Show Will DURANT m FOURTH RTH MASTER MINDS L Takes The Ten Greatest Thinkers For His Subject Credit Given Him for Making Philosophy Alive and c Interesting k Dr Will Durant the man who made philosophy as interesting as fiction will speak at the Assembly Assem- Assem E f bly Hall HaIl Tabernacle grounds Friday Fri r f day February 3 at 8 15 p p. p m m. under under un un- un- un der del the auspices of the extension division His lecture on The Ten Greatest Thinkers Thinkers' will ill be the fourth of the seasons season's Master MasterMinds MasterMinds Minds and Artists series Mr 11 Durant when studying for forthe forthe the priesthood discovered the field of philosophy and he found that in that subject was his chief i interest He gave up plans for the 4 ministry and instead became a student student student stu stu- dent later a teacher and then a lecturer on philosophy Then after eleven years of preparation preparation preparation pre pre- and three years spent in writing Dr Durant published The Story of Philosophy which to the surprise of his publishers became an immediate best seller Within five months after publication more than copies had been sold According to the critics the secret of this success is that for the first time philosophy has been made alive and interesting told in such sucha a way that the layman can understand understand understand under under- stand its it FolIo Following ng the publication of his book Dr Durant was widely sought for and lectures and in the latter field his lectures characterized by scholastic zeal and humanizing elements elements elements ele ele- ments of wit and amI sympathy have rivaled his success as an author Professor so Levi Edgar Young a personal friend of Dr Durant will preside at the lecture and introduce the speaker University st are favored in being given tickets to the Master Master Master Mas Mas- ter Minds lecture series free upon presentation of their activity cards at the bookstore while others must pay for each lecture or I Ifor for the course In return for this privilege the extension division re requests requests requests re- re quests that all students obtain tickets tickets tickets tick tick- ets at the bookstore previous to the lecture and that they d do not rely on gaining admission on activity activity activity vity cards alone at the lecture doors Students are also ats urged tobe tobe to be on time so as not to cause confusion confusion confusion con con- fusion by entering late Complaints that students cause disturbance by bye e entering and leaving during the lectures have b been en made made and if further anno annoyance ance is caus caused d it may be necessary to revoke the free ticket privilege |