Dr. Albert Edward Wiggam

              1940–41

Interpreter of the Human Sciences and Their Bearing Upon America's Future and the Making of a Better and Happier World

DR. ALBERT EDWARD WIGGAM
offers
New Challenges To American Statesmanship
in his lectures on
Great American Trends
The late Glenn Frank: Writing is one art, speaking another.  Wiggam has both—one of the great lecturers of this generation.  He has brought to the platform an evangelism of scholarship in which field he has no superior and few equals.



PERSONALITY SKETCH
At the age of forty, a magazine editor asked Dr. Wiggam to write some articles.  I can't write, I never tried it, he said.  The editor pleaded.  One evening he wrote an article and called it The New Decalogue of Science.  Letters and telegrams poured in from all over the world.  The editor said The most influential article in any magazine in the past quarter of a century.  Franklin Giddings, eminent sociologist, said I measure my words; Wiggam has made the most important contribution to popular education in America in fifty years.

Later a publisher asked Dr. Wiggam to enlarge this essay into a book—and soon The New Decalogue of Science was a best seller.  Then came The Fruit of the Family Tree, which gave Dr. Wiggam the unique distinction of being the first writer to have two non-fiction best sellers going at the same time.  These placed him solidly and securely among America's leading men of letters.  There naturally came an enormous demand for him as a lecturer and audiences discovered he was one of the most gifted and polished public speakers of our time.

Other books followed these, each of which had an immense sale and added to his position as a sound student of both science and public affairs.  These were Exploring Your Mind with the Psychologists, The Next Age of Man, The Marks of an Educated Man, The Marks of a Clear Mind; and Dr. Wiggam is now writing two books: Educating Ourselves for the New World and Who Shall Inherit America?

In addition, in collaboration with Mrs. Wiggam, who likewise collaborates on all of his books, he writes a daily, illustrated, popular science newspaper feature, Let's Explore Your Mind, which reaches a circulation of five million every day throughout the United States and Canada.  He is also a constant contributor to popular magazines—Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, The American Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, etc.

Dr. Wiggam was born on a Southern Indiana farm, attended an actual little red schoolhouse; started to college at fourteen; graduated at twenty one—delayed by ill health; shunned every school and college requirement for public speaking owing to extreme timidity; given up to die with tuberculosis upon graduation, instead built greenhouses in Denver — planned to become another Burbank; (his greenhouse company started the now world-wide system of telegraphing flowers;) became roused against free-silver in 1896 and overcame his timidity and campaigned as a gold Democrat; amazed at his success in public speaking, sold his greenhouse, got a job as a police reporter on the Minneapolis Journal.  A lecture manager heard him speak and as Dr. Wiggam says, I was the most surprised man on earth to find myself on the lecture platform—the last thing I ever dreamed of.

In recognition of his distinguished achievements a number of honorary degrees have been bestowed upon Dr. Wiggam by colleges and universities; also a Captain's commission by the War Department for services in the World War with the U. S. Red Cross in France.

As a hobby Dr. Wiggam is a leading authority on the relation of beauty and intelligence and is on the Board of Judges to select Miss America at the Annual National Beauty Show at Atlantic City.




Subjects.

WHO SHALL INHERIT AMERICA—THE STRONG OR THE WEAK, THE INTELLIGENT OR THE STUPID?
Ask yourself a few of the questions this lecture discusses:
Can we preserve American democracy


WHEN the educated people of America have not enough children to replace themselves?
WHEN the abler families in every economic class are not reproducing themselves?
WHEN both high school and college graduates are not reproducing themselves?
WHEN thousands of empty seats are already found in our grade schools?
WHEN most schools are located where not enough children are born to fill them, and most children are born where there are not enough schools to educate them?
WHEN four conditions are present in nearly every section where there are enough children to replace the parents — isolation, ignorance, hopelessness and poverty?
WHEN our chiefest immediate problem is national defense, but vast reservoirs of intelligence and leadership are undeveloped?
WHEN these problems can be solved and a greater, better America created not by alarm, but by intelligence, not by emotion, but by facing of facts?
With warm eloquence, cold facts and rich humor Dr. Wiggam discusses these new challenges to American business, educational and political statesmanship in his now classic lecture WHO SHALL INHERIT AMERICA?
When Dr. Wiggam delivered this lecture before the great Town Hall audience in New York City, J. B. POND, EDITOR OF PROGRAM said, It was like watching a great artist painting a great picture.  Wiggam knows the art of lecuring as few men living know it.
CLAIRE DANA-MUMFORD, President Query Club (foremost N. Y. women writers) said, It was the greatest performance I have ever seen on the stage or platform.



