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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JAN. 4, 1894. VOL. II, NO. I3.HOTEL NORTH.BY JOHN HElL.BUSINESS was rather dull in the autumn of18--, and my father, who was a retail grocerin one of the most prosperous towns in "Egypt,"determined to send me to business college in St.Louis in the hope that after I had taken a thoroughcourse there, he might safely entrust his affairs to meand retire from active commercial life. On the firstof the preceding January, I had entered the firm asjunior partner and was now practically at its head.However, my father thought that my business edu­cation was not such as to warrant my taking full con­trol. I agreed with him and readily fell in with hisproposition, influenced in a large measure, doubtless,by the prospect of enjoying, for a season, the pleasuresof city life. I =ave no thought then to its unpleasantexperiences. So, after many warnings as to thedangers and temptations which I might encounter, Iset out on my first journey-a trip of scarcely onehundred miles.I arrived in the city on Saturday, and thought itbest to stop at a hotel for a few days, and later toseek out a boarding place On Sunday, I spent agood share of my time in sight-seeing, but, in theevening, to make sure of a good beginning, 1 went tochurch-and there begins my woe.The service was all that the most exacting Christ­ian could ask, but my spirits were somewhat damp­ened, when, at its conclusion, I stepped out intoweather as cheerless as the house of worship hadbeen cheerful. The rain, driven by a fierce westwind, was falling in torrents, and all who were so un­fortunate as to be caught in the storm were makingtheir best speed to find places of shelter. It was oneof those dismal- storms, destructive alike to highspirits, polished shoes and well-laundered linen. Idecided, for my part, to visit a neighboring restaur­ant, which I found quite well filled. In the farthestcorner was a table at which no one was seated, and Isettled down comfortably in one of its chairs,delighted at so favorable an opportunity for reflectionand already quite unmindful of the driving storm.But I was not to be left in sole possession of thistable. A moment later the seat opposite me wastaken. I was deeply absorbed in thought, and atfirst did not notice the intruder, but when I did lookat him, I was convinced that I had seen 'him before.I tried 'to recall where, but was making litt-le progress and had almost concluded to dismiss the subject frommy mind when it occurred to me that he had occupiedthe other end of the pew in which I had been seatedthat evening at church. I had then given him only acasual glance, but now I looked at him more closelyand tried to find in his face some feature or express­ion that would reveal something of his character.My search was unavailing although I had always hadsome measure of pride in my ability iri this direction.The eyes, which usually reveal so much, disclosedalmost notbing. There was a sort of an elusive wild­ness in them, but it was not so marked as to indicatea flighty mind and yet just marked enough to concealeverything else in them that might have been at alltell-tale. But there was one thing he could not con­ceal-his magnificent physique. He was a veritablegiant, and such of his muscle as one could see, stoodout so prominently that one might have taken him fora professional athlete. At this point the waiter camewith my order and put an end to my observations., I ate leisurely and as I ate glanced over some sheets.of the morning paper. There was no news of particu­lar interest and after finishing my supper, I arose andprepared to take my departure.I stepped out upon the street and was quite agree­ably. surprised to find that the storm had passed awayand to see the stars looking down with a brightness,such that it seemed as if even their light had beenmade purer by the rain, The air, too, seemed fresherand purer, and I resolved to take a short walk beforestarting for my hotel.The storm had driven almost everyone to someplace of shelter, and the streets and avenues werequite deserted. Therefore as I turned the secondcorner, I was startled, if not frightened, when I heardthese words, addressed apparently to me: "Youngman, have you a spiritual vision?"I turned my head and saw at my side my restaur­ant companion, and although I had looked upon hispresence at the same table in the restaurant merelyas a coincidence, I could not think that this thirdmeeting had occurred without design. His presencecorn plet ly unnerved me, and a hundred thoughts ranriot in my mind. Perhaps he intended to murder orrob me, I thought. Still, his robbing me would nothave caused me any great anxiety for just then Iwould willingly have gi ven the sum total of myThe conversation was becoming quite interestingand I was rapidly recovering from my fright. Still, Idid not feel at all secure, for Lrealized that if he plot­ted mischief, I should be as a plaything in his hands.I busied my mind with plans of escape. First Ithought of crying aloud for help, but abandoned thisbecause I realized that he could do what ever hechose and without difficulty escape into anyone ofthe many alleys along our route. Then I decided tostop the next person we met and so free myself, butone glance at his sturdy figure convinced me that hewould have but little more difficulty in disposing oftwo ordinary persons than of one. We kept up a kindof conversation all the time, but he seemed to haveentirely forgotten his first idea. He made no furthermention of it, but discussed incoherently all the cur­rent topics. He talked most of the time to himself,and seemed to pay only sufficient attention to me tokeep constantly at my .side. He