University of Chicago WeeklySingle CopiesIO Cents. VOL. I-No. r6CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY r8, r893.MID-WINTER MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY UNION.Another regular custom has been inaugurated.The first meeting of the University Union has comeand gone.Saturday evening found the gymnasium beautifullyprepared to receive a very large audience of professors,students and many friends of the University. With thepossible exception of the first University Convocation,this was the most successful and representativegathering in the short history of the University.The productions, representative of the severalclubs, were excellent, both in their subject matter andin the clear and popular style in which they werepresented.Miss Thompson in her two solos, Mr. Knapp in aviolin solo and the orchestra favored the audience withdelightful musical num bers.President Harper, in his happy and forcible man­manner, introduced the program with appropriateremarks. He called especial attention to the many"first things" that had so far come in the history ofthe University, and referred to the many more" firstthin�s " yet to come. He gave especial attention tothe organization, purpose and plans of the UniversityUnion, and said that the spirit so far evidenced bygraduate students in the formation of clubs of a highedncational character should be found as well in theundergraduate college, for not until then could thereal purposes of the college be attained.The social feature of the occasion immediatelyafter the program at the gymnasmm reflected largecredit to the members of the University Union asen tertainers.There was a sound of revelry by night, and theUniversity had gathered there her beauty and chivalryand bright lights shone over fair women and bravemen. The orchestra discoursed strains to which thecom pany promenaded, with a decided tendency todrift toward the faculty room, where choice refesh­ments were served. When the music ushered in theSabbath with "Home, Sweet Home" the companydispersed and the University Union successfuly closedtheir first, and in every way successful meeting.We are pleased to offer the following abstracts ofthe' addresses of the evening:THE CITY OF CHICAGO AS A SOCIOLOGICAL LABORATORY.BY C. W. SPENCER, SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB.Sociology is a science of observation. In the realmof natural science observation furnishes material from which we derive knowledge of natural law. In likemanner social science collects the facts about man insociety before drawing conclusions. The most com­pletely appointed as well as most convenient laboratoryfor the collection of such data, is to be found in thelife of a great city; and in the features desirable in asociological laboratory, Chicago stands second to none.In this laboratory there are two classes of problemsin solution, first, experiments with conditions peculiarto the city; second, experiments with specific problemspeculiar in certain local features but essen tially typical.First. The absence of natural obstacles to terri­torial expansion presents natural facilities for experi­ment on two vital questions. What are the territoriallimits which may be advantagously included underthe control of a single municipal corporation? Whatis the influence of the proportion of territory to thepopulation on the welfare of the population. Second.The central situation of Chicago, and the possiblilityof immediate water connection with foreign countriesthrough the Lakes and St. Lawrence, present inter­esting features. Third. The polyglot character ofthe population presents conditions which will unques­tionably throw light upon the great problems ofAmerican civilization-the assimilation of foreignelements. The rapid growth of Chicago has broughtabout a state of affairs in which a number of problems,each one of which demands time and care, arepresented for immediate and offhand settlement. Asto specific problems only a few types can be mentioned.The conditions in the city are unusually favorable fora decisive trial of strength between business principlesand personal politics in municipal government.Again, the parallel growth of the city and therailroads has produced a situation of increasinggravity. The attempt of the city to solve tJie questionwill be valuable as a social experiment, since itinvolves a rare combination of a legal, economic,moral and technical elements.Once more, the. free school maintained by one ofthe g�eat retail stores for its cash girls is a significantmovement and deserves attention.Then too, the protective orders of laboring menare attempts at organized prudences and co-operativeforesight which are of deep import as social growth.Again, by liberal use of their wealth, Chicago'smillionaires are justifying the hypothesis that capital,instead of being robbery, is a condition of superiorsocial magistracy.4 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Finally, if the University can perform the functionsof a social solvent by introducing classes to eachother, much light will