University of Chicago WeeklySingle Copies10 Cents. VOL. I-No. 30CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUNE 10, 1893.lJ PRETTY MISS ESTEBROOK, THE NEW STUDENT.BY HORACE L. BURR.Several college boys were lounging about the mainentrance of the most pretentious building of one ofour western universities. It was the first day of thespring term; the winds of march had given way to thefickle weather of April, and this morning happened tobe one of those mornings of spring when the sun­shine is Just warm enough to entice one out of doors,and when the north wind is still chilly enough to sendone in again. Naturally the young men were convers­ing about such timely subjects as the new professorin biography, the coming base-ball season, and theJunior A nnuai, now almost ready for subscribers, and.finally- the new students, just then going through theintricacies of matriculation and the horrors of entranceexaminations. One of the group, a senior, was atype of those men who, though not the best in theirclasses, are not by any means the worst; a fair andand regular student, not likely, perhaps, to take col­lege honors, but a man who would be a credit to hisA Ima Mater in after life. His four years in collegehad thus far been free from any serious love affairs,such as are usually common in co-educational schools,yet he delighted in ladies' society, and had spentmany pleasant hours in the parlors of "Ladies' Hall,"often also going in the strolls, drives and picnics, socharacteristic of life in a country college. He knewall the girls for whose acquaintance he cared, butwithout regarding them any the less, he was anxiousfor some new friends among the gentler sex; such a"social condition" no doubt, led him after a moment'slull in the conversation to say, "I wonder if there areto be any pretty new girls in this term? " He was anardent admirer of beauty, which he regarded asalmost an essential in his ideal girl. It appeared,however that he was not the only one interested inthe subject, for a friend at once supplied the infor­mation that an old acquaintance of his was to be anew student, adding that when he had known her shewas a very pretty girl. Just then two ladies enteredthe hall and passed down the long corridor towardthe examiner's office, looking about in a lost sort of away, which clearly showed them to be strangers.One was tall, rather slight, but not greatly blessedwith beauty; the other was certainly as beautiful a girlas one often meets; not tall, having a neat figure,graceful in her every motion, and appearing entirelyunconscious that she was particularly attractive. Herfeatures were regular and rounded, her mouth small,her li ps, though not indicati ve of very great firmness, are such as one would imagine capable of pouting toperfection upon suitable occasions. Sh e was a bru­nette, with large liquid brown eyes, and dark hairnaturally curling. In a moment the two had passedin to the office."Say, that's the very girl I was telling you of.She's much prettier than I had remembered her."This came from Mr. Stacy. who added with playfulirony, "I suppose none of you would like an intro­duction. ""Oh, no, we wouldn't spoil your prospects withher for the world," said the senior who had wishedfor some new girls, as he wrote the name Harold Hast­ings, on the fly leaf of a new text book of moralscience. Hastings was a good fellow, sociable andpopular, and somewhat easily impressed, at least nowhe could not forget the new girl who had just passed,and he asked, with as much apparent unconcern aspossible, "Stacy, perhaps you would not object toinforming us by what cognomen we may expect tohear this old acquain tance of yours designated? ""Certainly not," was the reply, "her name isMiss Esterbrook, Anna, I think. She lives at Par­tonsville. "J ust then the recitation bell tinkled in the hallway,and the company scattered to meet their professorsfor the first class-work of the term.II.A week had passed; everybody had settled downto the regular routine of college work and pleasure,for there is no true college life without its proportionof enjoyment. Harold Hastings was walking leis­urely along College Avenue one Wednesday morn­ing; a newspaper protruding from his pocket and anopen letter in his hand seemed to indicate that hewas just coming from the postoffice; he appeared pre­occupied with something and did not not notice thegentleman who was hurrying to overtake him. Whenhis name was called, he started as if aroused suddenlyfrom a nap, and looking back to see who called, said,"Hello, Mercer, is that you? Haven't seen you forseveral days; where have you been keeping your­self? ""I'm all right," was the reply, "but I haven'tbeen taking any pains to keep myself out of sight; butHastings, I hav� a message for you from my sister,and have been running two blocks to overtake you,I whistled every call I knew and you wouldn't lookaround. "talking to her. She was that kind of a girl whounconsciously clings to her escort's arm as if she