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New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

intellectual and moral weakness and dependence,
rather than those of strength and self-relance.
People are beginning TO resent the assumption
that it is necessary for man to be unproductive
so many years before acquiring the final polish of
what we call higher education, and just there is
where the danger to the college lies You see, in
the United States three institutons-secondary
school, college and university-do the work which
is done in Germany and France by two-second
ary school and university. Colleges which insist
four years of work for the A. b. degree are
learning more and more that the young men who
want professional training are inclined to go
directly from the secondary schools into the uni
versites which do not require college degree
for admission, while the majority of youths des-
tined for business career feel that as between
four-year college course and no college at all they
must take the latter. This situation of affairs
begets a strong tendency TO eliminate the college
entirely from our American scheme Of education.
ELIMINATION OF COLLEGE WOULD BE
SORRY MOVE.
"The total elimination Of the college however
would be consummation much 10 be regretted
The college is peculiar TO our national system of
education, and is certainly It's most Characteristic
feature. II breaks the eharp transition which Is
noticeable In Europe between the close
veillance and prescribed order Of the secondary
school and the absolute freedom Of the university
It's Of liberal study comes Just at the time
in the life Of the student to do him the most
good, to open and Inform his intelligence and to
refine and strengthen his character. Its student
life, social opportunities and athletic sports are
all additional elements Of usefulness and of
strength
'For these reasons and others II ought to be
preserved as part Of our educational system and
so adjusted to the social and educational cond.-
tions Of the time that college training may be
an essential part Of the higher education of
American, whether he is destined to professional
career TO a business occupation Clearly, if
the college lie not adjusted il will lose its pres
tige and place Of honor in American life and
perhaps eventually disappear entirely to the great
damage Of our whole educational system.
an nv opinion. the first step toward this ad-
justment is to reduce the usual four-year course.
For some time have advocated establishing a
two-year course in Columbia College and accept
ing the satisfactory completion of this course
equivalent scholarship tested by examination. for
admission to the technical and professional schools
Of Columbia University
Il believe that this proposal is the wsest course
for American univor. .ies generally to pursue.
Any other policy will later destroy the
American college and give US at least one genera
tion Of either undereducated or wastefully edu-
Gated professional holding university degrees.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
THE DEMOLIsHING OF CERTAIN BARRIER!
AT COLUMBIA

Dr. Butler here went on to explain what had
been done to give the framework of the currcu-
lum at Columbia greater fexibility by breaking
down the wall between college and graduate
schools, so that, for instance, a man might take
three years in the college and then enter the law
school, getting his A. b. degree after year in the
law school, which would make his fourth year at
Columbia
THE result of this increased elasticity at CO.
umbia," said Dr. Butler, 'is that are getting
an entirely class of boys at Columbia. In
stead of the scons Of the blueblooded families of
New York, who are now going to Yale,
Princeton and other colleges, with the old-fash-
ioned rigid, four-year system, we are getting
poor boys from the West and South, and from
the questionable parts Of this city-boys who
come here primarily to get an education rather
than q certain social The families Of
these boys often make tremendous sacrifices to
send the- chosen representatives through college,
and, consequently. these young men want to grad
uate and become sef-supporting as quickly as
possible ! venture to say that there is more OF
an atmosphere of work at Columbia than at any
other college in America The experience of Chi
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

