UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Single Copies10 Cents. VOL. III, No. 14.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 10, 1�N5.Little Eyolf.This is the name of Henrik Ibsen's latest drama,the American edition of which was published byStone and Kimball of this city, just before Christmas.At the same time it was published in the original(Norwegian), in German and French. It will soonbe published in Russian, Dutch, Bohemian and Polish.This indicates the universal interest in Ibsen's writ­ings in the reading world. Coming as it does in thewake of so many dramas from his pen we may safelysay that the interest in "Ibsen's latest" is not one ofcuriosity alone, but is based on a true and just appre­ciation of his merits.We can hardly estimate the difficulties which Ibsenhas had to overcome before reaching the prominencewhich he holds. His books can be read in the origi­nal by a comparatively limited number (some ten mil­lions at the most), while the world at large must waitfor an imperfect translation to appear. Then thereis the common conception among people that some­how a work of art is dependent on the greatness ofthe country and the institutions where it is produced,-that it is limited according to economic conditions.The work before us is a drama in three acts. It issmall in compass and extremely simple in languageand structure. Its greatness depends on the great­ness of the problems with which it deals and the ex­tremely dramatic representation.A few lines indicating the external structure of thisdrama may be given. The action takes place onAllmers' estate, a few miles from Christiania. All­mers had once been a private tutor and lived at homewith his parents and his half-sister Asta, of whom hewas very fond. He marries Rita for her entrancingbeauty and wealth. This enables him to spend histime in literary pursuits free from economic cares.They are blessed with a son who is the idol of thefamily and from whom the drama takes its name..Through the inattention of the parents little Eyolfone day falls from the table and is crippled for life.When Eyolf is nine years old the drama opens by thereturn of Allmers from the mountains, whither hehad gone for his health. Rita notes the improvementin his health, but seems also to discover a change inhis whole being. And so there was. While wander­ing about among the peaks of the mountains he hadbecome lost and" with death as a companion his re­sponsibility is thrust upon him." This problem hadoccupied his mind for a long time, for he was writinga book on "human responsibility." Now his con- viction of the solution of this problem took the formof a resolution to devote all his time to the propertraining of 'li ttle Eyolf. His devotion to this taskexceeded even his past devotion to -his literary work.Rita had felt that his work had shared his love forher, and now it had again been parted by devotion tothe little boy. Her jealousy is fanned into flame byher passion of love for Allmers and consumes hermotherly feelings, so that she even hates the innocentchild, and desires its death. An old woman, calledthe" rat-wife," because with her little dog she goesthrough the neighborhood and lures away" the creep­ing, gnawing things," now comes to the house. Anair of mysticism surrounds this old woman and shecasts a spell over Eyolf, He goes after her down tothe fjord, while the parents are engaged in a quarrel.People are seen running together down by the edgeof the water. Beside themselves with fear, when theabsence of little Eyolf is discovered, the parents ex­perience all the horrors of suspense until they hearthe confused shouts more and more distinctly, "Thecrutch is floating "-" The crutch is floating." Thisterrible blow even is not able to reconcile the parents;they drift farther and farther apart. Allmers can seeno meaning, no retribution, in the premature deathof li ttle ·Eyolf, filled as he was by such j nfini te possi­bilities. Asta tries to console him and he begins tolong to return to the days they had spent together insuch love and happiness. Asta now reveals to himthat she is not his half-sister but an adopted child,that the love between them was not the love of a'brother and sister. She soon moves away and mar­ries an engineer. Allmers is now filled with a terri­ble longing for revenge against fate that had treatedhim so cruelly. But at this moment Rita awakenshope in him that life may yet be filled with somethingbetter-with work for the good of others.ALLMERs.-We have a heavy day of work before us,Rita .RrTA.-You will see-that now and then a Sabbathpeace will descend on us.ALLMERS.-( Quietly with emotion) Then, perhaps,we will know that the spirits are with us.RrTA.-(Whispering) The spirits?ALLMERS.-(As before) Yes, they will perhaps bearound us-those whom we have lost.RrTA.-(N ods slowly) Our little EyolfALLMERS.- (Gazing straight before him.) Nowand then, perhaps, we may still-c-on the way throughlife-have, as it were, a glimpse of them.154 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.RITA.-Where shall we look for them, Alfred?ALLMERS.-(Fixing his eyes upon her.) Upwards.RITA. -(Nods an approval.) Yes, yes, upwards.ALLMERs.-Upwards-towards the peaks. Towardsthe stars. And towards the great silence.RITA.-( Giving him her hand.) Thanks!Within the simple structure and back of the unpre­tentious title, "Little Eyolf," human beings carryona mighty battle with the secret forces in the world'sdecrees: responsibility, retribution, change. Willthis realistic representation help us in their solution?What wonderful changes are here revealed ! Whata composite character Rita is! And yet she is the.product of change under the conditions in which sheIives. She loves Allmers with an unquenchable love,and yet this same love sets free the furies of hatredwhen it is not returned. Again, when' Allmers, in afit of passion, threatens to raze the peasants' hovels tothe ground because they' did not save little Eyolf fromdrowning, it is Rita who suggests that they gather inthe poor outcast children and thus fulfill the responsi­bility of which they had been relieved by the death oflittle Eyolf. Such changes are not wholly unknownin real life, but perhaps in fiction.Time and circumstances seem to play no less impor­tant role in the Iife of Allmers. And still he takeslife seriously. His purpose with his literary work isto help others solve