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L A N S I N G,  M I C H I G A N,  T U E S D A Y,  J U LY  26,  1898. 

N o.  41. 

Grand  Excursions  to  M.  A.  C. 

A  F I NE  O P P O R T U N I TY  TO  M A KE  A 

V I S IT  TO  T HE  A G R I C U L T U R AL 

C O L L E GE  AT  S L I G HT 

E X P E N S E. 

( T he  dates  are  A u g.  16,  17,  18,  19.) 

During  the  week  of  August  16, 
17,  18  and  19  various  railroads  will 
run  excursions  directly  to  the  Mich 
Last 
igan  Agricultural  College. 
year  we  tried  these  excursions,  and 
at  a  conservative  estimate  3,000 
people  visited  the  College  on  three 
different  days.  We  expect  5,000 
this  year. 

right 

T he  electric  street  car  line  runs 
from  all  of  the  railroad  stations  in 
Lansing 
the  College 
into 
grounds,  with  a  fare  of  five  cents 
the  excursions. 
each  way  during 
Guides  will  be  furnished,  and  every 
opportunity  will  be  offered  for  vis 
itors  to  see  the  institution.  Mem 
bers  of 
the  faculty,  in  all  depart 
ments,  will  be  present,  and  will 
take  special  pains  to  show  the  work 
of  their  departments. 

We  publish,  in  full,  below, 

If  you  come,  bring  your  lunch 
and  eat  it  under  the  splendid  shade 
trees  that  adorn  the  College  campus. 
the 
time  tables  of  the  excursion  trains 
and  the  rates.  1£  you  do  not  live 
near  one  of 
these  routes,  can  you 
not  make  it  a  point  to  reach  some 
of 
the  night  before 
the  excursion,  and  so  take  advan-. 
tage  of  this  low  rate ? 

these  stations 

TO  YOUNG  M EN  A ND  W O M E N. 

If  you  are  thinking  of  entering 
the  College,  and  have  not  yet  quite 
decided,  do  not  fail  to  come  on  one 
of  these  excursions.  We  feel  cer 
tain  that  if  you  will  come  here  and 
look  about  the  grounds,  you  will 
march  right 
the  President's 
office  and  have  him  save  a  room  for 
you. 

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Tuesday,  August  16, 1898. 

MICHIGAN  CENTRAL  RAILROAD. 

T i me  T a b l e. 

R o u nd  trip  r a t e. 

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R e t u r n i n g,  leave  L a n s i ng  at  6:00  p.  m. 

Wednesday,  August  17,  1898. 

GRAND  TRUNK  RAILWAY  SYSTEM. 

D.  G.  H.  &  M.  R.  R. 

1  R o u nd  trip 

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R o u nd  t r ip 
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Some  Interesting  Notes  from  Prof* 

C.  S.  &  M.  R.  R. 

L e a v e — W . B ay  City, 7:25  a.  m 

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Thursday,  August  18,1898. 

F. S.  Kedzie. 

interesting 

Several  very 

letters 
have  been  received  from  Prof.  F.  S. 
Kedzie  since  his  arrival  at  Berlin. 
R e g a r d i ng  the  weather,  he  says  that 
there  has  been  but  one  day  since  his 
arrival  at  Berlin  that  it  has  not  rain 
ed,  and  the  thermometer  meanwhile 
has  not  been  higher  than  72°.  A sa 
result  of  the  almost  continuous  rain, 
crops are very  poor.  As  a  resorting 
place, Prof.  Kedzie  thinks  that  Ger 
many  can  hardly  compare  with 
the 
United  States. 

that 

thinks 

Prof.  Kedzie 

the 
American  press  greatly  exaggerates 
the  unfriendly  attidude  of  the  Ger 
toward 
mans 
the  United  States. 
the  German  press  is  some 
While 
the  common  people 
what  bitter, 
seem 
the 
friendly 
to  be 
Americans. 

toward 

In  speaking  of  points  of 

interest 
in  Berlin,  Prof.  Kedzie  describes  a 
visit  to  the  "  Thiergarten,"  in  which 
formerly  wild  animals  were  kept  in 
cages.  N o w,  Mrs.  Kedzie  declares, 
the  only  fauna  of  the  place  to  be 
fleas  with  an  enormous  propensity 
for  attacking  human  beings.  T he 
address  of  Prof.  Kedzie 
is  N o.  2 
Nettlebeck  St.,  I V,  Berlin. 

MICHIGAN  CENTRAL  RAILROAD,  AND  ANN 
ARBOR  RAILROAD. 

Prof.  Noble  Resigns, 

Ann  Arbor  R.  R. 

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North  S t ar 
Ashley 
Bannister 
Elsie 
Owosso  Jc 

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R o u nd  t r ip 

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Leave.  Adult.  Child'n 

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Bay  City 
W.  Bay  City 
Z i l w a u k ee 
Mershon 
S a g i n a w,  Gen.  Ave. 
S a g i n a w,  Court  St.  . 
Paines 
S w an  Creek 
Garfield 
St.  Charles 
F e r g us 
C h e s a n i ng 
O a k l e y! 
H e n d e r s on 
Owosso 
Owosso  J c. 
Bennington 
L a i n g s b u rg 
Bath 
A r r i v e — L a n s i ng 
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R e t u r n i n g,  leave  L a n s i ng  at  5:45  p.  m. 

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Friday,  August  19,  1898. 

LAKE  SHORE  RAILROAD. 

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L e a ve  Hillsdale  , 
Jonesville 
Litchfield 
H o m er  .  . 
Albion  . 
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S p r i n g p o rt  .  . 
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Arrive  L a n s i ng 
R e t u r n i n g,  leave  L a n s i ng  at  6:00  p.  m. 

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R o u n d - t r ip 
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Prof.  Noble  has  resigned 

to  ac 
cept 
the  Professorship  of  English 
j-.iieittLTiTc'Tn 
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t i re  x^^iiK.^uu.i.'ca 
lege  at  Ames,  Iowa.  On  Friday, 
J u ly  15, he  returned  to  the  College 
and  began  at  once  to  pack  his  goods, 
leaving  on  Saturday  afternoon 
for 
Iowa.  He  began  his  work  there  on 
Tuesday, J u ly  19. 

We  congratulate  the  Iowa  Col 
that 
lege,  but  cannot  help  feeling 
its  gain 
the 
is  our  loss.  During 
nine  years  that  Prof.  Noble  and  his 
family  lived  among  us  they  became 
identified  with 
the  college  popula 
tion  in  such  an  intimate  manner  that 
it  is like  breaking  family  ties  to  give 
them  up. 

T h ey  carry  with  them 

wishes  of  everyone. 

the  good 
c  F. W. 

T he  Institute  and  Summer  School. 

