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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
The Miller &PeckCo Special Prices tor Saturday
 kignl.

Us6sW AT s9.9S-Ladies' and Misses Suits,
 were $12.9S.
 AT $8.9S-Ladies' Black Cloth Coats,
 50 inches long, and satin lined, value SIP.
 AT $3.9S-Ladies' Black voile Skirts. were $5.
 AT 49c-Ladies' White Lawn Waists, were 9Sc.
 AT 69c-36-inch Lining Satin, war ranted to wear, value S9c. AT 95c-45-inch Black Venetian,
 very fine quality, value $1.25. AT $2.9S-Ladies' Black Silk Petti- coats, good quality, value $4. AT 12hc-No 40 Satin Taffeta Ribbons, from 15c. AT 19c-Ladies' Military Pad Hose
 Supporters, from 25c. AT 39c-Ladies' Pocketbooks, from
 soc.
 AT Ac-3O-inch Scotch Plaid
 Ginghams, from 15c. AT eSc pair-Blanket Sheets, from
 $1.25. AT 10c-White Mercerized Waist
 ings, from 15c. AT 49c-Boys' Corduroy Knicker-
 booker Knee Pants, value 75c. AT S1.59- Sample sizes Mems Wool
 Union Suits, values up to $3. AT 19c-Women's Black Full Fash
 toned Hose and Maco Split Feet
 Hose, from 25c. AT 19c-Odd sizes Women's Ribbed
 Underwear, from 25c. AT 25c-Children' Hats in blue and
 brown felt, value soc. AT 10c-Ladies' High Nevk Corset
 Covers, value 15c. AT 10c-Ladies' Outing Flannel
 Skirts, value 39c. AT 75c-Rag Carpet Rugs, 27x54,
 from 9Sc. AT $1.12k-S-4 Tapestry Table Cov-
 CTS, from $1.39. AT $1.9S-Mohair Plush Robes,
 from S2.69. AT 121sc dozen-Double Narcissus
 Bulbs, from 19c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
MEETINGS TOMORROW

Boys club.
 Unity association. Hendricken council, K. of c. Gladstone lodge. No 241, o. B. A Brass City lodge. No 240, O. B. A
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

q E III GIIZl\NEEiD president .oanu,i,, of
irtain and b4l!iu EnIb
- journals. inl"r >l alm Ni,..u
"f Wtr- IrIi,ucr
the N"rd The cf Missouri rlan
to He writes
his home Il Tentcrdu Hail. I.nlon y
Il profound interest the Il Of
the University Missouri The provisions
that little nothing he added; TIL be
with
will le
Il like of
Of
higher be Journalists notm a
others the
need is thci the training which proposes give am
confident will the he
OF credit to the university of which %
speaking forward Gne
established
Member OF Parliament.
Il hope will send occasionally of
which will doubtless be complete for umal,m
establishment which inspected purpose
TO-
quiremenS.'
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
WHO GAVE THE MOST .

.IoHN ID. ROCKEFELLER l. Il very rich
man. Even in America where million
aires have Lccom, all tco plentiful. he
l. regarded a. wealthy citizen. Some
the world iinanciailv speaking. Nh.
Rockefeller i a Christian man and be-
n"volrnt. He gave the other day To the
University OF Chicago five hundred
thousand dollars making several m..
lions he ha~ given To that institution.
1t wa> noble gift for worthy purpose
Would that more milionairc> were pos
sc->cd of Rockcfeller'S spirit
There died not long ago in Il certain
town Il gray-haired professor. For
thirty wears he had lahorcd to make the
school in which he had taught Il model
His salary had been nearly all this time
less than 81 500 wear. When yourY
man. turning away from the profession
in which hi> ability and energy would
have Won him fame and fortune he had
taken up school duties a. his mission.
No offer OF increased salary could tempt
him away from his >clf-cho>en work
This old professor left. after Il lifc'>
hard. uncea>ing toll. an estate valued at
less than the income Rockefeller re
riye- from his fortune in one day He
had no money to give. hut he had given
to the cause of education-himsclf
The princely gift OF Rockefeller is told
of wherever bcnevolence i horored and
generosity esteemed Ii will he the text
for speech and sermon and rightly So
The gift OF the old professor j. not
commended outside the circle of his few
surviving friends. His name would not
be upon mems tongues save that the
school be founded re>crle~ it from oh
hvion.
But VIII" gave the most 10 education'S
cause and To the wealth of humanity!
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
PICTURE SHOWS
ART NOW LOST