average age Of entrance and we'll launched
on their professional careers at about the age
at which students graduate. The same is no
doubt true of other American colleges.
at is also matter Of common observation that
the average age of graduation from college in
America is considerably higher than 1t is abroad.
The reason Is plain enough, though many good
people seem to overlook it. The bachelors degree
in France, the Zeugniss der Rese in Germany and
the ordinary degrees in course conferred by
the English and Scottish universities about
par with what the bachelors degree would be
In this country after the course had been cut to
two years"
would not such a shortened course lack much
asked the noted educator.
"By no means, by no meansl" he replied vehe-
mently at would have the compressed meat Of
the present four-year course and it would take
something Of the defnteness and purpose
which In many cases the rapid developments of
recent years have removed from undergraduate
study; for remember that everything would be
done to make such q two years course as valua-
Bile possible both for intellectual character
training and for the development of character.
The student would be a gamer, not loser by
the change"
l hazarded the further objection that thus TO
pack the work Of four years into two might give
the student mental indigestion.
"There Is that danger. II Is true" said DR..
Butler, "but"-and here he raised himself in his
chair and spoke with slow emphasis-"did you
ever stop to think Of the time that Is wasted
under the present system?
Furthermore. the end Of sophomore year cor
responds to pretty real dividing line In boys
life. II is about the time that 6 boy In Europe
goes to the university And in this country many
boys who aim at a business career go to college
with the deliberate intention of dropping out after
a year or two, feeling that while they cannot
spare the time for the full course they would like
TO get some of the advantages that college train
ing affords.
"Under the plan proposed college would have
a body of students who taking the shortened
course of two years in preparation for a technical
and professional course In university, and a
second group who had thought OF subsequent
professional work The latter group would be
and highly desirable class of students made
up largely of earnest young seeking wider
and thorough scholarly training than the
preparatory school offer, but unable to put
four years into that aim. The result would in
dubitably be an increase In the college enrolment
and alignment of the American college to meet
present day needs and to perform the greatest
social service"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
Rv GREGORY MASON.

VERY wealthy and very widely known
Chicago business man few years ago
issued gratuitous pronunoiamento to
80. f,~.o 20 tha aH,. :, that q
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

"HE second largest business in the United
States has been so poorly managed that
two Of It's most important departments
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
THE PEOPLES RULE LEAGUE.

The Peoples Rule League, organ
lied during the closing days of the
Legislature. is absolutely non -parti-
san and non-factional 1t was or
ganized for the purpose of making
an aggressive campaign in favor of
the initiative and referendum, a
constitutional amendment for which
will be submitted to the voters of
the State at the November election.
In this campaign the League will
follow the Pauline example of
"this one thing | do.
The list of members contains the
names of some of the most promi-
nent men in Mississippi. Their
Democracy is unquestioned; some
belong to one faction, some to an
other, and some to neither, but
they have united in this League for
the purpose of advancing in MISS
issippi principle which they be-
lieve to be vital to good COVER
ment. These men believe just as
strongly in representative govern
ment as they eysr did. but they
also believe that the initiative and
referendum will be check to hold
their representatives in the path of
duty.
The League will begin an active
educational campaign at an early
day, and will not cease its efforts
until the Initiative and referendum
amendment is made a part Of our
State constitution.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
BASsFIELD's BANK FAILURE.
Love, Harris and Hill to Investigate
Affairs Of Institution.

Hattiesburg, Miss. Councillor
Sheehi has appointed Leon Tyrone
of Prentiss. receiver for the de-
funct Peoples Bank of BassfieId,
and Mr.. Tyrone at once took charge
of the movable assets of the bank
and transferred them to Prentiss.
Learning that such action had
been taken, s. s. Harris. of the
board of state bank examiners,
who Is in this city. went at once to
BassfieId to look into the matter.
He found that the assets had been
moved. and returned here last
night and Bank Examiner Love.
accompanied by State Bank Com
missioner Hill. went to Bassiield
Saturday TO investigate the matter
Under the new law all failed or
insolvent banks are subject to the
custody and care of the bank exam
iners, and when receivers are ap-
pointed it must be upon the request
of the examiner in charge, AS the
state bank law was enacted SO re-
Gently it will take the public some
months to learn the provisions OF
the law in the case Of bank failures
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
WHAT DIPPING HAS DONE
IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI

A telegram from EllisviIle says
that Monday was the first dipping
day here, and over five hundred of
cattle we're brought in On the
cattle brought in thus far only two
ticks were found. "
Notwithstanding this positive
demonstration of what dipping will
do. in the very section in which
ElIisville is located, there existed
up to a very short while ago a
sentiment of antagonism to dipping
watts. The dipping vat has made it
possible for Mississippi to develop
the cattle raising business to one
of its principal industries as well
as one of its most profitable.
Before the institution of the
dipping vat Mississippi cattle were
denied the privilege of shipment to
other points where Texas fever" "
the direct result of ticks. did not
exist, Today Mississippi cattle
produced in that portion of the
State freed from quarantine re-
strictions, are shipped to all the
big cattle markets and command
the highest prices
More money is being made today
on cattle in this State than ever
was made with the same outlay of
capital and labor in the production
of cotton, and a great deal more
pleasure is being gotten out of life
on the farm.
Cotton raising is a monotonous
life, a humdrum existence, and
holds little inviting to the farmer
boy to remain upon the farm.
Stock raising presents variety of
phases. There is something new
to be learned Of it every way it is
inviting, attractive and enticing.
Every man prides himself in the
possession Of fine horse, a splen-
did COW or priZe-wiEning pig.
Stock raising creates a spirit of
rivalry among neighborhood farm
ers and stimulates an effort to ex-
eel. At the same time while a
source of pleasure it is also one of
profit, and the farmer who once
deserts cotton for stock raising has
little desire to go back to his old
love. -Clarion-Ledger.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
WHAT US. WOULD
HAVE TO DO TO WIN

Do you know what the invasion
of Mexico would mean? Do you
know what ground we might have
to cover? Do you know the vast
ness of the territory in which Mex
ico's half-civiilzed armies could
play hlde-and-seek and conduct
year of guerilla warfare? The
country to whose coast we have
sent our navy and into which we
may send our army is bigger than
the states Of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont. Massachusetts,.
Connecticut, Rhode Island. New
York. Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Maryland. Delaware, Ohio. West
Virginia, indiana. Michigan. Wis
consin, Illinois, Kentucky. Tennes-
see, Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina. Alabama and Miss
issippi combined. In other words
Mexico is bigger than all the states
east of the Mississippi river, Geor-
gia and Florida excepted. In still
other terms, it is twice as big a
territory as that in which our Civil
war was fought. It would be no
small task to fight an army at home
in SO vast an expanse of land as
this -Ex.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
STATE AUToMOBILE TAX TAGS.
State Auditor Orders Big Lot and
Privilege Taxes Must Be
Paid in May.

Jackson. April 80 State Audi
tor Duncan L Thompson has made
a contract for a supply of automo-
bile anu motorcycle tags. which
will be given to owners of such We.
hicles when they step up to the
counter next month and pay their
taxes on their machines under the
new automobile and motorcycle tax
law, providing for SO cents per
horse power year.
The auditor ordered 5000 pairs
of aluminium tags for automobiles
aud 500 for motorcycles. The num-
bers will be prominent. so that
they can be easily distinguished.
The new automobile tax law pro-
vldes for a privilege tax ef 3
cents per horse power per month.
The former automobile tax law
was declared unconstitutional by
the supreme court, which held that
the taxes paid we're in the nature
of fees.
The new law is somewhat similar
to that of California. recently de-
clared constitutional in that state.
Next month the collection of auto
taxes will begin. For this year
automobile and motorcycle owners
will have to pay on only eight
twelfths of the year. the tax rum
ming from May first to January
first. On the first Of next year the
tax must be paid for twelve
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
Most Important Office, Citizenship

i am not bound to win, but !
am bound to be true. | am not
bound to succeed. but am bound
to live up to what light / have.
| must stand with anybody that
stands right; stand with him while
he is right. and part with him
when he goes wrong Abraham
Lincoln.
'Old Abe" said lots of good
things in his day, but he never
said a better thing or laid down a
safer criterion or set up a higher
standard than the above. IL we
would all adopt that high standard.
and live up to it. there would be a
vast Improvement in our public
affairs. We too often think il il
more important to win than to be
right, and we too often hold on to
a thing that we know is wrong
rather than take little back
water and acknowledge the error.
The most important Office in the
government of Republic is that Of
citizenship; and if every man
would meet bis Individual RESPONSE.
bility with unfiinchinR courage and
perform his duties with unswervinR
loyalty to the right, as he has light
to see 1t. our public affairs would
always be ii safe hands. Southern
Sentinel Ripley
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
Revenue Agent for rs Years at Jack.
son Successor Appointed.

