New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-15
TO TRAIN THE CHILDREN.
PLAN FOR A PRIMARY SCHOOL AT CHAU
TAUQUA.
PROFESSOR MAH>FFY THREATENED BY \
CRANK IN BUFFNo-DR ELY's MoDI'
FIrp PROHIBITION"
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


Chautauaua Aug. 1.-THE managers OF Nhau-
yauoua are discussing the probable revival OF
scheme fof the education Of the young when was
tried here with some success several years ago ru'
was suspended through lack Of funds This was 'h'
thautauaua Summer school for Children ana us
object was to bring together the best teachers III ce
department Of a complete elementary course su'h
A. no small town or village could provide Mss
f. ~ Reed, Of Plymouth, n. H., an exponent Oh inc
Quincy method Of teaching. conducted the schoo uu'
Ing It's single session, in the summer OF 1so5 ana 'o
results so far as the idea concerned were chr
nepty satisfactory. The plan included Ie'Nois ~
speaking reading and writing English the pr@''VDA
study Of botany zoology, geology and geoSrapM'
with special reference 10 the immediate neghoorno'a
nj the school and lessons in the conduct OF io "'
IN the ruGmenis OF social and political econo"iN'
n ,s likely that the revival will embrace an even
moro extended range of topics. blending worn "''
recreation - iudiciously that The summer s0"' ~
become simply profitable vacation ,,,o
eve have really been much concerned sara "i>"op
Vincent when spoken 10 the subject ms a"o''oo''
1by the Increasing demands of the young poop'o
are growing up around We already haNo q"
celont kindergarten, and the classes III WV" -
and kindred studies give occupation 10 many ''e
pconle Expcrlcnce shows that those who arc no"
among us a. children VIII be ten years heh'e o"'
most enthusiastic and useful mcnue'S' -,
and women OF wealth and influence of quarter VI
century from now are here to-day as poNS aN
and II give them attention VIC "'0 ,I - a,a
vision for their future at the same time mat We ae
c,oa,inc vaipahJe friends for Chautauqua. nav
great none, that we may able 10 starr a'o" W.
summer school for children as soon as 'he "eN
opens II is entirely question oil hhah'oN' -,
If * not generally known that Chau'a"luS = a.
most the only great educational insttu'on ~
country which pays lis way with l'' oN"
without RELYING on endowments or gifts
n, T. r Ely the lecturer on pOllNai coo"o'"'
,ore and al Johns Hopkins University IN ba'i"oio'
was also until recently a member OF inc %
Tax Commission and Of the STATE 1aA 'onN"
MARYLAND In this capacity he has posccUUT
searches and injuries into the working oil the IVA
opton ard other laws for the regulation vi 'uPP'
sion Of thu liquor traffic, the results III VIM" '.
n,,tv cont aimed In the manuscript OF lOrth0o'"'"h
edition Of his work Oh " Taxation IN Amell' az '
ard Cities His conclusions are that ihe o''oouo'
10 high license are not without certain meHS"'S
validity although there are many pa'c> III ~,
complete suppression Of the liquor ua"o ,,
fast!y impossible, and he Las therefore lo' a.
plan for limiting The numbey OF saloons IL l"i q
districts 10 The proportion OF On' 70 cNoI9 Nv
babitans and IN cities OF one to every Low "'1O
taihs. Experience show, that such il"ii'','0l
apirccia dlmnishcs tie sale OF lVluor' d i"'
admitted even by extreme Prolibiionl>'' WI" 'A''
Initial n he would couple string nj lesuiaVonN a.
g., SAC, To minor, and sunday, with PROVISIONS
for tie forfeiture Of license a. The pcnSlN oI Wv
iation of The law, III, license 10 b. gwen o"H "
l.r,nns whose good character j. Nouched Ior "
reuutable witneescs. and be sold % the highest
bidder al publ. auction. In addition 10 thS III
rlv would provide local option not only for townS'
rifles and counties but also for wards IN Cites 80
that tlc majority OF the people in The Shaics'
rof.ical community might exercise the plVheEe oi
pNpcilnc he sale from their own particular !ocdHN'
mi, provision would probably result in aoollsnms
the uanc in large portions of many clileS' anu "ouu
concentrate II n small area In Minneapolis
,o,no,ylst similar plan has worked successfully Inc
.vstcn while limiting the total number OF saloons
would secure for the public the full value oil inc
monopoly thereby established. The faVont9 Srsa-
nlent Of the Pohibuonss. that the saloOhhecper l.
enabled 10 ams,s large sums OF money for eorup'
u.c IN politics. would 10 certain extent Dc oDNiac
and the employment of d portion of the proceeds
rom the sale Of licenses in educating the peoplS
N the physiological, moral and social evils Oh
Alcoholic Indulgence. would considerably lessen
the objections as TO the Sihlulhe's
NJ their receipt. This last feature
& a part Of the new swiss law, which has been 50
fsvorably received by pubicists Concentration by
making the business conspicuous ana exposing HS
evils 10 the public view, would cause II to saho OF
fall on rs own merits. Dr. Ely is no way opposed
~ ~, rjoe advantages superior 10 high license wher,
prohibiton Is plainly mpractlcable lie has chfS'eheu
r I1I~i' Mahaiy lectured this moming, on
M Outcome Of Greek and Roman CNliLdnon' an
tonight George Riddle gave readings III 'ns Aii iP
ncatic DENOMINATIONS congresses nave aie1 pG Gt
hs Es9Sp t1' 81 be THited prsbyteans elected
prntse.nr ID A. McClenahan permanent president
Miss Maggie Barnes, secretary, and X s. IoDD Nets-
Si,r lie Rev A. L. Dmnng presided at the Con,
ricratjonal Congress. The Rev 5. Mills Day, OF
floneoye y. V, scSd secretary. Inc KEY; W. .
iomlcy of LINCOLN H. occupied the chair at me con
rIcss OF the Cumberland PIesbyterans, ana the rev
& y Preston OF Jefferson. Tex, acted as secretary
T,s ptcsbvterians appointed the Rev. 6. X. Alden
rbai-man and the Rev. George p. Wilson, OF Kansas
lily, secretary. 49,. =. ,..1....n NfoboGr
f,or, Rufalo threatening kill him for his recent
utterances on the Irish question.