New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

60 abroad for this. Then as one student put. It,
with a good master. and it seems hardly worth
while to start unless expects TO. and IS able TO-
hand it is said that lesson with great master
Is TP TSrth years 81 study with any one m h fe
pedasogues in all lines to be student par excel
but she is not fitted either by training or teTpera-
ment for the treatment which she commonly re
ky is who has respect for mediocre tai
ent He is reported to have thrown himself on a
Of disgust and burylng his head in the pillows st to
her awayF This consideIe ed mild behavior on
the part of the master who might otherwise have
treated the unfortunate would-be pupil TO mood oI
cold -blooded sarcasm Germans are accustomed 70
this treatment but 1t does not not fit IN Tirh the
generally made up for by the kndest possible
the work Is made doubly beard.
Of the HmeTcan Gi students OILY hose who
from the best colleges are fit for work ABROAD ta
I should de admit Omit about six said one Of the pro
fessors recently One girl who went to Berlin @ ioe
was taitng and The end of ten minutes dill ILL
heT a not or
slight was the students knowledge of German
in Berlin and demanded TO see her. though les
son was In progress answered in reply 70 10 cues he,
music The American girl knows what she wants wants
n6 goes f0F % E3 H He sra
student though handicapped by the language and
Again. the difference between the physical con
dittO1S or ilte III n European CitH d4'H
America IS serious drawback TO the RTerlCiit Rid
student Berlin is the musical Mecca or the "orIu
and also centre toward which students IN Ina'iy
other departments drawn, ana eS Sich II
is neither cheap comfortable The pest Il'tt
the American girl get Is mono too good TOT ncr
Most of the rooms either overhented or unuSr-
hented Many work for hours in rooms Wiele, tue
sun never shines The meals not at all those
10 whicN they have been accustomed. .
The Continental breakfast OF coffee and rolls IS
also in vogue in America: but the heavy : O'Clock
dinner in which greasy soup Is followed oy one
or two courses. cooked fruit and coHee. uoes
not suit the American appetite. supper consists OF
sausages. black bread cheese, beer or tea Al
ket they are served In small quantities. ana Gao
hage is preferred. Even in the best hotels IL occu
pics a prominent place on the menu. Working SIX
to eight day. the student takes about heiI-
certs and to the opera every night. for TINS IS a
part OF her education. More than nalf the time
she gets through the evening on a piece or ch9co-
late and the cold supper described above is taken
after sho goes home. The unaecustomed food ana
Irregular hours very serious. and breakdown
results from these oftener than from overworR
of recent years and many young girl mas oeen
sent home by her physician a nervous wreck
There students quarters In Berlin as IN
Paris and elsewhere. Their meeting place Is the
Among the university students there is an inter
national club which meets weekly. Outside OF this
there Is little organized life among them
Many OF the students live In what Is called the
American Woman's Club. Young women cannot
live In Berlin they please. Germany Is a land
more them. Pension troubles among students are
frequent occurrence The fntricaces or the Ger
man law which seem TO provide for every ener-
gency but that of foreigner versus a subject are
opportunities and the results are often unpleasant
costly