The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-22
FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION
The University Extension Lectures
to Begin January 30.

The University Extension Committee OF
the Civic Centre will hold a public meet
ing next Tuesday evening In the hall
OF the Columbian University. at which
will be outlined in a preliminary way
the plans OF the committee for courses
of lectures and other popular university
extension features. The meeting will be
addressed by President b. l.. Whitman. Of
the Columbian University: Prof John NJ
Coulter. Of the University OF Chicago:
W. b. Powell. Superintendent OF Schools.
and DIT. Murray Gait MOtter. Chairman of
the Council of the Civic Centre
The committee has arranged for FIVE
courses of lectures to be given by the
Civic Centre in conjunction with the Board
OF School Trustees at the Central High
School Hall on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings. beginning January 80 The uni
versity extension methods will be. en-
ployed largely. with the use Of syllabus
and the recommendation OF reference
books for further study. The lectures will
all be free. The Tuesday evening lectures
will be on social science" topics and the
Thursday courses on natural science.
The first course. beginning Tuesday
evening. January 80. will be delivered by
ID. +. Dana Durand. assistant professor OF
Stanford, jr., University. 1t will be in
five lectures and will treat OF the func-
tons and organization OF city government
This will be followed by course on so
cial History of Europe" by NJ l.. Jacob
son, OF the Bureau OF Statistics. third
series of lectures will be on THE Evolu-
tion of Industry" and will be delivered by
Carroll d. Wright, Commissioner of La,
Dor, l.. G. Powers, and H. T. Newcomb. OF
the Census Office, and Prof. Charles r.
Neiil, OF the Catholic University.
The first course in natural science. be-
ginning on Thursday evening February |.
will treat in popular way of the adap-
tion of various forms of plant and animal
life to their environments. The first lee
ture will be delivered by Prof. John NJ
Coulter, of the University of Chicago, who
has Just published an important work en-
titled PLANT Relations" and he will be
followed by Mr.. Frederick " Coville, DR..
l.. o. Howard, DIR. T. s. Palmer, and Mr.
Vernon Bailey, all OF the Department of
Agriculture. The second natural science
course will be on geological topics and
will be given by Mr.. ]. S. Diller and Mr.
G. X. Gilbert. of the Geological Survey,
and Major J. W. Powell and Mr.. W. ]. Nc
Gee. OF the Bureau OF American Ethnology.
Convention of Marine Engineers
The Grand Council OF the National
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
will hold their annual convention in this
city at Wizards Hotel. beginning at Q
this morning. There are forty two 1
delegates to the convention in the city
and IL is expected that great deal of
business will be transacted. The sessions
are private and only business OF i'm
portanee will be discussed II is expected
that the meetings will continue throughout
the week. The officers of the association
are George Uhler. Of Philadelphia. National
President; Frank Jones. OF San Francisco. !
Vice President; George A. Grub, OF Chi /
cago. National Secretary. and L. r. Blan-
chard, Of Detroit. National Treasurer.