SINGLE COPIES10 CENTS. VOL. 1- No. 10University of Chicago WeeklyCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 7, 189�.THE FIRST CONVOCATION.The mid-winter convocation of the University ofChicago took place in Central Music Hall Mondayevening. It was the first public demonstration of thenew university and attracted a large gathering of Chi­cago's literary and society people.At 8 :15 p. m. President Harper led his faculty ofdistinguished professors down the main aisle of themusic hall for the convocation procession. It was abrilliant sight to behold, as those learned gentlemen,clad in the scholastic gown and cap, moved gravelyfrom the foyer to the palm-banked platform, the en­tire audience having risen to its feet. The studentsoccupied front seats in the parquet.Rev. S. J. McPherson, D.D., offered prayer and Dr.Harper then introduced Head Professor Herman Ed­ouard V onHolst who spoke on ' , The Need of Univer­sities in the United States." It was a magnificent ad­dress, delivered in a distinct and forcible manner andwas several times interrupted by applause.At the close of the address Dr. Harper conferredthe following awards of fellowship: Junior fellow­ship in political economy, John Wilson Million andAmbrose Pare Winston, and an honorary fellowshipto John' William Perrin. A scholarship for the bestentrance examination in September was awarded to,.Iane Antoinette Van Vliet, and for the December ex­amination to Cora B. Jackson, a colored girl. Forthe best entrance examination from the Morgan Parkacademy a university scholarship was awarded ElmerEly Todd and from Wayland academy to Carrie S.Moore.' A third scholarship was awarded BerdenaMable Hale. J. C. Friedmann was given honors forexcellence in the September examinations and WeslieC. Mitchell and Elizabeth T. Coolidge in the Decem­ber examinations.University Examiner Prof. Abbott introduced andDr. Harper formally received the sixty new studentswith an interesting and impressive ceremony. ThenDr. Harper gave the president's statement of the con­dition of the university. When he mentioned Mr.Rockefeller's name and first gift the audience brokeinto long applause, which was renewed as name after name of those who have given to the university was.called.Continuing, he said: A year ago the foundationsof the first buildings had just been placed. Only twobuildings had at that time been provided for-a dor­mitory and a lecture hall.A year ago the funds included the first great giftof Mr. Rockefeller, $600,000, the $400,000 of gen­eral subscription, the gift of land by Mr. Field, M�.Rockefeller's second gift of $1,000,000, the propertyand endowment coming to the university in its unionwith the Theological Seminary; in all about $3,000,-000.A year ago only two men had received appoint-ments in the faculty, and in all not ten men had indi­cated their consent to ser ve the university as instruct­ors. As we look upon the situation we see that abeginning had been made, but only a beginning. Whatis to-night the condition of the university �The dormitory for men has been completed andevery room in it occupied. The lecture hall is finishedand crowded to overflowing with instructors andstudents. Temporary buildings have been erected forthe library and for the work of physical culture. Achemical laboratory is almost ready for the roof. Amuseum is under way. Dormitory buildings for wo­men are rapidly approaching completion. A newdormitory for men is under roof. Within a fewmonths buildings to cost at least a million and a halfwill be completed.Within the year gifts have been made exceeding$4,000,000. The financial progress has been great,but in other respects the advance has been still greater.Instead of the two men of a year ago there are to-dayat work 120. The total enrollment of students hasbeen 594; of these 166 are pursuing studies for the ad­vanced degrees in the graduate school, 182 are in thedivinity school, and 276 are doing undergraduatework. These have come to us from ninety institu­tions. Thirty-three states and thirteen foreign coun­tries are represented. Five per cent. come fromforeign countries. Of the total enrollment 23t percent. are women.The work of the academy at Morgan Park has beenwell organized; a hundred students, admitted onlyHYDE PARK CONSERVATORY.The mid-winter term in the Hyde Park Conservatoryopened on Tuesday of this week under most favorablecircumstances. Prof. DuBois, of the Bently school oflanguages has been engaged for evening lessons in Frenchconversation. Mr. N uernberger, first violin, Thomas'Chicago orchestra, and Prof. Julian Schiltze, vocal mas­ter, have also been added to the faculty.2 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.upon examination and in various stages of advance­ment, have entered upon the work of preparation forcollege. It is too early yet to judge the character ofthe results.In the University Extension Division three depart­ments of work have been fully organized. In the lec­ture-study department the number