The New York herald., 1922-09-17
DIR. BUTLER TO OPEN
SERIES OF LECTURES
Columbia's Institute of Arts
and Sciences Will Begin
Studies October II.
INCREASE POPULAR SCOPE
Subjects VIII Lend Interna-
tional Flavor to Non-Aca-
demic Course.

Nicholas Murray Butler. president.
heads list Of speakers who will address
the Institute OF Arts and Sciences, tho
non-academic division OF Columbia Uni
versity, during the next year.
DR.. Butler. It was announced yester-
day by James c. Egbert director Of
university extension. win deliver the
opening lecture on Tuesday. October II.
His topic will be announced later. The
lectures last year were heard by nearly
100000 persons. Prof. Egbert said tho
popular character Of this work would be
broadened greatly.
Leading educators. musicians, artists,
writer's and civic leaders will be among
the speakers for 1922 and 1923. The
field comprises literature. the drama.
music. science. travel. art. architecture.
household arts. current history and gen.
eral lectures.
Prof. William Lyon Phelps Of Yale
will lecture on literature and drama,
Other lecturers In this group include
Prof. John Erskine OF Columbia, Prof.
Richard Burton Of Minnesota, Agnes
Repplier. Edna Ferber, Prof. Algernon
Tassin. Tony Sarg. Prof. Frank A. Pat
terson. Arthur d. Rees. Mile. Mar
guerite Clement OF the Lycee Of ver-
sailles. Elizabeth A. Drew OF Girton Col
lege. Cambridge. and DIR. Henry New
mann. Dramatic readings will be given
by Arthur Fisher, Maud Scheerer, Henry
L. Southwick. Blanche Townsend. Kath-
crime Tiff Jones, Phidelah Rice and
Dagmar Perkins A marionette perform
ance will be given under the direction
of Reno Bufano.
Prof Franklin H. Giddings Of Column
bia, Prof. william Starr Myers of
Princeton and Samuel McCune Lind
say are among the speakers on general
topics and current history. Others who
contribute to this group are Prof. Will
lam p. Montague, Prof. Howard l.. Nc
Balm and Prof. David S. Muzzey of Co
lumbia. DR.. Hugh Black, Eugene Il. Ag-
ger. c. r. Ashbee civic adviser to the
City Of Jerusalem: Prof. Dixon Ryan
Fox. DIR. Clarence A. Manning, Prof.
William F. Ogburn. Prof. Edwin r. A.
Seligman and Dean Frederick J. r.
Woodbridge Of Columbia. George Earle
Kaiguel. Henry Higgs. publicist OF Lon
don; Prof. Carlton J. H. Hayes and
Prof. William H. Kirkpatrick Of Colum-
bia.
Amog the musicians will be Giovanni
Martino, basso Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. and Dimitry Dobkin.
formerly of the Imperial Opera In Petro-
grad; DIR. Govind S. Hiwale Of Bombay.
who will give a lecture on the music Of
India. illustrated with native instru-
ments; recital of Czecho- -Slovakian
music by native artists. concert Of
Polish music a recital of negro spir-
ituals, by Harry T. Burleigh, and a lee
ture recital on the Christmas songs and
customs Of many nations by Miss Bea-
trice Wainwright. lend an international
flavor to this group.
Prof. Joseph Jastrow of Wisconsin
leads the lecturers on science and travel.
Prof. Harry L. Hollingworth will give n
series Of lectures. as will Prof. Henry E.
Champion. Others in the group include
Ernest Harold Baynes, Frederick l.
Fishback. Prof. Patty S. Hill. Stephen
S. Johnson, Prof James Kendall, Prof
Samuel J. Kiel, DR.. Frederick L. Mon
sen. Prof. J. Harold Morecroft, Henry
Oldys, Henry Warren Poor. Arthur w.
Thomas. Carveth Wells. Licut-Col.
Charles w. F'urlong. Prof L. A. Loi-
seaux. Prof. Ralph H Mckee and Prof.
Clarence H Young.