Oct.  1897. 
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Sixth  Lecture  Course,  was  rendered  more  than  ordinarily  interesting 
and  instructive  by  the  contributions  of  gentlemen  of  distinguished 
ability  in  the  particular  lines  of  thought  reflected  in  their  discourses. 
The  Seventh  Lecture  Course  was  presented  entirely  by  the  Curators 
of  the  Museum,  as  is  the  case  with  the  course  now  in  progress.  The 
sixth  course  given  during  the  months  of  September  and  October, 
1896,  comprised  eight  lectures: 
Oct.  3. — " Archeological  Explorations  in  Peru." 
Dr.  G.  A.  Dorsey,   Asst.  Curator  of  Anthropology, 
Field  Columbian  Museum. 
Oct.  10.  —  "A  Trip  to  Popocatepetl  and  Ixtaccihuatl. " 
Prof.  O.  C.  Farrington,   Curator  of  Geology,  Field 
Columbian  Museum. 
Oct.  17. —  "San  Domingo." 
Mr.  G.  K.  Cherrie,   Asst.   Curator  of  Ornithology, 
Field  Columbian  Museum. 
Oct.  24. — "  Egypt  and  What  We  Know  of  Her." 
Dr.  J.  H.  Breasted,  Instructor  of  Egyptology  and  Semit- 
ics,  University  of  Chicago. 
Oct.  31.  —  "The  Petroleum  Industry." 
Dr.  D.  T.  Day,  Chief  of  Division  of  Mineral  Resources, 
U.  S.  Geological  Survey. 
Nov.  7. — "Alaska  and  Its  Inhabitants." 
Prof.  George  L.  Collie,  Beloit  College,  Wis. 
Nov.  14. — "The  Economic  Geology  of  the  Sea." 
Mr.    H.  W.  Nichols,  Curator  of  Economic  Geology, 
Field  Columbian  Museum. 
Nov.  21.  —  "The  Physical  Geography  of  New  England.'' 
Dr.    H.   B.  Kummel,  Assistant    Professor    of  Physi- 
ography, Lewis  Institute. 
The  seventh  course  given  during  the  months  of  March  and  April, 
1897: 
March  6.  —  "The  Origin  and  Uses  of  Clay." 
Mr.  H.  W.  Nichols,  Assistant  Curator,  Department  of 
Geology. 
March  13.  —  "Scope  and  Significance  of  the  Department  of  Anthro- 
pology." 
Prof.  W.  H.  Holmes,  Curator,  Department  of  Anthro- 
pology. 
