Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-18


works of Victor Hugo.
The club has been exceedingly for
tunate in having the valuable assist
ance at its meetings of one or more
Of the professors of the Augusta School
of Languages. This school was organ
lied in 1904, by Prof II. f. Micoleau,
the president of the club and n native
Of Rouen, France. Prof. Micoleau had
an extensive experience in Germany.
New York and Boston in teaching
French by the BerlitZ conversational
method before he came to this city lie
succeeded from the start i'm arouSing
active interest in the study Of French,
and after some months devoted to Civ
/, ing private lessons, he established the
school, which has since been success
fully conducted by his associates and
successors. Prof. Louis Benoist of Nice,
France, and Prof. Claude ROulle of
Boulonge, France. All of these gentle
men have voluntarily contributed their
services to the club and have added
greatly to the success of the institution.
In the winter of 1905 under the direc-
ton Of Prof. Micoleau, the club sue
cessfully gave an amusing Franch
comedy "La Grammaire" at the Uni
tartan chapel When Nine. Sara
Bernhart appeared in Portland re-
Gently, several of the members Of the
club enjoyed the pleasure of meeting
and cOnversing with the great French
actress.
All of the professors Of the Augusta
school have given sratuitous instruc-
ton at the meetings of the club and
have addressed it ficm time to time on
literary subjects Prof Micoleau re-
Gently gave a very entertaining and in
structive lecture before the club on
"Fyench Literature in the Middle
Ages" He is now conducting the Port
land School of Languages and is meet
ing with great success; Prof. BenOiSt.
who is an attache Of the French minis
ter of commerce and representative
of several leading French commercial
houses, is at present in Boston, and the
Augusta school is now being conduct
cd by Prof. ROulle, who is very popu-
lar and an efficient instructor. The Au-
gESta club assist ed in the fOrma tien of
the club in Waterville bearing the same
name last winter. and is 4 prosperous
organization that has since held meet
ings regularly under the presidency of
Prof. Headman Of Colby University.
In an interview with a Journal man.
Lewis A. Purleigh, who is first vice
president of the club, told Of an inter
esting experiment that was conducted
regarding the accuracy of TRANSACTIONS.
He said:
After some discussion Of these mat
tiers with Professor Micoleau in con-
ncctiOn with a general discussion of the
merits of the BerlitZ system of Ian
guaee teaching, we determined to put
the matter to q practical test | clipped
from the October 1904 number of the
Ladies' Home Journal 4 little article by
Bill Nye entitled FOX Hunting in n
Greenhouse" l explained the English
and the humorous illusions to Prof.
Mico"au as we'll as | could. The pro-
feSSor then made a very careful and
well considered translation of the ar
ticle into French. The French version
was then sent to his brother. who is at
the head of several language schools
in Germany, connected with which are
bureaus of expert translators. The
French version was handed to native
German expert, who translated it into
German. The German version was
handed to an Italian, the Italian YER
sion To 4 Spaniard, and the Spanish YER
sion accompanied by all the preceding
TRANSACTIONS, was returned to Portland.
Me. Wher re it was translated by an
American into English. Each of the
translatnrs had before him only the
work of his immediate predecessor.
The original article and the last trans
lation into English are as follows:
THE ORIGINAL.
Fox Hunting in 4 Greenhouse.
The only fox hunting l have ever
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