VOLUME IX NUMBER 11University RecordMARCH, 1905THE PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINTER FINALS AND THE FIFTY-FOURTHCONVOCATION, 1905March 15, Wednesday —10 : 30 A. m. The Junior finals in PublicSpeaking for the Ferdinand Peck Prize.Declamations byLower Juniors Upper JuniorsHarriet Grim Edith Emily TerryPaul Moser Adolph George PierrotKent TheaterThe members of the Junior College Faculty who arepresent will act as judges.March ij, Friday —10 : 30 A. m. The Junior College Class Exercises. The Leon Mandel Assembly HallMarch 19, Sunday: Convocation Sunday —The Committee on Religious Exercises : Charles R.Barnes, Chairman; Zonia Baber, Francis A.Blackburn, Fredric M. Blanchard, William G.Hale, Charles R. Henderson, Paul O. Kern, Addison W. Moore, Eliakim H. Moore, Theodore L.Neff, A. Alonzo Stagg, Albert H. Tolman, Elizabeth Wallace, Samuel W. Williston.10:15 A. M. The Convocation Prayer Service. The Theater in the Reynolds ClubhouseMembers of the Faculties will meet in the ClubDrawing Room, second floor ; candidates for degrees and titles will meet in the Club Library.10 : 45 A. m. The Procession.1 1 : 00 a. m. The Convocation ReligiousService.The Convocation Sermon by Rev. President William H. P. Faunce, D.D., of Brown University.The Leon Mandel Assembly Hall March 20 } Monday —4 : 00 p. M. The Forty-sixth Meeting of theUniversity Congregation.The Haskell Oriental Museum, Congregation HallThe Congregation Committee: The President,Charles R. Henderson, Alonzo K. Parker, JamesP. Hall, Joseph E. Raycroft, Charles R. Barnes,Edwin E. Sparks, George H. Mead, Addison W.Moore, Nott W. Flint.8 : 00 to 10 : 30 p. m. The President's Reception. Hutchinson HallThe guest of honor : Herbert Putnam, Lit.D., Librarian of Congress, the Convocation Orator. Allfriends of the University will be welcome withoutspecial invitation.The Committee: Edwin E. Sparks, Chairman;Frank F. Abbott, James H. Breasted, Frederic I.Carpenter, George L. Hendrickson, J. FranklinJameson, Paul Shorey, James P. Hall, Gerald B.Smith, Harry G. Wells, Albert A. Michelson,Joseph P. Iddings, Edwin O. Jordan, Charles R.Mann, Oskar Bolza.March 21, Tuesday: Convocation Day —8 : 30 a .m. The Matutinal for Candidates forHigher Degrees. Hutchinson Parlor10 : 30 a. m. The Senior College Class Exercises.The Haskell Oriental Museum, Congregation Hall3 : 00 p. m. The Fifty-fourth University Convocation. The Leon Mandel Assembly HallThe Committee: George H. Mead, Chairman;Henry G. Gale, Fredric M. Blanchard, Ernest D.Burton, Ernst Freund, Edgar J. Goodspeed,357358 UNIVERSITY RECORDGeorge H. Locke, Jerome H. Raymond, Wilbur S.Jackman, Lewellys F. Barker, Frank R. Lillie,Herbert N. McCoy, Henry G. Cowles, JuliusStieglitz, George C. Howland.The Procession.The Convocation Address: "The State andResearch."Herbert Putnam, Lit.D., Librarian of Congress.The annual meeting of the Woman's Unionwas held in the room of the Union, LexingtonHall, on January 18, 1905. The following wereelected officers for the year 1905 :President — Miss Marion Talbot.Vice-Presidents — First, Miss Anne E. Allen; Second,Miss Sophonisba P. Breckinridge; Third, Miss ShirleyFarr.Secretary — Miss Clara H. Taylor.Treasurer — Miss Anne H. Martin.Chairmen of committees — House, Miss Gertrude Dudley ; Hospitality, Mrs. H. A. Bigelow ; Membership, MissGladys E. Gaylord ; Entertainment, Miss Vivian B.Small ; Music, Miss Louise G. Larrabee ; Philanthropy,Miss Henrietta K. Becker.Ex officio — President of Woman's Athletic Association, Miss Elizabeth McFarland ; General Secretary ofthe Young Women's Christian League, Miss Ada B. Hill-man.The secretary of the Union, Miss Clara H. *Taylor, submitted the following report for theyear 1904:REPORT OF THE SECRETARYDuring the past year the Council of theWoman's Union has held ten meetings, two ofwhich were general meetings, open to all members of the organization. The last annual meeting was held January 20, 1904, at which thetollowing officers were elected:President — Miss Marion Talbot.Vice-Presidents — First, Miss Anne E. Allen; Second,Miss Lena D. Harris; Third, Miss Verna Moyer. The Conferring of Degrees.The President's Quarterly Statement.The Recession.March 22, 23, 24, Wednesday - Friday —8 : 30 A. m. to 4 : 00 p. m. Examinations forthe Winter Quarter.Secretary — Miss Ethel Jaynes.Treasurer — Miss Anne H. Martin.Chairmen of committees — House, Miss Gertrude Dudley; Hospitality, Miss Halle D. Woods; Membership,Miss Sophonisba P. Breckinridge; Entertainment, MissAlice S. Thompson; Music, Miss Louise Larrabee; Philanthropy, Miss Henrietta K. Becker; Lunch-room, MissLulu Just.At this meeting it was decided that the president of the Woman's Athletic Association andthe general secretary of the Young Woman'sChristian League be made ex-ofhcio members ofthe Council of the Union. These were, respectively, Miss Marie Ortmayer and Miss Ada B.Hillman. The constitution was amended alsoby making provision for three vice-presidentsinstead of one.The following changes in officers have occurred during the year:Miss Harris, second vice-president, resigned,and on June 8, 1904, Miss Gladys E. Gaylordwas elected to fill the vacancy.Miss Ethel Jaynes, the secretary, presentedher resignation, and on June 8, 1904, Miss AnneMartin was elected temporary secretary for theSummer Quarter. Miss Clara H. Taylor waselected October 4, 1904. Miss Halle D. Woodsresigned as chairman of the Committee on Hospitality, and on November 11, 1904, Mrs. H. A.Bigelow was elected to fill the office.During the year the management of the lunchroom has passed from the hands of the Woman'sTHE ANNUAL MEETING AND REPORT OF THE WOMAN'S UNIONUNIVERSITY RECORD 359Union into the care of the University Commons.With this change the Lunch-Room Committeewas found to be no longer necessary.The magazines for the reading table havearrived with great regularity and have coveredevery inch of the table. To make room for thenew magazines and to provide for the disposalof the old ones, Miss Genevieve Sullivan was,on November n, 1904, elected chairman of theCommittee of Books.During the past year the members havealways found the room of the Union a pleasantplace for resting, reading, or studying, and havenever been disappointed by the failure of thetea-urn to appear at the appointed hour. Wednesday afternoons have brought many opportunities for social enjoyment, which is bringingthe members of the Union into closer friendship.But, as will be seen from the reports of thechairmen of the various committees, the Unionhas worked not only along social lines; it hasengaged in religious and philanthropic activitiesas well. In a religious way, the Union has cooperated as far as possible with the YoungWoman's Christian League, whose general secretary is an ex-officio member of the council ofthe Union. At the quadrangle fete, May 28,1904, the Union conducted a booth under themanagement of Miss Epstein, Miss Lyon, andMiss Jaynes.The Union had expressed a desire to cooperate with the Christian Union and is nowincluded in the Christian Union, its presidentand secretary being ex-oMcio members of theboard of the latter organization.REPORT OF THE TREASURERThe Woman's Union of the University ofChicago, in account with Anne Harold Martin,Treasurer. From January 20, 1904, to January18, 1905. DR.To cash paid custodian $ 76.50To cash paid for piano 72.00To cash paid lunch-room 30 . 