y the senate chamber of the Capitol
in Jefferson City Is bust portrait
Of George Washington. Ask the
average person what manner "f Il picture
It is and the answer is almost sure to
be-. An oil painting" Even with close
inspection. this opinion will still prevail
and unless ones eyes are unusually
strong. magnifyin" glass will he rec
>.>>ary to see that the picture is not Il
painting but made with needle and silk
threads.
Ii j.. i'm fact. Il specimen of lost
art. practiccd fifty years ago by person
with artistic tendencies and with dcX
ferrous ability to handle the needle. 1t
was made hy Miss Clara bingham.
daughter of General George e. Bingham.
The artist. whose most famous painting
WAS Order No. L..
Miss Bingham presented the picture
To the senate in lS62 When she made
the picture she wa> Il girl in her teens.
She aftcrward married Thomas b. King.
il son of Governor Austin King. Snc
died ut Strphcnvillr. TEXAS. in 1891.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
WHO Is 4 MISSOU RIAN .

Ir .,,,,. I ,,r,f,,II. =. ,I.tuo E, Mis-
-o,,r;,, IT,, do,;ni,;,, :; r,, d;1;cub
\ri--cu,;., !. , ,.;,;1., of Ni..ouri
who j, in ,ympa,Ly with The pcople of
,h. -,,,.. nr,ud -, t. b;.,orv auLitio
t,, IL ,,r,.u,r;,r and .iu,e,eIv con
,.,o,l ;n =, uoi,,ro H.. :. ,,t pcccs-
.,r;I,. 1,r, in ,b. -,,,a III. may have
i.,, I,,,, ,,,,,,I..,.,. ~, ,h., ,,I,l.. Inn, IN,
: b,.r, - .,,y IIo u,., b.,.. Lccu =
r.-;j,.,, -, tb. .t.,,. onI, Ioum cnouuh
=, ,,,, or ,,., mn, ,h.,, Ian, ,J vel
,r,,I,. ,E.,,r;,, in r-,rn and
,,,,,,, aud ,,,o,,,I t;I,ro - il h.. v.r. +,
,h. ,,,,uor I,u.,
l.;,,L -. l,,, ,,-;Jo,,o !. mot .sscn-
,;,l ruJ.,I ,L.,,. ,ro ro,,l, Who h,vc
I;v.I !, NI;.-ouri tifty wears vino ,rr
tin y;r.,;,;,r. ko,,ucl;,u. \,.u
No,l,r. AMI ,b,ro ,r,. .o,,o u.bn ,y,rc
natb, with all ,bin,. that the true Mis-
.o,,r;,r- Io,. aud homer On ,b. other
hand ~. Lrov. u, bcttar Ni.,o,riap
than , certain ,i,ilrr uf CuII,ul,in who
ha. scarcely been two wear, ives, of the
NH,>i,-ippi river.
The NIj,,ourin will not ctcrnaIlv
rrate Of the superiority OF the other
states. of their institutions. their laws.
their people and their customs. He
will not regard the citizens "i his new
or adopted state a. more Unculturrd.
more ignorant or les progressive than
others in Ma>>achu-ctt, Ohio or Virgin
ia. While he will not claim that all
hat j. in Missouri i "ood. neither will
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
WATERMELON
SURPASSES GEORCIA'S
Like Missouri Mule. 1t Leads the World-Scou
and Dunhlin Counties Ahead Of Others
Cultivation is Profitable

