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Valuable Building Site Donated to University Union in Paris

The American University Union in Paris, of which Dean H. A. Yeomans '00 is an associate director, is the recipient of a building site valued at $100,000 donated by the City of Paris. The gift was formally accepted Thursday by Henry B. Thompson, of Princeton, treasurer of the Union.

The ceremony took place in the Inter-Allied Club. M. Chassaigne Goyon, vice-president of the Paris Municipal Council, represented the city of Paris, James Hazen Hyde '98, presided.

The American University Union contemplates the erection of a building, for which plans already have been drawn. The funds for the building will be secured in the United States. The structure will be used as a home for American students in Paris, as well as to provide French students with information regarding American universities.

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