the problem of human responsi­bility. But when "with death as a companion" hemoved towards" the great silence," how sudden thechange: he would through his son fulfill the responsi­bilities which he did not know how to meet. Stillthere might even be selfishness in this, and he mustbe led on by an equally mysterious way to a still truersolution of this great problem. In these successivechanges, within the limitations of time and earth (forno motive' is drawn from the spiritual world, exceptthe presence of the spirits of the departed), is foundthe true ethical solution of all these problems. All­mers thus learns by experience what his reason couldnot indicate, that life has a meaning-that if there isretribution, there is also atonement.Asta (love) bears witness by her whole life thatIbsen truly deserves the title of "woman's poet."Her. name is given her in recognition of its fitness.In her strength and nobleness love is the underlyingelement in her character. She does not need so manyof the severe lessons of experience to solve the prob­lems of life.Offence will no doubt be taken at the introductionof the mysterious character of the "rat-wife," "thegreat open eyes" (so frequently repeated in referenceto Eyolf's eyes), and" the great silence."We are not surprised to find symbolism in Ibsen.He tells us, through an interview, that the characterof the "rat-wife" is a reminiscence from his childhood in Skien, and it may even contain elements of a simi­lar reminiscence from Bergen. In both these places asimilar woman was found. He is acquainted with thestory of the "Pied Piper of Hamelin," but is notacquainted with Goethe's poem.There is no doubt that most interpreters will con­sider' 'the great silence" as symbolical of the grave,­that with this true altruistic solution of life, Ibsenwould say, "It is sufficient recompense to know thatby this work of sacrifice the character is ennobled andascends nearer to heaven - 'towards the mountainpeaks' even if 'the great silence' of the grave be theend of our journey."It is more probable, however, that the pure, ethical,idealistic lif€! is allegorized as existence in the coldsilence among the mountain peaks. That this veryservice of others as it develops character in its reflexinfluence ennobles the inner spiritual life and rids itof the baser elements of our nature which would pre­vent us from a true realization of the aim of life.OLAUS DAHL.An Individual Estimate of Emerson.BY PROF. WILLIAM CLEAVER WILKINSON, D.D.I, for my part, am disposed to think that the gen­era1 te1_1dency am�)tlg us Americans now is to take ourEmerson somewhat too seriously. Not that we ratehim o,:"erhigh,. but that we rate him wrong, missingthe mark by judging him for what he is not, ratherthan for what he is. What Emerson is, it seems tome, is a "poet," in. the wide, indefinite German ex­tension of meaning assigned to that work. A seer, ifyou please; but a poetic, not a philosophic, seer.We tend to think otherwise of Emerson. We tendto make of him a teacher, instead of a poet. Now thepoet, true, also teaches; but teaching is not the poet'sfunction, at least not his prime function. And Emer­son's prime function seems to me to be not that of ateacher, but that of a poet; to give pleasure, to givestimulus, tone, quality to the mind and the imagina­tion, and not to communicate truth for the nurture ofcharacter and for the cond uct of life. We run the riskof loss by misunderstanding the genius of the man.We make the mistake of perverting literature intodogma. Emerson produced not dogma, but literature.'In saying this, I have in mind as much Emerson'sprose as his verse.' Prose or verse, no matter, it isstill poetry that he writes. Understand it as poetry,understand it as addressed to imagination rather thanto reason, take it for flavor rather than for food, breatheit as you do the air, not try to digest it as you digestmeat and drink, and Emerson's writing will do yougood. On the contrary, make philosophy of it, relig­ion, ethics, wisdom to live by, and you will sufferatrophy,' for you chew the wind.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Vespers.Vesper services were held in Kent auditorium Sun­day afternoon in connection with the University con­vocation. The choir of Union Park Congregationalchurch, composed of the following members, assisted:Mrs. Louis Falk, soprano; Mrs. E. G. Cowan, con­tralto; Mr. Harry C. Cassidy, tenor; Mr. John R.Ortengren, bass, and Mr. Louis Falk, director andorganist. Following is the programme:Organ prelude, adagio B flat, opus 256,No.2. . . . . . .... ... Volkmar"Cantate Domine" . . . . . . . . . . S. P. WarrenQuartet.Responsive reading Landes-DominiSolo, "If With All Your Hearts". . . . . . . MendelssohnMr. Henry C. Cassidy.Hymn No. 532 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landes-DominiCongregation."Hark, Hark, My Soul" HouseleyQuartet.Prayer .Trio, " Praise the Lord". . . . . . . . . . . .. . GeibelMrs. Falk, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Ortengren.Address. . . . .. . ...." I Will Magnify". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MosenthalQuartet.Hymn No. 99 Landes-DominiCongregation.Organ postlude, from" Hymn of Praise". . . . MendelssohnA Department of Pedagogy.At the beginning of the autumn quarter, a schoolof pedagogy will be opened in the University. Thisschool will be the only one of its kind in the countryand will be modeled after that of the University ofJena in Germany.There are now in the University about three hun­dred graduate students, the majority of whom will oneday teach. It is believed that while the struggle forthe attainment of knowledge is going 011, a mastery ofthe methods of imparting it should be acquired.As the believers in a science of education lay thegreatest stress on philosophy and psychology, as themost important element. Head Professor Dewey.of thedepartment of philosophy, will be at the head ofthenewschool. His present corps of instructors will assist him,and Miss Julia E. Bulkley will devote her entire time toinstruction. Miss Bulkley has been connected withthe University since its opening, in the capacity ofassistant professor of pedagogy, but has spent threeyears studying in Europe, on leave of absence. Shehas had considerable experience and will give coursesin the history and philosophy of education.Besides the special instruction given by the facultyof the school of pedagogy, more attention will be paidto it throughout the entire curriculum of universitywork. Owing to the lively interest taken by PresidentHarper in the subject, it may be justly assumed thatwhen the new school is opened it will be fullyequipped with the best faculty obtainable. 