UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Single Copies10 Cents. VOL. III, No. 46.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 5, 1�95.SOCI/\L LIre 1\ T Sj�ITH COLLeGe,MARY ELEANOR BARROWS, SMITH, '96.Smith College was founded by Miss Sophia Smith,of Hatfield, Massachusetts, who at her death in 1870,left three hundred and sixty-five tbousand dollars forHATFIEI,D HOUSE.its endowment. The first building was dedicated inIS75, but it was not until four years later that tbefirst class was graduated. Smith is a college forwomen and is situated in Northampton,.Massach usetts. It started from small be­ginnings but bas steadily grown, so tbatinstead of the one academic building, onestudents' dwelling house and fourteen stu­dents of 1875, the fall term of IR94 openedwith seven academic buildings, nine dwell­ing houses and eight hundred and fourstudents. Its needs however are still large;the most imperative at present being anenlarged library, a new Biological Labor­atory and endowed Professorships. NoPreparatory Department has at any timebeen connected with the college. Tbreecourses of study are offered leading to thedegree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor ofLetters and Bachelor of Science. The re­quirements for admission are in the mainthose advised by the commission of NewEngland colleges. The required college studies haveyearly diminished, so that now Junior and Seniorwork is almost wholly elective. But since the work done by most colleges is in themain the same, tbat part of a college that is in anyway peculiar to itself is its social life and its spirit.At Smith, although every student is made to feel thatthe chief end of the college is to perfect the intellect­ual development of its members, and though the highstandard of scholarship requires that the larger partof the students' hours be spent in answering its de­mands, tbe social life is varied and extensive. Thenear vicinity of Amherst and the fact that Smith issituated in a town give an opportunity for social lifeoutside of college walls-a chance which is improved,as the number of gay parties setting offfor ball games,promenades, teas, etc., in the course of the year, tes­tifies; but most of the social life is confined to collegecircles. Perhaps that which the Smith student lovesmost is that which, in large measure, all colleges havein common, and consists of walks with friends andsmall chafing dish or other parties when a few warmfriends spend, the evening together and jokes abound,mingled with lively discussions of political, social, re­ligious, literary and college questions. But a largeTHE OBSERVATORY.part of the social life of Smith is connected withSocieties, Classes and Houses. All of .the societiesare local organizations. Of the four principal ones,504 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.two are primarily literary, the Alpha and the PhiKappa Psi, and two scientific, the Colloquium, whosemembers make a specialty of Chemistry and the Bio­logical Society. All of these are in part honor socie­ties, membership depending largely upon facultyrecommendation, although personal popularity alsoplays a part in the admission of candidates. Muchgood work is done by the societies, but after thepapers of the evening, the chance for discussions,talking and singing is always improved. The socie­ties have open meetings occasionally when the facultyand friends are invited. At these meetings either thesociety furnishes an entertainment of some sort orinvites some distinguished man or woman to speak.In the latter case an informal reception is usuallyheld after the meeting. Much the same sort of sociallife flourishes in the Current Events, Greek, Orientaland other clubs, and clubs which are purely socialorganizations, often composed of students from thesame city or school.In connection with classes, the social life is varied,that fostered by class meetings being far from thewhole of it. Each fall the Sophomore class givesthe Freshmen a dance. The Sophomores providemusic, dance orders and favors and each member ofthe class invites a Freshman, makes out her dancecard, presents her with favors, which are grindsupon her class, introduces her to her partners andgives her the best time possible. The Seniors herehave some sort of entertainment given for them eachspring by the Sophomores. This year the class madearrangements with Gilmore's band to give a concertin the opera house. The Sophomores took all of thebest seats for their Senior friends and themselves andthe rest were put on a general sale. The year beforeJulia Marlowe and her company gave Twelfth Nightfor the Sophomores and Seniors. The Junior classtowards the end of spring term always gives theSeniors a dance; this is much like the SophomoreReception, though there are no grinds and introduc­tions are unnecessary. For the last two years theJuniors here had a promenade, not as elaborate anaffair as those at Yale, Amherst, Williams and othercolleges, but a great success nevertheless, and thefour hours of dancing are not the entire fun connectedwith the promenade, because the invited guests comeearly in the day and are conducted to teas, where theymeet their partners for the evening, or are taken ondrives about Northampton, for the Connecticut Valleyis so beautiful that every Smith student loves to showit to friends. The last year each class has given aFaculty tea for the purpose of making students betteracquainted with teachers. These have been success­ful and will probably be repeated in the future.At the annual basket ball game between Freshmenand Sophomores when all the class songs are sung, and at the tennis tournament every June when the backcampus is gay with flags and ribbons, class feelingreaches its maximum and the excitement is really in­tense. Unlike Wellesley, Smith has no class crews,but on the winding Mill river which flows back of thecampus there are boats owned by the college gym­nasium and Field Association. This river is alsouseful in winter, for Paradise Pond-the name givento its widest part, directly behind the college grounds-is the popular place for skating.Social life in the