Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-16
FLOwERS AND INSECTS.
Professor ~. Newell Martins Lecture
at Richmond College Tonight.

q invitation 20 attend the second annual course
of lectures under she Thomas Lecture bndow-
ment. 10 be held al Richmond College this week
and the next An interview yesterday WIN one
OF The Professors brought out some points oi ILL.,
tere,t lie was asked
When will Professor Martin reach the city ana
whore will be stay Whiio horo7
lie IS expected this afternoon, aud whllc mere,
which will be ~ least till Tuesday night, the ga
instant. he will 10 the guest Of General j. X An
derson, ll3 west Franklin stroeL
WHO THE LECTURER IL.
Is he not connected in some way with some OF
our Richmond peOple7
think 80. by marriage | believe But think
he has not visited the city before.
OF course no rs a man OF much prominence IN
his profession
YES. No man stands higher In biological cir
cles IN this country than he. He is professor ot
biology in our leading American University
the Johns Hopkins: is editor o. one or TWO DO
logical journals, author OF many papers, ana OF
a large work on " The Human Body &c, &c.
Has he other titles beSdes Professor
/ should think 60. ! find A. b. aud A, NJ. OF
Cambridge England DR.. Sc. Of the Univer-
sly o. London M. d. OF the University OF Geor-
gia T. r. $. Of London, and others.
IRE MAN AND HIs SUBJECT.
hope he ls good lecturer as we'll.
he Is said to excel Ia this regard. Professor
Gildersleeve, one of his colleagues, speaks OF him
as "Bn accom- plisbed and successful lecturer,
popular in stNle aud attractive in manner"
/ wish you would tell me what biology Ia, any
how ..,,,-
tory aud deas with everything relating TO lie
and living things: IL is the "science OF NO" In
short. IL embraces phSaiology, animal aud Vege-
table morphology, animal and vegetable, and
other 'oiOgles With which need not oppfees you
now.
EVOLUTION.
How about eycluton9
Wen. this is Of course the great field OF the
evolutionist aud speaking generally, all the
bi.l0cisfa accept DarWinism ana evolution; but
Won know We cannot help that We must take
science as the scientists give IL 10 u.s.
see the first lecture IL on Flowers ana IN
sects DO you know anything about that
especially7
10: biology is rather out Of my line, but I
know oDourh to venture the opinion that mo
subject ia fun Of the most fascinating interest. |
expect Professor Martin will show that all the
beautiful forms and tints Of rose, and tulip and
violet and al their delightful fragrance. aud IN
fact everything lovely about them. ID 20 much
acquired. learned, and pat on for the solo pur-
pose Of Attrartng-not man, oh. no but the
iit.le insects mat we scornfully disregard.
PAINT AND PERFUME.
You don't mean TO say that the sweet innocent
flower pain. and perfume themselves like n
worn out belle, 10 lure the unsuspect!ng butter
Indeed do; and you will perhaps see that
there never Was such case OF bold aud skilful
seli-advertising since the world began.
VOL, We will wait for the proof. anyhow. The
lectures are free 10 the public, believe and
they are 10 be illustrated by diagrams. &C ike
Professor EOung's last yosr3
es, 10 both questions.
VRNTlLATEON.
VOL. once more and / close, with many
thauks Has The fOe han la which you meet
been properly ventilated, as the Dispatch advised
last year.
All that is fixed. and We arc now fully ready
for the large audience whose presence no aniic-
pate.