UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Single Copies10 Cents. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 12, 1895. VOL. IV, No. 11.UNDER THE MISTLETOE.In a snug nook, beside.The blaze-bound fire side,Where two could scarcely hide,We sat together: c. s. P.We talked of this and that­Jerome, her latest hat­Anon while there we sat,We mentioned weather. Then as it later grew,And night-winds fiercer blew,Our converse, quite anew,Tossed like a feather.We spoke of books and plays,Of songs, the China craze,Recalled the summer days,And russet leather. Then as I rose to go,I spied the mistletoe,I paused, we sighed, and so­Discussed the" whether."FROM AN INSTRUCTOR'S POINT OF VIEW.THE WOMI\N'S GYMNI\SIUM."Thus; then, you have first to mould her physical frame,and then, as the strength she gains will permit you, to fill andtemper her mind with all knowledge and thoughts which tendto confirm its natural instincts of justice and refine its naturaltact of love."-Ruskin.The young woman student who feels she cannotspare time from her studies to take the regular and'rHE �rEMPORARY GYMNASIUM.systematic exercise which is-apart of the curricu­lum of the University Colleges is rapidly becoming theexception. This is shown in the fact that not onlythe undergraduate students, who are required to addto their credits ten quarters of physical culture work,but also many of the graduate and unclassified stu­dents, all of whom are exempt from this rule, arejoining classes in the gymnasium.Students sometimes insist that a brisk walk in thesunshine is an adequate substitute for all other exer­cise i but as well might they attempt to develop their mental life by one course of thought taken withoutvariation. On the other hand it is sometimes neces­sary to consider the external elements, for there fre­quently comes a rainy day or fierce wind when thewalk is abandoned and the muscles are denied thatwhich they have been encouraged to expect. Butthere is always the gymnasium with its equable con­ditions and it is here that the maroon or black suitmay be worn; a suit which is made with an idea tobeauty as well as comfort. It allows such perfectfreedom of motion that all exercises are possiblewhich not only bring into play every muscle in thebody, but so stimulate the circulation that cheeksglow with healthful color and bright eyes growbrighter.As soldiers are enabled to march miles withoutfatigue to the strains of martial music, so the 'mentallyweary student throws aside every care, and is able toexercise vigorously under the influence of the inspir­ing music which is furnished by the most accom­plished pianist to be obtained. Most of the exercisesare accompanied by appropriate music and even thequarter of a mile run which is taken daily by the ad-:vanced classes is inspirited by the double-quick march.It is a theory of the instructors that every womanshould be able to run from a quarter of a mile to halfa mile without the slightest fatigue; so, as soon asthe strength of a student is brought, step by step, toa certain point, she is taught to run in the onlyproper way. It is' an interesting sight, that of a fileof graceful young women running easily and lightly,with heads erect, lungs well inflated and arms bent atthe sides. After the run quieting exercises are givento bring the heart back to its normal action, and then656 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WE'EKLY.the class is in excellent condition for the work whichfollows. Exercises are given which are entirely forthe development of a particular group of muscles,­those of the arms, perhaps, or of the chest.In addition to class exercises each student is givenprescription work, which is arranged from a definiteknowledge of her special physical needs. This is un­doubtedly the essence of all the work done in thegymnasium, as many young women who have beenaccustomed to little exercise cannot at once do fullclass work. One instance is cited which will serve asan illustration, although it is an extreme case. Ayoung woman entered the University a year ago withonly strength enough to carry one study. She hadnot been strong for years, and her coming to the Uni­versity was only an experiment; her friends beingconfident that she could not long endure the strain ofthe active life here. She reported at the gymnasium,bearing in her hand a note from her physician re­questing that she be excused from all exercise. Upona careful examination the instructor was convincedthat the only way to save the frail girl was a course ofcarefully prescribed exercise. The physician was con­sulted and readily gave his consent. She began withfive minutes a day in the gymnasium, the time beingincreased steadily as her strength grew. At the endof six months she was able to take a second study, andto-day she is carrying the full three courses. She cannow take a quarter of a mile run with the strongestand can vault over the horse with a lightness and easewhich indicates perfect physical equilibrium.Other cases as remarkable are recorded in the greatledger, which is kept carefully locked in a mysteriousdesk which is in the gymnasium office. A few fig­ures have been taken from the same ledger, however,.which have such a general tone that they surely maybe quoted:Of fifty measurements taken of chests which werebelow the normal, there was, in six months, a gain ingirth in forty-nine cases; the' gains being from one­half inch to two inches and a half. The average gainis one and one-half inch.There are certain unwritten laws in the gymnasiumwhich prevent an indiscriminate or ill-advised use ofthe heavy apparatus. This is a grievous cross to the more ambitious novice, until she comes to understandthe motive. But when she is able to use it withsafety, she soon becomes an expert and shows a deli­cate strength and skill which fills her with a sense ofphysical freedom and mental delight.FROM THE STUDENT'S POINT OF VIEW.Some one asks what we do in the woman's gymna­sium. Do we play tennis, travel on the rings and usethe parallel bars? Come and see. But a verbalglimpse may be of interest to those who cannot fulfillthe requirements for admission. At the bugle-callthe girls line up for roll-call. " Forward, march! "and the quarter mile run begins, resulting at times ina trial of speed between the fingers of the pianist andthe feet of the runners. After the nine times aroundthe weakened line is replenished and the march re­sumed with dumb-bell movements to "Rastus onParade," or the "Valley Hunt Two-Step." Nextwe break our record in the running broad jump, thestanding high, or the vaulting. " Take clubs-countfives-places on the floor "-and the instructor's per­fection in the fancy swinging is an incentive to eachof us to become master of the Indian clubs. Afterthis, the military drill, the broad swords, the wands,or perhaps the postures to the tune of " AlabamaCoon." The breathing exercises or the hoop drillmay follow, but grace is best displayed in' the fancysteps to the" Darky's Dream." Even this lively jigfails to make some of us dance, but we .generouslyafford amusement to those who can. Basket-ball isto be revived and six teams are to be formed in thevarious classes. Candidates must undergo a physicalexamination, and secure a certificate of fai thfulness inclass work before becoming a member of the teams.The gymnasium proper is well equipped with appa­ratus for the graded work of the five