EDUCATING OURSELVES FOR THE NEW WORLD
The European War is rapidly making a new world.  What kind of world will it be?  How shall we prepare our minds and hearts for it?  How shall we educate our youth?  Do we face revolution or re-construction and rennaissance in America?  It depends solely upon education.  The four kinds of persons who cannot help and the one kind who can and must help to build a better, happier world.  The attitudes and mental habits that will enable the common man to function more happily and effectively in the more abundant world which he maintains does lie ahead.

One of the greatest lecturers I've ever heard.  Perfect for commencements.—H. L. DONOVAN, Pres. East Kentucky State Teachers College.



YOUR ABILITIES — HOW TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP THEM
Never in all history has it been so necessary for all persons, especially youth, to know their aptitudes and abilities and how to make the best of themselves.  By a unique mental test which rouses intense interest, Dr. Wiggam shows how intelligence and aptitude tests are made, what they mean, how and where to have your abilities tested.  Also how to develop your ambition picture—what you want most to be and do; how to develop problem solving techniques and use. your abilities for the highest success and happiness.



THAT GIFTED CHILD OF YOURS
Thousands of parents have a little genius in their homes and don't know it.  How to discover the gifted child—the future genius.  What are the signs and symptoms of high abilities in children?  Many geniuses have been regarded as dullards by both parents and teachers.  They are farther behind in most schools than either average or dull children.  Yet they are our future leaders, the hope of the world.  How the great geniuses have been educated—how to educate your bright child for its highest service to the world.

GEORGE V. DENNY, Manager Town Hall of the Air: A great lecture—but, then, Wiggam is always a big success at our Town Hall in New York.

Up to the minute for Commencements.



SELLING YOURSELF AFTER GRADUATION
Especially for Commencements





APPRECIATIONS

OMAHA, Ad Sell League
—Wiggam's fourth appearance drew largest attendance in four years.  He gets better every time.


DETROIT, J. Albert, Promotion Manager Detroit News
—Filled Orchestra Hall — 2,550 seats.  Hundreds turned away.  Weather below zero.  A big success.

ILLINOIS, Program Chairman, Federation Women's Clubs— Crowded Convention Hall; fulfilled our great expectations.  We want him again.

ROCHESTER, Glen Morrow, Executive Secretary Ad Club— A superlative program for our Ladies Day meeting.  Everywhere I hear 'Wiggam was even better than last year.  Hope he will come again'.

State Secretary South Dakota Teachers Association— Universal praise.

President Ebell Club, Los Angeles — Had Dr. Wiggam three imes.  Always a big success.

SACRAMENTO, CAL., Tusday Club— His third lecture; an unqualified success.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Congressman Brooks Fletcher— Senators, Congressmen, and other high Government officials expressed themselves with an enthusiasm seldom given to a Town Hall speaker.

MRS. WALLIN, Manager Cleveland Town Hall— My husband said, 'He's the finest platform showman we ever had—he sure has what it takes'.

Y.M.C.A., ST. LOUIS— Never had a speaker who so completely captured our audience.

MEMPHIS, C. C. Ogilvie, Goodwyn Institute— His two lectures were superb.  Unanimous praise.  Instructed, enlightened, entertained.  Certainly want him again.

W. L. EARLY, Supt. of Schools, Sioux Falls, S. D.— Dr. Wiggam was the feature of our Teachers Convention.  He is one of the outstanding platform men of America—and personally a great character.

The late O. O. McINTYRE, New York Day by Day Columnist— For a smooth public speaker I take Albert Edward Wiggam.