Excerpt from University Extension in the United States In 1874 a new agent of popular education, the Chautauqua move ment, began to make itself felt by the introduction Of more systematic and constructive Opportunities of study than were included in the plan of the lyceum. Chautauqua, with its summer schools and literary and scientific circle, Offered courses of instruction varying from, the more elementary to university grades. Correspondence study formed an important part Of its work, the courses being pre pared and conducted by university professors. During a brief period an attempt was made to'so broaden this Opportunity as to include the giving Of credit for studies of university grade with no residence requirement, degrees being granted by the University of the State of New York upon completion of work equivalent to that ex acted at a recognized institution. When other means for home study became more general this privilege was withdrawn. The transplanting of the English system of university extension did not take place until the year 1887, when an address before the American Library Association upon this subject aroused keen interest among members of the association and resulted. In the beginnings of university extension in several cities (buffalo, Chicago, and St. Louis) as an adjunct to the work of the city library. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.