The Song' Recitals.

Tuesday Erening.

To those who are studying music in the ConThe two Song recitals given in the College servatory, and especially vocal music, these reChapel on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of citals have been invaluable in their artistic and last week by Miss Abbie Whinnery were success-educational influence. We wish we might ful in every respect. The audience each even- oftener hear Miss Whinnery sing songs, and we ing was large and appreciative, and by its fre- hope she may again favor us with another quent applause gave expression to its delight. of the same sort. The assistance of Miss WatThe programs were made up of just the materi- tles, Mr. Andrews and Mr. Doolittle on both al that musical people enjoy most, that of the evenings was entirely satisfactory, giving variety second evening being better than the first, and to the program and rest to the singer. the interpretations in every case were those of au artist, and one, too, of great versatility. Intermezzo-Andantino-Scherzoso-Allegro Molto, from Sonata No. 8, for the organ....... Rheinberger. Miss Whinnery was already well known in Mr. Andrews. Oberlin as an oratorio singer, and therefore it is Aria-Altho' obscure, more royal grand, from Queen of enough to say that her singing of "Hear ye, In Exile. Israel," and other selections of that character, My love is like the red, red rose. was fully equal to that of previous occasions. Spring Night. But in spite of the beauty and grandeur of ora- Thine eyes so blue and tender. All souls' day... torio songs, they certainly lose their effective-Legende for violin. ness when they are taken from their place in Mazurka.......... the oratorio; and it is especially so with "Hear ye, Israel," the closing strains of which are the beginning of another and greater subject, "B not afraid."

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Sheba

The Arabian Girl..

Mr. Doolittle.

Aria-Hear ye, Israel, from Elijah..
Quando a te lieta.
Au printemps.
Barcarolle. Au roulez-vous aller..
Die Loreley.

..Gounod. Taubert. Brandeis. Bizet. .. Jensen. .Lassen. .. Lassen. . Bohm. Wieniawski.

Mendelsshon.

.Gounod.

.Gounod.

..Gounod.

...Liszt.

Pack, clouds, away (With violin obligato.).. Macfarren.
Wednesday Evening.

Those songs which have more or less pleteness in themselves are peculiarly in place on a song program, and it may truly be said Intermezzo-Andante con moto-Fugue-from Sonata that in some of these Miss Whinnery sang with even a greater degree of finish.

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Of the three Schubert songs the Du bist die Ruh showed by far the most intense feeling; the Erl King not so dramatic, not so satisfactory in other respects as one might expect after hearing the others. The songs which contained the very bold climaxes seemed to be the most cessful; this was the case with Liszt's Die Loreley, which calls for almost gigantic force at the climax and then a quiet sostenuto to the close and throughout the song a deep poetic feeling. The same strong places in The Dream, by Rubinstein, The Spring Song, by Mendelssohn, and In Autumn, by Franz, were sung with all the warmth and spirit that could be! desired. The novelties by Godard, Brandeis and Bizet gave a pleasing variety, and the I Soul's Day, by Lassen, which was probably new to most of the audience, proved to be a most delightful bit of refined legato singing.

Pastorale, for the organ..

Adelaide

The Dream.

Pur Dicesti..

Mr. Andrews.

Auf dem wasser zu singen
Du bist die Ruh....
Love
Florian's Song.

I will extol Thee, from Eli

Adagio for violin.

Mazurka No. 2.

..Rheinberger.

. Beethoven. . Rubinstein. .Schubert. .Schubert.

Lotti.

.Godard. .Godard. .Costa. F. Ries. Wieniawski.

..Schubert.

.Sullivan.

.Mendelssohn.

..Franz.

Franz.

Bach-Gounod.

A Geological Expedition.

Monday, Oct. 18th, thirty-two Seniors and Fourth Years, under the care of Prof. Wright, went to Amherst and Chance Creek to study the geological peculiarities of those places. The feelings of the inhabitants along the route, as the vehicles passed by, will probably never be

Hall.

