University of Chicago WeeklySingle Copies10 Cen ts. VOL. I-No. 23CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, APRIL 15, 1893.THE STUIJY OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE IN THE COLLEGE.PRESIDENT GEORGE STOCKTON BURROUGHS.[Wabash College.]Series by College Presidents NO.4.A course of college education consists of certaindepartments of instruction moving along side by sideand following one another. These are calculated,each in itself and all combined, to liberalize the mindand train it for usefulness in life. This training isbrought about through acquaintance with the experi­ence and life of the past, as seen in history and letters,and through knowledge of nature and man, asobserved through science-physical, mental, moraland social. Among these courses of instruction we,therefore, rightly emphasize literature-ancient andmodern--history, social science and philosophy. Acollege training without these could not.be imagined.But consider the intimate relation of the study of theScriptures to these branches of learning. Superficialthought regarding the connection of the Bible witheducation has often failed to disclose to many what�hould here be most evident. Ask, for example, thesetwo questions: Whence is the Bible? And what isthe BIble? Can they be answered without both dis­covering and considering very much that belongs inthe fields of history and literature? And when replieshave been made to them, even in but comparativelyscholarly fashion, has not also invaluable informationfor the pursuit of local science and philosophy beenplaced in our hands? But the answers to theseinquiries are the results of a course of scientific Biblestudy, stated in brief. Indeed, they summarize com­prehensively the outline and substance of such acourse. Let us, therefore, look at them somewhatmore in detail.When we ask, whence is the Bible? we imply, ofcourse, that the Scriptures have a history which weseek to investigate. We know that they ere a bodyof literature which has been handed down to us. Ourinvestigation, at once, therefore, becomes a study inthe history of sacred letters. We take up the sacredlibrary as it comes into our hands in its English dress.We trace its history, as seen first in one version andthen another, passing thus up the stre» m of its trans­mission through the territory of English life andliterature. We notice, on the one hand, the influenceof this life and literature upon the Scriptures, and weobserve, on the other, the more extensive influencewhich these Scriptures themselves have in turn hadin the formatiori and the moulding of the life and letters of the English people. But the Scriptures arenot simply English literature. Here is a volume,nay, rather a library, of world literature, first wonder­fully gathered together, then wonderfully transmittedthrough the ages. So completely are these books aunit, as we take them in our hand to-day, through thespirit of that common religious life which pervadesthem, and because of those principles of divine right­eousness and mercy which dominate the experiencewhich they record, that we are tempted to forget thatages have produced them, and that they contain theexperience of milleniums. They are, indeed for us,to all intents, the mirror of the life of the race in itsrelations with God, as He uncovers Himself tohumanity in its own life. Thus, we trace back thehistory of this sacred library, through the days of itshanding-down in manuscript-noting the wonderfulcare of Providence seen 'in its preservation, until wereach the period in which the ancient writings of theHebrew faith are supplemented, interpreted and com­pleted by the addition of those born of the newChristian life, we find our question, Whence is theBible? naturally changing into the inquiry, put fromthe historical and literary, rather than the dogmaticpoint of view, What is the Bible? As we endeavor toreply, the individuality of the two great divisions ofthe Scriptures becomes more evident, and the originand separate characteristics of the several portions ofthese divisions are markedly manifest. Regardingeach book of the collection, we find ourselves raising,and endeavoring to answer the Whence? and theWhat? And throughout the whole field of our inquiry-covering, as it does, the production of the litera­ture of the OldTestament, as well as that of the New,together with the union of both, in reference to eachpart and concerning the whole, we find in the Scrip­tures themselves our all-sufficient answer. Each bookbears witness regarding itself. It testifies, more orless clearly, of the historical circumstances underwhich it arose, and because of which its message wasoriginally demanded. It interprets to us its teachingsin their original application. I t also reveals to usthe personality of the one through whom it came intobeing. It shows him, while of his times, lifted