£be ^University of CbtcagoPflce $J«00 FOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Single CopiesPer Year 5 CentsUniversity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYCHICAGOHbe TUnfversftE ot Gbfcago preesVOL. IV, NO. 18 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. AUGUST 3, 1900Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matterCONTENTS.I. Field Work in Geology - 173II. Special Lectures 173III. Official Notices ----- 173-174IV. Official Reports : The Library - - - I74~i75V. Calendar - 175-176FIELD WORK IN GEOLOGY.One party, consisting of about a dozen, will beconducted by Professor Salisbury and will proceed west along the line of the Great NorthernRailway. The first stop will be made at the eastbase of the Rockies, and the party will make several stops in the mountains farther west. Theywill proceed north at one point into British Columbia, in the vicinity of Lake Kootenai. By theend of the term they will propably reach the Pacific coast where the party will disband.When the party breaks up Professor Salisburywill join a U. S. Geological Survey party in theCascade Mountains.A second party will go to the Devil's Lakeregion, Wisconsin, under the direction of Mr. N.M. Fenneman, a Fellow in the Department ofGeology, and at present Instructor in Geology inthe University of Wisconsin.Both these parties will start on the tenth. SPECIAL LECTURES.Ex-President Edward Hicks Magill, of Swarth-more College, Swarthmore, Pa., will deliver fourpublic addresses as follows :Two Chapel Addresses. — Monday, August 6, at10: 00 a.m. in the Chapel, Cobb Hall, on " ChurchUnity," and Tuesday, August 7, at 10:00 a.m. on"The New Reformation, or Ultimate Authorityin the Christian Church."Two Open Lectures. — Monday, August 6, at3: 30 p.m. in the Chapel, Cobb Hall, on " Moliereand his Comedy The Misanthrope" and Wednesday, August 8, at 3:30 p.m., in the Chapel, CobbHall, on the " Life and Writings of Fenelon."OFFICIAL NOTICES.examination for the first term.Examination on the work of the First Term ofthe current quarter will be held on Friday, August10, at the regular hour of each class. Examinations should be held : 1) on all minor and doubleminor courses given in the First Term ; 2) on thework of students in major and double majorcourses who do not continue their work beyondthe First Term.174 UNIVERSITY RECORDINSTRUCTORS' REPORT FOR THE FIRST TERM.All members of the Faculties will please takenotice that reports are to be rendered on thework of the First Term : i) on all minor anddouble minor courses given in the First Term ;2) on the work of students in major and doublemajor courses who do not continue their workbeyond the First Term. It is very important thatthere be full reports in all these cases. Report-blanks will be sent through the Faculty Exchange not later than August 9. Reports are expected during the following week.The University Recorder.final examinations.The Final Examination of George Norlin forthe degree of Ph.D. will be held Thursday,August 2, 1900, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 2 b, CobbHall. Principal subject, Greek ; secondary subject, Latin. Thesis : " Cosmogenical Theoriesof the Greeks." Committee : Professors PaulShorey, F. A. Blackburn, Wm. G. Hale, and allother members of the departments immediatelyconcerned.The Final Examination of Arthur MaxsonSmith for the degree of Ph.D. will be held Monday, August 6, 1900, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 26,Haskell Museum. Principal subject, SystematicTheology ; secondary subject, Philosophy. Thesis:"The Contribution of Thomas Aquinas toModern Individualism." Committee : ProfessorsGeo. B. Foster, J. H. Tufts, J. S. Riggs, A. C.McGiffert, Assistant Professor Geo. H. Mead, andall other members of the departments immediately concerned.The Final Examination of Samuel AdamsLynch for the degree of A.M. will be heldMonday, August 6, 1900, at 4:30 