Price $J.OOPer Year Zhe TOntverettc of CbicagoFOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Single Copies5 Centssity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORBTYCHICAGO&be TUnivereitp of Gbicaao ©reeaVOL. i!, NO. 35. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. NOVEMBER 26, 1897.Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matter.CONTENTS. of disagreeable smell and taste, as the generally ac-I. Reports from the Zoological Club: cepted theory of mimiery requires. In the sameTwo Cases of Mimicry 283 locality Spilomyia quadrifasciata, Say, was lessSecondary Mesoblast in the Molluscs - - 283-284 common than S. fusca. It strikingly resemblesII. Report from the Botanical Club .--- 284., , » m i r\ ja • j r\ j>III. A Valuable Gift of Books 284-285 the sPecies of Odynerus (O. flavipes and O. forami-IV. Official Notices 285 natus) which also frequent flowers of the golden-V. The Football Record, Season of 1897 ... 285 rods. Both insects are black spotted and banded withVI. Recent Numbers of University Periodicals - - 285 fought yellow, the black predominating. The genusVII. Current Events 2&Q , , , , . , „ . ¦.VTii The Calendar - 286 Spilomyia includes also a third group ot mimics, which like S. liturata, Williston, closely resemble~~the "yellow-jacket" wasps (V. germanica, etc.). InReports from the Zoological Club* these flies the deep yellow , bands are broader and more numerous, and the black coloring more restrictedtwo cases of mimicry. than in S. fusca and S. quadrifasciata.The results of some observations on the mimetic W. M. Wheeler.habits of the Syrphid flies of the genus Spilomyia were presented. S. fusca, Loew, which is dull blackbanded and spotted with yellowish white, was fre- secondary mesoblast in the molluscs.quently seen flying about in the shrubbery and feeding Secondary mesoblast was first found in the melon the honey of some golden-rods that had sprung up lugcg ^ the lamellibranch Unio by Dr. F. R. Lillie-in a clearing in the pine woods (Price Co., Wis.). This TMg secondary mesoblast was found to arise asym-Syrphid resembles in size, form, coloration, and move- metrically from a cell of the gecond generation ofmeats Vespa maculata and a smaller allied species of ectomeres on the lef t side of the egg. It subsequentlywasp, and was observed to occur in the same places becomes disposed symmetrically on both sides of theand at the same time as these hymenopterous models. egg> apparently by a migration of some of the cells,A large female of 8. fusca was masticated and found and .fl main}y employed in the formation on the larvalto have an agreeable flavor, the alimentary tract of adducfor musclethe insect being full of honey. In this instance, there- Later> gecondary mesoblast was discovered in thefore, varying colors are associated with the absence gasteropod Crepidula by Dr. Conklin. It was found* Papers presented at the meetings of October 1897. to arise from the second generation of ectomeres as in284 UNIVERSITY RECORDUnio, but from three quadrants instead of one, and ata much later stage than in the form studied by Lillie.The secondary mesoblast in Physa, according toWierzejski, and in Planorbis, according to my ownobservations, has a still different origin, since it arisesfrom cells of the third generation of ectomeres on theanterior side of the egg. Its origin is symmetricalas it arises from the two anterior quadrants of thethird quartette which lie on either side of the medianplane. The divisions of the cells of the third quartette in Planorbis agree very closely with those ofPhysa until a late period of cleavage. In both formsthe first division of the cells of the third quartette isradial ; at the next division both the upper and thelower cells in the two anterior quadrants divide horizontally into equal parts. The next cleavage in theanterior quadrants is the unequal division of the lowerpair of cells, each cell giving off a small cell towardthe vegetal pole. In both Physa and Planorbis theupper pair of cells resulting from this last cleavagecontain the secondary mesoblast. In Planorbis thesecells, after dividing almost horizontally, sink into thesegmentation