large classes,but the dressing-rooms and baths are entirely inade­quate. Great credit is due Miss Anderson and herassistant, Miss Stieg, for the healthful, joyous atmos­phere pervading this center .of physical culture. Thatthe hour is not a bore, is proved by the fact that fewof us exhaust our allotted "cuts." The lively, pop­ular music furnished by Miss Schwarz and Miss Butleris no minor feature.Ventilation.Before many days now the system for ventilatingthe main buildings on the campus will be complete.The contract for the engine and electric motors, foroperating the fans now in the buildings, has been let;and with this new 'machinery properly connected andin operation we may hope to be entirely satisfied inregard to the all-important question of ventilation.At present, as has been implied, the system is incom- plete. Fresh air can be forced into the rooms, butowing to the fact that the exhaust fans in the atticsare not in motion, the vitiated air is not drawn fromthe rooms. In the basement of Cobb Hall may befound an enormous blower or fan, propelled by a 3Shorse-power engine; the air from the external atmos­phere is drawn through a large coil of sufficient capa­city to raise its temperature to 70 degrees Fahrenheit'UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.in the coldest weather, thence it is delivered fromthe mouth of the fan into a system of horizontalducts, which in turn deliver air into vertical flues,discharging into each and every room in the build­ing.The total quantity of air handled by this apparatuscan be run up as high as 2,500,000 cubic feet of airper hour, or from 30 to 50 cubic feet of air per minutefor each student, allowing thirty students to a room.This fan is now being used and since the exhaust fansare not in operation, its speed is kept at twice whatwould otherwise be necessary, thus at a far greaterexpense forcing the vitiated air out, by an abundance.of fresh air. It can be easily seen that with the pres­ent system or with the exhaust fans running, theopening of a window or a transom completely defeatseither plan for keeping the air in the room fresh.Moreover, the expense of heating air to 70 degrees and then forcing it over the building is very great,fully twice as much as heating by the steam coil sys­tem, therefore if a window or transom is opened andthe ventilation lost, the expense is increased. Ifnoticed by those in charge this expense is not con­tinued when windows and transoms are opened, butthe fresh air is shut off from the flue supplying thatroom and there may then arise true reasons for dis­comfort. The just conclusion seems to be that unlessone is positive that the system is not working, andthat can easily be learned by holding a handkerchiefbefore either flue opening in the room, other plansshould not be attempted. However, it will not belong before we may expect a marked improvement,and this question will be definitely settled.It may be added here, perhaps, that with electricmotors on the campus we will gradually substitute theincandescent lamp for the gas jet.Extracts Prom the Memoirs of An Italian Sculptor.(From the Italian of Dupre.) 657I. THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON. the statue; that the finger had been smashed by meI knew that even here at the London Crystal Palace because of its ugliness, and that it needed to be re­there must be that statue of mine which I had had modeled; and that I myself would willingly providecast at the shops of Papi, and which Papi had kept the expe�se for the new restoration.in his possession up to the time of its final formation The Commissioner, however, remained obdurate andin bronze; and when, indeed, I saw it among a group fully intended to consign me to the guard who was toof masterpieces as an example of modern art, I felt a conduct me to an enclosed place-I will not can it acertain self-pride which I hope will be pardoned me. prison, but it is quid simile. At that moment, to saveThis complacency of mine, however, was suddenly dis- myself, I was forced to reveal my name. At first theturbed at the sight of one of the fingers of the Commissioner was not inclined to believe me; thereleft hand, which was ill-formed; certainly not be- was an expression on his face that seemed to say:cause of any inelegance in modeling, but rather due " It seems strange to me, it can not be, I do not be-t . . 1· th 1 t J. int h rt b a .lieve it, "-then followed, " The fact, sir, that you areo some injury, s nee e as 0 was s 0 er ygood bit. the designer does not give you the right to do whatyou have done, even if that is so which you affirm toThat inj ured condition of the finger worked upon be so; and whether it is true or not We shal1 veryme like a spur, and with the cane I held in my handsoon find out. Now then, sir, the designer of theI gave that finger a littJe.blow and knocked it to thestatue shall remodel the finger he has broken! "ground. Unlucky chance willed that a guard shouldI was struck dumb at this new judgment of Solo­see me, and grasping hold of me he brought me be-mon as simple as it was just, and making arrange­fore the Commissioner of the Exposition. He askedments with a young modeler employed there, with ame why I had damaged that statue; I replied that little work and little directing, the finger was quicklythat finger was badly formed, and that by an involun- replaced. So ended that curious adventure andtary action I had smashed it. He answered that I . proved the justice of the proverb which says: :, Hewas not able to judge whether one finger or another who breaks must pay." (Chi rompe paga.) I re­was well or ill formed; and that anyway, it was not turned many times to Sydenam, because the qualityleft to anyone to do injury to the objects exposed and importance of the things to see there requiredthere, and that as for such infraction of the law I time and study; but whenever I found myself in thewould have to incur the penalty decreed under article vicinity of my statue I went away around.such and so, he kept me in custody.To tell the truth Mr.· Commissioner spoke French II. " A VISIT TO VERDI."very badly, but I understood him quite well, and with At one time Ouiseppe Verdi (Joseph Green) camethe best grace possible I replied that I was sorry; to Florence to put "Macbeth" on the stage. If Ithat it had never once entered my head to damage am not mistaken, it was the first time he had been658 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.among us, His fame had preceded him; as wasnatural, .he had many enemies. I had enjoyed hisalready known works, ',I Nebuchadnezzar," "TheLombards," " Herman," and H Joan of Arc."His enemies said that as an artist he was very lowand that he was a corrupter of the beautiful Italiansong; and as a man they said he was an unpolishedbear, full of pride and conceit, and that he disdainedto meet anyone whatsoever.I wished to convince myself of this at once; I wrotehim a short note couched in these words: "GiovanniDupre begs the most excellent master, G. Verdi, to dohim the honor, at his convenience, of visiting him athis studio, where he would like to show him, as soonas possible, his .marble statue of ' Cain' which he isj ust . finishing. ' ,The Young Men's Christian Association.The most cosmopolitan and far-reaching evangelicalreligious organization of the present day is the YoungMen's Christian Association, under the direction ofthe