Arizona republican., 1917-09-23
''H|-Y' COURSE TO bE OPENED
 ON OCTOBER 3.

The Highly lecture course for this season will give tho first entertain ment October g. The educational com mittee of the Y M. c. A. and from the high school after much delibera- tion and investigation, selected what they think to be the strongest course that has ever been given in Phoenix. The aim of the committee this year was to get nothing but the very high est grade attractions for each num- Der. Every number of the course this year is high priced attraction.
 Tickets for the entire course are the same prices as they have always been $2.50 for a reserved seat for the entire season for the general public and s1 to all high school pupils and members of the high school faculty. Tickets will be on sale at the Y M. c. A. Tuesday morning, Sept. 25, or can be bought from any high school student.
 The first number this year is the Ben Greet players. These players need no introduction as they are known almost the world over There are twelve people in the company. They have been personally coached by Ben Greet and it has often been said of them that there are no stars in the cast, but every actor is experienced
 
 spearean plays will be enthusiastic oyer the announcement that this com pany is going to be in Phoenix this winter
 The next number on the program is Miss Elsie Baker, contralto. Miss Baker is known to the entire music world. She has been singing for the Victor Talking Machine company for their records for years. Miss Baker has a rich cOntralto voice; it is one of those rare voices that enables it's possessor to sing a wide number of roles and music of every known school Miss Baker is ably assisted by William DurieuX 'cellist, and Frank Hauser, pianist. The music lovers of Phoenix will consider il a great treat. to hear Miss Baker
 On the course also appears Montra- vile M. Wood an entertaining dem onstrator of modern scientific discov- cries. His demonstrations of the gyro- scope and it's application to the aero plane, the monorail car and the sub marine torpedo are novel and fascin- ating. His revelation of the ultra violet ray and other scientific wonders cannot fail to interest and entertain
 Another entertaining number on the program is the Homeland Quartet This quartet presents a very fine program. lauding the flag, home, school and church. One of the purposes of the program of this quartet is to awaken new realization of the blessings and a new appreciation of the United States and it's institutions. They tell in the program of popular and classical music the story of the nation in peace and war, of it's homes, it's people it's tree clad hills, and unbounded wealth and opportunities.
 The Schumann quintet, under the management of Carl LamDert, pre- senting Real Music for the Masses, D is one of the strongest numbers of the course Mir. Lampert is assisted by four other artists in their particular line
 The last number on the course is Thomas Brooks Fletcher. Mir Fletcher has lectured on the American platform for years and today is considered one of the strongest drawing cards for any lecture course. His lectures on Tragedies of the Unprepared," "The Martyrdom of Fools" "The Modern Judas" have been given in a great many different countries He is con- sidered one of the most convincing orators of the day. He keeps his aud fence alive, alert and awake. His sub jects deal with live topics and he is considered one of the fixed stars of