The morning call., 1891-03-17
PACIFIC GROVE.
Announcement for the Twelfth
Chautauqua Assembly.
The Session Will Begin Earlier Than Usual
Lecturers From Abroad-Provisions
Made for Visitors.

| Preparations for the Chautauqua assem-
blies for 1891 on the Pacific Coast have been
completed The dates of the Pacific Grove
meeting have been changed from previous
years and this season will extend from June
oath to July 10Th, and those held at Long
Beach, Los Angeles County, and Lake TahOe
will follow, the arrangements being m9de so
as to allow the lecturers at the first men,
toned camp-ground to participate in the OK
ercises at the other two. The work of ar
ranging programme at each place, which
will be instructive and at the same time in
tereStng, is one of great magnitude, invOlv-
! ing correspondence with educators at remote
points, and arranging for their attendance
and cooperation. The assemblies which
have been held for the past eleven years at
| Pacific Grove are a sufficient guarantee to
the public that the one outlined for the COM
ing summer will not be lacking i'll any re-
Speet DR.. Z. S. Henson of Chicago will
give a number of lectures of a popular ma
ture, while Dr. ". H. Withrow OF Montreal,
Superintendent of the Canada c. L. ). C., a
traveller and author Of note, will speak on
The CatacOmbS," his ad ireSS being Illus
trated with the aid of the StereOpticOn. Pro-
lessor Homer 3 Sprague will cone out from
Dakota and give two of his interesting
ShakespeTian lectures, while two evenings
Will be taken up by Professor John Diekln-
son Of Los Angeles (br0theT Of the famous
Anna Dickinson, q Nell-kn0Wn scientist
and popular lecturer. Professor E. Dis
tgilla Of the Berkeley Deaf and Dumb IDsti-
tute Will give two illustrated pantomlmic
lectures, and Professor Z. Z. Barnard, as
/ trOnomer at the Lick Observatory. who re-
Gently spoke to crowded house at the First
Baptist Church in this city, and Dr. j. Il.
! Wythe of Oakland, will each deliver lee
| ture, illustrated with stereODticon views,
while Mrs T. NJ. Stanton of this city Will
! speak on How to Read Faces, and Rev.
( Selah Brown will be present as usual 10 en-
terrain and instruct his many friends.
IN FAMILIAR HANps.
The departments will remain largely in
familiar hands, as follows: Marine botany,
DR.. c, l.. Anderson; general botany, Miss
NJ. (. B. Norton; conchology. Professor
Josiah Keep; biology, Professor w. w.
| culture, Mis-; A. l.. Cadle; cooking school.
! Mrs. Sophie W. Knight; art, Professor John
| IYey. The laSt-uamtd is art instructor
/ in the University Of Southern California,
succeeding Miss Madge Kennedy, who has
returned to her home III Ohio.
A new department for historical study
will be conducted by Mrs. Florence Will
Jams, the well-kn0wn teacher, and Professor
| 5. d. Waterman, Principal OF the Berkeley
High School, VIII continue the normal
! school WORK. Another lnOuceinent 10 teaCA-
ers to attend the Pacific Grove Assembly
will be the Introduction OF new feature in
| the shape of a department Of Higher Peda-
| gogics, under the SUPPLEMENTARY OF Pro-
| frsSOT viii ). Monroe Of Pasadena, who.
during the past year has lectured before ten
! Of our cOu ~ Institutes.
The ChautuuquanS and the State Sunday
| school Convention nave combined and Sc
! cured the promised attendance OF DR.. j. Z.
/ Gilbert Of indianapolis, distinguishes
| SGnday-sChOOl normal teacher, who viii
take charge Of the classes IN that line Of
study.
The musical part of the programme will
be supplied by the University GIee Club Of
Berkeley, supplemented by other musical
talent Of a high order, while number of
| entertainments will be arranged, which will
| he of an interesting nature.
Recognition day. Which IS the great event
! OF the session for those who have completed
| a four years course of study, viii be OBJ
| served en- July l0th, the closing day. and it
is expected that there will be large class of
| students present to receive their diplomas.
| DR.. Hirst viii preside throughout the as
| semJly,
SPIRIT OF PROGRESS.
The spirit OF progress is present at Pacific
| Grove, aud What some years ago was only q
| transient summer camp-ErouHd bids fair to
| become village of considerable impOrta
| from 4 commercial standpoint, in addition
| to tie prominence gwen It as meeting
! place every year fer some thousands Of
! AIeIhodists and ChataUquaus. lie grove
| has permanent population Of several tun-
| dred, a public school, two substantial
| churches (Mcthodst and Protestant E0isco-
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