Price $1.00Per Year FOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Single Copies5 CentsUniversity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYCHICAGOGbe TnntoersttE of Gbfcago ©teesVOL III, NO. 25. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. SEPTEMBER 16, 1898.Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matter.II.III.IV.V. CONTENTS.Preliminary Programme of the Summer Finalsand Twenty-fifth Convocation, Autumn 1898 - 147-148Official Notices 149Official Reports 149Vesper Services for the Autumn Quarter, 1898 - 149-150The Calendar 150Preliminary Programme of the Summer Finals and theTwenty-fifth Convocation, Autumn 1898.THE FINALS.August ii, Thursday,8:00 p.m. Junior College Finals for the Ferdinand Peckprize. Judges, the members of the JuniorCollege Faculty. Kent Theater.9 :op-n :oo p.m. Junior College Reception.The President's House.September 9, Friday.8:00 p.m. Graduate and Divinity Finals for the JosephLeiter prize. Debate: " Resolved ^ Thatthe United States should adopt a ColonialPolicy." Affirmative, the Graduate School;Negative, the Divinity School.Kent Theater.September 16, Friday.8:00 p.m. Senior College Finals for the University prize.Judges, the members of the Senior CollegeFaculty. Debate: Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States should beamended, so that United States Senatorsshould be elected directly by popular vote."Kent Theater.9:00-11:00 p.m. Senior College Reception.The Presidents House. September 18, Sunday. — Baccalaureate Sunday.3 : 30 p.m. Baccalaureate Prayer Service. Members of theFaculties and Candidates for Degrees areinvited to attend.Haskell Oriental Museum — Assembly Room.4 : 00 p.m. Baccalaureate Vesper Service.Baccalaureate Address: The President of theUniversity.Music by the Vested Choir of Trinity ReformedEpiscopal Church. Kent Theater.September 20, 21,22, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.Quarterly Examinations of the Summer Quarter.CONVOCATION WEEK.September 30, Friday.9 : 00 A.M.-3 : 00 p.m. Matriculation and Registration of IncomingStudents. (The offices of the President,the Examiner, the Deans, and the Registrarwill be open. Officers of Instruction maynot ordinarily be consulted on this day.)University Extension Class -Study Day.Opening of the University of Chicago Collegefor Teachers. Addresses, followed by a Reception.Fine A rts Building(203 Michigan av.).The Graduate Matutinal.The President's House.: 30 A.M-12: 00 m. Matriculation and Registration of Incoming Students. (All University instructors offeringcourses in the Autumn Quarter may be metat the consultation hours announced.)12 : 00 m. Division meetings of the Junior and Senior Colleges. Attendance required.Cobb Lecture Hall.12: 30 p.m. The Seventh Anniversary Chapel Assembly.Cobb Lecture Hall— Chapel.October i, Saturday.8 : 30 a.m.148 UNIVERSITY RECORD2 : oo p.m. Meetings of Candidates for Degrees with theExecutive Officers.Cobb Lecture Hall— Chapel.2 : 00-4 : 00 p.m. Matriculation and Registration of Incoming Students.8 : 00 p.m. The Twenty-fifth University Convocation.The Procession.The Convocation Address: "Some EssentialElements of the True Academic Spirit."The Reverend Charles Cuthbert Hall, President of Union Theological Seminary, NewYork City.The Conferring of Degrees.The President's Quarterly Statement.Fine Arts Building(203 Michigan av.).October 2, Sunday. —Convocation Sunday.8: 30 a.m. Bible Classes. Haskell Oriental Museum.11 ; 00 a.m. Annual Sermon before the Baptist TheologicalUnion. The Reverend Thomas JeffersonVillers, Pastor of the First Baptist Church,Indianapolis, Ind.The First Baptist Church.4 : 00 p.m. The Convocation Vesper Service.The Convocation Sermon. The Reverend CharlesCuthbert Hall.The Quarterly Report of the Christian Union.Music by the Choir of the Sixth PresbyterianChurch. Kent Theater.8 : 00 p.m. Opening of the Headquarters of the YoungMen's Christian Association.Haskell Oriental Museum.October 3, Monday.8 : 30 a.m. Lectures and Recitations of the Autumn Quarterbegin.10:30 A.M. Junior College Assembly. Attendance of members of the Junior Colleges required.Cobb Lecture Hall— Chapel.10:30 A.M. Ministers' Conference; Dean E. B. Hulbertpresiding. Subject, " Christianity andWar."x. " Can there be a Christian , War ? "The Reverend F. A. Noble, Pastor ofthe Union Park Congregational Church,Chicago.2. " Christianity and Arbitration." TheReverend W. O. Shepard, Pastor of theOakland Methodist Episcopal Church,Chicago.3. "The Christian Ideal of Patriotism."The Reverend Charles Cuthbert Hall.4. Discussion. Speeches limited to tenminutes each. Opened by the ReverendP. S. Henson, Pastor of the FirstBaptist Church, Chicago.Kent Theater.12:30 P.M. Luncheon tendered by the Divinity Faculty tovisiting clergymen.Haskell Oriental Museum — Assembly Hall.2:30 P.M. Theological Students' Conference. PresidentWilliam R. Harper presiding. Subject," The Ministry of Today."1. "Its New Demands." Reverend CharlesCuthbert Hall.2. " Its New Equipment."3. " Its New Dangers." The ReverendProfessor D. A. Hayes, Garrett BiblicalInstitute, Evanston. 