*4» 1819M 1S^nioeraity ofChicaaoSflapineMARCH, 1926VOL. XVIII. NO. 5Intramural AthleticsEducation and PersonalityYost Praises StaggUniversity Radio ProgramPUBLISHED BY THE ALUMNI COUNCIL"— in the SpringFebruary 14 First cali for spring lists carne yesterday from Publisher' Weekly and it brought us up with a start * * *Spring is indeed upon us, and with it the prerogative ofpublishers to parade their wares with a special flourish* * * Well, if a spring list is demanded of us, here'sa first installment * * * Of first importance to theteaching profession is Professor Henry C. Morrison'scoherent theory of education as set down in the five-hundred pages of "The Practice of Teaching in theSecondary School" * * * A second item is "The SocialControl of Business" in which Professor J. MauriceClark maintains a position well-balanced between in-dividualism and socialism * * * Three new editionsshould be noted : "Evolution, Genetics, and Eugenics"by Horatio Hackett Newman (completely revised totake account of the recent trend in evolutionary science)* * * "The Economie Geography of North America"by Charles C. Colby * * * and "A Short Introduc-tion to the Gospels" written some years ago by the latePresident Burton, and now rewritten by ProfessorHarold Willoughby in the light of Dr. Burton's finalconclusions * * *W hai the advertising managerof the University of ChicagoPress might have written inliis diary if he had one.THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINE 209jQve them over again !Those good old "days of yore" — those wonderful college days— wouldn't you like to re-live them f or a day, a week, a month ?Then make Windermere your "dorm" while in Chicago.Windermere — where you are within walking distance of CobbHall and Hitchcock and Bartlett— where you are dose to the fraternity section— where, on a clear, quiet night you can hear from your roomthe chimes on Mitchell Tower play "Alma Mater"— where you will probably meet old college friends and talkover those unforgettable campus episodes.Hotels Windermere have grown with the University — in thesame neighborhood — with the same fine traditions — servingmany of the same people. Stay at Windermere when you cometo Chicago.For one night — or a thousand and one — you will fìnd in HotelsWindermere a hospitality and character that assure you of atruly enjoyable stay. The quiet refìnement, unusually fine ser-vice, and excellent cuisine of these hotels have long made themthe chosen home of those who appreciate good living.Only twelve minutes from the Loopliyytelsl|ìndermereUy "CHICAGO'S MOST HOMELIKE HOTELS"j J Hotel rooms $75 to $176 a month — $3.50 to $8.50 a day; hotel suites andhousekeeping apartments, two to eight rooms, $130 to $1,055 a month.56th Street at Hyde Park Boulevard— Telephone Fairfax 6000500 feet of veranda* and terraces fronting south on Jackson ParkSs.THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEÉpXPERIENCED advertisers invariably remarleO that Vanderhoof Service is exceptional inits completeness. Our ultimate interest is iden-tical with the interest of our client. We there-fore concern ourselves just as much with SalesPlans, Merchandising, Dealer Relations andPromotion, Sales Training, età, as with thepreparation of the individuai advertisement.VANDERHOOF *&< COMPANYHENRY D. SULCER, 'os, PresidentADVERTISINGVANDERHOOF BUILDINGONTARIO AND ST. CLAIR STREETS : CHICAGOMember: American Association of Advertising Agencies & National Outdoor Advertising BureauVOL. XVIII NO. 5SSntòergttp of CfjtcagoJlaga?meMARCH, 1926TA^Bj^e of co^rev^rsFrontispiece : President Mason Addressing Radio AudienceIntramural Athletics at Chicago (C. O. Molander, '14) 215Education and Personality (W. W. Charters, Ph. D. '04) 219Seventeenth Interfraternity Conference 221The Aiutimi Carapaign 223Coach Yost Praises Coach Stagg 224What I Learned at the University (Henry Justin Smith, '98) 225Events and Comment 226Alumni Affairs 228University Notes — Radio Program 232News of the Quadrangles 238Athletics 239School of Education 240Law School 241Rush Medicai College 242Book Reviews 244Club OfEcers and Class Secretaries 245News of the Classes and Associations 248Marriages, Engagements, Births, Deaths 258THE Magazine is published at 1009 Sloan St., Council and should be in the Chicago or New YorkCiawfordsville Ind., monthly from November exchange, postai or express money order. If locaito July inclusive, for The Alumni Council of check is used, io cents must be added for collection.the University of Chicago, 58th St. and Ellis Ave., Claims for missing numbers should be made withinChicago, 111. 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Hostetter, '07, J.D., '09Secretary-Treasurer, Adolph G. PlERROT, '07The Council for 1925-26 is composed of the following DelegatesiFrom the College Alumni Association, Terni expires 1926 : Elizabeth Faulkner, '85 ;Herbert I. Markham, '06; Helen Norris, '07; Raymond J. Daly, '12; Mrs. Charles F.Grimes, '17; Robert M. Cole, '22; Terni expires 1927; Herbert P. Zimmermann, '01;Frank McNair, '03 ; Leo F. Wormser, '04; Earl D. Hostetter, '07; Arthur A. Goes, '08;Lillian Richards, '19; Terni expires 1928; John P. Mentzer, '98; Clarence W. Sills,ex-'os; Hugo M. Friend, '06, J. D. '08; Harold H. Swift, '07; Mrs. Phyllis Fay Hor-ton, '15; Barbara Miller, '18.From the Association of Doctors of Philosophy, Herbert E. Slaught, Ph.D., '98 ; W.L. Lewis, Ph.D., '09; C. A. Shull, '05, Ph.D., '09.From the Divinity Alumni Association, E. J. Goodspeed, D. B., '97, Ph.D., '98; GuyC. Crippen, '07, A. M., '12, D. B., '12; A. G. Baker, Ph.D., '21.From the Law School Alumni Association, Albert B. Enoch, '07, J.D., '08 ; Charles F.McEIroy, A. M., '06, J. D., '15; Francis L. Boutell, J. D., '15.From the School of Education Alumni Association, Mrs. Scott V. Eaton, '09, A. M.,'13; Butler Laughlin, Ex. '22; William C. Reavis, A. M., '11.From the Commerce and Administration Alumni Association, Frank E. Weakly, '14;Donald P. Bean, '17; John A. Logan, '21.From the Rush Medical College Alumni Association, Ralph C. Brown, '01, M. D.,'03 ; George H. Coleman, '11, M. D., '13 ; Dallas B. Phemister, '17, M. D., '04.From the Chicago Alumni Club, William H. Lyman, '14; Sam A. Rothermel, '17;Roderick MacPherson, ex-'i6.From the Chicago Alumnae Club, Grace A. Coulter, '99; Eleanor J. Atkins, '20;Mrs. V. M. Huntington, '13.From the University, Henry Gordon Gale, '96, Ph.D., '99.Alumni Associations Represented in the Alumni CouncilThe College Alumni Association: Presi- McEIroy, A.M., '06, J.D., '15, 1609 West-dent, Earl D. Hostetter, '07, The Rook- minster Bldg, Chicago.ery, Chicago ; Secretary, Adolph G. School of Education Alumni Associa-Pierrot, '07, University of Chicago. tion : President, Carolyn Hoefer, A.M.,Association of Doctors of Philosophy: 'i8' 8+8 No- Dearbom St., Chicago; Sec-President, W. L. Lewis, Ph.D., '09, 509 retary, Lillian Stevenson, '21, UniversityS. Wabash Ave., Chicago; Secretary, of Chicago.Herbert E. Slaught, Ph.D., '98, Univer- Commerce and Administration Alumnisity of Chicago. Association: President, John A. Logan,Divinity Alumni Association : President, 'l\\^°- ri Sa"e St-, Chicago ; Start-ci-- luì t?- . r> ^- . ^u i_ tary, Miss Charity Budinger, '20, 6031El.jahHanley ex., First Baptist Church, Kimbark Ave., Chicago.Berkeley, Cahf; Secretary , Bruce E. RusH Medical College Alumni Associa-Jackson DB., io, 1131 Wilson Ave, TI0N . president, Ralph W. Webster, '95,Salt Lake C.ty. PhD.? .02) M-D., >o8> 25 E. 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A holder of two ormore degrees from the University of Chicago may be a member of more than oneAssociation; in such instances the dues are divided and shared equally by theAssociations involved.THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEsO/\B"V*.,,MastèiPoì •gsPublisked inthe interest o/Elee-tricot Devel>pment byon Institution that willbe helped by what-ever helps theIndustry. new kìnd of college dègree'ASTER ali the intellectual ìcebergs\yousight at college, and your degree will nVeans^rnething.The cold faets you learn, like a? = b?-f-c?,\arebut the visible tops of these icebergs. Uuderneath,as with floating ice, He the other eight-ninthsFaets are of little importance till you see themi» relation to their great underlying principles.The faets of mathematics strike deep into the\other sciences. The faets of history strike deepiato sociology, ethnology, geography.That is why an engineer who learned Ohm'sLaw can develop a great telephone exchange anccontrai its fascinating forces.Vieweìi thus, the endless array of drylacts anddull figureYihat seerrija^rowdtheyears brightenand beckon wTcrTa challenge — to look deeper,ever deeper.Published for the Communicalion Industry by1ectrìc €Makers of the Nation's TelephonesOne of a series of announcements uppearini instudent publications and atmed to interpretto under-graduates their preseni and future opportuaities%oh<Vol. xvni No. 5^imbersittp of Cfncago4ttaga?meMARCH, 1926+. — H-Intramural Athletics at ChicagoIN THE fall of 1923 Director Staggasked me to put through a programof intramural athletics at the University. It was his wish to reach ali themen in the University, and interest them insome phase of athletic work. Just pre-vious to this time the "two-year ruling"became effective. This limited the re-quired work in physical culture to theFreshman and Sophomore years, leaving theJuniors and Seniors free to do as theychose. It was among these latter groupsthat Mr. Stagg wished to encourage athletic participation, and with this in mindthe Intramural Department at the University of Chicago was created.The aim of the Intramural Department,however, is much larger than that expressedabove. "Competitive athletics for ali," isthe battle cry. We desire to get every malestudent in the University into some form ofathletic activity. The far-reaching resultsto be obtained for the student body are:increased physical vigor, the development ofa spirit of co-operation and fair-play, vitalto the "team play of life," and an apprecia-tion and love of sport which will carry withthe student into the Alumni days. Intramural athletics makes for good fun, goodhealth and sound citizenship. As our program develops it is our wish to include thegraduate groups more extensively, and to get the Faculty "into the game." This,it is hoped, will produce a more sympatheticand deeper understanding between the threegroups and make the University one largeco-operating family. This is an ambitiousprogram, yet fully capable of attainmentin view of the steady progress we havemade during the past few years.With the encouragement of Mr. Staggand Dr. Dudley B. Reed, to go ahead, Mr.Clarence Brickman, '24, then captain of theUniversity of Chicago Track Team, andpresident of the Inter-Fraternity Council,was approached. The matter was carefullygone over with him and he was asked topick two representatives from his Inter-Fraternity Council. These men were Kim-ball Valentine, '24, and Howard Briggs,'24, both leaders in University life. Theheroic work of these two boys will long beremembered, for it was through their splen-did and conscientious efforts that the Intramural department carne into being.Our first objective was to study condi-tions as they existed here at the Universityof Chicago, and to our amazement wefound that a large number of students werenot taking part in any form of athleticendeavor whatsoever. This spurred us onand our next move was to learn how Intramural Athletics was conducted in otherBig Ten universities and some eastern215216 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEDr. C. O. Molander, '14,Intramural Advisorschools. Much data was gathered, and tripswere taken to some of the Big Ten schoolswhere we might see Intramurals in actualoperation. The amount of information ob-tained was very large and gave us a goodbasis with which to start.The next step was the adoption of a piansuitable to our present needs, one whichwould give us a secure foundation and afuture that would establish intramural athletics permanently at the University of Chicago. One must first have a place to work,a headquarters from which to direct theactivities. The Intramural Office waslocated just off the Bartlett Gymnasiumfloor, with suitable office equipment, andlater, because of the rapid growth of Intramurals, moved to a larger room just abovethe one we occupied, being located just offthe running track. This was fully equippedand we were then ready for action.Now the "delicate" part of the programarrived. The managerial system was to beinstalled, consisting of two seniors, thenHoward Briggs and Kimball Valentine,three juniors were to take charge of theseasonal sports and, under each of these,sophomores were to be chosen to directeach of the sports adopted for the seasons,and freshmen assistants were to be placedunder the sophomore managers. This pianwas so devised as to give the organizationfirst, accuracy, second, permanency, andthird, efficiency. A manager, to attain theheights of success in this department, starts as a freshman and learns each phase of thework thoroughly. Those who made goodduring their freshman year were then tobe appointed to sophomore positions. Herea rotating pian was devised, that is, a sophomore when assigned to manage a minorsport in the fall and who then made goodwas to be given a major sport during thefollowing quarter. The freshmen assistantswere to be rotated in a like manner. Fromthe sophomore managers who made good,three junior managers were to be chosento manage the fall, winter, and springsports ; and from these two senior managers,one a General Manager and the other aSports' Secretary were to be selected. Laterit was deemed advisable to keep ali threejuniors for the senior berths and make onethe General Manager, another the AssistantGeneral Manager, and the third the SportsSecretary. This pian to date has workedadmirably well and is functioning in itsfullest capacity.After adopting the managerial pian ournext very important problem was to choosethe right men for the junior, sophomoreand freshmen positions. These must bemen with determination, courage, convic-tion, reliability, and fairness. Many nameswere suggested and then the eliminationprocess began. Out of this group PaulCullom, Graham Hagey, and H. A. Millerwere chosen for the junior positions andamong the sophomores and freshmen suchleaders as George Wiemer, John Howe,John Meyer, Arnold Johnson, GordonWallace, Leland Farwell, and many otherswhose enthusiastic and reliable work putIntramurals on the map. One has to butnote the rapid rise and development of theIntramural program at the University torealize and fully appreciate what these menhave done for a worthy cause.To describe intramurals in detail wouldfili a volume — so it will have to sufficebriefly to name some of the more importantthings which have been accomplished :1. The participation point system fororganizations and individuate was de-veloped, which stimulated and keptaccurate record of attendance and participation.INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS AT CHICAGO 2172. A standardized system of prizes andawards was established ; not only areprizes given to the athletic winners,but ali managers who have done goodwork during the year, being rewardedfor their efforts.Paul Cullom, '26,Intramural General Manager3. A competent filing system describingin detail to each manager how to pro-ceed with his sport was outlined. Aliphases of the work were placed undertheir proper headings and accuraterecords kept of ali participation.4. The Intramural Council, consisting ofan athletic representative from eachorganization, the duty of which is tostimulate the men in the organizationto participate, to send a freshman totry for a place on the intramural staffand to fìnally make suggestions forbettering the work of the intramuraldepartment. A constitution and by-laws govern the actions of this body.5. The development of graduate andfaculty athletics is just getting underway.6. A separate department for publicityhas just recently been added which isnow in charge of Mr. WilliamWeddel. The duties of this department are as follows:a. Maroon publicityb. The publishing of an intramuralquarterly booklete. Photography d. Publishing of bulletins, both weeklyand monthly, which are sent to thevarious campus organizationse. The construction of postersf. Cap and Gowng- Publicationsh. Advertisingi. Keeping a scrapbookj- The "C" book articlesIt is the general purpose of this department to keep the intramural work con-stantly before the students.Graham Hagey, '26,Assistant General Manager7. There has been a careful segregationof ali departments with definite dutiesassigned to each department. For ex-ampie, Graham Hagey has charge ofthe field department. Under hissupervision he sees that the groundsare kept in good condition, that of-ficials are appointed for ali contests,that prizes and awards are distributed,and that ali athletic equipment istaken care of. H. A. Miller is theSports Secretary and has charge ofoffice organization. Ali office formsare placed in their proper places, thefiling is carefully supervised, participation points are recorded and hekeeps careful watch on eligibility.Many other things too numerous to men-tion are being developed and will soon beset in motion.At the present writing the managers incharge of the intramural work and thesports that they conduct are as follows :2l8 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEA Championship Touchball GameThe senior managers;Paul Cullom — General ManagerGraham Hagey — 'Field ManagerH. A. Miller — Sports SecretaryThe Junior Seasonal Sport Managers are:Fall Sports — John MeyerWinter Sports — George WiemerSpring Sports — John HoweThe Sophomores in charge of the varioussports are:Fall QuarterTouchball — Arnold JohnsonHorse Shoes — Jack SpeerGolf — Cari EricksonCross Country Run — Lalon FarwellSwimming carnival — Gordon Wallace andMilton HayesWinter QuarterBasket Ball, Class A and B— Gordon WallaceBowling — Cari EricksonHandball — Gordon StillsonFoul shooting — Harold KoerberSkating Carnival — Robert EngbergWrestling, Boxing, Fencing — Lalon FarwellAthletic Revue— the Grand Final of Winter Sports, which includes the finals in aliof the above and the Indoor Track andField Events, with good comedy mixed in —Arnold JohnsonThe Spring Sport Managers have notyet been chosen but will be selected fromamong those who make good during theWinter quarter. The Spring sports are:Playground ball, Tennis, Golf, and thebig outdoor Athletic Carnival which cli-maxes the events of the Spring Season.From a small beginning, one can readilysee the large proportions which Intramuralshave attained. When we first started about 35% of tne student body took part; at thepresent writing over 60% of the malestudents in the University are engaged inIntramural competition. For example, inbasket ball in the year 1924, 36 teamsplayed. During the past Winter quarterthere were over 80 teams striving forhonors. Along with this remarkable in-crease in numbers participating there hasbeen developing a splendid spirit of fair-play and co-operation. The boys are con-stantly doing something and their spare timeis well taken care of. This helps to keeptheir mind clean, makes boys train, helps to,build up their bodies and makes for