5fW 911 a ©.• 9Jeccr± 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, J U NE 14, 1898 N o. 39. T he College Oratorical Contest. T he exercises of commencement week began Friday evening with the annual contest in oratory, par ticipated in by representatives of six of the College literary societies. T he contest was held in the A r m o ry and was very close and interesting. Excellent music was furnished by the College orchestra and by the double quartette. to to about T he first oration given was by M r. A. H. Stone of the Hesperian Society, who took for his subject " Deep Waterways the Sea." Mr. Stone argued for the reduction of transportation rates, in order that our producers and manufacturers may compete successfully in foreign markets. This end would be ac complished by putting into Welland canal the recently invented locks, which would reduce the time re quired for passing the canal from twenty-four hours four hours. T h r o u gh this canal would then pass the traffic of the great North west—a in volume traffic greater many times than the combined traffic of the Suez canal and the proposed Nicaragua canal. M r. Stone had a carefully prepared oration, but his delivery was not quite so good as that of some of the other speakers. His rank in the contest was third. M r. F. W. Robison, of the Union Literary Society spoke next, and his was the winning oration. " T he Spirit of Discontent a Factor in P r o g r e s s" was his subject, and he handled it in a masterful way, both the thought and the delivery. T he speaker viewed the discontent of both past and present in an op light—outwardly bad, but timistic productive of good. T h us the wars of Alexander carried Grecian civili zation thus a into the East; and divine discontent fostered by Martin Luther divorced the ancient R o m an church the governments of Europe. from In her oration on " Woman's W o rk and Education," Miss Coral Havens, of the Themian Society, first gave us a glance at the progress of education for women, and then her idea of the place women should occupy. At the beginning of the century—aside from her place in the home—two occupations, sewing and teaching, were open to women. N o w, while most women still find opportunity for their grandest work in the home circle, four hundred occupations have been opened up to them. the " T he Slavery of the Present D a y ," by Mr. T. L. Hankinson, of the Columbian Society, was a vig orous denunciation of liquor Intemperance is the present traffic. day slavery, a slavery far worse than that which plunged our country into a long war. We must do one of two things, stop the demand or remove the supply. We cannot stop the demand, therefore we should remove the supply. This can be accomplished only by National pro hibition. T he Feronian Society was repre sented by Miss Bertha Malone, whose subject was, " T he Dawn of the M o r n i n g ." Progress washer theme. T he awakening of the progress of invention, the rising of the dawn. ideals, are heralds of intellect, " This grand old world has passed through the age of muscle and of intellect and now is in the age of heart." T he last speaker was M r. A. M. Patriarche, of the Olympic Society; his subject, " L y n c h i n g s ." In clear, ringing, earnest tones, the speaker denounced the barbarous custom of lynching, so common in our country. He had a good oration and his de livery was excellent; he seemed to forget self entirely in the import ance of his subject. T he judges on thought and style were R e v. W. H. Vincent, D.D., of Detroit; J u d ge O. W. Coolidge, of Niles, and Prof. C. M. Brink, P h. D.,of Kalamazoo; those of delivery, Prof. W. J. McKone, of Mason; R e v. J. M. Rogers, of Lansing, and M r. J. F. Crotty, of Lansing. After a brief intermission, the decision of the judges was announced by M r. Crotty. First place was given to F. W. Robison, second place to A. M. Patriarche, and third place to A. H. Stone. T he prize given is Larned's History of Ready Refer ence, the five volumes costing $ 2 5. Program of Commencement Week. society respective This evening at 8 p. m. will be the senior class-day banquet. held Tomorrow at 3 p. m. the battalion will be inspected, and in the even ing at 8 o'clock the literary societies will hold reunions and banquets in rooms. their Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the armory will occur the president's reception to the senior class. Com mencement-day exercises begin at 10:30 o'clock, Friday, in the Ar mory. There will be three ad dresses by members of the senior class, one from each course as fol lows: " T he Influence of Bessemer," by F. V. Warren, of the Mechanical Course; "Influence of the Farmer's Market," by D. J. Hale of the A g ricultural Course; " T he Realm of W o m a n ," by Miss Pearl Kedzie, of the W o m e n 's Course. An address on some mechanical subject will be given by Prof. F. R. Hutton, of Columbia University. Music for these exercises will be furnished by the College band and the Music Department. T he