The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-05-26
The CHAUTAUQUA.
AN UNFORTU-
NATE SITUATION
Program Highly Pleasing to All Who
Attended. High Class
Entertainment.

The Chautauqua began at Grenada
on Friday of last week and conclud-
ed its program of five days Wednes-
day night. The ChautauQua has been
making Grenada now for about a
half dozen years. The people of the
community have been well pleased
with it. Of the music which is a part
of the program, the writer cares lit
tie about-indeed he confesses that
he cares little for what is called
"high class music" at any time re-
gardless of who makes it, and in
making this statement he is but voic-
ing the sentiment of very large per
cent of the men-but those who
ought to be informed as to the value
of high class music" like it-these
say much of it is extraordinary, but
the music all aside, there are other
things on the program which are of
far greater value, if paid for at any
other place, than the price of a sea-
son ticket. The lectures alone, in the
writer's judgment-and that is the
part that especially appeals to him
are worth the price of the ticket.
The lecture Saturday night by Frank
Dixon was something especially fine,
and in making this statement the
writer does not mean at all that he
agrees with him or that he accepts
his conclusions. The lecture of Patti
son Kline on Wednesday afternoon
would do credit to any statesman. 1t |
was an appeal to that which is best |
in citizenship and can but have a !
most salautary effect on any audience |
anywhere who will listen to it.
Unfortunately there appears to |
have arisen some slight misunder-
standing between those who signed
for tickets last year and the Chau-
tauqua management. The Chautau-
qua managers give most satisfac-
tory explanation of their position. l.
And on top of the misunderstanding,
the City Of Grenada and the County |,
is collecting privilege tax. 1t is said |,
to be- law, fact which the writer
does not Dispute. The, Legislature Of =
the state Of Mississippi has taxed r.
everything from the, milk at the I,
mothers breast to the cupola of a
church. But it is an unfortunate law,
in the writer's judgment. 1t is claim
ed that the United States govern
ment does not tax Chautauquas be-
cause they are educative, and it is
also asserted that they are not taxed {
elsewhere for that reason. But if it
is a law and the fact that other towns
are not enforcing it, is no excuse for ]
Grenada to violate the law. However,
every statute should be construed in
the light of common sense and with
due regard for the highest and best
interests of the public. /
1t is true that times are not so
flush as some years ago when S
Grenada first underworld the Chau-
'auqua. The argument is not without S
merit that the Chautauqua is busi-
less enterprise in one sense Of the
word and should 60 to any town for F
What it can collect or make. Never
heless The Sentinel believes it F
peaks the second thought, and the
,est thought, of the community when F
t states that it will be unfortunate r
or Grenada for the Chautauqua not r
o return.
The Sentinel desires also to say s
hat the manager, Mr.. H. B. Richards F
S most pleasant and most affable
Gentleman and has shown himself
ntirely capable of handling a Chau-
auqua date. Hats off to him and to PI
IL others of the Chautauqua who
ave been about The Sentinel office.