Price $f«50 Pet Year Single Copies 5 CentsUniversity RecordCHICAGOGbe TUnivetstts ot Gbtcaso ipressVOL I., NO. 33. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. NOVEMBER 13, 1896.Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matter.CONTENTS.I. The Secret of Victory, by Augustus H. Strong,D.D.,LLJ). 425-429II. Programme of the Eighth Educational Conference of the High Schools and Academies 429III. Attic Funeral Monuments, by Harriet Blaine 430IV. The Filtration of Public Water Supplies, byE.O.Jordan - - - - - - - 430-431V. School Record, Notes, and Plan : The University of Chicago School 431VI. Official Notices 431-432VII. Official Reports : The Library ; University Extension 432VIII. University Extension Classes: Class-studyDepartment 433-434IX. Religious - 434-435X. Current Events 435-436XI. The Calendar 436The Secret of Victory.*BY AUGUSTUS H. STRONG, D.D., LLD.I esteem it an honor to address you today. Mostof you, whether you count yourselves among theteachers or the taught, are entering enthusiastically¦or heroically upon the work of another scholasticyear. To some it is a critical time, because new associations are formed, and the spirit with which youbegin may determine the course and the issue of yourwhole future life. I might give you philosophy ortheology or ethics this afternoon, but my sense ofyour real needs and of the importance of this occasiondoes not permit this. I would speak rather to yourhearts; I would commend to you the best thing Iknow, and that is the simple gospel of Jesus Christ.I call your attention to the words found in the bookof Revelation, the twelfth chapter and the eleventhverse :"And they overcame him [that is, Satan] becauseof the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word oftheir testimony : and they loved not their lives untothe death"* The Convocation Sermon delivered in Kent Theater, October 4, 1896. The chapter from which I take this text is one ofthe most mysterious chapters of a mysterious book. Imake no attempt to explain it, except so far as to saythat it seems to me a highly figurative description of themoral conflict of humanity. Whether definite historical events are indicated, I am not sure, — I am onlysure that the principles and the result of the struggleare made plain to us. The context shows that wehave here a picture, not of the future only, but alsoof the present. Satan comes down in great powerand in great wrath, but he is overthrown and castout and the saints of God triumph over him. Andthe words upon which I am commenting give theexplanation of their triumph : They overcome himbecause of the blood of the Lamb, and because of theword of their testimony. So we have suggested to usa great theme : the secret op victory for the christian and the church; and also the two divisions ofthat theme, (1) the blood of the Lamb, (2) the Christian's testimony thereto, as the elements of thatsecret.They overcame because of the blood of the Lamb.I cannot stay to prove, and I do not need to prove,that the blood of the Lamb does not mean the mereexample of Christ. The lamb was the lamb of sacrifice, of whom John says : " I saw a lamb, as it hadbeen slain." The purity of the lamb was incidental ;the blood of the lamb was essential. It is the crucifiedSaviour who is here set forth as the secret of the Christian's triumph. And that for three reasons. Thefirst of them is this: The atonement of Christremoves the greatest obstacle to success in our conflict with evil, namely, the guilt of our past sins. Thebankrupt cannot hopefully begin a new businessuntil his past debts are provided for. When I told aconvicted inquirer that he could lead a new life, heturned upon me almost fiercely, and said : " That isnot what I want, — I have a debt to pay first ! " And426 UNIVERSITY RECORDhe was right. The accumulated burden of past transgression must somehow be removed, or a man willnever have the heart to begin a life of righteousness.The justice of God which conscience only reflectsmust be satisfied. Reparation must be made to Godhimself, or there can be no peace within. And theconsciousness of utter inability to make this reparation, to pay this debt, to remove this guilt, weighsdown the soul.But what the sinner cannot do for himself, Christdoes for him. The blood of Christ answers to God onhis behalf, pays his debt, removes his guilt. As Char-nock has said : " He who once quenched the violenceof fire for those Hebrew children has also quenchedthe fires of God's anger against the sinner, hotterthan furnace seven times heated." Christ is themediator between God and man only because he isfirst the mediator between the just God and the merciful God. Since conscience is but the mirror of God'sholiness, nothing can satisfy an offended consciencebut what has first satisfied an offended God. Butwhen God is satisfied, conscience is satisfied. One ofour modern preachers has expressed it in these words:" As the high priest carried the blood into the Holyof Holies in connection with the old dispensation,so does the Spirit take the blood of Christ into theinner sanctuary of our spirit in the new dispensation,in order that he may cleanse our conscience fromdead works to serve the living God." The hymns"Jesus paid it all, All the debt I owe," and "I lay mysins on Jesus, The spotless Lamb of God, He bearsthem all and frees us From the accursed load," areonly declarations of the same truth which the heathenconvert expressed when he said that his guilt roselike a mountain before him and utterly closed the wayto heaven, but the mountain vanished when there fellupon it one red drop of Jesus' blood.I am not going now to explain the atonement ofChrist, if indeed a perfectly unique fact like this canbe explained. I give only a very imperfect illustration and then pass on. A young man bound bypromise of marriage to a noble girl proves unfaithful,and his sin, falling upon her, crushes her pure soul tothe earth. To all intents and purposes she dies. Buther sorrow touches his heart and makes a new man ofhim. He repents and returns. And she, out of thefullness of a generous heart, forgives the past andmarries him. Her sorrow has shown him his sin andhas recovered him from it ; while his penitent return,and glad acceptance of her forgiveness, have blottedout the past and have made possible a new life. Nowput Christ, the manifested God, in the girl's place ;put your sins in place of that young man's unfaith fulness ; then his death becomes your atonement, andyour union with the Lord clears your guilt and makeshis atonement yours. The blood of Christ is thesecret of victory for us because it removes our firstand greatest obstacle, namely, the guilt of our pastsins, and reconciles us with God.But the blood of Christ is also the secret of victorybecause it furnishes an all-powerful motive toeffort. The attraction of sin is great and the sluggishness of the soul is greater still. We have nomoral earnestness by nature. Nothing runs itself inthis world, unless it is going down hill. There are aplenty of moral ideas in man's reason ; but unlesssome superhuman motive is presented, they are notactualized in man's will. The blood of Christ furnishes that superhuman motive. When I see thecrucified Saviour, and realize that it was " my sins gavesharpness to the nails and pointed every thorn," thensin loses its attraction to me, and the love of Christconstrains me to love him and serve him in return.In his early days Martin Luther was found by one ofhis friends sobbing before a crucifix, while he exclaimed : "Fur mich? fur mich?'' — "For me? forme ? " How can I sin against this Saviour who hasendured the cross on my behalf ? The