VASSAR BROTHERS INSTITUTE. 9 
1888. 
January 10, (a.) ‘‘Some Practical Suggestions as to Preparation of Micro- 
scopic Sections of Fossils.”’ 
(0.) ** The Exhibition and Description of New Devices in Ma- 
chinery for making Sections of Minerals and Fossils.”’ 
Prof. W. B. Dwight. 
January 24. ‘‘ Relative Brilliancy of the Moon and Electric Light.” 
Dr. C. B. Warring. 
February 14. ‘‘ Recent Geological Study of this Vicinity.” 
Prof. W. B. Dwight. 
March 27. ‘* Notes on Amateur Photography.’’......Prof. C. L. Bristol. 
April 9. ‘* Divisibility of Coloring Matter, and Sensibility of the Eye.’’ 
Prof. Leroy C. Cooley. 
April 23. ‘‘ Some Terrestrial and Astronomical Matters.”’ 
Dr. C. B. Warring. 
The attendance at the meetings of this Section has been 
good, and great interest has been manifested in its pro- 
ceedings. 
LITERARY SECTION. 
The Literary Section has held six public meetings in 
the auditorium on the evenings of January 17, January 
31, February 21, March 20, April 3 and April 17, respect- 
ively. The first four meetings were devoted to a dicus- 
sion of the Land Theories of Henry George. On April 3 
the Tariff question was discussed, and on the evening of 
April 17, Mr. E. Burgess presented a paper on the Re- 
lation of the State to Monopolies, which was discussed by 
the members present. 
ART SECTION. 
After a long period of enforced quiescence the Art 
Section has at last seen its way clear for active operation. 
The walls of the Studio have been suitably colored. 
Drawing tables, casts and other requisites have been 
supplied. Mr. W. H. Cusack has been appointed in- 
structor and a school of art has been established. The 
school was opened for the reception of pupils January 4, 
1888, and has ever since held regular sessions on the 
afternoons and evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays and 
