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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
Freshmen as Fraternity Men.

/ To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
/ Whct her or not Il man should be
! taken into il fraternity his first wear is
Il question that should he carefully CON
( >idrr"d. a mans first year in college
/ is the one in which impressions are
made that will stay with him. Every
thin" is new then and consequently
every new impression j. lasting. ii Il
man Joins fraternity in his freshman
year and lives up To its ideals and pur-
poses and looks after his welfare there
is no doubt that il i better for him
than if he had been left To himself
Some fraterniticS. for instance ap-
point ccn>or>. who are upper cla->men.
whose duty it i to inquire into the
>tandin" of the freshmen in the fratcr-
nifty in their school work. Ii some
freshman is doin" poor work. the upper
cla->mcn do all in their power To make
him improve it. OF course a man can
not hc made To study. But he can be
reasoned with and he made t" see that
h" is maxim" Il mistake in ncYlcctin"
his school work. This system has
proved to br >urcr~~ful in number of
cases. The frc>hman'> work ha> i'm
proved. and il usually is GOOD for the
remainder of his college life 50 from
this standpoint il can he seen that il
does a man no harm to Join fratrrni-
" in his freshman YEAR
But on the other hand. if no attcn-
ti"n j. paid to how the new men are
doing" if school work j., taken lightly.
and if funk i considered a huge Joke.
if not an honor. the influence on the
freshman i bad In il well organized
fraternity. made up of level headed fcl
ever. 1t recognizes that Il mans school
work should he his first consideration.
and IL measure j. taken to make the
freshman recognize this fact also
Moreover. Il frc>hmam~ -tandin" in |
school i not the only way in which he
is looked after. IIi- habits are taken |
into consideration. Ii il i discovered |
that they are oi a nature tn reflect .
Ili-rredit on his fraternity he is made |
to modify them.
y man should join a fraternity his |
first year. That j. when he i impress
-ionablc. and good fraternity can i'm
press him with good ideals B.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
A State Without a Street Car.

In all our State there i not one
mile of street railway nor any paved
Streets. said Prof. Frederick {. Beeler.
the state geolocist of Wyoming.
How do you get along without
them" some one asked.
WELL answered Professor Beeler.
there is street railway system soon
to he built in Cheyenne. where ] live.
There is population Of 1000" IN
Cheyenne. but bcin. very compact
town it has not needed street ears. As
for pavements. nature provides them.
There is gravel that washes down
from the mountains and Ovcrsprcads
the thorOu"hfarcS. maxim" an excel
lent roadbed Over this there form, a
fine white dust. 1t j. sometimes an
moving. 50 | am investigating kan-a,
City's system of oilin" boul"vards. l
think it quite likely We will cmp''v
The same system in Cheyenne. There
are nineteen good oil wells in the state
and their product could bc employed
to an excellent advantage"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
Socialism and the Home.

Mrs Tharlo, Perkins Gilman the poet
rcformer. spcakin" for the womrn'> TO
rum nj New York. cave her answer Ia
tn" frequent question asked. What eff
feet will socialism have on the home:
In the first place. Mrs. Gilman said that
the home as it exists is held toyc, her
largely by economic CAUSES. women and
children brin. bound tn il a> a m-;,n- al
support and men being committed Ia it,
support: She said socialism would give
all moi hers Il claim on the state to pro-
vid" for herself and her children. Sh"
thought there would he more happy
marriages under the coming regime. he
cause marriages would be based upon
love alone. and home would hc held to-
"cther through affection rather than
material necessity.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
TOLD ACROSS THE
BREAHFAST TABLE

Il was hoping that tiger would oe
the centerpicce Oh the state emblem
began the solicitor for the oven, search
in" for soft biscuit.
..One thing is certain" continued the
Arts student. The state flag Will De
a tribute to the Missouri schoOlmas-
ter. 1t was he who reminded this
monev-mad generation that II had no
state flag.
In that case they should have let
the school teachers submit the design.
suggested the Junior Medic
That's what | say added the red
headed 'Soph' with the wart on his
nose. emphaticaly. AT least. If the
school teachers of today are like those
that urged me along the rocky pain
Of knowledge, | believe they would be
able to apply the correct number oil
stripes and stars
DO YOU know" continued the Fresh
man. that one gram OF radium. II
properly applied. would Kill every per-
son in Paris:
Why not leave unpleasant subjects
alone this early in the day" limited
the Arts student.
Il wouldn't exactly call that unplcas-
ant" continued the baseball man. For
instance. if | were "oin" into the un-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

