DUNEDIN ATHENÆUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13874, 11 April 1907, Page 10

DUNEDIN ATHENÆUM.

.. • WINTER, LECTURES. _ With tho object of fostering a lasto for literature and science, thb''committee of the Ihinodin Athciueum his decided upon iMldinjr.. a course of winter lectures, 4 at, monthly intervals. A number of gentle-' liien. w!k> ha'vo been communicated with in rdgnrd lo tho matter Imvo kindly agreed jo give their services as lecturers, aiidan interesting l syllabus is now liein;:'arranged. Tho first lecture of tho course will Ix; piven in tho Victoria Hall on Tuesday, April 30, byDr Ben.lia.ni, professor of biology in the Otago University. The subject will bo "Colour in Nature," and the lecture will bo illustrated by a number of lantern views. This will be followed by another illustrated lecture, which will be givcri in May by .Dγ J. M. Mason, Chief Health Officer. Tho third lecture of the course will bo delivered in June by Dr P. Marshall, lecturer on geology in the Otago University, who has elwsen as his subject "Prehistoric New Zealand." A series' of laiilem views will iilso.be used'to illus'.ratp his' discourse. Stops are boiiifr taken to arrange [or two moro lectures to follow those above mentioned, and the final one oi.lho course will be tfiven in September toy, Mr ,Q. T. J. Alpers, of Tiinaru, the subject bv'intv '• Queen Alexandra's .Country." It is infended to admit subscribers to the 'Athcnsuiii free, on production of their tickets of ineniherehip, and a small charge, for admission will be made to noiiijriemlwrs.' It will therefore be seen that, in .addition to securing all the privilege's which the present members of tho institute Olijoy, those who lake out a half-yearly ticket of membership thiriiip the present niQuiJi will be able to obtain free admission to the wholo course of six lectures.