UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Single Copies10 Cents. VOL. III, No. 16.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 24, 1S95.College Journals and their Purpose.College journals are purely American in origin andpurpose. No European institution of learning in anywise comparable to our American college can claimthe issue of a journal edited by its students. Thedearth of such literature among continental studentsis evident. They have not the facilities for editingjournals, nor the liberties of speech; the organiza­tions, college and class" spirit" of the American col­leges. And for that reason they do not require thejournals we find essential to our college life. WeAmericans are confronted with totally different con­ditions. Our education, at least as collegiate, isdesigned to prepare us for better citizenship and use­fulness in the world. We enter college to becomebetter repu blicans in the true sense of that word . Weare a free-born and liberty-mated people, and liberty,our birthright, forces upon us the duty and privilegeof free speech.The student in the European gymnasia is absolutelyindifferent to the organizations we have established.What student ever recorded the proceedings of a de­bating society or a literary guild! This does notargue that the students are dull and dead. On thecontrary the great movements in politics and socialreadjustment may be traced to the secret gatheringsof University students who braved dungeon and gal­lows to free abenig hted people. The American stu­dent on the other hand has not entered so earnestlythe lists of politics. Civil Service Reform found fewadvocates among college students as such. This veryapathy to politics and political life has estranged menof authority from supporting our colleges and theirefforts:From the very constitution of our colleges the needof a journal originates. Our institutions of learningare established to develop a stronger manhood and atruer womanhood. As a preparation for fuller citizen­ship, to acquaint ourselves with the agitative elementsin our stormy politics, to debate such problems in ourown way, to bring the impress of our own thought onthe opinions of the day, this sounds the first call for ajournal. If we are to enjoy the blessings of a richercitizenship, we must be true to the principles of citi­zenship: association. Friendship in the best sense ofthat word is as essential to a well-rounded manhood aseducation itself. In faith, education is to make us athome in the world. And as we approach the stage Ofone humanity by directing our hopes and activitiestowards one common purpose, we justify the journal as an agent to voice these general principles of com­mon interest.True to the historical development of journalsamong us, the literary societies in our older easterncolleges may be awarded the palm of priority.Among them the seeds of the present day, collegejournals were planted. The transactions of these so­cieties were read from manuscript, arranged in thefashion of the current newspaper. As the facilities forprinting increased, so did the manuscript give way tothe printed sheet." So our journal is child of thoseformer days-a caricature 0/ them in some cases, anoble effort to assume grander proportions and widerutility in a thousand other instances.This brief attempt at the historical basis" of ourjournals may give us a" method by which a" collegejournal may be conducted. Primarily, it is the stu­dents' expression of their intellectual and, to-day,their physical activities. As an intellectual exponentit ought to reflect the various thoughts, tendencies,purposes, ambitions, aspirations of the students asthey manifest themselves in poems, essays and otherliterary compositions. The student ought to linkwith his receptivity, the greater occupation of hiscollege years, that vaster and more essential element,creativeness. Study, discipline, education receivescant recognition unless they stimulate personal activ­ities along the lines of literature and science. As ameans of expression for such embryonic assertions,the journal adds another pillar to support its struc­ture. The college journal urges and encourages thestudents to contribute to the columns of the journal,their journal. This function the departmental jour­nals can never undertake. They are pedantic in theirdemeanor. These grave periodicals chill the bloodof youthful aspirations. Imagine a class-room lend­ing attention to a dissertation on the philosophic ten­dencies of modern literature, or the mathematicalproperties of economics I Or fancy some one deeplymoved by portrayals of patriotism and filial affectionwhile reading Virgil, and giving expression to suchemotions in a sonnet before a giggling' class of Fresh­men! The argument is ridiculous! The only placefor such consciousness of appreciation is the collegejournal. Merely