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POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. 



plies the necessary stepping stone for the study of comparative 

 philology, while Hebrew paves the road for any who desire to 

 enter upon the field of Semitic studies. The youngest daughter 

 of Philology Assyriology has attained full development with 

 surprising swiftness, and the ruins of a highly developed civiliza- 

 tion have been unearthed, accompanied by a unique literature 

 graven in stone and clay. The ancient history of Western Asia 

 has for the first time been placed on a sure footing, thus enabling 



Eev. George S. Fullerton, Ph. D. 

 Vice-Provost of the University. 



us to write one of the earliest and most important chapters in the 

 history of our race. 



The university is at present doing much valuable scientific 

 work in the history of philosophy, psychology, and pedagogy. 

 Dr. George S. Fullerton, Professor of Philosophy, conducts a 

 graduate course in ancient, mediaeval, and modern philosophy, 

 attended by more than sixty students, many of them being 

 connected with the public-school system of the State either as 



