The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-02
SPRING COURSE OF HOME CIRCLE
STUDY.

y LTHOUGH the iall and winter term OF Home
( \ Circle Studies viii not close until the middle
OF February, arrangements are already being
made for the courses OF the spring term These
have not yet been completed but enough has been ac-
compished enable The Call TO assure ITS readers
that the courses now running which have proven to
be so popular will be succeeded by others OF equal
merit and interest
Five series OF studies have thus far been decided upon
for the spring These History OF American
Political Parties; Practical Photography for ANA
teurs, Golden Ages OF Literature; Biographical
Studies for Girls. and Lessons in French 1t is the
intention add that list the sixth study OF the
series course the latest achievements OF science
and earnest efforts are being made to arrange it Such
a course however. is easy provide. The stand
ard adopted for the studies is that every paper of
each course shall be by established authority and
accomplished instructor. None but men and
women who rank high in the world OF education and
learning adequately fulfill what The Call expects
furnish in the Home Circle Studies, consequently
ia endea,orng prepare the scientific series the first
object obtain writers OF known ability in that
line OF work
Time viii be required to conduct negotiations with
such authorities, and considerable cost will be
necessarily entailed. but no expense will be spared
The students OF the Home Circle, therefore may be
reasonably OF having during the spring the op-
ponuny oi studying under competent masters all
that has been done OF late in the way OF iquefying
air. telegraphng without wires photographing in the
dark and other achievements equally interesting use
iul and marvellous
Oh the five courses already prepared several have
been selected because OF their appropriateness 10 the
time The spring Is TO usher in the preparations for
the Presidential elections OF the FALL and accordingly
al viii be interested in the series OF papers on Amer
can parties There will be sixteen papers dealing
with such subjects Wings and Tories OF the Revo-
luton Federalists and Anti Federasts; The Decline
OF Federalism: The Party Of Jackson; The Origin OF
the Wing Party; State Rights as a Party Issue
Slavery Party Issue, Origin of the Republican
Parry: The Campaign OF 1860, and Minor Parties Pre-
yious 10 the Civil War.
The series OF papers Practical Photography for
Amateurs will OF be exceptionally interesting
well instructive by reason OF the approach of the
outing season when so many persons delight in
Photographic excursions. Equally appropriate to the
time will be the Lessons in French by reason OF the
large number OF Americans who will attend the Paris
Exposition. All classes OF literary people at all sea
w;l find instruction and pleasure in the careful
and elaborate studies which be included in the
series the Golden Ages OF Literature In that series
viii be papers covering the whole history OF letters
.rom Egyptian Literature and the Book OF the Dead
down through the ages to our time including ar
;icles on the literature OF the Hebrews. Greeks.
Romans. Chinese and the Renaissance
Fuller information OF the courses will be given
later on when all arrangements have been com
pleted In the meantime it sufoes to say that when
the series Of studies running have been completed
they will be Immediately succeeded by the spring
course according 10 the outline we have given.