Gbe inniversit^ of ChicagoPrice $IM founded by john d. rockefeller Single CopiesPer Year_^ 5 QeniiUniversity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYCHICAGOSbe Tllniversits of Cbtcaso DressVOL. ill, NO. 6. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3;00 P.M. MAY 6, 1898.Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matter.CONTENTS.I. Head Professor of English 37II. Report of the University Elementary School,IX - 37-39III. Official Notices 39IV. Haskell Lectures 39V. Annual Contest of Northern Oratorical League - 39VI. Current Events 40VII. The Calendar 40Head Professor of English.John Matthews Manly, who has just been appointedHead Professor of English, was one of the most brilliant pupils of the late Professor F. J. Child of Harvard, and although a comparatively young man, hasalready gained an enviable reputation as one of theleading scholars of America in his particular field.His chief work as a scholar has been on Chaucer andthe early English drama. On Chaucer he has published several monographs, while his last work, whichis appearing during the present year, is a collectionin three volumes of representative specimens of thepre-Shakespearian drama accompanied by an historical introduction and learned annotations. This workhas already received high praise, both in America andin England. Professor Manly also has a high reputation as a philologist in the general field of Old andMiddle English and in Shakespearean scholarship.He is of Southern birth, and is called to Chicago fromBrown University, where he has served as Head of theDepartment of English for several years with distinguished success. His former associates at Harvard and at Brown predict for him a brilliant career as ascholar, and as Head of the Department of English atthe University of Chicago. It is known that Professor Manly's sympathies are especially with themodern and "literary" teaching of literature, as wellas with the advanced and scholarly graduate study ofthe modern languages and literatures in the greaterAmerican universities.Report of the University Elementary School.IX.Roman History in Groups VII and VIII.The plan in general has been to consider the Komanhistory from the two coordinate points of view of theRoman organization and the consequent territorialexpansion, using the latter as the concrete manifestation of the former. This has been fpund necessary,as the children, especially in the younger group, haveconsiderable difficulty in realizing any but the mostconcrete data and show almost no interest in aughtbeyond them. This is shown in the fact that thematerial retained any length of time is almost alwaysthe concrete facts and illustrations given.The idea has been : given an accretion of territory ora change in the government, etc., to have the childrendiscover the factors which caused such a change.For instance, taking the fact that Carthage began theSecond Punic War, the question was raised why Carthage, which had sued for peace at the close of the38 UNIVERSITY RECORDFirst Punic War, was ready to fight now. And thechildren worked out the idea that the gaining ofSpain with its rich mines, its soldiers, etc., was largelyresponsible for it. Here is what one boy wrote on this:"Hannibal had a very fine plan. For the last fewyears he had been getting men and money. Now hisplan was to march down Italy and take Rome on itsown soil. So he passed the Alps after a very sharpbattle with the Romans. He wanted the people innorthern Italy to be on his side so as to get provisions from them, but very few did. * Hannibal wasquite successful at first, but the uprising of the peoplemade it unpleasant for him."The plan has been to give details only so far as theyshow the general trend of affaire. With this idea inview, the following outline was laid out : The Punicwars were considered as the period in which the self-consciousness of the nation was developing. And theimpetus of conquest attended thereupon manifesteditself in the spread of Roman arms around the Mediterranean. But the absorption of energy in thesewars left little to be utilized for government at home.Hence the civil troubles which follow, the strugglebetween the Patricians and Plebeians, etc., ending inthe downfall of the republic and the establishmentof a new form of government in the empire. It isupon this period we are engaged now. Here is apaper by one of the boys in the younger group on thestruggle between the rich and the poor :The Trouble between the Rich and the Poor."Rome was like a sick man and needed a doctor,and Tiberius acted as a doctor ; he tried to makeRome well by giving the poor people land to growcorn and wheat to make a living. But when his turncame to an end he tried to be elected tribune again,but he was defeated and killed and his body thrownin the river."In connection with the expansion of Rome aroundthe Mediterranean, the geography of the Mediterranean basin and a brief sketch of some of the nationswas taken up, with the idea of showing Rome's relations, commercial, governmental, etc., to them. Herrelation to Greece was especially emphasized. At thispoint it was found necessary to work out the idea ofcivilization as a growth, the children having but aslight idea of its origin. Here is the completed idea asworked out by one of the boys, mainly by comparison,with the Indians :" A country that is civilized has a government, rail-* The