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...purchases, four private collections are the most important. These were bought in Caracas, Venzuela, La Paz, Bolivia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Ascension, Paraguay, all of which contained hundreds of books, pamphlets and newspapers, covering exhaustively the histories of these particular countries. Dr. Lichtenstein's last purchase, bought in Paraguay, has not yet been received; but the other three are here and during the past few weeks Mr. David Heald of the College Library, Dr. Lichtenstein, of Northwestern University, and Dr. Clement W. Andrews of the John Crerar Lib- rary have been unpacking and dividing the collection...
...Undergraduate Economics Society's series on "Economic Conditions in South America" will be given by Mr. F. A. Goodhue '06, vice-president of the First National Bank of Boston, in the Trophy Room of the Union tonight at 7.30 o'clock. Mr. Goodhue will discuss "Banking in Brazil and the Argentine Republic." The lecture will be open to members of the Economics Society and the Union. It will begin promptly at 7.30 o'clock in order that those who wish may attend the reception to the football team in the Living Room of the Union at 8 o'clock...
...Undergraduate Economics Society. "Banking in Brazil and Argentine." Mr. F. A. Goodhue, Trophy Room, Union...
...finest private libraries in the world, and a member of the Brazilian Academy and other learned societies. Moreover, in addition to his scholarship, he has had wide experience in political and diplomatic life, both in Latin America and in Europe, having served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Brazil in Venezuela, Peru, Belgium, and in Sweden, and occupied other important offices. He is also familiar with the United States, where he lectured in the winter of 1912-13; and he speaks English perfectly so that no one need shun his classes from any fear of the barrier of language...
...photographs, and a number of only fairly interesting articles on very interesting subjects. For 1917, Dean Hurlbut has issued a call to public service, and W. J. Bingham '16, one for class spirit. The articles include one on "Freshman Customs at Cornell," one on "A Summer's Quest in Brazil," and one by R. N. Williams '16 on the Davis Cup Matches of last July. A leading editorial, "Routineers and Explorers," and a series of explanations of their choice of colleges by Freshmen at Princeton, Yale, and Harvard respectively complete the table of contents and form the most interesting part...