UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Single Copies10 Cents. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, APRIL 23, 1896. VOL. IV, No. 28.J. W. L.THE STRI\IGHT-BI\CKED CHI\IJ�.The drums of the wind beat low,The cloud-flags flutter and fly,As the hosts of the rain march by,­Do you hear them as they go?In the west there's a splash of red,The crimson banner of day;But now it is passed away,The armies of light have fled.She has read of the long dull pastThrough the long, dull afternoon,While the rain hums its drowsy' tune,But the lesson is over at last.Though still she is sitting thereThe book has slipped to the floor,She reads of the past no more,She dreams-in the straight-backed chair.COLLEGE LIFE IN TORONTO.S. T. MAC L�NNAN, TORONTO, "93."When one remembers that there are no less thanfive universities in the city of Toronto and many col­leges, the endeavor to convey an adequate idea of col­lege life there appears by no means -easy. But stillthe task may be much simplified by paying exclusiveattention to the life in that university, which, great­est among all of them, is besides most truly represent­-ative of Canadian university life.The University of Toronto stands at the head of theeducational system of the Province of Ontario. To­wards this Public and High School training tend, andit forms a suitable copestone to that systematic struct­ure of which Canadians are so justly proud. "Varsityis to the average youth of Ontario what Mecca is tothe Mohammedan. From earliest days he bas beard tell of it from parents, sisters or teachers. Through­out all his long training it has been an inspirationgrowing stronger every day. Each examinationpassed has been a milestone in that straight roadwhich leads to the height of educational privilegesin his own country. It was a day of great rejoicingwhen, after the weary two weeks of High Schoolleaving examinations, and several more spent inpatient waiting. he saw his name among the manywho were ready for higher things.And now a week, perhaps, before the opening ofthe college year, he' has come down to have a lookabout him and familiarize himself with the placewhich is to be his home for four �ears,former ideas of work must be made even more defi­nite. The ordinary man finds no time for fooling atToronto. Of course, as in all colleges, there arethose who will not believe that this world is any­thing but a place of play. Such men usually greetthe freshmen of succeeding years and find differentclasses of the same standing their constant compan­ions. But those who do anything must work veryhard. Two kinds of courses are open. If a man hasbeen unable to receive the foundation which a com­plete High School course affords him, or desires topursue all round work, he enters the general course,corresponding to the ordinary undergraduate course.But he who bas had this general training before anddesires to specialize, always enters some one of theeight or ten honor courses. In. each section there arethree grades of standing and a man's position heredetermines much what his future efficiency will be.Day after day passes in swift succession; snow comesand disappears again and when the warm days havereturned and the trees are coming out in leaf astrange transformation is apparent in the whole col­lege life. Ordinary interests have died out and nowthe one word is " Exams." Busy as all have been,during the whole term, they now become busier still.Sleep and work are regulated mathematically. Onlya favored few are admitted to the student's den andthese ,make very few and rare calls. But the lastdays of April call everyone forth and corridors areliterally crowded. The lists are out and each studentis busy providing himself with a copy. And how,formidable they are. Three feet of closely printedmatter. At home, pen and ruler come out. Eachstudent underscores heavily what concerns him andthen hangs this precious document in front of hisdesk. For the remainder of time he works strictly bythat.The second of May finds the corridors crowdedagain. The sessional examinations are on hand.In the University, two great halls which, together,stretch the full' length of the buildings, are ready toaccommodate the aspirants. Many a, pale cheek isthere but each eye lights up with the fire of determi­nation. Old warriors greet one another with aigrimsmile and wonder just what the paper may he like.At 9 : 25 A. M. the doors open and the students swingin to occupy their places. A few seconds later thedoors open again and a boy with a valise hurriestoward the examiner's desk. He has the ex'�mi�a­tion papers and they have been printed and sealedbut a short hour before. At 9 : 30 they are 'dis­tributed and then hard work begins. One hurriedglance down the paper, and another at his rival andaway each student goes. For two and one-half hoursnothing is heard but the quick tap, tap of the pencils.As the hands point to twelve, papers are folded and856 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Educational advancement has this about it, thatevery step onwards seems to lead into a new world.Or rather, so long as the mind is growing, the world iscontinually creating itself for it in ever new and won­derful forms. But, perhaps this change is never somarked as when. the young student is first usheredinto college life. And old 'Varsity is well calculatedto bring this new spirit home to the young aspirant.On some late September day as he lies reclining underthe pines by the ravine he cannot help but be im­pressed as he gazes at the pile of buildings which liebefore him. Black, the novelist, said of the 'Varsityproper, that "it was the only college building inAmerica worthy a place in the classic street of Ox­ford." There it stands gray and solemn, clad inivy. Around the campus are ranged other buildingsall but as graceful; while behind, the Parliamentbuildings and the other colleges remind him of otherinterests of life. I say that