VOLUME V NUMBER 6University RecordFRIDAY, MAY n, 1900RELIGIOUS WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.By PROFESSOR 0. R. BARNES,PRESIDENT OF THE CHRISTIAN UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY.It is of course impossible to delineate the religious status among any group of people, but onlyan attempt to do so can give one a proper conception of the inadequacy of the attempt. Yetat the request of the Recorder I have undertakento gather an account of those religious opportunities and activities in the University which canbe put into words. Naturally those organizationswhich are primarily intended to promote socialregeneration present the greatest array of formulated activities. If any are tempted to think theagencies intended primarily to promote individual religious life make a poor showing or emphasize unduly their social features, it must be recognized that what can be catalogued and categorically stated is only the external manifestation ofthe hidden spiritual life whose most vital phenomena are as little open to observation as thoseof the physical life ; whose processes and resultsare indeed often hid from the actor himself.The following accounts have been prepared byvarious officers at my request. Instead of beingwelded into one they are presented as independent reports for the sake of variety and vigor.They cover the year from April i, 1899 to April1, 1900. It is hoped that this presentation will givesome indication that this University is neitherirreligious nor ungodly — a superficial and falsecharge which is frequently made against universities in general./. CHAPEL-ASSEMBLIES.On Monday of each week the students of theJunior Colleges meet in a Chapel-Assembly, andon Tuesday those of the Senior Colleges. Allundergraduates are required to attend, unless excused for good cause. The service always openswith prayer and praise. Addresses are given bymembers of the faculty or others. Sometimesthe entire time is occupied with devotional exercises. The Graduate Chapel-Assembly meetseach Thursday. The Divinity School has a service on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, inHaskell Hall, and on Friday in Cobb Hall. Attendance of all graduate students is voluntary.The University Choir renders valuable assistance in the public worship at chapel-assembliesand at the vesper services.//. REPORT OF THE CHAPLAIN.The chaplain is an officer of the University appointed by the trustees to serve the spiritualinterests of the institution. He is expected tobring to the work of organization the experienceof a pastor and the special information derived4950 UNIVERSITY RECORDfrom a study of religious and philanthropic activities. Together with other instructors he assistsin the devotional exercises of the chapel-assemblies, and cooperates with student organizationsas occasion arises. He is ready to visit the sick,to have conversation in his office or at homeby appointment with individual students. Suchappointments may be made in person at theclose of any chapel-assembly, or at the officehour, or in response to a note left in the faculty exchange. The chaplain does not wishto intrude upon any person, and yet earnestlydesires to respond to the calls of those whohonor him with their confidence.C. R. Henderson, Chaplain.III. THE CHRISTIAN UNION.I. ITS PURPOSE AND METHOD.The Christian Union was formed in the autumn of 1892, at the very beginning of the university work. Its purpose has been and is to openthe way for all members of the University to joinin religious and humane effort. This society carries forward certain lines of spiritual and philanthropic activity common to all teachers and students who choose to participate. It leaves all toorganize in more special efforts in which anynumber of persons may be interested. In orderto promote unity and common understanding itis agreed that the presidents of all the religioussocieties shall meet in the executive committeefor conference. This arrangement, which admitsentire liberty and yet prevents friction, has beenadmirably adapted to our conditions.2. CONSTITUTION.PREAMBLE.Whereas, It is highly desirable to unite all the membersof the University in a single, harmonious organization onthe basis of those elements of religious faith which are heldin common ; and,Whereas, All may unite upon this common ground without inconsistency with the maintenance of individual religious conceptions ; and, Whereas, In the spirit and purpose of the above it hasseemed good to form such an organization, to be known asthe CHRISTIAN UNION ; therefore be itResolved, That we, the undersigned students and instructors of the University of Chicago, do hereby subscribe ourselves as members in the Christian Union.Membership in the Union, with privilege of voting at allmeetings, belongs now to all instructors and students of theUniversity without any subscription or other formal act, andwithout payment of fees.REGULATIONS.1. The officers of the Christian Union shall be a presidentchosen from the faculties of the University, a vice presidentchosen from the student body, and a secretary-treasurerchosen at large.2. There shall be an executive committee consisting ofthe president of the University, the chaplain of the University, the officers of the Christian Union, a representativefrom each college or school of the University, and, ex officio,the presidents of all religious organizations recognized bythe committee.3. The elections shall be by ballot, and with the exceptionof the president and secretary-treasurer, from a double listof nominees presented to the Union one week before theannual meeting by a nominating committee of five appointed by the president. In the case of the president thereshall be only one name presented by the committee ; but tenor more persons may unite in presenting (through the committee) another name if they so desire. The secretary-treasurer shall be chosen by the executive committee, subject tothe approval of the University council.4. The executive committee shall direct the work of theChristian Union in all its departments, appointing its members chairmen of sub-committees, which they shall havepower to choose, for the purpose of conducting public worship, Bible study, work in philanthropy, and such otherwork as the Union may see fit to undertake. The presidents of the represented organizations shall be chairmen ofthe committees in their respective departments. The committee on philanthropy is identical with the incorporatedboard of the University of Chicago Settlement. This boardhas power to fill vacancies in its membership according toits own rules.5. The president and secretary-treasurer of the ChristianUnion shall be ex officio members of all committees.6. No work shall be undertaken in the various departments of the Christian Union without the previous consentof the executive committee.7. Each subcommittee appointed for continuous serviceshall make, through its chairman, a monthly report to theexecutive committee of all work done in its department.UNIVERSITY RECORD 518. There shall be a regular monthly meeting of the executive committee.9. At a regular time in each quarter, which the committeemay fix, the executive committee shall present a report ofits work to the Christian Union.10. The officers of the Union shall be elected annually ata special meeting to be called for that purpose by the president, within the first week of May; and they shall takeoffice at the first regular meeting of the autumn quarter.11. These regulations may be altered or amended by atwo thirds vote of the Union at any regular meeting, providing a week's notice of the proposed change shall have beengiven.12. Fifteen members of the Union shall constitute aquorum for the transaction of business.3. OFFICERS OF THE CHRISTIAN UNION,APRIL I9OO.President, Professor Charles R. Barnes ; Vice president,Miss Grace Darling ; Secretary-treasurer, Mr. F. C. Cleveland ; Executive Committee : President William R. Harper,Professor Charles R. Henderson, Assistant Professor lamesR. Angell, Professor Charles R. Barnes, Miss Grace Darling,Mr. F. C, Cleveland, Mr. Fred Merrifield, Miss FlorenceParker, Mr. Thomas A. Hoben, Miss Hester D. lenkins,Mr. H. P. Kirtley, Miss Mary J. Averett.4. VESPER SERVICES.On Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock a vesperservice is conducted by the Christian Union. Atone service of each quarter is given the convocation sermon, one is devoted to the UniversitySettlement, and one to the baccalaureate address.The topics and speakers during the past yearhave been as follows :SPRING QUARTER, 1 899.April 2. — Convocation Sunday. Rev. Dr. Henry Van-Dyke.The quarter was given to addresses, followed by questionconferences, upon the " Problems of Religion."April 9. — " What is Religion ? " 1) What conceptions havebeen formed of it ? Professor G. S. Goodspeed. 2) What isthe true conception ? Professor G. B. Foster.April 16. — "Is Christianity the Religion for Today ?" 1) Isit philosophically tenable ? Professor J. H. Tufts. 2) Is itpractically effective ? Professor C. R. Barnes.April 23. — "What has Religion to do with Morality ?"I ) Philosophically: Does morality need a religious basis?Professor G. B. Foster. 2) Practically : Do we need religion to enable us to live morally? President W. R. Harper. April 30. — " Prayer." 1) What is prayer ? Professor C. R.Henderson. 2) Is prayer rational ? Is it effective ? Professor J. M. Coulter.May 7. — " Are the Records of lesus' Life Trustworthy ?1) What is the historical value of the Gospels ? ProfessorShailer Mathews. 2) What other valuable sources arethere ? Professor E. D. Burton.May 14. — Settlement Sunday. Miss McDowell and MissJane Addams.May 21. — "What was the Religion of Jesus? 1) Thereligion which he taught, Dr. C. W. Votaw. 2) His ownpersonal religion. Professor E. D. Burton.May 28. — "The Place of Jesus in Religion." 1) Religiousexperience in non- Christian religions. Professor G. S. Good-speed. 