feelsherself dependent upon him. Occasionally shelooked up into his face as he gazed down into thosegreat dark eyes, which were lustrous even in the palemoonlight, he wondered if she were the girl that hewas some day to love. He would not admit that heloved her now, probably he did not. The parted atthe door with the usual exchange of compliments andgood nights. He had met the new girl. She hadmade an impression on him different from that of anypreviously experienced by him 111 his relation withother girls.4 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO vVEEKL Y." I'm sorry I didn't hear you, but tell me the mes­sage, I'm sure it must be pleasant or you wouldn'thave exerted yourself so much to bring it.""Well, its just this, Florence IS arranging a littleinformal party for Wednesday evening, and she wantsyou to bring Miss Esterbrook, if .you will be so kind.The party is really for Miss Esterbrook and Miss Bell,both new girls you know.""I'm sure I appreciate the invitation, and Icouldn't have chosen company who I Imagine wouldbe more agreeable; but you know I haven't met heryet. She might object, anyhow, at so late a date."" I can fix that for you," answered Mercer, "AnnaEsterbrook is an old friend of my sister. If you willgo I can take you to call this afternoon, and helparrange the affair all right. ""Very well, I'll go of course, and shall be greatlyobliged to you. What time will suit you best?""I have recitations until three this afternoon, andwill meet you then at lecture hall, and we'll go fromthere if that will be convenient.", "All right, I'll be there, good-bye," and Hastingsturned down Seminary Street and went to his room.He had had frequent opportunities to see MISS Ester­brook since her arrival, and he had allowed her tooccupy his thoughts not a little. The suddennesswith which the arrangements for the introduction hadbeen made, and the near prospect of enjoying hercompany had startled him slightly, and as he turnedinto the house where he roomed he tried not to noticethat his heart was thumping a little wildly.The call was made as planned. The young ladyvery graciously accepted the invitation to the party.She proved to have a personality as charming as herfeatures, and to be an entertainmg companion.At the Mercer party. the new girl was the mostattractive of all the lady guests. Harold was proudof her, proud of himself, and most grateful to hishostess for having planned so well for him. He over­heard someone say, "Hastings is always the first fel­low with every new girl, l' but it did not disturb himso long as he could occupy the sofa in the corner,with this new girl at his side. He was peculiarly fas­cinated in her company, so much so that he wastem pted to be selfish and keep her all to himself.The party was a pleasant, informal one, but Har­old was not sorry when the time came to bid the hos­tess good night, for he had been looking forward tothe long walk home.It was a beautiful Spring evening. The moon,not yet quite full, shed everywhere a soft, silveryradiance. The wind had died away, and it was pleas­antly warm. When they were alone together shewas even more charming than before. She talkedsense and nonsense equally well, appearing to enjoyhis company as he did hers, and to appreciate the del­icate compliments he paid her, for a certain reservein her manner had made him extremely careful in III.Harold Hastings improved every opportunity tobe with his new acquaintance. At receptions andconcerts Anna Esterbrook was his company. He washaving a new experience, for this was the first girlthat had so entirely occupied his thoughts.So attractive a young lady could not long remain. unnoticed by the many society men of the University,and consequently it was not long before she hadquite a retinue of admirers, and Hastings was com­pelled to take his chances with the rest. This, how­ever, did not damp his ardor. Her fascinating wayshad ensnared him, and he came to believe that heloved her. If the vivid descriptions of love he hadread in novels were realistic, he was sure that he wasafflicted that disease. He came to flatter himself thatperhaps his affections were returned. He was sure,at least, that a fast friendship had grown up betweenthem which would last throughout life.Miss Esterbrook roomed in a private boardinghouse a few blocks from the tJ niversity. Haroldcalled one afternoon as he had often done before, butwas disappointed when the landlady told him thatMiss Anna was not at home. He had had reason toexpect that she would be there, in fact he had a sortof half engagement to call and arrange for a picnicthey had talked of. He spent the afternoon makingcalls on other friends in the neighborhood and he wasreturning to his room ·an hour or two later, when hesaw j\'iss Esterbrook coming down a side street fromthe direction of her boarding douse. He hastened tomeet her at the corner. She answered his good after­noon wi th one of those smiles which had captivatedhim. "I thought you were coming around to