m* 5n. a a. s ^. V O L. 4. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, J A N U A RY 10, 1899. N o. 17 yr 'Tis a Little Thing;. A good-bye kiss is a little thing, With your hand on the door to go, But it takes the venom out of the sting Of a thoughtless word or a cruel fling That you made an hour ago. A kiss of greeting is sweet and rare After the toil of the day, And it smoothes the furrows plowed by care, The lines on the forehead you once called fair, In the years that have flown away. 'Tis a little thing to say, " You are kind; " I love you, my dear," each night; But it sends a thrill through the heart, I find,— For love is tender, as love is blind— As we climb life's rugged heights. We starve each other for love's caress; We take but we do not give; It seems so easy some soul to bless, But we dole the love grudgingly, less and less, Till 'tis bitter and hard to live. —Battalion. T he College Calendar for 1899. A dozen sheets of bristol-board the size of an ordinary desk blotter, a loop of green cord, a bit of print er's ink—these are the materials for one of the M. A. C. calendars for 1899. But the way the cord is used to fasten the sheets together at one end and the way the ink is distrib uted over them—the artistic manner in which the materials are used makes this calendar one of the most at tractive souvenirs the College has ever issued. T he upper two inches the of each sheet h e a d i n g — " M i c h i g an Agricultural College," the lower third by a calen dar of one of the months, the space be tween by cuts of attractive College views, single and in groups. T h e re are thirty-one views, many of them from photographs taken last term by Mr. Walter, and all are printed from new cuts, the grouping of which is most artistically arranged. is occupied by Only a few of these calendars have been received at the College. As soon as practicable they will be distributed to employees of the Col an lege nouncements in regard to distribu tion will be made in the R E C O RD or on the bulletin beards. students. Further and Interesting Facts About the Weather. T he summary of meteorological observations taken at the College during the year 1898 shows the fol lowing points of interest: T he average temperature by months was: J a n u a ry 26.2°, February 24.5°, March 37.60, April 44.40 May 58.40, J u ne 69.20, J u ly 73.00, August 70.50, September , 63.6°, October 50.40, November 34.30 and Decem ber 26.40. T he mean temperature for the year was 48.2°. September 1 the hottest day of the year, was when registered thermometer 9 60; the coldest day of the year was February the mercury reached io° below zero. T he min imum temperatures during the grow ing period w e r e: May 300, J u ne 4 30, J u ly 400, A u g u st 470, September 320 and October 280. T he rainfall in J a n u a ry was 2.94 inches, Febru ary 1.74 inches, March 3.61 inches, 3, when the total of 31.74 April 2.08 inches, May 2.15 inches, J u ne 4.44 inches, J u ly 1.10 inches, August 2.73 inches, September 3.00 inches, October 3.56 inches, Novem ber 2.72 inches, and December 1.67 inches,—a inches. T he total snowfall for the year was 44.25 inches; in January 12.25 inch es, February 11.25 inches, April 1.5 inches, November 13.5 inches, and December 5.75 inches. T he heaviest rainfall during the year was J u ne 24, when during the night 2.50 inch es of water fell. Farm Notes. to T he milk for the creamery course is supplied by the Condensed Milk Factory, the management of which the College is under great obligations for their kindness in this matter. school uses about 1200 pounds daily from the Factory and seven hundred pounds from the College herd. T he T he skim milk from the dairy to a drove of hogs the grain in the basement of is fed school kept barn. for the milk Heretofore the creamery men has been received on the agricul the back platform of tural laboratory and carried the to room below by the elevator. An intake room has been built on east of the southeast corner of the build In this room are the platforms ing. on which the cans are set from the wagon., the scales for weighing and the \vi;;;h can. T he tsirk i^ sett? receiving vat veyed to a convenient sufficiently elevated the milk the separators without a p u m p. to deliver to Attendance at the College. It It is too early to give an accurate statement of the number of students in College this term because those w ho are here have not all taken out classification cards as yet. is known, however, that more students are in attendance than ever before at this time of year. Class-rooms, dormitories and adjacent farm houses are all crowded, and students from the city are so numerous that the street railway company has been compelled to put on extra cars at eight o'clock the morning and five o'clock in the afternoon. in to Friday night, which In the regular college courses 379 classification cards had been issued is 36 up more than were issued