be given to the question of thesocial functions of the scholar. The future mustdetermine whether this great laboratory is to be merelya repository of facts or whether we are to become afterAristotle's dictum, "Investigators of the actual inorder to become creators of the ideaL"THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF HEREDITY.BY F. R, LILLI!!:, BIOLOGICAL CLUB.'The phenomon of heredity is the most marvelousof all the wonderful processes of life. The eggs 0 fthe most diverse species of animals can hardly bedistinguished one from the other, and yet whenplaced under conditions exactly alike, each producesthe form which gave it origin; never any other. Butthe difficulty of conception should be no bar to anattempt at any intellectual conception of the subject,for other problems previously regarded as equallyinexplicable, have been satisfactorily solved.Atavism is the most marvelous aspect of heredity.Not only does the parent transmit its own character­istics to the offspring, but often those of remoteancestors as well, even when these characteristics arelatent in the parents themselves.When we consider the importance of a thoroughunderstanding of heredity, it will at once be concededthat any conception which brings us at all nearer tothe truth is of the most practical importance. If, forinstance, we remark the wonderful improvementswhich have been effected in all kinds of domestic ani­mals and cultivated plants, in the absence of anydefinite knowledge as to the essential nature of here­dity, what unheard of improvements are we not tolook for when once the nature of heredity shall havebeen grasped. How many social questions, in regardto education, the status of pauper and criminal classes,immigration, and the most intimate social relations;­marriage and family life--depend for their final solutionupon our knowledge of heredity.The theory which dominated scientific thoughtuntil the last few years was Darwin's provisionaltheory of pangenesis. According to this theory everycell of the body, in all stages of its existence, gave offcertain minute living particles or gemmule, eachcapable of multiplying, and of producing a cell similarto the one from which it took origin. The reproduc­tive elements were composed of these gem mules, andtherefore developed in to an organism similar to theone which gave them birth. This theory has beenreplaced within the last ten years or so, by Weisman'stheory of the" Certainty of the germ-plasm."According to this theory all of the reproductivesubstance of the fertilized ovum does not develope intothe new individual, but part remains unchanged, andgrows as such to form the reproductive substance orgerm-plasm of the individul in question. From this the next generation develops, and so on. There isthus no break in the passage from one generation toanother, but there exists a living link, an unbrokenband connecting generations, and bearing withinitself the secret of immortal youth. "The bodies arebut the torches which burn out, while the living plasmhas passed through the organic series unextinguished.The bodies are the leaves which fall in dying from thegrowing branch." (Geddes & Thompson.) If thesubstance from which each individual arises is some­thing separate from the soma or body, and thusremoved from the direct action of the somatic cells,then the inheritance of acquired character is impossible.Thus if I strengthen my muscles by labor or my mindby thought, I cannot hope to transmit these desirablecharacteristics to my offspring. Conversely, if bywrong living, I debase any given characteristic, theconsequences are limited physi.::ally to myself. Allthat we transmit to a future generation through ourdescendant is born in us. [ITHE ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOCUST AND ITS RAVAGES INTHE NORTH-WEST.The invasion of locusts into the northwesternstates, between the years of 1875 and 1877, was anevent of great economic importance. Starting fromtheir breeding grounds in the plains of Utah, Wyom­ing, Idaho, or Montana, they swept over the Missis­sippi valley, leaving destrnction in their wake. Theloss of crops was most severely felt in Minnesota,Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. In manycoses the entire crop of many counties was destroyed,and the people reduced to starvation. State aid inthe form of provisions and seed was occasionally fur­nished the sufferers, and this has given rise to someimportant legislation as to the constitutionality of suchaid, the Supreme Court of Kansas deciding againstand that of North Dakota in favor of it.Many remedies were tried against the young grass­hoppers, such as ditching, burning, catching themwith ,. hopper-dozers" (scoop-shaped machines madeof sheet-iron and smeared with coal oil), etc. Ingeneral, no remedies against the full-grown grasshop­pers were effective. They destroyed everythingwhere they alighted. When food was plentiful, theypreferred tender grains and garden vegetables, avoid­ing sorghum, broom-corn' and peas. Some experi­ments have been tried by scientific men to show thatthe locust may be used as food for men and animals.The general effect of the locust invasion was todiscourage immigration and to paralyze industry.Minnesota lost over $3,00,000 in crops in the singleyear of 1874. In 1877 the loss in Minnesota, Iowa,Missouri Kansas and Dakota was $4,000,000 on gar­dens alone. The total loss from all causes connectedwith the locust invasion of 1873-77 is estimated to benot less than $20,000,000.