UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Single Copies10 Cents. VOL. III, No. 23.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 14, 1�95.HENRY eSMOND AS 1\ HISTORICAL NOVEL.VERNON PURINTON SQUIRES.With almost unanimous consent the distinction of. being the greatest of his'torical novels is accordedto Henry Esmond. Thackeray considered the workhis masterpiece, and its composition was to him alabor of love. In regard to his aims and the methodsemployed the author says: "I have drawn the figuresas I fancied they were; set down conversations as Ithink I might have heard them; and so to the best ofmy ability endeavored to revivify the bygone timesand people."Such being the avowed purpose of the narrative itis perfectly proper for us to investigate the historicalaccuracy of the writer's characterizations of men andevents-in other words, to ascertain how much of thestory is really historical and how much purelyfictitious. But at the outset we are met with thenecessity of defining the word historical, for its signifi­cance has been a mooted question ever since the daysof Herodotus. The venerable father of history him­self belonged to the impressionist school. His aimwas to give his auditors a good general idea of anevent by first picturing it vividly in his own imagina­tion, and then describing this mental image. Accord­ingly, when telling of the great council at the PersianCourt he had no scruples against putting vigorousspeeches of his own into the mouths of generals andsatraps. Nowadays, however, we are told that thisis a very mistaken method-that the only aim of thehistorian should be to collect hard facts and state themclearly; and that that alone deserves the title of beinghistorical which can be vouched for by an authorityof the first order or by several independent authoritiesof the second order.Now, if we are to judge Thackeray by the latter" Freemanian " standard we shall surely find much tocriticize. No Colonel Esmond is known to history;nor is Castlewood nor Beatrix. Corporal Dick Stubcould not have found a poor orphan boy at a countryplace in Hampshire in 1689, for at that time he washimself a mere school-boy at the Charter House inLondon, and did not join the Horse Guards until sixor seven years later. Nor is it likely that CaptainWestbury would have talked of Sturdy Dick's Chris­tian Hero in 1700, for that worthy book did not seethe light until the following year. Nor again was our friend Richard courting Mrs. Scurlock in 1704,for at that time he was desperately in love with awealthy widow, Mrs. Margaret Ford Stretch whom hemarried in 1705. It was not until after her death in1706 that-he became enamored of Mrs. Scurlock, his"dear Prue," who became the second Mrs. Stub,September 9, 1707.Lord Mohuns true name was Charles, not Harry,and history records no duel against him in 1700.The Duke of Hamilton, about whom one of the chiefepisodes of the story centers is, of course, historical;but in 1712 he would scarcely be betrothed to anyyoung woman, even were she as beautiful and fascinat­ing as Beatrix, for at that time, far from being a lonelywidower, he had a good wife living, whom he hadmarried fourteen years before, who survived him somethirty-two years, and who at the time of her lord'sunfortunate death would certainly have had mostserious objections to any young Kensington woman'stalking of herself as prospective" Madame l' Arnbas­sadrice L' Angelterre." A very profitable study ofThackeray'S method can be made by comparing hisaccount of the famous duel and Swift's announcementof it in Book III, Chapters V and V!, with Swift'sown account given in the Journal to Steller underdate of November IS, 1712.Esmond's great scheme by means of which hebrought the Chevalier St. George into England inthe summer of 17f4, and that young 'gentleman's in­terview with his royal sister, are also bits of pure fie­tion. At the time of the Queen's death, as a matterof fact, the Pretender was at Luneville on the easternfrontier of France, hundreds of miles from London,and he never drew a breath of English air after thetime, when an infant in arms, he was carried in flightto the court of Louis Qua torge.These are by no means all the discrepancies whichmight be noted. The author everywhere shows amost delightful indifference, or better, superiority todates. We are told that Frank Castlewood was bornin 1687, the same year with the Pretender, and thatBeatrix was two years his senior. Yet in 1691 whenthey should be aged/our and six respectively, we findthem two and/our. In 1703, when the.almanac wouldmake Mistress Beatrix eighteen, Thackeray declaresHarper last Saturday that, on account of illness inhis family, he will be unable to attend. H. H. Kohl­saat, one of the trustees, who is now in Washingtonhas been telegraphed to see one of several prominentmen that the management have in view.240 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.her not yet sixteen ... in 1709, when she ought to betzoeniy-four, she is only tzoenty-one , and in 1712,when engaged to the Duke of Hamilton, she declaresherself twenty jive, when her real age is twenty-seven.Similar perversion of facts occur relative to the agesof the young Viscount and of Esmond himself. Ofall such, Thackeray was, of course, perfectly cogni­zant; and his leaving them seems to me to serve thepurpose of a statement