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My Trip to Alaska.

PROF. G. F. WRIGHT.

Haylor, '80; L H. Pounds, '82; Miss Agnes M. Fairchild, '88; E. J. Whitaker, student in '78-80; and J. T. Ramsdell, at one time with the class of '82.

The meeting was called to order by President Fairchild, and Rev. Dr. Buck was elected chairman. By general consent the meeting took the form af a "lovefeast," each relating his experiences in the "cold world" since leaving the warm and fostering care of his Alma Mater. The president assured each that he could not have a "6" unless he rose and gave his experience These personal histories were exceedingly interesting, and the hour was much too short. Everyone testified of a busy life and a fond remembrance of his Alma Mater. All were of course deeply interested in the pleasant account of Oberlin and her present prosperity and cheering prospects, given by Miss Fairchild of the class of '88.

Rev. Dr. Buck is acting president of Iowa College, Grinnell, which position he has filled for two years in addition to his regular work in the department of math

As somewhat full accounts of my investigations will soon appear in various journals, among them the Congregationalist the New York Tribune, and the American Journal of Science, I will only say a few words here. Rev. J. L. Patton and Prentiss Baldwin, of Cleveland, accompanied me in the camp at Glacier Bay. We hired two Indians and a canoe for thirty days, at an expense of $150. Other expenses brought the sum up to $200. We stayed in camp twenty-nine days. There was no white settlement within one hundred miles of us, and no Indian settlement within forty miles, nor were there any trees within twenty miles. Fifteen of the days were rainy, but the other fourteen were glorious beyond description. I secured a large number of photographs of the Muir glacier from a great variety of positions, and took a series of trigonometrical meas-ematics. urements on the movements of it. My opportunities for observing the movements of so large a mass of ice were greater than any one has ever had before. I have not yet worked out all the results. But from what I have already done it appears that in certain portions the glacier moves at the rate of from sixty-five to seventy feet per day. The glacier occupies an amphitheater in the mountains about thirty by forty miles in diamater, and comes down to the sea level at Muir Inlet, where the opening is a little over two miles wide. Here icebergs are constantly breaking off with a thundering noise. To the music of this we daily marched, and by it were lulled to sleep, except when it was so exceptionally loud as to startle us from our beds in alarm for the safety of our canoe. We all gained flesh as the result of our enormous appetites, and have returned in a most enthusiastic state of mind. No one will go the Alps hereafter to study glaciers.

Editor of the Review:

The meeting of the National Educational Association in the beautiful city of Topeka, this week, gave occasion for a reunion of a number of the sons and daughters of Oberlin who are in attendance.

President Fairchild had a notice read before one of the general meetings of the Association that the alumni and former students of Oberlin would meet at the parlors of the Copeland at 2 P. M., on Thursday. Promptly at the hour appointed the following members answered to roll-call: Rev. S. J. Buck, '58 and '62; Mrs, A. Reynolds Matson, prepared with the class of '59; President G. T. Fairchild, '62 and '65; Mrs. Shoemaker Reed, who studied with the class of '65; Mrs. Eugene Smith, student in '68 and '69; P. O. Phillips, with '74 to close of Junior year; N. Messer, '74; T. S. Wood, '74; Wm. H. Tibbals, '75; O. H. Koons, '68; D. A.

Rev. G. T. Fairchild is president of the State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kansas.

P. O. Phillips is agent for D. Appleton & Co., in Iowa
and Nebraska. His address is Des Moines, Iowa.
N. Messer is principal of the high school, Keokuk,
Iowa.

T. S. Wood is principal of one of the ward schools of
Allegheney City, Penn.

W. H. Tibbals has been recently elected to the chair of science and philosophy, Park College, Mo. His address during vacation, Madelia, Minn.

O. H. Koons is a practicing physician in Philadelphia. D. A. Haylor is superintendent of public schools of Bryan, Ohio.

L. H. Pounds, recently admitted to the bar, is practicing law in Topeka.

Miss Agnes Fairchild will spend her vacation at home, Manhattan, Kansas.

Mrs. Matson, Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Whitaker and Mr. Ramsdell live in Topeka.

