The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-05-04
Chautauqua Secretary's
Report

IA. will close the Chautauqua season. Presi-
dent S. commended the members of the
circle on their good work and excellent
papers presented during the season and
stated that the standard of the Circle was
higher at present than ever before in the
history of the Circle.
Mr.. F. D. Y. our good critic is deserv-
ing of much credit for the efficient and ex-
cellent way he has SO ably performed the
duties of critic. 1t is indeed a pleasure to
listen to voice SO inspiring and one so
competent to grasp and deliver fair and
just criticisms Mr.. Y. as critic has been
greatly appreciated by the entire Circle.
The following is Mr.. F. d. Y. the
critic report
Mr.. S.-"Dogs and War written and
read by an original, simon pure English
man. They say the humorous spot of the
English is SO secre,ed that it takes an un-
usally long time for the joke to hit the spot
-well-the rule is here broken, for this
Englishman, not with dry humor, Blu, with
a humor saturated with facts and scattering
flashing drops Of interest, in the regretted
ly'' short time allowed him, with crayon
and board gave many an illustrated lecture
on all phases of equipment and life in the
English service. Mr.. S. gave many years Of
his life to the Crown in India and other
colonial possessions and SO spoke to us from
personal knowledge that made his peculiar
manner of presenting truths more interest
ing.
Mr.. Irrigation Only in recent
years has America actually known the
meaning of this word except as explained
by Webster. America prides herself on
scientific knowledge and when she realizes
Irrigation the art producing some
thing from nothing, was the common pro-
perty of Egypt two thousand years B. c.,
think she will have to acknowledge that she
is still in 'swaddling clothes of real under
standing. Mr.. E. in an unusually inter
esting manner, irrigated our minds, planted
fertile seeds of thot and we must now see
that the harvest is worthy of the planters
care.
Mr.. BIS enography' continued from
last meeting, certainly was an interesting
serial, and it is the loss of The Mirrors
readers that it is beyond the power of the
English language to reproduce this talk as
given. Mr.. B. has personality in his
presentation of this subject that makes each
listener think ne is the whole audience,
and that the efforts of the speaker are for
him alone. 1t is hard for me to properly
write of this address because only the in
vention of photographic newspaper could
give you the distinct merits of Mr.. B S. en-
joyable comments
Men, my duties as critic are ended; the
Pierian Chautauqua Circles cycle is COM
pIete, the sun of fortnighrly radiance has
set, the canopy OF night made brilliant here
and there by the stars of memory is spread
above US. Never again shall this same
body of men gather in like place in a
like manner. Just as an oasis of fruitful
trees and bubblng spring on the barren
sand of the Sahara are to pilgrim, weak,
wearied and almost at life's journeys end,
so has this privileged Circle been to us.
As men, we here have met as men; we here
have thot as men; we here have been pre-
pared the better to some day again GO upon
the battlefield of lite, and-handicapped for
a time tho we will be, yet the mental,
moral, and physical mamma herein given us
will prove an ally that at the most unex-
pected time will be a reinforcement that
shall overcome temptations, seductive wiles,
and the better guard us against re-occurring
attacks.
Every fact here stated, and every thot
worth while here spoken, as it has passed
thru the the receptive minds of the hearers,
has. when so passing, crowded aside and
thrust out cinging atom of evil that was
there placed by the world outside Yes, as
the rudder to the ship is, SO to the body is
the mind, and because of this, let the rud-
der welded by PieIian mind, guide your
physical craft upon the sea of life, safe into
the harbor of ''Well done thou good and
faithful servant
There being no further business motion
for adjournment was made and seconded
S. Secretary.