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.The Old University of Chicago.The old University of Chicago had its inception in1855, when a number of Chicago men called uponStephen A. Douglas and proposed the idea of aninstitution of higher learning in Chicago. As a resultof this conference Mr. Douglas the following yeargave a ten-acre tract of land for a campus, and in1857 the charter was granted under which the Univer­sity of Chicago came into existence. It opened forinstruction in the fall of that year, with the late Rev.John C. Burroughs, D. D., at that time pastor of theFirst Baptist Church, as its first President.The erection of the building, a cut of which isshown below, was begun in 1857, the laying of thecorner-stone on the Fourth of July in that year mark­ing an epoch in the progress of the city.The building stood in the center of the campus,fronting towards Cottage Grove avenue. The campusoccupied the block bounded by College Place on thenorth and University Place on the south, and extend­ing back from Cottage Grove avenue to Rhodes ave­nue. I t was a part of the grounds belonging to theDouglas homestead, which still stands on Thirty-fifthstreet opposite the heart of Lake avenue, and isoccupied by the Sculptor Volk. The building was amassive structure, built of granite, the wood-workthroughout being solid oak.In the basement of the main building was thegymnasium and the chemical and physical laborato­ries. On the first floor were the parlor, chapel,ladies' room and class-rooms. On the second floorwere various class-rooms and the library; while thethird and fourth floors were given up to dormitories,excepting a fraternity hall and the old chapel orauditorium (long unused) on the fourth floor.The south wing of the University, known as JonesHall, was the gift of William Jones. In the basementwas located the students' dining hall. On the firstfloor were the living rooms of some of the professors,whJle the floors above were wholly used as dormi­tories.The building was heated (?) entirely by stoves,excepting the halls, which were never warm. The dormitories were lighted in the good old-fashionedway, with kerosene lamps. The halls and parlor onlywere lighted by gas, which was turned off regularly atten o'clock.At the rear of the main building (just showing inthe cut at the rear of the two small towers) was theDearborn Observatory, built through the efforts ofthe late J. Young Scammon in 1861, and mountingwhat was at that time the largest refracting telescopein the world, the glasses for which were made byAlvin Clark & Sons, who are now preparing theglasses for the Yerkes telescope. After the last classgraduated on the sixteenth of June, 1886, the U niver­sity, by foreclosure proceedings, passed into thehands of an insurance company, and was occupied bytenants of all classes and all degrees, from ministersof the gospel to highway robbers, including the" anarchist" and a nest of owls.In January, 1889, the building was taken down,and the stone sold to various parties, some of it goinginto the residence of a south-side saloon-keeper, and alarge part of it being used in the construction of theCalvary' Baptist Church at Thirty-eighth street andWabash avenue, the entrance of which is a reproduc­tion of the main entrance of the old building.The Observatory was dismantled, and the bigtelescope removed to Evanston, and is now iden tifiedwith the Northwestern University, though still con­trolled by the Dearborn Observatory Association.The old campus has been subdivided, and cut in twainby an extension of Thirty-fourth street, and stillremains desolate and deserted; and recognized onlyby the old willow that stood on the ball ground andstill stands mute witness to the strange transformationwrought by the relentless hand of adversity.Such, in brief, is the story of the buildings of the, old University. B.The Beatrice.Mrs. Palmer was able to be at the UniversityWednesday for the first time for several days.Miss Folsom, after a six weeks' course in theEnglish department, left Wednesday for Brookings,South Dakota.A number of the young ladies entertained friends atdinner Saturday evening.Miss Tunnicliff returned the latter part of theweek after a short absence. Since her return hersister has been with her.Miss Holman, who has been the guest of MissMabel Banta the past week, left Monday.Miss Dora Diver left Wednesday afternoon for herhome in Waukegan, where she will remain for abouta week.Miss Marol, who has been visiting her sister atthe Beatrice since Saturday, sang at the Sundayevening service in Cobb Hall.6 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO VVEEKL Y.THE field of oratory is