Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
RAIN SPOILS THE FUN.
Cold Water for a Lot of Pleasure Ex-
curSiOns at Chautauqua.
WHAT THE WISE MEN HAD TO SAY.
The Boat Race Came Off and the College
Men Won Very Easily.
ALL THE GIRLS MAKING ANGEL FOOD
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ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
CHAUTAUQUA, July 1S.-Rain fell in
torrents here TODAY, completely demoraliz-
ing the plans of many men and maidens.
Excursions had been planned by nearly
everybody. The Business Educators Con-
vention had arranged for steamboat jaunt
to jamestown and a banquet there, but the
rain interfered with everything. A num-
her of the faculty of the Literary Arts Col
lege had intended driving to Lake Erie,
but gave up the ride with much disappoint-
ment. Many students had intended taking
q run TO AIayville, but succumbed to the in
evitable. The proposed baseball game be-
tween the Mayvilie and Chautauqua teams
under Mr.. Stages direction also fell
through The only event that would not be
downed was the boat race tonight between
the college and ChautauQua crews
The United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation, DR.. W. 7. Harris, opened to-day's
programme this morning by an exceedingly
Interesting lecture in the amphitheater on the
subject "Nhat Shall We Study in the Com
mon SCHOOL," AT 2:3O, in the same place,
Miss May Donnelly, the Chicago elocution-
list, gave most pleasing reading and was
assisted in the musical numbers by the
Apollo Quartette, OF Boston.
The Other Intellectual Treats.
J.B. McMasters. of Philadelphia, gave the
closing lecture of his brilliant SERIES his
subject to-day being "The Long Embargo.
At o'clock a general conference of the
American Institute of Sacred Literature
was held in the Hall of Philosophy, at
which the need of systematic Bible study,
Bible clubs and institute work were con-
sidered, and in the evening Prof. Fred
Starr, of the American Mission, of New
York, gave an illustrative lecture on ''The
Nakiye Races of North America" before a
big audience.
Mrs C. E. Bishop, of Washington, ex-
pounded the latest secrets of the Delsarte
system to a fair-sized audience in the am
phitheater at 10 to-day, and answered a
number of questions that had been pro-
pounded TO her by prospective disciples of
Delsarte. 1t is interesting to note in this
connection that Delsarte work is becoming
quite a ''fad'' here among the ladies, and
nearly every one of them is Tearing to move
in curve lines of beauty. Their object is to
banish anything like awkwardness from the
assembly.
Mrs. Emma Ewing gave another lesson in
cake baking to a large class of students.
The Young ladies are becoming verv prof.
cient in making 'angel food, which is the
euphemistic term employed here for cakes.
The 'Ideal Dinner" given last night to the
class by Mrs. Ewing embodied all the good
points of previous lectures, and it was truly
q feast good enough for the gods. Repre-
sentatives of the press were present, and all
noted that such dinners were like angels
visits, few and far between.
The Girls From Wellesley.
The Wellesley College Young ladies.
some dozen or more in number. who are
spending the summer here, were enter
tanned at dinner last night by Miss Eliza
beth Clark, of New York City, also gradu-
ate of the college. The young ladies will
60 on yachting party next Tuesday even
ing as the guests of Secretary Duncan.
whose daughter Grace is also Wellesley
girl
Prof J. B. NeMasters' lecture on the
"Long Emcargo," was very closely fol-
lowed to-day, and was exceedingly interest
ing to Chauta5quans. He began with a
statement of what the law was, reviewed
the curious ways in which it was evaded,
and gave summaries of the three supple
mentary acts. He next told of the suffer
ing produced by the absolute cessation
of trade of every kind, of the passage
of the force act, of the revolt of the New
England people, and the repeal of the en-
course act with France and England. The
speaker then explained the effect of the
long embargo, the non-intercourse act and
the war of 1872 on the rise of manufactures,
and showed how the need of protecting
these produced the tariff of 1876
studying the Bible MethodicalIy.
The speakers at the conference of the
American Institute of Sacred Litera-
ture to-day wers: Prof Burroughs,
of Amher't College; Prof Burnham,
of Colgate University; Prof. Craw- |
ford, Of Kentucky; President Crohr, |
of Buch.el University, Ohio; Rev. Mr.. |
Gaines, OF Atlanta, Ga, and Rev. Mr.. |
Dickis, of Nova Scotia. The American |
Institute of Sacred Literature was organized |
October y, 1889, with the single purpose of |
aid toward more general and a |
more accurate knowledge of the Sacred |
Scriptures. 1t aims to promote the |
study of the Scriptures from every
standpoint. pathological, literary. historical
or practical and by all practicable instru-
1t also includes in its con-
not only those who aim to attain
a mastery over the Hebrew, Greek,
Arabic and cognate languages, but also
that wiie circle of lavmen in the church.
teachers in the Sunday school, earnest
Christia IS everywhere who covet a genuine |
and pful knowledge of the book of
books. The institute was primarily organ
lied to give instruction, but it also aims at /
stimulation Of independent study and at |
the rapid extension of permanently organ i
lied biblical study throughout the land
The College Men Win on the Water.
The regatta between the two Chautauqua |
teams came off tonight Just about dark. |
Following are the names of the winning
L.
lege men: Stroke No. 6, Irving Fisher, |
8. ii. L. Williams; 4, Mr. Gehrhart; 3,
Mr.. Grosvenor; ., W. P. Graves; l. Mr. Car |
penter. The teams were captained by H. L. |
Williams, of YALE the famous hurdler who |
holds the worlds record, and George Ben |
son, of jamestown. The boats were six |
pared practice barges and were not made to |
10 as fast work as the regular shell. Each |
crew had six men, Williams team was
made up entirely of college men from East
srn colleges and was known as the college |
crew. Benson's team was composed of |
Young men studying at Chautauqua and |
known as ''the Chautauquan crew.
The course was over three-quarters of a |
nile on the north side of Chautauuua Lake
rom the gymnasium to the big pier The
team took the lead and easily kept |
{, crossing the finish in little over
minutes. No. 3, of Benson's crew, broke |
rowlock at the fifteenth stroke from the
tart, and hence the crew were not in the
ace The Williams crew broke one seat in
he race and Benson's two, both crews hav-
ng put the most of the pressure there
ather than in the muscles of their arms.
Education for Business Careers.
The Business Educators Association as
embed to-day in the c. L. S. C. hall and
discussed the following improvised pro-
ramme in lieu of the intended excursion: