VOLUME VI NUMBER 4University RecordFRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1901THE THIRTY-SEVENTH CONVOCATION.The Convocation week opened on Wednesday,March 13, with the Junior College finals in publicspeaking held in Kent Theater at 10:30 A.M.The winner of the Ferdinand Peck Prize on thisoccasion was Charles Addison Quackenbush,whose selection was "The Race Problem," byHenry W. Grady.On March 17, Convocation Sunday, the Convocation Prayer Service, was held at 3 : 30 p. m., inCongregation Hall, Haskell Museum. At 4 : 00the Convocation sermon was delivered in KentTheater by Dean James H. Tufts, on the subject"The Divine Illumination of Human Life." Themusic was given by the choir of the ImmanuelBaptist Church and a solo "The Unseen Kingdom" was rendered by Mrs. T. N. Burger.The Convocation reception was held on Monday, March 18, from 8 : 00 to 11 : p. m. HaskellOriental Museum was decorated in honor of theoccasion with the flags of China and the UnitedStates. His Excellency, Mr. Wu Ting-Fang,with the President and Deans of the Universityreceived the graduating students and their friends.Refreshments were served in the rooms on thesecond floor.On Tuesday the Thirty-seventh Convocationwas held at Studebaker Hall. The music was furnished by The University of Chicago MilitaryBand. The usual Convocation procession wasincreased by the addition of the Faculty of the Chicago Institute. The prayer was offered bythe University Chaplain, Professor Henderson.His Excellency, the Chinese Minister, Mr.. Wudelivered in excellent voice and style the Convocation address on "Chinese Civilization."*The following honors were awarded :The Ferdinand Peck Prize for excellence in Public Speaking in the Junior Colleges to Charles Addison Quackenbush.Honorable Mention for excellence in the work of the JuniorColleges to Oscar Olin Hamilton, Evelyn Shewell Hayden,Deo Elizabeth Whittlesey.Honorable Mention for excellence in the work of the SeniorColleges to Herman Egbert Bulkley, Martin Henry Haertel,,Walter Wilson Hart, Paul George William Keller, MaryCain Lincoln, Clara Walker, Ella Katharine Walker, Alma:M. Yondorf.Honors for excellence in particular departments of theSenior Colleges to Martin Henry Haertel, German, MaryCain Lincoln, Biology, Clara Walker, Geology ', Ella Katharine Walker, History.Special Honors for excellence in particular departments ofthe Senior Colleges to Walter Wilson Hart, Mathematics.-The awarding of Fellowships followed. Thelist is here given as arranged by departments andrevised.Philosophy: Kate Gordon, Irving King, J. B. Watson,Pedagogy: H. L. Wilbur, H. C. Henderson, E. F. Brown;Political Economy: W. D. Nash, S. G. Lindholm, S.B. Leacock, S. F. Smyser; Political Science: B. L.French, A. R. Hatton, F. M. McClenehan; History: MayoFesler, E. C. Griffith, E. H. McNeal ; Sociology : V. L.O'Brien, H. B. Woolston, T. J. Riley, E. C. Hayes, R. C.* Printed in the University Record, Vol. V, No. 51.2 UNIVERSITY RECORDAdams; Semitic: P. P. Bruce, Lutie R. Corwin, W. J. M.' Cragg ; Sanskrit: W. C. Gunnerson, R. B. Nelson; Greek:La Rue Van Hook, R. C. Flickinger, Geneva Misener ;Latin: C. H. Beeson, H. L. Axtell, M. D. Gray, N-W. DeWitt; Romance: M. A. Buchanan, Mary H.Day; Ger7nanic: Henrietta K. Becker, Elfrieda Hoch-baum, C. N. Gould ; English : R. H. Griffith, J. R. Mac-Arthur, H. C. Penn, R. H. Powell, Jr., G. F. Reynolds ;Mathematics: A. W. Smith, A. R. Schweitzer, O. Veblen,W. J. Rusk; Astronomy: W. O. Beal; Physics: F. B. Jewett,J. Mills, Mary I. Northway, B. O. Hutchinson; Chemistry:J. W. Shepherd, F. W. Bushong, W. A. Beatty, W. M#Bruce ; Geology: N. M. Fenneman, F. A. Wilder, F. H. H.Calhoun, G. H. Garrey ; Zoology: C. C. Adams, E. H. Harper,Mary Hefferan; Anatomy: L. N. Tate, D. G. Revell ;Physiology : A. W. Greeley, C. H. Neilson; Neurology : C.Ingbert, S. Hatai; Botany: P. G. Wrightson, S. M.Coulter, C. D. Howe, G. H. Shull ; Divinity: L. Phillips ; New Testament: F. H. Geselbracht, J. W. Bailey, W.D. Ferguson; Theology: W. R. Shoemaker.The following degrees were conferred :The Title of Associate upon :Edith Coffin Bellamy, Lily Belland, Hellen Brandeis,Isabella Catharine