The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-20

real newspaper sanctum. And then
es ito goodness library, Already its
shelves boast $4,000 volumes and it is
to have double that number very soon.
The books come from the American
Library association, of course, and
from the text book people in the
states. There are trained attendants
IT, the library, and books can be
drawn for Il week. There is liberal
slice of the book shelves reserved for
fiction, the authorities figuring that
ali one diet is not good for anyone.
History volumes recently received,
bear witness to the newness Of text
when on the last page they say "On
November IL, 1918, the armistice was
signed and the great war was at an
end Debating societies which are
springiig up all over camp find plenty
OF material. Every Saturday morning
there are citizenship lectures, and
lectures are given throughout the
week by men who have qualified for
the work about which they speak.
These take the form of instructive and
helpful talks along the lines of BUSH
ness and education Musical talent is
turned to membership in bands and
orchestras And athletics is not
neglected. There are teams in almost
any kind of sports and the university
is to be represented in tournaments
all over the A. Il. T.
Just word as to the surroundings
of the school. The university was
placed at Beaune after due and care
full study OF all available spots in
France by the directors. Beaune is
American and French hospitals, and
the university buildings, many OF
them, during the war housed GONZALES
cents and wounded men. and large
hospital stats. Temporary wooden
buildings supplement these. Beaune
lies at the foot of. the Cote dor ridge
and Is one of the prettiest spots in
France. AS city it compares very
favorably with Bordeaux and is clean
and very historical. The old walls or
Beaune were built, some say, by Mar
Gus Aurelius; others claim they were
not built until the fourth century.
Believe which theory you may, the
fact remains that the city Is old and
interesting. The Hotel Dieu or hospi-
tai was built in 1443 and in its mu-
scum is picture by Roger Pasteur.
painted between 1443 and 1864. which
is one of the most wonderful in the
world. ]. P. Morgan is said to have
offered over a million dollars for il.
It represents the Day of Judgment"
and is one of the most wonderful
paintings in the world. An ordinary
reading glass held over the picture
brings into bold relief every strand
OF hair. veins in the neck and face
OF the figure, and makes fur on the
er1nine robes OF the saints look like
the real article.
The hospital itself is interesting,
principally through the contrast to the
American home of mercy. Beautiful
paintings adorn the walls OF some OF
the rooms, and there are large fire
places at either end of the big rooms,
and along the sides and in the middle
are the beds or hunks of the patients.
A wonderful old courtyard and gal
leries connect the buildings, and in
the garden there are wonderfully
pIuned shrubs and vines, and beauti-
fully constructed little grottoes. all
sacred to the memory Of some safnted
parsonage. Violets and little field
flowers dot the grass and make
splotches of color IN the green.
There are other old buildings and
churches. contrasting in great meas
ure with the really up to date and well
stocked stores. A huge arch evil
IDENTIFY marks one of the old gateways
OF the city; along one of the streets q
little stream tumbles and falls while
in the more quiet waters placid
French washerwomen pound 0. ID.
shirts and wooden Undertaking and
seeks on their funny little wash
boards in an attempt to drive out or
camouflage the dirt. Interesting look
ing residences dot the city. and the
French people are helping students OF
French with an organization whose
members give few minutes at odd
times to talking with the soldier
students, correcting their mistakes In
French, and even going into French
grammar with the more ambitious
ones. In return they are led into the
mysteries of English as "she Ia
spoke" and Yanks patiently explain
that you pronounce it the and not