isa-normaladvance-1913-00041

Description:	THE NORMAL ADVANCE41Stems of interestCity School-Normal Lecture Course, 1912-1913BARONESS VON SUTTNER.On Tuesday evening, November 12, Frauvon Suttner, an Austrian noblew7oman, delivered a lecture, entitled Lay Down YourAnns. Frau von Suttner wras awarded theNobel Prize in 1905 for her service to thecause of international peace.EDWARD HOWARD GRIGGS.On Wednesday evening, December 11, Mr.Griggs, who is too well known to Terre Hauteaudiences to need an introduction, will deliver a lecture, entitled Greek and ChristianIdeals in Modern Civilization.JOHN SPARGO.Socialism is to be the subject of Mr.Spargos address, January 17, 1913. If youare open-minded, hear one who can portrayfrom experience the tragedy of the unequalstruggle for existence.THOMAS WHITNEY SURETTE.This number, Friday, January 24, is to bean illustrated musical lecture. Beethoven isto be the theme,all music lovers.This will be a rare treat toFREDERICK STARR.Mr. Starr will give an illustrated lecture onThe Natives of the Congo Free State, Friday evening, February 14, 1913. He has justreturned from several months of travelthrough the Congo region, where he has beenstudying the inhabitants in their native surroundings, and we expect to get a great dealof information about these people.MRS. EMILY MONTAGU BISHOP.Mrs. Bishop will present Scenes From theUnited States Senate, Friday evening, February 28. Characteristic selections from actualdebates in the Senate will be the feature of thelecture.SEUMAS MACM ANUS.Irish Fairy and Folk Lore, will be thesubject of the lecture, Friday evening, March21. The quaintness, sweetness and inimitablepeculiarities of the Irish and their fairy andfolk-lore are charmingly brought out by thisborn story-teller.DR. DRYERS NEW BOOK.The High School geography of Dr. CharlesR. Dryer, published this year by the American Book Company, is a substantial volumeof 520 pages, profusely illustrated with halftones and a great variety of maps, many ofwhich are colored. The book is in three parts,physical, economic and regional. The treatment is strongly economic throughout, the relations of natural features to human life andwelfare being everywhere emphasized. Largespace is given to climate and vegetation. PartIII is revolutionary in that the land areas aredivided into natural provinces, which are madethe units of discussion instead of political divisions. The provinces of North America areused as types to be fully treated, while most
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