The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-03

opticon views. DR.. Dickerman is easily the
first Psychologist of America.
Rev. ?. s. Hens son, d. D., Of Chicago, the
brilliant and witty divine, SO widely known
as the successful pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Chicago.
Bishop Vincent, chancellor of New York
Chautauqua.
Thomas Nelson Page, the well-known
author of "Marse Chan'' and ssMeh Lady,"
will read from his writings and lecture.
Maurice Thompson, whose articles in the
Century and Scribncr'S and books have made
his name household word, will give two
readings and a lecture.
Rev. Russell Conwell, the brilliant and ver-
satie lecturer, will deliver two lectures.
DR.. Jessie L. Hurlbut, editor of the Sunday
School Journal, and principal of the G. l.. s.
c., will conduct the normal class for Sunday
school teachers.
Mr.. Leon II. Vincent, of Philadelphia, will
deliver course Of five lectures on literary
topics.
DR.. w. L. Davirson, superintendent of
Mountain Lake Park Assembly, and an ac-
complished traveller and student, will deliver
an illustrated lecture on shakespeare and His
Home"
Among other attractions will be the Royal
Hand-Bell Ringers of London, England; the
Swedish Male Quartette, the New York Stars,
Nella Brown-Pond, the famous Ben Hur
| Tableaux Company Mrs. Mary Livermore,
| and first-class orchestra and band
| In addition to these, which will be in large
| measure of an interesting character, lectures
| intended to be almost entirely educational
| will be delivered by number of distinguished
| men. First, there will be course of lectures
| on 'Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Pales-
tine" by the Rev. t. F. Wright, American
| secretary of the Palestine exploration fund.
| This series will be three in number, and the
| following are the titles:
/. ''Recent Discoveries In Palestine.'
III. "Palestine as 1t Was.'
| III. Palestine as it Is.''
| ffrhf haoo ole fnr
series of philosophical lectures on the follow
lug subjects:
l. "The -Socratic Period"
| ii. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle"
Ill. "The Middle Period"
~. "The Modern Philosophers"
V. 'tThe German Idealists."
The third series will be upon the "Eco-
nomic Problems of the Present Day." by Pro-
fessor w. A. Scott, of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, and the topics will be-
l. 'Causes for the Existence of the present
Economic Problems"
III. Socialism
III. 'The Single Tax"
". "Bimetallism.
V. "Labor Organizations"
VI. "Monopolies."
At the close of each lecture of this series a
printed syllabus of the lecture will be distrib-
uted to those in attendance, and at the close
of the course, an examination will De con
Quoted upon the plan of university extension.
fourth series, and possibly the most popu-
lar of all, will be by Miss Jane Meade Welch,
of New York, on American history.
/. ''The Making of the Constitution
| ii. 'Alexander Hamilton"
III. "Thomas Jefferson
| ~. "War of 1872"
| V. "John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jack.
SON."
VI. "The Capture of a Commonwealth"
The fifth series of lectures will be upon liter
airy characters to be delivered by Leon ii. Vim
cent, of Philadelphia. His subjects will be:
l. "Hawthorne."
| III. EMERSON
Ill. ''Carlyle."
~. 'Thackeray."
| V. George Eliot"
In addition to these formal lectures there Will
be the daily meetings OF the G. L. s. c., which
at Chautauqua and elsewhere, are known al
"round tables" They are gatherings Of
students of this home college, each interested
In the same text books and In the examina
tion which closes each years. work At thesC
Ground tables" topics are discussed covering
wide range; methods of organizing and con
ducting local circles OF the G. l.. 3. O.; DIFF
fculties and advantages of the readings
criticism upon the text books and the articles
in the ChautGuQuaa bearing upon the subjects
common errors of speech; difficulties of pro
nunciation, and kindred topics. On sunda,
this meeting takes a peculiar character; at
o'clock IN the afternoon is held what is called
the Chautauqua Sunday vesper service. 4