New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-10
Events AT HARVARD.

FINANCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL ACQUIslTIoNs-THR
STUDY OF GERMAN LITERATURE AND PHnOso-
Ply.
tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TuBUSEl
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March S.-Harvard Uni
versity has recently made several acquisitions which
require passing notice from the outside world Fol-
lowing upOn the unexpected announcement OF the
$4,000 for the Law School Building, comes the
equally unexpected and welcome intelligence OF an offer
~ &; 900 more for the erection Of physical labora-
torv nroyjded $4,000 in addition is raised by sub
scrntiou 10 meet Us running expenses There seems to
be no doubt but that the provision Will be complied
WITH and Harvard will then gain what she has long
needed and what OF her professors has repeatedly
asked for As in the of the law school, the
Of the contribution not known Professor Alexander
Agassz, who has himself gwen 30 literally
to tue college. is the person through
whom the present subscription is made known.
President Eliot stated In his recent speech at the Har
ward Club Dinner in NeG-York. that the University
ment seemed exaggerated TO many the tire, but IL Is
probable that exaggerated not he means TO have the
and his sucess In this direction Ia tho past fully
tuetines his confidence.
president Eliot has frequently been called dealer in
money bot lees dealer in brains. Last year he
surprised by securing three such eminent scholars
"a Professor Tay IN Hebrew Professor Lanma1 in san
has recently attempted an equally brilliant stroke In
trying secure Dr. Edward srvers, the distinguished
German professor at jena TO accept the proiess0rshp
Hedge. DIR. SlrVcrB hae the matter still under
confederation, but there many things which
render his coming probable. he Is young man Of
thirty who obtained his professionally at Jena When he
was but three and looked upon of the
most promising OF the younger scholars CT GerIoany.
Owing however, 10 his Outspoken criticisms Of his con-
temporsres, under intellectual ban throughout
the German universities the professors In the DIFF
ferent places having combined against him. THIS fact
NAV tempt MIN 10 accept the postsn offered by Presi
dent Eliot II so. Harvard will secure great prize
Another instance OF the Presidents shrewdness IL In
securing Harvard tho services OF Dr. o. Stanley Hall
to lecture upon Philosophy and Pedagogy Or.
Hall has inst returned from Germany after
several years study. He took The degree
Of Ph d. a. Harvard in 1873. aud is pronounced
BY emin snt authorities 10 be the best quaned In
England or AJ1erca 10 lecture upon German Philosophy
of the present day. Immediately upOL os ARRIVAL in
this country be was appointed special lecturer on
Contemporary German Philosophers and Pedagogy"
Harvard thus secures the credit )i bis lectures on
Pedagogy in Boston and enjoys az "a modge his lectures
on Contemporary German Philosophers" Tho latter
are exceedingly valuable and have drawn large audi:
encea OF students. Two other valuable courses OF
lectures by Professor Tsy, with hts readinge
from the Arabic aud those by Professor LanDan ON the
Vedas Nothing of the kind has ever been given here
before and the latter especially have drawn large
audIenoes Of undergraduates. The number OF such
evening lectures readings this winter IL larger than
ever before there being hardly an evening IRON week 20
week watch ID not thus occupied