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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
TEACHERS OF
JOURNALISM

Remarks in the Writer (Bostonl
touching Guy de Maupa,,ant and hi,
master. flaubert. brought forcibly t.
mind an experience | once had. which
shows how training may be given and
/ who can give it, | had written an ac-
/ count Of the life and work of il living
writer. setting forth what he had done
what principles he had advocated. and
son on: when | showed the finished work
1" him. he took his pen. and. runnin"
over it. CHANGED Z word here. another
there. and. with every touch. strength
cned each sentence without alterin" the
>cn-e: turned or tran>po>ed a clau>,
with immense advantages: struck out
half ii sentence lravin" the >en-e unim-
paired: and in short. 10y the slightest
touches here and there. without adding
a single sentence. he greatly improved
the whole.
This is the man, thought |. To show
Young journalists how t" write. Here
l. il teacher of clear. condensed. attrac-
live English writing. who. i'm a school
,f journalism ,ould IL. x,r,b , ,r,,r
; ,.J;,,r,. ,,.I E.,, ..L.I ,,,s.
trr-. You know. can themselves write
,y.II. nat L..,u.. tr.x hav. ma, III.
ability. but b..au,. they hay. no, the
practice. to acquire this art.
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m.I... Thar. ma. ,,.,,.b.r. ..,ou,I, 81
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how f., arrau..n ,orJ.n.. and .impIify
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
WORK FOR TRAMPS.

The poor idle tramp is to he giver
something To do. Edmond Kelly and
other New Workers have interested th,
state and the railroad authorities in a
plan to colonizc the homeless gentry OF
the Empire state.
There are both humanitarian and eco
nomic reasons for the move 1t Is c>-
timated that the tramp costs the rail
roads S25.000.0oo year. Careless build
in. Of fires causing delays and wrecks.
and involving damage suits is perhaps
the biggest item charged To him.
In the last ten wears nearly 5o.""o
tre>pas>er> have been killed or injured.
Nearly half of them were tramp>. How
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
New York's Big Canal.

The excavation of the New York
state barge canal is being done on some
sections by machine, of unusual ca
iacl'y. Conspicuous anon. these i, a
bridge conveyer. sometimes known a,
the grab machine. 1t consist, e--en-
TALLY of cantilcvcr bridge. i2S feet
IN length and ~ feet in depth. sup
ported on two travelling towers. and a
grab bucket of truly Cyclopcan dimen-
>Ion> operated from the camtileycr. The
bucket weighs IL tons empty. and it,
Jaws. when extended. are 2o feet apart.
and measure 10 feet i'm width. The ca
paclty of this huge NAV i a dozen cu-
blc yards. or from II To l. tons at each
blte.- The Jaws crunch together with an
ultimate closing power Of l31. tons
Scientific American.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
Send Students South.

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
Each year the Yale baseball team
makes an extended tour of Southern
states. This year the trip will he the
most prctentious ever taken by a Yale
team. The result Is that Yale has hum
dredS of desirable SOutherner> Now
Missouri is much nearer home than j.
Yale. but the Tigers take their trips to
Iowa. If the policy of the athletic de-
Partment OF the University Of Missouri
would undergo Il change. then Missouri
would gel the same advrrti>in" Yale
gets and would enjoy the same advan
ta"c- Yale does. l.. Il. :.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

Mar. p. The Outlook for Christian
Civilization in South America
s. Perry Wilson.
Mar. 2G. Lecture at p. m. 10y Prof. C.
G. Hopkins. University OF H.
linoiS on Theories and Facts
Concerning Soil Fertility
Apr. |. Does American Law Embody
the Spirit of Jesus. DIR. W. W.
Elwang.
Apr. 5. The Position of the Educat or
in the Promotion OF Social
Uplift. DIR. \. Ross Hill.
Apr. ID. The Political Outlook in Rus
sia. DIR. I>idor Loeb
Apr. 22 The Church Odtloob in Rus
sia. Rev. NJ \. Hart.
Apr. 30. How far do the Teachings of
Socrates. ConfuciuS. Buddha
and Nohammed Agree with
the Sermon on the Mount. DIR.
W. J. Lhamon.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING.