2) Jesus the object of faith. Professor ShailerMathews.June 4. — " Personal Christianity." Professor Shailer Mathews, Professor E. D. Burton.June 11. — " Christianity a Missionary Religion." 1) Oughtphilanthropy to be confessedly Christian ? Professor A. W.Small. 2) Ought Christianity to be preached to the non-Christian peoples ? Professor C. R. Henderson.June 18. — Baccalaureate Address, President W. R. Harper.SUMMER QUARTER, 1 899.Addresses for the summer quarter were upon miscellaneous topics selected by the speakers.July 2. — Convocation Sunday, Professor George AdamSmith, of Free Church College, Glasgow.July 9. — Professor George Adam Smith, of Free ChurchCollege, Glasgow.July 16. — Professor E. D. Burton.July 23. — Professor E. B. Hulbert.July 30. — Professor James H. Tufts.August 6. — President J. H. Barrows, of Oberlin College.August 13. — Dr. Cunningham, of Oxford University.August 20. — President J. H. Barrows, of Oberlin College.August 27. — Professor Sylvester Burnham, of ColgateUniversity.September 3. — " New Methods of Teaching the Bible,"Dr. C. W. Votaw.September 10. — "The Socializing Spirit," Professor C. R.Henderson.September 17. — Baccalaureate address. "Religious Organization in Civilization," Professor Charles R. Henderson.AUTUMN QUARTER, 1 899.October I. — Convocation Sunday. "Essentials," Rev.Frank Crane, D.D., of Trinity Church, Chicago.October 8. — "Democracy and Religion," Professor Graham Taylor, of Chicago Commons.October 15.— Rev. Cliffor W. Barnes.52 UNIVERSITY RECORDOctober 22. — " The Mission of the Educated Man in Religion," Professor Shailer Mathews.October 29. — Professor B. S. Terry.November 5. — Professor James H. Tufts.November 12. — Professor George S. Goodspeed.November 19. — Bishop Charles E. Cheney.November 26.—" The Joy of the World," Dr. Emil G.Hirsch.December 3. — Rev. F. E. Dewhurst.December 10. — "Scientific Training and Religious Life,"Professor Charles R. Barnes.December 17. — Baccalaureate address. Professor AlbionW. Small.Music was furnished as follows : October 29, by Mr. W.H. Sherwood, pianist; November 19, by Dr. Robert Gold-beck, pianist; December 3, by Mr. Joseph Chapek, violinist.WINTER QUARTER, I9OO.January 7. — Convocation sermon. " The Truth as It is inJesus," Rev. T. D. Anderson, D.D., of Providence, R. I.The addresses of the Winter Quarter were biographical.January 14. — Settlement Sunday. "Toynbee," ProfessorAlbion W. Small.January 21. — "William of Orange," Rev. W. P. Merrill,pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian church, Chicago.January 28. — " Horace Mann," Professor John Dewey.February 4. — "Hugh of Lincoln," Professor Harry P.Judson.February 11. — "James Martineau," Professor James H.Tufts.February 18. — " Pestalozzi," Associate Professor CharlesH. Thurber.February 25. — President Charles W. Eliot of HarvardUniversity.March 4. — "Wordsworth," Professor William D. Mac-Clintock.March 1 1. — "St. Francis of Assisi," Professor PaulShorey.March 18. — Baccalaureate address. President William R.Harper.IV. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SETTLEMENT.I. STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY.The Board of Trustees of the University Settlement is the responsible body which carries on thechief philanthropic enterprise of the University ofChicago, the Settlement in the stock-yards district. In its origin the board is the philanthropiccommittee of the Christian Union, by which the Settlement was established in 1893. At tne Pres"ent time the functions of the board are to providefunds for the maintenance of the work, to directits general policy, and to furnish informationconcerning it to the University at large, which itrepresents.The funds for current expenses are now raisedalmost entirely within the University, and thusthe generosity of friends of the work outside canbe directed toward providing the Settlement withpermanent resources in the shape of buildingsand apparatus. Already this generosity has madepossible during the past year the erection oLalarge gymnasium at a cost of $9000. The landowned by the Settlement is sufficient for the addition of several buildings to this nucleus, and thetime is not far distant, it may be hoped, when theinstitution will have a home worthy of it. Thebudget for the year 1 900-1 provides for theexpenditure of about $3500 for current expenses.Of this sum $1000 is secured by contributionsfrom members of the faculties, $400 is the estimated amount of contributions at the Sundayvesper services, and $1500 is the estimated contribution of the Ladies' Settlement League.The board, during the past year has been madeup as follows :Assistant Professor Angell, Professor Henderson,Chairman, Professor E. H. Moore,Professor Tarbell, Treasurer, Mr. C. L. Hutchinson,Assistant Professor Lovett, Miss McDowell,Secretary, Miss Reynolds,President Harper, Miss Blinn,Professor A. C. Miller, Mrs. Montgomery,Professor James, Mrs. Jordan.Professor Barnes,R. M. Lovett,Secretary.2. STATEMENT OF THE TREASURER.During the year extending from April 1, 1899,to April 1, 1900, the receipts and expenses of theUniversity Settlement, apart from the amount ofthe building fund, were as follows :RECEIPTS.Cash on hand, April I, 1899 - $80.38Contributions from members of the faculties - 1129.75Settlement League - 650.00Vesper collections ------ 478.65Lookout Club ------- 144.00Miscellaneous contributions - 459*89Chicago Board of Education (for deaf-mute school) 324.00Total - - $3266.67EXPENSES.Rent - -. - - - - $606.00Salary ------ 733.35Housekeeping 1636.93Insurance and repairs - 149.00Administrative expenses -- - 59.35Total ----- $3184.63Balance, cash on hand - - 82.04 $3266.67In addition to the above the sum of $50 wasreceived in the summer of 1899 from the Chatau-qua Fresh Air Fund, and was spent by MissMcDowell for the purposes of that charity.The bills payable on April 1, 1900, were as follows :Loan --------- $350.00Salary -------- 66.66Coal --------- 131.25Total - -- - - • - - $547-91During the months of August to December,1899, the Settlement Gymnasium was built at acost of $9078.91. This amount was contributedby fourteen persons.F. B. Tarbell,Treasurer.3. STATEMENT OF THE HEAD RESIDENT.A. PHYSICAL HEALTH.Medication. — The Dispensary, in charge of acorps of women physicians, has an eye and eardepartment, an obstetrical department, and athroat department. An average of thirty cases aday, or about a thousand a year, have beentreated. The visiting nurse makes the Settlement her headquarters, coming twice a day fororders. She made over 2506 calls last year. RECORD 53Sanitation. — Lectures on ^sanitation and nursinghave been given to the older clubs. Hundreds ofcirculars in three different languages, on the careof infants, have been distributed in the vicinity ofthe Settlement. These circulars were obtainedfrom the Board of Health. A sanitary investigation for this Board was made last summer by awoman physician, who was also a University student. Iii comparing her work with investigationsmade the preceding summer she discovered thatthere was a lower death rate among children forlast summer. This was owing, she thought, tothe work of the Dispensary and the improvedcondition of the "dump" on Lincoln street.The new free public bathhouse was completedabout April 1, 1900, and, it is hoped, will soon beopened for use.The Settlement is headquarters for complaintswhen streets and alleys are found to be in anunsanitary condition, or garbage boxes are notemptied regularly. While the Settlement doesnot accomplish what it desires, because some ofthe landlords are in the political ring, yet itsefforts for better sanitation are not without results.Most of the clubs were actively interested in thespring cleaning of the streets last year. At ourChristmas parties a pronounced wish, frequentlyrepeated, was that the streets and alleys might becleaned.One of the most intelligent men in the neighborhood said he had never noticed the greenscum on the water in the ditches in some of ourstreets until his attention was called to it at theSettlement.Open-air work. — During the summer, motherswith sick babies were taken every week to theSanitarium in Jackson Park. There were manyvisits to the parks by clubs with their leaders, andby large and small groups. Picnics were givenby the Woodlawn Woman's Club. Over onethousand children attended these picnics and excursions, and some of the mothers and childrenwere given two weeks in the country.54 UNIVERSITY RECORDPhysical culture.— The opening of the newGymnasium in January has given the Settlementgreater opportunities than ever before for physicalculture and athletic sports. During the winterthere were two large gymnasium classes for girls,and one for young women. These were in chargeof young women from the University. Largeclasses of boys occupied the gymnasium twice aweek, and two young men's athletic clubs, thatplayed winter ball and basket ball, used it twoother evenings.B. EDUCATION.The Congress of Clubs voted that clubs shouldhave some educational work done each month.In all educational work the social feeling is developed.Kindergarten. — The kindergarten is a socializing influence. The lessons of interdependencelearned through experience, in work and in play,make impressions upon the child that are remarked upon at home and in the after-life atschool.A trained kindergartner was in charge of theplaygrounds in the summer. She taught kindergarten games and told stories, mythologicaland historical. She also helped the childrenwork out their ideas in the sand.Lectures. — During the past winter there hasbeen a series of lectures at the gymnasium. Mr.Bliss, of Boston, president of the Social ReformUnion, Mr. John S. Crosby, of New York, withan oration on Lincoln, Mayor Jones, of Toledo,on the Eight-hour Day, and Professor Iddings,of the University, on the Yellowstone, Park, havespoken at the Settlement. At Mayor Jones' lecture more workingmen were present than at anygathering the Settlement ever had before.The Woman's Club has had an excellent educational programme of a practical nature, all theyear. It is as follows :October 5. — Home talk, " Truant Children," Miss Marga-reta Mclntyre.October 12. — Reading from Browning's " Pippa Passes,"Mrs. Mary H. Hull. October 19.