The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-06

lures, said that the audience and the
lectures, and especially the interest
shown, came up to his highest ex-
pectations. That an audience to APP
preciate the subjects and the speakers
must be of the highest order, there
could be no question, and in watching
those present he saw, with but few ex-
ceptions, that every one was well &C.
qua1nted with the language even in Its
most technical points.
Among those who were present al
the lectures yesterday were Professors
Guest, Sinclair and Conant of the Wor.
cester Polytechnic institute, the fac.
ulty of Clark university; Hon. Stepher
Salisbury, Col. e. B. Stoddard of Wor-
cester, Prof. Dolbear OF Tufts COLLEGE
Prof. Bierly of Harvard, Prof. Hal
of Harvard, Prof. Pierce of Harvard
Charles M. Pierce, formerly Of johns
Hopkins. Prof. Olds of Amherst
Professor Pierce of Amherst, Prof
Bryan of the University of Indiana end
a number of other well known instruc-
tors.
This morning at 10 o'clock Professor
Mosso of the University Of Turin will
lecture, and at 11.30 Professor Cajal of
the University Of Madrid. In the after
noon Prof. Boltzmann VIII speak at
$50 o'clock and Prof. Picard at
o'clock.
The program for the remaining lee
lures is as follows: Friday forenoon,
Prof. Boltzmann, 10 to IL; Prof Ricard
11.30 to 1890; afternoon, Prof. Moss
$3.50 to 4.30; Prof. Fore1, to g. Sat
urday, forenoon, Prof. Boltzmann, 10
to IL; Prof. Picard, 11.30 to 1890; af-
ternoon, Prof. Forel, $50 to 4.30.
Prof. Cajal. besides being professor
in the University of Madrid, Is also
president of that institution. while
Prof. Mosso is president to the Univer-
sity of Turin. Prof Forel, who is ac-
companied by his wife, will arrive in
Worcester in time to speak Friday
Mosso and Picard, he is the only one
of the visiting speakers who under
stands English. Prof. Mosso has been
particularly interested in the wood
lands of this country, as well as the
vastness of the country itself.
Preparations for the exercises Mon
day are being completed, and the clos
ing celebration this year is expected
to snrpass any held at the university.
For the exercises to be held in the
morning, no program has as yet been
prepared, but plans are being talked
over and the program win he ma je
invitations will be sent out, and no
individual invitations will be issued,
except to those living at distance. a
general invitation has been extended
to all the foreign professors and lee
turers and to the public Of Worces-
ter. s,sr-
Cards for tbs. evening ITeption have
already beer sent out. 1T was intended
at first to hold the reception at the
residence Of DR.. Hall, but the list grew
SO rapidly that it has been decided
to hold 1t in the halls Of the university
and only enough invitations to fill
these halls comfortably have been sent
out The halls win be decorated in
green and white with the flags OF sew
eral nations arranged on the walls out
of respect to the visiting lecturers, and
palms and plants will be used extern
sively.
1t WAS eStip1gts Ed when the plans for
the -decennia~ celebration We're first
made that the. cost would be about
$4,000. but 1t was found later that the
amount would be nearer $4,000. The fec
ulty has enough funds ON hand to meet
all expenses, however, number Of