12. THURSDAY.Harvard Union Debate. Sever 11, 7.30 p. m.

Subject: "Resolved, That the University base-ball nine should be allowed to play with Professionals." Principal Disputants.- Affirmative: J. M. Hallowell, '88; H. Page,'88. Negative: W. F. Pillsbury, '89; C. E. Shattuck, L.S.

13. FRIDAY.Jefferson Laboratory Course. Matter in Motion. (Illustrated by experiments.) Lecture. Dr. Whiting. Jefferson Physical Laboratory, 7.30 p. m. The public are invited.

14. SATURDAY.English Literature. (Course for Freshmen.) Nathaniel Hawthorne. Professor A. S. Hill. Sever 11, 9 a. m.

APPLETON CHAPEL.- SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES.April 15 and 22, Rev. Phillips Brooks, D. D.

FORENSICS.The Forensic Theses will be due on Monday, April 16. Seniors may leave theirs at 29 Thayer from 3-5 p. m.; Juniors at 40 Matthews at the same hours.

THE CHOICE OF A PROFESSION.On Tuesday, April 17, Edwin H. Abbot, Esq., of Milwaukee, will deliver a lecture on The Training of the College and the Law School as a preparation for the profession of the Law. The lecture will be open to the public.

LECTURES IN THE JEFFERSON PHYSICAL LABORATORY.A series of four illustrated lectures, open to the public, was begun in the lecture room of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory on Friday evening, March 16. The last lecture will be as follows:

April 13-Matter in motion, illustrated by experiments. Dr. Whiting.

COLLEGE CONFERENCE MEETING.At the College Conference Meeting to be hold in Sever Hall on April 17, the Reverend Professor Wm. J. Tucker, D. D., of Andover, will speak on the Recovery of Religious Enthusiasm.

CHAMBER CONCERTS.The second concert by the Kneisel Quartette will be given in Sever 11 on the evening of April 19, beginning at 8 o'clock. Tickets ($1.00) may be obtained at Sever's University Bookstore.

FRENCH READINGS.A course of six French Readings, beginning on Monday, April 16, at 4 p. m. will be given in Sever 11 by the instructors of the French department. The readings are open to all members of the University, but others may obtain tickets ($3.00 for the course, single readings $1.00) at Sever's University Bookstore. The proceeds will be wholly for the benefit of the library of the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women. The readings will be as follows:-

April 16-Labiche et Delacour, "Permettez Madame!" Professor Bocher.

April 23-Beranger, "Chansons." Professor Cohn.

April 30-Murger, "Le Bonhomme Jadis." Mr. Sanderson.

May 7-Alfred de Musset, "On ne saurait penser a tout." Mr. Sumichrast.

May 14-Francois Coppe, "Le Luthier de Cremone." Professor Bocher.

May 21-Alphonse Daudet, "Contes Choisis." Professor Cohn.

READINGS FROM THE HEBREW PROPHETS.On successive Wednesday evenings, beginning April 18, Professor Lyon will give in Sever 11 a course of public reading from the Hebrew Prophets. The passages read will be such as illustrate the prophets' literary skill and the course of the prophetic thought.

ENGLISH B.Theme IX. will be returned to E. M. in Sever 11, on Friday, April 13, at 2 o'clock.

At the pleasure of the writer, Themes X. and XI. may be combined in one theme of at least TEN pages, comprising both Exposition and Argument, to be handed in on April 17.

Theme XI., an Argument, will be due on April 24.

The attention of students is specially called to the directions of the English Composition card. Each student is held responsible for a knowledge of those directions, and is expected to follow them implicitly.

By the Regulations, no overdue theme will be accepted unless the writer satisfies the secretary that his failure to present it at the appointed time was caused by serious illness or other unavoidable hindrance. Overdue themes, countersigned by the secretary, may be left at Grays 18. In no case must themes be put in the box in Sever 3 after the day on which they are due.