New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
CHAUTAUQUA INFLUENCE.
IT ENCIRCLES THE GLOBE AND rs FELT IN
THE HIMALAYAS AND THE SOUTH SEA-
REPORTS FROM STUDENTS IN REMOTE QUARTERS
OF THE woRLD-DR BUCKLEY
on GESTURES.
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Chautauqua, y. y, Aug 0.-The extraordinary
growth of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific
circle is shown by the reports recently received
from China, Japan and remote parts OF the East
Indies by Miss Kate NJ Kimball. the secretary OF tho
Circle, at the Buffalo Headquarters. Twenty-Five
hundred local circles. representing more than
10000 members reported to the home Office last year
and among these circles in Canada, the British
Isles Japan. India, South Africa. Eew-Zeaand
A st,ala, south America and tho Hawaiian Islands
Many new Oles have since been organized D.
10 hldsuR writes from OSAKA Japan. that the present
membership Of the Osaka Crcle is 1000 and the
number of graduates 300, of whom fifty have taken
ce,thcatcS. There are twenty-five branch circles
The members asking special Of reading
which will give them more work to do. Mrs. Lille
Nelson Fryer, OF shanghai says that her husband has
introduced into China an extended scheme of readings
He Is the honorary secretary OF the Chinese Poly
echnlc Institution, which offers prizes every three
months for essays on different branches OF Western
knowledge. Many of the high officials Of the Empire
read and Judge the essays and help to pay Tor
the prizes. lie finds little demand among Chinese
readers for anything but wokS on practical science
+. Theodore Crosby is a member of the circle IN
Micronesia which gets rs books from a missionary
ship that calls at the island OF kusaie once year
The members pursue the astronomical readings on
their trips TO the Marshall Islands = " Emerson
ana the Rev. O. p. Emerson, secretary Of the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association have Il ClitIc at HONOLULU
Hrs W. f. scott IS secretary Of the circle at liilo III
the Hawaiian Islands, which has eleven members
From Nanatal, In the Hmaayds, Mro. Mary IL Scout
sends reports Of the dOings q many Chautauquahs'
d. f. smith is reader Ealasure, in the province Of
Orlssa Charlotte HasAin5 at CawnpOre ana L. NESS
more at Nainatal; and Mary ChrlsuOnce writes from
A!mOra in the Iilmaldyas, that the {. L. B. T. is hei
chief reliance in the horrible staSnation when sur
rounds her. Nette " Rockey follows the readings al
>haIl ahanpur, and nrs. Mary Heaher File, formerly
president Of circle at Arkansas City, III kalsas' Is
one oil i've readers at Jhelum. Nine. M0ssulOi SENDS
an application for membership all the way from MOS
Low. Mis- Cornelia Keith Garter tells OF the state
Of the. circles in the City Of Mexico. Nine a.
NccraicG, of This IN tie Caucasus a5ks 70 nave He1
nook, forwarded in future to Warsaw, Poland, where
her husband la, been made corps doctor. g.; u. pop
pciind, from a small town on the DAcper I'NcI' "9N'
- h, enrol led ~ a student OF political science
The Aaphtletgc has been crowded since ~ OCio. "A
tui, morning when Or. j. NJ. buckley, oil New loiN'
I,,tilr Il on Inc philosophy # gesture. Al i '"iCGI.
I'M, afternoon cOuduct"d by Di. W. X Iulh'I, VIC
schubert Quartet and Nine. NDh!c C0VlnStOu san
WtIi,m H. sherwood played the piano CL'rleS ~
E...o-r ,,a.' ed and Ms hooper pHNcO ic 'lpItt
Dot..t j Burdcttc delivered humorous address, 'uIu
Mn. Nellie Brown Pond rectcd, al the evening" oDn
corr The Rev. Mr. CJnWeu, of Ihladelpna' preaohts
Lore tomorrow. ...,o,. .hore v,erc
At "A meeting Of newspaper men csterday thcre welc
nr,scut : Mckin,trcy, Of The Frcdonld SehS ,2
t,d " Uyde II Ihe Gln.stovn Journal ware
,t,T-,r oi " me Randolph Register; ii. D. SiDei
of me Olcan Herald; W. ~ Snowman a'' y -