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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25
THE DAY OF THE "OLD GRAD"

THE DAY OF THE "OLD GRAD"
1t always is great time
Saturday when the "eighty-sevens"
and the 'ninety-fvers" and the
"cught-ones" get together on the
campus. There was flow
of rem iniscence and a rush of old
memories and a carnival of hand
shaking such as was never seen here
Don't you think the campus a fitting
place for it all?
Time was, and you do not have to
go back father than twelve months
to find it, when this scene used to
take place in the hurely-burely of a
crowded hotel lobby.
Have you seen Bill Smith of "91 -
asks one old grad. OF course you
hadn't seen him unless by chance be-
cause Kansas City is a pretty big
place in which to hunt a man, espec-
tally on a Missouri-Kansas game day
That is one reason why the alumni
ought to take to the new plan of play
ing the traditional game at home.
But what about the "off" year?
1t won't do to break the continuity.
Why not shove the Nebraska game a
little farther down the season, and
have our reunions here on years
when Missouri plays Kansas at Law
renee? 1t doesn't do to forget the
alumni. Sometimes We need them
badly, particularly when a mill tax
campaign or other issue is at stake.
Then, too, all the students here now
expect to become members of the
alumni some day and it will seem
mighty fine to get together once each
year and live over college days.
So, hooray for the old grad! Let
thing to eat and a chance to sit on the
mounds or out under the trees and
talk it all over with a bunch that he
us give him place to sleep and some
hasn't seen for "steen" years.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25
THE LATCH STRING is OUT.

The gates to Columbia are wide
open, the keys to the city are turned
over to the visitors. There is only
one thing that our guests may not
have without a fight, and that is the
football game on Rollins Field.
Welcome the visitors! Columbia's
streets are thronged with the wearers
of the red and the blue as we'll as
those of the Old Gold and Black.
Alumni of both Missouri and Kan
sas, from struggling young lawyers
and doctors of last springs class. to
the prosperous banker or merchant
from the class of "umpty ump" are
here. Friends of the two schools
from far and near are here. There
may be some among the throngs
who were attracted through curiosi-
ty, who came merely to see "a" game
instead of ''the" game.
For the first time the sepulchral
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, X. u" will
re-echo from the bluffs along the
Hinkson. Louder still will be heard
the cry of "Mizzoo, Mizzoo. Mizzoo-
Rah" or the throat splitting volume
OF the New Yell" 1t is a great
day in Columbia's history
Every student and every Colum-
bian should take a personal interest
in seeing that no act of discourtesy
CT rowdyism occurs to mar the
day or bring discredit on the Univer-
sity or the town Let us remember
that it is not the Commercial Club
nor the University faculty that is
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25
Evolution of College Girl

The theory of evolution is the hub
around which revolves all higher
education. But it sounds SO high
bIowed and Joftily intellectual that
one would hardly look for in college
girls boarding house. Nevertheless
each house is four years course in
evolution, from the Freshman to the
senior. The two are as distinct from
each other and from the intervening
classes as man and the monkey.
though this simile is used because of
it's aptness only in the evolutive
metaphor.
The four classes, freshman, sopho-
more. junior and senior, can usually
be found in every college girls board
ing house and the initiated can spot
them from afar. Take a peep into
the rooms on the second floor. Some
OIL them are what is called 'typically
college" by the outsider. The walls
are covered with pennants from ev-
cry university under the sun. Pict-
ures in brilliant colors of football
scenes and so on fill up the inter-
stices. The dressers are loaded with
photographs and toilet things"
Chatting dishes, cups and saucers with
chocolate stains on them, half eaten
apples, and clothes everywhere.
These are freshmen rooms.
On up the scale the rooms become
barer and more bare. The seniors
room is a nuns cell as far as adorn-
ment is concerned. She has got over
the delight she once felt in pennants
and pictures. To her a room is a
place to sleep, keep ones clothes and
study in.
At night the girls boarding house
really makes up. 1t is characteristic
of the freshman that she is always
hungry, and about IL o'clock she
can't stand it any longer. Then the
savory fumes of fudge, welsh rabbit.
canned pork and beans. pickles and
weiners float through the house, ac-
cOmpanied by general rejoicing in
high sopranos. The indignant chap
eron in her rooms below turns of the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25
SURVEYING AMONG THE BEARS
Former Student Tells of His Exper.
fence in the Mountains.