International Committee having its headquartersin 'New York City. No Christian institution has everreceived wider, more universal, or more hearty appro-:­priation. No English sovereign ever more worthilygave" honor to whom honor is due" than did QueenVictoria when at the fiftieth anniversary (June 6, '94)of the organization of this movement she conferredknighthood upon its founder, Mr. George Williams,now a wealthy merchant of London.Christian societies of various kinds have for cen­turies existed in Christian colleges and universities,yet it was left to a little band of Princeton collegestudents to take the step in 1877, which should leadto the union and organization under one leadership ofall such societies in American institutions. SinceJune 6th, 1877, just thirty-three years after the incep­tion of the movement in London, the Christian youngmen ,of American colleges have been giving unitedand systematic attention, under the direction of theInternational Y. M. C. A. committee, to those agen­cies, the purpose of which is the promotion of Chris­tian living among college men.This work was begun in our own institution in No­vember, 1892, when Mr. A. A. Stagg, formerly Gen­eral Secretary of the Yale Association, was electedpresident of the Young Men's Christian Associationof the University of Chicago. At the present timeit numbers. among its one hundred and fifty-sevenmembers, a large per cent of the students most activein athletics and other general college movements.It conducts 'regularly three students' meetings eachweek; one, a meeting for undergraduate men, whichmeets each Friday evening at 6: 45 o'clock in theClub Room of Snell Hall; at the same hour, a meet- In order, however, to ascertain 'at once to what de­gree he was a bear, I determined to carry the letter inperson and present myself to the professor as a youngman of the studio. He received me very politely,read the letter, and then neither smiling nor with aserious face, said to me,'" Tell the professor that Ithank him very much and that as soon as possible I·will visit him, since I am minded to know personally'a young man, who," etc.. I replied, "If you desire, sir, to know that youngsculptor as soon as possible, then I can gratify yourdesire at once, since I am he I "He smiled good-naturedly and extending his handto me, said," Oh I that is worthy of an artist! "Translated by c. s. P.ing for graduate men in the Lecture Room of CobbHall; on Sunday evening at seven o'clock a jointmeeting is held with the Young Women's ChristianAssociation in the Lecture Room of Cobb Hall.These meetings are chiefly devotional. On Sundayevening, usually a brief address is'deli�ered by somemember of the Faculty or other invited friend.Bible classes are now conducted in which fiftyyoung men meet each week. Each class is purposelysmall, that it may be directed in the interest of eachindividual member.For the past two years, the young women's andyoung men's associations of the University have con­ducted and supported a mission in one of the mostdensely populated Bohemian districts of the city. . Atthe present time, with some assistance from membersof the University, the Sunday meetings, are con­ducted by a resident Bohemian minister, who hopesin a short time to organize a self-supporting church.This year for the first time, the association employsa general secretary, who devotes one half his time tosupervision of the work. Mr. Henry D. Abells, cap­tain of the baseball team, is the first member of theUniversity to hold this position. Other material ad­vances have been made during the year. Fifty-twonew members have been received, and the outlook fora successful year was never better.Lectures on the Science and Art of Teaching.The second course of six lectures by Colonel F. W.Parker, principal of the .Cook County Normal 'School,will be given after the holidays Tuesdays, at 4 P. M.,in Cobb Hall, as follows:Reading as a Mode of Attention-January 7.Form and Number-January 14.Modes of Expression-January 21.Unity of Expressive Acts-January 28.. Acquisition of the Forms of Expressjou-c-February 4.Summary of the Doctrine of Concentration-February II. 'Events.UNIVERSITY OF �CHICAGO WEEKLY. 659Thursday, Dec. 12.The subject at the Y. W. C. A. meeting in Cobb lecture hallat I : 30 will be " The Christian's Problems and Perplexities."Friday, Dec. 13.The Chemical Club will meet in Room 20, Kent at 5 o'clock.The Classical Club will meet in Graduate Parlor at 8 o'clock.W. E. Moffat, G. B. Hussey and T. B. Glass will speak.The Y. M. C. A. will meet in Lecture Hall at 6 : 45 P. M.Saturday, Dec. 14.The Academy faculty will meet in the faculty room at IIo'clock.Sunday, Dec. 15.President Harper will lecture in the Chapel on the" Proph-ecy of the Northern Kingdom. 'Monday, Dec. 16.Prof. Barnard will lecture on the Stars, in Kent at 8 o'clock.Glee Club Concert.Last Thursday evening, December 5th, the Univer­sity Glee and Serenade Club gave their initial concertat the M. E. Church at Downers Grove. A splendidaudience filled the large church and showed their ap­preciation of the club's efforts by continually requir­ing encores.Although the clubs gave a fine concert there yet re­mains a large amount of work for them to do in pol­ishing up their pieces.Following is the programme: PART 1."Naval Militia March" .....The Mandolin Club.,. The Minstrel Boy". . . . . . . . .The Glee Club."The Evening Star". . . . . . . .The Mandolin Club." Song of the Old Bell" . . . . . . . . arr. Lozier U. C. '94The Glee Club and Mr. Fling."The Football Song". . . . . . . . " . . Lozier U. C. '94The Glee Club. · ... Tomaso· arr. ScheIman· ... WagnerPART II.Gavotte "Frances" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TomasoThe Mandolin Club."Drinking Song,". . . . . . . . .The Glee Club."Sing, Smile, Slumber". . . . . . ..... GounodThe Mandolin Club. . (Carmen Brownen)" Annie Laurie" . . harmonized, BuckThe Glee Club."Alma Mater". . . . (U. C.)The Glee Club.Last Lecture by President Harper.President Harper's last lecture for this quarter onthe History of Prophecy will be delivered next Sun­day afternoon at 3:30, in Kent Theater; subject:" Prophecy of the Babylonian Captivity."Vagrant Notes.Since last commencement Harvard has received $50,000from her alumni.Class banquets outside of the city and class interference havebeen forbidden by the Beloit faculty.By the heated imaginations of exchange editors the loss byfire of the University of Virginia has grown from $30,600 to$346,000.Richards has been re-elected captain of the Wisconsin foot­ball team. Ku ll and Karel will both be with the team againnext year. There is a rumor that Wisconsin will go East, ar­ranging games with Yale and Harvard.From the Philippian: The faculty of the University of Min­nesota recently discovered a freshman who left the high schooltwo years before completing his course and entered the literarydepartment of the University on his brother'S diploma.A newspaper story is going the 'rounds to the effect that thegirls of Lawrence University, in Wisconsin, will wear uniforms,in the gym. and elsewhere. Navy blue blouses cut en train,bloomers for the gym. and blue skirts for street wear will formthe costume.Senter will be Michigan's football captain next year. It hasbeen reported that the eleven will take the same trip the'Varsity did last year, playing Stanford and Berkeley; but theyhave decided not to go this year. Baseball practice will