Gbe TAntveretty of ChicagoPrice $f.00 founded by john d. rockefeller Single CopiesPer Year 5 CentsUniversity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYCHICAGOttbe •dntvetsttE ot Cbtcaao DressVOL IV, NO. 18. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. AUGUST 4, 1899.Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matterCONTENTS.I. Official Notices 101-102II. The Haskell Lectures for 1899 102III. Official Reports : The Library .... 102-103IV. The Calendar 103-104Official Notices.In accordance with instructions contained in Executive Bulletin, Number XI, the official calendar ofmeetings, lectures, vesper services, conferences, assemblies, and other events will be prepared for publication each week at the office of Information andExchange. Instructors and members of the University are requested to send in future all notices forthe weekly calendar to the office of Information andExchange, instead of as heretofore to the Recorder.George S. Goodspeed,The University Recorder.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.term examinations for the first term of thesummer quarter.Examinations at the close of the First Term will beheld on Friday, August 11, in place of the final exercise of the term. Instructors who wish to take twoperiods for the examination, of course, may employ Thursday, August 10, as well as August 11, in each caseusing the stated period of the exercise. It is understood that classes in which no examination is held,will be given an exercise or lecture which will take theplace of the examination. It is also understood thatunder no circumstances is the First Term examinationto be given before Friday, August 11 (unless two daysare employed), or at an hour other than that of theregular exercise. By Order ofThe University Council.REPORTS FOR THE FIRST TERM OF THE SUMMERQUARTER.All courses which close at the end of the First Termare to be reported to the Recorder on the official blanksat that time.Courses which are to be continued through the quarter are to be reported at the end of the quarter andinstructors will specify "First Term only," " SecondTerm only," etc., in the cases of students present lessthan the whole quarter.Blanks will be sent through the Faculty Exchangenot later than Wednesday, August 9, If any instructor fails to receive the necessary blanks, theymay be obtained from the Clerk of Records.George S. Goodspeed.The University Recorder.The Final Examination of Luther Parker Russellfor the degree of D.B., will be held Friday, August 4,at 4:00 p.m., in Room 15, Haskell. Principal subject,Church History ; secondary subject, Systematic Theology. Thesis : " Auricular Confession : Its Develop-102 UNIVERSITY RECORDment and Significance." Committee : ProfessorsHulbert, Johnson, Northrup, Foster, Associate Professor Moncrief, and all other members of the departments immediately concerned.The Final Examination of Caroline Ransome forthe degree of A.M. will be held Tuesday, August 8,at 4:00 p.m., in Room 21, Haskell. Principal subject,Classical Archaeology; secondary subject, Egyptology.Thesis : "Partial Catalogue of the Collection of GreekVases in the Art Institute, Chicago." Committee :Professor Tarbell, Assistant Professor Breasted, Associate Professor R. A. Harper, and all other members ofthe departments immediately concerned.The Final Examination of Harry Alvin Millis forthe degree of Ph.D. will be held Thursday, August 10,at 9:00 a.m., in Room C 1, Cobb Hall. Principal subject, Political Economy; secondary subject, Sociology.Thesis: "History of the Finances of the City ofChicago." Committee : Professors Laughlin, Small,Dr. Schwill and all other members of the departments immediately concerned.The Final Examination of William McPherson forthe degree of Ph.D. will