Marquaud Hall, Amherst and Princeton play ball, and the Presbyterians are victorious. Soon after tea there are two special gatherings. The Missionary Volunteers meet in "Senior Glen" and the city Y. M. C. A. representatives on a beautiful knoll back of Mr. Moody's house. Then at eight o'clock they all come together again to listen to another lecture in Stone Hall. It would be impossible to tell of all the topics. and methods of the meetings, but of a more concentrated two weeks of the best nourishment and growth we could not easily conceive. Many of the young men there will look back to that time as two of the best, we had almost said the best, two, weeks of their lives. Grateful indeed are we to Mr. Moody and to all to whom thanks are due for the success of that conven tion, and we sincerely hope that one result of this last summer's meeting, may be the permanent establishment of Moody's Summer School for Bible study. THE SOCIETIES. T. D. Wood. A. Z.-Thwing presented a few good reasons, why! members should choose subjects from the political and social questions of our age and nation. Society work is twofold: I. Ability to think and speak. II. To secure knowledge. Then it is important that those questions be discussed which the graduate will in life have to meet intelligently. Political and social questions pre-eminently demand the attention of leaders in thought and morals; none who pretend an education can afford to be deficient in their mastery. The place to secure this is in society; especially are they valuable in our own societies since our college curriculum gives but one term to such a science as Political Economy, and only two to History. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NEW ROOMS. from the deceased institution. This is voluntary literary work though all are expected to join; each society has about thirty members. Names have not been given as yet, but the Hebrew vocabulary will probably furnish the material for such. Pound, Burtt, Regal, Doggett and Russell, are some of the familiar names on the roll. The societies meet on Tuesday evening. IN GENERAL DEBATE.-The Masonic question. "Gentlemen it was my pleasure during the summer to attend the funeral of a friend who was a member of such a lodge, etc. INSPIRED ORATORY.-Aye! Gentlemen Judges, had the Pension Bill become a law, all the rag-tag cowards who never smelled gun powder, except when cannons summoned to breakfast, these, sirs, would draw their pensions, just like those who lost pieces of their heads and died gloriously for their country. Another simile gentlemen. Recording Secretaries of the Literary Societies will confer a favor by handing in the names and classes of new members for publication. $ 200.00 200.00 4 .250 ( Bennett, c... 2 .400 10 150.00 $ 550.00 Waller, Ib. 2 .400 16 .875 5 Truesdall, e f.. с .380 7 .125 6 Howland, p and c. 7 .368 51 .980 The Acme and Cadmean Societies enjoy more pleas ant surroundings than of yore. The old rooms have been thoroughly repaired, a new wood floor, the walls refrescoed and wood work painted. Seats similar: 19 to those in Peters Hall are to be purchased by them. To meet this expense college society men will be solicited to contribute. Cadmean met with 25 members and voted in eight new men. Acme enjoys a less number, but a number sufficiently large to secure good work. The Seminary rhetorial work has joined college monthly rhetorials, the blind leading the blind to a common grave. Two good active societies have sprung Kelley, r f.. Hayes, 1 f... ( Commons, p. .166 27 3 .888 17 Thwing, If. Jackson, r f. Gibbons, c f.. Patton, s s .500 .000 3 .400 DE REBUS TEMPORIS. The calculus class is taking analytical geometry at the rate of eighty-seven pages. The Sophomore Double Quartette has dissolved for the present by mutual agreement. At a special meeting of the Y. M. C. A., O. S. Kriebel was elected corresponding secretary. Mr. Burnet is teacher of German, not professor as was stated in the last issue of the REVIEW. The chair is still vacant. A. M. Higgins resigned the position of fourth English orator on Junior Ex. and F. L. Allen was elected to succeed him. Numerous students claim they have the order in which the members of the Faculty will come on for Thursday lecture. There are two evening classes in the ladies' gymnasium at 8 and 9, for the benefit of the ladies at Baldwin Cottage and Talcott Hall. A Fourth Year gave the following rule in Geology class: If you multiply the cross section of a river by its velocity the product will be mud. Examinations for entrance into Oberlin College were held in San Franscisco, at the opening of the term. Rathbone, of '84, was the examiner. Students who are inquiring about getting club rates for magazines and newspapers can be accommodated by addressing P. O. box 197 Oberlin, Ohio. The class officers of the Seniors are; President, T. D. Wood; Vice-President; Miss M. C. Wilson; Secretary, Miss R. B. Mason; Treasurer, O. J Bennett. Prof. Shurtleff sold his house, No. 5 Elm street, to Rev. C. V. Spear for $6,500, and has rented from the college the