beginat Ann Arbor the first of the year."It is said that the Chicago University intends to publish amagazine similar to the Century, etc., etc." Here it is again!We will grow hysterical over this antediluvian fraud soon.There is no more truth in it than there is fairness in Henning­er's statement about the game of Thanksgiving Day. The Oberlin Glee Club will be in Chicago on January 6.The State Universities of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas andIowa, with William Jewel and Central Colleges, are to issuean "Intercollegiate Journal," with the object of bringingthis college into closer relationship with each other.The Yale and Princeton Glee Clubs, having conflicting datesin Memphis, have arranged to consolidate and appear in ajoint concert in the Auditorium on the evening of Dec. 26.This will be the first time in the history of these colleges thatsnch a thing has occurred.Students of Hedding College, in the center of the state,burned a football, with appropriate ceremonies, to celebratethe end of the game in that college. The faculty ordered theeleven to disband, and refused to allow football again to beplayed by a Hedding team.The spirit of Chicago University is decided western. Al­though the University is the result of the munificence of richmen, yet there is no aristocracy of wealth among the students.Scholarship and worth, not wealth, give prestige. Rich men,for the most part, still send their sons and daughters to easterninstitutions. The great majority of students here are not sent,but come.-Letter to the Hesperian, U. of Neb.If Berkeley wins that football game,Our mouths would wear this kink: '--'.If Stanford's victor in the same,Into this curve they'll shrink: -r-.=Occident,But as the game turned out a tie,And both did victory miss,They will express their feelings nowIn some such way as this: ---!660 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY iest approval and support. Notwithstanding thegreat success of last year's Annual under private man-agement, it is a fact admitted by all that the onlyproper way to run a general students' publication isby the students themselves in general organization;and an Annual for, by, and of the students is the bookthat will achieve the greatest success in the end.IPUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDE�TS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.EDITORIAL BOARD.FREDERICK DAY NICHOLS,WILLIAM PIERCE LOVETT, MANAGING EDITORASSISTANT EDITORASSOCIATE EDITORS:G. W. AXELSON, C. S. PIKE, J. W. LINN,ELIZABETH MCWILLIAMS, H. T. CLARKE,AGNES S. COOK, W. W. ATWOOD, MARTHA F. KLOCK,J. S. BROWN, W. A. PAYNE,ABRAHAM BOWERS, H. D. HUBBARD.CHARLES H. GALLION,WILBER M. KELSO, BUSINESS MANAGERASSISTANT MANAGERSUBSCRIPTION RATE:One Quarter, $ 75One Year (Four Quarters), 2 50Office in Cobb H-alI. Hours, 8:30 to 5 :30.Address Communications to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY, 58th Street andEllis Avenue, Chicago.Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Chicago, III.Dr. Barrows, who has been a profes-DR. BARROWS. • I I . h . . s:sona ecturer III t e U ni verst ty lor ayear, will leave in the spring for Germany, where hewill remain nine months, and from there go to Indiato lecture under the auspices of the Extension Depart­ment. An excellent likeness of Dr. Barrows appearsas a frontispiece to the WEEKLY this week.ELECTRIC LIGHTING Contracts have been let for the ar-APPARATUS. rangement of an electric light sys-tern for Cobb Hall, Kent and Ryerson Laboratoriesand Walker Museum. For the present, only thelibraries and offices will be equipped with incandescentlights. This is a welcome improvement.THE UNIVERSITY COL- At last it looks as if the Uni-LEGES AND THE CAP versity College was about toAND GOWN. awaken from the death-liketrance that has been its sole characteristic for monthspast and really do something. The fact that a move- MISSING There are students at this University whoBOOKS evince a cheerful disregard of the rights ofAGAIN. others by removing books from the depart-mental libraries without permission and keeping them. in their homes until they happen to think of return­ing them. Meanwhile a dozen exasperated fellow­students are hunting for the missing volumes, andare being blocked in their work because of the absenceof them. In the course of a few days or weeks ormonths, perchance, these books find their way backagain and indignation subsides. This free and easymorality must be rectified, it has been decided.Those addicted to this selfish and dishonorable habitare being quietly observed. Already some nameshave come into the hands of the authorities. It isto be hoped that the University will take steps withregard to these offenders that will effectually put astop to this irritating practice.THE UNIVERSITY During the past two weeksCOLLEGES ORGANIZATION. the members of the Univer­sity Colleges have been making an admirable effort toform a close organization such as will increase theclass spirit, or at least college spirit. They haveadopted a constitution which it is expected will fill'the needs of such an organization. Hitherto themembers have not realized the importance of such anorganization, and have shown but little interest in itswelfare and success.Now that a well defined and concerted effort hasbeen made to foster class spirit, by bringing the mem­bers of the University Colleges into a closer union, itis to be hoped that those who have up to this timebeen indifferent will make an earnest endeavor tomake the organization a strong and healthful one.Last Friday night the University Colleges gave apromenade at the Rosalie which was socially a decidedment has been set on foot to make the " Cap and success. The committee in charge was somewhatOown " a university college undertaking, rather than disappointed that more of the students of the Univer­the private concern of a few individuals, is of itself a sity Colleges did not take advantage of this opportu­very commendable action and deserving of the heart- nity to become better acquainted with their fellowUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.classmates. Hitherto the complaint has been madethat often not one-fourth of a graduating classhave been acquainted with each other. If, how­ever, the purposes of such meetings as above men­tioned are carried out, those who are blessed with anysocial instinct will be able to feel when graduationday arrives that they are going away- not only fromthe institution to which they may owe little or much,but especially from those who have made life withinits walls worth living.The WEEKLY congratulates the University Collegeson the splendid beginning of a work which eventuallyshould ,be rich in good results.The institution born here three years agoDEBATING. . ti ll b t r' . tt1S s 1 young, u ror its years 1S a pre yvigorous infant. It is plucky enough, evidently, 110tto fear its big brothers. In tennis, baseball, footballand other sports it has made records astonishing. Itsends out musical clubs equal to any that appear.Now it essays to overcome in brainy struggles, evento enter the debate.In the" good old days" when Webster was a boythe lads from the farm needed no systems of exerciseto keep in condition, so he who was readiest in argu­ment was the popular man. This decade witnessesphenomenal growth of college athletics with ratherdoubtful interest in oratory as an art.' The policy