Price $J.OOper Year Zhe Wniverottg of CbtcagoFOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Single Copies5 CentsUniversity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYCHICAGOGbe TSXniveieity ot Cbicago ©teesVOL IV, NO. 4. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M.Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matter.CONTENTS. name.NI. Consultation Hours, Spring Quarter, 1899 - - 33-34 Mr. CrandallII. The University Elementary School .... 34-35 Mr. CuttingIII. Official Actions ¦ - - 35 Mr DamonIV. Official Notices - - -, 35-36 'V. The Calendar - 36 J-Vir. uaviS Mr. de Poyen-Bellisle~~ Mr. DonaldsonConsultation Hours, Miss DudleySPRING QUARTER, 1899. Mr. Fite Miss FosterTHE FACULTIES OP ARTS, LITERATURE, AND SCIENCE. Mr. Freundname. hour. place. Miss FurnissMr. Angell 11 : 00-12 : 00 Fri. A Mr. GoodspeedMissBallou 10:00-11:00 Tues. C 13 b Mr. GordisMr. Barnes 11:00-12:00 Mon., Mr. W. G. HaleWed., Fri. B 22 Mr. HancockMr. Bechtel 9:30-10: 00 Mon. C 13 b Mr. HardestyMr. Blackburn 4:00 Tues.-Fri. C.4d Mr. HatfieldMr. Blanchard 2: 00-3: 00 Tues., Fri. K 14 Mr. HendersonMr. Bolza 11 : 45 Tues.-Fri. R 40 Mr. HendricksonMr. Boyd 9:30 Mon. K 39 Mr. HillMr. Breasted 4:00 Tues. H 24 Mr. von HoistMr. Burton 3: 00-4: 00 Tues.-Fri. H 16 Mr. IddingsMr. Butter worth 10:15 G Mr. JackmanMr. Caldwell 2:00-3:00 Tues., Thurs. B 32 Mr. JamesMr. Carpenter 8: 30-9: 30 Mon. C 4 d Mr. JonasMr. Castle 10:30-12: 00 daily, Mr. Jordanexcept Sat. C 8 Mr. JudsonMr. Catterall 8: 30 Tues. C6c Mr. KernMr. Chamberlain 9: 30-10: 30 Tues., Mr. von KlenzeThurs., Fri. B 24 Mr. LaughlinMr. Chamberlin 9:30-10:30 W 2d fl. Mr. LengfeldMr. Chandler 10:30-11:00 C7b Mr. LoebMr. Clark 9:30-10:30 Tues., Fri. K 16 Mr. LovettMr. Coulter 11: 00-12: 00 Mon., Wed. B 20 Mr. MacClintockMr. Cowles 4:00-5:00 Tues., Thurs. B 33 APRIL 28, 1899.HOUR. PLACE.10:30 Wed. H 219:00-9:30 Tues. C 12 d4:00-4: 10 Tues.-Fri. C1d8:30-12:00 daily B 3010: 30-11 : 30 daily Lib?^611:30-12:30 daily A 2310 : 00-12 : 00 Tues.-Fri. G11:00 Thurs. A 1712:00-1:00 Mon. C1d4:00 Tues. C 10 c4: 00-6: 00 Tues.-Fri. G5: 00-6: 00 Tues.-Fri. H 1210:30-11:00 Fri. C5b12:00 Mon. C 13 b4:00Mon.-Thurs. C 15 d11:30-12:30 daily A 219: 30 Thurs. Clc1:00 Tues.-Fri. C2c11:30 Thurs. C5b10: 30 Wed. C 5 c4: 00-4: 15 Mon.-Thurs. C 6 c10:30 Wed. W 2d fl.4:00 Tues., Fri. A 331:00 Tues. C8c8:30-9:30 Mon .-Fri. C9b10:30-12: 00 Tues. Z 4811 : 00-12 : 00 Tues.-Fri. H10:30-11:00 Tues.-Fri. C 14 d12:00-12:30 Fri. C 12 d1:00 Mon.-Thurs. C3c10:30 Wed. K 303:00 Thurs. P 2310:30-11:00 Tues.-Thurs. C 1 d10:30-12:00 daily,except Sat. C 8 a34 UNIVERSITY RECORDNAME. HOUR. PLACE.Mr. Maschke 10:30 Tues. . R 40Mr. S. Mathews 10 : 00-10 : 30 Tues.-Fri. H 16Mr. Mead 3: 00-4: 00 Wed. . A 37Mr. Merrell 9: 30-10:30 Fri. B 32Mr. A. C. Miller 4:00 Mon. C 5 cMr. F. J. Miller 10:00-11:00 daily,except Sat.Mr. Millikan 12: 00-1: 00 Mon., Tues., R 41Mr. A.W.Moore 12:00-12:30 A 37Mr. E. H. Moore 3: 15 Tues. R 36Mr. R. G. Moulton 5: 00 Fri. (after recital) C 6 aMr. F. R. Moulton 9: 30 Tues. R 35Mr. Nef 10:30 Wed. K 25Mr. Neff 10: 30-11:00 Tues.-Fri. C 17 cMr. Owen 1:00 C2bMr, Pietsch 3:00-3:30 Mon.;4:00-4:30 Thurs. C 15 bMr. Price 4:00-5:00 Thurs. H 33Miss Reynolds 10: 30-11:00 Tues.-Thurs. C 2 dMr. Schmidt-Warten-berg 2:00-3:00 Tues. C 14 dMr. Shepardson 11: 00 Tues. H 12Mr. Shorey 12: 00-1 : 00 Mon. C 4 BMr. Slaught 10:30 Fri. R 38Mr. A. W. Small 4: 00 Tues. C 2 cMr. Smith 10:30 Wed. K 43Mr. Stagg GMr. Starr 10: 30 Wed. W 3d fl.Mr. A. W. Stratton 2: 00-3: 00 Mon. C 4 bMr. S. W. Stratton 10: 30-11: 00 Tues., Wed. RMiss Talbot 12:00-1:00 daily,except Sat. C 9 aMr. Tarbell 10: 30-11 : 00 Fri. C 5 bMr. Terry 10:30 Mon. C6cMr. Thomas 10: 30 Wed. C 2 cMr. Thompson 10: 30 Fri. C 6 cMr. Triggs 10:30 C 8cMr. Veblen 12:00 Tues. C5cMr. Vincent 11 : 00 Mon. C 2 cMr. Votaw 11: 00-12: 00 Tues. H 16Miss Wallace 10: 30-11: 00 Tues. C 13 cMr. Watase* 11:00-12: 00 Thurs., Fri. Z 35Miss Wergeland 10:30 Thurs. C6cMr. Whitman 11: 00-12:00 Thurs. Z 25Mr. Wheeler 11: 00-12: 00 daily Z 33Mr. Wilson 1:00 R 35Mr .Young 10:30 Fri. R 38Mr. Zueblin 11:00-12:00 Mon. C2cAbbreviations.— C = Cobb Lecture Hall, a, b, c, and d denoting the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th floors, respectively ; A = AnatomyBuilding ; B = Botany Building ; G = Gymnasium ; H — HaskellMuseum; K = Kent Chemical Laboratory; P = PhysiologicalBuilding; R = Ryerson Physical Laboratory; W = WalkerMuseum ; Z = Zoological Building. The University Elementary School.group VIII.