New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-10
A BUSY DAY AT CHAUTAUQUA.
VARIATIONS OF THE THERMOMETER NOT
REGARDED.
AN INTERESTING LECTURE ON THE WORK OF
DEIsARTE-oTHER SPEAKERS OF THE
pAY-ENCoURAGING STATISTICS
rgr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

PEOPLE PRESENT
IBr TELEGRAPH THE TkIBUNE.l
Chautauqua N. Y. July DIN spite of the unusual
heat this was a busy day at tho Assembly us
gcaIous students are not 10 be discouraged by any
mere caprIce of the thermometer Pam-leaf fans anu
cauzy costumes It is true, are popular ad)uhcs Ius'
| now to the study Of Hebrew or the higher maine
| mattss. vet tho arrangements for mlngng labor ana
recreation are judlcious that the mercury per
| forms IFS variations almost unregared
An organ recital at IL BY Professor l. " fiagler
IN the great omen amphithcatre refreshed those who
| had been exhausting their brain tissue during inc
morning in the scrutiny OF foreign grahm@S VI
scientific principal and this afternoon Mrs Coleman
f. Bishop came to the rescue Of the ainthearted win
An Interesting lecture in Normal Hall on Delsartes
system of Symmetrical Development ana the Consoi
| walton of Vital Force' This system Mrs Blshop
described as the science and art OF expressive maui
| Its adoption on large scale by rearing anu ouu
cationa institutions in this country ana clso"n
she ascribcd to tho universally end simplicity oi us
| laws. Its vital principle was that inc soW Va mo"
governed the outward man. Physicai Organism
the only instrument by which he can express tnougn'
! and feeling. and, therefore, the ways III "h'0 ~
| stands sits walks and talks arc all expressive Do
| levng this. Desarte had watched the acuohS u
| human beings, especially children for many 3
| and had analysed and catalogued mans a'.'
until he had been able to formulate naturai laws -
| expression one OF his principal enets was ua'
| each side OF mans nature, the physical, inc ho'
| and the moral, has It's peculiar
| dividual manner of manifestation Inc Pn9
| eneals through sound the mental through language
and the moral through gesticulation. Iahlhs seSe"
ation and its preparatory work, gymnastics ID uis
subject for especial consideration, Mrs Bishop quoVeu
Delsare's maxim that the language OF gesture Is hoio
| forcIble and more impressive than wofuS' mas
of the human head and body had enabled MIN " ~
strate this assertion, while its soundness hau oeoii
demonstrated by his success In devishs ~ n""9
exercises for developing the power of gesture IN ca
nrosson His method of drill based on the
| busbandry of vital force The majority OF mahhihu
are snendthrfts Of their energy, ana thiS nc
had sought TO conserve by teaching people how 10 'a
the tension of their muscles when not In use anu
how TO rest as scientifically as they worked
One OF the simplest Of HIS exercises was ior rciAn
the fingers and hands simply by shaking 'he'n' anu
Mrs bishop assured her audience that while 'ireo
hands were rested by this process 1t was also cap'
| of making awkward hands positively interesting 10
their possessors for tho of repose was Closely
allied to the art OF sefpossesson, ana many p'oPI
appear STUPID who only timld, Urea oF nervous
Tho mere act of extending ones arms 10 inc sfo"o
nossble length and letting them fall rhythmcahS' Io
by Joint was one Of the most refreshing io'
known and had proved Of the greatest benehV III caso
90 ,ono, nrostrat,on or insomnia. Among Deiar-
,oons hearty ten-minute fnger-shake was iaVori'e
specfc for inciplent influenza -.
Following Mrs Bishop, II. b. Adams proissso' -
history at Johns Hopkins University uiscu's'1 " 90
Hall of Philosophy "The Locr"'on ii.
prssias Baron Stein was NJ,
responslble, he thought. Tor this anJ
| ,cbicver,ent principally by his administrative anu
,oa.,at rcforns Ills foundation of the Uni
,o,t, Of Rcrlin had completely changed inc curroh
| 90 national affairs and in its results the spoanPl
! recognized a strong reason for the louhua'ion u
| similar institution by the Government @'
| This statement met with applause 49,,
Ccor,e = Vincent assistant chancellor. conducted
later a unique entertainment. known as io"i4S.