Brodie, Robert Halsey Campbell, MarthaDobyns, Annie Louise Dodge, Charles Abraham Friedman,Oscar Olin Hamilton, Sarah Jane Harper, Evelyn ShewellHayden, Robert Llewellyn Henry, Jr., William Austin Hill,Josephine Ruth Korten, Josephine Lackner, Dora CatherineLongenecker, Harris Franklin MacNeish, Grace LenoreMyers, Zellmer Roswell Pettet, Joseph William Priest,Mildred Blanche Richardson, Tennie Florence Rolfe,Florence Belle Shields, Harriett Shirk, Edna Leona Stevens,Josephine Frances Stone, Horace Broad well Street, DeoElizabeth Whittlesey.The Degree of Bachelor of Arts upon:Anna Anderson, Frank Gevrier Guittard, Ralph AinsworthMcBroom, Walter Wilson Hart.The Degree of Bachelor of Science upon :William Luther Goble, Julius Theodore Haller, PaulGeorge William JCeller, Emily Miladofsky, Mary DewhurstMiles, Clara Walker.The Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy upon :Herman Egbert Bulkley, Marian Harmon Calhoun, ElliottRobert Goldsmith, Julian Frank Goodenow, Martin HenryHaertel, Carrie Putnam Herndon, Amelia Evelyn Lacey,Mary Cain Lincoln, Lillie Anna Pfeiffer, Althea Somerville,Ella Katharine Walker, Albert Cassel Wieand, Alma M.Yondorf.The Degree of Bachelor of Divinity upon :Harry Augustus Stoughton. Thesis : Preventive Workfor Imperiled Children. The Degree of Master of Arts upon :Samuel Nathaniel Deinard. Thesis : The Doctrine ofRevelation in the Quran.The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy upon :Carl Edgar Eggert (Germanic ; English Language).Thesis : The Middle Low German Version of the Legend ofMaria Magdalena.Ralph Stayner Lillie (Zoology; Physiology). Thesis:Excretory Organs of Arenicola Cristata.Fritz Reichmann (Physics; Mathematics). Thesis:Capacities at Small Distances.The President's quarterly statement was particularly important by reason of the announcementconcerning the consolidation of the ChicagoInstitute, founded by Mrs. Emmons Blaine, withthe University whereby a new school was formedto be called " School of Education " in which aregathered the pedagogical work of the Universityincluding the University Elementary School, andthe South-Side Academy, the Chicago ManualTraining School, and the Chicago Institute.After the benediction the Convocation exercisesclosed with the Recessional.THE UNIVERSITY CONGREGATION.THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING.The twenty-fourth meeting of the UniversityCongregation was held in Congregation Hall,March 20, 1901, at 4 : 00 p. m. President Harperoccupied the chair, and there were present thirty-eight members. The prayer was made by Chaplain Henderson. Three new members, Messrs. C.A. Hobbs, L. E. Dickson, and C. E. Eggert,signed the roll of the Congregation and were welcomed by Vice-President Angell.The Board of Libraries, Laboratories, andMuseums presented through Mr. Burton its recommendation to the Congregation respecting therelation of the Departmental Libraries to the General Library. This report has already beenprinted in the University Record, Vol. 5, No.51. A vigorous discussion of the report ensued,remarks being made by Messrs. Buck, Blackburn,W. G. Hale, W. R. Harper, Henderson, Tarbell,and Tolman. A decided difference of opinionUNIVERSITY RECORD 3was elicited. It was finally decided to postponeaction upon the report and its suggestions to aspecial meeting to be called at some time duringthe Spring Quarter.The action of the Congregation at its previousmeeting expressing approval of the substitutionof a general faculty for Arts, Literature, andScience for the present organization of boards andfaculties, was called up by certain members of theCongregation who inquired the practical effect ofsuch approval. It having been found that thisaction was somewhat indefinite and required further legislation on the part of the Congregation,the chairman was requested to appoint a committee of ^ft to present a scheme whereby such substitution might be carried out. A special meeting was ordered for the presentation of the committee's report upon some Saturday morning ofthe Spring Quarter.The Congregation taking up the actions ofthe boards and faculties for the quarter expressedno disapproval thereof, but