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...Thomas L. Greene, of New York City, vice-president of the Audit Company of New York, and author of "Corporation Finance," spoke last night before the Seminary of Economics on "The Capitalization of Corporations." Mr. Greene discussed at length various phases of corporate economics, questions of the basis of capitalization, reorganizations, depreciation and reserve policy. He illustrated his remarks with incidents from an extended professional experience in audit and corporate work and previous editorial training on the New York Evening Post, with which paper he was associated for a year...
...subject for the lecture tonight will be "The Seats of the Government." It will describe the various buildings occupied by the national and municipal government during the Reign of Terror, some of which no longer exist; and will relate the story of the great clubs and sections...
...final lecture of the series, on "The Guillotine," will describe the origin of the guillotine, the various sites upon which it was erected, the method of execution, and the sites of the various burial grounds which were set apart for the condemned...
...Rockhill has served in various diplomatic positions, having been Secretary of the United States Legation in Pekin, charge d'affaires in Korea, first assistant secretary of state, United States Minister to Greece, Commissioner to China, and plenipotentiary of the United States to the Congress of Pekin (1901). During his residence in China he made two journeys in Mongolia and Thibet, of which some account will be given in his lecture. After the lecture members of the club and their friends will have opportunity of meeting Mr. Rockhill at an informal reception in the Assembly Room of the Union...
Under the auspices of the French Department, M. Robert Dupouey, a graduate of the Ecole Normale, Paris, will give a series of four public readings from the works of various French authors. The readings will be given in Sever 11, on the evenings of February 16, 18, 23 and 25, at 8 o'clock...