UNIVERSITY or CHICAGO WEEKLY.VOL. III, No. 10.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 6, 1994.Single Copies10 Cents.The A uthorlzed Version as a Literary Model.BY A. R. E. WYANT.For many years the Bible was looked upon only ina devotional light; .but within a comparatively recenttime, after careful and critical perusal, the most emi­nent scholars and critics have expressed their opinionthat our English Bible, independent of its di vine origin,contains more originality and suhlimity, more impor­tant history, purer English and finer strains of elo­quence than can be found in any other book.The Authorized Version of our English Bible wastranslated in r6r r by the most eminent scholars of theday. It was not really a translation, but a thoroughrevision of all the English translations previously pub­lished. It was not the labor of a few years, but thework of many hands and several generations. WilliamTyndale's translation was the true primary version ofthe New Testament, and the best features of his andlater translations were 'incorporated into the Author­ized Version. This version is written in the purestand simplest English, and very few words have becomeobsolete in our modern speech. No book has exerteda greater influence on English style and rhythm andthe diction of English prose than the English Bible.The diction of the Authorized Version in a rhetoricalrespect is often figurative. It abounds in gorgeousimagery and gives full sway to the imagination. It iselevated and pure. Coleridge rightly said: "Intensestudy of the Bible will keep any writer from beingvulgar in point of style." Its thoughts are often ex­pressed in sentences noted for their sober, simple andenergetic prose. Almost every excellence that is foundin the study of other literature is found in a greater orless degree in the literature of the Bible.The study of the Authorized Version as a literarymodel is desirable because it is really an Englishclassic, and holds a high place in the classical liter­ature of our language. It contains the finest Saxonelement and the purest idiom of all the books of ourlanguage. It represents the growth of the English'people in literature.' Macaulay said: "The personwho professes to be a critic of the delicacies, of the'English tongue ought to have the Bible at his fingers'ends." If the Bible be a standard book in our liter­ature, every .one who seeks true literary cultureshould be conversant with it. Nearly all the greatmasters of our language have been earnest literarystudents of the English Scriptures.Bunyan has been called "the greatest master ofallegory that ever lived." The Bible must have been his model for he seems to have read scarcely a bookbut the Bible. He seems to think and dream as wellas speak and write in Scripture language. His vo­cabulary is not only" the vocabulary of the commonpeople," but his English is the English of the Bibleas w\ell. Milton's mind was also fired by Biblethoughts; and having imbued his very being withthe grandeur and simplicity of its expressions, he wasenabled to write the greatest epic of our language,­founded on the Bible story of lost paradise. If theinfluence of Bible literature has been so potent in theeducation of the learned men of the past, we tooshould follow their example, master its style, analyzeits characters, copy its excellences, and take it as ourmodel.Something should be said concerning the poetryand sublimity of the Bible. Within late years theirexcellence has been called to our attention by manyable scholars and critics. More than one-third of theOld Testament is poetry. In its wider sense the Biblebegins and ends with poetry. Moses' panoramicvision of the first creation and John's prophetic visionof the new heavens and the new earth could hardlybe presented in language rising to higher strains ofpoetic beauty and power. What sentence is moresublime in thought and at the same time more majes­tic in brevity and classical in expression than thedivine command uttered in the beginning, "Let therebe light, and there was light." It is composedwholly of Anglo-Saxon monosyllables.Isaac Taylor says of the book of Job: "Whereshall we' find the grandeur of poetry; where is maj­esty in language; where is boldness, fire and descrip­tive force,- if 110t in the four closing chapters of thisbook?" In composition the rhetorical interrogationis powerful. The questions of God form the climaxin the book of Job, and often reach the highest pointof sublimity. Edward Irving says that the mannerand sty le of the book of Psalms surpasses the lyricalproductions of cultivated and classical nations, andchallenges the literatures of all ages and countries toproduce anything worthy to be compared with whatwe find in the English Version of the book of Psalms.The twenty-third Psalm has often been cited as anode which for beauty of sentiment and expression isnot to be excelled in the whole circuit of literature;and the ninetieth Psalm, as perhaps the 1110st sublimeof human compositions, the deepest in feeling, andthe vruost magnificent in imagery. Many of the pro­phetic books are also noted for their power of expres-106 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.sion, richness of figure and grandeur of thoughtTheir language is characterized by a peculiar parallel­ism of thought, and is " a compound of the languageof poetry, oratory and prayer." In them we tracemany of the peculiarities of modern discourse. Spokenwith fearless earnestness, their language is strong andbold, abounding in all those outlets of strong emotionwhich often lend such grace and always such energyand power to the style of our greatest orators andwriters.The Bible has given to English literature some Ofits most brilliant characters and most thrilling scenes.Shakespeare owes to the Bible some of those charac­ters which have thrilled the world. Literature hasreceived some of its most forcible figures of speechfrom the Bible. A thought embellished by a Biblicalfigure has more power and impresses a truth moredeeply than one adorned with' any classic figure.Bunyan, Milton, Macaulay, Ruskin, Bright, and manymodern writers, owe much to the benign influences Ofthe Bible, and are indebted to it for many forcible fig­ures and quotations and the pointed language in theirwritings.Much could be said concerning the beauty andexcellence of Old Testament literature; but the proseof the New Testament is also worthy of our highestpraise. We need only to