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THE CAMPUS El 
OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE 
MEADVILLE, PA., APRIL 20, 1912. VOLUME XXX.-NUMBER 24. 	 
MN. 
ENTHUSIASTIC CAMPAIGN 
FOR ENDOWMENT FUND 
Half Million Dollar Campaign Closes 
Next Wednesday-Many 
Interested. 
The Calendar 
SUNDAY, 6:15 P. M.-Y. W. C. A., in 
Hulings Hall. Installation of offi-
cers. 
SU NDAY, 3:00 P. M.-Serniion, in 
Chapel, by Dr. William B. Kelley. 
MONDAY, 8:15 P. M.-Recital by Mr. 
U. (Si. Kerr, in Ford. Memorial Chap- 
el. 
MONDAY, 4:00 P. M.-Le Petit Sa-
lon, in Hulings Hall. 
TUESDAY, 7:00 P. M.-Classical 
Club, in Library. 
WEDNESDAY, 11:00 A. M.-Address 
by President Herbert Welch or 
Ohio Wesleyan University. 
WEDNESDAY, 6:45 P. M.-Y. W. C. 
A.., in Hulings Hall. Leader, Miss 
Dr. M. Blanche Best. 
WEDNESDAY, 6:46 P. M.-Y. M. C. 
A., in Cochran Hall. Leader, 0. A. 
'Parmenter. 
FRIDAY, 6:45 P. M.-Mission Study, 
in Oratory. Leader, Dr. C. M. Co-
bern. 
Sermon Tomorrow 
--- 
Dr. William V. Kelley, Distinguished 
Editor of New York, to Preach. 
The fifth of the series of college 
sermons will be delivered in Ford 
Memorial Chapel tomorrow afternoon 
at three o'clock by the Rev. Dr. 'Wil-
liam Valentine Kelley of New York 
City. Dr. Kelley has been the editor 
of The 'Methodist Review since 1893 
and is the author of "Ripening Ex-
periences of Life and Other Essays.' 
He is a graduate of Wesleyan Uni-
versity of the class of 1865, where he 
received the degree of L H. D. 
Concert Monday 
U. 'Si. Kerr, Prominent Baritone, to 
Appear in Chapel, Under Direc- 
tion of Y. M. C. A. 
A prominent musical event of the 
college year will be the concert in 
Ford Memorial Chapel on next Mon-
day evening by U. IS-. Kerr, a prom-
inent baritone, under the direction 
of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Kerr has 
never appeared in Meadville before 
and his concert here marks the 
fourth of the famous singers that 
have given concerts in the Chapel 
this season. Mrs. deeberman will be 
the accompanist. 
'Mr. Kerr is a popular singer with 
a well cultivated voice. He sings 
classical selections but he has an ef-
fectiveness and richness of voice 
that reaches the popular crowds. He 
is well known in New York and is 
highly recommended by Dr. Cobern, 
who considers him a rival of Bis-
pham. The price of admission is 
fifty and seventy-five' cents for col-
lege students and seventy-five cents 
and a dollar for others. 
$15,720, leaving $14,280 to be raised 
in two days and a half. The rivalry 
between the members of the teu 
teams caused the men to double their 
efforts and by Saturday noon only 
$1,696 was needed to complete the 
sum. The closing hours of the cam-
paign were particularly Interesting 
and at seven o'clock not only had the 
full amount been raaised 'but also an 
additional $1,010. 'CAA. Lewis Walker, 
'77, was in charge. 
The captains of the teams and the 
sump they raised are as follows: 
E. L. Humes, $4,08'7; Dr. G. E. 
Snavely, $3,953; Dr. C. J. Ling, $3,-
28'0; L. A. Leberman, $3,212; Joseph 
Mendel, $3,029; W. A. Wilson, $2,991; 
E. P. Miller, $2,854; E L. Grove, $2,-
807; P. B. Graham, $2,592; S. Merrill, 
$2,200. 
At Pittsburgh. 
In order thoroughly to launch the 
campaign in Pittsburgh, a diinner was 
held at the Monongahela House on 
Monday evening at which the team 
leaders and members received their 
final instructions from President 
Crawford. The whole of Greater 
Pittsburgh and the surrounding coun-
try had previously been divided 
among 33 teams and these set as 
their mark a sum of $25,000 for this 
week. At the last report which was 
received here on Tuesday a total of 
$3,028.00 had been raised. 
Northwestern Pennsylvania. 
In connection with the resolution 
asking for $30,000 from Meadville, it 
was incorporated that a special ap-
peal should be made to other towns 
in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Presi-
dent 'Crawford spent the latter part 
of this week in organizing the work 
in the larger towns in this district. 
On Wednesday, Franklin was visited 
and the work for that city placed in 
charge of F. A. Sayres, '87. Oil City 
has also begun work under the direc-
tion of Rev. A. C. Ellis, '78. At Titus-
ville, Col. J. J. Carter, a member of 
the Doard of Trustees, has taken 
charge. A similar campaign is also 
in charge of Alumni at Erie. 
Although the task of raising $55,000 
in seven days is an unusually difficult 
one, President Crawford is optiniiistic 
as to the outcome and he expects the 
full amount to be subscribed in time. 
The addition of $504,000 to the en-
dewment will make the total endow-
ment $1,025,000 which will give Alle-
gheny fifteenth place among the col-
leges of this country according to en-
dowments, with Wooster but a very 
few dollars ahead. With centennial 
offerings  that are sure to come in the 
celebration in 1915, Allegheny will be 
expected to hold a leading place 
among the colleges. 
ALUMNI NOMINATED 
FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
Election of Alumni Representatives 
on Board of Trustees to be 
Held Soon. 
--- 
Following the call sent to the 
Alumni in January for nominations 
for the office of alumni trustee, the 
board of directors met on Monday, 
April 1, for the purpose of opening 
the nominations and making them 
known. At this time, E. L. Mattern, 
'90, E. W. Day, '34, G. H. Lamb, '85, 
E. B. Heckel, 'Si, Miss Ida Tuba, 
'80, W. N. Ridge, '82, 'L. Walker, '77, 
W. C. Wilson, '80, and A. W. Thomp-
son, '97, were nominated. On Mon-
day of commencement week, a selec-
tion of four of these will (be made. All 
Alumni of at least three years' stand-
ing who have paid their alumni fee 
of one dollar are eligible to 'vote. 
