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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Geological Conference. Paper: Observations of Glacial Phenomena, past and present, in Greenland, Baffin Land and Labrador. (Illustrated with the stereopticon.) Professor G. H. Barton, of Mass. Inst. of Technology. Geological Lecture Room, Ground floor...
Intending members will please communicate with Mr. Jaggar (room 3, ground floor, M. S.) who is prepared to give information as to travelling expenses...
Geological Conference. Paper: Observations of Glacial Phenomena, past and present, in Greenland, Baffin Land and Labrador. (Illustrated with the stereopticon.) Professor G. H. Barton, of Mass. Inst. of Technology. Geological Lecture Room, Ground floor...
Nearly all the speakers showed intelligence in their general treatment of material, but nearly all showed a tendency to try to cover altogether too much ground. Aside from this, the most noticeable fault was a general crudeness in form. Very few men spoke directly and forcibly at their audience and many had bad mannerisms. It should be said, however, that the men had in general a good flow of language and spoke entirely without notes...
...never safe to be so sure it is right as to leave unanswered or treat as irrelevant arguments based upon a different understanding of the subject. If our men had said, "We do not accept the Yale interpretation; still we will answer our opponents on their own ground," the result might have been different...