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THE description given in NATURE of January 18 of the proceedings at the ceremonial dedication of the Philipp-Lenard-Institut at Heidelberg must form sad reading for the general body of scientific workers throughout the world, and more especially for those of us who owe so much to the stimulating instruction and courteous hospitality which we had the privilege to enjoy as students at one or other of the German universities in the past. In reading the almost incredible utterances of some of the present representatives of academic Germany on the occasion of this ceremonial at Heidelberg, it has occurred to me that in our amazement at such extravagances we are inclined to overlook some of the stark realities of the situation, and that perhaps they were these which either consciously or instinctively led the speakers to give expression to the wild and unbalanced statements which they are reported to have made.
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F., P. The Ceremonial Dedication of the Philipp-Lenard-Institut at Heidelberg. Nature 137, 233 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137233a0
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