The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-03-19
Bates County Student on M. U.
Debating Team.

debating team met the debating team
Of the University Of Colorado at Bould
er, Colorado, last year, James Pendel
ton Smith Of Butler was one Of thu
debaters. Missouri won.
When the debating team meet
another University this spring prab'
ably the University Of Texas, Mr..
Smith viii again be the leader, for he
has made the squad and recently was
chosen one Of the three leaders in the
final. tryout. He is one Of the Bates
County students who has made good
at the University Of Missouri at Col
umbia.
MIR. Smith is a senior in the School
of Law. He received the A. B. de-
gree from William Jewell College be-
fore entering the state university.
Recently he passed the examination
for the Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford
University England, but was not sue
cessful in the final selection.
He is a memberof Delta Sigma Rho,
honorary debating fraternity, in also
of Phi Alpha Delta, the honorary law
fraternity. In the honorary frater-
mites, high scholarship is the basis Of
selection. Mr.. Smith is also men,
Der of the M. S. U. Debating Society.
His brother, Gardner Smith, is jun
ior in the College of Arts and Science
and is good student. He may-take
law after getting his A. B. degree.
Miss Eula Weeks of Butler is an as
sistant instructor in mathematics in
the University and agraduate student.
Before entering the University she
was a student at Bryn Mawr College.
She received the degrees of A. B. and
B. S. in Education in the University
of Missouri in 1908 and A. M. in 1909,
Volney McFadden of Butler is the
picture man of the University. When
ever there is.a football game or a
Student stunt Of any sort, Mr.. McFad-
den is there with his camera. He
makes post cards and sells them to
the stores that handle supplies for
students. In this way he made all
his expenses at the University. Mr..
McFadden is a senior in the School Of
Law. Last year he received his A.
B. degree in the College Of Arts and
Science. He is treasurer of the AID
Club, a club composed of representa-
tives from all the county, state and
sectional clubs in the University. Re.
Gently he was on a committee Of the
club in charge Of their annual stunt
to raise funds for advertising the Uni
versity. This is his sixth year in the
University.
Miss Helen Chastain of Butler is a
in the College of Arts and
Science. She is taking special work
in domestic science. Everett r.
Deweese Of Butler is a junior. He is
taking work in both the College of
Arts and Science and the School of
Medicine. He is member of Phi
Beta Pi, the honorary medical frater-
1ity. He formally worked in the
Parker Memorial Hospital, which
serves as clinic for the students in
he School of Medicine.
Alex E. Snider of Butler is junior
n the College of Arts and Science and
s taking some work in the School of
Journalism He is a member of the
Dana Press Club and the University
I'd Club.
F. w. Atkeson of Butler is asopho-
more in the College of Agriculture.
)fred jackson of Butler is a sopho-
more in the College of Arts and
;cience. He intends to enter the
;chool of Law. He is a member of
he Dana Press Club. r. M. Shelton
I Butler is a freshman in. the College
I Arts and Science. He plays in the
University Cadet Band and also in
he University orchestra. He has or
anized an orchestra of students which
lays for various entertainments, by ]
vhich means the members earn part
their expense while in the Univer-
ty.
Luther Fry Of Rich Hill is a senior
the School Of Journalism. He is
part Of bis time as proof '
sader at the E. w. Stephens Pub
shing Company in Columbia. He is t