r HE Missouri watermelon crop has
been harvested. In this fine. fat
year OF agricultural prosperity in
Missouri the watermelon has more than
held its owr.
The "iiicia! reports show that this
wears outpu, of watermcl"n- has exceed
ed that "f any previous twelve months
since agricultural cr"p statistics have
been kept in the state. The estimates OF
Watermelon experts are that more than
twelve n.illion melon, with an a"nre-
gate weight of 500. 600 400 pounds have
been shipped from points in Missouri
durin" the last three months. Many OF
these are Consumed ut It. Louis. Kansas
City ana other state markets. while 9th
cr> are shipped all over the United
States.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
The Put-it-Offs.

My friend. have you heard "f the Town
OF Gawn.
On the banks of the River SLOW.
Where Blooms the Wait-awhilc flower
fair.
Where the Sonnet imc-or- r-othcr scents hr
air,
And the soft Gn-ca>y, "roW:
1t lies in the Valley of What'>-the
In the Province of Let cr->lide;
That tired feelin. is native there.
It's the home of the li>tlc~s l-dont care.
Where the Put t-offs abide.
The Put-it offs smile when asked to
work.
And say they will do it tomorrow.
And 30 they delay from day unto day.
Till death cycles up and takes them
away,
And their families Starve. beg or bCr-
row.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
VOICE OF THE
INDEPENDENT

This column is under the control OF
the board Of managers Of the VI. =. |
independently
Board of Managers: ". F. Woodruff.
president: ". W Stewart. secretary !:
VI. f.. OTIS. {. Il. IIutchi>on. Il. F. How
ara. &. l.. Spcrry. F. Il. Wolfcr~. c. Il.
E"eihoff. ID. {. McNay. Henry Elliott.
K. \. Smith. Edmund Wilkes. .Ir.. H..
G. Fcuer>. I-ad"rc Anderson. Il. II.
Alexander. f.. w. Hu-k.
The Independent Board will he glad to
receive signed communications touching
anythin" of interest in the University
from students or other persons for pub
lication in this column. Such commlmi-
cations should he dropped in the Inde
pendent Box i'll the north end of the
first corridor of Academic Hall
1t ha> GENE 10 pass that the Oven is
the solitary un,rammclcd herald of stu
dent thought. The members of the indie
pcndent Board gladly bc>pcak for it the
united support OF all persons in the
University.
In our announcement we stated that
i: was not our intention To open Il con
test of any kind. That statement was
meant seriously. 1t still describe, the
attitude Of this board. And we are sur
pri>cd indeed that the editor of the
Mi>-ourian should have regarded our
first article is Il Jest.
The statement in the editorial column
Of the University Mis>ourian of Sep
tcmbcr - that the Independent board.
i'll IL openin" article. was testing when
it ~rt forth the conditions preceding the
temporary di>continuance of the student
weekly wa> erroneous. Perhaps facts
were wrongly represented. but ii that Is
the opinion of the editor Of the daily
let him so state it plainly. We are not
writing ii humorous column. If there
is any jestin" to be done it will pro
reed from other sources than the Tnle-
pendent board.
When il was stated in or announce
mcnt that the space which would he
Used by the Independent was purchased
from the faculty of the School of Jour
nali-m ii was not meant that contract
l,- Ia, In
The Mi>sourian and the independent
board and we do not believe that such
a construction could reasonably have
been placed upon our statement of the
facts. The agreement was IA tact one
'nt Il perfectly clear one nevertheless.
" hen 1t was made the independent
'oard was contemplating the publication
# a daily. Indeed the name. MISSOU-
HAN, adopted by the faculty of
Journalism for its oapcr. was orr riginated
~ the lndependcn; board when it made /
successful experiment with daily /
'aper. This fact was known to the dean /
II the School of journalism He also 1
new that the students Of the Cniver- /
ity would Loyalty support their own
r"an. the Independent. as they had .
lone for thirteen Years. and he knew
hat a rival paper conducted by the
tudent> with lower advertising rates
ould not but seriously endanger the
roJect of a laboratory daily such as he
ropo>ed. Will anyone think that 50
irewd a man as he is known to be could /.
all to realize what the discontinuance /
I the Independent meant financially
nd otherwise to his cherished plan! 1t
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
VIEWPOINT OF
THE STUDENTS
To the Editor Of the University Missourian:

