Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14
ATTENDANCE
AT LECTURES
January Record Month Of
inter Courss.

SdHudly was u GtCOTu mOuID tCG
the attendance at the public lectures
under the auspices of the Board of
Education. In all the boroughs the
total attendance was 194,026, as
compared with 1926 for the same
month a year ago, q gain Of $3.50.
This number of lectures given was
S64, an increase of rs, and the aver
age attendance wen up from 165 to
225. a jump of so. In Richmond the
attendance was 1866 as compared
with SCAT for January, 1912, a gain
of 4,019, or about 80 per cent. Fif-
ty four lectures were given, one less
thar for the previous year and the
average attendance went up from 80
to 1853. a gain of 76. This was ex-
ceeded by only one other borough.
the Bronx where the average in
creased IT.
In the four months of the lecture
season which have passed, 447,770
persons have attended the lectures as
as compared with 417,891 for the
same period of the previous season,
a gain of $3.50. The number Of
lectures given has dropped from g.
OIL to 1862, a decrease of SO, but
the average has gone up from 1855
to PIT, a gain Of 80, a lecture. The
indications are that the season of
1928 will be the most successful
In the history of the bureau of lee
lures.
Miss Mary V. Worstell Will lecture
on "The New York Geological Park"
at the Great Kills Moravian church,
Hillside avenue, Great Kills, Mon
day night. Thursday night at No. 8,
School street, Prince Bay, JACOB E.
Price, will have for his subject
"Noiseless Forces" The same night
at No. 80. Fisk avenue, West New
Brighton, Joseph M. Tilden will
speak on "The History of Architec-
ture as Seen in New York City Build
ings." DR.. Theron W. Kilmer, who
is giving a course of lectures on First
Aid to the Injured, at the Curtis high
school, st. Marks place and Hamil-
ton avenue, New Brighton. will
speak on "Unconsciousness," Friday
night. america and the Ameri-
cans" will be the subject Of Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Leases talk at pub
lie school No. 1, Academy place, Tot
tenville, the same night. All the
other lectures will be on travel and
geography.
The complete programme for the
week follows:
Monday, February II.
Public School No. g.. Rossville ave-
nue., Rossville. Jesse Lee Peck. "Ru-
raj Life Of Palestine" Illustrated
by stereorticon views.
Great Kills Moravian church, Hill
side avenue. Great Kills. Miss Mary
V. Worstell, 1.-THE New York Zoolog-
ical Park" Illustrated by stereop-
ticon views.
Tuesday, February 10.
Public School No. ~, Steuben
street. Concord. Mrs. Jennie M.
Tower, HOLLAND and the Dutch"
illustrated by stereopticon views.
Public School No. 13. P%ennsylvan-
Ia avenue, Rosebank. Miss Ida Vera
Simonton, "In the African Jungles."
Illustrated by stereopticon views and
curios.
Public School No. IS, Broadway,
West New Brighton, the Rev. DR..
Thomas Edward Potterton, Hawaii:
An Eden Of the Pacific" Illustrated
by stereopticon views.
Thursday, February 20.
Public School No. g.. School street,
Prince Bay, Jacob e. Price, Ph.D.,
"Noiseiess Forces"
Public School No. 80, Fisk ave-
nue., West New Brighton. Joseph M.
T1lden, History of Architecture as
Seen in New York City Buildings"
illustrated by stereopticon views.
FRIDAY, February FL.
Curtis High School, st. Marks
place and Hamilton avenue. New
Brighton, DR.. Theron w. Kilmer,
"Uneonsciousness." illustrated by
stereopticon views and demonstra-
tions.
Public School No. 1, Academy
place, Tottenville, Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Lease, American and the Am
e~ricans."
Public School No. IA, Broad and
Brook streets, Stapleton. Hamilton
Holt, Japan Today" Illustrated by
s%tereopticon views.
Public Schools No. 20, Heberton
avenue, Port Richmond, George w.
B. Wjtten. "South Africa and the
Boer War" illustrated by stereop-
ticon views.
Public School No. 2e, Richmond
Turnpike. Linoleumville, Morris A.
Lunn, Bermuda" Illustrated by
stereopticon views.