Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-21
COL. DOUGLAS AND
FARMER TONIGHT
Speakers at High School Cele-
bration.-Grigg's Lecture
Brilliant.

The Rotary and Ad clubs Of Tulsa
will have charge of the program at
tonights celebration meeting at the
high school auditorium and maybe
they'll start the proceedings on time.
1t is greatly hoped that they will
do so
The Rotary and Ad clubs are com
posed of business men who are cred
itcd with having a keen appreciation
of the value of time and of punctu-
ality and promptness.
Tulsans are afflicted with a most
fpernicious habit, which seems to he
growing worse, of going late to public
meetings of every kind. delaying them
lrselessly and unnecessarily and caus-
! ing much inconvenience to everyone.
AS usual, last nights program was
45 minutes late getting under way.
Announced 10 begin at 1880. IL started
ut SIS. The night before 1t was
! the same way. Saturday nigh. at
Convention hall it was the same.
/ WHY can't Tulsa people go to the
/ theater or the auditorium ON TIME?
Grigps' Lecture Literary Treat.
| Dr. Edward Howard Griggs' lee
ture. ~ Protest Against Social In
! Justice" proved brilliant literary
treat The subject might have given
one an impression that he was in for
/ hearing radical arrangement G
! modern social and economic condi-
tons but the lecture was extren ely
/ classical. being masterful discus
! sion of Shelley's "prometheus I'm
bound" from literary standpoint. a
scholarly Interpretation of his tenn
iperament and mood. with an applica-
tion of the poets principles OF JUS
tice as taught IN the poem to modern
life and modern world conditions
Only toward the close did Doctor
Grigcs come down to present times
virtually holding his audience In the
NEUROLOGICAL age in which the action
of "prometheuS Unbound is placed
Doctor Griggs himself has such a po-
atic understanding and art. stiCally de-
vcloped appreciation of classical lit
erature that he clothes his lecture In
an imagery OF words that flow with
symphonic rythm from his ready
tongue. lie talks with great rapidity
which would make it diff.cnlt for
him to be easily followed but for his
fine enunc!ation. He is 4 great scholar
and 4 thinker, as well. as indicated by
mis- admirable and meaty short speech
on education. which preceded his lee
ture.
Tyranny in Mems Souls.
1t is impossible in limited space tC
give = synopsis OF the Doctors evolve
mcnt of "Prome theus Unbound" ano
his threading il up with modern life
but the dominant thot was the fallacS
of Shelley's conviction that II tyran-
MES could be oVerthrown. the king
dom of heaven would he ut hand. 4
would not be. declared Doctor Griggs
, because the foundation ot tyranny Il
the evil in mems hearts and souls
Tyranny exists because OF the injus
tlce within us"
rnachinS the French revolution pc
,'iod of the poem. Doctor GriGgs said !
! was worth all its cost in blood anC
, treasure ard more and in this connec
ton he predicted that ten or ever
twenty years may be required for thu
Russians 20 work out their salvation
from their present chaotic condition
lie liltened present war conditions u
, Shellcy's description of conditions a
lChrists crucifiXion
II would he necessary to hear tn
lecture to appreciate and understand
|, It's iatricacies and conception
, Tonights Program.
1 w. A. Vandivcr. president of IN
Rotary club, will preside at tonight
| meeting at the high school auditor
um. 4. l.. Farmer is to speak on "rh
, Relation Of Education to Civic Prog
ress.' and Col Clarence B. Douglas
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce. will be heard on "Our 1iigl
school MS a Commercial Asset" Th
high school chorus will give musica
numbers.
Tomorrow night the Lions club an
r the City club Will have charge OF tn