Me 5R. a ©. ftecorl 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 24, 1899. N o. 19 T he Mid-Winter Military H o p. College the first T he military hop in the A r m o ry last Friday evening was one of the most successful ever held of these popular parties. T he A r m o ry was prettily decorated with bunting extending from the center to the four corners of the hall and with the large American flag back of the musicians' platform, and the t wo or three floor, after dances, was in excellent condition. This, with good music and a jolly crowd of about one hundred thirty young people, made the evening pass pleasantly and rapidly. A m o ng the guests from outside were Mrs. Louden, of S a g i n a w; Miss Bessie Lee Gaylord, of Detroit; a number of invited guests from the city, and the students: following ' o i, Mason; Miss Grace Melton Thomas W. Bradford with ' 9 2; J. B. McCallum w i t h ' 9 8, H o l t o n; and Thomas W. Denton with ' 9 8 ^, Saginaw. former The Grip. M. A. C. is getting her full share of the Russian plague. All classes have been more or less broken up .during the past t wo weeks by the illness of students and some have been entirely suspended for several days at a time on account of the ill ness of instructors. Prof, and Mrs. Wheeler, M r s. Gunson, Vesta Woodbury, Margery Collins, Lucy Monroe and M r. Longyear have been confined for over a week, some for t wo weeks. D r. Kedzie, M r s. KedzTe, M r. and Mrs. Pettit, H u gh Baker and E d na Deyarmond are among the more recent victims of the plague. T he Inauguration of Jerusalem. Dr. R. G. Moulton, of Chicago, delighted a College audience Sun day afternoon by giving a lecture on Davids' Inauguration of Jerusa lem. He gave a description of the procession that carried the A rk of the Covenant up into the city, re counted the events of the inaugura tion, and recited the five anthems that made a part of the day's pro gram—all in such a vivid and pleas ing manner that it seemed as though we were listening to the account of some In his latter-day pageant. closing remarks the speaker said he considered David the greatest man in all history, whether sacred or secular, because in him alone do we find united both fields of greatness, that of mind and that of action. David was a great warrior and a great statesman—the founder of Israel's political system; he was also the foundation poet of Israel and her greatest artist. Of Interest to College People. Lansing, J a n u a ry 20, 1899. My dear President Snyder: Permit me to express, in behalf of myself and congregation, our sin cere appreciation, of your personal sympathy in the loss of our building and of the gratitude we feel for all the timely and generous aid of the faculty and students of the Michigan Agricultural College. At the pro per time, I should be obliged if you would convey this expression to stu dents and faculty. F or the new and tasty calendar just received I thank you. I feel impelled to thank you for your service in securing the presence of Mr. Booker T. Washington for the commencement address. He is a noble and inspiring speaker. I heard him with pleasure and profit in Nashville, Term. T he College, Lansing and Michigan are to be congratulated upon this opportunity to hear a son of the South w ho is doing magnificent work for his peo ple and the nation. Cordially yours, E R N E ST B O U R N ER A L L E N. N ot Cut Out for a Farmer. It is a little unusual for a young man to have definitely in mind his future vocation before entering col lege. A few are so fortunate, and of these O. H. Hovey with '79, In dianapolis, furnishes a striking ex ample. A letter from him in answer to one of the circulars recently sent out to obtain information about non- graduates, furnishes our information. He writes: " Weeding onions didn't agree with me, and when I had hacked away for 1% hours on a 4-inch sap ling in N o. 12 and then didn't get it down I came to the conclusion I was no farmer. By referring to my old entry papers you will see that in answer to question, ' W h at profession do you intend to follow ?' I answered, railroad engineer.' I have since then filled both positions successfully. W as for t wo years superintendent and manager of California fruit exhibit, which toured the country before the World's Fair." Mr. Hovey is now secretary and