soundmanhood.One of the big and valuable things, thatintramurals is doing, aside from the hygienic,physical, and sportsmanship values, is thesocial atmosphere being created. The student body is being mixed up ; men are meeting and making numerous friends amongthe various organizations, which is thustending to bring the student body togetheras nothing else will do.In conclusion, one can easily see themany benefits derived from a live intramural program. Each year the numberparticipating will increase, the management will become more efficient, and thegood being done will materially contributetoward making this "a better and greaterUniversity of Chicago."C. O. MOLANDER, '14.Education and PersonalityA radio speech, given recently in the University's Radio Series, by Prof. W. W. Charters, Ph.M. '03, Ph.D. '04, whobecame a member of the School of Education facitlty this year.ONE important function of education is to impart information anddevelop scholarly habits of think-ing in students. The f act must not. be lostsight of, however, that a function of equalimportance is the development of characterand personality.If we had to choose between developing astudent with information of encyclopaedicextent but at the same time lacking inhonesty, industry, and forcefulness, or astudent possessing only an average amountof information but showing great strengthin the traits of forcefulness and honesty andindustry, the choice must lie with the latter.It is of little profìt to gain a Phi Beta Kappakey at the expense of social forcefulness,friendliness, and unselfishness. My formula for success in social relations, at least,is this : Success in handling people equalstwo parts of personality and one part brains.By the terms of this formula I mean toindicate my opinion that personality is ofmore importance than information. Thisdoes not mean that information is negligiblein importance, for if the formula read,Success equals two parts personality andno brains, the person to whom the formulawould then apply would be what in thelanguage of the business world is called abluffer. He makes an excellent impressionbut is not effective. When, on the otherhand, the formula reads, Success equals nopersonality and brains, we have in mind thegrind and the bookworm. Either extremeis bad. Over-developed social personalityvvithout a basic foundation of informationis quite as ineffective as overdevelopedmental power and underdeveloped social ef-ficiency. Both information and personalityare necessary for successful living.With these sentiments we can ali agree.Parents hope when their children go toschool that their characters will be devel-oped. Statesmen realize that the stabilityand happiness of a nation depend upon thecharacter of its citizens. Business leaders recognize the fact that the character ofexecutives is the chief asset of an organization.The development of personality can eitherbe aided or hindered by education. If weplace information in the hands of a criminalpersonality, his ability to destroy is measur-ably increased. An educated criminal ismore dangerous than an uneducated criminal except in the case of the most primitiveand brutal types of crime. Education canmake bad tendencies worse. Likewise, wheneducation is focused upon high traits, it canin an equal degree increase the ability ofthe holder to build his own happiness and toassist humanity. An educated good man ismore efficient than an ignorant good man.Education is thus a servant of personalityrather than its master. It helps good mento be better and bad men to be worse.It is apparent that when education isbeing administered to students, attention totheir personalities is of major importance.If the student enters college with bad traitsof character strongly developed, it clearlybecomes necessary for the college to dislodge the bad traits and set up valuabletraits of character if society is to be safe-guarded from criminals.A university is popularly thought of as aplace in which information is acquired. Itis supposed that through a period of yearsa student learns from books the latest andbest knowledge that has been discoveredby man. It is believed that young peopleenter college to secure accurate informationof a wide range, and that parents send theirchildren to college for that purpose.This is. the popular conception of a university, but when it is studied carefully, auniversity is found to be a place in whichpersonality and character are developed.We hear much about the loss of the studentin the mass. In huge institutions it isclaimed that the professor does not comeinto personal contact with the students ; andif we assume that character can be developed219220 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEonly through personal contacts, it wouldappear that the university does not developcharacter. But this is a mistaken idea, forwhile it is true that in the great universitiesthere is an absence of personal contactsbetween professors and students which iswholly regrettable, it is stili possible todevelop character in such an environment.The reason for this is that the chief sourceof high ideals is in books. In books is foundthe wisdom of the ages ; the university pre-scribes books to be read ; the student studiesbooks in literature, history, sociology, eco-nomics, mathematics, and science. Fromthese he gains new inspirations, varied pointsof view, and important traits of personality.Books influence character without the personal contact of the teacher.The student in college does more thangain information about traits in books.There is stili another avenue for the development of personality and character.The study of lessons develops the traits ofindustry, resourcefulness, and good memory.In his study the student learns to disciplinehimself. He acquires methods of thinking,he learns to weigh evidence, he becomes ac-customed to check results. As a conse-quence his personality is made more solid.One must not feel that only in the smallcollege is character developed. The personal contacts with the professor may notbe so numerous in the great university, butthe wisdom of the ages is at hand and theopportunity for individuai study and discipline is present.It must, however, be admitted that personal contacts will greatly aid the collegestudent. Not ali the problems of his lifeare met in the classroom. In extra-classlife the student is confronted with un-numbered problems whose wise solution in-fluences character. He has problems con-nected with the making of friends; he isanxious about his success ; he is concernedwith the development of habits of industry.These and a thousand other problems ariseto harass the college student. In the solution of many such problems the textbooksoften provide no aid. Help, if it comes,must be given by a wise friend older thanthe students. Such friends are found on the faculties in many cases. These problems can be handled only through personalcontacts where the members of the facultycome to know the student with intimatefriendliness.The great universities realize this prob-lem, and the steps that have been takenin some of them are significant. In manyuniversities we find agencies for vocationalguidance. Officers are selected to study thestudents in order to discover, if possible,the profession for which they are best fitted.Diagnostic tests are used for this purpose.To supplement the tests advice is given byinstructors who are experts in studyingstudents and occupations. Such universitiesfeel that the correct selection of an occupa-tion is often a matter of spiritual life anddeath. A wrong choice may result in per-manent personal unhappiness and vocationalinefficiency.In addition to giving vocational guidance,the universities are beginning to providecounsellors who assist the students in solv-ing problems that are not vocational in theirnature. They may advise in the solutionof personal problems covering a wide range.Among institutions of university level thatseek to establish this personal touch arefound Princeton, Harvard, and others.Perhaps none is doing more in this directionat the present time than the University ofChicago. In this university the policy hasbeen established of providing every freshman with a counsellor. This counsellor isgiven leisure to interview a small number offreshmen so frequently as to become person-ally acquainted with them and to give themsuch advice as they may need. It has nowbecome a matter of routine for every freshman to be assigned to such an adviser. Bythis means the student is given assistanceat the time when he most pressingly needsit and most vividly feels the need.I have no brief for the university. Ithas its faults, but as we have seen, it doesdevelop personality and character througheducation in the class room. Even whenthere are no personal contacts, books andthe study of books influence personality.If personal contacts are present, the results(Please turn to page 231)Seventeenth Interfraternity ConferenceTHE seventeenth plenary meeting ofthe Interfraternity Conference, heldNovember 27 and 28 at the HotelPennsylvania in New York, brought to-gether for a frank discussion of fraternityproblems groups of fraternity officers, edu-cators, alumni, undergraduates and repre-sentatives of locai organizations. The op-portunity thus afforded was used to ampieadvantage with the result that one of themost substantial meetings in the history ofthe Conference was held.In ali, 309 attended the sessions, calledto order at noon on November 27. Thisis the largest total yet. Of this number 12were educators, 158 delegates and alter-nates, 44 visitors, 53 undergraduates at-tending the National Undergraduate Interfraternity Council, and 40 representativesof locai fraternities attending the Inter-local Fraternity Conference. A total of54 out of 58 member fraternities wererepresented.It would be difficult to select any oneattainment as the most important of theConference. Possibly the discussion thataroused the most interest was inspired bythe report of the Law Committee, whichproposed committees of the Conference invarious parts of the country. Such committees, it might be added, have alreadybeen called together in Boston, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Richmond and Indianapolis.The new officers of the Conference havealready begun work. A meeting of someimportance was held at the Williams Clubin New York early in December and anew year's effort is already in motion.Reports of OfficersIn his report, the retiring chairman, Dr.W. H. Conley, gave a brief history of theConference and told of the solidarity ofpurpose that unites every fraternity memberon this continent in a sincere desire to eliminate every abuse or cause of friction andto establish most cordial relations between ali interested in fraternity relations. Hesaid in part :"The chief value of the Interfraternity Conference has rested on the wisdom by which ithas limited its operations to strictly advisoiypronouncements. It has in this way preventedantagonisms and secessions. More and moreits decisions and conclusions are being almostuniversally recognized, adopted, and enforcedby the separate fraternities who have enactedmany of its resolutions into their statutory codes.Acting by persuasion, the rule of reason andpublic opinion, rather than by legislative power,it has accomplished results that are effectiveand far reaching. It has proffered its sincerestco-operation to the college faculties and hasmet a most sympathetic reception. It has madethe sub rosa fraternity impossible. The mannerin which it has gone after and eliminatedabuses wherever it has found them has earnedfor it a very profound respect."The co-operative features it has incorporatedinto the administrative work of the fraternitiesare among its brightest accomplishments. Thematerial aid rendered mùtually between thefraternities in the reconstruction work followingthe World War is proof positive of the goodwill and amity which the Conference has cre-ated. The old time suspicions, jealousies, andantagonisms have completely disappeared.Alumni and students have felt its softeninginfluence and work in harmony for constructivework in a fashion and with an effectivenessthat would have been impossible under the oldconditions."Among the problems and topics it has studiedand considered are: elimination of pledge lifting; provisions for alumni and educationaladvisors; improvement of chapter organizations; maintenance and reconstruction of fraternity chapters; house conditions; organizationof locai interfraternity councils; repression oforganizations antagonistic to fraternity ideals;business training within the chapters; co-operative buying and management; food value;house control; college politics ; development ofproper public opinion; morals and social hygi-ene ; what proportion of members graduate; ex-tension of fraternities ; extravagance ; initiationof freshmen; high school fraternities; co-operation of the fraternities on every question of goodgovernment in the fraternities, the colleges,and the state. It has made special studiesand reports on the relations of the alumnusto his undergraduate brothers; scholarship inchapters; uniform grading of scholarship in thecolleges; exposure and correction of abusesin the manufacture and distribution of fra-221222 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEternity insignia and jewelry; financing of fraternity projects, and student health maintenance.It has called together for discussion of theirproblems the editors and managers of fraternitymagazines; and also traveling and executivesecretaries. It has published the book, CollegeFraternities.The retiring secretary, Dr. Baketel, gavean historical account of the activities of theConference during the past year. Thetreasurer, Judge Bayes, reported that thefìnances of the Conference are sound. Herecited that the Conference now has 49senior members and 10 junior members.Development of Local JudgmentsMr. Harold Riegelman, chairman of theLaw Committee, in discussing its report,made the point that the subject of interfraternity relations is perhaps too muchcentered in New York City. He held thatthe time is ripe when there should be developed in other sections of the countrycenters of interfraternity thought, particu-larly as conditions vary and it is difficult andunwise to standardize. The resolution hethen offered was adopted as follows:"Be it resolved, that the Executive Committeebe and hereby is authorized to designate locaiInterfraternity Committees for such terms, withsuch general or special powers, in such regionsor territories as the Executive Committee mayfrom time to time define, such InterfraternityCommittees to be deemed special committees ofthe Executive Committee and as such subjectto the latter's direction and control."Walter C. Barnes, representing theInterfraternity Conference Association ofChicago, with 12,000 members, rpplaudedthe resolution and said that his association,now ten years old, would like very soon toentertain the plenary conference in Chicago.The Fraternity A National AssetIn an inspiring talk to the Conference,Dr. John Alien Blair of Philadelphiastressed the point that fraternities are aglowing opportunity, not only for youth,but as well for the nation and the world.Perhaps this quotation from his addressgives the gist of his remarks: "I wonder whether we realize the fact that wehave in our hands, those of us who are older,the most ductile material in the world, theglowing enthusiastic period of life; whetherwe might not use that material, ourselves al-ways being in the background, and present toour generation and that which follows a realevidence of the fact that the college fraternityin its institution and in society is a most re-markable asset. If we have a common programin our fraternities based upon that which already is the accepted standard in idealism, Ithink that there is no reason for us to seek anew form in the order.Fraternity ScholarshipAlvan E. Duerr, discussing fraternityscholarship after an exhaustive inquiry madeby him which was "exceedingly enlighten-ing if not gratifying," suggested a surveyunder the auspices of the InterfraternityConference to determine as well as can bedetermined the status of scholarship amongthe national fraternities. He said:"So far as fraternity scholarship of the futureis concerned, I think that we are ali agreed thata fraternity must prove itself a definite assetin this very important phase of college activity,must prove itself in absolute harmony with thefundamental purposes of college education, ifthe fraternity expects to figure as a seriousfactor in college life."As a result of Mr. Duerr's talk, a per-manent Committee on Scholarship was ap-pointed to make such a survey as he suggested, to take, if need be, five or ten yearsfor the consideration of the problem.At the first meeting of the ExecutiveCommittee, Mr. Duerr read a letter fromthe Secretary of the American Associationof Collegiate Registrars, suggesting thatsome action be taken to establish a uniformsvstem of recording scholarship, a uniformstatement as to who are members of chaptersand a uniform rating of members who with-draw from a chapter during any givensemester. It was moved, seconded andcarried that Mr. Duerr and the Chairmanbe empowered to draft a resolution alongthese lines to be submitted to the Registrarsfor action.