82To cash paid entertainments 17. 07To cash paid for printing 54.89To cash paid philanthropy 35-03To cash paid postage 27.56To cash paid music 7 • 50To cash paid house furnishing 9-35To cash paid books, magazines, etc 3 7. 08To cash paid, advanced to committeeon quadrangle fete 2.00 : — $369.80Balance to new account 87. 17$456.97CR.Balance from January 20, 1904 $140.74Dues 191-50Lunch-room 97 • 4*Sale of lunch-room equipment 10.00Sale of table linen 1 . 95Quadrangle fete . . . ^ 12.53Refunded 0.22Refunded 2.62 $456.97REPORT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEEThe report of the House Committee was presented by the chairman, Miss Gertrude Dudley :At the time the Union was organized the constitution defined the House Committee as a committee consisting of the chairman of the varioussubcommittees, and the chairman of the HouseCommittee was supposed to have general oversight of all the work. As the work has developed, the subchairmen have taken more andmore interest in making out a satisfactorypolicy for their various committees. Their reports give the detail work. To these sub-chairmen, and the untiring energy of thepresident and chairmen of the MembershipCommittee, is due the success of this organization. Only the general work will be mentionedin this report.By order of the Council last January thetreasurer paid to the chairman of the HouseCommittee one hundred dollars to be used forthe room. Thirty-five dollars were immediatelyspent for annual subscriptions to magazines.360 UNIVERSITY RECORDDuring the year the balance has purchased thecabinet, waste-basket, small chair, bath linen,and the book-racks, a small balance beingreturned to the treasurer.Aside from the daily use of the room by thestudents, we have been able to extend hospitalityto various clubs and organizations. The Settlement League held one of its regular meetingshere. The University Dames have their bimonthly gathering in this room. Last winterthe room was in weekly use Friday and Saturday evenings by small clubs and social organizations. Pernaps the most unique use of the roomis the Sunday morning creche. Thanks to theenergy of the chairman of the MembershipCommittee and to the hearty co-operation ofMiss Allen, the creche did a thriving businessduring the Sunday mornings of October andearly November.An important work for the Union in its earlydays was to provide a suitable and attractiveplace for students to take luncheon. For a timeit was a problem to serve luncheon to the satisfaction of the students, at the same time havingdue consideration for the Finance Committee;but the Union was developing a plan which wassatisfactory to both. In November the University decided to have all the food problemsunder one management, and the Union Councilaccepted $11.75 from the University Commonsfor our equipment. This responsibility beingremoved, we can now stand ready for the newfield of activity offered for 1905.THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEEThe Entertainment Committee reportedthrough the chairman, Miss Alice SetonThompson, as follows :The work of the Entertainment Committeehas been almost entirely confined to providingbrief programs for Wednesday afternoons, andthis work and the programs have been asfollows :February 3, 1904: Informal address by Mrs. Bingham —" Place of Art in Student Life." February 10: The Athletic Association entertained theWoman's Union at a basket-ball game in the gymnasium,after which the Union entertained the Athletic Associationwith an informal dance in Lexington Hall.February 17: Patriotic program, with a talk by DeanJudson, and music by the Woman's Glee Club.February 24 : Musical program by the Faculty MusicalClub.March 2: Readings and songs in southern dialect byMiss Lucine Finch.March 9 : Settlement Association Day.March 16 : Business meeting.April 6: Piano recital by Miss Charlotte Pettibone.April 13: Talk by Miss Bertha C. Bidwell — "TheInternational Institute for Girls in Spain."April 20 : Informal social afternoon at the home ofMrs. Paul Shorey, 5516 Woodlawn avenue.May 4 : Talk by Dr. Alice Masaryk, of Prague — " TheEducation of Girls in Bohemia."May 1 1 : Dialect readings by Mr. William Gorsuch.May 18: Sketches of the proposed woman's buildingson exhibition.June 4: Children's Chorus of the University Settlement as guests of the Union and the Settlement League.October 5 : Settlement Day.October 10-14: Members of the Faculty and theirwives held informal receptions for women students.October 19: Art Day; talk by Mrs. Martin Schtitze —" Photography."October 26 : Consumers' League Day.October 29 : The children of the Faculty entertained bythe Union at an Old Folk's Party.November 2: Misses Olive and Alberta Hanna gave amusical program consisting of piano, violin, and vocalnumbers.November 9 : Violin recital by Miss Moir.November 16: lalk by Mr. George B. Zug — "DutchPaintings at the St. Louis Fair and in Other AmericanCollections "— with illustrating pictures.November 23 : Thanksgiving spread to members of theUnion.November 30 : Talk by Dr. Martin Schiitze — " Impressionism in Modern Poetry."December 7: Readings and soprano solos by MissGrace Pearl Loy and Miss Tracy Smith.December 14: Piano recital by Mr. Goodwin.January 1 1 : Piano recital by Mrs. Newman Miller.THE MUSIC COMMITTEEThe report of the Music Committee wasmade by the chairman, Miss L. G. Larrabee:The Music Committee of the Woman's Unionarranged for several " sings," but as the attendance was not large, it was deemed advisable todiscontinue them. During the Winter QuarterUNIVERSITY RECORD 361of 1904 the committee procured the services ofdifferent girls to give several musical numbersat the weekly evening lecture at the O'TooleSchool. On one Wednesday in the WinterQuarter the Faculty ladies gave us a very enjoyable and interesting musical afternoon. Thecommittee also provided music for singing