Cooking Class Entertains. It was the writer's great pleas ure to be one of eight guests at the last dinner of the year given by the young women of the Domestic Science department. roses table were pink On this occasion the table decora tions were in pink and green. T he center piece was a huge bowl of roses, and carelessly scattered around the and maiden-hair ferns, while each guest was favored with one perfect rose. T he menu cards were of green ribbon, upon which were tiny cards in pink and white; one for each of the nine courses of which the dinner consisted, and one, bearing the name of the guest, enabling each to read ily find her place at the table. Each dish prepared for this occa sion, was actually cooked by the young women of the department, and two of them, neatly attired in white aprons and caps, served each course in the dantiest possible man course in the dantiest possible man ner, and with an ease which gave ner, and with an ease which gave evidence of careful training. evidence of careful training. T he following ladies were present: T he following ladies were present: Mesdames Hedges, H e n ry H u m Mesdames Hedges, H e n ry H u m phrey, N. B. Jones, R o b t. Smith phrey, N. B. Jones, R o b t. Smith L a n s i n g; and Miss Rice, from and Miss Rice, from L a n s i n g; Mesdames Bacon, H a n er and Lan- Mesdames Bacon, H a n er and Lan- don of the College. We feel sure don of the College. We feel sure that that all went away, hoping that all went away, hoping that again and they might again and they might L. E. L. often—" L. E. L. often—" " come " come Sophomores W in the Brackett Cup. Sophomores W in the Brackett Cup* local local field-day field-day T he field-day at Charlotte resulted T he field-day at Charlotte resulted the in a tie for points between in a tie for points between the sophomores and freshmen classes. sophomores and freshmen classes. This field-day took the place of the This field-day took the place of the in which annual annual in which classes contest for the Brackett cup classes contest for the Brackett cup T he two classes in our library. in our library. T he two classes to decide the contest by a agreed agreed to decide the contest by a relay race, and Friday afternoon the relay race, and Friday afternoon the race was run on our cinder track. race was run on our cinder track. and Bigelow, Edgar, Tompkins and Bigelow, Edgar, Tompkins Russell were the freshmen runners; Russell were the freshmen runners; Bale, Olsen, Holdsworth and Wells, Bale, Olsen, Holdsworth and Wells, fifth- the sophomores. the sophomores. fifth- mile was won by Bigelow, the sec mile was won by Bigelow, the sec ond by Olsen, the third by Holds- ond by Olsen, the third by Holds- worth and the fourth by Wells. worth and the fourth by Wells. Russell fell as he was coming into Russell fell as he was coming into the stretch but he was so far behind the stretch but he was so far behind that it is not probable that he could that it is not probable that he could have won the race anyway. have won the race anyway. T he first T he first Baccalaureate Sermon. Baccalaureate Sermon. T he Baccalaureate service for the class of '98 was distinctively a pat-, riotic service. It was held Sunday evening in the A r m o r y, which was beautifully draped with flags and bunting. In the center of the Ar mory our largest flag, caught up in the center canopy-like, was connect ed with the sides, ends and cor ners of the room by festoons of red, white and blue bunting. Over the flag was rostrum draped, and above the east entrance, with the clock for a center, was a tent in national colors. T h e n, too, the sermon was patriotic, and the last song, " America." another large T he address, " Elements of Chris tian Patriotism," was given by R e v. David McAllister of Pittsburg, w ho took for his text the fifth and sixth verses of the 137th Psalm, " If I thee, O Jerusalem, let my forget right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy." T he speaker took the figures on Plymouth monument as symbols of the elements of Christian patriotism. T he first of these is Education. T he patriot should know his country, its geography, its history, its language and literature, and its political insti tutions, founded as they are upon T he second Christian principles. figure is Freedom, and closely asso ciated with this is the thifd figure, L a w. T he t wo must go together— freedom of intellect, of speech and the press, but law abiding freedom. The* fourth figure is Morality. " A ll your training," said he to the gradu ating class, "will increase your pow er for harm, unless guided by mor ality." Morality is closely connected with political questions, with law, with individual rights, with the na tion ',Jhe nation is a moral agent. To be worthy citizens you must comprehend such questions. A nd then, on this monument, towering high above these four fig ures on the pedestal, is another fig ure, Faith. T he Christian patriot in will have an unwavering God, the God of the