cavity and finally lose connection withthe wall of the blastula. Whether these cells areentirely converted into secondary mesoblast in Physa,as in Planorbis, appears uncertain from Wierzejski'saccount. S. J. Holmes.Head Professor Whitman gave an account of hisobservations concerning the result of crossing thebrown and white varieties of ringdove.Assistant Professor Watase read a paper entitled"Protoplasm's Contractility and Phosphorescence."During the month the following reviews of recentpapers were also given: "The Embryology of Ore-piduia" (Conklin), A. L. Treadwell; "Recent Literature on Spermatogenesis " (Meves and Hermann), W.H. Packard ; " Structure of Nemertean Nerve Cells,"G. W. Hunter.Report from the Botanical Club.At the meeting of November 23, Professor C. F.Millspaugh, Curator in Botany at the Field Columbian Museum, gave an interesting account of hisexplorations in Yucatan. Those who were expectingto hear an account of an exuberant, tropical flora weremuch surprised to learn that so large a portion ofYucatan is almost a desert. The geological and ecological 'features present a fine field for investigation.Professor Millspaugh has now several men collectingmaterial in various parts of the country. A Valuable Gift of Books.The University is under great obligation to Mrs.Henry L. Frank of Chicago for a gift of some rareand valuable books, as follows :1. A General History of France, by John de Serres,brought down by Peter Mathew from 1598-1810, andagain continued to 1622. Published by Edward Grim-ston, 1624.2. Clarendon's Tracts. A collection of severaltracts of the Eight Hon. Edward, Earl of Clarendon,London, 1727. This volume has the autograph of oneof the early owners, David Baiilie, Trinity College,Cambridge, March 14, 1805.3. Polybius5 History. Three volumes bound in two.Second edition. London, 1698. This history is translated by Sir H. Spellman, and has added to it a character of Polybius by John Dry den.4. A Voyage Around the World in the Year 1740-1744 inclusive, by George Anson, afterward LordAnson. With charts and maps. Fourteenth edition.London, 1769.5. The Ottoman Empire, by Paul Rycaut, Secretaryto the English Ambassador to Turkey under CharlesII. London, 1668.6. Historie of Man. London, 1578.7. Historie of the Raigne of King Henry VII, bythe Right Hon. Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St.Alban (Lord Bacon). London, 1622. This is the firstedition but lacks the portrait.8. Godwyn's Roman Antiquities. Sixteenth edition.London, 1696.9. Prideaux': Introduction for Reading All Sorts' ofHistories. Sixth edition. Oxford, 1682.10. Nathaniel Bacon's Discourse on the Laws andGovernment of England. From the Beginning of theReign of Queen Elizabeth. London, 1689.11. The Historie of Phillip de Commines. Thirdedition. London, 1665. Contains the book plate ofEdward St. Barbe, bearing the motto, "Look andLive."12. The Chronicle of Richard Baker. Third edition.With continuation by Edward Phillips, nephew ofJohn Milton. London, 1669.13. Oldmixon: History of Ye Stuarts. Two volumes. London, 1730-1735.14. Pierre Bayle. Dictionaire Historique et Critique. Four volumes. Fourth edition. Amsterdam,1730.15. Philippi Cluverii Introductio in UniversamGeographiam. London, 1711. With maps and charts.16. Cabala ; or Mysteries of State and Government.London, 1691. A note upon the cover of this bookUNIVERSITY RECORD 285states : " This is esteemed the best edition, and appearsto be the last. The letters are chiefly written by SirWalter Aston, Sir Francis Bacon, the Earl of Bristol,Mr. Secretary Cecil, the famous Lord Burghleigh,Sir Dudley Carleton, King Charles I, Dr. Donne, theDean of St. Paul's, the well-known court favoriteEssex, Lord Chancellor Elsmere, Lord Faulkland'ssingular letter to the king in behalf of his son, somefrom King James I, the Lord Keeper William, SirWalter Raleigh, Sir Philip Sydney, and Sir HenryWooton."Official Notices.The Final Examination of David Philips for thedegree of D.B. will be held in Room 26, HaskellOriental Museum, Friday, December 3, at 2:00 p.m.Thesis : " Paul's Collection for the Poor Saints atJerusalem." Committee : Head Professors Burton,Northrup, and Anderson, and all