Revue des Questions historiques, a journal under

strict Catholic control, established in 1866, "to give especial attention to the history of the Church and the history of Frauce." It has won an honorable place among the many Revues of France during the past quarter of a century.

39. — 6. fasse sa thèse et la soutienne, set up his thesis and défend it. A thesis is properly a proposition, set up by a candidate for a degree, to be discussed, defended by him, and attacked by opponents previously selected. In most European universities, doctors' thèses are still prepared and published in this form. The graduation thèses of most American collèges and universities, not so defended, are more properly termed " dissertations." The European practice of defending a thesis is often a severe ordeal, frequently occupying several hours. 7. Quicherat. Jules-Étienne-Joseph Quicherat, born in Paris in 1814, a distinguished archeologist, was early a student in the Ecole des Chartes, later professor of

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archeology, and afterward Director of the school. He is a laborious and critical scholar, and distinguished for possessing a profound knowledge of the Middle Ages. He has published many works upon archeological subjects, and been a voluminous contributor to the Revue archéologique.

39. — 8. pour lui river son béjaune, to put an end to his fooU ishness; Le., put a stop to his nonsense and condemn his thesis. River, l to rivet,' ' to clinch/ is frequently used in the sensé of * to close/ ' to shut oû7 Béjaune (from bec jaune, 'yellow beak') 'a fledgling/ 'a youngster/ is frequently used in the sensé of l nonsense/ * fodlishness.' 16. ma canne à pomme d'argent, my silver-headed cane.

See Less. 39, iv. 4.