T he  Institute  and  Summer  School 
began  here  J u ly  11, with  Supt.  C. 
L.  Bemis  of  Ionia,  as  conductor  and 
professors  W.  Babcock,  C.  F. 
Wheeler,  P.  B.  Woodworth  and 
Ing 
commissioner  M.  Hanlon  of 
ham  county  as 
fellow  workers. 
T he  first  day  there  were  enrolled 
about  seventy, but  by  the  end  of  the 
week  there  were  over  one  hundred. 
T he  work  that  is  taken  up  is  in 
tended  to  give  teachers  a  chance  to 
to 
review 
examination.  F or 
the 
topics  discussed  and  studied  are  only 
such  as  are  required  for  that  pur 
pose. 
the 
teachers  have  access  to  the  College 
library, the laboratories, the  museum, 
and  the  botanical  gardens.  All  of 
these  the  teachers  find  of  great  ser 
vice.  T he  beautiful  grounds  furnish 
shade  and  seats  for  study  and  read 
ing  out  side  of  class  periods,  and 
here  and 
there  are  seen  all  day 
groups  of  teachers  earnestly  at  work 

their  work  preparatory 

In  preparing  their  work 

this  reason 

on  the  lessons  and  lectures  given  in 
the  class  room. 

All  w ho  wish  have  rooms  in 

the 
dormitories  and  stay  at  the  College 
all  the  time.  Many,  however,  live 
at  Lansing,  going  back  and 
forth 
on  the  street  cars  or  bicycles.  As 
to  be  on  hand  at 
all  are  expected 
eight  o'clock  in  the  morning,  those 
w ho  live  in  the  city  find  it  necessary 
to  get  up  before  breakfast. 

T he  institute  has  a  boarding  club 
of  its  own,  and  a  merrier  party  is 
seldom  seen  than  that  club  of  pretty 
school  " M a m s"  as  they  dispose  of 
the  good  viands  furnished  by 
the 
manager  of  the  club. 

Besides 

the  studies  that  fill 

the 
mind  with  the  many  useful 
facts 
that  are  necessary  on  examination 
days  there  is  a  plan  for  showing  the 
teachers  over  the  several  depart 
ments  and  explaining  the  work  of 
teachers  a 
each.  This  gives 
chance 
the 
w o rk  of  one  of  the  great  educational 
institutions  of  the  State. 

the 
thoroughly 

to  k n ow 

Of  the  lecture  course  two  lectures 
have  been  given,  one  by  F.  W. 
H o w e.  His  subject,  " T he  Educa 
tion  of  the  Heart  and  H a n d"  was 
received  with  much 
enthusiasm. 
T he  speaker  is  a  strong  advocate  of 
a  system  of  education  that  educates 
the  whole  man,  physical,  mental 
and  moral.  T he  next  lecture  was 
by  Dr.  Kedzie. 
subject, 
"Chemistry  and  W a r"  was  an  ex 
planation  of  the  relation  of  chem 
istry  to  war,  with  experiments  with 
common  gun  powder,  smokeless-
~plnvoe?7gluir^cottou^  nitro-giycenric, 
and  dynamite.  A  quantity  of  nitro 
glycerine  was  made  before  the  class. 
T he  teachers  said  that 
they  could 
listen  all  day  to  the  doctor.  Other 
lectures  are  to  follow  from  Presi 
dent  Snyder  and  Dr.  Beal. 

His 

the 

teachers  are 

T he  institute  will  close  August  5. 
All 
expressing 
themselves  as  being  very  much 
pleased  with  the  work  of  the  insti 
tute,  and  with  all  of  their  surround 
ings.  T he  College  is  an  ideal  place 
for  an  institute. 

C.  L.  B E M I S. 

Marriages. 

May  25,  1898,  M r.  E d w in  W. 
R e d m a n,  class  of  '87,  was  married 
to  Miss  Rose  Wooley  of  St.  Louis, 
Mich.  Bethany  will  be  their  future 
home. 

U.  P.  Hedrick,  '93,  Professor  of 
Horticulture, Utah  Agricultural  Col 
lege,  and  Miss  A my  P l u m m e r,  of 
Corvallis,  Oregon,  were  married  at 
Corvallis  J u ne  23. 

E.  M.  McElroy,  '92, and  Miss  De-
lora  E.  Kerr  of  Mendon  were  mar 
ried  Wednesday,  J u ne  29.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  McElroy  will  be  at  home  after 
Sept.  1,  at  1304  S.  Rockland  street, 
Calumet,  Mich. 

Prof.  Herbert  W.  Mumford  and 
Miss  Lena  Crosby  were  married  at 
Lansing  July  5, Mr.  and  Mrs.  M u m-
ford  will  be  at  home  after  October 
1st,  at  Ella  Matta,  Agricultural 
College. 

Invitations  have  been  issued  for 
the  marriage  of  Miss  LTucelia  Baker 
to  Prof.  Wilbur  O.  Hedrick,  at  3 
o'clock  Wednesday  afternoon,  A u g 
ust  3. 

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T HE 

M.  A. 

C.  R E C O R D. 

J U LY  26, 

1898. 

THE  M.  A. C.  RECORD. 

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Official  Directory. 

Y.  M. C. A.—Regular meeting's 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 B'riday 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  L I T E R A RY  S O C I E TY  — 
Meetings every  Saturday  evening  at  7:00.  Fourth 
floor,  Williams  Hall.  F.  E.  West,  President. 
George Severance, Secretary. 

ECLECTIC  SOCIETY—Meetings every  Satur 
day evening at 7:00,  Fourth  Floor,  Williams  Hall. 

FERONIAN  SOCIETY—Meetings  every  Fri 
day  afternoon  at  1:00,  West  Ward,  Wells  Hall. 
S. Gertrude Lowe,  President.  Marion  Clute, Sec 
retary. 

HESPERIAN  SOCIETY—Meetings every  Sat 
urday  evening  at  7:00,  West  Ward,  Wells  Hall. 
W.  D. Hurd, President.  C. H. Smith, Secretary. 

OLYMPIC  SOCIETY—Meetings  every  Satur 
day evening at 7:00,  Fourth  Floor,  Williams  Hall. 
F.  R.  Crane,  President.  W.  R.  Wright, Secretary. 
P HI  D E L TA  T H E TA  F R A T E R N I TY — 
Meetings every Friday evening at 7:30, East  Ward, 
Wells  Hall.  H.  B.  Clark,  President.  A.  B. 
Krentel,  Secretary. 

THEMIAN  SOCIETY.—Meetings every Satur 
day  evening  at  7:00,  Chapel.  Frances  Russell, 
President.  Coral Havens,  Secretary. 

