30 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



Pictures were shown of excavations made in a 40 acre 

 lot, where 10,000 persons had been buried. The un- 

 earthing was made twenty-five years ago, in connection 

 with the building of a raih'oad. Photographs of mummies 

 were shown as they appeared partially exhumed, and with 

 the natives working over the graves. 



Monday Evening , Feb. 18, 1895. — Regular meeting at 

 the rooms. Three interesting papers were read by mem- 

 bers of the Local History Class of the Institute. One by 

 Miss Abby Read on "Cats and Dogs" (of the olden time) 

 was quite amusing; many of the old laws were given, 

 together with anecdotes. The second paper was by Miss 

 Mary S. Cleveland, on " South Fields" (South Salem), 

 giving an interesting historic sketch of that part of the 

 town in the early days, and the laying out of Lafayette 

 street, by Mr. Derby and others. The third paper was 

 by Mrs. R. C. Manning, on " Early Travel ;" she spoke of 

 the old roads and conveyances, giving particularly a sketch 

 of a journey by Madam Knight, from Boston to New 

 York and return, in 1740, which took about two months. 

 The paper was full of curious and entertaining incidents. 

 Thesepapers were discussed by the President, Mr. Goodell, 

 Mr. Rantoul, Mr. G. M. Jones, Mr. Welch and Rev. Dr. 

 J. L. Hill. 



Monday, Feb. 25, 1895.— C. Howard Walker, Esq., 

 of Boston, lectured this evening in Piummer Hall, on 

 the "Application of Architectural Ornamentation." He 

 spoke of the beginning of Egyptian and Grecian architect- 

 ure, and of the fine buildings abroad, where they had 

 proper locations. He praised American enterprise, but 

 thought our coimtrymen lacked good taste in architecture. 

 School-houses are put up in lanes, and public buildings 

 on side streets, when they should have more prominent 



