The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-05-30
CHAUTAUQUA'S BEAUTY
Historic Spot Donning Graceful
Garments Of Summer.
Approaching Season Expected to he One
of the Most Successful In the Assem-
biy's History-Laylng Of the Corner
Stone For the "Hau of Christ" Being
Arranged For.

Chautauqua has discarded her robes
OF winter and is fast putting on the
vestments Of the summer season. Her
giant trees of many kinds are casting
their graceful shade, while the green
grass everywhere makes a velvety car
pet. Forest, lake and sky vie with one
another in wooing to the Chautauqua
shores the health seeker as we'll as
those who see in this historic spot, n
place to breath pure air and to enjoy
the restful scenery. Chautauqua has
come to mean the Mecca for students,
teachers, literary workers and all
classes of people who wish to combine
pleasure and recreation with intellect
ual and spiritual profit
Unless all signs fail, the approaching
season will be one OF the most success
full in the history OF the Assembly. A
number of costly improvements are
being made at Chautauqua in prepara-
ton for the coming season. Last year
Chautauqua was visited by forty-one
thousand l,00O) people, the largest at
tendance In the history of the organi-
zation. This year the famous resort
expects to accommodate fifty thousand
(5o,000) students and visitors. BY the
lst of June ground will be broken for
the Hall of Christ" An appropriate
corner laying stone ceremony is being
arranged. The Hall was planned by
Architect Paul ]. Pelz, one of the de-
signers of the Congressional Library
building at Washington. The Hall will
cost between $S5.00O and $4,000.
A power house is under construction
which will increase the electric and
pumping power 1-2 per cent. The
new bridge, which is now complete, has
been built over a deep ravine, connect
ing the North and South sides OF the
grounds, makes available about 25 acres
OF additional building space, and pos
sible the opening OF a splendid boule-
ward driveway which is being project
ed to encircle the Assembly grounds.
The hotel has undergone extensive re-
pairs and an auxiliary waterworks sys-
tenn has been introduced Many new
cottages have been erected and old ones
remodled and improved. The water for
public drinking purposes this summer
will be obtained from deep artesian
wells. The college annex building will
be opened in time for this seasons
classes. The administration building
has been enlarged to provide for the
Bureaus of Publication and Extension.
The improvements arranged for and
still incomplete will cost about $780,
900.
hA, - hA
tauqua Assembly Herald which has
Just been issued and contains the COM
plete program of the coming season, an
nounces among other attractions a
course of lectures by Professor Bliss
Perry. Professor Perry. who has re-
signed his professorship at Princeton
to accept the editorship of The Atlantic
Monthly, is not only charming writer,
but a most fascinating lecturer He
has been one of the most successful
lecturers on the staff of the University
Extension Society of Philadelphia. and
is now entering field of summer lect-
uring.
Mr.. Allyne Ireland, whose contribu
tions to the magazine, and whose little
volume on the South African question
have attracted so much attention, Is
also a successful lecturer. He has
spoken at Wellesley and at Cornell
University, and is announced for a
course of lectures at Chautauqua next
summer He will speak upon "Tropl-
cal Colonies"
It is probably within the truth to
say that no one woman exerts more
personal influence for social betterment
in the United States than Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booth. Her charming per-
sonality, her high ideals, her indefin
able enthusiasm affects all who come
within the spell of her speech. We note
that she is once more given a prominent
place upon the Chautauqua platform,
where she has already appeared mora
than once.
Miss Susan B. Anthony must arouse
the admiration of all who are moved
by pluck and persistence in discourage
ing circumstances. Miss Anthony re-
tains her remarkable vigor of body and
mind, and urges as enthusiastically as
ever the social changes which she has
so much at heart.
We are interested to note that Chau-
tauqua again extends a welcome to
Miss Anthony, who is to speak next
summer, in company with two of her
lieutenants, Rev. Anna H. Shaw and
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
To save the great waste of a three
months vacation, Chautauqua has this
season provided Vacation School for
young people. This will combine an
intelligent use of the summer months
with the advantages of outdoor life.
The following is the calendar for the
Chautauqua Assembly season of 1900:
Opening of the season, Wednesday,
June 81.
Independence Day, Wednesday, July
4th.
District Conference, Bpworth League,
July 5-Sth.
Opening of the Summer Schools, Sat-
urday. July 7th.
Missionary Institute, Aug. 4th, 5th,
9th and 7th.
Old First Night, Aug. 18th.
C. L. s. C. Recognition Day. Aug
| 18th.
Schools Close, Aug. 18th.
Season Closes, Aug. 23rd.
Biennial Meeting of Friends. Aug
21-29th.
Among attractions for students OF
this summers Assembly will be q
School of Modern Languages, in which
| German and French are taught; ar
elementary class in Spanish; a Schoo
OF English Languages and Literature
a School for the Classic Languages; q
School of Mathematics and Science; &
School OF Social Sciences; a School o.
Teaching; a School of Fine Arts; {
School of Physical Education; a SchoO