UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Single Copies10 Cents. VOL. III, No. 18.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 7, 1�)95.THC POLITIC/\L SITUATION IN FRANCE.RALPH CATERALL.In reviewing the French situation, I shall brieflytouch on four subjects: The Nature of the Govern­ment; the State of Political Morals : the Condition ofFrench finances, and the Danger threatening the pres­en t Republic.FORM OF GOVERNMENT.The government is composed of a President, Councilof State, Cabinet and two Houses. The ministry isresponsible to the Houses. The scheme is the Brit­ish one, and it is safe to say that in France it isdoomed to failure. From the beginning, the Chamberof Deputies has been impelled by the very nature ofthings to draw all power to itself. Responsibility totwo houses, one of which might be Royalist and theother Republican, is absurd. This fact was soon evi­dent and operative. The French Senate was forced toa practical surrender of its equal right. The conse­quence is that the Senate has become little more thana solemn assemblage of political phantoms.The President's turn came next. An effectiveweapon was soon discovered. If he is not palatableto the Chamber, that body rejects every minister ap­pointed by him. The result is "no government."The only alternative is the resignation of the Execu­ti ve. Consequently, every President, excepting Car­not, has resigned. The position is one without powerand without honor.But the Chamber cannot stop here. The questionon which the Dupuy ministry resigned was as to theright of the Chamber to control the Council of State.This body has judicial function. An appeal was madeto it by the Cabinet in regard to certain railway con­tracts. The Council settled the dispute. The Cham­ber refused to admit that the functions of the Councilextended to such a question. In a word, the Chamberis to be final authority even in semi-judicial affairs.Senate, President and Council are to join hands in a"sad, sequestered state" of political obscurity, andall the functions of government are to be consolidatedin one house.Such a government is certainly not the one contem­plated by the constitution; the position of the otherbranches' is intolerable and the experiment of oneChamber is exceedingly dangerous; yet the tendency of things is in favor of this solution. Certainly theidea of carrying on the government under presentforms must soon be abandoned. With one house ortwo, government by responsible ministry is doomedin France, and this for a very simple reason. Tomake such a government workable, there must beonly two great parties; otherwise the ministry maybe thrown out by momentary combinations betweensmall groups. This is precisely the difficulty inFrance. The group system is carried to an extreme.We have Radicals, extreme Radicals, Socialists, Con­servatives, Revisionists, Independents, Royalists andBoulangists. In this respect the situation is acute.The Constitution needs revising.State of Political Morals:- This is about as bad asit can be. The first great scandal was that connectedwith the copper syndicate. This was putrid enough,but nothing in comparison with the Panama scandal.From that time Paris has been rife with scandals.One of the Paris correspondents, during the late crisis,asserted that in 1883, 800,000 francs were spent topurchase three votes. The crisis itself arose out of avery dubious contract with the Orleans and MidiRailway, guaranteeing the interest on its bonds. Noone knew when the contract was to conclude. TheMinister of Public Works said 1914, the Council ofState 1953. The loss to France will be 1,300,000francs. We can easily see that the danger is extreme.The nation is certain to be misgoverned, plundered,and betrayed. Republican simplicity sounds well,but means nothing. Offices have been created by thehundred with the objects of increasing influence andprocuring money. Leroy Beaulieu says: "In pointof useless offices and sinecures, democracy has sur­passed all preceding forms of government."The finances.-These are in a serious condition.The nation is able to pay, but it cannot continue itspresent course and remain able to pay. During thelast twenty years the debt has doubled; the revenuecontinually diminishes, while appropriations continu­ally increase. Log-rolling is as common as in theUnited States; taxes are enormous; the operations inCochin-China, Siam, and Madagascar are a constantdrain. Even in Algiers expenditures are far beyondernment went out. That issue was succinctly statedas follows: "The government adheres to the doctrinesof the separation of powers, and the non-interferenceof the Chamber with the judicial functions of theCouncil of State." On this issue the governmentwas defeated, 263-241. Only in the sense that So­cialism is in favor of