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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
FOR THE PEOPLE.

A. We learn more about government
for the people. we lind that III" NOR"
important duties "f the state are in
Irrespective rather than otherwise. To
maintain the dignity "f th" state
abroad and t" keep up proper foreign
relations are important obligations. but
they are -ub-crvirnt To the main idea
of promoting the general welfare OF
the people al home. Especially i it
true hat in il state such as one OF the
United States all action OF the govern
mrnt must he directed inwardly.
When tn. government i in ii more
or les crude state of Development. IL
i likely to favor the stronger inter
est: not - brcau>r OF intentional ia
v"riii-m "m Tia" part OF those VIII" GOV
rrn a from the fact that those inter
c>t~ can best make their condit ion
known. With Il higher development the
government informs itself concerning
those VIII" cannot speak for themselves.
"" in Missouri are Just now coming to
TINS later c"il"''i"h. Inc committee
I"r >",''i '""'o''t''''' 'rs'h'~'' "
promote legislation for social better
mcnt in the Missouri General Assembly
"' l''''' P'"l"'>'> l" give "-'>'"'''o
iii'"ihia'i"h '"'''r'i'HS S""'e prospect
i've laws which il recommends These
recommendations are e'''eh III h"''''''
~ tfe '"ni''''''e' presents '"e'' III q
laihlhi"'' h"'i'''r> "he' '""' 'i'if' anu
SiN i'i''' l" '''''' i""'' anu ''"P
''iu'''"h. me seventh """'o P'"''"'
l"r IN" "N''i>i"h "' l"'''h''' court INV,
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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

The potato fields al ENGLAND Wales
potatoes last year heating their 1901
performance by nearly I.mm.oO0 tons.
athletic prowe>- i not a necessary ad
junct to academic prestige and power
own undergraduate achievements the
joys and profits of bodily competition
in its kcene>t form. and he i likely To-
have no quarrel with tI"-" VIII" regard
such competition a. profitable Incl
dent of Il college carerr Ii hi- actions
conform To his words hr will prove in
this realm neither radical nor Il reac-
tionarv. INTERCOLLEGIATE athletics. 30 far
as his influence can bring il to pass will
have their place. indeed. their impor-
tant place in the calendar oi student
activities: but they will br mad, To feel
the rein and feel il sharply whenever
tie need may appear.
''"'i" INV I-HSI-H titlti"'' VI l''it
:"r sports sake Professor Lowell has
always felt kindly: III fact hi Thorough
acquaintance with the minutiae "f organ
zatinn and activities III oxford and
Cambridge has Developed in him Il warm
sympathy with the spirit and methods
"f those ancient -rat- oi Tearing. I'm"
might even expect tina, Harvard policy.
under hi- direction. will look more To
England and les to t.-rnIauv than it
ha, done in the past. although this in
no way implies that it, allegiance 10
either German or English met hod- ha.
been -lavi-h or i ever likely To become
so.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
University Chorus.
Newspaper Jurisprudence.

Course in Newspaper Jurisprudence.
For the second semester. The study of
laws that relate to newspaper puhIica-
ton. particularly the laws relating TO
libel. hour. Tuesday. , p. m. Prof
Lawson.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

Dr. Max Meyers plan Of letting tic
students know their grade twrnty-four
hours after the examinations have been
held. j. on" that i practical. simple and
would prove popular.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
SOCIETY
n Il ISS NORA ZIMMERMAN "ayr Il
handkerchief shower at ; o'clock

III handkerchief shower at :; o'clock
Saturday afternoon at her home
on Hit street f"r Miss LYDIA Fisher.
who is to be- married "Wednesday. IAN.
Hearts WAS played. Miss Laura Camp
bell winning the first prizr and Mis-
Emma Crawford th" consolation.
Those present We're: Misses LYDIA
Fisher. Mary Fisher. Alicia Mason
Laura Campbell. Anna Douglass. Lillian
Freeman. Gay Wilcox. Emma Craw
ford
Th" boys "f tn" L. ID. Club gave a
dance at the Ca-in" Saturday night.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

