The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29
FOUNTAIN OF EDUCATION
BAY VIEWS WORK NOT LIMITED
TO THE EDUCATIONAL GATH
ERINGS OF SUMMER
CENTER OF A READING CIRCLE
The Correspondent of the Globe
Finds the Summer Home of
Former Clergyman of
ST. Paul.

Special Correspondence of st. Paul Globe.
BAY VIEW, Mich, July 26-Sunshine
has at last come to Bay View, after two
weeks of drizzling rain. occasionally en-
livened by thunder and hail storms 1t
came just in time for the twenty fifth
birthday Of the associa ton.
The feature of the day was the ban
Quet. presided over by Judge S. N. Owen,
of Columbus, o. In the evening the ter
race. docks and beach for miles was
crowded, and the bay was alive with
launches and row boats filed with spec
tators who had come to enjoy the dis
play of fireworks. The Bay View grounds,
and especially the parks and lawns front
ing the Auditorium, were brilliantly light
ed and decorated. In spite of the war
news from the East, Chinese lanterns
seemed on the high wave Of popular
ity, hundreds of them transforming the
grounds into a veritable fairy land.
Taking advantage of the line weather,
we boarded the little ferryboat Search
light, that makes it's hourly trips around
the bay, and started for Wequetonsing
AS We neared the shore, this pretty little
summer village peeped out at us through
its pink and white birches.
Here, overlooking the bay, is the beau
tiful home of Dr. David R. Breed, for
| mer pastor of the House of Hope church,
St Paul The doctor was out on fish
| ing excursion, but we had a most delight
full hour with Mrs Breed and her charm
ing daughter
/ DR.. Breed is not at present engaged in
/ pastoral work, but is a professor in the
theological seminary at Pittsburg. This
| home was built while he was pastor of
! a church in Chicago, and although noW
Eliving so many miles away, the woods
lSof Northern Michigan are so irresistible
| that he still makes this his summer home.
| Both Mrs Breed and the doctor are well,
| and, as usual, are surrounded by hosts
| Of friends.
I One day while passing along one of Bay
| Views shady walks, my eyes fell upon
| a huge granite boulder, on which were
| the mysterious letters, 3. V. r. c.. and
| in answer to. my inquiry for light my in
| formant said: '.That,s-a mementO Of the
| class Of 1900 Of the Bay View Beading
| circle. It's headquarters are there" point
/ ing in the direction of beautiful Evelyn
hall, the finest building on the grounds.
! 1 soon found the B. V. r. Q, offices, the
! president, Mr.. j. NJ. Hail. and the general
| secretary, Miss Carrie b. Taylor, who ar
rived several days ago from the central
| office al Flint, Mich. to be in close touch
| with the summer work. Both were busy
| over the vast correspondence and other
! work of this large organization, and what
| l CLEANED from them will be as surpris-
| ing and interesting to the readers Of the
| G. o b e as 1t was to me.
The reading circle is Bay Views winter
work. which largely goes on while this
little village is quietly sleeping under a
thick blanket of snow Only seven years
ago the B. V. r. G.. began, and now think
Of it's immense influence in giving a liter
airy inspiration and uplift to nearly 5000
students and homes! It's short and de-
lightful study courses have become very
popular with the women's and other lit
erary clubs, and hundreds of "circles"
have organized to take them. It's MEM
bers are found in all parts of the United
States Mexico and Canada. 1 was shown
one package of books to be expressed to
a reader in Honolulu. It has a prescribed
course for every year, and publishes the
Bay View Magazine, which is in great
favor with its readers. The courses taken
are excellent in their adaptation to these
busy times, and are models of conciseness
and good literature. Among the directors
are Dr. Hamilton Mabie, of New York;
Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin, of Chicago, and
Bishop w. X. Ninde, of Detroit.
During the year just closed the course
was reading journey of five months in
Russia, then a month In beautiful Nor
way and Sweden. closing with two charm
ing spring months in Holland. In the
! autumn the circle returns to Europe, and
| will spend the year in England, and make
| extended study excursions into Irish and
Scottish history, life and literature.
Here at Bay View the organization
gives a choice programme of lectures, re-
citals and readings all through the as
| sembly period, and is very prominent in
| society functions. One of Bay Views