The lecture by kiyo :. Inui of Japan
travelling secretary of the National A.
>ociati"n ri Cosmopolitan clubs. il
which Mr.. lnui showed that war talk
i iin"oi-m. and that such a war would
mean los uf loo million dollars in
trade to the United States. j. only an
instance of the work that the Co-m"-
polilan clubs are doin" at the various
universities of this country Mr. lnui
who l. Il graduate in law and economics
of the University al Michigan. laid that
differences between nations and races
are CAUSED 10y Misunderstanding and
Misrepresentation This can he illus
tIatcd by certain events that have OK
CURED al the University "f Missouri.
FIV" wears ago. twelve Egyptians came
t" the University OF Missouri They
We're the first Egyptian students ever
seen here. and were regarded al curl
"-itir- They were the cause of 80 much
comment and attention. that they finally
left for another university. Three
wears az" hi"h caste lIinl"" entered
III" cn"incriin" dcVali mrni. He like
VII" lett To 90 where il wa- not un-
usual I" have foreign students The
sam" Wa> al>" tru" though in les
degree of a number "f Philippine stu
dents who came here a few Years a-o.
I'm all of these cases the lack of re-
~prct shown thr~" students who came
Thousands of miles To get an education
al an American university. WAS clI>cd
10y misunderstanding and ignorance
When these students returned I" their
native countries. il i not hard To i'm
a@inc the feeling they entertained for
students AT the University OF Missouri.
The work al the Cosmopolitan clubs
which now have chapters at all "f the
lradin" univr, ~itic- ha- been to enable
students of different uati"nalitir~ T."
know each other better. They meet on
a common basis. and study the customs
OF each other at first hand. The plan
al the club here at the University nf
Missouri. in which the DELEGATIONS from
the various countries give entertain
mcnt> shown" national customs and
characteristics i followed bv the clubs
elsewhere. After the differences in
customs and characteristics are explain
ed away. the student whether under Il
white. yellow. or brown skin. or whcth-
or dressed in a turban. a kimona or a
tailor made suit. i found tn have the
same ideals and ambitions onr Of the
purposes nf the clubs i to promote
the arts Of peace. and cultivate inter-
national Friendships" When these for
ci"n students return tn their own coun
tries. these friendships can not but pro
mote international peace. and tend to
lessen the differences between nations. |
due To mi>under>tandin">
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

The German club met last cvcnin" in
san" Il number Of songs from Gri-" and
G"unod. Miss Woodward played Wag-
ncr> march from Tannlaeli>cr and
Traeumcrci by SchunIann on the violin.
Misses Adele and Irene Waugh rccited
Schillcr'> ''DaS Lied Won der GIocke": !:
Saengcr.' and Frederick C. Irion read an
"ri "inal story
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
ABOUT THE STORM
INAUGURAL DAY

The University Mis>ourian ha, re-
ceivcd the following statement bv Viii
lis l.. Moore chief of the United State,
Weather Bureau at Washington. ID. G.
regarding the storm of March /:
1T is not usual To answer criticism,
of the forecasts Of the Weather l;lI-
reau. but the hundreds Of press clip,
pings that have been received since
/ March I containing" adverse criticisms
OF the Bureau seem to call for this
statement from me.
are before the public every day i'm the
year. I'm the past about one predict ion
out Of each ten failed To br verified
and it may he expected that the same
ra'i" of failure will b,. maintained I'm
I'll mctr"rol"gy can bt. made what il j.
not now. an exact science.
In the ca>c "f the storm that Wis
tied Washington on the 4th of March
last. the fact j. that the disturbance
began here on the morning of the Sd.
and wa~ accurately forecast the ,iav
before. The Bureau anticipated that
the storm center would pass the Mid
die Atlantic States durn. the night OF
the Sd. and that mort Invest winds and
fallin" temperatures would leave a clear
day for the itl. The center past pre-
ci>ely a> forecast. the wind shifted and
the temperature fell. hut instead oi the
northwest wind clearin" the >kv a. it
does in nearly all CASES precipitation in
the form of snow occurred and cnntin-
ucd for twelve hours after the storm
center had past eastward. No forecast
or could fnrc-cc this. We're We to fore
east Il fall of SHOW folIowin" the pass
az OF storm ccntcr- that move from
the northwest. We would have hundreds
OF failures charged against IL. instead
nf an occasional one. for i, j. rar. that
snow falls in the Middle Atlantic
States except with the approach OF
storm from the southwest. which CAUSES
northeast winds. and it i extremely
rare that any storm in this region that
begins with rain ends with SHOW of anv
amount On the contrary.
many storms that begin IL show end
as rain
The forecast in question was maie
by one "f the most experienced fore
casters Of the Bureau and was concur
red in by all of the foreca,ter, who
were conver>ant with the conditions.
and the same forecast would h. made
today if similar conditions existed.
The forcca>ter> of the L. :. Wealth
er Bureau are the equals. if not the SUI
peri"rs. of any Others i'm the world. and
their predictions Of fr"-t-. cold waves.
Hoods. and marine storms. although
subject To error in the proportion of
about one to ten. are of such value to
he industries of the nation that if one
pf the newspapers that now so freely
.ritici>e BECAUSE two unveriti.d fore
.a>ts for the District of Columbia have
fallen on inauguration day We're to
unit from it, pages the daily preiic-
lions Of the weather it, reader, wouId |
compel 1t I" r">t"r" them. and if the |
department or Congress were to close a /
station OF the Bureau in any part Of
he United states the property inter-
'>ts would demand it. restoration Tbi.
would not be the cas-" if the hv-terical .
ibu-e that i now being INDUCED in wa.
Justified. WILLIS l.. MOORE.
Chief L. :. Weather Bureau
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
What DR.. Osler Said.