arrangefor that picnic," she said, "I have been looking foryou all afternoon."" And so I did call, and was very flatly informedthat you were not at home.""Why!" she exclaimed, "I have been at homeall the afternoon.""Then why do you suppose the landlady told meyou were away?""I'm sure I can't imagine. One of the other?"irls went out awhile ago, and she must have thoughtIt was 1. I am awfully sorry, won't you come and goback now?""Oh no, thank you, it is too late now, and wecan talk about the picnic as we walk.Harold thought no more about the occurrence,simply regarded it as a mistake. He settled down tomake up some work he had been neglecting, and didnot call again for several days. He could not helpnoticing however how popular Miss Esterbrook wasbecoming among the gentlemen.TO BE CONTINUED.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Harvard Annex.More urgently than ever there is being pressedupon the corporation of Harvard the demand of theHarvard annex that is to be made part of the uni­versity, in fact that co-education be practically estab­lishedat Harvard. To show itself worthier of adop­tion, the annex has of late been getting more funds,and in this way qualifying for the nuptials it has socoyly sought. The plea of the annex has become soserious a matter that the corporation proposes tocheck it by making it a department of the university,but in such a way that it will not bring about co-edu­cation. Accordingly, it proposes to include theannex, but with a corporation and government of itsown, the professors and instructors holding officepractically at the will of the university authorities.Graduates will receive a degree, equivalent to thecollege and university degrees, issued by the annexfaculty, and counter:stgned by the President of Har­vard. By this arrangement the women's college willbe kept distinctly seperate from the college proper.The students will. have the privilege of the graduatecourses. This and the higher value placed upon thedegrees will be the only real gain to the annex by itsadmittance. The friends of the annex are not exactlypleased with the scheme, for they see in it an attemptto exclude forever co-education from the college.Matrimonial Market.The latest reported quotations from the matri-minial market are as follows: German barons, $17,-000; French counts, $50,000 to $200,000, accordingto family place, etc. In Italian princes the stock isvery speculative, the title sometimes goes as high as$300,000 and at other seasons falling at a ridiculouslylow figure. In fact all the continental patents ofnibility may be said to have fictitious value andfluctuate considerably, but for solid investments thereis nothing like English titles. These have increasedin value enormously of late years, and it now takes$500,000 to $1,000,000 to buy a nobleman of highrank.-Ex.Academic Students Please Notice.Students of the first year in the Academic collegeare .rerninded that the eight required essays con­stitute an assemblal part of the Double Minor inRhetoric. Care should be taken that the full numberfor each studen t be completed by June 17th.NATHANIEL BUTLER, JR. University of Wisconsin's Fair Exhibit. .The exhibit of the University of Wisconsin isshown in the building of Manufactures arid LiberalArts and will occupy a space about twenty feetsquare. It consists mainly of views of the Univer­sity. There are three large panoramic views of size18 by 44; the first is a general view of the Universityand Lake Mendota from the roof of Professor King'shouse; the second is a view of the University groundsfrom Stephen'f Hili, and the third is a view of thecity of Madison and the lakes from Main Hall.There are thirty-two views of size 18 by 22, repre­senting the buildings and the largest rooms, as thelibrary room and labratories. There are also thirty­two views of size 8 by 10, showing the interiors ofof the smaller rooms. Other views represent the dif­ferent athletic, literary and musical clubs and someof the fraternity houses.A number of charts have been completed givingand explaining the different course of the University,placing them according to departments as of History,Science, Engineering, etc. Immediately above thesecharts are placed historical maps, showing by acurved line, the history of the University and itsincrease in number of students, (male and female)and in value of property, under each change ofadminstration from its beginning up to the presentday.Magazines.Rodolfo Lancian i's new paper, called "New FactsConcerning the Pantheon," opens the June numberof the Atlantic M ontlzly/ Professor Lanciani tells sobrightly and concisely what he has to tell, that onewishes discoveries in Rome were more frequent ifthey could be reported by so clever a writer. Apaper which should be read in connection with. thisis Mr. J. Irving Manatt's "Reminiscences of Dr.Schliemann." This article, written by one who knewDr. Schlieman well, gives an intimate account of thehome life of ehe great achceologist, of his family, andof his personal characteristics. We naturally turn toa paper by William Cranston Lawton, on "Woman­hood in the Illiad," which 'abounds in those delight­ful translations with which Mr. Lawton is wont toilluminate the articles which he writes upon theclassics.One of the papers which will be looked at withmore than ordinary interest is that by Justin Winsor.Librarian of Harvard University, in which he writesabout "The Future of Local Libraries." Prof. C·. O.Whitman, Head Professor of Beology and Professorof Animal Morphology in this University, has aremarkably interesting paper on "A Marine Obser­vatory the Prime Need of American Biology," andmakes, as might be supposed, a strong plea for itsestablishment.