Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-31
U. OF MAINE NOTES.
New Lecture Courses.-Convention Of
Alpha Tan Omega Fraternity.


Orono. Me. Jan. 30.-(Special)-
Registration for the new term of work
at the University Of Maine will be held
Saturday. Feb. l. Following the Gus
tom of the past two years a series Of
lectures will be given in the College Of
Arts and Sciences. This course will be
elective and open to ali students. Who
will receive credit for their work. TIE
first five lectures are to be delivered
by Dr. Fernaid on the History of
Philosophy. President Fellows will be
next in order and he will give five
| lectures, Of a historical nature, taking
as his Subject. The Close OF the 18th
Century. Prof. Sprague will con-
l'is'te the course with a series of FIVE
lectures on Social Problems. This,
ruUr=" Is one OF the strongest in Inc
I University as 4 result OF the wide
range which its subjects cover. The
subjects tor the five lectures on Pniln-
srph. viii be "..arly Greek Phluso-
pliers, The SophistS and Socrates,
Plato and Aristotle" "EpicureaniSm
| and St"icisln,' and PHILOSOPHY IN the
Middle Ages" President Fellows lee
lures VIII b. upon "1'h. New German
Empire "ftaly Since Becoming 4 Ma
tic:l," Great Britain Since the Re
form: Bill" "Austri;. ana Russia" and
France tHGor the Third Republic"
| Tie topics oT Prof. Srrague% lt2t,ices
/ Will be Socialism in Europe IT'S
Principles. -.r2lmcnts and Growth
Anarchy, Niliiiam and Other lie
dictionary Movements" Communism
| and Socialism i'll America" Sick and
Accident insurance in Europe, "oia
Age Insurance and Employers Liit-
! bility." An entirely new course. given
! Under the i.rtcecIi3g conditions Will
be offered III the spring term by Prot.
| iiuddilston. He has taken as q subject
! foI his series. THE origin and De-
| vclopment Of the Cree ian New 't'es;o-
menr.
! Mr.. Seymour, Instructor in chem
| isIry, will uff..r 4 new tW0-hot,r course
III glass blowing ana physical rnanipn-
/ !.tinn. This r"Ir1e is IN elective one.
| tndcr the mead Of the department Of
sales.--future T'rot. Aierril! will give twn
4 !4vv courses which will be required of
| the Junior ''.Agsics'' III the spi'in :;
term. The first is a labora tory cotlrSl.
| in biological chemistry which Will be
| given i'll the spring term beginning
| this year. The other new subject is
agricultural chemistry which deals
mainly with the chemistry of soils
On February 20, conclave of Pro-
vince ~ of the Alpha Tau Omega
! fraternity. consisting Of the chapters
at the University of Vermont Aiassa-
~, 49,
| Tufts, Brown, Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, Colby and Maine, will BE-
held IN Bangor. Friday evening, Feb
| ruary II ii reception and ball will be
given ny the Maine Beta Epsilon
Chapter i'll honor of the delegates and
| other members present. r. l.. Milf
ken '03 Will act as floor manager and
| the reception committee will consist
of Mir. and Mrs. c. +. Oak of Bangor,
Prof. F. G.. Wren Of Tufts College.
| Mrs. F. II. OakeS Of OrOno and II. l..
Miner '0S. Music for the dancing will
be furnished By Pulen's orchestra
The reception will commence at nine
| o'clock and the dance at ten.
Saturday TWO business sessions will
| be held in the rooms of the Board of
Trade. George Mcclure, Maine 81
province chief, will preside at he
meetings. In the evening a banquet
will be served either in the Bangor
House or the "PenObScot Exchange"
Prof. F. G. Wren Of Tufts will prob
ably act rs toast-master. 1t is expec-
ted that between IS and 100 college
| men will be present at the conclav".
including delegates from all the New
| England chapters. Many il the guests
will be entertained at the Names
chapter house. The committee 81 ar
engagements is composed Of G.. Parker
Crowell, '9S. f. L. Flanders '05, Of
Orono and II. l.. Miner '0S.
The DeutScher Eerein and the fac
ulty committee on lectures, of which
Prof. G. d. Chase is the chairman.
have co-operated in securing Prof
Rundolf ToTnbO, Jr. Registrar of
Columbia University, for special lee
ture at the University Of Maine, Fri
day evening, Feb IS. His subject will
be Faust" The University of Maine
is very fortunate in obtaining a lee
| turer like Prof. TombO, Jr.. who is in
great demand not only as a speaker
before college audiences but also as
lecturer before popular audiences.