Jersey City. y. J.

What DIR. O-ler -aid was this:
The teachers life should have tilrcc
periods study until p: investigation
until 10: profession until 60. at which
time | would have him retired on Il
double allowance Whether Anthony
Trollope'> suggestion Of college and
chloroform should br carried out or not
| have hccome a little dubious. a> my
own time i Getting :" short.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
VIEWPOINTS

iThe University Missourian invites contri.
buttons. not to exceed 200 words. matters
Of University interest The name Of the
writer should accompany such letters. but will
not be printed unless desired. The Criver-
sity Mssourian does not express approval nor
'lisapproval Of these communications by print.
ing them.l
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
DECLINE OF ORATORY
IN THE UNIVERSITY
The Stephens Medal Contest Which Formerly
Packed University Chapel. Receives
Only Passing Notice Now.

! Subjection of Women completely won
over the judges. In 1879 Miss Ida
} Hayes competed for the prize ana was
given an ovation by the audience at
the close of her oration. Two of the
Judges however. decided against her
The third judge vigorously protested
against the decision and himself cave
$40 toward the purchase of suitable
prize for the young lady. \ hundred
dollars was raised and Mis- Have,
presented with watch.
As was said before interest began to
wane i'm oratOry some Wears a.o. In
1901 there was only onr contestant for
the prize In 1903 and again in l?0;
the prize went to the singh. contestant.
while in 1905 no one appeared To COM
pete for the prize. The most exciting
contest of recent times was held in 1902
when Cleveland Newton. Milton Dear
ing and John G.. Brown measured arms.
Newton and Dearin" We're debaters.
while Brown was one "f the hest de-
cIaimrr, Missouri University ever pro-
duccd The Judges after considerable
delibcration gave the prize I" Newton.
List of the Winners.
and the subjects Of the oration- are
given below:
lS6S William \. Licntz. The Def
ance of the Goths and Nandal,.@
1850 Bently II. Runyon. Modern
Rivals"
$500. L. IIouts. american Rev
erence''
IS7l-John f. Johnston. principles
and Their Defenders
ls72-George F. Davis. Those Whom
the World Call Weak"
lS73-Jerrold r. Letcher. The States
man."
lS14-Curti> B. Rollins. Success
lS1J-Arthur W. Chamberlain Il
Have Burned What | U-ed to Worship
and Worship What | U>cd 20 Burn"
1876 Miss Ella Dimmctt Ministry
of Poetry"
lSH-.I. J. Collins. The Mastery OF
Man"
lS1S-F. W. Kumpr. Let There be
Light"
ls1e-R. W. Gentry. The World
Moves
lSSo-IT. b. IIilgeman. Woman
lSSl-W. :. Towherd. Man the She
kinah.'
l>S2 Robert NJ. Cook. The Ruins OF
Time"
lSs3-Paul Alexander. William the
Silent and Free Worship"
lSSi-AIbert NJ. El>ton.
lSS5-T. l.. Rubey
lSS6-Edgar ID. Watson Individual
ity
lSS1-I>idor Loeb. Two Questions"
lSSS-Robcrt W. Barrow. ~Impcr,on-
atcd Ideas
lS>9-G. F. Iouman~. The Worlf-
Heroes
lS?o-AIi~s Mamie Coleman. "Con~id-
or the End"
lS?l-William Il. Gentry. An Am
crican Problem
1892 George w. Bruce. Dangers OF
Luxury tO the State.
1893 King Dcbord. The scholar in
the Republic
lSo4-Iamc~ W. Wright. The Prob
lem "f Our Great Cities.
lS95-II. Il. Mitchell. Tile Logic al
Current Events.
lSM-Tho>. j. Eppc>. The Growth
nj the Citizen
lS91-M. II. Pember,"n. The Ideal
1S!S-Guy \. Thompson. The Hero
pf Compromise
ls" Miss Daisy Gordon. The Sub
lection of Women
l9oo-H. W. Morgan. The Magnc-
Ii>m of Mystery
l"l-IIarry H. Smiley
1902 Cleveland \. Newton. Daniel
JCOnnell.'
l9o3-IIarold G. Thurman. The FL
iects OF War"
1904 George W. Ridgcway. The Pa
riot Priest
lW3-\ot awarded. no contestants
l"6-Oliver l.. Steele. The Golden
'ule Statesman
l901-William +. Nar,iin. William
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