to the effect that mere subser­vience to dates was no part of his plan.His one supreme aim was rather to call up againthe spirit of the Augustan age, and all these fictions,errors and discrepancies combined, do not seriouslydetract from his success. Weare not to go to thebook as to an encyclopedia. It is rather an impres­sionist picture, which though not true perhaps forday or month or year, has still higher claims to beinghistorical J' for the "Freemanian." .idea of history,though it has had great vogue, is not the only idea.In fact, we may say that there are three sorts of histo­rians : first, those who have no imagination; secondly,those who allow their imagination to illuminate alltheir facts; and thirdly, those who use facts only assuggestive points of departure for imaginati ve flights.The first are chroniclers like Professor Freeman ; thesecond group are the ideal historians like Froude andMacaulay; the third group are poets of history, likeShakespeare, Scott and Thackeray. Undoubtedlyhere as in everything else, truest excellence is to befound in the golden mean, but of the two extremes,I am quite sure that the poets are more useful thanthe dry-as-dust fact-mongers. Says President Hillin his "Elements of Psychology" *: "History isnot a collection of names and dates, but a panoramaof persons and events. Without historical imagina­tion, history cannot be well written and compre­henJed. Hence it is that we learn history more trulyfrom Sir Walter Scott's romances than from the Saxonchronicle, and every great historian must first re­create the past by imagination in his own mind beforehe can give it truthful portraiture."Recreate the past! This is precisely what Thack­eray aimed to do; and it seems to me he was success­ful, though always" Studious more to seeGreat truths, than touch and handle little ones."Thus it comes to pass that after reading Thackeray'Sgreat novel, whenever we hear of the warriors or thewits or the politicians of the days of King Williamor Queen Anne, our thoughts revert not so quicklyto our Hume or our Green as to the bright imagesconjured. up by a master's power in the delightfulpages of "Henry Esmond."Depew Cannot Come.Chauncey M. Depew who was to have delivered theConvocation address April I, telegraphed President*p. 131. A New Professor.Dr. Elgin Ralston Lovell Gould has accepted theposition of professor of statistics at this University.This is the first chair of statistics to be established inan American institution of learning. Mr. Gould is atpresent lecturer on social economics at Johns Hop­kins University, and will not enter upon the duties ofhis new office till next October.Professor Gould received his bachelor's degree atthe Victoria University in 1881 and became reader insocial statistics at Johns Hopkins in 1889. He wasnext statistician in the department of labor of thatinstitution, a position which he retained until lastAugust, when press of other duties obliged him toresign. During his occupancy of this office he spentfour years abroad investigating the social conditionand general statistics of labor in nearly all the coun­tries of Europe. He also specially investigated thegovernment control of the liquor traffic in Scandinavia.Prof. Gould has published a number of special studies.Among these are: "The Social Condition of Labor,"published in the Johns Hopkins Studies in Historicaland Political Science: " Popular Control of t�le LiquorTraffic," "The Gothenburg System of Liquor Traffic,"" The Housing of Working People in Europe." Hehas an important work now in press entitled, <I Com­parative Condition of Industrial Labor in Europe andAmerica." Professor Gould, besides his lectures atJohns Hopkins, is delivering a series of lectures on theresults of his statistical inquiry in New York at theCooper Institute, under the auspices of ColumbiaCollege. Professor Gould has many friends in thiscity. His wife was a Miss Purnell, daughter of Mr.L. B. Purnell of the firm of Hurst, PurnelL& Co.The Joint Debate.The question: Resolved, That Boards of Trade asnow conducted are more harmful than beneficial, wasdebated last Friday evening in Kent Auditorium, bythe Oratorical Association, affirmative, and the JuniorClass of Kent Law School, negative. The judgeswere Judge H. J. Freeman, Judge D. L. Shorey, andRev. Nathaniel Rubin Kam. The contestants weremarked on three points: argument, style, and deliv­ery, on a scale of ten, and the decision gave the affirm­ative 8?i, the negative 8, thus making the OratoricalAssociation winners. The Banjo Club was not pres­ent, as advertised..The meeting was in charge of W. O. Wilson, Presi­dent. of the Association, and to his efforts, togetherUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.with those of A. Bowers! of the program committee,large credit is due for the success of the debate.Wesley C. Mitchell spoke first for the affirmative side,and made the best speech of the evening, presentinghis clear, logical thoughts in a convincing manner.The negative argument was introduced by Chas. O.Baer. John F. Voight and J. N. Hughes were theother representatives of the Association, and JuliusKarpen appeared for the law school. In the absenceof the third negative speaker, a fellow-student wassubstituted, and five minutes extra time allowed Mr.Baer for the negative.In the arrangement and presentation of its