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...treasurer's and vice-president's reports showed that the society was in a flourishing condition. Six meetings have been held this half year with an average attendance of 68. The average number of speakers from the floor at each meeting has been 14. The debates showed unusual interest among both members and outsiders, and a large number had to be closed while men were still waiting for a chance to speak...
...lacrosse at Harvard. If we win, the success of the game is insured but if we lose, which we sincerely hope will not happen next year's team will labor under great disadvantages and it will be only with the greatest efforts that the game will hold its place among our sports. Let all go and cheer the men to do their best, remembering that a victory means not only honor for the team, but also for the college it represents...
...Royal Academy of Sciences, of Christiana. Although but a short notice of the lecture could be given, the large lecture-room of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory was completely filled by an audience which followed with the greatest interest the fascinating recital of the remarkable experiences of Professor Lumholtz among the cannibal aborigines of Australia. The lecture was unusually long, but the attention of the audience was held throughout. The interest in the lecture was greatly increased by the excellent views of Astralian scenery and natives, and also by the delightful touches of humor with which he enlivened his narrative...
...description of the chief physical and natural characteristics of the country, its flora, fauna, peculiar scenery, which makes the landscape grotesque rather than picturesque, he went on to tell how he happened to visit "the land of the dawning" as a naturalist and investigator. The description of his life among the natives, of its dangers, trials, and compensations, was one of the most interesting portions of the lecture...
Professor Lumboltz of the Academy of Science of Christina, Norway will give this evening, in the lecture room of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, an account of his most exciting adventures among the cannibal aboriginees of Australia. His experiences have been the subject of several interesting addresses in England and in this country, made doubly so by the illustration of the lecture with Australian views. Although the notice of Professor Lumboltz's address has been made rather suddenly, the variety and peculiarity of his adventures should cause a considerable number of persons to desire to hear him this evening. The lecture...