University of Chicago WeeklySingle Copies10 Cents. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, APRIL 29, 1893. VOL. I-No. 25DREXEL, FAREWELL!WITH VARIOUS APOLOGIES.Farewell, a long farewell, to thee, Oh Drexel!This is the state of man; to-day he puts forthHis mighty muscle, nails his carpet down,And tacks his best girls' pictures on the wall,And strews him 'round about his varied joys.Then, when he thinks, good, easy man, assuredly,His room doth home -Iike seem, the drayman comes.He packs his trunks, and then he moves as we do. Drexel! for thy sake we have ventured,Like little, wanton boys, to climb up ladders,And paste on high the cuts of Puck and Judge,Far, far, beyond our reach. Our high- blown pride.Is broken. And now we needs must leave thee;Weary, and old with labor, to dream of theeA high-priced drearn.Tn quarters, fair, perhaps,Were every room not quartered.WHICH WAS HE ?BY P. B. KOHLSATT." Fill up your glasses, brothers and drink to theFatherland! Drink to the victory of freedom and rightover tyranny and oppression!" The glasses clinked,and the hall rang with cheers for the speaker, whileone after another the students grasped hands andswore to preserve the fatherland and sacrifice life ifnecessary in its defense. Cries arose for Sand;Karl Sand! and in the rear of the room, near thedoor, arose a young man of unassuming bearing, yetfrom whose steadfast eyes there glared a fire as if froma furnace.He was a young fellow but as he stood there withhands clasped before him, he looked to be a veritableprophet. He spoke in a slow, steady voice thosethings which were dearest to him. " Fellow patriots,you all know why we meet here to-night. I am tobid you farewell-perhaps for the last time. TheLord has separated me for a divine commission.Yester-even, thinking of my beloved Fatherland, Iheard a voice, which sounded like an angel's, and everit rings, 'Child, save me !' Looking up I. saw ourfather Karl stripped of his royal robes, his crown athis feet, and he himself well nigh dead. I acceptedthe vision, sprang up, seized the Holy Book, andvowed before Heaven to rid our country of theseravenous wolves who seek to devour us. You all haveseen how the crafty Russian hath sent forth his spies,the chief of whom, a traitor to his own native land,is drawing his net ever closer about us. If the Father­land needs me I will die for it. Farewell, brothers,farewell." With these words he left the hall followedby shouts of " God speed thee," and "God be withyou." Through the quiet streets he went, with decidedstep and almost heavenly mien. until at last hereached his homely dwelling. With a holy fervor inhis soul, he enters the low kitchen, where sits hismother, thinking of him, her only child. She won­ders why he has been so reserved and quiet of late,yet it seems to her that never has her dear son beenmore loving and tender to her. He will be marriedsoon, she thinks, and a passing shadow of jealousydarkens her vision, but floats by to let in upon hersoul a more glorious flood of light. Oh! I know Ishall not lose his love but to it shall be addedanother's and I shall live and die a happy old woman;she falls asleep and the son, standing on thethreshold draws inspiration from her peacefulcountenance. . He bends over and surprises herwith a kiss, and she, looking up with a motherlylove, speaks to him: "Karl, my boy, your motherhad become anxious about you. What has kept youso long ?" He must tell it all, and kneeling downbeside her, he clasps her hands, and gazing up intoher calm, smiling face he repeats to her his dream." Mother I have decided and may the good God helpme. He has chosen me as His sword and may His willbe mme. Bless me, mother." She bent over him andwith a face filled with trustful peace gave him herbenediction. " May God bless you, my child! He,alone, knows my sorrow. I thought to keep you,but--"; her words failed her and kissing him uponhis forehead, she bade him good-night.He arose and in a broken voice said: "Good-bye,mother," and left the room. He climbed to his littleloft, with a lingering doubt in his heart. Shall I.leave my mother alone and unprotected? Cannot4 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.some other life be more easily spared than mine ?"He sought to sleep but the doubt and the thoughtof another dear to him troubled him, until finally hesaw one crowned with glory and up-borne by theprayers and benedictions of all men. He looked and10 ! it was himself.Another heart is dreaming to-night, not of acountry but of one who is all in all to her. Shedreams of the days, when no longer separated, theyshall together live an eternity of bliss. His manlyface, so tender and loving, is