UNION  LITERARY  SOCIETY  —  Meetings 
every  Saturday  evening  at  7:00,  U.  L.  S.  Hall. 
John  Severence, President.  August  Karkau, Sec 
t a r y. 

TAU  BETA  PI  FRATERNITY—Meetings on 
alternate  Thursday  evenings,  Tower  Room,  Me-
ehanical  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. 

Education  for  the Industrial  Classes. 

[Extracts  from  an  address  given  by  President 
Snyder  before  the  National  Teachers  Asso 
ciation at  Washington, D. C,  July  11,  1898.] 

in 

T he 

classes 

industrial 

recent  years 

include 
farmers,  mechanics  and  all  other 
persons  who  work  with  their  hands 
for  a  living.  During  the  early  his 
tory  of  this  country  they  composed 
the  entire  population,  but 
nearly 
the  demand 
for 
trained  men  for  the  professions  and 
lessens  the 
other  callings  naturally 
proportion  of  those  engaged  in 
in-
it  is  not 
dustial  pursuits.  While 
easy  at  all  times  to  draw  the  line  of 
distinction  between  classes,  yet  it  is 
difficult 
to  conceive  that  the  great 
body  of  humanity,  perhaps  not  less 
than  75  per  cent  of  the  entire  popu 
their 
lation  of 
bread  by  the  sweat  of 
their  brow. 
T he  great  success  and  rapid  develop 
ment  of  this  country  has  been  due 
integrity  and 
to  the 
very  largely 

this  country  earn 

it 

the 

felled 

industrial 

those  who  still 

classes. 
energy  of 
Gathered  from  the  best  countries  of 
Northern  Europe  and  sifted  over 
and  over  again,  the  first  settlers  of 
this  country  were  an  exceptionally 
worthy  class of  citizens.  This  sturdy 
stock  and 
follow 
like  occupations  have  been  and  still 
are,  the  bone  and  sinew,  the  stay  of 
the  nation.  T h ey  are  the  court  of 
times  of  peace  and 
last  appeal  in 
settle  all  questions  at  the  ballot  box. 
In  times  of  war  they  carry  the  mus 
kets  and  charge  on  the  ramparts  of 
the  enemy. 
Their  courage  and 
patriotism  have  never  been  ques 
tioned.  T h ey  have  made  this  coun 
try  what 
the 
is.  T h ey 
forests,  cleared  the  land,  opened  up 
the  great  mineral  wealth,  built  the 
railroads  and  made  the  cities.  More 
than  this  they  have  produced  much 
of  the  energy  and  brains  that  have 
brought  success  to  the  learned  pro 
fessions  and  other  callings. 
T he 
future  of  this  country  depends  upon 
intelligent, 
them. 
If 
industrious, 
the 
country 
the 
ballots  and  will  vote  them  when  the 
In  the  past  the 
proper  time  comes. 
rural  population  have  not  had  much 
sympathy  with  their  fellow 
labor-
borers  of  the  cities,  but  within  recent 
indications  are  not  wanting 
date 
that  the  conservatism 
which  show 
of  the  farmer  will  not  hold  him  in 
line  in  the  future  as  it  has  in 
the 
past.  T he  perpetuity  and  continued 
progress  of  this  republic  demands 
that  the  common people  be  contented 
and  intelligent.  Their  contentment 
will  depend  largely  upon  their  in 
telligence  and 
intelligence 
upon  the  facilities  afforded  them  for 
Industrial 
acquiring  an  education. 
conditions 
changed  much 
within  the  last  quarter  of  a  century, 
and  the  condition  of 
the  man  who 
can  simply  work  with  his  hands  i§ 
steadily  growing  worse  in  this  coun 
try,  but  for 
the  man  of  intelligence 
w ho  is  able  to  put  brains  into  his 
work, 
there  were  never  brighter 
prospects  than  at  the  present  time. 

they 
and 
is  safe. 

contented 
T h ey  hold 

their 

have 

are 

can 

industrial 

There  is  only  one  way  by  which 
the 
keep 
classes 
abreast  with  the  times  and  maintain 
the  high  position  of  honor,  which 
has  always  been  accorded  them  in 
this  country,  and  that  is  by  more 
and  better  education.  T he  average 
school  life  of  the  child  in  this  coun 
try  is  but  a  small  fraction  over  four 
years.  T he  children  belonging  to 
our  working  classes  receive  but  a 
very  little  over  three  years  of  school 
training.  This  means  that  seventy-
five  per  cent  of  these  children  never 
get  beyond  the  third  reader. 
Fifty 
per  cent  of  them,  perhaps,  never 
reach  it,  and  but  one  child  in  eight, 
including  all  classes,  attends  school 
after  the  age  of  fourteen;  one  out  of 
31  after  the  age  of  18  and  but  five 
out  of  a  thousand  enter  college. 

time. 

longer  period  of 

to  be  solved 
T he  great  problem 
by  educators 
the 
to  keep 
is  how 
great  body  of  children  in  school  for 
a 
Fine 
school  buildings,  elaborate  courses 
of  study,  psychological 
laborator 
ies,  child  study  clubs  and  great  edu 
cational  conventions  will  not  save 
the  children  on  the  streets  and  in  the 
shops.  T he  nation  is  particularly 
interested  in  the  great  body  of  child 
ren  who  receive  so  little  and  who  in 
a  few  years  will  be  carrying  all  the 
responsibilities  of  self  government. 
Our  public  school  system  formed  at 
a  time  when  an  education  was  not 
thought  necessary  for  the  man  who 
toiled  for  a  living  has  steadily  led 
young  people  away  from 
industrial 
It  makes  no  pretense  to 
pursuits. 

the  vocations 

to  stimulate  them 

in 
meet  the  special  needs  of--  the 
is  not 
dustrial  classes.  T he  object 
the  ordinary 
to  train  students  from 
walks  of  life,  for 
to 
which  they  naturally  belong,  but  it 
to 
rather  seeks 
break  away  from 
their  present  en 
vironments  and  seek  a  calling  free 
from  manual  labor.  This  is  shown 
in  many  ways, but  very  emphatically 
by  the  very  few  high  school  gradu 
ates  who  return 
to  industrial  pur 
suits.  F r om 
the  industrial  classes 
come  many  bright  minds  but  if  they 
seek  an  education  they  are  at  once 
alienated  from  the  class  to  which 
they  belong  and  instead  of  being  an 
uplifting  force  and  a  benefit  to  this 
class  they  are  educated  for  another 
calling.  No 
found 
with  the  young  man  who  strives  to 
reach  a  higher  plan  of  living,  but  it 
should  not  be  the  function  of  public 
lead  young  people 
education 
the  vocations  to  which 
away  from 
should 
they  naturally  belong. 
rather  endeavor  to  make  them 
in 
telligent,  skillful  and  happy  in  these 
occupations. 

