Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-04-10

llI@7l Ao' s,.uuln As0,.uuu II Iue Halls anu rooms a
Harvard College. It was suggested
by one member of the class that per
haps they were unconsciously con
scious Of the beauty, and when they
come out into life and notice the mar
tistic, they would be rudely shocked
many times. No decision was reached
But " rs occurs to me that this apparent
lack Of aesthetic sense is met with in
this city many times, and oftentimes
in very accentuated form. It is
partly explained by the fact that in
this city one is accustomed to jostle
against men Of the highest political,
scientific and social standing, and
therefore is apt to become callous tc
greatness and take things as matter
of course. The intellectual atmos-
phere.of the capital smells of this
ozone,Iand some people who have
lived IN Washington all their lives
have never been inside the Capitol, or
the g Congressional Library, or the
Corcoran Art Gallery, or the National
Museum, and not even in the White
House: What these buildings con
tain they know only by hearsay.
Year after year they comfort them
selves with the vain plea, "I mean to
go some day and see for myself"
So it is with the institutions of
learning and their corps Of instructors
IN the midst of the capital. The pub
lie knows of them or about them in
general, but not in detail. Outlines
the people outside the District know
more about their achievements than
the people do at their own home.
The names of some Of these recall
contributions to art and literature and
science that have made them world
famous. The space permits me to
mention only few of these.
David Josiah Brewer, Justice of the
supreme court of the United States,
is at the head of the department
Of International law at the Columbian
university, as is also justice John
Marshall Harlan. Justice Brewer was
born in Smyrna, Asia Minor. He
was ointbed toAt the supreme court
in 1880; and IN 1896 President Cleve-
land made him a member Of the
Venezuelan Boundary Commission
where he demonstrated practically
his talent for coping with questions
Of international Importance
Another educator Of great renown
connected with the same university is
Prof. Hermann Schoenfeld, the I'm
tied States consul for Turkey at
Washington. He has charge of the
departments Of continental history
and German. He is native of
Appeln, Prussian Silesia, and ac-
quired his education at the best uni
versities Of Germany and France.
In 1890 he was teacher Of German at
both John, Hopkins and Columbian
Universities. In 1898 he was ap-
pointed United States Consul at Riga,
Russia, and delegate Of the United
States bureau of education to carry
on special investigation. The result
of his labors was a book entitled
Higher Education in Poland.'' He
is prolific writer, and usually pub
fishes his works in Germany.
Another noted scientist connected
with the Columbian is Emil A. de-
Schweinitz, dean and professor of the
medical school, and director of the
biochemic laboratory Of the depart
ment Of agriculture. A native of N. Car
olina, he attended the state univers-
ity and the leading educational insti-
tutions Of Germany. In 1899 he was
chosen secretary of the congress on
tuberculosis at Berlin. The follow
ing year he represented United States
at the international congress for
hygiene at Paris. Mr.. deSchweinitz
is prominent member of various
American and foreign scientific socie-
ties.
Being a student Of the law school
Of Georgetown university, | hope to
give more detailed account of this
famous institution some time in the
future. Still, this brief survey of
educational influences at the capital
indicates, perhaps, the almost limit.
less field for intellectual explorations
in this city Of the republic.
LEONARD Erickson.