the only image of herdreams, and a smile of joy flits gently across her lipslike a breeze of spring. A pebble rattles against thewindow. T11e sleeping girl awakens and, listening,hears another strike the glass. She peers out withfrightened eyes into the morning twilight, and sees aform which the eye of love recognizes, and her fearvanishes. Quickly dressing, she joins her betrothed."Why, Karl, where are you going so early this morn­ing, and why do you look so very sad? Your mother,have you any bad news to tell me about her ?" criesthe poor girl, growing ever more troubled and fright­ened as she gazes in her lover's face. "Rosa, myown," saidhe, while the tears roll down his cheek," I could not leave without seeing you. Dearer to methan life, thou art, Rosa. But, dearest, my God andcountry have called me and I must go." " Karl,Karl, my betrothed," she moans, the memory of herdream before her. You are not going to leave me,alone, unhappy and desolate? You will return; is itnot so?" He can not speak, but slowly and withface cast down, shakes his head. " You are wrong,Karl, Heaven does not call you, it is the evil one.Do not go; do not forsake me." " Ah! no, no!Rosa! You are mistaken; God is leading me," andtaking the almost lifeless girl in his arms, he imprintsa farewell kiss upon her brow and leaves her. Thereshe stands with outstreched arms beseeching him toreturn, but he will not cast one single backwardglance. Slowly, like 'one in a dream, she goes to hernarrow, cheerless room and sobs out her agony alone." Out of the day and nightA joy has taken flight.Fresh spring, and summer, and winter hoarMove my faint heart with grief, but with delightNo more,-O nevermore!It is morning and the heralds of the day haveplanted their rosy standards in the east. In the westthe stars are twinkling dimly and the lustreless moonhas become a mere cloud. A sturdy figure is stridingo n, as if the man, whoever he was, had a purpose inmind. His face is set upon the dying west and theslender ribbon winding to and fro on the distant land­scape. Beyond the river the towers of a city liftthemselves up to the morning sky and pointingupwards with their gold-tinged crosses remind thetraveler of his mission._ Here and there in the city are signs of life andthe country-people, beginning to enter the town- market, are spreading their wares for the expectedcustomers. Day advances, and at last the sunappears and with him the good towns-people; thework of the day has begun.In a mansion is tossing to and fro upon a sleeplessbed a man of noble birth, who vainly seeks by sleep­ing to undo the evil effects of a night of dissipation.Upon that bed is lying the 'Unnatural son of hisfatherland, who, acting as a Russian spy, is theemblem of tyranny and oppression. Not content withferreting out opposition to wrong in his adopted land,he had even dared to return to his native countryand undermine the fatherland itself. Evil thoughtsand doubtings harass his mind, until, worn out andtroubled, -he hurriedly drains 0.££ a sleeping draughtand becomes forgetful once more._He is awakened late in the afternoon by a knock­ing at the door. He commands the disturbing one toenter; it is his valet. "Well, what do you want?"" Sire," answers the servant, "there is a young manin your ante-chamber, who says he must see you andspeak with you," "Bid him begone" sullenly mut­ters the half-awakened sleeper. "I told him youwere sleeping, but he said he must see you atonce."Even at that moment, the youth, dusty and travel­stained, enters the room. The noble, stricken dumbby the audacity of the intruder, raises himself uponhis right elbow. The stranger, looking wildly aboutsuddenly spies the object of his search, crouchingbeneath the counterpane; he walks slowly toward thebed like a tiger that sees its prey helpless, but sud­denly draws a dagger and stabs the wretched count,exclaiming: "Take that, thou traitor to thy Father­land." With a second blow he ends his own life, andthere together are lying the trai tor-spy, and the­patriot or fanatic? Ah! who but God can judgerighteously the heart of man?