fault  can  be 

to 

It 

in 

in 

second, 

introduced 

the  farm.  A 

the  knowledge 

If  manual  training  and  practical 
the 
subjects  were 
courses  of  study  two  results  would 
First,  pupils  would  be 
follow: 
longer 
induced  to  remain  in  school 
and 
and 
training  given  would  better  prepare 
a  student  for  his  future  life.  Most 
pupils  when  they  begin  to  plan  for 
the  future  drop  out  of  school  unless 
they  can  find  something 
their 
school  work  which  will  be  of  use  to 
them  in  after  life.  T he  son  of  the 
mechanic does  not  drop  out  of  school 
when  a  mere  youth,  if  he  is  given  in 
connection  with  his  other  studies, 
mechanical  drawing,  shop  work, 
and  such  a  knowledge  of  machinery 
and  mechanics  as  he  will  need 
in 
the  occupation  which  he  intends  to 
foiled.  B o t h - h e - a nd  his  parents,-
ignorant,  can  see 
though  perhaps 
this  will  help  him  to  earn  a 
how 
living.  While  he  is  getting 
this 
is  at  the  same 
practical  work  he 
time  drinking  in  knowledge 
from 
his  books.  T he  farmer  boy  would 
remain  in  school  much  longer,  if  in 
connection  with  his  other  studies, 
he  were  given  instruction  in  those 
subjects  which  would  aid  him  in  his 
simple 
work  upon 
the  different  breeds  of 
treatise  on 
live  stock  would 
at 
once.  T h e re  are  many  other  sub 
jects  relating 
life  which 
to  rural 
would  be  of  equal  interest  to  him. 
If  in  his  high  school  course  he  could 
be  given  soil  physics,  agricultural 
chemistry,  meteorology,  entomol 
ogy, 
subjects  which 
would  benefit  him  as  a  farmer,  he 
would  return  to  the  farm  again  a 
cultured,  educated  husbandman. 
If 
such  courses  of  study  were  put  into 
our  high  schools  many  more  would 
take  advantage  of  them  and  parents 
who  now  discourage  their  children 
from  taking  high  school  courses,  for 
fear  they  will  become dissatisfied  and 
leave  the  farm,  or  the  other  occupa 
tions  in  which  the  father  is  engaged, 
to 
would  embrace  this  opportunity 
for 
prepare 
their 
their  children 
chosen  calling.  W h at 
is  true  of 
young  men  is  also  true  of  young 
women.  Their  education  should  in 
a  measure  at  least  fit  them  for  the 
work  which  they  will  follow  in  life. 
No  one,  perhaps,  questions  what 
function  of 
the  natural  and 
the 
woman  is.  She  is  the  queen  of 
home.  W hy  should  not 
then  her 
education  above  all  other  things  fit 
her  for  taking  charge  of  a  home. 
If  instruction  in  cooking  and  sewing 
were  given  in  the  elementary  and 

interest  him 

and  other 

true 

re 
longer,  and  while 
instruction, 

grammar  schools,  girls  would 
main  in  school 
receiving 
this  useful 
they  would  at  the  same  time  be  ac 
quiring  an  education  along  literary 
This  work 
lines. 
scientific 
and 
should  begin  early 
school 
the 
in 
course. 
If  placed  in the  high  school 
it  reaches  but  five  per  cent  of  the 
pupils  and  this  five  per  cent  are  the 
very  ones  who  can  afford  best  of  all 
to  get  along  without  it.  Our  pres 
ent  system  of  education  is  admirably 
ten  per  cent  of 
arranged 
pupils  who  expect 
to  enter  our 
secondary  schools  and  higher  insti 
tutions  of  learning.  Would  it  not 
be  better  to  reverse  this  order  and 
arrange  our  courses  of  studv  to  suit 
the  ninety  per  cent  who  will  not  be 
able  to  enter  the  secondary  schools 
nor  the  university? 

the 

for 

Summer  Farmers'  Institutes. 

T he  following  one-day  summer 
institutes  have-  been  arranged 
for. 
We  give  the  place  of  meeting,  date, 
and  State  speaker: 

Alcona  county,  Breggs  Grove, 
Wednesday,  August  3,  Prof.  Clin 
ton  D.  Smith. 

Alpena  county.  L o ng  Rapids, 
Tuesday,  August  2,  Prof.  Clinton 
D.  Smith. 

Calhoun  county,  Marshall,  Tues 

day,  A u g u st  2,  Dr.  W.  J.  Beal. 

Eaton  county,  Charlotte,  T h u r s 
day,  August  11, Prof.  H.  W.  Mum-
ford. 

Gratiot  County,  Ithaca,  Friday, 

August  12,  Dr.  W . J.  Beal. 

Iosco  county,  Whittemore,  Thurs 
day,  August  4,  Prof.  Clinton  D. 
Smith. 

Isabella  county,  Moss  Landing, 

August  11, Dr.  W . J.  Beal. 

Kalkaska  county,  A.  E.  Palmer's 
farm,  Wednesday,  August  3,  M. 
W.  Fulton.- 

-

Manistee  county,  Arcadia,  W e d 
nesday,  August  3, Prof.  L.  R.  Taft. 
Mecosta  county,  Higbee's  Grove, 
Friday,  August  5,  Prof.  L.  R.  Taft. 
F r e m o n t, 
county, 
Thursday,  August  4,  Prof.  L.  R. 
Taft. 

N e w a y go 

Oakland  county,  Orion,  Friday, 

August  12,  Prof.  C.  D.  Smith. 

Osceola  and  L a ke  counties,  Reed 
City,  Saturday,  August  6,  Prof.  L. 
R.  Taft. 

Ottawa  county,  Riverside,  Tues 

day,  August  2,  M r.  G.  H.  T r u e. 

Sanilac  county,  Sanilac  Center, 
Wednesday,  August  10,  Prof.  Clin 
ton  D,  Smith. 

St. Joseph  county  Nottawa,  W e d 
nesday,  August  10,  Prof.  H.  W. 
M um  ford. 

Tuscola  county,  Vassar,  Friday, 
August  12,  Prof.  H.  W.  Mumford. 
county,  Glendale, 
Thursday,  August  4,  M r.  G.  H. 
T r u e. 

V an  Buren 

Wayne  county,  W a y n e,  Saturday, 

August  13, Mr.  G.  H.  T r u e. 