abovethem, and thus able to lift them upward, through hisfellowship with the divine thought and life. Eachbook is also found bearing witness to every other,more or less directly. We discover that weare deal­ing not simply with a collection of literary produc­tions, but that we are in touch with an organism of4 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.A Failure in Education.sacred writings. Indeed, we study this organism inthe very process of its growth. We see how the greatthoughts and principles of eternal righteousness andmercy, coming fresh from the mind and heart of Godinto the minds and hearts of men of God, revealthemselves, in progressive, vital fashion, in wr itingafter wri ting. Thus are' we led along the pathway ofhistorical and literary study to a realization of thedivine authorship of the Scriptures. Increasinglythis authorship manifests itself to us through aninvestigation of the work of the human writers of theseveral parts. We find the divine unity of the Biblerevealing itself through our consideration of the won­derful relation of its diverse ferms, viewed as humanli tera ture.Academic College Reception.Last Monday evening the Academic College gavea reception to the new students. The reception washeld in the recitation rooms on the second floor.These rooms were tastefully decorated, with orangebunting and American flags; rugs on the floors madeone imagine himself in the Grand Pacific. Aboutone hundred students, with an intense longing tomake the acqua intance cf their classmates, enteredCobb Lecture Hall about eight o'clock. The recep­tion committee did their duty nobly, and soon everyone was talking gayly to his neighbor. Severalmusical selections were given. Mr. Alfred Williams,accompanied by his brother,' gave severalsolos, and also Mr. Meldrnan, with violin and pianoaccompaniment by Messrs. Stone and Spencer. MissShaefer gave several beautiful piano solos. Afterlunch was served and near the ringing of the mid­night bell, the weary students parted to "flunk"together on the morrow.A Javanese Visitor.Among the visitors at the University this weekwas one who attracted the attention of all. This per­son was Adrien Raden Soekmadila�a, a Javanesebaron who is overseeing the construction of theJavanese village on the Midway Plaisance, Mr. DeSwart, of the Drexel, acted as interpreter for thebaron, and through him we were enabled to learnmuch regarding the customs and manners of thatpeople.Baron Soekmadilaga is a remarkably well educatedman and a wonderful linquist, speaking fluently inJavanese, Arabian, German, French, Spanish andDutch. His conversation here was done in Frenchand German. The Baron is a pensioned officer inthe Arabian army, and has passed through thrillmgexperiences. H'e was at one time a believer in theMohammedan faith, but was recently converted toRoman Catholicism. He has promised to contributean article to the WEEKLY in a few weeks, in which hewill tell of his adventures among the Cannibals. BY PRESIDENT CHARLES W. ELIOT.When one views the course of instruction inschools and colleges with the intention of discoveringhow much of it contributes directly to the develop­ment of reasoning power, one cannot but be struckwith the very small portion of .time expressly devotedto this all important object. No amount of memoriterstudy of languages or of the natural sciences, and noattainments in arithmetic will protect a man or woman-except imperfectly, through a certain indirect culti­vation of general intelligence-- from succumbing tothe first plausible delusion or sophism he or she mayencounter. No amount of such studies will protectone from believing in astrology, theosophy, or freesilver, or strikes, or boycotts, or in the persecutionof Jews or of Mormons, or in the violent exclusion ofnon-union men from employment. One is fortifiedagainst the acceptance of unreasonable propositionsonly by skill in determining facts through observationand experience, by practice in comparing facts orgeoups of facts, and by the unvarying habit of ques­'tion ing and verifying allegations, and of distinguish­ing between facts and inferences from facts, andbetween a true cause and an antecedent event. Onemust have direct training and practice in logicalspeech and writing before he can be quite safe againstspecious rhetoric and imaginative oratory. Manypopular delusions are founded on the commonest offallacies-this prece l that, or this caused that; or, i nshorter phrase, what preceded caused. For example:I was sick; I took such and such a medicine andbecame well; therefore, the medicine cured me.During the Civil War the Government issued manymillions of paper money, ann some men became rich;therefore, the way to make all men richer must be toissue from the Government presses an indefiniteamount of paper money. The wages of Americanworkingmen are higher than those of