Allen house next to Baldwin Cottage. The members of '88 and '90, will be glad to know that their classmates Miss H. V. Harrison and Miss F G. Harrison are slowly recovering from their illness. It is to be regretted that there is so much confusion and whispering in the back part of the gallery at the Second Church. It is very annoying to those who go there to listen. The Middle Prep officers are as follows: President, R. E. Halstead; Vice-President, W. G. Morris; Secretary, Miss Wiley; Treasurer, H. P. Seely; Captain Ball Nine, H. W. Sumner. Monday. Their wild appearance on the train, with baskets, tomahawks and chewing gum, is said to have frightened several timid lady passengers into "cholera." Sunday before last Prof. Chamberlain conducted a song service in the First Church, and on the evening of the same day, Rev. W. C. Wilcox, class '78 O. C., who has been a successful missionary in South Africa, preached in the Second Church. The officers elected by the Fourth Years this year are as follows: President, Miss B. H. Gault; Vice President, Miss C. C. Partridge; Secretary, Miss N. C. MunStutchfield; Historian, Miss D. Martin. son; Treasurer, Miss H. E. Dewey; Chorister, Miss The championship game between the Seniors and at the end of the 5th inning stood 28 to 4 in favor of the Sophomores was an exceedingly tame affair. The score latter, but owing to the disconsolate withdrawal of the Seniors from the field, the game was called 9 to 0. F. B. Rice was chosen First Chorister; Prof. W. B. At the annual meeting of the Musical Union, Prof. Chamberlain, Second; G. L. Smith, President: Secretary, H. P Metcalf; Treasurer, F. E. Regal. Members of Executive Committee, E. P. Johnson, and E. J. Goodrich. The attendance at the three lectures on memory given by Prof. Loisette, was over three hundred, including seven Professors and numerous students and business men. Nearly all are enthusiastic over the system, and expect to get great good from it. The lectures were very entertaining and instructive. At a special meeting of the U. L. A. last Tuesday evening M. M. Metcalf resigned the position of Assistant Financial Manager of the REVIEW, and P. C. Hildreth was elected. On account of the illness of the Vice-President, Miss Harrison, Miss M. C. Deming was appointed Vice-President pro tem. The Schubert Quartette will sing in the First Church October 18. The following is the best possible proof of their excellence: "The Schuberts carried everything before them. With us two weeks, at Chautauqua, they were as popular the last day as the first." J. H. Vincent. An elopement in high life occurred in Oberlin some days ago. The chief actors are prominent in colored society circles. The regulation angry father was promptly on hand at the depot with the usual shotgun, but.unfortunately he could only watch one side at once and the loving couple entered the car on the other. J. H. Todd will preside at Sophomore class meetings Prof. Chamberlain has resigned his position as leader this year. G. C. Jameson, Vice-President; Miss M. of the First Church choir on account of ill health and C. Miller, Secretary; R. W. Firestone, Treasurer; Ar-pressure of work. He has held the position for over nold and Williams, Choristers. Prof. Ballantine was suddenly taken with typhoid fever last August, while lecturing at the University of Virginia. He immediately returned home and was for a time very sick, but is now rapidly improving. Prof. Monroe gave two very interesting lectures to the Junior rhetorical class on great speakers and standard historians. The Professor's powers of vivid description and command of language were a revelation to the class. C. W. Wanger spent a few days in town last week before leaving for Los Angeles, Cal., where he will remain until January 1st, returning to enter the class of '90 next term Charlie is a thorough business man and a typical financier. The young men of the Geology class accompanied Prof. A. A. Wright to the rocks about Elyria last twelve years and the members of the choir and congregation were very reluctant to release him. They have gained an able successor by the election of E. G. Sweet. Sophomore Hayes received an ugly wound upon the forehead Monday, by being struck with a bat which slipped from the hands of a careless batter. Nothing serious resulted but the accident should nevertheless serve as a warning for the audience to keep at a safe distance from the home plate while a game is in progress. The First Church choir elected Prof. E. G. Sweet first chorister; Prof. Chamberlain, second chorister; H. T. Williams, secretary, and John Thompson, librarian. The choir of the Second Church chose Prof. F. B. Rice, first chorister; Prof. H. C. Brooks, second chorister; G. L. Smith, third choirister; F. E. Regal, secretary, and F. L. Munson, librarian. In response to the kind invitation of Miss M. E. Thompson, aformer classmate, '89, met at her pleasant home on Elm street, September 30th, and then and there held its twenty-third "stand-and-grin" social. The Juniors who attended under the delusion that by this time