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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22
Choosing a New President.

The board. by one method or anoth-
cr. partly through the Influence nf num-
rr"u~ petty complaints. partly a. the
result ii the suspicious and traditions
rurrcn, in oklahoma. soon convinced
Themselves that the university nrr,ird a
n"w head. They regarded President
Boyd. whether justly or uniu~rly. Il not
only Il Republican. hut a. closely a~-"-
riatcd with the Republican machine. lie
did 10; have their confidence: they knew
Ht,lr "t hi service: and th-ir general
iUd-mrn, was tina, the institution need
II New head. Had the board ii re
cents. finding Themselves in this fran"
II mind. frankly stated their position
'""kri over rhr country. found a man
"I acknowledged educational standing
and "f tried cNecuIive ability. and
brought him to tn" head "t the in-,i-
tuition. there would have been Ii,,l"
.ritici-m ri their action In fact. they
considered this solution a. The matter.
tu' ~" sum which 'hl- N"Ua" ana rich
>;arc a?pr"pria;"~ 10Y The payment OF
III" presidents salary ! Too small 20
tempt any man from an. office Of r.
~prn-ihility where hi~ abilities have al
ready been demonstrated. Tb- board
-hcr'ur'u called [" III" presidency
man "t their own acquaintance.
Presbyterian minister Of the Indian
Territory. VIII" had been connected with
a modest educational effort in Nu~ko-
gr,. Mr.. Arthur Grant Evans Mr.. Ev-
an~ i n"c university man and ha- had
y" Touch with university matters or the
system oi education in the
ni;eI States. TN the other hand. he
ha> not been an active participant in
politics. That Governor Haskell took
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

\ conference "f the Missouri rail
reads i I" hr held in Chicago Satur-
DAY. Ii ANYTHING like i.nanimi,v can
h' reached 10y the stronger lines. they
will Pr"hahly settle upon :! II cent
rate. Whether this i L. ID, Hat rate
i"' "i,ru i the stumbling blrck in the
way "t agreement. The Burlington has
ALREADY announced Il , h cent rate 10
=" int" effect MAY |. The Wabash j.
>ail Ia favor Il > II cent rate with
excursion rates. ROY r.. MILLER.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

portance of its theme is why the moral
play had such strong hold on the
people of the time when they We're pro-
luced. Both the miracle and morality
plays We're OF Il great Importance in
teaching sacred history To the people.
and of laying down To them the prin-
ciple> of right living.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

Apr. 222. The Church O.itlook in Rus
sia. Rrv. VI. \. Hart.
Apr. 23. Interstate debate with Colo
RADIO at Columbia.
Apr. ~. MiracIr plays. University au-
dilorium.
Apr. % How far do the Teachings of
Socrates. ConfuciIS Buddha
and Mohammcd Agree with
the Sermon on the Mount. DIR.
W. j. I.hamon.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS

Chairman Lloyd announces that the
states faces Il deficit of nearly one mil
lion dollars. This estimate takes into
account only the running expenses.
Special appropriations will raise the to-
tai 10 about =, 500 900 for the biennial
period. Ii no new source of revenue
i provided by the legislature. this
~horta"e cannot be avoided One of the
worst features OF this in>uilicicncv OF
funds i that il falls heavy on the state
educational institutions The university
especially will hc >kimpcd. Having ask
81 f"r an appropriation Tor Sl.:'?2.m@
it i To receive SSl4 600. if the pro
posed House bill becomes Il law
The legislature should provide before
ii adiourn> other sources nf revenue.
\ great need oi the university at pres
rnt l. Increased equipment and teach
in" forces for it> nearly 5000 students.
II i Of course necessary to pay the
administrative rNprn-r- of the govern
mrnt. but the state cannot afford tn
let il educational system drop behind
it, pr, sent high standard.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22
MIRACLE AND MORALITY PLAYS.

