The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
BELONG TO THE
OLD SYSTEM
PLYMOUTH RESIDENT WRITES
OF LIFE AT GERMAN
UNIVERSITY.
System of Instruction and Manners
of Instruction Differ from Amer
lean Ways.

esting, it being a good portraiture OF
the life in a German city, and uni
vers;ty.
Leipzig, Nov %, 'Os.
Your letters came today also The
Plymouth Tribune of Nov. IL. All
the mail seems to be coming along
now as usual, but We prize it more
than we ever knew how to before.
We are getting acquainted with few
Americans and English and learning
20 know the Germans better.
Do not get the impression that the
Professors are grabbed. They are a
fire set all around. The only thing is,
they are a part Of an old civilization
and when you come up against the
system, it does not yield much.
Last week one day when ! came
home the "Hausfrau" had been some
what frantically trying to tell R
something about the "Rathaus." They
lid not come to any understanding
so the "Hausfrau' came later to see
ne. 1t turned out that having moved
nto this town, We must report 10 the
.;ty building, with our passport and
make record of our facts. We have
10 passport though | had already
lrplied for one through the American
consul told the Hausfrau to go
o the Rathaus and tell them l would
report as soon as the passport ar
ives. She brought back note bid
Ing me appear on Saturday and
ring my "Aumeldina Papier."
Well j took my big certificate OF
.ntrance into the university and my
=. H. S diploma They have consid
,-able respect for students They
etter have. by the amount OF trouble
takes 20 be one. R-says | carried
With me also our vaccination testi-
nony and our marriage license. How
ever the man at the "Rathaus" asked
lie all about everything-birth, mar
f:age, children etc and finally gave
me a paper for twenty-five pfennigs
rhich is a sort of warrant that we
i've here when we do. If we move
We must report.
You see they keep track OF every
thing and everybody much more
strictly than we do in America. But
ley are pretty decent about it. We
have no passport yet, and are ex-
,ected to produce one. They are al
.ogether accommodating about wait.
ng until it comes. We have no COM
laint TO make over our treatment
lere, and we expect TO conform to
German requirements while We live
among the Germans.
You ought to see the coat ] bought
yesterday 1t is hardly coat, i is
mantle with sleeves. 1t has nap
IN the outside which sheds water. 1t
light. warm and comfortable TO
walk in. 1t cost twenty-five marks
5 so. You can't begin to buy II at
home for that. OF course It's Ger
nan-we are living now in Germany
You ask about fruit We have had
apples all the time-not much other
fruit. but they never grow old, and
are within reach. We can usually
pick them UP on the streets for two
or three cents per pound.
Oh yes We do long for the flesh
pots" of America but you must not
:hink of US as very much starved.
Last Sunday as we came along
from church, we noted the thin blue
hands Of an old peasant woman WHO
lad flowers to sell, for a few, few
ofenn;gs profit. She was one on
scores and hundreds here in Leipzig
and in every German city, who have
tried as best they knew, but perhaps
lid not know, and ignorance OF the
Jaw does not excuse Many are like
the Ethiopian who was trying to read
| but could not The prophet of today
and tomorrw must be a scientist who
knows the law, for though it may be
written we do not yet know how &c
read 1t will work out in time. Luth-
.r Burbank teaches the thorny cactus
TO become food There is enough for
an obedient world. No one will lack
when the world has learned to obey
Dec 8.
| You ought to see the Christmas
windows. They seem TO make much
Of Christmas here and have begun
already TO decorate. 1t is always
damp in Leipzig, but we have had nc
real cold yet and no snow.
This has been a joyous day for us
1t is A It's birthday rounding up
four. strenuous, tempery, happy
years. Some little extras in cele-
brating it makes him sure tonight il
has all been worth while Letters
| from home came, also some Ameri-
ems. resident in the city, have been
TO visit us. So it is-much kindness:
in the world Maybe we can pass il
one sometime.
We are sending some postcards
showing the buildings that front on
August Platz" 1t is surrounded
mostly by massive public buildings
and is the principle open square oil
which there are many.
The monument shown on the front
of the card is in front of Concert
Hall Beyond. at the right is the
steeple of University church, built in
the 18th century On Sunday we
walked along the massive, brown, old
Thomas Kircke' built many hundred
years ago. 1 have not seen anything
like it in America. As you stand and