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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

4 MOST anyone. picking up almost
~ anywhere the first issue Of the
University Mi>,ourian. published
at Columbia. would read it through.
This does not mean that the students
"f the new College Of journalism at the
University of Missouri have learned
all. or anything. about newspaper work.
ii does mean that the men who have
undertaken to teach them that work
know how it should he done, and that
il IA student does not learn most of the
essentials. it will be hi- own fault
The daily University Mi--ourian j. to
he the "laboratory' product OF the
school Of Journalism. The first Issue.
necessarily. vas the work of the teach
"r-. No amateur could have written
u story of the Audrain County farm
cr'- two leap-year proposals, which held
the place Of honor in the right hand
column OF tn" first page. The shorter
feature" stories of the taller who com
plains Of dull times since Columbia went
dry. of the Egyptian prince who
STAYED i'm this country 10 sell real cs-
tate instead Of going home To drive out
the British. and of the new rule at the
Christian church. that college rirls must
not sit in the balcony. We're also obvi-
ou-lv. the work of trained writers.
II does not appear tina, anything of
much moment happened at the uni
vcr,irv. or in or around Columbia. on
the dav of publication. SO much the I.
more credit" a. Mark Taplcy would .
-ay To the editor. who took several .
local matters not essentially new,
brought them up to date and made
rcw-y IoGkim" first page with them
The University was not rladc more
prominent than lis slight contribution
q the days budget of news Justified.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

elements in slight quanti,ir-. The n,o
TEN, starch and oil .iv@ :" the corn i.
value, each for a di1feren, PURPOSE II.
horny layer contains about t5 rer oo,.
81 The protein. the whole >,archv mar.
about :" per cent. the germ aiont !.
PER cent and = per cent of the o;,
Among scientists of the American Apr;
cultural Colleges and Agricultural Er
pertinent stations there ha- leen effo,.
10 dl-o''er- whether thr corn-kcrnels bv
election and breeding. could NOT hs
changed in chemical competition to pro.
iule. a. de-ired. larger OF smaller oua,,
lie II oil. starch 81 protein.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

For some years the Missouri .Agricul
tural College ha- been making expert
mcnts to determine whether it i, possible
I" improve corn breeding. The results
lndlclt" that Il tl"r"r"hhrcd corn j. no,
only possible but is absolutely essential
I" the best yields. In many eases the
yield OF corn can he Increased from =
1" 2n bushels per acre in Il few years hy
the proper selection of seed There j.
the same chan'" ior the Improvement of
corn iy q careful select ION Of clro ~
there l. for Improvement "i live stock
hv careful selection If animals and
since 1T is increased weight per acre that
Is most important in corn. one must
Know the character of the ear which
will hrin. this result.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
LOOK WHAT'S HERE!

r HAT dear, delightful old fellow who
bobs up in different sections at the
beginning of every campaign-that
lifelong democrat who cannot indOrse
the party platform and will vote for
Taft. or that sterling republican who
has never scratched a ticket since the
days of Lincoln and will have none Oh
Taft. but will support Bryan-ha'
made his appearance on schedule time
Our old friend who has not cut his hair
since Jackson was president i also VIII
Us again. Greeting, to the dear ola
frauds! May they live for a thousana
years to furnish copy for partisan cdr
tor>.-Lcringtoa (No.) HfcWgeHcer
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
ABOUT SCHOOLS
OF JOURNALISM

