Miss Cassie Reamer, of '78, starts soon for the Sandwich Islands, to teach in the A. M. A. school at Honolulu.

Kerr, formerly of '88, was in town a few weeks ago. His wife died Sept. 4. He returns to his home in Omaha.

'86-Miss Minnie Stow has accepted a position as teacher in the Asylum for the Feeble-Minded at Columbus, Ohio.

'88-Miss Lizzie Eakin, of Elgin, Ill., with '88 Lit. during the winter of 1884-5, has entered the Fourth Year class.

'88-Job Fish, Jr., Arthur Hatch, Charles Webster, and G. D. Fairfield, formerly members of '87, have joined the class of '88.

Miss L. L. Dressler of the Conservatory and teacher in the public schools goes to Honolulu to teach in the Kamamaha School for native boys.

F. E. Leonard has been elected President of the Y. M. C. A. in place of W. S. Sheldon, who is Director of the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium in Cleveland.

H. N. Castle, of '83, spent a few days in town including Commencement and 1st of July. He is to continue the study of law at Harvard this year.

Mrs. Rev. J. M. Atwater, mother of Mr. Ernest Atwater, of '87, died Friday, Sept. 9, at her new home in Wichita, Kas., whither the family had just removed.

The Misses Cora and Carrie Clark, '89, had the sad misfortune of losing their mother and brother in the Chatsworth disaster. Miss Cora is at home during the fall term.

The class officers of the Third Years are as follows: President, Miss G. L. Wright; Vice-President, Miss N. B. Huntley; Secretary, Miss H. H. Cumming; Treasurer,

W. H. Willson, '90, has entered Sophomore class of Miss M. E Slade. Wooster University.

D. S. Mason, '85 O. C., is organizing a class in Prof,

C. H. Dunn, '91, has entered the mechanical-engi- Loisette's memory improvement system. If a suffi neering course at Cornell.

Miss Metcalf, '89, is studying in Wellesley this year. She expects to finish here.

J. B. Abell is candidate at Springfield, Ohio, for a seat in the Legislature at Columbus.

Miss Janet E. Baldwin, of '86, teaches this year in the Blind Asylum at Janesville, Wis.

ciently large class is obtained Prof. Loisette will give the lectures in person.

M. E. Thompson, '83, who has been at his home all Flint, Mich., in company with his sister, Miss Mary summer, has gone for a short visit to Detroit and Thompson, with '89, and his brother and wife from Birmingham, Ala.

MARRIED.-Sept. 14, 1887, Anna Grace Allyn of '87,

C. A. Clark and wife passed through Oakland, Cal., a to Jonathan G. Smith, of '85. few weeks ago, on their way to Japan.

E. W. Matter, 82, is engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery business at Duluth, Minn.

Miss Ida Abbott, of Carleton College, Northfield,
Minn., has joined the Senior Philosophical class.
Rev. David R. Spencer, of '70, was here during the
He preaches this year in Sandwich, Ills.
Miss Hattie Harrison of '88 and her sister Miss Grace
of '90, are lying very ill of typhoid fever at their home.

summer.

83-Miss Annie Marmington spends the following year at Wellesley. She expects to return to graduate with '89 0. C.

Chas. Warren has been spending his summer in the Rockies, camping and hunting. He does not return to Oberlin.

MARRIED. -July 6, 1887, Mr. I. M. Channon, '87, and Miss May L. Goldsbury, '86.

MARRIED.-Sept. 1, 1887, Rev. F. W. Bates, '87 0. T. S., and Miss Laura Herrick of '85.

MARRIED.-Last Friday evening, Mr. F. S. Forbes of the Seminary to Miss Cora Gardner. Congratulations. MARRIED.-Sept. 1st. 1887, Rev. J. H. J. Rice, of '87 O. T. S., and Miss Martha Farrington, of '86 0. C.

MARRIED. -July 15, 1887, at Franklin, Pa., Mr. A. D. Bulen, and Miss Emma Zuver, formerly of the Conservatory.

MARRIED.--Sept. 1st, at Hanover, N. H., Mr. Luther Gulick, formerly of '83, and Miss Lottie Vetter. Mr. and Mrs. Gulick will reside at New York this year, where Mr. Gulick is engaged in Y. M. C. A. work and studying medicine.

Volume XV.

Tuesday, October 11, 1887.

Number 2.

Oberlin there is and always must be a consid

THE OBERLIN REVIEW. erable amount of business done by the stu

FORTNIGHTLY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR

dents. Students, as much as men engaged in other occupations, must purchase from local

BY THE UNION LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, tradesmen the greater part of the necessities of

BOARD OF EDITORS.

