- Messenger Steve Piper, left, and Watchman Carl Badger lead CLSC alumni to the Amphitheater after the 2018 CLSC Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 in the Hall of Philosophy. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- Watchman Carl Badger waits to unlock the gate to the Hall of Philosophy for the The CLSC Class of 2018 shortly before the CLSC Recognition Ceremony. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill hands a diploma to one of his fellow 2018 CLSC graduating classmates during the 2018 CLSC Recognition Ceremony. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- President Michael E. Hill addresses his fellow 2018 CLSC graduating classmates during the 2018 CLSC Recognition Ceremony. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- Members of the CLSC Class of 2007 Becky Almond, Elizabeth Clark, and Sheila O'Connor proudly wear the flowers from their own graduation ceremony during the 2018 CLSC Recognition Ceremony. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- The CLSC Class of 2018 before the Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 at the Hall of Christ. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- Messenger Steve Piper leads the CLSC Class of 2018 during the Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 in the Hall of Philosophy. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- Messenger Steve Piper, left, and Watchman Carl Badger prepare their readings before the beginning of the 2018 CLC Recognition Ceremony. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- CLSC alumni as far back as 1963 march together to the 2018 CLSC Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 in the Hall of Philosophy. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- CLSC Alumni Association President Dick Karslake leads the procession of CLSC Alumni with the Jamestown Municipal Band to the 2018 CLSC Recognition Ceremony. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- Children's School student Victoria Swallen drops flower petals for the entrance of the CLSC Class of 2018 during the Recognition Ceremony. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- The CLSC Class of 2018 during the recognition ceremony alongside fellow CLSC alumni on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 in the Hall of Philosophy. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
- Members of the Chautauqua Motet Choir perform the CLSC Anniversary Ode during the 2018 CLSC Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 in the Hall of Philosophy. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
On Wednesday, Aug. 8, the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Class of 2018 were honored in Annual Recognition Day, where CLSC alumni going as far back as 1963 march together to the graduation ceremony in the Hall of Philosophy. The class adopted “Gateways to Open Minds” in honor of Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill’s call to turn the Institution’s “gates into gateways.”