FROM THE RECORDS OF THE OVERSEERS. MEETING OF October 12, 1881. - Voted, to concur with the President and Fellows in appoint- HENRY GROSVENOR CAREY, Instructor in Vocal Music. EDWARD BURGESS, A.B., Instructor in Entomology. LESTER SACKETT FORD, B.A.S., Demonstrator in Zoology. In appointing EDWARD STEVENS SHELDON, A.B., Instructor in Modern Languages. HENRY JOHN Dixon Jones, A.B., Instructor in Elocution for the current academic year. FRANCIS BARTON GUMMERE, A.B., 1875, Instructor in English for the ensuing academic year. The Standing Committees of the year were appointed as follows: [These are given in the Annual Catalogue of the University, 1881-82, p. 257.] MEETING OF OCTOBER 27, 1881.- Adjourned meeting. The Saltonstall scholarships were assigned as follows: : 66 66 66 For 1880-81. CHARLES ANDREWS MITCHELL, Senior of 1880-81. "1881-82. 66 Reports were presented by the Committees to visit the Academical Department, the Divinity School, the Medical and Dental Schools, the Law School, the Observatory, the Library, the Botanic Garden and the Herbarium; and these reports were referred in course to the Committee on Reports and Resolutions. MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1881. Special meeting. - Voted, to concur with the President and Fellows in changing the title of the instructorship in the Dental School now held by CHARLES SEDGWICK MINOT, S.D., to that of Instructor in Oral Anatomy and Pathology. Also in appointing THOMAS SERJEANT PERRY, A. M., University Lecturer upon English Literature for the current academic year. The reports of the Committee to visit the Lawrence Scientific School and the Bussey Institution, the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, and the Museum of Comparative Zoology were presented and referred in course to the Committee on Reports and Resolutions. The President and Fellows presented a communication as follows: "Whereas the President and Fellows have been asked if they would accept a fund the income of which shall be ultimately used for the medical education of women; Voted, to consult the Board of Overseers anew upon the expediency of the University undertaking that function." Referred to MORRILL WYMAN, M.D., THEODORE LYMAN, Esq., Le Baron Russell, M.D., JAMES E. CABOT, Esq., and RICHARD M. HODGES, M.D. Meeting of DECEMBER 8, 1881. — An adjourned meeting. The Board concurred with the President and Fellows in appointing SERENO WATSON, Ph.D., Curator of the Herbarium and Instructor in Phytography. The report of the Committee on Reports and Resolutions was presented and accepted. The resolution previously offered and specially assigned to this meeting was taken up; viz., "That in the opinion of this Board the statutes making attendance on morning prayers and other religious exercises compulsory should be repealed." After discussion the Board refused to adopt the resolution. ACCESSIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. JANUARY IST, 1882. Only the more important titles are given, including occasionally other than recent accessions, for the purpose of rectifying the old cataloguing or of drawing attention to important books. Accessions to the several departmental libraries are indicated by heavy-faced letters after the titles, as follows: Edwards, E. Words, facts, and phrases. A dictionary of curious, quaint, & out-of-the-way matters. Philadelphia. [1881.] 120 or sm. 8°. DR. 3.174 Index society. Publications, 1879. vi. London. 1881. sm. 4o. Contents:- CLARK, P. Index to Trevelyan's Life and letters of Lord Macaulay. (Cabinet edition, 1878.) 6451.29 Lang, A. The library. With a chapter on modern English illustrated books by A. Dobson. London. 1881. 