New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
THE CHAUTAUQUA SYSTEM
IT'S EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL. RECREATIVE
AND BUSINESS PHASES.
,rs CRITICISED poISTs-THE ouTGRowTH OF
OLD ATHENIAN UN1VERSll1ES-IhE
PERSONNEL OF THE CIRCLES.

B.
~ +,ro veors ago he traced the origin Of Chautauqua
from tho most ancient historic institution OF our
Gcrmanc-Aryan race. the folkmnte, through ''e
schools OF Athens and the medieval universities Gnu
showed the educational life here TO-DAY 10 DE uie
natural outGrowth ,,
So extensive IS the course OF study oehhiteS "r-
ranged for that reading for lifetime Is actually pro-
Ide, ,,r tho curriculum covering forty years
indeed the titles Of the various courses OF study arc
=, system OF nomenclature in themselves. Inc hrst
course I'm this orderly and wcllarranecd sys'el' INV
(1autououa Literary and scientific Circle, constitutes
,our years home reading Of prescribed DOCKS Inv
course may be begun ut any time Forty lhouSoiu
students the world over have been reading lose'n''
this year American history, American literature
historv md literature OF the Far East phy-
s,olory and hygiene, questions OF public inter
est German literature and religious Htcr"'ur''
This will give an idea OF the range OF s"oIeo's III
Iudcd in the courses for the other three years INC
books are prepared especially and have NJ once Tue
character Of n textbook and OF popular reau'ng
hook With the six to eight books rclIircu '"o"
year. costing nbont as part OF the course IS co"-
taincd I'm n monthly magazine OF the c. a. > u
A local circle IS made up Of two or moro members
who arc taking this course. and who meet 'oge'"c'
generally once week for study ana o'sc"sSIo'
These gatherings are informal In character ana aiorn
opportunity for social life in many rural com"u"
ues They range in membership from two persons 10
Among the readers are persons OF all conditions anu
closses Not few college graduates take this course
or one or more OF the many post graduate courses ID
rcfresh almost forgotten studies. or 10 get he"
knowledge Miss Grace II. Dodge. OF NcwIorR' d.
H. b. Adams, OF Johns Hopkins InNcrsiN -"''
Mary A. Ivermore. Dr. A. +. Dunhihg' fni'or VI
The Congregntionallst' are members OF the = H. =
c. Teachers, lawyers. mechanics. Sailors h''S''o'i
aries. men and women ranches and i"rms h'u
90 N mako nm ihe larger "cirClcS' department
that will nppcal 10 the public sympathy and ludg
ment is that OF prison work. The MANAGEMENT ""Ne
in many Instances found ways to provide inc pooAS
necessary TO the prisoners when the local au'hoilu
have made the request for them For children thcre
Is n special course ,,,
I,non successfully passing an examination. which
is conducted by correspondence cerhca'c Is sr''
As many OF the graduates as can come 'S'o |"''
,aroua m the occasion Of their graduation, ana
RECOGNITION Dnv- IS the gala day Of the season. ce
bra,ed By procession by an address 10 inc o" W
representative spcakcrthS year Dr. r '" "uhS''"''
%, chicago. by the presentation Of diplomas, ana by
other customary graduation exercises In the even
lng there IS grand rally. and nUeroihhcr sp'c'"''
are made albeit without tho dinner.
Al Chnutauqua any department NAV be selected In
tho list Of studies embraced In tie college oouf'"
which includes Anglo saxon, anhropology. Arabic
ort Of expression. AsSyrian, banjo, boohhccphs'
botany chemistry China painting, COOKING d'l'ar'cuT'"
Ing elementary science electricity e"cutl"h ana OF"
tory French geography geology, German Greek Heur""
ms,orv American Industrial drawing Kindergarten
,tin literature English and American mathematics.