THE Missouri idea, claimed TO be
original with thi- State. Of a school
of journalism. is being carried out
in a most thorough9oing way at the Mis-
souri, State University AT Columbia. 4
bulletin on the subject recently issued
by the University authorities shows the
purpose TO elevate journalism to the
standard Of a profession and TO make the
department coordinate with those of law.
medicine. engineering. agriculture and
.cientific and literary education. The
course prescribed covers a period Of four
years embracing economies. history. gov
ernment. sociology. English composition
and literature. illustrative art. political
science and public law. besides instruo
tion in the history and principles Of
journalism, newspaper administration
libel law. reporting and editorial writ
in". The distinctive feature OF the school
i th" laboratory, which consists in a
small but comprehensive daily newspa-
per. the University Missourian. which
will be gotten out by the students under
the direction of experienced newspaper
men.
Newspaper men. especially in Mis-
souri,. will watch the outcome Of this new
departure in university training with
NJ I.ti. ip3. o,I ;,1
for it, success. Certainly most of them
will sigh reminiscentlv and regret that
they did not have the good fortune to
l1 led alon" such primrose path OF
OF the multiiarious things
that newspaper man must know in or
der to attain success in his calling-let
II, say profession. since newspaper work
ha- been so dienifed at Mi>Souri'S great
nnlvcr>itv-in-tead Of having been com
pclled to learn by hard knocks and gc,
Ms training wholly in the school of bit
er experience. The only laboratory the
'reScnt body of newspaper men have
Yer known is the newspaper office. in
which no time is allowed for expert
ncntin" and no excuses made for mis- ,
axes; where success is the onl test of
merit. and he who learns must read
: h" runs. Through this remorSeles. |
rucih'e thousands of young men. grad
ates of colleges and self-taught aspir- ,
nts alike. are poured every year. and ,
he result is an unending procession of -.
ailurcs and half failures, with a few :,
Inning successes.
Some old heads hold fast to the idea :,
hat journalists. like poets. are born. -
Ut made. As~uredlv the knowledge of >,
Ilman nature and the sense of the fit ;,
:-~ Of things which are essential to the
I"cc~-ful newspaper man can not be :,
armed iii colleges. but only in the hard .,
hool of daily observation and expcr- +.
nee
Every sensible newspaper man will -,
INIT that such Il thorough course of -,
ademic instruction as is planned at i,
e Missouri university is calculated to -.
1t Immensely to the necessary equip T..
cnt Of Il journalist and to increase \,
r@cly tn" omiry" workers chances OF !
cess in his vocation. 1t would seem -.
ut this school of journalism is greatly III
"''"d f"r the urlift of the profession T,
Il the hc''crmcnt of the newspaper Of ,f
T. future.-h"HsaS city JourHai.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

The unusually large enrolment in the
Military Department in the opening
days of the session au"ur- the most
successful year in the history of the
school. This increase is partly due to
the rule requrin" first year men to
elect eth this work or physical train
probation of the value of Military
Training. Many old students who have
never been in the department before are
entering it this year. Probably six
hundred cadets will be enrolled
Every male student should take this
wcrk at some time during his University
course.
1t is an excellent form of physical
exercise. developing" >ymmetrically the
entire physical man. The setting up
exercises of the soldier are the result
If centuries of experience Of the most
civilized nations. The value of Mill
tarv Trainin" in this respect alone and
the fact that some form of regular cx-
"rci-e il absolutely essential to any one
carIvin" on the heavy class work Of the
| University. would NOR" than warran,
the devotion of three hour, week to
Military Training.
The intellectual and moral value o.
Military Trainin" are no less striking
than it, value a. a method Of physical
culture. The Science of War j. the re
-uit e a development running through
several thousand years. An acquain-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
Protein Makes Flesh.

me value Of the constituents. Of com,
varlc-. III the corn i to l.. u,.d for iooa
OF Hour larger proportion of protein
l. wanted. for protein make, flesh. II
starch or oil j. the constituent eleman,
'hieiy desired te"Iu>e Il the Use tn
which corn l. to bc placed. protein for
thi- purpose becomes lc-- valuable than
starch OF oil. II FOR starch. Glucose
syrup or alcohol hi"l percentage Of
the carbohydrates. chiefly ,tarcb ia
sought with accompanying. reduction of
protein. Ii for fattcning stock. the fat
element i'll the corn kernel l. needed
Protein l. the nitro.en"u- organic mat.
ter. which makes ior the growth and re.
pair OF the animal body.
In a bu-hel OF ordinary com Sc
pounds are. approximately. / l-2 pounds
OF germ. which i 40 per cent oil. worth
} cents pound: 80 pounds Of dry
-talch worth l-2 cent, a bound.
pounds of gluten worth cent a bound.
, pounds of hull worth - cent bound.
the remainder being water.
The tremendous growth in land values
IN the Middle West in the last five wears
has created a popular demand for better
methods of culture of corn and for bet.
Ter corn. The farmer who paid 500 .
IN acre for his farm must grow a Larger
,rop and get better prices for it in or.
Ter to make money farming than the
armer who paid only $50 an acre.
tence methods OF corn culture have i'm.
proved and there has been Il constantly
rowing inquiry for information a, to
etter corn and Germ more suited for par
Icular purposes. WaStcfu cultivation (
an no longer be permitted if the farm
; to Pay.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

