New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-15

for the year 1905 has entered the studio Of NJ.
Pascal member of the Institute, and IS doing
splendidly at the School of Fine Arts where
ne has already secured a high place in the
recent series Of competitive plans in house build
ing and domestic art The modification of the
rules of the French School of Fine Arts. OBJ
tanned from the faculty last year by Whitney
Warren, Of New-York enables young
American architects who have obtained at home
the Prix de Paris to study for two years with
the students of the first class at the School
of Fine Arts without undergoing the examina-
tons hitherto required before leaving the sec
ond class. This IS a great boon to American stu
dents, who are thus free to pursue the advanced
course in architecture without being handi-
capped by the many technical and purely scien-
tifo courses that are obligatory for the French
students
The unusual honor conferred by the Institute
Of France upon Whitney Warren by making him
foreign correspondent Of the section of archi-
lecture of the Academy OF Fine Arts of the in
stttute calls attention 10 the number Of Arneri
cans who are members or correspondents Of the
French Institute. It should be noted that the
Institute of France. which dates back to the
year 1885, was reorganized by Napoleon I. and
now consists OF five overwhelmingly, the
French Academy Cforty nenbers), the Academy
bers), the Academy of Science sixty members),
comprising eleven sections, those of geometry,
mechanics. astronomy, geography and naviga-
ton, physics chemistry. mineralogy. botany.
rural economy anatomy and zoology. medicine
and surgery; the Academy of Fine Arts FORTY
one mem bers). comprising five sections-namely
painting, sculpture, architecture, engraving and
musical composition. and the Academy Of Moral
and Political Science FORTY menbers), divided
into five sections. those Of philosophy. morals.
legislation. political economy. statistics and
finance and general philosophical history.
The following is list of the Americans who
have obtained the distinction OF becoming asso-
ciates or correspondents of the French Institute.
There are three associates-viz., Alexander
Agassz academy OF Science) Simon Newcomb
academy Of SCIENCE and John s. Sargent
academy of Fine Arts. All three Of these as
sociates are decorated with insignia Of officer Of
the Legion of Honor.
The American correspondents OF the Institute
Of France are Augustus Saint Gaudens (Acad-
envy of Fine Arts, Samuel Pierpont Langley
academy of sciencel, George William Hill
academy Of science). the Duke of Loubat
academy Of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres),
George Davidson academy Of SCIENCE, Albert
Nicholson academy Of science) William James
ACADEMY Of Moral and Political science), Car
roll Davidson Wright academy Of Moral and
Political Science. President Eliot of Harvard
University academy of Moral and Political Sci
ence) and Whitney Warren academy Of Fine
Arts. It IS a highly coveted distinction to be
elected correspondent of the French Institute,
but ii is an exceptional honor to be made
associate Of the French Institute, for the asso-
ciates are considered as actual members of the
institute and as such have the right TO wear the
beautiful uniform decorated with green palm
leaves which is not worn by the correspond
ents If It should ever happen that American
institute ne created It has been suggested that
the nucleus of founders might readily be sup
piled by the American associates and corre-
spondents of the Institute OF France.
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