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PROMINENT LECTURERS WILL VISIT UNIVERSITY

Dr. Caskey of Boston Museum Fills Fine Arts Post While H. W. Clark Continues at Engineering School

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Three prominent lecturers are coming to the University for the second half-year according to a recent announcement by the University authorities.

Dr. M. D. Caskey, curator of the classical department of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and a graduate of Yale in 1901 will be lecturer on Fine Arts for the remainder of the year. He received his Doctor's degree from Yale in 1912.

H. W. Clark, chief chemist of the State Department of Health will continue the courses in the Engineering School which the late Professor George Chandler Whipple formerly taught. Mr. Clark, who will act as lecturer on sanitary engineering during the second, half-year graduated from Cornell University, with the class of 1887. He has also pursued extensive studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is the author or numerous papers on sanitary chemical, and bacterial subjects, and reports upon methods for the purification of sewage and water.

Dr. La Farge Takes Woodworth's Place

During Professor Woodworth's leave of absence for the second half-year, Dr. Laurence La Forge '99, geologist for the U. S. Geological Survey in Washington, will fill the post of lecturer on geology. He received his degree of master of arts in 1900 and his Ph.D. three years later. From 1908 to 1914 he was engaged as a professional geologist on work for the United States Geological Survey.

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