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...Karl O. Bertling, A.M. '07, of the Amerika-Institut, and Vice-President of the Harvard Club of Berlin, will give a stereopticon lecture on the castles of Germany in the Dining Room of the Union this evening at 8.15 o'clock. Dr. Bertling will also compare the work of the Harvard Clubs of London, Paris, and Berlin, will show the differences of aims and methods of study in these cities, and will discuss the Amerika-Institut, a federation to promote cultural union between Germany and America. He will be introduced by Professor Kuno Francke...
...Karl O. Bertling, A. M. '07 of the Amerika-Institut, and Vice-President of the Harvard Club of Berlin, will give a stereopticon lecture on the castles of Germany in the Dining Room of the Union tomorrow evening at 8.15 o'clock. Dr. Bertling will also compare the work of the Harvard Clubs at London, Paris, and Berlin, showing the differences of aims and methods of study in these cities, and will discuss the Amerika-Institut, a federation to promote cultural union between Germany and America. He will be introduced by Professor Kuno Francke...
Largely through the efforts of Professor Muensterberg during his service as Exchange Professor 1909-10, a so-called "Amerika Institut" has been founded in Berlin for the purpose of strengthening relations between Germany and America by serving as a bureau of exchange and inquiry, both public and personal. It is intended as an aid to both American students, professors, and officials in Germany, and to German scholars and travellers in this country. It already has a wide correspondence with persons seeking assistance for various scholarly purposes...
Object of the Amerika-Institut...
...service of the Amerika-Institut, which was established under Professor Muensterberg's directorship, in awakening both countries to the advantages of mutual intercourse, is fully explained, in a way that presents the full significance of the phrase which describes its purpose--"to further and expand the cultural relations between the United States an Germany." Such an organized move has been necessary, because, in spite of the fact that thousands of Americans visit Germany every summer, most of them look upon the excursion as a "gaudy vacation" and do not work hard "as unofficial delegates of their country for the cultivation...