The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-02-08

Who is to Lecture Here is a
Noted English School
Man and Author:


DR.. Ian c. Hannah. who viii de.
liver lecture here on the .charac
ter of Dickens" the date OF which
lecture is Monday night, February
u, at s:15 O'Clock in the First
Baptist church under the au.
spices of the Woman's civic Club, is
a staff-lecturer in history OF the
Cambridge University, Eng, and
American Societies for the extension
OF university teaching. He is a late
master of the English school, at
Tien Tsin, China; late president OF
Kings College. Nova Scotia; author
Of History of Asia" and other
historical books.
The attention of the American
society was attracted to the worl,
of Dr.. Hannah by his more than
usually able academic career and
varied and interesting life since
leaving Cambridge University. Ate:
completing with honors his studies at
Cambridge, he travelled n greece and
Palestine and in 1896 was appointed
master OF the English school at Tlen
Tsin, China, (the Port of Peking) !.
During his vacations. while holding
the position, DR.. Hannah Travelled in
the northern provinces of China, in
Manchuria, Korea, Japan and a
corner of Siberia. Returning from
China across the United States in
1888, he began in England his uni
versity extension experience, inter
rupting this in 1901 to serve Tor a
term as one of the teachers at
Michael House, Natal, one of the
leading South African schools-af-
forwards travelling in Morocco, the
Canaries, East Africa. etc. One Of
the results of his eastern experience
are his books on Eastern Asia and
Oriental Problems.
From 1904 to 1906 DR.. Hannah
was president of Kings College,
Nova Scotia, the oldest of the Ca
madam universities except French
Laval, leaving that position to ac
cept a staff leadership in history
for the Cambridge University Exten-
sion Delegacy. During the faa
months, he lectures for the Cam
bridge and oxford universities, com
ing to America every other year for
the months of January, February
and March.
in appearance, DR.. Hannah is a
tall. energetic, enthusiastic English
man, thirty-six years of age, with an
interesting personality. He is a
son of the Rev. John julius Han
nah, Dean of Chichester, Eng, and
his early education was at Winches-
ter College. No matter on what
topic he speaks, he impresses the
hearer by his scholarship, sincerity,
well balanced thought and broad
and tolerant spirit. His voice is
typically English, the delivery ex-
tempore, rapid and animated
In lecturing, DR.. Hannah's great
ideals are Cd to arouse the interest
in all classes of the audience by
drawing attention to the leading
principles and lasting tendencies,
by seeking rather to find out the
main contribution to universal civ
ilization that different races have
made than merely to impress facts
and dates; and 90 to draw out the
bearing of the lessons of history on
modern problems, especially in this
country. He feels strongly that all
history may be made living thing,
throwing foods of light on many
problems Of the day. In treating
his subjects, DR.. Hannah assumes
little or no previous acquaintance
on the part OF the audience, making
the lectures as popular as possible
and leaving what is not of general
interest to be read in private.