Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15
uNIEERSITY EXTENSION.
Another Lecture Course; the Rev. W. II
johnson Upon Historic Personages-
Others Suggested.

Gpou ftiStuTiC ItrbDUtiEes--
Others Suggested.
A meeting of the Council for the
Extension Of University Teaching was
held at the parlor of the Y. M. G. A. on
Saturday evening for the purpose of
hearing the report of the executive COM
mittee In regard to tho courses Of lec-
lures advisable for the coming season.
The committee reported that it had Sc
lected course of lectures on "Elec-
tricityp by Prof. Goodspeed of the
University of Pennsylvania to meet the
demand Of the Y. NJ. G. A. for course
on "Physics."
The chairman of the executive COM
mittee then presented the following reso-
lutions:
AT meeting of the executive committee
of tho Wilmington Centre of the Society
for the Extension Of University Teaching,
held October 9th, 1891, it was resolved
!. To recommend to the council that the
next course of lectures offered by the
society be the course entitled 1.-The Strug-
gle for Religious Liberty in France
this course come in alternate weeks with
that of Professor Goodspced so as to enable
the society TO present greater variety Of
subjects and appeal to larger number of
persons than would be reached by the
scientific lecture alone.
2. That the committee ask the council to
give an expression of opinion as to
whether course of lectures ON literature
or one on art, or one on psychology,
should be given after the holidays, or
whether any two of these three subjects
should be chosen.
1t was further resolved to report the fol-
lowing subjects for lectures on literature,
and request the council to make sugges-
tons i'll regard to them as it may deem
fit.
1. Literature in the United States" by
II. S. Pancoast.
Modern Essayists,' by Professor F.
l.. Shelling
8. Representative American Authors"
by ]. ii. Penniman.
4. History of Art" by Professor Allen
Marquard.
The council unanimously endorsed
the choice of lectures on "Christianity"
made by the executive committee, and
unanimously accepted the suggestion In
regard TO the course by the Rev. w. II.
Johnson. 1t was, however, deemed
wiser to postpone decision in relation
tn the courses to be held after the holi-
days until later in the season, for the
purpose of gaining more decided ex-
preston of opinion from the Whining
ton public.
Other courses of lectures than the
ones just mentioned were talked about,
notably course by Prof. Fullerton Of
the University of Pennsylvania OH
Psychology" Professor Fullerton is q
member of the Seibert commission for
the investigation of spiritualism; he is
also thorough student of hypnotism
and similar phenomena, being familiar
with the juggling of the east, and his
lectures are full Of experiments illustrat-
ing these curious methods of etfecting
the mind which give so much power to
certain persons in controlling the minds
of others. Such q course of lectures
could not fail to be instructive and pop
ular.
In conclusion, then, the courses of
lectures already chosen and dates are as
follows, the lectures to be held each
Tuesday evening in the assembly room
of the high school, at 8 o'clock, p. n.:
October 18th, lecture by Prof. Good
speed of the University of Pcnnsyl-
vania; subject, Electricity"
October goth, the Rev. w. II. John
son; subject, Catherine de Medicis."
Octoher27th-Prof Goodspeed; "Elec-
tricity."
November 3d-the Rev. w. II. John
son; "Henry ILL.,"
November 10th; Prof. Goodspeed;
electricity"
November 18th, the Rev. W. H. John
son, central figure, Guise.
November gath, Professor Goodspecd,
Electricity"
December list, the Rev. w. II. John
son, Henry Nv. Struggling for His
Crown"
December 9Th, Professor Goodspeed,
Electricity"
December 18th, the Rev. w. II. John
son, Henry Nv. Triumphant"
December 22d, Professor Goodspeed,
ELECTRICITY"
Date will be fixed hereafter for the