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...annual bequest of $2,000 offered by Mr. Samuel Sachs, of New York, has been accepted by the Corporation to establish to "Sachs Research Fellowship in Fine Arts." After July 1, 1916, this fellowship is to be awarded annually to any American, man or woman, of proved ability, whether student or instructor, for the purpose of enabling him to pursue in any part of the world advanced studies in the history, principles, or methods of the Fine Arts...
...constructed. The northeastern part of the basement contains the excellent new mounting for the twenty-one foot concave grating, together with other apparatus necessary for the study of problems in spectrum analysis and magneto optics. The electric current used in this work is furnished by a storage battery recently established in the old engine house at the eastern end of the main building. The whole equipment is as good as any in this country. It is at present employed in a study of the relation of the Zeeman effect to spectral series. The central portion of the basement is devoted...
...Military Training Committee elected recently by the Princeton Plattsburg men has decided to establish a lecture course in the fundamentals of military science. The object of the lectures will be to explain to the students some of the principles of modern war, and to serve as an introduction to the work in the student summer military camps. The lectures will be given by officers of the regular army who will be sent down from Governor's Island for that purpose...
...nations with individuals. A nation is really one big individual composed of many smaller ones, and it should be treated as such. When quarrels arise between individuals, they are decided by going to court. Why should not international disputes be decided in the same way? That is, why not establish an international court, composed of representatives from all countries? This is in part, what the League to Enforce Peace proposes to do. Some people argue that international law is sufficient to take care of disputes between nations, but international law is, at best, indefinite and a constant subject of dispute...
...simple enumeration of Dr. Davison's activities is sufficient to establish the value of his services. For these services, is due the appreciation and gratitude of the community in which he has worked...