New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-22
STUDY HOURS BY THE LAKE.
BUSY TIMES AT CHAUTAUQUA.
A MUSICAL TREAT-MRs. EWING ON FOOD FOR
INvALIDs-wHAT TEACHER SHOULD
BE-OTHER ADDRESSES.
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ChautauQua, July 21.-The beautiful weather to-day
brought large number of persons here. The summer
city is approaching the busiest part OF the year
when boarding houses crowded and people and
20 by thousands. Receptions are becoming fashion
able and moonlight rides on the lake pleasant
recreation. TO-day's programme opened with a de-
licFdul lecture and recital by Mr. Flacler in the
Anphitheatre AT II O'Clock. The subject schu-
mann and OF his best vocal pieces were rendered
by Messrs Bruce and Woodward, Of the Apollo Quar-
tet- and the instrumental ones by Mr.. Flasler. II
was a rare musical treat. Mr.. Flagler caused much
merriment when he said that the great musicians gen
orally revised the commandment and hated one
another. At 80 p. N. Professor F. y. Thorpe, Of
the University of Pennsylvania, delivered enter
tanning and instructive lecture in the Hall OF PhllOs-
ophy on "The Greater New England At 4 O'Clock
c. W Bardeen Of Syracuse, addressed big audience
in the same place educational matters AT 8
O'Clock Colonel Francis Parker, Of the Cook County
Normal school spoke primary education and az
p. m. Jacob A. RIs of New York, addressed big
audience in the Amphitheatre How the Other Half
Lives
press club was organized last night composed Of
over dozen correspondents here.
Mrs EwinCs lecture to-day was on food for invads
and a good many of her audience wished they might
be invalids under the speakers care. The speaker
said that perfect food for well people perfect food
for sick people and showed how even the cucumber
could be made dgestibe milk by soaking its head
with ice.
Mr.. Bardeen. Of Syracuse. said some interesting
things as follows careful compilation of the char
acterstcs ascrbed 10 the ideal teacher in previous
address upon the subject shows that he mist be
afable benignant courteous decorous exact fervent
genteel humorous immaculate udicious keen, lenient
modest neat orderly prompt quiet. robust scholarly,
Tranquil ubiquitous vgilant wary, exemplary, youth
ful and jealous Ny subject therefore naturally di-
vdes itself into tweny-seven heads, the twenty six
have lust mentioned and which will omit. twenty
seventh which is that he should be man. for, after
ALL that is about all there is in it, person may have
every one Of the twentysix characteristics and be
door stick of a teacher. He lack them all and
vet be the one great force for good in the lives Of his
pupils Teachers are judged too much by charac-
terstics too little by character. specification of non
essentials Is the rock upon which many school board
splts-ength Of the hair color OF the neckue'
quality Of the cuffs. I agree with you II
all counts. respect the Judgment Of Inc
Irishnan who declined 10 vote for cardldaIe
who wore a 40. 6 hat and No. l. shoes If that was
all h knew about him; but sometimes mans
man for a that and when he has record oenlnd
him there are other things o. consider than whether
he patronizes your tlOr or attends your church' II
he can turn your boys and girls into honest earnest
SCHOLARLY sf respecting high minded men and women
be be tall or short. Young or old. graduate or no
radrato BAPTIST or Unitarian, Tammany Democrat or
Prohilitionist. he is the man you want. those VINO
hoard the persuasive voice Of George William Curtis
al PHILADELPHIA last winter might well have been al
lpred for the moment into believing that the grcnt
need of our schools was 70 be brought under the
oneration of TIE Civil Service; but reflections show
that character Individual influence. can never be de-
to~ned By gu stion papers. and 1t is perhaps not al
together regretted that an application OF ChaAcellor
rtiss principal should have occurred 50 soon and IN
his own Uni, ersity."
Mr. RUs.s lecture illustrated with stereop-
ucon views and was intensely interesting.
The speaker separated the New York population INTO
two closses-those who lived IN the tenement
bouses and those who did not. Mr.. Ris told the
story Of crushed paupers, gTasring landlords
vice open crime ard enforced starvation.
said the speaker: The truth is That panPersm grows
in the terements n naturally weeds in garden
The thief is infinitely easier % deal with than the
neIper bccaus~ the very fact az HI being tnei Pre-
slrpoSes some bottom 10 the man. ,
The business Educators Convention Of America sun
continues. The following were the papers r.ld toHlaI
Averaging Accounts lesson by ". K wall ol BaIl-
more Tvpewritng and How 20 Teach II, Mrs. A ).
Iafnes Of - Louis: special Teachers OF PenmansINp
in school and College H. {. spencer. Of Washington
Short Methods In Bookkeeping. and How To Do AVA
with Useless Red Tame Theodore !. Rice. OF 81 Louis
The League 81 the White seal rhTd degree or l,
zatiOn Of the Chauiauqua Literary and scenilAC Cti,
held their first reception last night by the lInt o. VA
Athenian watch fires. a biz Tribune Freshman funo
entertainments is being arranged for early IN Aug3I at
tte instance Of the president and members Oh Ine tV