New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-17

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\ great hickory towers nearly hundred
ana fifty feet, ana an oaa almost ~ hfh h''
sirlh II twciliy-thr,c feet. G.cd, cass
nut ,iupps ard ocra-onal fallen tree tiunH, IN t"r"
woodland depth, ihr oay ugrc.uon 4 the Gl-it"
Ing hand OF man. TAc nrti CAantaGqEI Platform
consisted Of the large, Of these giant stump. ana
sill pointed ou in Miller Iarh. tiuy br oh. bed,
Of embracing the straight trunh, aud provi!ne
luxurious divaE. fem, ana Wild flowers delight The
Of the city visitor. ~ tli' time elder hlo,s ms
and swect.bricr r'sr, Ia profu'e bloom hey md
the gymnasium a!cng he lake nont; ihc ,ilNery
pendent blossoms 81 the chestnut uc's and ia" brown
youag fruit Of 10 Iccch trees NAH l!ca-ant VI
ilcty ia the color -ch"Hc + TIC wcodlar9,.
A camp mccnuc association. organized ~ !air Puirt
IN 1911, was visited two years later hy Chancellor
John H. Niaccn aHd President Levi, Miller. b'jh -
that time active sunday school workers. TEE selected
tie site for Tho Chant .uqun SUNDAY s,hp,l Assem-
ply" The and score of this nov venture were
limited 20 few acres. ana q wcc, course In
nal Bible lns,ruc Ion fr >rnday-,cho,l Teachers ana
supc.tntendcnts. The intellectual IDEAL and bu sin.
talent Of thee hO have be- asset late WORKERS Tor
twenty yeaI- here fount their preston In the fond-
ing If a >tho l. for .hc Ghau ariua idea
evolved before I, had place. From the
first two Ideas carried forward the improvement
Of the campmeelins by changing It. cvang"liNiic
phase and having science Il, well rs theology pre-
srntcd on IT, platform. and the development; Of she
Chautauqua ,undny -school TEACHER Assembly TIiG
work. begun IN the Methodist Episcopal church. WAS
never sCctrrisn In charactpr and ia" alldrnomLl-
tonnl quality Of Chautauqua Is the basis Of lis cOsmo
polan character as II now exists. Chau,auqua. from
a two wccks' Bible In 1874. with from 900 TO
COO students assembled In arr tent has gradually
developed 10 lis present scope and proportions. The
camp meeting features have been more and moro
eliminated and while Chautauqua Is religions en-
tcrprise It's schools lis grcnt characteristics.
The department Of summer instruction now includes
the College Of Liberal Arts, the Teachers Retreat
Schools Of sacred Literature, school of Music school
OF Physical culture classes In law. art oraory. etc.
and University Extension Home reading
study are provided through the Chauauqua Lit
crary and scientific Circle Chau'auqna local lectures
Teachers Reading Union. Young Peoples Reading
Tnlon political economy and social science clubs
Chautauqua Correspondence College, Corrcspond-
cucc school Of Theology and University Extension
lectures. There besides some twenty special
classes such as cooking, china decoration. photog-
raphy, wood carving ard clay modelling Girls
BOYS and womcn's clubs have Interesting meeting.
and the Sunday school Normal Class continue, cach
year 20 have a two weeks course early iu August
This pian offers systematic instruction under Tho
direction OF the foremost teachers in America and
Europe. Literature, ancient and modern languages
physics chemistry, geology. mincralogy biology
ma hema,ics, history political economy aud social
science IN the college course III The schools Of
sacred literature the Bible Is studied In English
Hebrew Crock and in the ancient versions Biblical
literature history and theology are cxpoundcd and
Hebrew Assyrian, Arabic. Syiac and New Testament
Greek are taught, The School of Music affords in
srrction piano. organ violin. banjo. guitar man
dolin. either cornei, saShorn harmony. vocal culture
model singing class ana chorus pruc'lce. The school
OF Physical Education Is weleqnipp,d institution
with lectures and trimming In every department Of
gymnastics and athletics.
The officers OF the Chnn'auqna system are: Prcsi
dent. Lewis Miller, OF Akron Ohio; Chancellor
Bishop John II. Vincent, Buffalo; viccchancc!lor
George F.. Vincent. Chicago principal. william r.
Harper. Chicago. The faclty consists Of Professor,
l.. H. Ba,ohdder. lIamnc University. 81. Paul
MIMI; L. W. Batien, Protestant Episcopal Divinity
School, Philadelphia: sylvester Burnham. Hamilton
Theological Seminary. Hamilton. y. y; Henry Cohn.
Chicago school Of Languages; A. De Rongemont.
Adelphi Academy. Brosklyn; J. T. Edwards, James.