general manager of the State Capitol Investment Asso ciation of Indiana. ' E d i t or or Our Literary Societies. F E R O N I AN S O C I E T Y. T he program given last Friday afternoon was on athletics and con sisted of the following numbers: Quotations—What Girls Say at Field Day. Basket Ball—Alice Gunn. Music—Miss Cannell. T he College Girl at Field Day— Gertrude Lowe. Ball Drill—Miss Ronan. W o m en as Bicycle Riders—Miss Storms. Critic—Miss Bristol. At the College. Miss E m ma Louden's mother is visiting at the College. W a n t e d: A copy of the Michi gan Agricultural R e p o rt for 1893. Miss Keller is entertaining her mother, Mrs. Cooper, of Wellesley, Mass. F o ur cases of German measles are reported—Messrs. Bell, Cody, Dey, and Sheldon. Miss Lilian Wheeler returned Fri day from an extended visit in W a s h ington, D. C. Mrs. Vedder entertained at dupli in cate whist Saturday afternoon honor of M r s. T o w a r. T he Natural History Society will meet tomorrow evening at 6:30 in the Zoological lecture room. Mr. and M r s. A. L. Westcott mourn the loss of their infant son, Robert Stukeley Westcott, w ho died at 8:15 o'clock Sunday morn ing, from complications following an attack of the grip. Funeral ser vices will be held at the residence at 1 .'30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. State Board of Agriculture. T he appointment of L. Whitney Watkins '93, of Manchester, and Hollister F. Marsh, of Allegan, to membership on the State Board of Agriculture was confirmed by the senate last week. We hope to be able to give portraits and biograph ical sketches of the t wo new mem bers next week. Their first meet ing on the Board will be tomorrow ( W e d n e s d a y) evening, at the Col lege. A Memorial Tribute to the Father of Industrial Education in America. DR. R. C. K E D Z I E. in In looking over the provisions for popular education the United States, especially as related to the disposal of the public lands we may say with literal truth that popular education is well grounded. COMMON SCHOOLS. W h en the general government set aside Section 16 in every surveyed township in the United t States to create a fund for the support of common schools, the corner-stone of primary education was laid in our land. This one act has done more to make America what she is today than any single enactment of our government. It will bless and up lift formative citizenship to the end of time. education AGRICULTURAL C O L L E G E S. W h en Justin Smith Morrill se cured the passage of a bill granting to each state and territory 30,000 acres of the public lands for each member of congress, for the support and maintenance of a State Agricul tural College, where the leading ob ject shall be to teach such branches of learning as are related to agricul ture and the mechanic arts, he laid deep and broad, the foundations of industrial in America. This bill was first introduced in the House of Representatives by M r. Morrill when he was a member of that body, and passed by Congress during the troublous times preceding the war of the rebellion, only to be vetoed'by J a m es Buchanan. Undis mayed by this rebuff, M r. Morrill again this bill and se cured its passage in 1862 during the throes and agony of civil war. Amid the storm of battle and the hurtling crash of arms, his prophetic eye fore saw the breaking of the sunshine of peace and the return of national prosperity, and in the darkest hour of fraternal strife he prepared for the sunburst of prosperity which introduced now astonishes the world. In such an hour the bill was passed, and signed by Abraham Lincoln—the grand tribune of a free people. W h en in furtherance of the same object he afterwards secured the pas sage of a law appropriating annually from the proceeds of the sale of the public lands a sum which would finally reach $25,000, we may well call him I N D U S the F A T H ER OF T R I AL E D U C A T I O N. T h is princely income is not w r u ng from the un willing fingers of a tax-paying pub lic, but from the imperial domain of our public lands. Industrial educa tion therefore except for buildings, and without is "without money price" so far as public taxes are con cerned. It is the princely gift of the nation to the industrial classes through the wise management of the public lands secured by Senator