UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Single Copies10 Cents. VOL. III, No. 12.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 20, 1�94.=Horace and Burns.Horace and Burns belong each to a different class ofbards-equally inimitable, charming each in his way,but different. Horace belongs to that category ofwriters of which" our own inimitable Holmes" is acharacteristic example in verse, and the tender andgraceful Lamb in prose. Delightful always and per­fect of their kind, these writers lay no claim to greatcreative genius. While in Burns, comparatively un­cultivated and undeveloped as his genius may havebeen, we have the very intensity and fire of inspira­t ion itself.Our comparison, therefore, must perforce be more acontrasting than a discovery of analogy. But the dis­tinctive characteristics of each may thus perhaps bemore clearly brought out, strange as the com binationmay seem to some. No technical nor complete treat­ment of the theme is of course attempted-nothingindeed but a few general impressions.Of all poets, Burns was -perhaps the most directlyinspired. His poems did not grow like stalactites,but sprang forth Minerva-like Iu ll-grown. He wasnot the scholar, seeking far and wide suitable subject­matter, carefully calculating effects, bringing in,sometimes on the slightest of pretexts, the adornmentof historical and mythological reference and, likeHorace, laboriously but artistically "introducingGreek metres." In all his work there is an impetus,a hurry, a dash and swing that suggests boundlessresource. To him a song was the occupation of amorning,'" Tam O'Shanter" was the work of a day.His poems were written swiftly, as men write theirletters; they came to him naturally as its carol to thethrush.Horace, on the other hand, impresses one as moreof the litterateur. We think of him rather as compos­ing than singing. The thought of writing a poemseems constantly with him. A characteristic illustra­tion is Ode III, Book III. This ode is the third inhis great series of six national poems. He is in themidst of his earnest sermons on the vices of the age.Yet in this ode of eighteen stanzas, he devotes two(and magnificent ones they are) to the praise ofrighteous constancy, which seems to be his theme;and then on the slimmest pretext drags in the spiritedscene on Olympus in which Juno figures as makingpeace with Rome. He does work up a striking Homericeffect, but it is at the sacrifice of his great theme,­which you cannot help feeling he cares very little*JllllO instance are the translations ill this art icle my own. about. For a moment indeed you doubt the sincerityof the entire series.But there is another element which we may be over­looking. It is possible that Horace's abundant useof historical and mythical allusion is not always mereabstract illustration and ornamentation. He mayhave been indulging in the practice of local allusion­so perilous for him who writes for time and yet sosurpassingly forcible in one's own generation. Theremay be, more often than we think, satirical or otherreference to current events and living men which wasthoroughly understood and keenly appreciated byHorace's contemporaries, but which the nineteen in­tervening centuries have lost to us.But while' Horace perhaps lacks the spontaneity,the freshness and conviction which the poetry ofBurris, as the poetry of no other poet, contains, thereis in Horace a chasteness of language, a polish ofexpression, a haunting beauty of metre, an exquisiteturn of word and phrase and a richness of scholarlyallusion and ornamentation, which Burns in a measurelacks, and which only careful and painstaking author­ship and ripe scholarship can attain. There is inHorace the satisfaction which faultlessness and per­fection of finish brings. His thoughts are not, per­haps, great, but are valuable and true, and his expres­sion is always adequate to his thought. The mostcommon and pernicious fault in the Odes, to a nine­teenth century mind, is the illogicalness, the lack ofunity and completeness in the thought. How oftendoes he, as in the' 'Integer Vitre," start out so nobly,only to leave the reader roughly surprised and disap­pointed at the end!In a general way it may be said that in Burns wefind the inspirational element, the freshness and spon­taneity of thought and expression, the poet's depthof intuitive vision, with the fierce eloquence and pas­sion of the lover. And in Horace we find a richscholarship, a classic beauty and charm of expression,and a cool and wise philosophy, which, while it doesnot pierce intuitively into the depths of things, is,perhaps, not the less useful to humanity.'Horace and Burns have both given us in theirpoems much of themselves; but Burns reveals himselfeven more frankly than Horace; for in the matter oflove,-with which so much of their poetry deals,-wesee the true Horace, I believe, not at all. Horace'slove poems, it seems to me, like many of the Ecloguesof Virgil, are idealized and do not portray the realheart experiences of Horace himself. They are) ex-1:10 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.cept perhaps in a few instances, love idyls, Arcadianpictures, modeled after the Greek. They are artisticlove-poems written for the art's sake, and not the out­bursts of the lover's full heart which would fain seekrelief in expression.And right here, do we not see a radical differencein the methods of the two poets? Burns crushes withhis ploughshare in the field the shrinking daisy,-hisheart is touched and he breaks forth into song. Hefalls violently in love with some Highland lassie, andheaven and earth are filled with her graces and theemotions of his heart are dashed off in song thatthrobs with its passion and bends with the weight ofits sincerity. His poetry is ever the outgrowth of theoccasion. But with Horace it is not so. The unfort­unate who lies supine in the cold and wet on thedoorstep and complains so pathetically