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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28

sineers and Farmers or a few Acad-
eE.s. They agreed on the officers and
then the word was passed around SO
everyone would have the tip at the
mass meeting.
hnd woe unto the man who refused
20 vote with his division, 1t was not
un.sual for bunch to drag out a
bolter after a meeting aud paddle him
as the SophOmOres do the freshmen.
| One time an Engineer voted for his
girl, who was the Academ candidate
for secretary, and after the meeting
he got his punishment
But now politics are carried on diff
ferently. Everyone has a chance. 1t
is required that the candidates
names be printed in The University
Missourian a month before the elec-
ton. This is the primary. There is
no chance for anyone to move the
nominations be closed" as was for
merly done.
The election is held on the first Fri
day in every April for the succeeding
year. All electing is done by ballot.
A voting precinct is opened in each
divisions buildings and the University
women have separate precinct in
Academic Hall. The elections are
held by the student officers in each
division and are counted by a faculty
adviser
Electioneering is a good part of the
election day program. 1t even starts
week or so ahead and it is nothing
unusual to see the candidates and
their friends mixing around among
the students like regular politicians.
The election last year grew quite
warm before it was settled. 1t took
two elections to decide who was to be
the president. After the first count
it was found that no one had a ma
1ority, SO another election was called
for the next Friday to decide which
OF the leaders should have the office |
The other officers for the all-stu-
dent organization are vice-president,
secretary-treasurer and a councilman
for each division.
This system has been used here
since the students resolved on this
manner of election on February 13
1911. 1t has proved to be the best
method of selecting real leaders and
1t is believed its success will in time
bring about change in the manner
Of electing the officers in the different
divisions. +
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28

men excluding the freshmen. Acacis
stands highest among the fraternities
The others appear in the followin,
order: Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta
Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Nu, P
Kappa Alpha. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Phi Kappa Psi, Delta Tau Delta
Kappa Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega
Sigma Chi and Kappa Sigma.
The sororities, on the other hand
not only have fallen 2.3 per cent be-
low the record for the first semester
of 19l1-1912. but are per cent below
the non-sorority women excluding
freshmen. In justice to them. how
ever. let it be said that they, never
theless, rank per cent above the
fraternities, this being about the same
difference as is shown between the
men and women of the University
Delta Gamma heads the list of social
sOrorities, being the only one that
ranks above the non-sorority stu
dents. The other sororities in order
of rank are: Kappa Alpha Theta,
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Phi and
Pi Beta Phi.
Pi Lambda Theta. the only honor
airy sorority. has an average of Ill,
which is lower than that of Alpha
Zeta. ranking highest among the hon
orary fraternities. The honorary fra
ternities in the order of their rank
are Alpha Zeta, Phi Delta Phi, Tau
Beta Pi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Delta
Kappa, Kappa Tau Alpha. Delta Theta
Sigma, Phi Alpha Delta. Phi Beta Pi
and Eta Kappa MI.
Four boarding clus Farm House,
Dana Press Club, Jefferson Club and
Joplin Club-are considered in the
report. The Farm House stands first
with a percentage almost equal to the
hOonrary fraternities. The Dana
Press Club is second with 81.
The report contains many facts
which are of interest to every student
in the University and it should be
studied in its entirety.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
A BEAUTY COURSE FOR GIRLS.

A beauty" course has been started
for the girls in the Topeka. Kan
High School, The class has no con-
nection with the art department and
no paints are used in the laboratory
work. 1t is not a study of the origin,
composition and use of cosmetics.
This class seems to be formed for
the study of what might be called the
science of good taste in dress.
Unfortunately all girls are not born
beautiful. To some it may seem that
it is sad oversight of Providence
that a number of them are such that
it is necessary to describe them with
that cruel word, homely. Again, it is
not possible for all persons to have
a natural good taste in choosing
things to wear to make them attrac-
tive. This ability may be acquired.
The purpose of the course at Topeka
is to teach what is the most attractive
coiffure and the most sensible dress
for each girl to select for herself.
No doubt this course will tell the
fat girls how to appear less corpu-
ent; how the slender ones may seem
not So lean and how red hair may be
arranged to give a charming sunset
effect.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
Echoes of Yesterday.
Five Years Ago.

