The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-24
GEORGE L. GOODWIN.

GEORGE L. GOODWIN.
The article entitled THAT Glen Pa
vilion," which appeared in The Item
of the Dist, under "The Peoples Col
umn," and signed by Citizen" was
read with much interest. This inter
est grew, however, not SO much from
the facts the article contained as the
misleading statements and false i'm
pressions which it gave. To say that
''the pavilion will be only another de-
facement worse than the traction COM
pany's extension through the park"
Is surely only a guess. No plans or
drawings whatever have been prepar-
ed, and therefore comparison is ex-
tremely far fetched.
We all admit that Glen Miller is a
beautiful park, but why beauty added
to beauty should thus destroy beauty,
is something on which we kindly ask
Citizen" to enlighten us. The chau-
tauqua management and committee of
the Young Mems Business club, I am
sure, would not think for a moment of
putting a building in the park that
was not INTELLECTUALLY correct and
this of course would mean to the eye
beautiful. Not a tree need be cut
down or any DETACHMENT made to car
ry out this project.
The chautauqua is not a private Or
ganization, nor is it run for the money
there is in it. Mr.. James E. Shaw,
who managed the chautauqua for six
years, did get some returns from its
proceeds as remuneration for his capa-
BILE management, while an equal
amount, after all bills were paid, went
to the sinking fund held in trust by the
city and accepted by them with the
understanding that 1t was to be appli-
ed some day to a public auditorium in
which the chautauqua sessions could
be held as we'll as any other meetings.
conventions or the like that would be
of public interest and welfare. Last
year the Y. Nj. c. A. took Mr.. Shaw's
place and after bills were paid, as in
the case Of previous years, the balance
was divided equally; half going to the
Y. M. c. A., and the other half to this
sinking fund in the city treasury
There was absolutely no private finan
cial gain coming to any one.
| The chautauqua board of directors
as we'll as committeeman and all those
who have given so much of their time
and thought to the chautauQua each
year, have always paid for their tick
cts as well as other expense connected
| with its benefit and enjoyment, the
same as any citizen who patronized the
chautauqua, but did not have any part
in its management.
The reason given in "Citizen's" ar
ticle for our chautauqua being of edu
| cational value, certainly does not GOV
er the whole ground. We are glad thai
the Wayne County Teachers associa
ton Is held in connection with the
chautauqua. and that many of its
speakers have given expression tt
thoughts that were Of public interest
and yet the public have probably moi
taken advantage Of these lectures al
freely as they should. do not know
what Citizen means by Education
al" but If he would take the time tt
review the programs that have beer
offered during the past seven years ant
the one that is being planned for thi:
season, and note the men and womer
that have appeared on this plat
form, he would surely be convinced
that the educational value of mucf
that they have said or given would b,
ranked as worth while, when consider
ed alone, purely from an educationa
standpoint.
The Richmond chautauqua has hat
seven very successful years, which WI
attribute largely to the quality of tn,
talent it has presented. We believ,
that beautiful auditorium would hell
materially to place the chautauQua OF
q permanent basis. We are sure tha
even Citizen" himself would not ar
que that the chautauqua has not don,
good in many ways and is an institu
ton In our midst that should be en-
couraged and made permanent
this auditorium is built it would b,
| financed by the funds already In hant
and the balance taken care of by tn,
proceeds from future chautauQuas ant
peed not cost taxpayer one cent.
/ It is fully understood that this prop
osition must not only receive the ap
prevail OF the city authorities, but 1t i
for them to carry out the project. The.
should be supported in this move b.
all those who stand for things whicl