New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-04

the hone that many of them will be found cepap'e
of fighting. Not only will university education =,
at a standstill in France, but pracuc@''S ~
schools will be cosed. Convent schools At po'"''
remote from the scenes Of fighting may coh''"u'
their work, but these will be about the only ins-
tutons in operation.
Naturally, conditions are even worse IN pei
GUM. That unfortunate country has been SupPi5-
ing most Of the battenelds of the war, and goou
part of tie area is almost like desert Inc "orS'
blow has been struck at institutions OF learning
~ Louysjn In the course Of destroying that beau
tiful city the Germans wrecked the University OF
Louvsin, and according to some reports killed
number Of priests who we're members Oh inc lac
ulty trust that this latter statement viii prove
70 be a mistake; however, the fact remains thSt
the university has been wiped out. IL was one
OF tho most important Catholic institutions ot
Europe and many of the prominent members OF
the Catholic clergy in this country have studied
there.
DESTRUCTION OF THE PRICELESS MANI
SCRIPTS IN UNIVERSITY OF LOUyAIN.
.Nerelv as an act of wsnton destruction tue
wrecking Of the University Of Louvain was oao
enough. but there was another thing which Haae
Il an actual blow at culture and education Inc
library there contained priceless COLLECTION Oh
nsnuscripts and old books. Because they con
sisted largely Of source books they we're OF spe-
rial inheritance to advanced scholars Prooaoy
all of these have been destroyed. II so the loss
"a irreparable and may mean that this historic
university will never reopen. Buildings can DC
replaced, but such a library cannot be, ana
library is the hear. Of university.
"As far as can be ascertsined from the DIS
patches and from what I heard before leaving
Europe the other universities Of Belgium nave
not suffered 50 severely but of course practically
every line of educational activity will be sus-
pended in Belgium as long al the war lasts. A.
most no American students attend Belgian col
Ieges. 20 that their closing will not be directly
felt n this country
1.-THE great German universities are the most ia
nous in this country, and large number of
American students at them will be affected by
the war Most of them have c1me home or are
trying to do 80. Several of the more prominent
universities are practically in the war zone
Among these are Heidelberg, Goettingen and Bonn
III work has been suspended at these places, and
there is little likelihood that any work will be
done during the coming academic year.
Dr. Hibben then went on TO say that the same
conditions prevailed at universities IN more re-
mote parts Of Germany, and that it is very doubt
full if a single one of the higher institutions OF
learning in the empire does any work during the
year This, he went to show, would endsnger
the existence of many OF them.
In this country a college or university of the
better class might suspend work for an entire
year, and at the end Of that time start in anew
in nearly good shape as before. This is due to
the fact that our colleges have complete equip
ment of grounds and buildings. Not only are