English in thesame trades; protection has been the policy of theUnited States, and approximate free trade the policyof England; therefore, high tariffs cause high wages.Bessemer steel is much cheaper now than it wastwenty years ago; there has been a tariff tax on Bes­semer steel in the United States for. the past twentyyears; therefore, the tax cheapened the steel. England,France and Germany are civilized and prosperousnations; they have enormous public debts; therefore,a public debt is a public blessing. He must carryIthuriel's spear and wear stout armor who can alwaysexpose and resist this fallacy. It is not only the un­educated or the little educated who are vanquishedby it. There are many educated people who havelittle better protection against delusions and sophismsthan the uneducated; for the sim ple reason that theireducation, though prolonged and elaborate, was stillnot of a kind to train their judgment and reasoningpowers. t•UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ' WEEKLY.Chicago Verse.CASEY.A game of ball-three men on base,A pitcher's curve to test;A horne-run hit-'twas but a dream;Ask Casey for the rest.FORTUNATELY."I'm the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo,"''I'm the man that wrote' Tara-boorn-de-ay, ' "• '1' m the man that's engaged to Maggie Marlowe"­But 'tis said that even dogs must have their day.ANOTHER.She said she loved another,As she smiled sad at me ;Perhaps I should have told herAnother one loved me.c. s. P.The Columbian Wheeled Chair.The above cut represents a scene which will bequite familiar to all of us after the first of May. Thenwhen we visit the great World's Fair we shall see twothousand gaily uniformed college men engaged in thepleasant work of wheeling feminine beauty, and atthe same time explaining the wonders on every side.The Columbian Wheel Chair Co., with offices in thiscity, has the exclusive right to use. these chairson the Fair Grounds. Noone can deny that theywill be a great convenience to weary but enthusiasticsightseers.The company has upon its rolls the names of2900 men, all college students, nearly every institu­tion in the country having its representatives. Ann• Arbor comes first with seventy-six. Yale, Wisconsinand Cornell all having a large number. The work issure to pay well, and the attendants will have anopportunity of becoming familiar with the exhibits.While the picture is very pretty, we think it a triflemisleading. Will the occupant of the chair alwaysbe a young lady? Or may there not be among thethousands who will ride some whose avoirdupois isgreater--some, even, who will tip the scales at over200? We hope that the management of the enter­prise has foreseen the latter difficulty and will providemen whose physical condition is such as to be able tostand the test of any and all comers. We wouldadvise the selection of a special service of centre­rushes, boxers, and men who have taken their honorsin the gymnasium, not the class-room. The studentscould at least carry the light-weights, and graduallywork up to the special service, and the veteran strongman could then retire on a pension.Alumni of the University of Chicago.'75143 Beganau,144 Reuben G. Bush,145 Herbert A Howe,147 J. F. Ridlon,148 Jonathan Stayley,149 Charles W. Nicholes,ISO Sidney S. Niles,151 Lyman M. Trumbull,152 Richard B. Twiss,'76153 Cornelius C. Adams,154 John Barr,ISS Henry I. Bosworth,156 Ogden L. Emery,IS7 Albert J. Fishel',158 William D. Gardner,159 Lily Gray,160 Hon. W. G. Hastings,161 S. C. Johnson,162 Harley B. Mitchell,163 Rinaldo L. Olds,164 W11l. W. Osgood,165 John E. Rhodes,166 Charles J. Roney,167 William R. Roney, Physician, Bassein, Burmah.Sugar Merchant, New Orleans, La.Prof. Math. & Astron. Denver, Colo.Physician, New York City.Prof. Wayland Acad. Beaver Dam, Wis.Real Estate, 208 La Salle St.Pres. Niles Knob Co. Oak Park, Ill.(Decrasad 1885).Lawyer, 115 Dearborn St., Chicago.Journalist,Baptist Clergyman,Banker, Brooklyn, N. Y.Villica, fa.Elgin, III.(Deceased).6+13 Dickey St., Chicrgo.Seattle, Wash.Hyde Park III.Wilber, Neb.Knoxville, Ia .182 Dearborn St., Chicago.Newport, Vt.(Deceased).605-70 State St., Chicago.2506 Indiana Ave.,156 Lake St., Chicago.Publisher,Lawyer,Lawyer.Lawyer,Publisher,Baptist Clergyman,Physician;Civil Engineer,I\Iech. Engineer,One young lady, who is old enough to knowbetter, being a member of the University College,made the following astonishing translations of certainFrench phrases: "He leaned his feet on the floor,"and' 'his feet spoke as loudly as his voice."True religion enables men to take a sunny view 0 fthings, Love never searches for troubles; nevermagnifies difficulties; never indulges in melancholymorhidity; but always rinds occasion for gratitude.The sorrowing Christian feels that "whom the Lordloveth He chasteneth." He sings above the stormswhich here assail us:"I would not miss one sigh or