The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Dy Ihe0d0rea InOmaS. line decorations
placed in Mandel hall for DR.. Harper q
funeral were still there.
Frederick Stock, who succeeded The |
odore Thomas, has been elected conduc.i
tor for a term of three years, the first
arrangement having been a temporary
one. This result, coming with out ques-
tion or discussion, indicates cleaTly the.
hold Mr.. Stock has secured on the mus
ical public.
There has been much questioning
about the Chicago grand opera season,
and the impression is widespread that
there's lis to be
The Chicago none. This lis al
mistake. altho it /
Grand is SO short as to-
be- a mere. crumb.
opera season The season will
open at the. Audi
forum a pril 2 for one week, the only,
matinee being on Saturday. The operas
will be selected from this repertory:
g The Queen Of Sheba,'' g Carmen, q, 3
s'The Marriage of Figaro, = S. s. Lohenr;3
grin, :, s.ssLa Boheme, , & Die Walk
mere, IS Haensel und Gretel, z IS: Don
Pasqua1e, I, g Faust, Z, z Marta, :
(. ( Tannhaeuser, = HTosca, = Sieg-
fried, us IS. agliacci Z and eLucia.''
The artists to appear are: Soprani:
Mines. Abott, Abrabanell, Alien, Bauer
meister, Eames, Jomelli, Ralph, Sem
brich and Weed; mezzo -soprani and con-.
tralti, Mines. Fremstad, Homer, Jacoby,
Mapleson, Mulford, Poehlmann and
Walker; tenor, NM. Bars, Burgstaller,
Caruso, Dippel, Knote, Paroli and Reiss;
baritoni, MN. sBegue, Campanari, Du-
friche, FRANKIE, Goritz, Muehlmann, Par
wis, scotti and Van Rooy;; bassi, NM
Blass, Gourmet, Plancon and Rossi. Al
fred Hertz, Arturo Vignas and Nahan
Frankie will in turn direct the orchestra.
In addition to winning the chief
prize of the current exhib iition Of the
works sof Chicago artists, dorado Taft
was voted the silver medal Of the Chi
cago Society Of Artists this week for
his large statuary group Of the great
flakes. $: S. SIS III z
An7tunusual piecefof work has been
accomplished by pupils Of the Lewis
institute. The great bronze memoria!
tablet to John A. Roche, unveiled Sat
urday night at the institute, was cast
by the pupils Of the school and was
the first bronze tablet ever cast in al
American Industrial school. The tab
let is the work Of Erwall Stuart .Hinto
and contains a portrait and inscrip
ton, with suitable decorative setting
/ Professor George d. Foster s bool
on 't.The Finality Of the Christian Re
ligion, =, has caused a big stir among
!, the Baptist min
Chicago s'U'' May listers. A resolu
: = -. = = ton. was present
y Encourages ed at the meet
i -, g. I. ing Of the Chica
} Free Discussion 90 Baptist Minis
2 ..~ ters' conference
: calling for the professor . Sresignatio
!: from the faculty Of the University Q
| Chicago. The resolution went over
8 week in order that all might have tim
:, to inform themselves in the matter.
u In the discussion, strong statement
: were made by university men that n
!. such action s:sRepld be thought Of 9
II the university. This was especial
y emphasized byfDr: Thomas w. Goo
. speed, secretary Of the universit
y board of trustees and also secretary {
), the theological union, who declared:
II "The university stands for libert
i of investigation, liberty Of discussie
e and liberty in teaching" he declare
h cit is prepared to stand or fall on th'
o principle. It believes the only we
j. that progress can be made il any 9
- partment Of human knowledge is in 9
'r lowing complete academic freedom.
!. ~ myself = do not agree. with son n
= of Professor, Fosters opinions, but
J. Christian ministers we ought. to w
- - come and encourage free discussi
10 and not assail a man because he d Ut
:, =, from us. If these gentlemen who {,
w. attacking Professor Foster will j. ;ha
n; n patience to- wait for his second v
70 ume of constructive work they W
le see that they have been hasty. =, :.