The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
FINE ADDRESS BY
GOV. BRUMBAUGH
MIDLAND CHAUTAUQUA CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL SEVEN-DAY
PROGRAM
PUBLIC WELL PLEASED WITH FEATURES
Speeches by Indian Princess, Hindoo
College Professor and Rus
sian NobleWoman.

The Midland ChautauQua closed a
successful seven-day program Monday
evening under the big brown top on
the school house grounds with the
usual large number OF satisfied pat
rons and the direct assurance Of a
chautauqua here again next summer.
The program this year was especially
varied and with large number Of
striking speakers and talented musi-
clans. The speakers We're from widely
separated points of the globe and gave
the audiences an appreciation of a
number of different points of view.
The weather was pleasant throughout
the week, interfering in no way with
the program, although the bad con-
dition of the roads prevented large
attendance from neighboring towns.
Prof r. f. Kerr, the local manager,
and the guarantors who made the
chautauQua possible for Brookings are
20 be congratulated for the enlighten-
ing, entertaining and instructive week
afforded to the people of this city.
Worth the price of a season ticket"
was the expression Of many who heard
Ex-Governor NJ. G.. 2rumbaugh of Penn
sylvania, in his splendid lecture Sun
day evening, the outstanding feature
of the entire program. The we'll known
stateman and lecturer made a clear,
understandable and helpful discussion
of the problems of our republic. As
a nation founded on Christianity he
said that we could progress only by
the continued maintenance of Chris
tian ideals. All through his lecture,
which was appropriately religious, he
found opportunity to emphasize our re-
| ligious needs. He quoted the startling
figures that only So per cent of the
young men subject to the draft were
physically fit. He held that due to the
over prepOnderance of silk shirts and
the infrequency of overalls. He sees
the nation in a fit of extravaganza
which has doubled the cost of living
The American people need to settle
down TO safe and sane living again
was his opinion. BY a clear and sim
pie smile he illustrated the financial
status Of the United States before and
after the war. He prorated the ma
tiOnal debt and showed that if every
man, woman and child in the nation
were to pay an equal share the debt
would amount to $500 each In order
to pay this enormous debt, which the
government must do if the nation
would prosper and hold it's place in
worlds trade, we must begin to prac-
tice economy and save. He believed
that if waste and extravaganza ceased
in the United States the debt would
soon be paid and the general condition
Of all the people would be improved.
Last Thursday afternoon and even
ing the MilanO seXtette of New York
entertained with popular numbers
from grand opera, featuring arias,
choruses and solos, and a number of
novelty pieces on a piano accordian.
The entire company was Italian with
the exception of the piano accompa-
mist and announcer, who was a Swede.
Madame n. n. Selivanova Of Russia,
spoke in the afternoon on "Russia's
Women and Their Problems in Facing
Bolshevism." Madame Selivarova is
the daughter of the former attorney
/ General Of Russia and is well educated
and well informed on Russian condi-
tons. She gave an interesting account
pOf her trip to the United States dur
/ ing the regime of the Red guard in
Russia. Russian women" she said.
"are not generally educated" She told
I Of the difficulties she encountered il
trying to organize q womans' club al
though Russia is starving to death to-
day" she said, "shA needs education
more than food" She did not touch
upon the political situation to any
eat extent, she did say however,
he BOlshevists have not so far as I
know, nationalzed women as reported
in the papers. | don't believe that
they ever can"
Friday, the Wales players proved
to be the most popular attraction with
. tilte-dCl COHHcuy tHLllIeu, i 90
Much Business" full of humorous stu
ations and an especially attractive ar,
rangement of eccentric characters.
DR.. George Gordon Glueck Of the Uni
versity Of Minnesota, gave the after
noon lecture. From the viewpoint of
a Russian Jew he made an eloquent
plea against intolerance and preju-
dice in his speech, "The Slaves of
Tradition
BANDS orchestra appeared Satur-
day. lively group Of college men in
cludiRg a male quartette and several
soloists. They gave a very pleasing
performance
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