New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-06
EXERCISES AT CHAUTAUQUA.
THOUSANDS PRESENT AT THE LAKESIDE
RESORT.
DR. BUCKLEY LECTURES ON ALAsKA-THE MUsI
CAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EDU-
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE 1RIBUSE.1

CAL PROGEAMME-TENNIS-AN EDU
3 CATIoNaL EXPERIMENT.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE 1RIBUSE.1
Chautauqua, y. Y, Aug. 5.-Yesterday's rain fresh
ened things considerably. To-day IS bright again
and many have come through the gates. The buckley
lecture this morning drew a large audience The al
tendance reached the highest point far this season
ut the grand concert this afternoon. Tie day began
as usual with the matin call 'Semby Herald"
Everybody stirring early. Al O'Clock the nan
filed With the woinens Club. Mrs. Isabella NJ Al
den "Pansy" read a bright satire from her own pen
on "Fairs Festivals and Follies." The story cuts
good humoredly at the bazaar methods OF raising funds
employed 10y many modern churches. It's sensible
ideas found supporters In most of tho audience. al
though rustic OF disagreement was visible In some
quarters.
. DR. Buckley OF "The New-York Christian Advo-
cate talked with his usual ncsiveness this morning
ON any Alaskan Trip" DR.. Buckley appears here
annually with increasing popularity. Fog he
said, ais your worst foe in going 10 Alaska" Inc
climate of the Alaskan coast Is extremely VARIABLE
The mountain scenery is grand, but so unTeieVed as
to pail one eventually. "The idea OF vastnesS ne
declared. "more than anything else was WHAT l
brought back with me-" Agriculture was not nor
would over be, OF great Importance. william H.
Seward the phrenologiss called longheaded he WAS
so In all the senses OF the word.
The concert this afternoon tested the capacity
OF the new Amphtheatre. Perhaps 5000 people
present. Or. PalnefS Cnolr OF oVo NVi''"' ~
Rogers orchestra, Messrs Bernhard, Istemanh' l.
w. Flagler and william II. Sherwood, the Misses
Amy Ward Murray and Carlotta Nlcolai ana the
Schubert Quartet furnished delightful programme
The Schuberts recalled with great enthusE'Sm'
The chorus already shows DR.. Pamer's skllfnl hahd
Above hall the tennis tournament Ia in progress
To-day's games narrowed the singles ana douDleS 81
that game in each alone remains TO he payen
These will be played Monday morning. In douoies
the Robson brothers. Of Elmira. meet the brooN'
brothers. in singles II remains for Ci Rooeson 10
meet McCandless. Robson held the cha"Pio"sA'P
OF Eamira for several years. MoCandless IS iro"
Yale University. The sets played this afternoon DC
tween Mitchell and McCandless were holly contested
and among the best ever played on the grounds
"A novel educational experiment was presented this
afternoon BY DR.. p. W. Search. the superintendent
of Public instruction of Pueblo. Col. Dr. Search IN
cbool OF 60 teachers and 5000 pupils, 1nauguratea
a system OF a peculiar nature. Physical education
and the mechanical arts have great prominence.
The REGULARITY of the experiment however consists
in the attempt to break from the cast graded
system aTo provide pre-eminently for the indivdual
"a opposed TO the mass Is the AIM as stated III
DR. Search's own words. Flexbilty Is aimed at above
everything. No regular lessons are given out. o'uoy
hours orc held during which the pupil pursues
special study. He pursues 1t by himself guided py
the teacher.