J. R. COMMONS, '88.

T. R. MCROBERTS, '88.

SOCIETY EDITORS.

ELLA B. DOWNEY, '88, L. L. S..

HARRIET V. HARRISON, 'ss, Aelioian,
F. A. HAZELTINE, 59, Phi Delta,
H. A. WELD, 88, Alpha Zeta..

C. J. CHAMBERLAIN, '83, Phi Kappi Pi
H. P. KLYVER

C. S. PATTON, '88.

P. C. HILDRETH, '89.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR.

EDITORIAL.
DEREBUS.

their daily existence. Moreover, perhaps the larger portion of Oberlin students come from towns and villages where the opportunities afforded for the purchase of common articles are much inferior to those in Oberlin. So, partly from necessity, partly from choice, the student must bring a large portion of his trade to Oberin dealers. The columns of the REVIEW are filled with advertisements of the best and most reliable firms in town, and to the advertising columns of the REVIEW We would refer every Oberlin student. There he will find a more or ASSISTANT MANAGER. less complete list of Oberlin business men, with --various statements as to their respective lines of

.The College WoRLD.

PERSONAL.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.

FINANCIAL MANAGER.

ONE YEAR $1.50. SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS.business. For the common benefit of both stu

FOR SALE AT REGAL'S BOOKSTORE.

Communications pertaining to subscriptions or advertising should be addressed to the Financial Manager.

Contributions and items of interest are carnestly solicited from students, graduates and others.

Entered at the Postoffice at Oberlin, Ohio, as second-class mai matter.

dents and advertisers, we would say, keep an eye on the advertising columns of the REVIEW.

THE objection made by the Faculty that

the Oratorical Contest interferes with the regular college work has been successfully and

AMONG the many features of the RE- permanently met by changing the time of the

VIEW there is one which, though perhaps contest from the Winter term to the third sometimes overlooked, is still as important and Tuesday of the Fall term. That this objection as well deserving of the common notice and at-is realized and appreciated by those interested tention as any other. This feature is the ad- in the contest is shown by the unanimous convertising department. currence of the Association in the change that has been made.

A college paper is not primarily organized as an advertising medium. To supply college One difficulty, however, arose in the minds of notes and information of general interest, to the students that, since all preparation for conawaken and stimulate literary and journalistic tests would under the change have to be made work, to bring students into a closer relation to in the summer vacation, the contestants would each other and to the college-these will per-be hampered by the lack of a suitable library haps strike the reader as the primary objects near their homes which they could consult. for which a college paper is organized and But this difficulty has been readily met by the maintained. Faculty in the promise of an arrangement by But aside from this primary feature there which the contestants can draw books from the gradually comes into prominence the advertis-library for the vacation and take them to their ing department. In such a community as homes.

We can see how the meeting for the contest along with the regular studies, Students who this year, on the second Tuesday of the Winter have been active members through their enterm, will occasion some inconvenience for those of the contestants who are depending on the holiday vacation for writing their productions. But we must remember that the vote of the Faculty has not at all changed the time required by our constitution. It has simply fixed upon this time. It is true it binds the contest for this date, whereas before it was frequently postponed. But it cannot be, and certainly ought not to be the fact, that any contestant is depending on a postponement for his preparation. While a week's postponement would undoubt

tire course, bear witness to this fact, and declare that the good received from the added years of work more than compensated for the effort made; while many who did not take up the work until late most sincerely regret the mistake they made. Then join society early in your course, and you will find that the added years of society work bring as much improvement as do the added years of regular college work.

HE

THE edly be a great favor to those who are depend Ohio Educational Monthly for Sep

tember contains a timely article entitled ing on the vacation for writing their produc-"Dogma and Doubt in the Modern School." tions, we certainly have no grounds, other than "Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers," is the as a favor, for demanding this, since the con- most painfully true criticism that can be made stitutional date has not been changed. on our educational institutions, and the writer with too good reason complains that the ten

OUR

UR literary societies are justly objects of dency to educate by faith and not by sight is pride to their members. Though only destroying sound scholarship. With double those who join them fully realize the opportun- force might such a charge be made against our ities for improvement which they afford, yet colleges, especially those that are "sectarian," even casual observers can see the beneficial in- for it seems inevitable that one who has thought fluence of their work. While we do not think for many years in the same channel should with some enthusiasts that society work should become intolerant of contradiction, while natstand before our regular studies, we do hold ural indolence on the part of many pupils leads that its place should be next to them. The so- | them to accept without question the dictum of ciety work should supplement the regular whomsoever their teacher may be. studies, and it can and does do this even better than the regular rhetorical work now required by the college, especially that of the Junior and Senior years.

