£be Iftniversiti? of CbtcaaoPrice $L00 founded by john d. rockefeller Single CopiesPer Year 5 CentsUniversity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYCHICAGO£be T&nivexsitv of Gbfcaso pressVOL IV, NO. 51 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. MARCH 23, 1900Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matterCONTENTS.I. A Gift to the University Library from Professor von Hoist ----- 357—358II. Lectures by M. de Regnier - - - 358-359III. Programme of the Thirty-second Convocation, Spring, 1900 - 359IV. Official Notices 359~36oV. Calendar 360A GIFT TO THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYFROM PROFESSOR VON HOLST.During the month of January 1900, the University Library was enriched by the privatecollection of historical books and pamphlets,comprising the library of Professor von Hoist.The gift was accompanied by the following conditions :1. That the University provide Mr. von Hoistwith a catalogue for his own use of the books inhis collection ; the same to be made under hisdirection and according to his convenience.2. Each book to be plainly labeled as the giftof Mr. von Hoist; it being understood that nospecial gift plate be provided.3. The University to defray all expense ofcataloguing, plating, and transfer of the collectionto the University. 4. The books to be delivered to the GeneralLibrary for the present, leaving the matter openas to their ultimate destination.The library contains a total number of 1250books and 200 pamphlets. The collection isstrongly historical, but contains some books onother subjects. It is especially rich in periodicalliterature among which is a file of the celebratedNiles1 Register, complete with the exception ofVol. 63, 5th series, No. 13.The collection of books relating to AmericanHistory is greatly strengthened, not only by theduplication of important sets, hitherto much indemand by students, but also by the addition ofmuch material heretofore missing from the library.Special mention might be made of the Memoirsof John Quincy Adams, 12 vols.; a set of theAmerican State Papers, 33 vols.; Putnam's Rebellion Record, 12 vols.; United States SupremeCourt Decisions, 43 vols.; Benton's Abridgmentof the Debates of Congress, 16 vols.; Williams'sStatesman 's Manual, 4 vols.; bound volumes ofthe Nation, nearly complete from 1869 t0 date;the Records of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, 3 vols.; the Reports of the Committee on theConduct of the Civil War, 3 vols.; the Diplomatic358 UNIVERSITY RECORDCorrespondence of the Civil War ; a number ofsets of American Histories are also added, such asthose by Bancroft, Hildreth, and Grahame, as wellas J. C. Hamilton's History of the Republic of theUnited States, and Draper's Civil War in America.A number of books which are somewhat difficultto obtain and which have not been in the Libraryare added, such as Mr.j Buchanan's Administrationon the Eve of the Rebellion, and Byrdsall's Historyof the loco-Foco, or Equal Rights Party, andHenry Adams's Documents Relating to New England Federalism. A great deal of biographicalmaterial is added bearing upon the lives of JohnAdams, Fisher Ames, Thomas Jefferson, JamesMadison, Elbridge Gerry, Rufus Choate, EdmundRandolph, John Randolph, A. J. Dallas, WilliamLloyd Garrison, General Nathaniel Greene, Edward Livingston, John Jay, William Jay, ThomasW. Dorr, George Cabot, Lewis Cass, TimothyPickering, Jefferson Davis, and others. There aremany volumes on various phases of ConstitutionalLaw, and a large number of discussions of financialtopics, while special volumes on Slavery and theCivil War are particularly valuable.In addition to the interest which attaches tothis collection as being the tools of Professor vonHoist's own work, it has an additional valuefrom the fact that many of its books are presentation copies from authors, students, and governmental officials. Conspicuous among these is avolume containing a presentation inscription andautograph of President Rutherford B. Hayes.LECTURES BY M. DE REGNIER.The French writer chosen as the third annuallecturer of the " Cercle Francais de l'UniversiteHarvard" to speak before Harvard University in1900, is the poet Monsieur Henri de Regnier.Among the places which he will visit, besidesHarvard, are : Adelphi College, of Brooklyn ;Alliance Francaise, New York ; Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brown University, BrynMawr College, Cercle Francaise de l'Alliance, Boston; University