Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-03-04
The Household.
A Word for Chautauqua.
BY ERNE>TlNE lRylNG.

A Word for Chautauqua.
BY ERNE>TlNE IRVING.
| have sometimes noticed inquiries in
The Househoid as 10 {. l.. ). C., what II
slgniied and ITS object. As have been
member OF the circle tee past Year, ana CON
siderahIy Interested ~ the reading. pro
pose to talk lnile about II. In the frs;
place the InItla. letters {. l., ). {. are for
Chauiauqua Literary anG Scientific CI5Cle,
whose grand central railiiug point Is al
Lake thHutauQla, western New York; but
seine of the NV England states. Western,
Pacific. ard for ausht know. southern,
have assemblies wuh.n their own borders.
Beside, many ot 70. iradiu: ol,les and
towns. even the ot.lNirg c"uutry villages,
and so-c4iitd bst kvuu towns. have formed
local circle. which are recognized bt the
main branch Then there srr hundreds OF
in1N idua.s. Ike tHe vli.eT, Who s,u0y and
read bN themselves without hi, aid Oi
course each .mh,r must read and WrIje,
IA a sense prepare Els lesson by himself. bat
N the CIiCi". the meeting together. inter
change Of thought. and helpful Ideas re-
ceiSrd from discussion cf tie subject, are
almost -q4a! TO IA Gas. recitation M school.
The local circles usually meet once in Two
weeks, sometimes not otieuer than once
mouth. These meetings ,sa be made very
Pheasant, and very profitable ltc leading
h'ersf, men and women USUALLY compose
them hence, 4 one OF les, capacity get, In.
he or she MAY learn much by association.
A minister 10 the town . usually made ih-
president. OF h. ~fe. she Is quite a.
efficient.
The uhlec, of it.s instruction b, To furnish
an unbiased. broad aud comprehensive
course OF reading and study extending
through pertod Of four wears a. supple
mental school or college course lu those
whose sehoo.-da,> atv ended who can
obtain such an education IT no o9aer Nay,
or have abundant leisure and an active mind
preferring not 80 main dormant, and rust
There are mauy ladies oi leisure whp gre
improving their time and minds ,n this way
suppose fashion and the many trisolou,
nothlngs Of The prr,eni. might by a close
calculation be made to consume nearly al ot
ones time; but II seems 10 mr tie returns
from such life must be treadfuiy unsatis
! fling. Nature abhors 4 vacuum, an! when
the mind Is empty II naturally revert, upon
itself, causing Il WEAKNESS, beside which a
I healthful course of reading with ,ogical,
concise thinking, would be pleasure.
Last wear. it j. sand there were about six
thousand reading in the nited States. This
wear the number has quadrup!sd. sLo@! !ug
the popularity and favor II has gained. 1t
is really becoming quite the fashion 70 STE
Cnautauqua text books and hand books ~
ing among ever,-da books, not psf!or vol
umes. kept for show. bat every day often
used articles, and people are waking up TO
the great gain To be derived frem this Kind
OF study.
4 portion Of The re adlng is published in
monthly paper. magazine form, known a.
The Chautauquan, price Sl.j0 From Dc
tober until June inclusive. the following in
the course for 81 snd - ha, been found
therein: Mosaics Of History, Chris.!anit. in
Art, Readings in Mathematics. Political
Economy, G-oiogy. Law, OF Heath, Chem
lstry, Mental and Mora Philosophy. Ihls,
as said, has been published in The ChAG-
tauquan, which Is Published AT Mradyi.le
Penn, by Rev Theodore Flood In al
dition. the following book, have been re-
quired this year: "A Short Histof, Of Art. :"
and Outline Lesson, on Art" by Miss De
Forrest Mans Antiquity and the Ian
yuage," w DIR. Vincent Outlines IN Gen
srai History = Wars Of the Roses ! AR
Of Speech" b, DIR. ownseud; History Of
Ancient Literature" by Prof. Quackenbos.
and Mckenzie's Nineteenth Century, which
alone is worth the price paid for the books.
/ The cost including The price Of the Chauta1-
| quan, and fifty cents initiation fee, has been
So 30, and | suppose the books for 81 aud
~ - se 20 rha =.
ta'ntI more perhaps SOU Inc o"uisf -
as io'io" meanings ~ 'i'e n's'oif anu i,t
eia'uie oa ofeege' Eng iah.i' hussid' "IaHu,-
na''a' 'H'n'' Japan anu America heA'-
/ iHSs III ge"loS!, as'ioh"in3' pn!Sio''s. ana
nHsiehe' i'eHoinTS ~ Dioie h.s.oi, '''O III
oioI'cai ana seiefai fe'isiols iiiela'uie
a Pof'io" oi e'en li9"'', -. ''qu'ieu i'a
/ ils y !" De iou"u '' i"' y
sldes nlueh o''lef 'aiuao'e 'i'ei a'u'e' ~, II
JUurhai oi Se'e"'. -'"o pases. o''I Z
hundred questions ana ahS"efs are ARA
each hoh'h upon some lo'io urDe' u4>.1s
son. ana are hiuch heip "a nAiis al"
| points roiH MINUTES e"e' U".;
excepted de'q'ed 70 ''e Ieao'ps IRON,
oc'ooer uh'ii Jul! wiz eo'et 'ie i'qu"eu
'ihie, ou' oiie may "es'" 10 ia'e al VIC
as Shiis'""s' ""o '''
ei,ihg liioIe 'nan 'ne iu.'t n'.ilu'ss
Much R'en'eI oe"en' 10 'He ln.,'u - ~
| fNed 'hah sha' s@'"eu he''''
moments Oh feauihe ioi Ne 'nlHu y
strengthened anu l''l'e9ta.eu .. 'ae ua.n u
thoughts started anu o''e'' Iiie Pe'tl en"'!
snces' or i.'ie NeA,he hotI'hss 'nat mar
ones comfort ana itt' al" "ofr!' are
passed iig"li! over, OF io,eo''eii' "nen ma
tiers oil greater "eish' ana more interest are
present.
Inc past year ,he s'ud! mas oeen very
comprehensi'e' IL neing 'he las'' OF senior
year Tor 'he class 0, ioo-, VINO efaoua'eu d.
Chautauqua, ana all over 'he lahd' August