After these new trustees are elect-
ed, the new system of electing Alum-
ni representatives on the board will 
be completed. Under the plan adopt-
ed, the Erie Conference will elect 
eight trustees, two each year, to 
serve four years. The Pittsburgh 
Conference will also elect eight in the 
same way. The trustees agreed some 
time ago to assign to the conference 
and to the Alumni all vacancies now 
existing in 'the board and all that 
arise until the board has its Lull num-
ber of trustees. For two years no 
elections have been made by the 
Board of Trustees so that there were 
twelve vacancies. Four of these 
were assigned to the Erie Conferecce, 
four to the Pittsburgh Conference, 
and the remaining four to the A'um-
ni. The Erie Conference selected, at 
its last session Rev. C. W. Miner, 
'81, (Sharon; George Greer, New Cas-
tle; Byron A. Walker, Erie, and D. 
E. Byles, Oil City. The Pittsburgh 
Conference elected J. A. Huston, Se-
wickley; J. A. Strickler; Wilkins-
burg; W. S. Horner, Pittsburgh, and 
Rev. J. M. Thoburn, 'Si, Ben Avon. 
The official ballot with the direc-
tions how to vote will be sent to 
every alumnus about ,flay 1, by the 
secretary of the association. Voting 
mjey be done by mail any time up to 
June N and polls will be open for 
voting in person on Monday, June 17. 
All ballots sent by mail are to be en-
closed in sealed envelopes and' will 
not be opened until the polls are 
closed and the votes are being count-
ed. The secretary of the Alumni As-
sociation, a member of the faculty 
chosen by the Faculty, and a member 
of the Board of Trustees, chosen by 
them, are to act as an election board. 
At the election the person receiving 
the highest number of votes will be-
come trustee for four years, the next 
two highest for two years, and the 
fourth highest for one year. The 
plan provides for the election or 
eight alumni trustees, two each year 
for a four year term. 
MIISS FLORENCE GRISWOLD TO 
EDIT LITERARY MONTHLY. 
A meeting of the electoral commit-
tee for The Literary Monthly, cone-
posed of the head of the English de-
partment and the editors of The 
Campus and The Literary Monthly, 
was held on Monday evening, April 
1, at which time the board was se-
lected for the coming year. Miss 
Florence M. Griswold, '13, was chosen 
editor-in-chief and 0. 0. MoLean, '13, 
Miss Ethel Bayard, '13, and C. 6. 
Burwell, '14, associate editors. . 
Miss Griswold is the second young 
lady to serve as editor of the maga-
zine, Miss Katherine Dewey hav-
ing hod the same position in 1906-07. 
She has been one of the most • con-
sistent contributors to the literary 
magazine since her enrollment at Al-
legheny and has been the author or 
a number of prominent articles. The 
other members of the board were al-
so chosen from the regular contri-
butors, so • that the personnel war-
rants a suocessful year for this col-
lege publication. 
The new board held their first 
meeting on 'Wednesday afternoon of 
this week at which time the policy 
of the magazine was discussed. The 
whole publication will be systema-
tized and 'College Council will be 
asked some time this spring to put 
The Literary 'Monthly on a 'basis of 
competition similar to that now in 
use_ on The Campus. 
President Welch 
Ohio Wesleyan's President to Speak 
Here on Founder's Day. 
Next Wednesday is the day set. 
apart by the Board of Trustees for 
the celebration of the 91st annivers-
ary of the founding of the college. 
This will be the Fourth Annual Foun-
der's Day. No classes will be help 
during the day and in the morning, 
Dr. Hebert Welch, president of Ohio 
Wesleyan University, will make an 
address in the Cnapel. Wednesday 
is also the day set for the winding 
up of the campaign for the additional 
$500,000 endowment and in the event 
of its completion, a celebration wilt 
probably take place. 
The custom of 'bringing a famous 
educator here for the Founder's Day 
address is comparatively new. Last 
year Dr. 'Charles Bayard Mitchell, 
'79, of 'Chicago, 'made an address on 
"The 'Mission of the 'College" which 
was said to be one of the best that 
was ever delivered before an Alle-
gheny audience. 
President Welch has 'been for 
somd time past a man of some prom-
inence in educational circles. He was 
graduated at Wesleyan University in 
1887, and a short time afterward re-
cesived the degree of Bachelor of 
Divinity from Drew Theological Sem-
inary. He was ordained in the Meth-
odist ministry in 1890, and. during the 
next fifteen years occupied prominent 
churches in New York, Middletown, 
Connecticut, and Brooklyn. During 
this 'period he received the degrees 
Welch was elected to the presidency 
of Ohio Wesleyan University, to suc-
ceed Bishop Bashford. Since that 
time he has 'been deeply concerned 
in the growth of that thriving insti-
tution. He has a reputation for 
scholarly addresses which is markea 
throughout Methodism. 
SUMMER SCHOOL BULLETIN IS- 
SUED. 
The special college bulletin relat-
ing to the work of the newly estab-
lished summer school for Allegheny 
has been received from the printer 
and is now being distributed. It con-
tains full information regarding the 
plans for the work to 'be given. The 
session will 'be open on Monday, June 
24, and extend to Saturday, August 
3, 1912. Instruction will be given 
every day except Saturday for the 
full six weeks and examinations wall 
be held the Friday and Saturday or 
the last week. 
All of the regular Faculty will be 
on the teaching staff, with the excep-
tion of Professor Cobern who will be 
taking his year of sabbatic leave 
abroad, and Professor Lockwood wno 
will be on a lecturing tour in the 
Wiest, and Professor 'Swartley. Pro-
fessor R. Straughn, Superin-
tendent of Schools at DuBois, hae 
been secured as instructor of English 
and Education. 
The fee for tuition will be twenty 
dollars, while extra fees will be 
charged for Biology, 'Chemistry and 
Physics laboratory. 
Courses will be given to meet pri-
marily the needs of the following 
classes of students: (1) Teachers 
who may desire a better training for 
their work in the class room, or who 
are preparing to pass examinations 
required for the various teachers' cer-
tificates; (2) college students who 
may desire to obtain advanced col-
lege credits or to remove conditions, 
and even high school students desir-
ing to be admitted to college may be 
able to remove entrance conditions; 
(3) any person who may desire to en-
ter courses for self in(•rovement. Col-
lege students will receive, upon rec-
ommendation of the department, two 
semester hours for each course •  they 
complete with satisfactory examina-
tion. 
Two courses will be given in the 
following subjects: Biology, Chemis-
try, Philosophy, English, French, Ger-
man, History, Latin, Mathematics, 
and Public Speaking. One course 
will be given in the following: As-
tronomy, Engineering, Graphics, 
Greek, and Physics. 
A special 'bulletin of the session 
may be had fromt the registrar, Pro-
fessor Guy B. Snavely. 
