The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-07-08

MIN NESOIA, THURSDAY, y
the teams OF the surrounding cities and
towns. Ti.ese games are very interest
ing to fan and an opposing team |
visiting Chautauqua is assured of treat
ment second to none.
At the north end of the grounds !
stands the college building and the
campus affords magnificent view of
the lake. This is called the College of
Liberal Art. William R. Harper, of
Chicago University, was at the head Of
the Chautauqua college for many years.
The College Building is the centre of
the Chautauqua Summer Schools and
classified under several department
heads, such as English Language and
Literature, Modern Languages, Classi-
Cal Languages, Mathematics, Science,
Music. and many others. Under these
heads nearly two hundred courses are
offered. About one hundred teachers
selected from different colleges and
universities make up the faculty for
the six we .ks' summer session. Private
tutoring is also offered and college
credits can be arranged.
In front of the college one stands on
a ridge seventy feet above the level of.
the lake. Along this ridge it is only
few moments walk to the heart Of the
grounds.
| Chautauqua has countless side at
fractions but time will permit me to
speak briefly of only one or two. The,
Pennsylvania Railway offers number
of personally conducted excursions to
Mia CARA Falls from Chautauqua. One
of the large steamers leaves the pier at
Chsutauqua at seven o'clock, a. M,
arriving at Mayville twenty minutes
later, where a special train awaits to
carry the excursionists to Niagara. The
road takes you through deep valleys
and beautiful scenery until the. ridge
between Lake Erie aud Champain is
behind you and the train arrives at
/ Brocton, New York, the heart of the
grape country. Here the Pennsylvania
Railway meets the Lake Shore and runs
along Lake Erie to Buffalo. One pass
es through the territory of Dunkirk
the home of the Brooks locomotive
and arrives at Buffalo about nine a. m
, Thence through the vast lumber dis
|, trict of Tonawanda, N. Y, arriving al
: the Falls about $50, and returning
lea aving Niagara at p. N. and arriving
at Chautauqua at 10 p M, when thu
chimes in the tower of the Pier Build
: ing are rung for goodnight. For thi
{ trip of two hundred miles by rail ant
steamer the Pennsylvania Railway ask
8 $3.50.
e Another beautiful trip from Chau
9 tauqua is a ride down the lake t
: jamestown, thriving city of twenty
! FIVE thousand at the foot of Lake Chau
a tauqua. The first landing across tn
9 lake from Cha ltauqua is Maple Spring
y beautiful little summer resort cor
n tanning few summer homes and
# small hotel. It is only few minute
d ride from Chautauqua and here man
y people spe I'D the summer who are a
d most daily visitors. to Chautauqu
rs From Maple Springs the course of tt
j. steamer is across the lake toward tt
ar west and ChautauQua side to Lor
ID Point, point of land about the widt
le of two city blocks and extending o.
is into the lake nearly hale mile. Pas
ID ing around Long Point, about Ii
n miles below Chautauqua, the next Ian
w ing is at the narrows-at Beenel
ar Point, where many Buffalo peol
Q make their summer homes. Here is
m fine hotel ard many large and up-t
es date boarding houses. There is fer
It's at this Point where one may cross
,st the west shore an find beautiful dri
of few miles to Chautauqua.
DIS Beener's Point the steamer pass
;h- through the narrows AMI into the loI
,ry lest portion of the lake. The next lar
nv ing is Lakewood, ten miles south,
IN. west part of Lake Chaatauqua. III
Ale are two splendid hotels, the Kent a
to- Stirlingworth's Inn, and cottages a
ia, many smaller boarding houses. Acr,
,pe the lake to the east side from La
On, wood is one Of the beauty spots of
.si- country. There many Pittsburg q
led Allegheny people spend the SUNNI
APP A couple Of miles further on the stea
ali or lands at Ceieron, ,::the Cony Island
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