SU 9H a ©• ^ReecrA V O L. 3. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, M AY 10, 1898. N o. 34. Of Special Interest People. to Y o u ng to / We have arranged a series of ex- I cursions during ' August, 1898, at a very low rate of y f a r e .t T he excursions will be r un time the following the College to according table. 1. Tuesday, August 16; Michigan Central R. R .; from W a y n e, A nn intermediate Arbor, Jackson and points,—to Lansing and return. 2. Wednesday, August 17; Grand T r u nk R. R .; from points east of Lansing on C. & G. T. to P t. H u r o n; from Pontiac and points intermedi ate to.Durand on D. G. H. & M., and from all points on C. S. & M.,— to Lansing and return. 3. Thursday, August 18; Michi gan Central R. R .; from Bay City and intermediate points, (also on A nn Arbor R. R. from points be tween M t. Pleasant and Owosso J c . ) — to Lansing and return. 4. Friday, August 19; L a ke Shore R. R .; (Lansing Division), Hillsdale and intermediate points,— to Lansing and return. This will be a splendid oppor tunity for hundreds of young people w ho are interested in the College, as well as an opportunity to their parents, to come and visit this great institution. Last year we had 3,000 people here, and we expect more this year. M a ke your plans this summer so as to include one of these excursions to the College. T he Olivet-M. A. C Field-Day. N e xt Friday morning we go to Charlotte, several hundred strong, for the field-day with Olivet. Both college bands will be there, and Olivet expects to have 300 students on hand. Considerable enthusiasm exists in both colleges, and at M. A. . C. a full list of entries has been made up already. We have not yet seen Olivet's entries, but we are as sured that her list will be full also. Following is the list of events: FORENOON, BEGINNING AT 9 A. M. 100-yard dash, half-mile run, 220 yard hurdle, hammer throw, pole vault, half-mile bicycle, one-fourth mile run, mile walk, running broad jump-, running hop, step and jump, running high jump. AFTERNOON, BEGINNING AT I ^O P. M. 200-yard dash, mile bicycle, 120 yard hurdle, mile run, shot put, re lay race, base ball. Charlotte merchants have offered third prizes for first, second and each event. These prizes are as various as the events for which they are offered, and range from a smok ing jacket worth $6.50 to an ordi nary ioc shave. T he winning base ball team will be given three Spauld- ing league bats, a Spaulding league ball, and a shave for each member of the team. T he man w ho makes most base hits will get a pair of Athletic shoes. T he winner of the all-around gets the smoking jacket, while second comes in for a $2.50 comb and brush. Street cars will be at the College at 6:30 a. m. to take our crowd to the Grand T r u nk depot, where we take the 7:28 train for Charlotte. R e t u r n i n g, we leave Charlotte at 9:03 p. m. T he fare for the round trip will be 74c. In Charlotte the Peninsular hotel has made a special rate of 20c per meal, and the Wil liams house of 25c. T he whole ex pense of the trip need not exceed $i.34- The Oratorical Contest at Hillsdale. One year ago an organization among certain colleges of this state was perfected, having for its pur pose the holding of yearly oratori cal contests. T he colleges compos ing this organization were Albion, Hillsdale, Hope, Kalamazoo, Michi gan Agricultural, Michigan Normal and Olivet, and the organization was called the Michigan Oratorical League. T he first contest under the auspices of this league was held at Hillsdale on last Friday evening and was highly interesting as well as instructive from several points of view. T he details of the contest were well and carefully arranged by M r. Newcomer, of Hillsdale, w h o, undertaking the matter with only a few weeks' notice, displayed great judgment industry, zeal, and good in bringing the matter to a success whole was small, again demonstrat ing the fact that the inhabitants of a college town cannot be depended upon to come out to a strictly intel lectual college exercise. T he only unpleasant feature of the occasion was the failure to make the award in the presence of the audience w ho had paid their money to see the award made." T h r o u gh the failure of one of the judges, M r. W. N. Ferris, of Big Rapids, to send in his markings in the decision had to be deferred until the following morn ing. time, Miss Alice J o y, the winner, is a lady of magnificent voice, young personality, and entire pleasing self-possession on platform. the Without apparent effort she sent the full, clear, bell-like tones of her voice vibrating through every nook and corner of the old church and its music Won its w ay to the favor of the judges as well as the senses of the audience. T he markings were worse scat tered than in any contest known to the writer. T he winner herself received t wo fourths, t wo thirds, and t wo firsts. Another contestant received two firsts, t wo middles and two lasts, one of each on thought perhaps fifty cents to the expense incur to they would in