The herald., 1895-07-20
Larger Audiences Attest the In
creasing Interest
0RAsPING OPPORTUNITIES
Prof. Cook Delivers an Interesting Lect-
ure on Evolution
Will the Coming Educated Woman HarryF
the Subject Of the Rev. DR.. Hlrsts
Lecture-BrlefS

The pavilion is no none too large. The
lectures and entertainments yet to come
are bringing together people from all
over Southern California, gathering here
to get taste OF the great things yet in
store for them. AS will be seen by the
programme, the greatest entertainments
are yet in the future. The different classes
OF the assembly are daily increasing in
numbers and interest. The chorus class
under Prof. Cornell is the most largely
attended, now nun berlng over seventy.
Miss Addie L. Murphy has twenty in her
class OF elocution and physical culture.
mere interested in modern languages,
as Nine. Wieseke and Prof. Bransby are
both teachers OF much talent.
The Herald reporter visited Prof. A.
J. Cooks class in entomology and physi-
ology Friday morning and took Jew
notes while the work was in progress.
Prof. Cook was once strdent OF the
great Agassiz, and there learned how to
teach science. He meets his enCh usiastlc
class for laboratory work two hours each
day, from 10 to II, at Foresters' hall.
Tie student studies the insect, not books.
A thorough study of some type in each
order is made. The student draws and
describes what he sees. By the Socratic
method is brought out the fact that en-
vironment and use determine structure.
InAJ parts nOb muC.s uSeu DtCUUle IuOulo
fed and so are used in classification.
Thus the ground beetle has the leg
greatly differentiated while the gauzy
butterfly shows the wings most modified.
Special pains are taken to show how
structure is the kew to habit. and so by
brief study we may know wehther an
insect is to be killed as pest or protected
as friend. The teachers in this class are
learning how to make natural history
full OF life and power to pupils. as
they shall return to their schools. The
clergymen are learning ways to attract
and captivate the boys in their congrega-
tion. and the orchardists are finding how
they may recognize their friends and en-
einies as they work in their orange
groves. The enthusiasm of the students
is very marked and shows that they ap-
preciate their rich opportunity.
Arrangements are being made to have
special excursion leave Long Beach
some morning early enough to arrive at
Terminal island before the tide begins
to ebb. so that the biology class can col
lect valuable specimens.
n The art classes at the Foresters, hall
@re daily growing. Mrs. Macleod. who
N,,s charge of this department, is an en-
pr.1astic artist and teacher, and is in
H.. ns, her students with true love OF
thmsp and the desire to depict it on pa
snrin. canvas. Every afternoon the class
natur1 seen sitting on the beach near the
ner orr. immortalizing an old battered
nav bith Its rich, warm tints. against a
did pis sea of sray--green. al! was qui-
boat nd peace until some rude urchins
cameand tried to carry it off piece by
peice but in their untutored minds
were planted the first seeds for the love
of beuty and art.
MI Addie L. Murphy OF the Cumnock
Schol of Oratory, in Los Angeles, has
chase of the department. of elooution
andphysical culture. Sic was found at
her class room in tho Presbyterian
chrch. In the beginning Miss Murphy
gses exercises to give one correct poise.
ee believes in nlturalness and individ-
ulty. but always with reference to true
finciples. The work opens up well; all
Tho begin cannot help being interested,
Miss Murphy is such an enthusiastic
and practical teacher. She will organize
class of young men on Saturday to give
special training in voice culture and ora
oTry. :. -
jroidely is attracting much attention.
An especially fine center piece is copy
of one Purchased by the Japanese COM
missioner. who was Judge of the en-
broidery at the worlds fair; it was en-
broidered with orchid blossoms which
were studied from nature. Another no.
ticeable piece is u bedspread of cream
satin sheeting. eiaborately embroidered
ith La France roses. Doilies. veil and
handkerchief cases are among the smaller
pieces to be seen: Mrs. Braselman has
medals and officinl ribbons won by her
work at the worlds fair. She is meeting
with success here, as her work deserves,
for it is indeed beautiful.
At 3 pm. Professor Cook delivered
his lecture ON Evolution. This is a sub
ject that Is profoundly interesting, and
the speaker held tle strIctest attention for
over an hour as he explained the mean
ing of the development hypothesis. Only
few OF the most important thoughts
can be given here.
Drummond. in his excellent work, The
''Whether is all God or the occasional God
the noblest theory?'' Positively the idea
OF an imminent God, which is the God OF
evolution. is infinitely grander than the
occasional wonder worker. who is the God
of the old theology" Forty years ago
species of life, plant and animal. and the
very world itself. sprang forth full formed.
in all their perfection. as they we're spoken
forth by the mighty fiat of the Creator.
Today such proposition. SO entirely op-
posed to all natures methods, seems alb
surd. Evolution. progressive develop
ment, development theory and the theory
of descent are all Synonymous express
sions. By evolution we mean that all
forms of matter, whether living or inani-
mate. have arisen from simpler forms;
the crystal from the clod; the beautiful
world from a barren. formless, molten
sphere; the higher life from the simpler
life forms the conscious from the uncon-
scious; the thinking from the unthink
ing; the spiritual minded from those who
care not for right or wrong. All this is
in perfect accord with what we see daily
in studying the individual. All higher
life com es from an egg. Once vivified by
circumstances and it lives. Later comes
the mind. and last of, all come the God
like qualities of mind and spirit Each
life is as much mystery in its develop
ment as the development of the species.
In both we see theology. an aim. a de-
sign. and consequently we must reason to
designer. Evolution, then. simply
means that life has come from life, the
, higher from the lower, through laws or
dained by God. And so evolution de-
mands scheme of modification. of de-
velopment, and SO a law-giver. The pres
ent life OF the world shows just such a
graduation.
God has implanted possibilities in all
his creation, power to rise in all his Great
ures. These possibilities are improved.
more or less and thus we have the
gradations Of life today: some forms are
still in the primeval condition of rude
ness. some are advanced to the very top
most round, some lines have become ex-
tinct; thus the breaks in the life forms of
today. In the study of fossil forms locked
up in the rocks. we find a similar grada
tion OF life. The lowest rocks are Oldest,
the remains of life are simple. As we 20
higher in the rocks the life indicated is
higher.
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