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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18
Weight Vagaries.

Here are two personal experiences of
my own that are striking. writes E,>-
cace Miles in the January Metropoli-
tan. After having put on rather too
much weight. probably through excess
and other mistakes OF food and drink.
| played severe tennis match am!
lost seven pounds in weight. Then
| took a glass of wine. and at once. by
this. put on two pounds. Then | took
a meal slightly larger than usual. and
put on another two and a half pounds.
though the meal itself weighed only
one pound.
On another occasion. when | had
tasted for day or two. and had nat =
urally lost two or three pounds day.
ate meal weighing about one
pound. and went up in weight not one
pound but three pounds.
How can only one pound in food
add three pounds in weight?
How. in the case of other people. can
three pounds-a days food and drink
add nothing at all:
4 not uncommon but very striking
phenomenon is that OF the shampooer
in a Turkish bath in London: he finds
that after his days work, which in
wolves copious sweating and hard phys
ical exercise and scarcely anything to
eat or drink. he goes up in weight
some two or three pounds. merely by
resting.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Maybe the man who builds the fur
mace In this world will have to DO the
stocking in the next.
W hat puzzles married men i how
those who aren't don't appreciate what
good time they can have.
lhere l. more power in a pound of
chocolates To convince Your wife YOU are
good husband than in giving her a
comfortable hOme.-New York Press.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18
Value of a Song.

There was time when this land
We are standing on sold for song.
What kind of a song: asked Mr..
CumroN.
Why. any kind. Ii was valueles>.
Il guess You never tried to hire one
of these Italian opera singers to warble
a few notes at musical. ."-Washington
Star.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

The worldwide fight against tuber-
culo>i> is To he taken mp in st. Louis
under the auspices of the city govern
mcnt. Several ordinances have recently
zen introduced in the Municipal As
>embly. which. if adopted. will place
II. Louis on an equal footing with the
1T her large cities of the United States
aud Europe in the fight to check the
ravageS of this disease. Reports just
issued by the health department of st.
Louis show that in the last five years
t.S25 deaths due to tuberculosis have
occurred. and that at present no less
than 10000 persons within the limits
% the city are suffering from the dis
ease. Previous to this time the fight
has been carried on by the charity or
.anizations but now the plan Is to
have the city take charge OF the entire
campaign. The new ordinance ii passed
will require that the city construct
hospitals for special treatment of tu-
herculosis. and maintain a system OF
open air farms for Use by convale>cents.
i. b. POWELL.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

The modern industrial conditions of
large cities draw multitudes OF Young
persons into service before they are pre-
pared or know what they want to do.
The wage may chain an enterprising
outdoor man to an indoor desk and give
weary wandering to man fitted best
for routine work. The misfit man is a
tragic figure, and to such the vocation
bureau offers opportunity and the means
to climb through education to eongeniaI
work. Every large city should have its
vocation bureau, and it would find a
rare field of missionary service. ANY
interested in knowing more OF the prac-
teal operations may obtain informa-
ton of the Vocation Bureau, ll2 Salem
street, Boston, Mass. l.. NJ. AlcC.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

GipSy Smith has greater success whci
he asks the audience to sing old tim'
church hymns. These songs carry th'
hardened sinners memory back to boy
hood days when he was as good Sun
day School boy as his playmates.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Men in the thick OF the struggle in
the commercial world know that there is
always room at the top and that no
industry is so crowded but the man with
a native fitness for special work is
wanted and may rise in the ranks.
Professor Parsons quoted the instance
of boy who progressed from boot
backing to sign painting. with the help
Of the vocation bureau He had been
through grammar school and was small.
thin and weak. and went to work at
IL. He became florists helper and
progressed to the post of driver i'm a de-
livery wagon when he was taken i'll
and. losing his position. went to boot
backing. He had love for music and
drawing. giving his spare time to cornet
or pencil. He saved money and had
some notion OF studying for civil service
examinations for clerkship in the post
office. An interview with the counselor
revealed his ambition and he was asked
to bring his sketches for criticism. The
counselor discovered that they showed
considerable ability in outline work and
lettering, and suggested that he study
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

