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Evening journal., 1908-05-11
Barber Examiners to Meet Tonight.

The BARRIERS Board Of Examiners
will meet in the Office Of Henry EN-
mons, Ninth and Market streets, to-
night, and viii hold sessions there
after until the evening OF May Is, from
until IL o'clock 10 issue and renew
certificates to the members Of the as
ISOLATION.
Evening journal., 1908-05-11
Mr.. RosseIl Expected Home TonishI

John S. Rossell, who has been in
Porto Rico, on a one months vacation,
is expected home either tonight or to-
morrow morning While on the island
Mr.. Rossell was shown many cour-
tesies. He will report Of the CONNER
cial conditions of the islanders to the
next meeting of the Board OF Trade.
Evening journal., 1908-05-11
Yacht in For Repairs.

Major G. A. +. Flagler's yacht Adele,
which broke down on the Delaware
river on Saturday has been placed on
the rails at the yards of the Pusey and
Jones Company for repairs.
Evening journal., 1908-05-11
Merru Midom dats as umhreIIas.

Merry Widow rats as Cmprehas'
ALTOONA, Pa, May 11.-Several Al
toona girls have found an unexpected
use for the Merry Widow hats. They
make them do service as umbrellas.
Covering the hats with thin water
proof material. they wear them with
rain coats,
Evening journal., 1908-05-11
Mr.. Lewis Continues to Improve.

The Rev. w. f. Dickens Lewis. pas
tor of Rodney Street Presbyterian
CHURCH, who has been seriously i'll for
two weeks, is now improving and his
early recovery is expected.
Evening journal., 1908-05-11

The newspaper that guarantees
its circulation, acts as an insur-
ance policy TO the advertisers
It ifprofecfs. The Evening Journal
guarantees its circulation.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
Law Against shsms.

There was a law once against
false teeth" said the antiquary,
flashing his superb set in wide
smile. Eyes. and II your wife wore
false teeth or hair you could divorce
her" W
He took down a curious old book
to prove his statement, and read the
following from a British act of par
lament OF 1910: hri
That all women of whatever age,
rank, profession, or degree, whether
virgins, maids or widows, that shall
from and after the passing OF this
act impose upon, induce, and betray
into mstrimony any OF his majesty's 3
subjects, by scents, paints, cosmet-
les, washes, artificial teeth, false
hair, Spanish wool, iron stays, hoops
or high-heeled shoes, shah incur the
penalty OF the laws now in force
against witchcraft, sorcery and such-
like misdemeanors, and that the
marriage, upon conviction, shall
stand null and void"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
Waiting In a Doctor. An,oroom,

Any one who has had TO wait any
considerable length Of time in doc
tors public room until the man of
medicine was ready TO receive him
win appreciate an experience of Con.
gresham Francis w. Cushman OF
Washington state. II is said the con.
gresham some time ago had occasion
10 visit one of the noted physicians at
the national capital and was compelled
for many weary minutes to cool his
heels in an antcroom. Finally. his pa
tlence becoming exhausted he sum.
moned an attendant, to whom he said:
Present my compliments to the doc.
tor and tell him IL am not admitted
In ire minutes shah get well again"
The physician found It convenient 10
admit Mr. Cushman at once Chicago
Post
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
London's PLAQUE Of whi,tI.,,

While noise crusade is going on in
New York there is another in London
which beats it, The latest London
noise is the whistle. It begins in the
manufacturing quarters somewhere in
the early hours. Then comes the
whistle Of the early worker-the morn.
ing whistler, the metaphorica "plow-
boy" who merrlly takes his way, whis-
tllng as he goes, and then. day in and
day out, there Is the whistle for the
cab. aud the taxicab demands three
multiplied by thirty. And London has
always been held mp TO New York as
a model Of quiet city New York
Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10

