These are some of the ideas which belong to the Chautauqua movement—the thoughts within the things—the theories of which phenomenal Chautauqua is a visible expression. OUTLINE OF REQUIRED READINGS. JANUARY, 1885. _First Week_ (ending January 8).—1. “Preparatory Greek Course in English,” from page 1 to 21. 2. “Character of Jesus,” from page 1 to 45. 3. “Temperance Teachings of Science,” in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. 4. Sunday Readings for January 4, in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. * * * * * _Second Week_ (ending January 15).—1. “Preparatory Greek Course in English,” from page 21 to 43. 2. “Character of Jesus,” from page 40 to 87. 3. “Greek Mythology,” in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. 4. “Kitchen Science and Art,” in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. 5. Sunday Readings for January 11, in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. * * * * * _Third Week_ (ending January 23).—1. “Preparatory Greek Course in English,” from page 43 to 63. 2. “Character of Jesus,” from page 87 to 129. 3. “Old Greek Life,” in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. 4. Sunday Readings for January 18, in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. * * * * * _Fourth Week_ (ending January 31).—1. “Preparatory Greek Course in English,” from page 63 to 83. 2. “Character of Jesus,” from page 129 to 173. 3. “Home Studies in Chemistry and Physics,” in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. 4. Sunday Readings for January 25, in THE CHAUTAUQUAN. PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL CIRCLE WORK. FIRST WEEK IN JANUARY. 1. Review of the Persian War. [Giving cause of the war, date and location of each battle, leaders on both sides, and a brief outline of the life of each leader.] 2. Recitation—“Picture of Modern Greece,” by Lord Byron. From “The Giaour.” Found also in Chambers’s “Cyclopædia of English Literature.” 3. Essay—Torricelli and Pascal. Music. 4. Select Reading—“Ancient Greece,” by Lord Byron. From “Childe Harold.” Canto II. Stanzas 2 to 9. 5. Essay—The Proposed New Word, “Thon.” 6. Question Box. 7. Talk on the New Orleans Exposition. SECOND WEEK IN JANUARY. 1. Roll-call—Responses by Mottoes. 2. Essay—Use and Abuse of Food. 3. Fifteen minutes’ talk on “Temperance Teachings of Science.” 4. Recitation—“Pericles and Aspasia,” by the Rev. George Croly, found in Chambers’s “Cyclopædia of English Literature.” Intermission. 5. Essay—Herodotus. 6. Select Reading—“Cautions to be Observed in the Reading of Ancient Greek and Roman Historians.” By Addison. 7. One-half of the “Questions and Answers” for January. 8. Conversation on the Topics of the Times. THIRD WEEK IN JANUARY. 1. Talk and Questions on the Month’s Readings. 2. Essay—Thucydides. 3. Recitation—“Psyche and Pan.” By Mrs. Browning. Music. 4. Select Reading—“On the Athenian Orators.” By Macaulay. [The last third of the article, beginning, “Oratory is to be estimated—”] 5. Essay—Visible Forms of Electricity. 6. Chemical Experiments. MONTHLY PARLOR MEETING. Music. 1. Roll-call—Quotations from Readings of the Month.