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VoL. XXII. UNION C,OLLEGE·, DECEMBER 13, 1898. No. 11.

Ceetur~ OQ CSI]omas {Jloore. remarkable delicacy of ear enabling him to accotnplish these brilliant results. Michael Monahan of Albany, delivered an He was prince of lyrists. Our literature has unusually interesting lecture on the subject, 11othing :to compare with his works in pathos, "Thomas Moore," before a good sized audience tenderness and joy. Shelley acknowledged him in the chapel last Friday afternoon. Mr. Mona­ his superior, while Coleridge considered his han proved to be a very entertaining ta~ker and lyrics more beautiful than those of any other man. thoroughly a~cquainted with his theme. The Mr. Monahan cited other examples of promi­ Irish poet was treated in a delightful manner, nent men of culture who have testified to the and, as the speaker said, by one who had only exquisite harmony and the simple purity of his the deepest adn1iration for the writings, deeds works.. The Irish people have today lost but and character of the subject of his sketch. The little of the jealousy which is inherent in their speaker considered that Moore was the greatest . very nature, and it is to this that the attacks of of all Irish poets as well as being second to none : his own countrym,en are 1nainly due. of the many fervid patriots of the Etnerald Isle. The satirical s~ide of the poet n1ust not be He was the product of an oppressed people, one underestimated. It must be taken into active of the means through which the feelings of his . consideration in any discussion of his merits. subdued countrymen were found out. He was Moo1·e did not lack the courage of his con­ the idol of the cultured, the champion of the victions. Threats and prosecution in no way lower classes. stopped hi1n in the execution of what was to Thomas Moore was born in 1779, and his life him his duty. He was outspoken, courageous work, as a result was intimately identified with and fearless. His constant, devoted patriotism the Irish struggles for liberty in the first part of placed him by the side of O'Connell, Brian the present century. Endowed with an Boru and other great Celtic patriots. emotional, sentimental nature, he was also The lecturer read in a very pleasing manner possessed of wonderful musical talents. As a a number of apt selections from the poet's result of constant cultivation of these gifts, and works, criticising them both as to their of the fact that he was surrounded by a people good qualities and defects. The lecturer said most fervid in character, it was but natural that the chief criticism against Moore in his " Lalla Moore should have been the great poet and Rookh " seems to be his seerningly exhaustless patriot that he was. The poet's rare skill at store of fancy, felicity and divine confidence, of the piano and his strangely fascinating voice which others would be glad to have a very little., enabled him to feelingly interpret his sweetly '' The life of Byron " was his greatest work worded songs. His bewitching Irish minstrelsy, in prose. No other man ever received such an his strange secret of poesy, his infallible receipt eulogy at the hands of another author. of Irish wit-all combined to make him the Moore was a splendid example in the matter center of an ad1niring public. of his private life. His contentment, his peaceful As a poet and as an author of prose, Moore unswerving devotion to the home ties, both con­ was in a class of his own. No man before him siderably increased the happiness of the home had been able to so effectively combine music and in which he lived. Moore's character was thought. Moore blended the two in a wonder­ noble and generous, and at all times were his l ful manner, his deep tender nature ~ nd his thoughts and actions consistent. Wit, 6 THE CONCORDIENSIS. will and courtesy were at once embodied in hirn : glaciers and its mineral springs can not be and helped to raise biln to that height of , equaled anywhere in the world. The Yukon immortality which he longed for. i:s <70 miles wide at the mou~h and navigable £or The sadness which o'ershadowed his late z,Soo miies, and its tributaries are all nayigable years only. aided to strengthen his character. for several hundred tniles. Alaska is the only As he fel1t his powe~·s gradually passing away, tradt which the has ever purchased he labored only the more zealously. When he which has paid for itself by returns to the United died, it was with tlle sati·sfaction that he had States treasury. It cost $z;7oo,ooo, and thus lived a life fraught with many beneficial results far the seal skins from the seal islands have pro­ to others and espedaHy to the country he so dttced a revenue of $12,ooo,ooo. The I,ooo loved to call his owFJ.. :m~nes of cod hanks along the Aleutian islands are a hundred times 1nore valuable than those uf Canada, and there are also extensive sal:tnoR banks. Im:mense coal deposits a1·e found evetl Dr. Ja<:~sor}'s C~eture. north of the arcti~c circle and one bluff of £ve The last and one of the tnost interesting and sea.ms on the coast furnishes hundreds of tons instructive lectures of the faH term was delivered mined by nature for the whalers. Iron ore, in the chape:l last Friday afternoon by the Rev. ~copper and crude petroleum are among the Sheldon Jackson, D:. D., who was moderator of m1any resources which only await developm:ent. the last general assetnbly of the Presbyterian A gold quarry is ,being worked and furnishes church. His subject was, "Alaska and the quartz for the largest quartz mHl in the world, Klondyke." In introducing Dr. Jackson, Prof. which produces $6o,ooo worth of bullion per William Wells, one of the early tourists and month. explorers in that far north land, repeated a In 1897, Circle City was a growing city of statement that he himself made some years ago log houses but rich finds on the Klondyke in the sam,e place and on the same subject, that attracted its population and long before the news " invented Alaska." William of that bonanza reached the states every claim H. Seward, one of Union's most famous sons, on the river were taken. Experts pronounce when secretary of state purchased Alaska, and Alaska the largest gold belt in the world. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, another son, whom his alma Jackson described the miners and mines at some mater loves to honor, was created for the pres­ length but advised men to keep away from ent period to aid in its development. Alaska as ths cost of living is so great and the Dr. Jackson opened his remarks by saying surroundings are so demoralizing. that Prof. Wells might have gone a step farther, Means of transportation are the great needs for president Chester A. Arthur, another Union of the country. It does not produce food for its man, gave Alaska a government, for it was ten people as it is Lot an agricultural country, hence years after we purchased it before we took it is necessary to import food. It is easily actual possession and established a government brought by boat to points along the river, but over the territory. the cost of transporting it to miners who are The speaker gave a lesson in the geography located some miles back is enormous. Horses of the territory '' not for the students" as he cannot endure the clhnate and dogs are slow stated, '' but for the faculty." Alaska is a land and expensive, but Providence has provided the of constant surprise, in its size, climate and reindeer which is exactly suited to the con­ resources. It has an area of 6oo,ooo square ditions. Reindeer are to the artics what camels miles, equal to that of all the states east of the are to the tropics. The territory fuYnishes Mississippi river. It is 2,200 tniles in length pasturage for millions of these animals which and 1,400 in breadth, and the most western supply all the~ten1poral and physical wants of island of the Aleutians is 1 ,ooo miles west of the jnhabitants. A reindeer can be driven aU the Hawaiian islands. Alaska is the home of day and when turned loose at night will £nd his TltE CON,OORDIENSIS. food under the snow in the shape of tnosses. One of the govern.tnent agents made a journey of 2,ooo miles with a team of r·.eindeer in less · The first concert of the season was .given by than five months. the Musical Association at the Van Curler opera Son1e years ago Dr. Jackson visited the • house, Thursday evening, D~ec. I. The audi­ northern coast of Alaska and found the natiYes ence, while not large, was a representative one starving, owing to the scarcity of whales, their and showed its appreciation of the faithful work ma~in food. He then imported reindeer from · done by the various clubs in prepairing for this s;iheria to supply their needs. . event. Encores were frequent and well merited, At the present the govern.ment ts. support" tng for the selections showed the results of hard sev:erai .schools in Alaska besides those managed and continual prac.tic,e. by the n1issionaries. The various denomina­ The appearance of ou1· victorious football tions partitioned this vast territory between team in the boxes was a pleasant innovation, them and now each has its sphere. The natives and very appropriate on such an occa·sion. are anxious to have their children educated and The clubs are :m:ade up as follows: sorne teachers are oblighed to hold two and Glee club.-Frank C. McMahon, director, three schools per day. Henry Clay, James Braidwood, L. J. Weed, Or. Jackson closed with a high tribute to the · F. L. Greene, H. A. Dyckman, G. M. Wiley, sacri'fi.ce and devotion of the tnissionaries who Jr., D. V. Clute, H. F. Barrett, H. L. Crain, live in the isolated settlements where cotnrnuni­ A. H. Hinman, C. E. Palmer, Jr., A. H. ca:tion with the outside wodd is possible only Robinson, R. M. Eames, R. H. Robinson, F. once a year. Christianity is fast making it safe L. Stiles, Clayton J. Heerrnance. for miners to go to Alaska. Mandolin cluh.-Henry J. McClure, director, W. S. Yates, C. J. Heermance, H. J. McClure, F. M. Davis, Joseph Mark, R. M. Eames, H. fllumf}i ~ote. J. Hinman, L. 1'. Hubbard, F. L. Stiles, C. Lucius C. Rice, ex-~94, was elected to the D. Stewart, C. S. Yawger, G. E. Pike, L. J. office of Treasurer of the State of Idaho, in the Weed. recent elections. He was supported by the Banjo club.-Clarence D. Stewart, director, Den1oc1·ats and silver Republicans. C. D. Stewart, H. J. Hinman, C. J. Bennett, Mr. Rice was born at Riceville, Fulton Co., M. T. Bender, Gardiner Kline, W. S. Yates, N.Y., in 1867. He came to Union college in · H. J. McClure, C. J. Heermance, G. E. Pike, 1890, and left in his second year. Soon after­ C. S. Yawger, L. J. Weed. wards he went te Idahu, and located at St. Anthony, Fremont Co., where he has since been engaged in the merchandise and banking business. He l1as taken an active part in public ll]t ere o 11 e Qi ate. affairs and has shown himself to be an enter­ 'Villiams matriculated a freshman class of prising rnan of considerable merit. ninety-nine men. fllli$OQ-Foote Debaters. The late Elizabeth Townsend Parker, of city, has left the sum of $3000 to be The literary societies have elected their used in founding a prize in Roman law at the speakers for the Allison-Foote debate, which Yale Law school. will take place during the winter term. The students of Tufts college have recently Ketchum, '99, Loucks, 1900, and Winterberg, unanimously voted to abolish hazing and to do 1900, will debate for the Adelphics, and Noel, away with the Greek letter society which has ~99, Wright, '99, and Reed, 1900, for the terrorized freshmen for many years. Philomathians. 8 THE OONOORDIENSIS. = THE 'CONCORDIENS1S.