love of Christhas enabled many a man to break the fetters withwhich Satan had held him fast bound, and he overcomes through the blood of the Lamb.Not less is it true that every onward movementagainst the forces of evil in the world finds its motivehere. Other motives fail to work at the critical time,but this one leads to deeds of heroism and self-sacrificethat bear everything before them. This makes Paulsay : " I am in debt both to the Greek and to the barbarian." He will preach the gospel even in Rome,though he knows that preaching will lead to a martyr's death. On the last birthday but one before hedied, Dr. Livingstone, that pioneer of African exploration and that hero of Christian missions, wrotethese words in his diary : " O Jesus, my King, myLord, my Life, my All, I this day give myself oncamore to thee ! " Is it a wonder that when they foundhis emaciated body, dead, in that wretched hut inCentral Africa, they found him on his knees, his faceburied in his hands, his last breath spent in prayerfor the redemption of the Dark Continent ? It wasthe blood of the Lamb that moved him. The atonement of Christ for a lost world impelled him to carrythe news of that atonement to the world. And as itis love for a crucified Saviour that moves the Christianmissionary to go, so it is the love of Christ, thusexhibited, that breaks down human pride, disarmsopposition, and conquers mankind. The nationsUNIVERSITY RECORD 427with their false religions and their enmity to God,will be subdued only through the blood of the Lamb.The blood of the Lamb not only removes an obstacle,and furnishes a motive, — it also constitutes a life.By this I mean that the crucified One does not standwithout, — he actually enters into us, and makes us apart of himself. We are not saved simply by anexternal atonement. We ourselves receive the spiritof the atonement by receiving the Spirit of Christ.And there is no metaphor about this, — it is literalfact. The infinite Christ in whom all things consist,in whom we live and move and are, interpenetratesand energizes the whole moral nature of the Christian,as he had before furnished the source of our naturallife. For us to live is Christ. Not we live, butChrist liveth in us. We can overcome Satan, becausewe have a new life and a new character. Shall wesay that we sanctify ourselves as he did $ It is muchmore true that he sanctifies himself in us, his members, and as the result of this we purify ourselves ashe is pure. Shall we say that we give ourselves forothers, as he didf It is much more true that he giveshimself anew in us, and that we fill up that which isbehind of his sufferings, for his body's sake which isthe church. The higher impulses which we feel arehis impulses within us, and therefore he can say :" He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he thatreceiveth me receiveth him that sent me."Here is a partnership that is equal to the work ofdethroning the great adversary and casting him outfrom the heart. The most inveterate love for sensualpleasure, the most consuming ambition, the mostwillful and arbitrary hatred of the good, are no bar toChrist's power. He can renew the affections, andchange the will, and turn all the forces of a man'sbeing into an engine for resisting and trampling underfoot the evil one. And as it is Christ that overcomesSatan within, so it is Christ that achieves every conquest without. A minister of the gospel once visiteda family in great destitution and affliction. The storyof their sorrows and trials touched his heart. Tearstrickled down his cheeks as he tried to comfort them.After he had taken his departure, a little child, whohad been looking on in wonderment, said : " Mamma,was that Jesus ? " I do not know what the motheranswered, but she might have answered : " Yes, thatwas Jesus — Jesus in the person of one of his servants." It was Jesus in him that moved him to come,Jesus in him that gave the sympathetic heart, Jesusthat led him to put forth the helpful hand. The verySaviour who suffered on the cross imparts to his peoplethe spirit of his atonement ; and, dwelling in them,leads them to sacrifice themselves for the life of the world. I do not mean, of course, that we can makeatonement. The infinite Saviour has made the infinitesacrifice once for all. But, since he is in us and wepartake of his life, the spirit of his atonement is ours,and we in our measure manifest it. We overcomeself and the world by the blood of the Lamb, notsimply because the crucified Saviour removes theobstacle of our guilt, not simply because the crucifiedSaviour furnishes the one sufficient motive to obedience, but also because the crucified Saviour constitutesthe inmost life of the redeemed soul.I shall have but a moment to treat the second partof my theme. You remember that the text says morethan that they overcame through the blood of theLamb. It adds : And through the word of their testimony. Overcoming is not wholly God's business. Itis ours also. The objective work of Christ leads to,and is necessarily accompanied by, the Christian'stestimony to it. When any great truth or fact, saysDr. Storrs, becomes central and vital, it inevitablyexpresses itself. And the expression reacts upon thefaith, and makes it more vivid and effective. So weare to overcome Satan, within and without, not merelythrough the blood of the Lamb, but through the wordof our testimony to that precious blood and its powerto save. Our testimony to Christ is not intendedsimply to save others, — it is intended also to save us.It has a reflex action upon our own moral life ; itstimulates us to new effort ; it pledges us to the conflict with self and sin. Withhold not then your confession of Christ, and forsake not the gatheringswhere this confession is made, for by so doing yougive place to Satan and put out of your hands onewhole half of your means for overcoming him.But it is equally true that our testimony to Christis not intended simply to save ourselves, — it isintended also to save others. It is the great means ofconvincing and converting the world. When Petermade his great confession : "Thou art the Christ, theSon of the living God," Jesus answered : " Thou artPeter, and upon this rock — the double rock of per-:sonality and of confession — I will build my church."Not Peter the unregenerate and the denying, but thebelieving and confessing Peter, should lay the firstfoundations of the church both among the Jews andamong the Gentiles. But so, it is a promise to everyconfessor of Christ, and a promise to us. We, too,may win victories for Christ by the word of our testimony.The text has a concluding word which makes thisunmistakable. They overcame because of the bloodof the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony : and they loved not their lives even unto the428 UNIVERSITY RECORDdeath. The blood of the Lamb has made men willingto shed their own blood. The spirit of Christ's greatsacrifice has penetrated and pervaded his true followers. They have given themselves for the life ofthe world, even as he did. Indeed, the word of theirtestimony even unto death has had in it the veryspirit of the blood of Christ. And that is the reasonwhy the blood of the martyrs has been the seed of thechurch. In every martyrdom the dying Saviour hasagain been visible, turning his languid eye upon thesinning world and bidding it be reconciled to God.It was because Saul saw in Stephen a reincarnationof the crucified One that he could not rest till at thegates of Damascus he received that crucified Oneinto his heart.During a lull in that awful massacre of the Armenian Christians at Sassouan, when the ground wasthickly strewn with the mangled and