The Washington times., 1901-11-03


| weII-KnoVvn Men of Scientific At
| tninnents on the List Announced.
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley has consent
ed to deliver lecture on The Warship
| and Its Work in the popular course ar
ranged for the winter season by the Ma
| tional Geographic Society The promi-
nence of the distinguished naval officer
at the present time makes his appearance
as a public speaker of especial interest.
aid an unusually large audience is as
surcd to hear him. The date of his lee
ture has not vet been fixed. but it will
probably be made as early as the ad-
mirals other engagements will permit.
Among the other prominent names on
| the list Of speakers are those of Gen. A
". Greely who is shortly expected back
| in Washington. after his trip round the
| world: Jacob A. Riis whom President
| Roosevelt called the most useful citizen"
| of New York: George KEENAN, the world
| famous traveller, and James Wilson, Sec
| retary of Agriculture. The cooperation
| of distinguished authorities on all the
| topics selected is noteworthy throughout
| the programme.
| 1t has been the evident aim of the board
of managers of the society to arrange the
| meetings so as to treat of present prob
| lens. of geographic nature. in manner
interesting to the general public, as well
as to those of scientific attainments. The
| courses are termed. respectively. popular
| lectures technical meetings, and tenten
! lectures. The first named course, consist
| ing of thirteen lectures, will be delivered
| in the National Rifles Armory on Friday
evenings at s o'clock, commencing Novem-
| ber 8 and alternating with the technical
meetings, which will be held in the assem-
bly, hail of the Cosmos Club Those al
| ready arranged for are as follows:
November S-''The Twelfth Census"
Frederick H. Wines. Assistant Director of
| the Census: November %. The Interior of
| Borneo," Prof. A. c. Haddon. oxford,
England; December 6. '.Peary's Progress
Toward the Pole, Herbert l.. Bridgman.
Vice President Arctic Club of America;
December %, THE Trans-Siberian Rail
way" Representative (. j. Hin; January
3. The New Mexico" General John w
Foster, ex-Secretary of State; January II.
American Progress and Prospects in the
Philippines" Gen. y. w. Greedy, Chief
ignal officer, u. 5. A.
AS practical sociologist, Dr. Wines has
given special attention to the classes and
movements of population as ascertained
by the Census Office, and his lecture will
form the first public presentation of in
teresting facts and conclusions reached
during the past year. The natives of Bor-
neo were the object Of study of an expedi-
ton despatched TO the island from Eng
land in lS9S-lS99. As leader of this expedi-
tion, Prof. HaddOn obtained much inter
esting informa ton about the peoples and
country of the nttle-known interior.
Mr.. Bridgman will describe the lands
nearest to the Pole discovered by Peary
in his recent arctic campaign. Peary is
now beginning his fourth consecutive
winter in the land of snow and ice. Rep
resentative Hill, as a member of import
ant committees in Congress, has taken a
practical interest in the extension of
ed from the Orient over the Trans-Sibe-
rian Railway. His journey gave oppor-
tunities for observations of much inter
est. which will receive first announcement
through the society.
General Foster was United States Minis
ter TO Mexico during the years lS13-fSS0
when the Republic was just starting on
that phenomenal career of development
which raised II to a prominent position
among nations and placed its President
among the worlds great leaders. Twenty
Years later lin 1901 he revisited the coun-
try as its guest; and his observations and
Impressions will form the theme Of his
lecture.
General Greely, who is now on his way
home from extended tour among the
Philippine Islands, Will tell, an eX-
ample of American progress in the Phil
ippines, of the 500 miles of telegraph
lines and cables which have been put
up in The islands by the United States
Signal Corps in the three years since the
capture of Manila Telegraph and cable
connections are now complete between
the northern coast of Luzon and JoIo.
1000 miles to the south.
Arrangements have also been made for
the following popular lectures, at dates
Forest Reserve" James Wilson. Secre-
tary of Agriculture; The Warsnio and
Its Work" Rear Admiral w. S. SchIey:
Fifty Years of Inning ation," E F. Me
tGS nor 1 ay,nf I
grafton; Cliff Dwellings, Of Mesa Verde
Mrs John Hays Hammond; ''ExpIora- |
tions in New York City Jacob A. Riis; |
Finland" Mr.. George Kennan.
Provisional arrangements have been |
made for lectures on Pacific Cables. |
Actual and Proposed" Our Coming |
Oceanic Canal. ." America Before the Ad- |
vent of Man. Chinese Problems.
Lands and Life in Ocean Depths" Co |
lombia," Danish West Indies and AT
ghanistan-the Buffer State"
The Lenten course of five lectures will
be delivered in the Columbia Theatre on |
Wednesday afternoons of March ). u 10.
s5 and April > These lectures will be de-
voted to the Problems of the Pacific"
which are now engaging the attention of
the world and will deal with the physical. |
political, industrial, and social aspects OF
adjacent lands Lantern slides are to be
freely used in connection with the lee
lures. The list Of speakers is as yet in
The special topics selected are Japan.
Hawaii. and Polynesia" Australia and
New Zealand Physical Features Of the
Great Oceanic Basin" and The Pacific as
/ Factor in W0rld-Growth."
The regular meetings of the society for
he reading of technical papers and dis
'ussions Will be held in the assembly hall
IF Cosmos Club on Friday evenings. at s
,'clock, alternating with the popular lee
ures. Two interesting topics already an
lounced are: November l5, The Lost |
Boundary Of Texas" by Marcus Baker. |
IA. Ffrrf tod f.fa igau1 SITT-Ns Nse4N- I
nd November %. The Best Isthmian Ca
ial Route by Arthur =. Davis, OF the
sthmian Canal Commission.