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...Mr. C. T. Copeland '82, instructor in English and lecturer on English Literature, will give a special free public lecture on "Dr. Johnson and his Friendships," under the auspices of the Lowell Institute in Huntington Hall, 491 Boylston street, Boston, tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. The lecture is given in observance of the bicentenary of Dr. Johnson's birth. Tickets will not be required nor will seats be reserved. The doors will be closed one minute before 8 o'clock...
...Mr. Clews was born in Straffordshire, England, and entered mercantile life in New York at the age of 15. After the panic of 1857, his opportunity came to enter Wall street. On the outbreak of the Civil War he was appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury as the financial agent for the sale of United States bonds, which were floated through his efforts. In 1877 he organized the firm of Henry Clews and Company, and since then has been connected with many financial corporations on Wall street...
...Mr. Clews is one of the seven oldest members of the New York Chamber of Commerce, and the fifth oldest member of the New York Stock Exchange. He also holds office in a number of financial and economic organizations. In May 1908, the Emperor of Japan conferred upon Mr. Clews the Imperial Decoration of Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Rising Sun in recognition of his services in the organization of the new Jananese financial system forty years ago. He is the author of "Twenty-eight Years in Wall Street" and "The Wall Street Point of view...
...industry and mechanics, our civilization is in keeping with our idea of the twentieth century, because scientific methods of Investigation have been applied. In the field of ethics, however, our civilization is distinctly mediaeval, inasmuch as our moral codes are based upon personal Intuition and not upon scientific research. Mr. MacKaye believes that if scientific principles are applied to our code of morals, it will be as easy to obtain happiness as to manufacture the most common product...
During the four more lectures that Mr. MacKaye will give, he will explain how scientific or, as he calls them, common sense methods may be adapted to the creation of an ethical system. This type of work that he has undertaken he calls "Political Engineering" or the science which treats of the adaptation of the means of society...