The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-16

Spy, man related some very interesting
things in regard to the distant land
where he has found a home
After leaving the Tech, DR. Cobb was
appointed professor of natural science
at the academy at Winston which
position he held for nearly six years
He then went to Jena, in Germany,
where he attended the university and
obtained his degree of doctor Of phiIo-
sophy From Jena he went to Munich,
where he attended a few lectures, but
ne stopped here only few months, and
proceeded to Naples, where he was Civ
en- charge of a table. as it is called
in the British Geological Association.
This position involved the use of a
room and the other advantages of the
association for Individual and original
study in zoology. The association has
at Its command the best of facilities for
dredging and thus securing the neces-
sary specimens for the study of the
animal life of the Mediterranean sea.
which was the work in which DR. Cobb
was interested.
These tables are not often given in.
charge of foreigners, but several Of the
governments Of Europe secure the priv
ilege Of having one for their scientists
by the payment Of a certain sum of
money. Williams College once had one
OF them but it is no longer in their
possession.
When asked how it was that he came
10 go so far away from America to take
up his life work, as New South Wales,
DR.. Cobb smiled as he replied, well, 1t
was more of a chance than ANYTHING
else that l went. AT the time / was in
Naples, l was accompanied by Mrs,
Cobb and our three children and it
happened that our house looked out
over the quay at which there arrived
ffa -f.., ,r.l,s. e
British line that sailed, from Australia
We used to watch item come in and
when we got ready to come home We
said to each other that that would be a
good way to return to America as we
had become enough accustomed to
wandering around during our previous
travels not to mind a little matter of a.
few thousand miles in our homeward
journey. So one day we sailed and in
due time arrived at Sidney, id New
South Wales. We Travelled about for
some time and saw all we wanted to Of
the country and prepared to start for
home.
Just as we We're about to board the
homeward bound ship / received a let
ter from Sir Sidney Smith. the minister
Of agriculture, requesting me to call on
him on business Of state. I did so and
was offered the position which l now
hold. that of pathologist to the depart
ment 1t has come about, however,
that my duties have been increased un-
til have under my charge the whole Of
the scientific work of the department
and have experiment stations in por-
lions of the country which would cor
respond perhaps to Boston. Richmond,
Va, Chicago, Denver and Austin, Tex.
But few people in this country real
lie the immense extent OF Australia
1t is very nearly the same size as the
United states, and is certainly capable
OF becoming as wealthy. New South
Wales is the principal one of the d.
visions of which it consists and Sidney
is the largest city. Sidney is a beau
tiful place situated on one of the best
landlocked harbors Of the world. The
city contains 100000 people and finer
public buildings than any city / have
ever visited.
The people are nearly all English,
Scotch and Americans, and the Scotch
are perhaps the most numerous ana
influential The English and Scotch
are not fond Of being called by these
names. however, and prefer to be called
Britishers, which shows the rise of
national spirit more marked than any
to be met with in the British Isles
themselves.
There is also coming UP a distinct
type Of people, Australians, who are
native born and they resemble no peo-
pie so much as real TYPICAL Yankees
in manners and characteristics, and
they are pretty nearly as smart, too.
In government they have ideas way
ahead of ours, as they pursue the Eng
lish parliamentary system with some
very sensible notifications. They can
get rid Of an obnoxious ofiicial or adj
ministration just as soon as the ma
5orlty Of the people desire #. and they
can keep good one as long as they de-
sire without another election. as we
have to have.
Their ideas are being copied in this