Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-03-23

from a c"uernl roar ~ amusement OF
execution The cha rmaH was on his
feet Tapping both his hands and hlcat
Ing cNcttcdir Professor Challenger
pcrsoual-'icws- later" were the solid
peaks nL.I.c his clouds u ruaudihir
muttcr The iuicrrup'cr bowed. smiled
strukcd his ncard and rclapsed into his
chair WAldrun. very flushed and war
like continued his observations Now
and then rs he made an assertion hc
shot yenomons glance at his oppo-
nent. who seemed to be slumbcriHg
deeply. with the same broad happy
smile upon his face.
At last the lecture came to an end
| am inclined to think that II was q
premature one. ns the pcrOration was
hurried and disconnected. The thread
OF the argument had been rudely
broken. and the audience was restless
and cNpcctaut Waldron sat down.
and after chlrrup from the chairman
Professor Challenger rose and advauc.
ed to the edge OF the platform. In
the interests OF my paper | took down
his speech verbatim.
Ladies' and gentlemen" he began
amid sustained interruption from the
back Il beg pnrdon-ladies. gentle
men and children. | must apologize.
had inadvertently omitted consid
erable section OF this audience. CTu
multi. during which the professor stood
with one hand raised and his enor
nous head nodding sympathetically rs
II he were bestowing a pontiiical bless
ing upon the crowdD Il have been
selected to move a vote OF thanks 10
Mr.. Waldron for the very picturesque
and imaginative address to which we
have just listened. There are points
been my duty to indicate them as they
arose. but none the less Mr. Waldrou
has accomplished his object well. that
object being to give n simple and In
teresting account OF what he conceive,
to have been the history Of our plane:
Popular lectures are the easiest to lis
ten to. but Mr.. Waidron" there ht
beamed and blinked at the lecturer
will excuse me when | say that they
are necessarily both superficial anc
misleading since they have to be grad
ed TO the comprehension OF an ignorant
audience" Uronical cheeringJ Pop
ular lecturers are In their nature para
site" (Angry gesture OF protest from
Mr. Waldron) They exploit for fame
or cash the work which has been done
by their INDECENT and unknown breth
rem. One smallest new fact obtained
| In the laboratory. one brick built int,
the temple of science. far outweighs
any secondhand exposition whict
| passes an idle hour. but can leave NJ
useful result behind It. | put forward
this obvious reflection. not out of an!
desire to disparage Mr.. Waldron IL
| particular. but that you may not LOSE
your sense OF proportion and mistake
the acolyte for the high priest" "a
| this point Mr. Waldron whispered t,
| the chairman. who half rose and sait
something severely TO his water ca
| rafel But enough of thisT uout
and prolonged cheers.l
Let me pass to some subject Of
wider interest What Is the particular
/ W ultn l. rs du oIiSildl
vestigator. have challenged our lectur
er's accuracy? II is upon the perma
hence of certain types Of ANNA! life
apo. the earth. l do not speak upUu
this subject as an amateur nor. may
add. as popular lecturer. but speak
as one whose scientific conscience
compels him TO adhere closely to facts
when | say that Mr.. waldron is very
wrong in supposing that because he
has never himself seen u SO called pre-
historic animal therefore these crea
lures no longer exist. They are in
deed. as he has said. our ancestors
but they are. If may use the expires
sion. our contemporary ancestors. VIII,
can still be found. With all their hid
eous and formidable characteristics
II one has but the energy aud hardi
hood to seek their haunts Creature
which were supposed TO be Juras~ic
monsters who would hunt Down an