measured his paceto suit mine. When I increased my speed he didlikewise; when I slackened it, so, too, did he. Ithad grown quite late and the fear which I felt at firstand which I had discarded for a time, now seizedupon me with added force. The strain on my nerveswas becoming so intense that I felt as if I could notendure it milch longer, so I mustered all my courageand said resolutely: "Well it is about time for meto go back to Hotel North."" See here, young man," he replied, "you're myguest.and you're going to stay all night with me.You need spiritual instruction."In vain I reasoned; in vain I offered excuses; hewould have his way and to make sure of it he clutchedmy arm. His grip was like the grip of a vise andnothing would persuade him to loosen it. Thus hewalked along for ten minutes, going through a sectionof the city that was constantly growing poorer. Mywhol e thought was to find an officer, but my anxioussearch with my eyes was unrewarded. At last westood before a dingy four-story tenement. He badenie enter. I hesitated, but he threw open the doorand thrust me into the hall-way. Three Bights ofcreaking stairs I climbed, and on the fourth landinghe ushered me into' a small rear bed-room which con­tained a neatly made and inviting bed, two chairs anda bureau. The Boor was covered with a well-worncarpet."Go to bed," he said sternly, as he locked thedoor and put the key in his pocket.I dared not refuse, so I prepared myself andobeyed. I trembled as if I were taken with a violentchill. My feet and hands were like ice; my face likea furnace. 1 wondered what this lunatic (for such Iwas now convinced he was) was going to do with me.He sat down in one of the chairs and for half an hourkept his eyes fixed steadily upon me. Such torturemortal never endured. Great drops of prespirationthat seemed as cold as ice water stood out from every2 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.possessions to be rid of his presence. I tried to findsome comfort in the thought that perhaps he wasonly a religious crank and that his strange questionhad originated in some idea he had taken from thereverend doctor's sermon. The text had been: "Onething I know; whereas I was blind, now I see;" andthere really did seem to be some connection betweenit and the questioriao unexpectedly put to me.I did not reply, but pretending that I had notheard him, walked rapidly along, hoping in the bot­tom of my heart that he would pay no further atten­tion to me. But he walked rapidly, too, and at myside. He seemed to find my company quite con­genial, though as yet I had not spoken to him. After afew moments he asked again; tersely and impatiently:"Well, have you got it?"The stars shown with scarcely greater luster thanhis eyes. H is voice was harsh and rasping, and athis question, cold chills seemed to play hide and seekalong my spinal colum 11. I was now thoroughly­frightened, but fearing some serious consequence if Icontinued still to disregard him, I replied meekly andsomewhat hastily: "I hope I have, sir.""Well, if you haven't the kind I have, I'm afraidyours doesn't amount to much," he said.Here, thought I, is my opportunity. If I can sethim to talking about himself and maintain a livelyinterest in him and his views, I may be able in ashort time to rid myself of him. So I asked: "Whatis the nature of your spiritual vision?"" Well my vision is such that I can see throughthe drawn curtains and stone walls of these houses, andtell what is going on inside," he said pointing to theresidences along the street. " More than that, I cansee through the walls of flesh that surround men'shearts and discern their very thoughts,"I was almost frozen stiff with horror at this start­ling announcement; my knees trembled; my teethchattered and my heart seemed literally to leap intomy throat; for I had just been scouring the street fora policeman and planning to give into custody myunsought, unwelcomed and eccentric companion. Imore than half believed that he possessed the marve­lous power he cla. med, and was confiden tly expectinghim to accuse me of my intentions. However, I col­lected myself as best I could and asked: " Whereand how did you obtain this power?" I preferred toquestion him even though his answers were so start­ling, rather than have him question me.As if it were a matter of confidence he bent over.and whispered in my ear: "I am a prophet of theLord. He has sent me and given me this power that1 might use it in turning men from wickedness. ""Have you used your power effectually?" Iasked." Yes! I remember my converts by the score andI impart this spiritual vision to those who are mostworthy," he replied.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.TONES FROM MANY STRINGS.pore in my body. A burning heat filled my throat.I died a thousand deaths=-experienced as manyresurrections. Death would have been most welcomethen, but he only added to my torture. He arose,and quietly disrobing himself, lay down beside me.He tossed about restlessly for a while, but finallydozed off into a light slumber-while I, holding myhead with both hands to prevent the burning fireswithin from bursting it, was trying to nerve myselfand form a plan of escape. _ I could not jump fromthe window-that would almost surely result indeath-and life was dear to me, now that a slenderthread of hope had been left. I would get up, takethe key and escape. But my bed-fellow's sleep was 3troubled and every time I stirred, he roused himself.I felt sure that he would make short work of me if hefound me prowling around the room, so I decided towait patiently for the morning. The first gray streaksof dawn were beginning to light up the sky-but Idid not see the sun rise for I fell asleep.The sun was high in the