at the end of the first week of the winter term last year. Thirteen of these were taken out by new students—four by young women and nine by young men. T he number of students in attend ance on the special short courses is also larger than last 3'ear. T h e re are in the creamery course, 2 3; in the live stock course, 20, more than ever before registered in this course; in the home dairy courses, 4, and in the fruit courses, 8; a total of 55. the 13 in the A dd to this number cheese course last term and we have 68 in the special short courses, as against 65 last year. T he total enrollment in all courses last year was 469; this year, 519; a gain of 50, and the year not yet half gone. T he total enrollment in regular courses last year was 404; this year to date, 4 5 1; a gain of 47 for the regular courses. A comparison of figures at the end of the fall term in 1895 with those at the end of the fall term in in 1898 shows that the attendance regular courses has doubled in three years. N ow what does all this mean ? It show anything, figures means, if that the people of this State are find ing out that the Michigan Agricul tural College has an important place in the the educational system of State; that because of this knowl edge they are sending their sons and daughters here, and that as a conse quence this College has entered upon a period of steady, healthy g r o w t h. Our Literary Societies. COLUMBIAN LITERARY SOCIETY. P r o g r am for J a n u a ry 7, 1899. Quotations from Carlyle. President's address—C. F . A u s t i n. P a p e r —" Should we have an edu cational qualification for voting?"— J. M. R a n k i n. R e a d i n g —" Advice to young men entering college."—C. L. Bailey. P a p e r — " O ur commercial rela tions"— E. R. Bennett. the program the tfc the Eclectic Declamation—J. B. Strange. Current events.—E. C. Kendrick. Critic's report—R. A. Whitney. society After *adywfhed rooms, where M r. H a t ry gave a lecture on phrenology to the members of the Columbian, Eclectic, and Olympic societies. He also picked out from the crowd what he called typical temperament and in each persons examined their heads. T he results of his examination were so ludicrous in several cases that it is safe to say he did not make many converts. Interesting Relics. To the of e a r l i er lover of curios and war relics a couple of hours among Mr. Pettit's rare collection is a pleasure not soon to be forgotten. T h e re are muskets, carbines, rifles, maga zine guns, pistols, revolvers—the Colt's of the late Rebellion and the date, " p e p p e r - b o x" swords of all kinds—long, short, broad, narrow, straight and curved, camp utensils, an old silver tankard, and a score or more of interesting odds and ends from various parts of the world. A m o ng three- piece writing set of Spanish make, taken by M r. Pettit's father from in the palace of the City of Mexico when that place was captured by the Americans in the Mexican war. Each piece is of brass, plain and heavy, and each was a necessary article on the writ ing desk fifty years a g o; but the writer of today would find none ser inkwell, and viceable except even for this, with holding quills, suggests a custom now obsolete. the its five holes the Montezumas latter these is a Another piece is a box for holding wafers, which were used for seal ing the envelope. T he third is like a pep letters before the day of the ink, folded per-box, with no opening into the interior except a lot of fine holes in fine the t o p; and this, filled with black sand especially prepared, sat always at the writer's hand. It was his blotter. In those days, fifty or sixty years ago, the convenient little pad of thirsty paper was unknown. Instead of this the writer had his little sand box. H a v i ng finished his one-page letter, ye scribe gave the undried page a liberal sprinkling of sand, shook off what did not adhere to the sheet and fastened it with a wafer, wrote the address on side, again the other used his pepper-box blotter, and the to post. W h at letter was ready would the man of to-day w ho has turned from the almost perfect gold or steel pen, the handy blotting pad, and the thousand and one other con the modern writing veniences of desk, do with the antiquated outfit we have described. He would probably put it away, as M r. Pettit has done, to be looked at only as a reminder of the past; the good old, slow old past. N e xt Sunday: Memorial Exercises. Memorial exercises in honor of the late Senator Justin S. Morrill will be held in Chapel next Sunday morning, beginning at 9 o'clock. Dr. R. C. Kedzie will present mem faculty; orial resolutions from D r. W . J. Beal will speak of M r. Morrill as a statesman, and P r o fessors Smith and Weil will speak of hifii as tire founder of the~new education. the Rapid Promotion for an M. A. C. Graduate. A staff correspondent with the 35th Michigan at C a mp McKenzie, following Ga., sends the the Detroit "Journal regarding Dale A. S m i t h ' 8 8: to in the volunteer " T he recent promotions in Co. K, resulting from the death of Capt. Lockton, have given First Sergt. Dale A. S mith, of Portland, a com mission as second lieutenant. This is one of the most rapid advance ments service. Smith enlisted as a private in Co. K, and was unacquainted with anyone in the regiment. He had, however, spent four years at the Agricultural all College and had there held offices from private to captain. In the Thirty-fifth he was first ap pointed as company quartermaster sergeant. His work was more than acceptable. the meantime he also found time to drill the company in setting-up exercises after reveille roll call in the morning, where his work was excellent. His previous training was soon evident, and upon the failure of the man slated for first sergeant to pass the physical examination, he was promoted to that office, and now the "straps with a bar" adorn the shoulders of his blouse, much to the satisfaction of the enlisted men of Co K ." In If haste makes waste, the messen ger boy is anything but wasteful. If the world owes every man a living, tramps must be the collect ors. 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. J A N U A RY I O, 1899. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY THE 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. Send money toy P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V A N B U R EN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. 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 postofhce, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE R E C O RD regularly is to subscribe. 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. Edith A. Smith, President; Elizabeth Johns, Cor. Secretary. KING'S DAUGHTERS—Meet alternate Wed nesdays. Mrs. C. L. Weil, Leader. Mrs. M. L. Dean, Secretary. NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY — Meets alternate Wednesday evenings at 6:30 P. M., in the Zoological Lecture Room. W. B. Barrows, President. A. J. Cook, Secretary. BOTANICAL CLUB—Meets Monday evenings at 6:30 in the Botanical Laboratory. H. C. Skeels, President. Miss Marie Belliss, Secretary. S H A K E S P E A RE 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 1k>orr~^vTnikinrs Hail. C. F.- -Austin, Pre?;rter^ A. H. Hayes, Secretary. ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. E. D. Gagnier, President. A. C. Williams, Secretary. FERONIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Fri day afternoon at 1:00. West Ward. Wells Hall. Edith A. Smith, President. Grace Lovely, Secretary. H E S P E R I AN SOCIETY—Meetings every Sat urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. J. H. Skinner, Secretary. F. N. Lowry President. OLYMPIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. W. K. Brainard, President. H. J. Eustace, 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, Wells Hall. Eugene Price, President. M. Hay wood, Secretary. THEMIAN SOCIETY.—Meetings every Tues day afternoon at 4:00, Phi Delta Theta Rooms, East Ward, Wells Hall. Ruby Calkins, Presi dent. Mrs. C. H. Harris, Secretary. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00, U. L. S. Hall. G. N. Gould, President. H. P. Baker, Secretary. TAU BETA PI FRATERNITY—Meetings on alternate Thursday evenings, Tower Room, Me chanical Laboratory. W. H. Flynn, President. P. S. Rose, Secretary. CLUB BOARDING ASSOCIATION — John Severance, President. H. S. Putney, Secretary. M. A. C. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—E. W. Ranney, President. R. M. Norton, Secretary. Ideal College Education for Women A L L IE M. C I M M E R, F E R O N I AN S O C I E T Y. " T he hand that rocks the cradle this be true, If rules the world." how important is the education of the women of our country! An ideal college education such for theoretical women should not be a one but a practical one; one whose purpose is to make stronger, nobler women. T he former idea of a college edu cation was the development of only the mental powers; the scholar was characterized by a pale face, sunken eyes, and drooping shoulders. Cor related with the mental education should be the physical education, so that a "sound mind in a sound body" would be true of all students. T he gymnasium and teachers of physical training are doing much to further this w o r k; but the general laws of health need to be better understood and being understood need to be practiced more. On graduation, many a young woman has found herself to be a physical wreck, and the work she had planned to do lies untouched before her. While in college she had begrudged the few hours' sleep that she was obliged to take; her time was all devoted to study and social duties. W h en the idea of a college education for women first came to the notice of the prominent educators of that time, they said that the physical be ing of woman would not permit of the