refer to the Beatitudes andthe Sermon on the Mount, the parables of our Lord,the beginning of St. John's Gospel, St. Paul's sublimedescription of charity, and the close of the eighthchapter of Romans. The Sermon on the Mount is adivine model. Its didactic basis and parabolic beautygive it a superior excellence. Christ's parables con­stitute the substance of his teachings. But we do notwonder so much at their multitude as at their endlessvariety, their beauty, their brevity, and the picturesthey present. Where in any book, from the oldest ofantiquity down to the latest productions of our mod­ern press, will you find any passages which excel themin sweetness, simplicity and elegance, or in their pro­found wisdom and endless utility? The parables arenoted for their commonplace scenes and the sponta­neity with which they seem to spring from surroundingobjects. The housewife in her domestic duties, thefarmer sowing and reaping his grain, the fishermanwith his net, the shepherd's tender care of his flock,the birds of the heavens, the flowers of the field,-allnature furnished our Lord with fitting imagery. Thewritings of the apostles are each characterized by cer­tain peculiarities of sty le and diction; but space for­bids an extended criticism. Paul is without doubtthe most learned and polished writer of the New Tes­tament, logical in thought, strong. in feeling andimagination, energetic in language and eloquence.His epistles are noted for their practical bearing. They have a kind and earnest introduction, a closetrain of argument, sudden swells of devotion andaffection, kind Christian advices, loving remem­brances and a hearty and effectual blessing in con­clusion.The Bible takes its place among the masterpiecesof the world's literature. The Authorized Version isthe most chaste, beautiful and sublime of the produc­tions of our language judged even by the standards ofmodern literary criticism. The Scriptures afford usthe grandest instances of the sublime, and are dis­tinguished by the highest beauties of bold and figur­ative expression. Other men have written works offiction, but we seldom find anything so primitive asRuth or so pathetic as the story of Joseph. Othermen have written elegiac compositions, but themournful strains of Lamentations surpass them all.Other men have written of flocks and trees and flow­ers, and have spoken wise sayings; but who sur­passes the beautiful pastoral composition of the Songof Solomon or excels his Proverbs? Other men havewritten about the natural passions and feelings ofmankind, but David strikes a chord in the Psalmswhich vibrates in every human heart. Men havepreached great sermons 8.IHi written touching alle­gories, but all sink into insignificance when the Sonof Man speaks upon the Mount or tells the thrillingstory of the Prodigal Son. Other orators have swayedhowling mobs; but where can we find a grander con­ciliatory introduction than when Paul tells the menof Athens about the unknown God? Almost everyvariety of literature is found in the Bible, and thebeauty and dignity of the composition is adequate tothe weight and importance of the matter.Since our most eminent literary men appreciate andacknowledge the supreme excellence of the Bible asa literary composition we should study it carefullyand minutely, line by line. The study of this litera­ture which expresses such wealth of thought, por­trayed in simple, picturesqne, and impressive lan­guage, will most certainly bring into something likeits own beauty, simplicity and power, the style ofhim who thinks its thoughts, studies its happy turnsof expression, grasps its dignity, the music of itscadences, the felicities of its rhythm, and takes it as·his model.The Visit of General Booth.It was cause for surprise that 110 mention was madein the last issue of the WEEKLY of the visit of GeneralBooth to the University. That was really a notableevent, and we may feel thankful that the noble old vet­eran was able to spare a few hours amid the many im­portant engagements of his American tour to say a fewwords to us. We may be sure, too, that he would notONIVE:RSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.have done so unless he had seen it to be in line withthe fulfillment of his commission.Every member of the immense audience on N ovem­ber 24th must have noticed how completely he heldthe attention of all from beginning to end, at an hourwhen only utterances of more than usual interest canhold an audience together. Whatever may have beenlacking in elegance of diction and grace of mannerwas more than made up by the profound moral ear­nestness of the man, the all-absorbing importance ofhis theme, and the momentum furnished by his self­denying and successful life. He ranks as one of thegreat men of the century, for he has been the meansof organizing and shaping a movement whose influ­ence, both direct and indirect, for the uplifting ofhumanity is incalculable, and is steadily and rapidlygrowing. It is worthy to stand beside the missionarymovement of the nineteenth century, and has beenwrought out through heroic self-sacrifice and devotion,and far-seeing and deep-seeing perception of the con­ditions to be dealt with such as characterized theCareys and Judsons and Patons, whose lives havebeen given to the work of the Gospel in heathen lands.The methods of the Salvation Army are about thesame as they were fifteen years ago, but the results oftheir work have made it impossible to ridicule themor scorn them as was commonly done bu t a few yearssince. The army stands before the Christian and civ­ilized world to-day as Peter and John stood before theJewish council, when, after the healing of the de­formed man, they had been arrested for preachingJesus, and the record states that the council, seeingthe man who was healed standing with them, could saynothing against it. It reminds one of an exclamationof Carlyle's in " Heroes and Hero-worship": "Looknow at American Saxondom and at that little fact ofthe sailing of the Mayflower two hundred years agofrom Delft Haven in Holland! Puritanism was onlydespicable, laughable then; but nobody can manageto laugh at it now. Puritanism has got weapons andsinews; it has firearms, war-navies; it has cunningin its ten fingers, strength in its right arm; it cansteer ships, fell forests, remove mountain s- it is oneof the strongest things under this sun at present! "As for the valiant old general, if he is not one of thegreat men of the century, who