anddancing at the different banquets and entertainments given by the Union. In the SpringQuarter the committee had about twenty copiesof five or six college songs printed, and thesehave been used on several occasions. Alsofifteen copies of the new Chicago songbookwere purchased for the Union room.THE COMMITTEE ON HOSPITALITYThe report of the Committee on Hospitalitywas presented by the chairman, Mrs. H. A.Bigelow.The work of the Hospitality Committee inthe past Quarter has been much the same asthat of last year. The endeavor has been madeto have, on Wednesday afternoons, the wife ofa member of the Faculty preside at the tea-table, with two members to assist her. This hasseemed to bring to students and to Facultymembers alike that personal association whichwas lacking in the past and which was felt to beone of the " needs."The plan of appointing a hostess for everyafternoon has been much discussed, and twomembers have been ready to pour tea everyTuesday and Thursday. It has been somewhatdifficult to arrange for Mondays and Fridays,the one seeming to be a day when members aretoo busy to drop in for a cup of tea ; the other,a time when we all seem to wish to be free fromevery care, even so pleasant a one as drinkingor pouring tea.THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEEThe chairman of the Membership Committee,Miss S. P. Breckinridge, reported the membership as follows : Annual Quarterly TotalWinter Quarter, 1904 Spring Quartet, 1904 Summer Quarter, 1904 Autumn Quarter, 1904 262242244190 1251510 274247259200THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMITTEEThe work of the Philanthropic Committeewas reported by Miss Henrietta K. Becker, asfollows :1. Settlement work. — The Settlement Association — a joint committee of those interested insettlement work from the Women's Union, theChristian League, the Young Men's ChristianAssociation, and the men's and women's halls —was formed January 26, 1904; chairman,Louisa Warren; secretary, Lucy Watkins.Under the auspices of this association, workerswere furnished for Settlement visiting, and instructors for library work, and for census-taking to assist in carrying out the compulsoryschool law.2. Committee for visiting the sick. — Chairman, Miss Anne Martin. It is most desirablethat all University women assist in this work bysending to the chairman the address of anyoneill or in distress. Through the efforts of thiscommittee sympathy and aid are extended to allwomen who are in need of them, as far asthey can be reached.3. Art committee. — Its object is the stimulation of the aesthetic interests in the Union.About twenty-five members were enrolled, andvisits to galleries and studios, and addresses byartists and art critics, were arranged. Mrs.Bigelow was made a delegate to the MunicipalArt League of Chicago in place of Miss Becker,who resigned.4. Committee on Consumers' League. — Anexhibit of Consumers' League products wasgiven in the Union room on October 26 to disseminate knowledge and stimulate interest concerning the aims of this organization for theprotection of working women.362 UNIVERSITY RECORDPUBLIC APPRECIATION OF PRESIDENT HARPER'SQUALITIESDuring the recent illness preceding and following the surgical operation on the Presidentof the University many expressions of appreciation and sympathy came from all parts of thecountry, illustrating how widely his influence asan educational leader and scholar has penetrated. As an illustration of the feeling of thegreat city of Chicago toward him, the followingeditorial in the Chicago Tribune of February 25is given in full, marking, as it does, the impression his personal qualities have made upon thecity that gives its name to the University builtup within its limits by the energy, administrative ability, and foresight of PresidentHarper :In these days of trial Dr. Harper has the reward of thejust man made perfect — a host of sympathizing friendsand not one word about him in public or private exceptby way of mourning. People take his grave illness tothemselves as a personal affliction. That a man solearned, so useful, so kindly, so generous, , so modest, sotender and true should be stricken down is a public misfortune.Dr. Harper came to Chicago a comparatively youngman, little known, and associated with an enterpriseagainst which there was at that time much prejudice.Many thought the doctor was a narrow theologian, afterthe straitest sect, living in the past and cherishingplans for the future bounded by the horizon of his personal ambition. For two years or more he worked toovercome the prejudices that had been formed concerninghim. Gradually he did so. People came to know him asa gentle soul, liberal and tolerant. They forgot all abouthis theology. They scarcely realized that he was a greatscholar. He never talked Hebrew to them. He alwaysused the simpje, unaffected language of the heart, and itwent to the mark.For the great university of which he is the head, aswell as for himself, Dr. Harper soon made a place. Theuniversity " found " itself. At first some cynics sneeredat it as Mr. Rockefeller's " contribution to the consciencefund," but it got support from many men of many mindsin Chicago. A Jew built a beautiful hall there for thesocial and formal exercises of the university. A greatmerchant gave it a large tract of land for an athletic field.Another good man dedicated to it, in memory of his deadson, a gymnasium building — one of the finest in the country. From other sources not less praiseworthy camea commons, a law school, and other buildings, some ofthem close models of the ancient buildings of Oxford andCambridge, and all of them commemorating a noble andself-sacrificing spirit.Mr. Rockefeller might have put ten times as muchmoney into the University of Chicago if he had chosen,but he could not have enlisted the sympathies of thepeople of Chicago and the surrounding country as Dr.Harper did ; and the one thing was as essential to thesuccess of the university as the other was.Then, what shall be said of the brave and uncomplaining spirit in which Dr. Harper has met the trials of thelast few months? He has seen the bitter waters rising tohis lips and he has not flinched. He has suffered torturing pain and — he has smiled. Like one of thetriumphant martyrs at the stake, he has felt his lifeslowly ebbing away and has lifted up his voice in praiseto God. Such an example of Christian resignation andfortitude is seldom witnessed in these days.One of his friends in the university said on Thursday :" President Harper sent a message to me today that hewould meet his end with the same bravery that bore himthrough