Mrs. Irwin Switzler was brought to
Columbia and placed in the Parker
Memorial Hospital to recuperate from
injuries received in a railroad wreck
seven miles from Centralia Other
Columbians who were on the wrecked
train were Mrs. ]. S. Branham, Mrs
Martha Willis and Frank Allen.
The gas company was suing the
University on a $1,000 gas bill which
the University authorities refused to
pay. The case was brought up to
test the city ordinance which restrict
ed the maximum gas rate to $1.50. The
University had been charged higher
rate
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
THE COAL QUESTION.

The coming of winter brings bach
the question of coal supply. Last
year during the very coolest period
Columbia was in the face of a coal
famine, and the people here don
want the experience repeated. How
to avoid such conditions is question
of Importance and concern.
Each year, it seems, there is more
difficulty in supplying the coal needs
of the community. and dealers say
that the prospects for ample coal de-
livery this year are not encouraging.
The cause for this is always car
shortage There is plenty of coal at
the mines but the railroads will not
deliver it.
Columbia buys most of its coal from
the Illinois mines. This, however is
not because Missouri hasn't a large
coal supply. Boone County, in fact.
has coal which, if mined, would more
than supply the county. But the Illi-
nois coal. that is the most of it, is
generally considered of better quail
ity. The mines operated here are
smaller and the means of shipping
from these mines are also inadequate
This fact together with the delays
caused in shipping from distance
helps to explain the conditions that
arise here. The facts that many peo-
pie do not buy their winters supply
at a time when it can be delivered
and that dealers do not have bins to
keep on hand at all times a large
stock, must also be considered.
The Commercial Club last winter
considered furthering a project to
build an electric road to some of the
mines in this county, looking forward
to a solution of the local coal prob
lem. This. however. has not been
carried through. Such road, if
built, would lead to coal supply that
would not be exhausted in a number
of years, and to mines which have
promise of development
If the mining industry in Boone
County could be developed so as to
produce better and larger quantities
of coal and if transportation facili-
ties could be provided, it would seem
that the danger of local coal famines
would be lessened. But under pres
ent conditions. persons mindful of the
future buy their coal when it is plen-
tiful They are then on the safe side |
and besides they buy at lower price
than when the supply is small. Fur
thermore. they make less possible
repetition of last winters experience.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
ELECTIONS AT NJ. u.

"A student election at the Univer-
sity of Missouri is a mass meeting
where the Engineers and Farmers try
to Eluff the Academs out of the STU
dent Offices by making lot of noise. "
This is the definition as given by one
who was in school several Years ago.
Does it recall to you Mr.. Alumnus,
the elections when you attended the
University?
The choosing of the leaders at that
time was not really done at the mass
l2eeting or by all the students. 1t
was generally arranged in some STU
dents room by \ small caucus of En-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
Ten Years Ago.

A movement was started to sell
stock in proposed electric railway
DR.. ]. C. Jones was named by the
curators as the delegate to the South
ern Educational Association which
was to meet at Oxford, Miss.
The University Club was formed by
professors, alumni and others to pro-
mote a feeling of friendship among
those interested in the University.
Rooms were rented above Stones
Hall.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
WHAT THE STATISTICS TELL.

Statistics are generally dry read
ing For this reason, it is doubtful if
the report made recently by the COM
mittee on statistics of the University
has been given the consideration it
deserves. In it's comparisons of the
different fraternities, clubs, classes
and departments with reference to
scholarship standings, and in compar-
ing the non-fraternity students with
the fraternity students. the non-soror-
ity women with the sorority women,
the athletic with the non-athletic, the
women with the men students, it pre-
sents many interesting facts.
Especially to the University athletes
does the report pay splenL-d tribute
1t shows that the men in all classes
of athletics-football, baseball, track
and tennis-rank above the men in
the University, who do not take part
in college games The football men,
who stand highest in the classes of
athletes. rank 3.5 per cent above the
average of the men of the University.
The Varsity baseball and track men
also rank above the average. But in
the case of tennis. the class men rank
above the Varsity men and also above
the average for the men of the Uni
versity. There were. however. only
three or four Varsity tennis men.
The fraternity men are also compli-
mented by the report in that it shows
for them an improvement of IL per
cent over that given in the report of
the semester previous. However, they
still rank below the non-fraternity
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28

present them here on screens as he
was doing.
The Rev. Joseph r. Gray and Miss
Flora Rollins were married. After
the marriage ceremony the couple de-
parted for Nashville. Tenn.
The Methodist and Presbyterian
women announced that they would
serve dinner on election day. They
expected large crowd to be in town.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER 'MENACE''
Periodicals Received by Historical Society are
Stored in Every Available Space, Even the
Elevator Shaft in Academic Hail.