�2.00·75 OUR victories on the diamond demonstrated to thesatisfaction of-all Chicago base balLenthusiaststhat Stagg's men are not altogether useless as ballplayers.Wisconsin's team has been wonderfully successfulthis season. They have met the strongest teams inthe west, and have always come out victorious un tilthe Michigan team administered a sound beating tothem afew weeks ago. The club is made of experiencedable ball players, men who have stood on many adiamond, and as this is so we feel .hat we have allthe more reason to feel jubilant over our success.Our university is young, so is our ball team. Mr.Stagg has taken a lot of raw material and has suc­ceeded in fashioning out a fairly g.ood ball team. Heis certainly to be praised for his earnest work. Thatin Illinois and Wisconsin we have defeated two ofthe strongest western college teams is true beyond adoubt. Our future athletics look brighter since thishas been accomplished. A livelier interest is beingmanifested by the students as a whole, and thoughthere is much that might be done in the direction offurther encouragement, we are content to rest uponthe good beginning, and hope for better things tofollow.6 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKL Y.UNIVERSITY OF CHICA.GO WEEKLY.PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENT� OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.EDITORS,BUSINESS MANAGER,ASSISTANT EDITORS:Alumni,Local,Athletics,Athenseu m,University College,Snell,Morgan Park Academy,Advertising Department, H. L. BURRH. C. MURPHYC. H. GALLION*E. A. BUZZELLS. W. JAMESONC. SPIKEH. H. 'MANCHESTERP. B. KOHLSAATMISS BESSIE MESSICKF. CURRIER SMITHE. W. PEABODYSUBSCRIPTION RATE:ONE YEAR,ONE QUARTER,Office in Basement of Cobb Hall.Office Hours: 10 to II A. M., and 12 M. to I P. M.Advertising Rates made on application.Address all communications toUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,58th St. and Ellis Ave., Chicago, Illinois.Entered as second-class matter at the Post-Office, at Chic ago, Ill.Notice.The publishers of the Weekly purpose to make thenext issue one which will worthily and fittingly closethe year. It will be a Souvenir edition much largerthan the present paper, and one which every studentshould have. It will be largely made up of illustra­tions, a picture of the last class of the old Unrversityof Chicago being presented. Leave orders for papersat the \Veekly office.IT HAS been sug ge sted that the senior class of '93inaugurate the custom of setting out a class tree.We feel that in no better way could true college spiritand love for Alma Mater be shown, than by follow­ing the suggestion. We will have no commence­ment, no valedictory, no. tears, no sad farewells.The departure from long established custom has been * *ONE OF the members of the base ball teambeing asked to write a short paper on the baseball situation, sententiously replied, "there is no sit­uation, and has been none."I t is true, the boom, if there ever was a boom,has dropped out of athletics. Notwithstanding theexcellen t work of the team for the past few weeks,enthusiasm has been sadly lacking on the part of thestudents. There has not been a game in Chicagothat has not been played at a financial loss to the pro­jectors. It has been found impossible to get even arespectably small crowd at the games, and conse­quently Director Stagg has been compelled to give uphis cherished plan of having Ann Arbor and othermade, and there will be nothing to sweeten �he last strong Western clubs here. It is too late for us tomoments of the young graduate'S life.The custom of planting a class" tree is observed atmany of the older institutions, and why should notour graduating class leave something behind in theircollege home, some tangible evidence that theyreally lived, that they were not memories, butfacts. We hope that our enterprising seniors willfeel as we do, and will make arrangements to set outa '93 tree, on the day they go forth into the cold andcruel world. " kick." The season is over and nothing can begained by idle complaint. Suffice it to say the stu­dents have not done their duty in the matter of sup­porting their ball club. If in future years athleticsports are to be accorded the same treatment, wemight as well give up all pretentions, and calmly