Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-20
LECTURE COURSES
OF GREAT VALUE.
Why They Should Be Encouraged.---That Pro
vided by the Epworth League for the Com
ing Season is of the Highest Grade.

| on until tho cheap vaudeville folded its
tents and the people said: "our money
and our time shall be given TO better
things" This year that same town has a
lecture course that is costing $1,000.
Are not tho largest assets community
can have to DO found In tho quality and
character OF It's eitizsnshipp II there is a
man with soul so dead that he could MT
DO awakened by hesring Or. Demotte in
his lecture. Tho Harp Of the Senses" or
that other prince Of Americas lecturers.
Or. Hedlsy twho Is In our Rocky Ford
course Dec. 2l,. In his magnificent What
Is A Man worth9- or. "rhe Sunny Side
Of Life." we certainly believe him to ba
totally depraved. The president Of ono Of
tho greatest railway systems Of tho South
once told the writer that. next to their
support Of the Y. NJ. c. A.. they consider
cd frst-elass lecture course their next
best Investment, and provided ono for
their employees At most division points.
That which In anywiss contributes to-
manhood Is considered an essential feat
urs in ones training by the largo eorpor-
ations Of today. Il 10 business. A lead
Ing capitalist and manufacturer In BIr-
mingham. Ala. turned 10 US and said al
tho close Of lecture given by peMo,,a:
''if you will include that lecture In nex,
seasons course III buy . ticket for each
Of my 500 employees. young mon.
peMosis was In the nsxt seasons eoure.
Several years iatar We wrote this man
whether ha was satisfied with his invest
ment- He answered: 'Bes, Investment
ever made. Il gave character 70 many Of
my young men. and they In turn pi, char
ae,sr into their work." We booked Balm
IN a city In Georgia He delivered his
beautiful and inspiring lecture on True
Manhood" Tho nsxt season tho mayor
and city council sent . written reaues,
that we sand than Balm again. saying shs,
no had awakened the moral sentiment o!
tho town as Il never had bsea and his
coming had boon blessing. We again
sent Balm. He deli, cred his frnaous tam
psfanes lecture am -. following year
tho saloons were banished from tho town
Many . youns. man has been inspired
| TO mako something worth ~hilo Of hirnsel!
by tho influence Of a good lecture. Or.
Hills. Senator Deliver. and scores Of tho
boss types Of American lifo say uoy ~efo
inspired 10 change tho course Of their
whole lives by tho influence Of a single
lecture. Horace Mann said: Tho iyeeum
is tho peoples college. tho largest pulp;
and tho mobiles, platform refofmsrs ever
had
A lecture course such as tho Ep~orst
League is providing In Rocky Ford Is a
power for good in tho community. ],
meets want and fills place that moth
ing else can do. Tho committee selected
tho worry bess talent ob;sinablo after con-
su,ing the bes, lecture bureaas-taien;
,ha, has never been as far Yves; as Colo
RADIO. with the exception Of Or. Hedlay.
who has been heard BY million people
from ocean 10 ocean.
Tho course contains a suparb variety o!
talent. There is tho ma,ehless Hedley.
and that other young gan. Of the plat
form. ots, as lecturers. The famous
Temple Male ouarts,ta Of Boston. con-
eaeded TO Be the bss, nale auafsetse in
America today. and the Dixie Jubilee
Singers. the worthy successors OF the
Fisk troupe Of eolored soeals,s as music
aies. The attractions conclude with Al
ton Packard, the noted New York car
toonist.
We are no, ovsres,imating Il when we
say Il is tho bes. course Of FIVE numbers
;hs, could possibly be broueh, together in
medium sized city. Indeed. we know Of
many cities Of $4,000 population which
do no, provide such a costly course Of
entertainments.
The Epwor,h League in assuming the
responsibility Of an effort like this IS doing
public good. |, does not expee, TO en-
rich its Golfers BY as much as q penny.
It believed ,ha. the people Of Rocky Ford
deserved the bes, tha, could be had in the
way Of high grade lecture course and
would feel eomplimented il the best talent
obtainable was engaged. The course Is
tho beet that eyer eafro TO Colorado