any case H. E. attend field day. T he Good "Work Goes O n. After apparently losing the base ball game at Albion Saturday, our boys steadied down and w o n. At the end of the fourth inning t he score stood 14 to 7 in Albion's favor; then W a r r en retired, Millar took his place in the box and not another Albion man got farther than third base, while the M. A. C. raced around the diamond 16 times. T he game was characterized by hard hit ting throughout. Gibson at third, Adams at first and our outfielders played excellent ball. T he feature of the game was a running catch by Gould of a long drive to right cen ter in the ninth inning when bases were full. T he score: Innings, M. A. C, 0 3 3 1 5 3 08 0—23 2 2 5 5 0 0 00 o—14 Albion, Three-base hits—Gibson, Loud. Two-base hit— Kennedy. Struck out—Ranney, K e n n e d y; Hamblin, Hitchcock. Batteries—Warren, Mil lar and Krentel; Miller and Moul- ton. Umpire—Potter. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 OTHER COLLEGE GAMES. Olivet, M ay 2. Olivet, 7; A l bion 2. A nn Arbor, M ay 3. U. of M., 4; Chicago, 3. Ypsilanti, M ay 7. Normals, 19; Olivet, 14. This is the first college game Olivet has lost is t wo years. A nn Arbor, May 7. Illinois, 3; U. of M . , o; Yale, 2; Dartmouth, o. H i gh School Pupils a nd Farmers* Institutes. o'clock the members of E i g ht ful issue, and deserves the sincere the thanks of League. found everything in readiness at the old church, and after music college from the College Glee Club, the contest began. ' Each college was represented by a strong contestant, and in the following order the con increased test went on, developing interest to the very end: Harvey C. Colburn, of Hillsdale, subject, " T he Fall of Mahomet;" J o hn W. Beardslee, J r ., of Hope, subject, "China and the P o w e r s ;" George G. Stroebe, of Kalamazoo, subject, " A m e r i c an Contributions to Civili zation ;" Frank V. Warren of the M. A. C, subject, " Self and the Other M a n ;" W. E. Videtto, of the Normal, subject, " T he Declaration of A r t h ur A. Moore, of Olivet, subject, " T he Rationale of R e f o r m ;" Miss Alice J o y, of Albion, " J o hn Jay,—a Polit- cal H e r o ." Independence;" T he audience was a model one, paying close and careful attention and awarding a liberal meed of praise to the good points of each speaker. T he church in which the contest was held seemed to have good acoustic properties, but for much of the time was quite ill-ventilated. T he attend from Hillsdale college was ance creditable, but the audience as a and one on delivery. W h e re there was so little uniformity of opinion among the judges, it would seem to indicate that the range of difference in merit between the extremes, even, must have been quite small. T h e re was nothing to be ashamed of in any of the contestants. Each one had good, earnest thought, well arranged and expressed, and deliv ered with earnestness and force. These contests should be of bene fit to the students of all the colleges participating; but in order for this to be the case, there must be a larger attendance from the various colleges. This, in turn, necessitates a reduction of expenses. A large number of our students would prob ably have gone to Hillsdale, had the expense not been so heavy. To the writer the most feasible v*ay of reducing the expense will be to hold our contest at the same place with, and on the evening before, the field day sports. T h e re are objections to this arrangement, as for instance the fact that Hope college does not have a membership in the M. I. A. A ., but the one fact that it would insure a small railroad fare and a central position, larger attendance and greater enthusiasm, would outweigh all objections. To the large majority of attendants it would mean merely the addition of together with a fall Last the College offered premiums for the most successful competitors in a contest between high school pupils w ho should at tend a regular county F a r m e r s' I n stitute and make a report of one session of it of not over 1,200 words. Nearly twenty schools took advan tage of this opportunity, and while we have not yet made the figures it is safe to say that at least 700 or 800 pupils attended. T he reports of each institute were first judged by a local committee, appointed by the superintendent of the school, and the best one forwarded to the Col lege. from Those received here the various places were judged by Dr. Edwards. T he first premium entitled the recipient to remission of room-rent for one year. This premium was secured by Amil Nerlinger, of the Traverse City schools. T he second premium is a remis sion of matriculation fee and of in cidental fees for one year. This premium w as secured by Earle Stoner of Charlotte. These young people will have the privilege of entering the Col lege and utilizing their premiums at any time within three years. Altogether, eleven essays were sent to the College and all were meritorious. We shall publish in the R E C O RD the reports made by the t wo successful contestants, and also those of three others which are entitled to special mention. 