President Eliot. of Harvard Univer-
sity. has started on two months visit
OF southern and southwestern colleges
and universities. Dinners and enter
tainments are being arranged for him
by Harvard clubs i'm every large city
which he will visit. His trip will cover
about a dozen states.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Snow. like news. soon becomes Use
less and out of date. The fellow plan
ring to take his girl ont riding in Il
cutter should not wait until four or five
hours after the snow has fallen unless
he wants mud to be spla>hcd on the
sleigh and its occupants.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Boston claims the hOnOrs of estab-
fishing the first vocation bureau i'll this
country Its foundation is due to the
generosity of Mrs. Quincy \. Shaw, who
has been active in promoting modern
methods of public education i'll that
city. The vocation bureau purposes to
aid Young men and young women by
advice in choosing an occupation and in
preparing themselves for it and in find
ing an opening.
The Outlook. describing the expert
ment. gives the credit of it's origin to
Professor Frank Parsons. formerly
lecturer in the Boston University Law
School and well known writer on
legal. economic and political subjects.
Professor Parsons was the director in
charge, with the title of counselor.
The bureau renders its service free of
charge. The list of trustees contains
the names of many men and women
distinguished in the activities of BOs-
ton and its vicinity, including the presi-
dents of Wellesley College, Boston Uni
versity, the New England Telephone
Company, the Chamber of Commerce,
the Boston and Maine Railroad and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
the secretary of the Y. VI. c. A. and of
the state board of education and the
Central Labor Union, the editor of the
Boston Transcript, the rabbi of prom
inent Jewish synagogue and members of
the Boston bar and of the leading bank
ing firms.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Mr.. RiiS has chosen the bettermcnt OF
the >lums in New York as his life
work. The widely quoted statement by
President Roosevelt that Mr.. Riis j.
the most useful citizen i'm New York.
i, richly deserved
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

Feb. 10. Roswell Field to the Depart
ment of Journalism at p. III
Jacob Riis, University Audito
rum, y. VI. c. \. lectur,
course.
Feb. 90. University Glee and Mandolin
clubs Return concert.
Feb. %. Walter WclIman at Univer.
sity Assembly. 10 a. m.
Feb. %. China Remodeling Her Civil
za.ion. James Ware of Stang
hal. China. second floor. Aca
demic Hail.
Mar. 4. Social Problems of American
Cities. DIR. L. j. Riley.
Mar. ). Elks' Benefit. University Audi
torium.
Mar. IL. The Relation OF the Physician
to the Public and the Public
to the Physician, DIR. a. W.
McAleSter.
Mar. Is. The Positive Value OF Doubt
DIR. c. NJ. Sharpe.
Mar. - he OUTLOOK 1Dr I Nnfl>lldil
Civilization in South America
Mr. s Perry Wilson.
Apr. /. Does American Law Embody
the Spirit of Jesus. DIR. W. w.
Elwan~.
Apr. S. The Position OF the Educator
in the Promotion of Social
Uplift. DIR. \. Ross Hill.
Apr. 10. The Political Outlook in Rus
sia. DIR. IsdOr Loeb
Apr % The Church Ont look in Rus
sia. Rev. NJ. \. Hart.
Apr. %. How far do the Teachings OF
Socrates. Confucius. Buddha
and Mohammcd Agree with
the Sermon on the Mount. DIR.
W. j. Ihamon.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18
VIEWPOINTS

The University Missourian invites contri-
buttons. NOT 10 exceed 200 words. matters
of University interest. The name OF the
writer should accompany such letters. but will
not be printed unless desired. The Cniver-
sitv Mssourian does not express approval nor
hisapproval Of these communications by print
iyv f,ar 4
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS

The first National Tariff Commission
convention ever held in the United
States assembled in Indianapolis. Ind.
yesterday. J. W. Van Cleave. of st.
Lcuis. president of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers. was elected
chairman of the convention. The senti-
ment of the delegates to the convention
seems to favor the establishment of a
permanent tariff commission to be
composed of leading persons in all lines
of the business and economic activities
of the country. In this way it is claim
ed that tariff legislation will be remov-
cd from the jurisdiction of politicians.
and placed in the hands of experts. The
tariff question is something that affects
every man. woman and :. lid in the
country. and because it so vitally af-
fects the business interests of the coun-
try. it should be permanently removed
from the influence of politics. \ wide
difference of opinion now exists in re-
gard to the tariff. Mr.. Carnegie says
that steel manufacturers could stand
free trade. while Mr. Schwab SAYS the
steel companies need more protection
than ever. When two of the leaders of
an industry that is vitality interested i'm
tariff legislation differ so widely on this
important question. surely it is time
for di>ntere>ted opinion. With an ex-
pert non-partiSan tariff commission all
questions arising out of the collection
OF duties on foreign goods imported in
to the United States might better be
s,tt led
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18
Seniors Have "Kid" PARTY.

