The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08

Professors willing to Deliver Lectures
On Many Subjects When Called on
20 do So.

Until very recently universities
throughout the country required peo-
pie to come to them for the benefits
they offered. but more and more OF
the universities are going to the peo-
ple- The University Of South Caro-
lima desires to do Its part, as a part
or the public school system Of the
state. In advancing the interests of
. tss schools and In furthering the in
tellectuai growth OF its people. To
that end. and In response to the wide
spread demand for the advantages Of
higher education outside Of the col
isrss. the following general lectures
are offered.
The purpose OF the University Ex-
tension Work is to promote the full
81 Intellectual life Of all the ciu-
sens Of the commonwealth. and to re-
iAforce moral causes that have t. do
with the welfare OF our state. The
university seeks to broaden the hori-
son Of those who have not had. the
advantage OF college education, and
TO AFFORD an opportunity for those
Who have attended college TO keep In
touch with academic thought along
their favorite lines.
While the professors Of the Uni
varsity ask no compensation In seek
ing to promote by such lectures the
educational and cultural interests of
the communities. II In expected that
The communities viii bear the travel
fng expenses Schools. organisations,
eommunities. and individuals inter-
estsd are requested to address the
particular professors whose lec-
lures are desired:
Prof L. T. Baker:
4. The Theatre a. Religious and
Educational Agency.
.. The Education Of Women: Past
and Present
:. Old and New Conceptions Of
Physical Education.
:. Education for Citisenship In
Ancient and Modern States.
3. Schools Of the Nineteenth Gen.
tury In South Carolina
.. The University and the State.
Prof. A. c. Carson: 4, ".
I. Wave Motion.
= The Solar Spectrum.
.. Elsctricity and Magnetism.
Prof. l. Il. Chambe rlayne:
I. Bveied Cities Of Crete. illus
trAtsd.)
J. A Visit to Greece (Imustrated.)
Prof. r. Horton Coicock.
4. How and Why, the Federal
Government should Build Roads.
.. Tho Economic Reasons for Ex-
pert Supervision In Road Building.
.. Astronomy: Mans Nearest
Touch with the Wonders Of the Di-
vine Creator Uilustrated)
4 the Aesthetics. Of Mathemat-
p&
4 Mathematics. The Ease Of Its
Mastery When Taught Right Early.
Prof III. c. Davis:
I. English. a Living Language.
.. Beowulf. the Early English
Epic.
8. Provinciaiisms and Present
Tendencies In South Carolina Speech.
=. Mark Twain: The Man and the
Humorist.s
.. Edgar Allen Poe: The Poet
.. Edgar Allen Poe: The Master
OF the Short Story.
2. Making the Sentence Structure
Toll the Truth. (For High School
ClAsses.)
Prof. Ebert ID. Easteriing:
4. The Picture Side Of Matheinat-
lea tFor Teachers meetings.)
.. Are the Planets Inhabited?
8. The Consolidation OF Rural
Schools.
Prof. Edwin L. Green:
1. Helen Of Troy. OilustratedD
Pompei. Gliustrated.)
Mr.. w. y. Mills:
4. Student Life at oxford. (IlIus-
trated)
2. Palestine. Ullustrated.)
3. The Problem of the South Ill
iustrated.)
This lecture treats OF the social and
economic conditions of the negro in
the sou.h. and our duty In view of the
facts.