is? Great, judged bythe truest and best standard-the standard that ispermanent, genuine, conscientious, effective service tothose who need it most. In some respects he resem­bles the Apostle Paul, and that is a pretty lofty simile.His deep spiritual earnestness, his unhesitating, self­denying devotion to the cause of Christ, his broadand ever-ready sympathy with suffering, sinning hu­manity, his practical common sense, and his compre­hensive grasp of great truths in their relation to men,show this "Apostle of the poor" to be close kin to 107the great Apostle of the Gentiles. And in nothing,perhaps, was the likeness more truly shown than inthis: that he also was ,. instant in season and out ofseason" ; he could not use the opportunity of speak­ing to the students of this University simply to tellabout the Salvation Army; that which was withinhim and above �him constrained him to speak di­rectly and say to us: "Your life-what are you goingto do with it? " Gu.A Virtual Tie.Five thousand enthusiastic men and women tookpossession of Marshall field Thursday morning andmade more noise than was ever made in this vicinitybefore. The maroon or yellow and blue fluttered fromthe goal posts, bleachers, grand-stand, canes, coatsand wagons. Colors were everywhere, and behindthe ropes the field was a veritable flower- bed with yel­low chrysanthemums, blue pansies and maroon carna­tions sprouting from every coat. The grand-standand bleachers were crowded with a crowd of loyalMichiganites or Chicagoans. Several tally-ho's anda score of brakes, carriages and traps brought alumniof the two universities, and society men and women.Down in front of the grand-stand, on the west side, thesupporters of the maroon were massed, and before thegame and up to within ten minutes of the end of playyelled defiance to the Michigan rooters, who helddown the bleachers and the east side. At 10: 45, theentrance of the Chicago eleven, led by Captain Allen,was the signal for a deafening uproar. Soon after theMichigan men came on the field and received an ova­tion fr9111 the east side. A short practice was indulgedin and then after the toss-up, which Chicago won, theteams took their places, Allen preferring to guardthe south goal.Play began at 11 : roo Michigan had the ball, herfull back Bloomington kicking it to Chicago's thirty­five-yard line, where it was caught by Hirshberger,who, following his interference closely, gained twentyyards. From this point until her touchdown wasmade, Chicago never lost the ball, the team's offen­sive work being of the highest order. Gale, to whomthe ball was given, bucked the center for five yards.Nichols followed with a like gain, hitting the linebetween right tackle and end. Gale then found aweak spot at left tackle, taking advantage of it forten yards. Again he bucked the center and againfirst down was called. Line-bucking proved effectiveand was kept up, all three backs making short gainsthrough different holes. Now the old" warhorse"has the ball, and amid deafening yells, makes succes­sive gains of five and three yards. The tackles aredropped behind the line and Coy behind an invinciblewall of in terference, goes around the end for tenyards. With the ball on Michigan's twenty-yardlucky mishap for Chicago. The rest of the game wasa continued struggle, fortune favoring now one side,now the other. The last play was an attempt at goalkick from the field by Bloomington which failed,Hirsbberger getting the ball. The game was repletewith brilliant runs, good tackles, star line buckingand magnificent interference, and wi11long be remem­bered by those who saw it as one of the most excit­ing football games ever played in the West. Theteams lined up as follows:108 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.+ine, and both teams playing like demons, Gale andNichols were once more called on and the pigskin wasadvanced another eight yards; then Allen' and Coycarried it past the five-yard line. The cheering wasnow so loud and the tumult so great that nothingcould be heard above the din, but all at once, aboveall the clamor, a loud shout is heard and the touch­down is made. Gale has gone through the center,but his excitement is so great that he fails to kickthe goal and the score stands Chicago 4, Michigan o.Bloomington kicked to the 'Varsity five-yard line,Hirshberger getting the ball and advancing it fifteenyards. At this point, Villa, N. of M., left tackle, quitthe game on account of an injured ankle, Yundt suc­ceeding him. Allen went through tackle for eightyards and Nichols made a brilliant run around rightend for thirty more. Knapp failed to gain, but Galemade twelve yards in two successive bucks. AgainNichols sprinted around the end but this time fumbledthe ball, Michigan getting. Now was Michigan's firstchance to show her brilliant offensive work and well­nigh invincible interference. They advanced steadilyuntil Baird fumbled, Hering falling on the leather.Chicago, though, fum bled on the. next play, and againthe ball went to Ann Arbor. Senter and Dyer maderepeated gains until the ball reached Chicago's twen­ty-yard line where it was lost on downs. The firsthalf ended with the ball in Michigan's possession onher forty-five-yard line.At the opening of the second half, Hirshbergerkicked to Ann Arbor's fifteen-yard line. Blooming­ton, who caught ball, ran fifteen yards. Michigangained another twenty-five yards by line bucking andthen lost the ball on a fumble. Chicago advanced itto her opponent's twenty-five-yard line, where Priceand Gale were ruled off for slugging, Hayes andYundt being substituted. Chicago retained the ballbut lost it shortly on a fumble by Nichols. ThenMichigan braced up and forced her way to the'Var­sity twenty-five' yard line where the ball was lost ondowns. Chicago kicked, Ferbert getting the ball.Again Michigan lost on downs, Chicago following bel'example. Michigan made a few short gains then loston a fumble. The 'Varsity was forced to kick, Michi­gan getting the ball and this time holding it. Slowlybut steadily they struggled on until Chicago's five­yard line was reached. Then Ferbert in an unguardedmoment ran around the 'Varsity's right for an easytouchdown. Bloomington kicked goal, making thescore 6 to 4 in favor of Michigan.Again it was Chicago's kick-off. Allen worked astrategic movement which, had it not been for an un­fortunate fumble, would most assuredly have won thescore for the maroon. The ball was kicked out to theleft where Hirshberger got it, never stopping till hereached the Ann Arbor twenty-five-yard line, wherehe was tackled hard and lost the ball. It was an 'un- Michigan.Senter .. Chicago... Gale. YundtPositions.. Left end ..Vil1a. . . L It t kl KYundt.. . . e ac e. nappHennenger. . Left guard. . . . .. . AllenSmith Center WyantCarr Right guard... . Ru llkoetterHadden. . Right_tackle RobeyPrice. ..