Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-14

An important feature in Y. NJ. Z. A.
work is being arranged for by General
Secretary j. Fl. Fellingham. of the
Railroad Y. nj. c. A., OF this city,
whereby he will inaugurate an evening
institute for young meTl, to be conduct
Cd during the fall and winter months.
The education classes will have the
benefit OF instruction and the Search
liSht Club. for business men. will be
addressed by several well known lee
turers.
The r. NJ. c. A accepts the theory
that the way young man spends hts
evening depends very largely upon hts
character, efficiency and earning power.
AS the new 7. NJ. c. A. building to he
opened about the middle OF October, IS
10 be a most popular place with men.
and will afford many opportunities as
a social center, heretofore not enjoyed,
the association viii introduce many
features In this line. The Searchiight
Club will be composed largely of
thinking men. among the business and
professional men OF the city, AMI
twenty sessions VIII be held during the
season. with banquets preceding the
addresses. For half Of the sessions
outside talent has been secured and the
remaining half VIII be addresses by
local speakers. The general trend OF
these lectures will be along the line of
economies and science and the type
OF the lectures VIII be that of uni
versity extension.
Among the men secured TO address
the Searchlight Club. are DR.. Isaac A.
Loos, professor of political economy
and sociology in the state university;
DR.. George L. Cady. lecturer in soca-
ology at the Iowa university. Judge w.
s. Kenyon. of Fit. Dodge: DIR. Edward
A. Steiner OF the chair OF applied
Christianity. Grinnell College; DR..
Frank A. Wilder, recently elected state
geolagist, and DIR. w. r. Patterson, of
the state university. who has recently
returned to the university. after having
spent some time in New York. as a
member of the Tenement House Com
mission. under the Seth Low admins
tratinn.
DR.. Patterson will deliver HIS lecture
on "a Modern Bandit" or THE Corr
supt Politician DIR. Loos subject be-
Tor the club will be 10 What Extent
is the Municipal Ownership of Public
Utilities Practical?" DR. Cady will
talk on "The Relation of the Saloon
TO Modern Social Conditions" and DIR.
Wilder will speak on THE Value of
Iowa Soils and Minerals" The sub
1ects OF the other lectures have not
as yet been announced.
Before the educational classes, which
wifi be featured by the association.
there viii be given instruction In me-
chanical drawing, vocal music, me-
chanics' advanced arithmetic, English,
shop work. elements OF carpentry, etc.
Instruction in gymnasium work viii
be given, and a Bible Club and a Cam
era Club, the latter for instruction
10 amateur photographers, formed. in
each of the educational classes series
OF twenty-four weeks instruction Will
be given. Some of the classes viii
meet three times each week, and 9TH
ers only twice.
Professor Herbert W. Dow, of Iowa
State College, who is at the head of
The work In mechanical drawing, ma
chine and engine designing. at Ames,
will conduct the course In mechanical
drawing. He will visit the class on
each Tuesday evening during the
twenty-four weeks, ana under instruc-
tors will be here for the other two
evenings each week. Professor Frank
>. Resler, director of the department OF
music at Iowa State College, viii have
charge of the course in vocal music,
and act as director Of the young mems
glee club.
Secretary Fellingham is much ms
ferested over the outlook for the fall
and winter months, and believes that
the features he is to provide viii pc
the means OF Increasing the interest
IN association work