The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-06

fled to give popularlzed lectures and pre-.
pared to attractlvely illustrate them BY
II. appliances shsy isn .eienie topics
which they could popularize instruotively
and overwhelmingly. AS very SINAI! 81.
smpe whleh o,t on ana on Nearly
among the earliest which my old-tim.o
teachers impressed on my lniant n no:
eggs. And 80 there is Those deligh h,;.u!
old cutters did not trouble themselves ,es
to show wherein the science consists yet
cess has In 1t the promise and the pots1n-
cy os a most informing sc'en''1'0 as
co ~ !, obv,ou. tina. our professors and
other teachers can. II they will. do most
enightenlng and otherwise useful Work
for The by Dss,oTins Tp so y
al soie SaiiI0 seme a But MI fhsyi con,
stant obstacle to the cultivation OF an
interest in scientific matters IN the minds
BY those Of us qualified to arouse and
MAINTAIN this interest. Many years ago
plan tor giving public, lectures on sclen,
title subjects. But the gentlemen who
agreed e eoopsps.s With ne eoT wsss
f Sy y. ana st xs me neapabe Of sspotnt
more than an insignificant patch OF the
extensive field. and SO the plan tell
earooss: G that the highly deyslopsdd
for free treats embraced scientific shows
Glen aenE T a7e hs sad to TsVve this as sches
but have always encountered tho same
indifference and indisposition; TIL a. last:
with enthusiasm T9rm out weary gy Of VIII
doing, ana now can do no more than
sacrifice, fraction OF my remaining on
srses in Il. ed ausnt g
Ports OF others. do this not absolutely
without hope. inaamuch q. within recent
years the plan contsmp!a;tShu mas P TsoI.
fege in the very accepta BILE public lectures
delivered BY members OF rs faculty dur
inE the colisge ,a sess tbas NJ na Nc
CURE announces the eommsndable inno 70.
Yation OF lectures to be delivered to ms
pupils by various gentlemen. trnst i Iaat
''l But Pm In what fear is tho very pir,o %;
sse Event a as shH ins viii
initiate initiate The t5e o.. e,sceiisnt example e Rich,
mend College and co-opeFaato Wl WIN y 81 y,
Tho diffusion s ,S Ssa e unoSsr ana
Is the the pubic idi school ofsanlsatlon. Mr..
e1 oS 1ppsdv obtnned the
n isus ec s1rslG 70 Ills teachers and believe
that these gentlemen ana otneIs oNunuy
competent and obliging. WOULD 20 wiiilns
TO Give an occasional discourse to the
sr Mspe, II Tact, u most fertile field Ger
only is there no more pleasing but really
there IS no more effective means OF III.
structlng children than by lsseturss :
t s. 6o ,sSseFss ea are most
n supplsnsn and Z, eom1P Mhn Savt 70 T..
tured to children that They have, no list
er1ers more earnest and Interested, When
the lecturer realizes to whom he Is talk
I'M and shapes bis discourse accordingly,
t tho aysr. M adalt and viii remsmbey sar
The happy days, long gone) how eagerly
my High School boys and girls heard tho
admirable lectures on physics which
til, S1' same ne cav hs said 81 the occasional
Isa' intslislbls ma deeply Interest.
ing, delivered by Professor q, g, Levy,
of'tto Medical College OF Virginia. II
wculd. think, ba excellent to have sim
system OF public Instruction. to be de,
livsrsd SYSTEMATICALLY In different sec,
tions az the city; and would have many