New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26

students morals5" They hAvs N Ping "
.Ss and p psn
doubtless In order. You may expect that sno
influences will oil be hostile to sscetoasm- GtS.
syowed In Luther's words, their devotion y
wine, women and song;" and Luther but rhyme3
. sentiment which had always been national Surt
has always been, and such Is t1oay, ss nnr,nan
OF the German scholar as well as OF Inc oer La.
sensualist Both pronounce that the lovsness say,
ina In the world, and let their thoughts grow
warm as they repea. it, They may mean O ser
Uoetical EXPRESSION, las though wine were the
poetrvand beerthe prose Of G 9rman life, the coup
let Is 10 be REGARDED as literal statemeno oi ene
belief Not divided as we are pe,tH Of
oppostion to all drinking the question with them
Is when how and for what purpose snoaio one
drink? SO, for example, they VIII teii you onas
II Is wrong for the student to take beer during
Working hours; but that 1t is high morality for
him Co stimulate bis Drain with coffee In tho
morning and to feed and soothe IL with abuQdant
Alcohol in the evening. The most dilgent and sue
cessfnI Gejehrte whom the writer has over met
nsed Al the age OF sixty years to feed and soothe
his brnin after working for twelve hours, with
quantity Of alcohol which would have intoxicated
two or three idle nen. How 10 he great student,
and vet healthy. tho Germans understand this
better than we, and their alcohol-habt Is at
least not so grave an evil our inlDdicious tip
ping II one learns TO drink In Germany ne is nm
Bacchus and Gambrinus have been domcstfcated.
As for Venus. the delicate questions relating TO
this frail divnity's empire may fortunately be
disposed Of In o sentences for. accor1.,g to tho
writer's observation, the devotees OF Venus arc
moro outspoken and straightforward In Germany
than In America hut not moro numerous-ln part
because the goddess does not present herself TO
our German cousin IN the most allurfng shapes
:" Fret ist der Bursch: :" the German student Is
free, as his song proclaims In the educational
system which has been designed for his benefit
there is no equivalent for the paternal government
of our schools and colleges. Furthermore an Amer
lean In Germany finds no equivalent for that gov
erninp force of Undergraduate sentiment which,
with MS Is the real power; FOR he Is nelthef
attracted nv the traditions and example OF the
foreign students who surround him, nor Is he
forced into conformity through fear OF punishment
In America he initiates md conforms. in part I'M
consciously In part that he NAV win the approval
If his associates in Germany student customs ard
traditions seem Outlandish, while his associ1tes
have no corresponding honors In their gift. Tho
American in Germany Is also free but, Tor the
very reason that the force OF example and tradition
is less felt obviously he Is Jess exposed to the
contapion Of evil customs. Thus the question
il should be- and takes this essential form: Is inc
student-pilgrim mature enough To I've set free
This sign-post has caution. in letters as large
as the original lie ,end, to impress upon all Digrms'
Do not send very young boys 70 'Termany: Uhless
they are thorou ehly and unchan gcably American,
in the best sense of that word, long residence
abroad will probably unfit them for association
with Americans, or at least make 1t difficult LOT
them to understand the conditions OF success III
their own country Two grand races or course
are led by those who love die Wahrhelt ana those
who love the Truth: the thorough German Is
admirable and the thoroIgh American Is admir-
able: but one must be thoroughly and genuinely
some,hing. MARION WILCOX.