dwelling houses takes many dif­ferent forms. Each of the large campus houses and thethree smaller ones, the Hatfield, Stoddard and Dewey,form a dramatic society and each of these seven so­cieties gives a play in the gymnasium every otheryear, while farces, tableaux and Saturday eveningdances in the houses are of frequent occurrence andHallow-e'en and St. Valentine's Day always callforth a special house celebration.This sketch of the various forms in which the sociallife of Smith is manifested, implies and truly that thespirit of good fellowship and love of fun and frolicabound, but it is ever held under control and empha­sized as of secondary rather than of primary impor­tance. There is need of a large number of ways tobring students together because of the size of thecollege and because experience shows that all workand no play makes of Jane a dull girl, and that rest,fun and sociability when indulged in to a certain ex­tent are helps to scholarship and tend towards therounded development of the individual- but studyis the largest and most vital part of the life of SmithCollege.,In most colleges there is danger that class andsociety feeling may grow so strong as to weaken loy­alty to the college and to make the college feelingundemocratic. At Smith this danger has alwaysbeen avoided. College feeling is in large measuredemocratic. A student's position in the college woulddepend far more upon her-abil ity and scholarship thanupon wealth or social station, and college feeling isstrong enough to far overrule class and society preju­dices. And at college sings on spring evenings, whenthe Glee club stands on the observatory steps andhundreds of students stroll over to join in "FairSmith" and" Grave Smith Senior," it is with warmlove for her college that each girl, with her hand onher friend's shoulder, and her eyes watching the sun­set light on Paradise, sings," And while the hills with purple shadowsEternal vigil keepAbove the happy river meadowsIn golden haze asleep,May thy children still addressing,Alma 11i'ater,Thee with grateful praise unceasing,Speak in loyal hearts thy blessing,Alma Mater."What Is Love?UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKL':/. 505Tell me maiden, maiden dear!Tell me-what is love?In thy dear eyes shining clear,On thy lips, 0 maiden dear,Shall I see it move i'It is two hearts,-two hearts true,Two hearts with one beat;Two souls shining, sighing throughLips and eyes of morning dew,With one wish between the two-And that wish to meet. ..H. A. P ..Greeks at the University.Although you do not see fraternity homes' on thecampus, yet the "Greeks" are among us. Thereare at present five well organized companies here,namely: Delta Kappa .. Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi, BetaTheta Pi, Sigma Nn and Theta Nu Epsilon.Delta Kappa Epsilon was the first to enter the Uni­versity. The fraternity taking this opportunity to re­establish the Delta Delta charter of the old Universityof Chicago. ' The boys of the present organizationtherefore hold the chapter granted in 1870.Similarly with the second, the Phi Kappa Psi. Itis the re-establishment of the Illinois Beta chapterwhich had been inactive since the closing of the oldUniversity in 1886. These boys also hold the oldchapter.The Lambda Rho chapter of Beta Theta Pi is alsoa re-establishment. It entered the list third, thoughthe Beta's were perhaps first at work in the new field.Sigma .Nu did not enter until January, 1895. Thelocal chapter is the Beta Pi. It was not in the .oldUniversity.Theta Nu Epsilon, the" inter-frat." fraternity, hassucceeded in initiating four groups. Further thanthat we know of nothing that it has accomplished.Besides the regular fraternity men there are twoespecially strong groups, one of which is petition­ing a national college fraternity for a charter. One,the Omega Club,' has been organized since January,1894, and hopes that it may gain a charter from PsiUpsilon, presumably the charter of the Omega chap­ter of the old University. The other, the Lion'sHead Club, organized in December, 1894, is a localorganization which is expected to be perpetuated atthe University. Among the young ladies there arethree organizations which' may seek charters fromsocieties: the Mortar Board Club, the Quadranglersand the Esoteric Club.Fraternity life here is unique. .Strife for supremacyis hardly known among the different chapters. Stu­dent affairs of universal interest are not managed bythe fraternities as such, yet fraternity men and thoseinterested in fraternities are prominent in college life. From so large a mass of unacquainted and loosely or­ganized students Iittle strength in secret societies couldbe expected. Thus far those student enterprises with­out which college life cannot exist have been materi­ally promoted and influenced by fraternity men. Yetthese men have acted as individuals rather than intheir capacity as "fraters." As time passes greaterinterest in this kind of societies may be developed.The Old Armijo Place.It was in that moment of twilight which in south­ern lands comes so suddenly and fades so quickly,that I first saw the old Armijo Place. The soft,fleecy clouds that wrapped themselves about the sum­mits of the eastern mountains still caught the warm,red glow of the vanished sun and sent trailing frag­ments of their glory down the mountain sides.Against the faint, fading pink of the western sky. thecraters stood out in bold relief, and from them theblack lava beds stretched down to meet the great,gray mesa with its all-enfolding silence. Southwardlay the sleepy old Mexican town with its narrowstreets and its low adobe houses, and between it andthis lonely, old house in its great garden was only astretch of purple-green alfalfa fields.I leaned over the high adobe wall that inclosed thegarden. How desolate it was, and how still! Thesoft, sad sighs of the tall cottonwood that reachedlong, sheltering over the old, gray house, the drowsy:murmur of the water in the irrigating ditch as it sangsoftly of its far-away, mountain sources, and theoccasional twitter of birds in the willow thicket nearby, seemed only to intensify the .silence. The