of the hard­ness of his Lyce's heart in Ode X, Book III, is notHorace, bnt the conventional lover; so also thepretty conceit of Ode XXIII, Book I, where Chloe islike a fawn, and the invocation to Venus (Ode XXX,Book I), and the songs to Glycera, Lalage and all, therest. And we could scarcely think of Burns' compos­ing the studied and witty retorts that make of "TheReconciliation" so charming and so impossible a tale.There is, too, in Burns' conception of love a dignityand nobility which, if it be in the true Horace, is mostcertainly absent in his love-strains. It is expressed inone of his very earliest effusions and it is the under­tone of them all. Burns thus writes of his first sweet­heart:A bonnie lass, I will confess,Is pleasant to the ee,Bnt withont some better qualitiesShe's no the lass for me.But, Nelly's looks are blithe and sweet,And what is best of a',Her reputation is complete,And fair without a flaw.A gaudy dress and gentle airMay slightly touch the heart,But it's innocence and modestyThat polishes the dart.'Tis this in Nelly pleases me,'Tis this enchants my soul, etc.A second distinctive element in Burns' love-poetrythat seems absent in Horace's, is the centering of lovein the home.1'0 make a fireside clime1'0 weans and wife,That's the true pathos and sublimeOf human life.Thus did the idea of the virtuous home appeal toBurns.This exaltation of the home as the corner-stone ofthe state is the great message which runs through all of Burns' writings and is especially brought out in" The Cotter's Saturday Night." Horace emphasizesit in his national poems. But there is a great incon­sistency between Horace's love-poems and his nationalodes. If he is sincere in the one, he must be insincerein the other; for it is impossible to think of his chang­ing his views of life so suddenly and completely, andso repeatedly. The insincerity, it seems to me, liesin the lighter and more conventional strains ratherthan in those of graver cast.As national reformers, both Horace and Burns haverendered mankind great service, thoug h neither wasso distinctively a reformer as Whittier, for example;and one occasionally feels that Horace is not 1110sttruly in his element while in the robes of a nationalprophet.With Burns, one of his deepest emotions was an in­tense love of nature and we find in him some of ourtruest and finest pictures of rural life.o Nature! a' thy shews an' forms1'0 feeling, pensive hearts hae charms!Whether the summer kindly warms,Wi' life an' light,Or winter howls, in gusty storms,The lang, dark night!he sings.But his love of nature was the hearty affection ofone who had always lived with her and not that of aWordsworth or of the city-bred bard who hangs en­raptured over each curling fern and fragile lichen andto whomThe meanest flower that blows can giveThoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.But in Horace, the modern appreciation and love ofnature seems to be entirely absent. I remember noinstance ill the Odes where he treats of nature for itsown sake; -unless it be in the fourth ode of the firstbook where he so well depicts the coming of spring;but the fresh joy of the world about him in this in­stance suggests to him only that all things change,that life is fleeting and we must be carousing while wemay. In other instances he uses it merely to completea picture, -most often as an artistic setting for a feast­scene. But the appreciation and interpretation ofnature is a modern attainment which we, perhaps,can not fairly expect of Horace.As in treatment of nature, so of love, and of relig­ion, Burns had the advantage of his age. The workof different poets are not independent of one another-each rising from the ground on a new foundation.Poesy rears itself as a great structure nearing heavenwith· the contribution of each new bard, while eachbuilds upon the work of all that have gone before.Burn's ideals ought to be higher and nobler thanHorace's; for this is a world of progress ann he whodoes no better than his predecessors retrogrades.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Brit into the secret of true happiness both piercedalike. We open the Odes and read from that store­house of wise thoughts.But let him climb in pride,­That lord of halls unblest,­Up to his lordly nest;Yet ever by his sideClimb Terror and Unrest;Within the brazen galley's sidesCare, ever wakeful, flits,And at his back, when forth in state he rides,Her withering shadow sits.If thus it fare with all;If neither Marbles from the Phrygian mine,Nor star-bright robes of purple and of pall,Nor the Falernian vine,Nor costliest balsams, fetched from farthest Ind,Can soothe the restless mind;Why should I chooseTo rear on high, as modern spendthrifts use,A lofty hall, (might be the home of kings,)With portals vast, for Malice to abuse,Or Envy make her theme to point a tale;Or why for wealth, which newborn trouble brings.Exchange my " Sabine vale"? [Martin.]And then turning to our Burns we find :-It's no in titles nor in rank;It's no in wealth like Lou'on bank,Topurchase peace and rest;It's no in making muckle, mair:It's no in books, it's no in lear,To make us truly blest:If happiness hae not her seatAnd centre in the breast,We may be wise, or rich, or great,But never can be blest:N ae treasures, nor pleasures,Could make us happy lang;The heart ay's the part ay,That makes us right or wrang.It is the same message though eighteen centurieshave rolled between and proud Rome with its gloryand corruption has faded and gone and we are now ina sturdy Scotch village. They preach the same ser­mon, the secret of right living and true happiness ;­and what more vital message could bard impart ?