The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-14
PUBLIC LECTURE COURSE
FINE LIST OF LECTURES
Rev. Dr. Russell B. Conwell, of Philadelphia, Gives the
 Opening One.

The public lecture course, given un- der the auspices of Yale university and the New Haven University Extension center, presents this year a most att tractive list of popular lectures for the benefit of the general public. The course will open in College street hall and includes quite number of new and prominent lecturers who have never appeared in New Haven, together with a goodly selection from the famous and favorite speakers who are always so well appreciated by New Haven audi ences.
 Dr. Russell R. Conwell, the well known pastor of the Baptist temple In Philadelphia and president of Temple college, who Is one of the most popular orators in the United States gives the opening lecture in the course. Dr. Conwell is one of the old time lectur- CTS, and recalls forcibly to his hearers the eloquence of Wendell Phillips, Henry Ward Beecher and others of bygone days. His personal magnetism, witty sallles and marvellous fund of anecdotes always hold the wrapt at- tention of his audience The subject of this coming lecture, which has never been given in New Haven, is Personal Glimpsos of Celebrated Men and Wo- men Whom I Have Known--Lessons from Great Lives" and one can easily imagine how interesting and inspiring his personal "reminiscences and stories will be.
 There follow in the course: Hon. Ar thur K. Peck, with his moving pictures of Yellowstone National Park, showing the geysers in active operation; Charles D. Kellogg, who is known as "The Bird Man" and the greatest bird war l bier in the world. Ills lecture recital will consist of Talks with Birds" their habits, customs, and the way in which they communicate with each other, besides exact limitations of the warbling of the different featnerel songsters; then, in the dramatic line Is Leland Powers in Tarkington's Monsieur Beaucaire," also the English ,dramatist Joseph speaight, who made such a success in this country last win l ter in Dickens Nicholas Nickleby," and Joe Jefferson's friend, George Kier- nan, in the well known play of "Rip Van Winkle" as given by Jefferson for so many years.
 pr. Thomas E. Green, who Thomas B. Reed said was one of the greatest orators in this country. has a lecture on "The Twentieth Century and It's Wonders" George F. Vincent, who is always bright, humorous, and most in spring, talks on Democracy, Cynic- ism or Faith" New Haven people win be especially interested in hearing Prof. Earl Barnes, who is said to be one of the most fascinating of takers and in popularity a rival of Edward Howard Griggs. Then there are | Thompson Seton on "The Rocky Noun tains," John Calvin Goddard on The Art of Being Interesting" Dr. Schov- i'll on Spanish Cities and Highways" {" and, in the line of literature. Prof. Powys of Oxford, EngIand on English Novelists, Hardy and KipHng," and our own favorite, Prof. William Lyon Phelps, on "John Greenleaf Whittier"
 There will be ten Illustrated scientific lectures by some of the most eminent men in the country, the program of which will be announced later. I Season tickets for the entire course can be obtained at the Free Public L- brary for SS, which makes the cost of these lectures to season ticket holders l about ten cents a lecture.