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Dates: during 1890-1899
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There will be a meeting of the executive committee of the I. C. A. A. A. A. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, this evening, which in all probability will be an important one, as the subject of the registration of athletes will be decided upon. A report will also be made by the committee appointed to take action on the letter received from Cambridge University, England...
...Alexander Agassiz delivered a very interesting lecture in Sanders Theatre last evening on the results of his recent investigations of coral growths about the Fiji Islands. Mr. Agassiz took as his subject, "The Present State of the Theories of the Formation of Coral Reefs," and said in part: The theory of Darwin was that the formation of attols or coral barrier reefs was due to the subsidence of the district where they are situated. Dana's observations seemed greatly to strengthen the theory and its very simplicity gained it popularity. The first tangible objection to the theory was found...
...Theories of the Formation of Coral Reefs." The object of his recent explorations in the Fiji Islands was for the purpose of testing the theory, originated by Darwin, to account for the peculiar forms of coral reefs. The results of these explorations and their bearing on the subject will be given in tonight's lecture...
CAMBRIDGE SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST Co.- No. 1300 Mass. avenue. Excellent facilities for the storage of silver and valuables. Boxes to rent, $10 per year. Deposits received subject to check and collections made in all parts...
PROSPECT UNION.- Tonight Professor G. H. Palmer will speak before the union at 744 Mass. avenue, Cambridgeport at 8 o'clock. The subject will be, "Roumanian Folk Songs." It will be a ladies night. Free to all. Harvard men are invited...