University of Chicago WeeklySINGLE COPIES10 CENTS. VOL. 1- No.6CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 19, 1892.THE UNDERCURRENTS OF HISTORY.FRANCIS W. SBEPARDSO�.The making of history is a gradual process. Thereare occasional wars, or political revolutions, or socialupheavals, but the everyday, commonplace life of thepeople occupies by far the greater part of the years ofa nation's life.The methods of teaching once in vogue laid par­ticular stress upon the occasional and the striking, andneglected the consideration of the common people andtheir changing oonditions.But, now, those writers prove most interesting andinstructive who treat more or less fully of these appar­ently minor details.. Little things are apt to pass unnoticed; local cus­toms change; the character of a community is altered;old landmarks are swept away, and, in the busy rushof our American life, a new generatlOn forgets the old, .and the familiar usages of the fathers become strangeto the children.The writer of history is too often content with arecital of the leading events of military and politicalIife, neglecting to note the important fact, that thedevelopment of the people in their social, economicand industrial conditions gives the substantial basis toa nation's strength, and that much of history is beingmade daily without the scenic effects of the thunderand lightning of warfare.There are very many people who subscribe for thelocal paper, published in the town where their earlyyears were spent.They await its weekly arrival with impatience;they read it carefully from end to end.It is the record of current history; it chronicles thelocal changes; it announces the births and marriagesand deaths; and the home paper, often small and unat­tractive in dress, with proofs carelessly read and mis­takes in grammar and in speiling prominent, finds awarmer place in the heart than the great city dailywith its telegraphic summary of the news of a world.. Mr .. Weeden. recognized these undercurrents whenhe wrote his "Social and Economic History of NewEngland," a most attractive work, which gives thedetails of -.' home life and of material progress in NewEngland from J62Q to 1789. The opening of roadways through the tracklessforests, the building of bridges, the development ofdomestic industries, the increase in wealth and theaddition of the comforts of life are described by him inpleasing style, and with many an apt illustration.There were the Indian wars and the various prob­lems of colonial government, but side by side with themwas this wonderful material advancement, whichwould be astounding, were the narrative of Mr. Wee­den to be continued from 1789 to 1892.Indeed, to pass abruptly from the New England of1789 to the New England of to-day, with no thoughtof the slow changes which have taken place, would belike making one of the magical journeys of the Ara­bian Nights .If there is anyone thing which, above all others,New England has contributed to the strength of theAmerican people, it is the respect for the Sabbath.The very title, "The Sabbath in Puritan NewEngland," which Alice Morse Earle gave to her book,is attractive,' and the reader, especially if he be ofNew England blood, finds himself delighted with thestory of the old ways and the peculiar customs whichperhaps he has learned to love to hear from the lipsof older members of his family.Such a book, like a cherished local newspaper,must tend. strongly toward the renewal of affection forNew England in the hearts of its sons, scatteredthroughout the country, as fond recollection oncemore presents to their view the familiar scenes of child­hood.Such histories of the United States as those byMcMaster and by Schouler, are interesting and attrac­tive, not so much for their record of the wars of therepublic and of civi.l and political measures, as for thestory of the wonderful advances of theAmerican people,of their religious life, their literary achievements, theircommercial prosperity, their social pleasures.There is a positive sense of relief, when the histor­ian stops occasionally to turn from the details of warsand of politics, of slavery discussions and tariff debates;to describe the changing ideas of the American people,to note the social phenomena of more than temporaryinterest, and to tell of the little things of. life whichpass away like a tale that is told.2 UNIVERSITY OF' CHICAGO WEEKLY.These writers-and they are not alone-havetouched the cords which vibrate in the hearts of thestatesman and of the humble citizen as well.The roar of