Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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in the wimer for theological students on the Relations of Science and Philosophy to Religinn; 3 In the spring term an elective 0n Quaternary chlogy. meeisor VVriglu is now in Lhc besL position of any man in the world Lu carry on inveatigations in the large prublem of the ice age on all continents, and the origin of primitive man As a continuation of hi: work in Ame 'ca. he proposes to occupy his periuds fur im csligatiou in Visit- ing the supposed glamal remains of the Dead Sea and Lehanun. also the regions of Siberia, where it is said there me no glacial phenomena, besides regions in mu mm countrv. Professor Wright; book, The Ice Age in North AmericmH is in its third editinm and is used as a text book by eminent sricntihls, He is also preparing a work for the International Scientific Series of Appleton: on HMan and the Glacial Period, which is to he published this junc. Obey lin is to be congratulated on remimng Professor Wright in this capacity, for, wmuml duubl, mher great institutions are remh to place muuey and Opportunities before him Oberlin has caught the I'uivcrsiLy Extension idea, A circular has bvvn san um oh'ering courses oflectures by the: pme wrs on Phibsophv, Latim Church History, Great Rehgious Leaders, Chemistry. Mathemzati Biology CeUL ogy, Eng 1 Bible,P01i ml Evunmuy, English Literature. German, Eloentinn and Rhctmzc, Books and Reading. The circular e at ' alsu briehx' the methods. cost and m:nlts n1 Unix'ursiu Extenslon. The College has a maimed itself with a dozen other Ohio Colleges in forminn the Ohio A5507 ciation for the Fxtel ion 01' T'nhexsitv Teaching. The object of the a' Lion is to introduce the mnvmm'nt thrnughnm the State and to syx'tematize the arrangcmeuls fur leetm e The fast Course under the auspices r11 Uberhn Was given by Professor GT F. Xinghl at Toledo. The course covered somewhat the NJIIIC gxouml as the Lowell Institute 'n

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Classical Archmoingy. The appoimmtnt of Professor Mar- tin m this chair. with unc wcar's leave of absence in Europe, means the equipment of the department through purchases, and instruction in the latest investigations At a meeting of the trustees in April, Mr. Lewis H. Sever aunt of Cleveland, was elected trustee to fill the nnexpircd term of V1: F. C 365510115, deceased Thu following instrnt'tnrs in thc Conservatorv are made professors: Misa L. C. W'attles, Mess, H. H. Carter, G. Vv'. Andrews, A. i. Kimball, C. XV Morrison. From among these three W111 he selected, who, with the diru'tnr, will curh have :1 vote in geumi fm-uity. Among the appuintmcnts made were the following: W. V. Metcnlf, Ph. D., now professor in Grinneihlowa, to be Assnh ciate Professor of Chemist Edward Dickimon, A. EL, a gmllnate m Amhent College, to a pueitiou in thv Faculty of Mn. c: F E. Lurmard, M. D., 2111 Oberlin alumnus. to be Director of the Yuung Men's Uvmnasitun and Acting Pro- fesmr 0f Physiolog ' The event 01 thi 5cm in the pinch academic side of Uheu 1 work was the transference of Professor G. F. Wright from the chair of New Testmnent Language and Literature to that of thginn mid SCIENCE. Thin move is taken at the ithtancc Of the Cltw't and Association 01' Oberlin Alumni, who have become exested in P10135501 Wrights work thmugh his connection: with the Cleveland Historical So- ciutw. Tho emhiwmeut provide: for his salary and expenses in original :mc Jgatium. Tht cmiditinnsnf the appoint- ment mark a diatmct step in advance in an impurtant dirtmtirm. Profs :' VYi-ight is to teach but two terms in 111': wan and the rmnninder of hi, time is to be free for field uork in Geology Thc cmirst's whirh he wiil probably offer are. A11 electi e tn senio : dud thunlugical .xtmh-nts in tht Winter 011 the IL 'dtnce: of Christiamti'; 2. An elective

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to lectures on tlThe Anliqniti and Ongin 0f the Human Race, which he delivered dming February and Match. Linii'ersity EVtcnsion has its origin in a deep nhicational need of the timct Formerly when the working months of the cnllt-gc year were the spring and smmn students smttctcd out through the Counts in the winter teaching in little school houses and inspiring children and parents with their own burning 79M for an education. When thq re- turned to t'ollt-ge the brightest boys 63' u back with them. Now thu common schools are taught 113 lowepay girls who hate no thirst for knowledgm and nho know nothing of the higher education This' is mm of all schools, both in mummy and city. The cnlltgcs must move themselves to make the connection again. The weak point in the Aiuurican sitstem is not the college but the common Sl'huuls. It is to be hoped that 'ui 'ty LI tension may be endowed and that young men appointed to fellowship maV carri' on exteueivm lt-u- tures with their advanced univel lty studies. The growth in the endnwmtnt and outfit of the college during the past year lv t licL'n unusual. The largest gift in the history of filL institution is recorded, namely the SPUOHEY bequest of $91,618.03 It goes into the general endowment fund. Miss Julia Dickinson heqlwathtd $40,000. which is immediately available; Szopuu fur the chai held by Mrs. A, F, johuston. and 820,000 for instruction and expen in the qumanls Cinmasinm. The Spear bequest 0f $65.L ID is sllhjcut Lu an annuity, but there i: a net in mm- at present of about one and oneehalf per cent, which more than meets the expenses of i s niallagemcnt. Lord Cottage is in procees of building and will he occupied about December 1. It gm: accmnmodatiuu for forty-two young Women. Table board i: to be furnished at $2.00 per Week. The cod of the buildv iug is $20,003. all of which i mlmciibed. A reading room, to be known as thk' Jcrt-miah Butler Reading Room, is pm-