The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-07-22
ONE MORE DAY
OF CHAUTAUQUA
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measure higher in these regards ii
they are willing to pay the price in
mental vigol.'' he said. "Thc demand
of the time is for the men and women
who can grow, who are efficient, and
who can do their best in helping to
solve the worlds problems, said DIR.
ReitZel. The speaker was great
optimist and predicted that some day
the problems which now perpleX us
would be solved.
In the evening the Dunbar singing
orchestra gave q popular concert and
won more hOnOrS to themselves.
The musical number was followed
by the Illustrated lecture, THE Pan
ANA Canal and Exposition by DR..
Frederick Poole. the noted traveller
and lecturer. DR.. Poole portrayed
the work of the worlds engineering
feat, the construction of the inter
oceanic Panama canal by means OF a
number of fine stereOpticOn lllustra-
tions and moving pictures, and later
the operation of the canal. He told
much of the history of the movement
for an inter-Oceanic canal, spoke OF
the dreams that had been entertained,
told of DeLcsSep's great work. but eX-
planned that the French failed be-
cause they did not overcome the
mosquitoes and other agencies OF dis
ease. Dr. Poole showed that unsani-
tary conditions and dissipation told
fearfully on the French wOrkinen in
the canal zone and gave view OF the
French cemetery on the isthmus where
the bones of 10000 who died in an
effort to cut Il canal across the con-
tinent were buried. The lecturer was
loud in his praises of Col. Goethels,
under whose supervision this great
feat has finally been accomplished.
The speaker interspersed his address
with bright bits of humor. The slides
which were thrown upon the screen
were pictures taken by Dl. Poole
while on a visit to the canal and were
colored by him. This was one OF the
most educational numbers OF the chau-
tauqua and people generally carried
away better opinion of the canal
TIM heretofore.
Saturday Program.
There was large attendance Sat
urday afternoon and all enjoyed the
opening concert furnished by the Hin
ton-Mordelia company. Miss Hinton
is known as the girl with the dia-
lects," who told many dialect stories
which pleased her audience. Mr.. Nor
della devoted a greater part OF his
time with what is termed an accordion
and handled it very skillfully.
Chancellor George H. Braford deliv-
cred his lecture, "America's Future
which was indeed fine. Chancellor
Bradford resembles Secretary Bryan
as to looks and is connected with the
University of Oklahoma. The speak
er in an able manner encouraged the
youth of America to seek the best
things, to have high ambitions and to
be willing to make sacrifices in the
present for the sake of the compensa-
tions of the future. He spoke OF his
own youth and other youths who
struggled hard to obtain education and
desired to impress upon his audience
that with youth in this country where
there is youth there is a way; that the
young man who is determined to have
a higher education, the doors of col
lcges and universities swing open and
the Industrious and studious youth Of
the poor family had the advantage in
the halls of learning as well as the
youth of wealthy families. The speak
er said that the four things that make
nation great are natural resources,
its commerce, patriotism and manhood
old. we are not outrankcd in nations
We have these things III a degree that
no other nation can approach; al
though we are only a century and half
half old, we arc outranked i'll nations
of Europe, and as their sun is slowly
setting so is ours in the aScendency.
The speaker lambasted our present
emigration laws and is of the opinion
that foreigners who come to the Unit
ed States to become farmers, business
men and professional men are GER
tainly wonderful and that the classes
who come to stop in our cities and be-
come stepped in their ignorance and
lOwness are not wanted. He believed
that foreigners should be given the
ballot when they are naturalized, that
he would not give them the ballot I'M
til they become thoroughly American
lied. Chancellor Bradford said, "The
price of an education is merely the
desire for it,
In the evening the Hinton Mordelia
Company again entertained the crowd
with a fine musical concert and
pleased everyone with their clever
work.
This part of the entertainment was
followed by one of the big drawing
cards of the chautauqua-the Ben
Greet players in The Comedy of En-
rors." The play was presented with
out scenery of any description and
the way it was presented during the
Shakesperean time. The company was
composed of fifteen artists and is the
product of Ben Greet himself, who is
considered the ablest living authority
on Shakespeare. The costumes were
ancient Greek and correct in every
detail "The Comedy of Errors re-
vealed the greatest dramatist in a de-
lightfully funny mood The people
well vcrsed in Shakespeare were well
pleased with the production, but as
many do not care for Shakespeare S
plays, there were conflicting opinions
as to the merit of the entertainment.
Sunday Afternoon.
Sunday was really the big day OF
chautauqua. The attendance was a
record breaker Many people from ad-
Joining towns motored to Denison tc
take in the fine program in the after