Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-05
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| Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana journal
NEWARK, Jan. 30.-The course of Ice
lures that Professor II. @. Moulton Of
Cambridge University, England is to de
| Thinking" There will be six lectures in
all commencing in the college oratory on
Thursday afternoon next Mt $50 o'clock,
| and continuing each succeeding Thursday
afternoon at the same place and hour until
| the course is completed, on March 18th,
| The above course is one of the most de-
| lightful and diversified of the many diff
ferent courses that Professor Moulton Is
| now delivering in this country, and was
| chosen with a view TO interesting and en-
Pertaining the largest number of persons.
Each lecture takes for its central theme a
famous poem or story, which Is used to
illustrate the concrete embodiments Of
ideas and speculations in the personages
and action of the same; also to draw atten-
ton to the art of the plot, or the artistic
handling of the events which go to make
up the argument and excite human in
terest.
The following is the subject and sug-
gested understudy of each lecture. Mar
loves Faustus-thinking of the loss of the
soul Shakespeare's Notwithstanding on
witchcraft: Southey's Kehama-thinking
on destiny; SCOTS Monastery-sp
upon supernatural beings; Spencer's Lei
gend of Guyon-thinking upon temper
ance; Spencer's Cave of Mammom-thfnk-
ing. upon worldliness. The entire course
Will he under the auspices of the Newark
branch OF the American Society for the
Extension Of University Teaching, and as
the sole aim of the Society il the dissemi-
nation of knowledge and the encourage
incnt Of general culture the admission will
be only 70 cents lecture, or 81 for the en-
tire course of six, the desire being merely
to cover the actual cost of the series.
Delaware College is about to experience
another wind fall of riches in receiving
INTO its plethoric treasury $4,000, the
second annual installment of the appro-,
priation of the general government author
lzed by the Morrill, bill for the further sup
port Of the agricultural colleges established
under the land grant of 1862. This makes
S3l 600 that it has now received under this
blll which increased the appropriation
$1,000 each year until the maximum
OF s25.OOO is reached. The first
of $4,000 received some time
ago is being expended in the purchase of
new apparatus, &c, which DIR. T. r. Wolf
was sent to New York yesterday to select,
NEWARK Feb, "a special meeting of
the Board of Trade was held on Saturday
with President Filling in the chair, when
% was decided To have a dinner on Feb
ruary 2lst to celebrate its second anniver-
Tom of the board for two years past, and.
Judging merely from the past. the coming
Inner viii be a success IN every respect.
committee, consisting of NIessrs Caleb,
spencer, Griffith, Hossnger and Kollock,
was appointed to perfect the arrangements.
Not satisfied with the sickness and dis
.ress that i caused here last year the grip
mas again invaded Newark S healthy pre-
'incts and made many conquests The
nalady has not this time taken such
evere or dangerous form, but it is moro
in its course.
NEWARK, Feb. 3-The Delaware College
Pcsic@ for January has Just made its be-
ated appearances. 1t contains besides the
Irticles on Success, Literary Societies.
md Energy
AZ "a recent meeting of the College Ath-
etic Association it was decided to organize
md equip Ia cross team which should
,egln active practice at once in order to
10 some good work this spring in COMPETE
ion with several teams from a distance.
Nn election of officers was also held with
he following result John r. Armstrong,
Ease ball manager Martin and Bookham-
ner base bail COMMITTEES: Captain Brown,
lie, Edmondspi, II. Martin ana Hossnger,
gymnasium conmittc; Handy, Foulk and
1. y. Wilson, III cross committee.
The Delta PHI society of the college has
lected Harry Il, Whltemau of Mill Creek
nd Francis u. Short of Gumboro as So
lety orators on the occasion of the next
in June.
The latest prank of mischievous boyi
round town is to attach stout string Ia
lectric light wires running into private
ouses, and when the occupants of tho
ollse desire to pass off into dreamland
hey are prevented by most mysterious
nd Understandable noise, " lich seems to in
ade the entire house ana cad the inmates
} make a systematic but Ruthless search
N the origin or explanahA of the un-
arthly sounds. The noise is produced by
ushing tin can with hole in its end 10
nd down well rosined cord which in
irn is attached to the service wire. II is
very eiiective instrument of torture to
nc ear and is conducive to the thinking
things supernatural" The tin can ar
lngement can be manipulated at great
stance from the house so played
pom so that the perpetrators are able to
cape detection and enjoy q comfortable
nmuEity from boot Jack, brick bats or
aiding water. Generally speaking the
ctims Of the trick never do solve the
roblem as to the origin Of the uncanny
'und.
NEWARK, Feb. 4-Prof Il. Irving Handy
rineipal of the academy, delivered last
RHt III tne ctllleEe urulOfN, ms very able
cture upon Patrick Henry, and notwith-
andinE the state Of the weather he had
ost excellent and appreeiative audience
fore him when he was briefly an
)nnced by President Raub. Previous to
10 address double quartet composed of
e students sung with excellent effect tho
'llege song, THE Bull Dog on the Bank"
he address, delivered with all the grace
I'd force for which Mr.. Handy is noted,
pounded in happy descriptions, forcible
.ustrations and original views of the
fe and work of this patriot. He
,ened with comparison of Washington
I'd Henry, declaring that they were firm
lends, though for Il while they differed
regard to public policy. both were
eat and would be immortal vet history
IS been kinder To Washington. Each
,cade has been a magnifying glass, maxi
< Washinton's figure greater until he
IS become the tutelary deity of conti-
mt. Washington was great hut he was
Id. He was good, but he found it hard
.sympathize with others. He was patri-
&c, but no neighbor ever dared to call
IN George. Henry was great and he was
so gentle. He was good and yet he could
Ell his kinship with the weakest of Gods
eatures,. He was patriotic yet he loved
S neighbors."