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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
THE AMERICAN NAVY,

Mr.. Reuterdahl lately uniustlv criti
cized the American Navy saving that it
l. far behind the other navieS of the
world and that at present it is in the
same condition As the Russian Navy
after the Russo Japanese fight in the
Sea OF Japan. This statement would
lead one to believe that our navy is
worse than no navy at ALL Before the
Spanish American war the same criti
cisms were passed upon our navy. but
the results of that war showed that We
not only had the ships and guns. hut
also that we had the men to man them.
Admiral Evans in his answer to Mr..
Reuterdahrs criticism says that it is a
TACT that the older ships of the Amer
lean Navy are not up to the standard
set by the great English battleShip the
"Dreadnaught." but that the latest
United States battleship> are far su-
perior to the great English fighting ma
chine, in that they have more large
guns. a better protective armor and
their speed limit is very much higher.
In answer to the statement as to the
condition of the present navy. Admiral
Evans says that our navy never was.
is not. and never can be in the con-
dition of the Russian navy when it
went into action for the last time in
the Battle of the Sea of Japan.
Admiral Evans says that the three
leading features in battleship design
are the heavy battery. the protective
armor and the motive power. ANY one
of these unduly sacrificed in favor of
the other means weakening of the |
fighting power. The battleshipS of the /
American navy have all the require /
ments stated by Admiral Evans. and |
when manned by the American sailors
who hold the worlds record in firing
heavy guns we have the most formid-
able fighting force on the seas.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
TWO KINDS OF
NEWSPAPERS

TIlERE is no higher and more hon
/ orablc calling than that of the mer
/ connected with an upright, fearless
and truthful newspaper: no calling in
which a man can render greater ser
vice to his fellow cOuntrymen. The
best and ablest editors and writers in
the daily press render a service t" the
community whicl, can hardly be parai-
lced by the service rendered by the
best and ablest men in public life. or
the men i'm business. But the converse
of this proposition is also true. The
most corrupt financiers. the most cor
rupt politicians are no greater menace
to this country than the newspaper
men of the type ] have above discussed.
Whether they belong to the yellow press
or to the purchased press. whatever
may be the stimulating cause of their
slanderous mendacity and whatever the
cloak it may wear. matters but little.
In any event they represent one of the
potent forces for. evil in the comml,n
ity-President Roo>evclt's Letter I" W.
d. Foulke.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
New Stone for Paving.

Consul II. w. Harris. in reporting
from Nuremberg that al certain German
firm a: WLrzburg has rece entlv placed
81 the market patented artificial
stone called Vulkanol. for paving pur-
poses. for which much is claimed, thus
describes it: The stone is composed
of crushed baSalt or other similar rocks
collected in part aS refuse from quar-
ries and mixed with a small percent
age of cement. The mixture is subject
cd to heavy hydraulic pressure and
formed into blocks of convenient size
for paving. The blocks are then sub
iect to a process of burning under high
temperature in specially prepared fur
naccs. which process continues for
about twelve days. The blocks are
then permitted to cool As slowly as
possible.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
TOLD ACROSS THE
BREAhFAST TABLE

A discussion over the idea of havin.
informal dances after the basketball
games was in progress.
THE University of Nebraska has
such a plan. so it ought to he sue.
cess here" remarked the football man
It's good winter substitute for a
shirt tail parade when we win. and
when We loSe-well. they say IA soft
answer turneth away wrath"
Better he careful. You ought to
take a course in hypnotism at the Uni
ver>ity OF Minnesota first. To enable
you to withstand the wiles of the Co
eds suggested the solicitor for the
Oven
I'D prefer psychology announced
the Arts student. A Harvard profe--
>"r declared that by means OF it one
could size up his opponents in poker
game. and perhaps discover the fcl-
la" with the five aces Or il would
m valuable in a game of football. in
figuring ON the other sides moves.
Before long the fellow who can punt
sixty yards won't he in it with the
man who makes 100 in psychology"
You're way behind the times" inter
rupted the Junior Medic. The latest
is automobile psychology. Niolat"r> "f
the speed law in New York are to br
caught by means of ii and cork bull
lets"
That's a >corchcr: better explain.
demanded the red-hcaded ''Soph" with
the wart on his nose.
A Frenchman invented IA p"p.un
that makes a report similar to an or
dinary revolver but fires cork bullets.
The policeman shoots at the auto. and
the occupants believing real bullets are
being aimed at the tires will stop. a,
least that's where the psychology idea
comes in" concluded the Medic.
Peculiar circumstance. isn't it," OBJ
served the wag.
In what way" asked the Fresh |
man.
Well" answered the wag slowly. |
I've always thought that p"pping the
.ork> made the autos go.
From popgur> the conversation turn
ii naturally to the Presidents African
rip. which the solicitor stated would
'o>t sl2NNo. despite the objections of
he Freshman who based his calcula
ions on hunting trip he had taken
% McBaine during the inaugural holi-
,aV~.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
HOSPITALITY.

