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Yesterday morning, Prof. Emerton lectured to the students in history, 20, on the "Sources of Historical Investigation." The following is the substance of his lecture : What are the original sources accessible to students of history? What are the misconceptions of the word history? History is a record of the lives of men in groups. History is not the philosophy of history. Many believe that history is all in the books. In this they are much mistaken-as much as they would be if they should refer natural science and language to books. If one should learn history he must...
Several of our Eastern colleges, including Williams, Princeton and Yale, have been visited this autumn by Prof. Drummond and one or two other graduates of Edinburgh University, who are interested in religious work in our colleges. As Prof. Drummond is expected to be here on Sunday and Monday, a few words with regard to him may be of interest...
...spent some time studying theology in Germany, and then turned his attention to natural science. A place was offered to him at the Free College of Glasgow, where he now occupies the chair of biology. His work has not all been there, however, for in 1880 he accompanied Prof. Seikie, the geologist, in a six months' tour through the Rocky Mountains, and in 1883 went on a scientific exploration to the heart of Africa, following up the path of Livingston...
Judges.- Prof. C. F. Dunbar, Prof. J. Lawrence Laughlin, Prof. F. W. Tausig, and Mr. Hamilton Andrews Hill...
...Prof. Morse C. White, of the Yale Medical School, has received from Hayti the embalmed body of a two headed infant, which survived but twelve minutes after birth. The body will be used by the professor in illustrating his lectures before the medical students...