UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Single Copies10 Cents. ..VOL. IV, No. 12.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 19, 1S95.CHRISTl"\/\S SONG.AGNES SPOFFORD COOK.The Christmas-tide has come again!With bay and holly wreathe the waysWhere many merry voices ring,And tnne home hearts to Christmas praise.The bells ring ant across the snow:Of Faith and Hope and Love they sing,And all the little children knowThe gladness they are heralding. La! from the sky the winter starsShed Christmas joy npon the earth,And there, in radiant glory shinesThe star that told the dear Christ's birth.0, Angel of the elder East,Thy tidings of great joy sing o'er!Let" peace on earth, good will to men,"Abide with us forevermore.1\ BELI\TED CHRISTl"\I\S GIFT.J AMES WEBER LINN.At five o'clock on the afternoon of December 25th,Donald Graham sat in his room alone, nursing hisremorse. Outside the boulevard rang with passingsleigh- bells, and the darkness was alive with the spiritof good-fellowship. Inside, in every other house upon �the street there was laughter and the tinkle of glasses,with scattered toys or a candle-lit Christmas-tree.Even in his own flat, Graham could hear the voices ofchildren, merry as children are only or Christmas orthe Fourth of July. But Graham's own room wasdark and silent, and he himself was miserable.His family, a thousand miles away, imagined himsitting at a jolly dinner-table, the center of its life;three days before, he too had thought the same fatewas in store for him. Nevertheless, here he was, onChristmas Day, alone, unhappy, desperately blue.Miss Holworthy was an exceedingly nice girl, one.for whose sake even discomfort was endurable, whichfact she very well knew; yet even she would havepitied Graham, had she seen him that afternoon. Ofcourse it was her faultthathe was there. Graham hadwritten to. his family that he hardly thought it worthwhile to come home for so short a time; he had aninvitation to dine on Christmas with the Holworthys,very pleasant people, and he thought he wouldaccept it. He had accepted it. Then, two days ago,he had quarreled bitterly with Miss Holworthy-farmore bitterly than he had, as yet, any right to quarrel;and he thought with a pang that his chances for everhaving any better right to quarrel, or love her either,were now forever gone a-glimmering. He had es­corted her horne, and left her, silent and white. 'I'h at evening he had sent a note to Mrs. Holworthy. Acold, suddenly contracted and aggravated by the walkof the afternoon, would prevent his coming on Christ­mas Day. He was awfully sorry, but it would be im­possible for him to go out. He almost laughed ashe thought how false, and how true, his excuse hadbeen. He knew Miss Holworthy.would understand.So, here he was, facing the fact that he had madean ass of himself. He tho.ught of the dance in thespring of his Junior year, when he had met her; heremembered that he was a much better dancer nowthan then. He thought of their acquaintanceship, atfirst formal, then ripened into friendship, then trans­fused, on his part, into love. He thought of the lastlong vacation., when he had not seen her, how dull itwas; of the glowing fall, the last autumn of his col­lege life, bright always, but brightest when she wasby ; of the dances, the dinners, the games where hehad met her. Far down the black boulevard thelamps shone up to his window. So it would be, hethought, with his life; stretching on endlessly, end­ing in darkness, those bright places where she was,only making the blackness blacker. Then he thoughtof the Christmas invitation, with its tacit acceptanceof him as a friend of the family. He had been moreglad to get it than he cared to show. And then of thequarrel. Two days ago it was, and what had theyquarreled over? He did not know. Only-the lightwas gone out of his Christmas; and last week he hadbeen so happy!Perhaps: something of the inevitable pessimism oftwenty-two crept over him as he lay solemnly think-'. ....His heart gave a jump that surprised him. Hehad thought not to see her any more, and here shewas before his eyes to-night. He had tried to put herout of his thoughts, and now he had come into hervery presence. Why had she come? She had nevertaken any great interest in the poor before. Whyhad she come here, out of the whole West Side, to theone boy he had told her of? Her" good-evening"was very cold and formal; but why had she come?Donald was not looking at her; he was watching theboy, and listening to his tale of what "de lady" hadbrought him. Yet he knew she was preparing to go.His heart was uncomfortably large, and impeded hisbreathing; but he felt the happiness or misery of hislife hung upon the moment, and he said withoutstammering:" Miss Halworthy, I hope you won't think me im­pertinent, I assure you I mean it very seriously, willyou tell me why you came over here to-night?She stood drawing on her glove, and for a littlewhile she did not speak, and then she said quite low:"Mr. Graham, why did you? "His love was in his eyes, but he said only" Grace! "yet she understood. 'The presence of her maid was a bar which it wasquite impossible to surmount, so that their eyes set­tled it all. But he put her into the carriage very ten­derly, and Jimmy, the little Irishman, was astonishedat the number and variety of the presents which camehis way that night.668 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.THE "SPECII\L" BRI\ND.ing, and some of the sadness of his seniorial dignitymingled with his newer trouble; at any rate, his lifeseemed a blank to him, and he did not want to lookforward to the years he must spend in the world.Suddenly he rose, lit the gas, and sat down to read.He would stop thinking.It was not a success. A face was constantly be­tween him and the page, and all the letters spelled" Grace" and then blurred. As the book fell to thefloor, he started. He was thinking again. By animpulse he seized his hat and coat. He would goacross the city, across to where Christmas meantnothing but the cold, and where St. Nicholas cou14never go, on account of the narrowness of the streets.There he would see men and children so much moremiserable than he that he already felt almost ashamedas he thought of them. He left the speeding sleighsbehind him and came beyond the river whose odorsare no respecters of persons; beyond the great drug­factories, that vie with the river; by the big lumberyards of the Twenty-second street district, and onto where the children live who are the poorest of thepoor. He found 110 Christmas there.He wound his way carefully through the dirtystreets, feeling his way almost, to the tenement thatwas his object. Up those black and broken stairs hehad been before; he had a protege there, in the shapeof a little Irish boy, incurably ill with hip disease. Hehad often spoken of him to Miss Holworthy. Hewent into his room without knocking. Inside, in thehalf-light he saw her.Camp Morality, in the days of 1856, was no placefor babes and' sucklings. There were four hundredmen in Camp Morality, and three hundred and ninety­nine were hard drinkers. The odd man was the"bar-keep," a sportive gentleman, by name Bricky.Whether this name was given him by his parents is amatter of doubt; however, Bricky he was, and" Bricky " is carved on his tombstone. He did notdrink for obvious reasons, which were recognized bythe camp; if they had not been Bricky would havehad to drink or die. Camp Morality had no use forprohibitionists.One day, in the spring of '56, Bricky conceived agreat and original plan. In its furtherance he en­listed a friend in 'Frisco and the expressman, and con­sequently received one day a consignment of rotundlittle kegs, bearing the mark" XXXX Special BrandWhiskey, Louisville, Kentucky." The evening oftheir coming, one was broached, and the men of CampMorality were treated to the new" Special" Branel,destined to become the prime favorite. They smacked their lips, spat, hesitated, and pronounced it profanelypleasant, albeit a trifle weak. "Shovel" Peters, whohad been graduated from Harvard, declared that itwas the nectar of the gods. This was generallyagreed to be true, and the Special Brand was declaredthe official whiskey of the camp. The" bar-keep"rubbed his hands and smiled.Drunkenness had always been rare in Camp Mor­ality, in spite of the habits of its inmates; for a manwho has gone through a course of training in Califor­nia " forty-rod" whisky, and come out alive, is alco­hol proof. But now intoxication ceased entirely; themild and soothing Special Brand made no impressionwhatever on the tough heads of the miners. Withintoxication the quarrelsome spirit of the camp de­parted. Three-fingered Mike allowed a passing ten-.derfoot to hold four aces against his own four Jacks,and contented himself with running the stranger outof camp. Placer Joe, having fallen over the saloondoorstep, was observed to pick himself up withoutspeaking an oath. Even Shovel Peters himself con-UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.fessed that for three months he had not once shot orbeen shot at, not counting the time he winged thetenderfoot by accident. In short the camp was wellnigh reformed, and was the admiration and wonder ofthe surrounding settlers, when a peculiar and fatalaccident plunged it at once into deeper vices than everbefore.Shovel Peters, the Harvard graduate, returningfrom his claim with his coat-of-arms over his shoulder,thinking of the delights of a draught of SpecialBrand, missed his footing in crossing the creek thatran between his claim and the camp, fell, and was 669whirled beneath the water. Rising sputtering to thesurface, he struggled to shore, the most surprisedman in Camp Morality. It was incredible, but true,as he found 011 closer examination, that the liquidwhich filled his mouth and dripped from his hair wasidentical with Special Brand Whiskey. When he fullyrealized this, Shovel Peters began to speak his mind;and probably 'no water was ever so thoroughlydammed as that which the bar-keeper had palmed offon Camp Morality. Peters walked to the camp withhis revolver cocked; and Bricky and his Special van­ished from Camp Morality together.V I\GRI\NT NOTES.We have got the Hull thing now.Wi ll iams and Dartmouth have formed a dual league-for de­bating.Yale has a basket-ball team in full training and has playedseveral games already.John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has been elected one of the managersof the Brown football team for '96.Professor Turner of Edinburg receives $20,000 a year, saidto be the highest salary received by any college professor.Annapolis Naval Academy has a loving cup, a perpetualtrophy which each year passes to the man who has made thebest all round athletic record. His name is then engravedon it.There are at present 451 colleges and universities in theUnited Stales, with an attendance close to 140,000. Beforethe revolutionary war there were only nine colleges, and eightof those are still flourishing.The December Bachelor of Arts is out. In the U. of C. noteswe are told that" frats" are forbidden here. In the Athleticcolumns Walter Camp gives his estimate of the" big four,"ranking them Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Harvard.The New York Sun makes the All-American football team asfollows: Gilbert (U. P.), left end; Church (P.), left tackle;Chadwick (Y.), left guard; Gailey (P.), center; Wharton, (U.P.), right guard; Murphy (Y.), right tackle; Cochran (P.),right end; Williams (U. P.), quarter back; Thorne (Y.), andC. Brewer (H.), half backs; Brooke (U. P.), full back.One of the University Extension lecturers in glancing over areview of his lecture in the daily paper of a town where he isgiving a course was astonished to find himself quoted as pro­nouncing Thomas Jefferson" one of the best livery and hotelmen of his day.;' The mystery was solved the following issuewhen the editor apologized for the typographical error. Hehad written: "Thomas Jefferson was one of the best loved andhated men of his day."PRACTICAL ADVICE TO STUDENTS.When going out at night, carry in your pocket no valuablesexcept two dollars. When the pair of highwaymen approach,surrender the cash and go on your way rejoicing. If you carrymore thau two dollars you will lose an unnecessary sum. Ifyou carry less, bodily injury will be done you, or the nightlyknights will fight over the division. Two dollars exactly canbe equally partitioned between them and all concerned will besatisfied. If you haven't the two dollars, ask for a loan at theregistrar's office. The University Council has decided that" special students"having five majors credit shall be required to take work inphysical culture.The first sorority ever established was Pi Beta Phi, at Mon­mouth College. Strangely enough secret societies are now for­bidden at Monmouth.At Rochester college the football management sell theThanksgiving game to the highest bidder, thus assuring them­selves of a certain fixed sum absolutely.Professor Gould, of the University, lectures to the studentsof Johns Hopkins this winter, on "Social Economic Legisla­tion." There are twenty-five lectures in the course.A recent writer in the Princeton Bulletu», after careful in­vestigation, says that Princeton's colors are not historically cor­rect; that