INTERSTATE ORATORICAL 
CONTEST TO BE HELD HERE 
Successful State Orators Will Contest 
With Orations on Peace. 
The oratorical contest of the Inter-
collegiate Peace Association, in 
which the winners of the several 
contests in Pennsylvania, North Caro-
lina, 'Maryland, 'Indiana and New 
York will be entered, is to be had 
in Ford 'Memorial Chapel on either 
May 3 or May .10. The prizes will be 
$100 and $75, for first and second 
places respectively. Professor IS. S. 
'Swartley, Professor Diehl of Erie, 
and the Rev. R. E. Brown of Frank-
lin, will be the judges. Admission to 
the contest will 'be free. 
The contest in 'Pennsylvania in 
which Allegheny was represented by 
C. E. Vogel, '12, and R. J. Piersol, 
was held in Pittsburgh, at Thaw Hall, 
under the direction of the University 
of 'Pittsburgh on Friday evening, 
April 5. Orations were submitted to 
the officers of this association early 
in the year and from the liundrea 
and fifty received, six were chosen to 
deliver their orations at a central 
point. The institutions represented 
were Bucknell, 'Westminster, Wash-
ington and Jefferson, Allegheny, with 
two contestants, and the University 
of Pennsylvania. The prizes amount-
ed to one hundred dollars, being 
seventy-five dollars for the best 
speaker and twenty-five for the sec-
ond best. The contestants and 'their 
subjects were as follows: 
James K. 'Stewart, Westminster, 
"America's 'Mission to Mankind." 
R. A. Adams, Washington and Jef-
ferson, "Naval Madness." 
Charles E. Vogel, 'Allegheny, 'The 
Scepter of Peace." 
L. Arthur Sylvester, University of 
Pennsylvania, "The Force that Will 
Unify the Nation." 
Robert J. Piersol, Allegheny, The 
Christ of the Andes." 
H. G. W. Smith, Bucknell, "Prog-
ress and Peace." 
The order in which the speakers 
were awarded places was not made 
public except the first two, Westmin-
ster and W. & J. 
The judges were Dr. J. Leonard 
Levy, Rabbi, Hon. J. R. MacFarlane, 
of Allegheny, Pa., and Dr. A. A. Ham-
merschlag, 'Director of the Carnegie 
Technical School. 
PETERSON AGAIN HURT. 
L. L. Peterson, '13, who was se-
verely injured on North Main Street 
while coasting last winter, suffered 
another injury on Wednesday, April 
3, when he fell at his home and 
broke the kneecap of his right leg. 
From the time of the first accident 
he had been at the hospital but had 
so far recovered as to be able to go 
to his home. After the second injury 
he was again taken to the hospital 
and an operation' performed so that 
it Is probable that no serious injury 
will result except retarding his re-
covery for several weeks. The doc-
tors report that Peterson will have 
the use of 'both legs and that he will 
not be lame. He expects to visit Al-
legheny at commencement time. 
GIRLS' ATHLETIC ELECTION TO- 
DAY. 
The election of officers of the Girls' 
Athtletic Association for 1912-13 will 
be held in Hulings Hall today. The 
nominations which have been posted 
for the different offices are as fol-
lows: 
For President-Miss Edith DeLand, 
'Miss Lottie Smith, Miss Irene Beatty. 
For Vice President-Miss Annie 
Bishop, Miss Eva McKinney. 
. For Secretary - Miss 'Margaret 
Seitz, Miss Jeanette 'Robinson. 
For Treasurer--Miss May Girsham, 
(Miss Vera Foster, Miss Helen Har-
per. 
For Assistant Basketball Manager 
--Miss Rose Platt, Miss Francem 
'Barnhart. 
For Assistant Tennis Manager-
Miss Edith' Askey, 'Miss Louise Gould, 
Miss 'Margaret Simpson. 
The assistants in basketball and 
tennis at present will advance to the 
positions of manager of basketball 
and tennis  respectively. 
As the time for the closing of the 
great campaign for the addition or 
:500,.000 to the Allegheny endowment 
draws near, the enthusiasm of all 
persons interested in the college Is 
growing keener. Previous to the Eas-
ter vacation nearly $100,000 remained 
to be raised. Through President 
Crawford and the Board of Trustees, 
Meadville was asked to raise, as its 
share, the sum of $30,000. The fact 
that over a thousand dollars more 
than was asked for was raised in this 
city in one week snows the interest 
that the business men and profession-
al men of the city are taking in the 
undertaking. 
President Crawford is spending the 
closing days of the campaign in the 
most energetic efforts to raise the 
amount and thus reach the require-
ments of the Educational Society. 
On Wednesday, just seven days be-
fore the date of the time of the cam-
paign to close, a sum of $55,000 re-
mained unsubseribed. President 
Crawford left on Wednesday for 
some of the neighboring towns in an 
effort to raise the amount. Organiza-
tions have been formed in Philadel-
phia, 'Seattle, Chicago, Los Angeles, 
Pittsburgh, ,Baltimore, Oil 'City, 
Franklin and Erie for the securing or 
any money that may 'be available. 
Every student was given five blanks 
'before the Easter recess and asked 
to secure at least one hundred dol-
lars, and a prize was offered to the 
class raising the largest amount. 
This contest closes on next Monday 
and no report of its success can be 
given as yet. Appeals are being made 
to all persons interested in the col-
lege for their best gifts and in addi- 
• tion an alumni contribution is being 
taken. It. is hopea that the total 
amount will be subscribed by Wed-
nesday in order to celebrate in con-
nection with Founder's Day the 
greatest event in Allegheny history 
for some years. 
The Meadville Campaign. 
As has been noted before, the 
Board of Trustees voted at their spe-
cial meeting last mpnth to make an 
appeal to 'Meadville for $30,000 as 
their share in the endowment. It 
was pointed out that of the total en-
dowment at the present time of $525,-
000, Meadville had contributed only 
$17,000. On Monday morning of last 
week the teams that had previously 
been picked to make the canvas met 
down town to receive their final in-
structions before setting out on the 
campaign. A set of fifty questions 
and answers were published in the 
miorning papers that day showing the 
reasons why Meadville should rally to 
the cause and stating that inter-
est of the extra endowment would 
indirectly revert to the town. The 
task was In charge of prominent busi-
ness men. The town was apportioned 
among the teams so that no man was 
visited by different teams. 
The real work of raising the money 
was begun on Tuesday morning and 
at the luncheon the following day a 
total of $9,110 was reported for the 
first day. The first three days of the 
carrpaign resulted in the pledging of 
Founder's Day 
History of the Founder's Day Celebra- 
tion—Its Significance. 
