The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-13
LECTURE COURSE
EVER POPULAR
Many Virginia Schools Mani
fest Interest in Phase OF
University Work.
Especial to The Times-DispatchI

Charlottesville. Va, January 2-
Interest in the course of university cx-
tension lectures, given by members
Of the faculty of tho University OF
Virginia, is steadily growing, and JUS
titles the belief of President Alderman
in regard to this phase of the uniVersi-
~ work. A number of schools through
out the State have adopted tho plan
Of having d series of the lectures this
winter. On this basis the following
lectures were given last Friday:
Literature and Travel. by DIT
Charles w. Kent. at Fredericksburg !:
What Literature Can Do Tor on;
bv D. G.. Alphonso Smith. At Lynch
burg: Tho Literary Influence OF the
English Bible" by Professor w NJ
Forrest. at Roanoke. The influence
Of the Past Upon the Present b. Dean
Dabney. A Richmond The Life OF
the Ancient Greek" by Professor IT
II webb. at Petersburg. Judges as
Arbiters of English ny Professor
Arristead NJ Dobie. a. panville !.
Education for Citizenship. b. Pro
fessor William NJ. Hundley. Al Farm
vile. and Liquid Air" by Professor
l.. G. Hoxton. a. Orange
a meeting OF the University OF ~
Clula branch OF the American rus. 20 90
Of Electrical Engineers will be held I'm
Madison Hall tomorrow night. III
Carl Herring. of Philadelphia. VIII SPEAK
on Electoral { henicsl Engineering
He will speak especially OF modern
methods of applying electricity IN
rnetallurSy. and the many industrial
r-oresSes connected herewith Ut
Herring * a world-famous investigator.
and has twice been decorated by the
French government for his researches
He discovered the so-called pincn
phenomenon.
DR.. "A. +. Jordan. professor OF his
rolosv and emD.yology. will speak on
"EUgenics Its Data, scope s'lu
Promise. Do IN Madison Hall "Wednesday
evening. Professor Jordan vas recent
tx appointed TO the lecturcship on
etsrertcs established at the University
OF Virginia b. Mrs. Huntington Wilson.
OF washington D O. His lecture VIII
be on this foundation
Dr.. Joseph T. Sinzevald. IT. pro-
fcssor OF economic geology a. the johns
Hopkins University. will read . paper on
The Titanifcrous Iron Ores OF tne
Tinted states 90 before the scientific
branch OF the Philosophical Society on
January q IBIS study OF tho mettalog-
raphv OF these ores has attracted vice
attention. lie discussed thcrn recently
before the Geological Society 70 Amer
holidays a. Vale University. when 30
was adu, tied that the facts he brought
out formed an important contribution
20 science.
To morrow night the Two teams 49,
pointed 90 bOc-t the trcfub nrsnip 81
The University Young Mems Clln A-s"-
citation will mcct iu Madison iiaiI ara
report TO q central committee ne 70
suits ~ tho week work. supper ~il 20
served and the .csins team VIII -ait
mn the winners Tho association
hopes to have every student enrolled
as a member.
The forthcoming issga - tne Atunlih
Bulletin gill be devoted largely % me
ufe and services 81 the late professor
John ". MAilof comprehensive
article dealing with thc achicrcinefts
and personality % filzIrias ere~t
scientist has been prepared Tor ne
Bulletin b. Professor william Hold
ing Fchols The Bu.icfir VII contain
many other intcre-tiug article-- ana
notes and ncws ~ interest 90 University
. men every Sbcso-