The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-30
liz CUIT CAlUTAUQUA.
Harper No Longer Head of
Collegiate Department.
METHODISTS WERE MUCH AROUSED
objected to Moving Enterprises, Except
Assembly, to Chicago--Rumored II Was
Scheme of Baptists to Make 1t Adjunct
of Chicago University.

CHICAGO, June 27.-A vain attempt
to bring the Chautauqua enterprises to
Chicago-all save the assembly, which
would remain at Lake Chautauqua,
N. Y, according to The Record in its
issue today, failed.
1t was proposed to take the reading
circle movement from Buffalo to Chi
cago, to take the publishing plant of
Flood q Vincent, publishers of all the
Chautauquan literature, to Chicago and
to make this the center of the popular
educational movement. 1t was under
stood that Bishop John H. Vincent, as
chancellor of Chautauqua, was IN favor
of the plan of organization which in
cluded the removal to Chicago, the maxi
ing of DR.. Harper the virtual head of
the entire movement, the abolition of
the Office of superintendent of grounds,
held by DR.. w. A. Duncan, and the
Office of treasurer, held by E. A. Skin
ner, and the creation of office of general
manager, to be held by Ned Arden
Flood, director of The University Press,
managing editor of The Assembly Her.
aid and superintendent of the publish
ing department of Flood q Vincent
also the position of head of the cOllegi-
ate department, to be filled by Prof
George r. Vincent, assistant secretary
of psychology at the University of Chi
cagO.
When this plan became known it i'm
mediately struck terror to the hearts of
the Methodists. They sought Bishop
Vincent and asserted that the move
would mean q "sell out" to the Bap-
fists and that John d. Rockefeller
would be in control of the Chautau-
quan movement. DR.. Harper heard of
this and immediate announced that if
there was a word of question impugn-
ing of his motives he would withdraw
entirely from Chautauqua. At the
meeting last January he resigned as
head of the collegiate department.
In March. Lewis Miller, head the
business department of Chautuuqua,
died, and a reorganization became nee
essary. Hostility to the Chicago plan
brought to the front Wilson Nj. Day of
Cleveland, on whose proposition it was
decided that all of the departments of
the association except the assembly
should be centered i'll Cleveland.
George Il. Vincent, who is a son of
the chancellor, was elected to take DR..
Harper's place at the head of the col
legiate department. Flood and Vincent
sold out their business on their own
terms to Chautauqua, and next month
the control of The Chautauquan, The
Assembly Herald and all of the books,
copyrights and publishing franchises of
Chautauqua press will be turned
over to Mr.. Day, who assumes
the position Of general manager
a new office, which includes the duties
of the superintendent Of grounds and of
treasurer. DR.. Theodore l.. Flood of
Meadville, Pa, who has for 20 years,
edited The Chautauquan, the organ Of
the movement, retiros from his connec-
ton with the paper and all other asso-
citation interests with the September
issue.
Clem Studebaker of South Bend,
Ind, who has been acting as the chair
man of the board of trustees since the
death Of Mr.. Miller, will be elected
permanent chairman in August.
Miss Helen Gould's endowment Of
$25, 900, secured through DR.. Harper,
together with $25, 900 to be raised by
the reorganizers, will be set aside for
an endowment fund Andrew Carne-
gle is to be interested i'll the plan if
possible, and a large endowment Sc
cured from him