The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-07
Institute Lectures


II wotlla reqaire supernatural kncEledge
Of the taste aud fancy Of an indiscriminaae
audience 10 enable saps Berkey 70 secure
course Of lectures for the evening entertain
meat Of teachers institute that will prove
satisfactory to all WHO may attend The
very highest character &C talent and ability
known % tie platform has been brooshi TO
Somerset on forner occasions and we vent
ure 70 remark that Ghe course originally ad-
rertised Tor this season was fully equal If not
superior 20 any thai has ever ezsayed to en-
tertain and enliehtsn S0rnerset county an-
dience. Mr.. Berkey was in no way respon-
sible for the substihEtions on the program
and under the circumstances was fortnnsts
in securing an entertainment for each even
ing. ~The fault IS not in ourselves but in
our stars
There Is no Disgusting the fact. however,
that the course Is q whole was unsatisfscso-
~ to a majority Of the patrons.
An erronous idea that has gone abroad.
and which We take the liberty Of correcting
wfthoas consulting sapt. Berkey, Is in re-
gard 70 the Institute leetars course being a
money making affair. We know whereof
We speak when We say that the county Sup
egintendsnt can consider himself in great
good luck when hs is not obliged 10 dive
deep into his pocket 70 make ups deficiency.
There were very few unoccupied chairs in
the Opera House Monday evening when the
curtain went up. The central figure on the
stage % course was Rev. Robt. Nourse. who
had been substituted al late hour for DR..
James Hedley. who in turn had bcen adyer-
tised to appear in place Of Mrs. Mary A.
Livermore But while Rev. Nonrse occupied
the most prominent place in the minds of
the audience, Miss Amelia Fee, the vocalist
attracted ali eyes. This charming young
lsdy presented particularly pretty picture
when she stepped before the footlighss, clad
in most becoming gown, her dainty little
head coyly Tilted TO one side, and her face
beaming with smiles in response 10 the
hearty welcome that greeted her, and when
she bad finished sipgiag one of those sad.
tender, little ballads which never fail finding
a sympathetic chord in every heart the ap-
piause was vOeiferous. Miss Fee is the pos
sessor of 3 wonderful voice, as remarkable
for its compass as it sweetness, and that she
knows how to utilize its powers with be-
coming grace and dignity all who had the
pleasure Of hearing her will gladly testify.
Her singing was one Of the principal at
fractions Of the Institute.
The lecture proved somewhat disappoint-
ing to those who had read Ssevenson's 5 novel,
:. Dr. JekylI and Mr. Hyde, and who were
therefore, unprepared to listen to long re-
sune OF that frightfui nightmare; bat the
recital was followed with the closest atten-
tion BY the large audience whose interest in
the deyilish brutality Of the demon Hyde
appeared spell-bound. The quiet that per-
vaded the house during the recital was pain
fol and II was long time before the audi
ence shook eff the h0rrid spell it cast over
them. Rev. Nourse pointed out great many
morals 10 be drawn from this dual character,
and before he had quit speaking convinced
ali Of his hearers that there is eternal war
fare waging between their spiritual and
elrthly bodies. The climax of his lecture
was reached 10 the eXcoriatien given the
uncrowned Irish king. PArneIl, and was of
tremendous force and power.