2 T HE M. A. C, R E C O R D, ^| M AY IO, 1898. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED W E E K LY BY T HE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY T HE FACULTY, A S S I S T ED BY T HE S T U D E N T S. S U B S C R I P T I O NS S H O U LD BE S E NT TO T HE S E C R E T A R Y, A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E G E, M I C H. SUBSCRIPTION, 50 CENTS PER TEAR. w hy he did not report these viola tions of the law, the policeman re plied, " W e re I to do it 1 would be a policeman no longer." Examples were given to show how really good laws are so perverted as to serve nefarious purposes, and how some cities license crimes that on the statute books are defined as It is time for young men felony. to declare themselves—whether they will support the saloons or not." Send money by P. O. Money Order, Draft, Eegistered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V AN B U R EN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mien. Report of the Afternoon Session of the State Farmers' Institute, Held in Traverse City on December \ 8, J 897. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. F I R ST P R E M I U M, A M IL N E R L I N G E R, T R A V E R SE C I T Y. For various reasons T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD is occasionally sent to those who have not sub scribed for the paper. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper from the postoffice, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE B E C O RD regularly is to subscribe. Sunday Morning; Services—Spring Term, \ 898. CHAPEL, 9:00 A. M. A P R IL 1 0 . — P R O F. J. C. B A R T H O L P, Battle Creek, Mich. EDITOR OF YOUTHS INSTRUCTOR. " The Gospel of Individualism." A P R IL 17.—PROF. S. B. L A I R D, 8UPT. OF LANSING PUBLIC SCHOOLS. " The Source of Light." A P R IL 24.—HON. H. R. P A T T E N G I L L, EX-STATE SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. "Made in America." M AY l . — R E V. W. G. S P E R R Y, D. D., PRESIDENT OF OLIVET COLLEGE. M AY 8.—HON. J. B. M O O R E, JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF MICHIGAN. "Young Men and tbe Enforcement of Law." M AY 15.—MRS. C Y R US S M I T H, Lansing, Mich. "Shakespeare's Moral View of Life." M AY 22.—MR. R O L LO K. B R Y A N, Lansing. FOUNDER OF "BETHESDA" MISSION. "A Chalk Talk." M AY 29.—MR. S A M U EL D I C K E Y, Albion, Mich. OF THE NATION ROHIBITION PARTY. "The Student and the Liquor Traffic." J U NE 5.—HON. J A S ON E. H A M M O N D, STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. "Self Examination on Year's Work in College." J U NE 12,10:30.—REV. L. R. F I S K B, D. D. EX-PRES. OF ALBION COLLEGE. Annual Sermon to Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. J U NE 12. 8 P. M . — R E V. D A V ID M C A L L I S T E R, D. D. LL. D., Pittsburg, Pa. Baccalaureate Sermon, 'Elements of Christian Patriotism." Young: M en and the Enforcement of Law. Justice C. B. Grant of the Supreme court, in his talk to t he students Sunday morning, reminded them that they belong to an army of 143,000 college students w ho should fight against those w ho are constantly trying to thwart the law. " He is not a good citizen w ho merely does well and honestly his business." T h e re is other work to do. We live under a civil compact and give up some natural rights to that compact. It is clearly within constitutional limits for the law to say that a man shall not be a drunkard or a gambler or use pro fane language. We have such laws but they are not enforced. T he speaker cited an instance of a busi ness man in conversation one night on Washington avenue, in Lansing, with a policeman w ho pointed out to him six gambling places within sight of where they stood. Asked T he afternoon session of the State F a r m e r s' Institute was opened with several selections by the Archie Orchestra. T he high school chorus the music sang a selection from used in the high school. T h e re were a large number present, in dicating that the work of the insti tute was an assured success. T he high students, numbering about t wo hundred and fifty, at tended in a body. school they might be able Dr. W. J. Beal, of the Agricul tural College, before beginning his lecture on " N a t u re Study," made a few preliminary remarks. He said there that usually at the institutes were present those of mature age and but few young people. This was the reason that some subjects which did not seem to be directly connected with the institute were introduced, thinking that by so do ing to have more homes interested in these in stitutes. A few years ago but little attention was given to nature study in our schools. During the last few years the minds of our most eminent educators have changed in regard to the basis of an education. Carlyie says that it is to his sorrow that the school-masters in his childhood had little or no knowledge of natural history. This is the sentiment of hundreds of others. T he "Committee of T