a broad one. The successfulattention that is being paid to it in the westerncolleges and the enthusiasm with which oratoricalassociations are upheld by students and professors, isindicative of their importance. The Inter-State Ora­torical Association covers the territory of ten statesand includes over thirty colleges. It is not only a%2.00 mark of honor to the individual who is the winner inUNIVERSITY OF CHICI\GO WEEKLY.PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.H. L. BURRE. M. FOSTERC. H. GALLIONP. B. KOHLSAATEDITORS,BUSINESS MANAGER,CHIEF OF LOCAL STAFF,ASSOCIATE EDITORS:Literary, -Alumni,Athletics,Exchanges,ASSISTANT EDITORS:Divinity School,University College,Academic College,Beatrice,Drexel,Advertising Department,Subscription Agent, MISS MARGARET PURCELLS. W. JAMESONE. W. PEABODYN. M. CAMERONMISS DEMIA BUTL'ERE. A. BUZZELLC. S. PIKEH. C. MURPHYBRUCE KINNEYH. P. WILLISGALEN L. TAITSUBSCRIPTION RA TE:ONE YEAR,ONE QUARTER, ·75Ad vertising 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.SPECIAL NOTICE.The WEEKI Y will be sent to any address for theremainder of the school year for go cents.WHY are you in the University of Chicago, andwhy do you select the courses you do? Thesequestions have been suggested as fertile ones by afriend of THE WEEKLY, and we propose to request anumber of representative students to answer them.The answers will appear from time to time under theheading "The Students' Forum." We will beobhged for all contributions to this column.** *THE \VEEKLY is arranging for publication of fullreports of the several departments and asso­ciated schools of the University each week. It is alsointroducing a series of illustrations of the buildings,professors, and other objects of interest. A compe­tent artist on the staff will provide typical sketchesoccasionally. Other attractions of a literary characterare being arranged and will be announced later.Take THE WEEKLY and get the news.** *THE WEEKL: is inclined to be loyal. Its principlesare purely American. To it the Stars and Stripesare suggestive of the great progress of a great repub- lic. The one underlying force that gives promise of asuccessful future of our nation is its educationalinstitutions. The schools and colleges are thus mostclosely related to the government itself. Already theflag of freedom floats over almost every school-housein our land, and it is with regret that we look at theUniversity buildings, monuments of the nation'sfuture greatness, and do not see floating aloft thered: white and blue. Let's have a flag. ..** *the contest of such an association, but it is an envi­able distinction to the college he represents. TheNorthwestern Oratorical League, comprising suchcolleges as the Northwestern, U ni versities of Mich­igan, and the University of Wisconsin, have attainedconsiderable prominence in the field of oratory andpromises a high order of attainments. The U niver­sity of Chicago is already leading in many depart­ments. Why not in oratory?** *HORACE L. BURR, of the Graduate School,joins the editorial force of THE WEELLY withthis issue. Mr. Burr's connection with the paper asmanaging editor will give more immediate represen­tation to the Graduate School, and at the same timehave a wholesome effect upon the interests of thepaper generally. THE WEEKLY congratulates itselfand its constituency upon Mr. Burr's acceptance ofhalf the editorial chair.** *'WE PUBLISH this week an engraving of thenew "Walker Museum" now in process ofconstruction on the southeast block of the Quadrangle.This is one of the series of engravings of the Universitybuildings and prominent personages connected withthe institution, which will be pu blished regularly.** *REFERRING to the "I Will" figure of theUniversity published by THE WEE.KLY in ourlast issue one of our professors said: "That exactlyexpresses it, the University is Chicago with a cap andgown."UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO \tVEEKL Y. 7Exchanges. It Meets With Favor.We print below an editorial which appeared in the The University of Chicago is to be heartily com-Sequoia (L. S. J r. U.) of January 25: mended for' its declaration that it will confer noIt is a good thing for a University to have faith in its owniimportance. It commands a respect which there would not be for-it, did it not think something of itself. It is something like a manor woman. However, because we think the L. S. Jr. U. one ofthe coming institutions of the world, is no reason why we shouldmake it known to the four winds of the earth. Everybody mightnot listen to the singing of our own praises with the same self­gratulation as we would. There is danger of one's fencing himselfin from the rest of humanity and of never being able to see overthe fence, when self-gratulation is carried too far. Perhaps thebest solution of the problem of our silence is the one given by thosewho maintain that the liberal spirit which pervades our whole insti­tution makes the parade of our own excellencies appear foolish tous. We grant other great institutions the right to exist. If we areto rely upon THE