of lecturers, 53;num ber of courses offered, 117; number of centers,40; number of courses given, 52; number of students.in attendance, 12,878. In the correspondence depart­ment 60 courses of instruction are now offered,academy courses, 18; academic college courses, 22;university college courses, 20; total, 60; 430 studentsreceiving instruction in 11 departments. In the class­work department - Number of courses offered:Academy, 20; academic college, 18; university college,19; total, 57In all that has been said the bright side of our con­dition, I confess, has been presented; but there is, asalways, another side. This statement of it may bebriefly made, for brevity will make it all the moreforcible. It must be remembered (1) that thoughpromises aggregating seven millions of dollars havethus far been made the university; a large portion ofthis sum will not at once yield income to the univer­sity; (2) that the endowment funds are limited in theiruse for the most part to instruction, and that conse­quently the university has no fund for the many gen­eral expenses which are necessary. The fact is atonce the source and the occasion of a poverty all themore difficult to bear because our friends can not, willnot see the exigencies of the case. The needs aremany and great.The university sermon, being the first regular serviceof convocation week, was preached by Professor EzekielRobinson, D.D., LL.D., to a large audience in the uni­versity chapel. It was a masterly discourse. There werein connection responsive readings from the psalms and avocal solo by Miss Hall, which was well received.A student suggests that some of the young ladies havelost their way, inasmuch as they were originally intendedfor the Students' Express Company.Prof. Frederick Starr recently closed a course of sixlectures on "Anthropology" before the University Ex­tension Centre at Morgan Park. The lectures were wellattended and Prof. Starr proved himself an uncommonlyinteresting lecturer. .A communication was recently received by one of ourprofessors, reading as follows: "PROF. ---. DearSir: Having heard that the new University of Chicagois a Baptist institution, please inform me whether it isnecessary for a candidate for admission to be baptized be­fore he may enter. Very sincerely, ---." "LOOK OUT FOR THEM."The News-Record, speaking of athletics in its re­view of 1892, says:Stagg put on the field an eleven for the infantUniversity of Chicago that did wonders, consideringthe drawbacks in the way of lack of material, of collegespirit and inability to get good practice - there wereso few men trying for positions that the captain wasunable to form a second eleven. Stagg's men played aguerrilla game, but will be seen in a league in a coupleof seasons. Look out for them then! He will havean eleven soon that will be able to play with the bestin the country. His long training at Yale, his natu­ral powers for the game, and the future of the Uni­versity insure this fact in the near future.ANOTHER ON CHICAGO.A joke is going the rounds of the University howthat the three-year old daughter of Professor H-.,of Cornell, cruelly scorched Chicago in a most originaland awful manner. It happened in this wise: TheProfessor had been appointed to a chair in the greatUniversity of Chicago, and was about to start with hiswife and family for his new charge. The householdgoods had all been packed and the Professor was totake the train on the morrow following. His littledaughter had started to say her evening prayers butsuddenly gave up in despair, concluding suddenlyby exclaiming: "And now, dear God, good-bye,for to-morrow we leave for Chicago." , ,I'ITEMS.A round trip to the World's Fair has been offeredto the members of the University of Pennsylvaniaeleven scoring the most points against opponents thisseason.The total membership of Greek-letter fraternitiesin American colleges is estimated to be about 77,000.The correct color in ribbon for the university maybe obtained by calling at Marshall Field's, or at 27657th street and calling for ' 'University ribbon. "Head Janitor Ellis has resigned his position, tak­ing effect at the opening of the present term. A. O.Parker, the chief engineer, has been assigned to lookafter the duties of that position.