The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
OUTLINING THEIR PLANS.
| The Civic Centres Efforts to Popu-
Inrixc Advanced Education.

An audience OF representative men and
women comfortably filled the lecture hall
of Columbia University. at Fifteenth ard
II Streets northwest. last night. and paid
eager attention to the addresses OF promi-
| nent educators on the benefits Of univer-
sity extension education and lectures. The
exercises we're conducted under the au-
spices of the Civic Centre OF Washington.
d. c.. and its President. DIT. Murray Gait
Motter. after few Introductory remarks,
gave a historical sketch OF the university
extension educational movement. In the
course of his address he emphasized the
useful application of spare hours. Instead
Of spending them in sleep. smoking. or
idle talk. or worse. he recommended the
| reading OF good books, the study OF use
| full subjects.
President Whitman. of Columbia Uni
versity. followed and spoke on popular
education from a university point of view.
and said that IL is the object of university
| extension to popularize science.
Prof. John NJ. Coulter, of the Chicago
University. spoke with special reference
| to popularization of natural sciences
Teachers claim he said. that scien g
has been popularized for a long time, but
by the wrong people. Teachers don't
know much about science. and cannot tie
expected to popuiarize 1t in their school
rooms The university extension movement
has brought to the public the right kind
OF instructors and has worked wonders ia
overthrowing the many wrong conceptions
OF science
DR. Powell superintendent Of Pubic
Schools of this city. spoke on university
extension work from a pedagogic view
point. He said II was the purpose of the
university extension TO teach what to read,
what to do, and how to do it for the best
end.
The Washington Civic Centre has ar
ranged for a course of lectures during the
season of 1900. They will be held in co.
operation with the board OF school trus-
tees at the Central High School. Seventh
and o Streets northwest. and will begin
January 30 There will be two courses
social science and natural science. The
social science course comprises a course
on municipal government, which VIII be in
charge of f. Dana Durand. Phi. D.. As
sistant Professor Of Finance and Adminis-
tration in the Leland Stanford. jr.. Uni
versity; on social history OF Europe. in
charge of Mr.. L. Jacobson. OF the Bureau
OF Statistics of the Treasury Department;
Charles p. Neili. Ph. D.. Catholic Univer
sity. Washington; L. G.. Powers. Chief
statistician in the Census Office, in
charge OF Division Of Agriculture; Carroll
d. Wright. l.. L. D.. United States Com
missioner of Labor: II. t. Neweomb. L.
L. NJ. Chief of the Division of Agriculture.
in the Census Office.
The lectures of the social science will be
held on Tuesdays and those of the natural
science course on Thursdays. The latter
will begin January 30, the former Feb
ruary /.
The natural science course will be in
charge OF Dr. John NJ. Coulter. University
OF Chicago: F. " Coville. Department Of
Agriculture: DR.. L. o. Howard. Chief of
Division of Entomology Department OF
Agriculture; DR.. T. $. Palmer. Assistant
Chief Of Biological Survey: Vernon Bailey.
Biological Survey: J. S. DiIler. of the
Geological Survey; ". J. MCGEE, Bureau
of American Ethnology: G.. X. Gilbert. of
the Geological Survey; ], W. Powell Chief
of the Bureau of American Ethnology.