PlJILISH~D EVERY WEEK DURING THK ,COLLEGE YEAR. :' BY THE STUDENTS OF UNION 00LiLEGE. !: The eleventh annuar banquet of the New ' York city Aiumni .assoctc:~,ti·on of Union College, i' BOARD OF EDITORS. ' was held at the Hotei~ Savoy, December 8. GEO. CLARENCE ROWELL, '99, - E'dltor-in-Chief Before the dinner, there -was a business me:eting JOHN L. SHERWOOD, '99, -- Business Manager of the association at vvh1c:fu. the following offi.cers PHILIP L. THOMSON, 1900, - ... - N!e""Ws Editor , were elected fo1· tire ne:xt year : Pvesident, n GEO:RGE E. RAITT, 1900, - Asst. Bus. Manager : D~ni,el M,. Stimson, '64; first vice-pt1esident, f ASSOCIATE EDITOR. Frederick W. Sewarcl~ ·~ 49; second vke-presi- D. W. PAIGE, 1900. I dent, Charles D. Nott, '54 ; secretary, Edgar S. ~ REPORTORIAL STAFF. Baraey, '84 ; treasu Per, Bayard Whitehorne, A. 1S. GOLDEN, 1901, J. McNAB, 1901, 1: P. L. MERRIMAN, 1901, W. L. SHEEHAN, 1901, '82. Executive cotnrnittee, Charles E. Sprague, I c. P. WAGONER, 1901. '6o; Frank Bailey,. '85 ; G. Herbert Daiey, '92 ; ] TERMS: George T. Hughes, '93; Clarke W. Crannell, ] CoN