argu­ments the affirmative side showed good judgment bydividing the three principal points among themselves,and having these points clearly defined. In this re­spect the negative was weak, and frequent repetitionsof argument were the result. Each speaker had pre­pared brief notes, but, in general, the affirmativemade little use of them, while the negative was attimes confined to the manuscript. All the debatorswere weak in delivery, making little effort to do morethan present the thought. .At times laughter was ex­cited by the use of expressions, entirely unexpectedby the auditors, and seemingly so by the speaker; aswhen one of the speakers, by force of habit, addressedthe "Court" as "Gentlemen of the -, I mean,Honorable Judges."The decision was heartily applauded, and the Ora­torical Association deserves commendation for thesuccess of the contest. At its regular meetings spe­cial attention is now being given to debating, andjoint contests will be more frequent hereafter.The Forum." The Forum" held its regular weekly meeting inCobb Hall last Saturday evening. The program in­cl uded the following:Essay: "The Typical Country Newspaper," Guy W. Shallies.Debate: "Resolved, That a young man who has decided togo into business should take a college course." Affirmative:S. C. Mosser, F. H. Wescott. Negative: H. A. Peterson, W.L. Goble.Declamation: "The Charge of the Light Brigade," PaulMandeville.Critique: F. W. Allen.The essay by Mr. Shallies developed the peculiarlylocal character of the country newspaper, and wasrendered decidedly humorous by a number of clippingsgathered from country papers. On the debate, theaffirmative dwelt upon the broadening and refininginfluences of college life, while the negative arguedthe need of thorough training in the details of a busi­ness, and therefore lack of time for a college course.A vote of the audience decided in favor of the affirm­�tive, Additional interest was &iven to the declama- 241tion of Mr. Mandeville by his outline of the circum­stances which led up to the famous charge of the SixHundred. The literary session was concluded by" three-minute impromptus," by Mr. Allen on, "Mr.Tree as 'Hamlet'," and Mr. Bachman on, "Crom­well as a Soldier."The Co-Ed Song.(By request. As sung by the Glee Club)Tune :-Tlle Dickie and the Birdie.There is a big college called Yale,Called Yale, called Yale,Where the students are everyone male,Are male, yes, male;It is very old,And learned, we're told,And no doubt there is truth in the tale;But without any girlsWith dimples and curls,Their life mnst be awfully stale.At Harvard the boys have a fit,A fit, a fit.The Radcliffe girls give them the" mit,"The mit, the mit.At old U. of C.'Tis different, you see;Of coldness there's never a bit;We've a Mortar Board Club,But there's none at the" Hub,"Would we change with them-well, I guess" nit" !You've heard how they do at Cornell,I yell, Cornel l ;How they manage to live we can't tell,Can't tell, can't tell;Whatever their forteThey don't have any sport,They might just as well be in-Northwestern,For Quadranglars they've none.Or any such fun,As we have in fair Kelly" hote1."At Brown it's the very same way,Same way, same way,'Tis said that the girls there don't stay,Don't stay, don't stay.The girls only frownIn Providence town,They never are smiling and gay.With a club Esoteric,(In name quite Homeric),We don't find things done in that way.To Chicago'S fair co-eds we drink,We drink, clink, clink;Do we love them all-well, I don't think!Don't think, don't think!There'S Foster and Kelly,And Beecher--oh, reallyThe thought of them makes my eyes blink!For U. of C. girlsAre rubies and pearls,And to them we eyer shall drink!< "lIERBERT E. HEWITT,, I T is h.oped that our track athletes will make a goodshowing at the triangular meet next Saturday.If our men are beaten on their own track theywill have to disperse and go in for a cake-walk orsomething easy. Chicago's colors must not be low­ered again as they were two weeks ago at the Armory.Last year we won hardily; victory must be ours again.Let every man take a powerful brace and be preparedto do his level best.242 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 'WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY"PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO,CHARLES H. GALLION, MANAGEREDITORIAL BOARD.THOMAS W. MORAN,}FRANK W. WOODS, MANAGING EDITORS.G. W. AXELSON, WARREN P. BEHAN,' JOHN H. HElL,WILBUR T. CHOLLAR, MARY D. MAYNARD,RALPH W. WEBSTER, WILLIAM P. LOVETT.WILBUR W. BASSETT.E. A. BUZZELL, (Alumni.)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, Ill.IN RESPONSE to many requests, the WEEKLY hasdecided to pnnt a calendar of University events.In order to make this a truly valuable feature ofthe paper, it is necessary to have the co-operation ofstudents and professors. Announcements of futureevents of general interest are requested, and should beaddressed to Mr. Heil. These should be received byMonday morning in order to secure place in the suc­ceeding issue.AVERY commendable feature of our Glee andMandolin Club programs is the proportion oforiginal music, composed by members of theclubs. Especial mention' should be made of Lozier'ssongs. The "Football Song" is strikingly new,and never fails to bring down the house. It isone of the best college songs that have recently been IT is gratifying to