Newark post., 1912-02-14

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money value expended for these
splendid institutions wherever they
are found pledge all profits TO the
advancement and improved service
of the plan concerned.
\ "No-PrOft" Corporation. G
This corporation is organized to
extend the Chautauqua Movement,
which has proved so helpful and
popular in the middle West. into
the section comprising the States Of
New Jersey. Delaware. Pennsyl-
vania. and contiguous territory. 1t
is chartered under the laws of
Pennsylvania as "no-profit cor
poration. and is forbidden by its
articles of incorporation, to pay a
dividend or a profit to the stock
holders. If the Association earns
a profit in its operations. such
profit is to be put into the improve
ment of the Chautauquas it con-
ducts. and into the further extern
sion Of its field.
The Associations s capital stock
of $4,000 has been subscribed by
men who are ''soldiers Of the COM
mon good - and who believe they
can be of real service by making
possible the establishment Of Chau-
tauquas in many communities. For
Chautauqua is an unparalleled
source Of inspiration, as the exper-
ience Of the more than one thous-
and communities of the middle
West where such institutions are
conducted proves. The fact that
community after community in
that section have organized Chau-
tauquas is proof that they have
been found helpful to the commun-
ty life. Every good cause, every
worthy reform. is strengthened by
Chautauqua. Public libraries.
civic Improvement, the city beau
titul = all these and many other
community blessings are more
largely indebted to the Chautau-
qua Movement than is generally
known. For it was at Chautauqua.
\. Y, and on the platforms of the
other older institutions Of the kind,
that these movements We're first
presented in popular way. In-
deed. the Chautauqua platform is
an ideal forum for the discussion
Of all such new movements and pro-
grams for the common good.
An Cnfettered Forum.
Chautauqua belongs to no creed
nor party. While it seeks the con-
servation of all that is best in our
civilization, it faces the future
courageously, believing, with
Browning, that "the best is yet to
be: - and it is not 50 much con-
cerned with defending the for
mulae and conventions of the past
as with helping find the solutions
that are to make tomorrow better.
Therefore, Chautauqua is an open
court for the frank discussion of all
proposed remedies for existing
evils. of all schemes for the reform
Of abuses Of whatever kind. Chau-
tsu1ua neither endorses nor rejects
these programs. but it offers to
them all the privilege Of a hearing.
Whether any particular scheme of
reform makes headway before the
court of public opinion, is not the
concern Of Chautauqua. But
American citizens have a right to
hear all sides Of every question, and
ths, Chautauqua platform is dedl-
Gated to that purpose. The oppor-
tunity presented by the Chautau-
qua platform has been appreciated
s. Our greatest men. Roosevelt
calls Chautauqua ''the most Amer
lean thing in America" because of
it's unfettered liberty of discussion
Bryan, La Toilette, Champ Clark,
the late Senator Dolliver, Senators
Gore. Cummins. Brlstow ana many
ether moulders Of public opinion
have found the Chautauqua one OF
the best avenues through which to
reach the ear OF the people.
But the Chautauqua is not all
serious-not all lectures and in
structlon. i STANDS for the sacred
ness Of laughter. 1t ministers clean
pure, elevating entertainment t.
lives Overburdened with cares an,
iabors. While it instructs, it enter
talns. while it makes men think. L
also makes them laugh. And i
stands for muSic-goOd music, ant
lots Of it; the best music, rendered
50 perfectly that the popular audi
ence forgets its inherited prejudic
against the classics. Thus, while i
enteitalns, it elevates. Chautauqu;
appropriates every device 10
frightening and broadening life