The Study of Electricity

Preparative to Organize a Class in Auburn.

The National School of Electricity, an organization which is establishing classes all over the country for the study of electricity, is prepared to open one or more classes in Auburn if there are a sufficient number interested to warrant it.

The plans of the school are specifically directed to the needs of mechanics and young men in all walks of life who desire a theoretical and practical knowledge of the science of electricity but who can neither afford the time not expense incident to a regular college course.

In the regular order of organization, Auburn would be reached sometime during the coming winter, but now is the desirable time for classes to start In, and if it can be shown that there are twenty-five or more who would like to have a class organized, a representative of the school will be sent here to get the matter in shape.

The National School is one of the direct practical results of the World's Fair of last year, where it was found that a great many people were interested in the subjects of electricity and that comparatively few knew much of anything about it, though there was a general desire to know.

Associated with the National School are gentlemen whose names ought to be a guarantee of a specially desirable course of instruction. Professor Barrett, who was chief of the Electrical Department, is president of the school, while the faculty embraces such names as Thomas A. Edison, Nikola Tesla, Dr. Gray, Professor Ryan of Cornell, Professor William A. Anthony, Professor Carhart of Ann Arbor, Professor Thomas of the Ohio State University, Professor Jackson of the Wisconsin State University, Professor Shepardson of Minnesota, and others.

The course of instruction offered by the school consists of forty-five lessons, given one evening each week, under the direction of a competent instructor and in connection with apparatus used for purposes of experiment and for illustration. A special feature of the lemons and one which brings them within easy reach of everybody, is the fact that they are presented without the use of the higher mathematics and in a form so that those who are not familiar with algebra and geometry may still grasp the subject intelligently and comprehensively.

If those who are interested in this matter will indicate the same by addressing a line to the school, at their office in the Decker Building, Union Square, New York, prompt attention will be given in the direction of organization, if the interest manifested is sufficient to warrant it.