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...Miller Collection are Roman and Byzantine diptychs, Carolingian and Romanesque book covers and casket panels, and Gothic utensils, both ecclesiastical and secular. Specimens of this class go back as far as the fourth century, from which is the consular diptych of Rufus Probianus. There are also diptychs of Flavius Asturius (fifth century), Areobindus (sixth century), the fifth century Byzantine diptych of an archangel in the British Museum, the front cover of the Psalter of Charles the Bald (ninth century), the South Kensington plate of Mary between Isaiah and Melchisedek (ninth century), a tenth century Holy Water vessel from Milan Cathedral...
Students in the University who are interested in American Consular work will have an opportunity to take the consular examinations held in Washington on June 26 by applying to Professor G. G. Wilson in Widener 776. All the examinations covering the various departments will be held in Washington, but applications must be filed immediately with Professor Wilson. The examinations are intended primarily for Seniors...
...duty of the consular Service is to protect the interests of the Government in foreign countries and to extend and protect American trade. It differs in its scope from the Diplomatic service, which is the medium for the conduct of international affairs, but, as a result of its close relation to the various government departments, offers a valuable opportunity for the study of foreign customs, international, maritime, and commercial laws, political and commercial geography, and other subjects of diplomatic interest...
...Consular Service in divided into a number of branches. Consuls general and consuls are the principal officers, and it is they who have charge of responsible consulates. But there are many subordinate offices requiring the same type on work on a smaller scale and offering opportunities for advancement. Moreover there are numerous special positions of which the most important is the of consul general at large, whose duty, it is to travel from place to place inspecting each consular office once in two years. For men especially interested in economics there are offices for economic investigation, in which the appointee...
Postitions as vice-consuls consular assistants, interpreters, and consular agents are also open for those who are successful in the examinations, while there are a large number of clerical offices offering excellent opportunity in training for the higher positions...