At Nebraska University the seniors
had kid party at which games We're
played that seniors are supposed to
know little about.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Hugh Jennings. famous profes-
>ional baseball player and manager. is
now at Cornell University for few
weeks. where he will assist i'm the early
training of the baseball team. Jennings
was graduated from Cornell in 1904.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

\ triangular debate will be held
March 26 between Yale. Harvard and
Princeton. The subject is: Resolved.
that all corporations engaged in inter
state commerce should be compelled to
take out federal charter"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Michigan has a new literary maya
zine. 1t is called the Gargovle. It's
first number. which contained b pages
made big hit with the students of
that school and the issue of 1000 copies
las all been sold
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

The German department at the Uni
ver>ity of Indiana Is preparing to give
plays in the original German. The
work will De credited as class work and
some of the best German plays will be
taken up
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18
VOCATION BUR E A u

advertisements in magazines, copy signs
and practice lettering. The boy fell into
the spirit of the advice, and some time
later had developed enough skill to get
a place in an excellent shop making
signs.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Chancellor Strong. of the Universit!
ci Kansas, has been elected president
of the Kansas State organization of the
y. NJ. c. A.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Miss Barbara Reid has been elected
president of the all-junior class at the
University of California.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Columbia University. New York. is
still agitating the question of intercol-
lc"iate rowing. There has been a gen.
cral apathy concerning rowing at that
school this winter and Columbia may
withdraw from the annual boat races
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

The board of trustees assures that the
experiment will be carried out in the
most practical and efficient manner Cir
culars have been sent to young people.
to workers and to employers. acquaint-
ing them with the privileges of the
bureau. Statistics concerning conditions
of success in different industries have
been gathered and published and. for
example. over 200 ways in which women
are earning money have been classified.
Information is given of the opportunities
in different industries, and the perma
nent demand and geographical distribu-
tiOn of industry and the movement OF
demand in various occupations is re-
corded. n system of card catalogues
and tables shows the courses of study in
industrial schools throughout this coun-
try and in Europe and it is the aim of
the bureau eventually to be able to sup
ply the most complete information of
all kinds regarding industrial education
and industrial occupation.
Professor Parsons gave his personal
attention to Il side of the work which
he considered most important. and that
was the confidential advice to the indi
vic ual boy or girl. man or woman. who
was seeking help in Il personal problem
connected with Il choice of vocation.
The ambitious youn" man is frequently
discovered to he at loss which road
To take, and while restless is blind of
the direction of his talent.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Pennsylvania has fencing schedules
this spring with ten other Eastern Uni
versities.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Joseph W. Folk. former governor of
Missouri. is scheduled on the lyceum
course of the University of Washington
for lecture to be given May l2
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Columbia University is honorin" the
Tooth anniversary of the birth of
Charles Darwin by Il course of lectures
on the life and work of this great sci
enlist
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

THE most pitiable condition 10 De
met in business life, especially In
Z hard times, is the person without
a vocation. He is fitted for no one
thing. he feels that he could do most
anything and he does not know no" u
get out of his predicament when a re-
ducing of employees sends him adri1t'
1t is not necessary that all should be
experts. but that every man and wom-
an should feel sure of some one thins'
in the common industries and calllngs,
that they can do we'll and earn llv
ing thereby.
Nor is it always necessary that a man
should be in love with his work. That
state of affairs is ideal, but the plodder
who knows that his determination and
sense of duty can perform certain tasks
with GOOD results is most valuable
member of society and always reliable
MANY of the worlds noblest souls spent
their days i'm uncongenial tasks, and at
night. with the consciousness OF work
well done. turned to favOrite employ
ment for recreation. Tales have been
told of square men in round holes and
vice versa owing to an unfortunate
start in life. and it is likely to be true
that mute inglOrious Millions Ian
cuish i'm factories and EdisOns teeming
with inventive genius are tied to dry
goods counters from which they cannot
escape OWN" to the tyranny OF daily
bread
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

The University of California is now
playing Rugby football schedule.
Some of the games have been interfered
with on account of rain.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

The Texan. the student paper at the
University of Texas. has just published
"Frc>hman Issue" Of that paper. Ev-
erythin% in the number was devoted
to Freshmen
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

The cO-eds at the University of Tex
as have organized swimming club.
The wOmens gymnasium contains a
swimming pool.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

On a big oak tree there are more
than 100000 leaves.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

Representative DENLY of Michigan has
introduced bill in the House of Rep
rc>entatives to prevent the unauthOriz-
cd Use of the emblem of the National
Red Cross. 1t is understood that the
hill has the support of President elect
Taft. who is at the head of the organ
i2ation. The bill introduced by Mr.
DENLY prohibits the Use OF the Red
Cross emblem other than by the hui
manitarian organization for which it
stands. Heretofore. the red cross has
Eecn used in numerous ways by manu-
facturcrS. One manufacturer uSeS it as
a purity brand on certain chicken
feed. and i'm many cities barber shops
have the Si On on their front doors. In
the Italian earthquake. and also in the
san Francisco disaster il was found
that thieves had used the cross on their
sleeves so as To gain entrance into ruin
ed buildings for the purpose of rob
berry. There have been regulations made
To protect the red cross. but none seem
t. have had any effect. and it is hoped
that the present bill will result in a law
with a penalty sufficient to make a man
or woman think long time before us
in" the Red Cross for the purpose of
deception.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18