155The Divinity Conference.In place of the monthly meetings of the and studentsof the divinity school, hereafter on alternate Mondayafternoons, a divinity conference willbe held, at whichpapers will be presented, followed by discussion. Thefirst programme will be carried out next Monday,when President Harper will have charge and speak.on "The Modern Preacher and Modern Criticism."The dates and subjects for the rest of the quarte� are:Jan. 2I-Dean Hulbert in charge. Subject:" ThePastor and Higher Education."Feb. 4-Associate Professor Henderson in charge.Subject: "The Pulpit and Socialism."Feb. I8-Associate Professor Johnson in charge.Subject: "Denominational vs. InterdenominationalEffort."March 4-Associate Professor Mathews in charge.Subject: "Does Society Owe Ministers SpecialFavors? "March I8-Head Professor Burton in charge. Sub­ject: "Prejudice Against Ministers, Its Basis and ItsCorrectives.' ,The Defeat Explained.Henry Gale, the Varsity full back, who arrived herefrom California, Saturday, in advance of the team,offers the following explanation of Chicago's defeatby Stanford, after haying won so easily ChristmasDay."In the first game," he said, "we had everythingour own way except the umpire in the first half. Wewould get the ball again and again to their fifteenyard line, when it would be taken away from us foroff-side play or holding. Our line held beautifully.It was absolutely impervious to the beefy Stanfordteam. We got the ball several times on downs, .butthe umpire's ruling took it away from us. In fact,we got the ball two feet over the line, but the um-·pire claimed it was only on the line and gave it toStanford."In the second half the ruling was perfectly fairunder the new umpire and we walked away from theStanfords. At Los Angeles we were at a disadvan­tage. The climate was very warm and our team wasoppressed by it. We couldn't get the quick, snappyplay that practically won for us the. game on Christ­mas. The ground was very heavy and made our in­terference just slow enough for the opposing tacklesto break it up before our runners could pass the crit­ical point. The Stanford tackles were stars. Theywere not able to break through the line, but theywi thstood our massing on the tackles in a wonderfulmanner."Our line didn't hold so well in the second gameas in the first .. Stanford hit our center hard. Theywould get through between Wyant and Rullkoetterwrestle" all creation." For this reason we believein athletic games, but the more we believe in themthe more we wish to see them under proper. guidanceand contro1. The gentleman will be a gentleman astruly in his action as in his rest; and whether in thefield of the" gridiron" or in the drawing room willstill be himself. When he becomes the mere gladi­ator he becomes insufferable. The college clubs oweit to themselves and to their class and to good manlysport everywhere to raise the game to the plane of anhonorable trial of skill of strength ; and to banish the"slugger" to his rightful place, the solitary in thecounty jai1.-The Interior.156 UNIVERSITY OF CHiCAGO WEEKL V.and Allen and Roby for ten yards at a clip. Thenthe Stanford team played a hard game on the twenty­ninth. They went in with recklessness and deter­mination to win. I think we won the first gamethrough our quick, snappy playing, and the splen­did strength of our line even against a much heavierteam. In the second game we were handicapped bythe warm climate, which made the team lethargic andentirely lacking in the vim and daring of the formergame, and by the heavy grounds, which prevented usfrom getting our interference in play quick enough.We were treated royally by the Stanford players.Both teams stopped at the Pleasanton Hotel in SanFrancisco .. Christmas night the Stanford playersgave us a banquet, and in other ways made our staypleasant.Athletes and Athletics.Now that the football season is over with not morethan its usual casualties, the press of the countrywill for some time continue to discuss the situation.We believe that most of the sins of the youthfulplayers may be laid at the feet of the professional" coach." This party does not belong as a rule tothe same class in society to which his pupils belong,and to maim or kill one or two, more or less, of thesefine young fellows does not greatly disturb his equa­nimity. But there is really no reason why the gamemay not be played without any brutality and thosewho would wish to banish the more vigorous sportsfrom our college grounds do not understand howthese young chaps are built. The statue of theaverage college man which was in the anthropolog­ical exhibit of the Columbian Exposition tells thestory. When you put six feet of linear dimensionsinto the boy and give him about 150 pounds weightand an arm like a young Hercules it must be con­fessed he can do something better than chalk a bil­liard cue or shuffle a pack of cards. Give him out ofdoors and plenty of room in which to work off histremendous energy. Let him rej oice to exchange thedress coat for a sweater now and then. He needssomething to do that cannot be done in kid glovesand patent leathers. His mission in life is not dis­charged by wearing a chrysanthemum or holding agirl's fan. At the very best we have an over supplyof reformers who take hold of vice by the finger tips,and of preachers who rebuke sin with a delsarteangesture. Give us a race now that has learned, if needbe, on ,the football ground that a man who is going tocount for anything in this world must put some viminto his actions. Better to "over-do it " occasionallythan not to do it at all. We are a muscular race;God made us so; and there is no reason why weshould not lead the world in athletics. We want tos�e the American boy outrun and outjump and out- To Augustus.