Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07

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ments IN existence that the Divine Power
takes practical interest in scholarship and
they are a refreshing example OF human
| faith in the center of the largest community
of unbelievers in the civilized world.
University Faculties.
In addition to the divinity school, which is
one of the smallest Of all the many depart
ments the University of Paris has the fol-
lowing faculties:
Law. Economic Sciences.
Letters. Political Science.
Medicine Religious and Social Sci
Philosophy. ence.
History Chemistry.
Geography. Physics.
phiology. pharmarcia.
Languages and Litera- Afcheoiosy.
Natural History. Oriental Languages.
All Of these come under the regular fac
ulty. In addition to them there are a num-
Der Of semi-independent schools whose
graduates obtain their degrees from the
university and whose names appear in Its
catalogue This includes the great School
of Beaux. Arts. at which drawing. design
Ing. painting, engraving, sculpture, etc, are
the Drama, attached to the Coincide Fran
caise, the Higher Normal School for the
education of teachers for the public schools;
the Colonial School, for the education of
men for the civil service in the French
colonies. giving instruction in adminlstra-
ton, agriculture, botany, commerce, engi-
uSeTiiS, INDUSTRIES, INiHeTdlOSy, languages
transportation, etc; the School Of Com
| merce. Schools Of Engineering, Agriculture,
Industrial Arts, Arts ct Meters. which
deals with the sciences as applied to the
arts; School of Industrial Chemistry, a
Special School of Agriculture and Con-
struction Engineering; a SPECIAL School of
Electricity, School of Dentistry. the Pas
teriology. hygienic chemistry and the sani-
tlry sciences.
There is also free School of Political
Science with a department of journalism
and a museum founded by the late Count
de Chambrun, with the largest library of
books, periodicals, ETC., in the world re-
latng to social science. This institution
public on political economy and kindred
topics; 1t publishes books and pamphlets
and Is endeavoring to correct the false i'm
pressions created by the wild-eyed fanatics
who mix socialism with anarchy. This
school is probably the only Institution de-
voted to the propagation and development
OF social science In the world, and it is
part Of the University of Paris, and the
graduates receive their degrees from the
rector and under its seal. 1t has the largest
collection of works on socialism in exist
ence. and they are consulted by states
men, scholars and politicians from every
part of Europe. 1t was founded by an aris-
tocrat, by member Of the nobility whose
socialism.
There are thirty-two other libraries con-
nected with the University of Paris, COM
prising altogether several millions of books.
MOST OF them relate to special subjects.
The School of Electricity. the School of
Architecture. the School of Chemistry and
some of the other special schools probably
have the most complete selections Of books
upon those special subjects that were ever
gathered
In addition to the Is, 600 or more students
in the University Of Paris there are 1900
or 5000 more studying under private tutors,
including 200 or 800 Americans. The latter
are chiefly in art and music, and among
them are several very promising young
people.
Woman Suffrage in Finland.
Nine. Alexandra Gutenberg, who was the
representative of the woman suffrage Or
CARNATIONS of Finland at the recent meet
Ing Of the executive committee of the. inter-
national association at Copenhagen tells
very interesting story of the manner In
which the women of her country vainly
sought the privilege Of the ballot and then
actually had it suddenly thrust upon them
AS told you the other day. on the Fourth
claimed by the Car Of Russia for his sub
1ects in Finland; all women and all men
over twenty-four years of age, regardless
OF educational. property or other qualifica-
tons. being given the right to vote for all
officials in that province except the gov
ernor general. and all women as we'll as all
men were made eligible to office. This Is
the first time in history that the ballot was
ever conferred upon the women Of any coun-
try, and 1T Is very remarkable that the phe-
nomenon should have occurred in the prov
ince Of an absolute despotism where the
government is now making a desperate
struggle for its own preservation.
Nine. Gutenberg says that there have
been two women suffrage associations in
Finland, one of them being organized in
1884 and the other in 1892, but they have