trievably lost each year in bad ven
lures, the losses usually falling upon
small investors, who can least at
ford to lose" lie said s'Poople of
moderate and small means accunu-
late money, and they are Just the
ones who need good advice abcmt
Investments they will be tempted by
a hundred allurng schemes. be-
'lieve our bureau is an innovation In
the right direction, for the people
who are financially inexperienced are
the ones who need counsel.
Chicago's prospective Great White
Way" has collided with South Water
streets bananas, with the result that
the illumination of Dearborn street
from the North Side TO Polk street
and its transformation in other ways,
including repaving, has been post
poned long enough TO clear the street
of melon crates and fruit peddlers'
wagons. Dearborn street. however,
is to be turned into Broadway. F5r
the benefit of the thousands who peo-
pic the office buildings that front
upon It, paving that will minimize
the clattcr will be used and the
street will be made one dazzling Wis
ion of electric lights. No boulevard
from the North Side connects the
downtown district, there being Go
bridge at Ia Sale street, and a
snar of street cars at state street.
Later Michigan avenue Will be made,
to connect as a boulevard with the
lake Shore drive, but the Board OF
Local improvements has not, for
some mysterious reason, dismissed
the plan Of an elevated viaduct for
the connecting link, and this fore
hodes postponement, litigation and
delay. Further south, Michigan av-
enuc is being widened ana will be
broad boulevard, nanked by Grant
Park, the Art Museum. and the Field
Museum, that will be ereditable to
Chicago city that already has sur
passed others in America In the size
and beauty of its park aud boulevard
systems. It's parks are Chicagos one
good boast in the matter of beauty,
for the smoke pail remains for the
women Of the Anti-Smoke Associa-
tiOn To fight ,e.a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
More Roxer;so.

OF revival Of Boxerism in China
the North China Daily News says at
is stated that there are large number
Of idle persons devoting themselves 10
teaching people fencing and boxing In
chenghua, Kwangtung province. Their
teaching also consists OF making
charms by which people are supposed
TO become possessed Of power to resist
sword cuts and bullets. Recently a
well TO do merchant. with official rank
also. Joined the society. This step be-
came known TO the district magistrate
OF chenghua and led to the mans AR
restn
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
RAILROAD TIME.
Why the Trains on Some Roads start
Ono MiuuAe late, N


Were one minute late In starting" Z"
observed man to.hls seat mate on an
outward bound train at the Grand
Central the other afternoon. EITHER
the train is late or my watch Is slow.
| don't think IFS my watch, for It's as
absolutely accurate cltronometer as
there is in America. paid S700 for It."
he added prdefully.
Your watch is all right. md so is
the train" replied his companion. "It
is something that il not known to the
public, but II Is a fact that most of the
great railroads nowadays make their
published time cards, those That Il is
sues TO the public at large. exactly one
minute faster than those they furnish
their train employees. For instance,
this train. according to the time table,
is due TO leave the station Mt 4:59 The
time card the engineer runs by gives
the leaving time as 5 O'clock. and at 5
o'clock to the second he pulls out.
THE reason for that is this: get TO
the gate at exactly 4.50. am agree
ably surprised TO see that the train
want TO take Is still there aud slide
through the gate just as II Is closing
| get aboard and in my seat just MS the
train starts. I look out of the window
and see no one fastening down the
platform trying 10 make a swift swoop
aud land on the rear step at the last
moment If there is any one left be-
hind he is on the other side OF the gate.
The railroads have adopted this plan
Of having their public time tables sixty
seconds faster so that the gate leading
to the train may he closed at the mo
mcnt the train Is scheduled TO start
and so that those who get inside at the
last moment can have exactly one min
ute TO get aboard which is ample II
one Is at all nimble"-New York Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10

