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...chief interest of the meeting was, however, Semitic. Several of the young Assyrian scholars presented papers of more or less value. The novelty of this subject, the vistas which it opens into times until now considered prebistoric, the revelations which it makes of great and long vanished peoples, the important relations to the scientific study of the Old Testament, all make the Assyrian a source of unfailing interest. The Biblical student in particular would be pleased by the paper from Prof. Haupt, of Baltimore, determining the size of the boat in which, according to the Babylonian account, the hero...
...account of an accident to the mails between New York and Boston Saturday night, the report of the Harvard-Princeton game by the foot-ball correspondent of the CRIMSON did not reach Cambridge in time for publication in Monday's paper. Although the report published was the best that could be had under the circumstances, there are many inaccurate statements made in it. It would be difficult to correct these sufficiently without giving another long detailed account of the game; which the editors think hardly worth while, as the subject is now four days old. But to correct the entirely...
Leading articles in the Nov. number of the Low Review are the second part of Mr. Samuel Williston's "History of the Law of Businest Corporations before 1800," and Mr. Austin Abbott's paper on "Indians and the Law." Mr. Wiliiston's essay, which was begun in the October number. was written for the prize offered last year by the Harvard Law School Association. While the main purport of the essay is to treat of the development of the law of corporations, the more popular aspect of these institutions as shown in their external history and in their influence...
...well-attended meeting of the Deutscher Verein was held in 16 Hollis Thursday evening. Mr. Oaks of the Law School read a very creditable paper giving a picture of the public and private life of the German people of today. The society voted to have a dinner at Young's about the middle of December. It is intended to make the dinner as characteristically German as possible. None but German dishes will be served. Dr. Francke has consented to preside at the dinner...
...Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week the annual meetings of the National Academy of Sciences were held at New Haven, in North Sheffield Hall. All members of Yale University were invited to attend the meetings, at which papers on the following scientific subjects were read: "The Lunar Eclipse, July 22, 1888," by Prof. E. S. Holden; "A Finished Breed of Horses," by Prof. W. H. Brewer of the Sheffield Scientific School. This paper was particularly interesting and received much applause. The last paper of Tuesday's session was one by Prof. Gibbs of Yale, and Mr. H. E. Hare...