5iW 9ft. @. ©. £R eccr 1 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, A U G U ST 8, 1899. N o. 41 Prof- Woodworth Resigns, P. B. Woodworth has resigned as professor of physics to accept the position of professor of Electrical Engineering at the Lewis Institute in Chicago. T he work required at the Lewis Institute will be work for which Prof. Woodworth is well prepared. T he department of elec trical engineering is just being or ganized and upon Prof. Woodworth will fall the task of developing the department. He will also have charge of the work on the depart ment of physics for a time. T he position pays a salary of $2,000, and in addition to his work in con nection with institute, Prof. the Woodworth has the privilege of do ing such outside work as his time In this way he will be will permit. kept more in touch with the prac tical side of el engi ectrical neering t h a n "" w as here. possible P r o£ Wood- g r a d in worth uated the a g r i c u l t u r al course from M. A. C. with the class '86. of After his grad uation he was employed f or eight months as a civil en- appointment as an assistant in chemistry t o D r. K e d z i e. D u r i ng t he winter of ' 8 7- '88 he began graduate work in Cornell, en tering for the degree of Me chanical E n g i neer elec in trical engineer ing. He com- " pleted his course at Cornell in '90. Meanwhile he had continued his work as instructor at the M. A. C. and in '89 was given the position of assistant professor of physics with full charge of the department. In 1891-2 he spent several months in E u r o p e, during which time he stud ied under Profs. Helmholtz and K u n dt in Berlin. Prof. W o o d w o r th is very popu lar among the students and upon the faculty and all will regret that he is to leave his present position. Mrs. Woodworth also has a host of friends at the college w ho will re gret their departure. M. A. C. to Have a Railroad. T he Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western Railroad Co. has begun the construction of a track extend ing from T r o w b r i d ge to the boiler house at the College, a distance of one and three-quarters miles. F r om Trowbridge the line runs parallel to the Grand T r u nk until it enters there it follows the College farm: the west to the river, which it crosses south of the line of the farm greenhouses. T he work is already well under w a y; grading has been done as far as the College farm; and a large force of men and teams are at work daily. During the week of excursions to the College the company hopes to be able to run the College grounds. T he construction of this road will be of great value to the College, as it will lessen the hauling distance, of all coal used by the college and other freight, at least one mile. its excursion trains onto Farm Notes. T he wheat threshing on the Col lege farm is completed, yields rang ing between sixteen and thirty-two bushels per acre. T he leading va following: rieties this year are the Gold Coin, Dawson's Golden Chaff, the Department this summer: Dr. A. C. T r u e, Director of the Office of Experiment Station, Washings ton, D. C; Prof. R. H. Forbes, of Arizona; Prof. S. H. Maynard, of Amherst, Massachusetts; Prof. B. L. Hartwell, Kingston, R. I .; Dr. John A. Myers, N ew Y o rk C i t v; B. VonHerff, N ew Y o rk City; Anton G. Veith, Milwaukee, and Prof. M. B. Waite, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. T h at the F a rm Department has a the production of reputation for fact good stock is shown b y- the for inquiries that Shorthorn bull calves have been re ceived within the last ten days. twenty-three An effort will be made to have all live stock for sale on the College farm in the barns during the special excursions to the College so that in- M. A. C. T R A CK T E AM ' 99 of T he quality stubble with tooth harrow International N o. 6, Russian, White Clawson, Jones's Square Head, and Fulcaster. the wheat this year is somewhat below the average, owing, undoubtedly, to the action of the rust, which attacked nearly all varieties alike. An ex periment in early and late plowing of oat stubble for wheat showed an increase in yield in favor of early plowing of 4.65 bushels per acre. Harrowing oat a spring immediately after the oats were harvested and allowing the ground to lie unplowed until about sowing wheat gave a yield nearly equal to that on early plowed land. An ex periment top dressing with manure and plowing under showed but a slight advantage (.7 bushels per acre) in favor of plowing under. T he Experiment Station is grow ing about 8 acres of sugar beets this year, all of which are looking excep tionally lucerne (meidcago media) has been mowed three times this year, giving a total yield so far per acre of 8,590 lbs. fine. T he time of sand the in T he the many visitors w ho have called at following are among to look terested parties may have an oppor tunity them over. We hope also to be able to show some fine samples of seed wheat which can be sold in small quantities. Not an inconsiderable income from the Grade Dairy Herd, during the past few months, has been the sale of veal calves. Prices received for same ranging all the way from 5J^ to 53^ cents per pound. A ninety-four days old calf, weighing 210 pounds, was sold at $5.50 per cwt. Board Minutes. A t . t he meeting of the Board held A u g. 4, Mr. Chas. O. Be mies was elected Prof, of Physical Cult ure. This is a new department and its advent will be hailed with delight by the student body. M r. Bemies is a thoroughly trained man and will bring to this new department knowledge and experience which precludes any doubt of