1t is an honor to the South that we
should hold the Southern Gentleman
to be one of the highest types of gen
tlemen. 1t is an honor to the South
that We naturally ascribe to her sons
the quality of bravery and her daugh-
tiers the quality of beauty We honor
the South when We acknowledge her
soil to have been the home of chivalry
on this side Of the Atlantic 1t is more
than an honor that we hold as the acme
OF hospitality True Southern Hospi-
taiIty. and with that title given We
would know that her men were gentle
men. her sons brave, and her daughters
true.
Did You ever visit at a fine home
where the family was wealthy and edu
Gated, and everything of the finest but
the cold formality on every hand was
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
NEWSPAPERS
AS PROTECTORS

Lincoln Steffens. in the American
Magazine. referring to the prevalence
OF crime in the big cities. says: The
police everywhere warn citizens not to
let anybody but the police know of
such troubles. They say that if the
newspapers get hold of the news they
will publish it: this will frighten away
the thieves and prevent the police from
recovering the stolen property. This is
only police trick to avoid criticism.
They give to the press all their sue
essses. they suppress their failures and
thus Keep up the appearance of efficient
service. As matter of fact. the first
thing that the victim of robbery
should do is to telephone to the news
of them.
That would soon show what a small
proportion of the reported cases a de-
tective bureau like that of New York
detects and-it will make the police
work on your ease.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
UNIVERSITIES
IN EUROPE

lEUROPE has now l25 universities
II with total student body of 22S,
72l. Next to Paris and Berlin
come in point of attendance Budapes,
S.55l, Vienna 6,2O5. Moscow $500
Madrid 5,l9G, Naples 4.9lS, St. Peters
burg 1862
The cost of maintaining the nine uni
versities of Prussia has increas sed from
ls60 to 1906 from $9.s5O,OOO to $40.
tsOOoO. or an increase of 3l3 per cent
tor regular expenses. In addition new
buildings and the like have cost fur
ther S24.O2O,OOO, Berlin alone requiring
nearly ~. million dollars.
Berlin is fast becoming for Germany
what Paris is for France. the over
whelming center of university life. In
addition to it's S.22O matriculated stu
dents, about 1000 others are permitted
to attend lectures. making a total of
only 1000 less than the reports claim
for Paris.
In general the universities in the
large centers of population increasing
ly attract the greatest number of stu
dents in Germany. Munich has now.
5,943 full students, Leipsic 434l. Bonn
3,2O9. while the smaller university
towns report no corresponding growth.
Even greater is the growth of the
chronological institutes. There are ten
of these in Germany with a total en-
rollment of 1890 matriculated stu
dents. Through the influence of the
kaiser these schools have now been
placed on an equality with the uni
versities.
The woman contingent is now 1924
in the universities. of whom 800 are
In 1900 the number was
only 664. Naturally Berlin leads with
al. but no Prussian university will
a woman or admit her to |
This right she has in
all but ROstock. in Mecklenberg.
The number Of students in the Ital- |
an universities. according to late sta
lstIcs. Is 21,lW. while in 1893 it was
'nly 2l.S1O. SO that there are now
lightly students to every 100000 inhab-
tants. The greatest increase is in
he law department. from 5000 in 1894
o 9424. while rather remarkably the
medical department has gone back
rom 6.52l to 4.73l during these years.
New York Independent.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
Says Too Much Red Tape.

