The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-18

INTERESTING LICTJRE by DIR
JOHN POLLARD ATTHE COLLEGh.
What Causes the Changes. Fronotes' M"
Checks These Changes and the Eesnn
Thercof-Future Lectures.

Professor John Pclards lecture at Rich
mond COLLEGE last night was heard by
large audience. Ancr an appropriate
introduction 10y Professor ;. c. Mitchell.
Professor Pollard gave a resume OF the
lecture hc delivered November 26th. and
am ANALYSIS OF Che lecture az hand. His
s,lie,t wa. "The Changes OF Language
and Their Results" The analysis given
by the Professor is:
THE ANALYSIS.
|. Change ln language. l. What causes
thcmY g. what promotes them? g. What
checks thcm2 T. What results from them?
n. Families OF language. J.. lndo-Eu-
ropoan. O. Semitic. g. Scythian. Z. South
east Nfiatc. .. hamlUe. o.. DraWdlan,
O.. Malay-Folyncsian. 3. South African; 9.
American.
lll Several concluding questions: T.
What light does iineuisucs throw upon
the problem OF races. g. What is the
difference between human speech and
sounds OF brute creation? Q. Why has
voice been selected as the instrument on
expression? I. What is the relation be-
tween llnsu1gc and writing;
THE DISCUSSION.
AfAf NfNAAN tAiNANN ift' f'f'a"NN 80 -
mastery manner.
Gutturals. he said. are not pleasant to
Lnglishmen. and. consequently they have
spcwcd them ont OF their mouths but
lutturals are sweet mofsei on inc
tongue Of German. or rather IN ms
throat What does more than ausht else
90 quicken and establish changes Is sep
aratiou Of the people speaking tho lah-
puagc. Separate people into communities.
e. ability of inter
nunition. changes 20 on 20 ass great OK
tent as the people of "a single community
are disposed 90 carry them. ana this pfin-
ciple ls sufficiear 90 ap,ount for an the
lansnarcs in the world. provided time is
allowed for the principle 10 act changes
in language are checked. by coinmuhl'-t-
ton. education (Which wipes out. ass wen
as promotes. changes, national feeling
and neraiurc which is now doing more
than over before 90 wipe out difference
OF language. Tho science of lueuisilcs
T. NOT prepared TO declare AN LANGUAGES
(aiout 20 thousand now existing have
descended from one. but that they de-
seconded from small group
THE FAMILIES.
We may. by "a happy hgurc speak OF
the families Of language.
Tho lecturer Indicated the constitution
extent importance and characteristics OF
each family. giving cspeca, ATTENTION 10
the ludo- European. which divides into
seven members O Indian 90 Hellenic,
90 ltalic. 80 Slavonic. 90 reutomc 'ot
which our language U.s. so 10 speak.
desccndanO t6 Gaelic. % cciuc. rms
family LAS thus far afforded most OF the
material for pathological research. the
Semitic is noted for giving 90 the world
these religions. judaism. Christian. ana
MohaWmcdanism
The characteristics of the one primi-
tive LANGUAGE are discoVerible only uy
comparison. for 10 is spoken by no living
man and exists nowhere in writing.
SAMENESS
Sameness OF language does not carry
with IL sameness of blood. but where We
find sameness of speech from remotest
times. we may reasonably conclude that
the uscrs Of the same speech belong 10
the race
The sounds made by brutes no more
rise 10 the dignity of human speech imam
their habits rise 10 the dignity OF human
art. The difference is TO Doe ATTRIBUTED 10
mans superior intelligence.
Voice. rather than gesture and grimace'
Is the instrument Of communication. mere
lv because IL Is better adapted for that
work
There have long been two chief modes
Of writing pictorial and Alphabetical The
latter far surpasses the former as
means of communication.
FUTURE LECTURES.
The course of lectures will be con-
finued aftcr the holidays by Professors
loatwright. Mitchell. and Thomas. They
will be given on every other Thursday
evening. and on the remaining alternate
Thursday evenings during this period
there will be sermons in the chapel Nv
eminent diviucs Thus there viii be an
attraction at the college free TO The pub
lie every Thursday evening.
These sermons VIII be q seiles on
christian Evidences" and each one VIII
be delivered ny q different man. The
several denominations viii Doe represented
President r. w Boatwright says these
sermons are Intended primarily Tor the
Christian students of the college. Most or
them have come from pious homes pro-
ferscd conversion al tender age ana are
not accustomed 10 give reason TOT the
hone within them. AT college they Dee
come accustomed Co ask about things.
lie wants them 90 learn. too, he says.
The reasons for Christian Twins. $50 mat
in after life they shall associnte collese
life with religious life.
THE SECOND HALF.
President Boatwricht Us daily receiving
letters from prospective students. ana eN-
poets am unusually large number TO en-
ter for the second half-tcrm. which bee
gins February lst. lie mas hceh very uu9y
tho past few days with Dis corrcspon-
dence. so that be can spend The HOLIDAYS
In the country. lie will not take
"A very long rest The college cNer-
cisos will be suspended from Deem
her 2ifh 10 30th inclusive. and resumed
December 81 DR. Boatwfight viii leave
tomorrow. and will Doe back 10y New
Year s-Day. perhaps lie will spend the
holidays In buckingham county. Mrs.