oldhouse in its tangled maze of garden had a mysterious,repellant air. The crumbling gray walls seemed tocower shrinkingly behind the green vines that halfhid their rough, discolored surface, while from underthe low, projecting roof, the black window-spacesstared out like great eyes with the horror of someawful sight yet in them.I thought of the tragic history of the Armijos thatAnita, the gossipy senora, had told me but the nightbefore. Was it all true! Had the old house echoedthe innocent laughter of the little children whoselater deeds had left it untenanted and a place shunnedby the simple, superstitious people of the village?Had the happy lovers walked in the garden on thatlast night, all unconscious of their danger? Ah, ifthe old house could but speak!The light paled in the western sky, and the shad­ows crept across the mesa and stealthily, step by step,up the eastern mountain wall; a long, shiveringwhisper ran through the cottonwood, and a lizarddarted across the path at my feet. Then the starscame out and suddenly it was night.GERTRUDE S. DORMAN.506 . DNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY which is specially adapted to students. The churchoffers a religious home to students, and desires to helpthem, not only in cultivating character, but in labor­ing for the good of men,-a purpose which is sup­posed to be cherished by all students. As an U niver­sity this school cannot bind itself in its various de­partments to the tenets of anyone denomination, 'butas a Baptist school of learning it is bound to recognizeespecially Bapt�st churches. At the exercises Sun­'day Mr. Goodspeed w.elcomed the new church nowcoming to our gates, and recommended the new stu­dents to become connected with it, because by so do-PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.EDITORIAL BOARD.FREDERICK DAY NICHOLS,WILLIAM PIERCE LOVETT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF- ASSISTANT EDITORASSOCIATE EDITORS:HENRY AUGUSTUS PALMER,GUSTAVE WILLIAM AXELSON,WALLACE WALTER ATWOOD, LITERARY- ATHLETIC- SOCIAL- REr�IGIOUSALUMNIWALTER A. PAYNE,JOHN HENRY HElL,WILBUR WHEELER BASSET'I', }HENRY TEFFT CLARKE,HARRY DAVID HUBBARD,ABRAHAM BOWERS, LOCALCALENDARCHARLES H. GALLION,WILBER M. KELSO, MANAGERASSISTANT MANAGERSUBSCRIPTION RATE:One Quarter,One Year (Four Quarters),Office Hours, 8.30 to 5.30. $ 752 50Advertising rates made on application.Address all communications to -UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,58th Street and Ellis Avenue, Chicago.The WEEKLY may be found on sale at the office of the University Press,McClurg's, Brentano's, Curry's, and all News Stands South of 39th Street.Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Chicago, Ill.WITH this issue the "WEEKLY presents an arti­cle on social life at Smith College: It isexpected that a series of articles on life invarious colleges will follow, including Vassar, Welles­ley and others.IT was pleasant and appropriate to see so manymembers of the University present last Sunday atthe exercises in connection with laying the cornerstone of-the Hyde Park Baptist church. This churchand the University are peculiarly related. It is the ing they may enter into the highest life of the commu­nity. The WEEKLY desires nothing more than theprosperity of this new enterprise, and hopes that thecorner-stone now laid may be the sign of renewedreligious influence in our midst.NOW since the University summer baseball sea­son is over, and since many appear to criticisefreely the work done by our summer team of1895, a brief review seems necessary to show that thework was about as excellent as could have been ex­pected. Some mistakes have been made, but notworse than are often made under more favorable cir­cumstances. The team has not been as strong as wasthe spring team, nor could this have been expected.N either were games so unnecessarily lost as were thefew lost during the spring quarter.The team has played seven games, losing five andwinning two. These games were played with someof the best semi-professional teams in the Westwho would have scorned the idea of being defeated,until the last year or two; by any college team in theWest. The mistake may partly have been madein playing too high a class of teams with the ma­terial at hand. The criticism ou the - victoriousteam of last summer was that it played too poor aclass of teams, yet it was defeated by the Farwellsand the Chicago Athletics, neither of whom are sostrong as the poorest team played this summer. Itis but fair to the management and just to the team tosay that at least five of the seven games were playedloyally and with credit to the University. It shouldnearest Baptist church to the University. President be noted also in view of the prospects of future sum-Harper and many members of the University are alsomembers of the church. University professors arefilling its pulpit while it is without a pastor. ProfessorMathews teaches a young men's Sunday-school class mer teams, and in j ustice to the new players thissummer, that the poorest playing in a majority ofgames was done by some of the members of the reg­ular spring team.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.'THE last issue of the WEEKLY contained a half­tone cut of the famous football team which, atthe last Christmas vacation, made the longestfootball tour on record. The photograph from whichthe cut was made is the only one that was taken duringthe year, and does not show the best of workmanship.The team of a year ago was perhaps the best knownorganization of its kind in the West; the unprece­dented trip to the Pacific Coast giving it a widespreadreputation. It is to be regretted that no photographof merit was made of this, the first team that evercrossed the Rocky Mountains.It seems unfortunate that the custom, which pre­vails at the Eastern institutions, of preserving in someartistic form, for example, by means of an excellentphotograph, some memento of the 'Varsity teams fromyear to year, has not met with favor here: Some fewphotographs have been taken with this custom inview, and for this the .athletic management is givendue credit. The rather