By Charles S. Miller. 
It is interesting to note at this time 
the history of the celebration a 
Founder's Day at Allegheny, which 
is held annually; on April 24., The 
first exercises were held in 1909, the 
idea growing out of the event of the 
removal of the 'bodies of Timothy Al-
den and his wife from the cemetery 
do 'Sharpsburg to Meadville in 1908. 
According to the college tradition, 
April 24 marks the date of the arrival 
of Rev. Timothy Alden in Meadville 
ninety-seven years ago. 'It is said 
that he came up French Creek in a 
keel boat and landed below town. 
Meadville was then a town about 
thirty years old and was merely one 
of the small villages in the "west.' 
The plan of founding a college had 
been uppermost in his miinu and in 
June, 1815, a meeting was held in the 
'Crawford County court house at 
which plans were formialated and Rev. 
Mr. Alden appointed - to go out ann 
secure funds. Before the fall of that 
year the first attempt was made to 
raise money. Rev. Timothy Alden 
was contemplating a trip to the east-
ern states and he was asked to secure 
donations from the residents there. 
In all, $4,000 was secured and this 
with the $6,000 donated by the people 
of Meadville guaranteed sufficient 
funds for the opening. 
The reason for the founding of Al-
legheny is given in the first volume 
of the "Alleghany Magazine -  as fol-
iows: 
"The importance of advantages for 
a classical education, and the want 
of such an institution where it may 
be obtained in the extensive reg'on 
watered by the Alleghany River and 
its numerous contributing streane.-, 
and destined in all human probabili-
ty, to be overspread; at no great dis-
tance of time, with as many inhabi-
tants as any section of the United 
States of equal magnitude, the nature 
of our government, which depend; in 
no small degree on the prevalence of 
knowledge, virtue and religion; Ile 
eventful period in which we aye, 
plainly indicating that the time is at 
hand, when there will be an unpi ece-
dented call for the labor of heralds 
of the gospel, afford sufficient reasons 
for the expediency of our present un-
dertaking." 
Rev. Timothy Alden was born at 
Yarmouth, 'Mass., on Aug. 28, 1773. 
He was a direct descendant on his 
father's side from John Alden of the 
Pilgrim fathers and through his 
mother from John Fox, the martyr. 
As soon as he had reached the proeer 
age, he entered Phillips Academy 
where he 'prepared for coliege. In 
1794 he entered Harvard and was 
graduated from there in 1795. Ai'er 
his graduation he took up schoo! 
work and was principal of several 
eastern academies, included iu which 
were institutions in Portsmouth N. 
H., New York and Newark, N. J. For 
a time he was pastor of the Presby-
terian Church at Portsmoar,ii and 
later librarian of the Massachusetts 
Historical Society. In 1815 he de-
cided to go west and in the ear;y 
spring of that year appeared in Mead-
ville, having come by way of Vir-
glinia and Pittsburgh and from :hero 
up the Allegheny river. 
In 1834, the 'Presbyterian Church 
gave the direction of the college over 
to the Methodist 'Church and at this 
time President 'Alden resigned from 
the presidency, though still remain-
ing a trustee. The following year he 
opened a boarding school in Cincin-
nati but in 1833 he moved to Pitts-
burgh where he took charge of an 
academy at East Liberty. He re-
mained with this institution until the 
time of his death in 1839. 
The Adventurer 
The Adventurer column for this 
week has been crowded out by im-
portant news 
LECTURE ON PEACE. 
(Mr. Hamilton Holt, managing edi-
tor of The Independent, delivered one 
of the best -eotures of .the year in Ford 
Chapel on Thursday evening on the 
subject, -The Federation of the 
Waild." Mr. Holt is lemons as a 
peace advocate and has spent con-
siderable time in the promotion or 
international peace, so that he is able 
to speak from experience ou the 
great movement. 
At siix-thirty, Mr Holt was the 
guest of the Quill ,Club at an informal 
dinner held in the club dining room 
of Cochran Hall. At this time Mr. 
Holt was elected an honorary mem-
ber, he, with Miss Ida Tarbell, '8t, 
forming the honorary membership or 
the club. Following the lecture he 
addressed the members of the club 
together with a few students from tile 
advanced English courses on soirwe of 
his experiences as a journalist and 
answered a number of questions on 
the subject. 
In "The Federation of the' World, 
Mr. Holt took up the study of war 
train early times and followed it 
down to the present, showing the 
strides that had been been made in 
the ages toward the settlement of in-
ternational disputes by arbitration. 
The thirteen colonies at the time or 
the Continental ,Congress were 
shown to be similar to the nations of 
the world gathered today in a peace 
conference except for the fact that 
the nations are closer to each other 
today, because of modern inventions, 
than were the colonies at the time 
of their union in 1776. The whole 
lecture carried an educational value 
that was exceptionally beneficial to 
the audience. 
At the conclusion of the lecture the 
speaker showed a number of stereop-
ticon views of the place of The Hague 
Conferences and of the various lead-
ers in the peace movement. 
DR. ELLIOTT ENTERTAINS. 
Last Tuesday, evening the members 
of 'the various Greek classes of the 
college were entertained. by Dr. and 
Mrs. W A. Elliott at their home on 
,Loomis Street. Dr. Elliott very ap-
preciatively gave some selected read-
ings from Greek folk-poesy, and also 
related some Greek Sables. Mrs. El-
0 liott sang some English translations 
of Greek lullabies. Later in the eve-
ning refreshments were served. 
NEW Y. M. C. A. CABINET. 
H. J. Wieler, '13, the newly elected 
president of the Y. M. C. A., has an-
nounced this cabinet for the ensuing 
year as follows: 
Chairman Fall Campaign—W. R. 
Hofelt, '13. 
Clhairman Religious MeetingsT. 
Thal) ur '14. 
'Chairman Bible Study--iA. A. Rea, 
',13. 
.Chairman Neighborhood Work—J. 
D. VanHorn, '13. 
Chairman :Mission 'Study—.J. G. 
Lane, '14. 
Chairman Social and Music—O. A. 
Parmenter. 
CHINA TO BE STUDIED 
BY MISSION STUDY CLASS. 
One of the most interesting as well 
as instructive courses that has ever 
been studied by a 'Mission Study 
class at Allegheny commenced last 
evening when Arthur J. Brown a 
new book on "The Chinese Revolu-
tion" was taken up. Mr. Brown's 
'book is just off the press. It deals 
in a remarkable manner with this 
latest movement of the Chinese na-
tion. The course will consist of six 
classes, four of which will be con-
ducted by Dr. 'Cobern and two by Dr. 