UNIVER;:;rTY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY for the magni­tude of the university which it represents, the conclusion mustfollow that the University of Chicago has the" cinch" on the uni­verse, owning and controlling the World's Columbian Expositionand other things never too numerous to mention. We will have towatch sharp or we (and Harvard and Yale in the bargain) will find-ourselves an annex of the University of Chicago.If we have given out the impression that our uni­-versity owned the Exposition and the universe we heg, the Sequoia's pardon. We would here remark that wedo not own the universe. We did not wish to let ourrelations with the World's Fair reach the ears of theoutside public, but as the far-sighted editor has dis­covered our secret all the world must know it. Wewill not keep this secret longer. The truth must out,and our annex (to be) will rejoice with us as we go'through the year 1893 with the reins of the World'sFair government in our hands.** *Paderewski has been secured to give a concert atCornell, February 18, the contract price being $1,500.** *Ann Arbor has 596 men enrolled as students in thelaw department, 94 of whom have degrees.** *The total membership of Greek letter fraternities111 American colleges is esti�1ated at about 77,000.** *"A Glimpse of Yale" is the title of the openingarticle of the latest number of the Hat"lJard Monthly.The sketch is written in a serious vein, and gives agood description of Yale's campus buildings and sur­roundings. The writer discusses contrasted phasesof life at the two great universities, and, as far as weare able to judge, he is quite impartial.** *The first issue of the Berkleyan (U. of California)appeared last week. Twelve pages of good readingmatter make up the paper.Dr. John M. Coulter, of Indiana University, hasbeen chosen president of the University Departmentof Bay View Assemby. He heads the faculty of fortyleading educators of whom President Burroughs ofWabash College is one. honorary degrees. The recklessness with whichdegrees have been conferred of late years has led to adecided deterioration in their value in the eyes of thepublic. An impecunious college" honors" some manwith the title of" doctor," whose attainments fallridic­ulously short of even a low standard for the doctor'sdegree merely because it hopes that the person sohonored will feel moved to increase the endowmen t ofthe college or in some other way give it financial aid.The same looseness is found also the conferment ofMaster's degrees, which, with rare exceptions,shouldbe granted only in the basis of work actually per­formed; too often the mere fact of one's being agraduate of one or two year's standing is consideredsufficient warrant for the granting of the Master's de­gree. A gentleman once said that the only way forthe graduates of a certain college to avoid receivingthis degree was to get out an injunction against theauthorities restraining them from confering it. Asmerely a question of morality, apart from otherweighty considerations, it certainly ill becomes oureducational institutions to continue the' discreditablepractice. One is led to hope that the excellent exampleset by Dr. Harper's university will not be withoutinfluence in restoring to the university degrees thehonor and distinction that used to attach to them.­Normal Vidette.The First College" Rush."The most exciting scene in the history of the Uni­versity took place Wednesday evening in the meetingof the University House of Representatives. Apresident of the United States was to be elected andthe following were the candidates: Richard Water­man, J r., of the Republicans; Prof. William G. Hale,of the Democrats, and Prof. Nathaniel Butler, J r., ofthe Prohibitionists. On the first ballot the vote stoodWaterman, 7; Hale, IS; Butler, 14. The majority ofthe RepubJicans then went to Butler, electing him,the following being the vote: Butler, 23; Hale, 17;Waterman, 2. The fusionists then demanded a callof the roll of the House to see if a quorum was present,and at the same starting for the door, leaping overchairs like sheep over a seven-rail fence. DoorkeeperBowers, however, intercepted them and with the aidof a few muscular Prohibitionists and Republicans,succeeded in keeping them back. The confusionlasted for several minutes, until a few of the moreorderly members carried a motion to adjourn and theexci temen t ceased.The WEEKLY will take pleasure in publishing itemsand announcements for any' of the Hyde Parkchurches, if the pastors will send in the notices.8 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.The Chicago Home for Incurables.The Home is built in the center of a half block onthe corner of Ellis avenue and Fifty-fifth street. Thebuilding has a pressed-brick front, and, with its fivestories, has room for some 125 patients. The institu­tion was founded and endowed by the generosity ofthe late Mrs.