Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
sTERNBURG GUEST OF HONOR.
Dinner in Celebration Of Exchange of
Professors

A dinner in honor of the exchange of pro-
fessors between German and American uni
versities was given in New York last night
to Baron Speck Won Sternburg, the German
ambassador to the United States, by Nicho-
las Murray Butler, president of Columbia
University. Emperor William sent a ca
blegram to be read at the dinner by Baron
Won Sternburg, thanking James Speyer of
New York for his gift of $4,000 to establish
the Theodore Roosevelt professorship of
American history and Institutions at the
University of Berlin, and declaring that
the exchange of men of science made pos
sible by this professorship was the best
means for enabling the two nations to
closely understand each other
There were twenty-five guests present at
the dinner, including Mr.. Speyer. In pre-
senting Emperor Williams cablegram Baron
Won Sternburg said, addressing President
Butler:
II heartily thank you for doing me the
honor Of inviting me to be your guest to-
night, and to celebrate with these distln.
guished gentlemen an event in which both
our nations have all reason to heartily re-
joice. 1 think we all agree that the happy
ultimate effects of the newly established
Theodore Roosevelt professorship in the
University of Berlin can hardly be eXagger-
ated. Mr.. Speyer has presented to us a
gift which twenty years ago George Ban
croft described to me as the most effective
means of tightening the bonds between two
nations. namely. careful. systematic and
scientific presentation of the culture of one
people to the students of the other in the
language that the students most fully I'M
derstand.
But besides the vast educational advan-
tages of the gift of our honored guest.
which you, President Butler. have so pow
erfuliy characterized both striking in its
originality and splendid in it's possibilities,
/ want to emphasize Its other advantages,
equally far-reaching and important. The
plan is bound to promote that good feeling
between peoples which all men of con-
science and education must desire. 1t Is
not only light which we need, but light
radating vitalizing warmth, which without
human intercourse is impossible.
1.-The greatest enemies Of our ciytliZa-
| ton which daily obstruct It's blessings are
envy. conceit, uncharitableness. and above
all, distrust, to which, alas, so many ma
| lions are still prone. feel sure that moth
| ing has done more to stay these evils than
your visit to Wflhelmshohe in August last,
where, with your advice and cooperation,
| the German emperor laid the cornerstone
of that magnificent temple, the erection of
which, through the munihcence of Mr.
Speyer. has now been made possible. 1t is
| now my pleasing duty to read a telegram
which have just received from the Ger
man emperor:
Express my fullest sympathy with the
movement regarding the exchange OF pro-
fessors We are highly pleased with Prof
Peabody and grateful to have him. He is
| in close touch with me and Is an honored
and gladly welcomed guest in my house.
Express to Mr. Speyer my hearty thanks
for his magnificent gift for the establish
ment OF professorship IN Berlin. The