inclined to think," said the delegate, "that 'consider relations' is the aspect of 'Rational Living' that as a circle we are putting into practice at present, although most of us are trying personal experiments on our own account. Occasionally a paper or a short article is read at the meetings but our members are such busy people that they find very little time for work outside of the required reading and feel that they get more benefit from our talks and discussions. We consult dictionaries and any works of reference we may happen to have and members are encouraged to express their opinions. Many good thoughts are brought out in this way. Let us hope that we are progressing towards 'complete mental wakefulness' which we are told must come from 'deliberation, self-control, and open-mindedness." " "You must hear also from one of our 1910 circles," said Pendragon as he introduced a delegate from South Dakota. “I might feel that our youth accounted in some measure for our zeal," replied the Waubay member, "if I did not notice similar traits in the older circles. At all events we have most entertaining discussions adding each time a paper or two presenting the history or literature of the period studied and sometimes having a reading or book review. A critic is appointed for each meeting and our two hours session is none too long." 999 "This reference to book reviews reminds me," said an individual reader, "of a book that some of you certainly ought to review when we come to our study of Oxford. Fifty years ago children were brought up upon 'Sanford and Merton' but many of the younger generation don't know this classic tale. Mr. Laurence Hutton in his Literary Landmarks gives an amusing account of the author, Mr. Thomas Day, whom he says is 'take him for allin-all perhaps the most diverting landmark in English Literature.' "There are some other half forgotten books written by Oxford men," said Pendragon, “which had great reputation in their day. I wonder how many of you know who wrote the 'Anatomy of Melancholy,' 'Book of Martyrs,' 'Wealth of Nations,' 'Night Thoughts,' 'Essay on the Human Understanding,' and the 'Ingoldsby Legends?' But we must hear from more of our new circles. We have quite a Pennsylvatia delegation today." The delegate from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, next reported their circle as without officers, meeting every two weeks, circulating their books, having a teacher for each meeting who served also as secretary, keeping records of quotations, etc., in a circle notebook. At Wellsboro, the circle started with eight members under the leadership of one of the city ministers, the plan being to meet at private houses and once a month to have a lecture at the church. At Ingram, Pa., seven members formed the nucleus of the circle which had appointed leaders and a critic, the latter a college graduate, but evidently open-minded enough to bear criticism! "We are not new," remarked the delegate from New Kensington, "but though only a year old we are rather proud of our record as we have a circle of forty-five." "For the benefit of some of the younger circles," reported a member from Waynesburg, "I might say that we are holding our meetings once a week instead of once in two weeks as heretofore and we find the new plan much more satisfactory. I may mention that a college professor said to me not long ago that this year's books had already been worth more than five dollars in her work. It is a pleasure to feel that Chautauqua can reciprocate the service of college men and women who gladly render frequent and valued help to circles." "Before you leave Pennsylvania let me report, please, for the Grace Circle of Oil City," said the secretary. “We have a splendid strong circle-twenty-two sets of books appeared at our first meeting and every member was prepared. We had a very interesting time comparing the American and English systems of government and you can imagine how we worked over 'Cymbeline' when I tell you that our president at one meeting handed out at random thirty quotations from Act I and no member failed to tell to whom, and to what events the quotation referred. We've tried having a Round Table this year and it works like a charm-only ours is square but it's an immense improvement upon sitting in stiff rows. We meet in the church parlors so the table is large enough for us all and it's surprising how taking the kinks out of our material backbones seems to lubricate our mental faculties! The bigger your circle is the more you need it. At least that is our experience." The foreign mail arriving just at this moment, Pendragon opened a letter with a Turkish postmark. "From our reader, Miss Cole, in Bitlis, away off in the Caucasus. She is certainly a good illustration of class spirit. She finished all her four years' course except two books which were lost on the way and so will have a special dispensation that she may still graduate with '06. The closing of the British Vice Consulate for some months makes such complications with mail matter that she feels unable to risk the course for this year. She says: I brought out with me a 1906 class pin which shows how firm was my intention to keep with that class, but I did not then anticipate all these drawbacks. With such reading we keep in touch with the outside world. We don't see many of our own race here, so books and papers have in a measure to take their places. We are three and a half days hard caravan travel from our nearest mission station where there are other Americans and Englishmen.' "In this connection," added Pendragon, "a recent letter from