music vocal md instrumental New Testament. GA
Testament organ painting. penmanship. photography
physics physical culture. plano polucnl economy
primary teaching. psychology and p"dagogcS' snort
hand Synac. typcwTtng, violin vocal music an"
wood carving The Chautauqua faculty number
b,tI. are usN fur
college purposes Life at this old nc" university town
is many sided. The daily programme Of popular ana
instructive lectures organ rcciials. tabcau' etc,
WINS mentioned In letters last week
The social life is as various and cosmopolitan rs arc
the other features. The hotel Is always ncd curing
the senson and noted Americans, rs well as people
from abroad members 81 the faculty. speakers, singers
and pleasure seekers ore among the gu"NiS Perhaps
half Of tho 900 take hoardcrs and the Ia'e
accommodates 10000 persons In a season. II j. tho
realizing Of a long cherished hope to many teachers
and farmers sons and daughters to have ID" 40
vantagcS Of season at ChauiauPun Urea people
come here for rest and nowhere can more nearly 40
solu,e rest be found There Is no Obligation what
ever 10 take single study 81 attend Iurle "ii-
| tcrtalnment The monoony Of quiet is broken only
| hv the cblrping and singing of birds, tho hourly
striking Of the clock ~ the pier hous" tower the
ringing Of the grat lower f. Nat bell Of the chimes
| which announces the public entertainments
| and the gay beats Of the musical chimes
| every evening AZ 10 O'Clock; and on Sunday morn
Ing the strains 81 the great organ ana the chorus
| II 200 voices heard.
For amusement for the children there sand piles
S1fc boating and bathing and bicycles regularly
organized congress. In which boys peTonnt" celebrated
senator's and Representatives and pass bills. Will b.
| a feature this summer besides the outing exercise
provided by some Of the classes. there Is wide range
Of outdoor recreation. Trolling FOR pickcrc IS l"pu
| lar snort ard bass and musoaloncr tai" the hOol
| freely There IS good bathing. Boating parties ~
More the inlc's and streams The shores " The Lake
ghore are eight large double deck steamers which ply
tho lake regularly and afford view Of It's beautiful
| shores. The passage through the narrow outlet nco
| jamestown suggests Of the Florida rivers. th
| overhanging foliage on the oppoSit" shores almos
| brushing the decks. An afternoon VISIT may De mad
| to Lakewood or other points on the lake. or Il
Panama ROclt an Interesting gee logical study; or p
Lake Erie, ten miles away There are day cXcur
ions 20 Niagara Falls. eighty mllc1 on ;t small cost
From tie original Sunday school assembly Of Isl:
has developed this great university system. In whic
| no department Is popular than that OF eymna'
ties II numbers be the test II was organized wear
| ago. From a membership Of twenty IN 1850 IN 80
there were 900, the gymnasium alone cnrollin
| over 800 active members. In the Dclsarto depart
ment, exclusive Of the gymnasium. there were bt
tween 300 and 400 persons. Tho faculty IS made II
OF Drs. Anderson and Scavcr and Henry T. s. Andci
These three men are in charge n the new g n
naaum at Yale. Dr. Eliza VI. Mosher. Mrs. Emily NJ
Bishop, Jacob BALM and Dr. Mckenzie constitute IN
rest Of the faculty. The corps OF Instructors Is lar-
one, numbering eighteen active members In additio
to the faculty. The departments Of Instruction ar
gymnastics which include swedish, Dcsarte. Gerna
and American methods: and athletics. which includ
baseball. cricket all field and track sports. fowin
and swimming, boxing. fencing and wrestling. ar
taught by specialists. The bicycle school IS In chare
Of Of the most expert fancy riders in tho work
The business side is another phase Of the system
shows careful and wise management. From the sa
! OF lots alone last year 80 600 realized an
| from tickets Of admission 10 the grounds the sun
S55,555 20. The character Of the public programn
Is shown BY It's cost, S24,2G5, the college expense
, counting up s23,484 more. The net balance wa
800 1888, which SUN has been expended In improv
, | ments
| far.r nd in