it is a strange, solemn,yet delightful feeling that comes over the youth as hegazes upon this scene. Manhood's nature springs upwithin him and he feels that he must enter upon thefull duties of a citizen. It was the belief of thosewho had most to do with the founding of the Uni­versity that when a man came there he should be aman capable of conducting his own life and of map­ping out his own course. And it is this feeling ofresponsibility, and this desire of being somebody,which awaken within the youth as he looks upon thegreat stone pile before him.. But the days pass rapidly and our youth is joinedby many others intent upon the same quest and im­bibing the same spirit. At length, one day, there ismuch hurrying to and fro. Masses of students pourin from all sides and arrange themselves accordinglyto their years. Freshmen, Sophs., Juniors and solemnSeniors vie with one another in college shouts andsongs. At length they start away, two and two, downone street and along another-Seniors leading andFreshmen bringing up the rear until the Auditoriumis reached. The boys pass inside and, as is usualamong students, pass to the highest galleries. Be­fore and all around, the people of the city, old andyoung are gathered-a beautiful sight. On the plat­form in front are the dignitaries and officials, from theLieutenant-Governor to the modest fellow. It is Con­vocation day. We need not detain you with any ac­count of the proceedings. They' are such as usuallyinterest college men, with this exception that thegallery always insists on filling the intervals withmelodious songs. Many a fair face far below beamswith unwonted interest and amusement, and' evenstaid' professors often find the songs and remarks' toomuch for their composure.These exercises serve to break in our young recruit.In a few days he is in classrooms and finds that hisUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY. 857sealed in envelopes. The examination is over. Itdoes not seem long to the writer but what an amountof work has been, done. After that no one cares todo much for an hour or two. Two such exams. aday leave the student completely played out. So onthe days move until the whole month is passed andgone and then at last the corridors are cleared., Afew weeks are spent at home waiting for the results.The day at length comes and a trembling hand takesup the paper to see how all have fared. It is a dayof stern justice. Woe to the student who has donecareless work during the term. His name is sure tobe conspicuous by its absence, or else has several"stars" which being interpreted means that he has" flunked" in those subjects. But if good, honest,faithful work has been done he need not fear at all.His name will be there and in a good place. Old'Varsity always repays honest work. Happy indeedthe student who can hand to his mother or sister thereport with his name among the first honors, orwritten under a scholarship.But enough of scholastic things for the present.Toronto for years has been co-educational and onewould expect that social life would not be at an ebbwhere .so many of the fair sex are gathered. Rela­tions are pleasant but there is not so much inter­mingling as one might expect. And this not becauseof any restrictions. 'The ladies have equal libertieswith the men and conduct their own affairs. Butthey are busy preparing themselves for the activeduties of life. However, different opportunities areafforded for their meeting. Each class has its ownclub and each year its own organization. Here allmeet informally and some of the most pleasant daysof college life are .marked by these events. Besideshaving pleasant chats, the students present and dis­cuss papers in their various subjects. Original com­positions of various kinds are read and each studentfeels that he has had a reminder of home. It must besaid of the 'Varsity girls that they have won the re­spect of the sterner sex not only by their intellectualabilities but also by their independent yet ladylikespirit.Here, too, we must 'mention the two literary socie­ties. These enter into' the whole life of the studentbodies. There is one composed of the ladies and oneof the gentlemen. Both seem to be equally interest­ing to the several parties, but of course as men arenot admitted into the. mysterious ring of the ladies'club, remarks must be limited to the men's society.This meets every Friday and a regular program isgone, through. As with all such serious attempts theresultsare pleasing and, many fine debaters have beensent: ,forth from the halls. Annual intercollegiatecontests are held and whoever would wrest the trophyfrom '{he University must work hard for ,it In February, 1890, the University college was de­stroyed by fire, and this brings to mind what formerlywas, and now again is beginning to be, a center of in­terest for the whole year. I mean the Conversazione.On that night the University is "At Home" to allwho are so favored as to enjoy invitation� from thestudents or graduates. The buildings are lighted upand decked in their gayest; the treasures of the Uni­versityare brought forth and for one evening the oldcollege loses its stately calm and is transformed into ascene of gayety and splendor. One cannot describesuch a scene, but all feel the uniting and inspiringpower which the meeting exercises. It brings thestudent body into close contact with the people on that.side of their nature which is apt to be somewhat uncul-tivated, viz, the social.The sports in Toronto are varied. In spring andearly summer baseball is in vogue. But it does notarouse the same interest in a Canadian college that itdoes in an American. The time of the year is tooclose to examinations to permit of much time beingspent on the diamond.The fall and winter months is the time when theToronto students enjoy their sports. Association andRugby football, Lacrosse and Hocky contrive to takeup the time. Students are students wherever theymay be, and