The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-14
University News:

Last TUESDAY night won tuo
irst annual debate between Missouri
University and the University Of Texas.
The question for discussion was "Re-
solved, That the history Of Trade
Unions in the United States during the
last twenty years shows a tendency de.
trimental to the best interests of the
public" Texas upheld the affirmative
and won. This question has been de-
bsted this year in i7e interstate de-
bates and in each case the affirmative
has won.
Judge CAN'T 10 a talk to students of
Missouri University this week chaFac.
terized the supreme court Of Missouri
rs the "most powerful and powerless''
body ID the state. "Tbe supreme
court" said Judge CAN'T, sis IN some
respects the most powerful body in
Missouri. II can take a prisoner out
of the hands of the Governor or any
other officer and from its DEGREES there
IS no appeal. But when 1t comes to
protecting itself from the scurrilous at
lacks Of an irresponsible press it is the
most helpless body of our government,
All the judges can do under such cir
eumstances is to discharge their duties
under their oath of Office and await
the time when public sentiment thus
made shall correct itself.n
About thirty Missouri University
girls have accepted positions as wqiters
at the Worlds Fair. Each will work
FIVE hours every day and attend the
Fair the rest Of the time. Most Of
them will be employed by Mrs. Emma
S~outhwick Brinlon, who was in charge
of the Log Cabin as the Philadelphia
centennial and at the Worlds Far in
Chicago and who will have a log cabin
at the ST. Louis exposition. The Log
Cabin visitors to Chicago will remeh.
Der. contained a little museum of colo
NAL curiosites, Peregrine Whites
cradle, John Alden's desk and the llkr
and that Mrs Briptoh and her aid
served baked beans to all comets
Many of her assistants were teacher
and college girls who wanted to yisl
the Exposition at small expense. 'ShI
will make the same arrangements thi
year ~
MIR. R. l.. Hawkins, who receive
his Masters from tie Upiyersit
of Missouri in 1900 and later held tb
position of instructor Of French for w
years 10 The same, institution, has jul
been appointed Travelling Fellow t
Harvard University. Mr.. Hawkn
spent last year at Harvard and is NOS
studying French in one Of the leadin
Universities Il Paris. His election
Fellowship will entitle him to year
study ond travel through the countri,
of. Europe anA afford him a steppir
stone to q position in an AmericS
University when be returns. Three
the present faculty of Missouri Unive
slty were at n time Travelling FL
lows TO Harvard Professor Weeks
the Romance department, Profess
Trenholme OF the history departing
and Professor Hedrick of the depal
ment Of mathematics.
A little incident occurred in t
Montana Supreme court the other d
which illustrates the indissoluble DO
that binds Missouri men to MissoI
institutions.
Tommy NARROW, q Norborne, M
boy was presented to the supre
court Of Montana for a license Il
would entitle him TO appear before h
honorable body In the capacity of
practicing attorney. "From W.
school did you graduate P" asked Ju,
Milburn. "From the University
Missouri and Yale" "Yale is g
enough Tor me-, " replied Judge Milb
who is Yale man. "I'm from \