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Show "LECTURE AT THE SACRED HEART Thursday afternoon held a rare treat for tho pupils of tho Sacred Heart Academy, and a fow Interested frlondfl who gathered In tho assembly assem-bly hall of that Institution, at 3 p. m., to glvo their attention to a delightfully delightful-ly instructho lecturo by Professor Drlggs of tho University of Utah. "Tho voicing of literature," was tho subject chosen for discussion and for an hour and a half Mr. Driggs took his audlonco through fields of thought hitherto unexplored, and brought many factors, important In themselves, them-selves, to hear upon this never-grown-old study of tho master minds, and of Its Inestimable valuo In this world whore, as somoono has said, "Literature "Litera-ture and life 3hould go hand In hand." Porhapo tho most Invaluable feature of this discourse was Its practicability practicabil-ity In fact so clearly was each principle, prin-ciple, especially that of music developed de-veloped and Illuminated with apt and practical Illustrations that tho smallest small-est listener could not but receive somo share of useful knowledge, how-ex how-ex or 6llghr Throughout Mr. Drlggs' discussion one's attention was frequently attracted at-tracted to his eomprchenslvo store of knowledgo, which enabled him to quote at length from Longfellow, TonnyBon, "Riley, Burns and Poe, showing what treasures all may stow away for future use would thoy but delve deeply Into tho mystic lore of books which have been 6tylcd "tho go-betweens of humanity." This profitable talk was brought to an lmpresshc close by the charming rendition of "King Robert of Sicily" Tho applause from tho audience was so hearty and, withal, so appreciative, apprec-iative, that Mr. Drlggs gracefully responded to tho continuous clapping, and delighted all by his sympathetic reading of Lew Wallace's "First Christmas Night," at Its conclusion he was allowed to retire, leaving his delighted listeners to eagerly await his return on next Thursday when he will again discuss the study of literature, litera-ture, In another of its many phases. |