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on practical ethics to be given by Rev. F . B. Makepeace, of New York City. The following is a list of the subjects and dates : Tuesday, April 19. "Ethics Considered as a Science." Wednesday, April 20. "Conditions Necessary to Ethical Conduct." Tuesday, May 3. "Life under Law." Wednesday, May 4. "The ' Vill; The Law of Habit; Conscience." Tuesday, May 17. "The Virtues of the I ndividual Life." Wednesday, May 18. "Duties of the Social Life." Tuesday, May 31. "Certain Wider Relations of Life, and the Obligations which they Impose." ·wednesday, June 1. "Personal Economics; HowtoGettheMostoutofLife."
The Rhode Island CoIIege Lecture Association. Faculty and students, uniting with residents of t he vicinity, conduct a winter lecture course, the aim of which is to introdu ce talented speakers upon subj ects both entertaining and instructive. The association may be looked upon as a permanent and important factor in college activities. For the season of 1903-1904, the following programme was secured: January 8, Mr. J. L. H arbour, "Blessed be Humor;" February 5, Mr. David Bangs Pike, "The Yellowstone National Park," illustrated in colors ; February 19, Mr. W. JVI. R. French, "The Wit and Wisdom of the Crayon," illustrated by crayon sketch es; March 11, Mr. Augustus F . Howell, "An Evening with American Authors;" April 15, Professor C. T. ·winchester, "An Old. Castle." ·
The Library. The library occupies ·a large room in Lippitt H all and numbers over eleven thousand volumes. The books are arranged in stacks, to which the students have free access. The Dewey system of classification is used; and a dictionary catalogue gives author, subject, and t itle. As the library has been from the first intended for reference work, the various departments of instruction have made their selections with the greatest care. ·combined with the library is the reading-room, where one hundred. of the leading periodicals- of literary, scientific, and general interest-are on file . From t ime to time these are bound, and prove of great value in research work. The library is open e\•ery week clay from 7:30 A. M. to 6:00 P . M., with the exception of a half-hour at noon. The librarian or her