* **And in a distant village two women were sorrow-ing together.The Teachers' Conference.The annual conference of University and prepara­tory teachers was held Saturday, the session lastingfrom 10 o'clock in the. morning until 3 P. M. Presi­dent Harper delivered a short address of welcome,and during the noon hour presided over the lunchthat was tendered the guests in the faculty room.The morning was principally devoted to the questionof dividing entrance examinations into preliminariesand finals, and it was the sense of the conference thatentrance examination in English and algebra shouldbe left to finals. The afternoon session was devotedto the discussion of new schemes of courses andrequirements adopted by the University, which makesthe opening of the University course with the junioryear, leaving the two previous years under the headof academic. Professor McClintock took part in adiscussion, and Examiner Abbott made a fewexplana­tions in regard to the examination of candidates. tj•t){'•tUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.yI Book Rev iews.The Constitutional and Political History of the UnitedStates, by Dr. Hermann E. von Holst, late of theUniversity of Freiburg, professor of History inthe University of Chicago.Callag/zan &> Co., Chicago.Familiarity, from study and observation, with theconstitutional principles and systems of Europe, gaveto Dr. von Holst, when on his first visit to the UnitedStates (I867-72), he began his great work, a basis forjudgement and comparison that precludes criticism onthat score. His conceptions of our institutions werefla ttering, for they were inspired in large part byLabou laye. Personal acquaintance with them andfurther investigation led to the exhaustive study ofyears that at last places the history before the puhlic.During these years the author has re-visited Americaand traveled in every state,. consulting politicalscholars and statesmen, and using the libraries of theland ... The history has been written with a broad under­standing of the influences that contributed to form theconstitution, and have governed the political thought.and growth of the country. Political movements aretraced to their origins with great care and acuteness,and no fact is relied upon until it is fully established.An impartial and generous spirit pervades the work.I t is written without prejudice or foregone conclu­sions. This principle it is which gives the authorfreedom, and the fearlessness that has provoked insome quarters resistance to some scathing judgments,together with replies of varying character. But thesecriticisms and replies have but aided the sure growthof the history in favor wi th the scholar and thepublic. The day has gone by when the best Ameri­can citizen demands limitless, reasonless, praise ofhis institutions, and the time has come when he andthey rely on and invite candid, judicial, plain state­ments, neither extenuating or suppressing the truth.G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York." Louis Agassiz, his Life and "\ Vork," by Chas.Frederick Holder, L. L. D. 327 pages, cloth,$ 1. 50.This is a most charmingly written biography of aman whose labors for science will be a more lastingmonument to his memory than the rough granitewhich marks his grave. Naturally his life was full ofinteresting events and accomplishments, and this theauthor has taken advantage of to write an exceedinglyreadable account. Especial details are given of thescientist's early life and education, of his peculiar andmarked interest in the many forms of life, of thethoroughness of his research and of the noted men ofscience who encouraged and guided him in the lineof his life work. Chapters are devoted to his exten­sive travel in search of scientific truth, to his religiousbelief, his works and his memorials. This workshould prove especially entertaining, instructive, andstimulative to every young man and woman who islooking forward to a life of usefulness.e•t-+ Books Received.Cassell Publishing Compan)" lVew York:"On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast SiberianLepers," by Kate Marsden. Cloth, $2.00."The Gods of Olympus," translated' by K. A.Raleigh. Cloth, $2.00.Fords, Howard and Hulburt. New York:" Bible Studies," by Henry Ward Beecher. Cloth,$1.50."Roland Graeme Knight," a novel by Agnes M.M achar. Cloth, $ 1. 00.Ciias, E . .lI1ernil &> Co mpa J1)1 , New York:., Sesame and Lilies," by John Ruskin, Bran tnardEd. Cloth, $ I. 50.Funk &> Wagnaiis, New York:"Criminology," by Arthur McDonald. Cloth, I2mo, $2.00.""The Pilgrims," by John R. Music. Cloth, I2 mo,$1. 