one of the most exciting times is whenthe city teams are matched against the University, orwhen some other Canadian team attempts to wrest thetrophy from them. A good game is always assured,for the students on the first eleven are those whom along training from high school days has brought tothe front.The organ of student opinion and life at the collegeis the' Varsity, which is published weekly. Here theinteresting things of the week are chronicled; hereambitious students find a place for their productions,and here, also, students' rights are stoutly maintained.This, of course; at times produces friction between thestudent body and the authorities, but it is healthy.Although the student body may not immediatelyattain their purpose, their action has a steady effectand besides trains them early in those things whichpertain to the good of the University. The time, Ithink, is not far distant when the students will beaccorded a part in the direct control of affairs. It isbeing felt more and more that the relation betweenstudents and college is that of citizen and state, notmerely that of student and teacher.A reference to the graduation exercises may be afitting close to this brief note. It is certainly a day ofjoy to every student when he receives his parchmentand his hood and knows that he has been admittedinto the ranks of, that great body of graduates nowfound in almost every quarter of the globe in promi­nent circles. ,But it is also a day of sadness when theand reconstruction. But wherever theymay be, the'Varsity students never forget their old alma' materand trust never to disgrace her. And that theirendeavors have not been in vain may be seen by aglance at their records in American and Europeancolleges as well as in all the walks of life not distinct­ively .scholastic.858 UNfVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.student puts his pen in his pocket and walks acrossthe campus. It is not the last time he will walk o'erthe campus or tread in the halls, but every day changesthem. The old relations are ended; new students fillin the old places; old friends are not there and manyother things come in to shut him from that world sotrying yet so pleasant; that world of mental revolutionA Trip South.Your correspondent set out for Tennessee on themorning of the sixteenth of April. After one lastloving glance at his text books he drew to the doorand then stood for a momen t in profound thought­had he forgotten anything? No, he congratulatedhimself that he was wholly prepared for the journey.This was at the University. At the depot occurred amatter of psychic interest, his memory became veryproductive; he experienced what the hymnist attrib­utes to the man who finds in the attic his trundle-bed,"a rush of memory." In particular he recalledsmall unpaid bills, such as board and laundry. Ac­cordingly he dropped several postal cards, giving thecomforting assurance that he had left the city indefi­nitely.His correspondence was interrupted by the arrivalof the Big Four train. To the brakeman's traditionaland to what the old lady esteemed an impertinentquestion, "Where are you going? II, he replied, "Cin­cinnati." From Porkopolis, as the vulgar call it. hisroute was directly south to Harriman, Tenn. Butthe Blue Grass country of Kentucky! Its gentlehills, its verdure, its beautiful farms, no wonder theKentuckian sings with such devotion, "My Old Ken­tucky Home." The famous blue grass seemed to meto be for the most part green. Perhaps closer exami­nation will show blue blood in its veins, an illustrationof the influence of the inhabitants upon a country,(with apologies to Buckle).But we were soon in the Cumberland Mountains,crossing the Kentucky river on a trestle two hundredand eighty-six feet high, plunging through innumer­able tunnels and threading our way into Tennessee.Here and there upon the mountain sides are the cab­ins of the mountaineers, men who subsist by odd jobsand primitive agriculture, very punctilious abouttheir "honor," and in no danger of taking offense byreading this article. But they are a brave, hardypeople, and responded sixty thousand strong to theappeals of Parson Brownlow ill defense of the Union.This is a wild, beautiful country, verdure is clothingthe gaunt mountain sides, the red-bud is in blossom,as is also the peach, the apple and the cherry. Theair is hygiene, and, to be alliterative, the water,Hygeia, while within the mountains is coal sufficientto feed the furnaces of the world. In the lap of these mountains is Harriman, with its great Temper­ance University, of which we shall write later.R. M. VAUGHAN.Dekes' Banquet.An Initiation Banquet was given by the DeltaKappa Epsilon fraternity in honor of its new mem­bers. ,At half after eight last Monday evening, aboutthirty members of the fraternity, including the DeltaDelta boys and alumni representatives gatheredaround a beautifully and appropriately decoratedtable in the banquet room of the Hyde _Park Hotel.The profusion of red roses, blue hyacinths and goldcolored tulips enthused the supporters of the triplered, blue and gold banner and called forth, duringthe two hours and a half, much mirth and song. Thefollowing menu, probably, also helped toward thisresult:Blue Points.Tomatoes. Olives.Clear Green Turtle, a la Neophyte.Sherry.Boiled Kennebec Salmon, Colbert Sauce.Surprise Potatoes. Cucumbers.Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast.Spring Chicken Saute ala U. of C;Fillet of Beef ala D. K. '-E.Champagne Punch.Roast English Snipe sur Canape.Watercress.Lobster Mayonnaise.Tipsy Parson Pudding.Strawberrjes with Cream. Ice Cream a la D. K. E.Assorted Cake.Cheese. Crackers.Cafe Noir.After the dinner several toasts were replied to.Those present were: Minard Vaughn, Gale, Chace,E. Walling, R. Dougherty, Bliss, Law, Atwood,Broughton, Palmeter, Harms, Freeman, Wilbur, W.Walling. Anderson, Clendening, Eckhart, Cornell,Hoy, Chas. S. Pike, Samuel McClintock, Brown F.Swift and Dr. Mitchell.The UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY devotes thenumber of February 13th to the glee and mandolinClubs. This number contained an engraving of thetwo clubs and portraits of several individuals. Thecover of this number was adorned with an artistic de­sign suggesting the musical nature of the contents.