(Ebc in.nit»et'0it^ of ebicagoPrice $J*00 founded by john p. rockefeller Single CopiesPer Year 5 CentsUniversity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYCHICAGOZbc TUniversftg of Cbicaao ©teesVOL. V, NO. 32 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. NOVEMBER 9, 1900Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matterCONTENTS.I. The University Congregation : The Adjourned Meeting, October 26, 1900 - - 293-295II. University Extension Lectures. ByAlleyneIreland - - 295III. The Approaching Autumn Conference ofAffiliated and Cooperative Schools - - 296IV. Calendar 296THE UNIVERSITY CONGREGATION.THE ADJOURNED MEETING, OCTOBER 26, 1900,The University Congregation met for an adjourned meeting in accordance with its actiontaken October 2, in Congregation Hall, October 26, at 4:00 p.m. The Scriptures were readand the invocation offered by Chaplain Henderson. There were thirty-six members present.The Recorder read the following recommendations from the executive committee : That the resignation of Mr. Capps as vice president for theensuing quarter presented through the committeebe accepted, and that Mr. Stieglitz be appointedvice president of the Congregation from thepresent date. These recommendations were approved.The further business of the Congregation consisted in the discussion of reports of committeesappointed at previous meetings. The first toreport was the committee on "practice courses"through Mr. Tufts, the chairman. After discussion, the recommendations of the committee were adopted and ordered sent to the Faculties ofthe University.The next report was that relating to the thesesfor the higher degrees. The committee wasappointed to consider the following points :1. Should the University of Chicago grant the Doctor'sdegree before the thesis of the candidate is ready for publication?2. Should the University of Chicago grant the Doctor'sdegree before the thesis of the candidate has been printed?3. Should the University of Chicago grant the degree ofMaster of Arts, Philosophy, or Science before two printed ortypewritten copies of the thesis of the candidate are deposited ?The report was read by Mr. Cutting, as follows:The committee reports as follows upon the three questionsraised by the Congregation in connection with the theses ofcandidates for higher degrees :1. It seems impracticable to withhold in each case theDoctor's degree until the thesis of the candidate is ready forpublication for the following reasons :a) Some theses, notably in the field of natural science,involve the use of expensive plates and other illustrativematerial, the reproductions of which cannot be definitelyarranged, save in consultation with the editorial management of certain journals. The latter are often unable toattend promptly to such reproductions, because of theabundance of previously contributed articles, not yet published. It would be an obvious injustice to candidates forthe doctorate to make the conferring of the degree in anycase depend upon the convenience of journal editors.b) A thesis is very often only a partial expression of theresults of investigation extending over a period of years.Results already attained by the candidate may at any timeseem to a department to warrant granting the Doctor'sdegree ; and yet the student may wish before publication toadd to or modify these approved results in the light ofcontinued experiment or research. It seems to the committee wise to leave him the present latitude of six months forthis purpose.29 i UNIVERSITY RECORD2. The committee recommends, in harmony with the foregoing, that the Doctor's degree be granted, as heretofore,even before the thesis has been printed, provided the candidate for the degree furnish the University satisfactory assurance that the publication shall take place within the prescribed six months.3. It seems to the committee reasonable and advisablethat the degree of Master of Arts, Philosophy, or Sciencebe conferred only after two printed or type-written copies ofthe thesis of the candidate have been deposited with theLibrarian of the University. Such a requirement wouldinsure completion of the dissertation in every case, andwould, in view of the character and limited scope of theMaster's thesis involve no hardship to candidates for thedegree.The first recommendation of the committeearoused general discussion.Mr. Small felt that this allowed too greatliberty. Mr. Judson would distinguish betweenthe admitting of a candidate to examination forhis degree and the actual granting of the degree.The degree should be granted only when thethesis is either published or ready for publication.He held that the candidate would