cannon dies away; the perjury oftraitors is forgotten; the mistakes of party leaders, thecrack of the slave-master's whip, the cry of the fugi­tive black man, the excitement of political campaigns,all lose their power to charm, when the historian takesup the threads of life which are woven closely aboutthe homes of the people.Recent books concerning the colonies, recent booksabout race influence, the most attractive of the leadingarticles in magazines and reviews, are written with thethought of these undercurrents of history.It is the day of the common people, and that bookmeets with the most favor, which tells of their routinelife, their joys and sorrows, their circumstances andconditions.Is it not because of the presence of that same senti­. ment, which inspired the immortal words of the wan­dering minstrel?"A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there,Which, seek thro' the world, is ne'er met withelsewhere."ELSEWHERE.Ninety-four of the one hundred teachers in the newChicago university are Americans.-The Occident,University of Oalifornia."Have you seen to-day's paper j ""Yes.""What Prof. is going to the Chicago universitythis morning?"-Ariel, University of Minnesota.Old gold has been swept from the pinnacle of fame,as it no longer represents the University of Nebraska.There was unanimous assent to the proposition ofchanging the university colors. While of necessitythe selection of new colors was hasty, yet a betterchoice could not be made. Something bright andattractive was needed and we have scarlet and creamas a result.-The Nebraskan, University of Nebraska.Chicago university opens with a roll of between800 and 900 students. Whatever money will do isbeing done by the directors to make the U. of Co aleading institution. It has already become a usualquestion with Chicagoans (so they say) to ask the news­boys, before purchasing a paper, whether any new pro­fessors have been engaged during the day.A yell, characteristic of the surroundings, but notsuited to effete taste, has already been proposed bysome enterprising individual. It is:U-rah-rah .We-we....:_we,Spare-ribs-pork-chopsU-of-C.=-lhe Hesperian; University of Nebraska, THE STONG MINDED GIRL.Give me no more of the tales of old,Women and knights and. lances. .I care no more for medireal maids,And their long-lash shuttered glances.Tell me no more of the girls of old,When weakness their beauty enhances.I pledge my faith to the strong minded girl,I am done with my boyish fancies.E. M. F.LOVE'S TESTIMONY.HE. (A poor poet.)Give me roses, blushing roses,Dipped in wines of sparkling dew;Give me roses, sweet-breathed roses,Let them whisper, "I love you!"SHE. (To the florist.]Give him roses, rich red roses, .Price per rose not less than 2;Then, ifhe be speaking truly­He will pay your bill when due.-c. s. P., '96.A CRUSHER.FOR THE WEEKLY.When Plato was at college,We are greatly shocked to find,He only cared for knowledgeOf the gay and gamy kind!For History conjecturesThat he shunned the common ruts,And never took the lecturesTill he'd used up all his cuts.He learned to flunk in Homer,By the blue .Mgean wave,And captured his diploma,By a very narrow shave.One day from inattention,Plato made an awful break,And gave the wrong declensionBy a natural mistake.But the sour old ProfessorMarked the failure with a frown,And lit on the transgressor,And resolved to call him down." Young man, look up Rule Seven,"He exclaimed: "Your grammar's weak!You may make the foot-ball 'leven,J3ut-you'll never know much Greek!"HA.RRY ROM.A.lNE.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.THE LIBRARY AS A FACTOR IN EDUCATION.ZELLA ALLEN DIXSON, ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN, UNIVERSITY OFCHICAGO.The library as a working force is a very differentthing from what it was even a few years ago. Onlyto those who have kept in the trend of the new librarymovement, will the word library bring up in their mindsa picture similar to the one I have in mind when Ispeak of the future of this important factor in educa­tion. Those who have been too busy to notice thechange of methods in this branch of popular educationwill be thinking of the library as they knew it in theirchildhood home. A collection of books that was littlemore than a mob of volumes, housed in a buildingpoorly heated, poorly ventilated, and even more poorlylighted;. with the books themselves tumbling over eachother in discouraged rows upon the shelves, or thrownin piles in corners of the room and in out-of-the-wayplaces. There were no indexes, and the