The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-24
Noted Speakers
To Appear on
Lecture Program
Six outstanding num-
bers selected for this
winters series

winters series
Plans are now being made to
launch the 1944-45 Pasco-Kenne-
wick lecture series with the first
number scheduled for Monday,
Sept. Is. There will be six num-
bers again this year and five of
them have already been contract
ed for. The sixth place has pur-
posely been held open in order
to make it.possible to select some
one who might become available
later who would fit into any new
situation growing out of the war.
Plans are again to hold all num-
bers in the Kennewiek high school
auditorium since Pasco still has
no such desirable place for them.
A sale of season tickets for the en-
tire series at decided reduction
in price will be set for early in
September. Tickets this year will
sell for SIS plus tax and tentative
goal of 400 is to be set.
1t is also hoped this year to
make it possible for a great num-
Der of high school students of
both towns to hear the speakers
and both high school principals are
being asked to work in close CO.
operation with the general COM
mittee.
Opening number of the new
series, Sept. IS, will be Sydney
r. Montague, ex-Canadian Noun
tie, who will speak on the general
subject of "Arctic Frontiers" and
will illustrate them with beautiful
pictures. He has been one of the
most popular men on the lecture
platform for years and this year
will have a program for after the
war migration of returned service
men to the last great frontier
the Arctic. ALASKA and Canada
have many 'Ruhr valleys ire
mendously rich in oil, coal and
iron ore" he says. His lecture
will be founded on years of liv-
ing north of the Circle.
The second number, Nov. 20,
will be a return engagement of
the popular Gerhart H. Segar who
proved so popular last spring that
the committee decided to ask him
to return this year to continue his
interesting study of Germany. He
has rich background of educa-
ton and experience for his opin-
ions.
One of Americas most famous
lecturers and authors will be the
third misunderstanding Pollack.
Mr.. Pollock is noted for his far
seeing views on domestic and in
ternational problems and has long
been a leader of thought. Since
1922 he has delivered over 1000
lectures and 5000 of them have
been return engagements.
On Feb. Is the speaker will be
Younghill Kang, Korean born and
educated in the Orient, Europe
and America. He is rated as one
of . the worlds most interesting
lecturers as well as being noted
for his writing and educational
connections.
Another contract has been
signed for the appearance of Ed
mund Stevens, famous war cor
respondent of the Christian Sci
ence Monitor, who was to have
on the program last year
but was detained in Russia past
the time of the lecture. He is
still writing from Russia and will
come to this locality with news
fresh from the heart of the vast
country.
Care has been taken to date the
lectures so that they will not
interfere with the community mu-
sic series which has also been sold
for both Pasco and Kennewick.
Sponsorship of the present Sc
ries will again be by a half dozen
local organizations which will also
help in the ticket sale.