The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-09
.DR. HOLBROOK ON "SUBJECT|VE MIND" Mobile Woman Speaks to Large
 Audience
 INTEREST IN INSTITUTE Feature of Today's Session Will Be Address by Frances Nmmo
INTEREST IN INSTITUTE

In scholarly lecture on The Subjec- tive Mind," delivered last night at the High school auditorium, Dr. Eason Hol- brook of Mobile addressed the teachers attending the Ninth Congressional insti- ute now in convention and a goodly rep resentation of the general public Dr. Hol- brooks discourse on metaphysics and its relation to the physical world was thor oughly enjoyed by an attentive audience, all of whom pronounced the privilege of hearing her a rare treat
 The speaker began with a discussion of the evolution theory and spoke of Dar- wins discovery of the ameoba and the resulting theory of the development of higher forms of animal life. She dealt at length with Heckel's theory of the be- ginning of life, asserting the falsity of the German philosophers belief that the spirit has only material existence end ing with the death of man. In her treat ment of the subjective mind Dr. Hol- brook called attention to the fact that the mind Is not the brain. The mind, she said, is a spiritual force entirely different from the brain, which has only a material existence. Spiritualism, Christian science, mental cure, the Emmanuel movement, hypnotic suggestion and telepathy she stated are all nothing more nor less than various phases of the subjective mind.
 After the lecture an informal recep- ton was held in the school library rooms, when all teachers in attendance were ex- tended the privilege of making the &C., quaintance of pr. Holbrook.
 Yesterdays Session of Institute.
 At the session oe the teachers institute held yesterday at the High school the attendance was much larger than pre- viously, 42 names having been added to the roll, swelling the total number to al- most 400. The regular work of the insti- ute was taken up, discussion being had on the various subjects of interest to teachers. c. A. Brown, principal of the High school spoke interestingly on Arithmetic, at the beginning of the morning session, and was followed by W. E. Smith on Geography" The Teach ers Place in the Community" was treated by Dr. A. P. Montague; Language by C. B. Glenn; Vocal Music," by Miss Una Gilbert History by H. P. Burruss; Manual Arts," by R. L. Dimit; Primary Work" by Miss Lula Bradford. and ..Physiology," by E. L. Brown. At D. m. a conference of the superintendents and principals was held, Dr. J. H. Phil lips directing. At the round table exer- cises the principal speaker was Douglas Allen, who spoke on ''The Government of the School"
 Today's Session.
 The feature of today's session will be an address from Miss Frances Nimmo Greene, secretary of the Birmingham PE-'- lie Library association, on "The School and the Library" Miss Greene will speak at 10 a. m., when the public is invited to be present at the session. The remainder of today's programme includes discus sion of Grammar" by T. C. Young; ''Civis." by W. c. Griggs; "Agriculture.' by l.. N. Duncan, and Writing by
 Following Is the enrolment list for yesterday:
 Jewell Asked, Birmingham.
 Janney Bridges Coal City: Gertrude Beard, West End; Alice Barnett, Birmins- ham; Leila J. Burchfeld, Oak Grove.
 Pearl CalIen, BirHllnBnexn, SSeOrBe Can- field, Graymont; Annie Centerfit, Wood lawn; L. N. Duncan. Auburn; George w. Duncan, Auburn.
 w F. Paris, Birmingham.
 Mrs. Sarah W. Hawkins Bessen1er; Estelle Heaslett, Birmingham; c. l.. Hub bert, Adamsville; Mamie Henry, Bfrming- ham; J. W. Hawthorn. Brookside.
 J. l. Knight, Empire; Margaret Iigon. Birmingham.
 Dr. A. P. Montague, East Lake; Vir- ginia Nixon. Bessemer; Verda Moore. Bessemer; James M. Mcdonald, Winfield; Stella B. Montgomery Woodlawn Glover Moore, West End; Olive Mayes, Flor ence; J. D. Matlock, Birmingham
 Cora Lee Oglesby, Birmingham.
 Ala l. Prescott Orvlle; Bessie Pugh. Bessemer.
 Ada Lee Robertson, Bessemer
 Margaret Stakely, Birmingham; B. J. Skinner Birmingham; Strickland. Pratt City; William N. Smith, Birmingham; Madeleine Smith, Birmingham; Otie Ship man. Birmingham.
 Della Truss. East Lake; Elberta Taylor. Birmingham.
 Katie Walker, Albertville: Margaret Wright Ensley: w. l.. c. Wailes, Au- gusta, Ga; Mattie L. Walker. Birmins- ham