slender financial basis of theUniversity athletics has prevented, to a certain extent,any expenditures other than those that are absolutelynecessary. However, if a team deserves a photographof itself at all, it should be given one that may bepointed to with pride, and not one that would bring ablush of shame to the cheek of a student who mightdesire to show to a friend from an eastern college, agroup of typical Western athletes. A trophy roommay some day be provided by some patriotic alumnus,and photographs of the early teams of the Univer­sity would furnish no little interest to those who areto win athletic laurels in future yea�s, and to thealumni who revisit the scenes of their college days.The Loss of Professor Barnard.During the vacation, Chicago has gained and California has lost another of the world's most famous andpre-eminent astronomers. While we do not wish topass judgment upon the management of the LickObservatory, nor upon the action of the Board ofRegents, yet it does seem to the average mind thatsome means might be devised whereby the loss ofsuch men as Keeler, Burnham and 'Barnard, might beprevented. To Dr. Barnard, in his new position asastronomer of the Yerkes Observatory, we wish thecontinuation of that success which has always crownedhis unceasing labors; and sincerely express, what weknow to be true, that he carries with him the loveand best wishes of all Californians, whether they bescientists or laymen.-Berkleyan. Chrysalis.BY PROF. WILKINSON.Amid the quick endeavor to be born,The travail out of darkness into light,Rife round me everywhere, one vernal mornA tiny struggle thwarted drew my sight.A little creature in a chrysalisFluttered his wings in vain to win him free;Some gross adhesion glued him fast in this,Lately his home, his prison come to be.I watched his striving, and I pitied him;Within that little heart swelled large emprise ;He longed to leave his lowly dwelling dimAnd on exultant pinion seek the skies." He shall accomplish his desire," I said;"With but a finger touch from me to part-The bond that binds the living to the dead,He on his upward way forthwith shall start."Alas! I freed him from his thrall too soon ;He was not ready for the open air;He needed yet to bide in his cocoonTill the strength grew that could his weight upbear.I saw a fledgling destined for the sky,Useless his pinions grovel on the ground,Amerced forever of his birtbright high,And to those feeble, faltering motions bound.Musing the tragedy I thus beheld,I seemed to see enacted there in smallTne fortune that were mine, were I compelledHence, and my soul not ready all in all !-Century.Book R.eview.Steps into Journalism. Helps and Hints for Young Writers.A book for Every Oue Who Expects to Write for the Press,either as an Occasional Contributor or as a Journalist. ByEdwin L. Shuman. 229 pages, cloth, $I.25. CorrespondenceSchool of Journalism, Evanston, Ill.Not mauy newspaper men can be found who wouldrecommend an aspiring young writer to try to learnsomething of the art of writing for the press by read:..ing books, but this little volume by Mr. Shuman hasalready claimed the attention and received the rec­ommendation of leading newspapers. The New YorkIndependent says: "The author of this manual ofhints and suggestions is an editorial writer on the Chi­cago Journal and writes from the standpoint of hardand plain reality, with no nonsense, no sentiment, andin the least possible approach to the viewy style .. Heunderstands his business. Nor is the author withoutambition of the higher sort." This notice adequatelydescribes the volume. Much time and patience couldbe saved both to newspaper contributors and to news­paper editors if a wide circulation could be given thismanual. It is certainly worthy of all that is claimedfor it. In style it is terse and vigorous, in contentsit presents invaluable information gained by long ex­perience. 507508 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Neel Wins International Championship.Carr B. N eel, the University tennis champion, earnednew laurels for himself, last week at Niagara, by win­ning the International Tennis Championship over. Fischer in three straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. To thosewho had not watched his play during the past monthshis victory was a surprise. With Wrenn as a partnerhe defeated Fischer and Talmage in doubles, 6- I, 7-5,6-3. Monday the tournament was concluded with themixed doubles between Neel, with Mrs. Sidney Smith,the Canadian champion as a partner, and. E. P.Fischer, of New York, with Miss Maude Osborne, ofSouth Ontario, as a partner. Neel and Mrs. Smithwon with comparative ease in two straight sets, 6-4,6-1. Neel's play was perfect, his volleying beingespecially strong and his placing accurate. Tuesdayhe enters the tournament at Buffalo where he is confi­dently expected to repeat his past successes,Local Tennis.The open tournament has not yet reached the semi­finals, owing to extremely bad weather, while theinvitation tournament has been postponed until Sep-. tember 9. The following matches have been played:D. Phillips defeated McGillivray by default.B. B. Smith Breedeu 6-1, 6-4.Patten "Lapham 6-0, 4-6, 7-5.H. T. Smith Tooker by default.M. S. Miller" Thompson 7-5, 6-4.Stagg McClelland 6-1, 6-0.G. Phillips J. M. P. Smith 6-4, 6-0.Ball Goodell 10-8, 6-4.Saunders Owen 6-1, 6-4.Chalmers McClintock 6-2, 6-2.Stagg Dougherty 6-2, 6-0.Winston Galt 6-3, 6-3.Linn " Thatcher 6-1, 6-I.Ball L. Phillips 7-5, 6-4·Payne " Saunders by default.Chalmers " D. Phillips 6-2� 6-4.Patten B. B. Smith ro-8, 6'2.H: J: Smith Miller by default.Stagg I( Winston 6-3, 6-4.Linn " Ball 6-1, 6-3.Chalmers Payne 6-0, 6-0.Football.Football prospects are getting brighter every daywith the incoming of new and old candidates. Wil­liamson, from Ohio Wesleyan University, arrived Sat­urday, and was first seen on the field last Monday.He created a favorable impression from the start, and can be relied on to do good work during the season.Over twenty candidates have been out on the fieldevery day, a fact which speaks well for the interesttaken in the royal game. (( Phil" Allen is gettingdown