the Nassau colors were orange and blue, instead ofblack, and the college seal indicates the same colors. He there­for advocates the change.A little hareWill cover ground,When huntsmen scareA little hare;On heads quite bare'Tis also foundA little hairWill cover ground. -Stylus.Here are the opinions of three college papers as to the foot­ball season just closed. It is strange how they differ:The Minnesota Ariel: "Our football team has refired forthe season, without gaining the championship of the North­west. This year we end in the same rank as last year-secondplace. The championship has shifted from Wisconsin toMichigan."The Iliini, University of Illinois: "The rank of the colleges inthe middle West cannot well be computed, after the first place.Michigan is indisputably champion, with Purdue, Chicago andIllinois following in a group. Missouri, Nebraska and Kansascannot be placed in the same category, as they form a groupby themselves."The Beloit Round Table: "Up to Thanksgiving Day therewere two teams to dispute Michigan's supremacy - Chicagoand Illinois. Chicago was put out of the race by the wolver­ines themselves, while Illinois fell before Purdue. Northwest­ern and Wisconsin dropped out early, being beaten by Chicago,and Minnesota, although she defeated Chicago and Wisconsin,was in turn defeated by Michigan at Detroit."670 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY,A national league of Y. M. C. A. basket-ball teams has beenformed.Members of fraternities are not allowed to becoms membersof the literary societies at the University of Nebraska.On December 26, a joint eleven made ap from the Yale andPrinceton teams will play the Memphis Athletic Club. Thefollowing men will compose the joint eleven, 'six from Prince­ton, five from Yale. Center, Harry P. Cross, Yale; left gnard,Dndley Riggs, Princeton; right gnard, Arthur L. Wheeler,Princeton; left tackle, William W. Church, Princeton ; righttackle, Alexander Brown, Yale; left-end, S. H. Thompson,Princeton j right-end, M. Treadway, Yale; quarter back, Nel­son Poe, Princeton; half backs, Letton and Jerrems, Yale;full back, Pope, Princeton. The Glee Clubs of the two col­leges will sing at a joint concert in the evening.Chicago Verse.The Little Christ=Child.The little Christ- child comes,And gently on your threshold standsWith love and peace and outstretched hands ..o heart, aside thy selfish bands!The little Christ-childcomes lThe little Christ-child comes,Though many a heart has said Him nayAnd finds no room for Him to-day.o bin the Heavenly Stranger stay!The little Christ-child comes!E. A. GARDNER.Xmas Wishes.Fresh-man,I do not care what Santa brings,Let toylets come what may;I only w ish my Latin Prof.,Would pass me with an A.Sophomore.Well I should like it very muchIf chance were good to me;And Stagg should give me Xmas dayA sweater, lettered C.Junior.As Junior classman I would like,And think you'd all agree­To get a first-class stand inWith the halls of "F." "K." "B."Senior.On Xmas day, well, now I guessWhat I'd most love to see,Would be a little present ofAn honorable G. B.K. K.A Fragment.Across the way, so dully straight,The bare brown branches creak and grate;The fallen leaves are sunk in frost,The outlines, of the. world are lost,Cold twilight falls; it groweth late.Chill on me falls the night of fate.Like the dead leaves my thoughts are tossedAcross the way that thou hast crosseu,­Across the way!J, w. L. Apropos of the Christmas Present.Jonathan D. is a sensible man;He stays ter his home and looks arter his job;He clips off his coupons as fast as he can,And mails 'em directly to Harper at Cobh;Fer John D.Rock'feller heSez he's a second fer Miss Helen C.My! ain't it wonderful! Wut would you du?If ever it happened you'd make lots of dough?A million ain't much, would you fork over two?Would you do it? We'd jes like tel' know;Wy John D.Rock'feller heSez that even a woman ken ketch the idee!Miss Helen C. is the right kind 0' stuff;She's built on a good old humanitee plan jShe's good fer a million-that's almost enoughTo shame all the charity of any rich man;But John D.Rock'feller heSez I guess J'm a good fer that trifle of three!Wal! Xmas has come an' � guess when you thinkHow Santa has filled up the 'Varsity stocking,You stagger somewhat, and your eyes start to blink,And with wonder your brain gets to rocking ;But John D.Rock'feller heSmiles as he sez, "Keep your eyes fixed on me,I've simply jes started this great U. of C."c. s. P.Before Dawn.Gone are the stars from heaven!The moon shines pale and cold;And silence sleeps with a slumber deepOn the breast of the lonely wold.Gone are the stars of the midnightThe light is wan and coJd.Still is the breath of Morning,Weary the soul of Night,Gone are the stars of heaven,Dead are the stars of Iight,We will wait, my love, for the morningFor the morning fair and bright.N. D. R.Carmen Osculi.Phyllis, smiling as I kissed her,­Smiling out the sun's eclipse,Asked me half in jest and earnest­Toying with my finger tips, •.Why our souls do "rush togetherAt the meeting of the lips? "-Sweeter than the fruit Hybleeau ,Is the nectar of her lips.-Dearest, could I tell you this;Tell it truly without miss,I could tell you all there isOf earthly happiness or bliss;All the sum of human sorrows;All there is of angel bliss,Yesterdays, to-days, to-morrows,Seem to blend in one sweet kiss.A. L. B.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.A Winter Thought.What care we for the winter snows,Or chill north wind that scurries and blowsThrough crackling ice-limbs that mock and jeerThe hearth-stone's sparkling warmth and cheer?What care we for the cold, chill death,Stilling the river and blasting the heath,-For the miserly gift of the southern sun;For days that end when scarce begun?There's light and warmth and life in loveWhose fullness is in God. Come, then, moveThy heart to gladness,-and learn to knowA kingdom of peace in the world of snow.WarninglBeware! beware the winter girl!Beware and be not smitten;For ah, alack, the truth comes back,She wears the same old mitten!Tour of the Music Clubs.The second annual tour" of the Glee and MandolinClubs will begin next Monday. The first concert willtake place Monday evening in Racine, and thence thetrip will extend through the chief cities of Wisconsinand northern Illinois. Eleven concerts will be given.For two weeks past the Glee Club has been prac­ticing three hours a day; the Mandolin Club haspracticed two or three hours a day for several weeks.No concerts are being given this week. Diligent re­hearsing up to the time of the trip is made the rule.N either organization has ever performed with suchfinish as now. A rigid policy as to membership andrehearsals has been enforced this quarter. On thetrip light programs of moderately difficult numberswill usually be given, so as to leave the nicest workfor the annual concert in Central Music Hall. TheMandolin Club has been increased to fifteen meplbersand the parts are sustained better than formerly bythe added flute and violoncello. A superior programmay be expected when the final appearance here ismade.Fire at the Academy.Park House, the apartments used by the youngwomen of Morgan Park academy, was totally de­stroyed by fire last Sunday evening. Valuable per­sonal property was also lost. The causes of the fireis as yet unknown. The building was old, and theconflagration soon got hopelessly beyond control.A brigade of firemen and students did commendable,thoughtful work in saving furniture and other effects.About $500, worth of the goods saved and storedin the gymnasium, was afterward burned by anotherfire started by an overheated furnace. This experi­ence suggests the necessity of a student fire-company,and has paved the way for a much-needed, lar$"erdormitory. 671G. A. Senior Finals.The Senior Finals of the class of '96-1 was held inKent Theater last evening. The program took theform of a memorial of Eugene Field who recited sev­eral of his own poems at the last Senior Finals. Mr.Franklin Johnson, president of the class introducedthe speakers. The following was the program:"Down in the dewy dell" ... _ . . . . . . . . .. SwartWomen's Glee Club."Sunset light is on the sail". . . . . . . Wardner WilliamsWomen's Glee Club." Rest thee on this mossy bank," . . . . . . . . . . . SwartWomen's Glee Club."Personalcharacteristice of Mr. Field" . Mr. Slason Thompson" Some unpublished works of Mr. Field"Dr. F. W. GunsaulusThis was the first appearance of the Women's GleeClub and they were enthusiastially received. The" Finals" was in charge of the executive committeeof the class and to their efforts is due its success. Thecommitte consisted of Franklin Johnson, Miss FrancesWilliston, V. R. Lansingh, and J. O. Lewis.The following are those who receive degrees at thethe January Convocation: Edwin Putnam Brown,Elizabeth Teasdale Coolidge, Mabel Earle, AndrewNoah Fox, William Addison Higgins, Franklin John­son, Jr., John Simon Lewis, j r., Cora Maud Porter­field, James Primrose Whyte, and Frances GreenwoodWilliston, who are to receive the degree of Bachelorof Arts. The degree of Bachelor of Philosophy is tobe given to Rose Adelle Gilpatrick, and Bachelor ofScience to John 1. Jegi and Van Rensselaer Lansingh.Contributions to the Weekly.The following are the more prominet of those whohave contributed original articles to the WEEKLY:Prof. E. E. Barnard, Edward W. Bemis, Mary EleanorBarrows, Francis R. Cattri11, Prof. A. H. Abbott, Ver­non P. Squires, Geo. E. Hale, C. R. Henderson,Francis W. Shepardson, ZelIa A. Dixson, PresidentCharles 1. Little, President Merritt E. Yates, Presi­dent J as H. Baker, President Geo. Stockton Burroughs,Prof. Chas. M. Moss, Thomas C. Chamberlin, W: C.Wilkinson, Oscar L. Triggs, C. B. T. Goodspeed,Hon. E. C. Foster, Geo. C. Howland, and PresidentJohn P. D. John.Convocation.The University Convocation will be held at theAuditorium, Thursday, January 2, at 8 P. M. Ex­Governor William Eustis Russell, of Massachusetts,will deliver the address on the subject, " Individual­ism in Govern men t; a Plea for Liberty." Ticketswill be distributed through the Registrar's OffiCE'7Each student being entitled to one balcony ticket,UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLYTH08E GYMNA- The uniforming of the classes brings81UM 8U1T8. to mind the desirability of gymnasticentertainments which might be given at stated inter­vals throughout the winter. Such entertainmentsgiven by a 'body of men uniformly attired would notonly be very pleasing and interesting but would alsoarouse greater interest in the gymnastic branch of ath­letics in the University, on the part of the great bodyof the students who in the past have looked upon itas something of a bore. The move on the part of theUniversity of requiring a uniform, while not meet­ing with the approval of many of the students atfirst, will no doubt be seen to be a wise one when ithas been in force for a short time. Some studentshave objected to being thus arbitrarily assessed forthe 'amount of the uniform, still no one doubts butthat the new rule will bring about a desirable changeAddress Communications to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY, 58th Street and in the present style of uniform found in the gymna-Ellis Avenue, Chicago.and brings in another competing line, both compa- tioners. But the two imperative questions are, what672PURLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICA,GO,EDITORIAL' BOARD.FREDERICK DAY NICHOLS,WILLIAM PIERCE LOVETT, MANAGING EDITORASSISTANT EDITORASSOCIATE EDITORS:G. W. AXELSON, C. S. PIKE, J. W. LINN,ELIZABE'I'H MCWILLIAMS, H. T. CLARKE,AGNES S. COOK, W. W. A'I'WOOD, MAR'I'HA 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,One Year (Four Quarters),Office in Cobb Hall. Hours, 8:30 to 5:30. $ 752 50Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Chicago, III.The members of the present editorialFRONTl8PIECE. . .board of the WEEKLY are beginning toget over their surprise at the frequent complimentarywords spoken about them during the quarter nowclosing, and have come to think that possibly theirefforts have not been all in vain. 