New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-11

Professor Martin l.. DOo3c Of th" University
of Michigan, who tcuchcs Greek at ChantInt'a
is at the bead Of the Department OF Classical
itcro ti,rc on the General Commit Of the thuu-
tauqua University Extension. His name -
guarantee Of excellence. Although still young
man. Professor DO0gc enjoys an cnviaDle eml-
npnce among classical schohrs HIS spare bu'
active form, quick, dark eyes and energetic man
ners denote his Gallo ancestry. lie IS ready
and precise in bis speech and accompliSncs a Viat
amount Of work unOstentatiouslN. Like most
Grecans lie is a master Of several other lahguh cN
ond sciences, and can harangue audience in
Flemish Dutch or German as easily rs ne can
analyze page of Xenophon. His residence II
Athens as Director Of TIE American School quicN-
eped his interest in Greek life and manners, and
ms intimatcs will tell you that he Is imbued wtl
tie genuine licllcGic spirit lie Is a firm bcANc'
in University Extension.
IL is Dc rabc, OF course, he says, Ula'
everybody Ild go 10 college. But there are
many things inside Of college walls that thosc
who are kept ont ought to know more OF nan
they do. course OF lectures wont make up
altogether for their Deficiencies. l. wont icach
them Greek, for instance, but 1t VII! give ,lcm
good insight into Greek life AID character anu
literature The lecturers will acqu0nt them
with the best sources of information, perhaps Nv"
them object lessons by TIE aid OF the serco u con,
and at any rate convey 10 them at hrst hand Cie
results of their own researches In branches in
which they are experts In England the Lectures
on Greek and Roman art have been highly sue
cessful.
Professor DOoge is a native Of Holland His
forcfathers were liuguenots aud were driven out
OF France into Relcium by the edict Of Names
He came 70 this country when young, went 10
school at Grand Rapids, and was graduated from
the University at Ann Arbor in 1862. lie was
then classical master al the Ann Arbor High School,
studied theology vt the Union Theological Sem
iparv in New FORK, made Assistant Professor
of Ancient Languages at Ann ArbOr STUDIED al
lcip2ic and received the degree Of Pin d., and
! sircc 1872 has been professor Of Greek at Ann
Arbnr In 1885 he went 60 Greece 10 succeed
Professor +. j. Alien, of Harvard as director Of
the American School at Athens and remained there
q year lie cXcavated the ancient theatre at
Sikyon near Cornth, and uneartlcd the remains
of an ancient stage structure. Roman bnth
with mosaic pavement and large quantity Of
broken specimens from an ancient temple lie
is the author of an edition Of Demosthencs on
the Crown edition Of the "Antlgonc Of
Scphocles which is used at oxford, England, as
well as in This country, and is at work now on
an edition Of Philoctetcs lie is Dean Of the
Literary Faculty AZ Ann Arbor, and the University
last year conferred on him the degree cf IL. ID.
An untirinC worker for university extension is
Professor w. ID. McClintOck who has inst assumed
the oncrOus Office OF secretary Of the organiza-
ton. lie comes ~ the family Of McClintocks 20
which belonged the famous British sailor who
went 10 the Arctic regions in search Of Sir John
Franklin Professor McClintock has already con-
ducted several courses of lectures under the new
system. in Washington at Plainfed y. j.. in
York. lie has also studied its workings abroad
and is full of plans for its development.
Nv ilc2l Of n university extension course,
he says, embraces three thIgs-ccture. n class
drill on the lecture. with criticisms and sug-os-
lions. and paper directing sfs readings for the