Morrill. In speaking of the death of such a man it is customary to approach his bier with funereal trappings and life words of woe, but why ? A stretching far beyond the traditional three score and ten—almost reaching four score and ten—clean, strong and spotless—full of manly strength and wholesome activity to the clos ing hour—who never did a mean thing or committed an act that called for an explanation—why should we cloud his exit with groans and sighs? N ay rather, reverently, out of the fullness of grateful hearts let us exclaim "thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift." M O R R I LL HALL. In days gone by, it has been the beautiful and fitting custom to per petuate the names of those w ho have been intimately associated with the College, or have conferred great benefits upon it, by naming in their honor our public halls; Williams Hall, after our first president, w ho afterwards as State Senator gave form to the organic law that still controls the College; Wells Hall, the after J u d ge Wells, life-long friend of the College, and its advisor and counsellor in times of peril; Abbot Hall, after the forma tive president under whose plastic hand took shape and form which it will no more forget than the national, coin will ever forget the stamp impressed upon it in the mint; and H o w a rd Terrace, after our first secretary, Sanford Howard, w ho did so much to bring the agricultural public and the Agricultural College in harmon ious touch. the College of today W o r t hy names and worthily be stowed, may they be perpetual! stones, polished after T he State is about to erect a Col lege H o me for the daughters of Michigan; a home, let us hope, that will be ample and beautiful, where " our daughters shall be as corner the similitude of a palace." L et it be a palace indeed, of which Michigan shall be proud, and worthy of its intended guests; and along its ample frent, in letters of shining marble let the name a p p e a r — M O R R I LL H A L L. If love weren't blind, the lover might see the dog before it is ever lastingly too late. 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. J A N U A RY 24, 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 by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V AN B U R EN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, 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 postofflce, 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 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. 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 T Y- Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00. Fourth floor, Williams Hall. C F. Austin, President. 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. F E R O N I AN SOCIETY—Meetings every Fri day afternoon at 1:00. West Ward, Wells Hall. Edith A. Smith, President. Grace Lovely, Secretary. HESPERIAN 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. Senator Morrill as a Statesman. DR. W. J BEAL. Some States of this republic have in retaining in congress been wise long certain men ©f ability for a time, instead of electing those of no experience to legislate for the coun try. Vermont is one of those states not afflicted with the boss system, where a rapid rotation of office is insisted on. M r. Morrill's long ser vice gave him a great advantage as influence. He was a a man of forty-five member of congress for the years, including an election to senate six times in succession. H e re are a few words from Har per's Weekly: " He was the oldest member of congress, both in years and in length of service. Senators J o hn Sherman of Ohio and Thomas H. Benton of Missouri were next to M r. Morrill length of service. He made the longest legislative rec ord in our national history." in In three short sentences, the Pub lic Ledger of Philadelphia says: " No man can be appointed who will in any sense fill the place of Senator Morrill. Vermont stopped produc ing men of that order about a gen eration ago. He was a gentleman by nature and instinct." thoughtful, hard work As I have been led to believe, he did not win his high standing by long orations well delivered, nor by sharp political maneuvers, but by patient, in the committee room. He was a safe and wise counsellor. He was always above suspicion of scandal. It will seem strange to the