Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-04
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For the second time Dakota Wesley
an young women debaters won from the
girls of Huron College, when they debat-
ed at Mitchell.
The Minnesota House OF Representa-
tives passed the Allen bill increasing the
permanent university tax from % mill
to one-h half MILL
A new impetus has been given TO the
crusade against secret societies by a re
cent occurrence IN Dunkirk, n. Y, where
complaints have been filed with the Board
of Education alleging cruelties inflicted
on three high school boys by fellow mem
bers of secret organization. The mi
tails of the society were burned into the
cheeks of the boys with acid and one at
least il is said, will be dis6gured for
life
In suspendng nine students of Brown
University for cribbing, President Faunce
said THE great source Of untruth in
American life is not del.,erste resolve 10
lie No man consciously chooses false
hood as his mode Of success The real
source Of the evil is intellectual slovenIi-
ness unwillingness to buckle down to
hard work and willingness 10 take shell
sSr in the first aud easiest shelter that
Offers
Through memoT.sl presented TO the
president Of the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement OF Teaching, Andrew
Carnegie its founder, has been asked by
fifteen representative college presidents
TO revise the list of colleges eligible to the
foundation so that some thirty colleges
excluded because Of denominational con-
troll NAV be included. II is explained
that NAM. colleges which are called sec
tartan are no longer 50 in spirit accept
ing, as they do, students of any or Of no
denomination.
To eliminate the danger Of children
being kidnapped. the ST. Paul scaool
board has ordered principals to inYesti-
gate every request that the pupil be al
lowed TO leave the building.
During the recent convention Of the
American Physical Education Associa-
ton at Philadelphia. Director Anderson
of the Yale gymnasium advanced the be
lief from numerous tests that the OBJ
server of athletic contests or Of strength
tests Is affected unconsciously but with
similarly beneficial results. The mus
Giles and nerves Of the observer work in
unison with those he is looking at.
DR.. G. NJ Jordan, superintendent Of
schools in Minneapolis, says that either
eighth grade pupils viii spend less money
on class memorials. graduation clothes
and graduation festivities. or eighth
grade graduations viii cease in Minneap-
oils.
President Striker OF Hamilton Col
legs, at Clinton. y. r., has announced
the gift Of S2OOtOO from Andrew Car
negie as . recognition Of the services Of
Senator Elihu Root in the cause Of in
teruational peace By means OF arbitra-
ton treaties negotiated By him. This Is
to BE- held as the Root fund. the pro-
ceeds Of which VIII be devoted to thi
salaries Of instructors.
The bilI 10 authorize the Nebraska Leg
slatare 70 accept the Carnegie pensions
fund for college professors was defeated
by the House BE- a vote Of u 70 AZ. w.
J. Bryan bad appeared before the com
miffee and opposed the measure.
President Eliot Of Harvard told the
high school pupils Of Atlanta, Ca. that
he inteadsd 10 sgesa bis imnird fsinre
N the selection of cno1ga BOOB III a
i've soot shelf. iae reading Of s4ieA for
Ten minstas aag w.H give any man
liberal education. lie had previously an
bounced Sat h:s library would be thret
fses iDag. BOT hos since e1tended i 10
Gge. Tkt collection is 70 be known "A
the Harvard Library