The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-03-22
STUDENTS ABROAD.
American Youth That Seeks the CuItur
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American Youth That Seeks the Culture
of the Old World.
A recent statement from Berlin shows
to what az Increasing extent, in these
days, young Americans, especially grad
yates of our colleges, after finishing
their home education, go abroad to
study.
At Berlin university alone, it is stated,
there are two hundred and eight Amer
lean students, pursuing the regular uni
versity courses. Besides these, there
are many other young Americans in
Berlin engaged in special studies, for
which Germany's high state of advance
ment in science and the arts affords
particular facilities.
Some are busy investigating DR..
Koch's supposed cure for consumption,
some are studying music under eminent
German masters; some are learning the
German languages; some are being
taught painting, drawing and sculpture.
Our larger colleges-such as Har-
ward, Yale, Princeton, Cornell and
Johns Hoplxins-are most numerously
represented; and there are more med
ical students among the Americans than
students of any other branch.
Next come those who are studying
philosophy and political science, his
tory and physics. The fame of Ger
man professors in each branch of
learning has attracted many of our
young men, who desire to become
eventually professors and teachers,
and so study abroad with view to OBJ
tanning special efficiency in the various
departments.
At Berlin, moreover, there are many
American divinity students who listen
to the lectures of celebrated professors
like Hoermack and Pffeiderer.
Most of the American musical stu
dents are young women who are finish
ing off their home musical education,
and intend to become either teachers or
public singers or performers. The num-
Der of young Americans who attend the
famous Berlin Philharmonic concerts
has been repeatedly remarked.
But of course Berlin is by no means
the only European and educational and
art center where young Americans con-
gregate for instruction. There is con-
siderable colony of them at Heidelberg
and also at Bonn, and a few are scat
tered at Gottingen and other German
universities, each one of which is famous
in some special field.
Paris, too, claims large number of
American scholars, who go to the siren
of cities" for three purposes especially
to learn art, music and medicine.
Scattered through the Paris schools
and pensions" are to be found very
many American girls, who have gone
thither to learn the Language of
courts, and to receive the polish which
is supposed to finish off a young girls
education, and to impart to her excep-
tional grace and good manners.
At Dresden and Munich, at Florence
and Rome are gathered many young
Americans, attracted by the musical
advantages and art treasures of those
historic cities. 1t would DO interesting
if a census could be taken of all the
American young people who are now
engaged in learning something in Eu-
rope. Probably it would be found that
they number several thousand.
1t is gratifying at least to learn, from
the Berlin statement referred to, that
american students of every branch
are greatly respected by the instructors
for their earnestnese and industry.
There are doubt b many advantages
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larger education al Sthe ancient centers
of learning in Europe. But in the case
of our young girls who go abroad to
study, at least, every care should be
taken by their friends that they are
placed among good influences and sur
roundings while they sojourn in foreign
cities Youths Companion.