New-York tribune., 1894-06-26
THE PENNSYLTfNff CHIUT1UQCI.


GRETNA NA-cffAHGEs ~ THE FACULTY
Mount Gretna Penn June . (SpecaD. The Penn
sylvania Chauauqua begins its third annual session
az Mount Grctn1 on July ?. This Institution ia the
representative school Of the Keystone State
the Chautauqua plan. II has established a repu-
tatlon for thorough collegiate instruction in the
branches It undertakes 10 teach. and II actually
does university work IN number Of It's depart
rncnts and has probably had a higher STANDARD than
any other non-tcchnical popular summer school in
the United States During the coming season It's
regular faculty for college class work Will consist Of
about twenty profcssore In addition to the special
corps OF pl.,c lecturers. ana - the performers in
the daily public entertainments. varied throughout
the month.
Mount Gretna Park the seat ~ the Chautauqua. Is
in the heart OF the Cornwall IIills and is the mos;
spacious and diversified wild park In the natural
state la Eastern Pennsylvania. Il is one Of the
camping grounds OF the Pennsylvania National
Guard and the resort of large daily excursions
which bring abundance of lie ana merriment into
those woodland haunts Of ferns and flowers. En-
tiry secluded from these grounds. AMI separated
from them by q b"lu'Ifu brook the Chautauqua
Park proper stretches out with its sweeping semi
circle ~ forest homes
Bosil,s tho many new cottages ercccl this year.
the Tulte S.ates Postal Service has established "A
postal station M M" park fpr the benefit of chau-
,Auquans The greatest Improvement however IL
the Introduction Il new water supply from the
large mineral -prur. The water is pumped TO the
top of th. hH and then distributed through the
mains 1, every part Of the grounds Another new
feature is the pr3i"ing of boats on Lake Conewago
by electrical power.
In the faculty ,,icre are few aIlltlons AMI sev-
crsl changes from last year. Dr Stocks Hammond H.
dean - the department ~ vocal anl instrumental
music. Professor \ shuttle Is dean Il The depart
inert ~ 1in,c4l instruction. Professor j. H. Pennl-
man 81 dean ~ the d,partmen; of English
literature. Professor i. x. Light dean ~ the
department Z piiy-ici. s,icuc" ami Psychology;
Dr Euing.r. dean ~ classics. Miss FrIeaufr.
dean %; modern Languages Professor A 7.
Clay Will hlt. charge x the classes In Assyrian
and Arabic. Professor l.. L. Grumbine is instructor
IN cio.'ution. Miss Lydia Newcomb and Miss Lip
pinco't VIII have charge OF the Desartcan and
kiulergir'en departments respectively. Mrs Sarah
Tyson Rorcr principal OF the Philadelphia Cooking
Scao,l. WI lnstrIc; IN cooking. and the Rev. H. G.
Plrioe again has charge or the ChautauIua Literary
and scientific Circle wiki daily roundtable exer-
cs.s
stocks Hammond. Mus. Doe. formerly ~ Queens
Cplcre. oxford England. is D,cor OF Music - the
College - church Musicians. ani Lcenuaie-in-
Music of the London COLLEGE u Music. Englanl He
wac for many years p1p!! Il + g. Atkinron ors1n-
is 81 NotN oh Cathedral Eng and. and of Pnsuu lie
Is composer and has held important posts Dr.
liinmoni VII orhHil' HIi ''hInct a IhIsr ''au-
tuuqui chorus. which VIII sing anthems AZ me
vespcr service every evening. and also public chill
dr'ns chorus - r"h"af@' every morning IN me
auditorium 1t the 81 l-e ~ the various courses eX
n@ns VII 'c n" IN rF'3'a, d anran a@l sranh
~ th~ London College Z Music England. and cor;
candidaics. ne BoarI or Esaminers for the Lon
don college. who VIII h. present ana conduct the
music In the Iniyertty ~ Pennsyiy2nn Dr stocks
ws@r w'Reql F. I1 m Or pi!rg Mssr@' Of "'N~'''rT' and
Professor Penniman. tn otner dean. Is of the
University ~ Pennsylvania AMI has arranged four
publi- lectures including one 'Thoreau." one
on "Reberi Browning anI 1notncr on & The it-
work Is "stulics ~ the Rise and Development OF
the English Novci" and he VIII trace rs sources
in Richardson. Fielding. Sterne and Smollet
Among ne special lecturers are Professor a r.
clay. assistant curator of The Babylonan Museum
in the University OF Pcnnsyvania. and instructor
in Semitic languages who Will deliver course OF
six illustrated lectures on ''The Bible and The
Ancient Monuments, enjoying the latest results
Of Oriental explorations ana excavations,
Professor Al6,ri = Boie- chief OF fhe 5urean
On tho Law ani Practice Of BANKING" Editor Of
tor of ''The Financial History Of the United
| states" has been engaged to lecture during the
min HOrning VIII entertain The Chauauquans At
various times throushout the season. The Mohawk
also been ENGAGED 10 give lectures 49,. ,......,
When the chautauqua was organized the features
u having several days ia the week special days
sn :" 3rfe 1xtrnt Jnly 4 the nrst active day
OF the Chautauqua. ~ In the hands OF a special
d@ncn Day ana II Is intended 70 make il a counter
part Of the celebration as practIsed at Roseland
Park Woodstock. Conn. Governor Pattison IS 70
Hughes ~ Philadelphia. John Dalzcn and others
Eufcrpean Day occurs July 49, teachers week, July
lG To Il: Pennsylvania German Day July 20; Public
school Day July p; Christian Endeavor week July
q 20: High School Alumni Day. July r. and
Indian Day. July &. These occasions have been
placed I'm the hands OF special committees. Recog
milton Day occurs July l6. when Bishop Vincent
who founded the Chautauqua system Of education
twenty years ago. ana who has been the chancellor
and heal OF the New-York ChAutauqua ever since
will be present on that day and personally confer
the diplomas upon the graduating class OF the
Chauiauqua Literary and Scientific Circle who will
gather al Mount Gretna from all parts OF Eastern
and Central Pennsylvania. and he Will extend greet
ing To the hundreds Of graduates in the classes Of
the last ten years who expected to be there to
welcome him