56 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



On Friday, Sept. 8, 1882, at noon, President Chester 

 A. Arthur visited the rooms. There was no ceremony or 

 formality. A few members happened to be present and 

 escorted him through the building and about the grounds. 

 He was accompanied by his private secretary Phillips, 

 Surrogate Rollins of New York, and Capt. Green of the 

 "Despatch." 



Friday, Nov. 10, 1882. Dr. William B. Carpenter, of 

 England, was in Salem, the guest of Eobert S. Rantoul, 

 Esq. The forenoon was spent in visiting the State Nor- 

 mal School, the Court Houses, East India Marine Hall, 

 and other objects of interest. In the afternoon he was in 

 the rooms of the Institute where he received calls from 

 ladies and gentlemen of our city. 



By the joint invitation of the Institute and the Peabody 

 Academy of Science, the Boxford Natural History Society 

 on Wednesday, May 31, 1882, The President and faculty 

 of Wellesley College, on Monday, June 12, 1882, and 

 the West Newbury Natural History Club, on Oct. 28, 

 1882, visited Salem on the respective days named, to ex- 

 amine the collections in the East India Marine Hall, the 

 libraries and collections in Plummer Hall and other objects 

 of interest. 



LECTURES. A course of eight Lectures, under the 

 direction of the lecture committee, has been delivered, 

 as follows : First, Alban Andr6n of Beverly, " Sweden," 

 Wed., Nov. 22, 1882. Second, Frederick A. Ober, of 

 Beverly, "Mexico," Wed., Nov. 29, 1882. Third, G. 

 M. Towle, " Eugenie, ex-Empress of France," Wed., Dec. 

 6, 1882. Fourth, G. M. Towle, "John Bright," Wed., 

 Dec. 13, 1882. Fifth, G. M. Towle, Wed., Dec. 20, 

 1882, "The Irish Struggle." Sixth, G. M. Towle, "Vic- 

 tor Hugo," Wed., Dec. 27, 1882. Seventh, I. J. Osbun, 



