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quire some pronunciation other than the correct Parisian French, 

 is scarcely well grounded. The French spoken in university circles 

 outside of Paris is apt to be quite as correct as that heard in the 

 capital itself, much more correct than the greater part of the or- 

 dinary French of the Paris streets. 



Aside from offering a greater simplicity, geniality, and intimacy 

 of life than that of Paris, some of the provincial universities pre- 

 sent great natural beauty of environment and the most varied 

 attractions of out-of-door life. Universities like Grenoble, Cler- 

 mont-Ferrand, Montpellier, Toulouse, and Besancon rival in the 

 beauty of their surroundings and picturesqueness Heidelberg or 

 lena, Oxford or St. Andrews. Within recent years out-of-door 

 sports have undergone a marked revival in the provincial univer- 

 sities, as is evidenced by the wide-spread organization of clubs for 

 the encouragement of sports. Some of these students' athletic 

 clubs, as the Bordeaux-Etudiants-Club and the Stade toulousian, 

 have well-equipped club-houses and athletic fields. 



The University Organizations Designed to Aid Foreigners, 

 Students' Clubs and Associations, etc. "Comites de patronage 

 pour les etudiants etr angers." Every French university has a 

 Committee of patronage for foreign students which stands ever 

 ready to offer any advice or information with reference to 

 university studies, instruction in the French language, general 

 conditions of living (board, lodgings, pension in private families, 

 etc.), or other difficulties which may confront the foreign student. 

 After determining to settle at a particular university, the 

 American student should communicate immediately with the 

 local "Comite de patronage." The office of the Committee 

 is usually located in one of the university buildings and is easily 

 accessible. 



"Consuls universitaires." Some of the universities have ap- 

 pointed so-called " Consuls universitaires," each of whom acts as 

 the director of studies and general counsellor of all the students 

 who speak the same language. The University of Bordeaux 

 has been especially successful in the development of this system. 

 The student should feel quite free to consult his University Coun- 

 sellor on any difficulties which arise. 



"Associations generates des etudiants et etudiantes." Every 

 French university now has its general Students' Association for 

 men, similar in its organization, aims, and advantages offered to our 



