March i6th, igi2. 



Professor Lindsay, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P., President, in the Chair. 



"GERMAN EDUCATION." 



By Proffssor Sadler. 



(Abstract). 



A popular and instructive lecture was given in the Assembly 

 Minor Hall on March 1 6th by Professor Sadler, LL.D., vice-chancellor 

 of Leeds University, the subject being " German Education : its 

 Lessons for Europe." As Professor Sadler is a recognized 

 authority on this matter, the lecture was very largely attended by 

 those interested in education generally. 



Professor Lindsay, who occupied the chair, said in 

 the name of the Society he offered to Dr. Sadler a hearty 

 Irish welcome. Dr. Sadler, he said, was one of the foremost 

 living authorities on the subject of education, and had made 

 numerous and valuable contributions to the literature of the 

 subject. If he (the Chairman) were asked what were the special 

 merits of German education he would be inclined to signalise 

 four points — first, the completeness of organisation and the 

 harmonious co-ordination of parts which characterised the German 

 educational system ; secondly, the generous and farsighted 

 encouragement of research ; thirdly, the liberal financial support 

 accorded to the schools and universities by the Crown, the 

 Legislature, and other public bodies ; and, fourthly, the honour 

 accorded to the teacher and the high value set u{)on his work. It 

 would be admitted that in some of those particulars we in this 

 country fell short. Every country must develop the system of 

 education best suited to its needs, its traditions, and its spirits, 

 but German education was rich in suggestion. 



