Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
REFORM IN SCHOOLS
Was Demanded by Emperor
William in His Recent
Educational Speech,
LESS GREEK AND LATIN
And More Of German Language and
History Should be Taught
TESTS OF THE DIPRTHERIA CURE.
Bonanzl Mackay Vigorously Defends His
Wife's Reputation.
EX-KIXG MILAN is GREATLY ENRAGED

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PREss.l
BERLIN, Dec. 6.-Tbe Reichsdnzeioer
gives n ezteuso passages that Emperor
William himself selected from his re-
cent speech on school reform. One
point that the Emperor especially en-
phasizes, is the time lost in the
higher public schools in examining youths
with Latin and Greek instead of the German
language and German history, especially
the growth of German institutions and the
idea OF national unity. Modern history, he
declared, ii rightly taught, would become
Infinitely more valuable than the chronicles
of antiquity.
How, he asked, were so many Young
Germans seduced from the paths of political
virtue? How was it that Germany pro-
duced reformers of society, so many men
nsgging at their own Government, while
commencing the governments of
other nations? 1t was simple
ignorance arising from defective
education on the genesis of modern Ger
many. The higher schools must mend their
methods. They must avoid cramming,
make the studies bear upon practical lite,
reduce the boys book work, and give more
OF he body.
\ Hard Rap at the Journalistic Profession.
The present system tended toward an over
production of highly educated people. He
approved 4 saving of Prince Bismarck's
anent the Abiturienten Proletariat, whom
he called hunger candidates, and from
whom the ranks OF journalism were largely
recruited, forming a class dangerous to
society. Journalists, he said, were high
scho II products run 10 seed.
Alluding to school ailments, the EN-
peror declared that in the highest classes
the number of pupils afflicted with myopia
was sometimes al per cent of the whole
number of scholars. Finally, be declared
that he would not license any more high
schools until their methods were amended.
The newspapers generally resent the En-
peror's references to journalists. The Ma
tio1al Gazette says he speaks on wrong in-
formation regarding the conditions OF Ger
man journalism. Instead of jour
nalists being hunger candidates
many high State officials are only
too willing to exchange their posts fcr
positions on the press, if they can get them.
Furthermore, it adds, anvone conversant
with the work achieved bv journalism
knows that the German press is among the
leading factors Influencing public Lille.
DIR. hoch's Tests of 4 Diphtheria Remedy.
The latest Developments OF Prof. Koch's
discovery OF a cure for diphtherIa and teta-
nus have been limited TO test experiments
with -airnals until yesterday, when the
remedy applied to several human SUBJ
jects through the TRANSMISSION of blood from
animals not susceptible to the diphtheria
bacillus or to tetanus. Drs. Behring and
hitasato found that the blood of rats and
mice had destructive effect on the virus of
diphtheris, while the blood of rabbits, trans
fused, had similar effect on tetanus. Be-
fore TRANSMISSION the blood must be freed OF
its coaculum, and otherwise prepared. The
DcUtche MediztnjScbe WochenSchryt prom
ises to explain the method Iully, no secrecy
being observed in regard to the remedy.
Profs. Zlems ,en and Bauer, lecturing be-
fore the Munich Medical Society, expressed
themselves as opposed to the use OF Prof.
hOcE's lymph in private practice until the
chances o. cure are better calcuiable.
A patient in Vienna hospi-
tai undergoing treatment died sud-
denly as soon as the reaction
following the inoculation set in, and IL
year-old girl who was inoculated with the
lymph for lupus yesterday morning, at an
I1nsbruck hospital, died last evening from
pa-aiysis of the heart. She had a strong
physique, but the reaction was so intense
that she Succumbed.
Wind'horst Opposed to the School Bill.
The Lower House of the Prussian Diet.
after two days debate, referred the ele-
mentary school bill TO a committee. DIR.
Windthorst declared that the Center party
could not accept the measure, in view of
the fact that it aimed at the suppression of
the Catholic church and involved a viola
tion of the constitution. Herr Won Gossler,
Minister of Public Worship and Instruc-
tion, denied that the bill in any wav en-
croachcd upon the spiritual powers of the
church.