A VOICE: I have on my diploma two white seals, and I have not read anything required in the White Seal Course.
DR. VINCENT: You read the required reading of the first and second years, when we had no white seal distinction, and for that you get the two white seals. If you read the additional books for the last two years, you may get two white seals.
QUESTION: How many white seals can a person have?
DR. VINCENT: You can have seven crystal seals if you wish. Nearly all of you have two white seals now. You can all of you have seven white crystal seals if you will wait seven years. Or you may study that part assigned for the past four years and put on the white seals, and your crystal seal, if you should happen to win one, can go on the pyramid somewhere.
A VOICE: You can read but one white crystal seal during the year?
DR. VINCENT: Yes, sir, but one during the year—one white crystal seal.
A VOICE: What other seal would you advise?
DR. VINCENT: The seal in the department to which you “take” the most. I have no choice in that matter at all. We have the memoranda for a part of the departments ready now, and will soon have them ready for all. You must make your own selection.
A VOICE: Can we have the memoranda when we commence reading?
DR. VINCENT: You can have them at the beginning. Four are ready now. If you take these courses, we will try to get the memoranda ready as soon as possible. I think our committee on that is at work.
QUESTION: Must we ask special permission to substitute another edition of Shakspere in place of Rolfe’s edition?
DR. VINCENT: No, any edition will be accepted.
QUESTION: Must we send our diplomas to the office of the secretary for new seals?
DR. VINCENT: When you send the memoranda, the secretary will send you the seal; it will be duly stamped and forwarded by mail.
I have a communication from Miss Young. I know that she is doing a good work in her present home at Hot Springs, Arkansas. She writes in reference to the founding of a public library at Hot Springs. She desires donations of books for it. She says:
“The town is in part owned by the government. We seek assistance from good people everywhere, for the work is in no sense a local one. Probably no town exists in the country having greater need in this direction. Men visit the place by thousands from all over the country, and find nothing to uplift; but saloons and gambling-houses by the score. On July 1st Congress passed a special act allowing us to purchase a lot on the government reservation for a mere nominal sum. So now we have one hundred feet on the avenue, for which we paid one hundred dollars. Upon this we propose to put a public hall worth ten thousand dollars. We are working with our plan. Any help from Chautauquans, however small, will be received. Books can be sent by mail to my address. One book from one might save some young man from an hour of temptation. May I not plead for a little help to give light and life even to Arkansas?”