Show TIE SCHOLARS OF FRANCE As a sample of the payment of distinguished distin-guished scholars in this country it maybe may-be mentioned that M Gaston Boissler who was lately elected life secretary of the academy only received GOO annually as rector of the College de France In hs new position he is entitled to 51200 or double the sum paid him as head of the SU1 great educational establishment over which Ernest Renan ruled The Immortals Immor-tals according to the foundation rules are supposed to be paid 0 yearly in addition to their fees for attending meeting meet-ing As a matter of fact however they only receive 200 annually The remainder remain-der of the sum forms a sinking fund out of which eight aged academicians get allowances al-lowances i their private annual income falls short of 1200 Paris Letter |