The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-19
AcApEMIC
How II Is working and what II Is Expected
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To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir; While
commercial reciprocity between the United
States and Germany In in an indeterminatO
condition, academic reciprocity rests upon q
more assured basis. 1t was suggested by
Emperor William himself in the spring Of
1905 and is now In operation. On Thursday
the prospective visit Of a German professor
who will lecture at Harvard was announced
and on Saturday the esta blishment OF an
Emperor William fund" for the mainten-
ance Of the Germani museum at Harvard,
established three years ago and since then
maintained by the Kaiser's patronage, wad
reported.
Last fall. by the first interchange OF profesS
sors in accordance with the Emperor'S
scheme, Prof. Wilhelm OSWALD OF Leipzig
came to Harvard. and Dean Francis G.. Peas
body Of the Harvard Divinity School went 10
Berlin. His opening address. Academic
Reciprocity" was delivered in October and
ls printed In the March number Of the Hor.
rdrd Graduates Magazine.
DR.. Peabody's attitude is that of the
American disciple of German masters" and
II was in the German university that he
found his first Intellectual satisfaction and
joy"-whero Fichte. Hegel. and Schlelers
macher taught. 1t was In that golden age
Of the, philosophy Of .idealism in GERMANY.
give fresh impetus to American scholarship.
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Germany. we have developed enthusiastically
until to-day our educational system, in every
resp tbe d oSlITstion yw APSe gsSerod Is G intsrt to rec
Political and commercial reciprocity are
familiar phases Of the tendency toward unity
the twentieth century. While the, problems
SIc5 material ALA re S1I gel Sod fTe . e de e4oStsni and q
soived. It's Working is intangible, but ia
effect is positive, It operates not through
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sts ie eo@paTisoa Of 81 ns srio o deals uT the SnfID D "
probation of national tendencies, the analysis
In return for Germany's philosophy. science
and theology we are to convey to her tho
lesson Of the institutions, the political sys-
commercialism and the not less demonstrable
idealism of America "
Rhodes when he established the scholarships
at 0~xford-his nGaonurne gtunn ere psrcnnias
tween wGsTe England. der sDSn ua and the TTnit ted
States will secure the peace Of the world, and
that educational relations form the strongest
In this country and Germany the position
Of the educated scholar Is the same. In both
might breed IN ineffective type Of citizens,
Teachers and learners have been regarded
as economic superfuities. the qnproductive
with the complex development Of civilization,
with it's economic. industrial and social
Of such problems as "bimetallism, tariF res
form, the regulation Of railways, the admin.
colonies. of m~onopolles. the terms OF internaS
tional reciprocity, the adjustment of differs
ences of employers and employed "
The first sta &c Of international intellectual
comfy, affecting the individual representa-
tives Of the Interchange idea. is the only one
whereof we can judge from experience. The
second. affecting the universities, is now in
working order. The third, converting tho
theory Of international academic reciprocity
into practice, will be mighty interesting to
watch. 4
NEW YORK, March II