tear,Heart pang or throbbing brow;Sweet was the chastisement severe,And sweet its memory now."6 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHrCI\GO WEEKLY. all due deference to his editorial sagacity, we must atpresent decline to follow his suggestion.J:>UBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.EDITORS,BUSINESS MANAGER,ASSISTANT EDITORS:Alumni,Local,Athletics,Athenzeum,University College,Beatrice,Morgan Park Academy,Advertising Department, H. L. BURRH. C. MURPHYC. H. GALLIONE. A. BUZZELLS. W. JAMISONC. S. PIKEH. H. MANCHESTERP. B. KOHLSAATMISS MARGARET PURCELLL. M. HEADE. W. PEABODYSUBSCRIPTION RATE:ONE YEAR,ONE QUARTER,Advertising 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.Is IT beneath the dignity of a college journal topublish personals? This question is engrossingthe minds of· many of our students, having beenbrought in to prominence by the remark of an edi­tor who announces that "the News will neverlower its dignity by publishing personals." \Ve haveheard this before. A person holding a prominentposition in the University refused to subscribe for theWEEKLY, giving as a reason that "personals shouldbe kept out, and their place supplied by literary mat-o ter." We believe that the chief interest in a collegepaper consists in an attractive personal department,and we feel that any paper injures itself by refusing.to publish items relating to students and their friends.All of the college weeklies and most of the dailies thatcome to our desk contain more or Iess personal mat-ter, and we know that it is of vital interest to readers.The best daily comes from the University of Wiscon­sin, the Cardinal, and it devotes a great deal of spaceto locals and personals. In that matter and its brighteditorials lies its success. The WEEKLY endeavors tofill as much space as possible with personals, and wepropose to continue in this policy. Whatever relatest.o our students, alumni or friends will find ready pub­lication in our columns.The opinion of the Netas editor might have greatweight with us had we not already some idea as tohow a college paper should be conducted, but with *'li2.00·75 * *IN AN Eastern exchange we notice an advertise-ment for a wine and beer saloon; liquors of allkinds, cigars and billiards are set. forth, and at thehead of the quarter page in bold type appear thestartling words, "Headquarters for --- Students."N ow, the question arises, "Can a college journal,claiming to represent a college faculty and students,rightly publish an advertisement for an institutionacknowledged by the majority of respectable peopleto be injurious and baneful?" We do not believe itcan. The college paper should reflect the life of thecommunity it represents. While it need not be, and sel­dom is, an organ for the dissemination of morality andreligious truth, it should at least never publish any­thing that could possibly injure even the least suscept­ible. The saloon is a deadly enemy to society. Instead ofboldly publishing the announcement of its wares, andthus appearing to sanction its existence, the collegejournal should use its influence, feeble though it be,toward its defeat and extermination. The insertionof that advertisement in any pilper read by collegestudents could not fail to have an evil influence. Letthe" Headquarters for --- Students " be removedfrom the saloon advertisement to the publishedannouncement of the library or the church. Let everyreader of that paper feel that the students of --­University are not patrons of the saloon but of thenobler institutions of this age.** *THE ELECTION, last week, of a colored gentle-man to the office of Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives of the University of Chicago, weregard as a commendable move on the part of themembers of the House. We are pleased that thebroad educational spirit of our institution recognizesmerit, whether in Caucassian, Ethiopian, Mongolian,or of whatever race. Such an election not only doeshonor to the individual, but to the body who havethrown aside the old and unreasonable race prejudiceand have declared, by their actions, for a just appre­ciation of competency in whatever it may be found.We congratulate both Mr. Shaw and the House.** *WE WISH to emphasize the fact that this paperis always open to contributions from studentson any pertinent subjects. Vie would be very glad tohave them make more use of our columns, not thatwe have any trouble in filling the paper, but we desirethe WEEKLY to be a students' organ.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS for the WEEKLY are nowdue, and during the past week bills were issuedto all delinquents. Kindly oblige us by 'giving thisyour immediate attention, as the management is desir­-ous of getting all accounts balanced before the end ofthe term.