catalogues"were chiefly conspicuous by their absence." Thearrangement upon the shelves, when not wholly gov­erned by the relative sizes of the books, seemed toexist in harmony with some hidden mnemonics in thebrain of the librarian. The classification, at best, wasso general that when any special material was wanted,it was customary to give the librarian a weeks' noticefor the collection on a special separate shelf of suchbooks as might be of use.Who does not remember the librarian who hadcharge of this old-fashioned library? Selected usuallybecause he had failed in some other occupation, andwas, therefore, amply suited to be librarian, he spentmost of his time in mousing rather for his own gratifi­cation than for the benefit of the students and readers.Tho old librarian has been characterized as the" sternjailor, who saw to it that as few of the unfortunatesplaoed under his oharge escaped as possible. "The visitor to the Harvard college library is enter­tained by many of the anecdotes of the early adminis­trations. It is told of the first librarian that he con,trived to keep the library almost unfrequented by thecrabbed way he waited on the students, never allowingthem to enter the library except to receive a promisedbook and then go quiokly away. One day, however,the students stole a march on him, and broke into thelibrary in a body. He found them several hours later­deep in original research after a manner that wouldhave delighted the heart of the modern librarian, andturned them all out of the building, exclaiming, "Alibrary is no place for a pack of boys."All that is very different from the library thatforms to-day such a large factor in the education ofour student body. Situated in the pleasantest part of 3the oampus, furnished like a drawing-room, with everycomfort and luxury that can add a charm to the"treasured volume and the poem of your choice,"well lighted, well ventilated and well heated, the col­lege and university library becomes the center of adistinct intellectual life, a quiet resting place wherethe student oan always be sure of finding a warm wel­come, as well as a class-room, where he may seek andobtain such help as he may need from one not onlywilling but able to tell him what book can best accom­plish the work, and where to find it.Whatever may have been the sphere of usefulnessfor the library of the past, there is to-day no doubt asto the limitless field of work opened to it along therapidly developing lines of higher education. Moreand more the voice from the platform and the appealfrom the pulpit are giving way to the printed page,and what is most solid in knowledge and best in expe­rience is fast being turned into books.Prof. Winsor said, in a recent address: " A stag­nant library, musty and dusty, in charge of some over­worked professor, is an anomaly; but a collection ofgood books, with a soul to it in the shape of a goodlibrarian, becomes the most vitalized power among theimpulses by which the world goes -on to improve­ment. "While students are in college, their main businessis supposed to be to keep within the limits of theircurriculum, and, indeed, they have little time outsidethe reference of their specialty for any amount of gen­eral reading, but every well educated person mustlearn, in its highest sense, how to read. Even thoughone cannot read much, each can learn a little aboutwhat is best worth reading, and very much about howto find out what to read, which in after years will be areal practical question. And how is a person to gainthis know ledge? First of all by consulting the libra­rian, whose business it is to be the "professor ofbooks and catalogues," and who will guide and directresearch. The librarian of the college or universitylibrary stands at the very center of all student life andactivity, a friend always willing to point the studentto what he needs most to know, with the interest andability to increase his knowledge of bibliography andimprove his general taste for reading. Second, byusing the library and becoming personally acquintedwith the collection of books in each department. Itis impossible to overstate the benefit of this as a habit.The student who spends his spare moments in thelibrary, looking over the books, aimlessly, if youplease, only a few moments each day perhaps, will gaina superficial knowledge of the range of books whichwill be invaluable to him when the time comes to4 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.deepen and complete that knowledge. Lastly and mostimportant, by learning to use the