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A course of free scientific lectures (eight in number) 

 during the months of January and February, usually oil 

 Tuesday afternoons : two "On Plant Life," by Mr. John 

 Robinson of Salem ; two "On the Simplest Animals," by 

 Mr. James H. Emerton of Salem ; two "On the Human 

 Body," by Charles S. Minot of Boston ; two "On Heat," 

 by N. D. C. Hodges of Salem. These lectures were free 

 to those persons who made personal application for tic- 

 kets, and were delivered under the auspices of the Insti- 

 tute and Peabody Academy of Science. 



The following, in addition to the lectures above men- 

 tioned, have been delivered in the rooms of the Institute : 

 Tuesday afternoon and evening, May 22, lectures by Rev. 

 E. C. Bolles of this city, "On the Phonograph," and an 

 exhibition of the same ; Monday, May 27, lecture by Capt. 

 E. A. Pitman, jr., of Marblehead, "On the Marshall Isl- 

 ands ;" Friday, Oct. 25, first of a series of eight lectures 

 by Luigi Monti, continued on successive Friday evenings, 

 "On the principal men who contributed to the Indepen- 

 dence of Italy;" Friday, Dec. 13, lecture by Luigi 

 Monti, "On German and Italian Music;" Wednesday, 

 Feb. 12, Lecture by Rev. W. C. Wood "On Socrates;" 

 Friday, Feb. 14, illustrated lecture, "New York to Ven- 

 ice," by Gen. M. Y. Agramonti;" Wednesday, Feb. 19, 

 lecture by Rev. W. C. Wood, "Joan of Arc;" Friday, 

 Feb. 21, and the five following Fridays, Shakspeare read- 

 ings, by George Riddle ; Wednesday, Feb. 26, lecture by 

 Rev. W. C. Wood, "The North American Indians;" 

 Wednesday, March 19, lecture by A. Young, "The Comic 

 and Tragic Aspects of Life;" Friday, April 4, miscella- 

 neous readings by George Riddle. 



Under the' personal direction of the Secretary five con- 

 certs have been given, with much credit to the society as 

 musical performances. 1st, Monday, Nov. 25, by Mrs. 