note the growing interest in col­lege oratory throughout the West. In the East,it is said, the enthusiasm is on the wane; ath­letics have absorbed it all. It should be a matter ofpride to every loyal western college man that hisAlma Mater has done its share towards fostering suchworthy work. Here at Chicago the indications allpoint towards a highly creditable development in ora­tory. To-night occurs the third annual home con­test. It is hoped that the students will turn out andhelp to encourage the speakers. Let the men feelthat you appreciate the efforts they are making.Much gratitude is due the kindly disposed membersof the Faculty who have started a SUbscription paperheaded with a generous gift, to raise a purse for theprize orator. The WEEKLY will print the winningoration. The conditions here are all favorable to thedevelopment of good public speakers. Let the goodwork continue.the orators. Chicago must be made a center forTHE Thanksgiving Game and the Central MusicHall Concert have become the two great annualfeatures of the college year. Last year's concertestablished the reputation of the clubs, and this year'sevent was fully up to the high standard then set. Theattendance, however, because of insufficient advertis­ing and rival attractions, was somewhat smaller thanat the previous occasion, and the net receipts consider­ably less.The program presented was a good one, far surpass­ing in real musical excellence the typical college enter-brought out. The" Apostrophe" is stately in move- tainment. Those attending U. of C. concerts arement and the" Three Thinkers" is a clever adapta­tion. The" Co-Ed Song" by Hewitt, and the" Med­ley" by Hewitt and Stein wedell also deserve specialmention. Mr. Steinwedell did good work in arrang­ing many of the instrumental music. Let the work goon. Begin now to I:repare music for next year. assured of hearing good music, as well as of having a"jolly good time." The arrangement, however, o'fthe vocal portion of the program was unfortunate andmarred the success of the evening. The heavier, moreclassical pieces, which formed perhaps almost too largea proportion of the whole, were massed together at theUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO G'EOGrE AND SERENADE CLUBS� rJUNIVERS1TY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.first, thus tiring the voices of the singers and tendingto weary the listeners by lack of variety. A song like"Tom, the Piper's Son," placed near the opening,would have captured the audience at the first, andhave awakened the Club itself so that the succeedingpieces could have been rendered with a little moresnap and vim. The heavier numbers, which were fineselections and excellently sung, would then have metwith even a heartier reception than they received.Another unfortunate feature, which was character­istic of last year's concert also, was the length of theentertainment. Many left before it was over. Therewere too many program pieces. It would have beenbetter to have had fewer numbers, carefully chosenand thoroughly mastered, with a wealth of short,crisp, jolly encores. An audience can be trusted tosee to it that the program is plenty long enough; forpeople never tire of good encores.The singing of the Glee Club, while not quite up tothe standard which it had maintained throughout theseason, was excellent, and difficult and exacting musicwas' handled in a masterly way. The balance of partswas perfect and the harmonizing of voices was richand mellow. The expression put into the pieces wasdelicate and intelligent, doing credit to the painstak­ing and skillful training of Dr. Carver Williams.Too much can hardly be said in prai�e of the finework of the Mandolin Club. We venture the assertionthat there is not a better college mandolin and guitarclub in the country; nor, for that matter, a betterleader than Mr. Bond. The selection of pieces waspeculiarly good.This concert will practically close the season, whichhas been a most eventful and delightful one. Theyear's work is over. But for a long time it will needbut the turning up of a half-forgotten little glove orribbon, the sudden recall of a good story about "Bob,"the unexpected return of some lively memories of "N.1.," or the vision of a certain smile harassing a brainthat is struggling to concentrate upon more seriousmatters, to bring back the old scenes again and to callup a little regretful sigh for the joys of the SecondSeason of the Glee and Mandolin Clubs of the U. of C.Examinations at Cornell.Cornell University has adopted a new system in re­gard to examinations: the chief merit of which isits pliability. Every professor will be able to conductexaminations whenever he pleases. If he wishes to 24:1conduct "prelims" during the term he can do so.For the accommodation of those of the faculty whowish to hold "finals," a few days at the end of theterm will be reserved.Tennis.The tennis tournament, in singles, closed Saturdaylast by the final contest between Lansing h and Neel.Lansingh succumbed to the inevitable after a hard­fought battle in which champion Neel came out vic­tor with the score of 6-3, 6-1, 6-8,6-2.The tourney has been very successful and has given. promise of good material for the spring campaign.Among the comparatively new men who have showedup strong, may be mentioned among others, Durand,Hill, Gleason and Linn. Of