, 1860-07-24
Hyde Park Seminary

il We mistake not, mainly to his intelligent en-
terprise.
Hyde Park Seminary.
It is always more gratifying to chronicle what
has bsen accomplished, because on surer
basis Of fact, than the mere promise Of future
result. however sure from present seeming.
We are proud Of the prospective rank and
standing Of our Chicago educational iustitu-
tons. They are now ali in their infancy, but
it is a vigorous and auspieious one. But the
history of some Of them is not less full Of hap-
py augury. Some months since, ne passed
through the new aud handsome building At
Hyde Park erected for the Hyde Park Seminary,
aud were glad to do it full justice. 1t WAS no
new experiment, as the institution had gaineda
substantial growth before the edi6ce was ready
to receive it.
The results Of the first year Of its location 1t
hyde Park shows it to have been most success-
full 1t u chArmingly placed for a suburban
school, Of easy access from our city. The cata-
logue shows an attendance Of sixty different
pupils, chiefly young ladies'. The course Of
study is judicious, thorough and excellent.
The corps of teachers is a strong one, and the
career Of the Institution in its new home has
been one Of unexampled prosperity. The fall
term commences Sect. 10th, to continue to Dec.
2lst.
No EXCURSION TO 1HB GREAT EAsrxRx.-We
have received 10 many communications on the
subject Of an xcursion to New York to see tho
Great Eastern, that ne perhaps shall best an
s~erthe case By sa5iog that there il no poss;-
bllity of any such excursion. The railroad men
look upon these long excursions owe. several
lines Of road with no favor. The e1psrim- nts
10 frequently tried have shown that only great
! loss aud injury to the regular business Of q
route is experienced. II excursion tickets be
s,ld say from Chicago to New York for good
fur weeks, every ticket sold here would bs an
excursion ticket. Even New Workers here, in
| returning homo would buy an excursion tick ct,
and rely on selling it at the East to some west.
| ward bound passenger, and the result is heavy
| increase Of labor to the roads with no propo.-
tiona!e increase Of receipts, We doubt il in any
| case there will be any more excursions to the
| seaboa1d. We write the simple fact without
| caring to discuss it further. It will answer IN
"a1phabet" of ofcorrespondents, On the subject.
ATLAxrIc.--The magazine Of the modern
Athens, for August. comes to. hand from Norris
| i Hyde, No. 100 Dexrborn street. There is
much between its covers of chocolate brown
that will repay the quarter invested. 1t is a
capital number. It o1ers a varied aud inter-
es,ing tablo of contents as follows: The Ca1ni-
val Of the Romantic; 4 Legend Of Naryla land !.
Prince Adeb. = poem; Eleusinia; Victor and
| Jaequellne; Midsummer, a poem; Tobacco, an
| article which commends itself to all lovers Of
the "weed;" shakespeare done into French !;
The Poets Singing, poem; A Journey into
Sicily; The Professors story, (contiuued) !;
Ammo Domini 1S4o, poem; Darwin On The Or
isin Of Species; and the usual book notices.
"THk NonLa Bl lREASs."-The Berean Bap-
tiss Sunday School take their annual pic mic
excursion, to Cold Spring Grove, on the Chicago
sad Rock Island Railroad, (thirty*six lies
from Chicago,) Thursday, 2e:h Of July. There
| is speaking and singing on the programme. II
there is appearance Of being stormy day, tho
picnic will be postponed, and timely notice
given Of the time chosen, through the papers.
Tickets so cents. children half price, for sale At
Church; Goodman l. Cushing's, 81 Lasalle
street, ". Tomlinsou, 81 Randolph street, and
Brewster, Cox i Co., 12o Like street. Cars
leave Chicago . Is 4. NJ, and leave the Grove
At 4.s0 P. N. Bring baskets we'll filled. Ice
cream sold By the schools.
BASKET P1c.E1c E1cuRslos.-The Bethel Sab.
bath School will hare basket pic mic excursion
on Thursday (of this week, to Babcoct's Grove,
on the Ga!sna Railroad. The train will leave
the depot on Wells street,at quarter past nine
o'clock 4. H., and return At iye P. II.
Price Of tickets so cents, children IS cents,
Babcock's Grore is beautiful place for pic
mic gathering. Shade trees in abundance, land
rolling and covered with grass, good water in
abundance, and all within few rods of the
place where the train stops. All are invited to
accompany the school in this excursion. Tick
cts can bo procured in the train before it 1eaYes
the depot.
TuE Wxsr s1pE RAILROAD MxE11so.--The cit
liens committee Of West Side residents are to
report to the adjourned meeting 1t West Mar
ket Hall this evening, on the Railroad question,
Ne are able to stats unofticially that proposi.
ton will BE- reported modifying the franchise
asked by the railroads, in soms particulars, and
throwing the most stringent restriction about
she temporary grant to cross the streets at
grade, for one year, The tracks will bo laid
Immediately upon the passage Of the ordinance,
and the buildings be st once commenced upon
the depot grounds south Of Madison street.
4 BorcH.-We said in our last Issue that the
FISHERMAN House" had been christeued by It,
name in finely CARED letters" being built
into the Clark.street front. We resract th=
oonmendation. The "man of letters +" who did
that piece Of stose-carsing is botch. Wehaye
seen better work done By school-boy, with ,
case knife, On the side Of pumpkin lantern
In place Of admitting that block into hia beau
tiful building, 4r. Sherman should ssnd it back
to the stonsyar and it should be kept for thu,
bungler's Tombstone. It's disgrace in hote1
nomenclature.
TIE LlaRr Horsf P1KR.-We notice that Ii.
Lighthouse pier aud breakwater have been mi
in most complete and substantil order. u III
new tin5ers and new plsnka. Tho pier head |.
now most attractive resort, and We adyi.e m,
readers who wish for lovely watesside view
to test the broad, high platform that extend.
about the new lighthouse. It may be es.i],
v'ssed by ladies, ~ carriages can Iba safel,
driven to the inner end Of the pier.
Tur B1TracArxn Co1sr.-Ths two t.1,et
comet Of 1860 has gone up, and into obscu1itv
! It went rapidly south and has lean lost to hu
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