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Clubs with a religious purpose. There are also a number of other 

 Students' Clubs, especially in Paris, which not only offer many of 

 the same advantages as the General Associations of Students, but 

 are also organized with reference to certain specific ends and offer 

 special opportunities to students interested in these ends. Such 

 are the "Association generate des fitudiants Catholiques de Paris," 

 1 8, rue du Luxembourg, open to all Catholic men enrolled in the 

 higher schools of Paris, and the "Association des Etudiants 

 Protestants," 46, rue de Vaugirard, open similarly to all Protestant 

 men. There is also a club for women, organized on similar lines, 

 the "Association chretienne d'Etudiantes," 67, rue Saint- Jacques, 

 which is open to any woman student without any restriction as to 

 faith or creed. 



American Students' Clubs. There are in Paris a number of 

 clubs, which have been organized primarily by generous Americans, 

 and provide admirably for the interests of American women 

 students. Among these are the Students' Hostel, 93, boulevard 

 Saint-Michel, which has a club-house admirably equipped in every 

 respect, including an infirmary; the American Girls' Club, rue 

 de Chevreuse, very comfortably situated in a retired street and 

 provided with a beautiful garden; and Trinity Lodge, rue du Val-de 

 Grace, under the auspices of the Anglican Church, very pleasantly 

 installed. All these clubs offer homes to a limited number of 

 American and English girls, as well as provide a complete social 

 center with all the necessary equipment for a much larger number. 



Hitherto there have been no similar clubs, adequately equipped 

 for American men students. The old American Art Association, 

 which played such an important role in the life of American students 

 in Paris during so many years, has been allowed to die. But at 

 the time of going to press a "Maison des Etudiants Americains" is 

 being organized. 1 



1 The following program of assistance to American students was unanimously 

 adopted in 1916, by the Council of the University of Paris, on recommendation 

 of a Committee of which M. Emile Durkheim was chairman: 



"i. Preparation of a book describing the several institutions of higher 

 education in Paris, their organization, resources, and general methods; to be 

 illustrated with numerous photographs; to be published in the French language 

 and distributed to American universities. 



"2. Issuance of a university booklet annually, containing the information 

 that would be needed by American students. 



"3. Appointment of one or more professors in each important American 

 university as a committee of correspondence with the University of Paris. 



"4. Establishment of courses in spoken French in American universities. 