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
One of the most luridly horrible ex.
amples of red tape in the University
of Missouri is the system of securing
permission to Use class rooms for stu.
dent meetings. Take for instance an
ordinary county club meeting. Count V
clubs are usually considered harmless
organizations and in fact are believed
by many to be one of the greatest fac
tors in the upbuilding of the University
To get permission to Use room for a
county club meeting. the president of
The club first goes to DR.. Hills office
where he gets printed form with about
forty requirements to meet. After he
has filled this out. binding himself to do
everything under the sun except sup
port the constitution of the United
States. he goes to DIR. Jones on the
second floor who questions the petitioner
and signs or rejects. Then the poor
victim of official form marches back to
ument. which by this time looks like a
registration blank for a land lottery. and
with new paper in his hand trots over
to the second floor of the engineering
building in search of Prof Lip>comb
1t this gentleman signs the paper. the
county club president then hunts up
negro janitor and tips him to come and
open room for a half hours meeting
of his club. Nine times ont of ten no
body is in the Office when You call and
IA safe estimate on the time required to
get petition of this nature through
he official tape reels. is from two to
five days. Now the poor fellow who has
"A county club. or u cosmopolitan Club |
,r any old kind of club on his hands |
must suffer in silence for there is no |
except to hold the meeting
Inder the electric lights ON the quad or |
IN the steps of Academic Hall. The |
nan who is unfortunate as tn have
wO. or even three clubs to look after.
las no time for school or any thing
'lse except track work and this he gets
'acing back and forth between tn.
'Owers that br. II is doubtful il the
of Russia is any more care
nlly guarded against gatherings of
anarchists. than the University Of Mis-
Ouri from the dangers of the ordinary
Ounty club. ,
W - II
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
Cremation In England.

Inc number Of crematiOns in Great
Britain in 1906 was 73a. an increase of
iSs as compared with the previous
year. In 1907 there We're 7O5 Tb.
number OF erematOries is thirteen. of
winch six are municipal. Cremation in
Great Britain is almost wholly confined
TO persons OF some intellectual distinc
t'on The average citizen is still held
IN the fetters of custom. Many per-
sons live in fear of being buried alive,
and make provision in their wills that
q doctor shall divide main artery or
thrust a knife through the heart.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

The SOphomores of the Department
of Agriculture gave smoker to the
Freshmen of the same department in
the lecture room of the Horticultural
building last night. Cigars. apples. ba-
nanas and lemonade were provided for
all. An experience meeting" was held
between puifs, the Freshmen relating
their experiences as first year men. and
the second-year men telling of the joys
OF being Sophomore
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
Our Friends the Wasps.
w =

The Pancity "f wnsps this year. ON
which We have been c"ngrn, ulatiny
ourselves. II not without it, draw
backs. There would not have been half
50 many blue bottles and daddy long
legs il the wasp had not been having
such a bad time. Country Life.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
Letters from an Alumnus
To His Freshman Brother
HILLSBURG, Dec. Is. lofs