w e l v e" that com suggests in their report pound proportion, compound inter est, commercial percent, and the other less important and impractical parts of arithmetic should be omitted, also that the same should be applied to other studies. It is now thought to be more profitable for one to study natural history, doing work in laboratories, and coming in direct contact with nature. D r. Beal ad vised that no text book should be used below the high school, and the use of a laboratory manual only in the high school. In nature work, the main object in the study of the germination seeds is to get the student interested and aid him in acquiring the habit to obseive for himself. T he ability to observe carefully and accurately will be valuable to him in any walk in life. In teaching nature work the main object should be, not to impart knowledge by lecturing, etc., but to draw out what the student observes. This can be accomplished by allow ing him to observe, carefully cor recting him if he makes any mis takes. Let him have t wo objects, viz. a pea and a bean and compare them as to their similarities and dis similarities. T he child should also be taught that the main object to is to propagate the plant grains species. D r. Beal suggested that the best way for one to gain a knowledge of the different kinds of forest trees would be to go into the woods, where trees grow, these accompanied by some one w ho is familiar with the different kinds of trees. If any are found the names of which are not known, specimens may be sent to the Agricultural College, where they will be analyzed free of charge. T h e re are in Michi gan about sixty-eight or sixty-nine native trees and about one hundred and fifty shrubs. their T he question was asked, " H ow to best beautify the school grounds?" If annual flowers are planted atten tion must be given them during the summer months, this being the time of vacation, fragrance and beauty would be lost to those for whom they were planted. It would be better to plant perennials or shrubbery. T he flower beds should not be made in front of the school flowers are house, for although they do beautiful while in season not remain so all the year like shrubbery. T h at which is beautiful tends to purify the heart and elevate the mind of the child. T h e re is no excuse for the teacher who wishes to do nature work for not having material to work with during the winter months. This material should be prepared during the summer and fall. Fruits may be preserved in alcohol, while tubers, bulbs, roots, etc., may be secured during the fall, and flowers may be pressed and mounted on cardboard. T he teacher w ho in tends to teach nature work should be thoroughly prepared before be ginning his work. T he teacher who is unable to go to a normal school may obtain sufficient knowl edge studying by himself if the fol lowing be his plan: " Be patient, be exact, go slow." Using mainly a text book is what makes botany a dry subject. " Y ou might as well try to teach a child how to swim without going near the water as try to teach him botany without specimens." By the con stant use of the text book too much of the book is committed, and the student, student becomes a book losing self-confi dence, which are the main objects in nature study. originality and appreciate Dr. Beal, in closing, said that few who are born in the country, while young the advantages those born in the they have over city. No matter what your occupa tion may be you will find much in life which will seem drudgery, but unless you are contented with your lot you will be unable to reach the topmost round on the ladder of suc cess. T he high school chorus then sang " T he Battle H y mn of the R e p u b lic," and " T he Battle C ry of F r e e dom," which all appreciated. E d na Merrill gave a recitation, " T he Cov.'boy on a W h e e l ," which was heartily applauded. E. O. Ladd then explained h ow the F a r m e r s' Institutes are managed. These institutes are State organiza tions, and elect their own officers. Speakers who go from one institute to another, are appointed by the State Board of Agriculture. An annual membership fee of twenty-five cents is collected from each member to defray local expenses. Members will receive the bulletins from the Michigan Experiment Station free, and occasionally valuable publica tions from the Department of A g r i culture at Washington. Miss Nettie Gray, County Com missioner of Schools, read an inter esting paper on " T he Needs of O ur Schools." On motion of M r. Ladd it was decided tO'have the substance of Miss Gray's paper printed in full in the local papers. T he discussion by C. H. Horn followed. M r. H o rn explained how our common schools are supported, the primary school fund, one-mill tax, and direct taxation, and favored a change in our present system, as now many times the burden of taxation falls on those w ho are the least able to pay the tax. In closing, M r. Horn dis cussed the relation of the district school to the high school. He was in favor of