Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-02
Strides of Feminist Movement.

| An important event in the growth Of
| the feminist movement in Germany.
| which in the last few years has made
great strides, was the opening in Leipzig
of the first university college for wom-
| en- in Germany.
The new college will not confine its
students to the ordinary curriculum, but
has as it's chief object the education OF
women in the performance of their
duties as the mothers of the nation. At
the same time the school is by no means
to be cons dered as a cooking and sewing
class, but will train its students in all
the ordinary university branches of
learning.
The school owes its foundation entirely
to the efforts of Frau Henrietta Gold
schmidt. the widow of a Jewish rabbi
and one of the most remarkable figures
at the head of the German feminist
movement. Frau Goldschmidt is now
| nearly all her life for the advancement
of her sex. The Women's University
College has been one of her cherished
aspirations, and for the last forty years
realization of her scheme. The institu-
! ton is promised great future. for over
| 500 students have registered themselves
| for the first years courses.
Will Be Largest Vessel Adoat.
Reports from Hamburg speak from
time to time of the progress being made
with the Imperator, the passenger steam
er of the Hamburg American line which
is to dwarf all previous efforts of the
marine architects and throw into the
shade the buikiest of dreadnoughts. The
tonnage of the new steamer Is not given,
but the height from her deck to her keel
is over thirty-two yards. She is thirty
yards broad and her length from stem
to stern is 275 yards. Fashioned on the
model of the America, she will have
eleven decks, each named after some
person or event in English or American
| annals. No luxury hitherto to be found
| on ocean-gO.ng craft will be wanting 10
| her ecu pment. while roOmy swimming
| BATH fed with the actual ocean wave.
will be a special feature.
Punished for Attempting Bribery.
The honesty of Prussian officials. par
ticularly in the higher ranks, is so gen.
orally established that attempts at brib-
cry on the part of contractors or other
business people are rarely made. One
| attempt however, is sufficiently curious
to be worth recording.
| The accused, dry goods merchant
was given a contract by the army cloth
ing department for 5000 meters of cloth
at a price of about $12, GOO He desired
further order" and went in person to
the dwelling of the departmental superin-
tendent to ia k the matter over. The SUI
! perintendent would not see him. and
visit to the department resulted in his
being told to apply through the usual
channels AS he went away he was heard
to mutter something about showing him
self specially grateful.
The same evening the superintendent
received through the post a cover con-
tanning an envelope with five one-hun-
dred-mark notes, but nothing to Indicate
whence IT came or what 1t was for. The
superintendent Immediately reported the
matter and the bride was traced to the
merchant. who. in apparent despair. ex-
planned that mistake had occurred and
| the notes been put in the wrong envelope.
AS 1t happened the evidence showed
that the envelope containing the notes
! had obviously been folded to fit the cover
The court found the accused guilty and
sentenced him to pay $3.50 fine. The notes
were conf1scated to the treasury.