­Kenyon Collegian.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Dr. Hirsch's Lectures.Professor Emil G. Hirsch is now delivering acourse of very interesting half-hour lectures in KentTheater, Sundays at 4 P. M. The first lecture, April12, was on "The Human Side of Religion." ForApril 19 arid May 3 and 10 the general subject is"Dangers in Modern Life." Next Sunday the servicewill be in charge of the Christian Associations. May3 and 10 respectively Dr. Hirsch will speak on dan­gers " Educational" and "Industrial."Last Sunday dangers "In the Family" were con­sidered. Dr. Hirsch spoke, in brief, as follows:One of the social institutions being attacked inthese days of unrest is the family, the ground-stoneof humail society. Those who attack it allege, forone thing, that the family develops egotism; and it issometimes true, as it is in the effete East, that familiesseek not only gold but titles of nobility.Tolstoi's doctrine of the family is seductive, andfatal to the manliness of man and the.womanliness ofwoman. Tolstoi and his kind misunderstand thewords of Jesus.The family used to be the economic and religiousunit of society. Now, in the United States, it is notuncommon to find the father of the family' a Catholic,the mother a Methodist, the daughters attending vari­ous churches and the sons very likely taking theirreligion out of the bicycle. This condition does notexist so generally in Europe. "I am in doubt aboutthe wisdom of giving rights to woman by law, whichshe now possesses without law, since she is the powerbehind the throne."The tendency to destroy family unity may beaverted by strengthening all that goes to strengthenmorality and religion. There is not such a great dif­ference in religions as some assert. " He who doeththe will of my Father, he is my brother." Religionconsists in doing the will of the Father," i. e., in right­eousness, love and self-sacrifice. "Without the fam­ily humanity will lapse again into brutalism." Thosewho argue otherwise "are preparing the harvest of astorm." The Biblical expression, lOVe shall be ofone flesh," means, ill the Hebrew, more than mereflesh; it means all the relations of the family. Theserelations must be preserved.The Drinking Water.To a few anxious-minded drinkers of "Adam'sale" it may be a relief to know that the water inthe' basement of Cobb Hall is both boiled and filtered,and-that the ice in the tank is put into.a compartmentseparate from the water. ' By this means the numberof disease germs per minim in the city water is re­duced from 927,000,000 to 7,621, a degree of germ lifewhich physiologists say even the weakest system canwithstand. 859A Little While.A little while-and you and IMust bid our friends a last good-by;Howe'er we long. 'tis all in vain,We cannot pass this way again;Our past must be the past for aye.A little while-and you and IMust make our bow and pass on by;Without a word to stop our walk,Without a ban our way to balk;Our hopes, our joys, our all must die.A little while-but why regretThe die that's cast, the seal that's set?When all our acts at last are playedWho then would wish the curtain stayed?Who still would stop to question why?A little while and you and IShall list no more to sorrow's sigh;So strew the roses o'er our way,Sing songs of joy while still you may;A little while and then-good-by.CHARLES SUMNER PIKE.Debs Will Speak Here.Eugene V. Debs has accepted the invitation of theOratorical Association to deliver an address here. Hewill be in Chicago this week and while here will bemet by a committee from the Association to fix thedate, which will be some time this month or early inMay.The newspaper report that the University wouldnot allow Mr. Debs to speak on the campus wasstarted in this way: A reporter for a Chicago eveningpaper called on President Harper and without seeinghim personally sent in a note asking whether thePresident had any objection to offer against the prop­osition of the Oratorical Association. Dr. Harperanswered the note in writing, thus: "None what­ever." Therefore the reporter went back to his officeand wrote a "hot story" about the University refus­ing Mr. Debs permission to speak here.Wednesday's Recital.It has been some time since the University peoplehave been given the opportunity of listening to suchan artist as Mrs. J. Harry Wheeler, pianist, who gaveyesterday's Wednesday recital. Her selections wererendered in a very artistic mariner and the audienceshowed their appreciation by hearty encores. Shewas assisted by Miss Caroline Baenziger, who exhib­ited a well trainedsoprano voice. She was accompa-. nied by Miss Gray. Much credit is due to WardnerWilliams through whose efforts such prominent mu­sicians are brought into our midst each week, andstudents should not fail to avail themselves of the op­portunity of hearing these excellent concerts,860 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.UNIVERSITY OF -CHICAGO WEEKLYPURLISHED 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. AXELSON, C. S. PIKE, J. W. LINN,J. P. WHYTE, ELIZABETH M�WILLIAMS,AGNES S. COOK, W. W. ATWOOD, MARTHA F. KLOCK,J. S. BROWN, M. P. FRUTCHEY,H. T. CLARKE, W. O. WILSON, H. T. WOODRUFF.H. L. ICKES, G. A. SAWYER,ILLUSTRATING BOARD:W. D. RICHARDSON, P. B. ECKHART.H. H. HEWITT,CHARLES H. GALLION,WILBER M. KELSO, BUSINESS MANAGERASSISTANT MANAGERThis paper is president of the Western College Press Association.SUBSCRIPTION RATE:One Quarter, $ 75One Year (Four Quarters), 2 50Office in Cobb Hall. Hours, 8:30 to 5 :30.Address Communications to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY, 58th Street andEllis Avenue, Chicago.Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Chicago.. Ill.ARTICLE8 ON COL- The article on "College Life inLEGE LIFE. Toronto," by Mr. Macl.ennan, ofthe Graduate School, is the first of a series of articleson College Life. Professors Moulton and Triggs haveconsented to write of Cambridge and Oxford, respect­ively.The manager and the captain of theCUP CONTE8T8.track team are certainly to be com-mended for having arranged cup contests for this sea­son similar to those held last year. The contestslast spring were of great value to the members of theteam and afforded an opportunity to those in chargeto learn just what the men could do when at theirbest. These local meets also offered an inspiration tothe men themselves to train harder than if the publiccontests in which they took part bad been limited tothe Triangular and the Western Intercollegiate meets.It is too far ahead to foretell the work of the men inthese different trials but it is safe to say that the en- thusiasm is much greater and the opportunities aremuch larger for better records this year than last.Letter from Shipley.BRINDISI, April 3.My DEAR C-:-Reached Brindisi yesterday (Thurs­day, at 12:30), without accident, except a broken'spoke and a puncture which. did not require repair­ing; was arrested at a place called Foggia by apoliceman in a red cap, and taken to the police sta­tion for riding on the Corso Vittorio Emanuela ; wasliberated after giving my name, father's name, occu­pation and a lot of other truck, and conducted to theoutskirts of the town by an officer of the law. Herea deputation from the bicycle waited on me, and in­vited me to tarry with them several days, and when Ideclined the honor, took me to their club, made medrink their best wine, and then escorted. me on myway for four or five miles. Made Barletta that night,Bari next morning; stayed. there all day; niade Brin­disi, eighty miles, at 12:30,. yesterday. Have spentin actual riding thirty-two and three-fourths hours ingoing 450 miles, an average of about 13.6 miles anhour, which, considering mud and hills, is a prettygood .average. Didn't meet any brigands, and mymoney was still safe in the tubing of my wheel andin my shoes on reaching here; was held up by rainat same place; saw a charmingly pretty girl, but willtell you of my romance later-too long to put on �postal card. Embark for Greece to-night. Steamerfull and my berth is to be cabin table. I am likely tobe first man to breakfast. Hellems is already atAthens, getting in shape for fencing contest and kick-ing at prices. Yours as ever,SHIPLEY.Why' the Grass Turns Green.The Spring Quarter began the first of April. Oneof the men in the University who is enthusiastic onscientific original investigation, noticing that the grassupon the campus has been growing green very rapidlysince the first of the month, and being something of aGarner on the language of all plant and animal1ife,has learned the true cause: the grass has grown greenwith envy, envy at the extreme verdancy of some ofour incoming freshmen. A. C.Good Government Club.At a meeting of the Club of Political Science andHistory last Wednesday evening, a committee wasappointed to arrange for a public meeting, -to be held'probably next week, to consider the· question of or­ganizing a good Government Club in the University.Speakers are now being engaged to del iver addressesat that meeting and an enthusiastic time is expected.\UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.J. Weber Lynn and W. France have been elected tothe Dramatic Club.H. C. Ickes and W. O. Wilson have been pledgedto the Alpha Delt fraternity.Walsh of the Three Quarters Club has been pledgedto the Phi Kappa PS,i fraternity.The Seniors, class of' 96-3, will have their firstsocial function in the club rooms of Snell Hall onFriday evening. May 1St. Every July graduate isexpected to be present.Foster Notes.Miss Bartlett entertained Miss Elizabeth Roe, Vas­sar '95. on Monday.Mrs. Wm. Frick is visiting her daughters, MissFrick and Miss May Frick.Miss Virginia Dodge, Wellesley '92, will spend thecoming week as a guest in Foster..Miss Maude Straight, Wellesley '92, is at Foster fora month. She is doing some reading in the Philoso­phy Library.Professor McClintock led the prayer-meeting onWednesday evening, April 15. The meeting was anunusually pleasant and profitable one.Miss Reynolds was assisted in receiving at Fosteron Monday. by Mrs. William Thayer Brown, Mrs.Harriet Brainard and Mrs. Martha Foote Crow.Delta Kappa Epsilon Initiation.Saturday evening six members of the Three­Quarters Club were duly initiated into the local chap-,ter of Delta Kappa Epsilon. The men were PercyB. Eckhart, William B. Cornell. Willoughby G. Wall­ing, William F. Anderson. Clinton L. Hoy, ThomasC. Clendening. Fully one hundred alumni membersof the fraternity, including several from the faculty,were present and assisted in the ceremonies. Rev.Dr. Clendening, of Aurora, father of the neophyte,and a charter member of the Delta Delta chapter ofthe fraternity when established in the Old Universityof Chicago, was present. 