requested the Councilto reconsider an action of a preceding quarterwhereby fifteen minutes are added to the Chapelhour on Wednesdays for Division Lectures andPublic Exhibitions.On recommendation of the nominating committee, Mr. T. C. Chamberlin was elected vicepresident for the Spring Quarter.The following Subject was accepted for discussion at the next regular meeting :Resolved: That in the interest of scholarshipand justice the degree of Doctor of Philosophy behereafter conferred without grade.After the appointment as nominating committee of Messrs. Stieglitz, Abbott, and Tolman, theCongregation adjourned with the Benediction.The Quarterly Dinner of the Congregationwas held at the Quadrangle Club, March 19,1 90 1, at 7 :oo P. m. Some seventy-five memberswere present. After the dinner the memberswere called to order by Vice-President Angell, and listened to the following toasts : "China," byHis Excellency, Mr. Wu Ting-Fang ; " The UnitedStates in the Far East," by Mr. Franklin Mac-Veagh ; " Commerce and the Orient," by Mr. Her-mon B. Butler; and "The University," by President Harper.THE ALUMNI.NOTES AND COMMUNICATIONS.Christopher B. Coleman, '98, is instructor inhistory at Butler College, Irvington, Ind.Charles N. Crewdson, '98, is now in Londondeveloping plans for work in color photography.William O. Wilson, '97, was recently electedsecretary of the Chicago Alumni of the Phi DeltaTheta Fraternity.Joseph W. Campbell, '98, is studying law inCincinnati preparatory to taking the Ohio examination for the bar.Marcus P. Frutchey, '98, is city agent for theColorado Midland Railroad with offices in theMarquette Buildipg. •Herman C. Henderson, '95, fellow in Pedagogy,has accepted a position in Spiceland Academy,Spiceland, Indiana, for the rest of the year.Rev. J. Q. A. Henry, '80, superintendent of theNew York State Anti-Saloon League, reportsmost favorable results in their reform-work.Cornelia M. Clapp, Ph.D. '96, Professor ofZoology in Mt. Holyoke College has gone toNaples, Italy, where she will spend a year instudy.The governor of Rhode Island has appointedAlbert D. Mead, Ph.D. '96, professor in BrownUniversity, as a member of the inland fish commission.Henry T. Colestock, '99, has in press a volumeentitled, " The Changing View-Point in' ReligiousThought." Mr. Colestock was at one time fellowin church history at the University and is nowpastor of the First Baptist Church in Madison,Wis.4 UNIVERSITY RECORDErnest W. Clement, '8o, Principal of the Baptist Academy in Tokyo, Japan, writes the foreignnews-notes from that country for the ChicagoRecord-Herald.John P. Mentzer, '98, is one of the publishersof the Ivanhoe series of historical maps whichhave been so favorably received by the schoolsover the country.Henry J. Furber, Jr., '86, President of the Chicago branch of the Alliance Francaise, is chairman of the committee which is attempting tosecure the Olympian .games of 1904 for Chicago.Donald S. Trumbull, '97, and Charles Lederer,'98, successfully passed the March examinationfor admission to the bar in the State of Illinois.Both have begun the practice of law in Chicago.Walter F. McCaleb, Ph.D. '00, sailed for London recently where he will continue his investigations into the "Aaron Burr Conspiracy." Thiswas the title of Mr. McCaleb's thesis for his doctorate.In the award of fellowships of Columbia University recently published appears the name ofJames W. Garner, Ph.M. 'oo. Mr. Garner wasformerly teacher of history in Bradley PolytechnicInstitute.At the regular quarterly meeting of the Betaof Illinois chapter of Phi Beta Kappa the following alumni of the old University were electedto membership :Charles R. Henderson, '70, Professor in the University.Robert Francis Harper, '83, Professor in the University.David J. Lingle, '85, Instructor in the University.Dr. J. E. Rhodes, '76, of Rush Medical College.President J. D. S. Riggs, '78, of Ottawa University, Kansas.Ernest W. Clement, '80, Principal of the Baptist Academy inTokyo, Japan.Frank A. Helmer, '78, Attorney, Chicago.Professor Herbert A. Howe, '75, of the University of Colorado.Professor Frederick L. Anderson, '82, of Newton Theological