be held Friday, August 11,at 3:00 p.m., in Room 20, Kent Chemical Laboratory.Principal subject, Chemistry; secondary subject?Physics. Thesis : " On the Nature of the Oxyazo Compound." Committee : Professor Nef, Associate Professor S. W. Stratton, Professor Bolza, and all othermembers of the departments immediately concerned.The Final Examination of Christopher BushColeman for the degree of D.B. will be held Friday,August 11, at 11:00 a.m., in Room 28, Haskell. Principal subject, New Testament; secondary subject,Systematic Theology. Thesis : " The Christian Movements in American Colleges." Committee : Professors Burton, Mathews, Northrup, Foster, Anderson,Dr. Votaw, and all other members of the departmentsimmediately concerned.The Final Examination of Elizabeth MargueriteStrauchon for the degree of Ph.M. will be held Friday, August 11, at 3:00 p.m., in Room D 4, Cobb Hall.Principal subject, English. Thesis : " The Sense ofColor in Chaucer." Committee : Professors ManlyTerry, Assistant Professor Schmidt-Wartenberg, andall other members of the departments immediatelyconcerned. The Final Examination of William Wallace Reedfor the degree of D.B. will be held Thursday, August 10,at 4:00 p.m., in Room 26, Haskell. Principal subject,Systematic Theology ; secondary subject, New Testament. Thesis: "A Critical Estimate of Augustine'sDe Trinitate." Committee : Professors Northrup,Foster, Burton, Associate Professor Moncrief, Dr.Votaw, and all other members of the departments immediately concerned.The Haskell Lectures for 1899.The "Haskell Lectures" for 1899 will be deliveredby President John Henry Barrows, of Oberlin College,on "Christianity and Buddhism." The titles anddates of the different lectures of the course follow :1. The Life of Buddha and the Life of Christ.Sunday, August 6.2. The Death of Buddha and the Death of Christ.Wednesday, August 9.3. Buddhist and Christian Doctrines of the Soul and of theFuture Life. Friday, August 11.4. The Ethics of Buddhism and of Christianity.Sunday, August 13.5. Buddhism in China and Japan.Wednesday, August 16.6. The Right Attitude of Christianity toward Buddhism.Friday, August 18.4:00 p.m. Ik Theater.Official Reports.During the month ending July 31, 1899, there hasbeen added to the Library of the University a totalnumber of 461 volumes, from the following sources :Books added by purchase, 244 vols., distributed asfollows :General Library, 68 vols.; Pedagogy, 24 vols.; Political Economy, 1 vol.; Political Science, 7 vols.; History,26 vols.; Sociology, 2 vols.; Sociology (Divinity), 3vols.; Anthropology, 4 vols.; Comparative Religion, 1vol.; Semitic, 5 vols.; New Testament, 2 vols.; Greek,2 vols.; Latin, 27 vols.; Latin and Greek, 2 vols.; Romance, 1 vol.; German, 4 vols.; English, 22 vols.;Mathematics, 1 vol.; Astronomy (Ryerson) 8 vols.;Astronomy (Yerkes) 3 vols.; Physics, 3 vols.; Botany,12 vols.; Church History, 2 vols.; Systematic Theology,1 vol.; Public Speaking, 13 vols.Books added by gift, 153 vols., distributed asfollows :General Library, 98 vols.; Philosophy, 5 vols.; Political Science, 2 vols.; History, 1vol.; Sociology, 43 vols.;Comparative Religion, 1 vol.; Geology, 1 vol.; Haskell,2 vols.UNIVERSITY RECORD 103Books added by exchange for University Publications, 64 vols., distributed as follows :General Library, 22 vols.; Political Economy, 2vols.; Sociology, 7 vols.; Semitic, 1 vol.; New Testament, 9 vols.; Comparative Philology, 1 vol.; Geology,4 vols.; Botany, 4 vols.; Church History, 7 vols.;Systematic Theology, 2 vols.; Haskell, 5 vols.Calendar.AUGUST 4-12, 1899.Friday, August 4.Chapel-Assembly : Divinity School. — Chapel, CobbHall, 10:30 a.m.University Open Lectures :8:30 A.M. "Hebrew Wisdom Literature." President Harper,Congregation Hall, Haskell.11:00 a.m. "Hebrew