heavens when I awoke.My companion of the night before was sitting beforethe window, reading a newspaper, and as I turnedmy eyes upon him, he said: "You can thank yourlucky stars, young man, that the spirit question gotthe better of me last night. I was flighty, I know,but it was fortunate for you, for Hotel North hasburned and thirty people perished in the flames."BY DOROTHY DRYOPE.LAST week a mild, mischievous, little zephyrstole away from the sunny southland; but ereshe went, she kissed the flowers good-bye and thefragrance of their gorgeous ro bes lingered about her;she playfully shook the tiny twigs of the trees withwhich she had sported, _ and as, she danced along, sheechoed the strains of a nighingale who was pouringforth a message of angelic sweetness from the top ofa cypress tree. She crept softly into our region ofArctic chill, and perhaps she caught her breath andshivered for a moment as she met the first wave ofcold that rudely swept her on. Her merry song grewfainter, yet it reached my ear, and her warm fragrantbreath fanned my cheek. But gruff old Boreas heardher voice and was jealous that such sweetness shouldsoar over his hoarse undertones; so he sent a wildshrieking wind to catch her up and carry her away toManitoba, there to be buried a nd resurrected as a"wave" of misery for shivering human beings.Before she was borne away captive amidst a screech­ing tumult of triumph, she had told me of her horneof perpetual summer, in regretful whisper, and onher wings she bore away my frosty sigh of sympathy.Then I looked down disconsolately at my overshoes,evidently grown weary from the long march, anddesiring to desert, for there they lay in two tempt­ing settings of snow and water and dirt. I stoopedand picked them up with an impatient shake, and asI retreated to a convenient shelter to don my usefulthough rebellious belongings, I murmured:"My soul to-dayIs far away,Sailing the Vesuvian bay."Fortunately, the burden of humanity does notal ways hold down the soul as it does the body; and fromthe blue waters of the Bay of Naples, where sweet­voiced Italians sang "Addio a Napoli" or "SantaLucia" with irresistible abandon, it floated amid theghostly memories which haunt the dusty streets of the "Eternal Ci ty," over the immortal waters of theTiber, to the smiling Tuscan hills. And then itsoared aloft on strong pinions over peacefully swell­ing ocean waves to our own land of flowers, where itwould have sunk in blissful repose, but that a visionof a far Western clime arose and lured it onward.Ah l there, one may wander in lilied gardens andsniff the fragrance of rose and heliotrope and violetwhich run riot; one is lulled by the "murmuring sea,"and the far-off peaks of snow bring no wiutry suggestion, but rather augment the effect of warmth inthe summery landscape. Everywhere, the samewealth of flowery 'sweetness and sunshine. But, alas!my bodily eyes looked out upon white stretches,through which my recaptured overshoes were dis­mally making a track, with the dull despondencywhich marks a prisoner after an ineffectual attemptto escape. And how I wished that my frame of perish­able dust might follow my soul in its summery flight.There was a dreary, steely glitter in thepale blue of the sky, but as I looked up apowerful tonic draught of ozonic air filledmy lungs, and I pressed onward with such energyas to send the warm blood galloping - throughf2y veins, tinting my cheeks with rosy, healthful cos­metic; (and my nose as well). I began to be gladthat I was young. I was glad that I had these ele­ments to combat, and when I reached home, I gavemyself up to the fullest enjoyment of the privilegesof our Temperate Zone; and many forbidding mem­ories of my experiences in Tropic lands recurred tomake the present doubly attractive. Here was theindescribable sensation of having conquered, with thetingling, buoyant life that swept through me in avigorous current. I had conquered nature, myselfand my black captives which I consigned to adungeon of a closet, there to languish until my nextouting. As I drew my chair close to the fire, Iwould not have exchanged my place for all the4 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.dreamy luxury of equatorical climes. Leave thatfor age's weakening hold! Youth must take life withvigorous grasp.Were we only more responsive to Nature's moods,life's struggle would be so much more fruitful.There is no more sense in sitting in dreamy reveriein the midst of December's snows than there is in vio­lently seizing every opportunity for perspiring effort inspite of the caloric of August's sun. If we shrinkshiveringly from the icy blast, it seems to pursue usrelentlessly and enter our very marrow in an effort tomake us recognize its power. If we resolutely faceit and scorn to let it vanquish us, the enemy becomesour friend and lends us vigor and freshness. Whatcan be more delightful to the sturdy, healthful framethan cold water in abundance, cold air unlimited,thoroughly charged with all the sunshine God givesus? I am firmly of the opinion that our inheritanceof ills,-on which so many people garrulously pridethemselves,-would be quickly spent in a study ofNature's moods and a perfect adaption of our powersto them. The mind that revels in fits of blues"when "the skies go weeping" is a mystery to me.The sound of the falling raindrops is perfect musicto my ear. Like Chopin, I can hear threads ofmelody winding in and about and above the harmoni­ous drip. I only wish that I were so near to MotherEarth's great simple heart, that I might lie on thevelvet turf and feel the moist touch caress me as itdoes the grass and flowers.Admirers of Hawthorne will remember his denun­ciation of the multiplication of wants and aims inour day, when he