Mar. /. Social Problems of American
Cities, DR.. L. J. Riley.
Mar. ). Elks' Benefit, University Audi.
torium
Mar. II. TIL" Relation of the Physician
to the Public and the Public
Ia the Physician. DR. A. W.
McAlcstcr
Mar. Is. The Positive Value oi Doubt
DIR. c. VI. Sharpe.
Mar. p. Til" Outlook for Christian
Civilization in South America
AIr :. Perry Wilson
Apr. |. Does American Law Embody
the Spirit of Jesus. DIR. W. w
ElWaug.
Apr. :. The Position OF the Educator
in the Promotion of Social
Upiiit. DIR. \. Ross Hill.
Apr. l.. The Political Outlook in Rus
sia, DIR. I>idor Loeb.
Apr. % The Church Outlook in Rus
sia. Rev. NJ. \. Hart
Apr. %. How far do the Teachings of
Socrates. ConfucilS. Bu,ldha
and Mohammed Agree with
the Sermon on the Mount, DR..
W. !. I.hamOn.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
For a Western Club.

To the Editor of the University Missourian:
The Dixie club has Just completed Il
permanent organization. Now the Uni
vrr>ity will be represented in the South
by a large and hIstIin" number of Uni
vcr>itv of Missouri students. But what
about live and wide-awakr club OF
Wr>tcrnrrs Several Western states
have representatives here at the Uni
vcr>ity and some of them. notably New
Mexico. Arizona and Montana. have
several students enrolled 10 their credit.
\ live Western club would he able To
do more GOOD for the university than
the Southern club because it j. common
for Snuthcrner~ 10 90 north
Wc>tcrncr> are coming to the Middle
Western universities in larger numbers
each wear Ii the Western students
had Il permanent organization. the Uni
yrr~ity of Missouri would be able to
"ct more of those students than it
gets at present.
\ MEMBER OF TIE DIME CLUB.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
REFORMING THE
RUSSIAN CALENDAR

! Russia. as all the world knows. still
rcckOns time by the Julian calendar
which is thirteen days behind the
new or Gre"orian style This difference
is found an increasing source of trOll-
Bile in international intercourse. and as
long as nine Years ago the Russian
public education department appointed
commission Ia study the question of
calendar reform.
The reason why solution has not
been arrived at is that the members are
divided into three hostile camps. one
>cornfully rejecting any idea of aItera
tion. one i'm favor OF the Grr.orian cal
cndar and the third advocating the in
PRODUCTION OF an entirely new system.
Prof. Solodiloif. the prime mover in favor
0f radical reform. has this week cx-
planned the proposals OF his friends to
the academy OF science at 81. Peters
burg.
The year. lr SAYS. should begin at
the spring equinox. and the quarters
should be rcckoncd from the equinoNes
and the Sol>ticc>. The first two months
of every quarter should have thirty
days and the third y day-: Thus each
quarter would have nincty-one days.
making :G4 days for the YEAR As the
solar year has 365 days. ) hours. IS
minutes and 49, seconds. one day in
the year should he simple called New
wears day. without Il week -,lav name.
This di>po>r> "f the extra day. leav-
in" the difference at five hours and the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
l5.00O.000 cu. yds. cXcava-
TRADE SCHOOLS
IN GERMANY