course, the skill of aplayer can hardly be judged fairly on an indoor courtwhere lobbing and other plays are out of question;still, the interest taken in the indoor tourney. augurswell for an exciting season later on.The. doubles began Saturday, and Thatcher andHussey went down before Torrey and Lansingh. Thesummary of the tournament follows:FIRST ROUND.H. J. Smith (minus IS) beat R -, L. Ickes, 4-6, 6-1,6-3.F. B. Gleason beat W. E. Chalmers (minus three-fourths IS)6-8,8-6.V. R. Lansiugh (minus three-fourths IS) beat J. H. Heil, 6-8,6-4,8-6.J. W. Linn beat G. B. Hussey, 7- 5, 6-3.H. C. Durand beat E. W. Peabody by default.C. A. Torrey (minus one-half IS) beat C. V. McGillivray, 7-5; 2-6,6-2.F. W. Hill (minus IS) beat O. j. Thatcher, 6-2,7-5.C. B. Neel (minus IS) beat H. M. Adkinson, 6-3, 6-4.SECOND ROUND.H.J. Smith (minus one-half IS) beat F. B. Gleason, 8-6, 4-6,6-3·V. R. Lansingh (minus three-fourths IS) beat ], W. Linn, 9-7, 3-0. Rest of sets by default.R. C. Durand (minus three-fourths IS) beat C. A. Torrey, 6-I,6-I.C. B. Neel (minus IS) beat F. W. Hill, 6-2,5-7,6-4.SEMIFINALS.V. R. Lansingh (minus IS) beat H. J. Smith, 8-6, 3-6, 6-4.C. B. Neel (minus IS) beat H. C. Durand, 6-2, 6-0.FINALS.C. B. Neel (minus one-half IS) beat V. R. Lansingh, 6-3, 6-1,6-8,6-2.Yesterday's douules : C. A. Torrey and V. R. Lansinghbeat O. J. Thatcher and C. B. Hussey, 6-2, 6-0.Cast up by the Waves.A package of magazines and pamphlets, addressedto Prof. W. G. Hale of the University, was lost inthe sinking of the steamer Elbe. It was later foundon the coast of the Atlantic, cast up by the waves,and has been delivered by the postoffice departmentto Professor Hale in fairly good condition.The meet will be held in the 'Varsity gymnasiumat 2 : 30 o'clock, next Saturday afternoon. No prizeswill be given to the winners, as has been erroneouslystated, as the contest is an invitation meet only. Thestanding of the University men, though with refer­ence to each other, will count in the award of silvercups. In the 440 yards', or relay race, only LakeForest and the University will compete; but allother events are open to the three institutions repre­sented. The events and entries are as follows:244 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Baseball..The schedule of dates for baseball games duringthe season of '9S has been almost completed, butthere may be yet other colleges with whom the man­agement may arrange for games later on. Most ofthe important dates, however, have been filled, andother games yet to be arranged for will have to besandwiched in between these, A series of five gameswill, in all probability, be played with NorthwesternUniversity, two games to be played on the homegrounds of each college, and the fifth game to be de­cided by the winner of the majority of the contests,or in case of a tie, by a toss-up. The games so fararranged, are the following:April 13-Evanston High School." 17-Rush Medical.20-Northwestern at Evanston.29-N orthwestern.May I-Lake Forest.4-University of Wisconsin at Madison.7':_ North western at Evanston.9·-Albion College.I I-University of Iowa.14-Northwestern.2s-University of Michigan.June I-University of Wisconsin (morning game)." s-Lake Forest at Lake Forest." IS-Michigan at Ann Arbor.All the above games will be played on the Univer­sity grounds, unless otherwise stated. The gameswith Northwestern are conditional upon the facultyaction of that institution regarding the new rules.If the weather permits the team will probably prac­tice on the field to-morrow, and a practice game be­tween the candidates for the new and the members ofthe old team is also talked of for this week. Thefield will be put in fine shape for the first champion­ship game. The diamond will probably be put underclay and the field sodded. Over $soo will be put intoa new cinder track, and by the time the flowers beginto bloom, the University will have one of the finestathletic fields in the city."'I""The Indoor Meet.Instead of a dual meet for next Saturday, as wasfirst suggested, a triangular contest has been arranged'between Lake Forest, Northwestern, and the Univer­sity of Chicago, Thirty-five yard-dash-Chicago, Holloway, Coy, Patterson,Mandell, Lamay, Steigmeyer, Abernethy. Lake Forest, Brear­ley, Jaeger, Keener, D. H. Jackson, A. O. Jackson, J- J. Jack­'s >11, W. j ack sou. Northwestern: Chase, Jones, Lee, Perry,Davidson; Catlin, Emerick, Kay, Poogh, Hoffman.Potato race-Chicago: Fish, Mosser, Pomeroy. Lake For­est: Brearley, D. H. Jackson, J. Jackson, W. Jackson. North­western: Hoffman, Lee, Davidson, Perry.Mile run-Chicago: Peabody, Calhoun. Lake Forest:Cragin, Rice. Northwestern: Sinkler, Wood.Half-mile walk-Chicago: Johnson, Hancock. Lake For­est: Rheingaus, Steele. Northwestern: Peck, Fales.Shot put-Chicago: McCaskill, Robey, Rullkoetter. LakeForest: Woolsey, Steele. Northwestern: Perry, Brewer, Van­doozer, Beavers.Pole Vault-Chicago: Herschberger. Lake Forest: Rice,Gilliland. Northwestern: Culver, Jones, Kay.Running broad jump-Chicago: Neel, Mandell, GarreyLake Forest: Mellen, Jaeger. Northwestern: Kay, PerryCulver, Plummer.Running high jump-Chicago: Herschberger, Steigmeyer.Lake Forest: Reed, J. Jackson. Northwestern: Wilkinson,Culver.Four hundred and forty yards relay race-Chicago: Hollo­way, Steigmeyer, Lamay, Patterson, Campbell, Dickinson,Coy, White. Lake Forest: Rheingaus, Cragin, McPherson,Jaeger, D. H. Jackson, A. O. Jackson, W. Jackson, Keener.The Yale faculty are considering the policy of ap­pointing one man whose sole duty it shall be to lookafter and regulate athletics. Walter Camp has beensuggested for the position.Graduate Club.The Graduate Club is now fairly launched. LastMonday noon, in chapel, the committee on constitu­tion reported and the constitution offered was adoptedin toto. After appointing a committee on nomination,those present signed the constitution. The planadopted is substantially that outlined in the WEEKLYseveral weeks ago. The Club is to be social and in­tellectual in its nature. It is hoped through it tomake the graduate students acquainted with eachother. It also endeavors to fill, in a measure, theposition which the University union formerly occu­pied. A quarterly dinner is to be given, at whichgraduate students and especially invited guests willbe present. Addresses will be presented on theseoccasions, by the members or by distinguished speak:­ers from the outside,UNIVERSITY OF CH1CAGO WEEKLY.Miss Talbot will leave on Monday for a short visitat her home in Boston.Miss Reynolds addressed the Mortar Board Societyon Monday evening at their regular monthly literarymeeting.Mrs. Samuel Medill and Mrs. Charles Zeublin as­sisted Miss Talbot in receiving at Kelly Hall on Mon­day afternoon.A theatre party composed of the members of Prof.McClintock's class in Shakespeare saw Tree in " Ham­let," last Wednesday evening.The" Idlers" held a meeting at the home of MissScovel, 3745 Ellis avenue, Saturday afternoon. Alittle miss, named Dorothy, entertained the club bysome pretty dancing. Refreshments were served.Prof. Starr entertained the members of the Depart­ment of Anthropology at his house last Friday eve­ning, assisted by the boy Hermann. The eveningwas devoted to Mexico. Interesting stories of Prof.Starr's trip through that country last summer weretold, and specimens and curios collected there wereshown.The Alumni of Cornell College held their annualbanquet at the Leland Hotel last Thursday evening.The following of the alumni and students from Cor­nell College are in the University:C. A. Torrey, Mary E. Love, Oscar L. Triggs, AmyBoggs, B. L. Remick, W. C. Cobb, P. P. Bruce, JohnD. Williams, T. C. Sherman, John P. Mentzer, W. C.Webster. Miss Love read a poem at the banquet.Howland-Roch '.Mr. George Howland, of the Faculty of the Ro­mance Department, will be married to Miss CoraRoche, daughter of ex-mayor John A. Roche and aformer student of the University, at the residence ofthe bride's parents, 4605 Drexel Boulevard, on nextWednesday evening at eight o'clock, Rev. J. V.Blake will perform the ceremony. The bridesmaidswill be school friends of Miss Roche and the grooms­man will be Senator G. D. Anthony, an old school­mate of Mr. Howland. On the 23d, Mr. and Mrs. How­land will sail from New York on the steamer ., Fulda,"taking the southern route to Spain and Italy.Third Annual Oratorical Contest.To-night in Kent audi tori um will occur the t birdannual contest of the Oratorical Association. Two prizes, .$50 and $25 it is hoped, will, be awarded, andthe successful orators will represent the University inthe cont=st of the Northern Oratorical League.PROGRAM.MUSIC-GLEE CLUB.An Organized Public Conscience. . . Charles Byron WilliamsBurns James Primrose WhiteGnstavus Adolphus Victor Oscar JohnsonMUSIC-GLEE CLUB.Gantama the Buddha and Jesus the Christ. . . . . . . . ..Franklin C'ole ShermanLabor'S Rising Sun. . . . . . . . . . Emery Roscoe YundtReasons for a New Political Party ... Harry Fuller AtwoodMUSIC-GLEE CLUB.DECISION OF JUDGES.Professors William Cleaver Wilkinson and N at han­iel Butler of the University, and Rev. Carlos Martyn,are the judges on manuscript; Prof. W. B. Chamber­lin of the Chicago Theological Seminary, Miss MaryA. Blood of the Columbia School of Oratory and Hon.Francis W. Walker of this city, will judge the de­li very. In order to defray the expenses of sending theorators to the League Contest, an admission fee oftwenty-five cents will be charged.University Calendar.Thursday, March 14.12 : 30, Business Meeting Christian Union, Chapel.I : 30 P. M., Y. W. C. A., Lecture Room, Cobb.8: 00 P. M., Local Oratorical Contest to select Representa­tive ill Northern Oratorical League, Kent Theatre.Friday, March IS.5 : 00 P. M., Lecture on Scandinavian Literature, Dr. Dahl," Henrik Ibsen," Lecture Room, Cobb.6 : 45 P. M., Y. M. C. A., Lecture Room, Cobb.Saturday, March 16.2: 30 P. M., Triangular Meet between Lake Forest, North­western and Chicago Universities; Contest to decide whois ., University Gymnast," Gymnasium.8 : 00 P. M., Basket Bal1, German Dept. Y. M. C. A., NorthSide.Sunday, March 17.4: 00 P. M., Lecture on Literary Study of the Bible, Prof.Moulton, "Wisdom Literature," Kent Theater.7 : 00 P. M., Union Prayer MEeting, Y. M. C. A. and Y. W.C. A., Lecture Room, Cobb.7 : 45 P. M., Christian Union, Pres. E. Benj. Andrews ofBrown University is expected to speak, Chapel.Monday, March 18.3: 00 P. M., Reception at Foster.Tuesday, March J9.5 : 00 P. M., Lecture on Physical Culture, Prof. Stagg, Chapel.8: OJ P. M., Quarterly University Concert, Kent Theatre.Thursday, March 21.I: 30 P. M., Y. W. C. A., Lecture Room, Cobb.Friday, March 22.5: 00 P. M., Lecture on Scandinavian Literature, Dr. Dahl,"Norwegian Literature