deplores in the later Counts ofMonte Beni, their decadence from the joyous, inno­cent simplicity of their forefathers. One thoughtchimes so perfectly with my inward rebellious voiceraised against our artificial living, that I quote it:"It is the iron rule in our day to require an objectand a purpose in life .... " It insists uponeverybody adding somewhat,-a mite perhaps butearned by incessant effort,--to an accumulated pileof usefulness, of which the only- use will be to bur­den our posterity with even heavier thoughts andmore inordinate labor than our own." He concludes: "We go all wrong by too strenuous resolution to goall right." This is true of us Americans in a moremarked degree than of any other people. Accord­ing to the present-day dictum, which operates witha nerve-awakening, peace-destroying force, he whosinks to rest without at least coining a new wordor inventing a novel and startling design, or inau­gurating or carrying on some wonderful scheme of .philanthrophy, has lived in vain. Not that I, for asingle moment, depreciate the earnest, religious,manly or womanly strife to make the best use ofevery gift and every moment, with which we areendowed. In pursuance of this aim, the inevitableresult is the highest usefulness of which we arecapable. This is most frequently impotent. Weare too apt to think that we can ·assist Providencein the guidance of this sphere in the realms of space,through which to our eyes it seems to be making asadly zig-zag track. With our tiny human hands,we try to dig a channel into which we may divertthe great stream of human existence, in orderto make our aims and performances of value on thebanks of that stream; whereas, Nature carries italong without effort, shaping its course as seems bestto her.A disregard of one of Nature's laws, (one of thefamous ones, our ideas of which are inextricablymingled with the thought of an apple,) broughtgrief to an old man and an amusing tale to me.This old man was building a shed, and as he drovethe nails strongly and surely, he puffed away con­tentedly at his pipe. In making the roof, he fasteneda board which proved to be too long, so he had tosa w it off at the edge. And as he was obliged touse his left arm with some inconvenienc on the safeside of the plank, without forseeing consequenceshe concluded to sit on the projecting end. Mirac­ulous interventions are rare nowadays, and the sequelcan be readily foretold, as the saw steadily weakenedthe link binding him to security. . . . .. He wasknocked unconscious at the same moment that hispipe flew violently out of his mouth. He lzad sawedItimself off. When he opened his eyes with a vaguelook of wondermen t as to whether his surroundingswere located in time or eternity, he murmured:"where's me pipe?"Prof. R. 6. Moulton.Our frontispiece is an excellent likeness of RichardGreen Moulton, who has but recently returned to theU ni versity, after an absence of nine months. Mr.Moulton, was born in Preston, Lancashire, in 1849,received his bachlor's degree from London U n iver­sity in 1869, and afterwards went to Cambridge,obtaining his B. A. in 1874, and his M. A. in 1877.From 1874 to 1890 he lectured for the syndicate ofCambridge University. His introduction to Americanaudiences was under the auspices of the American Society, for which he lectured in Philadelphia andvicinity in 1890-1. His brilliant success was recog­nized by the University of Pennsylvania, which con­ferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor ofPhilosophy. The year 1891-2 was spent in lecturingfor the Lond on Society for the Extension of U ni ver­sity teaching. When the U niversi ty of Chicagoopened 1892, Mr. Moulton was enrolled as UniversityExtension Professor of English Literature. His firstseason was full of encouragement. Professor Moul­ton is the author of several books, and as a specialistin English he is at the head, .UNIVERSITY O�� CHICAGO \VEEKL Y.A POST CHRISTMAS STORY·THE RUDE GIRL.IT must not be thought from the title above, thatany girl in the University of Chicago is over inten-'tionally rude,-far from it,-occasionally, however,some of them are rude, through hypersensitivenessor from lack of training. To discover to which ofthese two classes the individual presented belowbelongs is not difficult.I met her under the usual conditions, at one of ournumerous receptions. She did not talk easily, atleast until I had given her a cue. She followed thepath indicated with considerable skill, and with tre­mendous rapidity. Several times thereafter I mether without even doing more than pass the usualbanalities? One bright sunny afternoon as I travers­ed the board walk in front of Cobb Hall, I saw hersunny head appear. I prepared for my nicest bow,when, to my utter dismay, she, after looking me fullin the face, refused to recognize me. Twice againthis occured and I naturally concluded that she had forgotten our meeting, for I never imagined she couldbe so rude as to "cut" anyone without seriousreason. Again I met her, and of course tried toavoid annoying her by my obtrusive glances. Judgeof my surprise to receive a most gracious bow, toolate, however, to return it. Thence forward we werestrangers.The incident had quite passed out of my minduntil a friend told me th�t this same girl had beenkind enough to regale some of her chums with atale of how she had subdued me. She evidentlythought that to cut a man was a mild way of rebuk­ing him.Haec fabula docet (this story teaches) that noyoung woman in endeavor to become intellectualcan afford to neglect the conventionalities whichmake social intercourse possible and pleasant. Foreven if one be wise, one is seldom happy withoutfrrends, B. LASE.President Harper's Lectures on Genesis.The University announces a