'With a view ofletting it be known just who are the persons respon­sible in the enterprise -of making this paper fittinglyrepresentative of the University students, the staff- hoping not to be judged immodest - makes thisweek what might' be called its" personal appearance,"thanking you for past favors and encouragement, andwishing all a Merry Christmas.ENTRANCE TO Some annoyance and many impatientCOBB HALL. remarks have been caused by the disa­greeable crowding which takes place every hour' atthe entrance to Cobb Hall. Interchange of classessends out a long line of people through the doorwaynies arrayed in desperate opposition, trying to getthrough a passage large enough for only one person.If it is feasible, we should like to see some plan exe­cuted during the corning recess for obviating, this difficulty, either by making use of both sets of doorsnow in place, or by hanging a set of doors which mayswing both ways.sium. The present sacrifice will no doubt be morethan repaid by the increased interest in the regular.class work.80ME OF THE MEANING8 The brief history of the Uni-OF MI88 CULVER'8 versity of Chicago is repleteENDOWMENT. with incidents of great inter­est and significance. But of them all none has moreprofound meaning, both for the University and for theadvancement of knowledge, than the munificent en­dowment of the biological department by Miss HelenCulver.To the friends of the University the gift is an addedevidence that the institution has the confidence of thepeopleof Chicago. So large 'amounts of property arenot lightly intrusted to any hands. The owner ofgreat wealth who feels deeply the fact that such own­ership is after all but a trusteeship for its wisest use,has to grapple with a problem most perplexing anddifficult. All manner of causes clamor for recogni­tion. It would be easy to dissipate a fortune in aday, if heed were given to a tithe of the eager peti-cause gives largest promise of substantial and perma­nent benefit to human kind, and in whose hands maysuch coveted resources be securely confided. It isnot easy to find a conclusive answer to either of theseUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKL V.questions. But especially is the second beset withuncertainties. There must be such business sagacityand tried integrity that the property may not be im­periled. There must be such legal permanence thatthere is safe promise of perpetuity for the fund. And modern society has excited more comment than therecent accumulation of great fortunes. When suchwealth is used mainly in individual gratification-islavished in luxury and ostentation-there are few,outside the inevitable circle of parasites, who feelthere must be such breadth and catholicity of ideas as respect for its possessors. Sensual delights, mereto insure a foundation deep in the common needs of . show and extravagance, are not worthy of the highermen of every race and of every time. That these con- possibilities of our nature. After all it is whatditions are fulfilled by the University of Chicago is people are and do, rather than what they have, thatsurely the conviction of the many who have intrustedit with their beneficence-and of none more surelythan of the lady who has now placed in its hands amillion of dollars.Another thing isc1ear. The plans of the Univer­sity have from the first been on a very large scale.The aim has been the highest possible. And theresults show that the people of Chicago fully appre­ciate what is commensurate with the character of thecity and of the age. Such an endowment as this determines the durable esteem in which they are held.Here is a large portion of wealth, filled with thepotency of such lavish display as would delight manyvulgar natures, but which is quietly set aside by itsowner, and made the permanent property of society,for the extension and diffusion of knowledge. Nota dollar of it can hereafter be used in any form of per­sonal luxury. Every dollar of it must always beexpended with scrupulous and economical care insecuring the largest results for all mankind. Somewould not have been possible for an institution whose great fortunes have been inherited by heirs who haveplans were small and narrow. And the necessity of scattered them. This fortune must, humanly speaking,the case compels the University to continue its devel- always be kept together. Some fortunes have been de­opment on the most liberal lines. Makeshifts are voted to keeping up a family--with what success, asidesometimes tempting. But the University cannot from the mere preservation of the name, history isafford make�hifts. It can afford always to ask but full of sad and satirical and humorous lessons. Thisone question-what is the best thing possible to meetthe needs of education and of scientific research.And when this thing has been found by the Univer­sity, the material means to attain it will speedily beprovided- by some of the many men and women oflarge minds and large resources with whom our re­public abounds.Another interesting fact in connection with thegift is its devotion to one small group of allied depart­ments of knowledge. When Mr. Rockefeller gives amillion for the University in general, it seems a largesum. It is. But here 'is a million given for the use ofa small fraction of the University. Professorshipshave been endowed in many institutions. Institu­tions as a whole have been endowed. But it will notbe easy to find a case' in which so magnificent anendowment has been bestowed upon research andinstruction in what is practically a single subject ofscience. As a result it will be possible to carryoninvestigation in a way so continuous, so well cor�el­ated, and so comprehensive as to promise the verylargest results.Another feature of the case calls the especial atten­tion of students of social movement, No fact 0f fortune will maintain a line of scholars, bound to­gether by enthusiasm for knowledge, and b� the prideof achievement. One cannot always select one's de­scendants. But we can have little doubt that theHl'l.11 professors of the biological sciences will ofnecessity be selected age after age by the most strenu­ous of all requirements--the necessity of proving sci­entific attainment of a high order.And to an institution of learning in which womenare in its every part on the same plane as men, it ispeculiarly fitting that from a woman should come sofar-reaching an endowment as is this of Miss HelenCulver.HARRY PRATT JUDSON.RECIPE FOR THREE PAGES.When in a hurry use the following recipe for a fort­nightly theme:. Take ten lines each of Description and Narration,two pages of quotations judiciously selected, mixthoroughly, and then add a little autograph and adate. At the end of three weeks dip out the scumand add more spice.-Ex.Bent upon performing his task-the blacksmitb.-Tiger.67H674 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY., A reception was tendered to. the graduating stu­dents byDr. and Mrs. Harper, Tuesday evening ofthis week.Within the last few weeks Professor and Mrs.Bruner �ave entertained at dinner all the graduatemembers of the department of Romance Languages.President Harper's house was filled Tuesday even­ing with a cQmpany gathered at a reception given bythe President to. all students who. are candidates fordegrees at the next convocation.Mr. j oh n M. Roberts, who. was a graduate studenthere last year in the department of BiQIQgy, and MissEv'a Poteet, �i11 be m�rried January I, at the horneof the bride's parents in Westport, Mo.The Giee and Ma�dQiin Cl"ubs appeared last Fridayevening at Longwood with great success in their lastconcert before the annual tour. 'I'hose who. 'have, heard. the clubs recently pronounce their work verygood.The new members of Beecher entertained the houseon _Friday evening, last. After a duet on guitar andmandolin by Misses, Eberhart and Munson, j ohnKendrick Bang's farce, "A Proposal Under Diffi­culties:" was rendered to the surprise and delight Qfall present. The actQrs were: Misses Knowlton,Rainey, Baird and Hubbard.Last Friday evening Dec. 14, the Oxford Club, CQm­posed of the Methodist students and professors of theUniversity, gave its second annual banquet at theHotel Del Prado, The first part Qf the evening wasspent in getting acquainted. After the delightfulfeast, the following toasts were given:George E. Vincent, Toastmaster."My Church," Rev. E. A. Schell."The University of Chicago [founded by John D. Rockefel-,ler]," C. H. Gallion..• The Spirit of Methodism," Rev. H. G. Leonard." Methodism in Arkansaw," Thomas C. Hopkins." Methodism in History," E. C. Page.. The Lion's Head Entertains.The Lion's Head Club entertained Monday eveninga few of their young lady friends from the Quadrangles,in the club rooms of Snell Hall. 'The following werepresent: Mrs. George S. Ooodspeed ; Misses Kane,Wilmarth, Ide, KIQck, Freeman, Butler, Keene, Bal­lard, Schwarz and Messrs. Raycroft, Neel, Brown,Nichols, Abells, Adkinson, Clarke, Bachelle andFlint. The members of the Forum society enjoyed an in­formal banquet at 5836 Drexel avenue Saturday even­ing. There were twenty of the members present.The following tQasts were responded to, at the call ofthe toastmaster, Mr. H. A. Peterson:The Forum: past , . . .. . .. Mr. E. B.· EvansThe Forum: future , e •••• R. C. Garver. . G. H. Sawyer, .. J. T. HageyOur sister societies. .. . S. C. MosserOur Alma Mater. . . . . C. R. BarrettOthers present were: Messrs. Evans, Thach, Ma­comber, Wildman, Sawyer, McKinley, Berger, Camp­bell and Greenleaf.The quarterly election also. occurred that eveningresulting as follows : President, W. H. Allen; vice­president, E. B. Evans; secretary, S. C. Mosser;treasurer, J. F. Hagey ; ,financial secretary, B. J. Wild­man; sergeant at-arms, C. C. Macomber. Committeewas appointed to. arrange for a public session to. beheld in April of next year. J. C. Friedman, '96, andW. O. Wilson, '96, were elected members of thesociety.Our new members .The ladies.. . � . . . .An Evening of English Lyrics.Frederick Ives Carpenter, Ph. D" was the host 'at adelightful entertainment given Friday evening inFoster Hall to. members of the English Club, theEnglish Department faculty, and friends. To. studyold English lyrics of the Elizabethan period was thepurpQse Qf the evening. Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Lewis,Mr. Tolman and others read many of the lyrics andsome were sung in quartette or SQIQ form by Miss VQnHQlst, Mrs. G. S. Dorman and Messrs. C. T. Wyckoffand W. P. Lovett. Both reading and singing wereheartily pleasing and frequent encores were the result.After the concluding number of the program, discus­sion and conversation followed. Refreshments wereserved by the hospitable members of the house. Theattendance numbered about sixty, all of whom ex­pressed personal obligation to. Dr. Carpenter fQr thisopportunity of studying in such' a delightful uniqueway.One Night.Spirit a-weary?Face thy doubt .Heavy the heart-ache?Wander without.Long is the Iife- ache ?Lost thy God?Look, and behold thy dawn.Sweet is the moolllight,­God, thou'rt there!Sweet is the snow·light,­God, thou'rt fair!Sweet is the love-light,Dawning afar,Deep, undreamt in the heart.x. G. D.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.The Associations.Y. M. C. A.The Young Men's Christian Association will holdno session Friday evening. The next meeting willbe held the first Friday evening of January.The joint meeting of the Young Men's and YoungWomen's Christian Associations Sunday evening washeld in the chapel. The service was one for specialthanksgiving and devotion. Brief talks were deliv­ered by Professors Small and Mathews, and PresidentHarper.,At the meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Friday eveningMr. R. M. Vaughan was appointed chairman of themissionary committee. Mr. H. C. Henderson waselected vice-president, and Mr. S. H. Sawyer, cor-. responding secretary. The meeting was the most en­thusiastic of the year. Eleven new members wereelected, making a total of two hundred and four.Y.W.C.A.A visiting committee has been appointed whoseprimary purpose is to render all possible assistanceto any women of the University in sickness or in need.MJs�:�llsworth is chairman of the committee.Some Women Graduate Students.The unusual advantages for graduate work offered'to women in the University of Chicago have attractedwomen who are already making their influencewidely felt in education and literature.' How truethis is the following list will show:Elizabeth Wallace, Fellow, Dean of Knox College.Emily James Smith; Fellow, Dean of Barnard College.Laura H. Jones, Fellow, Principal of Hardy Hall.'Agnes M. Lathe, A. M., Professor of English in Woman'sCollege of Baltimore.Myra Reynolds, Ph.D., Instructor of English in Universityof Chicago.Madeleine Wallin, Ph. M., Instructor in Smith College.R. M. Gilbert, Ph.B., Latin Department of State NormalSchool, St. Cloud, Minnesota.Sarah McLeau , Hardy, Fellow, and Marion E. Hubbard, B.S., Members of the Faculties of Wellesley College.Those who are devoting themselves to literature are:Alice E. Pratt, Fellow, Poems.Florence Wilkinson, Poems.Elizabeth Porter, A., 1\1., Poems.Maud L. Radford, Graduate Student.Recent Gifts.The University was the recipient of another hand­some gift last Saturday. Miss Helen Culver, of 3IAshland boulevard, gave $[,000,000, to be used ex­clusi vely in the Biological department. Half of thesum is to be used for building, and the other halffor endowment of the department. In addition tothe building which is to be erected at the north endof the campus, others will be built at inland lakes,and a marine laboratory will be established. Miss 67t5Culver gave this in honor of the memory of CharlesHull, once a prominent Chicago real estate man, anda member of the board of trustees of the Old U niver­sity. This gift enables the board of trustees to takeadvantage of Mr. Rockefeller's conditional offer.This makes three million dollars which the Univer­sity will receive the first of the year.Another gift has also just been announced. Mrs.Shinn, the owner of the Mount Carroll Academy, atMt. Carroll, Ill.,_ which was established in 1853, pur­poses to give the same to 'the University. If thetrustees continue to be favorably disposed towardaccepting the offer, she will give the same over tothem about July I, 1896, at which time she will en­dow it with $150,000 to $200,000. The idea now isto form at Mt. Carrot! a preparatory school of .theUniversity for girls, but no changes will be made forthe present.A New Pedagogical Department.With the opening of the next quarter a trainingschool for teachers will open at the University. MissClara Mitchell, of the Cook County Normal School,will be in charge of this, under the 'direction of HeadProfessor Dewey.' The school will be located some­where near the University, and will be what might becalled a Pedagogical experimental station. It is alsoreported that earnest efforts are being made by thefriends of the Cook County Normal School to placethat institution under the supervision of the University.The Weekly Banquet.The editorial staff ofthe WEEKLY meet at the ban­quet table, at the Windmere on Wednesday evening,December r r th. The event was primarily a social.one, but the answers to the several toasts brought out,together with many personal reminiscences, the his­tory, plans and aims of that journal in which all pres­ent were so interested. 