corpse for de last half mile. Dat mewi
had had fit and expired.
"On an occashun hankered srter
some green CON and sot out IN de
night to visit n field fingered dat
dem two feet was good for 20 dozen
ears. But what happened? Why. de
white man was on de watch and filed
me so fun of bird shot dat couldn't
jump over tow string for de next
month.
Kissed Rabbits Feet.
81 had one mo- case befo' 7 quit.
found $50 in de road and no one In
sight Dat was my money for shore.
I needed II. I took out dem rabbits
feet and kissed 'em I'm gratitude. and
was still kissln' when robber jumped
out aud not only took de money, but
left me wild a headache dat continued
for two straight years
"Dar am jest on single occashun
when a rabbits foot may possibly
bring luck. Dat am arter you has
stood in front Of grocery for about
two hours lookin' at q great big heap
OF watermillyons.
"Your eyes has bulged ont
"Nour mouf has watered.
"You has felt your heels lift up.
"ln Imagination you have devoured
TO Of dc biggest and de ripest aud de
sweetest-ebery one of 'em wild core
as red as de heart Of an OK.
you has gone frew all dis and den
had to back away bekase you hadn't
cent in your pocket and knew dat de
grocer wouldn't trust. You has gone
home feelln' dc iron in your soul. but
to suddenly remember Of melon patch
about mile away. You have n rab.
hits foot. You know dat It won't be n
moonlight night. You dimly remember
Of hearin' dat de owner OF de patch am
away on his vacation
when de chllren have gone to roost
you wink at de old woman.
mot word am spoken, but she
knows what dat wink spells.
"She goes out in de wood she'd and
brings you in an old coffee sack and
pats you on de shoulder and gives you
into de keepin' Of Providence.
"You sot ont. You saunter along
keerlessiy You whistle and you sing
N you meet a policeman he takes you
for happy darky gwine to cote your
gal
"You reach dat field. You walk along
dc fence. You talk to your rabbits
foot, and bimeby you find a hole to
creep through, De millyons am dar.
You kin smell 'em. Dey have been
waltin' for thee. Dey am so anxious
10 he picked and eaten dat dey almost
come rolin' at you.
"And now. wild dat rabbits foot In
sarch around for de biggest and de
best. nm old red one. and few Sec
onds later II am In dc sack. and you
feel like shoutin' out glory.
Den comes do crisis. have known
dat rabbits foot TO help man git
back home wild de millyon and have
dc feast Of his life. and l have known
It 10 give him dead away 10 a white
man. n bulldog and a shotgun. Can't
nebber tell what II win do. and
reckon de safest way am to look
around instead for ham dat butch
or may have left hangln' outdoabs when
he closed his shop for de night.
II hain't gwine to say dat no mem
ber OF dis Limekiln club must believe
in dc luck Of n rabbits foot. but am
tellln' you dat when you am hodin'
pair OF aces and de odder man has
threes all de rabbits feet in de hull
world hain't gwine to let you rake in
dat pot to buy a sealskin cap wild"
". QUAD.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
Before tho psy Of Matches.

Sixty years ago the use Of flint and
steel TO produce fire was not wholly
unknown. The late William II. Stone
of Peoria lived at Beaver, Pa. His IA
ther one warm August night was
stricken with apoplexy. The fire was
out In the kitchen hearth. and his
mother in her distress, unable to find
the tinder box, was obliged to send
his brother Marsh two miles and n
half TO nelghbor. She gave him a
handful Of tow, which he put in his
pocket Arousing a neighbor with
some difficulty, she gave him live
coal which he wrapped in the tow
and. putting It back in his pocket, ran
home. When he arrived there he
swung the tow around his head, thus
famed the coal aud produced fame
which lighted a candle. In the mean.
time relief had been so long coming
that the father was past all surgery
Peoria Star
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
Troublou. probiems Of domination.

How many of the worlds greatest
staples are dependent on essentially
pioneer conditions? Wool Is pioneer
industry. dependent on the half occu.
pied areas of the world, to say nothing
OF furs. How will the human race be
fed when population has been spread
over all parts of the earth available
for human settlement at an even ratio?
Saskatchewan is larger than Germany
and probably fully Germany's equal in
economic resources. How would the
world be fed II Saskatchewan aud
places like It were pcoplcd as closely
as the kaiser's empire? This is really
the wheat question OF the future, and
the wool question and the lumber ques-
tion and in large part the beef ques.
tion. james J. Hill now estimates that
In twenty years we shall be a wheat
importing nation, having passed over
from the lists of areas which help TO
feed the world into the category OF
those that somebody else must help to
sustain.-Boston Transcripts.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10

The wildcat scheme and the prcda-
tory promotion which swallow up
millions of dollars win find their pick
ing a Bit harder in Chicago, as a
result of the unique and practical
step OF a local trust company in ere
atIng free consulting bureans
where such schemes will be exposed
The Chicago banks have been some
what instrumental IN checking wild
cat investments, but the bureau OF
the trust company Is a step In adj
vance Of anything previously un-
dertaken and will be watched with
interest particularly by the wildcat
promoter and other confidence men,
This bureaus service has been made
available 10 the public and not re-
stricted to the banks patrons Its
purpose according to the president
Of the trust company. Is to furnish
applicants with Trustworthy informa-
ton about safe investments, the
handling Of funds. trusteeing OF es.
tates. and other problems which the
vicissitades of life and death cre-
ate., Millions OF dollars are irre-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
A MAN Iokn.

The Artist-Thnt poet played mean
joke on me yesterday. He said he had
sold a poem and II would walk up to
his den" he would open small bot.
tie.
The Aetor-And did he keep his
word?
The Artlst-Yes. climbed up Ave
stories to his den" and he opened a
small bottle of Ink. Pittsburg Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
These At Lsaat.

II gossip very little." remarked Mr.
Speederino.
Tndeed?"
Eyes. | believe that motorists should
be particularly careful not to run down
their friends and neighbors. kansas
City Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
STARTLING.

Mrs Bulllon-I wish I knew some
thing to do that would provide me with
an absolutely new sensation.
Mr. Bulllon-Go out ana pay cash
for something New York Life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10

In car: "Looky here. sir; got UP to
give my seat to that lady"
Second Man Sitting downl-That's
all right. old fellow. She's my wife.
New York life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
The Real Exnart.

"Do yoI think that allenist really
knows anything about insanity"
"Yes. Almost as much as the law
yer who is cross examining him.
Houston Post "
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10

When a man becomes possessed OF
an overweenins desire to loan some
money he never has to complain OF
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10

over 10000 horses are annually
slaughtered in Paris for food. The
carcass of an average horse yields
about 1863 pounds of meat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
Willing to obIise.

willie, II you'll stop blowing that
Internal horn I'll get you any other toy
you want"
"All right. dad. wants a bass
drum."-New York World
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
THE L!MEK!LN CLUB.
Brother Gardner Makes Some
Remarks on the Rabbit Foot.
THE FIRST coLoRED MAN.

hsWas Mistsh Ham and, According
10 the President, Has Brought Luck
10 All Those Who Have Followed
His Footsteps.
tCopyrght 1908 by r. G. NtcClure.l
As the president OF the LmelSin club
rose up to speak he placed rabbits
foot on his left and another on his
right and after seriously regarding
them for moment he said:
"My frens, ! reckon dat you all
know dat de first cul'd man BON into
dis ycre world was a Mistah Ham.
What his front name wns nobody
seems TO know. Aiistah Ham has de
bonoh of beln' de first man. black or
white, 70 diskiber dat de rabbits foot
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DISTRICT BOYS ARE NAMED
pRESIDENT APPOINTS SEVEN
ARMY LIEUTENANTs.
Ninety-one in All Nominated as Re-
suit Of Fort Leavenworth Com
petitive Examination.