(TranslaNon of Horace, IV, 5.)o god-given guardian of Romulus' race,Too long art thou absent, too long dost thou roam;Thou hast promised the fathers that thou wilt retraceThy wandering footsteps; now, therefore, come home!Bring back, mighty chief, to the land of thy birth,Thy face, that gives light when upon us it beams;For, as when the glad springtime returns to the earth,The day is morejoyful, the sun- brighter gleams.As sorrows the mother, when praying in vainThat the youth may return whom the breezes delayAcross the Carpathian sea, and againShe scans the broad ocean that keeps him away,-As she never fails in the love that is due,As she never takes her sad eyes from the sea,So Italy, Csesar, is faithful and true,So Italy, Caesar is longing for thee.In safety the cattle roam over the fieldsThat Ceres and kindly Prosperity bless;The sea peaceful passage to mariners yields;And honor now shrinks from the least guiltiness.No longer defiled with debauchery's stain,The home is now pure and unsullied within;Our national morals are regnant again,And punishment now follows hard upon sin.Who dreads the fierce Mede, or the man of the North,The Scythian, now? Or who shrinks from the bestOf the broods that dark Germany ever brings forth?Who cares for Hiberia, land of the West?The citizen lives on:his farm, and the vineHe peacefully trains on the unwedded tree;Then at sunset returns, full of joy, to his wine,And his prayer in the evening is offered to thee.For as Castor and Hercules Greece still proclaims,So he in thy honor pours out the red wine;And when in devotion he utters the namesOf the gods of his household, the foremost is thine.Oh, long, mighty chief, may YOH live to maintainThe sway that keeps Italy peaceful and free!This we say ill the morning, dry-lipped, and againO'er our wine, when the sun sinks to rest in the sea.F. W. DIGNAN.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Undergraduate's Verse.We had paused to watch the quiver.Of faint moonbeams on the river,By the gate.We had heard something callingAnd a heavy dew is falling,Yet we wait.It is no doubt very sillyTo stay out in an this chillyEvening mist.Still I linger hesitating,For her lips are plainly waitingTo be kissed.So I stooped to take possessionOf the coveted concessionOn the spot;But she draws back with discreetness,Saying with tormenting sweetness," I guess not."Her whole manner is provoking;" Oh, well, I was only joking,"I reply;She looks penitently pretty,As she answers: " What a pity!So was I."-Harvard Lampoon.He kissed her on her rosy cheekIt was a pleasing smack,And quick she turned and frowned on himWith-It Now, sir, take that back! "-Red and Blue.MOTHER GOOSE REVISED.There was a man in our classSo wondrous wise was he,That with an ax and many whacksHe once cut down a tree.And when he saw the tree was downWith all his might and main,He straightway took another ax,And cut it up again. -Ex.A QUERY." What is college spirit? "­She blushingly drew near­" I know that students like it,Now is it wine or beer? j, -Lafa.SAY, HELEN!Say, Helen! do you recollect,- oh, no! 'tis too much toexpect,-The time when we were introduced?I think you must have been amused,At seeing me so quite confused,Yet that was just a year ago, and time cures everything youknow.Say, Helen!Do you quite recall,-it wasn't long ago at all,­When standing in the hallway dark,I used to say" Good-night, Miss --,But that is past, and now, although the lights are turneddown just as low,You let me, when it's time to go;. Bay-".Helen." -Bio. WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE." My boy, you look weary and wan;You are working too hard with 'your Greek,To try, from constructions obscure,Some plausible meaning to seek.""No, no," he wearily said," The meaning I plainly can see;But I'm worn out trying to makeThe text and the pony agree."-5. W. P. U. Journal.I looked into her deep blue eyes,She answered back so sweetThat at her side I placed myself,My happiness complete.The truth will out,- it always does,­Immediately I kissed her.I'm not ashamed; why should I be?She was my baby sister.Just a little verseletOn a story old.Keeps that story verdant,Every time it's told.-u. of M. Wrinkle. -In Latin and GreekHe was quick as a streak;In dress he was foppish and tony,The latter was due to his being an ass,The former was due to his pony. -Ex.The conscientious Freshmen work,To get their lessons tough;The Juniors flunk, the Sophomores shrink,The Seniors - ah ! they bluff.-College Folio.JILTED.I'll send her all these notesAnd cards and letters back,This ring and photo, too-They make a goodly pack­There's yet one thing I ought to do,"Twould be celestial bliss,If I but dared along with these,Return her every kiss. - Wrinkle.HER SLIPPER.'Twas in the waltz's mazes at the" Prom.,"Its strings unloosed came very near to trip her;I led her 'hind a kindly spreading palm,And knelt to tie more firmly on her slipper.As I knelt at her feet, the love-tides welledWithin me, and her warm breath on my cheek,So fragrant, pure, as she bent o'er, impelledMe in impassioned words my love to speak.When at her home, I stood with her aloneUpon the steps; the silence all unbroken,Save by my murmurs, as with pleading toneI begged of her fair love some little token.E'en while I felt her hand within my own,And watched the quiver of her lip, herGlowing cheek -- ere I knew she was gone,And in my hand was this blue satin slipper .-Exchange.157-Ex.dents as the one referred to above, may, through thesensationalism of the press, possess an unsuspectedpower for evil. This, however, is said purely in thespirit of warning and not of criticism. As was said,we are proud of the record which our men made forthe maroon on their far-Western trip.The University has just issued a publication, en-158 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLYPUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.CHARLES H. GALLION, MANAGERTHOMAS W. MORAN, MANAGING EDITORE. A. BUZZELL, -WiLBER M. KELSO, - - ALUMNIious activity in which this community is engaged.It is especially useful to students in that it gives theofficers and committees, constitutions, departments ofwork, etc., of the religious organizations of the Uni­versity in a way that makes clear what is being doneand by whom the work is being directed and carriedon. Members of the University are thus enabled totalk intelligently with those who wish to know about,or who are prone to depreciate unduly, the religiouslife of the University. And new students, who wishto identify themselves with some form of Christianactivity, may here find a statement which will enablethem to) make an intelligent choice of work and toknow to whom to go in order to be put into the needyand fit place. Copies of this publication may besecured free of charge from the authorities of theUniversity or the officers of the Christian Union.The University College is making arrangements toconduct this year's Washington's Birthday Prome­nade. They expect to make this occasion surpassany previous event of the kind. If the matter ispushed with the same enthusiasm and efficiency thatcharacterized the University College Reception of lastQuarter, this expectation will doubtless be actualized.The WEEKLY notes with satisfaction the increase ofcollege spirit as represented in the "Colleges" assuch.