catalogues andindexes provided. I believe in the university library,where the effort is not so much to find anyone bookas to examine the resources of the collection on thatsubject. The dictionary catalogue, so much used in thepast and still used in public libraries, should give placeto a carefully prepared subject catalogue, where thestudent may see at a glance the range of the fieldbefore him. The student who learns to handle withease these tools of the library and to hunt down a sub­ject like a trained cataloguer, will suddenly becomea ware of the fact that he has discovered the sixthsense.Noone in these days is entitled to be called col-lege-bred unless he comes out from his college familiarwith the library as a great work-shop and able to makehis life a more potent force, because of this storehousethrough which mental faculties, otherwise latent, shallbe called forth and ·developed. But a person is onlyhalf-grown, intellectually, who thinks of a volumeonly as a tool, and has no personal experience of theblessed companionship of books as choice and valuedfriends. Ther� is nothing so broadening as an acquaint­ance with many books; and nothing, on the otherhand, makes one so narrow as to conceive of a booksimply as a source from which to gain information.The old day, when" a library was no place for apack of boys," has passed away, and in its place hasdawned that new day when the library is a r:ecognizedfactor in education. The time is not far distant whena college or university will be known, and studentsattracted to it, more because of the wise and helpfuladministration of its library than by the erudition ofits individual professors.A SONG.FROM THE GERMAN.Thou art mine for all time,Said the bard in his rhyme,And this I will prove unto thee:In the depths of my heartImprisoned thou art,And forever is lost the key.MEIN UND DEIN.FROM THE GERMA" OF J. G. FISCHER.The maiden said: 0 lover mine,Now tell me, what is mine and thine?The lover said: 0 maiden mine,Those glorious eyes are surely thine,To look therein-that, love, is mine;Those red, sweet lips, dear one, are thine;To kiss them fondly-that is mine.Ope now to me those arms of thine,To rest therein-'tis thine and mine.ARTHUR M. ALLEN. WON BY PERDUE.One thousand five hundred persons saw the foot­ball game between the Perdue and U ni versity of Chi­cago teams Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20th, at LaFay­ette, Ind.It was a cold day. This statement refers in gen­eral to the actual condition of the thermometer, andin particular to the attitude of the atmosphere towardsour eleven.The following men faced each other, as much intenton working up a little frictional beat for their bodies'sake, as to plant their victorious colors over the frostyfield.Perdue. Positions. Chicago.Crowell Left end ConoverFinney - Left tackle - BrennermanFulkerson Left guard SmithStevenson - Center RuhlkoetterMussel Right guard KnappLittle Right tackle AllenPolk - Right end - ChaseHuddleson Quarter- back RaycroftJamison Left half-back McGillivrayThompson Right half-back - StaggKintner Full-back - RappNow Stagg had lectured at LaFayette only the nightbefore on the "Modern Athlete." Everyone said itwas a good lecture and only needed a little demonstra­tion. So they went out and sat on the bleachers andwatched carefully for the material result of the abstrac­tions of the night before.It is safe to say that they got it. Stagg's splendidadvances and forty-foot punt were as pretty a demon­stration as the most critical could care for.It was a well-played game. No new moves weresprung and very little kicking indulged in. Allen,McGillivray, Stagg (of course), Knapp and Chase didgood work for 'varsity, and Studebaker, Mussel andThompson toiled brilliantly for Perdue.And we lost the game. That was expected, butnone of the boys yearned to be coated all over withthat preparation usually utilized on soiled picket fencesand soot-begrimed walls. None of them really wantedto come back in company with a certain oval shapedobject that is not a foot ball but is the preliminarytenement of a gosling. In other and plainer words,nobody expected the Chicago eleven would be shut out.But it was certainly that way. Perdue finished with 38points and Chicago secured the number obtained bydividing eight by two and subtracting four. This isthe best way to tell about it, for it will shut out every­body but the mathematical fiends from an accurateknow ledge of the result.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Prof. Moulton's lectures on "Faust" are so popular,and so well attended that people are turned away from thedoors because of the lack of seating capacity in the chapelroom to accommodate the great number who desire tohear him. The lectures are given every Wednesday at 4o'clock, in the chap el, and are attended by many ladieswho hold prominent places in Chicago society.The following schedule of extension lectures has beenformed, and is now in operation:Each course is of SIX weeks' duration; one lecture eachweek.The foot-ball eleven will play the return game withU. of 1. at Champaign, Thanksgiving Day.The running track in the new " gym." will be one ofthe longest in the country and will surpass anything ofits kind in the West. .It has been suggested that" Hockey Clubs" be formedthis winter to play on the ice-ponds of Washington Park.The game of "hockey" is another name for "shinney,"and is a very popular game at Yale. There are fourteenacres of ice in the park in the winter months, and theywill afford ample opportunity for excellent sport.Howard Prescott, the tennis champion of the 'varsity;has returned from a short visit to Cleveland, where he offi­ciated as best man at his brother's wedding.UNIVERSITY NOTES.For the benefit of the few students who are stillignorant of the real shade of the 'varsity color, and aredisputing among themselves as to whether it is orange,yellow or gold, it might be well to explain that the 'varsitycolor in the first place was chosen by the Trustees andFaculty from the color of the golden-rod flower, whichblossomed in great abundance about the campus at thetime of the opening of Cobb Hall, and is then necessarilythe color of gold, or golden yellow. The golden-rod isthe 'varsity flower, and is destined to become very popularthroughout the West.Preparations are being made for the organization of anin-door base-ball club, and, as soon as the gymnasium iscomplete, candidates for positions will begin to train forthis mid-winter sport: The game is little known in theEast, but is very popular and is played a great deal amongthe social clubs of the city. It is expected that three orfour nines will be formed, and so a good degree of compe­tition will be established in this, one of many forms ofathletic exercise.It has been mysteriously rumored about that there issomething going to happen on the evening of Thanksgiv­ing Day. What is it? Do you know, boys? If you arestill in the dark, we would advise you to act the sweetestyou know how for at least two weeks, and patiently awaitthe result.Miss Talbot receives on Wednesday afternoons at theBeatrice, and her parlors are nearly always full of callers,students and friends.Raymond C. Dudley entertained the Chicago chapterof the B. ®. II. fraternity at his home, 2613 Indiana ave­nue, on Friday evening of last week. Covers were laidfor ten, and the table was prettily decorated with the'varsity and fraternity colors. After the supper, banjoplaying, songs and college glees furnished the entertain­ment of the evening. Among those present were H. M.Echlin, Ralph Smith, of Morgan Park, Walter Slocum,of Ann Arbor '92, and W. P. Behan, of Beloit.The first of the chamber concerts was given III thechapel last Wednesday evening at eight o'clock, and wasa great success. Mr. William H. Sherwood, who isfamous the country over as a pianist of great musicalpower, rendered several fine selections, and was enthusias­tically received. The Jacobson String Quartette alsomade a splendid impression on the audience, among whichwere many of the Faculty. The concert was very ablymanaged by Mr. Wardner Williams, the university musi­cal director.Two energetic young men of the 'varsity are makingextensive plans in preparation for the coming World'sFair season, and are at present negotiating with the uni­versity authorities for the renting of the Beatrice duringthe summer season of 1893. The boys are backed by astrong syndicate and are pushing the matter hard. -------------------------------------------�---6UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.EDITOR,ASSISTANT EDITORS:Divinity School,Freshman Class,Junior Class,Political Science,Sophomore Class, E. M. FOSTER.BUSINESS MANAGERS, BRUOE KINNEY.- MISS DEMIA BUTLER.A. C. WILKINSON.C. rr\-B. GOODSPEED.GALEN L. TAIT.S C. S. PIKE,1 P. B. KOHLSAAT.SUBSCRIPTION RATE.ONE YEAR, (Three Terms)01'lE TERM, $2.00.75Advertising rates made on application.Address all communications to .UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,144 Monroe Street. Chicago, Illinois.Entered as second-class matter at the Post-Office, at Chicago, Ill.THE OUTSIDER who expressed himself on theTheoloaical students in a late issue ofthe WEEKLY,bwill be fully answered next week. The article isalready in hand but arrived too late for this number.The boys in the Divinity dormitory who were excitedat having the utmost depths of their depravity exposed,need now fear no longer, for their defense is an ableone.