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Saturday, Mar. 3.
Lectures on Modern French Poetry. II. Villiers de I' Isle-Adam and the Poets in Prose. M. Henri de Regnier. Sanders Theatre, 4.30 p. m. Admission by ticket only.
**Lecture. II. The Toxic Action of Acids and Alkalies. Rodney H. True, Ph.D. University Museum, room 12, 10 a. m.
Sunday, Mar. 4.
Appleton Chapel, 7.30 p. m. Rev. Endicott Peabody, of Groton.
Rev. Endicott Peabody will conduct morning prayers from March 5 to March 10.
Mr. Peabody may be found at Wadsworth House 1 daily from 9 till 12.
Monday, Mar. 5.
Seminary of American History and Institutions. The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. Mr. H. E. Safford. University 24, 3.30 p. m.
Seminary of Economics. The Duty on Copper and its Effects. Mr. W. D. Shue. University 23, 4.30 p. m.
**Freshman Debating Club. Debate. Harvard 1, 7 p. m.
Question: "Resolved, That Harvard University be subject to taxation." Affirmative. G. B. Clark, G. H. Fernald and S. A. Greely.--Negative: H. Mann, M. E. Grush and S. A. Storer.
*Lectures on Modern Music. II. Schubert and the Song. Mr. T. M. Osborne, assisted by Mr. J. M. Horner, baritone. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 8 p. m.
**History of Classical Studies. VI. The Nineteenth Century. German Period. Professor Morgan. Sever 18, 3.30 p. m.
Tuesday, Mar. 6.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Meeting at University 5, 4 p. m.
Lectures on Modern French Poetry. III. Paul Verlaine. Sentiment in Art. M. Henri de Regnier. Sanders Theatre, 4.30 p. m. Admission by ticket only till 4.25 p. m.; then open to the public.
**Sophomore Debating Club. Debate. Sever 35, 7 p. m. Question: "Resolved, That the system of elective studies at Harvard has been carried too far to be consistent with the best interests of the University." Affirmative: Bernbaum's camp.--Negative: Holmes's camp.
**Geological Conference. Papers: Glacial Erosion in Alpine and Norwegian Valleys. Professor Davis.--Review of Weller's "Silurian Fauna." Mr. P. S. Smith.--Reviews and Notes. Rotch Building, 8 p. m.
**Reading from English Literature of the Eighteenth Century. III. Mr. Copeland. Sever 11, 8 p. m. Selections will be made from the writings of Johnson, Boswell, Goldsmith, Sheridan and other members of "The Club."
Wednesday, Mar. 7.
*Harvard Engineering Society. Hydrographic Investigations and Methods of the Geological Survey. F. H. Newell, Chief U. S. Geol. Survey, Department of Hydrography. Sever 11, 8 p. m.
**The William Belden Noble Lectures. I. Ethics and the Descriptive Sciences. Professor Palmer. Phillips Brooks House, 8 p. m.
Thursday, Mar. 8.
Lectures on Modern French Poetry. IV. Stephane Mallarme. Poetry and Music. M. Henri de Regnier. Sanders Theatre, 4.30 p. m. Admission by ticket only until 4.25 p. m.; then open to the public.
*Vesper Service. Appleton Chapel, 5 p. m.
Harvard Educational Conference. The Administration of the Cambridge Public School System. Superintendent Francis Cogswell. Sever 17, 8 p. m. Open to all members of Courses in Education.
Friday, Mar. 9.
*History of Classical Studies. VII. The Nineteenth Century. German Period. Professor Morgan. Sever 18, 3.30 p. m.
Afternoon Tea. Brooks House, 4 to 6 p. m.
*Divinity School. Devotional Service with Sermon. Mr. F. W. Smith. Divinity Chapel, 7.30 p. m.
*Harvard Anthropological Society. Snake Dance of the Moki Indians. (Lantern Illustrations). Dr. F. Russell. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 8 p. m.
Saturday, Mar. 10.
*Harvard Teachers' Association. Business Meeting. 9.45 a. m.--Is the Curriculum Crowded? Mr. H. P. Amen.--Judicious Aid to Pupils. Mr. W. G. Thayer.--The Influence of Examinations on School Work. Mr. E. H. Nichols.--General Discussion on the Crowded Curriculum. Sanders Theatre, 10 a. m.
**Lecture. III. The Toxic Action of Salts of the Lighter Metals. Rodney H. True, Ph.D. University Museum, room 12, 10 a. m.
Lectures on Modern French Poetry. V. The New School of Poetry. M. Henri de Regnier. Sanders Theatre, 4.30 p. m. Admission by ticket only till 4.25 then open to the public.
Appleton Chapel--Sunday Evenings.
Mar. 11.--Rev. Paul Revere Frothingham, of New Bedford.
Mar. 18.--Rev. Paul Revere Frothingham, of New Bedford.
William Belden Noble Lectures.
The William Belden Noble Lectures for 1899-00 will be given by Professor George Herbert Palmer: Subject, "Ethics in Relation to the Neighboring Sciences." These lectures will be open to the public, and will be given in Phillips Brooks House, at 8 p. m., on the following dates; Mar. 7, Ethics and the Descriptive Sciences; Mar. 14, Ethics and the Law; Mar. 21, Ethics and the Fine Arts; Mar. 28, Ethics and Religion (1); Apr. 4, Ethics and Religion (2); Apr. 11, conclusion.
Lectures on Modern Music.
Three lectures on "Modern Music; Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner," by Mr. T. M. Osborne '84, in the Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, beginning at 8 p. m. on the dates given below. These lectures are not of a technical character, and are illustrated by pianoforte and vocal selections. Open to the public. The remaining lectures are as follows; Mar. 5, Schubert and the Song; April 2, Wagner and the Opera.
Cercle Francis Public Lectures for 1900.
The Cercle Francais has arranged for a series of eight lectures on Modern French Poetry, to be given by M. Henri de Regnier, the eminent poet and novelist. These lectures will be given in Sanders Theatre, at 4.30 p. m., on dates given below. Admission is by ticket only. Applications for tickets must be made in writing to H. B. Stanton, 48 Dana Chambers, Cambridge. Sections of the theatre will be reserved for officers and students of the University. The remaining dates and subjects of the lectures are:
Mar. 6, Paul Verlaine--Sentiment in Art; Mar. 8, Stephane Mallarme--Poetry and Music; Mar. 10, The New School of Poetry; Mar. 13. The Poets of Today--Works and Portraits (Moreas, Kahn, Laforgue, Stuart Merrill, Francis Viele-Griffin, etc.); Mar. 15, Symbolism in Belgium; Mar. 17, Les Jeunes--The Future of Poetry.
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