Former Student Tells of His Exper-
fence in the Mountains.
H. E. Perkins, who was q student
in the School of Law last year is
back in Columbia for the Kansas
game. Mr.. Perkins has been in north
west Montana with a government
land survey party from Pittsburs.
Mo-, from the middle of May until
November s.
The party worked from twenty to
forty miles from a railroad all the
time. They crossed the mountains in
the spring while the snow was still
on. in a pack train. The snow was
2 to feet deep and frozen hard
enough to hold a man up, but not a
horse. The men in the party had
to go on ahead to break the snow in
fer the horses. Part of the way they
had to use the railroad track for a
trail. On one side of the track was
a river. on the other a bluff. When
they met train they had to beat the
horses off into the water and wade
i" themselves.
The members of the party killed a
bear and caught a cub on their way.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

ity to put the what We have. we'll
hold" doctrine into practice! There
are some at least who argue that way.
The morning of Thanksgiving finds
men of all desires at the ranges. This
man wants to win another silver
spoon to complete his set. That man
carefully adjusting his sight wants to
keep up the average that may win
him the governOr-general's salver
which goes to the best "shOt" in each
club. Still another man wants to
have try for cup offered by local
newspaper. Then there are men who
may applaud in gentle way long
succession of bulls by a favOrite, oc-
casiOnally try a shot, when no regular
perhaps, the provincial shoot at Hall
fax Everybody wants to see what
he can do to the target. Even some
of the women that come out of curl
osity or to watch the scores that they
may applaud in a gentle way along
succession of bulls by a favorite Oc-
casiOnal try shot, when no regular
match is in progress, on the invita-
tion of some one generous enough to
fOrego the pleasure himself. When a
woman is firing the men stand back.
They say they do so to get better
view of the range.
The firing usually continues all
day. Teams compete; clubs compete.
Some fire without a word of COM
ment. Here though, is Cockney. He
takes his rifle and lies down to show
the bystanders low e shot bloomin'
hostrich in Hafrica." Here is the
Scotchman who says after each shot
and before the result has been sig
nailed, AYE, but l think yon yum IL
no be there" Then there is the fell
low who has been once at Aldershot
where the Nova Scotian militia drills
each fall for two weeks. He talks
necessarily about three O'Clock
wind" the angle of pennants in the
breeze" and Trajectory" His
friends say that while at Aldershot he
was more interested in raiding An
napolis apple orchards than in ac-
quiring the fundamentals of good
craftsmanship. The rifle range re-
veals many traits of character.
Evening comes and match that
has been in progress all the after
noon is near an end. The last two
men are at the six-hundred-yard fir
ing pit. The scores are nearly equal.
A crowd gathers near the men. No
body speaks. The Cockney and AL
dershot man are restless with desire
to offer suggestions. They keep si-
lent however, for to offer suggestions
to man who is firing is against club
etiquette. Smiles or glum faces tell
the success of each shot. The inter-
est is too intense and sustained for
Canadian nature to allow of a cheer.
The last shot is fired. Every eye is
en- the target. 1t goes down into the
trench. A disc, the signal of the
score, comes up. The vanquished
shakes hands with the victor. There
is some talk of how John Macdonald
did not make enough allowance for
wind, of how Hugh Sutherland had
his elevation wrong, of how Peter
Graham held his elbow too straight
under his rifle when he shot. The
crowd disperses. Turkeys no. al
ready done justice to get thei, due
share of attention. Thanksgiv ng is
over.
H. J. Mex
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

lights for moment as warning;
the sophomore turns over sleepily in
bed and wonders why she doesn't
care about that sort of thing any
more. The junior wakes up and
gIumbles at the noise and the senior
digs frantic fingers in her ears then
humps once more over her book.
She was freshman once and
didn't study, now she is a sadder and
a wiser person for she must make up
for that riotous year If she wants to
graduate.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25
PICTURES BY NOTED ARTIST;
" alter Nj. Clutes' Paintings Appca
to Evf rvbOdy.

" alter NJ. Clutes' Paintings Appeal
to Ev, rvbOdy.
In the present exhibit in the Art
Museum is the diversity of subjects
Artists from various parts of the
United States are represented. The
exhibition also affC DIS opportunity
to get acquainted will two American
artists, Adam Emory Albright and
Walter Marshall Clute.
All have favorites among pictures
just as among people aud books. but
Mr.. Clute's pictures pOrtraying
American home life appeal to every
body. All have for ,heir setting diff
ferent parts of an artistic American
home. The living room. the libra
ry, the bedroom, s-ld a large porch
with an enchantinT visits of shrubs,
trees and rolling ,ountry, are hand
led with skill. \ :. Clute's wife and
child are his mo els. In his The
Child in the House" the radian:
morning sunshine IS pouring in al
the bedroom window. The child, al
most dressed for breakfast, is
snatching last rOmp on the bed
springs. The mother is sitting on
the edge of the bed, with its old
fashioned patchwork quilt, enjoys it
all to the full and yet realizes it is
high time to be dressed and at
breakfast.
Sunday afternoon, November 20.
at o'clock NJ. c. Carr will talk On
the paintings in the present exhibi-
ton
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

