The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-28
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Especial to the Press.7
FRYEBURG, July 27.-The seventh an
nuai assembly of the Maine Chautauqua
Union opened last evening. The grounds
and cottages begin to present a holiday
| aspect. The cottages destroyed by fire
are much missed. The weather is sultry
but fair, so that all the fine views and
other pleasures of this favorite resort
| can be enjoyed by those who wish to do
| so.
The meeting last evening was an infor-
NAL reunion. Addresses were made by
Rev. George Lindsay, the conductor, by
| the superintendents of instruction, Prof.
F. A. Bowdoin of the musical depart
ment, Miss G.. L. Stone of the Sunday
School department and Prof. W. A. Rob
inson of the gymnastic department, and
Mr.. E. P. Wentworth, the auditor.
I These gave "reminiscences of last year
and outlined the work that is to be ac-
complished at this session of the assem-
bly, General remarks by Rev. DR.. Bah
| cock of Lancaster, N. H., followed. The
exercises were interspersed with fine vo-
cal and instrumental music rendered by
mixed quartette composed of Mr.. Ev-
erett Waterhouse, tenor; Miss Buckman,
soprano: Mrs. F. A. Bowdoin, alto; and
| Prof Bowdoin, basso.
| The arrival of the evening train from
Portland brought many visitors. The
cottages, in honor of the occasion, were
decorated with Japanese lanterns, which
| twinkled brightly amidst the dark foi-
age of the grove.
The first day
Dawned Fair and Beautiful.
| The morning prayers were led by Rev.
DIR. Babcock. Recreation seemed at
first more attractive to the visitors than
serious study, but at length, as ever, the
sterner duty of the hour conquered and
people began in good earnest.
The first class in gymnastics met at 9
| a. m. Prof. W. A. Robinson during this
hour will give the instruction and train
ing that is especially adapted to the
daily use of the teachers in the public
schools. He will give enough training
during this session of the assembly to
enable the teachers to train their pupils
during the coming year. A class for
the day.
Miss Stone meets her class in the audi
| torium also at a. m. During this time
she will give Sunday School teachers
instruction in the principles and meth
DDS of teaching. The work will be
largely professional, but some illustra-
tive work will be done. There is at the
present day among Sunday school teach
ers such demand for Biblical geogra-
ply that map drawing and map model
ing will be taught at different hour if
desired.
At II o'clock Professor W. A. Robin
son of the Dudley school, Boston, gave
his first lecture at the auditorium. The
subject was 1.-THE Systems of Gymnas-
tics,
Gymnasiums and Popular Sports"
He spoke of the manual training of the
ancient nations, which were employed
first to gain strength and power in war,
and then to gain skill in the use of weap-
ons. The invention of gunpowder and
firearms brought change in warfare,
and the men were taught that the result
of their battles depended not SO much
upon personal strength and prowess as
uPo.i ohTiA ehiii Gnu "nioJ W aeo ~,
os ~ ooetiemce e1 " oiaeis +,.;n Inc CIV i; 'o ~
make the body s1,bservient to the will
and to give to the former an active, not a
passive control. We seek to train the
a;nd nGny & ;s +a;nad r ep0 10 ;ts % srhoro pro ,oo
fessor Robinson traced the history
th.t b,ve beer =, ,,sa -, ~ u.od I1n;4ed
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o,.ou Ssr%ent '-1 Gern,an s Ts,r;s s Timms and ,ad
ofher fIernU, snstems u, ' The "; T;na % ~ swad. I
1l'0s ish svsfem was considarad .s Tho hest
aan dntd aysIo fa ti aatoaI so S ' af ~
s.cpI' sc%aol Its slow ao~emen+s p and var;ad
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docs This without ininrv as it's orders
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snccsssysfn1 ma a. r LAST wear and bids fair to be
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