The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-18
TIE new SCHOOL OF ELECTRICITY
A Class Was Secured at the Meeting
Last Evening.
1t VIII be Opened on Thursday Night
at the High SchooI-ItS Plan
and Object.

| A meeting was held last night at the
| Congregational Church to discuss the
| question of instituting in this city a
branch school of the National School
Of Electricity.
A large number were present and
Win. ]. Davis was nominated and elect
ed as Chairman. He made brief ad
| dress, saying that the transmission of
| the electric power from Folsom and the
| near advent of the power of the South
Yuba Company seemed to make the
opportunity an suspicious one for the
| starting of a school where the science Of
electricity could be learned.
]. A. Hornsby, who was present, rep
resents the National School of Electric
ity, which has undertaken to promote
| knowledge of the mysterious force,
If enough pupils can be secured to pay
expenses, as it is not desired to turn it
into money making proposition. The
City Board of Education, to whom APP
plication had been made, had granted
the use OF a room in the High School
building, feeling that the subject was
one of great interest and eventual ben
eft to the community, something in
which the board was always interested.
Mr.. Hornsby said the National School
of Electricity was the outgrowth of
the Worlds Fair At the time of the
display of electricity in its various
phases there, there was a general re-
quest for lectures that should give to
those interested in the subject an in
sight into the workings and methods
OF controlling the force that is revolu-
fiRniZinO Mr "a of
Chicago took the matter in charge, and
at the first meeting there were about
100 persons present. After a few lee
lures had been delivered, however, the
interest became so great that Nicola
Tesla, the great electrician, addressed
over 1900 people and the crowd was
so great that much dissatisfaction was
expressed and the thing was given up.
At first the incidental expenses were
borne by the lecturers, but afterward
they met and decided to start schools
throughout the country for the dissem-
ination of knowledge, fixing the fees
for the course at S12 80. This was found
to be too small and it was raised to
$40 This is still found to be too little
to pay the expense, but has not yet
been increased.
There are now schools in eighty cities
in this country, there being twelve in
Edison, Tesla, Professor Carhart, Pro-
fessor of Electrical Engineering, Uni
verSity of Michigan; DR.. F. A. c. Per-
rine Professor of Electrical Engineer
ing. Leland Stanford Junior University,
and many others we'll known in the
electrical world.
The method Of instruction is unique
and effective. One of these writes
page of matter pertaining to his depart
I'D m 10 hA xITh N
writes a criticism and adds a page of
his own and passes it on. 1t is finally
sent to Chicago, printed in leafiet and
distributed TO the schools and given to
the pupils, with short lecture and eX-
periments by the teachers.
The course consists of thirty-fiVe lee
lures and certificates on examination
are granted from Chicago to those who
show the necessary proficiency. There
are three courses-the general course,
the railway course and the course in
electrical therapeutics, either one OF
which can be chosen. The school opens
up sn opportunity for young men who
are earning their own living, and are
therefore unable to take a course in
college or technical school.
A sufficient number to justify starting
a class here was obtained last night,
and the school will be organized on
Thursday night at 1880 o'clock at the
High School building, where others
wishing to join the class can do So
DR.. Perrine, who appoints the fnstruc-
tors for this coast, has appointed G. H
Stickels, an electrician of high reputa-
ton on the coast, to take charge of the
school. and Mr.. Stickels addressed the
assembly last night, outlining the
method of teaching he should pursue
and warning his hearers that it was not
play that they were taking up but sci
entific research, and that they must
commence at the A B c of the subject.
He best keeps from anger who re-
members that God is always looking