— Travel talk: "Southern Italy/' Miss Del-phine Wilson.October 26. — Social. Honored Guests : Miss Myra Reynolds, Evanston House and Home Club.November 2. — Home talk, "Almost Men and Women,"Mrs. Derexa Morey-Errant, M.D.November 9. — Patriots — Series I, "Mazzini," Miss JaneAddams.November 16. — "The State University," Mrs. Lucy L.Flower.November 23. — Social. (Fellowship Day.) Honoredguests: Mrs. Charlotte C. Hall, Mrs. Julia P. Harvey.November 30. — Thanksgiving. (Meeting adjourned.)December 7.— Home talk, "The Attractive Home."December 14. — "The Newspaper as an Educator, andHow to Read It," Mrs. Antoinette von Hoeren Wakeman.December 21.— "The Christ Child in Art," Mrs. JeanSherwood.December 28. — Christmas. party (evening).January 4. — Home talk, " The Discipline of Children,"Professor John Dewey.January 11. — Patriots — Series II. German, Irish, Bohemian, Finnish, English. By members of the Club.January 18. — "Another Visit to the Art Institute," MissBessie Bennett.January 25. — Social. Ten-minute talks on famous women.No. 1, "Mary Stuart," Mrs. Jacobson.February 1. — Home talk, "Preventive Measures in theHealth of Children," Mrs. Edith Sturges Heller, M.D.February 8. — " The New Education," Mrs. Gertrude M.Blackwelder.February 15. — "Serving as a Science and Art," Mrs. KateH. Watson.February 22. — Social. Ten-minute talks on famous-women. No. 2, " Martha Washington," Mrs. Anna Ramp.March 1. — Home talk, "Maternity Cases," Miss FrancesM. Allen, M.D.March 8.— "Manual Training," Dr. H. H. Belfield.March 15. — Review of Patrick Geddes' book, Every ManHis Own Art Critic, Mrs. Roe Fiske Zueblin.March 22. — " What Women's Clubs Did through Legislation in 1899," Mrs. Corinne S. Brown.March 29. — Social (evening). Illustrated talk on "TheYellowstone," Professor Joseph P. Iddings.April 5. — Home talk, "Companionship of Boys andGirls," Miss Caroline Blinn.April 12. — Wards of the County, Miss Mary M. Barte-teme, "The Public Guardian."April 19. — Sanitation," Miss Amanda Johnson.April 26.- — Social. Ten-minute talks on famous women.No. 3, " Elizabeth Barrett Browning," Mrs. Anna Becker.May 3.— Home talk, "The Will of a Child," ProfessorJames R. Angell. °UNIVERSITY RECORD 55May 10.— "Law," Mrs. Charlotte C. Holt.May 17. — "A Trip to the Yellowstone," Mrs. LouisePalmer Vincent.May 24. — Social. Ten-minute talks on famous women.No. 4, " Queen Louise of Prussia," Mrs. Bensel.May 31. — Patriots — Series III. French, American, Welsh,Polish. By members of the Club.June 7. — Home talk, "Where did you come from, babydear?"June 14. — "Parliamentary Practice," Mrs. Mary R. Plum-mer.June 21. — A talk on the Women's International Congressof 1899. Mrs. Annie W. Johnson.June 28. — Social (picnic).The Library. — The Public Library station,which was opened in February 1898, hard 940borrowers by July 1899. On April 1, 1900, it hasover 1 1 00 borrowers; of these 171 are men, 220are women, 373 are boys, and 336 are girls.A number of students from the University haveassisted in the library one or two evenings thepast year. Miss Helen Blumenthal and Mr.Arthur J. Walters assisted regularly once a weekduring the Winter Quarter.The Settlement has been presented with a finedictionary by a member of the Settlement League,and with a set of Chambers' Encyclopaedia bythe Philanthropic Department of the ChicagoWoman's Club.C. ESTHETICThe awakening and developing of a sense ofbeauty is a large part of the work of the kindergarten. Beauty of form and color in gift andoccupation, and beautiful pictures on the wall appeal to the eye, while the beautiful music cultivates the ear. Sand, clay, and paper offer to thechildren means of creation of what is often crude,but which gives hope of beautiful results.Pictures. — The loan collection of pictures continues popular with the children. Instead ofgiving an exhibition of pictures at the Settlement,it was decided last spring to cooperate with thePublic School Art Society and give a free pictureshow at the O'Toole School, which has a largehall and corridors appropriate for that purpose. The exhibition was open only two afternoons andtwo evenings, but the attendance was good. Oneevening was devoted to a meeting for parents.Over five hundred were present, crowding thehouse to its limits. Addresses were made by representatives from the Public School Art Society,the Board of Education, the Settlement, and theneighborhood. The spirit shown in this meetingof mixed nationalities was so social that when thequestion was put whether we sriould repeat theexhibition and the meeting, the vote was unanimous and enthusiastic in the affirmative.The new gymnasium is a creditable piece ofarchitecture, and the decoration over the stage isof esthetic value.In March the ladies of the Settlement Leaguegave a reception to the Settlement Woman's Clubat the Art Institute at the time of the exhibitionof pictures by artists from Chicago and thevicinity. The following week at the club meeting, Mrs. Zueblin gave a talk on "Every ManHis Own Art Critic," when the women of theclub discussed with appreciation and freedomthis exhibit at the Art Institute.Music. — January 5, the " Messiah " was sungby sixty members of the Apollo Club, with thesoloists that had assisted at the Auditorium. Fivehundred appreciative people listened to thismatchless oratorio in the new gymnasium. Thesuccess of the concert was owing to the effortsof the Orpheus Choral Society, the strongestmusical organization of the Settlement, and toMiss Maria Hofer, their leader.The Children's Chorus meets on Friday of eachweek under Miss Hofer's leadership. They studythe best music, and at present they are learningReinecke's operetta "Snow-white."The Skylark Singing Club is the flower of themusical clubs. The older boys and girls whohave had the training of the Children's Chorusform this club. They will assist the Children'sChorus in giving "Snow-white" next fall.The Mandolin Orchestra meets each week, andis always ready to assist at entertainments.56 UNIVERSITY RECORDThe Settlement tries to take the different nationalities that are represented in the neighborhood as they are, agree with their ideals as faras possible, and then try to purify and adapt themto the American environment. To this end amusical festival of national songs was held inMay in a neighborhood hall. The SettlementChorus invited the Polish and Bohemian singingsocieties to join in giving this festival. Thenational hymns of different countries were sungin English by the Settlement Chorus, and eachmember wore the peasant costume of one of thenations. The six hundred people who witnessedthis performance, and heard for the first timethe national hymns of other nations, left with akindlier spirit towards Jew and Gentile, Pole andIrish, and all voted to make this an annual festival.The Settlement Song Book, which was published in the fall, has been used with pleasureand satisfaction at. various Settlement gatheringsthroughout the season, and by the different clubsat their social and other meetings.The Polish and Bohemian national songs weretranslated into English especially for the Settlement Song Book, the Polish being rendered forthe first time into English.D. SOCIAL.Christmas festivities. — The new gymnasium,with its seating capacity for 400 or more people,proved its value as a social center — a neighborhood clubhouse — during Christmas week, whenmore than fifteen hundred men, women, andchildren, were entertained there on differentevenings. The Christmas tree was lighted eleventimes. The Christmas festivals closed with theChildren's Messiah on Sunday afternoon, whenfor the fifth year the Children's Chorus sang thecarols, interpreting the stereopticon pictures ofthe child-life of Christ.The most characteristic and the most significantsocial gathering was the Christmas party in honorof the men who made the building. Every man who worked on the building, from the hod carrierto the architect, was invited, and in the architect'saddress the humblest worker was honored. MissJane Addams spoke of the new architecture thatexpresses the social feeling of today, and shethought this new gymnasium was one of the besttypes. The new Settlement Song Book was usedfor the first time. The programme opened withthe singing of the doxology as an expression ofgratitude to the Father of all. Then the nationalsongs of each nation represented were sung inEnglish, followed by "Auld Lang Syne" and" My Country 'tis of Thee." Refreshments wereserved* by the Woman's Club, assisted by theYoung Woman's Club. The Orpheus Chorus,the Mandolin Orchestra, and the Skylark Singing Club assisted in the musical programme.The spirit of cooperation that began that evening has been growing all winter, and will culminate in a cooperative entertainment given by theeight adult clubs for the benefit of the gymnasium.Clubs and Classes. — The weekly programme ofthe Clubs and Classes is as follows :P. M.3:45 — Psychology Class,7: 30— Cooking Class,4:00 — Girls' Gymnasium Class,Girls' Gymnasium Class.7:00 to 8:00 — Juniors,8:00 to 9:00 — Seniors,8:00— Girls' Social Club,8:00 — Embroidery Class, DirectorMrs. Wm. Hill (Wel-lesley)Miss AllenMiss Wayman\ Miss Peemoller and| Miss DinwiddieMiss Edna Bevans[ Miss Marder{ Miss PrideMiss Bonnie WatsonTUESDAY.P. M.3:30 — Little Neighbors, Miss Whiteside7:30 — Cooking Class, Miss Georgiana Allen7:00 to 8:00 — Savings Bank, Mr. W. K. Burke7:00 to 8:00 — Gymnasium Class, Jr. C M ,-, p Qrn:^8:00 to 9:00— Gymnasium Class, Sr. \ Mr* *' *' bmitn8: 00 — Bohemian Woman's Club, Mrs. Margaret Engel-(First Tuesday of each month.) thaler, PresidentUNIVERSITY RECORD 57WEDNESDAY.P. M.3:30- — Cooking Class,4: 00 — Manual Training,4:00 — Penny Savings Bank,8:00— Literature Class,8: 00 — Mandolin Orchestra,7:30 — Professional DressmakingClass,8:00— Crystal Athletic Club WinterBall,7: 30 to 9: 00 — Manual Training,7: 00 to 8: 30 — Wood Carving,THURSDAY. Miss Georgiana AllenElizabeth JonesMiss Christine CarylMiss Maddox, U. of C.Mr. Alfred BromanMrs. StrawbridgeElizabeth JonesMiss Bollie3: op — Children's Hour Club,2: 00 — Settlement Woman's Club,Gymnasium Class,7: 00 to 8: 00 — Juniors,8: 00 to 9: 00 — Seniors,7: 00 to 8: 30 — Manual Training,8: 00 — Young Woman's Club, Miss Bl'innMiss McDowellMr. F. B. SmithMiss JonesMiss WilsonFRIDAY.P. M.3:30 — Children's Chorus, Miss Maria Hofer4: 00 — Manual Training, Elizabeth Jones7: 00 to 8:00 — Skylark Singing Club, Miss Maria Hofer7: 00 to 8: 30— Manual Training, Elizabeth Jones8:00 — Orpheus Chorus, Miss Maria HoferSATURDAY.9: 30 — McDowell Club,9: 30 — Sewing School,10: 00 — Girls' Cooking Class, C Mrs. J. C. SwanI Mrs. A. PaddonMrs. Milo KelloggTeacher from ArmourInstitute7: 30— Saturday Evening Club, Mr. A. W. Place (U.of C.)8 : 00 — Social Reform Study Class, Mr. R. H. Johnson3: 30 — Reading Circles, SUNDAY.