-foron his conception of this, rests man's destiny.FRANK W. WOODS.Laboratory Work in Geology.Yes, if there is a field class in geology next sum­mer I will make every effort to be in it. I neverstruck anything so profitable in my life and I feel safein saying that is the opinion of every member of lastsummer's party.During the four weeks that we spent in Wisconsinwe surely learned more about geology than we wouldhave learned in four months here on the campus. Itis not difficult to see how this would be for we gave our undivided attention to this one study, usuallyfrom ten to fifteen hours a day and for six days a week.Then think of how much more instruction we receivedhaving with us a professor, who gave his entire timeto us, with whom we spent three or four hours ofevery day and often the entire day. Nor by anymeans do we reckon the benefit derived from suchcompanionship solely by the amount of instructiongiven in geology.From the interest we soon had in this science, fromthe discoveries of no little importance that we wereable to report after a days jaunt over the hills andthrough the fields, and from the corrections we wereable to make on former geological surveys, I accreditCARAWAY. ARNOLD.PROF. SAULSBURG.ATWOOD. WOLFF.much of the pleasure we derived from last summer'sexperience. There were other things, however, thatadded to this feature; to the younger members of theparty it was, I think, a novel pleasure to be inter­viewed by the representatives of the press and con­sulted by the farmers as to just where they should sinktheir wells and as to whether there were any valuablemineral deposits on their farms. And then the entireparty enjoyed a reception at the Cliff House, whereafter we had heard the story of Devil's Lake, told byour professor, we had the opportunity of meeting anddancing �ith many of the summer residents of thatpretty resort. Moreover, members of our party wereinvited into the best homes in the city of Baraboo,where we wen� stopping; and we were all received andtreated most kindly wherever we went.I have said we gave our undivided attention to thestudy of geology, but when we stopped for our mid-131132 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.day lunch at some farm house and were treated toplenty of fresh milk and sweet apples it is hardly safeto say that at such times the fair donor did not takeour minds away from our favorite science to the studyof nature in another phase.We came home feeling that the companionship hadbeen most enjoyable, that the knowledge we gainedof geology would add one hundred per cent. to thepleasure derived from any traveling we might ever do,and that from a healthful and pleasurable standpointno summer's outing could be 'better planned.W. WALT. ATWOOD.The College Note BOOK.THE PREFERRED TAILOR.'They were to be married in less than a month, andthey had begun to tell each other everything they didor thought of doing. She was saying to us, as we satup stairs in myroom after Sunday dinner, that Willtold her his new winter overcoat was to be sent to thehotel the night before. When she told us some timepreviously that he was giving the order for his wed­ding outfit we said, "Hannah, be sure to make himhave it made at Mathews' or Hammond's (our crite­rion had his clothes made at either places alternately).You know Will has been such a short time from TerreHaute, he doesn't know who the swell tailors are."He had always bad things made in that town andeverything he wore, looked well on him, though thatmight have been due to his superb figure. " Onenever thought of his clothes when looking at Will,one only thought of him," Hannah used to say, andshe was pretty nearly right. That afternoon we fellto talking of all the men we knew, how they dressed,etc. We recalled a conversation we had one nightsome weeks back when Tom L--, our criterion, re­marked he had his dress suits made at Leibenheimers.The laugh that followed from the other boys proved itto be a joke. We were so glad Hannah had beenthere and had told Will as we directed. At 5 o'clockhe was coming and we were all anxiety to see the coat.One minute, exactly, before 5, we saw him get outof the cab in front of the door. To all appearancesthe new overcoat was everything that could be desired,long, black, single breasted and of the approved cut.He looked wellin it too. When Hannah and he hadbeen down stairs five minutes or more, we three girlstripped silently down to the hall to look at the coat.A stifled gasp of horror, then a suppressed giggle fol­lowed our inspection. Hannah turned her headaround so she could see us. Immediately she took inthe situation. At six when we went in to tea shestole quietly upstairs. When we were seated a fewminutes she came in poking something up under thebelt of her dress, and wrapped up in her handkerchiefwas something else that might have been my small manicure scissors. The next day when I emptied mypaper basket I found the coat tag near the bottom.on it was printed in bright red silk letters, "Leiben­heimer & Co., Gents Clothing."H. A. N.CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO COUNTRYMEN.(Kodaked.)Mornin' Mike.Mornin' Johnnie.Little colder?Yes, it is.Think we'll get any rain?Well, I dunno, a feller can't hardly tell.Isn't this the durndest weather fer August you eversee?Yes; my corn is all shriveled up. Say! has oldLarry killed his calf yet?No; he sold that calf to Kim Casso They've got anew litter of pigs over to Sweeney's. I tell you thatold black sow 0' hisn, she's a good 'un.You're durn right. Say! I see where SimeHoy's pigs broke through File Curtisses's fence, Ispose Fi'l! be after his scalp, Hear about them twocity fellers stoppin' up to John Hunt's?No. Is that so.Yes. (Prolonged silence). They're these life in­surance fellers. John'S got a policy out on his life;says he won't die 'thout makin' some commotionsomewhere, Haw, Haw. Well I guess I'll have tovamoose, so long, Mike.i( So long, Johnnie." And they return to anotherday's weary plodding in the field.WHAT WOULD YOU DO, DO?There is nothing more irritating to a play-goer whohas some germs of eesthet icism in his nature, than tosee a homely actress try to impersonate a beautifulheroine. She may recite the lines, and recite themwell, but the physical charm of beauty is lacking,and such a lack is felt. Last winter I attended a playof Clara Morris, whom some critics (I do not knowwhether they were bribed or inadequate), called aclever emotional actress. I consider her a femaleranter, and she is. possibly the ugliest actress of anyprominence on the stage. The play was Camille andbefore it was over a rather amusing incident occurred.Camille in her mad raving cried out, "What shall Ido, do, do?" A death-like stillness pervaded the thea­tre, which was broken by a small voice from the gal­lery, singing in shrill tones, "Do, do my huckleberry,do; be careful what you do, do." The house was con­vulsed and Clara, to my intense satisfaction, greatlyperturbed. -T. w. M.A professorship of piano and organ playing hasbeen established at Vale.