failure. He is an ardent foot ball man and it is expected that he will be on hand at the opening of the fall term. At the same meeting, Prof. Jos. A. Jeffrey was elected Assistant Professor of Agriculture. M r. similar Jeffrey at present holds a position in the University of Wis consin, from which he graduated several years ago. He has had very successful experience as a teacher position accepts and tendered him, another good, prac tical man will be added to the teach ing force of the College. if he the Miss Carrie L. Holt, Instructor in leave of ab Drawing, was given sence for one year to continue her studies in the Boston art school. H er place will be filled by Miss Elizabeth Sprague of Still River, Mass. Marriages. Married, Wednesday, J u ne 21, at the residence of the bride's parents Alaiedon, Miss Grace Aldrich Mel ton with '01 to M r. B u rt Leland Green. At home after A u g u st 1 at 204 E. Dunbar St., Alpena, Mich. On the 28th of J u ne H o n. Lucius W h i t ney W at k i ns '93, member of the State Board of Agriculture, in was united m a r r i a ge to M i ss G r a ce Dexter, Mich. T he y o u ng people will be at home after* 3 1, at J u ly Fairview farm, Watkins,Mich. M r; L u t h er ' 9 3, H. Baker w as married, J u ne 2 8, to Miss Una V. J a c o b s, of G al e s b u r g, M r. M i c h. and Mrs. Baker are spending t he summer at M. A. C. South Prof. E d g ar A. Burnett '87 and Miss Nellie Folsom were married at Brookings, Dakota, Wednesday morning, J u ne 2 1, at the home of H o n. Geo. A. Mat thews, cousin of the bride. M r. Burnett has occupied the chair of animal husbandry and dairy science in the South Dakota Agricultural College for a number of years, and his bride was also connected with several institution the for of English. years Prof. Burnett has recently been elected to the position of Prof, of Animal Industry at the Nebraska University at a salary of $2,000. as professor same Joseph B. Cotton '86, of Duluth, Minn., was recently married to Miss Hubbell. Prof. J. D. T o w ar and M r. M. L. Dean have begun the construc tion of residences on the Miles prop erty. building north-west of the hospital, and M r. Dean near the Delta and east of the Backus cottage. Prof. T o w ar is THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED W E E K LY BY T HE ttlGfllGAK AGRICULTURAL GOLLEGE. EDITED BY T HE FACULTY, A S S I S T ED BY T HE S T U D E N T S. S U B S C R I P T I O NS S H O U LD BE S E NT TO T HE S EC B 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. To Prospective Students. the One of serious questions which so often confronts young peo ple is, " W i ll an education pay ?" T he question might just as properly be asked, "will it pay to learn a trade?" "will it pay to study a profession or to enter one of many business pur suits?" T he answer to all these ques tions is the same. A ny calling or pur suit in life, if it be an honest and hon orable one, will pay, if you have the energy and ability to succeed at that calling. If you ever succeed in any thing your success will be the result of your own perseverance. Brains count for something, of course, but hard work counts for everything. the ability it gives the recipient to w o r k; to concentrate his mind on a subject, although it be dry and un interesting, until the subject is mas tered. This is the test of an edu cated mind. Without the ability to do this the mind is not trained; the education scarcely begun. A branches all knowledge of taught in a high school and college does not constitute an education. the is any answer to walk go about you would other systematic If this is true, "how can I hope to is, "just to succeed undertaking—by hard work." succeed?" T he as you would expect in patient to Cali If you were fornia it with some method. Y ou would not expect to while away your time for two or three days and then run a whole day to make up for lost time. Y ou would find that by giving up two or three evenings each week to social pleasure, your journey would be a very long one, if indeed you ever reached your destination. If you should start on a long journey in this way,you would soon become foot sore, tired and discouraged, and you would sit down by the way-side and ask yourself, " w h at is the use of my taking this long journey?" " O t h er people have gotten along well in life the and have never been out of county in which they were born. I don't think it will pay—the journey is too long, I will not g o ." Some y o u ng people veiw an education in the same way. F o ur years seems a very long time to them. T h ey do not have the courage to make the start and often decide to take a busi ness course for three months, learn stenography, get a position in a store, etc. _ T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. A U G U ST 8, 1899 "Does an education p a y ?" Yes, if you have it in you to make it pay. W h at course shall take, what I It does not branches shall I study ?" matter very much what you study, but it does matter very much how is study. My own opinion you field that is the most promising the to that of science as applied every day affairs of life—the home, the farm and the mechanical pur suits. T h e re is and will continue to be a demand for people thorough ly trained along these lines. Educa tion should conform to the spirit and progress of the times. Don't become faint-hearted. Don't try to look too far ahead. You can not expect to see four years ahead with any very great degree of cer tainty. You must have faith and confidence in self. • Do your best and you can safely trust the future. If you do not have money remember that you are in