ofvarious schools regarding public literary work is inter­esting to note. The winter season, when athletics istorpid, is the favorable time for action. Small col­leges with little athletics often excel in debate. Wesee Yale defeating Harvard on the field, but Harvard,pursuing-perhaps from necessity-a more even pol­icy, is rather above the blue on the platform. Bettermental training than public argument can hardly befound. Chicago, apropos of the city's motto, pur­poses to be as strong in this respect as in outdoorgames.Unusual interest in literary work is apparent in ourmidst this year. The infant wonder mentioned aboveproposes to compete with youths of many times hisyears and experience., The Oratorical Associationhas on hand contests with Iowa, Wisconsin and Mich­igan. The Forum js growing rapidly and the Philo­.lexian, just organized, has already half as manymembers as are allowed by its constitution. Whole­some rivalry will speedily strengthen these bodies.The WEEKLY observes the signs with pleasure and 661hopes this important part of our college life maydevelop till the athlete shall be jealous of the public.speaker's growing popularity.Prof. E. R. L. Gould, Ph.D.During his short stay here since October I, Mr.Gould has made many friends, besides proving hiscapabilities in his special department of study. Hewas in college anall-round a thl e t e,and editor-in-chiefof his college paper.His met hod i sthat of the scholar,and he also looksat questions from apractical point 0 fview. His aim isto infuse scholarlymethods into inves­tigation of concretesociologic a 1 andeconomi ca 1 pro b­lems. A practicalstudy of Chicagotenement hou se s""" will probably b ePROF. E. R. r.. GOU�D, PH. D. made next year byMr. Gould and his pupils, and the results published.Professor Gould received the degree of A. B. atVictoria University, Canada, in 188!. From 1884 to1887 he was in charge of the Department of Historyand Political Economy in the Washington (D. C.)High School. In 1886 he completed a course of studyat Johns Hopkins University and received the degreeof Ph.D. He has devoted eight years to travel, fourof which 'were spent in Europe, where he has visitednearly every country. As a statistical expert he hasbeen connected with the Department of Labor, beingespecially identified with the work of the departmentabroad. He has represented the United States gov­'ernment at various international congresses, and is amember of economics and statistical societies at homeand abroad. Since 1892 he has held the position ofResident Lecturer on Social Economics and Statisticsat Johns Hopkins University.The writings of Dr. Gould include about twentyvaluable reports, magazine' articles and pamphlets,among which are: "Mining Laws of the UnitedStates," "The Social Condition of Labor," "TheGothenberg System of Liquor Traffic" (pp. 253,special report of U. S. Department of Labor), "TheGothenberg system in America," and "PopularControl of the Liquor Traffic." His latest work is avolume of five hundred pages on "Housing of Work­ing People."were Dr. Harper, Mr. Chase, 'Mr. Vincent, Dr. Shorey,Mise Glover and Mr. Forrest. A solo was sung byMr. Wykoff.662 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Dr. Franklin A. Miller gave a very interesting talkbefore the Mortar Board Club last Monday evening.On last Saturday evening Misses Grace Freeman,Edith Schwarz and Marilla Freeman gave a reception·to a number of friends in honor of Miss Doughertywho is visiting at the University.A very pleasant reception was held at the KenwoodInstitute Friday evening. Dancing was indulged in.These receptions are held every two weeks.Professor and Mrs. Shaler Mathews gave an "atHome" Tuesday evening in honor of the Rev. Dr.Hillis and the Brotherhood of Stephen.Professor Starr's class in Anthropology gave a ban­quet and reception in his honor, Tuesday evening, atthe Del Prado. Among those present, were: MissesNoble, Godly; Messrs. Law, Jr., Tucker, White,Brown, Braum, Goodman and Metzinger.The social "function" of the University Collegeorganization was most happily discharged last Fridayevening. A progrom of eighteen dances and refresh­ments served during the intermission, afforded a mostenjoyable evening. With the exception of the fewmen who, strangely enough, failed to get both thefirst and last dance there was not an unhappy one atany time: The following patronesses were present:" Mrs. H. P. Judson, Mrs. E. Hastings Moore, Mrs.J. R. Angell and Mrs. Clifford Herschell Moore.Among those wbose names appeared on the danceprograms were: Misses Klock, Kane, Kennedy, Cook,Capen, Clark, Wilmarth, Hannan, Spray, Reddy,Allen, Reed, Burkhart, Fenton, Moring, Ide, Schwarz,McWilliams, Pierce, Grace Freeman, Ballard, Rew,Thompson, Dougherty, Flood, De Tamble, Moore;Professors E. H. Moore, Angell, C. H. Moore; Messrs.Chase, R. Law, R. Dougherty, Pike, Atwood, E.Walling, W. Walling, v\rilber, Waltz, Palmeter,Vaughn, Minard, Gale, Meloy, Rand, Vincent, Me­Clintock, Harms, Walsh, Peterson, Clarke, Adkinson,Tucker, Law, Rush, Davis, Schwarz, H. Dougherty,Goodfellow.Graduate Reception and Supper.The Graduate Club gave its reception and supper atDel Prado on Monday evening. The guests were re­ceived by Dr. Harper, Mrs. Chas. Crane and the officersof the club, Misses Schofield and Tanner, and Messrs.Chase, Hull and Miller. After supper the needs ofthe graduate students were discussed. The speakers Alpha Delta Phi at the University.The Greek fraternity of Alpha Delta Phi has re­cently voted to grant a charter to a body of studentsat the University, who applied for the same last May.The following are the men wbo applied for the cbar­ter: Josepb Edward Raycroft, Carr Baker Neel, For­rest Grant, Frederick Day Nichols, Harry D. Abells,James Scott Brown, and Henry M. Adkinson.Snell Hall Two-Step.Mr. S. C. Mosser, '97, bas written a two-step anddedicated it to the members of Snell House. Themusic is written for the piano only but will probablybe adopted to other instruments. The cover is pret­tilyornamented having for a center piece a picture ofSnell House, and in the surrounding scroll a scenefrom the football field. Mr. Mosser is deserving ofsincere thanks and sufficient material return to fullyrepay him for bis efforts. The music is on sale at thePress and at Snell Hall.The Philolexian Society.At a meeting of the Philolexian literary society,Monday afternoon, tbe following officers were electedfor next quarter:President, M. P. Futchey, '93; vice-president, J.M. Wilbur, '98; secretary, J. P. Mentzer, '98; Treas­urer, E. .C. Hales, '98; critic, H. R. Jordan, '97.Executive committee-G. A. Dudley, '99; AllenBurns, '97 ; A. T. Pienkowsky, '97. Judiciary com­mittee-J. M. Wilbur, '98: H. W. Dickey, '99; C.L. Hoy, '99.The first regular program will be rendered Saturdayevening at: seven o'clock, in the faculty room. Atthis meeting, the new officers will be installed andseveral new members elected.Reception to Football Team.The football eleven again enjoyed the hospitality otMr. and Mrs. Roby. Their home at South Chicagowas open last Saturday evening to their boys andnever was there a more enjoyable event. PresidentHarper and Prof. S. H. Clark were the official guestsof the evening. President Harper, Mr. Roby, CaptainAllen and Ruhlkoetter responded to toasts. CaptainAllen made some interesting remarks in regard tofootball and President Harper by request spoke on thehome life of Mr. Rockefeller.Among those present were:Mr. and Mrs. Roby, President Harper, Dr. and Mrs. J. S.Davis, Dr. and Mrs. Willis Andrews, J. E. Raycroft, C. W.Allen, E. V. Williamson, Wm. Ruhlkoetter, V. W. Sincere,Mormon, R. N. Tooker, H. C. Murphy, Philip Rand, M. E.Coleman, F. D. Nichols, Gueuy, C. B. Neel, J. W. Linn, Ed­ward Roby, V. E. McCaskill, 1'. T. Hoyne, H. A. Abernethy,E. C. Walden.