sitdown and watch our sister colleges win laurels on thediamond, field and track, while our brothers earnestathletic enthusiastics yell themselves hoarse, cheeringtheir fa vori tes on. ,fIf'\t, r ' UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.The Great World's Fair Organ.The frontispiece gives a good representation of thegreat concert organ for Festival Hall at World's Fair.'The workmanship of this grand instrument of thenineteenth century is a masterpieee of American skill.The desire has been more than once expressed that.such an organ should become the property of theUniversity of Chicago. The work is one of rare meritand will doubtless gain the praise of many celebratedmasters, continental and American. To us it seemsno more than just that after it has gloriouslyfilled its mission at the Fair, it should be placed'within our walls. There is a rumor of it going to theUniversity of Michigan. But it seems that we havethe most right to it. We, however, sincerely hopethat someone will perpetuate his or her name byplacing it within our proposed chapel, where master.and student can daily enjoy its sweet melodies. Afew words in regard to the size of this great instru­.men t will doubtless prove interesting.There are 80 stops; 3,901 pipes; 14 combinationpistons; 13 couplers; 4 balanced swell pedals includ­ing a grand Crescendo pedal for the whole work. By-the use of this later pedal the softest stop in the.org an is brought into hearing, then the next loudestand so on till the full power of the organ is on, thenby reversing the pedal the reverse effect is produced,.a nd the power is again reduced to a whisper. This, pedal is marvelously effective, one hears the stormgatliering in the distance till long before it reaches'him, and in all its fury it bursts into spray over'him only soon to die in silence far away. Anotherspecial feature of the organ is its echo organ which-is placed at the extreme end of the building from thegreat organ keyboard. This is manipulated by 300-feet of electric cable, and being under the action of.an electric current is of remarkable rapid intonation.Thc height of the instrument is 38 fcet, showing 25:feet above the chorus seats; depth 25 feet; width 34:feet. The case is composed of staff. The front pipes.are of the most artistic decoration. The wind is sup­_plied by three electric motors. The instrument isplaned that sight-seers may have access to all itsparts. Being built on a large and generous scale it-is of great power more so than the great Auditoriumorgan. It is of great brilliancy, and yet not lackingin body. Being capable of producing all shades �f-torial coloring, its-couplers and its mechanism are soperfect that it is as easily played as one of our.modern pianos, ten years ago this seemed ,an impos­sibility. It is plainly evident that the advancementand perfection of musical instruments are keeping'pace with the rest of ,�he manufacturing world. Wefeel confident that this grand work will prove a monu­.ment to its builders, Messrs. Farrand and Votey, ofDetroit. Who will present it to the University ofChicago? Exchange and College Notes.The Iilini (University of Illinois) takes issue withthe Scholastic on the collcge daily question, the lat­ter journal having declared that "The college daily isneither fish nor flesh. It is a paper without a reasonfor its existence. As a pure newspaper and simpleit is a sad failure, etc., ------."The IIlini maintains that the daily is a necessaryand useful organ, calculated to be of much good toboth students and teachers. It says:"Let us see what a few of our sister institutionsare doing. Wisconsin University, with an enroll­ment of about 1,100, is supporting one of the best,if not the best, college dailies in the West. TheUniversity of Chicago, with 700 students, publishes,perhaps, the best weekly that we receive. DepauwUniversity sends out two excellent weeklies, as doesalso the U ni versi ty of California. These are allschools with which our own compares favorably inmore ways than one, and our students should notbe outdone in their support of the college paper.** '*This is the way a certain business manager wakesup delinquent subscribers: "$ympathetic SubscribersShould Send Substantial $uccor."The Ag�is CU ni versity of Wisconsin) contains thefollowing:"The time is fast approaching when we are to bidgoodbye to our college homes. To the Senior withwhom the parting is forever. thc following, clippedfrom the Chicago WEEKLY, should appeal with par­ticular force":And then follows the soliloquy of the homelessdeparting inmate, entitled "Farewell Druce" andpublished some weeks ago, continuing they say:"The place which the University of Chicago hastaken as the center of college interest is somewhatsurprising and yet is perhaps justified by her brilliantprospects for the future. The latest scheme is tocombine all the medical schools of Chicago in one,under the University and make it equal to any ofthe great European medical schools. That otherschools recognize that she is one of the great col­leges of the near future is shown by the fact thather ball team has received over 150 applicationsfor gan1es next summer."