The Lexington intelligencer., 1904-05-07
University News.

souri, University won the annual debate
with Illinois University. The question
for discussion was "Resolved that the
United States should abandon It's policy
of ,nyariable resistance to the extern
sion of European dominion IN South
America, E. E. Pearcey OF Thorn
field, Mo-, Forrest @. Donnell OF Mary
Vile, Mo-, and j. X. Claiborne OF St.
Louis upheld the negative for Missouri
and won. This is the third debate be-
tween Missouri and Illinois and Mis-
souri, has won all of them.
Agricultural students of Missouri
University are to have an opportunity
to study the best methods of road-build-
ing. The Board Of CuratoTs OF that
institution have decided to establish
such course just as soon as man
fitted to teach it can be obtained. The
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llsubIest Of bettsF roads has been con-
sidetaSls SSitatea BY tie College OF
AgticHhHre during the past 'e@ years
but nothing has been done except 70
talk the matter at farmers instis0tes'
It is believed that the establishment OF
a thorough course in the subject is now
justified by the great interest now felt
in all sections Of the State in the bet
!. terment of our public roads.
The Board of Curators of the Uni
yersltv of Missouri at its regular
= monthly meeting granted feliowship'
for next year to F. c. Donnell, Mary
. vile, Mo, Miss Francis E Bedford,
: Billings, Mo-, Miss Caroline McGill
70 Billings, Mo-, H. T. Moore, Columbia
- Mo, and G. X. Scoggiu, Nashville
=, Tenn These fellowships carry wit
l. them exemption from all Universit!
10 dues and salary of 5000 a year be
; sides. Tney are eagerly sought atte
Of and are given only to those special,
no fitted for graduate work
~ = The Board Of Curators Of the Uni
:, yerslty OF Missouri held its regula
or monthly meeting this week. Tn
most important work done was tb
completion of the faculty Of the Mi
~ souri, Teachers College which th
~ Board decided early in the year to e.
tablish as soon as faculty could t
y obtaned. DR.. A Ross Hill for seye
y al years Professor Of Philosophy
~ Nebraska University was made Dea
of he New College Dr. W L. Wes
- % erman Of Lincoln Nebraska was q
pointed instructor in the History al
:" Literature Of Greece and Rome. D
Westerman is a Ph. D. of Berlin Ul
versity and is highly recommends
J. L. Merriam was appointed ASST
ant Professor of the Theory and PrS
-, tice of Teaching. Mr., Merriam "
take his Phi. d. degree at Columt
University in June. He has had lar
w experience as school man and
% r. strongly inclined to the practical VII
Of education. His special field of
struction will be in the problems
anu elementary education. Though
"er- appointment does not formally tt
'"e effect till September l, 1904, ne
mug offer two courses in the Summer S
'nP' sion, June 2 August 2. With the
anu cepnon Of high school inspector
i"' initial faculty of the Missouri Tea
n'u9 ers College Is now complete.
iOi' first regular session of the College
lS0'' begin next year. A practice schoo
y u to be opened then and practical ext
s'uS ence given students. In establish
this College Missouri leads all o
ness, State Universities In fact there
alrlV but one other in the United States.