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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25
COLUMBIA, "THE CITY
BEAUTIFUL" is RESULT
OF YEARS or LABOR

Mid the hills of old Missouri a; the
satcway of the West. :. lnGs our dear old
Alma Mater and Columbia In pio-
ncer days Daniel Boone travcrsed this
very country: others came with and be-
hind him. embarrassed their tired horses.
and unloaded their wagon-trains 90 stay.
They did not think of establishing az
educational center then-ihcy merely
wanted a settlement :hat shoul;! grow
and progress and that they could cal
home. And 50. the result of years of
life and labor in Columbia. the City
Beautiful. harboring within her Limits ed
ucation and business.
Out on Providence road. fertile fields
and pastures greet the eve after the road
has wound through hilly. wooded sec
lion and over IIinkson Greek Rolling
pastures dotted with cattle and sheep.
present in spring. pictures like those the,
There are no trees except few clumps
must have inspired Millions ''L'Allegro.'
that grow around farm houses. and the
vide expanse of sky that comes down
10 meet the hills is unbroken.
One farm house along the way is sur.
rounded by extremely tall ccdars whose
branches begin growing two-ihirds OF the
| way up the trunk. With lhile imaGna
ton one can look at them and be in the
tropics where the tall palms are like, UNI
brellas and the trunks are s.raiSin .fnd
| symmetrical.
In winter the cedars defy the barren
ness around them and fling their fragrant
greenness unafraid. The rolling hill:
about them. covered with snow. forms {
picture of surprising beauy, contrast
| ing strangely with the fields of deaC
cornstalks across the road.
East Broadway. if followed seSfa
hours. leads to ST. Louis. but the irav
cler seldom wants 20 follow that road o
pastoral beauty to the madening crowd,
Of the city. When the Hinkson Is crossec
again. the scenes change 10 farms. farm
houses and barns. with sheep. cattle, ano
fowls making the landscape live an,
move before ones eyes. And if on'
should stay all day on the road. some
times plunging into the clumps Of wood
that every now and then appear. unit
late afternoon, the sunset could be seel
from a high place. painting the ives
with beauty and slowly fading, int
night. Then the night sounds woul'
come.-crickeis, frogs. and the stirrin!
Of barnyard animals. making the still
ness more still and whispering thai tn
world sleeps.
Mid the hills of old Missouri at ,h'
gateway Of the west, stands our dear old
Alma Nater-and Columbia, the Git,
Beautiful.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25
Motorized Library Does Great
Service to People of Indiana

! demand for books has been SO great that
| it has been almost impossible to satisfy
both the city and the country, as we
were no. expecting and not well enough
prepared for the voracious appetite for
reading matter which We created.
Our library car is called 'Parnassus'
after Christopher Morley's book, Par
nassus on Wheels 1t is a very interest.
ing little book. about book peddling. We
use an old fashioned dinner bell TO call
our patrons. this being more effective
than the horn. One side of the car is used
for adult and the other for children's
books. We carry about 800 books on
the shelves and extra fiction and juvenile
books inside Fiction is in greater de-
mand, but We also circulate books on
farming. travel. history, literature, mu.
sic. and Bible literature We carry fairy
stories and bear stories for the younger
children and have introduced many
youthful readers TO Little Women. Tom
Sawyer, and PinOchiO. One great adj
vantage Of our system TO the rural pa
irons is that there are no fines attached
to books charged to she library auto
cards.
The Indian Library Commission is
irving to push the country library idea
as are many other states. Ii is much
better to have strong central library.
where decent salaries are paid. than so
many small libraries. barely alive, and
of not much use in the community. The
Indiana Librarians are very much inter-
csted in our work.
Our car now regularly visits almost
800 homes and has about l.5OO patrons.
the circulation running from 100 to $50
per run. 1t is the most Interesting Ii
brary work We have ever done and We
hope all of Indiana may have similar
service in the near future.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25
GRADE CROSSINGS

