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

Subject: "Resolved, That Blaine's withdrawal is unfortunate for the country."

Principal Disputants. - Affirmative: A. S. Apsey '93; A. P. Stone '93. - Negative: J. W. Howerth '93; H. Hutchinson '93. - All members of the University are invited to attend and to speak.

18. FRIDAY.Physical Science. (Course for Freshmen.) Some Facts about Lightning Rods. Professor B. O. Peirce. Jefferson Physical Laboratory, 12 m.

Divinity School Chapel. Preaching Service. Mr. E. B. Kitashima. 7.30 p. m.

Open to the public.

LECTURES ON LITERARY TOPICS.Mr. E. Charlton Black, late of the University of Edinburgh, will give eight lectures on literary topics, beginning Monday evening, March 14. The subjects will be: Shakspere (2), Samuel Johnson, Byron, Carlyle, Tennyson, Sainte-Beuve, Heine.

PUBLIC LECTURES ADDRESSED TO TEACHERS.Professor Goodale, will begin on March 18, and continue on successive Fridays at 4.30 p. m., in the N. C. Nash Botanical lecture room University Museum, a course on the teaching of Botany. The complete programme is as follows:

1. General Introduction. - The place of Science; of Natural History; of Botany. The scope of Botany. Divisions of the Science of Botany. - Material at the disposal of the city and of the country teacher. - General aim; to compel the pupil to see through his own eyes.

2. Illustrations of the method drawn from the phenomena presented by winter vegetation.

3. Illustrations afforded by spring.

4. Illustrations drawn from leaves and flowers.