VOL. II., NO.3. WHOLE NO.7. NOVEMBER, 1893. QUARTERLY CALENDAR OF The University of Chicago FOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I PART II RECORDS ANNOUNCEMENTS THE UNIVERSITY IN GENERAL, - - 2-18 TIm UNIVERSITY IN GENERAL, - - 61-63 The Autumn Oonvocation and Opening of The Winter Oonvocation and other Meetings Walker Museum: Pr-izes and Fellowships The Sermon (text only) Holidays, etc. The Address Reqistraiion. and Examinations .� Mr. George C. Walker's Address THE UNIVERSITY PROPER, - - 64-95 The President's Response Announcement of Oourses, for 1893-94, offered 'I'he Quarterly Statement of the President by the Faculties of Arts, Literature; and Honors Awarded Science Important Official Actions by Tr-ustees Announcement of Courses, for 1893-94, offered l!ew Appointments to the University in the Divinity Schools Appointments of Members and Gr-aduates THE UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL AND SEMI-OFFICIAL of the Unive'J"sity in other- Institutions ORGANIZATIONS, - 96-98 The Union and other Societies - - University THE UNIVERSITY PROPER, 19-57 The University Ohapel Directory of Officers and Instructors, in­ The University Employment Bureau cluding Fellows The Students' Fund Society and Students: . Dir-ectory Olassification of Graduate School Students THE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DIVISION, 99-105 Divinity School Students Lecture Study Depar-tment University College Students Olass- Work Depar-tment Academic College Students Correspondence Depar-tment Unclassified Students �ibrary Department Summary TrQ;ining Department Oonstituency of Olassee in all the Schools TIME SOHEDULE, - 106-107 THE UNIVERSITY 58-60 PRESS, EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMISSION, Contents of Jour-nals 1893, 108 Books Publi$hed STATED MELTINGS, DEOEMBER'1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, 50 CENTS PER ANNUM� SINGLE COPY, 15 CENTS CHICAGO m:be lltnibet£1itl1 �Ufj£1 Jlf Q!�ica!lJl 1893 . CALENDAR FOR 1893-4. July 1. Saturday THE SUMMER QUARTER is omit- Jan. 8. Sunday THE CONVOCATION SERMON. ted in 1893. Sept. 26-28. Tuesday AUTUMN EXAMINATIONS for ad- Feb. 1. Thursday LAST DAY for handing in Theses Wednesday mission to the Academic for the Master's Degree, to Thursday Colleges. be conferred at the April Convocation. Sept. 29-30. Friday REGISTRATION of students for Saturday the courses of the Autumn Feb. 10. Saturday WINTER MEETING of the Uni­ Quarter. versity Union. Oct. 1. FIRST TERM of Autumn Sunday Quar- Feb. 11. FIRST TERM of Winter ter Sunday Quarter begins. ends. Oct. 2. Monday AUTUMN MEETING of the Uni- versity Convocation. Ma­ Feb. 12. Monday SECOND TERJ.\{ of Winter Quar- triculation of new students. ter begins. Nov. 10. Friday MEMBERSHIP ELECTION in the Feb. ,22. Thursday Washington's birthday; a holi­ University Houses. day. Nov.Tl, Saturday, FIRST TERM of Autumn Quar­ Mar. 21-23. Wednesday SPRING EXAMINATIONS for ad- ter ends. 'I'hursday mission to the Academic Nov. 12. Sunday SECOND TERM of Autumn Quar- Friday Colleges. University exam­ ter begins. inations for the Spring Nov. 18. Saturday SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CONFER­ Quarter. ENCE at the University of Mar. 25. Sunday SEOOND TERM of Winter Quar­ Chicago. ter ends. Nov. 24. LAST DAY for in Friday handing regis- Mar. 1. Recess. tration cards for the Winter 26-Apr·. Quarterly Quarter. April 1. Sunday FIRST TERM of Spring Quarter Nov. 30. Thursday Thanksgiving Day; a holiday. begins. Dec. 9. Saturday AUTUMN MEETING of the Uni­ April 2. Monday SPRING MEETING of the Uni- versity Union. versity Convocation, Matric­ Dec. 20-22. Wednesday WINTER EXAMINATIONS for ad­ ulation of new students. Thursday mission to the Academic LAST DAY for receiving applica­ Friday Colleges. Universityexam­ tions for fellowships. inations for the Winter Quarter. May 12. Saturday FIRST TERM of Spring Quarter ends. Dec. 23. SECOND TERM of Autumn . Saturday ' Quar- SPRING MEETING of the Univer­ ter ends. sity Union. LAST DAY for handing in Theses for the Doctorate to be con­ May 13. Sunday SECOND TERM of Spring Quarter ferred at the April Convo­ begins. cation. May 30. Wednesday Memorial day; a holiday. Dec. 24-31 Quarterly Recess. 1894. June 20-22 Wednesday SPRING EXAMINATIONS for ad- Jan. 1. Monday FIRST TERM of Winter Quarter Thursday mission to the Academic begins. Dedicatory Exer­ Friday Colleges. cises of Kent Chemical June 23. Saturday SECOND TERM of -�pring Laboratory. Quarter ends. LAST DAY for receiving papers in competition for the E. G. July 1. Sunday FIRST TERM of Summer Quar- HiRSCH Semitic Prize. ter begins. Jan. 2. Tuesday WINTER MEETING of the Uni­ J-uly 2. Monday SUMMER MEETING of the Univer­ versity Convocation. Ma­ sity Convocation. Matric­ triculation of new students. ulation of new students. The University is situated on the Midway Plaisance, between Ellis and Lexington Avenues, and can be reached by the Oottage Grove cable cars (from Wabash Avenue), or by the Illinois Central Railroad, to South Park station. There is a Western Union telegraph office at the University. The Telephone number of the Unioersituis Oakland-BOO. It will be sUfficient to address any correspondence relating to the work of the University to THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, ." CHICAGO, ILL. PART I --RECORDS. -.,;';'7 TIIE PROOEEiJINGS OF THE FOURTH UNIVERSITY OONVOOATIOB AND THE DEiJIOATORY EXERCISES OF T!IE WALKER MVSEUlJII, OCTOBER 2, -1893. THE OONVOOATION SERMON: THE HERO OF OOMMON LIFE, OOTOBER 1, 1893. The Convocation Sermon was preached by Reverend S. J. McPherson, D.D., from Romans i, 5-6.