DR.. w. P. Cutler, state food and
dairy commissioner, told the st. Louis
club women that dogs and cats. as
pets were more dangerous than rats
as conveyors of animal-culae. If We
kill off "Shep" and "Tabby" We will
still have the Missouri mule and the
Tigers. Neither will stand much pet
ting
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25
On The Canadian Rifle Range

Time was when Thanksgiving
Day in Nova Scotia was almost a Sun
day. Women. children and men
dressed up and went to church, where
they sat in hard, high-backed Presby-
terian pews while the stern old
preacher expanded, repeated, brought
to ''tenthly" some two-hour text on
the unthankfulness of man in view
of the gracious bounty of the Giver
of ALL"
Times have changed. Now the
preachers audience on Thanksgiving
Day is less the reluctant men and
many of the women. The pews are
mostly empty, even though they are
nicely rounded, cushioned and COM
Portable. The old conventional
Thanksgiving is gone. Thursday it.
self has been displaced by the more
convenient Monday. There are those
among the older people who say that
Mondays chief claim to convenience
lies in the fact that the day before is
a good day in which to clean rifles.
There may be some truth, too, in that
contention, for the rifle has to a large
extent replaced the preacher as a
means of affording Nova Scotians
Thanksgiving entertainment.
This predominance of the rifle in
the Nova Scotian, indeed in the Can
adian Thanksgiving is due to a pol
icy of the Canadian government. The
Canadian government believes that a
straight bullet is worth more in act
ual warfare than a straight back.
Canadian may not make much of q
showing on parade, but If many a
poor BOer who felt piece of nickel
whizz through his liver could speak,
he would affirm the governments
opinion.
With the straight bullet idea in
mind the Canadian government has
distributed throughout the country
thousands of rifles - Ross rifles,
strictly modern, Canadian, single mo-
tiOn, straight pull bolts; record hold
ers at the empires target grounds at
Bisley. Rifle clubs have been formed
from Halifax to Vancouver, half the
expenses borne by the Canadian gov
ernment, ammunition furnished at a
nominal cost. The country is decor
ated with pennants and each pennant
stands beside firing pit. piece of
turf where the rifleman lies to shoot.
Iii front of the firing pits are trench
es where targets dance up and down;
and bulls, inners. magpies, cutters and
misses are signalled to show the
progress of nation getting real,
genuine sport out of the grim work
of preparing to meet it's fellow ma
tions if the sad necessity should be
such, with the quick, sharp bark of a
modern rifle.
The rifle club was popular from the
first. Boys now devise means of
bringing their ages up to eighteen
that they may experience the sensa-
tion of waiting those breathless sec
onds till the disc comes that tells Of
the skill with which they have
placed the last shot. Foreigners hold
up their right hand and swear allie
glance to British king and British
laws that they may handle a British
rife on a British range. The rife
club has brought a new factor to
Canadian social and national life.
And what better day than Thanksgiv-
ing, when the harvest is gathered in,
to spend day in acquiring the abil-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

playing host to the guests-it is ey-
cry student and every Columbian,
and the duty should be shared equal
ly and fully.
WelcOme-and come again.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25
THANKSGIVING AND ITS ORIGIN

The fourth Thursday in November
Is usually set apart for Thanksgiving
by proclamation of the President and
the governors of the various states.
The day, as everyone knows, is OBJ
served with religious worship in the
churches. and in New England, more
as an occasion for family reunion.
The Pilgrims set apart a day for
thanksgiving after their first har-
vest In 1921; the Massachusetts, Bay
Colony for the first time in 1880, and
frequently thereafter until about
1880, when it became an annual fes-
tival with them; Connecticut set
apart the day as early as 1889 and
annually after 1647. The Dutch in
New Netherlands appointed a day for
giving thanks in 1644 and occas-
ionally thereafter.
During the War of Independence,
Congress took the matter in hand
and appointed one or more thanks
giving days a year, except in 1777,
each time recommending to the exc
cutives of the various states the OBJ
servance of these days. Later, Pres
ident Washington appointed a day
OF thanksgiving, on Thursday, No
vember 26, 1889, and appointed
another in 1895. President Madison,
in response to resolutions by Con-
gress set apart a day for thanksgiv-
ing at the close of the War of 1912.
While in New York one was annually
appointed by the governor from
1917.
In some Of the Southern States
there was opposition to the obser-
vance of the day, on the ground that
j. was a "relic of Puritanic bigotry."
but in 1858 proclamations appoint
ing a day of thanksgiving were is
sued by the governors of twenty-five
states and two territories. BY this
time the idea was we'll fixed in the
minds of the people, so President
Lincoln appointed the fourth Thurs
day in November, 1864, and since
that time each President has annu-
ally followed his example.
1t is fitting that We should cele-
brate Thanksgiving as was intended
by our forefathers. We in Columbia
shall be able to keep the spirit of the
day this year more than ever before,
because there is no football game on
that day, as has been the custom.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

