Daily Republican., 1880-11-08
FUuHTfl EDITION.
DELAwARE TEACMERs.

ANU EhWGDoUhbkb OI tu0 hADt wMy .
session OF ihe Teashsrs' Insti.
tute at Newark-An InieFesiang
Lecture.
The closing session Of the Institute
was opened on Saturday with prayer
BY Rev. g. J. Porter.
Superintendent Groves announced
A. D. Harrington and Misses 8. N.
Fell and l.. D. Hopes as the Executive
Committee.
The next annual meeting was fixed
for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday Of the frst week Of Novem-
Der, 1881.
Miss 8. M. Rell's resolution declaring
DR.. W. H. Purnsll, ex.oficio, q member
OF the Institute, was adopted.
Prof. g. L. Maris, Of West Chester ;
the Rev. A. R. Horn, Allentown, Pa. ;
Prof. Z. D. Porter, W. D. Maskey, and
W. N. c. Jsffsris, Of Delaware College ;
the Rev. J. NJ. Williams, Of the Wes-
leyan Female College; Prof. W. Rey-
nolds, OF Wilmington; the Rev. A. T.
Scott,!of Wilmington; Superintendent
Harlan, Prilcipal s. j. Wiley, Miss
Mary Miller, and Miss 3. D. Frazer, OF
the Wilmington schools, and Miss
Rmma Robertson Of the kindergarten,
Wilmington, were also made honorary
members Of the Institute.
German University Life" was the
subject of Rev. J. N. Williams lee
turs.
He quilted farming in the lower
peninsula twenty years since and en-.
tered upon a collegiate course: In 1869
he went to Germsn university. In the
lower schools the pupil Is not a stud
ent, but scholar. 10 the university
he Is q student and a man, a Law unit
himself, studying what he will. III ,ne
larger universities there is police fol
the university, having the same
authority as other pOlics. a. ne univer.
sity Of Berlin u the youngest, but on,
Of the best organized in Germany. 1t Il
almost opposite the royal palace, and
under the direct patronage Of the
Emperor. The professors are appoint
ed by the Government.
In 1869 and 10 the Berlin U UNIVERSITY
had 200 teachers and 5000 students.
In the half year Just past, there werG
7, 900 students. Every German student
must have passed an examination al
one of the gymnasia before being mat.
riculated. The entrance fee is less
than $500. Foreigners are not rsquir.
cd to pass such "a examination. Such
students become de- facto German citi-
zenS, yielding up their own country's 5
passport and becoming amenaLle 20
German laws. II o student is arrested,
he shows his matriculation card, and
is either released or handed over to the
University authorities, where he Is
dealt with by the senate. The matri-
culated student has the privilege Of
choosing his course.
Ts graduate, g German student must
attend university instruction at least
three years. Medical students must
attend FIVE years. Foreigners are not
restricted in this Way--a preparation
for graduation only being necessary.
There is no graduation In classes or a.
any particular seaaOn Of the year. The
student gives notice Of his desire to
graduate, and is required TO write an
exhaustive and SC cientifc essay within
q certain number OF words. This
necassitates narrow subjects, as "The
reason for the ending Of the Latin das
tive" "the cause of the present form
Of ths Greek letter Alpha" A foreign
er generally receives diploma with
greater ease than q native German.
On this account the German students
are found Of quoting Latin cOupltt
which, translated, reads:
" We receive the money and dismiss the ass."
No German faculty grants other than
its appropriate degree. American
colleges grant almost all sorts OF de-
erees except that Of IN. D." Why
not confer tho latter and lot the medi-
cal colleges increase the annual crop
ofD. DE?
The university has 60 dormitory.
Many lectures are heard before break
fast, and often before daylight. The
students are divided into vereins or
unions, and frequently challenge one
another to duels, which are fonght
with swords. With the prelimiraIies
arranged and the vital parts protected,
the duel Is fought, not to a morta! de-
but until one cries "hold :"
or the physicians thinks their Ia dan
ger. The custom is now on the wsne. |
The vereins are to soma extent liter
Rry societies, the meetings being held
in q beer hall. Beer and tobacco are
the conoomitsnts.
A verbal report was made by F. +. |
Bach, Of the Executive Committee.
c. p. Murray offered resolution |
fer q committee Of i've to con-
fer with similar committees from the |
Kent and Sussex Institutes, with q
view to making more desirable arrange
nents with regard to teachers' eertifi-
Gates. and to petition the Legislature
for an appropriation to defray the ex-
psnses OF the Institutes.
+. x. Bach presented a resolution
protesting against the tax Of o. 90 on |
teachers certificates, and urging that
the Legislature remove it. Adopted.
Mr.. Wiley, in the name Of the Insti.
tute, returned thanks to the people of
Newark for the hospitalitiss shown.
The Treasurer reported receipts for
the year, $lOl.Sl; expenses, %. IS, bal
ance, $84.93.
At ll.30 o'clock the Institute adicurn.
ed siue die.