( Miss Louise Montgom-¦J ery, assisted by Un-( iversity studentsThe Woman's Club of the Settlement is recognized as a social force in the community. Busi-'ness men speak of their efforts in securing thepublic bath and the manual training in theSeward School as achievements to be proud of.Congress of Clubs. — Through the Congress ofClubs, where each club of the Settlement sends its representatives, the work of the Settlement is unified, and the individual members gain a clearernotion of settlement ideals. The Congress openswith the singing of the Settlement song, and therecitation of the Civic Creed. Then a chairmanis elected for the evening, the youngest memberhaving a vote. A resolution was passed at one ofthe meetings last spring that each club must havesome educational feature as a part of the month'sprogramme, and in the case of a club's disbanding, the fees should be voted for some commonpurpose.Playground. — The playground shelter, with thekindergarten hostess has become a social centerduring the summer months. It was no uncommon sight last summer to see grandmother andgrandfather, mother, baby, and older children, alltogether in the shelter, on the sand pile, or in theswings.Clerks. — The employes of the Ashland avenuedepartment stores appealed to the women of theClub to secure Decoration Day, and also PeaceJubilee Day in the fall, and in each case a halfholiday was secured. Since then these employeshave organized a clerk's association, and the Settlement has cooperated with them in working forSunday closing.Teas. — During* the spring several " sociologicaltea parties " were given where students and Settlement neighbors met to break bread together, andto discuss with freedom questions of social andlabor interest. One evening the Universitystudents led the discussion, the next a working-man of twenty-five years' experience in the stockyards for the first time in his life led a discussionon Trade Unionism. The latter from his experience took a much more conservative positionthan did the theoretical students. Both studentsand workers congratulated each other on the freeand fair interchange of ideas and experience.Social Intercourse. — Neighborhood visiting andSettlement hospitality give to all the Settlementefforts a vitality that they could not have without58 UNIVERSITY RECORDthis personal touch. One resident gives most ofher time to visiting families, while each residentgathers naturally about herself a social circle ofthose attracted through affinity or through theirneeds.The Settlement is a center for exchange of social courtesies between members of the communityaround them, and those living in more favoredparts of the city. The occasion when the Settlement thus acts as intermediary are too many to begiven, and they are increasing every year.The Lookout Club of South CongregationalChurch, the Sunday school of St. Paul's, the Settlement League, the Chicago Woman's Club, theSouth Side Woman's Club, the Englewood,Evanston, Geneva, 111., and other clubs haveexchanged social courtesies with the Settlementclubs. Besides these, there have been individualinvitations accepted back and forth.E. CHARITY AND REFORM.Charity. — The Settlement more and more triesto do its charity work through the Bureau ofAssociated Charities, yet it has its own friendsamong the old, the sick, and the children, whomit cannot hand over to any society to care for. Ithas an emergency fund which is used in paymentfor work to the able-bodied, or to help the dependent in time of crises. Sometimes a smallloan is made which tides a family over until workis secured. The last way of helping has provedthe best.Reform. — The Settlement believes in overcoming evil with good, hence the reform work done isof the quiet personal kind, is constructive inmethod, and does not lend itself readily toreporting.The Settlement is known to stand for temperance, and an equal standard of purity for men andwomen. Through its advice saloons selling tohabitual drunkards have been reported to theCitizen's League. Social purity is one of thesubjects discussed in the adult clubs.One of the Settlement residents has been a probation officer of the Juvenile Court for the lastsix months, and has charge of boys in the neighborhood who are out on parole. She now has thenames of thirty-seven of these boys on her list,and the number is constantly increasing. Thislast fact does not mean that more boys are arrestedthan formerly, but that these delinquent boys aredifferently cared for and better looked after. Thevalue of the juvenile law is being felt in this community both by the child and the parent. Thevigilance of the officers awakens the parents totheir responsibilities. Report recently came fromone of the public schools in the neighborhoodthat more delinquent boys were attending schoolat present than ever before.F. ECONOMIC MOVEMENTS.The past year a large number and a betterclass of women have applied for work than everbefore, and more have been furnished with work.Although places have been found for many girlsin domestic service, the supply has fallen far shortof the demand.Positions of various kinds have been found forboys during the year. The industrial classes arethe dressmaking, the sewing, and the cooking forgirls, and the manual training for boys.Money in small sums has been loaned out insome cases. A limited amount of work is furnished by the Settlement to men and women, forwhich they are paid fifteen cents an hour out ofthe Emergency Fund,The public schools in the neighborhood of theSettlement have nearly all opened stations of thePenny Savings Bank and the number of depositorsat the Settlement station consequently has notbeen as large as it was last year. In the summer,however, there will be more again. Mr. W. K.Burke has charge of the bank. He has beenassisted by Miss Christine Caryl.G. RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE.The mass of foreigners in the Settlementneighborhood are nominally Christians; theybelong to the Catholic or Lutheran churches.UNIVERSITY RECORD 59The Methodist church is nearest to the Settlement house. The general impression in the community is that the business of the church is toproselyte. Denominational prejudice is strongamong Protestants and Catholics.The "free thinkers" among the Bohemians arethose who have broken away from ecclesiasticism,and have not seen religious life except as adogma.It has seemed to the Settlement residents thatexpressing in common everyday doings the faiththat is vital to them is of more importance at thistime in this community than the holding ofconventional religious services. Doing commonthings as a service that is sacred to God and manis thought to be religious, and to be greatly neededby all. " There is nothing secular but selfishness,"says Washington Gladden. There is no compromise in this matter. It is well known that theresidents are Christians, and more of the neighbors discuss matters of spiritual experience withSettlement folk than ever before.H. THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION.To give impetus to the higher civic, religious,social, and educational life of the community, theSettlement cooperates with many societies andinstitutions.The free public bath on Gross avenue was builtin response to a petition from the SettlementWoman's Club.The Settlement is a repository for complaintsto the Health Department and also to the Superintendent of Streets and Alleys. Hundreds ofleaflets have been distributed, and much has beendone to aid a physician who has been investigating conditions back of the "yards.". The kindergarten is supported by the Board ofEducation. The school for deaf children, heldin the Settlement gymnasium, is also a part ofthe public schools. The city details a policemanfor the playground. A psychology class forpublic school teachers, the picture exhibition, andmany other things bring the Settlement very nearto the life of the public schools. Most of the permanent residents give theirmoral and financial support to the only English-speaking Protestant church near to them.Teachers for the Sunday school have been secured through the Young Women's ChristianAssociation of the University.The Bureau of Charities and the Sewing Roomfor needy women, supported by the South SideWoman's Club, are in daily conference with theSettlement. Mary E. McDowell,Head Resident.V. THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY.Those who have watched our association fromthe outside during the year 'think they see signsof real progress. At any rate, it may safely besaid, the working members have been consciousof a steadily increasing strength which has comefrom a deeper unity of purpose and a more livelyenthusiasm in the various efforts to help fellow-students. To account for this we must point tothe Geneva Conference of last summer, to the experienced