students of these days to hear that when he was elected to congress, Franklin Pierce was president and Jefferson Davis secretary of war. Abraham Lincoln was little more than a vil lage lawyer in Illinois. He the the leader leaders colonies. Mr. Morrill was F or a long time he was chairman of the finance committee of the Sen ate, a position not excelled in impor tance by any other. He opposed the annexation of San Domingo, of St. Thomas, of Hawaii, and of the Spanish strongly urged the importance of sound cur rency, always opposing free coinage of silver at sixteen to one. He was one of in securing a tariff for support of the government. in urging the construction of the con library, which gressional is a fine to his energy and wis monument to be able to se dom. He hoped the cure the passage of a bill for erection of a suitable building for the use of the supreme court of the United States. Although, two acts of M r. Morrill in securing the passage of bills for the support of land-grant colleges have not attracted there can be no much attention, doubt that from this time forward they will be considered the most im portant efforts of his long and useful life. in the past, the Senator Morrill, the Father of the N ew Education. PROF. C. L. WEIL. Senator Morrill received many honors in the way of party recogni tion ; he was entrusted with most important political duties; he secured a large amount of valuable legisla that any tion; it is not probable this other man country has enjoyed the distinction of guiding so many important meas ures on their journeys through com mittee meetings; he performed his duties quietly, but effectively. the history -of in the public at I have stated that the senator car ried on his work quietly; indeed he was possessed of so much modesty of method that his power as a fac- * tor in accomplishing valuable legis lation was, generally, but dimly perceived by large. A leading cyclopedia, in an article written in 1895, devotes nine lines to the career of Senator Morrill,— giving his place of birth, age, term of service in congress and referring to him as the author of the "Morrill tariff of 1861," also of a work en titled "Self Consciousness of Noted Persons." At the time of the sena tor's death the press of the country, in commenting upon his public life, generally referred the author of the tariff bill bearing his name, and made little or no men to him as tion of other legislation of equal importance that was secured, mainly, through his efforts; but rarely, in recent weeks, has the public press commented upon his work in secur ing the passage of the Morrill en dowment acts,—those acts of con gress which to us, as technical stu dents, are of so great interest, and from which we have derived so much benefit. I am inclined to believe that we, having so large an interest in tech nical education, may gain considera the ability and ble knowledge of forethought of the great senator by a study of the "land grant colleges," together with a study of present industrial condi tions. the acts creating In this connection I would have you consider a portion of an address made one year ago by Sir William Bailey of England, upon the pre sentation of prizes at the Hindley Technical Schools; he said in part: " Those w ho know anything of the work done in other countries, those w ho have studied the progress and skill in the first principles of the arts of industry and in the scientific use of force by our competitors abroad, know very much that should discount our pride and make us feel anxious about our commercial future prosperity. Until recently technical education has been much ignored in this country. If, since the days of Elizabeth, half as much of the good thought ness and public piety and and work that has been given to the care of the poor, and in the distribu tion of parish doles, had been de voted ignor ance, those monuments of woe and past neglect, which are often the largest buildings in our towns, the work-houses, would have ceased, long since, to exist." the prevention of to the to fully appreciate Such a statement on the part of a prominent Englishman will undoubt edly cause surprise to m a n y; recent articles, however, in technical press of Great Britain show that the people of England are just begin the part ning which should technical