Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-11-08 | Page 2 | Dickson Returns from Trip Abroad

DICKSON RETURNS FR0I9I TRIP ABROAD Dr. George A. Dickson, councilman for the Fifth ward, has returned Trom an extended tour of the old world. While away the doctor took a postgraduate post-graduate course in gynecology, In the schools of Vienna. He states that ho has been delighted de-lighted with his experiences in the European country and expresses satisfaction sat-isfaction with many of tho conditions and peoples of that country, ""but," ho said last evening, ihero Is no country coun-try like America, nnd the true American Amer-ican who leaves his native land for a brief visit, or nt all, Is mighty glad to return." The doctor says he vlsltod many of the historic cities of Europe and England, spending a good deal of tlmo in Glasgow, Ixmdon, Paris, Vienna, Romo, Athens, Obcramergau and a number of cities of Holland, He had the pleasure of attending tho great Passion Play at Oberamergau, which he says Is so stupendous and grand that It is quite Impossible for one to fully describe it- He says that In seventy sev-enty performance!? about 300,000 people peo-ple attended the play and that SO per cent of the jieoplc who attended were Americans, 15 per cent being British, the balance being of other nationalities. nationali-ties. The finvarlan Highlanders of that little village reaped a benefit of something like $5,000,000 during tho summer. Dr. Dickson promises that as soon as he can odlcct a little data, giving the details of his trip, he will permit a more extended write-up la the Standard.