New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-29
SUMMER LEISURE.
MATTHIAS VINEYARD.
HE TwrNrY-sEyENrH NEw-YonK REGIMENT

HE TwESTY-sEyENTH NEw-YonK REGIMENT
VINEYARD INSTITUTE. IFS PROFESSORS AND
CLAssEs-THE SEASON AND ITS DELIGHTS.
FRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsE.l
MARTHA's VINEYARD, July 26.-Since last
wrote from these breezy seaside uplands the heat
has aud gone, leaving believe. only one victim
in this vicinity He in the tombstone business and
persisted In bending bis work under the suns YER
teal rays. IL will hardly be denied that he flew IN the
face OF Providence. IL was however, Internationally
hot even here, and when the change with roar
ing northeastern 1t grateful enough, even though IL
made warm clothing again comfortable
The latest sensation is the arrival Of the 9th Reg
ment, n. G. S. N. Y. which, learn from your local
columns, marched down Broadway on Monday last IL
reached Oak Bluffs Tuesday morning, and went into
camp Of the parks facing the blue waters
OF Vineyard Sound, with its field and STAFF tents ON
the borders Of lagoon. The regiment looks very well
with Its white cross-bets and regulation uniform OF
dark blue, and the accompanying detachment OF bod
worths Band give plenty Of good music In great
variety. The battalion turns out not more than 300
men, hOuld say at dressparade, and Is not over prom
cent in field tactics. Colonel UnderbIll, however, Is
drilling his faithfully, and when they march mp
Broadway their way home they should make cred
liable appearance.
The Marha's Vineyard Summer Institute" makes
less of stir than doris the regiment but it is, hope
destined to exert more permanent and Wholesome lh
fuenee the community. 1t enters on the second week
OF this Its first season. with good prospects OF lasting
success. and IL merits accordingly an intro
ductOry paragraph. To Professor Homer b.
Sprague, Head Master of the Girls High School
OF Boston, formerly of Brooklyn is due the establish
ment or tins latest development OF Summer schools lie
il tire head the Institute, and has shouldered the
work Of organization with characteristic zeal and ell
cheney as must be evident from the following list OF
professors all OF whom on the ground ana engaged
in the mana cement of their respective departments;
HOMER b. sPRAGUR Head Master Girls High School,
Boston English Literaturol.
JOHN TETLow. Principal Girls Latin School, Boston
Qatin and Greek).
MARIE MEHLBAcH. Llsell Seminary Auburndale Mass
German, Heness-sauyeur method)
PHILIPPE sEASCOUR Boston Latin School tFrench)'
BESJAMIx W. PUTNAM, Boston industrial Drawing aud
Decorative ARD.
T. j. EILIywoOD. OF Brooklyn (Phonogaphyl
j. C. GREESoUGH Principal Rhode Island Normal
School CThsory aud Practice OF reachns
i. s. BURBANK. Boston Geology and Mineralogy)
WILLIAM r. DUDLEY Cornell University tBotany).
A. C. Agar State Normal school, New-Jers,y.
WILLIAM b. DWIGHT a. NJ OF vassar College Zoology.
BENJAMIN p. MAN, late entomOlogist TO the Imperial
Government OF Brazil untomOlogyl.
PAULUs r. RENscn. Cambridge, Mass. lMicrology
This branch OF the Institute Is conducted at West
Falmouth, lust the Sound, owing to tho
greater abundance Of marine life and vegetatOnJ
In addition to the classes there are Shakespearean
readings by Professor r. Il. Raymond. OF Brooklyn,
twelve lectures on English literature, by Mrs. Abba
Gould WooisOn OF Concord, " II, and other lectures
from the different professors OF the Institute That Tn
classes are IN active operation have before ocular
proof for by turning my head the opnar class
In zoOlpgy their notebooks IN hand and Professor
Agar in front Of them explaining the points OF n
small shark while ranged abench in the shade is
row glass Jars containing all sorts OF specimens IL
Is q scientifically picturesque group There are about
100 pupils I'm the different departments many OF them
win
for Improvement The is S5 for the entire course %
five weeks in each department including admission TO
all the lectures and readings.
So much for the Institute for suppose that the Baby
Bears" and the thousand Pound Turtle and the
"six-hundred Pounds Fat Boy" all Of watch are on ub
lie exhibition at the moderate fee often cents hardly
regarded by the faculty part OF their legitimate
geological collection The turtle, by the way, Is fine
specimen Of West Indian species who dred cut OF his
latitude aud was captured by three fishermen or No
MansLand, outlying islet OF the Vineyard.
Last week we had n visit from the Tallaroosa, Gov
eminent dispatch boat with Secretary Thompson and
party on board. A stop made no Oak Bluffs under
the probable impression that II was naval s9ton and
required inspecting. Discovering their mistake tie
party registered their at the Sea View Hotel and
after walking about the place continued their voyage u
the next station, tO-Wit Nantucket.
on THURSDAY evening tAcTe illumination and
4 "hon" az the Sea View Hotel IN honor %; Governor
Rice Of this STATE aud stan VINO canc GOWN 10 inspect
the 9th REGIMENT. That Is 20 thcro mop aud
MS
Knot breeze that blew all the evening and threatened
mischief TO Chinese lanterns and all devices for onto
door pyrOtechnY.
A good many New-Yorkers and BroOklyntes are here,
I'm hotels aud cottages. Among them notice Dr. 7.
Markoe and family, SIR. A. 5. Barnes and family,
DR. Mott C. W. Nash, Dc. Wheeloca, Mr.. Root-
back, superintendent OF the Northern Railroad OF
Nrw,Iersey, Dr. Tucker and the Rev. T. DE Wit Tai
mag, OF brooklyn, cxJuJge i. Bradford Dwight, OF
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Rose Terry Cooke OF Wiusted.
Com
The bathing-houscs fare we'll patr0uzed, and at
about IL o'clock in the forenoon the beach Is full Of
bathers not have % wait for the tide TO be
right at this fayOrle resort You may into the water
AT any time, OF immunity from under-iOw and the
usual OF Breaches. Tho water j. tue purost
that have seen, and the stage VI the tide seems
10 make no difference In it, quality.
Tho season IS now at ts height, Few cottages are nm
occupied dozen bOatOads of passengers are landed at
tic wharves every day, ami still there "a De
room for all corners. As / write southwest gale Is
shaking the cottages with Its mighty blasts the broad
Sound seen through the window nc my elbow Is white
with foam and alive with cOasng craft scudding un-
der shortened sail toward NewYOrk or Boston, 10 Is
perfect seaside weather aud all enjoying II 70 the
full.