consolidating power as a stage illattaining its final aims can this be called a Socialisticvictory. As to the strength of the Socialistic party,we have already noticed the vote for president. Inthe next place we have the following facts: TheSocialists were largely responsible for the failure ofBourgeois to form a ministry; Brissot is presi­dent of the Chamber; Ribot is himself a Radicalafter Brissot's type; a bill of political amnesty wasforced from the Ribot cabinet, as one of the firstmeans of the new government. On the other hand,the Socialists have been utterly defeated on the mainquestion.January 27 a motion was put to amend the Consti­tution, and was lost, 332-I98. This means that theRepublic is to continue under the present form just aslong as the Chamber is of its present constituency.It is made up of 252 Republicans, I87 Socialists, Radi­cals and Revisionists, 35 Conservatives, 58 Royalists,and 29 Independents. The chance that these propor­tions will change in the direction of Socialisticgains is very meager. Fully one-half of the Socialiststrength is in Paris, nine tenths of the remainder be­ing in Marseilles. This means that socialism is notwidespread: Above all, the peasants are not Social­ists. Indeed, they have neither the temperament northe temptations which make Socialists. They ownone-half the land of France. When that is said, all issaid.To conclude: The chances for a modified form ofthe present government is' excellent. The probabilityis that the Socialists will control Paris, and will forceeven greater concessions from the government, but theRepublic itself will not be Socialistic.192 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,the receipts. It takes no prophetic eye to see thatthis cannot go on to all eternity.The Actual Danger.-The shouts of " Vive le Roi!"made very good reading, and people who know noth­ing about the France of to-day, were thrilled by visionsof the return of the King to his own again. Thetruth, however, is that not for one moment has therebeen the slightest danger of this. A return to theold order of things is impossible. The republic hasendured for twenty-four years; long enough to permitthe young generation to forget kings and emperors.Republican traditions are strong everywhere. Repub­lican habits of thought, Republican modes of expres­sion, Republican attitude toward all things-these,the great moral influences which are stronger thanarmies-are all against the restoration of kings oremperors.The facts of last week are the best of reasoning onthis head. There was no enthusiasm anywhere forRoyalism or Imperialism. There was" absolute con­tem pt for the manifesto of the Due d 'Orleans." Roy­alist feeling to any extent died and was buried withBoulanger. Recent elections to the French Chamberare much in evidence. The total membership is 566.Of these 76 are counted Monarchists, the term includ­ing Boulangists, Royalists and Revisionists. At thelast election the Royalists presented I66 candidates,and elected 63, a loss of 76 since I889. Counting Bou­langists and Revisionists the loss since that date hasbeen lOI, while the Republican gain has been lO8.Another significant fact was the attitude of Paris.The result was accepted with" astounding indiffer­ence." Ten years ago this would have been impos­sible. The fact is hopeful. Paris is satisfied withthe Republic; the respect for law has increased enor­mously.The danger, then, is not that of reaction. It isquite other. The peril which menaces the Republicis, as in the days of Robespierre, from the extremeleft. Socialism, that is the foe. The facts will speakfor themselves. Faure was elected president, but thevote for his opponent was astoundingly large. Onthe final ballot Brissot secured 36 I votes against 430for Faure. The size of this vote- shows an alarmingstrength in the left and extreme left of the Chamber,and the demands of the Socialists will probably haveto be met if government is to be carried on muchlonger.Paris has for some time been under the control ofSocialist officials. The fall of the President is claimedas a Socialist victory. It was only partially so. Con­sider the facts in the case. The Socialists attackedthe government in the matter of the railway con­ventions already mentioned, charging corruption andbribery. These charges had great influence, but theydid not constitute the direct issue on which the gov- The Quadrangles.At the request of the department of English Litera­ture, Mr. Wardner Williams began, Wednesday, acourse of lectures on music, to be continued Wednes­days at 4 p. m., at Kent Hall, and closing in timefor the regular musicale at 5 p. m. The first lecturewas on "Musical Form," and the subjects for theremainder of the course are: February I3, "TheEvolution of Musical Instruments;" February 20," Music of Antiquity; " February 27, "The ClassicalPeriod;" March 6, "The Romantic Period;" MarchI 3, "Content of Music." As usual, no admissionwill be charged.