University of .Chicago Weekly.' Single Copies'10 Cents, VOL. I-No. 26CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 10; 189'3.POLITicAL MUTABILITY.PRESIDENT HERBERT LEE STETSON.Series by College Presidents, No, 6A permanent kingdom has been the realized dreamof statesmen and rulers of all ages and lands. Pol iti­cal dynasties have followed one another Iike ·oceg.ll'waves. The oldest empire in Europe has enduredscarcely nine centuries. In some of the cities inEurope are" buildings-which 'antedate ·the.<Bottrbansand Hofsburgs. Governments which have been founded-and -fostered with an -unstinted expenditure - of time,strength, patience, love, blood, treasure and theutmost ingeniuty have rested on quicksand, and theirfinal disappearance no human power could prevent.Numerous illustrations can be found in modern aswell as in ancient history. Within the limits of asingle life time, in France occured the violent : deathof Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette with the down­fall of the long established monarchy, the First Revo­lution, the Reign of Terror, the brilliant career andoverthrow of N apolecn, the restoration of the Bour­bans, the Revolution of 1830, and many struggles fora republic under ever changing leaders and with evervarying policies and degrees of success. Less thanfifty years ago Ferdinand I was emperor of Austria,the great Metternich was his prime minister, andHungary, Lombardy and Venetia were Austrianpr ovinces. These names suggest great politicalchanges on the map of Europe. Less than fortyyears ago Sardinia, Tuscany, Naples and the ItalianStates divided Italy, and 'an Italian nation seemedimpossible. The political power of the Pope seemedas firmly established as on the A pennines. Butwithin this very brief period all these petty divisionshave been' 'wiped away", as a child w'ith its wet spongewipes figures from a slate," and Italy has become anation, and the Pope is a prisoner, as he claims inthe Vatican. Within the memory of m8.ny nowliving Nicholas was emperor of Russia, and Isabellathe I I was queen of Spain. These names at oncesuggest the sweeping changes which have occurredsince their day. In less than half a century Germanstates have united under one emperor, and all of ushave seen that nation ruled by three emperors. Throughwhat stress and strain and forms of government hasEngland passed. Parties in power change almostwith the seasons. The power of the English sover­eign is now but a faint shadow of what it was one ortwo centuries ago.Western nations, because of their conditions, donot stagnate. Either from internal movements or external force they are driven from one system ofgovernment to another, or to great modifications oftheir special form of governmen t.Yet all Americans desire that our governmentescape the changes which have befallen all othernations in recent times. Can it? only in one way.That which, in the principles of its organization andadministration, harmonize with the fundamentaltruths -ofChristianity possesses .the elements essentialto permanence. Civil institutions can endure only asthey are based on the principles of personal liberty,rightousness and benevolence. The Security of O'Ufland can be found only in its adjustment to the eter­nal truths taught by Christ. No new theories ofgovernment however elaborately wrought out by thedoctors can give this nation permanent prosperity,but the one hope of permanence is the steady appli­cation of the transforming, vitalizing principles giventhe world by the Christ.It is well for us to remember these things whilewe are celebrating this Columbian anniversary.HAT HARVEY'S CORNERS."Miss Jennie Benson leaned moodily .upon thehandle of her hoe and gazed far away across theroad over the undulating meadows and marsh landstoward the wooded knolls beyond. There was littlethat was pleasing about her: an old maid of thirty­six, a spare, angular figure, clad in a loosely fittingdress, much worn and soiled, a face sharply ou tlined,a skin, brown and sunburned, and so tightly drawnover the thin cheek-bones that long ago the last rem­nants of girlish beauty had been crowded out.Moreover Miss Jennie had the blues, and her facewas even more pinched and drawn than usual. Theday was warm, the ground hard, and the hoeing wasin consequence tiresome; this fact had probably firstsuggested to her her gloomy thoughts, but it furnishednow no more than the physical basis of a more gen­eral discontentment. She was dissatisfied with hermother, with herself, with their mode of life, and asfar as her thoughts ran, with everyhody and 'every­thing.Thirty-seven years before old. Farmer Wilscn hadbuilt the grotesque stone farmhouse to the west of theyard where she stood, and dedicated it to the use ofhis newly married daughter and her husband. A yearafter this in the house that was the pride of theneighborhood, Jennie was born: six months later herfather had left his wife and child and his far-famedstone dwelling--justifiably, so