The Penn's Grove record., 1920-05-21
How The Chautauqua Idea Grew

How The Chautauqua Idea Grew
The Chautauqua reading course and
the weekly magazine became read
world wide. Hundreds of thousands
reading the same books gave a COM
mon knowledge and a fellow friend
shin which made a more united people
all over the United States and where
ever the reader lived. Chautauqua
became known as the Worlds Univer-
sitv of Education. Unable to attend
the summer assembly at Chautauqua,
New York, assemblies were organized
in other States, and attended by thous-
ands during the summer season. Inc
n~roiect spread to take music and lee
tures to smaller towns for a few days
or a week under portable tents. The
C~hautauoua platform became the peo-
pies forum for musical, literary, seen
tifc and political education as well DIS
refined entertainment.
From a Protestant beginning the
Catholics and Jews organized their
Chautauquas from Bishop Vlncents
p~ioneer idea of uniform popular edu-
cation and refined entertainment. Not
onlv these but the Government has
taken up the idea and furnishes PAM
phlets and books for nominal prices on
timely topics of educational values.
So that now, altho a person never
had the opportunity to go to schood
nor to college he may read BOOKS OF
educational and cultural values and be-
come an American citizen with lntor-
nation that instruets the min with
a worldwide view of life and indus
try with an exalted SOUL!
The weekly C~hautauquan was as
continued some years ago. Inc week
il Independent publishes now a ae-
partment on Chautauqua feadlng
%fopics. 1t has a circulation of l2O,000;
The Chautauqua books are published
more on timely historic topics than
formerly and the Independent contains
brief articles on current topics.
In 1918 while we were in the World
War the books were on Canada,
Inside the British Isles," Imperial
Britain" and a book on English htera-
ture. To those who knew Great Brit
ain only as an enemy in the Amen
can Revolution and had learned moth
ing since these books gave the readers
a friendly knowledge of our British
allies in arms.
In 1919 one book was on Changing
America wherein is shown the grow
ing intelligence of the people IN ecu
cation, society and culture: Announcer
was on "The goth Century American
The Anglo-American Alliance IS oesc
cribed. The ultimate domination OF
the world by the A~nglo-Saxons seems
reasonably assured. Can it hold back.
Dare il for conscience sake postpone
the advent of Universal Peace? The
onus of refusal rests solely on the
United States. (Senate Ed.). The
English and American character IS
timely described in this book winch
should be read by every voter to broad
en- his views. "Our Brothers IN
Arms bv the French Ambassador, ).
!. .Jusserand, gives a fellow-feeling Tor
France by reading it. The Old
South" by Thomas Nelson Page
h~roaders ones views of our own
country as it was before the Civil War.
In the reading course beginning In
tbe fall of 1920, the books will be on
Continental Europe which Will give Ine
readers a better understanding De
tween nations. new lIdly, y
of France" Spanish Highways ano
Rvways," will broaden the readers
views. -,
The books and magazine will cost
So O and make every reader grow
500 worth of exalted mind and an IN
ternationalist in sentiment.
Bishop John H. Vincent was born a
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and was bur1et
at P~ortville, N. j. His life as teacher
) preacher, author and Bishop EXTENDED
over 70 years. He retired in 1904.
l He began one of the greatest educa
tional movements the world has eve
2 known and n of the greatest bene
l fits to mankind. The Round Table TO
; May, 1920 that while tn
! attendance at Chautauqua the pas
, three years has not been as large a
! formerly there was a thorough
! united enthusiasm. The class o
( graduates for 1920 will have nearl,
every State in the Union as well a
members from Panama, China, Japal
2 and India.
ILL.,