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY. 3, ,I' STUDENTS' DINING ASSOCIATION.The new boarding system went into effect January 1st.It is, with modifications, the system which has been insuccessful operation at Harvard Memorial Hall. Theofficers and directors, elected by the association, haveappointed a steward and an auditor and have framed mostof the necessary regulations.The use of tickets is discontinued. Every boarder isrequired to register with. the auditor from whom he re­ceives a certificate of membership, This certificate mustbe shown to the usher, on demand. Those who regularlytake but one meal a day, are classed as "transients," andalso require the auditor's certificate. A member bringingguests to meals must sign order slips for them to becharged to his account.An allowance of 75 per cent. of the regular charge willbe made for regular absence, when previous written noticeis given to the auditor. For meals taken during the timeof such absence, the price for extra meals will be charged.It is intended to offer, as soon as possible,· a specialbill of fare, from which extra dishes can be ordered.Order slips �ust be signed for these and handed to thewaiter.A member withdrawing from the association, mustgive at least one week's notice of hi� intention.The cost of carrying on the hall is to be assessed bythe officers of the association upon the members, and theamounts thus assessed upon the several members are to becertified by the auditor and collected upon the term billsby the registrar. . It is expected to maintain the price ofthree dollars per week.Club-tables may be formed by handing a written appli­cation to the auditor, signed by the intending members.Choice of location is granted in the order of filing theapplication. In case a vacancy occurs at any club-table,the remaining members of the club will be given threedays to fill the vacant seat.The plans for the Rust Commons Hall are now in thehands of the architect and the building is to be ready foruse next October. This building, the gift of Mr. HenryA. Rust, is to be situated at the south end of the divinitydormitory, facing the Plaisance, and is to cost $60,000.The Commons will occupy the two lower stories, whilethe upper stories will be used as a dormitory.W. S. HARLEY, V. P. ,-So D. A.THEY FAVOR "MR."A splendid example has been set by the Faculty of theChicago University in asking of the student that all othertitles than Mr. be dropped in intercourse between Facultyand students. It is readily seen that in an institution ofsuch proportions endless confusion and ludicrous errorsare the result of trying to attach the correct title to eachman; besides it is a pure waste of time and breath. Theuniversal address Mr. is to be preferred every time. Theman who teaches a twenty-five dollar a month districtschool is addressed as Professor just as assiduously as thelearned sage of some hoary institution, so the title means nothing. Moreover it is almost always contracted to'Prof.' We believe that men of learning and commonsense are sick of the homage paid to them in prefixes andaffixes and would be glad to assume the simple title ofordinary citizens. England is worse off than America inthis respect. The name of the author of some indifferentmagazine article is often followed by so many initials in­dicating his standing, that it looks like a diagram ofBiela's comet. The time will come when so manyspurious titles will flood the world of schools and litera­ture that wise men will shun them; indeed the time seemsalmost here.-Dennison Collegian. ..THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION.The Western College Athletic Association, comprising"the Universities of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota andthe Northwestern, met in the Grand Pacific hotel in thiscity last week.The following delegates attended:University of Michigan-H. G. Cleveland, W. F. Griffin andSamuel Hawley. .University of Wisconsin - Harvey Clark and T. U. Lyman.Northwestern University-Prof. George P. Coe of the faculty,F. B. Fowler, J. W. Young and C. A. Ramsey.University of Minnesota-C. S. Dever and H. F. Leeds.The application of the University of Illinois for mem­bership was not accepted as it was decided not to enlargethe Association. A base-ball schedule was adopted: Thefirst game will be played in Chicago April 29th, betweenMadison and Northwestern. There will be two games atEvanston, the Northwestern with Minnesota May 6th,and with Michigan May 29th.It was decided to have the inter-collegiate field gamesin Chicago on Saturday, June 3d. The tennis contestswill also take place on this day.C. S. Dever was elected president of the associationfor the ensuing year. The other officers will be chosenby the respective colleges. The outgoing officers were:H. G. Cleveland, president; W. F. Griffin, vice-president;J. F. Madigan, secretary, and Harvey Clark, treasurer.The foot-ball championship for the last season wasa warded to Minnesota. Money was voted for the purposeof purchasing a pennant. The Minnesota team won allthree of its games; each of the other clubs won and losttwo.EXTENSION NEWS.Hyde Park Centre for University Extension.