University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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The Cap and Gown Board The Managing Editors CARL HAMANN LAMBACH J . SYDNEY SALKEY Literary Editor J EROME N EW FRANK Business Managers HARRY OSGOOD LATHAM J . ALLAN Ross The Staff ROY BALDRIDGE .............. . ...................................... Art VVILOWDEAN CHATTERSON ......................................... Society RALPH M. CLEARY ........................ F raterm'ties and H0710? Societies PAUL HEFLIN ............. , .............................. Student Actiwities ABE LEO FRIDSTEIN ...................................... M mi? Athletics MARJORIE BELL ........................................ W omenss Athletics ARTHUR WHEELER ............................................... Literary HERSCHEL GASTON SHAW ...................................... Dramatics MAMIE LILLY .................................................... Faculty LUCILLE HOLMES ...................................... College of Education GORDON LSTEWART ........ Law CARLIE BELL SOUTER ........................................... M edicz'ne CLIFFORD GROOVER ....................... ' ....................... Divinity MINNA HOSKINS IMILDRED CHAMBERLAIN HELEN JACOBY ROBERT T. RADFORD ' CAROLINE DICKEY ROEERTS B. OWEN LESTER A. STERN ERNESTINE EVANS HARGRAVE LONG MITCHELL DAWSON C. L. V. EXCELSON LANDER lVIACCLINTOCK KATHARINE SLAUGHT ROBERT J . HART FRANCIS KING

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The University The Senior Class The Junior Class . The Sophomore Class The F reshmen Class The Colleges . Student Publications Dramatics Music . . Oratory and Debate . The Dormitories . Student Activities Men's Athletics . Women's Athletics Fraternities . omenhs Organizations Honor Societies Law h . Medicine . . School of Education . Divinity . . . The University Settlement Society . . - . The Social Calenda . Not Soscholastic

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The University Abroad The conferring of the Degree of Doctor of Laws upon Walthier Johann Wever at the Sixty-ninth Convocation marked the Universitfs appreciation of Dr. Weverts long-continued efforts to bring about a better mutual understanding among German and American scholars. Through the diplomacy of Dr. VVever, Professors from Germany have given occasional lectures under the auspices of the Germanistic Society of this city. So, too, occasionally Visitors from the University of Chicago have delivered short lecture courses in Berlin. Professor Laughlin and Professor Henderson have so served. The autumn of 1908 witnessed the first interchange of Professors delivering full courses. Professor Ernst Daenell, 0f the University of Kiel, delivered a course of lectures. From our own institution Professor Manly went to the University of G6ttingen, Where during the period between Christmas and Easter he lectured on it The Early History of the Drama? ,In addition to the formal exchange of Professors, German friendliness in' scholarship has been advanced by the presence of Professor Carl Clemen, of the University of Bonn, Who during the Autumn Quarter offered a course in the Department of New Testament literature. In Palestine Professor R. F. Harper conducted the iiAmerican School for Oriental Study and Research? Several students of the University have been With Professor Harper during this year. The Director.reports much interesting progress in its study of Palestinian monuments. V Professor Coulter, when on his way to pursue investigations at Naples and in Java, met With the now famous experienceon the wrecked ttRepublicP The loss of much scientific material changed Professor Coulterts plans. He will, however, represent the University at the Darwin celebration in June at the University of Cambridge, England. Professor Barnes and Doctor Land, of the same Depart- ment, during the closing months of 1908, studied and collected material from the scientifically little known regions of Mexico. Professor VVilliston, of the Depart- ment of Paleontology, conducted excavations in the Permian red-beds of northern Texas. Abundant and valuable material will be brought to Walker Museum. The University during the Autumn and Winter quarters sent Professor A. A. Michaelson and Professor J . L. Laughlin to investigate the South American educational conditions. To meet their appointment at the Pan American Scien- 8