New-York tribune., 1905-01-15
THE FRENCH INSTITUTE.
Thirteen Americans Honored scith
Membership in 1t.
Paris. January 2

The election OF Charles W. Eliot, president OF
gs-vsrd University. 10 the position OF Cor
.~,on,ing Member OF the Academy OF Moral
"a Political Sciences. in place Of James Bryce.
.,..tes Foreign Associate of the Academy. elicits
,,ferest here in the American members of the
r,,,nch Institute Indeed there prevails such
---.,,sion in regard 10 the Institute and its
-.-sor,s academies that a brief explanation NAV
-. useful. Member Of the Institute" IS the
t,ohest title 10 which a French savant or man
= lstte-s csn aspire. There are only two Ameri-
.,,s now living who have been elected "asso-
s.,.s" of the French Institute-Simon New
o-,b the eminent astronomer who resides at
--sshtngton, and who is an Associate OF the
.-,serav OF Science. and Alexander Agassiz the
,..-,es biologist Of Harvard University who
= ,,so an Associate Of the Academy OF Science
-s.ss5es these TWO American associates OF the
---,,rh Institute, there are eleven Americans
=. have been elected corresponding Of the
,-.ssr1re. These are George Davidson. OF San
-.nciseo. Academy Of Science: Asaph Hall, of
-r,shinrton, one OF the most eminent sstron-
- Academy OF Science; George William
-rr ~ West Nyack y Y. Academy OF Science;
-T;lIia7n James. professor Of psychology at Har-
,rs University. Academy Of Moral and Political
-.ssness: samuel Pierpont Langley, astronomer
- nhvsicist Of the Smithsonian Institution.
.,sser-v OF Science; Duke Joseph Florimond de
- II New-Norl Academy OF Inscriptions
~ FeUes-Lettres: Albert Nicholson. professor
= ,bvsios at tie University OF Chicago. Acad-
NV Of Science Augustus St Gaudens. the
-,-,.or Academy Of Fine Arts; John Singer
s.--ent. the painter Academy OF Fine Arts;
80 D. Wright. formerly United States Com
-,.s,orsr Of Labor. statistician and sociologist.
..5s-,v Of Moral and Political Sciences. and
-..r,es X. Eliot, president OF Harvard Univer-
-, Academy OF Moral and Political Sciences.
~. above mentioned men. as Victorien Sar-
-, - the French Academy. remarked TO the
--s,er 2 few days age, might well form the
--,,ls77s of 6 National American Academy The
-.-,ss ~ the thirteen Americans have each been
s.lbs-stelv voted upon by the French members
,s,bs Institute and in the case Of associates"
e-r7es after nomination by the President
q the French Republic
= connection with the election Of An1e-i-
,,s as associates OF correspondents OF the
49, Institute IL may be recollected that the
T-s,5rute was founded by Cardinal Riehelieu,
,,s thst the general organization as IL exists
= r-ssent was established by consular de-
~ issued by Napoleon Bonsparte on the
"a povose year XI January %, 1903. The
7,r-ute is now composed Of hve classes or acad-
s-,ss-the French Academy. forty members
y
,ia,sns. the Academy OF Inscriptions and Bellies
Iesfres. forty members. ten members at large
Giving in France elsewhere than in Paris, eight
s,-.ign associates, seventy correspondents (of
,h,n so-tv are foreigners and thirty FTench(;
=. acsder,v of Sciences, comprising eleven
ss,.ions 4 Geometry, II Mechanics. III As
t-oaory. " Geography and Navigation.
phyEics VI Chemistry. VII Mineralogy, VIII
Bs,srv. X Rural Economy, y Anatomy and
7sology. X Medicine and Surgery, and COM
5oss6 of sixty-eight members, ten members at
srse. eight foreign associates and 1l6 CORE
noadents; the Academy Of Fine Arts, divided
NJ Eve sections q Painting. II Sculpture, III
sahitecture, ~ Engraving, Y Musical Com
sogaon). and consisting Of forty-one members.
ssn Members at large. ten foreign associates and
hfy correspondents, and the Academy OF Moral
and Political Sciznces. with Eve sections q
Philosophy. II Moral Science. III Legislation,
" Political Economy Y History consisting OF
fo-ry members, ten members az large, eight for
era associates and sixty correspondents
Each scsdeuy distributes annually certain
number Of prizes. sEgregating over 100000
as enooursgemenrs for work done in its de-
par1ment The honor Of belonging to the
French Institute is very much sought after by
lsa-aed men OF all nations. The French Acad-
e.9f al me men befs OF WHICH must De ~feASiA-
Hsa ranks highest among the five academies
q ne Institute. It's forty immortal members
are charged with the task Of revising the die
tolaTy ot the French language and with
awarding endowment prizes for the encourage
nelt Of literature and CT virtue. All members
o. the Institute wear on occasions Of ceremony
The prescribed uniform. embroidered in green,
cooked hat and q superb sword with mother
@-pearl handle. The five academies OF the In
ttute hold their meetings in the Mazarin Pal
ace, constructed about the middle OF the sew
1ieerth century on the site OF the famous
Ao'e de Nesle where. according 20 tradition.
Marguerite de Bourgogne. wife OF Louis X. cut
such eccentric cspers with young foreigners
Who visited Paris LIB.