New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-23
PAINE AND THE REVOLUTION.
TIE IMPORTANT PART HE PLAYED IN IT'S
AFFAIRS.
MOSES COLT TyLrR,s LECTURE AT CHAUTAUoUA
DISTINCTIONS BETwELN ANCIENT
AND MODERN SCULPTC RE.
Try rLLEGnArm 10 TIE IkIBUNkl

Cbsutauuuau days are scarcely more than memory
perhap. dozen making mp the number on The grounds
today OF these, several are the summer homes OF
permanent residents mt Clautauqua who rent their
honse during the assembly Various cxpedients
are resorted TO for accommodations for vocal and In
strumental music practices. BESIDES the upper moor
Of the pier house. which contains rooms each with
piano and an industrious pupil. near one OF the CIV
gates I'm open part of the town * d row 81 Oiln'
ngs hardly larger than the instrument each con
tans Through the open doors varied succession
OF sounds reets the passcrby. Mysterious greetings
are heard among the young people all over the place
10 Queen Isabella. Columbus, Miles standish ana
p Mullins. They explained by the preparations
going for the National pageant 70 be given early III
August under the direction Of Mrs. Pope OF chicago
There will he ten tabcaus and 30 persons viii take
part. The patronesses Mrs. Leech. Of Louisville,
Ny; Mrs. H. s!nderson and Mrs. W. G.. Anderson,
OF New Haven Conn; Mrs. Robert Miller. OF Canton
Ohio: Mrs. c. f. Bishop. Of Washington. ID. c.: Dr.
Eliza M. Mosher, OF Brooklyn Mrs. X. +. Marvin OF
Akron. Ohio, and Mrs. ;. J. Brown. OF New YORK.
The boys and girls Of Chautauqua agreed that
they are having the best possible kind OF times Cne
of the happes Incidents Of the place Is the friendships
existing between many Of the teachers and the BOYS
who. while not always their pupils IN class-"OTk are
their friends ont OF school hours. group OF sixteen
clustered around Professor the other day in Miller
Park. listening intenly 20 some Of the stories ioi
which he IS famous. Professor Conn. the entnlsaSuc
teacher OF German meets his pupils every afternoon
IA of the parks for practice in conversation MI
In addition to his field instructions often goes
for long walks with party Of boys and The Congress
is growing in popularity with each session ms
mornings meeting was well attended by members and
visitors. The first real business Of the SESSION was
the naming by President WirReA OF large
humber OF committees composed Oi members
who have entered Congress since the end Of the
first week Especially interesting was the naming OF
Ia
reform and the Columbian Exposition as shown in
the importance Of those subjects today. Next an
amended bin for civic university was brought In by
the Committee on Encation and Labor. The Con
gress anxious 10 get at the sunday Closing
bill that the University bill tabled. II i bound
to come up again, however, the principle is ii new
one and good one The debate that followed was
well sustained. Upon call Of the majority for yea
and nay vote the resolution was defeated Tie Orig
naty of Miss Mather president Of the Girls Cmb. IS
shown in the conduct Of each meeting. This morning
the subject What TO DO IN the Evening" Music,
reading and games designated rs eXpedientS for
amusing family circles. and many suggestions were
made in the way Of good books Of short stories.
In the fifth University Extension lecture today
Moses Colt Tyler devoted the hour to discussion Of
Thomas Pine's literary services 10 the Revolution
and his political Influences during the first half Of
1776. He said. at is due TO his admirers OF later
period that he failed TO receive lust credit for his ser
vices 10 during the Revolution. lie
achieved his success BY authorship. In his first po-
htical pamphlet. Common Sense which appeared
in 1916, he uttered the statement which was begin
ming TO prevail that there true solution Of the
trouble except in separation aud Independence from
the mother country. lie urged various arguments 70
prove this His mind neither wise nor pro
found but quick into the heart of things. 1t
was largely owing TO this attribute that he PLAYED 80
important a part In Revolutionary affairs" Pro
faSS Of the interesting DSyPhOiOgi-
cal problem Suggested by the RAPID transition Of
American public opinion during the last six months.
from the adherence OF the idea Of independence
to its complete adoption. II would be both unpho
sophical and unhstorical TO attribute this 10 any
one force Many Influences were at work and
among others we're the policy OF the King and
the Ministry. lie then aluded 10 NJ. d. Conway's
recently published LIE Of Thomas Paine. saving that
perhaps no other writer had given him fair a
hearing.
Mr.. Goodyear'S third and last lecture addressed
to an audience which entirely filled the large amphi
theatre. His subject Critical Distinctions be-
tween Ancient and Modern Sculpture" and 80
treated to develop the Ideas on this point which
have become the common property Of modern critics
since Winchelmann his " History VI Art" Mr..
Goodyear took up the mistakes OF early r~stores and
Interpreters working on the false basis OF assumed
Roman origin for ancient art in general. The positive
side of Winckemann's teaching shown TO rnbody,
first distinction between Roman portraits and the
ideal antique OF the Greeks: second conception OF
ideal art which centres the constant repetition Of
a limited number OF mythical types which were Ideal
I'm the that they pcIsOnlied the culture IDEAS
Of Greeks third, the sentiment Of beauty and sim
plicity fourth the geneiallzlng of the bodily form
fifth the sentiment Of reposc. These vai1oIs points
as illustrated by typical Greek statues then agaiI
illustrated by with types Of modern sculpture
from the time Of Michael Angelic.
The present movement in the direction Of spelling
reform traced from the organization OF society
for that purpose IN 1876. Tie society l. composed
Of scholarly from leading universities and the
question has received study" The English Language
has the spelling Of any langnsge in the world.
This result Is attributed TO two causes It's composite
derivation the fact that It's alphabet s redundant,
having three useless letters. ard defective. hevn:
only twenty three letters TO represent forty sounds and
that this alphabet IS used with very little consistency.
With perfect alphabet one seventh, of the entire cost of
writing and printing English could be s,ved; and Eng
concluded that II Is both desirable and practicable 10
adopt the spelling recommended In the appendix to The
scholars. These changes consist In dropping entirely
useless letters and using Others with greater cOhaS
Century Dictionary. read. that all Englshmen are
In favor OF the correction Of English Eng, spelling eS
render to National education and international Inter
course. ,-.....
ON Browning. The lecture received the same car.
ful and able treatment which has characterized all
lectures Increases The serond annual reception by
the facuty OF the department OF phy seal education
was held This morning at the Gymna SLIM Hall. This
occasion afforded The opportunity for the better
ouantance OF the thousand students who take this de
pal tInent OF the Chausuqua work. The Committee
Reception was Dr. MOsher. OF Brooklyn Miss Lcgarde.
OF Providence Mr.. Raycraft. Chicago. and Mr.. LOOMS
OF Yale. The hall beautifully decorated
with bunting and lanterns and flowers from che grove
During the evening the following programme pre-
sented Posture and pantOnime work. by DR.. An
dersOn. The Chautauqua Banjo Clnb led by Mrs.
Dufour OF Washington. appeared for the first time.
W $ Maltby the champion trick rider Of the world.
gave IN exhibition Of riding. Among the prominent
persons present Bishop and Mrs. Vincent Colonel
and Mrs Parker Dr. Harper. and Vice Principal George
+. Vincent and wife.
THE EXERCISES AT MOUNT GRETNA.
Mount Gretna Penn. July % (SpeclaD.-Dr. John
he Motto lectired this afternoon on "1he Secret Of