Pilgrim fath ers, w ho guided the destinies of this nation through the dark days of the Rebellion and who will keep us in the present conflict with Spein. faith In closing Dr. McAllister pointed out to the class of '98 some of the problems they must meet, some of the duties they must perform, if they would be true Christian patriots. T he Millers at the College. T he Michigan State Miller's A s sociation will be with us J u ne 2 1. T he afternoon [session of the sum mer meeting will be held in the College Chapel, beginning at 1130 o'clock. Members of our faculty will appear on the program as fol lows: " T he College and the In dustrial Classes," Pres. J. L. Sny der; " Quality, of the Highest Im portance," Dr. R. C. K e d z i e; " D o mestic Economy and Household Science," Prof. Edith F. McDer- mott; " M i d d l i n g s ," Prof. H. W. Mumford; " T he Farmer and the Miller," Prof. C. D. Smith; " R h o de Island J o h n n y c a k e ," Prof. J. D. T o w a r. Dr. Fiske's Address. T he annual sermon to the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A., given by R e v. Lewis R. Fiske, ex-president of Albion College, last Sunday morn ing, was a very scholarly and help ful address. By invitation the Lan sing Y. W. C. A. attended and took part in the services, the Misses Hoi- land rendering a very pleasing vocal duet. T he R e v. David McAllister, of Pittsburg, Pa., also assisted in the services. Dr. Fiske's text was from finds his highest the fourth verse of the E i g ht P s a l m— " W h at is man that thou art mindful of him ?" Man alone of all creatures is capable of knowing and verifying truth. T he brute sees the object, but man sees the how and w hy of the object. His reason penetrates into the laws of causation. Man is also a creator; he plans and thinks and makes. No beast can climb to such heights; no beast can plunge to such depths as man—because he is man, a reasonable b e i n g — " b ut little lower than the a n g e l s ;" but In worship little lower than God. attribute. man Worship brings man nearer to G o d; it brings God and man to a common ground. W h at human? Christ as a man embodied all that is perfect in humanity. He possessed unbounded enthusiasm and perfect calmness, attributes not incompatible. He possessed absolute unselfishness; but though perfect, absolutely with out sin, he did not withdraw him self from the touch of the unclean. T h e re is no perfect manhood or womanhood except as it is Christian. is worth saving. God con M an siders him worth saving; hence he is worthy the best efforts of this organization to save. the perfect is , T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. ^| J U NE 14, 1898. For various reasons T HE M. A. C. RECOBD 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- postofflce, for no charge will be made for it of M i c h i, ,an "for t h e s e " v e a r s ^s The only way, however, to secure THE R E C O B D ^ - , ~ry OI ^ - " c n i g an J ^or i ne »e years^is regularly is to subscribe. figures are . THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE WIGfllGAN AGRICULTURAL GOLLEGE. EDITED BY THE FACULTY, ASSISTED BY THE STUDENTS. SUBSCRIPTIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO T HE SEC- BETABY, AGBICULTUBAL COLLEGE, MLCH. SUBSCRIPTION, 50 CENTS PER TEAR. Send money by P. O. Money Order, Draft, Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with LA WHENCE & VAN BUBEN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. Official Directory. Y. M. C. A.—Regular meetings Sunday evenings at 6:00 and Thursday evenings at 6:30. F. N. Lowry, President. C. H. Parker, Cor. Secretary. Y. W. C. A.—Weekly meetings for all ladies on the campus, Tuesday evenings at 8:00, in Abbot Hall. Sunday meetings with the Y. M. C. A. Miss Russel Taylor, President. Miss Emma Bach, Cor. Secretary. KING'S DAUGHTERS--Meet alternate Wed nesdays. Mrs. J. L. Snyder, President. Mrs. W. Babcock, Secretary. NATURAL, HISTORY SOCIETY — Meets second Friday of each month in the Chapel at 7:00 P.M. T. L. Hankinson,President. O. W. Slayton, Secretary. BOTANICAL CLUB—Meets Monday evenings at 6:30 in the Botanical Laboratory. B. Barlow, President. Miss Marie Belliss, Secretary. SHAKESPEARE CLUB —Meets Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Dr. Howard Edwards, Presi dent. COLUMBIAN LITERARY S O C I E T Y" — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00. Fourth floor, Williams Hall. T, L. Hankinspn, President. W. T. Parks, Secretary. ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. W . J. Merkel, President. L. H. Taylor, Secretary. FERONIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Fri day afternoon at 1:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. Jennette Carpenter, President. Bertha Malone, Sec retary. HESPERIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Sat urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. L. J. Cole, President. A. J. Cook, Secretary. OLYMPIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. George Campbell, President. T. J. Leavitt, Sec retary. P HI DELTA T H E TA F R A T E R N I TY — Meetings every Friday evening at 7:30, East Ward, J. L. S. Wells Hall. C. M. Krentel, President. Kendrick, Secretary. THEMIAN SOCIETY.