Maech 27, 1896.] 



SCIENGE. 



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M. Bichat, Dean of the Faculty of Scien- 

 ces, and M. Gavet, will devote themselves 

 especially to the interests of foreign students 

 at ]S"ancy. 



The Committee has formed in connection 

 with the Students' Association, a special sec- 

 tion for colonial and foreign students, the 

 Vice-Presidents of which will be elected by 

 the foreign students. 



THE TOULOUSE COMMITTEE. 



The President of this Committee is Dr. 

 Maurel, and among its members are public 

 ofBcials of Toulouse, the deans of faculties, 

 the directors of the schools of veterinary 

 science, fine arts and music, and a certain 

 number of persons who are considered by 

 the consular ofl&cers resident at Toulouse 

 especially likely to command the confidence 

 of the families of foreign students. 



The Committee will correspond with or- 

 ganization abroad or with families who con- 

 template sending to Toulouse students for 

 a sojourn of some length. It will do all in 

 its power to secure for foreign students en- 

 gaged in regular courses of study the pecu- 

 niary opportunities which are enjoyed by 

 French students. It has arranged with the 

 Students' Association to extend to foreigners 

 all the advantages which belong to its own 

 members, and their admission to such offi- 

 cial or private receptions as may occur. 



The Committee offers to foreign students 

 the following advantages : The opportunity 

 to draw money in Toulouse without com- 

 mission or discount ; gratuitous medical 

 service; hospital accommodations at half 

 price ; free admission to the pieetings of 

 the Geographical Society ; free admission 

 to the reading room ; reduction of rates at 

 hotels selected during the first eight days 

 after arrival, and reception at the railway 

 station, if desired. 



THE FRANCO-AMERICAN SYNDICATE. 



In connection with this movement there 

 has also been organized by a number of 



learned and representative men of France, 

 a body called the ' Fi-anco- American Syndi- 

 cate,' the object of which is ' to promote 

 and develop intellectual, social and moral 

 relations between France and the United 

 States.' 



The intention of this Syndicate is to bring 

 American students into direct relations with 

 representative men of France, especially 

 those who are representatives in their 

 several professions. 



The gentlemen who have volunteered to 

 assist, not being directly engaged in oflJcial 

 duties, have time at their disposal to devote 

 to this work. The Honorary Chairman of 

 the Syndicate is the Comte Carre de Bus- 

 seroUes, Brigadier General, retired, and 

 Commander of the Legion of Honor ; its 

 President is Comte Henri du Bourg, and its 

 Vice-President, Mons. P. de Rousiers, the 

 author of a well-known work upon Ameri- 

 can life ; and among its members are the 

 Comte Perouse de Monclos and Mons. G. 

 Balleyguier, architects; Mons. S. Thore, 

 engineer ; Mons. O. Coignard, Forestry In- 

 spector ; Dr. ChaiUou, of the Pasteur In- 

 stitute, and Mr. J. C. Van Eyck, of New 

 York city. Member of the Royal Institute 

 of the Netherlands. A number of eminent 

 men, several of them members of the Insti- 

 tute of France, who on account of their of- 

 ficial positions are unable to take active 

 part in the work of the Syndicate, have 

 promised their support and cooperation, as 

 have also several army and navy officers of 

 high rank. 



It is the hope of this organization to have 

 a house in Paris where there may be fre- 

 quent gatherings of American students for 

 social intercourse with these gentlemen and 

 to listen to lectures, and that here also 

 may be arranged plans for the advantage- 

 ous utilization of the university holidays 

 for purposes of professional study iinder the 

 direction of competent Frenchmen. 



The representative of the Syndicate in 



