Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-03-31
A College in Butler.

Last Monday evening a movement was
started that should result in most valu-
able addition to the educational facilities
of our town. 1t is plan to bring pro.
fessors from some of our test colleges and
universities here into this community TO
lecture and instruct classes of pupils who
are not able to go TO the university. The
mountain has at last come to Mahamet.
The best teaching talent of the best uni
versitie: in this country, with abundant
libraries and apparatus, by this plan can
be brought to our door and made accessi-
BILE TO yoHng and old, rich and poor men
and women, no matter how busy they may
lie in their respective professions or voca-
tions in life. Some of the ablest and
most popular professors from the faculties
of Harvard, Yale, University Of Penn'a,
Western University of Pa, Princeton,
Chicago and other colleges and universi-
ties of this country and of England, are
now giving part OF their time to this work;
and other men Of equal merit are now Civ
ing all their time to it. What inspiration,
what help toward securing higher cul-
ture. the presence, the work of such men
assure US ! There are courses in Econo-
mics, Astronomy, History, Literature, Bot
any. Greek, in fact in all the Sciences,
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taught in universities. The professors are
specialists in their several Departments;
they propose to do for their pupils here
what they would do for them at the uni
versity.
This inetruction is accessible to every
one who chooses to receive il, no matter
whether he has bad the technical training
of high school OF college or not. The pro
fessors say that the general intelligence
and experience of the adult mind will make
some compensation for lack of special
scholastic training The professors are
chosed for this work on account of their
skill in popularizing their special subjects
and they can bring some OF the knowledge
and enthusiasm of expects within the
mental grasp of the masses. This Is an
education for busy people, who still feel
within themselves right to knowledge
of higher things.
The meeting of friends of popular ed
ucation last Monday was addressed By DR..
EDWARD r. Devine, who gave very inter
esting and instructive account of the
history. aim, scope and methods OF the
"Extention of University Teaching"
By unanimous vote of the audience, an
organization was affected, constitution
was adopted, officers elected, and can
vass Of the town for members determined
upon. The price Of a course OF SIX weeks
lectures and class work, one evening each
week, is 81. The filst lecturer is Prof.
Powell, formerly of the faculty of the
University of Wisconsin, post st-graduate
of John Hopkins, and a very successful
lecturer in his special field of History.
The Course will begin in the week OF
April 10 '93. The officers of the Associa-
tion are Pres, Rev. J. S. Mckee; SIC.
Prof T. Mackey; Treas. j. S. McMarlin;
Executive Committee; j. Hartman, j. V.
Ritts, G. E Cronenwett, Miss Lyde Ney-
man, Miss Emma Britain, DIR. j. Forrest
er. Miss l.. Evans, Chas. Connors, Mr..
Berkimer and Miss NJ Fisher, +. Ii. Bole
and Rev. Harnish.
We believe that this movement is
worthy of the support OF every citizen, and
we trust that Of their own accord our peo-
pie will lay hold Of the scheme and make
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