New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
STUDIES AT CHAUTAUQUA.
LETTERWRTTING AS A DISTINCT DEPART.
MENT OF LITERATURE.
BIBLE STUDY FOR BOYS AND GIRLs-TnE @. l.
S. C. CLASS FOR 1895 UNUSUALLY LARGE.

S. C. CLASS FOR 1895 UNUSUALLY LARGE.
Chautauqus, Aug. 90 tspcciaD.-Thcre are so many
departments Of study at the Summer City, that tho
average could spend O score of years here In
the hardest kind Of labor. and yet not have swung
round the Circle While the public lectures and enter
, tanments are going on. thousand students ere at
work IN the College of Liberal Arts and fully az many
more in the Department of Physical Culture These
are only drop in the bucket, TO speak. Among
the departments established this year Is that OF letter
writing, conducted By Francis Bennett Galway,
author Of Hints 10 Silent Friend" and musical
postal cards. The latter is happy invention TO save
tired people writing letters, and curious ones from
rca1ing them The etterwri,ing department occupies
one Of the most attractive rooms IN the Arcade. Her
Chauauqua pupils say that Miss Galloway opening TO
! them fascinating new study, one that stimulates
thought and enters into practical everyday needs.
As a good letterwriter must have bright, original
IDEAS the pupils trained to open their eyes and
cars, to observe what is going on around them.
They write studies Of clouds OF sunrise and sunsets Of
rainy days, shadows voices, faces, human nature. art
literature everything that 50 10 make up converse
ton. Miss Galloway believes with Tony Lu,npkin that
the inside of the letter IS the cream Of tho correspond
ence It is the me- he personality, that gives letter
charm. Every letter Is portrait, and no work Is
more delicate or requires tact than to help the
pupils best self" TO find expression She is the only
specialist OF the theory and literature of letters in this
country, and Is permanently engaged in two we'll
known choos-Mrs. NJ f. Mead's Of NorwaIk, Conn.,.
and the West End Institute Of New-Iaven. In her
work Miss Galloway has gathered rare manuscript
letters and books upon the literature of letters. one
Of her textbooks is almost priceless in value, being
entirely printed by hand and illuminated In colors
with silver and gold.
The Boys and Girls Department for Bible Study has
been for fifteen years in charge Of the Rev. Dr. B. T.
Vincent, now pastor of the First Methodist Church OF
Pueblo, Col lie was assisted in the carly years by
Frank Beard, but Is aided by Mrs. Vincent. who
this year took charge in separate Of tho smaller
boys aud girls, while Dr. Vincent instructed the older
ones in the Temple for the hour from until every
morning. The general instruction has been In tho
following lines Names, books, history, biography,
geography ETC., Of the Bible with the memorizng OF
special passages of Scripture and the study Of the gen.
eal teachings Of tie Bible in the doctrines common to
the evangelical churches. Thus the young folks of all
churches find opportunity for study in departments OF
knowledge not usually found In the Sunday school
courses Of study. At the end Of the assembly written
examination is held, and the boys and girls who have
eagerly attended every morning and diligently pursued
The studies with increased eagerness gather with
| pencils in hand and with answers to the questions
furnished them. Remarkable has attended this
work Hundreds Of boys and girls have passed these
courses and then advanced to the normal classes, the
G. L. s. c. and other departments Of study here and
have fitted themselves for greater successes In their
home and church work. This "boys and girls class
Is mighty feeder 10 the future Of the "Chautauqua
idea" Diplomas given to all the successful conf
petitors in the examination, and prizes are awarded
to the writers OF the best three papers at each years
test The meetings Of unusual interest every morn
Ing Entertainments are provided, such as music by
Roges's Orchestra, readings by elocutionists singing
by the Schumann quartet and other vOcalists cornet
playing by Miss Park, etc, etc. Many adults who
are interested in the methods Of teaching children
crowd into both the meetings Of Dr. Vincent and those
Of HIS wife seeking TO learn for home use the modes
of teaching adopted by these Chautanqua workers.
At O'Clock every morning Dr. Vincent meets the young
people Of more advanced years In what Is called the
intermediate studles' between the boys and girls
class and the normal class The course of study here
is the arrangement In brief outline of the old Biblical
part of the Chautauqua normal class consisting
Of lessons In the origin, construction, evidences, inter-
pretaton biography, history, institutions and doctrines
Of the Scriptures
Professor j. Harry Wheeler, Of Chicago the head OF
the Cfautauqua Department Of Voice Culture ana inc
Art of singing, Is prominent in his profession
Miss Marie Decca who has made such a success as q
singer at Chautanqua and who Will be one of the at
fractions Of the summer Cty;s" programmes here
after IS the only daughter Of the venerable Judge
Sanders Johnston Of Washington. She made her DEBUT
at Covent Garden, London, in 1857, under Colohei
Mapleson as the Queen of Night in Mozarts Magic
Flute Miss Deccas voice is high soprano, and
reaches natural.
W s Maltby, the champion ARTISTIC and scientific
ljcyost Of the world is at the head of the Chautauqua
Bicycle school. Mr. Maby took to the silent steed'
only eight years ago. To sec how neatly and con-
fdepty he goes through his performance would incline
one 10 the belief that he must have been practising in
his infant DAYS on the perambuatO: In which he was
wheeled out TO take the air The celebrated worlds
champion trick rider is young man. about twentyour
wears old stands five feet inches in height haa
weilknit active frame, and weighs about i4o pounds.
He is q native Of birmingham, Conn. lie learned 10
bnn1 lao
pleasure
The new C. L. S. C. class Of 1895 has started ous
with a larger Chauiauqua enrolment by more than
200 than that Of any class since the beginning, IN
1873 Resides the 400 enrolled here. smaller enroll
ments from ten TO fifty have been made at the other
sixty smaller ChauauQuas, and thousands are beng
enrolled in local circles and separate homes Tho
membership also contains a larger number OF dlSun-
cutshed names than any preceding class. Although
the readings are primarily designed for those who nave
missed liberal education and are too old or other
wise unable to take ono, many college graduates ana
professional men and women find these readings q
pleasant bit of recreation, change from professional
reading Among the best known names already on
the roll are Professor Herbert B. Adams. OF Johns
Hopkins University Who is 0e class president inc
Rev Wilbur +. Crafts. the sabbsth reform eeInrer'
of the Indiana state University, and MISS Grace Dodge
of New-York who are also vicepresdents; T. Nelsm
F%ss d g EsD Sf d. la Of canada Marie sc he
prIma donna. The schumanh and Me!9P0ia oaarte.,S
are also enrolled one consideration which is greatly
helDIng the enrolment Is that In the readings tls IS
the American year. four Of the SIX oSok s ana Sa
history literature institutions and ConsntuuQn OK
The United states, readings which u Is ieit .lI 20
necessary 10 understand the Columbian Exposition III
l9o3 and the newspapers then and for the intervening
wear in their necessarily frequent reference to te
400 years of American history
BREaRryG CAMP on C1YANDAIGUA LIKE.