Among the ninety-one young men ap-
pointed from civilian life by the Presi-
dent to be second lieutenants In the army
seven are residents Of the District Of Co.
lumbia.
John Pullman. appointed to the cavalry
branch Of the service. is a son Of Col.
John ". Pullman Of the quartermasters
department Of the army. He resides with
his parents At the Farrasut apartment
house.
Joseph Wright Rumbough. who will
Join the field artillery, is q Western High
School boy and is q son Of Maj. D. J.
Rumbough Of the Field Artillery branch
of the army The family residence is at
1921 P street northwest.
Albert X. c. Palmer is the youngest
son OF United States Marshal Aulick Pal
mer He was educated at private schools
here and later studied in Europe He
lives at 14Ol Belmont street northwest.
Marshall Magruder for a time has been
a captain Of the Y. M. c. A. Company in
lumbia. He was educated at the George
Washington University and resides at 1875
Goth street northwest
Thomas Clair Cook, who is assigned to
the Coast Artillery Corps, il a nephew
Of Mrs. O'Connell. wife Of Solicitor O'Con-
nell Of the Treasury Department. He re-
sides with Mr.. and Mrs O'Connell at the
Woodiey apartment house, Columbia road
Chester Raymond Snow Is a nephew OF
Mrs. Francis Keystef. wife Of Capt
keyster Of the army, and stationed at
Washington barracks. He IL a New Jer.
sey boy and attended the schools OF his
native state.
John Register Emory. jr.. who IL as
signed to the infantry. is q son OF John
Register Emory OF the Washington Cas-
light Company and Is the fourth Of that
name. He Is q nephew Of Admiral Emory
who is now with the Pacific fleet. and
| comes Of family which has given sew
eral members to the army and navy.
He resides at the Mississippi apartment
house on W street northwest.
The appointments are the result Of the
competitive examination At Fort Lsaven-
worth. Kan. in July. The unusually
large number Of this class OF appointees
this year Is due in part to the increase
In the Coast Artillery Corps authorized
by Congress. and in part to the fact that
the graduating class at West Point In
June last was smaller than usual The
complete list Is as follows:
Cavalry-Heroert Hamlin White. Boise,
Idaho; Ch2uncey st. G. McNeill, Moran.
town. W: Va; John Pullman. Washine.
ton. D. c.: Frank X. Ross, Harris0ur9.
Ashley Warden. Mckinney. Texas: John
Cahfery Walker. IT,. Galveston. Texas:
Victor Mcdowell Whiteside, Bethesda.
Md.
Field Artirery-Edward Postal Kin.
r.. Atlanta, Ca: Kenneth Shield Perkins.
Chicago. ILL.,: Harold Everett Mar.
Natick. Mass; Joseph Wright Rumbourh'
Washington. D. c.; William McCleaye'
Fort William Henry Harrison. Montana:
Allan Clay Mcbride, Frederick. Nd; Joe
Reese Brabson, Greensville, Tenn; Leon.
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ara CRAIG Sparks. Valentine. Neah: John
Allen Crane. Baltimore. Nd: Albert X. G.
Palmer. Washington. D. C.: Frederick
Masruder. Washington, D. c.; TRULY
Chensy Martin. Leavenworth. Kan: Wal
bur Rogers. SMOKY HIM: Kan; iou;s Rob,
erts Douaherty. FrultyeIe, Cal: ,, s s.1sH
County, Ma: Frede1ick Warren stewart,
Warrington. D. G.: Joseph Taylor Gle
ment. Dunnellon. Fla.
T.oast Artillery COfpS-John Henry
pirie. Parita, Tex; George Roswell Nor
ton. Aiiaion. Mass: E0ugens Rsyboid,
Cape May City. n. j.: Wilmot Alfr4d
Danisison. nSs Meines. Iowa; Augo
Ernest Pits, Des Moines. iowa; 1noinaa
Clair Cook. washington. p: c.: DIN HAr.
rinston Lonsino. Atlanta. Ga Peter Hi
ottosen. Fort Dodge. Iowa; Edgar Hall
vey McLeaYy, jonAsville. Catahoula par
