The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-25
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Redpath Bureau has furnished a
splendid program and after the first
number many people came away
saying We'll. I've gotten my
moneys worth already"
The invocation was given Sunday
afternoon by Pres. VIM. @. Frost,
after which there was a musical pre-
Jude by the Bolanger Orchestra.
The speaker was Rev. George T..
McNutt, who gave an excellent ad-
dress on Culture and Democracy"
His lecture had TO do with the
great question Of the human scrap
pile. Why does society produce so
many inefficient failures3 The
blame he attributed to the training,
or culture, by which the young
children are prepared for active
life. He declared that present
methods Of child culture are Grim
inally wasteful and that man has
busted himself more with perfect
ing machinery and efficient business
methods than he has with the de-
velopment and training Of his own
children. the people who are TO be
his successors. The child must be
carefully watched and allowed TO
follow his natural bent and not be
forced to take up his fathers work.
He said that the worlds progress is
all due To the fool boys" who have
had the originality to do differently
from their parents. Were it not for
such boys" said he 1--WE would still
be hanging around in trees" Child
raising is expensive, and he quoted
Mr.. Rockefeller as saying that much
Of the poverty in the world is due
to the extraordinary profits which
are taken out between the producer
and consumer But Mr.. McNutt ad-
vocated a new social conscience, a
new training which would do away
with economic injustices and also
produce better. more efficient and
happier Americans.
The Bolanger Orchestra's concert
at night was greatly enjoyed. They
gave very good. but not too classical,
music and by their fine execution
and simple manners won the hearty
approval Of the entire audience.
As an extra treat and surprise, Mr..
McNutt spoke again at night, on
the Greatest University" This
university" said McNutt, "has the
whole world for campus and all
humankind for a student body. This
is the university of life. One enters
at birth and graduates at death, and
there may be two divisions of the
Alumni Reunion. Like the after
noon address this address had the
flavor Of experience and brilliance
Of natural wit.
Mr.. McNutt is most pleasing
speaker and his addresses were live
and straight from the shoulder with
an ample sprinkling Of apt stories to
illustrate his various arguments.
He has had practical experience as
a common labOrer and for six years
earned living in the shops, his en-
ployers little dreaming that their
undergrad" Toustab0ut was a min
lister Of the gospel and classmate
Of Woodrow Wilson in college. So
his statements were those Of man
who knows and had more than a
theoretical knowledge Of his subject.
Nj McNutt will command large
audience whenever he may return
and the good done by his two lee
lures is very great.
Monday afternoon the musical
prelude was given by the American
Quartet, a group Of talented young
men. Their work, both vocal and
instrumental. was exceptional.
Mr.. Byron C.. Piau gave the after
noon address,, his subject being
Dead or Alive" Mr.. piatt is very
forceful and compelling speaker and
has lecture held his audience in the
"velvet silence Of appreciation" MI.
Piatt declared that death begins to
take place when thinking ceases,
and that the live people are those
who are in vital and vigorous con-
nection with the great progressive
of the time. "And think
ing" he said, "is absolutely neces-
sary for both spiritual and physical
life. For the great economic prob
lens Of the world" The questions
Of greater production and more just
must be settled by
thought" Mr.. piatt says that the
ancient contempt of common" labor
is passing away because the man
makes the job and il any work is
common il is because a common
man does it. But an Edison, or a
or a girl weaving presents