'I'he evening was closedwith a dinner given at the Hotel Holland. The chap­ter now has in its active roll twenty-one members.Misses Paddock Receive.A very pleasant reception was held last Thursdayat the home of Mrs. George L. Paddock, 5451 Cor­nell avenue, most of the guests being members ofthe University. In the drawing-room, which wasprofusely decorated with pink tulips and other flowers, the guests were met. from three to five o'clock, byMrs. Paddock, the Misses Catharine D., Carol andMargaret Paddock, and Mrs. F. B. Peabody; andfrom five to seven o'clock by Mrs. Paddock and herdaughters. Mrs. A. P. Bowen dispensed frappe; therefreshment room, fragrant with daffodils, was incharge of Misses Dunlap, Margery Cooke, Alice At­kinson and May Thompson, who poured coffee andchocolate. In addition to the guests from the Uni­versity there was a large attendance of people fromHyde Park, Kenwood and the north side.Associations.It is expected that Miss Price and 'Mr. Sayfordjointly will conduct the Sunday evening union serv­ice, and the members of 'both associations are urgedto be present and to bring other students with them.Miss Price, international secretary of the Y. W.C. A., is expected to be here next week to conduct aseries of religious meetings for women. Miss Priceneeds no introduction to those who are at all familiarwith the college work of the Y. W. C. A.The graduate and undergraduate sections of the Y.M. C. A. will hold a joint meeting in Snell Hall to­morrow, Friday evening, at 6 : 45. Mr. S. M. Say­ford, so well known for his work among college menduring the last ten years, will have charge of themeeting; Mr. Sayford earnestly requests that everyChristian worker in the student body be present.To A Child.Happy heart of childhood,Skipping down the lane:Nought of care thou knowestAs thou lightly goest �Nought of grief or pain.Happy heart of childhood,Mother Nature's child,Knowing love and beauty:Hast thou dreamed of duty,And life's passions wild?Happy heart of childhood,Nature's kind to thee:Wooing winsome faces,Greeting airy graces,While she frowns on me.E. A. GARDNER.Professor von Holst Improving.A report was circulated Tuesday that Professor vonHolst was not as well as when he first went to Europe,and was on a decline. Mrs. von Holst says in con­tradiction that the Professor is fully as well as whenhe left America. In crossing the Atlantic he was 110tseasick; his old trouble is still with him, but by hispresent rest he is laying a foundation for fully re­newed health and strength. 861862 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.Baseball Sched ule,April 24, Blackburn University.April 28, Rush Medical, West Side Ball Park.April 29. University ,of Illinois.May I, Chicago National League.May 2, Northwestern University, Evanston.May 5, Illinois Wesleyan.May 9, University of Michigan.May 13. University of Michigan.May 16, University of Indiana., May 20, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.May 22, Cornell, Ithaca.May 23, Orange Academy, Orange, N. J.May 25, University of Philadelphia.May 27, Yale, New Haven.May 28, Harvard, Cambridge.May 30, Michigan, Ann Arbor.June 10, Purdue.. June 13: Wisconsin. Madison.Whitings'. 5. University. 4.It took ten innings Saturday to lose the game to theWhitings, but it has taken longer to get over thedefeat. The game really belonged to us, but inexcus­able errors at critical junctures spoiled every vestigeof a chance. The error of Abells in the tenth inningthrew away the last opportunity for winning the con­test, and how it might have been was a mystery of thepast.The game as a whole was a pyrotechnic display ofbase-hits, errors, muffing, fumbling and brilliantfielding, all for one admission. At the end, of thefifth inning it was dollars to doughnuts that the gamewas ours. At the end of the tenth the other fellowshad the coin and we, contrary to expectation, tookthe cakes.Several things besides errors conspired against us.Winston was on the bench and Abells went into thegame with a sore' finger. Gordon Clarke played astronger game at third base than was expected of him,but his inexperience at the corner threw him out of gearin the second inning, allowing a man afterward to reachhome, when the side should have been retired. Sweethad three errors to his credit out of seven chances;he, however, tallied two of the runs, and scoredBrown. Adkinson had one error but it did not figurein the run column. His batting was weak and thesame held true with the whole. team for that matter.Brown was the only man who seemed to catch thedrift of "southpaw" Hollison's inshoots. Sweet andNichols divided the other two hits made betweenthem. Herschberger made friends with the" fans" in thegrand stand by his brilliant running catch of a, diffi­cult fly in thejsecond inning. Jones did great workbehind the bat but was weak with the stick. For all­round playing Brown's work in the field could hardlybe surpassed. His throwing in was perfect and hecovered the field in great style. The twirling ofHenry Clarke should have easily won the game hadhe received better backing as only six hits were madeoff his delivery. The 'Varsity, however, lost thegame at the bat, as both Hollison and Gertenrichwere masters of their art. Daly at first also played agreat game putting out fifteen men. Four men werecaught napping at first and there would probably havebeen others had the supply not been exhausted. Thescore:University 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-4Whitings. . ...•... 0 I 0 0 I 2 0 0 0 1-5First Cup Contest of Track Teams.The first of the series of cup contests for membersof the University track team was held Saturdaymorning on Marshall Field. The success of the eventswas interfered with somewhat by the high wind whichwas blowing at the time.The fifty-yard dash was captured by Burroughs in0.053' 5, Patterson winning second and Abernethy thirdplace. Patterson took the 440-yard run, after a closefinish, Pal meter and Dickerson crossing the finish linein second and third places respectively. The 120-yard hurdle was the closest contest of the day; it waswon by Steigmeyer, in 0.17 4-5, Herschberger finishinga close second. In the mile run McClenahan set thepace until the latter half of the final lap, when Cal­houn took the lead and won easily in 5.04.The one-mile bicycle race and the ro-pound shot­put were handicap events. Peabody caused a surpriseby defeating Bachelle in the bicycle race in 2.27. Theformer's handicap of fifty yards was more than the lat­ter could overcome. Williamson and Hershberger tiedin the shot-put, and on the extra trial Williamsonwon.The events and entries were as follows, the pointswon by each contestant being given after his name:50-yard dash: Time, 0.05 3-5. Burroughs, 12; Patterson,II ; Abernethy, 10; Woolley, 8Yz; Paulson, 8Yz; Mosser, 7 ;Sparks, 6; Flanders.vg : Lacknerv g ; Clendening, 3; Burkhal­ter, 2; Jackson, I.440-yard run: Time, 0.56. Patterson, 18; Pal meter, 17;Dickerson, 16; Drew, IS; H. B. Campbell, 14; Paulson, 13;Walling, 12; Sparks, II; Anderson. 