New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
BRONX FORUM
PLANS LECTURES
Organization Prepares all
Interesting Programme
for Winter Months.
WELL KNOWN MEN
AMONG THE SPEAKERS
Glasses for the Study of Civics,
Economics, Oratory and
Civil Service.

The Bronx Open Forum, recently
formed through the efforts chiefly OF
Edward Polak, Register OF Bronx
County, who heads the organization,
has arranged an interesting number
for the next three months.
The Forum has been organized for
the purpose Of providing an opportu-
nifty for the intelligent discussion of
important public questions. 1t does
not indorse the views Of any speaker.
As an institution it takes no sides; il
merely provides a free platform from
which lectures can be delivered and
openly discussed.
Lectures will be delivered every Sun
day afternoon from 4 to o'clock at
the Morris High School by prominent
speakers who are authorities on the
subjects on which they will speak.
After the lectures the meeting will be-
thrown open TO the audience for dis
cussion. The lectures will be preceded
by vocal and instrumental music.
Besides the Sunday afternoon lect-
ures, the Forum will conduct classes
in civics, economies, oratory, civil ser.
vice and such other subjects as may
be required.
The services of competent teachers
Of the various subjects have been SO
cured, and an opportunity is offered to
Vursue without previous training or
examination and free of charge a
course of instruction in these subjects.
The advisory board is composed OF
educators, as well as men and women
prominent in all walks of life, and the
men on the board Of trustees stand
high in their own community.
The establishment Of the Bronx Open
Forum has aroused great interest In
the community, which bespeaks large
field for usefulness and augurs for its
success.
The officers are:
Bernard S. Deutsch is secretary Of
the Forum and Emil, l.. Newman as
sistant secretary. The members OF the
board Of trustees are Bernard 5.
Deutsch, Charles !. Fleck. NJ. Maldwin
Fertig. Anthony J. Griffin, James A.
Hamilton, Simon Hirsdanski, Edward
2olak, Angelo Patri and Henry J.. Sam
son.
Tho following persons form the sd-
yisory board: Nicholas Murray But
Ter, John Graham Brooks, Henry De
Forest Baldwin, Poultnev Bigelow'
Carl Beck, John Dewey, Mary ware
oennett, John II. Denbigh, Abram /.
hlkus. Abigail A. Freeman, Samuel
Gompers, Luther II. Gulick, Louis ID.
Gibbs, Bolton Hall. William Milt9n
Hess, Frederick c. Howe. Charles II.
ingersoll. George W. Kirchwey, Joh:-
Brooks Leayitt, Frank Moss, John j:
Murphy, Emma n. Polak, Samuel
Schulman, George VI. S. Schulz, Edwin
r. A. Seligman, John De Witt Warner
Ira s. Vile and Stephen s: Wise.
The speakers and the lectures ar
ranged follow: January 2, Isaac FRANK
lin Russell, American Ideals";. Janu-
ary 9. Frank P. Walsh, Industrial Re
lations"; January 16, John De Witt
Warner. "Let Bronx County Make
Good; January %, Frank Moss, Amer
ica's Mission to Humanity; January
30. George w. Perkins, "The Worker 5
Fair Share; February 8, George l.;
Record, "Unemployment-lts Cause and
Remedy; February l3, John Mitchell,
"The Philosophy, Purposes and Ideals
of Trade Union Movements; February
20. Louis B. Boudin, "The Class Strug-
gle": February 27, DR.. Edmund Won
Mach. "Do We Want to Hear the Truth
About the War;" March 8, Clifford PIN
chot. "Our Interest in the World war I;
March 70. George GORDON Battle;
March 10, Amos R. f. Pinchot, Amer
ica's Greatest Hope and Greatest Dan
GER; March 20, Everett P. Wheeler
american Democracy; April 2, Morris
Hillquit, Socialism"