The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-21
CHAUTAUQUA
CLOSED SUM- AY
AFTER THOROUGHLY $EAsINe
RRookINes !
IS A SUCCESS IN NtRy WAY
ARRANGEMENTS SoR NEXT YEAR
ARE ALREADY BEING MADE.

every angle the c~hautauqua was a sue
cess, so much so that the arrangements
are already being made for next year.
On Sunday the gentlement interested in
the movement disposed of about 440
tickets for 1911, which is a pretty good
indication that the people want the
c~hautauqua when it is considered that
there was considerable difficulty in
Not only were the numbers uniform
IL good, but the management evinced
o desire to do everything possible to
make things pleasant for the people.
A kindergarten was arranged for the
benefit of patrons with children, oun
table discussions were introduced and
two or three extra numbers were add
ed to the program. The only disap-
pointment of the week was the failure
of Senator Cummins to appear. OF
course, Senator Brown delivered an ex-
cellent address, IFS good perhaps as
the senator from Iowa would have CIV
en-, but the presence Of Cummins would
have been more pleasing, especially
from a financial standpoint.
Thursday afternoon the feature was
an address by j. Mohammad Ali of
Punjab, India. His subject was In
most interesting and truthful way. Mr..
Ali has travelled extensively in both
his own and this country ard spoke
with the authority Of one who knows
the conditions. He said that the peo-
PIE of his country sprang from the
same stock as the Anglo SaXons and
were not some aboriginal tribe. He
explained midas caste system, which
he says is very harmful to the coun-
try and is the reason why they are
governed by the British, as they have
no national pride, only the spirit of
caste. Hc gave an explanation of child
marriages, which are the curse of
that country, but said that Christianity
was doing much to counterfeit the evil.
The address vas one of the most in
~teresting of the week.
Thursday evening and Saturday af-
ternoon there were addresses by DR..
J. NJ. Driver. DR.. Driver has appear
ed in Brookings on former occasions
and he undoubtedly made many new
friends in his two talks last week.
Nony uhn heard hin, in pact voo nc
thought that he was not as good as
in his former appearances, but this
was due % the condition of his health,
as he was nearly exhausted from his
long jumps in hot weather and was
not able to put his usual enthusiasm
into his talks.
Those who did not attend Friday
afternoon missed a rare treat in the lee
ture by Col. G.. A. G~earhart. Col Gear
hart was not advertised as one of
the strong numbers, but to us his ad-
dress was n Of the best of the chau-
tauqua. He is a profound thinker and
polished orator and held his audience
c~aptivated for over two hours. His
talk was principally along the lines
of good citizenship and he included
about everything pertaining to that
subject.
Friday evening Prof. Henry A.
Adrian delivered an address on the
work of Luther Burbank, the Califor-
MIA plant wizard. Prof. Adrian illus
trated his talk with views of some
of the most famous Of Burbank's crea-
tons, which gave his hearers a better
understanding of the subject. Prof.
Adrian said that Burbank was no great
genius, but he had a genius for patient
work and thus he had accomplished his
wonders. He told of his manner of
selecting and crossing varieties of
plant life and of the many failures to
the one success. Prof. Adrian sair
that Burbank's methods should be ap-
piled to the selection of human faith
ers and mothers, as the offspring must
be better than it's parents or the ace
will perish.
Undoubtedly the strongest number
of the course was DR.. Thos. E. Green's
lecture ON Sunday afternoon. DR..
Green is a most pleasing speaker and
showed a thorough mastery Of his sub
ject, which was "The Truth About Jap
an" DR.. Green has made a study of
the Japanese situation both in this
country and Japan and declared that
they do not want war with the United
States. Japan realizes that while she
might be successful at first. the ire
mendous of America would
win in the end, and she has no de-
sire to clash with us. DR.. Green said
that the United States had no fear
of war with any country, as long as
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