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"Insects as Carriers of Disease"

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The Bussey Institute of Harvard University will hold the first of a series of eight lectures on economic entomology and genetics, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Bussey Institute is at the corner of Arborway and South Streets, near the Forest Hills Station of the Boston Elevated Railway. These lectures are open to all members of the University and no admission will be charged.

The subject for Sunday's lecture is "Insects as Carriers of Disease: The House Fly and Its Allies," by Professor W. M. Wheeler '02.

The remaining lectures are as follows:

April 17.--"Insects as Carriers of Disease: Mosquitoes and Their Allies." Professor W. M. Wheeler '02.

April 24.--"Mendel's Law of Heredity." Professor W. E. Castle '93.

May 1.--"Variation and Selection in Evolution and Animal Breeding." Professor W. E. Castle '93.

May 8.--"The Gypsy and Brown Tail Months." Mr. C. T. Brues.

May 15.--"Insects Injurious to Elms." Mr. C. T. Brues.

May 22.--"Making New Plants by Selection." Professor E. M. East.

May 29.--"Making New Plants by Hybridation." Professor E. M. East.

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