*-l(- -l(-A COLLEGE press association is under way. Itwill mainly consist of representatives from thecolleges of the West. The college journalism that tenyears ago was a sort of semi-amateur aggregation offolio sheets, is now a factor 0.£ considerable professionalstanding in educational circles. Such an organizationas is considered will greatly aid the work of collegejournalists. We can already think of some fine topicsfor the 'first meeting. "The best methods of diagram­ing a joke for the benefit of the unseeing," could notfail to bring out an interesting discussion. "Poetryand other verse" would cause a fierce interchange ofideas. " How to impress city dailies with the need ofexchanging." " How many times to say' we' in theeditorial column." "The art of writing personals con­sidered in relation to the art of getting subscriptions."These might bring about many valuable suggestions.-;{­* -;{-THE FRATERNITY question is thoroughly known. and has been thoroughly discussed. There is noneed of. saying much more about the decision of thefaculty. A consensus of opinion from all parties con­cerned would probably uphold the action of that body.The prohibition in regard to freshmen was certainly a wise move. The college fraternity can make or un­make a man in four years, and it is only right that hespend one of those years in obtaining a mature judg­ment as to where he shall spend the other three. Theadvisory decision against the establishing of fraterni­ties will undoubtedly prove a check to the evils result­ant from too many secret societies and too few literaryand debating organizations. At any rate, the fact thatthe faculty of the University of Chicago - a body ofgreat individual experience in this very matter - havecome to this decision after long consideration, that factalone should have much weight with those who are onthe fence between the pros and the cons.* -;{-*PROF. SHEP AHDSON' strikes a new train ofthought in the leading article this week. It isat least new to those who do not realize the place ofevery personal action in the history of the world. Wemay not be chronicled in exact fac-simile, but we aresure of making a part in the composite picture of a greatevent.** -l(-THE DEBUT OF THE UNIVERSITY.The university "came out" last night. She hasheretofore been rather shy of things in the society line,but now she r�alizes that it isn't so bad after all. Thetechnical name of the affair was a reception tenderedthe faculty by the trustees of the university. But itwas in reality just a grand good sociable, where every ..body could talk to everybody else.A large per cent of the 700 invitations were accept­ed and the scene on the first floor of Cobb Hall was,already brilliant by nine o'clock.There was no set program. A string orchestra,stationed in a corner of the chapel, took the edge offthe volume of co nversational noise. The faculty roomheld some very interesting discussions from Kinsley'sand enjoyed a large attendance:The feature of the occasion was the costume of theprofessors and fellows. They wore the cap and gown.Some of the solid citizens didn't know what to make ofthe rig. They were not sure whether they had strucka funeral or a called meeting of the Mafia. But thereis no denying that the genial impression given by theOxford outfits was very good.The reception lasted until eleven o'clock. Thearriving and departing guest� could not have failed tonotice the brilliant appearance of Cobb Hall and thedormitories. Eight hundred and eighty-eight windowswere ablaze with light, and not a shade was down.It is impossible to give a detailed list of those pres­ent, but they certainly were a represe�t�tive body ofthe learning, culture and wealth of ChIcago and theWest.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY NOTES.-The account of the finals in the tennis tournamentfor the fall championship was crowded from last week'sIssue. Howard Prescott, a member of the Junior class, isthe winner. The score of the final bout between Lansinghand Prescott was 6-1; 6-4; 6-0. Prescott has five love setsto his' credit during the fall playing. The entire scoreswere:Prescott vs. Asada, 6-1; 6-0." " Moffatt, 6-0; 6-0." " Torrey, 6-1; 6-0; 6-3." " Lansingh, 6-1; 6-4; 6-0.