The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
Birmingham Lyceum Course for Coming
 Year Announced

The Birmingham Lyceum associa- ton is entering upop the second year of its existence.
 Temple Emanu-El has again been given to the association for its leo lures, and many of the clubs and or ganisations--the board of education and the public library are co-operat- ing once more In this great cultural organization.
 In giving a brief resume of the prospectus of the Birmingham Ly- ceum association course for 192l-22. Mir. Maurice Lenk, the efficient and versatile president of the association says:
 Tt is difficult to draw the dividing line, between the work for the asso- citation and the many and delightful hours, which struck the personal keynote, in the accomplishment of this task.
 Several of the agents" said she. ''ln whose offices the bookings for our lectures were made, were great ly interested in Birmingham. and in the great undertaking of ours for cultural uplift I was told Birming ham was quicker to respond than any other southern city that the iec- turers who came here were impressed by our earnestness, and UT sympa- | thetic appreciation.
 Mrs. John Cowper Powys who was here last year, and whom l met again in New York was delighted to know he was to open the course on | November IF, His subject will be. | The Best and Worst of Life in | America" Mir Powys has been com ing to America for 10 years, and is l one of those highly sensitized human l beings who get impressions and can I reproduce them with marvellous ac curacy and eloquence--Mr. Powy' 5 book Mandragora and his othei charming volume of poetry are q Joy to the discriminating reader.
 'Padrais Colum, that delightfu young Irish poet and playwright vii be the second number in the lyceun course on Novembers 2S. Padrait Colum is today considered one ol the finest figures on the lecture platform. Padriac Colum Is not only a poet but an interpreter of all the charm and wit and delightful atmos. phere so characteristic of the celt.
 The third lecture of the cours, will be by B. R. Baumgardt on Re building the Temple of Civilization, to be given January 16, 1922. MT Bumgardt has been lecturing befor, the league for political educatio He has rare gift of imaginative ant magnetic appeal, so that he wins ant holds the attention of an audienc, with remarkable success. MT. Bum gardt is of English and Swedish ex tration and was for many year president of the California Academ, Of Sciences. He has a unique per sonality and possesses the true spiri Of Interpreting Knowledge, which quality makes great lecturer. Man, people of different cities were sur prised to learn we had never had MT Baumgardt in Birmingham.
 In MT. Keedicls office" contin ued Mrs, Lenk, where the contrac for W. L. George was signed, ther was much of interest to discuss. w were all so disappointed when hi bereavement last year caused MI George to break his contract witt us, However he comes to us lat in January, and with new lectur on The American Woman" said t be of a charm and fnesse quite fl : the true style ofsGeorge. Mir Keedicl and his general manager, MT Glass are always interested in Birming ham, Mir. Glass especially, who de