'Mr. F. D. Nichols was toast­master and Miss Myra Reynolds, the guest of honor,The following toasts were answered:Editorially speaking . Mr. LovettThe WEEK1S from a distance .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miss Cook (read by Miss Schwarz)Creative literary talent ill the University .. Miss ReynoldsPlans for the WEEKLY, , .. Mr. C. S. PikeThe business side. . . . . . . . . . Mr. GallionCollege verse Mr. J. W. LinnThe east side of the campus . . . . . . . . . . . Miss KlockWhat we owe the WEEKLY. . . . . . . .. Mr. A. BowersThe social side Mr. W. Walter AtwoodThe others present were: Miss McWilliams; Messrs.H. T. Clarke, Axelson, Brown, Payne, Kelso, Hub­bard. The evening passed most pleasantly; thearrangements made by the Windermere were verysatisfactory in all respects, and all present will longremember the event.The basket ball game, Friday afternoon, between the 10: 45and I I : 45 classes in the gymnasinm resulted in a victory tothe 10: 45 class by a score of 6-4, due greatly to the excellentwork of Captain Cullom who made six goals.The Sun Clothing, at the corner of State and Quincy street,are thoroughly reliable clothiers, and are making a bid for thetrade of the University. They make a specialty of low pricesand should be successful in getting their share of the trade.Members of the Divinity School held a conference Mondayon the question: "What Should be the Pastor's Relation to theTemperance Movement?" Professor Foster was in charge.All sorts of views were expressed in the speeches, the majorityfavoring the idea that the minister must try to use moral sua­sion more than legislation in fighting the drink evil.The WEEKLY is iu receipt of the first volume in the" Mod­ern Reader's Bible" Series, edited with introduction and notesby Prof. Moulton. The present number embodies the book ofProverbs, presented in modern literary form, rearranged andclassified and put into modern verse form. It is a charmingand suggestive little volume. (Macmillan's, New York, 50c.Aunouncement has been made of the publication by theUniversity, under the auspices of the Ryerson Phy.sical Laboreatory, of an international quarterly journal, devoted to the in­terest of Terrestrial Magnetism. It is to be edited by Dr. L. A.Bauer with the assistance of the leading investigators at homeand abroad. The first number is to appear in January, thesubscription price to be $2.00.There will be a debate with the University of Illinois inMarch. The question decided upon is :,. Resolved, That the recent boundary dispute between GreatBritain and Venezuela is not a legitimate cause for interferenceby the United States ou basis of the Monroe Doctrine."The winners in the preliminary contest to be held not laterthan January 20, will represent the University.The University Oratorical Contest for the faculty prizes of$50 and $25, and to represent the University of Chicago in theNorthern Oratorical League contest, will be held about MarchI. Any student in the University not holding a bachelor'sdegree is eligible to a place in the contest and is solicited toenter. The orations must contain about three thousand words,but not more than that number.The Philolexian Literary Society held its first regularmeeting Saturday eveniug in the Faculty Room. An interest­ing program was rendered; the debate Oll the subject, " Shouldthe United States recognize the Cuban insurgents as bel liger­en ts ?" was decided in favor of the negati ve. The followingstudents were elected members: Messrs. H. T. Clarke, O. J.Arnold, C. ,S., Winston, Walling, Cornell and Eckert.The following telegram was received by President Harper 011Monday:NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 1895.PRESIDENT W. R. HARPER :-� am in receipt of your tele­gram announcing the gift of one million dollars by Miss Cul­ver to the University of Chicago. -I rejoice with you onaccount of this munificent offering to the cause of educationand I hope that it will ever be a source of happiness and satis-faction to Miss Culver. J. D. ROCKEFELLER.Professor Hale delivered a lecture on the Sun, illustrated bystereopticon views, last Thursday evening in Kent Theater.He spoke of the great value in the use of the spectrum in study­ing the Snu. showing that from this source of knowledge it hasbeen proven that that body is composed of about the sameelements as our earth.' Also gave much information regardingthe spots on the Sun, '"without, however, attempting to explaintheir origin, for that he acknowledged is shrouded in mysteryas when first discovered by Galileo.676 unrvnnsrrv OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Majors and Minors.The basket-ball team will playa game with Wisconsin earlyJanuary.Next week being vacation week there will be no issue of theWEEKLY.Dr. J. B. Cranfill, editor of the Texas Baptist Standard, gavea short chapel talk Friday.The Universitybasket-ball team has received a challengefrom the State University of Iowa.The Rev. C. A. Barbour, of Rochester, N. Y., is (0. deliverthe regular convocation sermon on January 5th.Mr. R. C.' Mallory, brother of H. F. Mallory, of the Divinityschool has been appointed assistant in the registrar's office.The University of Illinois Glee and Mandolin Clubs will beat the Central Music Hall, Tuesday evening, December 24th.Rev. W. C. Bitting. of New York City, addressed, the stu­dents of the Divinity School yesterday in the lecture hall ofCobb.Professor E. E. Barnard delivered Monday evening the lastof his series of astronomical lectures for this quarter, on "TheStars."The Salon is the name of a new monthly publication editedby Helen Sherry, which is devoted to Social Culture and theArt of Conversation.A one-cent stamp will carry a copy of the WEEKLY to anyplace in the United States or Canada. The Thanksgivingnumber requires two cents.Prof. J. W. Moncrief gave the opening lecture of a coursein the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Gibson City, Sun­day evening, December 15.-Professor H. P. Judson conducted the vesper service Sunday,atwhich President Harper delivered a lecture on " Prophecyof the Babylonian Captivity."Mr. Whitney, the great" I AM" in college athletics, hasbeen in Chicago, the past week, obtaining proof to substantiatehis recent charges against western professionalism.Professor Starr has taken his class in Elementary Anthro­pology twice recently to visit the Field Museum, and giveninteresting 'talkS, illustrated by the collections there.1\_ .University meeting of all schools was held yesterday, atwhich Professor M. Bross Thomas, of Lake Forest University,de'livered an address on "Science and the Imagination."-�, Civic Reform in Relation to Social Progress" was the sub­ject of Professor E. R. L. Gould's lecture Wednesday, it beingthe last of his series for this quarter on "Municipal Soci-ology." -Through the efforls of Professor Caldwell of Morgan Parkit is expected that a triangular athletic league will be formedincluding Morgan Park Academy and the academies of LakeForest and Northwestern Universities.Mr. John Elsner, a plasterer working on Haskell Museum,dropped dead of heart disease while on his way home fromwork Saturday evening. His friends found his body later inthe evening on the north side of the Midway near Lexingtonavenue.At the last meeting of the Mathematical Club and Seminarfor the autumn quarter, Profes sor Bolza gave an importantpaper on B-linear Rational Transformations of Higher PlaneCurves. A historical sketch of this work which has beendone on this problem, was followed by an ontline of some ofthe more important steps in detail. This field suggests anopportuuity for a doctor's thesis which will doubtless be takenadvantage of by some in the department. lUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.D. C. Heath & Co., no Boylston street, Boston, issue fiveattractive catalogues of their books, one each for college text­books, pedagogical Iibrary, modern languages, and generalcatalogue. The success of this house in tbe past ten years isas great a tribute to the progress of education as to the enter­prise of this house. No publishers have stood for modernideas, professional spirit, and scholastic vigor more thanMessrs. Heath, Ames, Pulsifer, and Smyth. The name of nohouse stands for so much, probably, by way of educationalconviction. Every line of books has been a departure. Astudy of their catalogue reveals a chapter in educational pro­gress.It is very gratifying to those concerned to note the growthof interest and increase in numbers in the department of Ro­mance Languages under the able management of Prof. Bru­ner, who began his work as acting head professor last July, atthe beginning of the summer quarter. Particularly notewor­tby is the increased attendance in the graduate department.During the summer quarter of '94 only four graduate studentswere enrolled in the department, while during that of '95 thisdepartment numbered twenty, each one of whom signified his,purpose to return and continue his work during the summerof 1896. The great work Prof. Bruner has done in enlargingand completing the Romace Library will appear in" a: futurelibrary-number of the WEEKLY.The Christmas Biblical World is a "Christ number." It is'elegantly printed and illustrated. And it presents a marvel­.ous array of distinguished contributors from America and'Europe. The following partial list of contents shows thescope and value of this unique number: Foreshadowings ofChrist, Professor Harper; Original Text of the Gospels, Prof.Caspar Rene Gregory (Berlin); Sources of Inform�tion for theLife of Christ, Prof. E. D. Burton; Teachings of Christ inMatthew, Mark and Luke, Prof. A. B. Bruce (Edinburgh);Teachings of Christ in John, Prof. Marcus Dods; Methods ofChrist's Preachiug, Prof. Wilkinson; Christ in Song, Dr. Gun­saul us ; Christ in History, Principal Fairbairn {Oxford ); TheHall of the Christ at Chautauqua, Bishop Vinceiit:� I . .,: c-,,Snell House had to give up their sleigh-ride on account ofthe recent thaw, but the quarterly election of membersoccurred, resulting in adding the following names to the list ofactive members of the house ': Messrs. Appel, Taylor, Thach,Keith, MCDonalrl, Stewart, Clendenning, Sincere, Walden,Berger, Stern, Greenleaf, Flint, Hallingby, Browne, H. Clarke,Langhlin. The initiation of these new members wi11not comeuntil the second meeting of next quarter. A committee wasappointed to raise funds for a Christmas present for the post­man. A vote of thanks was extended to Mrs. Snell for tbebeautiful American flag presented to the house by her. Theflag will hang in the club rooms. After the meeting hadadjourned the members lingered and had a general good time,boxing-gloves, and the new carom and crokirfole boards beingvery popular.Book Reviews.The Growth of tlte A merican Nation, By Ha1'1? Pratt Judson. PP·360.Flood 6' Vincent, Meadville, Penn. $I.OO.Whatever Professor Judson writes is sure to be scholarly,clear and suggestive. The present sketch of the growth ofthe American' nation is popular in form and very satisfactory intreatment. It gives a most valuable survey, bringing ont intheir unity as a detailed history could not do, the great linesof progress and growth along which this nation bas moved.Very properly, it seems to us, the colonial 'period is touchedlightly as of merely preparatory importance. In. most worksthis period has received dtsproportiouate emphasIs. The plau 677of the work is iu general topica1. Like the rest of this seriesthe book is well illustrated, printed and bound and yet is soldat a remarkably cheap price.With the Wild Flowers: A rn ral chronicle of our fiozuer ji-iends and foes,describing them under their familiar English names, by C. M. Hardinge.pp. 270. Baker 6' Taylor Co., New York.We have collected in this book a series of short essays onbotany which first appeared in Demorest's Family jWagazineand the New York Evening' Post. They are excessively ele­mentary and popular. But the author writes a charming styleand his.book is as interesting reading as one could, wish. Anyone who wishes to gain some elementary knowledge aboutbotany such as no one sbould be ignorant of, and who wishes tocome in possession of this knowledge without study, will bedelighted with this book. Indeed it would be hard to findanywhere so much interesting botanical information put up