the operation, and that he would consecratehimself to death as to the life that we hope for." Regu-lus to the Romans could have said no more.The good man might well exclaim :" Here's a sigh to those who love me,And a smile to those who hate ;And whatever sky's above me,Here's a heart for every fate — "except for one thing! Nobody hates Dr. Harper. Hehas no enemies. He has only sorrowing friends.In a letter expressing the University's appreciation of this editorial utterance ProfessorHarry Pratt Judson, Dean of the Faculties ofArts, Literature, and Science, said: "Fewthings have been said or will be said of ourPresident which go so directly to the heart ofthings, and which at the same time voice sincerefeeling in so gracious words." President Edmund J. James, of the University of Illinois,who for a number of years was associated withPresident Harper at the University of Chicago,also said with reference to the same editorial:" I assure you that every university presidentechoed in his heart your sentiments, and we allfeel that he has been a great force not only inthe life of the city of Chicago, but in the wholeUNIVERSITY RECORD 863educational life of the Mississippi valley, andevery institution within five hundred miles ofChicago, public and private, is the better todayfor his activity."THE DEATH AND FUNERAL SERVICE OF PROFESSORGEORGE STEPHEN GOODSPEEDEarly on the morning of February 17 GeorgeStephen Goodspeed, Professor of ComparativeReligion and Ancient History, died at his home,5537 Lexington Avenue. He had been ill onlya little more than a week, and his death broughtto all members of the University and otherfriends a deep sense of sorrow and loss.Mr. Goodspeed was a graduate of BrownUniversity in the class of 1880, and received hisMaster's degree from the same institution in1883. He was also a student at the RochesterTheological Seminary and at the Baptist UnionTheological Seminary in Chicago, receivingfrom the latter institution the degree of D.B. in1883. His Doctor's degree came from YaleUniversity in 1891, and in 189 1-2 he was a student at the University of Freiburg in Baden.For four years Mr. Goodspeed was the pastorof Baptist churches in California and at Springfield, Mass. For three years, from 1888 to 1891,be was an assistant in Semitic languages atYale University. He began his connection withthe University of Chicago in 1892 as AssociateProfessor of Comparative Religion and AncientHistory, and in 1898 he was given the full professorship, which he held to the time of hisdeath. For six years, from 1895 to 1901, hewas the Recorder of the University.Among the books that Professor Goodspeedwrote are Israel's Messianic Hope, published bythe Macmillan Company in 1900; The Historyof the Babylonians and Assyrians (1902), andThe History of the Ancient World (1904), thetwo latter being published by Charles Scribner'sSons, of New York. He was also associate-editor of the Biblical World and of the American Journal of Theology. During the past year Professor Goodspeedwas especially active and prominent in the University life, being president of the QuadrangleClub and president of the local chapter of PhiBeta Kappa. It devolved upon him also to introduce to the University Congregation in December Professor Ettore Pais, of the Universityof Naples, who was to receive from the University the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws;and he was also chosen to represent the Faculties in an address of welcome to His ImperialHighness, Prince Fushimi, of Japan.The funeral service for Professor Goodspeedwas held in the Leon Mandel Assembly Hall onSunday afternoon, February 19. Memorialaddresses were made by Professor Harry PrattJudson, Dean of the Faculties of Arts, Literature, and Science, who presided; by the University Chaplain, Professor Charles R. Henderson ; and by Rev. John L. Jackson, pastor ofthe Hyde Park Baptist Church, Chicago.The members of the University Facultieswere present, in cap and gown ,- the officers ofthe Quadrangle Club; the representatives ofEagle's Nest Camp, of which Mr. Goodspeedwas a member; and the members of the University chapter of Alpha Delta Phi, Mr. Good-speed's fraternity.The active pall-bearers, who were chosenfrom this fraternity, were the following: Mr.James D. Dickerson, Mr. Robert M. Gibboney,Mr. Charles A. Kirtley, Mr. William J. Sherman, Mr. Adelbert T. Stewart, and Mr. Schuyler B. Terry.The honorary pall-bearers were Dean HarryPratt Judson, Dean Albion W. Small, Professor Shailer Mathews, Professor J. FranklinJameson, Professor Benjamin Terry, and Assistant Professor Joseph E. RaycroftCardinal Newman's "Lead, Kindly Light"and Tennyson's " Crossing the Bar " were givenby the University Choir, and a fraternity hymnwas sung by the Alpha Delta Phi chapter. The364 UNIVERSITY RECORDstage and the bier bore a profusion of beautifulflowers.The service was one of great simplicity andimpressiveness, and the sincerity of the sorrowwas such as so modest and scholarly and attractive a life would naturally evoke at its end.It is hoped that the addresses at the funeralservices, and other tributes and memorials, mayappear together in the April issue of the University Record.THE RECENT OPERATION ON PRESIDENT WILLIAM' R. HARPEROn account of the recent illness of the President of the University it was found necessaryto have an operation performed on the afternoon of February 22. The operation was performed at the Presbyterian Hospital by Dr.Charles McBurney, of New York city, who wasthe chief surgeon in the case of President Mc-Kinley. Dr. McBurney was assisted by Dr.Arthur Dean Bevan and Dr. Nicholas Senn,Professorial Lecturers on Surgery. Dr. FrankBillings, Professorial Lecturer on Medicine,Dr. Ludwig Hektoen, Head of the Departmentof Pathology and Bacteriology, and Dr. CharlesP. Small, the University Physician, were alsopresent. An hour was consumed in the operation, and the trouble was discovered to be acancerous growth in the intestinal tract.Many expressions of deep sympathy and ofcordial hopes for the most fortunate results ofthe operation came from all parts of the country. A special prayer service, attended by morethan six hundred students, was held at the University on the morning of February 22, and theexercises were conducted by the UniversityChaplain, Professor Charles R. Henderson, assisted by Professor Nathaniel Butler and Rev.George Hodges, the University Preacher. Atthe Washington Birthday celebration of theUnion League Club of Chicago, which was being held in Orchestra Hall at the time of the operation, the audience remained standing atthe close of the invocation in a silent