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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...following papers and reviews will be presented at the meeting of the Zoological Club in the museum, floor 4; this evening: Origin of Buds in Cristatelia, C. B. Davenport; Nemertians, H. B. Ward; Form Elements of the Blood, G. H. Parker; Preservation of Marine Animals, W. McM. Woodworth; Parietal Organ, W. E. Ritter. The doors will be open from 7.15 to 7.30, and all members of the university interested in Zoology are invited...
...Those of the last group, except 15 and 25, are courses of research. Geology 4, elementary half course under professor Shaler. This course can be taken by seniors as an extra only. It gives a general knowledge of the subject, and includes lectures on the origin and nature of the earth's crust, continental and mountain fold, volcanoes, dykes, glaciers, etc. Goology 4a, elementary half course, supplementary to Geology 4; consists of laboratory and field exercises with occasional lectures. Course 8, a starred course, treats of general critical geology, under Professor Shaler, Assistant Professor Davis and Dr. Wolff. The work...
...antediluvian patriarchs of Genesis, the Babylonians believed in ten kings whose reign had extended over a fabulous period of time. The deluge story, which is an episode in the national epic, is too similar to the version in Genesis for the two to be of different origin. The ruined tower of Borsippe, called Birs Nimrud, has long been associated with the Tower of Babel. Several stereopticon views of this magnificent ruin were shown, as well as views of the Assyrian carvings representing the sacred tree, cherubim, and the fight between the gods and the dragon...
...Lehmann in his "Rowing at Cambridge" tells of the origin of college and university crew racing in 1830 and he also draws a picture of an imaginary freshman's first attempt at handling the oar, his troubles and final successes. The first of the Cambridge races are the Lent races, rowed at thend of February, in which thirty on. boats take part. Then come the May races, the Colquhoun races, and the university trial eights races. This last is a race between two picked crews selected by the president of the university boat club from the promising men of every...
PHOTO COM.The Zoological club will meet at the Museum this evening. Doors open from 7.00 to 7.45. Papers will be given on Origin of Buds in Freshwater Bryozoa by C. B. Davenport; Source of the Messderm in Fishes by E. R. Boyer; Phagocytes in the alimentary Canal by H. P. Johnson, and New Technique in Microscopy, by W. McM. Woodworth