New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
DANCES BARRED At CHAUTACQUA. :
MRS sTEBBINs HAD TO ALTER HER PROGRAMME
EXERCISES AT THE LAKESIDE


EXERCISES AT THE LAKESIDE.
C.ar,oroua Julv q (SpeciaD.-The Teachers Re-
treat will close early next week after successful
period Of work. Professor Walter g. hervey.
president of the New-York Teachers college ana
principal Of the Chautauqua Retreat, says that sew
eral innovations be made next year. and that
II Is hoped that the classes may be so arranged
that the teachers may be able TO attend many OF
the valuable lectures furnished by the Assembly,
from which they have many times been debarred
owing 20 conflicting hours this year ana pre.io"'
years Professor Hervey also said that INGENIOUS
are being studied and would be tried next year
which he thought would bring larger number OF
teachers than ever TO Chautauqua for speciai
study He delivered his last lecture to-day IN 'he
Hall of Philosophy. his subject being The Future
of the Schoolboy." After giving an outline Vi
what the future schoolbOy should be- fro'essoi
Hervey said that the boy who cannot read a dra"
ing IN the twentieth century will be as Inuch out VI
nlace nc tho hoy Of this nineteenth century VINO
cannot read a book.
Professor Moulton delivered his fifth address this
afternoon and took as his theme Eugene sue
wandering lew" the purpose Of the recital being
10 bring out the thought in that legenn on tne SUI
feet OF Providence. The interest awakened oy fro-
fossor Nfoulton in the Wandering Jew was equal 10
that of any of this admirable course ."'s
Geneyieve Stebbins. prcceptress OF the Ne"-io'A
School of Expression. gave readings anu sea'ue
noses This evening in the Amphtheatre. Mrs Step-
typical of different nations. but the management
dId not deem 1t consistent with the Chautauqua
idea and so the dances were dropped. Mrs' o'eo-
bins felt the objections taken 10 the dances pul
General opinion seems 10 be that the Assembly,
acted wisely In the matter Her poslhss are eA
cen,,onallv graceful and her readings expressive.
At the c. l.. S c. Round Table this afternoon Pro-
lessor Franklin w Hooper delivered oriet al
dress TO the students on Geology Inc cary
morning devotional services have been conducted TINS
month by DR.. Daniel Steele, of the Divinity School
Of the Boston University. Each wednesday even
ing PRAYER meetings are held in the various De
nouinational houses conducted by ministers VINO
may he here temporarily. DR.. Richard T. Ely OF
the University of Wisconsin. arrived yesterday ana
hogan his course of lectures on economic topics al
the college to-day. Professor Herman Evan Hoist
Of the University Of Chauauqua noted TOT ms Ms h
tory OF the United states CONSTITUTION; WIN WIN ne
course Of lectures at the college this morning Proles
sor John Commons of the University OF INDIANA pc
pr Eliza VI. Mosher Of Brooklyn. Is giving course
OF lectures to young women exclusively OH S sup-
}ect Of hea6 ana Phys'9 freosnt tnks on the
merits of Delsarte and the great value OF systematic
another valuable addition has been made to the
college library by DR.. II. B. Adams, OF Johns Hop
kns University who presented ted several historical
Tennis and rowing are the preVaiilng sports OIL te
place this year. though baseball is occupying much
attention. The Chautauqua nine is under the man
agement of George O. Reddington. OF Yale ana me
record Of former years has been fully sustained lor
every game played with the Westfeld jamestown
and Dunkirk mines has resulted in victory for the
The Young men Of the Chautadqua Congress this
National Importance. the latest Of which have been
bills providing for the limitation Of the franchise TO
vidng for the abolition of the Senate The presi-
dent Of the Congress IS Mr. Reddington, OF Yale