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Living In Germany

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
July
Year
1871
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Public Domain
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Tío American would be willing to sacrifico tho eduoation of Lis children foi any induoement a forign country miglit offer oL eoonomical oomfort und luxury. If it were his purj qIj í i, drink, elothe, house, and amuse himselí it the towest possiblc cost, he eould iin in the Southern parte of the continent, in the quented regions of Spain , Austria, and Italy, more material enjoyment at Leas juico thao elsewhere in Europa It is nol only the cheap living, but the Bupposed advantageswhiehGermany offers naiion, tlmt is attraoting to it sp inany of our flitting folks. It wou! poor economy indeed to bc guidod in the ehoieo of teachers for tho young by motives only of sa-ring, and while desoanting on the smaUness of the bilis and feea of Germán schools and colleges, it must not beinferred that these are their chief commendations. The thoroughne the scholarohip of Germán y, ai id the practical excellence of its methode of insiriution, aro too wull recognizod to adniit of (jucstion. Heidelbeig, ti fafamous TJnivi isity, which naturally gives tone to tlie wholc place, is pre-eminently an educutdonal town. Abounding in prof and teaohers of all kinds, it offers every possible facility for leaming. We doubt whether there is a branch of knpwlödge for the pursuit of whioh competent instruetors cannot be found in Heidelberg. The etudy of the languages is so extensively and thoroughly pursued that it Can bc said, without oxaggeration, thero is not ono, either ancient or modern, of whioh theio is not an aocomplished master in Heidelberg. A Japanese student who coidd not speak a word of Germán, mei without diliieulty on his arrivaJ b teacher able to converse with him, and give liini lessons through the medium of his own ton gue. Thero is hardly one of its many educated men who is not able to express himself with facility in two modern languages at least in addition to his own. There are dozens of Germans in Heidleborg who cannot only speak Fronch and línglish with fluíney, but write thom with acouracy and eleganee. These languages are regarded as essential branches of study in every school, and they are pursued so thruughly that the pupils loarn to speak them intelligently without oppdtunity of visiting tho conntries where they ure spoken. An American or Kujrlishman, surprised [ the words of liis own longue comglibly from the months of almost every shop-girl or waiter, often exclaims, " How wêll yOU speak English ! '! and asks, " Where did you learn it?" The common answer is, "at school." Learning of the famoua univi town is by nb means of a purely scholasiracter. The natural Sciences are pursued to a great extent, and with a succoss of which tho names of Hulmholz, i nmi Kirehott' - all prnfp.KSQrs al ld-renowned illustrationa. Politica] oconomy, i t torv, international luw, and Science, in it-: application to agriculture and the arts of manufaoture, are fully recognized in accordance with the modern views of edueation, and a practical bias is observable in all instruetion, whether clomentary or advanced. One of the most characteristic features of Gennany, to be observed everywhere in the sheets and on tho road sides, is the school-boy. He goes not "creeping like a snail, unwilliagly.to school," but hurrying eagerly forward to his daily duty, with tho sckulrangen - the knapsaok which holda his books - strapped to his back. You eau sec in hun the material, al. in the full process of organization, of the solid Germán citizen-soldier whose st onward push in the world has been found so irresistible. During school-hours, it ia Lmpossible to find iu the atreots a stragtrlinir child, except of the youngost Tho little bouquot dealers and &r zei boys aro no loQger invoking your stray kreutzers, but, laying Bside for the time their baskets of smaQ wares, are plying diligently their pens and slatc-peiieils under ;he cye of tho scliool-ni aster The I of golng to school in Gormany is so iixed that no child of i age oms to think any more of going without his daily lessons thrm liió daily meals. idition to the public elementary schools, there is a great variety of excellent private ones. To these the thriving trades-people and the moro pro ous citizens send their children ; and it is such American párente residing in Germany would pröbably prefer. TIn ■■. by no means what we sometimos cail in the United States select schools, from which the children of moderate oircum.■ cxcludod by exorbitant charges. Tluúr prioes aro so low as to come within tin; means of all who are either wholly or parüally dependent upon the state for the support of their faniilies. A social equality prevaüs in these private schools, which appears eminent y favorable to a common tone of elevsition and syrapatliy among all classes. The ohildren of the baker, butoheri professor, and American republicans will not, use object to tliis. These elementary private schools profoss only to be preparatory to the Lyeeuni or gymnasium. Pupila are received al six years, and kept until (en, at which age they are a'dmitted, if found competent, to tho highor aoadeniu.es. The studies are, of coui"8e, elementry, and consist chiefly ofreading, writing, arilhmotie, geography, a little French, music, and gyinnastic exerciaes. The charge varios trom two to three dollars a quartei'. (JirlV or ladies' schools, as perhaps wc are expeeted in America tocall them. are, S8pecially when under the control, as is not uncoinmon, of thoroughly educated men, equally good with those for boys. The charges ut' the most expensive ei' these, which are by no no moauE necessarily the nci, amouni to only tliirty-two dollars a yeai for instinct ion in ill branches witli the exoeption of music umi dancing. Lessons on the piano ore ■ at the small rate of' thiity-t vo centseach, and the animal rent of the iii.trunx nt is but twenty dollar.-;. TJic price of a danc-■■iim is ien cents ! Private instruction of all varieties, and oí the best, eau be had ut equally moderato charges. The Qguished teachers soldom ask as much as 1 -on. As one of the main objecte of Amet paurente in going abroad is to give their children the opportunity of learning tho languages, they will fina that the surost means of cfl'octing this is not to have them taughl at home, but to scml tv) school, for the young acquiro more readily a foreign bom the prattle of their comrades than the Lessons of their maaiers. 'Yon musí have Lived herealong timo,'' i traveling EngBshman to an old Orcffon pioneer. "Yos, sir, I bave. Do you sec that mountain ? Welï, !:e:i I carne heve thai mountain was a hole in the ground !" The total nnraber of physicians who paid taxis to tho government lor tbc ycar onding April 30th was 40,798. Of these there wère regular or sllopathic, 39,070; homeopathie, 2,961 : bydropatbic, 'j:;.'l ; ecleotic, 2,860; miaoollanoous or o t i

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