New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-20
CEREMONY AT CHAUTAUQUA
RECOGNITION DAY AT THE s" UMMER CITY,
PROFESSIONS, SINGING AND SAFEGUARDING IN
THE GRovE-THIRTY THOUSAND
GRADUATES OF 1891.
,sr rxLEGnAPH TO THE TkmUSE.I

,BY TELEGRAPH TO THE IklBUSEJ
Chautauqua, n. Y. Aug. 1o.-Ths was recognition
dsy at ChautsuQua, and people poured IN Iroh al
over the country within radius of several huhqreo
miles Tho day was celebrated with Singing ana
speechmaldne. professions. decorations In iact.
was a gala day. The graduation exercises Oh 0n'u
talaua are perhaps the most picturesque ana uniuue
~ ANYTHING ~ the kind IN the world and must be seen
10 be appreciated. Early this morning Dig pro-
cession formed IN front OF the Hotel Athenaeun' i'
by little girls dressed in white wearing laurei co"ns
and carrying baskets Of flowers in their nahus. WV
were the alumni and alumnae Of the various u IL o. w.
pyasses: then the graduating class of 91 each one
wearing laurel and white roses, the CLASS enoiehi on"
lastly tho prospective freshmen OF CLASS u o'' INV
were bg hammers and garnet badges In abuhdance' anu
a hrass hand led the way. The procession rhoVeu
from Miller Park TO the Golden Gate at inc ohu"i'
of ST. Pauls Grove. II was mere t'aO 'ho p00 ,a
and picturesque part of the eraoua'oh -
took place Mid the Ginning OF the pens u"o
PROCESSION passed on under four trumphal arches inc
G., ,ras .be u Arch OF History" upon when huhs
historio American flag that had been III 100 VI Wv
monument places on the globe. as for example a. -,
pyramids Of the Nile, In the orient, sIhbeSp0"o
home ETC. The second arch was hle g.
SCIENCE representing Nature and HAD no uilH'' no
xc.nt +he letters ~XCI" C91) worked In t"lss Inv
third arch was combination OF arches MADE Oh o,oi,
- ona Known as the " Arch Of Literature Inc
sonrth ,vas the "Arch of Faith" and was beautlluS
trimmed with laurel and white roses, the class no
rba KEYS of the Golden Gate were delivered u pr'
A II Gillett of Cincinnati Ohio; VINO saiu +,
aI come 70 inform all candidates for enrolment III
the society that the hour apponteu ior w. -, 90,
,,n mas arrived The hall in the grove has Ooei o'
q, oor the path through the grove has been Opeieu'
.bo arches under which you must pass nave oeon
erected the KEY which will open TINS gaoe ha' wv"
nIaced in my hands, and to you who' o %
members of the Chautauqua Literary anu eciehVin0
circle have completed the four years course Vi redu
,rc and now hold In your hands pledge OF te slne'
= ortena in the name of the authorities, welcome
t. e Pauls Grove under the first ARCH ana let tne
vatchmen guard carefully the gate ,.s
The procession, having entered uhe eave' W
toward the hall, passing the second anu u,u
when they were met by the "ChoT Oh Tue nan a.
sonr song Passing the fourth arch, the class ~eio
80 - .n n,,ncinal and counsellors. Meantlme
a. u+t,a girls had opened their lines ana s1reweo
e,vers IN the way of the successful graduates rs uey
archad into the Hall OF Philosophy TO be "recos]eu
nv Chancellor Vincent The public recognition tooh
Mace in the big Amphitheatre whloh was -
laurel and white. The class name oiy hp'"n.'
HING IN big letters above the stage 90 w ~ A.
o,oss motto $50 Run That We May OBTAIN. NM
-, Idvermore. of Boston, delivered the Hecogni'
.1or nay Grafton after which exception" anu camp
e. we're held which closed the exercises vi ai'
eyeptful day at Chautauqua MIS- LiVorhioio 'F
Was GThe True ArstocTacy'" " 49,,
meeting of the Executive Coniuh''eo u Wv =, .o
>,o STATE snnday-school Association was held IN the
,,ors ~ the Hotel Athenaeum to-day. Reports OF
several committees were presented, which, together
with other information received indicated tha' sne
work of the state association is gratifying. i%e
e+oto missionaries are now employed, who devote ter
fine ~ the work of holding conventions lhsulu'eS
and public meetings, organizing sundayschoois, hoi0
classes and town associations Airaheeets ~,
- . s-,ccessfnl state convention in 1892 were
considered, and committees for that purpose were ap
pointed. -, r. m, stort mt with over
On aaS tasSers over 500 of these were present. W
day and received their diplomas this ms land have
Isn naSsed the final examinations and are enuueo ~
their sheepskns Tonight took pace s, gana dozen
Ssrnaechas We're made by prominent persons. heliy
Waterson Editor of The Louisville Courier
for Young Americans"