Faculty Activities

Messrs. Henry Holt & Co. have just published Wichert's "Die verlorene Tochter," edited by Mr. E. H. Babbitt of the French Department,' formerly Professor of Modern Languages in the University of the South.

Professor Fay contributes to the January number of the American HistoricalReview an important article on "The Roman Law and the German Peasant." It has hitherto been commonly accepted that the introduction of Roman law into Germany depressed the condition of the peasants of Luther's time by giving them the legal status of Roman slaves, and thus produced grievances which were among the causes of the Peasant's War. This view Professor Fay regards as erroneous, and apparently brings forward sufficient contemporary evidence to prove his contention.