Harry +. Polk. student in Journalism.
has been called home becau-e OF bu>i-
Hess engagements. AIr. Polk> parents
reside at Ilarri>onvillc Mo. He is the
owner and editor Of the Ncblin. South
Dakota Advance
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

q. VI. ki>cr. alumIu> of University Ot
Kansas. and special student in the Uni
ver>ity Of Missouri. departed for Can
by. Mo-. this mornn" ia accept Il po-
>ition Ia teacher Of agriculture and
manual training in the high school
there.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority
will give an informal dance for the Del
III Tau Delta> Saturday afternoon at
their chapter house on Hit street.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

The members of the senior metallur-
"v class of the School of Mines at
ROlla are i'm st. Louis on their annual
trip to inspect manufacturing plants.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

Mrs. Campbell Wells of Platte City
is i'm Columbia to visit her daughter.
Miss Katheryn Wells. senior in the
Teachers College high school.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

The University Dining club will give
an informal dance Friday night in the
Casino.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

DIR. Sharpe tells u- about the posi-
tive value "i doubt" but what about
the value al Il positive doubt:
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

Why is there not more interest III
or,torv at the University: This ques-
tion has been frequently asked. but 81
far no one has offered satisfactory
answer. The lack of interest Is well
shown bv reference t" the stephens
Medal contests which formerly eNcited
more interest perhaps than any other
student contest. while today they
scarcely excite passing notice.
I'm times past the stephens contest
waS looked forward to with the keen-
c.t Of interest and thronos filled the
old University chapel to listen to those
who participated. There was the most
intense rivalry between the mon LIT
erary and Athcnaean societies and TINS
fact perhaps offers one reason why IL
wa, considered an honor of the highest
sort to carry away the medal. Today
,Irbatin" j. the rage and oratory l.
ON the wane. II i not vet known
whether there will be Il contest in June.
but in all likelihood the contest. u
such it may be- called. will be quite
tame and will bc pulled Off before
empty seats unless something" is done
To arouse the interest Of the public.
Rules Governing Contest.
The funds for the awarding Of this
prize were given by Hon. James l..
Stephens in IS,i7. IIi> letter to the
Board of Curator- offering the prize is
given below:
"COLUMBIA. Mo-. March Is. 1861.
To the Board of Curator- of the Uni
vcr,ity of Missouri
"t:cntlcmcn: I'm order to encourage
the youth and encourage the general
educational Interests of our University.
| propose donating the institution $500.
the annual interest OF which | desire
awarded To the student in the senior
class who shall excel in oratory award
to DE made by parties selected by the
faculty.
This prize fund | give to the Uni
versity to remain the property thereof
long a. it remains Il school here.
I'm event of it- di-continuancc then the
$500 10 revert I" me or my heirs. |
enclose herewith my note. properly
stamped. for $500. bcarin" ten per cent
interest per annlIm from the first day
or July. l>67. interest on which | will
meet annually durin" my life At my
death | desire Your treasurer To collect
the note out Of my estate. and loan it
at interest. secured by deed of trust
or mort gag" on real estate. The inter-
est I" bc collected annually by Your
treasurer. Il part of which to be in |
vested in some valuable work which |
shall have Tor it, object the mainte- |
nance and advancement of the Christian |
religion. the remainder in II valuable |
medal. such IL the president of the |
University may Designate both of |
which To he given to the student of
''' ''i''i 'i">> 'Nc'iii!H III oralorN.
Should it meet the appreciation of
the faculty ! would he pleased to have
he exhibition for the prize on the first
Ncdnc~day in May "f each session and
he award then made To he presented
+" successful orator on succeeding com
mrncrment day. All regulations nece>
>ary t" the fuliiilment of the purpoSe
If this prize. not herein stipulated. |
cave under the superintendent of the
rhetorical professor.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
NOTES