10 j Stowell, 9 j Garrey, 8;Jackson, 7; Watson, 6; J .. T. Campbell, 5; Burkhalter, 4 jNeel, 3; Sass, 2; Peabody, I.rzo-yard hurdles: Time, 0.174-5. Steigrneyer, 5; Hersch­berger, 4; Bond, 3; Sass, 2 ; Neel, I.r-mile run: Time 5.04. Calhoun, 4; Mc Clenahan, 3;Patterson, 2 ; Taylor, I.Putting I6-lb. shot: Handicap, Williamson; scratch, 36 ft.I in. 4; Herschberger, I ft., 35 ft., 5Yz in., 3; Roby , 18 in., 34ft., 7 in., 2 j Bond, 2 ft., 31 ft., 7 in., I.UNNERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.r-mile bicycle race: Time, 2.27. Peabody, So yds., 3 ; Tol­man, 75 yds., 2 ; Bachelle, scratch, I ; Smith and Lynch, 100yds., not finishing.Tennis Association.Unusual preparations are being made by the Tennis-Association for a successful season. It has arrangedfor a new court to he laid out near the courts belong­ing to the Faculty, and is now negotiating with thetenuis association of Northwestern University for atournament to be held about May 1. The associationhas also decided upon another important step-theadmission of women to membership. The tenniscourt next to Walker Museum is to be reserved for theuse of these new members. The tennis team of theAssociation, besides the old members-Messrs. Neel,Bond, Hill, Rand-will consist also of Messrs. Linn,Moffatt, F. And�rson and H. Mac Quiston. The Ex�c­utive Committee also has two new members-Messrs.Hill and Ickes.Rush Medical, 5-University, 8.Tuesday afternoon the nine defeated, on MarshallField, an aggregation of students from Rush MedicalCollege and City League men. Nichols pitched;Gordon Clarke played second base, Adkinson centerfield, Hirschberger left field, and Brown first base.A few good plays were made, and some inexcusableerrors had to be charged up. Adkinson secured ahome run. J ones had difficulty in throwing to second,but Gordon Clarke did his duty when the chance wasgiven him. The score:Rush Medical. •. 0 2 I 0 0 0 0 2 0--5o I I 0 5 0 0--8University. . . . . . . . . . . I 0Athletic Notes.Pennsylvania has a man in the mile-walk who ex­pects to reach seven minutes this year.Blackburn College, at Carlinville, Ill., seems tohave an unusually strong team this year. Theydefeated Shurtleff, of Upper Alton, 23 to 0, and lostto Wisconsin by a small score. They play here thisweek.Wisconsin has a dark horse in the hundred-yards.His name is Fox, and rumor says he can beat May­bury, who has done even time. However, Fox'sfather is much opposed to his running this year. Heis a Freshman.Last Saturday Yale lost to Williams, 5 to 4, on theYale grounds. For some reason the smaller collegesare always quicker to get into form than the big 'uns;but the game certainly showed surprising strength inthe Williams team. They ought to make a strongbid for the championship of the Triangular League.It is said that the students of the University ofWisconsin have petitioned for the appointment of H.S. Cornish as athletic director there. "Twould be agood thing for Wisconsin and the West, should Cor- '863nish accept. Some 'of his methods are open to criti­cism, like his records; but undoubtedly he was apowerful force in the recent development of Westerntrack athletics.The Michigan baseball team had a weird experi­ence in Indiana, if reports are true. They met withunexpected defeat at the-hands of the state university,r r to 10. The game is of no consequence to Michi­gan, but ought to do Indiana University a great dealof good. Sexton accompanied the team as coach.He is said to have signed to play with the Seattle(Ore.) league team; but no one doubts that if neces­sary he will be put in to pitch for Ann Arbor.It will be worth while to watch D. H. Jackson, ofLake Forest, this year. Apparently he was a longtime finding his distance, but apparently, also, he hasnow discovered it. He ought to run in 51 secondsthis year. One does not hear much from Cragin, butit is safe to say he will not get below 4:35 for themile; and 4:35 will not win this year at the Inter­collegiate. Clyde and Palmer of Iowa College arereported as doing round 4:3°; Palmer especially issaid to be six seconds better than last year.Majors and Minors.Miss Williston returned to the University this week.Dr. Donaldson left Sunday night for Colorado Springs.The Philolexian will meet in Cobb Hall, Saturday, at 7 : 30•Professor Capps is conducting a voluntary reading class inGreek.Mr. K. G. Smith is rejoicing in the possession of a new" Monarch."A council meeting was held Wednesday noon in the presi­dent's office.Mr. C. K. Bliss has been appointed the official scorer of thebaseball team.Miss Teller gives an informal reception to her Universityfriends, at her home Thursday evening.A quartette from the Thomas Orchestra will give the musicrecital next Wednesday, S P. M., in Kent Theater.Rev. W. W. Landrum, of Richmond, Va., spoke last Thurs­day at the chapel service about prayer and its answers.The feature of the WEEKLY next week will be a poem byJohn Vance Cheney, with his picture and a sketch of his life.On and after July I, 1896, the fee for an extra (fourth) coursein the undergraduate departments, will be $r5, instead of$ro as now.Professors Judson and Starr lectured last Tuesday evening onsocial reforms before the Union League Club. The topic wasthe Town System.The department of Embryology has now an incubator in fullblast hatching spring chickens. " Robert" is especially inter­, ested in the process.Prof. Albion W. Small has returned from a trip to the east,where he delivered a course of lectures at Richmond College,Richmond, Va. While east he was -entertaiued at Park Hill­on-the-Hudson by Mr. Geo. Eustis Robertson, formerly assist­ant Regist�ar.During his trip east Mr. S. H. Clark