and willing workers who have joinedour ranks, and especially to the F acuity and Advisory Committee who have so kindly stood byus and made it possible for us to advance alongnew lines.Figures are often misleading. They tell onlypart of the truth. But they are necessary to givea general idea of the situation. A brief detailedreport for the year is as follows :i. Membership :Number of members April I, 1899 . ~ - - -150Number of members since received - - - 72Total - - - -- - - - 222Terminated membership ------ 44Net total to date - - - - - - - 1782. Religious Meetings :Number of young men's meetings, 33; average attendance 40Number of union meetings, 33; average attendance - 46The week of prayer was observed in Novemberby holding five morning meetings. Average60 UNIVERSITY RECORDattendance, 12. Nine outside meetings were heldor addressed by members of the association.3. Bible Study :Total number of classes under association auspices, 8.Number of men enrolled ------ 83In private study ... - . . - 23Total - 106Average attendance 11Most of the Bible classes ran but one or twoquarters. Four was the largest number of classesin any one quarter. The committee put specialemphasis on courses in Bible study offered in theregular curriculum.4. Finances :Cash on hand April 1, 1899 - - - - $ .05Received from membership fees - 130.50Received from subscriptions - 182.50Received from miscellaneous sources - - - 14.51Total -------- $327.565. Estimated Budget for year from July 1 toJuly 1 :Receipts from membership fees - $200.00Receipts from subscriptions - 200.00Receipts from miscellaneous sources - - - 61.40Total - $461.406. Intercollegiate Relations :Number of letters sent out by Corresponding Secretary 28Number of letters received by Corresponding Secretary 22Number of visits made by students - - - - 10Number of visits received from students and secretaries 8The association has been represented at oneconference and one convention by 14 delegates.Twenty-eight copies of the Inter- Collegian arebeing taken.General correspondence through the GeneralSecretary :Letters received -----.__ 222Letters sent out N ------ - 2137. Missionary. — Three meetings have beenheld, with an average attendance of 37. Thereare ten men in the Volunteer Band. The Volunteers have met weekly or biweekly for prayerand conference throughout the year, with the ex ception of the second term of the Summer Quarter. No money has been given for. missionarywork this year. We now have the nucleus for amissionary library, a few books on Japanese missions which were very helpful to the study-class.Three interesting courses have been offered bythe Missionary Committee this year : (1) "Japanand its Regeneration," led by our Japanese member, Mr. Isao Hata ; (2) " Social Evils in the non-Christian World," led by Mr. Burlingame ; and(3) " Side-lights on Missionary Byways," led byMr. Solenberger.A few of our members have also been workingat the University Settlement.8. Reception. — A general committee of twenty-four students was on duty in the halls at the opening of the Autumn Quarter to welcome the newcomers and aid them in their registration. TheY. M. C. A. room became the social headquartersfor both associations. It proved to be muchmore convenient and useful than the rooms formerly occupied on the upper floors of Cobb Hall.A board-and-room register was opened ' at theroom, and has been maintained ever since by students on University service. Bureaus for theexchange and rental of books were also startedthere, but these were not altogether successful.The fall reception given by the social committee of the two Christian associations was a thoroughsuccess. Assistant Professor G. E. Vincent kindly opened his home to the 300 or 400 new students and association members. President andMrs. Harper, Dean Judson, and Professor andMrs. Mathews received. This pleasant changefrom chapel and hall to the comforts of a realhome opened the eyes of the committee men andwomen to the possibilities which coming quartersmight hold out to them along social lines.THE SUMMER QUARTER.Once more the Committee of Twelve tookcharge of the work and, like their predecessors,they too found it the most delightful of the year.The members of the committee were : MissesUNIVERSITY RECORD 61Bushnell, Miller, Morgan, Moore, Neal, and Mc-Cabe; Messrs. Myers, Meadows, Martin, Merri-field, Corey, and Caldwell.The opening reception, held in Cobb Chapel,attracted fully 400 students who had come to theUniversity from all parts of the country.The meetings of this quarter, generally heldoutdoors on Haskell steps, were unusually good.The average attendance for the first term was 70.During the second term the numbers decreasedsomewhat. All these were union meetings. Thesummer work more than paid for itself : Receipts,$36.00; expenses, $23.40; balance $12.60.Under the leadership of Mr. Myers and Mr.Hubbard many pleasant trips were taken to pointsof interest about the city. A "mosquito" picnicon the Wooded Island, and a moonlight excursion on the lake were noteworthy features of thissocial work.ADDED POINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.1. Arrangements have been made with the various deans, by which the names of sick men willbe sent to the General Secretary. The association members are then expected to give any aidthey possibly can. So far this year 35 calls havethus been made on the sick.2. Until last year we were greatly handicappedin getting men to the Geneva Conference becauseour Spring Quarter closed so late. The following privilege was therefore extended to us by theUniversity authorities : At least ten members ofthe Y. M. C. A., who had been in residence threequarters and whose standing in class work wasgood, might be excused from examinations toattend the entire Conference at Lake Geneva. Inthis way we secured the banner delegation forIllinois. And we must not lower our standard,for this is a permanent arrangement.3. The establishment of an Advisory Committee has given a fresh impulse to the association.This committee is a permanent addition to ourworking force ; it is self-perpetuating. It haspower to nominate the General Secretary and regulate his term of office and salary. Further itstands ready to advise the association on any important matters which may be submitted to it.The Advisory Committee is now constituted asfollows :The Faculties: C. R. Barnes, Chairman; H. P. Judson,A. A. Stagg. Business Men: Mr. Charles Marsh, E. BurrittSmith, Judge Freeman. Alumni: H. D. Abells, W. A.Payne, S. C. Mosser. Association Officers: C. F. Yoder,President ; E. H. Sturtevant, Treasurer.4. Special attention should be called to theadvance steps taken by our Reception Committee.The informal social for men was thoroughlyenjoyed by those who were present. Our firstannual dinner, held at the Holland House, wasvoted a decided success in spite of the small number in attendance. Such events are a necessaryfeature of our work, and it is hoped that they willbe given more prominence in the future.5. The new piano is a great help in our meetings. There is no reason now why music shouldnot have a large place in our worship.6. The recent series of conferences led by Professor Shailer Mathews, and the formation of agroup to study personal religious difficulties under the leadership of President Harper, seem tobe meeting a need among the students whichmust not again be overlooked. It .is desired tohave meetings and classes take a practical part insolving the real difficulties and in meeting existing needs, rather than that they should be monotonously indefinite.7. The students of this University have veryunusual opportunities for Bible study. It shouldbe the policy of the association to cooperatein every way possible with the members of theFaculty in getting many more of our students toundertake thorough and intelligent Bible study.Fred. Merrifield,General Secretary.VI. THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.The association has been earnestly striving tolive up to the high ideals set forth in the purposeof the organization — " to promote Christian life,62 UNIVERSITY RECORDChristian faith, and Christian fellowship amongthe members; to carry on active Christian work,especially by and for students ; to train the members for Christian service and to lead them todevote their lives to Jesus Christ."Organization. — All women connected with theUniversity are eligible to membership, those belonging to any evangelical church as active,others as associate members. The work of the'association is carried on by the following committees serving under the direction of the usualofficers : Social, Membership, Religious Meetings, Finance, Intercollegiate Relations, Missionary, Publication, and Philanthropic.Reception. — The social committee has charge ofall receptions and assistance offered to studentsin registration. A reception for members washeld in the Spring Quarter and both associations(Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.) welcomed the newstudents of the University at an evening receptionearly in the Autumn Quarter at the home of Assistant Professor Vincent. Good fellowship amongthe members has been extended by the quarterlyrecognition service, at which service the new members are welcomed into the association.At the beginning of each quarter, members ofthe association assist in the University registration. The Y. M. C. A. room was transformedinto a very inviting sitting-room at the openingof the Autumn Quarter; books, periodicals, andwriting materials were on the tables and specialcommittees from the two associations were inwaiting to render assistance to new students.Waiting Room. — Several years ago the Y.W.C.A.fitted up a room on the fourth floor of Cobb Lecture Hall with couches, comfortable chairs, rugs,and pictures, making a pleasant retreat for thewomen of the University, especially for those notliving on the quadrangle.Mrs. Fellows and Mrs. James have shown theirinterest in