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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Preliminary trials for the Pasteur Medal, founded in 1898, by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and offered annually for the best speech in English upon some topic of contemporary French politics, will be held in Sever 11 at 8 o'clock, tonight under the supervision of the French Department. Both the trials and the final debate will be upon the same subject: "Resolved: That it would be to the best interest of France that Allied Military Intervention in Russia be discontinued." Five-minute speeches may be on either side of the question, and will be judged by Dr. R. L. Hawkins...
Monsieur Edouard Darmond, the dramatic coach of the Cercle Francais, has chosen the cast of "Sire", the 1919 play of the French society. Of the four parts which are to be acted by girls three have been definitely assigned. The cast is as follows: Roulette, Edgar Scott '20 Le Docteur, R. H. Bassett '20 L'Abbe, N. Thayer '21 Brossette, P. K. Fisher, 3 Eng. Cherpetit, Y. H. Buliler '20 Verougnoux, J. N. Brown '21 Camus, J. B. Fenno '21 Lagratte, B. La Farge '22 Un Officier, L. Lanman '20 M. Letourneau, D. P. Robinson '20 La Comtesse, Miss Katherine...
Chaplain Daniel Couve of the French Army, will conduct the regular Sunday services in Appleton Chapel tomorrow at 11 o'clock. Officers of the University are to enter at the north door of the Chapel and students at the south door...
Chaplain Couve is a "Croix de Guerre" man. He served first in ambulance trains, then as chaplain with the 59th Division of Infantry. For fourteen years Chaplain Couve was a missionary in the French Congo. He is now Assistant Director of the Missionary Society of the Comite Protestant Francais and comes to this country to interpret to the United States the spirit of France and help foster cordiality between the two countries during the progress of Peace negotiations...
Captain William John Bingham '16, of Methuen, has been awarded the French War Cross for heroism at the battlefront in the closing days of the war and has received the personal thanks of the general of his division for the part he took in the October fighting. Captain Bingham was very prominent in College affairs, being president of the Phillips Brooks House and the Exeter Club, First Marshal of his class, leader of the Glee Club, captain of the 1916 track team, and a member of the Nominating and Athletic Committees...