It is not strange then that dogmatism should creep into our colleges, or that acquiescence therewith should come to be reckoned by many as one of the passive virtues which some stuVery frequently we hear this remark: "Don't dents need to cultivate. Indeed, among the join society until you are a Junior." This we frequent eulogiums we hear pronounced upon hold is a mistake. It is true, indeed, that the faith we are apt to forget the paramount imregular Freshman or Sophomore work seems to portance of Doubt as an educating influence. take a great deal of time and effort. But it is Doubt is the greatest incentive to original ina noticeable fact that a Sophomore who pro- vestigation. Investigation for and by one's gresses into his Juniority and then Seniority, self is absolutely essential to true scholarship. It finds the statement that the upper class-men certainly needs no argument to prove that this have nothing to do, a decided fallacy. The doubt, this critical questioning spirit is indistruth is that a student is always busy if he doespensable in an institution like Oberlin, if an inthe work he ought to do. The "lack of time" | tellectual vigor is to be maintained. Each one argument applies quite as much to a Senior as must dig down to the bedrock of truth for himto a Freshman. But as a matter of fact, the self, and unless he does so he will find that an society work is not a burden too heavy to carry intellectual structure built on the shifting sands

of other men's opinions will be overturned by out by the regular "co-education" walks. For the first wind of doctrine or flood of argument a time careful heed was given the suggestions. that beat may upon it. of the President, and as a result the appearance The true student is not content to sit un-of the campus rapidly improved. But the new corked like an obedient jug to receive each day year has shown that this bad habit still has such quantities of wisdom as his professor firm hold on old the students and that the new chooses to pour in, and to preserve it ready to be ones are apt imitators. We have seen all egurgitated on demand in the original form. classes, from Seniors to Preparatory students, Wisdom is not gained in that way; acquisition dignified theologues and.-must we say it?is not education. A man really educated is not even the Professors, hastily leaving the straight content with facts; he must perceive their rela-and narrow way of the regular walks and yieldtions. If a college course does not fit a man to ing to the temptation of a short cut to save follow unaided an independent train of thought time. The campus is already much marred by to its logical conclusion, whatever else it has the numberless little paths which have been done for him, it has not educated him. run across it, and it will soon be positively injured if the practice is not stopped,

Are we learning to think, to think freely, fearlessly, independently, for ourselves? Or The campus is one of Oberlin's few beauties. are we stifling every doubt that would lead us Let us be willing to sacrifice to duty what we to inquire, withering our minds, feeding them may, for the moment, think to be convenience, with the husks of other men's thoughts? The in this and by using none but the walks laid latter course assuredly prepares the way for out, keep the beauty of our campus unimthat other blighting doubt so ruinous to the paired.

soul. Is there none of this tendency among

us? How often do answers seem to be framed to fit the well known view of the Professor!

DIES IRAE.

This is one of the seven great hymns

Teachers who have looked at things from one of the mediaeval church, written by a Franpoint of view for many years sometimes forget ciscan monk, Thomas de Celano, in that there is any other, nor is it always remem- 1250. For six hundred years it has been bered that to put an end to questions by sung as "Sequence for the Dead," in the squelching the questioner, may make him the Romish burial services. For this lyric, Goethe, more fixed in perhaps an erroneous opinion. Scott, Milliman and Mozart have avowed suAre students who have, or think they have, ideas preme admiration; it has commanded the homencouraged to express and discuss those thoughts age of the greatest men of every nation. The with their teachers, or do the mass of students languge is simple; as chanted none can measfail to form independent opinions? Such ques-ure its marvellous power. Translations are tions as these are grave ones, and upon their counted by hundreds, in English and German, answers depend the measure of success of our yet its sublimity, imagery, simplicity of style, educational institutions. its apparent artlessness baffle all who attempt Certain it is that Dogma should have no place to turn it into another language from the medamong us, and that Doubt that impels to re-iaeval Latin. The words which suggested the search should come and come to stay. A criti- last judgment to the author are from Zephacal, questioning spirit is the best of endowments, niah: but Doubt repressed is doubly re-enforced.

LAST
year, in a Thursday lecture, President
Fairchild referred to a habit which most of
the students had contracted, that of crossing
the campus by other paths than those marked

"Dies irae, dies illa, dies tribulationis et angustiae, dies calamitatis et miseriae, dies tenebrarum et caliginis, dies nebulae et turbinis, dies tubae et clangoris super civitates munitas, et super angalos excelsos!"

The excellent translation which follows is