ld Greek Life_; Stopford Brooke's _Primer of English
Literature_; Chautauqua Text-Book No. 2, _Studies of the Stars_; Dr. H.
W. Warren's _Recreations in Astronomy_; J. Dorman Steele's _Human
Psychology_; Dr. J. F. Hurst's, _Outlines of Bible History_, and _The
Word of God Opened_, by Rev. Bradford K. Pierce. This included no less
than eleven books, although four of them were the small Chautauqua
textbooks, Nos. 2, 4, 5, and 6. All that was definitely required of the
members was that they should sign a statement that these books had been
read; but through the year a series of sheets was sent to each enrolled
member, containing questions for examination, under the title "Outline
Memoranda," in order not to alarm the unschooled reader by the terror of
an examination. Moreover, the student was at liberty to search his
books, consult any other works, and obtain assistance from all quarters
in obtaining the answers to the questions. These questions were of two
kinds, one requiring thought on the part of the reader, and not
susceptible of answer at any given page of the book; such as: "Name the
five persons whom you consider the greatest in the history of
England, and the reasons for your choice," "Name what you regard as five
of the most important events in English history," etc. There were some
other questions, of which the answer might or might not be found in any
books of the books of the course, but questions to make the reader
search and enquire; such as: "What did King John say when he signed
Magna Charta?" "With what words did Oliver Cromwell dismiss the Long
Parliament?" "What were the last words of Admiral Nelson?" These
questions brought difficulty, not only to readers, but to
school-teachers, pastors, and librarians, to whom they were propounded
by puzzled students. At one time I was reading of a convention of
librarians, where one of the subjects discussed was, how to satisfy the
hordes of Chautauquans everywhere, asking all sorts of curious
questions. The veterans of that premier class of 1882 still remember the
sheet of the Outline Memoranda prepared by Dr. Warren, on his book
_Recreations in Astronomy_. There may have been a member or two who
succeeded in answering them all, but their names do not appear on any
record.

Not all those, who in an hour of enthusiasm under the spell of Dr.
Vincent's address on that opening day, wrote their names as members of
the C. L. S. C. persevered to the bitter end and won the