--Prof.Richard G. Moulton will begin a course of six lectures on"The Literary Study of the Bible," in the Hyde ParkPresbyterian Church, Thursday evening, January 5, 1893.Special Subject: " An Interpretative Recital of Job."The National U ni versi ty Extension Conference closedits session in Philadelphia Friday. The principal speakeron that day was Prof. Richard G. Moulton, of the Uni­versity of Chicago. The conference adjourned to meetnext year at the call of the executive committee.The first number of the University World has beengiven to the public. It is published by the UniversityPress and for the purpose as it says of "extending andpopularizing higher education."Some of the articles very much needed by the poor,are articles of furniture. With a few sets of tools, a manto take care of them and instruct the students, and with afew work benches, I think we could make quite a littlefurniture that the worthy poor of our city would gladlyaccept.The object on our side is to get exercise that. will beprofitable to others as well as to ourselves; hence, we donot want any steam power or any machinery except footlathes. Such work as planing, sawing, hammering, etc.,does not only require much muscular exercise, but thereis in the work itself a pleasure, which the construction ofarticles always brings, and which is not found in gymna­sium exercise. And when we consider that the article we4 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.THE MAN IN THE ELEVATOR.By PROF. BUTLER.Oh, the "Elevator Man"-Imagine his views of life, if you can­Ruling his realm of a single span.No king or lord ruling land or sea,N or Fortune e'en, nor the Sisters ThreeMore absolute power possess than he.Within his realm walled round about,. He suffers to enter and turns men out;Yet he greets without gruffness or haughty frownMen high in life and men low down,To high and low he is cold and grim,All levels in life are-alike to him.All stations in life he can likewise fill,And his place he can change at his own wild will.At a turn of his hand he's above us all,Again to the lowest he'll quickly fall;Thus he orders his own vicissitudes,And none say nay to his slightest moods.Wal1ed round about in his narrow den,Great power has he for his fellow-men.The lowest he'll raise to a lofty seat,From their places on high bring- down the great;Yet never he sighs or smiles at all,As he sees his fellows rise or fall.o thou man in the elevator,Dost thou eat and' sleep?Dost thou laugh and weep?Art never ecstatic?All automatic?Dost thou love or hate,Or meditate?Art thou Critic, or Sphinx, or J udicator?Thou seest thy fellows go and come;Thou mingIest not in the busy hum.Yet thou know'st full well, in thy narrow den,The ups and downs of the lives of men.The time will corne on an evil day,When men will shake their heads and say:" Our friend, the Elevator Man,Has gone out from his realm of a single span."Wilt thou then go down to come up no more,Or wilt thou go up, when thy life is o'er?HAS A DOUBLE VALUE.Editor University Weekly:We students are in need of exercise, and the poor ofthis city are in need of many things. The truth of thesepropositions is self-evident, but they do not, at first sight,seem to be in any way related.The question is, cannot we take these wants as theyexist and make the one partially satisfy the other? Ithink we can. are making will carry with it some of the sunshine ofcharity, to lighten up the dreary way of some poor unfor­tunate, who may perhaps be poised on the brink of aprecipice, where a slight touch may send him to destruc­tion, or press him back to safety; we will experiencethe keen pleasure that the exercise of charity alwaysbrings.The matter of distribution may perhaps best be leftwith our local board of associated charities, who can bestsee that the articles are given to worthy poor.There is a large and constantly increasing class ofpeople who are disposed to criticise "loafer factories,"as they term colleges and universities. They are obligedto pay taxes to support colleges and universities, and donot see that any good comes from them. Cannot weshow these people that the University of Chicago iscapable of doing something which cannot be attributed toevil motives.The University of Chicago excels in many things; cannot she excel in charity? She is doing much to increasethe Christian faith, but does she train her students inpractical charity? "Faith without works is dead.""And now abideth faith, hope and charity; but thegreatest of these is charity.""Inasmuch as ye have done it, unto the least of one ofthese, ye have done it unto me."I would like to see the ideas of others upon this sub­ject in the columns of this paper. If" two heads arebetter than one," then seven or eight hundred heads mustbe much better.\"Don't worry 'cause yer can't jist build a school er semi-nary,Er telescopes, er hospitals, er a free dispensary,J es' be content with doin' now the small and ordinary.Yer will get thur bye an' bye."When yer give a lift to mortals who are walking III theshadderOv a sorrow, an' yer lighten it and make thur heart beatgladder,Yer will be one round up higher, up higher on God'sladder.Yer will get thur bye an' bye."ABRAM.