course of twelvelectures on Genesis to be given by President Harper,beginning Saturday, January 6th. This coursecovers substantially the ground to be covered by theInternational Sunday School lesson, and probably bythe Blakesley series as well. The lectures will begiven once a week for twelve weeks. They will comeon Saturday evenings at 8 o'clock, and will be givenat the Memorial Baptist Church on Oakwood Boule­vard, near Cottage Grove avenue. The usual Uni­versity Extension features will be employed. Everymember of the audience will have a copy of the syl­labus of the lecture, and topics for reading will beindicated, and the usual review hour will be held inconnection with each lecture.This is substantially the course which Dr. Harpergave some two years ago in New Haven, Philadelphia,and Boston. The lectures attracted the attention ofthousands of people, and were regarded as being ofextraordinary interest and value. This course willcertainly prove of very great interest, not only toSunday School workers, but to the intelligent peopleof the community of all classes, who are interested inthis particular section of Bible study. The same'course will also be given at the University on Sundayafternoons, but the lectures a_t the University will beopen only to the students and instructors of the insti­tution. The general public will not be admitted tothe course as given on Sunday afternoons at the Uni­versity. Those who desire further informationrespecting this course, can obtain it by inquiry at theUniversity Extension office. The Foster Novel.One of the most pleasant of the festivities of theYule tide season occurred at Foster Hall just beforethe closing of the University. Table No. 8 enter­tained its friends at a dinner. The dinner party wascomposed of: Professor and Mrs. Wilkinson, 'MissesReynolds, Foster, Hardy, Spalding, Wilkinson, Kells,Ellis, Strawn, Milard. Bowen; Messrs. Moran, Mur­phy, Cummings, Spencer, Wilcox, White. Afterdinner the guests withdrew to a spacious parlors,and, seated about the- cosy fireplace with the occu­pants of Foster, listened to the most interesting pro­duction from the pens of the young ladies of tableNo.8. The story contained eight chapters, each ofthe eight women contributing a chapter.New Headquarters For Students.The Hotel Barry, formerly the Whitcomb-Ray­mond Grand, at Madison avenue and 59th street, ISfast becoming popular as headquarters for those whodo not care for the halls. A picture and descriptionof this hotel, which is one of the finest on the southside, will be given in a future number of the WEEKLY.The following members of the faculty and studentshave taken rooms there: Prof. Geo. S. Goodspeed,C. D. Buck, L. A. Johnson, C. W. Votaw, FranklinJohnson, Frank Farbell, Sidney E. Mezes, A. C.Miller, Dr. Van Hise, R. F. Harper, E. L. Caldwell,and H. P. Judson and family; Misses Fowler, Mears,M. H,. Cobb, Ida May Thomas, Clare D. Fox,Berdena M. Hale, Esther Bennett, and Ida Teed;Messers. G. L. Hunter, C. H. Gallion, W. M. Kelso-,H. F. Williams, and Halley Ellis.6 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICI\GO WEEKLY.PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.MANAGER, C. H. GALLIONEDITORIAL BOARD:HENRY C MURPHY, MANAGING EDITORE. A. BUZZELL GEORGE LELAND HUNTl!:R C. S. PIKEMISS BESSIE MESSICK. W. H. PRESCOTTJ. W. THOMPSON MISS JANE K. WEATHERLOW T. W. MORANMISS FRANCES WILLISTON P. P. CARROLLAdvertising and Subscriptions, WILBER M. KELSOSUBSCRIPTION RATE:One Quarter,One Year (Four Quarters ), $ ·75Advertising rates made on application.Address all communications toUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,58th St. and Ellis A.ve., ChicagoEntered as Second-Class Matter at the post office, Chicago, Ill.'94 IS upon US, and the incoming Freshman ofto-day must wear in golden letters upon hisproud and throbbing breast the mystic number '98.It is a sad thing to contemplate, this coming of thefirst year student. It is the irony of fate that ccm­pels him to come into our midst a week or two laterthan his more fortunate fellow who is now able to saywith pride, "I finish in '97." The Freshman whoenters to-day must be looked down upon and submitto th.e jibes and sneers of the relentless Sophomore,simply because Fate has ordained that he enter afterthe old year has died, and that he cannot take adegree till '98.** *FIFTY thousand dollars for books! Never didmoney come m or e opportunely, and never did agrateful faculty more thoroughly appreciate the effortsof a president. This autumn the pleasure of seeingstately edifices building on all sides of t�e quadranglehas sometimes brought a pang of. envy to those whobelieve that a true university is a collection of books.Our very affluence in the other tools of learning madethis single want the more prominent. The presenceof a large number of advanced students made neces­sary an unusual number of books, expensive anddifficult to procure. Simultaneous with the increasein the equipment of literature, language and history,is the dedication of Kent Laboratory, where the men us as students make good use of our facilities andcultivate a spirit of loyalty towards this great institu­tion as well as a feeling of good fellowship for eachother.*2.50 * *THE duty of "swearing off" something as anaccompaniment to the new year's arrival hasbrought to the minds of the WEEKLY editors the following thought. We suggest that each and everymember of the' U niversity unite with us in "swearingoff" from the following grievous sins:The sin of antagonism to an athletic association.The sin of being absent from all indoor foot-balland athletic games.The sin of not taking an interest in the socialaffairs of the quadrangles.The sin of not appreciating the efforts made bycertain students toward reorganizing the Mock Con­gress.The S111 of Academic students in allowing theAthenceum Literary Society to die an ignominousdeath.The sin of condemning the U niversi ty for arrang­ing classes as early as 8:30 a. m.The sin of using the title Professor when address­ing an instructor, and Doctor when speaking to adocent. Let Jlfr. be used.The sin of the men in keeping out of the way ofthe members of the women's houses.The sin of the women in "cutting" their maleacq uain tances.The sin of not reading the WEEKLY.