- ADVERTISING titled" Religious Organizations of the University ofChicago," which sets forth the different lines of relig-SUBSCRIPTION 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, Ill.REV. J. Q. A. HENRY, the brilliant San Fran­cisco preacher, during his recent visit at theUniversity, said that our football team was"composed of Christian gentlemen, I, and that suchwas the impression made by them upon the citizens ofSan Francisco during their stay there. The Univer­sity is proud to have such reports come in concerningits athletes. It is proud of the reputation for fairnessand gentlemanliness in intercollegiate games whichthey are making for it. This reputation should bejealously guarded by constant thoughtfulness andwatchfulness on the part of our players. The blowlanded so skillfully on the umpire's nose at theChristmas game is the only thing that has come to usin connection with the recent trip that is to be de­plored. We do not blame the author of that blow.We know his character well enough to feel sure thathe used that argument only because it was the onlyargument admissible under the circumstances. Butwe deplore the circumstances that occasioned an inci­dent, which, on being spread far and wide over thecountry, might cast a shadow upon the name of theUniversity of Chicago. Those who read of such in­cidents in the often exaggerated press reports, are inno position fully to appreciate palliating circumstances.Those who are representing the University on athleticfields or concert platforms are in the public eye in analmost official capacity, and even such triflin� inci e- THERE seems to be a remarkable spiritual affinitybetween the footpad and the divinity student.The men of the cloth have been the victims ofalmost all the highwaymen who have molested theinmates of the University. So numerous have beenthe blood-curdling stories of hair-breadth escapes, andin many cases actual encounters, that were it not forthe unimpeachable veracity of the divines, we shouldbe inclined to doubt them. Then, too, strong evi­dences of authenticity have in every case been re­vealed. We may attribute the local coloring of manyof the accounts to the lively imagination of the seek-UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.ers after truth, but how shall we consistently ex- also given further evidence of their kindly feeling.plain the fact that the depredations have all been As long as public sentiment continues to manifestcommitted on divinity men. There are but two alter- itself in such a substantial way the future prosperitynatives, either the highwaymen have singled out the of the University is unquestionable.divinity students as easy victims, or the divinities areout late at night more than any other class of stu­dents.The time has now come when radical measures mustwith it records of glorious achievements; one with abe taken against the footpads. The expounders ofgrand record upon the football field, the other withreligious dogmas must either carry weapons or stay innights. Unless some of the midnight marauders arebrought to bay in the near future, the hitherto unsus­pecting public will begin to believe that they are be­ing imposed on. If the tales of nocturnal assaultscontinue to be circulated freshmen will begin to offeras an excuse for flunking the fact that they remainedaway from the libraries for fear of being set upon bymasked highwaymen. This week's issue containsthe story of the last escapade, but we will vouch forits authenticity. We have seen the victim, and webelieve him fully capable of being attacked by thugs.This time, in addition to scaring their man to death,they perpetrated a joke on him while he was still in aprecarious condition. They claimed to be policemen.The thinkers of the University claim that such diver­sion gives rise to two new theories. Either we havefun-loving policemen on the University beat, or thehighwaymen of the vicinity are ingenious and humor­ous. The Chicago campus is beginning to be lookedupon as a dangerous neighborhood in a physical aswell as an intellectual sense. If the midnight dra­mas do not cease soon, or the footpads are not cap­tured, the high reputation of the University will beseriously endangered.THAT generous patron of higher education, JohnD. Rockefeller, has again come to the assistanceof the University with a most liberal donation.His munificence apparently knows no bounds. Onehundred and seventy-five thousand dollars for currentexpenses constitutes his New Year's gift to Chicago.The money was greatly needed and is accordinglyappreciated by the University. While donations havebeen many and liberal, they have all been devoted tosome specific purpose. The endowment fund hasbeen constantly increasing, while the fund for generalexpenses has not been sufficient. The financialstanding of the University for the current year is nowassured. Several other friends of the University have BOTH the traveling advertising organizationsof the University have returned to Chicagoafter their holiday trips. Each brings backlaurels in the musical world. The football eleven re-turns after an absence of four weeks with the proudhonor of having defeated Leland Stanford Jr. Univer­sity by large scores. The defeat by a small score ina second game does not wipe out the glory of thefirst. It has the satisfaction of having won twogames by large scores, while suffering no dishonorby the defeats which are recorded against it. TheGlee and Serenade Clubs bring back with them thebest wishes of the musical-loving world of Wisconsinand Illinois. Its series of concerts given at thelarger towns of those states was a success in everyway. The students have every reason to be proud oftheir musical and athletic organizations.THE local Republican club of the University hasdecided to put forward as a candidate for