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tzr 1 rSthsr " f IL p BATTR1ES PB TDIh ' HHBELMD MM University Women's Baseball Teams Arc Rounding Into Shape. ONE IS 1000 BATTER Sophomores' Portside Slab Arrist Is Expected to Dazzle League. UMVeKSIIT JPSSOPMAS; TCESBAT, XJLBCS $, IMC -Batter tip'' Av, stand over the plate; there 's nothing to "be afraid on Hold the bat np the other 'way. Now when the ball comes over tie plate, swing at jt ' '" And swing she did. It was rather a wiae swing, but she didnl care she was Irarniag now. Such arc the sounds to he heard echo ing Iron the Women's Gymnasium amy day this wetk. The girls are playing indoor baseball. True, some of them are A. B. C students, wiile others might he ranted as graduates, but they it all getting initiated into the ways rl tie game before practice be gins in the field. :t is mostly the freshmen "who are bf g ta-rht tie rudiments of baseball and the art of playing it. Such ques tions as What is a base? What is a foul? Do 1 strike at all of them? and so on, are answered by lie patient gym teacher 'until these new girls are made familiar "with th came. Tet there are some who know more about the game than upperclassmea may th.ak Havcnt they witnessed the games -n the pood old snmmer time played between ""Prairie Flower" and "Saxon Heights" when their heroes of the diamond wielded tie bat as only a professional can? Sophomores, juniors and seniors hare already had their introduction when each were freshmen, for woman's baseball has become an established sport at tie Tniversiiy of Missouri. These need no preliminary training before oct-door practice begins, but some of them, feeling the spirit of it, are there with the freshmen putting the ball where they want it and conse quently putting themselves -up as an id-al before their aspiring juniors. Others stand by, watching the fresh man mistakes, siring knowing smiles, and seemingly sympathetic nods when the poor freshman dodges tie ball or st-.kes at tie first one that is put over. But she do:rnt setm to care, as she feels tiat she will get even with this older, wiser, sister ere long. Just two weeks of this indoor baseball and then out go tie gu-ls, clad ia middies and bJoomers. to try their skill on the field. Then wien the umpire calls "Batter up," the en thusiast will no longer tremble to take her place but fesl confident enough in her ability to put tie ball wiero s wants it to go sometimes over lie fence. Time was when baseball as a ret. reation for women was scoffed at, at the Lmversity. Such a modified form of tie national sport was too simple to be tolerated. Not so, now. Tie wom an's baseball game is played almost the same as the men's. Perhaps the bat isn't quite so heavy, tie ball isnt quit so large, or the diamond is a few feet smaller; the same methods of play art used, the mask is donned in the same way, tie balls are pitched wili as many fancy curves, tie bat is swung with as muci ease, and as many homt runs are made. Tie only difference is in the number of players, the girls using ten, five In the infield instead of four. Enthusiasm runs high, when class games begin. The juniors and seniors especially are rivals. Each team has its particular players which are cherished witi care. For example, there is a famous first baseman with the seniors, a left-handed one, too, who has held ier position since her freshman days. The juniors have an all-star batter who makes good in any play she attempts, knd can always put the ball In a place where it will score one for her team. The sophomores boast of a southpaw pitcher whose arm Is handled with care, and the freshmen well, it remains to be seen what they will develop. . rather than eee the flowers destroyed. Some of tb pupils want to Vnow If "ie psyenojogj- department or the? j poultry department of lie University 1 cannot devise. some way to train chick ens to appreciate -flowers in the rigit j 1 way, ana so put an end to the school- i going propensities of Mr. Chanticleer and Mrs, Biddy, which, so far, have proved more baffling than those of Mary's 3amb. Tie pupils of the cook ing department say that if the woblem 1 is turned over to them, they will solve i it and furnish a treat of chicken sand- wicics all round. The Mothers' Club has enough Jo do in hovering the jBcnton School, without attending to all tie chickens of the neighborhood. The members iave advised the principal to swear out warrants for tie arrest of the offenders. EVEN MISSOURI MAY LEARN, HE DECLARES World War Will Teach Effi ciency to All Nations, Says S. D. Gromen 1 reasonably careful, investigation places ns about thirty-second. 