** *WE ARE pleased to announce that in a shorttime we will present an elegant portrait -ofHerbert Lee Stetson, President of Des Moines College,-orie of our most important affiliated institutions. Abiographical sketch of him and a contribution to ourCollege Pres.ident Series from his pen will. appear inthe same number.** *AFTER THIS WEEK we shall have to foregothe exquisite pleasure of publishing items fromthe Beatrice. The less euphonious name of Snellwill appear at the head of the column which chron. 7of the many colleges can' the effect of this prom­mence be what it should be in the world. Thespecial congress for college people to be held at theArt Institute, July I7-24, will be a great step towardputting college education in its true light. A direc­tory of the many students visiting the city will becompiled at that time by a registration bureau thathas, been formed, which will be of great va�ue andconvenience to all college people in the ·city.** *THE RELIGIOUS spirit evinced among thestudents generally seems to us as much or morethan one would expect in a college as new as ours.The systematic manner in which the religious inter­ests are managed is certainly most commendable.But with all this there is not the attendance at thedaily Chapel exercises that we could wish to see. Avisitor to any of the regular devotional exercises ofthe University would not regard the interest in relig-.icles the doings of the young ladies, and the Beatrice ious matters as very marked. Now, there m ust bewill have outlived its usefulness as a U. of C. dorm i- # some reason for this; other colleges with an optional --'Jtory, and will have degenerated into a plebeianWorld's Fair hotel. The coming of the young ladiesto the campus is an important event in our history.As long as the U niversity of Chicago is, as long asco-education holds forth within her classic halls, solong will the campus be enlivened and brightened bythe presence of the fair "co-eds." Hereafter look outfor the Snell Hall column.** *WE TRUST the many frequenters of the Com-mons will rightly appreciate the importanceof their presence at the meeting of the Dining Asso­ciation, on Tuesday, the r Sth inst. Why not havebetter and more palatable food than we have beengetting? If it can not be furnished for the price wehave been paying, let us have the price raised. VVe be­lieve the main complaint is because of the unfortunateselection of .dishes that a very few like and because.of the cook's failure often to prepare the food in themost inviting fashion. The ladies of the Universitywill board in the Commons after this week, and theywill be alike interested in the result of the meet­ing. Let us choose directors who will in every caselook after interest of the members. Again everyoneis urged to attend the meeting, both ladies and gen­tlemen.** *THE PROMINENCE that college people arereceiving throughout the United States is indeedremarkable and significant. Only by a broaderacquaintance with each other and with the methods chapel attendance have a much greater percentage ofstudents in attendance. What are the reasons?While we do not desire to be considered unneces­sarily critical, we have heard thesame complaints fromstudents and professors for so long that we feel likementioning a few of them. The general opinionseems to be that the exercises are in the first placetoo tedious; there seems to be a tendency to have adaily church service. If we understand the place ofthe chapel service, it is to be the family worship ofthe University. We have heard the use of the longdolorous hymns criticized, the bright and lively songsso much used now being always preferred. Whileno doubt the intention of the choir is to entertainus and assist us to a worshipful spirit, still we bel ievethat one of the professors was a fair example, whosaid the other day that he had gone to chapel the daybefore and the whole service was so very depressingthat he resolved not to go again unless he had to, andthat in order to get over the effect of this time, he hadto go and visit one of the city schools and allow thebright, enthusiastic singing of the children to bring himback to his normal condition. \lYe have heard it sug­gested that ten or twelve minutes, instead of twentyor twenty-five; would be much better received. Weare earnest in desiring a large and enthusiastic chapelservice, and we have taken the liberty to print thesesuggestions, because a general canvass of the stu­dents has shown them to be almost universal. rSaturday will find those who are present at the:Beatrice busy settling themselves in Snell HalLLeisure hours are very few this week, all extra time'being taken with the preparation for moving.8 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Athenaeum.The next meeting of the Athenzeum LiterarySociety will occur Saturday, April z zd. The programis expected to be fully up to the standard set by thosealready given, and will be about as follows:Violin Solo, Mr. Brandt.Inaugural Address, President McClintock."The Social Condition, of Hawaii,"M iss Wallace (of Honol ul u . )"A Week in Florence,"Duett,Recitation,Original Story,Music. H. C. Murphy.Messrs. Behan and Grant.Miss Barrett.H. H. Manchester.Our Infallible Daily."Zanzibar's new sultan-the fourth in five years-HamedBin Thevain, is, with one exception, the sole survivor of the fiftybrothers and sisters of his grandfather."