to form rapidly, and Black has worked off nearlyten pounds in a week.Competition for position on the ends and behind theline promises t? become exceedingly spirited, and theprospect of more candidates for these positions hasmade the contest still more exciting. Real practicecommenced Monday, with twenty-one men on thefield. Since then, every afternoon between 4 and 6o'clock, the field has presented an animated appear­ance. The practice so far has been of light nature, con­sisting mainly in catching and falling on the ball andan occasional tackle.The first game of the season will probably beplayed September 7 with the Englewood High Schoolteam. McCornack, captain of the Dartmouth Collegefootball team will probably coach and play with theteam. A week from Saturday the Armour Instituteeleven will meet the 'Varsity team.The department of Physical Culture has recentlyordered quite a large stock of books bearing upon thevarious .phases of its work. All, or nearly all, of therecent publications upon gymnastics and athleticshave been included in the order. Harper's Week(y,New York Sporting Life, Young Men's Era, Mindand' Body, Gymnast and Athletic Review, PhysicalEducation, and Outing have been subscribed for. Acase will be placed in the General Library to containthe books and periodicals of the department.At the Western Amateur championship games heldat the 35th street grounds of the Chicago AthleticClub, last Saturday, the Iowa wonder, Crum, suc­ceeded in beating the world's record for the 220 yard'sdash. The former record of 22 3( seconds for this dis­tance was thus reduced to 214-5. A strong windblowing down the track aided Mr. Crum materiallyin makin� this remarkable time. Herschberger, ofthe University, was present at this meet and won sec­ond place in the pole vault.Ladders, thirty feet long, leading up the wall alongunder side of gallery and up into running track aboard to start from in using the traveling rings, lowparallel bars (about one foot high) will be placed illthe gymnasium by October first. It is also hoped thata spring board and a large thick mat for tumbling willbe purchased. Combination locks will be placed onthe new lockers this month.Coy, who did such effective work on the footballteam last year � has decided to go upon the gridironagain, having reconsidered his decision not to go intotraining again.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY ..The following University students and their friendswere present .at the "Beach" party last Saturdayevening: Misses Coffee, Taylor, Dudley, Martins,Rew; Messrs. Pike, Dudley, Law, Hobart and At­wood.Mr. Robert Moritz, a graduate student in mathe­matics, was married last week to Miss Cassia Ken­nedy, principal of the High school at Aurora, Neb.Mr. Moritz holds a professorship in mathematics andphysics in Hastings college.On Friday evening of last week Miss Reynolds andthe members of Kelly Hall tendered a reception toDr. Bruce. During the evening Dr. Brace gave aninteresting talk on the educational advantages ofScotland, and gave short accounts Of a number of.Scotch authors, among whom were mentionedMcLaren, Barrie and Crockett.Small-Ewing.The marriage of Charle5" P. Small, M. D., andMiss Frances Ewing,. took place Monday noon. in theHyde Park Methodist church. The couple left at3 o'clock Monday for a trip through the New EnglandStates. Dr. Small is a brother of Prof. A� yv. Small,and holds the position of examining physician of theUniversity.Fulcomer-Cuddeback.Cupid has again entered the classic halls of theUniversity and, as it is his custom here, he aimedhigh, but with unerring certainty. ·The victim thistime is. Mr. Daniel Fulcomer, University Extension. Lecturer in Sociology, and the other (for .Cupid asusual killed two birds with one arrow) is Miss Cudde­back, graduate student in -the Department of Sociol­ogyand Philosophy. The happy couple were unitedin matrimony August 20; at the home of the bride'sparent's in Janesville, Wisconsin. They then tooka trip down the lakes and returning spent severaldays at Kewanee, Wis. Mr. Fulcomer has been inthe University for two years and comes before the ex­amining board for his doctor's degree at the close of.this quarter. Before entering the Universsty, MissCuddeback occupied the chair of Pedagogy and washead of the Normal Department in Cathage College,Cathage, Illinois. The WEEKLY makes its bow.The vesper service. of the Christian Union wasomitted last Sunday on account of the exercises atthe laying of the corner-stone of the Hyde Park Bap­tist church. 509@S)y�� -=-�) �ELIGIOUS��)���.�/Professor Gregory preached. in the Hyde Park Bap­tist church Sunday mcruing. 'Mr. J. Y. Aitchison, of the Graduate DivinitySchool, has recently been called to the pastorate ofthe Baptist church at Maywood, recently vacated byMr. A. W. Wishart, a graduate student from ColgateUniversity.Professor Burton conducted chapel Tuesday andspoke on Leading Points in the Life of Christ. Theservice Thursday, was in charge of President Harper;Friday, Rev. J. H. Garrison, editor of the ChristianEvangelist, will speak.Fisk Street ilission.A recent visit to the Fish Street, Mission Sunday­school found a few earnest workers and a number ofSunday-school children assembled for the service.Mr. R. B. Davidson of the University was acting assuperintendent, a position which' he has faithfully andunder many discouraging circumstances filled forsome months. He thinks there is at Fisk street op­portunity for much good and effective work, andlodges his only complaint against, the lack of propersupport and sympathy from the University ChristianAssociations. Throughout the sumnier, he' has hadthe earnest cooperation of Misses Root, Boyd, andLovell, and Messrs. 