The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-11
AMERICAN
STUDENT IN
GERMANY.
Interesting Lecture at Brown
by Prof. Gregory Arranging
for InteTcIass Debate.

Last evening occurred az Brown one OF
the most important lectures OF the year
a. was b. Professor Caspar Rene Gregory
OF the University Of Leipzig. Germany
Professor Gregory II probably the only
American WAC has ever attained full
profes~orship ia German university. lie
has been recently delivering a course of
lectures at ihc University OF Chicago and
IS now on his way home tie is one OF the
foremost living scholars OF tine New Tes-
lament His subject was Of special inn
s,ortaffee to college HleH- since IL was "The
American Student in German Univcrsi
ties"
President Faunce I'm introducing him re-
marked about his unique distinction, and
granted him the precedence over all other
Bihle students
fIe began by showing what tremen-
dogs mistake American people make I'm
trying 60 force their children to learn
foreign language before they have mas
tered their mother tongue The result Is,
he says thai they have an imperfect
knowledge OF both. There Is an old say
ing that charity begins az home. and IL
should be the same with an education.
No one should attempt German I'LL he
has arrived AT msturer years and has had
q thorough drill In the common branches.
People make great mistake IN rush
snp 10 foreign country 20 display their
ignorance: too many men go there befots
they have completed their college course.
This IS r. bad thinG not only for the gem
eral rank which Is accorded to American
students. but also for the man himself.
lie does not know what there ~ in his
own country. thus he cannot rate what
he hears abroad--he is all az sea The
proper time for a man TO study i'm Euro
pean universities is when lie IL Just ready
10 take his doctors decree. Then he is
more mature and settled IA his views Ile
knows what he needs and his mind is so
developed that he is able 10 grasp e.
He than showed that the three things
which ceuscd the Americans 10 complain
nsngei,s beer, the police and taxes were
gross cXaggerations OF the true condi-
rons
ia closing he suggested two things
which every American student should do
First, ask advice of tho advanced std.
dents 10 the courses and the amount
OF iTrne ne shoUTd PM ON eHci1-rfif,t M,
snould make the acquaintance OF his
professors He should call ON them. ask
them questions and even think up pues-
lions I'm order ia have an excuse for can
In this way the professor will soc that
he Is taking an interest I'm his work and
the professor will have more interest IN
him He will Explain his methods and
aid him I'm a thousand and one ways. 81
sincerely hope, said the speaker In con-
clusion. that In the future n great many
will GO from this country TO get light
from German professors.
After the lecture Prof Gregory gave ?.
talk To the members OF the Biblical Re-
search club, IN which he explained the
difference between 'Seminaries" and
Glasses" He also explained his methods
OF conducting class I'm the sttfay-ef-t the
New Testament
President Holmes or the senior class
called together the freshmen after chapel
yesterday. The object OF this meeting
was 20 consider the challenge of the Soph-
omores for an inter class debate this
year. The challenge. of course was en-
thlsia stically accepted and a motion was
passed TO leave the arrangements with
Mr. Holmes.
Cottreli and. Kingmsn TO meet with Mon
taguc aud stevens OF the Sophcmore class
and Gardiner of the Debating union, In
order to choose question. as well as 10
arrange for the debate.
Another one OF Browns recent grad
1ates has won honor and distinction for
himself Moncrieffe Cameron, 30, has
recently been awarded by the American
Institute OF Civics one OF the Caleb J.
Hall premiums. This prize is annually
bestowed upon members OF the grad.
1ating classes i'm American colleges and
universities. whose ESSAYS or orations. on
subjects relating to "Civics has been
submitted TO the faculty ~ th. institute
end have been found To possess the high
est merit Mr.. camerons thesis was
prepared while he was at Brown aud en-
titled american Railway Labor Unions
Since graduation Mr.. Cameron has been
5n the factory and testing departments
ri the General Electrical COMPANY
Schenectady. y. Y. He has been partic-
silariy interested in street car apparatus.
end IN the Street Railway Journal of Sept
IS he had an article on The Albany
Schenectady Trolley Line.