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sence ot their holders, the Chairs of the His- 

 tory of America and the rest ot the world; 

 and that of the History of Spanish Litera- 

 ture and the Modern Foreign Languages. 



In the same year, on the organization of 

 the Normal Schools for Teachers of Cuba 

 he was appointed by the school of Letters 

 and Philosophy as a member of various 

 Committees of judges in the contests for 

 professorships in the normal schools. 



On various occasions in 191 5 and 191 7 

 he has been charged by his Faculty to serve 

 as lecturer in the popular courses known as 

 University Extension courses. 



In 191 7 he won after a keen competition 

 the Chair of History ot Philosophy in the 

 University a position which he continues 

 to occupy. The Faculty of Letters and 

 Sciences appointed him in the same year 

 Editor in Chief of the Magazine of the 

 Faculty. 



He has acted as Honorary Delegate to 

 the First National Labor Congress in Cuba; 

 Member of the Centro Catalan of Havana; 

 Member of the Board of Directors of the 

 Cuban Society of International Law; Mem- 



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