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Assistant Professor Sheldon delivered the second lecture in the course by German instructors in Sever 11, yesterday afternoon on the Mediaeval Poetry of Germany. He said that he proposed to give a general idea of German poetry from the classic period to the middle ages. The language of the middle high German, he said, has undergone a considerable change owing to the period of sterility previous to the close of the high German period. The literature of the mediaeval period is almost wholly in vers. Its subjects, which are of a national, popular and lyric character, originated in songs celebrating...
...special meeting of the Natural History Society was held last evening in the society's rooms for the purpose of laying out plans for the coming winter. The president, Professor N. S. Shaler, made an intersting address on the history of the society and its field of work. A committee appointed at the last meeting reported in favor of papers or talks at each meeting as far as possible by members of the society. The report was accepted and it was also voted to begin a systematic study of the natural history of the vicinity by means of field work...
...November number of the Fornm contains an article on "Industrial Co-operation in England" by Professor F. G. Peabody...
...Harvard Philosophical club last evening, Professor Royce spoke on "Teleology." He dwelt specially on the contrast to a mechanical view of the universe...
...following professors and instructors in Harvard college conducted courses in the Annex last year: New Testament, Professor Thayer; Greek, Professors Wright and Goodwin, Messrs. Wheeler and Parker; Latin, Professors Lane, Allen, Greenough, Smith and Preble, Messrs. Richardson and Parker; English, Professors Briggs and Wendell, Messrs. Baker, Clymer, Kittredge and Hayes; German, Professors Sheldon and Bartlett, Messrs. Babbitt and Grandgent; French, Professors Cohn and Sanderson, Mr. Sumichrast; Italian, Dante, Professor Norton, Philosophy, Professor Royce; Political Economy, Professor Tausigg and Mr. Huntington; History, Professors Macvane. Emerton and Hart, Mr. Bendelari; Music. Professor Paine, Mathematics, Professors Byerly and B. O. Pierce, Mr. Sawin...