—Meetings every Satur Irma Thompson, day evening at 7:00, Chapel. President. Harriet O'Connor, Secretary. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00, U. L. S. Hall. F. W. Robison, President. C. H. Hilton, Sec- it tary. TAU BETA PI FRATERNITY— Meetings on alternate Thursday evenings, Tower Room, Me chanical Laboratory. F. V. Warren, President. C. . A. Gower, Secretary. CLUB BOARDING ASSOCIATION — E. A. Calkins, President. Lucy E. Monroe, Secretary. M. A. C. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—F. V. Warren, President. E. W. Ranney, Secretary. Should O ur State Educational In stitutions be made Self-sup porting ? G E O. S E V E R A N C E, ' O I, C O L U M B I AN S O C I E T Y. T he fact that the taxpayers all over the State have been agitating this question during the past year, and for the most part favoring the affirmative, makes it a subject that calls for our thoughtful considera Although—they have dis tion. cussed right along with these the Charitable and Reformatory Insti tutions, I wish to consider merely Institutions the State Educational proper, the U. of M. at A nn Arbor, the M. A. C. at Lansing, the State Normal College at Ypsilanti, the M t. Pleasant Normal School and the Michigan College of Mines at H o u g h t o n. W h at are the desired results to be First, these schools attained by making self-supporting? it would lessen our taxes. Second, it would make the managing boards more economical. Third, a person w ho obtained an education would pay for it himself. We know the first results would be attained. T he board might be more economical in s>ome the persons obtaining an education would pay for it in-so-far as the productive funds did not pay for it. So let us results that admit these desired would be reached, and consider some of the attendant results to see if the move would be advisable. instances and Since the tax question causes the greatest outcry, let us see what these schools are costing. T he aim being to make these schools produce what is at present actually levied, we need not consider productive funds. from 1897 re All ports, except for the U. of M. T he assessed valuation of the prop- $1,105,100,000. F or 1896, the U. of M. cost the taxpayers of Michi gan $194,000. On $1,105,100,000, this would make a tax rate of .0175 per cent. F or 1897, the Michigan State Normal College cost the taxpayers $58,450, which gives a tax rate of .0053 per cent. T he cost of the Central Normal School to the taxpayers was $12000, giving a tax rate of .00108 per cent. T he Mining School cost the tax payers $40,000, giving a tax rate of .0036 per cent. T he M. A. C. is supported mostly by U. S. govern ment appropriations and income from land grants; hence the small cost, which for 1897 was $11,100, or a tax rate of .001 per cent. T he total tax rate for these five was .02848 per cent ( t wo thousand eight hundred and forty-eight hundred- thousandths of one per cent). N ow suppose the assessed valuation of a man's property is $5000 — more than the general run of men are assessed. $5000 at .0284 per cent would give $1.42. Is this burden some? Many people will spend that much or more every little while in some useless, or perhaps worse than useless way. Suppose a man should pay taxes on $5000 from the time he is twenty years old until he is eighty. Making no allowance for interest, his total tax at that rate would be $85.20. I think any tax payer can see that this is not the cause of much of his want and suf fering. several generations for this tax to sink a $5,000 farm. It would take is not confined In regard to making the manag ing boards more economical, let us see if the accomplishment of this would balance some of the other results. At present these schools in their respective classes rank among the very best in the country. Their reputation to the United States, but several countries of the old world are represented in them. W hy is this? Because our schools are well equipped and have excellent corps of teachers. But w hy c an t h ey be better equipped or have better corps of self-supporting, instructors private schools or denominational schools? Because their support is stable, and does not depend upon the income of a variable attendance or contributions by charitable organ izations. T he teacher's pay is fairly good and sure to come, therefore the best teachers are glad to take positions in these schools. If the schools were made self-supporting the income would vary with t he attendance, and in poor years the t h an boaids would be unable to keep things in good repair, while the teachers' pay would become a little uncertain and the best men would rather go elsewhere. I know a young man who graduated from the U. of M. and took a seemingly fine position at $1800 per year in a school of N o r th