50.American Book Company:"Elements of Arithmetic," Wm. J. Milne. Cloth,30 cents.Rand .lI1cl.Vally &> Company, Chicago:" Modest Little Sarah," by A. St. Aubyn. Paper,25 cents."New Pocket Atlas." Paper, 25 cents." Danesbury House." Paper, 25 cents." The Flower Girl of Paris," by Paul Schubert.Paper, 25 cents."The Harlequin Opal;" by Fergus Hume. Paper,25 cents."The Master of St. Benedict," by A. St. Aubyn.Paper, 25 cents.Ginn &> Company, Chicago:" Mensuration," by Prof. Wm. S. Hall. Cloth,90 pages.. "The Political Value of History," by W. E. H.Lecky, LL. D., D. C. L. Cloth, 60 pages, 75cents. This is the title of an address delivered. before the Birmingham and Midland Institute lastOctober. The name of its famous author willvouch for the excellence of the educational valueand interest of the address.C. W Bardeen, Syracuse," Life and Work of Comenius," by S. S .. Laurie,A. M., F. R. S. E. Cloth, $1.00.This bo�k is fresh from the School Bulletin Pressand is primarily for the Reading Circle of the PublicSchools. This new edition containing several portraitsof the old Moravian educator from various paintingsand busts and some fourteen photographic reproduc­tions from the original manuscript will be quite inter­esting to students of Old English. The wor.k besidesbeing a life of Comenius is an account of his cele­brated system of education and treats in four parts,The Great Didactic, The Method of Languages,Text Books and Organization of Pansophic Schools.6 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF. 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Thebusiness manager will be in the WEEKLY office everyday from 12 to I to receipt for subscriptions of thosewho do not wish to settle by mail ,TURN OUT and cheer our ball team on to victoryin the Chicago Athletic-University game to-day(Saturday). Our boys need encouragement. Theyhave worked hard all winter and their fellow studentsshould show their appreciation by a large attendanceand hearty e.ncour ag ement at this,. the opening game.** *DURING the past week the Drexel being vacatedfollowed in the wake of the Beatrice whoseobituary we published in our last issue, and the festiveundergraduates are now scattered far and wide overthe floors of the Divinity Dormitories. \lV e regret tosay that our artist was unable to invent a suitabledesign for a "Farewell Drexel" picture.** *THE BASE BALL SEASON is now before uswith the opportunity for every man to help theteam on to a glorious campaign. If you have neglect­ed your athletic duties during the winter by notattending the meets in the gymnasium, turn out nowand cheer the boys by your presence and vocal sup- port. Your lungs and every organ of your body needsregeneration and where is there a better place to getthis than on the campus cheering the players. Theywill appreciate it and will respond.** *THE ACTION of our faculty in making the Uni-versity work really begin with the Junior yearis a step toward making this University rank with thebest German institutions. As we understand it thestudents of the present year will not be affected bythe change. As far as is known the work of the firsttwo years will continue under the head of academic.** *WE ARE now most confidently assured by thepresident of the Dining Association that theCommons is to be provided at once with an ice chestof sufficient dimensions. The filter is to be placed inthis chest, so that we have the promise of cold water,instead of that of the dishwater temperature that wehave had for some weeks. We hope that the newmanagement of the Commons will take immediateaction on the late requests of the members. We goto press too early to learn what action the Board ofTrustees have taken regarding the raise in price ofboard.** *WE ARE able to present this week, through thekindness of the managers of the De PauwMirage, a junior annual, a picture of the main build­ing and campus of De Pauw University at Green­castle, Ind. This should have appeared last week,in connection with the article from the President ofthat university, but on account o'f delay III express­age, the cut was not received until too late for thatissue.** *WE PRINT the following very encouragingextract: One word for the WEEKLY: As tothe technical part, I think the WEEKLY cannot bebeaten, and as to the reading matter, it is as good ascan be expected from a college paper that is in thefirst year of its existence. Wishing you success, Iremain, Yours truly,PROF. MATTHEW Htrss.We are gratified, indeed, for these kind wordsfrom one for whose opinion we have such high regard.Through the kindness of Prof. Butler, we will beable to offer our readers the four best essays by firstyear Academic students. These essays are requiredof the entire .Freshmen class, and as there will bemany to select from, the four which we publish will.no doubt, be of great literary merit. •'.IUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO \VEEKL Y.vI 1\ Trip to the "Oeserted Village.""Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain,"'were the endearing strains which the melodious poetaddressed to his childhood's home, as after manyyears wandering from it, he saw its beauties height­-ened by the lapse of time, and its charms undimmedby contrast with later scenes.It was a rare October day which we chose for vis­iting Auburn, the deserted village, or Lishoy, as itcalled by the less poetically inclined, and all the·objects of nature seemed to desire to soften ourhearts, and add a touch of pathos to the scene.We were returning from the quaint and interestingold city of Galway to Dublin, and left the cars atAthlone. "And sure, you've all heard of the maid ofAthlone," so renowned in song and verse; but youmust also have heard of the famous defence of thebridge at this place, and the heroic act of the braveCustune, and patriotic Irishman find a similaritybetween this action and that of Horatius Cockles andhis companions,"Who kept the bridge,In the brave days of old."Athlone, the site of the ancient Norman fortress,is a very interesting city, built on both sides of thebeautiful Shannon. Its huge barracks, with its red­coated English soldiery, and the dismantled heap ofwalls, tell the story that though once"Malachi wore the collar of gold-N ow the emerald gem of the western worldIs set in the brow of a stranger."• After a long delay and many directions from thekindly people, we at length found a livery barn.Here, again, a delay occurred, which we' filled bygazing into a store window, which contained a strangemedley of pears, candles, bits of china, bread, cannedfruit and various other things to tempt the eye of thepassers by. At length our conveyance and a pair of bonysteeds issued forth, and, after being seated, our firstcare was to study the countenance of our driver tosee if that Sphinx-like face revealed human sympathyor a desire to please, for our Irish drivers were usu­ally one of the chief charms of a trip. But this man'sface was a sealed book, and sealed it remained to the.end of the drive, as he possessed little of the typicaldriver's wit or drollery. He kept up a constant"c/u{k! du{k!" at the poor horses, as if he wishedthem to develop some of the lightning qualities ofPegasus' winged steeds, but they were evidently ac­.customed to it, and it was only our nerves that.suffered.Once, pointing to some telegraph poles, heinformed us that "them's teleware poles," and Imust do him the justice by saying that midway on-our drive he directed our attention back and from thebills a scene of unsurpassing loveliness which lay beforeus- one of "God's own gallery of paintings." Gen- 7eral small lakes lay down in the valley, dotted overwith tiny islands, and the sun, gleaming and shiningon their bosoms, made bright tracks of light, forwhich the matchless green of grass and trees formeda setting, against which they shown like pure, spark­ling diamonds against the deeper richer tints of theemerald stone.The road was as smooth as a marble pavement,and immense oaks interlacing formed a canopy over­head, through which the blue heavens could be seen,but which also tempered the rays of the too friendlySol. .Over the ivy-decked stone walls or through thestone gateways we could catch glimpses of the vel­vety sward, and the well kept walks of some favoredson of fortune, and often must the poet's heart haveached as he thought, what later he expressed to theworld."E'en now the devastation is begun-And half the business of destruction done,"And the destruction foretold seems to have come,for ruin meets us at every side, and the heaps ofstone along the roadside tell the sad, sad story of ahappy home broken up-voices of loved ones lost, asbrothers, sisters, children went out into the world, ordied, leaving, perhaps, one to pray or hope thatwhen the springtide and shamrock return, theirhearts might turn with longing to Erin, the home oftheir childhood, and lead them back again.Over in the distance the driver points out to us ahuge pole which marks the central point of Ireland,and still Auburn is not in view.At length we stopped, and the driver said: "Thisis Auburn." He might better have said ; . "This wasAuburn," for our first glance showed us but verylittle, and we failed to realize that our destinationwas a deserted village, made famous in song, and notthe peaceful, thriving village of Goldsmith's child-­hood's days.We climbed up a hill, to which, in former days,. the village murmur rose, as the happy milkmaid, theresponsive swain and the playful children rested con­tent at the day's close; but now all was silence, andonly the faint, sweet murmur of the wind seemed tosay: "Deserted! Deserted!"The spot where the hawthorn bush stood is emptytoo, and the bush which kept alike the happy lover'ssecrets and the complaints of the elders, over trialsand cares, is separated, piece by piece, too. Perhapsa twig here and a leaf there will whisper those secretsto children and grandchildren beyond the wide, . widewaters. The decent church and modest parsonage of thegood, old preacher, while not exempt from the lawof change, still remain, and