Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-30
THE WORK OUTLINED.


Department..
Nearly two hundred young. men gath
cred in the parors of the Young Mems
Christian Association last evening on the
occasion of the opening exercises of the
educational department. The program of
the evening consisted In the presentation
of the members of the faculty to the stu
dents and the explanation by these gen.
tlemen of the courses of study assigned to
each. Mr.. Harry o. Hine. the educational
director of the association. presided. and
opened the exercises of the evening with
prayer.
Mr.. Hine, who is the instructor in Eng
lish. arithmetic. book keeping and CONNER
cial law, briefly reviewed the work to be
taken up In these subjects. He then intro
duced the veteran shorthand teacher of the
| association. Mr. F. P Hanna. who enters
upon his fourteenth year of service in this
connection at this time Mr.. Hanna made
happy speech and was greeted by the
students with enthusiastic applause. The
absence of Mr.. Crawford, the instructor in
typewriting, prevented any extended men,
ton of this branch of the work.
Penmanship was presented by the instruc-
tor. DIR. J. Clarence Hatton. Algebra and
geometry received the attention of the in
structor, Mr.. w. H. Kerr. Mr.. A. M. p.
Maschmeyer. who for six seven years
has been instructor in mechanical and ar
chitectural drawing, gave a brief outline
of the work to be undertaken in these
subjects. Mr.. Williams Welch, the instruc-
tor in free-hand drawing. was absent on
account of sickness Prof. Manuel Fraile
spoke of the Spanish classes. Prof. Rene
Samson of the French instruction, and
Prof. Charles s. Hyde of the work to be
taken up in the study of German. Mr..
Louis D. Bliss gave an outline of the pro-
posed lectures on physics and electricity,
a md ~ NrE Foil rfyn hriA a1v Nf 10
proposed work in vocal music. in which
subject he is to be the instructor. Prof.
ID. b. Mcleod. who Is to have charge of
the branch of orchestral music. being alb
sent in New York at the Dewey celebra-
ton. no extended mention was made of
this work Mr.. William E. Todd the in
structor in banjo. mandolin and guitar.
gave. very enjoyable exhibition of his
work. accompanied by Messrs. Galliher and
Wilson. in a trio on the mandolin guitar
and violin. Mr.. Todd also spoke of the
prospects for the formation of a mandolin,
banjo and guitar club in the association.
The actual class sessions will begin next
week. The first class TO meet will be that
in orchestral music. under Prof. Mcleod,
which will meet next Wednesday evening
at $50 O'Clock. The other classes will be-
gin their sessions on the evenings follow
ing.
Extra Room Required.
The large number of students applying
for admission to the educational depart
ment has rendered it necessary for the as
ISOLATION to use rooms outside of the main
building for educational purposes. The
rooms in the old building on New York
avenue have come In most opportunity for
this work, and the commercial branches
the shorthand and typewriting, and lee
lures on physics and electricity will be
given at the rooms formerly occupied by
the association, which have been fitted up
thoroughly for the work to be done
The educational department of the asso-
cation this year comprises sixteen differ
ent branches under instructors as follows:
Mr.. Harry o. Hine, English arithmetic
bookkeeping and commercial law: Mr. E.
F. Hanna. stenography; Mr. ]. W. Craw-
ford, typewritfng: DIR. ]. Clarence Hatton,
penmanship and correspondence; Mr.. A
NJ. p Maschmeyer. architectural and me-
chanical drawing: Mr.. Williams WEIGH, free
hand drawing: Mr.. w. II. Kerr algebra
and geometry: Mr.. Louis D. Bliss. physics
and electricity: Prof. Manuel Fraile, Span
ish; Prof. Rene Samson French: Prof
Charles S. Hyde. German: Prof. D. B. Mac
Leod. orchestral music: Mr. Jasper Dean
McFail. vocal music: Mr.. William Edward
Todd, jr., banjo. mandolin and guitar: Mr.
H. L. Hoover, accompaniSt.
The faculty of the educational depart-
ment expects to appear in a body I'm the
Y. NJ c. As contingent in the Dewey pa
rade Monday evening.
The mems meeting at the Young Meme
Christian Association tomorrow afternoon
! at 4 O'Clock will be addressed by Rev. N.
! A. Ross, LII. D., OF New Castle, England
one OF the commissioners to the Pan-Pres-
byterian council now in session in this
city This meeting begins the fall and win
ter season of the association year, and
Will be held In the gymnasium that being
the only room In the building large enough
70 maintain the audiences which attend the
Sunday afternoon mems mee.inss during
| the winter months. The music tomorrow
afternoon VIII be in charge of Mr. Charles
3. Clark. chairman Of the music Committee
OF the association. and a solo will be sung
by Mr.. ]. D. McFai
The association has changed the time of
Its weekly prayer meeting from Tuesday
to wednesday evening. and during the hour
from 1880 to $3.50 every Wednesday even
ing the other activities of the building are
to be suspended while the prayer meeting
| Is being held. The prayer meetings for the
next three months will have as their gen
| eral subject The Prayer Life" The first
meeting on next Wednesday evening will
be led by Mr.. Henry B. F. Macfarland.
| chairman Of the religious work committee
and the special topic of the evening will