-The membership roll of the Independent PoliticalClub of the university is likely to be increased this weekby some dozen names. The women of the universityinterested in politics and questions of the day have decidedthat to join this club is much better than to form anotherless able one with a like aim. It might be said here thatthey do well. Not, of course, that they could not carryon a club of this kind in a fitting and profitable manner,but the good accruing from direct contact with activepolitical thinkers will be much greater than could resultfrom discussions conducted by those of less politicalexperience.-Those interested in the picturesque phase of the capand gown question will enjoy reading a little sketch onthis subject in Charles Dudley Warner's "As We WereSaying. "-Among the delightful features of life at the Beatriceare the evening talks on biographical, athletic, literaryand educational subjects.' One evening Mrs. Palmertalked most delightfully of Whittier and Curtis, both ofwhom were personal friends of hers. Another eveningMr. Stagg explained the mysteries of foot-ball to anaudience just as eager to understand the points as if itreally intended to play.Mrs. Crow, after her return from Washington, talkedof her trip, and the educational questions considered inthe convention.Sometime very soon there is to be a talk on the polit­cal questions of the clay. All are looking forward to itwith great expectations.-" <Half-back ' to-night," said one, when the Profes­sor of Physical Culture was but half draped in his whitesheet for the Hallowe'en party. "N 0," said a fair fresh­man. "To-night he is 'centre-rush. '"-Extract from Beatrice student's letter home. Afterdescribing the trip "o'er the meadows," from ScienceHall to Cobb Hall, the letter reads: "In making. a finepath across lots the greatest objection is that there arecows in there, and we have to pretend we are not afraidof them when the boys are in sight."Many of the students are beginning to apply for posi­tions as guides at the World's· Fair next summer. Thepositions are certainly very attractive, and the studentswho are employed ought to gain a great good from thework, for the Fair is � liberal education in itself. The m�mbers of the first year Academic College weremeasured for their gowns last Friday. .1"he garmentswill be ready in ten days, and soon afterward, when theyare all done, the class will hold a reception.The University Chorus meets every 'I'uesday eveningof the week, and is under the able direction of Wardner"Williams. At present the chorus lacks voices for theupper parts, but is doing good work, notwithstandingthe majority of bass voices. Where are the youngladies?The stone-cutters are at work over the main entranceof Cobb Hall, carving the name of the building on thestone set in for that purpose. After a few more minordetails of a similar nature have been attended to, thebuilding will stand complete as an exemplary collegebuilding.CRUEL.A cute young man from 'varsity,Endowed with some surplus vitality,When he went to the Fair,Said the Esquimaux thereWere the" small cold Harrison majority."Root's Famous StudioLeads the World for FINE PHOTOGRAPHS.Endorsed by the First People of Chicago.243 Wabash Avenue,KIMBALL HALL, CHICAGO, ILL.GOOD PAYING POSITIONS.The Means of Self-Suppnrt Within theReach of All /l mbitiousYoung Men.The Bryan & Stratton Business College, Washing­ton street, corner Wabash avenue, Chicago, is doingan excellent work in preparing young men and womento earn a living as book-keepers, cashiers, stenograph­ers, and office assistants. Some take the businesscourse and others the course in shorthand and type­writing. The college also receives boys and girls fora practical English education.There is a splendid night session in all branches forthose who cannot attend during the day.The rates for the night school are: 1 month, $5; 3months, $12; 6 months, $21 and 7 montbs $24. Calland have a talk with Mr. H. W. Bryant, or send formagnificent illustrated catalogue, mailed free.DANIEL B. FREEMAN,11Ihnti£lt,4000 DREXEL BOULEVARD.SAUER,Shoemaker. 24 AND 26ADAMS ST.,One Door Eastof Wabash Av.CORRECT STYLES.SPECIAL RATES TO STVPENTS. 7PIKE.8 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.AMUSEMENTS.The Kent Law School C H A IRS0/ Chzcago.Improved Methods, Uniting Theory and Practice.TERMS BEGIN .SEPTE MBER 15, 189,JANUARY 5,1893, ANDMARCH 23, 1893.For Circulars, addressMARSHALL D. EWELL, M. D., LL. 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