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...long as possible the first teeth. Then begins the filling of teeth in which caries has appeared, the professional exhortation to cleanliness of the teeth, and the instruction in the means of keeping the teeth clean. The next service which the skilful dentist can render is straightening the second teeth when they appear in an irregular or disorderly manner. This is a service of no little consequence, for fine teeth contribute much to the comeliness of any human face, because the delightful human gesture called a smile usually uncovers the teeth. Next comes the process of filling or stopping...
James MacKaye '95 gave the second of a series of five lectures on "Political Engineering" before a large and interested audience in Emerson Hall yesterday afternoon. His topic was "The Happiness of Nations." Happiness cannot be defined, but may be exemplified by experiences. Voluntary acts are divided into those which are useful and useless; useful acts are subdivided into productive and consumptive ones; consumptive acts, in turn, are divided into positive and negative, and productive acts into pleasurable and pleasureless ones. Productive acts are further subdivided into compulsory and spontaneous acts...
...Scarecrow," the new play by Percy MacKaye '97, which had its initial performance last Tuesday evening, will be performed for the second time by the Harvard Dramatic Club in Brattle Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. The third and last production will be given in Jordan Hall, Boston, on Saturday evening...
...there was great uncertainty as to the success of the place. The mechanics of the supernaturalism were imperfectly worked, and the utmost good-will was necessary in order to obtain more than momentary illusion. Yet the audience, if puzzled, was clearly interested and, for the most part, sympathetic. The second act showed substantial improvement. The actors were more at home in their parts, the lines were read better, and the wit of the dialogue more frequently crossed the footlights. The gradual rise in tone, the gaining of the serious upon the comic element, which is one of the most marked...
James MacKaye '95 will give the second of a series of important lectures on "Political Engineering" this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. The lecture was originally announced to take place in Emerson F, but if it is as largely attended as the first of the series it will be held in Emerson D. The special subject that Mr. MacKaye will speak upon in this lecture is "The Happiness of Nations." The lecture will be open to the public...