The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-16
WINTERS WORK,
Elaborate Plans Ar
ranged by theWor-
cester Y. M. C. A.
FINE LIST or LECTURES.
Mock Trial in Mechanics
Hall Nov. l6---News
and Notes.
FINE LIST or LECTURES.

York for the winter months as
planned for the Y. M, C. A. will practi-
cally begin this week, and in addition
to regular work, as in former years, the
first of a series of five lectures will be
given in the recreation rooms at the Y.
M. C. A. building on Elm street by
George c. Whitney of the Whitney En-
velope Company, Thursday evening.
He will take as a subject "Manufactur-
ing interests of Worcester as compared
with those of other cities"
The second of the series will be given
Thursday evening, Oct rs, by William
Woodward, cashier of the Peoples saw
ings bank, on Banking, theory and
history"
The third will be given Thursday
evening, Nov. 2 by Richard H. Moo
ney, principal of the Quinsigamond
grammar school, and Mr.. Mooney has
announced as his subject Expansion
from the development of the Is colonies
to that of Hawaii and the Philippines"
Hon. A. S. Roe will close the series on
Thursday evening, Nov. 8, taking as a
subject Massachusetts lawmaking."
These lectures have been gotten up
by the educational committee, and in
allowing the speakers to select their
own subjects they have managed to get
discourses by men who are in positions
to talk educationaIly on them and know
their subjects, because of considerable
study or lifelong experience in con
tact with the work
In addition to the course of lectures,
on each evening a demonstration of
gymnastic work will be given in the Y.
M. c. A. gymnasium under the personal
supervision of Prof. E. w. Wilder.
Thursday evening after the lecture a
game of volley ball will be played, and
at the close Prof. Wilder will give an
interesting description of the game and
tell its beneficial results A course of
practical work in the gymnasium, con-
sisting of general gymnasium work
will be gone through
After Mr.. Woodward's lecture on
Thursday evening, Oct. 26, a game Of
basket ball will be played, followed by
an explanation of the game and physi-
cal examinations. Thursday evening.
Nov. 2, the game of three deep" will
be played, with an explanation, followed
by athletic work Thursday evening,
Nov. 8, game of battle ball will be
played.
While many people in Worcester are
Aiamiliar with the games to be played,
the explanations by Prof Wilder of the
beneficial results of the games as played
will be interesting, and the regular
work to follow never fails to interest
The gymnasium will be open only after
the lectures, and all in all the evenings
course will be interesting and instruct
i've to detail. The course will be free
to all.
This evening the International Sunday
school lesson class will have its first
OF a course of 30 lessons. 1t has been
Nahhed to be of especial benefit to
teachers, superintendent and adult
scholars. Rev Alfred A. Wright. dean
or the Boston correspondence school,
VIII open the course this evening and
IL is planned to have the lessons es-
pecially practical and spiritual in their
meaning and always to be under the
instructions of an eminent scholar and
teacher.
Friday evenings beginning this week
will be known during the coming
months as Bible study night, and all
classes will close in time for the gospel
meeting at o'clock Supper will be
served every Friday evening at $50
o'clock by the womens auxiliary, and
the course of study will be divided in
general work under C. C. Miles; devo-
tional under Rev. Leo Boone Thomas;
training under Halsey Hammond;
evangelistic under II. w. Wilder, and
L
Tonight the banjo mandolin and gui-
tar club will be formed, and the follow
ing have already registered their
names: Instructor, H. w. Davis; Alb
bolt Wiley, Henry Marble, william
Minsch, George F. Mann, Fred A. Stew
ems Harry P. Jourdan, c. E. Ballou,
E. J. Chaffin.
Arrangements for the mock trial in
Mechanics hall, Nov. 16, are progressing
finely under the personal direction of
its originator, Col. A. V. Newton. The
list of characters is not entirely made
up as yet, but the following are sure to
participate in the proceedings: Mayor
r. B. Dodge, Jr., President of the board
of aldermen Henry Brannon, Maj. E. T.
Raymond. Deputy Sheriff w. w. Scott,
ex-Alderman A. A. White, Hon. Francis
A. Harrington DIR. Henry S. Knight, G.
B. Perry, Esq. Col. A. V. Newton, Prin-
cipal W. H. Bartlett, Arthur e. Grey.