1908 Father Boucher was sent to Tokyo to help open a Catholic university there, Working in unison with Fathers Hoffman and Dallman, German Jesuits, Father Boucher was responsible for the founding of Sophia University at Tokyo. Father Boucher spent thirteen years in alding the new work in Japan. In 1921 he returned to Shanghai to become the Pastor of the big Siccawei Cath-eral, a post which he held until 1982," During this time he rendered much valuable help to the Mission as fan adviser and ay Director of the Bureau of Sinology at Slecawel. His wise and judicious purchases helped store the great library at Siccawei wisn many a precious volume. Two literary works of Father Boucher are well known to the Catholic missionary, namely "Boussole clu Lange Mandarin" for the beginner in Chinese, and "First Stops in French", a book written for the Chinese who are learning French.
From, 1992 to his death Father Boucher continued on at Slecawel as fan assistant in the parish work and fs confessor of the various houses in Siccawei, As he spoke French, Ger= man," English, Mandarin, and the Shanghai dialect, Father Boucher was very valuable man in such an inter national community as is found at Siccawel—Aout, 8,
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