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.HARVARD THE FAVORITE.Chicago has had its annual festival of college song andnow she is happy once again. Oberlin, Princeton, Yaleand Harvard have each come in for their full share of thegenuine welcoming applause that is so characteristicallyChicagoan, and have left us richer both in heart andpocket.After listening to all four concerts one can not helpbut pick out the clubs of Harvard as deserving of mostpraise and favorable comment. Their singing showed asuperiority both in general chorus work and part harmonythat was 'very marked. The mandolin club under theleadership of Mr. Wells, was a revelation and proved tobe a delightful musical treat. The banjo club also wasunusually fine for a college club.If Yale has conquered in athletics, nevertheless sheproved a very weak musical rival for Harvard, and Chi­cago is very sure on this point.ALUMNI NOTES.The following is the official notification by SecretaryGoodspeed of the action of the Board of Trustees, makingthe alumni of the old University of Chicago, the alumniof the new:To the Alumni of the University of Chicctgo.It is made my duty, as it is also a pleasure, to com­municate to you the following action of the Board .ofTrustees of the new University, which was taken on the2nd of February, 1891."Resolved, That in view of the relation of the NewUniversity of Chicago to the institution that formerlybore that name, we hereby confirm and re-enact the degreesof B. A. and B. S. conferred by the former Universityof Chicago, and we invite the graduates to consider them­selves Alumni of this University, and to co-operate withus in building it into greatness."Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to com­municate this action to the Alumni."These resolutions were moved by Pres. Harper, andseconded by Mr. Peck, and were adopted by a unanimousvote.Trusting that theseAlumni as cordially asI remain, advances will be received by thethey are made by the University,V ery sincerely,T. W. GOODSPEED,Sec?'etary of the University of Chicago.1-'he old University of Chicago graduated 311 persons,of which number 29 are deceased. The University startsout with what no other University ever had-an alumnibody of 282 members; the graduates of the old universityhaving been made alumni of the new by resolution of theBoard of Trustees. We hope to be able to publish in thenear future a complete list of their names and addresses.'61, Thomas W. Hyde, an iron manufacturer of Bath,Maine, is the sole survivor of the class of '61; the firstclass graduated from the university. '86, Thomas R.Weddell, the last graduate (in alphabetical order) of theclass of '86, is managing editor of the Peoria Transcript.The Alumni are represented in the faculty by Prof. C. R.Henderson, '70; Prof. R. F. Harper, '83; Miss Elizabeth C. Cooley, '83; Eugene Parsons, '83; and David J. Lingle,'85. '85, Theodore M. Hammond is University Steward,and '66, Fred A. Smith, '68, Ferd. W. Peck, and '78, EliB. Felsenthal, are the Alumni members of the Board ofTrustees. 118 of the Alumni, comprising the classes '78to '85 inclusive, graduated under the administration ofPresident Galusha Anderson, who now occupies the chairof Homilitics in the Divinity School. The venerable Dr.James R. Boise, professor Emeritus of New TestamentGreek, was for many years professor of Greek and is greatlyhonored by the older Alumni. Prof. Nathaniel Butler wasprofessor of English Literature from '84 to '86.One can plainly see from this item that there are tiesuniting the old and the new university closer than legalties could ever bind.DONT LIKE 'VARSITY.Editor the WEEKLY:Dear Sir,-Since the columns of the WEEKLY havebeen declared open to the students of the university mayI express an opinion or give expression to an observationthrough its columns?I have read the WEEKLY with a great deal of interestsince it first greeted the public. But it is al ways with a feel­mg of regret that I read an item in which what I regardas one of the grandest institutions in our grand 'land, ourown university, is spoken of as the 'varsity. I cannot inany way persuade myself that there is anything beautiful,or poetic, or in any manner whatsoever charming aboutthe expression; but on the contrary, it does seem to me tosavor of the slang of the street. So long as the universityaims to be the best, why not let us who speak and writeof it, even though it be in connection with an account offoot-ball, do so in terms consonant with dignity, ratherthan pandering our own words to accord with the lan-guage of the street? STUDENT.PROMINENT FRATERNITY MEN.Chi Psi, William Astor.Sigma Phi, Chas. J. Folger.Delta Tau Delta, Will Carleton.Delta Upsilon, James A. Garfield.Phi Kappi Psi, J. B. Foraker, Rev. Robert Lowry.Sigma Chi, Grover Cleveland, Geo. W. Childs.Phi Delta Theta, President Harrison. Adlai Stevenson, .John W. Foster.Delta Chi, Samuel S. Cox, Bishop Wm. E. Armitage.Alpha Delta Phi, Phillips Brooks, James Russell Low­ell, Ed ward Everett Hale.Beta Theta Pi, Schuyler Colfax, Wm. M. Springer,D. W. Vorhees, Gov. Hoadly.Psi Upsilon, Edmund C. Stedman, Andrew D. White,Chas. Dudley Warner, Chester A. Arthur.Delta Kappa Epsilon, Robert T. Lincoln, JulianHawthorne, Whitelaw Reid, Theodore Winthrop.Phi Gamma Delta, John C. Ridpath, Bishop McLaren,Maurice Thompson, Lew Wallace, Edward E. Eggleston,Major Dane. 56 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.EDITOR,BUSINESS MANAGER,ASSOCIATE EDITORS:Literary Department,Graduate School, -Divinity School, -Academic College, -ASSISTANT EDITORS:Freshman Class,Sophomore Class,Junior Class,Political Science, -SUBSCRIPTION AGENT, E. M. FOSTER.C. H. GALLION.ARTHUR W. ALLEN.ARTHUR KAISER.