Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-11-12
'LYCEUM COURSE
AT LUTHER
Faculty at College Has Appointed
Committee Who Will Provide
Such a Course
FIRST NUMBER WILL
BE FAMOUS BARITONE
A Complete List of the Attractions
Will be Published Soon, and
Season Tickets Will Be on
Sale


Realizing that Lyceum Course is
desirable in Decorah and knowing
that the committee which formerly
had charge of Lyceum courses in this
city cannot see it's way clear to con-
tinue, the Faculty at Luther College
has appointed a committee whose
purpose it shall be to provide such
a course. The committee Is now
ready to make at least prelimin
ary report to the public. Last weeks
papers carried a notice of concert
at the Luther College Auditorium,
Thursday evening, November 18th.
The committee had the chance to Sc
cure recital by Mr.. Frederick
Southwick, Baritone of New York
City. Although the program for the
entire course is not completed, the
committee feels that it ought not to
allow such treat as a recital by
Mr.. Southwick pass by and for that
reason is offering it'as the first num-
ber of the Lyceum course. The COM
mittee had, of course, hoped to have
the entire program ready for publ
cation beforeran numbers should be
given, but very suddenly received
notice that it could secure recital
by Mr.. Southwick for Nov. 18th, and
so decided to give the public a pre-
liminary report Although II is now
impossible to state the entire pro-
gram, the committee trusts that the
public which desires such a lyceum
course will purchase season tickets
on the strength of the assertion tnat
the committee will give them the
very best that it can afford. The
more season tickets it can sell the
better course it will give you. 1t
might be added here that the course
for next year, 1920--1921, is already
being considered. The committee
hopes that the returns this year will
warrant it in arranging for bette
and. OF course, more expensive fea-
lures for next year. W
In the first place many will ask
where the course is to be given, at
Luther College or in the Grand opera
house. Some numbers will be given at
Luther College Auditorium and
others at the opera house.
4 Now as to the program itself, there
will be at least eight numbers. Else
where in this issue will be found in
formation concerning the first num-
ber, song recital by Mr.. Frederick
Southwick, Baritone of New York
City.
Mr.. Johnson Brigham, Iowa State
Librarian, will talk on Recollections
and Impressions of James Russell
Lowell. Mr.. Johnson Brigham was a
stadent at Cornell at the time when
James Russell Lowell taught there
To all lovers OF American Literature
this lecture will be rare treat.
DR.. Flatin of Northfield, Mimi,
who has been serving in Y. M. c.. A..
work in Italy during the war will
speak of his experiences there.
A concert by the Luther College
Concert Band will constitute another
number.
The other numbers will be made
UP of both lectures and musical en-
tertainments, making a course of at
least eight numbers. The price of the
season tickets will be s2.00. tickets
for single numbers will be SO cents
A canvass will be made OF the town
and the committee trusts that the
citizens of Decorah will support it
heartily.