There were others of the alumni-F. N. Castle, '76, S. Walkins, '78, and perhaps others--who were not at the meeting. After a pleasant hour, in which old friendships were renewed and new ones formed, the gathering broke up with good wishes to Oberlin and a hearty "God speed" for one another.

Topeka, Kas., July 15, 1886.

A meeting was held in the College Chapel Saturday evening for the purpose of organizing a College Prohibition club. There was a fair attendance and good music. The speeches were made by Professors King and Ballantine, and Messrs. Vincent, O'Brien and Atwater.

Vacation Notes.

HOW THE FACULTY SPENT VACATION.

Prof. G. F. Wright studied the terminal moraine in Alaska.

Professor Rice was in Europe visiting points of interest.

Prof. White spent three weeks with his wife in Mackinac.

Prof. Churchill spent the summer on the western coast and in Alaska.

Professors Ellis, Jewett and King spent most of their vacation in Oberlin.

Miss Rice was in Europe during the summer, and will spend the year there studying.

Chamberlain worked in Oberlin.

Iyenaga studied some and visited Paton of '88.
Dubs farmed it in Iowa.

Howland was "foolin' round."

Chanon visited in Minneapolis, and managed a surveying party.

Baker played and drove the cows home.

Minton worked in the Library and visited in Kentucky.

McConoughey farmed in Chicago.

Sullivan traveled to brace up his puny constitution. Sheldon, absent in spring, grew poor in Dakota. Clark spent the summer at Lakeside and visited at home.

Nichols is back. He farmed, studied, and managed

Tutor Peck enjoyed himself immensely during a trip an amateur B. B. club. of a month in New Jersey and New York,

Prof. Currier preached in St. Louis nine Sundays, and spent the last few weeks of the vacation in the east. Prof. Shurtleff sailed for Europe the beginning of the vacation and will remain there during the year.

President Fairchild spent three weeks in Minneapolis with his wife, visiting Rev. Mr. Williams. Also a short time at Lake Minitonka.

Prof. Hall was in Chicago three weeks visiting his brother, and spent ten days with Rev. E. A. Paddock, '72 O. C., at Providence, Ill.

Prof. Frost spent a week in Michigan, a week in Painesville, a week at the lake, and a week campaigning for the Prohibition party. The rest of the time in Oberlin.

Mr. Marsh was stricken with apoplexy while in Switzerland and is now in a critical condition. But it is thought that he is slowly improving and may be able sometime in the future to resume his duties as treasurer of the College.

Prof. Monroe was at his home in Oberlin during vacation, excepting one week, which was spent at the lakeside. Literary work was his chief occupation, an address and one or two Thursday lectures being among the products of his labor.

Prof. Chamberlain reports a very pleasant month spent at Cottage City, in attendanc upon the Summer Institute. The Professor was also at the lake a week with his family, and passed the rest of the time in Oberlin studying and writing.

Prof. Newton spent about three months traveling with Mr. Spear, spending most of the time in New York and Massachusetts. They visited a large number of colleges, museums and collections. Prof. Newton gave a lecture on Japan nearly every Sunday evening of his absence.

Currier "bummed" and visited in the East.
in the Alliance base-ball club.
Bostwick worked on farm and won great honor as s. s.

Dickinson studied and did a little of everything.
Miss White won't tell.

Miss Sheldon did nothing.

Miss Webster spent the summer in Oberlin.
Miss Woodruff, ditto.

Miss Heter worked and had a good time.
Miss Taylor did housework.
Miss Gill at Chautauqua.

Miss Moulton visited in Hillsdale, Mich., and Toledo,
Ohio.

Miss Howard ate salt pork and climbed Vermont hills. ahoga Falls. Miss Holiday made pressed chicken and went to Cuy

'87 LITERARY.

Misses Allyn, Bell and Dudley passed their vacation at Chautauqua.

Miss Barnard made a conquest of Sandusky. with the family of Governor Foraker, of Ohio. Miss Cobb, one of the favored, passed her vacation

Miss Conant graced the kitchen, and made many new discoveries in the culinary art.