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY ..In Literature."The College Woman," by Charles FranklinThwing, LL. D., President of the College for Womenof Western Reserve University, author of" AmericanColleges: their Students and Work," "Within Col­lege Walls," etc. r omo, cloth, gilt top, (uniform with"Within College Walls ") $1.00."The Presidents of the United States," is the titleof an elaborate illustrated volume written by JohnFiske, Carl Schurz, William E. Russell, D. C. Gil­man, John Hay, and others, which is to be publishedimmediately by D. Appleton & Co. This volumecontains brief biographies of the twenty-three presi­dents of the United States, many of them' distin­guished scholars and statesmen who were peculiarlyfitted by their training or contact with our chief mag­istrates to render ample and impartial justice to theirsubjects. These articles contain a complete record ofthe most important events in the nation's history fromthe inauguration of Washington to the summer of1894; covering twenty-seven administrations in aperiod of one hundred and five years. The editorhas added brief notices of the ladies of the WhiteHouse, and sketches of other persons connected withthe families of the Presidents.It would seem difficult to find place for anotheredition of Shakespeare, but the' I Ariel" edition willbe found to differ in so many respects from any otheredition that it is thought no justification will beneeded for its existence. The distinctive features ofthe edition are as follows:I. Each play is in a separate volume.2. The size of the volume is 3Yzx5 inches andabout a half-inch in thickness-of comfortable bulkfor the pocket.3. The page is clearly printed from an entirelynew font of brevier type.4. The text is complete and unabridged, and con­forms to the latest scholarly editions.5. As illustrations! the charming designs by FrankHoward (first published in 1833), jive hundred in all.have been effectively reproduced, making a series ofdelicate outline plates.Per volume, 40 cents and 75 cents, C. P. Putnam'sSons, publishers, New York.President Thwing's last published work, "WithinCollege Walls," might properly have been called"The College Man." The present book makes asister volume which the author is in every way qual­ified to write. His life as a student at Harvard andas President of the Western Reserve University andAdelbert College, at Cleveland, together with theexhaustive study devoted to the details and statisticsof nearly every phase of college experience, and thespecial work doue on his book! entitled" The Fam- 13Hily," have thoroughly fitted him to treat, with ex­ceptional title to be heard, the subject of the youngwoman who seeks cultivation at college, both in re­lation to the family at home and the artificial familywithin college walls.American Writers of to-day.- By Henry C. Vedder.8vo., 326 pp. Price $1.50. Silver, Burdett & Com­pany, Boston, New York, Chicago.This is the work of a scholar who both by naturalproclivities and by long experience as an editor and aliterary critic was especially fitted for his task, and ithas been accomplished, after careful preparation, withrare conscientiousness and discrimination and a fineperception of values. Realizing t.hat to have anypositive influence a book of this kind should be writ­ten from an enlarged standpoint, Mr. Vedder has tact­fully suppressed all expression of personal likes anddislikes, and given us a series of studies unusuallyfree from narrow prejudice and dictatorial censorship.The first effect of reading the book is to send oneback to the authors analyzed, with fresh enthusiasmand appreciation, and a keener sense of the impor­tance and value of American literature, and this issurely a desirable state of mind wherein to read andstudy understandingly.Basket Ball.The first of a series of local basket ball games wasplayed in the gymnasium Saturday Dec. 8th, theteams being made up from the morning gymnasiumclasses. The Reds, of the I I : 45 class were captainedby Grant, and won from the blues captained by Givin.The scorce was 15 to 12. The team work of theteams was not noticeably good, the players showingan inclination to trust to their own skill rather thanto the work of their team. Grant showed himself tobe a good man. The Blues took good advantage ofthe free toss which is permitted after fouls and mademost of their points by this play.The line-up and score:Reds. Positions. Blues.Pienkowsky ': } { . . . . , . ., . RandJ. Campbell Forwards. . WaymanH. Cambell WhyteGrant . . . . 