admitting the country boy or girl, who passed the required examination, to the high s c h o o l on the same plan that the boy or girl Several in took part in the general discussion. T he afternoon session then closed with a selection by the Archie Or chestra. the city is admitted. W hy N ot be a Farmer ? ORATION DF.LIVERED IN CHAPEL APRIL 2 8, ' 9 8, COLUMBIAN BY C E. T O W N S E N D, SOCIETY. W h en we consider with what disfavor the occupation of farming is looked upon, not only by others, but even by some farmers them selves, we are naturally led to ask the question, Is farming a desirable vocation? We maintain that it is. after from Men in choosing an occupation, usually consider the money side of first. N ow it is a fact the question that there are very few lines of business in which one can engage and become rich in a short time. T he masses—the most of the people to content of this country—have themselves with less lucrative occu pations, in which to be successful means only a comfortable livlihood and perhaps the accumulation of a reasonable surplus upon which to draw active retiring business life. F r om this standpoint farming is a desirable vocation; it is a fairly remunerative occupation—it pays. By this we do not mean that a man by investing a few thousand dollars in farming could in a few years become rich; but, as compared with other occupa tions, it is a good means of obtain ing a livlihood. It has been a moderately successful business, and this even when it has been con ducted largely after the old style, rational system, without without methods, and too often without brains. Can as much be said of that other industries? It is true if a man has nothing better than manual labor to give his farm it will yield him just about what that labor is worth in the labor market; but if, on the other hand, he puts into it intelligence, and business thought, repaid methods he will be amply for his efforts. independently Some raise the objections that the farmer's life is one of drudgery and his occupation that of the unedu cated and the illiterate. Those old objections will not hold in these days when t he task of the agricul turist is lightened by the use of im proved farm machinery and w h en his work is made not only easy but interesting by the application of scientific principles and by gleams of the realm of from mind and thought. T he farmer is his own master; he possesses a feel ing of freedom and independence quite foreign to those w ho depend for some their employment upon one else. He plans his work to suit himself, takes his leisure when he thinks best and does not live in con tinual fear of being discharged. intelligence M AY IO, 1898. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. 3 requires better T he idea that an education would be of no value in agricultural pur suits is simply ridiculous. W h at occupation requires better general or special knowledge; or what occu pation reasoning powers? Y ou can't name a pro fession or occupation in existence today in which a liberal education will be of more practical value than in Professor Curtiss of Iowa says: " It requires a higher order of ability and more technical skill to manage a good than to manage a bank farm stock or operate a store." that of agriculture. T he problems to be solved require trained minds, and those w ho have not the proper training are the ones w ho will fall behind in the race for success. More and more is it being required by those w ho employ men to take charge of farms that the one employed shall know the w h y, as well as the h o w; that he shall be able to tell when anything goes wrong, what is the trouble, and how to remedy it. To be able to do these things re quires something more than a super ficial knowledge of the sciences; it requires, besides a thorough knowl edge of the sciences, a great deal of practical experience, and a thorough understanding of business forms and practices. T he agriculturist of to day must be an educated man and a business man first, and a tiller of the soil afterwards. this is being their families Perhaps the most serious objec tion to agriculture as a vocation is the isolation consequent upon rural life. Even largely overcome since the advent of the farmers' institute and the farmers' club. These tend to bring farmers and together more frequently for social intercourse or for the exchange of ideas. Good roads, bicycles, and electric rail roads make communication between the farmer and his neighbor or the •citv easier and more convenient. So that this objection, after all, turns out to be more of an advantage than F or as the means of otherwise. communication improve and the ad vantages of city life are brought within reach of the farmer, he may still enjoy the advantages of rural from life and pursuits, be exempt the objectionable features of city life, and at the same time enjoy nearly all its advantages. in lies the most Another advantage the that agriculture is a healthful fact pursuit. T he agriculturist is, of all men, the freest from