MIRACLE AND MORALITY PLAYS
Tn" old miracle PLAYS. which were :,
popular in the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries. "rrw ont al what WAS known
A. the liturgir;il drama. This was sim
ply an actual representation or 4 tab
lrauN. arranged 10y the clergy oi the
event commcm"raird on that dav. ON
r""i Friday. for instance. the cruciii>
wa- taken down and ~"lrmuir buried
and on Easter i was brought from the
tomb and replaced with elaborate crrr-
monies. These scenic Representations,
were accompanied hv music ana Il hrirr
diaI"gur between th" principal person
a@r-. They Were called the litur.iral
drama IL the ceremonies were intro
durcd into the service. or liturgy of
tn" church.
nut "f these plays founded on va
riou> incidents "f the Bible. or. on some
legend "i the Saints gradually took
shape. The miracle plays were brought
int" England hv III" N"rman~. rrnha-
bly,. soon after the Norman Conquest
The ir~I one in England nf W hirh any
record l. cNtant. however. wa- Given
10y III" pupils in a school near -. Al
BAN about Hoo. under the direction of
4 Norman clerk. At first plays were
produced in rhr churches. then on a
~catl"ld at the church door IL in the
Norman French play al Adam hen
in the church yards. and AT length on
tn" village green. ar in the towns
streets. ~ time went on. the PLAYS
passed ont uf the hands al the clergy.
ana h,crmr PLAYS acted for the En-li>h
people in the vulgar tongue. These
PLAYS We're arranged in a series ar cvcIc
=" hat the chief events of the scrip
iurIl narrative from Creation To
p"om>day might h' pvr>cntcl in Il dra-
matte ~rguracr. Toward the end Of the
thirteenth century -uch ,.Vclr> were
acted by tn trade guilds "u a movable
platform called pageant II r,'~rm-
hI"i 4 huge box on small wheels. and
vas divided into two or more stories.
closed in curtains and was used a.
tn" lower floor wa- Sometimes en-
dr">>ln" room: tn" upper 1I"ur. which
Wa~ open n the sides. was the stage
Tn" spectators gathered in groups Al
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

The Senate ha- passed the oil in
~pr"ti"n hill. The new measure pre-"
Ni'ir> 10Y L state inspector with twelve
deputies and clerks. These will do the
work now assigned 10 one hundred and
titN oil inspectors scattered over the
lladlrN recommended. will save the
state about S2o0.Wm: and il i believed
that il will be acceptable /" the HOUSE.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

The Missouri Daughters "t the Am
rr!ran Revolution have asked the Mis-
~"nrl poets /" compose Il new Missouri
SONG. Ii Il >uitahl" one i submitted.
ihrv will ask the legislature to adopt
/; a. the state song. IL they did in
ih,. case nf the state tiam.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

Public Exhibition. The Junior class
Of the Missouri State University will
give Il public exhibition Friday evening.
in the Chapel of that Institution. \
general attendance i expected.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

a leading part in the removal of Presi
dent Boyd and in the appointment OF
Mr. Evans is evident. On the other
hand there is nothing To show that he
attempted to overawe the board: DEM
ocrats and Republicans agreed in the fl
nal action.
Good Men Dismissed.
The board. however. did not stop
with the removal of the president.
Without waiting TO give the new exec
utIvc officer any voice in the decision
"f these matters. it proceeded To invc>ti-
gate through committee the professors
of the university and dismissed Il num-
hcr. anon" them come of the best men
i'll the institution In taking thi, ac-
tion the board undoubtedly allowed it
self 10 he carried away by the scandal
and gossip ri IL small university town.
The charges against these men varied all
til" way from petty complaints about
dancing and smokin" t. remote scandal
their families and their char
actcr>. The board of recent, "aye ear
unf"rt unatrly IL every citizen OF Nor
man or of the state who desired 10 un-
Told a tale "f scandal nr OF complaint
Part OF these accusations had been
stirred up hy Il rival who desired the
presidency: part had come from the
scandal which "r"w> naturally in Il
small town: part wa> the outcome OF
he universal readiness To suspect. and
part undoubtedly wa- due to unwi-e
acts Of these teachers themselves. The
regents put entirely too much weight on
such evidence. They decided that the
WIS morally in bad way
md they We're called on to clean il
lp. They We're the victims OF their
.u>piciuns
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

\ committee composed If fortv-tw"
al he chief business m'n of >t. Louis
and rrprr-, ,'nta,iv,- ri numerous organ
nati"n~. have g"n" L" Jefferson City L"
"pr"-r the submission 10y he senate ri
an amendment f"r statewide prohihi-
Iion
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

j. l.. Matthews. hardware merchant
present of IL beautiful and useful pock-
ctknifc. Eoclrport Time
Mr.. Matthews i Il liberal dealer A>
To pocket knives. he has presented Us
one or more every year for the eighth
of Il century.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

