Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-07-02
SPLENDID LECTURES
AT EASTERN NORMAL
DR.. Jerome H. Raymond Delight
ing Everyone With His Talks
To Students and Public

Inc Normal School is enjoying
a rare treat this week in the fore
noon and evening lectures of DR..
jerome Hall Raymond, the fore
noon lectures at $50 and the ev-
ening lectures at $50, illustrated
with lantern. DR.. Raymond is a
man of striking personality, of
beautiful voice diction and of
great descriptive power.
Of his lectures, Judge Ben
Lindsey, of the Juveline Court,
Denver, COL, says:
5 1T is simply impossible in
words to do justice to the lectures
of DR.. Raymond. I have never
received SO much pleasure and
enlightenment; from any lectures.
Prof. Raymond has a wonderful
delivery, a magnificent command
OF language, and a charm Of per-
sonality which, added to his schol-
arly attainments, place him in the
front rank of the ablest lecturers
in this country. His lectures are
just as entertaining as they are
instructive, and just as instructive
as they are entertaining, ap-
preaching as near perfection in
both qualities as would seem to
be possible"
Tueday night DIR. Raymond
spoke on "The Price We Pay for
Our Civilization" He described
Egypt and Greece and their beau
tiful and wonderful civilizations,
showing the price they paid for
them as result of which Egypt's
grandeur has passed away for
ever, and the Acropolis stands as
a monument to human injustice.
He discussed American civiliza-
ton with its mad rage for speed
and materialism, and noted some
of the stupendous prices we are
paying for it in exhausted mines.
destroyed forest areas, premature
deaths from preventable diseases,
and butchered humanity destroy
ed on the altar of private profit
and sordid gain. Incidentally,
he mentioned that of the As or
ganized nations, only three per-
NIT private ownership of rail-
roads; namely, the United States,
Spain and Turkey. On the whole
the lecture was illuminating and
well delivered.
Tuesday night he spoke on
"Constantinople and the Disin-
tegration of Turkey" 1t was an
illustrated lecture,-not de-
scriptioh of pictures. The lecture
seldom referred to- the pictures,
which appeared on the screen in
order as the speaker advanced
with his theme. He showed the
strategic position of this historic
city, discussed it's history, and de-
cribed it as it stands today. Scores
of beautiful views were shown
making the hearer feel almost
that he had returned from the
Orient.
Among other things he explain
ed the origin of the Crescent" as
the symbol of Mohammedanism,
and why the government of Tur-
key is styled the Sublime Porte"
He showed views of the fine COL
leges for boys and girls by Ameri-
cans; and he showed a gradual
ing class which he addressed,
composed of seven young women
and of six different nationalities.
Some of the boys remarked that
the group showed that there were
pretty girls everywhere, and that
the single Turkish lassie was the
prettiest of the bunch" On the
whole, it was a beautiful and in
forming lecture.
Today, DR.. Raymond speaks on
Russia; the Struggle Against
Autocracy," and this evening on
Athens and the Revival of Hell
lenism." These lectures are free
and high class. The people of
Richmond are invited to attend.
Everyone Is Invited.
The people of Richmond are in
vited to attend the series of lee
tures going on at the Normal
School this week, forenoon and
evening.
Tuesdays lectures were on
The Price We Pay for Our Civ
lization." and "Constantinople
ind the Disintegration Of Tsir,
Sey."
Wednesday forenoon: Russia.
he Struggle Against Autocracy''
.vening, Athens and the Revival \
# Hellenism."
Thursday forenoon: "Paris and
he Struggle for Democracy II
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