Archaeological Institute.

A general meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, for the reading and discussion of archaeological papers, will be held in the Art School of Yale University on December 27, 28 and 29. In the absence from this country of Professor John Williams White, president of the institute, Professor Charles Eliot Norton will deliver the opening address on Wednesday, the 27th. Wednesday's session will be devoted largely to papers dealing with the drama. At Thursday morning's session, papers will be read dealing with museums and excavations, the afternoon session will be devoted particularly to American archaeology, while papers illustrated by stereopticon views will be read at the evening session. Harvard will be represented by the following papers: "The Hero Physician," Professor W. W. Goodwin; "Ancient Pueblos of the Chace Canon," Professor F. W. Putnam; "On the Weight, Size and Throw of the Discus," sent by Professor John Williams White; "The Composition of Apelles's Calumny," Professor John H. Wright; "Terra Cottas from the Argive Heraeum," Mr. George H. Chase. Among the others who will read papers are Dr. Cyrus Adler of the U. S. National Museum, Professors Tracy Peck and T. D. Seymour of Yale, and Professor Allan Marquand of Princeton.