New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-11
DIR. ADAMS ON COLUMBUS
NnrBrEpNESs OF THE GREAT NAVIGATOR
TO BARLy MAPMAKERS.
txr erSoAN's RIGHT TO DE HoNoREp BY A
WORLDS FAIR DISCUSSED AT oHAUTAUouA
-INTEkFhE IN '" NV NJ W.
INV rr,YcA,ru TO Tnx TkiBCNE,


chau,auqna. July io.-Dr Herbert d. Adams whose
..y,ainna lectures here ON the history of education
Nave drawn large audiences, hoius some interesting
v,ews concerning the Worlds Fair
same peop,e he said. this afternoon in his ad-
s,.ss on the Revival OF Geography and the Dis
..,srv Of America "are inclined to think That we
.axht mot TO honor Columbus In 1892 or 1893. but
,ss In Norseman, or whichever OF the carly voy-
.,rs IRA landed In this hemisphere Now 1t is true
tAat Columbus largely helped oy inspiration from
a,n.r sources. lie could never have discovered
sn,o-ca but for the generation of scholars and map
...s,rs who preceied him. His copy Of the en-
..lopaed,s called the hnago Mund Is still preserved
=, an. RoyaI Library at Seville. containing the ref
-nces ef seneca. Aristotle, strabo and Plato n the
.os.is,e existence OF a new world The poet Pulci,
mo aisa m ls4T. published In his poem Inorganic
u.ssory. remarkable prophecy OF the discovery OF
.nohor hemisphere. which was literally fulfilled BY
c.ssmhus There also plenty Of evidence, from In
s.renseus sources that the Norsemen visited these
80. AGO wears before he did. Miss Marie Brown
"a r,csnt,y worked hard 10 secure celebration in
fafs honor But The statesmen In Washington have
1900 An tayor Of Columbus. and am glad OF H.
, sour believe that Left deserves the credit that Co
,umsus Soes because he didn't know what he had dis
~s,,..s Prom his report Of the length Of time the
sun remained above the horizon on the day on which
=. ~saA.d land tho shortest day OF the year, 1t 10
-, Dat n, unst have landed In the latitude OF Nara
v.n-st bay but no thought Of New-Engand very much
A. ne eaoaght Of Iceland or Greenland, simply rs
soma Mace away Of In the Western sea. II was by
vnre aecadsas that he stuahled into Karragansett
and t,ss great psnt tfSt his discovery led to moth
,ns rne knowledee Of it practically died out. ex-
sr,tns IN cut Of the way places in the remote North
colony was established. but the settlers probably
tIr,d at the country and all went home There Is no
crotipuous progressive history proceeding from the
landing at Nara gansett, and for that reason Lei
rnosson does not deserve 10 be accounted the nlst
bistsffc discovercr OF America Moreover, fishermen
from the western coast of France. and lrishmen ana
we,shmen could fairly oontes with ihm for the honor
of priority Of discovery. -
ssomo people, again, unhappy because tihs
.nt,nrnt was ch,fstened after Amerigo VesPucc but
nina IL was the greatest blessing that ever nap
..usd N H. I rejoice that the name OF sclehuho
man who knew what the country WIS anu
,rno did souething to develop 1t in geographical
sc,ence. should have been given to America. IL
-. tsrmsh no seIf-seekng on his part. lie
80. h.re ve-v much as Darwin any other scleh'Ino
nan might have come, and the letters ne "Io'o "oo
a..c,.h,ns accurately what he saw show that nc was
49, arvt pcrsou who realized what big place lhts
-. Tho monks who used his name 70 chilsVen ~
"a 40 for TIE strangest OF all reasons pecause uVp'
ana Africa had been named after women. Ainer'oa
4 ,eally q German name. Amergo was ts'o ues0e1u
AMI ~ German invaders Of Italy, and the hrst aho
and activity What combination oould DO lhoie
happily Characteristic Of this land Of energy ana
enterprisei' , Att
WORK ON the new gymnasium was finished uns
afternoon. and the building Will be formally opened
next Monday DIR. Anderson's pupils this year NUM-
bsr nearly soo In heavy gymnastics twenty, I'VE I've
mon are receiving Instruction An nght ~
iacre Is q boys class OF orty-si&, Gnu
uren's class of sixty, NAKED norman cl u.s.
a seventy and miX cd class OF seventy hVe from the
Toarbsrs' Retreat. There fifty students ~ tns
sxedi "A Department under Dr.. Enebuske, ana Ninety
An tSe Dessrtc School, under Mrs. Coleman E BISHOP
Twelve women have ioinod the swimming class ana
iT5 atlsasslc young people keep three teams courts
Nne6 for fourteen hours every day. me gaze recelptn
50 Tar are $500 ahead OF the receipts Tor the same
The first prize in the spelling match last night was
taken by j. VI. Davis Of Rio Grande, ono ana tle
second BY Miss Kate K. Blair OF Wilmington, ONO.
The Ohio people ON the grounds cheered themselves
hare over the result. The Tourists Conference
tTis Afternoon was conducted by George t. vincent;
ne ntglx bishop Vincent lectured on Churcn Lie Oh
Grs,nrai Clinton B. Fisk to have taken part Id
q symnosum on The Protection Of American lnstito,
tons NJ YMoh John jay, William Alien buter anu
There have arrived Dr. 7; L. Flood OF Meaayi it
ma Fred IL. Newell, Washington Joseph +. Etter'
shesman, Tex; r: b.. Burgess OF kocesesf r Mrs;
EeOyge How ard, Miss G. Freeman MISS IT, IL. Ciark
md Miss Kate r. Kimban, Of Buffalo