Assembly dance will be given Friday
night. March 26. at Entertainment hall.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23

serious, a loss this Is appears when it
are Young men from l6 to 2l years old.
and not professional bcggar>.
/ Some estimate the army of tramp> in
the United States | million. but more
careful authorities would not place the
/ figure above quarter to a half mil
lion. How To get this vast army back
to useful labor j. the important ques-
tion that New York desires to solve.
/ Mr. Kelly. who has studied the Euro
pean system, OF agricultural colonial
! ton j. convinced that some such plan
would he successful in America. Switz
erland again leads the way. In that
country all vagrant- are detained and
sent I" the tramp farm at Wilzyl.
where they are set to work by day and
locked in cells at night supplied with
beds and electric light. After Il period
OF good bchavior> they are sent to an
other colony where they are allowed to
eat with their employers. and are given
small wages. In the latter colony the
tramp may work till he finds other en-
rl"ymcnt He il not under guard.
\ bill will he introduced in the New
York legislature a>kin" that three colo
nic~ he established All vayrant> and
drunkard> are to lr sent to one or the
at her of these farms. where they may
work for small compensation at
truck gardening. until independent
work j. found for them Those who try
I" escape will be sent To States prison.
The attempt to reclaim 80 great Il mass
al worthless men will he watched care
fully by the people ri America.
Some French manufacturers have re-
rrivcd letters from two civil engineers.
"l" in the \ p and the other in the
Caucasus mountains. asking for plans
and costs nf the construction and de-
livery "f arr"plamr~. The roads in
those Regions are impa->able most "f
the wear 81 these men are considering
the u-c "f ilyin" mae hines. VIII"
thought that il would come 81 soon.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-23
JAMES l.. STEPHENS
Boone County Boy First Winner.

ON motion of Hon. L. VI. Lawson.
an aumnu> OF the institution. and now
prominent banker in New York. the
"Ift was accepted and in May. 1865.
the first contest wa~ held and won bv
William \. Lientz. Boone county boy.
Many interesting" things nave happen-
ed III connection with the contests. At
first only seniors in the Academic De-
parlmcnt were admitted and in 1873.
l.. NJ. Switzler. a LAWYER of Columbia.
and Shannon Douglass. a LAWYER of
Kansas City. We're excluded from the
contest because they We're seniors in
the Law Department. The han against
the other departments wa> not removed
until lS''2. when owing to the fact that
only one contestant had entered. sen
l"r> from the other departments were
allowed t" enter. y senior lawyer that
year carried away the prize.
The Union Literary society won the
medal with such remarkable freouencv
~ 'iidt II f"kttl Ike their rivals
the Athenaean>. We're hopples,Iy ont
cla>,ed. The first six winner, w.r.
members OF that society. 1t remained
for Curtis i. Rollins of Columbia. a re-
cent appolntee to the Board of Cur,-
tors Of the University. to break the
spell and win the priz- for the Atbe-
naean>. That was in lS.l.
Girl Wins the Medal.
In 1876 the University girls seemed
IN the ascendant in oratorv and ,b,
prHe went to Mis-, Ella Dimmctt An
"ther Young woman. Mis-. AIdricb
would have been a close connection Inn,
Tor the fact that she wa. ruleJ o,,,
beng valedict"rian and ineligible. Tb.
next woman to win tn" prize was Mis-,
coleman in l>o. The last woman ,o
I've successful WAS Mi>, Gordon. a Roop.
county Trl. whose Grafton on The
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12
Won BUELOw IS ATTACKED.
German Chancellor Blamed for lmpe'
vial IpIiscrrtiOnS.

A severe attack on Chancellor Won
Buelow and a defense of
William in connection with the aIIesc"
imperial indiscrctions last year IS on
tanned in a book by Rudolph Mdr'li'
Herr Martin waD formerly attacheo 70
department of the interior and Is sara
to be supported by a considerable par,
ty at court as q part OF an ors"H'I0"
pIan to force Won Buelow out OF oiAoe'
Herr Martin gives expression 10 Hh'"S
sensational assertions against filh07
Won Ruelow, whom he accuses OF MIS-
directing the emperor, c6pcclalIy III
the matter Of the interview puDilsheu
in the London Daily Telegraph. lie
declares this interview was prepare"
under Prince Won 3uclOW's nstructlohS
and the prince, after it's perusal, t"Id
his majesty it could be puollshcu'
Then when the crisis arose after us
publication the prince advised the EN-
neror to cave Berlin during the "Hclt'
ing debates in the reiChstag.