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"Someone was kind enough to detain me out- 

 side. It was well he did so. I should have 

 been too deeply moved to return adequate 

 thanks to my colleagues for the excessive hon- 

 our they are preparing for me. Even today I 

 am unable to express all the emotion and grati- 

 tude that I feel." 



Roty, a member of the Institute, was chosen 

 to execute the medal which was to be presented 

 to him, and Messrs. Bouchard and Guyon un- 

 dertook to arrange the details of the Jubilee. 



It took place on December 27th, 1892, in the 

 presence of the President of the Republic, Sadi- 

 Carnot, in the great amphitheatre of the new 

 Sorbonne. 



Seated on the platform were to be seen, to 

 the right of the President's chair, Messrs. d'Ab- 

 badie, President of the Academy of Sciences; 

 Le Royer, President of the Senate; Ribot, 

 President of the Council of Ministers ; the Am- 

 bassadors from Russia, England, Austria-Hun- 

 gary, Belgium, Portugal, the Netherlands, 

 Sweden and Norway, Denmark and Bavaria; 



