Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-22
CHAUTAUQUA CHAT.
Creeds of the New Seaside
Scientists.
Lectures of Interest Given Yes
terday.
Methods of Teaching by Professor Hut
ton-Miss Hasse on Occupation
for Young Women-wonders
of Wyandotte.

Long Beacl is certainly acquitting her
self most ably in the way OF entertain
ing the visiting Chautauquans and their
friends. The hotels have been crowded
since the session began and the late
corners have had to be accommodated
in many instances with cots.
The devotional services at s o'clock k
yesterday morning were conducted by
the Rev. A. w. Rider, of Memorial
Baptist church, Los Angeles. "Let
this mind be in you which was in Christ
Jesus" was bis talk. Several other
speakers took part in the services, which
were very interesting.
METHODS ON TEACHING.
Prof. Hutton's class OF Normal Sun
day school work met at 8 O'Clock in the
chapel with a larger number in attend.
ance than at any previous meeting.
He took up the subject of Methods in
Teaching, and called attention to the
Importance of keeping in view the fol
lowing points.
l. Method in approach of teachers to
pupils and to consider, (1st) The teach
er's maturity and the pupils inmatur-
ity; (2d) the scholars opportunities !;
(3dl difference in ages; (4th) the pu-
pills home surroundings (5th) moral
influence in the pupils surroundings !;
(6th) positiveness in character.
II. The teacher should understand.
and appreciate the Pupils World, and
80 should "get off of your stilts,'' get
into the pupils range of thought and
into the charm of his life. Does he de-
light in base bali, in fishing, etc., then
show to him that you and he can have a
mutual interest and use theme subjects
as means to aid you in winning him 80
that you may influence him for good,
and thus tor the development OF his
better nature.
Leaving the subject of Methods, the
professor continued the topic of yester-
day: The Bible from God-and Progress,
iveness. Its theme is that of contin-
ually ascending-it is series OF eleva-
tions, from David to Malachi and from
Malachi to Abraham.
Fultllment of Prophecy was the next
division. Members of the class gave
definitions Of the word prophecy, and
the following was the one given by Pro-
lessor Hutton himself:
A prophecy is a miracle of knowledge,
a declaration or representation of some
thing future, beyond the power of
human sagacity to discern or calculate.
BRYANT THE POET.
The subject of Professor Anderson's g
address this morning was The Poet
Bryant, and the topic was worthily
handled by the gentleman from the
Stanford university. He spoke of Bry-
ants early life in Massachusetts, how
he was early influenced by liberal
minded persons-the home surround
| ings-pure, wholesome and of the best
education. Bryant was sympathetic in
nature, and he developed the gift of ex-
preston early in his life, and this sym
patby did not flicker out. His develop
ment in poetic power from early life to
later life was not considerable, but in a
marked degree he retained his youthful
vigor to the end. Bryant is not diff
fusive like Victor Hugo. His works
abound in choiceness of phrase, aptness
of imagery, great strength united with
great sincerity and great unity. Per-
haps he is lacking in enthusiasm,
He is somewhat cold, perhaps, or
rather reserved and never allows him
self to ''slop over" In later life he be-
came sweetly tender and delicate. The
speaker read selections from Bryant's
writings and gave the following as the
noteworthy poems of this truly Ameri-
can author: To a Water Fowl, The Even
ing Wind, A Day Dream, Sella, Little
People of the Snow, etc.
He spoke of Bryant's limitations and
his merits. His lack of humor and
want of variety in versifcation and
themes. His blank verse is almost
equal to Wordsworth and is better than
that OF any other American. His chief
merits are purity, dignity, no appreci-
able decay of power, delicacy, a holy
pathos and great effectiveness in por-
traying American life and scenery.