* THE CONVOCATION ADJJRESS: SOME HIGHER ASPECTS OF EVOLUTION. By PROFESSOR HENRY DRUMMOND, LL.D., of the University of Glasgow, (Scotland).'] MR. AND FELLOW S'ruDENTs: PRESIDE1'lT, to any specific process of Evolution-the Evolution or I propose to offer in this address, and with the great­ a Darwin, a Spencer, a Haeckel, or a Weismann-but est diffidence, a few remarks on the theory of Evolu­ of Evolution as a whole, of Evolution as an all-embrac­ tion.. ing category of thought, a theory of the world, a The eye of a University, busy in all thoroughness, standpoint, a generalization of all that is. with its detailed lines of instruction, can never rest It has been a great misfortune not only for science, only on its own class-rooms. From time to time it but for the whole progress of knowledge, that men have must sweep the world, scanning the whole horizon for f30 largely failed to observe this distinction between Evo­ intellectual movements, watching, in part as critic but lution as a large generalization, and specific applica­ not less �s herald, the later growths of thought, and tions or theories of the process. Mainly owing to the absorbing whatever is vital and sure into its future fact that the theory of development became known to work and ideals. And in this noble building, dedi­ the popular mind through the limited form of Darwin­ cated this evening to Science, and destined to be en­ ism, the whole subj ect began out of focus, was first seen riched with objects which will reveal to coming by the world out of focus, and has remained out of focus generations the works of nature in orderly succession, to this present day. Men gathered the idea that the it may pot be inappropriate to speak of that great Evolution theory meant the development of man from thought from which their order comes, that last great the ape, regardless of the fact that apes and men are key to Creation which it is one of the highest func­ not the only objects in the universe, that even in the tions of a museum to illustrate to the world. Evolution of man the ape is but one of a thousand Let it not be thought, nevertheless, that these words links and by no means the most important; and of preface are an apology for anything rash. I have further, blind to all that has entered into man since no new constellation to' report. Evolution is far too the ape, and which distinguishes him toto ccelo from old a thing to be tarnished by the fatal epithet new, every animal that ever was. No Evolutionist is com­ and far too great a thing to b� limited by the word mitted to Darwinism or to any other theory of how constellation. For the Evolution of which I would the process has been brought about. For no living mainly speak is not the evolution of any specific thing thinker has yet found it possible to account for Evo­ -a plant gr animal, a species or a star; nor do I refer lution. Mr. Herbert Spencer's famous definition of * At the Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, 8: 00 P.M. t Delivered in the Walker Museum. 3 THE QUAR7 ERLY CALENDAR. Evolution as "a change from an indefinite coherent nature of his calling, the mere tools of his craft, his heterogeneity to a definite coherent heterogeneity understanding of his hourly shifting place in this through continuous differentiations and integra­ always moving and ever more mysterious world, must tions"-theformula of which the Contemporary Re­ be humble, tolerant, and undogmatic. viewer remarked that "the universe .may well These, nevertheless, are cold words with which to have heaved a sigh of relief when, through the cere­ speak of a Vision-for Evolution is after all a Vision­ bration of an eminent thinker, it had been delivered which is revolutionizing the World of nature and of of this account of itself"-is simply a summary of re­ thought, and, within living memory, has opened up sults, and throws no light, though it is often 'supposed avenues into the past and vistas into the future such to do so, upon ultimate causes. While it is true, as as science has never witnessed before. While many of Mr. Wallace says in his latest work, that "Descent the details of the theory of Evolution are in the with modification is now universally accepted as the crucible of criticism, and while the field of modern order of nature in the organic world," there is every­ science changes with such rapidity that in almost where at this moment the most disturbing uncertainty every department the text-books of ten years ago are as to how the Ascent even of species has been brought obsolete to-day, it is fair to add that no one of these about.