** *A CHILD has been born, which we hasten to meetwith welcome, while praying that to it may bevouchsafed longer life than to our unfortunate con­temporaries of the past. The Calumet Magazine wassomewhat unfortunate in its inception. Overzealousadmirers in the columns of the daily newspapers pre­dicted that it would rival Harper's and the Century,Reports were spread abroad of a fabulous circulation,and of eager advertisers. This mistake is not altogethercorrected by the phrase on the cover of the newmagazine, that describes it as "The Literary Maga­zine of the West. "The cover itself is not unpleasant to look upon,although the female figure that adorns it does notrepresent the highest form of art. The crowding intoof natural science find their tools waiting them. one page of Miss Wilkinson's beautiful poem "AtThe Powers that Be have done their part. Let Dead of Night," is peculiarly unfortunate.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY..The verses on page forty eight, entitled" A Smok­er's Fancy" are already familiar to readers of theWEEKLY and need no further commendation. The otherpoems which alternate with prose sketches are quiteup to the level of average college verse.The prose is better in idea than in form. Mr.Manchester's article shows much work, and his resultsare interesting and in many respects original. Veryfew students of The Tone Color of the A lphabd havetaken sounds as classified by the physicists, and then 7sought to determine the effect upon man of eachclass of sounds. The dialect story by Mr. Harris,entitled "The Walk Out of Mrs. Hi Sims" indi­cates a close acquaintance with the life portrayed.The dialect is better than the explanatory passages,which lack polish. Mr. Crissy's article upon Liter­ature and the West is full of sympathy for westernauthors, a. sympathy sometimes expressed in adject­ives too glowing.A UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT.A MOVE MENT has been started among the stu­den ts of the University to establish a Universitysettlement in the district of the Union Stock Yardsof Chicago. The success of the undertaking will de­pend altogether upon the number of students whoshail take an active interest in the work. The UnionStock Yards lie some two miles north and two mileswest from the University, and may be reached on thestreet cars by one transfer and the payment of onefare. The yards cover one square mile of territory.Thirty-five thousand men and four hundred womenfind employment here, and earn wages ranging from$I.50 to $5.00 per day. Many of the men work sevendays in the week. The workmen are divided intoday shifts and night shifts, so that there is no timeduring the day or night when some are not idle andothers at work. During the spring the region imme­diately surrounding and extending one-half mile east,one mile south, one-half mile west, and one-half milenorth of the yards was carefully canvassed. A mapwas prepared to show the location of churches, schoolsand saloons. With the data thus collected throughthe very thorough investigation of the spring at hand,the committee appointed by the students and hav­ing tke matter of making provisionary arrangementsin charge, have been able to fix upon a suitablelocation for a settlement.As soon as sufficient financial backing was securedthrough the liberal contributions of the students andthe members of the Faculty of the University, fiverooms were rented, to be placed at our dispozal J an­uary i st, 1894. Several students have already volun­tarily signified their willingness to live in these roomsduring the next quarter, so a modest settlement is anassured fact during the first months of the next year.The committee has received also, very generousoffers of help from experienced persons outside theUniversity, and has accepted these offers so far asactual resources in hand warranted such acceptance.Aided by students from the University, experiencedteachers will begin active work on the New Year byopening a kindergarten. Visiting among the familiesin the neighborhood to secure attendance at this kin­dergarten has already been begun. The organization of social clubs, lecture classes and choruses, will beleft to develop as the need for them becomes apparent.Volunteers to undertake different lines of work havenot been wanting; at present the only serious limita­tion is want of funds. This want the committee feelsarises solely from the fact that the work has not beenformally presented to the body of students. When­ever the object has been understood it has been liber­ally sustained. More advantageous terms might beobtained by taking a longer lease of the rooms thanfive months. A larger number of rooms than hasbeen secured will doubtless soon be required, and mayvery possibly be secured in the building already occu­pied. The committee, however, have not felt thatthey would be justified in going farther than theyhave gone before presenting their work to the stu­dents, upon whom the entire success of the under­taking depends.The financial burden of a settlement is insignificantwhen distributed among a large body of students, andcannot be a serious consideration. On the otherhand no amount of funds alone can make such anundertaking