Benjamin. 
NEW Y. W. C. A. OFFICERS. 
The result of the election of officers 
of the Young Woman's Christian As-
sociation for 1.912-13 was as follows: 
,President— Miss Dorothy.  IS.ransom, 
'13. 
Vice 	President-eM iss 	Elizabeth 
Lord, 
Secretary--Miss .Janet Ellis, '15. 
Treasurer—Miss Ethel Bayard, '13. 
The installation of these officers, 
with the other members of the cabi-
net, will be held Sunday evening, 
April 21. 
THE CA NIPUS 
Established 1876 
Entered as second-class matter October 80, 1901, at the Postotlice at Meadville, Pa. 
ander the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 
Published every Saturday morning dur-ing the academic year by a stall' of editors 
selected on a competitive basis from the students of Allegheny College and devoted 
to the interests of the college and its com-
munity. 
Subscriptions $1.50 a year; $1.00. in 
advance.. Copies 5 cents 
The campus is forwarded to all subscrib-
ers until an explicit order is received for Its discontinuance, and until all arreurages are 
paid according to law. 
Subscribers are requested to inform the Business Manager of any change of address. 
Communications intended for publication should be left with the Editor or Business 
Manager ordropped in the box in the main nail of Bentley before 12:00 Thursday. 
LAO 
THOMAS HUGHES, '12, Editor-in-Chief 
OHARLES MILLER, '13, Assistant Editor 
ASSOCIATE EDITORS 
ERNEST J. HALL, '13 
KATHERINE E. WHEELING, '12 Evan', BAYARD, ',V 
REPORTERS 
PAUL JOHNSTON, '11 BARRY WIELER, 
ELIZAI3ETII LORD, '13 JEANETTE ROBINSON, '14 
WM. DOWERRER, '13, Business Manager 
The work that President Crawford 
has been doing during the past few 
mpuths in the half mil-
Three Cheers lion dollar endowment 
for President campaign is praise- 
Crawford. 	worthy in the highest 
degree. He has de-
voted his time almost entirely to the 
project. He has worked with cease-
less effort to make the campaign a 
success. Already much has been ac-
complished, and we firmly believe 
that the stipulated amount will be 
subscribed; but whatever Is the out-
oome of the campaign, we propose 
three loud ones for President 'Craw-
ford, who is unselfishly striving for 
a larger and 'better Allegheny. 
There has been a great deal of laxi-
ty and carelessness on the part of 
some members of the 
The Wearing Black A Club, who 
of the A. have allowed their 
sweaters or jersies 
bearing the letter A to be worn by 
men who have not won the letter. 
'ithin the past month at least three 
men who have never won the letter, 
two of them Freshmen, have been 
seen wearing borrowed garments on 
which the letter has been sewn. It 
is up to the members of the Block A 
Club to see that the letter is worn 
'by none other than those who have 
won it. Unless this policy is strictly 
adhered to the value of the letter will 
be appreciably decreased. Let no 
man wear the letter A who has not 
won it. 
It is necessary every year or two to 
Mike an explanation of the book 
store and the much 
Concerning talked-of book store 
the Book 	graft to the student 
Store. 	 body. On every side 
the book store is spok-
en of as an infernal machine, a mild 
method of highway robbery, and so 
on. Those who speak this way seri-
ously should investigate the matter 
before making such a complaint. The 
prices of the book store are never 
above the regular listed prices. Or 
course, on these there is some profit. 
The money made in this way after 
the expenses of the store .  have been 
met, is used to buy books for the li-
brary, thus increasing the reference 
books in the several departments, 
and indirectly helping the student 
body. dt is this matter of the dis-
position of the profits which causes 
much anxiety and sleeplessness, but 
if those students who are given to 
worrying over this matter would re-
member that the profits are used for 
their own good indirectly, and the 
good of the college, there would be 
less complaint of the book store. 
The women of the college have set 
a good example for the men in the 
matter of taking their 
Taking Seats seats imueediately up-
i n Chapel. on entering Chapel. 
The Chapel service 
should not be interrupted or delayed 
iby conversations and interviews. 
What would we think of people who 
would stop in the rear of a church 
on Sunday morning to meet their 
friends in a friendly chat, or tierhaps 
to arrange a meeting of a committee, 
or to collect a class assessment? 
There is a decided analogy. The men 
should follow the example set by the 
womrn in taking their seats prompt-
ly. 
NEW CABINET TAKES CHARGE. 
The regular meeting of 'the Y. ,N11. 
C. A. which was 'held on last Wednes-
day evening was tilie first one conduct-
ed by the newly elected cabinet. 
Plans w eee discussed for 'the upte bid-
ing of the Y. iM. C. 'A. during 'the com-
ing year end,  the arousing of more in-
terest among 'the college 'men. J. G. 
Lane gave an excellent talk on the 
subject of "Christian Courage." 
clearly showed 'that a courage of this 
kind is necessary for the making of 
any' successful life. It was also cm.- 
phasized rtihat true success should not 
'be measured by wealth and power, the 
standards of the world, but by the 
measure which God places, on all our 
acts and by 'the example which Be has 
given us in Jesus Christ. 
We say match the Style and Good Tailoring 
in our $18 $20 or $25 Fall Suits, 
at these prices, if you can 
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LADIES' WORK A SPECIALTY. 
934 Market Street. 
Ask The Seniors 
the best place for a hair cut and .first- 
class shave. They will direct you to 
PERRY'S 
The College Barber „Shop 
FOR PURE FOOD 
Ice Cream and Confectionery, and 
Johnston's Chocolates, go to 
FRISKS 
At the Corner 
of The Campus 
W. L. MILLER 
The College Grocer 
Park Avenue and Prospect Street 
H. M. Pettingell 
CART STORE 
AND FRAME SHOP 
966 Water Street, 	Meadville, Pa. 
J. M. ROBINSON 
GROCER 
Snowflake and Ceresota Flour 
cj111 Kinds of Baked Goods 
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Water and Arch Streets 
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GAS LIGHTS AND SUPPLIES 
FUEL SAVER STOVES 
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EVENING DRESS ACCESSORIES AT MENDELS 
Dealer in 
Watches, Diamonds 
and Jewelry 
All kinds of Inlaid Gold Glassware, 
Cut Glass and Hand Painted China. 
Students' Barber Shop 
ANDREW J. SPORR, Prop. 
250 Chestnut Street. 
Graham & McClintock 
Slip ons, for ladies, at Veith's. 	 962 Water St. 
Fashionable display of the Newest De- 
signs in Trimmed Hats. 
ENTERPRISE MILLINERY CO. 
