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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. 



Besides the work at the museum, there is at Paris a very broad 

 work centering at the School of Medicine. This work is carried 

 on through three distinct agencies, the society, the school, and 

 the museum and laboratory. The Societe d } Anthropologic de Paris 

 was founded May 19, 1859, by Paul Broca and a handful of other 



interested men. It is the 

 oldest existing anthropo- 

 logical society, and perhaps 

 the largest. Always ag- 

 gressive, it has done much 

 to develop anthropologi- 

 cal study throughout the 

 world. During his lifetime 

 Broca continued to be a 

 power in its work, and his 

 influence largely trained a 

 body of younger men to 

 take his place. The soci- 

 ety publishes its Bulletin, 

 and has accumulated a li- 

 brary of some eight thou- 

 sand volumes. The School 

 of Anthropology is an out- 

 growth of the society. At 

 first an individual enter- 

 prise, it was " recognized 

 of public utility," March 

 23, 1889, and now receives support from the Government. This 

 season lectures were given on various subjects, more or less di- 

 rectly included under the name anthropology, by twelve profess- 

 ors. The schedule is here copied : 



Monday, 4 p. m., G. de Mortillet: Prehistoric Anthropology. 

 5 p. m., Mathias Duval : Anthropogeny and Embryology. 



Tuesday, 3 p. m., Fr. Schrader: Geographic Anthropology. 4 

 p. M., Andre Lefevre : Ethnography and Linguistics. 5 P. M., 

 Georges Herve : Ethnology. 



Wednesday, 4 p. m., J. V. Laborde : Biological Anthropology. 

 5 p. m.. Mahoudeau : Zoological Anthropology. 



Friday, 3 p. M., Fauvelle : Conferences. 4 p. M., Bordier : 

 Medical Geography. 5 p. m., L. Manouvrier : Physiological An- 

 thropol ogy. 



Saturday, 4 p. m., Ch. Letourneau : Sociology. 5 P. M., A. de 

 Mortillet : Comparative Ethnography. 



All these courses are absolutely free to the public, and an 

 average attendance of some two hundred persons shows that they 

 are appreciated. The Museum and Laboratory of Broca is the 



Dr. Paul Topinabd. 