| SI r^ ALUMNI CAMPAIGN H]Notes on Development CampaignON February 24th, the total to the creditof the Development Fund was $7,-409,742.08. Interestingly enough, it isabout equally divided between the fourgroups subscribing it. The General Education Board subscribed $2,000,000 condi-tionally, and each of the other three groups,the Alumni, the Trustees, and the Publichas subscribed nearly the same amount.The number of individuai subscribers tothe Fund has now reached 10,900. AsFebruary closed, only $130,000 remainedunpledged of the two million dollar quotato be raised by the Alumni. In the RushMedicai portion of the Campaign, with aquota of $250,000 to be raised from medicaialumni, $202,000 has been subscribed todate, from 1200 contributo rs.It is a pleasure to record, as one notablebit of encouragement from distant lands,a subscription lately received from fifteenteachers at Shanghai College, China. OnDecember third they met at the home ofMr. and Mrs. Victor Hanson in Shanghaifor a "chop sui dinner, followed by speeches,anecdotes and Chicago songs." They re-ported that the University's campaign fora Development Fund was discussed withenthusiasm, whereupon, by unanimousagreement, a group gift was subscribed and$100 forwarded immediately "to expressour interest and good will, and as a tokenof loyalty." President Mason, in acknowl-edging this "evidence of fellowship foundedupon scholarship," closed his letter in thefollowing words :"About a month ago a very influential groupof Chicago citizens accepted membership on acommittee to assist the University in its development. Mr. B. E. Sunny is the Chairmanof our Committee and is throwing himself heartand soul into our work. The future seemsbright and I can only hope that our efforts atChicago may be worthy of the trust and con-fidence which such groups as that at Shanghaihave shown." The Committee of Citizens is now com-posed of a hundred or more prominentChicagoans who are lending public-spiritedsupport to the final efforts of the Campaign.Besides Mr. Sunny, who gives freely ofhis time and enthusiastic personality asChairman, the executive committee of thisCitizens' group includes four vice-chairmen,Joseph H. Defrees, Mrs. Kellogg Fair-bank, Mrs. Arthur Meeker, and AugustusS. Peabody, together with Sewell L. Avery,Mrs. Jacob Baur, Dr. Frank Billings,General Abel Davis, David Evans, HowardFenton, Charles M. Kittle, Mrs. MediliMcCormick, Harry L. Monroe, Marvin B.Pool, Colonel A. A. Sprague, Roy O. West,and Frank O. Wetmore.In furtherance of the Campaign, thePresident and Mrs. Mason are scheduledto be on the Pacific Coast during Marchand the first week of Aprii, there to makea number of important stops, including SanFrancisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.Alumni groups in the West are now eager-ly competing for the presence of Presidentand Mrs. Mason at dinner and speakingengagements which Alumni hope to ar-range during this California trip.The University of Chicago Citizens'Committee on ChemistryA CITIZENS' COMMITTEE onChemistry, to assist the University inthe development of its Department ofChemistry, is made up of twenty-six ofChicago's prominent business men, thechairman being Charles H. MacDowell,president of the Armour Fertilizer Works.The committee will undertake to raise, inco-operation with the University, $3,235,-000 for a new laboratory building and theendowment of instruction and research inchemistry. The new laboratory buildingfor research and graduate work, costing(Please turn to page 257)223Coach Yost PraiIn a tvries of articles entitled "My 30 Years in Football,'at the Unirersìty of Michigan, appeating in the Chicaco ]installment re-printed here.THE oldest active football coach, so faras I know, is Alonzo Stagg, now headof ali athletics at Chicago. Hewas a member of the Yale class of 1888.After graduating he went to the Springfield Training School, where he studied forthe ministry. From there he went toChicago. And to football he brought thegospel of fair, hard play. His pulpit hasbeen the gridiron, and from the pulpit alithrough his long and lovely and magnificentcareer, he has preached the code of thecollege gentleman and sportsman and donean enormous amount of good, both physicaland, of course, spiritual.I hold that Alonzo Stagg is one of thefinest products of American athletic andcollege life of ali time. They cali him the"Grand Old Man," and more particularlydo Chicago men, graduates and undergraduates and faculty alike cali him just"The Old Man." And they hold him inhigh and affectionate and sacred esteem.Alonzo Stagg has been almost deified atChicago. He is a god there, and ali Chicagomen worship at the shrine of his lovelypersonality and rugged character."The Old Man" was a star and All-American end in his playing days at Yale.He was a teammate of such Yale immortalsas "Pudge" Heffelfinger and Lee McClung,who later became treasurer of the UnitedStates. He was a star even in their company and he was also the star of the Yalebaseball team.In the old days conditions were such thatoccasionally it was necessary for a coach toplay as a member of the team which he wascoaching. I had this experience myself whencoaching at Ohio Wesleyan in the latenineties, and, oddly enough, it was againstMichigan, where I later went and have beenfor such a long and happy time. "TheOld Man," coaching at Chicago, also hadthis experience against Michigan.I have known "The Old Man" for many,many years, and have come to know himwell. To know him is to love him, and I ses Coach Staggby Fielding H. ("Harry Up") Yost, Director of Athletics[earld-Examiner, Coach Yost tells of Coach Stagg in theyield to not even Chicago men in my af-fection for him.I consider men like Camp in the East andStagg in the West the real leaders in thedevelopment and growth of intercollegiatefootball. Stagg, like Camp, has alwaysbeen clean and fine and has realized howthe true purpose of the game co-ordinatedwith the true purpose of the university.He was one of the leaders in the organization of the Western Conference, a bodydesigned to govern middle western intercollegiate athletics that has no equal. Thatwas almost twenty years ago, and since thenali intercollegiate sport has thrived withinits folds. The members of the conferencemeet on the same level of requirements andstandards and we employ a distinguishedgentleman, Major Griffiths, to act as com-missioner of athletics for the association.The result is that we ali get along peace-fully and happily."The Old Man" has always been a livewire during practice sessions. He has always kept step with the trend of the times.Indeed, he has often been a step ahead ofthe general processions; and to see him direct his squad is to see a dynamo in action."The Old Man" is old in years, but forforce and insight and enthusiasm he has itali over the youngsters he coaches.No man is more faithful to the rules thanhe. Letter and spirit, he observes themalike and will not tolerate anybody whodoesn't. In 1924 he was confronted withthe task of stopping Illinois after "Red"Grange had swept through the West. Hestopped them, not by worrying what Grangewould do, but by sending his team out onoffense of its own. And for a considerablepart of the game Chicago rode, rough shod,over Illinois, much to the surprise of thegreat crowd which saw the game. How-ever, Grange got going, but even so, thebest Illinois could do was to get a 21 to 21tie. Chicago stopped Grange completelyin 1925.(Co,. i risili, 1920, The Chiisly Walsh Syndicate)224What I Learned at the UniversityBy Henry Justin, Smith, '98As announced in the Magazine, Mr. Smith recently retired as Director of Public Relations to re-enter the editorialorganization of the Chicago Daily News. He rendered most efiective services while at the University.OCCASIONALLY a universityalumnus, after years of businesslife, returns for a belated post-graduate term to the scene of his earlystudies. Something of the kind was whatthe present writer found himself under-taking in July, 1924. The most pertinentquestion, then, which can now be asked ofhim is: "What have you learned?"Of course, in one sense, he has not learnedanything. That is, he has not masteredany academic subject, nor even any subordinate part of such a subject. He is nota whit better mathematician, or physicist,or linguist, than at the time when, almosttoo generously, the University granted himthe degree of A.B. He was always one ofthe worst possible students of the sciences,and must now record, with some regret,that he will never actually know anythingabout those things.Another field in which the "p.g. student"has conspicuously failed is master of theorganization side of University affairs :Those things expressed in terms like "re-quired credit," "major and minor se-quence," "systems of grading," and so on.The alumnus has several times been almostdrowned in a surf of terminology whereineven freshmen bathe with complete ease.He has saved himself and his self-respectonly by realizing that the deans, recordersand examiners would flounder just as badlyif they were in a newspaper office and heardthe remark, "Say, pep up that double-slug-ged head in the dummy."Yet, the alumnus, he who at times haseven been addressed as "professor," and hasbeen stili further thrilled by envelopes call-ing him "doctor," must have learned something in a year and a half. If so, what?Well, for one thing, he has learned thatthe spirit of The University of Chicagois noticeably, definitely, friendly. This wasa very early discovery. The alumnus mustconfess that, like many others, he had drifted into the misconception that universities — any and ali of them — wereplaces whose very walls wore a dyspepticfrown. He imagined that the conduct ofclasses involved a tyranny and an ili temperwhich, as a matter of fact, is often foundin business life — but never here. Now,there may be students who stili cling tothe great misconception, but surely therecan't be many! The present postgraduate-student-at-large begs to testify that he hasfound this University an amiable, an en-couraging, a — well, a smiling sort of place.A beautiful one, of course, too. A regionof lovely shadows and alluring lightedwindows — but there isn't space to go intothat.After ali, the person now under examina-tion must resort to vagueness as to what hehas learned. Here are a few things, moregeneralities :That the perspectives in many branches ofknowledge are millions of years and billionsof miles longer than he — the alumnus — supposed.That, as a result, scientific workers live andthink in such tremendous terms that they arethe best of philosophers, the most reassuring ofcompanions, and the most genuine of democrats.That scientific workers and teachers are aboutas unselfish as human beings can be expected tobe, and as little mercenary as is possible in anera when bills are payable monthly.That these same people work hard — a gooddeal harder than the students. That the soulof a university is the composite soul of al!these unselfish, self-denying and hard-workingmembers of it; including those thousands ofstudents who really do work hard.That university presidents have to be (andthe best of them are) intellectual and adminis-trative supermen. That the trustees of a university are a group who, as it has been expressed, "give unsparingly in service."That, in a University like this, one may saywhat he thinks and do as he pleases; just solong as he conforms to standards of ordinarydecency, sincerity, and common sense.That an institution in which such a spirithad been built up is, at the same time, a mightybusiness enterprise, the direction of which calls(Please tura to page 231}''22'Jl ®f)£ ©ntòetóttp of CJncago Jllaga?me \Editor and Business Manager, Adolph G. Pierrot, '07Advertising Manager, Charles E. Hayes, Ex.EDITORIAL BOARD: Commerce and Administration Association — Donald P. Bean,'17; Divinity Association — C. T. Holman, D.B., '16; Doctors' Association — D. J. Fisher,'17, Ph.D., '22; Law Association — Charles F. McElroy, A.M., '06, J.D., '15; Schoolof Education Association — Lillian Stevenson, '21 ; Rush Medicai Association — MorrisFishbein, 'n, M.D., '12,^^(^^^^^^^^<^^^<^^<^^^<^^^^^^<^^^^^^Vere^crs & comm£^<tIntramuralAthleticsTHE great popularity and wide publicity constantly meted out to thefootball, basketball, track and other teamsof the universities and collegesthat appear in intercollegiatecompetition have served toscreen somewhat a significant movement re-lating to athletics in general that has developed in many of our educational institu-tions in recent years. The common cryagainst intercollegiate athletics make muchof the argument that only a comparativelyfew of the entire student body get anydirect physical benefit from such activities.As a matter of fact, statistics show thatsome thousands of students are enlisted inthe intercollegiate competition that occursduring the course of any school year. Itis true, however, that the largest part ofthe student body do not take part in suchfeatures, largely because they require especial fitness and skill. It is to meet theneeds for healthful play and competitiverecreation for the entire student body thatintramural athletics has been developed.The article on "Intramural Athletics atChicago," by C. O. Molander, '14, in thisnumber of the Magazine, therefore, is ofspecial and timely interest. Chicago is nowa typical example of what is being donein this direction at a rapidly increasingnumber of colleges and universities throughout the country. The lively interest andquick development of this most importantphase of athletics on the Quadrangles hasbeen gratifying; only those who are here,"on the ground," to see it ali in daily A MonthNeareroperation, perhaps, can fully appreciate it.When the new Field House is erected thisform of athletics will undoubtedly be givenstili further impetus and will reveal evenwider and more effective results. Intramural athletics is in many ways the sanestand most useful form of physical activityfor students in the mass and should beheartily encouraged.IN OUR last number we called attention,in a preliminary way, to the comingJune Reunion and its significance this year.We are now a month nearerthat annual Alumni event andpreparations have begun totake more definite form. At the secondquarterly meeting of the Alumni Councilheld in January, preliminary considerationof the June Reunion, as is customary atthe January meeting, was given, in responseto the request of the Reunion Chairmanwho was introduced at that time.It will come as welcome news to hundredsof Alumni that Harry R. Swanson, '17,will serve as Reunion Chairman for 1926.More will be told about Harry and hisplans later. Suffice it to say at this timethat his prominence in College affairs during his undergraduate days, and his Constant, active interest in class and Alumniaffairs, show his special fitness for this special job. Under the leadership of HarrySwanson we are assured of a lively andsuccessful Reunion program.Concerning the program, we know thathe would appreciate suggestions from the226EVENTS AND COMMENT 227Alumni. On one matter in particular, sug-gestions and opinions are desired. Previousto last year, it will be recalled, the Singwas held on Friday evening and the generalReunion events were held on the next day— Saturday, Alumni Day. This made a"two day" Reunion. Last year, in a at-tempt to concentrate the major events onAlumni Day, the Sing was held on Saturday night, as the closing feature of AlumniDay. This made a "one day" Reunion, sofar as the general events were concerned.The idea in closing Alumni Day with theSing was to have that "one big day" reacha climax in the Sing, a traditional eventwhich has long been one of our most color-ful and most successful Reunion features.There are, of course, two sides to the ques-tion. The Reunion Committee would welcome expressions of opinion from Alumnion the week-end arrangement so as to betterguide them in deciding on the pian to followfor this coming June gathering. Do youfavor holding the Sing, as formerly, onFriday night, or do you think it best tohave it on the night of Alumni Day? Kind-ly send your views to the Alumni Office.The Reunion Committee will be glad toget them and adopt whatever pian seemsmost in favor.THE University of Chicago is stiliyoung. In the nature of things, witha body of Alumni whose average age isaround 30 years, any excep-"Chicago' tional participation in nationalongress poijt;cai arra;rSi as representedby Congressional office, could not well beexpected. That Chicago Alumni have already begun to give service to the nationin this particular field, however, is a factwhich should not be passed unnoticed.At the present time we have four Alumniin Congress, as follows : Senator Arthur R.Robinson, '14, of Indiana; and three Con-gressmen — Burton Lee French, '03, ofIdaho, Ole J. Kvale, '14, of Minnesota,and Adam M. Wyant, '95, of Pennsylvania.In other govermental fields in state,county and city, our Alumni are holding offices and rendering services in varioussections of the country. As time goes on,judging from the present, we may expecta much larger activity in politicai andgovernmental work among our Alumni andincreasing Alumni representation at Washington. Education for citizenship andleadership, as exemplified at the University,and particularly with the new school andstudy of politics and government beingestablished, must inevitably result in in-creased locai, state and national service bythe product of the institution — the Alumni.And so it should be. For it is such men,broadened and well grounded through education, trained and schooled in the history,functions and fundamental purposes ofgovernment, who can render best the specialservices required for the welfare and progress of the state.THE Magazine contains in this numbera part of the report, recently issued, onthe Seventeenth Interfraternity Conference.The Conference was heldFraternity ^ m ^ Ngw York ^lmprovement ^, . .n , ,r 1 his report will nave muchof interest for many of our readers, andparticularly for those who are more directlyinterested in the matter of college fraternities, their regulation and their purposes.College fraternities, like many otherorganizations, no doubt, have acquired bothgood and bad features. Those who arecontent to contemplate and perhaps exag-gerate only their "evils" can soon reach aconclusion that the fraternities should beabolished. Contrariwise, to see only thefavorable side of such organizations canlead to over-enthusiasm and failure to con-tribute toward constructive ends wherethere may be much room for such contribu-tion. It is apparent from the report hereinprinted that the fraternity representa-tives, both undergraduate and Alumni, havenot closed their eyes to the possibilities forimprovement, but are, rather, directingtheir interest and attention toward bothspecific and general betterments with soundand commendable zeal.(Please turn to page 231)ALUMNIIndianapolis Club MeetingsFebruary 13, 1926.The Indianapolis Club of the Universityof Chicago Alumni held its meeting for thismonth to-day. There were twenty-eightpresent in spite of the fact that many ofour regular members are out of town forthe week-end. This time we tried reachingali of the people on our list by telephoneand succeeded in getting out several whohad never been present before.Dr. Charles E. Merriam of the University was our speaker and we were surelyglad to welcome him. He brought us newsof some of the big things that are beingaccomplished in his department — politicaiscience. His talk made us feel closer to theUniversity; and we wish that more of theprofessors might visit us during the winter.I believe that I neglected to report ourmeeting of last month. It was on the ninthof January and Mr. Christopher Colemanof the Indiana Historical Commission spoketo us. Our meetings have been interesting,indeed, and greatly enjoyed by ali.Respectfully,Mary E. McPheeters, '22,Secretary.Washington, D. C, Club MeetingTHE regular monthly luncheon of theUniversity of Chicago Alumni Clubof Washington, D. C, was held at theCosmos Club on February the first. ThePresident, Mr. A. T. Stewart, '04, re-minded us of the Chicago Dinner to beheld at Rauscher's on February twenty-fourth. Walter S. Rogers, '02, Directorof the Institute of Current World Affairs,an endowed institution, spoke to the clubon the problems involved in developing agroup of investigators capable of furnishingreliable and authoritative information oneconomie, social and politicai conditions andmovements in the world at large.JESSIE N. Barber, '97, Secretary AFFAI R SChicago — Wisconsin Alumni Basket-ball LuncheonA Chicago-Wisconsin Alumni basketballluncheon was held on Friday, February i9th,in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel LaSalle.Some 125 Chicago Alumni and 75 Alumni fromWisconsin attended, making a total attendanceof around 200 for this gathering.Edwin C. Austin, Wisconsin, '12, acted astoastmaster, and William Kerr, Chicago, '25,was the cheer leader. There was excellentmusic rendered by the Badger Quartet, andduring the luncheon there were many songs andyells by Chicago and Wisconsin Alumni.Herbert O. ("Fritz") Crisler, '22, assistantbasketball coach at Chicago, told about thepresent Western Conference basketball season,pointing out the strength and the weaknesses ofthe various teams, and explaining why the competition is very dose. It was an interesting"inside" talk on the basketball situation in theConference. He then introduced a number ofthe Chicago basketball players who werepresent.Director A. A. Stagg, who was the principalguest of honor and speaker, told of the long-established athletic relationship between Wisconsin and Chicago and how that relationshiphas strengthened in the period of over a quarterof a century. Mr. Stagg called attention to thefact that this year sees the thirtieth anniversaryof the Western Conference, an organizationwhich was originai in its ideas and purpose,and which succeeded in placing college athleticson the high piane it should occupy, and inguiding the purposes of athletics toward theirproper end. He pointed out that some 76 otherathletic conferences throughout the country havebeen organized and patterned on the pian andaims of the Western Conference.Mr. Stagg then paid high tribute to PresidentMason as an Alumnus of Wisconsin, as anathlete, and as President of the University ofChicago. He told the gathering that GeorgeLittle, the new Director of Athletics at Wisconsin, was a man of high ideals and rightpurpose, and congratulated Wisconsin onobtaining him as their director. He urged theWisconsin Alumni to support Coach Little inhis efforts for the proper advancement ofathletics at Wisconsin.This gathering, which was held under theauspices of the Chicago Alumni Club and theWisconsin Alumni club, was an affair of finespirit and was greatly enjoyed by the Alumniof both schools who attended.228ALUMNI AFFAIRS 229Stated Alumni Club MeetingsIndianapolis:Noon Luncheon, Columbia Club,2nd Saturday each month.Washington, D. C:Monthly Luncheon, Cosmos Club.West Suburban Alumnae:Monthly Program, Members' Homes.2nd Wednesday each month.Visìting Alumni cordially invited.