To the Editor OF the lnlNersity Missouiioh'
| find in your paper OF Tuesday an
account of riotou> proceedings ny 'he
sophomore class. presented III Il man
ncr that would indicate approval ny tie
official paper of the University. ana
there is no editorial reference to the
matter showing any other feeling to-
wards the disgraccful acts that were per
petrated. Simply because boy Is a
freshman. IA riotous crowd invade> his
rooming place, takes him by force to a
public place and there humiliate> HIM
bv making him crawl on the ground.
lark like IA dog and new like Il cat.
Were | a juryman trying such a fresh
man for numbering any of his rowdy
assailants. | would vote mot guilty.
Had Il son To enter the freshman class.
| would call upon the University au-
thoritics to protect him and not allow
him To he used as a dog If they did not
do 80. | would then take the matter To
the court, or the legislature. Does the
official organ of the School of Journal
ism approve of the takin" from any
of the students of the University the
exercise of personal liberty? y.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

is certain that he discouraged the fur
ther publication of student paper and
accompanied What he had to say in that
regard with the promise that the Inde
pendent should have complete control of
such space. not to exceed two columns.
a. they should choose to Use in each
days issue of the NliSsourian. When
sion that we had given value received
for space allotted to the Independent it
never occurred to us that We were
jestins.
By THE INDEPENDENT MANAGING BOARD.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

If half the good things which are be-
ing said about the department of jour
nali>m at the state university will he
repeated in two or three Years from now
the new undertaking of the institution
will be its most popular asset. Time
was not >o far distant when the idea of
a school of journalism met with about
as many jeers is compliments.-JopIin
Ners- Herald
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
Leads Like Missouri Mule.

The Georgia watermelon. which has
heretofore. been supreme on the markets.
is bein" supplanted by the Missouri
watermelon. even though the latter does
not rank 81 high in son" and story.
Missouri watcrmclon> in this single
year have been more than sufficient to
supply each head of family in all the
United States with thirty pound water
melon. Scott county is the chief water
melon county Of the world. \ Scott
county firm. of which Benjamin r. Mar
shall. of Blod@ett. Is president. has ship
ped over six hundred ears of watermelOns
this year.
The total shipment from the county of
Scott Is in excess of $500 carloads. The
prices paid at Blodectt are about 500
a carload. The first four hundred cars
shipped out of Blcd.ett averged
Sll9.S1. The yield of Missouri water
melons is one carload to every three
acres planted. Ben +. Marshall had
about seven hundred acres of melons on
one farm and was paid at the rate of one
third rental which nctted the owner so
an acre.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

Mrs. J. 5. Ankency. corresponding sec
r;tary of the Columbian Chapter of the
ID. \. r.. urges all the members of the or
nanization to attend the called meeting
1T the home of Mrs. Anita VI. McAfcc
at HIP East Broadway. Saturday after
noon. at > o'clock. as business of import
ance is to he brought before the meeting.
CATHOLIC No. 1.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

alone grew more melons than Arkansas,
Florida. Indiana. Kansas. Iowa and ILL.,
mos. and as many a> were grown by
New Jersey and California combined.
Mr. Marshall reports over eight thou
sand acres IN scott county alone devoted
I" watrrmcl"n> and Il thousand acres Of
cantalopuc>. yielding about twenty thou
sand baskets of this smaller melon. 1t
Is calculated that the melon crop OF
southeast Missouri would make a solid
watermelon train. allowing fGriy feet to
Il car. - miles lon"
The Georgia and TEXAS watermelon
crop comes earlier than the Missouri
crop. and is harvested before the first Of
August. about the time the Missouri
crop comes into the general market The
watcrmelons that are nov bcin" sold in
small quantities are merely for tine rine,
which Is used in the manufacture of the
delightful dclicacic>. Watermelon sweet
pickle and preserves. extensively by good
hou,ekeepers.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
Tests of True Republic.