- BRUCE KINNEY.CHARLES SUMNER PIKE.- MISS DEMIA BUTLER.GALEN L. TAIT.A. C. WILKINSONC. r:e.-B. GOODSPEED.- P. B. KOHLSAAT.SUBSCRIPTION RATE.ONE YEAR, (Three Terms)ONE TERM, $2.00- .. 75Advertising rates made on application.Address all communications toUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,Chicago, Illinois.Entered as second-class matter at the Post-Office, at Chicago, Ill.FOR the fourth time John D. Rockefeller hasmade another genero1ls draft on his well-filledpocket book and played the part of Santa Claus to theextent of $1,000,000. The news was, the next morn­ing, telegraphed around the earth and the Universityreceived a new impetus in its already rapid advance.Dr. Harper spoke, we may be sure, advisedly whenat the convocation. he said the gift of Mr. Roekefellerwas the latest, but not the last. We feel confident thatthe millions needed .to consummate an undertaking,begun with such energy and wisdom, will be forthcom­ing. That a man, a thousand miles away, should sotrust in the ability and prudence of those having thisdifficult work in hand, as to suhscribe $3,600,000,augurs well for its future.-:f7(- *W AS there ever a body of college men, alumni,graduates or under-graduates, prouder of theirUniversity or 'college than we are of ours! We, whohave been under its beneficent roof less than twelveweeks, look upon a campus, rough and unsodded, at agroup of buildings for the most part unfinished, with apride unsurpassed by that of any son of classic Oxfordor Cambridge, of beloved Harvard or Yale. Long maythe rich golden orange wave amid the cheers of herchildren in every land !*-x- -x-MORE than six hundred and fifty students haveentered the University. of Chicago withinthree and a half months.-.Mirabile Dictu, SOME of the statements made by Dr. Harper con-cerning the urgent need of funds to meet thepresent emergencies of the University should stir upsome of the wealthy citizens of Chicago who have notyet added their name to the roll of honor of the bene­ficiaries of this great institution.*7(- *r-rHE readers of the WEEKLY:vill be interested- in the engraving of the Lake Forest foot-ballteam gi ven in this issue. One of the best games ofthe foot-ball season was played Nov. 6 between thisteam and the team of our own university, resulting ina score of 18 to 18. In view of the pending negotia­tions to unite the two universities, it is no wonder thatsome of the athletes are looking forward to a possiblefoot-ball team which will sweep the state next season.** *WE are pleased to be able to announce that Mr.E .. A. Buzzell, an attorney of Chicago andan al umnus of the U niversity of Chicago, clas� of '86,has consented to look after the alumni department of theWEEKLY. Mr. Buzzell is secretary of the AlumniAssociation, and is perhaps better informed as to thewhereabouts and welfare of its members than anyother person. The alumni comprises about 300 mem­bers, among them being some of the brightest mindsin the country. Any information from any sourceconcerning any of them will be appreciated by theWEEKLY.** -x-A N effort is being made by President Jordanand the trustees of Leland Stanford, Jr., Uni­versity to secure President Harr-ison as lecturer on lawin the university. An ex-president as a member of auniversity faculty would certainly prove a decideddrawing card for the institution so fortunate as tosecure his services.** *THE very recent union of the two classes of theuniversity, hitherto known as Freshman andSophomore, under the name of the Academic CollegeAssociation, is an index of tloie growing liberality ofthought and action and the doing away with prejudicedconservatism and narrowness. It is an action directlyin line with the work of a broad, fair-minded univer­sity and establishes a precedent which will be respectedin succeeding considerations of whatever kind.Already advantages may be forseen which will showhow well considered and prudent was such a fusion.The classes before union were fostering seeds of jeal­ousyand perhaps we may say envy, which boded illfor the future.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKL Y.-BOOK NOTICES.BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX: THE TIMES, THE MAN AND HISWORK. An historical study in eight lectures, byRichard S. Storrs. 