Word: chaillu
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...various lectures which have been given of late under the auspices of Harvard student organizations, notably Mr. Du Chaillu's lecture last night, and Colonel Higginson's address last Friday, have a significance and suggestiveness which do not appear at first thought. Doubtless they seem to very many of the students to have no special meaning beyond their intrinsic value. Yet it seems to us that these organizations, which have provided public lectures, have shown that they appreciate a greater sphere of usefulness than mere activity among themselves. Of course, the business of a Natural History Society must be primarily...
...large audience which filled Sanders to overflowing last evening to hear Paul Du Chaillu, the great explorer, were delighted by a vivid description of his travels and explorations in Africa...
...Chaillu spoke most informally. His narrative overflowed with striking anecdotes, amusing details, and startling bits of information. He showed a great sense of humor and his witticisms added much to the enjoyment of his talk. He was even quite ready to imitate the various cries of the animals he described. The charm of the address lay largely in his personality, and any reproduction of it is impossible...
From his boyhood, Mr. Chaillu said, he had been fond of animals, and had then learned how to preserve them. He was eager to go into the wildest parts of the world, and when seventeen, set sail for Africa...
Lecture. The Gorilla and other Apes of the great Equatorial African Forest. Mr. Paul Du Chaillu. Sanders Theatre...