WAR CHIEF TOPIC FOR LECTURES

The subjects for the Lowell Institute lectures this year, which commence on Tuesday, October 13, have just been announced. Nine series of lectures, mostly on topics suggested by the European war, will be delivered during the winter of 1914-15. Six of the courses will be given by the following members of the University Faculty: Professors C. H. Moore, A. C. Coolidge, W. B. Cannon, K. Francke, C. H. Haskins, and W. E. Hocking. The lectures are open to members of the University who apply for tickets to the Curator, 491 Boylston street, Boston.

Among the three foreign speakers will be Wilfred Ward, editor of the Dublin Review, and Dr. William Cunningham, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and archdeacon of Ely. Professor Henri Lichtenberger, of the Sorbonne, who is to be the French exchange professor this year, will deliver a series of lectures on "The Philosophy of Nietzsche," but the dates for this have not yet been arranged.

Detailed Schedule.

The first course will be eight lectures by William Cunningham, D.D., F.B.A., fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, England, and archdeacon of Ely, on "Christianity and Politics." (1) Christendom and the Reformation; (2) Church and State in England; (3) Presbyterianism and the Supremacy of Scripture; (4) Independents and the Supremacy of Conscience; (5) Individual Worth and Voluntary Action; (6) The Coercive Powers of the State; (7) Association for Common Interests; (8) Positive Christian Duty. On Tuesdays and Fridays at 5 P. M., beginning Tuesday, October 13.

The second course will be eight lectures by Clifford H. Moore, professor in the University, on "Greek Religious Thought from Homer to the Triumph of Christianity." On Mondays and Thursdays at 8 P. M., beginning Monday, October 26.

The third course will be eight lectures by Archibald Cary Coolidge, professor of modern history in the University, on "International Relations in Europe Since 1870." On Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 P. M., beginning Tuesday, November 17.

The fourth course will be six lectures by Walter B. Cannon, M.D., professor of physiology in the University, on "Bodily Changes Under Emotional Excitement." On Mondays and Thursdays at 8 P. M., beginning Monday, November 23.

The fifth course will be six lectures by Kuno Francke, professor in the University, on "Personality in German Literature." On Mondays and Thursdays at 8 P. M., beginning Monday, January 4.

The sixth course will be six lectures by Wilfred Ward, M.A., of Dorking, England, author of "The Life of Cardinal Newman," and editor of the Dublin Review," on "The True Nature of Cardinal Newman's Genius." 1, Newman and the Critics; 2, The Unity of Newman's Work; 3, The Courses of Newman's Style; 4, Newman's Philosophy; 5, Personality in Apologetic; 6, Newman's Psychological Insight. On Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 P. M., beginning Tuesday, January 7.

The seventh course will be eight lectures by Charles H. Haskins, Gurney professor of history and political science in the University, on "The Normans in European History"; 1, Normandy and Its Place in History; 2, The Coming of the Northmen; 3, Normandy and England; 4, The Norman Empire; 5, Normandy and France; 6, Norman Life and Culture; 7, The Normans in the South; 8, The Norman Kingdom of Sicily. On Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 P. M., beginning Wednesday, February 10.

The eighth course will be eight lectures by William Ernest Hocking, professor of Philosophy in the University, on "Human Instincts and Their Transformations." On Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 P. M., beginning Tuesday, February 16.