papers are published without grammatical correction.Average papers, not the best, are given. roads, steamboats, law, literature, fire department,mail, science, agriculture, physiology and schools."Games have been utilized to some extent in thework, as for instance, one child describes a personwithout using the name, and the others guess whoit is ; or each one writes an historical name on a pieceof paper and, after exchanging with his neighbor,writes a description of the person or place which is onthe paper he receives. At present one of the groupsis much interested in writing a play describing thestruggle between Marius and Sulla.For the reading, in addition to the ordinary children's texts, Plutarch, Polybius,| Cicero and othershave been used in the translations. Especial interesthas been shown in the accounts of Roman life givenin the historical novels such as Ben Hur, Quo Vadis.For the writing, and also as a test, of the children'sgrasp on a subject, the written exercise has been used.And it was in this connection that several askedwhether they should write nicely and not say much, orwhether they should let the writing go and tell allthey could !Some of these exercises may aid in giving an ideaof the work. This is one from a girl in the youngergroup where the endeavor was to have worked outthe conditions Rome should impose on Carthage :"If I were a Roman general, I would make the conquered people make a treaty with us to give up theland they had conquered, and another law would bethat they should obey the Patricians. ReligiousLaws: They should have to worship the same God."Here is one from a girl in the older group :"Rome came out ahead most always because theirarmy was kept in better order than the Carthagenian,and because [they had more men and stronger men ;by stronger men I mean they did not have baths andwere not as idle as the Carthagenians. Another reasonthat the Romans were stronger was because theywere fighting for their country and the Carthagenianswere fighting for money."This is on the Social War by one of the older group :" The people in the country said to the Romans : ' Wewant you to treat us rightly.' Then the people inRome said to the Italians : ' We want to do all thegoverning and we want all the powers.' The Italianssaid : ' Well, if you won't let us vote in the government, then we will go to another city and found another government.' The Romans were mad. So theRomans said to the Italians: 'You must not makeanother government, and you must stay in our govern -f Translations have recently been published in the NorthWestern Monthly,UNIVERSITY RECORD 39merit.' Sotheybegantofightabout.it. The Romanscould not conquer the Italians, and the Romans said :< You may vote for the government.' So they stoppedlighting, and the Italians voted for the government."The children in Group VII average ten years ; thosein VIII, a year older.Official Notices.The Junior College Finals in Public Speaking forthe Ferdinand Peck Prize of fifty dollars will be heldin Kent Theater Friday, May 13, at 8:00 p.m. Afterthe contest President and Mrs. Harper will hold areception in the President's house from nine to eleven.The winners in the preliminary contests were :Division I — Lindley Willett Allen." II— Vernon Sirvilian Phillips." III — Edith Daisy Jenkins." IV— Roy Batchelder Nelson." V— Julian Frank Goodenow." VI— Clarence Alvin McCarthy.Arthur Eugene Bestor has been chosen by themembers of the Junior College to deliver the IvyOration on Junior College Day.Junior College Scholarship in Mathematics. —A scholarship, covering one year's tuition, is awardedeach year to the student who receives the nominationof the Mathematical Department for the excellence ofhis work in Mathematics during the two years of theJunior College course. All who received the JuniorCollege Certificate between July 1, 1897, and July 1,1893, may become candidates for the scholarship.The scholarship is awarded on the basis, 1) of theclass standing, and 2) of a special examination, to begiven on Saturday, May 7, at 8:30 a.m. in Cobb D 2.The subjects set for the year 1897-8 are as follows :1) College Algebra.2) Trigonometry.3) Analytical Geometry.Rev. Frank W. Gunsaultjs, D.D., President of Armour Institute, is favoring the University with a seriesof lectures on " The Higher Ministry of ContemporaryEnglish Poetry." The subjects are :Sunday, May 1 : " The Literary Phases of the Religious Problem."Thursday, May 5 : " Matthew Arnold."Thursday, May 12 : " Alfred Tennyson."Thursday, May 19 : "Robert Browning." The Final Examination of Franklin DavenportElmer for the degree of D.B. will be held Monday,May 9, at 2:00 p.m., in Haskell Museum, Room 28.Principal subject, New Testament ; secondary subject,Theology. Thesis : " The Teaching of Jesus in theSynoptic Gospels Regarding His Death." Committee :Head Professors Burton and Northrup, ProfessorsFoster and Mathews, Associate Professor Moncrief,Dr. Votaw and all other instructors in the departmentsimmediately concerned.The Final Examination of Ethel Adelia Gloverfor the degree of Ph.D. will be held Thursday, May 12,at 3:00 p.m., in Room C 9, Cobb Lecture Hall. Principal subject, Political Science ; secondary subject.History. Thesis: " The Interior Department." Committee : Head Professors Judson and von Hoist, Professor Abbott, and all other instructors in the departments immediately concerned.Haskell Lectures.The fourth series of lectures on "The HaskellFoundation " will be delivered by Rev. John HenryBarrows, D.D., Professorial Lecturer in ComparativeReligion on successive Sunday afternoons at fouro'clock beginning May 15. The subjects are asfollows :Christianity and Buddhism.Sunday, May 15.