insuch a toothsome form.Dictionary of Law,Judicial Definitions and Explanations of words, phrasesand maxims. William C. Anderson, of the Pittsburg Bar. One Vol., pp.IIIS, bound in sheep, price, $7050. T. H. Flood 6' Co., Chicago, Publishers,Among many of the Law Dictionaries the one that has beenrecommended by the ablest lawyers and instructors as thebest compendium of Judicial definitions and interpretation ofall law terms, and the legal distinction of words, phrases andexpressions, is Wm. C. Anderson's Dictionary of Law. Thisis the latest work upon this subject and has many points ofsuperiority over other similar books. There is no needlessrepetition of matter under different heads, no omissions of im­portant subjects or the filling in of obsolete Auglo-Saxon, OldFrench, Scotch, Spanish and antiquated Norman and Latinwords and phrases calculated as a stumbling-block to the lawstudent or practitioner, but teeming with concise definitionsand fine distinctions of words, phrases and expressions, andjudicial interpretation and reasoning. The words, phrases,etc., are printed in' black-faced type, the definitions areprinted in larger type and the commentary in the smallertype, enabling a person to rapidly find the desired informa­tion at a glance.In determining the meaning of words, phrases and unusualexpressions the author has adopted the decisions of the highercourts as his standard, and for illustrations, has drawn from im­portant cases, the citations of which are given in every in­stance.The book is noted for its exhaustive references, its accuracy,its illustrations from important cases, its judicial definitions ,.its general, detailed and specific definitions, and its invaluablenecessity to the student of jurisprudence. It is the only Dic­tionary the law student can read straight through with inter­est and zeal, The author may feel well repaid in knowingthat he has succeeded in producing such a valuable book ofexcellent qualities. In the language of the esteemed lawyer,W. H. Holden, Illinois, "It is the best law publication I haveever used."The Haskell Lectures.The second series of Haskell Lectures will be de­livered by John Henry Barrows, D.D., ProfessorialLecturer in Comparative Religion, 011 Sunday after­noons beginning Ja�uary 5. The general topic con­sidered is " Christianity and other Faiths Compared."The subjects ofthe several1ectures are as follows:1. Hinduism and Christianity.2. Buddhism and Christianity.3. Confucianism and Christianity.4. Mohammedanism and Christianity.5, Judaism and Christianity.6. Christianity and the other Faiths as they appeared in theParliament of Religions, ' .IV ADVERTI8EMENTS.his early training and present qualifica­ti�ns made him the man, and to mymind, made after having witnessed hisplay, he has amply proved this in theconstruction and the acting in ' Rory ofthe Hill.' The impression which anordinary spectator takes away is that offorce, variety manliness, and a decidedlack of the sensuousness so marked inthe Boucicault drama."Classified Business Notices.Barbers.UNIVERSITY SHAVING PARLOR, 55655th St., between Ellis and Ingleside.Carpentering.SM. HUNTER, CARPENTER, 5524• Jefferson Ave., has weather stripsfor sale; puts on storm windows; generalrepairs or alteration a specialty. Phone206 Oakland, or drop a postal.Rooms.ROOMS. �5479 LEXINGTON AvE.Two front rooms with steam heat.Terms reasonable. 12 31'*TO RENT.-FURNISHED ROOMS INprivate residence, steam heat, etc.,moderate rates. References required.6054 Kimbark Ave. 3tROOMS TO RENT! KITCHEN,bed-room and double parlor.' Steam.heat! Gas rauge. Excellent light.Near the University. Price $15. 5736Ist street. Flat 8. II-ItBEATRICE FLATS, COR. 57TH ANDMadison Ave. Rooms with board.Two large front rooms. good closets,steam heat. A few day boarders also.Mrs. L. Pflieger. 12 2tNICELY FURNI SHED FRONTRooms, steam heat, reasonable rates.5533 Jackson Avenue. ItDancing.MR. AND MRS. ROBT. METCALFE'Sschool for Deportment and Danc­ing now open for the season '95-'96.Classes for beginners meet Tuesdaysand Fridays at 8 P. M. Advanced classFridays 9 P. M. Special rates given t�University students, Academy 6306Washington Ave., formerly Hope Ave.Personal interview preferable. 49tfFor Sale.TO PURCHASE OR RENT, A TYPEwriter. Address V. W., care theWEEKLY. 6-tfFOR SALE.-BICYCLES AT A SACRI-fice. One lady's Meteor, worth$r25, for$40; one Cataract, new, worth $125, for$6.0; one Cataract, second-hand, worth$125, for $50; one Independent, second­hand, worth $125, for $35. Harvey, Col­lege Tailors, 68 Washington St. rztfTypewriting.A STENOGRAPHER AND TYPE­writer may be found at the WEEKLYoffice from 8 : 30 A. M. to 5 : 30 P. M. 4tfTailoring.GO TO S. FRANKENSTEIN, THEArtist Tailor, 446 E. 63rd St. Wecater to fine trade. 3-48tSTUDENTS WILL FIND CRITTEN­den, The University Taylor, at 27.Wabash Ave. Moderate Prices. 3-12tMiscellaneous.C H. RICE, HARDWARE, 249 57th• St. Stoves and Household Articlesof every description. Duplicate Keysmane and locksmithing. vVe have stu­dents' light housekeeping utensils. 48-48tARE YOU GOING TO THE "YEL­lowstone " next year? . Savea gooddeal of money by providing for yourguide in advance. University peopleare recommended to correspond withAdam Gassert, Ciunebar, Mont. 45-4st* SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALLEDto the exceedingly low rate made bythe C. & E. 1. Railway to Atlanta andreturn. Ticket office 230 Clark street.KODAKS, PHOTO SUPPLIES, DE-veloping, and Printing. Stickitabit,the best adhesive mountant for albumsand squegee prints. Boston Photo. Fin.Co., 126 State St. 2-48tAttractions at the Theaters.The Auditorium.Chicago orchestra. The program forthe Thomas concerts on Friday after­noon, December 20, and Saturdayeven­ing, the 21st, will be a'> follows:Variations. Theme by Handel, Opus,56, Brahms (Chorale St. Anthony) ; Sv m­phony, NO.3, "Eroica," Opus 35, Bee­thoven. Intermission. Overture- Fan­tasia, "Romeo and Juliet, " Tsdzaikowsk.y;Scherzo, Opus 45, Goldmark; MephistoWaltz, Liszt (After Lenau).Reserved Seats, afternoon, 25c., Soc.,75c. and $1.00; evening, 25c., Soc., 75c.,$1.25 and $1.50. On sale at box officeand Inter Ocean office.The Apollo Concerts.The first concert of the Apollo MusicalClub will be given at the Auditorium,December 23, being tb e opening of thetwenty-fourth season.The soloists for this concert are Mrs.Genevra Johnstone Bishop, Mrs. MayPhoenix Cameron, Mr. George J. Ham­lin, and Dr. Carl E. Dufft, and WilhelmMiddelschulte, organist. The Christmasperformance of "The Messiah" has be­come an event of the yule-tide season,both in musical and religious circles. Itis eagerly awaited by subscribers, manyof whom have heard it every year sinceit became a feature of the club's work.This will be the eighteenth annual pres­entation, while it has been sung by thec.lub a total number of twenty-threetimes, Those who have never heard thisnoblest of oratorios should by all meansavail themselves of this opportunity.The second concert will be Mondayevening, February- 3, '96, at which timeDamnation of Faust, by Berlioz, will besung. The soloists are Miss EleanorMeredith, as Margaret, Mr. Wm. H.Rieger, as Faust, and Mr. Max Heiurichas Mephisto.The third concert, a popular program,part songs for mixed voices and Maen­nerchor, Thursday evening, March 12.The soloists are Mme. Lillian Blauvelt,soprano, and Mrs. Fannie. Bloomfield-Zeisler, pianist. .. The fourth concert, on Monday eve­ning, April 27, '96, the program will beAcis and Galatea, by Handel, and StabatMater, by Rossini. The soloists areMme. Clementine Devere Sapio, of NewYork, Mme. Marie Vande rveer Green, ofEngland, Mr. Ben Davies, of England,and Mr. Ffrangcon Davies, of England.Season tickets for these concerts are .on sale at the box-office at Lyon andHealy's, corner of Wabash avenue andAdams street. Prices ranging from $r .00to $7.50 for the four concerts.McVicker's Theatre,Sunday, December 15th, Rory of theHill. Mr. James C. Roach in his orig­inal character of" Rory." "Mr. Roach'scareer is assurance that if any actor canaid in the resurrection of the Irish drama, Quickest Line to the City.Below is given the time-table of Kintz'sUniversity Bus Line from 57th StreetStation to Cobb Hall, via Beecher, Kellyand Foster Halls, making connectionswith the Illinois Central Suburban Ex­press, putting you in the heart of thecity within 20 minutes, from Cobb Hall.Leave Cobb Hall for Leave 57th St. Station57th St. Stat.ion, for Cobb Hall.A. M. P. M. A. M. P. M.8: 30 1 : 50 8: 13 I : 339 : IS 2 : 30 8: 52 2 : 139 : 50 3 : IS 9 : 33 2 : 5310 : 30 3 : 50 10 : 13 3 : 33II : IS 4 : 30 10 : 53 4 : 13II : 50 5 : IS II : 33 4 : 53P. M. P. M. 5: 3312:30 5:50 12:13 6:13I : IS 6 : 30 12 : 53 6 : 53Fare,s cents.The Illinois Central Suburban Expressleaves 57th Street for the city everminutes fr_?m 6: 57 to 9: 07 A. M., auU.every 20 minutes thereafter on the hour:07. : 27 and: 47 until 6: 47 P. M. Arriv­ing at Van Buren Street in II minutes.The rIost =opular Highway ot Travelpenetrating the principal cities of theEast-the shortest line between Chicagoand Boston with solid through trains toNew York City via Ft. "Wayne, Cleve­land and Buffalo and th e only line viathese cities having colored porters 011 itsfirst and second class day coaches at th edisposal of its patrons, is the NickelPlate Road, whose unexcelled train ser­vice and most liberal rates have 10110'been recognized by east-bound travelers�J. Y. Calahan, Gen'l Agent II I AdamsSt., Chicago, Ill. 'Memo IT4Santa Claushas induced the Nickel Plate Road tosell excursion tickets at very low rates toall points on its line between Chicagoand Buffalo during the Hol idays. Tick­ets at one and one third fare for theround trip. Special excursion datesDecember 24th, 25th, 3Tst and Januaryrst, good returning until Januarv 2nO.For further information address- J. Y.Calahau, Gen'l Agent, III Adams St.,Chicago, Ill. Memo II3How's This?We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for�irl'�a��t��r�a����� that cannot be cured byF. J. CHENEY & CO,. Props .• Toledo, O.We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheneyfor the last 15 years. and believe him perfectlyhonorable ill all business transactions and fi na n-���Vl fi��� to carry out any obligations made byWEST & TRUAX. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug­gists, Toledo, Ohio.. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, actingdirectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces ofthe system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by allDruggists. Testimonials free.llaWs Farni ly Pills are the best, 12-5UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.It is rumored that Josh, the latest humorous college weekly,has supended publication.Golf is all the rage at' Princeton, especially among theFaculty.A vote was taken at Wellesley College recently on the ques­tion, "Should municipal suffrage be granted to womeu?" Thevote stood 310 for the affirmative aud 149 for the negative.She took my hand in sheltered nooks,She took my flowers, candy, books,Gloves, anything I cared to send,She took my rival in the end. -Ex.Iv( Of the 45I colleges and universities in the United States, 310are co-educational, an increase of three per cent in the lasttwo years.The Freshman class of Brown has over 100 students morethan last year's class. Cornell has 500 freshmen, lIS morethan last year.The University of Michigan will build a woman's gymnasiumto cost '$50,000. It will contain reading, waiting, receptionand gymnasium rooms, the latter fully equipped with all thelatest appliances.The Missouri University Glee Club was held at Omaha dnr­ing its Christmas trip, ou account of inability to satisfy thehotel man there. The crowd was not large enough to pay forthe decorations, and the hotel bills went by the board.Memphis Athletic Club was easily defeated by the Yale­Princeton combination, December 26. The score was 38.0.Memphis was never in it, although the other eleven was forcedto play without signals.It is said that more unsuccessful fraternity petitions havebeen sent from the University of Wisconsin during the lasthalf-dozen years, than from almost any other college. Duringthat period, Zeta Psi has refused three petitions from differentbodies of petitioners; Alpha Delta Phi, three; D. K. E., six;one being from men already members of a fraternity, whoshortly afterwards resigned and formed a local which has beenrejected by Psi Upsilon. TO OUR FOOTBALL PLAYER.o noble son! 0 long-haired youth,Thou knight of modern days,Who, with unrestricted zeal,Hath entered all the frays;The laurel thou deserv'st to wearUpon thy hirsute head,We give it thee most gratefully,We're thankful thou'rt not dead.