The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-01
PROBLEM OF HIGH
SCHOOL TODAY IS
C0TTON'S SUBJECT
"Children Have the Right to
the Very Best that the
State Has to Offer" Edu-
Gator Announced.
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I Great, Dr. Vincent pointed out, in
variety and newness and the complete
ness with which he worked these quail
titles out. Ward was master in the
short, epigramm1tic expression of wit,
but one rarely could recall its mani
festation. While Twain was also an
adept In this phase of humour. his ge-
MUS lay in his talent for extending
comedy narrative.
DR.. Vincent gave some of the inter
esting biographical details known to
ball the admirers of the great writer,
lshowing the influence his various en-
'vironments especially his life az a
tramp printer, on his literary product,
printers ink AMI drollery being insep-
cradle in this country
DR.. Vincent's lecture was brought to
10 close in entertaining fashion with
the reading of excerpts from limo
cents Abroad" which the speaker sta
ted was "the funniest book In the
English language" and from "The
Study of the German Language"
which the lecturer gave with inimita.
lble effect.
Board Makes . Hit.
That the board OF works made itself
solid with the Chautauqua going pub.
bic was evidenced last night when
Wilfred Jessup, who introduced George
Up. Early, gave the boards decision to
1.-THE audience to the effect that the
fChautauqua could use the park next
year for its sessions, as reported in
the afternoon papers. Mr.. Jessup stat
f1ng that this decision was made by the
board voluntarily and without undue
pressure.
George p. Early. former citizen OF
Richmond, bon vivant and famous
lraconteur. entertained his hearers last
!evening with delightful. incense
quent lecture on "Other Days." taking
for the basis of his treatment the vii
llage in which he passed his boyhood
Mr.. Early gave an effective picture
of life In a small town in Ohio, some
forty or more years ago. of the various
characters peculiar to a community Of
that size at the time, OF the school
with its two rooms of the same size
called the big room" and the little
ROOM" of It's entertainments" OF the
church and its choir and all the make
up of the life Of the town, most anus
ingly.
Mr.. Early, in his introduction OF &
reminiscent character, stated tha
memory seems to endow the pas
with Immortality" quoting Stoddard'1
poem which has for It's theme the losl
Of that indeAnable something which
goes forever with the departure o
youth and dwelling upon the rose-col
ored atmosphere in which that periot
of life Is stepped.
A representative audience of Rich
mond people as well as the frequent
ers Of the Chautauqua, heard and ap
plauded Mr.. Early with pleasure.
The members of BANDS band ap
peared in colonial costume with arts
tic effect last evening, their program
as invariably. being popular with tn
audience which was loath to let then
lgo, their departure being followed b.
long and repeated recalls which coul
mot be met on account of the encroacf
ing hour of the lecaure.
Mr.. Bland sang, with piano accom-
paniment, SargeantIs BLOW, Blow
Thou Winter Wind" and responded I
the overwhelming encore, and flut
land violin duet, by Frederick Thong
lson and Harry Jones. was one of tn
artistic successes of the evening.
Miss Bunnell, the popular sopran
soloist of the Chautauqua, gave
pMassenett number with musicianl
leclat, and with violin obligato, by job
Elder, of the Bland orchestra. givin
two other short numbers which incl,
tded Germans charming June Roses,
which was sung appealingly.
A concert was given at one ocloc
this afternoon by the orchestra whic
appears again this evening at seven