they surely knew every young lady in the class were agreeably surprised by the number of new faces. Let the fact be known and the worthy have his due. It was not a delusion of the mind. It really was an audible voice, calling for help, from under the walk, which a certain Junior heard, when he so gallantly elevated a rod or so of boards. It was not his fault that the sound came from the end of a rubber hose placed there by some bad boys. He certainly did his best in going to the rescue. The Chemistry classes were never so large as this year. One hundred and twenty-five are taking the first term of whom sixty-two have elected laboratory, a larger per cent. than ever before. They are also break ing the record on explosions, averaging five daily. Last year's class in the first term was nearly as large, but then Sophs and Juniors took it together, while during but this year only the Sophs are taking it. Nine have elected Quantitative Analysis, a larger number than ever before. A new departure has been made in Sophomore retoricals. The class, numbering about eighty, has been divided into ten divisions; each division preparing essays on themes of some general subject. A few of the essays from each division are to be selected and read before a meeting of the class about the middle of the term, there being no other regular meeting before that time. The same work is to be continued the latter half of the term, with another general meeting at the end of the term. The following new students have joined the Freshman class, Classical course: D. C. Grover from Grand River Institute, A. B. Morgan, Hebron Academy, Minn., W. S. Beard, Birmingham, Ct., F. W. Griffiths, East Bloomfield, N. Y., K. D. Keyes, Olivet College, Mich., S. C. Mastic, Hopkins Academy, Cal., P. M. Mead, Highland Lake, Col., J. C. Taylor, Natchang, Ct., Miss Jennie W. Doren. Columbus, and Gertrude Keyes, Olivet College, Mich. 91 now has about 110 members in all. The Sophomore class have gained F. H. Cushing, E. M. Fairchild and T. D. Morley with '89 in Freshman year, J. L. Montgomery with '87 in Freshman year, L. C. Smith, from Delaware College, B. W. Hosmer, Allegheny College, C. W. Shafer, Findlay. A P. Silliman, Wisconsin State University, and E. J. Banks, Amherst College. They have lost C. W. Wanger and G. S. Callender, who are selling books. A. A. MeGlashan at Amherst, W. H. Wilson at Wooster, J. D. Gibb working at East Liverpool, and Miss Leavitt at home in Cleveland. The first death from the class of '86, was that of Martin L. Phinney, who died at his home in Morrison, Ill., July 28th. Since his graduation he has been engaged as correspondent for Toledo and Columbus papers. A few months ago he went to Kansas City and accepted a position as stenographer for Lathrop & Smith, a prominent law firm. While there he was attacked by typhoid fever which resulted in his death. He was well and favorably known in Oberlin both as a student and as correspondent for the Plain Dealer, and his many friends in his class and among the citizens of Oberlin will greatly mourn his death. The annual meeting of the Athletic Association was held in No. 23 Peters' Hall, Saturday evening,September 24. The following officers were elected: President, J. B. Smiley; Vice-President, Arnold; Secretary, C. H. Atherton; Treasurer, G. C. Taft. The umpires are Bennett, Fish, Miller, Buchholz, Durand, Todd, Keyes and A P. Howland. A committee composed of Carpenter, Hazeltine, Smiley, Commons and Spear, was ap pointed to consult with the Faculty with regard to having a Field Day. The Treasurer made the welcome announcement that the association was out of debt and had eleven dollars and a half in the treasury. We hope that hereafter the Association will never be compelled to incur another such burdensome debt. Saturday, October 1st, a fair sized crowd assembled at the ball grounds expecting to see the finest game of tennis ever played in Oberlin, and they were not disappointed. The contest between the doubles was unexpectedly short and the two set played were victories for berlin. A. T. Hatch and A. B. Spear were the Oberin team; D. V. R. Manley and Dr. Will Coldham were the Toledo representatives, who played a plucky game and made numerous brilliant plays, but the fates and Spear's serves were against them. Score: 2nd Set. Oberlin.... Toledo.... 1st Set. 6 2 6 1 The Junior-Freshman game of ball last Saturday was the closest so far this season. At the end of the seventh inning the score stood 12 to 11 in favor of the Freshmen. In the first half of the eighth inning the Juniors ran in three scores and then tried to fan out in H Coldham, of Toledo, were closer and more exciting, The singles between J. C. McCoy, of Oberlin, and A. order to finish the game before chapel time. The Freshmen were not so eager, and refused to put them Mr. Coldham contined himself to the drive and “played out and the game becoming a perfect farce the umpire well. McCoy played back in the first two sets but in called it, leaving the Freshmen victorious. The most the third played net. Score: striking features of the game were the kicking and the phenomenal umpiring. McCoy.. Coldham.. 