COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL, AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENGLAND. (Corrected Sept. 1893.) Colleges. BATES, LEWISTON, ME. 3 tms. Beg. 6w. fm Tu. bef. Thank., 1st Tu. Apr., 4th Tu. Aug. Com. Th. aft. last We. June. Com. BOWDOIN, BRUNSWICK, ME. 4th Th. June. Vac. 12w. fm Com.; 2w. at Christmas; 1w. in Spring. COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME. Com. Wed. bef. 4th of July. Tms.. 1st, Sept. 20-Dec. 20; 2d, Jan. 3-March 14; 3d, Mar. 28-June 27. ME. WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEM. COL., KENT'S HILL, ME. 3 tms, 13w.ea. Beg. 4th Tu. Aug., 2d Tu. Dec., 3d Tu. Mar. DARTMOUTH, HANOVER, N.H. Com. last Th. June; vac. 11w. after. N. H. CONF. SEMINARY AND FEMALE COLLEGE, TILTON, N.H. 3 tms., 13w.ea. Fall tm. beg. Aug. 30, '93; winter tm. Dec. 6, '93; spr. tm., Mar. 21, '94. VT. NORWICH UNIV. (Military), NORTHFIELD, VT. Year beg. Th. Sept. 21, '93; closes Th. June 28, '94. MIDDLEBURY, MIDDLEBURY, Tms. beg. Jan. 4, Mar. 29, Sept. 13, '94. UNIVERSITY OF VT., AND STATE AG. COL., AT BURLINGTON. Com. last Wed. June; vac. fm. Com. to last Wed. Sept.fm. Wed. bef.Christmas, 1w., 1w. in Apr. VERMONT METH. SEMINARY, MONTPELIER, VT. Tms. beg. Dec. 10, '93; Mar. 27, Aug. 27, '94. AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS. 3 tms. Beg. Jan. 4, Apr. 12, and Sept. 13, '94. BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON, MASS. 2 terms. Beg. 1st Mo. Sept. and Feb. BOSTON UNIVER., BOSTON, MASS. COLL. OF LIBERAL ARTS. 3 terms. 1st beg. Sept. 21, '93; 2d beg. Jan. 2, '94; 3d beg. Mar. 21, '94. SCHOOL OF ALL SCIENCES. Post grad. dept. Tms, same as in Coll. of Lib. Arts. COLL. OF THE HOLY CROSS, WORCESTER, MASS. Year beg. 1st Wed. Sept., ends last Th. June. HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Year beg. Th. after last Wed. Sept., ends at Com, last Wed. June; rec. 23 Dec. to Jan. 2, inclu., and from Wed. bef. Fast to Tu. after, inclusive. SMITH COLL., NORTHAMPTON, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms. 1st term begins Sept. 15, '93. TUFTS COLLEGE, MASS. A single tm. of 39w. Begins Sept. 21, '93. Com. 3d Wed. June; vac. 13w. WELLESLEY COLLEGE, WELLESLEY, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms., Sept. 7, '93, Jan. 4, '94, April 3, '94. Com. June 19. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. Year beg. Sept. 21, '93. Com. June 27,'94. BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R.I. Acad. yr. beg. 3d Wed. Sept. Com. 3d Wed. June. TRINITY, HARTFORD, CONN. 2 tms. 1st beg. Sept. 12, '93; 2d, Jan. 11,'94; 1st, Sept. 18, '94. Com. last Th. in June. WESLEYAN UNIV., MIDDLETOWN, CT. Com. last Wed. June, 1894; vac. 13w. fm. Com., 10d. at Chris., 5d. in Spring. YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Com. last Wed. June; vac. of 13w. fm. Com. 1st tm. 12w., vac. 24w.; 2d tm. till Com. SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS (YALE UNIV.). Beg. Oct. 1 and ends June 1. CLARK UNIV., WORCESTER, MASS. Tms. beg. Sept. 27, '93, Jan. 2, '94. Theological Schools. THEO. SEM., BANGOR, ME. (Or. Cong.) Anniver. 1st Wed. June; vac. 15w. fm. anniv. Exam. for entrance 3d Th. Sept. COBB DIVIN. SCHOOL of BATES COLL., LEWISTON, ME. Year same as College. VT. EPISCO. INST., BURLINGTON, VT. Acad. yr. 40w. fm. Sept. 14. THEO. SEM. (Orth. Cong.), ANDOVER, MASS. Yr. b. Sep. 20, '93; an. June 14,'94. BOSTON UNIVER. SCHOOL OF THEOL. (Method.) Year beg. 20th Sept. '93. NEW CHURCH THEOL. SC., CAMBRIDGE, MASs. (Swedenborg.) Yr. beg. Sept. 28, 293; ends May 16, '94. EPIS. THEOL. SEM. AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Yr. beg. last Wed. in Sept. ; ends 3d Wed. in June. NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CENTRE, MASS. (Bapt.) Ann. 3d Th. May. Vac. fm. ann. to 1st Tu. Sept., fm. Chris. to New Year's. DIVINITY SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV. Year same as that of Harvard College. TUFTS COLL. DIV. SCHOOL, TUFTS COLLEGE, MASS. (Universalist.) School year same as that of the College. BERKELEY DIV. SCH. (Epis.) MIDDLETOWN, CT. Beg.Sept.15-20; ends in June. DIV. SCH. OF YALE UNIV., NEW HAVEN, CT. (Ortho. Cong.) Year beg. 4th Th. Sept.; closes 3d Wed. May. HARTFORD THEOL. SEM., CONN. (Ortho. Cong.) Acad. yr. fm. 1st Wed. Oct. to 1st Th. June. Medical Schools. MED. SCH. OF ME., BOWDOIN COLL., BRUNSWICK, ME. Beg. Feb. 8, lasts 20w. PORTLAND (ME.) SCH. FOR MED. INS. 2 terms, beg. July and Oct. '94. MED. DEPT. DART. COLL., HANOVER, N.H. Lecture tm. begins middle July, cont. 20w. Recitation tm. beg. 2d Jan., cont. till June 20. UNIV. OF VT., MED. DEP., BURLINGTON, VT. Beg. Jan. 26, cont. 6 months. MED. SCH. OF HARVARD UNIVER., BOSTON. Yr. beg. Th. after last Wed. in Sept., ends last Wed. in June. BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF MED. (Homo.). Open to both sexes. Beg. Oct. 12, '93. MED. DEPART. OF YALE UNIV., New HAVEN, CONN. 1st Th. Oct., till Com., with vac. same as Yale College. DENTAL SCH. HARV. UNI., BOSTON. Begins and ends with College year. BOSTON DENTAL COLLEGE, BOSTON. Year beg. 2d Mon. in Sept.; ends 3d Wed. in June. Law Schools. LAW SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Year same as College. BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF LAW. Beg. 1st Wed. Oct., ends 1st Wed. June. YALE LAW SCH., N. HAVEN, CONN. Beg. Sept. 28, '93; Jan. 11, Apr. 12, '94. Scientific and Agric. Schools. MAINE STATE COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECHANIC ARTS, ORONO, ME. CHANDLER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND THE ARTS, HANOVER, IN DARTMOUTH COLL. AND N.H. COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECH. ARTS, DURHAM, N. H. Terms same as those of Dartmouth Col. THAYER SCH. of CIVIL ENGIN., HANOVER, N.H. Yr. fm. Aug. 1 to May 1. UNIVER. OF VT., BURLINGTON, has courses in civil, méchanical, electrical, and sanitary engineering, and in agric. MASS. AGRIC. COLLEGE, AMHERST, MASS. 3 terms. Terms beg. Sept. 6, '93, Jan. 3, '94, Apr. 3, '94. MASS. COLL. PHARMACY, BOSTON, MASS. Year beg. 3d Mon. Sept. 1893. BOSTON UNIVER. COLL. OF AGRICUL. Same as Mass. Agric. Coll. LAWRENCE SCIEN. SCHOOL (HARV. UNIV.), CAMBRIDGE, MASS. The year is the same as that of Harvard Coll. THE BUSSEY INSTITUTION, JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. (A school of Agriculture and Horticulture, in Harv. Univ.) Year same as that of Harvard College. VETERINARY SCHOOL OF HARVARD UNIVER. Year same as that of College. MASS. INST. OF TECHNOL., BOSTON. Acad. year, last Mon. in Sept. to 1st Tu. after May 27. WORCESTER POLYTECH. INSTITUTE, WORC., MASS. Tms. fm. 2d Tu. Sept. to 3d Th. Dec., and fm. first Th. Jan. to last Wed. in Mar., and from 2d Th. in Apr. to last Th. but one in June. SHEFFIELD SCIENT. SCHOOL (YALE UNIV.), NEW HAVEN, CT. Terms same as those of Yale College. MEETINGS OF FRIENDS The Yearly Meeting of Friends is held at Newport, R.I.: Meeting on Ministry and Oversight,on 5th day,6th month, 7th, at 9A.M. For business, on 6th day, 8th, at 9 A. M. Public meetings for worship on First day. The Yearly Meeting is composed of the Quarterly Meetings of R. Island, Salem, Sandwich, Falmouth, Smithfield, Vassalboro', Dover, Fairfield, and Parsonsfield, held as follows: Rhode Island: 1st fifth day, 2d mo., at Providence; 1st fifth day, 5th mo., at East Greenwich; 1st fifth day, 8th mo., at Newport, and 1st fifth day, 11th mo., at Fall River. Salem: 