New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-28
TpY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE.

The sight Of 2l2 teachers from wenty-eleh' S'"es
and Canada coming TO Chautauqua 10 take inc course
in pedagogr is explained by the rare quality Oh III
sructoo given BY Colonel Parker and his associates
Co,ono, PARKER teaches the harmonious development
~ the human bcing-bcdv, mind and soul All dc'His
snd facts are treated Illus 7tons OF pr1h'ipIes
No fragmcntary or prOmiscuOus work Is dohe' o"'
every part of the teaching Is closely related TO every
other part.
Tie curriculum Of tis term Of three weeks ihc"ue"
psychology and pedagorcs; the pedagoscS Oh CIV
meutsry sceslce physical development elocunon anu
reading history structural geography, chalk moocii"s'
nrtnarv methods of teaching experimental science
r.,nnansrnp and swedish 1oyd. The Ch1utauqn''
faculty of the Teachers Retreat consists OF '0ohei
Parker and Mrs Parker. Wilbur >. Jachman. Dr. j. o.
Edwards Miss Emily !. Rice, Miss Zonla Baocr' MISS
Ida c. Hebron Miss sara F. Grswold. Miss Ann" t.
Allen and Charles l.. Wells
The study Of history and geography have been
especially interesting and popular under the teacn'hg
Of Miss Rice and Miss Ieffron. At the closing eS
ercses TO-DAY many OF the students expressed n
desire for term of six instead Of three weeks OF III
structon. Colonel and Mrs. Parker and MT hen'o"
started for Provo CITY, Utah this evening TO hoid
teachers Institute under the auspices Of the Mo'mous
At IL o'clock a public meeting was held III the
Ampbihcatre I'm the interest Of the American I'M
,,orsitr NJ Weshlnrtnn After a brief address BY
Bishop Vincent Dr. W. W smith. president Of Ran
doph Macon College Va. and vice-chancel!or OF Tue
new university described The plans fur tins ihs''uu"
The originator OF the idea Is Bishop John F. lihr>' OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, who lives In wash
iugton II IS proposed folnd institution which
shah be truly National and which shall use 10 IN"
greatest advantage the Smithsonian Institution. the
results OF the Geological and Coast Surveys. the Con-
eressiona, Library and tie other public departments
site for the American University ms aIready p'en
secured and funds being raised for the endowment
Professor H. IL. DOyesen gave his second lecture
uf..r.f
ing himself to the Dusseldorf school. lie said that
the Munich school gave utence to the loty ideahin
the soaring aspiration Of the German m'nd ehphaNH
,nv ne I,,e form TO the detrmcnt OF color lns sting
upcn monumental themes. cnlhatsng certain Pasuc
character and what called aIchtcctnD'c %range
ment OF composition. All this was strictly National
and IN perfect accord with Teu'ontc genius
But there was another phas" OF the eutonic
temperament which likely 10 be emphasized
Il mean7 he Went on. the warmth Of feeling. The
home sentiment and the depth OF domestic and family
affection This IS a phase which has gained expes-
sion IN the Dusseldorf school. Grand historical
themes though not included, here the exception
rather than the rule A certain sofneSs and senti-
mentality, musical efnsiveness Of feeling. great
warmth and depth of color. corresponding weak
ness as regards form In foe. certain aula1le
,fYemnacy and tender melancholy seem chAne-
terstic OF the Dusseldorf school. Ludwig Knaus Is
undoubtedly the greatest name among living German
ar,ts The Baptism ngsTa'en M sna smpIe
emotion, and German emotion pari;c'hary. -
,s Fa h S"T Hc%e + p esns the F e' aa
uuihtely harmonious IN HIS portraits a power 0i
luminous indiyiduozaon which glvet pe,nsp n.i q
tronsfgures while II vet prcsrves striking and In
diSDutable kenes,.@
Lectures on the poetry OF sidney Laier
TmsviIie mines to-day tle score was 10 to 10 in
favor Of the Chatauqualls.