education play in the industrial development of a conntry. England has built tech nical schools, but these schools have been, in too many cases, for the few, is because not for the masses; such schools have not been fully opened to the people that England now notes an ascendancy, in many quarters, on the part of her com mercial competitors. Did Morrill perceive the possibility of such a con dition confronting the people of the United States ? We believe he did; forty years prior to the Hindley ad dress he stated the land grant colleges should be: " To practical liberal promote and the classes the industrial education of in the several pursuits and profes sions of life." the objects of it the Further consideration of the state ment of the objects of the land grant colleges as set forth by Senator Morrill evidences to us the breadth of the m a n; he aimed to benefit not one class alone but industrial classes generally; he did not desire to educate along too narrow lines, for he stipulated that the work of the colleges should be both liberal and practical; and in the second en dowment act—an act aiming at the more complete endowment and sup port of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts,—it is provided that no distinction shall be made in the distribution of funds on grounds of race or color. It is mainly due to the forethought of Justin S. Morrill that the United States has attained such an enviable position technical in the work of education; a position that led Lord Spencer, president of the Associa tion of Technical Institutions of England, to publicly state recently that there was a lesson for England to learn from America in the matter and of educational development. organization than a sense, more Senator Morrill's sole ambition was to serve his country; he was more than a politician, even in the faithful best public servant,—he was a statesman; he was honored and admired by his colleagues without regard to party affiliations; of our American C o n g r e s s" was a " g r a nd man among old men." the " N e s t or Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, speaking of his late colleague, said " He was absolutely incorruptible. I do not speak of corruption by money, which is only the vice of vulgar souls. But he was not to be swerved by ambition, by party in fluence, by desire to please friends or fear of displeasing enemies, or by currents of popular passion." A nd in same connection Senator Proctor said: " H is life was an open book." the preserve Americans a should grateful memory of the late Senator from Vermont,—especially so in the case of alumni and students of our land grant colleges, and upon whose part it would seem fitting to estab lish some in every such college modest memorial testimony of regard and gratitude towards their benefactor. to Senator Morrill exist today through out this land, in the lives and works of on educated industrial citizenry. Grand memorials in PROF. C. D. SMITH. is the American nation. If there ever was a people w ho could say with David in the Psalm read at the opening of the exercises, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help," it T he hillsides of N ew England have fur nished the American nation some of its strongest leaders, its most pro gressive thinkers and its best men. Senator Morrill was one of the best types of the N ew England gentle men which in turn are the best types of American citizens. I would remember Senator Mor rill in this connection because he has given to American educational sys tems a mighty impulse, among others, three important directions. He in the provided, in the first place, for sons and daughters of farmers and mechanics an education broad and liberal on the one hand and at the same time an education specifically in the sciences relating to the several pursuits and professions of life. He provided an adequate equipment at the colleges supported by the lands donated by the bill which he intro duced, for specific instruction in the practical details of farm operation in mathematics, and mechanics, shop practice, and the theory and practice of mechanical engineering. colleges, as These pointed out by the title of the bill, were to be colleges -for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts. it was his intention to make college education possible to the masses. Before his time, to go to college was the privi lege of the es the wealthy and pecially endowed alone. He pro the posed by to create colleges where no states the second place liberal subsidies training for In to J A N U A RY 24, 1899. "T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. 