The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
. ALLEGATION BY the oovernm

~ ATIFTCATION by the Government
of Chile and the University of
Chile Of plans for the exchange
Of professors and instructors between
the United States and the South Amer
lean republic formulated by the Uni
versity of California committee on his
panic relations has been effected by Of
fetal decree Of the Government of Chile
through it's minister OF public instruc-
ton, Pablo Ramirez. advices to the Uni
versity Of California stated An appro-
priation Of $4,000 for the coming year
had been provided under the decree
signed by President Sanfuentes OF Chile.
Both the president Of the University OF
Chile, Domingo Amunategui. and the
minister Of public instruction have an
nounced their readiness to receive as the
first exchange professor from the United
States Charles e. Chapman. Associate
Professor Of Hispanio American Hfstory
In the University of California.
Chile's official ratification Of the ex-
change professor project marks the
first definite result of plans Of the late
Professor H. Morse Stephens whereby
the University of California was to be-
come a centre for exchanges of profess
sors and students with the leading His
study OF the history and contemporary
problems Of Spain and Portugal, and
more particularly Of the Hispanio re-
publics In the two continents OF the
Americas It was largely due to the
death OF Professor Stephens that the
proposed exchange of Professors RAJ
faei Altamira of the University Of y u
drid and Professor Herbert e. Bolton
of the University Of California for 1919
20 was postponed. Professor Stephens
had also been instrumental in opening
discussion with a view to a series of ex-
changes between the University OF Call
fornia and the National University OF
Mexico.
A committee of distinguished educa-
tors from the Chilean Republic, headed
by DR.. Don Pedro Aguirre, arrived IN
| Berkeley early In January OF this year
! and proposed a series Of permanent ex-
changes not only OF professors OF uni
vers!ties but also of teachers OF high
schools and technical schools, including
women as well as men. Senior Agulrre'f
committee further proposed to make use
| o. tho University Of California as q
clearing house whereby the university
authorities should arrange for all ex-
changes In this country. Approval OF
| this plan was announced by President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler on February 81
the board OF regents having voted to &C
cept the plan on February IS. Presi-
don't Chapman was designated as the
frs. exchange professor. At that time
President Wheeler wrote to Prof
Aguir.e:
81 am very glad that this arrange
ment can be made. II should be mu-
tually advantageous to the educational
systems of the two countries. and pro-
motive Of good will and friendship be-
tween Chile and the United States"
1t Is this arrangement which by de-
crce of President Sanfuentes OF Chile
now becomes effective
Qualifications OF the exchange pro-
fessors and instructors. were announced
to-day by the University of California
committee of Hispanic relations, OF
which Prof Chapman Is chairman:
The exchanges are by no means to
be limited to professors of the Uni
| versity OF California or even to teacher