The Denver Jewish news., 1919-12-31
Jerusalem Can Be Made Modern City
and Retain its Historic Character
PROF PATRICK GEDDES DECLARES THE TASK COM
PARATIVELY SIMPLE, AND is CHARMED WITH
CITY AND THE JEWISH COLONIES.

even from distance. The many stud
ants from Russia, Poland, etc, who
formerly had to go to Germany, Switz-
crland. or Paris, will increasingly come
to Jerusalem. for at any rate, part
of their studies"
What will those studies be at
first?"
Research in Chemistry (under DIR.
Weizmann) then probably Physics.
Eotany, BacteriOlogy, etc. 1t is hoped
to introduce other studies as soon as
more buildings can be erected. There
is also an idea of starting the library
In the house"
Another idea" continued the Pro-
fessOr. which | hope to bring for
ward in my spring report is that of
Museums. No, not at the University
he remarked in answer 10 my query,
but for the whole city. Indeed II
Palestine Museum. on the one hand OF
Geography, Geology. Botany. Zoology,
agriculture, etc. i; and also, above all,
a great Museum of History. and Arch
plan an Institution of higher rank than
the University itself, just as the Brit
ish Museum and the Louvre are of
higher rank and of more universal in
terest than the University of either
city"
collections?'
True, but we can and may have
some originals, since said Prof
Geddes, speaking deliberately. nothing
more should now go out of the coun-
| try. If indeed the Museum can he
made of general Palestinian interest,
then all psychologists can use it in
common. Moreover, we can get Sc
lection of typical casts anti photo
| graphs. etc. from among all other
Museums; and thus prepare u Museum
more reall,s educational than any one
or Them !, ut present. Tlris Miiscris,
should be in or near the city: so that
tourists and pile rims as well as the
general public could visit it with
ease"
|
for the Zionists"?
"By no means exclusively. 1t is due
to them to say that the very reason
why they have asked me to come here
is because 1 have been so long in India
working in many cities there. and al
ways for the common good of Moslem,
Hindu and Christian populations alike.
All benefit equally by better dwellings,
cleaner streets, better communications
and so on. Just as definitely as l am
planning the University for the Zion
lists. so my report to the Chief Ad-
ministrator and Governor will show
| that I am working in the general in
terest."
You have recently lectured on the
University"
Yes. i addressed gathering of
ladies' several times on their share in
building up the University in the right
spirit. The culture of all countries
depends much on that of their women.
as witness the long intellectual Lead
crship of France. and the modern pro-
| greSS of America.
Professor Geddes then told me he
desires to press for an early and large
beginning of Carob culture, which he
has cultivated in Cyprus. He has the
! fullest hopes for it as ereat resource
i for Palestine. above all things helping
TO produce more oxen and cows, and
thus increasingly to replace goats.
1t is not merely of the outer struc-
ture of the Hebrew University, or of
Jerusalem that Prof Geddes is think
| ing, writes Mr.. Epstein, but of the
Word that is to be taught i'll the one
and the life that is to pulsate in the
other: as he himself has put it. he
anticipates for the University 'ie-
rusalem renewed in the spirit Mt once
of Israel and of ancient Athens: and
not merely the 244th University upon
the historic lists-Why not the first
of new stage of educational pro-
gress?"