The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-25
THE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION LECTURE.

! To the Editor of the Eagle
! have learned with great pleasure of the
course of lectures on Electricity" soon to
to be given in this city by Professor Blake
| of the State university.
1t has been in my line of work during
the past year to keep informed on this
subject and am certain that by great
| number of people Professor Blake is con-
sidered one of the most pleasing and in
structive lecturers in the west.
The newspaper reports of course of lee
lures on this subject in Kansas City last
winter were always highly compliment
tary.
He holds a responsible position on
the electrical commission of the world
fair. and has been offered an advance of
salary by the Leland Stanford university
OF California and by an eastern college.
There is a mistaken notion that these
lectures are to be given for the special
glory of some man or men.
But all who are informed know that IL
is what its name Implies and Is IN reality
the bringing of the advantages of the
higher education to those who crave 1t,
bur are kept from the university.
Not only does it enable the busy citizen
of W ichita 10 get this much of the univer-
sity work at mere nominal cost, but it
serves 70 widen the influence of this grand
state institution and to draw many young
men and women into higher fields OF
learning.
From a recent letter from Professor
Blake learn that powerful stereopticon
will be used to show on large screen
those delicate electrical experiments which
would otherwise be visible only to small
audience
Professor Blake will have a trained as
sistapt who viii handle the complicated
apparatus.
many hundreds OF dollars and much Of it
is new and illustrates new aud wonderful
electrical discoveries.
The subject may not seem to be OF gen
eral interest and 10 correct this mistake
have secured the outline OF the lectures
The subjects are very much ike doc
tors prescription for the big names in each
cover things which under their common
names we might ignore.
Scientific conception of energy" for
the first light, Includes that all important
subject OF the Sources OF available
energy"
The world is doing much Of the work
which once meant the hard labor OF toiling
millions by using not only the force OF
steam; but toe winds ana waves and
waterfalls are becoming the servants OF
man.
All the wild dreams of the old romancers
never pictured 20 vast army or toillng
slaves conjured from the land OF spirits as
man Is almost ready 10 locke from Niagara
Falls, through electric motors
Mountain streams now run
the mills IL many mlues. Inc electric
di.l. IN lie gloomy casi mine, AM the
handsome trains propelled by electricity
that Speed under TIE smoky streets OF
london, are only couple CT Instances Of
its diverse Use. Electricity .IsAts the
-four mill at be gate OF Jerusalem. aud
shines On tie pig tail OF The emperor Of
China.
Bur / desisE, since the things OF scien-
tile earnestly OF a decade GZo, are tie
common facts OF today. H J. BAKER
Mrs. Granger Of 81 North Topeka
avenue, met with serious nishap yesfer
day In raising a window Is slipped from
her grasp and caught her hand between
tie upper and lower sash. holding her as
IN vice until be. call FOR heIp brough.
assistance. The hand was seriously
crushed and bruised, but it is hoped no
houes are broken.