the dead, andthe savage Kurds were too tired further to pursuetheir work of slaughter, the fearful. and unusualsilence was broken by a question of one of those sameKurds : " Who was that ' Lord Jesus ' that they werecalling to ? " It was the first time, apparently, thatthe merciless dragoon had ever heard Christ's name,and he heard it uttered as Saul heard it uttered by thelips of Stephen. The pallid faces of those Armenianmartyrs were turned to Christ as Stephen's was, andthey, too, cried in their death agonies : "Lord Jesus,receive our spirits !" The awe -stricken interrogationof the Kurd showed that even this one word of testimony had made its impression. It was God's word,and it shall not return to him void, but it shall accomplish that whereto he sent it, — perhaps the siftingand purification of the Armenian church ; perhapsthe convincing of Mohammedans that the time hascome when their own tradition shall be fulfilled thatIslam shall at last be superseded by Christianity;perhaps the convincing of Christian Europe andAmerica that the iniquity of the Turks is now full,and that justice permits their empire no longer to live.My friends, should not such incidents as these be awhip to lash us to moral effort ? We have not yetresisted unto blood, striving against sin, as multitudesof God's martyrs have done. Let us not thereforethink that we are better off than they. The battle ishere and now, as well as of old and yonder. For thepossession of each human soul a conflict is wagingbetween the forces of good and of evil, compared withwhich the earthly results of Waterloo or of Gettysburg are insignificant. Satan has desired to have us,that he may sift us as wheat, and he brings influencesto bear upon us to tempt us to our ruin as artfullyand as persistently as he brought them to bear upon our Lord in the wilderness of Judea and in the gardenof Gethsemane. Each one of us must overcome, or wemust be overcome. And the sooner we realize thatthe whole meaning of our lives is in this struggle, themore hope there will be of victory. Better be in Armenia, nerved to moral effort and dying for Christ,than to be in America, neutral or conquered. Christ'scause is at stake, and our souls are at stake. To beovercome in this conflict is to lose all, for what shallit profit a man if he gain the whole world and losehis own soul ? But we do not need to be overcome.Each one of us, like Jacob, may have power with Godand power with man, and may prevail. Each one ofus, like Paul, may fight the good fight and win a crownof life that fadeth not away. As these heroes of faithovercame, not by any strength of their own but bylaying hold of the strength of Christ, so, too, by thesign of the cross and by receiving the crucified Oneinto our hearts, we may put to flight all the armies ofthe evil one that are arrayed against our souls. Godgrant, that the meditation of this afternoon, and thisgreat word of God upon which we have meditated,may give us new courage to begin and to carry on thefight with our great enemy, until we, too, have finallyand forever put the adversary beneath our feet. Thesaddest of all dying words is : "I am overcome ! "But the gladdest of all dying words is : ' I have overcome." Let the glad words and not the sad words beours ! This is the victory that overcometh the world,even our faith. By the blood of the Lamb and by theword of our testimony we, too, may overcome.May I be permitted to add a closing word of application to the University whose convocation we celebrate ? The law announced in my text applies toinstitutions as well as to individuals. All that has apurely human origin, and that depends upon merehuman strength, is transitory and perishable. Theplants which the Heavenly Father hath not plantedshall be rooted up, and only those shall abide whichdraw their life from God. But God's life is foundonly in Christ. He is the one Revealer of God innature, in history, in Scripture. And he is the Cross-bearer, the atoning Saviour, the Lamb of God whotaketh away the sins of the world. Only as an institution recognizes Christ the divine Redeemer, andbears witness to his sacrifice, can it hope to escapethe shocks of time and to hold on its triumphantcourse through the centuries. On the base of thestatue of Luther at Worms, erected by the thankfulGerman people, are carved these words of the greatreformer :" Ist's Grottes Werk, so wird's bestehen ;Ist's Menschenwerk, 's wird untergehen."UNIVERSITY RECORD 429"If it is God's work, it will endure ; if it is the workof man, it will perish." May The University of Chicago readits clear title to immortality in its glad observance of this law of dependence upon the crucifiedOne ! Our great educational institutions are specialobjects of attack by the enemy of all good. Skepticism and immorality are his agencies in pervertinguniversities from their original design and in makingthem helpers to evil instead of to good. That thesecostly foundations may never be thus perverted, mayChrist in his mercy grant ! But let The University ofChicago remember that its safety, and its usefulness,and its honor, are all bound up with its faithfulnessto Christ, and its living connection with him who isthe Head of all principality and power. It, too, willovercome, only through the blood of the Lamb, andthrough the word of its testimony !The Eighth Educational Conference of the High Schoolsand Academies Affiliating or Co-operating with TheUniversity of Chicago, Friday and Saturday, November IS AND 14, 1896.The programme of the conference is as follows :On Friday in the chapel of Cobb Lecture Hall at 4:00.Abstract of the minutes of the seventh conference. Address : Thetrue object of an educational system from an economic point ofview. — Prof. Edmund J. James, The University of Chicago. At8:00, Address : The aim and claims of history on the secondaryschools.— Supt. Newton Dougherty, Peoria. Informal reception.On Saturday morning from 9:00 to 12:00, short papers anddiscussions upon the following topics : 1. How can the faculty ofThe University of Chicago be brought into direct touch with thestudents of the high schools and academies affiliating or cooperating with The University?— Prof . C. B. Williams, KalamazooCollege. 2. Specialization of the work of teachers in the secondary schools. — Prof. I. B. Burgess, Morgan Park Academy. 3. Thetendency of students to omit the college course that they mayenter professional schools direct from the secondary schools. —Supt. A. F. Nightingale, Chicago. 4. High School Extension. —F. A. Manny, The University of Chicago, late Principal of theMoline High School.On Saturday afternoon, beginning at 2 : 00, the DepartmentalConferences. (While individual teachers have been requestedto prepare and read short papers upon the topics mentionedbelow, it is hoped that all who expect to attend will give thesesubjects previous consideration and be prepared to take part inthe discussions.)Latin and Greek, conducted by Asst. Prof. F. J. Miller, inCobb Lecture Hall. 1. What are the essentials of Latin grammarfor the first two years? — Mrs. Emma M. James, Englewood HighSchool. 2. Some notes on Vergil.— Edwin L. Miller, EnglewoodHigh School. 3. Criticisms upon classical papers and questionsfrom the secondary schools. 4. The value of the study of theclassics viewed from a psychological standpoint. — H. H. Manchester, Peoria High School.German, conducted by Asst. Prof, von Klenze, in Cobb Hall,8 B. 1. Is it possible to arrange our entrance requirements so asto make them uniform with those of other leading colleges and universities? 2. How should pronunciation be taught? 