[Continuation of work reported in the University Record,February 17, 1899. Average age of children, eleven years.]In history the children have continued the study ofthe discovery and settlement of the northwest territory. Th.e lives of La Salle and Marquette werestudied in considerable detail, in order to understandthe difficulties met and conquered by them in exploring and making known the geography of the Mississippi valley. Each child took a part of La Salle's lifeto write up, the work of the class, as a whole, covering• the entire period studied.The work of the explorers had been preparatory toa study of Chicago, and, after finding the reason forthe building of Fort Dearborn, and studying the fortitself from pictures and diagrams, the history of Chicago from 1812 was begun. The children had little ideaof pioneer life, so that some time was spent in describing how the fourteen families then in Chicago lived.As the number of residents increased, the childrensaw the necessity of having some form of government,and tried to decide how it would be managed. Theydecided that roads and bridges would have to be takencare of by the town, and that a body of men to oversee the work would be necessary, and taxes to pay forit. Since the buildings were all of wood, a fire department would be necessary, and, as there was no necessity for men to devote their entire time to this work —or the tax, in order to enable them to do so, would betoo high — the citizens must themselves stand readyto act as firemen. The children agreed that the menwho managed the affairs of the village ought to beelected by the people, whereupon we followed the firstelection of the five trustees from the notice of the meeting for nomination to the first meeting of the board. Wealso found out how much was paid by the men whomwe knew to be living in Chicago at that time, and howmuch they were worth.. In order to have taxes assessed and collected, thechildren said some person would have to see to it ;therefore, the first town charter was again studied inits provisions for the government of the city : fivetrustees elected by the people, the trustees to appointa president of the town and to arrange for the electionof a chief of police, and for the assessing and collectingof taxes.In 1834 and 1835 the number of people in the townincreased so much, and so many of the newcomerswere of rather bad character, that the police force wasfound to be insufficient, and the problem was put tothe class of finding a means of readjustment. We developed the idea that a new charter was necessary,and in this a mayor took the place of the former president, and appointed a chief of police who selected hisown assistants.Public schools had been thought of, and when thetown was surveyed one section, No. 16, had been setaside to be sold to provide a fund for this purpose.The land had been sold a ad the money put into thetreasury, but no school established. The only schoolat that time was a private school kept by a MissChappel. Knowing of the public fund, Miss Chappelmade application for a part of the money, on theUNIVERSITY RECORD 35o-round that her school did the work for which thefund had been provided. She received an amountproportionate to the number of children in her school,and this was the first public school money paid out.In 1837 a regular public school was established.The next need of the town was found to be waterworks and a sewage system, and the class is now atwork deciding how this can be met.In the theoretical study of textiles, which forms apart of their work, the children brought from homesamples of woolen and worsted cloth and examinedthem to find out whether the staple were long or short,and to determine which samples would be selected forwarmth, and which for protection from rain. Theyexamined the threads under the microscope and decided whether they were taken from the lamb or thesheep. In order to see the progress that has beenmade in wool industry, as well as to cultivate theirown powers of invention, the children examined rawwool and were told that the principal aim in cardingwool was to get the fibers straight. They were askedto work out a machine that would accomplish this.The children drew diagrams to show how the machinewould work, and wrote records of the processes theyhad worked out. They examined diagrams of cardingmachines to compare with the plans they had made.The fact that each improvement was made to lessenlabor