The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-08

Tue Lecture - bIein'
For two OF three years past certain peo'
pie have amused themselves by decrying
popular lectures, and by asserting that The
lecture business was on tleclac, But We
do not remember n time when lectures
were more numerous than now-when SC
many OF the smaller towns wcr, enjoying
lecture courses 1t would seem that the
lecture system Is popuarizing itself with
OEcry additional season, and that the plat
form is to be more thau ever an educator
oil the masses.
A few weeks ago ii was our privilege to
be present at tho opening oil lecture
courge in little village here in Western
New York. II Is just such little village
as you may chance upon in Tide Of five
miles through almost any portion Of our
state boasting its two or three church
rs. It's school. houses, It's store and It's hO-
tel and is the quiet center Of wel-to do
farming community. That such u place
should institute and support q course Vi
lectures, would not long since have been
deemed impossible. That it did institute,
and does maintain course, shows that the
lecture system is growing more and more
popular, and furnishes worthy example
for similar places to follow.
In the little village we speak Of, the
providing OF course of lectures was not
difficult, because it was taken hold oil by
energetic men, who proceeded upon strict
business principles. They were earnestly
bent on breaking the monotony Of coun-
try winter, and they insisted that some
good lectures woSld not only be entertain
ing, but profitable. They called a meet
ing OF all interested, organized literary
association, with the proper complement vt
officers, and then passed a resolution that
no lecturers should be engaged until one
hundred season tickets were sold. Just
here they showed themselves more wise
than some associations. The one hundred
tickets were placed at 50 each, and were
SON disposed Of. This insured eight lee
lures at an average expenditure for each Of
twenty-five dollars, and en- this basis the
course was arranged. We believe 1t Is
proving satisfactory, and have no doubt a
second season will salts y still better
1t may be urged that lecture courses
in such small towns can not bo really sue.
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