3. Thetreatment of English in modern language teaching.French, conducted by Dr. T. L. Neff , in Cobb Hall, 10 B. 1.Explanation of requirements for admission in French 1) 2) and3). 2. (a) Is it desirable to have uniform requirements in Frenchfor admission to the leading colleges and universities? (6) If so,what should be the requirements? 3. (a) How much grammarshould be taught in the first year's work. (6) How much prosecomposition?English, conducted by Asst. Prof. Herrick. in Haskell Oriental Museum, first floor. 1. The scope of the admission paper inEnglish. 2. The relations of the study of English in the secondaryschools with other branches.History, conducted by Dr. Schwill, in Cobb Hall, 8 C. 1. Therequirements for admission in history to The University ofChicago. 2. The requirements for admission to other leadingcolleges.— W. J. Chase, Morgan Park Academy. 3. The value ofthe "special topic" feature of the Greek and Roman historyrequirement.Mathematics, conducted by Dr. Boyd, in 36, Ryerson PhysicalLaboratory. 1. The geometrical method of reasoning. — Prof. C.B. Williams, Kalamazoo College. 2. The r6le of originals inteaching geometry.— E. E. Hill, Hyde Park High School. 3. Therole of geometrical constructions in geometry.— Grace E. Rand,Lake View High School.Chemistry, conducted by Asst. Prof. Smith, in 20, KentChemical Laboratory. 1. Report of committee appointed inNovember, 1895, to submit an outline of a high school course inchemistry with special reference to laboratory work. — Messrs.Smith, Morse and Cornish. 2. Should qualitative analysis formany part of a high school course in chemistry? — J. H. Ransom,Chicago Manual Training School. 3. The laboratory notebook. —C. E. Boynton, North Division High School. 4. The High Schoollibrary. — Dr. J. B. Tingle.Biology, conducted by Asst. Prof. Jordan, in 14, Kent Chemical Laboratory. 1. The advantages of the study of Biology inthe secondary schools. — Prof. C. O. Whitman. 2. The natureand amount of biological work that can be profitably attemptedin secondary schools. — B. M. Davis, The University of Chicago ;Frank W. Rainey, Harvard School ; Herbert E. Walter, NorthDivision High School; Frank W. Darling, Oak Park HighSchool.Physiography and Geology, conducted by Prof. Salisbury, inWalker Museum, second floor. 1. On what points should emphasis be laid in the teaching of Physiography and Geology in thesecondary schools ?Astronomy, conducted byF. R. Moulton, in 35, Ryerson Physical Laboratory. (This conference will begin at 3 o'clock.) 1. Adiscussion of the time that can be devoted to the subject ofAstronomy in high schools, and the topics that can profitably betaught.— Prin. James E. Armstrong, Englewood High School.2. The parts important as a preparation for university work.— F. R. Moulton, University of Chicago. 3. A review and comparison of text-books suitable for high school use.— T. C. Frye,The University of Chicago. 4. The variation of latitude. — Dr.Kurt Laves, The University of Chicago.Entertainment over Friday night will be provided for asmany as possible of those who come from out of the city.Between the morning and afternoon sessions on Saturday, TheUniversity will give an informal reception and luncheon inHaskell Oriental Museum to preparatory school-teachers as itsguests. In order that the necessary arrangements maybe completed, those who intend to be present are asked to send theirnames before November 7 to Mr. William Hill, Chairman ofEntertainment Committee.430 UNIVERSITY RECORDAttic Funeral Monuments*Funeral monuments form a large part of the sculptures ofGreek antiquity, and throw light on customs, dress, family relations, and so forth. The custom of making grave monumentsis as old as Homer. Attica affords the best opportunities forstudying funeral monuments in the museums and in the Dipyloncemetery.In the series of Attic monuments there are three breaks, thefirst in the first half of the sixth century, due to the edict of Solonagainst extravagance ; the second in the first half of the fifthcentury, due, probably, to a similar edict ; and the third in thethird century, on account of the edict of Demetrius of Phalerum.A chronological arrangement may be made as follows : Monuments of the eighth and seventh centuries ; those from B. C. 550to 480 ; those from B. C. 480 to 400 ; those from B. C. 400 to a datebetween 317 and 307 B. C. There is some overlapping of styles,but each period has types distinctly its own.The oldest monuments are the geometric vases of the eighthand seventh centuries B. C, found in the lowest stratum of theDipylon cemetery.In the sixth century the tall stele was in vogue, a stone justlarge enough to receive the life-size standing figure of a manin profile. The figure was in low relief and color, sometimessimply in color. There was also a subordinate design in a smallrectangular space below the main figure. Statues were alsoused, as has been proved by the shape of the sockets in certainbases. Round columns surmounted by sphinxes were also common.The monuments of the first half of the fifth century are fewand simple. The commonest are the little pillar and the smallstele, finished at the top with a narrow moulding and cyma, orwith a rude gable in relief. Most of these are without plasticdecorations. A few show traces of color. Two or three, notearlier than 450 B. C, bear figures in relief. In the last quarterof the century, monuments are more numerous. They showthe influence of the great temple sculptures. A wider slab withshallow antse and true pediment is introduced, sometimes bearing an accessory figure.At the beginning of the fourth century all restrictions as tosize and cost were removed. Often a stone did duty for severalpersons. Statues were also used, figures of men and animals,the bull, the lion, and the dog. The trapeza, an altar-shapedblock of stone, was introduced.Demosthenes speaks of a monument which was used for theunmarried, the loutrophoros, but does not say what it was.Harpocration says it was a boy with a water-jar; Pollux, that itwas a girl with the same. Hesychius and Eustathius saythat it was simply a water-jar. This is confirmed by themonuments themselves, as no statues of boys or girls with vaseshave been found, while many vases both in clay and marble have.They are amphoras with tall, slender bodies and high handles.The other marble vase used in the fourth century, the leky-thus, had its origin in the clay lekythus that plays so prominenta part in the cultus of the dead. It was tall and slender, witha single handle, and was plain or decorated with reliefs.The third century shows nothing more conspicuous than theslender columella and the trapeza.In the Roman period, mortuary art revived, but it had lostthe characteristics of earlier work.The figures on Attic tombstone reliefs are not portraits, buttypes. The scenes are from daily life and show the deceased incharacteristic costume and in his usual pastime or occupation.*A thesis presented to the Department of Archaeology incandidacy for the degree of Master of Arts by HarrietBlaine. The child is shown with his toys and pets, the athlete with hisdiscus, or strigil, or oil-flask; the soldier arming himself, orarmed, at rest, or in the fight. One lost at sea sits on the prowof a boat. Women are represented as engaged with distaff andspindle, or at their toilets, or fondling a child, or talking withhusband or friend. The frequent motive of clasped hands is asign of affection, rather than of parting. Very little emotion isexpressed in the reliefs.There is seldom anything that points to death. An instinctive good taste kept the Greeks from representing actual scenesof death. Since they had no bright hope for the future, theystrove in their monuments to keep alive the memory of ahappy past.The Filtration of Public Water Supplies.