The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
FIX TENSION COURSES
 TO BE OPEN TO NEW
 MEMBERS FEB. lST.
Two of Columbia Extension Courses Lack In
 Numbers
Regis strations Should Be Made Now to Insure Con
 tinuance of Course

The secondl terms of the College Extension courses which Columbia University is conducting in this citv will start the first week of February with no break between the sef1esters, pr. Bakers class was a first term oraes only and will not be continued, and the Spanish and French cIass ra-l quire the first term s work in order to carry on that of the second half of the year so that practically the only classes open to new members are the English classes under Edgar ". Bur rill's tuition.
 Members of the composition class of a year ago who wish to continue the work during the coming term, should notify lE. Everett Cortrigkt. this week, that provision may be made for them.
 This class will meet on Friday even ings, from. 7:3o to g o'clock
 The Short Story Glass will meet as before on Thursday afternoon from 4520 to 6. and the Modren Drama course on Thursday evening from 2. 80 10 g o'clock
 All who are c9ntempla ting enter ing any Of the courses should notify MT. cortr1ght as early as possible Iseither at Shelton school or at his home, 215 Wells street that provision may be made for the Continuance of the classes. ss TWO Sp1enGld classes are in danger of failing because of lack of the re- quired IS members. These are the course in Modern Drama and the Victorian Literature eoIirseI in both of which MT. BurriII is instructor
 The course in Modern Drama is particularly Interesting one and izl- troduces field of literature with which the average reader is not like Iy to be acquainted. The work is not iburdensoTne. and consists of the read ing of the plays during the week and the discussion of them in class. The Instructor usually gives a short biog- raphy of the author 1.-the play that it may be better understood.
 A diseussfon of the plays of the day is offered and suggestions given concerning. the best ones now playing in New r ork. The work Of the first. semester is not requiredss for that of the second and ian interesting pro- gram of Iectures for the fifteen meetings is offered. The drama course makes one appreciate and unt derstand the plays Of the day to theft fullest extent.
 half of the gear wllich extendss from Feb. I to May. T, follows:
 I. Pinere: Sweet Lavender, Iris. The Anazons.
 IT. PInere: The Second Mrs Tan queray| His House in. Order. Il. 1I, Mid d-Channel
 5 ". Jones: Mrs. Dane's Defense, Michael and His Lost Angel. I V Philips; Herod; Jerome: The Passing of the Third Floor Back.
 VI Shaw; Caesar and Cleopatra, The DevfIs Disciple. VIII Yeats: The Land of Hearts Desire: synges Riders to the Sea: Gregory: Spreading the News; Irvine: Mixed Marriage.
 tx Baker: Chains soWerby Rutherford and Son. l K Wilde:.a Lady Windernaere,s s Fan: Mansfield: The Tragedy of Man.
 xI. Glasworthy: Strife, Barker: XII Fitch: The Truth Moody: The Great Divide.
 l XIII. Peabody: The Piper: Ken nedy: The Servant in the House.
 XIV Tarkfngton & Wilson The Man from Home; zangwf1I: The Melt [ ingTPot.
 I Kv. Lecturer Americas conribu- ton to the Drama.
 The Victorian Literature course is 1 likewise a particularly interesting one and deals with the famous authors of the Victorian age. The second sem ester devotes nine lectures to the study of Browning, and one to Mrs Browning and her poetry. This 1 like the Drama Course is purely a reading one. The list of lectures I follows:
 1T Mrs. Browning's life and poetry
 Tx. Browning. i xI Ruslin Morris and :Rosetti
 XII. Dickens Thackeray, Eliot. Hardy, and Meredith. I XIII Stevenson. as I. XIV. Kipling.
 KY. Summary of the Victorian Age.
 Baltimore policemen raided the Pa tuxenta Rod and Gun club, near there, and arrested 14S persons and seized $50 in cash, bla1ckboards and racing sheets.