New-York tribune., 1890-06-30
CHAUTAUQUA.
THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
SOON TO BE OPENED.


LIST OF SPEAKERS AND THEIR TOPICs-IIG HTER
FORMS OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lfRoa m OccAsIcNAL CORRESPONDENT or The TRIBUNE;
Chautauqua, June 2S.-The seventeenth Chautauqua
Assembly will open here on the 1rst OF July. Cot
tage owners are busy painting and repairing their
buildings, lawns have been put in order and walks
relaid, and other preparations made for the annual
influx of students and professors to this summer
City by the Lake" This years programme OF in
struction and amusement, the managers aver, VIII
show improvement over even that Of 1859, ard
this statement is borne out by the list of teachers
and entertainers Just sent out from the Chaatauqua
press. The substitution of courses of consecutive
lectures for miscellaneous addresses on unrelated
topics has worked well that the scheme has been
extended, and visitors who do not care 10 enroll
themselves in any of the formally educational de-
partments may still derive solid profit from an at
tendance at tho free for allr lectures readings and
conferences.
The list Of miscellaneous speakers IS a good one
and includes the names OF Theodore Roosevelt, VINO
will tell what he knows about Civil Service Reform;
W. f. Curtis, the secretary Of the Pan-American Con-
gress. who will lecture on "The South American Re-
publics": Colonel Thomas Wentworth HiggiDs0n and
Edward Belamy, the author of (" Looking Backward
The general character Of the platform addresses Is
shown by the titles Of those to be delivered by Colonel
Higglnson, which Will treat Of The Arstocracy II
the Dollar Literature a Profession and How
10 study History" Mr. Bellamy has been i'll for
some time, and his appearance depends on his re-
covery He wrote recently to Dr. Duncan: If
did not think that should probably be able To lecture
1 should cancel the engagement now" bat as the
engagement has not been cancelled, II IS hoped tlat
he may be well enough % fill it. He is 10 make the
address on ".ationalism" the subject OF MS ceIo-
brated novel, and will expound the theories To "on
Dr. Gaddens lectures last year on social Economy
formed sort Of introduction. Other important
utterances on the same general topic will be those o
III we'll known novelist. WHOSE
letters 10 The Tribune on the condition Of the New
York poor under the title Of Prisoners OF Poverty
attl acted so much attention year or Two ago. Ns'
Campbell will deal especially In her Chautauqua ao'
dresses with social economics as related u woheu'
Robert j. Burdette, the ex-h -humorst,' has often
been invited TO Chautauqua, but this year lie VIII
make his first appearance. lie promises an address
giving Advice 10 Young Man. state senator
charles +. Saxton whom Governor Hill is so anxious
TO rob Of his arels the father OF ballot reform In s
state will expound his hobby to the ChautanQuA
audiences on August l6 For the same DAY u'e'7
is announced Platform Meeting at which John
Iay. William Allen Butler, General Clinton b. Fisk
and Dr. j. " King will make speeches on i'''
Protection OF American Institutions" 50 that the SUI
dent Of political science will be able to spend
| summer here to especial advantage. Dr. H. l. hAs'
the welLknown political economist VINO mas 'lu9 !eSs
written much In the magazines, Will also give seVetA
| nopular lectures on his favorite science.
Students disposed to a lighter form of entertain,
ment are amply provided for There are readings
| from poets and dramatic readings on the ist, IS
well as Travel Talks and stereopuc0n lecture,
| galore Leland Powers and y. F. Buroahk' Do,h oLo
favorltes are to recite and Thomas Nelson rage te
writer of negro stories, who went lest year te COM
missioner 10 tho Paris Exhibition, VIII give reanh.s
| from his own works. Mrs Emma T. EWme Is W
conue her racy disc0urses on tile he art Oh COOKERY.
| and / y Fager Who has evoked harmony from tho
bia anphitheare organ for several years, Is 10 supp
ment lis other work with lectures On the great cou
| nosers Music has always been one OF thautiuqud
| strong points. II. a. Moore and W. II eher"2ca;
/ apiz+
lectures and the music school is again unaer tno
direction Of Dr. II. r. Palmer Besides frequen0 paio
and organ reciialS there several concerts on t9
| nroeramme The Yale glee club, who were ehsasea
i,st vear 10 sing will be replaced by the HarNaru
Guartet Orations are 30 be delivered by Congressman
| X G p breckenridge and Governor James A. beaVer'
! of Pennsy lvania -, o.,,. -, Iiho~ar .rts
| will again be conducted by the lndeiaugapie anu anu
| eridite DR. " X. Harper, of Yale. There nave been
| no important changes in the faculty. Bu, me ne"
| nchool of Journalism. under Hamilton ". MaDle.
cdiror Of The Christian Unon,' IS an experiments
| whose development will be watched with interest.
| Professor Phiiip SchaG, Of New FORK, VIII M tle
! chair OF ecclesiastical history in the school OF Iheoi'
| Ogy. ,.,.- 80 ,ras,don. ~ WoI.
lesley College is deliver the address 10 the Graduates
of the c. l.. :. c. class OF 1890 on Recognition DaS'