February 22. Saturday.Washington's Birthday (A holiday in all Departments of the University).
23. Sunday.Appleton Chapel, 7.30 p. m. Rev. Minot J. Savage, of Boston.
Week-day morning prayers begin at 8.45 a. m. No seats are reserved.
Rev. F. G. Peabody, D.D., will conduct prayers from February 24 to 27, and Bishop Vincent from February 28 to March 13.
The preacher conducting prayers may be found at Wadsworth House 1 every week-day during his term of service.
Dr. Peabody may be found at Wadsworth House 1 daily from 9-11.
24. Monday.President and Fellows of Harvard College. Meeting at No. 50 State street, Boston, 10 a. m.
Seminary of American History and Institutions. Diplomatic Relations with Cuba. Mr. P. L. Houne. University 20, 3.30 p. m.
Physical Colloquium. Longitudinal Ether Waves. Professor Trowbridge. Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Room 24, 5 p. m.
Harvard Religious Union. Weekly Meeting and Discussion. Subject: Tennyson and the Sentiment of Honor. Parlors of the First Parish Church, 6.45 p. m.
Botanical Club. Paper: On the Algallike Cells in Certain Protozoa. Mr. G. T. Moore. University Museum, Room 12, 7.30 p. m.
Open to all students of the University.
Exhibition of Lantern Slides. Illustrating the Fine Arts of the Middle Ages. Professor Moore. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 8 p. m.
Open to the public.
Lecture. Russian History and Literature. II. 1779-1837. Prince Serge Wolkonsky. Sanders Theatre, 8 p. m.
Open to the public. Seats on the floor will be reserved for members of the University.
25. Tuesday.Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Meeting at University 5, 4 p. m.
English 6. Oral Debate. Harvard 1, 3.30 p. m.
Question: "Resolved, That President Cleveland's Venezuelan message was wise and statesmanlike."
Principal Disputants.- Affirmative: M. G. Seelig and C. R. Wilson.- Negative: H. A. Bigelow and F. D. Pollak.
Open to all members of the University.
Freshman Debating Club. Debate. University 16, 7 p. m.
Question: "Resolved, That it is for the best interests of the United States that Grover Cleveland should serve a third term as president."
Principal disputants.- Affirmative: C. A. Wheeler and E. S. Wise.- Negative: W. R. Dickinson and G. Bancroft.
All freshman are cordially invited.
Lecture. Bimetallism since the Discovery of America. IV. 1850-1870. The Californian and Australian Gold Discoveries.- The Latin Union. Francis A. Walker, LL.D. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 7.45 p. m.
Open to the public.
Harvard Civil Service Reform Club. Smoke Talk. Civil Service Reform in its Relations to some Social Problems. Professor Taussig. Colonial Club House, 7.45 p. m.
Sanskrit Conference. The Sanskrit Epics. Professor Lanman, 9 Farrar St., 8 p. m.
26. Wednesday.Divinity School. Conference. Divinity Chapel, 4.30 p. m.
Philosophical Society. Construction, by Propositions, of a System of Idealism. Mr. O. B. Henshaw. Psychological Laboratory, Upper Dane, 7.30 p. m.
Any student of the University having a degree or diploma from any college or professional school is welcomed, and may become a member by simply signing the constitution.
Lecture. Three French Rivers-The Seine, the Meuse, and the Moselle. (Illustrated). Professor Davis. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 8 p. m.
Open to the public.
27. Thursday.Vesper Service. Appleton Chapel, 5 p. m.
Open to the public.
Lecture. Muscular Development without Apparatus. Dr. D. A. Sargent. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 8 p. m.
28. Friday.The College Debating Club. Extemporaneous Discussion. Sever 5, 3.30 p. m.
Principal speakers will be criticised by Mr. Copeland.
Open to all members of the University.
Assyrian Readings. II. Some Oriental Diplomatic Correspondence of the 15th Century B. C. Professor D. G. Lyon. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 4 p. m.
Open to the public.
Harvard Union. Debate. Sever 11, 7.30 p. m.
Question: "Resolved, That the Referendum should be introduced in this country by state legislation."
Principal Disputants.- Affirmative: W. J. Peacock L. S. and H. D. Bushnell '98.- Negative: W. W. Orr '96 and N. B. Marshall '97.
Any member of the University has the privilege of speaking from the floor.
Harvard Forum. Trial Debate for Membership. Harvard 1, 7.30 p. m.
Question: "Resolved, That the principles of the Monroe Doctrine apply to the Venezuelan Question."
Principal Disputants.- Affirmative:
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