Herbert :. IIadcy will prove one ct
the strongest Governors that Missouri
has ever had Thi, fact was clearly
demonstrated in the Governors inau"u-
raj speech to the Legislature. ~ AT
t"rury General. Mr. IIahiry stood for
the strict enforcement Of the law. In
his cyc~ the rich and the poor both
looked alike He stood for law enforce
ment and at the time for law ob>crv-
auc" hy the cni"rcrr> ri the law. He
would not endorse law persecution in
the name OF law enforcement.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS

Twenty one persons were Killed ana
thirty injured. some of them seriously.
i'm Il head on collision between a west
bound freight train and an east bound
pa a>-enger train on the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad at GlcnwOOd Springs
Colo. Saturday. While nothing official
has been given out As to the cause OF
the wreck. it is said to have been due
to a misunderstanding OF orders on the
part OF the engineer of the passenger
train. In spite of all the precautions
that are being taken by the railroad
companies to prevent railroad accidents.
they are frequent and disastrous. Dur
in" the past few Years the number "i
people that have been killed in railroad
wrecks exceeded the number Of people
killed i'm the Japanese war and
all the other wars of modern times.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
Administrative Experience.

But tn" successful president of a
great university must be more than a
man of letters. As. DIR. Eliot empha
sized in his recently printed essays on
university administration he must be a
man of action leader of men. a seer
As Well I'm these roles again. Professor
Lowell is no understudy. As a member
"f the Boston School Board he gave
evidence. mary years ago, of his ability
t" grapple cncr"etically with men and
measures. His colleagues of those days
can testify that he was good fighter.
that he quickly rose to place anon"
the boards leaders: that his IDEAS were
sound and progressive: and that he
would have accomplished much in the
direction Of educational improvement
had any man possessed the slightcs:
chance of making hcadway against tn"
al-,lr,litir> Of the old school board re-
oime in Boston.
1t is now we'll recognized that Mr..
IowclrS work ri ten years ago. al
though inadequatcly appreciated at the
time aided very greatly in paving the
way for the present system Of school
administration which today embodic-
almost every essential feature for which
he exerted himself as member Of the
old board
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

in the South. His dinin" has mostly
consisted "f "po>>uim and sweet P"ta-
toes The president to he has been in
the South ever since the close of his
campaign and in that time the South
has made Il good impression ON him and
he has made good impression on the
South
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

The Livingston County Club will
p. at 1:lj p. m.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

G. W. Lewis an Engineer. underwent
an operation 1T the Parker Memorial
Hospital Friday.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

Miss Kittir Wolf has gone home to
an attack "t tyrhoii fever.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

The department Of Commerce and La
bor at Washington is preparing bill
for the exclusion of certain Asiatic>.
The subject "f -A~iatir exclusion
has been source al much w"rry. and
each Succce,lin" head "f the Depart mrnt
of Commerce and Labor has sought I"
find !, way ont al the difficulty. SEC
rctarv Strauss ha~ studied the matter
carefully. even going to the Canadian
border. the Pacific Coast and Honolulu.
i'm an effort tn learn real conditions and
the most effective solution. As a re-
suit the department OF Commerce and
Labor is becomin" convinced that II l.
bad policy r"t to have a separate set
of inspectors for the Chinese and other
immigrants. The proposed law would
make it harder for the prescribed class
o. To enter the l-nitcd States. because
the entire force OF immi grant m,prc-
tors would he on the watch.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

Miss Mary Bark. $40 Rollins street
i visiting friends in Ccntralia.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
History Courses Open to Students the
Second Semester.
For Undergraduates:

