TEftMS: SI .25 per annum in advance. PENNSYLVANIA (OLLEGE -^MONTHLYI GETTYSBURG, PA. s VOL. XII. No. 4. CONTENTS : EDITORIAL NOTES 117 ALUMNI PERSONALS 136 Commencement Schedule—Senior Honors and LITERARY NOTICES 142 Assignments—Dr. Stanley's Lectures—Editors and Managers Elected—-Commencement Rates PERIODICALS AND PAMPHLETS 145 at Springs Hotel—Brua Memorial Chapel—Cat­ GENERAL COLLEGE NEWS 147 alogue for i887-'88—Progress of the New Build­ ing. OBITUARY RESOLUTIONS 148 WHAT ALUMNI AND FRIENDS SAY.. 122 TOWN NOTES 149 ON THE D EATH OF ALTEN SCHMELL I 24 COLLEGE LOCALS 150 THE GLORY OF HUMAN LIFE 125 '88 HONORED 154 POE'S POETRY 129 OUR "LAST CHAPTER" 155 THE NEW PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE, DUES RECEIVED 156 GETTYSBURG 135 3^MAY, 1888.^^0 —«*wWS*/i& ^£)# GETTYSBURG: J. E. WIBLE, STEAM PRINTER, CARLISLE STREET (SECOND SQUARE). 1888. CHAMBERSBURG.ST. GETTYSBURG. PA. -AJULOS ECKERT, DEALER IN HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, AND GENTS' NOTIONS, GETTYSBURG, PENN'A. J. 8.QM£=>. 00S& <£•l4Vt& ®aAu6te gfyvadly §>voo4vd/ §)i penngjivfinia College BjonlflJ. P. M. BIKIJE, Editor. ASSOCIATE EDITORS:, ' | BUSINESS MANAGERS : G D. STAHLEY, Alumni Association. P. M. BIKLE, Chairman. ROBERT G. BANNEN, Philo. Society. JOHN F. SE1BERT, Phrena. Society. DAVID S. HOOVER, Phrena. Society. I U. S. G. RUPP, Philo. Society. TERMS : $1.25 per annum in advance; single copies to subscribers 15 cents, to others 20 cents. Address all communications to the Editor or to COLLEGE MONTHLY, Gettysburg, Pa. VOL. XII. GETTYSBURG, PA., MAY, 1888. No. 4. EDITORIAL NOTES. SCHEDULE.—The following is the order of exercises for J/ Commencement Week: June 24. Baccalaureate Discourse by A. C. Wedekind, D. D., '46, New York City—10.30 A. M. June 24. Discourse before the Y. M. C. A. of College, by Rev. J. A. Singmaster, A. M., '73, Brooklyn, N. Y.~7.45 p. M. June 25. Address before Alumni of Theological Seminary, by Rev. W. E. Parson, A. M., '67, Washington, D. C.—7.45 p. M. June 26. Senior Class Day Exercises—2.30 P. M. June 26. Graduating Exercises of the Seminary—7.45 P. M. June 27. Meeting of Board of Trustees in College Chapel—8 A. M. June 27. Junior Exhibition—9 A. M. June 27. Alumni Reunion and Dinner—1 P. M. June 27. Laying of Corner Stone of New Building and Address by J. G. Morris, D. D , LL. D., Baltimore, Md.—4 p. M. June 27. Ground Breaking for Brua Memorial Chapel and Address by W. M. Baum, D. D., Philadelphia, Pa.—4.45 P. M. June 27. Address before the Alumni of College, by Prof. S. C. Wells, Ph. D., '49, Salem, Va.—7.45 P- M. June 27. Annual Meeting of the Alumni—After Address. June 28. Commencement Exercises—8.30 A. M. 15 I 18 EDITORIAL NOTES. [May A FTER the final examinations of the Seniors, which began /on Monday, May 21st, and ended on the 23d, the Faculty met and made the following assignments of honors, special ap­ pointments and subjects: HONORS ASSIGNED. John Aberly, Gilberts, Pa., . • . First Honor. D. Frank Garland, Centre, Pa., .... Second Honor. Leander Goetz, Greencastle, Pa., . ~l .,»,,, TT . ,n > . ThirdHonor. Frederick E. Metzger, Hagerstown, Md., I John J. Hill, Leechburg, Pa., Fourth Honor. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS. John Aberly, Latin Salutatory. D. Frank Garland, Valedictory. SUBJECTS ASSIGNED. John H. Beckley, Asa Gray, the Christian Scientist. L. Scott Black, Schools as Nurseries of Patriotism. S. U. Daugherty, .... The Christian Conception of Property. J. Milton Francis, Disfranchisement for Crime. William E. Fry, Science in Religious Education. Leander Goetz, The Veteran of our Civil War. William H. Harding, The Courage of Cicero. John J. Hill, Duty as a Motive. Charles A. Hoy, • Heredity. J. Harry Main, The Right of Petition. Fred'k E. Metzger, Energy an Entity. J Calvin Reighard, The Just Scales. Howard C. Rouzer, Weapons Used in War. Howard P. Sadtler, Tolerance and Its Compensations. John E. Weidley, Limitations to Natural Law. 'NHE alumni editor of the MONTHLY has been politely asked 7 by the college lecturer on hygiene, that he be allowed space on the editorial page to make a few remarks. Now, as alumni editor, and jealous of the prerogatives of the editorial position, we told him we could not permit such sacrilegious trespass, but that if he had anything to say, we would cheerfully communi- 1888.] EDITORIAL NOTES. 