3 t u i t i on s h o u ld be r e q u i r ed a nd w h e re t h e re s h o u ld be no b ar t r a n ce of t he c h i l d r en of t r i al classes. to t he e n i n d u s t he t he d o m i n a nt f e a t u r es itself by p l a c i ng sciences on a l e v el w i th F i n a l ly he did m u ch to r e v o l u t i o n i ze t he v e ry basis of j u d g i ng e d u c a t he s t u dy of t i on t he t he s t u dy of t he classics as a m e a ns of m e n t al discipline. T he g r a d u a te of a c o l l e ge c o u r se in w h i ch t he s c i e n c e s, m a n u al t r a i n i ng a nd l a b o r a lines h ad t o ry w o rk a l o ng p r a c t i c al b e en s h o u ld be as t r u ly e d u c a t ed as if he h ad t a k en a c o u r se in a classical c o l l e g e. I p r o p o se to say little in my o wn l a n g u a ge a b o ut t he l a te S e n a t or b ut to a l l ow h im to r e v e al h i m s e lf to l a n g u a g e. As I y ou in his o wn q u o te f r om a s p e e ch w h i ch he d e l i v e r ed in C o n g r e ss I w o u ld h a ve h im s t a nd b e f o re y o ur e y es as I r e m e m b er h i m, a t a l l, dignified, g e n t e el N ew E n g l a nd g e n t l e m an of t he old s c h o o l. On t w e n t i e th d ay of A p r i l, 1858, t he H o u se of R e p r e s e n t a t i v es t he U n i t ed S t a t es h ad b e f o re it. of final p a s s a g e, a bill d o n a t i ng i or p u p l ic l a n ds to t he s e v e r al s t a t es a nd t e r r i t o r i es w h i ch m ay p r o v i de col l e g es t he benefit of a g r i c u l t u re a nd t he m e c h a n ic a r t s. T he bill h ad b e en i n t r o d u c ed by R e p r e s e n t a t i ve M o r r i ll of V e r m o nt w ho on t he m o st elo t h is d ay m a de o ne of s p e e c h es q u e nt a nd m e m o r a b le in its p a s s a ge f a v or of t h at h ad b e en t he h o u se at t h at e v e n t f ul in h e a rd s e s s i o n. I m a ke d i s c o n n e c t ed q u o t a first to t i o ns i l l u s t r a te his a nd h u m o r: r e a d i n e ss s p e e c h; s t y l e, f r om t h at t he for a re t h ey t h e re to be b r o u g ht " M r. S p e a k e r, I k n ow v e ry w e ll is a l a ck of a r g u t h at w h en m e nt t he a g a i n st m e r i ts of a m e a s u r e, t he c o n s t i t u t i on is fled to as an i n e x h a u s t i b le a r s e n al t h e n ce all sorts F r om of s u p p l y. of missiles m ay be h u r l e d, a nd ' b e ar w i d e ,' of t he t h o u gh m a r k, t h ey do n ot ' k i ck t he o w n er o v e r .' I h a ve also noticed t h at lions a c c u s t o m ed to r o ar a r o u nd t he c o n s t i t u t i on d i s p o s ed to q u i te s l u m b er w h e n e v er it is d e s i r a b le for c e r t a in g e n t l e m en w ho c a r ry e x t ra b a g g a ge to l e ap o v er t he i m p e d i m e n t. B u t, w h i le I do n ot p r o p o se to con s i d er t he c o n s t i t u t i o n al a r g u m e nt at a ny g r e at l e n g t h, I shall n ot w h o l ly b l i nk it o ut of s i g h t; a nd all t he f a v ci a s k ed t he c o n s t i t u t i on is t h at m ay n ot be s t r a i n ed a nd p e r v e r t ed to d e f e at a m e a s u re no less of p u b l ic j u s t i c e — j u st g o od - politically, j u st to all t he s t a t e s, a nd j u s t, a b o ve all, to t he m a n h o od of o ur c o u n t r y ." t h an of p u b l ic lavish " W h en c o m m e r ce c o m es to o ur d o o r s, g ay in its a t t i re a nd in its p r o m i s e s, we ' h a nd a nd d e l i v e r' at o n ce o ur g o l d. W h en m a n u f a c t u r es a p p e a r, w i th a n e e dy a nd l o o k, we t e n d e r, at w o r s t, d o w n c a st a t he A nd fiery little g od of w ar b r i s t l es up a nd m a k es h a v oc of all we h a ve left. a g r i c u l t u re t h a t, w h en a p p e a r s, ' c o m p r o m i s e .' t h en So 'A creature not too wise or good For human nature's daily food,' all t h e re t a x ed to s u p p o rt h er t h o u gh idle b r o t h e r s, a nd to s i s t e rs a nd c o l d ly t h e ir q u a r r e l s — we e s p o u se p l e ad left