} . Left end. . . . LamayHayes ..Baird. . . Quarter back.Ferbert . . Left half .Dyer. . Right half.Bloomiugtou . . . . . . .' Full back:Score-6-4·Touchdowns-Gale, Fer ber t. Goal-Bloomington.Umpire-Gould of Amherst. Referee-Phil. Allen, Chicago.Linesman- Thatcher, Chicago.Time of halves--35 minutes. . Hering. .... Coy. .. Nichols. HirshbergerThe Affiliated Schools.HYDE PARK HIGH SCHOOL.The Senate held its bi-monthly session Friday, Nov­ember 23. Senator Cullom's Bill, providing for theorgauization of military companies in high schools,was again discussed, and after much opposition wasfinally passed owing to the skilled speech delivered inits behalf by Senator Cullom. Senator McMillan's(Geo. Ma.uierre] Bill on Emigration was under discus­sion at the leaving of the undersigned.The Assembly Hall, after three months of occupancyby the College preparatory students, has been againrestored to its original condition. Last Thursday after­noon the scholars had the pleasure of occupying itwhile listening to an address by Professor Howland on"San Marino, the smallest republic in the world."Many interesting things were related, all of �hichcorresponded to the size of the republic, as, for in­stance, the rate of taxation, the salary of its officersconferring of titles of nobility and the price of chicken:The Agassiz Society for the year '94-95 has organizedas follows: President, Mr. Dally; vice-president, Mr.Sibley; secretary, Miss Dorland; treasurer, Ed. Kil­bourne; curators, Ed. Kilbourne and Mr. Clarke; libra­rian, Mr. Lucas. Last Tuesday the Society had thepleasure of listening to Mr. Bennett talk upon his pethobby-" Evolution."The Glee Club has been practicing assiduously andmay soon make its debut. Ed. Kilbourne has volun-UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKL v,tarily drawn out. Herbert Anderson has joined as adbass and Charley Stoddard as z d tenor. Dan Frazerhas been changed to r st tenor.The Hyde Park football team played a practicegame with the 2d Eleven of the 'Varsity, defeatingthem by a score of 12 to o. Neither teams record inthe r st half, but in the ad Hyde Park secured twotouchdowns. Hogle kicked goal.The Freshman and Sophomores played a match gameof football at Washington Park, which resulted in a1 victory for the Freshmen b a score of 14 to o.Miss Melody was quite ill the past week and unableto look after her classes.D. W. AHERN.KENWOOD INSTITUTE.We have been so busy trying to keep pace with ourfoster-mother, the University, that we have ratherneglected our correspondence with her, but we shalltry to do better in the future.A meeting of the Alpha Society took place Friday,November 2, for the purpose of electing officers for theyear '94-'95. Those chosen were president, Annie B.Reed; vice-president, Margaret L. Shepard; secre­tary, Gertrude Gee; treasurer, Virginia Moses.A meeting of the Alpha was held the followingFriday to hear a talk by Mr. Frederick W. Root, on" Musical Studies at Home and Abroad," which Mr.Root illustrated most charmingly by songs.(Small Primary Pupil Parent to her mother)­" Mamma, I am going to the university when I ambig."Parent-" University; what is that ?"S. P. p'-" Why, the university is a place wherethey have to study very, very hard-much harder thanthey can !" A. B. R.Personal.Each number of the WEEKLY, published by theUniversity of Chicago, contains a handsome frontis­piece of some prominent man. This adds much to theappearance of that very interesting paper.-Brunonian.We most gladly welcome the University of ChicagoWEEKLY to our exchange table again. Bright, prog­ressive and intellectual, it is a faithful index of thegreat institution whence it comes.-Naperville CollegeChronicle. 109Amusements.Beginning Monday evening, December loth, thefamous English actress and renowned beauty, Mrs.Langtry, will playa brief engagement of two weeks atthe Chicago Opera House. During that time she willpresent a repertoire of plays, including several entirelynew to the American stage, which have had notablesuccess it the principal theatres of London. The firstweek of the engagement Mrs. Langtry will present"Agatha Ty ldeu, Merchant and Ship Owner," adrama from the pen of Edward Rose which created a.furor upon the Occ�si01r of its first presentation at theHaymarket Theatre, London. It ran for four monthssteadily to an enormous business.Herrmann, the great magician, follows Mrs. Langtryat the Chicago Opera House, occupying Christmas andNew Year's weeks.The new romantic American play, "On the Missis­sippi," is now at McVicker's Theatre. The followingare some of the novel features: The floating theatreat the levee; the Mardi Gras revellers; the greatTrocerzoo Band; the star and crescent gambling pal­ace; the lynching in the swamp; the old jail at Kelly'sFerry; plantation singers and dancers.THE APOLLO MUSICAL CLUB.The Apollo Club announces for the season of 1894-'95 four concerts, which take place at the Auditorium.The first concert on T'hursd ay evening, December zoth ,1894, at which" The Messiah" will be given. Theannual performance of "The Messiah" at Christmastime has become a very popular event. This will be thetwenty-third performance by the Apollo Musical Club.The second concert, Thursday evening, February7th, r895, when" Arminius" will be the performance.It is a new work, by Max Bruch, given for the first timein Chicago on February 7th, and is now in rehearsal,and has made a most favorable impression.The third concert, on Thursday evening, March 7th,I �95, will have "The Golden Legend," which willbe pleasantly remembered, it having been sung bythe Club about six years ago. The feature of theevening, however, will be the selections from" Israelin Egypt," which enlist the services of a grand doublechorus of one thousand voices, the assisting societybeing the Students' Musical Club of Chicago.The fourth concert, on Thursday evening, April25th, 1895, will be Part Songs-for mixed chorus andmale choir. The last concert will be of lighter music.The programme will consist of Part Songs by theclub, and solos by noted artists.The box