denominational Carolina. At the end of t wo years most of his salary was still unpaid. T he schools would deteriorate in equipments and grade of teachers. This would cause an injury to their reputation and a consequent decrease in attendance; and this in turn would cause a decrease in revenue. T h us things would work in harmony to pull down our present fine schools: all, perhaps, without gratifying the desire to see the controlling boards learn economy, for men are often less economical when they don't know what they have to use than when they do know. them and that their T he person getting an education would have to pay. for it. M a ny people of ordinary means seem to to the rich, to feel antagonistic feel that there is some dividing line inter between ests are directly opposite. T h ey think the rich are being educated in these schools at their expense, so want to see the schools self-support ing. that such a move would only widen the division between the rich and the poor. I wish to show they get Under existing circumstances a great many more poor students are attending these institutions than most folks imagine, simply because the rates are so reasonable that they can soon earn money enough to work their w ay through and not be gray- headed when through. F or 1897 the average cost per student to the State was: 1, U. of M., about $ 6 5; 2, Michigan State Normal College, $ 5 8; 3, Central Normal, $ 7 5; 4, Mining School, $294.96; 5, M. A. C, $29.21. Sup posing the same, the attendance with t he schools made self-support ing, just that much more would have to come out of each student's pocket. But that much increase in expense would keep away many poor students w ho are now able to attend, and this decrease in attend ance would mean a further increase of expense to each student attend ing, operating all the time to de crease the ratio of poor to well-to-do students. T h u s, considerable means would get to be almost a prerequisite to a higher education, and this is precisely what we must not let hap pen if we wish to prevent the for- mftion of classes in this country. Another point to consider in this line is that a good part of the sup port of these schools is already pro vided for by productive funds, and if the poor are barred from the schools, the rich will get the benefit of all this. Summing up these points we see: First, the tax is too small to affect taxpayers, perceptibly; second, the to move would lower the tend efficiency and the reputation of these schools; third, the tendency would be to remove higher educa t he grasp of t he poor tion from without affecting thus the division at present widening imagined to exist between them. I believe any person that will t h o u g h t fully consider these points will agree with me in saying our State Educa tional made self-supporting. should not be Institutions the rich, T he tip of his t o n g u e — " T h a nk y o u . " —E x. T he Curiosity Strip. One of the early heralds of the approach of spring is the catalogue of the seedsman, adorned with beautiful and impossibly grotesque pictures of supposed products to be grown from the seeds offered. T he text in many of these seed catalogues is not infrequently as misleading as the cuts. Certain crops that, by reason of climate or illy adapted soil, can not be g r o wn at all in this State, are urged upon unsuspicious and over confiding farmers because they do well in the South or bring profit to the growers in the fertile prairies of the West. To prevent the success of such schemes as far as possible, and to give data on which to found answers to t he host of questions that come to the office in regard to these n ew crops, a strip of land is set aside for testing as many of these curiosities as possible. This plot is called the "Curiosity Strip." Heretofore the planning of the work in this line and a large part of its execution has been placed in the hands of t wo members of the senior the early coming of the long yacation re moves them from the College before the plants are out of the ground, this plan longer possible. A m o ng the many varieties of sup posedly useful plants that are to be found on the. strip this year may be mentioned the following: Sacaline, a new forage plant of the buck wheat leaves, coarse stalks; perfectly worthless. class. Because family, with is no large Prickly comfrey, another coarse family; forage plant, but of borage not valuable. Esparsette; soja beans; Luzerne rustique, a variety of alfalfa; Ger man coffee berry, a fraud; sweet clover; J a p an clover; yellow clover; kidney vetch; spurry; chufas; teo- sinte; several varieties of sorghum. Mixed with these plants of more less doubtful value, there are other species placed in this strip because they are curiosities to most of the In this list visitors at the College. are such things as Mexican frijoles, other beans and peas from foreign from sources, four or more grasses Australia, from varieties several Armenia, millets of a dozen different varieties, peanuts, cotton, rice, rape