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HARVARD.

Cambridge. Mass. Feb ls-Harvard has taken
the initiative I'm making arrangement for pen
sionins her professors who have served twenty
years This move first proposed by the cor
poraton. but has not born fruit up 10 now. though
nrst suggested in 1880. At the end OF this year
there will be fund OF $40 0co upon which to base
the pension fund. The first gift was Of 500. and
later Sidney Bartlett OF the Boston bar. gave 500.
0oo to be used for the fund: few years later an
anonymous gift OF 100000 brought the fund 10 an
amount such that II might be well used. The idea
OF the corporation is 10 allow the professor 10 draw
one-third of his last salary after serving for
twenty years in the university. and then add one
sixtieth for each succeeding year. the proviso be
ing that no professor shall receive more than two
thirds of his last salary.
The Harvard faculty has announced a new sum
mer school OF theology 10 begin next summer. and
10 last from July TO July q. The idea Of this
new schooi is TO provide place where students
may gather TO discuss theological matters OF cur
rent interest. and where they may feel that in
SEPARATION that comes from association with the best
minds II is expected that the courses shall be
open only TO clergymen. but IN addition, any stu
dents OF theology. teachers OF philosophy and
others who may be Interested in theological sub
jects may take the courses. Three courses are TO
be offered for the first year. fifteen lectures to be
given I'm each course. The courses I'm the old
Testament. in Church history and in theology. The
only fee is that Of s5 which admits the student to
all the lectures and TO the Of the library and
OF the other collections. In the second year OF the
new school II is expected 10 add courses In the
New Testament. homiletics and the comparative
study OF religions. The services OF the following
have been obtained for the first session OF the
school. and besides these II Is expected TO hav,
evening lectures by well-known theologians ana
professors From Harvard University there VIII
be Professors Everett, Toy, Palmer Lyon Flatner
and Ropes From other institutions there VIII be
a. Y. G. Allen. professor OF ecclesiastical. history
EpIs copal Theological School, Cambridge William
y. Clarke, J. J. Roslin, professor OF IhrlS
theology. Colgate University; William Dew. Hyde'
Stone professor OF mental and moral philosophy,
and president OF Bowdoin College; Arthur G. Nc
Ginert, Washburn professor OF Church hstor}E
Union Theological Seminary Hinckey u Mltchr!l'
professor OF Hebrew and old Testament eNeEesls,
boston University; George F. Moore, il!tchcock
professor OF the Hebrew language ana ISeI"'u
Andover Theological Seminary. .
There will be debate with IN" are 'ali
men this year. The Harvard freshmen pettlohe11
the faculty on the question. instead OF going ahtI
faculty decided that II for IN" Dtst lhteI'SlS
Of the colleges that there should not be any iresI-
man debate The reason that influenced Inc rae
u.tv more than any other was that me IItSIliHr
ideals or Harvard training. and that IN cois.-
ouence II would be better not 70 have the debate
all. - -, hos on,
nounced the subjects Of his hiteeh lec'u'eS y" ''
The Sophomore Debating club Will probably
change rs present organization 10 one slnllai 70
the Junior club-that ~, IL Will dlVlds M ciuD ia
has us supporters entirely from one OF ne cain mp
Tho Milan is TO be voted upon MONDAY hsnt. -.
following officers were e.ccted at the last H"' ne
president W. NJ Foster. Vce-pieslu'nl. =,
Forman: NTH member Of the Executive committee