-Ex.The regents of the University of California have requestedthe studen ts to devote a certain number of hours per week tobeautifying the grounds. This is rather foolish. Ordinarylaborers could do the work faster and better, and certainly thestudents who could afford to give the time asked could afforda money contribution.Caspar Whitney reiterates his charges against Westernathletics in the current number of Harper's Weekly, givingmost of his attention to Minnesota. He seems to think Mich­igan too far gone for reform. It is a relief to find Whitney'sdefinition of an amateur accurately stated, and to feel that onecan honestly differ with him and still consistently advocatepurity in athletics. He says an' amateur is one who playspurely for love of the sport; a professional one who plays, inpart, for gain. This, as has so often been said, confinesamateurism to the wealthy, and makes" athletics" simply apastime of the rich. Undoubtedly from his standpoint Whit­ney is right and fair in his anathemas; but it is also right andfair to admit the existence of another standpoint.BEYOND.A sigh and a sob in the darknessWhen the white mists creep up drear,And young mouths smile, and the morningKnows naught of the night's dark fear.Half hid by our shadows this pathway,Which thousands of feet have trod,But beyond it all-in the silence,And over it all-is God.Beta Reunion. - Vassar Miscellany.On Thursday and Friday evening of this week thethirteen chapters of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity lo­cated in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowaand Minnesota will hold a reunion at the TremontHouse in this city. On Thursday evening all of thedelegates will attend a theater party at the ColumbiaTheater, and on Friday evening the banquet and re­union will be held at the rooms of the UniversityClub, at which ISO members will be present.New Year's Song.I.Ring ont, ye bells, ye gladde New Year,Ring out and sound them far and near;Ring! ring! ring!Sing songs of joye, let all be glade,Sing merrie songs, let none be sade,Sing! sing! sing! IJ.Ring out, ye bells, with c1ange and chime,Ring out ye happie New Year's tyme ;Ring! ring! ring!Sing out for joye, ye young and olde,Sing out with voices brave and bolde jSing !, sing! sing �III.Ring out ye year that's past and deade,Ring in ye new with hopes aheade ;Ring! ring! ring!Sing all ye men, sing, shout and saye,God blesse our happie New Year's daye ;Sing! sing! sing!c. s. P.At the meeting of the State Teachers' Association, at Spring­field, Prof. R. G. Moulton and President Coulter, of LakeForest, delivered addresses and Deans Thurber and Bulkleytook part in discussions.One-" What did you say when he tried to hold your hand."The Other-" I told him to hold on."-Ex. 683UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY Stories, verse, and news are always acceptable quan­tities and will gladden the hearts of the editors if sent684PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ...EDITORIAL BOARD.fREDERICK DAY NICHOLS,WILLIAM PIERCE LOVETT, MANAGING EDITORASSISTANT EDITORASSOCIATE EDITORS:G. W. AXEr.SON, 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. in at" once. Let us come into closer touch with youand your interests, let us feel your patriotic pulse, andtake one another into confidence. Send in your sug­gestions and help us in improving our Universitypaper; .you owe it to us, to yourself, and above all,you owe it to your beloved alma mater to do some­thing. If you can do nothing now, why not subscribeand thereby add your name, too, to that list of trulygreat benefactors who have made the. University whatit is?'95 is dead, '96. is a living present. Hitch your ve­hicles of thought to the stars of the future year, andBUSINESS MANAGER enter the race for a place of honor upon the WEEKLYASSISTANT MANAGER board.CHARLES H. GALLION,WILBER M. KELSO,SUBSCRIPTION RATE:One Quarter,One Year (Four Quarters),Office in Cobb Hall. Hours, 8:30 to 5:30. $ 752 50Address Communications to UNIVERSITY Of CHICAGO WEEKLY, 58th Street andEllis Avenue, Chicago.Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Chicago. III.NEW YEARGREETING. � happy New Year to all, and may'96be as good to one and all of us in thefuture as ' 9S has been in the past!. With the beginning of the new year the WEEKLYintends to reach out after even greater things, and tospread her name abroad throughout the college worldas a model college paper. To this worthy undertak­ing she very cordially and urgently invites the heartyco-operation of every loyal student of the University,women and men alike. Hereafter the editorial boardwill be made up exclusively of students chosen bycompetitive literary and journalistic tests, and everyposition on the board will be made one of responsi­bility and honor. The boa:-d itself will be organizedinto as close and as powerful a body as possible, andwill not only aim to coldly efIect the life of the Uni­versity, but will endeavor to build up and promotethe highest and best college spirit possible within thequadrangles of our great University of Chicago.Good resolutions are never more in order than atthe present time, and if any of our fellow-studentshave not availed themselves of the pages of theWEEKLY up to. this time, now is the time to begin. "There are probably few colleges in thecountry ill which no students contract vic­ious habits of any sort, either temporarily orpermanently. No supervision within the ·power of collegeauthorities can make young men utterly unassailable.Whether colleges are professedly under religious control ornot, they ought to maintain conditions more conducive to thedevelopmen t of strong character than those which prevailelsewhere. Colleges are likely to satisfy this requirementmost successfully, not by creating arbitrary conditions in thecollege .community, sharply contrasted with the conditions ofthe larger community of which they are part, but by develop­ing the ambition and power of students to conduct themselvesin a manly way when within reach of temptations of which theMORALITY INCOLLEGES. •world is full."Evidently'the Chicago Baptist Standard, from whichwe quote above, has the right idea about morality andmethods of discipline among college students. ThisUniversity is proceeding on just the principle herementioned, and with such measure of success and ofloyalty to right as may be learned by any who care tolook into the matter.THE CAP If Volume II. of the Cap and Gown is toAND GOWN. come out this school year, it is time theboard was organized and hard at work. Those whowere connected with the annual last year fully realizethat it is no small task to collect all the material andpictures for the book, and that to have all the photo­graphs desired it is necessary to plan for some timeahead. We do not expect to see the Cap and Gownuntil a�out June, this year, and a few days' delay intothat month would seriously interfere with the settle­ment of accounts before school closes for the summer.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.It has been proposed 'that the University College or­ganization take the responsibility of publishing theannual.\ This plan would, without doubt, have itsadvantages. It is the right way to have the annualnow, but unless the members of that organizationhave. an interest in this project, the plan is positivelyimpracticable. Those who have come to the meet­ings, called for considering this plan, have hardlybeen sufficient in numbers to compose the board.This seems hardly a fair support of the enterprise.The annual should be the particular pride of the stu­dents and a souvenir of their college days, not onlyuseful but most enjoyable .. That is the hope of thosewho founded the Cap and Gown, and no doubt it istheir desire that it be entirely in the hands of the stu­dent body. Perhaps it is only necessary to try apractical test in order to measure the interest of thestudents in this book. Let us suggest, then, that asubscription list be made up, that each member of theUniversity College pledge to dispose of a certain num­ber of copies ; this would not only give a measure ofthe interest, but a tangible basis for the business man­ager to make the estimates on.The Ora_duate Divinity School of the Uni,:,ersity.The Divinity School did not originate with theUniversity, but was adopted by it. It is thereforethe senior among the graduate schools and amongthe most important of them all. Its students findtheir homes in the two Divinity houses, located in themiddle and south Divinity Halls. Mr. C. E. Wood­ruff and Mr. E. A. Read are respectively the heads ofthese houses. The members of this school, thoughnearly all of them belong to these houses, composedalmost entirely of theological students, neverthelessmingle freely with the students in other schools in allsocial, intellectual and religious affairs of commoninterest. The captain and two other of the leadingmembers of the regular football eleven are from thisschool. Another is among the regular substitutes.One of the most efficient of the baseball nine is alsoa theological student.The school has also furnished several of the mostsuccessful competitors for oratorical and literary hon­ors. It has likewise furnished its share of sociolog­ical investigators and workers in the UniversitySettlement. Its members are active in the Y. M.C. A. work and in the general religious life of theUniversity.Besides this interest in affairs, common to the en­tire University, the Divinity students have in addi- 685tion to the regular routine of study much to engagetheir attention which is peculiar to themselves.Occasional addresses are delivered for their benefit byvisiting clergymen. Regular monthly conferencesare held at which the students, the professors beingpresent, discuss practical questions of special andtimely interest. A general devotional meeting, ofspecial interest to those engaged in active religiouswork, is held on Tuesday evening of each week, inthe Lecture Room in Cobb Hall. The members ofthe South Divinity house also maintain a brief dailymorning prayer-meeting in their parlor.But the great religious work of the Divinity stu­dents is outside the University. On a recent Sundayfifty members of the school were engaged in preach­ing at as many churches and missions in the city andin towns and villages within easy reach outside thecity. In most of these cases the preachers are actingpastors of the churches to which they minister.Other members of the school are regularly engagedas assistants to pastors, and in the management ofmissions where they do not preach. Nearly all devotethe summer quarter to religious work.In this practical service rendered in connectionwith their studies, these men have not only gainedfor themselves practical experience, but have accom­plished an important work for the churches to whichthey have ministered. During the last year, threehundred and sixty-two persons were added to thesechurches by baptism alone, besides nearly as manymore by letter and otherwise. The number of pro­fessed conversions as the result of missionary andevangelistic work was much greater.Still greater results are anticipated this year.Those who are acting pastors are faithfully workingto this end, and a company of the best and most ad­vanced students including two or three Fellows arebanded together to engage as opportunity offers inspecial evangelistic services.Left Behind.She'd lost her train-and yet she roseAt six, to catch the train that goesAt twenty minutes after two.Bnt this is what all women do,And win forever, I snppose,Thong� why they do it, Heaven knows.Yet, though her righteous anger grew'Gainst the conductor, brakeman, crew,She'd lost her train.Her thoughts are best expressed in prose,But they were naught compared with thoseShe had as on in haste she flew;She caught her dress-she jerked-Eheu!She reached the climax of her woes,She'd lost her train! J. w. L.tures and curiosities from foreign lands followed thedistribution, and all agreed that the evening had beena successful substitute for the pleasures of home.Those who remained in Beecher during the wholeor part of the vacation were: Miss Bulkley, Mrs. Gray,Misses Wolpert, Gilbert, Knowlton, Edrnand, Miller,Knott, France, Rainey, Hubbard.The reception in Beecher Hall on Monday, January6,. will have the novel character of a Leap-Year686 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.