Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-08-01
Special correspoDdsnes.l

tHAUTAuQUU, N. E, July %.
The remarkable prosperity that came
to Chautauqua at the opening of the
season still continues. Nearly thirty
per cent. more people are on the
grounds than ever before in July, and
the receipts from all sources show a
much larger percentage Ofincrease. No
other summer resort merits such flood
of fortune as this, because no other cor
poratiOn in the world has soul instead
of a pocket for its pineal gland. As is
well known, the managers and stock
holders of Chautauqua receive not one
cent Of its profits. Every year Chan
cellor Vincent, President Miller, Super
intendent Duncan and Others give more
to the institution than they receive
from 1t. Chautauqua's charter pro-
vides that the annual profits shall go to
the Improvements of the grounds, the
strengthening ofthe program, etc. This
policy eventually will make Chautau-
qua very wealthy and splendidly at
tractive place. s.. .s
Few may be aware of the importance
of Chautauqua's summer school. To-
day there are nearly one thousand stu
dents registered in the College of Liber-
al Arts, and in the many schools now
in session on the grouds. These schools
are intended rather to stimulate and to
prepare for college, than 10 take the
place of it. In an interview with the
Tribune staff correspondent the other
day, Bishop Vincent said: "We pro-
fess to be John the Baptist for the col
leges. Our work will probably be
greater on the next generation than on
this; and always say, that If twenty
five years from now there are not twen-
ty-five per cent. more students in the
collegs of the United States because of
our work at Chautaugua, shall feel
that it has been failure; for when peo-
pie once embrace the Chautauqua idea
the benefit to their children is greater
than to themselves"
The Chautauqua Literary and Scien-
tific Circle is the backbone of the Chau-
tauqua movement.
Miss X. F. Kimball, of Plainfield,
New Jersey, General Secretary of the
G. L. s. c., kindly furnishes the fol-
lowing registry ofthat famous institu-
tion.y The total number of graduates is
$4,000. To-day there are about 10000
undergraduates enrolled in classes as
follows: The class of $50, $4,000 MEM
bers; 100, $4,000; '91, $4,000 1872, $1,000.
Nearly half of those have dropped the
course, so that there are about so, 900 ac-
tive reporting members. They are
registered from all parts of the world,
and every continent and nearly all
countries are represented.
The program of the week isunusually
brilliant. The lectures on novels and
novelists by the distinguished littera-
teur Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, are the
choicest of literary treats, Richard NAL
com Johnston, the we'll known story
writer, has delighted large audiences
with readings from his own works; I.
V. Flagler, the composer and Chautau-
qua's organist for several seasons, has
given two recitals, Tuesdays program
comprising his own compositions ex-
clusively; other concerts, stereopticon
entertainments, and lectures by Mrs.
J. Ellen Foster, DR.. J. M. Buckley,
Mrs. Frank Beard, President Edward
Olson. Rev. A. E. Winship, DIR. w. L.
Davidson and Prof. w. E. Waters. But
this intellectual feast is not all the fun
to be had. Base ball is booming under
the direction of Stagg, Yale's famous
pitcher; the tennis courts are crowded;
fishing continues good at this end of
the lake, and there are innumerable les
ser diversions. The children are in love
with the gymnasium work, and there
can be no prettier sight than a class
of fifty or seventy-five boys and girls
going through the graceful exercises in
time with gay music. The "Walking
Science class'' and the Kindergartens
interest and instruct scores of little
ones.
From now on the program will stead
lily improve. The noted reader, A. P.
Burbank. appears next week. Other
stars of the platform, soon to illuminate
the Amphitheater, are Hon. w. Cum
back, DR.. F. w. Gunsaulus, of Chicago;
Col. Elliott F. Shepard, editor of the
Mail and Express, and Prof. J. P.
the brilliant Greek historian
of Dublin university. William H.
the famous pianist, comes
here next week and will give six recit-
ais during his stay. Tomorrow Rogers
Band comes to spend the season, Civ
ing open air concerts, and assisting the
VI iSau anu piano III accompanying Tile
heavy chorus. The wether continues
to be charming-cool, clear and invig-
Drating-in fact it merits all of the ad-
ectives that good weather gets.
1he press of western New York and
Pennsylvania will be en-
.ertained at Chautauqua and about the
axe Tuesday and Wednesday, August
and 7. On Tuesday afternoon busi-
ness meeting of the press of the Thirty
'ourth Congressional District will be |
held in the hotel Athen8um, and in |
he evening banquet will be given to
III the newspaper men. , #
HI. B. CRrssEY. |