On Sunday afternoon there occurred
in some parts of this county. southeast
and west of this town. Il terrible hail
storm. The hail-tone- Were unusually
large. often measuring six or seven
inches in circumference
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22

small town: part was the outcome of
IN" universal readiness Ia suspect. and
part undoubtedly wa- due to unwi-e
acts "f these teachers themselves. The
regents put entirely too much weight on
>uch evidence. They decided that the
university WIS morally in bad way
and they We're called on to clean it
up. They were the victims OF their
suspicious
A Blow to the School.
IT Is clear that the regents had no
conception OF the blow which they We're
dealing to III" institution they had been
appointed to govern. Apparently they
expected that Il prr>idcn, and Il number
"f professors could be dismissed. and
the institution would 90 about its work.
very much a. the work of shop would
contlnu" after the foreman and some ot
his assistants had been sent off. The
attitude OF the college professor to his
work i not always understood. lie pei
forms service out OF all proportion to
the pay hr receives. I'm order that that
service may be- given in full measure.
he must have security of position and
freedom from >cctarian or political re-
>iricti"n. The action OF the regents
in di>mi--in" arbitrarily a number OF
Professors wrought a coniplctr rhan"r
lii the atmosphere "f the oklahoma
university. Some of the men who re-
malnrd >currird about to invoke such
political aid a> they could ~ retain
their places: others looked about for a
new field Of work: all who remained
i'll the institution lived in the dread or
the arbitrary and uncertain removal
which they saw impending. The NOR
ale "r the riic" was shattered Those
VI h" We're sent away We're in many re-
-pc''t> more fortunate than those who
remained. for II" man can live under
such conditions and i" his work in tn,
right way. The gentlemen who brought
about this STATE of affairs unpuc>;iona-
bly, intended to i" th, institution ser
vice. not L. strike il blow: but il
lid not seem Ia have occurred Ia them
hat the university could hr cleaned up.
i that were Necessary. without doing i,
with club.
"Th">e gentlemen Were entirely IL
?"rant "f university admini-;rat
iarin- dismissed the president. they
/" longer had any expert advice. Ii
he situation We're not :" pathetic. il il
lad not involved -uch cruel hardship.
her" would h" something amusing in
he Pirrur" "f this group "f b:-y bu-i-
l"~- nl"n @ravrly >ittin" down to
!l""~e professors "f Psychology and
ducati"n- Even in til" ample prnyi~-
nn~ Of the constitution uf Oklahoma
here i unfortunately r"thin. :" re-
train a group al such w-ll-mranin-
"n,lemsn from duin" the foolish thing
rh"n they undertake :" administer Il
natter "f which they know n"rhin-.
The fundamental error which the ,
"ari mad" was in confusing govern
l"nt with administration. Th-y were .
rpointcd I" govern tn" University 81 :
oklahoma. a task 10y which they We're ,
H,ir".y competent. Instead oi govern
:. il, th-y undertook - .i,iriliui-t.~ IL. ,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22
The Wyoming and Oklahoma Cases.

During the past year two state uni
vcr-itir- have PASSED through expert
rnc"~ "f very trying Haiurr-ihr
University OF Wyoming. in which Il
president was dismissed. and the univer
~itv OF the new state Of oklahoma in
which the president and number of
professors were expelled
"Th" situation in Wyoming i typical
"t what has gone on in most states
Politics has been allowed to play Il
part i'll the control OF the university
NOT - much in the actual nomination
-! professors. with Il few exceptions.
but III the matter III control "i the uni
Nrr>i1y organization. :" long a. the
people Of Wyoming are wiilin" To per
nit the politicians to play wiki their
highest institution OF learning. there i
little hope for genuine progress The
state Is one al small population capa-
IL" Of sustaining Il limited number Of
high schools The state university can
hc. however. a good COLLEGE of untold
benefit t" Wyoming. The iir~t requisite
/" this end is divorce oi educational
from politic>.''
After Il personal vi>i, Ia the Univrr-
-iIy "f oklahoma. DR. Pritchrtr drvot--
zen pages "f hi- report To conditions
there. In the course of his discussion.
he -ay>:
A new board OF regents wa- appoint
Il by the governor. "f which the GOV
rrn"r himself i member. The initial
mistake was in the failure ,n retain
any member III the old board who might
AIRY into the new body some ay,prccia
ion ri the history and the tradition
II the former work. This mistake i.
II course. due Ia Governor Haskell. but .
here l. II" evidence - show that il re-
,uitcl from any other cause than hi- .
-n"rancr "f university and college ,
y,rl
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22
IN COLUMBIA
40 YEARS AGO
From Old Newspaper Fill"

