The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-31

l or students. Wherever possible ant l practicable, members of the University
 faculty were retained, but when tho
 need could not be supplied from thi. l source. specialists were secured iron
 this State and from others, where the | demand could not be satisfied in Ala. l bam4
 The corps of special lecturers was amply large and efficient, containing some of the greatest educational leaders | of the South and of the whole country The following fifteen in all. made ur the force of special lecturers: Professor
 J. E. Cunningham, principal of the Birmingham High School; Professor Joel C. DuBose. A. NJ, editor of The Gulf States Historical Magazine; Presi-
 dent G. R. Glenn of the North Georgia
 Agricultural College at Dahlonega; Dr.
 G. Stanley Hall, Ph.D., LL D. president of Clark University of Worcester.
 Mass; Captain Richmond Pearson Hob4
 son; Dr. J. T. Litleton, of the Southern University faculty; I. w. Hill, State Superintendent of Education; Lieuten- ant and Acting Governor R. NJ Gun ningham; Dr. Charles D. McIver; presi- dent of the State Normal and Indus- trial Institute of Greensboro, N C.: Hon. s, Moody of Tuscaloosa. Ala i; Hon. Thomas NJ. owen, A. NJ, Director Of the State Department of Archives and History; J. H. Phillips, ILL. D., Superintendent of the Birmingham City Schools Miss Julia S Tutwiier. president of the State Normal School a1 Livingston. Ala; President c. C. Thaca of the Alabama Polytechnic In sttute; MT. E. c. Routzahn, Field Sec retary of the Civic Improvement As scciation; Miss Louise Hurst of Potter College. Bowling Green. Ky; and Dr. J. I. Searcy Superintendent of the Alabama Bryce Insane; Hospital Many or the lectures were very fine, espe- c'ally those of Actrs Governor Cum .'msnam. Dr. Hill and Dr. McTver.
 Dr. Hall who was at the University for three days, delivered six lectures on educational subjects, is one of the foremost educators of the country. For the science of phychology he has done as much, if not more than any other American scholor, having established the first psychological laboratory in the country. and the first journal for publishing the results of the experi- ments Moreover, in his especial line, Adoie escence, he is the worlds leading authority. He is one of the few Americans who is shaping for the future the educational thought 39 tho world.
 pr. Charles D. MCIVer remained at the University during an entire week, delivering in that time eight or nine lectures. Dr McIver is a native North Carolinian and has probably done more Tor public school education in his native State than any other man who has ever lived there; in fact his work along that line has practically amount ed to revolution. He is a speaker who knows the art of attracting his audience to any subject and of main taining it's interest. His last lecture on the Cost of Education" was an irresistible argument in favor of local taxation for public schools. The lectures were well attended and were source of entertainment. instruction. and inspiration to the student body.
 The number of courses offered com pared very favorably with that of other schools of similar character, A total Of fifty subjects was given the students from which to chose their work, and many of these were so popular that divisions of the classes were made necessary. As a consequence of this demand for certain subjects. there were sixty classes in operation daily.
 The extra subjects, such as Manual Training, Drawing. and Physical Cult ure, which are comparatively new in high school education were great drawing cards, and courses in these subjects were very much sought after. In both the Physical Culture and Drawing classes there were at least sixty registrations and the Manual Training class reached total of ninc- ty-nine.