in its relation to the NorwegianLanguage," Lecture Room, Cobb. '6: 45 P. M., Y. M. C. A., Lecture Room, Cobb. 245Chauncey M. Depew cannot be present at the April convoca­tion. Efforts are being made to secure another speaker.Dr. Olans Dahl gave translations from the novelettes ofAlexander Kieland before the Scandinavian Club Tuesdayevening.Professor Burnham, Dr. See and the students in Astronomy,observed the eclipse of the moon, Sunday night, from theobservatory on the campus.The National Intercollegiate Prohibition Association willhold its annual oratorical contest at Cleveland early in July.Three prizes will be given, of $7S, $so, and $25 respectively.The Glee and Mandolin Clubs have received an invitation tosing at the Chautauqua Assembly, Chautauqua, N. Y., thissummer. It has not yet been decided whether the proposalwill be accepted.Professor Moulton's new book on "Four Years of NovelReading," will shortly be issued by D. C. Heath & Co., Boston,Mass. Professor Moulton's" Literary Study of the Bible"will also be issued very soon;Dean Hulbert wi11leave for Europe the middle of May, andwill join his family, now traveling in Italy and Switzerland, inParis about June 1. Together they will spend the summer inFrance and England, and return to America in the fall.A few fellows in English, and candidates for the Master ofArts degree, have organized recently an English club, whichmeets Wednesday evenings, at 7: 30, in the English library,for quizs, general questions, conversation and reviews of TheDial and Poet Lore. 'An astronomy entertainment was given at the UniversitySettlement Monday evening. Mr. S. B. Barrett, of the Uni­versity, lectured with the stereopticon, on the heavenly bodies,and W. P. Lovett sang several solos about the stars. Theroom was crowded to the doors.The Mikado and his troops will occupy Rosalie Hall, Satur­day evening, March 16, '9S. The University Operatic Clubwill assist his Majesty in the assault. The proceeds of thisunique celebration will go to Branch S13 of the National Asso­ciation of Letter Carriers, Station N. Tickets So cents.The Republican Club, at the University, is working hard toraise twenty dollars. This sum will entitle them to two votesin the election cf officers in the National League of CollegeRepublican Clubs. The amount is already almost raised. Mr.Vaughan's chances for the presidency seem to be excellent.Owing to an unfortunate delay of the prints r's in preparingthe syllabi, Dr. Olaus Dahl was obliged to postpone his lect­ure on " Ibsen" until next Friday. A large number of towns­people had come to hear the lecture" On the Great NorwegianDramatist." Mr. Dahl's lectures are fast becoming popular .•A subscription paper, having for its purpo�e the putting ofthe oratorical contest prizes on a permanent basis, is beingcirculated and is finding many signers. Those attaching theirsignatures pledge five dollars a year for five years, for anannual first prize of $so and a second prize of $2S. The proj­ect was originated by Secretary Goodspeed.The Law Club met Monday night inthe Faculty room anddebated' the question of Federal Intervention. After the de­bate Mr. Bassett was elected clerk of court which is to openMarch IS, and the President was authorized to appoint theother court officers. He appointed Mr. Wilson as judge, Mr.Voight as sheriff.Mr. Crewdson was then called to answer a criminal charge,the court appointing Mr. Hughes as attorney for the defense.Upon motion of Mr. Hughes, Mr. Crewdson was bound over tothe next court under Judge Wilson.246 UN1VERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKL'l.Dean McClintock will address the Christian Unionnext Sunday night.The Biblical World for March is just out, and whilenot as strong a number as some that have been issued,contains much that is interesting and valuable. Dr.Harper's editorials discuss the place of Moses in He­brew history and its explanation. Prof. Stevens ofYale continues his valuable series on the" Teachingof Jesus." Dr. Willcox discusses the various theoriesof inspiration. "An Introduction to the Koran" istranslated from the German of Dr. Weil. Merwin­Marie Snell contributes the first of a series on " Mod­ern Theosophy in its Relation to Hinduism andBuddhism." The departments are as satisfactory andhel pful as usual.The Disciples' Conference.The first general convention of the college men ofthe Church of Christ was held in Cobb Hall, March 7and 8. A program of five meetings had been an­nounced. .At each meeting a general topic was con­sidered, with the reading of papers prepared by lead­ing men of the denomination, and open discussion.The program of speakers was as follows:College Boards, Prof. B. C. Deweese, Eureka College.College Endowment, Rev. H. O. Breeden, Des Moines, Ia.Proper Scope of a College Course, Prof. E. B. Wakefield,Hiram College.Bible Course, Pres. D. R. Dungan, Cotner University.Qualifications of Instructors, Rev. Levi Marshall, CedarRapids,Ia.Should there be a Uniform Requirement for the A. B. De­gree? Prof. W. C. McCullough, Oskaloosa College.The Disciples' House, connected with the Univer­sity, now has eighteen members, twelve of whom aredivinity ·students. H. L. Willetts is head of theHouse ..Majors and Minors.The Glee and Mandolin Clubs will not take a Spring trip, aswas originally planned.Tuesday night the Glee and Mandolin Clubs