El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-11

lectures on "Amer1can history nave
been given for young men at the two
self culture halls by w. d. Lign-
ty. ,.
Stenography has been studied at
both places In two classes, one OF them
in charge of Miss Cecilia Boette and
the other in charge Of Miss Maud
Flickner.
Music has been taught in number
of ways in various classes, with man.
dolin club of young man, In charge OF
Mr.. August Boette, Jr, singing cioo
Marie Everts and glee club OF young
men ct the eSouth Side Self Culture
all, in charge of Miss Bertha Bud
deke-
A group of fifteen or twenty young
men and young women have been
meeting one evening eacn WEEK
throug bout the season, studying read
of Mr. and Mrs Lambert E Walther.
A course of ten or twelve lectures
for Young women has been given at the
North Side Self-Culture hall on
Physiology" and Health" by DR..
Ella Marx.
Mechanical drawing was taught to
young men for part OF the season oy
two volunteer workers, +. Z. Stoioers
and J, s. Branne, both of whom are
ing.
A club of ten or twelve boys has
been meeting for long while once
week for the study Of st. Louis inst1-
buttons, in charge of Herman HOr-
ebert.
A course of ten demonstration
lectures in cooking is now being given
power. house by Miss Lizbeth Glad
feler. The use of the Power House
hall was donated by the street
railway company running on Broad
way
Mathematics in its simple or higher
forms has been taught to two class OF
young men by q. Nj. Moore ana Fro1.
Noah Brumbaugh.
Ina basement r. ON of the North
Side Self-Culture hall one evening
each week there has been boys
han6iwork club, where boys have been
learning carpentering under the In
ssruction OF r. A. Kissack.
A course of lectures on 1.-The StorE
of Architecture" has been given for
young women at the South Side Self
Culture hall by M. P McArdle.
Two series of Sunday afternoon free
concerts have been given, seven or
eight at each of the self-culture halls,
bv the Mendelssohn Musical society
aud the U1ion Musical club, OF st.
Louis. One Sunday afternoon concert
Of the series was given at Memorial
hall by the ST. Louis Quiutette Clue,
with upwards of 500 persons present.
Two courses of ten or twelve lectures
On siThe story of the American civil
war" have been given for young men,
one at each of the two self-culture
halls, the one at the north side having
been by Prof. F. E Cooke, OF the Crow
school
M. ao~a,%;o aoo,o,,,U schools for
young girls have met regularly each
Saturday during the season for the
study of housekeeping, the one on the
north side being in charge OF Mrs. w.
E Fischel, and the one on the south
side in charge of Miss Ellen Fisher and
Miss Ida CurtmsD.
The attendance at the regular lee
ture courses for young men and young |
women varies from twenty-five to sew
according to the subject and
the evening.
For the Sunday afternoon concerts it
ranges from 100 to 200 people; for the |
domestic economy schools, the average |
at each of the two self-culture halls is
about $50 children.
A miscellaneous course OF public ad- |
dresses has been given for young men |
on the north side on various topics by
such men as Prof. M. S. Snow, Supt. F.
Louis Sedan. Rev. G. S. Sargent, o.
Neill Ryan, Esq, Mr.. A. L. Berry,
Prof. E. 81. Sears. Jas. L. Blair, Esq,
Prof. Jas. M. Dixon, Mr.. Charles Ma
gel, Prof. G. w. krall, Prof. CASTOR
Douay and others.
There have been 175 men and 245
women enrolled for class work at the
two self-culture halls.
Upwards of 300 persons have enjoyed
the bath privileges at the North Side
hall, where there has been
An average of thirteen baths taken
each day for the entire year.
A number of young men and young
on the north side have been
taking eagerly to the study OF the
Spanish language, and there have been
,wo classes for that purpose In charge
If Senior Lupercia Martinez. f
There has been class for the study
If the German language, in charge of {
Dr.. F. w. F1nke and G. II. Giere.
The mem bership in the various s
classes varies from five to fifteen or
wenty, according to the subject pur-
ued.
The most largely attended work dur
ng the season has been the course OF ,
en- lectures given at the North Broad I
vay power house by number OF citi- !,
ems such as DIR. VIM. Taussig, Prof. =
4. S. Snow and others, where the at
enhance ranged from15O to 200 persons
egularly each evening. a
The number of depositors in the {
emmy provident fund, among the chill
rem of the domestic economy school,
as been growing this season, there =
eing now over 100 children on the q
oil who have money deposited in this
ay. c
Besides the above, there have been Il
chatting clubs, checker and chess
lubs. classes for the study of the En-
lish language and English grammar, b
dramatic club and a variety of other G
nrk. lncludlQO excursions ON the Dart L