p.m. in Room3 D, Cobb Hall. Principal subject, English.Thesis : " Romantic Tendencies in the LiteraryCriticism of the Eighteenth Century." Committee : Professor John M. Manly, Assistant Professor Karl Pietsch, and all other members of thedepartments immediately concerned. REGISTRATION AND MATRICULATION FOR THE SECOND TERM,SUMMER QUARTER, 1900.Students may register for the Second Term ofthe Summer Quarter at the regular office hoursof the deans during the week of August 6-10,1900, as follows :Divinity students : Dean Mathews, Room 15,Haskell, 10:30-12:00, Tuesday, Wednesday, andThursday.Graduate students : Dean Salisbury, Room 14,Haskell, 1: 30-2: 15, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,and Friday.Senior College students : Dean Tufts, Room 13,Haskell, 12:00-12:30, Monday; 10:30-12:30,3:30-4:30, Tuesday; and 12:00-12:30, Friday.Junior College Students : Dean Castle, Room 8 a,Cobb Hall, 10:30-11:30, Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.Unclassified Students. (women): Dean Tufts,Room 9 a, Cobb Hall, 11:00-12:00, Monday,Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.Unclassified students (men): Dean Castle,Room 8 a, Cobb Hall, 10:30-11:30, Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.Physical Culture: All women students will register for Physical Culture with Miss Breckenridge,Room 9 a, Cobb Hall, 8:00-9:00, Tuesday andThursday.New students may matriculate at the abovehours as follows : Graduates with the Dean of theGraduate Schools; students from other collegeswith Dean Barnes, Room 13, Haskell, 1:30-2:30,Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday ;students entering the Junior Colleges from secondary schools, with the Junior College Dean;students entering the Divinity School with DeanMathews.OFFICIAL REPORTS.THE LIBRARY.During the month of July 1900, there has been~added to the Library of the University a totalnumber of 692 volumes, from the followingsources :UNIVERSITY RECORD 175Books added by purchase, 318 volumes, distributed as follows :General Library, ,19 vols.; Philosophy, 2 vols.;Pedagogy, 17 vols.; Political Economy, 14 vols.;Political Science, 3 vols.; History, 29 vols.; Classical Archaeology, 3 vols.: Sociology, 7 vols.; Sociology (Divinity), 8 vols.; Anthropology, 9 vols.;Comparative Religion, 14 vols.; Semitic, 8 vols.;New Testament, 7 vols.; Comparative Philology,6 vols.; Greek, 23 vols.; Latin, 8 vols.; Romance,13 vols.; English, 42 vols.; Mathematics, 24 vols.;Chemistry, 2 vols.; Physics, 13 vols.; Geology,1 vol.; Zoology, 7 vols.; Physiology, 9 vols.; Botany, 3 vols.; Public Speaking, 8 vols,; SystematicTheology, 2 vols.; Homiletics, 1 vol.; MorganPark Academy, 1 vol.; Scandinavian Seminary,2 vols.; Music, 10 vols.; Department XVI (Literature in English), 3 vols.Books added by gift, 249 volumes, distributedas follows :General Library, 207 vols.; Political Economy,3 vols.; Political Science, 2 vols.; Sociology, 2vols.; New Testament, 1 vol.; Latin, 1 vol.; English, 1 vol.; Geology, 10 vols.; Botany, 19 vols.;Divinity, 1 vol;; Music, 1 vol.; Department XVI(Literature in English), 1 vol.Books added by exchange for University publications, 125 volumes, distributed as follows:General Library, 32 vols.; Pedagogy, 1 vol.;Political Economy, 20 vols.; Sociology, 10 vols.;Comparative Religion, 1 vol.; Semitic, 2 vols.;New Testament, 10 vols.; Geology, 3 vols.; Botany, 37 vols.; Church History, 5 vols.; SystematicTheology, 4 vols.THE CALENDAR.AUGUST 3-10, 1900.Friday, August 3.Chapel- Assembly : The Divinity School. