DR. VON OY REPUDIATES BOTH DIAMONDS AND COAL

That he worked his way across the Atlantic as a freight and coal carrier, and then stepped ashore with diamonds on his hands was emphatically denied by Dr. Franz Von Oy, German student at the University, when shown the newspaper accounts of his trip to this country.

When a CRIMSON reporter interviewed Dr. Von Oy, he admitted that he was probably the person referred to as "Von Off" whose arrival the Boston papers reported in so sensational a manner.

The newspaper story, which credited him with being a graduate of the University of Munich, of having worked his way across the Atlantic as a coal carrier, and of his landing with diamonds on his fingers, he denounced as absolutely false.

Scores Journalistic Inaccuracy

"In Germany such a thing could never happen, and I cannot understand how the papers write such falsehoods", said Dr. Von Oy. "I do not come from Munich, but from Kiel. I don't wear diamonds, and far from being a coal and freight carrier, I came over as a guest of the captain."

Franz Von Oy is a native of Westphalia. He studied at the Institut fur Seeverkehr and Weltwirtshaft in Kiel, taking his doctor's degree last year. It was during his studies there, in the field of social economics, that he first conceived the idea of pursuing his studies in the United States. "From the books that I read by American scholars, I perceived that I could learn much from these men. I chose Harvard because there I thought I could best get what I wanted."

"Everything Competitive Here"

Dr. Von Oy found the competitive spirit of this country the feature most noticeable to the foreigner. "Everything seems to be competition, and I suppose that the sensational way in which the papers have dealt with my arrival is caused by the same force which causes Broadway to be illuminated in such an elaborate way."

Dr. Van Oy was hardly less impressed by the friendliness of all members of the University with whom he has come in contact. He considers this quality to be almost as much in evidence as the American spirit of competition.

Dr. Van Oy is at present enrolled in the Graduate School of Business Administration. He is only taking one course, preferring to give most of his time to independent research in Widener Library, which he finds remarkably complete in his field. Dr. Von Oy plans to continue at Harvard for one or two years, according to his success in securing employment in this country. Besides his knowledge of English and German, Dr. Van Oy speaks French, Polish, and Dutch fluently.