El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-25
E~XAS-COLORADO
~CHAUTAUQUA
A Very Successful Term
With Many Texas Teach
ers In Attendance.
NOTED LECTURERS

MANY NOTED LECTURERS
Over Five Hundred There and the Worl
Was Principally for Public schoo
acknowledgements Attached, Also
A m Council-The School Ii
Colorado Southern Railway.
Miss Mamie Sexton, who has beer
identified with the public schools of E
PPsn f,r some years, has just returned
from the sessions of the TeXas-Colora'
do C%nauGauqua. recently held at Bould'
er, Colo, AID in conversation with a
representative of the HERALD, said it
was one of the most successful and
we'll managed summer schools that she
has aver attended.
The location of the summer school
is an ideal spot. On a high bluff, over.
looking the surrounding valley for
miles, and within q mile and a half OF
Boulder, are situated the large au-
disorium with a seating capacity OF
over five thousand and the
access of'the city, reaching there in a
short time by the electric cars, which
run every few minutes.
The school was established last year,
and is q per manent institution under
the direct management of the officials
of the Colorado Southern railway.
The board of directors is made up Of
school men from Texas and Colorado.
CDR. Homer T. Wilson of Fort Worth
was president of the Chatauqua, and 1
never saw q better fitted man to carry
on the work. 1 have attended q great
many Chsutauquas n 1 believe he
was the right man for the place."
The Texas directors were DR.. Homer
T. Wilson, Prof. Pritohett, president
of the Normal college at Huntsville,
Prof. Long. superintendent of the pub
lie schools of Dallas, and Prof. Rice, of
Galveston.
from all over the United States, n
many of them we're YER learned and
bright e
Prof. Mimms, of Vanderbilt ~univer-
sity, was teacher of modern literature
and Prof. Webb, of Kansas City,
taught ancient literature.
Prof. b. F.. Estill, author of a text
book or history, in State of Texas
History.
Prof Il. C. Pritchest, mathema-
tics.
Some cry noted lecturers occupied
the platform from time to time and
William Jennings Bryan lectured on
the silver question before one of the
largest audiences that ever filed the
MI. Manship, of Mississippi. deliver
ed a beautiful discourse on "Story and
Song In the South"
Sam Jones was also heard, and DIR.
David Starr Jordan, of Leland Stan
ford university, lectured on "Educa-
ton that Best Fits A Man For Life'
DR.. Homer T. Wilson, president OF
the Chautauqua, and an eminentlybril-
man., delivered an elegant dis
On Royal Men," choosing as
his ideals, Garfield and Stonewall Jack
SOD.
A great many noted ministers from
all parts of the United States deliver
ed sermons on Sunday.
The lectures generally began about
$3.50 O'Clock in b morning, lasting
until 1890.
The afternoon session began at 2:3O |
O'CLOCK, n the work taken up was al |
together for the public school teachers.
A great deal of discussion was devot-
ed to method and management; also
time was spent on physi-
cal culture.
The kindergarten was in charge of
Miss Peabody, who is we'll known in
Denver.
The art gallery, which proved very
was in charge of Prof. Cox,
Of Waco, Tex.
One of the most interesting bodies
was the woman's council, conducted by
Mrs. Thompson, president of the Den
yer Woman's club, the largest club of
is kind in the United States, with q
;otal membership exceeding 1000.
Miss Marsh, principal of the Denton,
high school. conducted the round
discussions.
The auditorium is a very large
ouilo ing which can comfortably seat
i've thousand peasOns, and the lecture
looms are principally the tents made
or the corufort of the people.
A great many of those in attendance
lived in tents, while others occupied
and resided in town.
Over five hundred were in atten-
lance and three hundred and fifty re-
on the grounds.
The social life at the Chautauqua
vas one of the most delightful fea-
of the school.
There was a fine band in attendance
which played every afternoon and ex-
were arranged by the rail-
Dad to visit all the interesting places
a the vicinity of Boulder.
son all our excursions we were &C.
by DR.. Carr, q g%eologist
Colorado, who instructed us in
hat branch of science: and in fact 1
so much benefited by the work of
he school that 1 feel that I will be bet
~ pupils at the next scholastic
Four highwaymen put out the cleo
rio lights on the outskirts of Cory.
"a, the other night, and then, with