and increase production was brought out. Thecylinder was suggested because it could be run bypower. This led to a discussion of the power used —electricity, steam, or water. Water power was explained, and the description was given of a factorysettlement situated on a strip of land between thecanal and the river.In science the group has been working out the formation of calcium carbonate, both in relation to thegeological formation of sedimentary rock and in connection with the study of oxygen and carbon dioxidegases. They constructed an apparatus to show theeffect of pure carbon dioxide and of oxygen upon plantgrowth. In all this work the children put togethertheir own apparatus, and in experimenting with thetwo gases, suggested methods of finding out differencesin weight and in action on other things — particularlyupon combustion.In their work on the formation of sedimentary rocksand soils, the children had got too much the idea thatcarbon dioxide was about the only gas contained. Sosome time was spent in studying the action of a gaslike sulphur dioxide in some practical cases, as bleaching, killing small plants and animal life, in connectionwith fumigation, etc.Knowing that carbon dioxide was in j urious to humanlife, the children attempted to find out the amount offresh air that would be needed in two (a small and alarge) rooms in the school for a certain number of people.This brought in a good deal of number work. Othernumber work has been given them in calculating thelength of a pendulum as related to the time of vibration.With the Spring Quarter they began to study someprinciples of physiological ch emistry of d igestion . Thiswork, correlated with their studv of foods in cooking, hasbeen practically the same as that of Group VI, reportedin University Record for April 14, 1899.Two hours a week are spent in studying Latin, by adding gradually to the vocabulary (which is kept in mind by adding each new word to a dictionary compiled bythe pupils), and generalizing, from the number of incidents presented, the grammatical rules on which thestructure of the language depends. Most of the stories are from Roman legendary history, told first insimple Latin sentences. The meaning of new words ismade plain in any way the ingenuity of the teachercan devise, except giving the translation. Then theforce of grammatical structure is pointed out, andwhen the story has been mastered, the class is askedquestions in Latin to which they must reply in sentences adapted from the Latin story. Each week somestories are told them in Latin which they translate athearing. Some time is spent in writing original sentences in Latin.The French has been taught in much the same way asthe Latin, exc?pt that the vocabulary is connected withschool and everyday occupations. From time to timethe children are required to write short compositionsin French.The art work has been planned to help in gainingaccuracy in drawing and appreciation of perspective.Various members of the class have posed as models,several out-of-door sketches have been made, and somestudies from still life in color.In the shop they have been at work upon a set ofdesk furnishings — blotter, inkstand, bill file, stampbox, and pen tray.One half hour a week is spent in visiting youngerclasses, and, so far as possible, assisting them in handwork. This plan enables them to review some of thework they have done, in the best possible way — attempting to teach it ; and has a social effect in binding together the different groups of the school.Since the weather has been warm enough to permitit, much of the gymnasium work is done out of doors.Official Actions.At a meeting of the Administrative Board of University Affiliations, held April 15, 1899, the CentralHigh School of Pittsburg, Pa., was accepted as acooperating school.The Faculty of the Ogden Graduate School, at itsmeeting of April 22, 1899, accepted Emily HamiltonBruce as a candidate for the degree of Master ofScience.At a meeting of the Administrative Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions,held April 22, 1899, the University Band was recognized as a " Student Organization."Official Notices.A special meeting of the University Congregationwill be held in Congregation Hall, Haskell OrientalMuseum, Friday, May 5, at 4:00 p.m., to consider business of the Congregation left unfinished at its lastmeeting. By order of the President.George S. Goodspeed,x\PRIL 20, 1899. -Recorder.36 UNIVERSITY RECORDOn May 5 