The herald., 1898-07-23
SEASIDE SCIENCES
CHAUTAUQUA PROCEEDINGS AT
LONG BEACH
Entertainments AND STUDY
Professor Hoose on Pedagogy and It's
Branches-Dr. Henson's Ideas
on Gunnery-Music


of Chautauqua has gone and the program
improves all the time. Prof. Hamilton,
Vice President Rev. 1. Jewell, Consulting
p E. Hatch and Resident Director w. w
Lowe are a quintet of tireless working
Chautauquans. The lectures so far have
been the best we ever had, while the sing
ing of the Lorelei quartet has been a de-
lightful treat. Mrs. Princess Long of Ala
media, who sang here during the convention
of the Church of Christ lately in session,
and who is singing in the Chautauqua pre-
ludes Is a favorite not only with her Chau-
tauqua audiences but with everybody else
A. H. Cogswell of the University of South
ern California Glee club, a fine baritone
singer, Is also with us. Additional attrac-
tions are the readers and elocutIonists Miss
Buelah Wright and Lee Emerson Bassett,
who have charge OF the Evolutionary and
school of oratory department of the sum-
mer school and who entertain the Chau-
tauqua audiences from time to time.
Morning Session
The devotional services, Bible study and
Sunday school normal class conducted by
. Miss Morris were we'll attended, the classes
gaining in numbers right straight along.
Mrs. Grace Dutton, assisted by Miss Alice
Dutton, gave their first demonstration lee
ture on cooking this morning in the taber-
nacle, the subject being Bread Making"
The ladies illustrated their subject by hav-
ing dough ready for moulding, baking it
and distributing the finished product to the
audience at the close of the lecture. Much
discussion on the indigestibility of bread
and its cause by the yeast not being prop
erly killed ensued, the ladies explaining and
illustrating their lesson.
Summer School
In Pedagogy" Prof. Hoose discussed
that native activity Of the mind which for
mulates and assimilates new knowledge
with knowledge already possessed by the
intellect, thus making of the old and new
only one unit of knowledge. He illustrated
this activity-called apperception-by re-
ferring to our power to digest and assimil-
ate food. The food eaten at breakfast be-
comes in substance a part of the strength
and material of the body later in the day.
Thus by apperception new knowledge be-
comes a part of the mental store of learn
ing This assimilation takes place auto
matically.
The lecture on conscience" was contin-
ued by him. He explained how the child
cannot realize the difference between &C
tons and ideas and things until he has
learned to distinguish among them. The
child does not discern the differences
among It's several kinds of feelings, as fear,
hate, love, satisfaction and the like.
History
He gave in his lecture on History" a
running review of yesterdays lesson. His
tory is an account of the evolution Of hui
man life. Chronology is valuable because
It fixes IDEAS personalities, conditions and
events to the earth for inspection by the
student. Champollion G79O-1832), Ludwig
Grimes Q7s5-1S63), Franz Bopp Q790-1S6O,
are the real fathers of modern modes Of
studying history as a science.
Government
Professor Roots class work in civics to-
Gay included the Teutonic forms of govern
ment transferred to England by the Anglo
Saxon tribes, viz: ~ the Tungemot, ()
the hundred, (3) the folkwort. After dis
cussing the membership, the officers, the
power and notifications of these govern
mental FORMS the class studied the origin,
organization, powers and significance Of
the Wiltenogemot or assembly-the germ
of the English parliament
Afternoon Session
The prelude to the afternoon lecture was
filled out by the Lorelei quartet:
"Rockabye" (encore), "Uncle Ned" Lor-
elei quartet.
Vocal solo, Somebody's Pride" (Watson),
A. H. Cogswell.
"Ah, IT'S Dream" (dawley), Lorelei
quartet.
Reading, IAN Easter With Parepa Rosa"
Miss Beu!ah Wright.
Lullaby Dennee-Smith), Lorelei quartet.
Every number of the above received an
encore.
"Gunnery'
Dr. Henson, who several years ago de-
lighted audiences with his wit and versatil-
ity at the Long Beach assembly. was then
introduced by President Hamilton and pro-
ceeded to give his great lecture on Cum
merry" part of which is here reproduced:
ut was told some time ago, greatly 10 my
disgust, that was a humorous lecturer.
I rescind that assertion. 1t is generally
supposed that man who is a humorous lee
turer is lacking in more solid qualities. I
can be just as sensible as l nave mind to
that Is If have mind to-as anybody.
And want to vindicate my reputation here
tOudy ny giving yOu SOiHe SOllQ CHUNKS OF
wisdom. l am going to speak to you today
on the subject of gunnery. and 1 am going
on the supposition that every man is a gun.
or the son of a gun. I am going to divide
this subject up into three paris: First, gun
metal; second, ammunition; third, aim.
Gun metal is the material Of 'hich the man
Is made. 1t Is his physical, mental and
moral constitution. There are men whose
natures are so constructed that they 80 off
at everything; they are like volcanoes or
geysers. You couldn't keep them down IL
you put mountain on them. There are
natures out of which you can make nothing
Elk nihilo nihil fit There is such a thing
as a natural genius, and there is such a
thing as a natural fool. DR.. Hall and an
Armenian preacher once visited church
where the preacher was discoursing on fore
ordination and free grace, but the preacher
instead of expounding the Scriptures, SIM
ply pounded them. DR.. Hall was Disguised.
His Armenian friend was delighted, and
when they left the church he said to him
DIR. Hall, what do you think of predestina-
tion now?' L believe in it more than ever
caid the doctor. 4 believe that that man
was destined from all eternity to be fool
and he is giving all diligence to make his
calling and election sure There is great
difference in the quality of iron, although
the material is the same. 1t varies from the
from the cheapest pocket knife TO the best
Damascus blade. VIVA. constituras the DIFF