The Bureau of public roads, of the
United States Department OF Agriculture.
has decided 10 eliminate grade crossings
Tn the hard-surfaccd roads which are Ia
be- built under the federal-aid highway
system. This i a wise move indeed. a.
-iLce the coming of the automobile. the
Geaih toll at grade crossings has reached
an enormous figure each year.
In as many cases as practically possible
the roads are 10 run parallel TO the rail
road tracks. instead of crossing and re
crossing many times unnecessary as Is
row cften the case. When it becomes
necessary for a road TO cross a railroad
track 4 bridge or an under-pass is to be
built.
Statistics show that 1886 lives were
lost and that 1904 persons were injured
in the niied States at grade crossings
during the three years ending with 1920
In many cases the accidents were due IL
the motorists trying to bea, the speeding
train 10 the crossing, and in others to oh
siruciions preventing the motorists from
seeing the oncoming trains.
Wheateyer be the cause, every effor
should be made TO reduce the grade cross
ing death toll. 1t would not be practic
able to station 4 watchman at every cross
ing. Nor can trains be expected 10 SLOW
down and stop at each highway inier-sec
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25
WANTED: AUTOMATIC
DEVICE TO GET THE
TRUNK SAFELY HOME

The things that seem to worry most
of the students as the end of the term
comes are not the examinations, term pa
pers and grades but whether or not there
is time to get all the little odd jobs done
and to put their belongings in trunk in
time to catch the first train for home.
The method of packing seems TO be uni
versal. As one boy said. Il put the trunk
on two chairs and then get in the middle
of the room and throw
Girls make use OF the same system and
it is matter of perfect Indifference to
them if a tents racket or a pair of old
shoes lands on top of the best evening
dress. Hats are mercilessly squashed
beneath the dozens Of letters that must be
saved and even water-cOlors are thrown
in with little regard for the spot which
they occupy. But one girl has solved the
problem by keeping her trunk packed
all year.
After the trunk has been forced shut
it may have TO be roped so it won't burst
open before it reaches home and that
means search for the rope One student
had to buy a new one because the land
lady's children made swing out of the
old one That may be the explanation Of
the fact that the swing broke twice.
Checking the baggage is a problem for
some of the students. One girl called a
transfer company and gave explicit direc-
tions where and when 10 send for her
trunk. A few minutes later the telephone
rang and feminine voice inquired,
Where did that lady want her trunk sent,
the Katy OF the Wabash?" And. not so
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25
Stately, Sedate Colums Turn
Gay Reporter Into Pensive Mood

part of the very first building on this
campus. We formed an imposing en-
trance to that building and We looked
aown upon n small artificial lake stretch.
ing out short distance from our base.
Where your own Neff Hall now stands
there WIS an observatory, and 1t and the
administration building were known as the
University of Missouri.
But before others were built. great
fire in 90 destroyed all of the main build
ing but its columns. six of Us. who stand
today representing the old Tiger spirit
which knows no complete failure.
THE fire started in the auditorium
where al entertainment was in progress.
Its origin was in the ceiling, and on ac-
count of its inaccessibility could not be
controlled until too late TO save the build.
ing. All through the scOrtching. binding
heat We stood cracking and baking but
determined TO stand-and VIC have stood,
he added with pride. until we have at
tanned the honor of being interviewed by
4 Miss0urian reporter.
But wait, my young friend. there :
still another story that you might find
interesting Do you notice how the ivy
climbs in varying degrees of thickness
upon our cylindrical figures? And had
YOU ever thought why? There were six
professors here in our young days. they
say, whose characters and dispositions We
assumed The ivy loves those of us who
are sweet and kind and so clings and
grows and gives of its beauty until all
who see rejoice and are glad. But it
grows sparingly on those whose lives are
sour and bitter leaving :heir bare staieli
ness to burn. to chill. to wear away with
any wind that blows.
And that's life. isn't Ii. young man? Ii
clothes any loving character with beauty
that clings and grows but it bares any
blighted character to adsersity and pain
well that's ALL he said smiling down
Upon the reporter who had become so alb
sorbed that he hadn't taken a single note,
except this-when you write the story
don't mention which one of us told it,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25
FROM NJ. L. FESTIVAL $3.50
Women's Student Government As
sociatiOn Clears That Amount.

