CONSIDERABLE surprise was expressed yesterday that the "CRIMSON" published a summary of Professor Drumond's talk on Thursday evening. In opening, Professor Drummond asked the gentlemen present not to take notes as the less advertising of his meetings he had, the better he was pleased. The "CRIMSON" editor who was present interpreted this at first as making any report out of question. He however asked Professor Peabody, who was sitting near by, what he should do under the circumstances, and was told that no objection would probably be had to such a report as was published Tuesday morning. In order that no mistake should possibly be made, the editor saw Professor Drummond himself after the talk, and he explained that his objection was simply against a verbatim report which might be published afterward. The publication was therefore in no sense an act of discourtesy, as some gentlemen have intimated.
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