IT has recently been recommended
that the United States follow the
custom of Germany. in systematic
ally turning out skilled labor While
manual trainin" departments are often
features of American public schools
the system lacks ginger enough to meet
the needs of such a great manufactur-
ing land as we have today. The skilled
workman is always in demand in the
United States. On account of the great
steps made in manual training in Ger
many. skilled labor is comparativcIv
cheap. and can be had in many cases
for what the lowest type of un>kiled
art tisanShip would bring in the United
States
y higher plane of education regard
IN" the mechanical sciences is what is
undoubtedly lacking in the United
states. which i borne out by the fact
that when skilled men are wanted the
American employer must look for them
IN Europe. However. the United States
Is today flooded with college graduates
VIII" are unable To make a living. while
the manufacturers crv for men to run
and make their machinery. and whose
training fits them for the higher
branches of the mechanical arts.
This seems peculiar in view of the
fact that the United States spends
yearly an aggregate sum several times
that Of all Europe combined for cdu-
cational purposes. Too. it has been
pointed out that the absolute ignorance
OF the average American girl regarding
domestic duties. such as cooking. sew
ing etc. makes her unfit to proprrIv
attend To them in the home. On the
other hand. Germany pays all of her
attention to the industrial branch of
education. and the little German girl
gets thorough course in domestic sci
encc before she become, mistress of her
own home.
II Is also matter of statistics that.
despite all our colleges. only one out of
every l2O students graduate: % Der
cent of the population of the United
states finish grammar school educa- |
'ion: one in seven or eight enter the |
high school. and less than one-third |
flni-h. The percentage of boys in the
nlted States who get an extensive
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
TRAIN FOR BUSINESS.

The movement to establish a course
souri,. brings up the question Of the
establishment OF Il general course in
commerce or business alon" at the same
time. The University of Missouri now
trains for Journalism. Law. Engineer
ing. Agriculture and Tcaching->" why
not for commerce: y course of this
kind has been established at Harvard
University. and several of the other
large universities of this country are
conrrmplatin" the establishment OF
similar courses.
Th" average graduate of the Aca-
drmic course who does not enter one
OF the professional schools. goes into
house in search OF Il job. he is confront
ed with the question: What can you
do: Then he may find that in spite
at his four wears course at the univer-
>ity. he can do practically nothing that
the head OF a modern business firm re-
gUirc- Of him. He knows less about
business practices and routine even
than the office boy. The graduate of Il
business college however. with few
months training" III >tcno"raphy. book
keeping. or banking. can 90 into the
same firm and Immediately get il posi-
ti"n. The university graduate is bet
ter equipped. OF course. but can do
not hin" special. or what modern bust
n"-~ requires.
\ course in business or commerce at
;hr University of Missouri would do IA
"rcat deal toward the training of stu
dents for work in the business world.
Practically all Of the larger business
firms al this country would rather en-
rl"y Il COLLEGE graduate than a person
with only business college training.
provided of course. the college man can
do anything that the business requires /.
But when the firm EMPLOYS a college
man with no special business training. .
he i an absolute source of loss until h" .
learns the business.
Practical courses in banking com
mere" and business administration
might be established at the University
OF Missouri al"n" with the proposed
course in Insurance and might he
thrown open I" seniors in the College
of Arts and Scicncr
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
Danger Of Fasting Fad.

DR.. j. II. Kellogg. head of the Battle
Creek >anitarium says in Good Health
that the fa>tim" fad i growing. On
tn" whole. he thinks it j. not doing
much harm. a. people generally eat too
mulch. AMI. while admitting that there
l. benefit 1" he gained by fasting. SAYS
there are al" dangers attendant upon
1t. He says it i an error To suppose
that fasting is the only means of puri-
fying the blood and that there is some
evidence tending to show that fasting
actually increases the population of the
blood by crippling the action Of the in
tc-tineS
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
Golden Rule Police System.

Chief KOhler of the Cleveland Ohloi
polic" force says that the so-tcrmed
golden rule" policy in making arrests
inaugurated by him year ago has OBJ
tained results beyond all expectations,
and that the effect has been 50 great for
good that the old custom will in his
Judgment be a thing of the past. He
asserts that the number Of arrests IN
1908 were 66 per cent less than in l?o'-
First and minor Offenses are not given
a prison record. disgraced and humllI-
ated. but are allowed to 90 to their
work without being detained in prison
thus insuring the necessities to their
families.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
Protecting Life At Sea.

The bill introduced in Congress maxim"
it mandatory for ea-going vessels ear
rying passengers to he equipped with
wireless telegraphy ought To he un-
necessary. So potent a means Of -avin.,
life a> this system has been proved
ought to suggest itself. But. unfortu-
natcly. experience shows that the sane
tity of human life is Judged in modern
commerciali>m like any other thin"
by its Baltimore American
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03

manual training education i - abso-
lutely minute that it is not worth
mentioning
In Germany industrial education is
work carried on by the Government.
and it has become a national charac-
tcri>tic. When carried on in this man.
ner the influence is better than by pri-
thrift among the rising generation
St Louis Star.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
More Light.

