Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
PROF. BURGESS
IS WELCOMED D
DELIVERS FIRST LECTURE IN
BERLIN
Emperor William Compliments AmerI-
can Educator Upon His Work
as Head Of New lnsti-
tuition
~ Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct 27.-Professor John
W. Burgess, dean of Columbia univer-
sity, New York, the first incumbent
OF Theodore Roosevelt professorship OF
American history and institutions AT
the University of Berlin, began his
lectures today.
Emperor William, the empress
Prince August Wilhelm, United States
Ambassador Tower and Mrs. Tower
DR.. Studt, the minister Of education
and about fifty professors and some
resident Americans occupied chairs
near the reading desk Of the lecture
hall, while behind them were 400 stu
dents who cheered Professor Burgess
when he entered and applauded every
reference to President Roosevelt.
At the opening OF the proceedings
Professor Burgess read a letter from
President Roosevelt of which the fol-
lowing is IL translation:
my Dear Professor Burgess: ALLOW
Inc through you to greet the University
OF Berlin with the heartiest good Will
The historical friendship between
Prussia and the United States and
then after Prussia had founded The
German empire, between this mighty
empire and the United States, has
never ebeen broken, nor even shaken in
the least.
"Ths friendship began in the mutual
esteem and mutual good will that eX-
listed between Washington and Fred
erick the Great and was confirmed by
the fact that Prussia along among all
the European powers, showed herself
willing to have trade relations with the
United States during the period of our
necessity and weakness in those try
ing years between 1888 and 1889 and
to make a treaty with us. ~,
Lauds German-Americans
Already during the colonial period
of our history there was large Ger
man element among our people. Men
of German birth and German blood
gave us great and successful service
during the Revolutionary period, as
leaders both in war and in peace.
General Steuben trained the Continen-
tai army and Ruhlenberg was the first
speaker of the house of representa-
tives. Since the Revolution a contin-
= uous emigration has taken place that
has proved most important for the
popula tion of the northwestern terri
tories. The men of German birth and
race were nearly all devoted in body
and soul to the Union and were eX-
tremely hostile to slavery. Through
their powerful help the northwest ter
ritories were made into the free states
that form the heart of the repu bile.
I'VE have to thank men of German
birth or origin that when the outbreak
of the Civil War Maryland Missouri
and even Kentucky held firmly to the
Union, and during that fearful period
they rendered services by word and
deed which will never be forgotten
Since the Civil War the large emf
grafton of students from the United
States to German universities is one
of the most remarka BILE and important
features of our intellectual life and it
is one of the most significant facts in
our American education that those
sons of our republic who have been
educated in German universities guide
and control our higher education.
"All this had powerful influence in
bringing about exchange of culture
which in a certain sense eliminates in
theh founding of the professorship that
you, my dear professor, are charged
with inaugurating.
Again expressing my heartiest
greeting for the university and with
best wishes for your success and that
Of your students, / remain yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Emperor Expresses Thanks
The rector of the university, Profess
sor Kaftan, thanked Professor Bur-
CESS and referred appropriately to
President RooseVelt's message to the
university and proposed three cheers
for the emperor. While the cheering
was still in progress the emperor rose
and said:
Fellow students: Let us express
our thanks for what has been ex-
pressed so eloquently by accepting the
offered hand which has been extended
to us from America, and by giving
cheer for the man who is the incar-
nation of the good qualities of his
people, President Roosevelt. Hurrah,
hurrah, hurrah''
The members of the emperor'S suite,
the professors and the students re-
sponded vigorously. The emperor then
conversed with Professor Burgess,
congratulating him on the actual be-
ginning of his work, and also had a
talk with Ambassador and Mrs. Tower.
The emperor requested the ambassa-
dor to cable to President Roosevelt
his thanks for the presidents Coop
eration.
A permanent American institute has
beer opened in one Of the university
buildings.