Conforencen which consisted Of recital by hiihson
d professor / A. Broadus. % travels and adventures
| T., +ho Orent a sketch by Dr. Adams OF " Inc Loora
| t,on NJ Greece illustrated with maps ana ua7 aus
| and a recitation BY h. L. CumnocKs OF ina 49, ~
White souau" A lecture this evening W III. 49,
| C. Hovey of bridgeport. Conn., Oh 'ne W. wv
| Caves with stcreopticon views, wound up tne pro
sramme for the day. ,,.ooso
a. tho secretary's Office this morning an increase
,os renorted of 100 per cent in receipts on account
% tuition over the corresponding week last year. %
an increase I'm the gate receipts OF % per cent. %
&c the more encouraging, in view OIL the recon' neS
rains which were expected TO doer early Visl'ors anu
e accented as an indication OF the genuihenesS w INC
| Assemblies attractions. DR.. J. T. EdwariS, Oh han'
dolnb and Dr. William Chace, Of Mayvllle' nave GER
,,ed arter thorough inspection that the sanitary con-
dition Of the grounds Is excellent and the fos'nd
General has Just ordered renewal OF inc so nr
,n.u eeryice which Will place Chautauqud III oo, "a
nlcatlcn with New ork 1our 'hneS ""''
| once a day. as at present , a r,o.o, ,.horoauno
o SmonS the prominent arrivals at Hotel Atnenaeum
are Jacob Miller of Canton. ohio; Dr. j. W. bashi1I
n Iuifalo the president OF the ONO MesieNth ~
ycrsity at Dcaw@rc: oh hIo;esso Dr. Of physi
cal science A. Derougcmon on vd Dt1O4 HSn n,
professor of French Edward A. sprhS Of ~ claw model
Inc! Profcssor Lewis Stewart, of Alma Mch. Judse
" II Holt of Dunkrk y. V, attorney Oh tne >sson
bly, Corporation f. A. skinner tre Secretary of the
GoIIege Of Liberal Arts william Thomas OF MeadE
PENN one Of the trustees j. H. %Reg!erW % Of
poc island ILL., Professor E. Knauft OF Palnneiu
N o' DR. J. W. Dickinson superintendent OF t me
M.ssactusets Board Of Education IN charge r Vi ie
Teachers Retreat Dr. r. Rc II Ey eco on SSi DR. T. A.
naadus ~ louisville Biblical expositVr PROFESSOR G
~ T WcIIs Of syracuse, head of the SchOol Vi bus,
ness Professor r. vsm r. Harper OF Yale Unlver
sitv principal college of Liberal Arts; IS +, bowg.
William f. Waters, of Cincinnau, %re0h rcient and
Dr. II; b ADAMS OF 9o" BTldcC bishop vnccni's
priyato secretary, teacher OF sh3ruhd ~ nbnto
no: Thomas Hermann, Of Brooklyn, teacher VI pno''
d Tho cottages owning their own dwellings al tne
Assembly grounds the following nave sr,IVed osenb
| H. H. Moore, the writer on thGoos! Mr. Maria +
Icslio IeSse smith Of Tusyille Penn Mrs =; Sata e..
Tor,6re Of warren Penn. Ralph H. Hail. OF Iredonla
| WoV.J Hover Of Cleveland; Miss NJ r.; "C LIZ ..
Athens. Ala; Mrs. C. NJ MSr pnnd T V NJ r.
Gwsbeck Of Tsvc Penn Mrs Martha A 4; sc Rms
80 w York: pr p H. Hayes, OF Bunalo MIs Ehlla
~ Robson. Of Elmira; MiS; CHESS n IonsyiIe
OF Bf3'uou' pogencarten of Louisville; MIS-. Rachel
ILL Sm1; 90 smiths Landing Ohio; MIS-; o. H. hden,
Of Winter Park Fla the story MIlut f W pc
| as Pansy," and W. l. hooh"'Ai' VI ~ ~