gave a concertat tbe Ashford Opera House, 7Sth and Ellis.Prof. and Mrs. Knapp have arrived at Norwich, Eng., wherehe is busily engaged upon his biography Borrow.A literary and social entertainment will be given by theEpworth League of the M. E. Church, in the church parlorsFriday evening, to which the students are cordially invited.Students who wish to purchase one of the regulation pennantpins of the University, should refer to the advertisement ofW. J. Feeley & Co., who gives special prices on the best qual­ity of pins made.UNiVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEkLY. 247Prof. Frederick Starr has just been elected correspondingmember of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. This isconsidered high honor.Miss Sarah M. Hardy, "Chicago Women Fellow" in Polit­ical Economy, has been engaged as an instructor' in that de­partment in Wellesley College.On last Friday the Academic colleges held the meeting tochoose the honors for Academic College Day. Mr. Nott Flintwas - chosen Ivy Orator and Miss Crandall Ivy Poet. It wasdecided to follow rather closely the program of last year'sexercises. Miss Kane for' the Dramatic Committee announcedthat many excellent plays had been submitted.The Minstrel Club, which was organized to give an enter­tainment in February, but which disbanded owing to manydifficulties, hes been reorganized and. will give its first per­formance some time during the latter part of March. A farcehas been written by J. W. Hall and H. C. Murphy, and will begiven in connection with jokes, originai songs, etc.Mr. Oscar L. Triggs of the department of literature, hasbeen giving a rather uuique course during the current quarterwhich he entitles "JEsthetics." The general nature of thework is philosophical, but the culture element is made quiteprominent. The students have been required to attend theThomas concerts and Mr. Wardner Williams has been givinglectures in connection with the work. His lectures are de­livered on Wednesday afternoons, their object beiug mainly toaid the students in the proper interpretation of classical music.The course has become very popular and a repetition of itwould probably draw a large number of students.1 . Book Reviews.The Life 0.1 George William Curtis (American Men of Let­ters Series), by Edward Cary. (Houghton, Mifflin and Co.,Boston; $1.25). Charles Dudley Warner has shown rare judg­ment in the editing of this magnificent series. But he seemsto us peculiarly fortunate in entrusting to Mr. Edward Carythe task of writing the biography of George William Curtis.In him was secured a trained and skillful writer, a lifelongfriend of the dead author, and a man of judgment and discre­tion, possessing especial fitness for the writing of a biography,generous and sympathetic, yet judicious aud authoritative.The book is a model of its kind. As Mr. Cary says, he hasgiven ns mainly a history of a charaeter, rather than the mererecital of the literary and political events of a life, althoughthese have received a due share of attention. Few men havehad so wholesome and inspiring an influence upon their age ashas the rich and noble career of George William Curtis. Hiswas a life unswervingly devoted to the highest ideals, touchedwith the genial atmosphere of culture and learning, yet emi­nently practical and useful to his fellow men in the politicaland social life of his country. This book acts like a tonic tothe reader, has a real literary charm in itself, and is at thesame time a valuable contribution to historical and biograph­ical literature.Elder Conklin and Other Stories, by Frank Harris. (New'York, Macmillan and Co.; $1.25). This is a collection of sixtales of Western American life. As stories, they are well tolda id full of interest. As pictures of life in the West, they seemto us total failures. The reader does not need to be told thatMr. Harris is an Englishman. And the conclusion is forcedupon him on every page that the author has not a very inti­mate or extensi ve acquaintance with the life he is describing.Mr. Harris' sketches possess, however, a peculiar interest asembodying a typical Englishman's conception of the West.With an English audience they won1d doubtless meet with un- bounded approval. The stories, on the whole, are vigorouslyconceived, and told in a fresh, unconventional way. They arerapid in movement and full of interest from beginning to end.The volume is capitally suited to fill an idle hour.From a New England Hillside, by William Potts. (Mac­millan and Co., New York; 75 cents). This is a. delightful lit­tle volume of pastoral sketches and essays, written in a freshand charming style. They have none of the gush which char­acterizes so many books of this kind, but breathe the real spiritof the wild woods. It is so seldom that our writers turn fromthe din and strain of human conflict to the more wholesomecalm of field and hill and meadow, that it is especially refresh­ing to relax for a season and to stroll with the author and listento his gentle philosophy as he points out the quiet beauties ofhis" New England Hillside."Business Notices.MISCELLANEOUS.College books bought, sold and exchanged. Fulghum'sBook Store, 291 E. Fifty-fifth street. tfGent's fine shoes. Repairing a specialty, at A. Baker's store,554 55th street. All work guaranteed. 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