— The Life of Buddha and the Life of Christ." " 22.— The Death of Buddha and the Death ofChrist." " 29. — Buddhist and Christian Doctrines of theSoul and of the Future Life." June 5.— The Ethics of Buddhism and Christianity.41 " 12.— Buddhism in China and Japan." " 19.— The Right Attitude of Christianity towardBuddhism.Annual Contest of Northern Oratorical League.The Annual Contest of the Northern OratoricalLeague, including the seven great universities of thenorthwest, will take place at Evanston, 111., this evening, Friday, May 6.Geo. H. Norton, our representative, has taken partin five oratorical contests, winning first place in fourof them and third place in the South Dakota StateContest.As the contest is to be at Evanston this yearwe will have a good opportunity to attend and inspireour speaker. Michigan has won six of the seven contests which have been held, and Chicago has neverwon better than third place. Mr. Gallagher wonthird last year. Now is the time to take an interestand help our man win first place.All who go can return to the city the same night.Bulletins will be posted.40 UNIVERSITY RECORDCurrent Events.At the meeting of the Romance Club on Friday,April 29, Dr. Pietsch read a paper on "An Old SpanishVersion of the Dicta Catonis in the Quaderna Via."Miss Esther Witkowsky, Fellow in the Departmentof Romance Languages, has been nominated Elevetitulaire of the ficole des Hautes fitudes at Paris,This is simply a recognition, on the part of the Minister of Public Instruction, upon recommendation byprofessors of the school, of certain work done in theeours. Miss Witkowsky was a registered student atthe Sorbonne and Ecole des Hautes Etudes duringthe seasons of 1895-6 and 1896-7.Calendar.MAY 6-14, 1898.Friday, May 6.Graduate-Assembly: — Chapel, Cobb Lecture Hall,10:30 a.m.Saturday, May 7.Administrative Board of Physical Culture andAthletics, 8:30 a.m.Administrative Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions, 10:00 a.m.The University Senate, 11:30 a.m.Special Examination of candidates for Junior College Scholarship in Mathematics, Room D 2, CobbLecture Hall, 8:30 a.m. (see p. 39).Lecture by Dr. E. C. Case before the Geological Club,Lecture Room, Walker Museum, 10: 00 a.m.Sunday, May 8.Vesper Service, Kent Theater, 4:00 p.m.Head Professor Albion W. Small : " Christianity as theBasis of Civilization and Society."Union meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,Haskell Oriental Museum, Assembly Room, 7: 00 p.m.Monday, May 9.Chapel -Assembly : Junior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Junior CollegeStudents).Final Examination of F. D. Elmer, Room 15, HaskellOriental Museum, 2:00 p.m. (see p. 39).New Testament Club meets at the home of ProfessorShailer Mathews, 5736 Woodlawn av., 7:30 p.m.Professor George B. Foster will speak on " The Problemof Theology.*'Material for the UNIVERSITY BEOOED mustorder to be published in the issue of the same week. Tuesday, May 10.Chapel-Assembly : Senior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Senior CollegeStudents).Botanical Club meets in the Botanical Building,Room 23, 5:00 p.m.Dr. B. M. Davis will give results of his original researchon Nuclear Division in Tetraspores of Corallina.W. R. Mitchell : Review, " Holophyte Studies in California."The "Forum" meets in Assembly Room, HaskellOriental Museum, 7:00 p.m.University Chorus, Kent Theater, 7:15 p.m.Wednesday, May 11.Zoological Club meets in Room 24, Zoological Building, 4:00 p.m.Bacteriological Club meets in Room 40, ZoologicalBuilding, 5:00 p.m.M.Cohen: " Formaldehyde as a Desinfectant."F. K. Fort: " The Use of Antistreptococcus serum."Lecture-Recital, Kent theater, 5:00 p.m.Mr. William Armstrong, Musical Editor of the ChicagoTribune will lecture on "British Song Composers,"with the assistance of Miss Helen Buckley, Soprano.Admission free.Prayer Meeting of the Y. M. C. A., Lecture Room,Cobb Lecture Hall, 7:00 p.m.Recital by Mary Lathrop Goss, Kent Theater, 8: 15 p.m.'* Judith and Holofernes," by T. B. Aldrich.Thursday, May 12.Chapel-Assembly : Divinity School. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Final Examination of E. A. Glover, Room C 9, CobbLecture Hall, 3: 00 p.m. (see p. 39).Public Lecture on " Alfred Tennyson," by Rev. FrankW. Gunsaulus, Chapel, Cobb Lecture Hall, 4:00 p.m.Prayer Meeting of the Y. W. C. A., Haskell AssemblyRoom, 5:00 p.m.University Chorus, Kent Theater, 7:15 p.m.First Term of Spring Quarter ends.Friday, May 13.Second Term of Spring Quarter begins.Graduate Assembly : — Chapel, Cobb Lecture Hall,10:30 a.m.Mathematical Club meets in Ryerson Physical Laboratory, Room 35, 4:00 p.m.Dr. Hancock : " On Hyperelliptic Functions of the FirstOrder."Note by Mr. Grant : " The Rational Exhibition of a certainCubic Surface on the Plane."Junior College Finals, Kent Theater, 8:00 p.m. (seep. 39). Saturday, May 14.Faculty of the Junior Colleges, 10:00 a.m.The University Council, 11 : 30 a.m.Lecture by Dr. E. C. Case before the Geological Club,Lecture Room, Walker Museum, 10:00 a.m.3 sent to the Recorder by THURSDAY, 8:30 A.M., in