Mr. WirtAdams, revenue agent of
the State Of Mississippi for twenty
eight years died at the Baptist
Hospital at Jackson April 25. one
week after an operation for ap-
pendicitIs.
The State Capitol was closed and
draped in mourning in memory OF
the official life of Mr. Adams. He
was a member of the Episcopal
church. a Mason, knight Templar,
Shriner. knight of Pythias and
Odd Fellow.
j. G. Johnston. of Coahoma. the
Governor home county, has been
appointed by Gov. Brewer to sue
ceed Mr.. Aeams as revenue agent.
The appolntee is cashier of the
Bank of Friar's Point and for sew
eraI years was deputy State Audl-
tor.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL.

VI
Charles R. Pendleton, editor and
main owner of the Macon (Ga. J
Telegraph, whose death occurred
several days ago. wrote on immor-
tally. as follows:
Because our natural eyes cannot
see through the veil of matter
around US. cannot follow with our
petty vision the determining
end shall we say that SO
wonderful an existence as we know
the human mind to be is acci-
dentally created by an accidental
force to be snuffed out after a few
days and is no more?
"A materialist looking with a
microscope into flesh for the soul,
finds only the vestment. the cover
Ing or shell which passes away.
Man is made of two parts, in
ternal and external, or of that
which is prior or first. and posterior
or last That which is prior is
spiritual and that which is posterior
is natural. The one is the cause
the other the elfect-interior and
exterior. The interior is the
powerful moving cause just as the
unseen electric currents are the
moving cause in material wires
not seen with the natural eye, but
the demonstration of it in effect is
wonderful, visible, overpowering
That which is prior, or first. con-
trolls. impels.
1t is the internal man that wills
and thinks; it is the external man
that speaks and acts. The internal
reaches inward and upward; the
external downward and outward
At death we simply cast off the
outward and still live in the in
ward, We become invisible to the
outward life left behind because
the inward plane Is distinct and
above the outward, just as the air
in which the birds fly is distinct
and above the soil in which the
mole burrows. The butterfly after
it crawls out of the chrysalis below
lives and flies in the air above.
Man in the super or plane above is
more real and substantial than in
the plane below.
Perhaps the mole would not
believe in message from the
birds. just as Edison does not be-
lieve the message from the inner
ur upper life; but we have those
messages nevertheless. and they are
as true and real as the bird life is
true and real. although unknown
to the mole. As the external life
is fashioned here. SO the internal
life is positioned there"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
MQORE'S AUDIT OF commercial BANKS
BOOKS FROM NOV. Is. 1872. TO CLOSING
Summary Of Document Filed With Chancellor Failure to Withdrawal
Of Funds by Bank Of Franklin Excessive Loans and Oyerdats
We're Opposed by Messrs. l. and David Cohn

it is my opinion that the bank
should have either charged off
some of this paper to Profit & Loss
account from time to time, or have
created a reserve for bad debts and
shown on their books. They did,
however. maintain large surplus
and undivided profits account,
which of course wonld take care of
the losses raising from bad debts in
the ordinary course of business.
wish to call your attention to
the fact that r. NJ Nalty was al
lowed to increase his overdraft
from So. 1904 between the dates
of Dec. 16. 1913. and Jan. 5, 1914,
after the executive committee had
disapproved of same and ordered
that it be not increased. also call
your attention to the fact that Mr..
L. Cohn voted against the loan to
this party. The Noodle and Beck
er loans were voted against by Mr..
l.. Cohn also
On minute book of the executive
committee under date of July 20,
1913, you will see a report Of Mr..
David Cohn, member of the audit
ing committee, protesting against
the loans to Mr.. F. F. Becker, Mrs.
NJ. Z. Becker aud j. j. Phillips.
1t seems that Messrs Louis and
David Cohn were not in sympathy
with the rather liberal policy of
the bank as regards the loaning of
money. as is evidenced by the min.
ute books of the bank.
1t seems that the immediate
cause of the suspension of business
Of the bank was the withdrawal of
its deposit by the Bank of Franklin
between the 3rd and 5th of Janu-
ary, 1914, and the inability of the
bank to secure funds to maintain
its cash reserve. The Withdrawals
by the Bank of Franklin were as
follows: Jan. 8. 1914, withdrawal
$S7. .235. .43; Jan. 5, withdrawal.
$26, ,20l.8l; withdrawal, $8l0.80;
total. $64, ,248. .04; Jan. 3. 1914, de.
posit $744.96, transfer; net. $63.-
5O9.35.
In the matter of the road bonds
sold to and borrowed from Mr..
Ferd v. Becker. this matter is
shown on page IL Of this report. l
treated these bonds ss property of
the bank and his account as a liza
biIity.
On the page at the beginning of
this report l have set up an index
to the various exhibits attached
and brief explanation of each.
By reference to the index and the
exhibits. you may obtain full in
formation as to the matters covered
by my audit. that have not been
previously shown by the schedule
nled which is to be taken as part
of this report.
Very respectfully yours.
CHAS. j. MOORE.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-02
A BROKEN HEARTED MAN
Canton Bank President Goes to Sol
diers' Home Wishes for His
End to Come.

L. Foote, president Of the de-
funct Mississippi State Bank at
Canton, has turned over to the re-
ceiyers deeds converting all of his
real and personal property to the
institution. leaving self and family
penniless.
In pathetic letter addressed to
the depositors. the former presi-
dent. who for thirty years was one
of the leading financiers of the
state, he states he is going to seek
refuge in the soldiers home at
Hampton, Va. ID order that he can
give to his wife his meagre pension
of SIS per month for her support
The receivers agree to allow Mr..
Foot $50 per month for support out
of the income of his property until
it can be sold for benefit of the
banks creditors.
Physicians state that Mr.. Foot
is in a critical physical condition,
and fear that he can survive but q
short time After the closing of
the bauk he went to his home in
Canton and did not appear on the
streets until the day of his depart
ure for the soldiers home. Five
years ago his personal fortune was
estimated at half million dollars.
The letter written by Mr.. Foot
to the depositors of the wrecked
bank follows:
To the Depositors of Mississippi
State Bank: | have done you no
wrong Intentionally nor have ! re-
ceived from the bank nor the
Mississippi Company or Canton
Oil Mill Company. one dollar more
than is justly due me-in fact have
received no salary from the bank
for eighteen months and from the
two companies only portion of my
salaries In the past year.
No matter what the auditor has
already reported or will report in
the future, none of your funds have
been used for my personal benefit;
every transaction as far as | am
concerned, has been one solely for
your benefit and not for mine.
l have erred greatly in judg-
ment, freely acknowledge, but
have done not an immoral act. 1t
is an unwritten law that when a
bank closes its doors. its president
goes down with it, SO | have given
you all of my property, the accum-
ulation of so years, for my old age.
[ can do no more. ! wish | could.
go to a soldiers home, so that
| may give to my wife my pitiful
pension of SIS per month. | have
the satisfaction of knowing that in
the 81 years that | have lived in
your midst. that have done some
good for the people of my county
hope in my new home to recov.
er my broken spirit and humilia-
tion, but not the strength of my
body long for my eternal rest.
LAWRENCE FOOT.