The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-19

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Berlin. Soy. S-NotwiUhstaudinn
the war. The new University of
Frankfort has Just been opened. The
emperor signed the statutes of the
new institution on August T. the day
the Herman mobilization was or
dercd Thus This new seat of learn
ina will be identified for an time with
the great world war. just as the INT
versity % Berlin is known through
out Germany for having been born
during the Napoicouic wars The
University OF Frankfort has also at
tached to itself a fcminisccncc 81
those days by opening w. doors on
the anniversary OF the battle at Leip-
zig, wherc Napoleon's power M Ger
many was finally broken.
The opening. on october Is. was
without amy special ceremony. The
kaiser sent FROM military ucadquar
ters u dispatch expressing his regret
that the defense OF tho Fathorlund
from the nefarious attack OF ouI en-
cmics rendered 30 Impossible FOR him
Co bc present.
The institution begins be- career
under favorable financial ana intel
~leciual augurics. Az endowment fuud
of about $4,000. 600 has uocu collect
I'D. A large part of this was given
hy members 81 the Frankfort Speycr
mmily. which is also represented 300
New YORK 3 considerable contri-
button was also made. g Be- under
stood by Jacob H. Schlu of New
York. as O. gift 90 his nutiye city.
The city ot Frankfort undertakes Co
make annual appropriations for
meeting 60 part OF the running cN-
enscs fact which gives his uni
vcrsity a unique position among those
uI Germauy. as DO also notes "a de-
parturc Boz municipal activities BOO
Gcrmauy Il had cen proposed by
the contributors Co the endowment
that Inc city should have exclusive
control including the selection of thc
faculty. but this was Tioctod hy the
Prussign Legislature; hence the ape
poiutmcnt ~ professors is made by
The ministry uf education as at the
other universities The city govern
mcnt. however. is we'll represented
on tho board Of trustees and has an
extensive influence over tho admins
tratiou 81 affairs
80 N"|hN A|"NN'A AN|NNIN "H' Y .'
sity OF Frankfort differs from the
other German institutions has
nnmely. mo- theological faculty Al
effort was made to give % ONE, nut
tho proposal was defeated Ut the ar
gument lhat th" ulnn,. ui juooiol-
lean students has greatly decreased
at the existing universities. and hcnre
that there Wns uo ground for Inc
! ~creasiug the faculties FOR theological
} instruction. Yet Frankfort viii have
more faculties than thf other uritcr-
sittes ov ing Go ihc fact that 10 designs
60 separate faculties some subjects
that are grouped together az the old
/ cr institutions n will have the f"'-
3 lowing five departments Law. mcdi-
cine. philosophy natural science aud
economic and social s.ion,y
Frankfort starts out win moro
than one hundred professor. ANA iu.
struCtors and b. BIZ already a greater
institution 200 this respect than Giles
sen. T~uchiuEeu ~tushurr. Jrua and
some other German universities ~,N
etIl were taken from Berlin several
from Vienna. stIll others lum LcIl-
zis Basic. Kiel aud praeur
The new university h.s libraries.
hospitals and museums as qsri uf its
splendid equipment The oity Of
Frankfort places az ifs disposal 10,
municipal library pl more fhsu
&. 1850. 600 volumes a. wei! a- tht
great cit, hospital established about
twenty-five years agu This give. tho
university better facilities lH som. DE-.
uartmouts uf medicine than some ui
the Older institutions Thus 90 has
Two clinics especially Tor childreu'-
Diseases. as well 1- others for oaI
and throat Diseases farilltles which
some of the other institution. aro sta
longing for Tn" George apptri
house foT making researches iutc
pharmaceutical chemistry. which O.
presided over hy the faWous Prof
Paul Enrich has upapren,!y been m.
corporstcd bodily into the new uni.
ycrsity This has also oecL the ease
with The Neurological institute oi
Prof Edinger. There aro also ok
tensive museums 90 youlorN. miner.
alogy. geology and botany