Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-12-24

the present industrial greatness cf his
leople presents an important aspect OF
the imperial character that is very lit
tie realized on this side of the water
The attitude of intelligent Germany
toward the United States is yet an
other matter of which his recent visit
shows an interesting reflection
That the head of the Massachusetts
institute of Technology should have
eeen so pleasantly impressed with the
men and things of modern Germany il
perhaps the more interesting because
he personally represented an institu-
ton we'll known in that country and
In the van Of an educational rivalry
that Is there apparently much more
widely recognized than It is in Amer.
lea. Speaking of the typical German
attitude toward all questions Of in.
eustrial education, Or. Pritchett finds
among all classes with which he came
in contact an understanding of the
meaning and purposes OF industrial
training that is practically universal
The term engineer" for example, has
to the average German distinct
meaning, and the engineers" OF one
kind and another-the experts, In
other words, in the working out OF all
kinds Of mechanical problems, In
the planning of great utilitarian pub
lie structures, in the perfecting OF
manufacturing and industrial opera.
tons, ard In the utilization OF various
scientific discoveries as they apply to
the public health, convenience, or the
carrying on OF commercial projects
have come to constitute body OF
workers generally regarded with the
respect that In many ether countries
has net yet popularity included them In
the rank given to the other learned
professions.
This condition, DR.. Prltchett
holds, is not only one explanation Of
the success of Germany along all in.
dustrial lines but is deeply significant
of the determination with which Ger.
man governmental policy has sought
and maintained her present command
ing position In the scientific and indus.
trial world. From this point OF view
the present emperor is both the head
and soul ~ his empire. The position
ot the industrial expert in Germany so
cal life. position that has the import.
ant result Of attracting TO the technol.
ogical schools. many young men who.
In England, for example, would choose
the army. navy or ministry, is entirely
the work Of the German emperor and
he is thus daily recruiting what all
Germany now appears to accept az It's
most important profession from
among men whose abilities would
>ten otherwise hav" heen diverted
INTO ether channels. This step has been
10th official and tacit; in the first case
when the emperor raised the tech.
biological schools TO a par with the
universities, and in the second when
his own attitude began stamping the
men o. marked Industrial and mechan.
teal achievements as worthy OF royal
favor.
Among the intelligent persons n
the empire the emperor Is therefore
much more popular than we have
sometimes been led 10 IMAGINE Hif
interest In the growth Of German m
dustrial power is personal rs wrll Us
merely matter OF carefully ron.
sidered nolicy. as rs eyinced. to take a
single instance. by his frequent vlR'fe
to the great educational center ar
Charlotienberg. where he In not only
often nresent In the lecture halls and
laboratories. but carries his interest
into the minntest details OF the work