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.R.eception at 'South Divinity.One of the most successful of the social events ofthe autumn quarter 'was the reception at South Di­vinity given last Friday evening by the members ofthe house. Much interest was manifested in the affairsas the first of its sort .undertaken since the completeorganization of the house, and nearly all of the twohundred and fifty invited guests were present.The patronesses, Mrs. Franklin Johnson and Mrs.Shaner Mathews, together with the house counsellorDr. E. B. Hulbert and Mr. E. A. Read, the head ofthe house, received in the parlor, guests being pre­sented by Mr. Davidson of the reception committee.The decorations were simple and tasteful both inthe parlor and throughout the hall, consisting chieflyof palms and twined smilax. The long halls were.broken up into homelike apartments by portieres, andthe rooms used as supper rooms were rendered spe­cially attractive by maroon draperies and bouquets ofAmerican Beauty roses.The halls was thrown open from top to bottom, andguests were made at home in all the rooms.' CaptainAllen's room was naturally the center of considerableinterest, as was also the room opposite, which hadjust been the scene of a genuine wedding, and moreremotely of a genuine burglary. Many colleges andmany fraternities are represented in the membershipof the house, as the varied trophies and pictures inthe rooms indicated, but there was abundant evidencealso that graduate students can be truly loyal to U. ofC.: as well as to their alma mater.A very pleasant feature of the evening was thekind assistance at the supper tables rendered byMisses Cary, Glover, Cobb, Hulbert, Crafts, Moore,Crandall and Nelson,The house committee, which had general charge ofthe reception, is composed of E. A. Read, R. B. Dav­idson, S. Stark, A. A. Ewing, W. E. Garrison, C. H.Murray, C. D. Case and R. D. Snow.The Associations.Y. M. C. A.Messrs. Abells and Nichols assisted Mr. L. W.Messer in a series of Y. M. C. A. meetings at MorganPark Sunday.The membership of the Young Men's ChristianAssociation is growing apace. It is hoped to bring itup to a total of two hundred by January r st. Messrs.Page, Nelson, Barnes and Pienkowsky were recentlyelected members..The attention of undergraduate students is calledto the announcements of Prof. Votaw's course for thewinter quarter on ",The Teaching of Jesus." Itmeets at I I: 30 and is given especially for undergrad­uates. Prof. Votaw is a very popular young instruc­tor. N ext Friday evening the two sections of the YoungMen's Christian Association will hold a joint meetingin the Lecture Hall at 6: 45. This will be the lastmeeting of the Quarter. An urgent invitation isextended to all members.Professor Henderson, chaplain for the week, is giv­ing a series of interesting chapel talks on "Hintsfrom Christian Work in European cities." He spokeTuesday on work in Berlin; his subjects for to-dayand to-morrow are Paris and London, respectively.Messrs. Pienkowsky, Minard, Magee and ProfessorsFoster and Mathews were elected members of theY. M. C. A. last Friday evening. This makes atotal of one hundred and ninety-one. An effort isbeing made to reach a membership of two hundredby January 1.Y. w. C. A.. Prayer-meeting in the lecture room to-day at I : 30.Topic, "The Christian's Problems and Perplexities."I Kings 4 : 29-34; Luke I I : 31.Letter From Orson Lowell.EDITOR THE UNIVERSITY WEEKLY, DEAR SIR:­An exhibition of my black and white drawings willbe held in the Art Institute of Chicago from 12 to 29December. The collection of about sixty will includeall the original illustrations for Mr. Herrick's articleon the University, which appeared in Scribner's, be­sides a great many others of especial interest to Chica­goans. I hope the acqu�intances which I made at theUniversity this summer will be sufficiently interestedto go and see them. They are to be in view daily,Sunday included (I to 5, I believe). And there aretwo or three" free days" each week..Is the above interesting enough to warrant a fewlines in THE WEEKLY? I hope so. And I amVery sincerely yours,ORSON LOWELL.Scribner's'Magazirre, New York City.The Church and the Flasses,Professor Gould delivered yesterday the fifth in hisseries of lectures, speaking on, "The Church and theMasses." He took the ground that the remarkabledevelopment of philanthropy in the church has beenaccompanied by a decline in the influence of thechurch upon the masses. The proportion of chu�chgoers is not as great as it ought to be. Religious in­difference may be accompanied by grave social. dan­gers. The church's lo�t influe�ce may b� regained :(a) By taking a deeper interest In t?e ethical aspectsof the labor question j (b) By Iay ing greater stressupon the practice of .s?cial !i�hte?usness; (c) Byeliminating purely factitious distinctions between thesacred and the secular; (d) By enlarging purelyphilanthropic functions. The institutional church iswell fitted "for social religious work.\ . 663664 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Athletics for the Winter.Never before at the University has such interestbeen manifested in indoor sports as at present time.Aside from the daily gymnasium practice, studentsare beginning to see the advantage derived from theactive participation in games of all kinds'. There arealready probably fifty candidates for the basket-ballteam, and the hand-ball courts, are occupied by scoresof devotees to that sport during the week. The ten­nis, " sharks" are also beginning to limber up, andthe track team will go in training immediately afterthe opening of next quarter. The ancient game ofquoits also has its supporters and a set of rings hasbeen suppled by the management.It is however around the prospective baseball teamthat the greatest amount of interest centers. Someof the candidates have already begun to get into shapeby .getting practice with some of the other teams.The outlook for a strong team is bright, and the morehopeful already see the Championship trophy in thedistance. Most of the members with possibly one ortwo exceptions will be on hand when Stagg calls thethe roll after the holidays. The box will be lookedafter by Clarke and Brown. Abells will again befound on first base, and Jones, Pike and Nichols willcontend for honors behind the bat. Adkinson andWinstoh will make up the rest of the circuit, leavingshort-stop an open place. Forest Grant will probablybe back, but Hering will bemissed at center.The rest of the baseball material has not as yet beenrounded up, but most of last season's substitutes willbe on hand. Among these are Bowers, Freeman,Rothschild, Minard, Dunn, Hagey, Lowenstein, Aber­nethy, Sawyer and Herschberger. Many new candi­dates will try for places but the list is as yet incom­plete.Games will be arranged with Northwestern, LakeForest, Wisconsin and Michigan, and possibly withMinnesota, Grinnell and the University of Iowa.Stagg is now in communication with eastern collegesand an eastern trip during the month of May