, 1886-01-12
a. uNIyERsIrY % LEIPZIG
Interesting Groups of Young Men Who
Gather Il ,riy-So1dIers In School.

Gather krly-Soldiers In School.
Alphabetically the university Of
Leipsic Is 10y no means imposing. come
Of the buildings are very old, having be-
longed originally to tho Pauline CON
vent Cid. quaint ~frescoes, centuries
old. still appear upon the walls OF the
long, vaulted passage through which
n enters the street into the large
court around which the buildings are
situated. From this court entrance Is
gained to the many lecture room with
which thu university is provided. One
standing in this court AMI ta'ling O sur
yey OF the surrounding buildings will
be quite apt to have his attention taken
by a row OF windows at the south end
II the court and far up from the pave
mont These windows are furnished
with strong iron CRATES. There is the
students prison. The man who ma
trrulat5s in a German university Is
amenable chiefly to the university.
Hon Q the university must have the
means OF enforcing its laws
The scene hat this large court pre-
sents during thn intervals between the
lectures is often an interesting one.
Hundreds Of young men (Some OF them
MOI so young throng the stairways aud
pour out upon the rough stone pave
ment. One is munohing a biscuit. He
has been up late perhaps, the previous
night and did not have time to get his
breakfast. Another Is lighting a cigar.
All have small black portfolios under
their arms. They gather in groups.
Here is a group with caps of bright red.
There is another with white o,ps, and
yonder another with blue. They are
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the strongest fellowship to each other
and have nothing TO do with members
of other corps, except now and then an
exchange OF sword cuts But the corps
students are in the minority. and they
only serve here in the court to add a
dash OF color to the dark mass made up
OF others more soberly attired.
Here and there a soldier with his gay
uniform helps to brighton the picture.
Tor under the paternal government OF
Kaiser wilhelm, though every man
must do his share OF military service, it
is wisely arranged that he may often
serve in the army and attend lectures in
the university at the same time. These
soldiers, with their swords at their side.
and portfolios under their arms. give a
hint at the true character of German
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curious sight also to see a soldier enter
the roon OF a lecturer upon theology,
hang up his cap and sword against the
wall, and sit braced up in his sti uni
form. making notes OF a lecture upon
Genesis; notes that present to the eye
an overwhelming mass Of German and
Hebrew.
A letter devoted to the Leipsic uni
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il nothing were said about the hours
devoted to the lect Tres. The lecture.
rooms are by no means pictures lue.
They are furnished with pl in benches
and desks. the board running along tho
back OF one seat serving as a desk for
the seat next tehind it. There is every
thing necessary for work, nothing for
ornsment-eyerythiny that is necessary
except fresh air. One advantage about
the lecture hour is that It Is forty five
minutes long. Fifteen minutes are al
lowed for the students to get into their
places and Tor the professors to get
from one room 10 another. Before the
fifteen minutes are over every one is in
his place, or, nt least, is expected TO oe
there. The late conner. who disturhs
the quiet by entering the room a minute
hitCT tUt itCtuIo uhS Ut,uut IS XTttLtu
with a shu Hing of the feet and Kisses.
A glance arouu | the room at any Of
these lectures will reveal tho fact that
among tho 100 or 2OO present other
lands are represented besides Germany.
There are a few %nglishmen, more
Americans, here and there a Russian
or a Swede, and q few japanese. Not
long ago one OF these yellow-s skinned
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lecture In German. Was seen reading
and translatiny his notes into English
Tor the benefit of an American who had
been so unfortunate as not 10 under
stand the lecture. And yet the japanese
are barbariansl
AMI now the portfolios are opened,
the notebooks spread out upon the
desks, the little WRISTBANDS taken IL Of
the pockets and everything is in readi-
ness. AT the proper second the pro
lessor walks into the room takes his
place upon the platform and, without
waiting 10 get his breath, says. Meme
herren,' aud the lecture is begun. He
speaks for a short time perhaps rapidly,
then takes his notes and begins to read
sentence after sentence slowly, for his
audience TO copy in their notes. He
forgets h mself and reads faster than
the students can write. Instantly his
voice is drowned by a loud shu Ling of
the feet, mingled with Kisses. The
students e no %discourtesy. 1t is
only tho customary way OF intimating
that he has gone too fast. and they
would be very grateful if he would re-
peat. lie, therefore, carefully repeats
the last sentence and goes on again un
I'll more shu Ling brings him to another
halt. The minuteness with which the
lecturer treats every detail Of his suit
jsct Is somewhat marvellous. A single
Point, often one OF no visible import
Ancc, may occupy nj entire lecture
But when the professor is done, nothing
remains to DO said upon the subject -
leirsic Cor. Troy Times.