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University Calendar.

NOVEMBER 15. SUNDAY.

Appleton Chapel, 7.30 p. m. Rev. Brooke Herford, D. D. (Members of the University are requested to enter by the door on the south side of the chapel. The front pews will be reserved for them until 7.30.)

Week-day morning prayers at 8.45 a. m. No seats are assigned, either for officers or classes.

Rev. Leighton Parks, D. D. will conduct prayers from Oct. 30th to Nov. 16th; Rev. Henry Van Dyke, D. D., from Nov. 17th to Nov. 24th.

During their terms of residence Drs. Parks and Van Dyke may be found at Wadsworth House 1 daily from 9.11.

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16. MONDAY.Classical Philology 1. Roman Political Antiquities. Dr. Howard. Harvard 1, 3.30 p. m.

Seminary of American History. The Colonial Governor. Mr. Evarts B. Green. University 20, 7.30 p. m.

Semitic Conference. The Ethics of the Koran. Mr. Orne. Sever 7, 7.30 p. m.

Open to the public.

17. TUESDAY.Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Meeting at University 5, 4 p. m.

Relation of the middle Ages to Modern Life and Literature.

I. Human Life and Ideals through the Dark and Middle Ages.

Lecture. Professor Marsh. Sever 11, 7.30 p. m.

Open to the public.

Geological Conference. Papers by L. H. Davis, "On the Intrusive or Extrusive Origin of the Brighton Amygdaloid;" H. B. Kummel, "On the Fjorded Character of Boston Bay during the Formation of the Sand-plains;" C. H. Porter, "The Wall beach at Marshfield, Mass." Geological Laboratory, 7.45 p. m.

18. WEDNESDAY.Board of Overseers. Special meeting at No. 50 State St., Boston, at 11 a. m.

Classical Philology 1. Roman Political Antiquities. Dr. Howard. Harvard 1, 3.30 p. m.

Divinity School. Conference. Divinity Chapel, 4.30 p. m.

19. THURSDAY.English 6. Oral Debate. University 2, 3.30 p. m.

Question: "Resolved, That it is to the interest of good government for the citizen to act with his party in municipal elections."

Principal Disputants. - Affirmative: J. C. Breckenridge and J. S. Brown. - Negative: Samuel Adams and W. P. Anderson. Open to all students of the University.

Topics in Psychology of Interest to Teachers. Professor James. Upper Dane Lecture Room, 4. 30 p. m.

Open to the public.

First Vesper Service. Harvest Music by the combined choirs of Appleton Chapel and St. Paul's Church. Appleton Chapel, 5 p. m.

Vesper Services will be held on Thursday of each week until further notice. Each service begins promptly at 5 p. m. and closes at 5.30. The public are invited to these services.

20. FRIDAY.Classical Philology 1. Roman Legal Antiquities. Dr. Howard. Harvard 1, 3.30 p. m.

Divinity School Chapel. Preaching Service. 7.30 p. m.

Conference on the Work, Opportunities, and Needs of the Prospect Progressive Union. Speakers: Rev. Edward Everett Hale, D. D., Mr. E. Cummings, and Mr. C. W. Birtwell. Sever 11, 7.30 p. m.

Open to all members of the University.

APPLETON CHAPEL. - SUNDAY EVENINGS.November 15. - Rev. Brooke Herford, D. D.

November 22. - Rev. Henry Van Dyke, D. D.

November 29. - Rev. Brooke Herford, D. D.

December 6. - Rev. Professor J. W. Churchill.

December 13. - Rev. Brooke Herford, D. D.

December 20 - Rev. Professor Everett, D. D.

MIDDLE AGES.Professor Marsh will give three lectures on the Relation of the Middle Ages to Modern Life and Literature, on the following dates:

November 17. - Human Life and Ideals through the Dark and Middle Ages.

November 24. - The Place of the Middle Ages in Studies since the Renaissance.

December 1. - The Aim and Method of Mediaeval Studies in the Present.

The lectures will be given in Sever 11 and will be open to the public.

ICELANDIC SAGA.Professor Charles Sprague Smith, of New York, will deliver a course of five illustrated lectures upon the Icelandic Saga during November and December. The subjects and dates are as follows:

Wednesday, Nov. 25. - Iceland, from Ingolf's settlement to its subjection to Norway.

Thursday, Nov. 26. - The life of a priest and scholar in the eleventh century. Ari the historian, and the works ascribed to him; Islendinga bok, Landnama bok and Kristni Saga; histories of the settlement of Iceland and of its conversion to Christianity.

Friday, Nov. 27. - The life of a viking and poet, Egil's Saga.

Wednesday, Dec. 2. - Family life in Iceland, viking voyages, blood feuds and disputes at the Althing. Njal's Saga.

Friday, Dec. 4. - How Christianity was brought to Norse lands. The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason.

The lectures will be given in Harvard 1 and will be open to the public.

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