Dr. OTIS BALCOM 
EYE SPECIALIST 
Everything new in Eye Glasses and 
Spectacles. Special prices 
to students. 
Room 1, 	Phoenix Block 
Bell Phone 27-L. 
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SUITS, CLOAKS, MILLINERY,  
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The newest goods first and the best 
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Your business invited 
PICTURES  for Weddings, Birth-
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Occasions 'at 
Yocum's Art Store 
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Meadville Dry Goods 
Company 
The Choicest Spring Styles in Suits 
and Cloaks. 
Street Dresses, Evening Gowns, 
Waists or Separate Skirts now ready 
for your 'nspection, at 
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UALITY BAKED GOODS 
GROCERIES AND MEATS 
East Side Store, Both Phones 
T22. New Central Store and 
Bakery, South Main, Both 
Phones 254. 
time ago Mr. Thompson was in MeV-
ville, for a visit, and spoke to the 
students in 'Chapel. 
The approaching marriage of Miss 
Mabel McLean, '10, of Union City, 'and 
Rev. P. B. Schaffner, '09, pastor of 
the First M. E. Church of Mentor, 0., 
was announced recently at the home 
of the former in Union City. Miss 
McLean was a popular member of her BLOCK 
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of detail-you will say it's a winner. 
It lists at only $20.00 and will be expressed prepaid direct from the 
factory in case you cannot secure) it through a dealer. 
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News Notes 
Miss Margaret Beebe spent a part 
of her vacation in Cleveland. 
Lynn :Al. Davis, '12, is filling a tem-
porary position as teacher of science 
in the Cony High School. 
Miss Josette Beebe has returnea 
from New York, where she has been 
visiting friends and relatives. 
The Freshman 'basketball team on 
Saturday, March 30, defeated the 
Sophomores by a score of 19-12. 
Dr. Blanche Best of this city has 
consented to address a series at 
Wednesday evening Y. W. C. A. meet-
ings. 
H. S. Leitzel, '12, and C. L. Nevins, 
'13, conducted a successful series of 
revival services during last week at 
the former's charge in Blooming Val. 
ley. 
Miss Marion Carroll, '14, was leas-
er of the Wednesday evening Y. W. 
C. A. prayer meeting. She read por-
tions of the book "The Dessert of 
Waiting." 
The following men have received 
Freshman class numerals: Captain 
Boyd, Doran, M. Dotterrer, D. Dun-
bar, Flick, Metcalf, 'Mull:Inger, New-
lin, Ricker and Manager Shaner. 
The meeting of the Y. W. C. A. on 
Wednesday evening, April 3, took the 
form of an Easter Vesper Service and 
was held in the Hulings Hall parlors. 
Miss Beulah Grauel, '13, talked brief-
ly of the Easter spirit. 
Allegheny will soon have a vege-
tarian Faculty if the numjoer of these 
abstenious gentlemen continues to in-
crease. Professors Lockwood, Snave-
ly, Ross and ISAwartley are now in the 
ranks of the non-carnivorous. 
"Alliance Francaise" and a number 
of students in the French classes en-
joyed a moving picture show at the 
Manhattan Theater on April 1. Mr. 
Adrian W. McCoy, through whose ef-
forts the entertainfent was provident, 
was in charge. 
On Saturday afternoon, March 30, 
the members of the Y. W. C. A., un-
der the direction of the [Social Ser-
vice Committee, entertained about 
twenty of the children who live at  
the Old Ladies' and Children's Home 
on Grove Street. 
Miss Alice 'Spalding gave a lecture-
recital before the Women's Club of 
Wilkinsburg on Thursday, April 4, at 
their annual President's Day meet-
ing. All the presidents from the 
women's clubs in Pittsburgh and vi-
cinity were present. 
Seth T. Perley, '13, spent the Bab-
ter vacation visiting the government 
works in Washington, D. C. He gave 
most of his attention to the Bureait 
of Standards which possesses some 
of the most accurate physics appar-
atus. in the country. 
The Y W. C. A. meeting held the 
last Sunday before the Easter recess, 
was led by Miss „Elm. White, '12. The 
topic was "The (rower of Influence." 
Miss Edith Sutton, '15, played a violin 
solo, accompanied on the piano by 
Miss Helen Hotson, '14. 
Dr.. G. A. Haskins, a former Alle-
gheny student, has been mentionea 
as a possibility for the presidency of 
Johns Hopkins University, mkade va-
cant by the resignation of Dr. Ira B. 
Remsen, which will take effect at the 
close of the present scholastic year. 
Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey 
has also been mentioned for the 
place. 
The Biological department has re-
cently received a number of valuable 
specimens, books and apparatus as a 
gift from Dr. Henry P. Hammond of 
'Franklin, Pa. The zoological ,  speci-
mens are largely frogCalifornia and 
include several forms of special in-
terest. .A large collection of valuable 
microscopic slides, which will 'be of 
great use to the department, were al-
so included. 
The new college alumni register 
was issued during vacation, It has 
been compiled and a number of the 
addresses in the old one have been 
revised, largely 'through the efforts 
of Prof. C. F. Ross. Besides a list 
of the Alumni, there are complete 
lists of the presidents of the Board 
of Trustees, presidents of the Facul-
ty, vice presidents of the Faculty, 
professors, acting professors, and in-
s tru ctors. 
The departments of English and 
Public Speaking have been compelled 
to postpone the lecture-recitals 'which 
are to be given in the Chapel by Pro-
fessor P. IM. Pearson of Swarthmpre 
College. The time for his coming 
has been set for about May 18, pro-
viding a sufficient number of persons 
can 'be secured to subscribe for tick-
ets at 'fifty cents each for the series 
of three lectures. Up to this time 
only about one hundred persons have 
subscribed and it is necessary that 
at least two hundred tickets be pro-
vided for. 
The regular April meeting of the 
Quill Club was held on Monday eve-
ning, April 1, at the Phi Delta Theta 
house with Miss Elizabeth Ling and 
Thomas Hughes in charge. At the 
business meeting, hiss Ethel Bayara 
and C. S. Miller 'were elected front 
ex-officio membership to penman 
membership and 'Miss Nellie Camp-
bell, '10, to honorary membership. The 
main paper of the evening was read 
by Captain T. A. Smith of Meadville 
on Tolstoi. Following this a gene -a' 
discussion took place on the works 
and life of the great Russian author. 
_A number of invited guests were 
present. 
Alumni 
Ida M. Tanbell, '80, has recently 
written another book, "The Tariff in 
Our Times." 
In the recent Meadville primaries, 
.M. 0. Brown, '91, was elected as a 
Roosevelt delegate to the Republican 
National Convention. 
