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Show VEIL LIFTED; WHAT IS A CHAUTAUQUA? Just uow every ono in Logan Is wondering what the word Chaulau-qua Chaulau-qua means. Wo see Chautauqua but-tons but-tons on overy breast, Chautauqua cards In every, shop window, and Chautauqua banners all along Main s reel. Wo have heard peoplo specu-u specu-u ate as to whether Chautauqua 1, a cheese, a big chief or a false prophet. By far tho best definition of tho v.'qrd is that given by our g-nlal fellow fel-low citizen, Mr. Low Edwards. Ho says that n Chautauqua s a mixture of a circus and n housekeepers' conference. con-ference. Logan loves both, and will bo glad to tasto tho mixture. Like a housekeepers' or fanners' confersneo a Chautauqua is open to all, it has priceless uplift features, and it hag social features that draw tho community together from far and wldo. But like a circus It is vastly entertaining as well as instructive and has a different ring for overy day in the week. You get lectures on travel, civic Improvement, and ull ot the problems of Ilfo, and you also get band and grand opera music, sister acts, a Kafllr side show, readcrn, and singers. Llko nil good things tho Chautauqua Chautau-qua came to us from out tlm church! About forty years ago tho Methodist Church conceived tho idea of n sura tner school for Biblo study on the shores of Lake Chautauqua In Now York stato. The Idea took llko wild flro, especially when they began to study something elso besides the Bl blc, and now tho mother school teach es not only Bible, but everything tin der the sun to thousands of students each summer, and all over tho United Uni-ted States lecturo courses with mu slca features have spruug np In im Itatlon of tho Chautauqua Idea.. At last It has reached Logan and, tho list of musicians and lccturern that nro coming to Logan during tho week of Juno 12 Is well, worthy of Logan's attention. Tho business men of Logan to tho number of thirty-flvo ar6 giving the movement its financial backing. Thoy bellevo that Logan as a collcgo city and county seat should offor lis citizens citi-zens and neighbors a week of excellent excel-lent entertainment. They also know that tho Chautauqua lecturers go all over tho United States and will be glad to speak n good word everywhere every-where for our Httlo city. Logan Is getting Into line on all of tho big city movements. Wo have long had all the necessary city equipment equip-ment except a public library and a high school, and now like big Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo, and tiny Tooele, no nro going to havo our Chautauqua i |