New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-12


sLkcTuRls roa THE PEoPLg. New
York has not hitherto kept pace with her sister
c,,ics in the diffusion OF knowledge through
Popular Lectures Boston, with fourth o. our
ropulauon. hiss thrice as many Lectures as We
have. given IN her largest halls and 50 crowded
that f,so Csvrsls are now in progress before
single Association. simply because no eailce can
be obtained large enough TO seat all who wish
TO attend In our City. most OF the Lectures afe
given in rooms capable Of holding only i've nun
dreG to 2 thousand persons, 50 that those "hO
vopld attend are often prevented by the aPpre-
bepsion Of net finding a seat, while the price Oh
admission. though moderate, will often deter
poor = an from taking his family, as ne gladly
would do if he felt able to afford 1t.
A programme IS submitted IN an advertisement
IN this paper of new Course of Lectures, to be
Given each Tuesday epeaing hence!orth at the
Tabernacle, on a plan Of which the following
are the outlines
!. The price of tickets to be One Shilling
only. so as 70 invite the largest practicable at.
tendance,
=. The largest lecture-room in the City is Sc
cured. so as to give all who wish to attend an
opportunity
3. Those who choose may secure tickets be-
fore the evening OF any Lecture, which will ~
s,fe them seats, as no more tickets will be sold
al snv time than there are seats
4. Half the gross proceeds are TO De paid with
out deduction to the Lecturer, and no Season
Tickets used, so that each Lecturer whom the
public may wish 20 hear will receive liberal re-
compense. while the directors viii encounter a
loss 10y engaging any others. (rhe other half Of
the receipts are to he relied on for the expenses
Of Rent, Advertising Correspondence, Nc)
s. The members of no society, association,
clique or sect to have any preference as to ad-
mission or otherwise over any person who sees
fit to buy a ticket.
Should the public think proper TO sustain
tins enterprise, it is confidently believed that
the advantages OF Popular Lectures will be made
accessible to thousands who have not hitherto
onioyed them, aud that the abest thinkers and
most attractive speakers throughout the country
may be drawn hither to give US the fruits OF
their study reflection or observation 10y the pros
pect Of addressing large audiences, and receiving
an adequate recompense Il IS hoped 10y the
projectors that the Laboring Glass of our City
may be interested in and induced to attend these
Lectures to an sextent hitherto unknown here
Among those who have already consented
70 lecture in this Course are RALPH WALDO
EMERSON, THEoDoRE PAgKER. Rev Henry
WArD BEEoHER, Rev Epw1N ii. CH,rtN and
WILLIAM ID. GALLAGHEg OF OhIo-an eminent
Western bard and scholar, who will discuss
The Modern Poets and thru Crttics'- is I'M
fortunate that none Of the more attractive Lee
, 'urors were ready to open the Course this week
when, half the lecturlng season having already
expired. it was deemed necessary to make be-
ginning. and that the opening therefore devolved
upon the Editor of this paper, without aiiordIng
him time Tor special preparation. There must,
however, be beginning and we entreat those
who mayIot be attracted or may not find /. con-
vent TO attend tomorrow evening, TO reserve the
future Tuesday evenings OF the winter for this
Course. and IN other ways give 1t such en-.
couragoment and support as 1t merits.