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Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 14, No. 4, November 15, 1897
George Leslie Omwake Ursinus College
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Volume XIV. NOVEMBER 15. 1897. Numbe r 4.
Ursinus College Bulletin EDITORIALS. PUBLISHED TWICE A MONTH FROM OCTOBER TO JULY BY THE STUDENTS OF URSINUS COLLEGE. EVERY student who has been an ob ED ITOR- I N -CH I EF' : server of iootball and of ath letics in gen G. L. OMWAKE, '98. eral at Ursinus in previous years will ASSOC I ATE ED I TORS : agree that there has been manifested a J. KERN McKEE, '98, Literary Contributions. W. E. GARRETT, '99, College News. decidedly better spirit this year than ever STANLEY CASSELBERRY, '98, } L I before. Several things have contributed C. A. BUTZ, '99, oca s. B. F. PAIST, '99, Athletics. to this. The enthusiasm of the players W. M. RIFE, '98, College World. A. N. STUBBLEBINE, S. T., '98, Alumni. themselves, both of the first and second teams, the presence of all efficient coach, BUSINESS MANAGER : W. B. JOHNSON, '98: the zeal of the captains and managers,
ASS I STANT BUSIN ESS M ANAGER : the interest of the professors and alumni, D. E. HOTTENSTEIN, 1900. all have contributed to make the football TERMS : season a grand success. Two full teams ONE COPY, a year, $1.00 have been in the field during the whole SINGLE COPY, . ro season, and the men deserve much credit ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE. for the splendid work they have been Addr",s: URSI NUS COLLEGE BULLETIN, doing. CollegevUle, Montgomery County, P&.. Persons wi:;bing' to discontinue their subscriptions Rhould send * * Immerllnl(> notke oflhe fuel. )llI{lt'r for puhlicatioll, Including IIlpmr;v articles, item.. of WHO was Ursinus? This question has new~ in un," wa,' pl'rlHinlng to UnSINUs COLLEOl':, ami S!)£>clol communi('ntiuns II~ 10 currellt phmwR of hs wOl'k and wf'lffire. will be glnd\;o.· I'eceln~d fl'um all studf:!llts, alumni and Ilrofe~ors been a source of humiliation to many a of the ill!i;lilution. A II contriblltions and changes ill nrh'prtiRlng, to secure prompt stndent of the very institution which altPlllion, must hI' presentt!d or forwarded on or before th~ 15th of each mouth. Rates lor Hdvel'lislng SPilt on arpltcatton. bears the illustrious name. There are
"~ntl·rf·tlilt the pmHoffice ut Collegeville, Pa., a.., second-clas.., still others who do not even know that mUdf r, l\fnrch 16, 1&.5. there was such a man and stare in bewil PRINTED BY THOMPSON BROS. , COLLEGEVILLE, PA. dennent when they hear the name. We T ABLE OF CONTENTS. refrain fr01l1 harshly censnring such, for there are reasons why Ursinus is not fa EDITORIALS, . 3 1 LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS. miliarly known even among students, Christianity, a Potent Factor in Civilization, 32 unless they be special students of Euro Zacharias Ursinus, 33 pean History or of Church History. In COLLEGE NEWS. another column we give a brief sketch of New Apparatus, 35 the life of Ursinns, which we have sum Week of Prayer, 35 marized from the more extended biogra Schaff Society, 35 Zwinglian Society, 35 phy by Dr. Henry Harbaugh in his "Fa V.MC. A., . 36 thers of the Reformed Church." We New Organization, 36 submit it with the hope that it may be Locals, 36 an incentive to still further study of the ATHLETICS, 37 ALUMNI PERSONALS, 38 life of this great scholar and reformer in COLLEGE WORLD, 40 whose honor our college was named. 32 URSINUS COLLEGE BULLETIN. LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
CHRISTIANITY, A POTENT FACTOR IN above suspicion." 'C;:>on such a sea of im CIVILIZATION. Illorality the effulgent light of Christian ity shone forth and illuminated the dark It has been well said that a man's re billows with its purifying rays. The chas ligion is the chief fact with regard to him. tity of the Christians was admired even by No matter what the system of worship their opponents and won many to their may be, whether pagani Ill, Iohammed ranks. \Voman was raised from contempt anism or Christianity, it tells us, to a and degradation to a position of honor very great extent, the nature, the charac and influence. The home, the source of ter and the history of the nations. It all morality, was clean ed. The nation was the peculiar beliefs and feelings al life consequently felt the impulse of toward the unseen and supernatural, this awakening and responded by a vIg which influenceu their habits and action. orous moral growth. Their civilization was 11 igher or lower, Constantine was the first emperor that as their ideas of a deity were lofty or de recognized the steadily increasing influ drading. Their religion was the central ence of the new faith upon society. One point around which everything revolved. of the first fruits of the supremacy of Chris It was, in fact, the epitome of the whole tianity was charity. The wars preceding national life. While this statement is Constantine's ascension to the throne true of any religion, preeminently is it so caused many orphans. The king was of Christianity, which has exercised a declared to be the father of all these chil remarkable influence upon morality, so clrell and the expen, e of their education ciety and pol i tics. was to be defrayed by the state. 