New Britain herald., 1921-03-29
WESLEYAN OBTAINS
 EXCELLENT EXHIBIT
HiStOrial War Medals Shown at
 University Museum

Aiddleto~n, March 3e.-One or tho most attractive exhibits in the Museum, of Wesleyan University is a collection of historical medals pre- scented by stephen Henry Olin, LL.D., of New York city. a member of the board of trustees and son of a former president Of the college. Tn this collection. the medals illustrative of French history. are in general of very beautiful workmanship. Most or the French medals were struck at the National mint OTfotel des Mon naies). The mint was founded in tho reign of Charles the Bald. in the ninth century. and the building in which 1t is now located dates from the eighteenth century.
 Tn a recent visit to France. Mir. -oiin purchased twenty-one French medals referring to the Great War, and has presented them to the mu- scum. Most of these medals are in honor of particular persons. or in commeu oration of particular events Tn tho war. Others serve to express
 
 reference to the war in general
 Two Of these medals commemorate the first battle of the Marne. in which the tide of German conquest was ar rested when 1t seemed on the point Of overwhelming the capital and the French nation. One of these bears the portraits Of Jofrre, GaIIieni and Foch the heroes of the decisive battle. One medal commemorates the battle of the Yzer. which saved the ports on tho English Channel. On one side soldiers arc shown wading on the flooded plain. Two medals com memoratc the persistent and success full defense of vcrdun. One of them bears the portraits of Petain. Nivelle, and Castelnau. and that motto which ts destined to historic immortality "on nc passe pas" l
 A pair of very beautiful medals commemorate the deliverance of tho provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. These medals bear on the obverse, fe- male heads with picturesque head dress presumably an adaptation of peasant costumes in those provinces. On the reverse of the Alsace medal appears appropriately the cathedral or strasbourg. Another medal. also bearing tho picture of the cathedral. the restoration of the City Of strasbourg to France.
 One medal commentaries the en- trance of America into the war. On one side America is welcomed by France and England. the three coun- tries being represented by female fig urea. The other side of the medal bears n portrait Of Woodrow Wilson.
 No less than four Of the medals show the portrait of Foch, the su- preme military hero of the war. The only French civilians whose portraits appear in the series Of medals are and Deschanel.
 One medal of great historic inter- est bears the portrait of Turenne. the great French commander in the reign of Louis XIV, and the words of Tu- renne in which he expressed the ann bition which the French people have for centuries: 'Il nc faut pas au'il y aft un homme d'armes au repos tant qu'un A1lemand restera de co cote du Rhin.''
 One medal commentaries the vir- tues and patriotic services of French womanhood. Two of the medals rep resent Jeanne d'Arc. whose influence on the soul of the French people was a very real factor in their victory.
 A large medallion on which appears a head of youthful beauty. crowned with a helmet wrcathed in laurel. bears no inscription. but represents the spirit of France Victorieuse.''