University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-06-07
THIS YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY.

A new spirit developed at the Uni
versity of Missouri this year which
presages Ii great future for the in
stitution. This spirit developed among
both the students and the faculty 1t
was observed in all OF the activities
OF the University Athletics, student
sentiment, student discipline, the stan
dards of the school, unified effort OF
students and faculty TO make this
University one OF the greatest in the
Middle West-all OF these things show
the effect of the new spirit Students
and faculty have striven many years
to accomplish that which they have
done this year 1t is one step toward
a Greater University which will never
be lost.
This spirit was first apparent last
fall during the football season. All
OF the students worked together to
make the athletic victory success
They stood behind the Tigers. There
were no knockers Everybody
worked for the best interests of the
school. The spirit did not end with
the football season. In the words OF
President Hill, the new spirit would
have lived whether we won or lost"
1t was apparent in basketball, base
ball, and track.
The Ad club, which was organized
last fall, is an example of the mani
festation of this new spirit This club
is composed OF the presidents of all
the County clubs at the University.
Its purpose is to advertise the Uni
versity in order to promote the best
interests Of the school. The work of
this club did much to enlarge the
enrolment. Many new students were
induced to come to the University
Many people, all over the State of
Missouri, have learned, for the first
time, what the University of Mis-
souri, is and what it does.
Student discipline at the University
also has been more pronounced. A
student senate, working in conjunc-
ton with the Discipline Committee,
preserved better student discipline
among the students. These two
bodies considered breaches of the Uni
versity's rules. They eliminated from
the University such students as were
unsuitable and incompetent. They
did much to preserve harmony among
the students and still closer harmony
between students and faculty. In this
way the standards of the institution
have been raised and the school has
been greatly benefited
When the presidency of the Uni
versity of Minnesota was offered to
DIR. A. Ross Hill, president of the Uni
versity, it seemed for a while that the
institution was in grave danger. 1t
was feared that it would be impossible
to get another president who had the
complete understanding of the needs
and form of government which the in
stitution required Students and fac
ulty worked to retain DR.. Hill. Their
efforts were rewarded. Although a
much larger salary was offered, the
president would not accept the offer
from Minnesota. This also brought
about more determined effort toward
unity in the University.
The University has grown. 1t re-
quires larger appropriation for oper-
alton. Class-rooms are crowded More
buildings should be erected to accom-
modate the three thousand students.
The faculty is composed of some of
the best instructors in America. yet
they are paid salaries which ap-
pear beggardly when compared with
the salaries paid in other state in
stitutions. Thus the necessity for a
fixed allowance for the University was
clearly demonstrated. In order to
meet this, petitions are being circu-
lated over the state, which, if the nee
essary number of names are secured |