1\ow It is almost impossible to realize the for the first time ill history, were founded influence of paganism upon the life and alills-houses, hospitals and orf-hanage~. the morals of the ancients. All forllls of Sweet charity dispensed her gifts with paganism were, at bottom, some phase of la\'i~h hand. SL.l\·ery, while not abol nature worship. In this system of be ished, was ameliorated; the power of life lief, the greatest mystery was that of birth. and death was taken fronl the master; There was not a single one of the ancient the families of slaves were not to be dis religions which was not consecrated by solved when an estate was sold. l\Iild some sensuous rite, and many of them and equitable laws were formulated in by the grossest indecencies. This bane stead of the harsh alld arbitrary mandates ful influence was present everywhere and of some monarch. Order was established entered into the very essence of Roman and peace secured. Literature, art and life. The sanctity of the home was "io science began to flourish anew. Univer lated ; divorce was common and was se sities were founded throughout all Eu cured upon the most trifling occasions. rope. Splendid cathedrals with lofty Cato divorced his wife to accommodate a spires pierced the arch of heaven. An friend; Cresar, his, on account of certaill era of peace and good will dawned upon gossip, saying, "Cresar's wife must be the earth. The presence of these institu- URSINUS COLLEGE BULLETIN. 33 tions and the more substantial evidences but a step for these reformers to dell13nd of their charity had a remarkable influ and in a short time, also to obtain the ence upon pagan society. same form of go\'ernment within their The political influence of Christianity state. In this way the present system of was as marked as its moral or its social representation began its eventful career. illfluence. To it we are indebted for a In spite of opposition Christianity has consolidated public opinion and an effi continued its onward march. It has now cient system of representation. Public become the synon\'1n for the highest type opinion had no influence whatever upon of civilization. It controls customs and the rulers preceding Constantine. But morals and permeates the whole fabric of in his time, the posts and military roads society. Our own America is an avowed kept up communication between all parts ly Christian land and we may pride our of the Empire. What was done at one selves in that fact. But there yet re end was quickly known throughout the main lands which lie in the darkness of entire realm. The church had a COI1l superstition and the thralldom of pagan mon national life and cohesion, so that ism. It is the blessed privileges of Chris it was impossible to touch any part with tian nations to pass the lamp of civiliza out thrilling the entire body. Besides tion to these benighted districts. When this there was an active sympathy he each individual in the family of nations tween the churches of different countries. realizes its duty and faithfnlly performs A famine in Italy was relieved by the it, the day of uni\'ersal sO\'ereignty of churches of Spain and Gaul. In return, Christianity will not be far distant. the captured Gauls were ransomed by Then truly will dawn the golden age and the wealthy churches of Rome. By these the whole world will be converted into means of communication, public opinion one "grand telll pIe of un i versal peace, was moulded and stimulated. whose dome shall be as lofty as the firm On the other hand the churches ament of heaven, as broad and compre throughout the Empire were founded up hensive as the earth itself." on delllOcratic pri nci pIes. The pastors W. E. G., '99. and officers were elected by the people, and these men represented the choice of ZACHARIAS URSINUS. the majority of the members. The peo ple also chose their representatives to the Zacharias Ursinus was born July IS, various councils, which met from time to 1534, in the city of of Breslau, the capi time, to consider the exegencies of the tal of Silesia. His prop:>r family name growing church, and to suggest remedies was Bear, which according to a custom for the evils still existing within the body then prevalent among the learned, was corporate. Thus sprang into being the afterward changed into the correspond idea, that the will of the people should ing Latin title, Ursinlls. In youth he be the pilot of public action. The peo was blessed with a strong constitution, ple were now contented and cheerfully superior talents, an ardent desire for obeyed the laws which they themselves knowledge, and a pious disposition. He had framed. Law and religion became embraced the opportunities of his native allied and not opposing forces. It was town for the development of h is taste for 34 l' RSINl'S COLLEGE BULLETIN.