of t wo sorts, varieties of sunflowers, from home and husk corn, alfalfas abroad, and many varieties of corn. T he entire list of curious plants is too long to publish here but every caller at the College should visit the plot and see them for himself. c. D. s. Society Officers for t he Fall Term. C O L U M B I A N. President, F. E. W e s t; vice-presi dent, A. G. Bodourian; secretary, George Severance; treasurer, E. C. Kendrick; marshal, H. A. Williams. E C L E C T I C. President, J. Bulkeley; vice-presi dent, G. B. Wells; secretary, F. L. Radford; treasurer, D. B. F i n c h; marshal, E. D. Gagnier. F E R O N I A N. President, Gertrude L o w e; vice- president, Celia Harrison; secretary, Marion Clute; treasurer, Fleta Pad dock; marshal, Russell Taylor. H E S P E R I A N. President,W. D. H u r d; vice-presi dent, C. H. P a r k e r; secretary, C . H. S m i t h; treasurer, A . J. C o o k; mar shal, A. H. Stone. O L Y M P I C. President, F. R. C r a n e; vice- . J U NE 14, 1898. T HE M. A. C. R E CO R D. 3 president, C. A. W a r r e n; secretary, W. R. W r i g h t; treasurer, C. S. Babington; marshal, R. H. Ca- rothers. T H E M I A N. President, Francis Russell; vice- president, Irma T h o m p s o n; secre tary, Coral H a v e n s; treasurer, Mar guerite Bogula; marshal, Harriet O'Connor. U N I ON L I T E R A R Y. President, J o hn Severance; vice- president, Paul T h a y e r; secretary, A u g u st K a r k a u; treasurer, William B a l l; marshal, C. A. McCue. Second N i ne Statement* A statement of the financial trans actions of R. E. M o r r o w, as manager of the second nine, for the season of 1898: EXPENDITURES. - - - - - - 8 bats - 1 breast protector 1 bat - Tickets for three games •Telephone Postage Gum Car fare—Eaton Rapids H. S. Half car fare—Charlotte H. S. Half car fare to Charlotte Half car fare—Albion Reserves Expenses of team to Charlotte field-day, $8 30 6 00 25 65 35 40 30 5 00 4 30 4 55 8 50 - - - - - - May 13 - RECEIPTS. From selling tickets: 15 3° $53 90 Eaton Rapids H. S. game $14 65 9 80 Albion game 4 65 Charlotte H. S. game From Athletic Association 11 50 From Director of Charlotte field-day 15 30 $53 90 T he equipment left on hand at the season consists of t he end of a breast protector, mask, catcher's mit, first batsman's mit, bat, ball, and three old gray suits. At the College. Miss Watkins will entertain her parents this week. Miss Mary K n a g gs is again well enough to attend classes. Miss Jennette Carpenter, '98, is entertaining her mother this week. D. J. Crosby has a pocket knife picked up on the campus Saturday. A pair of steel-bowed spectacles has been left at the secretary's office. E u g e ne Price, '00, was called home Saturday by the death of his father. Miss W a r d, of Milan, is the com mencement week guest of F. W. Robison. Misses Lula and Nellie Lockwood are visiting their sister Miss A. G. Lockwood. M r. and Mrs. R. H. Pettit left TViday for Ithaca, N. Y ., to spend t he summer. After J u ne 18, Mr. V. M. Shoe- smith will have charge of the Col lege news agency. G. N. Gould is entertaining Miss P a t r i ck of Saranac during com mencement week. Mrs. W o o d w o r th entertained the the U. L. S. at supper seniors of Wednesday evening. T he F a rm Department has a quantity of beech stovewood, which, if purchased at once, will be deliv ered at $1.40 per cord. Mrs. Patriarche arrived at the College Friday to spend commence ment week with her sons. Mrs. K n a g g s, who has been car ing for her daughter, Mary K n a g g s, returned home last Wednesday. Saturday fifteen of took the physical examination admission into and thirteen of the students for the regular army, the number passed. Fred T. Williams, '98, left Fri day for Petoskey to join a company of volunteers for the 35th regiment. He expects to get a commission as second lieutenant in this company. Prof, and Mrs. C. D. Smith left Friday night for four weeks in N ew Y o rk state. Most of the time will be spent at Ithaca, where the pro fessor will do special work in for estry. Prof, and Mrs. F. S. Kedzie left this morning for N ew York City, from whence they will sail Thurs day for Europe. Most of the sum in Germany, mer will be spent the studying in Berlin and visiting rural districts. T he librarian respectfully requests that she be consulted before clip from books or pings are made in the library. Maga periodicals intended for the bindery are zines frequently rendered entirely useless by irresponsible or thoughtless per sons w ho clip from them some verse or illustration. Lightly Told. " Y ou live by butchery," declared the " A nd you by pillage," the manufacturer of pills surgeon. came the quick response. to " I see your son has turned out an that artist, M r. Gibbs. H ow did happen ?" " I, dunno, sor, his moth er thinks he was left that way by the measles." T he Y o u ng Doctor—"Just think —six of my patients recovered this T he Old D o c t o r — " I t 's week." your own boy. You fault, my spend too much time at the club." if