SCHOOL LECTURE

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2080, 15 May 1907, Page 2

SCHOOL LECTURE

Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. Gilchrist delivered his second lecture to the children of the District High School. The title of the lecture was “A Trip Round the World.” It was a capital, exposition of “Political Geography.” Tho large diagram slide of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres showed clearly and most impressively the position of the Contin-' ents. The populations, and in some rases the areas, of tlieso were supplied by the lecturer. Tho Chinese were shown to number almost a fourth of the entire population of the ,/lobe. A map on Mercator’s projection showed the route of the trip, which started from. Port Chalmers-fi and went on to Fiji, Sydney, Melbourne, Jenolan Caves in N.S.W., ; Manila, Tokio; Canton, Hong Kong, Delhi. Capetown, Cairo, Syria, Spam, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, tho British Isles, North and South America, Canada,j'. and Panama, finishing up with views of AVellingtou. and mountain scenery ■n the South Island ; also a view of the Pink Terrace. The pictures were produced clearly and distinctly on a large sheet. They were well focussed and must have left a good impression on tho minds of the children. Altogether it was a valuable lesson.