New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
LECTURE COURSE IN BANKING AND IN
VEsTMENTs - REPRESENTATION AT
MEETINGS OF LEARNED
SOCIETIES

Ithaca, n. Y. Dec. 29-An important course will
be given at Cornell University next term by non
resident lecturers on banking and Investments. II
will include an exposition Of the practical work Of
banks. foreign exchange gold exports and imports;
the nature Of investments in real estate city bonds
and railway bonds: the Stock Exchange and specu-
laton. The list Of lecturers includes Joseph @.
Cannon vice-presdent Of the Fourth National
Bank. NewYork ex-Judge Myer S. Isaacs. of New
York; Louis Marshall, Of NewYork, and others OF
note.
DR.. c. C. Swsher. 's5 at present head Of the de-
parment Of American history OF Columbia Uni
versty, has been appointed acting professor OF
economies IN the same institution, 10 succeed Pro-
fessor Lee Davis Lodge who has resigned to be-
president Of Firman University. James
Parker Hall. "a. has been appointed professor Of
law in Stanford University. Mr.. Hall Is also
alumnus OF the Harvard Law School. class Of 81.
and has for the last two years been instructor I'm
law in the Buffalo Law School. being also con-
nected with the law firm Of Bissell Carey & Cook,
Of Buffalo
Cornell is fairly well represented in the pro-
grammes Of the various learned societies which
have been holding meetings this week. At the
Ithaca meeting OF the American Economic AS
ISOLATION. OF which Professor Walter F. Wilcox is
secretary and Professor Charles H. HaI So is
treasurer, Professor Edward Dana Durand. 8, OF
Stanford University, read a paper on Taxation
as "A Partial Substitute for Borrowing 10 Cover
permanent Municipal improvements Professor
Wilcox, who is spending this year I'm Washington
as chief statstlcian Of the Twelfth Census. spoke
on plans for the Twelfth Census" and Professor
jerks as chairman presented the report Of the
Special Committee on Colonial Finance. Professor
Moses Colt Tyler is vice president Of the American
Historical Association. which met in Boston. Pro-
fessor Nathaniel Schmidt read a paper on "The
Son OF Man In the Book Of Daniel before the
New-York meeting Of the American ExePetical
Society. Professor Wilder who is president Of the
Association Of American Anatomists and secretary
OF the Committee Anatomical Nomenclature,
! auuressed us New-HaVen meeting on Historical.
Ethical and Practical Considerat tons Respecting
the Names and Numbers OF the Definite Enccphalic
Segments, ibesdes reading other papers Archi-
bald r. Ward. 80. Of the State Veterinary College,
discussed THE Bacterial Invasion of the Udder'
before the American Physiological Society. DR..
| George n Mcknight '92. Of Ohio State University
| read "A paper on "Germanc Elements In Havclok'
! at the meeting OF the Modern Language AssOcia-
tion In New York besides presenting another paper
al the meeting OF the central division OF the Mod
! ern Language Association held in Columbus. Ohio
DR.. David Irons also presented a paper before the
American Psychological Association in New Haven.
A new five horse power gas engine has been set
up in Sbley College for the use Of the department
OF experimental engineering II IS the gift Of the
| manufacturers.