'Brown and McLennon. The in­fant class has recently been put in charge of MissDvorjak, a native Bohemian; and as many of the littlefellows can not speak or understand English, goodresults are expected from this change. Mr. Davidson. is hopeful, and at the beginning of the autumn quarterwill press the claims of the Fish Street Mission Sun­day-school strongly upon the Christian Associations.A visit to the same place Sunday evening found Mr.D. A. Lehman in charge of the gospel service.Quite a large number of young people, mostly undertwenty-one years of age, were assembled to partici­pate in the song service and to listen to a brief talkfrom T. L. Neff of the University. These youngpeople have a strong love for music, and the whole­heartedness with which they enter into the singing issurprising to one who has not- before attended theseservices. Under proper direction, it appears that thesong- service at Fisk street could be made a greatpower for good. If the reporter is a capable judge,the patient and persevering labor of Mr. Lehman hasnot been unavailing. He, also, asks for more regularworkers. L. P.The students also owe something to the communityof which they form a part. They owe the best thatis in them. They can best discharge this duty byconnecting themselves with the churches and entering. into the highest life of the community. The Univer­sity recommends its students to become thus con­nected with this new church.Rev. J. B. Jackson, the first speaker, delivered theaddress 011 behalf of the church, with which he hasbeen connected for more than seventeen years. Hispastorate was terminated by his own removal fromChicago on account of lack of health. Mr. Jacksonread his address very effectively, without bondage tothe manuscript; by request of the committee thepaper was somewhat reminiscent and historical incharacter. The church was organized May i9, 1874.It has had many trials and vicissitudes but has tri-510 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Corner-Stone Laying-Hyde Park Baptist Church.The corner-stone of the Hyde Park Baptist churchwas laid last Sunday afternoon. The day was mostbeautiful, and a large concourse of people includingmany students was assembled. Rev. T. W. Good­speed, secretary of the University, delivered an ad­dress on behalf of the University.The exercises were ably conducted by Mr. J. M.Jackson, treasurer of the church and a member of thebuilding committee. A male quartette of Universitystudents discoursed effectively two selections of sacredmusic.A telegram of congratulation from President Harper,dated at Forest Hill, Cleveland, 0., was read duringthe exercises. Mr. Jackson remarked that only twomen have given more" liberally to this new churchthan Dr. Harper. A copy of the WEEKLY of August29 was among the articles de­posited in the corner-stone. Inintroducing Mr. Goodspeed, Mr.Jackson said: "The Universityof Chicago is one of the greatestinstitutions of learning in theworld. It is the greatest Baptist"school in the world. Its prox­imity to the Hyde Park Baptistchurch means much. It hasbeen and is a continual inspira­tion to us, and we hope thatthrough our influence upon itsyoung people we may render itequal service."Mr. Goodspeed spoke first ofthe significance of the growth ofHyde Park, and of the advent ofthe University. "There willsoon be gathered" said he, "in the quadrangles of theUniversity two thousand young people. This churchcannot, if it is faithful to its opportunities, fail tobecome of great usefulness to these students." Thesituation of church and University is very signifi­cant. The University needs the spiritual help of thech urches. " No one," said he, "can be said to betruly educated whose spiritual nature has not beencultivated." Students must be helped to the develop­ment of character and of spiritual life. The Univer­sity welcomes the coming to its gates of this newchurch. The University looks forward to the timewhen its quadrangle shall be surrounded by the help­ful and saving influences of churches of Christ.The church owes a duty to the community in whichit is situated and to the University. There are twothings which the church can do for the students: (I)It can offer them a Christian home; (2) it can offerthem work to do. The church can do. students nogreater service than to give them some workto do forthe good of men. HYDE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH.umphed over them all. Rev. J. R. Gow, its latestpastor, assisted notably in securing the change of lo­cation. In conclusion Mr. Jackson said, "Let usnever forget that the rearing of this temple is infinite­ly less important than the rearing of the spiritualtemple of which the chief corner-stone is Jesus Christ."Rev. L. A. Crandall, pastor of the Memorial Bap­tist church, delivered the address on behalf of theChicago Baptist churches. Dr. Crandall said that hebelieved" The church of Christ ought to be consid­ered in its solidarity," and he felt like expressingthe greetings of all churches, Baptist and others." Christ" said he, "did not organize a church; helodged the idea of a church in the hearts of his fol­lowers."· The church of to-day has great responsi­bilities. There are new opportunities and a widerfield. Old forces are coming into new use and newforces are being used in old ways. Many of the newissues and new problems of to-day demand new meth­ods in order to accomplish the work assigned byChrist.UNIVERSlTY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY. 511The structure now being raised will cost $28,000,and will be a combined chapel and parish-house.The main audie�ce-room will seat six hundred, andthere will be assembly rooms, a dining-room, akitchen, rooms for bicycles and lockers and an exer­cise room for the boys' brigade .. The material ispressed brick, with a front of portage sand stone. Themain church building �i11 be built beside the chapelas soon as practicable, and will cost $60, ooo. Potter& Fisher are the architects.Lectures by Dr. Barnes.A series of lectures, on the general subject "OurBishopric," open to all students, is being given byRev. L. C. Barnes, D.D., in the chapel at I I : 30 A. M.The special' subjects are as follows: Tuesday, Sept.3, "The Distinction of Our Bishopric; " Wednesday,Sept. 4, "The Scope of Our Bishopric;" Thurday,Sept. 5, "The Instruments of Our Bishopric;" Fri­day, Sept. 6, "The Temptations and the Joys of OurBishopric. "Harper's Weekly has set the example for Easternpublications of having a representative among theWestern colleges, and appointed Joseph Flint of theUniversityas their