good company. Half our great men worked their way through college. Y ou can do the same. Go in to win. Let me close with a quotation from Fisk's Psy chology. Read it over five times. " L et no youth have any anxiety about the upshot of his education, whatever the line of it may be. If he keep faithfully busy each hour of the working day, he may safely leave the final result to itself. He can with perfect certainty count on waking up some fine morning to find himself one of the competent ones of his generation, in whatever pursuit "he may have singled out. Silently, between all the details of his business, the power of judging in all that class of matter will have built itself up within him as a pos session that will never pass away. Y o u ng people this truth in advance. T he ignorance of it has probably engendered m o r t^ should know uisi.i u r a g e i i i e r it " a nd ness in youths embarking on arduous careers than all other causes put to gether." P R E S. J. L. S N Y D E R. f n i - . t - u c d i ' i ci Pebbles from t he Pacific Beach. BY D R. R. C. K E D Z I E. I saw in California. T he R E C O RD asks for a column article to tell the M. A. C. people An what Englishman w ho was greatly im pressed with the grandeur of Ni agara Falls, decided to show his friends at home "just how Niagara Falls looked." He carried home a. vial of the water, and gathering his friends to enjoy the sight, told them " I am going to show you Niagara Falls, for here is a vial of the water which I will pour out before you, and if you will multiply this water fall by billions upon billions, you will see Niagara Falls ! " to condense into a column article of the R E C O RD what I saw in Sunsetland, would be to follow the example of the Briton. However, I will pick up a pebble or two from the ocean beach. To attempt T HE U N I V E R S I TY OF C A L I F O R N I A. We visited Berkley, the seat of of the Pacific the State University Prof. Hilgard, the master Slope. spirit of the University, was sick and could not be seen, but Prof. Jaffa, the leader and guiding hand in dispensing the princely hospitality of California, was on hand at all times and places and unweary in his efforts for our comfort and showing us the wonder-capabilities of his state. W h en one realizes that he was the dispenser of the liberality of the citizens of California by which we were carried 1,500 miles in Pull man cars to see the capacities of the state for agricultural production of every kind, and the cost of a single dollar to any dele gate, the bountifulness of the gener osity of this noble people begins to dawn upon the mind. this without There are many good buildings in the State University, but they are put down without any logical con nection as to their uses or as features in to have been built, one at a time, and it hap dumped down just where pened. landscape. T h ey seem the T he widow of Senator Hearst has given $2,000,000 to put up new buildings for the State University, and the architect is to have a free hand not only in planning but in lo cating the new buildings, and it was understood that some of the best of the buildings now on the grounds would be torn down. T he campus will not compare for beauty with that Of M. A. C. Miss Flood has given to the Uni versity her palatial home and mag nificent grounds at Palo Alto, with the provision that they must never It is estimated be sold or alienated. that it will cost $20,000 a year to keep up the grounds and home. T he I grounds are very beautiful but seemed to see a white elephant in the back ground ! friends of the University were excited the question over whether Prof. Wheeler of Cornell, would accept the presidency with autocratic power, and the Board re linquish to him the full power of appointing and removing members faculty, regulating salaries, of etc., becoming the one power, the same as President Jordan in Leland Stanford, Jr. University. T he the P A LO A L T O. which holds the Stanford University are named P a lo Alto, ( T a ll T r e e ), tree from a magnificent red wood (175 feet h i g h) standing near the station. Senator Stanford, by a suit in court, secured the monopoly of Palo Alto as the name for his University town. It This university is the (financially) mighty rival of the universities of America. institution of is an great interest from its unique history It and its possibilities in the future. was a matter of regret that the time lunch for our call there both for and for seeing the place was less than an hour. A ny conclusions reached must be taken with allow ance for so very brief opportunity for inspection. W i th vast estates surrounding and supporting it, and with an endow ment of some $20,000,000, what are its limits in the future ? Other uni versities have been the product of growth and gradual development; but here, like Minerva leaping from the head of Jupiter when smitten by the hammer of Vulcan—"adult and full-armed."