inclined to think," said the delegate, "that 'consider relations' is the aspect of 'Rational Living' that as a circle we are putting into practice at present, although most of us are trying personal experiments on our own account. Occasionally a paper or a short article is read at the meetings but our members are such busy people that they find very little time for work outside of the required reading and feel that they get more benefit from our talks and discussions. We consult dictionaries and any works of reference we may happen to have and members are encouraged to express their opinions. Many good thoughts are brought out in this way. Let us hope that we are progressing towards 'complete mental wakefulness' which we are told must come from 'deliberation, self-control, and open-mindedness.'' "You must hear also from one of our 1910 circles," said Pendragon as he introduced a delegate from South Dakota. "I might feel that our youth accounted in some measure for our zeal," replied the Waubay member, "if I did not notice similar traits in the older circles. At all events we have most entertaining discussions adding each time a paper or two presenting the history or literature of the period studied and sometimes having a reading or book review. A critic is appointed for each meeting and our two hours session is none too long." "This reference to book reviews reminds me," said an individual reader, "of a book that some of you certainly ought to review when we come to our study of Oxford. Fifty years ago children were brought up upon 'Sanford and Merton' but many of the younger generation don't know this classic tale. Mr. Laurence Hutton in his Literary Landmarks gives an amusing account of the author, Mr. Thomas Day, whom he says is 'take him for allin-all perhaps the most diverting landmark in English Literature.' "There are some other half forgotten books written by Oxford men," said Pendragon, "which had great reputation in their day. I wonder how many of you know who wrote the 'Anatomy of Melancholy,' 'Book of Martyrs,' 'Wealth of Nations,' 'Night Thoughts,' 'Essay on the Human Understanding,' and the 'Ingoldsby Legends?' But we must hear from more of our new circles. We have quite a Pennsylvatia delegation today." The delegate from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, next reported their circle as without officers, meeting every two weeks, circulating their books, having a teacher for each meeting who served also as secretary, keeping records of quotations, etc., in a circle notebook. At Wellsboro, the circle started with eight members under the leadership of one of the city ministers, the plan being to meet at private houses and once a month to have a lecture at the church. At Ingram, Pa., seven members formed the nucleus of the circle which had appointed leaders and a critic, the latter a college graduate, but evidently open-minded enough to bear criticism! "We are not new," remarked the delegate from New Kensington, "but though only a year old we are rather proud of our record as we have a circle of forty-five." "For the benefit of some of the younger circles," reported a member from Waynesburg, "I might say that we are holding our meetings once a week instead of once in two weeks as heretofore and we find the new plan much more satisfactory. I may mention that a college professor said to me not long ago that this year's books had already been worth more than five dollars in her work. It is a pleasure to feel that Chautauqua can reciprocate the service of college men and women who gladly render frequent and valued help to circles." "Before you leave Pennsylvania let me report, please, for the Grace Circle of Oil City," said the secretary. "We have a splendid strong circle-twenty-two sets of books appeared at our first meeting and every member was prepared. We had a very interesting time comparing the American and English systems of government and you can imagine how we worked over 'Cymbeline' when I tell you that our president at one meeting handed out at random thirty quotations from Act I and no member failed to tell to whom, and to what events the quotation referred. We've tried having a Round Table this year and it works like a charm-only ours is square but it's an immense improvement upon sitting in stiff rows. We meet in the church parlors so the table is large enough for us all and it's surprising how taking the kinks out of our material backbones seems to lubricate our mental faculties! The bigger your circle is the more you need it. At least that is our experience." The foreign mail arriving just at this moment, Pendragon opened a letter with a Turkish postmark. "From our reader, Miss Cole, in Bitlis, away off in the Caucasus. She is certainly a good illustration of class spirit. She finished all her four years' course except two books which were lost on the way and so will have a special dispensation that she may still graduate with '06. The closing of the British Vice Consulate for some months makes such complications with mail matter that she feels unable to risk the course for this year. She says: I brought out with me a 1906 class pin which shows how firm was my intention to keep with that class, but I did not then anticipate all these drawbacks. With such reading we keep in touch with the outside world. We don't see many of our own race here, so books and papers have in a measure to take their places. We are three and a half days hard caravan travel from our nearest mission station where there are other Americans and Englishmen.' "In this connection," added Pendragon, "a recent letter from |