New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-11
LECTURES Al CHAUTAUQUA.
d" NATIONALISM" AND THE STUDY OF
LITERATURE" TREATED.
A TALK ON COMPOSERS. ILLUSTRATED BY AN
ORGAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES con-
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Guantanamo. n. Y. July 1O,-This was another per-
fct dav a ChautauQua The Ohio State schOoleachers
this morning elected officers for the coming year. ana
then started for home. Many Of them Will attehu
the meeting Of the National association at Toronto next
week. Not few ChautaUquans will 60 70 TINS meet
ing and the normal school work Will consequently be
suspended FOR b few days
fhe programme to-day was interesting. Tho morn
Ing hour in the AmphItheatre taken up With an
ENJOYABLE lecture recital by Professor " Flagler, OF
Auburn. After sEctchlng the lives Of mozart, Men
dclssohn Chopin Professor Flagor played on the
Big oygan the following selections from tlelr WORKS
M0zarts overture to Don Giovanni, MendclSsolh >
Midsummer Nights Dream" and Ch1pin's Funeral
March, Mrs. Jennie Hall Wade sang " Hear ne,
Israeli from Elijah"
At 80 Professor E. W. Bemis, of Vanderbilt Uni
versity Nashville nnn., lectured NationaliSln
in the Hall Of Philosophy. The lecture was Interest
ing, but points were brought ont. The speaker
said Natonansm exceedingly attractive and
inviting theory, as IL proposed to remedy some OF tle
ills Of the present. time. Nationasm had some ad-
vsntages. II would do away with waste In competition.
Again, it often happens now that mans rewdH is
Of all proportion his services rendered, tat
some industrious and capable receive little pay
for their work, while others are more fortunate.
Nationalism might remedy this but had not yet solved
the question Of far distribution Of the profits among
the different classes engaged in the nanufac tuTe OF
given articles. The further advantage OF the Ma
tionallst scheme was that IL inculcated the high
moral idea of brotherhood and benevoence among
men. The weak points of the system, according TO
the speaker First, that the motives for produc-
ton lessened secondly, that the equality Of
reward inexpedlent thirdly that luxnrles might
be unduly cut OFF; fourthly. that liberty would be
lnterfered with and, filthy, that speculation would
sti be rife. lie thought that every man should
have equality Of opportunity with every other man,
rather than an equal share Of material wealth.
AT O'Clock Professor William Houston, of Toronto,
librarian Of the Legislative library in that city,
lectured In the HILL of Philosophy The study Of
Literature His lecture practically plea for
the study of poetry. Enjoyment Of life is proper
thing said the speaker and of the enjOyments IS
the study of poetry a much more extensive use Of
poetry should be made In the public schools for the
purpose of creating a love for the beautiful instead
of making 1t a for Information. He maintained
that ones reading should not be fragmentary, but
that whole book whole play should be read at
time
The days entertainment brought to a close with
an old-Nshoned spelling bee, open 10 all. IN the
Amphtheatre. Professor McClintoch, of Wells College,
pronounced the words, aud many Chaut9Uquans tried
Tor the prizes $40 10 the best specr and S5 70 the
next best.
There are now more than 500 cottages on the grounds
containing from five TO fifty persons each. Most Of
ChautauQlas present population Is made up OF school
for effective work in The fall Later these viii give
10 the summer visitors. who come hero for
amusement and recreation The gate receipts are
low larger than ever before.