science and at an early age made marked ery hour of instruction, to present to him, progress in ma thematics and philoSOlJhy. in writing, any points of doubt and diffi In the sixteenth year of his age, he culty, that he might consider them at went to the celebrated university of Wit home and at the next lecture answer tenberg to begin his course of collegiate them to their satisfaction. Feeling the training. H ere he remained for seven \'alue of time, in order that he might year where he particularly excelled in not be disturbed in his labors by lengthy his attainments in mathematics, classical visits, he wrote above the door ofh is study: literature, philosophy and theology. "Friend , whoever you may be, While at Wittenberg he joined himself Whet! you come to me, lIIake your matter short, in \'ery especial and decided love for his Or leave me SOO I1, teacher, ~Ielancthon, who s e de\'oted Or assist me in my work." scholar he also remained during life. Although the author of other valuable After lea\'ing Wittenberg in 1557, be writi ngs, the name of U rsinus is partic ing anxiol;s to carry forward still farther ularly honored and revered as one of the his course of scientific development, he authors of the celebrated Heidelberg Cat started on a pilgrimage, with a view of echism, a book "greater than Reformers, visi ti ng the most renowned uni versi ties purer and sounder than theologians.» of Germany, France and Switzerland. This work he accomplished in connection The expenses of this trip were defmyed with Casper Olevianus, his co-worker and by the senate of Breslau wi th funds frol11 bosom friend. The circumstances under the public treasury. In his tra\'els he which this excellent sYl1lbol ,vas pro became acquainted with many of the d uced, and the char ~ cter of the men who leaders of the Reformation; Cah·i nand were at the same time the organs of the Beza in Geneva, Bullinger and i\fartyr religious age and of the Divine Spirit, in Zurich, and many others belonging to wonderfully conspired in making it the the second generation of Reformers. In flower and fruit of the entire German Paris he perfected himself in the French Reformation. Combining the best from and Hebrew languages. Havi ng returned the teachings of Luther, Melancthon, to Wittenberg in 1558 he recei\'ed a call Z\\"ingli and Calvin, it was yet unlike in the same year from the council of any of these. It had no prototype in any Breslau as teacher in the Elizabethian of the Reformers. Gymnasium. Here he wrote his first He died, March 6, 1583, in the city of book, which was a theological work. Neustadt, where he spent the few last Four years later he was appointed by years of his life, at the age of forty-nine. Frederick III. Professor of Philosophy His colleagues erected a monument to his in the University of Heidelberg, where honor and memory, which very justly upon in the same year he was made Doc pronounces him "a great theologian, a tor and Professor of Theology. Al vanquisher of the present erroneous doc though but twenty-eight years of age, trine concerni ng the person of Christ Ursinus was in every respect ripe, as a and His Supper, gifted with powerful man and a Christian, as a learned 1IIan language and pen, a keen-sighted philos and a theologian. A 1l105t conscientious opher, a wise mall, and a strict teacher teacher, he reqnired his pupils, after ev- of the young.» URSINUS COLLEGE BULLETIN. 35 COLLEGE NEWS.
NEW APPARATUS. SCHAFF SOCIETY.