119 cate it, editorially, to the readers of the moNTHLY. This prop­ osition was gladly accepted. In conformity, therefore, with this agreement, the lecturer desires us to say that his recent visit to Gettysburg was more than satisfactory. He had the pleasure of meeting as intelligent and attentive a Freshman class as, he be­ lieves, any American college can produce. The Sophomores, being impelled by a laudable desire for information, nicely bal­ anced by that other desire, more or less laudable, to give their minds a rest on other studies, had also secured the consent of the Faculty to attend. The occasional presence of Juniors and Se­ niors also added dignity and interest, and made the whole affair very mutual and very enjoyable. The close attention given, the personal courtesies accorded, and the questions asked of the lec­ turer after hours, seemed to indicate a genuine and growing in­ terest in the subjects treated. The lecturer regrets that at one time his language became so graphic as to cause one of his au­ ditors to faint, but he was pleased to observed that one of the class knew how to care for such cases, although the talk on "accidents and emergencies" had not yet been given. The lecturer made use of the Wednesday afternoon at his disposal and paid a visit to Philo. Society hall. He represents that he was most cordially received, and had a royal good time with the boys. He believes that "literary society interest" is well maintained, and that valuable work is being done. The improvements in the college chapel and on the campus, and the unprecedented activity in the town, in the way of build­ ing new structures and repairing old ones, were all observed with great pleasure. But the lecturer considered the completed foundation wall of the new college building as the most import­ ant and significant feature within view. And in this we em­ phatically agree. The impetus of the new movement is evidently increasing, and such a munificent gift as the Brua Memorial 120 EDITORIAL NOTES. [May Chapel will stimulate other generous hearts to make memorial offerings. The hygiene talker thanks us for the privilege of occupying, by proxy, this memorial page, and insists he has nothing further to say, except to thank President McKnight for faithful compli­ ance with the original terms of the contract between them,; which stipulated that the lecturer should have nothing as his first year's salary, and that this amount should be doubled, with mathematical exactness, year after year. s. S^OON after our last issue, in accordance with our suggestion, J) the Literary Societies elected their Editors and Business Managers for the MONTHLY, with the following results: EDITORS. David S. Hoover, Phrena. Robert G. Batmen, Philo. BUSINESS MANAGERS. U. S. G. Rupp, Philo. John F. Seibert, Phrena. With sincere thanks to the retiring members of the MONTHLY staff for their faithful and efficient services, we most cordially welcome the new men to their new duties. They will find enough to do and we believe they will do it well. ISIT0RS to Commencement this year will find ample hotel 7accommodations, notwithstanding the increased number ex­ pected on account of the corner-stone laying. We take pleas­ ure in announcing that Major F. W. Coleman, proprietor of the Springs Hotel, will entertain those who come for the college exer­ cises at the rate of $2.00 per day—reduced for the occasion to town rates. This low rate will continue till Thursday evening, June 28th. The omnibus of the hotel will convey the college guests to and from town at the ordinary rate of street car fare 5 cents each trip. We appreciate this offer from Mr. Coleman, and hope many will go to the Springs. 1888.] EDITORIAL NOTES. 121 JgRlJA MEMORIAL CHAPEL. May 2d, Dr. Hay re- Jceived a letter from Lieut. Col. John P. Brua, of Philadel­ phia, announcing his subscription of $15,000 for the erection of a chapel on the college grounds, to be known as the "Brua Me­ morial." He does this in honor of his parents, Peter Brua and Catherine Rupley Brua, who were faithful members of Zion Lu­ theran Church, Harrisburg. Dr. Baum was the first to announce Col. Brua's purpose of contributing something to the College, and, at the suggestion of Dr. McKnight, mentioned to him the propriety of building a memorial chapel, which met with his ready approval, and he at once announced his purpose to Dr. Hay, who also had written him on the subject. Col. Brua is a brother-in-law of Hon. Simon Cameron, and is now on the re­ tired list of the U. S. Army. The site selected for the Chapel is in the southern part of the campus and Architect Dempwolf is preparing a plan for it. Thus the present year is further sig­ nalized, and one thing more is added to make it, as we said last month, the beginning of a new era in the College's history. ^HE catalogue for 1887—'88 was issued about two weeks ago. 7 It presents an attractive appearance and makes a good showing for the College in the number of students. There are 12 Post-graduates, 17 Seniors, 30 Juniors, 35 Sophomores, 37 Freshmen, and 62 Preparatorians, making a total of 193.