*Many large cities in the United States are so situated thatthe most available source of water-supply is a polluted surface-water; the question of purification at the source is coming,therefore, to assume great importance, and is forcing itselfupon the consideration of many large municipalities. In Germany the use of surface-water without filtration is nowprohibited by the Imperial Board of Health. The methods offiltration have been practiced in Europe since 1839 with steadilyadvancing efficiency and wider application, until at the presentday it is estimated that an aggregate population of at least20,000,000 is supplied with water purified by filtration on a largescale.(Construction of public filters shown by diagram.)Turbid waters are first taken into a settling basin wheresedimentation of the coarser particles occurs. In practice itis found that a favorable degree of settling takes place withintwenty-four hours. From the sedimentation-basin the wateris pumped or flows by gravity upon the filter-beds. Each filter-bed averages approximately an acre in extent, though therecently constructed filters in Hamburg are somewhat largerthan this (1.88 acres), and work efficiently. The bottom of thebed should be made water-tight. Upon the bottom are placedthe underdrains, pipes perforated with numerous holes, for conveying the filtrate to the pure water reservoir. Upon the underdrains a layer of coarse gravel is imposed. In most Europeanworks the gravel layer is about two feet in thickness, but it isprobable that a layer half as thick would answer equally well.Over the gravel is placed a layer of sand, 24-48 inches in depth,the minimum thickness allowed in Germany being 12 inches(30cm.). The "effective size" of sand-grain averages about0.34 mm.The rate of filtration varies with the character of the water :the Hamburg filters yield 1,600,000 gallons per acre of filteringsurface daily ; the Berlin, 2,570,000 ; the Zurich, 7,500,000. It isprobable that in most places in this country the Berlin ratecould not be safely exceeded.The deposit on the surface of filters is removed by scraping,the average "life" of a filter being about 25 days. The sandthus removed is washed and restored to the bed from time totime. The entire cost of the recently constructed Hamburgfilter-works including 34 acres of filter-surface, 40 acres of sedimentation basin, over two miles of 8%, foot conduit, pumpingmachinery, sand-washing apparatus, bacteriological laboratory, etc., was $2,280,000, the population of Hamburg beingabout 600,000.(Estimate given of the cost of construction and maintenance of filter works in this country.)* Synopsis of a lecture before the Bacteriological Club, October 16, 1896, by Assistant Professor Jordan.UNIVERSITY RECORD 431Efficiency of filtration shown by death-rates from typhoidfever in 1894:Deaths per 100,000 Inhabitants.¦iwn-orprf f Berlin 4.0 TJ filf -. f New York 17.0F ffi J Amsterdam 8.5 USA;e™d J Boston 28.0water « $am.b?rg 6'° water 1 Chicago 31.0water LMunich 2.5 water ^Philadelphia, 32.0School Record, Notes, and Plan.the university of chicago school.VI.November 16, 1898.The statement for this week's work gives in somedetail the present aspect of the children's study ofsocial life either direct or as found in history andliterature. Next week a detailed account will be givenconcerning the study of the physical environment asrelated to their social life, a general statement beinggiven in this number.Direct. — The work of Groups I and II has beenbased principally upon their visit to the farm. Theidea has been to build up an image of farm life initself and as a source of supplies for city life. In conversation the children have expressed their ideas ofthe important and interesting events of the farmer'slife, such as plowing, milking cows, hunting eggs, etc.Through clay-modeling and paper-cutting they havereproduced such implements as the plow, rake, harrow,etc. ; domestic animals and their homes.They have modeled and painted fruits and vegetables.It is expected that the Thanksgiving Festival willsum up their impressions of the harvest season.Indirect. — The children have developed the idea oftribes seeking food and homes ; finding suitable locations in rocky places for shelter, near rivers, etc. Inconnection with the idea of the cave as a home theyhave modeled the caves they would live in, and dishesthey would use, such as cups, jars, and grinding stones.They have made models of huts made from trees.They have learned to write and read the followingwords and sentences — tree, hut, cave, people, home,in, lived.People lived in trees.People lived in huts.People lived in caves.Group III have done the work just outlined and inaddition, in the development of cave life, leading upto a comparison of tree, hut, and cave as to their relative merit as homes. They have modeled and drawnsuch implements as knives, hatchets, etc. They haveimagined the foods used under such circumstances tobe berries, nuts, and wild grains. Among the sentences used were the following :Long ago tribes lived in trees. They did not liketrees, so they made huts of trees. Huts did not protect them, so they found caves. I should like my cavenear a river.The work of Groups IV and V has dealt mainly withthe household manners and utensils of the ancientGreeks. Among the household utensils the childrenselected the amphora to draw, paint, and model inclay. Work has been begun upon Greek decoration,using the spiral as the element of design. The storyof the Argonauts has been read in connection withthe story of the early Greek migrations. That portionof the Iliad containing the account of the encampmentof the Greeks on the Trojan coast furnishes morematerial for Greek life.Cooking. — The general idea of the work on corn andwheat has been to begin with the simplest use of fireand water, as putting the starch of the grains intosuch condition (both by breaking up mechanically thecellulose and by the effect of water on the starch granules) that mastication, taste, and all other processes ofdigestion are more easily accomplished. Then theidea of the grinding the grains to shorten the processof " cooking " is introduced.With the older groups IV and V the study of thegeneral characteristics of acids and alkalis has beenbegun in connection with the comparison of wood andcoal ashes — to show that the difference between thecoal and wood ashes is due to the change of woodinto coal taking place in water. This establishes onepoint in the study of water as a solvent.Official Notices.Official copies of the University Record for theuse of students may be found in the corridors andhalls of the various buildings in the University quadrangles. Students are requested to make themselvesacquainted with the official actions and notices of TheUniversity, as published from week to week in theUniversity Record.The University Council will meet in the FacultyRoom, Haskell Oriental Museum, Saturday, November 14, atSiSOA^M. The meetings of Faculties andBoards will be omitted.The regular meeting of the Faculty of the JuniorColleges will be held in the Faculty Room, HaskellOriental Museum, Tuesday, November 17, at 5:00 p.m.482 UNIVERSITY RECORDThe monthly meeting of the Faculty and Studentsof the Senior Colleges will be held in the LectureRoom, Cobb Lecture Hall, Wednesday, November 18,at 12:30 p.m.A new course in the Department of Botany will begiven by Dr. Davis in the Winter Quarter. The following description is given :[XXXVII 5] Organic Evolution. This coursewill consider the principles of Darwinism andexamine the standpoints of later naturalists in respectto such subjects as heredity, variation, adaptation,etc. The work will be based upon a study of Darwin's Origin of Species, accompanied by lectures, andwill include reviews by members of the class of themost important works of more recent writers. Mj.Winter Quarter. Mon.