The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-04-07
The Nineteenth Session.

| THE ORIGINAL. CHAI TAtQJA ASSEMBLY.
| Special correspondence of the Journal. |
| CHACTAuQUA n. y. In spite of a
rather severe winter there is more build
ING going on than ever before in the his
tory of Chautauqua. Nearly forty new
| either actually under construction OF con
tracted for. All will be ready for occr-
pancy by July LIST. Such growth pre-
sages a pelmanency which is most graft
flying to all friends of Chautauqua.
Plans are now being perfected for sys-
TEN of sewers which will complete ly
drain the town. The main will be laid as
soon as the final surveys are made. There
seems now no doubt that the larger pipes
will be in use next summer
The principal features of the program
so far announced are as follows: .
The July course will be made up large
ly of University Extension lectures. pro
gressive courses upon one general, theme
| by prominent University men. !. Prizes
will be offered to those passing the best
examinations on these courses. Among
the lecturers may be mentioned: Prof. ii.
H. Boyesen, Pres Merrill f. Gates, Prof.
Moses Colt Tyler, Prof. J. Fl. Gilmore,
Prof. Frederick Starr, Mr.. Melvil Dewey,
Mrs. Florence Howe Hall, Mr.. w. E. Cur
tbs, Nh. Leon H. Vincent, etc. Light En-
tertainments, Concerts, and illustrated
Lectures will fill the evenings.
University Extension Conference. A
week July 1929 will be devoted largely
to a conference to which all societies are
invited to send delegates. Model lee
ture courses. discussions, and training
classes for lecturers will be features of the
plan.
The August schedule will be arranged
on the principle Of providing wide range
Of topics discussed by men and women
| prominent in all departments of life The
following speakers are definitely engaged:
Edward Eggleston. Frank W. Gunsaulus,
Joseph L. Duryea, W. S. Rainford Anna
II. Shaw, James NJ. Buckley, Mary T. La
thrap, Jacob G. Schurman, Richard Il.
| Ely, Wallace Bruce, Emily II. Miller etc
| Four Magniticently Illustrated Scienti-
| tic Lectures by Prof. r. Ogden Doremus.
of New York, will be the finest exhibitions
of the kind ever seen at Chautauqua.
! Special apparatus and large quantities of
chemicals will be used at a very great ex-
pense
The National Pageant, a series of beau
tiful tableauX representing scenes from
American History, will be presented I'M
der the direction of Mrs Cora Pond Pope
of Chicago.
\ Mock L. $. Congress for boys and
young men will be in session for five
weeks, under the charge of Prof. W. X.
Wickes. OF Syracuse.
.1,1 Il n
under Dr. J. l.. Hurlbut: The Boys and
Girls and intermediate Glasses, in charge
of B. T. Vincent; The Woman Club. I'M
! der the direction of Mrs. Emily II. Millor
| will be continued.
| The music will continue under the
/ charge of Dr.. H. II. Palmer, of New York,
assisted by Mr.. J.. S. Leason. Among the
musicians already engaged are: Rogers
Band and Orchestra, The Lotus Glee Club
of Boston, The Syracuse University Glee
! Club, Marie Decca and Bertha Waltzinger,
sopranos, VIM. II. Sherwood, pianist. l.
V. Flagler, organist, Bernhard Liste-
Manu. of the Boston Philharmonic Club,
violinist, Nina Drummond banioist, Mile
Nicholai, contralto. Other soloists will
be announced. The Devotional music will
be led by Mr.. F. O. Excel, of Chicago.
The educational department will in
clude: The College, Bible Schools, under
the immediate charge of DR.. W. r. Har-
per; The Pedagogical Department, or
''Teachers' Retreat conducted by Col.
F. W. Parker: the School of Music, di-
rected by DR.. II. r. Palmer; the School of
Physical Education, presided over by Dr..
w. G. Anderson, and seventeen miscella-
neous classes in music, art, photography
cookery, shorthand, etc.
1t is said the entire schedule for the
summer of 1892 is the most complete and
attractive, as well as the most costly, ever