*'* *The movement for student self-government atCornell has culminated in the adoption of a planpractically as suggested by the faculty in their com­munication the student committee. President Schur­man addressed a joint meeting of students andfaculty, explaining the conduct and attitude of thefaculty toward the proposed reform. He said thatthe Faculty had given his proposal to put thestudents entirely on their honor in examinations,the most careful consideration. At first many looked78 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO vVEEKL Y.a n the proposed plan as revolutionary; but afterseveral protracted discussions they came to adoptit almost unanimously. They desired that the newexperiment should be tried for one year.** *A band of Lafayette college will make a tour ofthe northern part of Pennsylvania, holding evange­listic meetings in the larger towns during the sum­mer vacation. They will be under the direction ofthe Pennsylvania state committee. The band willconsist of five from the college Young Men's Chris­tian Association of Lafayette.Alumni Notes.'77. Luther B. Boss is .a physician at RoselandIllinois.'77. Perry E. Baird is a lawyer at Chadron,Nebraska.'77 • William W. Cole is a physician at Berthoud,Colorado.'77. George M. McGonaugh is deputy superm­tendent of the State Insurance Departmemt ofColorado, with' headquarters at Denver.,77. Charles R. Dean was in the city a few daysago. He is a lawyer, located at Kearney, Nebraska.'77. Marvin B. Harrison is pastor of the Congre- .gationalist Church at Scribner, Nebraska.'77. Nat. K H enore is in the real estate businesswith office in the Tribune Building.'77. Arthur D. Hopps is a farmer at Panola, Illi-nOIS.'77. James Langland is a journalist and for someyears past a member of the staff of the Daily News.'77. Francis M. Smith is pastor of the BaptistChurch at Hudson, Illinois.'77. Romulus A. Windes, a brother of JudgeWindes of this city, is pastor of the Baptist ChurchCottonwood, Arizona. His younger brother, John,of the class of '78, is a lawyer at Ina, Tennessee.'77. Jessie Waite Wright is the wife of Dr. GeorgeWright and is living at Forest Glen, Maryland.'78. C. B. Allen is the pastor of the BaptistChurch at Helena, Montana.'78. Willis L. Black is a publisher at Elgin, Illi-nOIS.'78. Charles Ege -is the pastor of the BaptistChurch at Aledo, Illinois.'78. Eli B. Felsenthal is the senior member ofthe Law firm of Felsenthal, D' Ancona & Ringer withoffices at 125 La Salle street.'78. J. S. Forward is pastor of the Baptist Churchat Delavan, Wisconsin.'78. Henry E. Fuller is pastor of the BaptistChurch at Belleville, Illinois.'78. William A. Gardner has removed from .Chi­.cago to West Plains, Missouri, wherc he continuesthe practice of law.'78. Frank A. Helmer is a member of the law firm of Smith, Helmer & Moulton, the senior memberbeing Frederick A. Smith of the class of '66. Theyare located at 132 La Salle street.'78. Benjamin F. Patt is pastor of the First Bap­tist Church of Columbus, Ohio.'78. Wm. R. Raymond is in the real estate busi­ness at No. 26 North Clark street.'78. John D. S. Riggs is principal of the Gran-­ville Academy, the preparatory department of Derini­son University, a position he has held since 1887.'78. Thomas C. Roney is to be found at theArmour Institute. He is director of the AcademicDepartment.'78. Nat. J. Rowell is a real estate agent andcontractor at Joliet.'78. James Summers, whose address has beenmissing for a time, turns up as a lawyer in Portland,Oregon.University Notes.Mary Livermore, one of the famous nurses of the:late War, addressed Chapel on Thursday. She has,won additional fame as the author of the popular'book" My Story of the War."E. C. Banner, University of California '93, a mem­ber of the Occident staff, was a caller at our office'Wednesday.It is reported upon good authority that ProfessorH. P. Judson will not offer any courses in the Historydepartment next year. He will devote his time to­Political Science, and will organize a seperate depart-­ment.Professor S. W. Statton is now giving lectures onTuesday evenings of each week to the Junior Steam­fitters' Association. These lectures are given underthe auspices of the Extension Department.Last week while crossing one of the crowded up­town streets of this city, Jesse D .. Burks' father was­killed by a passing dray. Our sympathies go withMr. Burks in this sad time.Tlze Eveni17l( Post publishes a report from Wash­ington, that the library of manuscripts and other his­torical antiquities collected by Hubert H. Bancroft inpreparing his Pacific Coast histories has been sold tothe University of Chicago for $80,000. The collec­tion was offered to Congress for $500,000.The Yale faculty is making a strong effort to raisethe standard of the English in the U ni versity. After'next year freshmen will be required to