New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-04

cover the poetry hidden away in the mysterious
pages vi BeOwuli. his Is her fith summer at
Chautduqua. She makes a special study OF Anglo
Saxon with reference ~ English and deals with
phOnOogy and grammar Her pupils read 200
lines OF Beowulf during the SIX weeks Of the
Assembly which IS 1s much as ordinary students
accomplish in the regular college year. The poem
il considered as literature, ~ story, a. de
scription OF early LIE and character, and with
reference to the historical development Of Ian
guaEe. A claes III Chauccr has also been formed.
and class in Middle English will probably fol
low. Mrs. McClintock Is enthusiastic over her
faVOrlte study ana saws she almost feels tIat no
teacher Of English TO children has TIE right point
Of view for himself or them unless he has studied
the language historically. She was led 10 teach
Ango-SaXon by an accidental vacancy in a COLLEGE
that she called on at short notice 10 I'LL. Most
Of the AnZlo-SaNOn teachers in the country, by
the way, have como from tDe southern Statcs-a
result due Immediately 10 Thomas JciersonS
Establishment Of chair Of English at the Uni
Yersity Of virginia.
Mrs McClintoc; was born in Kentucky and was
educated at the MlcrSbar9 College and 81 Nclics-
ley; She has fought at M!lcrsbnr2. ana Is no"
at Wells College, Aurora, Ny. She IS a Sncccss-
ful teacher by correspondence, and has conducted
AnclO-SGNOn classes in the nitcd St1tcs ana Tan
ada, while trampng through the Lake Country
III England. She is an accomplished and thought
full cOnversati0nalist and an agreeable lecturer.
Everybody al Chautauqua can tllk. 10 you about
Delsartc Finger shaking, the re taxation OF nerve
tension and the cultivation Of physical grace and
ease without appliances are more or less clearly
understood by every woman VINO has been here "a
week. and if yOu surprise ambitious Juno
posing her left heel, with both arms out
stretched, or swGying in rhythmical, undulatlnG
motion from haT toes 10 her ingcr-tlpS, You know
she is only practising the aesthetic exercises TINT
are TO make her the cnved of mankind. The di-
rector Of the Delsartc department Of the School
of PHYSICAL Education is Mrs. Coleman l.. Bishop,
whose Grccan profile adorns this column
Mrs Bishop has already had over 200 pupils
at the Assembly this season, although the course
here is restricted and their enthusiasm Is proof
Of their faith in her methods and their results.
The Dclsarte work is comprehensive. It's
| originator discovered that the majority Of
! mankind don't know how ~ use their bodies,
| and his exercises We're fr1mel IL develop prac-
| ticay new race. They will teach plouehman
! 10 SIT and stand in q drawnc-room an orator b
! draw tears by simple mOdGlations Of the voice
! . school-qiri 10 overcome blushinQ and general
Q1wkineSs: n teacher 20 work hard without
fatigue a woman in society 60 rayish admirers by
! mere grace Of bearing: student ~ stop sloncl-
| ing and tailor 10 march like n grcnadier. They
VIII cure nervous twitchEgS Of the head o. limbs.
| MAKE fat people lean. Danish dyspepsia and cause
| sufferers from insomnia 10 sleep like babies. But
! the strong point Of the system is Us training in
! the economy Of nerve force.
"Somc people" saws Mrs. Bishop pretend that
! there is good deal Of humhug about the eXer-
| cises But the American nation sadly reeds n
| natural remedy for the prevalent complaint OF
| nervous prcstration. What do we accomplish
with n ruinous expenditure Of vital energy. Law
vers merchants brokers' and all kinds OF business
men suffer rot so much from hard work as from
inability ~ relax their nerves and muscles when
their work is over and women will never be able
20 Gil all the places open 10 them until they have