· C. C. Peck. -One-half million dollarswas {eft for this purpose. M�rshall Field sold theland on which the Home is located at a reducedfigure-$25,000-and soon the good work was started.Three years ago the building was completed andopen for patients. Since then the Home has beenrunning in the best of order under the able manage­ment of Supt. Mitchell and Matron Ainsworth.Visiting here we are first led into a pretty littlereception room, with frescoed walls and a brightcarpet. A very cheerful room, indeed. The Matronnext took us into the most important department,namely, the dining-room and kitchen. The dining­room is for those who are able to leave their roomsand come down stairs, accommodating some sixtypeople. The neat, red table-cloths, with the cleanplates and shining tumblers were certainly inviting.The kitchen was very large, having several immenseovens in it. As we passed through we noticed threedozen loaves of the nicest looking bread imaginable,just baked, so we were assured early in our tour thatthe patients had splendid appetites. Besides the reg­ular dining-room there are three others on the upperfloors for those who are unable to get around. Theyare all connected with the kitchen by large dumb­waiters.The parlor on the second floor was very attractive,frescoed, carpeted and upholstered in perfect taste.The pictures in this room will bear special attention,especially the one of Mrs. Peck at the far end.While we were admiring everything we heardsome strains of music floating down the corridors fromsome unknown place. Being informed that the pa­tients were at chapel we hastened to see them. Therewere about forty men and women present, and nearlyall were singing with a will:Blessed be the tie that bindsOur hearts in Christian love;The fellowship of kindred mindsIs like to that above.The tie that would bind these patients who enterhere for the rest of their lives together in Christian loveand fellowship is certainly a blessed one. How theysang this old song, and how good it did sound! Everyone joined in this, from the dear old grandmotherwith her gray hairs down to the young lad of twenty.The patients were all as neat as a pin, looking as welland as happy as they could be. Rev. Mr. Rushton,of this city, comes in and gives them a weekly sermonevery Wednesday afternoon, and though attendanceat the gathering is not compulsory still the littlechapel is always well filled with an attentive audience. The patients have bright and pretty rooms, deco­rated as their fancy directs; and every one is a modelof neatness. The Home throughout is fitted up inthe best shape, with all modern conveniences, theoccupants never lacking anything. .When we had completed our trip we almost wished:we lived here, enjoying all the privileges of life with­out any of its cares and burdens, and having suchexcellent care as is given to them. N. M. C,Ccnvocation Echoes.The religious life has likewise shaped itself, andthe Christian Union, open to every member in theUniversity, whatever his faith or creed, has begun itswork. This work includes a Sunday afternoon courseof Bible study, a Sunday evening service of worship,philanthropic work, such as can be conducted by stu­dents, and still other forms of religious activity, eachunder the charge of a separate committee.** *The facts regarding students 'are curious. The totalenrollment has been 594; of these, 166 are pursuing­studies for advanced degrees in the Graduate School ;182 are in the Divinity School, and 276 are doing­undergraduate work. N early one half of the totalenrollment consists of men and women who havealready received the bachelor's degree; these havecome to us from ninety institutions; this numberincludes among others,-Harvard, Yale, Columbia,Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Amherst, Brown, Williams,Bowdoin Dartmouth, Oberlin, Denison, Rochester,Bucknell: De Pauw, Vassar, Wellesley, the U niver­sities of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin andNebraska. Thirty - three s ta tes and thirteen foreigncountries are represented. Every state in New Eng­land has sent a representative; Maine heading the list.with Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Islandclosely following, while California sends one more than.Maine. We may say with literal accuracy that ourconstituency extends from Maine to California. Fiveper cent came from foreign countries, Ontario stand­ing first, Nova Scotia and Norway next, with EnglandScotland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Silesia, Burma,Japan and Asia Minor also represented. Of the totalenrollment twenty-three and one-half per cent arewomen.** *The work of the academy at Morgan Park has beenwell organized; a hundred students, admitted onlyupon examination, and in various stages of advance­ment, have entered upon the work of preparation forcollege. A high standard has been established, whichif maintained will within no long time give to Chicagoand the west an academy worthy to stand by PhillipsExeter or Phillips Andover. PRESIDENT HARPER.Pres. Coulter has been offered the Presidency ofLake Forest University and has the offer under con­sideration.-Indian�l Student.