University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-10
Unique Traditions at NJ. u.

anu n,aueu the assembly 0reSseu a:
farmers, IN Ovei ans anu jumpers. Tns
next year Iney uecIued TO give thell
INST county fair.
hecent,y the fair has assumed
large proportions. More than oUOt
peUpIe atIenued last year and en-
ioyed the long pike" with us min
streI shows and "Darkers" for tnt
slde shows. TINS stunt costs the stu
dents about $l,4O which is maut
back by paid admissions anC
small charges OF one Cen
/ for admission to the shows. Mer
numerous other attractions of like
nature furnish amusement. At nign1
grand carnival is held and much
fun is had throwing confetti and Wis.
iting shows.
Another stunt that attracts a great
dc al of attention at the University OF
Missouri is the celebration of st. Pat
rick's day by the School of Engineer
ing. 1t was in the spring of 1903
that the words Erin go Bragh" were
translated to mean "St. Patrick was
an Engineer" The word was spread
throughout the school and great
preparations We're made to celebrate
March II in honor of the saint.
On this day the Engineers all make
c holiday and hold a big parade in
honor of their patron saint. The
seniors in their caps and gowns all
kiss the blarney stone and are dub
bed Knights of St. Patrick by the
cid saint himself who is always pres
ent in his flowing green robe and car
rying the original transit.
The night before St. Patrick's day
the engineers are busy on the quad
rangle and the next morning some
mighty feat of engineering skill
is always presented to the
gaze of the other departments. In
the parade are large floats represent
ing some of the engineers work. Last
year the senior class had a large can
tilever crane the junior class a huge
slide rule, the sophomore class a large
chemical retOrt and the freshman
class a complete model of a locomo-
tive and tender. After the ceremon-
les of clubbing the seniors Knights
of St.Patrick are over, a grand d.know-
tow" in which all the classes unite
in kissing the ground, is held.
The stunt of the School of Journal
ism consists of giving a short news
paper play and publishing a yellow
extra" This extra shows what the
students of the school are taught
not to do. 1t fairly screams with SEN
sationalism.
The School of Law has an annual
mock trial. At this trial the profes-
sOrs of the department come in for
good-natured roasting" and the STU
dents that have made themselves no.
torious get Drowned to a crisp. The
students who take part in the trial
study their parts for weeks and
weeks. The persons that they are
to represent in the trial are watched
and every little mannerism is noted
down and gone over in rehearshals.
The School of Education gives
scme kind of school play each Year.
Usually country school is depicted.
The students dress as children and
the foolish questions that they ask
Of the teacher would put Goldburg
and his famous foolish questions to
shame. This stunt was organized in
the fall of 1908. In that year the
school house of Sleepy Hollow was
presided over by the shade of Icha-
bod Crane
The Academic students find if hard |
% get together on a department
stunt. Several years ago they gave /
what was known as the Hegira. but !
ately this has been abandoned.
Several other minor stunts might
'e mentioned, the majority of which
ire common to all universities. The
mes named are unique at the Uniyer-
lty of Missouri, and are among the
lrst things that the admiring parents
lear about when the freshman wr;tes