Evening journal., 1914-09-19
teachers ARRANGE
Lecture COURSE
Present Plan Provides for
Five Entertainments Though
Two More May Follow
PROMINENT MEN
ARE ENGAGED

Arrangements for five of the series
OF lectures which will be given this
winter by the Primary Teachers As
sociation have been made and judging
from the names Of the speakers and
the various subjects included the pro-
gram for these lectures bids fair TO
he most interesting and delightful.
Many Of the most prominent plat
/ form speakers in the country lave
/ been secured for these lectures and
Ftheir subjects cover a wide field Of cul-
/ mre. which il is hoped will attract the
I interest of others outside of the mem
bership list.
Although the association still clings
Z 10 the name of Primary Teachers AS
sociation Il has not been confined for
q number OF years TO the Primary
grade teachers but includes in its mem
bership list practically all of the
teachers in the city schools and many
others beside lt is as a memorial TO
the late Miss Mary !. Williams assist
ant superintendent Of the schools at
one time, who devoted much of her
time and energy TO the work OF the
Association. that the name has been
retained.
Recognizing the fact that the people
here have little or no opportunity OF
hearing good lectures, the teachVrs con-
cei,ed the idea of extending the privi-
lege To attend the ones that they had
originally had planned for their own
recreation TO the general public with the
result that many outsiders have joined
the association. The membership fee
is 81, and entities the member to invite
one friend 10 each one of the seven
lectures. 70 is hoped that by doing this
the attendance this year will be much
larger
While the series of lectures usually
include seven in an this year, owing ia
the greater expense attached TO the OBJ
taininn of each lecturer, which, strange
to say. has increased with the other
higher cost OF living. only five have 80
far been arranged for. IL is thought
however. that the finances of the asso.
citation viii be such in the near future
as to permit the other two lectures
being given later on.
The course will open Monday after.
noon at 4 o'clock at the Wilmington
: High School and Dr. Francis Green
of West Chester, will be the speaker
B for that afternoon. His subject vii
be Amid the Lakes of England DR.
. Green, who has a big reputation as {
! lecturer, was unanimously chosen b,
, the Association as the one to star
the lectures this year.
4 Another speaker of much promi
!. nence that has been obtained and VIII
n will speak possibly some time in No
n vember OF April is Miss Janet Rich
e ards. Miss Richards is one OF th
t leading current topic speakers in Tn
country and her current topic classe
/. in many of the largest cities are al
/. ways well attended and most inter
;. esting. Miss Richards has just re
turned from abroad where she ha
spent the summer in quest OF mater
: ial for her talks.
ON December IL, John kendrie
, Bangs. the humorist, viii give hl
"Christmas Readings,' and as this well
known author has already won bi
place in the hearts Of the America
o public. his reception IL is thought wi
be most cordial.
Others who will lecture are, jaime
o Parton Hanoy, director of manual arr
in New York, and DIR. Luther Halse
Gulick. at present connected with On
Russell Sage Foundation of New York
Mr.. Haney win lecture In Januar
and his subject will be: "Ihe Child
o Appreciation of Art" while DR. Guicl
who has national reputation as
health expert. will come here in Eel
ruary. His subject while not as yet m
nounced WILL it is thought, be ON SON
Z. phase Of the health problem.
For the two remaining lectures, tt
Association is trying 70 obtain Mis-
Ida Tarbell and DR.. Talcott William
E. Miss Tarbell. who will he remembe
,e ed through her relentless attacks q
,s the standard Oil Company, the diss'
luton for which she was vitality r.
!, sponsible, is perhaps one of the grea
H. est and most lucid writer's on ec
nomic and industrial questions Of Il
present day. Or. Williams, who
dean of the Pulitzer School of Jou
,ls naism az Columbia University, is all
prominent as a lecturer and educate
The exact nature of their subjec
has not as yet been announced, b
. that they will be of a most interes
ing and absorbing character is n
for a moment denied.
Anyone desiring tickets for q
course may secure them from Mi
Clara Mendinhall of the Wilmingt'
ms Teachers Training school, or fro
Miss Culbertson at the office of Su
IS. erintendent Clifford J. Scott