New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-02

ing; but every one has long pipe III one nahu anu
q Decket sch0ppeN Qarge beer-gass with cover
in the other. E was not member Of the
corps, but had been for some time Conkneipanf
who attends the weekly meetings when he feels dis-
posed and Joins in the reyelry the picture then was
souvenir Of his old AROUND s arss Of nr
man and American students Scattered around the
room r" mere sOG eSs OF nsrcea for paseng the
ppesl, and the other paraphernalia OF smoking
The account of the lectures at G6ttingen may
serve as an example of the manner of teaching IN
the German universities generally.
In making my selection of lectures was determined
guished men whom heard would be likely to teach
the most German. decided upon two about as oppo.
Ernst Curtius, now professor in Berlin, who Ice
tqred on Greek Art and Ritter, since deceased
losophy Curtius. then q comparatively young
man, had an energetic ard rapid. but very distinct
enunciation As his lccturel TO large extent the
analysis aud criticism of the remains OF Greek art suc
as temples m e M n not d nS be
ing and profitable but that tue prints when were passed.
visible image of what the lecturer speaking about
made attempt 10 take notes In fact had been even
a much better German scholar than was. coua nos
have written enough The auditors generally seemed
listen rather than TO write, and TO use ther pens oy
for down leading principles and important facts
word phrase that could arrest In the genera now
Of the Language with a view studying over IT at my
rooms The chief good that the lectures OF Prof.
Curus did 10 train my ear day by day " INC
point 1t seems 70 me- has been sufficiently attended
TO- Ii is one thing to read work In the privacy ana
quiet OF your room. hut II is quite another 10
listen hour to the same author as the words
come fast and warm from his lips. Even II you 40
not catch at first tnan Thought OF TWO mere ana
there and the body OF the discourse sounds as the
tangled OF symphony does to the uninita'ed
in music, still you training your percepve facu
than you are apt TO suspect Both ear ana
brain are on the stretch you put orn our S best yo
work under pressure. whereas In your room you are
We're for want Of outside stimulus Hearing, of course
exclude reading; both are necessary ana toe
one supplements the other. But take the liberty OF
calling especial attention to the Importance Of hearing
German well delivered In view Of the fact that only TOO
many English and Americans neglect TINS element Oh
training.
opposite OF his colleague. lie spoke very slowly and
deliberately. IRON null notes. with mild. almost dron-
ing ntoDaUn that 1t was possible even Tor me, 10
write down every word. Iu his lectures heD used my
pen indus rousl and succeeded in making exact re-
production OF the professors text This il was my prc-
tce take 10 my room immediately after the lecture
hour, which from four 10 five IN the afternoon,
spending the interval 10 tea time iii going over again.
grammar aud dictionary In hand and writing the trans
atlons of words ana phrases on me margin ana between
the lines. The reader may perhaps doubt ths possibility
he does not understand at the time. But in q Ian
guage where the pronunciation conforms so closely
so little German the feat IS not at all
difficult provided the lecturer reads slowly enough to
let each strike the well rounded unit. Be
sides German is emphatically language of terminal
tions aud prexes. winch give the ear chance 10 rest
and the pen chance abbreviate. II VIII suffice TO
call the readers attention 10 such svlablcs e. he
kent scho ung. Miss, ling, mnm 70, Hch ict los tIch
rat SAM bar ami the entire group of Inc sO-cailed
separabe and inseparable prefxes. can assure the
reader that during the first two months certainly
wrote down, from dictation as 1t were between 100
and 200 by mere sound, generally unable To rec0g
the connection between Two successive words: m,
less they happened TO stand in the simplest grammatical
relation and nearly always unable 10 iOllow the rasi
ton from sentence to Ny feelings during the
process were somewhat AKIN. suppose 10 those OF the
compOsitor who sets up copy Ill foreign language.
The examination for degree at G0ttingen was
formidable trial at best, and in the case of the
author, was aggravated by the limited time which
he had devoted to special studies. After he had
passed through a frghtful course of examining for
the OCCASION the terrible day at length arrived. He
had looked forward to it with fear and trembling,
but resolves to meet his fate like a man.
had been careful to keep the time of the approaching
examination secret Nobody, as l supposed but my
self the faculty. and beade knew of the precise day
and hour. had desire To be CONGRATULATED too soon
only to be commisserated too late Before O'Clock
back in my dressing for the encounter Per
lug for examination. But then Germany and America
differ on this point as they do on so many others
university examination for degrees is matter OF cere
mony. Tine professors come III 1nll dress ana expect
the candidate to do the same swallow-ta coat, SIX
hat. white cravat and white kid gloves are dc rigaeu
sponge bath-whch is not part OF any German Oncid
R a e1aanmy that was as gratifying as it was sur
prisnC ButtOnng my Overcoat mp to the chb so as 10
Of the house az Gey as possible and stroed down
the Wendest toward the residence of the DEAN Hofrth
BY This time the had disappeared the brief Winter
twilight OF North Germany had also disappeared ana
difficult, then, to avoid friends and acqnantances.
While waiting in the anteroom of the Hofraths apart
trials of life. White kid gloves made in Germany to
tear one Of mne the efthand. tore across the palm
from side SIDE when attempted 10 pull 1t on. Neces
sity. it well known, is the mother OF invention
used my lett hand for holding my hat The only draw
back TO expedent that compelled me to re-
tain position OF the hand for three hours, no
small item in an examination
At O'Clock, punctualy, the door Of the HOfrath's
study opened and the beade ushered me into the august
presence OF the examiners. Like myself they were IN
in nf nirala funIn
door and looking quite unconcerned. An unoccupied
chair in the center of the circle. OF in corner
wine and basket of cake. The festive aspect OF the
suggested reception rather than an examination
After / had bowed to the company III general and
shaken hands with them individually, the dean mo-
toned TO me he seated.
enonv by the bead OF the Faculty, the DEAN Hofrath
Krauts speciality was German law, but az that did not
form part OF my examination he took up Ecclesiastical
law. He detained quite half an hour, putting
his questions deliberately but not slowly They were not
the answering Not bore reference to church
discipline The reader take for granted that should
faculty Will be questioned directly upon the SUB
ject contained in hs dissertation but rather upon some
thing having distaDt relation 10 II. friend OF mine
who took his degree at Lpsle wrote Ills dissertation
upon Homeric Greek Thinking tnat he would probably
animation. he crammed the entire HAD and Odyssey.
1t was case of loves labor LOST he was ASKED to trans
late from the dramatists Nv examination III Eccesas
teal Law covered the entire field OF matrimonY and
matrimonial rights and obligations the mode OF CON
tracing according TO the early Roman Law.
according the law OF the Empire. according to the
practice of the early Church. according to the
council OF Trent, according TO the Code MI
poeOn. l was called upon to state the Cath-
Ole theory OF marriage as a sacrament. and the
obstacles TO marriage between certain parties. the
detatis errOris, CTS &c Ietus c0gntoats
and The ike the papal dlspensatiOn divorce rtHcho
mensa NOO. The next topic was the nature OF the
the Catholic Church ana IN tue Protestant
Inc right of patronage (idy0wsons) and the compost
ton OF the corpus rS can0nici ctduSHm. The Chief d
fculty aoored under arose from the circumstance
that Hoirath Kraut slightly deaf Tuis Obliged me
TO raise more than was pleasant. The ques-
tops have said not hard that Is 10 say, they did
moi demand original thinking. But they were precisely
Mnrded and called for eXact knOwIedge canddate