Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-21
MENTAL FOOD.

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Sankt0n's Lecture Course and 4 h
Distinguished Men Who are t,
EIll it.
The field OF intellectual entertainment
IN fankton during the winter has beer
taken possession of In a mastery manner
by the course of lectures now presented
This course confines itself strictly to the
DOMAIN OF intellectual work and presents
the highest and best available represen.
tatlVes In this field, The lines of mere
amusements. even the higher ones OF
musical entertainment aud dramatic
representation, are left out, and the most
distinguished platform orators and
scientific leaders are to be presented
before u people. The gentlemen who
formed this course knew the high char.
acter of Yankton culture aud mental
quality and the response to the PROPOSE
ton has been prompt and generous.
The course is therefore fully assured
and the season viii be unprecedented
Ia our history III this respect. The
American platform has always been
used by the finest orators and scientific
and Literary leaders, as well as by re.
formers and others in advance of old
parties upon political aud social topics.
1t has been looked to for the latest and
best thought upon the most vital themes
or the freshest and brightest treatment
by those great subjects which have al
ways interested men. While we have
been building our new homes here in
the west q new class OF brilliant men
and women have come upon the
platform. We can now refresh our &C.
qua!atance with the worlds thinkers.
The very best available talent has been
selected and the only rule has been to
secure the best. Intellectual ability,
eloquence and high scientific attain
ment have been combined with enter
tainment and instruction. By COM
parisen with many lecture courses at
centers of population and intelligence
our course is pronounced equal to the
best in the United States, no single
course is superior; the best is nearly the
same as ours. and the test of popular
approval has been sought in choosing
the particular lecture of each speaker
that is deemed the best by the jndg-
ment Of the best audiences.
The committee are disappointed in
not being able TO present Justin Mo-
Carthy, as his engagement is
cancelled by the necessity OF his
return to England at an earlier day than
he had expected; but in his place two
of the most popular lecturers in this
country will be given, thus making the
course of seven instead Of SIX lectures,
for the same price and ticket. The last
name is not certainly fixed but is deemed
certain, and the following are the
lecturers:
l. Professor Richard a. Proctor, the
leading astronomer of the world; subject,
"The Sum-" brilliantly illustrated by the
oxy-hydrogen light. This is the only
date yet fixed and occurs Monday
night, Nov. l.
Q. Hon. George R. Vending, one of
the most celebrated of American orators.
3. Hon. William Parsons, of Ireland,
from all reports the most brilliant plat
form orator available.
4. Joseph Cook. well known as one
of the leading thinkers and lecturers in
this country.
5. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, the
ablest and most popular woman lecturer
this country has produced.
g.. Gen. Lew Wallace, E.the soldier,
diplomat, artist and writer, rendered
most famous as the author of Ben-Hur,
the best religious romance ever written.
z. Major FL. Q. Doane, a signal officer
in the United STATES navy, who witness.
ed the great naval battles under Farra-
gut and that between the Monitor and
Merrimsc, as well as others, and tells
their place in history and describes them
in q that has swept with enthu-
siasm every audience. We are justified
10 calling This q great course, not to be
in the United States.