1 {. . . . . . . ,BarrettJordan .. , J Centers. . Beers�1�f��n .. ' ,} { : '. '. '. " '. '. " ia���Beech . . . . . . .. Guards. .,..... GriswoldJantz, . . . . . . . . . WilliamsGoals from Floor-Reds, 4; Blues, 1. Goals from Fouls­Reds, r; Blues, 3. Fonls-Reds, 5; BInes, r6. Referee-Hub­bard. Umpire-Calhoun. Secretary-Daugherty.Advertising began in England over two hundredand fifty years ago. It is said that the first advertisergave notice of the loss of his horse and offered a re­ward for its return, and that the advertisement wassuccessful,elected to a secret societ�� and hence to accept the invitation,and that it was not regarded by us, or we believe, by the menvictimized, as an attempt to interfere with their personalliberty, to haze them. We wish also to state that no attemptat secrecy, so usual in haziug affairs, was made; the affair wastalked over beforehand at the dinner table where at least a .dozeu students were preseut, who looked upon the proposedaction as we did-as a practical joke.We are beyoud measure sorry for the unfortunate and unfor­seen results of our action, by which the name of the Universityhas suffered, and the reputation of its students for gentlemanlyconduct has been to some extent compromised. We wishrespectfully to point out, however, that these ev.i1s are notso much the direct result of our action as of the false and ex­aggerated reports that have been given of it.As the only means of reparation in our power we wish tomake this public statement, and further to express our sincereregret to the University and its authorities, and to the studentsupon whom the joke was played. And, furthermore, we desireto say that we are in hearty sympathy with any movement toprevent the custom of hazing becoming an established fact inthe University.134 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY�The following extract from the minutes of a meet­ing of the Administrative Board of the AcademicColleges, held December I, 1894, was then read:The President submitted to the Board the appended com­munication from the Academic College students concerned inthe affair of November zd. It was voted:"That the Board of the Academic Colleges accept the ex­planation and apology of the students concerned in the affairof the zd of November. At the same time the Board expressesgrave censure for the act in question, as one improper in itselfand easily calculated to lead to misapprehensions which mayjustly bring reproach on the University."Furthermore, the Board voted that a copy of the above reso­lution be sent to the Academic Co1lege students concerned inthe affair of November zd ; and that the letter of apologyappended to these minutes be read by the President to thestudents of the University.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLYPUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.CHARLES H. GALLION, MANAGERHENRY C. MURPHY,T. W. MORAN,E. A. BUZZELL,WI LBER M. KELSO, - MANAGING EDITORASSISTANT EDITORALUMNI- ADVERTISINGThe spirit of the times is opposed to hazing in anyform. Through the deeds of college men for years pastthe very word has come to be regarded as synonymouswith brutality, and no college which values its reputa­tion for scholarship and decency can afford to allowsuch outbreaks against college discipline to go unpun­ished. The University of Chicago has suffered butlittle by acts of hazing and it is to be hoped that onthe scroll of years will be found 110 further hazingblots.THE CHRISTMAS concert given last Mondayunder Director Williams' supervision, was, takenas a whole, a decided success, and reflected greatcredit upon the University and upon its musical direc­tor. Mr. Williams has the appreciation of the stu­dents for the way in which the musical features of theSUBSCRIPTION RATE:One Quarter,One Year (Four Quarters),OFFICE HOURS, 9.30 TO 11.30 '$ 752 50The WEEKLY may be found on sale at the office of the University PressMcClurg's, Brentano's, Curry's, and all News Stands South of 39th Street.Advertising rates made on 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 University authorities have acted in thehazing matter of November zd, at which timetwo freshmen were treated to doses of greenpaint and otherwise maltreated. Some action from thefaculty was looked for, everyone realizing that thereputation of the University had suffered from theconduct of those who conducted the hazing. It is saidthat the reports of the occurrence which reached theoutside world were grossly exaggerated; that a prac­tical joke had been colored until it was made to seema grievous offense. It is not necessary to discuss thisquestion. The joke may have been harmless and itcertainly was followed by no evil results. It was aform of hazing, and as such the faculty was com­pelled to recognize it and condemn its perpetrators.At the meeting of the Academic and University col­leges Monday, President Harper spoke on " CollegeDiscipline." After dwelling on the policy of theUniversity in regard to discipline. President Harperbrought up the matter of the hazing and severelycensured the men who were connected with it. Hethen read an apology signed by the hazers whichappears below:We, the undersigned students in the University of Chicago,desire of our own accord to acknowledge our responsibility forand participation in the affair of November zd. We wishfurther to explain that the occurrence was in itself a practicaloke-two students being led to suppose that they had beenUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.University have been developed. The Chorus, theOrchestra, the Glee Club, the Mandolin Club, andseveral soloists took part. The Chorus showed theeffect somewhat of the taking in at the last moment oflarge quantities of new material, when the time wastoo short for its complete assimilation. Mr. Williamsshould have better support from the students, for noth­ing is so discouraging to a leader as a musical organi­zation empty until the eleventh hour, and then filledup suddenly at the very last minute. While the team is battling on the golden gridironsof the West, the Glee and Mandolin Clubs will besinging and playing before audiences in Wisconsin andMinnesota. The clubs go forth well trained for theirfirst trip, and they anticipate a most successful season.Concerts will be given in Milwaukee, Sheboygan,Fond du Lac, ,Oshkosh, St. Paul, Minneapolis andMadison, the first concert taking place at Milwaukee,December 27th. The best wishes of everybody gowith them.The