rian, along with Zachariæ, Wohler, gen much less frequent than formerand others, left Gottingen in 1837 ly. In this whole Semester there with the Gebruder Grimm, but now have only been about one hundred is back again in his old place. Benfey, the Professor of Sanscrit, ranks among the first in Germany, but no doubt has a greater reputation abroad than at home, owing, perhaps, to Sanscrit being not so much studied here as in England and France.

and twenty-five. These take place a short distance outside the city. Of course it is forbidden by the University laws, but as the students are under a separate government, having entirely a different set of police from the citizens, they do very much as These are a few of the most noted they please. They keep guards out, regular Professors-there are many but this is entirely unnecessary for others who have been working along the police understand their business, for years, making scarcely enough to and so always arrive on the dueling live upon, who have not yet been, ground a little too late. Wishing to called to a regular Professorship in any of the Universities. A number of young men of great ability are also in the ranks laboring now with great zeal, in order to take a place in future; Klosterman, and Frensdorff are prominent among these, the latter especially, who has lately been delivering a series of lectures on Frederic the Great, in which he has been winning, for himself much applause. But let us turn our attention for a moment in another direction.

see what this really was, we determined to walk out in that direction. Falling in with a company of students with whom we were acquainted, we ascended the Hainberg to a Gasthaus, in an upper room of which a number of students had already collected. Soon the combatants were escorted in by their partizans, and conducted to the large sofas on opposite sides of the room. They were all wrapped and padded except their heads and faces, and armed with long, "What is that: a student?" The slim, but very sharp, swords. At a small red or blue caps, set a little to concert a few evenings before, one one side, a la mode, seem at first rath- student had made a wry face at an er peculiar, but one soon learns that other, whereupon he immediately the different colors, both of caps and received a challenge to fight a duel. bands across the breast, indicate the Several of the friends of each were particular organization to which they soon drawn into the fray, and so now belong. Those wearing a combina- they appeared openly to defend their tion of red, blue and white-blue pre- honor (?). The proper ceremony dominating-are members of one of being gone through with, they met the aristocratic and seclusive "corps," and fought, most savagely striking at and are bound to support the old cus- each other's heads and faces. In a toms, especially that of dueling, moment the seconds cried halt!— Those with black, red and gold-red There was a wound, which the Docpredominating-are burschen, a pat- tor, who is always present, pronounriotic, social organization, keeping ced nothing, and so they met again, warm the love for the Fatherland, for they must needs fight ten minutes and opposing the corps--students if they are able. The time was nearwishing to do away with many of the ly out and they were both covered old barbarous customs. The sober, with blood, when the challenger remoral burschen, who wear white caps, ceived a terrible blow on the top of are especially active in this direction. the head. It was a serious wound, One must rejoice in the gradual and stopped the contest. While the change these are bringing about, even Doctor was adjusting the partly reif it is slow. Already much of the moved scalp, and sewing up the fearold, wild student-life is passing away. ful gash, two others were preparing. Many of their barbarous customs are In a moment they were ready. This, superseded by more civilized conduct. however, soon ended, by one being Dueling, in many Universities, is so badly cut up that he gave up of his now almost unknown, and in Gottin- own accord. While this one was

OUR readers will note that the time of Iowa Yearly Meeting has been changed, so that it will be held hereafter on Second-day after the first Flrst-day in Ninth month at 10 o'clock A. M. The meetings for worship on the preceding and succeeding Firstdays will be considered a part of the Yearly Meeting.

being cared for by the Physician, still another couple were removing their coats, vests and shirts, and putting on the pads and protections. But we had seen enough of their barbarism, and so left. I have never heard the result of the third contest. As we returned, calling to mind the recklessness of the ancient inhabitants of Germania, and connecting with this A change was made in the discipsome of the wild stories one hears on line on the last day of the Meeting, every side, I fancied I could see which is not included in our report. something of the same nature, that The change alluded to consists in the made them risk their freedom with a insertion of a clause on the subject of throw of dice, still existing now divorce, to read nearly as follows: making them willing for some petty "Friends are not permitted to avail cause to scar themselves for life. In- themselves of the legal privileges of deed they assume to think it honor- divorce except for the one cause menable to have many scars, and refer to tioned by our Savior." Bismark, who carries marks now which he received while a student in WE have received the Report of the Gottingen. This place has the name Conference of First-day School teachof affording the student many ad- ers, held at Birmingham, England, vantages for study, but few for en- on the 1st month, pp. 188. This joyment. Of course, for the latter, Report is very interesting, for the Berlin and Munich are superior, volume before us contains not only neither has Gottingen the natural the Report itself, but there are as an scenery of Bonn, or Heidelberg, or appendix, 18 essays on various subthe free life of Jena. The teaching jects read before the Conference, and is mostly done by lectures from the portions of 2 letters. Professors themselves. The students bring their paper, pens and inkhorns, and some in short-hand, some other wise, take down a part or all of the discourse on paper, with wide margin, purposely prepared.

Notwithstanding the tendency among some classes of students to make pleasure a principal object, yet there is really a great deal of studying done, more in fact than one would expect.

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