ITALY AMERICA SOCIETY ANNOUNCES SUMMER TRIP

The Italy America Society announces a tour to Italy for college students and instructors during the summer of 1921. The purpose of the Society in organizing the trip is to give, at the lowest possible expense, the greatest opportunity for acquaintance not only with the art of Renaissance Italy, but also with the industry and commerce of modern Italy. The object of the tour is chiefly educational, to acquaint young Americans with present business, manufacturing, and intellectual conditions in Italy, but a second reason is to strengthen the bonds between educational institutions in both countries.

To Hold Classes on Shipboard

The party will sail from New York on a liner chartered for the occasion. On shipboard there will be classes in the Italian language, and also a series of lectures on Italian history, art, and culture. The expedition will land at Naples, spend several days there, and then go on to Rome. After a stay of six days in Rome, which will be spent in visiting various points of historical interest, the party will go to Florence, and then to various other industrial and intellectual centers of Northern Italy. Three days will be spent in Florence, going through the various art galleries, and visiting the Cathedral and other famous buildings. In Ravenna a bronze wreath, sent by the American Dante Committee, as a tribute from the institutions of learning in the United States on the six hundredth anniversary of the death of Dante, will be laid on the poet's tomb. After this the group will go to Venice, and then to Milan and Turin, the great manufacturing cities of Italy. The homeward journey will be made through France, stopping in Paris for two days, and then sailing from Havre.

The Society has also announced a prize essay contest, open to all college students in the United States, the winner of which will be given a free trip to Italy with the excursion. The subject of the essay is to be "Italy's Contributions to Modern Culture", and the length to be between 3000 and 10,000 words. All essays must be in before April 15. Further information about either the trip to Italy or the essay contest can be obtained from Mr. Irwin Smith, The Italy America Society, 33 West 43rd street, New York City.