To the Editor Of the University Missourian'
Recently the University authorities
have been very accommodating to stu
dents taking subjects taught in the
basement of Academic Hall. for they
have been keeping it lighted in the day
time But at night, Oh. That is a
different matter. They evidently think
that students have no business in the
basement after dark and there is no
need OF burning electricity. Students
who have to Use the typewriterS in the
Journalism room. or have To 90 to the
mailing room or to the rooms Of the
military department or the Coop can
strike matches or bump their heads in
the dark corridors. Lights are only for
Use in the day time Also. those per-
SONS who have To 90 Ia the second or
third stories can Use the west stairs.
the east stairs do not need To be light
ed SOPHOMORE.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
Such Is Life.

Many are called. but few oct ND
Revenge !, sweet to the sour.
Niah virtue rests on temperament
a woman'>. solidly on soul.
10 Keep friends. treat them kindly:
to Kill them. treat them often.
lhe end of ones ambition becomes
iherel! the means To greater effort.
Money Is real tragedy. Give it and
you make Pauper>: lend it and YOU
create enemies: hoard it ard You i'm
peril Your soul.-Lippincott>.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
Everyone Votes in Sweden

Both chambers of the swedish Diet
have adopted the universal suffrage bill
along with proportional representation
III the Parliament. All inhabitants over
2l wears ot age will br entitled to vote.
The vote in the lower house was l2O tn
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
55,429.OO
S2ll,229.OOO

$2ll 10000
The last item of S55.i2a 900 is omit.
as likely to Overrm the original est;
mate as the other items have already
Overrun.. In fact. it has recently been
decided to widen the locks bv 10 fee,
which will largely increase their COS,
But if only the same percentage of er.
cess cost. namely. 30 per cent. be an.
piled to this item of locks. dams and
breakwaters. it will add another 500
100000, bringing the grand total TO tho
vast sum of S239. .00ON0 This will
make the actual cost OF the lock canal
practically equal to the estimated cos,
of the sea level canal. which was s247.
600 900.
If the present waste of public funds
is to be checked. the first step should be-
to appoint board analogous to
board of directors on railway. This
hoard should not be engaged in the act.
ual details of canal const ruction. but
should receive the reports of the va.
rious departments, and perform the va.
rious functions belonging To board
of directors. With broad knowledge,
and entirely unbiased by personal mo-
tivcs. such board would act in behalf
of the stockholders of this great enter.
prise, the citizens Of America
The next step should he the award of
contracts for the completion Of the ca
nal. the work on which Is really only
just begun, since 66 per cent of the
excavation and nearly 100 per cent OF
tch masonry remain to be done.
The existing plant should he turned
over to competent contractors, either
under unit price contracts or cost plus
a -fixed-fee contracts. or both as the
Board of Directors might decide.
4 lion roar has been raised from time
to time about the astOni>hin" amount
of excavation yardage bein" moved at
Panama but not q mouse whisper
about its unit cost
a year ago. in the midst of the great
est noise about the yardaGe that had
been eXcavated at Panama during the
previous year. the Northern Pacific
Railway quietly announced in its an
nlal report to its Shareholders that the
cxcavating earth and rock
for the y. p had moved greater yard-
,ge than had been moved at Panama.
The newly elected President can be-
,in his administration in no more aus
,iciOuS manner than by rcorganizing the
construction administration of the Pam
INA Canal along the lines universally
adopted by the great railway systems
If this country: first. by appointing
,oard of directors: second. by confining
he chief engineer to the duties Ordina
lily exercised by the chief engineer Of
railway: and third. by putting all
he remaining construction under con-
ract with the least possible delay
Contracting.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03

