The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-20
Letter from Prof. A. s. Dale.


were very glad, indeed, to receive
letters from some of our Benton i,
friends-both patrons and pupils.
There is so much that we see, hear,
and feel here-so many new expert
ences to us-that We hardly know !;
what to say.
This place has almost rs many at
fractions for US as the Worlds Fair
had. OF course, we saw more there,
but had no time to digest what we
saw. I was there Cat intervals) for
tAreo months, yet, remember very
little of what saw and heard. OF all
the magnificent paintings, I remem-
Dor very few-paint:nss Of Columbus,
the Virgin Mary, and our Lord and
Savior Jesas Christ. Of all the stat
uary, remember only Lincoln liber-
ating the slave and Goddess of Lib.
erty. OF ancient relics, I remember
seoiug what was said to he some Of
Columbus ashes. Aud so might go
on thinking Of something here, some
thing there, yet having very imper-
feet knowledge Of the greatest Fair
the world Inns ever known.
Hore, at Chautauqua, ono has a
much bottcr chance to study and un-
| derstand painting, statute, or any
subject There is really al excellent
collection OF paintings and pictures
| Of all kinds here. They were selected
| with great care Then there is CON.
potent man to interpret them. That
amounts to groat deal.
They have talented artist from
New York City, who viii not only
show and explain the pictures to you,
but gives instruction in painting
To night this artist gave al illustrat-
cd lecture on "Old Dutch Painters"
The stereopticon views were excel
lent; many of the pictures colored.
As the pictures wero thrown on Oh
immense piece of canvas, the artist
explained them and gave brief talk
about the man who painted them.-
Photographs soon this way ore not
soon forgotten.
The ChautauGua Assembly has an
immense double electric stereopticon
which they keep for the use of Illus
trated lectures. Tho lecturer simply
brings his slides and his lecture;
everything else is furnished Linn even
to the young man to manipulate toe
slides.
Everybody may SEQ the pictures
Many people sit behind the screen
and see just rs vol as il front. Tie
auditorium wi! seat 1000 people, and
the seats are built Que little higle,
than the other, besides tie lecturer il
on platform.
Last week we hoard q lecture Oh
"Greenland" by Prof. r. D. Salisbury
} He was the man who bravcd thu
rigors of a northern winter, hunting
: for Lieut.. Peary. Last night we at
, tended an illustrated lecture by Mrs
r. E. Peary, wife OF Lieut.. Peary. I
was magnificent. Lieut.. Peary WI
to give it, but was ordered to Green
, laud with party OF college mon wh'
. desire to explore it as much rs pos
| sibie during the short summer. S.
he is now supposed to he in the ''fa
t North"
8 His wife spent two years with biz
: iu Greenland, and last night told U
t about "a Woman's Life in Green
land" There is nothing that in
, presses anything on ones mind S
much as seeing pictures Of some 70
off country and being told about
by one who has been there. She wen
-, with her husband to the most nortl
!, ern part-beyond habitation. Icoul
fill many pages about that lecture
). and yet this is only one Of many.
A person might spend a mont
very rroftab'v studyinr in the MI