possible, and TO that end
sometimes 60 to great expense; at the
,ame time, they make these occasions as
.jovial'' as possible. One l witnessed
:ould not have cost each member less than
twenty-five guldens, or ten dollars. A
Iear or two ago, the Prussian corps spent
u one day, at Neckristeinach, over four {
housand guldens. This remarkable
eat they accomplished by drinking cham ,,
,aigne in excessive quantities, and com, /;
hitting the widest excesses.
For several weeks the shops of Heidel- '
,erg have been gradually becoming more r
ttractive, and now the displays in some
f the windows are positively splendid. d,
)f course, this is all owing to the approach r.
f the Holidays, when great deal of v
money is invested in gifts. The market e
as been full of Christmas trees for a week, Il
nd everybody who has family buys one, L
,rser or smaller, according to his means, :,
ut every family must have its Christmas g
rec. l have seen no Christmas turSies d
ere, but geese Of the fattest sort-for the \
oor creatures have to undergo the opera I
on of being stuffed, two or three times :
ay-are abundant Just outside of my y
indows, hangs big, fine fellow, ready "
,r the pan. Roast geese, stuffed with "
hestnuts, is considered the best sort Of a p
ish among the Germans. TIC. c.
In the campaign of 1910, Mr.. Answer, IA
State Senator, presided over our Club. o
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