Mr. Bowen's Lecture.

Sever 30 was packed to overflowing last night for the rehearsal by Mr. Bowen of the lecture upon Harvard, which he is preparing to deliver on the public stage. The audience was composed of seniors, and of a few outsiders, especially invited for the occasion. Before the lecture, printed slips of paper were distributed among the audience, requesting them to give Mr. Bowen criticisms upon the lecture. Owing to the hearty good-feeling towards him that exists in the class, many men, doubtless, will comply with the request. Mr. Bowen was greeted with long applause when he first appeared before the audience, and many parts of his lecture met with the same approval. The lecture deserved it, for, although on account of his audience, Mr. Bowen put his remarks in the shape of an informal talk, yet what he said was sufficient to show that he had the material for an interesting running commentary upon the stereopticon illustrations which form the main feature of the lecture.

These stereopticon views with which Mr. Bowen illustrated his own views upon alma mater, give a capital representation of life at Harvard. They comprise birds-eye views of the college and its surroundings, pictures of the buildings and of their interior, pictures of the yard, and all the other scenes so well known to us. Nor are the students themselves neglected. There is a view of Memorial in full operation, of a base-ball game on Holmes, and of the Harvard Princeton foot-ball game on Jarvis. The torch-light procession also is depicted accurately and strikingly, and the way we go to prayers is revealed in a manner which exposes the barbarity of the Overseers' character in its true light. Many other illustrations are given which are both amusing and instructive. There are scenes from class-day, and scenes in the gymnasium; views of Harvard at different times in the past, and one or two sketches illustrative of what we are coming to. Mr. Bowen deserves credit for the good taste he has shown in selecting his pictures. He has shown the spirit of our college life in a way which none but a student could do.

Mr. Bowen will speak in Tremont Temple, April 20th. He should have a large audience of Harvard men, for they will find his lecture most enjoyable.