The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-27
MAP
ANCIENT
PALESTINE

Arthur o. Pope. 'Oi. has just completed
after three years work for the univer-
sity. what, perhaps. may he called the
finest historical and typographical map
OF Ancient Palestine now in existence. Al
though there are many other maps which
are clear. or accurate. or historically cor
rect. there e no other existing map which
successfully combines those three facul-
ties. In the present instance the result
was secured, first by careful historical
research; second, by elimination from the
map OF all "unimportant typographical de-
tail. and third, by the drawing of the re-
mainder by an unusually tedious and DIFF
hcult but effective method OF shading.
George A. Andrews. +. r.. q. s.. said OF
the map. II regard II as n very valu-
able contribution to the study OF Biblical
history"
Professor Charles f. Kent OF Yale uni
verslty wrote: "It Is a remarkable piece
OF work. No other existing map Of Pales-
tine unites In such an Illuminating way
up-to-date and consistent historical data
with n thoroughly reliable and clear topo-
graphical Background" Other eminent
Biblical scholars and experts In Pales-
tinian geography have given equally
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ably be published In England this coming
| winter The original is 10 remain the
permanent property OF Brown university.
The result OF the Freshmen election,
held yesterday afternoon. was as follows:
President. w. Adams; first Vice presi-
dent. j. w. Mayhem; second vice presi-
dent. G.. 8. Achonback; secretary, II. X.
Jackson; treasurer. ]. NJ. Mercer: w. p.
Mitchell was unanimously elected man
ager of the Nootball team.
The present plan OF having the Y. NJ.
G. A. vesper services at $50 p. m. on
Sundays has been found unsatisfactory
and will be abandoned. President Chap
pelle attributes the small attendance at
tho recent meetings 10 the scarcity OF
men on the campus on Sunday. and by
changing the time 10 Wednesday he eX-
poets TO secure larger audiences. The
program for the services, which In
cludes addresses by many prominent
alumni and citizens. will not he altered.
As the meeting Of the Junior Liber edi-
tors yesterday was not fully attended.
little was done except 10 explain fully the
new system OF competition upon which
the trials for editor-in-chief and business
manager are based. This system is 90 be
carried out much as It is In The Herald
competition. where there is voluntary and
assigned copy. the first writing twice as
much as the second TO tho writer's credit.
| oWlnE lN Alt luftditllfh SlIlkt " lnt
printers there ~ great necessity for the
material TO be In typesetters' hands early
In the season TO insure the appearance OF
the book next spring
The Official Directory OF the Ofricer-
and Students OF Brown University Is now
I'm the hands OF the printer and will bC
ready I'm the course Of several days. Be-
sides giving the list OF graduates, together
with their college and home addresses. II
will contain n list OF the members Of the
corporation and its committees. and also
the members OF the faculty and their vari.
Gus committees.
Something OF this kind has been greatly
needed. since the college catalogue does
not come out until January. and ~ has
been rather difficult 60 secure the ad.
dresses OF Brown students.
At the meeting OF the Sphinx. held Tues.
day evening In the club rooms In Caswel
hall, Professor Gardner nave n very in.
teresting talk on Graft Fe reviewed
the recent frauds IN the Postonice de-
partment and the Agricultural depart
ment. and discussed 81 length the results
OF the last Insurance Investigations.
There are Ia less students enrolled Ia
Herald this year than last Tho greatest
difference IL I'm the college. whose entering
class number 20 los than last years.