Evening journal., 1914-07-01

consist OF talks on a wide range Of
subjects-some definitely connected
with academic work, and others Of
general interest. BY writing TO the
chairman of the committee, DR.. +.
V. Vaughn, any high school or other
organization IN the State may secure
one or more Of these lectures. A
series Of lectures may also qbe ar
ranged from the list offered. AL
though the list was prepared and sent
out only a few days ago, a number
of lectures have been given and
others arranged for. During the
Easter recess, Professor G. A. Short
and DR.. II. " Vaughn delivered lee
lures in Dover and Harrington re-
spectively. In the near future Pro-
fessor e. l.. Smith will talk before
the Newark High School on Goethe
and Schiller" Professor G. A. Nc
McCue will speak in Odessa on a sub
ject TO be announced, Professor Short
will give a talk at Georgetown on
Good Roads and the Farmer" and
Professor c. p. Dutton will address
the WOmen's Club at Seaford on some
subject connected with American
literature Arrangements for other
lectures are being made, and will be
announced soon. The college au-
thorities, and especially the members
Of the extension committee, are much
gratifed at the interest shown in
this new departure throughout the
State.
A list Of the lectures and the men
who offer them is as follows:
President George A. Harter, De-
partment of Mathematics and Physics.
II, The Physics of the Weather; 2,
The Solar System.
Professor Elisha Conover, Classi-
cal Department., Private Life of
the Greeks and Romans; 2, An Old
Greek Hero; 8, The Study of the
Classics; 4, Two Typical Romans.
Assistant Professor George E. Dut-
ton, Department of English, Stu
dent Life at Delaware College; 2,
The Preparation Of Debates; 3, The
Spirit of American Literature; 4,
Poetry of the Revolution; 8, Sidney
Lanier; s, Walt Whitman; z, Thomas
Bailey Aldrich.
Professor A. 70. Grantham, Depart
ment OF Agronomy.-1, Agriculture
AS a Profession; 2, Eugenics, or Race
Improvement; g. How the World is
Fed; a, Country Life; 5, Conserva-
ton of Our Natural Resources; g.
The Origin of Our Cultivated Plants
Dean Harry Hayward, Department
Of Animal Husbandry.-1, Our
Careers.
Professor Charles A. McCue, De
partment of Horticulture-1, Life
Through Death-Plant Life; 2. Across
the Painted Desert; 3, THE Door
yard"
Professor Raymond c. Reed, De
partment of Bacteriology and Hy-
giene-1, The Romance in Bacteria
logy; 2, Animals as Disease Car
riers; 3, MIX and the Public
Health.
Professor William j. Rowan, De
partment of Public Speaking, The
Making of the Orator; 2, Our BirC
Neighbors. illustrated, 20 coloreC
slides.)
Professor Clarence A. Short, De
partment of Mathematics and Engi
neering-1, Water and It's Purihca
tion; 2, Road Improvement an'
Maintenance; 3, Rural Sanitation; 4
/ Sewage Disposal-lts Relation to Dis
ease; S, Gold Mining in California
s, The Winter Skies.
Professor Edward Laurence Smiti
Department of Modern Languages
Great French Writers of the Seven
teenth Century; 2, Victor Hugo;
Napoleon Bonaparte; 4, Paris;
Goethe and Schiller; 6, Great Ger
man Cities.
Assistant Professor q. H. Sragel
\ Department Of Mechanical and Elec
I trical Engineering, Physics in 1t
H Relation TO Everyday Life.
Professor w. Owen Sypherd, DE
partment OF English, Literature
and Life 2, What Should a Hig
School Student Read? 3, A Disciplin
in Reading; 4, Dickens and the Mod
ern Reader; 8. The Battle Of tn
Books; 6, Othello as a Represents
tive Shakesperean Tragedy; z, KiI
ling as a short Story Writer.
Professor Firman Thompson, DC
partment of Agricultural Chemistry
/, Under the Southern Cross; 2, Tn
Hawaiian Islands; g, Chemistry an
Civilization.
Professor Earnest V. Vaughn, DC
partment OF History and Economics
], Some Curious Facts in Delawar
History; >, Evolution of the State {
Delaware; 3, Delaware During tn
Revolution 4, Is Washington
Myth? 5, The True William Penn
6, Our Unwritten Constitution;
"Tammany Hail." 8. The Immigra
tion Problem; 9, The Essentials {
Socialism; 10, The Crowd: A Stud
of the Popular Mind; IL, Our Town