the association by kindly loaningtables, couches and pictures with which to furnishthe room. This room is always open and the women of the University have testified their approval by using it constantly.Prayer Meetings. — Under the direction of theprayer-meeting committee, regular prayer meetings have been held Thursday morning of eachweek at 10:30 o'clock in the Y. M. C. A. room.These meetings, usually led by one of the students and occasionally addressed by friends ofthe association, have been very helpful, comingas they do in the midst of the busy morning,holding before us the real purpose of our lives.Union prayer meetings each Sunday eveninghave brought the Y. M. C. A and Y. W. C. A.nearer together and have been a source of greatstrength. A mission study class has been heldat the close of these meetings to gain a broaderknowledge of the work in foreign lands.Missionary. — Through the missionary committee, the association has endeavored to come intoclose touch with the University Settlement bysecuring teachers and other helpers.Philanthrophy. — The philanthropic committeewas organized in April 1899. Visits have beenmade to the women of the University who wereill and needed friendly service. Seven personshave been visited, thirty visits in all. Three students were in the hospital. The committee madearrangements for one student, caring for herupon her return to the hall. One was given careand help on her homeward journey, made before she was able to care for herself. The workof the committee has commended itself to thewomen students and great appreciation has beenshown by those visited.This committee has also been instrumental insecuring clothing for the Salvation Army RescueHome, 6201 Wabash avenue, sending in June1899, 3 gowns, 4 skirts, 5 waists, 3 jackets, 4 hats,and 8 pairs of shoes.Summer Conferences. — The American Committee of Young Women's Christian Associationswhich assisted in organizing our association andsupervises the work of the allied associationsUNIVERSITY RECORD 63(368 in educational institutions alone) makes itsheadquarters in Chicago (131 2 Champlain Building). This committee plans the summer conferences which are held annually at Lake Geneva,Wis., East Northfieid, Mass., and Asheville, N. C.These conferences are open to all members ofYoung Women's Christian Associations (city,student, or state), teachers and students in educational institutions, all women who desire to acquaint themselves with association work, Biblestudents, those interested in missionary work, andmembers of young people's societies — indeed toall young women interested in Christian work. Adaily programme of Bible study, student conferences, missionary conferences, public meetings,and addresses is carried out. vThree delegates from our association attendedthe conference at Lake Geneva, Wis., June 30-July 10, 1899. The spiritual inspiration of thosequiet days in such beautiful surroundings hasbeen felt in the association work and in the livesof those who were privileged to enjoy them.City Conference. — The second metropolitan conference for the city of Chicago and immediatevicinity was held under the auspices of the American Committee March 9-1 1, 1900, in the Woman'sClub rooms, Studebaker Building. The object ofthese meetings was to awaken a broader interestamong the women of the various educational institutions of Chicago, leading to a deepening ofthe spiritual life of all.The association is grateful for the kindly interest of the executive committee of the ChristianUnion and for helpful suggestions made by thatcommittee.Much has been accomplished in the year justclosed, but much more remains to be done.Those who have borne the responsibility wishthat the friends of the University could realizethe great possibilities of the work.What the association has brought into the livesof its members cannot be put into words.Officers. — The officers for the ensuing year areas follows : President — Miss Florence Parker.Vice President — Miss Grace Manning.Treasurer — Miss Margaret Calvin.Corresponding Secretary — Miss Anna E. Ellison.Recording Secretary — Miss Olive Sieben.All -inquiries regarding the work of the association will be most gladly answered by MissAnna E. Ellison, Kelly Hall, the University ofChicago. Catherine Cleveland,General Secretary.REPORTS OF ACTIONS OF UNIVERSITY RULING BODIESFOR APRIL 1900.1. The Board of the University Press :Meeting of April J. — 1) Miss E. R. Gregorywas permitted to publish her doctor's thesis in theZoologische Jahrbucher on the usual conditions.2. The Board of University Affiliations :Meeting of April 21. — 1 ) The following schoolsaccepted for cooperation, High Schools of Benton Harbor, Mich., Clyde, 111., Clinton, Iowa,Des Moines, Iowa, Fort Scott, Kas., ManualTraining High School, Kansas City, Mo., Hillside Home School, Wis. 2) The dean reportedon the matter of continuing affiliation with certain schools, advising continuation of affiliationfor the present. The report was received andplaced on file. 3) A proposal to recommend theintroduction of beginning courses in Latin andGreek was referred to the faculty of the JuniorColleges without recommendation. 4) A planlooking to cooperation with certain departmentsin schools was referred for discussion to the conference to be held in the fall.3. The Board of Student Organizations, Publications,and Exhibitions:Meeting of April 21. — 1) The following new arrangement of undergraduate contests in PublicSpeaking was adopted:That in the Junior and Senior College oratorical and debating contests on and after April 1 three, scholarships becontested for by the fourth, fifth, and sixth divisions of each64 UNIVERSITY RECORDcollege, and three by the first, second, and third divisions ofeach college, instead of as heretofore one by each divisionof each college.The approval was given with the understandingthat the details would be left to the deans concerned in consultation with the Department ofPublic Speaking.Meeting of April 28. — 1) A request to receiveapproval of a project for publishing a daily paperat the University was referred to a committeewith power.4. The Board of Physical Culture and Athletics :Meeting of April 14.— 1) The University Council requested to interpret the expressions "fullwork" and "public appearances of students" inthe Rules for the public appearances of students.2) Changes in the Rules for the public appearances of students adopted by the Board of StudentOrganizations, Publications, and Exhibitions, andforwarded to the Board, were concurred in. Therules would then read as follows :1) During the quarter in which he takes part in any public exhibition or any inter-collegiate athletic contest, orserves on the editorial board of any student publication, thestudent must be taking full work which must be sustained at, a satisfactory grade.2) The student must have completed the .full work of thetwo preceding quarters of his residence, and his absencesduring that period must not have been sufficiently numerousto reduce his credits.3) The resolutions of the University Congregation respecting athletics were received and a committee appointed to report in accordance withthem, viz. :— Messrs. Abbott, Buck, and Thatcher.4) The following addition to Rule 3 of the Conference Rules, adopted by the Conference of1899, was approved, namely :Any member of a college who plays during any part ofan inter-collegiate football or baseball game does therebyparticipate in that sport for the year.5) The dates for coming track meets were approved. 6) Approval in general was expressed in regard to sending a track team abroad during the present summer, and the proposition was referredto the University Council for further consideration. 7) Schedule of baseball games approved.5. The Faculty of the Junior Colleges :Meeting of April 7 . — 1) The following personsaccepted with advanced standing : Arthur Sey-farth, Peter Beck. 2) The communication of theUniversity Senate presenting alternatives for theLatin of the S. B. course was received and placedon file. 3) Standing Committees for the year approved.6. The Faculty of the Senior Colleges :Meeting of April 14.— 1) Standing Committeesfor the coming year approved.7. The Faculties of the Graduate Schools :Meeting of April 28. — 1) The following personsrecommended as candidates for higher degreesaccepted : For A. M., William C. Hopkins,Jr., Dora Johnson, Ernst R. Breslich. For Ph.M.,Edith Peck. For Ph.D., William A. Clark (Pedagogy and Psychology), George W. Paschal(Greek and Latin), William Franklin Moncreiff(Philosophy and Pedagogy), Michael F. Guyer(Zoology and Physiology). 2) Edward A. Bech-tel recommended to the University Senate for thedegree of Ph.D. 3) Standing Committees for thecoming year approved. 4) The following reportof a committee on the better adjustment of graduate and undergraduate work adopted :1) Each department should provide such undergraduatecourses as afford adequate preparation for the graduatecourses.2) These courses should be so arranged that the undergraduate work may be essentially continuous after it isbegun.3) The committee does not feel itself competent to decidewhat courses are necessary to secure the above results in theseveral departments. It deems this a question which departments only can decide, and recommends that the severaldepartments be asked to see that their undergraduate coursesare arranged in harmony with I and 2 above.5) Communication from the Classical Conferencereceived and placed on file. 6) The followingUNIVERSITY RECORD 65recommendation of the Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions approved :That the Schools and Colleges of the Universitybe requested to assume the full responsibility ineach case for oratorical and debating contestswhich pertain to each faculty.8. The Faculty of the Divinity School :Meeting of April 21. — i) The following resolution adopted :In the assignment of scholarships netting more than $35per quarter, the recipient will be informed that the scholarship will be withdrawn in case of his marriage while holdingit.2) The following persons recommended as candidates for degrees accepted : For D. B., C. M. Gallup, L. P. Valentine; for Ph.D., L. D. Osborn(Theology and Sociology), J. A. Herrick (Theology and New Testament), George Cross (Theology and New Testament), A. M. Smith (Theologyand Philosophy), T. A. Hoben (New Testamentand Sociology).9. The University Council :Meeting of April 14. — 1) The following reportof a committee on the celebration of Founder'sDay adopted : (1) that it be recommended to theBoard of Trustees that Founder's Day be held inJune on the same day as the Convocation ; (2)that an alumni dinner on Convocation Day wouldbe desirable. 