DE>pITE the almost universal no,
ION. there j. no crisis i'm scarlet
fever. y crisis. in medicine.
means Il sudden change in or tcrmina
ti"n OF symptoms. In scarlet fever the
fever does not cease suddenly. but slow
ly. This j, called ii termination by ly,i>.
which l. the very reverse Of crisis When
the fever goes down-u-ually about the
fifth day-the scarlet rash begins to dis
appear and the skin of the patient he
gins 10 peel Off. Sometimes it comes
of in large patches. and the skin of
nearly whole hand may separate in a
single piece.
When this peeIng has fairly begun.
the malady itself may be said To have
practically run il course. but there vet
remains Il grave danger from serious
complications. The worst Of these are
Hri"ht'> disease. several varieties of
heart disease and Inflammation OF the
inner ear Bri"ht'> disease. IL every ore
Knows. may readily lead Ia long invalid
l~n and death. and inflammation of the
inner ear only too often produces mcning
Ms. ah>ce>-"- on the brain. or pcrman-
cnt deafness
The belief that scarlet fever tends to
lraN" some nasty souvenir of il visit
l. lar from Il mere superstition 1t has
an unpleasant habit too. of pawn. the
way for other acute diseases. such IL
Pneumonia. bronchitis and even diph-
th"ria.-Thc DcliHcator.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
Various Races OF Corn.

Tie krrmcl- oI sweet corn are Of trar--
lucent. horny material which contains
iirrablc sugar instead al starch In
-nit corn. which resembles most closely
The early Indian corn. the entire kernel.
rNc"ptin" the germ. l. -tar"hy and soft
Pod corn i an Uncommon variety i'll
which each kcrnnl j. rnvrloprd in Il
mall hu-k or ped. Flint corn j. grown
more generally in the northern region.
while nearly all the corn GROWN in the
great corn belt oi the Middle West he
lnE"- Ia the race of dent.
The most casual physical examination
made with pocket knife Of kernel
# dent corn will show that aside from
the hull which surrounds the kernel
there are three principal part-. Fir-t.
the darker-colorcd and rather hard and
horny layer lying next to the hull.
principally in the edges and toward the
top end Of the kernel where it il about
Onc-fifth Of an inch in thickness. Sec
ohd. the pure. white. staThyappearing
part occupyin" the crown end of the
kernel and usually also Immediately sur
the germ. Third. the germ
itself. which occupies the central part
Of the kernel toward the top end.
:, chemical examination of the corn
kernel shows it to consist of protein
starch and oil. with other constituent
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
VOICE OF THE
INDEPENDENT

FROM THE GOVERNOR OF MIS-
sol RI.
Il regard the Military Department of
ia" University - an important adjunct
T." Ni--ouri'> great institution of learn
in"- In this department y"ur" men re
ccivr training and discipline ,hry
rlnnoi acquire elsewhere. Every y"un"
man who i now Il student at IL" Uni
vcr-ity CT who intends to become one
should cndeavor 10 secure an appoint
advantages that such trainiI" alfori-."
-j"scph w. FoH.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
+ A S H | O \ S

q o novel are many of the fall style
that they amount to shock until
one become. recOnciled To Tn" Ill
noyation- The directoiTc GOWN bcgan
the list OF surprises and ha, weathcred
the ridicule and protests Ia remain tn"
foundation OF other revival- Of ancient
YEAR. Thi, example Of eNtrelnene>- ha,
companions.
So large are the winter hats that the
wearers face l. all but concealed under
the dome OF headaear. The crown "i
the hat is made large to emphasize the
flatne>s on the hair and the old bandan
has passed entirely. A very heavy roll OF
hair is absolutely essential. Immense
plumes complete the artisticness OF these
creations.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

