The evening world., 1912-05-03

spending TO . genuine hunger for
knowledge and for power. The immi-
grant and the coileee graduate. all are
taken into our intellectual and spiritual
net. Men and women alike are being
educated Families spend evenings in
rare company.
People who attend include repre-
sentatives Of every section Of the great
human congerics which forms our cos
mopolitan city. The reasy mechanic.
the teacher. the lawyer. the physician.
the clerk In the dry goods store. all arc
bound together In this desire for the
broadening OF the intellectual horizon.
A poet like Edwin Markham. ex-presi-
dents Of colleges. and graduates OF
English, American and German un!ver-
stiles are anon regular auditors at
some Of the courses. Is this not a uni
versity? Are We no realizing through
this means the vision OF him who
wrote: There is no a schoolhouse In
the republic but Is destined TO become a
university of the people. a nerve gam
giion OF the new social organization In
the spirit Of the arts and sciences
WANTS SCHOOL HOUSES FOR
LECTURE ROOMS.
DR.. Lclpziger recalled tho fact that tho
state of Wisconsin had by law opened
every public school house In the state
20 ~non-scctar.an and ~non-pol'tical or
g%anlxat!ons for public assemblages at all
times. and urged the passage Oh a SINH
lar law in this state.
Egerton l.. Winthrop it,. President OF
the Board OF Education. paid . "
tribute to the work Of the lecturers In
educating the masses Of New York. and
declared that especial praise was due
to DR.. Lc!pz,ger for ~prolonglns the
courses and compelling the Board OF
Education to appreciate Ito educational
value.
George McAnAny. Pre.lden. of tho Bor.
ough Of Manhattan. spoke Of TIT
Worlds free concerts In the public
schools. Last winter. declaring that the
need OF classical music was amply
proven BY the attendance upon these
r~ecitals. But he added, the grea,
CITY Of New York should not depend or
private persons to finance these r~ecltals
1t Is the duty Of the city itself 10 fur.
nish good music as part Of the education
Of her Inhabitants
Miss Jessie NJ. Davis, formerly con
nected with the Board Of Health. but
now In the city's high schools. gave ar
exhaustive history Of the birth and
growth o: this free lecture course. prefac.
ing her remarks by saying:
The great newspaper which twenty.
three years & established this free
lecture course and brought about II,
continuance BY the Board OF Education
deserves nothing less than q tablet In
the educational Hall Of Fame"
Miss Davis pointed out that the NOV
ing picture theatres are attracting
thousands who otherwise might attent
the educational lectures. Sweden" sh,
said. realizing tho added attraction o.
the moving pictures. has established q
national moving picture theatre. where
the history OF the nation. in srabhi,
n educational form, IL portrayed FOL
the people. In France. every branch o.
natural science 10 shown to the peopl,
through this medium. It Is high tim,
that We In New York adopted the NOV
ing picture a. an ADJUNCT to the fire.,
lecture course.
II advocate. too the establishment o
public theatres. where will be produce,
plays written BY tho public and acted b,
che public. II 10 In such Q theatre tina
We may expect the ultimate uplift Of th,
! drama"