—we see a uni forth by plutocratic versity leap forces, withont heriditary ties or traditions. Will money create a university, or is growth a necessary element of permanence in the social order ? T he fol lowed in part the custom of English universities by having the buildings the quadrangle enclosed by walls containing the home . for Deans, Proctors and students alike, but from the Stanford quadrangle the faculty are excluded, taking the living heart out of the English quadrangle. university has As our approached P a lo Alto a troop of bright girl students train with buttonieres and badges of the university colors boarded our car and gave their pleasant attentions to the delegates. A bright young woman approached me. " A re you a delegate ? " " Yes, from Michi g a n ." " W e l l, I am a graduate from Kansas, and I have heard Mrs. Nellie Kedzie tell so much about her father, Dr. Kedzie, that I should like to see him. " " I am Dr. Ked zie ! " Tableau ! T HE S U G AR F A C T O RY AT S A L I N A S. T he beet train was " We want sugar question had great interest for us, and a side trip was made to the great factory at Salinas. Our stopped some distance from the factory by freight cars, and Prof. Smith and myself walked forward to the fac tory to get as much time as possible in inspecting it. At the door of the factory we met a group of men whom we greeted, when a stout and jolly Dutchman asked, " V at you vant to see ? E h ?" to see the biggest sugar factory in the world and the big guns that run it." "Veil, I am one of the guns. My name is Claus Spreckels," and the great sugar king took us in hand and showed us through the entire their good works, explaining all parts and pointing out the vast pro portion of the plant. T h i nk of a battery of 24 huge boilers to furnish steam alone, and a factory capable of working up 4,000 tons of beets a day. T he factory cost $2,500,000, and the company has 37,000 acres of sugar beets growing, and will fall back on the rural districts when these are used up. in Standing gfoup with the Spreckels was Andrew v( the Cattle K i ng of the piains, who was con tracting with Spreckels for trie beet i m m e g ^ g ^ ^ ds of pulp to fatten next winter. W h en one considers the immense these sums of money employed by two men in their business, he begins to realize the capital necessary to run such lines of business in Cali fornia, and that no man with only a few thousands of ready money need apply by way of competition. Y et Claus Spreckels that he came to California with only $1.25 in his pocket to start in the struggle, for wealth and power. told me At t he College. C. E. Hoyt visited friends at the College, J u ly 22-26. Born, to M r. and M r s. Fred C. Kinney, J u ly 29, a boy. Cecil J. Barnum '94, visited at the College, Thursday, J u ly 6. Prof. Vedder and family are at Groton, N. Y., visiting friends. Mrs. Landon is spending her va cation at her old home in Niles. Miss Fleta Paddock recently spent ten days visiting friends near Lawton. D. J. Crosby is spending his sum mer vacation in the summer school at A nn Arbor. Walter D. Groesbeck '92, and wife, of Washington, D. C., were at the College, J u ly 20th. F. P. Clark is now practicing law at Converse, Indiana, called at the College, J u ly 31. '93, w ho A. Thorne Swift spent the first two weeks of J u ly at the College, doing special work in physics. A U G U ST 8, 1899. T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD 3 Burton O. Longyear and family are spending a couple of weeks at Leslie, M r. Longyear's former home. W. W. Morrison '90, sends his return blank for the Alumni cata logue, from Geneva, Switzerland, where he is touring. Prof, and M r s. Hedrick are spending the summer in Chicago. Prof. Hedrick is taking work in the Chicago University. P. M. L y m an was at Detroit during the Y. M. C. A. convention. Later he spent two weeks at his home near Bancroft. R. H. Smith '95, called on friends at the College, J u ly 22. He is spending the summer on his father's farm at Addison, Mich. Prof. W a r r en Babcock is doing advanced work in mathematics at A nn Arbor. Mrs. Babcock and t he baby are spending the summer at Milan. 16, July Miss Lilian Wheeler left Mon for Washington, day, where she has a position on the bo tanical division of the department of agriculture. F. V. W a r r en left for his home at Marlette, J u ly 2-1. He will re main at Marlette until about Sep tember 1, when he expects to go to F a r g o, N. D. spent Miss Tressie Bristol a month of the vacation working on the chemical department at the Col lege. She returned to her home at A l m o n t, J u ly 21. Amos E. Mood of Sandy Creek, N ew Y o r k, a student ^£*ae in '75, called at the College', A u g. 2". He was muclYsurrrisea and g r a i n ed 3t the many > tap oyements. Iff. .-. 'A. True spent two weeks visiting f'iends in Wisconsin, one week at the University of Wiscon sin, and one week at his home. He returned to M. A. C. J u ly 4. Dr. Rollin H. Stevens of Detroit, visited the College on J u ly 31, to gain what information he could re garding mushroons and toadstools. He is one of the organizers of a mycological club in the city. Miss A my V a u g hn '97, visited at M. A. C. a few days early in J u l y. Miss V a u g hn is spending her sum mer vacation at her home in Ionia. S he will return to Chicago the first of September, as domestic science teacher in the public schools. C. P. Gillette '84, professor of entomology at the Colorado Agri cultural College, called at the Col lege, J u ly 24. M r. Gillette reports that the Colorado Agricultural Col lege has more than doubled in at tendance during the past three years. T. L. Hankinson '98, called at the College J u ly 19. Mr. Hankin son spent last year at Cornell in the study of zo-ology, and intends to He wheeled fall. return through to Ithaca, N. Y. Hillsdale, a distance of 516 miles, in eight days. from next spending Miss E m ma J- Cole, instructor in botany at the Grand Rapids high school, has been some time at M. A. C, to take advantage of the herbarium, library, and aid of Prof. Wheeler in perfecting a cat alogue of plants growing in Grand Rapids and vicinity. Dr. Barrows and Prof. Pettit, been with spending a few days on Hickory families, have their Island at Pine Lake. Prof, and Mrs. Westcott and Mrs. Westcott's