Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-05 | Page 7 | Harvard Students Plan Rebuilding of France

Harvard undents Fki I Rebuilding of France I PARIS, Sept. 4, The Harvard r- I construction group, made ut of some 40 young student architects and eni-1 neers of the advanced grades at Har-vard Har-vard University, have left for their posts in the Argonnc and Mcu? re- i gkons to c:irr' on their work of re-construction re-construction in the devastated areas. M. Ogler, minister of the liberated regions, received the group on Its re' cent arrival here, and assured them the Cullest facilities of the French gov- ernment in carr!ng on their work. Pive merobers of the mission were as-signed as-signed to Rholmj'. Two of them are to work under tho direction of M. Deneu, archtltcct Of the cathederal In .designing plans for the restoration of the famous basilica. Others are tak-lng tak-lng part In the gradual restoration of I the old city back to its pre-war aspect. At Sulppe four of the Harvard group are under the direction of M. Lavlgne, government architect, in tho i construction of standardized provision- ffH a houses ot four and five rooms. At fgfJ Somme-Py four otners are urawuig BSSSSSJ plans for the court house and school Others are engaged In planning a mod-J rr. rt.-rr. i ira.-. wit r and electricity for Sommc-Py. At Clermont -cn-Argonne a group o 11 of the Harvard men are engaged, I In tho work of reconstruction Whlchj lis carried on here at a vast extent. as H ' this was inc center of greatest de- Is'.ructlon during the recoil of the Gar-J mans after their defeat on the Marne O0 H The eme.-al I has replaced the rubj ns the most precious stone in exist