New-York tribune., 1886-08-23
THE HEIDELBERG JUBILEE.
FIVE CENTURIES IN TIE LIFE OF THE
UNIVERSITY.
FEAruRxs OF THE WEEKS YEsrIvAL-PASpE-
MoSIUM oUrDoSE

FEATuREe OF THE WEEKS YEsTivAL-PANDE
MoSIUM oUrDoSE.
frRoMA sTAry CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRrBuSEl
HEIDELBnR0, Aug. 8.
| Yor n week INST He,delbers has reviewed and re-
hearssd the nomeutous events In 300 years OF its his
tory and forgotten sl present 40 veil US past
| II has entertained Crown Prince OF the EMPIRE
Grand Duke and Duchess two Princes OF the re'enns
house Of Baden, three Hohenloho prncos TWO frhce'
of Furstenbers ten German Ministers OF Public
Worship oral score of professors whose names are
tongues OF the educated world soou' oooo
colegians, the vast majority o, whom had sat- at ono
time or another, in the leoturerooms of Its vener"oe
university Tor at least in Its beer and wine roome) an
been enrolled asaumni Of Rnperto Garcia by Vrtue OF
having participated election Of hundreds OF Beer
Kings or having played part IN hundreds OF those
duels whose fame Is w1e Il at OF the WISDOM Oh
Heidelberg's professors It has also entertained an
angel unawares In the Ierson OF TRIBUNE correspond
en who feels bound prove his angelic character by
Withholding the grewsome tale which ne might tel vi
exorbant charges comforts not enjoyed ana nteect
ual entertainment not vouchssfed. For all dsappoint
suffered there compensation In the thotght OF
being even an factor in the celebration OF
the 5OOth birthday oldest German university and
N seeing with what generosity the Neckar valley one
Of the most favored bits of country on the face OF ths
and varied earth emped Its cornueopia o' degh
into laps OF those who guests or spectators
The occasion would have been one for thinking
mens conspred TO make 1t one for drinking
But thinking ard drinking are closely associated with
each other in the lie in the poetry OF this old capital
OF the Rhunish Palauate, and In honor o the exfaor
dnary event even the Great permitted again to
feel the blood Of the Neckar puslng In lis cavern
aud long parohed in. srior and the vauted cellar
wherein 1t lies buried under Tie most picturesque ruins
Of Europe permitted after long silence to echo
night and day to the songs which town and school ana
castie have inspired. the proud Achievements or
tue conspiracy between circumstances and the Commit
OF Arrangements that the princes anu professors
enjoyed all the intellectual pabuuin provided Tor the
occasion while OF the world asked to content
itself with the exhilarang though less enuoDiiht'
rereshment which could. be drawn from tue Deer kes'
the wIue cask and the spectace distributed through the
week. The features OF the celebration were HlFuou
into two cssses one OF These classes haa p". -i'u
osensibe object Of the ceIeb'aiion-ts
was the private business OF the princes ana professors;
the other consisted OF popular entertainments whch
stranger might have thought designed TO do honor 10
the Tun rather than che great WAS
offered 10 the present students and tho visiting alumni
a, OF the Jubilee To tho nrst clss oeiohged
the anniversary address delivered by Dr. kuno fischer'
In the ueiiRgeist krche on August q; the iecopuoh
and official dinner to tho representatives o otner lns
tutons of learning and the invited guests ami the con-
ferriug OF honorary degrees some distinguished ana
many updisting uished men, To the second class be-
longed the fete in the courtyard OF the caSei tue MS
tOrical procession; the great Comers tA"g"ce spreo'
OF the assembled alumni aud tho Illumination OF The
castle.
am not pre- pared say that tho po2Gar features OF
the celebration not the most oDtcriaIning The
not tho happiest speakers In the World anu
such mass OF subseryieut political coInmonpihce was
compelled by the presence OF tho Crown irneo aud his
brothernaw tho Grand Duke 10y accident OF birth the
Rector lagnideentssus Of the university that 1t was
about uninteresng WAS Improbable to lear or
read the addresses delivered at the reception and the
dinner make all exception favor Of Professor Fisch-
er's anniversary address, which was Thoughtful ami
polished of tLe history of tho university from
tae tine OF It's establishment till the present, evIncing
deep knowledge OF the political aud educational growth
OF Europe during the last hall thousand years, and
clear cOmr rohension OF the purposes and motives OF
tie moaatchs aud learned nen who have shaped the
good ana evil fortunes OF the venerable Institution.
Perhaps too should except TIE brief speech In which,
dinner Professor Helmhotz, ~ the Berlin depuia
ioG, PRO. OseI toast in honor OF Hcidel0er.. There
again, the profound thinker manifest who preferred
20 Suggest for tue influence wch the pct-
uresl.e old town has had fhs scientific and poeea
wrt.ss OF Germany Rather than to MAKE paraphrase
Q; oae tho other OF charming Old Victor Schehel's
student TueTe is no denying that royalty aud
nohity, generously represented, only all advGn-
age the spectacular side OF the jubilee aud that
would have been better had the Grand Duke and
Princes figured only in the poI uar demonstrations. /
am seeking to botc the beauty ami force OF The idea
NJ German unity. one scarcely stand befpre the
Of Gernonil the borders OF The Nelerwali
sun look ur the Ehine and into distant
after acquiring living knowledge Of German
character by contact with the people, without eelng how
nmnonty natural and proper such an Idea is. The
question remains, however 10 what extent ought the
few hours set apart celebrate In the OF the world
pre- nant history that OF Heidelberg University
be devoted to potcsi To the inevitable talk about
he German Empire by the Crown Prince aud his Grand
Ducal brother-in.law seemed wicked waste oi time
ut have empire to Inherit aud no pretty bAuOle TO
wear the lapel OF my coat.
What world Of matte there for these bright
% talk about An nours musIng in the Heiliggest
Ercle would have suggested multitude of subjects
With " hioh such men rs MOmmsen. and Helmh0z, AMI
Fischer and Gneist and Moeschott aud Bunsen could
ave charmed the universe. Five hundred years ago.
iext October 49, simple mass was said In the Chapel
II the Holy Ghost, and Divine blessing was asked on
he new university just founded by Rupert /. The
bape stood where the Heilggest Kirche. in which the
rinces ana professors listened to pous sermon and
[unO Flscher's address last week, Was reared few
lee .des later The privilege to found the university
s.s acquired by the monarch from Pope Urban VI
That popes quarrel with the King Of France and his rival
'ope Clemens viI WHOM tho King OF FRANCE supported
ial caused a division mong the wise OF the Cni.
-ersty OF Paris. aud who beli,yei Urban VI 70
,aye been legally elected followed the OF safety
which lei olt of France into Germany. The FIRST pro-
aud first rector o. Hede.bers one OF these
jarsus aD Ingen. Now Urban VI is tue pope OF whom
is said that, growing suspicious o. his cariinas lie,
nc night Ia December 1886, hai them all ted up In
and thrown into the For tue greater glory Of
uch Vicar Of Christ, Heidelberg Cnversity
vas established Religious discussion and bloo lshed
o begin wih How the curse OF it hovered over the
nstuon ior centuries and avenged itself on il and
, its nObest promoters. who dying the last OF
ouse tnat had reigne1 for SOC years. exclaimed 1t
just that the family should become extinct whose
ouDder split the bOod OF Inarlyr" OtfO Heinrich, TO
the chief glory OF the castle due.) Tue
yr fuss whom Ludwig III lei to the stake az Con-
Juy z, lIl5. IL TIE nersecntons OF that wofI