Dear ST.
l was sorry not to get to see Won in
Kansas City. L did not expect to %
until Wednesday morning, when father
took a sudden notion to 90 out at tho
end of the week to buy load of cattle
Since l was going along any way to
learn the ropes, just went out a couple
of days early.
I'm doing a sort of second appren.
ticeship wa-days. Father rather ex.
poets me to know all about things that
he doesn't know, but in things that he
knows something about the Missouri
School of Agriculture don't amount to
a hill-O-beans." But We get along to-
gether just fine all the same
Some of you fellows over there can
talk all you want to but it wasn't the
lack of coaching that lost that Thanks
giving game. The team work might
have been better but that was not the
main thing. The fellows didn't have a
healthy, clear-cut, on-the jump, don't
give-a rap-anyway attitude of mind to-
ward the result of the game
What they lacked has no name. but
it is the stuff that base ball pitcher
needs when the first man up makes a
three base hit. The Kansas player,
had it. They went ahead and played
like samhill, letting the score take care
of itself. And it did. When the first
score was made, they just couldn't be-
lieve that the game was going to keep
on going that way. Our fellows couldn't
believe it either.
Don't think that | mean they had no
fighting spirit" they made a tremend-
Gus fight. but what I'm talking OF is
different. 1t is what gives
tone to an athletes mental and physical
he may or may not have it:
ii is neither born nor made in him. And
though fleeting at other times. when IA
run is started, it seems to stay with
the winner. You have seen a PLAYER in
some game that requires skill start to
get excited. become reckles>ly
skillful for the time and Just keep on
winning.
Some persons might want to call this
hing by some prOsaic name like self
confidence. but l say it is more than
hat. 1t is more like faith or super
tition.
But what is our conclusion. Just
his: We can't beat Kansas till We
'reak the hoOdoO. There are three WAYS
# accomplishing this. The first is to
atch them sometime when the hOodoo
not working for them. when they are
that the coaches call over confident.
What is over confidence? 1t means to
ave so much confidence beforehand that
on haven't any at all at the right time.
md hOOdOO doesn't work without
aith. The chances of this method are
bout one in ten.
The next way is to get the hoo,loo
Orking for us. That is worth about
ne chance in a thousand. The other.
nd the way We will finally have to do
, is to get fifty percent better team
lat can "wollup" the Jayhawkers.
oodOO and ALL
What's the Use of speculations. When
'u are in trouble change your board
G house.
l almost forgot to tell YOU that we
d not buy anything in Kansas City.
here was nothing very good on hands
st then so father decided to wait I'M
later.
We finished up the corn shucking to-
Y. The lower forty turned out only
tie over thirty six bushels. not quite
lat we thought it would make. YOU
;. Your brother.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
Open-Work Football.

After the Pennsylvania game last
year COACH Yost Of Michigan said:
Wait until next year. Wen give them
open football. Wen literally play has
ketball with them" From the score,
% to 0, it looks like Pennsylvania must
have played basketball-The Kan-an.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

Dec. Is. Lecture, dorado Taft, Audito
rum.
Basketball, Missouri agains,
Warrensburg Normal Roth
well gymnasium
Dec. 10. Basketball. Missouri against
Warrensburg Normal. Roth,
well gymnasium.
Preliminary University de,
bate. Auditorium.
Dec. q. Later Development in Bank
ing" Prof H. j. Davenport
Physics lecture room. 7:3o p.
Dec. 22. a. m.. Executive board at
Columbia
Dec. %. "Wednesday. at p. m. To Jan.
). Tuesday, AT $ a. m.. Christ
mas Holidays
Jan. ). Board of crIrator> in 81. Louis.
Jan. .. Social Brttermcn in Missouri
DIR. 4. O. Lovejoy.
Jan. II. The Call of Business for Men
and Women of Character Mr.
4. j. Elliott. of Chicago"
Jan. 10. Address before Department of
Journalism by Norman Hap
good.
Feb. T. Japan Leading the Orient
Whittier? Miss Theodo-ia
Wales and Mr. Toda Cho
Feb. IL. Modern Philosophy and Chris
tian Thinking. DIR. j. W. Hud
son.
Feb. Is. How May Newspapers Pro-
mote Social Betterment Mr.
Walter Williams.
Feb. p. China Remodeling Her Civil
ZatiOn. Mr.. James Ware. of
Shanghai. China.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS

Thursdays st. Louis Republic prints
two long articles about President
Roosevelt on its first page and three
full columns on its second page under
the general caption. "What'll We do for
news after T. RS exit" The articles
deal with every phase of the Presidents IS
activities from his African hunt to the
entertainment of twenty chorus girls.
In the period since the last issue the
President has had several differences
with Congress. expressed wildly his
opinion of Mr.. Pulitzer and the New
York World. called forth long rebute
from Mr.. Bryan. summoned Harvard
student to the White .ionse, has been
called coward, and has remarked that
if MIR. HobsOn had a little more sense
that he would be guilty of having half
sense. Strenuous life! Surely no one
can accuse the President of not living
up to his teachings on this ground at
any rate. There is truly danger of a
news famine when this prolific source
for Africa.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
The University for Women.