2) Junior College Day was fixedfor the Friday preceding Convocation Week inthe Spring Quarter. 3) A petition that the Friday after Thanksgiving be made an annual holiday was referred to the Committee on Holidays.4) Approval was voted to the proposal to send atrack team abroad the present summer.10. The University Senate :Meeting of April 7. — t ) Report of the Committee on the Library Building approved with theexpression of the Senate's opinion that the location should not be on Ellis avenue. THE ALUMNI.NOTES AND COMMUNICATIONS.Marion Weller, A.B., '97, is teacher in Elgin,111.C. C. Smith, D.B., '73, is professor of Theologyin Atlanta, Ga.Florence Avery, Ph.B., '99, is teacher in ElginAcademy, Elgin.H.J. Davenport, Ph.D., '98, is principal of theHigh School, Lincoln, Neb.E. A. Scrogin, A.B., '99, is teacher of Englishin the High School, Freeport.Robert E. Moritz, Ph.M., '96, is professor inthe University of Nebraska, Lincoln.Elizabeth A. Strauchon, Ph.M., '99, is teacherof English in the High School, Rockford, 111.H. E. Purinton, D.B., '97, has taken the pastorate of the Baptist Church at Marquette, Mich.Frank P. Bachman, A.B., '98, has gained afellowship in History in Columbia University forthe coming year.Ole Hallingby, Ph.B., '98, has been appointedAnalytical Chemist for the Lake Superior CopperSmelting Co., Houghton, Mich.Mrs. E. L. Moon Conard, Ph.D., '99 is to lecturein the Friend's Summer School of Religious History held at Haverford College this summer on"The Common Elements of Religion."The University of Chicago Alumnae Associationheld its meeting for the Spring Quarter in MissAnna Morgan's studio. About fifty membersand guests were present and enjoyed a charmingmusical programme.Andre Beziat de Bordes, Ph.D., '99, Professorof Romance Languages in Kalamazoo College hasbeen appointed Lecturer in Romance Languagesand Literatures in Columbia University. Heexpects to spend the Summer in Europe workingon a book dealing with the dialects of southernFrance and will take up his work at Columbia inthe Autumn.66 UNIVERSITY RECORDCharles A. Ellwood, Ph.D., '99, has been elected to the recently established Professorship ofSociology in the University of. Missouri and willbegin his work at the opening of the academicyear in September.Mayo Fesler, Ph.B., '97, secretary of theAlumni Association, now on a Western trip inthe interests of the alumni, reports the organization of a strong alumni club at Denver and muchinterest among the alumni in the cities ofMissouri, Kansas and Nebraska.Miss Helen Bradford Thompson, Ph.B., '97,has been appointed over all competitors in thecountry to the European Fellowship of the Collegiate Alumnse Association. Miss Thompson ismaking Experimental Psychology her major studyand Neurology her minor. She expects to goabroad in the coming autumn to take up the workin connection with her fellowship. During thepresent year Miss Thompson has had the unusualhonor of holding a full fellowship in Philosophyand, at the same time, the Chicago Women's ClubScholarship in Philosophy.THE FACULTIES.Professor Charles F. Millspaugh addressed theOakland Culture Club, April 9, on " Cuba andPuerto Rico."Professor Michelson, was recently appointedcommander of the battalion of the Illinois NavalReserves located at Chicago.Dr. A. W. Moore addressed the NorthernIllinois Teachers' Association, April 28, on "ThePsychology of Industrial Training."Dr. George Herbert Locke addressed the .Chicago Woman's Club, April 21, upon the subject, "The Superintendent of Schools."On Monday evening the upper Junior Womenmet in Green Hall and were addressed by MissTalbot on the theme "Elective Studies." Miss Talbot discussed " Choice of Studies byUndergraduate Students" before the ChicagoAssociation of Collegiate Alumnae at its Aprilmeeting.Associate Professor Price read a paper beforethe American Oriental Society at Philadelphiarecently upon "The Pantheon of the GudeanCylinders."At a meeting at the Morgan Park Village Improvement Society, May 5, Associate ProfessorPrice read a paper on " Morgan Park : An Historical Sketch.".Professor Albert A. Michelson was recentlyhonored with a unanimous election as correspondent for the physical section of the FrenchAcademy of Sciences.Professor Charles R. Barnes addressed theIndiana Science Teachers Association at Indianapolis on May 4, his theme being "Waterways : astudy in Plant Physics."Dr. James Westfall Thompson delivered anaddress before the Bibliographical Society ofChicago, April 19, on "Some Suggestions Concerning the Needs and Methods of HistoricalBibliography."Miss Wallace has just given three lectures before the Englewood Fortnightly Club. Herthemes being (1) French Traits, (2) DramaticElement in French Literature, (3) Artistic Element in Modern French Poetry.Dr. W. Muss-Arnolt has just had bound intoone volume the series of extremely valuable bibliographies on Semitic and religious topics whichhave appeared from time to time in connectionwith the American Journal of Theology, The Biblical World, and the American Journal of SemiticLanguages and Literatures.UNIVERSITY RECORD m"An Ode in Time of Hesitation" is the titleof a poem in the May Atlantic Monthly, by WilliamVaughn Moody, of the English Department. Itwas written after seeing at Boston the statue ofRobert Gould Shaw, the famous commander ofthe first enlisted negro regiment during the CivilWar, who was killed at the storming of Fort Wagner, July 1 8, 1863.Professor Ernest D. Burton is to give the following four lectures before the Harvard SummerSchool of Theology, upon the general topic,"Paulinism": July 10, Literary Sources for thethe Life of Paul. The Antecedents of his Theology. July 11, Righteousness, Law, and theDeath of Christ. July 12, Faith and the NewLife in Christ. July 13, Love and the New Ethics.Professor Donaldson attended meetings of theAmerican Physiological Society and the American Neurological Association held in connectionwith the Congress of American Physicians andSurgeons at Washington, May 1-3. At the formerhe read a report on "The Decrease in the Proportion of Water in the Central Nervous System of theGrowing White Rat," and at the latter a reporton "The Physiological Significance of the Sizeand Shape of the Neurone."The Congressional Record of April eleventhcontains an exhaustive report from the committeeappointed to investigate the United States NavalObservatory. One of the members of this committee was Professor George E. Hale, the Directorof the Yerkes Observatory. In connection withthe report, the following mention is made ofProfessor Hale :Professor Hale, Director of the Yerkes Observatory, theyoungest member of the board of visitors, was born in 1868 ;was devoted in childhood to mechanical work and scientificexperiments ; studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard Observatory, and pursued his laborsat a spectroscopic laboratory erected by his father, the lateWilliam E. Hale, of Chicago. In 1889 he invented thespectroheliograph, for photographing solar prominences and other solar phenomena, and in 189 1 perfected the instrumentwhich was used with a 12-inch telescope provided by his fatherfor his special laboratory and observatory in Chicago, knownas the Kenwood. Observatory, and for the invention and useof the spectroheliograph he was awarded the Janssenmedal by the Paris Academy of Sciences. Learning fromAlvan Clark of an opportunity to purchase 40-inch glassdisks for a large telescopic objective, he induced PresidentHarper, of the University of Chicago, to invite to the subjectthe attention of Mr. Yerkes, who purchased the glass andpresented to the University the Yerkes telescope and observatory, which were located at Williams Bay, Wis., where, in1896, Mr. Hale went as the director.Mr. Hale's career has already been eventful. In 1892 hebecame an associate professor of astrophysics and directorof the observatory at the Chicago University, and an associateeditor of Astronomy and Astrophysics. In 1893 he made anastrophysical expedition to Pike's Peak, and was secretary ofthe International Congress of Astronomy at the ColumbianExposition. In 1894 he studied at the University of Berlin;made an astrophysical expedition to Mount ^Etna ; securedthe cooperation of European astrophysicists in establishingthe Astrophysical Journal, an international review, and in1897 organized the American Conference of Astronomers andAstrophysicists held at the dedication of the Yerkes Observatory, and repeated at Cambridge in 1898 and at WilliamsBay in 1899, when the permanent society was established',of which he is a vice president. Mr. Hale's recognition as oneof the first astronomers of the country is complete, and withhis youth, his extensive knowledge and attainments, and hisdevotion to his work, he has before him, if his life is spared,a career, of the highest possible usefulness in his fascinatingprofession.Recent reviews by members of the Faculties :Baker's " Monopoly and the People," by Henry R. Hatfield, Journal of Political Economy.Rosenberg's " Physiologischcytologische Untersuchungeniiber Drusera rotundifolia S.," by Bradley M. Davis, Botanical Gazette." History of Michigan Normal College," by George Herrbert Locke, School Review, May.Kiener's " Verf assungsgeschichte