Show DR GEO 0 ALDEN regrettable as it may lie be the first number ot of the high school lecture course was not the success it was tipped hoped it would be b i there were many causes for the disappointment in the first place the audience could not he argood the accousti cs ot of the room being imperfect in its unfinished condition and the fact that the audience could not bear made it impossible to quickly grasp the points made by the speaker and the consequence was that he be rather lost his big grip upon the subject and became very much dissatisfied with nith his effort but lor for ill all these unavoidable de tr actions dr alden said some mighty good things and the audience would gladly have responded had it not been for the bad accousti cs one mart man stated that by the time lie be got a point the lecturer was several lines ahead and it was too late to applaud in other words it was like striking the notes ot of a piano and the sound responding several notes afterward the subject treated is one that Is vital to this generation which makes it all the more a pity its delivery was impaired the theme treated with the responsibility of oc the individual in making the world better for it is only by that means that a a reformation can be accomplished that will be lasting if the individual la is right the community ill be right and if the community is right so with the state and nation at the close ot of the lecture dr alden was very pronounced in ili his expressions pres of regret he suggested methods for improving the accousti cs which will drill likely be carried into effect but tho the only permanent remedy will be th the e completion of the room with a balcony in the rear as per the plans of the architect and which could not be done at this time for lack of funds the student body must not be discouraged cou raged with the beginning but determine to make the balance of 0 the course redeem the poor start there must be a way to improve conditions in the loom temporarily and when that is done there will be no finer hall in the county in ili which to hold lectures concerts and the like A |