the neighbors said-for4 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO vVEEKL Y.a more pleasant home. Old Mr. and Mrs. Wilsonhad died and since then Jennie and her mother hadlived alone in the dark moss-covered mansion.It had never been a pleasant life for Jennie. Hermother had always been nervous. and irritable, Manywere the tales the neighbors told of Mrs. Benson'sconstant harshness and of her periodic outbursts oftemper. The large farm old Mr. Wilson had left hisdaughter had been rented out to one tenant andanother-for none ever stayed long-but the gardenplot and the orchard and the small barn near the houseMrs. Benson had retained, and Jennie rememberedthat for years and years-ever since her return fromher short stay at boarding school-there had beenscarcely a time when she had not the care of thehorse and cow, and when necessary attended to thegarden and orchard-all this, moreover, in addition tothe regular duties of the household. But it was notso much the thought of such work, as a feeling of anutter: loneliness, an utter want of human sympathy,which oppressed her, as she gazed that day far awaytoward the southern hills."Oh dear," she sighed to herself, "I do wishmother wouldn't be so irritable. Why can't shemake things pleasant instead of disagreeable? I wishFrank had lived," and her thoughts went back to thebrightest and saddest period of her monotonous life.She and Frank-Frank James, that is-had met,loved, become engaged-but Frank had died andJane had gone back to her old, desolate, hopelessexistence."I wish," she exclaimed desperately, "I wish Iwere .married and away. I wish I were a girl againor a man or something else, almost anything but ahomely old maid digging in the garden," and sheonce more applied herself energetically to the hilling, of her potatoes."But pshaw," she continued, "what's the use?I'm thirty-six and everybody knows it-everybodycan see the date on the house, and they all know thatI'm just one year younger. I can't be a man, and as formarrying there couldn't be anybody blind enough tobe in love with me! Here comes George Harveyback from the milk station. I wonder if he got us-ariy mail?"George Harvey drove his span of frolicsome greysup near Mrs. Benson's big gate and drew them to astands till." , Morning, Jennie," he called out-for everyonearound the corners called her J ennie-"' how're yourpotatoes '?-"" Humph," thought Jennie, "I wish he'd driveon if he hain't any mail, he's always stopping to askabout my potatoes or something.""They're late," she replied, "wasn't there any mailfor us?""N 0, but say Jennie, are you going to the straw-berry social at the church tonight." " Maybe," doubtfully assented Jennie, "old Meg'sout in the pasture, if I can catch her in time, I thinkI shall.""Oh don't wait for that," hurriedly expostulatedGeorge, ., I'm going uP. and ain't got anybody to gowith me. Come and ride along with me."Miss Jennie reflected that it would save a chaseafter old Meg, and that she always liked to ridebehind George's'team anyway, gratefully assented,and George drove on." Jennie, Jennie," called Mrs. Benson, who hadbeen narrowly watching the occurrence from one ofsi ttingroom windows, "come here."Jennie silently and methodically rested the hoeup against one, of the blossoming cherry trees atthe edge of the garden, brushed the worst of thedust from her skirt and tramped toward the house."I do wish mother wasn't so afraid I'd talk to aman," she muttered. "I suppose she thinks I mightrun away like Marne Phelps. I just wish' I could!""Wasn't ther any mail?" queried Mrs. Bensonfrom the doorway. Her face was sharp and shrewish,her voice high and querulous. ." No," responded Jennie."What was George talking to ye about?" per­sisted Mrs. Benson."Oh, he asked me to go to the social with himto-night," laughed Jennie provokingly, who knewthat her mother wouldn't like it."Of course you're going," insinuated Mrs. Ben­son, "I don't think you ought to leave me alone atnight this way, but its no more than I should expect.If you don't hurry up about you're potatoes youwon't get them hilled by dinner-time," and Mrs.Benson amicably slammed the door and retired oncemore within the sittingroom.(TO BE CONTIN.UlW).Sunday Church Notice.The Hyde Park Baptist Church made an impor­tant change in the hour of its Sunday service lastweek. Hereafter the Sunday School will meet at9:30 A. M. The morning preaching service will be atI I A. M. The evening services remain as before.Young People's meeting at 6:30 and preaching at7:30.Meal Hours at the' Commons., By order of the Board of Trustees .of the Com­mons, three gongs shall be sounded at each mealhour, as follows: Breakfast, 7:10, 8, 8:10; Lunch,I, I :35, I :45; Dinner, 6, 6:35, 6:45. At the soundingof the first gong the doors of the Commons will bethrown open and service will begin. At the sound­ing of the second gong service shall cease. At thesounding of the last gong, boarders are expected toleave and the tables to be cleared by the waiters. 1lUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.I\. Base Ball Park.WHEREAS, Marshall Field has.given to the Uni­versity the use of the block of ground bounded by56th and-'57th streets' and "Lexington and Greenwoodavenues, for an Athletic Field, andWHEREAS, it is necessary for the University toraise $1,500 to assist in preparing the Field forAthletic purposes.We, the undersigned, agree to pay A. AlonzoStagg, Treasurer, for these purposes the sum setopposite our respective names. These subscriptionsshall be due and payable as soon as the sum of $1,000has been secured in good pledges.The above is the form of the subscription paperswhich are now being passed around in the interest ofAthletics. This requires an immediate, enthusiastic,and generous response from every member of theUuiversity. There is everything to gain and nothingto lose. The ground when fitted up can at once berented for the season to the management of the base­ball tournament for $2,000, and still be used as muchas necessary by the University. This alone will besufficient to cover the sum now asked.Chicago in the Northern Oratorical League.Our local Oratorical Association has won a victory.It has obtained the recognition it has been seekingfrom the Northern Oratorical League.A number ofinterested students secured last weekby subscription, money sufficient to .send a repre­sentative and an orator from our University to theNorthern Oratorical League which met at Oberlin, .Ohio last Friday .. Mr. W. C. Gaud was sent torepresent the association here. and to 'make appli­cation for membership and if possible to arrange thatMr. Pierce, our orator, might be permitted to speakat the contest on Friday night. Mr. Gaud sent us atelegram that we were admitted to the League butthat our orator would not contes-t.He reports that most of the delegates were wellinclined toward us and thst we owe special thanks tothe delegates from the University of Wisconsin andthe Oberlin people for their active support. Aboutall the systematic opposition came from the Iowadelegates who thought that only institutions of a localcharacter or peculiarly representative of the north­west should be allowed in the League and they con­sider the University of Chicago a national college andnot on the same plain with those already in the LeagueWe wonder what our esteemed sister institutions, theUniversities of Michigan and Wisconsin think of theway they are rated by the Iowa people. It is hardlynecessary to say that this effort to keep us out wasnot well received.We were voted into the association without evena speech from our representative. The fact thatChicago was interested enough to send an orator anda representative was sufficient to convince the Leaguethat we meant business.IlI... When the subject of our representation at thiscontest was.brought-up, the-League was almost una ni­mous in desiring us to wait another year and conse­quently Mr. - Pierce was not permitted to speak.While we realize that our orator was not sentaccording to the constitutlon of_ the League, for wewere not members until Friday, yet our oration hadbeen passed on by the judges and there was no realreason for keeping us out. We are not inclined tokick anybody though, in fact we are very thankfulfor the very generous treatment we received frommost of the delegates.Even Northwesterners did not completely ignore usalthough they sprang some very small technical pointsto keep us from-contesting-this year. ',- IL will be ofinterest to all interested here to know that the orationof Mr. Pierce Cl�- judged with-the-rest ,nn:.,�tlOught, andcomposition, received the highest honors. Perhapsif he had been permitted to speak the first or secondplace might have been won for Chicago. Mr. P{erceis to be congratulated for the excellent work he didin the face of almost hopeless opposition and theAssociation certainly owes a lasting debt to Mr.Gaud who so successfully represented us.The delegates reported a great interest mani­fested very generally in our new University. Theymust not be disappointed in our oratorical strengthand interest.The I\.lumni Banquet.The following circular has been sent to all Alumni:CHICAGO, Ill., April 25th, 1893.The Annual Reunion and Banquet of AlumniAssociation of the University of Chicago will be heldon Thursday, the z and day of June next. As theWorld's Fair will be the 'center of attraction for thenext six months, it is thought advisable to give earlynotice of the time of meeting, in order-that those ofthe Alumni who intend coming to Chicago may, asfar as possible, arrange to come at that time.It is hoped that a much larger number of distantAlumni than usually may be able to attend, and joinin making this the largest and most enthusiasticgathering we have ever had.O. B. CLARK '72, President,Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.E.. A. BUZZELL, '86, Secretary,91 Hartford Building, Chicago, Ill.