Evening star., 1898-10-31
CURRENT AFHEMe
Courses Of lectures Under Auspices Of Nation
al Geographic Society.
Territorial Expansion to he Cousid-
cred In Six addre~~es-Datcs,
Subjects and Speakers


Geographical Society for the season Of
lS.S-p has just been issued. and in il the
organization offers regular course. a
1enten course and popular course. of lee
lures Judging from the widespread inter
est taken in the current history of The
country during the past year the season 5
course will doubtless prove extremely In
terestins, as topics OF present importance
~ili largely preGominate and speakers will
De chosen who are recognized authorities
in their special subjects
In the Lenten course it is proposed to dis
cuss the territorial growth of the Tinted
States in six lectures, beginning with the,
Louisiana purchase and ending with the
acquisition of Hawaii, Porto Rico and 9th
er territory likely to be added
The opening meeting of the society will
be held Friday, November l. at $50 nm,
in the Columbian University hall, corner
I"th and II streets northwest. when Lieut..
ID. H. Jarvis of the United States revenue
cutter service will speak on his recent trip
to relieve the whalers at Point Barrow
Alaska. Future lectures will be announced
later in advance. The annual receptlon
anc usual field meetings will also be an
nouncsd later. Whenever practicable the
lectures will be illustrated with lantern
slides.
The Regular Course.
The lectures of the regular course will be
delivered in the hall of the Columbian Uni
versity, 18th and H streets northwest. on
Friday evenings at $50 o'clock. commenc-
ing November 1, and alternating with those
of the popular course. The dates, sub
jects and speakers for this course, as ar
ranged to December 81. 1888. are as fol-
lows:
November 4, The Point Barrow Relief
Expedition, Winter of 1Sg7-9S'' Lieut. d.
III. Jarvis. United States revenue cutter
service; November Is, 'Cuba-The Home
States geological survey; December =,
The Spanish in Europe and America" w.
Edwin Priest. Central High School; De
cenlber 1G THE Philippines" Col F. F.
Hhder. bureau American ethrology; De
cember 20. Something About Redwood"
Mr.. Henry Gannett, United States geo
logical survey.
Other Topics.
The popular course lectures will be de-
livered in the First Congregational Church,
10th and G streets northwest, on Friday
evenings al O'Clock, commencing November
-, and alternating with those of the regu
lar course. The dates. subjects and speak
ers for this course, so far arranged, are as
follows: November -, "Corea,' Chief En-
gireer Harrie Webster. United States navy;
December 8. Brazil" Robert Adams, jr.,
ber 23, The Forests of the West" Chas.
ID. Wacott, director United States geologi-
cal survey.
For the Lenten Season.
The Lenten course of lectures will be
given in the Columbia Theater, on + street
near 18th northwest, on Tuesday after
moons in Lent with the exception of Tues
day, March l. which it was found necessary
to change to Wednesday. March S. begin
nIng Tuesday, February 21, at 400 pm. As
all of the arrangements for this course have
rot yet been completed another announce
nent will be made later but it is hoped
that the following program may be carried
out: 1.-The Original Thirteen States" ar
not complete; The Louisiana
Purchase" Mr.. Biuger Hermann commis-
sicuer general land office; Texas" Mr..
Joseph W. Bailey, representative from
Texas: The Mexican Accessions, CharleS
S Lunimis; Alaska" and Hawaiian Is
lands" arrangements not complete.
Future Program sE<ctched.
For the remainder of the regular and
popular courses the following is a sketch
of the proposed program, the arrangements
for and details of which are now in course
of preparation. and will be announced later
in the season:
The Land of Dickens II. SnowdenWard
of England: THE Geography of Germany
IN thG S1Xleehtn century, IEbi IoHtl L.
Ewen. Howard University: The Argen-
tine Republic Prof. Lawrence Bruner of
Kansas; India Col +. +. Hilder bureau
American etknology;' The Western For
ests." Clifford Pinchot, chief of division of
forestry, Department of Agriculture; The
Southern States" Joseph +. Washington,
Representative from Tennessee; The
Nicaragua Canal Mr.. Arthur F. Davis
and DR.. c. Willard Hayes, L. S. G. s.:
Platinum Deposits Of North America
DR.. David T. Day, L. S. q. s.; THE Min
eral Resources of the Philippines" Or.
George f. Becker, geologist, L. S. G. s.:
The Yangtse River Mr.. A. ]. Little of
England; The Black Hills n. H. Darton.
L. S. geological survey: The Annexation
of the West" F. H. Newell L. S. G. s.;
Alaskan Surveys" II. S. Pritchett, super
intendent L. S. c. and G.. s., and others.
and lecture by Edward Eggleston, with
other topics and speakers to be added.