Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-11
Y SCHOOLS TO START
WITH STRONG COURSE
Two Spanish Clnsscs VIII Meet To-
night and on Geology Glass
Saturday Night at Building.

Under the title OF Y. NJ c. A..
schools. the real work OF the cduca-
uonal department of the starts
Monday night when two Spanish
classes will be held The school was
all ready to start when the epidemic
broke out and has been delayed for
over a month In its program. but
according to c. X. Leslie, Jr., the
delay has given those in charge an
opportunity to strengthen the
courses TO be presented and to get
the school before the people.
The beginners class in Spanish
Will meet at 700 O'Clock Monday
evening In room "B" on the second
floor Of the Y. Those Interested in
the Spanish language. whether they
have enrolled or not are invited to
he present at this time. Senior ID.
a. Alverez. instructor In Spanish,
speaks the language as his native
tongue and his system OF teaching
brings the student not only into a
correct speaking knowledge OF Span
ish but into n reading and
writing knowledge as well.
This course continues for a
period OF eight months. meeting
Monday and Thursday evenings at
700 p. M. For those students who
havo continued the study OF Spanish
In private lessons during the flu, an
8 o'clock class TO follow the begin
ners' class has been started. AL
though this ~ a small class II is ex-
pected that those especially apt in
learning the language will catch up
with the advanced class.
Interesting to those who have n
4 l..
want TO brush up in II will be the
special class In conversational Span
iSh to meet with SonOr Alverez, on
Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7
o'clock for a period of five months.
. Occasionally meals will be seryed
and all conversation in connection
with the service OF the meals will he
carried on In Spanish. This class
will subscribe for Spanish papers
and road the Pan American Union
in Spanish.
oil Geology. the class that Is at
tracing the most attention. meets
next Saturday evening at 1880 in
room IL" at the Y and will con-
tinue at this time for a period OF 90
weeks. In this class alone, an en-
rollment Of 80 has been reached
and as the class is limited in num-
hcr very few more will be accept
ed. Interested parties should call
Mr.. Leslie at the Y to arrange for
enrolment Occasional field trips
will be made on Saturday afternoons.
The committee on instruction are:
James II. Gardner, J. r. Pember-
ton, A. l.. Beeklcy, NJ. ]. Mum,
George X. Mattson, ]. NJ. Herald and
Miss Margaret Campbell who will
select the instructors and lecturers
for the various meetings during the
80 weeks and also the field trip
leaders. Miss Campbell and Mr..
Herald will head up the instruction
in the text. "Chamberlin and Sails
bury's College Geology" The first
field trip will be made on Saturday
afternoon, November 20. Those en-
rolled in this class are from the oil
companies and include among others
some OF the heads OF departments
and young ladies from the offices
OF oil biologists.
It is hoped that classes in English.
mathematics and history can be
started within two weeks as we'll as
course in public speaking. Over
Is calls have already been made for
public speaking instruction and this
class DldS Ialr 10 ne lhTBe one
The course OF study is very prac-
tical. having as its Idea the teaching
of men to think on their feet, and
to express their thoughts In the best
possible way. The similarity between
public speaking and salesmanship
is kept in mind always and m at
tempt to make 1t useful in the life
of each man regardless OF his pro-
fession or business. There IL an es-
pecial call for this course from men
who are Four Minute men and men
who have been speaking since war
began and learned the need OF such
n course.