Lake Brings 23 Years of Teaching at Harvard to Close With Last Lecture

"I've writen a few books and I've made a few explorations, but I'd rather stake my chance of being remembered on the unwritten books of your minds." With these words and quotations from Kipling and Jacob, Kirsopp Lake, professor of History, brought to a close his last lecture at Harvard.

A crowd which filled the large lecture room in Fogg to overflowing listened to the words of the world famous Bible professor. "I have been teaching you and your predecessors for 23 years and nothing I have ever done has given me more satisfaction," Lake said.

The lecture ended the first half year of the Bible course, and its subject was Ecclesiastes and Tobit. James B. Munn '12, professor of English, will take over the Bible course this spring, while Lake will go on an archaeological expedition to Armenia.

Twenty-three years of teaching at Harvard were ended yesterday for Lake first came here in 1914. During his regime his course has grown from less than 40 students to over 200.

After his trip to Armenia Lake will go to his home in Harverford, Pennsylvania, where he will edit a magazine with his wife. His special field, for which he is widely renowned, is Old Testament texts and Greek writings.