The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-08
DANCING MASTERS
 DEFEND THE TANGO
WILL HOLD MEETING TO PRO TEST AGAINST ACTION OF Ro-
 MAN CATHOLIC CLERGY.
Dancing Masters Even Threaten Suits for Damage Against Certain Pre- ates Of the Church.

Paris, Feb, S-Defenders of the tango are planning a rally in Paris to return the fire of adjectiyes with which they have been denounced. The occasion will be the annual meet ing of the International Academy of Dancing Masters, which has been call ed for April 12-13, and the return fire will he in the form of polite resolu- tions of protest, if successful with this measure to induce the Catholic Church to remove the official bans on the new dances, the Academy pro poses to compromise by inventing a new dance based on the tango move ment, to which no exception could possibly be taken and to call it the True Tango
 There is no evidence that the cler- gy will be moved with by any resolu- tions of the dancing masters, or ac- cept any compromise based on the Tango movement.
 The pastoral letter of Cardinal Bds- I has been taken in many quarters as a straightaway papal ban, and the emphatic way in which Cardinal Am ette, the Archbishop of P"ris has characterized the new dance as a sin has left little room for compTo- mise along the line of any of the "wiggly dances" The result of the stand taken by the Church has been viewed so seriously by the dancing masters as unwarranted interference that test suits for damage against some of the clergy are pending, and if successful they dounbtless would be followed by many such cases.
 The stand which the Academy is taking in defense of the present craze will be amusing to those of good memory who recall that three years ago this same organizations set it's stamp of disapproval on the whole lot of imported dances by character izing them as "epileptic eyolutions hostile to society" But times have changed and the dancing master who doesn't Tango has no place in Paris today
 In furtherance of the plan to send commercial students from France to the United States. Albert Legrand, president of the rriendly Association of Former students of the School ot Higher Commercial Studies, is in communication with President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard Uniyer- siyt seeking his endorsement of the scheme United States Ambassador Myron T. Herric, President Schonin- ger of the American Chamber of Com merce, James Ha2en Hyde, and other Americans, as well as French busi- ness men believe that the inter change of ideas which would follow the visits of the students would fac. ilitate trade between the two coun- tries
 The school of Higher Commercial Students was founded thirty vars ago by the chamber of Commerce of Par is which realized the necessity of higher commercial education It has tbout 300 students Those attaining a certain percentage in studies re- ceiye a diploma signed by the Minis ter Of Commerce and Industry, The admission requirments are stringent Each graduate is given a number at graduation to indicate the rank in his studies. It is planned to select as the first exchange student the one having the lowest number He will be provided with sufficient funds for a stay in the United States of about a year The commercial course which now is being taught in Harvard, mak- ing frequent reports to the conner cial school here. If the experiment is a success efforts will be made 10 increase the number of exchange stu dents.
 The conception of an international city beautiful which has been drawn by Henrick C. Anderson of Newport. R. l., is bringing forth many articles, letters and public addresses In France in support of such scheme President Poincaire has whitten An derson in sympathetic support of his ideas; the Prince of Monaco has de. clared that the plans embody aspira- tions which he himself has had for thirty years, and Leon Bourgeois has similarly said What MT Anderson is doing is really making a frame work for my own ideas
 Among others who have given sup port to the project are; M Dubost, the president of the Senate; Nj. Des- chanel. the president of the Chamber of Deputies; Dr. Charles Richet, a .ecnt winner of the Nobel prize; Bar on de Coubertin, founder of the mod ern olmpic games; NJ. Darboux. of the Academy of Sciences. and M.