Gbe THntversits of ChicagoPflCC $J.OO FOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Single CopiCSPer Year 5 CentsUniversity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYCHICAGOGbe THniversttg of Chicago pressVOL IV, NO, 46 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. FEBRUARY 16, 1900Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as sedond-class matterCONTENTS.I. The University Congregation, the Nineteenth Meeting - - - - - 325-326II. Lectures by Professor Brooks - - - 327III. A I^rthcmnin^Ib^liGatioiJt^bl the University Elementary School - - "- 327IV. Lectures by Professor T..H. Morgan - 327V. Calendar .. - - - - - - 328THE UNIVERSITY CONGREGATION.THE NINETEENTH MEETING.A special meeting of the University Congregation was held in Congregation Hall, HaskellOriental Museum, January 26, 1900, at fouro'clock p.m. President Harper presided and Professor Burton acted as chaplain in the absence ofthe University chaplain. Thirty-two memberswere present.The Congregation proceeded immediately tothe discussion of the following proposition :That it is desirable for the University to establishcourses in the theory and practice of music, and togive credit for such courses toward bachelors'1degrees.The discussion centered chiefly about the question of granting credit for courses in the practiceof music. The proposition was ultimately dividedand the following portion of it, namely, "that it is the sense of the Congregation that it is desirable for the University to establish courses in thetheory of music and to give credit for such coursestoward bachelors \ degrees ' '. was adopted an d re -ferred to the various faculties.On the general subject remarks were made asfollows :Mr. Williams urged in favor of this proposition the following considerations :1. So far as the theory of music is concerned,other universities, such as Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Michigan, give credit for music towarddegrees. Both Oxford and Cambridge conferdegrees in music..2. The musical profession needs the upliftgiven by the university, and the university willbe benefited by the artistic life and ideals of themusical profession.3. The ideal course would be a thorough coursein the history and analysis of music, leading up tothe study of Harmony, Counterpoint, Canon,Fugue, Orchestration, and Free Composition.Mr. F. J. Miller approved the proposition,holding that the mathematical and artistic sidesof the work fully merited college recognition ;that especially in Chicago courses in the interpre-326 UNIVERSITY RECORDtation of the opera and oratorio would be valuable, and that a proper balance between a musicaland literary education, so desirable in itself, wouldbe thus most happily secured.Mr. W. R. Harper called attention to the limitation of the, .proposition, that it did not contemplate, the organization of a school of music.Mr. Tufts referred to the experience at Michigan, where credit is given for a course upon theorgan, which, however, it was claimed, was of sohigh an order as to be an intellectual accomplishment. He would draw the line at the pointwhere technique gives way to interpretation.Mr. Gurney observed that the original plan ofthe University contemplated a school of musicand the line arts, and called attention to the fact•that credit for advanced standing from other•institutions in music has already been granted.The second part of the proposition, that relatingto the establishment of courses in the practice ofmusic was referred to a committee of three consisting of Messrs. Mead and Williams, and DeanTalbot, to collect information upon this phase ofthe question and report .to the Congregation atan early date. ,, On this part of the original propositionremarks were made as follows :Mr. W. G. Hale urged that it was dangerous to grant University credit for acquisitions ofskill involving manual dexterity.Mr. Burton, however, inquired whether on suchgrounds as had been advanced we should not becompelled to deny credit for other courses inwhich acquisitions of skill were obtained. Was itan analogous case to grant credit for skill inwriting of English, or Latin, or French, or inthe use of the voice in public speaking, and if so,why deny credit for skill in vocal music ?Mr. W. R. Harper mentioned courses in biological technique or drawing as presenting analogous cases. He also remarked that this questionis a very broad and deep one. The problem of the college education of women was involved withit. A large number of women are compelled tolimit their work to courses offered in the University when their natural inclinations and earlytraining are thereby hampered and distorted. It"is an objection often urged by parents that it cannot be a wise system which prevents a youngwoman from continuing her musical studies incollege. A, broad election should admit musicalwork.As a result of the discussion the topic referred to the committee was broadened, and itwas requested to consider the larger question ofgiving credit for practice courses, that is, coursesin which skill alone is required. It was suggestedthat such courses may already exist in the University, and the desirability of continuing creditfor them, and of establishing others of the samesort for which credit might be given, was placedwithin the province of the committee's investigation.The Congregation took up the consideration ofthe actions of University Ruling Bodies which hadbeen taken during the past quarter.Three propositions recommended by the Executive Committee for discussion at future meetings were presented to the Congregation foracceptance. They are as follows :I. That the present increasing interest in Athletics in the University is undesirable.II. That Drawing should be included amongsubjects accepted for entrance into the Universityand for credit toward bachelors' degrees.III. That the degree of Bachelor of Arts shouldbe granted for all undergraduate courses, whetherthey include Latin and Greek or not.The Congregation referred the second of thesepropositions to the committee above mentionedand accepted the first and third for discussion atthe next meeting.The Hon. David Jayne Hill was recommendedto the Board of Trustees as the Convocation Orator for the Spring Convocation. ; The Congregation then adjourned with the benediction. ..UNIVERSITY RECORD 327LECTURES BY PROFESSOR BROOKS.Professor