The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-07
AT HARVARD.
CASTOR Dsschamps 10 Lecture
Before tho French Ctrcla.

The "Cercle Francois de lUniversite
Harvard" has invited this year Monsieur
CASTOR Deschamps. the eminent literary
critic OF the Partisan paper "Le Temps, ;"
10 deliver the Hyde lectures, and he VIII
give this month, in Cambridge. eight
lectures in French on Modern French
Theatre"
AS the previous lecturers OF the "Cercle
Francais de rUniversite Harvard" Mon
sieur CASTOR Deschamps has received
numberless invitations, among which can
be cited; Adelphi OF Brooklyn, Alliance
Francaise, New York. Alliance Francaise,
Boston, Alliance Franchise, Montreal,
United States Naval Academy, Annapo-
lis, New York Archaeological Society,
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences,
brown. University of California, Cniver'
sity OF Chicago. Cercle Francais. Boston
cercie Frsncais, Cincinnati. Columbit'
Cornell, Laval and McGill, Montreal
Mount Holyoke. New Orleans, University
OF ottawa. Packer Institute of Brooklyn,
University OF Penns ylvanta, Princeton,
, Puwiue University. Smith, Soclete MS
torique, Boston. Syracuse, Trinity, vas
sar, Wells. Wellesley, United states Mill
tary Academy. West Point Williams
q
ington. Yale, etc.
IL viii be noted that among the places
the lecturer will visit are the United
states Military and Naval Academies, at
West Point and Annapolis.
Monsieur CASTOR Deschamps was born
al nellie. Deux Sevres. in 1851. lie studied
az the College OF Mort, then at College
Sainte Barbe, IN Paris, and was admitted
IN 1852. at t,Tstrpper Normal School Re-
ceived as Fellow OF the University in
1885. he was selected by competition 10 be
sent 60 the French Archaeological School
In Athens.
II is as y pensionnaire of that school
that III CASTOR Deschamps explored sew
erai regions of Asia Minor and his epf-
graphic works made the subject of sever
al reports 10 the Academy OF Inscriptions
and Bellies Lettres.
In the interval of his trip, NJ. @. Des-
champs acted as literary and political
correspondent of Journal des Debats' IN
Athens. His articles attracted attention
and he was offered to join their STAFF This
is the way NJ. Deschamps entered the lit
erary world.
In 1890 ne was managing editor OF
"Journal des Debats" and was contribut-
ing also to Revue des Deux Mondes
and Revue Bleuc' He published in 1877
LA Grece Il d'Aujourd hui" which was
"couronne" by the French Academy. The
following year he published Sur les
Routes d'Asie" souvenirs OF voyage.
The same year he was appointed Chef
de Cabinet by Jules Ferry then president
of the senate whose premature death
rendered NJ CASTOR Deschamps 10 the ex-
elusive cult OF literature.
He then succeeded Anatole France as
the literary critic OF the Temps" and
for she last seven years he has been
writing a weekly "feuilleton' on the con-
Temporary literary movement. These es-
saws have been reunited In la We ct les
Iivrcs." which count already Ave vol
umes. Tho very title indicates how NJ.
CASTOR Deschamps understands his role
az n writer: "He does not separate books
OF ife or literature of society"
He wrote "A novel 'Chcmin Fleuri, Ia
1896. and very interesting book on Ma
riVaux.
The literary critic of the Temps" also
nublished las, year social study lie
Nalaise dc la Democratic" In defence or
prevfus. He was made a cheyalier of the
Legion OF Honor In 1895.