office is open daily from 9 a. 111. to 5 p. m.at 174-176 Wabash avenue. Season tickets only willbe sold. Prices range from $r.oo to $7.50 for the fourconcerts, BO?C�$ seating fiv.e, $50.00,preted by the Chicagos, and when we scored we wereena bled to do so only by putting up the best of aninterference style of play." I also reversed the signals for mass and rightand plays and sent Ferbert around Chicago's rightend, while Captain Allen's backs were gathered tobuck the center. Stagg saw our game with Cornell,and I believe that he coached his men on our signals."Could Captain" Jimmie" Baird be made to realizethat he has some faults which a perfect quarter-backis without, he might be less ready to accuse Chicagoof knowing his signals, and instead be quick to con-i110 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLYPURLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.CHARLES H. GALLION, MANAGERHENRY C. MURPHY,T. W. MORAN,. E. A. BUZZELL,WILBER M. KELSO, MANAGING EDITORASSISTANT EDITORALUMNI- ADVERTISINGSUBSCRIPTION RATE:One Quarter,One Year (Four Quarters),OFFICE HOURS, 9.30 TO 11.30The WEEKLY may be found on sale at the office of the University Press,McClurg's, Brentano's, Curry's, and all News Stands South of 39th Street.Advertising rates made 011 application.Address all communications toUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,58th Street and Ellis Avenue, Chicago.Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Chicago, III.THE CHICAGO MAIL printed' a very foolisharticle Friday evening, in which the Chicagoteam was accused of knowing Michigan's sig-nals, from which we take the following extracts. Theinterview with Captain Baird is tragically amusing:" Anybody who saw Michigan beat Cornell 12 to 4,and a few days later barely escape defeat at the handsof Chicago University, will readily believe that thereis much truth in the Michigander'S claim. Ann Arborplayed just as strong and hard a game yesterda?" butwhenever they got the ball they invariably lost it al­most immediately on downs. This showed that theiroffensi ve game against Chicago was practically worth­less. This is what Captain Baird said about the gamewhen seen this morning:"From the time of our first offensive play it wasevident that the Chicago team knew our every signal,especially Captain Allen, who would mass his menwherever our intended play was to have its effect. Assoon as I would call out the play, much to our chagrinhe also would call out the nature of the play. Wethen suspected that our opponents were in possessionof our code of signals, and I decided to put the matterto a test. In consequence I gave the signal to Le­Roy, our right end, to circle Chicago's right. Cap­tain Allen promptly massed his men at that point. Ichanged the play to the other end, and the Chicagobacks, under their captain's instructions, took a posi­tion there. I then gave the original signal to try theright end simply to end the agony, although the Chi­cago backs were awaiting our rush at that point.Every one of our signals, no matter whether theyaffected interference gr line pla;Vl Were plaiply inter- Its ow r'never saw a football game) and makes a very amusingstory wi thaI.Captain Allen, when seen soon after the game, wasasked if there was any truth in the report that heknew the visitor's signals. He replied that he didnot know them before the game, nor did he after, butthat as each play was signaled for, he was able to tellwhere that play was to be directed, and he cautionedhis men accordingly. "The signals were unknownto me," he said. "but from the position Baird stood inwhen he passed the ball I could see where he wouldsend it. If he signaled for a play around the rightend his pass would be made while he stood facingthat way. It took no wonderful intelligence on mypart to discover this, and it helped us to stop Michi­gan many times." Captain Allen referred to thechange in signals which Baird speaks of in his inter­view, and stated that Baird defeated his own play bystanding and facing in the direction the ball was to bepassed.The flfail further says:"The Ann Arbor boys also state that Stagg um­pired the game about three weeks ago between Michi­gan and Oberlin. On that occasion they say theywere surprised at his carelessness and apparent lack ofattention. Now they think that they have an expla­nation of his peculiar conduct during that game."The Michigan men show a Iig ht-headedness ofwhich we did not believe them capable. If Stagg'swork as umpire was unsatisfactory why was he keptin that important position? Inattention is a seriousfault in an umpire, and Stagg should not have beenkept at that work if 4� Wq� not satisfactory.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKL Y.The Michigan men are pleased to give as an expla­nation of his conduct that he was too busy notingplays and signals to attend to his work properly.JUDGES of football, in the main, look upon theThanksgiving-day game as a phenomenal VIC­tory for Chicago. The result was, in effect, atie, though on the merits of the game, without boast­ing, victory can be claimed for Chicago. A changein the method of counting points was discussed whenthe rules were changed last fall and the matter is onethat should receive further attention. It is perfectlyclear that a team making say three touchdowns andno goals is superior to the one making two touch­downs and kicking goals each time, though the scorewould show a tie. It is strongly to be hoped that agoal kick will in the future be valued at half a pointor at least less than two points.Never was better spirit shown than by the Chicagoplayers. Every man played his level best. The linemen particularly distinguished themselves. Rull­koetter handled. Henninger, "The best guard in theWest," and Robey played all around the redoutableVilla and his successor, Yant. At center Wyantplayed a brilliant game. Less gains were madethrough him than through Smith. He was all overthe field tackling, and made a clean pass of the ballby his opponent almost impossible. Knapp was alittle disappointing when he carried the ball, but woeto the Michigan man that attempted to run over him.Lamay was pitted against one of the best ends in theWest, and was not much hurt by the contrast. Her­ing handled the ball without a fumble that we re­member and completely overpassed Baird. Coy wasunfortunately given but few chances, but he played ahighly creditable game. Nichols made some brilliantend runs and his