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Show i Class in Astronomy Probable H has been suggested that an oven-- oven-- .tig class tn astronomy bo conducted i ai iiiu lotui higu school thlH coming i wiinoi viin Junius liunks as Instruct-: Instruct-: ui. I'ur tne layman, li Is not known i vii.it agronomy hus any very great ' u.uu, ot quito un olouiontary courso hi tuu auujeu will add groatly to tho appellation oqo has of tho great uiuuiuoois. 'iiioso who can undor- J auiiHl anil npproclato naturo aro novor alone, in the solltudo of night whon ail else is usleop, tno stars como lourin to cueer tho othorwlso lonely noma. And happy Is ho who can unuerstund tho story thoy- toll and isruet cacti ono by name. Primps you know junough ot astionoiny already; but can you answer such simple questions as ihoso. Do tho stars rise nnd sot? What nro tho stura? Aro' they nil tho same distance from tho earth Ar,o the earth and tho sun controllod by ihu north star? Doos tho sun travol? where nnd when do wo seo tho now moon? Why? Theso questions and a thousand others ot considerable popular inter- si would bu discussed In a class in astionoiny. If such a class Is ostablishod it Mould bo vory desirable to purchase a dinull telscopo with which to study tho nearer colostlal bodies. Such an instiument would cost about ono hundred hun-dred dollars but tho money could easily he raised by a class ot enthusiastic en-thusiastic students. Any who would uo interested in tho organization ot such a class aro invited to contor with oither Bishop Andrew FJold or Junius Hanks. Tho class will ho designed de-signed especially for thoso ot maturo minds. |