Word: readings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...meeting of the Camera Club was held last evening in room No. 4 of the Lawrence Scientific School. After the secretary had read the minutes of the last meeting, the chairman of the executive committee reported that the petition for a dark-room in Sever Hall was in the hands of the Bursar, who was empowered to make such arrangement with the club as he could. The question of a dark-room will probably be definitely settled by next Tuesday, so that the room can be fifted up during the spring recess. The resignation of L. W. Pulsifer, ,90, resigned...
...Louis XIV. This latter opinion was strongly held by the Count of Glrichen who made extensive studies of the subject. But at best the matter is wrapped in obscurity, and it is very doubtful if the truth of the matter will ever be known. After this talk Prof. Cohn read "L'affair de la Rue de Lourcine" the second play to be presented by the society, which promises to be very amusing and a great success...
DEUTSCHER VEREIN.- There will be a meeting tonight in Thayer 43. Mr. Winkler will read a paper on Schiller...
...feature of the Atlantic Monthly for April is the poem written by Oliver Wendell Holmes read at the dinner in honor of James Russell Lowell's seventieth birthday. It has all of Dr. Holmes' grace and felicity of expression. "Passe Rose" Mr. Hardy's interesting serial is concluded in this number, also Miss Bellamy's "Hannah Collinse's Jim." There are several interesting essays on history and politics-among which are the "The People in Government" by H. C. Merwin, "Why our Science Students go to Germany" by S. Sheldon and "A French Bishop of the Fifteenth Century...
This evening at the meeting of the Conference Francaise Mr. Sanderson will give an informal talk on Le Masque de Fer. Following this Prof. Cohn will read the second play which is to be given by the society in May, L'Affair de la Rue de la Lourcine. This comedy or rather farce, is one of the brightest of the small pieces written by Labiche, and if well put on cannot but be a success. There are five principal characters so it will need quite a number of men to make it a success. All who can should go tonight...