3n this 'LEADERS ARE FEW" WILL M10YI rEErAttEIttESS PLAY Walnut Street Theater U Exhibit -Battle Cry f TtaetT Friday, A picture that toot seven to produce and tiat is 18,000 feet long will be seen in Columbia next Friday and Saturday. It is the "Battle Cry or Peace," which will be shown at the Walnut street Theater. Tis picture is not a dramatization of any book; It is a plea for national preparedness. Aeroplanes, Zeppelins, submarines, battleships and armed says Prof. S. D. Gromcr of the depart ment of economics, who recently stir red St. Louis by a speech on Missouri and Mlssourians. "The truth is that maybe one Mis sourian out of a thousand because of his efficiency places Missouri first In some line of production, and the rest of the thousand, through inefScicn- , motor cars, all have their place In?'. rlace her average fifteenth, tiir- State Has Resources but Lacks Directors, Opinion of M. U. Professor. "The time has come for would-be leaders and politicians in Missouri to io,uit making it their prime business to siout from tie housetops tiat Mis souri is tie first state in tie Union in montis practically every line of endeavor," reSUeiCt. W Tn1- t Tfinct ft Vn-nVfnl 4m. --n . . - ----- .- - . . uji,, iCA was operated on tnis xaorn- that some former slave states havel 1 beaten -us to the lowest place. 1 "What we meed in Missouri is more "" efficiency, and that means a better 4 school system, better roads, better , farming, a more equitable distribution- of wealth through co-operation and other means and a rejuvenation of tie country church. Wc need a new con- , stirutlon along modern lines and rural and state leadership tiat realises these great needs of Missouri and tiat will really and efficiently lead. , "We have the scriptural statement tiat "If the blind lead tie blind, tiey , will all fall into the ditch.' There is i too muci of tils sort of leadership Ini Missouri at the present time." j drpidting the defense of the country. Instead of tie ordinary "supe" 1,600 national guardsmen were used for the I army and the equipment nsed had been In real action. ( Eight hundred members of tie G. A. iB. were brought from over tie United 'States to make tie scenes realistic Be i sides the trained soldiers and the lead ing actors, 5,000 horses were nsed. 1 Several of the iorses were tilled and I several soldiers iurt while the picture ' was in tie making. I Tie cost of tie production was ! ?1 00.000. The greater part of this was j expended in "rebuilding" New York, ; around wbici tie action mostly takes ' place. I Tie music for the "Battle Cry of Peace" was arrangrd for tie picture. and a sympiony orchestra of forty men "play tie picture." M. U. Graduate Brings Better Job. D. C Wood, B. S. in Agr. '15. now ueth or fortieth, as the case may be. As an example, Missouri took first on plate apples at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, It was at once heralded over tie state that this was lie great est apple state in tie Union; as a mat ter of fact, Missouri ranks In efficiency of production of apples about forty second. Probably more tian SO per cent of ier orchards are nnsprayed, and this spells, on Its face, failure. "TVar Pemon.trates Inefficiency." "The present war is demonstrating the great inefficiency of many lines of activity, said Professor Gromer. "Witi the Allies, especially, old politi cal and industrial methods are being swept away for something more effi-1 cient. The close of the war will not leave thewarring nations nearly so weak industrially as we think, and it will leave them strengthened enor- mously as to efficiency. j "To return to Missouri. We have the soil, climate and population which. If rp Tkree TisiH Operate Ob. Mrs. Ella W. Goldthwalte of Galves- Ing at Parker Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Goldthwalte has been visiting Mrs. W. H. Willis. ROSE BUSHES, VINES, HEDGES-PLANT THEM NOW. We have all tie lardy shrubbery, such as Hydrangea, IeBtx3jL Splrea, SnoirbalL W?ela, etc. TLXES Clematis, HoBeysnctle, WMeru, Boston and EnclKh Ivy. Hedges Trivet, Spire Yaa Honttrf, Barberry. plantingtoo large er too swan for ns. We can do the pUntinc for yon. Call ns np and talk over yonr lOwiting proposition. Ask about onr cuarante on shrubbery. COLUMBIA FLORAL COMPANY Telephone ttfl. j. yy. BEEXARB, Manaciia: Florkt AOTHER C0S0L1PATEI SCHOOL Xcw Building Dedicated in Holt Coun ty JKt Sim in Mij4urL A. B. Evans, instructor in farm crops, returned Saturday from Holt County where he was present at the dedication of a new consolidated school. The school is in charge of Lloyd Thatcher, a graduate of tie University and a former assistant In biology. This is the fourth consolidated school for Holt County and was built by popular subscription. The question cf another consolidated district will be voted upon next month. There are now ninety consolidated schools in Mis souri. On the same trip, Mr. Evans or ganized boys' corn clubs at Btgelbw and Fortescue. Ready Reference Ads We WOl Repair It All work guaran teed. We special ize on Watches, Clocks and Jewelry GOETZ & LlNDSEY 918 Broadway COAL Bt Itltirit mat Mmi - CmL Kxclnklrr