Lectures

The wailers about isolation from metropolitan intellectual resources have had little excuse for complaint during this month, which has brought to the campus Alban G. Widgery, philosopher of religion; Dr. Leon F. Whitney, eugenist; Capt. Harry Lyon, aviator; Prof. Clarence Kennedy, professor of art; K. Donald Stauffer, Princeton instructor of English; Prof. Harley L. Lutz, tax expert; Gardner Jackson, of Sacco-Vanzetti fame; Frederick L. Allen, magazine editor; and Sinclair Lewis.

Dr. Alban G. Widgery, Stanton Lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge, came to Hanover April 22 to deliver a lecture on "Religion in Literature," the fourth of a series of lectures on "Religion as an Integrating Factor in Life" under the auspices of the College.

Dr. Leon F. Whitney, secretary of the American Eugenics Society, lectured April 24 on the subject, "The Use of Dogs as a Medium for Psychological and Genetic Research," under the auspices of the Dartmouth Scientific Society.

Captain Harry Lyon ex-'08, navigator of the Southern Cross on its famous flight to Australia, commander of ships, adventurer, came to Hanover April 29 for a week's visit, during which he gave a lecture under the auspices of The Arts, talked informally to fraternity groups, held interviews with students, and was an honor guest at a dinner of the Dartmouth Secretaries. For his talks he drew from his huge store of experiences as a wartransport commander and an aviator, and described the flight of the Southern Cross and plans for a Los Angeles-London flight which he proposes to make this summer.

Donald Stauffer, of the English Department of Princeton, gave two lectures on April 25 and 26 under the auspices of the Department of Biography. His Dartmouth Hall lecture was on the subject, "The Battle of the Books," and treated the transition from Medieval to Renaissance biography. His second lecture was given in the Tower Room of the Baker Library and was entitled "Certain People of Importance in Their Day," dealing with some biographers and personalities contemporary with Isaak Walton. Mr. Stauffer was a Rhodes scholar, and holds a doctorate of philosophy from Oxford.

Professor Harley L. Lutz, of the Department of Economics of Princeton, accompanied his colleague from the Nassau English Department for two lectures under the auspices of the Department of Economics. The subject of the first of his talks in Tuck School was "The Distribution of Revenue Sources and Expenditure Obligations Among Federal, State, and Local Governments." He took for the subject of his second talk, "Reparations, Interallied Debts, and National Trade Policy."

Professor Clarence Kennedy, of the Arts Department of Smith College and foremost photographer of sculpture in the world, was brought to Dartmouth under the auspices of the Department of Art. He brought with him a large part of his famous photograph collection, and gave a talk on Desiderio da Settignano, the Florentine sculptor.

Gardner Jackson, who was actively connected with the Sacco-Vanzetti defense committee, addressed a Dartmouth audience on May 6 under the auspices of the Round Table. Mr. Jackson spoke on "University Presidents and Public Issues, with Special Reference to the Sacco-Vanzetti Case, the Mooney-Billings Case and Free Speech."

Frederick L. Allen, assistant editor of Har-per's Magazine, gave the second of a series of lectures for the benefit of students of English who are interested in writing, on May 14. Mr. Allen discussed "The Writer and the Magazine." The first speaker of the series was John Anderson, dramatic critic, who discussed the drama and play-writing.

Sinclair Lewis, famed disillusioner, addressed a Dartmouth audience for the first time on May 22. The subject of Mr. Lewis' speech was, "The American Scene and the American Novel." He spoke under the auspices of The Arts.