The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-23
University News.

The University Of Missouri defeated
Kansas University in the annual debate
between the two Universities held in
Lawrence, Kan. last Saturday night.
The question for discussion was, Gre
solved, That the Fifteen amendment
has not been justified" ] A. Potter
OF dt. Vernon, Mo, NJ E OTIS of
Hopkins, Mo, and C. J Walker, Jr
OF Columbia, Mo-, upheld the afirma.
tive for Missouri and won.
Professor C. F. Marbut of the Geo.
logical department Of the University Of
Missouri has just made an interesting
report on the distribution of Goals in
Missouri. According TO Professor
Marhut there are six coal beds in Mis-.
souri,: The Bevier, the Lexington, the
Mendoza, the Tebo, the Jordon and
the Rich Hill. The Bowler coal bed is
the thickest and has the widest distri
button. It has an average thickness
of nearly four feet and extends through
portions of Audrain, Galloway, Boone,
Howard, Randolph, Charlton, Linn.
Macon and Adair counties. The Lex
ington coal bed covers a large area
along the Missouri River east of Kan
saS City. The thickness of the bed
varies from sixteen to twenty-slx inches.
The Mendoza coal bed, when Of NINA
Bile thickness covers a larger area in
Iowa than IN Missouri. 1t is only its
southern end that extends into Ms
souri,. It's thickness varies from two
and a half to a little more than three
feet. The Tebo coal bed is conhoed
chiefly to Henry county. Its average
thickness is about two an d one-half
feet. The JOrdou coal bed underlies
a small area in the vicinity of Deep.
water and BrowHlngton, in Henry
county. The bed is three and a half
to four feet thick. A large part of the
area where this coal bed is thickest
has been worked out. The Rich Hill
coal bed lies in the southwestern part
Of the state. The thickness of the
bed varies from thirty to iorty-elght
inches and locally is a little thicker.
The University of Missouri expects
to Guido all other Universities with its
exhibit at the Worlds Far. A car
load, the first installment, was shipped
this week and more will follow. The
Worlds Fair officials have conceded to
Missouri University more space than is
allowed 10 any other educational insti-
tuition in the world aud the University
authorities feel that this space must be
filed with an exhibit that will surpass
all others. For months every one of
the thirty departments of the Uniyersi-
ty have been working a large force
preparing the exhibits.
The Jefferson monument, from Mon
ticello brought to the University campus
by DR.. Laws during his presidency,
will form an attractive center around
which The exhibit will be grouped. The
Engineering department will present a
number OF mechanical devices showing
the constructive power Of the students.
The law department will show all the
books, pamphlets and brochures pub
lished by alumni, students and faculty
since the establishment of the law
school in 1872, The geology depart
ment will have on exhibition the largest
relief map OF Missouri ever made. 1t
will show mountains, valleys, rivers
and woodlands as they would APP e a
if one could climb some high pinnacle
and see at one glance the entire state
Of Missouri.
The veterinary department will show
a miniature bluegrass pasture In which
are cattle in the different stages of
various diseases. The department Of
animal busbandrY will make an exhibit
showing the results of the largest ex-
%perimental cattle feeding ever conduct
"a ID the U0ited States. Every de-