ish. La: John Norton Reynolds. Phila.
dsiphta, Pa; Lewis Edward Cooler, 5r.,
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Clark. Bronson. Mich: Robert Coker,
Salem, Mass: Marcel Selby keene, Balti-
more. Md; William Ferguson Hoey. jr. !:
Dover, Kent county, DEL: John Hale
Statesman. Peru. Ind: William Willis
Boddie. Louisburg. N. c.; William Glad
stone LanSwill. Rockford. ILL.,: James An
thony Sarratt. Union. g. c.: Frank N.
Harris. Charles Town, w. Va: Albert 8.
J. Tucker. Col. Alto. Lexington. Va:
Marion Ogilvie French. Cornwall-on-Hud-
son, N. Y: Arthur Bright Marston. Phila-
delphia. Pa: George W. c. Whiting.
Marshall. Fauquier county. Va: George
Robbins Simpson. Alexandra, Va; Charles
Winslow Elliott. Minneapolis. MIMI. James
Douglas Rivet. Lowell. Wash: George
Richard Koehler. Somervflle. N. J.: James
Alfred Merritt. Kent county. Md; Oliver
Seth Wood. Fort Smith, Ark; Allen
Mitchell Burdett Washington. Wilkes
county. Ga: Herbert c. Fooks, Salisbury,
Md; Alexander ". Cleary. Schuylersville,
n. T.; John Register Emory, jr., WASH
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Atlanta, Ca: Rufus Foote Maddox, New
port. KY: Herbert Austin McCune. Anes.
Iowa: Lincoln Beaumont Chambers. Cor
WASH; John Robert Ellis. Pine Bluff.
Ark; John Mather. Lowell. Mass: Ches-
ter Raymond Snow. Washington. D. c.;
Robert =. NJ. Goolrick. fredericksburg,
Va: Walter Putney Boatwright New
Canton. Va: John Piper Smith. Wilkins
burg. Pa: Harry Reed Vaughan. At
lanta. Ca: Abney Payne. Charles Town.
w. Va: Edwin Kennedy Smith, 2rundy
county. Tenn: Clarence T. Marsh. Au-
lander. N. c.: John Blackwell Maynard,
Portsmouth,. Va: Isaac Edwin Titus. Ba-
tavia. Ohio: Jacob Frank. Burlington. VT. ;
Warren Reigel Bell. Harrisburg. Pa: Ar
thur orifath Campbell Fort Defiance. va. !;
John Thomas Rowe. Hampton. Va; Fred
eEick Leroy Martin. Liberty. Ind.
Infantry-Martin Conrad Shallenberger,
Alma. Neb.: William B. Loughborough,
Fort Ieavenworth. Kan: James Wallace
Peyton, Lexington, NO.; Oral Eugene
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soc Wash Tubs.

Lot Of 200 Galvanized Iron Wash
Tubs, with drop handles: ~
family Size. sofa regularly ZVC
at SOC each. Sale price.
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BEGIN STUDIES TOMORROW.
Formal Exercises to Mark Opening
of George Washington University.

The academic year 10000 Of the George
Washington University will open tomor-
row. Throughout the day the deans and
professors will meet the students for con-
ferences and assignments.
Formal exercises will be held at 8
O'clock. when the president. members of
the faculty and students will gather in
Hall. President Needham and
the deans will make brief announcements
Of the work to be taken up. Caps and
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Children SOC Petticoats.
Special lot of Children's White Mus
lin Petticoats: trimmed with en-
broidery and lace rufies: a.
sizes UP to II years. Regu- ZVG
lar Soc value for.
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gowns will not be worn.

Announcement has been made that Sid
ney I. Korshauser. a graduate OF the Unit
versity OF Pittsburg. who taught one year
i'm his alma mater and has since been CON
nected with the biological laboratory OF
the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sci
ences. has been appointed instructor In
biology and will enter upon his duties at
once.
The College OF Political Sciences recent
ly took possession OF the building at 18th
the purposes for which II will be used