S. C. D.

At 4 o'clock on the afternoon of October 21st, the

known, neither the amount of apples borrowed time for Monthly Rhetoricals. All enjoyed the from roadside orchards. trip and the only regret was that it was necesAt the Amherst quarries the class stopped sary to return so early. half an hour to explore. Although of no geo-The Laying of the Corner Stone of Talcott logical benefit it was interesting to observe the process of sawing the immense blocks of stone into slabs. By descending a steep stairway the pit was reached where the stone is quarried. The southern dip of the strata shows very plainly on the side. Specimens were found having their vegetable deposits left while the region was covered with water. These "coal mines" had a vein of about one-eighth of an inch. As the class descended the stairway one of the workmen was heard to say "he would like to see them going up the west ladder." This was about fifty feet long, and struck terror to the hearts of some, but the greater part courageously scaled it.

Near the quarries where the rock is exposed glacial striae are very plainly seen. The most of these scratches tend south-west, and are parallel. A few cross the first at a considerable angle; these were probably made by a later glacier.

preliminary exercises of the laying of the corner-stone of Talcott Hall were held in the College chapel. After music, and prayer by Prof. G. F. Wright, Professor Ellis delivered an address in behalf of the building committee. He spoke of the three buildings which, in the history of the college, had served the purpose of Ladies' Boarding Hall, quoting from President Fairchild's History of Oberlin.

The substance of his remarks concerning Talcott Hall, were as follows: Of the money raised for the building, $20,000 comes from Mr. Talcott, of New York; from E. West of Chicago and $1000 from a lady in $3000 from Col. S. F. Cooper of the class of '61, $1000 Cleveland. The rest of the money needed was ob tained from the insurance upon the old building.

The new Hall will not differ much in size from the

old one, being 142 feet on College and 104 on Professor street. It will contain rooms for sixty-four students. Besides these, on the first floor there will be a public hall and parlor, a suite of rooms for the Lady Principal, a gentlemen's waiting-room, and a dining-room accommodating about one hundred and seventy-five. All of these rooms will connect with folding doors, and can be thrown into one room if desired. The second story

Chance Creek was reached at eleven o'clock, and the Professor informed the class that they will contain, in addition to the regular students' apartcould explore the creek and Vermillion river ments, teachers' rooms, sick rooms, bath rooms, dry for half an hour "in ways regular and irreg-closets, etc. The escape from the building in case of ular." Oberlin is situated on the Berea grit accident will be easy. The basement will be fitted up stratum. North of the quarries the next lower most conveniently for the purposes for which it is to be stratum emerges; this is the Bedford shale. used. Below the Bedford shale is Cleveland shale, a variety of the Ohio shale.

At Chance Creek a gorge about forty feet deep exposes these shales. In the shale are two or three thin layers of limestone. It is in this Bedford shale, in the steep banks of Vermillion river, that Mr. Terrill, of Oberlin, has found fossil bones of an extinct fish, the Dinichthys Terrelli.

Though aspirations were high no fish bones were found, but a fossil plant of the genus Spirophyton was found by one of the class. In the bed of the river the joints of the rock show very plainly.

After dinner the company started back for the "Intellectual City," arriving at 2: 15, in

The cost of the building will be about $40,000, and it will probably be completed by the beginning of next

year.

Among the many rules for the beginner at O. C. to learn we notice the one requiring attendance at chapel prayers. The beginner thinks of it as a requirement instead of a pleasure, and is anxious to have it over. He takes his seat near the door and at the seeming approach of the end of the hour he gathers himself together so that he may be ready, as soon as the "amen" is spoken, to spring for the door, it sometimes being a strife between boys, to see who can get out first.

way, and thus prevent the accustomed "rush for the door," which is the bane of some of our worthy instructors?

Nearly every night there are from one to ten announcements made, according to our custom. These are always read first, and the student has something more to call his mind from the prayer being offered, or perhaps by the time the prayer is over he will have forgotten the request to remain or meet in No. 10, and thus miss a class meeting.

Now we believe all these little annoyances mentioned could be entirely overcome by simply reading the announcements after the prayer has been offered. Why not try it for a month or so and see how it would seem to remain seated until dismissed by a glance or gesture from our benevolent and beloved President?

ONE WHO ATTENDS PRAYERS.

The American Inter-Semitary Missionary
Alliance.