sponded to the toast "The New Detnands of a the region covered by the Amsterdam sheet of New 'J'jme.'' He favored expansion and the U. S. Geological Survey. 'The above characte-rized the anti-expansionist as "the reports when published will m:ake a quarto hook of between 350 and 400 pages, containing many prophet ofgloom." sections and illustrations. The ()ther toasts were, "The Union of Lakes, A year ago Prof. Prosser wasappo:inted Chief the Un.ion of Lands, the Union of States, Who of the Appala-chian Division of the Maryland 'Can Sever," Frederick W. Seward ; ,, ' The Geological Survey, which is one of the State Bur:eaus conducted by the 'Geological Depart­ Univer,s.i:ty," President Andrew V. V. Ray- ment of Johns Hopkins University. The Appa- mond; "The Scholar's Response," George ,, lachian Division covers aB of w~estern Maryland Haven J>utnatn; ''Sound Learning/' the Rev. :· :frotn the Blue Ridge to West Virginia, and Dr. C:h.arles E. Jefferson; '·'Union University i1 Prof. Prosser spent last sum met· in the field Men,',. the Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson; HUnion 1 work in that region. The assistants on the · , various divisions are all graduate students of Alumni," Frank Bailey ; ''Union Professors," ; Johns Hopkins University, and last sutnmer on Prof. Maurice Perkins; ''Union Trustees," the the Appalachian division were Dr. O'Hara of Rev. Dr. George Alexander; .,, Union Athletes," C~urthage college, Illinois, now professor of Douglas Campbell; "Union College Days,'' ·Geology in South Dakota Schoof of Mines, Mr. Andrew w. Gleason. McLaughlin of the University of Texas and Mr. Rowe of Union. Two series of reports wiU be Du-ring the evening the College Q..uartette published in connection with this work ; one compesed. of 'Green, '99, Eames, '99, Wiley, called the descriptive, giving the areal geology '99, a.~!ild Hinman, 1902, sang the songs of Old ·: by counties, accompanied by a description of

Union'.. 1 the distribution of the various formations and · and typical sections. The first of these volumes will be the Geology of AU~gany county, by Wor~ of tt}e (ieoloQiGal DepartmeQt. Dr. O'Hara, which is under revision by Profs. Clark and Prosser. The second series of reports The r 5th Annual Report of the State Geo­ is kno\vn as the syste111atic, in which the corre­ logist~ published last su1nmer, contains Pm.4 t I lation and description of the formations will he of a Monograph by Professor Prosser, on the fully considered by periods, :together with the palentology. The first volum~e of this series on class.ification and distribution of the Harnilton the Devonian systetn, by Prof. Prosser and Mr. and Chemung series of New York. The reprint Rowe is in course of preparation, and the mak~s a quarto book of 140 pages, with a second one on the Upper Silurian will be by colot·ed geographical map, numerous structurial , Prosser and Cumings of Union. secti&ns and half tone iHustrations. A paper of : greater local interest in the satne report is one by Prof. Prosser and E. R. Cumings, '97, on the Lower Silurian of West Canada creek and ' The musical association gave the second con­ the Mohawk valley, in which the Trenton cert of the season before the mernbers of the Riverside club at Lansingburgh, last Thursday Falls region and the Mohawk valley from Little evening. The club house was :filled with a large Falls. to Schenectady, is quite fully described. and appreciative audience, and the work of all The department wiH also be very strongly the clubs was uniformly good. In the absence rep11esented in the I 7th Annual Report which of F. L. Greene, the T

\ Cu1t1ings were submitted as theses for special Christlnas recess and will include concerts at ! ho~t()fS in geology, Rowe's being on the geology Newark, Rochester and Au burn, on Dec. zo, 1 of the southern Helderbergs and Cumings' on 21 and 22, respectively. 10

Bradford, '99 ; Cas~y, '99 ; Strong, '99 ; Brown, , '99; Sylvester, ':99; Rogers,. 19oo; Loucks, The first junior hop of the season of '98-99 1900; Tho111son, r 900 ·; Paige, !f90G; Dunhatn, was held on Friday evening, Dec. 9 , at Yates' 1900; Featherstolilhaagh, rgoo.; Pal:m·er, 1900; boat house. Every circutnstanc.e combined to Lawrence, I900; :sitewart, I900; 'Golden, I90I; ' Merritnan, 19or .; Hawkes, 1902 ; Kilgour, tnake the dance a delightful one. Gioscia was , Christi