1st Set. 7 5 2nd Set. 3rd Set. 4 6 6 3 The members of the First church choir met at Professor Chamberlain's residence Tuesday evening, Sept. feree, Siddall. The visitors departed highly pleased Umpires, Granger and Ellis. Scorer, Kimball. Re27, to meet their new chorister, E. G. Sweet, and to present Prof. Chamberlain with a testimonial of their with their entertainment and expressed a hope that regard. Mr. S. A. Baldwin made the presentation more games might be played in the future. which is speech and handed the Professor a fine French mantel concurred in by every lover of tennis in Oberlin. In clock. After recovering from his surprise the Professor tance fee the gate receipts were about thirty dollars. spite of the large crowd that refused to pay the admitgave an excellent example of purely extempore speaking | in his reply. The social necessarily came to an end early in the evening and the assemblage departed "two by two" with a vivid first impression that they had had a good time. Last Thursday after the lecture the members of the Lawn Tennis Association, met in No. 8 French Hall, and formed a permanent organization by adopting a new constitution and electing the following officers: J President, E. I. Bosworth; Vice President, W. L. Tenney; Secretary and Treasurer, M. M. Metcalf. The ground committee consists of W. L. Tenney, J. C. McCoy and T. M. Ellis. Board of Trustees, Bosworth, Metcalf, F. G. Doolittle, E. J. Goodrich and A. B. Spear. Two tournaments are to be played, one in the fall and the other in the spring, of every year. The subject of a covered court is being agitated with strong hopes of success, a considerable sum having already been subscribed. It will probably be located in front of the gymnasium. PERSONALS. '72 Miss Louise Walters spent a Sabbath in "Zion" on her way to Riverside, Cal., where she has gone to teach. '76 Returning to Seattle, W. T., after a month's vacation. Rev. H. L. Bates, '81 0. T. S., spent a day in the "City of the Saints.' His voice was heard in the mid-week prayer meeting of the First Congregational Church. '82 N. P. Willard is in Chicago, Ill. Present address, 45 Portuguese block. '83 W. V. Metcalf has gone to Johns Hopkins. '84 Clark Nye is announce l as a candidate for municipal office in Elgin, Ill. '85 Philo P. Safford, of Columbia Law School, is in town. Farrington, 86, is Principal of the High School at Fort Scott in the beerless state of Kansas. '87 D. A. Lambright is having success as Superintendent of schools in Prescott, Arizona. Good fat salary. O that we too! Mr. A. W. Brown, formerly of the Conservatory, is taking college studies and will graduate with the present Sophomore class. Mr. N. W. Bates has been called to the chair of Latin and English in the State Normal College of Florence, Ala., at $1200. The fortunate gentleman was married Aug 17, 1887, to Miss Gertrude Cassell, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Both belonged to the class of '82. Mr. L. Westfall, formerly of Ohio State University, has joined the Senior class. He teaches a geometry class in the Preparatory department. Cons. Miss Poinpilly teaches in Baltimore. THE MAGAZINES. The October Century has for frontispiece a striking portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe, and a paper entitled Mrs. Stowe's 'Uncle Tom' at home in Kentucky." "The American Game of Foot-Ball" is the subject of a paper by Professor Alexander Johnston of Princeton College, in which the development of the Rugby game on this side of the Atlantic is described, and interesting aspects of the game are considered. This paper is admirably illustrated with spirited drawings by Irving R. Wiles, showing "A Touch-down," "A Foul Tackle, High," A Foul Tackle, Low," "A Fair Tackle,' "Breaking through the Rush Line," and other scenes concise account of the secession movement in Congress, and the secession of South Carolina. '87 Miss Morley was in town at the beginning of the in the game." The Lincoln history continues with a term. '87 Adelaide E. Heter, remains at home this year. '87 W. S. Sheldon teacher of the Cleveland Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, spent last Sabbath in town. '87 Theo. A. A. Berle was ordained pastor of the Congregational church at New Richmond, Wis., Sept. 14th. The installation sermon was delivered by C. F. Thwing, of Minneapolis. '87 Miss Bridges is teaching Latin and Greek in Mt, Holyoke Seminary. '87 C. A. Orr, formerly with '87 and lately graduated from Michigan State University, stopped in Oberlin last week on his way to Johns Hopkins University, where he expects to take up post-graduate work in Philosophy. 