Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-27
HIS Y!|ENS0F AMERICA IN.
More EXTRACTS From the Paper
BY p b L0renz'
A CHARITABLE F A B PEOPLE
MUCH Is DONE 1NTHE INTEREST
OF r5ucAT1on.
College Life in This Country
A Great Admirer of Our
Women.


Extracts from a paper by Prof Dr. Adolf Lorenz.
Nepes wiener Tsgbiatt Translated for The
Evening Star by n I, Weller
With the new-won M. D. my American ca
reer was not finished. A few weeks later
could add additional letters to the NJ. D..
namely LID" The Information that the
faculty Of the Northwestern University Of
Chicago had accorded me the title Of doctor
Of laws I received while In southern Califor-
MA while was endeavoring to obtain rest,
which /, OF course. did not find, for I was
hunted there the same as everywhere else.
The information struck me like thunder
bolt out Of the ever blue California sky,
but still the tempting fruit concealed BIT
ter kernel because It was demanded Of the
new doctor that he must produce q doctors
thesis, and. Of course, it had to be In Eng
lish, must last at least forty-five minutes
and must be somewhat entertaining. for the
reason that at the ceremony accompanying
the delivery of the degree the audience was
composed largely Of ladies. and that had to
be considered. 1t was one OF the most
difficult situations that have ever met.
The only way to avoid q f1asco was, as
another John the Baptist. to retire to the
desert and, to do penance there 30 Sc
lected for my retreat, that portion OF Art-
coma comprised in the imposing solitude OF
the Grand Canon OF the Colorado river. but
instead Of Joining the other members OF
the party and being able to ride through
the gigantic defle had to be content. with
view from distance, and DO penance.
which meant preparing my thesis. The
thesis for the DOCTORS degree was on
medical theme. prepared for laymen. II
came difficult enough. too A very aniable
young lady IN the evening IN the coy , npe,
block house, revised my poor English. and
still I had not finished 1t. and had all,
could do during the four days on our re-
turn trip to Chicago to finish my task.
causa was a brilliant academic spectacle.
which reminded me very wildly Of the ord1-
nation Of q monk. went cad In mortar
board and gown In a procession In which
all of the memberssof the faculty Joined
to the large hall that was filled With a dis
tinguished audience, to the very last place.
The ceremonies began with an earnest
prayer Then fooHsd o brilliant ntom gpeee
members Of the fHniYsTsity. Then l was
adorned with hood And after had re-
ceived my Doctors diploma, the second IN
few weeks. WAS psEmitt .s, TO SPEAK, o,
degree Of NJ. D. than That Of LII. D:
Afterward followsd aCEeeeption and shak-
present ore MY white dpctors gloves were
soon in pieces. and they hung In rags from
my iH-treated right ,haId. A more severe
physical examination; have never yet un-
dergone. - : bs1aob. .i.:.-r
The Freedom Of. New York.
still. the, highest Step9s est my rapid career
in America reached incNew- York. where
a few days prior gqny departure. after an
informal lunch with taae m ayer:.s Mr. Seth
Low, and prominent members OF the, board
Of aldermen In the 5histoFic w ashin&ton
chamber Il received thesfreedofn Of the city
of New York The docdmert certifying to
the honorable citizenship OF New York was
delivered In the shape Of all artistic richly
adorned album. which Will be for me the
most honorableqand valuable. recollection OF
my American trip. On this festive occasion
worthy Alderman Webster Walkley adj
dressed me in the most fattering manner,
from which I will only allude to few
sentences because It appears to, be an ex-
PLANTATION of the reasons OF the unexpected
success OF my American trip: He said:
nent to which but q Short time ago you
made entry to return to your home take
with you the love. Of ,our people,, and
may He who carries, the oceans OF the
world in the hollow of His hand return you
happily to your friends In your native coun-
try. In gratitude for your visit, FOR your
labors among the poor, for your zeal and
willingness to teach your art IN our coun-
try, the board OF aldermen believes 1t to be
appropriate to tender you In this manner
its respect and admiration for your mes
work" -
No one does more injustice to Americans
than to charge them with being unfeeling,
hard, unsympathetic, unpoetic dollar lovers
No people of the world do more Tor the
poor than the Americans. In fact, would
say that charity Is the most prominent
sport of the rich Americans. All the chart
table meetings are participated In by the
most prominent and the richest ladies, to
obtain information from the doctors In
what manner they shall take part in chari-
table works. II New York did not already
possess two very large and several smaller
hospitals. magnifcently equipped. endowed
through charity and maintained through
charity, / do not doubt that lt would re-
Quire only my suggestion of the lack of
such institutions to obtain In a single week
as much money as would be necessary for
their erection and maintenance
Charity and Education.
This charity is not only devoted on the
grandest scale to the poor sufferers. Where
ever it becomes necessary to- give an OPP
portunity to acquire knowledge and practt-
cal education to the young there are always
rich Americans ready to, put their hands
deep in their pockets and spend millions.
Such crying evil conditions as exist at the
present time In the Vienna Polytechnic
would not be possible in America Either
one or the other Of the Dilnonalres OF tnat
happy country would at once endow an In
stitution with as many millions OF dollars
as would be necessary for a practical tech
meal institution of that character In this
way the great millionaire: Mr. Armour. the
grandfather Of my HtsleH patient, created
out of his own MEANS I'd technical institu-
ton for poor stud4sffs landIssi such a rich
equipment asseslthot sed7 b. found in the
whole world lifMf! ArIneuE ST.. not only
created the Armour q1Istteution, but Mr..
Armour 'ir ss,If,fSlffs1 IL sentireiy with his
own millions. l had met in Boston Mr..
Henry Higginson. Vino bS no means belongs
to those millionaifes- Whose wealth has a
worldwide reputation: HE Is simply SO far
as his wealth Is co8eerfiAd, a local financier.
and far from being considered prominent
among these, and 9stfil ne has devoted mil
lions In favor of atudents and In favor of
artists. He is the author OF a characteristic
remark that illustrates the American citi-
zen. When q business fAend asked him how
he could use the FincoyHa Of the previous
year, an immense sum, he said: Give 1t to
the Museum OF Arts; stkSt Is the best invest
al - rYs-