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...member of the Institut de France, is, theoretically the highest honor that the French Republic can pay its painters, writers, musicians, sculptors, scientists and occasionally statesmen, warriors. Every October the 200 members assemble and occupy their armchairs in the great Renaissance hall of the College Mazarin to assert their own dignity and listen to the learned speeches of their colleagues. Each member owns an elaborate Napoleonic costume, of tail coat, knee breeches, white-plumed cocked hat and sword. But despite all the formalities and trappings of membership, Institut de France no longer receives the respect from French artists which...
...necessary funds having been appropriated by the Commonwealth Foundation, a first meeting of the advisory committee was held at the Law School recently. It was decided that the research should be undertaken along the general lines followed by the Institut de Droil. International and the American Law Institute, with a director of research. Professor Hudson was chosen for this position. Professor G. G. Wilson, Professor of International Law at Harvard, will have charge of the investigation on territorial waters...
...Haskins, Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at the University was learned last night when Professor M. C. Diehl visiting professor from the University of Paris announced the election of Professor Haskins as a foreign associate member of the Academie des Inscriptionset Belles Lettres a division of the Institut de France...
...American and British universities, a comparison which may be of less general interest, but one which interests me particularly. It is a comparison of the American and British methods of teaching science. I am myself a former professor of chemistry and I am now in this country addressing the Institut of Politics on the subject of "Chemistry and World Peace", so I have good cause to study the relative methods of scientific instruction...
...British lawyer is not, however, prominent in Political affairs. From 1919 to 1923 he was a professor in the University of London. He is in addition a corresponding member of I'Institut de Droit compare, and a member of I'Institut de Droit International...