The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-16
WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE
UNIVERSITY ON THEHILL

The first OF the series OF faculty lectures
was delivered by Professor Delabarre OF
the department OF psychology in Man
ming hall last evening
Or. Delabarre said IN part: Ever since
man was first created his greatest desire
has been to understand the world. Two
ideas OF the ancents have Influenced pro-
foundly mans conception OF the mental
world. The first was the Hindu con-
ception Of the mind "a everything; the
second that OF the Greek. who, looking
about him, seized on one OF the numerous
apparent objects as a great first cause.
With Thales IL was water. with Democ-
ritus atoms.
The progress OF thought IN the nves-
tigation OF the physical world has been
enormous. The great problem or the
physicist has been to determine the com
position OF matter and the laws under
which IL operates. The problem OF the
psychologist has been to determine the
component factors Of the mind and their
laws. The progress OF physics has been
fairly definite: with regard 10 the position
OF psychology there is more or less con-
fusion.
The first conception OF the mind was
that 1t was perfectly natural and there
fore needed no explanation: the next that
10 might be divided into the three great
phases OF intellect. susceptibility and will
Modern psychology inclines to the aim OF
simple elementary sensations. though this
is still a matter OF much discussion The
things which we feel and recognize in the
mind may be ana lyzed into sensations
not in the least evident. Examples are
the every day experiences OF sight, taste
and hearing all OF which are really COM
plex. This is also true OF the emotions,
which. according TO Wundt. are made up
OF simple sensations and simple feelings.
II. then, the mind can really thus be re-
solved into SO many elements, wherein
does the Importance OF all this investiga-
tion lie? The scientific problem can never
be solved until all ~ known concerning
the mind and the laws OF its operation.
Furthermore. this knowledge will. when
perfected, no doubt. help mankind to
economiZe more energy, TO achieve more
I'm the world. thus fulfilling the purpose
of all knowledge This classification.
however can be used only upon the mind
as Il is known 10 be. Speculation upon
the highest and most aesthetic qualities
belongs to the realms OF philosophy and
ethics.
The date OF the seasons FIRST smoker in
the Union has been fixed as Wednesday
nish the usual necessities" OF such an
occa sion, and there Will be a program in
charge OF the celebration committee. The
smokes, coming just before the Dart
mouth game. will be turned into a mass
meeting. There Will probably be
number Of speakers. During the second
week in December another smoker will be
held. at which the Sock and Buskin will
present a farce. The regular monthly
meeting OF the board OF management ot
the Union was held last night.
Manager McPhee OF the Glee club has
completed arrangements for the Joint
concert with the Dartmouth Musical clubs
nj Springfield. the night before the foot
ball game.
The concert will be held Mt the Court
Square theatre the price OF the tickets
ranging from 25 cents TO 81. The clubs
will 20 up with tho football team Friday
afternoon. staying at the Northy hotel
over night. The special 81 railroad tickets
will hold good on their train. which goes
at i:33 p. IN. from Providence. and accom-
modations will be made to carry all those
who are going up 20 take in both concert
and the game the following afternoon.