16o. ([LOFTIE, W. J., editor]. Art at home series.) IV. 99 Liverpool, Eng. — Literary and philosophical society. Proceedings during the 61st-69th session, 1871-80. No. xxvi.; with Index to vol. i.-xxv.; no. xxvii.-xxxiv. London, etc. 1872-80. 80. VIII. 44, also MZ. MZ. has also the 50th session, 1860-61, no. xv.; 55th-59th, 1866-70, no. xx.-xxiv. Oxford English prize essays (The). 5 vol. Oxford. 1836, '30-36. 120. VII. 1061 Vol. i., v. are "new ed." For contents see the card catalogue. Palander, E. W. Uebersicht der neueren russischen literatur von der zeit Peters des Grossen bis auf unsere tage. Tavastehus. 1880. 160. IV. 230 Without an index. Perkins, F. B. A rational classification of literature for shelving and cataloguing books in a library. San Francisco. 1881. 80. IV. 213 With an Porter, N. Books and reading; or What books shall I read and how shall I read them? appendix, containing a select catalogue of books [by J. M. Hubbard]. New York. 1881. 8°. DR. 3.177 Also edition of 1871. Royal Irish academy. Proceedings. [Vol. i.] pt. 1-3; ii.-x.; series 2. vol. i. Science; Polite lit. and antiq.; ii. Science; Polite lit. and antiq. no. I, 2; iii. Science, 1-6. 11 vol. in 12, 3 pt. and 8 nos. Dublin. 1837-81. 8°. 231.78, 79 Transactions. Vol. [i.]-xxiii.; xxiv. Antiq.; Science; Polite lit. pt. 1-4; xxv. Science; xxvi. Science; xxvii. Polite lit. and antiq. 1-4; xxviii. Science, 1-5. 26 vol. in 33 & 13 pt. in 12. Dublin. 1787-81, '80-81. 40. 23.77, 92, 93 In many of the first fifteen volumes the divisions of Antiq., Science, and Polite lit. are separately paged; vol. xvi.-xix., xxi.-xxiii. are each divided into two parts, separately paged; vol. xx. consists only of Petrie's paper on the Round towers; at vol. xxiv. the three divisions Antiq., Science, and Polite lit. begin to form separate volumes with independent title-pages. Shepherd, W., compiler. Authors and authorship. New York. 1882 [1881]. sq. 24o. (In his Literary life, i.) IV. 228 Smart, J. H., compiler. Books and reading for the young. Indianapolis. 1880. 80. VI. 424 Wheeler, W. A. Who wrote it? An index to the authorship of the more noted works in ancient and modern literature. Edited by C. G. Wheeler. Boston, etc. 1881. sq. 160. A65.15; DR.3.171 Yemeniz, N. Catalogue de la bibliothèque de N. Yemeniz. Précédé d'une notice par M. Le Roux de Lincy. Paris. 1867. 1. 8o. IV. 159 Imperfect: The alphabetical index is wanting. The college library has the editions (in Latin) of 1664-68, I vol.; 1665, I vol.; 1730, vol. i., ii.; (in English), the London editions of 1753, 3 vol.; 1778, 5 vol.; 1807, '03, 12 vol.; 1825-34, 16 vol.; 1857-74, 14 vol.; American edition, 1864, '61, 15 vol. Twenty essays. Edited by F. Storr. London, etc. 1874. 160. (English school-classics.) 14443.20 [Ballantyne, J. R.]. A lecture on the Sánkhya philosophy, embracing the text of the Tattwa samása. Mirzapore. 1850. 80. III. 1178 Bascom, J. The science of mind. New York. 1881. 89. III. 1232 Hazlitt, W., and Roche, H. P. A manual of the law of maritime warfare. London, etc. 1854. VI. 1012 I20. Henley (previously Eden), R., 2d baron Henley. On the bankrupt law. London. 1825. 1. 8°. LS. Hill, J. On the law relating to trustees. London, etc. 1845. 1. 80. LS. Hilliard, F. On the law of bankruptcy and insolvency. 3d ed. Philadelphia, etc. 1872. 1.80. LS. Holt, Sir J. Life; containing arguments touching the rights and liberties of the people, delivered by his lordship. By [J. R.]. London. 1764. 8°. LS. Huschke, (G.) P. E., editor. Ivrisprudentiae anteivstinianae qvae svpersvnt. Ed. 2a. Lipsiae. 1867. sm. 8°. 5.118; II. 1837 Indices confecit F. Fabricivs. Lipsiae. sm. 80. 51.118 1868. Mehring, F. Zur geschichte der deutschen socialdemokratie. Magdeburg. 1877. 1. 