There are three tests of the true re-
public: First, that power rests on fit
ness to rule: second. that its sole OBJ
icct is the public good: third. that it i
by public opinion and not
by fOrce-Fredcric Harrison.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
ABOUT SCHOOLS
OF JOURNALISM

TT i by the constant pressure of real
circumstances the business ability in
general is shaped. and this is pecu
liarly true of journalism. whose day j.
defined a> sharply as the circuit of the
sun. The minutes cannot be length
cned. 50 the worker must be trained to
adjust himself to their limitations. Al
WAYS in touch with the events of the
moment. with electric nerves that cover
the globe. the newspaper must in
.cnsify its strain of effort according
Ia the clock. There is no variation i'm
its measured trick. so the elasticity must
be in the brain of the staff at moments
of ten>e activity. This power can no
courses than military leader can he
envolved from mimic games of war or
sham battles. \ contla"ration or other
calamity may occur at late hour. and
the Scurrying work to he done bears
no relation To any but the most gen
eral prcccptS that could be laid down.
There wa> an April night forty-threc
Years ago when editor, who had just
read their proofs touching the cclehra
tiOn Of the end of the civil war were
handed tclc"raphic line bearing the
,tunnin" news that the war president
huI l,..n oil 4 b..i,-
crto unknown in the history of t"e
country. had darkencd the earth. The /
editorial pens must be taken up AGAIN /
t" write. against the clock of the he /
blow. Yet MANY of the arti- /!
Giles that appeared the rrNt mornin" /
were powerful. eloquent ard >ingularly 7.
we'll timed in patriotic. >tatc>manlike /
tone.
Another newspaper requisite that can I
ret Ee acquired hy closet study or class /
room advice is Il Just sense of restraint. /
y Journal OF character must know .
pr Inconsistent sentence has Il iarrin"
effect and i sure to he challenged by
the constant readers who are critical
a well a. apprcciativc. such things
might he written with the greatest
freedom in college exercise that 90
into the waste basket. but put them in
he printed line that neither piety nor
Nit can cancel, and the difference j.
'calized between the discarded >cri,-
lin" of the study desk and message
- the busy world. The Columbia daily
will he Il positive record of both effort
md restraint. 1t must fill its field ac
"rdln" To the sweep of events that
hoo>cs lis own hours and can Eol he
governed by schedule. II must be- ac
"untahlc fer the printed word. Ii
tudcntS must hustle to get out the
,apcr. and if it i rot Il good one it
cll hear from esteemed contrmp0r
rie- and an analytical public But
I vii. be actual practice. ana without
hi, schools of journalism will make {
% more hcadway in the future than ,
n the past. The new Missouri idea
4 the collegiate study of newspaper
'ork seems to open the ri i"ht road
7. Louis GIohc DCmocrdf.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
| am Il modest youn" lady and | enjoy
rcadin" the newspapers and | think II
would he very nice 10 br the society ed
itor OF newspaper. | had thought OF
taking the course in journalism but |
gave If up BECAUSE | don't want t" de
liver newspapers on the street like those
ncw~bovS from 1t. Louis do.
MIGNDNETTE.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

" ALE i not to have the field OF
practical teachin" of journals
to herself. The University of
Missouri also has Il plan perfected and
Instructors appointed for Il four wears
course. journalism to be on an equal
fcotin" with the departments of law. OF
"r"Incerin" and the other professions.
tolcnel iIarvcy'~ idea oi Il daily news
paper a- Il training field will be fol
lowed. an experienced Missouri editor
havin" bean cHllcI to the po>ition q!
dean AMI editor "f the college paper.
The four wears academic course will i'll
Glade lectures upon history. economies.
SOC io'n"y. public law. etc. IL well aa
upon the teclrical details If newspaper
work. This i the practical plan. and it
should succeed. Naturally. graduates
will still have sonnet hin" to learn in III,
vicis-itudc- of actual newspaper life.
-onethirm which they could never lclrn
in the made-to- oI der cnvirc nnient of the
college newspaper office. But the uui-
vcr-ity i Cnlv trainiT" school for any
profession. There is no reason why il
should not successfully perform that
service for the newspaper profession
Boston Hcrdid.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