The trustees OF the Illinois Indus
trial University have voted Il to
against the admi, sion of women stu
dents.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-22
UNIVERSITY MUST BE
FREE FROM POLITICS
Removal OF Partsanship Necessary to Upbuilding
of True College. Says DR.. Henry S. Prtchett
The Case of Oklahoma

DIR. Henry $. Pritchett. president of
the Carnegie Foundation for the Adj
vancement Of Teaching. in his third
annual report speaks Of political in
>iti"S Tie says. among other things:
Security of position and freedom
from scctarian or political restrictions
form the >ure>t tests of Il true college
ar Il true university. Such an in>ti-
tuition is usually the product of expe-
rirncr. Men learn only by their mis-
takes that tolerance and freedom are
the absolute requisites for the upbuild
in" of Il true college. Most of the
stronger state universities have had To
." through the fire oi both political
and dcnominational parti>anship before
they reached that stage OF growth in
which freedom of speech and security OF
place Were guaranteed tu their teachers
Before this stage i reached the proplc
al Il whole state must he educated to
t he idea Of intellectual freedom a~ the
in which truth grows. The
attainment. therefore. of this stage of
growth marks generally
distinct step in the political and intel
lrctual cducation Of the people Of the
state. The progress made in this di
re''ti"n ha- been encouraging Not
many wears have gone by since even in
tn h>t OF the state colleges political
aud dcn"minatinnal pull wa~ in con-
>taut evidence: and while in some states
here i still much To b. desired in
h">r RESPECTS. the general progress is
toward academic freedom anl the elm
nation ri politics from education.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-23
DILWORTn WANTSLIGHT
City Water and Light Commission
Will Soon Hold Session to Act
On Petition.

The city water and light commission
will soon have a session and take up
the petition of people in Dilworth
which asks that the city of Moorhead
extend its lighting system to the new
town so that the residents there can
be comfortable and up-to-date.
After little bit OF looking into the
matter 1t is not difficult to see that
the proposition, both for the petition
ers and the city electric light author
titles, is beset with many difficulties
and paramount one for the city is
that however much 1t would like to
oblige the neighbors to the east there
is great risk in the matter of the first
cost of extension. There is no civil or
ganization at Dilworth-who would
there be responsible to do business
with? At the most Moorhead could
do would be to deliver the juice to
the city limits, at certain figure for
the bulk of electricity supplied. The
distribution over Dilworth would
have to be done under local auspices.
Another consideration for the city Of
Moorhead to take account of would be
that the field is open to all comers,
and there may bob up competition
which would swallow up even the
small percentage of profit there might
be In the venture.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-23
BARTENDERS Strong
Organization of Local Union CompIet-
ed Sunday With Over Eighty
Members.

The organization OF the Moorhead
Bartenders union was completed yes
terday by the formal installation of the
officers, elected a week ago, by Eman-
uel Koveleski. international organizer,
The books of the secretary now show
an enrolment of upwards of eighty
members, and with all dues chargeable
to the union for organization and in
stitution of the union paid, there is a
snug balance in the treasury. The
different credentials were issued, as
well as what are known as bar cards,
the latter will indicate whether a sa-
loon is union saloon or not, if the
card is given a place in an establish
ment 1t means that the owner has rec
ognized the union. Before the card
is issued the proprietor has to attack
his signature to certain union records.
Yesterday addresses were made by
B. F. Lathrop of the labor assembly,
Fargo, and Organizer Ross of the Bak-
ers' union. Organizer Koveleski left
the city today and will now turn his
guns on Crookston, East Grand Forks
and st. Cloud. 1t is expected that
the next state meeting of the unions in
Minnesota will be held in Moorhead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-23
Y. N. c. A. night
School A WINNER
DETAILS BEING WORKED OUT
FOR PRosPEcTus-ExcELLENT
LIST OF TEACHERS SECURED
AND GOOD COURSE OF STUDY
HAS BEEN OUTLINED.