4:00 P.M. 4. "Its New Opportunities." The Reverend Professor Graham Taylor, Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago.5. Discussion.Kent Theater.The Tenth Meeting of the University Congregation.The Procession.The Admission of New Members.The Review of Actions of Governing Bodies.The Discussion of Special Topics.The Election of Vice President.Haskell Oriental Museum — Faculty Room.The Congregation Dinner.The Quadrangle Club.October 4, Tuesday.10: 30 a.m. Senior College Assembly. Attendance of members of the Senior Colleges required.Cobb Lecture Hall— Chapel.10:30 A.M. Theological Conference. The Reverend Professor Galusha Anderson presiding. Subject," Christianity and the Educated Classes."1. " Is Culture Necessarily Agnostic ?"2. "The Mission of Culture to PopularTheology."3. "The Responsibilities of the Churchtoward those who are neither poor,ignorant, nor depraved. " The ReverendAlonzo K. Parker, Pastor of the Centennial Baptist Church, Chicago.4. Discussion.Kent Theater12:30 P.M. Luncheon of the Divinity Alumni of the University. Walker Museum.2:30 P.M. Annual Meeting of the Divinity Alumni Association. Addresses by the Reverend JohnQuincy Adams Henry, the Reverend CarlDelos Case and the Reverend TheodoreGeraldo Soares.Election of Officers.Haskell Oriental Museum — Assembly Hall.2: 30 p.m. Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of theBaptist Theological Union.The President's Office.3 : 30 p.m. Annual Meeting of the Northwestern BaptistEducation Society. Reports and Election ofOfficers.Haskell Oriental Museum— Faculty Room.4 : 00 p.m. Annual Meeting of the Baptist TheologicalUnion.Reports and Election of Officers.Conference on " Assistance to Ministerial Students."1. Its Justification. The Reverend J. W.Conley, Pastor of the Oak Park BaptistChurch.2. Its Administration. The ReverendCharles E. Hewitt, Secretary of theDivinity School.Presentation and Acceptance of the Bust ofthe Reverend Professor George Washington Northrup.The Presentation.The Acceptance. The President of theUniversity.Haskell Oriental Museum — Assembly Hall.UNIVERSITY RECORD 149Official 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 th«University, as published from week to week in theUniversity Record.Senior Finals. — Kent Theater, Friday, September 16, 8:00 p.m.Debate. Subject: "Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States should be amended so thatUnited States Senators should be elected directlyby popular vote."Affirmative, Messrs. A. W. Clark, M. Morgenthau,E. A. Palmquist.Negative, Messrs. J. E. Freeman, A. G. Hoyt, M. B.Wells.The Reverend A. K. Parker, D.D., Pastor of theCentennial Baptist Church and a member of theBoard of Trustees, will preside.The Debate will be followed by the Senior CollegeReception at the President's House, 9:00-11:00 p.m.AUTUMN EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMISSION.The Autumn Examinations for admission to theJunior Colleges will be held in Cobb Hall, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, September 14,15, 16, and 17. The University Examiner will furnishparticular information on application.QUARTERLY EXAMINATIONS.The Examinations at the close of the Summer Quarter will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, September 20, 21 and 22. Examinations formorning classes will be held on three successivemornings; for afternoon classes on three successiveafternoons, as follows :8:30 Exercises, Tues., Sept. 20,9:30 " Wedn. " 21,11:00 " Thurs. " 22,12:00 " Tues. " 20,2:00 " Wedn. " 21,3:00 " Thurs. " 22, 8 30-11:30 a.m.30-11:30 a.m.30-11:30 a.m.00- 5:00 p.m.00- 5:00 p.m.00- 5:00 p.m.Reports for the Summer Quarter. — All instructors are requested to observe that all reports forcourses given during the Summer Quarter not already fully reported are due at the Examiner's Office(or the Faculty Exchange) not later than 12:00 m., Monday, September 26. It is of the utmost importance that every course