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Today affords the last opportunity to see the painting anonymously lent to the Fogg Art Museum a short time ago. The work is attributed to the Flemish painter, Roger van der Weyden (1400-1464), and represents Christ appearing to Mary. It is of rare value; both artistically and historically, and is said to have been presented by Pope Martin King John II of Castile, passing onwards to his son, Henrique IV, and then to his daughter, Isabelle la Catholic who bequeathed it to the Cathedral Granada...
...circular concrete base has been discovered in the building for the Germanic Museum now under construction, which is causing the authorities considerable uneasiness. The base is of exactly the dimensions required for the heavy German siege guns and a deep plot against the Cercle Francais may be about to be unearthed, especially as it has been discovered that this mass of concrete is the gift of the Deutscher Verein. Considerable apprehension is felt by the inmates of Grays 17 as that building would be directly in the line of fire. The Cercle has laid in a large supply of absinthe...
...first of the series of five public lectures on the influence of geographic conditions upon the European war, which have been arranged under the auspices of the Department of Geology and Geography, will be given in the Geological Lecture Room of the University Museum Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. This lecture, which will be delivered by Professor William Morris Davis '70, will deal with "The Physical Geography of Central and Western Europe...
...Kojiro Tomito will speak on "Japanese Lacquer Work" in Gallery 9 of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts tomorrow afternoon at 2.45 o'clock. The lecture will be given under the auspices of the Department of Chinese and Japanese...
...Charles T. Carruth will talk on "Lucia della Robbia and His Works" in the lecture hall of the Museum tomorrow afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. The lecture, which is given under the auspices of the Department of Western Art, will be illustrated by lantern slides. These lectures are part of the free Sunday Docent Services given by the Museum and are open to the public...