4 Portland Cement show. the first
ever given. will open at the Coliseum IN
Chicago today. The tremendous growth
of the cement industry will be demon
Strated. When it is considered that
bt fore 1871 cement was unknown in
this country. and that last year there
was manufactured 42.OOO.OOO barrels of
the material in twenty-five states of
the Union. the significance of a show OF
this kind can be seen. In this show
which will be in session for the next
six days. the various ways in which
Portland cement is used will he illus
trated. 1t will be shown that its use
in sidewalks and walls has become
&C mmonplace. but that its Use in the
construction of the house of the future
will be the all-important item. The
plan of constructing a house entirely OF
cement. will be demonstrated as well as
other plans by which entire walls can
be constructed and then raised and set
in place by machinery. \ peculiar fea-
tire of the show will be the illuStra-
tinn of how the cement iS used in tree
dentistry" by which cavities and
wounds in trees can be filled and the
tree saved from decay. Another fca-
turc will be the reproduction Of the
drawin" room of the home OF a Chicago
in cement. even To the small
lest particular. In truth. it will be seen
from this Portland cement show
that this has become a Cement Age.
IL well as an Iron Age which ii has
been called.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-18
HOW JONES ARE
MADE TO ORDER

MANY people have an idea that
III humorous writing is dead easy,
saws New York Herald expert
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-10-07
RULES OF Y. M. c. A. CAMPAIGN.
Losing Team Will Give Dinner to the
Winners in Membership Contest.

These rules will govern the contes-
tants in the Y. NJ. C. A. campaign for
500 new members:
1. All male students of the Uni
versity, members of the faculty and
administrative force Of the university,
and alumni and former students re-
siding in Columbia are entitled to
membership.
2. Losing team gives a dinner to
the team securing the most members
during the contest
3. No member of either team shall
participate in the dinner who has not
become a member of the team within
the first week and who has not Sc
cured one or more members during
the contest.
4. No membership shall be counted
in the contest unless reported to the
assistant secretary by Saturday night
of the week in which it is taken.
5. Members are not counted unless
their fees are paid in full before the
close of the contest.
6. Transfer Of membership is not
counted in the contest.
I. The contest will close at 10 p.
m, Saturday, Oct 81.
s. The captains shall not compete
for the prizes offered
Prizes Will be given as follows: To
the one securing the highest number
of members, free trip to the Lake
Geneva summer conference, valued at
$50; to the one securing the second
highest number of members, ticket
to the Student Volunteer convention
at Rochester, N. Y, to be held in Jan.
uary, 1910; to the one securing the
third highest number of members, a
solid gold association pin.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-10-07
TO WE'D IF DETROIT WINS.
Unconditional Engagement" to Be Rrok-
en- If Tigers Lose to Pittsbure.


DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 7.-Detroit
has produced the champion baseball
fan in Miss Belle Corey, aged 81, who
has announced to her friends that her
betrothal, recently made public to a
young business man, had been changed
to what she pleased to term "A Con-
ditional Engagement"
Miss Corey is an enthusiastic ad-
mirer of the Tigers and has witnessed
almost every game played here. So
intense has been her devotion to the
team that she had informed her fan
Gee that he may consider their engage
ment conditional on the Tigers de-
feating the Pirates for the world S
championship.
The prospective bridegroom to be
is not particularly interested in the
Tigers, but he is organizing rooters'
clubs to help him win the girl.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-10-07

The University Missourian, daily, 50 a
year.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-10-07
RUSH FOR BASEBALL TICKETS.
Demand For Seats at Worlds Series
Exceeds Supply.

Exceeds Supply.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct 1.-THE rush
to secure seats for the worlds cham
pionship baseball series, to begin this
week, is the greatest in the history
of the game. Secretary Locke, who has
charge of selling tickets by mail, said
that thousands of remittances would
have to be returned to senders be-
cause of the great demand.
Already the capacity of the park
reserved for mail orders had been eX-
hausted. and the staff of IA clerks is
working overtime. Locke has three
bank clerks assisting him, and three
adding machines are in constant oper-
alton. The work of handling all the
postal cards and returning tickets
keeps the entire staff busy.