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Instruction in French Language and Literature. No people 

 have made such earnest and systematic efforts to ensure the cor- 

 rect teaching of their language and literature to foreigners as 

 have the French in recent years. In this movement the Alliance 

 Francaise, with headquarters at 186, boulevard Saint-Germain, 

 Paris, has taken the lead. In co-operation with the higher educa- 

 tional authorities, the Alliance not only offers courses at its head- 

 quarters in Paris during the months of July and August, but also 

 has arranged similar vacation courses either under its immediate 

 direction or in connection with the Universities during the whole or 

 a portion of the period from July i to October 31. 



Vacation courses are offered by the Universities of Besancon, 

 Bordeaux, Dijon, Grenoble, Lille (at Boulogne-sur-Mer), Lyon, 

 Nancy, Poitiers (at the "Institut d'etudesde Touraine" at Tours), 

 and Rennes (at Saint-Malo). 



Vacation courses under the direction of the Alliance Francaise 

 are also offered at Villerville, Lisieux, Bayeux, Marseille (at the 

 Institut moderne), Versailles (at the Lycee for girls), and Saint- 

 Valery-en- Caux . 



Special courses in French for foreigners during the regular school 

 year, usually extending from the first of November till the end of 

 May, have been organized in all the French universities (except 

 Aix, Alger and Clermont). 



Several private schools in Paris also offer excellent instruction 

 in French during both the regular school year and the vacation, and 

 even coach and prepare students for the examinations at the 

 Sorbonne for the "Certificats d'etudes francaises" and other 

 diplomas. Such schools are the "Guilde internationale," 6, rue 

 de la Sorbonne; the "Institut Saint-Germain," rue des ficoles; 

 and others. 



For a complete detailed description of all these vacation and 

 regular courses in French as given from year to year, consult the 

 two booklets, published annually by the Alliance Francaise, already 



"5. Preparation of a list of boarding houses in Paris, carefully supervised 

 by a university committee, for American students, both men and women. 



"6. Organization of committees to receive the student on arrival and assist 

 him in the prosecution of his studies. 



"7. Establishment of an American club or home, where American students 

 may meet and make acquaintance with each other and with the professors." 



Pursuant to the last-quoted resolution, plans are going forward for a Maison 

 des fitudiants Am6ricains. Professor Barrett Wendell, of Harvard University, 

 formerly exchange professor at the Sorbonne, is the American Chairman; the 

 Honorary Councillors include the presidents of several American universities. 