worry and restraint, and his occupation, when properly con ducted, is one wherein all the pow e rs of the individual are brought into play and developed. independent, or profession. Finally, the occupation in ques tion is one of progress; and the chances of success and the oppor tunities for advancement are just as good, if not better, than in any other occupation T he nineteenth century just closing has done more to raise the farmer to his true position than any other since the world began. Decades count for more advancement now than centuries used to. T h e re is just as good opportunity for specialization, or for the culture and discipline of a master mind in agriculture as in anything else. F or those qualified young men w ho do not have farms of their own there are opportunities in college or experiment station work or to act as foremen for those Professor w ho do have Curtiss of Iowa -deplores the fact that they cannot supply the demand for competent young men to fill just such places as these. A nd our own farms. College, through its paper, prints this statement: " T h e re is a larger number than usual of calls for young large men to act as foremen of than one farms or estates. More such application remains unfilled because the proper men are not to be found, all owr general and special course men, not owning farms of their own, being already provided for." these In consideration of facts: T h at agriculture is a fairly remun erative employment; that the work than otherwise is pleasant rather and an education can here be used to the best advantage; that now as the means of communication be tween points in the country and be tween country and city are each year being perfected and becoming more efficient, one can while living in the country reap nearly all the advantages of city life as well; that it _is a healthful pursuit; and that the opportunities for specialization, advancement and success are ex celled by no other occupation or profession; in consideration of these facts we may well decide that farm ing is a desirable vocation. At College. C. G. T a te is in a broker's office in Detroit. Geo. Sanf ord returned to his home in Grand Haven last week. George and Howard Severance were visited by a brother over Sun day. L. S. Munson went out on his an fertilizer-collecting trip last nual week. Sunday was the most beautiful day we have had this spring, and it brought many visitors to the Col lege. C. A. Kendrick and W. S. T h o m p son came up from Island Lake on furlough Friday and returned Sat urday. T he King's Daughters will meet afternoon with Mrs. Leader, Mrs. Steele. Wednesday Gunson. Text, "Blessed." In the state high school contest at Albion, April 29, Miss Eddy of Ma son, who won first here in the dis trict contest, was awarded third prize. C. H. Hilton will lead the union meeting of the Y. W. and Y. M. C. A., May 15. Subject, " H ow may our society do better w o r k ?" Gala- tians 6 : 10. Friday and Saturday nights at Baird's opera house, the College band and a company of the cadets took prominent parts in the "Alle gory of the Rebellion." W h at is t he Labor System? T he labor system is to the tech nical courses of the M. A. C. what the clinical work is to a medical school. It is the induction into the practical part of the technical train ing. It is learning to do by doing. It is the training of hand and eye in all the skilled processes of hand work involved in farming, in me chanical engineering, or in house hold economy. T he manual train ing idea is gaining ground in all our best schools.— Tear Book. T he latest story from Klondike is that a man was caught out in a wind storm. T he ground was dry and dusty. W h en the man got home he coughed up $73.15 in g o l d . —E x. A 5^ Sweaters do not make the man but one of those nice striped ones adds greatly to his appearance. They are not Simons Dry Goods Co. Headquarters for WHITE GOODS. alone pretty, but comfortable, Our line of white P i q u e s, N a i n durable and medium in price. sooks, Dimities, I n d ia L i n e n s, Come in and see them while the assortment is complete. Nice line of golf stockings, B a t i s t es and F r e n ch O r g a n d i es is complete in quality and price. N ew line of F a n cy Ribbons for bicycle suits. Just received a Sashes or Ties, large consignment of high grade mackintoshes at the lowest . . .. At 25c a nd 35c per y a r d. Special Values in our Ladies' prices ever made on good 25c Leather Belts. qualities. Can save you money if you want a spring overcoat. Carpet Department, 3d F l o o r . . .. L a r ge line of R u g s, A rt Squares, and Mattings. ****Elgin Mifflin. Special S a le in R u g s. 30 x 60 inch, for - $1.19 each. Value, $1.50 to $1.75. Are You About to Build? If so, you should Build Right. Phone 192. New Phone 76 J. G. R E U T T ER 322 WASHINGTON A V E. S. F r e sh a nd S a lt Meats Fine Chicago Beef a Specialty. Headquarters for All Kinds Home Made Sausage. Alsdorf & Son... By consulting T HE DRUGGISTS HIRAM RIKERD, Everything First Class, Fresh and Up to Date. Y ou m ay learn h o w, w h e re and w h e n. LUMBER OF ALL KINDS. Interior Finish a Specialty. Lawrence & VanBuren PRINTING CO., Ottawa St. E. Lansing, Mich. College M e n^ College Girls <£ While cultivating your head don't forget your feet. THAT'S AN AXIOM: Correct College Shoes look well, fit well and wear well— that is the kind we sell at $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 black or russet, vesting tops or all leather. - 1 0 3- Washington Ave. South. 