Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-09
Cnilara Nutea.

College Notes.
 A run,or that snallpox had broken out in college prevailed among the students all day yesterday. In the morning it was reported that there was single case of this disease, but by noon the number of cases reported was six, and at last accounts was still in creasing All day long students focked to the doctors' offices in order to be vaccinated, and it was very profitable day for some of them. The facts seem to be as follows: A freshman boarding on York street broke out
 with what at first was thought to be case of
 varioloid and returned to his home at once. A friend visited him, and the father, minis
 ter hearing that his son had visited case of
 varioloid, posted notice upon the door of
 the Methodist church in Birmingham stating
 that no service would be held on that day
 (last Sunday), as varioloid had broken out
 in the congregation. The news spread rap
 idly, and reaching college produced much
 needless excitement among the students The
 freshman turned out to have the chicken
 pox.
 The seniors will probably begin top-spin-
 ming and marbles this week, as the ground in
 front of South college is already in suitable
 condition for these youthful sports.
 The March graduates night takes place at
 the University club this evening, and Prof.
 Lounsbury will read paper giving an inter
 esting account of some of his experiences in the late war. All members of the club, both graduates and undergraduate, are cordially invited to be present.
 Prof. Sumner has presented members of his optional class with pamphlet prepared by himself, entitled Arguments against Protective Taxes" It is to appear in the Princeton Reuteao
 On Monday evening next the last of the three presidents receptions will be given. On Wednesday evening next the second organ recital will occur:
 The Harvard library contains 253, 123 vol
 umes and 196, 900 pamphlets.
 In the March Neso Eaaslsntzer there are contributions by Profs. Knapp, Williams, Whitney and Dr. Barbour.
 Evarts, '81, has gone home sick.
 Prof. Wheeler delivered very interesting lecture yesterday morning upon the reign of James I. and the visit of Prince Charles to Spain in order to form amatrimonial alliance. He also spoke of the condition of affairs in Europe at the beginning of ''the thirty years l war;"
 An Interesting Occasion-Remarks by Rev. pr. Bacon.
 At the usual monthly meeting of the La dies 'Seamen' s Friend society, held on Monday
 March 7th, at the North church chapel, the 1 exercises were made unusually interesting by l the presentation to the society of a most &C., curate likeness of the late Mrs. Wooster Hotchkiss, former president of this society The presentation was made most tenderly and lovingly by Rev. Dr. Bacon, as follows: have been requested to present this pie ture of Mrs. Wooster Hotchkiss, one whom | we all knew and loved, to this Ladies' Sea mems Friend society. As I look at Pfhis, I can but think of the beautiful words of Cow per on the receipt of his mothers picture who died in his infancy. 70 that these lips had language"
 Blest be the art that immortalizes! for pie lures of dear friends living or dead are not above the luxury of the rich and the culti- vated, but are possible to all who will have them. This picture is the achievement of | that art, and all here have occasion to bless God for it. As look upon this face I can but admire the perfection of the likeness All who knew her will see the faithful delineation | of her sweet and noble character in it. I sup pose the most of those present were acquaint- | ed with Mrs. Hotchkiss- may like to l know little of her early history. She was | born in New Haven, in house on Court street, which was long since taken down for | newer buildings. Mary Bradley very early in l life made.a public profession of religion, be- coming member of the United society now | the North church. I knew her even then, | though not member of my own congrega- 1 tion. Fewer people, fewer churches, rem dered this easy at that time. I knew her as a f111 an rEYo,.f fo,- | the master in various ways. Very early in l life she was accustomed to meet with young friends in missionary efforts and continued this practice to the close of her busy life. She became member of my church after her marriage to Wooster Hotchkiss. Of MT. l Hotchkiss I may say word His memory 1 is not fresh to many here, but it is fresh and very dear to me. Coming to New Haven from a neighboring town in 1920, he became member of the First church, under the pas torate of Dr. Taylor, five years before I as- ! stunned that charge. He was young man, active and enterprising in business and never failing to do his part in the church well as out of it. I can surely say, from my first coming here, young man like himself, he
 most thoroughly entered into my plans and sympathized most fully with me. I counted him as one of my best friends so long as he
 lived. He was very dear to me, and I have every reason to believe was equally so to him. Some years previous to his death Miss Bradley became his wife
 and step p-mother of his children, and we all
 know how difficult such position sometimes is to fill, and how often too these responsi-
 bilities are performed with fidelity and love.
 Beautifully, beautifully did she enter into
 this relation, and the children loved and hon.
 ored her, as though she were their own
 mother to the very last, and this picture is
 not only memorial of her, but I think I
 may say without any breach of confidence, it
 is the loving testimony of affection from her
 daughter Emily L. Hotchkiss, who loved her
 faithfully and to the end, and
 who most tenderly cherishes her mem
 ory. Mrs. Hotchkiss, many of you
 know, was very efficient in every good work
 Tn which she engaged and continued so to
 the last. Her death was the result of an
 cident at the hospital while there on an er-
 rand of mercy, living but a short time after
 it. It was her joy and delight to do good as
 opportunity offered, or she sought it out,
 and it is delightful to know of how many as
 of her, the apostle might say, T commend
 unto you Pheba, who is a servant of the church." beautiful testimony-servanto of
 the church. Sometimes the subject of dea-
 conesses in the church is brought forward
 do not think there is need to have them ap-
 pointed by the church. The Lord sends
 them. Mrs. Hotchkiss was a deaconess
 in that true sense, not by the ordaining pow CT of man but called of God. The Lord chose her. He gave her the unction. He
 blessed her in her soul through her whole life, and in her most patient illness and peace -ful and victorious death. May our last end be like hers. This face speaks to those who knew her, and to those who did not there is