The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-11-20
TEACHERS INSTITUTE LECTURE
COURSE.

We are pleased to announce that
there is a rare treat tor all lovers Of
good, wholesome entertainment, in the
excellent course which has been pro-
vided. Contrary to the custom in re-
cent years, there will be four entertain
ments instead of three.
On Monday evening, December 1,
VIM. Hawley Smith who for many
years was the travelling partner of Bill
Nye, will deliver his popular lecture
entitled "We the People" Mr.. Smith
is an exceptionally talented artist, and
is especially a master of dialect and
impersonation. The real effect of his
selections lies in their naturalness.
There is nothing stilted about them
Art in his case only adds lustre to
natural talent. That he is a finished
elocutionist, skilled in all the rules and
practices of that difficult scienc:, is
true, but he is more than that; he is a
faithful interpreter of nature through
the marvellous fneness and complexity
of his own being. He possesses the
soul of true poet, and so great is his
power of presenting the multltudnous
phases OF human feeling and action
that representation seems to clothe
itself with reality as we listen to him.
On Tuesday evening, The Rogers
Grilley Concert Company assisted by
the we'll known tenor Prof. Thomas r.
Williams will give an entertainment OF
high order. There has been nc
entertainment of recent years more
successful in satisfying the better class
of lyceum patrons than the Rogers
Grilley Recitals. They are both earn.
est students in their respective lines,
and their many seasons experience
with the leading artists and comblna-
tions has fitted them to give an enter
talnment which is not only artistic. but
at the same time highly entertaining.
No adequate description can be
given of the beauties embodied in the
artistic rendition of gems of literature
when interpreted with the accompani-
ment of the harp. The instrument is
particularly adapted to the human
voice, and their selections given to-
gether produce an impression which
fingers long in the memory. Add to
this Prof. Williams beautiful tenor
voice and the entertainment is superb.
1t is an intellectual entertainment for
| quick -witted, broad-minded, liberal
thinking, cultivated audiences. An
audience made up of this class will
thoroughly enjoy an evening spent In
their society.
On Wednesday evening DIR. d. f.
Fox will deliver his Interesting and
popular lecture entitled ga Neglected
Cavalier. Colonel Balm states fact
when he says: 81 heard DR.. Fox give
his lecture on;"A Neglected Cavalier,
at Winfield, Kansas, Chautauqua and
l consider it the equal of the very best
l have ever heard from any source. In
it are some of the most thrilling word
pictures spoken in English. There Is
no platform this lecture will not honor
and I commend it to those seeking
the best"
Prof. John B. DeMott has lectured
twice in Bloomsburg and many of us
have vivid recollectlons of the lasting
benefit derived from his lectures on
"Python Eggs" and "The Harp of the
Senses" He will close the course
with his latest and best effort entitled
ga Plea for Posterity; or the Problem
of Heredity."
Without decrying any Of the rest o.
your talent, l am very sure the pleas
antest and most profitable evening in
the Course will be the one when Prof
John B. DeMott occupies the plat
form. l know of no man in America
with his power of popularizing science
no man who can make instruction SC
pleasant that it seems like entertain
ment, uutil the hearer suddenly realize:
that he knows a hundred fold more
than he did an hour ago, and yet j.
not conscious of having made any
effort to acquire knowledge. There
should not be vacant chair in the
house the night of Prof. DeMott'.
lecture. l have followed him in q
great many lecture courses, and with
out exception his audiences have beer
cordial and enthusiastic in their praise:
of the man, his charming personality
and his splendid work.
CSigned] ROBERT ]. BURDETTE
Diagram opens Saturday, Nov. a9
at 9 a. m. Course tickets $I.5o
Single admission so cents.