Show Sfudenf in German Duelling Universities The American student in a German Universitv finds manv novel experiences that by their strangeness attract his attention and impress upon his mind especially during the first part of his career there the fact that he is not in an American educational institution Among these experiences one of the also as one of the earliest strongest to come to his notice is the custom of duelling I le mav not at once or even not during his stay in the University witness a duel hut he cannot help seeing plentv of evidences of the existence of the cusd tom for about of the students he meets in some of the universities bear scars on their faces or on their scalps After the semester is in progress a short time he will also see plentv of d bandaged heads and faces to give evidence of recent The average Ameriencounters can if he has not previously been informed of this condition of af one-thir- court-plastere- fairs through reading or hearsay will be astounded to note the prevalence of such a barbarous practice in the highest institutions of learning and he will doubtless have a strong curiositv to witness one of the encounters The writer on several occasions found opportunity to satisfy this curiosity on the last of which our camera was in part responsible for the invitation to be present It came from some student friends who were to be parties to the combats and wished this most important scene in their student career perpetuated through the camera Kight-thirt- v a m of the appointed dav found us wending our wav out to the “Techtshalle” (duelling-hall- ) located about a mile out of town in the open countrv On the way manv cabs passed us bearing the principals for the prospective combat and many of their fraternity brothers and friends all wearing their gaily colored little frater- - |