Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-09-07
Tie cnAr1ArouA CIRCLE.

The {. L. S. c. Of Honolulu has entered
its second year" said I to Iona, " would you
like TO join ?"
"What do those cabalistic letters stand for ~
he enquired.
"For the Chautauqua Literary and Scien-
tihc Circle"
"Oh. YOU mean the Consolidated Literary
Sma,terer's Club" he interrupted. Not
much ~
81 don't understand you." replied, a
triAe ncttied.
"Do you understand fits scope, its
significance, its tendcncy,f Do you realize
how big it is on paper and how little in fcalityf
Do you know tina, it tries to do an impossible
,hing-,o find royal road TO learning; TO
acquire knowledge geographically and alb
sorb culture by mental sponge bathingf
al know nothing Of the Sort" answered,
Indignantly. al understand very well what
you are hitting at. You collegiatcs think
yours are the only gaseways to the gardens OF
Parnassas. think not. / believe in self
help as much as Sam Smiles docs. | believe
in individual culture. in
$50 do l." interrupted my impetuous
friend " But you beg the question. OBJ
ject to the Chautauquan merely because they
assume to do what they do not, cannot do, TO
give to their desulatory play.s,udy the effect OF
systematic class work. Why, they even state
in their prospectus that the course requires
about forty minutes time day for>the term Of
four years, and further state that this need no,
take place every day although it is desirable
way to carry on the work am astonished
| Veral, continued he, ",hat man Of your
parts should lend himself to defend such himsy
work. The petext Of this society is the pro
pagation and diffusion Of knowledge, while
its real object seems TO be to extend tn,
circulation Of a magazine called the Chau
tauquan.
~ admit" replied, "that the course ma,
be less exacting, less thorough, less helpful i
But in that consists its greatest excellence. /
is brought down to the level Of the avcrag,
opportunity-not necessarily, Of the averag,
intelligenec-snd offers to the average mel
and women Of this work.a,day world, I
chance to learn in systematic concert wha
they probably never would in any othe
way. cal; it grea, help, mighty stimulus
reae,ing agains, the intellectual inertia Of thu
masses."
"My dear Veal" he replied with super
cellious grin ~ am very willing to ADM, al
you say, only this society claims to sdvanc,
the condition Of all grades Of intellect /
claims to be . college for ones own house
school for busy people and for people of leis
urc and wealth who do no. known what to d,
with their time; for University men. farmer
boys, minister's shop girls, lawyers bus
housekeepers,' physicians and last Of all add
insult TO injury by stating |, is for 'asfeMpl,i,.
ladies, almost Immediately setting forth It
complete course Of study. which proves to b
al last preparatory course which every fresh
man passes before entering college accom-
plished ladies indeed And mind you Will
this society claims to be non seetarian is pub
lshed course gives the lie to its statement"
"Bus you surely recognize that study Of an
sort Is better than none at all Probably les
than one man in every thousand, the civilire
world over. has university education OF an
SOFT Of systematic education, except in the sps
ciali,y Of his calling. The man OF woma
who tskes q eourse even in small degree q
thorough asthe chau,auqua coarse is thersb
better k,ted for advancemen,."
''Bus the course proposed by this society
one read BY every in,slligsn, person. eve
though be Be opposed TO the principles 81
forth therein. Tia, It fits person for I'd
vsaeemen, In learning Is Ices true than tina,
prompts to reflection aud invsstig by pls
} cling before oae the questions Of ,heolos
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