-University Neu:«.How any man, even a sultan, can be a sole sur­vivor of fifty brothers and sisters of his grandfatheris more than we can understand We expect a littlemore from a sultan than any other individual but thisis too much. The News makes poor Hamed BenThevain grandfather to himself.Magazines.The April number of the AnZantic MontlzZy contains a particularly interesting article on " My CollegeDays," by Edward Everett Hale.Fifty years ago Harvard University was quite dif­ferent from the great Cambridge institution of to-day.Mr. Hale, in his most fascinating style, tells of themanner of instruction at that early day. The partrelating to Greek letter societies, in which Mr. Haleappears to be much interested, he being an old mem­ber of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, will be readby college fra terriity men with interest.Some Interesting Figures.Mr. Reed, of the Crown Pen Co., has kindlypermitted us to publish his computation of world'sfairs, their attendance, cost, etc. His figures are:. (f)(f) Attendance (f) 3"",Ql)0 .. 0. :.0HELD IN .... �� (f) 'Q3 :.0oj c-, Total Daily (f) oQ) o ;:l oj ° Q) ><.:>< <eQ:l 0 U c<: �-- --- --- --London, ... 1851 21 144 6,039,195 41,952 1,460,000 1,780,000 13·937New York .. 1853 6 150 1,250,000 8,334 6+0,000 340.000 4,100Paris ...... 1855 24% 200 5,162,330 25,812 ..... , .... 644,100 23,954London .. , . 1862 23% 171 6,211,103 36,316 2,300,000 1,644,260 28,653Paris ...... 1867 37 217 10,200,000 47,007 4,000,000 2,103,675 50,226Vienna .. , , 1873 40 186 7,254,687 39,003 .......... 2,963,421 70,000Philadelp'a 1876 60 '591 9,910,966 62,333 8,500,000 3,813,724 30,806��n� .::::: 1878 100 194 16,032,725 82.644 8,000,000 2,531,650 40,3601889 75% 182 28.149,353 153,821 8,300,000 10,000,000 60,000Chicago .. , . 1893 207% 183 47.750000 250,000 32,500000 �EstimateThe Beatrice.Miss Cobb entertained friends Monday evening.Miss Cary spent Sunday with her sister in the city.Miss Maude Radford is enjoying a visit from herfather this week.A number of the young ladies at the Beatrice,with Miss Talbot as hostess, informally entertained aparty of friends Saturday evening. CoJJege Notes.Princeton and Cornell have completed arrange­ments for a game of ball at Ithaca on the zoth ofApril.Columbia decided the championships in wrestling,fencing and boxing by en indoor meeting in the early­spring.Several' college papers have stated that Dr.Barnard has agreed to leave Lick Observatory forChicago University.William and Marys college is to recieve $95,000'from congress for damage done to its buildings by the­Federal army during the war.A certificate, equivalent to the West Pointdiploma will be given to the three men who standhighest in the military drill at Yale.On March 25 Knipe, of University of Pennsyl�­vania, put the shot 7 feet, 7 1-4 inches, breaking thePennsylvania State Intercollegiate record.Leland Stanford Jr. University will this year fol­low the lead of Eastern universities in opening a sum­mer school-the first of its kind on the Pacific coast. ,�.)IEight Princeton students, to be selected by com­petive examination, will accompany a geologicarexpedition to Nebraska and South Dakota nextsummer.The chapter of Phi Kappa Psi at the Universityof Wisconsin has surrendered its charter, and,together with its alumni, has formed a local frat., to'be known as Rho Kappa Upsilon.A San Francisco firm has a contract to constructa monster horn for Leland Stanford J r. Universitymade of galvanized iron, fifty feet long and ten feetin diameter. The noisemaker will have two valves, athirty-two horse-power boiler, and will cost $500 whenbuilt. There are 200 students pledged to devote'$2.50 each toward the building fund required to con­struct that giant horn.The play to be given by the Hasty Pudding Club,of Harvard, this spring, is entitled, "Hamlet, Prince'of Denmark; or, the Sport, the Spook and the­Spinster." The words, music and scenery are allproduced by the members of the club. The New­York performances will take place on April 6, 7 and S.The Senior swells in cap and gown,The Junior ne'er is frowning,Meanwhile his horse the "Soph." grooms down,Bnt "Freshie" does the grinding.