FREE PUBLIC LECTURES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON TO BE GIVEN IN THE LOWELL INSTITUTE. (Founded in 1836 by John Lowell, Jr., and Established in 1839.) The Trustee of the Lowell Institute under the will of John Lowell, Jr., maintains annually in the City of Boston various Courses of Free Public Lectures. For the present the sixty-fifth season, five distinct Series are provided, to all of which Admission is Free (but only under certain conditions), as follows: I. Public Lectures, in Huntington Hall, 491 Boylston Street. III. Teachers' School of Science, under the Auspices of the Bos- IV. Courses for Workingmen, - under the Auspices of the Wells V. Public Lectures, - in the Hancock Schoolhouse, Parmenter Further information in regard to the several Courses is given below. W. T. SEDGWICK, Curator. Tassoni, Filicaja. 6. Poetry of the Eigh I. PUBLIC LECTURES IN HUNTING- teenth Century: Metastasio, Goldoni, Casti. TON HALL. Lowell Institute Lectures, open to the public, will be given this year, as in recent years, in Huntington Hall, Rogers Building, 491 Boylston Street, Boston. The several Courses will be announced in advance, with full particulars, in the Monthly Bulletin of the Boston Public Library, and in the advertising columns of the Boston Evening Transcript. Admission to all Lectures of the Lowell Institute is free, but only by ticket and under certain conditions. The number of tickets is limited by the capacity of the Hall. For an account of the new plan of ticket distribution, see January Bulletin, p. 28. The Eighth Course will be eight lectures by Dr. William Everett, on The Italian Poets since Dante. 1. Petrarch. 2. The Romancists: Pulci, Boiardo, Berni. 3. Ariosto. 4. Tasso. 5. Pastoral Poems, Marini, 7. Alfieri. 8. Later poets: Monti, Manzoni, Leopardi. Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 P. M., beginning Tuesday, March 1. The Ninth Course will be eight lectures by James Hardy Ropes, Professor in Harvard University, on The Apostolic Age in the Light of Modern Criticism. 1. Early Christian Missionary Methods and Achievements. 2. Jewish Christianity. 3. The Apostle Paul: the Man and His Writings. 4. Paul's Theology. 5. Life in an Apostolic Church. 6. Peter; the Gospels; John. 7. The Era of Catholic Christianity. 8. Modern Historical Criticism and the Apostolic Age. Mondays and Thursdays at 8 P. M., beginning Monday, March 7. The Tenth Course will be six lectures by Dr. Hans Gadow, F. R. S., Lecturer on Zoology in the University of Cambridge, England, on The Coloration of Amphibia and Reptiles. of the two years and pass the examinations Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 P. M., begin- will be given certificates. ning March 29. II. SCHOOL FOR INDUSTRIAL FOREMEN. The Trustee of the Lowell Institute has established, under the auspices of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a free evening School for Industrial Foremen. The school comprises, at the outset, two Courses, one Mechanical and the other Electrical, and each extending over two years. The Courses of Instruction. These Courses are intended to bring the systematic study of applied science within the reach of young men who are following industrial pursuits and desire to fit themselves for higher positions, but are unable to attend courses during the day. An outline of the Courses is as follows: The subjects of the First year for both Courses are: Practical Mathematics, Elementary Physics, and Electricity; Elements of Mechanism and Gearing, and Drawing. The subjects taught in the Second year Mechanical Course are: Mechanics; Valvegears; Elements of Thermodynamics, the Steam Engine and Boilers; Elementary Hydraulics; Testing Laboratory; Steam and Hydraulic Laboratory, and Mechanism Design and Elementary Machine Design. The Second year Electrical Course includes: Valve-gears; Elements of Thermodynamics, the Steam Engine and Boilers; Steam Laboratory; Direct Current Machinery; Alternating Currents; Electric Distribution; Electrical Testing, and Dynamo Laboratory. The School Year. The next school year will begin October 3, 1904, and will close May 12, 1905. There will be a recess of one week at Christmas, and on legal holidays the exercises of the school will be suspended. Attendance from 7.30 to 9.30 for three or four evenings a week will be required, in addition to outside study. Requirements for Admission. As the number of students that can be received is limited, application for admittance should be made before May 1. To be admitted to the first-year course the applicant must be at least eighteen years of age, and must pass satisfactorily entrance examinations in Arithmetic (including the Metric System), Elementary Algebra, Plane Geometry, and Mechanical Drawing. These examinations may be, in a measure, of a competitive nature, and considerable weight will be attached to the applicant's occupation and practical experience. The courses are open to those only who are ambitious and willing to study. The character and amount of the instruction is such that, if the student is not well fitted to take up the work of the school, it will not be possible for him to derive full benefit from the Course, or perhaps to maintain his standing. A circular giving detailed information regarding the nature of the entrance examinations and other requirements may be obtained by sending a stamped, addressed envelope to Charles F. Park, Director, Lowell Institute School for Industrial Foremen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. This new free evening school has been substituted for the Advanced Courses of Lectures that have been given for many years by professors of the Institute of Technology. III. TEACHERS' SCHOOL OF The instruction embraces recitations, lectures, drawing-room practice, and laboratory exercises; and is given by members of the instructing staff of the Institute of Technology. Text-books are used in many Under the Auspices of the Boston Society of the subjects, but in some of the work, where the instruction differs widely from available books, printed notes are supplied to the students at cost. Students are expected to purchase such text-books, notebooks, instruments, and other material as may be recommended throughout the course. 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