The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
AXIS CLUB"' By JOSEPHINE N. HENLEY
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l ,.This week will be marked by the opening of two brilliant series of lec lures at the Axis club, to be given under | the auspices of the educational commit tee, of which Mrs. Angus Taylor is l chairman. ,.. The lectures are to be given. at very, reduced prices, as it is Mrs. Taylor's desire that great number of Birming- ham women may enjoy the privilege of attending these wonderfully interesting and instructive classes.
 Those who attended the conclave of Alabama writers at Montevallo recall with pleasure the lecture given by Dr. Garner during that assemblage Att that time Dr. Garner had just con1 pleted summer course of classes in literature and poetry, :at the University of Alabama. He had with him at Monte vallo q number of poems written by his recent pupils. He had intended reading few selections from them at the conelave, but his audience delight edly called for more 'and more, until he had read them all, and among them were many which were real gems in poetic fancy and expression. Dr. Car mer is one of the most interesting and eloquent speakers of the state. He will
 
 first of a series of six lectures on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Axis club. These lectures may be attended not only by members of the Axis club, but by any who are inter ested.
 Dr. Lang, who has made many friends in Birmingham during his course of lectures. treating of social psych0l- ogy, recently completed, will, on to- morrow evening at s o'clock, at the club, begin new series, of which the fol lowing outline is announced: | Lecture I-Introductory (a) The Origins of Philisophy. Psychological sense of wonder. The world, big, beau tifuf, sensible (pain, pleasure). Through sense and perception, to thought (con- cention). Historical: GOO E. c. (b) Philosophy not ap exclusive interpreta- tion of the world. Religious interpretu- tion. Social interpretation. Social in- depreciation. Scientific interpretation. Philosophy and it's rivals. (c) Defini- tion: What is it?
 Lecture II - The instrument of Thought. ta) Psychological; (b) Logl- cal; (c) Physiological (d) Linguistic. | (a) Sense material; (b) Intellectual | i Lecture IV-Three Historic Atti- tudes. (a) Skepticism; (b) Dogmatisni: ]: 1 (c) Criticism. CD Looking within the self for instruments of thought. Ideal ism; Subjective Ideasim; Phenomeu- alism tkant); Imminent Idealism ; Positiyism. (2) School of Epistemol, ogy (science of knowledge); Sensual ism, Intellectualism, Mysticism, Prag. matism, Evolutionary Epistomology.
 Lecture V-Looking without the self. Che world as objective source of in depreciation. The problems of ontolgy. Materialism; Spiritualism Monisn. ta) of substance; (b) of becoming. Dualism God and the world. 1 Lecture VI-The terms of the world interpretation :4 Beautiful, esthetics ; good. ethics; social, sociology; control, | politics. i Following Dr. Carmer's, lectures. n series of classes in shortf story writ ing will be held by Dr. Hudson Strode, also of the university, who is well known in this city. .'
 The current events class. conducted by Mrs. w. l.. Murdock, will be held on Wednesday morning from II to~12 o'clock. These classes are free to Axis club members. | The luncheon to have been given by the members of the health department. Mrs. R. Dupont Thompson. chairman. at the municipal market, was post poned, and will be given tomorrow. mt l2 30 o'clock at the market. Those who have invitations for last week are asked to attend,
 The Ad club boys will have q ban duet at the Axis club Tuesday,.
 Every Tuesday afternoon the regular weekly card party will be given. be- ginning at ? o'clock,
 The better films committee will hold its annual meeting on Saturday.
 It is interesting to know that q new Axis club has been organized in An- niston with a membership of 75 women ThiR GiuD Will hold q meeting on TuSs-