pass a sea�ch�ing examination upon certain selected works of Ameri­can and English authors.Center college, the small (?) school in Kentucky,of which Vice-President Stevenson is an alumnus,has graduated in the last fifty years, two vice-presi-:dents, fourteen United States representatives, sixUnited States senators, six governors. and one justice.of the United States Supreme Court.University of Chicago, 11; Madison, 5.There were nine ravenous Badgers that salliedforth from the woods of Madis'on last Friday. andAssyrian-like, attempted to snatch another victory:from our some time too loosely-guarded fold. Andlike the Assyrians did they return, and leave their-shekels behind them.They thought they could stay the march of pro­ogress! They thought, perhaps, that they were play­jng poor old Anse! But they wotted not thatHenry Watterson's star-eyed goddess of Reform hadbeen spreading her wings protectingly over the child­like efforts of the youths they had smiled at in Madi­-son, and that the little cloud, no larger than a man'shand, had been expanding into the mighty overshad­.owings of defeat.It was an exciting game, that game with Madison..It was not a brilliant game. But up to the last of the:seventh it was exciting.We made two in the first.We added another in the fourth, amid the utter.inability either to hit the ball or to keep us from hit­{ing it of the Badgers.In the first of the fifth, however, Madison took a'h an d. Weeks was hit by a pitched ball, then Dillon,who had just entered the game, made a swipe at theball that would have done credit to one of the three­ton Normans on 'his father's stock farm, and landed-the sphere for two bases far out in right. Whittet,.after Lyman's out to Webster, made a hit, scoring'Weeks, and a moment later Dillon trotted 111 onMcGillivray's error in right. Score, 3 to 2 in ourf avor.Madison repeated this performance in the sixth.The Goddess of Reform for a moment folded her-wing s, and the clouds above the Madison boys headswere sifted. Adkinson assisted Dillon in his strug­gle for first, McGillivray accommodated Lyman, thenWhittet made his second base hi t scoring Dillon, andWebster's throw over first passed in Lyman. Score,.4 to 3 to Madison's credit.But it was not to be. In our half of the inning Wil­.liams the Madison pitcher forgot how to pitch to leftbanders. Screeching hits by Webster and Speerwere the result of his thoughtlessness. He also for­cgot a few moments later and held up before Nichols'"eyes a straight ball. Nichols landed on second andWebster and Speer walked in. Score, 5 to 4, the.orange bright and resplendent.But the seventh! How we cinched,things! \Vell,Prescott shook his head at the umpire four times and"am bled over to first, Adkinson ditto, Vaughan builta picket fence for himself around third by a hit, scor­jng Prescott, Webster sacrificed, Speer rapped upthe ball for a hit, scoring Adkinson, McGilliVray;struck out, Stagg lifted the sphere high into the blueetherial and reached first on an error. Then Nichols.dug his plates into the earth and with one fell furiousUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO \VEEKL Y. 9swoop-pounced upon the unsuspecting ball. It torea ragged hole through space, left a meteorsc trainof glory behind itself and landed in the dim, untrace­able somewhere far beyond the center field fence.Six runs.Madison was presented with another in the ninth,but who cares for infinitesmals? This left the finalI I to 5.THE SCORE:CHICAGO. tb. r. b,Stagg.p 5 2 0Nichols, c 5 2Conover, If .. , 5 0Prescott, r b 4 IAdkinson, eb 4Vaughan, cf 5Webster, ss , 4Speer, 3b 3McGillivray, If ,4 p. a. e'l MADISON. tb. r. b. p. a. e.o Spooner, cf 5 0 0 2o Anus. 2b 5 I 22 0 0 ?chl:ltz, 3b 3 0 0 2 07 2 I Wil l iams, r b & P 4 0 0 2 2 2o 4 I, I McGovran, c 5 0 2 7 2 02 3 2 I Wee k s, If 2I 2 I 2 1 Dillon, rf 32 2 0 0 Wallscblager,p 2 0o 0 0 2 Lyman, ss ,4 I- Whittet, rf & r b 4 0Totals, , 39 II 10 27 12 6 0 1 0 I0 0 00 I 00 2 1 22 3 0 0Totals .. 39 5 8 24 8 10Madison 0 0 0 1-10Chicago 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 *-IIEarned runs-Chicago, I; Madison, I. Two-b as e hits-Prescott, Dillon.Home run-Nichols. Stolen bases-Chicago, 4. Base on balls-Chicago,3; Madison, 2. Hit by ball-Weeks. Struck out-By Stagg. 