The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-27
VEHICLE OF THOUGHT.
"L4NGUIGE IN IT'S ORIGIN AND
NATURE"
Admirable Lecture at Richmond College
Last Night by Prof. John foi'"r"'
prof. Winston on N-Rays Tonight

The second in the course OF public lee
lures delivered this winter 10y the pro-
fessors of Richmond College. was de-
live.cd last night in the college chapel
by Professor John Pollard. subject "A
Study I'm Lingmstics, or Language Con-
sid,red IN its Origin and Nature
The audience was small, Tor, as the fio-
fessor said in opening his DISCOURSE MS
subject was nard one 10 popularize'
and we are more ready to study thought
tnln language. the vehicle of thought
Professor Pollard was introduced by
President Boatwrlght. who appropriately
called attention TO the fact that Kich-
mond College was one Of the first col
lescs in the country 10 oncr we'll
rounded course in the study of English
including the language and literature
THE AUTHORITIES.
Professor Pollard at the beginning ac-
knowledecd ass authorities for the lac's
presented his discourse. Whitney Lam
suase and Study Of Language, Life ana
Growth of Language. Oriental and LIN
euistic Study. Whitney and Sievers on
Philology. i'm Encyclopedias Britannica
Pielo's Philology. Mullcrs Growth or
Language; Clarkc's Manual OF Linsulst-
les Paurs Principles Of Language far-
rar's Chapter on Languages; Morris HIS
torical Grammar. Wcdgwood origin OF
Language. and Sayce's Principles OF fhl-
lology
Language he defined as group OF
uttered sounds used TO express thought.
After discussing the manner. time. ana
shape of the origin of language, lac treat
cd the nature of language.
II is a social institution.
1t is distinct from thought and arbi-
trary.
CHANGES IN LANGUAGE.
He next discussed the changes In
language. of which the following IS an
exhaustive classification:
/ Loss Of old material; CD change OF
Old material. CD production OF new ma
torial lie discussed In detail-D by
authorizations. 90 substitution; CD anal
ogv: CD shifting. o. restriction, 90 eA-
tension: % attenuation; 90 disappear
ance Of words. W disappearance OF
grammatical forms; OO production OF
new matcrial-W by borrowing; 90 com
pounds: CD free use Of suriNes.
The discourse was scholarly. ana, Tor
such a subject. very entertaining.
The next in the course OF lectures Will
bo delivered next Thursday night by
Prof. A. NJ Carroll. on THE Chisel
of Phidias." II will De lecture on
Greek sculpture.
Rev. J. H. Eager addressed the Mis-
sion study Glass i'm the ,hapel Wednes-
day evening. on the poorle OF Italy. where
ho has been working as a Baptist mis-
sicnary.
X-RAY LECTURE TONIGHT.
Professor c. II Winston VIII repeat
his lecture on N-Rays tonight. For the
convenience Of a number. who could not
we'll come so far out as the college. the
lecture Will be given NJ the seventh
Street Christian church. 1hc audience
will get the benefit cf many experiments
made hv the Professor since ne gave the
lecture at the college. There Is no dan-
gar that the apparatus VIII fan 'as II
did before to work properly.
President Boatwright will leave this
morning TO attend the ADpomattoX Min
istsrs' and Iaymens Meeting. before
which he will speak on Tho Needs OF
Richmond College.
Monday ne Will 90 10 Charleston. ;.
c.. to attend the Baptist State Conven-
ton OF South Carolina.
The president OF the College says he
is daily receiving applications for cata-
logues and information about the Col
lege. and expects large number OF new
students for the second half-session.
The College Bulletin will be out IN a
few days.