Subscription to the UNIVERSITY Mis-.
>oUEIAN l. - for the school term. 81 p
Il -emc>ter-invariably in advance. Sub
scribe now.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

r HE newest hats must nave hi" pill
low muif~ I" match y stunning
thin" j. Il hat and mulf let. The hat
i, "f Il champaign" tone. with a lar"r brlm-
med swan-duWn crown. trinmc'. with
white feathers and facing Of cream
~aiin. The muif j. Il large whitr pillow
pattern Of swan>d"wn. with the lining
matching the facing of the hat
.Anothrr beautiful hat j. Il royal blue
one side. II j. huge head -izc. trimmed
with fiat owl heads around til" crown.
with breasts To match in peacock 1unr-
on one side.
\ large Partisan pattern black. with
rolling hrim. and trimmed with lon"
black paradise ai"rcttc-.
y bcar-kin turlan. with null I" match.
l. the going g-away hat of another brilc.
The trimmings are of black Ottoman silk
with Il stiff aigrcttc. toning in color from
black To white.
These hat and muff sets are very new
from Paris and are the chic things for
fall and winter. The hats are i'm the new
shades and the muifS are matched. me
latter are pillows. with draw strings.
One of these muifs that attracts much
attention is of mink-and brown velvet.
The velvet is sheer and the mink j. in
panels; with Il lining of cream satin.
The hat is of brown tone. nearly tOquc
in shape, with fur to match the NULL
and trimmed with soft tails and stun
ming willowy plume matching the linin"
If the mutf
In sizes and shapes. the new fall hat
range from the turinn To the very large
md flatbrimmed patterns. All model,
ire shown in Exclusive colOr> and effects
with the Partisan importations the most .
,Opular. All fit closely I" the head. and .
heavy roll of hair in back i absolute
V essential.
Among the prcttie-t and mot cifectiv"
olor shades are the peacock tones and
dull taupc. a shadin" between Il castor /
nd very dark gray. Wi>teria and ame-
hyst tints are new and popular al-o. F,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

The UNIVERSITY MISSOUEIAN Is
sale at the Drug Shop at two cents
copy.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

Columbia ha> withdrawn all claims to
being summer resort in September.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
r HE bayadcre neck ribbons for fall
will afford very handsome finish

r HE bayadcre neck ribbons for fall
will afford very handsome finish
to accompany the new stocks. The
real bayadcre was worn in Il loose hang
ing knot, quite low in front: but the new
importations alon" this line are de
signed to follow the lower line "f the
stocks. cross in the back and be carried
to he front again. where they may b"
fastened low. allowin. the pretty pend
ant ends to hang free. The hand>omc~i
bayaderc is made either of ribbon. vel
vet, gold or silver braid. from onc-half
inch to rccfourth~ Of an inch in width
and tipped with splendid French "il
CLASPS from which hang a. pendants gold
ta-Srl-. elamclcd or colorcd stone effect
to harmonic with the ribbon. some
carry additional ornaments where the
ends are brou"h, together in front aEd
Ia stem in the back.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

= YITH the large hats are worn the
w Marie Antoinette rufrs which
further conceal the fair wearer.
Every detail OF my lady toilette l. IL
suggestion Of the old classics and the
year l9OS-9 is the accumulation and ex-
eInplification of the past years and ages
The evening and dinner dress takes
the classic style nm h better than the
one for the street. for a. the fabric for
the latter is undeniably heavy, that of
the former will be as light and cling
ing "a the looms can make it..
STYLES for evening frock> are 30 unu--
ual that no one takes 10 them at first
They are 50 Grecian that one must i,c
educated to the Grecian modes i'll order
to appreciate the draping-. which. I" LAY
the least. are made To swim" about th"
body like sheets. Some Of the dresses
appear TO be composed Of but one peace.
wrapped around and around the body.
Everything j, narrow. even these new
evening frork~, and when the wear'r
moves the skirt pulls about with each
step.
Satin GOWNS and also coats seem Ia hr
the correct thing for evening wear. The
I,obc-picrre suit with the Charlotte Cor .
lay collar and mousguetairc sleeves .
seem, to lead in the suits, The colnr>
are the new taupe peacock blue and .
.rccn. al-o the fancy mixtures. Stripe>
ire very strong this season.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

4 beautiful shade OF blue i, being en-
plotted in millinery. 1t l. very dark
dye Of Bcauvai-. but there is much more
black 10 the present shade. ''Du-ky blue
might best characterize it. and vet there
is great indication of the smoke color
too. The tone is universally becomin.
and seems to 90 with anything. In tn"
new velvets and vclveteen- il i adorable.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18

II j. pronounced Miz-zou-rian.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
CORN WITH PEDIGREES
TO BE SHOWN HEpr
Members Of the Royal Fam;lx -.
Cereals Will Hold Court at the State
Agricultural College.