dive plays through Villa in the earlypart of the game were splendid. Hirshberger," thekid" played wonderfully well for his experience. Hewas coolin punting and hit the line hard. Hewas inagame with veterans, the youngest 111an in either team.He will be heard from another year. Gale played phe­nomenally and was worked harder than a stoker in atrans-Atlantic steamer. Even Senter could make butslight gains around his end, but as full back in defen­sive play, his sure steady gains through the line, morethan anything else, gave Chicago a touchdown. Asto Allen-" the greatest joy to us that day, was to seeold warhorse Allen play." The great Captain needs 111no praise among Chicagoans. He and Wyant standout strongly lined in the pages of the 'Varsity'sfootball history. Their days of actual playing willdoubtless be S0011 over, but the day will be far re­moved when their counsel and .instruction will not besought for eagerly by future players and carefullyattended to.Viewed as a sportsmanlike contest, the Thanks­giving-day game will compare well with those heldin the East. The teams were well trained and quiteevenly b alanced. The general arrangements wereexcellent and the contest was clean and spirited.Stagg's new tackle play was a distinct and valuableaddition to football tactics. On the whole, we con­gratulate the players and the University on the game,and predict that the future annual contests will evergrow in interest and sportsmanlike character.IT IS to be hoped that arrangements can be success­fully made with the Leland Stanford University fora game in San Francisco on Christmas Day. Fromthe western horizon echoes of great football battleshave been wafted eastward, and a great deal of curi­ositv bas been aroused over the merits of the playersbeyond the great divide. The young Stanford insti­tution has wrested this fall a hard earned victory fromtheir older rivals, the University of California. Coachedby Walter Camp, the players are thoroughly trainedin the technique of the game, but of even more momentis the stubborn spirit with which they enter a game.From these considerations it would be certain that agame between Stanford and Chicago would be of verygreat interest, from the technical side, but it would bealso a picturesque spectacle to see the two young uni­versities, so analogous in their origin, battling on thefootball field.Moreover, it would be an interesting and uniqueeven t to have a game between Stanford and Chicagoeach Christmas. The prospect of a trip across thecontinent during each winter vacation would be a greatstimulus to the 'Varsity players, and arouse a similarinterest 011 the Pacific Coast, where, from the natureof the case, the number of college teams is limited. Itwould be a very judicious thing for Captain Allen, ifa game is arranged for this year, to make a contractwith Stanford for future contests. Return visits mightbe paid by the Coast players, though the game of nec­essity would have to come off early in the fall.Such a, move moreover would b<7 in line with the112ers, the proceeds to be devoted to the grand standfund.A festive throng of socially inclined people crowdedthe parlors at Beecher last Monday afternoon. Theweekly receptions are fast becoming a most popularform of entertainment among the students,An unusually interesting programme was presentedat the musical recital Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.Clara Von Klenze completely won her hearers and theEuterpean strains of Mr. Bernard Listemann, the vio­linist). were appreciated almost too heartily.The student-body laments the fact that it is likelyto lose to Wisconsin University Knapp, our footballking and all-around athlete and our earnest Christianworker. He will probably go there to graduate, asthe powers here refuse to credit him for the Latintaken at Wisconsin.Andrew Wyant, our football hero, has an exceed­ingly well-written, two-column article in last week'sStandard on "The Bible as Literature." The essaywill well repay reading, and shows that our old cap­tain writes even better than he bucks the center,­which is saying a great deal.The Christmas concert is' to occur December 17.The orchestra, the chorus consisting of sixty voices,the Glee and Banjo clubs and many soloists will ap­pear. Last year's concert was a great success andMr. Williams has put forth every effort this yeartowards arranging an excellent entertainment. It isexpected that all former efforts will be completelyeclipsed.Professor Knapp's library, for which the Universitywas negotiating, has been sold to A. C. Huntingtonof New York. The library was a very valuable one,comprising some very rare Spanish, Italian ann Latinbooks. Among its volumes are to be found some ofthe first Papal Bulls and other valuable manuscripts.This library is probably the finest of its kind in thecountry.The sum total of the receipts from the Michigangame amounted to something over three thousand dol­lars. Expenses of advertising, coming to two hun­dred and fifty dollars, were deducted from this sum,three hundred dollars being allowed Michigan for ex­penses and the same amount to Chicago for groundrent. The remainder was equally divided betweenthe two teams.Mr. Stagg, who has at present full charge of thefinances of the athletic teams, will have ready in ashort time a statement of the receipts and expensesof the teams since the opening of the University.This statement will be submitted to Professors· R.F. Harper and O.·J. Thatcher of the athletic boardand will then be printed. It is understood that thereceipts this fall greatly exceed the expenditures.