sisters, Misses Josephine, Nellie and Mary Greening are also taking a two weeks' outing at the lake. L u ke C. Colburn '88, now living at P aw P a w, called at the College July 22. He is full of business, having recently made plans for the water works at Bangor, and two short railroads in that vicinity. He was on his way to look over Durand with reference to water works in that city. " T h e re has been as yet, among all the national conventions held in Detroit this season, no gathering in which has been manifested plainly and beyond question a spirit single and enthusiastic in the interests of the general welfare, equal that which is shown by the American P a rk and Outdoor A rt Association." — w. j. B. to An O p p o r t u n i ty for M. A. G Graduates. Pres't J. L. Snyder, P h . D ., Thursday evening, J u ly 13, about students sixty persons, principally w ho are at the College for the sum mer, assembled at the library upon Landon. invitation from Mrs. Various games were in, after which light refreshments were served. T he evening was very en- joyably spent. indulged Last Friday evening, Mrs. E. M. Kedzie very delightfully entertained in honor of Prof, and Mrs. Wood- worth. About 40 guests were pres ent, and all enjoyed a very pleasant evening. Saturday, Prof, and Mrs. Wood worth left for Caseville where they will visit for a few days be fore starting for Chicago. Vinton V. Newell visited at the College, July 5 - 1 1. He but shortly before arrived from Manavo, Brazil, a town about 1,000 miles up the Amazon, where he superintended the erection of a power station for the Manavo R. R. Co. M r. N e w ell is at present at Holyoke, Mass., with the Dean Steam P u mp Co., as erecting engineer. T he American P a rk a nd Outdoor A rt Association Meeting. '84, Superintendent During the last week of J a n e, the American P a rk and Outdoor A rt Association neid meeting tor three days in Detroit. T he society is still young, containing members scat tered from Boston to Minneapolis There were and N ew Orleans. twelve papers or lectures set down for the program besides much dis cussion and committee work. One- third of these papers were b y. M. A. C. men, viz.: Outdoor A rt in School and College Grounds by Dr. Beal; Interesting Children in Our H i g h w a ys and Public Grounds by W. W. Tracy '67, of Detroit; Fin ger Boards and View Points by C. W. Garfield '70, of Grand Rapids; T he P a r ks and the People by R. J. Coryell of P a r ks in Detroit. Professor Taft and L. R. Love '96, were present. extended T he citizens of Detroit many courtesies, including reports by the; papers. Here are two ex tracts from The Free Press: " A ny person w ho expected to see at the convention of the American P a rk and Outdoor A rt association, a lot of farmers in blue denims and hickory shirts, was disappointed by the ap it as pearance of sembled at the Hotel Cadillac yes terday morning. It was a repre sentative gathering of American cit izens of education, culture and re finement—an awful example of the results of progressive educational methods in this country; of special study in special directions and of professional excellences and pride on the part of men who have mas tered the details and demonstrated the values of modern scientific meth ods in handling soils, flowers, shrub bery, trees and other features of landscape gardening and architec ture." that body as in Dear Sir:—Bishop Agricultural College, Mich. Joseph C. Hartzell, who is at the head of the missionary work of the Methodist Episcopal church in Africa, takes a very advanced and as it seems to me, rational position regarding the best means that for evangelization country. He insists that the materi al interests of the natives among whom he is working demands most careful attention and to that end is organizing efforts toward instruction of the people in the rudiments of agriculture and the mechanic and domestic arts. He expects before long to be in want of a capable and earnest man, or perhaps more than one, to take charge of stations for de veloping agricultural industries. A member of the Methodist church would of course be preferred. I do not think I need enlarge up on the possibilities of usefulness of such en enterprise, especially in the hands of so large minded and able a man as Bishop Hartzell and under the auspices of a religious organiza tion so powerful as that which he represents. Could you suggest the name of a fit person, perhaps from the list of your graduates. Very sincerely yours, W. O. A T W A T E R. W a s h i n g t on A l u m ni Entertains Prof. Cook* T he Washington Post of J u ly 27, had the following to say regarding the entertainment given Poof. Cook recently by the Washington Alumni Association. " Prof. A. J. Cook, one of the earliest graduates of the Michigan State Agricultural College, and for twenty-five years teacher of zoology and entomology of that institution is visiting his daughter, Mrs. L y m an J. Briggs, 56 S street northwest. Mrs. Briggs is also a graduate of the same college, having taken her de gree with the class of '93. F or the past five years Prof. Cook has been connected with Pomona College, Claremont, California. He is widely known at home and abroad as an author on topics connected with eco nomic entomology and agriculture. On Thursday, Prof. Cook leaves for a visit to several Eastern cities and will attend the forthcoming session in Columbus of the American Asso ciation F or the Advancement of Science, of which he is a member. T he Washington Association of Alumni of the Michigan Agricul tural College gathered Tuesday eve ning at the residence of M r. F r a nk