prayer forthe recovery of the President of the University.On February 2$ the Chapel Assembly of theGraduate Schools became an expression of thesincerest sorrow and sympathy for the President. The University Chaplain opened themeeting with prayer, and Professor Albion W.Small, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts andLiterature, voiced the hope of all that the President would soon be again at the University andin the midst of his great work.President Harper has made rapid recoveryfrom the operation and has already returned tohis own home.NEW VOLUMES BY THE PRESIDENT OF THEUNIVERSITYIn the months of February and March fournew volumes by the President of the Universityhave appeared, three being published by theUniversity of Chicago Press and one by CharlesScribner's Sons, New York.The Trend in Higher Education, a volume offour hundred pages, bears the following dedication:TOFRANK FROST ABBOTTANDHARRY PRATT JUDSONMY ASSOCIATES DURING THE YEAR OF PREPARATION FOR THEOPENING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOAND.WILLIAM GARDNER HALETHE FIRST TO CAST HIS LOT WITH THE UNIVERSITYAS HEAD OF A DEPARTMENTIn the preface, which is dated February 22,1905, the author says :There need be no hesitation in saying that in the present times there is a trend in higher education If a unity of purpose exists in the several papers collectedin this volume, it will be found in the effort made topoint out this trend in some of the higher educationalmovements of the day I have tried only to make arecord of observations here and there "which may, perhaps,contribute something to a preview of the tendency ofthings in this great field of intellectual activity.UNIVERSITY RECORD 365Without waiting for a technical formulation of thesignificance of these facts, it is clear that everythingpoints in one direction, namely, toward the growingdemocratization of higher educational work Changes are taking place today which could not have beendreamed of fifty years ago, and the question may beseriously raised whether in all this we are not movingat too rapid a pace.Among the chapter headings are these, whichgive some idea of the wide range of the questions discussed: "The University and Democracy," "Some Present Tendencies of PopularEducation," "The University and ReligiousEducation," "Waste in Higher Education,""Dependence of the West upon the East,"" Higher Education in the West," " The Contribution of Johns Hopkins," " The Urban University," "Why Are There Fewer Students forthe Ministry," "Shall the Theological Curriculum be Modified, and How ? " " Shall CollegeAthletics be Endowed?" "Latin versus Science," "Alleged Luxury among College Students," "The Scientific Study of the Student,"and "The Situation of the Small College."The Priestly Element in the Old Testamentis a revised and enlarged edition of a volume inthe college series of "Constructive BibleStudies," and the preface to this third edition isdated, like that of the preceding book, February22, 1905.The Structure of the Text of the Book ofHosea is a third volume of the President'sissued by the University of Chicago Press. Itis a beautifully printed book, with the Hebrewtext on the left-hand page and the correspondingEnglish translation on the right.On March 11 there will appear simultaneously in this country and in Great Britain afourth volume by President Harper. It is entitledAmos and Hosea and forms a part of the " International Critical Commentary," published inNew York by Charles Scribner's Sons and inEdinburgh by T. & T. Clark. This volume embodies the results of many years of study andinvestigation. EXAMINATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE IN THEPHILIPPINESThe United States Civil Service Commissioninvites attention to the opportunity which nowexists for graduates of colleges and normalschools, including students who will graduate in1905, to qualify for appointment in the Philippine service. Two examinations are pendingfor this service, namely, the assistant examination and the teacher examination. From theassistant examination it is desired to appointeligibles to the position of teacher and to otherpositions in the administrative departments inthat service. This examination affords the bestopportunity for college men to place on recordtheir qualifications for special as well as forgeneral work.Practically all of the positions under the insular government are subject to civil-service regulations, and promotions are based upon therecords of efficiency of employees.The salaries of American teachers in thePhilippines range from $900 to $1,500, and in afew special instances salaries above $1,500 aregiven, the division superintendents in particularreceiving salaries of $1,500 to $2,500, accordingto the work assigned them.Attention is invited also to the PhilippineCommission's Act (No. 1040) governing appointments. After the examination papers ofcompetitors are rated they will be forwarded toManila. The Insular Bureau will be notified ofthe names of those selected, who will then befurnished provisional appointments, and thatbureau will arrange for their transportation toManila. Under the provisions of paragraph(a) of section 9 of Act 1040 it is contemplatedthat, where possible, the appointees will depositwith that bureau the cost of their transportationat the special government rate, but in caseswhere the appointees cannot deposit the fullamount it is within the discretion of that bureauto furnish such transportation subject to thededuction of 10 per cent, each month from their366 UNIVERSITY RECORDsalaries after their arrival in the islands. Uponthe arrival of appointees in Manila their assignments, both as to location and work, will bemade by the insular authorities, and candidatesshould be willing to accept such duty and location as may be allotted them.The assistant examination will be held on,April 5-6, 1905, and the teacher examination onMarch 15-16, 1905, and those desiring to compete should apply to the United States CivilService Commission at Washington, D, C, forthe necessary application forms. Examinationsin Illinois will be held at Chicago, Peoria, andSpringfield. ._THE FOURTH CONCERT IN THE SERIES BY THECHICAGO ORCHESTRAThe fourth concert in the series given by theChicago Orchestra under the auspices of theQuadrangle Club was held in Leon Mandel Assembly Hall on Monday evening, February 6.It was the second concert conducted by Mr.Frederick A. Stock, Mr. Theodore Thomas having directed the other two.The following program was interpreted, tothe great pleasure and satisfaction of the audience:Symphony, C Major (Kochel 551) MozartVariations, " Chorale