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.policy advocated by the WEEKLY for Western teams­to develop the game among themselves and give upthe chimera of trying "to break into the East."When strong teams are put in the field here, then it istime for the Western champions to meet the Easternvictors, and then and only then will there be any sat­isfaction in athletic contests between the teams of thetwo sections of the country.THE IRREPRESSIBLE lllini, the student paperat the University of Illinois, claims victory inthe game with Chicago with a score of 12 to 10,nevertheless and notwithstanding which ManagerHoltzman challenges Stagg to play another game. Itis certainly magnanimous, if unusual, for the victorsto issue a challenge to the vanqnisbed.Majors and Minors.The WEEKLY'S exchanges may be seen on the ex­change table in the general library.Special attention is called to the offer made by theWEEKLY of seven months' SUbscription for one dollar.A large number of students heard Bishop Fowlerpreach at the Hyde Park M. E. church Sundaymorning.A reading club, under the supervision of Mrs. Will­iam Keepers, meets in the parlors of the Hotel Barryevery Wednesday morning.Chicago has only just begun her football career.She will.beat everything in sight within the next tenyears:-Eugene Field in the" Chicago Record."V. K. Chestnut, formerly of the University, hasbeen appointed chemist to the division of Botany, U.S. Department of Agriculture at Washington.A new running track is to be made next spring atan approximate cost of $800. The" Varsity" fieldwill be sodded and a new baseball diamond modeled.out.Thanks are due the Woman's Temperance Publish­ing Association, who print the WEEKLY, for theirpromptness, which enabled us to issue last week'spaper a day ahead of time.Prof. Frederick Starr, Ph.D., has given to the pressa book on "The first Steps inHuman Progress" to beused in the Chautauqua course of study. It will beout in February.We publish this week an excellent article from thepen of A. R .. E. Wyant, who won renown on thefootball field Thanksgiving-day. The article firstappeared in the Christian Standard.S. M. Hunter, one of the WEEKLY advertisers, hasjust completed a large bill board in the athleticground. The space upon it has been sold to advertis-UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.The Rev. Dr. L. A. Randall, of the MemorialBaptist Church, will speak before the Christian Unionon Sunday evening, December 9, at 7: 45 o'clock, inthe chapel. Subject: "Demas."Two concerts will be given .by the Glee and Sere­nade clubs in Englewood next week. The first willbe given at the Englewood Presbyterian churchDecember 13th, and the second December 14th, underthe auspices of the Baptist Social Union.The Senior Class at a meeting held Tuesday electedthe following officers: President, Thomas W. Moran;Vice President, Miss Irene Robinson; Secretary, MissBoomer; Treasurer, Mr. Ralph W. Webster. Theexecutive committee is composed of Misses Strawn,Scovel, and Messrs. Carpenter and Voight.Miss Elizabeth Cooke, S. B., fellow in physiology,has been awarded the first Bastin prize, amounting to'$50. The Bastin prize is offered by the philosophyand science department of the Chicago Woman's Club,to the woman studying at the University of Chicago,who presents the best paper embodying the results ofher own original research in any of the natural sciences.Miss Cooke graduated at the University of Michiganin 1892.It is highly probable that an athletic associationwill be formed in the U ni versi ty very soon. Thefaculty board on physical culture and athletics are.now considering the plan. Separate associations willbe formed for football, baseball and track athletics, ageneral association, embracing all the others. Thefaculty will still retain a close supervision over allathletic matters, but the students will have the busi­ness management and general handling of the teams.The football management is contemplating a trip toCalifornia to play the Leland Stanford team duringthe Christmas holidays. In the event of a victoryover Michigan Thanksgiving day, the trip wouldhave been a certainty, but it is highly probable nowthat the project will be carried out. Mr. Stagg isgreatly elated over Chicago's phenomenal workThursday, and as most of the team' look forward toth� Western trip, it will be likely to come about.Quite a number of ladies in the Hotel Barry havebecome members of a dub lately organized by Mrs.Caroline Ober for the study of Social Economies. Mrs.Ober has organized a great many such clubs through­out the country which are carrying along the sameline of work. Last Monday evening a reception wasgiven at the Great Northern Hotel, and a paper wasread by Mrs. Mary Adams, a lawyer. The followingladies of the Barry are members of the club. Mes­dames Scull, Bigelow, Keepers, King, White and MissMcIntosh. The next meeting will be held in theHotel Barry. 113R.esume of the Season.The Thanksgiving-day game usually brings thefootball season to a close, and our season has ended ina blaze of glory. The team which faced the Michi­gan eleven in the great struggle of Saturday wasmade up in a large degree from the ranks of last year'steam. Practice was begun early ill September underthe direction of Captain Allen, who succeeded Wyantin the captaincy. Stagg, Raycroft, Joe Flint andEwing aided Allen in coaching the team at differenttimes during the season, but the greatest share of honorand glory which comes with the virtual victory of theThanksgiving-day game is due the "old warhorse,"Allen. At the commencement of practice thefollow­ing men came out, Allen, Rullkoetter, Nichols, Wait,Flint, Gale, Chace, Lamay, Hering, all of whom had'played more or less with the' 93 team. Of the newmen who have been out are Robey, the Notre Dameplayer, Coy of De 1a Salle, Hirshberger, Black, YundtMcCaskill, Parker, Garry and the great Amherstplayer, Ewing. Knapp, who had been absent on ageological expedition in New Jersey returned in timeto take part in the more important games, whileWyant, the greatest center in the West, graciouslyallowed himself to be persuaded to take his old posi­tion for the Michigan game.Ewing played in but a few games, but his workalways bordered on the marvelous, and his value tothe team can hardly be estimated. Nichols, his part­ner half back, has made by superb playing all thisyear a great reputation. Without a doubt Ewing andNichols may be said to be the strongest half backs inthe West.Allen has sustained the reputation that he made informer years. He has made -a great captain and tohim more than to anyone man is due the great show­ing Chicago has made. Knapp has played a grandgame, while Gale has been a power in whatever positionAllen has placed him. Flint, whose desertion of theteam before the Michigan game caused much unfavor­able comment, was entirely reliable in his position ofcenter and guard. Robey at tackle has played a won­derful game and will be one of the best players in theWest next year.'Of the other new men Yuridt, Coy, Garrey andMcCaskill have played well when given a chance.Coy's work has been especially good and Chicago canlook to him for some wonderful work next year.Rullkoetter has been the same careful, steady andreliable player that he has always been. His workhas been good throughout the year and his placewould be hard to fill better. Hering has played alively game at quarter back, and while his work isopen to criticism, it is still deserving of great praise.He has been for the most part a brainy player and is asure tackler and a fine interferer. Wyant's playing in114 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Thursday's great game was magnificent, and his oldfriends rejoiced at it.The following table gives the ages, weights andheights in inches of the men who have played on theChicago team during the past year:UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.Name.C. W. Allen.G. N. Knapp .H. G. Gale .F. D. Nichols .C. F. Robey .F. E. HeringJ. Lamay ..E. Yundt ..R. W. Tooker Age. Weight Height.