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...course in comparative literature. Professor Lyon has added the history of Israel, and Professor Ashley will teach political economy and the economic history of Europe and America. Professor Barrett Wendell has a new half course in Shakespeare, and Mr. Fletcher also has one on English literature in the seventeenth century. Dr. Bierwirth is expected to give a course in German, and Dr. Freeman Snow will give one on the history of American diplomacy...
...Sheffield Scientific School: Francis M. Adams, New Haven, Conn., "The Magnetization of Iron"; Bertram B. Boltwood, Castleton, N. Y., "Iso-Nitroso Cyanacetic Ester"; Walter L. Caldwell, Essex, England, "Bridge Failures; Their Causes and Prevention"; Walter E. Coe, Meriden. Conn., "The Economic Development of New England in the Seventeenth Century"; Wesley R. Coe, Middlefield, Cohn., "The Anatomy and Habits of Cerebratulus Ingens"; Samuel A. Harsh, Denver, Col., "Mine Surveying"; Norman D. Halus, Chicago, III,, "Economic Development of Virginia"; Gustave E. Huttelmaier, Knoxville, Tenn., "Transmission of Power by Compressed Air"; Theodore C. Janeway, New York City, "Products of the Digestive Action...
...amount of work, many poems, a novel, literary portraits and essays. In his poems he sometimes lacks breadth and opinion, and often they have too much of a prose quality. As a historian he showed considerable power in his Porte Royale, an article on the religious movement of the seventeenth century. But he was first and last a critic. With him the writer was regarded as an individual, and he thought the first duty of the critic was to know him. It was an excellent method, but it was one apt to give, instead of criticism, too many incidents...
...Choir masters in this country are understanding better the matter of vocal culture and it is found that the American boy can produce as good a musical tone as the English lad. "Stories of Salem Witchcraft" continue the interesting account of the trial and condemnation of witches during the seventeenth century. The writer cites many of the astonishing charges which were trumped up against the unfortunate victims and the terrible ordeals which they had to meet. It was not till 1693 that belief in witchcraft all over the world began to undergo a change. Mr. Edward G. Mason contributes...
...committee heartily endorsed the scheme of the athletic club of the Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia, whose intention is to hold a carnival of games on the seventeenth and eighteenth of May in order to raise the standard of collegiate athletics. The first day will be devoted to track athletics and the second to tennis and base ball. Only members of colleges will be eligible to compete. It has not yet been decided whether the games will be scratch or handicap. Besides first, second and third prizes, special medals will be given to heat winners...