as a means of self. assertion the jour­nal has � right among us. Our class rooms are ill­fitted for this.N ever can the deep resources of the human soul bedeveloped unless opportunities present themselves toattend them. And here reference is made to thating, however, that something less artificial and betteradapted to the needs of the students is immediatelyto be substituted in its place. The new scheme is tobe evolved by the students themselves.The following plan, proposed by Mr. C. H. Gordon,. president of the Union, has met with very general andenthusiastic favor among the students who have seenit. Pres. Harper has expressed himself as heartilypleased withit and it seemed to meet with very gen­eral favor among the members of the council. It isto be presented to the Departmental Clubs.The new scheme contemplates the organization of agraduate social club, modeled in general after theCommercial club down town. This club is to hold aquarterly banquet, at which papers or addresses are tobe presented; but these are to be of a general nature,prepared especially for the occasion of a sort calculatedto interest all and to provoke discussion. After thepapers discussion will be in order and will be, it ishoped, lively. The price of plates is to be placedlow, so that the attendance will be large, and great­ness in numbers will aid in securing favorable rates.This social club is, of course, to be composed of grad­uate students, is to be carried on for and by them, andis to be a student and not an official affair.176 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.gem sparkling on every bosom! ambition. Yes, wehave a right to be ambitious; and to many this ambi­tion inclines with favor towards literature. To suchof us our own paper is indispensable. Our paperprepares us for the more earnest work of the jour­nalist. To all literary aspirants the college journalacts as a dear companion, a trusted friend who com­mends and admonishes with unsparing hands. As asource of literary sympathy and encouragement thejournal finds another prop.On those unfortunately not aroused to the deepermeaning and intensity of life, the journal may bestowa blessing by inciting the unawakened to greater pos­sibilities. The men chosen to edit the paper are inmost cases serious and sincere, imbued with highmotives, to elevate their paper and the conception ofstudentship. They are the representatives of thecollege, selected to voice the sentiment of the entirecollegiate polity. They ought to be wellsprings ofemulation. They c�n spur us to the dignity of ourown worthiness and importance, and with the senseof our importance the consciousness of responsibilityensues. On the path of a journal there are templesdevoted to betterment and usefulness. The voice ofour voice, we find the journal.Students of this University are we alive to the im­portance of a journal? Are we ready to establishand develop among us a journal, the character ofwhich has been outlived? We are ripe for activity!Shall we enter the realm of light, unfolding the ever­widening powers within us? Then we must have thejournal! Shall we? With us remains the answer.J. LEISER.The University Union to be Discontinued.At a meeting of the University Council, last weekTuesday, it was recommended that the UniversityUnion be disbanded and that this quarter's publicmeeting be not given.The Union, it will be remembered, is a loose organ­ization comprising all the departmental clubs, and 'hav­ing for its chieffunction the conducting of a quarterlyprogram and reception.Three papers were presented at these public occa­sions, one from each of the three clubs that wereselected by rotation to represent the Union. Thepapers were chosen from among those delivered duringthe quarter before the clubs and were of necessity veryoften too technical and specialistic for a general audi­ence. The Union has seemed to fill no special need,and interest in it has steadily declined. It has be­come more and more difficult to secure speakers for thequarterly program. In it there was no provision, also,for its financial support. These and other considera­tions have led, therefore, to this recommendation forthe abandonment of the Union; with the understand- Affiliated Schools.MORGAN PARK.Professor Frederick Starr, of the University, lec­tures before the studen ts of the Academy to-morrowevening,' January 25, on "The Chinese of San Fran­cisco. " This is the first of a series of lectures inwhich Professor Starr will be followed, on February8, by Prof. John Henry Barrows; subject, "SamuelAdams, the Hero of American Independence" ; andon March I, by Prof. Charles Richmond Hendersonon "The Good Ci�izen and' his Preparation for Ser-vice."There seems to be 'something the matter with theDormitory Association. Several meetings have beencalled this quarter for the election of officers and eachtime