New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

of Paris establish a bureau OF scien-
tiflc educational information for the use of
foreigners. The measure is appreciated by
American students and scientists. This bureau
will place its services at the gratuitous disposal
only of all foreign medical and engineering
students. but of all engaged in any branch of
physical science. Facilities will be extended to
all bona hde students, attested such by their
respective embassies or legations. for obtaining
free access to hospitals, Laboratories, museums.
factories the statistical departments of tech
nicaI institutions. professional libraries etc II
is expected that the system will be in full work
ing order by the close OF the summer holidays.
NJ. Lard vice-rector Of the University of Paris,
has offered the use of the spacious hall in the
Sorbonne, and DR.. Blondel has been provision
ally placed in charge of the new Office, the ad-
dress of which is the Bureau de Renseigneuents
Scentifque Universite de Paris Rue de Ia Sor-
bonne, Paris.
Among the establishments thus thrown open
to foreign students, besides the State labora-
tories scientific societies. lectures at the Pasteur
Institute, etc, are all the public and private
hospitals of Paris, all the poor relief institu-
tons, dispensaries and special departments un-
der city control. such the crematory ambu-
lance. vaccination and hygenic Offices the con-
vaiescent homes. almshouses and prisons. The
measure is highly commended in university cir
cles here. and it is thought it will greatly en-
hance the value of Paris as a centre of learning
for all foreigners desirous of completing or main
tanning their scientific or professional education.
Parisiars doomed TO remain in the city during
the dog days have devised a new and original
form OF sport in a series of races up eleven
flights of granite stairways, consisting alto
gether of 266 steps forming the street called
Rue Foyatier, in Montmartre. which rises al
most perpendicuIarly to the top of the hill where
Of
races take place twice week and are arranged
in var ous categores comprising persons of both
sexes and of ali ages. The competitors usually
number over six hundred. The prizes Of
fered by wealthy residents Women girls who
win exuberantly cheered and feted The
picturesque and comic scene attracts thousands
Of spectators and has become the most popular
summer attraction of Paris.
The season at Aix-les- -Bains is now in full
swing. Among the recent arrivals there are the
Barons Arthur and Henry de Rothschild. Ca
mile Saint-Saens the composer: Mrs. Ogden
Armour, Mrs. George Colman, Mrs. Carroll with
Miss Harriet and Howard Carroll, of Pttsburg;
MI and Mrs. Robert G. Mott and DR.. and Mrs
Seward Webb. Among the Americans at HON.
burg are Mr. and Mrs Herbert Hartman. Mrs.
Rhinelander Robert, Mrs, Mcclellan. Miss Mary
Custis Lee Mrs. Metcalf Bliss General Lucius
Warren. Mrs J. Hamilton Gibb and Mrs. John
Clinton Gray. The latest newcomers at Lucerne
are Mrs Hermann Oelrchs Hermann Oelrchs,
jr, Mrs. Bierstadt, widow of the painter. and
Mrs. Rafferty, daughter of the late General Kill
patrick; Senator Chauncey M Depew, his wife
and her mother. Mrs Walmer, and Chauncey
Depew jr.: Mr. and Mrs. Harry King and Mr..
and Mrs. Mack American arrivals at Cha
mounix are Mr. and Mrs Taylor Smith, Mrs.
Thomas Perry and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fitch, Mrs Dejes Curtis and Miss Curtis.
Among the American arrivals at Carlsbad are
General and Mrs. Alfred E. Booth, George P.
Dodge. S. c. Lawrence, Lewis Ware and Theo-
dore Seligman. Q. l. B.