(Officers of Alumni Cluba are requeated to notifythe Alumni Office of any regular weekly or monthlymeetings, formai or informai, that are heldorplan-ned. Kindly state time and place, whenever possible.The Magazine will list, as above, ali such meetings.)Ninth Annual Dinner of Interfraternity Association of ChicagoTHE ninth annual dinner of the Interfraternity Association of Chicago washeld at the Drake Hotel on February nth.This was by far the largest and mostenthusiastic gathering of its kind ever heldin the history of the organization. Everyone of the 41 fraternities represented hadlarge delegations on hand, giving their fraternity songs and yells. The entire attend-ance was dose to 1500.Richard Henry Little — the famous "R.H. L." conductor of the "Line" in theChicago Tribune — again presided in "riot-ous" fashion. Former Governor of IllinoisFrank O. Lowden gave his famous orationon Abraham Lincoln ; Major Thornton A.Mills, Air Service Intelligence Officer,spoke on "Inspiration of Fraternity Life";and Fielding H. Yost, Director of Athletics at the University of Michigan, spokeon "Alumni Spirit."Fair play and good sportsmanship byalumni and students, rather than victoriesby university or college teams, was urgedby Coach Yost. "The students and alumniat college contests," he said, "are on trialjust as surely as are members of the team.Today when one goes to a college footballgame it is taken for granted that he willsee a high quality of sportsmanship on theplaying field. No one expects anythingelse from the players. Why can we notapply the same standards to the alumni andothers whose part in the contest is in thestands?" He pointed out the increasinggood spirit being evidenced among alumniand students at college games, and urged itscontinuance and fullest development.Four football captains were introducedto the crowd: "Tim" Lowry, Northwestern, 1925, "Moon" Baker, Northwestern, 1926, "Bub" Henderson, Chicago,1925, and "Wallie" Marks, Chicago, 1926.In addition to the speakers there was alively program of music and entertainment,one of the features being some songs by theChicago Police Department Octette.The Interfraternity Association wasfounded in 1915, and incorporated in 1925.A number of Chicago Alumni have been and are officers of the organization, as wellas members of the several committees inconnection with the annual dinner.Fourth Annual Glee Club ContestTHE fourth annual Glee Club Contestwas held in Orchestra Hall, Chicago,on the evening of February 22nd. In theuniversity group, the following Big Tenuniversities competed : Chicago, Illinois,Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern, Purdue,and Wisconsin. In the college group thefollowing competed : Beloit, Grinnell,Knox, Millikin University, Lake Forest,and Wabash.A large attendance greeted the collegeglee clubs, and the songs were supplementedbv college yells by the alumni of each schoolin the audience. In the award to the universities, Wisconsin was first, Illinois sec-ond, and Iowa third. Mr. Edward Moore,the musical critic of the Chicago Tribune,in commenting upon the concert, stated :"There has been considerable improvementin the situation since these contests wereoriginated, and I, who was a judge in oneof the earlier ones, had reason to notice thebetterment. The improvement has been inboth matter and manner, better choice ofsongs, and better style in their performance."The clubs furnished an interesting andsomewhat exciting evening, the programthroughout being greatly enjoyed by theaudience. This annual contest has becomea fìxture on the alumni programs of thevarious universities and colleges interested.230 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEChicago Alumni Club Directory —Annual Club CalendarDuring the month of February a Directory of Alumni living in Chicago was pub-lished and distributed by the Chicago Club.The book contains some 315 pages, givesthe officers of the Club, a brief history ofthe organization, photographs of prominentAlumni in Chicago, pictures of PresidentMason and of the University, and gives thename, business, and both business and cityaddress of Alumni in the Chicago district.The book was financed by advertising andwas distributed free to Alumni in Chicagounder the auspices of the Club. It is anexcellent and very serviceable piece of workand much credit should go to the officersof the Club, who fostered this Directory.The present officers of the Club are:President, William H. Lyman, '14Vice-President, Sam A. Rothermel, '17Secretary, Roderick Macpherson, '16Executive Committee:James A. Donovan, '13Earle A. Shilton, '14Leslie M. Parker, '15Paul S. Russell, '16Frank S. Whiting, '16Donald L. Smith, '20Loan Fund:Chairman, Henry Gordon Gale, '96Secretary, William J. Mather, '17Delegates to Alumni Council:William H. Lyman, '14Roderick Macpherson, '16Sam A. Rothermel, '17Delegate to Board of Athletic Control:William France Anderson, '99The annual calendar of the ChicagoAlumni Club shows the following eventsas regular features of the Club program :September — Fiscal year commences.October — Dinner with Northwestern atCity Club, with talks by football coaches,captains, presidents and tiustee pres-idents.October — Radio buffet luncheon.November — Football dinner to Coach Staggand the team before the Illinois game.November — Homecoming at Bartlett Gym-nasium after football game.December — Publication of annual directory.January — Big Ten dinner or dance.Februarv — Glee Club contest in OrchestraHall. ' February — Luncheon for basketball team inconjunction with Wisconsin or some otherweek-end opponent.May — Lecture by University of ChicagoProfessor. Undergraduate deans asguests. Annual meeting and election ofofficers.June — Field day at one of the country clubs.June — Alumni reunion at the University.The Chicago Alumni Club at the presenttime has considerably over one thousandactive members.Plan Intercollegiate Alumni HotelsTHE Associated Alumni of seventyleading colleges and universities inAmerica are designating one hotel in prac-tically every city of the United States andCanada as a member of a nation-widechain of "inter-collegiate alumni hotels."In New York and Chicago three hotels willbe designated. The actuating motive be-hind the pian is to provide a common meeting ground for college men and women under conditions that will make for socialcongeniality, thus furthering and strength-ening the co-ordination of alumni interests,upon which every higher educational insti-tution must depend to a great extent.The alumni magazines of ali the participating institutions will be kept on file in thereading room of each intercollegiate alumnihotel. Lists containing the names of locaialumni will also be maintained by thealumni magazines. The committee havingthe work in charge is selecting hotels whichevince a cordial spirit of co-operation withthe movement. In most cities the leadinghotels are taking very kindly to the pianand will in the course of the next six monthsbegin to display the officiai insignia adoptedby the Committee.Ali college men and women who travelregularly will soon be able to chart theircourse so that they can move from one"alumni home" to another, meeting friendswherever they go and resuming old friend-ships. A national publicity campaign willinform alumni of the co-operation whichwill be extended by the designated hotelsand an effort made to have ali alumni ac-tivities center in them. Anyone wishing tosecure information concerning the pian,ALUMNI AFFAIRS 231which involves many additional interestingdetails, may write to Levering Tyson, 311East Hall, Columbia University, NewYork City. Alumni officials of twelve universities compose the Honorary Boardwhich is fostering this new intercollegiatepian.À À ÀWhat I Learned at the University(Continued from page 225)for a wisdom and courage greater than isneeded to run a gas company.That a university should not make a profit,but neither can it be permitted to perish frompoverty. That, therefore, its ideals of workand service must somehow "be got across" topeople who are well able to keep its treasuryfull. That the foregoing process of enlightmentis an extremely difficult problem. That thepresent alumnus has greatly enjoyed working atthis problem, and hopes that, one way or an-other, he can stili be of assistance in solving it.One may doubt whether a board examin-ing the present alumnus for an advanceddegree would award him anything becauseof the above discoveries. However, suchbits of knowledge, and a few others whichmight be added, are considered by the alumnus to be of great profit to himself. Andthey make him feel that since coming to theUniversity he has "got a lot more out ofit than he put in."« « «Events and Comment(Continued from page 227)Decided efforts toward more serious college work and real advancement in scholarship, better financing of establishments,saner and more helpful social activities,broader and more democratic spirit, widereducational interest — these are among theneeded improvements being steadily and suc-cessfully fostered by the Conference. Alithis must help very appreciably for betterstudent life, better class-room work, andbetter citizenship. Separately, too, thefraternities are improving, and serious, con-structive problems now take up the majorportion of the programs of their annualconventions. The whole tendency andmovement is in the right direction and isnoticeably bringing worthwhile results. Education and Personality(Continued from page 220)are to that extent increased in quantity.Some universities are likewise studyingthe personalities of their faculties. Oneinstitution has prepared a list of the desir-able characteristics of professors, and it issignificant that in the preparation of thislist the committee which did the work in-cluded among its numbers representativesof the student body. One can imagine thepleasure of the student representatives inbeing given the opportunity to draw anexact picture of the perfect professor. Suchlists are of use in the selection of new in-structors. They likewise aid the instructorto improve himself where he is weak, andthey assist the deans in supervising the workof their young instructors.Such an undertaking is, of course, ofextreme value because the personality of theteacher influences the personality of hisstudents. A great faculty produces a greatstudent body if the faculty wishes to influence its students.By way of summary it may be said thateducation influences personality and character either for good or for bad. If wedesire education to be a beneficiai socialagency, we must develop high ideals in thestudents. These ideals are developed partlythrough books and study. They are partlydeveloped by personal contacts. It is theduty of every institution of learning to seethat its students are provided with goorlbooks and with a strong faculty. Even in ailarge university it is entirely possible to provide every student with an adviser selected todevelop character and to assist the studentin solving his personal problems. Muchmore remains to be done, but the public whosends its children to the university will bereassured in the knowledge of the fact thatthe importance of the problem of the development of character is fully appreciatedby the administrative officers and by themajority of the instructors on the faculty.Much remains to be done, but an excellentbeginning has been made.S! UNIVERSITYTuition to be Raised — More Scholar-ships CreatedFOLLOWING a course which has beenfound necessary by many Americanuniversities during recent years, the University will on July I next increase itstuition charges to under-graduates from$75 a quarter to $90 a quarter. Approvaiof this change has been voted by the Boardof Trustees.The board also approved of a pian tomake a considerable increase in scholarshipsand remissions of tuition for other reasons.Last year such scholarships and remissionscombined to make a total of about $180,000.The increase contemplated is expected tobring this figure to more than $200,000 ayear.Since there are four quarters in the aca-demic year at the University, the maximumto be paid per year by undergraduates willbe $360. This is lower than the tuitioncharge made by some eastern universitieswhose year is divided into two semesters,without any summer term.It is pointed out that during the lastten years the purchasing power of a dollarhas decreased approximately 40 per cent.Increases in tuition charges have not keptpace with this fall in the purchasing powerof the dollar, which affects universities asmuch as it does any other institutions.It has always cost the University moreto educate a student than he or she haspaid ; and even under the new scale oftuition fees, this will be the case, with theincrease in ali living and buying costs, whichmake the expenditures of the University,salaries included, take an upward tendency.An addition to tuition charges as justauthorized will, it is stated, stili be belowwhat might be charged in strict correspond-ence with economie conditions.President Mason said: "In taking thiscourse, the University is simply acting in accordance with economie trends and in har-mony with the means many other universities of similar standing have adopted forgreater revenue. The University has byno means taken the lead in tuition increases,but is, if anything, merely bringing itselfinto somewhere the position its sister institutions already occupy."I am glad that, at the same time whenwe have found it necessary to take this step,we have been able to adopt measures forincreased financial help to worthy studentsof limited means."The University of Chicago in theOrientIN HIS recent Convocation address atthe University Dr. Charles W. Gilkey,the Barrows Lecturer in India for the University last year, made a striking statementabout the influence of the University ofChicago in the Orient:"I meditated often on the curious factthat a Chicagoan, who went to the Orientfeeling himself a citizen of no mean city,should there be informed by an eminentIndian that the greatest asset his city hasin the Far East should be not its businessorganizations nor its big statistics, but itseducational institution. The light thatshines brightest half way around the worldthese days is the light of the mind and thespirit streaming forth across troubled watersfrom such an international lighthouse asthis University seeks to be."The influence of the University ofChicago as an international institutioncomes not only from its general prestige eastof Suez, but from the number and qualityof the positions which its alumni hold inthe Orient and especially in its intellectuallife. East of Suez I was over and overagain surprised to find how many educatorsin strategie positions had done work orwere hoping to do so here at the Universityof Chicago."232UNIVERSITY NOTES — RADIO PROGRAMRADIO PROGRAMThree stations now broadcast University programfeatures: WMAQ, 447.5; WLS, 344; KYW, 535.4.Lectures and Campus FeaturesMarch 15 — "Industriai Relations and TheTrend of Business"... , Prof. R.W.Stone. WLS 6:40 P.M.March 16 — " World- Affairs"Speaker to be announced. WMAO9:00 P.M.March 18 — "The Early Theater in Chicago."Prof. Napier Wilt. WMAO9:00 P.M.March 19 — "The Drift of Modem Religions"Prof. A. E. Haydon. WMAO9:00 P.M.March 22 — "The Central Banking System andBusiness Actioity."Prof. Lloyd W. Mints. WLS6:40 P.M.March 23 — "Hungarian Folk Songs."Violin selections by BernardFischer. WMAQ 8:40 P. M."World-Affairs."Speaker to be announced.WMAQ9:00P.M.March 24 — Radio Concert,by the University Glee Club.KYW 10:20 P.M.March 26 — "Medicai Charlatans"Dr. Arthur J. Cramp. WMAQ9:00 P.M.March 29 — "The Recent Movement of Wagesand Its Effect on Business."Prof. Paul H. Douglas. WLS6:40 P.M.Aprii 2 — "Prolonging Life"Dr. I. S. Falk. WMAQ 9:00 P.M.Aprii 5 — "Analysisof Business Conditions."Prof. Garfield V. Cox. WLS6:40 P.M.Aprii 6 — "World Affairs"Speaker to be announced. WMAQ9:00 P.M.Aprii 13 — "World- Affairs"Speaker to be announced. WMAQ9:00 P.M.CHIMESDuring the Winter quarter mghtly selections fromthe Alice Freeman Palmer ehimes in Mitchell Tower,will be played from 9:55 to 10 every evening exceptSunday and Monday, as the closing number of theWMAQ program.Alumni may receive monthly programs free bymailing their names and addresses to the RadioEditor, Faculty Exchange, University of Chicago.University Radio Activities in 1925-26ON OCTOBER 6 of last year President Max Mason, who was just as-suming his duties as head of the University,officially opened the second year of broadcasting from the radio studio in MitchellTower with an outline of the University'splans for going on the air.Since that time, under the direction of afaculty committee headed by Dean GordonJ. Laing, speakers from many departmentshave co-operated in a program representingali sides of University life. Literature, art,naturai and social sciences, history andcurrent events have furnished the materialfor the lectures.Plans are now under way for continuingthe work throughout the spring, with programs from at least three Chicago broadcasting stations : The Chicago Daily News,WMAQ ; The Chicago Evening American,KYW; and Sears, Roebuck and Co., WLS.Two objectives have occupied the atten-tion of the radio committee from the outset."To win new friends for the Universityand present a complete picture of our variedactivities is perhaps our first aim," saidDean Laing in a recent interview. "Atthe same time we are experimenting