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO \VEEKL Y.Oratorical Contest.It may not be known to all the friends of the Uni­versity of Chicago how important it is for the Univer­sity that the winner of the contest to be held nextMonday evening should be a young man of power.The best orator of this exhibition will represent theUniversity in a State contest, at which a first speakerfrom each of the leading colleges of Illinois will com­pete for the honor of representing the State at a greatmeeting to be held in this city next June. At thattime delegates from all the states will contest for thehonor of being 'known as the best orator in the college-prohibition clubs of the United States. This will bea reputation of which any young man may well beproud. For the June meeting will be the greatestinter-collegiate oratorical contest ever held. Thename of the young man, as well as the name of the.college which he attends, will be read all over theland. I t would be no small honor for the U niversi tyof Chicago, the youngest of the competing schools, tohave the honor of defeating Harvard, Yale, Princetonand a score of other institutions made honorable not-only by their worth, but by their age also.The nine men who competed last Monday were all::fine speakers; and it was with difficulty that thejudges selected the five who are to appear at thepublic meeting next Monday evening. If we canjudge from the ability shown by the young men wemay safely say that the University of Chicago willhold no mean place in the inter-state contest of nextJune.The contestants for Monday evening are A. F.Atwood, who speaks on "The Minority;" B. A.Ogden, "The Modern Moloch;" E. M. Lake, "TheRacial Inheritance;" B. F. Martin, "The ModernBen Hadad;" and W. H. Nichols, "The Lesson ofTwo Lives."The judges for the evening are Prof. W. E.Wilkinson, Rev. F. D. Gunsaulus and Hon. HarryTaylor. Besides the oratorical, fine vocal and instru­mental numbers will be furnished.Lincoln's Birthday.On Sunday, February 12, the birthday of AbrahamLincoln was commemorated by a mass meeting heldat Central Music Hall, under the auspices of the Lin­coln Club, of Chicago. H. E. Von Holst, head pro­fessor in in history, and E. G. Hirsch, professor inrabbinical literature, participated in the memorialservices. The former, acting as chairman of themeeting, stated its object in a short, concise address.He characterized Lincoln in a most comprehensivemanner, when he said that Lincoln's "intellectualand political acumen sprung from his moral purity."No greater tribute could be paid to the memory ofour countryman than the statement that he was mor­ally pure. The meeting closed with a speech by theRev. Dr.. Carlos; Martin. 9Alumni Notes.'62. Rev. John S. Mabie Independent BaptistClergyman, has removed to Denver Colorado. Hisaddress is No. 271S Marion Street.'6S. Abram B. Hostetter is a stock farmer of Mt.Carroll, Ill., and not a lawyer as printed in a lateIssue.'76. A. J. Fisher was among the injured in therailroad disaster at Fity-fifth Street on the r j th ofJanuary and quite seriously hurt. We are glad to learnthat he is so far improved as to be able to be about.'So. We are sorry to announce the decease ofMrs. Addie L. Barr, wife of Alfred E. Barr, both ofthe class of 'So. She died February 9th and wasburied Saturday, the r r th. They had many friendsamong the students of the old University and theAlumni, who sympathize with the husband in hisbereavement.'69· Rev. Robert Leslie, Jr., has removed toHot Springs, South Dakota.'69. Charles S. Moss is a civil engineer withaddress 13I5, E. 15th Street, Kansas City, Mo.The College World.Yale's ball team will be busy during the Eastervacation. They are scheduled Iortwo games with theUniversity of Pennsylvania, two with the Universityof Virginia and one with Johns Hopkins.Henry Waterson lectured February r r th beforethe University of Michigan, his subject being' 'Moneyand Morals.The girls of the University of Michigan supporttwo Ii terary societies each having a large mem bershi p.A $125,000 dormitory building is to be erected atthe University of Pennsylvania.The Normal Byte says: "At the University ofChicago chapel is held at I2:30 P. M. and is compul­sory." You are mistaken Mr. Exchange Editor.Chapel is not compulsory at this University.Drexel.Some have suggested that we employ a steamlaunch to carry passengers between Cobb Hall, Drexel,and other points on the South Side.Mr. J. F. Hunter will leave school at the end ofthis quarter to accept a pastor's charge in NorthDakota.Mr. H. C. Murphy was surprised Tuesday eveningby a visit from his cousin, Mr. C. F. Dacy, of Wood­stock.The students breathe more free now that examina­tions are over. Much of the superfluous breath takesthe form of boisterous shouts and hilarious songs. Thesecond floor has gained the reputation of being thenoisest part of our dormitory. The third floor iscompletely eclipsed.Athletics.The women of the Universiy were given their firstinstruction in the gymnasium last Monday. Hitherto·they have .received physical instruction in Dr. Foster's.private office on the fourth floor of Cobb Hall. " Ifwe only had a running track!" is now the cry