der Provence," by JamesWestfall Thompson, The American Historical Review, April.Mahaffy's " History of Egypt Under the Ptolemies," byGeorge S. Goodspeed, The American Historical Review,April.Milne's " History of Egypt under Roman Rule," by GeorgeS. Goodspeed, The American Historical Review, April.Nicholson and Avery's " Exercises in Chemistry," byJames H. Ransom, The School Review, March 1900.Richards's " The Cost of Living as Modified by SanitaryScience," by Marion Talbot, The American Journal of Sociology, May.6*8 UNIVERSITY RECORDRecent publications by members of the Faculties :"The Exterior Nebulosities of the Pleiades, by E. E.Barnard, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society." On the Diameter of Ceres and Vesta," by E. E. Barnard,Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society." On the Probable Motion of the Annular Nebulae in Lyra,"by E. E. Barnard, Monthly Notices of the Royal AstronomicalSociety."A Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Language,"Assyrian-English-German, Parts I-IX, 576 pages, by W.Muss-Arnolt." Origin of the Thallus, Alternation of Generation, and thePhylogeny of Cutleria, by Professor Sauvageau, of the University of Dijon," a translation by Bradley M. Davis."An Attempt to Test the Nebular Hypothesis by anAppeal to the Laws of Dynamics," by F. R. Moulton, TheAstrophysical Journal," An Ode in Time of Hesitation," by William VaughnMoody, The Atlantic Monthly, May."A Catalogue of a Collection of Objects Illustrating theFolk-lore of Mexico," 132 pages, with 32 figures, FrederickStarr." Secondary Education in France," by George HerbertLocke, The School Review, April."Individualism in Education, by Ira W. Howerth, TheSchool World, April. '" Ueber die Alkylirung der Ketone," by J. U. Nef, Liebig'sAnnalen der Chemie, Bd. 310, pages 316-335." Notes on Lecture Experiments to Illustrate Equilibriumand Dissociation," by Julius Stieglitz, American ChemicalJournal."Ueber die Sauerstoff aether der Harnstoffe: Metlylisoharn-stoff," by Julius Stieglitz (with Ralph Harper McKee),Berichte d. deutsch chem. Gesellschaft." The Problems of Sociology," by Albion W. Small. TheAmerican Journal of Sociology."Modern Demands upon Theological Education," byAlbion W. Small, The Reform Advocate, May." Literary Form an Aid to Biblical Interpretation," byRichard Green Moulton, The Conference Examiner, Minneapolis, February." Ruth " (in a series, Women of the Bible), by RichardGreen Moulton, Harper's Bazar, February 17." The Relation of Philanthrophy to Social Order and Progress," by Charles R. Henderson; President's address, theTwenty-sixth National Conference of Charities and Correction."The New German Civil Code," by Ernst Freund, TheHarvard Law Review, April."A Specimen of Nais, with bifurcated prostomium," by C.M. Child, Anatomischer Anzeiger, Bd. XVII, No. 16. OFFICIAL NOTICES.The competitive examination for the award ofthe Junior College scholarship in Greek will beheld on Friday, May 18, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.Final examinations for higher degrees will beheld as follows :For the Degree of S.M.Franz La Motte, Mathematics. Thesis :" Determination of the Irreducible AlgebraicEquations Invariant under Tschirnhausen Transformations." Room 38, Ryerson Physical Laboratory, May 15, 1900, at 2:00 p.m.For the Degree of Ph.D.Ella Flagg Young. Pedagogy and Philosophy. Thesis : " Isolation in School Systems."Room 34, Anatomy Building, May 11, 1900, at9:00 A.M.Walter Eugene Garrey. Physiology and Zoology. Thesis : "The Effect of Ion upon theAggregation of Infusoria." Room 25, Physiology Building, May 16, 1900, at 9:00 a.m.Michael Frederick Guyer. Zoology andPhysiology. Thesis: "The Spermatogenesis ofNormal and Hybrid Pigeons." Room 25, Physiology Building, May 16, 1900, at 11:00 a.m.George Cross. Systematic Theology andNew Testament Theology. Thesis: "The Theology of Schleiermacher. Room 28, Haskell,May 25, 1900, at 2:00 p.m.THE GRADUATE CLUB.AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.The more important of the draft amendmentsto the constitution of the Graduate Club, whichhave been recommended by the executive committee and which will be submitted to the club atits annual meeting in June, are here presented.By comparison with the corresponding sections ofthe constitution the extent of the proposedchanges can easily be determined.UNIVERSITY RECORD 69ARTICLE II.Section 3. — Life members shall consist of a) those whowere life members, — June 1900 ; b) those who have beenactive members of the club and have received advanced degrees from the University of Chicago or appointments to itsteaching staff. Provided, that the receival of such degreeor appointment shall not affect the active membership of astudent registered in the Graduate School.Section 5. — The names of candidates for active membership shall be sent by any member of the club to the secretary, and shall be published by such officer in the University Record. After the expiration of at least one weekthe names so published, together with any objection whichmay have been lodged with a member of the executive committee against any candidate, shall be considered at a meeting of the executive committee, and if unanimously acceptedby those present, the candidates shall be declared elected.The membership of an elected candidate shall become perfect only upon payment of the initiation fee. Provided, thatsuch membership shall be void unless perfected within threemonths.Section 6. — Active members who leave the University shallnotwithstanding retain their membership for the year forwhich their dues have been paid. On returning to the University thereafter as students, their membership shall ipsofacto revive.ARTICLE III.Section 4. — The president shall preside at the meetings ofthe club. He shall be chairman of the executive committeeand member ex officio of all committees. He shall presentat the annual meeting a written statement of the work of theclub during the year.ARTICLE IV.Section 1. — The executive committee shall consist of theofficers named in Article III, Sec. 1, and of six other mem bers to be chosen at the annual meeting by a plurality votefrom the list of those duly nominated for any position. Theterm of office of the members of the executive committeeshall be one year, commencing July 1.article VI.Section 1. — The initiation fee shall be $2.Section 2. — The annual dues shall be $1. They shall falldue October I, and must be paid during the first subsequentmonth of residence. Provided, that new members shall beexempt from the payment of the annual dues of the year.Section 4. — Failure to pay dues or assessments within thetime specified shall suspend the membership of the offenderuntil payment is made. The executive committee may,however, in its discretion suspend the operation of this provision in individual cases. If payment be not made withinthirty days of a further official notification, the name shall bedropped from the membership list.CURRENT EVENTS.Professor W. C. Brogger, of the University ofChristiania, who has recently delivered the secondseries of lectures on principles of geology in TheGeorge Huntington Williams Memorial Course atthe Johns Hopkins University, will deliver twolectures on "The Classification of igneous rocksupon a genetic basis" in Walker Museum onMonday and Tuesday, May 14, and 15, at 4o'clock. Professor Brogger's researches in theChristiania region have made him the foremostexponent of these ideas.70 UNIVERSITY RECORDTHE CALENDAR.MAY 11-19, 1900.Friday, May 11.Chapel- Assembly : The Divinity School. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Saturday, May 12.Meetings of University Ruling Bodies in HaskellOriental Museum :The Administrative Board of University Affiliations, 8: 30 a.m.The Administrative Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions, 8: 30 a.m.The Faculty of the Senior Colleges, 10:00A.M.The University Council, 11:30 a.m.First Term of Spring Quarter ends.Sunday. May 18.Second Term of Spring Quarter begins.Vesper Service is held in Kent Theater at4:00 P.M.Professor Hall, of the Western Theological Seminary,will speak on " The Thirty-nine Articles."Monday, May 14.Chapel- Assembly : The Junior Colleges. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Professor Herford lectures in the Chapel,Cobb Hall, at 4:00 p.m.Subject : The Permanent Power of English Poetry."Professor Brogger lectures in Walker Museumat 4:00 p.m. (see p. 69).Tuesday, May 15.Chapel-Assembly : The Senior Colleges. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m. Professor Brogger lectures in Walker Museumat 4: 00 p.m. (see p. 69).Botanical Club meets in Room 23, BotanicalLaboratory, at 5 : 00 p.m.Professor John M. Coulter will review the recentstudies of Swingle on " The relation of insects to thepollination of figs."Wednesday, May 16.Professor Herford lectures in the Chapel,Cobb Hall, ot 4:00 p.m.Subject: "Ibsen: with more special reference to hispoetry."Thursday, May 17.Chapel- Assembly: The Graduate Schools. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Semitic Club meets in the Faculty Room, HaskellMuseum at 7:30 p.m.Professor Ira M. Price will report upon the recentmeeting of the American Oriental Society.Friday, May 18.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.Professor Moore reads on " The foundation of theCauchy-Goursat theory of functions of a complexvariable." Notes: "Continuity and convergence inapplied mathematics," by Mr. A. C. Lunn ; "Concerning the principles of mechanics," II, by Dr. Laves.Saturday, May 19.Meetings of University Ruling Bodies, HaskellOriental Museum :The Administrative Board of the UniversityPress, 8: 30 a.m.The Administrative Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions, 10:30 a.m.The Faculty of the Divinity School, 11:30A.M.Material for the CALENDAR must be sent to the Office of Information by THURSDAY, 8 : 80 A.M..in order to be published in the issue of the same week.