Dr. H. A. Sayre, Professor of Mathe The work of the society is \'ery en matics and Physics, has recently pur couraging. The members eem to be chased for the college some new appa-' filled with enthusiasm and the literary rat u s for the Physical Laboratory. prod l1ctions show much thoughtful prep Among the most important instruments aration. There are, however, a few mem are a Rowland D' Arsonval Galvanometer, bers who do not fully realize the advan a Holtz-Toepler Influence Machine and a tages of a literary society training. Each four-inch telescope, equatorially mounted. member should feel that he is a constit The latter instrument was imported by uent part in order that the society may Queen and Co., Philadelphia. It is the attain its highest elJd. generous gift of Dr. James I. Good, Dean The following members will partici of the School of Theology. pate in the anniversary next month: J. E. Stone, 1900, Salutatory; J. M. Stick, '99, First Oration; H. G. Kopenhaver, WEEK OF PRAYER. '99, Second Oration; J. M. Whittock, '99, Third Oration; S. Casselberry, '98, The Week of Prayer for the colleges Eulogy; J. K. McKee, '98, Schaff Oration. of America will be duly observed this W. B. Johnson, '98, has been elected year as formerly, and one-hour meetings to represent the society at the 11leeting of will be held in the chapel each evening, the Intercollegiate Oratorical Union in beginning Monday, November IS, and Philadelphia, December 4. closing Friday, November 19. Students The society secured Judge Alfred El· who have attelJded these meetings in for lison, of Indiana, to deliver his lecture, mer years know their value better than "Kings and Queens: or Earth's True it can be told. This year an excellent Royalty," Thursday evening, November corps of speakers has been secured and a IT. splendid series of addresses may be ex pected. The schedule is as follows: ZWINGLIAN SOC I ETY. Monday evening, Rev. H. M. Dyckman, Pottstown. The following officers were elected at Tuesday eveni ng, the regular meeting, November 5, 1897: Rev. R. C. Zartman, D. D., Philadelphia. President, Zerbe, '98; Vice-President, Wednesday evening, Reimert, '98; Recording Secretary, Krat Professor W. J. Hinke. zer, 190r ; Corresponding Secretary, Ap Thursday evening, penzellar, 19°0; Treasurer, Butz, '99; Doctor James I. Good. Chaplain, Kerstetter, '99; Musical Di Friday evening, Doctor James I. Good. rector, Garrett, '99; Editors Zwinglian ('RSINllS COI.LRGE BULLETIN.
Review, Kepler, '98, and Petri, 1900; Corresponding Secretary, A. C. Thomp Critic, Omwake, '98; Janitor, E. Kel on, '99; Treasurer, H. S. Shelley, 1900. ley, '1901. Messrs. C. P. Wehr, '98, and C. D. Omwake, '98, was elected as delegate Lerch, '98, were elected delegates to the to represent the society at the meeting of Convention of the Brotherhood which the Executive. Coml1littee of the Inter was in session in Reading, Pa., Novem collegiate Oratorical Union, to be held in ber II-I5. Philadelphia, December 4, 1897. The new organization wiil in no way The society purchased a new hymn supersede the Seminary Prayer-meeting. book, the Pentecostal Hymns, which is Meetings will be held once a month and an improvement on the old one. The the work, which is peculiar to the Broth hymns are more di\'ersified in their nature erhood, will be more of a personal char and better adapted to the song-sen'ice of ater. the society.
LOCALS. Y. M. C. A.