conserv-atively in an effort to find out what valueradio may have as an informai educationalmedium."Accordingly the Mitchell Tower lectureshave been planned with two chief ends inview — timeliness and continuity of interest.Among the longer series featured were ananalysis of crime conditions in a modemcity, a co-operative course on American life,and a number of the important lecturesfrom the course "Man in Society." Thiscourse is also being presented in the class-room during the present quarter for a se-lected group of students.The crime series was the first of the moreambitious attempts. The problem wasstudied from the point of view of six differ-ent departments in talks by the followingfaculty members: Miss Edith Abbott,Ernest W. Burgess, L. L. Thurstone,Charles E. Merriam, Dr. Sydney Kuh, andErnst Freund. The success of the experi- ment led to the scheduling of the othertwo series for the present quarter.Shorter courses, of three or four lectureseach, have been devoted to medicai dis-coveries, modem trends in education, andcurrent religious thinking.Comment on current events of nationaland international importance, now presentedeach Tuesday from Station WMAQ, hasproved one of the most popular featuresof the University program. An effort hasbeen made to follow the topics of the day,with surprising success in some instances.Harold G. Moulton, formerly a memberof the University staff and now director oithe Institute of Economics, carne fromWashington, D. C, to deliver a talk on the234 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEItalian war debt on the evening of November 12. The evening papers of thatday contained the first hint that negotia-tions had been completed, and the fullterms of the settlement were announced thefollowing morning. Other talks hardlyless timely have been incidents of the routine, and the series as a whole has illustrat-ed the interest of the University in eventsof the world.The lighter side of campus life has beenrepresented in occasionai appearances by thechoir, the glee club, and other organizations. Twelfth Night carols, sung by thechoir under the direction of Mr. MackEvans, won much favorable comment fromthe radio audience.Following is a list of faculty memberswho have spoken during the autumnquarter and the first part of the winterterm :Edith AbbottPaul AtkinsKatherine BluntPercy Holmes BoyntODI. Harlen BretzErnest W. BurgesaW. W. Charter»I. M. ClarkFay-Coopef ColeArthur H. ComptonWilliam A. CraigieWalter L. DornD. Jerome FisherErnst FreundJ. Paul GoodeMary K. HeinerLudwig HektoenMarcus W. JerneganCharles H. JuddSydney KuhGordon J. LaingHarold D. Lasswell S. F. LelandE. R. LongMax MasonShailer MathewsMary F. McAuleyAndrew C MeLaughlinHenry C MorrisonW. A. NoyesRobert E. ParkJ. Fred RippyBernadotte SchmittEyler N. SimpsonG. B. SmithHenry Justin SmithMartin SprenglingLillian StevensonL. L. ThurstoneH. G. WellsNapier WiltChester WrightQuincy WrightSome Recent GiftsGIFTS to the University recently announced include $10,000 from theCommonwealth Fund to carry out a specialwork in the School of Education; a subscription of $5,000 from Dr. Gerard VanSchaick for endowment of research on thepathology of the ève; an additional gift of$10,000 from Mrs. Joseph Bond for theDivinity Chapel in memory of her husband ;an additional gift from Mrs. Frank R.Lillie for construction costs on the Whit-man Laboratory of Experimental Zoology,this making a total of $94.000 given byProfessor and Mrs. Lillie for that Laboratory; and a grant of $1,700 from theCarnegie Corporation for additional coursesin art. International Aspect of theUniversityAN INTERNATIONAL aspect of thek University's Graduate Schools has recently been emphasized by the announce-ment of the names of eleven "foreign Fel-lows" who are working in various departments of research at the University. Fromthe Department of Chemistry also Comesthe announcement of the appointment ofDr. Ernst Cohen, professor of physicalchemistry at the University of Utrecht, tobe a member of the teaching staff for theFirst Term of the Summer Quarter of1926.Included among the notable researchscholars from foreign countries who arenow at work at the University are thefollowing:Haakon Wadell, world-traveler and student of Maya culture from the Universityof Stockholm, who is preparing for aDoctor's degree; Father L. N. G. G. Pol-spoel, sent to the University by the BelgianRelief Fund, who is pursuing graduatecourses in the Department of Geography;Cornelio Cruz, University of Manila, undera government fellowship, also in the Department of Geography; Dr. H. GottliebBillroth, of Vienna, at work in the Department of Chemistry ; and Thomas Osgoodand John Williamson, St. Andrews University, who are doing research in physicsand mathematics under a grant from theCommonwealth Fund.Other scholars at work from abroad areF. J. Lang, University of Innsbruck, sentby the Rockefeller Foundation, who recently gained recognition for his researchwith Professor Maximow in the isolationof tubercular tissue ; Miss Dorothy Dow-nie, from the University of Aberdeen, aidedby the Carnegie Foundation, who is reg-istered as a graduate student in botany;Ching Y. Chang, supported by the Boxerindemnity, who is also at work in thatdepartment; and John Cairney, Universityof Otago, New Zealand, in the Departmentof Anatomv.UNIVERSITY NOTES 2^3Some Members of the FacultiesAbove, left to tight: Prof. Albert A. Michelson, Prof. James H. Breasted, Assoc. Prof. AlbertE. Haydon. Below, left to tight: Prof. Charles H. Tudd. Prof. Paul Shorey, Maj. FrederickM. Barrows, Prof. Edwin B. Frost.An Atlas of the Milky WayAN ATLAS of the Milky Way is soon- to be published by the Yerkes Ob-servatory of the University, according to anannouncement by its director, ProfessorEdwin B. Frost. The publication, madepossible by a grant from the Carnegie Institution of Washington, will contain se-lected prints from more than 3,500 photo-graphs of the Milky Way made by thelate Professor E. E. Barnard, of the Ob-servatory staff.During his last years Professor Barnard,who was known as the greatest visualastronomer, made a special study of thedark markings of the sky, which are nowrecognized as non-luminous nebulae. Healso discovered the fifth satellite of Jupiteras well as sixteen comets, and receivednumerous gold medals from European andAmerican societies for his scientific achieve-ments. College Administrators CoursesA SPECIAL feature of the comingSummer Quarter program at theSchool of Education will be courses forcollege administrators. Some of the titlessuggest the character and scope of thecourses which have been organized : TheNature, Organization, and Control ofHigher Education ; The Administration andSupervision of Academic Work in Collegesand Universities; The Financial Administration of Higher Institutions; ProfessionalDuties of Registrars and Deans; Purchasing with Special Reference to Institutions.During the week of July 19 there willbe a program of special lectures and con-ferences to which college and universityadministrators are especially invited, and ar-rangements are being made for these visitorsto attend classes, lectures, and conferencesduring the week without fees.236 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINESeek Solution of InfantileParalysis ProblemTHE first step of a long flight of ex-perimental stairs leading to the solution of the infantile paralysis problem, oneof the most baffling in modem research,has been ascended by two University physi-ologists. Equally important is another aspect of the same experiment which pointsto prenatal experimentation in the not fardistant future.Dr. R. W. Gerard and Dr. TheodoreKoppanyi cut the spinai cord of a rat inthe pre-natal stage and found that thelesion had completely healed at birth.This is the first time the severed cord ofa mammal has regenerated, and one of veryfew instances in scientific history whereoperations have been successfully performedon animals in the prenatal state.That the experiment has a direct hearing on the infantile paralysis problem isshown by Professor A. J. Carlson, head ofthe physiology department, who points outthat actual destruction of nerve cells in thecord occurs in infantile paralysis, subse-quently destroying the muscles of the leg.If investigators can get back to the physio-logico-chemical changes that determine regeneration of the cord fibers once somethinghas separated them, they will be well alongon the way toward control of the disease,he says.The research just completed would indicate that such investigations are possible al-though their working out might require acentury more, Professor Carlson thinks.Regeneration of injured tissue in the ner-vous cord and brain of primitive forms likethe f rog and fish has taken place many timesin the past. University physiologists havevvatched a fish recover the use of its finsafter the cord had been severed near thehead. In other laboratories the same thinghas been observed in frogs. But heretoforeno successful experiments have been report-ed on the higher animals. Regeneration ofthe higher nervous fibers has never takenplace in human beings.By their method of work the experiment-ers were able to duplicate the primitive ancestry of the individuai, because duringthe prenatal state mammals go throughpractically ali the primitive forms from thatof the fish upward.Honors for University of ChicagoscientistsTHE oldest scientific society in the worldhas elected to membership two profes-sors in the physiology department of theUniversity, in recognition of their important researches. They are Professor AntonJ. Carlson, noted for his studies in gastricproblems, particularly his volume on TheControl of Hunger in Health and Disease;and Professor Arno B. Luckhardt, dis-coverer of the anaesthetic ethylene, the useof which is rapidly growing.Few Americans have been chosen members of the society, which is the DeutscheAkademie der Naturforscher, with head-quarters in Halle, Germany. Among foreign members of the past have been CharlesDarwin, Thomas Huxley, Louis Agassiz,and S. J. Meltzer.Professor Fred C. Koch, Acting Chairman of the Department of PhysiologicalChemistry and Pharmacology, was recentlyelected secretary of the Society of BiologicalChemists at its meeting in Cleveland ; andProfessor Harvey Carr, of the Departmentof Psychology, was elected president of theAmerican Psychological Association at itsannual meeting in Ithaca, New York. Professor Edward S. Robinson, of the same department, was elected treasurer of the Association, and Professor Louis L. Thurstonea member of the governing council.Proof of Another UniversePROOF that another universe withbright and dim stars and nebulae in aheavens like our own exists out in spaceinconceivably distant from the earth, to-gether with photographs and accurate meas-urements of the mass of celestial bodies thatcompose it, has been presented by Dr. Edwin P. Hubble in a study published by theUniversity of Chicago in the AstrophysicalJournal.UNIVERSITY NOTES 237Dr. Hubble, who took his Doctor's de-gree at the University of Chicago, madehis observations at Mount Wilson Observ-atory, where Professors Michelson and Halehave carried on important researches.Measuring the distance from the earth ofthe exterior galaxy, which is similar in manyways to our own, although entirely out ofthe earth's galactic system, Dr. Hubblefound that it is about 700,000 light yearsaway from us, or approximately 66,609,-872,000,000,000 miles. According to hiscomputations it is 4,000 light years across.Its general appearance is like that of theMagellanic clouds, a mass of nebulae likethe Milky Way in the skies of the southernhemisphere.Professor E. E. Barnard, who was on thestaff of the Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago up to the time of hisdeath in 1923, first saw the galaxy in 1884,apparently with his own five-inch ref ractingtelescope. He described it as very faintand stated somewhat later that it was seenwith difEculty. The next year he examinedit with a six-inch telescope and a cometeyepiece and said that it was fairly con-spicuous, large, round, and rather dense andeven in its light.A New View of EvolutionEXPLAINING what evolution is andwhat it is not, in his newly revisedvolume on Evolution, Genetics, and Eugenics, Professor H. Hackett Newman,of the Department of Zoólogy, points outthat man developed much earlier thanpresent-day apes and monkeys and couldnot possibly have descended from them.Darwin never held the notion that man isdescended from present-day species ofmonkeys, Professor Newman asserts."The evolution doctrine," says ProfessorNewman, "does not teach that man is thegoal of ali evolutionary process, but thatman is merely the present end of the pro-duct of one particular series of evolutionarychanges. The goal of evolution in generalis the perfection of adaptation to the conditions of life as they happen to be at thepresent time. Many a highly perfectedcreature has reached the goal of its evolutionary course only to perish because it wastoo highly perfected for a particular en-vironment and could not withstand thehardships incident to radically changedworld-conditions. Many evolutions there-fore have been completed, while others arestili awaiting the opportunity to speed uptoward a new goal."In the opinion of Professor Newman,who was an expert witness at the Scopestrial, it has caused more information aboutevolution to be absorbed by the people ofTennessee and the country in general thanwould have resulted through normalchannels in ten vears.¦ ' ' f^l/f«!ffllrltl'H'Ì| | |The Midway in February SxowNEWS OF THEQUADRANGLESAllen Miller,President, Senior ClassON Wednesday February io, overfive hundred students received President Mason and Vice-President Wood-ward in Mandel Hall. According toPresident Mason, there is no possibility ofabandoning the undergraduate body of theUniversity. As regards the graduate school,present plans contemplate making this department of the University second to nonein the country. In short, the Universityis to proceed on the course layed out byPresident Harper, a course wherein thegraduate and undergraduate bodies workas a unit towards productive scholarship.The speeches by President Mason andVice-President Woodward, which precededthe reception in the Hutchinson Commons,gave ali of the students an opportunity tomeet President and Mrs. Mason, Vice-President and Mrs. Woodward, and Mr.and Mrs. Merrill. Refreshments consist-ing of sandwiches, cake, and punch con-cluded the evening.In his speech President Mason said, "Iwish the University of Chicago to proceedand grow. For that new plans are needed.No ideas are too radicai to be tried once. I am always interested in student activities,and I am of the opinion that more studentsare harmed by the lack of participating inthem than by over-participation. I hopethat scholarship soon becomes a student ac-tivity. I hope to see a complete unitybetween the undergraduates and the gradu-ates. The faculty should be advisors tothe fellowship of learning."John M. Meyer,Editor, Cap and GownThe Senior Class has had a very suc-cessful quarter from the social standpoint.On Thursday evening, January 21, the firstclass dinner of the year was held in IdaNoyes Refectory. President Mason wasthe principal speaker at this function whichwas attended by one hundred and fiftySeniors. An Ali-University mixer wassponsored by the Seniors on January 29.Thursday noon, February 18, a class luncheon was held in Ida Noyes Sun Parlor, theincentive for attendance being increased bydismissal from chapel.According to John Meyer, Editor of theCap and Gown, the 1926 year book willbe unparalleled by any of those that havepreceded it. The cover this year will be(Please turn to page 257)238Track Team ProspectsCHICAGO is passing through a success-ful winter track season, having wonfrom Indiana 58 to 28 and from Purdue 50to 38 in dual track meets. With the gradu-ation of Capt. Bruce McFarlane, Conference champion quarter miler, Capt. Burke,two mile record holder, and Justine Russell,national collegiate highjump record holder,it was expected that the Maroons wouldnot be as strong as last year when they wonthird place in the Indoor Conference Meet.The 1926 track team is composed almostentirely of sophomores and juniors. Thetrack point winners so far have been L.Smith, '27, and Charles Mickelberry, '28,in the sprints; L. E. Smith, '28, C. Wed-dell, '28, and John Metzenburg, '28, in thehurdles; L. Beali, '26, Geo. Benton, '26,and Tom Armstrong, '28, in the quartermile; Capt. James Cusack, '27, HolmesBoynton, '27, in the half mile; KeithDugan, '27, and Hegovic, '27, in the mile;and Kent, '26, in the two mile. In thefield events the point winners are A. Burg,'27, and Cody, '28, in the jumps; S. Webster, '27, and A. Burg, '27, in the polevault; and Fred Hobscheid, '26, in the shotput. The team is reasonably well balanced,with its greatest strength in the half, themile and the high jump.'Jimmy" Cusack, who was elected cap-tain of the track team this year, is a junior,and promises again to be one of the finestrunners in the Conference. Burg, anotherjunior, has improved greatly over last year,and has jumped 6 ft, 2^2 in. in competitionthis season.Several sophomores are improving rapid-ly and while it is not expected that manywill score in the Conference meet this year,quite a number should be good performersin dual meets, and several should be Conference point winners before they leavecollege. The freshmen team this year is the larg-est and best that has ever come to Chicago.Thirty-two freshmen have won their greenshirts, the emblem of the freshmen trackteam. Several of these men should be valu-able performers next year. Richard Williams, captain of Hyde Park, a year ago,ran 4:27 3/5 in the mile when runningagainst Egil Krogh in a recent meet withAlumni. Burke, another freshman, has runthe mile in 4:27 4/5.A number of other men are showing"class." Among these are Stanley Frey,H. Ault, H. Novak, J. Steer in the distanceruns; Virgil Gist, R. C. Hilton, and J.Jackson in the 880; P. Woelful and R.Metzenburg in the quarter; V. Libby andGeorge Reed in the sprints; and GeorgePoole, Robert Spence, T. Budlong, B.Patterson, and R. Bennett in the hurdles.Three freshmen have put the shot over 40ft. this winter. They are W. Klein, V.Libby, and S. Strong.BasketballSince the last writing, the Maroonbasketball team has contributed two moreupsets to the Conference race. In thefirst case defeating Ohio, who was leadingthe Conference at that time, by a score of21-20 on our own floor, and by defeatingPurdue 21-19 on the Boilermakers floor.In a return game at Columbus the Maroonslost to Ohio 18-16, and lost to Wisconsinon our own floor 26-23. ln a game whichpromised to be a cruciai one for Illinois,the down-staters avenged their defeat atChicago by winning from the Maroons bya score of 24-17. Chicago had two moregames to play, finishing their schedule onMarch 3. In order to maintain a 500percent average the Maroons had to win theremaining two games, but the competitionwas so stiff that they lost the games to Iowaand Minnesota.239K^^c}^CÌ^ic^c}^Ù^^i^^^Cr^^^Cr^Cr^r^^^C^i^(f^(^(^Cr^c^rr^cr^^^^^^^^^SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAlumni LuncheonTHERE will be a School of EducationAlumni Luncheon at twelve o'clock onSaturday, May 