Monday, February 28, 1921

Overcast, mild day. Some rain in A.M. Arose 7:15 A.M. Breakfast. To classes 8-11 A.M. To Phi Nu Theta rooms. To Chapel. Dinner. Played piano, talked etc. Took nap. Odd jobs. Supper. Studied. To College to 1st of Ichabod Spencer lectures. Dr. Franklin Giddings. Home. To bed 10:10 P.M.

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Ichabod Spencer was a minister in the Presbyterian Church. Here is a webpage telling about him: I. Spencer.

The lecture series was started in 1911 to honor Rev. Spencer. Here is a snippet from a scholarly journal that tells about the lecture series' origination at Union College:
And here is the title page of that edition of the journal:

Franklin Giddings, the lecturer, was a graduate of Union College and a Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. Here is a Wikipedia article about him: Giddings.

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