The sun., 1919-09-21

sacred ROOM second floor back. the
chapel, blessed by his Holiness the
Pope, which in spite of their patient
endeavors the library association never
have been permitted to use, although
they have been fearfully cramped for
space. Cest 60dl (all the same), this
has added to the mystery and interest
of the thing. The large front salons
make delightful reading rooms.
University Union 10 Stay.
That makes one apple. The next is
the American University Union, which
Is to become a permanent thing in
Europe and whose field of usefulness
is to be much extended and broadened.
This will include a Masion des Etu-
diants (students' home) for which the
city OF Paris has given the ground,
over near the Sorbonne, valued at
100000 francs. This will be to the
educational world what the Paris
Marche -du-Monde will be to the busi-
ness world. The organization VIII be
ready to further the interests of
| American students abroad by every
| means in its power. 1t will be a meet
| ing place for students and professors,
and will form a powerful link between
| French and Americans. This second
apple of brotherly love is surely q
golden one.
Then there is the Franco American
scholarship exchange. which is TO he
extended to women's colleges. Spe-
, cial attention is 10 be made to the
| placing Of the daughters of French
soldiers, who fell on the field of bat
tie, in homes in America where they
will give value received In their SER
vices giving French lessons in these
homes. There is also a project for the
establishment of an American medical
school in Paris. Thus the stream of
| American medical students which for
merly went to Berlin and Vienna for
postgraduate work will be diverted
to Paris. The direction OF this new
school will be carried on Jointly by
French and American physicians.
| America Music Conservatory.
Most beautiful of all-Atalanta will
surely stoop to pick up this apple-is
| the American Conservatory of Music
which is to be established at Fontaine-
hleau. The Fontainebleau Municipal
Council has voted already a subven-
ton of 100000 francs for this conser-
vatory. which will for the beginning
be In the nature Of a summer or va
cation school. so that those occupied
throughout the school year may come
TO. a summer course of three months,
under the shadow of the great forest
| OF Fontainebleau. The Minister Of
L ID..E~I
Louis XIV. wing OF the National Pal
| ace of Fontamebleau at the disposal
of the conservatory. Special arrange
ments are being made for the housing
and board OF the students In order
that they may not fall into unscrupu-
lous hands. Both sexes are admitted
and instruction viii include the whole
! scale OF musical instruments and COM
positions. Incidentally the Opera and
the Opera Comique OF Paris, which
have been wont to consider the sum-
mer as the dead season and which
have heretofore given only two OF
three performances n week, probably
WIN find that their summer season s
their big season.
The American church in rue de
Berri has taken a wonderful squirt ir
order to keep abreast OF the times
So much American youth abroad In
the land OF the attractive Atalanta:
will need looking after and be in need
OF spiritual advice. Journalists anG
writer's generally have avoided care
fully in the past any reference to the
| empty benches in the American
churches in Paris, No ono wants &c
be so cowardly as to hit a man wher
he is down. All the rich expatriates
paid the rent OF their pews regularly
and occasionally they honored the
church with their presence. especially
in the case Of funerals: they coult
all be counted on to do the proper
thing in the matter OF funerals. II
took the doughboys and the Red Cros,
and the "Y" girls to make the vel
kins ring. They sang In a loud ant
no mistakable falsetto: "As ye dea
with Me, contemners, so with you
Ny grace shall deal" And the
churches woke up to the CRY Of Que