The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-14

under two heads. primary and secondary,
and every candidate for a degree must Sc
lect one primary and two secondary studies.
The principal subject of the three is known
as the "Hauptfache." the second as the
"Erste Nebenfache.' and the third as the
''Zweite- Nebenfarhe 3" Each professor con-
duets his own examination OF tie students
in his classes. orally. and at the end Of
the three wears course. but the eTamina-
ton in the principal study is the most i'm
portant. Much depends upon the thesis
which is generally written upon this sub
ject
There is no common commencement at
Heidelberg as here in the United States,
but each student takes his examination at
the end of three years or when he con-
cludes his educational work Only few
of the Americans go there to take their
regular college course. 1t is the students
who have finished at some home university
who then 20 abroad to complete their eda
cation in some special line, either medicine
mineralogy. or philosophy, the last includ-
ing what is regarded here as the average
college course leading up to the degree of
bachelor of arts.
The degrees given at Heidelberg are all
doctors degrees so that student, as soon
as he has passed his examination. it mat
tiers not in what line, is addressed as
Herr Dexter
M College Athletics.
College athletics are practically I'M
known. The German students who belong
to clubs have no time to devote to ath-
letics. and they would consider themselves
as having lost caste, to certain extent,
were they TO participate in them. Never
theless. there is some enth usissm for out
door sports among the older men, and at a
competition in Strassburg last spring two
American boys. one of whom comes from
this city. won the championship for all
Germany. one Tor the hundred-metre dash,
a distance Of ICE yards and foot, and the
other for putting the heavy hammer.
Efforts have been made upon several &C.
casions 10 organize a club among the
American students, but in few years these
Attempts eud in failure, as the original
members finish and go away, and those
who come after them have no interest in
the undertaking. Twenty years ago one oil
the most successful of these clubs came TO
such an end, and its effects were sod out
to pay its debts. In 1897 an Anglo-Ameri-
can Club had an existence of just one week.
and another one for Americans only. and
started about the same time, lasted only
little over a year. Outside of the ciuts
there is plenty OF social diversion in the
Misunderstanding colony, since besides the
students. there are usually three or four
American families living in the town, and
a still greater number of English. together
with the teachers and students from two
large schools for English boys in Neuen-
helm. a suburb OF Heidelberg. In the win
ter one club furnishes amusement. and
chance TO congregate, and gives one OF
two subscription dances. and another theat-
ricals. while in the summer pedestrian and
bicycle clubs make frequent visits to places
Of interest in the vicinity. Apart from the
subscription dances. there are always two
or three private ones, and sometimes a
dinner TO celebrate the Fourth Of July or
Thanksgiving Day.
At the dinner given Thanksgiving Day,
1898. thirty-fiye persons were gathered
about the table. all Americans, and from
every section Of the country and repre-
senting nearly every important university.
Girls at Heidelberg.
Only a few girls are students in Heidel-
berg and of these fully one-half are
Americans and Russians. Some OF the
professors refuse to allow young ladies to
attend their lectures. for just what reason
it would be hard to say. One OF them,
professor OF philosophy and very famous
man. now permits them TO come to his
classes. but it is only during the past few
years that he has made this concession,
and an amusing story is told of how he
treated one girl who entered his class
without his permission in the days before
he had relented. The students were seat
ed in the lecture-room and as the learned
gentleman came in. the usual applause of
feet greeted him. Casting his
eyes over the assembled students, he
espied the young woman seated near the
front. Without saying a word. he came
down from his platform, walked up TO
wheer she was seated and, offering his
arm. escorted the much embarrassed
Young woman TO the door.