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THE FRANCES SHIMER QUARTERLY

The Lecture Course The lecture course has been varied and interesting. Dr. Henson, of Boston, entertained his audience and pointed a moral as well in his lecture on "Grumblers." Mr. H. W. Thurston, Chief Probation Officer of the Chicago Juvenile Court, explained the work done in this modern department of judicial procedure. In the lecture on the Russian Revolution, by Professor Samuel Harper, of the University of Chicago, the case of the Russian people was stated impartially and clearly, giving the hearers a more sympathetic understanding of the situation in Russia than is obtainable from rather sensational press accounts. Professor Clark, of the University of Chicago, made even the time-worn Julius Caesar absorbing. His reading as well as his talk the following day in chapel gave an impetus for a more intelligent study of all literature.

Recitals The recitals so far this year have numbered ten, eight of which were public. Mr. Liebling has visited us twice, appearing in recital on both occasions. The first recital was given in October and in this Mr. Liebling was assisted by the members of the music faculty. The second, in January, was a most enjoyable innovation as the programme was entirely of chamber music. Miss Pickens, 'cellist, of Chicago, and Miss Sleight, our violin instructor, assisted. The programme was most artistically rendered and included the Mendelssohn Ruy Bias Overture, Beethoven Trio, opus I, No. 3, and the Liebling Serenade. Mr. Albert Borroff, basso, of Chicago, gave a very interesting song recital on November 25. Miss Florence Nelson played the accompaniments in a most sympathetic manner. The series of recitals of national music presented by the music faculty comprise seven programmes with Italy, Germany, Austria, France, the Slavic Countries, England, and America as the representative countries. They are preceded by an informal explanation of the music of the country and its development, and the programme is intended to present characteristic compositions. The pupils' recital, on December 14, was made up of numbers by the voice, violin, and piano departments and the