-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 U niversi tyDormitories. He is at the Registrar's office every6 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKI .. Y.UNIVERSITY OF CHICI\GO WEE�L Y. which it will publish from time to time. Almosteveryone likes stories, and are particularly interestedwhen they are written by fellow s�l!dents. Extracopies can be had containing A-nx of the. productionsthat we have or may publish .PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.EDITORS, . H. L. BURRH. C. MURPHYC. H. GALLIONBUSINESS' MANAGER,ASSISTANT EDITORS:Alumni,Local,Athletics,Athenaeum,University College,Beatrice,Morgan Park Academy,Advertising Department, E. A .. BUZZELLS. W. JAMESONC. S. PIKEH. H. MANCHESTERP. B. KOHLSAATMISS MARGARET PURCELLL. M. HEADE. W. PEABODYSUBSCRIPTION RAT.F;:ONE YEAR,ONE QUARTER, �2.00·75Office in Basement of Cobb Hall.Office Hours: IO to II A. M., and I2 M. to I P. M.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.N' EXT WEEK will appear the first of the fourbest essays by member of the Freshmanclasses in the department of English. We feel surethat we can promise something good.** *WE ARE indebted to the "Collegium Forense"for the frontispiece in this issue. Inasmuchas Des Moines College, of which Dr. Stetson is Pres­ident, is our largest affiliated school, the portrait andbiography of him will be of especial interest. Wepublish an ar ticle from him to-day.** *WE ARE glad to see the effects of the late, request of the students for better board.The price was raised last Monday, and theeffect onthe quality and quantity of food is very noticeable.Every.thing is better and more nearly what most areaccustomed to. We hope that this is a beginning ofbetter things, and that the Directors will keep theboard up to the best that can be had for $3.50 aweek.** *THE SHORT Story Classes 111 Dr. Wilkinson'sdepartment have during the year producedsome very creditable work and the WEEKLY is veryfortunate to secure for its readers several of the best, ** .... ff *THE FAILURE of this issue of the WEEKLY toappear on time' is due to the fact that our prin­ter was compelled to change his office during thepast week, consequently a delay resulted in the presswork. We ask the indulgence of our readers, and infuture we will try to be more prompt.** *THE GAME with University of Minnesota onThursday deserves the support of every loyalstudent. The team work of Captain Staggs' men asdernonsjrated in the game with Denison is good.The showing made against the Ohians was highlycreditable, and our men have shown themselvesworthy of support. Weak points were discoveredand will be remedied, and every effort will be madeto defeat the strong Minnesota team. An enthusias­tic c�o\vd of sympathizers will do much toward mak­ing this a glorious victory for us.** *THE EFFORTS made by Prof. Stagg and hisassistants toward securing funds for the im­provement of the Athletic Park .are meeting withwell deserved success. One plan has been proposedwhich we think could be carried out with good re­sults. It has been suggested that a literary enter­tainment be gotten up as soon as possible, with asmall charge for admission. The proceeds woulddoubtless go far toward making up the necessaryamount. Our musical and literary people would beglad to assist in such a worthy object. There aresurely some who would willing ly devote their timeand attention to the work of getting up an entertain­ment. Let such come forward.** *WE are admitted to the Oratorical League.Our orator this year,' though he was not per­mitted to speak at the contest, had the honor of thehighest mark on thought and composition.ought to give our Oratorical Club a new interest.We have something new to think of. Honors arenot to be gained without effort. The club should givefrequent public exercises during the year, charginga small admission, if necessary, to cover the expenses,and thus work up a general interest as well as giveaspiring orators a ohance to try their ability at home. iI�,ThisUNIVERSITY OF GHICACOc '·W:}�JlEKLY:T H�t;na::h!::t �:st h::: �:a�::k�:;i:oO�:�rl�;�-dents is a true enthusiastic college spirit.' The gam�of Monday called qut q�ite a considerable enthusiam:and reminded one of the good old days spent in col­leges where students were proud to cheer for theirUniversity. If a student selects a college as theplace for him to study, let him be graduate or under­graduate, he certainly ought to deem that institutionas worthy his support. We were sorry to see such a:spirit as was evidenced by several University of Chi­cage students on Monday when they waved the redflag of Denison and cheered them whether they had-reason to or not and were particularly careful not tocommend our own team which was struggling inits first game to make a creditable showing. Ifthere ever was or ever will be a time when loyaltywas or will be needed, 'it was in cur first trial forbase ball honors. Let us have no traitors III the.camp.Alumni Notes., 84. Rev. Fred R. Swartwout is pastor of the'Baptist Church at