The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-05-03
THE Y.M.C.A.
STAR COURSE
SERIES CLOSED
THE CONCLUDING ATTRACTION
WAS RALPH PARLETTE IN HIS
LECTURE, THE UNIVERSITY OF
HARD KNOCKS" THURSDAY
NIGHT.

season was given at the First Meth
odist church Thursday night with
Ralph Parlette of Chicago. lecturer.
as the attraction. There were six
numbers in the series: the first, the
Cord-Rummel Recital company. max
ing its appearance here on Novem-
ber 3rd. The succeeding ones were
Kekuku's Hawaiian quintet on Novem
ber 23rd. Guy Zenota MacLaren. on
January 9Th: The Oxford company on
March 7th; The Fairchild's Ladies'
Quartet, April 10th and Ralph Par
lette. All of them were good and
were given generous patronage.
Secretary c. W. Van Pe:ten of the
Y. NJ. C. A. paid tribute to the ex-
cellence of the course in a short ad-
dress to the audience before the be-
ginning of the lecture Thursday night
and referred to the hearty reception
given 1t by the public. THE splendid
assemblages of people that have gath
cred here during the winter months
to enjoy these entertainments said
Mr.. Van Patten. 'tis proof positive of
their high musical and literary char
acter The magnificent patronage ex-
tended to the course by the citizens
of the community is very gratifying
to the association"
Following Secretary Van Patten an
outline of the Star Course attractions
for next year was given by Rev. Guy
f. Konkel, pastor of the First Meth
program committee. He stated that
tho entertainments for the 1918
season had been very carefully select
ed and he expressed the opinion that
they would receive enthusiastic
praise and commendation from ticket
holders. The program" continued
Rev. Konkel, will he of the highest
artistic merit and so diversified and
well balanced as to suit all tastes"
Thursday evenings lecturer was
introduced to the audience by DIR. C.
II. Wilkinson. president OF dhe "
M. c. A. in a pleasing. jocuiar man
ner which enabled Mr.. Pariette tc
begin his address under the most fav
orable circumstances possible. He
made the most of his opportunity and
from the beginning TO the end his
lecture was felicitous and happy.
Mr.. Parlette is one OF the most poI
ular speakers on the American plat
form and is known as The Orator oil
Good Cheer" THE Philosopher oi
joy; THE Helper to Happiness: %
THE Humorous Who Helps Human
ity," and other appelations no less
complimentary and endearing. He is
the editor of The Lyceum Magazine
Chicago. is member of the Interna.
tional Lyceum association and of the
American Press Humorists. II is said
that more than two million people
have paid to hear him lecture. More
than one thousand cities and towns
in the United States and Canada have
re-engaged him from two to twenty
times.
Mr.. Parlette's lecture here Thursday
night is entitled, THE University oi
Hard Knocks" and is a masterpiece
of homely, practical philosophy. quaint
humor and hard sense. The descrip
ton of the speaker given by the edi
tor of WalthilI. Nebraska. news
paper is SO fitting and appropriate
that we reproduce it here. He says
"Parlette is a combination of para
doxes. He is awkward to the point
of gracefulness; attractive in hi
homeliness; naive. yet brimming will
wisdom; the intellect and body OF ;
man with the temperament and ply
siognomy of boy. The audienc,
laughs at. sympathizes with. and a
length pays homage to his incongrui
ties, and departs under the spell o
magnetism that defies analysis.
has feasted at banquet whose delica
cies, were the wholesome yiands O
everyday life"
In his lecture on the University O
Hard Knocks" which he has deliver
ed 2.300 times since 1904. Parlette des
cribes the school of experience wher
mankind completes its education. II
explains the "needful knocks" and tn
needless knocks" that we get as W
progress from youth to old age. whic
is only another method of pointin
out the fact that we learn from exper
ence. and not from precepts base
upon the experiences of others. Mr.
Pariette. while not a humorist In tn
ordinary acception OF the term. is Q,
tremely interesting as speaker an
holds the closest attention OF hi
hearers al all times. He more tha