St. Anthony," Opus 56 BrahmsOverture, " Genoveva " SchumannSuite Pastorale ChabrierMarche Funebre (by request) Chopin-ThomasScherzo, " A Midsummer-Night's Dream ". . MendelssohnSymphonic Poem No. 3, " Les Preludes " LisztChopin's " Marche Funebre," as arranged byMr. Thomas himself, and "Les Preludes," theclosing number, were especially effective, andillustrated in a striking way the versatility ofthe conductor.On the evening of March 6, at 8: 15, will begiven the fifth concert in the series, and theprogram will be a popular one, opening with theoverture to " Coriolanus " and ending with "The Damnation of Faust." Mendelssohn's(S Spring Song " and a waltz by Strauss will beincluded, and there will be 'cello and violinobligatos by Mr. Bruno Steindel and Mr. Leopold Kramer.PRESENTATION OF A MODERN COMEDY BY THEUNIVERSITY DRAMATIC CLUBA particularly successful presentation of amodern comedy was given on the evening ofFebruary 3 by the University of Chicago Dramatic Club in Mandel Assembly Hall. Theplay was the three-act drama, A Pair of Spectacles, by Sidney Grundy, and the cast was asfollows :Mr. Benjamin Goldfinch Howard L. WillettMrs. Goldfinch, his wife Marion A. RedlichPercy, his son Harold H. SwiftUncle Gregory, his brother C. Arthur BruceDick, Gregory's son Edwin ButterfieldLorimer, his friend Schuyler B. TerryLucy Lorimer, Lorimer's daughter Grace WilliamsonBartholomew, his shoemaker Jay WeddellAnother shoemaker Henry SulcerCharlotte, the maid Elizabeth W. RobertsonJoyce, his butler Cyrus GarnettThere was a very good attendance, partly dueto the purpose of the performance, which was toaid financially the University of Chicago Settlement. The interpretation showed the restraintof good coaching and good acting, and Mr.Howard L. Willett and Mr. C. Arthur Bruce inthe parts of "Mr. Goldfinch" and "UncleGregory," respectively, were especially effective.The play was fortunately chosen, and gave theimpression as a whole of thorough preparation on the part of the members of the cast.The president of the Dramatic Club is Mr.Henry D. Sulcer; the business manager, Mr.C. Arthur Bruce; and the secretary, MissFrances Clendenning.The University Settlement received a goodsum from the proceeds of the entertainment.UNIVERSITY RECORD 367A SERIES OF ECONOMIC LECTURESBeginning with the afternoon of February 6,a series of Economic Lectures has been giventhrough the month of February, the first lecture,by Assistant Professor Hugo R. Meyer, of theDepartment of Political Economy, being on thesubject " Should the Interstate Commerce Commission Have Power to Fix Railway Rates?"The second lecture, which was also by Mr.Meyer, continued the discussion of the samequestion. On February 20 Professor J. Laurence Laughlin, Head of the Department ofPolitical Economy, had for his subject, "LargeFortunes," and on February 2J, "Women'sWages and Sweat Shops."On March 7 and 14 the course will be continued by Assistant Professor Hugo R. Meyer,who will speak on "Great Britain's Lesson inMunicipal Ownership for the United States"and "Public Regulation of Railway Rates."A COURSE OF OPEN LECTURES ON MISSIONSRev. Robert A. Hume, D.D., of the BombayPresidency, India, began on February 20, in theAssembly Room of Haskell Oriental Museum,a series of open lectures on " Missions," his firstlecture having for its subject "The HistoricalDevelopment of Hinduism." On February 21Dr. Hume spoke on " Missions and the ModernView of God and the World." The subjects ofthe following lectures were " Missions and Comparative Religions" and "What ChristianityHas to Gain by Contact with Ethnic Faiths."THE FACULTIES" Western Mountain Scenery " was discussedfrom the geological point of view, before theChicago Geographic Society, in the Fine ArtsBuilding, on February 10, by Professor RollinD. Salisbury, Head of the Department of Geography. The address was very fully illustratedby a series of remarkable views.. "The Evolution of a Constitution," was thesubject of an open lecture by Mr. Abram M.Pence, of the Chicago bar, on March 2 in theLaw Building.Dr. John M. Dodson, Dean of Medical Students, gave an address on February 25 beforethe Chicago Medical Society on the subject of" Animal Parasites."The opening editorials in the February issueof the Biblical World, by President William R.Harper, are " Prophetism and Pre-Prophetism "and "Amos and Hosea."In the January number of the Old NorthwestGenealogical Quarterly Associate LibrarianZella Allen Dixson has a contribution entitled"How Japan Keeps Her Records."Professor Henry H. Donaldson, Head of theDepartment of Neurology, was recently electedpresident of the Alumni Association of JohnsHopkins University for the ensuing year."Christianity and National Needs" is thetitle of a contribution by Professor Albion W.Small, Head of the Department of Sociology, tothe Home Mission Monthly for January, 1905.Before the Charlevoix Club of Chicago, onthe evening of February 16, Associate ProfessorJames H. Breasted, of the Department ofSemitic Languages and Literatures, gave anaddress on "Life in Egypt.""The Learned Lady of the Eighteenth Century Comedy" was the subject of a lecture before the North Side Art Club of Chicago onFebruary 27 by Associate Professor Myra Reynolds, of the Department of English.In the Chicago Standard for March 4, 1905,is a contribution on "The Popularity of Professor Goodspeed." It is a tribute from hisfriend and colleague and former teacher, Professor Eri B. Hulbert, Dean of the DivinitySchool. It is hoped that in the April issue ofthe University Record this tribute may appearin full.368 UNIVERSITY RECORDProfessor Floyd R. Mechem, of the LawSchool, discussed the subject of primary reformbefore the meeting of the Michigan PoliticalScience Association at Ann Arbor on February 10.Professorial Lecturer Arthur Dean Bevangave a special lecture to students in the MedicalCourses on February 24 in Kent Theater, hissubject being " Anatomy at the Bedside and inthe Operating-Room.""The Street Railway Problem in Chicago"was the subject of an open lecture, on February16 in Cobb Lecture Hall, by Mr. George C.Sikes, this being the second lecture in a seriesof five on " Local Government."Associate Professor Camillo von Klenze, ofthe Department of Germanic Languages andLiteratures, gave, under the auspices of the German Club, on February 24, in Lexington Hall,an open lecture on " Goethe's Iphigenie."At the celebration, on February 14, of thesixty-eighth anniversary of the founding ofKnox College at Galesburg, 111., ProfessorAlbion W. Small, Dean of the Graduate Schoolof Arts and Literature, delivered the principaladdress.On March 1 