other instructors ofthe departments immediately concerned.The Final Examination of Frederick WilliamBateson for the degree of D.B. will be held in Room26, Haskell Oriental Museum, Friday, December 3,at 2:00 p.m. Thesis : " A Historical Treatment of theDoctrine of Chiliasm." Committee : Head ProfessorsNorthrup, Anderson, and Burton, and all other instructors in the departments immediately concerned.The Final Examination of Edwin Welton Mecumfor the degree of D.B. will be held in Room 26, HaskellOriental Museum, Friday, December 3, at 4:00 p.m.Thesis : " New Plymouth Colony, 1629-1691." Committee : Head Professors Northrup, Hulbert, and Anderson, and all other instructors in the departmentsimmediately concerned.The Official Football Record, Season of 1897.Septembei •19... Chicago 14 Hyde Park PI. Sch. 0a 24... a 21 Englewood H. Sch. , o" 24... a 11 Hyde Park H. Sch. oOctober 2... a 41 ; Monmouth College , 4a ¦9... a 71 Lake Forest Univ. •0" 13... (6 24 Armour Institute, 0« 16... a 39 Beloifc College, , 6a 19... " 30 Morgan Park Acad. , 0i. 22... " 21 Northwestern Univ. ,6a 30... a 18 Univ. of Illinois, 12November 6... a 34 Notre Dame, 5" 18... " 8 Wisconsin, 23a 25... a 21 ; Michigan, 12 second team.October 9.... Chicago, 12; Y. M. C. A. 12" 13 — " 14 ; Northwestern Acad., 0" 22 ... . " 4 ; Lewis Institute, 0November 10 " 0; Morgan Park Acad., 619 ... . " 16 ; Univ. of 111., 2d team, 4Recent Numbers of University Periodicals.The November number of the School Review is aspecial classical number. Its leading article of twenty-seven pages is upon " Ccesar as a Text-book," by F. H.Howard of Colgate Academy. This is followed by aninteresting study on "The Preparatory Course inLatin," by Assistant Professor Frank J. Miller of theExaminer's office, the University of Chicago. This isthe third article in the series on the studies in thesecondary curriculum prepared by the Examiners ofthe University. Twenty pages following are given upto a report of the proceedings of the Latin and GreekConference, which was held at Ann Arbor, Michigan,in April 1897. ;,Then comes a selective bibliographyfor use in framing classical programmes for secondary schools, compiled by Professor Isaac B. Burgessof the Morgan Park Academy. This bibliographyis divided into six sections, and is a very valuablecontribution to the working material of the teacherof classics.The November number of the American Journalof Sociology has as its introductory article the firstof a series of illustrated studies of the George JuniorRepublic, written by Professor John R. Commons ofSyracuse University. Frederick Ratzel of the University of Leipzic contributes "Studies in PoliticalAreas, or the Political Territory in Relation to Earthand Continent." Mr. Carlos C. Closson considers" The Hierarchy of European Races." The tenth paperby Edward Alsworth Ross of Stanford Universityon "Social Control" is followed by a fifteen-pagearticle from the pen of Head Professor Small on "TheMeaning of the Social Movement." Mr. H. L. Blisscontinues his consideration of "Eccentric Official Statistics." " The Relief and Care of Dependents " is thefirst article of a series by Mr. H. A. Millis, a graduatestudent of the University. The closing article in thismost excellent number is an account of the partisanraid upon the Kansas State Agricultural College madeby the Populists which resulted in an entire change ofthe faculty of the institution. The usual bookreviews are followed by an excellent bibliography ofsociology covering the months of July and October, avery valuable feature for the student of this subject.286 UNIVERSITY RECORDCurrent Events.Rev. Charles A. Berry of Wolveringhamshire, England, and Professor W. D. Mackenzie of the ChicagoTheological Seminary addressed the students of theDivinity School, Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.Rev. O. P. Gilford, of Buffalo, N. Y., formerly pastorof the Immanuel Baptist Church of this city, addressed the members of the Divinity School Thursdayevening, November 18.Special Thanksgiving service was held at the University yesterday morning. The service was largelymusical. A very able address was delivered by theChaplain of the