The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
PROF. SHOREY MAKES
FULL CONFESSION
Wins Reconciliation From Ger
mans at Farewell
Dinner.
RETRACTS HIS CRITICISM
Tells Berlin Scholars He Was
Wrong When He Opposed
Their Influence.
SPECIAL CATE De.satca 10 rus sus

BERLIN. Feb. 2l.-Prof. Paul Shorey Of
the University OF Chicago. Roosevelt ex-
change professor at the University OF
Berlin. made his peace with his German
scholars at a farewell dinner given in his
honor by Prof Coolidge OF Harvard AT
the Hotel Adlon on Wednesday. Prof
Shorey made a speech in which he ad-
United that he was In error when In an
article in an American magazine in 1911
he sharply criticised Germany's scholars
and strongly opposed German influence in
American schools and on American
scholarship.
The article in question caused bitter
feeling among German scholars at the
time. and this developed into storm
when IL was announced year ago that
Prof Shorey had been appointed Roose-
Welt exchange professor The hot heads
among the students insisted that the APP
pointment should not be accepted and pre-
dicted that 1t would put an end TO the
system OF exchanging professors. CalTNer
views prevailed. however. and Prof. and
Mrs. Shorey have been received here with
unusual cordially.
At the dinner on Wednesday night Prof
Shorey confessed that he had made m s.
take. He said also that he had learned
that Germany had. among other things,
a new meaning for several words One
OF these was hospitality" but the princi-
pal one was reconciliation" Prof.
Shorey retracton made the deepest i'm
press on on his German colleagues
DR.. Adolf Harnach, the famous professor
and royal Librarian, declared that Prof,
Shorey had put the German pr, fe>,o :
10 shame 10y admitting that he could
make mistakes. There were 1870 guests at
the dinner. and they may be d'scrbe
as the brains OF German schoia rship
The American Club gave a luncheon
AZ the Adlon In honor OF Edwin q. Cooley.
sinner ulrnt nf pIlhii,
schools OF Chicago and now educat.ona
adviser 10 the Commercial Club OF that
city. who is investigating European schoo
condit ons. Mr. Cooley has Just made a
trip through Denmark In a speech at
the luncheon he said Denmark had don,
more from an educational standpoint for
the agricultural population than any other
ountry and had put the United States
t. shame.
Denmark Ahead In schools.
Mr.. Cooley said the country district
school system in use in the United States
IS poorer to-day than IL was twenty
years ago. Denmark. he said. is ahead u.
iermany. This IL Largely due to tn
establishment Of high schools for all the
country districts. These schools. Mr.
Cooley said, are open from October u
April and reach more than 80 per cent
Of the farming population. Students who
have graduated from these schools now
hold high offices under the Government.
specially In the departments Of finance
and commerce, and are practically running
Denmark.
Mr. Cooley declared that the creates,
educational probl, m for the United States
to make possible vocational educat on
aud training for poor boys and eirls Who
are compelled to leave school between tn,
ises OF II and 10. German experts hg-
ure. he said. that IL the poorer children
can obtain vocational education IL vii
save Germany $4,000. O00. 900 IA year
The Harvard Cub gave a farewell din.
ner on Sa .urday to Its president, Wiiline
spencer, Second Secretary Of the Am-ri-
an Embassy who has been promot. Il
he secretaryship Of the legation al
tsracas
Nine, King Clark of New York mad,
| yer professional debut as a singer OF
Thursday. Her singing received the high
est praise from III, critics of the Berlin
ap-rs The members of the American
Embassy who were in the audi. nee were
'ery enthusiast over her performan ce
Louis Persinger. IA young American yio-
mist, has been appointed concert mastei
II the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra
Nr. Persinger is the first American &c
Nccupy this coveted post in Germany's
most famous orchestra His pred. cess ors
included such performers as Ysaye and
cesar Thomson.
haps AS Clara Clemens, daughter OF Mark
vain, will make her first appsara In
Berlin as a singer next month.