228 



CUBANS OF TO-DAY 



sociology, and history; was a member of 

 the Quadrangle Club, and in 1909 was 

 elected to the Michigan Chapter of the 

 Phi Beta Kappa Society. During his last 

 year in the University (1904) he was ap- 

 pointed Assistant in European history. 



He has served in the following positions : 

 with the Department of historical research 

 of the Carnegie Institution, Washington, 

 D. C, for which he prepared, first, a report 

 on the materials for American history in 

 Cuban archives (1905) and, later (19 16), on 

 the archives of Jamaica; in the Library of 

 Congress, Washington, D. C. (1906); 

 translator in various departments of the 

 Cuban government; and head Librarian of 

 the House of Representatives of Cuba 

 since 191 2. He was appointed in 19 14 

 to assist the Commission created by pres- 

 idential decree, No. 659 of 1914, for the 

 study of the budget system of Cuba, and, 

 in 191 8, Chief Clerk of the National Com- 

 mission for war propaganda and for the 

 distribution of Cuban government funds 

 in aid of the soldiers and war victims of the 

 Allies. At the request of the Department 



HISPANIC NOTES 