-Fri., 2:00. W. 5.Open to all divisions of The University.The following three courses in Music are voluntary:Harmony. -^Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.Theory of Music. — Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.History of Music— Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.The University Choir. — Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.The University Chorus. — Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.Elementary Vocal Music. — Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.The following are the Music Clubs : The Men'sGlee Club ; The Women's Glee Club ; The Men's Mandolin Club ; The Women's Mandolin Club.The Chemical Journal meeting will be held onFriday, November 13, 1896, at 5:00 p.m., in Room 20,Kent Chemical Laboratory. Dr. Stieglitz will speakon "The Product of Solubility in Analytical Chemistry as applied to Magnesium Salts and Metal Sulphides."The Mathematical Club will meet in RyersonPhysical Laboratory, Room 35, Friday, November 20,at 4:00 p.m. Associate Professor Maschke will readon " The Intersection of a Straight Line with a Quadratic (Jc — l)-fold Spread in Space of Jc Dimensions."The Pedagogical Club will meet Thursday, November 19, at 8:00 p.m., in the Lecture Room, Cobb Hall.Professor C. A.. Scott of the Chicago City TrainingSchool will speak on " Some Interests of the Child."The Semitic Club will meet at the residence ofPresident Harper Tuesday, November 17, at 7 : 30 p.m.Associate Professor Goodspeed will read on " RecentPublications in the field of Babylonian Religious Literature." The Club of Political Science and History will meetWednesday, November 18, at 8:00 p.m., in the FacultyRoom, Haskell Oriental Museum. Subject, "The-Turks."Official Reports.The Associate Librarian reports that during theweek ending November 3, 1896, there has been addedto the Library of The University a total number of456 books from the following sources :Books added by purchase, 434 vols., distributed asfollows :General Library, 4 vols.; Philosophy, 3 vols.; Pedagogy, 11 vols.; Political Economy, 107 vols.; History,128 vols.; Sociology, 4 vols.; Sociology (Divinity), 11vols.; Semitic, 1 vol.; Comp. Philology, 2 vols.;.Greek, 32 vols.; Latin, 29 vols.; Romance, 2 vols.;.German, 20 vols.; English, 16 vols.; Mathematics, 6vols.; Astronomy, 5 vols.; Physics, 3 vols.; Geology,13 vols.; Zoology, 4 vols.; Anatomy, 2 vols.; Physiology, 3 vols.; Botany, 15 vols.; Church History, 4 vols.;Homiletics, 3 vols.; Morgan Park Academy, 5 vols.;Dano-Norwegian, 1 vol.Books added by gift, 20 vols., distributed as follows tGeneral Library, 4 vols.; Pedagogy, 14 vols.; Astronomy, 1 vol.; Geology, 1 vol.Books added by exchange for University Publications, 2 vols., distributed as follows :Pedagogy, 1 vol.; Semitic, 1 vol.During the week ending November 10, 1896, therehas been added to the library of The University atotal number of 409 books from the following sources:Books added by purchase, 278 vols., distributed asfollows :General Library, 90 vols.; Philosophy, 5 vols.; Pedagogy, 5 vols.; Political Economy, 9 vols.; PoliticalScience, 1 vol.; Anthropology, 7 vols.; ComparativeReligion, 1 vol.; New Testament, 1 vol.; ComparativePhilology, 4 vols.; Greek, 1 vol.; Latin, 2 vols.; English,96 vols.; Mathematics, 6 vols.; Physics, 2 vols.; Astronomy, 9 vols.; Geology, 2 vols.; Botany, 25 vols.; Elocution, 1 vol.; Church History, 1 vol.; Homiletics, 4 vols.;Morgan Park Academy, 6 vols.Books added by gift, 130 vols., distributed as follows:General Library, 110 vols.; Pedagogy, 10 vols.; Political Economy, 1 vol.; Sociology (Divinity), 4 vols.;Anthropology, 1 vol.; Astronomy, 4 vols.Books added by exchange for University Publications, 1 vol., assigned to Political Economy.UNIVERSITY RECORD 433The following report is presented respecting thework of the Correspondence-study Department of theUniversity Extension Division for the Summer Quarter :During the Summer Quarter 59 new students wereenrolled in The Correspondence study Department,making the number of individual students enrolledfor the Quarter 321. This number was divided according to the classification made in the departmentas follows :Regular :Graduate 44Colleges 22 66Special 255Total 321With the Quarter ending September 23, 46 studentswere withdrawn from the enrollment list. Of thisnumber 40 had completed courses, while but 6 droppedthe work before completion. Nine students receivedcredit on the books of The University proper for workcompleted during the Quarter.The following is a summary of the work by departments :DepartmentPhilosophy and Pedagogy.. .Political Economy Political Science History Sociology Comparative Religion Semitic Languages and Literatures Biblical and Patristic GreekSanskrit and Indo-EuropeanPhilology Greek Language and Literature The Latin Language andLiterature Romance Languages andLiteratures Germanic Languages andLiteratures The English Language, Literature, and Rhetoric Biblical Literature in English Mathematics Geology Church History Totals No. Instr.Engaged43 No. Coursesin Progress522101174513241041011 Enrollment1155211177174251461192211333ENROLLMENT.Total enrollment in all courses 333Deduct names repeated 12Total number individual students, SummerQuarter 321 University Extension Classes.The following is a list of the classes now in progressin Chicago under the Class-study Department, for theAutumn Quarter.The University op Chicago (Cobb Hall).English Literature— Myra Reynolds, Room 9 B, Monday, 7 : 45 p.m.Elementary Latin— Grace Jackson, Room 8 B, Monday, 4 : 00 p.m.Xenophon's Anabasis and Prose — Grace Jackson, Room 2 B,Wednesday, 7 : 00 p.m.Elementary French -T. L. Neff , Room 12 B, Tuesday, 7 : 00 P.M.Greek Prose Composition— W. B. Owen, Room 8 B, Monday,1:15 p.m.Elementary Greek— W. B. Owen, Room 8 B, Monday, 7 : 00 p.m.Virgil— A. W. Stratton, Room 8 B, Wednesday, 3 : 00 p.m.Cicero— A. W. Stratton, Room 8 B, Monday, 4:00 p.m.Introduction to English Literature— Maude L. Radford, Room8B, Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.General History— E. A. Balch, Room 8 C, Tuesday, 7 :45 p.m.Modern History— E. A. Balch, Room 8 C, Thursday, 7:45 p.m.Elementary German— K. D. Jessen, Room 9 B, Monday, 4:00 p.m.Elementary Greek— Grace Jackson, Room 2 B, Monday, 7 :00 p.m.Thought and Imagination in Shakespeare — H. S. Fiske, Room9D, Saturday, 2: p.m.Modern German Prose — K. D. Jessen, Room 9 B, Thursday,7 : 30 p.m.Cicero, Prose Composition— Arthur T. Walker, Room 7 B., Tuesday, 4 : 00 p.m.Csesar, Prose Composition — Arthur T. Walker, Room 8 B, Monday, 7:00 p.m.Rhetoric and English Composition — Maude L. Radford, Room8 B, Wednesday, 7 : 45 p.m.Reading— S. H. Clark, Lecture Room, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.Advanced Political Economy— I. W. Howerth, Room 3 C, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.Sociology— I. W. Howerth, Room 10 B, Saturday, 10:00 A.m.Solid Geometry— J. B. Thomas, Room 7 B, Monday, 4:15 p.m.Psychology— S. F. McLennan, Room 17 C, Monday, 7 :00 p.m.Csesar for Beginners— C. A. Orr, Room 9 C, Monday, 7 : 00 p.m.Viri Romse— C. A. Orr, Room 9 C, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.Italian— Lisi Cipriani, Wednesday, 5 : 00 p.m.Introductory Psychology— S. F. McLennan, Room 17 C, Saturday, 8:00 p.m.German I— R. M. Binder, Room 10 B, Tuesday-Friday, 1 :00 p.m.German II— R. M. Binder, Room 10 B, Tuesday-Friday, 6 : 00 p.m.Greek History— J. W. Thompson, Room 8 C, Wednesday, 7:30p.m., Saturday, 8 : 30 a.m.United States History— J. W. Thompson, Room 8 C, Monday andThursday, 7:30 p.m.American Literature— E. C. Page, Room 9 B, Tuesdays, 8 : 00 p.m.Advanced French -T. L. Neff> Room 12 B, Wednesday, 7 :00 p.m.Beginning Latin— Grace Jackson, Room 2 B, Thursday, 7 :45 p.m.Solid Geometry—J. W. A. Young, Room 15 D, Saturday, 9 : 00 a.m.Algebra— J. W. A. Young, Room 15 D., Saturday, 11 :00 a.m.Plane Geometry— J. W. A. Young, Room 15 D, Friday 4:00 p.m.Virgil — Grace Jackson, Room 2 B, Saturday, 2 : 00 p.m.Room 310, Western Union Building.