the. . .presidency of the National League of CollegeRepublican clubs its president, L., Brent Vaughan.The WEEKLY takes pleas�re in fully endorsing theplan of the club, and it is to be hoped that Mr.Vaughan may be the choice of the convention. Heis in every way fitted for the prominent position ofpresident and the University of Chicago would havein him a worthy representative.An Easy Victory.The Varsity team played horse with the Y. M. C. A.eleven at Salt Lake, last Friday. The Y. M. C. A.boys showed an utter lack of experience in the gameand played very ragged football. The conditions weregenerally unfavorable to good playing, however, ashalf a foot of snow and slush covered the ground.The game was a walkover for Chicago from the start.The Utah men kicked off and from the moment, theball was in Chicago's possession, touch-downs were"piled up. At the end of the first half the score was18 to o. The second half was a repetition of the first,only worse. Five more touchdowns were made andthe score stood at the end: Chicago 52, Y. M. C. A. o.159160work at the Academy, 182, and Dean Carman an­nounced that this quarter it would reach 200.President Harper announced a series of lectures tobe given by various members of the University Fac­ulty, the first of which will be by Professor Starr.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Song.Heigh ho ! the wind and rain,The icy blasts that sear the bone!Alas, thy cold has lesser painThan love from lover's bosom flown.Heigh ho ! the frost and snow,The wintry winds that lowly moan!Alas, the pinching stings of colds are lostBeside the man who weeps alone.-J. Leiser.Morgan Park.- The work of the winter quarter began Wednesday,January 2, 1895. There were a number of new stu­-dents.The University Convocation was attended by amuch larger number of students from the Academythan has been usual.Our own convocation exercises were held on Fridayevening. The following was theORDER OF EXERCISES.Convocation Procession-March.,Prayer.Rev. W. F. Atchison.(Pastor Methodist church, Morgan Park.)Convocation Address,Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch, Ph.D.(Minister Sinai Congregation, Chicago.)Music-" In a Manger Cradle," . . . . .. . NeidlingerMrs. Ida Lepelle Clason.Award of Scholarships.Recognition of Incoming Students.'Music-" Good-Bye, Sweet Day,". . . ... VannahMrs. Clason.Benediction.Reception.Mrs. Clason was not present to fulfil her engage­.ment and we did not understand the name of the per­son who took her place. The subject of the address-:by Rabbi Hirsch was "Secondary Institutions ofLearning.". The list of students who have attainedscholarship rank during the Autumn Quarter is quitelarge, containing almost twice as many names as ayear ago. It is as follows:Edgar L. Andrews,Paul Blackwelder,Horace V. Bogert,Charles E. Carey,Eva Cleveland,Nathan P. Colwell,Helen L. Darby,Hattie L. Davis,Carrie S. Gilman,Margaret S. Gilman,Edna L. Goss,Thomas L. Griffith,Lewis Gnstafson,Oscar O. Hamilton, J. Howard Hazlett,Alice A. Hepburn,Harriet F. Hollis,Florence Homer,Jessie M. Horton,Clinton L. Hoy,Francis S. Johnson,Sigrid A. Lagergren,Dorcas F. Merriman,Ruth E. Morgan,Sydney B. Morton,William L. Owen,j onathau E. Webb,Ruth Wells.< The enrollment of the Academy during the AutumnQuarter was 148 regular students or, including mem­'tiers of the Scandinavian" department taking special Base Ball Outlook.The prospects are unusually good for a winningbase ball team next spring. The candidates met inthe gymnasium Tuesday afternoon and discussed theplans for the winter's training. Two classes wereformed, one of which meets daily from 1 :30 to 2: 1 5o'clock and the other from 2:15 to 3 o'clock.Base sliding will be freely indulged in by the aspi­rants to the 'Varsity nine and practice in batting willbe emphasized. The players will also perform theusual work of picking up grounders, throwing theball and quick starting. General gymnasium workwill be given the men, too, in order' to keep them ingood shape physically. The struggle for 'positionswill be closer than ever before, as there is a largenumber of candidates. No loafing will be permittedand every man, no matter how good a player, will becompelled to strive to his utmost to hold down a placein the nine. Heretofore the baseball men because oftheir small number have been virtually sure of places,but this year will witness an important change in thisrespect. There are men, new students competing,some of whom will in all probability develop intogood players. A regularly organized second teamwill be composed of those who fail to make the'Var­sity; thus a lively interest will be kept up for all.The most prominent of the new candidates is HenryClark, who pitched good ball for Williams last year.He arid Nichols will probably represent Chicago inthe box; two pitchers that will be hard to beat in anycollege west of the Alleghenies. Jones, a divinityman, will contest with Pike, the coveted place behindthe bat. For all the other positions, the competitorsare numerous, and in the event of a close race, theman who has trained most conscientiously will carryoff the honors.The Football Team.The Varsity football returned from their westerntrip, Tuesday morning. They were laid over forseveral hours at Laramie', where one of the wheels onthe special car flattened out, necessitating a stop.During their stay, the members of the team providedthemselves with shot-guns and scoured the countryfor game. They met with but scant success, the onlyspoil being two rabbits shot by Wyant and McCaskill.The men are all in good shape physically and show notraces of the hard games they played on the coast.From now on, a western trip will probably be anannual event.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Those Footpads Again.Another divinity student has been attacked byhighwaymen. At 12 o'clock on the night of the con­vocation, as H. E. Hendricks was rounding the cor­ner at Sixtieth street and Ellis avenue, two men,slouch hats drawn over their eyes, hidden beneath longblack ulsters, approached him from opposite directions­This corner is a very lonesome place at night, as thereare no dwellings very near, and it is dimly lighted bysome old-fashioned street lamps. The long row ofweeping willows which borders the path cast ominousshadows and make an excellent hiding place for anevil-doer. Mr. Hendricks was about to pass across'Midway Plaisance when the men tackled him, Oneof them pressed a revolver to his head while the otherrummaged his pockets. They found nothing of anyvalue; however, and laughingly told him to move on.They claimed to be policemen, and one of them flashedsomething that he wished to have taken for a star.They then vanished among the willows, leaving Hen­dricks glad to escape unmolested as to his person.A Blind Deaf=rIute at Football.An interested and interesting visitor from Wash­ington sat on the side lines at the polo grounds onNov. 