Mendota, Ill·'86. Rev, E. P. Savage is the Superintendent ofthe Childrens Horne Society of Minnesota. He is tobe found at 611 N. Y. Life Bldg. St. Paul, Minn.'67. Hon. William Thompson is Judge of the 35thJudicial District of Kansas.'76. George M. McConaughy is Deputy Supt., ofthe State Ins. Dept. of Colorado, with headquartersin Denver., 69. Robt, D. Sheppard, D. D., is Prof. of His­ory in Northwe::;tern Universitv and not in the Gar­.rett Biblical Institute as published in Alumni List."71 Fred Perry Powers has left Washington andgone to New York, and is now connected with TIltDaily Commercial Bulletin, the leading BusinessJournal of the United States.. '82. Edward T. Stom is at present Chief Clerk:in the Auditirs office of the Minneapolis, St. Paul &,5aulte Ste Marie Ry. Co. at Minneapolis.'80 Chas. Stewart has been for a number of yearsProsecuting Attorney of Clarke County, Ohio, at:Springfield, Ohio., 63 Was the first.classthat.completed, the full four.years course at the University. In looking over the,First Annual Catalogue of the U. of C., of the year:I 8 59-60. We notice amorlg names of this class, thenFreshmen that of Thomas Wakefield Goodspeed,-now the Financial Secretary of the University. Onlytwo names are recorded as graduates:Nicholas J. Aylsworth, now an invalid Christianclergyman of Auburn, N. Y. and Dr. Temple S. Hoyne.a well known physician of Chicago. French Journals.BY EDITH F. AUSTIN.If t may' judge from the newspapers in our de­partmental library, supposedly typical of Frenchjournalism/ t11e}e is but little comparison' betweenFrench arid"':' American journals, or between theFren'ch and English or the German and French.French :fouinalism is distinctively' French - of theFrench, loi:,t'be French and by th� French.As to points of difference, we first notice in theFrench newspaper's the smaller sheets, fewer pages,the condensed form, the few advertisements, andand the' almost complete absence of society news,poetry, and pictorial il lustrations.Th� French subject T�'natter is never tediouslyheavy as the Eng lish and the German are apt to be,r;or is it �xpansive and volumin�us as to detail likeour American journals. But, as a rule, it is condon­sed to the very' essentials, vivacious and amusing,while yet less fri��lous and volatile than ��ems t� beusually supposed. It offers a greater variety than dothe corresponding Engli�h 'or German papers but notso great as do our own .Articles and editorials, few and brief, are invariablysigned with the author's name or initials, a customwhich holds from the date of the compulsory laws of theEmpire, though these are now no longer in force, thefreedom of the press being greater in France thanin any other country on the European continent. Allkinds and types of journalistic organs find support inFrance. La Bataille and Citoyen, the leading com­munistic organs, have a wide circulation among thelaboring class and they are allowed full freedom inso far as they respect the laws regarding incitementto revoltion or assasination.Le Charivari is the Puck of Paris. Of this paperReinach says "There is often more political wisdomin o?e of M. Louis Leroy's whimsicalities than inthe long articles by M. L-, the 'deputy', and moreart in a sketch by Grevier than in a dozen mythologi­cal pictures by M. B- of the Institute."Advertising- is almost entirely confined to a fewpapers devoted especially to that purpose,- LesPetites Affiches, Le J o urnal des Gens de Masons, etc.Le Parlement is the most popular political paperand although Republican is read by all politiciansof whatever party.L'Art and La Gazette des Beaux Arts, the princi­pal art review, with their superb engravings, are quiteas well known in this country as in France.Scientific, political and litirary journals are numer­ous but I was unab'le to find any information concern­ing them.In France, journalism is not a profession, but every­body writes. To this 'personal' journalism Theo­dore Child attributes the vivacity, variety, and fertilityin ideas of French press. 7UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.R. Reinach enumerates some points of contrast of the extradition treaty with Russia and several hillsbetween the French and English press:-' The Eng- from on finance.passed by Congress, '.lish press is a press (If inforrnafitrn.: the lir�nch press As to home happenings there are reports of theis essentially appreciative: The Englisn'Ye,fder"wanfs-'- proceediil'gs"l'nthe Chambre of Deputies and' in' theto know what is going on in the world, the French Senat Molinari reviews the developments in thereader wishes to be informed of what some celebratedpolitician thinks of what is passing in France. InEngland parties have papers, in France as soon as aman begins to think he must have a special paper.'The force of these comparisons is fairly illustratedin the Journal des Debate, Le Petit Journal, and LeFigaro, now on our library shelves.The Journal des Debars is quite an ideal paperfor one who, while wishing to