. Philip Melanchthon, the Protestant preceptor of Germany, 1497-1560 . to effect. Among the first, if not the very first, of the Ger-man cities to heed Luthers appeal and to makeprovision for the higher education of her youth, wasNuremberg. This imperial city, celebrated for itsstrong walls, its ancient castle, its rich monasteries,its noble churches, its splendid schools of art, so farsurpassed all other German cities in intelligence andrefinement at the close of the fifteenth, and at thebeginning of the sixteenth century as to be called the eye of Germany. It was the home of AlbrechtDiirer,
. Philip Melanchthon, the Protestant preceptor of Germany, 1497-1560 . to effect. Among the first, if not the very first, of the Ger-man cities to heed Luthers appeal and to makeprovision for the higher education of her youth, wasNuremberg. This imperial city, celebrated for itsstrong walls, its ancient castle, its rich monasteries,its noble churches, its splendid schools of art, so farsurpassed all other German cities in intelligence andrefinement at the close of the fifteenth, and at thebeginning of the sixteenth century as to be called the eye of Germany. It was the home of AlbrechtDiirer, the most renowned of the German painters;of Adam Kraft, whose ciborium in the St. Lorenzis almost a miracle in stone ; of Peter Vischer, whosemonument of St. Sebaldus in the St. SebaldusChurch is reckoned the most exquisite gem ofGerman art; of Hans Sachs, the cobbler-poet, the prince and patriarch of all had four Latin schools, and had long been acentre of industry, politics, and commerce. Amongits scholars and patricians were Wilibald Pirkheimer,. 2 f: 1526] As Preceptor of Germany 131 Casper Niitzel, Hieronimus Ebner, Lazarus Speng-ler, and Hieronimus Baumgartner. It was onlynatural that the city should seek to add Melanch-thon to this galaxy of illustrious men. When now,at the special instance of Spengler and Baumgartner,it was decided to establish a gymnasium, on theseventeenth of October, 1524, Melanchthon, be-cause of his extraordinary fitness and culture, wasinvited to become Rector and Professor of RhetoricBut, dissatisfied as he was with the condition ofaffairs at Wittenberg, and poorly as he was thenpaid for his services, he declined the invitation. Hecould not desert the Elector and incur the imputationof ingratitude. Besides, he distrusted his fitnessfor the position offered, since such a school needednot only a lecturer, but also an orator, who shouldserve as a model for the students. His style waspoor, dry, and without ornament.^ That he wasperf
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