Orchestra, especially in the rendition of the For two week-s our community will be broken up;" Minuet," was a pleasurable surprise. The Glee . and its members scattered throughout the broad land.and Mandolin Clubs, as usual, took the audience by Not until the old year is dead and the new born shall .storm. Miss von Holst, daughter of our learned pro- we be reunited. To the members of the Universityfessor, is a sweet and effective singer, and her soloswere greatly enjoyed. Miss Pickens also, on the'cello, was a real treat. Miss Maud Peck renderedthree numbers successively- on the piano; with delicateexpression and faultless technique. But the wisdomof placing towards the end of a very long programmethree piano solos seems to us questionable. Threesuccessive numbers of classical piano music at the be­ginning of a concert are greatly enjoyed, but whenplaced at the end of a programme already too long,they are apt not to receive from the tired audiencequite the hearty response which they deserve, be theyever so well given, But all in all, the Christmas con­cert was a great success; all went away well pleased,and Mr. Williams has reason to feel proud of the out­come of his efforts.THE UNIVERSITY will be well advertised byits loyal musical and athletic organizationsduring the holiday season. The maroon willbe waved proudly for the first time on the far shoresof the Pacific, and the glory of fair Chicago will betold in " music's gingle II in northern climes.The football team left on its far western trip yester­day. In. the parlor car Yosemite over the Alton thebrawn and brain of Chicago goes to meet the greatkickers of the far West. That their trip will be a de­lightful one and that they may return to us with newand prouder honors is our wish. We trust the foot­ball team's Christmas stocking may not be filled withgoose eggs donated by Stanford and the University ofCalifornia. We can earnestly wish our Stanford andBerkely brothers' stockings filled with eggs of thatkind. who go never to return we wish every success andmany happy new years.AA MERRY Christmas and a happy New Yearto all.A New Department Journal.The Journal if Astronomy and Astro-Physics, theleading journal of its kind published, has been pur­chased by the University of Chicago, and the firstnumber will be published by the University Press inJanuary. It will be modified slightly in purpose andwill have the title, the Astro-Physical Journal. Theeditors will be George E. Hale, director of the Yerkesobservatory, and James E. Keeler, director of theAllegheny observatory. Assistant editors: ]. S.Ames, Johns Hopkins; W. W. Campbell, Lick Obser­vatory; Henry Crew, Northwestern University; E. B.Frost, Dartmouth; F. L. O. Wadsworth, Universityof Chicago. Associate editors: M. A. Carnu, EcolePoly technique, Paris; N. C. Dunner, Astronomiska,Observatorium, Upsala; Wm. Huggins, Tulse HillObservatory, London; P. Tachhini, Osservatorio, delCallegro Romano, Rome; H. C. Vogel, Astro Physik­alisches Observatorium, Potsdam; C. S. Hastings, YaleUniversity; A. A. Michelson, University of Chicago;E. C. Pickering, Harvard College Observatory; H. A.Rowland, Johns Hopkins; C. A. Young, PrincetonUniversity.In his recent visit to Europe Professor Hale visitedpersonally the leading investigators in astro-physicsand received assurances of their active co-operation.The magazine will be international in character.Notice! Glee Club!After Thursday and until Christmas the Glee Clubwill rehearse twice daily in the chapel at Cobb Hall.Hours of rehearsal will be posted on bulletins. 135136 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.The l1use at Other Colleges.WHICH.Now Emma has two suitors warmWho woo the fair at once;A needy fortune-hunter one,And one a wealthy dunce.How she will act in such a case,Depends upon this rule;If she's a fool she'll wed the knave,And if the knave, the fool.-Brunonian.IN DAYS OF OLD.In days of old, ye gentle knight,Yclad in helm and armor bright,In joust and tourney sought sweet fame,He won himself an honored name,And to his lady proved his might.As, after darkness, comes the light,, The modern day has banished night;They would have thought us all insaneIn days of old.For things have changed their aspect quite;The modern youth in jacket tight,Now suffers ache and every painTo win the annual football game;Ah! never was there snch a sightIn days of old.-Notre Dame Scholastic.·"ONLY A LOCK OF GOLDEN HAIR."" Only a lock of golden hair,"The lover wrote. Perchance to-nightIt formeth on her pillow fair,A halo bright." Only a lock of golden hair,"The maiden, smiling, sweetly said,As she laid it over the back of the chair,And went to bed.--The Crescent.ARMA VIRUM QUE CANO.'Twas a Boston maid I was calling on,And I thonght I'd put np a bluff,So I spoke of Latin poetry,For I knew she liked such stnff.But she wasn't so slow as you might snppose,In spite of her learning immense,When I asked what Latin poemBest expressed her sentiments.For that Boston maid, who in classic shadeWas supposed to defy Love'S charms,Just hung her head and demurely said:" I sing of men and of arms."