The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-12
FIRST School LECqURE.
Large Audience Hears Mr..
James Bowie at No.
in Old Hudson
City.
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DISTINGUISHED MEN PRESENT
Germany" the Topic Of the Dis
course-Congratulations for
the Lecturer.

The Erst OF the series o. lectures to DO
given in different public schools was listened
to last night by an audience which filled the
assembly room Of School No. z, Central
avenue and Congress street. The lecture
was given under the auspices OF the local
committee of the Board of Education, winch
was represented by DR.. Ulamor Allan, pre-
sident of the board. The subject was Seer
many and the lecturer was Mr. James
Bowie, of New York, who will repeat the
discourse at School No. Is on December lc,
and at High School April 6, 1896. There
are nine other lecturers, who will each de-
liver his lectures at the schools mentioned
during the season. The audience last night
was composed chiefly of parents and rela-
tives of pupils in School No. 7. Mr.: Bowie
captured it at once, and at the close of his
remarks, DR.. Allen, Superintendent Say r
and Principal A. 3. Gdilford shook hands
heartily with him and expressed their de-
light at the pleasant and instructive evening
they had passed. Others present did the
same, some of whom were Congressman
Thomas McEwan, jr., DR.. John Nevin, John
A. Macarthur, John Sickles, George Benan,
Charles Alderman, j. M. Newkirk, and q
number of schoo teachers.
THE LECTURE.
Mr.. Bowie's lecture was Illustrated by
eighty beautiful s~tereopticon views, each Of
which was a work of art. He explained
briefly and in well selected language each
subject, and those present required but
little imagination to feel that they were in
reality taking a trip along the Rhine and
some of its tributaries. Mr.. Bowie began at
the town of Treves. illustrating its principal
points of interest with his views, and then
proceeded slowly to the grand old city OF
| Cologne. He touched at the famous uni
versity town of Heidelberg and portrayed
its historic features and works of art, and
then proceeded to Frankfort. where, after
pointing out the beauties of the ancient city
| he introduced a picture of Goethe and gave q
brief biographical history of the great poet.
At Gutenberg Mr.. Bowie exhibited some
historical pictures, among which were the
Invention of Printing and the famous restau-
rant known as the Palm Garden. One could
almost believe that he heard the two magnih-
cent bands in this great and beautiful garden
playing choice selections of a Sunday, while
| the luQ0r6QS Oh ptOplo tuciC WOlO ooOhihE
quiet and social relaxation from their labors
Of the week. This famous garden is situated
about one mile from the city of Frankfort
and is one of the places tour lists never fail te
visit.
UP THE RHINE.
Leaving Guttenburg; Mr.. Bowie took his
audience further along the noble Rhine,
showing beautiful villages over which
lowered in a protecting manner mountains
covered with forests and dotted with grand
old castles and masses of historical ruins.
At each point of interest the lecturer stopped
long enough to give a thorough though con
else history of it. thereby affording the audi
ence a knowledge of the subject in a few
minutes more absolute than a days read
ing would have furnished.
In this way Mr.. Bowie carried his audi
ence to Berlin and then by the aid of his
stereopticon he pointed out the ancient and
modern features of interest. He concluded
his highly instructive lecture by portraylne
in life like manner the wedding of al
humble German couple which took place In
a small village along the Rhine. This he
said was similar to all weddings among PEG.
pie in that station of life in Germany.
Tonight Professor Charles Sprague Smith
will lecture on Italy, the Land of the Peo-
| ple.n in School No. Is. He will be aided by
stereopticon views of the country, people
and works of art and historical buildings
and people,.