Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-19
CITY INSTITUTE
TO OPEN LECTURE
COURSES OCT. 8
Noted Educators Have Been Se-
cured to Speak During the
Thirty Weeks.


Sciences, which was organized last
spring to encourage the study of litera-
ture, history, science. art, commerce
and industry, and to provide the ad-
vantages of higher education for
those who cannot go to a college or
university. win begin it's courses OF
lectures on Monday. October s. and
continue for thirty weeks. The charge
for a 30-hour course will be so, for a
60-hour course $40. for the course in
advanced principles of design SIS, and
all fees are payable at the office of
the registrar, Miss Isabel p. Struble,
on the third floor of the North Pruden-
tial building in Bank street, not later
than October II next.
John F. Dryden, president, and For
rest F. Dryden, second president,
OF, the Prudential Insurance Company,
have given the executive committee of
the institute $100 and a medal to be
known as the Prudential gold medal
for scholarship purposes.
Most of the lectures and the courses
will be given by professors of New
York University. The work of the in
stitute has been divided into depart
ments under these leaders: David b.
Corson, assistant superintendent OF
Newark public schools, education; for
mer Sheriff Frank H. Sommer law,
finance and accounts; John Cotton
Dana, of the Public Library, literature
and fine arts; DR.. Addison B. Poland,
superintendent of Newark public
schools, industrial education, and j.
txrs4. oxaf n
tendent of schools, public lectures.
A series of eight popular lectures will
be given, one a month, beginning in
October. This course is intended for
people who do not take up special
course of study, but want to get IN
formation on the great issues of the
present. One lecture will be delivered
Just before election day in November
on topics of current interest and politi-
cal significance, and another near
Thanksgiving Day. by men of national
reputation.
Professor Griggs to Speak.
The lecturers already engaged for
this course include Professor John Cow
per Powys, of oxford University, Eng
land; Professor Edward Howard
Griggs for February, F. Hopkinson
Smith for the first week in January;
Professor Toyokichi Iyenaga, of the
University of Chicago, who will give
illustrated lectures on phases of Japa-
nese life; Professor Charles l. Harring-
ton. who will give an illustrated lecture
on aerial navigation, and Professor
Paul M. Pearson who will give read
ings from Mark Twain's books and
short stories. The lectures will be free
to associate members o fthe institute,
those who pay an annual fee of 81, and
the charge for admission to these lee
lures to the public will be fifty cents
for each lecture in the course
The schedule for the day lectures
which will be given at o'clock after
Moons. is as follows Mondays Prof
Thomas Taper, of New York Univer-
sity and Miss Louise Westwood, super
visor of music in Newark schools, on
music for grade teachers, Newark
Normal School: Tuesdays, lectures on
the study of English composition and
literature. by DIR. Gertrude Edmunds
of New York University, in the Publil
library: bv Prof. Frank Alvah Par
sons. of the New York school of Art
in Burnet street School. and Frank G.
Gilman of Barringer High School, or
civics treating Of municipal and ma.
tional government: Wednesdays, Prof
Parsons, on elementary principles d
design and color. at the Newark
Normal School, and Prof. ]. Herbert
Low. on American history, Public
library: THURSDAYS. Prof. N. IL
Horne. science and art of teaching
prof 7 Loring Arnold, the literatur,
and art of the short story. and Mrs
Estelle n. Davis. kindergartens Publ,
Library.
THE schedule for the evening lecture
is. MONDAYS Professor Charles L. Bris
fol human anatomy and physiology
public library. and Professor C. F
Racon. Burnet Street School; Tuesdays
Leo 'Greendinger, principles of account