The BULLETIN wishes you a pleasant The l\Iission Study Class has begun Thanksgiving. work and is progressing very nicely. The splendid course of study provided by The Freshmen have challenged the the Student Volunteer 1\Iovement has Sophomores to play football. been adopted. The class at present nUl1l Judge Ellison's lecture came a little bers eight and it is expected that others too late to be reported in this issue. will join. Information concerning the The rates charged these days at Ursi class may be had from Reimert, '98, nus for the use of bicycles is three cents chairman of the committee, or frolll Om a mile. wake, '98, leader of the class, or from any of the members. O. B. Wehr, S. T., '98, preached for Dr. H. L. Hastings, of world-wide rep the Re\,. L. K. Derr, Reading, Sunday, utation as the great anti-infidel lecturer, ovem ber 7. will deliver a lecture under the auspices The second team received much praise of the association, Saturday evening, No for the way in which they downed the vember 20, at 8.00 o'clock, in the college Royersford giants. chapel. Admission, 25 and 15 cents. l\Iiss Martha Heffner of Huntingdon, Pa., visited her brother, J. S. Heffner, '98, NEW ORGANIZATION. on Sunday, November 7. Everybody should attend the Y. M. C. A chapter of the Brotherhood of An A. lecture this coming Saturday evening, drew and Philip was recently organized by the venerable Dr. Hastings. among the students of the School of The ology. The officers for the first term are The Rev. H . Leisse and wife of Or as follows: President, P. H. Hoover, '98 ; wigsburg were the guests of their son, H. Recording Secretary, O. B. Wehr, '98; U. Leisse, '99, on November 5 and 6. URSIN US COLLEGE BULLETIN. 37
Misses Houck, Steckel and Faust of lowing: Reimert, '98, Shenk, '99, Her Sumneytown visited the latter's brother, shey, 1900, O~walc1, 1900, and Gildner, J. N. Faust, S. T., '98, on October 30. 1900. Prof. Hinke occupied the pulpit in The Ursinus School of Theology was Blandon Union church for the Rev. 1\I. represen ted at the Inter-sel11 i nary M ission H. Brensinger, Reformed pastor, on Sun ary Alliallce \vhich was in session No day morning, October 3I. ve111ber 5-8 at Rutger. Theological Se111- The Sophomore-Freshman cane and inary, New Brunswick, N. J., by J. N. cap difficulty was ended by the latter's Faust, '98. appealing to the faculty. Neither class Messrs. McKee, '98, and Hershey, is thought to have used the best tactic. 1900, were called to their homes recently, Manager Hershey is laboring wisely the fonner on account of the death of a and well in behalf of the Glee Club and brother and the latter on account of the he should have the hearty support of death of his father. They have the sym everybody in his efforts to equip the pathy of their fellow students. club. Dr. Good is in recei pt of a letter from the Rev. Mr. Tollin of l\Iagdebnrg, Ger The "raking party" held by the girls many, Secretary of the Huguellot Society of Olevian Hall had the effect to greatly in Berlin, announcing his election as an improve the appearance of the west end honorary member of the Society, in rec of the campus. The janitor is grateful. ognition of his services as author of the Among the Ursinus students who went "History of lhe Reformed Church in Ger to their homes to vote we note the fol- inany."
ATHLETICS.
The first game on the home field was UrsinllS. Position. Delaware. Hellner right guard Morris. played with Delaware College, October l\lost right tr.c kle l\lullins. 27. Ursinus played a weak offensive :i\Iaslbaul11 right end Constable. Kelley quarter Hartman. game, while the defensive work of Dela \\'altman left half-hack Davis. Bell, Reimert right half-hack \\·olf. ware was good. When within two yards Lerch full-hack Pierce. of the goal Ursinus lost the ball. Both teams were pretty equally matched, so On Saturday, October 30, the first team that when time was called in the second defeated Swarthmore by a score of 4-0. half, neither side had scored. The line The game throughout was the 1Il0st ex bucking of Lerch was excellent. Kepler, citi ng and 1Il0st hotly contested one of Kelley and Waltman played very well. the season. Our boys seemed to play The line-up: with such pluck and energy as can only accolll pany victory. N otwi thstandi ng the Ursinus. Position. Delaware. Kepler left end Baldwin. fact that the yisiting team was a heavier Bodder left guard l\lalwel. one than the home team, the latter fre Kopenhaver left tackle l\1cCabe. Roth centre Hughes. quently held the