30 and took in the football game between thedeaf-mute teams of this city and Washington. Hewas a youth about nineteen years old, with an intel­ligent face, and during the play he kept close toanother Washingtonian of about his own age, throughwhose communications he kept track of the game.He was not only deaf and dumb, but blind as well,and he followed the game by reading by touch themessages which his companion spelled out manually'for him.Notwithstanding this second-hand arrangement,the youth was just as much excited as anybodyelse. During the first few moments of the game hisface was a picture of anxiety, as the visiting teamcouldn't do much with their opponents at the start.Presently, however, they carried the ball over theline. The blind deaf-mute's companion grabbed hishand and jammed it to the ground, at the same timepatting him on the back. To all the spectators itwas quite evident that this meant:" We have made a touchdown."Up rose the blind youth and swung his arms inthe air capering with glee. Presently, one of hisflying hands struck his companion a bang across theneck which fairly lifted him off his feet. Then theexcited partisan felt about until he reached the otherand rubbed his head softly in evidence of regret andsympathy. A little later there was a dispute in themiddle of the field, and the informant must have toldhis friend that the umpire had .decided against their team, for the blind man. stamped and shook his fistsaloft in an excited manner.During the second half of the game the New York- ,ers outplayed their rivals, to the great grief of thesightless visitor, who curled up in a ball and. worethe most melancholy of countenances. At the finish,however, the score stood 20 to 6 in favor Washing­ton. When this was communicated to the blindyouth he arose and cast his hat into the air. In theconfusion which followed the call of time he hadgreat trouble in finding some one to pick it �p forhim again. _Notwithstanding his blindness he attends all theathletic contests in which the Washington institutiontakes part, and even goes to the theatre occasionally.Of course an interpreter is always with him.-NewYork Sun.College Notes.Harvard is about to erect a museum of fine arts.The absorption of the Columbian University atWashington by the Chicago University will showWashingtonians what would happen to the capital if.it were not anchored.-Evening News.As a result of the College Y. M. C. A. movement,over twenty thousand students are reported to havebecome Christians in America during the sixteen.years of its existence; three thousand have enteredthe ministry, and over six hundred have gone intoforeign mission work.- The Student ..The women are still busy taking college honors,'and they evidently mean to keep up a practice whichthey have well begun.The publication of the class lists of women studentsat Cambridge has brought out a result which is prob- 'ably unrivaled by any two colleges of the same sizein the university. Out of a total of eighty-three can­didates for the various tripos examinations twenty­one-that is twenty-five per cent-have carried offfirst- class honors on work which has in the majorityof cases covered three years' study.President Low, of the Columbia College, speakingrecently of the advantages of a university to a greatcity, said that the art of Athens was not more immor­tal than the impalpable thought of Plato and Aris- .totle, which had exercised an influence over" allcivilized communities during the last 2,000 -y e ars.Although Plato could not be said to have been a uni­versity man, he established in -At hens something akin �to it, so that the city became the intellectual center,,_of antiquity. Able men had been produced by theAmerican colleges who had exercised great influencein shaping the destinies of the country. But it, was -to the university, wi th its staff of trained pr.ofessors., �i61162 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.that the people must look in the future for intellectualand. scientific progress commensurate with the mate­rial growth and prosperity of the country. PresidentLow believed that the university should be broughtinto contact with the community in which it existed.Literary Notes.The forty-fourth volume in (( The Story of theNation" series is on the Crusades.Prof. Paul 'Shorey has an article in the JanuaryArena the title of which is explanatory of the con­tents" Ancient Greek through The Modern? No."The December number of Spelding's Athletic Li­brary contains all the American and English amateurrecords. These little manuals are of incalculablevalue in the rapid spread of interest in athletics.A paper which will be sure to attract the attentionof all college men and graduates, as well as all othersinterested in the social movements of our day, is CarlVrooman's (. College Debating," in the OctoberArena. This article is more important than its titleat the first glance indicates. It is a description of anentirely new force and movement in college life, onewhich will put the men into touch with the socialproblems of the world for which they are preparingto take an active part for good or evil. The old collegedebating societies have been revivified and an Inter­collegiate Debating Union has been formed, in whichevery club is to discuss a certain programme and thenmeet for parliamentary debates. In this connectionthe college debating societies are to discuss the sametopics as the Practical Progress and kindred societies,and so they will possess an educational and practicalvalue for the colleges equal to almost any prescribedcourse in the curriculum.Majors and rtinors.Mrs. Martha Foote Crow spoke at chapel yesterday.At the regular monthly meeting of the graduateschool last Monday, Dean Palmer spoke on " CertainQualifications of a Teacher."The extension department proposes to issue a seriesof manuals for the use of extension