New-York tribune., 1903-08-02

Scrmmages on lmseiIIes Class Days
a Landmark Goes.

Special to Ire Neu-York Tribune by French Cable)
t-rrgr.gat- 1903: Hy The Tribune Assoc1auon)
Paris. aug. THE traditional ceremony OF
the annual distribution Of diplomas and prizes
70 the pupils Of the Paris schools and colleges,
which has without e break been celebrated at
The Sorloune since the days Of Cardinal Richie
lieu. came of yesterday with unusual brill
.arcy. IN the presence Of a respondent assembly
Of Cabinet Ministers ambassadors and Acade-
Tnictans In fun uniform. while the spacious stair
waTs and corridors Of the University Of Paris
were lined with rows Of Republican Guards in
gala parade dress OF white bucksktn breeches and
5ackboots. and military bands played patriotic
airs. TIE risky. precocious Partisan schoolbOy
IS TIE hero of the day and the hour. Next week
al The students and pupils OF France will leave
FOR their summer holidays
a significant feature OF this years concourse
general at The sorbonne, which corresponds to
class day in universities and high schools Of
The United States was the prominence given to
modern languages mathematics and applied
sc-eaces-tn short. 10 the development Of prac-
rt-al industrial education at the expense of the
dead languages and classics. N ChaUmie, Min
lister Of Public Education, in MS address laid
stress On the influence Of the reduction Of mill
-ary service 70 two years On professional educa-
ton. Students with the application Of the new
law viii noL be exempted from military service
as hitherto The effect Of this will according
10 II Choumie, be saIUtary by wedding out
from the professional schools those students
who used 70 come TO them solely with the idea
Of evading paying their blood tax NJ Greard.
former vice-rector Of the University Of Paris
was less optimistic than NJ Chaumie He fears
that few students viii have the energy or dis
position 70 return 10 the seclusIon Of Libraries
and lecture rooms after Two years experience
n the barracks
The class days at MarseiIles gave rise 10 lively
scenes. ending in disorder and scrtrnnages
Professor Dautresme, who presided AZ the
diploma distributions TO the students. made
terrific onslaught on the Catholic schools. and
said: We must have exclusively lay education
given by non-clerical teachers. inaprerna+a6
with great truths which make free consc,ences
not poisoned by Christian humility. which
aliases man and makes him z trembling. slnsr
stitioUs slave" After this d.arribe two or three
bishops who were present forthwith protested
and, getting Up, walked away, followed bv the
Ab5es Gambler and Ferrari. chaplains Of the
Narseiues public high schools. Ra.f the stu
dents cheered the bishops and abbes. while the
other half cheered Professor DauTesme.
TIE class day at Abb afforded Jean Ja1,-As
the Socialist orator, president Of the Cham
diplomas az the schools there an opportunity to
M ke an eloquent speech favoTiug purely lav
education. The results Of these class dav ad-
dresses Of Ii Dauuesue and AZ. Jaures SUNNY
fresh clssension between the radical and reac-
LonaTy parties al over the country, and. as
usual the newspapers and politicians are fight
ing hammer and tongs On the new phase of tba
irIer-ninabie religious issue that has drride6
France since the Revolution
Americans coming to Paris viii regret IN 1ss,-
q The disappearance Of another Partisan and
mark, the Cafe de IA Regence, near tbe Palate
Roya-, which is being transformed into . -,
garden II IS ore OF the oldest historical csfks
II France and the headquarters Of chess nIavers
from time immemorisL Juagarte sat IN - =,
The eve cf the day in ch he used his a-+ille-,
against the mob on -ie steps Of the ST Eocb
Church, Among the other celebrities who f,s-
q2eEted the Cafe RGgence were Voltaire Banta-
min Franklin, Gouverneur Morris, Rousseau
Robespierre. Talleyrand Barras. Nine. TaI,,e,,
Aurat, Alfred de Musset, Balzac, Thackersv
BertholIet, Heinrich Heine. Ernest Renan. Tsine
and Pasteur.
n Maneuvrie-. assistant director Of the
laboratory Of the Faculty Of Sciences has lust