Institution.Rev. D. B. Cheney, '80, of. Racine, Wisconsin.Rev. S. B. Randall, '81, of Oakland, California. Mrs. Elizabeth Cooley Bruner, '83, of Charlottesville, Va.Mrs. Ella Haigh Googins, '83, Misses Lydia Dexter, '84, andElizabeth Faulkner, '85, of Chicago.In the list of eighty awards of fellowships forthe year 190 1-2, appear the names of the following alumni :N. M. Fenneman, A.M. '96, Geology.Kate Gordon, A.B. '00, Philosophy.E. H. McNeal, A.B. '96, History.A. W. Smith, S.B. '98, Mathematics.Mayo Fesler, Ph.B. '97, History.F. H. Geselbracht, A.B. '98, New Testament.Henrietta K. Becker, A.B. '00, Germanic.P. G. Wrightson, S.B. 'oi Botany.H. L. Axtell, A.B. '98 ; A.M. 'oo, Latin.F. H. H. Calhoun, S.B. '98, Geology. -G. H. Garrey, S. B. 'oi, Geology.H. C. Henderson, A.B. '95, Pedagogy.The alumni list was increased , at the Marchconvocation by the addition of the followingnames.Anderson Anna, A.B., 5854 Rosalie ct., Chicago.Bulkley, Herman Egbert, Ph.B., 226 S. Homan av., Chicago.Calhoun, Marion Harmon, Ph.B., 5055 Washington av., Chicago.Goble, William Luther, S.B., Westfield, 111.Goldsmith, Elliott Robert, Ph.B., 261 Lathrop av., RiverForest, 111.Goodenow, Julian Frank, Ph.B., 749 W. 59th st., Chicago.Guittard, Francis Gevrier, A.B., 5623 Drexel av., Chicago.Haertel, Martin Henry, Ph.B., 5700 Jackson av., Chicago. ,Haller, Julius Theodore, S.B., 420 W. 3d st, Davenport, la.Hart, Walter Wilson, A.B., 8910 Erie av., Chicago.Herndon, Carrie Putnam (Mrs.), S.B., 6142 Greenwood av.,Chicago.Keller, Paul George William, S.B., 710 5? 'st., Chicago.Lacey, Amelia Evelyn, Ph.B., Green Hall, U. of C, Chicago.Lincoln, Mary Cain, Ph.B., 6247 Lexington av., Chicago.McBroom, Ralph Ainsworth, A.B., 4454 Calumet av., Chicago.Miladofsky, Emily, S.B., 5828 Ingleside av., Chicago.Miles, Mary Dewhurst, S.B., Mt. Carroll, 111.Pfeiffer, Lillie Anna, Ph.B., 4331 Wentworth av., Chicago.Somerville, Althea, Ph.B., 4301 Washington av., St. Louis,Mo.Walker, Clara, S.B., 228 E. 56th st., Chicago.Walker, Ella Katharine, Ph.B., 61 19 Ellis av., Chicago.Wieand, Albert Cassel, Ph.B., Smithville, O.Yondorf, Alma M., Ph.B., 4552 Michigan av., Chicago.Deinard, Samuel Nathaniel, A.M., 3449 Rhodes av., Chicago.UNIVERSITY RECORD 5Stoughton, Harry Augustus, D.B., Geneseo, 111.Eggert, Carl Edgar, Ph.D., 1246 Wilcox av., Chicago.Lillie, Ralph Stayner, Ph.D., 5344 Ellis av., Chicago.Reichmann, Fritz, Ph.D., Morgan Park, 111.Thomas A. Hillyer, 'oo, who has been in thegraduate school of Harvard University, hasaccepted the principalship of the training department of the State Normal School at Moorehead,Minn.The Memorial Committee of the Associationare perfecting plans for the erection of suitablememorials to those deceased members of theFaculty and benefactors of the old and new University whose memory should be perpetuated onaccount of their intimate and helpful relations tothe University. The Committee will also undertake the preparation of a series of biographies ofthese men and women, who have in the past sacrificed so much for the institution. Provisionwill be made to print these biographies in permanent form.The alumni, especially those of the old University, are pleased to hear that the graduating classin June will present to the University a bronzetablet bearing the profile of Stephen A. Douglas.This tablet will memorialize the active interestwhich he took in the early struggles of the University. In 1855 ne gave tne eight acres ofground for a campus and in 1858 became President of the first Board of Trustees. Mr. Douglastook an active interest in the University up to thetime of his death. Alumni from the early classessay that he was a frequent visitor to the campus,knew many of the students by name and was oftenseen with a cluster of them about him on thecollege steps.THE NEBRASKA ALUMNI REUNION.The second annual reunion and banquet of theNebraska Association of Alumni and students ofthe University occurred at the Lindell Hotel, Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday evening, February 22.Professor Albion W. Small was present as theguest of the association. The club has a mem bership of ninety, and a goodly number