- Yale Record.LIFE'S MANSION.This little thought may help youOn through life's day;,. The good deeds, kindly done, are the bestOf bricks to layOn firm foundation of truth and right;And build the wallWith virtue, honor and gentleness,­Faith over all. Let love make the beautiful windowsWith lights of peace;. The doors be true tender friendshipsThat never cease.There are rooms in the beautiful mansionTrue, noble thoughtShould be the soul roamer in them­Forget it not! "-Brunonian.REVERIE.My friends, again that strain!Repeat the song twice o'er;Lest we the music ne'er regain,And grieve more sadly than afore.The light is struggling in the hearth,And sombre shades are moulded on the wall ;Come, gather 'bout the old familiar grate,And let our fancy, images of friends recall.The years have fled with special speedAnd time can scarce ha ve reckoned all the days;A few hours wait to seal our friendship's bond,Ere we depart along our several ways.So now again that. strainA little softer than before;Perchance, the music ne'er will giveThe charm it held in days of yore.The light is now a waning glow among the logs,Our wistful faces faintly outlined in the dark;Why silent? shall the evening fade awayNo mem'ries gracing it with their befitting mark?Come friends, bethink ourselves of all the knowledge stored,And all the discipline they drilled into the mind;This is the cold; dull, rayless and unpolished gem-Let us about our neck some glistening jewel bind.So now let's have that strainSomewhat more tender than before,Those very words again-Lest they be lost ere parting hour be o'er.The light has now quite vanished from the hearthAnd all is dark within these well-known walls;We only know that we are here, not e'en a breathDisturbs the silence that now onr saddened heart befalls.No tears! ·pray weep no more that we must part-We only meet to learn to be the friend,So now farewell-though bursts my heartThe sweetest, happiest hours of life now mourn their end.Once more that strain,And mingle with the song our tears;Swift time may bring us here again,When memories have lengthened with the years.J LEISER.MUTATION.In the morn a rose had blushed,In the grass a bird was flushed;The blush at dusk had fled,A bird at eve was dead.With the morn young hopes blushed red,And at dusk all hopes lay dead;For love with dawn had come,And love at eve was dumb.- The Polytechnic.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.LOVE.Love is but a ray of lightThat falls upon the soul;A vision veiled within the night,We see a part, but feel the whole.-Red and Blue.A FLOWER AND A HEART.A blow and a jewel is lostOr a flower's sweet life is done.Ah, the jewel may find a setting new,But the flower knows none.A word and a mind is darkOr a heart's sweet love is done.Ah, the mind may find a life anew,But the heart knows none.-Red and Blue.A Western Football League.The following is an extract from the Chicago Rec­ord. It suffices to show the tendency which some ofthe great Western college teams have toward consoli­dating into a league which will include the :five repre­sentative teams. The matter of a league has beendiscussed before by our students, and in these col­umns, and .has found many supporters. The onlyobjection we would make to the plan as suggested inthe Record is the admission to the league of the Uni­versity of Illinois. The teams which have repre­sented this institution have made for themselves anunenviable reputation in past years and it is doubtfulif a league would be improved by having Illinois amember.The Record says:The Western football season just closed suggests very. strongly the organization of a Western collegiate footballleague. For the last few seasons certain college hams haveexcelled all their Western rivals and it is the opinion of manyWestern college men-alnmni among the number-that aleague should be organized.This season's work has shown that Wisconsin, Michigan,Minnesota, Purdue, University of Chicago and Un ivc r- ity ofIllinois excel the other Western colleges at the kicking game,just as they have done for several years. If these six institu­tions should establish a league it would undoubtedly greatlyimprove the game in the West. An athletic league among theWestern colleges was established a few years ago, but it wasdone with reference to other considerations than the degree ofathletic spirit shown among the membership, and, as a conse­quence, was a failure. Besides that the athletic spirit in thecolleges has made great progress in the last two years, and thegeneral interest in football at that time did 110t compare withwhat it is at present. Two years ago very few Western peopleunderstood the first elements of the game, and got little inter­ested in it. This fall there were teams in nearly al l the publicschools in Chicago. Any crowd of young men who met topractice the game at some public ground were at once sur­rounded by an interested crowd of spectators. There is s til lmuch of the cry against the rough ness of the sport that thereal ways was, but there is no doubt that it has made a bigadvance in public interest.With a six-college league, all the members of which hadcomparatively strong teams, a schedule of games could be arranged in which there would be almost as much interest asnow is shown in the great games East. The two highest teamsin the championship race at the end of each year could windup the season with the big game the ensuing year. Or, if someof the members of the league did not care to undertake to playfive championship games in one year the system of winnersplaying winners could be adopted.A point in favor of the league suggested is that four of thecolleges are located in large towns, where big attendance atgames would be a certainty. The exceptions are the universi­ties of Michigan and Illinois, yet while Ann Arbor and Cham­paign are not large places they would doubtless turn out wellto games of importance, and the attendance of students alonewould be no inconsiderable figure. Lafayette is a thoroughfootball town and games with Purdue would always be a finan­cial success. Almost the same can be said of Madison and theWisconsin team.Affiliated Schools.KENWOOD INSTITUTE.The quarterly examinations come this week andlittle else is thought of in the school, and the usualChristmas meeting of the Alpha Society has beenpostponed until after New Years.A short time ago Dr. James Taylor, the presidentof Vassar College made a call at the school, but unfort­unately it was after school hours so that the pupilsdid not have the pleasure of seeing him. H. B. R.MORGAN PARK.Dr. C. P. Small, the University examllllng physi­cian, gave the boys of the academy their annual phys­ical examination on Monday of last week.The young men of the academy will hold a reception.at Morgan Hall early next term .The quarterly meeting of the Students' Union washeld in the chapel of Blake Hall, Friday evening,Dec. 14, 1894. The following was the programmeprepared:Invocation, Rev. J. M. Campbell.fifistress of Ceremonies, Miss Bertha Stieg.PART ONE.Paper, The Early Northwest. Paul Blackwelder.Piano Solo, Nocturne. F minor (Chopin) Charles A. Steb­bins.Oration; Sir Roger De Coverley. Miss Ruth Wells.Declamation, Parrhasius and the Captive. Marcus Plow,man.Vocal Solo, "Oh, Promise Me." (De Koven.) Clinton L.Hoy.PART TWO.Paper, Llahekalb, or the Castle Against the Sky. MissStella J. C'lissold.Music, " Magnolia Blossoms" Waltzes. (De Koven.) TheAcademy Orchestra.Paper, Mormonism, B. L. Corum.Oration, Blaine. Chester W. Church.Vocal Solo, "Happy Days," (Strelezki). Miss FlorenceReynolds.Benediction.Reception by the students. 