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, .AT•• SHEE'T MUSIC ORDER·ED DAILY. 254-2:58. State Street. •J ··O• :H::.. · ·N •·s·O ·N·< < 'S. ' '

UNION'S TAILOR, I. LEVINE,...... ~...... 0 • LEADING TAI.LOR •

.A 35 Maiden Lane, Al·ban·y, N·. Y. LARGEsT sTocK. LOWEST PRICES, IJ3 JAY STREET. Intercollegiate Ca.ps and Uowns S. E. MILLER, JR., COTRELL & LEO:RARD, ALBANY, N. Y. MEN's FuRNISHING Goons,

SOLE AGENTS FOR Illustrated bulletin upon application. --THE,-- F. E. DWYER, PROP.,-· e, FIRST-GLASS BARBER SHOP, REGAL SHoE. HOTEL EDISON. College Students Hair Cutting 127 Wall Street, 34-36 Maiden Lane, ALBANY, N. Y. a Specialty. opp. Post O:ffi.ee. EVERYTHING IN UMBRELLAS, R. T. MOIR, .xnr:e at Ttl eEL WEE'S, 17 :No .. Pearl St., ALBANY., :N. Y. BOOKS, FINE STATIONERY .. PICTURE FRAMING, Our $8.00 aZZ silk, guaranteed, umb'I·~Zla can't be beat. WALL PAPERS, ETc. We keep a ftne assortment of Cane11. STEAMSHIP AGENCY..•.• (Joveri,.g and repairing a 11pecialty. 333 State St., Schenectady, .N. r.

J. A. CRANER. W. KLINGLBR. A. L. OWENS .. ~CRAMER.& 80.,~ CATERER, GENERAL PAINTERS, -----UTICA, N. Y. 163 White Street, Schenectady, N. Y.

------~======EASTERN AGENTs:======~----- A:NHEUSER BUSCH ST. LOUIS BEER. .,' TELEPBO:NE 172.-----"-"--, 14 -ADVERTISEMENTS.----

Yates' Boat House. UNION STElM LAUNDRY, GASNE~~~fJ~:S~RLAlN, The lat~gest and best e~uipl'Jed. in the State. _Excel- ! Cor. Liberty and Lafayette Sts., Schenectady, N.Y. 1 ~~:t~-~~!1~, ~a~o!~~~~0~a~~h r~~~~~. for Private :: :taundr;y C~ll~J for and Delirerad ta 111 7Lrt of :~ity I Z9 Front -Street, S CRENE.CT.ADY, N. y. :: A share ·of your patronage is respec:tfullly solicited. AU work collected fo-r at t-i'me of delivery.

COAL UEADQUARTERs•.• FOR... :s.·. ·t-.et·s-on . , . ·a,n·d . . D· ·,11n·l·a·p . • .·Ha·.· . te,.,, The Celeb11ated D. L. & W. T'l'unks, Suit Cases, Gloves, Umbrella;-s, (Janes, Etc. Coal, for sale by V E Ef'l:E 1R 'B:ROS., L. T. :CLUTE, No. II¢ SOUTH CENTRE ST. '• Ratter and Furrier. 2:2 7 State Street.

/1[. }l. Sef{}lFF0RB:, FALL STYLE$ ~ENTLEMAN'~ HAT~

~ PHOTOGRAPHER, 1::. NOW READY. ALSO A C()MPLET1JT LINE OF and dealer in TRUNKS, BAGS, SUIT CA'SES, Came~ras and Photographic SuppUes. UMBRELLAS, ETC. STUDIO, JAY STREET. DOTY, T:HE HATT:ER, First-class 'Work done at the Studio for pnpular prices. Special attention given to out-of-door grouping. 307 State Street.

