*BOSTON SOCIETY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. Amphitheatre of the Administration Building (Room 201), Medical School, Longwood Avenue, Boston, 8.15 P. M. Open to members of the University and of the medical profession.

Wednesday, December 16.

*SEMITIC CONFERENCE. "Notes on the Hebrew Text of Samuel." Professor Arnold. Semitic Museum, Room 2, 4.30 P. M.

*READINGS FROM SHAKSPERE. "Twelfth Night." II. Professor Winter. Sever 11, 7.45 P. M.

Thursday, December 17.

**LECTURES ON THE MODERN GERMAN DRAMA. "Franz Grillparzers Leben." Professor Kuechnemann. Emerson J, 11 A. M.

*ZOOLOGICAL CLUB. "On the Aphididae, with Special Regard to their Migrations." Mr. Paul Hayhurst. Zoological Laboratory, 4th floor, Room 4, 4.55 P. M.

**VESPER SERVICE. Dean Fenn. 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.

Friday, December 18.

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

**DIVINITY SCHOOL. "Christmas Sermon." Mr. P. Perkins. Divinity Chapel, 8 P. M.

*LECTURE. "Electric Traction on Steam Railroads." (Illustrated by lantern slides.) Mr. Edwin B. Katte, Chief Engineer, Electric Traction, New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, New York Robinson Hall, 8 P. M.

**MODERN LANGUAGE CONFERENCE. Lecture on "Chaucer and the Canterbury Pilgrimages." (Illustrated.) Mr. H. Snowden Ward, of Hadlow, Kent, Eng. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, 8 P. M.

Saturday, December 19.

**LECTURES ON THE MODERN GERMAN DRAMA. "Grillparzers Werke I." Professor Kuechnemann. Emerson J, 11 A. M.