137138 UNIVERSITY OF CftICAGO WEEKLY.One alteration was' made. . For the vocal solo byClinton L. Hoy, a piano solo, by F. M. Bronson, was Adkinson will spend his holidays at New Orleans.substituted. There was the usual variety and excel- There will be no issue of the WEEKLY next week onlence of material. Under the similitude of an old account of vacation.castle, Llahekalb, Miss Clissold gave us a humorous IThe football team started Wednesday on their tripdescription of a building with which we all are well to San Francisco.acquainted, being none other than-well, spell thename backward, and the secret is yours. In his inter- The basket-ball season will commence next quarter.esting paper on " Mormonism," Mr. Corum gave us There will be some good intercollegiate games in theinformation on a subject upon which he .has had ample gymnasium Saturday evenings.opportunity to be well-informed, being a resident of Clark, the pitcher for the Williams College base ballSalt Lake City. team last year, is in the University, and will commencepractice with the boys next quarter.Fred W. Eastman, leader of the Glee Club lastyear, has been offered and accepted the position of di­rector of the First Methodist choir of Peoria, Ill.When Prof. Butler entered his class-room Tuesday,he found on his desk an elegant bouquet, presented bythe members of his class in "The English Essay."Through Charles E. Linney of the Signal Servicethe University is in daily receipt of a weather mapwith prognostications for each day, which are postedin Cobb Hall.HYDE PARK HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.Paul De Chaillee, the great African traveler andnovelist, visited Hyde Park while on his way to NewYork last week. His arrival was a surprise to everyone but none left the building after his lecture with­out feeling amply repaid in the increase of theirknowledge of Africa and its inhabitants through themedi um of Mr. De Chaillee's speech.Saturday, December aznd, at Rozalie Hall, the classof '95 makes its debut in their annual Dramatic En­tertainment. "I've written to Browne" and "Sun­set," will be presented. Should the rehearsals betaken as a criterion the success of the evening is un­doubted. Over six hundred tickets are on sale by anymember of the Senior Class.DANIEL WM. AHERN.Amusements.. "On the Mississippi" will be the holiday attractionat McVicker's Theatre, and a more suitable one couldhardly have been found, embracing as it does so manybeautiful scenic effects of the South. The Mardi Grasrevelers and the many other novel amusing featurestypical of Southern life are so faithfully presented thatone can hardly believe he is witnessing a stage produc­tion. The scene along the Levee, the swamp scenewith the fire-fly effect, the gambling house and the oldjail at Kelly's Ferry are all magnificent stage pictures.Hermann, the magician, who comes to the ChicagoOpera House next Sunday, Dec. 23, for a fortnight'sengagement, including Christmas and New Years,brings with him his newest and latest illusions, "TheArtist's Dream" and" Noah's Ark." These twosketches are decided novelties in their way, as the firstone is called a magic-comedy, and the second a marvelplay. The first, with accompanying music and appro­priate dialogue, tells the story of an artist who haspainted the picture of his ideal sweetheart whichcomes miraculously to life before his very eyes. In"Noah's Ark" Hermann from a small square frame,which is shown to be void, draws an entire barnyardof birds and animals, and at last a female figure, em­blematic of hope, bursts through the top. Majors and Minors.The readers of the WEEKLY can do the paper agreat favor by telling those of our advertisers withwhom they deal that they saw the advertisement inthe WEEKLY.A friend of Barnard College for Women has .givenit $100,000 for a building on conditition that it isplaced within 1,000 feet of Columbia College. Thetrustees are now looking for a plot of land on Morn-ingside Heights. .The Glee Club is composed of the following: rst ten­ors, Wyckoff, Coleman, Woolley, Black, F. C. Smith;2d tenors, Smith, Abells, H. H. Hewitt, Campbell;r st bass, Davidson, Brown, Rand, Murphy; ad bass,H. E. Hewitt (Leader), Nichols (President), Lovett,Blackniarr (Manager), Snow.Oxford's plan for regulating advanced study andresearch is the establishment of two new degrees,bachelor of letters and bachelor of science, which will. take precedence of the bachelor of arts, and holders ofwhich may be candidates for master of arts. Candi­dates for the new degrees, if they are not bachelars ofarts, must be 21 years of age, give evidence of a goodgeneral education and of fitness for a special study,which may be pursued profitably at the university.These, by the way, are identical with the qualifica­tions of special students at Harvard. Residence fortwelve terms, as for the B. A., or for two years atleast, is required. The outline of the plan was recent­ly adopted in convention by a vote of 89 to 20.Women are not to be included .. When carried out thisplan will give the Oxford M. A. to men who knownot a word of Greek.