The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-04-10

Vienna but in all the other German univer-
stiles which have seen or heard FROM
There about sixty here, according to the
statistics which have taken the trouble
to collect, and they hail from all quarters of
the union, from Boston to New Orleans,
from Baltimore to San Francisco Most
of them are from the Northern States, the
West is tolerably well represented, and our
own little Maryland sends delegation of
seven. AS to the Medical Colleges repre-
sented, Hartford sends the greatest number
and the University of Maryland stands
third on the list. AS far as have seen l
have come to the conclusion that Ameri-
can students are much more industrious
abroad than they are at home. Here at
least they all seem to be determined TO
make the best use of their time and advan-
tages. They are usually quite skillful in
the use of the language, which gives them
great advantage over many of the other for
eign students. Some of them are the sons
of German parents, and these of course are
perfectly at home in speaking and under
standing, but even those who have had no
such advantages at home, learn to use the
language with q facility which is a matter
of surprise, especially to Englishmen. The
Germans here imagine the number of
Americans here to be about double what
it is, from the fact that they occupy so much
space in the hospital. The fact is that one
American does about rs much work as two
Germans, takes rs many courses, spends as
much time in the hospital, and so is count
ed two or three times. He is sort of
ubiquitous, omnipresent animal, an object
of wonder for the slow going-nations. The
German students say when they speak on
the subject that the time necessary to take
a diploma in America is decidedly too
short, anil that no man is fit to graduate
with such little preparation. They look at
things from their own stand point and
from it they are right, for we studied at
their rate, we would not be able to gradu-
ate so quickly. A German student enters
an University to study medicine, spends
the first two or three years in drinking
beer and fighting duels, with an occasional
lecture by way of variety, studies the last
two years, graduates and says he studied
medicine five years. Bnt the five years to
the contrary, Notwithstanding, | have more
than once seen Germans diagnosis upset
by an American, which same upsetting was
supported by the professor. Another pecu-
liarity ofAmerican students is that they pay
their bills fully and punctually, which same
peculiarly is matter of surprise and de-
lightful to the room renting and mercantile
population. They are not used to it, as
can be readily seen from the agreeable sur
prise shown by landlady when her Ameri-
can ledger hands her his regular monthly
installments at the appointed time. This
is now pretty well known in Vienna, and
in looking for rooms when first came here,
l met with several who had had American
dodgers and were very anxious to have more
of the same sort. Of course there are some
shabby sheep in such large flock, but
they are few and far between, not sufficient
ly numerous to injure the general reputation
of the boys. The other fellows, especially
the Germans, accuse us of raising the prices
of every thing even to courses of instruc-
ton, but don't see how it is, for we are
certainly as anxious to get the best article
at the lowest price as any of them. We are
ali supposed to be rich, (mighty delusionD
but l suppose that is only due to our think
ing that eueldcn well spent is better than
the same amount injudiciously saved. 1t
must not, however, be supposed that Ameri-
cans are too much taken up with their
studies to enjoy the many pleasures of vi
emma life, for the same spirit which rules
them i'll business, rules them in pleasure,
and party of our boys can have more fun
in one night than lot of Germans would
have in q week. NJ = Il X Il *.