New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-11
SOCIOLOGY AT CHAUTAUQUA.
INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS OF PROBLEMS
OF THE DAY.
WHAT is BEING DONE FOR WORKING PEOPLE
IN ENGLAND-DR. ELY on Hl|HEh
EDUCATION.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBSNf'l


| ,r,autaIoua ~ v July 1O-The memory '"
| ,oh -. Yesterday at Chauauqua Is p'rp''"''
o,.oshr,ont nd r,st Cool breczes. when U.S. 'r
| NJ lake into white crested wavelets, ana -,
| otmospbere bringing out the picturesque ,
| the opposiie shore and the deep biue VI
| combined to make perfect day. hcnsi'"' ed.r
hogan with Bible study at 9 o'clock INV =,
school services held in dihcreht ''' q, ,ho
grounds The Society of Christian Ethics me' III w
-, and ,,o vounr mems PRAYER meeting was herl
in College Hall at o'clock. The morhinS ~ ~
... bv the Rev. Philip :. Moxom Of Boston
rcular Sunday vesper service, a dcvo,lonai u u, "
| rourd table was held in the Hall OF fmoSop"' ''
5 o'clock. .,o from,
Mrs. Emma p. Ewing came to 'ha"'""'"@ ",,.a..
| giving daily lectures breadmakine :"
under tho auspces Of the Columbian Association !"
tbe model kitchen Of the Women'S bni'u''s " -
Fair. Mrs Ewing's work at ChautauGua last va"
w,s confined to practical class lessons ana inc "''
ing of teachers in household science. Her r''"" "
the public Platform this morning marks the "s"s
OF n series Of lectures which are eagerly "
The copious notes generally taken ar''S"" Wv
tcrcst Of the audience. Mrs Ewing has an ",'''"'s
contempt for bad cooking, and her ins'r"'"o" >
Iivcnrd with witty hits at prevalent hohseN''p'"s
practices , .ob,,,
Miss Lauro A. Fly Of Cincinnati, Is tcachih-
wool. carving 10 n number of pupils WHO n'No
already arrived and Is planning WORK 'o' ~
who have registered. but are not vet mere 1'"e
models for pupils are finished pieces VI "oo''
carving samples OF the work Of the wel-Rh""n
artist william II. Fry. father OF Miss Fry
series Of talks OH designing, historic mouNes ana
the principles governing original work Is to DE- give"
I'm The
Vicc-Chancellor George f. Vincent this afternoon
pre- sided at conference held in the Hall OF Philosophy
for the consideration OF social questions. Mr. vincent
aid that sociology. distinguished irom socialism.
would have attention during This week In series "'
conferences addressed by PERSONS engaged In the
theoretical and practical study Of these proDeilS III
America and Europe. Continuing this liz OF work. tho
American Institute OF Christian sociology Will NJ
organized here next week. Robert \. Woods. OF
Boston, a resident for some months nj Toynbee Hail.
poke on the social situation In Great Britain hr'
Woods described the work being don" by tho local
governing boards. known County Councils. ana inc
work Of John Burns and Tom" Mann I'm organizing
the working classes. As factors In tho social problem
in England he cited 200 benefit societies In London.
improved public s. hoos technical schools assisted by
,bc Government. mechanics Institutes the Peoples
Palace and a new Institution similar TO IT, and uni
versty extension The work Of twenty-five university
settlements and General Booths scheme were dwelt
upon.
Or. Richard r. Fly said that the marked difference
between the situation I'm England and America Is that
America has not proceeded far but Is approaching
European conditions. unless a different direction Is
owen 10 our social development our Constitution he
sad was drawn Up when the National conditions
differed greatly from those TO-DAY. on the subject
OF education Dr. Ely commended u" work oi ne ,,h'
r,1 a. Sc1 hy u % peh cr "on as The
surcst way of reaching and lclpns society al large.
Miss Jane Adams. OF Hull IIon,' ~" lineage UNI
versity settlement spoke Of IN" establishment oi pun
lie lanndres and hathhouses for The foreign population
in nsl city and 81 e ,dao,O. 'n od ,nn % f r Poles
and Russians furnished an "Nampl" 81 inquiry, 'nr'
st.ht n H.