attendedthe banquet. The occasion proved most enjoyable, and all expressed great gratification over thesuccess of this, the second reunion of the association. The following toasts were given:" Then and Now," G. M. Lambertson, '72."Chicago as a Summer Resort," Professor T. MoreyHodgeman."The Economist in Pedagogics," H. J. Davenport, Ph.D.'98." The Greater University," President George Sutherland,'74-" Pioneer Days of '92," Belva M. Herron." Inter-University Migration," Dr. Wayne P. Smith." The University and Philanthropy," Rev. A. W. Clark, '80." Our University," Professor Albion W. Small.After the banquet the following officers wereelected for 190 1-2.President, Professor W. G. Langworthy Taylor, University of Nebraska.Vice President, Dr. George Sutherland, President GrandIsland College.Secretary-Treasurer, Miss Belle Wilson, Omaha HighSchool.THE EASTERN ALUMNI REUNION.The reunion of the Eastern Alumni was held atthe Hotel Manhattan, New York City, on theevening of April 8. President Harper, Chancellor McCracken, of the New York University, andDr. W. C. Bitting, pastor of the Mount MorrisBaptist Church, were guests of honor. Therewas a healthy growth in attendance over the preceding years. Among those present were : Dr.Lemuel Moss, once president of the old University; Comptroller Rust, Dr. Wallace Butrick, ofAlbany; Dr. John L. Campbell, of New York;Rev. C. A. Piddock, of Hartford, Conn.; ProfessorG. F. Hull, of. Dartmouth; Dr. J. Q. A. Henry,Professor Charles L. Bristol, and Miss KatherineDavis. Regrets were received from many others,including President Taylor, of Vassar ; ProfessorSeymour, of Yale; ex-Speaker Reed, Mr. F. T.Gates, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Mr. John D.Rockefeller, Jr., Professor Frederick L. Anderson,of Newton Theological Institution, and Dr. H. A.Cuppy, formerly of the University Press..6 UNIVERSITY RECORDAt the business meeting preceding the banquetthe following officers were elected for the comingyear ; Mr. Fred Perry Powers, of the New YorkJournal of Commerce, President; Professor PaulMonroe, of the Teachers College, Columbia,Secretary; Mr. Ira W. Rubel, of New York, Treasurer; Vice Presidents: General T. J. Morgan,Professor Charles L. Bristol, of New York ; Rev.George Braker, of Stamford, Conn.; Rev. John JayGorham, of Pittsburg; Professor Milo B.Price,of Worcester.The appointments of the banquet were elegant.The souvenirs were college caps in the Chicagocolors. President Robert Bruce Smith presided.President Harper was the first speaker and wasgreeted with the Chicago yell* all standing. Dr.Harper extended his congratulations to the Eastern Alumni and brought greetings from the University. In speaking of the progress of theUniversity, Dr. Harper spoke warmly of the successful efforts made to meet the gifts of Mr.Rockefeller. He spoke of the coming tenth anniversary celebration and of the ten new buildingsthat, when completed, were to give the neededplant. His address was repeatedly and vigorouslycheered.Chancellor H. M. MacCracken followed withan expression of admiration for the wonderfuldevelopment of the great new University of theWest. "The success of a university is like that ofa sun," he said, " to shed a pure, wholesome,transparent, free light everywhere." "So shallthe institution fulfill its mission and bring a helpful touch to every department of life."Dr. Henry C. Mabie, of Boston, answered to acall for the old University. " We old fellows,"he said, " appreciate heartily our adoption by thenew University. We have not all come for ournew diplomas yet. - But we advise President Harper to keep a good stock, for we shall all turn upfor them some day." Dr. Mabie paid eloquenttribute to the spirit which gave rise to the oldUniversity, to its officers, to the many famousmen who had a part in the time of its founding and growth, and to its faculty. " Long live thenew University, and may it ever build on thefoundations of the old." In responding to "TheMorgan Park Seminary " Dr. Sage of New Havensaid : " There we learned the lesson of work ; howto work and how to do original work." "WithDr. Harper, I wish to pay a loving tribute to Dr.George