Religion as compared with other Semitic Religions." Professor Smith, CongregationHall, Haskell.11 : 00 a.m. " Dante in English." Assistant Professor Howland,C 17. Cobb Hall.4:00p.m. "Cooperative Colonies." Miss Jane AddamsChapel, Cobb Hall.5:00p.m. "The Literature of the Babylonians and Assyrians." Associate Professor Harper, Haskell,Room 26.8:00p.m. "The First President" (illustrated). AssistantProfessor Sparks, Kent Theater.8 :00 p.m. " Machiavelli and the Ethics of the Renaissance."Associate Professor Moncrief, Congregation Hall,Haskell.Exhibit of American Historical Portraits, LectureRoom, Cobb Hall, 2:00-6:00 p.m., and during theevening.Final Examination of Luther Parker Russell, for thedegree of D.B., 4:00 p.m., Haskell, Room 15 (seep. 101).Physics Club meets in Ryerson Physical Laboratory,Room 32, 4:00 p.m.Papers : " Sensitive Galvanometers," by Dr. E. S. Johon-nott; "Absorption of Electric Waves," by Professor A.D. Cole.Mathematical Club meets in Ryerson Physical Laboratory, Room 36, 4:00 p.m.Paper: "On a certain linkwork, an application of elliptic functions," by Professor A. Emch.Notes: "Concerning quadratic transformations," I, byDr. H. E. Slaught. " Concerning Higher Complex numbers," IV, by Professor A. S. Hathaway. Saturday, August 5.Meetings of Faculties and Boards :The Administrative Board of Physical Culture andAthletics, 8:30 a.m.The Faculty of the Junior Colleges, 10:00 a.m.The Faculties of the Graduate School of Arts andLiterature, 11:00 a.m.The University Senate, 11:30 a.m.Exhibit of American Historical Protraits, LectureRoom, Cobb Hall, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.Sunday, August 6.Vesper Service is held in Kent Theater, 4:00 p.m.President Barrows: "The Life of Buddha and the Life ofChrist."Union meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,Association Room, Haskel], 7:00 p.m.Sermon en Franeais par M. le pasteur Allais, Kent .Theater, 8:00 p.m.Monday, August 7.Chapel-Assembly : Junior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbHall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Junior College Students).University Open Lectures :4:00 p.m. "Ueber deutsche Familiennamen der StadtChicago." Assistant Professor Schmidt-Warten-berg, Lecture Room, Cobb Hall.8 :00 p.m. " The World Pilgrimage, with experiences seriousand not so serious." President Barrows, KentTheater.Tuesday, August 8.Chapel Assembly : Senior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbHall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Senior College Students).University Open Lectures :8:30 a.m. " Hebrew Wisdom Literature." President Harper,Congregation Hall, Haskell.11 : 00 A.M. " Hebrew Religion as compared with other Semitic Religions." Professor Smith, CongregationHaU, Haskell.11 : 00 A.M. " Dante in English." Assistant Professor Howland,C 17, Cobb Hall.4:00 p.m. "The Crisis of the Poem an Expansion of Hintsin Genesis." Professor Moulton, Kent Theater.4:00p.m. "Ethical Gains through Legislation regardingthe Consciousness of Law." Mrs. Kelley, Chapel,Cobb HaU.4:00 p.m. Problems in Chemistry: 5. " Chemical Action atHigh Temperatures." Assistant Professor Leng-f eld, Kent Chemical Laboratory, Room 20.8:00p.m. "Recent Discoveries in the Solar System." Dr.Laves, Congregation Hall, Haskell.Final Examination of Caroline Ransome for the degreeof A.M., 4:00 p.m., Room 21, Haskell (see p. 102).104 UNIVERSITY RECORDWednesday, August 9.Chapel Assembly — Chapel, Cobb Hall, 10: 30 a.m."Remedies for Waste in Higher Education," PresidentHarper.University Open Lectures :8 ; 30 A.m. " Hebrew Wisdom Literature." President Harper,Congregation Hall, Haskell.11 : 00 a.m. " Hebrew Religion as compared with other Semitic Religions." Professor Smith, CongregationHall, HaskelL11 : 00 