The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-03-04

consequently obey his wife a Jest that the German
people do not resh-put his foot down heavily an
there will be no dueling in this corps fer some time
The kaiser who by reason of his noble blood was nc
permitted to take part in the dues OF his corps tn
Befussa of Bonn university nevertheless is stated
one occasion 10 have dotted his dignity and under
pledge OF secrecy from his fellow students to hav
played his part. He has lost his sympathy wit
me ann and object of this traditional custom which
the unintated seems survival of the brutal days O
medieval times but which in reality specific enc
What football is to the American student rugby an
boxing to the English. is the duel to The German
test of endurance lesson in keeping an eopa1l
temper and restraint under provocatiou The kaisei
with eye to the championship of personal and naiona
honor has expressed an opinion that this custom shou
not die out and that there nothing equal to it fo
the steeling or hardening of the leaders military con
mereial and professional of the empire
never enter a car and hang by a strap withou
looking at the back of the in me and sDeci
latlng as TO his profession his natonay The clo+be
indicate very lite-they are American and wen fttn.
but the instant their his face you excair
hwardly with sense of mental satisfaction at havin
found something detnite-German. There is no
mistakng the telltale scar that runs from eve
to ear or deeorates his chin with a puekered
ridge. ar
Not all Germans honorable scars. how OF
ever The badge is the prerogatfve of the stu da
dent OF Bonn. Heidelberg Leipsie. Freiburg or ar
the other German universities and they aver ."
age 1900 students each. The class is limited US
The kaisers edet viii not prevent duelug AZ -
Bonn, however, There still other corps each
with its distinctive name. cap, rules and regula-
tons and clearly defined etiquette chiefly of the
higher classes Each university has its frater. Cs
mites. with membership Of a limited number
seldom exceeding 90 or 81; and Join one of the y
better known ones is much sought honor The
object Of those clubs is to all appearance of AZ
convyia nature. as beer and wine drinking enter
largely into their ceremonial obseryances but IA
they are really to promote camaraderie and to C.
enable the too often lonely student to form friend. MI
ships which will endure through life and be of sr
masonic service to them Besides the specific 81
corps there other bodies composed of the fa
middle class students. such as the handmann- l.
schaft which was the earliest order OF student tic
fraternities -
The duel may have its origin in any quarrel We
or difference of opinion but usually has not II m
Is thing of etiquette and used 10 prove SIN nh
dent. The more duels one fights the bigger sway.
ger one may display, and scar is a sign that lin
one has come out of the ordeal with honor and ~.
is silent and speaking testimony to the hear ra
ers courage The larger the strips of sticking As
plaster which hold cheek together or a sliced a.
nose in position the higher goes in the afee fa
ton of the fraulens and what is the world with a.
ont Vein weib und Gesang?" ,r
When a duel is arranged a pretext having ria
been contrved by the simple expedie.t Of q mem an
Der of the corps clumsly treadng on the tail Of
a dog owned by a member OF another corps or 49,
by some such obvious excuse. the combatants are ~
swathod with bandages the body and rieht -
arm, the head and eyes and throat are protected 49,
and the only visible spot left are the cheeks chin 80
and -
The swords are razor-edged at the point and =,
unlike the French dueling sword. which Is used -
in foil fashion. they meant simply IN make "a
downward nick. which serves To form the s,ar H.,
without much further damage than a G onions IN
stEsa-- = blood and a sore face for bit. Those