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
The value of the university to women
today is as far-reaching i'm its effects as
the early church was in the dark ages.
There is not girl living who if she
wants a higher education cannot get it
at university. She may start empty
handed with only enough for railroad
fare and perhaps few pennies over. A
girl of this caliber has the grit to stay
with the ship which is all that is nee
cssary to get a degree. There is much
girl can do to work her way through
cosmopolitan institution and other
students, better situated in life are al
ways willing to help those who are not
so fortunate As they. Not all the peo-
pie in the world are hard. especially at
n university where there are ever will
ing hands waiting to help. A.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
SOCIETY

NXRS. j. &. BABB gave a reception
in honor of the Delta Psi sOror
ity girls from I to p. m. YES
tcriav. Several of the University
women and wives of members of the
faculty of the University of Missouri
were invited to meet them.
The house was beautifully decorated
with Christmas bells and holly and
lighted with candles with red shades.
In the receiving line were: Mrs. Babb.
Mrs. A. Ross Hill. Miss Minnie Noe
and Miss Mae Wonsetler.
Mrs. Walter Williams. Miss Julia
Spalding and Miss Christine Dick as
sisted in the dining room.
Mrs. F. p. Spalding and Mrs. F. b. Num-
ford assisted in the living room and
Mrs. Walter McNab Miller in the draw
ing room.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

| Emmett Dalton and four companions
picked to resemble the members of his
band of robbers re-cnacted for NOV
Ing picture show the robbery and raid
committed sixteen Years ago. There is
much discussion of the adviSability of
displaying pictures of this type at the
nickleodeons which are so popular with
children today. To see notorious rob-
hcr~ and bandits is apt to produce an
altogether undesirable impression on
youthful minds. Several Juvenile crimes
have been traced directly to the influ-
ence of moving picture shows making
heroes of robbers. X. +. LEGGETT.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

The Delta Tau Deltas entertained
Misses Querbach. Sue Stone, Roberts
and Devlin at an informal dinner party
last evening.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

Miss Bertha Cunningham. who has
been attending the Government Laba-
tory School in Washington. has return
ed to Columbia where she will take
charge of the Governments seed exper-
iment station
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

Z. n. Hackney will depart this even
ing for Washington, where will spend
the Christmas holidays with his moth
er and his father, who is Congressman
from the Fifteenth District.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18
NOTES

Ralph Rollins. student i'm Engi-
neering. will depart for his home in
Mexico. Mo-. this evening.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

The Junior and Senior Engineers will
give dance at Entertainment Hall this
evening.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

The y. w. c. A. house will be closed
during the Christmas holidays and Miss
Wales will stay with Mrs. Grace Phil
ips at ALI South Sixth street.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

Mrs. Joseph W. Folk is the guest Of
Mrs. j. {. Jones and will remain until
Saturday.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

Duane Lyon. student at the Uni
versity of Missouri, has accepted a pO-
sitiOn with an architectural firm in Cal
ifOrnia, and will depart in few days.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

II was ladies night" at the Colrm
bia Club yesterday evening. The rooms
were transformed till the club looked
like an English country house at
Christ mastide. Every window was fes-
tive with a wreath of holly. The cell
ingS and walls were festoonrd with
Christmas greens and holly and mistIe-
toe hung from the chandeliers. A huge
bell of evergreen sarlands was s,,S-
pended from the center of the reading
room. Dancing was in order. Supper
was served upstairs
In the receiving lise stood Judge and
Mrs. John ID. Lawson. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. W. Niedermeyer. DIR. and Mrs. II. Il.
Shaw. DIR. and Mrs. Guy l.. Moves and
Miss Pearl Mitchell Mrs. Joseph W.
Folk. Mrs. Burton Harrison of New
York. and Miss Mary Easley Goldsby
of Mobile. were out of-tOwn guests.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

Instructor Fl. ID. Hughes of the Ag-
rOnOmy Department of the College of
Agriculture left Columbia yesterday to
do institute work. He will return next
week.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

Bennett c. Clark departed yesterday
for Washington. ID. c.. where he will
spend Christmas with his father, Con.
gresham Champ Clark.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-18

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