The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
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WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE
UNIVERSITY ON THE HILL

The lectures by Mr.. Poultney Bigelow,
to be given on Monday evenings at s
o'clock from Jan. Is to Feb. Il are upon
the following subjects:
Jan. 15-"Personal Impressions, at the
Isthmus OF Panama in December, 1905"
Jan. 22-"The Spread of the Mongolan
Today and Tomorrow"
Jan. 29-"Can Tropical Colonization Be
come a Blessing TO the White Man and
His Family"
Feb 5-"The Militarism of Germany;
Its Influences Upon Liberty of Thought
and Extension of Trade"
Feb. 12-"What Way is Russia Drifting
Now"
These lectures will be delivered I'm
sayles hall and are given to the uni
versity In order that the public as well
as students may avail themselves of the
opportunity of hearing "A broad-mnded,
public spirited Traveller whose views upon
the various themes as given above should
prove extremely interesting as well as
instructive at this time.
Mr. Bigelow Is a graduate OF Yale GS9)
and the Columbia Law school. 1892. In
1852 ne was admitted to the New York
bar. but after n few years gave up law
for journalism. During the Spanish
American war he was correspondent for
the London Times. Some idea OF MIR.
Bigelow's travels may be gained from
the fact that he went around the world
I'm a SLING ship QS75-6), visited New
Guinea. was wrecked on the Japan coast,
Travelled extenively I'm China, Africa,
West Indies. Demerara and the Philip
pines, has taken canoe voyages on the
principal waters OF Europe and was the
first TO take a canoe through the Iron
Gates OF the Danube. Mr.. Bigelow has
lectured at many colleges on modern his
tory and colonial administration, and is
auther OF the following books: The
German Emperor and His Neighbors,'
"The Borderland OF Czar and Kaiser >"
History OF the German Struggle for
Liberty" White Mems Africa and
children of the Nations" Most OF his
books have been translated in German
and French.
Assistant Registrar CLARK has given out
some statements regarding registration
for the new term. Thirty men have
dropped out or college for various rea-
sons; six new men have entered, or which
one was a former student
Last evening Professor William Nc
Donald delivered an address before the
Brooks club OF New Bedford on The
Present Sidie OF American toilucS.
Mr.. Thomas Crosby, professor OF
rhetoric at Brown. has expressed nm
opinion OF Mrs Fiske I'm response 20 a re-
quest issued by tho Brown Daily Herald
FOR a few brief and informal contribu-
tions on dramatic subjects. lie says I'm
part. Apart from the credit due Mrs.
Fiske for her determined stand against
that octopus. the theatrical trust. she
holds the unique position OF being the
only managing star IN this country She
is tho dominant spirit OF every Offering
with which she Is connected As a di-
rector. Mrs Fiske has no superior I'm
America. As an actress. however. there
seems 20 bc "a difference OF opinion Mrs.
Fiskc has no physical heauty-few OF the
greater actresses have. More than that.
she has little or no magnetism. But a
far moro serious deficiency I'm her work
e. IL seems 90 me. her lack OF feeling.
She never appears TO meet out tho mellow
emotions Of sympathy and love.
she II almost always hard. nlnty I'm
voice and in manner. As deficient as she