Miss Fowler says that she "had lots of fun at home."
Miss Harwood reports that she "didn't do anything."
Miss Jeffreys remained in Oberlin and attended sum-
mer school.

frequent journeys to neighboring cities.
Miss Lewis made Oberlin her headquarters, but took

Miss Mead practiced the art of housekeeping.
mind with useful knowledge.
Miss McLennan spent the summer in storing her

Miss McClelland forsook literary pursuits and kept house for six weeks.

Miss McWade tutored a senior in Greek. Miss Morley spent the summer with the classics at her home in Mentor.

Miss Nettleton visited friends in Madison, O.

Miss North spent a part of her vacation at the lake, camping.

Miss Peck employed her time in making up conditions and learning the art of rowing.

Miss Samuels remained at home on the eastern shore of the "Duck Pond."

Miss Spear rusticated at the lake.

Miss Todd recuperated in the kitchen.

Miss Treat passed the summer quietly at her home

in Tallmadge.

Miss Warren perfected herself in the German tongue.

The Juniors have elected Brown as captain of their past seven.

Entries for the class Lawn Tennis championship close Saturday, Oct 2d. Application may be made to either There are a number of new wheelmen in the college W. B. Currier, Mr. Matter or Mr. McCoy. The entrance fee is twenty-five cents.

The total enrollment in the College proper this term is 631. Exactly the same number enrolled last year Mrs. Johnston attended a convention at Minneapa- this time. The number in the Conservatory and olis last week.

Only three Senior plugs have loomed up so far. tournament lately held at Cincinnati, winning $220.00. Probably more will follow."

New students will be glad to learn that a S. S. train'86 did not send the average number into the Semi-ing class has been formed, which meets every Tuesday nary. Burtt, Doggett and Rexford are the only rep-at half past seven in the town Y. M. C. A. rooms. resentatives. The class is in charge of Dr. Hutchins and has a large and enthusiastic attendance.

10 Friday evening for the sake of organizing the Oberlin Bicycle Club. The following officers were elected: Captain, Frank B. Carpenter; President, H. H. Russell; Secretary, Mr. Bell; Vice President, Mr. Esterbrook.

At a meeting of the oratorical association held Sept. 22d, Mr. Hendee presented his resignation as speaker at the oratorical contest, on account of overwork. We are sorry that Mr. Hendee felt compelled to resign, but think the association made a wise selection in electing Mr. Ralph Dubs to take his place.

Rev. Mr. Hatch has moved into the residence recently occupied by Mr. I. A. Webster, which was lately purchased by the college. The house was built by Professor George Allen, and will be known as the "Allen House," being used in connection with Baldwin Cottage and Talcott Hall. Mrs. Lord, the assistant principal, occupies rooms there.

Rev. Mr. Spear, the donor of the Spear Library building, has taken up his residence in Oberlin. He has rented Prof. Newton's house, and Mrs. Ring, of Collamer, is keeping house for him. Professor Newton, Mrs. Otis, of Prescott, Arizona, whose husband was of the class of '65 O. C., and her daughter, are boarding with him.

The ladies, are glad to see Miss Hanna installed in a new and neatly furnished office in the gymnasium building, New machinery has been added to the equipment of the Gymnasium, including a rowing machine and a quarter circle. More will be added soon. The dressing rooms have been refitted and ample lockers put into them. A new tennis ground has been laid out. This, together with the tennis courts offered by generous citizens of the town, will give the young ladies abundant opportunity for this delightful exercise. Miss Hanna's wise and careful directions for physical training will prove of incalculable advantage to the hundreds of young ladies in her charge, if we may judge from the

past.