around the walls andtimbers his saintly words and character must linger,and whispering voices of angels tell of the good hedid. And two other spectators of this sorrowful tragedyremain-the busy mill, now silent, and the brook­not clear, and pure, and glassy, as when it turned the8In the business meeting, Mr. McClintock, as pres­ident, appointed the following committees:Program-H. H. Manchester, ex-officio, MissCarrie S. Moore, and J. E. Raycroft.Credential-C. H. Gallion, Miss Maude Barry.Auditing_:_H. C. Holloway, Miss Faith B. Clark"T. W. Moran.I t was decided that at each meeting a critic shouldbe appointed by the president.Mr. McClintock was elected the societ'ys repre­sentative to the University Union.Orange and white were chosen to be the colors ofthe society.The question was brought up as to the advisa­bility of meeting Friday instead of Saturday night,.and an amendmen t was offered to that' effect.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.busy mill, but chattering to itself, almost chokedwith weeds and sedges, it flows feebly on, like ayoung life-lily-white in its purity at the beginning,but gradually becoming stained with the follies andvices of the world-its beauty is lost in the darkness ofsin. It must be a strange nature that could be anythingbut happy in the midst of such scenery and such �un­shine; and as we returned, the sun shone as brightlyand all nature was as beautiful and seductive as whenwe started, but there was a sadness in the hearts ofeach of the party, as the scene faded from the view,and Auburn was left in the distance.It had once been ,.that dearest thing on earth-ahome-to many, and, after six months' wandering inforeign lands, our hearts responded to others' long­ings for "Erin, Mavoureen, home of my childhood,"and the poet's lament. seemed to voice the heart­broken cry of many, as they look back to their father'shome, and say:"In all my wanderings 'round this world of care,In all my griefs, and God has given my share;I still had hopes my latest hours to crownAmidst these humble bowers to lay me down.I still had hope, my long vexations past,Here to return, and die at home at last."E. M.The Athenaeum.The meeting of the Athenceum Literary Society,last Saturday night, was, as usual, a most decidedsuccess. The music of the evening was furnished byMessrs. Grant and Behan, with the guitar and banjo.Mr. Behan was formerly a member of the Beloit Gleeand Banjo Club; Mr. Grant, of the Amherst. It willbe remembered that at a concert recently given bythe Amherst Club, .in this city, Mr. Grant's workupon the guitar was especially noticeable, and wonfor him many encores by the audience, and muchwell deserved praise from the press; The societycertainly owes its most hearty thanks to the musiciansof the evening.The more distinctively literary numbers on theprogram were not less creditable than the musical.Miss Wallace, who has been, for a number ofyears, a resident of the Sandwich Islands, in an inter­esting paper upon the "Social Condi tions of Hawaii,"gave the society an insight into the characteristic lifeof those at present much discussed, but little known,islands.Mr. Murphy gave a vivid description of the rarebeauties and attractions of Florence, and also of thevarious experiences. pleasant and otherwise, that thetourist may encounter in seeing them.And Mr. Manchester, in an original story, became,for the moment, "A Society Belle," and told to hisinterested audience how he-she, that is-had driftedthrough what was to be a summer flirtation, to findherself at the end scorned by-and in love with-theman she had considered to be merely her entertainer. It(Hand Book for Graduate Students.The Graduate Club, of Harvard, in co-operationwith the Graduate Clubs of Cornell and Johns Hop­kins, will issue about July I, 1893, a hand-book forthe use of students who are pursuing, or who contem­plate taking up graduate studies.This hand-book will consist of two parts. Thefirst will be devoted to a short historical sketch ofthe different universities offering graduate courses ofan advanced character, and tables of stati�tics relatingto them. The second will consist of a list of lecture.and research courses of advanced character, to be­given in 1893-'94, open to graduate students. Thesecourses are to be arranged primarily, according to thedepartments of study into which they fall, and,secondarily, according to the uni versi ties offerringthem, alphabetically arranged, and, in connectionwith these, the names and scholastic record of theinstructors giving them.This hand-book will be mailed at a price slightlygreater than cost--about twenty-five cents-to thosesending their names now to Committee on GraduateHand-book; A. W. WEYSSE, Secretary, Hollis Hall,.Cambridge, Mass.A Pleasant Party.On Friday evening of last week one of the pleas­antest society events yet held by University peoplecame off at Rosalie Hall. It was a promenade balland twenty-five couples appeared for the openingmarch. The party was gotten up by members of theGraduate School and senior class, but it was not con­fined to those departments for anum ber of Juniors,Sophs, and even Freshies were included in thosepresen t. The one draw back to the affair was thepoor music. A prominent South Side caterer serveddainty refreshments.