severe strain on the mind. One of our eminent writers claims that equal time should be given to the development of the mental and phys ical powers. Of no less importance is the culti the moral vation and direction of qualities of our college women. T h e re should be a closer connection the moral atmosphere of between the college and that of life. T he college women of today have much the next to do toward bettering generation. We need preachers nor political speakers to do this work, but we do need women w ho have the power to judge actions, motives, and opinions; women w ho is right, and whose know what their actions are in harmony with knowledge. not do In regard to the spiritual element among our colleges, some people claim that this is an age of atheism. This should not be so. An ideal education would furnish means for developing the spiritual nature of the student. All that we have, and _..a!l that we are, we owe to our_Cre- ator, and any means of education that does not recognize this fact and does not do all in its power to en large the spiritual life of the student is not worthy of support. in after time allowed In determining T he question is often asked, what subjects should be included in a col lege course ? this many things must be taken into con sideration; the talent of the student, for her college the education, and the course to be pur life. Nevertheless sued there is one general principle that should underlie all, and that is that the object of an education is the de velopment of the mind and not the stuffing of the brain. There is too much specializing in this day and age. We need a broader education. To be sure, we do not all need the same kind of knowledge, but every woman does need to cultivate sound ness of judgment, keenness of per ception, and promptness of execu tion. No matter what her occupa tion, these qualities will be needed. W o m an is a free spirited being and before the best results are ob tained she must be granted more freedom in the social world. T he college student should be taught to regard the honor of the institution of which she is a member as sacred as her own. She should be taught indi to realize viduality and the dignity of her womanhood. the importance of to maintain W h en colleges send out young women who are able to take their place in the world, to earn their own living, restraint necessary to a period of develop ment, and at the same time maintain a spirit of independence, then my ideal of a college education will have been reached. the Our College Societies. P A P ER READ BEFORE JOINT MEETING OF SOCIE TIES NOVEMBER 26, 1898, BY W. D. H U RD '99, HESPERIAN SOCIETY. first literary Nearly a quarter of a century ago, a few young men who were not members of any fraternity or lyceum themselves in this College banded into what afterwards be together literary society at came the M. A. C. It had long been felt that the course offered by the Col lege did not give a desired amount of training, and coupling this with social work and a knowl they edge of parliamentary formed a society with three principles as a fundamental basis. At first meetings were held in class rooms, in recitation rooms, or in any available place. As time went on other societies were organized, and each in turn as its growth demanded, was given rooms by the State Board of Agriculture in which to hold its meetings. law, these Such was the beginning of the society at M. A. C. E a ch has passed through the successive stages of poverty and privation, until to day is proud of her eight flourishing societies, each own rooms which ing or controlling would do credit to one of the "frats" of our large universities. the College than local We speak of these organizations at M. A. C. as societies, but in reality they are nothing more nor fraternities. T h at less they have grown to be a very im portant element in college life can not be disputed, for in the forming of a society the student takes into his own hands the supplying of a very necessary part of our college life. Such is a very short statement of and the early condition, growth development of the society at M. A. C. W h at can be said of one can be applied equally well to all. In the short space of time allotted me for this article it would be utterly useless to attempt to enumerate all the good qualities of our societies, or to lay down all the rules whereby they could be made better; so in considering the question of " H ow can the society be exemplified in college life." I have chosen to do so under three distinct divisions: I. T he society's relations within itself. II. T he relations of our societies to each other. I I I. T he relation of the society to the College. W h en a man joins a society he is supposed to give up a certain amount of his time to that society. He joins for the gain which the society brings him. In order that he should be a good member he should first do the literary