The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-12
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The will Of Henry Blount. an eccentric
miser Of Herfordshire, England, leaving
$465,O00 to Yale university, was admit
ted to probate at London, although rela-
lives expected to show that his mind was
unbalanced. Yale win get the money.
Freshmen and sophomores from the
University OF Minnesota engaged in a
lively battle at a dancing academy In
Minneapolis and It took a squad of police
and q number of men armed with buckets
OF water to subdue them. The sopao-
mores attempted to cut the hair of the
freshmen boys who attended a class party.
The Virginia high school debating team
claims the Minnesota State championship
for 1908, on the grounds of having met
and defeated the strongest teams in the
debating league including the teams Of
st. Paul and Minneapolis, and also on the
recent challenge issued to meet any tea M
In the league or out of the league. Gold
medals are being struck for the members
Of the team.
d. n. Burnham Of Chicago and Wal
ter Cook Of New York, the two distin-
guiahed architects. who with w. NJ. Ken
- Of Minneapolis, have been chosen n
judges TO pam upon the merits of the
plans submitted in the open competition
for improving and beautifying the greater
campus Of the University Of Minnesota,
havs begun their examination Of the twen-
q plans submitted by architects.
Negotiations are under M in St. Paul
b sscurs the Minnesota college, q Scandi-
navian Luther institution, now located in
Minneapolis. The college was established
few years q. Since that time the col.
legs has prospered and grown 20 that
Il needs more room. 1t has been unable
q secure property in the neighborhood Of
tn present location, and the authorities
d IL institution are now considering the
aAviabihty Of removing it to St. Paul.
A committee Of 81. Paul business men
hare he naattsr Of aiding the college il
hand
President Swain Of Swarthmore Col
le9e has announced that the board OF
managers win BE- asked By the faculty to
authorize the abandonment Of intercollegi-
ats athletic contests for ut least one year,
and that the football and basketball "a mes
o0euub0O IOt u00t ye4I Dc c4ncefe0. Hut
contests in the milder form. such AZ ten
mis- and lacrosse. may be continued. The
decision b based on complaints Of mem
bere Of the faculty and Of the alumni
thar 'the desire - win has come to over
shadow the legitimate purpose OF athletics
to such m extent as to form 4 serious
menace to the primary purpose Of college
iife." The Athletic Advisory Committee
II willing that the experiment be tried.
but believes that 1t will not be found to
BE- In the best interests OF S~wartSzaorc.
President Dabney Of the University Of
Cincinnati has asked for the resignation
Of Prof. H. II. Bawden OF the departm ent
Of philosophy because of the private views
he'd BY the latter on the question Of mar
riage. 1t was said that the request was
inspired by the disclosures made by Mrs.
Bawdcn concerning the effect Of her hus-
hands peculiar views on their home life.
he holds that c~omradcship should be she
only tie between man and wife % the
spiritual plane, and that where this does
not exfsk sspAFation should Be made -
/ si1o1s = poDible.