and 6 will be held the Semi-annual Conferences of Presidents and Deans of Affiliated Institutions, and Principals of Cooperating Schools withthe Administrative Board of University Affiliations.The representatives of affiliated institutions will meeton May 5 at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., in Haskell Museum. The sessions of the Principals of CooperatingSchools will be held in the same place May 6 at 10: 00a.m. and 2:00 p.m.The Final Examination of Wesley Clair Mitchellfor the degree of Doctor of Philosophy will be heldTuesday, May 2, 1899, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 3 C, CobbLecture Hall. Principal subject, Political Economy ;secondary subject, Philosophy. Thesis: "History andEconomic Effects of the Issues of United StatesNotes." Committee : Professor Laughlin, AssistantProfessor Mead, Associate Professor Zueblin, and allother instructors in the departments immediately concerned.The Final Examination of James Franklin Sandersfor the degree of Master of Arts will be held Friday,May 5, 1899, at 4:00 p.m., in Room 15, Haskell Museum.Principal subject, Homiletics ; secondary subject,Church History. Thesis : "Frederick W. Robertson asa Preacher." Committee : Professors A nderson , Johnson, Hulbert, Price, and all other instructors in thedepartments immediately concerned.Calendar.april 28— may 6, 1899.Friday, April 28.Chapel-Assembly : Divinity School. — Chapel, CobbHall, 10:30 a.m.Division Lecture before Division VI of the JuniorColleges by the President, President's Office, Haskell, 10:30 a.m.Mathematical Club meets in Room 36, Ryerson Physical Laboratory, 4:00 p.m.Mr. Moulton will read on "The Surfaces of Zero Velocityin the Problem of Four Bodies."Notes: "A New Planimeter," by Mr. Lehmer; "TheMeaning of 'Imaginary'," by Professor Bolza.Saturday, April 29.Meetings of Faculties and Boards :The Faculty of the Morgan Park Academy, 8: 30 a.m.The Faculty of the Junior Colleges, 8:30 a.m.The Administrative Board of the University Libraries, Laboratories, and Museums, 10:00 a.m.The Faculty of the Graduate Schools of Arts andLiterature, 11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 30.Student Conferences on Religion, Kent Theater ,4 :00 p.m.Professor Henderson on "What is Prayer?"Professor Coulter on " Is Prayer rational ? Is it effective ? ""Question Conference.Union meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,Association Room, Haskell, 7:00 p.m.Subject : " Studies in the New Testament as an Aid to theChristian Life."Monday, May 1.Chapel-Assembly : Junior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbHall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Junior College Students).Tuesday, May 2.Chapel- Assembly : Senior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbHall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Senior College Students).Division Lectures before the Junior Colleges in KentTheater, 10:30 a.m.Final Examination of W. C. Mitchell for the degreeof Ph.D., C 3 c at 9: 00 a.m. (see p. 36).Wednesday, May 3.Division Lectures before the Senior Colleges, 10: 30 a.m.By the President before Division I in Lecture Room, CobbHall.By Professor R. Gr. Moulton before Divisions II-VI in theChapel, Cobb Hall.Meeting of the Y. M. C. A. in Association Room, Haskell, 7:00 p.m. (Men's meeting.)The meeting will be in charge of a delegation from RushMedical College.Thursday, May 4.Chapel- Assembly : Graduate Schools. — Chapel, CobbHall, 10:30 a.m.Friday, May 5.Chapel-Assembly : Divinity School. — Chapel, CobbHall. 10:30 a.m.Final Examination of J. F. Sanders for the degreeof A.M., Room 15, Haskell, at 4:00 p.m. (see p. 36).University Congregation meets in Congregation Hall,Haskell, at 4:00 p.m. (see p. 35).Deans of Affiliated Institutions meet in Haskell Museum at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.Physics Club meets in Ryerson Physical Laboratory,Room 32, 4:00 p.m.Papers will be read as follows: "Cathode, Lenard andRontgen Rays," by R. F. Earhart; "The Velocity ofCathode Rays,'1 by F. B. Jewett.Saturday, May 6.Meetings of Faculties and Boards :The Administrative Board of Physical Culture andAthletics, 8 : 30 a.m.The Administrative Board of University Affiliationsin Conference with Principals of CooperatingSchools, at 10:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.Material for the UHIVEESITY EEOOED must be sent to the Eecorder by THUKSDAY, 8:30 A.M., inorder to be published in the issue of the same week.