work. required amount of He should be solicitious as to the welfare of his fellow members, always ready to lend a helping hand to a brother in need, whether it be in class work, illness, or any of the many things constantly coming be fore us in our active life. T h e re the members should exist between true of a society the feeling of a brotherhood. return for the time spent in society work, the society offers a home for the fellow members. A place w h e re the fellows can meet, have a social chat, bring their lady friends for an evening's entertain ment, and, in fact, to those w ho in dulge in the proper spirit, it offers one round of pleasure which breaks the monotony of college life under In the dormitory system. But little more need be said about one member's duties to another. H ow many times has each of us been inspired by witnessing the ten derness given a fellow member cast the strong down by sickness, or loyalty for shown another w ho through reverses has in some way been cast down or been disgraced. T h at very action may serve the whole to change channel of a man's life and turn him from what ultimately would have meant sure ruin. by one man other's company. feeling. We N ow what should be the relations of the societies,each with the other? It is here that the greatest of care to and engineering must be used all promote good come to college for one main pur pose, that of gain. H u m an nature is so constituted that all men are not in alike and cannot be congenial Because each some man of one society does not suit me, it is no reason w hy I should take especial trouble to attack and run down that man's society. T he practice of so called " m u d - s l i n g i n g" is an abomniable one and will only be used by a society as a last resort, when all honorable means will not bring the ends which they seek. If there happens to be in any society certain members w ho persist in so doing they should be severely cen sured by their own society. T h en if it they should be ostracised by the student body. of societies we are into so close relations, in brought class affairs, in athletics, etc., that there should be the best of feeling existing between members of differ ent repeated adage " Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," and "not as they do unto you," cannot be better applied than in the relations of our societies to each other. is still done O u t s i de societies. T he oft to find that the other. In the relations of the society to the College we should always re member that the society cannot exist the the college, but without college could exist without the so ciety.- E a ch stands as a mutual benefactor H ow would it seem to attend an athletic meeting or a meeting of any other college organization and the strong society feeling absent. At present, athletics stand as a predom inating feature in our American col- in this, as well as in ceges. And class affairs, society feeling is often too strong to obtain the best results. Personally, I believe society feeling is too strong in this College. In many institutions of this size the very mention of the college will call forth the wildest enthusiasm from the students. Here I believe society spirit predominates, so much so that praise for a rival inner feelings society will stir the much more quickly than will the mention of M. A. C. the name of that for It is for the purpose of breaking up any hostile feeling which may exist between our societies and pro moting a better college spirit that these joint meetings are held. We should, I believe, have one each the before men term. N ot tioned purposes alone, but also to give an opportunity for becoming better acquainted with each other. By more of these meetings a chance would be given for the cultivation of that true fellowship between man and man which is so desirable in our college life. If left to itself any society would become clannish and unapproachable. I do not know, and I have yet to J A N U A RY IO, 1899. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. 3 hear, of a college in which open societies do the quality of work that is done at M. A. C. T he society furnishes the literary business and social training which would other wise be left out of our college course. In return for these benefits—for t he many happy and lasting friend ships which spring out of our society relations, for the band of brothers w ho sustain us in misfortune, com fort us in sorrow, and rejoice with us in prosperity, we should be truly thankful. Always remembering that before us were men w ho spent much time in bringing the societies to their high excellence, we as their suc cessors, should use every honorable and upright means to preserve the heritage so proudly handed down to us by our predecessors. F a r m e r s' Institutes For F e b r u a r y. Lapeer: Lapeer Genesee: Clio Clinton: St. Johns Livingston: Howell . Isabella: Shepherd Gratiot: Alma Mecosta: Remus Shiawassee: Vernon Jan. 31, Feb. 1. Feb. 1-2. Feb. 2-3. " 3-4- Jan. 30-31, Feb. 1. Jan. 31, Feb. 1-2. Feb. 2-3. " 7-8. Ionia: Portland . . . . . .. " 8-9. . . . . .. " 7-8. " 9-10. " 10-11. " 8-9. " 9-10. " i^lL1- Ingham: Williamston Eaton: Olivet Oceana: . Shelby . Muskegon: Ravenna Ottawa: Coopersville Kent: Rockford "VanBuren: Hartford . Berrien: . . . . .. " 7-8. Berrien Springs . .. " 8-9. Cass: Edwardsburg . .. . " 9-10. St. Joseph: Centerville Wayne: Dearborn "Washtenaw: Ann Arbor Jackson: "" 9-10-11. " 14-15. " 15-16. Grass Lake . . . . . " 16-17. Calhoun: Marshall IBranch: Quincy Hillsdale: " 16-17-18. " 14-15- Hillsdale . . . . . . .. " 14-15-16. Lenawee: Adrian . . Monroe: Carlton Montcalm: Lakeview Barry: Institute Allegan: " 16-17. " 17-18. " 21-22. " 22-23-24. " 22-23-24. Middleville, Long Dairy Fennville, Long Fruit Institute (Colleges and E x c h a n g e s. Hillsdale athletic association will Taise money by giving a minstrel •show. E d w a rd O'Brien, a student of Kalamazoo College and a member of their baseball team last year, died of last fever at F o rt McPherson week. T he new athletic rules adopted by Albion faculty and students re quire each student to pay $1 for the support of athletics when he takes -out his classification card. T he December number of The Echo is a very attractive one, with crimson cover, cuts of the Olivet College buildings, portraits and bi ographical sketches of her faculty. T h e re are fully twenty-five M. A. C. students at the University of Michigan this year. Nearly every department has one or more students from here, some taking post gradu ate, others under graduate work. A m o ng those in the is Leroy A. Wilson '94, who has won in two of the preliminary debates to select representatives for the debate with Pennsylvania next March. He will now go into the finals and if the there will be one of successful three men to go to Philadelphia. law school TheM. A. C. Special Hat Simons Dry Goods Go.. SEMI-ANNUAL January Remnant Sale. Is now on sale; much nicer hat than last season; better Every Department in our store in offers E X T RA VALUES material and workmanship— REMNANTS, the price remains the same, ODD LOTS, BROKEN L/NES. At t he College. Fifty Cents. Miss Proud has been ill for the past week. Robert Snyder has been quite ill with the grip. Mrs. T. Gunson is recovering from an attack of the grip. Prof. F. S. Kedzie was unable to attend his classes last Friday, on ac count of illness. Mrs. A. L. Westcott entertained one evening last week in honor of her husband's birthday. T he Botanical Club will meet Monday night, January 9, at 6:30, in the botanical laboratory. Robert Holdsworth, assisted by several of his young friends, cele brated his ninth birthday Saturday. F o ur or five times this winter the ground has been covered with snow, but we have not yet h ;d sleighing. Mrs. A. L. Westcott received a short visit from her sister, Mrs. W. M. Shumway, of Chicago, last week. T he Hon. T. B. Woodworth of Caseville. Mich., made a flying visit to his son Prof. P. B. Woodworth, on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Kedzie entertained very de last Monday lightfully at whist and afternoon. Mrs. Appleyard Mrs. Marvin of Lansing were pres ent. the Athletic At a meeting of Association it was voted last term to authorize the M. I. A. A. director to erect a horizontal bar in the Col lege gymnasium. At a meeting of the Feronian Society Friday afternoon Miss Edith Smith was elected president, vice Allie M. Cimmer, resigned. It was decided to hold meetings this term at 5 o'clock. The Cooking School Graduate. She understands biology, Hygiene and physiology— Qualitative analysis she knows from A to Z ; She is simply in her glory When she's in the laboratory, For chemistry, she's gotten down as fine as it can be. She knows culinary science, Knows of every late appliance That is used in modern cookery in getting up the feast, And she understands gastronomy— Likewise household economy, And can write a splendid essay on bacteria and yeast. She knows wholesome combinations, Is "way u p" on fermentations; Of the carbohydrates, albumens and fats she knows a deal; She is brimming o'er with knowledge She acquired at cooking college, But to save her (theoretic) soul she cannot cook a meal. — What to Eat. If you want up-to-date neck Remnants of... wear I would have great pleas ure in showing you the most complete line of natty ties in Lansing. DRESS GOODS, SILKS, LACES, EMBROIDERIES, WHITE GOODS, COTTONS, GINGHAMS, CARPETS. Sweaters, Golf Hose, Caps, Matting at Half Price. Hats and Shirts are lines in which I lead. Students' patronage respect fully solicited. Elgin Mifflin, The Outfitter. 100 LADIES' TAILOR MADE JACKETS at these reductions: $8.00 and $10.00 Jackets for $5.00 13.50 Jackets for $7.50 $12. ,-0.00 Jackets.fc, 18. $16. " " Carpets, Rugs, and Curtains at reduced prices this month. Simons Dry Goods 60. 