This week, Oct. 23 to 31, Oberlin is to be favored as the place of entertaining the seventh annual meeting of the American Inter-Seminary Missionary Alliance. This is a gathering somewhat larger than the convention held here last February; but like it composed of young men, delegates from the theological seminarise of our country, and like the Y. M. C. A. it is undenominational; there being about fifteen evangelical denominations represented in the alliance. The management of the Alliance is wholly in the hands of the seminaries. The special theme considered at this convention will be Missionary work, home and foreign. Among the

Now this is not as it should be. We think the stu-speakers who address the meeting are: Rev. H. A. dents should be required to attend, but can not the exercises be conducted in such a way that there will be more thought given to the prayer as a petition or thanksgiving than as a mere form.

If we compare our chapel exercises with some other institutions, we notice several different customs. In the O. W. U., the chapel is divided up among the several classes, each chair is numbered, and the members of each class are seated, alphabhetically, so that each man must occupy the same chair for the whole term. To be sure that he occupies his own chair, one of the professors calls the roll by means of monitors, who report the number of chairs vacant and the number of each chair.

Nor is this all. Every Monday at chapel the professor calls what is known as the long roll, that is, he calls each student's name when he reports on attendance at church the previous Sunday.

Schauffler D. D., Cleveland; Rev. Geo. Dana Boordman, D. D., Philadelphia; Rev. L. I. Evans, D. D, Cincinnati, and President C. H. Payne, of Delaware. Men from the following Seminaries present papers: Allegheny (Up.), Lancaster (Ref.Ch. of Am.), Nashville (M. E.), Yale (Cong.), Auburn (Presb.), Wittenberg (Evang. Luth.), and Newton (Bapt.). The make-up and aim of the Inter-Seminary Missionary Alliance make this meeting one of the most significant of our time. There will be need of a liberal opening of our Oberlin homes for the entertainment of our guests. And to make this possible, a cordial willingness on the part of the students to accept of narrower quarters for the few days of the convention.

We may feel certain that students of the college and Seminary, and Oberlin people, will not be lacking in cordiality of welcome and hospitality for our guests, and that the convention will be an occasion long to be re

quickening which we shall get from it.

This of course takes time and is tedious for the stu-membered in Oberlin for the spiritual and missionary dents and professors. Thus, when we compare our chapel exercises with our neighbors, we see our advantages.

Let the Convention be made a subject of special prayer, and let us expect and be prepared for getting C. A. C.

But can we not change the order of exercises in some much good from it.

Inter-Collegiate.

Third Year classes of Oberlin College, do sincerely mourn the loss of her who by her Christian life among "The colleges were never so well filled as they are this us and her conscientious performance of duty has won year." Journal of Ed.

Prof. Libby of Princeton has been in Alaska during the summer on an exploring expedition.

Princeton opens with a Freshman class of 141, Yale 170, Cornell 230.

our esteen and respect.

Resolved, That we extend to the members of the afflicted family our deep sympathy in this their sad bereavement.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the family of the deceased, and that they be

It is a sign of the times," that nearly all our col-printed in the Oberlin REVIEW. lege exchanges are congratulating their respective colleges on account of their gymnasiums and physical culture.

Delaware College has abolished co-education.

Is there any significance in the fact that the schools devoted to specialties are increasing in numbers more rapidly than any others?

Mr. Thos. E. Sherman, son of Gen. Sherman, is a professor in the Jesuit college, Detroit.

What does this mean? "The Oberlin Students gave $2500 toward their new Gymnasium."-College Speculum and Coup D'Etat.

Cornell has abolished compulsory attendance upon recitations and lectures. This is a bold step, and its effects will be watched with interest.

Knox College has once more won the State Contest of Illinois.

Yale has three alumni in the U. S. Senate, Princeton and Hamilton two each, Harvard, Boudoin and Williams one.

Compulsory attendance upon religious exercises has at last been abolished at Harvard.

A gold medal is offered at Dartmouth to the class winning the championship in the annual series of base ball games.

The University Press, organ of the University of Wisconsin, rejoices in a cover, the fac simile of the REVIEW, as does also the College Transcript and University Cynic.

