New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-26
CORRESPONDENCE STUDY.
TIE THOUSANDS OF Pupils REACHED BY
CIIAUTAUQUA TEACHERS.
SUCCESS OF THE METHOD IN ENGLISH PoLITI'
CAL ECONOMY AND THE ORIENTAL
LANGUA GES-THE BUSINESS EDU-
GATORS CONVENTION.
;BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE;

| ,BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,
| Chautauqua july 25-An important feature Of the
| Chautaupua work IS the t.achnS by correspondence
on subjects IN the regular college curriculum. III
seven years IL has had over 5000 students III the
English department alone. Professor W. l.. McCHn'
took declare that It expects moro from student
than the ordinary college method, since IL requires
! him tO write ont I'm detail and with the FULLEST
| criticism every Inc Of his work.
| DR. Richard T. Fly. the professor Of political
economy at Johns Hopkins University, says that IN
Nj, branch not six Institutions In the country provide
80 fu a course a. the first In the correspond
cncc school. Every department Of college work Is
! represented
| pcrlaps the most striking results hayc been 40
taincd with Hebrew which Dr ". T.. Harper has now
taught IN ti, way for nearly ten years. within six
months Of hls beginning 100 students wcrc at work
! IN IL year the number had increased u 2oO and IN
two yeas to 400. Today there ar from 600 10
900 men engaged In the study Of Hebrew by core
spoudcu,e In hi, country and IN other parts oil t'
world In some cases missionaries have used the
system IN the Instruction Of native Teachers. ana
with great -uccc--. As-yrinn AID Arabic have been
| acquired iu tbs
A.. "A fquer. fling SAYS Or. Harper. tho student
II Latin Greek or any other hu1n-c who has done
a gwen amouu; Of work by rc-pJnd,n'" has learned
one thlrl more about Il than the student who has
done N, work I'm The classroom Gudor tie best
Instructor
These and other facts were hiNu'if pu' At 'lc
aunuu conference Il t"a,'c-, In th' correspondence
cla.s-- a, Normal Hail this afternoon Professor
Frederick STAIR ~ Nc'v Haven Conn, the registrar -
Chautauqua resolves app !riton- Dr instruction by
correspondence. and places students I'm communication
with professor, After september letters should DO
nd'r,-.cd 20 John II. Daniels. New Haven. Conn,
who 'gn, TN, afternoon appointed I, succeed DR. starr
- registrar.
Mr. Emma T. Ewing gave another of her racy talks
ON o. fIomr-ulntlus7 women slo said, have long
b.n granted monopoly VI domestic control yet men
Ll,c cScrllc them IN cooking, in sowing and even ID
laundry work. and now they are taking the lcah III
,.f,.I...,r- .aprJycne:t iu household education. Is
not the woman of odiy the chief obstacle TO wonanS
Advancement Man IA, taught her 10 be sweet and
, .rlr r.' % Dee nothing % The world nj large. Hap
rlv uher, ll, lately been change In public senti-
mont and ! Z, Tot md mat the widening Of wJnanS
-tlcr, la, injured her taste disposition. Yet tho
home, wherein peaceful huppuc-, and SOLID comfort
a,c culoycd count on my fingers. In the neglect
u minor household dutic, lies The secret OF much IN
l,tulr,-.. Lady, prepared meals have driven many
,.., ., drink Lamp trimming aud bed naing are
IMMIGRANT essentials ODD sacred home life Household
dudgcry. as some people oontcmptnon'y call IT, Is
every whit ~ clcy atug BODYBUILDING. grain
brokerage the sale Of DIS goods II not, why NOT
rnrr, j.. a. broad a scope for chemical experiment in
Tie Kitchen a, in the laboratory. and II illiintabe
u,N for scientific research IN domestic economy n IN
polf,cal economy. Honest work Is always noble.
only the shrlcr "a drudge. No WOMAN should
marry who considers homework mcninl society VIII
never BE- rcerucratcd until the home f. made as agree
ALE a, tls clab the restaurant Cooperative house
hccul,r ia nv Judgment furnishes remedy FOR pres
cnt evil In most perfect form. II Is only miserable
mako hit for Ind yldual homcmaklus. II half the time
wa,t,i by women in cvadiug homework were employ cd
In doing that work. there would be fewer saloons and
morn hnppy homes, Probably 100000 marriages take
place I'm tai, country every year. but when, IS that
,fe lOu III he
al,, the COLLEGES that qualify graduate, in domestic
srcucc' r I, q mistake 10 suppose that women havo
an distinctive knowledge Of such things. Nuesar and
WELLESLEY teach women Greek and SIuscrt Why
shouldn't tcy teach applied hou-ctccpiusl Why
should women Dee taught political economy and NOE
domestic economy Ia What respect is one higher
than tho oihcrl \ reform. | think Is urgently
needed
Mrs Abba g. Wool~on spoke this morning tho
" New Italy," The Rev. Charles Richmond lcctuWd
later on Church Music and thia evening W. II.
Sherwood H. y. kcl,o. II. \. Moore and the Harvard
Cuarottc gave a concert Professor sylvester Burn.
ham forth iuducyo theory of IN pirtion. Or.
Edward Dickinson. principal In the Teachers Retreat.
Ia, finished hl, three week., course and zoe, TO lo>on
tonight Professor Herbert -. Adams, Of Johns Hop
lln,. who has lcctar,d here for three his
tory also starts 10 morrow for his summer homo az
Amherst. MAJ. The attendance at his classes has
qunduplcd within tNo years. Or. Jane, A. Wood.
special lecture on history. Or. X. T. Ely has
rived and viii continue DR.. Adams course with In.
stracpn Oh political science. John llabbcrton the
author OF iclcI's Babies" Is coming here week
tO gather material Tor Chautauqua novel
AT the morning session OF Tire Buslnc,s Educators
Convention. C. x. Well, Of SYRACUSE read paper gu
the teaching OF writing. Miss Marion Brown, Of Dc
tr0it. spoke abOut Shorthand Word Signs The book
keeping lection discussed theory and practice, and there
Wa general discussion Of general exercise In business
cpllrer5 Ia the afternoon, :. :. Packard. Of New
York. read paper on curatOn and I'm The section Of
civics g. W. brown, OF Jacksonville, H. read an in
tlUlnctory midr,S. w. H. Sadler. of baltimore.
rived late last night