Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-28
Chautauqua Just Passed Leads All
Ever Held Here In Educational Work

| you eyes for a moment. can't you see
all those pretty girlish girls, and Ma
dame Hughes Thomas as they tried SO
hard to make us forget care and stri1e
with the charm and song Of their be-
loved wales? All. that was but an
other geography lesson made easy fof
us.
What wonderful Lesson was ours on
the sixth day when DR.. G. Whitfield
Raw came and told us the wonderful
story Of his explorations and discover
les in the land of the Andees and the
Amazon. At times 1t was almost un-
belieyable his story OF the saw
ages, his adventure, his hardships
and the wonderful work he has done.
Didn't you marvel that SO big ana
brave a man could be so unaffected
and simple in his life and thought
And didn't you ask yourself TINS Dues
ton: "While DR.. Ray was dong that
big thing for humanity, what have
done?' An explorer is always brave
man, but seldom do we learn OF one
who is brave enough to sacrifice ms
own pleasures and glorie sin the worid
Of men and honors to remain with the
people he has discovered. until he mas
taught them that beautiful "oid old
StOfY WHICH 10 tIciii w dS 81 A'S" O-'N
30 wonderful that they said, "Oh. why
have YOU white people been so selfish
with (your good) your God?" Today
It is but a memory to you and to me
the pictures of the savages the big
skins of the boa constructor, the ana
conda, the map of that wonderful
country described, the curios and
Rays picturesque dress. But it is one
we shall never forget isn't it? An,
South America you are truly the won
der land of the world, and DIR. Ray
YOU gave us more than you knew
through your thrilling story OF your
explorations and discoveries.
Then on the last day of the chautau-
qua we had that wonderful insight into
that island country Of New Zealand
| whose shores are calmed by the music
of the south seas. Such queer peo-
pie and yet how quickly they have
caught the spirit of progress and What
strides they have made in CIVILIZATION
and culture? AS we sit and recac 1t
all today we hear again the sweet
| melodies Of the south seas and we see
again the picturesque life and develop
rment of those island people. Like
| soft summer breeze, like fleecy White
cloud in a sea of blue, or like the frag-
rance from some wild sweet blossom
j come their songs back to us, while the
4 pictures Of that far away land lost
among the tropical rays of northern
4 sun yiyidly remain as sweet ana
i wholesome memory.
i Nor is this all of the wonders or the
i world we were taught in this our
4 eighth chautauqua, for who can forget
4 that magnificent appeal which was
made to us on the evening of the set'
ond day when that big 100 per cent
i American gentleman told us of his city
inland empire, of his own country
Yours and mine--and urged us so earn
4 estly and 50 eloquently towards meth
i DDS that will purify and clean the lives
of its people. All, Mr.. Fish we take
off our hats to you! We are proud Oh
YOU. Come again and help us TO pc
better Americans,
Then there was the man from the
| Adirondack country in New York VINO
talked with us of our Tomorrow,
and the one from Boston, who told us
how they do things up in New Eng
land" and the one who came from
the Buckeye state, the home OF the
three presidential nominees, and VINO
championed the children's cause. Than
there was the little American prima
4 dona. and the wonderful players. 10
many of US, these, our own Americans