a success. The question which the nextfew months will answer is whether the interest insuch work is sufficiently widely disseminated amongus to create a university settlement atmosphere.Those who can give nothing better, however, shouldnot feel that their financial support will be anythe less acceptable because it is the only support theycan give; on the con trary the settlement should beplaced upon a firm financial basis by those who areso situated that they can give no other aid, or soinclined that they will not give their time.We as students of the University of Chicago shallnot deserve any special commendation if we carryonthis work, but shall deserve the very general condem­nation which will certainly be pronounced upon usshould we allow the undertaking to fail for lack ofmoral backing. If Chicago University shall not proveitself to be the source of an educating and civilizinginfluence in the community it will certainly havefailed to achieve one ideal of modern university life.Every university accepts as one of the abuses of itshigher intellectual privileges the presence of a certainUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,number of students who have become so devoted totheir own intellectual exercise that they have dead­ened all other interests; but the time has long sincepast that such men could be held up to be in any buta narrow interpretation of the word uniut"sity men.One of the chief qualities of education is thus comingto be recognized-the ability to make the life of thosewith whom one comes in contact fuller of pleasure.An opportunity is now open to us to prove to thecommunity at large and to ourselves that educationdoes not mean the cultivation of a morbidly selfishintellectuality, that a university is netiher a monasterynor an asylum. While the organization of the workin hand has been undertaken under the auspices ofthe Christian Union-of which society every memberof the U niversi ty is a member unless he voluntarilyexcludes himself-it is not intended that the workshall be religious in any sense of the term other thanthat it be human; and it is hoped that the name inwhich it is done will not keep any from joining in it,though they should choose to call themselves agnos­tics or heretics, or even free thinkers. It is generallyconceded that the word" philanthropy'.' is no longersynonymous with" sentimentality;" the former wordis gradually becoming respectable, and it is sincerelyto he hoped' that it may come eventually to be entire­ly worthy of its wholesome derivation and to signifynot a patronizing dilettanteism, but sincere love ofman to fellow man.Upon students in a university responsibility forthis work of colonization rests in a peculiar sense, orrather students possess an exceptional opportunity todo this work. They have at their disposal what butfew people have--their time to occupy as they will.Financially they are as a class unembarrassed andthe demands upon their purse are few. They have neither an occupation which exhausts their energiesnot other ties to bind their interests or resources.If such work is to be done at all-and it must bedone-who shall better undertake it than they?Further it is a matter of common observation thatthose who devote a portion of their time to such workget much more than they can f?ive. In coming incontact with a side of life of which they have beenentirely ignorant, they do confer certain benefits uponthose who have never known what good society is,but they themselves learn more than those withwhom they come in contact, because they themselvesare more susceptible, and because they are students.I t is not a modest thing for a man to set himself,up as a philanthropist in any peculiar sense of theword, and as though that were a meritorious trait­much less should a university do so; but a universitycannot for any great length of time live, and it ought notto be tolerated in a community where it is not a stronginfluence for g.ood. If devotion to science or to artmeans insolation' of interests and indifference to goodcitizenship, then science and art are not worth culti-'vating in a country where good citizenship is the onlycondition of existence. No greater insult can beoffered to a university man than that which is givenhim when he is called-too often with a show ofjustice-indifferent to the welfare of those about him.The aim of a real university is to fit men first to enjoylife themselves, and secondly, as a necessary conco­mitant to make the life of others fuller of enjoyment;the university should therefore be the center of all.movements for the political and social regenerationof the community-this is not a duty, it is the onegreat privilege which the university has to offer tothose who come to it.THE NEW YEAR'S GAME.WITH THE ATHLETIC EDITOR.•Twenty-two foot-ball players with padded pants,nose-guards, shin-protectors and long shaggy locksof hair did battle against one another on the tanbark arena of Tattersalls, last Monday afternoon, to thehowling delight of the 2,000 people gathered aroundin the seats above the field.The eleven young athletes who came from NotreDame University were by far· the favorites of the day,and there was a comparatively small following in theaudience who were there to see Chicago win. But,nevertheless, win she did, and the small followingof 'Varsity parties who were longer at Old Chicagoshook hands wi th themselves, said, "I told you so,"and went home in great glee.I t was a close and exciting games, both sides wereshort their regular star players, and both played thebest-ball they knew how under the circumstances.Notre' Dame played a hard, desperate game, and were it not for their fumbles and off-side plays, mig h thave scored at least once. . But their errors