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Baby's Sleeping.the restless hands, so keen for play,Lie clenched and do not stir;Her breath's so light it scarce would swayA web of gossamer:Her baby voice that coos and crowsIn sweetest cadence keepingIs hushed; the house 110 music knowsWhile baby's sleeping.Her sunny eyes that, when they rise,Dawn daytimes of delight,Behind their fringing canopiesHave set, and it is night.Five little toes the cover showsBeyond its edge just peeping,Fair as a pink five-petaled rose­While baby's sleeping.See! on the pillow here I've foundGolconda's treasure 110W-The golden curls that cluster rnundMy darling's neck and brow.Her lips just parted in a smile,Some pretty secret keeping;An angel whispers to her whileMy baby's sleeping.-.H. A. Palmer.University of Chicago Settlement.The Settlement is a year old-but a strong and vig­orous yearling-with possibilities so great that thepromoters are staggered when they know that everypossibility is an opportunity that should be used. Sixhundred people come to the Settlement every week.Every night the rooms are occupied by clubs of boys,girls, men and women eager for knowledge. Everynight the reading room and gymnasium is in use byenthusiastic boys who only need the friendly guidancethat a sympathetic aud intelligent student can give.A class in universal history for men has been startedunder the care ot'Mr. E. O. Sisson, also a class forboys in United States history. Classes in bookkeep­ing and arithmetic are held Saturday evenings by Mr.Braam and Dr. Clarissa Bigelow. The Sunday after­nOOI} concerts at four o'clock have proved as attractiveto the University students as to the neighbors of theSettlement. Programmes of the best music by the.best performers have made our Settlement concertspopular in the highest sense.Sunday evening lectures have been instituted lately.Prof. Laughlin gave the first lecture on Longfellowand Miss Harriet Monroe read from Hiawatha. LastSunday evening, in spite of the severe cold, a goodaudience listened with keen interest to Mrs. AliceFreeman Palmer on "The meaning of an education."These lectures will continue until spring, and will in­troduce to the people the best talent the Universityhas to offer, ' 193The Settlement is known as a factor in the civic lifeof the people in the stock yards district. The twenty­ninth ward Civic Federation was organized throughthe efforts of the head resident, Miss McDowell, andmany of their meetings have been held in the Settle­ment Hall. The Settlement Civic Club circulatedpetitions to the store-keepers in the community askingthem to close two evenings in the week, to give theirclerks an opportunity to improve themselves, Mr.John Million of the University, who leads a discussionon political economy every Sunday evening, visitedthe store-keepers personally a�1d gained their promiseto close. These practical efforts for the working peo­ple have already brought results. Working mencome freely to the Settlement to study and to get coun­sel from the residents.The Settlement is well worth a visit, the home isattractive and the work is inspiring. Help is neededin the gymnasium and money to pay running expensesis a pressing want.The Haskell rIuseum.Few universities in this country can boast of abuilding used exclusively as a repository of the relicsof old Oriental life. Such is the purpose which theHaskell Museum will serve. It is the gift of Mrs.Caroline Haskell, as a memorial to her husband andwill cost in the neighborhood of $100,000.The museum, when completed, will be one of themost beautiful buildings on Chicago's campus. Arch­itecturally, it conforms to the type prevailing on thequadrangles, the later gothic. The structure willform part of the proposed square of which Cobb Halland the dormitories constitute one side. It will beerected in the form of a cross, the transept beingsixty feet square and the nave 180 by 35 feet.The stocking of this museum will be the work ofmany years. The first floor will be devoted to theAssyrian, Babylonian, Arabic and Egyptian museums.On the second will be the Hebrew and New TestamentGreek rooms, with the Palestinian museums. Spacehas been provided at one end of each of the floors forseminary rooms where the classes will hold forth.On both floors, entrance from the halls runningthrough the middle of the transept, will be directlyinto the museums, through which the seminary roomswill be approached. One end of the third floor willbe devoted to a library for all the departments in thebuilding, while the other will house the department ofcomparative religion. A good high basement basbeen planned which can be used for storing books andcollections. The plans for the museum were made byHenry I ves Cobb, who has designed all the u ni versitybuildings, assisted by President Harper and Dr. JohnBarrows.assembly is one of the few functions which mightadequately serve such a purpose. Every' one is. in­terested in the current political questions of the day.They are worthy of the earnest consideration of everyambitions college student. What could be more prof­itable than a lively discussion of such problems?The oratorical club has paved the way for a newmock congress. The conditions are more favorablenow to the prosperity of a like organization than everbefore. There y.et remain two long winter months.Would one night every other week be too much to de­vote to a session of congress? The different politicalorganizations have been active individually; let themact in unison to reorganize the congress. Must weadmit that there is not as much spirit and enthusiasmin the student body to day as two years ago? Has timebrought no change, no improvement? Shall the stu­dent body continue to he a ragged.mass of cliques andfactions? Does our past history preclude the idea offuture betterment? Can there be 110 consolidation, nocentralization? Let us endeavor to promote a unionof student forces. Give the mock congress a renewedlease of life. Political leaders, a waken your followersfrom their torpor, stimulate them to this noble effort.The WEEKLY urges, insists 011 it.194 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLYPURLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.CHARLES H. GALLION, MANAGEREDITORIAL BOARD.THOMAS W. MORAN,} MANAGING EDITORS.FRANK W. WOODS,G. W. AXELSON, WARREN P. BEHAN, JOHN R. RIEL,WILBUR T. CHOLLAR, MARY D. MAYN!\RD,RALPH W. WEBSTER, WILLIAM P. LOVETT.E. A. BUZZELL, (Alumn i.)SUBSCRIPTION RATE:One Quarter,One Year (Four Quarters), $ 752 50Office Hours, 9.30 TO 10.30, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.Advertising rates made on application.Address all communications toUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,58th Street and Ellis Avenue, Chicago.The 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. .Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Chicago, III.Office Hours.The manager of the WEEKLY may be found in the office inCobb Hall from 9:30 to ro.jo on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday of each week, and from 2 to 5 every day atthe Hotel Barry.The managing editors may be found in the office every daybetween II:30 and 12:30; and on Mondays from 9:30 to 12:30.THERE was in the University, two years ago, astudent organization which for a time flourishedbrightly, but died a premature death. It wasthe mock congress, composed of representatives fromthe various political clubs. This body was conductedafter the manner of the national congress at Washing­ton. Bills were introduced, discussed and passed, orrepealed, as the case might be. � few rousing meet­ings were held, then the congress followed in the wakeof so many of the moribund organizations which hadpreceded it. That the congress has never been re­vived is a deplorable fact. It is a sad commentary onthe intellectual activity of the students that a soci­ety with such infinite possibilities for -advancementshould be consigned to oblivion. Two attempts atrevival have been made by enthusiastic and public­spirited students, but both failed lamentably. 'Thereis in our University no one organization which rep­resents the student body as a whole. A political WE are in receipt of the .reportofthe preSident.ofthe Hyde Park Protective Association for thepast year, and note with pleasure the successof the aggressive work being done by the organization,to which attention has been called heretofore in thesecolumns. The magnitude of this work, which relatesnot remotely to the welfare of the Vniversity, and thesignificance of its success, can hardly be overestimated.Within a certain period of ninety days there wereissued "warrants for I, 204 cases" of illegal liquorselling, "upon which about $3,500 was paid in finesand costs besides attorney's fees." Within the pastyear two new chapters have been organized, and veryappreciable assistance has been rendered local organi­zations in suppressing liquor sellers and other criminalsin Windsor Park and the territory north of JacksonPark and adjoining it. The association is conductedon the principle that" eternal vigilance is the price"of ousting the s:110011, and it should have the sympathyand encouragement of the members of the University,who are continually indebted to the association for thebenefit conferred by its labors.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.THE writers for the city newspapers and the col­lege publications have formed themselves into.a press club. The objects of the new organi­zation are primarily social and educational. It isintended by the club to procure frequently ablejournalists to lecture before the University under itsauspices, and from time to time the members willcome together socially and talk over subjects of com­mon interest. A further purpose will be to exercisea little watchfulness over the news printed about theUniversity, both as to its matter and form. And herea further statement may be necessary for those proneto put a wrongful construction on the simplest mat­ters. No press censorship is intended and none isneeded. The papers have always been very friendlyto the University and the correspondents always loyalstudents. Regrettable steps have been made, and prob­ably will be made so long as mere mortals do the re­porting. But it has been felt by the correspondents'that many mistakes of this kind could be avoided byan organization.THE announcement of the resignation of Mrs.Alice Freeman Palmer is received with a poign­ant feeling of regret by all. Especially amongthe women of the University has her kindly influence,been felt. The homelike features of the women'sdormitories have been largely due to her efforts. Herinfluence in interesting women of wealth in the Uni­versity and in bringing young ladies here to studyhas been very great. The comparatively large at­tendance of women in the University of Chicago andthe broad provisions being made for their accommo­dation tell of her success. 'Mrs. Palmer's work hasbeen a work of establishing and organizing, of layingout the lines of future development. Her traits ofmind and character have endeared her to all who camein contact with her. She herself will be" greatlymissed but her work wi11live on.THE Syracusan, representing Syracuse ?niver­sity where the last convention of the NationalLeague of College Republican Clubs ,washeld, indorses the selection of Mr. L. Brent Vaughanfor the presidency for next year. We are glad thatthe prospective nomination of Mr. Vaughan meetswith favor. Chicago should, have the presidencynext year, and Mr. Vaughan is the man who, by hishard work and proved' efficiency, has shown himselfmost worthy of the honor. 195The Press Club.The prospective members of the University PressClub met iu the faculty room last Wednesday after­noon. President Harper and Dr. Goodspeed werepresent and made short addresses, which containedmany valuable suggestions. Plans for the new organ­ization were discussed and a committee was appointedto draft a suitable constitution. The initial membersare Howard Roosa, Henry C. Murphy, Percy Carroll,Charles Pike, Philip Rand, Gus Axelson, HarryAbells, Harold Stowe, L. Brandt Vaughan, W. Put­nam, Frank Woods, Warren Behan, William Lovett,Thomas Chollar and T. W. Moran.The Law Club.The organization of a Law Club was the outcomeof a meeting of students Saturday evening. The fol­lowing officers were elected: President, Wilber M.Kelso; vice-President, Harrison Barnard; Secretary,Chas. N. Crewdson; assistant Secretary, Howard N.Roosa; Treasurer, John F. Voigt, Jr.; Sergeant-at­Arms, J. N. Hughes. The Club will hold fortnightlymeetings. Members of the University, who are pur­suing stndies pertaining to the study of law, can be­come members upon the unanimous vote of the Club.The object of the organization is to discuss legal prob­lems, to hold an occasional moot court, and to arrangefor addresses by members of the Chicago bar. It isin the nature of a forerunner of the law school whichis, it is understood, soon to be organized at the Uni­versity.Alumni Notes.The annual reunion and" Washington supper" ofthe Collegiate Alumni Association of the Universitywill be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel on the eveningof February 2I, at 6 o'clock. The price of ticketswill be two dollars a plate. It is desired that a largenumber of the graduates attend, and especially that themembers of the classes of '93 and '94 be well repre­sented. It should be understood that these gather­ings are not strictly confined to members of the colle­giate alumni, but they are cordially invited and urged-to bring their friends. Any information desired willbe given by the secretary, E. A. Buzzell, 9I HartfordBuilding, Chicago. .'79 E. B. Meridith has resigned the presidency ofthe Collegiate Institute at Sioux Falls and removed toKansas, having been elected general missionary of theBaptist denomination in that state.'86 F. J. Walsh is Professor of Latin and Greek inthe same school from which President Meridith re­tires.At Harvard there are twenty-two candidates forbattery positions on the baseball teams.seemed to be lost in reveries of past memories and thegame closed with a score of 8 to 8.The Berkeleyan University of California has thisto say among other things of our football team:" The coming of the Chicago eleven gave us someidea of what' snappy' play really is, and showed thatweight was not the only requisite necessary for aplayer.196 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Athletics.With the re-election of H. C. Holloway as captainof the track team, athletics at the University ought toreceive a marked impetus for improvement. Thereare now about forty-five candidates training for thevarious events in the spring. Mr. Raycroft trains theteam and has the unbounded confidence of all itsmembers.There is no reason why the University should notbe represented in the field the coming season by thestrongest team it ever put out, and this can be doneif every member does his duty.,. The triangular meet in this spring is not yet acertainty" says Mr. Raycroft, "but I earnestly hopewe may be able to arrange matters so that this can bemade an annual affair." That the affair was a com­plete success last year, to all concerned, everyoneadmits, and the meet should by all means be pushedto a successful issue.Baseball and basket ball still goes on with unabatedinterest, and Captains Abells and Jordan of their re­spective teams keep the candidates on the jump.Clarke and Brown are getting the kinks out of theirarms by daily practice in the cage under the eyes ofMr. Stagg. The rest of the team show a great im­provement in handling the ball and the nervousnessseen in some of the candidates in the early part of theyear has almost entirely disappeared, and the outlookfor a strong team on the diamond this spring is veryencouraging." It is reported that at least three of the Chicagoeleven will enter Stanford University next September.Whether they were captured by our California climateor the superior play of Downing's team, rumor doesnot state. Stanford men say' they will have to hus­tle to make the team.' "The text of the new regulation regarding studentparticipation in public performances, editorial mentionof which was made in our last issue, was unfortu­nately crowded out 'of our columns last week. Thisofficial action, passed Jan. 19, which is to go intoeffect April 1, 1895, is as follows:No student shall be permitted to participate in any publicperformance of any recogu ized University organizations-ath­letic, musical, literary, or such .other as may be indicated bythe Council-if he has a record in the Examiner's books of Dor E in any of his courses of the preceding quarter, or if hefails to maintain a rank of C in all his courses of the cnrrentquarter.Next Saturday the Ravenswoods will meet CaptainJordan's team at the University gymnasium. TheRavenswoods have been champions for three years.The basket ball team ran against a snag at HullHouse last Saturday night in being unable to do bet­ter than to tie the west side team. The game beingplayed on a floor used for dancing purposes, our boys Social Column.'l THE IDLERS."The" Idlers" is a new club formed toward the endof last Quarter. It is a non-secret society whosemembership is limited to fifty and, at present, num­bers twenty-five. Its object is to bring together so­cially the women of the University and it includesamong its members, graduates, undergraduates, hall­girls and those living outside. The social meetingsare held once a month. The first will be held at MissGraves' home, in Kenwood, on Saturday, Feb. 9th attwo p. m. The officers of the society are: Pres., MissFoster; Sec. and Treas., Miss Louise Scovel; Mem­bership Committee, Misses Lucy Johnston, EvaGraves, Vinie Crandall, Harriet Agerter and ElizabethCoolidge.FAREWELL TO MRS. PALMER.A reception in honor of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Palmer,who will soon leave Chicago for the East, was ten­dered by Miss Marion Talbot in Kelly Hall Tuesdayevening. Mrs. Palmer and Miss Talbot have beenclosely associated since the opening of the Universityas Deans (of women) in the Graduate School and col­leges. The guests were members of the faculty, sev­eral friends from the city, and the Glee Club, whichpresented a short program of songs.Kelly receives next Monday.Another new secret society has been formed. The" Esoteric" has green and white for its colors andnumbers among its members the Misses Bull, Ide,Davis, Agerter ami Foster.Beecher Hall entertained, as usual, on Mondayafternoon, Professor and Mrs. Palmer, Dr. and Mrs.Barrows, Dr. and Mrs. Miller and Professor and Mrs.Angell, assisted Miss Anderson in receiving theguests.Invitations have been sent out for the annual recep­tion of the Graduate Hall, which is to be held Mon­day evening, Feb. r r th ,On Saturday afternoon, the second official receptionwas tendered the ladies of Chicago by the presidentand board of trustees. The guests were received inWalker Museum which was decorated with maroonbunting, palms and potted plants. The guests wereescorted through the various buildings by committeesUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.of students and instructors and were served with lightrefreshments by the young womerr of Kelly, Beecher. and Foster Halls:An informal dance will be given at Rosalie HallSaturday afternoon by the Assembly club of the Uni­versity. Fitzgerald's Orchestra will furnish the mu­sic. The Assembly club is an organization of disciplesof Terpsichore in the University which will give aseries of monthly dances. Their officers are H. R.Dougherty, president, Robert Law, Jr., vice presi­dent, J. P. Mentzer, secretary and treasurer.The Mortar Board club initiated two young womeninto the mysteries of their order on last Fridayeven­ing. The fortunate candidates were Miss LauraGraves and Miss Inez Hopkins.Religious.Rev. Myron W. Haynes addressed the ChristianUnion in the chapel, Sunday night, on "The MenWho Stand."The Y. W. C. A. meeting was held on Wednesdayinstead of Thursday last week, and was made a meet­ing of preparation for the Day of Prayer.Butterworth, Stagg, Allen, Abels, Chalmers,McCaskill and Watson had charge of the city Y.M. C. A. meeting at the Association building, Sunday-evening.Miss Ida Bradshaw, State Secretary of Wisconsin,is conducting meetings for the young women of theUniversity, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs­day noons from I: 30 to 2 o'clock p. m., in Cobb Lec­ture Hall.A new Bible class has just been organized, withMiss Chamberlain as leader, to study" The Foreshad­owings of Chri�t." The other two Bible classes,already organized, have been found very interestingand helpful. A fourth is about to be formed to studythe Divinity of Christ, according to Professor White'soutline on the Gospel of John. These classes arelimited to ten members each." The Pulpit and Socialism," was the subject of theDivinity School conference, Monday afternoon. Themeeting was in charge of Professor Henderson, thechief speakers being Mr. E. A. Read and ML P. J.Matzinger, An outline of the present status of so­cialism in America with its distinctive principles wasgiven by Mr. Read. Mr. Matzinger took the ground'that the discussion of Socialism ill any of its phaseswas entirely out of place in the pulpit. An animateddebate in which many members of the school sharedensued and the conference proved of great value to allpresent. The great practicality of the subjects ofthese conferences commends itself' to all the members 197of the Divinity school, who are of the universalopinion that a long felt want is being supplied, in thatthey are being brought face to face with the practicalissues of the day and the relation of the preacher tothem.Mr. Warren K. Moorehead delivered an illustratedlecture Saturday afternoon in the Field Museum on" Pre-Columbian Man in Ohio."The Glee and Serenade Clubs presented a programFriday evening last in Plymouth CongregationalChurch, Evanston, and most of the selections wereheartily encored. Among the audience were manystudents from Northwestern.Prof. A. H. Merrill, of Vanderbilt University, gavea dramatic recital of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's" Esmerelda " in, Kent theatre Saturday evening. Itwas a fine entertainment and reminded one of LelandT. Powers in the style-of execution.Two years ago the Reconnoissance Club was formed,when each of the members agreed to give a dinner tothe others on graduating. The first banquet occursthis week with H. C. Murphy as host, and the follow­ing as guests: T. W. Moran, R. W. Webster, H.Roosa, P. P. Carroll, H. F. Williams, A. C. Wilkin­son.Prof. Moulton's lecture, tbis week, was on "TheLyric Poetry of the Bible," and the division of thetopic upon which he spoke was" The Biblical Ode."He called Deborah's Song and Psalms 78, 105, 106 and136 the National Anthems of the Jewish people andpointed out their historical nature. His lecture nextSunday will be on ,. The Biblical Psalm."nrs. Palmer Resigns.As recently announced by the daily press, Mrs. AliceFreeman Palmer will sever her connection with theUniversity at the close of the present year, July rst.Her active work will cease the present quarter, andshe will go East with Mr. Palmer about the middle ofFebruary.Mrs. Palmer's resignation at this time has had forone indirect cause the occurrence of Mr. Palmer's" Sabbatical" year at Harvard. Professors in thatinstitution are granted every seventh year as a vaca­tion. The year '95-' 96 will be significant to Mr.Palmer not only as his third Sabbatical year but alsomarking the completion of a quarter century of service.In observance of the event the two will visit Europenex t summer for a period of travel and study.Miss Julia E. Bulkley will return from Europe atthe same time and enter upon her duties as Dean (ofwomen) in the Academic Colleges and Associate Pro­fessor of Pedagogy, undertaking a part of the workthat now devolves upon Mrs. Palmer.198 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Doggett Hall.The new women's hall, to be erected on the vacantsite between Beecher and Kelly Halls, will bear thename of Kate Newell Doggett, who founded the Fort­nightly club, and was the first intellectual and socialleader of Chicago women. Mrs. Alice Freeman Pal­mer is rapidly pushing the work of raising funds forthe erection of this building, and it is now confidentlyexpected that the hall will be completed and ready foroccupancy by Oct. I, next.Majors and Minors.Associate Professor Mathews is chaplain this week.Mrs. Frank Miller returned on Saturday from avisit to friends in the East ..Mrs. A., F. Palmer addressed the Alumni Associa­tion in Milwaukee on Thursday.The University is soon to publish a book contain­ing the chapel addresses of this year.The Divinity Halls have organized into" houses."They have been assigned, it is said, the fifth Mondayfor their reception.This new club called the " Quadranglers,"Is a straight-laced one I declare! .Why, their very title showsThat they do things on the square.President Harper is now taking a few days' trip inthe East, visiting at several colleges. His itineraryfor this week is: Kalamazoo, Monday; Oberlin, Tues­day; Adelbert, Wednesday; Utica, N. Y., Thursday;Colgate, Friday, arriving at New York city, Satur­day. At Oberlin his address was on the subject,"What Shall be our Attitude Toward Problems ofthe Times."'I'he University has recently become the possessorof a minstrel organization which will make its debutatKent Hall on the afternoon of Washington's Birth-,day. The officers are: Robert Law, president; H.C. Murphy, secretary and treasurer: W. E. Stein­wedell and C. S. Pike, stage director; R. C. Dudley,business manager; Herbert Hewitt, musical director.The others interested are Messrs. Wooley, Coleman,Smith, Clarke, Davidson, Brown, Blackmarr, HerbertHewitt, Steigmayer, Sincere, Murphy, Hall, Han­cock and the University Banjo Club.Last week the University was the recipient of a fineLaw Library from the estate of Hugh A. Whi te,Evanston. It is located in the Political Science Li­brary in Cobb Hall and consists of 500 volumes nicelybound in calf. It is a very valuable collection em­bracing among other works, U. S. Statutes; Ameri­can and English Encyclopsedia of Law; variousworks relating to private cases; Digests; Copies ofWashburn, Wharton arid other noted legal writers; Two sets of Kent's Commentaries; Blackstone andnumerous other valuable works. This library wasbeing collected for twen ty years and is one of the bestprivate law libraries in the country. This collectionwill form the nucleus of the law library which will beestablished when that department is added to theUniversity.Business Notices.ROOMS.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.FOR RENT.--One or two of the largest and most Comfort­ably fnrnished rooms in the neighborhood-corner, second­floor front, hair mattresses, steam-beat and hot water. With­in two blocks of the University. Call and see them. Flat 2,433 East 55th St. I82tMISCELLANEOUS.College books bought, sold and exchanged.Book Store, 291 E. Fifty-fifth street. Fulgbum'stfVALENTINES, the next card in season, at T. R. Wolf's, theStationer, 250, 55th, Pullman Bldg. I7tf.The only establishment of its kind in the United States.Pantsmade to your measure and we make them to order at$4.00 a pair, no more, no less; 500 of the best quality and styl­ish goods to select from. Apollo Custom Pants hifrs. 161 5thAve., Chicago. I-48tGent's fine shoes. Repairing' a specialty, at A. Baker's store,554 55th street. All work guaranteed. Give me a call. I4tfWUl. Sachen, tailor, 297 55th street. Fine suits to order, $20and up. Overcoats, $18 and up. Trousers, $5 and up. Re­pairing. 9-4t, Money Orders. Special Laundry Rates. Goods sent byfreight or express. Baggage, Moving. University ExpressCo., "Cobb Hall." I5-5tIf 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 atfAmusements.Lillian Russell placed another triumph on the long scorewhich she has made already when see revived" The GrandDuchess," at the Chicago Opera House last Monday night.One of the most magnificent audiences ever seen in the Chica­go Opera House assembled to welcome the queen absolute ofcomic opera, and the splendid organization with which thoseprincely managers, Messrs. Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau, have sur­rounded her. The production accorded "The Grand Duchess"was beyond doubt the most sumptuous ever given one of thelighter works of opera in Chicago. The dresses worn by MissRussell were dreams of loveliness, and those in which the othermembers of the company appeared fall little short in magnifi­cence of the costumes of the star.