The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-10
I'd IN THE SOUTH.
.rn TO ORGANIZE A
CIRCUIT.
.,,, WIN Accrue IL the
:, ,he Association Can
ne Carried out
D.. che South:

P'p" al, attention to the vaiue
. y o, lyceum organization
pa'an' :. an agent of popular edu l.
,,,s neglected this powerful
!, The Southern States
u !. opc of the 'nost potent
N'u. .,os scheme Of education
-, ,,,rs--or lyceum-plauorm
:, -. most beneficial aseL's oil
wv In the education and oulti-
,,e PEOPLE. 1t Is bringing INC UNI
! tho people who can no. GO '. TO TO
,,v-,he university speakers
', J, the lyceum pllcf'Fns O. the
,,,n, and villages. it Il bringing
p'1 ,ra instruction to hundreds
..,.,nds Of people at a time ana
.-,v called education bS whole
reaches the masses o. the
VV,v ,nstr,cts them after they nave
ina ,e ,, 1t also ins:rhc,s those
s.rsr been to school. Especial
~ .n,,.rly does /, come with value
w wish to learn but are too
j, wy s.cessary employmcnts OF HE
!. a ss S to those who have niue
ii and those who can not read.
NON necessities these ciasses
n-sdomlnart. The lyceum
ssS s,sian for them in a delightful
|S,st,ry manner, furnishing ecu
!. me- people" Oral instruction
" many advantages over Written
!, md pleasant to learn when we
.,,srtained. To all classes. in
~ student class. the .yceam'
roolsr lectures and clean, health
.,,tooal entertainments, comes as n
hon. , =. .,o ,,.,o,
IA villages taught the world a
,..,a in education. Instruction IN
n. rd groves after tho people have
rSoois is almost as important as
I'm In the schools. The adoption
sIr,lple In New England has made
,,un a prevalent and respected in
,Aere for two generations, with
M prc,lt to the people. Through
YUM The masses Of The people IN
s towns and villages of New Eng
sfaue accustomed to look upon and
n, ,eaiing poets. novelists, histor-
lnyeltrs, scientists. mprllists, ora
IM public men OF tho "csion and
rs and largely as consequence
N race Of poets, novellsis, htstor-
(m,srs, scientists and orators an{i
gal generations have wluton tao
X he Nation. WhcreY,r the lScelm
uched with the hand of inapica-
IL It carried with It 10 the people
txi men Of the time. \. ia9t there
ins so Inspiring as con.act With Il
rln
South needs to cone into contact
d suthors, scientists. orators aud
ng, and the authors. scientists
AID public men Of the world
al be more elevatinc. odu"uting
fF.nng than the constant contact OF
4s with the leading men and
y Of the age. Useful Information is
,h.uad, and the EXAMPLES presertet
se the young 10 activity and civ,
md pufe to all, Sow through the
viii generous hand those who
asaNed eminen-e In the vlriolYs de
Pstt u thought and endelyou, and
~ sss even stronger and nobler
q na and women than that which
ne The South illustrlous in all th,
hsiuy d'thc country This ran b,
Y accomplished through the cuitlya
b lhe lyceum.
l'csuna Is comparatively new in.
m u the South. but wherever Ii
one has naturally carried anoundine
ID he Augusta, Ga, lyceum, in op.
ia 'aur years. the people hear an.
non ten to fifteen OF TIRE leadins
"a aulhors, travellers, scientists ant
Nv 'he time by cooperation. at as
WAS l6 2-3 cents per entertain.
" MS cost Will be still further
y shtr places promise equally Il.
s.rrhges.
MAern Lyccum association wa,
~ april l2, 1897, to promote tn,
sDu OF cooperative lyceums in tn,
ea agent OF popular education
reason why tlourishint
aeah not be successfully estab.
az conducted In every city ant
wv population and upwards II
,,- States. Particularly In tn,
~. ~. can this result be accomplished
W at small cost.
M, M purpose of the Southern Lyceun
sa 70 begin al once an active can,
rOllouon OF the establishment a
80 .le cities and towns of tn,
NJ, IN tae cooperation of all person,
s..s W. movement is cordially soil.
l.sr, i, e'sons in cities and towns o
d.. IRE requested to begin n
|gr1 ~ ~ secure the organization O
|nsL,u,. 'aeir various places. and t.
)sliiy. ~ with the secretary of thi,
Hr' H. c. Middleton. Augusta
ts,il''allon will be glad to give n,
r,y /. sny additional Information
pr;s,,,'a sslred to assist in proseoutin,
organizations, Respectfully
henry Watterson
John b. Gordon.
c. D. Galloway, '
r,a'rick Walsh, 9
MN Mm. l.. Wilson. ;
Thos- Nelson Page.
Robert l.. Taylor,
W vsnl T.. Jones,
A" :, Preston Johnston.
trrank l.. Stanton
"ugh c. Middleton
''''''' l'esum Association %aiS'sary Board
u it,.r s. has determined tn as
lsi sr,o aurins the spring and summe
't a. lyeeuns in ' preD,,
u South, 'y-six largest citie
tnuad.
as'f. vlcksburg.
saours. Meridian.
"a. Louisville. I