is amongthe probabilities. The present plan is to play Harv­ard, Yale, and Princeton, and if a satisfactory schedulecan be arranged, with some of the smaller colleges.Those Gymnasium Suits.The question of an appropriate uniform for the gym­nasium has been settled by the athletic committee,but as the student body had no representative on thatcommittee they have as yet not been officially heardfrom. From the general tone of the remarks on thesubject come to our notice the new regulation doesnot seem to meet with favor with many. The averageundergraduate as a rule is not overburdened with thisworld's goods and the price of the suit, he figures, will make quite an inroad on his slender earnings.Then there are many who think it is unjust to becompelled to buy a suit just for one or two terms.Still another objection is advanced-that the proposeduniform is unfit for both basket and hand ball and alsothat the price is exorbitant. The students prettygenerally claim that they have been left out of thecount entirely and believe they should have had somesay in the matter;Majors and Minors.The Thanksgiving number of the UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOWEEKLY is a beauty.-South Side Call.Hyde Park Baptist church held services at the chapel lastSunday morning. Prof. Terry preached.Four of the 'Varsity students passed the Civil-Service exam­ination for positions on the City library force.Professor Von Holst will not lecture to his class the re­mainder of the quarter on account of ill health.Head Professor Herman von Holst has been unable to meethis classes for several days on account of illness.Professors Dewey and Mead will attend the National Psy­chological meeting at Philadelphia holiday week.A French boarding club has been formed of University stu­dents; it will occupy the house at 5656 Kimbark Ave.Arrangements are being made for a Snell House sleighrideby a committee consisting of Messrs. Nichols, McDonald, andMcIntyre.The Oratorical Association sent a challenge Tuesday to theUniversity of Illinois to a joint debate to be held in Januaryin this city.Professor Barnard will deliver the last lecture of the presentcourse in astronomy next Monday evening in Kent, on thesubject" Stars." 'Miss Agnes Robbins has been employed in the Examiner'soffice during the past week, in the absence of Miss Gamble,who is visiting at her home-Stephen M. Gates (Harvard '91), of this city, contributesarticles to the Boston Sunday Herald on western colleges. Hecalled at the University last week., Subscribers to the WEEKLY should tell their friends that theWEEKLY for three months and a copy of the" Cap andGown" will be given for 75 cents.Mr. J. W. Fertig left last week for Nashville, Tenn., wherehe expects to remain about a month to complete his thesis onthe" Reconstruction of T�nnessee.". Professor Gould will lecture next Wednesday in Cobb Hallat 4 P. M. on "Civic Reform in Relation to Social Progress."This will be the last lecture of the course.Miss Elizabeth Thompson, a graduate student in English,was called to her home at Frankfort, Ind., last Tuesday, onaccount of the serious illness of her brother.Kintz has established a Bus line running from Cobb Hall tothe 57th street station of the Illinois Central, a conveniencewhich the University needs. The time table can be found onthe" Business notice" page.Six cases of Egyptian antiquities, consisting mainly ofspecimens of pottery and flints, arrived at the University thisweek. This valuable collection was donated to the Egyptologydepartment, by Prof. W. M. Flanders Petrie, of England, andwill be used by Dr. Breasted in his lectures on Egyptian archse­ology during the winter quarter.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Hon. Edward H. Allen, president of the Board of Trade, ofKansas City, Mo., died suddenly December zd at his home inthat city. He was the eldest brother of Zella Allen Dixon,associate librarian of the University.E. A. Read, H. L. Willett, F. H. Fowler, H. F. Linscott andC. W. Votaw will be examined this quarter for the degree ofPh. D. For the M. A. degree Meir Jaffa and W. C. Logan arecandidates; for M. S., Laura Willard.Mrs. Zella Allen Dixon, associate librarian, has an article onthe" Departmental Libraries of the University of Chicago'''in the November number of the Library Journal, the officialorgan of the American Library Association.The banner of the class of '95 has been loaned to SnellHall, and will be hung on the wall of the club room. This isthe first class banner at the University and during the Seniorweek last June floated from the Ryerson tower.'If it is not so understood, the WEEKLY wishes to state thatafter the manner of all other college publications and weeklypapers in general, the WEEKLY is sent to all who subscribefor, it until it is ordered discontinued and all arrearages arepaid..One of the Divinity students was" held up " last week whilecrossing the Midway on Ellis avenue. If some one would "layout " some of these foot pads, he would be doing the Univer­sitya great service. These robberies are becoming verymo­notonous.Snell House constitution was amended by the following ;"N ew members may be added by a four-fifths vote of themembers present at any regular meeting, on recommendationof the House committee. Residents may be voted npon formembership after ten weeks residence in the Hall."Prof. J. D. Bruner, late of the University of Illinois, hasbegun a suit for $5,000 against the board of trustees of theUniversity. The professor claims that the board is withhold­ing from him a portion of the salary due him. ProfessorBruner is the esteemed head of the department of Romancelanguages in the University.Professor Edmund J. James has resigned the editorship ofthe" Annals of the American Academy of Political and SocialScience," in consequence of his removal from Philadelphia toChicago. Dr. James has been the editor of the "Annals"since July, 1890, and in that time has changed it from a quar­terly to a bimonthly, besides adding numerous supplements.He comes to Chicago about January I.The debating contest to select three debaters and au alter",nate to represent the University in the Chicago-Michigan meet­ing next April, was held last Thursday evening in the lecturehall. The contestants were Messrs. McClellan, Voigt,Vaughan, Wilson, McClintock, Whyte, Mitchell and Ickes.Four were selected: Whyte, Vaughan, and Mitchell, regular,and McClellan, alternate. Mr. Whyte won the rebuttal.The November Bulletin of the American Mathematical So­ciety contains an important contribution by Prof. E. H. Mooreon "Jordan's Linear Groups." It is the result of researchcarried on last Spring quarter in the" Groups" course at­tended by Messrs. Brown, Dickson, Joffe and Slaught, whoseassistance is acknowledged in working out the details of thepaper. The same course is continued through the Autumnand Spring quarter of this year, and will form the basis offurther research on the part of both instructor and students.Two weeks ago Professor Northrup presented a remarkablepaper before the Chicago Baptist Ministers' Conference on the" Fatherhood of God," presenting the results of the best mod­ern thought on the subject. Last Monday, Dr. Henson repliedto Dr. Northrup with much vigor, presenting the traditionalview. A week from Monday the two will debate the topic 665before the conference. Dr. Northrup's paper will soon bepublished by the University