l. European History. An introluc-
tory general survey OF the mediaeval
and modern period. Five times Il Week
at ,. DIR. Wright. Room n.
2b. English History during the Mod
erE Age. a course dealing with the
history OF England since the reign q:
Elizabeth. Open only t" students who
have had History |. Section l. VI. W.
F. at H.. Professor Trrnholme. Room
~. Section H. +. Th at :. F. at 10.
Dr. Colder Room 53
4b. Modern and European History
since 1915. A study of the political.
governmental and social problems of
nineteenth century history. Open to
students who have had History |. VI.
W. +. at IL. DR.. Perkins. Room 2i
5b. Ancient History he Roman Pc
riod. a course coverin" the history of
Rome to the Germanic inva>ions de
signed especially for those takin. the
combined Academic and Teachers Col
lege work. NJ. w. +. at , Mr. Fair.
Room p.
For Undergraduates and Graduates:
lob. History of Germany since the
Protestant Revolt. \ continuation OF
course lSa covering the modern history
OF the German people. Open to stu
dents who have had History |. +. Tn.
at Q. DIR. Colder. Room j}.
BIB. History of France since the
Sixteenth Century. This course i,
continuation of course 2oa AMI will deal
with the political and institutional his
tory OF France since about l50o T. Th
at ii. DIR. Perkins. Room :i3.
23b. American Social History: Ma
tiOnal Period. A continuation oi course
pa but may De elected by new stu
dents who have had either the general
American History or United States Ills
tory. L. TIL. at ,. Dr. Stephens
Room 36.
Education 25b. The Teaching of His
tory in Secondary School> \ course
dealing with the methods and problemS
of history teaching. L. Tn. at ,. Room
SO.
Primarily for Graduates:
Bob. Studies i'm European Culture
The Renaissance Age 4 graduate re-
search course i'm which the progress OF
the Renaissance will he studied from
such source material a. i available
Wed. at Z p. m. Professor TrcnhoIme.
Room A..
Note.-Owin" to unforeseen changes
in the depart mrnt the following courses
announced for the second semester will
he omitted this year:
LIB. Modern England: LIB History of
Missouri: Il b. Topics and Studies in
Nineteenth Century History: 26b. Era
of the Reformation twill be given in
the Summer Session: 33b. English
Constitutional and Legal History: sob.
Advanced United States History.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

President Taft- administration l. I"
he noted for Il determined effort t" So
cure two >wrcpin" changes in postal
admini>trati" which will closely inter
est every person in the United States.
These are the postal savings bank AMI
the parcel post. l.. Il. SA'k.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

Fred Brrnr,. VIII" accompanied the
la >kct ball Tigers /" st. Louis. remain
cd over for Il short visit To hi- par
cnts.
\. j. t"Dad'I Elliott and j. T. Bush.
state Y. NJ {. \. secretary. departed
last night for St. Louis To hold Il con
ference with L. :. McPhectrr~. chair
man of the State committee. in regard
to the unfinished huildin" here. Mr.
Elliot said h. would try to interest
someone t" finish the building. lie said
the Y. VI. {. \. building at Illinois
State University. which has recently
been completed at ii cost OF Slm"oo. X
already used To its fullest capacity.
The dormitofir> accommodate l2n stu
dents and all rooms are filled.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
What's the Stunt?

To the Editor of the University Mssourian:
What will be the nature OF the
stunt: That is question
but if the quality OF work on the Mis-
Souran is a sample OF the quality OF
the stunt. it will be worth seeing
STUDENT.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

