•• •• • • ~ M. 1./ aO } • Q & @ I""M 15 l Q 23 The enrollment i n four year Courses for th e fall te rm of each of th e past five years was as follows: 1895, 220 ; '96, 252 ; '97, 382 ; '98, 441 : '99, 550. Attendan ce has almost trebled in four years. Winter term begins Tuesday, January 2. Special winte r Courses in Dairying, Stoel..:: Hu sbandry , Fruit Culture, Winter Vegetable Growing, b eg in January 2. · Fine,herds of <;attle, sheep, and swine ; orchards, gardens, museums shops , etc. furnish ample Illustratlve material. ' , Specia l Course in Cheesemaking begins February 9, and will continue four weeks. assi~~~~~. are ten separate laboratories, 54 college b uildings, and a corps of 47 professors and •• •• •• • • } r-.Q.6 r.M . Ho L.Q . 22 The College offers thr ee four-year Courses: The Agricultural, The Mechanical, The Wom en's; all include general culture studies; all require manual training; all are practical; all1ead to the B S. degree. The principle of education at this College is: "To learn to see by seeing; t o learn to do by doing." •• •• •• 8 N. M . ' / 30 • Q . 8 @ f . M .16 Winter term ends March 23. Machine shops, wood shops, fouudry, blacksmith shop. Thorough training itl mathematics, drafting and mechanical engineering. The mechanical course is practically equivalent to that given in the large universities and technical schools of the coul1try. The annual in collIe of the Colleg-e from the U. S. Govemment is about $95,000. Tbe last Legislature grail ted the College $95,000 for a women's. building, $15,000 for a dairy building, and $4,000 for a farm banl. •• •• •• } • 0 • N M 29 Spring term begins April 2. Fine collection in ZOology and Entomology of over 100,000 specimen s. Botanical Garde!1 with 1 ,900 different species of plants. Botanical buildin!! with a collection of 70,000 specimens. Splen · didly equipped Chemical and Physical Laboratories. r Q • F.M 14 l.Q . :lt N. M ~8 Spe cial sugar beet Course given during this month. 671 acres in the entire (arm ; of thi s about 60 acres are beautifully laid out, and show the best skill of the lauds cape gardener, forming a veritable park- undoubtedly the finest college campus in tbe West. , Intercollegiate Field Day, first weei{ in June. B~c~alaure~te.sermo?, June 10. Alumni reunion June 14. Comme nce m e nt Day, June 15. Mlhtary dnll1~ requtrl'!d of all male stude nts: all women stude nts have drill in calisthenics . end for Catalog. •• •• •• } ' Q, @ ~. M 1~ l.Q 19 N M 26 " We have schools to teach the art of manslay ing and to make masters of 'deep·throated engines of war;' a nd shall we not have schools to teach men the way to feed, clothe and enlighten the great brotherhood of man?" -7ftst;1l S. ftforrl1t. •• •• •• } < Q • f . M . 12 L 0 . 19 • ... M 26 The moral influences surrounding students are wholesome and adequate. Chapel exercises every morning and preaching every Sunday. The Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. are active and earnest. Lan s il1g c hurches are easily accessible. No student can remain who is not a ge ntle .. man or a lady in the highest sel1se of these terms. •• •• • • } < Q 3 ~M 10 l Q 17 •• • Excursions to the College during the week begin ning Monday, August 13. Trains will land you on the campus without chang,e of cars. Plan to visit the College at this time. 6,000 people vis ited the College durin~ excursion week las t year. An electric car line runs from Lansing to the center of the grounds. Cars eTery half hour. ew railroad from D .. G. R. & W. aud Grand Trunk to campus. The College bas its own Water System and Electric Lighting Plant. Fall term begins September 10. College Societies: Y. M. C. A., Y . W. C. A" King's Daughters, Botanical Club, Natural His tury Society, }""'Iarmers' Club, and Tau Beta Pi Fraternity. Literary Societies: Hesperian, Ec .. lectic, Olympic, Columbian, Uniun Literary, Phi Delta, and Adelphic for young men; Feronlan and Themian for young w r. · ·,n. SEPTEMBER •• •• r Q 2 ' M 8 l Q 15 N M 23 "It will not be doubted that with reference to either individual or national welfare, agricu l .. ture is of primary importance. In stit utions for promoting it grow up supported by the public purse, and to what object can it be dedicated with greater proprie ty ?" -George Wa sllmgt071. The Women 's Cou rse gives, in addit io n to other stud ies, a thorough train in g ill English, mathematics, hi story , literat ure, French, German, botany, c h e mi stry, bacteriolollY, n atural philosophy, civics, domestic econ om y, coolfing, sewiuU". floriculture, art, music. Free in struc. tiou 0 11 the pia no to yo un g "men taking the reg u l ar course. OCTOBER •• •• •• :) f 0 t / 3 1 •• •• "'" B L 0 t 5 •• • N M 23 H The general object in tc:aching d omestic econ omy is always understo~~i~s~N~~I~e b»e:.7z~.~ent of h omes." . " Let those thi ngs that have to b e done be learned by dOIng them. . " - Colltenills. C M 6 l Q 13 N M 22 .- 0 29 Th e libra ry of 21 ,000 vo lumes. a nd th e readittJl room, contain ing' the leading maga zin es of the co untry a nd nearly an the ne wspa pe rs of the State, are accessible to students from 8 :00 a. m. untiI 9:00 p. m. Tbe o ld est A g ricultural College in tbe United States. Opened 1857. wortb over H alf a Million DoHars. N ow bas an equipment Fall term closes December 14 for holiday vacation Many students find opportunity for remunerative work. The necessary expenses are very low. There is no tuition. Room rent and board can be secured on very moderate terms. Experiment Station bulletins sent free on request to any address in the State.