the purpose of the meeting has been frustratedby the absence of a quorum. Either as the newnessof the thing wore off interest has failed or the associa­tion does not meet· the expectation of the dormitoryresidents.N. P. Colwell has formed a class for instruction inPenmanship which meets in Blake Hall for one houron Monday and Thursday evenings.Last Friday evening the students of the Academyaccepted a kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac S.Blackwelder, to their home on Prospect avenue. Inview of the presentation of Beethoven's" Fifth Sym­phony" ill Chicago on the following evening, Mrs.Blackwelder gave a very interesting talk upon theUNIVERS1TY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.symphony and the composer, illustrating her remarkswith extended selections upon the piano.On January I I, regular meetings of all three literarysocieties were held. Miss Bertha Stieg was inaugu­rated president of the Stephanotis Society, and C. W.Church and G. E. Congdon were elected presidents ofthe Philolexian and Columbian Societies respectively,to be inaugurated later.Since the beginning of the year the hill here hasbeen thronged each evening with merry coasters andthe frequent appearance of bits of court plaster on thearms or faces of students bore witness to the fact thatthe recreation was attended with a slight risk which,of course, made it all the more enticing.Prof. Galusha A. Anderson will address the stu­dents at chapel on "The Day of Prayer for Colleges."On Monday, January 7, Dean Carman was called toNew York by the death of his wife's mother. Hearrived home on the following Saturday.KENWOOD INSTITUTE NOTES.A course of six lectures is to be given on Satur­day mornings at the school, on the subject of theoperas by Miss Enid Smith. Miss Smith illustratesthem by singing and playing most charmingly. Shegave the same course at several of the private schoolsin New York where they proved a great success.Mr. Cowles of the Harvard school gave a lectureat the Kenwood Institute last Tuesday afternoon on" Physical and Mathematical Geography." His talkwas illustrated by stereopticon views.HAR V ARD SCHOOL.An athletic association, composed of all the mem­bers of the school, was organized Jan. 14. Theyelected a committee, whose duty it will be to havecharge of field day and bicycle races. This was com­posed of Messrs. Raymond, president, Palmer, vice­president, Lockett, secretary and treasurer, Warren,Boal and Mackay, committee on arrangements.Mr. E. P. Lyon will deliver a lecture at 4 and 7:30P. M., Friday, Jan. 25. The proceeds will go to CaptainDixon of the fishing schooner Rigel. Mr. Lyon wasone of the Cook Greenland expedition which was sounfortunate last summer. 'They were wrecked off thecoast of Greenland and their ship, Miranda, wasabandoned. The party was taken on board the Rigelby Captain Dixon; by so doing he lost $4,000, whichhe expected to clear out of his season's fishing.'Through some technicality the owners of the Mirandaare not bound to pay this sum, although their cap­tain promised to see that they would make CaptainDixon's loss good. The members of the party nowwish to make' up the loss themselves, and Mr. Lyontakes this way of securing his share.-L. L. L. Jr. 177Lawn Tennis.The regular annual meeting of the Lawn TennisAssociation was called to order by President Thacheron Thursday, Jan. 17, in Cobb Hall immediately afterChapel. The attendance of members was unusuallylarge and enthusiastic. The impression prevailedthat the past year had been one of which the Associa­tion might well be proud. At the national tourna­ments our reputation had been greatly increased bythe play of Messrs. Neel, Bond and Rand. At homethe excellent management of Mr. Lansingh enabledthe Association to show a list of seventy members anda surplus in the treasury. Mr. Thacher had beensuperintending the construction of several new courtsso that the Association will have in use next springtwice as many courts as before.Several important regulations were adopted in re­gard to quarterly dues:(I) There shall be no dues for the zointer quarter /but members are to pay one dollar _for euery other quar­ter of residence at the University;(2) Persons in residence during the Summer quar­ter only, and not desiring to become members, are topay one dollar and fifty cents for the use of the courtsduring a term, or two dollars for the quarter.(3) The quarterly dues of members shall be pay­able on the first day of every quarter of residence(except the Winter quarter) and if not paid by the15th of first month of that quarter the names of suchmem bers are to be taken from the roll.The Association heard with great regret the desireof Mr. Lansingh to be relieved of the duties of secre­tary and treasurer. The.following officers were thenelected: President, O. J. Thacher; secretary andtreasurer, G. B. Hussey (29 Grad.); executive com­mittee, the foregoing officers and Messrs. C. A. Tor­rey, C. B. Neel and W. E. Moffatt. The members ofthe team were reported to be Messrs. Neel, Bond,Rand, Torrey, McGilloray, Lansingh, Chalmers andDudley. The last game played by challenge frommembers outside the team was on Jan. 14. In thisMr. Lansing h defended the integrity of the team bya score of 6-1, 7-5, 6-1.The proposal to hold an indoor tournament duringFebruary was received with approval and referred tothe executive committee for arrangement.College Notes.A natatorium for the use of the students has justbeen completed at Madison.The University of Pennsylvania baseball team willuse a riding academy this spring, for a practice cage.Edward J. Phelps, ex-Minister to England, has re­turned to New Haven to assume his course of lecturesbefore the students of the Yale Law School." WEEKLY is of vital importance to the students andthey should take a lively interest in its welfare. Allcommunications of a literary nature should be ad­dressed to the managing editors or given to somemember of the board. Only matters of a businesscharacter should be sent to the manager.A RECENT issue of the Brown UniversityHerald rejoices over the new system of venti­lation which has just been instituted in thegymnasium of that University. The central featureis a powerful fan run by steam, together with suit­able arrangements for the ingress and egress of theair thus set in motion. This calls to mind anew thecrying need of our own" gym" in the matter of ven­tilation. In other ways, it is a good practical gym­nasium, fairly adequate to the needs of the University.But in the matter of ventilation very much is to be de­sired. The mats, as they are jumped upon, naturallyemit clouds of dust; the large classes give off fromtheir heated bodies and panting lungs quantities ofpoisonous matter; the floor and the bare dirt-plot atthe end, too often allowed to become dry and dusty,render their contribution to the laden atmosphere.This impure and unhealthy air rises, but there seemsto be no outlet provided for its escape. The windowsalong one side of the hall do little but let in icy blastsupon the runners on the track, the drafts being in thewrong direction and the openings unsuited to thepractical purification of the air. When many are act­ively exercising, especially when basket ball gamesare in progress, the atmosphere becomes as palpableas the dust rising from a dry street on a hot sum­mer's day. Along the elevated running track, thisevil is most noticeable. The instructors do what theycan to obviate the difficulty, by conducting a� manyof the exercises as possible outdoors. But this canonly be done in pleasant weather. We appreciatehighly all that has been done and is being done bythe University for the physical well-being of the stu-178 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLYUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.CHARLES H. GALLION, MANAGEREDITORIAL BOARD.THOMAS W. MORAN,FRANK W. WOODS,­WARREN P. BEHAN,RALPH W. WEBSTER,MARY D. MAYNARD,JOHN H. HElL,WILBUR T. CHOLLAR,GUSTAVUS AXELSON,E. A. BUZZELL,WILBER M. KELSO, - } ¥ANAGING EDITORSALUMNIADVERTISING " newsy" than it has been, without cutting down itsliterary features, for it has the difficult task of beingPUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THE both a literary and a newspaper. The success of thearrangement will 'be consummated for the future edi- dents. But we feel strongly that pure air is the verySUBSCRIPTION 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.OUR readers will notice that the WEEKLY comesout this week with a new boarel of editors.We had hoped long before this to present tothe students a perfected plan for the selection of edit­ors. Before Christmas vacation the matter was takenactively in hand. Many interviews have since beenhad with the University authorities and several planshave been presented. But the matter seems as farfrom solution as ever. Meanwhile the WEEKLY hasbeen suffering from a lack of systematic editorship.It has seemed necessary that something definite shouldbe done immediately. An editorial board has there­fore been carefully chosen, representing, we believe,the best talent available. The board selected will, weare confident, commend itselffavorably to the students.In a short time a complete and satisfactory permanenttorial management of the paper. Meanwhile an ear­nest effort will be made to make the WEEKLY the bestpaper of its kind in the country. We feel sure thatthe students will lend us their support in this under­taking. We propose to make the WEEKLY more basis of healthful exercise. We even fear that somestudents, 'afflicted with lungs not overstrong, maysuffer injury rather than receive benefit from workwhen many are on the floor. And we 'are apprehen­sive lest the lack of means of ventilation at all ade-UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.quate may very greatly impair the good results thatshould flow from the well-directed exercises of thegymnasium. We congratulate Brown on having ad-dressed itself to this same problem which faces us ando.n having solved it so satisfactorily.THE W:EEKLY congratulates Professor Starr onthe recent valuable addition to the Museum, anaccount of which appears in another column.It also wishes to give expression to the thanks of thestudents toward Mr. Ryerson for this new expressionof his interest.This leads us to remark that the founding of amuseum of real scientific value, one that shall be aworthy part of an educational institution of the schol­arly rank of our own, is a matter not of a year, or ofa few years. Many long years of well-directed effortare necessary to the gathering of complete and valu­able collections, together also with large financialresources and the interest and liberality of manyfriends. No mere aggregation of curios, imposing insize and striking and curious in the public eye as suchmay be, can answer the purposes of science. Thecurators of Walker Museum deserve the hearty sym­pathy and active co-operation of all members of theUniversity in their heroic efforts to keep their depart­ment abreast with the tremendous strides which thisinstitution is making in other lines. Anyone willingto say a few words, when occasion presents itself, tointerest others in our Museum may do a great service.Collections placed in the hands of the University willbe in absolutely safe keeping and will be where theycan accomplish the most good for science and educa­tion.SINCE the indoor baseball practice began, twoweeks ago, several injuries have been reported.Three men have been struck in the head bybatted balls; others are nursing body bruises fromthe same cause. The practice of batting outside thecage should cease. The gymnasium is too dark topermit of such work with any degree of safety. Lastyear, through being hit, one of the players was dis­abled, and has' since lost the use of his left eye. Itwould seem that batting grounders could be easilydispensed with until spring. There is plenty of otherwork to be done besides picking up grounders. Sev­eral of the men have complained that they could notsee well enough to judge grounders. If such be thecase, very little is to be gained by' blind groping after 179them. Base-sliding, cage work, and general exercisefor bodily development, should be enough to occupythe players for the next few months. There will beplenty of time in the spring for field work. The pres­ent indoor method is too dangerous to be useful andshould cease at once.THE WEEKLY suggests to the Oratorical Societythe holding of a mock trial in the near future.With good speakers' for leaders, and there aremany such, especially among those contemplatingentering the law, who would enter into a thing ofthis kind with enthusiasm, a great deal of interestwould be awakened and much pleasure and benefitwould result.THERE seems to be some misunderstanding asto the WEEKLY office hour. The regular houris from II: 3.0 to 12: 3.0 daily. The editorscan always be found in the office at that time andusually from 1.0: 3.0 to II: 3.0. All. contributionsshould be handed in, if possible, by Monday noon, atthe latest by Monday evening.THROUGH editorial inadvertence, the WEEKLYneglected last week to credit the New York Inde­pendent for the" Individual Estimate of Emer­son," by Professor Wilkinson, which appeared in ourcolumns. We hasten to do so now.Inter-Fraternlty Ball.The most pretentious social event in the history ofthe University was the ball given by the Beta ThetaPi, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Gamma Delta fraternities andthe Omega Club at the Chicago Beach Hotel on lastFriday evening. Not only in point of numbers, butin every requisite of a brilliant social function, thisfirst annual fraternity ball set a standard by which allsucceeding affairs must be judged.The committee on arrangements for the ball was R.H. Hobart, R. C. Dudley, W. T. Chollar, J. W. Camp­bell, R. N. Tooker, F. E. Herring, P. Rand and R.W. Stevens. Among the patronesses were Mrs. HarryPratt Judson, Mrs. A. C. Sprague, Mrs. W. A. Bondand Mrs. J. C. Rand.The doors of the beautiful dining room of the Chi­cago Beach Hotel were thrown open at 11 ne o'clockand the ball was formally opened with the grand,march, led by Mr. R. H. Hobart with Miss Allen.The music for the twenty-two numbers on the pro­gram was furnished by Johnny Hand's HungarianOrchestra. Refreshments were served in the ladies'ordinary and the breakfast room.The Oratorical Contest.. The home contest for the selection of representa­tives to the Northern Oratorical League, will occurFriday evening, March I, in Kent Theater, under theauspices of the Oratorical Association of the University.The following comprise the committee on arrange­ments: A. Bowers, R. L. Hughes, H. M. Spickler.Three type-written copies of each of the contestingorations should be handed to this committee not later,than Monday evening, February I I. The six ora­tions receiving the highest marks on thought andcomposition will be allowed to appear at the homecontest, March I. Those sending' in orations mustprefix a nom de plume/ but not their real name, totheir orations, and must accompany them with a sealed, envelope containing both the nom de plume, and thewriter's correct signature. 'The following are the specifications of the constitu­tion of the League regarding eligibility of contest­ants:iso UNIVERSITY OP CHICAGO ·WEEKLY.Exchange Verse.A STRIKE.When the German horse and the Latin horse,And the French horse and the Greek,With the Spanish horse and the Hebrew horseIn council together speak,The question will be-"Shall we work so much,Unless our wages they raise? "The common opinion will then be snchThat the votes will all be " neighs."-s Brunonian,THE NAUGHTY GREEK GIRL.Miss Alpha, though she led her class,Was yet a most unlovely lass;She had a little sister Theta,Aud she would often bang and beta,And push and pinch and bang and pelt her,And many a heavy blow she delta;So that the kitten e'en would m u,When Theta's suffering she nu.Then Theta cried with noisy clamor,And ran and told her grief to gamma,And gamma with a pitying psi,Would give the little girl some pi,And say, 'f Now, darling mnstn't chi."Two Irish lads of ruddy cheek,Were living just across the creek;Their names-;-Omicron and Omega­The one was small, the other bigger.For Alpha so demure and striking,Omega took an ardent liking,And" Mike," when first he chanced to meet her,Fell deep in love with little Theta.And oft at eve the boys would goAnd on the pleasant waters rho.So when the little hapless ThetaNu Alpha was about to beta,She down upon the bank would zeta,And chi aloud and shout like fun,"Run' Mike'; ran, Omicron!"Moral.Have you a sister? Oh, do not treat herAs Alpha did her sister Theta.Senior Reception.Seldom has-a company been so delightfully enter­tained as were the Seniors, Saturday evening, at thepleasant home of Misses Mary and Susan Lewis, 5605Madison avenue. Besides thirty-five Seniors, Presi­dent Harper, Prof. F. J. Miller, Professor Shorey andProfessor and Mrs. McClintock were present. Theprovisions for the entertainment of the guests werepeculiarly bright and successful. The table, aroundwhich the refreshments were served, was decoratedwith ferns and maroon carnations. The effectivenessof maroon for decorative purposes was made manifestin many ways. ARTICLE II. SEC. 2.-0nly persons pursuing under-graduate studies at the time of the contests of this League, andwho have not. received academic degrees, shall be admitted ascompetitors.ARTICLE IV. SEC. I.-In the contests of this League no ora­tion shall contain more than two thousand (2,000) words, andit_shall be the duty of the secretary to construe this articlestrictly, and to return any oration exceeding the above limit tothe secretary of the college from which such oration is sent.It is understood, however, that these provisions donot exclude divinity students who have not taken acollegiate degree. The names of the judges onthought and composition will not be known outside ofthe committee on arrangements, nor shall the namesof contestants be known to the judges, Contestantswill please send their names to the undersigned.A. BOWERS.-Ex. French Lectures.Mr. Rene de Poyen-Bellisle will soon begin hissecond series of lectures in French. His course lastyear was very popular and was largely attended.One of the lectures fairly scintillated with wit, butDr. Bellisle has, unfortunately,' a very melancholyvoice, and before he had finished, several of the im­pressionable ladie,s in the audience were weeping hys­terically. Their susceptibility to the pathos of thehuman voice was greater than their knowledge ofFrench or their appreciation of wit. The public isinvited to attend the lectures, which will be givenon the following subjects :Thursday, Feb. 14, Romanliques, et Decadents. "Thursday, Feb. 2 I, " Victor Hugo."Thursday, Feb. 28, "Alfred de Musset."Thursday, March 7, "Le Parnasse Contem porain.'UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Camp Serenade.(Tune: "Old Oaken Bucket.")The river has shaken the sunshine from off it,The trees tossed it back from their locks flowing green,The hills have shrunk back from the glare of the daytime,And the chillness of nightfall broods over the scene.And the dark and the cold that envelope all Nature,And the stillness that comes when the shadows are deep,Have driven the thought of the daytime far from us, .Have touched on our senses inviting to sleep.The daytime brings all to our sight and our hearing,The night covers all but the sweetest and best.So we think as we steal from our tents thro' the shadows,In the hush of the nightfall to sing you to rest.May your dreams be as sweet as the sky clear and cloudless;That spreads its blue curtain on high as you sleep,And your waking thoughts pure as its fleece and its azure,When it mirrors at morning its face in the deep.-Eugenia Winston.Exchanges ..We are in receipt of the initial number of Weatherand Crops, the new official publication of the IllinoisState Weather Service. Mr. Charles E. Linney, as­sistant director of the Chicago Station, has under­taken this enterprise, and judging from the first num­ber, he is bound to succeed.The journal in size and make-up very closelyresembles THE WEEKLY. It contains a mine of valu­able and interesting statistics regarding weather andattendant phenomena, besides a choice assortment ofpertinent reading matter.Mr. Linney is the gentleman to whom the Univer­sity is indebted for the daily weather map which isdisplayed in our halls.Literary Notes.Noemi, by S. Baring-Gould, is the title of a stirringhistorical romance which is to be published shortly inD. Appleton & Co.'s Town and Country Library. Inthis dramatic tale the author traces a love story throughthe dramatic environments furnished by Aquitaine inthe stormy days of the raids of the Free Companies andthe reprisals of the oppressed. The narrative movesswiftly, and the interest of the reader is never allowedto flag.All short stories and poems by Rudyard Kipling, A.Conan Doyle, and other popular writers, are now care­fully copyrighted in this country, and their unauthor­ized republication of a story or poem involves liabilityfor violation of copyright, which would be a seriousmatter in the case of a newspaper with a large circula­tion.-The Pygmies is the title of the last work of the dis-tinguished French scientist, A. De Quatrefages, whichis to follow" Woman's Share in Primitive Culture" 181in D. Appleton & Co.'s Anthropological Series. Inthis interesting volume, which has been translated byProf. Frederick Starr, the author has gathered theresults of careful studies of the small black races ofAfrica, and he shows what the pygmies of antiquityreally were. The peculiar in tellectual, moral, andreligious characteristics of these peculiar races are alsodescribed, and the book contains many illustrations.Majors and Minors.Combination locks are being put on the lockers inthe Gym. in place of the old locks.The Omega Club gave an informal reception in theparlors of Graduate Hall on last Friday afternoon." A Swing Memorial Hospital" is to be erected inthe stock yards district, corner 45th street and Prince­ton avenue.Miss Adelaide M. Ide delivered a lecture on Samoaon Wednesday of last week before the National Folk­lore Congress now in session at Memphis, Tennessee.Miss Anderson, who has been connected with theUniversity for some time as instructor in the Women'sGymnasium, has succeeded to the position of Head ofHouse, left vacant by the departure of Miss, Wallace.Last week Wednesday evening, a dinner was givento celebrate the installation of Miss Anderson as Headof Beecher. Miss Schofield acted as toast-mistress.Miss Gilbert responded to the toast, "Miss Ander­son," Miss Foster to "Dr. Miller," Miss Strawn to"Hallow e' en;" and Miss Crandall to "Beecher Songs."Mr. Frank B. Harris, the brilliant editor of the Cal­umet magazine, a publication which flourished herefor a short time last year, will go on the La TouraineEuropean excursion as press correspondent. Sincehis departure from the University, Mr. Harris hasbeen writing for the Chicago papers and has also sev­eral novels to his credit.The football team was entertained last weekWednesday' at the elegant home of Mr.' EdwardRoby, corner of 108th street and avenue H. Therooms were draped in maroon and adorned withrelics of the late civil war. At the dinner, toastswere responded to by Prof. Thatcher, Captain Allenand others. The boys were very much pleasedwith the warm hospitality of their host and hostess.Captain Jordan's basket ball team defeated the Ger­man Y. M. C. A. team Saturday evening in a prettilycontested game by a score of three goals to one. Thegame was played in the 'Varsity gymnasium andabout a hundred people witnessed the contest fromthe gallery. The 'Varsity team made four out offive fouls and excelled in team work and snap. Hub­bard, Atkinson and Piekowsky made the goals forthe. 