The prospectus for the Y. NJ c. A
night school, which viii begin Oct. IL,
is rapidly being put into shape. Mr..
Cook, assistant secretary. who has
charge Of the work OF arranging for
the school, has been fortunate in Sc
curing an exceptionally efficient STAFF
Of teachers and the school will rank
win the best In the northwest. The
prospectus is now practically ready
for the printers. 1t shows that there
win be six different departments, all
under different heads. These depart
ments will be as follows:
Common school branches In charge
OF Hugh Miller. b L.
Architectural drawing, in charge Of
r. ]. Haxby. III.
German, in charge Of Max Bait,
Pm d.
Mechanical drawing and structural
steel engineering. NJ. L Hibbard,
B. Sc.
Elementary electricity, NJ. L. Hib-
bard. B. SC. c. E.
Norwegian, Carl Quanbaclx.
The common school branches will
include plain arithmetic. business
NAaNAhAAtNANt Nf6CBAA9 Uu~tAC0S A~A@AsGAAB
civics, English for foreigners, gram
mar, geometry, history ami reading.
Hugh Miller who has charge Of this
department is a graduate OF Dakota
Wesleyan university and comes high
ly recommended. He viii act as as
sistant secretary at the Y. M. c. A.
Prof. Max Bait who will have charge
OF architectural drawing. is the senior
member OF the Arm OF Haxby & Gil
lespie, architects. Mr.. Haxby taught
this subject last year and will nave
charge OF a first and second year class
He gave great satisfaction last year.
p. T. Walton. who has charge OF
mechanical drawing and structural
steel engineering. was formerly chief
engineer OF the Illinois Steel Bridge
Co.. and has a national reputation as
bridge builder. He 8 now manager
OF the North Dakota Metal Culvert
Co.
M. L. Hubbard is one Of the best
practical electricians in tilestate. He
is superintendent OF the electrical de-
partment of the Union Light Heat &
Power Co.
Carl Quanback who has charge of
the classes in Norwegian, is a profess
sor at Oak Grove seminary. He had
charge OF the class in Norwegian last
year at the Y. M. G. A. and his class
was one OF the most successful in the
school. ...
These courses of study will be OF
incalcuable value to many young men
of the city who wish to better their
| education along some particular line
or along the general lines of common
study and who have not the time to
devote to study during the day.
The hours OF study will be from
to 10 o'clock, generally one hour to a
subject, and different studies will be
given during the week. Each study
win be given at least twice week and
some will be given three times.
| Registration will begin Sept. 90; fall
term opens Oct. IL and closes Dec.
IS; winter term begins Jan. and
closes March 27.
A nominal fee will be charged. Most
OF the studies have been arranged for
a two years course.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-23
negro CLEARED
in TRIAL in navy
WILL NOT BE PUNISHED FOR
DEATH OF OPPONENT IN
BOXING MATCH.

Washington. Aug. 2s.-"Not guilty"
the verdict of the naval court which
tried Davis Williams, the negro mess
attendant Of the battleship Vermont,
who caused the death of brother SAIL
or as the result OF a boxing match,
and who was tried for manslaughter.
News of the acquittal was received
at the navy department today through
dispatch from Rear-Admiral Schroe-
der, commanding the Atlantic battle
ship feet now engaged in target prac-
tice at the southern drill grounds Off
Cape Henry.
In consequence Of the verdict VIII
liams will be turned over to the Geor-
gia authorities, who want him for trial
on charge OF assault and battery with
intent to kill, the alleged offense having
been committed before his enlistment
in the navy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-23
Wheat cossip

Chicago, Aug. Wheat: Prices in
Liverpool showed a sharp decline Of
1%@1Bd. The tenor OF the news was
all OF bearish character. conrinen-
tai markets were all from A@2A low
er. Market opened easier in tone and
lower with the strong general and buy
Ing chiefly on scale orders by commits
sion houses for short account. Min
ineapolis received AS cars OF wheat
and prices for cash No. northern
were quoted at from to 30 decline
from last quotations. Receipts in the
southwest were heavy and cash prices
4 to 5 cents lower. Threshing returns
from the northwest were OF a very
fIattering character. With the appar-
ent indifference OF the foreign buyers.
If we are TO have a heavy run Of re-
ceipts in the southwest atthe same time
that the movement is starting in the
northwest. 1t certainly VIII pu lot
Of pressure on the market We will
likely get temporarily oversold con-
dition from time to time. but the ulti-
mate outcome, as we view it, must be
lower prices
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-23
CONCERT ON TONIGHT
Musical and Literary Event at First
Baptist Church by Young People
Of City.

The flrst big musical event of the
season will take place this evening at
the First Baptist church when the con-
cert under the auspices of the COM
bined young peoples societies OF Fargo
and Moorhead will be given. The pro-
gramme shows that some OF the best
talent OF the city, including Miss Mil
dred Rornsdahl, DIR. Putnam and sever
al other artists Will participate.
The programme Is varied and all low
ers of music will be assured a rare
treat
IT is now planned to use the proceeds
from this concert as q nucleus for a
fund to start a big evangelical revival
in Fargo this winter.