88 F. B. Carpenter has been very sick for the last week with malarial fever, but is nearly recovered. '89 Walworth with '89 in Prepdom and Freshman year is studying at Ann Arbor. '89 Miss Glidden, formerly of '87 has returned and is studying with '89. the place of honor to Prince Krapotkine, the celebrated The October number of The Eclectic Magazine gives Nihilist, who contributes an article entitled "The Coming Anarchy," in which he exemplifies his expectation of the means by which the philosophy of history will solve the difficult problems now before us. "Ireland's Alternatives," by Lord Thring, is an admirable presentation of the Anglo-Irish question--the most complete and judicial we have yet seen. The poet Swinburne, in a paper, which he calls "Whitmania," severely attacks the claims made for Walt Whitman by his friends. Arnot Reid compares the English and American press, and Mr. W. H. Mallock continues his suggestive papers on "Wealth and the Working Classes. The shorter articles are well selected and the editorial department of ordinary interest. Ignatius Donnelly has two very interesting articles in the July and August number of the North American Review, entitled "The Shakespeare Myth." He claims to have discovered a secret cipher running through the plays which proves conclusively that Bacon and not Shakespeare wrote them. The first article is argumentative and the second relates to the cipher. He expects to publish a book explaining his discovery in a '89 Ball is in the wholesale grocery business in Roch- few months which will doubtless be a curious producester, but will be with his class next term. Mr. Newcomb, '89, who has been sick at his home for a year, is better. tion. Volume XV. Tuesday, October 25, 1887. Number 3. THE OBERLIN REVIEW. larger voice in the conduct of the college. 3rd, FORTNIGHTLY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR The Presidential succession. These are in the main the questions discussed BY THE UNION LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. by the convention. On the first Gen. Hayes BOARD OF EDITORS. J. R. COMMONS, '88. T. R. MCROBERTS, '88. SOCIETY EDITORS. ELLA B. DOWNEY, '88, L. L. S. H. A. WELD, SS, Alphu Zeta.... C. J. CHAMBERLAIN, 'SS, Phi Kappa Pi C. S. PATTON, '89. P. C. HILDRETH, '89. } ASSOCIATE EDITOR. warmly advocated the addition of more electives. to the regular courses and also that Latin and EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. Greek be made in large part elective with an equal amount of work in the other departments, for the benefit of those who prefer some EDITORIAL. other than the regular classical course. He DERERUS. urged that antiquated theories of education can THE COLLEGE WORLD. not be forced upon the people by any body of men or weight of authority; that now-a-days patrons of institutions of learning not only want education but they know just what kind of education they want and will take no other; PERSONAL. FINANCIAL MANAGER. ONE YEAR $1.50. SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS. that unless schools meet their requirements 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 earnestly solicited from students, graduates and others. Entered at the Postoffice at Oberlin, Ohio, as second-class mai matter. FOR NOR the first time in the history of Oberlin a convention of her Alumni was held at Chigago on the 6th, 7th and 8th of last July. they cannot hope for patronage and hence the necessity of meeting the reasonable demands of the constituency of the college. This is every whit true and reasonable, but we are not to forget that such changes in a great school like Oberlin must be gradual. In this connection it is interesting to note the progress that has been made since the college entered The assembly convened in response to a call upon her second semi-centennial. In the deissued by the local organizations at Minneapolis, partment of Philosophy and the Arts the reChicago and Boston for the purpose of discuss-quirements for admission to the classical course ing questions pertaining to the welfare of the has been raised by several terms work in elecollege. mentary Science, English and Mathematics. It Gen. P. C. Hayes, of Morris, I., on being has been enriched also by the addition of a large appointed chairman of the meeting, laid out the number of el etives and so re-arranged as to be ground which the deliberations of the assembly really a new course. But the increased requirewere intended to cover in a carefully prepared ments are no at all of Greek or Latin, although address. The needs of the college as he set the quality or work done in those departments them forth are two-men and money. Men is doubts auch improved. The new electives will not be lacking if we have sufficient endow-are mosly of Modern Languages and Science ment, so that the problem resolves itself into while increased work in several departments the question of what policy the college should crowd the four years of college work even pursue in order to gain the confidence and fuller than they were before the requirements patronage of practical men and women. Three for admission were increased. A new course topics he then presented for consideration: 1st, leading up to the degree of Bachelor of PhilosCourses of study and methods of teaching. ophy has been introduced with limited Latin 2nd, The matter of securing for the alumni a and the substitution of Modern Languages for |