governments and parties III contlheh'a'
Europe. comprehensive study OF pres
ent day political organization III
France. Germany. Italy, Austro-Hun-
cary and Switzerland.
Invited to Harvard Faculty.
1t was at this point that the Harvard
authorities recognized the presence OF
an unusually accomplished scholar at
their very doors. and they forthwith
extended to MIR. Lowell an invitation TO
Give lectures ut the university. This
proposal met with acceptance. and dur
i'm" the wear, 1897 1899 he held the post
of lecturer on government. giving very
acceptable instruction to advanced stu
dents. Prior to this time Harvard had
been able to offer no advanced instruc-
tion i'm this subject.
In 1900 the Eaton professOrship OF
the science of government was founded
through the generosity Of the late Dor
man Il. Eaton of New York. and MIR.
Lowell became the first occupant OF this
chair. taking charge of the large intro
ductorv course known as Government |.
This is one of the largest and most I'M
portant courses Offered in Harvard Col
legc. numbering. annually about 400
students. chiefly Freshmen. and forming
the foundation for all the later courses
in political science. To the younger
is therefore 10 stranger. Nearly four
thousand of them have passed through
his hands and know him as their first
teacher in an important branch OF col
lcgiatc study.
Uncommon Power as a Teacher.
As teacher Prof Lowell has dis
PLAYED uncommon power. Men who
world are usually slow in adapting
themselves to the trammelS of univer>-
ity policy and discipline. That the in
struction which such men give is apt
to he of the snap variety no under
graduate seems to doubt: that indeed
is one of the maxims which have PROV
ed most scrviceable. in their selection
Of courses to the malcfactors of great
wealth who inhabit the luxurious dor
mitories along Mount Auburn street.
! Prof. Lowell. however. proved to be
not of this ilk: on the contrary he at
once proceeded to raise the standard OF
requirements. organized a system OF
weekly conferences or tests upon the
assigned reading which the men We're
expected to cover. and showed the uni
versity that the subject of civil gov
crnment could be made to afford Just
as much disciplinary training as calcu-
!uS or metaphysics.
Strange to say. his personal pOpu-
laritv with the students seemed tO
grow. | say that this is strange. for
those who are familiar with the psy-
cholOgv of the Harvard undergraduate
do not need to be reminded that in
,truction is not commonly screwed up
in requirements and popularity at tn"
same time. Indeed it may well be said
HAT teacher who can get more work
out of his students and at the same
time more allegiance from them need
offer no further testimony to his own
success
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
| Harvard clul
With Mr.. Stimson in Law Practice.

After his graduation in IS11 Mr..
Lowell entered the Harvard Law School.
and havin" there finished hi- training
with high credit. was admitted To the
Na--achu-ctt- bar in l>>n. For -rv-
cntecn Years thereafter he engaged in
the active practice OF law in Boston.
havin" a. his partner hi- cousin, Fran
els Cabot Lowell al the class of ii.
now better known - Judge Lowell OF
the United States Circuit Court and Il
member of the Harvard corporation. In
1901 the two took a. their third part
ncr Frederick .Ie-up >tim-"n who i
now professor "t comparative admins
tration AT Harvard. and this partner
ship continued until l>9..
During these seventeen years "f ac-
tive practice Mr. Lowell acquired an "X-
ten-ive c!irntrl" and proved particular
X efficient and prudent in the handling
Of large estates and similar interests.
But although the demands oi his pro-
f"->i"n took the lions -llar" oi his at
tention. ample time was found during
these Years fur studies in the field OF
comparative government. subject I"
which Prof Lowelr> natural bent wa-
unusually strong.
l. i now lust twrnty-on" year, sine"
he published his ESSAYS Oh government.
Il collection "f short but scholarly di-
cu>-ion- which at once attracted attcn-
tion Ivy their originality and indep'nd
crcn oi virw as We'll a. by the lucidity
with which certain un'i"ilyin" princi-
pies OF Political evolution We're worked
OIL, and presented /" til" reader. The
cordial welcome which thi- volume was
accorded gave encouragement to a more
ambitious Undertaking. and in 1891 Mr..
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
UNIVERSITY
ANNOUNCEMENTS

tThe University Missourian will print under this
head any brief official notices of the UNIVERSITY
Just now any announcements of new Courses in
the second semester will be of interest and will be
given space. These notices must necessarily be
brief.
University Chorus.
There will be no furt her Monday
Night rehearsals OF the University
Chorus until Prof. POmmcr will have
returned from the Glee Club trip. A
notice to this effect has been posted
in the corridor of Academic Hall.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18
His Views or Athletics.

Many of the younger alumni of the
university will have profound concern re-
garding the new presidents views upon
intercollegiate athletics. These may al
lay their forcbolin". Professor Low
ell very plainly -"t forth his views on
this momentou- branch "i undergrad
uate activity when he addressed th.-
freshman class in the Harvard Union
last October. He who runs may read
this dclivcrancc III full in III. columns
OF the Harvard Bulletin.
In word. Professor Lowell'- expert
ence as Il trustee OF the Institute Of
Technology fa- made him aware thai
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

THE University Missourian invites contri-
buttons not 10 exceed 200 words. on matters
OF University interest. The name OF tMe
writer should accompany such letters. but will
not be printed unless desired. The Cntver-
sitv Missourian does not express approval nor
disapproval of these communications by PRINT
ing them.)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

n,ered a. the pos,otiice al Columbia, Mo, as
second-class mail matter.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-18

dn e9enirg newspaper pHblished az ColHmtfa,
No, e-'Sry Scho0lday by the Department of
50a,nalIsUE of fks LniverSIty
of .UissOnrI.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-18
Luck In Horseshoes.

