The German Emperor took part in the centenary celebra- tions
of Berlin University on Tuesday, and reminded his audience of the theory of Humboldt and of Frederick William III.—so amply justified as men all over the world gladly testify to-day—that the cultivation of the intellectual forces of Germany would redeem her material losses. Helped by the State, and representing the State, the Berlin Uni- versity has stood, as the Emperor said, for the Prussian. German character. It represents "German manners and German methods." It has watched and notably helped the rise of Germany in a hundred years from deep depression to her present position. The theory of the Berlin University is different from our older English Universities, and that differ- ence is outwardly signified in the part taken in public life by the German Professor. The Emperor exhorted the University to give its attention to research work, and promised to found a society bearing his name for the establishment and main- tenance of research institutions.
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