6. D. WOODBURY. 4 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. M AY i o, 1898. N e ws from Graduates a nd Students. O ur Societies. 9W^B^S^Sf^S!^!^S!^S!^S!^Sf&Sim!^SiS!m F E R O N I AN S O C I E T Y. T he following program was given by the Feronians last Friday after noon: Roll call, responded to by patriotic quotations. Oration, " W o m en should not ex ercise the right to vote," Mamie Baker. " T he People of Cuba," Alice Gunn. Music, Winifred Cannell. " T he Latest W ar N e w s ," Russell Taylor. . . . . A L W A YS ON T O P. DAVIS-THE CLOTHIER Fine Clothing Furnishings and Hats Football Pants Sweaters, Supporters T he K i ng Pant * R e a d i n g ," H ow we pay for the We a re Up to D a te on M e n 's W e a r. W. L. Rossman, '89, Chicago— a daughter, born April 29. Cass B. Laitner, '97, from latest reports, is writing for newspapers. W. E. Goold, with ' 8 1, Onon daga, Mich., visited the College last Tuesday. G. F. Beasley, '68, is a lawyer in Detroit, with office at 32 M c G r aw Building. G. A. Fisher, '96, is manager of the crockery department of " T he Star," Grand Rapids. C. J. F o r e m a n, '94, came up from Centerville Saturday night and re mained over Sunday. E. A. Bartmess, with '83, is man ager for the Standard Oil Company at Yonkers, N ew Y o r k. W. G. Amos, '97W, is in the em ploy of t he M u r p hy Iron W o r ks at 1102 Owens Building, Chicago. I. J. Quigley, with '94, was in Lansing last week. He is traveling for a Grand Rapids paint company. L. C. Smith, with '99, w ho left College in his father's abstract office at Gaylord, visited here several days last week. to work Howard Baker, '92, graduates this year from the medical depart ment ©f the University. He ex pects to go east to practice his pro fession. B. A. Holden, ' 9 1, has resigned his position as superintendent of Hastings public schools, and will retire from the teaching profession for a year or two. O. R. Austin, with '98, w ho is teaching school near Chesaning, called at the College Sunday. He expects to be here again to attend field day exercises. E. D. Partridge, 96^2, goes to Beaver City, Utah, as principal of a the Brigham Y o u ng branch of Academy, which is just being estab lished there in an old U. S. fort. T. C. Lewis, with '99, writes that he is studying law in the office of William Alden Smith in Grand Rapids. He expects to finish his course at the U„ of M. and is not likely to return to M. A. C. Karl B. Jewett, with '79, Alle gan, visited at the College last Wednesday and Thursday. He expressed surprise at the remark able progress that has been made here since he left. T h en the library, laboratories and offices were all in College H a l l; now there are large and well arranged buildings for each of these features of college work. Quite a number of M. A. C. boys are at Island L a k e. T he list in cludes the following: R. S. Welsh, '94, captain of Co. G., 5th regiment; Sergeants W. A. Ansorge, with '95, and W. W. Taylor, with '97, and private F. W. Kramer, with '98, members of a Grand Rapids com p a n y; V e rn Heesen, with '93, from Tecumseh; R. W. Swift, with '99, from Manistee; Fred Strieker, with '97, a corporal from Detroit; W. C. M c L e a n, with '97, from Jackson, and O. R. Cole, with '98, a corporal with Co. E. from Lansing, besides C. A. Kendrick and W. S. T h o m p son mentioned above, R. B. A. Buek, '96, is there too, but not as a soldier; he is looking after the affairs of the Detroit Free Press. ONE PRICE—THE R I G HT PRICE. 104 Washington Avenue North. &i&&'&& &&ii5*&i£*^^^ BOYS BUCK sens Furniture Right. AH Goods Delivered to t he College Free. Best W o v en W i re Cots, $1.25 .•. .-. Best W o v en W i re Springs, $1.50 WE S E LL EVERYTHING. M. J. & B. M. BUCK, Open Evenings. W a r ," E m ma Bach. Critic's R e p o r t, A my V a u g h n. Daisy Champion, '93, and Sadie Champion, '97, have been re-elected as teachers in the Lansing public schools for the coming year. Bertha W e l l m a n, teaching Holland, Mich. in the high '96, is now school at Myrtle P e ck expects to visit her during the campus friends on commencement week. Elizabeth Broughton and Clara Stocum did not return this term. Grace Lundy is taking studies in College this spring. special Invitations are out for the wed ding of Miss A n na Cook Cooper, with '94, to R e v. S. Olinger at her home, Keats, Kansas, next Thurs day at noon. M r. and M r s. Olin ger will be at home after J u ne 1, at Carson, Iowa. K A T H E R I NE C L U T E. The Wandering Singer and His Songs. One of the handsomest College souvenirs ever published is the book of poems by '62, of Climax, entitled Frank Hodgeman, "The Wandering Singer and His Songs and Other Poems." The book is bound in peb bled white cloth with blue and gilt trim mings, contains 185 pages, and is printed on excellent paper with full gilt edges. It is beautifully illustrated with half-tones of College and other scenes and with sketches by Prof. W. S. Holdsworth, '78. and E. N. Thayer, '93. In that part of the book de voted to College poems there is hardly a page that does not suggest sweet memories of days gone by, not only for the student o the sixties but for the student of the nineties as well. Everybody who has seen the work is delighted with it.