. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. e in towns and villages, but are prevented bycircumstances from joining a circle. Others are to befound in isolated communities, on ranches, in miningcamps, at army posts, on the high seas, in foreign lands,etc. The relation of each member to the Central Officeis the same, whether the work is done alone or in aCircle. Many members pursue the four years courseand graduate without having seen a fellow Chautauquan. Every C. L. S. C. member upon graduation becomes amember of the Society of the Hall in the Grove. Dur-ing the four years he ma
. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. e in towns and villages, but are prevented bycircumstances from joining a circle. Others are to befound in isolated communities, on ranches, in miningcamps, at army posts, on the high seas, in foreign lands,etc. The relation of each member to the Central Officeis the same, whether the work is done alone or in aCircle. Many members pursue the four years courseand graduate without having seen a fellow Chautauquan. Every C. L. S. C. member upon graduation becomes amember of the Society of the Hall in the Grove. Dur-ing the four years he may have earned seals for hisdiploma by supplementary readings, or by filling our re-view papers. Four seals upon the diploma entitle agraduate to membership in the Order of the White Seal,seven to the League of the Round Table, fourteen to theGuild of the Seven Seals. The Inner Circle is thehighest order, including those who have forty-nine graduate may add seals to his diploma by continuingwith the regular course, which is never two years alike,. CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION 327 or by taking special courses. A large number of theseare provided by the C. L. S. C. for graduates or otherpersons wishing to take up the study of particular sub-jects. These courses include travel, history, literature,science, and art. They are given in detail in the C. C. Special Course Handbook. The membership of the C. L. S. C. includes persons ofa variety of callings. Professional men and women findthe four years course a stimulating review of collegetopics considered in the light of recent progress; min-isters and other college-trained men frequently lendtheir aid as leaders of local Circles. Men and womenwho have been denied college, and often high-schooltraining, are able to gain a broad outlook upon the worldof larger ideals, and to bring themselves into sympathywith the young generation of college students. Isolatedreaders on ranches, at military posts, and in foreignlands are stimulate
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