, 1874-05-04
Tho Apollo Ciub---Exccllont hInsical
Organization.
The Radical CIub-..Mr, Cranoh's
F" Pegasus "-.-RaIph Waldo
Emerson.
Agassizs Observation-Disclosures Sphinx.

U08IoNt April ~ 1874.
In mentioning the difforont Boston olubs, as
did in my last lottor. It would DO considered horo
a grcat oversight thatI neglected to spoak Of tho
Apollo Club, which, though Mother literary,
scientific, nor Social like those I namod oon-
tributes quito as much to tho Improvement and
pleasure OF tho people.
It ia tnuaical association, composed ontirofy
Of gentlemon, aud WAS organlzod by number Of
musical people In Boston who wero nnxiouH
thero should bs club hero like thoso We hoar Of
in Germany.
This Club consists OF about sixty mombors,
and is composed Of the very lnost musical tai
ont in Boston, both professional and prlvato.
Besides these activo mombera. there arc num-
Der Of what arc called "assooato uaombors,"
who, by paying certain yearly assessment, boz
long to the Club, md have tho privilege Of as-
tending tho concerts.
1ho Chlb moots for practice every Tuesday
night; onco month. gives what is called =
eerts l.,ke place in tho Music Hall,-two In
January and t'!o In May.
As tlII ,gs not oaely Attained aro tho most to
10 deaire l. tho very fact that thess concerts arc
not open o tho public by tho purchase Of ticketa
makes tho destro to 90 all atho groator. Each
1uembor, bo th active and associate, has certain
friends, and there aro mono aold. In eonso-
quence OF thik' tho audiences arc very "seleot,"
and, in fact, a. 'ntan few but real music.lovers,
and those who ian appreciate tho fine class Of
n se Es Sy an a aoa aps f'
Tho singing Of the Club Is superb; and, in
tho practice Of tina last tow yours they have
risen to such deg. go of perfection that they
nre said to bo handy surpassed Ivy tho aneat
German clubs.
They aro most forb unate in hayinf, for load
or Mr.. D. J. Lang, tinan whom they could hare
no better. hlr. Lang preatdes with equal ease at
tho pinno and organ, haad makes = most adnira-
bio loader for club er orchestta.
Tho Apollo supplied q want which had been
for q long time fslt In Boston. Tor several
years, tho only club OF any size had been tho
tircly Of Germans. This Club no longer exista
as q musical organiz4.tionB and sings only 1t
benefit concerts and such si,ecial occasions.
Tho Apollo Club have ffna rooms, which they
and fremont streets, over]ot'kiug the Common.
This Club haa itB counterpart, ,iu the Mendelsaoha
CLUB, Of New York, and, believe. the orphouH,
On Saturday therowas held mother moetiug Of
tho Radical Glib. On which oc oaaion Mr. Q. P.
Cranoh road q poem entitled "Tho Modern Pega-
nus." This sntirc--for such 1t vas--contained
many apt allnsiona and excellent hits, and VAS
written in ovory variety OF verso, to initiate tho
different pacos Of tho horse as, for instance,
blank verso was meant to represent slow walk
then followed an alubling motre, and aoveral
short 11ick linea to imitato Eaflop.
The last half Of tho poem consisted OF tnita~
tioua Of the different poets of ENGLAND and
America, very much like UaYari Taylor'n Diver
aions OF tho Echo Club which appeared soyoral
years ago in tho Atlantic. b1r. Crauch said it
was but just to say that his poem WIS written
somo years ago. before those ycry clcTor inta-
tions were published; J; hut it had never before
boon read in public,
a thing which added muol pleasure to the oc-
oasion Was tho presence Of MIR. Jsalph Waldo
Etncraon, who sat next Mr. Crauch; and, ut tho
close of tho reading. every one, present was glad
to hoar Ills voice, IN fcw ploaaant words OF
compliment to the poct.artist for his versatility
did skill, and also for his admirable rendering
Tioro was an ondeayor, on tho part Of sorno
Of those ptseont, to induce Mr. Emerson @ to 2 r. %
remembered nothing, and thnt he had always
thought tho one advantage Of poets gro~ing
old waa that he Lost his memory"
There woro se7eral prominent mon present
beside MIR. Emerson. I saw Mr.. John Weiss,
aud across the room tho genial face Of our Picc-
President, tho Hon. Henry Wilson;
aaid in ny last ,dh thst yona gve ~ som 20
Education: This society. works wholly by private
correspondence among those uho arc interested,
whether As teachers or pupils, md does not
seek, any publicity, nor, hold any pabaic
neut low It must answer tho purpoae Of
q great many nice girls through the country, who
lave not tho advantage OF good teachers at
homo. They addrosB themselves by letters to isB
competent reply in tho Bh1no way.
Tie purpose OF this Society is to induce young
ladies to form the habit of devotine Aone part Of
ef every dsy to tue study Of snstomat1O . and ID
to this use iB short. much eau BY accomplished
by perseverance,; and tho habit aoon becomes q
delightful one. To carry out this purpose, it Is
proposed to arrange courses OF reading and plans
OF work. from which ladies' Inay select one or
more, according to their tasto aud leisure;
to aid them from TING to time with
directions and advice; and. finally, to distribute
to them, annually, certificates OF progress, at
aminerB and Managers Of the Society.
A Indy Wishing to join the Society Us STU
dent can procure pro grammo Of studios from
tho Secretary. Wlshl she has solooted tho
branch or branches she wislos to pursue. she
will inform tue Secretary Of her choice, and will
receive, in return, the directions and questions
which have been prepared for tho courao slo has
aelccted 6le will at tho Same time. 10 in.
formed to which member Of the Committee, and
at what stated timos sbo iH expected to report
her progress: and, at those times, sho will be
supplied with further lists and directions.
FiIat Courac--Gouoral History of tho Period
1500-l650. Second Courao~-Natural Science,
Third Courso-Art. Fourth Course--Germau.
Fifth CourBe-French. Sixth Course-Eugsh
ProBc-Writors. with Study Of English Style.
AgaBsia' Museum in Cambridge, IL now more
than ever au object Of interest: It waa tue
pride Of the great naturalist, and is, alas now
his monument. Hero he Rpent many houra Of
nie !i1e, hha ~aa saReA a"hy IL tuo A4aa' u LIE
laborH.
Being in Cambridge one day, with d little
spare timo Oh my hands, knew could moi
spend it more proftably thnu by going to ths
Museum, rs one can noyer 60 too many times
and tLsre there is always something "new ant
strange"
II you arc familiar with Cambridge, you vii
remember that it IL plain, unprotentlous brlcl
building, four or Ave atoriea i'll height, not fa
from tho Divinity School. ...
Tho difTcront stories arc divided into rooms
each room. containing glass caaea filled wit!
every imaginable thing In Nature, ,-.anima!a
birds, fishes, inaocta. fosas, she'ls aud corals,-
everything classified and arranged With tho mos
perfect euro aud correctness.
Almost every animal had ever saon or rcat
OF was there, from tho huge skeleton Of tlo me
gatherlum and tho immonAo buffalo down to th
smallest Ae1d-mouhe. Homo OF tho corals Wor
Laa11tiful &hnrt hnu 4l1n Los