The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-30

/ schools. Every province and several for
/ eign countries had their college in the
/ quarter.
Among the most important Of those
students houses We're the College OF Scot
land. the College Of the Danes. and the
/ College Of the Turks. Prof Well showed
/ pictures Of all the schools as they were
/ at different times He illustrated the life
! Of the students IN the Middle Ages. the
/ life OF the young men and men who had
come from all parts OF France and Of
/ Europe TO hear the great masters Of
/ the Paris University often, the class
rooms being too small, the students would
/ sit In the streets while the teacher de-
l!vered his lecture standing at a window.
/ The audience was then taken through
the present Latin Quarter. Pictures Of the
/ old streets We're shown, pictures Of streets
I fast disappearing. pictures Of the new
ones, Of the magnificent parks and new
buildings He depicted the modern stu
| dent Of the University Of Paris hurrying
20 his lectures. 10 libraries 70 take notes,
to his poorly furnished room 10 study,
having always IN mind the serious prob
Q
have pictured 20 themselves after reading
Du Maurier's 'TriIby' or Henri Murger's
La Viede Boheme" is a myth.
The membership Of the Alliance Fran
! caise is constantly increasing and its edu-
cationaI influence will increase accord
ingly. More lecturers will be brought here
to give people opportunities 10 hear in
/ beautiful French. interesting and instruC-
tive lectures. This year the following men
were heard: Mon Louis Delamsrre, Pm.
D.. professor in the College Of the City of
New York, gave an excellent picture OF
Jean RiChepiu aud his works; Mon. Ca
mile Enlart. director Of the TrOcadero
Museum in Paris. illustrated the architec-
ture and life Of the monks from the ninth
to the fifteenth centuries, and Mon. de
Parenty, professor Of diction, read a play
of de Flers and de Caillavet, "L'Eventai."
Embassies and legations are always
well represented at these reunions, but
many Americans also enjoy the lectures.
On last Tuesday noticed in the audience
were Nine. JUsserand, NJ. de Perreti de
la RocCa, the Naval Attache Of the
French Embassy and VisCOUntess Benoist
day, the Military Attache and Countess
de Chambrun. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mrs and Miss Kean, Mrs. EmmOns, Mrs.
Charles r. Shepard. Mrs. John Hay, Miss
Lee. Admiral Stockton, Miss NJ. Williams.
Mrs. F. A Keep. Mrs. Oxnard Mrs.
Guidet Duryee, Mrs. Winthrop Spencer,
Miss j. c. Butler. and Miss Tuckerman.
The Washingtonians have issued cards
for their February dance. which will be
held in National Rifles Armory on Wed
nesday evening. February ?.
The Council Of Jewish Women has ar
ranged an entertainment for its men,
bers and friends for Wednesday evening,
February ., at O'clock in the vestry Of
the Eighth Street Temple. Dr. Abram
Simon will lecture on "The art galleries
Of Europe" Miss Della Schiffman will
give a piano solo.
Increasing interest is shown I'm the
fairy play, cinderella" to be given by
q juvenile cast under the direction of
Miss Hawke, for the benefit of the Ma
tional Homeopathic Hospital. on Tues
day afternoon, February s, at $3.50 O'Clock.
The patronesses are Mrs. Stephen B. Ell
kins. Mrs. James Mcmillan, Mrs Samuel
Spencer, Mrs. Clarence Edwards, Mrs.
Robert Roosevelt. Mrs. Hugh Legare,
Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mrs
George Pullman. Mrs. T. De Witt Tai
mage, Mrs Matthew T. Scott. Mrs AL
lerton Cushman, Mrs. George Howard.
Mrs. John J. Hemphill, Mrs. Corcoran