The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24


short rest from HE correspondence. 'ol
Roosevelt b~~der q walk on fhs bou~-
varris and ~ai oa the pres dent ~ the
American Chamber 81 commerce. took
m hours ride m an automobile TO-DAY
ncronran 81 bv Ambassador haron and
N J,Ias~rand. French Ambassador 10 the
United states
This unvonted 10 sure hour was IRE
uunably IN pr-rarat on for the after
moons Effort ~ the Sorbonne. a. The cere-
mony at the Institute % France. which
preceded the texture AZ the Sorhonne. was
90 calTn. uncNc.ting and reposefnl ina
must have seemed almost like crnina
idlenss~ to the central squire IN "
After hnohns az the emhassv a. mon
Col Roosevelt. stiIl accompanied Nv VIZ
Bacon and " JuSserand drove IN an auto
mobile 10 the Institute, where the Io'one.
vas made an As@ocAte fore IN member
Of the Academy Of Moral and Poht"a
Sciences The Academy met IA the great
hall Of the Academic FraDca-se. when
% usual. did no, haif accommodate the
crowd
SOLEMN occASIoS.
The Institute pr1des itself On democracy
nj intellect No cards are ne~ossary tp-
admission 20 its sittings. and WHOM the
doors We opened At l2'tS early ?"
people too ..dyantR - of its hospitality
shortly .rward the menbe-s & The
Acaderny of Moral AT d Political Sci' ace
took their STATS ~ tables within g"
oblong spG~e rallied OF from IN" rest Il
the chamber At 2 table in the ocatr"
sat the secretary and president % the
dav who happened ~ be Prof b Itroux
who lately returned from giving e sore
Of lectures On philnsDphy 1T Harvard
University
The forty CHIT WISE en- 81 gathered
might have bean taken flr elders ~ the
eco,rh kirk assembled 70 appoint a new
minister Al O5 Prof BoutrouN left N"
chair and went u conduct Col Roose't.'
into the circle II HAvants. motionlng mn
90 a chsir ia the small spac" before tn
nreAident's table which ~ reserv I'd Tor
visiting -avants or notable stranger
Before col Roosevelt at down Prof.
Boutroux sid: lam happy to welcome
you. and ter yoI 10 take your pLic"
among your confrnre,.
Col. Roosevelt bowed and st down
and the ordinary business % the ne~tinF
proceeded IL was an ordinary meeting
OF the Academy. and the work O! n"
day happened 20 30 To hear an account
of the Impressions Prof BoutrouS brouRhi
hAch from America. Beginning at 10
Prof Boutroux. keeping his seat. spnS'
IN a delightful conversational. hufnoTou'
fashion until the clock struck :. eiyl
minutes less than the Academy rule
allowed him He touched on many thing
which attracted his attention IN America
from the -audacious skyscrape-s- 20 the
Rsnsrosity ~ American mIlhonaIres ike
Carnegie and Rockefeller.
LINGUISTIC STRUGGLE.
When he had finished Col. Roosevelt
rose and asked Il he might speak
Yes. yes. said Prof. Boutroux VIII "
smile.
Col. Roosevelt stood while he thanked
his dear consreres for the honor they
had done him. which. he said. was tn
crown Of the labors u a man Of letters.
He told how the news 81 his election O.
unemberShip reached him IA c,ga-
torsAl Africa the dAy after ne shot w.!t'
rhinoceTos
speaking IN French for any faul iness
Of which he sad. ne knew his contr~-"'
would pardon nm. the Colonel wrestiei
boldly with the recAlcitrant laEgu@
m order 10 bring On, the point t1A' D."
had heasd uf his s.sctIcn 20 the mos.
civilized and lnJellec-ua. body II r.Od-
err Fra-cs when surrounded by IN"
environment q the pletstOcene period
The savants strove with pathetic, sym
%. hetlc .agernes- 20 Rrasp hIs nearing
but they obviously failed The RES "i
Co! Rorseveit's ten minutes, however
wa Tla.n sailing and he w. hearth.
Applruc-d The Academy then hello 1"
sscres -essiou. which lasted ouly a ie7
minutes
VAST crowd AT THE S)s31NSE
The Roosevelt tidal wave. which hrok'
over Paris on THURSDAY morning ana
which has 5een growing IN force ever
since touched high water marx at tn
sorbonne IN the afternoon. Here Col
Roosevelt was evidently IN his own Gle
unent. The function a. tho lnrtItpt
seemed m q wAy ~ repr"-- his natira.
ebullienc- ~" wa hardy AZ HON" IN
the oak wain."pt ii chamber 20 tn
Accidents Fran .Ii-" lined with statue
and bust- and portrait ~ tprn"ll".
MoliAre. Montague. Lafontainr and Oth"r
such men. WhD-s names are the glory
Of French Literature. and surro Inded by a
xroup OF 'Inco nonstTatiy" elderly -avants.
who's cuprNd hand had - come 10 ~"
aid Of their .E:lng err when their in
tarrst WA -u:.cisntly aroused 70 max
them listen He hardly had fair pla~
with the small quiet spdI.n~". who's
silent enjoyment - Prof l$outrOuX -
charming talk Ua~ only married by the
activity oG thr"s 81 their number who
were trying 10 sec,lr. photographs Of tn
Colonel. seated IN silence save for a bret
esn minutes.
AZ the Sorbonns. however. u va,
another story
On arriving half an hour bsfor. tN-
doors closed one found the sidewalk on
either side Of the entrance packed from
curb IN wall with a dense crowd. most G.;
whom were women Every women's clur
on both sides Of the Seine had. u -serned
turned OIL, 10 -ee ths eN-President "ntef
the historic university The crowd sug.
Rested nothing - strongly a, feryent
walters outside theatre doors when a
mAtinSe Idol - 20 appear within.
Il wa. somewhat Of a surprise 20 find
every one Of them armed with a ticket
Tbsv ware th,. audience and y Thin a