Evening star., 1901-10-30
NOTED GERMAN SCIENTIST
DIR. Won wALDEHER AT GEORGE
TOWN UNIVERSITY.
Students Cheer HIM Introduced to
scientists at the Agricultural
Department.

DR.. Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried Won
Waldeyer, former rector of the University
of Berlin, now president of the Academy of
Sciences at Berlin, and one of the most dis
tinguished living scientists, was today well
coined to the city with exceptional honors
by the medical fraternity of the national
capital.
The distinguished surgeon came to Amer
lea as IT, representative of the University
or Berlin and president of the Royal Prus-
sian Academy of Sciences to receive de-
gree OF doctor of laws from Yale. When
that honor hod been conferred upon him
Dr. Won Waldeyer went to New York city.
and was dined by the local Association of
Surgeons. He then went to Baltimore.
where he was entertained with unusual
honors
DR.. Won Waldeyer arrived in Washington
tilis morning at 1915 O'Clock, and was re-
ce1ved at the Shoreham by DR.. Frank
baker and DR.. Charles Wandell Stiles. The
party was driven at once to the George
town Medical College building When the
instructors and their guest entered the
amph1theater the students greeted them
with their old cry, "Hoya, Hoya, Saxa-
fioya, Georgetown"-and made the college
ring with confined cheering.
Introduced to Students.
Dr- Baker introduced Dr. Won Waldeyer
as student notable not only for signal con-
tributions to the cause of science as an in
Vestlgator OF anatomy, but also for his
single-minced, direct pursuit of science for
its own sake.
AS he presented himself to the students
DR.. Won Waldeyer is a man of advanced
years, rather short of stature, benign of
aspect his face almost hidden beneath
long gray beard, and of decided German
characterlstics. He spoke to the young men
n audi tn,
quently not at all understood. Once how
ever, as he turned to DR.. Baker with
deferential gesture the students interpreted
the action II not the words and cheered to
the echo
The address afterward translated by
DR.. George NJ Kober, the dean DR.. Won
Waldeyer had explained he had been in
America only eight days, said DR.. Kober.
He then continued that the doctor had been
deeply impressed by the wonderful advance
made in American medical education; that
he had found the system quite on par
with that of Europe that the advantages
offered medical students here were in his
judgment practically unlimited; that many
of the instructors in American institutions,
notably DR.. Baker and others of the George
town faculty, were well and favorably
known abroad; that he was gra teful for the
greeting of the students; and that he closed
with his best wishes for the success of the
University of Georgetown.
A series of nine cheers and many college
cries escorted the guest of the school out
of the hall. With DR.. Baker, DR.. Kober
and DR.. Stiles, DR.. Won Waldeyer then in
spected the building. the German express
ing the greatest pleasure in the liberal
equipment furnished, the medical students
of the capital When the school had been
examined the party drove to the White
House and saw President Roosevelt by APP
pOin tment.
Other Courtesies Shown.
From the White House DR.. Won Waldeyer
was driven to the main building of George
town University. When a youth the scien-
tist. who is a Catholic, was student at
Jesuit school, and the luncheon at the local
Jesuit college was planned as an appro-
pirate testimonial to a given :he
groundwork of his education by Jesuit
teachers. Rev. Jerome Dougherty, S. j.,
rector and president of the university, pre-
sided, with DR.. Won Waldeyer at his size.
The others at the tableware: DR.. Joseph
Tabor Johnson, vice. president of the fac
uty; DIR. George NJ. Kober, dean Of the
faculty; DR.. c. H. A Kleinschmdt, DR..
Frank Baker, DR.. G. Lloyd Magruder, Or.
George T Vaughan, DR.. Samuel S. Adams,
DR.. Swan NJ. Burnett, DR.. John F. Moran,
Dr. w. c. Borden, DR.. Charles Wardell
Stiles, DR.. Edwin B. Behrend, Prof. L. o.
Howard Surgeon General Sternberg, Sur
geon General Van Reypen, Surgeon General
Wyman and DR.. Walter Reed, U. S. A.
The reception at the Agricultural Depart
ment is being held this afternoon. Secre-
tary wilson ana DT ~ OdlLioli, CHleI u
the bureau of animal industry, have opened
one of the rooms of the main building and
are to introduce DR.. Won Waldeyer to the
other scientists of the department.
Dr. Stiles will entertain DR.. Won Waldeyer
at dinner at his residence, No 171S Q street,
this evening at 6 O'clock AT the table with
the host and guest of honor will be John
r. Proctor, civil service commissioner; DR..
Walker Reed, U. S. A; DR.. D. E. Salmon,
Dr. C. Hart Merriam and Prof l.. o. How
ard of the Agricultural Department; John
Baker secretary of the Chilean claims COM
mission. Hsa
The Cosmos Club will receive DIR. Won
Waldeyer in the evening. At $50 the club
will meet the German formally. Suisse
quently the club members will be presented
to DR.. Won Waldeyer personally and spend
several hours in informal conversation
With the reception at the Cosmos Club
the entertainment of DR.. Won Waldeyer in
Washington will come to an end. He will
be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Stiles until
morning and will then take the train for
Buffalo.