8, in Ida Noyes Hall, towhich ali Alumni, students, and friends ofthe School of Education are urged to come.Further announcement will be made in theAprii number of the Magazine.Curriculum StudiesTHREE curriculum studies are underway in the School of Education underthe direction of Mr. W. W. Charters. Alithree studies use variations of the sametechnique. The curriculum is determined,first, by making an analysis of the dutiesand traits involved in a profession; second,by collecting the methods utilized in per-forming the duties; and third, by derivingfrom the two foregoing steps the funda-mental information which is necessary inorder to perform the duties intelligently.The study of the curriculum of collegesof pharmacy which has been made for theCommonwealth Fund has been in progressfor nearly three years, and the results arenow ready for publication. In this studythe raw material for the pharmacy curriculum has been collected and presented tofaculties of the colleges of pharmacy in theform of specifications of the minimumessentials for courses in such colleges.For the Carnegie Corporation and theAmerican Library Association a curriculumfor library schools is being developed.During the present year, the subjects oftextbooks in cataloging and circulation arebeing studied. In this investigation theraw material for the curriculum will becollected and, in addition, text-books will bewritten and mimeographed. During theyear 1926-27 the mimeographed forms willbe used in library schools, and on the basisof this use the texts will be revised and re-leased in 1927 for national use.For the Committee on Administrative Units of the Commonwealth Fund, ateacher-training curriculum will be developed from the same point of view.During the summer of 1925 rough analysesof teachers' duties were secured from 10,-OOO teachers in residence in summer schoolsand representing the 48 states. In addition,ali of the studies of similar analyses madeby various investigators and graduatestudents were gathered together. When12,000 duties had been collected from thesesources, the task of classification was begun.It is hoped that by October, 1927, a checklist of the duties of teachers in the element-ary and high school will be prepared andready for distribution.The assistants in the libraray schoolstudy are Mr. H. F. Brigham and MissAnita Hostetter. In the teacher-trainingstudy Mr. Douglas Waples is assistant.PUBLICATIOXSTHE Practìce of Teaching in the Sec-ondary School by Henry C. Morrison,has just been published by the University ofChicago Press. To quote from the authorin his preface, "The book is not at ali anexhibit of method but rather an analysisof teaching procedure in that field of non-specialized education which begins with theend of the primary school and is brought toa dose when the youth is ready to enter theuniversity proper. . . The volume isthe product of a study of teaching as it isfound in schools and in undergraduatecolleges, and of the literature hearing uponthe subject, extending over a period ofabout twenty-five years. The study hasbeen largely experimental : first, in theschools of a New England city ; then atdifferent points under differing conditionsand in varying fragmentary forms in a statesystem of public schools ; and finally, muchmore systematically, for six years in theLaboratory Schools of the University oiChicago."240C LAW SCHOOL ì£ 3Bigelow Talks of Hunting WildGame in AfricaDO YOU remember way back in 19 —,when you sat in Property I, andBigelow extracted from you what you didn'tknow about "Ferae Naturae?" Awful,wasn't it?Well, this is a changing world. OnNovember 20, 1925, (pardon this delay),at the Morrison Hotel, sixty-two Alumnimade Bigelow get up on his feet and teliwhat he knows about the subject. Thatmade another contrast, for Bigelow reallydoes know. He wasn't bluffing — at leastno one was able to catch him at it andshow him up.You see, Professor Bigelow took a yearoff and spent the latter part of 1924 hunting wild beasts in Africa, or in legai termi-nology, "reducing them to possession." Hetold us not nearly ali about it, but enoughto hold over fifty busy lawyers from 12:30till about 3 :oo o'clock in the afternoon ofa working day.First, he described . the party with itscrew of over a hundred natives; how theygot ready in the morning; how they march-ed; how they made camp in the evening;how meals were "served" to the natives;and how the nerves of the whites were almost shattered by their exasperating experi-ences in handling the natives. The marchcould never be started before about 9 o'clockin the morning. The natives can marchonly in a straight course, up and down hill,but never around obstacles. They are phy-sically and mentally incapable of laying twoboxes side by side or one squarely on topof another. The jealousy at meal time, lestone native should get more than another, de-manded statesmanship by the whites com-parable to the functioning of the league ofnations. A vote -was taken as to whether Mr.Bigelow should teli of killing a buffalo oran elephant, and the elephant won. Thestalking of the beast, the repeated failuresto locate him, and finally the details of theslaughter in ali its goriness and ghastliness,were recited in a manner that left the audience feeling that the tragedy was takingplace before their very eyes. (Well, almostthat ! ) You never heard anyone teli ahunting story so well.Next, we simply must have the buffalostory. Announcement later. Watch for it !C. F. McElroy, Secretary.à » «LAW NOTESRobert E. Corcoran, '23, J. D. '24, is associatedin general law practice with Frisch & Frisch,6 N. Clark St., Chicago.Walter A. Lybrand, '02, J. D. '06, is a memberof the law firm of Snyder, Owen & Lybrand,suite 806, Braniff Bldg., Oklahoma City, Okla.George M. Morris, J.D. '15, has moved hisoffice in Washington, D. C, to 410 i5th Street,N. W.Adolph Radnitzer, '13, J.D. '15, is presidentof the National Republic Mortgage Co., 134S. La Salle St, Chicago.Albert H. Robbins, '21, J.D. '23, and M.Robert Sturman, '21, J. D. '23, are engaged ingeneral law practice under a firm name ofRobbins & Sturman; they have moved theiroffices to suite 1738, 11 So. La Salle St., Chicago.Abba Abramosky, '25, J.D. '25, is in theiremploy.Ferdinand J. H. Schnack, J.D. 'io, becameassociated with Clifton H. Tracy on Januaryist in the firm of Schnack & Tracy, in Honolulu, Hawaii ; the firm engages in generalpractice of law, with special reference to landand probate matters ; their offices are in suites5 and 6, Brewer Bldg., 817 Fort St., Honolulu.Murray Smith, LL.B. '18, has recently enteredthe law partnership of Craighead, Cowden &Smith, in general practice of law, with officesin the Dayton Savings & Trust Bldg., Dayton,Ohio.241C RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE ì£ ìEarly Medical Study and PracticePark Ridge, IllinoisIENCLOSE check for $2.00 for duesin the Alumni Association.I was graduated at Rush February 3,1869. I am undoubtedly one of the oldestgraduates living. It may interest some ofthe younger graduates to know about theteachings of Medicine and Surgery at thattime, and some incidents in my practice asa pioneer country practitioner of my earlydays ; also, to hear how it looked in Chicagoand the near country then.When I commenced studying Medicineat Rush in 1865, most of the students wereyoung men who had returned from thearmy after our Civil War ; a good manyhad served as nurses and assistant surgeons.The Professors were ali in active practiceand the lecturing was only a side issue.So it often happened that they were notthere promptly on time to commence lecturing ; they were busy with some serious casewhich they could not leave. We thenpassed the time in singing. One of thefavorite songs was "Hurrah, Hurrah, we'llsing a Jubilee, Hurrah, Hurrah, For theland that made us free!" How the sweetpotatoes flew from the ground, "While wewere marching home from Georgia," andother patriotic songs. When the Professorfinally carne, he was heartily cheered. Therewas always the greatest love and interestbetween both professors and students.It may interest the younger generationto know how it looked in Chicago at thattime. The buildings were few and farapart; dim lamp-posts were lit by kerosenelamps. The children of the neighborhoodwould not pass the college building at nightfor fear of being kidnapped and used as"dissecting material." The students did nothave the advantages of clinical medicinethey have now. We could visit the countyhospital only twice a week and a clinic at Dr. Holmes' Eye and Ear Infirmary oncea week.When I go to the movies and see the"Covered Wagon," or Prairie Schooners aswe called them, in which the gold huntersor early settlers crossed the plains, the hard-ships they had to undergo, I then think ofthe difficulties and happenings of my earlydays of practice. There was little money inthe country ; remunerations were small ; theroads in the spring and autumn muddy andimpassible. I often had to walk from ParkRidge to Jefferson ; there were only twotrains a day on the Northwestern Railroad,and none on Sunday.Rush Alumni will be interested in thefirst experience I had, treating a gunshotwound with antiseptic surgery. Dr. Brain-ard was Professor of Surgery when I enteredcollege, but he soon died from the Cholera,of which there was an epidemie at that time.Dr. Moses Gunn was next appointed.Samuel Gross's text book on Surgery wasthen used at Rush. It was published in1864; you will not find anything aboutantiseptic surgery in it. Wounds weretreated by the so-called "antiphologistic"lotions," mostly lead, water and opium.Just before my class was graduated, antiseptic surgery carne in vogue and was taughtand advocated. One of my first seriouscases I had when I started to practice wasthe gunshot wound I mentioned.Two young men were hunting chickens,which were very numerous here at the time ;when the farmer's wife wanted some fordinner, she would send her husband or boyto shoot them ; but on this occasion, in-stead of hitting the chicken, the brother-in-law got the charge. I was called. Ipicked out as many of the shot as was possible. I cleansed the wound thoroughhand applied the antiseptic dressings andvisited the patient twice a day, as he hadconsiderable fever. I cautioned the woman,advising that the wound of the patient had242RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE 243to be kept absolutely clean, as there wasgreat danger from bloodpoisoning until theninth day, when I believed the inflammationwould subside and the fever let up.Imagine my disappointment, when I carneon the ninth day, to find ali my dressingsremoved and a home-made poultice in place.I said, "What have you put on the wound?"She replied, "You have so often cautionedme of getting poison in the wound. I puton a nice fresh poultice which is very goodto remove any poison and will soon heal thewounds." "Well," I said, "if you want totreat it, I will not come any more." Shegot scared, fell down on her knees, andimplored me not to forsake her, promisingnot to interfere any more, if I would onlytreat it. I once more put the wounds inthoroughly clean condition and again ap-plied the dressings; we had no furthertrouble.The times change, and we change withthe times. If you have had a hard life,you have been happy. I have always enjoyed my work. I have seen Chicago growfrom 1853, when it had less than 40,000inhabitants, no sewers, no drinking water —the water was sold for a cent a pail fromwagons that dipped it out of the lake.Chicago then was mostly prairie. Ali kindsof game, wild pigeons, quails, prairie chick-ens, ducks and geese, minks, racoons, prairiewolves, etc. I used to hunt much when aboy.After the great Chicago fìre in 1870, Imoved out to Park Ridge, which was thencalled Brickton. The first pressed brickthat were used in Chicago were made here.Afterwards the name was changed to ParkRidge. It was then thirteen miles toChicago; now we are adjoining the city.As Chicago increased in growth, my practice grew less laborious, the times grewbetter, there was more money in circulation,the roads were macadamized, and practicenearer home developed. The country filledup with intelligent and progressive people.I am old — 78 years — and will be con-sidered "old fashioned" if I criticize modemeducation. Everybody is entitled to anopinion. When I went to college, we didnot play football and other games as is considered to be necessary nowadays. Mostof the students had to earn their own moneyto pay for the college books and board. Ina recent article by Dr. Pusey, he states thatit takes seven years after a youth leaves highschool to make a doctor of him, and costsabout $10,000! Practical Education isnecessary; it is a great help, saves time, andhas many other advantages than when ob-tained by your own effort and experience.But there is too much taught, it seems to me,that is useless, which the doctor first has toforget, to make an efficient practical doctorof him. Yours trulv,G. H. Fricke, M.D. '69.» » »RUSH MEDICAL NOTES'69 — William Dunlap is practicing in Detroit,Michigan.'72 — C. M. Easton is living in DavenportNebraska.'77 — Newell H. Hamilton has had to giveup his practice on account of ili health.'81 — Thomas C. Clark is surgeon of theSoldiers Home, Minneapolis, Minnesota.'81 — Thomas J. Dunn, is practicing at Diete-rich, Ilinois.'82 — John H. Besharian has his office at 3258Prairie Avenue, Chicago.'82 — Frank E. Coulter is practicing in SantaAna, California.'82 — Frederick G. Stueber is an Eye, Ear,Nose and Throat specialist in Lima, Ohio.'83 — Jay P. Whitney has been continuouslyin practice in Vinton, Iowa, since his graduation.'84 — John M. Blair is owner and proprietorof Blair's Sanitarium, Houston, Texas,'85 — Charles E. Walker specializes in eyework in Denver, Colorado.'89 — James W. Milligan is Medicai Super-intendent at the S. E. Hospital for Insane, atMadison, Indiana.'89 — Wiliam E. Owen is in general practice,in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.'90 — Clem D. McCoy is practicing at GrayGables, Kenton .Ohio. He usually spends thewinter at La Feria, Texas.'91 — Harry L. Coleman is in general practiceat Farragut, Iowa.'93 — B. M. Linnell has an offce at 25 E.Washington Street, Chicago.'93 — Melchior Whise is located at 1616 Humboldt BIvd., Chicago.'95 — Stephen E. Donlon is engaged in thepractice of medicine and surgery, with an office at 4758 W. Madison Street, Chicago.£ BOOK REVIEWS ìThe Practice of Teachixc in the SecondarySchoolBy Henry C. Morrison, (University of Chicago Presa).THE TITLE of this book indicates itsscope only when one understands Professor Morrison's conception of thesecondary school. He defines it to be that periodin the process of education within which thepupil is capable of study but incapable ofsystematic intellectual growth without the Constant guidance of the teacher. In terms of theorthodox administrative divisions, this includesthe period from about the beginning of thefourth grade to about the end of the junior college. The book covers, therefore, the majorportion of the entire range of the teachingprocess, and is probably the most exhaustiveanalysis of teaching in the field of general education which has appeared in English.It is a criticism of present teaching methodsand a formulation of new ones. ProfessorMorrison is one more of those creative intellectual leaders who are conducting the tightagainst inertia, factory methods, and Babbittry.The particular object of his attack is what heterms the "lesson-learning" theory of educationas it appears in the schools of today. It isthat makeshift theory of uninspired administrators and teachers that emphasizes the learningof lessons, and allows instruction to becomesynonvmous with the hearing of lessons. Rest-ing inerti}' upon outworn tradition it attachesgreat importance to time-to-be-spent and groundto-be-covered. It treats the mind of the pupilas a receptacle to be filled. It concerns itselfgreatly with grades, credits, honors, and re-wards. And what is perhaps its worst defect,it mistakes means for ends, performance forachievemem, ability to repeat the contents ofa textbook for genuine growth in the pupil.Professor Morrison advocates the abandon-ment of "lesson-teaching" with ali its implica-tions. He holds up in its place an ideal ofscientific technique, employed by teachers whoare creators and explorers rathe'r than rou-tinists.The emendai features of the new techniqueare the identitìcation and direct teaching of thetrue learning products. These are seen by theauthor to be, in the last analysis, a wide rangeof interests and the capacity for independentintellectual life. Specifically in each subjecttaught, there are genuine learning products, adaptations to be achieved, which are distin-guishable from the contents of textbooks. The"mastery conception" plays an important partin Professor Morrison's theory. Mastery is thegoal of his technique. It is conceived to havetaken place only when the change in the individuai personality occurs which correspondsto a given product of learning.Here, then, in a sentence is Professor Morrison's view of the teacher's task. It is to achieve,not merely a high quality of performance, butmastery; to know when it has been broughtabout; and to work with the pupil as a physi-cian works with a patient until mastery has beenattained. The grade, the rank in class, thetime spent, the ground covered, the precise contents of the textbooks, the wrath of the parentsover Johnny's failure to "pass," and the shin-ing light whose brilliance Comes from efficientmemorizing — ali recede in the background before the sanity and breadth of this conceptionof education.And yet — it's a sad world for the educationalidealist. One fears that the "majority of so-called teachers" who in the author's ownwords "possess little education and no training"and are " incapable of scientific teaching," will,even if they read this altogether remarkablebook, go on in the old way. The stereotypes areentities with the strength of a hundred teachers.Educators from Socrates down have voiced protesta as well-founded and rational as ProfessorMorrison's. And the result? The majorityagree in theory and go their way in peace.What seems to be needed is new intellect inthe teaching profession, and thus far there neverhas been enough attracted to teaching in thesecondary school to accomplish the incrediblefeat of realizing such ideals as Professor Morrison holds up.However, Professor Morrison has spenttwenty-five years in the study of teaching underactual conditions, and many of his recommenda-tions for improved control, operative, and administrative technique should have immediatepractical value. They have been proved in theLaboratory schools of the University of Chicago,and tried out by the author's students undera wide variety of public-school conditions. Therest is a goal toward which the secondary schoolshould aspire whether it ever gets there or not.Harry Bincham.2+4OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OFCHICAGO ALUMNI CLUBSAmes, Ia. See, Marian E. Daniels,. IowaState College, Ames, la.Atlanta and Decatur, Ga. (GeorgiaClub). Robert P. McLarty, Healy Building.Austin, Texas. Pres., J. M. Kuehne, University of Texas.Baltimore, Md. See, Helen L. Lewis,4014 Penhurst Ave.Boise Valley, Idaho. See, Mrs. J. P.Pope, 702 Brumback St., Boise.Boston (Massachusetts Club). See, PearlMcCoy, 70 Chase St., Newton Center,Mass.Bowling Green, Ky. Pres., Ella Jeffries,West, Ky. State Teachers College.Cedar Falls and Waterloo (Iowa). See,E. Grace Rait, Iowa State TeachersCollege, Cedar Falls, la.Cedar Rapids, Iowa. See, L. R. Abbott,113 First Ave. West.Charleston, III. See, Miss BiancheThomas, Eastern Illinois State TeachersCollege.Chicago Alumnae Club. See, Mrs. H. B.Horton, 1229 E. 56th St.Chicago Alumni Club. See, RoderickMacPherson, 105 So. La Salle St.Cincinnati, O. See, E. L. Talbert, University of Cincinnati.Cleveland, O. See, Erna B. Hahn, 1925East iosth St.Columbus, O. See, Ward G. Reeder, OhioState University.Dallas, Tex. See, Rachel Foote, 725 Ex-position Ave.Dayton, Ohio. See, Ada Rosenthal, 1034Grand Ave.Denver (Colorado Club). See, BeatriceGilbert, 825 Washington St.Des Moines, Ia. See, Ida T. Jacobs, The-odore Roosevelt High School.Detroit, Mich. See, Mrs. Emma N. Sea-ton, 12162 Cherrylawn Ave.Emporia, Kan. Pres., Pelagius Williams,State Normal School.Grand Forks, N. D. Pres., Dr. John M.Gillette, University of North Dakota.Grand Rapids, Mich. See, Mrs. FloydMcNaughton, 130 Mayfield Ave., N. E.Huntington, W. Va. See, Charles E.Hedrick, Marshall College. Honolulu, T. H. H. R. Jordan, FirstJudicial Circuit.Indianapolis, Ind. See, Mary E. Mc-Pheeters, 52 N. Audubon Rd.Iowa City, Ia. See, E. W. Hills, StateUniversity of Iowa.Kalamazoo, Mich. See, James B. Fleu-gel, Peck Building.Kansas City, Mo. See, Mary S. Wheeler,3331 Olive Street.Knoxville, Tenn. See, Arthur E. Mitchell, 415 Castle St.Lansing, Mich. (Central Michigan Club).See, Ruth M. Cowan, Mich. Agr. College.Lawrence, Kan. See, Earl U. Manchester, University of Kansas.Lexington, Ky. See, Mrs. Chas. A. Norton, Transylvania College.Long Beach, Cal. Pres., Herbert F. Ahls-wede, 2606 E. Second St.Los Angeles, Cal. (So. Cai. Club). See,Mrs. Louise A. Burtt, 303 Higgins Bldg.Louisville, Ky. G. T. Ragsdale, 1483 So.4th St.Manhattan, Kas. See, Mrs. E. M. C.Lynch, Kansas State Agr. College.Memphis, Tenn. See, Miss ElizabethWilliford, 1917 Central Ave.Milwaukee, Wis. See, Harold C. Walk-er, 407 E. Water St.Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (TwinCities Club). See, Mrs. Dorothy AugurSiverling, 2910 James Ave. So., Minneapolis.Montana. See, Dr. L. G. Dunlap, Anaconda.Mount Pleasant, Mich. See, Miss Gertrude Gill, Central Michigan NormalSchool.New Orleans, La. See, Mrs. Erna Schnei-der, 4312 South Tonti St.New York, N. Y. (Alumni Club). See,A. H. Hruda, 427 W. Hth St.New York Alumnae Club. See, Ruth Ret-icker, 126 Claremont Ave., N. Y. C.Omaha (Nebraska Club). See, JulietteGriffin, Central High School.Peoria, III. See, Anna J. LeFevre, Brad-ley Polytechnic Institute.Philadelphia, Pa. See, Renslow P. Sherer,20 So. I5th St.Pittsburg, Kansas. See, Dr. F. HaroldRush.245.Officers of The University of Chicago Alumni Clubs — ContinuedPittsburgh, Pa. See, Rheinhardt Thies-sen, U. S. Bureau of Mines.Portland, Ore. See, Jessie M. Short,Reed College.Rapid City, S. D. See, Della M. Haft,928 Kansas City St.St. Louis, Mo. See, L. R. Felker, 5793Westminster Place.Salt Lake City, Utah. See, Hugo B.Anderson, 1021 Kearns Bldg.San Antonio, Tex. See, Dr. EldridgeAdams, Moore Building.San Francisco, Cal. (Northern CaliforniaClub). See, L. W. Alien, 714 HobartBldg.Seattle, Wash. Pres., Robert F. Sandali,612 Alaska Bldg.Sioux City, Ia. See, C. M. Corbett, 600Security Bank Bldg.South Dakota. See, Lida Williams,Aberdeen, S. D.Springfield, III. See, Miss Lucy C. Williams, 714 First Nat'l Bank Bldg.Terre Haute, Ind. See, Prof. Edwin M.Bruce, Indiana State Normal School.Toledo, Ohio. See, Miss Myra H. Han-son, Belvidere Apts. Topeka, Kan. See, Anna M. Hulse, To-peka High School.Tri Cities (Davenport, la., Rock Islandand Moline, III.). See, Bernice LeClaire, c/o Lend-A-Hand Club, Davenport.Tucson, Arizona. Pres., J. W. Clarson,Jr., University of Arizona.Urbana, III. See, Gail F. Moulton, StateGeological Survey.Vermont. Pres., E. G. Ham, Springfield,Vt.Washington, D. C. See, Mrs. Jessie Nelson Barber, The Kenesaw, i6th & IrvingSt., N. W.West Suburban Alumnae (Branch ofChicago Alumnae Club). Clarissa Schuy-ler, Oak Park High School.Wichita, Kan. Pres., A. F. Styles, Kansas State Bank.Manila, P. I. C. Benitez, PhilippineHerald.Shanghai, China. See, Mrs. EleanoiWhipple Peter, 90 Route de Say Zoong.Tokyo, Japan. E. W. Clement, First HighSchool.CLASS SECRETARIES'93-'94-'95-•96.'97-'98.'99-'01.'02.'03.'04.'05.'06.•07.'08. Herman von Holst, 72 W. Adams StHorace G. Lozier, 175 W. JacksonBlvd.Charlotte Foye, 5602 Kenwood Ave.Harry W. Stone, io S. La Salle St.Stacy Mocser, 29 S. La Salle St.John F. Hagey, First National Bank.Josephine T. Allin, 4805 DorchesterAve.Mrs. Davida Harper Eaton, 5744Kimbark Ave.Marian Fairman, 4744 Kenwood Ave.Mrs. Ethel Remick McDowell, 1440E. 66th PI.Agness J. Kaufman, Lewis Institute.Mrs. Ida C. Merriam, 1164 E. 54thPI.Clara H. Taylor, 5925 Indiana Ave.Herbert I. Markham, N. Y. Life Bldg.Helen Norris, 72 W. Adams St.Wellington D. Jones, University ofChicago. '09. Mary E. Courtenay, 1538 E. Mar-quette Rd.'io. Bradford Gill, 208 S. La Salle St.'n. William IT. Kuh, 2001 Elston Ave.'12. Elizabeth A. Keenan, 739 W. 54thPlace.'13. James A. Donovan, 209 S. La Salle St.'14. John B. Perite, 5512 University Ave.'15. Mrs. Phyllis Fay Horton, 1229 E.56th St.'16. Mrs. Dorcthy D. Cummings, 7214Yates Ave.'17. Lyndon H. Lesch, 230 S. Clark St.'18. Barbara Miller, 5520 Woodlawn Ave.'19. Mrs. Carroll Mason Russell, 5202Woodlawn Ave.'20. Roland Holloway, University of Chicago.'21.. Elizabeth Williford, Memphis, Tenn.'22. Mina Morrison, 5600 Dorchester Ave.'23. Egil Krogh (Treas.), 5312 Ellis Ave.'24. Julia Rhodus, 5535 Kenwood Ave.'25. Mrs. Ruth Stagg Lauren, 8159Cornell Ave.246THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINE 247Ali the Clothing Sold by Us is Manufactured by Us.104. Years Experience.New SpringClothing, Hats, andFurnishingsForBoys, Young Menand Men at mostreasonable prices.Two Convenient StoresPersonal ManagementEdwin E. Parry, '06Our University Model12 W. Washington St.Chicago 56 Davis StreetEvanstonTwenty-five Stores in Twenty-three CitiesNEWS OFTHE CLASSESAND ASSOCIATIONSCOLLEGE ASSOCIATION NOTES'01 — Marjorie Lucilie Fitch, A. M., is Deanof Girls and Library Supervisor at MaineTownship High School, Des Plaines, Illinois.'02 — Helen M. Walker, A. M. '12, is in theAuditing Department of the U. S. Veterans'Bureau at Detroit, Michigan.'03 — Sophia Berger is executive director ofthe Palestine Orphan Committee at Jerusalem.'03 — Marion E. Hopkins, ex, is secretary forFood Service for the National Board of theYoung Womens Christian Association in NewYork City.'04 — William W. Martin, A. M. '22, is professor of Education, North Carolina College,Greensboro, North Carolina.'04 — Oliver B. Wyman is engaged in thegeneral practice of law, with offices at Suite1206, United Bank and Trust Building, 625Market Street, San Francisco, California.'05 — George Schobinger is Division Engineerwith Dwight P. Robinson and Company, Inc.,New York City.'05 — Frederick S. Weingarten is a practicing physician with office at 310 West End Avenue,New York City.'06 — Ellen M. Clark is instructor in Historyand Dean of Women in the State Normal Schoolat Superior, Wisconsin.'07 — Henry Mendelsohn is teaching in theEnglish Department of Lane Technical HighSchool, Chicago.'07 — William E. Wrather sailed October 3rdfor a trip to Europe as an eminent geologist onan important geographical expedition intosouth-eastern Europe, particularly Rumania.'08 — Mary Bostwick Day is librarian for theNational Safety Council, 108 East Ohio Street,Chicago.'08 — Mrs. Edward H. Lorenz (Grace Norton)is president of the Y. W. C. A. at Hartford,Connecticut.'io — Albert D. Henderson is manager of theSecurities Department of the Chicago office ofHenry L. Doherty and Company.'11 — William C. Craver is secretary of theStudent Department, National Council Y. M. C.A., New York City.CU!f yov've taken cour.seunder the Tou'ers, youcateti courses heie ! HOMEaria clLIVELIHOOD/Near Alma Mater's TowersSound interesting.' It is — andopen to the buyer of a well-established Tea Room, whosepresent owner must retire because of other interests. For detailsapply to M. D., Box 9, FacultyExchange, University of Chicago.248NEWS OF THE CLASSES 249'11 — Matilda Fenberg is practicing law at77 W. Washington Street, Chicago.'11 — Charles L. Sullivan, Jr., ex, has beenpromoted to the presidency of the ThresherVarnish Company, Dayton, Ohio.'12 — Melvin A. Brannon is Chancellor of theGreater University of Montana, which includesthe State University at Missoula, the StateCollege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts atBozeman, the State School of Mines at Butte,and the State Normal College at Dillon. Hisoffice is located at Helena, Montana.12 — Freda Isserstedt is head of the HistoryDepartment of the Plymouth high school, Plymouth, Wisconsin.'12 — Harry A. Newby, ex, has been appointedas master in chancery to Judge Walter Steffenof the Superior Court of Illinois.'13 — Everett E. Cordrey, S. M. '25, is headof the Science Department of the State TeachersCollege, Conway, Arkansas.'13 — Amy Howe is studying at Columbia University Teachers' College.'14 — Charles W. Brittan is instructor in me-chanical drawing at Crane Junior College,Chicago.'14 — Helen A. Léonard is publicity directorfor the Illinois Lumbermen's Association,Chicago.'15 — George W. Caldwell is pastor of thePilgrim Presbyterian church of Cameron,Missouri.'15 — Mildred Peabody is director of Physical Education at Greenwich Academy, Greenwich,Connecticut.'15 — Bernice C. Wettstein is teaching HomeEconomics in Kansas City, Missouri.'16 — Mabel E. Jacoby is an instructor inEnglish in the high school at Gas City, Indiana.'17 — E- Louise Stone, A. M. '21, is head ofthe Modem Language Department, Linden-wood College, St. Charles, Missouri.'18 — Marie Dolese is teaching French andSpanish at Lindenwood College, St Charles,Missouri, having recently returned from abroadwhere she spent two years in study.'18 — Miriam Lowenberg is teaching DomesticScience in Missouri Wesleyan University,Cameron, Missouri.'19 — Martha D. Fink is studying at TeachersCollege in New York City.'19 — Alice H. Johnstone is teaching Frenchand English at Austin High School, Chicago.'20 — Florence Edler, A. M. '23, is studyingMedieval History at the University of Florence,Florence, Italy.'20 — James M. Nicely is practicing law withthe firm of Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Gardinerand Reed, at 15 Broad Street, New York City.'20 — Robert Connolley is practicing law inthe office of Dean Kirchwey, 150 Broadway,New York City.'20 — Mary E. Owen is one of the editors ofNormal Instructor and Primary Plans, in Rochester, New York.The Chimes Will Ringa Rene wal o/Old TimesAlumni ReunionJune 10-11-12Of course you will be present torenew old friendships and seeagain the familiar scenes of happymemories.The splendid service of the Chi'cago &? North Western Ry. ofFersthe finest of travel convenienceand comfort to the alumni of theUniversity of Chicago attendingthe annual reunion at Chicago.See your locai agent for fares,schedules and reservations.C. A. CAIRNS, Passenger Traffic ManagerChicago èZ North Western Railway226 W. Jackson Street, Chicago250 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEUNIVERSITYCOLLEGEThe downtown departmentof The University ofChicago, 116 S. MichiganAvenue, wishes the Alumniof the University and theirfriends to know that it nowoffersEvening, Late Afternoon andSaturday ClassesTwo-Hour Sessions Once or Twice a WeekCourses Credited Toward University DegreesIn addition to courses given downtown a limitednumber of courses will be offered in the evening onthe University Quadrangles.Spring Quarter begins March 2QFor Circular of Information AddressDean, University College.The University of Chicago, Chicago, 111. '22 — A. Starbuck, A. M., was re-elected president of the Iowa Association of Teachers ofEnglish at the annual meeting on November 7.The Association directed the institution ofstate-wide tests on English essentials.'22 — Harrison F. Ward, M. D. '24, has openedan office as general practitioner in Rochester,New York.'23 — Lydia L. Grabbe is teaching Latin in theBall Teachers' College, Muncie, Indiana.'23 — Mrs. Sarah M. Hennen is principal ofan elementary school in Chicago.'23 — Mazie Rappaport is director of the Social Service Department of the Hebrew Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.'23 — Adolph L. Stuvland is Superintendent ofSchools, Tyler, Minnesota.'23 — J. Marvin Weller is with the IllinoisState Geological Survey, with headquarters atUrbana, Illinois.'24 — Earl E. Hoff is teaching mathematics inFond du Lac, Wisconsin.'24 — Dena F. Lange, A. M., is doing specialcurriculum work in "Test and MeasurementDepartment," Board of Education, St Louis,Missouri.'24 — Eugene T. McEnery, S. M., is an interneat Cook County Hospital, Chicago.'24 — Harry C. Wilkerson, A. M., is teachingpsychology and education in the normal schoolat Platteville, Wisconsin.CHICAGO ALUMNI —have a unique chance forService and Loyalty. Teliyour ambitious friends whocan not attend classes aboutthe 450which your Alma Mater offers. Throughthem sheisreachingthousandsin ali partsof the country and in distant lands.For Catalogne AddressThe University of Chicago(box s) chicago, illinois AT THEJUNE REUNIONWhen You Visit the Campus, YouWiV Wonder Why You Procrastinatedso Long in Gettino an —OAK MOUNTED WALL SHIELDMAROON AND WHITE FELT PILLOWBRONZE U. OF C. BOOK ENDSCAMPUS VIEW BOOKU. OF C. CALENDARPROFESSORS' PICTURESROY CROFT DESK SETDIRIGOLD CANDLE STICKSBOOKS OF PHILOSOPHYSCIENCE. RELIGIONFOREIGN AND GENERALLITERATUREat theUNIVERSITY of CHICAGO BOOKSTORE5802 Ellis HallTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINE 251COAST TO COASTChester field' s fine tobaccos have wonthe unqualified endorsement of smokersin every section throughout the countryChesterfieldSuch p o pul ar ity must b e deservedC H E STE RFI ELD S ARE MADE BY &. MYERS TOBACCO COMPANY252 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINELargest Teacher PlacementWork in the United StatesUnder One Management — ¦ Direction ofE. E. Olp, 28 E. Jackson Blvd., ChicagoFISK TEACHERS AGENCY28 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. For manyyears a leader. Recently doubled its spaceto meet increasing demands.AMERICAN COLLEGE BUREAU77 W. Washington St., Chicago.1256 Amsterdam Ave., New York.A professional teacher placement bureaulimiting its field to colleges and universitiesand operating on a cost basis.NATIONAL TEACHERS AGENCYSouthern Building, Washington.Affiliated offices in several cities.EDUCATION SERVICE811-823 Steger Bldg., Chicago.Public school work including teaching andadministrative positions; also, positions forcollege graduates outside of the teachingfield. A general educational informationbureau and a clearing house for schoolsand teachers. r^ÀÀ&ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀAÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ/t"TheSunshine Ifeit tothe Orient"Round the WorldGo to the Orient or circle the globe in comfort aboarda Dollar President Liner. They depart from San Francisco every Saturday for Hawaii, Japan, China, Manila,Malaya, Ceylon, India, Egypt, Italy, France, Bostonand New York.On fortnìghtly schedulea they saìl from Boston endNew York for the Orient via Havana, Panama andCalifornia. Palatial Liners.they offer rare comfort anda world-famous cuisine. Full information from anyticket or tourist agent orHugh Mackenzie, G. P. A.Robert Dollar Building, San Francisco, CaliforniaDOLLARSTEÀMSHIP LINE •« »•\l Doctors of Philosophy £3 ALUMNI NOTES t•1 »••s J>MISCELLANEOUS'00 — George Norlin, President of the University of Colorado, has been elected amember of the board of trustees of theCarnegie Foundation for the Advancement ofTeaching. The purpose of this Foundation, thetrustees of which administer a fund of $20,000,-000, is to assist colleges and universities to provide retiring allowances for members of theirfaculties and to promote college and universityeducation throughout the country. Dr. Norlindelivered an address on "Integrity in Education" before the Colorado Education Association in Denver, in November.'00 — Otto Heller is now Professor of theGerman Language and of Modem EuropeanLiterature, and Dean of the Graduate School,St. Louis, Missouri.'01 — Clifton D. Gray, D. B. '00, President ofBates College, Lewiston, Maine, has been elected American Secretary of Baptist World Alli-ance at Stockholm, B. W. A. Congress.'07 — Louis A. Higley, S. B. '00, is Dean ofMen at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.'09 — Joseph K. Hart has written a book, "TheDiscovery of Intelligence," published by TheCentury Company.'io — Harris L. MacNeill, Professor of NewTestament Greek and Interpretation, and Deanof Arts at Brandon College, recently receivedhis degree of LL. D. from McMaster University,Toronto, Canada.'13 — Wilson Lee Miser has been appointedan Associate Professor of Mathematics at Van-derbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.'13 — Chester W. New is about to publish abook on the "Life of Lord Durham."'14 — Forbes B. Wiley, A. B. '07, is head ofthe Department of Mathematics at DenisonUniversity, Granville, Ohio, also ExchangeProfessor to Robert College at Constantinople,Turkey.'15 — Townes R. Leigh, head of the Department of Chemistry, University of Florida,Gainesville, Florida, has just been made Deanof the College of Pharmacy.'16 — Arthur McCracken Harding, A. M. '14,Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy atthe University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, is a co-author of the book on "AnalyticGeometry," recently published.'16 — George K. Link, S. B. 'io, is AssociateProfessor of Plantology at the University ofChicago.NEWS OF THE CLASSES 253'16 — John A. Maynard, A. M. '14, is rector ofthe French Church du Saint Esprit, 45 East45th Street, New York City.'16 — Stanley D. Wilson is Professor and Headof the Department of Chemistry at YeuchengUniversity, Peking, China.'17 — Ralph L. Brown received the Beai Medalfrom the American Gas Association for the besttechnical paper published during the year, con-cerned with illuminating gas.'18 — Frank E. Brown, S. B. '13, is Professorof Chemistry at the University of Chicago.'18 — George L. Clark, S. M. '14, is AssistantProfessor of Applied Chemical Research andDivisionai Director of the Research Laboratoryof Applied Chemistry at the Massachusetts In-stitute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.'19 — Elvah H. Grafton is Technical Super-intendent, with the Murray Rubber Company,Trenton, New Jersey.'19 — Stuart A. Queen, Professor of Sociologyat the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas,is author, with collaboration of D. M. Mann, of"Social Pathology," published in the fall byCrowell Company.'20 — Howard E. Jensen, D. B. '17, Professorof Sociology at Butler College, Indianapolis,Indiana, has been elected President, for thesecond time, of the Indianapolis Council ofSocial Agencies.'20— Ethel Preston, A. B. '08, A. M. 