The superstition about luck in horse.
shoes dates back too far for record,
but 1t was not always confined to the
horseshoe. Any piece Of iron found in
ones path was accounted sign Of
good luck, and as horseshoes were
more commonly picked up than any
other article Of that metal that par
ticular object at last became the
standard emblem Of good fortune and
the supposed defense against bad luck.
In Aubrey's "Miscellanies," written
POO years ago. the author mentions
having seen the horseshoe nailed up
In church, and he also says that most
Of the houses In the west end Of Lon
don have the horseshoe on the thresh-
old" The horseshoe to possess virtue
must have been found, not purchased
or looked up. Admiral Nelson had
great faith In the luck Of the horse
shoe, and one was nailed to the mast
Of his ship, the Victory. - London
Chronicle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-18
TIPS IN SCOTLAND.
An Example Of How Some Servants
Win Their Waqes.

| y gentleman was invited to a shoot
! In Scotland ut two places close to-
Eether. He arrived at the first place,
and Immediately after his arrival at
| the first house received a telegra m
calling him back to town. He, how
ever, determined to have one days
shooting and to proceed to town by
the night mail
| At the end of the day he gave the
head keeper fl and asked him to send
his gun and cartridge bag over to the
other place for which he had an invi-
tation and where he proposed proceed
ing in three or four days time.
On his arrival there after his visit
to town he found his gun. ETC., had
not arrived. whereupon he wrote to
the keeper, asking him to forward it
at once. and he received reply stat
lng that when he (the keeper had re-
eeived the other fl to which he was
entitled" the gun would be forward
ed. 1t was detained till payment was
made.
The gentleman wrote to the keepers
master and received a reply that "he
(the master) never interfered between
his guests and his servants in the
matter Of tips" The gentleman as
certained that the master in question
paid the keeper no wages, but left
him to get what he could out Of the
guests.-London Times.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-18
ERRATIC SCIENCE.
Tome Wonderful Answers by School,
room Small Bows.


Mushrooms always grow in damp
places, and 50 they look like :.inbrel-
las" wrote small boy in the science
examination. Other examples Of the
'howler" are compiled by writer in
The Scientific Americana:
Air is the most necessary Of all the
elements. If there were no such thing
rs air l would not be writing this es-
say now. also there would be no pneu-
matte tires, which would be sad loss
Electricity and lightning are of the
same nature, the only difference being
hat lightning is often several miles in
ength, while electricity Is only Il few
Inches.
Air usually has no weight, but
found to weigh about fifteen pounds to
square inch.
The axis of the earth is an imagi-
posed to take its daily routine.
The difference between air and wa
ter is that air can be made wetter, but
water cannot.
Gravity is chiefly noticeable in the
autumn when the apples are falling
from the trees.
Things which are equal to each
other are equal to anything else.
"A parallel straight line is one which
II produced to meet itself does not
meet.
THE blood is putrefed in the lungs
by inspired air."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-18
REGISTER.

The registration books will be
opened on the second day of Janu-
airy, 1909, for registering all per-
sons who may wish tO vote at the
primary election which is held March
9, 1909, and the election to be held
April 6, 1909; you can not vote un-
less you are registered this year,
1909. Naturalized citizens who have
not registered before me, must bring
their papers. (You can not register
on your first papers so do not try.)
You must have been in this state one
year, in the county 80 days and in
the ward or precinct 80 days be-
fore the primary election is held in
order to be qualified to register.
Dated at Aberdeen, Wash, Dec.
81, 1908.
P. F. CLARK,
City Clerk.