is an outgrowth of the Chautauqua Assembly, and was chartered by the legislature of the state of New York in 1883.. There, are in operation, as part of this university, colleges of Latin, Greek, German, French,. and English, the studies of which are prosecuted by students at their homes, by a system of correspondence, with most rigid written examinations. Other colleges, in science, etc., will be organized in a short time. The university is governed by a chancellor and a board of directors. (J. M. F.)