arret fr iani.Es coal H. R. Jackson, Prop. rhmmt 47 til X. Mfc Miss Anna G. Frizzell Expert Manicurist At the Unhersirr Barber Shop Phone 3S2-W hi:e No. 1 1 S. Ninth w Poultry Circular Issued. A new circular, "The Judging of Chickens," made its first appearance yesterday. It was written by H. L. Kempster, professor of poultry, for the agricultural extension service. Copies may be had from A. J. Meyer, secretary of tie service. College of Ag riculture, Columbia, Mo. IF YOU RIDE OR DRIVE You will like our horsei best. General livery and Iced stable. WOO BALLEW S. Eighth St. Phon.el Thompson's ORCHESTRA I to 10 pieces for dance and other entertainments PHONE 32 ROOFING Tilr, Slt, Crarrt and CamjtosUlta SofiBC. Brplrinc promptly done. J. d. WOODS rtonc 6G3 GifMi COS Loecst TAYLOR MUSIC HOUSE pianos and Player. VicW-ola nd Edion" Sheet music. Instructed. AUTOMOBILES Virginia BIdg. Sth and Cherry. assistant professor of farm manage- i properly utilized and trained, could j meat in tie Montana Agricultural Col- 'make Missouri tie leading common lege at Boieman, recently refused to wealti in many lines of production. I accept tie position of state leader of ' Alonj: with these advancements, there i coun:y agents in New Mexico. The rea son he gave was that he wanted to make good at his nrst job bsfore ac cepting a better one. Grade Cards lned at C H. S. Grade cards for the third quarter were distributed at the Columbia High School yesterday. is no reason why Missouri should not I take equally high rank socially and I politically. j JIionrfs Stand in Education. "Most Missonrians have heard the statement made boastingly that Mis- , souri is the first state in the Cnion educationally because we had a large ( t permanent school fond, but a recent ' A FULL LINE OF Conklin Fountain Pens The pen that pleases the writer. CAMPBELL & ALEXANDER " When xtiisTi Ikink cf iriitinj?' 920 Broanway Phone 356 Black Dr.PRICE'S CREAM Baking powder Sixty Years the Standard Adds only healthful qualifies to the food CONTAINS NO ALUM WANTED! APPBECIATITE CHICKS Benton School Children Object to Flower Bed Mutilation. According to Miss L. Cornelia. Crum- baugh, principal of the Benton School, j some folks,' ciickens are interfering "with tie esthetic education of other j folks' ciildren. At the sides of the ntrance to tie sciool the pupils have planted beds of tulips, asters and other early blooming flowers which the free roring poultry of tie neighborhood hare undertaken to tend with disas trous results. The pupils think that If their owners would only keep the fowls at home long enough to give the flowers a chance, tie beauty would soon convert them to such an appreciation that they "Rould keep the chickens within bounds BONWIT TELLER. &XO. ? Specialty 5hcp cfQnzinntlcns FIFTH AVENUE AT 38 STREET NEW YORK The Esprit of the Campus. The esprit ef the campus reflected in gay littlcblouses for sports and costume wear: i In the ".Moquerie" of quaint tarns and Canotierfeats for sports weat in a new type of .sports apparel orieinsted by .Bonwit "Jeller & Co: In frocVs for class and leisure wear, coats for' cam pus and evening wear, and "BonteU" footwear originations. Distinctive of Bonwit Teller cif Co. this esprit of the campus in Jeune Fille Fashions Feminine apparel designed especially for the girl in college. $5.00 For Five Church Advertisements The Baptist, Christian, Methodist and Presbyterian churches of Columbia are planning a "spring drive" which will take the form of special services beginning Palm Sunday and lasting one week or un til Easter morning. During this period there will be special services at each of the fore going churches each evening. These churches in a thoroughly modern and business like manner are going to advertise these services in the newspapers so that every citizen of Columbia and vicinity will attend churcrfwhile the "spring drive" is in progress. The Missourian has been commissioned to prepare the ad vertisements that are to be inserted in the newspapers pre ceding the special religious week. The Missourian feels that every7 citizen of Columbia should have an opportunity to write an advertisement for this scries of religious ad vertisements, so it offers $1 each for the five best advertisements. Each ad should set forth clear and distinct reasons why every person in Columbia should attend church during this religious week. The 'ad should not contain more than 200 words. It should be written plainly or typewritten on one side of the paper and mailed to the Church Editor of the Missourian not later than Saturday, April S. The ads that win the prizes will be used with the names of the writers if derired to open the advertising campaign. This contest is open to school children, all university high school and college stu dents as well as anyone else in Columbia or vicinity. '- -4 3 m 'j- .d u-Jk.J - - - --i--u X2 - ...