Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-08-25

Last Thursday afternoon Wauseon's
Fourth Annual Chautauqua opened in
the big tent on East Leggett street.
II was the second appearance of the
Redpath Chautauqua in our town and
it seemed good to see Superintendent
Whitney on the streets once more.
Mr.. Whitney has helped to fasten
the Chautauqua habit on this COM
munity and as this habit is a very
good habit for the community to form
we cannot but look upon him as a
sort of a community friend. The
tent didn't reach Wauseon. until a
little after midnight on Wednesday,
or rather Thursday morning and it
kept the crew of college men step
ping lively to get the tent ready for
the afternoon and evening sessions
and the intermittent light and dark
ness at the Thursday evening ses-
sion due to no fault of the tent man
agement was received good naturedly
by the large first night audience and
added the spice of variety to the
evening program. 1t was in a sense
test of the general courtesy and
good training of the juvenile portion
Va NAAG H1AAGAACG anO tAlCy AAACb Vic tCoO
in q manner that made US proud Of
our Wauseon boys and girls! There
was very little confusion from the
young folks as the Music Makers
Quartet continued their part of the
evenings program in the darkness
though there were some adults who
seemed to think that the darkness
gave them an excuse for carrying on
an audible conversation while the
musicians were singing. That the
annual Chautauqna is an institution
from which the entire community de-
rives great benefit goes without say
ing and it ought to be the endeavor
Of every one who has the privilege of
hearing and seeing all or a part of
the annual program to treasure up
and pass on to their neighbors every
bit Of such benefit. There are many
things well worth remembering and
applying as occasion offers in the
personal and community life. The
pleasures afforded by the Chautau-
qua program are of such q character
that they benefit those who enjoy them
and furnish material for many pleas
ant memories in the years to come.
We can not chronicle all the good
things that are SAID. and done during
this session Of the Chautauqua but
we shall try to reduce a little Of it
into print and that little may help our
readers to remember a great deal
more.
Mr.. Whitney introduced Miss De-
crof at the Thursday evening session
as the lady who has charge OF Cne
Junior Redpath Club this year and
from the outline of the program for
the boys and girls II was possible to
draw no other conclusion than that
these same boys and girls were going
to have a very profitable and enjoy
able time. Miss DeGrof announced
the winners Of the 1915 Junior Red
path, Club: The contest this year was
to make from letters contained in the
words, Junior Redpath Club, the larg-
est number of words. Frieda Bour-
auin won the first prize with 17OS
words and Helen Eastman the second
prize with 1864 words.
The Music Makers Quartet proved
themselves worthy of their name;
godd voices well blended and pleasing
personal presence. The Marimba-
phone while unusual as a musical in
strument yielded some very pleasing
melodies under the manipulation OF
the quartet, especially fine was the
selection ~Nearer My God To The" in
which the voices Of the singers were
blended with the notes of the instru-
ment.~ Very appropriate in the titful
light of torches and an auto head
light was the selection from Eugene
Field. "Seein Things At Night" as
sung and posed by the quartet.
DR.. William A. Colledge in his lee.
ture on "The Mechanism of Persona
Power'said many things that every
person in the county, young and ole
ought to hear and consider; among
them was his advocacy of more per
sistent effort and application OF
the part Of every Individual to develop
their own initiative, originality anc
self control. "Work left unfinished, i!
no work at ALL" Do not pay too dear
ly for, your gold be careful to plac'
q right estimate on money and remem
ber that you cannot make clean mon
ey out of q dirty business: Thes'
were among the many importan
things said by the lecturer and al
that he said was reinforced by con
crete illustrations from real life ant
actual experience.
Friday morning Miss DeGroff begal
her work with the Juniors much t.
their delight and Chaplain Kiphnge
began his series Of valuable and in
teresting lectures on subject o
growing and vital Importance to tn
,as,.Ia ~ fhso oo41r,fry viz the nroh
lem Of the weaker members Of society
the dependsnt delinquent and violator
Of the law. How may we best per