keep in touch with thetimes, has no leisure to struggle through a mass ofnon-essential matter, such as cumbers the.column ofour American newspapers, to get at a few facts. Butthis month radical changes are to be made in thepaper, making it more American in type. Whetherit will be an improvement or not we can only waituntil the next ocean mail to decide. The edi tor, in aletter to the subscribers, states that in the course ofthe last few years. profound modifications in thedemand on the press necessitates this change; thatto-day readers wants to be informed in detail in amultitude of subjects which formerly were matters ofindifference to them; and that it had become impossi­ble for one journal of ordinary siz e to satisfy thisgrowing need of information which sti ll keep up thepolitical and scientific discussions on a scale com­mensurate with the importance and issuing the paperbut once a day. So, begining the first of March theJournal des Debats is to have a morning and eveningeditions with the changes specified. It is to be hopedthat, in making these alterations, it will maintam itspresent high literary standard. Its editing is of thebest. The style of the composition careful, evenelegant, and its literary articles are of c.. high orderof excellence, being contributed by the Academie.Taine's brilliant philosophic discussions haveadded worth to the journal that now mourns his loss.Others of equal repute have first brought out theirmaster pieces in the Journal des Debats. It hasfearlessly championed every "generous cause" thatof Poland against Russia, Italy against Austria, andGreece against Turkey."One of the features of this journal is the dailybulletin consisting of some half-dozen brief editorials,invitingly paragraphed and spicily written givingthe mere essence of current political issues. Theforeign correspondence presents 111 the briefestmanner possible the situations abroad usuallycontaining one or more lengthy letters on some impor­tant CrISIS. In the last number received were com­munications on the English Home Rule Bill, theHawaiian resolution, and affairs in Rome. Fromour country were brief cable dispatches concerningthe formation of Cleveland's cabinet, the ratification Panama investigation, a few terse running comments:giving the desired piquancy. Book reviews, announce­ments, and a continued story, one of the great featuresof a French journal, appear all within surprisinglylittle space.Le Petit Journal, price one Sou (cent), has, rbelieve, the largest circulation of all the fifty oddjournals issued daily in Paris and the largest probably1l1' -the ·wo,Fld,.·" I t. exerts .a"g-t;ea.t "influence and c.is .sa id. ,_,to be read by half of the reading population of France.Zola), ', SaT@ou';,-,L)l1'mas,·..!,and,·,Daudet.,,·are . among thebest known of its contributors.I noticed in treating the Panama scandal Le PetitJournal, while it published the opinions of other papers,.often a column or more of telling sentences clipped'from the editorials of its contemporaries was veryconservative about committing itself. It seemed t<D1endeavor to present all sides without giving orferiseto any. In an unobtrusive corner I was amused tofind a quarter column of rebuses and puzzles, a'fraction quite out of keeping with tho rest of thejournal, perhaps adopted from some of our owncountry weeklies.Like the Journal dts Debats, Le Pcii: Journal hag.no personals, society items, poetry or attempts atwitty . 'liners. "In striking contrast to these and to the majorityof foreign journals is Le Figaro. All that is the:exception in other French journals is here the rule.It is a paper of the nondescript order, it represents:nothing, but aims simply to give an interesting;account of events, with plenty of banter.Cartoons by Henriot decorate the editorial' page'.Articles ultra-royalist and also ultra-clerical arepublished impartially. Its popularity is largely due:to its society gossip, bits of scandal, theatrical echoes,and personal interviews which are printed with verylittle regard to the source on the accuracy of theinformation conveyed. It was the rirst to publishaccounts and criticisms of new dramatic pieces,immediately after their presentation, and usually afew bars of the music on some popular air is prirsted onthe last page of the paper. Poems occasionally ap­pear in its columns. It offers to' its readers all thefeatures common to other journals, but its po liticafinformation is limited to a meager abstract of the news;while as to foreign affairs only telegraphic dispatches.are given. It has its peculiar literary qualitIes andwhat IS of especial .interest, to us it is the onlyFrench paper, (since the January issue,') to rnanifest;an interest in our own great Worlds Fair ..I't The First Game.