The record-union., 1895-10-02
CHAUlAUQUANO REORGANIZATION.
How the Society Encourages People
to Read and Think.
The List of Books That VIII BE
Used the Coming Winter
Cost of Membership.

This IS the time of the year when many
are making their plans for the winter,
and are considering the advisability of
joining some organization, either for
amusement or self-improvement. The
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
has just reorganized with large and
active membership, and the prospects
are encouraging for year of good work.
For the benefit of those who do not
know what the organization is, it may be
we'll to state that the Chautauqua Society
is, in single sentence, vast and thor
oughly organized plan for home study.
1t offers to every English-speaking per-
son the first step toward a liberal educa
ton. II is so adapted to the people that
any one who has will to know, and can
command forty minutes of time from the
twenty-four hours of each day, and seven
dollars of money IN year, may have the
intellectual stimulus of systematic
course of reading, and the inspiration of
belonging to great body OF people whose
avowed object Is to know, to think and to
advance.
The means by which it accomplishes
this aim are simple and complete. Wise
men have planned a course OF reading
covering four years Of time and embody-
ing brief reviews OF the histories OF the
leading people OF the world-the Greeks,
the Romans, the English and the Amer
leans; captivating stories OF the great
sciences; clear and comprehensive ar
rangements of the literature OF the world
glimpses of its art and philosophy and of
its great men, ana discussions OF the inn
porLant events and questions Of the times.
The e. l.. s. g.. addresses It's readers
through the books which are adapted TO
the needs and advancement Of the hum
blest learner, and through a monthly
magazine.
The only requirements of the reader
are his enrolment AZ a member OF the
society, q payment of 30 cents annually,
the reading of the books and magazines,
and the filling out OF a list of questions
each year ON the readings.
-Four years are required for the read
ings aud no one need hesitate about Join
ing the Chautauqua Literary and Sci
entific Circle because Of a deficient cult
ure; its aim is to direct him 10 culture.
He need not fear that he cannot do the
work; children OF Il and II years have
read the course and received diplomas.
he need not dread the examinations;
they are aimed only at testing how faith
fully he has tried, not at obtaining PROOF
that he can repeat everything he has read,
He need not claim poverty, for several
can join in purchasing the books. lie
needs but one thing-will. Every man,
every woman, may, by means of this
course, start on higher intellectual lie.
The following is a list OF the books that
will be used this year. If ordered through
the Secretary discount OF 10 per cent.
will be allowed, amounting 10 20 cents
on the set. Or, If members prefer TO send
for the books themselves the Secretary
will give them the address of the dealer :
l, 80 h At 4 oftn
! by Professor II. T.. Judson OF the mi
versty OF Chicago.
The Industrial Evolution of the
! United States" by Carroll ID. Wright,
/ United States Labor Commissioner.
Initial Studies in American Letters" !"
/ by Professor III. n. Beers of Yale Uni
versity.
"Some First Steps in Human Progress" !"
! by Professor Frederick Starr of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Thinking, eeliDg, Doing-a Popular
| Psychology" by Professor h. W. Scrip
/ ture of Yale University.
Many persons in Sacramento, and in
deed all over the United States, will
/ cheeriully testify that they have derived
! much pleasure as well as profit from this
course of readings. Occasionally re-
unions are held, 10 which friends and
| former mem bers are invited. AT such
/ times novel and interesting programmes
! and light refreshments are provided.
| Those Chautauquans w no were present at
/ the hawthorne reunion" the "N allen
tine party" "Chauiauqua on Mount
| Olympus" and other reunions had good
time. and were delighted with Chautau-
QuauS and their work and play.