be recorded fully andpromptly. Blanks will be furnished through theFaculty Exchange not later than Tuesday, September 20. The University Examiner.The Final Examination of Franklyn Cole Sherman for the Degree of B.D. will be held Tuesday,September 20, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 15, Haskell Museum. Principal subject, Church History ; secondarysubject, Systematic Theology. Thesis: "Fra Angel-ico : The St. John of Art." Committee : HeadProfessors Hulbert, Northrup, and Anderson, Professor Foster, Associate Professor Moncrief ; and allother instructors in the departments immediatelyconcerned.The Final Examination of Errett Gates for theDegree of B.D. will be held Tuesday, September 20,at 2:00 p.m., in Room 15, Haskell Museum. Principalsubject, Church History; secondary subject, NewTestament Theology. Thesis : " The Contest forChristian Liberty in Massachusetts." Committee :Head Professors Hulbert and Anderson, ProfessorMathews, Associate Professor Moncrief ; and allother instructors in the departments immediatelyconcerned.The Final Examination of Gilbert A. Bliss for thedegree of M.A. will be held Wednesday, September 21,3 : 00 p.m., in Room 36, Ryerson Physical Laboratory.Principal subject, Mathematics; secondary subject,Astronomy. Thesis : " Geodesic Lines on the Anchor-Ring." Committee : Associate Professor Maschke,Dr. Laves, and Associate Professor Jordan ; and allother instructors in the departments immediatelyconcerned.Official Reports.At the Quarterly Debate between the representatives of the Graduate Schools and the Divinity Schoolheld last Friday evening, the judges gave tie decisionto the representatives of the Graduate Schools. Thespecial prize for the best debater was awarded to W.W. Reed, of the Divinity School.Vesper Services for the Autumn Quarter, 1898.October 2. — Convocation Sunday.October 9. — Professor Charles Richmond Henderson, the University of Chicago :"New Phases of the Charity Organization Movement."150 UNIVERSITY RECORDOctober 16. — Musical Programme.October 23. — Miss Jane Addams, of Hull House :" Trades Unions and Public Duty."October 30.— Musical Programme.November 6. — Professor Graham Taylor, Chicago Theological Seminary :" The Church and the Workingman."November 13.— Musical Programme.November 20. — Mrs. Florence Kelley, Chicago :"Factory Legislation and Its Claims on Philanthropists."November 27.— Musical Programme.December 4. — Associate Professor Charles Zueb-lin, the University of Chicago :" Typical English Church Movements in PracticalWork."December 11.— Assistant Professor S. H. Clarkthe University of Chicago : Readings from EdwardR. Gill.December 18. — Baccalaureate Sunday.Calendar.september 16-23, 1898.Friday, September 16.Chapel-Assembly : Divinity School. — Chapel, CobbHall, 10:30 a.m.Autumn Examinations for admission to the JuniorColleges (see p. 149).Senior College Finals for the University prize, KentTheater, 8:00 p.m. (see p. 149).Senior College Reception, President's House, 9:00-11:00 p.m.Saturday, September 17.Special Meetings of Faculties :The Faculty of the Junior Colleges, 10:00 a.m.The Faculty of the Senior Colleges, 10:15 a.m.The Faculties of the Graduate Schools, 10:45 a.m.The Divinity Faculty, 11:00 a.m.The University Senate, 11:15 a.m.Material for the UNIVEKSITT EEOORD mustorder to be published in the issue of the same week. Autumn Examinations for admission to the JuniorColleges (see p. 149).Sunday, September 18.Vesper Service, Kent Theater, 4:00 p.m.Baccalaureate Address by President Harper.Music by the Vested Choir of Trinity Eeformed EpiscopalChurch.Union meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,Chapel, Cobb Hall, 7 : 00 p.m.Monday, September 19.Chapel-Assembly: Junior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Junior CollegeStudents).Tuesday, September 20.Quarterly Examinations begin (see p. 149).Final Examination of :F. C. Sherman, 10:00 a.m.,E. Gates, 2: 00 p.m.,Room 15, Haskell Museum (see p. 149).Sociology Club meets in Faculty Room, Haskell Museum, 8:00 p.m.Dr. Ira W. Howerth on, " Some Social and SociologicalObservations Abroad."Wednesday, September 21.Quarterly Examinations, continued (see p. 149).Final Examination of G. A. Bliss, Ryerson 36, 3: 00p.m. (see p. 149.)Prayer Meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,east steps, Haskell Museum, 7:00 p.m.Thursday, September 22.Quarterly Examinations close (see p. 149).Friday, September 23,to Friday, September 30,Quarterly Recess.sent to the Recorder by THUESDAY, 8:30 A.M., in