The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22
THE cHAuTAuouA.

great interest and affording very vaM-
able educational opportunities.
The New York Marine Band, which
has worldwide reputation, was GER
tainly grand-an opportunity of a
lifetime. Sweeter tones Of music one
can not expect to hear on this side of
the celestial world.
Wednesday morning Francis Labadie.
the reader and impersonator, led the
audience away among the Canadian
woods and to Alaska and her gold fields,
into the frozen artic regions and the
lands of midnight sun in summer and
perpetual darkness in winter. Mr.. La
s6afiie rendered several interesting read
mgs, including "Tne Cremation Of
Sam MeGee,' by the famous Mr.. Ser,
vice, who has so enriched the world
with his poems of these cold lands 80
far removed from warmth, love and
music of the great pulsating world.
Wednesday evening the chautauqua
"nened with some very fine readings.
The 'whistling songs with piano accom-
paniment were marvellous. We listen
to these people with such rare natural
and highly cultured talent and we little
stop to consider what time, toll and
sacrifice they have given to become so
efficient. 1t recalls to our minds the
ancient Greek art, the Athenians who
sacrificed life entirely to master one
single phase of art, and so thoroughly
master it that the world today, with
centuries Of progress and civilization,
has no hope to attain the art perfec-
tiOn of ancient Greece.
The moving pictures with the lecture
by DIR. Hunsberger were excellent. DR..
Hunsberger is a noted traveller and ex-
n'orer. The pictures are the most wOlr-
derful travel pictures ever ,aXen. They
are pictures of the antartic regions TO-
600 miles away from America and 1900
miles from the nearest human habita-
tion, in a land never before seen by the
eye of man. The pictures Of the birds
and animals of the antarctic regions
were source of instruction to the
school children.
DIR. Hunsberger told the story of Sir
Douglas Mawson s dangerous journey
in the antartic regions. The expedition
was the largest in the history of ex-
ploration. 1t covered period Of 27
months, and was composed of &C uni
versity students and cost 100000. This
expedition has greatly enriched the
world with valuable knowledge.
On this journey the faithful helpers
of Sir Douglas Mawson, DR.. Mertz and
Lieutenant MINES, lost their lives.
The terrible cold. dangers, winds and
hunger in these far--way uninhabited
countries make them very uninviting
to travellers. These men knew they
We're probably going to their death.
but took the risk in order that they
might give the world this valuable
knowledge Of the icy southlands..
The word "chautauqua is an In
dian word, and we have given it the
English pronunciation. as Indian words
all accent the first syllable.
Chautauqua gets it's name now from
Lake Chautauqua. in New York, where
chantau"na meetings were first insti-
tuted., The chautauqua meetings at
Lake Chautauqua were first religious
services held out in the open air. They
have changed somewhat in the past
twenty years. Now chautauquas are
held everywhere over this great nation.
They are not for anyOne's financial
gain, but for the moral and educational
benefit of humanity.
May heaven s blessings go with the
chautauqua and its worldwide infiu-
ence.