A.M. " Dantein English," Assistant Professor Howland,C 17, Cobb HaU.4:00 p.m. "The Death of Buddha and the Death of Christ."President Barrows, Kent Theater.4 : 00 p.m. " Contemporary Social Ethics: Attempts atGroup Adjustment (English and American SocialSettlements)." Miss Jane Addams, Chapel, CobbHall,5: 00 p.m. "The Literature of the Babylonians and Assyrians." Associate Professor R. F. Harper, HaskeU,Room 26.8:00 p.m. " Samuel Adams, the Hero of American Independence. President Barrows, Kent Theater.Meeting of the Y. M. C. A. in Association Room, Haskell, 7:00 p.m.Thursday, August 10.Chapel-Assembly : Graduate Schools. — Chapel, Cobb^all; 10:30 Lm; - -^:- '¦¦:¦¦¦¦¦'•University Open Lectures :."''"8 : 30 a.m. "Hebrew Wisdom Literature," President Harper,Congregation Hall, HaskeU.11: 00 A.M. "Hebrew Religion as compared with other Semitic Religions." Professor Smith, CongregationHaU, HaskelL11: 00 a.m. "Dante in English." Assistant Prof essor Howland,C 17, Cobb Hall.4: 00 p.m. " The Conclusion of the Poem a Presentation ofWorld History." Professor Moulton, Kent Theater.4: 00 P.M. "Ethical Gains through Legislation regardingthe Rights of the Buyer." Mrs. Kelley, Chapel,Cobb Hall.4:00 P.M. Problems in Chemistry: 6. "Prout's Hypothesisand the Periodic Law." Assistant ProfessorLengfeld, Kent Chemical Laboratory, Room 20.8: 00 p.m. " The Motions of the Stars in Space." Dr. Laves,Congregation Hall, Haskell.Final Examination of H. A. Millis, for the degree ofPh.D., 9:00 a.m., C 1, Cobb Hall (see p. 102).Final Examination of W. W. Reed for the degree ofD.B., 4: 00 p.m., Room 26, Haskell (see p. 102).Junior College Finals in Public Speaking for theFerdinand Peck prize are held in Kent Theater,8:00 p.m.Reception in Chapel, Cobb Hall, 9:00-11:00 p.m. Friday, August 11.Chapel-Assembly : Divinity School. — Chapel, CobbHall, 10:30 a.m.University Open Lectures :8 : 30 a.m. " Hebrew Wisdom Literature," President Harper,Congregation Hall, Haskell.11:00a.m. "Hebrew Religion as compared with other Semitic Religions." Professor Smith, CongregationHaU, HaskeU.11 : 00 a.m. " Dante in English." Assistant Professor Howland,C 17, Cobb Hall.4: 00 p.m. "Buddhist and Christian Doctrines of the Souland the Future Life." President Barrows, KentTheater.4:00 p.m. "Ibsen und das letzte Jahrzehnt des deutschenDramas." Professor Hochdorfer, Lecture Room,Cobb HaU.4 : 00 p.m. " Contemporary Social Ethics— The Trend." MissAddams, Chapel, Cobb HaU.4 : 00 p.m. " Some Topics of the Larger Politics : The Expansion of Europe." Professor Judson, CongregationHaU, Haskell.5:00p.m. "The Literature of the Babylonians and Assyrians." Associate Professor R. F. Harper, HaskelLRoom 26.8:00 p.m. " Rembrandt, or the Shakespeare of Art," President Barrows, Kent Theater.Final Examination of C. B. Coleman for the degree ofD. B., 11:00 a.m., Haskell, Room 28 (see p. 102).Final Examination of W. McPherson for the degree ofPh.D., 3:00 p.m., Kent, Room 20 (see p. 102).Final Examination of E. M. Strauchon for the degreeof Ph.M., 3:00 p.m., D 4, Cobb Hall (see p. 102).Mathematical Club meets in Room 36, Ryerson Physical Laboratory, 4:00 p.m.Paper: " Concerning conform representation in space offour dimensions," by Professor Hathaway.Notes: "Concerning quadratic transformations,' VII, byDr. H. E. Slaught. " Concerning Higher Complex numbers," V, by Professor Skinner.First Term of Summer Quarter ends.Saturday, August 12.Second Term of Summer Quarter begins.Meetings of Faculties and Boards :The Administrative Board of University Affiliations,8:30 a.m.The Faculty of the Senior Colleges, 10: 00 a.m.The University Council, 11:30 a.m.Material for the UNIVERSITY BEOOBD must be sent to tke Office of Information by THURSDAY,8:30 A.M., in order to be published in the issue of the same week.