Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
OUR INTELLECTUAL CIRCUS

shake the speakers hand. The string
quartet who played Tschaikowsky S
music earlier and the pianist strike up
the Star Spangled Banner.
The subject on the program may be
many issue of general interest New
foods. Shakespearian drama, selec-
tons from grand opera, clever read
ings by famous authors, BolsheVism.
the League of Nations, the latest thing
in airplanes, national debts, are al
subjects which have been brought be
fore interested Chautauqua audiences.
The object of the Chautauqua is the
bringing of knowledge and uplift in all
directions to the people.
The admission price is low, the pro-
gram full of live interest and the entire
performance as carefully thought out
and planned before hand as the manu-
which a skilled French chef prepares
for the most particular of banquets.
The mental diet qualities of each pro-
gram are carefully weighed prior to
their selection. There may be GER
tain number of calories of science. a
few of travel. considerable music of
varying kinds, a little politics, and
this year especially, plenty of good
solid Americanism.
The Radcliffe Chnutauaua System
one of the largest of the IA large sys-
TENS in the United States is special
izing in American ideals this season.
rue lnttt bIS PioSi AIMS olAti'h ~
this system have as their topics
Americas Political Ideal" "Amcri-
cas- Social Ideal and "America's In
dustrial Ideal The other numbers on
this Chautauqua programs for the
present season are equally topics Of the
gram The Value of the Individ-
ual." and Americans All" The last is
a detachment of men collected from
the recruit educational centers of the
United States army. This Radcliffe
system is said to be the only one in
the country which carefully collects
the material and performers for the
entire seasons programs in prelimin-
airy cooperation to see that there will
he no overlapping Of interest. no trite
methods of treatment, and. above all,
that there may be complete unity In
each program.
All of the various systems attempt
to give some inspiration. spur some OF
the many hearers with ambition. aud
afford accurate material for com
which every American citizen and all
other inhabitants of our country
should be thoroly familiar. There are
also special morning and afternoon
programs for the children One teach
err In a southern school stated that the
Chautauqua meant as much to her
pupils in culture. right living and in
spiration as a whole year in school
The Chautauqua is Introducing the
onr-frowned upon examining" idea
fashionahly clothed and digniied ms
intensive training"
Century old
What was evidently the life germ OF
the whole Chautauqua idea was tho
plan which originated in tho brair
OF one Josiah Hoibrook. son Of a
Revolutionary veteran. when he or or
Eanized 40 farmers and mechanics into
Millbury Branch number one OF the
American Lyceum in Massachusetts In
1926. Mr.. Holbrook later founded the
Concord Lyceum and the Boston
Lyccum OF which Daniel Webster was
the first president.
The evolution OF the lyceum into the
Chautauqua. however. was the idea OF
the late Bishop John II. Vincent Of tho
Methodist Episcopal church. II Is in.
teresting to note, in this connection
that Bishop Vincent. like Abraham
Lincoln. who was friend and ad-
mirer Of the Bishop. was self educated
by cabin fireplace. His motto was
Education ends only with life.' Or
Vincent was responsible for the first