\I � A rumor that there is to be a Leap-Year party isafloat.Several of the University students and their friendswill be present at the Hyde Park Hotel dance nextFriday evening.The Glee Club has been enthusiastically received atRacine, Appleton and Oshkosh. The boys are havinga most enjoyable time.The Dramatic Club will begin rehearsals immedi­ately, aiming to give a performance on the evening ofthe z rst of February; probably at Kent Theater.Next Monday afternoon Beecher House will receive.This will be the first reception of the New Year andwill have an interesting new feature connected with it.R. O. Shreve and sister Gertrude entertained attheir beautiful home in Bloomington, Ill., Fridayevening, December 20. Several from the Universityattended.Mr. R. E. Mallory, assistant in the Registrar'soffice, was married Tuesday evening to Miss LillianDirks, of La Grange, Ill. Miss Dirks was formerly astudent in the University.The busiest season for dances, chafing-dish parties,dinners and receptions is approaching, and the sociallffe at the University will, without doubt, be particu­larly busy during the coming �uarter.Christmas Eve in Beecher.I I Few homes presented a prettier and more festiveappearance on Christmas Eve than the dining-roomof Beecher Hall. The nine residents whose lot it wasto spend the vacation in the Hall bad been dreadingall the day, the hours when they should be morekeenly reminded of the joys of distant home gather­ings. All feelings of loneliness and homesicknesswere dispelled when they assembled around the tablemade so attractive by its Christmas dress of holly.A beautiful tree, brilliant with candles and its Ger­man ornaments, stood at one end of the table. Aboutits base were numerous mysterious packages, in thepreparation of which all had secretly shared.The dinner was a merry feast, the courses beinginterspersed with apt quotations and witty sayings ofvarious authors.In the distribution of the gifts it was found thateveryone ill the bouse had been remembered, Pic- reception.Poster.But ten young ladies remained in Foster Hall du. ing the vacation. They celebrated Christmas Eve byan orthodox Christmas-tree. The presents, whichwere numerous, proved that Christmas may be merryat small expense, as each present was limited in priceto five cents or under. The young ladies imperson­ated in dress and manners the various members of ahousehold, from " grandma," serene in white hair andspectacles, down to the badly behaved four-year-old.On Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Burton and daugh­ter, and Mrs. Irvin, of Wellesley, and Miss Weingard,of Wellesley, took tea with Miss Reynolds.Kelly.Mrs. Briggs, of Washington, D. C., in companywith Dr. Harper lunched at Kelly Hall during theholidays. Mrs. Briggs is a very interesting charac­ter. She is one of the pioneers among women in thefield of journalism, and claims to be the first womanto act as a war correspondent, having followed thefortunes of the civil war throughout. Her sketcheshave appeared under the nom de plume of Olivia.The imagination of the Inter Ocean reporter stoodhim in good stead when he told how Miss Talbot"had planned a series of theater parties, sleighingparties, " and other treats for those left to pass theChristmas holidays in the various ladies' halls. Yetthe pleasant times enjoyed by the girls of Kelly Hallhave not fallen far short of those' suggested by thereporter's fancy. Eight girls have spent part, at least,of their vacation in the hall, and have found manyways to amuse themselves. Spreads have abounded,while the delightful time which those enjoyed, whogathered <around the Christmas board under thechaperonage of the genial Superintende�t of Com­mons, will be remembered in future times, when thepleasure of the 'Varsity life are a thing of the past.The following were guests: Mr. Stark, Mr. N ew­ton, Mr. Read, Mr. A. S. Smith, Mr. McClellan, Mr.Tunnell and Miss Addams. ••Professer Zeublin and wife will sail for Germany, April I,where Professor Zeublin will spend a yearin study. ProfessorShepherds on will accompany them and join his. fam ily whowent to England two months ago.-UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.• The AII·Western Team.The football season of r895 is now far enough inthe past to be viewed with an unprejudiced eye. Thework of the individual members of the various elevenscan now be judged as a whole, and impartially; and ittherefore seems a good time to present what, to theWEEKLY'S view, would be the best team for r895,representative of the five great universities of the Westwhich have been seen at Chicago this fall.For center, Kull of Madison, Carr of Michigan, andAllen of Chicago have all strong claims; but the rightof the latter to the position will be hardly questioned.In breaking through, in tackling, in quickness andheadwork, he probably surpasses. any center in theWest. He is outweighed by most of the others, andin build is far from the ideal center, being very tall;but he plays close to the ground in spite of his height,is fast for a man of his weight, and gets into almostevery play. Kull is probably a trifle better than Carr;either would make an acceptable substitute.Larson of Minnesota and Hall of Michigan are per­haps as good a pair of guards as could be selected.Hall is tremendously heavy, weighing 225 pounds,but he is active, breaks through well, and is an abso­lute stone wall on the defense. Larson is Minnesota'scaptain and best player. He is in every playas noother guard in the West is, and it is almost impossibleto break through him. Either Pendleton of North­western or Hooper of Michigan would practically fillthe guard's place.Probably the best pair of tackles in the West areVilla and Henninger, both of Michigan. Henningeris a wonder-but then so is Villa. The latter has ashade the best of it in offensive, as Henninger in de­fensive, play; but with or without the ball they arecontinually it}. the game. They are very strong, veryheavy for tackles, and extraordinarily quick on theirfeet. Either of them would be a credit to any team inAmerica. For substitute tackles, Alexander of Wis­consin, Williamson of Chicago, and Dalrymple ofMinnesota would follow in the order named.Of course Suiter of Michigan may fairly claim to bethe best end in America this year. He played allaround his opponent in the Harvard game, as he did,in fact in every game of the season. He weighs r70pounds is very fast and strong, breaks up interfer­ence marvelously, and always gains with the ball.• His fault seems to be slowness in following kicks.He is Michigan's captain for r896. In the other end,Harrison of Minnesota, and Roby of Chicago, are can­didates. Perhaps the Minnesota man has a little thebetter of it. Both are quick, clever ends; Robyweighs r 75. Harrison, r 55.Back of the line Ewing of Chicago stands alone atquarter. He is probably the hardest tackler in theWest to-day, and is very fast and strong in interfer­ence. He gets the ball away quickly and steadily,manages the team well, and keeps his head always.Clay Allen of Northwestern is as good in passing theball and generalship, but not so strong an in.terferernor as good a tackler. Baird, of Michigan, was notas good last season as he had been. He is apt to gethurt, and loses his temper often.Van Doozer and Potter, of Northwestern, are asgood a pair of halves as need be. Potter is the fastestin the business, and excels in end runs; as a line­bucker Van Doozer is unequaled, and he is the hardestworker of any man in the West. Kull, of Wiscon­sin and Nichols of Chicago, are both un exceptionallyfine ground-gainers; but both are too fond of "star­ring" to make the best possible halves, and neitherare very good in defense. Ferbert, of Michigan, is agood interferer, but runs high. Gale of Chicago, isvery good on defensive work, and hits the line hard,but is apt to lose his head.At full-back, Michigan again takes precedence.Bloomingston has all the qualities that make up a starback. ·He is short and strong, quick on his feet,keeps his head better than almost anyone else, andruns' very low and hard. His punting is not uni­formly good; it will probably average thirty yards.He has punted sixty-five. Richards, of Wisconsin,is another excellent full-back ; so is Parkyn of Min­nesota; but both are too heavy to be very fast, andneither punt as well as Bloomingston. Parkyn, be­sides lacks pluck.Perhaps there are players on the teams of Illinois,Purdue, Grinnell, etc., who can justly dispute theclaim to the various positions named. The writer canonly say that he has not seen these teams play, andtherefore cannot presume to judge of them. Newspa­per reports are proverbially incorrect, and no otherdata are obtainable.'tHE ALL-WES'tERN 'tEAM.Substitutes.I Senter, Mich.Ends i Harrison, Minn.S Henninger, Mich.Tackles I Villa, Mich.{Hall, Mich.Guards Larson, Minn.Center, Allen C .Q. B., Ewing, C. (Capt.){Van Doozen, N. W.H. B., Potter, N. W.F. B., Bloominzston, Mich. Roby, C.Williamson, C.Alexander, W.Hooper, Mich.Pendleton, N. W.Kull, W.kIlen, N. W.Gale, C.Ferbert, Mich.Richards, W. 687,'"688 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Majors and Minors.A new flag was erected on Ryerson yesterday.Mrs. C. W. Chase has been very ill for some time.Dean Judson will au the president's place during his vaca­tion.Prof. Penrose visited the University, last week, on his way toArizona.Mr. Norman Wyld, of the Biological department.was marriedlast week.The University Press has been closed this week on account oftaking stock.Horace S. Fisk, of the English department, spent the pastweek in Milwaukee.Prof. F. W. Shepardson spent the holiday week at his oldhome in Granville, Ohio.A 'number of the University people spent the vacation weekat the Atlanta Exposition.-Prof. Nathaniel Butler and family left Christmas day for theirnew home at Waterville, Me.Miss Helen Culver visited the University during the holidaysas a guest of President Harper.Mrs. Prof. Chandler and children spent the holidays at thefamily home in Granville, Ohio.It is rumored that the Phi Delta Theta's will be the nextfraternity to enter the University.Jno. H. Heil, '95, professorin the Steinmann Institute, Dixon,Il1., visited at the University this week.Prof. R. F. Harper will go to London, April I, and engage insix months stndy in the British Museum.Rev. C. Perrin, the evangelist from the West Side Y. M. C.A., will spend the month of January at the University.Mr. T. J. Taylor, '94, Fellow in Germanic languages, Uni­versity of Missouri, visited at the University this week.Geo. Robertson.of the Registrar's office, wi11leave the Uni­veasity for his new field of work in New York, February 1.W. S. Gaud, '93 instructor in the Shattuck Military Academyat Faribault, Minnesota, visited at the University last week.Mrs. Georgia Chamberlain, of the Institute of Sacred Liter­ature, spent the last few days at her home in Plainfield, N. J.Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Miller, of Ohio, have come to spend thewinter with their son, Prof. F. J. Miller, University Examiner.Mr. E. C. Perisho visited the University last: week, on hisway home from Plattsville, Wisconsin, where he is instructorof Geology.Dr. W. X. Sudduth, late Dean of the dental college in Uni­versityof Minnesota, has entered the University for graduatework in Biology.Mr. Raycroft has spent his holiday vacation at the Hospitalbut has improved rapidly and will probably resume his studiesat the University.One of the most appreciated improvements made in CobbHall lately has been the raising of the floor about fhe platformin the lecture hall.Prof. W. E. Castle, of the University of Wisconsin, was theguest of his brother, C. F. Castle, of the Greek department,during the holidays." Girl Life" in the University of Chicago is a favorite topicwith the Chicago papers. The Times-Herald contained sucha write up last Sunday. ' A reception was given Monday night to the members of thedifferent University settlements at the residence of Mrs. Geo.Adams, 538 Belden avenue.The Review Club, of which a number of University peopleare members, will give a smoker, Saturday night, in the clubrooms of the Hotel Leland.Professors Salisbury, Iddings and Van Hise attended themeeting of the American Geological Society at Philadelphia,last week, and visited other places in the East.Head Professor Von Holst has left the University for sixmonths' vacation, to benefit his health. He has been unableto attend his classes for a number of weeks.Professor Gould left the University December 23, for Balti­more, where he will continue his work in Johns Hopkins Uni­versity, returning to the University next year.E�nry B. KUll_lmel, who has been engaged in the New JerseyGeological Survey, spent Sunday and Monday at the Universityon his way to Milwaukee to visit at his old home.The contractors for the Quadrangle Club House took advan­tage of the favorable weather of the last few weeks to put illthe foundation and get the structnre under headway.President Harper's Sunday evening lectures at Cobb Hall,and Monday noon lectures at Steinway Hall, will be postponedsome time, owing to the absence of President Harper.Chas E. Peet who has been working on the Hudson RiverClays in the State Biological Survey of New York, has returnedto the University to write up the result of his investigation,The b e st drinking water about the University is that kept atthe head of the stairs to the basement of Cobb Hall. It jsboiled every morning before it is put into the water cooler.Prof. C. R. Henderson returned from Indianapolis to-day,where he has been attending the various meetings of the Po­litical and Social Sciences Association of the Middle States.President Harper will spend the next three months at Mor­gan Park. The proximity of Dr. Harper's residence to theUniversity wil l keep him in close touch with affairs on thecampus.There was a reunion of many of the former guests of the., Hotel Barry" at the Del Prado last Friday evening. Aboutsixty persons attended and dancing formed the amusement ofthe evening.Mr. T. C. Hopkins, one of the graduate students of theBiological department, left the University last week to take aprofessorship in Geology and Mineralogy, in PennsylvaniaState College.A number of the men from the University Y. M. C. A., at­tended a New Year reception given by the Y. W. C. A. auxil­iary of the Hyde Park Y. M. C, A., at the Hyde Park Y. M.,C. A. building.The last calender, in giving the directory of the faculty of theUniversity, cans attention to the fact, which has not been gener­ally published, thatProf, F. F. Abbott was one of the first offi­cers to come to the University when it opened three years ago.Mr. C. Dyer, the popular manager of the Hotel Del Prado,has taken the management of the Windermere. Mr. Dyer hasmade a complete success of the Del Prado and proven himselfone of the best hotel men in Chicago. He will divide his timebetween the two hotels.Mr. A. H. Cole, University Extension lecturer in Biology,has recently invented a very important instrument for micro­scopic use. It is a dust proof slide and cover glass case. Pres­rdent Coulter, of Lake Forest University, Head ProfessorUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Whitman, of the Biological department and many other prom­inent scientists testify to its usefulness and say that it will behailed by laboratory workers as filling a long-felt want. 