Kuno Fischer, on the fate of the Palatinate and Heidelberg, which was
preceded and followed by music. After this the participants in the
festival were brought together by a dinner in the Museum Hall, and
seldom have speeches so inspired an audience as did those of the Grand
Duke and the Crown Prince. Never has Heidelberg seen such a
torch-light procession as that formed by the students in honor of
their Rector; 3,000 torches lighted him to the City Hall. He thanked
them, and proposed cheers for the Crown Prince.

On the morning of the 5th there was the presentation of degrees. In
the afternoon a special train carried four hundred people to
Karlsruhe, where the royal party held a great reception. The capital
was decorated with flags, the city parks were lighted with Bengal
lights, there was music, and a song by the patriotic bard Vierordt was
sung.

All the splendor and interest shrank into insignificance before the
grand historical procession on the morning of the 6th, which made a
lasting impression on the minds of all. The throng of 100,000 people
watched quietly while the whole history of the Palatinate passed in
review before them. The procession illustrated this history much
better than it could have been told by any professor or any book.
There was not a vacant space to be found, extra trains having brought
more spectators, and yet everything passed off quietly and without
accident. In the evening there was a heavy shower, which freshened
everything, leaving no ill effects to be seen the next morning, which
was more than could be said of many of those who attended the imposing
_Commerse_ of the Heidelberg students. As a former student, the Grand
Duke appeared among the 6,000 visitors at the _Commerse_, where he
presided and spoke enthusiastically of the Emperor. Other speeches