for h e r, is n o t h i ng a nd e v en s p u rn t he a d m i s s i on of h er affinity to t he f a m i ly by o m i t t i ng all m e n t i on of h er on t he r e c o r ds of o ur a p p e ar s t a t u t e s. • a m o ng t he g o ds of O l y m p u s — o n ly in a p i c t u re on o ne of o ur C e r es d o es n ot a p p e a rs t r e a s u ry n o t e s ." l a n ds f o u nd c o l l e g es a g r i c u l t u re a nd m e c h a n ic a r t s. for benefit of " It t he T he a g r i c u l t u r al is o ur p r o v i n c e, as a n a t i on a nd as i n d i v i d u a l s, to do w e ll w h a t g e n i us e v er we u n d e r t a k e. a nd skill of o ur artists a nd a r t i s a ns c o m m e n d e d. h a ve b e en u n i v e r s a l ly is a subject O ur n a v al a r c h i t e c t u re of n a t i o n al p r i d e. O ur e n g i n e e rs a re d o o m ed to no m e r e ly local f a m e. O ur a re i m p l e m e n ts r e a ch of c o m p e t i t i o n. b e y o nd in a d v a n ce Y e t, w h i le we m ay be of in m a ny of t he civil a r t s, it is a h u m i l i a t i ng fact t he r e ar of t he t h at we a re in far a n d, b e st h u s b a n d ry of E u r o p e; t h e re an n o t w i t h s t a n d i ng h e re and e l e v a t ed s p o t, o ur is still d o w n w a r d s. D o es n ot o ur g e n e r al f o r e s h a d ow s y s t em of a g r i c u l t u re u l t i m a te d e c a y? If so, is it b e y o nd o ur c o n s t i t u t i o n al p o w er a nd d u ty to p r o v i de an i n c i d e n t al r e m e d y? t he civilized w o r ld t e n d e n cy A nd a g a i n, " T he p r o s p e r i ty a nd h a p p i n e ss of a l a r ge a nd p o p u l o us n a t i on d e p e n d s: " 1. U p on t he division of t he l a nd i n to small p a r c e l s. " 2. U p on t he e d u c a t i on of t he p r o p r i e t o rs of t he soil." to all A g a i n, " T h e re is no class of o ur c o m m u n i ty of w h om we m ay be so j u s t ly p r o ud as o ur m e c h a n i c s. T he t he w o r l d. g e n i us is p a t e nt F or l a b o r - s a v i ng c o n t r i v a n c e s, t h e ir tact s e e ms u n i v e r s a l; a nd w h en a ny t h em is detailed to do t he b r e a t h of fur i ng of a ny e n g i ne he speedily to do n i s h es t h at s o rt of w o rk itself. B ut t h ey s n a t ch t h e ir e d u c a t i o n, such as it is, from t he crevices b e t w e en l a b or a nd s l e e p. T h ey g r o pe in t he t w i l i g h t. O ur c o u n t ry relies u p on t h em as its r i g ht a rm to do t he h a n d i w o rk t he n a t i o n. L et us, t h e n, furnish of t he m e a ns for to a c q u i re t h at a rm c u l t u r e, skill a nd efficiency." t he e n g i ne l u n gs -for for " T he f a r m er c o n s t a nt t he so-called T he practical t he m e c h a n ic a nd r e q u i re special schools a nd a p p r o p r i ate l i t e r a t u re q u i te as m u ch as a ny l e a r n ed p r o f e s o ne of a re sciences sions. n o w h e re else called r e i n to s u ch r e q u i s i t i o n. a nd p e a t ed for o ne W o u ld it be s o u nd p o l i cy w ho e x p e c t ed to e x p o u nd B l a c k- s t o ne to limit his r e a d i n gs to a m u ck m a n u al or to a g r i c u l t u r al c h e m i s t ry ? If to solve all t he scientific p e ct o ne r e l a t i o ns of t he e a r t h, w a t e r, air, a nd v e g e t a b le a nd a n i m al life, w ho h as o n ly e x p l o r ed r e a d i n g, w r i t i ng a nd a r i t h m e t i c ?" it w o u ld n o t, h ow a re we to e x t he t h at t h r o u gh indication t he v o c a t i on " It is p l a i n ly an shall be t r a i n ed w i th t h at e d u c a t i on is t a k i ng a s t ep in a d v a n ce w h en p u b l ic s e n t i m e nt b e g i ns to d e faculties of y o u ng m a nd s o me m en to w h i ch r e f e r e n ce to t h ey a re to be d e v o t ed life. It is clear t h at i n t e l l e c t u al discipline can be o b t a i n ed o v er m o re t h an o ne m o d e, a n d, if t he p r i m a ry e d u c a t i on s o u g ht for this p u r p o se c an be after w a r ds a p p l i ed to practical use in t he o c c u p a t i o n, it is a p o i nt d e s t i n ed clearly g a i n e d. L a w, t h e o l o gy a nd m e d i c i n e, h a ve b e en specialties from t he m e m o ry of t he c o n t r a r y. m an to S p e c i al a nd c o m m e r c e, t h o u gh of later g r o w t h, l o ng established in m a ny h a ve b e en p