thatgoes up in a high soprano chorus from the women's:quarters.Walter Camp, Yale's famous football coach, has:an article in this week's Harper's on the new Under­graduate Rule. It is well worth reading.The sketch of Prof. Stagg in last week's issue wasclipped from the University of Michigan Daily.The Lake Forest ball nine have been forbiddenthe use of the college gymnasium for base ball practice.This lack of winter training quarters will greatlyhandicap the work of Lake Forest's team thi� year.The World's Fair Base Ball Tournament, like thefabulous University of Michigan Waterman g� m­nasium, is "going to be a go," and preparations arenow being made for the enrollment and scheduling ofthe participating nines.The Yale Athletic Association has been notifiedthat Swarthmore College will propose an amendmentto the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association that astudent shall be allowed to compete at the meetings.four times and no more, and that no student shall.compete on one college team who has ever competed on,another. It is also proposed by Swarthmore that theen tries to the games be closed three weeks before thedates decided UpOll; that no college shall enter morethan five men to anyone competition; that all races.requiring more than three trials for an individual towin shall have such trials run in the morning; and thatif a college fail to score for three consecutive years itshall be dropped from the association. Harvard hasalso sent word requesting that the mile race beabandoned and a three-mile race put in its placerYale has not yet made up her mind what will be donein regard to this proposal. The meeting will be heldat the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York.Neil won from both Farring and Lansingh in ten­nis last week, and is now looking for ChampionPrescott. A game between the two men would makean exciting match, as each have wonderful reach andplay with rare judgment and scientific skill.I t is of inteaest to note that Abraham Lincoln and'Charles Darwin were born upon the same day, Feb.12, 1809. The Rev. Emil G. Hirsch, in the Churchof the Sinai Congregation, recognized the fact that,aside from the above truth, one was the liberator ofman as a physical being, the other of man as an intel­lectual being.A very pleasant Valentine Party was given by the:Hyde Park Epworth League on Tuesday evening, atthe home of Miss Edna Mick on Washington Avenue ..10 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO' WEEKLY.An Oratorical Ciub.With the University in its infancy and a dozen ormore societies already in existence, anyone desirious ofinititating a new venture in this direction, should surelyproduce good and sufficient reasons for so doing.These I propose to set forth briefly:First. Some oratorical ability is a necessity toenable an educated man to make the best use of hisknowledge.Second. This ability can come only through con­stant practice.Third. None of the present organizations give theopportunity for the development of this ability.Fourth. The University of Chicago must berepresented in the inter-collegiate contests in oratory,and some representative body must look after ourinterests.To make this society attractive as well as instruc­tive, it is proposed that (1), the great orators, their lifeand works, their manner and style, be the main objectsof study, and (2), all speeches and orations be extem­poraneous. Criticism and comment will also form anin teresting feature. .Already a large number of students have expressedtheir approval of this plan, but it is, of course, open toamendment and improvement. I purposely avoid alldetail, so that none may be prejudiced against joiningthe society. As far as I know there is no such organ­ization,conducted on the lines above laid down, nowin existence in any college. Let us take the ini tiativeand show what can be done.All interested are invited to meet in the Chapel onThursday, February 23d, at 4 o'clock P. M.s. H, CLARK,New Books Received.[The prompt mention in this list will be considered an equ7zJalent to their pub­lishers/or all books receiued . Volumes wil! be selected/or /urlher notice, withregard to their intrinsic worth and the interests 0/ our readers.)I. ·P. Putnam's Sons, New York.JOHN WYCLIF, by Lewis Sergeant. (Heroes ofthe Nations). Cloth, $1. 50.JULIUS CIESAR, by W. Warde Fowler. (Heroes ofthe Nations). Cloth, $1.50.1 he Open Court Publislzz'ng Co., Chicag»,HOMILIES OF SCIENCE, by Dr. Paul Carnes. Cloth,gilt top, $ 1. 50.THE SOUL OF MAN, by Dr. Paul Carnes. Cloth,gilt top; illus., $3.00.THE SCIENCE OE THOUGHT, by F. Max Muller.Cloth, $ .75.THREE LECTURES ON THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE.by F. Max Muller. Cloth, $ 75. .THE DISEASES vF PERSONALITY, by Th. Ribot.Cloth, $ .75.ON DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS. Experimental Psych­ological Studies, by Alfred Binet. Paper, $. 50.Allyn 6-' Bacon, Boston.SELECT ORATIONS AND LETTERS OF CICERO, byby Francis W. Kelsey. Cloth, $1.25.THE ELEMENTS OF PHYSICS, by H. S. Carhartand H. N. Chute. Cloth, $1. 20. rIftI