*CLASSICAL CONFERENCE. "New Interpretation of the Stele Inscription in the Forum." Professor M. Warren.--"Plays on Words in Thueydides, Book I." Mr. H. P. Arnold.--"The Child at Play, in Heraclitus, Fragment 79." Professor C. P. Parker. Sever 18, 4.30 P. M.

**VESPER SERVICE. Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, D.D. Appleton Chapel, 5 P. M. The front seats are reserved for students and for officers of the University and their families till 4.55 P. M.

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT. Miss Lilla Ormond, Soloist. Sanders Theatre, 8 P. M. Program: Weber, Overture to the Opera "Der Freischutz"; Saint-Saens, Aria, "Aidez-moi," from "Samson and Delilah"; Schubert, Unfinished Symphony in B minor;--Songs with piano--; Schumann, Symphony in B-fiat major, No. 1, op. 38.

Friday, December 14.

UNIVERSITY TEA. Phillips Brooks House, 4 to 6 P. M. All members of the University are cordially invited.

*ZOOLOGICAL CLUB. "The Peculiar Condition in the Spinal Column of Elasmobranchs." Mr. R. C. Mullenix.--Short Papers. Zoological Laboratories. Fourth Floor, M. Z., Room 4, 4.45 P. M.

*HARVARD ENGINEERING SOCIETY. "The Application of Hoisting Machinery to Ship Building." Mr. Alex E. Brown, Vice President, Brown Hoisting Machinery Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Pierce 110, 8 P. M.

Saturday, December 15.

FACULTY OF MEDICINE. Meeting at Medical School, Boston, 8 P. M.