· 29 17.(.3 72.I· 27 I70.2 7I.4· 20 153.3 71.4· 24 161.5 70.6· 22 175 70.3., . 20 145.2 67.9· 2I 149.2 67.7.25 155.5 67.2· 19 155 68.1W. E. Garrey . 2I.7 151.3 69.1E. B. Hirshberger . . 18·3 142.I 67.3E. McCaskill . . 28.5 184 68.6H. W. Black . . 23-4 I68.3 67.1A. R. E. Wyant .27 165 74.1W. Rullkoetter . 30 187·5 70·3The games which have been played with the scoresare as follows:Sept. 8. Englewood High School, o. University32.Sept. IS. Englewood High School, o. University22.Sept. 22.46.Sept. 29.Oct. 6. Manual Training School, 0 UniversityOct. I!. Chicago Athletics, 12. University, 4.Northwestern, o. University, 46Rush Medical, n. University, 14.Oct. 13. Beloit, o. University, 16.Oct. 17. C. A. A. (2d Team), o. University, 20.Oct. 20. U. of Wisconsin, 30. University, o.Oct. 24. C. A. A., 30. University, o.Oct. 27. S. U. ofIowa, 18. University, 18.Oct. 31. Prairie A. C., o. University, 26.NQv. 3. Purdue, 10. University, 6.Nov. 7. Englewood Y. M. C. A., o. University, 4.Nov. 10. Lake Forest, o. University 28. -Nov.21. U. of Illinois, 6. University, 10.Nov. 24. Northwestern, o. University, 36.Nov. 29. U. of Michigan, 6. University, 4.Eighteen games were played, Chicago winningtwelve, losing five, the other being a tie. Chicago hasbeen beaten in but three college games, those withthe University of Wisconsin, Purdue University, andMichigan, while they played a tie with the Universityof Iowa and defeated Beloit, Lake Forest, Northwest­ern and Illinois. The Purdue game was lost by thebetrayal of the Chicago signals and Wisconsin scoredonly after Flint and Nichols had been injured. Chi­cago has made 332 points to her opponent's 118.In 1892 the number of men in training averagedfrom fifteen to twenty players, increasing or decreasingas the team lost or won. The regular eleven, includ- ing the men who were substitutes, with their positionson 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 Raycroft, HeringRight half "NicholsLeft half. Bliss, Flint, RappFull back Neel, SpeerThe result of the games played that season are ap­pended. The University eleven won 6 games, lost 4,and tied 2 out of a total of twelve games played. Thegames 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; Chicago, 10.Oberlin, 33; Chicago, 12.U. of Michigan, 28; Chicago, 10.The tied games were:Chicagd, 6; Northwestern, 6.Chicago, 14; Lake Forest, 14.In the entire twelve g anies Chicago secured a totalof 148 points to her opponents 143.In '92, out of thirteen games played, Chicago WOll 7,lost 4 and tied 2. The better showing of the firstyear's team may be attributed to the fact that thegames played in 1892 were with poorer teams.Dean Judson.We publish this week a cut of Head ProfessorHarry Pratt Judson, LL.D., Head Dean of the Uni­versity. Perhaps no member of the Faculty is betterknown among the students or more thoroughly well­liked by all. It is into his hands that the incomingstudent first falls, bewildered and perplexed by thecomplicated array of courses, the intricate registrationsystem and the noise and confusion of this great Uni­versity. And he is there treated with a geniality andkindliness and a considerate personal interest that henever forgets. In the classroom also, the same qual­ities of thoughtfulness for others distinguish ProfessorJudson. His judicial, impartial cast of mind, hisinteresting and able method of conducting the class,and his kindly attentiveness to the feelings of othersmake a course under him a rare privilege and pleas­ure.As a speaker, Professor Judson is attractive, wittyUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.and always interesting. He has written several booksand is a frequent contributor to current periodicals.His standing in the world of scholarship is indicatedby the high position of Head Professor in PoliticalScience that he holds in this University which hasset so high a standard in the selection of its Faculty.Professor Judson comes to us from the University ofMinnesota, where he was Professor of History.F.W. w.rIiscellaneous Notes.What they are thankful for:Mr. French; that everything is running smoothly.Mr. Bennett; that he has a new suit of clothes.Mr. Webster; that" all Gaul was divided into threeparts.' ,Miss Coone; that" Things which are equal to thesame thing, are equal to each other."Miss Pillsbury; that the Mandolin Club can playone piece anyway.Mr. Knorr; that there are no Tom cats in the vicin­ity to mock the Glee Club.The Freshmen; that they are living.The senior actors; that they will make Booth andModjeska ashamed of themselves.The football team; that they can win games byforfei tures and protests.The following is the Board of Editors of the Capand Gown thus far selected: Philip Rand, Charles S.Pike, managing editors; W. Walt. Atwood, businessmanager; Oswald James Arnold, associate businessmanager. Associate editors: Miss Edith B. Foster,Miss Agnes S. Cook, Miss Jennette Kennedy, Paul G.Woolley.Contributors: Joseph E. Raycroft, C. R. Barrett,Florence Wilkinson, R. H. Johnson, Frank W.Woods, Robert N. Tooker, Marshall E. Sampsell,Miss Bull, Miss Lucy Pierce, Miss Maud Radford.Artists: Forest Grant, P. P. Carroll, H. H. Hewitt,P. S. Doane, Miss M. D. Freeman.A committee of the Board of Trustees of the Uni­versity will go to Lake Geneva next week to arrangefor the building of the Yerkes' Observatory. The con­tracts have been given to Angus & Gindele of thiscity. The observatory will be ready for use at thebeginning of the autumn quarter next year. Thetotal cost for building and instruments will somewhatexceed $200,000.Business Notices.ROOMS.Rooms.-At 5756 Madison avenue, a limited num­ber can secure best table board (home cooking), $4.00per week. 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