The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-15
WINTER SERIES of
THE OPENFORUM
BEGINS DEG.2G
Successful Program Of Last
Year to Be Resumed
SUNDAY EVE ADDRESSES
George w. Coleman, Founder Of the
Open Forum viii Be the
First Speaker.

The Open Forum had It's first trial in
Bennington last winter under the aus
pices of several cf the churches, It
was successful experiment. The
audiences were large and the DIS.
tinguished speakers impressed the
people. On several occasions the
audience was quite responsive with
questions and there was some inter
esting after discussion. That Is
prime object CT the Forum, to serve as
4 clearing house Of ideas and TO es-
'ablish standards Of judgment on i'm.
portant current questions. The Forum
viii start again this winter. beginning
Dec. 26, for a six or eight. weeks
curse Of Sunday evenings. e
On the opening date. week from
7eyt Sunday. George w. Coleman Of
FORD hall fame will be the speaker.
Mr. Coleman Is perhaps the father of
the Open Forum idea, at any rate It's
most widely known sponsor. He pre-
sides regularly at the Fcrd Hall, Bos-
ION. meetings and this Sunday after
3hristmas, is the cnly time during
the entire winter he can get away. he
zones in response to a special plea.
'ennlnston should be proud to have
he priv lege of hearing and knowing
him. His subject viii be, Get To-
ethe- or Perish
Mr. Spargo, who has helped the
management Of the Forum greatly N
ugFest'ng speakers and in contribut-
NO HIS Cwn services most generously.
viii be the speaker on Jan. 2. His
lddress viii be on Christ an Civil.
zatlon and the jew. .
DR.. David D. Vaughan of Boston
University who Is exceedingly weil
iked by Forum audiences about Bos.
on. viii he the sneaker on Jan %.
rs subject VIII be American IDEALS
Prof X r q Flint OF Norwich
In vers'ty. Of the rnlt'cal science de.
aartmeat who spent last summer with
he Redpath Chahtauqua viii speak
n "Community Planning" with the
intention to make his address par
ieplarly applicable n DUR local prob
ems 1.-THE date af his speaking IS not
inaily determined
DR. Henry A Atkinson OF, N. Y,
ieeretagy of the Church Peace linton,
no has Just returned from a three
months tr p in Europe during which
e visited nine countries and travel.
ed extensively through the Balkan
'tates. will sreak urn Some I'm.
nressions of Present European Condi-
ions" This date is Feb 10 81
Negotiations are in progress for
three other speakers. It is expected
hat one Of them will come In Ben.
'ingt1n by exchange with Mr.. Spargo,
Thc. MS last year viii give his services
algewhere that the Forum may have
lrst quality man fer Just his ex.
penses This helps out the program
which otherwise might make the mat.
er Of expenses over difficult
The collections last year took care
If the Forum finances. Iw the pubic
shall be as interested and as gener.
Gus in It's support this year It Will give
announcement for making the sun.
fsv Evening Forum a permanent in.
stitutiot 4EE
II seems advisable to have the
meet ngs in Cne place-in the Second
congregational church as a year ago.
The mems class of tha. church Is
taking the responsible ty for them.
But the Forum is Intended to be a
community affair Its platform Is
!non.sectay'an non partisan, and un.
| Nreiudiced The men and women of
the entire community, so far as they
aan consistently with other engage
ments, are urged tc, reserve Sunday
'venings, beg ming Dec 2S, for the
'eNt few weeks, for attendance upon
the Forum