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...Classical Department will present the well-known tragedy by Aeschylus entitled "Choephoroe" or "The Libation Pourers," in Sanders Theatre in May, 1905. The parts will be taken entirely by students in the Greek Department, and the stage will be an exact reproduction of a quarter in an ancient Greek city. The costumes, acting and stage properties will also be in exact accordance with the customs of the time of Aeschylus...
After graduating from Harvard, Mr. Fox studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1872. He was special assistant district attorney in the well-known prosecution of police officials after the Lexow Committee's Investigation, 1894-6, and was nominated by the Citizens Union for district attorney...
...Ernest Thompson Seton, the well-known author and illustrator of books on wild animals, will lecture on Thursday evening, May 12, in the Fogg Lecture Room, on "Modern Methods and Views in Field Natural History." The lecture will be given under the auspices of the Natural History Society...
...Gadow is a well-known zoological investigator. He has evolved some new theories regarding animal coloration from his special study of coloration in amphibians and reptiles, and is now delivering a course of lecture on "Animal Coloration" at the Lowell Institute, Boston...
Schumann's symphony in Bb major is most appropriate to this season of the year, for it is always known as his "Spring" symphony. To quote the composer's own words: "I wrote the symphony in the vernal passion that sways men until they are very old, and surprises them again with each new year. The first entrance of trumpets is to be sounded as though from on high, like unto an awakening call; it begins to grow green everywhere, butterflies take wing, birds pour forth their melodies, and little by little all things come that pertain...