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...August he will attend the colonial meeting of the British Geological Association in Australia; and in September a supplementary meeting organized by the government of New Zealand. On the return voyage, he will stop at the Society Islands. The trip is made possible by a grant from the Shaler Memorial Fund...
Professor W.M. Davis has been granted an appropriation from the Shaler Memorial Fund to defray in part the expense of his trip to the South Pacific to study the physiographic evidence relating to the problem of coral reefs...
...lived in his own home on the corner of Kirkland and Quincy streets, where a little stone building now stands, housing a small theological school. His house, a large square one, has been moved over into the middle of the well-spaced lawn adjoining. President Walker lived in the "Shaler House" which has just been moved from Quincy street to make room for President Lowell's new house, and Dr. Peabody, who was acting President for a short time, lived in the house across from the Union, now occupied by Professor Palmer...
...have been members and who have worked for it in other capacities. Bishop Brooks was a frequent speaker during his rectorship at Trinity Church, and into the life of the Society he poured a large share of a personality which can never be forgotten. Professor Shaler was an honorary member and President Lowell was vice-president of the Society in 1876. William Belden Noble '85, in whose memory the Noble Lectures were founded, was one of its most enthusiastic members, a man whose gentleness and high-minded ness has left an undying impression upon Harvard. Bishop Lawrence, Bishop Doane...
...weeks ground will be broken for a new residence which President Lowell is planning to build just north of the present house on Quincy street. In order to build at this point, however, it has been found necessary to move the adjoining residence, occupied since the death of Dean Shaler by Dean Fenn. This house will be divided into four sections, and moved down Quincy street and rebuilt in Divinity Field. The building of the new house will in no way require the removal of the President's residence. He will continue in the present house and will move into...