before the Woman's UnionAssociate Professor Edwin E. Sparks, of theDepartment of History, gave an address inLexington Hall on the subject of "Local History and the Development of a Spirit of Patriotism.""The Dramatic Idea in Wagner's MusicDramas" was the subject discussed before theChicago Woman's Club on January 4 by Dr.Nathaniel I. Rubinkam, Lecturer in Literature.Dr. Rubinkam is giving at the present time aseries of ten lectures in the University Congregational Church of Chicago on " Shakespeare'sEnglish Historical Dramas." He will also giveduring the summer three Shakespearean lecturesat the Michigan State Normal College in Ypsi-lanti. On the afternoons of February 9 and 23 Professor Charles Zueblin, of the Department ofSociology, gave addresses in Fullerton Hall ofthe Chicago Art Institute on the subjects respectively of "Art in the Public Schools" and" Parks and Boulevards."Professor Robert Francis Harper, of the Department of Semitic Languages and Literatures,has recently returned to the University from athree-months' visit to the British Museum inLondon and the Imperial Ottoman Museum inConstantinople.The editors of the Astrophysical Journal acknowledge in the January number a further giftof $200 from Dr. S. P. Langley, secretary of theSmithsonian Institution in Washington, whichmakes it possible to supply fifty new subscriptions to the Journal.At the session of the Michigan PoliticalScience Association, held in Ann Arbor onFebruary 9, Dr. Charles E. Merriam, of theDepartment of Political Science, outlined thefeatures of the Cook County primary law andcalled attention to some of its defects.At a banquet of the Commercial Club of Chicago, held in the Auditorium on the evening ofFebruary 25, Professor Charles Zueblin, of theDepartment of Sociology, spoke of the provincialism of Chicago and the advantages to begained from the new Municipal Museum.At the formal opening of the Municipal Museum of Chicago, held in the Public Librarybuilding on February 23, Professor George E.Vincent, of the Department of Sociology, presided and introduced the speakers, among whomwas Jane Addams, Lecturer on Sociology. Mrs.Emmons Blaine, founder of the School of Education, was chairman of the committee of invitation. Professor Charles Zueblin, of the Department of Sociology, was a member of theExhibition Committee ; and among the directorsof the new museum are Mr. Charles L. Hutchinson, treasurer, and Mr. Martin A. Ryerson,president of the University Board of Trustees.UNIVERSITY RECORD 369In The Dial for March i, 1905, ProfessorCharles R. Henderson, Head of the Departmentof Ecclesiastical Sociology, has a contributionentitled " Struggles in the World of Suffering,"and in Charities for January 7 an article on"Juvenile Courts — Problems of Administration."" Notes on the Spanish Drama," with particular reference to Lope, Mira de Amescua, andMoreto, is the subject of a contribution to theFebruary (1905) issue of Modern LanguageNotes by Mr. Milton A. Buchanan, of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures."What is a Revolution?" is the editorial introduction to the March number of The WorldTo-Day, by Professor Shailer Mathews, of theDivinity School. "Russian Liberalism" is thetitle of a contribution in the same issue by Professor Harry Pratt Judson, Head of the Department of Political Science." The Outlook for Women in Medicine " wasthe subject of an address before the Woman'sUnion on February 8 by Dr. Rachelle S. Yarros,of Chicago. On February 15 an address beforethe same organization was given by Mrs. Madeline Yale Wynne on the subject of "VillageIndustries and Modern Handicraft."Professor George Foote Moore, Ph.D., D.D.,of the Harvard Divinity School, and Rev.George Hodges, D.C.L., Dean of the EpiscopalTheological School at Cambridge, Mass., actedas University Preachers for the month of February. On Sunday, February 12, which wasLincoln's birthday, addresses appropriate to theoccasion were made at the University religiousservice in Mandel Hall by Professor HarryPratt Judson, Dean of the Faculties of Arts,Literature, and Science; Associate ProfessorEdwin E. Sparks, of the Department of History; and Assistant Professor Herbert L. Willett, of the Department of Semitic Languagesand Literatures. The Fourth Yearbook of the National Societyfor the Scientific Study of Education has recently been issued by the University of ChicagoPress. Professor Wilbur S. Jackman, Principalof the University Elementary School and editorof the Elementary School Teacher, is the president of the society.At a banquet to President Arthur T. Hadleyby the Yale Alumni Association in the GrandPacific Hotel of Chicago, on the evening ofFebruary 10, Profesor George E. Vincent, Deanof the Junior Colleges, presided and acted astoastmaster. Mr. Vincent also gave an addressbefore the Association of Collegiate Alumnae inthe rooms of the Chicago Woman's Club onFebruary 18.On Washington's birthday Associate Professor Edwin E. Sparks, of the Department ofHistory, gave an address before the ArcheClub of Chicago on " Martha Washington." OnFebruary 23, in Evanston, Mr. Sparks also gavean illustrated address before the Fort DearbornChapter of the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution, his subject being "Washington, theFirst President." *In the January issue of the AstrophysicalJournal Professor Edward E. Barnard, of theDepartment of Astronomy, has a contributionon "The Bruce Photographic Telescope of theYerkes Observatory," which is illustrated byplates of the telescope and of the observatoryin which it is placed, and by two other plates ofremarkable interest showing nebulosity in theMilky Way.A special illustrated lecture was given in KentTheater on February 8 before the students inthe Medical Courses by Professorial LecturerJames Nevins Hyde on "The Parasites of theHuman Skin and the Modes of Their Colonization." Dr. Hyde gave a second lecture at thesame place on February 15, the subject being"A Study of the Sites Selected by the Dermatoses for their Development and Extension."370 UNIVERSITY RECORDAssociate Professor George H. Locke, Deanof the College of Education, has in the Februarynumber of the School Review editorial motes on" The High Schools of Chicago in 1903," " TheExtraordinary Education Act of the State ofOhio," " Secondary Education in London," and" The Progress of Education in the State ofNew York."In Memphis, Tenn., on February 16, at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. William Bowles, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Mrs.Sara Bowles Ludden, to Mr. Alexander Smith,of the University of Chicago-. Mr. Smith isProfessor of Chemistry and Director of Generaland Physical Chemistry, and also Dean in theJunior Colleges. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will be athome in Chicago after March' 8 at 5701 MonroeAvenue.The January-February issue of the Journalof Geology has, among other contributions, anarticle by Mr. E. B. Branson, of the Universityof Chicago, which is entitled " Notes on SomeCarboniferous Cochliodonts, with Descriptionsof Seven New Species." It is illustrated by twoplates. Assistant Professor Stuart Weller, ofthe Department of Geology, has a contributionon " The Classification of the Upper CretaceousFormations and Faunas of New Jersey."In the issue of the Chicago Evening Post forFebruary 6, 1905, is a contribution on the University of Chicago as "seen from the outside."It was written by a Harvard man whose impressions are unique and discriminating, as maybe seen from the following quotation :I have examined professors in the Universities ofMichigan, Harvard, Berlin, and good old Strassburg. Onemight think that the university spirit and the university-representatives would be very much alike everywhere.But in the course of a few weeks in Chicago I have discovered a university with a flavor, which, as far as it hasreached me, is quite individual The spirit ofhumility toward life seems to me characteristic of theUniversity of Chicago, among universities I havenot found the general spirit of Gemutlichkeit developedanywhere in America so well as in this university atmos phere Behind what is best in the University ofChicago stands the city The old, purely academictradition is passing away, giving place to keener touchwTith the immediate issues of life." The Theory of Respiration " is the openingcontribution in the February number of theBotanical Gazette. It was originally the addressof the retiring president of the Botanical Societyof America, Professor Charles R. Barnes, of theDepartment of Botany. It has also been published in Science. In the same number is thesixty-seventh contribution from the Hull Botanical Laboratory, illustrated by a map andtwenty-three figures. It is entitled " The Forestsof the Flathead Valley, Montana," and waswritten by Mr. Harry N. Whitford, who wasformerly connected with the Department ofBotany. Dr. Charles J. Chamberlain makes inthis number also the sixty-eighth contributionfrom the Hull Botanical Laboratory — "Alternation of Generations in Animals from aBotanical Standpoint." It was presented beforea section of the American Association for theAdvancement of Science at its December meeting in Philadelphia.The January issue of the School Review isdevoted to the Eighteenth Educational Conference of the Academies and High Schools inRelations with the University of Chicago.It contains, among other contributions, the" Report of the Commission of Twenty-one," thechairman of which was the President of theUniversity. Mr. Clifton D. Howe, of the Department of Botany, has a contribution on " TheStudy of Trees in Winter ; " Mr. Nott W. Flint,of the Department of English, on " The Conference in the Department of English ; " AssistantProfessor Paul O. Kern, of the Department ofGerman, on "Die neueren Sprachen;" LydiaM. Schmidt, of the University High School,on " ' Euphorion,' Zeitschrift fur Literaturge-schichte;" Assistant Professor Fredric M.Blanchard, on the "Department of PublicSpeaking;" and Associate Professor ThomasUNIVERSITY RECORD 371A. Jenkins, of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, has a contribution entitled "A Brief for French in the High School."Studies in Ancient Furniture: Couches andBeds of the Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans,a volume by Caroline L. Ransom, formerly aFellow in the History of Art, has recently beenissued by the University of Chicago Press. Itcontains about thirty plates and sixty illustrations in the text, and has for a frontispiece aparticularly artistic piece of color-work representing a terra-cotta in the Louvre, found in atomb at Tanagra, In the introduction ancientsources, both literary and monumental, aretraced; and the five chapters following consider " Chronological Survey of Forms," " Materials, Technic, and Centers of Manufacture,""Interlaced Filling of Couch Frames," "Furnishings," and " Style." In the supplementarymatter is a discussion of the plates, a table ofGreek and Latin terms, and a bibliography.The volume is one of the most beautifullyprinted that have come from the UniversityPress.The Higher Life of Chicago, a volume of136 pages recently issued by the University of Chicago Press, is the work of Dr. Thomas J.Riley, who for three years was a Fellow in theDepartment of Sociology and received hisDoctor's degree magna cum laude in September,1904. It is the author's hope that "this conspectus will give an intelligent view of Chicago'sendowment of culture, and furnish great causefor encouragement to all its public-spirited citizens." Part I considers the educational interests of Chicago ; Part II, the moral and socialinterests of the city ; and Part III, its aestheticand religious interests. In the introduction thegrowth of Chicago and the city's equipment ofplay-grounds, parks, and boulevards are noticed.In chapter two, under special or noteworthyfeatures, are the Department of Scientific Pedagogy and Child Study, the Field ColumbianMuseum, and the University of Chicago. Chapter five has to do with " Civic Associations andWomen's Clubs," while "Social Settlements,""Trade Unions," and "Charities" are otherchapter headings. A valuable appendix givesa list of the women's clubs, social settlements,and charities in Chicago. The volume is asignificant and encouraging piece of work forcitizens of Chicago and for students of civiclife in general.Just PublishedTheTrendinHigherEducationHARPERA new booK l>ypresidentWilliam Rainey HarperOF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOfT^HIS book contains a full presentation of President| Harper's views upon the problems of higher education, along both secular and religious lines. Theauthor's leading position in the educational world andthe service he has rendered higher education throughoutthe West assure this volume a warm welcome from allwho are interested in its general topic.I2mo, 402 pp., $l.5o net, postpaid $1.66The University of Chicago PressCHICAGO and 156 Fifth Avenue NEW YORKA NEW BOOKByPresidentWilliam Rainey HarperofThe University of Chicago RELIGIONAND THEHIGHER LIFEA COLLECTION of addresses, more or less informal, delivered by the author to companies"^^ of young men and women. 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