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Show SOCIAL SIDE OF CLEFE1 - HAVEN. Unanimity of Spirit and Glow of Friendliness Pervades All. The social side of life at Cliff Haven has been unusually attractive this week, so much so, in .fact, that this may be considered a week worthy of an important place in the annals of the summer school. Two functions stand out as worthj- of note, one the formal reception tendered by the faculty of the teachers' institute to Mr. Augustus S. Downing-, third commissioner of education, educa-tion, on Thursday evening:, and the other oth-er the grand ball given by Mr. William H.- Buckley of Albany on Friday evening. even-ing. Four other affairs of less magnificence, magnifi-cence, but equally enjoyable, were the military euchre at the New York cot-t cot-t tage No. 2, the reception to Dr. E. A. Pace at New York cottage No. 1, the hop at the Champlain club, and the campflre at the popular college camp. The reception to Commissioner Downing Down-ing fittingly marked the close of the work of the teachers' institute. It was held in the spacious ballroom of the Champlain club, which -was transformed trans-formed by artistic decorations of bunting bunt-ing and evergreens into a bower of de- Downing and Mr. William F. O'Calla-ghan, O'Calla-ghan, chairman of the reception committee, com-mittee, in the reading room of the club. Greene's orchestra of Boston furnished delightful music throughout the evening. even-ing. No more elaborate social function has ever been given at Cliff Haven than the ball Friday evening. The club ball room was again the scene of festivity, fes-tivity, but it was scarcely recognizable so altered was it by the gorgeous decorations dec-orations in use. Vari-colored electric lights, folds of bunting and flying, pennants pen-nants hid all that was familiar to the eye. ehind a splendid screen of palms gat Clark's orchestra, which furnished fur-nished inspiring music for the dance. The reception to Dr. Pace at the New-York New-York cottage took the form of an intellectual in-tellectual love feast between the representatives rep-resentatives of the Catholic university and the Catholic summer school. The chief speaker was Dr. Pace himself. He spoke of the ideals and aims of the university and of its possibilities in the future. He then proceeded to show how a closer union between the university and summer school could result advantageously advan-tageously to each. Other speakers were Rev. William S. Kress, Cleveland, O., uui.ii imuui oiiiiui aiiu ur, James J. Walsh ofs New York. Each spoke in praise of the .work done at Cliff Haven, not only along intellectual lines, but also in the bringing together of cultivated Catholic men and women. wo-men. Father Kress recalled his student stu-dent days at the Catholic university when Archbishop Keane spoke of the advantages of students rubbing up against each other, and added that such a process was one of the best accompaniments accom-paniments of life at Cliff Haven. This Idea was also taken up by Father Smith and Dr. Walsh. Both speakers insisted on the good that must redound to the members of the school from their Intimate Inti-mate contact with the many brilliant Catholic writers, orators and scholars Who annually come to Cliff Haven. ,T-best thing about all social life at t-iifr Haven whether in a brilliant affair af-fair of the evening or in the impromptu impromp-tu gatherings on porch or in grove dur-Vtg dur-Vtg the day' ls the unanimity of spirit, the glow of friendliness that pervades all. Likeness of tastes, of religion and of ideas, forces the social side of life here to a high level, not subordinating-the subordinating-the intellectual or religious features, put giving, to tfiem!'an attractiveness that savors of delight. Two lecture recital? on national music mu-sic by Professor Camille Zeckwer, one of Philadelphia's leading musicians, were delightful features of this week's intellectual programme. Professor Zeckwer was ably assisted by Dr. W i B. - Grady, tenor soloist in St. John's church, Philadelphia. An illustrated lecture of great informational value was given early in the week by Dr Sherman Williams of Glenn's Falls, N. Y. In the mornings of the week Dr. James J. Walsirof'Xew York City gave a course of profound, yet interesting, lectures on experimental psychology baturday will be flag day at Cliff Haven. Ha-ven. The chief event scheduled is the ..sujis, ui a. nanasome new flag in front of the Champlain club. The Fifth infantry in-fantry band will provide music for the occasion. |