Z 1ORK on the Panama 'al'' H."
W now progressed so lar 'h'' a."
w oceurate forecast of its mlnl-
,,,m finished cost is possible. From
= careful analysis of the data III all the
r.ports from the first to the latest, we
find that ss5.OOO.OOO have already been
expended for plant. sanitation. super
vision. civil government. excavation
etc. on the istlmus, since the oniteu
States began its work there. This does
NOT include the S40.OOO.OO0 paid to the
French company nor the Slo.o"''ooo
paid to the Panama Republic.
| OF the $S5!OOOOOO only S3l .OOO,Ooo
represents expenditure for engineering
Labor and materials used in excavation
and construction. In return for TINS
S3I 900 900. the Government can show
little little more accomplished thah
about IL 900. 900 cubic yards of excava-
ton. Hence the excavation has cost
nearly so cents per cubic yard, not IN
cluding plant amortization. The cost
per cubic yard OF excavation has IN
creased each wear. and is almost GER
tain to increase still more. for several
reasons. which we shall give later. But,
assuming only the 80 cents per cubic
ward for the remaining 14.OOO.OOO cubic
ward. of excavation. and adding only
the estimated cost of locks and dams,
we find that the grand total will foot
up to S2ll 229 900. which is 80 per cent
i'm excess of the estimated cost under
S2l 229.OOO is conservative estimate.
for it is altogether likely that the locks
and dams (Srarcely begun as yeti will
also Overrlm as much as the eNcava-
tion has overrun. If this occurs, we
can now safely predict that the finished
Panama Canal will cost $24O.0OO.OOO.
The excavation done by the -Ameri-
cans up to June 81. 1908. amounts to
1923. .533 cubic yards. out of a total !
that will exceed ll5.000.OO0 cubic yards, !
accordin. to the report OF a year ago.
Let lis assume that the plant, the |
buildings. etc. will cost but little more |
than has already been expended. which |
is leaning far on the side of charity to
the Canal administration. Let us as
sumo that the civil administration and
sanitation will cost 10 more per an
mum in the next four years than it now
costs. namely. S2.OOO.OOO per annum.
Let Us assume that the locks and dams
will be built at a cost not exceeding
the original estimate. Let lis assume
hat the total excavation will cost no
more per cubic yard than it is costing
right now Then we shall have the fol
lowing con '"rvative estimate of the to-
tai cost o. the finished Panama Canal:
| l5.0000O0 cu. yds. eNcava /;
.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
Night Schools in Summer.

Superintendent Maxwell OF the New
York City schools proposes the MAIN
tenance Of evening schools during the
months. To assist adult immi
grants i'll the study OF English.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03

The appointment "f new police
board for Kansas City may mean Il
great deal t" the police department "f
that city if the expectations Of T. Il.
Marks. one Of the two members of the
new board. are fulfilled. lie SAYS that
any .raftcrS will he dismiss from the
police force and that gamblin" i'll tn"
city will he stopped He wishes t" give
tn" department Il hu~inc>s-like or"ani-
zatinn of which the citizens of the city
will he proud. ID. II. SCOTT.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
VIEWPOINTS

'The University Missourian invites contri-
buttons. not TO exceed 200 words on matters
Of University interest. The name Of the
writer should accompany such letters. but will
not be printed unless desired. The Cniver-
s'r Missourian does not express approval nor
disapproval OF these communications by print
Ing them.l
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03
Are Professors Immune?

Constantly increasing numbers OF
students are acquiring the habit of at
tending Assembly. The professors. how
STUDENT.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03

Down i'll TEXAS they say that the
man VIII" prophr>ics about the weather
i either a new arrival or a fool What
about the man who attempts to give
:,dvancc information about Missouri
weather:
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-03

The three mysterious packages sent
10y the j. {. Maybray gang of swimd-
lrr>. addressed to Monty" Mccall of
Davenport. Ia contained only unimpor-
tant papers. They were held i'm litioa-
tinn by several victims of that gan"
in the belief that they contained $40
no. Maybray and two of his a>>oci-
atcS We're arrested at Little Rock. Ark
The boxes they sent We're held at Dav-
cnport. la. The headquarters of the
gang was at Council Bluffs. Ia. while
the first disclosure of the gang was
made in Missouri. But even crooks
cant work against the rapid ~prcadin"
OF news. A writ has been granted for
the removal Of the prisoners from Lit
tie Rock to the United States District
Court Of the Southern District of Iowa.
Mayhray has been known in Omaha.
Ncb.. aS gambler for several wears.
The plan of the can" of which he j.
said to he the leader has been to get
men Ia bet on fake races and wre~tl lin"
matches Victims of the gang include
men from Iowa. Missouri. Illinois and
Arkansas. The amounts lost 10y them
range from 5000 to S}0.000