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:00 a.m.Address by Professor Mathews.Open Lecture by Dr. Willett, Congregation Hall,Haskell, at 3:30 p.m.Subject : " Earlier Periods of Prophecy : Moses,Samuel, Elijah, and Elisha." Open Lecture by Professor Manly, Lecture Room,Cobb Hall, at 3: 30 p.m.Subject : " Certain Expressions of Religious Unrestand Aspiration in the Poetry of the 19th Century.VI. The General Choir."Open Lecture by Professor Moulton, KentTheater, at 8:00 p.m.Subject : " Comedy as the Newspaper of Antiquity."Open Lecture by Professor Barnard, KentTheater, at 8:00 p.m.Subject: " The Planets." (Illustrated.)Sunday. August 5.Vesper Service in Kent Theater at 4:00 p.m.Address by Professor R. G. Moulton on "Deuteronomy as a Work of Sacred Literature."Monday, August 6.Sociological Excursion — Associate ProfessorZueblin conducts an excursion to the South. Parks.Chapel- Assembly : The Junior Colleges. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:00 a.m.Professor Magill will speak on " Church Unity."Open Lecture by Professor Magill, Chapel, CobbHall, at 3:30 p.m.Subject : " Moliere and his Comedy The Misanthrope."Open Air Band Concert on the University Quadrangles at 5:00 p.m.Tuesday, August 7.Chapel-Assembly : The Senior Colleges. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:00 a.m.Professor Magill will speak on " The New Reformation, or Ultimate Authority in the Christian Church."Open Lecture by Dr. Willett, Congregation Hall,Haskell, at 3: 30 p.m.Subject: "Amos and Hosea."Open Lecture by Assistant Professor Sparks, Lecture Room, Cobb Hall, at 3:30 p.m.Subject: "Abigail Adams."Open Lecture by Professor Moulton, Kent Theater, at 4:30 p.m.Recital : " Lysistrata and Plutus of Aristophanes."176 UNIVERSITY RECORDBotanical Club meets in Lecture Room, Botany Building, at 4: 30 p.m.Address by Professor John M. Coulter. Subject:" Evolution among Plants."Wednesday, August 8.Address by President W. R. Harper, Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, at 10:00 a.m.Subject : "The Future of the Small College."Open Lecture by Dr. Willett, Congregation Hall,Haskell, at 3:30 p.m.Subject : " Isaiah, the Prophet as a Statesman."Open Lecture by Professor Magill, Chapel, CobbHall, at 3:30 p.m.Subject: "Life and Writings of Fe*nelon."Open Lecture by Professor Frost, CongregationHall, Haskell, at 4:30 p.m.Subject: "The Spectroscope in Astronomy." (Illustrated.)Open Lecture by Mr. A. E. Bernays, LectureRoom, Cobb Hall, at 4:30 p.m.Subject: " Glimpses of Oxford University."Open Lecture by Professor Moulton, Kent Theater, at 4:30 p.m.Subject : " Comedy as a Field for Evolution."Song Recital by Mr. Edward C. Kuss in KentTheater at 8: 00 p.m.Thursday, August 9.Chapel- Assembly: The Graduate Schools. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:00 a.m.Professor Mathews will speak.Open Lecture by Dr. Willett, Congregation Hall,Haskell, at 3: 30 p.m.Subject: "Prophetic Voices from the Exile." Open Lecture by Assistant Professor Sparks, Lecture Room, Cobb Hall, at 3: 30 p.m.Subject: "Aaron Burr."Open Lecture by Associate Professor Zueblin,Congregation Hall, Haskell, at 4: 30 p.m.Subject: " Municipal Sociology : Recreative Institutions." (Illustrated.)Open Lecture by Professor Moulton, Kent Theater, at 4:30 p.m.Recital : " Trinummas of Plutus."Open Lecture by Professor Moulton, Kent Theater, at 8:00 p.m.Subject : " Evolution from the Ancient Classical tothe Modern Romantic Drama."Friday, August 10.Midsummer Examination on the work of the FirstTerm of the Summer Quarter.Chapel -Assembly : The Divinity School. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:00 a.m.Professor Mathews will speak.Open Lecture by Dr. Willett, Congregation Hall,Haskell, at 3:30 p.m.Subject : " Later Prophecy, and the Messianic Hope."Open Lecture by Assistant Professor Sparks, Lecture Room, Cobb Hall, at 3:30 p.m." Subject : " Dollie Madison."Open Lecture by Professor Barnard, Kent Theater,at 8:00 p.m.Subject : " Comets and Meteors." (Illustrated.)The Thirty-fourth Convocation will be heldat 4:00 p.m. in the Graduate Quadrangle.The Convocation address will be delivered by General Joseph Wheeler.Material for the CALENDAR must be sent to the Office of Information by THURSDAY, 8:30 A.M.,in order to be published in the issue of the same week.