Mr. James Ford Rhodes. LL.D., n.'01, delivered a lecture on 'Ed win Lawrence Godkin" in Emerson Hall last evening.
Mr. Rhodes emphasized the important part which Godkin played in the public life of his time. Born in Ireland, he arrived in America at the age of 23, and not long after began newspaper work. In time he became the editor of the "Nation," and for thirty-five years continued his journalistic career, taking at all times an active part in political questions. In 1883 he was made editor-in-chief of the "Evening Post," and in the "Nation," which had now become a weekly edition of the "Evening Post," he exercised an important literary influence.
In addition to his more important work of journalism, he contributed several important works in the field of political economy.
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