The Forrest City times., 1889-12-28
A Great Summer Re-
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Forrest City Ought to Organ ize a Circle and Join in the Literary and
 Scientific March.


 The last issue of our wide-awak e confrere, the Register, contains the subjoined excellent article. Many times we have wondered why the literary talent of Forrest City have never organized Chau. tauquan Literary and Scientific Circle. The Chautauquans repre- sent tho intelligence aud best tall cnt of every community where they have . Circle. They have adopted for motto tho well. known and truthful quotation. "Education ends only with Ilfc.' '' They have Circles, prosperous, en- tertaining and progressive through. out the entire country; and they number, in all, l50,0O0 members. They have adopted course oi study for the present winter which speaks volumes for itself. It con. sists of Roman history and litera- tnre, art, physics and political economy. A diploma from the Chautauqua Literary and Scien. tific Circle is considered almost as valuable as diploma from reg uIariy organized:A merican college. The name of John II. Vincent. oi Plainfeld, New Jersey, as chan. eelIor, is Il sufficient guaranty tha, 1t has . we'll vertehrated back bone. The Chautauqua Assembly is Il grand feature. It's sessions arc held annually during the entire months of July and August, and are held on the shores of Chau. tauqua lake. Ample hotel accom-. modations are found on these shores, where is built Il magnifi cent and beautiful summer city. The placid lake and the delightful country around invite the most enjoyable excursions. Thls city holds high position, as n sum mer resort, but 1t has wider field Of usefulness than mere summer enjoyment. The Assembly u,il, izes the warm months in develop ing desire for higher forms of pleasure. One of tho grand est, (aGd noblest as weliO. schemes for en.tiva,ing and developing physi- cal, mental and moral enjoy ment among our people, old and young, IS to form Forrest City Circle, and take the course of study this winter; and. all who wish to go on summer vacation can meet with the Assembly, in Chau,auqua, next July. Tho program is already provided for tho next Assembly IL is superb and magnificent; the best lecturers, musicians and on tertainers ihe country has. arc now engaged. Besides this program, there arc summer schools, the most complete on the globe schools of language, literature, art, science; instruction in practical matters, such as typc-writing. book keeping, -penmanshir; classes for ladies in artistic decorative work China painting, wood carving and tho like; in fact, the opportunity to learn work suited 10 ihe most varied tastes and requirements. The idea IS exiant that the Chau. tauqua Assembly is strictly reIi- gious institution. IL k controlled by people who believe in the evan geIical protestant religion, bnl i, s run on broad, liberal, undenomi. national basis; il is free from the eccentricities and extravagances winch have rendered camp-meet- ings and other religious gatherings unpopular
 Chautauqua is founded on the fact that recreation means, Lot idleness and pleasure only. but T change of occupation; the sound. ness of this principle of recreation, by the fact that thousands annual. ly visit the great Assembly.
 The public program will con. tain names of men and women foremost in ait. scieree and litera- lure; among them we name Ed. ward Belany. the author of the widely read sociological novel, "Looking Backward;" William E cartis. Dr. II. E. Adams. Mrs. Abba Woolson, and about two dozen others. with whom it is al. ways good 10 hold converse through the pleasant medium of their writings.
 IL is not unreasonable 10 sap pose babes born in Forrest City may arise to the very acme of hu- man grandeur. Thomas Jefferson first saw thc light at tho foot of a Virginia hill. Bn, he fell on good grounds opportunities were made to excite hIs thirst for knowledge and to cultivate his talents. The place Of his nativity has no ad. vantages over Forrest City. Al boy born here may do as great lh,ngs as Jefferson, if older people make opportunities. and ho cm- braces them. There may be d 0 xen each, of girls and boys. m this city who have ten talents each. but hey will remain dormant and use. lees If no opportunity Is given hem tor development and matura- lion. IL is the proper thing iov rve-y town to have q literary cir. ple or society of some sort. and Ihus give tho young . chance to 1 earn thcsr own power. Patrick !