The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-21


cert by the Schumann Quintettt
brought to completion the first hal
OF the Chautauqua for this year. The
last half is still to come and grea'
features are scattered all through
the variosu programs. The program
on Sunday evening was a request pro
gram and Director G. A. Lampert gave
high testimony to the musical tasts
OF an Oskaloosa audience. Some
twelve selections were played, whict
comprised such contributions as "Ths
Pilgrims Chorus" and 1.-THE Song o.
the Evening STAR" from Thanhauser
William Tell" Lead, Kindly Light,
THE Holy City," '"The Heavens Are
Telling" III Trovatore' and 1.-The
Sextette from Lucia" 1t was unfor
tunate that the threatening storm
caused so many to leave as one of the
best audiences of the chautauqua sc
far was present and they surely miss
ed a fine treat. The Schumanns have
introduced this year a specially con
structed reed organ in order to Sc
cure the symphonic effect in their
work. This gives all the reed and
wind effect of a large orchestra and
combined with the other instruments
produces results that are both unique
and beautiful to the ear.
Saturdays Program.
After the strenuous work of the last
few days Saturday was rather an of
day. OF course counter attractions
had their effect, but considering all
the attendance was fairly well main
tanned and all were well repaid for
coming. DR.. ]. A. Seibert completed
his lectures on Biblical and SociolO-
gical topics and afterward gave the
people an interesting lecture on arch
Biological research, or the results that
have been secured by the digging
among the old ruins and buried cities
of the old world. Many of these old
records shaye been buried, for centur-
les and, their recovery and translation
only confirms the fact, that in the
Bible we have the most complete his.
torieal record of these old days. DR..
Seibert is an oriental traveller of note
and his stay in OskalOosa has been a
great delight to all who have heard
him.
Saturday Afternoon.
Prof. Arthur p. McMurray is a pub.
lie reader who has a way of his own.
He Is at the head of the department
of Expression at the Iowa State Agri-
cultural College at Ames and rea>i
various popular selections in his first
prelude. Some were humorous; some
were sedate, but all were filed with
the favor that comes from human ma
ture and that makes up the = life
around us. The Schumann Quintette
completed the afternoon with spe'
cial program of musical and historic
interest. The concert was blending
of national music in which various
countries made their contributions
Norway, Italy, Hungary, Scotland
Germany, England and our own Amer.
lea were all represented, The short
and concise explanations of interest
ing features preceded each selection
and made up most attractive pro-
gram. The Schumanns in their work
among us have more than made good
in the words of praise that preceded
their work here, and personally they
are most delightful people to meet
always ready and willing to explain
their work and give musical sugges
lions that are of value. In the short
time that they were in Oskaloosa
they were very popular and they will
be remembered with pleasure.
Saturday Evening.
The Schumanns opened the even
ins's program with a short prelude in
which was enjoyed the overture from
William Tell" 1.-The Swan Song,
THE Blue Danube" and the always
pleasing "Sextette From Lucia
Prof Arthur P. McMurray completed
the evening with selections from the
pen of ]. Whitcomb Riley. The first
few pieces indicated Riley's close
touch with nature and so THE Old
Swimming Hole" watermelon Time
and When the Frost is on the Pump
kin were given. These were fol
lowed by poems of sympathy and
those showing touches of human ma
lure, like "A Dose of the Blues,
pats Old Saying" THE Old Played
, Out Song" and There Little Girl
Don't. Cry" Character poems were
given as shown in Jim" THE Trair
Misser,"I my Philosophy" and "Wet
Weather Talk" and the evening wa:
concluded by the recital of two no
mantle gems, accompanied WIFI
music, "Out at Old Aunt Mary's' ant
THAT Old Sweetheart of Mine"
Over on the west side of the campus
between the home of President Ed
wards and the college building spe
cial tent has been erected for Mis-:
Lillian Newton and her work with the
bows and girls. The boys have theil
time in the morning and the girls II
the afternoon and each day has 1t:
special work On Wednesday even
ing next a special program will b.
given by them which will indicate thu
varied nature of their work. The
program will begin at 1880 p. m. ant
viii precede the regular program o
the evening. This Is little early
but in order to get in the 10 minutes
needed the change was necessary.
Monday morning was rest day a
camp in order to allow the people T.
properly arrange their household al
fairs, so that nothing would interior
with the full enjoyment of the las
half of the chautauqua program. Tn
young ladies who have charge OF tn
nursery for babies at the rear OF tn
w. C. T. u. tent, state that they hav
cared for about ten babies each da
of the camp so far, but this is no
large enough. There are babies in tn
audience at each session that ought I
he In the nursery. The chautauqu
people have gone to considerable
trouble to solve the baby problem b