Work of the Prospect Union

The Cambridge Prospect Union, which is conducted by wage earners under the direction of Harvard students closed a very successful season by a public debate last night.

About 300 men have been members of the Union during the past term and nearly all took evening courses there during the winter. The subjects taught ranged from elementary reading and writing to advanced Latin. The average number of men in a class has been about eight. Most of the teachers are Harvard students, and during the year many of the prominent professors of the University have delivered public lectures there.

Attempts have been made to develop the social side of the institution during the past year, and a number of social gatherings and Saturday evening smoke talks have been held. A debating club, which has proved one of the most successful features, has been organized; and amateur theatricals have also afforded a large amount of pleasure to the men.

N. Kelley 1L. is president of the Prospect Union, and he has been assisted during the past term, by the following men, who taught the subjects after their names: G. G. Arvedson 1L., bookkeeping; A. A. Ballantine '04, current events; E. E. Brown 2L., reading and spelling; H. H. Buckman '08, chemistry; W. S. Clarke 1G., civil service arithmetic; S. N. Goodrich '07, grammar; A. Cravis '07, Latin; A. Hamilton '07, algebra; A. N. Holcombe 1G., economics; M. O. Hudson 1G., history; H. L. Lincoln '07, electricity; A. P. Mathew 2L., debating and public speaking; S. E. Morrison '08, geometry; F. E. Neagle 3L., commercial law; E. C. Oberholzer '07, violin, L. B. Robinson '07, civil service composition; C. A. Sargent '07, mechanical drawing; H. G. Spinden 1G., free-hand drawing; F. E. Stabner '08, physics; W. L. Stoddard 1G., literature; R. L. Sweet '08, piano; S. M. Waxman '07, French; E. G. White '08, German.