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FRITZ SEMMLER WRITES ABOUT GERMANY (Continued from Page 1.) The private preparatory schools, which before the war also gave an elementary education, are abolished by (aw, so that during these four years we have an institution composed of ill classes of children. That cer- ainly is a great step to a better •inderstanding between the estranged classes. This four ye. r period is much ■lttacked, because before the war only hree years of elementary preparation were required to enter the preparatory schools. A child had three years of elementary work, then took nine year.? of finish preparatory school. Now with four years of elementary work there remain only eight years to com plete the course preparatory to the university. Teachers doubt that the present system is feasable but since it has been tried for only seven years it is impossible to really know how it will work. For the admission of a child to a certain school, its talent and inclina tion and not the economic or social position or the religious faith of its parents are decisive. In carrying out this provision of the constituion of Weimar a number of capable pupils are elected every year to go to pre paratory schools at government ex pense. Many good pupils who former ly were handicapped by the social con dition of their parents, now have a chance for further education. That doubtless will help in the development of the whole people. The preparation for the University is given by the middle-schools and pre paratory schools. Middle-schools give only a common school education. For merly if ;• boy successfully completed this prescribed course, he was required to give only one year of military ser vice instead of the two otherwise re quired. The preparatory schools, how ever, lead to the "Abilturium," the ex ination which admits to study at the University. These schools are "Gymna sian" and "Oberealschulen.' The first gives special classical subjects, Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and the students arc especially those who want to study Theology, Law, or Ancient Languages. The "Oberrealschule" h."s as main sub jects mathematics, natural sciences, and our modern languages. It pre pares for the further study of these sciences. The curriculum in both of them is fixed and few electives are offered. A free choice of subjects is only possible at the university. That gives the school a certain rigidity which is not to be found in American colleges, but on the other hand it gives the students a solid and extensive ed- ucation in general. The university is the highest school. Here the professor teaches by the lecture method. without discussion while in small groups the students are led on to special and independent study. Law, medicine. philosophy, theology, mathematics, and the natural or pure sciences are the subjects taught at nearly all of the universities; while engineering, agriculture, social sciences, and art are taught at special schools, which r.re the technical, agricultural, anil commerical "Hochs chulen" as well as the "Kunstschulen" and "Akademien der Kuenste." These are equal in standing to the univer sities. The largest university today is that of Berlin; Heidelberg, Tuebin gen. and Marburg are famous because of their theological faculty. German universities have no dormitories. Pro fessors and students have private rooms sii town and the university includes only the buildings for teaching, labora tories. clinics, etc. After the war stu dent lunch rooms were established, especially with the rid of the Quakers. Here one can buy a good and nourish ing meal for a low price. A special place in the German school system is taken by the experi mental schools; the "Gemeinschaflss chulen" and "Landersiehungheime." Their work is devoted partially to those children who need careful in dividual attention; for instance, those whose development has been nnnatural in the life of the cities. These schools stress also the new meth ods of education, better understand ing between teacher and pupil, closer contact with life, and the greatest possible regard for the individuality of the child. Their founders and leaders are for the most part especially gifted and trained teachers, forerunners of a new kind of education, whose cen ter is the child and whose aim is a new society of men. FRESHMEN AND SOPIIMORE HAVE PICNIC TOGETHER (Continued from Page 1.) one." A cheer from the Freshmen arose, but was suddently quieted when Ira Newlin again spoke with changed tone. With grief and solemnity he stated that it would be necessary for the happy party to pause in their festivities to pay tribute to the death of a well loved member of the sopho more class. Mournful strains of the funeral dirge were played by Herta Hollady and the funeral procession was heard . pproaching. It was without difficulty that the Freshmen realized the gravity and sorrow of the situation when they heard the heart-rending grief of the bereaved ones, for their lamenting could have been heard a long distance away. With eager, tearful eyes the Freshmen watched over the hill for the first glimpse of the procession. Their sorrow w. s only increased at the first -ight of that mournful group. Coming at a pace as fast as their stumbling feet would allow and led by Cassey, wound their way up the hill. Cassey was decked with dogwood branches and garlands of flowers, which well hid her forty years of age. She realized her honor and duty as she drew with halting steps the hearse containing the loved one. The stately j They All Tell Us I Our Straw Values Are Right! i j | They ought to be right. X They are made and de f signed for the man who I wants style and quality. j t BLUM & KOCH MALLORY Stone Edge Cravenettes | $ 6. $ 5. I GENUINE PANAMA | $ 6. | Feature Toyo $3.50 | Feature Yeddo $3.50 j WRIGHT'S | G-uilford Hotel Corner | Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes THE 6UILFORDIAN hearne made the procession but more noted. No one could look at the mourners which followed without a feeling of pity in his heart. When all had come to the front of the audience the funeral took place directed by a solemn underti ker clad in the loudest of sports togs. As a small casket was laid in the grave and the many floral designs were placed by it, the mourning of the sophomores seemed to he unbearable, tra Newlin read with pious dignity the funeral rites. He told of the beautiful life of this child of the sophomore class, "Sophomore love for Freshmen," who lived only seven months on this The audience was allowed a last fleet ing glimpst in the casket. Sadness filled all hearts as they passed by the open grave and saw the small hatchet, so life-like, yet so cold and inert. The gnve diggers silently covered the grave and the friends of the bereaved rushed to offer their consolations. Ella Mae Friddle and Wilmer Steele were so torn by their grief that there was no comfort for them. Before long, however, the general joyfulness of the picnic event was re gained and there was a rush when the "eals" were announced. A generous end good supper of hot dogs, sand wiches, coffee and ice cream was ser ved. It seemed that the bottom of the ic cream can "was not" for the line of applicants for cones lasted until the last minute and none were without all they could eat. Then for an hour, around the camp fires people shouted end sang. 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