(Jackson and Clark Streets.)Algebra— W. T. Whitney, Saturday, 1 :00 p.m.Historical Development of Roman Comedy — F. J. Miller, Saturday, 2 : 15 p.m.Beginning Latin— Grace Jackson, Saturday, 11 : 00 a.m.Beginning Greek — Saturday, 9 : 00 A.M.Political Economy— I. W. Howerth, Tuesday, 7 : 45 p.m.434 UNIVERSITY RECORDPolitical Economy (Marshall's Text)— I. W. Howerth, Saturday,4:15 p.m.Rhetoric and English Composition— V. P. Squires, Saturday,7:45 p.m.Trigonometry— A. W. Whitney, Saturday, 9 : 00 A. m.Beginning Algebra— Friday, 7:45 p.m.Problem of the Poor in Cities— Philip W. Ayres, Friday, 4 :00 p.m.Newberry Library.English Literature— W. B. Woods, Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.Csesar for Beginners— C. A. Orr, Tuesday, 7 :30 p.m.Viri Romse— C. A. Orr, Wednesday, 7 :30 p.m.Virgil— C. A. Orr, Friday, 7 :30 p.m.Elementary French— Leon Liebard, Saturday, 7 : 45 p.m.Educational Psychology— A. W. Moore, Friday, 7 :30 p.m.Elementary German— K. D. Jessen, Saturday, 7 : 30 p.m.Child Study— F. W. Smedley, Thursday, 4:30 p.m.Miscellaneous.Miss Anable's School, 1844 Chicago av.— Outlines of EnglishLiterature, W.B. Woods, Thursday, 4 : 00 p.m.Normal School, Stewart av. and 68th st., Englewood— Outlines of Mediaeval History, James Westfall Thompson, Tuesday,7:00 p.m.McCowan Oral School— Rhetoric and English Composition,L. T. Damon, Monday, 7 :30 p.m.Y. W.C.A. Home, 288 Michigan av.— General Course in Literature, Ella Adams Moore, Tuesday, 7 :30 p.m.Stevan School, 4313 Drexel boul.— General Course in Literature, Ella Adams Moore, Tuesday, 3 : 00 p.m.Electa School, 3245 Indiana av. — General Course in Literature. Ella Adams Moore, Monday, 3: 00 p.m.Boom 1504 Masonic Temple— French for Beginners, T. L. Neff,Saturday 4 : 00 p.m.Von Humboldt School— American History, E. C. Page, Monday, 4:00 p.m.Goethe School— American History, E.C.Page, Tuesday, 4:00P.M.Brighton School— American History, E. C. Page, Wednesday,4 : 00 p.m.West Division High School— American Literature, E. C. Page,Thursday, 4 : 00 p.m.Lowell School — American History, E. C. Page, Friday, 4:00P.M.No. 5120 Hibbard Avenue — English Literature, Myra Rey"nolds, Friday, 2 : 30 p.m.Brownell School, Perry av. and 64th st. — Outlines of the Middle Ages, James Westfall Thompson, Friday, 4:00 p.m.Columbia City, Ind.— Outlines of English Literature, W. B.Woods, Saturday, 1:00 p.m.Burroughs School, 35th st. and Washtenaw av. — Introductionto English Literature, Maude L. Radford, Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.Brown School— Wood and Warren, Outlines of English Literature, W. B. Woods, Monday, 7 : 30 p.m.Armour Institute — Plane Geometry, J. B. Thomas, Tuesday,4: 30 p.m.Collegiate School, 481 Dearborn av.— Sociology, I. W. Howerth,Monday, 7 : 45 p.m.Brown School, Warren av. and Wood st.— Viri Romse, C. A.Orr, Thursday, 7 : 30 p.m.Chicago Preparatory School — Beginners' Latin Class, C. A.Orr, Saturday, 10:00 A.M.Art Institute— History of Costume, Matilda Wergeland, Monday, 7 :30 p.m., Secretary's Room, 2d floor.Armour Mission — English Literature, Maude L. Radford,Monday, 7 : 30 p.m. Germania Mdnnerchor— History of German Literature, Ca-millo von Klenze, Thursday, 7:45 p.m.Holman Dickerman School, 2115 Indiana av.— Reading, S. H.Clark, Thursday, 2 : 00 p.m.Ellen Mitchell School— Psychology, George H. Mead, Friday,4 : 00 p.m.Lewis Institute— -Italian, Lisi Cipriani, Saturday, 9 : 00 a.m.195 Dearborn st.— Educational Psychology, A. W. Moore, nextmeeting Thursday, November 19, 7 :30 p.m. *Hyde Park Presbyterian Church— Bible Study, H. L. Willett,Thursday, 7:30 p.m.CLASS-STUDY DEPARTMENT.Department No. ClassesAutumn, 1895 No. ClassesAutumn, 1896Philosophy 137211065ii4l 6Political Economy 3History 10Sociology 4Greek 6Latin 16French 4German 6Italian 2English 19Mathematics 8Geology Bible Study 1Total 51 85Enrollment :Autumn, 1895.Autumn, 1896 625.(estimated) 1020Religious.The University Chaplain, Associate Professor C. R.Henderson, can be found during his office hours, from1:00 to 1:25 p.m. in C 2, Cobb Lecture Hall, Tuesday,Thursday, and Friday.The chaplain for the week, Monday, November 16,to Friday, November 20, will be Associate ProfessorC. R. Henderson. Chapel Service at 1: 40 p.m. in KentTheater.At the Vesper service Sunday, November 15, a missionary address will be given by Rev. J. T. Gracey,D.D., under the auspices of the American Intersem-inary Missionary Alliance. He will speak in KentTheater at 4 o'clock, p.m.An address will be made in Kent Theater Sundayevening at 7:30, on "The Power in the ConsecratedLife of Theological Students," by Rev. A. T. Pierson,D.D., under the auspices of the American Intersem-inary Missionary Alliance. In consequence of thismeeting the Graduate meeting of the Y. M. C. A. willbe omitted.UNIVERSITY RECORD 435The Undergraduate section of the Y. M. C. A. willmeet in Snell Club-rooms at 6: 45, Tuesday night. Thesubject will be " Idle Words ; " the leader, Allen T.Burns.The Sunday evening meeting of the Y. M. C. A. andY. W. C. A. will be devotional in character, beginningat 7:00 o'clock and closing in time for the address ofDr. Pierson.The addresses at the Vesper services during thepresent Quarter are given by the following persons onthe dates named :Oct. 4. Convocation Sunday ; President A. H. Strong, Rochester Theological Seminary." 11. Rev. L. A. Crandall, D.D., Memorial Baptist Church." 18. Professor Richard Green Moulton, The Universityof Chicago." 25. Rev. H. W. Thomas, D.D., People's Church.Nov. 1. Rev. John Watson, D.D., Liverpool, Eng." 8. Rev. William M. Lawrence, D.D., Second BaptistChurch." 15. Rev. J. T. Gracey, D.D." 22. Rev. A. J. Canfield, D.D., St. Paul's Church." 29. Rev. F. W. Gunsaulus, D.D., Plymouth Congregational Church.Dec. 6. Rev. W. W. Fenn, D.D., Church of the Messiah." 13. Rev. Willard Scott, D.D., South Park Congregational Church." 20. Baccalaureate Sunday : The President.Churches in the vicinity of The University holdservices as follows :Hyde Park Baptist Church (Corner Woodlawn avenue and56th street) — Rev. J. L. Jackson, D.D., Pastor. Preachingservices at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Bible School at 9:30a.m. Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor MondayEvening, at 7 : 45. Week-day Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening at 7 : 45.Hyde Park M. E. Church (corner Washington avenue and 54thstreet) — Dr. A. W. Patton, Pastor, will conduct services Sunday, at 10 : 45 a.m. and 7 : 30 p.m. ; General Class Meeting at 12 : 00M. ; Sunday School at 9 : 30 a.m. ; Epworth League at 6 : 30 p.m. ;General Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, at 7 : 45 p.m.University Congregational Church (corner 56th street andMadison avenue)— Rev. Nathaniel I. Rubinkam, Ph.D., Pastor.Preaching Services at 11 : 00 a.m. and 7 : 45 p.m. Sabbath Schooland Bible Classes at 9 : 45 a.m. ; Junior Young People's Societyof Christian Endeavor at 3:00 p.m.; Young People's Societyof Christian Endeavor at 6 : 45 p.m. ; Wednesday Devotional Hour,at 8 : 00 p.m. ; Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (non-denominational) , second and fourth Mondays of each month, at8 : 00 p.m.Hyde Park Presbyterian Church (corner Washington avenueand 53d street)— Rev. Hubert C. Herring, Pastor. PublicChurch Services at 10 : 30 A.M., and 7 : 45 p.m. ; Sunday School at12:00 m. ; Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor at6 : 45 P.M. ; Mid-week Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, at 7 : 45 p.m.Woodlawn Park Baptist Church (corner of Lexington avenueand 62d street)— W. R. Wood, Pastor. Bible School at 9 : 30 a.m. ;Worship and Sermon at 11 a.m. ; Gospel Service with Sermonat 7 : 30 p.m. ; Young People's Devotional Meeting at 8 :15 p.m ;General Devotional Meeting, Wednesday evening, at 7:45. Allseats are free.Hyde Park Church of Christ (Rosalie Hall, cor. 57th streetand Rosalie Court).— Services: Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 7:45p.m.; Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Young People's Society ofChristian Endeavor at 6: 45 p.m. Preaching by Rev. H. L.Willett, Ph.D. St. PauVs Protestant Episcopal Church (Lake avenue, northof 50th street)— Rev. Charles H. Bixby, Rector. Holy Communion, 8 . 00 a.m. every Sunday, and 11 : 00 A.m. first Sunday ofeach month. Morning Prayer with Sermon, 11 : 00 A.M. Men'&Bible Class at the close of the eleven o'clock service. SundaySchool, 9 : 30 a.m. and 3 :00 p.m.Unitarian Church.— -Rev. W. W. Fenn, Minister. Servicesheld in Masonic Hall, 276, 57th street Sunday at 4 :'00 p.m.Current Events.A Recital was given in Kent Theater Wednesdayafternoon, November 4, by Mr. Ludwig Becker, Violinist, and Miss Theodora Sturkow, Pianist.A meeting of the Economic Club was held in CobbLecture Hall, Thursday, October 29. Mr. Hill of theEconomic Department addressed the club on "TheQuantitative Theory of Money and Prices." After theaddress the meeting was thrown open to the membersand Mr. Hill answered questions from the question box.Notes from Morgan Park Academy. — A newfeature has been introduced into the Academy thisyear in the shape of a series of lectures on hygiene forstudents. These lectures were delivered at noon, inchapel, before the entire school, attendance beingrequired. The course numbers ten lectures, the subjects being : The Hygiene of Study; Physical Bevel-opment (two lectures) ; The Eye and Ear (Sight andHearing); Food; Preparation and Adulteration ofFood; Baths and Bathing, and Clothing ; Alcohol;Tobacco; Accidents and Emergencies. The lecturer,Wm. H. German, M.D., succeeded in putting whatare ordinarily rather dry facts in a way that provedboth interesting and entertaining to the students.The course continued daily from October 26 to November 8.Notes from the University Extension Department. — Tuesday evening, November 10, ProfessorEdmund J. James delivered an address before theUniversity Extension Centre at Streator, Illinois, onUniversity Extension, followed by a lecture on " TheLife and Work of Bismarck." He also delivered anaddress before the teachers of the city at the Township High School building in the afternoon. TheStreator Centre was organized two years ago and hasdone excellent work. It has had the following lecturers : Mr. John Graham Brooks, "Modern Socialism at Work;" Professor Charles Zueblin, "EnglishFiction and Social Reform ; " Professor R. G. Moulton," Shakespeare's Tragedies ; " Mr. E. E. Sparks, "Character Studies in American Development." For thepresent season it has arranged for courses by Mr,John Graham Brooks and Professor R. G. Moulton.436 UNIVERSITY RECORDThe work of each year has shown a surplus, andthe condition of the centre is thoroughly healthyfinancially and educationally.Thursday evening, November 6, Professor EdmundJ. James delivered an inaugural address at the opening of the evening courses at the Lewis Institute,corner of Robey and Madison streets. The subjectwas " The Present Movement for Popular Education."The Institute has already engaged the followingcourses of Lecture-studies with the UniversityExtension Division: American Politics (12 lectures),Head Professor H. P. Judson ; Types of AmericanFiction, Dr. Edwin H. Lewis ; Painting and Sculptureof Our Time, Lorado Taft ; Physiography, Dr. HarryF. Reid ; Character Studies in American Development, Mr. Edwin E. Sparks. Other courses may beengaged later. The Institute has thus set an exampleof cooperation with The University which otherorganizations might well profit by.A University Extension Conference will be held atIndianapolis, November 19-21. On the afternoon ofthe 19th Professor Edmund J. James, Director of theExtension Division, will deliver an address on" Magnify your Calling " before the public schoolteachers of the city. On the evening of the sameday he will deliver an address on the subject "Reformsin Railway Passenger Rates " under the auspices ofthe Commercial Club. The Conference proper willopen with the Friday evening session, and the addressof welcome will be delivered by Professor Butler ofButler University. Professor James will deliver anaddress on the University Extension Movement andMr. S. H. Clark will give an Interpretative Recital ofMarc Antony's funeral oration. Saturday forenoonand afternoon general conference sessions will be heldat which various questions of interest to local organizations and to the University Extension Movement ingeneral will be discussed by members of The University and delegates from local centres. At the Saturday evening session President Harper will deliver anaddress on "The University and Its Functions inModern Life," followed by an Interpretative Recitalof the "Alcestis" of Euripides by Professor R. G.Moulton. The leading pulpits in the city will beoccupied Sunday morning by President Harper, Professor Small, Professor James and Professor Moulton.Sunday afternoon President Harper will address ageneral meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Building on " What-our Attitude should be toward the Problems of theDay."Material for the UNIVERSITY RECOED must \order to be published in the issue of the same week. THE CALENDAR.NOVEMBER 13—21, 1896.Friday, November 13.Chapel. — 1:40 p.m.Eighth Conference of Affiliated and CooperatingAcademies, Chapel, Cobb Lecture Hall, 4:00 p.m.(see p. 429).Chemical Journal Meeting, Kent 20, 5:00 p.m. (seep. 432).Saturday, November 14.University Council, 8:30 a.m.Eighth Conference of Affiliated and CooperatingAcademies, 9:00 a.m. (see p. 429).Sunday, November 15.Vesper Service, 4:00 p.m. (see p. 434).Union Meeting of Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., 7: 00 p.mAddress by Rev. A. T. Pierson, D.D., Kent Theater,7:30 p.m. (see p. 434).Monday, November 16.Chapel. — 1:40 p.m.Lecture before Senior Colleges, 4:00 p.m.Tuesday, November 17.Chapel. — 1:40 p.m.Divinity School Prayer Meeting, Haskell AssemblyRoom, 6:45 p.m.Faculty of the Junior Colleges, 5:00 p.m. (see p. 431).Semitic Club, 7:30 p.m. (see p. 432).Wednesday, November 18.Chapel. — 1:40 p.m.Monthly Meeting of Senior Colleges, Chapel CobbLecture Hall, 12:30 p.m. (see p. 432).Club of Political Science and History, Faculty Room,8:00 p.m. (seep. 432).Thursday, November 19.Chapel. — 1:40 p.m.The Young Women's Christian Association, HaskellAssembly Room, 5:00 p.m.Pedagogical Club, Lecture Room, Cobb Lecture Hall,8:00 p.m. (seep. 432).Friday, November 20.Chapel. — 1:40 p.m.Mathematical Club, Ryerson 35, 4:00 p.m. (see p. 432).Saturday, November 21.Administrative Board of University Affiliations,8:30 a.m.Faculty of the Senior Colleges, 10:00 a.m.Faculty of the Divinity School, 11:30 a.m.sent to the Keeorder by THURSDAY, 8:30 A.M., in