New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-07
SUNDAY AT CHAUTAUQUA.
4 DAY OF SEDATE PLEASURE EVEN FOR
THE WORLDLY MINDED.
PLANS FOR THE TEACHERS ANNUAL RETREAT
THE LIST OF INSTRUCTORS
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUYE.1
NEW ARRIVALS.

Chautauqua, y. ", July 6.-There Is no queter
spot In the world than Chautauqua on sunday. Iic
jgates being closed Saturday night and the steam
boats forbidden TO land between saturday and Mohda'
there is any irrupOn of gaping IshtSeei9 suo
the tranquility Of other assemblies lheic
is no riding or driving saloons to encourage sur
reptitious tppling and no merry Gor0uhd u u"lhpV
the virtue Of small boys. Yet everybody conuiNcS ~
have good time. For the piously inclined there Is
Bible reading at a. M. sermon al II, TWO suiiudH
schools in the afternoon meeting OF the Society Vi
Christian Ethics at 1, vcsper service at D. ana a
SONG. service after supper. For the worldly minded
there are pleasant walks about the grounds hamm0chs
10 swing in, an Italian sky to look up TO, ana Il
fragrant atmosphere TO inale. The blue lake spares
nvitingly In the sunshine and it is against the rules
+; 90 boating Sunday but in other respects INC
liberty Of the individual is untrammeled ana ne mas
only himself to blame if he fails to find enjoyment
The first week of the Assembly is never eNctlng.
The scholars pass il in making plans and dreaming Oh
the fields Of knowledge they are goin2 70 conquer
Tomorrow the schools will be in full SWING ana l"r
the next six weeks aspiring students q All ages udus
and professions isn all parts OF the woTd' anu VI
both sexes will be fitting about to the Hcpie" anu
Arabic classrooms experimenting with test tubes ana
retorts in the department of physics ana chehStN
covering their fingers with paint In tho art Schools
compoundng French dishes under the eye oi uc
teacher of cookery, aiming at hight IN the shsns-
school, and stunning the mandolin, banjo OF s"i'"i
in remote corner of isolated building at the per-
The Chautauqua Teachers Retreat which begins active
work tomorrow Is useful NAututioh tlldl Has i0
ceved TOO little notice in the past As the name III
niles IL is intended for the reception OF
who WI sh to study normal methods during the vacation
The retreat is under the direction Of Dr. Dc W. DICK
nson secretary of the Massachusetts sra'c boaru Va
Education a disciple of DR.. Mark Hopkins ana one
OF the most capable opponents OF normal Udiu'hs III
the country Last year $50 teachers avallcd them
hama -
the indications that the number this year VIII oc
largely increased. ,
AS teachers become more intelligent says u'e
Doctor they are naturally more ana more ni'ei
estod in doing their work well. Our oo!ec' Is W
inculcate the principles of teaching ana 10 sc,'o
right development, and upon thein u iou''O ."
method" -
The course in the retreat continues until july %
During this period DR.. Dickinson gives personally
fourteen lessons principles ara methods -'SSls''ie
him are Professor W. y. Hailman. OF Boston, WHO
Will lecture on elementary education ana the history
Normal School Mass; Dr. J. D. Edwards Plesqbs D,
of the Chamberlain Institute, Randolph y l. vi
Of Syracuse Miss Able Z. White. OF the Providence
High school Professor William Houston, Of nie
legislative Library, Toronto; A. e. iOSoen VI 'I ~
Bridgewater Normal school,, and Msj Mary IL
Dennis, of Flushing. -. ...,.,.,,, eo,,nd
The student passes from the lectuicl0om To- III. me
classroom. where the theories lad down are
Includes experimental science Industrial drlwins
pedagogy, method Of teaching. reading lahEudEc
arithmetic. geography, natural science and hi fE2s
historical English, penmans nip ana business lpI's
and botany As an interesting feature Of the present
course will be The e,plarato\ exhibitions, Professor
iIaIman has brought with hilr specimens o. tne
work of the schools OF which he is superintendent
Miss White q collection Of industrial and prepared
drawings. and the principal complete eX KIM o.
the industrial work OF the boys oi the NesuDoItp
reform school, Mass Members OF nc rctrea, are al
mitted 70 the eynn3sium for hall an hohi cN'iE
dsv, excent on SATURDAY and ~and'N. during inc
first three weeks not for IN t,cii0n, bit pr cAer-
else under the supervision Of DIR. ": q. Ancerson.
President Lewis Miller was unable TO reach here
last night as e>pected. In his absence the AN;cnbN
sundsy School Vas conducted by Prcicss or D.. a:
McClenahan. DR.. Harper gave MS usual eNpNn tory
Bible reading. and DR.. GeoTgc W. 3lilcr OF h ,h'aS
civ prcac he'd the sermon in the ampfntlcatr
Bishop Vincent will not lrran al Chau'@nqua
throughout the Assembly. lie leaves here on JnN I
10? scmiaDnual tour Of episcopal visitation gong
tbis time 10 Montana Idaho, Washington and Call
fornia He will probably ierrn 10 Pnlalo' Where
he lives in tho middle Of september. $780,, ,,,
There have arrived DR.. j. w. scaver OF lale' MISS
Marsh. OF 1TookhE Ms E1.m2 7. E"Ins, MS
Ned Arden Flood. Of Meadville; j. B. LookaId, Of
Bradford Penn: F. E. CLARK Of Toston, and T. T.
Cornell Of Buffalo. DR.. ". !. Duncan has gone I"
Syracuse but will soon return