Show to morrow evening at half the farst first of the series of university lectures upon astronomy will be delivered at the tabernacle by professor orson pratt nineteen years ago professor pratt delivered a series of lectures upon this subject which were vere well attended and listened to with deep interest since bince that time a new generation has grown up the children of that day are the men and women of today and it la Is felt that as the holidays are over and the people have had all the pait palt atory exercise which they need that some portion of the remainder of if our lo 10 long iong 13 g evenings can be profitably devoted to the consideration of intellectual subjects our dancing danol danci fag parties partle are exi ex i cellena features in 14 our social system they enable friends arid nifa an d neighbors to come together obtain recreation renew old acquaintanceship form new assoil associations and enjoy pleasant converse but 1 it t J Is a frequently remarked that there is not the disposition this winter to attend these parties that there has been formerly something else is iff needed it is very well to devote a portion of time to the exercise of the heels but the mind will also assert its claims to be gratified lectures upon astronomy by so able a speaker as professor pratt and one so thoroughly familiar with the science will under the circumstance be warmly welcomed we think by the community to the students of the university they will vili be especially valuable and being free they should draw large audiences from the general public all AH are cordially invited to attend and it will add greatly to the interest of the subject if those who wish to hear them commence with the first lecture and go through the entire course |