The proceeds from the annual Spring
Festival. which was held by the Women 5
Student Government Association at i:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon around the
columns amounted to $3.50. The expenses
were between $50 and 500. The asso-
ciation will clear at least 500.
The money will be used TO send Miss
Florence Mesner. newly elected president
Of University women and Miss Mary
Houk, past president Of University women.
10 the national Student Government Asso-
cia,ion convention. which will be held in
| Ithaca. n. Y, May 5, 6, Z.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25
".JOINERS"

Columbians are good ''joiners. Thr.
teen fra;ernal orders have Local organi-
za,ions in Columbia. besides the Masons.
These organizations take the form oi
clubs. lodges. and insurance orders. The
aggregating membership of all these or
dcrs exceeds $500. or about one-half of
the number of taxpayers in Columbia.
''Joiners manifest true Americanism.
Three outstanding principles ptrvade the
national spirit Of America: liberty. equal
iiy and fraternity. Fraternity, the last
on the list but not the least il impor-
tarcc. foreShadows the other two. No
true liberty can prevail without each re-
spec;ing the rights of others: no true
equality can exist with muiua. enmiiy and
IGiy jealousy. To fraternize is 10 be
friends: and. wherever friendliness per
sists, liberty and equality can be made To
last.
4 good Joiner not only Joins. He AS
aociates. Merely TO join an organization
without association with the members is a
futile effort. Much Of human civilization
has been made possible through associa-
ton. not through mere aggregation. All
'joiners must aspire 10 be- in an or
ganization. not 10 be of one
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25

The masked nighiriders are now said
10 be- spending great deal for charity.
Ii is 4 good service and besides il will
leave them less TO spend for tar and
feathers.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25

long ago. trunk stayed several days in
Chicago because the owner forgot TO re-
check ii and then spent the time wonder
ing why that trunk didn't come.
Packing. shutting, sending. checking;
there seem TO be difficulties all along the
way as far as the baggage is concerned.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25

Lady As,or. the British woman VI. T.,
who has just arrived at this country, has
he. husband as her secretary and politi-
ral adviser. Many a couple in this coun-
try acts Just the reverse, we suppose.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25
Bonne Femme Association to Meet.

The Little Bonnie Femme Association
will hold two-day session next Saturday
and Sunday in the Baptist church at Stur-
geon. Several Columbia people will speak
on the Sunday program. In the morning
session Prof. B. F. Hoffman is to speak
on SUNDAY School Problems" Mrs. H..
o. Severance has for her topic in the af-
ternoon session. Women as Kingdom
Builders and ". l.. Nelson is to discuss
The Measure of Man. In the evening
the Rev. G. W. Hatcher will speak on
The Church Business Institution
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25

,ion. Blu, in the case Of the new high
ways-especialIy the hard-surfaced per-
manent roads-an additional expense TO
eliminate all danger of collision would
certainly be justified.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25
BIT GO ON FOREVER"

Every yrlr Columbia sees its ''comings
and ~poings" New faces-new names
n.N voiccs-comc into Columbia every
wear. from towns nearby and from lands
iar-on. Then four years OF study, ot
.rhool. and Of social activities. New faces
turn familiar: new names grow old; new
Voices become less new. Brief and haSiy
acquainiances develop into lifelong
friendships Peacefully and smoothly
months and years go by. And then the
day comes, when the world calls for the
well-equipped and the well-prePared.
when friends must part, when every met
deaf in the four years of college life will
soon become mere reminiscence, and when
Columbia faces lis going.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25

But this is not all! Years later-ten.
twenty, thirty, or perhaps forty-again 4
rcs fac appears in Columbia, this time
the face of a venerable man, with per.
haps white flowing hair and beard-the
face of veteran of world affairs, his
work done and his mission performed.
And in this new face there is still some
thing recognizable, something familiar.
Then Columbia awakens TO the presence
Of an old friend Of one who has spent
fo::r Of his bes, years in this city, Of one
whom fame and glory have not spoilt but
have only helped to remind of the city
where he made his useful preparations
Greetings: Eas,y recognition! There still
stand the mighty columns. ivy covered ant
everything. There still glares the bras
ball on the top of the picturesque dome
Thee are the robins. hopping and sing
inc. There are the students, enterprisin:
and Young.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25

Board of CuratOrs Mee,s Today.
All members of the Board of Curaiors
will meet at o'clock this afternoon in
the Office of the Board of Curators in
Jesse Hall. This is the annual COM
mencement meeting.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25

It really is wonderful to think how the
human race persisted without observing
the many rules of sanitation.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25