students andthose seeking general information.. Mr. N. Ikuyar spoke before the Political ScienceClub last night, on the subject that is now troublingEuropean diplomatists, 'I'urkish Policy in Armenia.A large number was in attendance.Professor Paul Shorey contributed an article to theJanuary Forum on the question whether ancientGreek should be taught through the modern, andanswers it emphatically in the negative. The meeting of the Christian Union last Sundaynight was devoted to a consideration of the Univer­sity's settlement at the Stock Yards. Head ProfessorLaughlin, Dean Alice Freeman Palmer, Miss Me­Dowell, the permanent resident at the settlement, andMr. John Graham Brooks, spoke.Recent visitors at Cambridge report that the feel­ing of President Eliot and of the Harvard Faculty asa whole is very outspoken and bitter against footballas it is now conducted in the East. Unless this feel­ing abates or the playing of the game changes rad­ically, it is most probable that in one or two years thegreat inter-collegiate footba11 contests of the East willbe a thing of the past.The University of Chicago has the largest attend­ance of women graduate students of any educationalinstitution in the world. Ninety-eight women gradu­ates come from Wellesley, Smith, Vassar, Cornell,Bryn Mawr, and elsewhere in the United States andCanada, and are pursuing this quarter special workwithin the University quadrangles. Several graduate(( fellows" come from Gottingen, being attracted bythe liberal fellowships offered in Chicago. The num­ber of women in the University is 320, or about 25per cent of the total registration.'A stroug effort is being made by the women's clubsof Chicago to secure the amount needed to guaranteethe erection of a $75,000 women's hall, to be locatedon Lexington avenue, between Foster and KellyHalls, thus making a continuous pile of women'shalls. The latest subscriptions to the new buildingare the following:Mrs. Potter Palmer.Mrs. Charles Pope ..(( Two Friends" . .S. E. Barrett . . . .Mrs. William B. Walker.Mrs. H. B. Stone .Mr�. J. J. Glessner .Mrs. F. A. Smith . . . . . . . . $r,ooor,ooo1,000500500200roo50Total $4,350The former subscriptions made by Miss A. E. Getty,Mrs. Frances K. Hutchison, Mrs. Adele F. Adams,Mrs. A. M. H. Ellis, Mrs. Julia F. Porter, Mrs. M. J.Wilmarth, Mrs. Annie Hitchcock, Mrs. Andrew Mc­Leish, Mrs. W. T. Brown, Mrs. A. McBean, Mrs.Oliver Hicks, Mrs. Mary Orr, Mrs. L. T. Cheney,Mrs. Ross, and the $10,000 subscription of Mrs. MaryRyerson make the total pledged donations for the newhall $22,1.52.The WEEKLY bids good-by, in the name of the stu­dent body, to our football hero, G. N. Knapp, wholeaves this week for the University of Wisconsin,where he goes back to graduate. OUl loss is theirUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.gain. We will miss him' sorely and trust to see himwith us again.Associate Professor Johnson is chaplain for thisweek.Last Sunday afternoon the Union Park Congrega­tional choir assisted at the Quarterly Vesper service.The attendance was not as large as it would havebeen had the event been adequately advertised.This is in many ways the most beautiful service ofthe Convocation Week.The series of weekly musicals that proved so at­tractive during the past quarter were renewed Wednes­day afternoon under the direction of Mr. WardnerWilliams. The usual large audience was present,and the playing of Mr. F'reder ick Boscovitz, whogave a piano recital, was loudly applauded.On Monday, January 14, George Edwardes' EnglishCompany will present the musical comedy, "A GaietyGirl," at the Chicago Opera House. The engage­ment will extend over a period of three weeks, andbids fair to be fully as successful as the one of tenweeks which was completed December I, at Mr.Austin Daly's theatre in New York. .Through an oversight on the part of the" makeup"in the composing room, the name of Frank W. Woodswas allowed to appear in last week's issue as "assist­ant editor." Mr. Woods desires us to say that he hadnot sanctioned the use of his name in this connection.A plan for the future editorial management of theWEEKLY is being evolved and will be given to ourreaders in due time.John Graham Brooks, who comes from Harvard onleave of absence of six weeks, to lecture in connec­tion with the University extension division, beganTuesday, a course of lectures at Hull House on"Modern Socialism at Work." Next Monday hewill organize a course at the University on "TheChurch and the Labor Question," which is intendedto be helpful to clergymen.The Sigma Nu fraternity was royally entertainedSaturday evening at the home of William L. Hodg­kins of 6706 Stewart Ave. Mr. Hodgkins is a mem­ber of the Purdue chapter of the fraternity. After asleigh-ride over the principal South Side boulevards,refreshments were served at the Home club. The. ,party consisted of twenty Englewood young ladies, anumber of Purdue Sigs and the members of the localchapter.President Seth Low of Columbia College was ten­dered a reception by the Quadrangle club of theUniversity of Chicago at the Hotel Barry yesterdayafternoon. President Low was introduced by Presi­dent W. R. Harper of the University of Chicago.The affair was attended by many professi<,:mal men of 16�the city. A buffet luncheon was served. The recep­tion committee included the following: Prof. H. H.Donalson, Prof. G. H. Goodspeed, Prof. W. G. Haleand Prof. J. S. Iddings.The recent tour of the glee club was veTY success­ful both musically and financially. The members ofthe club were royally dined and feted at every stop.The men were delighted with their reception, and. captivated their audiences by excellent programs.The Republican Club of the University, numberingone hundred and fifty men, met Friday afternoon andpassed resolutions, declaring that Mr. Swift had beenelected but fraudulently counted out, in the last elec­tion. The club promises its entire support at theprimaries and in the election next spring. The fol­lowing officers were elected for 1895: H. M. Adkin­son, president; R. Lord, Jr., vice-president; H. L:Ickes, secretary-treasurer; A. Bowers, H. R. Car­away, and R. Lord, Jr., executive committee.Business Notices.ROOMS.A pleasant room at reasonable terms to rent at 5741Monroe avenue. W. H. Baker.MISCELLANEOUS.College books bought, sold and exchanged. Ful-ghum's Book Store, 291 E. 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