The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-29

part OF the program with the chill
dren. Her splendid ability to super.
wise the games and play filed the
afternoon with joy and pleasure for
the youngsters.
At 700 o'clock, Saturday evening,
very interesting program was rem
dered-Community singing, instru-
mental music, and songs by the
quartet. Miss Kersey gave another
very interesting story. Professor
Baird, Chairman of the Agricultural
Department. gave a lecture on the
topic Of "Enriching Country Life"
and a solution for the problem Of
How You Gonna Keep the Young
Men and Women Of the Country on
the Farm As Mr.. Baird is a very
interesting parsonage, his address
was also very interesting.
The next and last speaker Of the
Chautauqua to arrive was II. f. Tay-
Tor, Business Manager of Berea Col
lege. He was to arrive, according TO
pre-arrangement, on Sunday morning,
Sept. 4. But those young men at
Bonanza, Marvin Fairchild, Arthur
Baldridge. and Glenn Hatcher. who
knew Mr.. Taylor, were so anxious to
have him come to their little town
that they rode seven miles TO the
railway station, taking an extra
horse for him TO ride. When the
7:45 o'clock p. m. train rolled in to
the Prestcnsburg depot, they met Mr.
Taylor end started for the village in
the vall,v. 4, the roads were very
uneven, the journey lasted for two
and one half hours. Nevertheless,
Mr.. Taylor greatly enjoyed the
beauty and pleasure of the moon.
light ride over the hill and up the
valley. The destination was reached
about 10 o'clock. After enjoying
games, music, and real good time,
the hour soon came to go into repose
for the night
Sunday morning, Sept. 4, 1890
O'Clock. Mr.. Taylor, after being in
PRODUCED to the audience by Glenn
Hatcher, a former Berea student, de.
livered a sermon on Service, or
What a Person Can Do to Help His
Fellow.Man." His talk was so plain
and interesting that all present I'M
derstood, and were helped by it.
Sunday afternoon, 2:30 o'clock,
Miss Kersey had the last part of
her program. BY the assistance of
some of the rural school teachers she
entertained both young and old with
a bountiful supply Of games and ex.
ercises. Men and women who, il .
seemed, had passed the stage of
taking pleasure. and enjoying them
selves, were lured into the exercise
and were made TO feel their youth
again. Even the old men entered
foot races with the young ones, but
tho their feetness had gone with
years and time, they were happy TO
be like boys again. Everybody was
overjoyed with the happenings of the
afternoon and decided that human be-
ings should not grow old too rapidly
Sunday evening, 700 o'clock. the
last meeting Of the Chautauqua con-
vened. Mr.. Taylor afforded plenty Of
music on the organ; other delightful
music was supplied by a vocal soloist,
and the Hallelujah Chorus, which
was particularly enjoyed, A story
was acted out on the stage by a
number of small girls, whom Miss
Kersey had tutored. Then Mr. Tay.
Tor gave his last address, his topic |
being Blindness" This address was
made up mainly of his own business
experiences and other experiences
combined. His lecture showed the
people that they were actually blind
TO many Of the common things Of
life; that they should be wide-awake
and note the little things of life. He
told the boys and girls, young men
and women, 20 early discover what
they were talented for. His simple
illustrations and plain and simple
speech made his lecture interesting
and enlightening TO all assembled.
After the conclusion of the program,
the Chairman of the Chautauqua
gave a short talk, summarizing the
proceedings Of the Chautauqua from
the beginning TO the close, and tell
ing the citizens how the Chautauqua
came 10 be held at Bonanza.
He closed with voicing the senti.
ments Of the people of the whole
community in sincerely thanking
the members Of the Chautauqua
for their inspiring lectures and exer.
eises, and the pleasure of having the
opportunity II associating with them
A,srfrry III