Show CHAUTAUQUA AND WHY I II 1 I LIKE IT 4 n By GUS WRIGhT Albert B n Foulger president ot of chautauqua said to me mc You al- al always al always ways attend chautauqua W V you tell me rae why I 1 told him hid In part what follows here and he ho asked me meto meto meto to write It I 1 I like chautauqua first ot of all for tor what I have hate gained from It 11 In an educational way For example told me more about the far tar north than I got from Crom all my school geography Ho lie reversed the teachings ot of school in fact tact I have a vivid picture ot of o the north from his wonderful lecture As a II kid I 1 read Opie Ople Read On the tho platform at chautauqua I ae- ae ac actually saw gaw and heard my old author speak Opie Ople Read him bins himself self will always live in my mem- mem mem memory ory otT Frank G Crane Crano delighted and In me I 1 felt uplifted for tor days after acter hearing his splendid talk Dr Aked the noted divine he VI aho ho went with the tho rord Ford peace pence e ea- ea ex expedition I 1 heard make one ot of the best talks of ot his career Father J M Cleary told me more I about Rus Russia Rusia la In one e e than I had from all of ot my reading ot of ofa ofa a 11 ear car The only things thines I know about the stars and the planets I got from B F In the remal lecture he ga c e on the chautauqua program In one evening Dr G Stanley Hall told me so much about psychology Ps psychology that I thereafter enjoyed readying the subject His lecture made made the reading easier and snore more pleasant I 1 heard Charles Challes G Russell talk on Soldiers of ot the Common Peo Peo- People Peo- Peo People pie or some such subject Mr Russet Russel is a socialist of ot the higher type His talk was Informative I saw and heard The Fighting Parson and although I have for tor- forgotten gotten tor-gotten I gotten his name I shall never for for- forget forget for forget get his message I have heard musicians ot of o na- na national national na national fame and a lot of ot really great music There havo been scientists social leaders lenders and ond enter enter- entertainers entertainers Tills TEARS YI PROMISE Never In the tho history of ot chautauqua chautauqua chautauqua qua have I looked forward to a 11 season as I do this one ono There Is Isto isto Isto to bo be that great American drama Turn to the tho Right I hoard heard It read on the platform two years ago Now we shall see It played I am eager to hear henr Dr Poon Chew the Chinese lecturer Theres There's Jamie heron of ot whom we business men have heard so much I want to hear henr him tell about Building Better Business by Building Better Men Then theres there's Tom Think ot of his isis story Ho saw the tho burning of ot Smyrna was In Italy Ith aith the black He lie saw the mark collapse in Germany He was in London when Llo Lloid d GLorge Gcorge resigned Can lou i ou Imagine a more Interesting story than his I have no interest in chautauqua I am not an officer tn In the organ organization 1 nation z I favor lavor it merely because It is the greatest educational tea tea- fea feature ture that comes into the 11 lues es ot of adults and my saying this Is mere mere- merely merely merely ly in the hope of ot bringing the same good alue to those who might not know ot of its worth 10 jo |