The event Saturday was not
merely a contest of football. 1t has
broadened out to be a contest of
good fellowship and courtesy as we'll.
IL is just as important that We beat
Kansas at that.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

Romans 1920. Therefore e
thine enemy hunger, feed him; if
he thirst, give him drink; for in so
doing thou shalt heap Goals of fire
en- his head" This text somewhat
softened can well be given a timely
turn
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

The whipping post has come back
in Maryland, after a half century of
disuse. AS it's first victim is to be a
wife beater, the suffragettes should
take courage.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25
Here's a Place to Get Sandwiches.

The Y. w. C. A. girls will serve
sandwiches and coffee on the porch of
the Geology Building today. This is
the only place on the campus where
any refreshments will be served.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

WANTED.-By University girls,
vo rooms furnished for light house
;:eping. Address H. care of Missou-
ian. St.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

FOR RENT-Room and board for
Toys; SIG a month.-S1I College av.
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LOST-Ladies watch. open face
with fob. Phone 81S-White.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

WANTED.-White woman or girl
to nurse small child. References re-
quired. Telephone 10 Black.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25
Want Advertisements

LOST.-Three tickets to Kansas
game in Section A, Row 4, 8, 3 and
10. Suitable reward for their return
to COS Sanford, or phone 5S4-Greel.
II. Underwood.
GIRL STUDENT wants to work for
board and room. CSC Green. -
LOST-A gentleman's gold watch.
closed face. Return to d. e. Hud-
son, room %. Lowry Hall. Liberal
reward.
ROOM TO RENT elegant fur
hished room, also room mate to take
aalf of room. Call SIT. So. 9Th.
FOR RENT-Well furnished room
IN modern house. 6O2 Seventh street
Phone 53S White.
FOR RENT-Three nice front
rooms for boys. Block from campus.
With or without meals. TIC Mis-
sCuri ave.
ROOM and board for two boys.
Mrs. Wheat. I'll Missouri avenue.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-25

LOST-Somewhere between West
mount and the Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning a silver belt pin.
Return to Missourian office.
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GIRL STUDENT wants to work for
board and room. CSC Green. .
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FOR RENT.-Two furnished
rooms in modern house. Board OF
light housekeeping. IL South 9th
street. Phone 74S Green.
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WANTED.-Studen to pay SO
q month and do a little work for
good rom and board.-811 College
Ave.
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ROOM and board for two boys
Mrs. Wheat. I'll Missouri avenue.
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FOR RENT-Well furnished room
IN modern house, 602 Seventh street
Phone 538 White.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-12
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-12
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE

LAXATIVE BROMO-QUINlNE, re,
moves the cause. Used the world over
to- cure cold in one day. Z. w.
GROWS signature on each box. Made
By
PARIS MEDICINE CO.. Saint Louis U. S. A
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-12
WANTS
SITUATIONS WANTED.

BY experienced young man with
knowledge Of Shorthand and type.
writing, a position as junior clerk
or Office assistant, Speaks English
Japanese and Portuguese. Adj
dress, Tel. No. 235t.
4S23-3t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-12

SALES Between Boards. 40 Oahu
Sug Co., $2G.25; Oahu sug. Co.
$2G.25; 20 Eva, $3.50; Is Eva,
$3.50; 10 Eva, $3.50; Pioneer,
$3.50.
Session Sales: 25 Olaa, 81; Olaa
81; 80 Olaa 81; 80 Olaa 81 50 Olaa,
$1 40 Olaa, 81; 80 Olaa 81.
Latest sugar quotation 361 cents or
$72.20 per ton.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-12

The members of the Holo Ala +
walking club have planned moon
light tramp for Saturday evening.
They will meet at the end of the Ka-
lihi carline at half past four, Supper
will be served and afterwards comes
tramp over the hills in the vicinity
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-12
P. H, BURNETTE

P. H. BURNETTE
Com'r. Of Deeds for California ans
New York; NOTARY PUBLIC
Grant Marriage Licenses; Draw
Mortgages. Deeds, Bills Of Sale
Leases, Wills. Etc. Attorney fos thu
District Courts. 70 MERCHANT eT
HONOLULU. PHONE 1910.