'The last number of the" Annals of the American Academy"gave a very flattering notice of Edmund J. James, the newdirector of the University Extension Department, and a sur­prisingly long list of various books, pamphlets and contribu­tions to the magazines of which he has been the author. Pro­fessor James will arrive.at the University and take charge ofthe Extension Department February I.The first five to matriculate in the University were:1. Elias T. De Butts, Graduate.2. Joseph Leiser, College.3. Wm. B. Owens, Graduata.4. Geo. Tunnell, Graduate.5. Geo. E. Robertson, Unclassified.The first student to take up his residence on the campus isMr. Abrahm Bowers of the WEEKLY staff.The University Extension department will offer thirty-sevencourses in the evening and Saturday classes, on the Universitycampus; fifteen in the Western Union Building, room 3IO; six atthe Athenzeum Building, 26 Van Buren street; nine at theChicago Academy, 552 W. Monroe; three at the Newberry Li­brary; three at the Howard school, 7 suite 6, Superior block; sixat the Englewood High School. These are to be given during.the winter Quarter.In his articles on "Life and Letters" in Harper's Weeklyfor Decembar z rst, page 1212, W. D. Howells says, " In severalof our universities literature is dealt within a way that couldhardly be bettered. I fancy that it must be a very stupid fellowwho escapes without some artistic sense of it from the classesof Professor Brander Matthews in Columbia, or ProfessorPhelps in Yale, or Professor Wendell in Harvard, or ProfessorTriggs in Chicago."It is interesting to note where the students attend religiousservices. The majority of them, of course, attend the serv-o ices of the Hyde Park Baptist Church which are now held inthe Chapel. Quite a number attend the Hyde Park Presby­terian church, and some the University Congregational andHyde P�rk Methodist, and a number attend Rev. JenkinsLloyd Jones's church on Oakwood Boulevard. A great manydo not attend any church regularly but visit different promi­nent churches in the city.• A Friendly Offer for Haskell.Professor Wilkinson once addressed a body of youngmen, native Syrians, in Beyrut, and 'having subse­quently made the acquaintance of several of them heextended a welcome to his home in case they shouldever visit America. Shortly afterward the writer ofthe following letter, who was one of the professor'sauditors in Beyrut, accepted the invitation, havingcome to this country. The man is now living in NewYork city and by reason of his acquaintance withProfessor Wilkinson offers ,through him a collectionto Haskell Museum.,.."NEW YORK CITY, Nov. zath, '95." My Dear Dr. Wilkinson" Permit me to plead guilty before you for my t�rdy conductin not fulfilling my pleasurable duty,' in writing to you andascertain afteryour happiness and that of the beautiful familywhose kindness is ever kindled inme. I can not forgive my-' 689self for not doing that which I must have done, therefore pleaseDr. do act the forgiving and I the repenting." Allow me sir to act the selfish at this point in asking youto be interested at least in my behalf, by your endeavors, inasking and causing the people who are immediate to the Ori­ental museum to be interested in receiving an exhibition ofancient glassware dug out of Phcenician tombs and shipped tome by my cousin from Tyre who is a medical Dr. there. Ishall be able to furnish the museum (endowed by Mrs. Haskell)a very fine collection much cheaper than the collection sold tothe New York Museum of Art by a countryman of mine whosold other museums to the extent of $20,000, twenty thousanddollars. Through the kindness of Prof. W. C. Poland of BrownUniversity I shall send a small collection in view of purchas­ing the same. I have a letter from Dr. Vandyke of Syria andproofs of weight that the Antiques reach a date over 2000years. Some tear-bottles though dry from the salt substancedo tell by their charming colors and geological appearace anold and interesting story of history and of art.I shall await your answer with pleasure, and do hope at leastif no surety of purchase may be effected that the consent ofthe head curator may be secured to exhibit the relics even ifno money is at present forthcoming. I believe I can afford toexhibit the collection at all events."With the best wishes to you and the family" I am more than ever" Very truly yours,"ALEXANDER ABUKHAHL."The following letter was received by Mr. ]. H.Morse, in acknowledgment of a copy of a brochureon Vegetarianism. It is certainly a remarkable letter-for its English as well as the sentiment it contains,It is, interesting as showing what one of the greatestminds of the Antipodes, free from our personal equa­tion, thinks of our great city:CALCUTTA, INDIA, Nov. 3, 1895.DEAR' SIR: - I have received your letter of September 27,as well as the excellent brochure" Why I am a Vegetarian."It is a sign of the times that from the reeking shambles of themost inhuman city on the globe there should come a faintvoice appealing to the tender instincts of man to refrain fromdestruction of animal life. If I had the means I would dis­tribute a hundred thousand of your brochure in the ButcherCity of the West. You have a just cause, and if you couldonly make a convert of Armour to put a stop to his unparall­eled slaughtering of the dumb beasts, you would go to immor­tality. It is a shame that the enlightened people of Chicagoshould not protest against this holocaust. Fight on, braveheart, and yield not to the prejudices of your people.Yours truly,H. DHARMAPALA.Quite Young (to barber)-" See here, you have spent nearlyan hour shaving me !"The Barber-" Yes; but have you never heard the saying,, He who chases two hares, wastes his time' ?"-Lampoon.Small boy-" Say, Pop, how many men are there on eachside?Pop (who has refereed in his day)-" Twenty-two on one side,one on the other, my son."'-Ex.IV ADVERTI8EMENTS.Classified Business Notices.Barbers.UNIVERSITY SHAVING PARLOR, 55655th St., between Ellis and Ingleside.Carpentering.SM. HUNTER, CARPENTER, 5524• Jefferson Ave., has weatber stripsfor sale; puts on storm windows; generalrepairs or alteration a specialty. Phone206 Oakland, or drop a postal.Rooms.ROOMS. - 5479 LEXINGTON AVE.Two front rooms with steam heat.Terms reasouable. 12 3t*TO RENT.-FURNISHED ROOMS INprivate residence, steam heat, etc.,moderate rates. References required.6054 Kimbark Ave. 3tROOMS TO RENT! KITCHEN,bed-room and double parlor. Stearnheat! Gas rauge. Excellent light.Near the University. Price $15. 5736Ist street. Flat 8. II-ItBEATRICE FLATS, COR. 57TH ANDMadison Ave. Rooms with board.Two large front rooms, good closets,steam heat. A few day boarders also.Mrs. L. Pflieger. 12 etNICELY FURNISHED' FRONTRooms, steam heat, reasonable rates.5533 Jackson Avenue. ItLARGE FURNISHED ROOM WITHclothes press, bath, steam, gas. Pri­vate family,CSuitable for two gentlemen.Terms li6.00 per month eacb. F. C.Webster, Flat 3, 6034 Langley Ave. 13 etNICELY FURNISHED FRONTRooms, bot water beat, upstairs.5836 Drexel Ave. I3 ItROOMS-Modern, steam-heat, gas, firstfloor, 5550 Drexel Ave.NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS,Steam heat, reasonable rates, 5533Jackson Ave.Dancing.MR. AND MRS. ROBT. METCALFE'Sschool for Deportmen t and Danc­ing now open for the season '95-'96.Classes for beginners meet Tuesdaysand Fridays at 8 P. M. Advanced class,Fridays 9 P. M. Special rates given toUniversity students, Academy 6306Washington Ave., formerly Hope Ave.Personal interview preferable. 49tfFor Sale.TO PURCHASE OR RENT, A TYPEwriter. Address V. W., care theWEEKLY. 6-tfFOR SALE.-BICYCLES AT A SACRI-fice. One lady's Meteor, worth$I25, for$40; one Cataract, new, worth $125, for$60; one Cataract, second-hand, worth$125, for $50; one Independent, secondhand, worth $125, for $35. Harvey, Col­lege Tailors, 68 Washington St. r atfTypewriting.A STENOGRAPHER AND TYPE­writer may be found at the WEEKLYoffice from 8 : 30 A. M. to 5 : 30 P. M. 4tfTailoring.GO TO S. FRANKENSTEIN, THEArtist Tailor, 446 E. 63rd St. Wecater to fine trade. 3-48t STUDENTS WILL FIND CRITTEN­den, The University Taylor, at 27Wabash Ave. Moderate Prices. 3-12tMiscellaneous.C H. RICE, HARDWARE, 24957th• St. Stoves and Household Articlesof every description. Duplicate Keysmade and locksmithing. We have stu­dents' light housekeeping utensils. 48-48tARE YOU GOING TO THE "YEL­lowstone " next year? Save a gooddeal of money by providing for yourguide in advance. University peopleare recommended to correspond withAdam Gassert, Cinnebar, Mont. 45-4st*SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALLEDto the exceedingly low rate made bythe C. & E. 1. Railway to Atlanta andreturn. Ticket office 230 Clark street.KODAKS, PHOTO SUPPLIES, DE-veloping, and Printing.' Stickitabit,the best adhesive mountant for albumsand squegee prints. Boston Photo. Fin.Co., 126 State St. 2-48tInstruction.JOSEPH H. CHAPEK, graduate of thePrague Conservatory of Music, andmember of the Chicago orchestra, teach­er of violin. Residence 582I JacksonAve. Down town studio, 22q WabashAve., at Clayton Summy's. 13 I2tAttractions at the Theaters.The Auditorium.The tenth concert of the Chicago Or­chestra, given January 3d and 4th, will bea popular program. The Thomas concertshave been drawing large audiences, andespecially is it so when a popular pro­gram is given. The prices of reserved,seats on Friday afternoon are 25c., Soc.,75c. and $1.00. Saturday evening, 25C.,Soc., 75c., $I.25 and $I.50.The following program will be giventhis week:Marche Heroique, opus 34, and Suite,opus 49, Saint-Saens; prelude, Sarabande,gavotte,. romance, finale; prelude to"The Rilby " (new), D'Albert; Revesd'eufant aud Danse baroque, opus 53,Tschaikowsky. Intermission. Huldi­gung's Marsch and Vorspiel "Lohen­grin," Wagner; Scherzo Capriccioso,opus 66, Dvorak; Marche Funebre,Chopin; Hungarian Rhapsody, No.2,Liszt ,The Apollo Concerts.The second concert will be Mondayevening, February 3, '96, at which timeDamnation of Faust, by Berlioz, will besung. The soloists are Miss EleanorMeredith, as Margaret, Mr. Wm. H.Rieger, as Faust, and Mr. Max Heinrichas Mephisto,The third concert, a popular program,part songs for mixed voices and Maen­nerchor, Thursday evening, March 12.The soloists are Mme. Lillian Blauvelt,soprano, and Mrs. Fannie Bloomfield­Zeisler, pianist.The fourth concert, on Monday eve­ning, April 27, '96, the program will beAcis and Galatea, by Handel, audStabatMater, by Rossini. The soloists areMme. Clementine Devere Sapio, of NewYork, Mme. Marie Vanderveer Green, of England, Mr. Ben Davies, of England,and Mr. Ffrangcon Davies, of England.Season tickets for these concerts areon sale at the box-office at Lyon andHealy'S, corner of Wabash avenue andAdams street. Prices ranging from $1.00to $7.50 for the four concerts.Quickest Line to the City.Below is given the time-table of Kintz'sUniversity Bus Line from 57th StreetStation to Cobb Hall, via Beecher, Kellyand Foster Halls, making connectionswith the Illinois Central Suburban Ex­press, putting you in the heart of thecity within 20 minutes, from Cobb Hall.Leave Cobb Hall for Leave 57th st. Stalion57th St. Station. for Cobb Hall.A. M. P. M. A. M. P. M.8 : 30 I : 50 8 : 13 I : 339 : IS 2 : 30 8 : 52 2 : 139 : 50 3 : IS 9 : 33 2 : 5310 : 30 3 : 50 10 : 13 3 : 33I I : IS 4 : 30 10 : 53 4 : 13II : 50 5 : IS II : 33 4 : 53P.M. P.M. 5:3312 : 30 5 : 50 12: 13 6 : 13I : 15 6 : 30 12 : 53 6 : 53Fare, 5 cents.The Illinois Central Suburban Expressleaves 57tb Street for the city every 10minutes- from 6 : 57 to 9: 07 A. M., andevery 20 minutes thereafter on the hour:07, : 27 and: 47 until 6: 47 P. M. Arriv­ing at Van Buren Street in II minutes.The rtost Popular Highway ot Travelpenetrating tbe principal cities of theEast-the shortest line between Chicagoand Boston with solid through trains toNew York City via Ft. Wayne, Cleve­land and Buffalo and the only line viathese cities having colored porters on itsfirst and second class day coaches at thedisposal of its patrons, is the NickelPlate Road, whose unexcelled train ser­vice and most liberal rates have longbeen recognized by east-bound travelers.J. Y. Calahan, Gen'l Agent, II I AdamsSt., Chicago, Ill. Memo I I4Santa Claushas induced the Nickel Plate Road tosell excursion tickets at very low rates toall points on its line between Chicagoand Buffalo during the Holidays. Tick­ets at one and one third fare for theround trip. Special excursion datesDecember 24th, 25tb, 3Ist and Januaryrst, good returning until January znd.For further information address J. Y.Calahan, Gen 'I Agent, III Adams St.,Chicago, Ill. 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