The evening world., 1888-07-17
A Board Of Education Committee
zealously at Work.
Only $4,000 Needed for the
First Series.


Randolph H. G~uggenheimer, Grace H.
Dodge and Miles M. O'Brien are the three
Commissioners delegated by the Board of
Education to carry out the provisions Of TIKI
EVENING WORLD Free Lecture bill, which
was introduced by Senator Edward F. Reilly,
passed by the Legislature and approved by
Gov. Hill June 8.
The Commissioners forming this commit
tee are enthusiastic. and enter into the work.
despite the hot weather, with much interest.
Miss Dodge is at Rlverdale summering, but
she has promised to devote herself to the
work. and when the LIST of October rolls
round the list of lecturers will be complete
and the schedule will be ~inaugurated in
every ward.
Already Chairman G~uggenheimer has To-
ceived overtures from several lecturers of
known ability, and many of them enter into
the spirit of the scheme-that of assisting in
educating and entertaining the people.
MIR. Gu~sgenheimer's professional engage
to meet Mr.. O'Brien and with him call upon
Mayor Hewitt t. lay before him the plan
adopted. =
Iheiy. will ask the Board of Estimate and
Ap~portionment for $12, 900, a modest sum-. to
be expended in providing lecturers for the
first season. That will allow about $40 for
each lecture, and Chairman G~uggenheimer
feels, assured that that sum will be sufficient
for the production of good results.
The lectures will be on natural sciences
and kindred subjects.
The committee hope to be able to complete
all the details for the seasons course by Sept.
10, when they are to make their first report to
the Board.
Chairman ~Guggenheimer said to an EVEN
ING WORLD reporter this morning: TIN
EVENING WORLD has every reason to feel
,,rn,1 nf ito xrnrty ~ nHarinn khia yna......
and pushing it till it became q law. Nothing
has been done in years which has been so adj
vantageous to the people as this free lecture
course must surely prove TO be.
cessful as the lecture system, because It
pleases while it instructs. and the poor peo-
pie especially will be greatly benefited and
improved by the lectures. We do not pro
pose to provide sinecures for lecturers, but
trust that those who have instruction to give
will in a measure join with us, and, judging
from the communication already received
from lecturers of acknowledged ability, we
shall not be disappointed"
OF course one lecturer might deliver his
lecture three, or by a careful arrangement of
dates five or six nights in Q week, each an
hour long, SO that the probable compensation
In order that theI intent of The EVENING
W'onLP bill may be fully understood its text
is given again:
An act to prords Ju' lectures FOR soorkfnomen ana
The People Of the State of New York, represented
In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION !. The Board Of Education of the city of
New York ID hereby authorized and empowered 10
provide for the employment of competent lecturers
to deliver lectures on the natural sciences and kin
dred subjects 10 the pubic schools OF said city in
the evenings for the benefit of workingmen and
worEingwomen.
ssc. Z The SAID Board OF Education shall have
power TO purchase the hooks, stationery, charts
and other things necessary and expedient to suo-
cessfully conduct such lectures, winch it will have
power to direct. -
SEC. 8. No admission fee shall be charged, and
at least one school in each ward Of said city, where
practicable. shall be designated by said Board Of
Education for the purpose Of carrying out the
provisions of this act, and At least three lectures
snail De delivered in each scnool in each week. be-
tween the LIST day Of October aud the 81st day Of
March, in each year excepting the two weeks pre-
cedinR and the week following the LIST day Of Janu-
airy, in each yesr), which shan be advertised IN Q
daily newspaper published in said city a. least one
week in advance of the delivery thereof.
SEC. 4. The Board OF Estimate and Apportion.
ment OF the city OF New York Is hereby authorized.
previous TO the LIST day Of September, IN the year
isss, 70 meet and provide the necessary appfopria-
tion for the purpose Of carving out the provisions
of this act,