Professor A. B. Hart '80 spent the summer at Marblehead Neck. He told a CRIMSON reporter that he had carried on profound research work in the modern novel, with practical illustrations. When asked if he intended to publish any of this research work he replied, "You misunderstand me. I spent my summer sitting on my front porch reading modern novels".
Professor J. L. Lowes, G. '05, who has spent the summer at his country house at North Scituate, has been working on a volume of Coleridge's imaginative use of his material.
Professor R. H. Lord '06 has just completed a book, the "Origin of the War of 1870".
Prof. C. H. Mac Hwain G. '03 spent the first part of the summer in Cambridge as an instructor in the Summer School. At the close of the summer session he went to his house in Maine and devoted his time to "loafing and working on a chapter for the Cambridge Medieval History."
Visits Mediterranean Countries
Shortly after the close of college, Professor A. E. Monroe '08 of the Department of Economics left for an extended vacation trip in southren Europe, visiting Italy, Greece and southren France and returning through Paris. Most of his time was spent in sightseeing and in visiting spots of historical interest.
Professor E. C. Moore, '02 professor of Christian Morals, has in preparation an article on the history of thought in the eighteenth century which will appear in the fourth volume of "The Outline of Christianity." His article will be among a number of others written by well-known ministers and scholars, covering the history of religion. Leaving the University in February, Professor Moore completed a trip around the world in time to spend the latter part of the summer in Geneva, Switzerland.
Professor C. H. Moore chose Alaska as the place in which to spend his summer vacation. He travelled over the "great open spaces" in search of game, accompanied by guides and a caravan of twelve pack mules. He bagged a good many deer, bears and lynx--bringing back the antlers of one of the deer as trophies to revive his memories of the trip.
Professor W. B. Munro, G. '01 of the Department of History and Government and Economics is preparing a book to be entitled "The Governments of Europe" which will be published either next summer or a year from this fall. He has been occupied in the preparation of this work since last February. It has not as yet been decided whether there will be one or two volumes, but there will be at least 800 pages of material printed.
Does Research Work in Panama
Professor G. H. Parker, '87 of the Department of Zoology, spent June and July in Panama, and at Borro, Colorado, doing research work with a group of eight other professors, among whom were Dr. W. M. Wheeler, of the Bussey Institute, and Mr. N. Banks, of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. He attended in the late summer the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Toronto, Canada. He has also contributed a number of papers for scientific journals.
Professor R. B. Perry took a pleasure trip through the southren part of France.
Professor Arthur Pope 01 declared that he had passed an exceedingly unexciting summer in Dublin, New Hampshire, being one of the few members of the Fine Arts Department not to go abroad.
Professor E. K. Rand '94 lectured at the Summer Session of the University of California for six weeks. In the Latin Department he lectured on Ovid and in the Historical on Classical Culture. In company with Professors G. P. Baker '87, G. D. Birkoff '05, A. N. Holcombe, E. G. Boring, J. B. Conant '14, and Mrs. G. P. Baker, formerly acting Dean of Radcliffe College, he returned to Cambridge via Alaska and the Canadian Pacific Railroad. On July 17th Professor Rand and his colleagues mentioned above, who were also lecturing at the University of California, were the guests of honor at a dinner given by the Harvard Club of San Francisco.
Professor Richards Enjoys Rest
Professor T. W. Richards '86 spent the summer at Annisquam, Massachusetts, enjoying a thorough rest.
Professor W. Z. Ripley has just returned from his sabbatical leave which he spent in South Africa.