The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-10
State University News.


The last general assembly appr0-
priated $4,000 for the purchase Of
bo1ks for the department. of Political
Science, Economies and History NJ ist
Of this money has been expended and
these departments are now we'll pre-
pared to offer in graduate work. One
man is now doing WORK for a Pa. D.
and several are candidates for the
master degree. In making the selec-
ton of books special care has been
taken to secure as many books as
possible bearing on Missouri govern
ment, history aud econo mic life.
Rev. Ellwang, pastor at the Column
bia Presbyterian church Is preparing
to publish his monograph on the $50
cial and Industrial Condition of Negro
in Columbia" recently submitted to the
University of Missouri for his Doctors
degree.
The Executive Board at It's meeting
Sept. 80 decided to build the new gym
naslum next year. sos, 900 was app
ropriated for this building by the Last
General Assembly. The appropriation
vas not to be available however, until
the income from the Inheritance lax
yielded the money. 1t has now done
so and the site will be selected at once.
This will give the University of Miss
ouri one OF the best gymnasium in the
west. To develop a strong mind IN a
strong body is the aim of the UNIVERSE
ty. The Athletic policy of the insti-
tuition is well set out in the address Of
the president at the opening of school.
"Football. baseball and other athletics
sports, he sand, care o ends bat are
mean to give a student a strong body
that he may do good work IN his class
os.'. A recent writer IN one of the
Eastern magazines in discussing the
athletic situation said, 1.-The Uniycrsi-
ty Of Missouri has an uDcommonly high
athletic standard. DR.. c, A. Eliwood,
Professor of Sociology in the Universi-
ty of Missouri, is preparing a ona-
graph on "Public Relief INC Private
Charity" for a book of similar mona
graphs now being edited by DR.. c. E.
Henderson of the University of Chics-
go and Emil Muensterberg of the Uni
versity OF Berlin.
Corn for the silo is grown in the or
binary way. Just about the time It
reaches maturity, ears, stalk, and all
are gathered IN and run through a
machine that cuts them into half inch
lenths. 1t is then packed down solid
ly In the air tight silo and left until
needed. When taken out it has a
brownish color and is slighll, f,rucrt
ed. But all kinds of farm s.imals eat
it greedy and all things considered 10
convert corn into silage is the most
economical way of handling a crop of
corn.
The Agricultural Department of The
State University is sending out an
nouncemsnts of short winter courses in
Agriculture, Horticulture, Dairying
and Stockjudging. These courses are
of great practical value TO the farmers
and should be taken advantage Of By a
large number. Full infurmatlona may
be bad by addressing F. B. Mumford,
Columbia, Mo.
F. B. Mumford, Acting Dean of the
Agricultural Department of the State
University, has been asked by the Ma
tional Grange, in every respect the
strongest and best farmers organiza-
ton In America, to prepare a series Of
articles for its national organ which
when completed shall constitute q text
book on the principles of agriculture.
AS the articles appear they are to be
used by classes OF young aud old stud :
ing agriculture in the various local
lodges Of the order, and when CON-
pleted bound into a text book for the
same purpose. 1t is a high CON-
pliment to Missouri that this paper
should pass by at least twenty-five
eastern colleges and come to the
University of Missouri for this work
1t is but another evidence that the
agricultural department of the univer-
sity is among the best in the United
States.
The students of the State University
are showing unusual activity along
religious lines. Last Sunday in less
than fifteen minutes seventy students
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