W. Northrup." Professor Price spoke to"The new University," with especial reference toits admirable influence on secondary education.Impromptu speeches were made by Dr. John Gordon, of Philadelphia, Dr. Leighton Williams, ofNew York, and the new president of the Association, Mr. Fred. Perry Powers.From the speech of Dr. W. C. Bitting, whichattracted much favorable comment for its wit andwisdom, we give the closing portion. Dr. Bittingspoke on "The Influence of The University ofChicago on the Ministry of Today."We should all be grateful for such a University, so unfettered by traditions and untramelled by precedents. I greatlyrejoice in the fact that we have one institution which is freeto make the best efforts to give us a ministry suited to ourtimes. Let me suggest a few respects in which it seems tosome of us that a great work can be done for the church ofour day.i. Let the Divinity School deepen the ministerial consciousness. I say deepen, or develop, for it must come froma supernatural source. Institutions cannot confer it, but theycan give it culture. This sense of being a functionary inthe social organism should not be absent a single fractionof a minute in the minister's mind. He is to be always andeverywhere consciously a representative of his living Lord,If this cannot be brought out in the man, then there is nobetter cemetery for him than the seminary. He had betterbe buried there than after failures in the outside world. Letthe faculty experiment upon the man, and teach the manto experiment upon himself, and so grow this prime qualityin the ministerial life.2. Let the divinity school acquaint the student with themood and temper of the great world in which he is to work.Many of us have had to pull out the tail of the mental cart,while we went jolting over the rough corduroy road of life'sexperiences to lose much that had been placed there to encumber. The world-moods change. That of yesterday isonly a curiosity in the psychological museum. That of tomorrow is unknown. Each one is to serve his own day andgeneration, and then fall on sleep. It is essential that theminister should not go into an unknown, but should be soUNIVERSITY RECORD 7informed that he cannot be taken by surprise by the Zeitgeist.3. Let the divinity school seek to adjust this ministerialconsciousness to the world-mood. There are three attitudes.(a) Uncompromising opposition, which must always ignorethe possibility that at least a part of the world temper maybe in the path of the normal development of the race ; {b)compromise, which always yields too much to what it seeksto master ; and (c) adjustment, which is the secret of intelligent work upon immediate environment. The one principleof method revealed in the Scriptures, and disclosed on everypage is adaptation. This will make fresh application ofeternal principles and truth to ever-changing situations, andyield for each period its own suitable processes. Everyperiod is transitional. What we most need now is light andwisdom and courage enough to put the unchanging thingsboldly into contact with the shifting situations. Method isthe child of the union of unchanging principles and shiftingsituations. Nothing permanent can be produced from theunion of any number of factors if even one is variabl e.Here is just where we are weakest in our work for the kingdom of God, and here is the precious opportunity to do amost practical service for the young man who goes out intothe great conflict with spiritual wickedness in high places.The spirit of adjustment can be encouraged, and possiblyfruits of it realized.fn /flbemoriam*John J. Coon, '79.John J. Coon, well known in Chicago and theNorthwest, died at Monterey, Mexico, April 1.He had gone to Mexico to find relief from asthma.Heart trouble recently followed and he succumbedto the combined attack. Mr. Coon's whole lifewas spent in journalism. He published paperssuccessively in Chicago, Belvidere, 111., and inFlint, Mich. At the time of his death he wasmanager of a Spanish-American printing house inMonterey, Mexico.A longer sketch of Mr. Coon's life will appearin a later issue of the Record.James K. Wilson, '72.James K. Wilson, of