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Professor Jean J. Haffner, French architect and winner of the Grand Prux de Rome, whose work is, well-known abroad and in this country, is showing nine water colors of landscapes in the Berkshires, and in France and Italy. By Professor John S. Humphreys '93 are four water colors of Bermudan subjects. Mr. Hermann D. Murphy and Mr. Harold B. Warren are the other artists represented...
Professor Jean Jacques Haffner, who has been associated with the School of Architecture for the past two years, has learned that the reconstruction of the city of Albert in the Department of the Somme, France, which he planned before leaving France has been practically completed after a delay of over two years. Professor Haffner became Architect of the city early in 1921 and drew up plans for its rearrangement and for schools and the city hall...
...until several years after the war had ended because of the lack of funds that should have come as reparations from the Germans. Last summer, however, work on the buildings was begun in earnest and the new plans for the layout of the city were put into practice. Professor Haffner went to France last June and directed the work of reconstruction himself...
...Germans will never pay France for what they have done unless a tighter hold than that at present, is kept on them," Professor Haffner said, when asked if he thought that the Germans had learned their lesson by the temporary loss of the Ruhr territory and would make an effort to pay their debt. "And we shall keep that hold on them if we are not hindered by our interested allies. The occupation of the Ruhr was undoubtedly successful by showing that passive resistance of Germany was a failure. France wants money and it is hardly fair to make...
...judges were Professor E. B. Hill '94 of the Music department, Professor J. J. Haffner, of the Architectural department, and Associate Professor Louis Allard, of the French department...