7; by Wa l lsch­lager,2; by Wil li ams, 4. Wild pitch-Wi:lliams, I. Umpire-Jevene.Tennis Tournament.MINNESOTA VS. CHICAGO.Belden, 'Vall ace and Hale, of the University ofMinnesota, played Prescott, N eel and Torrey, tennislast Friday afternoon on the grounds of the SouthPark Tennis Club.It was the first inter-collegiate tennis contest thatChicago has engaged in, and to judge from the high­class playing and the enthusiastic approving applauseof the young ladies, who made up the greater part ofthe audience, the tournament was a great success.Neel, for Chicago, played all around everybodyand was in fine form. He won his first sets withWallace by the scores, 6-2; 6-2; with compara­tive ease, playing a steady, brilliant game and outclassing his opponent both to serve and play. Laterin the doubles, with Prescott for partner, againstBelden and Wallace, he served, smashed, lobbed andplaced like any eastern college crack might do.Score, Prescott and Neel won, 6-2; 4-6; 6--2 .Prescott, the present tennis champion of the'varsity and first baseman of the nine, seem to feelthe full force of the dual role he was endeavoring toplay, and drove ball after ball into the net and out ofbounds, showing a noticeable lack of tennis practice,but a wonderful propensity for hitting the ball, anddisplaying a good ball eye. He made a good stand,however, and although out of practice and his usualfine form, his contest with Belden was full of fineplays, and brilliant body placing, for which Prescottis especially noted. In the singles with Belden thescores were 2--6; 9-1 I; Belden winning.Torrey was beaten by Hale in the singles by thescore of 2-6; 4-6.Ali in all it was splendid match, and the Chicagomen did nobly; they are to be congratulated for theirfine work.10 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO \VEEKL Y.Athletics.The work of the base ball nine is steadily improv­ing each week. For the last three weeks the ninehave been playing good winning ball, and consideringthe constant changes and shiftings that have beenmade in the nine since the middle of May, it is doingwonderfully well.Prof. Stagg, although meeting discouragment afterdiscouragement, and baffled again and again at everyturn in his endeavor to build up a strong college team,still keeps up the enthusiastic spirit of the nine, andendeavors to instill confidence into every man in therime. It is mainly due to this plucky display of nerveon the part of their captain that the nine is able tomake any stand whatever against the ball teams ofthe surrounding colleges, from whom they have nowwon victory after victory.The team as it now stands seems strong in theinfield, and weak in the outfield; third base, however,is the one exception, and still remains the weakestspot on the diamond. The batting of the nine is alsogaining in strength, and has improved almost fiftyper cent, allowing one exception, with every man.Webster especially is to be cited as an excellent exam­ple of this, and now hits hard and often, who beforeinvaribly struck out. Nichols, Prescott, and Adkin­son have all proved their ability to hit, and to usetheir heads at the bat.McGillivray either plays in exceedingly hard luck,or he does not use his head in judging good balls.His hitting is almost an unknown quantity, and hisfielding seems to retrograde rather than ad vance inthe scale of play. Conover is doing better work now m the daily practice, and let it be said in parenthe­sis that the" big left-fielder" has done some of themost opportune hitting which the nine has done.The ball nine, with the' tennis team, is to be con­gratulated most highly for their creditable work inthe past, and the WEEKLY extends Captain Stagg itssincerest well wishes for his "infants'" success in thefuture and coming base-ball tournament.Elinore.Like stars of the night, so sparkling and bright,Are the eyes of my d ear Elinore;To bask in their light, forever I might,But she says, "0, dear, what a bore!"Like marbles of white, the far loveliest sight,Are the hands of my fair Elinore;Ah, what a delight, if to hold them I might,But she says, "That's not what they're for!",Like roses bright red, on honey dew fed,Are the lips of my sweet Elinore;Ld sup until dead, on that sweet fountain-head rBut she says, "I hate a cold-sore!"So what can I do, now pray what would you,If in love with my own Elinore;For it makes me feel blue, when -I would like towoo,To be told "Go talk, to the door!"c. s. P.Stanford University has started a boat club. Thefounder, Senator Stanford giving $800 to start it.The California University men at once organized asimilar club, and by subscription secured over $1,200.The latter club has just finished aU two story boathouse near Oakland. The Stanfords refuse to havean eight oar race until next spring, but in spite ofthis, boating has become very popular at both col­leges.The Stanford University gave thirty Bachelordegrees, and twenty-one Master, at their commence­ment. The California University gave sixty-sevenBachelor and seven graduate degrees. Stanford hadseven hundre:i and sixty-four students, and the Cali­fornia State six hundred and forty-eight in the Aca-­demic colleges, and four hundred and th ir ty-four in­the professional schools.--Inasmuch as the class and lecture halls are to·be open for class reunions during the summer, sev­eral graduate students are already making arrange­ments for class reunions from their various colleges.Mr. Cressey will be pleased to furnish informationconcerning the lodging of such parties in the U n iver­sity Dormitories. He is at the Registrar's office every'day.The commencement number of the Sequoia is espe­cially attractive and interesting. The full page engrav�'ing of the graduating class is one of the features.