What we want is better men. men
with larger intellectual background.
tirmer convictions and greater courage.
Bright boys who will write feature stO-
rie> are fairly abundant. Thoroughly
competent reporters, though less easy to
find. are still to be had But men who
c;in drop into journalism in the old and
i'm small number>-Ncr York Erening
Post.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

# HE opening fall mcetin" Of the
Tuesday Club will he held the first
Tuesday in October. The m"ml"r,
anticipate leasing Il suitable room fer
The regular place Of meeting.
The officers of the club are a> follows:
President, Mrs. Rosa In"lcS: Nicc-Prc>i-
dent. Miss Winifrcd {. Crcwell: Record
in" Secretary. Mrs. y. l.. Palmer: Cor
responding Secretary. Mrs. Iarkin Sh"'":
Treasurer. Mrs. \. VI. McAfec: Dircc-
tors. Mrs. Alice O. Macfarliuc and Mrs.
Irwin Switzlcr: Honorary President. Mrs
l.. +. ThOmp~on: Honorary Nicc-Pre>i-
dent. Mrs. Frances Poor: ll"rorary Mem
Der. Mrs. Philip y. Mocr". st. Louis:
complimentary Members. Mrs. y. +.
Willis and Mrs. Madison \. Dart Chair
man Library Committee. Mrs. Lizzie Il.
Morris.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
WatermelOns Profitable.

Missouri farmers who engage in water
melon CROWN" report it more profitable
than even corn or wheat growing. The.
cost OF CROWN" melons in good locality
Is about the same as the cost of growing
wheat or corn. while the average rerun
Is from $50 to $40 an acre. which is coz
sidcrably in excess of the net profit Of
the corn field
One Missouri farmer residing nesr
kennett. in Dunklin county. with a hun
dred acres of watcrmcIon- made this year
Il net profit of 5000 and thi, i deduct
ing 81 an acre for rental and counting
out the expenses of labor seed. freight Z
and commissions. When it j. recalled
that the watermelon crop only requires
attention from March until July it viii
be seen that the watermelon farmer has
not a very difficult task a, compared with .
any other agricultural Iaborer.
Mi>souri's chief watermelon locality
is southeast Missouri. alon" the Mis
souri, river bottom lands and along tbe {
lOw-lying, sandy islands in the Missoun
and Mississippi rivers. In these partier
lar localities neither cotton nor corn, bus
watermelon is king.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

The University Mi--ourian is not ''thc
official organ of the University 1t l.
published L. afford trainin" in Journal
ism. liz presentation OF news l. III
tended To be without approval or dts
approval of the news As presented unless
~;lch news receives editorial commcnt.-
E,IitOr
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

DIR. NJ. Buhler. managing editor Of
Der Bund. Berne. Switzerland. has been
elected TO the head professorship of
journalism in the new Department of
Journalism in the University Of Berne,
Switzerland.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

Subscription 10 the UNIVERSITY Mis-
SoURLAN Is - for the school term. 81 .25
a semester-inyariably in advance. Sub
scribe now.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17
Two Counties EQUAL Georgia.

Two Missouri counties, Scott and
Dunklin, produced nearly one-third as
many melons this year as the entire
state of Georgia. These two counties.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-17

r HE Public Library. on Tenth Street
in the Baptist Building. maintain
ed by the members and friends of
the Tuesday Club, reports that there are
now lO0O volumes on the shelves and
that large number of persons have
availed themselves of the privileges Of
fcred by courtesy of the club women. The
library is open on Monday and Saturla!
mornings.
The library has been built up by vel
untary contributions and the various
club members have taken turns in act
ing as librarian.