press as one of a series of papersentitled "A Revised Theology." This series by the greattheologian is being anticipated with much interest.The WEEKLY acknowledges the receipt of a volume from thepress of Fleming H. Revell Company, entitled" The Cross' inthe Land of the Trident," by Harlan P. Beach. It is a valua­ble volume for missionary study classes, and contains a greatdeal of information on Christian work in India.An illustrated article on Charles Kingsley's Home, by Mrs.Zella Allen Dixon, associate librarian appeared in the Thanks­giving number of the Standard. It is the second of four illus­trated articles which Mrs. Dixon is contributing to the Stand­ard, all of which appearin special numbers. The first appearedin the anniversary number of July 6, and the third and fourthin the coming Christmas and Easter numbers respectively.The Mathematical department has recently been providedwith some five new models, imported from Germany, to illus­trate the projections of the regular solids in space of four di­mensions upon space of three dimensions in a manner similarto the projection of three dimensional solids upon a plane.Prof. Maschke recently gave an interesting discussion in theseminar illustrating the use of these models, some of which areexceedingly complicated.To Atlanta and Back for $15.15.Students and members of the faculty can secure a rate of$15. IS for the round trip to Atlanta, the Cotton States andInternational Exposition, good going on December z rst, andreturniug within ten days, by applying to Miss Meta Wellers,chairman of the White City Club, at the Renfost Hotel, Cot­tage Grove ave and 53rd st. The White City Club go over themost direct line to Atlanta, viz., The Chicago and EasternIllinois Railway leaving Chicago at 5: 02 P. M. and arriving atthe exposition city at 4 P. M. the next day.Students and teachers in parties of twenty-five or more causecure the rate at any time, good for ten days, up to December24th, via. the C. & E. 1. Ry.Single tickets good for twenty days $23.55. Single ticketsgood for ten days will be sold on December 16th for $18.75 forthe round trip. Club Day at Atlanta is December 24th. TheChicago and Nashville limited leaves Dearborn station everyday at 5: 02 P. M. for Atlanta. It is the scenic route. Undoubt­edly there will be many who will take this trip to Atlanta whohave never before been below Mason and Dixon's line. To themand to all in search of beautiful scenery and an interestingcountry made so by historical events, the" Evansville Route"holds out exceptional inducements. Leaving Chicago in thefading glow of the evening, the journey is begun by travers­ing that portion of it which is the least interesting, only toawaken in the full light of the morning, after your night's rest,in a most wonderfully beautiful country. Nashville is reachedat 7: lOA. M. and breakfast may be partaken of either at the rail­road station or aboard the train, as a buffet car is attached forthe tourists' accommodation. After leaving Nashville youtraverse the old battle-fields of Missionary Ridge, Antioch,Murfreesboro, Wartrace, Tullahoma and Bridgeport, and at11.50 A. M. will come in full view of old Lookout Mountain andarrive at Chattanooga. You arrive at Atlanta at 4 o'clock inthe afternoon. Having covered the distance from Chicago inthe fastest time made by any route, you are apt to cast a lin­gering look backward in the direction from which you havecome and regret that the ride was not longer.Through sleeping car tickets may be purchased from Chicagoto Atlanta. To reserve space, and for any information notherein contained, write to the address given below. C. & E.1. Ry. City Ticket Office, 230 Clark Street, Chicago.IV ADVERTIHEMENTS.-------------------------------------------------------Rooms.UbeUUleehlr���GIVES YOU ..... �J$2.25FOR.75 cents.Do you appreciate it?The beautiful ANNUAL, $1.50.The WEEKLY, 3 months, 75 cents.Both for 75 cents.Cut out the blank in the front part of the book.Classified Business Notices. FOR RENT. - TWO LARGE FUR-nished or unfurnished rooms. Steamheated. All modern conveniences. Oneblock from University. Family of two.6108 Greenwood Ave., 3rd Flat. 8-ItOGLESBY HOTEL, 61 ANDOG�ESBYavenue. Cut rates. Board and Rooms$4.00 per week. Special Rates to Stu­dents. Steam Heat and Elevator. DayBoard $3.00 per week. R. H. Cronn. 7tfHouses for Rent.FOR RENT - NEAR UNIVERSITY,eight room fiats, steam heat, hot wa­ter and gas range. $20 to May rst. B. J.Parker, Lake ave. and 37th st.Por Sale.'VANTED-TO BUY A SECONDhand typewriter. 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RICE, HARDWARE, 249 57th• St. Stoves and Household Articlesof every description. Duplicate Keysmade and locksmithing. We have stu­dents' light housekeeping utensils. 48-48tUNIVERSITY EXPRESS CO., OF­fice in basement of 'Cobb Hall. Bag­gage to and from all depots. Goodsforwarded by all express companies.Money orders. Laundry (special rates).ELECTRICIAN, LOCKSM�TH ANDBicycle repairing. A. Wagner, 272'55th St. 7-5tARE YOU GOING TO THE "YEL­lowstone " next ye'ar P Save a gooddeal of mohey by providing for yourguide in advance. University peopleare recommended to correspond withAdam Gassert, Cinnebar, Mout. 45-4st*Attractions at the Theaters.The Auditorium.THE FIRST CONCERT OF THEApollo Club, Monday evening, De­cember 23, 1895. The Messiah, Handel.Soloists, Mrs. GenevraJohnstone Bishop,Mrs. May Phoenix Cameron, Mr. GeorgeJ. Hamlin, Dr. Carl E. Dufft. WilhelmMiddelshnlte, Organist. The Christmasperformance of "The Messiah" has be­come an event of the yule-tide season,both in musical and religious circles. The Sta� of The Times-Herald�National Hotel Reporter.The Times-Herald, as conducted by Mr.Kohlsaat, is in many respects the greatest news­paper in the United States. Its new owner andpublisher, is expending money with a libetalhand, and it is probably true that the .pay rolt ofThe Times-Herald is to-day considerably largerthan that of any other American newspaper.Mr. Kohlsaat has, in fact, secured the servicesof nearly all the great newspaper writers of theday. Cornelius McAuliff, the managing editor,is a man of pronounced ability. Moses P.Handy, who is in charge. of the editorial page.and who ccntributes, twice a week. some enter­taining matter over his own signature, is knownfrom one end of the country to the other as aready writer and brilliant journalist. Mrs. Mar­garet Sullivan, who is regarded as one of thebest writers in this country, retains her positionon the editorial staff. E. V. Smalley, who hasrecently returned to America from a lengthy so­journ in London, has been added to' the, corps, ofwriters on Chicago's great newspaper. FrankL. Stanton, whose poems appeal so strongly tothe human heart, has a column of verses twicea week on the editorial page, and they are bein::;widely copied. Hamlin Garland has recently be­come a contributor to this paper. Lyman 13.Glover, so long the accomplished dramatic editorof The Herald, now contributes well written ["I'ticles on various topics over his own signature.Walter Wellman, the well known Washingtoncorrespondent, is retained in the same capacttv,Elwyn A, Barron, who was for so many years thedramatic critic of the Inter Ocean, is now at­tached to The Times-Herald, with a residence inLondon, and is writing some very scholarly anddelightful letters from the metropolis of GreatBritain. 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