Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11
LECTURES AT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
List of Subjects for the Second
Series.

The success of the free lectures to the
people at the Public Library has been 50
great in the first series that recommends
tions have been sent to the board of educa-
ton to hold two lectures week instead OF
one at that popular center IN the second
series soon TO open
In cooperation with the lectures given
book lists prepared by the lecturers recon-
mended for reading have been prepared
and were distributed to the audience at the
last lecture of the first term Tuesday, Feb
ruary 6.
A note appended to the list says:
THE value of good books cannot be eXag
gerated. People who read trash are capable
of enjoying better things, if they only knew
1t. The love of good reading once acquired
is a constant influence educating refining
and inspiring. Reading increases our use
and mastery of words, gives us keener IN
terest in the events of the world in which
we live and broadens our entire mental
horizon. In connection with these lectures
let us then unite in cultvating by all means
in our power this gracious affection, which
In addition TO enjoyment brings so many
real benefits in its train
The lectures given and lists OF supplement
tary reading are as follows:
Arizona Wonderland" List furnished
by the lecturer Rev. Ulysses G. b. Pierce:
In the Ora nd Canon of the Colorado, G. w.
James; The Romance of the Colorado
River, D. Bilembaugh: The Grand Canon,
Powell; In and Around the Grand Canon,
G. w. James: Grand Canon. Mcclure s.
September, 1905 other articles as per Poole.
Cruising in the Mediterranean. List
furnished by the lecturer. Mrs. M. Landon
Reed: The Rulers of the Mediterranean,
sraniards. De Amicis; The Alhambra,
Washington Irving: Morocco as 1t Is, Ste
pIen Bonsal; In the Levant, Charles Dud-
ley Warner.
1.-THE Japanese Side of the War" List
furnished by the lecturer, Mr.. William r.
Curtis: The Yankees of the East, VIM. e
Curtis; Things Japanese, Mr.. Chamberlain;
A Japanese Interior, Miss Alice Bacon
japanese Women and Girls, Miss Alice
Bacon: Jinricsha Days. Miss Scidmore.
Switzerland. List furnished by the lee
turer, Mr.. John HitZ. ex-consul: Our Life
in the Swiss Highlands, ]. Addington Sy-
monds; The Swiss Republic, Boyd VIII
chester; The Swiss and Their Governments,
Hepworth Dixon; Switzerland Illustrated.
two volumes, Dr. William Beattie; SWISS
Life in Town and Country. A. Thomas
Story: The Constitution of Switzerland ana
Its Government Adams and Cunningham
Light" List of books furnished by tie
Light Glazerbrook; Light, Hastings: Light,
Stokes: Light, TAFT; Light, Thompson;
Light, Wright; Nature of Light. Lommel
"Newspaper- Making" List OF books rnr,
nished by the lecturer, Capt. George Ansoh
Van Smith: acknowledgements, Han
sard; The Invention of Printing. De Nlnne'
Historic Printing Types, De Winnie; Pain
Types De Winnie; Encyclopedia of Printing,
History of Printing in America,
Thomas; History of Printing Press Hoe.
Text Book of Paper Making,
Cross and Bevant: Paper-makers' Pocket
book Beverage; The Art of Paper Making,
Watt: Section on Paper and Pulp. Vol. IN,
Part III, Twelfth Census
Y. S.
PRUSSIA and Japan List furnished by
the lecturer, j. o. Spencer. Phi D., prcsi-
dent of Morgan College, Baltimore, Ma
Russia. Wallace; All the Russians, Nor
mann: Asiatic Russia. Wright; The Expan-
sion of Russia, Breaulieu; Hand Book OF
Modern Japan, Clement; The Russo-Japah-
csc Conflict Asakawa: The Mission OF
Japan, Hoshino: japanese Girls and Wo-
men. Bacon: Japan. Rein; The Industries
of Japan Rein; Neutrality and the Far
Eastern War, Lawrence