The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, December 1883

Name: The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, December 1883
Author: Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

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The Chautauquan, December 1883
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.
REQUIRED READING FOR THE Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle for 1883-4. DECEMBER.
GERMAN HISTORY.
III. THE FRANKS AND MEROVINGIANS.
CLOVIS, THE FIRST FRANKISH KING.
CHARACTER OF THE GERMAN CHRISTIANITY AT THIS TIME.
CHARLES THE GREAT.
EXTENT OF HIS EMPIRE—HIS CORONATION.
THE CHARACTER AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHARLEMAGNE—HIS PLACE IN HISTORY.
RESULTS OF HIS WARS AND RULE.
EXTRACTS FROM GERMAN LITERATURE.
WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE.
WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE.
HANS SACHS.
Riches of Poverty.
MARTIN LUTHER.
The Book of Psalms.
Light in Despondency.
Our Defense.
GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING.
The Parable of “The Three Kings,” from “Nathan the Wise.”
READINGS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
III.—RIVERS AND GLACIERS.
SUNDAY READINGS.
[December 2.] FROM THE “CHRISTIAN’S PATTERN.” By THOMAS À KEMPIS.
[December 9.]
[December 16.]
[December 23.]
A CHRISTMAS PRAYER.
[December 30.]
POLITICAL ECONOMY.
III. EXCHANGE.
PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.
READINGS IN ART.
III.—MODERN SCULPTURE.
SELECTIONS FROM AMERICAN LITERATURE.
DR. HORACE BUSHNELL.
DR. NOAH PORTER.
How to Read History.
WASHINGTON IRVING.
A Rainy Sunday in an Inn.
Irving’s Last Interview with Scott.
JAMES KIRKE PAULDING.
RETURNING.
EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO POPULATION.
FACTS ON THE SURFACE.
OTHER FACTS.
OVER-NAMING.
NO SHAM IN THE WORK DONE.
TRAINING SCHOOLS.
THE JOHN F. SLATER FUND
MAN OF LEARNING, TELL ME SOMETHING.
HIBERNATION.
ZENOBIA.
CHARACTER BUILDING.
THE RECREATIONS OF THE PARIS WORKMAN.
A RUSSIAN NOVELIST.
A LAY OF A CRACKED FIDDLE.
BLUE LAWS.
A REMNANT OF SUMMER.
THE LIFE OF A PLANET.
DISRAELI’S LONDON.
TEMPERATURE.
SKATING AND SKATERS.
BOOK KNOWLEDGE AND MANNERS.
UNDER THE AUTUMN SKIES.
EIGHT CENTURIES WITH WALTER SCOTT.
III.
PLANT NUTRITION.
C. L. S. C. WORK.
OUTLINE OF C. L. S. C. READINGS.
DECEMBER, 1883.
A REUNION AT MILWAUKEE.
A C. L. S. C. EXPERIENCE.
THE C. L. S. C. IN TORONTO.
SUNBEAMS FROM THE CIRCLE.
LOCAL CIRCLES.
C. L. S. C. ROUND-TABLE.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
ONE HUNDRED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON “EASY LESSONS IN VEGETABLE BIOLOGY.”
POPULAR EDUCATION.
CHAUTAUQUA LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CIRCLE.
1.—AIM.
2.—METHODS.
3.—COURSE OF STUDY.
4.—ARRANGEMENT OF CLASSES.
5.—C. L. S. C. COURSE OF READING, 1883-84.
I. REQUIRED.
II. FOR THE WHITE SEAL.
III. REQUIRED.—FOR THE WHITE (CRYSTAL) SEAL FOR GRADUATES OF ’82 AND ’83.
IV. REQUIRED.—FOR ADDITIONAL WHITE SEAL FOR GRADUATES OF ’82 AND ’83.
6.—SPECIAL COURSES.
7.—THE PREPARATORY COURSE.
8.—INITIATION FEE.
9.—APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP.
10.—TIME REQUIRED.
11.—MEMORANDA.
12.—ATTENDANCE AT CHAUTAUQUA.
13.—MISCELLANEOUS.
14.—CHAUTAUQUA PERIODICALS.
15.—BOOKS OF THE C. L. S. C.
CHAUTAUQUA NORMAL COURSE.
LESSON II.—BIBLE SECTION. The Bible from God Through Man.
CHAUTAUQUA NORMAL CLASS—S. S. SECTION.
LESSON II.—THE SUPERINTENDENT: HIS QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY.
EDITOR’S OUTLOOK.
THE C. L. S. C. PLAN.
MARTIN LUTHER.
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
AN EXTRA DAY IN THE CALENDAR.
EDITOR’S NOTE-BOOK.
ASTRONOMY OF THE HEAVENS FOR DECEMBER.
THE SUN.
THE MOON.
MERCURY
VENUS
MARS
JUPITER,
SATURN,
URANUS
NEPTUNE,
C. S. L. C. NOTES ON REQUIRED READINGS FOR DECEMBER.
EASY LESSONS IN VEGETABLE BIOLOGY.
BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES.
GERMAN HISTORY.
NOTES ON GERMAN LITERATURE.
READINGS IN ART.
SELECTIONS FROM AMERICAN LITERATURE.
BOOKS RECEIVED.
INTERMEDIATE NORMAL CLASS.
PRIZE PAPERS.
DESERVING SPECIAL MENTION.
ADDITIONAL PAPERS.
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