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29. Wednesday.Last day for receiving names of competitors for the Boylston Prizes for Elocution. Professor A. S. Hill may be found in Sever 1, from 12 m. to 1 p. m., and from 3.30 to 4.30 p. m.

Pedagogical Seminary. Means and Methods of Manual Training. Mr. J. H. Trybom. Sever 8, 4.20 p. m.

Open to all graduate students.

Lecture. The Origin and Literature of Buddhism.- The Buddha-Legend, with Illustrations from the Monuments. Professor Lanman. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 8 p. m.

Open to the public.

An abstract, with bibliography, may be had at the Library.

30. Thursday.Applications from Graduate Students for admission for any degree should be made on or before this date.

Last day for receiving essays for the Ropes Prize.

Christian Association. Regular Weekly Meeting. Subject: The Educated Christian: A Study of St. Paul. Leader, Mr. R. M. Alden, Gr. Holden Chapel, 6.45 p. m.

Open to the public.

English 6. Oral Debate. Harvard 1, 3.30 p. m.

Question: "Resolved, That Grover Cleveland should be re-elected President for a third term in 1896."

Principal Disputants.- Affirmative: H. L. Belisle and M. G. Seelig.- Negative: F. B. Fox and H. F. Knight.

Open to all members of the University.

Symphony Orchestra Concert. Sanders Theatre, 7.45 p. m.

Harvard Catholic Club. II. A Visit to a Dead City in the Baltic (illustrated with stereopticon). Dr. Hasket Derby. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 8 p. m.

Open to the public.

May 1. Friday.Last day for receiving from Divinity School Students applications for Scholarships and other Pecuniary Aid for 1896-97.

Last day for receiving from persons intending to enter College applications for Price Greenleaf Aid for 1896-97.

Last day for receiving dissertations for the Dante, Sargent, Paine, Toppan, Sumner, and Bennett Prizes.

Notice of intention to compete for the Sales Prizes must be given on or before this date.

Last day for receiving theses of Candidates for the degree of Ph.D. or S.D.

Last day for receiving applications for College Rooms for 1896-97.

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

Question: "Resolved, That the record of the Populist Party entitles it to permanence in national politics."

Principal Disputants.- Affirmative: J. P. Parker '94 and M. G. Seelig '94.- Negative: L. T. Hildreth '96 and W. H. Sheldon Gr.

Open to the public.

Harvard Forum. Competitive Debate for Membership. Harvard 1, 7.30 p. m.

Subject: "Resolved, That the peace policy of the United States renders a large increase in the navy undesirable."

The debate will be opened on the affirmative by F. Dobyns '98; on the negative by W. S. Youngman 1 L.

All members of the University, especially Freshmen, are invited to speak.

Graduate Club. Address: The Imagination in Classical Philology. Professor Wright. Colonial Club House, 8 p. m.

Geological Excursion to Conanicut Island, R. I. Professor Wolff.

Intending members of the above excursion will please communicate before Thursday with Mr. T. A. Jaggar, Room 6, M. Z. Office hours 9 to 10 a. m.

Appleton Chapel-Sunday Evenings.May 3.- Rev. E. Winchester Donald, D. D. of Boston.

May 10.- Rev. P. S. Moxom, of Spriugfield.

May 17.- Rev. P. S. Moxom, of Springfield.

May 24.- Rev. W. W. Fenn, of Chicago.

Lectures on Rural Hygiene.A very interesting course of lectures was begun at the Bussey Institution last Thursday by Professor Theobald Smith. The subject is Rural Hygiene, and the lectures are given on Thursdays, at 4 p. m., through April and May. These lectures are open to members of the University without fee. The main topics discussed will be, Drinking Water and Sewerage in the Country, Heating and Ventilation in Country Houses, The Dairy in its Relation to Public Health, The Relation of Animal Diseases to those of Man, and The Prevention of Infectious Diseases. The admission fee for persons not members of the University is $3.

Lectures at the Arnold Aboretum.Mr. J. G. Jack will conduct a series of Lectures and Field Meetings at the Arnold Aboretum during May and June for the purpose of supplying popular instruction about the Trees and Shrubs which grow in New England. They will be held on Saturday mornings at 10 o'clock, and on Wednesday afternoons at 3 o'clock, beginning on Saturday, May 2, and closing June 20.

The course is open to both men and women.

The fee for the course is $6.00, payable in advance.

Applications or further inquiries may be addressed to Mr. J. G. Jack, Jamaica Plain, Mass.

Lectures on Buddhism.Professor Lanman will give three lectures upon Buddhism in the Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, on Wednesday evenings, at 8 o'clock, beginning April 29, as follows:-

April 29.- The origin and the literature of Buddhism.- The Buddha and the Buddha-Legend.

May 6.- The Dhamma or Buddhist Teaching.- Its method and contents.

May 13.- The Sangha or Buddhist Order.- Monastries and the monastic life.

These lecture will be illustrated by lantern slides taken from the publications of the Archaeological Survey of India and other sources. An outline of these lectures, with bibliographical notes, may be obtained at the Delivery Room of the University Library or at the Radcliffe Library on and after April 25.

These lectures will be open to the public.

Semitic Languages and Literature.The professors of the Semitic Department, aided by Professor G. F. Moore and Dr. C. C. Torrey, of Andover, announce four informal lectures on Semitic Languages and Literatures. These lectures will be given in Sever 5 at 7.30 p. m., on successive Mondays and Thursdays. They will be untechnical in character, and will state in a popular way some of the more interesting andimportant features of the subject. The dates and topics are as follows:-

May 4.- Assyrian. Professor Lyon.

May 7.- Hebrew. Professor Toy.

May 11.- Aramaic. Professor Moore.

May 14.- Arabic. Dr. Torrey.