forlller for four downs. URSINUS COI The ball was kept going from one end of UrSilll1s. Position. Swarthmore. Reintert right half-back O. Jackson. the field to the other in the first half. Lerch full-back Fraquhar. All hope of either side scoring seemed to Referee, Zimmerman. Umpire, Heiges. Lines be in vain, when, having but a few sec men, \\'hittock and Brown. IIalves, 25 and 20 l1lillutes. onds to play, Lerch made a splendid 20- yard rnn and thus scored the only touch The second team played a game on down of the game. The ball was not October 28 with the Jo rristown High caught on the pnnt ont. School. Our men played a very good In the second half Swarthmore began game, but their opponents were too strong to make a desperate struggle for victory, for them and they returned with a score but lost on fumbles. Ne\'ertheless she of 10-0 in favor of the High School. played a qnick game and \yas at one time Reimert, Kepler and Rapp did good work within eight yards of Ursinus' goal, but and the line held well, so that few gains could ach-ance no further on acconnt of were made th rough it. The defeat was the solid resistance on the part of the cansed by the second team failing to home team. Harper and Taylor of brea'k up Norristown's interference. Swarthmore played well, while Kopen The last game of the second team was haver, Lerch and Brutus excelled for Ur played with the Royersford Ath letic As SIl1US. The line-up was as follows: sociation on November 6, in which Ursi nus Second won, the score being 12-0. Ursinus. Positions. Swarthmore. Kepler left end Harper. The Royersford team was considerably !{openhaver left tackle 1\1c Vaugh. hea\"ier than the home team. Ursinus Bodder left guard Downing. Roth centre Booth. conld not make any gains through the Heffner right guard D. Jackson. Brutus right tack Ie Miller. line, but made long ones around the ends. \Valtman right end Verlenden. Reimert and Lentz made good gains and Kelley quarter-back May. McKee left half -back Taylor, Smyth. the whole game was an interesting one. ALUMNI PERSONALS. '74. Rev. A. E. Dahlman, D. D., is '84. Rev. P. W. Snyder, A. B., has pastor of the largest congregation of the charge of fom churches in the state of Reformed Church in the United States. Ohio. His address is Bremen, Perry His address is 7I Locust St., N. Y. county. '77. Rev. Jas. W. 1\Iabry, A. 1\I., of '84. Rev. John A. Keiper, A. B., is Cherryville, Pa., lately assisted Field Sec pastor of the U. B. church at Meyerstown, retary Jones in securing a subscription of Pa. He has beell successful as a minis $rroo in one of his churches toward the ter and is one of the strong men of his sesqui-centennial endowment fund of Ur denoll1 i nation. sinus College. '88. James L euba, Ph. D., has been '81. Rev. Prof. George Stibitz, Ph. D., appointed Professor of Psychology and is pastor of the Presbyterian church at Philosophy at Bryn Mawr College, with Glen Olden, Delaware county, Pa. a year's leave of absence for study abroad URSINUS COLLEGE BULLETIN. 39 in preparation for his work at Bryn Mawr. second year to accept the call to Grace Dr. Leuba has achieved success as an in Reformed church, Hazleton, Pa. vestigator in the field of Psychology and In his short pastorate at Hazleton he gives promise of a successful career as an fully gained the affection of the people i Ilstructor. to whom he was called to minister. "But '88. The congregation at Myerstown in the morning of his pastoral work, de tendered their newly elected pastor, Rev. voted to his calling and with the zeal and J. Lewis FInck, and his wife a reception, ambition of a man who had reason to feel expressing the good will and cooperation that he had been specially selected for of the mem bers to brother Fluck on his the duty assigned in the vineyard of the introduction to his new pastorate. Lord, he was stricken down. Taken from kith and kin and removed from the '93. Rev. Marsby B. Roth, S. T., people with whom he had hoped to spend is pastor of Trinity Reformed church, his life's work, the inexorable edict of the Hanover, Pa. His work has prospered Almighty is humbly bowed to, and the and he is looking forward to the day when decree accepted with obedience and 11U the last mortgage on the' property of mility." which he has charge will go up in smoke. The services were held in Grace Re S. T., '94. Rev. F. N. Bleiler was formed church and were conducted by married to Miss Annie E. Frock, of East the Rev. A. M. Masonheimer, D. D. Rev. Coventry, on Saturday, October 30. Rev. Rulof