Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-25
IN INTEREST
OF EDUCATION
Importance Of the High School Elk.
tension Work Being Done by
Professor siIIoway.
SOMETHING NEW IN MONTANA
First Work Of the Kind Ever Attempt
ed in the state-An Evening in
Ancient Egypt.

a fair sized crowd was present at
the assembly room of the public
school building Monday evening TO
witness the first of a series of stereop-
ticon views which accompanied a very
entertaining lecture on the pyramids
and monuments of ancient Egypt by
Prof, p. NJ. Silloway.
The course, as arranged, is in furth-
GRANGE of the high school extension
work planned by Prof. Silloway. This
is the first work of this sort aver done
in this state and speaks well for the
public spirit and enterprise of the
high school superintendent. BY high
school extension is meant the extern.
sion of the high school course, or a
part of it to within the reach of those
who are not connected with the
school. There are many who, through
unfortunate circumstances. have new.
er had the opportunity of doing regu.
lar high school work. Others have
taken the work but time has obliter.
ated a great deal Of it from their
memories. To those OF both classes,
the work undertaken by Prof. Sillo-
way is most important.
The lecture Monday evening lasted
about an hour and every moment of
the time was filled with interesting
views Of the gigantic monuments of
the old Egyptian kings and still more
interesting descriptions of the man.
ner in which they we're built, by
whom, for what purpose md their
final fate.
The entertainment opened with ex-
cellent views of the seven wonders
of the ancient world. For the infor-
nation of those who may have for
gotten what they were, it may be
stated the Pyramids of Egypt, the
Mauseleum of Artemesia. the Temple
of Diana at Ephesus, the Hanging
Gardens of Babolyn, the COLOSSUS of
Rhodes, the Statue OF Olympian Jupi-
ter and the so-called light house in
the harbor of Pharos, are the things
generally designated as the seven
wonders of the world. Prof. Silloway
had at his tongues end all Of the i'm
portant details concerning the differ.
ent objects of which excellent pic
lures were thrown on the wall.
The remainder of the views were
of the great architectural structures
of Egypt. Several exterior views of
the pyramids, interior and exterior
views of some of the cave tombs of
the ancient monarchs and first-class
likenesses OF the noted sphynx, which
stands on the banks of the Nile and
faces the great Egyptian desert,
were among the scenes which held
throughout the evening the entire at
tention of all present. Il was q les
son in ancient history which no one
who saw it can soon forget and many
things not generally found in the or
binary shorter histories, were relat-
ed by the professor.
There are three more lectures in the
present series and If tn interest jus.
titles il the work will be continued.
That such will be the case. there is
little doubt and TO those who avail
themselves of the opportunity, it will
be a most valuable course from an
educational standpoint. 1t is a very
worthy effort to enlighten the people
OF Lewistown on things of more than
common interest and shuld be encour-
aged by all.