the class of '72, died athis home in Chicago, March 13. He was bornnear Georgetown, Kentucky, March 15, 1850. In1859 tne family moved to Chicago where the son entered the public schools and continued his education until his father's death in 1866. He wasthen forced to give up school work for a time andassist in the support of the family. But in 1869he was able to enter the Freshman class in the oldUniversity from which he graduated in 1872.After graduation he took up the study of thelaw, entering the class of '74 of the Union College of Law, and upon completing the regularcurriculum, he was duly admitted to the bar ofthis state. Since that time he has been in activepractice at the Cook County Bar. In 1883 newas married to Miss Lizzie E. Jordan.Last year in the election of alumni representatives to the University Congregation Mr. Wilsonwas one of the ten chosen.Of his professional life one of his classmates,a lawyer in Chicago, says :As lawyer he was careful and conservative and a reliablecounselor ; his judgment as to the merits of a client's causewas rarely at fault, and he had a memory for the facts anddetails of any business in hand that was fairly a revelationin these days of reliance upon notes and memoranda. Healways counseled his clients to avoid a law suit when hesaw that it could be done honorably and without too seriouslyimpairing their interests, and it naturally resulted that hispractice was rather that of a counselor at law — an officelawyer — than a trial attorney; and along those lines a fairmeasure of success was his. The motto of his old class," Take care that you be a man," was in large measure thestandard of his life.OFFICIAL REPORTS.THE LIBRARY.During the month of March 1901, there hasbeen added to the library of the University atotal number of 588 volumes, from the following sources : * ¦Books added by purchase, 339 volumes, distributed as follows : <General Library, 9 vols.; Philosophy, 32 vols.;Pedagogy, 11 vols.; Political Economy, 18 vols.;History, 45 vols.; Sociology, 5 vols.; Sociology(Divinity), 2 vols.; Anthropology, 3 vols.; Comparative Religion, 1 vol.; New Testament, 1 vol.;8 UNIVERSITY RECORDComparative Philology, 9 vols.; Greek, 20 vols.;Latin, 5 vols.; Latin and Greek, 1 vol.; Romance,1 vol.; German, 1 vol.; English, 33 vols.; Mathematics, 15 vols.; Astronomy, (Ryerson) 1 vol.;Chemistry, 4 vols.; Physics, 2 vols.; Geology, 2vols.; Zoology, 1 vol.; Physiology, 2 vols.; Botany,14 vols.; Church History, 1 vol.; Systematic Theology, 13 vols.; Homiletics, 2 vols.; Morgan ParkAcademy, 30 vols.; Dano-Norw. Swed. Theol. Seminary, 109 vols.; Dept. XVI (Literature in English) 1 vol.; Commerce and Admin., 5 vols.Books added by gift, 120 volumes, distributedas follows : General Library, 98 vols.; Pedagogy, 2 vols.;Political Economy, 1 vol.; Political Science, 2vols.; History, 6 vols.; Sociology 1 vol.; Semitic,1 vol.; New Testament, 3 vols.; Romance, 1 vol.;Mathematics, 1 vol.; Physiology, 1 vol.; ChurchHistory, 2 vols.; Biology, 1 vol.Books added by exchange for University publications, 69 volumes, distributed as follows:General Library, 49 vols.; Philosophy, 4 vols.;Pedagogy, 1 vol.; Political Economy, 2 vols.;Sociology, 1 vol.;. Comparative Religion, 4 vols.;New Testament, 2 vols.; Botany 1 vol.; ChurchHistory, 4 vols.; Homiletics, 1 vol.THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOFOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe Summer QuarterIQOIThe Circular of InformationFor the Summer Quarter of 1901 at The University of Chicagopresents a program full of interest for those who desire tospend some part or all of the summer months in study.Change of DatesDuring the coming summer, in response to many suggestions,the arrangement of the terms will be materially changed. Thequarter will begin on Wednesday, June 19, the two terms beingdivided as follows: first term, Wednesday, June 19, to Friday,July 26; second term, Saturday, July 27, to Saturday, August 31.Departments Offering CoursesInstruction will be given in twenty-eight distinct departmentsin the University, and also in the Divinity School. 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