New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-02
VACATION SIUDY AT AMHERST
A SUMMER SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES.

IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE
| AMHERST, Mass, July %. - This college
town. with its green lawns stately elms, distant bills
hills that not distant high up from the level OF
the and airy where the Thermometer Is toward
the nneties is the of singular activity In
the vacation, Of the college proper does
| not use it's buildings II lucky thought when an
enthusiastic teacher OF languages, Professor Sauveur
conceived the plan OF taking these halls for six weeks in
summer, and opening school of Languages upon new
principle, which claims his for the benefit OF
ali who would come and pay moderate iuiiion-5lS
for the first 80 tor the second and nothing Tor
the third For the benefit OF mothers vino would like TO
have the alton give their children enjoyment
safety and progress combined say that the school
is attended by children not than six Old and
the comment heard this morning from child was:
" Oh, had a bully time yesterday The professor
took all under the trees and played pnss IN the
with us. in French" Perhaps should add for
polite that the professor did not give them
French synonyme for the American boys descriptive al
iective Sitting under the in shaded grounds TO
recite pleasure that the ardent scholars often enjoy
and these classes 80 larseneary four hundred
and growing larger, too every yesr-hat the moderate
tuition paid by the scholars is
might at first be supposed. The price OF board and
is reasonable, from So 10 go week washing is
cheap Also and the people apparently accustomed
to taking reasonable OF outsiders habit which the
residents of a college would be likely possess.
The teachers who assist Professor SIuveur his
method all parts of the countryCam-
bridge, PoughkeepSie. Exeter. Philadelphia, and many
other centres of education. Some old. and
young and handsome. The majority OF the pupils seem
TO be ladies' arrGyed in neat and simple costumes
simple at least. present civilization allows
and the picture which the school makes
a summer mOrDiug the college green is pretty
ald characteristic Of NewEnsand as could wish 10
The classes commence their session OF hour
each at o'clock aud uatil the different rooms in
one large building are resoundnG TO the various tones OF
all the languages. ancen; or modern which studied
this country, while under the beautiful trees which
the whole college buildings surrounded sit groups
taking a OF hour perhaps two. and with
their books in their laps, ayalng themselves of the
society Of some adyapced scholar. has been here
several seasons to talk read, and ask questions all OF
which, It requested shall not be done in English. |
That seems to be the only tabOoed language No in
Productions necessary among such earnest PEG
pie. They 10 be of accord in place" one
lady who intending to give but hour a day to
the school, finds herself quite disinclned 10 leave until
after four hours when the dinner bell calls her home
TIE children after an hour OF school, find their butterfly
nets aud VclOopodes attractions equal 10 study
On Saturday human nature takes rest hon the stgdy
Of languages IN Amners satHrday evenings there Is
fessor, and during the dag many excursions are made
such as historic Aadey and Mt Holyokc 'O'O
OF Professor sauveur's system or teaching IT may
be that the hard work OF ii IL done by teachsrr
the pupils not being expected 10 DO thing but 10 take
In what the teachers ont. Stil my Obaerya-
ton leads 10 think that the pupils transgress the
rules aud do rush to dictionaries anu grammar simply
because they become much Interested that they
not help It, Alas for the uulucky wight VINO, speaking
only the English language depends upon those who nock
mere to study for society. The brightest thing he
ia OF no consequence compared with the gender OF
French noun or the sound OF German cultural Ia the
street and IN the house, morning, and night his
ears VIII be saluted by eager, confused BaOe OF
tongues, intent, not upon solv.g the latest problem In
phiosophy,0 In giving the OF the world
in deciding this difference the Of some
yero OF the pronunciation Of an article Saviour
Inspires enthusiasm IN his pupsmOs certainly And VINO
are these pupsi | Will not call them motley crowd.
They evidently ultra Tesprciabe. Besides |
ladies' preparing To icacb all sorts Of people
govern eGDrOieSsOrS, OratOrs politicians, editors
Students getting ready Tor al ydnced classes In college.
I'd ladies and young ladies' getting ready 10 travel Ia
Europe, all liking combine hcalth-secking with GONE
hing that agreeably occupies the mind.