President—Lewis Miller, Akron, Ohio.

Superintendent of Instruction—Rev. J. H. Vincent, D.D., New Haven, Conn.

Counselors—Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D.; Rev. J. M. Gibson, D.D.; Bishop H. W. Warren, D.D.; Prof. W. C. Wilkinson, D.D.

Office Secretary—Miss Kate F. Kimball, Plainfield, N. J.

General Secretary—Albert M. Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Contents

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[REQUIRED READING FOR MARCH]
Readings from French History
I.—An Outline of French History[315]
II.—The French People[317]
III.—Charlemagne[317]
IV.—The Battle of Crécy and Siege of Calais[318]
V.—Joan of Arc[319]
VI.—Henry of Navarre[320]
VII.—The Court of Louis XIV[324]
VIII.—French Literature[326]
Commercial Law
II.—Notes and Bills[327]
Sunday Readings
[March 2][328]
[March 9][329]
[March 16][329]
[March 23][330]
[March 30][330]
Readings in Art[330]
Selections from American Literature
John Lothrop Motley[333]
George Bancroft[334]
William H. Prescott[335]
United States History[336]
Helen’s Tower[338]
Mendelssohn’s Grave and Humboldt’s Home[339]
Flotsam! (1492.)[341]
The Sea as an Aquarium[341]
My Years[343]
Eight Centuries with Walter Scott[343]
Astronomy of the Heavens for March[346]
The Fir Tree[347]
Ardent Spirits[347]
Eccentric Americans
V.—A Methodist Don Quixote[348]
Hyacinth Bulbs[351]
Migrations on Foot[353]
C. L. S. C. Work[355]
Outline of C. L. S. C. Readings[355]
C. L. S. C. ’84[355]
To the Class of ’85[356]
Local Circles[356]
Questions and Answers[362]
Chautauqua Normal Course[364]
Editor’s Outlook[365]
Editor’s Note-Book[368]
C. L. S. C. Notes on Required Readings for March[370]
Notes on Required Readings in “The Chautauquan”[372]
Chautauqua Normal Graduates[374]
Errata and Addenda[375]