~OEN with IA peiicre.-bi". ari>to-
u cratic ears with -randfather> and
grandmother--will be on exhibi-
tion at the State Agricultural College in
Columbia the second week in JANUARY
Farmers and their sons from all over -he
State will be represented by entries in
the show. held for the advancement oi
the dominion Of King Corn.
The story OF the corn i the story o.
America. The history of the cereal t..-
gins with the coming oi Columbus. =
l. Indian corn still. which J. tAD gyra-
crop OF the American farm Maize IL.
red men called it. The orioju oi the
corn plant j. probably in Mexico No
one can giv- it. birthplace with c-r-
tainty. The mnuni-build-I-. who w.r.
on the continent before the Indians. or-y
corn. a. the charr"d k-rneI- iu their
-cpulchres attest. On ancient .AZtec
monuments in Southern Mexico have
been found carved representations OF
ears OF corn and in the fields near by
wild corn growing
The United States NOW Produces S.
per cent Of the worlds corn crop. Scarce
y - per cent = raised in other
temperate regions. largely along the blue
Danube. II i the great crop Of the re-
public. OF the three thousand million
i"ilar>. which j. the estimated Weld
4 the American farm for a single year.
more than eight hundred millions. nearly
'ne-third. Is the >ellin@-price Of the corn
I"p. Thi, l. twice "a much as the
alc-value Of any other farm product.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
Corn is the Real King.

In some sections cotton j. kin" and in
some wheat. but for all the land neither
cotton nor wheat nor any other acricul-
tural product may successfully contest
the proud pre-eminence with corn. In
matters agricultural corn is the king of
kings.
Corn has long and varied history.
Powhatan, in Virginia. and Squanto. in
taught the first English
settlers its Use. Since that dav many
have been developed. The lar
ger number, eliminating" only the rare
md freaki-h. may be cla>>cd under one
DR. another OF six general groups or
races, pop, flint. dent. sweet. soft and
pod corn.
The names suggest the variations he
ween the races. In popcorn the sub
tance Of the center kernel i hard and
linty all through. eNccptin. at the germ
nd. no white. >tarchy substance bein.
'r--cnt. In flint corn the soft starchv
Material Of the central part i enclosed
II Il hard. flinty coat. The kernel i
Usually about a. broad a. lOnm ana .
"undin. and smooth over the top. In
rnt corn the -idcS OF lic kernels con
1T "f ilinty matter with the central
art filled with soft material even to
ne deutcd or contracted rough top.
hi contraction i du. to the sinking
/ the -oit part in rip,.nin".
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
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T H A N X S !

4 MOST anyone. picking up almost
~ anywhere the first issue Of the
University Mi,.Ourian. published
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-18
SCARLETF EVER
HAS NO CRISIS

~ ESPlTE the almost universal mo- /
ion. there j. no crisis i'm scarlet |
fcNcr. \ crisis. in mclicinc
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29

up to 100 tons burden on the Illinois
river or any Of it's tributaries.
When the government decided 1t
would inspect the boats used to carry
passengers on the rivers of the coun-
try and examine in rules of navigation
the pilots and masters, using the same
rigldity and same vigilance as with
ocean going vessels and their CON-
manders, the examining board toured
the state and looked into every boat
Inspectors Peck and Mansfield, who
were assigned to the Illinois river, one
day ran across the steamer George s.
Watkins. When they asked to see
the pilot they were amazed when Wat
kins, who serves as engineer, intro
duced his wife. The inspectors asked
her the usual questions about the laws
Of navigation, lights, signals, etc.,
and found that she was thoroughly in
formed, more SO than the average
man. She was granted a license inn
mediately and is very proud of the
document.
The regulations do not prohibit wom-
en- serving as pilots. Although the in
spectors were somewhat dubious
about their authority to grant the per-
nit, due to lack of precedent, they de-
cided that they must do so and COM
plimented Capt Watkins upon her
knowledge of the subject
Mrs. Watkins was born upon the
banks of the Illinois, and has spent
nearly her entire life upon the river
She taught school for several years.
After her marriage to Capt Watkins
the latter decided to embark in the
excursion business. Mrs. Watkins de.
cided to assist her husband, and, after
studying navigation, was intrusted
with the post of pilot. She has fire.
quently demonstrated her presence of
mind and cool-headedness in trying sit
uations and has won many compli-
ments upon her success in an occupa-
ton SO novel for woman.