New-York tribune., 1900-11-10
NEWS OF THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.

Cambridge Mass, Nov. (speciap-An expedi-
ton TO continue the work OF exploration in the
ruined and prehistoric city OF Copan. in Central
America will be sent out by the Peabody Museum
OF American Archaeology and Ethnology next week.
MI Gordon who conducted the former expedition
which the Museum sent to this place. is to have
charge again. and will meet his former co-Uorkers
in Central America. The party will probably be
gone about six months. The object OF the exped-
ton is to make photographs and moulds OF the
sculpture and inscriptions be found in the ruined
city
At the first exhibition this year of the Camera
Clubs photographs about hundred and fifty
pictures in all were shown. These photographs are
especially interesting, because from them Will be
selected the pictures which to supplement the
records Of college life which to be put away in
the library in Gore Hall and left sealed for sixty
years The pictures show the college buildings. the
college yard. professors houses and typical scenes
OF college life. The Camera Club has announced
the following lectures: November II, The Photo
graph and the Mental Image Professor San
toyana; December 10. "The Distribution of Masses"
Mr.. McDougall; January g. Greek Prose. a Gest-
ure Language" Mr Won Mach, and February 13,
Composition in Turner's Landscapes illustrated
with Turner's etchings>. Professor Norton
This week Carroll d. Wright, for many years
head of the Massachusetts Bureau OF Labor Sta
tistics, and now United States Commissioner of
Labor at Washington, has been delivering a series
of lectures THE Statistics of Wages" The
lectures have considered not only questions of
method and scope in statistics but also the history
OF wages indicated by statistics especially dur
ing the last fifty years. and have thus brought In
discussion of the great social questions Of the well
rare OF the mass of the community
The librarian of the university has sent ou+ q
notice stating that he will receive for transmission
contributions to erect a statue Of Sir Thomas
BROWNE the author OF "Relgio Medici" in Nor
wien. England. where Sir Thomas Browne made
his home. '".0
The Cercle Francaise has arranged for series of
10 be given by NJ. CASTOR Deschamps literary critic
or the Temps." The lectures will be given IN
me Sanders Theatre The dates subjects follow:
February 90 Les Maitres du Theatre Contemno
ram; Augier. Dumas fills, Meilhac ct HaIevy SaG-
dou; February %. La Question du Marriage et 10
Theatre Contemporain: Paul Hervieu": February
-. 1e Theatre Satirique: Henri Lsvedan Maui
rec Donnay. Alfred Capus': February q. La
La Vie de Fame ct le Theatre Contenporain
Brteux"; March 4. La Question Sociaie: Franco
ie Curel: LIE Theatre Antoine' March g. lie Drame
Herolque: Henry de Ponier Edmond Rostand";
France "
A Senior Senate has been organized on the plan
or the National Senate, by a number of seniors In
terested in debating Members of the club will be
assigned to the different States. far as pos
slDe according to their preferences. and from them
committees similar to the Senate committees will
De CHOSEN. The club will be further divided into
Two sections. representing the Republican and Dem
ocratlc parties and caucuses will be held, at which
they Will nominate their candidates. The manner
OF procedure in the National Senate will followed
as closely possible. The idea Is a novel one and
is expected to awaken interest in college debating.
Thch has been tagging somewhat OF late. The
following question has been taken for the debate
with Yale, on December T. Resolved That the per-
manent retention OF the Philippines by the United
States is desirable"