8vo. pp. 598. Charles Scribner'sSons. $2.50.This book seems to us a splendid specimen of the histor­ical-biographical monograph. Dr. Storrs has taken that ex­traordinary man, Bernard of Olairvaux, the great Catholicpreacher and theologian of the 12th century, and, aftersketching in a masterly way the tendencies and influencesof the age in which he lived, has thrown his figure againstthis background, with striking vividness and power. Wesee the man in his personal characteristics, in his monasticlife, as a theologian, as a preacher, and in his relation togeneral European affairs. But we have not alone a pic­ture of the man, nor on the other hand a picture of thetimes, but a picture of the man in the times, and of thetimes producing the man. The volume, as the title-pageindicates, embodies the substance of a series of lecturesdelivered by Dr. Storrs before the students of PrincetonTheological Seminary, subsequently before the Lavell In­stitute in Boston and still later at Johns Hopkins University.They are certainly worthy of the larger audience to whichthe author now offers them. Any man who is inter­ested in the record of a noble life and in the study ofthe onward movement of humanity, may find both pleas­ure and profit in this volume. .BOOKS RECEIVED.Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX, THE TIMES, THE MAN, ANDHIS W ORIL An historical study in eight lectures. ByRichard S. Storrs. Crown 8vo. $2.50.Longmans, Green and Co., New York.FAMILIAR STUDIES IN HOMER. By Agnes M. Clarke.Crown 8vo. $1. 75.MO?"rill, Higgins and Co., Chicago.STUDIES IN SOCIAL LIFE. By George C. Lorimer.12mo. $1.25.THE SOCIAL DANGER .. By Rev. J. P. Roles. (Bel­ford-Clarke Co.) 12mo. $1.25.ROBERT BURNS, THE POET OF THE PEOPLE. By GeorgeC. Lorimer. (Belford-Clarke Co.) sq. 12mo. $.50SPURGEON, EPISODES AND ANECDOTES. By T. W.Handford. 12mo. Ills. $1.25.IMPERIAL PURPLE. By Edgar Saltus. 12mo. $1.25.MRS. HARRY ST. JOHN. By Robert Appleton. 12mo. paper. $1. 25.NAMELESS LORE. By Charles Lemon. 12mo. paper.$.50.LITERARY CHAT.-The WEEKLY is particularly desirous of making thiscolumn of special interest to every member of the Uni­versity. Our ideal is to notice here briefly every book ormagazine article written by members of the University.In order, however, to attain to this ideal the WEEKLY musthave the co-operation of every producer of literature in the University. Will not every such producer of litera­ture, whether professor or student, put aside any modestyhe may have in speaking of his own work, and kindlysend to the editor of this column, Mr. Arthur M. Allen,through the Faculty Exchange, either press notices, reviewcopies or brief statements of any literary work he hasrecently published or may be about to publish? In thisway we shall be able not only to make this column ofspecial interest but also to let the world know the Uni­versity of Chicago as a literary center.-Professor W. D. McClintock is editing for theEarly English Text Society, of London, a series of Theo­logical Tracts of the Fifteenth Century, which the societywill publish.-The Fleming H. Revell Company have just issued"The Book of Job, the text of the Revised Versionadapted to modern printing." This edition of Job hasbeen prepared by Professor Richard G. Moulton, of theUniversity. The wording of the version is in no casealtered. The commencement of the different speeches ismarked in the manner usual for dramatic works. Theverse is printed on a plan adapted to Hebrew parallelism,not to English metrical systems. The volume has an in­troductory note by President Harper and is illustrated.-At the request of Dr. W. C. Wilkinson, Messrs.Funk and Wagnalls, of New York, have offered to pre­sent to the University Library complete sets of theHomiletic Review and Missionary Review, which theypublish, and also a copy of their Schaff-Herzog Encyclo­pedia of Religious Knowledge.-Professor Frederick Starr reviews the Marquis deN adaiIlac's "Prehistoic Peoples, their Manners and Mon­uments" in the Dial for December 16th.--" Music in Chicago" is the subject of an article byGeorge P. Upton in the New England Magazine, in whichthe writer shows that the musical growth of this city hasbeen no less remarkable than its material development.-Professor F. A. Blackburn, of the Department ofEnglish, attended the conference of the committee onEnglish studies, which met at Vassar College during thevacation. This committee was one of several ap­pointed by the National Teacher's Association of whichPresident Eliot, of Harvard, is president, to take intoconsideration some methods of improving and makinguniform the standards of admission to the various colleges.EXCHANGES.The Christmas number of "The Lanker Shim" .pub­lished by the society of that name in the California Col­lege, is a handsome publication, It is printed on finepaper and contains 27 fine engravings.Here is the "0011ege yell" of the Central University,Kentucky; "Brackety, Kax, Kowax, Kowax, Brackety,.Kax, Kowax, Kowax, W o-oop, W o-oop. Hullabaloo-C.U., C. U." 7,Misses Ely, Pellet, Grant, Wallen, Marot and Banta,all of the Beatrice, went to their several homes on Fridayof last week to spend their vacation.Paul Graves, John Lamay and John Mathews spenttheir vacation at their homes in classic Evanston.Students should feel it their duty to patronize thosemerchants who advertise in the college paper. 