-Unive1'sity Beacon:UNIVERSI rv OF CHIGAGO \VEEKL Y.Literary Notes.A new revised edition of Lecky's "History of"England in the Eighteenth Century, is brought outrby D. Appleton & Co., in J2mO form."Children of Destiny" is the title of a new novel"by Molly Elliott Seawell. This new work is said tobe perhaps the strongest which this popular author'has produced.Fords," Howard & Hulbert, New York, begin inMarch the issue, in five volumes, of the original tenvolumes . of "Plymouth Pulpit," the Sermons andPrayers of Henry Ward Beecher from September,1868, to September, J873. The new issue will be at:$12.50 net for the five volumes."Wanderings by Southern Waters," by EdwardHarrison. Barker, author of "Wayfaring in France,""is the title of a charming book of travels in out-of-the-way corners of Southern France. The London Athe­nceu»: very truly says that 'the name of the book con­-veys no idea of the freshness, the originality and the'romance of its pages."Sir Robert S. Ball, F. R. S., the well-knownEnglish Astronomer, has just completed an "Atlas ofAstronomy," containing numerous beautifully printed-telesco pic views of planets, the sun's corona, etc.,.and diagrams of orbits. An Introduction of nearly-sixty pages gives a comprehensive explanatory text.Published by D. Appleton & Co."A Practical Course in English Composition," byAlphonso. G. Newcomer, Assistant Professor of.English in the Leland Stanford Junior, University,will appear soon from the press of Ginn & Co., Chi­. cago. The Art of Composition is here given the.d istinct treatment wnich its importance warrants.While it may not be entirely dissociated from the-scie nce of Rhetoric, the technicalities of Rhetoric aremostly discarded. There are no formal rules and no., 'rhetorical exercises." The work is adapted for use.in high schools and colleges.Messrs. D. Appleton & Co.'s list of spring an­nouncements includes Rudyard Kipling's new book,"'Many Inventions; "The Simple Adventures of aMemsahib," by Sara Jeannette Duncan; "The Story.of My Life," an autiobiography, by Dr. George Ebers;"'General Greene," by Colonel F. V. Greene; and-"General Johnston," by R. lVI. Hughes; "The Art ofTaking a \Vife," by the distinguished Italian, Maute­.gazza, "The United States," by Elisee Reclus;"A ppleton's Annual Cyclopaedia for 1892;" "ThePrinciples of Ethics," Vol. II., by Herbert Spencer;·"The Laws and Properties of Matter," by R. T.Glazebrook; "Three Roads to a Commission in theUnited States Army," by Lieutenant W. P. Burnham;., 'Children of Destiny," a novel, by Molly ElliotSeawell; "The Voice of a Flower," a novel, by E.Gerard; "A History of Germany," by Bayard Taylor,:revised by Mrs. Taylor; and "Capt'n Davy's Honey­moon," by Ball Caine. 9University Notes.John Clark Ridpath, the eminent historian, was avisitor at the University Monday.Marti� A Ryerson has returned to Chicago, afterseveral weeks' absence in the South.A Delta Tau Delta fraternity has lately been estab­lished at Northwestern with eight members.Our base ball team now practices regularly in Wash­ington Park. The out-door work is showing to thestudents in general what a strong team we have.The next meeting of the House will be held Wed­nesday evening, April 19. All members are urged toattend, as this will be an important meeting, espe­cially for new members.At a recent meeting of the Northwestern Orator­ical Association the admission of the University ofWisconsin and our own institution was recommended.Our University is always proud to associate in oratoryor athletics with such as the Universities of Michigan,Minnesota, Wisconsin and Evanston.At the last meeting of the University House ofRepresentatives, Mr. Shaw was elected speaker, andMr. Lake clerk. Mr. Shaw attended Ann Arbor lastyear, where he won distinction in parliamentarydebate. Mr. Lake held the same office last session,and to his proved ability he owes his re-election.Professor Tyrrell, regius professor of Greek in theUniversity of Dublin, delivered a lecture on the Latinpoet, Horace, in the chapel on Wednesday afternoon .Prof. Tyrrell is a well-known author on classical sub­jects, and also an eminent lecturer. He has justfinished a course of lectures at Johns Hopkins. Wewish we might hear more from this gentleman.The lecture hall was a scene of confusion for awhile on Wednesday, when the Drexel students weredrawing for rooms in the middle dormitory. Afterthe r yth of May, Drexel will be open to World's Fair'visitors, and the weary undergraduate will toil, somethree and some four flights of stairs, to their quarterson the third, fourth and fifth floors of the Divinitydormitory. This dormitory will necessarily be rein i­tiated .when it- receives the rich (?) undergaduatewho pays a good price for his room.At the annual meeting of the Hyde Park BaptistChurch, Prof. Albion W. Small, of the University,was elected one of the board of trustees; Prof. F. J.Miller, deacon for three years, and George E. Rob­ertson, church clerk. The question of the newUniversity Baptist Church was discussed. It wasdecided that an effort to raise $115,000 should bemade. The cost of location was put down at $25,000,and the