University, Rev. Charles R. Henderson, D.D.The Passion Play at Ober Ammergau will be thesubject of a stereopticon lecture delivered in KentTheater, Saturday, December 4, at 8:00 p.m., by Rev.J. J. Lewis, assistant pastor of St. Paul's UniversalistChurch of this city. The lecture is based on personalexperiences and has been delivered over 1900 timessince 1890, the date of the last representation of thePassion Play.Rev. Dr. Rubinkam of the University Congregational Church announces a course of five lectures onGerman classical literature which will be given at theUniversity Congregational Church on successiveMonday evenings beginning November 29. The lectures will begin at 8: 15 p.m. and in each case will be preceded by a concert under the direction of WilhelmMiddleschulte, the organist of the church. Ticketsadmitting to the lectures and also to a grand concertto be given on December 27 may be obtained for $1.50.Single admission, 50 cents. The entire proceeds ofthese lectures are to go for furnishing carpets andmusic for the new church.The Calendar.november 26 to december 4, 1897.Friday, November 26.Chapel -Assembly : Graduate Schools. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Junior Division Contests.Saturday, November 27.Administrative Board of Libraries, Laboratories, andMuseums, 8:30 a.m.Faculties of the Graduate Schools, 10:00 a.m.Special Meeting of the "Junior College Faculty,11:30 a.m.Sunday, November 28.Vesper Service. Kent Theater, 4:00 p.m.Union meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,Haskell Oriental Museum, Assembly Room, 7: 00 p.m.Monday, November 29.Chapel-Assembly: Junior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Junior CollegeStudents).Lectures before Senior Divisions II-VI, 10 : 30 a.m. Tuesday, November 30.Chapel-Assembly: Senior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:3® a.m. (required of Senior CollegeStudents).Informal Talks on Books of Today by Assistant Professor Crow, Lecture Room, Cobb Hall, 3 :00 p.m.Botanical Club meets in the Botanical Building,5:00 p.m.The meeting will be devoted to reviews of importantbotanical literature.Otis W. Caldwell will give two illustrations of symbiosis, one from E. Ule and the other from Sanarelli.W. D. Merrell will review Kny's paper on "The Dependence of the Chlorophyll Function upon Chromatophoresand Cytoplasm."N. L. T. Nelson will review an article by Rowlee on "TheSwamps of Oswego Co., N. Y., and their Flora."University Chorus, Kent Theater, 7:15 p.m.Wednesday, December 1.Geological Club meets in the Lecture Room of WalkerMuseum, 4:30 p.m.Mr. Weller: The Shifting of Faunas in the MississippiValley during the Devonian and Carboniferous Times.Prayer Meeting of the Y. M. C. A., Lecture Room.Cobb Lecture Hall, 7:00 p.m.Thursday, December 2.Chapel-Assembly : Divinity School. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Philosophical Club meets in Faculty Room, HaskellOriental Museum, 8:00 p.m.Dr. Wm. M. Salter, of the Society for Ethical Culture, willgive an address on Walt Whitman.Members of the English Club are especially invited.Friday, December 3.Chapel-Assembly : Graduate Schools. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10: 30 a.m.Final Examination of David Philips and Frederick William Bateson, Haskell Oriental Museum,Room 26, 2: 00 p.m. (see p. 285).Final Examination of Edwin Welton Mecum, HaskellOriental Museum, Room 26, 4:00 p.m. (see p. 285).Mathematical Club meets in Ryerson Physical Laboratory, Room 35, 4: 00 p.m."An Extension of Riccati's Equation," by Dr. Boyd.Notes : *' Concerning the Fundamental Theorem of theIntegral Calculus," by Mr. Bliss; "On Cantor" IV, byProfessor Bolza.Philological Society meets in Faculty Room, HaskellOriental Museum, 8:00 p.m. *Assistant Professor Clifford H. Moore : " On the Thesaurus Linguae Latinse."Assistant Professor von Klenze : " F. T. Palgrave on Landscape in Poetry."Saturday, December 4.Administrative Board of Physical Culture andAthletics, 8:30 a.m.Administrative Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions, 10:00 a.m.The University Senate, 11:30 a.m.Stereopticon Lecture on the Ober Ammergau play,Kent Theater, 8:00 p.m. (see p. 286).