New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-12
CHAUTAUQUA'S NEW PLAN
FEATURES OF THE SCHEME OF UNIVERSITY
EXTENSION.
AN IMPORTANT PHASE OF THE "cHAUrAoeOA
1psAn-vITToRs AND STUDENTS Az
THE LAKESIDE RESORT
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ch,utauoua n " July 1.-the fresAe's anu o'ou'
49, have been devastating neishbortng
tics within the last day two this iaVort rok'u
TO- ascanea The heavy thunderstorm however "Hon
hurst over the assembly grounds iaS' ns"s
soaked a few tentrooiS and ciearVu "v 'rr 80
atmosphere To-day has been deiisn'iuis ,oo an
the omen air classes have pursued 'holr SUI. ., -,
the minimum of physical d>coniio'' r
where the Jersey gahnlpper 80,
,, r,.ciors ,rornng organ recital attracted largo
-. =, ,overs of good music. among theh ChArlcs
pIcrow Ford orcanst of the Chuich oi OF. 'OIh
the Evangelist in New-Norh' rio'0''Ci -
.a,,,s ,bird historical lecture, Napoleoh russian
csmpaign7 was delivered IN tue nan y, ~
~ ae,ornoon second tourists conference was
'..o -. ia At Normal Han. which opened win
p C,lmnock of Byrons ~ Isles of Greece
,, ~stact was Athens" and George H. vincent was
ON hand TO tell of the organization oil oaseos" nuo
Ter the classic shadow of tie A'ropulh anu "0
astonishment Of the descendants oi the ONiip-dn
49,, q, the hilarious violence of the great American
came Mr. Wright and the Rev }. u. thatcher vi
g. American school at Athens, described the
,,ua,,op of the building and spoke of the WORK
done during its early days. critical comparison
Of Horace and Burns. by Professor Lewis euial'
Of Alma College, Michigan. followed ana tonight ~,
II. c. Hovey explained the views OF 'he Man'n'o'n
Cave In Kentucky, wnich stefeopuoo" '''0" VI ~
alIphithestre scree, .,
rbsra we're nfty contestants in the spelling match
.o,ducted by Professor McCnn,ock last night Inc
first prize was taken by the Rev. q. j. Thatcher anu
the second by Miss Gertrude Anderson oil ho"4"s
Green. Ky. 10, ,,r
considerable interest is felt here in the plan 1'r
utilizing public libraries in connection with the un
s,,v extension movement. which Melvil Dewey
,,pfoldcd Al The meeting of the Board OF Regents III
Albany on Tuesday night. Leading Chautauquahs arc
heartily in favor of its adoption, ana IL Is pioDSoi
that on Bishop vincents arrival steps VIII De 'aAo" ~
nut the whole matter into working shape =" -
.cuttve committee, consisting OF Bishop vincent "
" r. Harper. Professor Peabody, Dr. H. D. Au'"''
Or r. T. Ely George Z. Vincent and FREDERICK sian
has already had the subject OF university eNtehson
rrSor consideration fer some time, and while ho
definite measures are yet resolved lpou' 'he HoNV
nept NAV be expected to develop on pracu'anS "o
same lines as that at Cambridge. England winch = III
itself really Outgrowth Of the orisinai
qua idea" ,r.orv
sssoclaton of students and itinerant lecturers 10 De
employed under the direction Of central con4ni.''
and the utilization Of public libraries Me'n~i'''
s,jfutes and similar organizations ior lui'"o''"e ~
educational needs of the different communities Iea'n"
The central committee it Ii expected. Will COMPRISE
the names of Major J. W. Powell, OF ire OnI0u
s,a,es c.o,otcai survey Colonel Carroll ID. Wright, OF
the Bureau of statistics, and Professors Aaah Mar
uuapd of Princeton; i. 6. Peabody OF hdfVdIu'
James c. Dana. Of Yale AMI other. FOR the couh''
If Injunction are named Dr. Lyman ADpott, III
Phnlips BROOKS Dr. Edward Everett Hale, seth
Low. President Cyrus N0rihroP Of Minnesota INT
veIsitv President c. W. NOrthrup, o. the Union Ineo-
logical seminary Chicago; President J. H. >eeNe'
4 Amherst and DR.. William Hayes Ward, OF New
York If duly carried out, this Will be the most
IMPORTANT departure ChauaHqua has ever under
taken more important even than It, establishment
If the CORES pondence CLASSES 10y which IL now
reaches every corner of the civilized world
The new introduction to Political Economy by
Dr. 7. Ev, who lecturc' ON tbs subject here
aud al Johns Hopkin, University. La, just left
Tie press. Tie work which was prepared at the
suggestion OF the Board of Management, Is descnp
tive rather than logical. dealing Win the dctua
industrial life Of the world anu being intended 10
educate the student without bias III the direction OF
any laf Guitar school.
TO-. ,rrivsls include J. A. Fellows, passenger
ago .-c Western YORK and Pennsylvania
la osu- G.. 4. Stone. agent % the western Union
Telegraph Company MIS-. II. NJ Latin, OF Brook
iyn, and Miss 1.-THE! Crppen. OF Louisville
The roll of students includes farmers, artists,
lawyers bankers, music teachers and physiC sns; al
80 one spaniasd. one Bulgarian. and fol JapaneS
Among thc name, those OF The Rev. }. H.
Miller. OF Allegheny College. NeaivILe, Penn. II. X
Miller, OF Union Theological seminary, New York;
Conn; the Rev. A. ". Reynolds, OF CORY. penn
j. Is. Richards. principal of the high school, hala
mazOO. Mich; William =. Mll!ken, Of The University
College. Iowa the Rev b. NJ Briggs. OF Broken
Straw. y. y; the Rev L. l. Gates, Georgetown
y. y; Miss VI. A. BROOKS the writer, Of JacksonvlHe
Oak the Rev. II. II. Thomas OF Knowlesvine
y. y. The Rev G.. K. Alden, Of Winter Park Fla.
II. W. callahan. principal Of the Penn ran, y. y.
academy and Mary II Mather Natona! superintendent
Of Department OF Entertainments IN NomaWs CHRISTIAN
Temperance Union, Wilmington. Del