TALLMA.DG·E, HIGH CLASS E.MBOSSED UNION COtLEGE Qua}ity Ex(lellent. Prices Mod.erate. ~TAILOR. ENVELOPES, 4:2 Maiden Lane, Albany, N.Y. NOTE HEADS, BY THE QUIRE, 100 OR 1000. 2fi~y.iy'(E ~ k)E'StE]\!PE\ZE\, ·~-- Wholesale and Retail Dealers in NEW AND HANDSOME DIES. .... eo}l.L aQd WeeD Lime, Cell!-ent, Plaster, Hair, Flour, I 306, 308 and 310 Union, CHAS. BURROWS, PRINTER, Feed, Gram, .Baled Hay, Straw 209 and 211 Dock St., and Ferti:Uzers. Schenectady, N. Y. 414 STATE STREET. Wm. Doberm·ann,

REGULAR MEALS AND LUNCHEONS SEltVE)> AT HIS :PLACE. Caterer for Weddings, 461 STA..'rE S'l'REET, SCHENECTADY, N, Y. Receptions, etc.

WHEN JN WANT OF -_..., Q\O,LF ~OODS~ p.QQT &ALLS, Ice Cream and Ices STRIKIN

FRIE'DMAN BR.Q:S., VICKFO~J) A BROS., (o/···~··~

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Union Market. Southern Produce, Butter, Cbeese, Eggs,

FRESH FISH, OY81""eR·8, G:LAM8, eTC. Dealers in .All Fresh Meats and Poultry. POTATOES R SPECIF\LTY. ~Game in season. Telephone 38-3.

102 SOUTH CENTRE ST. TELEPHONE 45. ; 602 UNION, COR. BARRETT STS.

Prenoh Oherries, a.u Maraschino. ~liP.,. J: ::E1 ·N C _,... :EJ " S : Belfast,, Dublin and American J. CLEIEN·Ts &CO., VV ~ · ., :' GmgerAle. Unfermented Wine, Olaret Lemonades, -232-234- Imported and Domestic Table Waters. STATE STREET, Hnnyadi Bitter Water. Saratoga Vichy, Kissingen and Hathorn. Schenectady, N. Y. AND ~ESJitAU~ANTI! .. ~~.~ ... SCHENECTADY CL:OTHING CO., •.• THE LE.ADIN G .•• Bl.LLIARDS, POOL AND BOWLING. ONE PRICE CASH CLOTHIERS, HATTERS AND GENTS' FURNISHERS. Cor. So. Centre and Liberty St. . 315 State Street, Schenectady, N.Y. • It· Edison Hotel Building. A.. G. HERRICK• WILSON DAVIS, UNION RESTAURANT, Merchant Tet'ilor. Cor. Centre and Franklin Sts. No. 23'1 State St., SCHENECTADY, N. Y. 21 Meals $3. Pr()mpt Service.

HNI®N eoLLESE Will sell you a new Stove B®OK EX€J1}1N6:E. o:r repair your old one. BICVGirES 11]\ID ~EP7U~I]\IG. All College Texts, Draughting Instruments and Materials, Pads, Pencils and all 138~140 STATE ST. necessary college supplies...... -· _,. ... ·"" .. ,.. ,

BUYE'RS SEEKING THE VB,RY LATEST i .. The. ,.' Novelties in Neckwear : Cygolf Shoe, WILL FIND THEM IN 'OUR NEW FALL STYLES, $3.50 NOW READY FOR INSPECTION.

NEW IMPOR'TATIONS OF

UNDE,RWEAR, + GOLF AND BICYCLE HO.S.E, FANCY HALF HOSE, HANDKERCHIEFS, MU:FFLERS, BATH ROBES, ETC......

NEW MouNTINGS IN SusPENDERS ......

We are manufacture~s of The Crown Shirts, "Known as THE BEST." "The Best KNOW~."

Sole Agents for ___ ...... CYGOLF and J. & M. Shoes. KILLIP & MARKS, Ito. I , 3 a11d 5 North Pearl Street, Cor. State, ALBA·NY, N.Y.

Students will oblige if they will mention this advertisement.