be thereby induced to plan more seriously for the completionof his thesis and to exert more care in its preparation. Mr. Tufts called attention to the customin German universities of requiring the printingof the thesis before the degree was granted andobserved that it was not regarded there as ahardship. Mr. Damon raised the question,whether after all the publication of the thesiswas worth while.At this point the Congregation adjourned temporarily to the Faculty room, where tea had beenprovided. It reassembled at 5:30 p.m.Mr. Judson in reply to Mr. Damon held thatit was in the interests of the candidate to requirethe printing of the thesis. Mr. Harper addedthat it had a helpful and restraining influencealso upon the departments in^ recommendingcandidates for' degrees. Remarks were made byMessrs. Coulter, Shepardson, Cutting, and Barnes.The following resolution was offered by Mr.Burton as a substitute for the first and secondrecommendations of the committee :That in the judgment of the Congregation the candidatefor the Doctor's degree should be admitted to examinationonly when the thesis is substantially complete, and that thedegree should be conferred only on certificate of the department that it is ready for the printer and the assurance of thecandidate that it will be published within six months, orthat it has been accepted for publication by a responsiblejournal or publisher..' The resolution was adopted and the report ofthe committee as thus modified was approved and referred to the Faculties of the Graduate and Divinity Schools.The Congregation then proceeded to hear thereports of the various committees appointed fromthe groups of libraries to make recommendationsconcerning the relation of these libraries to thegeneral library.The following reports were presented :1. That of the classical grqup through Mr.Hendrickson.The two views represented were substantially these :1. A departmental system was favored essentially thesame as the present one, with the exception that a specialreading and study room should be provided for, Junior College students.2. It was held that the advantage of all library users wouldbe best met by a general library, which should be supplemented for the chemical group by a departmental library ofmoderate size, consisting of a complete series of texts andimportant reference books. The needs of current advancedcourses would be met by withdrawing from the generallibrary, for the period of a given course, such books as theinstructor might select, as, for example, during the presentquarter, works on Latin epigraphy, etc., etc. The currentnumbers of all journals in all departments should be accessible in a central reading room (as at Columbia, Harvard, andJohns Hopkins).The general attitude of the group on these questions wasroughly ascertained as follows :For the departmental system, five.For the general library, two.Undecided, one.2. That of the Modern Language group throughMr. Cutting.Tht. Committee of the Modern Language group of departments reports as follows upon the question of libraryarrangement :1. The close relationship of the modern languages withthe subject-matter of several other departments rendersdesirable the highest degree of centralization in the arrangement of the University Library, consistent with the bestinterests of the individual departments. In the absence,however, of an adequate central library building, and of abuilding for the use of the modern language group, it seemsto the committee unwise to attempt the transfer of booksfrom the libraries of these departments to the present General Library.2. In case funds for the erection of a suitable central building were forthcoming, the committee would recommend theremoval to such building of all books now in departmentallibraries, except those whose only suitable place of depositis the laboratory. The integrity of the departmental libraries should be maintained as far as possible, in the transfer,and the needs of undergraduate and graduate work shouldbe met by the construction of a sufficiently large and suitably equipped reading room and of seminary rooms for theseveral departments, with free access from the latter to thestacks containing the books. The community ,of interestfelt by large groups of departments would, it seems to theUNIVERSITY RECORD 295committee, be better served by this juxtaposition of librarymaterial, especially in case of journals and other periodicals,than by the retention of groups of such material at variouspoints on the University campus.3. The committee recognizes the possibility of importantconsiderations, like the conditions attendant upon the raising of funds, that might make this sweeping centralizationimpolitic or impossible. It seems, however, that even so,the library policy of the University should be one of centralization. The largest convenient groups of related departments should be housed either under a single roof or inadjacent buildings, and the needs of instructors, graduates,and undergraduates should be met as effectively as possibleby the library arrangement adopted.3. That of Haskell group through Mr. Burton.