Show original chautauqua the arst first chautauqua ai assembly known as the sunday school assembly was in session august 4 18 1874 as the result of a plan fo formed rated by lewis sillier miller of akron ohio and john H IL vincent of new nevy york the assembly plats plans widened rapidly in successive years in 1879 iK a school hool for teachers in secular subjects W was a s opened probably ls is best known in connection with albe tle plan of systematic home reading th was vas prop oseland explained in 1578 the first year nere rolled colled and from that time readers varying in I 1 I 1 nut aber from to have joined t the h e circle per season there are now throughout the united states and canada more than local assemblies asse roMlea modelo modeled after the original chautauqua institution |