New Britain herald., 1916-12-16
MUNSTERbERG DIES TEACHING GIRLS AT
 RADCLIFFE COLLEGE
Harvard Professor Stirred Up Tempest by Discussions and
 Letters on Germany
TWICE GIVEN HONORS
 BY KAISER WILLIAM

Falls on Floor Today While Deliver
 ing Lecture on Psychology and Life
 Is Extinct Twenty Minutes Later Young Woman Students Rush to Side and Call Physician, Who Is
 of No Help.
 Cambridge, Dec. 16.-Hugo Nun sterberg. distinguished psychologist, and director of the psychological lab oratorv of Harvard university died college today.
 Professor Munsterberg had begun a lecture on elementary physchology before sixty young women. He had talked for about a half hour when he appeared to hesitate and a mo- ment later stretched his right hand toward the desk as though to steady himself. As he did so he tottered and his hand swept his watch and eye glasses from the desk to the f1oor
 
 had fallen and was unconscious when Dr. Harold E. Burtt, an instructor, sprang to his side. Death came in twenty minutes. pr. Jewett, who had been calledN from an adjoining room, found the psychologist dying when he reached him.
 Dr. Jewett was Professor Munster berg's physician and Dr. Burtt was a iJfo Ia sions at Radcliffe were imme ediately suspended for the day.
 Professor Munsterberg had ap- peared to be in his usual health and on last Monday night delivered an ad- dress on NThe phsychology of busi- ness," before the Chamber of Com merce at Brockton.
 Bitter Fight With Associates. Well known in educational circles for many years, Professor Munster berg became prominent in the public eye soon after the great war began. l A German by birth, he presented in 1 addresses and in written articles the 1 attitude of the Teutonic allies as he understood it. Gradually he came to l be regarded as a spokesman in New 1 England for many Germans and oth- i CTS who favored Germany. As a re- : suit he was brought into controversy with other members of the Harvard 1 faculty, who were outspoken in the l defense of the Allies. The discus i sions became bitter and at times per sonal. Among those who took issue with Munsterherg was the late Dr. Josiah Royce of the Harvard school l of philosophy. A storm ragged at l Harvard when there was publishe d in this country what purported to be ! a translation of a letter written by Professor Munsterberg to the imperial German chancellor, Von Bethmann- .Hollweg. The letter was intercepted in transit by the British authorities.
 Associated faculty members assert ! ed that the writer of the letter was attempting to influence American public opinion in favor of Germany 1 through anonymous contributions to | the press. Munsterberg claimed that his letter had been badly translated from the German or Intentionally garbled and that he had never writ ten or said anything inconsistent with his position at Harvard, or his resi- dence in the United States. Never 1 theless an attempt was made by a 1 number of persons, including some of the Harvard faculty, to have the 1 board of overseers of Harvard ask for l his resignation. The board received a petition from these persons. but took no action on it.
 Professor Munsterberg had repeat edly urged that lasting peace for the world might be brought about through the initiative of the United States.
 Professor Munsterberg leaves a Wife and a daughter Marguerite.
 Born in Danzig, Germany.
 Professor Munsterberg was born in Danzig, Germany, in 1863. and after distinguished work as an educator in his native land. came to Harvard in 1892 as professor of psychology. In 1910 he returned to Germany as Harvard exchange professor at the university of Berlin. In the follow ing year he organized and became the head of the Amerika-Institute the German government. At the expira tlon of his term as exchange professor in 1912 he resumed his work al Har- yard. He was made president of the American psychological association in 1898. At the time of his death he was president of the Boston German asso- ciation.
 Mrs. Munsterbcrg was former Miss Selma Oppler Of Strassburg Germany. They were married in 1887.
 For twenty years Professor Nun sterberg had written extensively or philosociphal, psychological and sci