l a c es t h r o u g h o ut E u r o pe a nd in o ur cities. In s o me o wn A m e r i c an p l a c es t h e se i n s t i t u t i o n s, i n t e n d ed to t h an s p e c u l a t i v e, be practical r a t h er real i n a pt n a me of go by schools. A g r i c u l t u r al c o l l e g es a nd schools in m a ny p o r t i o ns of E u r o pe a re a m a r k ed f e a t u re of t he a g e. In o ur o wn c o u n t ry t he g e n e r al w a n ts t i me w h e r e of r u n n e th n ot schools t he for a r t, t r a de t he n ot He w o u ld by d o n a t i on of p u b l ic {Concluded on Page Four.) TheM. A. G Special Hat Simons Dry Goods 60. SEtM-ANNVAL 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 V A L U ES material and workmanship— REMNANTS, the price remains the same, ODD Fifty Cents. LOTS, BROKEN LINES. 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, T he Outfitter. A IX 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. 100 LflDI&S' TAILOR MADE JACKETS at these reductions: $8.00 and $10.00 Jackets for $5.00 " 13.50 Jackets for $7.50 $12. Jackets for $10.00 " 18. $16. Carpets, Rugs, and Curtains at reduced prices this month. Simons Dry Goods 60. 104 Washington Ave. S. Alsdorf & Son... THE DRUGGISTS. Everything First Class, Fresh and Up to Date. Lawrence & VanBuren PRINTING CO., O t t a wa S t. E. L a n s i n g, M i c h. R. B. Shank & Co., Leading Grocers and Confectioners. \ REMOVAL SALE ! I l SPECIAL OFFER on SMALL LOTS of Hen's Fine Shoes. \ \ t> ? I LOT NO. 1. \ $5-oo Winter Russet $4.00 «' $3-oo " " " LOT NO. 2. @ $3.95 @ $2.95 @ $1.95 LOT NO. 3. ? > $5.00 Cordovan, p l a i n . .. @ $3.95 5 calf lined @ $3.45 ? $3.50 Calf, heavy sole . .. @ $ 2.95 ? > " LOT NO. 3. . $ 4 . 00 $6.00 Pat, Leather Shoes @ $3.95 " @ $3.95 $5.oo " " @ $2.95 $3-5o " No Trading Stamps on These Lots. $2.50 or $2 Pat. Lea. Pumps $1.50 2 $2. and $1.50 Fine Slippers @ $1.15 s $1 and 75c Slippers @ 5 5c 7 % " " I > We will close broken lots of LADIES' ? SHOES at correspondingly low prices. V* 1 /# " " "I- ' * - ' * - ' I \ I j£ I —— 103 Washington Aye. South. 5 \]I OODR I IRV 1 P,. T) ' 4 N e ws from Graduates and Students* Alex. Moore '89, P o rt H u r o n, called at the College, Wednesday. Miss Grace Melton with ' 0 1, Mason, spent Saturday at the Col lege. Charles F. Weideman with '90 is a draftsman with Pratt and Whit ney, Hartford, Conn. L. C. Slayton with '93 is manager of a branch office of the N ew Y o rk Life Insurance C o . , in Buffalo,IN. Y. J o hn W. Earle '89, W a w a k a, Ind., is father of a girl born January 13. S he looks like her father and is good looking. T h o m as W. Denton with '98;^ is in the grocery business at 335 N. Second street, Saginaw. B. H. Swales with '95 graduated from the law course at the U. of M. in '97 and is now with the law firm of Flowers & Maloney, Detroit. B. A. Stowe with ' 9 3^ is chief electrician and for the Jandus Electrical Co.,Cleveland, Ohio. Address, 9 Water street. superintendent '94W sailed V. V. Newell the 15th for Manaos, in South America, to install a pumping station for the Deane P u mp W o r k s, of Holyoke, Mass. L. G. Burritt with '90 is an elec trical engineer with the Colorado Electric P o w er Co., Cripple Creek and Canon City, Colo. His address is Cripple Creek. Charles W. Fitch with '00 was married to Miss Ida M. Searles last in Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday where their home will be at 663 Quincey street. B. K. Canfield '89 was in Florida all summer with a cavalry company. He says he did not kill any Spaniards, but spent the summer fighting flies. He has now reopened his studio in N ew Y o rk and is ready for any thing plastic. Senator Morrill, the Father of the N ew Education. {Continuedfrom Page Three.) it, though such places of of instruction has been so manifest that states, societies, to individuals have attempted and supply in necessarily ' plentiful stinted measure. T he lack ' of funds has retarded their ma turity and usefulness; but there are some examples, like that of Michi gan, liberally supported by the State, in the full tide of successful experi ment. But if this bill shall pass, the institutions of the character required *y by the people and by our native land, will spring into life and not languish from poverty, doubt, or neglect. T h ey would turn out men for solid use