Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-01-06
WORTHY SUGGESTIONS.
Usali We PntronIz Refining aud Ed
ucationai Entertainments

Mr. EpIToR:-If you will give me
short space IN one of your columns,
would like 10 call the attention OF the peo-
pie of our village and vicinity to the i'm
portance of certain classes of entertain
menis as an educating influence.
Through well established lecture bureaus
of the country, a system OF education has
been established, which to-day is playing
such a part in the circles of refined society
that no one who belongs TO that class OF
society, or who hopes TO belong to it, can
afford 10 be deprived of the very great
privileges afforded in that way. No per-
son who IS educated up to the appreciation
of a classical entertainment, and attended
the entertainment given in our Town Hall
10y Prof. Trueblood, can fail to see the in
fluence series OF such entertainments
would have on the young people Of our
town.
A local bureau, well organized and pat
ronizsd, could nffnrd To furnish air sncl,
entertainments per annum, at the very
low sum of S1.00 for the course. The
quesiion il not whether we can afford to
pay one dollar foi such an educating in
| fuence, but whether we can afford ia
leave such an influence out OF our town.
Can we do without il? Young men and
women naturally seek come place oI
amusement and entertainment. What
shall be the duty of our citizens in this
case? Shall we furnish them a class o
entertainments at 1Gs cents each, that viii
be both educating and refining? or shsl
we leave them to seek such entertainment
II the ten cent shows which are usually
debasing, aud calculated to cultivate th,
taste for low society and illIteracy.
What gives 10 our summer resorts their
popularity? Certainly all that are Chau-
tauquan in their plans, get large pc
cent. OF their popularity from this yer.
highly priced educating influence OF en-
ierlainments.
A large number of Ohio's towns AM
cities have organized local bureaus, an'
have their annual lecture course Of six
eight or len entertainments.
Those who have tried 1t longest hav
met with very satisfactory results in tw
ways; first, ns means OF entertaining al
classes, aud, second, it has proved invalu'
able in educating The Young TO TASTE 70
the better class Of entertainments, and 70
the higher circles Of society.
Then why can we not have course !
PeIrysburp? ! do not think our peopl
have reached that degree Of intelligence n
which there is nothing more 10 be learned
= and surely they are not 70 far behind 9th,
citizens, or 50 poor, that they cannot SUI
, port u movement that has 30 much nier
: and worth as u lecture course. When M
; Of the organizations here ini,own bring
, good lecIu,er or render here, we shOul
not be indi flerent about psironizing NJ
il the duty Of every loyal citizen 10 lend
hearty support To any first-rla~ concer
lecturer nr reader. that any Of our socieIi
may give us the privilege of hearing.
Dropping these few hints for the consi,
Grafton Of business men, and those int
ested in the welfare OF onr town, lea'
the matter with you, hoping that, II ,
= have the privilege Of any 6rstclass Al
elevaling entertainments within this wint
season, the Town Hall will not lurni
3 room enough for those who are willing
show their interest by their presence.
u A CITIZEN