Then Columbia fulfills to the letter the
prophetic saying, as embodied in the we'll
known lines of a well-known poet:
For men may come and men may 60.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-25

:" Round the columns of old Missouri
we'll sling the ink and push the pen
along. long. long sang Missourian
reporter n. he swung down the walk from
Jay II. Nelf Hall To interview the columns.
Yes. and shuttle the cards and roll
the bones. and double Your dates and kid
the girls along. long. long. retorted the
first old column sarcastically Is the re-
porter approached with his most persua-
sive and deferential manner. Really il
lowers our dignity considerably 10 have
YOU young sprouts besmear our prestige
and tradition with such jiss and jingles.
80 sorry.' said the reporter, on his
meiilc in a minute. but boys will be
BOYS and girls will be girls. you know.
For answer, the old colmun only held
his head more loftily and remained mo-
tionless upon the grassy terrace.
MY Young friend" he said. after look
ing for minutes across the beautiful cam
pus which made the perfect setting for
his grandeur. Il trenlble without the i'm
pctus of any earthquake at all when |
see You and your companions jazzing. as
YOU say. through your short lives so irrev-
erenily and without thought for the NOR
row. Here | and my companions have
stood since. and -
-" exclaimed the reporter.
Certainly" he answered, but | see |
shall have to tell YOU about us and de-
fer my lecture TO some other time.
Know then, young man. that we were
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Continued From Our Last Issue)
She rehearsed the scene: but Bel
failed not only to call at the hour ap-
pointed or to send word of explana-
ton.
Lucinda had sacrificed the eve
ming to sense of duty; true sacri-
flee, for Lynn was leaving early next
morning to spend a forth eht with
his company in an Oregon logging
camp.
Losing patience, Lucinda called
the Alexandria on the telephone, and
was informed that Nh. bruce had
'.checb ed OUT early in the morning,
saying nothing of an intention to
return.
No note came from Bellamy the
next morning, and nothing trans
PRED in the coures Of the next sew
eral weeks to afford any clue to the
riddle; with the upshot that Lucinda
thought about her husband a great
deal more than she wanted to or
had at any time since leaving Chica-
go. 1t was strange, it wasn't like
Bel to treat any woman so rudely.
XIV
Jacques kept the Summerlad
company away so long that its
return found the first Linda, Lee
production in tal. swing, with Barry
Nolan in command, Lucinda playing
the supple pappet Of his whim.
Fanny demuraly walking through
the feminine part of second inn
portance, and Lontaine functioning
at the peak of his capacity as execu-
tive genius.
Why it should he so hard on him
nobody seemed to know and Lon
tame was too busy to explain.
s To all his symptoms OF hustle and
bounce, his wife PLAYED silent but
attentive audience; though often,
times .i'ef pretty eyes would light up
with an upspoken comment too pun
gent u De wasted and, uisCreetly
questipg a sympathetic confld.ant,
would ind it without lail in Barry
Nolan.
Irish both by descent and profess
sion, Nolan had at least that sense
conspicuously developed What
others ne possessed was a question
which 9alne to occdpy many of Lu-
cinda's spare moment. She couldn't
account for Nolan's high place III
cinema, unless a sprightly dispose
ton, a fetching grin, infectious
verve, impudence without end, and
distinctly indicated vein of genius
at craR-shooting, summed up the
essential qualifications of a director
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@hda@ehqn[
WLOuIS JOSEPH NANcKA< ~
eTQ7la nNsghN