representative. This is a move inthe right direction, and should result in the Easternpapers giving more prominence to Western athletics.rtajors and Minors.Carl Neel is expected to return to the Uuiversity this week.Mr. Joseph Flint is now coaching the University footballteam.Monday, Labor Day, was observed by the University as aholiday.Miss Minnie Jones of the library force returns to the Uni­versity this week.Registration of students now in attendance for the fall quar­ter will close to-morrow.The Semitic Club will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock atthe house of the president.Dr. Bruce could not keep his appointment to speak inchapel, yesterday, and a large audience were disappointed.H. L. Clarke has resigned his position as instructor in botanyto begin the study of law. He has been succeeded by BradleyM. Davis.Mr. Arnold and Mr. Gauss, both appear as prize winners ina five-mile bicycle race ridden over the Garfield Park loup­Labor Day.The illustrations with the leading article in this issue of theWEEKLY are taken from the book, "Northampton, theMeadow City."The Stanford University Mandolin Club and the Universityof California Glee Club united forces and made a successfulcombination trip this summer.In accordance with the new flag law of the state of Illinoisa flag will fly hereafter from the tower of Ryerson Laboratorydaily from nine to four o'clock. G. H. Lowenstein has returned to Cincinnati where he willenter the Hebrew Union Seminary.The 'Varsity team will play its first practice game next Sat­urday with Englewood High School.Janitor White, of the gymnasium, has resigned his positionand Edward Carpenter has succeeded him.Associate Professor Loeb, head of the department of Physi­ology, returns from his vacation this week.The Bereieya« and- the Notre Dame Scholastic are the firstfall exchanges to be received by the WEEKLY.A. A. Stagg spent three days of this week at Albion, N. Y.He returned to the University yesterday morning.Professor Bruce continues his daily lectures this week on Ag­nosticism and Historical Foundations of the Faith.A large botanical case has been placed in Walker's museumin charge of Mr. Davis, the new instructor in botany.The lodge rooms of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity willbe at 5835 Drexel avenue, during the coming school year.Dr. Franklin Johnson, Dean in the Divinity School, is enjoy­ing a few weeks' recreation sailing on the Atlantic Ocean.Dr. L. A. Bauer went away for his vacation Monday. Hewill spend the time at his old home in Maryland, returningSeptember 25.Forest Grant visited the University Saturday on his wayhome to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where he will teach in theHigh School the coming year.J. E. Raycroft returned last Saturday from ChautauquaSchool at Eagle Lake, Ind., where he has been in charge of theathletic department this summer.The walls and ceilings of the rooms in Foster, Kelly andBeecher Halls and the ceiling of the fourth floor of Cobb Hallare being calcimined. The other halls are to undergo similarim provemen ts soon.William S. Gaud, '93, has been appointed instructor in Eng­lish at the Shattuck School, Faribault, Minn. M�. Gaud leftfor his new field last Friday. He will have entire charge ofthe English department.The members of the Church of the Redeemer, ProtestantEpiscopal, are erecting a new church building. a frame struct­ure, at Washington avenue and Fifty-sixth street.P. S. Rogers and W. S. Archibald, formerly students in thedivinity school, called on friends at the University this weekon their way to Rochester to attend a theological seminary.Mr. R. H. Hobart spent Saturday and Sunday in the city,leaving the field class of geologists, of which he is a member,in the vicinity of the drainage canal. He returned Monday.Bronze tablets have been placed in the entrances to Ryersonand Snell halls, stating in whose memory these buildings weredonated, - the former, Martin Ryerson, father of the donor, andthe latter, in memory of Amos J. Snell.With the close of the June quarter, the University of Chi­cago had granted one hundred and seventy-seven degrees to itsstudents. Two hundred and seventy-three courses will beoffered by the University during the autumn quarter.It has been reported that several prominent footballplayers from other institutions will enter the University inOctober. Their names have not been made public as yet, butit is positively known that at least one player will be here.Mr. Layton. of the Hyde Park High School, enters in October,and will begin training this week. McCocham, of the Univer­sity of Wisconsin, who won the short-put at the Intercollegi­ate meet in June, will be here October I.IV ADVERTISEMENTS.Classified Business Notices.BICYCLES.BICYCLE Repair Shop, 45f, 55th si.,G. Drier, Electrician and Locksmith.ROOMS.To RENT.-Pleasant room, suitable fortwo, with board. Also day board.5736 Washington Ave.To RENT - A PLEASANT ROOMwith or without board. Ln quire..M. E. Barker, 5825 Kimbark Ave.FURNISHED AND UNFURNISHEDrooms in very pleasant sunny housewith board. 5737 Madison avenue.FOR RENT.- TWO LARGE FUR-. nished rooms suitable for three orfour, 111 private residence, Price veryreasonable, 5458 Ridgewood court. 41-ItNICELY furnished rooms lU privatefamily. Bath, gas, piano and allhome comforts. $1.50 per week. 6041Champlain Ave., MISS Lucy HAMILTON.TUTORING IN MATHEMATICS, AS­tronomy and Physics. AddressGraduate Student of Mathematics, 4I557th St. 42-4tMISCELLANEOUS.A A. TATRO, BARBER; SHAVING• 10 cents. Laundry. 5703 CottageGrove avenue. 40-48tUNIVERSITY SHAVING PARLOR,556 55th St., between Ellis and En­gleside. 35-48t.COLLEGE BOOKS BOUGHT, SOLDand exchanged. Fulghum's Bookand Stationery Store, 29 [ E. 55th Street.HAVE YOUR WATCHES REPAIRED- at Hinkley's, 210, 55th St. Cleaning.$[,00; mainspring, $1.00; crystals, I5C.38·tfHAVE YOUR SCREENS REWIREDnow, S. M. Hunter, 5524 JeffersonAve., carpenter and general jobbingshop, shelving, etc. 25-48t-BOOK SHELVES MADE SO THEYcan be taken down and used for ship­ping boxes. Ingham & Dobe lman , Car­penters and Builders, 306, 57th St. 38'48tHAVE YOU A KODAK? DEVELOP­ing and Printing Kodak and PhotoSuppl ies for amateurs. Informationcheerfully given. Boston Photo Fur­nishing Co., 126 State st. 38-IItWM. SACHEN, TAILOR, 300 55THSt., offers great reduction on allgoods in stock during July and Aug.English Clay Worsted suit (blue or black)made to order for $25.00. 