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...article on "The French in Canada" by E. G. Scott gives the reader an excellent idea of the weakness of the French colony in Canada, and of the impossibility of its existence after the French "bayonets" had been withdrawn. "The First Mayor" by Octave Thanet, is an interesting story of the paper-money craze. "Some Romances of the Revolution" by Edward T. Hayward is an excellent study of William Gilmore Simmes' six novels on the revolutionary period. The other articles of the number are up to the usual high standard of the Monthly, the one entitled "Materials for Landscape...
Frederic Dwight, Harvard, '34, one of the earliest explorers of the West, and for many years mayor of Boston, died recently...
...interesting course of lectures has been successfully begun at Brown University The subject of the entire course is "Problems in City Government." Ex-Mayor Seth Low of Brooklyn, gave the opening lecture January 4. Professor Woodrow Wilson of Wesleyan gave the second on the evening of January 11. Professor Wheeler, of Yale, Prof. Hart, of Harvard, Profs. Chapin and Gardner, of Brown, and others are to follow, each discussing some particular phase of the question. The Glee and Banjo Clubs gave a very successful concert in Norwich, Conn., on Friday evening last. They are now making arrangements for an extended...
...much more useful work, and the splendid ice on Fresh Pond could be enjoyed by every one. The regulation that forbids the enjoyment of perfectly safe ice seems to us more than nonsensical-it is unjust and outrageous-and we hope some appeal will be made to the mayor to abolish...
...John Cuckson; Jan. 28, "Berlin: A Study of City Government in Germany," Sylvester Baxter; Feb. 4, "The New Ballot System," Richard H. Dana; Feb. 11, "The True School Board," William A. Mowry, Ph. D.; Feb. 18, "The Government of Boston," Henry H. Sprague; Feb. 25, "Josiah Quincy, the Great Mayor," the Hon. Mellen Chamberlain...