Prof. A. A. Wright has done some excellent work in labelling and arranging specimens in the Museum during the summer. The entire herbarium has been remounted and placed in good shape for consultation. The work in this department has been in charge of Mr. F. E. Leonard, who has been assisted by Messrs. J. O. Whitney, E. E. Hopkins and Irving Street. Mr. Leonard, in addition to his careful and creditable work, has given a fine collection of one hundred and ten species of Utah plants to the Museum. Messrs. Rathbone and Wells, of '84, have given a fine portfolio of two hundred species of California plants. Among the many gifts to the Museum this summer may be mentioned At the annaul meeting of the Musical Union the fol- that of Dr. Wallace Taylor, of Japan, who has given lowing officers were elected: President, Edward Peck; Seminary, donated a fine collection of specimens of nattwo very large Japanese crabs. C. A. Clark, of the first Chorister, Prof. F. B. Rice; second Chorister, W.ural salt and fossil corals and shells from New York. B. Chamberlain; Secretary, P. H. Metcalf; Treasurer, The skeleton of a lion which died at Elyria is also F. E. Regal; Auditor, C. J. Chamberlain; Librarian, I. M. Channon; first member board, E. J. Goodrich; among the recent acquisitions. This was given by John Robinson, the great showman. Valuable second member, E. P. Johnson. Examinations will be exchanges of birds have been secured with the Smithheld this next week, at which the members of any of sonian, so that now nearly every family of birds is the church choirs may try for admission. represented among our specimens. Mr. L. M. McCormick has spent the summer at his home in Washington. He has been employed at the National Museum in taxidermic work for our Museum. The skin of a seal has already been mounted by him, and a baboon, monkey and some fine South African birds are being mounted.

The first ball game of the championship series was played on the Athletic Association grounds last Saturday afternoon. The attendance was good, but the game proved to be too one-sided to be interesting, resulting in the defeat of the Juniors by a score of sixteen to zero. The game showed that the last year's champions had not degenerated in their ball playing and they will make a strong fight for the championship this year. Freshmen and Sophomores play Wednesday.

The

The Lawn Tennis Association held its annual meeting September 20th. The following officers were elected. President, W. B. Currier; vice-president, J. R. Commons; secretary, Mr. Matter; treasurer, C. S. Patton. It was decided to have a series of class championship tennis games similar to the ball championship. Each class will hold a preliminary tournament and the two victors at these contests will represent the class in the games played with the other classes. The plan is a good one and will increase the interest in tennis.

The annual meeting of the Athletic Association was held last Saturday evening in No. 10 French Hall. The Treasurer's report showed the Association to be in debt about one hundred and fifty dollars. One hundred dollars, the receipts of the two ball games last spring, was paid upon the debt. The following officers were elected for this year: President, Frank B. Carpenter; Vice President, F. Bucholz; Treasurer, J. Smiley; Secretary, E. A. Miller; 1st assistant Scorer, F. S. Clark; 2nd assistant Scorer, A. M. Higgins. The list of umpires chosen is as follows: H. G. Bostwick, T. D. Wood, B. H. Burtt, B. O. Durand, L. P. Howland, O. L. Thompson, E. A. Miller and Mr. Garfield.

becoming considerably interested in politics. He takes his recreation with gun and hounds.

A. A. Berle, of Senior class, is debarred from study

'76-Prof. F. H. Derr has a well earned promotion to this term by nervous prostration. superintendency of schools at Elgin, Ill.

'76-Miss Pool spent the summer in Oberlin studying chemistry with Prof. Jewett, preparatory to work in the Mansfield High School.

'77 O. C.-Mr. E. H. Richards and his wife, Mrs. Mittie B. Richards, are in Mongue, East Central Africa, alone in their field, Messrs. Wilcox and Oneely having

gone to other stations.

'80 Lit.-Miss Stella S. Wright, of '80 Lit., and Lizzie Lee and Lynda Densmore were enrolled among the many and enthusiastic attendants at Prof. Saweur's Summer School of Modern Languages at Oswego, New York.

'81 O. C.-Ed Peck is studying in the Seminary and Conservatory.

'82-Prof. Chas. H. Dye and wife, nee Emery, '82 0. C., take charge of Franklin Academy, Nebraska.

'82 Theo.-Rev. Geo. E. Albrecht, Home Missionary Superintendent of work among the Germans, has changed his headquarters from Omaha to Chicago.

'82-C. H Clague was married to Florence E. Hall, Conservatory '84, at the bride's home, Hudson, Wis., Wednesday, June 30. At home, Duluth, Minn.