'I'hey areanxious for the students' trade, and willing to investmoney in order to get it. The WEEKLY is publishedsolely in the interest of the students, yet if it 'were notfor the advertisers it could not exist. Therefore, thenecessity of the students remembering those business menwho remember the WEEKLY.President Harper addressed the Christian UnionJan. 1, on "The Highest Criticism." Prof. T. C. Cham­berlin will speak some time during' the month on"Geology and Religion," and the last service of themonth will be a special song service under the charge ofMr. Williams. Dr. Herrick .J ohnson will deliver anaddress on April 2.Trustees of the Lake Forest University met at theSherman House Monday afternoon to consider the propo­sition of a union of the Lake Forest school with the Chi­cago university. A committee was appointed to meet thetrustees of the University of Chicago for a formal confer­ence on the subject. The committee is as follows: C.B. Farwell, Dr. J. K. McClure, Dr. S. J. McPherson, C.H. McCormick and N. S. Bouton.The WEEKLY has received a number of anonymouscommunications;' some of which merit publication, werethe writer's name attached. Contributors should signtheir productions, though their names need not appear inprint. 'Marshall D. Ewell, Dean of Kent Law School, in thiscity, informs the WEEKLY that the Bertillon system,described in last week's issue, has been in use in Chicagofor a number of years.Secretary Goodspeed's office is no longer in theChamber of Commerce, but has been moved to the uni­versity, where all the offices have been consolidated.The following is the committee of trustees the Uni­versity of Chicago appointed to meet a committee fromthe board of trustees of Lake Forest to consider the pro­posed union of the two universities: President W. R.Harper, Martin A. Ryerson, Judge J. M. Bailey, AndrewMcLeish, Dr. A. K. Parker, F. A. Smith and EdwardGoodman.Frank B. Cressey, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist church,near 22nd street, doesn't like the name of the WEEKLY. Hesays: "Permit me modestly, but earnestly, to suggest anew name for the WEEKLY, which is non-suggestive andcumbersome. Call it the 'University Unit,'-at onceshort, suggestive and musical in its alliteration."Walker went to his home in Madison, Wis., to spendvacation; Keith to his home at Sioux Falls, Dak., andWoods to visit friends at Cincinnati, O.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO \VEEl{L Y.UNIVERSITY NOTES.Arthur M. Allen, our literary editor, spent his vaca­tion in the east, passing most of his time at his home atGeorgetown, N. Y.R. 'B. Fryer spent his vacation at his home in Provi­dence, R. 1.Rev. Wm. A. Burch, acting pastor of the Hyde ParkM. E. Church, preached an excellent sermon on "TheNew Year" last Sunday morning. He mentioned two res­olutions which he said every person should adopt: Planfor this life as though you were going to live a hundredyears; and plan for the next as though you were going todie to-day.Prof. Terry, of Garrett Biblical Institute ,of theNorthwestern University will occupy the pulpit in theHyde Park M. E. Church next Sunday morning. He willgive his exposition of the book of "The Song of Solo­mon." The Professors and students of the Universityare especially invited to be present.Does the awful thought come to the Harvard profes­sors that some day they may be preparing young men toenter Chicago U niversity.-Boston. Record., "The Discovery and Deciphering of the Monuments"was the subject of the lecture given by Prof. Ira M. Priceof the University of Chicago, at the People's InstituteSunday afternoon. Prof. Price ende�vored to show thatarchseology, so far, proves the historical accuracy of theOld Testament. The institute was well filled.The " University button" which has been approved'by the faculty, is on sale in the office of the UniversityPress. It is solid silver with the monogram U. of C. onan enamel background of the University color, and makesa handsome ornament for the coat lapel or neck-tie.Hereafter Saturday afternoon will be the Universityweekly holiday.Students will not hereafter be permitted to use the de­partmental libraries, but the women students will use thelecture hall and the gentlemen the chapel, which will besupplied with such books as the professors thinknecessary.Dr. J. J. See will conduct two classes III astronomythis term, one in general and the other III theoreticalastronomy.The second chamber concert will take place in chapelTuesday evening, Jan. 10th. Mrs. Fannie BroomfieldZeisler, pianist and Mr. B. Bicknell Young, baritone, willbe the performers.Hardly an exchange comes to the table of the WEEKLYthat 'does not have someting in it about the University ofChicago. This institution is already one of the bestadvertised in the country.The Misses Butler went Saturday to their home IIIIndianapolis to spend vacation week.The proper university color is a light orange, or theexact color of golden-rod, the university flower.