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO vVEEKLY.DENISON, I I; UNIVERSITY OE CHICAGO, 7.We had been told that Mr. Daub, the gentlemanwho twirled the sphere for Denison was quite apitcher. It was said that his process of winding andunwinding himself, and delivering a swift and erraticball during the intermission, was about as perfect asa Nineteenth Century genius could bring out. Wehad some doubts about this, but all those doubtsbave been removed. The contortionistic abilities ofthat arm are wonderful. And they get there.Yes, Mr. Daub and his aggregation of skilledBuckeye ball-tossers were on $400 per front foot soilMonday.They have returned to the happy hunting groundnear the prehistoric mound of their forefathers, andthey have taken with them nine World's Fair scalps.The slaughter began in the first inning, when withtwo men on bases Mr. Outcalt cracked the ball, anice fresh fairy curve, out over the Lake Shoretracks, and three runs were chalked up to the delightof a crowd of disloyal Chicago University students,who carried Anarchist flags with the letter "D" onthem, and yelled, not the good old "Go it, Chicag!"and "Varsity Rah!" but the fire eating+Ohians cry of� 'D�e-n."The Orange had no place on their canes, but in itsplace waved the talkative, noisesome, vivid Red.In the second Staggs men rallied and tied thescore, but soon the Denisonians rolled up anotherthree runs, and from this time on had things theirown way.Nichols (p) and Stagg (c) changed positions in thefourth, .and some, improvement may be noticed fromthis time on. In the fifth, Gale, who had been play­ing a faultless game on' third, had a finger broken.Adkinson who took his place, played an errorless game.The story of the game may be read from the score.1 t was a series of ups and downs. The secret ofDenisons success was the bunching of hits and care­ful base running. The visitors took kindly to bothNichols' and Stagg's pitching, but our team evenedthings by hitting Daub for nine base hits. At times:it seemed as if we must certainly have scored, butalas! .sorne poor batter always came up, and it wasthe old Casey story repeated.The batting and fielding of Stagg were noticeablefeatures.. Pike's hit for two bases was a long one.The fielding' game put up by our team was Iorthemoststrong. At-places .we are-weak, but "after a- fewgames we may hope to see these minor defects rem­edied. For Denison Outcalt batted hard and caughtDaub to perfection, the latter pitching a fairly goodgame.The error column of both sides is rather too fullbut we are- promised a change in the next score.It was very noticeable that Denison had as-much:support from the spectators as Chicago. THE GAME.DENISON RDricoll, 2b. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0Withoft, 3b......... 3����'t:�::::::::::::::::::::::: �Stevens, cf..... 0Hutson, G" ss..... IHutson, F., ]f .Barker, rf ' '. . . . . . . . . . .. 0Jones, lb. . . . . . . . .. . . . . ITotal. .. .. .. .. . . .. . II IB r-, O. A.0 3 2'0 30 93 8 63 3 02 4 I0 0 00 0 00 9 010 27 21IB, P. O. A.3 3 7I 4 42 3 I0 3 I0 00 0 0I 12 I0 0 0I 00 I. I9 27 14CHICAGO R.Stagg, c. and p..... 2Nichols, p. and c. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. 0Hanson, zb .Gale, 3b. . . . . .. . . . . . .. 0Conover, ]f. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 0Webster, ss " .Prescott, r b .McGill vary, rf .Pike, cf .*Atkinson, 3b ; '. 0Total. .. 7Denison-c-jChicago-I SCORE BY INNINGS.3 004 I-II0- 7o2 a.a o0.o o 2SUMMARYStruck out, by Stagg, 4, Nichols, 2, Daub, 7.Stolen bases, Stagg, Hanson, Gale, Prescott, 2.Passed bnlls, Nichols, I; Autcalt, 1.First base on balls, Driscoll, Withoft, Prescott, McGillvary,Conover.Hit by pitched ball, Gale,Umpires, Grosvenor and Erust.*Gale hurt in fourth inning.Stagg pitched after thirdCollege News.President Angell, of Ann Arbor, was present atthe o pening exercises of the Worlds Fair, Monday.The medical students of the University of Michi-gan propose to use the following yell;We diagnose, we prognose,We cure you every man!Not homeops, but orthodox,Are the . 'docs" of Michigan!Wah Hoo! Wah Hoo! Wah Hoo Again!Michigan, Michigan, Medicine Men!Andrew D. White, ex-president of Cornell Univer­sity writes: "Let me say that I never knew a youngman student to smoke cigarettes who did dot dissa­point expectations. I have watched for thirty yearsand cannot recall a single exception to the rule.An addition to Bettell chapel at Yale is beingconstructed which will accommodate 300 morestudents and settle the question, recently agitated,of making chapel attendance optional.Laurie Bliss, Yales distinguished half back, hasbeen engaged by the Olympic Club of San Franciscoto coach the foot-ball team next season.The' firM child whose parents were Yale studentswas born last Saturday. The father and mother, Mr.and Mrs. Ferdinand A. Haueslein. They are bothpursuing post-graduate studies at Yale. The fatherwas a graduate of Yale in '92; the mother, of Smith,in '89. ,As their child is a boy, he will, if he lives,be the class boy, and receive the $500 class cup.The Senior Laws at Yale have a new publicationknown as the lale Shingle. 