The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-07-13
CHAUTAUQUA
COMING FINE
Gov. BuchteI and. DIR. Green
Delight Appreciative
Audiences.

The Chautauqua hodoo seemed to
be on the job last Saturday, bring
ing a heavy rain in the morning and
putting Manager Allen up against
the delightful task of explaining to
a good-sized audience why neither
DIR. ]. Everist Cathell! nor the De
Koven male quartette, the attrac-
tons on the program for opening
day, were to be seen nor heard at
Redwood Falls that day. The prin-
ciple difficulty appeared to be the
obvious one that these parties could
not be in two places at once. The
smiling manager made light of the
problem by letting George do it
George being otherwise known as
HI. A. Baldwin, who has been In the
hotel business long enough to really
enjoy ordinary trouble. There was
a fairly good singer of ballads to
take the place of the DeKovens and
fortunately Adrian, the exponent OF
the Wizard Burbank, was in the city
to give the evening lecture, and
filled the breach most acceptably
at the afternoon session as well,
with the story of Burbank's trials as
boy and man and his ultimate
successes and achievements. The
story is an exceedingly interesting
one and Adrian knows how to tell
it. For the evening performance,
Mr.. Adrian gave another talk worth
while, displaying his lantern slides
designed to illustrate the Burbank
lecture, which could not be properly
shown at the afternoon lecture.
Sunday Chancellor Buchtel was on
hand in the afternoon. having been
brought up from Sleepy Eye by
auto in time to deliver a short and
forceful sermon to an audience at
the M. E. church which had gath
cred to listen to him. DR.. BuchtePs
afternoon lecture was on success,
and the doctors idea of success was
the fullest development of the in
diyidual in body, mind and spirit,
rather than the mere accumulation
of wealth or power or having a
good time-Which he considered the
lowest of all ideals. The speaker
was of the opinion that one of the
most important educational promot-
ers of the future would be the voca-
tionaI director-t the man whose bust
ness it would be to find out the
natural bent of the boy or girl and
see to it that the person was trained
according to that bent. The doctor
said much that is worthy of print,
one thought being that the tlrst
concern of parents or teachers
should be the proper development
of the body. He thought our public
schools did not begin to attach the
Importance that is due in the matter
of physical culture and the over
coming of natural or acquired de-
fects in boys or girls, majority of
whom were not structurally perfect
The DeKoven male quartette sup
piled the music for Sundays pro
grams and their work as entertain
ers seemed to please their audience
at both of their appearances.
Monday was heard one of5sth'
most notable talks of theT year il
this city-Dr. Thos. Green's Truth
About Japan. DR.. Green told /;
number Of truths about the United
States in this connection, and hi
statements made a profound impress
sion, as shown by the enthusiastic
applause given the doctors argu
ment showing the folly of worrying
about an invasion from a people
who are worse than bankrupt il
financial resources but who are try
ing to make up in pluck and il
effici ency in carrying on the com
merce of the Pacific for what the.
lack in wealth. The doctor con
tended that Americas best defensl
and the only one she needs is he
ability to feed the rest of the Worlt
from her fertile acres. The speak
er's contention that America actu