—M. A. C. RECORD, Feb. 8, 1898. Price $1. If ordering by mail add 6 cents per copy for postage. F. HODGMAN, Publisher, Climax, Mich. GIVE YOUR ORDERS TO- TRAGER BROS. THE MEAT MEN. 509 MICHIGAN AVENUE EAST, DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN * The names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of reli able parties. We hope that the faculty and students will take pains to patronize those who patronize us. ARCHITECTS. EA RL H. MEAD.—Architect. 115 Washington Avenue N. BARBERS. College work especially solicited. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. c D. WOODBURY.—Boots shoe the students. See ad. BOOTS AND SHOES. and Shoes, CLOTHING. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, DE W EY A. SEELEY.—27 Wm's Hall. Would A E. DAVIS.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur be glad to have you examine my lines of Spring and Summer Clothing. nishings. See ad. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. B. SIMON.—Fine China, Crockery, Lamps, Tinware, etc. I ll Washington Avenue N. H J DENTISTS. Avenue. ington Avenue. First stairs north of Michigan D R. G. W. COLEMAN.—Dentist. 103 Wash R W. MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, Room 517. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. M A. C. STUDENTS—Don't forget W. H. POKTER, the Hack and Liveryman. Rubber tires a specialty. Office 300 Capitol Avenue South, Bell Phone 65, Lansing Phone 133. HOTELS. Avenue S. tor. Special rates to students. Washington THE N EW GRAND—R. M. Renner, Proprie T HE INGHAM. Grand St. South; 2 doors from Michigan Avenue. Low rates to students. INSURANCE. GEO. A. DYER, 108 Michigan Avenue W. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in the city. JEWELERS. Engraver. 200 202 Washington Avenue North. B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and W RAPLEE.—Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc. . Fine Watch Repairing. 119 Washington Avenue. C HAS. A. PIELLA.—Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler. Repairing of Fine Watches a Spec ialty. 121 Washington Avenue N. LAUNDRIES. Room 11, Williams Hall. S. P. Lan'z. Proo'r. Sage & Westcott, Agts. THE V A N G O R D ER PALACE LAUNDRY. s TAR LAUNDRY. 208 Michigan Avenue East. LUMBER DEALERS. H W. RTKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. See ad. MERCHANT TAILORS. WOODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. trade solicited. 208 Washington Ave. S. Student MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. H OLMES MUSIC STORE.—Pianos, Organs, Bicycles, Musical Mdse. and Sheet Music. Cor. Washington Avenue and Ottawa Street. PHOTOGRAPHERS. PB LECLEAR—Photographer. Hollister Block. PHYSICIANS. Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St. 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Offiice at 212 A D. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to C M. WATSON, M. D.—Hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. M.; Sundays 12 to 2 P. M. 419 Washington Avenue S. Both Phones. OCULIST. C M. DICKSON, M. D.—Practice diseases of eye and ear. Hours 9 to 12 A. M ., 2 to 4 P. M. ; Sunday 2 to 4 P. M. First floor Hollis ter Block. limited to Drawing Instruments., D R. V. A. LACY.—Dentist. Hours 8 to 12 c J. ROUSER.—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash DO W N EY HOUSE DRUG STORE — H. J. Lansino Book & Paper 60., NOTE BOOKS, FINE STATIONERY AND BOOKS. Eilenburg. Headquarters Ice Cream Soda. a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. 110 Allegan St. W. 120 Washington Avenue N. ington Avenue South. DRUGGISTS. TABLETS, FOR ANYTHING IN — H a r d w a r e, S t o v e s, T i n w a r e, G r a n i t e w a r e, C u t l e r y, E t c. TRY NORTON'S HARDWARE 111 Washington Avenue S. John Herrmann Fine Tailoring. 218 WASHINGTON AVENUE N. DRY GOODS. SIMONS D RY GOODS COMPANY. —Dry Goods and Carpets. See ad. FURNISHING GOODS. ELGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See adv. M (BOWLES BROS.—Furniture Dealers. Special j inducements to College people. 319 Washing ton Avenue South. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. RESTAURANTS. JACOB STAHL & SON.—Wholesale and Re tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North. GILBERT M. HASTY.—Proprietor Hasty's Gem Lunch. Best meals and Lunches in the city. 117 Washington Avenue S