gave a reading beforethe Park Hill Club, Yonkers-on-the-Hudson.Mr. Wesley C. Mitchell, '96, had an article in the Marchnumber of the Journal of Poiiticai Economy on the" Quan­tity Theory of the Value of Money."At the annual business meeting of the Missionary Society ofthe Divinity School, held last Thursday evening in Haskell, offi­cers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: President,F. C. R. Jackson; vice-president, H. E. Purinton: treasurer,F. W. Kingsley; secretary, F. D. Elmes. The next meetingof the society, to be held Thursday evening, April 30, will beaddressed by Professor Burton.864 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY.President Harper delivered the address yesterday at themonthly meeting of the Senior Colleges.E. B. Escott, graduate, is corresponding secretary of thePillsbury National Correspondence Chess Association.There is a meeting of Juniors called for Thursday, April 23,in the Lecture Hall to consider the celebration for Academicday.Saturday evening, May 16, has been settled upon as the datefor the Snell theatricals. All the rooms will be thrown opento the guests.Prof. Eij i Asada, late ofthe University, is one of the Chicagodelegates to the Methodist General Conference to be held atCleveland, May 1.The Forum public session will be held to-morrow, Fridayevening, in the assembly hall of Haskell, at 8 o'clock. TheUniversity is invited.Mr. F. D. Elmer, of the Divinity School, has been electedsecretary-treasurer of the Christian Union, in place of Mr. C.B. Williams, resigned.An important meeting of the Junior College, to considerplans for Academic Day, will be held to-day at I P. M., in thelecture room of Cobb Hall.The English Club was entertained Tuesday evening by alecture on " Ophelia," delivered by Mr. Hart Conway of theChicago School of Oratory.The annual triangular meet between Lake Forest, North­western and Chicago will be held on the University groundson the afternoon of Decoration day.Dr. R. C. Eycleshymer, associate in anatomy, is taking atrip to Northern Wisconsin to get material for the Departmentof Anatomy. This material will consist of fish, birds, etc.The ball team marched up to Evanston to see the game be­tween Northwestern and Michigan and then marched backagain. The game had been declared off on account of rain.The WEEKLY acknowledges the receipt of the song, "ALullaby," published by the Clayton F. Summy Co. The wordsand music were composed by Gertrude S. Dorman, formerlyof the University.The April reception of the Graduate Club will take place atthe residence of C. R. Crane, 3736 Grand Boulevard, Fridayevening, April 24, at 8: 00 p. m. All members and honorarymembers of the Club are most cordially invited.Mr. Oliver Chenier, the obliging and popular letter-carrierfor the University, is the proud father of a baby boy, whocame into his home last week. This explains the two by foursmile that has been decorating Mr. Chenier'S countenance oflate.Mr. Howerth, secretary of the class study department, hasshown commendable enterprise in issuing a sixteen-page an­nouncement of the Saturday and evening classes, paying forit entirely by ad vertisements, thus saving the University severalhundred dollars.Prince Wolkonsky's lecture Monday evening at Stein wayHall, was on the subject" Nicholas 1.- Accession of Alexan­der II." Friday evening he will speak on "The Sixties­Alexander II and the Emancipation of the Serfs -. Tourgeniev,Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy."The men's gymnasium is exulting in the possession of a newmirror and hair. brnsh and a clean towel. Various theorieshave been offered to account for the unusual munificence ofthe athletic management, the most plausible one being that therecent hot weather has reminded it that this life does not lastalways. Hyde Park Notes.The Yonng People's Association of the Church of the Re­deemer, Fifty-sixth street and Washington avenue, proposegiving a Unique Entertainment in the Parish House, Tuesdayevening, April 28. The program will be an interesting oneand the musical talent first-class, consisting of Mrs. J. B.Grawe, a pupil of Rubenstein's, pianist; Senor J. Pinedo,violinist; Miss Irvin, soprano; Miss Holmes, contralto; Mr.Charles Lovell, baritone; and Mrs. Beddall, accompanist.There will also be a representation of Tennyson's" A Dreamof Fair Women." The poem to be read by one of the profes­sors from the University and as a finale, John Kendrick Bangs'farce-" The Fatal Message." Also a cafe tier where the" inner man" may find refreshments at a very moderate cost.The proceeds of the entertainment will be used for the renova­tion of the Parish House.Coming Events.April 2S-U. of C. Informal.May I-Senior Class event.May 2-Northeru Oratorical Contest.May 9-U. of C. Informal.May 9-Tennis Tournaments.May 13-Women's Glee Club Concert at Kent.Electric light turned on.May Is-Taken.May 16-SneU House Dramatics,May 3o-Snell House Annual entertainment.Cap and Gown '96 coming out.Ground broken for Biological building.Senior Class events.June 20-Dramatic Club entertainment.Gymnastic Contest.Haskell opened and dedicated.Exodus from Cobb.Senior week.Brink's Express Company makes ten o'clock, one o'clock,:five o'clock and other trains from Hyde Park and vicinity tothe city. This is a great convenience to the University. Thedifferent stations and telephone numbers are given in Mr.Brink's display advertisement. Anyone in the University canreach them by telephoning from the University to the mainoffice at 88 Washington St., telephone Main Express 109. . )To any or all who are interested in gold mining or desire tobecome so, the Consolidated Cripple Creek and West CreekMining Co., of Denver, Colorado, offers specially desirable in­ducements. They want a good agent, one that can offer goodreference. To such a man a good paying position is assured,which will not interfere with a student's work. Offices inChicago are Room 88, 84 Adams street ..