Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
Permitted to Attend Lectures.

In addition to the 46,471 matriculated
students, there were 1858 non-matricu-
lated students in 1910, including 2,4S6
women These are persons who attend
the lectures by permission of the profess
sors, but are not studying for degrees.
OF the matriculated students, 800 are
women of whom 1j4 are studying medi-
cine, $50 philosophy, IA law and theol-
ogy.
the philosophical faculties, lob in the
law school, COG studying medicine and BOB
studying theology.
All of the German universities are ex-
clusively state institutions. Although
there would be no objection on the part
of the government to the establishment
of private or Incorporated colleges, like
those in the United States, such institu-
tons would not have the prestige or pre-
negatives enjoyed by those which now
exist, on account of age and traditions
and their relations to the several states
and imperial governments. The granting
of degrees is of far greater significance
than in the United States, for a man
sity in order to be admitted to the bar or
practice medicine, or become teacher
in high school. receive an appointment
under the government, or a position in
the judiciary. Every professional man
in Germany must be g. doctor OF philCSo-
ply or have some other diploma.
All of the German universities possess
valuable assets in the shape of buildings
museums. libraries, laboratories, endow-
ments and pension funds for the benefit
of aged professors and the families of
those who are dead. Others have special
subsidies that have been voted by the
parlaments of several states, or have
been derived from some other source, as,
for example, GOttingen is to have for
ever the revenues from monastic property
that was confiscated long ago. They all
have a certain amount of earnings from
tuition fees, hospital fees and other
tutions is almost dependent upon the an
nual subsidies received from the imperial
government.
Leipzig Richest Of All.
Leipzig is the richest of all the univer-
sites, and is one of the few institutions
in Europe which has been able to retain
the landed estates with which they were
once literally endowed. More than forty
one buildings in the city. several large
farms and forests and other real estate
belong to the university and produce
revenue which permits the professors to
be paid considerably larger salaries than
are received by those other institutions
and allows free scholarships for go stu
dents.
In four of the universities Freiburg,
Munich, Munster and Wurzberg, the fac
ulties of theology are Roman Catholic; at
Bonn, Breslau. Strassburg and Tobingen
they are mixed, both Protestant and Ro-
man Catholic. The remaining thirteen
are Protestant.
The German universities do not have
permanent presidents or deans, except
where the rector NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is a
prince of a royal house. as is the case in
several institutions. The faculty elects
one of it's number annually to be its
president or lord rector, as that official
S called In most cases, and the older
professors take their turns. Sometimes
where there are special reasons. or when
some lord rector has distinguished him
self, he is awarded a reelection. but this
does not often occur. When the president
ex officio is a prince, a pro-rector is
elected as actual administrator
The universities are divided USUALLY
into schools or faculties. The men,
bers of each faculty elect their own
dean annually. and superintend the
instruction in their respective subjects,
regulate the examinations, designate the
students who are to receive degrees, have
control of the discipline and all other
details in their different several respec-
tive departments.
Appointments for Life.