The New York herald., 1921-09-11

other girl students e, one Of the secluded
old housea neh0 nc nus vavin. They
rented their STUDIO In common, and in
v1tsd me to . homely cup OF tea. sur
rvundsd by pictures and drawings.
In the sultry midday stiffness saw .
scholar seated on the plinth of a time
worn statue beneath the gray mass OF
Gothic masonry forming the architec-
turaily beautiful church OF st. Etienne-
du-Mont dedicated also to the patron OF
Paris, St Genevieve. The shrine, which
contained the relics OF the saint, has re-
mained empty since the Terror. Case
by q strange old fourteenth century
house without q signboard is a students
resort. The door Is 60 low that ono Is
obliged to stoop on entering. The little
dark doorway Is partly hidden by a
growing vine. one Of the few left in the
city.
Two guests are In the parlor. SOM
breiy lighted and with panelled walls
black from age. Outside. beneath the
flight OF steps. an art student Is painting
In the cool shade on a big canvas. He
Is making the portrait Of the ancient
church. one Of the oldest in Paris.
The wanderer returning to the old
quarter he loved before the war will look
In vain for the Students Hostel. where
bright young American girl students and
few British. full OF youthful spirits.
found temporary home during their
studies In the Latin Quarter. It's place
Is taken by the Foyer Internationale des
Etudiantes. Students from all countries
gather here. They are aspiring maidens
anxious to capture q university d.
ploma. with all the steadfast purpose Of
tho present day feminine mind.
This home Is within earshot OF the
modernized Bal Butler, where until mid
night the discordant sorority OF a jazz
bend stimulates the dancers until tho
lights are extinguhhed. Tho matron Of
the Foyer showed me over the premises.
Boarders find room at 1907. a month.
or q room for two at 1867. each. At the
present moment twenty-five nationali-
ties are represented as members OF the
hostel. The inmates have music and
recreation rooms; they have formed a
club. and enjoy the air In an UNI
dispensary, bathrooms and evening en-
tertainments.
There are at present a number of pay
ing members. OF these 246 are French
students. 78 English girls. 20 Americans.
20 Rumanians and Bessarabians. Is
6wedes. IL Armenians. IL Jugo-Slavs.
. Russians and Poles, Swiss. s Bel
CLANS. z Danes. Z Norwegians. while
Palestine. Greece. Italy. Canada, Aus
tralia, Holland. Japan, Bulgaria, the
Baltic countries and Chile are repre-
sented by 80 members Of the Foyer
This shows how the schools OF Paris
arc sought by students from all parts of
the world. Their chief amusements are
the theatre and concerts. Dinner and
lunch in the hostel costs about 81. soc.
for each meal. BY far the greater num-
Der come to study letters at the univcr-
sity. but some follow art, the law and
medicine.
Modern Latin Quarter.
The refrain Of an old song written by
Z law student three-quarters Of CEN
tury ago, Leper by name, runs thus: /:
Non. II nest plus le Vieux QUARTER
Latin" How many others who lived the
life and studied there have since been
scattered over the world. following their
destiny and vocation? You will hear the
regretful comment at some fashionable
cafe Of modern Paris or the restaurant
of an International caravanserail that the
Latin Quarter Is dead. In our day, say
these blase critics, how different life was
In the dear old haunts hallowed by CEN
turies OF learning.
Those generations OF students are
gone. but those still living need not
grieve. Their place is taken by the
rising generation OF ardent youth. and
the two sexes unite In search of knowl-
edge. Present youth brings the hopes
of the future into the atmosphere OF the
past. The old traditions still live.