104 Washington Ave. S. CHAS. A. PIELLA, D E A L ER IN -Alsdorf-&-SQIW- DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, Clocks, Silverware, Art Goods. 121 Washington Ave. N., LANSING, MICH. T HE DRUGGISTS. Everything First Class, Fresh and Up to Date. HERR1CK BROTHERS Fine GR06ERIE.S and MEATS Everything guaranteed first-class. 219 N. Washington Ave. Opera House Block Lawrence & VanBuren PRINTING CO., Ottawa St. E. L a n s i n g, Mich. R. B. Shank & Co., Leading Grocers and Confectioners. For sale or Excnanoe... I have a One-horse Tread P o w er and L a r ge Feed Cutter, all belted up and in good running order, which cost originally $175.00. Will sell very cheap or exchange for a first-class dairy cow—Holstein preferred. Address, C. D. WOODBURY, LANSING, MICHIGAN. T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD J A N U A RY I O, 1899. N e ws from Graduates and Students* V . J. Willey, '93 has been very ill with grip. J o hn I. Breck '84 was at the Col lege Friday. Ross R. Marble '95 is a student at the U of M. L. W h i t n ey Watkins '93 was in the city last week. David E. Hinman w i t h ' 61 is an attorney at law, Buchanan, Michi gan. M a rk O. Anthony with '89 is an at Barberton, electrical engineer Ohio. J. J. J a k w ay with '86 is engaged in horticultural pursuits at Benton Harbor. V. H. L o we ' 9 1, of Geneva, N. Y ., spent several hours at the Col lege last Tuesday. It is reported Fisher with ticulars are lacking. that Charles V* '00 is married. Par R. B. A. Buek '96 was in Lan sing several days called at the College. last week and W. C. Ergenzinger with '00 has the U. S. been discharged signal corps in Puerto Rico. from T. W. Rockwell with '95W, of Scottville, Mich., visited relatives in Lansing last week and called at the College. George A. F a rr '70 has a son, George A. F a r r, Jr., among the new students enrolled at M. A. C. this term. '89 visited W. R. Rossman the College Wednesday. He is a chem ist in the Columbia Food Labora tory, Chicago. To^oc Q :SJrpp_n?or! with *>7i is in the banking business at Holly— president of the First State and Savings Bank. Mrs. Sadie Champion Savage'97, in the the holiday weeks w ho spent Lansing, called on friends at College last Tuesday. Albert B. Culver with '89 is away in Mexico, a wholesale and linen down in retail dealer drawn work at Aquascalientes. linens and George F. Richmond '98 spent Sunday at the College. He was on his way to the University to resume work for his M. S. degree in chem istry and physics. W. G. Smith '93 is taking a vaca the farm, visiting E. M. tion from '93 at Union City, friends McElroy in Lansing and renewing old ac quaintances at the College. J. M. K n a pp with '61 is a veteran breeder of pure bred cattle at Belle- He is one of the editors of the vue. R ed Polled Herd Book and is author of a short history of red polled cattle. E d w a rd A. Strieker '90 of the firm Gartner & Strieker, attorneys, Detroit, is a successful young lawyer. He was in Lansing last Thursday arguing a case before the supreme court. Commissioner R. S. Campbell's " M a n u a l" of the public schools of St. Clair county contains a vast deal of valuable information for teachers and school officers, about the schools in the county, and also presents good suggestions on school management, examinations, school architecture, li braries—59 pages, after each of which the teacher can write " V a l ue received." Since leaving M. A. C, J. B. Phillips with '89 has received a P h. D. from Cornell and is now profes sor of history and economics in the Eastern Indiana Normal University at Muncie, Indiana. for J. H. Kimball with '95, w ho has been the several months weather bureau at Dubuque, Iowa, was in Lansing Friday evening on his way to St. Kitts in the West Indies, where he will have charge of a station. in Wednesday evening, December 21, at the home of the bride's par in Chicago, J o hn M. Barnay ents with to Miss '98W was married Florence Gertrude Wain. Mr. and Mrs. Barnay will be at home W e d nesdays, after January Gladys avenue, Chicago. 15, 221 Harrie R. Parish ' 9 5 ^, w ho has recently become a Benedict, shook hands with old friends at the Col lege Thursday and Friday. Next Wednesday he and Mrs. Parish start for Philadelphia, where he has secured a position in the draft ing office of Neafie & Levy, ship and engine builders. MOST R E M A R K A B LE I N D I V I D U A L. Watts—"Say do you know any thing good for a cold?" P o t t s — " N o. I don't even know of anything good for the grip."