John Graham Brooks, of Cambridge,Mass., who is now in Chicago lecturing under theauspices of the University .Extension Division,will give a course of six lectures at thev Universityon A Study of the Social and IndustrialUnrest. The lectures will be given in theChapel, Wednesday of each week, at four o'clock.The subjects are as follows :"Has the Unrest become a Peril to Society ? " Feb. 21- "The Dream of -Social Equality." Feb. 28" Machinery and Life." March 7"The Gist of the Socialist Proposals." March 14•"" First Steps versus Utopias." " 'March 21" The Greater Remedy." March 28In the first three lectures Professor Brooksgives an historical .and analytical discussion ofthe social and industrial unrest. In the last threehe discusses various remedies which have beenproposed.Admission will be by ticket only. Members ofthe University will be supplied with tickets freeof charge upon application at the Office of Information and Exchange. Others than members ofthe University can secure at the same office aticket, good for the entire course, for $1.00 ;single admission 25 cents.A FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONOF THE UNIVERSITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.The University , Elementary School is about toissue a series of nine monographs on the work ofthe school. The first one is an "Art Number," andgives a full account of art work as an influentialfactor in education. The number also includes areport of three months' work of two groups ofscholars -in the school, with an outline of:work forthe rest of the year. Each group report has an introduction by Professor Dewey. The first monograph, now in type, will contain about twenty-five pages. Single copies will be sold for fifteencents. The price of the entire series is placed at$1.25.LECTURES BY PROFESSOR T. H. MORGAN.Four lectures on "Regeneration and Experimental Embryology" will be given by ProfessorThomas H. Morgan, of Bryn Mawr College, inKent Theater at 9 : 30 a. m., on February 19, 20,21, and 23, 1900. The lectures are open to members of the University. The subjects of the lectures are as follows :I. Introduction: Historical Review. Typical processesof regeneration. Regeneration of lost parts in vertebrates.Regeneration of the head, tail, and other regions of the bodyin invertebrates. Formation of -entire animals from fragments of the body,, and from fragments of the segmentingegg. Regeneration in the one-celled organisms. Regeneration in the embryo and in the egg. Conclusions.II. The Conditions that Influence Regeneration: Physiological regeneration. Pathological regeneration. Influence of external conditions. Regeneration and: liability toinjury. The development of isolated blastomeres. : Directinfluence, of the environment., Influence' of internal conditions. Regeneration in "lower" and in "higher" forms.Experiments in grafting animals. Grafting parts of thesame and of different species.III. Development of the Egg in the -Light of ExperimentalEmbryology: Roux's mosaic theory of development. Experiments and theories of Hertwig, Driesch, Wilson, and others.•Origin of differentiation in the embryo and of specificationin the adult. Conclusions.IV. The Relations of Growth, Development, and Regeneration : Bonnet's theory of prseformation. ¦- Spencer's ¦ comparison of crystal-growth and regeneration. ...Sach?s theoryof specific stuffs. Weismann's theory of prseformation underthe guidance of natural selection. Theory of the specification of the tissues ; its limitations. The factors of regeneration.328 UNIVERSITY RECORDTHE CALENDAR.FEBRUARY 16-24, 1900.Friday, February 16.Chapel-Assembly: The Divinity School. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Mathematical Club meets in Room 35, RyersonPhysical Laboratory, at 4:00 p.m.Associate Professor Maschke reads on "DifferentialParameters."Note: "On Cremona Transformations, VI," by Dr.Slaught.Saturday, February 17.Meetings of University Ruling Bodies in HaskellOriental Museum :The University Council, 8:30 a.m.The Administrative Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions, 10: 00 a.m.The Faculty of the Ogden (Graduate)School, 10:00 a.m.The Faculty of the Divinity School, i i : 30 a.m.Sunday, February 18.Vesper Service will be held in Kent Theaterat 4:00 p.m.Associate Professor Thurber speaks on " Pestalozzi."Monday, February 19.Chapel- Assembly : The Junior Colleges. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Lecture by Professor T. H. Morgan, of BrynMawr College, Kent Theater, 9:30 A.M. (SeeP- 327-)Tuesday, February 20.Chapel-Assembly : The Senior Colleges. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Lecture by Professor Morgan, Kent Theater,9:30 A.M.Botanical Club meets in Room 23, BotanicalLaboratory, at 5:00 p.m.Mr. F. L. Stevens will discuss Wager's work on" Sexuality in Fungi." Dr. Henry C. Cowles willreview Massart's paper on "The Botany of theSahara." Semitic Club meets at President Harper's houseat 7:30 p.m.Reports will be given by members of the club uponrecent numbers of the various Semitic journals. Allstudents interested in Old Testament and Semiticstudies are invited.Wednesday, February 21.Lecture by Professor Morgan, Kent Theater9:30 A.M.Lecture by Professor John Graham BrooksChapel, Cobb Lecture Hall, 4:00 p.m. (SeeP- 327-)Pedagogical Club meets in Haskell AssemblyRoom at 7:30 p.m.Open meeting : Address by the President of the Club.Thursday, February 22.Washington's Birthday — A Holiday. All University exercises will be suspended.Fri da y, February 23.Chapel- Assembly : The Divinity School. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Lecture by Professor Morgan, Kent Theater,9: 30 A.M.Physics Club meets in Room 32, Ryerson Physical Laboratory, at 4: 00 p.m.Mr. Millikan reads on " The Limits of the Solid Stateof Matter ; " Mr. lewett reads on " The Distributionof Magnetic Induction in Long Iron Bars."Saturday, February 24.Meetings of University Ruling Bodies in HaskellOriental Museum :The Faculty of Morgan Park Academy,8:30 A.M.The Administrative Board of Libraries, Laboratories, and Museums, 10: 00 a.m.The Faculty of the Graduate School of Artsand Literature in joint session with theFaculty of the Ogden (Graduate) School,11:30 a.m.Material for the CALENDAR must be sent to the Office of Information by THUHSDAY, 8:30 A.M.,in order to be published in the issue of the same week. £.