9E.222o3ooIIIE.220.oo8Base Ball Scedule to Date.The University of Chicago will play orr,May I I. University of Minnesota, at Chicago ..."13. " " Wisconsin, at Madison.16. " Iowa, at Chicago." 22. " Illinois, at Champaign."27. ," Illinois, at Chicago,June 2. " Wisconsin, at Chicago."10. " Toronto, at Chicago.10 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.University Notes.The series of lectures on the prophecies relatingto the fall of Jerusalem, was .heguu- by PresidentHarper Sunday afternoon. He took for his subject,Zephariah.Minnesota defeated Northwestern at EvanstonSaturday by a score of I I to 5. We will have a goodteam to go against to-morrow ..Prof. William Caldwell addressed the ChristianUnion Sunday evening, on "Belief: An AnalyticalStudy."The Athenaeum Society met in Room 8 B, Sat-. urday evening. Only a small audience listened tothe very interesting programme rendered. MissMessick's reading, Mr. Clark's osi gi.p.a 1 poem, MissDe Graff's essay, and Miss Moore's recitation areworthy of special mention. The impromptu addressof Messrs. Halloway, Stowell and Gallion createdconsiderable amusement, especially the remarks ofthe latter gentleman, who discussed the late Wom­ell'S trouble at the Fair.Rev. Paton, a noted missionary to the NewHebrides Islands, spoke in Chapel Friday evening,The Lantern, of the Ohio State University, willpublish a special edition immediately after the Inter­State Contest. . This edition contained the orationsand photographs of all the orators. This will be themost complete report of the contest published.Copies may be had enclosing fifteen cents per copyto the above paper at Columbus.On account of sickness Professor H. Von Holsthas been unable to meet his classes this week.Mr. F. W. Woods, of Colorado College,. visited afew days this week with his brother C. H. Woods'93. He represents Colorado in the Inter-StateOratorical Contest at Columbus, and was o n ui s wayto that event. He expects to enter our Universitynext year.The game between the C. A. C. and the U niver­sity nine was postponed from Saturday to \iV ednes­day of last week, on account of wet grounds. ThePurdue game has also .been postponed. Purduebeing unable to play on the date named.The following is the make-up of the U uiversityof Wisconsin team, with which the University nineis scheduled to play on May 13.T. Y. McGovern........................................ c.F. E. Dillon '........... P.C. M. WIlliams : , I BR. M. Arms 2 BL. C Whittet. " .. " 3 BT. U. Lyman : s. s.C. P. Spooner ' .- r. f.E. F. Schultz ; c. f.G. A. Week .- e. f.Substitute pitchers, O. Palmer and Sherman. University Extension Conference.On Friday of last week at Freeport, Ill., a con-ference of University Extension centers of the north­ern part of the state was held. This meeting wag.called by the Extension department of our Universityand had for its object the formation of a district asso­.ciaticn.designed to include all .towns in this part ofthe state that are interested in the movement. Prof.Nathan.i.eL.Bu.tler,o�Jr., .aiow .acting director of theExtension department, represented the University ...Representatives were present from the several f 01-lowing towns: Rockford, Geneva, Rochelle, Free­port, Oregon, Polo, Normal. With the exception ofNormal all the above towns will be included in the.association and in addition the following: Galena".Belvidere, Elgin, Sterling, Dixon, Wheaton, Aurora,J oliet, Ottawa; and Lasalle.The organization of this association enables the­director to form the towns desiring similar coursesinto which one lecturer may gb out for a week andhave but a short distance to travel between engage­ments, thus economizing expenses.Mr Eaton of Rockford was electedl President;Miss Guiteau, of Freeport, Secretary of the Associ­ation. The executive committee, consisting ofmembers from four of five cities, have decided uporna joint meeting to be held III September next, atwhich time the history, aims, and general plans' ofthe Extension system will be fully presented..The meeting on Friday last shows the deep' and.wide spread interest felt by the people of, the state. in.the Extension movemen t.President Stetson.Herbert Lee Stetson, President of' Des Moines;College, was born in Greene, Maine; Oct. 16, I848�.He begin his public life at �)tiggsvil1"', Illinois, iIII1871, as pastor of the Baptist church. He entered.the University of Chicago, Junior class, in the fall off1874 and was graduated from the Baptist Union:Theological Seminary in 1;878' with the-degree of B.D. He became pastor of the Baptist church alt�Logansport, Indiana in May� of the same year andremained there until Sept .. 1887;,' when he. became;pastor of the First Baptist church, Des Moine. Iowa ..In March of 1889 he' was' elected President of Des­Moines College, It>l1rring: five' years' of the: time he'was in Indiana he Was one: of the editors of the:Indiana Baptist, andi for three years, was one of the:trustees of the: University of Indiana. In 1886,Franklin .College gave� him. the- degree. of A. M.-, andiin I 888 that (91 D .. D.-