Mrs. S m y t h e —" W h at would you be I didn't have p r o p e r t y ?" S m y t h e —" Well, what would you b e ?" " Y e s, y o u! You wouldn't be Mrs. S m y t h e !" " I ?" are figures, Teacher — " Y ou with painfully T o m m y. slow If Come, now, speak up quickly. your father gave your mother a fifty-pound note and a twenty-pound note, what would h a v e ?" T o m m y — "A fit." she Prohibitionist, (to Irish servant )— " P a t, how does your master stand on the question of w h i s k y ?" P at " W e l l, sor, up to about 12 o'clock at noight he sthands pretty well, sor. Thin he ginerally has to loie down, sor." A M E AN M A N. " Man Sandy," said a Perthshire farmer, " J o ck McPherson's an awfu' " Hoots, toots, m a n !" mean chap." haverin'! said his H oo d'ye mak' that o o t ?" friend, " y e ' re like this. W e e l, I'm jist sayin' he's mean— beastly mean. It It's was up at his hoose the other nicht, and he said, «Peter, will you hae a hauf o ' w h u s k y ? ' a nd I s a i d , ' A y, of coorse!' W e e l, he got his bottle oot an' began to pour me oot a glass, and thinkin' to be sort p'polite, ye ken, 1 said. ' Stop, stop!'^-^nd h e s t o p t ! "— Weekly Telegraph. Dry Goods Co. Headquarters for WHITE GOODS. Our line of white P i q u e s, N a i n sooks, Dimities, I n d ia L i n e n s, 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. The underwear displayed in our window is fair value at one dollar per suit; at the price Fm making it, 50c per suit, it is a world beater. Only one case of it, if you need any get in at once. Rough braids are the swell N ew line of F a n cy Ribbons for straws for summer hats. Before Sashes or Ties, you buy a straw hat, come in and see them. All the natty . . .. At 25c a nd 35c per y a r d. Special Values in our Ladies' styles in crash hats, hats and 25c Leather Belts. caps. Students' patronage solicited. Carpet Department, 3d f l o o r . . .. L a r ge line of R u g s, A rt Squares, wfcMfcyfc 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 flbout to Build? If so, you should Build Right. Phone 192. New Phone 76 J. G. R E U T T ER 322 WASHINGTON AVE. S. F r e sh a nd S a lt Meats Pine Chicago Beef a Specialty. Headquarters for All Kinds Home Made Sausage. Alsdorf & Son... By consulting THE DRUGGISTS HIRAM RIKERD, Everything First Class, Fresb 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 & VanBiirtn PRINTING CO., Ottawa st. E. Lansing, Mich. College M e n ^e 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 N e ws F r om Graduates a nd Stu dents. Mrs. L. J. Briggs, '93, is visiting at the home of M r. Briggs' parents, Lacey, Mich. Miss Myrtle P e c k, A nn Arbor, is spending commencement week with Miss Mamie Baker. L. C. Brooks, 9 2 ^, expects to visit the College this summer, possi bly at commencement time. Commissioner R. S. Campbell, '93, has supplied the teachers of St. Clair county with maps of Cuba. We have received from G. C. Davis, '89, L os Angeles, Cal., a number of his scientific treatises, for the alumni library. Zebedee Beverly, with '76, a clerk in the auditor general's department, called at the College Thursday. M r. Beverly was a charter member of the Union Literary Society. W. G. Smith, '93, and Miss Bar bour, of Howell, called at the Col lege Wednesday. Mr. Smith hopes to get a commission in the 35th Regiment, Michigan Volunteers. E. M. H u n t, with '99, visited at the College from Friday to Mon day. He is in the business of man ufacturing supplies bee-keepers' with his father at Bell Branch, Michigan. H. A. Dibble, '97, w ho has been principal of schools at Detour, U. P., during the past year, called at M. A. C. Friday on his way home. N e xt year he will engage in busi ness in Detroit. R o g e rs and Quick, with '97, are partners in a prosperous mercantile business at Lacey. Both came to field-day a-wheel. A brother of Mr. Quick's expects to be a student here in the near future. T he Professor. Nearly a page of The Queens- lander (Australia) for April 16 is devoted to a cut and sketch of " T he Professor" — E. M. Shelton, '72, principal of the agricultural college at Gatton, Queensland. He is given credit for being the principal mover in the organization of that college. We quote briefly from the sketch: " H ad big desire for college career, too. Desire wasn't too easily met. In '68, however, he matriculated at Michigan Agricultural College, then, as now, famous institution for general culture as well as for science and agriculture. Got his share of learning in this knowledge factory under President Abbot, with Miles (chemistry), (agriculture), Kedzie leading and Beal teachers. ( b o t a n y ), as came things Professor Found "Queensland first knew him in '89. Had heard of him before that year. Queensland wanted an instructor in agriculture, and Secretaries Rusk . and Blaine recommended Shelton. joyfully T he enough. pretty crude, but has since managed to get them shipshape. Let plenty of daylight into farming methods, and has seen good results spring from the doctrine