VINO pretended to earn wage of
$25, 900 per production.
But Lucinda first mistrusted. his
ability because Of his appalling ig-
noranee concerning rudimentary
principles of social usage.
Since the story they were con-
cerned with had to do with people of
fashionable New York, Lucinda
thought it important that their man.
rarq should conform to approved
convention, but Nolan was so little
learned III such matters and his i'm
ra ,ence with them was whole
h. arted: "Ah, what's it matter2
Ninety PEI cent of your audiences
are solid bone from the neck up, and
the rest wouldn't think they'd got
their moneys worth unless they
found something to beef about in a
picture. Why worry about little
.nings like that? Lies too SHORT.
and we're wasting time!'
Then with a fluttering- heart Lu-
cinda identified her husband in
Zinn's companion.
"Shake hands with Mr.. bruce,
Miss Lee. new tenant of mine, going
to work here same as you, just
signed lease for space to make his
first production"
What"
At that monosyllable of dismayed
protest, Lucinda saw Zinn's little
eyes of a pig grow wide with sur
prise.
But am fortunate, Mr.. Zinn, in
already having the honor of Miss
Lees acquaintance. Bellan1y took
possession of her hand.
''Is that so? You two know each
other! Whyn't you tell me?"
Lucinda found her voice all at
once, but hardly her self-possession.
1t isn't - it can't be truel Bel: 1t
isn't true you're-v
Afraid it is, Linda" Bells smile
was slightly hooking. "The picture
business has got me in its tolls at
last. Only needed that trip out here
to decide me. Now I'm in up to my
ears. Something to do, you know"
When linn departed, however,
Bets manner changed.
Pm sorry, Linda really don't
mean to be a pest"
Then why are you here?"
"Give me half a chance"
you had that chance weeks ago,
and deliberately refused it.
But surely you got my note ex-
planning | was called east on two
hours notice, but would return as
soon | could?"
Possibly Lucinda suggested
with labored scorn, you misad-
dressed it, forgetting which of your
numerous feminine acquaintance
you were writing to-"
Il addressed it," Bel insisted
stoutly, "to Mrs. Bellamy Druce."
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first train | can catch for Reno, after
finishing this picture"
"That's simply splendid of you"
Bellamy declared heartily. any
thing l can do to help along, of
course-just let me know"
"I'll be glad if you'll go now," Lu-
cinda told him. 81 think I've had
about all | can stand for one day.
''Then goodby, my dear-a thou
sand thanksp'
at is funny" Lucinda confessed
to Fanny that night. Il don't
pretend to understand :"
No more did she. Bas the seeds of
suspicion that conversation planted
took root readily and lowered into
dark jungle of strange fancies in
which fears ran wild until Lynn Sum-
merlad came home to charm them all
away. Lucinda only needed to see
him, indeed, to forget her troubles
altogether and become once more tie
voluntary thrall of a species of in
toxication as potent to her senses as
a drug.
The Lontaines had arranged a sup
per party at Sanata Monica in Sum-
merlad's honor for that night At
seven Summerlad called, finding his
way nuaccounted shrd shrd shrdlua
way unannounced to Linda's sit
ting room. She went to his arms
with cry of joy, buried her face on
his shoulder, clug to him as if she
would never let him go.
I've missed you so, Lynn, I've
missed you SOP
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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what an unspeakable rotter I'd
| had. That's another thing | cut
out like shot. | haven't looked
sideways at another woman
since
mot even after discovering I'd
fallen in love with another man."
"Not even after that. Somehow
casual women don't mean anything
to me any more-I mean, casual
flirtations. They re too damn stupid
silly waste or time. guess | mad
to be squify, as | used to be most of
the time, not to be bored by them
then"
eThis is all very interesting, I'm
sure. But after all, it doesn't ex-
plain-now, does it?'
1T explains why | followed you
out here the first trip, why l had to
see you in another man. arms, kiss
ing him, and then hear all the small
town gossip about you two before
I'd believe . -
mere is gossip then!'
What do you think? According
to all reports, you've been going it,
rather, you and this chap Summer
lad-'stepping ou> together as they
say in Hollywood"
Lucinda affected a shrug of in
| difference. Bel umstn't guess she
cared what people said,
And what has that to do?
Just this. | don't like it. AS
say, If you want to run around with
movie actor, that's your affair; but
so long as you remain my wife, it's
my affairs, too. Don't forget it's my
name you're trailing through the
muck of this sink-holes of scandal"
She famed at him-"Bel!" but he
| wouldn't heed.
"You don't suppose you're going
to get away with the Linda Lee
thing much longer, do you? If all
| these people don't know it's an as
sumed name now, they jolly soon
will. If you're going through, if
you're bent on leading the life you
have been leading ever since you fell
in with these people, be good enough
to keep my wifes name out of it!
Get your divorce, and get it soon.
That's all l have to ask of you"
Lucinda replied with a slow in
clination of her head.
What you want is my dearest
wish, she said. depend on it, Bel,
l shan't waste a day. I'll take the
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The rush during the past few days has been
are giving MERCHANDISE and SERVICE
what the trading public demands and what
it is entitled to.