The herald., 1893-12-10
THE UNIVERSITY JUNIORS,
The Glass Gives It's Annual
Entertainment.
All of the Young Students Credit.
ably Acquit Themselves.
Tho orstions Showed q High Standard
of Excellence Attained and Or
iginality of Thought.
Personals.

The annual entertainment of the
junior class of the University OF
Southern California took place in the
chapel on Friday evening.
The programme began with the invo-
cation by Dean Matthew, followed by
song by the two seniors.
The first oration was given by
MISS IRENA MAUD wooLPERT
on the subject, The Influence
of Religion Upon the Ancient
Greeks. The religious system of
Greece far surpasses all other religious
systems ever propagated by man. Going
from this religion towards any except
Christianity, we find descent and degya-
dstion. In the earliest times the
Greeks worshipped natural objects, also
the powers and operations of nature.
OF what does this ancient Greek re-
ligion consist2 There were no sacred
books, nor, indeed, any religious organ
ization, no moral code, nor any school
of instruction for its professors. The
Greeks believed in a number of gods,
and worshipped them by prayer and
sacrifice. Omens, oracles and heroes
hold prominent places. Now, what has
been the influence of this religion upon
the Greek people? First, politically,
it brought national union among the
different Greek countries. They would
take an oath before the Gods not to do
certain cruel things in war. Secondly,
eocially, it caused the common people
to be lovers of the beautiful; they never
did any important work without invok-
ing the aid of the gods. Where the
gods temples were there were the CEN
ters of commerce. Third, intellectu-
ally, it lives in the grand Greek litera-
ture. Art became more beautiful when
the images of the gods began to be
formed by the artists. Fourth, NOR.
ally, the immortality of the soul was
taught; it's divine origin and it's per-
sonal responsibility. Yet it was
failure morally, for it was mans
device and not of God. 1t was drsary,
gloomy, hopeless and helpless as to the
future life.
MISS MARY LURA wHITLoCK
spoke from the topic, The
Cry of the Unemployed. During
the last half century the United
States has been increasing in wealth at
phenomenslly rapid rate, but at the
same time there has been a great in
crease in poverty among the lower
classes. Formerly a man could find
enough to furnish him with the neces-
saries Of life. Now the condition of our
country's poor is little better than in
Europe. Thousands of men are in need
of food. What is our duty to the unem-
ployed? By temporary assistance we
should preserve them as self-respecting
citizens. Private aid and public assist
ance, in the form of work, should be
forthcoming temporarily. To insure for
these men permanent prosperity is a
question more difficult of solution, but
one which must be attempted. The
solution must come through laws which
should eaualize the conditions of the
rich and poor, or anarchy will follow.
The government should have control
over private industries sufficient to pre-
vent employers from gaining thousands
of dollars, while the employee receives
mere pittance, and is ground down to
desperate wretch. An industrial
training should be given in the public
schools. Protection should not only be
given to American manufacturers but
also to American labor by excluding
pauper labor.
Miss Millie Peters sang Loves Eter-
nifty as solo.
wILFRED c. TwISS.
maintained the Importance of biology
in education. "a more recent subdivi-
sion of natural history ia biology. which
takes up the study of typical forms of
life, both in the animal and vegetable
Kingdoms, study of life itself and of
the condition, favorable or unfavorable,
of its development. So many things
are demanding attention in these days
that the question of the relative worth
becomes q mighty one. Those studies
which give right ideas are most useful.
To have right ideas we must be able to
observe accurately, to think rightly and
to know definitely whatever we may
have to deal with. In proportion as the
mind becomes developed will the after
training be successful. Biology both
develops and trains the mind. Knowl-
edge is essential to the growth and
development of mind. The best knowl-
edge is that which Is most easily
acquired by the average child. The
study Of the forms of lie, animate and
inanimate, is eagerly received in child
hood. Therefore it should be one OF
the first branches taught. In higher
education, the value of biology is no
less marked; it cultivates memory,
exercises the reasoning power by the
investigation of the theory of evolution !;
it bears ON spiritual teaching and
brings man into close walk with
nature.
MISS MARTHA MARGARET ARNOLD
talked on the Work of College Settle
ments. This has been fitly called the
age of progress, and of all the progress
i've movements made nowadays those
that most vitality affect nations and
people are the movements having in
view the elevation OF the masses. The
university or college settlement is
movement lately organized and attract
ing much attention. To Arnold Toyn-
bee, an untiring worker for moral re-
form, are we indebted for these settle
ments; although he himself did not
originate the scheme, he inspired others
to bring them into being. In 1875,
while in college, he rented rooms in
Whitechapel, London, and studied the
condition of the poor and aided the
philanthropists. In 1855 he died, and
hia friends took up his work, erecting
group of buildings in Whitechapel, call
ing it Toynbee hall. This was the first
college settlement. The idea has spread
until now there are a number in Europe
and America.
i In America there are Andover hall in
Boston and the Neighborhood guild in