- The committee representing the Libraries of the DivinitySchool, Semitic Languages, and Comparative Religion, begleave to report that, having considered the question of thepermanent location of this group of departmental libraries,both from the point of view of the departments directly concerned and from that of the University at large, they recommend the following:1. That a suite of rooms be set apart in the GeneralLibrary building, when such shall be erected, for the departments above named, such suite to include a reading room toafford accommodations for at least 100 readers, shelf roomin this reading room or in adjoining stacks accessible tostudents sufficient for 50,000 books, three or more seminarrooms for the use of the six departments concerned, whichmay also be used by persons carrying on special investigations.2., That there be maintained in the Lecture Hall buildingof these departments a limited library of the books likely tobe in most constant use by students in connection with ordinary class work.3. That the library referred to in I, above, be organizedas the departmental library of the group of departments inquestion, and that referred to in 2, as a branch of it.4. That the branch library be subject to the followingregulations :a) No book shall be permanently assigned to the branchlibrary of which there is not a duplicate in the GeneralLibrary building.b) Books needed for use in connection with particularcourses may be, on request of a professor, transferred fromthe departmental library to the branch library for a periodnot exceeding three months, or from the General Library ofthe University in accordance with existing regulations.5. That until a General Library Building capable of providing substantially the facilities above referred to is provided, the departmental libraries in question remain in thedepartmental building, and that they shall in no case bemerged in the General Library.In the recommendation of this plan the committee begleave to suggest.I. That it is a return in principle to the plan originallyannounced for libraries in departmental buildings, makingthem consist wholly of books of which there are duplicatesin the General Library building, thus securing the advantage of libraries in immediate connection with class rooms,without sacrificing the great advantage of having all thelibrary resources of the University in one central building. •2. That the placing of the main departmental libraries inthe central building, or the organization of such portion of the books of the departments as are in the general libraryinto a departmental library, is a modification of the originalplan which the experience of the advantages of the departmental system has shown to be desirable.3. That this plan meets the needs and recognizes theinterests alike of students doing chiefly ordinary class-roomwork, of those pursuing advanced investigations, of the general University body, and of investigators from abroad.After hearing these reports the Congregationadjourned to meet Friday, November 2, at 4: 00 p.m.UNIVERSITY EXTENSION LECTURES.BY ALLEYNE IRELAND.The University Extension Division announcestwo courses of lectures to be given at the University by Mr. Ireland.CONTROL AND DEVELOPMENT OF TROPICAL COLONIES.A course of six lectures Tuesday afternoons at 4:00 P.M.,Chapel, Cobb Hall.Nov. 12. — "Survey of the Colonial Systems of the GreatPowers."Nov. 19. — " The Government of Tropical Colonies."Nov. 26.— -"The Commercial Aspect of Colonization."Dec. 4.— "The Development of Tropical Colonies."Dec. 11. — "The Present Labor Problem in the Tropics."Dec. 17. — "The Colonial Problem of the United States."The material for the lectures was collected during a residence of thirteen years in British, French, and Spanishcolonies, and is almost entirely first-hand information.THE INTERCOURSE OF CHINA WITH WESTERN NATIONS.A course of six lectures Tuesday evenings at 8:00 P.M.,Chapel, Cobb Hall., . ,Nov. 13.— "The Chinese Problem."Nov. 20.— "The Early Intercourse of China with WesternNations."Nov. 27.: — "The United States and Great Britain in theirRelations to China."Dec. 4. — "Russia and Japan in their Relations to China."Dec. 11.