 | The University of Virginia record February 1, 1918 |  |
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION LECTURES.
In September, 1912, the University inaugurated a system of extension
lectures by which the services of various professors are offered each session
to any community in the state which signifies its desire to hear one or more
of these lectures and is willing to pay the expenses of the lecturer. Information
as to the necessary arrangements may be obtained from Professor Charles
G. Maphis, University, Va. The following is the list of the lecturers, with their
subjects, available for the current session:
J. C. Bardin, Adjunct Professor of Romanic Languages: Mexico—The Source
of Her Unrest (Illustrated); Latin-America—Her Geography (Illustrated);
(100 lantern slides available).
Robert Bennet Bean, Professor of Anatomy: Types of Man; The Head
Hunters of Northern Luzon; The Mohammedans of the Philippines;
Disease in Relation to Type; Death Rate in Relation to Type.
R. M. Bird, Professor of Chemistry: The Accomplishment of Applied Chemistry
in America; The Romance of Steel; Camp Equipment and Camp
Life (Illustrated).
R. H. Dabney, Professor of History and Dean of the Department of Graduate
Studies: Historical Background of the Great War; After the War—
What? The Influence of the Past Upon the Present; Causes and Results
of the Crusades; Why Virginia Seceded.
Thomas Fitz-Hugh, Professor of Latin: Culture History and Ancient Art.
W. M. Forrest, Professor of Biblical History and Literature: The Literary
Value of the English Bible; The Making of the Bible; The Hebrew
Prophets; The Wise Men of Israel; Jesus as a Teacher; St. Paul the
Man; What High School Pupils Ought to Know About the Bible; Life
in India; The Country Church and the Rural Problem; Public School
Credit for Bible Study; Education the Good Genius of the Nation;
Student Obligations; The Task of Education; The School and the State;
Personality in Education; Relation of Patrons to Schools; The Greatness
of the Small College.
Charles Hancock, Professor of Mechanical Engineering: The Smoke Nuisance
and Its Possible Abatement; Some Mechanical Problems in Automobile
Construction.
W. H. Heck, Professor of Education: The Health of School Children; Character
Elements in Education; Some Educational Misconceptions.
H. P. Johnson, Adjunct Professor of English Literature: Modern Tendencies
in Education; Some English Poets of Our Day.
R. C. Jones, State Forester and Associate Professor of Forestry: The Influence
of Forests on Stream Flow; The Proper State Forest Policy for
Virginia; How Owners of Timberland Can Practice Forestry in Virginia;
in Virginia.
Wm. A. Kepner, Professor of Biology: Animal Activities; The Place of Education
in Life; The Individual and the Species.
I. F. Lewis, Professor of Biology and Agriculture: The Biological Factor in
History.
Albert Lefevre, Professor of Philosophy: Philosophy and Life.
J. L. Manahan, Professor of Education: The School as an Educational Laboratory;
School and Community Coöperation; Standard Tests and Educational
Administration; Parent-teachers' Associations at Work; Improving
Instruction Through Educational Measurements.
C. G. Maphis, Professor of Secondary Education: The High School as a
Social Institution; Thomas Jefferson as Revealed by His Letters; University
Extension; A Plea for the Mother Tongue.
J. C. Metcalf, Professor of English: The New Emphasis in War Poetry;
Bret Harte and the Western Short Story; Literature and War.
S. A. Mitchell, Professor of Astronomy: A Trip to the Moon; The Light and
Heat of the Sun; 35,000 Miles with an Astronomer to See Eclipses of the
Sun; Is Mars Inhabited?
J. S. Patton, Librarian of the University: The Library and the State; The
Old Order and the New in Library Purpose; Books and Booklings.
Lindsay Rogers, Adjunct Professor of Political Science: The Political Theories
of Woodrow Wilson; The United States and the Future Peace of the
World; Political Tendencies in the United States; Democracy and
Diplomacy.
W. M. Thornton, Professor of Applied Mathematics and Dean of the Department
of Engineering: The Farmer's Roads and How to Improve Them;
Macadam and His Followers; The Automobile and the Roads of the
Future.
R. H. Webb, Professor of Greek: The Life of the Ancient Greeks; Greek
Athletics; Recent Discoveries of Greek Literature.
| The University of Virginia record February 1, 1918 | |