'87 Sem.-J. H. J. Rice preached at Downs, Kas., during the summer.

F. W. Bates preached at Fredonia, O., supplying the pulpit of Rev C. J. Powell, of '81 O. C.

C. E. Hoyt preached at Oneida, Kan., and is now gone to Yale Seminary.

J. P. O'Brien preached and built a church at Wakonda, Dak.

'88 Sem.-Spangler spent the summer preaching in sod school houses at Stoughton and Vailton, Neb. Metcalf preached and contended with cowboys at Wallace, Kas.

Pound preached at Brunswick, O.

J. G. Smith preached at Manchester, O., and is now pursuing his theological studies at Yale.

Tenney preached at South Amherst and Brownhelm. Clemmer spent the summer at his home in Pennsylvania. He is not rooming in Council Hall this term. CONSERVATORY.

Rehearsal, September 15th.

A. J. Bartlett, '82, has a very pleasant position as superintendent of the public schools of Yankton, Dak. Mendelssohn-Capriccio Brillante, op. 22.

'82-Miss Minnie Maltby, after spending the summer abroad, has again resumed her work in the Massillon High School, where she has been meeting with excel

MISS P. JOHNSON. (Orchestral parts on second piano by MR. BRECKENDonizetti-Spirto Gentil (La Favorite.)

RIDGE.

lent success.
'83-Mrs. Nutting, formerly Miss Nannie Keith Mil- Goltermann-Romance.
ler, wife of Rev. J. D. Nutting, died at Wauseon, Ohio, Wieniawski-Mazurka. For violin.
July 6.

'83 O. C.-Miss Liela Johnson is teaching at Ply-Two German Songs. mouth, Ohio.

'84-'86-L. D. Rathbone was married to Harriet P. Streeter, '86, at the bride's home, Oberlin, O., Tuesday, July 6th. At home, Oakland, Cal.

MR. H. C. BROOKS.

MR. FRED G. DOOLITTLE.
MRS. HELEN RICE.

Rheinberger--Sonate Pastorale for organ. '83 Theo.-Rev. Edmunds has been retained by an MR. G. W. ANDREWS. unanimous vote of the church at Jefferson, Ohio, for St. Saens-Duet from Samson and Delila. another year's work. MRS. RICE AND MR. BROOKS. Rehearsal, September 22d. Heller-Op. 82. Two numbers. Chopin--Mazourka in F-sharp Minor. Reinecke-Miriam's Song of Triumph. Schumann-Op. 12, No. 2. Aufschwung. Chopin-Berceuse.

85-J. B. Abell was married to Mary C. Upp at the bride's home, Sandusky, Ohio, Wednesday, June 30. At home, Springfield, Ohio.

'85 O. C.-Dr. O. S. Runnels, formerly a student here, was President of the American Homeopathic Institute, held in Saratoga, N. Y., July 29. He is also Vice President of the International Homeopathic Institute, and was sent as a delegate to a recent meeting of that body at Basle, Switzerland. Dr. Runnels is an uncle of Sol. Runnels, of '85, who is studying medicine in Kansas City, Mo.

'88 0. C.-T. D. Wood studied Physical Culture under Dr. Sargent in Boston this summer and has charge of the gymnasium for young men this year.

L. H. Gulick, jr., is studying medicine in New York City.

MISS CLOSE.

MISS MATTHEWS.

MISS GIBBS. MISS HARRINGTON.

Haydn-Aria from The Seasons.
Raff-Cavatina for Violin.
Bruch-Penelope Weaving a Garment.
Bach-Prelude in C-sharp Major.
Beethoven-Allegro from op. 26.
Weil-(a.) Autumn.
(b.) Spring.

MR. DODGE. WR. WM. Cook. MISS STANLEY.

MISS PARSONS.

MISS M. G. HAMILTON. (Violin obligato by MR. DOOLITTLE.)

-'88 Lit.—Miss Emerine formerly with '88, was re- Chopin-Etude, op. 25, No. 1. cently married to Mr. Fahlaber, of Fostoria.

Brahms-Op. 78, No. 1.

MISS A. HEEGMANN.