A. J. 'Nelson, '1)1, who is now with 
the Chautauqua Book Store at Chau-
tauqua, N.Y., spent last Sunday In 
Meadville, where he was visiting 
friends. 
Lloyd Singley, ex-'12, with F. B. 
Hammond of Norwich, Conn., has 
purchased an apple orchard of 1000 
trees near Erie, where he will en-
gage in apple farming. 
Frederick Howe, ex-'91, has writ-
ten a very concise and thorough ar-
ticle on the "Defence of the Modern 
City," which appears in the April 
number of IScribner's Magazine. 
Professor H. E. Stone, '05, of Mead-
ville High School, recently gave an 
interesting illustrated lecture at the 
meeting of the Social Center. He 
spoke on the subject of 'Coal Min-
ing." 
W. W. 'Burt, '10, recently spent 
about two weeks in this country, be-
ing on leave of absence from his 
'Consular duties at Florence, Italy, in 
order that he might take the consular 
examinations at Washington. 
Charles 0. 'Peters, '08, 'who has re-
cently completed a medical course in 
the University of Pennsylvania, was 
married on Tuesday, April 2, to Miss 
Bertha 'Stenger of this city. 'After it 
wedding trip the couple will reside 
in Philadelphia. 
L. 	Hickernell, '10, has been ap- 
pointed as the Francis Hilton Maule 
fellow in Biology at Princeton for 
1012-13. He is to spend the coming 
summer at Woods Hale, Mass., en-
gaged in work for the department of 
Biology at Princeton. 
Announcement was recently made 
of the approaching marriage of Miss 
'Bess Rist, '08, to Gaylord Church of 
the United States Navy Engineering 
'Corps. Miss Rist is a niece of Mrs. 
'Sarah B. Cochran, one of Allegheny's 
most generous benefactors. 
W. E. Weidler, ex-'11, who is com-
pleting a course at 'Cornell this year, 
has secured a position with the Stan-
dard Oil Company in China. For a 
short while after leaving 'Cornell, he 
'will be In the New York offices of 
the company, after which he will he 
sent to China. 
Miss Jennie M. 'Fowler, '08, ana 
George W. Robinson of !McKee•port, 
'were quietly married at the home of 
MiSs Fowler's mother on Monday eve-
ning of this week, Rev. W. A. Clark 
of Meadville officiated. Mr. Robin-
son is the 'brother of J. S. Robinson, 
'11, and S. W. Robinson, '07. 
Arthur W. Thompson, '97, until re-
cently General (Manager of the Balti-
more & Ohio, and Baltimore & Ohlo 
lElouthwestern Lines, has been ad-
vanced to the onice of Third Vice 
'President of that system. A short  
older students. Rev. 'Mr. 'Schaffne: .  
'was once president of the Y. M. C. A. 
and took active part in oratory, ana 
in the Glee Club, which he managed 
in his senior year. The marriage will 
take place in June. 
SIGS DENY STATEMENT. 
The folitowing statement is pub-
lished at the request of the local chap-
ter of iStigina Alpha 'Epsilon. The 
reference is 'to the 'item in the last 
Issue of The ICapmus stating that 
Frederick B. Trace' had been pledged 
to Sigma lAlpta. Epsilon: 
"It is with a genuine sense of grati-
tud-e that it he acti v e chapter of Penna 
tOmega of Stigma Alpha .1Dpvilon ex-
tends their thanks 'to the ardent friend 
of the. fraternity who so kindly 'fur-
nished the college world ►► iith the 
latest S. A. E. rushing news in the 
last issue of The 'Campus. Our only 
regret is that the author  chos e to hi de 
his 'identity in 'Connection with the 
publication 'of the article. We assure 
this modest indtiVidnial that we regret 
that we cannot give thim our thanks 
in person rather than confining our 
efforts to this roundabout method. 
'Fro,(; a Tlhetorical standpoint the ar-
ticle (is a 'veritable gem. indeed, as 
an example of suspended sentence the 
composition is 'the finest we ever per-
used. The only fault which the chap-
ter has 'to find 'is with the veracity of 
the statement-for that statement is 
absolutely ;false. But that is a mat-
ter of news and not of 'rhetorical pos-
sibility, and consequently our thanks 
are not affected by a matter of such 
small importance as' it must have been 
considered by 'its author. 
'I' en na Omega of 'Sigma tAttpha .Ep si-
1 on ." 
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four-year colleges, who can fulfill certain subject requirements. 
Small classes assure large amount of individual opportunity. 
Offers optional fifth year leading to degree of A. M. in Medicine. 
Only regular medical school in Cleveland (the sixth city in the United 
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typewriter, just purchased. With 
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perfect work. 
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College Stenographer, 
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LETTERS 
A LETTER FROM DR. MULFINGER. 
Dr. Geonge A. C.Nlulfinger, head of the 
department of German, who is now 
spending ,his sabbatic year in Germ-
any, has 'written,  a letter for The 
Campus. He s divided it into two 
parts. The first pant ds printed,  below. 
The other part Will appear next week. 
'Munich, 'Bavaria, Feb. 15, 1912. 
Dear 'Edi'tor.- 
For some time if have been wanting 
to give the readers of The 'Campus an 
account of certain features of present 
day German life which have Impress-
ed Uhemselves upon me. But investi-
gations and studies which could only 
be carried out on the spot forced all 
other ,matters temporarily Into the 
background. 
First of all, a full description of life 
in the Bavarian capitol would be a 
matter of ,grezut interest, if I were 
competent to describe the many sided 
interests of this great center of art. 
(Munich is indeed what one of its visi-
tors has recently called it, "the pearl 
of all things German." Although it is 
an old historic city, it 'is young and 
progressive, never (willing for one mo-
ment to rest on 'its past achievements. 
To drink in all 'tare soul -stirring sights 
and irniniories of this one city is a 
-C:e14.01 t which comes to visitors of 
scarcely any other city. Walking 'the 
streets haunted by,  the memory of the 
famous 'kings of Bavaria and the great 
generals who opposed them; of the 
mastor painters who +have left their 
undying irnipress here; of Wagner, 
'Mozart, Liszt and von Buelo,w; of the 
many-. great 'p'oets vitio re-sided here 
during the 19th century—one experi-
ences a continuous thrill. But 7 wish 
to speak of modern Germany and the 
changes since my sojourn (here 'twenty 
years ago. 
