University Of Ottawa Review Classic Reprint

Author : University of Ottawa
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ISBN 13 : 9781331037507
Total Pages : 744 pages
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Download or read book University of Ottawa Review (Classic Reprint) written by University of Ottawa and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from University of Ottawa Review Catholic religion. Then came Chatauqua, the first of the great summer schools of the present day. Here recreation as a part of educational instruction was brought to the fore and occupied a prominent position in the curriculum, if such it may be called, for studies are more or less optional. This gave rise to the foremost Catholic summer school of to-day that at Cliff Haven on Lake Champlain. This has provided a splendid model from which have been constructed numerous others on a smaller scale, so that a description of it will give us an idea of the average Catholic summer school. Few schools are favored as this is situated on beautiful Lake Champlain, and surrounded by the famous Green Mountains, a district noted for its scenery, in a land of wonderful scenic beauty. Noble as is its situation, the object of its foundation is more worthy still of note, To give from the most authoritative sources among our Catholic writers and thinkers the Catholic point of view on all the issues of the day in science, society and religion as its Syllabus says, in part, and to remove false assumptions and correct false statements about the Church. For this purpose the school brings, every summer, the ablest and best equipped among our Catholic leaders of thought, whether lay or clerical, and crowds of people attend every year, intent upon taking advantage of this rare opportunity. Houses are available for all, and at times the place assumes the proportions of quite a colony; with its Buffalo, New York, Philadelphia, and other contingents lodged in their separate buildings. An immense auditorium is the lecture hall; and morning, afternoon and evening it is crowded. The morning is usually taken up vith what might be called didactic lectures, such as social, political and economic problems; the evening is devoted to lighter matters, such as travel and literature and music, the latter especially being very popular. Concerts, in afternoon and evening, are of frequent occurrence, and musicians not unknown to fame often delight the audience with their art. Recreations of various kinds are available, and the tennis courts, golf links and athletic fields receive considerable attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.