Benton, 1801 Harewood avenue, Le Droit P a r k, to do honor to their old instructor and fellow-alumnus. Some thirty alumni of this institution are located in Washington, being for the greater number connected with the scientific work of various govern ment departments. T h e re were present on this occasion, besides the the evening, Prof. A. J. guest of ' 6 2; Messrs. Cook, of the class of J a m es H. Tibbits, class of ' 7 3; F r a nk Benton, ' 7 9; William A. Taylor, ' 8 8; Lyster H. Dewey, ' 8 8; Joseph Free ' 9 0; L y m an J. Briggs, ' 9 3; man, Miss Lillian Wheeler, ' 9 3; M r. H. W. Lawson, ' 9 5; M r. George E. Rosen, ' 8 1; Mrs. F r a nk Benton, ' 8 2; Dr- E r w in F. Smith, ' 8 6; Mrs. Wil liam A. Taylor, Mrs. Lyster H. Dewey, Mrs. George E. Rosen, Mrs. E r w in F. Smith and M r s. C. M. Fisher. Prof. J. W. T o u r n ey Advances. J a m es W. Tourney, '89 was in structor in botany for two years and then went to Tucson, Arizona, a territory of about 50,000 persons, half of w h om were Indians. Tou rney became assistant Professor of the Agricultural College in that hot desert country noted especially for In this isolated spot, he went cacti. to work, searching out the plants in cluding the woody growth of terri tory. He collected a cactus garden and made discovries in these as well as in trees. A nice new oak was named for him. W as he as good as banished in this isolated region? Could any one know about it,should he work hard and make discoveries? His salary was raised twice; with his other duties he became director of the experiment state. Some months ago he had engaged to spend nine months of the year in the service of the Forest Division of the U. S. Department of Agri culture, as expert in the tree planting, especially for arid regions, going back to teach for the other three months. F r om our knowledge of the man, we predict that the depart ment will demand all of his service inside of two years. In The For ester for J u l y, the leading article is by M r. Tourney on " T he Gradual Restoration of Tree Growths on Denuded Lands." w. j. B. T he M. A. C. B a nd Praised. T he following regarding the band convention held at Belding early in J u ne was clipped from the Belding Star: " T he eleventh semi annual convention of the Central Michigan Band association, which was held in the sleek little city of Belding yesterday, goes into history as among the eminently successful events in the history of that organ ization. While the number of bands in attendance perhaps was not as large as at some of the previous meetings, those that were here were than made up of musicians of more ordinary ability, and the selections rendered were exceptionally fine. T he following is a list of the organ izations that took part in the con vention: N o r th Eaton band, Big Rapids German band, M. A. C. Military band, Grandville Cornet band, L a ke Odessa Cornet band, Sunfield Cornet band, Portland City band, Fowler band, Lyons Military band, Ionia City band, Stanton Cor net band, Saranac drum corps, Smyrna Cornet band and the Beld ing Shoe Factory band. " The, Star but echoes the senti ment of all w ho gave the matter any thought in making special men tion of the M. A. C. band. This band is composed entirely of stu dents at the agricultural college, and their gentlemanly conduct and dig nified deportment was a subject of comment on every hand. T he boys won golden opinions both for them selves and the institution which they represent." T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD A U G U ST 8, 1899. Wednesday, August J6, J899. Leave—Richville . . . 7:11 a. 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 COLLEGE AT SLIGHT E X P E N S E. During the week of August 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 arid 19 various rail roads will run excursions directly to the Michigan Agricultural College. This is the third year that these ex the cursions have been tried, and as second year was very much more successful than the first, so we feel confident that the excursions to the College this year will eclipse any thing in the past. right T he electric street car line runs in stations railroad from all the Lansing the College into grounds. A fare of 5 cents each way from Lansing will be charged during the excursions. Guides will be furnished, and every opportunity will be offered for visitors to see the institution. Members of fac the be in all departments, will ulty, present, and will take special pains to show the work of their depart ments. All excursion trains will be run directly to the college grounds. If you come, bring }'Our We publish, in full, below, tables of the excursion the rates. lunch and eat it under the splendid shade trees that adorn the College campus. the trains time and If you do not live near one of these routes, can you not make it a point to reach some of these stations the night before the excursion, and so take advan tage of this low rate ? TO YOUNG M EN A ND W O M E N. If you are thinking of entering the College., and have not vet 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, into Tuesday, August t5, 1899. T i me T a b le D. G. R. & W. R o u nd trip r a t e. $2.00 2.00 I.80 i-75 1.65 1.60 145 1.40 -•35 1.25 1.15 1.00 •95 •85 •75 •65 .60 •50 •35 •25 . $ 1.50 1.40 i-35 1.25 r.oo 1.00 1.00 . 6:50 a. m. Leave—Big R a p i ds .. .. . . 7:07 7:19 . . .. .. . .. . . " R o d n ey . " Mecosta . 7:29 ' R e m us . 7:39 " Millbrook . . 7:44 " Blanchard . 7:55 . . " W y m an 8:05 . . " E d m o re . 8:15 . " McBrides 8.30 . " S t a n t on . . 8:43 " S h e r i d an . . 8:53 " F e n w i c k\ 9.00 " Shiloh " S t a n t on J u n c t i on 9:15 9:30 " Ionia " L y o ns 9:40 " Collins .. " P o r t l a nd . .. . '. " E a g le " G r a nd L e d ge . 9:46 9:56 . 10:10 . 10:20 . 10:45 . . . . . . A r r i v e — L a n s i ng " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ANOTHER TRAIN. L e a v e — H o w a rd City 6:00 a. m. . " . . . . " 6:27 *6:o9 .. *6:i7 " Coral " T r u f a nt " G o w en " " N o r th G r e e n v i l le 6:37 *' " Greenville . " . " Belding " C h a d w i ck . " O r l e a ns . Ionia '•' A r r i v e — L a n s i ng . 6:40 . 6:57 .. . " . *T.o6 .. *7=io ** " " 7-3° . 8:54 " . . . . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. • • • .. 1.00 .90 -75 . . . . * S t op on Signal. Children u n d er 12 half fare. R e t u r n i n g, t r am will leave L a n s i ng at 5:30 p. m. for Big R a p i ds a nd H o w a rd City. MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. Air L i ne Division R o u nd trip r a te . " " " "^ . .. .. . . . 7:10 7:15 •••.. 7:28 L e a v e — T h r ee R i v e rs . 7:00 a. m. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " Centreville . " W a s e pi " Colon " Sherwood . " Union City " Burlington *' T e k o n s ha . " C l a r e n d on " Concord " S p r i ng Arbor " S n y d e rs A r r i v e — L a n s i ng R e t u r n i n g, special t r a in will leave L a n s i ng .. 7:38 . . 7:50 . 7:57 . . 8:05 . . 8:18 . . . . .. 8:45 . 8:55 9:00 . 10:45 . $1.85 1.75 1.70 . 1.55 1.45 1.30 1.20 1.15 1.00 1.00 1.00 .95 " " " " " " " " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at 6:00 p. m. South H a v en a nd S a g i n aw Divisions. R o u nd t r ip r a t e. L e a v e — S o u th H a v e n, 5:45 a. m. . . .. " . . . . . . " " 5:55 " " " " " " " Kibbies 6:00 " L a c o ta " G r a nd J u n c t i on . 6:05 . 6:13 " Berlamont . . 6:18 " Bloomingdale . 6:25 . . " Gobies . . 6:29 . " Pine Grove . 6:35 .. . " K e n d a ll 6:42 " W i l l i a ms . .. ' 6:48 " Alamo " . 7:1:0 " " Kalamazoo . . " . 7:18 . " Comstock . •' . 7:27 . " G a l e s b u rg . 7:35 . " A u g u s ta .. 8:05 " Ceresco . .. 8:13 " Marshall . .. 8:23 " M a r e n go . .. . 8:43 . " P a r ma . . . 8:57 " T r u m b u ll " 9:25 .. . J a c k s on " Rives J u n c t i on . 9:50 10:00 " Leslie " E d en 10:10 " Mason " H o lt . " " •« " " '" " " " " . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . $2 50 2 50 2.40 2 30 2.30 2.20 2.10 2.10 . .. . . . . . . 2.05 .. 1.95 .. 1 90 . . 1.75 • • • * *5 1.55 . .. .. .. .. .. . • • • .. .. .. 1 50 1.10 1.00 .90 .75 55 .45 35 .90 -9° .. . . . . . . . . . . . .-.':. A r r i v e — L a n s i ng R e t u r n i n g, special train will leave L a n s i ng 10:20 . 10:30 " " . 10:45 .. . . . .. . .30 .15 .. " . at 6:00 p. m. MICHIGAN CENTRAL. G r a nd R a p i ds Division. Leave—Caledonia . . 7:25 a . m .. R o u nd t r ip r a t e. . $ 1 50 . 1 40 .. 1.30 .. 1 15 .. . . . . 7:35 " Middleville 7:40 " I r v i ng . 7:52 . . " H a s t i n g s. 8:05 .. " M o r g an . 8:12 " Nashville .. . 8.18 " V e r m o n t v i l le . 8:29 .. " Chester . . . 9:15 . " O n o n d a ga " Rives J u n c t i on . 9:50 . 10:45 . . " " " '* " " " . " . " " . . . . . .. .. . .. .. .. ' A r r i v e — L a n s i ng R e t u r n i n g, special t r a in will leave L a n s i ng at 6:00 p. m. Ann Arbor & Michigan C e n t r al R. R. R o u nd trip r a t e. 1.00 .90 .80 .70 .70 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:08 6:25 . 5:00 a. m. . Leave—Cadillac . .. " 5:13 .. .. " .. 5:22 .. " . . 5:30 .. " 5:40 " . 5:49 .. 5:54 " . 6100 " " " L u c as . " McBain . " P a rk L a ke . " Marion . " P e n n o c ks .. " T e m p le . " Clarence . .. " L a ke George . " F a r w e ll .. " C l a re . . " B u r n h am . " Rosebush . . " Mt. P l e a s a nt . . " S h e p h e rd . " F o r e st Hill .. " Alma . " .. I t h a ca " N o r th S t ar . . " Ashley " Bannister " Elsie " C a r l a nd . " Owosso J u n c t i o n, 9:00 . 10:00 6:35 . 6:44 . 6:54 . 7:15 . 7:28 . 7:38 7:48 8:02 . 8:10 8:20 . 8:28 8:36 . . . .. , . .. . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. " " " " " " " . " " " . " " " " .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 8:43 " " . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2 95 2.80 2.75 2.65 2 60 2.45 2 45 . . 2.35 2.30 .. 2 10 2 00 1.90 1.80 1.70 1.55 1.4s i.3o\ 1.15 1.10 .95 .90 .90 , .80 A r r i v e — L a n s i ng . R e t u r n i n g, special t r a in will leave L a n s i ng 5:45 p. m., connecting at Owosso J u n c t i on with r e g u l ar train for Cadillac at 7:25 p. m. . S a g i n aw Division. L e a v e — C a ro . " W a h j a m e ga " W a t r o u s v i l le .. " V a s s ar . . .. 6:30 a. m. . . 6:38 . .6.46 . R o u nd trip r a t e. . $2.00 1.90 1.80 " " , 7 : 00 " . 1.70 . . .. . .. .. t . " S a g i n a w, Gen. Av.7:37 " S a g i n a w , C o u rt St.7:45 .• . 7:55 . ., " P a i n es . . 8:00 . " S w an C r e ek : 8:04 . " Garfield . . 8:14 " St. C h a r l es . . 8:18 " F e r g us . 8:27 " C h e s a n i ng . 8:35 " O a k l e ys . .. . " H e n d e r s on . . 8:42 " Owosso . .. 8:52 . " Owosso J u n c t i on 9:00 . " Bennington . . 9:12 . . 9:23 . " L a i n g s b u rg 9:35 " Bath . . . . $1.60 . 1.30 • 1.30 . 1.20 . 1.15 . 1.10 . 1.00 -95 • .85 . .80 . .70 . -55 • -55 • -45 • -35 • . 20 A r r i ve L a n s i ng . .. 9.50 R e t u r n i n g, special t r a in will leave L a n s i ng . at 5:45 p. m. Thursday, August 17, J899. C & W. M., G. R. & I., D., G. R. & W. R. R. T i me T a b l e. C. & W. M.—Muskegon Division. L e a v e — P e n t w a t er .. . . . . . . *. . 6:15 6:25 6:37 6:45 " H a rt " Mears " S h e l by " New E ra " R o t h b u ry . 7:05 " M o n t a g ue " W h i t e h a ll 7:10 " Big R a p i ds J u n c t i on . 