First of all, one meets Signs of great 
material prosperity on every hand—a 
prosperity due to the rapid industrial  
developmc.it and the enormous expan-
sion of Germany's foreign trade- States 
formerly agricultural like Wurtem-
berg, Baden and Saxony have become 
alimbst purely' industrial, and remind 
one in their activity. of 'the Pittsburgh 
district. There is not    only evidence 
of great pro9perity on every hand, but 
the newly created' wealth seems well 
distributed. Beggars are almost un-
known and the iwoekingman is well 
dressed and well housed. The large 
cities have kept space in their growth 
'with those of America and some of 
the old,  histoeic towns have (been en-
tirely rebuilt. Nor do t'he rural dis-
triots lag behind' in the march of prog-
ress. The picturesque villages with 
their narrow streets and, thigh gable 
roofs on which a stork's nest is fre-
quently perched have almost entirely 
disappeared. Modern villages with 
new brick buildings, surrounded by 
well tilled fields, dot the landscape 
everywhere. This transformation. has 
robbed Germany of much -of its ro-
manticism. The charm of the old 'me-
diaeval houses and city walls which 
used to cast its spell over the 'visitor 
frcon the (New World bas been broken. 
'But despite the rapid economic de-
velopment, there is much .discontent 
with existing conditions amIang the 
masses, a fact which was  again 
:brought 'home to the government 'when 
'the returns of the recent elections 
slhowed a landslide toward social dem-
ocracy. This r'ocial unrest Is due 
(pr ncipally to two causes': the    high 
price of living, and' the "caste" system 
which -still exists in Germany. The 
distinction between rich and poor, the 
ncbility and the bourgeoisie, is still 
more painfully evident here than any 
difference whicili exists between 'the 
classes in our own country. When 
Emerson was asked in 'England for 
what 'one thing more than any other 
America stood, he answered: "Ameri-
ca stands for opportunity; the boy of 
humble origin may,  reach the highest 
office In the Republic." This cannot 
be said of Germany. The son of hum-
ble parents dares not aspire 'to a sta.  
+Lion which 'is above that held by 'his 
parents. But even in this - respect, 
Germany seems to be on the eve of 
a brighter ,day. Nowhere is the work-
ing class more intelligent, amibitious, 
and energetic than in Germany, and 
before long it 'will probably wrest the 
power from the reigning  aristocracy, 
or at least share it with the latter. 
The aspirations and ideals of the 
laiboring man are at present embodied 
in the !Social Democracy,—a party 
which. must not be confounded: n,vith 
that "doctrinaire" Socialism which 
made so much noise in Gettmany fifty 
years ago. Such doctrines as the 
(Aeiseion of property and 'the 'commun-
istic state, of which the founders of 
'Socialism dreamed, are rejected as 
utopian and impracticable by the lead-
ers of modern ISocialigm, who are 
'wor'kin'g for practical ends only, such 
as the improvement of economic con-
ditions, a more equal division of the 
rewards of industry and commierce, 
and greater opportunity for men of 
'humble origin; but they are most of 
all interested in making the +ministry 
responsible to the people and, in ob-
taining the equal representation of all 
classes in the Imperial Parliament, 
(the 1ReiChsta.g). For, Germany has 
not been redistricted for the election 
of members of the Parliament since 
the formation of the  Ermipire In 1871, 
and the result is a constantly increas-
ing power in the government of the 
country districts, to the disadvantage 
of the rapidly increasing population 
of the urban centers. The Greater 
Berlin center, including the Potsdam 
district, ,has only eight members in 
the 'Parliament, When, if it were repre-
sented according to (population, it 
would have three times that number. 
There are eight parties represented 
in the "Reichstag," but not one of 
them, with perhaps the exception of 
the Catholic party ( entrum), is as 
well organized or is in control of 
larger means than the Social Dem-
ocracy. During the recent campaign, 
its leaders exhibited that sort of en-
thusiasm and ardor which is peculiar 
to men 'who believe that they have 
eedicated their lives to a great cause. 
For this reason they carried,  every-
thing before them, almost completely 
wiping out 'the "National Liberals"— 
a party which formerly espoused the 
cause of 'the plain 'people, but has 
gradually lost 'its bold on the masses 
since its leaders allowed themselves 
to be influenced by questions of class 
and rank and to forget the people's 
common interests. While this party 
has 'been split into as many factions 
as there are classes, the Social Dem-
ocracy has moved forward in a solid 
phalanx and has captured 110 seats, 
out of a total of 393, in the "(Reich-
stag." Although the emperor does not 
ollicially recognize (Social Democrats, 
the strange situation has now arisen 
that a  member of this party is tem-
porary elhairman of 'the Parliament, 
while the other parties are in a dead-
lock over the election of a permanent 
chairman. 
The imemlbers of the American col-
ony, especially the students and pro-
LfEssors, took great interest 'in the 
campaign and made it a point to at-
tend,  at least one meeting of each par-
ty.. One of the peculiar features of 
these meetings was that the party 
Which had arranged for the meeting 
permitted representatives of the op-
posing 'parties to answer and attack 
the arguments ,Whicfh 'were presented 
by the .speakers of the evening. Dur-
ing these reibu'etals there was often 
such an exhibition of intense feeling 
and class-hatred that we Americans 
felt that 'we had not witnessed any-
'thing like it during our political' cam-
paigns since the '01vil War. 
Hulings Hall 
Miss Helen Dungan„ '10, visited 
+Miss Edith Rowley before the Easter 
recess. 
'Miss (Martha Nebinger spent a few 
days before vacation visiting her sis-
ter Ruth at Hulings Hall. 
 liss Marian Thomas, '13, has re-
turned to college after a prolonged 
stay at her home in Silver Creek, 
N. Y. 
Miss Helen Bunt and Miss Althea. 
Hunt, '14, were the guests of Miss 
Florence Griswold, '13, at dinner 
Tuesday evening, April. 2. 
Miss Ethel Salmon, '12, spent the 
Easter vacation with Miss Louise 
Jordan, at Orangeville, '0., and 
with Miss Frances Norton, '13, at 
Sherman, N. Y. 
Mrs. Stone, the inspector of the 
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, visited 
the Mu chapter here during the last 
few days 'before the closing of eel-
lege for the Easter vacation. 
SMITH SAYS 
THAT he wants every giudent of Allegh-eny College to come down to the Toggery and study up on CLOTHES. 
The fellows all seem so busy with their 
studies up at school that they are badly 
neglecting their clothes. If you knew the 
great bargains we are offering on Smith's 
kind of clothes, you surely would make a 
rush that would win out in any foot ball game. 
Wake up, fellows, and come down and get 
acquainted. All clothing and furnishing re-
duced. Spring goods ready in a few days. 
SMITH'S TOGGERY 
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