'Varsity and Stehn for the visitors.3 o'clock to 6 o'clock. A large number of friends ofthe University, among whom are some of Chicago'sleading citizens, have been invited.182 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.At the University of Iowa, thirty-nine candidateshave begun training for the baseball nine.Mr. Ralph Hobart has been compelled to resignfrom the leadership of the Banjo Club, which isat present without a leader.Mr. L. W. Messes, Secretary of the Central Depart­ment of the Chicago Y. M. C. A., addressed the Y.M. C. A. meeting, Friday evening.The University of Illinois is raising funds to build a$30,000 Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. building. An amountnearly sufficient has already been secured.The University Chaplain, Dr. Henderson, may befound in 2 c Cobb Hall, from I :30 to 2 P. M., on Tues­days, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays by anywho may wish to see him personally upon any matter.At Kent auditorium, on Wednesday afternoonFrancis Walker, baritone, gave a lecture-recital on"What Music to Avoid." His remarks were thor­oughly appreciated by the usual large crowd inatt��nre. )Last week Monday evening, Beecher gave a farewellreception in honor of Miss Wallace, who left the fol­lowing day for Galesburg, to assume her new positionat Knox College. A new song composed for theoccasion- in the nature of a medley, was sung.Another addition' has been made to the economicdepartment. Mr. Carlos C. Clossen, Jr., Harvard '92,has been made instructor. Mr. Clossen has beenstudying abroad for five months, and has contributedlately two excellent articles to the Quarterly Journal 0/Econo mics, on "Problems of the Unemployed."On Thursday of last week the tennis associationelected O. J. Thatcher president; Geo. B. Hussey,secretary arid treasurer; and Neel, Torrey and Mof­fatt, executive committee. Dues were raised fromfifty cents to one dollar a quarter. The membershipfee was placed at one dollar, and a rule passed t?drop from the rolls all not paying up within the firsttwo weeks of each quarter.The Divinity Conference of last week has arousedconsiderable comment. The topic of discussion was"Modern Criticism and the Modern Preacher."Messrs. Wishart, Chapin and Patrick of the DivinitySchool, led the discussion. Remarks were also madeby Dr. W. M. Lawrence, Prof. Mathews, Dean Hul­bert and President Harper. The prevailing opinionseemed to be in favor of higher criticism, but againstits introduction into the pulpit. .The first official receptions by the University will beheld next Saturday and Saturday week in Walkermuseum. Invitations are issued in the names ofPresident and Mrs. Harper, Mr. Martin A. Ryerson,president of the board of trustees, Mrs. Ryerson,Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer and Miss Marion Talbot,deans of women. The receptions will be held from Business Notices.ROOMS.For rent, at 5828 Ingleside avenue, third flat, just oppositethe University, three large single rooms. Hot water heat, gasand bath.A flat of comfortably furnished seven rooms and bathroom.All modern conveniences. Near 60th street station IllinoisCentral railroad, electric cars at the door, three blocks fromelevated railroad. Apply 296 60th street, The Portland, secondfloor, corner flat.MISCELLANEOUS.College books bought, sold and exchanged.Book Store, 291 E. Fifty-fifth street. Fulghum'StfAll kinds of sewing, mending and cleaning neatly done at5828 Ingleside avenue, third flat. 3tIndividual instruction by experts in any desired study atlowest rates can be obtained day or evening at the" Polytech­nic," 151 Throop street: Begin at any time. Call or send forcirculars. 5-48tThe only establishmeut of its kind in the United States.Pants made to your measure and we make them to order at$4.00 a pair, no more, no less; 500 of the best quality .andstylish goods to select from. Apollo Custom Pants Mfrs. 1615th Ave., Chicago. I-48tGent's fine shoes. Repairing a specialty, at A. Baker'Sstore, 554 55th street. All work guaranteed. Give me a call.ratfWm. Sachen, tailor, 297 55th street. Fine suits to order, $20and up. Overcoats, $18 and up. Trousers, $5 and up. R�­pairing. 9-4tMoney Orders. Special Laundry Rates. Goods sent byfreight or express. Baggage, Moving. University ExpressCo., "Cobb Hall." IS-StIf by some chance it's hard for youTo get your pictures madeWith proper light and shadow,And proper tone and shade,It makes no difference where you are,If north, south, east or west,Just send us on your negativesAnd we will do the rest.BOSTON PHOTO FIN. CO., 126 State. r atf.Amusements.James A. Herne and his company begin their return engage­ment at McVicker'S theatre on Sunday evening, January 27th.On this occasion" Shore Acres" will be given a special produc­tion."Shore Acres" is a drama worthy the suggestion of its name;and that is high praise. For" Shore Acres" 1S a phrase whichbrings to the imagination the homely simplicities of the farm­land, and the keen savor, the wild courage of the sea. Andthe play has both of these, and is raised thereby not only to,hut above the level of the best stage pictures of New Englandlife our generation has seen. It will rank with the conspicu­ous successes not alone of the season, but of the dramatic gen­eration.