The Daily Record: The old Amp, the new Amp: ‘no description can adequately picture it’
It was not something to construct a summer lecture platform around, but then again maybe it was. At any rate,…
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Tradition on parade as Class of 2015 celebrates its CLSC Recognition Day
Recognition Day is a scene out of time. White-clad graduates march, music plays, flower petals drift through the air. Lewis Miller and John Heyl Vincent are even there.
County works toward integrated sewer system and plant upgrade
Chautauqua Institution co-founder Lewis Miller was ahead of his time, particularly when it came to sewage. Concerned about waterborne pathogens, Miller mandated that all homes in Chautauqua connect to a sewer system in 1893, making the Institution the first completely sewered community in the U.S.
First Amp dialogue draws full house
Chautauqua Institution’s outreach to community members on the Amphitheater project concluded its first week last Friday morning in the Hall…
Chautauqua’s Sabbath: a sense of place, a time of rest
Stand outside the Amphitheater and look in every direction — Chautauqua north, south, east and west. It is an exercise…
Daily Record: Chautauqua and new world of 20th century
In her book Three Taps of the Gavel: Pledge to the Future, Alfreda L. Irwin, former Chautauqua Institution archivist and…
The Daily Record: New Chautauqua closes 19th century in reflective, grateful pose
The 1899 Chautauqua season lasted 60 days, the most since the Assembly’s beginning in 1874. It was the end of the 19th century. In an article titled “The New Chautauqua” John Heyl Vincent, Chautauqua co-founder, reflected on the first Assembly.
Beyond the books: Class of 2014 celebrates CLSC Recognition Day
Brothers- and sisters-in-arms march under a vaulted arch as music plays and children throw flower petals. It may sound like a Roman triumph, but it’s actually more of a literary one — all part of the festivities for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle’s Recognition Day.
Chautauqua Science Circle looks to future
The Chautauqua Science Circle, following a Darwinian model, wants to evolve to meet the demands of the future.
Daily Record: A beginning to enjoy at season’s end
In the summer of 1953, Chautauqua Institution was in its 80th year, prompting some reflection on its origin — a material representation of which was published in The Chautauquan Daily in two parts on July 7 and July 10, titled “Early Days of Chautauqua,” by Kate P. Bruch.
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