Few know there is an elevator
shaft in Academic Hall and fewel
still know the unique purpose fol
which it is used. 1t is filled up tC
the first landing with newspaper.
boxed and leady for the bindert. The
rooms set aside for the State Histori
cal Library has proved too small tC
hold the constant influx of newspa-
pers and when every other available
space in Academic Hall had been
/ filled with them. the elevator shaft
came in for its share.
! Il expect to see il filled to tn.
dome, if our appropriation does not
increase soon,' said Floyd Shoe
maker, assistant librarian of the His
torical Society. :"
Both sides of the basement corridor
are also lined with boxed newspapers.
There are 1.5OO unbound Missouri pa
pers now on hand, though 695 vol
umes have come from the bindery this
month. The newspapers come in at
the rate of 1000 volumes a year.
The newspapers form the most i'm
portant department of the Historical
Library, says Mr. Shoemaker. Three
basement rooms are devoted to them,
one for metropolitan newspapers, one
for county and the other for St. Louis
papers. A large part of the reading
room is devoted to them besides the
office where the papers are received.
The library contains 5000 bound vol
umes of newspapers and these consti-
tute 80 per cent of the books that are
not duplicates.
The Historical Society receives reg
ularly 600 different publications from
Missouri. About thirty of these are
dailies. The mail is dumped into a
large bin in the so-called postoffice.
and from this the papers are sorted
out and filed Around the bin are
pigeon holes like those in a postotfice.
On one side of the room the county
papers are filed, on the other side the
city papers. and at each end of the
rooms the pigeon holes are for mag
azines. The newspapers are put into
the pigeon holes each day and at the
end of a month they are checked to
see that there are no missing num-
bers. They are then tied into vol
umes and tagged. The name of the
newspaper, the place of publication
and the dates included are on the tag.
The issues for two years are used for
one volume of county newspaper,
six months for the small daily and
one month for the city daily. II any
numbers of paper are missing, a
card is sent to the editor asking for
those numbers. An average of 200
cards a month are sent out for this
purpose.
When the newspapers are all
checked and tied into volumes, they
are packed and divided into those
which must be bound Immediately and
those which can wait for a few years. |
The most important county and city |
papers are sent first. They are sent
to J. w. Tate in Moberly to be bound. |
When they come back, they are taken
to the basement of Academic Hall,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
catalogued and stamped.

The old newspaper files are kept
upstairs in the reading room because
they are used most by students and
reporters The current files are in
the basement. These date from 1899.
The old files. some of them already
in bound volumes, were donated by
different individuals. The oldest Mis-
souri, papers extend back to 1919.
The Oldest is the Boon's Lick Ad-
vertiser and Intelligencer, which was
published at Old Franklin in Howard
County about a mile from what is
now known as New Franklin. The
Columbia Statesman is really con-
tinuation of this old paper, though it
has changed names three times and
the place of publication has been
changed twice. 1t is the Oldest news
paper west of the Mississippi outside
of St. Louis. There are other old
papers from Jefferson City. Boonville.
Glasgow, Macon City, Columbia, Sa-
vannah. St. Louis, Memphis. Hunts
vile, Richmond and other smaller
places.
In all these are not more than 1000
volumes of these old newspapers and
some of them are in bad condition.
Mr.. Shoemaker says the pages of
some of them are so worn that unless
some method of preservation can be
found soon, public use of them will
be prohibited.
These old newspapers are especially
hard to get and most of them have
no duplicates. They constitute one
fifth of the papers in the library The
intrinsic value of the bound volumes
in the Historical Library has been es-
timated at $4,000 and Mr. Shoemaker
says it is impossible to estimate their
practical value. Two law suits have
been settled in the last two years by
looking up legal notices in the old
papers. They are also used for his
tcrical reference, to look up biograph-
ical sketches, to trace different Dolit-
ical, religious or social movements
and more than anything else they
are used by reporters in getting the
news of five. ten or twenty years ago
and in studying comparative journal |
ism.
Very few of either old or current !
could ever be replaced if
lost now. Mr.. Shoemaker says that /
he knows of no other department that |
would lose more by fire than the
of newspapers in the His
torical Society. They contain the
most complete records of the import
ant happenings in the state, and in
many cases the only record of events
The greatest criticism which can now
be made is that the Historical Lii
brary is not in a fireproof building.
The Missouri State Historical So
ciety was established in 1899. thir-
teen years ago. and has grown rap
dly in other departments as we'll as
IN the newspaper department. The
need for new library has been
'u leH Sc lnq '9mos Gq psz!uSoosI
1efinite movement has been made 4,
oward obtaining it. 81.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
Twenty Years Ago.