Summer  one-day  meetings  have 
already  been  held  at  Ida,  Monroe 
county,  and  at  Adrian,  and  Hudson, 
Lenawee  county. 

time  until  all 

Requests  for  rooms  are  coming 
into 
the  President's  office  quite 
rapidly.  At  the  present  rate  it  will 
the 
be  but  a  short 
rooms  in  the  dormitories  are 
taken. 
A  number  of  students 
left  at  the 
last  term  without  engaging 
close  of 
rooms  for  next  year. 
It  is  always 
the  intention  and  desire  to  give  old 
students  the  preference  as  to  choice 
of  rooms,  but  it  will  not  be  possible 
to  hold  rooms  for  anyone  who  does 
not  make  formal  application  to  the 
president's  clerk. 

J U LY  26, 

1898. 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  R E C O R D. 

N e ws  and  Personals. 

E . H.  Sedgwick  '97,  called  at the 

College, J u ly  2. 

Croquet  is  the  popular  game  at 

the  College  this  season. 

C  E.  H o yt  has  been  visiting  at 
the  College  for  the  last  few  days. 

Miss  Celia  H a r r i s o n , ' 0 1,  expects 
to  attend  the  P r a tt  institute  next 
year. 

It  is reported  that  F r ed  R. Crane, 
Particulars  are 

'99,  is  married. 
wanting. 

A.  C.  Williams,  ' 0 1, will 

return 
in  September  and bring  a  freshman 
with him. 

Messrs.  Richmond  and Gould  are 
hustling  as  porters  for  the  resort 
hotel,  Imperial,  of  Petoskey. 

Mr.  G. S. Williams,  1901,  visited 
the  College, July  8.  M r.  Williams 
is ass't engineer  on  the  boat  Manitou. 

Prof,  and  M r s. P.  M.  Chamber 
lain  of  Chicago,  visited  at the  Col 
last  week. 
lege  for  a  few  days 

Prof,  and Mrs.  W o o d w o r th  were 
at  Jackson  last  Saturday,  the  guests 
of  Warden  and  Mrs.  Chamberlain. 

Profs.  L. R. Taft  and J.  D. T o w ar 
with  their  families  have  been  camp 
ing  on Hickory  Island  at Pine  Lake 
for  a couple  of  weeks. 

Mrs.  Wheeler  returned  to  College 
J u ly  21, from  Traverse  City  where 
she  had  been  spending  a few  weeks 
at  the Holdsworth  cottage. 

T he  Kent  county  delegation  will 
present  the name  of  F. E.  Skeels  at 
the  Republican  State 
convention, 
f o r .t he  office  of  State  Land  com 
missioner. 

M r.  and  M r s. V.  P.  Bailey, and 
son,  F . J. Bailey,  58  East  H i gh  St., 
Detroit,  called  at  the College  July 
4.  M r. V. P. Bailey  was a  student 
here  in  1863. 

A m o ng  the  summer  students  are 
Miss  Patrick  of  Saranac,  and  Miss 
Shaddock  of  Grand  Rapids,  both of 
whom  were  at  College  during  com 
mencement  week. 

._ 

Mrs.  L.  E.  Landon 

spent  two 
weeks  of  the  vacation  at  her  old 
home  in  Niles.  H er  mother, Mrs. 
V o u g ht 
returned  with  her  for 
a  visit  at the  College. 

Dr.  G. W. Roberts,  with  '92, and 
wife,  picnicked  at  the  College  one 
day  last  week.  Dr. Roberts  has a 
very 
successful  practice  at  Holt, 
where  he has  been  located  for the 
last  one and one-half  years. 

M r.  and Mrs.  Fulton  and  daugh 
ter  recently  spent  a  week  at  their 
home  near  Detroit.  M r.  Fulton 
returned  awheel,  visiting  on  t he 
way  back,  H o n.  A.  C.  Bird  of 
Highland,  L.  A.  Buell  ' 8 3, H.  L. 
Mills  '98, H. T. DeGarmo,  with  ' 9 1, 
and  W. G. Smith,  ' 9 3. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  T h o rn  Smith  and 
son,  T h o rn  J r ., visited  at the  College 
and  Lansing  a  few  days  last  week. 
Mrs.  Smith  returned  to  Belding, 
Saturday. 
spend  a 
T h o rn  will 
greater  part  of  the summer  at M. A. 
C.  About  A u g.  20,  they  leave  for 
Moscow,  Idaho,  where  M r.  Smith 
will  assume  the  duties  of  his new 
position  as  Assistant  E x p.  Station 
Chemist. 

thoroughly 

During  the vacation  the library  is 
being 
cleaned.  T he 
linoleum,  which  was  purchased  in 
1883-4,  has been  taken  up, cleaned, 
repaired  with  that  from  the  reading 
floor,  and  replaced.  -  N ew 
room 

linoleum  will  cover  the  floor  of  the 
reading  room,  t he  walls  will  be 
freshened,  and a new steel  ceiling is 
expected.  A ll  will  appreciate  the 
improvements. 

On  the  evening  of  J u ly  4,  M r s. 

L.  E.  Landon  very  pleasantly  enter 
tained  the students  w ho were  at the 
college  at that  time,  on the  lawn  in 
front  of  the  terrace.  Pyrotechnics 
indulged  in  after  which  ice 
were 
cream  and cake  were  served.  Dur 
ing  the  evening  letters  of  greeting 
were  written  to  Lieut.  Lewis  then 
at  San  Francisco,  and  to  Lieut. 
Bandholtz  at  Santiago. 

Gordon  H.  T r u e,  w ho  has  been 
travelling 
through  Wisconsin  and 
Minnesota,  studying  among  other 
things  creamery  plans,  returned  to 
the  College  J u ly  11.  He  met  at 
Detroit  City,  Minn., Jeff.  Irish,  '82, 
lawyer  and  a 
w ho  is  a  successful 
leading  member  of 
the  Baptist 
church.  T he results  of  M r.  True's 
observations  on  creameries  will  be 
published  later  in bulletin  form. 

Three  weeks 

since  Mrs.  Kate 
Briggs  and daughter  arrived  at the 
College  for  a  week's  visit.  M r s. 
Briggs,  after  a  few  day's  stay, was 
taken  suddenly  ill, and  it  was not 
until  last  Saturday  that  she  could 
be  removed,  when  she was  taken  to 
Owosso,  the  home  of  her  brother, 
A.  B.  Cook.  T he  R E C O RD  wishes 
Mrs.  Briggs  a speedy  recovery  and 
regrets  that  many  of  the  pleasures 
of  her  visit  at  M. A. C. were  des 
troyed  by sickness. 