of California, University ofChicago, Columbia, Cornell, Mount Holyoke,Packer Institute, of Brooklyn ; University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, San Francisco, Vassar, Wei-lesley, Wells, Williams, Yale University, etc.M. Henri de Regnier was born at Honfleur,near Havre, France, on December 28, 1864. Hisfirst verses were published in November 1885,under the title of "Les Lendemains." This wasfollowed the year after by another work, "Apaise-ment." It was only in 1887, with the publication of a collection of sonnets, entitled " Sites,"that he attracted the attention of the literaryworld. M. de Regnier belonged to the group ofyoung poets that received the name of "Decadents " or " Symbolists," this last name beingpermanently attached to those who recognizedPaul Verlaine and Stephane Mallarme as leaders.From 1898 M. de Regnier's works appeared inquick succession. The titles of these variouspoems are as follows : " Episodes," 1 888 ; " PoemesAnciens et Romanesques," 1890 ; " Tel qu'enSonge," 1892; "Arethuse," 1895. All theseworks, which- were published in small editions,were reprinted by the Societe du Mercure deFrance in three volumes, " Premiers Poemes,"" Poemes," " Les Jeux Rustiques et Divins,"which contain besides "Arethuse," a number ofnew poems which, are considered among the bestwritten by M. de Regnier.M. de Regnier is a versatile writer. In addition to his poems, he published in 1895 a seriesof stories, " La Canne de Jaspe," and another onein 1899, "Le Trefle Blanc." He contributed,both in verse and prose, to the most importantmagazines or reviews of the avante-garde, or newmovement. He contributes to the " Revue desDeux Mondes," and to the " Revue de Paris," andalso to several important papers literary articlesover his signature which are highly appreciated.The French Academy awarded him this year thePrix Vitet for his works, and M. Gaston Boissier,the Secretary of the Academy, expressed himselfin the following manner in his official report :UNIVERSITY RECORD 359" M. de Regnier is one of the leaders of thatnew school which pretends to do no less a thingthan modify the form and the spirit of Frenchpoetry. The enterprise is a daring one. Everybody recognizes that M. de Regnier has very rarepoetical gifts ; abundance and richness in images ;amplitude and harmony of the period, a graceboth provoking and natural that makes him admired even of those his boldness displeases."M. de Regnier was made a chevalier of theLegion of Honor in 1897. He married the second daughter of Jose-Maria de Heredia, of theFrench Academy, the renowned author of " LesTrophees," and he is in consequence of this thebrother-in-law of M. Pierre Loiiys, the author of"Aphrodite" and "Chansons de Bilitis."M. de Regnier will deliver the following lectures under the auspices of the University of Chicago :April 9, 4 : 30 p.m., Fullerton Memorial Hall, Art Institute, " Parnassians and Symbolists : Origins of Contemporary Poetry."April 10, 4 : 30 P.M., Kent Theater, *' Paul Verlaine, TheSentiment in Art."April 11, 4 : 30 p.m., Fullerton Hall, "Stdphane Mallarme",Poetry and Music."April 12, 4:30 p.m., Kent Theater, "Symbolism in Belgium."Admission to the lectures will be free, buttickets will be required for the first lecture, andmay be obtained on application to Assistant Professor Howland.PROGRAMMEOF THE THIRTY-SECOND CONVOCATION, SPRING 1900.April i, Sunday. — Congregation Sunday.4 :oo p.m. The Congregation Vesper Service. The CongregationSermon: Rev. O. P. Gifford, D.D.Kent Theater8:00 p.m. Union Meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Christian Association.Haskell Oriental Museum — Association HallApril 2, Monday. Convocation Day.8: 30 A.M.-12: 00 m. Matriculation and Registration of Incoming Students. (The Offices of the President, the Deans, andthe Registrar will be open. Officers of Instruction maybe consulted at the consultation hours announced.)12:0011. Division Meetings of the Senior and Junior Colleges.Attendance required. Cobb Lecture Hall 12 : 00 M. Meeting of Candidates for Degrees with the ExecutiveOfficers. Cobb Lecture Hall— Chapel3 : 00 p.m. The Thirty-second University Convocation.The Procession.The Convocation Address: The Honorable David J.Hill, Washington.The Conferring of Degrees.The President's Quarterly Statement.Central Music Hall7 : 00 p.m. The Congregation Dinner.The Quadrangle ClubApril 3, Tuesday.4:00 P.M. The Twentieth 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 — Congregation HallOFFICIAL NOTICES.Reports for the Winter Quarter. — Allinstructors are requested to observe that allreports for courses given during the WinterQuarter are due at the Recorder's Office (or theFaculty Exchange) not later than 12:00 m., Tuesday, March 27. It is of the utmost importancethat every course be recorded fully and promptly.Blanks will be furnished through the Faculty Exchange not later than Tuesday, March 20.The University Recorder.Quarterly Examinations. — The examinations at the close of the Winter Quarter will beheld on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,March 21, 22, and 23. Examinations for morning classes will be held on the three successivemornings ; for afternoon classes on the three successive afternoons, as follows :8:30 Exercises, Wedn., Mar. 21, 8:30-11:30 a.m.9:30 ' Thurs. ' 22, 8:30-11:30 A.M.11:00 Fri. ' 23, 8:30-11 :30 A.M.12:00 Wedn. ' 21, 2:00- 5:00 P.M.2:00 Thurs. ' 22, 2:00— 5*.00 P.M.3:00 Fri. ' 23> 2:00- 5:00 P.M.The election of Student Representatives in theAdministrative Board of Physical Culture andAthletics for the coming year from the Divinityand Graduate Schools resulted as follows:Fred. W. Merrifield and Allen T. Burns.360 UNIVERSITY RECORDThe twentieth meeting of the UniversityCongregation of the University of Chicagowill be held on Tuesday, April 3, 1900, at 4:00p.m., in the Congregation Hall, Haskell OrientalMuseum. The members of the Congregation willassemble in Haskell Oriental Museum, secondfloor, at 3: 45 p.m., for the procession to the Congregation Hall.The Congregation will consider :1. Report from a committee, appointed at the nineteenthmeeting, to consider the question of " practice " courses,etc., to collect information, and to make recommendations tothe Congregation. Committee : Messrs. Mead and Williams,and Dean Talbot.2. The following resolution offered by a committee representing the Administrative Board of the University Press :That the University Congregation disapprove the action ofthe University Senate, taken February 3, iqoo, disapprovingthe action of the Administrative Board of the UniversityPress with regard to the adoption of certain changes ofspelling in University publications.3. The following recommendation of the Executive Committee :That the President be authorized to appoint at the close ofeach regular meeting a nominating committee of three personsto present nominations for the offices to be filled at the nextregular meeting.4. The following proposition accepted at the nineteenthmeeting for discussion at this meeting :. • a) That the present increasing Interest in Athletics in theUniversity is Undesirable. Committee : Messrs. Buck andLovett.5. Such other business as may properly come before themeeting.The Congregation Dinner will be held at theQuadrangle Club, Monday evening, April 2, at7 : 00 ; tickets $1.00. Places may be reserved byaddressing Dr. J. H. Boyd, Treasurer, at theUniversity of Chicago, to whom cheques shouldbe made payable.. Final Examinations for higher degrees havebeen held as follows :For the Degree of Ph. M.James Dowse Bradwell, Political Science,C 1 c, March 19, 4:00 p.m.Material for the CALENDAR must be sent to t)in order to be published in the issue of the same week. For the Degree of A.M.:Walter S. Adams, Astronomy, R 38, March20, 11:00 A.M.James W. Kyle, Greek, C 2 b, March 20,4: 00 P.M.For the Degree of D .B. :Clifton D. Gray, Hebrew and Assyrian, H 21,March 19, 2:00 p.m.For the Degree of Ph.D.:Jacob Dorsey Forrest, Sociology and Philosophy. Thesis: "Social Integration: a Studyin Ethical and Economic Evolution." C 7 c,March 17, 3:30 p.m.Walter Flavius McCaleb, History and'Political Science. Thesis: "The Aaron BurrConspiracy," C 7 c, March 17, 3:30 p.m.At the quarterly election and initiation of newmembers into the Chicago chapter of Phi BetaKappa which took place Friday, March 16, at4: 15 p.m. in Haskell Assembly Room, the following persons were elected and initiated: JosephineMay Burnham, Marian Fairman, Harry BaulandNewman, Julia Lillian Peirce, and Charles ByronWilliams.Mr. Arthur Charles Van Deurzen, residingat 612 West 62d street, an unclassified student in English, died at his home Tuesday, March 20, 1900. Mr.Van Deurzen entered the University in January 1900,coming from Armour Institute.THE CALENDAR.MARCH 23-31, 1900.Friday. March 28.Quarterly Examinations (concluded).Saturday, March 24, to Sunday, April 1.Quarterly Recess.Office of Information by THUKSDAY, 8:30 A.M.,