36-8tTHE ONLY ESTABLISHMENT OFits kind in the United States. Pantsmade to your measure, and we makethem to order at $4.00 a pair, no more.no less; 500 of the best quality andstylish goods to select from. ApolloCustom Pants Mfrs., 161 5th Ave., Chi­cago. I -48tfFOR MILWAUKEE DAILY. STEAM­ship Christopher Columbus sailsevery day from north end of Rust streetbridge at 9: 00 A. M. and arrives iu Mil­waukee at 2: 00 P. M. Leaves Milwaukeeat 5: 00 P. M. and arrives in Chicago at10: 00 P. M. Fare, $1.00 for round trip.Children under 12 years old, 50 cts.39-6t• UNIVERSITY EXPRESS CO., OF­fice in basement of Cobb Hall. Bag­gage to and from all depots. Goodsforwarded by all express companies.Money orders. Laundry office (specialrates).STAR VED ROCK.- Students whohave visited this famous Rock onIllinois river will be interested in a newaud complete historical sketch of theRock (84 pp.), illustrated by about 50 en­gravings, by Eaton G. Osman (U. �.,'79), In La Salle Sl., Chicago: price, 50cts.GOODRICH LINE.ESCANABA AND RETURN, $13.00.Meals and berth included. Distance800 miles. Time 4Yz days. This is themost delightful time of the year to visitthe Green Bay Country. The atmos­phere is particularly healthful and in vig­orating. The combined air of the lakesand the great pine forest of Wisconsin isan almost infallible cure for hay fever.Write for full particulars to H. A. Bonn,Gen'l Pass. Agent. Office and Docks,foot of Michigan Avenue.YELLOWSTONE PARK TOURISTS.IF YOU CONTEMPLATE A ·TRIPthrough Yellowstone Park during themonth of September and desire to seeevery interesting sight in this Wonder­land you can do so by engaging AdamGassert, of Cinnabar, Montana, the rail­road terminus. Mr. Gassert has every­thing necessary for making a tour of thePark. Guides and complete campingand fishing outfits furnished if desired.For further information, write or. tele­graph Adam. Gassert, Cinnabar, MOll­tana.Another Halt-Fare Excursion.To Boston via the Wabash, On ac­count of the twenty-sixth Triennial Con­clave of the Knights Templar, Boston,Mass., the Wahash road will sell excur­sion tickets, Chicago to Boston. at the'low rate of $19.00 for the round trip. Fortickets via circuitous routes, a higherrate will be charged. Tickets will be onsale at Wabash ticket office, 97 Adamsstreet, Chicago, August 19 to 25, iuclu­sive. The return limit is September 10,but an extention to September 30 can beobtained at Boston. Ask your localagent for a ticket via Wabash NiagaraFalls Short Line. For maps, time tablesand full-information as to routes, etc.,write F. A. Palmer, A. G. P. A., 97Adams street, Chicago. 40-4tNew Photograph Studio Near the UniveisityA. H. Armour & Co. have opened anew and commodious studio at 231 55thstreet and is prepared to take class andsociety photographs. His gallery is oneof the best on the South Side.Special Service to Cleveland.The fast train on the Nickel PlateRoad, leaving Chicago at I: 30 p. m.,arriving in Cleveland at II: 30 p. m., isthe best day train between Chicago andCleveland. Give it a trial and be con­vinced. Uniformed colored porters incharge of day coaches. Lowest rates toall points. For further information ad­dress J. Y. Calahan. Gen'l Agent, IIIAdams St., Chicago, Ill. 37-7t Tickets at Reduced RatesWill be sold via the Nickel plate Roadon occasion of the meeting of the German Catholic Societies of the UnitedStates at Albany, N. Y., Sept. 15th tor Sth . For further information addressJ. Y. Cal lahau, Gen'l Agent, III AdamsSt., Chicago. 45-3tThe Nickel Plate Road has authorizedits agents to sell tickets at greatly re­duced rates to Albany, N. Y., on occasionof the meeting of the German CatholicSocieties of the United States in thatcity, Sept. 15th to r Sth. For particularsaddress J. Y. Callahan, Gen'l Agent, IIIAdams St., Chicago. 45-3tShooting the Chutes.Sixty-third street and Cottage Groveavenue. Open every afternoon and even­ing.NO'l'IcE.-Beginning Monday July 22,and until the close of school vacation,ladies and children will be admitted from2 until 6 P. M., excepting Sundays, atthefollowing reduced rates of admission(ride included): Children, 5c, ladies, IOC.Extra rides, 5c.PAUL BOYTON CHUTE CO.40-5tChoice of Routes.To Knights Ternplar Conclave, Boston,via the Nickel Plate Road, embracingChautauqua Lake, Niagara Falls, Thous­and Islands, Rapids of the St. Lawrence,Saratoga, Palisades of theHudson, Hoo­sac Tunnel and ride through the Berk­shire Hills by daylight. Tickets on saleAugust 19th to 25th iucluclus ive ; lowestrates; quick' time and service unex­celled, including Palace Sleeping andDining Cars. Address J. Y. Calahan,General Agent, III Adams Street, forfurther information. 42-3tAmusements.The iuauguration of the first season ofthe Schiller Theatre under the directionof Gustave Frohman, Ira J. La Motte,manager, occurred last Sunday night,the new regime being- welcomed by avery .large and fine audience. The at­traction was Edwin Milton Rovles' newromantic drama, entitled "-Mexico."1\Ir. Royles' second effort as a dramatistWOIl instant recognition for merit, evenexceeding that of "Friends," his ex­ceedingly clever first performance. Thepresent week concludes the cnrrentengagement of" Mexico" at the Schiller.The period selected for that play is thatof the war of 1846-48, between Mexico andthe United States; and the story fol lowsthe march of the American army, pre-sent­ing as chief points of interest. Monterey,SaltIlo.Buena Vista, and the City of Mex­ico. Upon this theatre of action ill themidst of a hostile country and againstoverwhelming odds, the American armycarried to a triumphant close a campaignof which the mere simple narrative readslike a story of possible fiction. The skill,bravery, and daring with which theyconquered a gallant, energetic foe, mustcommand an enthusiastic admirationunsurpassed by anything in our nationalannals.