he preached. * H as preached it in every hamlet between Cooktown and the Tweed R i v e r; left his tracks everywhere. Demon strated, among other that hundreds of miles of country hither to deemed fit for nothing but sheep land. runs is the very best wheat W as scoffed at at first; those who scoffed have begun to pray. Agri things, T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. J U NE 14, 1898.. furnish this. Better striking cultural statistics evidence of dairy stock and pigs, more "extensive and more methodical wheat raising, the growth of forages, improved culti vation, and higher agricultural edu cation are among the cards dealt out in the Shelton shuffle." Colleges a nd Exchanges* L e h i gh is raising money for a new $4,000 athletic club house. Lafayette's n ew fire proof library building will cost $30,000. T he largest salary received by any cellege professor is that of Professor T u r n er of Edinburgh, $20,000.— Ex. At Cornell the only candidates for captains of the football team are those w ho have played in the three most important games of the season. —E x. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, M r. George H. F r a- zier, '87, has established a prize worth $100, to be given anuually to that member of the football, base ball, track team or of the crew who attains the highest standing in schol arship.—Ex. It is narrated ( bv a graduate of Princeton) that when the Harvard football team went to West Point, and the struggle with the cadet eleven reached a point of extreme intensity, the West Point coachers ran back and forth on the side lines, it up, West bellowing: " W h o op P o i n t !" 'em u p, West P o i n t !" " N o w, boys, go through ' e m !" and the like. But the Har vard coachers, alert, but self-respect ful, accents: " Fiercely, Harvard! Fiercely! "— Harpers in Boston Weekly. " T e ar cried, The Wandering Singer and His Songs. One of the handsomest College souvenirs ever published is the book of poems by Frank Hodgeman, '62, of Climax, entitled "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 illustrated with half-tones of beautifully 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 $i. 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. Drawino Instruments.. NOTE BOOKS, FINE STATIONERY AND BOOKS. TABLETS, Lansing Book & Paper 60., 120 Washington Avenue N. 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 ill Washington Avenue S. John Herrmann Fine Tailoring. 2 18 WASHINGTON AVENUE N. A L W A YS ON T O P. DAVIS-THE CLOTHIER F i ne C l o t h i ng F u r n i s h i n gs a nd H a ts F o o t b a ll P a n ts S w e a t e r s, S u p p o r t e rs T he K i ng P a nt v / —'fD^ *' We a re Up to D a te on M e n 's W e a r. ONE PRICE—THE R I G HT PRICE, 104 Washington Avenue North. ^^^^^^i^h^^^^i^^^a^U^^i^l^S^^iiS^^^SS^^^S^^^^^^^I^^i^^^^I^ BOYS BUCK seiis F u r n i t u re Rjght. All 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. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N — *• 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. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. M A. C. STUDENTS—Don't forget W. H. PORTER, 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 THE INGHAM. Grand St. South; 2 doors from Michigan Avenue. Low rates to students. ARCHITECTS. INSURANCE. EARL H. MEAD.—Architect. 115 Washington Avenue N. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOTS AND SHOES. C D. WOODBURY.—Boots shoe the students. See ad. and Shoes. We 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. 105 Washington Ave. S. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. J B. SIMON.—Fine China, Crockery, Lamps, Tinware, etc. I ll Washington Avenue N. 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. DRUGGISTS. J. ROUSER.—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash ington Avenue South. jOWNEY HOUSE DRUG S T O R E — H. J. ' Eilenburg. Headquarters Ice Cream Soda. DRY GOODS. SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. —Dry Goods and Carpets. See ad. FURNISHING GOODS. ELGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See adv. M J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash COWLES BROS.—Furniture Dealers. Special inducements to College people. 319 Washing ton Avenue South. 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. CHAS. A. PIELLA.—Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler. Repairing of Fine Watches a Spec ialty. 121 Washington Avenue N. LAUNDRIES. Room 11, Williams Hall. S. P. Lantz, Prop'r. Sage & Westcott, Agts. THE VAN GORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. STAR L A U N D R Y. 208 Michigan Avenue East. LUMBER DEALERS. H W. RIKERD.—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. F B. LECLEAR—Photographer. Hollister Block. PHYSICIANS. 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Offiice at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St. 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 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