'io, isteaching French at the Roycemore School inEvanston. Her thesis is now being publishedin Paris in a French translation.'21 — Mayme I. Logsdon, S. B. '13, A. M. '15,has been promoted to an assistant Professorshipof Mathematics at the University of Chicago,and is now studying for a year in Italy on aninternational fellowship of the General Education Board.'21— Ward G. Reeder, A. M. '18, AssistantProfessor of School Administration in OhioState University, has been subsidized by theJoint Legislative Committee on Economy andTaxation of the Ohio State Legislature tomake a study of county and state aid for schools,and also a study of school budgeting and finan-cial accounting. Dr. Reeder has recently hadpublished a book entitled, "How to Write aThesis."'24 — Lieut. Franklin S. Irby, S. M. '23, isSquadron Gunnery Officer with DestroyerSquadrons, U. S. N.'24 — EHen Ann Reynolds, A. M. '19, is Professor of Home Economics Research, VirginiaAgricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg,Virginia.'24— David M. Trout, A. M. '22, D. B. '22,is Professor of Psychology and Philosophy,Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan; The FirstNational Bankof ChicagoAND ITSAFFILIATED INSTITUTION, THEFirst Trustand Savings Bankoffer a complete, con-venient and satisfac-tory financial serviceinCommercial BankingForeign ExchangeTravellers ChequesDepartment for LadiesInvestment BondsReal Estate Mortgagesand certificatesSavings DepartmentTrust DepartmentThe stock of both banks is ownedby the same stockholdersCombined resources exceed$350,000,000DEARBORN,MONROE AND CLARK STREETSCHICAGO254 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINETHEAlbert Teachers' Agency25 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago, III.FORTY-FIRST year. University of Chicago graduates are today filling excellentpositions in hundreds of Colleges, Universities, Normal Schools, High Schools andPrivate Schools, who were happily locatedby The Albert Teacher's Agency.This Agency has long been in the frontrank of placement bureaus. It is unquestion-ably the largest and best known Agency.Forty-eight per cent of positions filled by usare in Colleges and Universities.Our service is direct, personal and effec-tive. Our clients stay with us — come to usevery year. They appreciate good service.Graduates and students of the University ofChicago are always welcome in our office.If not near enough for an interview, makeyour wants known by mail. We are here tohelp you get well located.We have busy offices inNEWYORK,DENVERAND SPOKANE »•»•»•I t-»•EDUCATIONALUMNI NOTESPage, Ph.B., is AssistantMcKinley High School,•3•a•a•«•8•<S•3•a'13 — Julia D. Randall, A. M., is on leave fromher position as First Assistant and Teacher ofEnglish in the Yeatman High School, St. Louis,Missouri. She is at her home in Mystic,Connecticut.'15 — William J.Principal of theChicago, Illinois.'17 — Marion G. Miller, Ph.B., is completingher second year as Instructor in Art at theState Normal School, Indiana, Pa.'17 — Olive S. Tilton, Ph.B., is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the State NormalSchool, Indiana, Pa.'19 — Charles O. Ziering, A.M., is Superin-tendent of Schools in Milroy, Minnesota.'21 — Guy M. Hoyt, A.M., Ph.B., '15, is Assistant Director, Department of Psychology andEducational Research of the Public Schools ofLos Angeles, California.'21 — Livia D. Youngquist Cert., is co-authorof the Youngquist-Washburne Reading Materials published by Rand, McNally & CompanyNavajoIndian RugsHand Made of Pure Wool byWomen of Navajo Tri be. Dur-able, Distinctive, DecorativeFor living rooms, dens, lodgesReversi ble, no two alikePRICES3by5 ft. . . .$15 to£204 by 7 ft. . . . 25 to 355 by 8 ft. . . . 40 to 50Sent Postage Prepaid AnywhereReturn if not SatisfactoryOrder direct fromEVON Z. VOGT, ex-'o6VOGT RANCHRAMAH VIA GALLUP, NEW MEXICO $1002?Opens aCheckingAccountA friendly institutionwhere the spirit isdemocratic and it isa pleasure to do business.UNIVERSITYSTATE BANKA Clearing House Bank1354 E. 55th St., Cor. RidgewoodNEWS OF THE CLASSESof Chicago. She is a primary teacher in theWinnetka City Schools.'22 — Albert Lee Frantz, Ph.B., is Principal ofthe Clay School, Chicago, Illinois.'22— Jean Elizabeth Frost, Ph.B., is Head ofthe English Department of the High School,New Kensington, Pa.'23 — Agnes H. Kerlin, Ph.B., is a member ofthe faculty of the State Teachers College, StCloud, Minn.'23 — Daniel J. Magner, S.B., teaches generalscience in the Chicago and Cook County Schoolfor Boys at Riverside, Illinois.'24 — James T. Webb, A.M., is Superintendentof Schools at Wynne, Ark.'24 — Celia M. Regnier, Ph.B., is Art Instructor in the Starrett School for Girls, Chicago, Illinois.'25 — Ethel J. Bouffleur, A.M., is Director ofthe Art Department in the State TeachersCollege, Oshkosh, Wis.'25 — Harold H. Postel, A.M., is Instructor inScience at the Herzl Junior High School,Chicago, Illinois.Courses for LibrariansONE of the features of the comingSummer Quarter at the University willbe the courses ofìered to librarians by anexpert group of lecturers. These courseswill be under the immediate supervision ofSydney B. Mitchell, associate professor oflibrary science and chairman of the department at the University of California. Hewill be assisted by William F. Russell, professor of education, Teachers College,Columbia University, and educationalsupervisor of the American Library Association; Giles M. Ruch, associate professorof psychology and education, State University of Iowa; and Professor W. W.Charters, of the University of Chicago, whois director of the curriculum study for theAmerican Library Association.The courses which have been planned aredesigned to meet the needs of four groupsof students, namely, teachers in libraryschools ; teachers of library training classes ;teachers of library science courses in collegesand universities, in teachers' colleges,normal schools, and high schools; and in-experienced teachers under appointment forsimilar positions. Look OverYour JobThis is the time of yearto add up. The promo-tions have been madefor this year. The win-ter's work has told yousomething about your-self in relation to thebusiness you are in.Remove your own wishesand look at it coldly. Areyou actuallysatisfied in yourmind? Would you likemore freedom of action?Would you like your income to answer more nearlyto your present efforts?Selling life insurance is agood business. It meansselling future security topeople who need that security, in order that they may behappy and serene in mind.It offers immediate andfuture returns commensurate with ability and effort.It is not a time-clock prop-osition.What we mean is that selling insurance for a company like the lohn HancockMutual offers to people ofyour education a mental, aphilosophical and a finan-cial satisfaction.Complete and confidential in-formation,without any obligationon your part, can be obtained bywriting to the lnquiry Bureau,John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, igyClarendonStreet, Boston, Massachusetts, orby application to any of ourQeneral Agents.Life Insurance Companyvor Boston. M.^s.c-ustn,256 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINETo men who are"looking around"His first year out of college, the man who has nottrained for a special callingis usually attracted by thefirst job that yields an income. But once he beginsto feel at home in business,he frequently looks aroundfor something better — morestable returns, perhaps, moreresponsi bili ty, a strongerhold on his interest.There is something better in this oldest Americanfire and marine insurancecompany, whose organization extends around theworld.This refers, not to oppor-tunities for selling insurance, but to departmentalpositions in the home andbranch offices.Any North America office,including the branch officein Chicago, will welcomeinquiries. Or writeInsurance Company ofNorth AmericaSixteenth Street at the ParkwayPHILADELPHIA A Reading InvestigationA STUDY is being made of the methods-^ ^-used by teachers and librarians inarousing interest on the part of pupils inindependent reading and of the methodsused in evaluating reading tests of pupils.This study is being carried on by DeanGray and Mr. Wm. F. Rasche under a sub-sidy from the American Library Association. A committee of that association isalso assisting in the study. A report of thefìndings will be published early next fallfor the use of classroom teachers andlibrarians.•3 , , »¦•3-3•3•3•3•3•a•3 SOCIAL SERVICEALUMNI NOTES !>•O»¦»•f>J>tf»••3 ' »•\£ W W W W W & ^ 5? ^ C^ & C5 & W & C2 W W ^3 W W £9 W W W W W W jfMiss Caroline Perkins, graduate assistant,gave up her work in the School January 1, toaccept a position as social worker in the Minnesota School for Feebleminded and Colonyfor Epileptics, Fairbault, Minnesota.Miss Willie Zuber, M. A. '22, and graduateassistant 1924-25 is now employed by the Alabama State College for Women as instructor ofCase Work. Miss Zuber is also acting ascounty probation and truant ofEcer.Miss Gladys Mcllvaine, a graduate studentin Social Service Administration 1923-24 is nowemployed as social worker in the Social Servicedepartment of the Chicago State Hospital.Miss Mildred E. Buck, graduate student1924-25, has been employed in the SocialService department of the Chicago PsychopathicHospital, since last November.Mrs. Esther J. Mohr, Ph.B., '18, J. D., '20who was in residence in the Graduate Schoolof Social Service Administration during theAutumn Quarter 1925, has accepted a positionwith the Jewish Social Service Bureau ofChicago.Mary Lee Gunter, a graduate student at theSchool for the last three quarters was appointedto a position as social worker with the IllinoisChildren's Home and Aid Society, in January.Mr. William W. Burke, graduate assistant1924-25, began work January 1, in charge ofthe newly organized Social Service departmentof the U. S. Public Health Institute of Chicago.At the recent meeting of the Association ofSchools of Professional Social Work in NewYork, Dean Edith Abbott of Chicago waselected President of the Association.CHEMISTRY COMMITTEE— QUADRANGLE NEWS 257Citizens' Chemistry Committee(Continued from page 223)$1,285,000 is the immediate objective. Thevice-chairman of the committee is HarryGottlieb, '00, secretary of S. W. Straus &Company, and the secretary is Dr. H. I.Schlesinger, '03, Ph. D. '06, Professor ofChemistry at the University."In the emphasis put upon graduate workand the development of highly trained in-vestigators and professional experts," saidMr. MacDowell, chairman of the committee, "the University of Chicago repre-sents in the Middle West both in qualityand purpose what the graduate schools ofthe great eastern universities, such as Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins,and the great universities of Europe, standfor. The Department of Chemistry at theUniversity of Chicago has easily held itsplace among the leaders in this highest typeof effort for many years."The plans of the department for thenext ten years, if adequate financial supportis given it, are directed not only towardduplicating the recent advances of easterninstitutions, but also toward research inchemistry surpassing in certain respects thepresent opportunities."News of the Quadrangles(Continued from page 238)one of Malloy's creations and will be madeof imported fabric embossed with a noveldesign in gold leaf. The first eight pageswill be in three colors and in addition tothese there will be six more color pagesdistributed through the book printed onantique parchment paper. Other featureswill be the enlarged athletic section whichwill have over twenty-fìve pages devoted tosports, and the views of the campus whichwill occupy ten pages.The thirty-second annual WashingtonPromenade was held at the South ShoreCountry Club on Friday February 19.Three hundred and fìfty couples attendedthe affair which is reported to have beenone of the most successful social events everundertaken by the undergraduate students. Does the BondBusiness NeedCollege Men?DECIDEDLY, it does. Modem investment banking requires well-trained, analytical minds today, evenmore than in the past.Greatly increased wealth in this countryhas made a large class of new, rather in-experienced investors. They need com-petent, responsible advice to guide themtoward sound investments, suited totheir needs.Complex financing due to organization ofbusiness in larger units requires more alertnessin the selection of securities. Even the experi-enced bond buyer must have expert, weli-in-formed service.Halsey, Stuart & Co. recruits additions to itsorganization, in both the buying and the sellingends, largely from the universities and colleges.Men are carefully chosen for their general quali-fications and then given special training forseveral months, with pay, before they areassigned to actual work.IfYou Are Interestedin the bond business as a vocation, we shall beglad to send you our pamphlet containing use-ful information.Write for pamphlet Al¥3CHICAGO NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA201 South La Salle St. 14 Wall St. ili South I5th St.DETROIT CLEVELAND ST. 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At home, Chicago.Zelma Owen, '21, to Avery Morton, September,1925. At home, Boston, Massachusetts.Margaret Thisbe Weller, '21, to Junius A.Coarsey, November 25, 1925. At home, OnwegoPark, Bradenton, Florida.Paul M. Becker, '22, to Virginia Hibben, '22,October 17, 1925. At home, 6852 Jeffery Ave.,Chicago.Vera E. Friedlander, '22, to Elbert Morris,Ji\, June 30, 1925. At home, 420 Howell Street,Florence, Alabama.Marie Taylor, '25, to Newton Turney, '24,October 3, 1925. At home, 7650 Phillips Avenue,Chicago.Marion F. Brown, '25, to Elmer W. Olson,July 1925. At home, 6648 S. Union Avenue,Chicago.Vernette W. Davis, '25, to Stanley Forsythe.At home, 941 E. 8oth Street, Chicago.Ruth Stagg, '25, to J. Alton Lauren, ex '20,October 19, 1925. At home, Chicago.Margaret E. Freshley, '25, to Kenneth D. Fry.At home, 307 Center Street, Chicago.Laura Lucas '24, a member of vhe facultyof the University Elementary School, to WarnerF. Woodring, Ph.D. '22, June 20, 1925. At home,Meadville, Pennsylvania.Kamil Schulhof, Instructor in Medicine atRush, to J. Serrita Jane, July 3, 1925.ENGAGEMENTSLena G. Leitzel, '2r, to Dr. C. Hayden A.Streamer.THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINE 259By co-operation betweenthe manufacturers ofelectrical equipment andthe electric light andpower companies, thecost of electricity hasbeen kept down in theyears when every othercost has gone up. Thisis a record of which thewhole electrical industryis properly proud, andin which the GeneralElectric Company hashad an important part. The years of a mother's strongestinfluence are only seven.In those vital years, a mother canmake a G-E motor take her placein the laundry for IVà an hour;sweep her house for less than 2ian hour; sew, or wash dishes atincredibly low cost.Give electricity your routine tasks.Enjoy the supreme privilege andduty of being with your children.9S-154EGENERAL ELECTRIC26o THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINESWIFT— a food serviceTO see Swift's Premium Oleomargarinemade is to gain a new understandingof the attainment of modem science inthe creation of wholesome, pure, andeconomical food products.THROUGH more than half a century ofpublic service the name Swift has beena guarantee of highest quality and purityin foods.On oleomargarine the name brings anew significance and a new interest to animportant food product.In the group of Swift products, oleomargarine has its own separate identity.It is not manufactured as a substitute. Itis not sold as a substitute. It does not carrythe substitute's imputation of inferiority.Science and craftmanship joined underthe Swift standard of quality have createdin Swift's Premium Oleomargarine a pure,wholesome, and economical food.The Swift brand is the symbol of pureingredientscombinedwithscrupulouscareinto wholesome food products. It is yourassurance of a quality that has been safe-guarded in every step of its journey toyour table.Swift & CompanyFounded 1868Owned by more than 47,000 shareholders BIRTHSTo C. Roy Lammert, ex '09, and Mrs. Lam-mert (Margaret Alice King), 'ri, a son,Thomas King, December 19, 1925, at New YorkCity.To Edward L. McBride, '09, and Mrs. Mc-Bride (Mary Archer), ex 'io, a son, EdwardArcher, June 2, 1925, at Bronxville, New York.To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer W. Hills (IoneBellamy), n, a son, Richard Lewis, December25, 1925, at Iowa City, Iowa.To Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Schwartz(Marguerite Swawite), 'n, A. M. '13, a son,John David, May 24, 1925, at Chicago.To Paul Revere Pierce, '14, and Mrs. Pierce(Genevieve Evans), '15, a daughter, MaryElizabeth, January 27, 1925, at Chicago.To Charles A. Messner, A. M. '22, and Mrs.Messner (Ethelyn Faye Mullarky), '16, a son,Charles Arthur, Jr., October 18, 1925, at Boston,Massachusetts.To Dr. R. E. Davies, '17, and Mrs. Davies,a daughter, Beverly Virginia, December 6, 1925,at Ladd, Illinois.To Captain John Huling, Jr., '17, and Mrs.Huling (Helen Moffet), ex '20, a daughter,Helen Margaret, December 11, 1925, at Washington, D. C.To Mr. and Mrs. Cletus McNulty (E. LydelleMorphy), '18, a daughter, Jayne Lydelle, July2, 1925, at Chicago.To Perry S. Herst, '20, and Mrs. Herst, adaughter, Marilyn, December 14, 1925, at Chicago.To Coleman Clark, '21, and Mrs. Clark, ason, Coleman Clark, Jr., October 22, 1925, atChicago.To Mr. and Mrs. Philip Colnon (LeilaLydon), '21, a daughter, Florence Lydon,November 19, 1925, at Chicago.DEATHS'78 — Frank A. Helmer, September 29, 1925,in Chicago. Mr. Helmer had been practicinglaw as a member of the firm of Helmer, Moul-ton, Whitman and Holton for thirty-five years.'95 — Dr. Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, Ph.D.,January 6, 1926, at his home, 201 S. RidgelandAvenue, Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Eycleshymerwas at one time a member of the faculty ofRush Medicai College. He had acquired anational reputation because of his importantdiscoveries in medicai science.'io— Charles Carroll Cobb, Jr., ex, November17, 1925, in Chicago.'io— Harold W. Nichols, S. M., Ph. D. '19,November 14, 1925, at his home in Maplewood,New Jersey. As a radio research engineer, Dr.Nichols had invented many appliances for theradio, and was recognized as an authority inthis field.'12 — Jean Newcomer, A. M., February 19,1925, at her home in Petersburg, Illinois.hH"1-HOTEL LA SALLEAn ideal place to bring your familyIT is a point of pride with us that so many families makeHotel La Salle their home when in Chicago. Parentsfind Hotel La Salle particularly hospitable to children. Noadditional charge is made for those twelve years old or under.A service desk on every floor appeals to the women of theparty. This assures those little added refinements of service so essential to real comfort.Bring your family to Hotel La Salle, where the atmosphereis homelike, the accommodations are comfortable and theprices are fixed and reasonable. Xoitel l&S&UeLa Salle at Madison StreetChicago, IllinoisERNEST J. 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Throughco-operation with leading manufacturers you can nowbuy fine clothes at Capper's for LESS MONEY thanyou pay for ordinary clothes elsewhere.If you ever pay fifty dollars for a suit, buy yournext at Capper's.MICHIGAN AT MONROE - - - - and in the HOTEL SHERMAN