Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-04
LECTURES FOR
SCHOOL COURSE
Subjects of Much Interest
Next Week.

Though tomorrow is Election day,
public lectures will be held in the
thTee Richmond centres where they
are held every Tuesday night. All
three lectures Will be of especial in
forest. At puzzle school No. IL,
Steuben street, Concord, Randall
Hargraves viii lecture on Songs of
the British Isles" and illustrate his
talk with vocal and instrumental
selections.
At No. 13, Pennsylvania avenue,
Rosebank, John s. Van Cleve will
speak on Beethoven, the Master of
Masters" Prof. Van Cleave is a
teacher of music and a writer and
lecturer on musical history and cri-
ticism and a contributor to publica-
tons on musical subjects. He was
formerly lecturer on musical history
for many years at the Cincinnati
Conservatory and for ten years at
the College of Music of Cincinnati.
"a special lecture will be given the
same night ct public school No. IS,
Broadway, West New Brighton when
Miss Mary Wolcott Green will
speak ON "Our Pioneer Mothers
She will tell of famous and historic
women of the Colonial and Revolu-
t|ionary Period; devoted women
who faced the vissistudes Of an IN
known country and climate, savages
and wild beasts, pestilence and fam
ines, and without whose patience,
endurance and bravery this country
could never have been subdued.
Thursday night at public school
No. 8, School street, Prince Bay,
Frederick w. Huntington, who is
giving a curse on electricity will
have for his subject Magnetic and
Inductive Effects of the Electric
Current"
Mrs. Enid M. s. Lament, a teach
er in music who has studied abroad.
will lecture on English Ballads at
Public school No. 1, Academy place,
Tottenville, Friday night. Miss
Grace Ewing was to have given this
lecture but was unable to do so.
The complete programme of Rich
mond lectures fer the week follows:
f. V. Neville, "Longfellow as a
Poet Illustrated by selections and
piano selections.
Public school No. 20, Heberton
n Port Richmond. Miss Ed
wilma l.. N. Blan, Romeo and
Juliet" Illustrated by readings
from the play.
Public. school No. 26, Richmond
Turnpike. Linoleumville. Henry E.
Northrop. "Homes, Tabits and His
tory of the French People" Illus
trated by s~tereNpticon views.
Monday,
Drb1ia ccbooi No G RnSsVi11p.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas Edward Pot
terton, 1.-THE Castle Bordered
Rhine" Illustrated by s~tereopticon
views.
Great Kills Moravian church, Hill
l'de avenue, Great Kills, Louis 0.
Bereh, "The Naval Academy at An
aapolis." illustrated by stereop-
ticon views.
Tuesday.
Public school No. 70. Steuben
street, Concord. Randall Hargraves,
Songs of the British Isles" Illus
trated by vocal and instrumental
selection.
Public school No. 10, Pennsvl-
yania avenue. P~osebank, John S.
Van Cleve. Phi. D., Beethoven, the
Master of Masters" Illustrated by
piano selections.
Public SCHOOL No. 18. Broadway,
West New BRIGHTON. Miss Mary VOL
colt Green, "Our Pioneer Mothers"
Thursday.
Public school No. 8, School street,
Prince Bay. Frederick W. HuntinP-
ton, magnetic and Inductive Fl
fects of the Electric Current" IL
Illustrated by experiments and stere-
opticon views.
Public school No. 80, Fisk avenue,
West New Brighton, Mrs. Alice B.
Wilcox, Browning and His Poe =
try Illustrated by readings.
Friday.
Curtis high school, St. Marks
place and Hamilton avenue, New
Brighton, William Rennie, "The
Manufacturer Of Iron and Steel"
illustrated by s~tereopticon views.
Public school No. 1, Academy
place, Tottenville, Mrs. Enid w. S.
Lamont, English Ballads" Illus
trated by songs.