The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-27
UnlyersIty Of Missouri Nsv..L.t,.r.

"S''u micai Obs rValory of the Tn.
Versit7 Of Missouri a fine four an
e one h'l' inch equatorial t~elescone
I which will be given permanent mounl
Ing under the cone iu the ceptre n
3 the Observatory Building. This tel
; escope, which is OF excellent ous,itr
was constructed by Mr.. r. Brown
Cans for many years a resident in
Boone County. 1t will be used 70,
1ne 81 SYSTEMATIC observation of yarahle
SIafs: The work Of observing varia
oIe stars is very important, and tie
state University thanks to the gen.
%erousity Of the c~itizeps OF the State
mas taken place among the formost
OF the institutions doing such work.
10 ambition to the new eoatorio,
'ele cope the Observatory is receiving
otner Improvements. A wing bs,
JUST been built, 3Ox35 feet, to provide
K"OfAAN
ar~eci'alion and computation room
LOT 10 students. Doors opeo into the
once and into the observatory proper
auu the room is well. lighted BY six
windows for DAY u'e and "a electro
chandeliers for night use. Around
Two sides of The room run a contin-
uous desk for the use OF those who
are computing astronomical problems
Ihe foundation Of the building is y,
native white limestone OF the he's,
quality.
THE POOR BOY AND COLLEGE
There is scarcely an educational
institution In the United States. he #
small college or a great university
"nere the poor boy Of the fsl TING
type cannot make good. Every where
ms BOY can fed opportunities for
'e'i support AMI can ind lime. al.o
o excel 10 the classroom ana in the
'cIiVl'le3 OF t1e school world. He 4. ,
NC TO- OF man who deserves en- S
engagement and most Nilsson, Il
'on'eeS a,e putting opportunities in 9
IS way Perhaps mcre is done I
us way at the State University than !
: any Institution equally large The :
ast General As.'m2ly appropriate +
1910 to be expended for student =
DOR In the next two years. This f,
IoneY will be Used in various WAYS.
the various Offices are employ ed S
II a few hours each day a little arm
Stenogr0phers aud clerks In the
'rary alone last year about $500 wa,
pended for two students labor
OouC . students are employed there III
ring their spare time to act as as. ov
'Vants' aud to keep track Of books as
'ne carpenter shop, the machine ra
1he ooller-room. as well as in or
{ CLASS rooms as assistants, are d'
ip'oyeo Students. The Publishers is
lce employs four or FIVE continually ca
u ID rusn seasons a dozen or ffteer an
rnaps the largest of all is the Coz
porIunity for student labur in the he
'lculIural and horticultural De. his
''men's, The great State farm VIII
lures much attention, and the cat
'uuus and buildings there, as we'll hos
On the horticultural grounds ow.
81 be kept in order. Probably VIII
re Is not an Agricultural student owe
0 mas not worked for money on
Ve Farm, while many Of those in {
Departments spend there snare rec,
e IN WORK there. Quite a force is VIII,
present employed IN the harvest tina
BY these means and in various viii
ways about half the students OF -
State University earn the whole
part OF their expenses.
NIvERsITY ENLARGEs ATHLETIC IA
FIELD.
i who have seen the Rollins Atb.
. Field Of the University Of Miss
In Columbia VIII remember the
Of ground between the GYM. A
on the east and the ball. NJ
inds and track on the west. and a.
aded on the north by the public W
L Ia this field, next to the ~
lnaSlum is being is being con- ar
cted an outdoor gymnasium. T,
zoo feet; next to this, west m
o. Will be five full-sized basket. vc
courts; and between these courts
INC ball ground are being made
e OF the finest tennis courts mil
"orld These will be known as 4
Varsity courts" south of tbs -,
OF courts is being arranged en- The