The library received $1,000 worth
of new books which were placed on
the shelves.
The professors proposed a series of
lectures to the football team. It was
thought the lectures would be largely
attended.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-28
Thirty Years Ago.

President Bryant Of Christian Col
lege used a magnifying lantern to IL
lustrate his lectures to the students.
The pictures had been take in Egypt
and it was considered great feat to
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WANTED

WANTED
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near the city limits of nice town m
Wabash. Will trade for Columbi,
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WANTED-At once, good gentle
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-10-18
Mrs. Yates Passes Away

Mrs. Eudora Abbott Yates, aged &C
years, died st hsr home in Harrison
burg, Monday morning at 4 O'Clock
following an illness of four months
from tuberculosis.
Mrs. Yates, previous to her mar
riage was Miss Hudson, OF Gull
pepper county. Forty-one years ago
, she was married to Mr. P. L. Yates
and for a number of years they re-
sided on farm in Culpepper county
alter which they moved to Wood
stock where Mr.. Yates was engaged
in mercantile business until ten
years ago when they moved to Har-
risonburg, where MIR. Yates and his
son Lynwood are widely known live
stock dealers.
Beside her husband she is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. j. Grove
Kneisley, of this place and one son
Lynwood Yates. of Harrisonburg,
one brother Mr.. William Mason Hud-
son and sister Mrs. A. J. Yates,
both of Culpepper.
Mrs. Yates has been a faithful
member of the Baptist church for
fifty-two years. She was prominently
connected in all lines of church work.
During the years that Mrs. Yates
resided in this place she made for
herself many friends who have heard
with sorrow of her death.
Funeral services were held on Tues
day afternoon at O'Clock from the
family residence, the services were
conducted by her pastor, Rev. George
F. Cook assisted by DR.. Charles
Manly, of Lexington, and DR., B. F.
Wilson, of the Presbyterian church.
Iuterment was made il Woodbine
cemetery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-10-18
TOWN

Rev. jacob McInturf and wife yisi.
ted his uncle Benz. McInturff. ReY.
McIaturff has accepted the pastor OF
Qurgenhill, New Jersey.
w. P. Fahnestock left for Wash.
ingtoh on business trip.
Paul NJ. F. Shaver who is attend.
|ing school at the S. C. l.. Dayton
was home from Friday until Monday
Ed. J. CARRIER, OF New Hope, who
held series of meetings Eat Val
| ley Pike church for the past two weeks
concluded the services on Sunday
aight.
W. A. Yew, wife and son, we're her,
from Thursday of last week until MOI
day. having been called here b,
the death of Russell P. Bat serman
Capt. Yew is B. ~ o. conductor ant
has been in the employ of that COM
pany for the last 10 years.
Mrs. Lemuel Rite nour, of Sever
Fountains, and Mrs. Lorenza Riten
our visited at the home of Harry
Ritenour from Thursday until Mon
day.
]. M. Whitmire, of Pleasant Val
| ley, Rockingham county, has rented
the Maurertown Mills from the pro-
prietor G. w. Hedrick, who has In
lterests In Florida, which demands his
attention.
Mr.. Whitmore the present proprietc I
has beer in the milling business for
ia years and brings with him letter
of commendation of that OF an honest
gentlemen and our people can expect
at his hands the proper and honest
treatment. He will, and is prepared
to pay the top prices for wheat aud
sell feed at the price that any farmer
or any other person, can get it for.
Our people will we feel sure aid this
our home mill. This gentlemen has
q signed contract with a Tennessee
company for 300 barrels of -four pei
month -