remainder of the $115,000 would be put intothe building. The church will probably be locatedsome place between 55th and 57th streets.10 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.On Tuesday Mr. E. C. Ridpath entertained hisfather, John Clark Ridpath, the eminent historian.Mr. Roberts, of the Graduate School, read a lec­ture before the Physics Club last Monday afternoon.President Harper was confined to his room for afew days this week, but is now able to be at his office.Galen L. Tait, of the WEEKLY staff, will not be incollege this quarter. We hope Mr'. Tait may be withus again next fall.Prof. James D. Crawford, of the University ofIllinois, visited with Professors Butler and Stratton,on Friday of last week.There is much need for a clock in the gymnasium,but of course a strong wire covering would be essen­tial to a good time-keeper.On Tuesday, April 18, at 6 P. M., the election ofofficers for the Commons will take place. All thosewho take over seven meals per week are entitled to avote.H. H. Manchester, our University College editor,spent Sunday at his home in Waukegon. Beforereturning he visited with old college friends at LakeForest.If we may judge from the small number of stu­dents who use the General Library on Saturday after­noon, it is not generally known that the Library isopen at that time.At the election of officers for the Academic Col­lege, Tuesday evening, Miss Roche was elected presi-.dent, Mr. G. P. Walker, vice-president; Miss Mes­sick, secretary, and Mr. H. F. Atwood, treasurer.Messrs. Raycroft and Clark will be instructors ata summer school to be held in Armour Institute,beginning July 5 and lasting on through August. Theformer gentleman will have charge of the gymnastics,and the latter of e loou tion.Some one has suggested that the University sellto R. J. Gunning Sign Co. the privilege of the brickends of the dormitories for sign purposes. Owingto our close proximity to the World's Fair thesespaces would doubtless sell high.At the meeting of the Language Section of theCook County High School Teachers' Association,held April r yth, at the Sherman House, Prof. IsaacB. Burgess, Dean of the Morgan Park Academy,made an address on the subject: "The InductiveMethod of Teaching Latin."The University has decided to open its Dormi­tories for the accommodation of the educational pub­lic during the Fair. Many institutions are planningto make the University their headquarters. Roomsmay be had May r ot h. Full information may besecured by addressing J. G. Cressey, in care of theUniversity. Last Sunday afternoon two Egyptian g entlemen;Sheik Ali and Ali Zacchi, of the Cairo village on the:Plaisance, visited the University and attended theBible Lecture in the Chapel. The former gentleman,as may be seen from his name, is a person of highrank in his own country; the latter speaks some Eng­lish, and expressed himself as well pleased withwhat he saw and heard at the University. He·informed us that there were one hundred nativeswith his exhibit.Morgan Park Notes.The regular Academy Convocation was held inBlake Monday evening, April 3. The students were'nearly all present, thus, with the visitors, forming avery appreciative audience. The chapel was taste­fully decorated with the University colors, orange.American flags were scattered here and there among­among the rich folds of the orange. This work was,done by Miss Cooley. The program was as fo llows rPrayer" Rev. Dr. McFarland.Solo-Soprano, Miss Davidson.Address-"The Preventable Causes of Failure,"Dr. Franklin Johnson.Solo, Alfred Williams.Address, Dean Burgess.Dr. E. B. Hulbert.Address and Conferring of Honors, -Solo-Sopano,Following this choice treat, a reception was ten-·dered by Dean Burgess.Scholarships were awarded to Miss Bailey, and.Messrs. Gustafson, Thomas and Thornton.Miss Davidson.Houghey has returned home to recuperate .. His,sickness left him in a very weak condition.The Literary Society met last Friday evening­(April 7th). The program was shortened consider-­ably, because two of the participants were on the.sick list.A large number of the students are now takingvacations, in order to avail themselves of the oppor-·tunity to take the Summer course, which is an exceed­ingly fine one.Several new faces are seen on the cam pus, butthey are rapidly becoming familiar with t�e cordialityof M. P. A. The new students are: Messrs. Kiten-·dough. Andrews, Ellsworth and Quinn.Friday P. M. witnessed a very spirited contest IIIthe athletic field. The features of the contest were:the broad jumping of Dickey, Smith and ,Campbell;,the high jumping of Keen and Smith; and the runningof Dickey and Jones.The committee appointed last quarter to reportthis quarter on colors and designs of school pins, areready to- report. Black seems to be a favorite color,and a triangular pin captivates the young ladies,The designs to be submitted are very pretty.