F or  the  year  ending  J u ly  1,  '98, 
the  rainfall  at the College  has  been 
as  follows: 
J u l y,  '97,  8.49  inches; 
Aug.,  1.69  in.;  Sept.,  .80  in.;  Oct., 
2.15  in.;  Nov.,  2.94  in.; D e c,  2.02 
ia.;  J a n.  '98,  2.94  in.;  F e b ., 1.74 
in.;  Mar., 3.61  in.; A p r.  2.08  in.; 
May,  2.15  in., and  J u n e,  4.44 in.,  a 
total  of  35.05  in,  July  26,  '97, the 
rainfall  from  6 a. m. to 6. p. m.  was 
4.34  in., and  during  the  night  of 
J u ne  24,  '98, was  2.50 in.  T he  hot 
test  days  of the year  were  J u ly  8, 9 
and  10,  when 
thermometer 
reached  100 degrees;  the  coldest day 
was  Dec.  24,  when  the  thermometer 
registered  13 degrees  below  zero. 

the 

N e ws  From  Graduates  and  Stu 
dents-

Miss  A my  V a u g h n,  '97,  Ionia, 

called  at the college  to-day. 

Herbert  M.  H o w e,  sp.,  has  left 
Detroit  and is  now  located  in  Chi 
cago. 

Thomas  F.  McGrath,  '89, is now 
employed  on the staff  of  the  Chica 
go  Record. 

E.  M.  McElroy,  '93,  has  been 
elected  superintendent  of  the  Union 
City  schools. 

An  informal  reception  was  given 
in  the 

to  the  summer 
armory  last  Wednesday  evening. 

students, 

E.  A.  Robinson,  '97, is  located 
doing 
this  summer  at  Petoskey 
photographic  work  for the  resorters. 

Clarence  B. Smith,  '94, will  go to 
Europe  next  fall  to  make  a  special 
study  of  political  science, in  France 
and  Germany. 

R ay  S.  Baker,  '89,  formerly  of 
the  Chicago  Record,  is  now em 
ployed  as  assistant  editor  of  Mc-
Clure's  magazine. 

C.  J.  Coombs, with  '96,  graduated 
this  year  from  the  medical  depart 
ment  of  the  U.  of  M.  He  will 
locate  next  year  in  Wisconsin. 

C.  A. Dockstader,  '8i"j is mayor of 

T h r ee  Rivers. 

Royal  C. Fisher,  '95, was  recently 
appointed  superintendent  of  schools 
at  Hart,  Mich.  Royal  will  have 
seven  teachers  under  his charge. 

Prof.  S.  P.  Orth,  with  '94,  of 
Bauchter  College,  A k r o n,  Ohio,  is 
planning  a  trip  into the  Hudson  Bay 
region  to study  the  Laurentian  rocks. 

Henry  F.  Lake,  '95,  w ho  for 
some  time  past  has  been  principal 
of  schools  at  L a ke  City,  Col.,  has 
given  up  teaching  because  of  ill 
health.  He  is  now  at  Gunnison, 
Col.,  his old home. 

Of  ten  w ho  were  granted  the 
degree,  Master  of  Science,  this  year 
at  the  U.  of  M.,  three,  Bert" W. 
Peet,  '92, H u gh  E.  Ward,  '95, and 
Clifton  H.  Briggs,  '96,  were  gradu 
ates  of the M. A. C. 

By  recent  changes  made  at  the 
patent  office  A r t h ur  F. Kinnan,  '83, 
was  promoted  from  second  assistant 
examiner  to  first  assistant  examiner 
at  $1,800, and  Walter  D. Groesbeck, 
'92,  was  raised  to  third 
assistant 
examiner  at a salary  of  $1,400. 

L ew  W.  Spalding,  '90,  is  now 
employed 
in  installing  an  electric 
light  plant  at  Harrisburg,  Miss.,  of 
which  he  is  manager.  F r a nk  E. 
Semon,  with  '89, is  at  Demopolis, 
Ala.,  in charge  of  the lighting  plant 
at  that  place.  M r.  Spalding  writes 
that  both  are doing  well, and appre 
ciate  the advantages  of  their  M. A. 
C.  training. 

W.  F.  W i g h t,  '94,  and  W.  A. 
Cannon,  with  ' 9 1, are  studying  bot 
any  at  Stanford  University,  Cal., 
and  Howard  Hall,  '90, is also  spend 
that  vicinity. 
ing  the  summer  in 
Mr.  W i g ht  writes  that  on  a  recent 
visit  to San Francisco  they  called  at 
C a mp  Merritt,  where 
they  saw 
Lieut.  Lewis,  w ho  h a d b e e hm" c o m 
mand  of  one of  the  new companies 
of  the  18th  infantry. 
that 
time,  however,  Lieut.  Lewis  has  re 
ceived  orders  to  go  to  the  Phillip-
ines  in charge  of  the recruits  of  the 
1st  and  2d  battalions  of  the 18th, 
already  on its way  to Manila.  Lieut. 
Lewis  probably  left  San  Francisco 
about  July 25. 

Since 

W.  J.  Perrigo,  '94, writes 

that 
after  an  eight  months'  sojourn  in 
the  west  he  is  again  in  Chicago 
working  for  the  same  firm  he was 
with  last  year.  His address  is  now 
680 Jackson  Boulevard.  M r. Perri 
go  says  that  while  in  the  west  he 
had  the  pleasure  of  calling  on  sev 
eral  M.  A.  C.  men,  among  whom 
were  Herbert  L. Fairfield,  '98, w ho 
runs  a  successful  ranch  four  miles 
north  of  Phcenix;  at  Tucson  were 
Profs.  Hall,  '90,  and  Tourney,  '89, 
of  the  Arizona  University. 
Prof. 
Toumey  is becoming  very  well and 
favorably  known  over  the  territory 
because  of  his  efficient  work  at the 
different 
experiment  stations  over 
which  he has charge.  G. C.  Davis 
was  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal., and  at 
San  Francisco  H. R.  Parish  was  at 
work  in  the  ship  building  depart 
ment  of  the  Union 
Iron  W o r k s, 
where  he  is  keeping  up  the  good 
record  for hard  work  that  he had at 
M.  A. C. 

D. J. Crosby, '93, writes  from  A nn 
summer 
Arbor:  "  T he  University 
school  enrolls  an  unusually 
large 
number  of  M. A. C. men,  and each 
meal  time  finds  five  of  these  at Mrs. 
Peck's 
table.  These  are  W.  O. 
H e d r i c k , ' 9 i;  Edwin  DeBarr,'9o; W. 
O.  Beal, B. W. Peet, '92, and  myself. 
Mr.  Peet  is  doing  work  in  mathe 

matics  and physics,  and will  remain 
here  another  year.  Prof.  DeBarr is 
spending  his vacation  from  Oklaho 
ma  Agricultural  College  in  original 
chemical  research  with  Prof.  Freer, 
and  the rest are variously  engaged  in 
summer  school  work.  O.  S. Gro-
ner,  '94,  principal  of  Manistique 
schools,  is taking  science  w o r k;  and 
W.  J.  Myers,  '90,  and  E.  J.  Heck, 
'95,  w ho  are  spending  the  summer 
in  A nn Arbor,  are  members  of  the 
'01 law class.  Recently  Prof. Hed-
rick  and I  walked  out to the  Crozier 
farm,  where  we saw A. A.  Crozier. 
from 
Mr.  Crozier  had just  returned 
a  long  drive  and was  somewhat  fa 
tigued,  but even  then  his face  seem 
ed  much  brighter  than  when  he  left 
college  last  fall.  He was very  weak 
when  he returned  from  his trip  into 
Arizona,  California  and Hawaii, but 
has gained in strength  since, until  now 
he  thinks  it  will  not be long  before 
he  can enjoy  a  visit  at M. A. C ." 