--Procure one of the new University buttons.Solid 14 karat gold, new and neat design. Leaveorders at once with E. H. McDonald, No. 57 Divin­ity Hall. Price, $1. 25.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO \VEEKL Y.Exchange.The number of unexcused absences allowed atPrinceton will be reduced as follows: Seniors andJuniors will have fourteen instead of twenty cuts, andSophomores, Freshmen and Specials twelve. Thisrule will not go into effect until next Septem ber.* * *Itr The 'Varsity of Chicago has adopted a new yell, as follows,'Varsity Rah! 'Varsity Rah!U. of Chicago!Zip! Boom! Bah! �Berk!e)'anThis is an error on the part of the Berkleyan. Theyell is still the old, "Go it, Chicag ! "*Harvard has the largest college library in the-country, There are 700,000 volumes, to 200.000 atYale, 136,000 at Cornell, and 133,000 at Columbia.* * *In the World's Fair exhibit of the University ofthe City of New York is the original telegraph batteryand instrument used by Morse .. There is also thefirst photograph ever taken of a human face.* * *The recent liberal movement of our faculty, bywhich the examinations in the University College aremade optional with the professors, is receivrng heartycommendation from our exchanges. All agree inendorsing the policy of the University, and some goso far as to say that it would have been wise to doaway with examinations altogether, One exchangelooks upon them as a farce, and an ancient" form held.on in order to scare students,-l* **Inasmuch as all the profits realized from the rentof the dormitories and from the meals served in theCommons during the summer go to the Universitycontingent fund, and to pay for the Commons' fur­nishings, the University will greatly appreciate anyassistance from the students in procuring guests forthe World's Fair season. Circulars and informationmay be had' from Mr. Cressey, at the Registrar's.office.* * *Table board is always a perplexing question, but.especially with students. The varied experiences andinconvenience of boarding halls and clubs connectedwith educational institutions are phenomenal. Butthe students of the University of Chicago say thatwith them "patience has ceased to be a virtue."Cheer up, fellows, you have the sympathy of the col­lege world.-The Stentor.The WEEKLY office has been removed to the roomheretofore occupied by the Uniuersitv News. We arenow located one door south of Steward Hammond's 9Athletics.The University base-ball nine played a nme fromthe Hyde Park High School three innings on Tues­day afternoon, and won by a score of 15-0. Thegame was too much of a walk-over to be interesting.The men were lSiven very little chance to do anyfielding, but batted well and hard. The men whoplayed on the nine were:Catcher-Stagg.Pitcher-Nichols.First Base-Prescott.Second Base--Hanson.Short S top-Va ug ha n and Gale.Third Base-Conover and Adkinson.Left Field-McGillivray.Ceuter Field-Pike .Right Field-Speer and Bliss.On Saturday the nine will play the ChicagoAthletic Club nine on the grounds of the City Leagueat 39th and Wentworth Ave. Let �very one come,and give the nine a good send-off. On May 2 theteam will go to Purdue to play the nine of that col­lege. Purdue was beaten by Ann Arbor during thelast week by a score of 19-0. It remains to be seen.how the varsity nine will stand against them.The track athletic team, under the direction ofMr. Raycroft, is progressing rapidly. The class issmall, but the men are given individual attention, andare improving daily. Neel, Holloway, Lanning,Clarke, Sass, Stowell and Shaw are in training withthe team.The University of Michigan will enter theirathletic team in the track games at the World's Fair.Lake Forest was beaten by the Northwesternnine last week, by a score of 23-3; Griffith, North­western's pitcher, striking out twelve men, andknocking out two three-baggers and a home-run.In a game between Ann Arbor and the Universityof Illinois, last Saturday, the nine from Michigan wonby a score of 6-5.The Harvard nine played five games on theirSouthern trip, with the following surprising, if notdisappointing results:Harvard, 14, Lehigh, 2." 