Professor James Tobin, Sterling Professor of Economics Emeritus at Yale, will speak to Oxford, Harvard and Yale Alumni at the Harvard Club, 27 W. 44th Street, on February 10th.

In 1981, Professor Tobin was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, mainly for his theory of Portfolio Selection, which analyzed how individual households and firms determine the composition of their assets. His analysis of financial markets and their relation to expenditure decisions, employment, production and prices has earned him eminence worldwide.

Professor Tobin, who began teaching at Yale University in 1950, was a Member of President John F. Kennedy's Council of Economic Advisers. He is a graduate of Harvard University, from which he earned his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees. (His high school, University High School in Urbana, which has a graduating class of 30-40 students, has produced two other Nobel laureates: Philip Anderson and Hamilton Smith.)

There is no fee for Oxford Alumni Association members and their guests. There will be a cash bar beginning at 5:30 p.m. The talk will start at 6:00 p.m. Gentlemen's attire is tie and jacket. We hope you can join us for what is sure to be a fascinating evening. Kindly RSVP to Diane C. Dunne.

The 66th annual Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race Dinner will be held at the Harvard Club, 27 W. 44th Street, on March 18th. Mr. David Young, Managing Director of Oxford Analytica, has accepted our invitation to speak. This elegant, and always amusing, event will begin at 6:30 pm with cocktails. Dinner will be at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $95 per person if received by February 14, 1999 and $105 per person thereafter. Checks payable to the Oxford- Cambridge Dinner Committee should be sent to John Tepper Marlin. Dress is black tie or boat club blazer.

As a service for our members, the Association has decided to include in our newsletter information about events in the New York City area - and, occasionally, somewhat further afield - that are either sponsored by Oxford University or are sponsored by non-profit organizations that have some connection to Oxford University. You are welcome to attend the following events:

The Arthur Ross Gallery, which is curated by Dr. Dilys Winegrad (Lady Margaret Hall), will host a reception to open the exhibition, "L.N. Cottingham, 1787-1847, Architect of the Gothic Revival," which originated at the Ashmolean Museum. Lewis Cottingham restored the Chapel of Magdalen College in 1829. The reception will also recognize the appointment of the new honorary British Consul-General in Philadelphia Oliver Franklin (Balliol). The Arthur Ross Gallery is located at 220 South 34th Street in Philadelphia. The reception will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

In addition to music, dancing, an open bar and hors d'oeuvres, this evening will feature a silent auction and raffle and an exhibit of photographs taken in Cambodia by award-winning photographers Otto and Bico Stupakoff. Earl Spencer (Magdalen), brother of the late Diana Princess of Wales who was an advocate for victims of land mines in the months before her death, is expected to attend. The suggested donation is $75 to $5,000 per person. Please send a check payable to The American Friends of the Cambodia Trust to Mayer Brown & Platt, 1675 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Tickets will be $90 per person at the door, New York Academy of Sciences, 2 East 63rd Street, New York. The fete will begin at 6:30 p.m. and go until 11:00 pm.

Founded in 1989 by Dr. Peter Carey, a modern historian at Trinity College, Oxford, the Cambodia Trust, is dedicated to the rehabilitation of amputees and other war victims in Cambodia through education and medical assistance. The Trust operates four hospitals, which have provided artificial limbs to over 9,000 amputees.

As part of its U.S. tour (April 7-19, 1999), the Christ Church Cathedral Choir will hold a concert at Yale University in Woolsey Hall (College and Grove Streets) in New Haven, Connecticut at 7:30 p.m. This appearance is the closest one on this tour to New York City.