8°. VI. 409 Mirehouse, J. On the law of tithes. London, etc. 1818. 80. LS. Mongredien, A. History of the free-trade movement in England. 15th thousand. London, etc. [1881.] 16. (CASSELL, POTTER, GALPIN & CO., publishers. Monthly shilling library, i.) VI. 1013 Montagu, B., and Ayrton, S. The law and practice in bankruptcy, as altered by the new statutes, orders, and decisions. 2 vol. London. 1837. 12o. LS. Muchall, W. Doctor and student; or, Dialogues between a doctor of divinity and a student in the laws of England: containing the grounds of those laws. 18th ed. London. 1815. 120. LS. Runnington, C. The history, principles and practice of the legal remedy by ejectment. 2d ed. by W. Ballantine. London. 1820. 1. 8o. LS. Russell, Sir W. O. On crimes and indictable misdemeanors. 2d ed. 2 vol. London. 1826-28. 1. 8o. LS. Sampson, W. Discourse, and correspondence with various learned jurists, upon the history of the law, with the addition of several essays, tracts, and documents. Compiled and published by P. Thomp son. Washington. 1826. 80. I20. LS. Memoirs. New-York. 1807. 8°. LS. The college library has the English edition, 1832, forming vol. xxxiii. of Autobiography. 9482.40 Sampson against the Philistines, or The reformation of lawsuits. 2d ed. Philadelphia. 1805. 80. LS. Shelford, L. On the law concerning lunatics, idiots, and persons of unsound mind. London, etc. 1833. 1. 80. LS. On the law of wills. London, etc. 1838. LS. Snyder, W. L., editor. Great speeches by great lawyers. A collection of arguments and speeches before courts and juries. By eminent lawyers. New York. 1881. 1.80. LS. Somers, R. The Scotch banks and system of issue. Including translation of "Les banques d'Ecosse," by L. Wolowski. Edinburgh. 1873. So. VI. 1006 Stahl, F. J. Die philosophie des rechts. 2e 2 bde. in 3. Heidelberg. 1847, '45-46. sm. VI. 1008 Also "3 aufl.", 1856, '54-56. aufl. 80. - Stimson, A. L. History of the express business; including the origin of the railway system in America. New York. 1881. 1. 80. VI. 407 Also his " History of the express companies," 1858; 2d ed., 1858, and 1859. Stimson, F. J. Glossary of technical terms, phrases, and maxims of the common law. Boston. 1881. 80. LS. Thiers, M. J. L. A. Discours sur le régime commercial de la France; prononcés à l'assemblée nationale les 27 et 28 juin 1851. Paris. 1851. 8°. VI. 1016 Throop, M. H. The code of civil procedure of the state of New-York. Albany. 1880. 1. 8°. LS. Toller, Sir S., compiler. Of the law of tithes compiled from notes of R. Wooddeson. 2d ed. London, etc. 1816. 80. LS. Underhill, A., and Plumptre, C. C. M. Principles of the law of torts. Ist American, from the 2d English ed. With American cases, by N. C. Moak. Albany, N. Y. 1881. 1. 8o. LS. Ahlwardt, (T.) W., editor. The divans of the six ancient Arabic poets Ennabiga, 'Antara, Tharafa, Zuhair, 'Alqama and Imruulqais. Arab. London. 1870. 1. 80. Sem. 628 The Ardâ Vîrâf. The book of Ardâ Vîrâf. Pahlavi text prepared by Hoshangji Jamaspji Asa, revised with an English translation and an appendix containing the texts and translations of the Gôsht-i Fryânô, and Hâdôkht-Nask by M. Haug, assisted by E. W. West. Bombay, etc. 1872. 1. 80. III. 1143 Glossary and index; prepared by E. W. West. Revised by M. Haug. Bombay, etc. 1874. III. 1143 Aristophanes. Werke. Uebersetzt von J. G. Droysen. 3 theile. Berlin. 1835-38. sm. 8o. II. 1862 Comœdiæ. [Edited by K. W. Dindorf.] Gr. 2 vol. Lipsiae. 1825. 120. II. 1864 1. 80. Damm, C. T. I. M. Duncanii Novum lexicon graecum ex C. T. Dammii Lexico homerico-pindarico. Emendavit et auxit V. C. F. Rost. Lipsiae. 1836. 4o. II. 1899 Also English editions, 1824, 4° and 1824, 8o. Deecke, W., and Pauli, K. Etruskische forschungen und studien. Ies heft. Stuttgart. 