7:35 . Arrive 8:00 . " M u s k e g o n , v ia G . R .& I. 8:10 G r a nd R a p i ds . Arrive 9:30 ." 9:40 11:30 " G r a nd R a p i ds . * S t op on S i g n a l. Children u n d er 12, half fare. M u s k e g on . .. . A r r i v e — L a n s i ng . R o u nd t r ip r a t e s. 5:45 a. m . $2.50 " " " " . 2.50 . 2.50 . 2.40 . 2.35 " . 2.30 . 2.25 . 2.25 . 2.10 . . 2.00 . . " " " " " " " " R e t u r n i n g, t r a in will leave L a n s i ng at 5:30 p. m. main line t r a i ns will l e a ve Port H u r on a nd Battle C r e ek at 6:50 a. m. On t he D. & M. division t r a i ns will leave Pontiac at 8:02 a. m. a nd St. J o h ns at 8:20 a. m.; a nd on t he C. S. & M. division t r a in will leave W. Bay t h e se t wo City at 7:15 a. m. divisions will c o n n e ct with Pt. H u r on t r a in at D u r a n d. R e t u r n i ng special t r a i ns will leave L a n T r a i ns on sing at 5:00 p. m. S a t u r d a y, A u g u st 19. D ., G. R. & w. .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . T i me T a b l e. L e a v e — D e t r o it . " Delray . " O ak . . . " Beech " E lm . " S t a rk " P l y m o u th " S a l em " South L y on " I s l a nd L a ke " Brighton " Howell J u n c t i on " Howell " Fowlerville " W e b b e r v l l le " W i l l i a m s t on " M e r i d i an " O k e m os A r r i v e — L a n s i ng . . . . . . . 7:20 a. m. 7:30 7:45 . " " " " " " . 1.40 . 1.40 . 1.35 R o u nd t r ip r a t e. . .$1,80 . 1.70 . . 1:50 . . . . . 1.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.15 . 1.00 .90 . .85 . .70 . .65 . .50 . .40 . .40 . " " " " " " " " " .25 .30 " . . 7:50 *7:53 7:58 8:10 8:22 . 8:32 . 8:45 8:55 . 9:13 9:17 . 9:37 . 9:50 . 10:02 10:22 " " . . . . . . .. 10:11 . * S t op on S i g n a l. Children u n d er 12, half fare. .. 10:35 R e t u r n i n g, t r a in will l e a ve L a n s i ng at 5:30 p. m. D u r i ng the w e e k, the L. S. & M. S. s y s t em will r un e x c u r s i o ns s t a r t i ng from M o n r oe a nd W h i te Pigeon. Consult y o ur station a g e nt for p a r t i c u l a r s. CHICAGO AND WEST MICHIGAN AND DE TROIT, GRAND RAPIDS & WESTERN. N e ws From Graduates and Former Students. . 5:45 a . m .. R o u nd t r ip r a t e s. . $ 2 . 00 . . 2.00 . 2.00 .. '•' . *6:o5 " . . .. . .. .. . . " " " " T i m e t a b l e. L e a ve St. Joseph . . . . . . * . .. . . .. . . .. " Benton H a r b or 5:55 " R i v e r s i de 6:12 " Coloma . . 6:20 " W a t e r v l i et 6:35 . " Hartford . .._ "..-McPon-?.1.^-^ .* 6:50 " Bangor . . 6:56 " Breedsville J u n c t i on 7:05 " G r a nd . " L ee 7:20 " Bravo * . . " P e a r le " F e n n v i l le . 7:35 " N ew R i c h m o nd . ^7:45 " E a st S a u g a t u ck *7:53 8:10 . " H o l l a nd . " Muskegon . . 6:45 " M u s k e g on H ' t s. 6:55 . ^7:00 " L a ke H a r b or . 7:15 " F e r r y s b u rg . . 7:18 " G r a nd H a v en *7=3i " Agnew . 7:37 " W e st Olive . 8:20 " W a v e r l y . . .. 8:27 .. " Z e e l a nd . . . " V r i e s l a nd . * . . 8:45 " H u d s o n v i l le . , . * . / ;. . " . Jenison . 9:00 . " G r a n d v i l le . G r a nd R a p i ds Ar. 9.15 . 9:40 .11:30 " G r a nd R a p i ds A r r i v e — L a n s i ng .. . . . . * S t op on signal. . " " . . .. .. R e t u r n i n g, t r a i ns will l e a ve L a n s i ng at 5:30 p. m. DETROIT, GRAND RAPIDS & WESTERN RAIL ROAD. T i me t a b l e. . . .. G r a nd R a p i ds . E a st P a r is McCords . Alto E l m d a le Clarksville . L a ke O d e s sa W o o d b u ry Sunfiehd Mulliken G r a nd L e d ge . A r r i v e — L a n s i ng . * S t op on S i g n a l. .. . . . . . 8:00 a. m. " " " " R o u nd t r ip r a t e. Leave. Adult. Child'n . .63 . .50 • .50 . .48 • -43 . .40 • -35 . -30 • -25 . .20 f l . 2 5. 1.00 . 1.00 . • 9 5- . 8 5. . 8 0. . 7 0. . 6 0. . 5 0. .40 . • 25 • • -13 " " " " " " " *8:i5 . 8 : 30 8:37 8:45 8:55 . 9:10 9:17 9:27 9:40 . 10:00 . 10:30 R e t u r n i n g, t r a i ns leave L a n s i ng at 5:30 p. m. T h u r s d ay also the C. & G. T. r a i l w ay sys t he t em will also r un e x c u r s i o n s: On 2.00 2.00 2.00 2 00 2.00 2.00 i-95 1.90 1.85 1-75 1.65 1.60 1.50 2.00 2 00 ^2.00 2 00 2.00 i-75 1 60 1.50 1.45 145 1.40 i-35 1 30 1.25 A. T h o r ne Swift '99, has been elected science teacher of the Lans ing hie1 ^choGl^ A. C. Cole wi'h •qtT, ^eacher in the Cripple C r e e k; (,'Ur^do, high school, is taking scief.-'-V/ork at t he U. of M. H o w a rd J. Hall '90, professor of English in Arizona Agricultural College, is spending the summer at the U. of M. Joseph H. Freeman ' 9 0 ^, re ceived the degree Master of L a ws from Georgetown U n i v e r s i t y, Washington, D. C, last J u n e. V. J. Willey '93, has entered for a Master of Science degree at the U. of M., at present taking work in the summer school at that place. Clarence Holmes re '93, was cently elected superintendent of the Lansing schools, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Supt. Laird. Miss Florence Abbott with '97 graduated this year from the liter ary department of the University of Michigan and will teach next year at Escanaba. research work C. H. Briggs '96, is now engaged in chemical for P a r k e, Davis & Co. of Detroit. H. E. W a rd '95 and H. A. Burnett with '01 are also at work for P a r k e, Davis & Co. Bert W. Peet '92, has been elect ed assistant in chemistry and physics at the Michigan Normal College. Mr. Peet spent a couple of weeks in July at the College doing special work in physics and chemistry. W a l do E. R o h n e rt '89, Gilroy, California, has been out of college but ten years, and already he is growing seeds for the wholesale market on a large scale. He has to g r o w i ng seventy acres devoted flower to acres growing seeds of onions, tomatoes, etc. seeds, and fifty