Word: donnay
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lesson which the author and Academician, Maurice Donnay, learned during his recent visit to America is that it is necessary for his countrymen to know English. Very few even of the cultured Academicians speak English. But with all their passionate desire to have their own language appreciated, the French must not, says Donnay, "hold any illusions as to its universality." Two-thirds of the civilized world is now speaking English...
Meanwhile, it would be a great advance toward international understanding if we were to widen our acquaintance with French, which must be for most people of English speech, the second language, even if Latin becomes an auxiliary tongue and if Donnay and his countrymen were to learn to speak and write English as well as Chevrillen, the nephew of the Taine, who with Donnay represented the French Academy at the Moliere celebration in America. --New York Times...
...Maurice Donnay and Mr. Andre Chevrillion Chancellor and Director respectively of the French Academy, will be given an informal luncheon by President Lowell Thursday noon after which they will probably visit the Widener Library and make a tour of the Yard if their limited time permits...
...academicians have been sent as a delegation to represent the French Academy at the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Moliere. Mr. Chevrillion has gained wide renown for his works on English literature and has also written many books on travel. Mr. Donnay is one of the best known living French dramatists, most of his works dealing with the theme of love...