1881. 8°. (PAULI, K. Etruskische studien, 4.) 5295.30 This work is the union of the hitherto separate publications of the authors, entitled Etruskische forschungen " by Deecke, and "Etruskische studien" by Pauli. Dietrich, F. E. C. Abhandlungen zur hebräi schen grammatik. Leipzig. 1846. 80. 2246.53 Draeger, A. (A.). Historische syntax der lateinischen sprache. 2e aufl. jer bd. Leipzig. 1878. 1. 80. 5273.17 Dziatzko, K. De prologis plavtinis et terentianis quaestiones selectae. Bonnae. 1863. 8°. II. 1915 Edström, E. L. Étude sur l'emploi du participe passé en français. Göteborg. 1879. 80. 6233.60 English dialect society. [Publications.] No. 1-10, 27-31. London, etc. 1873-81. 8°. Namely:Series A. Bibliographical. 2, 8. SKEAT, W. W., editor. A bibliographical list of works illustrative of the various dialects of English. Pt. i., ii. 1873-75. Series B. Reprinted glossaries. 1, 5, 6. SKEAT, W. W., editor. Reprinted glossaries. [Pt. i.-iii.] 1873-74: Contents: i. 1. North of England words: from A tour to the caves,' by J. H.; 1781. 2. Provincialisms of east Yorkshire; by Mr. Marshall; 1788. 3. Provincialisms of east Norfolk; by Mr. Marshall; 1787. 4. Provincialisms of the vale of Glocester; by Mr. Marshall; 1789. 5. Provincialisms of the midland counties; by Mr. Marshall; 1790. 6. Provincialisms of West Devonshire; by Mr. Marshall; 1796. 7. A glossary of words used in the West Riding of Yorkshire; by Dr. Willan; 1811. 1873.ii. 8. Derbyshire lead-mining terms; with a reprint of Manlove's 'Rhymed chronicle:' by T. Tapping. 9. Derbyshire lead-mining terms; by T. Houghton; 1681. Derbyshire mining terms; by J. Mawe; 1802. 11. Words used in the Isle of Thanet; by J. Lewis; 1736. 12. Words used in Herefordshire; by J. Duncumb; 1804. 13. Early Scottish glossary; from Duncan's Appendix etymologiæ; 1595. Various provincialisms; from Hearne's glossaries; 1724-5. 1874. -i. 15-17 A collection of English words not generally used, with their significations and original. By J. Ray. 1874. 10. 14. Keil, (G. T.) H., editor. 7 Grammatici latini. vol. in 8. Lipsiae. 1857, '55-80. 1.80. 51.94 Koehler, H. De verborum accentus cum numerorum rationibus in trochaicis septenariis plautinis consociatione. - Diss. inaug. Halis Saxonum. 1877. 8°. 11. 1915 König, (F.) E. Neue studien, überschrift, aussprache und allgemeine formenlehre des aethiopischen. Leipzig. 1877. 8°. 3242.48 Kopp, U. F. VON, and Sickel, T. Schrifttafcln aus dem nachlasse von U. F. von Kopp. Ergänzt und herausgegeben von T. Sickel. Wien. 1870. 1. fo. 24 plates. 27 Case. Nöldeke, T. Kurzgefasste syrische grammatik. Leipzig. 1880. 1. 8°. 3224.47 Mandäische grammatik. Halle. 1875. 1.80. 3224.100 Noyes, E. A Hebrew reader, or A new and practical system for the acquisition of the Hebrew language. Boston. 1846. 120. 2226.62 Ovidius Naso, P. The fasti. Edited by G. H. Hallam. London. 1881. 16. (Macmillan's school class books.) II. 1912 Petersen, F. C. Handbuch der griechischen litteraturgeschichte. Hamburg. 1834. 8°. IV. 90 Plato. Werke von F. Schleiermacher. Germ. jer, iier theil; iijer. 1er bd. 2 theile and 1 bd. in 6 vol. Berlin. 1817-28. 80. II. 1856 No more published. Pt. i., ii. are 2o aufl." Also edition of 1804-28. Dialogi graece et latine. Ex recensione I. Bekkeri. 3 pt. in 8 vol. Berolini, etc. 1816-18. 80. 5.72; II. 1853 I. Bekkeri in Platonem a se editum commentaria critica. 2 tom. Berolini. 1823. So. 5.72; II. 1846 Phädon. Mit anmerkungen von G. F. W. Grosse. Gr. Halle. IS28. 80. II. 1869 ZvμTÓσLOV.-Gastmahl: ein dialog. Mit anmerkungen herausgegeben von F. A. Wolf. Gr. Leipzig. 1782. 8o. II. 1868 Recensuit et Plautus, T. M. Comoediae. enarravit I. L. Ussing. Vol. i., ii.; iii. pt. 2. Havniæ. 1875-80. 1.80. II. 1841 |