— Indianapolis yournal. A maid with a duster Once made a great bluster In dusting a bust in the hall— The dust she had dusted, The bust was all busted, The bust is now dust—that is all. -Ex. TJTJV&'JI. W h en a young man proposes the girl should always lose her self-pos session. TEXT BOOKS. O l d. a nd 3STe-^7-_ Drawing Tools and Draughtsman's Supplies. GROTTY BROS-CITY BOOK STORE 206 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. ALL MEATS.... May look alike to you, but there is a very great difference in the quality we han dle and that sold by some other markets. We handle none but the very best. Like the pudding, the proof of good meats is in the eating. A trial will convince you that you ought to trade with us. BOTH P H O N E S. Careful attention given to phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Washington Ave. South. Employes of M. A. C Desiring to build should not purchase their material be- fore consulting with Hiram Rikerd, Lansing, Mich. Lumber of all kinds. Interior Finishing a specialty. PRICES RIGHT. Office and Factory, Will St. Both Phones. gt^asgaBsasg^^gE^aa^^EaaEsgaEsa^iaga^a^a^aa^^aa . .. xm/c t nc . .. D/*vis C-OT^ijyiq ST 0 RE 104 WASHINGTON AYENUE NORTH, You can buy Sweaters, Supporters, Foot Ball Pants, Foot Ball Jackets, Gymnasium Suits, and the finest line of Tailor Made Clothing in the City. Come in and see us any way. Furniture Headquarters. - - Cots at Wire Springs at Mattresses from - Tables, Rockers, Bureaus, Iron Beds. $1.25, $J.50, $2.00 and $2.50 $1.50 and $2.00- $2.00 up - - AH goods delivered free to College. fl. J. & B. fl. Buck. DIRECTORY I FVRNITVRE DEALERS. J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Ayenue and Ionia Stre« See ad. LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N ^ -^ GROCERS. R B. SHANK & CO., 200 Washington Ave. S„ The leading grocers. Both phones. Daily delivery to the college. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. M A. C.tS*f%DENTS—Don't forget W. H. PORTEH, the Hack and Liveryman. Rubber tires a specialty. 300 Capitol Ave. S. Both Phones. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. 213 Washington Avenue North. tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and JACOB STAHL & SON.—Wholesale and Re N ORTON'S HARD WARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. 111 Washington Ave. South. HOTELS. THE N EW GRAND—R. M. Renner, Proprie tor. Special rates to students. Washington^ Avenue S. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD., (Incorporated) 108 Michigan Ave. West. All! kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency inv the city. JEWELERS. P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker,- Jeweler and Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue N. B LAUNDRIES. THE VAN GORDER PALACE L A U N D R Y. C. H. Hilton, Agt., Wells Hall, Room 97. Irving Gingrich, Agt., Room 47, Williams' Hall. S. P. Lantz, Prop. LUMBER DEALERS. H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. See ad. Mill Street, MERCHANT TAILORS. trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. WOODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student J OHN H E R R M A N N. Washington Avenue N. Fine Tailoring. 218- MILLINERY. M RS. L. S. HUDSON, Hudson Block, where you can find the best styles in simple as well as elaborate Hats at lowest prices. OCULISTS. J OSEPH FOSTER, M. D.—Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 P. M. Sun days, 12 to 1. City National Bank Building, Lan sing. PHYSICIANS. A D/HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212- Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St. who patronize us. ARCHITECTS. M EAD & "WHITE—Architects, Lansing, Mich.> 115 Washington Ave. N., and Harbor Springs, Mich., Clark Block. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. T ANSING BOOK AND P A P ER COMPANY. l_y Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, Engravings and Frames. 120 Washington Ave. N. BOOTS AND SHOES, c D. WOODBURY.—Boots and Shoes, shoe the students. See ad. BICYCLES AND MUSIC. PIANOS, Organs, Sheet Music, Guitars, Banjos, Violins, etc. Bicycles, new or second hand, for sale or rent. Repair shop complete. Bicycles and Guns to rent. Holmes Music and Cycle Co. GEO. H. RICHMOND. Pierce Cycles. Full line of sundries. Repairing and renting at reasonable rates. 200 N. Washington Ave. CLOTHING. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, A E. DAVIS.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur nishings. See ad. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. R W. MORSE, D. D. S. DR. DAWLEY, M. D , D. D. S. Office over Postal Telegraph Co., Michigan and Washing Hollister Block, Room 517. ton aves. DRUGGISTS. J. ROUSER—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash ington Avenue South. DRY GOODS. SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry Goods and Carpets. See ad. PHOTOGRAPHERS. SP E C I AL PRICES to M. A. C. Students. Hatton, Photographer, over State Savings Bank, FURNISHING GOODS. E LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. RESTAURANTS. GILBERT M. HASTY.—Proprietor Hasty's- Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in the city. 113 Washington Avenue S. Love is a disease that most people take just as often as they are ex- 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