The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-22
CHAUTAUQUA A GREAT
POPULAR EDUCATOR

Chautauqua Institution, the pioneer
In summer assemblies, summer schools
| and home reading courses, maintains
its leadership in popular education by
rare combination of intellectual train
ing, stimulating platform events and
healthful recreation. Its public pre-
gram again offers at time of world
crisis impartial discussion of vital sub
jects by authoritative leaders of pub
lie opinion.
More significant Avan than the in
dividual addresses by notable men are
the series Of one week each on cur
rent political, social, economic and re-
ligious problems. Topics for such dis
cussion are the defense of the nation,
the Americanization OF our foreign in
habitants, the church In its task of re-
making a war cursed world, the eleva-
tion of American business to a pro-
fession, with professional breadth of
training and professional loftiness of
ethics; the messages of art and an
dquity to modern practical life and
taxation In the light of wisdom and
justice. Each of the eight weeks from
June % to Aug. % is devoted to some
one major interest, that of Aug. 7-12
being music, with the well known Rus
sian Symphony Orchestra engaged TO
supplement the regular musical re-
sources OF the Institution. The names
Of many educators and public men of
the first rank appear In announcements
lust issued Eight preachers of ma
.ional reputation will give the eight
Sunday morning sermons, and there
are many other religious exercises.
TEW developments which are
nj going on at Chautauqua, N.
L Y, in buildings approaches
and transportation facilities
differ greatly from the prevailing no
ton of a chautauqua as a uansitory
thing. Brick paved highways, double
track intesurban car lines, entrances
of brick and concrete in good architec-
tural design, landscape treatment on
broad scale, educational buildings In
comprehensive groups, hotel rooms
with steam heat and other like conven-
fences, private residences costing for
tune to build do not grow up around
an enterprise of fleeing character, yet
all these things ar taking shape this
spring at Chautauqua. The fact Is
that the parent institution Of the Chau-
tauqua movement, on Chautauqua Lake,
has within decade passed into a
wholly new phase, the ''city of tents"
giving way very fast to city that
"has foundations" Electric light and
power plants, gas mains, water supply
and sewage systems, paved sidewalks,
wolves also the double tracking OF the
trolley line, the laying of needed
switches and the construction of q new
and complete station. The plans for
the station building are by Freeburg &
Fidler, architects, of jamestown, N. Y.
There will be double track in front
and switch to the rear for freight, bag
gage and express. The building will be
SO by 225, built of red brick, stone and
concrete. The design will harmonic
with the present permanent Institution
buildings, with red tile roof and wide,
projecting caves. The outside passen-
ger platform will be % by 72, so ar
ranged that outgoing and incoming traf-
fic may be separated. On the inside will
be the Institution ticket Office with In
coming and outgoing passes, the ex-
change office, news and candy stands
and the rest room for ladies'. Toilet
rooms. inside and outside, will be
provided for both sexes. Adjoining
the traction ticket Office will be the
baggage department with checkin1