Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-12-07
Saturday. December 2, 1850.


Within a few years past has sprung IN
to existence the fashion for every large
City or townof having one or more cour-
ses of Lectures, weekly, during Winter
Seasons. The CUSTOM has gradually grown
into necessity. The instruction and
amusement combined therein, has come
to he looked for as earnestly as the school,
the ball and the theatre. And they are
found to have wide influence upon pno-
lie opinion. Classic learning, elaborate
research, scientific experiments, and new
and bold thoughts and facts, arc IN TINS
| WOW broupht to the minds of the large
mass Of the people in an attractive form:
and will have their due effect, when in no
other way could it be done. People VIII
oo for amusement, to spend an otherwise
irksome evening, because tits fashionable,
drawn bv the renown of the speaker. or
for various other reasons, but it is found
that go they will and when there they
are per force of necessity instructed and
edifed-because the human mind Is so
organized that it cannot but be instruct
ed and edited by the earnest eloquence
and learning of the lecturer.
One thing that has made this matter
so nonular in the various cities OF the
country. is that the course OF lectures IN
each place is delivered by individuals VINO
have earned for themselves name IN the
country. and who live abroad from 'he
places where they deliver the lectures
and they therefore come before their au-
diences under the best possible auspices,
such as are adapted to draw the largest
houses.
But it is found oftentimcs that an Or
tors fame goes farther than the TACT
From the renown of men. we are led TO
expect great things-something extra
but on going to hear them, we find tila'
we have dozens of men in our midst who
are better thinkers, better speakers ana
| better teachers.
From this we gather this fact, that 1t
is not always necessary to send ABROAD
! for material to put in execution this re-
ally excellent thing Of a course of Pubic
! Lectures.
We observe that several Of the Cities
of this State are preparing for course
of lectures this winter, and have made
arrangements for the attendance of some
! Of the most renowned men of the nation.
In this latter particular. it is too late
fan, ne To initiate ourneiahhnrs- But VIC
can have course Of able, good, interes-
ting. instructive lectures, if our citizens
are so disposed. ....
Let a meeting of such as favor the plan
be held, and let some Of the known good
speakers and thinkers Of our own City
and we have many such-be invited to
deliver lectures on subjects of their own
choosing. Let the times be so allotted,
as to have lecture once each week du-
ring the winter.
We have known such a " Literary
Union got up, which proved in the high
est degree satisfactory to all interested.
1t was home affair, and both speakers
and audience were disposed TO do their
utmost to have everything go off in the
best manner. All had the same interest,
and the same kindly feeling, which Is felt
in country school district in the devel-
opment and progress of a winter evening
Debating Society.
We respectfully suggest to the Cltl-
zens of this City, whether some such
course "would not pay" in the cant
phrase of the day-whethcr it would not
be both an interesting and morally prof
! liable arrangemcnt.-D.