Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10
sunrra scuosLs.
vacation tor Hrguiar students Means
the ncElnnlnE OF Hard work tor
others.

given an Impetus to study SECOND only 10 the
colleges. and III some respects, particularly
in the Inducements to horne study, surpAss-
ing tho regular institutions Of learning.
Chautauqua associations are now Ia active
operation in many States. and even In New
zealAnd, Tasmania and Australia efforts arc
being made 70 follow along tho tines marked
out hy the managers Of the great institution
on lake Chautauqul. The eject OF those so
cicties and circles on the culture OF The people
Is already evident, and must become more
manifest az tho years roll round.
At chautauqua there has always becna blend
ing Of the social features Of a summer outing
with the lectures and classes. Under the cir
cumstances the social side Of lie at chautau.
qua, and themany State chautauquns thatern
following rs example, Is not only unavoidable
but desirable. Realizing. However, that
change OF labor Is evsu more res,fnl and
beneficial than cessation from all labor, the
colleges OF the land are coming TO reai1e that
many men aud women and particularly
teachers who have long vacation. would
avail themselves Of more systematic train
| ing lfthc advantages woyo presented ,and have
decided 10 have summer terms, Just to meet
such cases.
| The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
has a summer school, which while originally
intended for tho benefit Of Its regular stu
dents. has wisely thrown open It's doors TO al
students, on the paymeut ofa moderate Ad-
mission foe that barely suIiieos to meot tho
additional expense; but tho regular students
are admitted to tho summer course free o;
charge. Instead Of remaining in Boston, tho
summon faculty Of the Institute have decided
to lecture to classes at different points. THIS
month. June tho summer school Of mining
will open at Eustis, In the Province Of Quebec
whore the students will have an opportunity
Of seeing the mining Of copper, silver and
sulphur aud tho partial smelling Of the ores.
Instead Of living ia boarding hopsos. the
students Will live in fonts, in military fashion.
This molhod Of living and study gratinos tho
students greatly; It resembles the methods
adopted by the ancient Crock philosophers,
and without doubt It will prove more ad.
vantageous in every way than The methods
adopted at the headquarters Of the Institute.
Classes Interested in mo,allurgy WILDE taken
to some manufacturing centres, particularly
whore there Is ore smoothing and reining, and
there they can study tho processes direct In
the same month the summorschool OF topog-
mphy and geology will open its third year,
as will also tho school Of civil engineering
j The last three schools. instead Of being con
} fined to one place. will wander about Ike In
, tclectual gypsy encampmonts, studying as
) they 60 aud gaining physical strength with
intellectual development and practical work
Harvard, always In the advance, announces
for the present summer courses IN English
French, German. Anglo Saxon, History,
Pedagogy Psychology, Geometry Engineor-
Ing, Physics, Chemistry, Botany. Zoology and
Physical Training. Hero surely there Is
enough to select from, and women az woll AZ
men are admitted on un equal footing Will
the privilege OF all those courses. Tho lee
lures and Rotations will bo held In the
regular University buildings, which, though
+ lacking many OF tho advantages OF Tho
wandering schools. will be compensated fol
y by the fact that the great library at Cam
bridge VIII be accessible 20 all tho students.
d From lis first organization tho uniycrslt!
3 Of Michigan, at Ann Harbor, has been wido
awake. broad and progressive. It wai
among the Grst Of the great schools 30 inaugu
b ratio summer course, and this summe
] students who viii avail themselves o. It's ad
r. vantages viii be enabled to take courses II
n English History Mathematics, Philosophy
a Physics, Chemistry. botany. Geology ant
$ oven latin II has boen noticed that noarl!
9 all the summer students at Ann harbor ar
/ teachors in high schools or preparator
I academies, and that women, even more tina
L tho men, attend It's lectures and arc anon
: the most earnest atudents.
:, Cornell liz never behind. For several year
. II has had summer classes, and during th
y present season It's course Will DO hroaduncd
b 80 that IN addition to tho scentlnc subject
8 taught IN other colleges, II viii offer poculia
advantages 10 students In Phllology, Han
scrlt, Groek, Iaun. German French m
s Spanish will DO taught by competent proies
Il sors; and there will DO lectures on Poltl
+, cal Economy. Eyen the aesthetic side In
n not boon forgotten. Drawing, painting an
r. designing will b. important features q TIL
y broad course. These clhssaa Will begin rect
o intion on July C. and will continue for vi
/. weeks. white studeats OF law will DO onahlc
TO devote eight weeks 10 tho study. womci
y as Well as men arc admitted, md reguh
:, students will bo credited on their rospes
II two courses for the amount Of time tho
h spend In tho summer school. As tho cit
n Of Ithaca Is one OF tho most charming /
d tho state. and Of easy access. We may b
Is sure thh. the summer school at Cornell wi
e be, like everything elseit undertakes, srRn
success.
In addition 70 these great schools. tn
o University Of Iudiana. az Bloomington, wi
K begin its summer course on June 20.
n spaaks well for the broa5nesa Of the Mn
% nesota Legislature that they have apprr
. prlAted $4,000 year to the support {
summer schools for ther public scho'
teachers. These schooia instead Of bella
A conferred at ona point as IA the case vii
! tho regular universities, are hold all Owe
! the State, under the direction OF eompeiet
i, instructors, All Of whom are connected Wit
tho state University At Minneapolis. Til
= summon there viii DO ATTY Of these sehooi
i Heretofore wo have not looked TO the sout
i as leader IN educational mattersi but "a
University of yifginla from ~ first orgar
l1ation has maintained u high reputetio
for scholarship. II IL encouraging 70 .
that this grand educational iosiitation
!. placing itself abreast Of the foremost co
n leges Of the time. u, too, win have I
: summer school this year. IN which. in AZ
2 dillon 70 the usual scientific and rhlloloi
7. ical branches, there Will 10 department