New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-22
RECOGNITION DAY.
THE CLASS OF 1889 GRADUATED AT CHAU
TAUQUA.
INTERESTING SCENES IN THE GRoyEs-wHAT
THE G. L. S. c. HAS DONE AND is DOING
IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

| explained by the simple beauty Of its public cere
monies To-day was Recognition Day Of the class OF
1889; and since early this morning tho shady avenues
have been filed with picturesque processons OF bare
headed damses in white dresses and green chaplets
smiling matrons with badges and bouquets and salwart
| bannerbearers Haunting aloft emblems more g0r
geous than themselves. The chimes in tho belfry
at the Pier House woke everybody at I. Immediately
after breakfast the band began play in front OF
President Mier's cottage and then 100 children with
garlands and baskets OF flowers, in charge of Mrs.
Frank Beard, marched along the lake front TO Peck
ave- Here body of old Chautauquans, several hun
dred strong, awaited them. Bishop Vincent Dr.
Flood DR.. Hurlbut and other magnates fell in, and
all moved forward In the direction Of the Hall of PHI
losophy, headed by Dr. W. A. Duncan the marshal OF
the day S. McGerald D. A. McClenahan. DR.. J. s.
osrandcr, Professor Lewis Stuart. tho Rev. II. c.
| DOdds and a uniformed brass band.
The graduating class had meantime presented them
selves at the Golden Gate' lower entrance 10 the
grove I'm which the hall IS situated. The children
promptly formed in two rows on either side OF the
pathway leading up from this and bestrewed 1t with
flowers. Then the candidates for honor moved slowly
forward, four abreast and nearly 400 strong under
the direction Of the assistant marshals, DR.. Frank
Russell, Dr. A. f. Dunning C. p Wells and J. II.
! Mckee. At the second green arch the path
way were posted Dr. III. r. Palmer and Professor
| Ellis, with their gee club and choir, and round
half hundred stanZas chanted the procession
Gled past On the threshold Of the hall the chancellor
and principal received them. Banners then
stacked about the platform, everybody sat down who
could find seats, there was short service and sing
ing OF hymns, the chancellor announced that he
formally recognized tho meritOriOuS achievement OF
the class Of 1885, and the first part Of the proceedings
After this the professions reformed,
DR.. Duncan leading the old graduates, who escorted
the new ones, and the trustees bringing up the rear
The Ampbltheate, where the next ceremony was
had hpen Wis ed wi H.
| berry and bunting. The pillars entwined with
| hemlock boughs and enormous artificial daisies, and
there were banners Of the different States The plat
form loaded down with flowers, and above 1t
hung model Of the Argo under full sail, lifelike
Imitation Of the original Golden Fleece, and broad
sign bearing the characteristic motto: knowledge
unused for the good of others is vain than unused
god.' Other ornaments a red and white ban
which 100 members Of the 1889 class in Japan had
sent from that faroif country and miniature white
Greek temple, which dangled from the centre Of the
roof The classes seated in the body of the hall
grouped together by years. On the platform were
Bishop and Mrs Vincent, DR.. Flood, Dr. Hurlbut Dr.
Dunning DR.. Russell, Professor Stuart DIR. Osrander
Mrs James Bruen, of New-Jersey Mrs. p. 7. Vincent
of Akron, Ohio president Of the class of 1882; Mrs
s. j. NJ. Eaton of Franklin, PENN acting president OF
the class OF 1884 the Rev. Joseph Philip, of Waford
| Ont and Colonel Royal Taylor, of Ravenna, Ohio,
who Is in his nnetieth year. and who during the whr
Taylor belongs to the class of 1884, and the united
ages of himself and three other members Of that class
on their graduation day reached 300 yeaD.
After the Introductory services the Recognition
Day programme usually begins with the reading of
the letter in which William Cullen Bryant expressed
approval of the C. L. s. c. project But to-day poem
was read instead and the choir raised for the first
time in public the Chautauqua yell, an object
of pride to its inventor DR.. Palmer, and of delight
to those who heard il. Then the announcement was
made that Dr. Swing, Of Chicago, who was down for
| an Grafton the Useful and the Beautiful was
not present; another poem was read and as much
of the afternoon programme was disposed OF as was
necessary 10 make room for him then. After this
the class of 1893 reminded of the especial adj
| vantages they enjoyed, there some more music
| and everybody went home ID dinner
At O'Clock DR.. Swing still absent, and in his
stead the Rev. Russell H. COnwell. of Philadelphia,
told some amusing stories and euloglzed Chautauqua
| Then the Bishop addressed the graduates and gave
| them some sensible advice before presenting the
| diplomas These documents. he said, would not
represent four years of college study and no intel
| lgent Chauauquan would ever Institute the COM
! parlson What had been secured, If they had done
! their work WE'LL was glimpse of the college OUT
ook,D and that glimpse should make them anxious
TO know more. In the granting of these diplomas,
which certify simply that the person named has COM
pleted four-years' of reading, the only work
as ed for the filing out of set of easy eXamina
ton papers but the students are conscientious and
when they get the diplomas they generally deserve
| them.
The report for 1889 of Miss Kate Kimball, sec.
rotary of the c. L. 5. c., shows that 100000 persons
have entered the circle and begun the reading pre-
| scrbed during the past eleven years NOtwithstand
| ing many fluctuations the number of gTadu-
ates has been larger every year and
those of to-day bring the total graduate membership
| up 10 21,O0O. During the last year one-tenth OF all
the graduates have been pursuing second course OF
readings, have taken up special studies alone or
in company with other graduates The higher orders
of the L. S. c., known as the Order of the White Seal
League of the Round Table, and Guild Of the seven
Seals the membership of which involves the reading
of special courses the filling out OF special eA-
animation papers on the regular four years course,
have grown steadily during the year the order now
numbering % 900 members, the league $50 and the
guild 100 Two thousand two hundred local circles,
| representing more than 10000 active members and
about 10000 local members, have been reported during
! their work without a break for ten years AT the
suggestion of The Chauauqnan Whch puDnSheui lasS
| look up the study Of local charities Al small town
i'm Kansas where the streets are not hghled members
of a local circle have found their way TO tine weekly
Gatherings with lanterns and have not missed single
| meeting i'm spite OF billiards. The Kansas circles
have founded union. AZ Queen Charlotte Island
Hawaiian Islands boast OF I'VE circles ana III 1nS Si
nesla a member Of the class of 1890 reads away all
gently his interest in the class being not a. an ar
he news Of the class reach him by mail yelling
| ron and Hawkes. Bay, I'm New Zealand have many
| cadern and forty-one are enrolled from Dunedin
brisbane contains circle m and Melbourne snrs
| an,ed in the Australian membership The first
Recognition lay in the Eastern Hems phere was Cole
brated in south Africa the 1st of last July Early
IN tbc vea. members enrolled In the Transvaal,
ar X mLerey and at Natal and the literary society OF
Durham Is taking up the movement. woman mission
arv AT 'Taliz Persia, has pcrsevered 10 the end OF
Tho four wears and IS now transatlng some OF
tho books into Armenian. There IS an Oriental circle
r. india where many missionaries read industr0usly
and it r. likely that an assembly may be formed tnere.
Tho Ianane,c "ChautauQuan,T issued every month,
sends ont 300 copies TO about 1000 readers. -
The class of 1889 has more than 100 members IN
ronan and in addition the diplomas given 10 these
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