The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-19
ATTRACTIVE LECTURES.
University Extension Course Begins in
ElktOn Next Monday Night.


The Eikton Centre of the University Ex-
tension Society has succeeded in completing
arrangements by which an extremely IN
teresting, as well as profitable, course of
lectures will be held in the Opera House on
the six successive Monday evenings from
February 2lst to March 2Sth.
The subject of the course is "Greater
English Noyeists." Scott, Lytton. Thack-
cray, Dickens and George Eliot are the sep
arate noyests whose work is considered ands
there is concluding lecture entitled Char.
acteristicS of the Modern Novel;
The attractiveness of the subject is cuualed
by the ability Of the lecturer who has been
chosen, Mr. Clyde Il. Furst. Mr.. Furst has
spent the last eight years as student of lit
erature at Dickinson College and Johns HoI-
kins University, and during the last summer
pursued the subject, with especial reference
to University Extension methods, in England
Before coming to the University Extension
Society in September, Mr.. Furst had done
much lectnring before colleges schools and
literary clubs and ut Summer Chautauquas.
Since September Mr. Furst has given Uni
vrrsity Extension courses in New York, Phil
adclphia, Pittsburg, Altoona and other
places, and his work has everywhere met
with deserved success. Newspaper reports
and correspondents Of the society have
united in commencing the material of the
lectures, as evidently the result of the lee.
turers own thinking aud not gathered from
books Of criticism. and in praising his clear
and forribIe manner of speaking without
notes.
In each lecture the illustrations and quot
atious are selected from that one of the
authors works which is generally consd
cred to be most characteristic. The books
thus chosen are SCOTS "Waverly," I.vtton's
"RienH,' Thackerays "Yanty Fair Dick
ems david Copperlield, and George EIiots
adam Bede.'
Mr.. Furst will conduct in Elkton both an
afternoon class and Il dis .ussion after the
lecture i'll the evening. Another thing which
should make these lectures especially at
tractiyc is the fact that they are all illustrated
with stereopticon views. Most of these
slides have been made especif lly for this
course and both in Pittsburg and New York
City We're pronounced the best of the sort
ever seen in those places.
The slides for the first lecture, that on Sir
Walter scott, include views of Scottish
mountain ard lake scenery and of places,
such as Melrose, of interest in connection
with Scott, his home at Abbottsford, his tomb
at Dryburgh Abbey, his splendid monument
;,, I al, h.,
bust in the Poets Corner in Westminster
Abbey. In addition, there are photographs
Of the best portraits bu5ts and statues of
Scott, and, illustrating the novel ''Wayerly,r
pictures of Highland costumes, views of
Edinburgh Castle and photograph Of the
statue Of the heroine of "Waver!y" from the
Edinburgh monument. This last was made
especially for these lectures, and is probably
with the exception of the one in the monu-
nnent itself the only picture of the statue in
existence. All these vi5ws were secured in
Scotland by Mr.. Furst during the past sum-
mer.
DR.. Charles NJ. Ellis has kindly granted
the use OF tho Opera House without charge
and the expenses OF the course have been
met by subscription, Tickets will bs issued
free upon application to the committee, COM
posed Of DR.. C. M. Ellis, W. d. Bratton,
George A. Steele, Miss Katherine Budd and
Miss Frances Schoulcr.
School Commissioner George Biddle, of
Elkton, has been named as treasurer of the
course. and it would very much facilitate
matters if those who have not paid their sub
scriptions to the course would remit to him
promptly at his office in EIkton. The ex-
cellence of the course will be seen from what
is stated above, and the people of Elkton are
to be congratulated upon what pleasing lee
lures they have in store. There is one point
yet that is not fully disposed Of, Il small
amount OF money is still needed.