The Washington times., 1927-10-11
MOVEMENTS
PLANNED FOR
COMMUNITY
Authors, Artists, Histor-
ians, Musicians ct al,
to Speak

American authors, artists, his
torians and others-all popular
speakers-are announced for the
first season of the Community In
stitute OF Washington. This viii
open on November in the audi
torium of Central Community Cen
ter, Thirteenth and Clifton Streets
when Sigmund Spaeth, celebrated
his latest talk, "Jazzmania, a Mu.
steal Analysis" illustrating his init.
mate talk on the piano in his own
inimitabla fashion.
The talks will be given twice a
month. on Thursday evening at 8
O'clock.
There Is a long list Of guarantors
including many men and women
among them Mrs. Avery Coonley,
Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Miss Bessie
Kibbey, Mrs. Adolph C. Miller, Mrs.
J. M. Stoddard, H. h. Bush Brown,
Charles Francis Carusi, Frank Brett
Noyes. Theodore w. Noyes and Cor
coral1 Thorn.
VI Ing duVlSOEy
are Frederic A. Delano, William
Bruce King, Edwin N. c. Barnes,
George +. Bowerman, e. G. Graham,
Miss Leila Mechlin, Mrs. John Jay
o'Connor, Sarah e. Simmons, Cor
coran Thorn and George w. White.
Sybil Baker is director and Mrs. L..
B. Swormstedt, secretary.
Following Mr.. Spaeth, George A.
Dorsey, famous anthropologist,
psychologist and sociologist, author
of the best selling non-fiction book
in America last year, why We Be-
have Like Human Beings" will APP
pear November IL. in his original
and epigramatic lecture, HAS Our
Civilization Failed?" December 1
will bring AN absolute novelty-the
Metropolitan Museum Cinema Films
never before seen in this city, and
introduced by Huger Elliott, director
of educational work at the museum.
A fascinating selection of films has
been made for this occasion, includ-
ing "A Visit to the Armor Gal
1eries," 1.-THE Pottery Maker" and
''Vasantasena," the latter produced
by the School of Fine Arts of Pratt
Institute.
Cornelia Otis Skinner, talented
daughter Of distinguished father"
and herself an actress and author of
note, will be seen on December 15
in her own original and "Char-
acter Sketches" said to be wholly
irresistible In their human appeal.
William E. Dodd, of Chicago Uni
Versity, outstandingly brilliant
thinker among the new historians,
will speak on "Shall American Farm
ers Become Peasants?" On January
5. and on January 10, will come the
Flonzaley Quartette. universally ac-
cepted as the "acme of perfection in
Chamber music" and unrivalled in
popularity in America. In February
honors will be divided between two
eminent speakers. Gerrit A. Benz
ker. artist author. who will talk,
February 8, on "Art in Everyday
Life" illustrating with SO slides of
his best-known industrial paintings.
Mr.. Beneker comes in place of
Frank Alvah Parsons. originally an
nounced for this date, but whose
absence in Europe prevents his &C
ceptance of the Community Insti-
tute's invitation this season. On
February %, John Erskine, Amer
ica's literary genius, unrivalled as
a brilliant speaker. and we'll known
for his Helen OF Troy" "Galahad," "
and other works. will be heard on
''The Moral Obligation To Be In
telligent," presented from char.
acteristic Ersl<1pe angle.
Earle Rowe. director of the
Rhode Island School Of Design, will
present his universally popular talk
on Fakes and Forgeries" on March
], and on March 20 will come Will
tam Starr Myers. professor of poll
tics at Princeton University, ma
tionally recognized authority on cur
rent events. who will close the first
season of the community Institute
with a talk on Current History"
The Community Institute was or
ganized last spring by the Commu-
nifty Center Department, with the
cooperation of The Washington So
ciety of the Fine Arts. and the Pub
tic Library.