None of our exchanges have as yet had the hardihood to tackle the New School Theology either pro or con. Senior vacation has been abolished at Amherst. We hope that this is not an infectious epidemic, or at least that it will not come west this year.

We are sorry to notice the venom and rancor with which certain of the exchange brethren regard one another. The glove so boldly flung down by the Index has been gallantly picked up by the Rambler, and there is war to the knife between them. How much more Christian to remember that their little hands. were never made to tear each other's eyes.

In Memoriam.

Resolutions passed by the Junior and Third Year classes on the death of Miss S. E. Dunton:

WHEREAS, It has seemed good to the Heavenly Father to remove from our midst our friend and classmate; be it

Resolved, That althongh the providences of God are mysterious we believe that they are ordered with infinite wisdom for the good of his children.

Resolved, That we, the members of the Junior and

T. D. HEWETT,
AMY BRIDGMAN,
H. A. WELD,
Committee.

Mr.

The place of honor in the November Atlantic is occupied by a clever story by Josiah P. Quincy, entitled "The Peckster Professorship." Mr. Percival Lowell contributes "A Korean Coup d'Etat," and Mr. John Fisk has a paper on the "Germs of National Sovereignty in the United States." "French and English," by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, is marked by the interest which distinguishes everything that he writes. Henry Van Brunt's article on Richardson, the architect, will be read with special interest. There is a charming paper entitled "Wood-Fears," and some poetry by Andrew Hedbrooke, Lucy Larcom, and Margaret Deland. The number as a whole is one of unusual excellence, and sustains the high standard which the Atlantic always sets for itself. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston.

DE REBUS TEMPORIS.

Students will confer a favor, and will add much to the interest of the REVIEW. if they will jot down any class or local item which they judge will be of interest, and hand it to any of the editors, or deposit it in the REVIEW Box in the College Chapel.) The Conservatory contemplates giving a Liszt recital in the near future,

L. L. Nichols has been elected historian and Miss Conant assistant historian of '87.

Mr. E. B. Perry, the popular blind pianist, will give a piano recital Tuesday night, Nov. 30.

The Catalogue of the libraries is temporarily arranged in the new cases, which came last week.

The Preparatory editor, Mr. J. C. Chase, begins his work upon the REVIEW with this issue.

Tutor Martin is giving weekly lectures to the Virgil
class upon the subject of Ancient Mythology.
Over three hundred ladies are enrolled in the Ladies'
Gymnasium. Delinquents may expect a

soon.

summons

On account of the illness of Professor Jewett, the chemistry classes have not held any recitation for the past two weeks.

The Theologues have organized a debating society called The Arena, the main object of which is exercise in extempore speaking.

It is probable that this year's Junior Exhibition will take place in the winter term instead of the spring. We think the latter the best time.

The first meeting of the Shakespeare Circle for this season was held at J. D. Carpenter's. "A Midsummer's Night Dream" was the play read,

not so interesting to all, this was one of the most instructive lectures we have had for some time.

Phi Delta devoted the evening of October 13th to Parliamentary drill. In the first part of the evening the members spelled down upon the rules, and during the latter part mock amendments to the constitution were proposed, which in their discussion made the air thick with points of order and appeals. The evening's work was even more of a success than was expected.

After a year's abstinence '87 finally has had another social. Miss McWade opened the doors of her home on South Main street to the Seniors and Fourth Years on Thursday evening, the 14th. The occasion was enjoyed by all, and all were blissfully ignorant of the fact that no permission had been obtained. It had been so long a time since a similar occasion that the "permit" had been forgotten, but was obtained next day.

Epistula tua mihi grata fuit. Claram Oberliniam video. Agri alti non sunt. Multi Student: "Rex fugit-the king flees." cives nigri sunt; multi non. Arbores sunt pulchrae. Prof. "In Multa puellarum et juvenum nomina mihi non nota what other tense can that form be made?" "Perfect. Verba Magistri fidi sunt, unus impiger. sunt. Painful "Yes, and how would you then translate?" silence: Professor suggests "has." Johnstonae et Lordae me incitant. Student: "The king has fleas."-Ex.