werecostly and came at critical times, when to give up theball meant a loss of a possible touchdown. NotreDame took the pigskin at the call of play, and startedthe game with a flying wedge, gaining two yards,. Wyant driving Keough as he attempted to comethrough the V. Chicago gets the ball on four downs.Herring fumbles on the pass and the ball revertsto Notre Dame. The ball goes back with prompt­ness. Dinkle fumbles after making a ten yards' gain,and Chicago takes the ball. Knapp, aided by theinterference of Stagg, Speer and Pike, makes a longrun around right end and gains IS yards. Staggplunges through the line for 5, and then Allen backedup by Stagg, Knapp and Speer, is forced over the linefor the first touchdown. Notre Dame being unableto make any gains around either of Chicago's ends,employed bucking plays almost entirely throughoutUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.·the game, and it was through the line that mostof their gains were made. Chicago, on theother hand, made use of both styles of play withsplendid success, and it was due to her superiorinterference and blocking that she won. The teamscame on the field at 3: IS and lined up as follows:NOTRE DAME. POSITIONS. CHICAGO,Cullen , Left end PikeSchillo Left tackle RappFlannigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Left guard " AllenChildester Center RulkoetterRoby Right guard WyantMussel. Right tackle GaleSinnott Right end LamayZei tler Quarter back HerringDu Brul.. . . . .. . . .. Left half KnappKeough Right half StaggDinkle " Full back SpeerReferee and umpire, Mr. Harding and Mr. Smith, both of Chi­cago Athletic Association. Time of hal ves, 30 minutes.At the end of the first half the score was 4-0.Score 4-0, Gale failing in .a n easy goal. In thesecond half Notre Dame's constant rushing began totell on her pl ayers, and before long Chicago hadforced them down the field and past the goal-postsbefore they came to a halt. Score 8-0 in Chicago'sfavor, Gale again failing to kick goal. Both sidesworked hard during the next ten minutes, but neithercould score. When time was called, the ball was onChicago's 25-yard line and in her possession.c. s. P.DURING the foot-ball season of the year justbrought to a close the University eleven won6 games, lost 4, and tied 2 out of a total of twelvegames played. The games won were as follows:Chicago, 12;· Northwestern, 6.Chicago, 18; Armour Institute, 6.Chicago, 10; U. of Michigan, 6.Chicago, 28; U'. of Cincinnati, o.Chicago, 20; Northwestern, 14.Chicago, 8; Notre Dame, o.The games lost were:Lake Forest, 10; Chicago, o.Purdue, 20; Chieago, 10.Oberlin, 33; Chicago, I2.U. of Michigan, 28; Chicago, 10.The tied games were:Chicago, 6; Northwestern, 6.Chicago, 14; Lake Forest, 14. 9In the entire twelve games Chicago secured atotal of 148 points to her opponents 143.In '92 out of thirteen games played, Chicago won7, lost 4 and tied 2. Taking into consideration, how­ever, the superiority of this year's contestants overthe teams (four of which were High School and twoY. M. C. A. teams) of last year, Chicago's percent­age could be rated far above her standard of play in1892.The number of men in training during this lastseason averaged from fifteen to twenty players,increasing or decreasing as the team lost or won.The regular eleven, including the men who were sub­stitutes, with their positions on the team, were as fol­lows:Right end. . . . . . . . . . .. . Gale, ChaceRight tackle , Sykes, WyantRight guard Rulkoetter, LozierCentre, Wyant (Captain)Left guard Allen, Smith, FlintLeft tackle KnappLeft end " Lamay, PikeQuarter ,Raycraft, HerringRight half Nichols;Left half Bliss, Flint, RappFull back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . N eel, SpeerWith the advent of new year the candidates forthe '94 base-ball nine begin their indoor training inthe gymnasium under the direction of Mr. Stagg.This preliminary training, like the work of last year,will consist of body building exercises, running, slid­ing to base, batting, throwing and picking up ground­ers. Excluding Conover, the big left-fielder, the ninemen who composed the base-ball team last year areall in college again this year, and in all probabilitywill try for the same positions they held in '93. Outof a possible twenty or more men in training last sea­son the following men played on the team:Pitcher ...........................•... Stagg (Captain), NicholsCatcher Nichols, StaggFirst base PrescottSecond base AdkinsonThird base Vaughan, GaleShort stop WebsterRight field McGillvray, SpeerCentre field PikeLeft field Conover, Logiec. s. P.DEDICATION OF KENT LABORATORY.ON New Year's night the new Kent Laboratory,the gift of Sydney A. Kent, was dedicated andturned over to the faculty of chemistry. The cere­monies were simple, appropriate and quite befittingthe occasion. The magnificent building presented abeautiful appearance when at eight o'clock the guestsbegan to arrive. From every window shown brightlights, and the corridors and lecture-room were gailydecorated with plants and flowers, while from everychandelier and cornice hung the orange of Chicago.At 8:�0 o'clock the lecture-room was filled with a company of professors, students and visitors. Theprocession, headed by President Harper and Mr.Kent, the faculty and visiting educators following, allattired in classic cap and gown, marched in step tothe music of Hand's orchestra, to the platform. Thefollowing occupied seats on the stage: PresidentHarper, Mr. S. A Kent, Judge Shorey, Edward Good­man, - Professors Chamberlain, Wilkinson, Hulbert,Northrup, Remsen, of Johns Hopkins University,Dr. Felix Lengfeld and Dr. Julius Steiglitz.Mr. Kent made no address of presentation,modestly tendering a letter which read as follows: