Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-10
SOLDIER SENT
TO UNIVERSITY
Arthur K. Rupp, of Shire
manstown, Under Instruc-
ton at French Institution

Councilman Arthur X. Rupp, who
has been with the American expedi-
tionary forces in France. has been
selected and appointed by the United
States Government to attend the
University at Montpelier, France.
In writing to his father, John f.
Rupp, he says in part: "a few days
ago we received our travelling orders
at Nancy to move to Montpelier,
where we are to take the Govern
ment University course, so on March
first 1 packed up ready for the train
that was to leave at 4.30 a. M, but
one does not really expect anything
to move according to schedule in
this easy going land. We got as far
as Toul, where we waited for the
American express at 9.43, but really
got there at l o'clock. This is train
exclusively for Americans going on
leave. This took us as far as Leijon,
where we arrived at 4 n. m. Got
some hot coffee and sandwiches at
the Red Cross and crawled into a
bunk in the Red Cross dormitories
and slept until about 10 o'clock; then
a shave and a good hot shower.
"In the afternoon we looked over
the town which was quite interest
ing and especially to be remembered
as the place we got the first ice
cream in France got little less than
we get in the States for a sundae. for
about twenty-five cents. American.
1t was necessary to say "escore" to
the petite madamoiselle, meaning,
More, please" Saw some pies and
custards in a French bakery, but de-
MI uyln
asked the price, five francs. nearly
81 American.
"a comrade from the Remount
station at Nancy and I came togeth-
er; he had been a student at Colum-
bia University, New York. He can
talk French; so we get along OK.
Our train was to leave Leijon at 526
p. M, but after standing about three
hours in the rain and a dozen other
trains going by, our special finally
hove in sight. and we spent another
comfortable(O night in a French
third class coach. We were unload-
ed at about 5 a. m. at AVignon, OF
historic repute. AS our train was to
leave at S.44 we started out sight
seeing before daylight. Sow several
very old cathedrals. walked out on
a Roman bridge built in eleven hum
dred and something, over the Rhone
river; there are many historical
places of interest here, and 1 hope
to get here again. We finally larded
here at Montpelier, the forenoon of
March in a rain-now typic1lly
French! But they tell us this is very
unusual weather for, as rule, they
have lots of warm sunshine. 1 can
easily believe it for / was IN the
Jardin des Plantas this afternoon,
and the palm trees and other tender
plants out in the open testify to
very mild weather. There are lots
and lots of interesting places to vis-
1t here, and I hope to know consider
ably more in June than now about
the French language. tho better SIDE
of French life and customs and of
France in general.
We are the first American soldiers
to stay in Montpelier and so just
now we are somewhat of LurioJities
to the people.
This is one of the richest and
most aristocratic cities in France.
Many of the nobility and wealthy
people live here, so you see we will
meet some of tire very best French
people and they are eager to treat
us to the best. On Friday evening
a reception to the Americans Will
be given in the Theater Municipal
by the best people of the city, so
we will have to be at our best. An
American who behaves himself will
live like a prince here for four
months.
This is a pretty good sized city
1890. In addition to our regular
- 10 hna ~ n 81
and 81 per day foT our room. How
ever, we must pay $50 francs for our
tuition, which is about $50. We are
rooming at hotels and in private
families. 1 was assigned to a hotel
and have a good room, with electric
lights for 100 francs a month, and
board at the same place, two meals
a day, for $50 francs a month. The
French custom of eating is two meals
a day with a petit dejeuner' or little
breakfast, of a cup of coffee and some
bread which is a franc extra, but
think for the present at least, l will
follow the regular custom, since we
do not have reveille we do not have
to get up quite SO early. They serve
five-course meals at this hotel and
I surely get all that l can eat-and
sleep! Say, last night was the first
I was in a real bed since I left the
States. Was pretty tired from the
trip down here, so I went to bed
before o'clock, and it was $50 when
l got up this morning; can you beat
it?
Thursday is the day off in the
European Universities, and they teach
right up to Saturday night. So this
will prevent any weekend excursions
to the many historical places around
here. But small groups of students
will be taken on daily trips to near
by points of interest. AS you can
see by the map we are near the Med
iterranean Sea.
"On our way down as we got far
ther South we found the trees in full
bloom and the foliage beautiful and
greenland we can see by our loca-
tion that the Spanish and Oriental
influences are very strong. In fact
much of the architecture is on the
Spanish order. and the Spanish type
Is very noticeable among the people
flashing black eyes and olive com
pleXions. 1t is an altogether differ
ent atmosphere from Northern France
as they. have more of the real con-
tinental life here"
POUND PARTY FOR MINISTER
Blain, Pa, April 10. A pound
party was given in honor of the Rev.
Lewis d While at the Methodist