Military  Notes. 

Fred  Strieker,  with  '97, is  cor 
poral  in  one of  the  Detroit  com 
panies. 

Dale  Smith,  '88,  Portland,  is  1st 
sergeant  of one of  the companies of 
the  35th. 

0.  Cole,  with  '98,  has  been  pro 
moted  from  8th corporal  to  2d  ser 
geant  in  Co. E, 31st Mich. 

W.  A.  Ansorge,  with 

'95,  and 

W.  W.  Taylor,  with  '96, are  both 
sergeants  in  C o. C  of  Grand  R a p 
ids  of  31st Mich. 

W.  T.  Pack,  with  '82,  is  2d^ lieu 
tenant  of  Co. K,  33d  Mich.  Cul-
berton,  with  '99, is  also  a  member 
of  the same  company. 

R.  S.  Welch,  '94, is  captain  of 
Co.  G, 34th  Mich.,  and  L. C. Smith, 
<•--•  **?9i h  a"menToef" dt  the  same" 
company.  T h ey  are now at  Santi 
ago. 

1.  B.  Bates,  '87,  is  2d  lieutenant 
and  F. T.  Williams  1st  sergeant of 
Co.  C  35th  Mich.  E.  Gunnison, 
'00,  is also  in the same  company.  T. 
Lewis,  '99, is  bugler  in  C o. I,  35th 
Mich. 

O.  R.  Austin,  with  '98,  writes 
from  C a mp  Thomas  that  the boys 
of  the 31st are  anxious  to  get  into 
active  service.  T h e re  are  several 
M.  A.  C.  men  in  C o.  E.  of  that 
regiment. 

Lieut.  H. H.  Bandholtz  has  been 
promoted  to  adjutant  of  his  regi 
ment.  He was with  Chaffee's  bri 
gade  in the fight  at El Caney,  when 
the  adjutant  of  the  battalion  w as 
shot  within  ten feet  of  Lieut.  Band 
holtz. 
Lieut.  Bandholtz  was  at 
once  promoted  to the position. 

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  of 
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. 

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F a rm  Notes. 

T he  pastures  are  dried  up  and 
the  dairy  herds  are  now  fed  on  oats 
and  peas  grown  in  N o.  6. 

T he  millets  from  Australia  bid 
to  be  valuable  additions  to  our 

fair 
list.  T h a n ks  to  M r.  Bulkeley. 

T he  hay  crop  of  the  College  farm 
amounting  to  119  tons,  was  secured 
in 
H a y i ng 
condition. 
was  all  finished  J u ly  13th. 

excellent 

One  of  the  sights  in  N o.  3,  of 
the 
interest,  is 
more  than  passing 
luxuriant  growth 
of  Hungarian 
grass  on  the  lathyrus  sod  plowed 
up  in  May. 

T he  sugar  beets  in  N o.  8  were 
sown  too  deep  by  the  new  seeder 
but  are  making  a  vigorous  growth. 
T h ey  have  of  course  been 
thinned 
and  now  completely  cover  the  rows. 

T he  frost  of  J u ly  n th  did  little 
damage  on  the  College  farm  except 
to  the  corn  on  the  muck  next 
the 
Grand  T r u nk  R.  R.,,_in_  N o . _i 3., 
This  corn  has  been  removed  and 
experiments  with  various 
fertilizers 
for  muck  lands  are  under  way. 

Several  of  the  cows  in  the  grade 
dairy  herd  bought 
last  fall  have 
fourteen  pounds  of  butter 
given 
per  week.  T he  herd  as  a  whole  is 
doing  remarkably  well.  T he  his 
tory  of  their  performance,  their  cost 
and  production  will  be  given  in  a 
bulletin  this  fall. 

On  the  Curiosity  Strip  the  Saca-
line,  that  worthless 
forage  plant 
which  certain  seedsmen  have  tried 
to  foist  upon  the  Michigan  farmers, 
is  making  a  luxuriant  but  valueless 
growth. 
It  is  now  eight  feet  tall, 
with  broad  thick  leaves  and  stout 
stems. 

in  N o.  6. 

Visitors  at 

the  difference 

the  College  should 
in  growth  be 
note 
tween  the  plots  cultivated  deep  and 
shallow 
T he  greater 
growth  of  the  area  cultivated  with 
the  spike  tooth  cultivator  over  the 
the  deep-running 
one  dug  up  by 
affair 
to  be 
remembered. 

is  an  object 

lesson 

railroad 

Mr.  Bulkeley  was, at last  accounts 
at 
in  North  Carolina. 
the  station 
He  goes  from  there  to  Georgia,  then 
probably  directly  to  N ew  Orleans 
on  his  way  to  the  Pacific  coast  from 
which  he  will  return  by  way  of  the 
Great  Northern 
through 
St.  Paul  and  Chicago.  He  is  having 
a  very  instructive  and  enjoyable  trip. 
in 
T he  College  corn  fields  are 
exceptionally  fine  condition  just  at 
in  N o.  13 
present.  T he  visitors 
would  be 
the 
reason  w hy  the  corn  near  the  fence 
shows  such  an  exceptionally 
large 
growth.  This  is  dne  to  an  applica 
tion  of  a  load  of  waste  silage  taken 
from  the  sides and  bottom  of  the  silo. 

interested 

to  know 

T HE  M.  A.  C. 

R E C O R D. 

