New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-25

One OF the most important contributors to the
success of the summer programme Is Professor
l. " Flagler, Of Auburn, y. y, who appears more
frequently than any other man. IL Ii he VINO
clicits swelling harmonieS from tie great organ
An the Amphithcatre and his numerous Teci'ais
are attended by thousands who admire the taste
of his selections and enjoy the sAlA OIL ther cA-
ecution Mr. FlAslcr was born in Albany became
q church organst when twelve years old, STUDDED
under louard BatIst. the organist OF NJ tuSI'cc
II, Paris was 81 one time the only paId oIganlsJ
i'm Chicago where he played III flymouth huicH
for seven years, and IL now connected WIN .nc
First PRESBYTERIAN Church at Auburn, y. /. an
Fl.glcr has written comic opera, is inc iHIhol
of several important compositions, ana as a per
former enjoys reputation Tor pIiIah. anu
fnisned stve. he lakes nigh rank among Amer
lean organists lie is also an entertaining spclK
or Ills lectures this year on the girat com
posers, which he illustrates on tne organ, nv
proved strongly attractive lie ue"'s ms ' ST.
,ect in a popular but instructive manner NJ.
Flaoler is the author OF new system OF teacni''s
harmony and counterpart by cofrespondencc' n,
An important figure at thaut3uluui ~, 20 and
Eliza NJ Mosher, the lecturer on phySl"IogS anu
Lv0enc for women. who Is the most caIaple nilu
successful Of women educators. pr Nosn'i 80
born in this State, studlo-i lnedlcinc ~ u1 u
ycrsitv of Michigan and in New-l OK ana pos
Ton. She was graduated from Michigan I'M I'm,
ycrslty in 1875. In 1877 she was mnde reslu .I
physician Of the Massacngsr,ass ,bis nnrr and
went abroad in 1880, and on her return WINS Up
n"inted superintendent Of the same prison Dy
Governor long. In 1884 she began pTI,N pr ~
tice in Hrooklyn with Dr. Lucy VI. Hall as an
orsocintc The same wear she was made ply stefan
and professor Of physiology at Nassar toi"ic
Her associate acted 10 an alteria'r ract'ce IN IN
Rrooklvn forced them 10 give mp the WORK ~
the college Besides attending TO large g cnnv,ia'
urac'icc among women ana cl!idreii II, bIo0h.I u
Tr Nosher is n member OF the faculty oi 'ne
{. Hrooklvn Normal Physical Training school, OIL
which DR.. W. g.. Anderson Is principal. one
has also been lecturer on physiology and pnyscaI
evomiuer at the Berkeley Institute, cOlleSite
aratory school for girls she has given scV-
eral courses Of lectures in connection win inc
Irnolllyn Red Cross Society and before the work
mo Urls clubs of BROOKLYN and is attending
nLvsician at several institutions for The care OF
women and girls She is a member Of the Kings
Couuty Medical Society and the Brooklyn laIno-
looIcat Sncirty. DR.. AlOsirr ~ strong alNorht,
| ~ coe,ucation Of the sexes. At Chautanqua her
work has been Of immense benefit.
travelled European recently declared at Chal-
tououa that he never saw 50 many women wearing
glasses except at the German university Town VI
1;ottingen Professor II. Samuel. of CLEVELAND,
who has given the subject attention, SAYS ,imt
| The percentage is not gfcatcr here than al o'hrI
educational centres. He declares that twenty per
cent of American people have eyes of unequal
mower and fifty per cent have irregular vision.
lie has made some interesting OBSERVATIONS on u'
physiognomy Of people with defective eyeSight, l.
." Myopic people he says, al ways walk with
an erect head have high forehead, eyes VIDE
apart. thick noses and high cheek bones Inc ny
pcropic. as n rule, have features strongly
marked and sunkcn eyes. In ostgrnatlsm;
the sufferers almost always carry the head
tilted. Vertical wrinkles over the nose are
! q sure sign of straining eycslght.
The receipts OF the Dclsarte department., over
which Mrs Emily NJ Bishop prcsdcs, are far in
excess of those of any, other single depart
mcnt in the history Of Chnutauqua. Next year
the DcIsartc quarters will be improved Several
| az the Yale athletes will take n course.
A "Chautauqua Calendar has been issued OF
which Miss May Duncan is the author. Ii is
! dainty and tasteful and the notices are appro-
printe and unhackneycd. .,.,uh;
To Miss Grace Farr Of the brooklyn Adelpn,
! aIso of the summer school at Chautauqua, mas
been offered the office of teacher of gymnastlcs IN
the state Institution OF the Deaf and DUMP AT
J Jacksonville, Ill.