— "France and Germany in their Relations toChina."Dec. 18.— "The Future of China."Mr. Ireland is regarded as one of the foremostauthorities in America on the subjects announced.His book on "Tropical Colonization," publisheda year ago is attracting wide and favorable comment.He now has in press a volume on " China and thePowers." In the discussion of these timely themeshe has been a prominent contributor to the leading American magazines.Members of the University will be admitted tothe lectures on presentation of matriculation cards.Members of the faculty can secure tickets free ofcharge at the Information office. Others thanmembers of the University can purchase ticketsat the same office, or at the door.296 UNIVERSITY RECORDTHE APPROACHING AUTUMN CONFERENCE OF AFFILIATED AND CO-OPERATING SCHOOLS.The Fourteenth Educational Conference ofAcademies and High Schools affiliated and cooperating with the University of Chicago willbe held on Friday and Saturday, November 16and 17. The chief feature of Friday afternoonwill be the executive session of deans and principals with the Board of Affiliations. On Fridaynight occurs the third annual contest in declamation by representatives from the schools. OnSaturday morning there is a public conference inCobb Hall, beginning at 10:00 a.m.,, upon thesubject of "The Elective System in the Schools."This is a thoroughly live topic and a most interesting discussion is expected. The discussionwill be presented from three points of view : freeelection, limited election, and curriculum. Theusual series of departmental conferences will beheld in the afternoon.THE CALENDAR.NOVEMBER 9-17, 1900.Friday, November 9.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.Dr. Moulton reads " On solutions of the problem ofn bodies."Notes : " On the drawing, of a straight line," by Mr.A. W. Smith ; " On a generalization of the theoremof the uniformity of continuity of a function continuous at every point of an interval," by Mr. Findlay.Saturday, (November 10.Meetings of University Ruling Bodies, HaskellOriental Museum :The Faculty of the Junior Colleges, 8: 30 a.m.The Faculty of the Senior Colleges, 10:00a.m.The University Council, 11:30 a.m.Sunday, November 11. aVesper Service is held in Kent Theater at 4:00p.m.Professor Johnson speaks on " The religious conceptions of the Book of Psalms."Monday, November 12.Chapel- Assembly : The Junior Colleges. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m. (required ofJunior College students). Tuesday, November 13.Chapel-Assembly: 2^he Senior Colleges. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10: 30 a.m. (required ofSenior College students).Bacteriological Journal Club meets in Room34, Zoological Laboratory, at 4:00 p.m.Mr. E. E. Irons : "The tubercle germ in milk."Botanical Club meets in Room 23, BotanicalLaboratory, at 5:00 p.m.Mr. Livingston discusses "Origin and fusion ofcones of multipolar spindles."Wednesday, November 14.Division Meetings are held as follows :The Upper Seniors (Divisions I, II, III) meet with DeanJudson in Haskell Assembly Room at 10:30 a.m.The Lower Seniors (Divisions IV, V, VI) meet with Professor Small in the Lecture Room, Cobb Hall, at10:30 a.m.The Upper Juniors (Divisions I, II, III) meet with DeanTalbot in the Chapel, Cobb Hall, at 10:30 A.M.The Lower Juniors (IV, V, VI) meet with PresidentHarper in Kent Theater at 10:30 a.m.Thursday, November 15.Chapel-Assembly: The Graduate Schools. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Semitic Club meets at President Harper's houseat 7:30 p.m.Miss Corwin reads on " The place of Amos in Israel's religious development."The report of the committee on nomination of officersand programme for the coming year will be receivedand acted upon.Friday, November 16.Chapel-Assembly: The Divinity School. Chapel,Cobb Lecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Board of University Affiliations meets inexecutive session with deans and principals ofAffiliated and Cooperating Schools at 2: 00 p.m.in Congregation Hall, Haskell.Physics Club meets in' Room 32, Ryerson Physical Laboratory, at 4: 00 p.m.Mr. F. B. Jewett : " Recent improvements in highspeed telegraphy."Third Annual Contest in Declamation byrepresentatives from Affiliated and CooperatingSchools is held in Kent Theater at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, November 17.The Board of the University Press meets inHaskell Oriental Museum at 8: 30 a.m.Conference of Schools and Colleges affiliatedand cooperating with the University is held inthe Chapel, Cobb Lecture Hall, at 10:00 a.m.Departmental Conferences in connection withthe Autumn Meeting of Affiliated and Cooperating Schools are held at 2:00 p.m.