J U LY  26, 

1898. 

that 

this  year, 

Graduates  will  be  glad  to  know 
that  N o.  16  produced  a  good  crop 
of  wheat 
the  old 
swamps  are  now  well  drained  and 
that  the  whole  field  is  now  under 
last  field 
cultivation.  This 
north  of  the  D.  G.  R.  and  W.  R. 
R.  to  be  cleared.  N o.  18, south  of 
that  road  will  probably,  in  time  be 
re-forested;  it  is  now  used  as  a  pas 
ture  lot. 

is  the 

in 

T he  F a rm  Department 

records 
the  arrival  of  a  member  of  the  next 
freshman  class  who  is  here  to  per 
farm  operations, 
fect  himself 
management  of  American  machin 
ery  and  the  like.  He  is  a  young 
Englishman 
the 
soundness  of  his  judgment  by  com 
the  college  where  sound 
ing 
Agricultural  methods  are  taught  in 
their  purity  and  completeness. 

and  manifests 

to 

T he  wheat  on  the  College 

farm 

was  threshed  July  15th  and  the  var 
ious  varieties  yielded  as 
follows: 
Dawson's  Golden  Chaff,  42.5  bu. 
per  acre;  Russian,  31.0  bu.  per 
acre;  Dawson's  Golden  Chaff 
from 
Original  Seed,  30  bu. per  acre;  Sur 
prise,  30  bu.  per  acre;  Currill,  28 
bu.  per  acre;  R u d y,  28  bu.  per 
acre;  Chaplin,  26  bu.  per  acre; 
W h i te  Clauson,  24  bu.  per  acre; 
Buda  Pesth,  20.5 bu.  per  acre. 

Mrs.  Backus,  who  formerly  had 
is  erecting  a 
charge  of  Club  C, 
beautiful  home  on 
the  delta  near 
the  street  car  entrance  to  the  Col 
lege  grounds.  T he  house  will  be 
heated  with  a  hot  water  system,  and 
will  contain  bath 
rooms,  electric 
lights  and  all  other  modern  con 
veniences. 

Arrangements  have  been  made 
by  which  Mrs.  Backus  will 
take 
women  w ho  cannot  be  accommo 
dated  in  Abbot  Hall.  T he  charge 
for  room  and  board  will  be 
three 
dollars  per  week. 

To  Prospective  Students. 

the  opening  of 

This  is  the  last  opportunity 
to  speak 

the 
to 
R E C O RD  will  have 
you  before 
the 
next  school  year.  To  those  young 
people  with  whom  we  have  a 
brief 
like 
acquaintance  we  should 
to  say  a  few  words.  W h at  are 
your  plans for  the  future?  A re  you 
satisfied  with  your  present  attain 
ments  or  is  it  your  desire  to  acquire 
better  education? 
In  considering 
this  important  question  there  are  a 
few  facts  which  are  worthy  of  con 
sideration. 

T h e re  are  many  ways  of  getting 
on  in  the  world,  but  the  best  way 
and  the  only true  way  comes  through 
self-development. 
If  you  expect  to 
in 
be  a  leader  in  your  calling:  or 
society  and  not  one  w ho  is  led  by 
another,  you  must  grow  strong  and 
intelligent;  you  must  get  an  educa-

in  your  way. 
the  honey  comb  w ho  shuns 
hive  because  the bees  have  stings." 

is  not  worthy 
the 

" He 

T he  world  is  full  of  y o u ng  men 
w ho  can  float  down  stream  but  the 
young  men  who  are  willing  to  fight 
against  the  current  are  as  few  as 
they  ever  were.  An  education 
is 
worth  striving  for;  it  may  cost  many 
sacrifices  but  it  will  be  worth  all  it 
It  cannot  be 
costs  many  times  over. 
measured  in  money  although  from 
a  financial  standpoint  money  spent 
for 
in 
this  purpose  is  a  splendid 
vestment.  After  having  made  up 
your  mind  that  you  will  have  more 
education, 
then  decide  on  w h at 
school  you  will  attend.  T h e re  are 
many  good  colleges  in  Michigan. 
T he  Agricultural  College  differs 
from  the  other  schools  of  the  state. 
It  insists  that  when  a  young  man 
receives  his  diploma  he  shall  not 
only  be  well  trained  mentally  bat 

that  he  shall  be good  for  something; 
able  to  take  hold  with  his  hands 
and  combine 
the  head 
with  skill  of  the  hands. 

labor  of 

in 

training 

thorough 

It  offers  two  courses  of  study 

to 
young  men, 
the  Agricultural  and 
the  Mechanical.  T he  former  gives 
a  very 
the 
Natural  Sciences,  English,  Mathe 
matics  and  such  other  studies  as  will 
training  and  use 
give  good  mental 
ful 
practical 
knowledge. 
features  of  the  course  deal  with  the 
different  phases  of  agriculture,  and 
if  a  student  attend  but  one  term  he 
will  receive  some  useful  knowledge 
and  experience  which  he  can 
im 
mediately  put  to  good  use  when  he 
returns  home. 

T he 

tion  of  some  sort;  you  must  prepare 
yourself  for  the  duties  and  responsi 
bilities  which  you  are  sure  to  meet 
later  in  life.  T he  education  which 
served  your  fathers  and 
perhaps 
to  good  purpose  will  fall 
mothers 
far  short 
in  meeting  your  needs. 
You  are  living  under  different  con 
ditions  and  in  a  different  age.  You 
can  readily  see  that  the  time  is  fast 
in  this  country  when 
approaching 
the  person  who  can  simply  work 
with  his  hands  will  have  a  very 
poor 
the  educated 
farmer  and  the  educated  mechanic 
there  never  were  such  bright  pros 
pects  as  there  are  at  present. 
If 
you  have  brains  you  should  prepare 
to  use  them.  Go  to  school  some 
where 
the  coming  year.  T he  op 
portunity  comes  but  once.  T h e re 
may  be  many  difficulties  in  the  way. 
You  are  needed  at  home  or  you 
funds. 
cannot  secure  the  necessary 
require 
These  are  obstacles  which 
to 
considerable  force  and  courage 
they  must  not  stand 
overcome,  yet 

show,  but 

for 

T he  Mechanical  Course  prepares 
the  pro 

young  men  for  following 
fession  of  Mechanical  Engineering. 
It  is  a  strong  four  years'  course 
such  as is  given  in  the  best 
institu 
tions  of  the  country.  T he  graduates 
from  this  course  seem  to  have  very 
little  trouble  in  securing  good  posi 
tions. 

This 

it  has 

the  home. 

its  practical 

the  same  work  as 

T he  W o m e n 's  Course 

gives 
that 
practically 
required  by  other  good  colleges  for 
the  Bachelor  of  Science  Degree. 
Like  the  courses  of  study  for  young 
features. 
men 
A 
to 
These  pertain 
thorough  training  is  given  in  cook 
ing,  sewing  and  other  phases  of 
domestic  economy. 
course 
also  includes  the  modern  languages, 
art  and  music,  two  years  of  free  in-
instruction  on  the  piano. 
T he  equipment  of 

the  college  is 
first  class.  On  a  beautiful  campus 
of  over  eighty  acres  are  some  fifty 
is 
college  buildings. 
composed  of  more  than  forty  trained 
men  and  women.  T he  conditions 
for  securing  a  useful  education  are 
If  you  feel  at  all 
almost 
the 
interested  send  a  request  for 
large  catalogue. 

T he  faculty 

ideal.