3d fifth day, 1st mo., at Salem; 4th fifth day, 5th mo., at Amesbury; 3d fifth day, 8th mo., at Lynn; 3d fifth day, 10th mo., at Weare. Sandwich: 1st fifth day, 4th and 12th mos., at New Bedford; 2d fifth day, 7th mo., at Falmouth; and 1st fifth day, 10th mo., at Sandwich, Mass. Falmouth: 7th day after last sixth day in 1st mo.at Lewiston; 5th mo. at Deering; 8th mo. at Durham; 10th mo. at Windham. CONN. AGRIC. COLL., STORRS, CONN. 3 terms. Beg. Sept. 25, '93, Jan. 1, '94. Apr. 2, '94. Com. June 15, '94. Normal Schools. STATE NORMAL SCH., CASTINE, ME. Terms beg. Mar. 13, Aug. 29, Dec. 12. GORHAM NORMAL SCHOOL, GORHAM, ME. 2tms.20w.ea. Beg.inFeb.and Sept. STATE NOR. SCH., FARMINGTON, ME. Tms. b. Mar. 20, Aug. 28, Dec. 11, '94. STATE NORMAL SCH., PLYMOUTH, N.H. 2 tms. Beg. Aug.29, '93,Jan. 30, '94, STATE NOR. SCH., CASTLETON, VT. 2 ts.20w.ea. Beg. 3d Tu. Feb.,3d Tu. Aug. STATE NORMAL SCH., JOHNSON, VT. Tms. 20w. Beg. 1st Tu. Sept., 2d Tu. Feb. STATE NORMAL SCH., RANDOLPH, VT. Tms. beg. 1st Tu. Feb., 4th Tu. Aug. NORMAL SCHOOLS OF MASSACHUSETTS. The year is divided into 2 terms of 20 weeks each, including a recess of 1 week near the middle of the term. Vac. 2 or 3 w. in winter, 9 or 10 w. in summer. Exam. for admission at the beg. of each term, which is at Salem, Feb. 6, and Sept. 4; at Westfield, Feb. 6, and Sept. 11; at Bridgewater, Feb. 8, and Sept. 4; at Framingham, Jan. 31, and Sept. 12; at Worcester, Feb. 1, and Sept. 13, '94. MASS. NORMAL ART SCHOOL. 2 tms. Beg. Oct. 2, '93, and Feb. 27, '94. R. I. STATE NORMAL SCH., PROV., R. I. 2 tms. Spr. tm. beg. Feb. 7, closes June 29, '94. Fall tm. beg. 1st Tu. Sept. STATE NORMAL SCH., NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Two tms. 1st tm. beg. Sept. 6, '93. IN NEW ENGLAND (1894). Smithfield: 2d fifth day, 2d mo., at Worcester; 2d fifth day, 5th mo., at Northbridge; 2dfifth day, 8th mo., at Bolton; 2d fifth day, 11th mo., at Smithfield. Vassalboro': 2d seventh day in the 2d mo., at Vassalboro'; on the last seventh day in the 5th mo., at China; and on the 2d seventh day in 9th and 11th months, at East Vassalboro'. Dover: 7th day after 1st fifth day, 1st mo., at No. Berwick; on seventh day following 3d fifth day in the 4th mo., at Dover; 8th mo. at No. Berwick and 10th mo. at Rochester. Fairfield: 7th day before 2d sixth day in 2d mo. at Winthrop, and 9th mo. at Manchester; 7th day before last sixth day, 5th mo., and 7th day before 2d sixth day, 11th mo., at Fairfield. Parsonsfield: At East Parsonsfield, Maine, on seventh day following the 1st sixth day in 9th mo., and on seventh day following the 2d fifth day in 1st mo.; at North Sandwich, N. H., on seventh day following the 1st sixth day in 11th mo., and on seventh day following the 3d fifth day in 5th mo. HOLIDAYS IN NEW ENGLAND. The following days, in respect to the payment of notes, are legal holidays. On most of them courts, banks, etc., are closed. If the day falls on Sunday, the day following is usually kept as a holiday. Thanksgiving and Fast are appointed by state or national authority. Maine. Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st Mon. Sept., Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. New Hampshire. Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st. Mon. Sept., Christmas, Fast, Thanksgiving, and Election Day. Vermont. Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. Massachusetts. Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st Mon. Sept., Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. -Rhode Island. Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st Mon. Sept., Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Election Days.- Connecticut. Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st Mon. Sept., Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. New Moon, 6th day, 10h. 7m., evening, W. First Quarter, 14th day, 7h. 9m., evening, W. JANUARY hath 31 days. [1894. All-Gracious! grant, to those who bear Aspects, Holidays, Events, 1 Mo. Circumcision. 1893. ture of Mass. Farmer's Calendar. Pleasant but THE beginning of the year is a 2 Tu. 9 in 8. cold. good time to decide what shall 3 W. 6.3d. Meeting of the legisla- be the character of the literature 4 Th. 1st. Prof. E. N. Horsford died, aged 75, which is to be read by the family 5 Fr. in Apogee, C. during the long winter evenings. 6 Sa. Epiphany. 5th. runs low. The children should be supplied 7 G 1st Sunday aft. Epiphany. 8 Mo. 2d. Sir G. B. Airy, Eng. Astronomer, 9 Tu. 7th. Med. tides. died, aged 90, 1892. aged 74, 1893. The with books and papers which will not only be interesting, but instructive and elevating. Signs young men and women should be encouraged to read only such of a books and periodicals as will tend thaw. to store their minds with that which will make them happier, better, and more useful members of society. What we read has so much to do with moulding our 69 C, 9 gr. bril. in Aphelion. 11th. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler died, 13 Sa. 14th. Henry Edward Manning, English Rom. Cath. Prelate, died, a. 83, 1892. 14 G 20. aft. Epiph. h. 15 Mo. 2 stat. 14th. Low tides. 16 Tu. 6 2 C. Expect some 17 W. 16th. Meeting of Rhode Island Legisla{ 18 Th. C. 19th. ru. high. 19 Fr. 15th Gen Rufus Ingalls died, aged 20 Sa. 21 G 22 Mo. 23 Tu. 24 W. ture at Providence. nearly 73, 1893. snow. in Perigee. died, aged 70, 1893. characters that we cannot be too careful in the selection of books and other literature to be read by our children. The farmer who expects to keep up with the times must be a mem ber of the Grange or the Farmer's Club, and must take an active part in the meetings; he should also encourage his boys to attend and take an active part, thus not only giving them opportunities High to learn advanced principles in winds. farming, but to stand before the A storm public with confidence. 26 Fr. in 8.{23led, aged 7, 103 Brooks 27 Sa. 6 h (James G. Blaine died, aged 28 G Sexagesima Sunday. 29 Mo. 6 H C, 6 O sup. 30 Tu. Low tides. stationary. 25 Th. Conv. of St. Paul. Window plants should be carefully looked after at this season, and given as much sunshine as possible, and full protection from the cold during the night; use tepid water, in which, once a week, a few drops of ammonia are put. Give the cattle warm quarters, and feed them well. New Moon, 5th day, 4h. 45m., evening, W. First Quarter, 13th day, 5h. 43m., morning, E. 1 Th. 6 584 5910 84 9 kn. 227 9 93 kn. 228 9210 kn. 226 8 34 5 17 9 26 6 2 10 17 310 81 4 229 10 36 5 M. 6 545 410 101 6 111 37 38 6 Tu. 6 525 510 131 9 1 1113 8 Th. 6 505 40 9 Fr. 6 495 9 10 201 16 1 4 12 41 10 Sa. 6 485 10 10 221 18 1 5 2 42 11 S-6 46 5 11 10 25 1 21 16 23 43 12 M. 6 45 5 13 10 281 24 1 7 3 44 13 Tu. 6 445 14 10 30 1 26 1 8 4 45 14 W. 6 43 5 16 10 33 1 29 1 9 5 46 15 Th. 6 41 5 17 10 361 32 110 47 16 Fr. 6 395 18 10 391 35 48 17 Sa. 6 385 20 10 42 1 38 49 18 S-6 37 5 21 10 441 40 50 19 M. 6 355 22 10 471 43 51 20 Tu. 6 345 23 10 491 45 52 21 W. 6 335 25 10 521 48 53 22 Th. 6 31 5 26 10 551 51 54 23 Fr. 6 29 5 27 10 581 54 55 24 Sa. 6 285 28 11 01 56 56 25 S-6 265 29 11 31 59 320 3 57 26 M. 6 255 31 11 62 2 321 4 58 27 Tu. 6 23 5 3211 92 5 322 43 59 28 W. 6 215 33 11 12 2 8 323 52 212 83 94 h'rt The most favorable times for seeing Mercury in 1894 will be about Feb. 25, June 23, and Oct. 19, in the west after sunset; and Apr. 10, 5 23 10 16 6 5 11 15 rises morn bel. 6 15 09 7 29 058 840 145 950 230 3 15 |