12; U. of P., 12." 2; Georgetown, 3.I; U. of Virginia, I.2; Boston League, 2.""-Inasmuch as the class and lecture halls are to beopen for class reunions during the summer, severalgraduate students are already making arrangementsfor class reunions from their various colleges. Mr.Cressey will be pleased to furnish information con­cerning the lodging of such parties in the UniversityDormitories. He is at the Registrar's office every/I�Although still in the hands of the carpenters,Snell Hall presents quite a different appearance fromthat of a week ago, each day making noticeable·changes.Dean Talbot and Miss Cary spent Sunday withfriends in West Chicago.Invitations' were received by the young women ofSnell Hall to a reception given to Mrs. Palmer, Mrs.Crow and Miss Talbot in the Athenseurn Club Rooms:by the Women's Club on Wednesday last.10 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.University Notes.Mr. Jameson, of Farmer City, Illinois, visited hisson, of the University, this week.The removal of the Drexel inmates to the Divin­ity dormitories was accomplished during the pastweek with little disturbance or trouble. About thirtyjoyous undergrads took up their trunks and walkedThursday and at the present writing all are safelyhoused.It is definitely settled that a big amateur regettais to be held on Lake Geneva, near Chicago, thissummer, under the auspices of the Chicago navy.The winning crew will he presented with engravedcertificates, banners and costly medals.The regular Calendar for May will contain a sec­tion devoted to the history of the developement andwork of the several departments of the University.Some very interesting tables relative to the Extensiondepartment will be published.Mr. Richard Waterman, Jr., as the representativeof the Republican Club, will speak on "The Scholar'sRelation to Politics" at the meeting of the CollegeRepublican Clubs at Louisville, May 9.The May edition to the University Extension Cal­endar will contain announcements of several newcourses for next year in addition to those given thisyear.The Commons directors have retained Mr. Ben­bow as steward, with a salary of $90 per month. Mr.Reed still continues as auditor.Mr. John G. Fryer, until recently editor of theNews, has accepted a lucrative position in the CivilService department of the World's Fair.Professor George R. Henderson, director of theUniversity Extension department has left the U ni ver­sity on a leave of absence for one and one-half years.While absent he will devote his time to the study ofPolitical economy and may visit Europe. Duringthis time Prof. Nathaniel Butler will be the actingdirector and in the fall and winter quarters will givehis entire attention to the Extension department. Inthe spring quarter he will offer some courses in theU niversi ty proper.Mr. Charles C. Pickett, assistant libranan of theChicago Law Institute, addressed the Political ScienceClub, Wednesday evening, on the subject: "TheEarly Legal History of Illinois.Snell Notes.Mr. Freeman, a brother of Mrs. Palmer, was acaller at Snell, Tuesday.Miss Herron is at last able to walk withoutcrutches, the use of which a sprained ankle has madenecessary for some weeks. College News.An article on "College Athletics," by WalterCamp, 'will appear in the June number of the Centurymagazine.The Yale Yacht Club expects to gather a fleet oftwenty-five this spring.The average weight of the Yale freshman crew,.excluding the coxwain, is 173 1-4 pounds.Some time next month Cornell will test the firsteight-oared shell constructed of aluminum.A new gymnasium will be built. at Andover, as:soon as the necessary money can be collected.Dartmouth has secured $15,000 towards theamount necessary to complete their new field andgymnasium.What has become of our tennis team?The League season in Chicago begins May I I,.with a game between the Cincinnati and Chicagoteams.The Yale nine made $900 on its spring trip.No student at Wesleyan who has failed to pass.his examinations, and is conditioned, can hold a posi­tion on any athletic team, or take part in any athleticcontest.In the University of Edinboro the only religiousservices are those arranged and conducted by the­students themselves. .Oxford has 22 colleges and 12,000 students includ­ing graduates and undergraduates.Oxford and Cambridge together have an incomefrom investments of $75,000,000.Hon. Chauncey M. Depew will preside at the­Yale-Harvard debate at Yale on May 2, and thejudges will be President Gates of Amherst, PresidentLow of Columbia, and Prof. R. M. Smith of Colum­bia.Five hundred thousand volumes have been addedto the college libraries of the United States duringthe past year.