and Rev. C. H. Brandt, '90, George H. l\Iiller of Shenkel's Reformed preached the sermons. church performed the ceremony. After the services at Hazleton his body Rev. Bleiler has resigned the pastorate was removed to Mahanoy City, his home, of Browllback's Reformed church on ac where services were held ' in St. Paul's count of fail ing health. Reformed church, and where interment '96. Rev. Ross F. Wicks, S. T., be· was made. sides carrying forward aggressive church The fo llowing are resolutions adopted work ill the congregation of which he by the Lrsinns School of Theology: has charge. is achieving new snccesses WHEREAS, It pleased God in his divine prov on the lecture platform. His address IS idence:' to cal1 home to his eternal rest Rev. H. F. 123I W. 5th St., Dayton, Ohio. Witzel, A. B., after a short but faithful service in the ministry of Jesus Christ, therefore, be it Resolved, That we express our most profound sympathy to his bereaved widow and sorrowing HENRY FREDERICK WITZEL. friends in this their hour of sore aflliction, and pray that t he God of al1 wisdom and mercy may heal their broken hearts. It is Ol1r sad duty to incll1de among Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be for the nU11lher of our alu1l1ni who have been warded to the wife of the deceased, and also be called by God to a blessed immortality published in one or more of the Reformed Church Henry Frederick Witzel, of the class of papers. CHAS. D. LERCH, '94· O. R. FRANTZ, With every promise of a useful and J. W. GILDS, blessed ministry he left the Ursinus Committee. School of Theology at the close of his 4° URS INllS COLLEGE BULLETIN. COLLEGE WORLD. 119 BOYS were admitted to Girard Col NlJS COLLEGE BULLETIN I S pl aced on lege in Septem ber. their mai ling lists. SWARTlTlIfORE has introd uced a course TIm article on L ee at Gettysburg in in experimental psychology. Till" IUlflt!cllberg is open to criticism. THE ed itor of the Spectator has g ive n The author's treatment of the subject much space to literary matter. does not indicate a thorough acquai ntance SOME of our exchange are without an with the life and character of Lee as he ad\'ertisement of the coll ege which they impresses the impartial historian of today. represen t. AUTUMN poets are numerous among our excha nges. Two sam pIes foll ow : OUR sister of the Slll/bealll will please note that we are TIlE URSINUS COLI.EGE o that my life may be full and complete, With a knowledge of joy and of sorrow; Bl'LLETIN. That the harvest may be of good deeds replete; A anti-tobacco war is on at Brown That my soul may find peace on the morrow, When into 111y life October comes stealing . U ni\'ersityand an anti-prohibition war K ilikilik. at Princeton. October, magic month, is here; THE attenda nce at the various institu Cool are her days, but fine and clear. '~r i s she who paints her various hues tions of learning shows an increase over O'er nature, and her coat renews. that of last year. Behold on every vale and hill Each brilliant leaf; its flaming red "THE Ethical Value of the Drama" is Reveals October's hand and will. the subject of a well written arti cle in Ti,e Crescellt. the October Dz'ckl·I/Soniall. W E clip the following on the origin of I F our aesthetic judg ment be not at the name Princeton frol11 the Pluladel fault the blue and black cO\'er of the pfu'a Press: Gettysburg-iall does not constitute the Up to ancI a little after the year 17°0, beautiful. the whole region between Stony Brook, ANY person interested in the details of where General 'Washington fought the United States history will do well to read battle of Princeton, and the pbce where "York the Capital of the United States," it empties into the l\Iillstone, was called in the Orange alld lVIII/e. Stony Brook. In 17ll, Henry Prince, of Piscataway, boug ht 200 acres of land THE two Dickillsonialls, the irvillg north of Nassau Street, as it is today, and Sketclz Book, the Jiercersblfrg JUolI/My let part of it out for residences. Soon ancI the Norlllal School H erald come to after the people in the locality increased ns from the Cumberland Valley. in number, and it was called "Prince's A NUMBER of college publicati ons Town." In 1745, this name was changed which receive the B ULLETI, , fai I to ex to Princeton. So Princeton is not named change. W e believe this is merely a re after William, Prince of Orange, as is sult of oversight and kim]] y ask contem generally supposed, but after Henry porary editors to see to it that the URSI- Prince, of Piscataway.