&%> m.-®.1®. ft eoor A V o t. 5- L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, S E P T E M B ER 19, 1S99. N o. 2 game this week. Prof. Bemies has taken hold of the coaching with a vigorous hand and is introducing several promising new plays. A m o ng the new candidates -for the team and their former positions are: E. S. Brewer, Owosso, tackle; J. R. Kramer, Benton Har bor, guard; F. C. R o r k, Lansing, end; C. M. Blanchard, Owosso, left half-back; W. E. Travis, Mil- ford, g u a r d; E. VV. Vis, Grand Ilapids, guard; M. C . J o n e s, Leslie, half or full-back, and a man named Dales w ho showed good form, in practice Friday afternoon. A. H. Case '01 is making a good try for guard. Earl I. Smith with '01 will be a strong candidate for first team. A game with the D. A. C. in Detroit has been arranged, for the seventh of October. M. A. C. in Evidence at Philadel phia. At the annual meeting of .the American Pomological Society, held .1 Philadelphia, Sept. 7 and S, Prof. Taft, who* was in attendance, was e-elected treasurer, W. A. Taylor Sy was re-elected secretary, and Ion. C. J. Monroe was made vice- •esident for Michigan. This state captured two of the •even medals awarded: the Agricul- .iiral College a Wilder silver medal for a collection of fruit from South Haven, and photographs showing -s,.,;, « » «: tranrrmfc 'u«jN;, „;.,,,:;, and Roland Morrill one on his peach orchard. Michigan State Fair. T he Fiftieth Annual Fair of the Michigan State Agricultural Society- is to be held at Grand Rapids, Sep tember 2^-29. T he annual fairs of t he society have been uniformly good exhibi tions of the material interests of the State and we understand that the officers are putting forth efforts to make this the banner fair. A fine premium list has been issued, and a number of special attractions are promised which can be seen free ev » ery day of the fair. T h r ee departments of the College will send exhibits to the fair: the Mechanical Department, of work done in the shops; the Horticultural Department, of fruits and vegetables, and the Experiment Station, of grains, lupines and some novelties. T he station will also show the vari ous stages sugar making. that the South Haven will make an exhibit of fruits. in the process of beet It is also probable sub-station \ The Bills We Have to Pay. No, you needn't tell me, stranger,. That the things that's out of place Is accordin' to God's willin', " 'Cause He isn't in the case. . And if you forget > OUT colors _ . • And go "thrust a comarde through," Don't you think that "God will settle, N"o, He'll " send the bill to you." It's a note that won't pass payment; Its too easy, far—a way Just to shift our human meanness . Unto shoulders where 'twill stay. Bnt it's just a shopworn notion And it can not help us througti ; If you injure friend, or brother, •' God will send the bill to you. - • The free will at the commencement- Back in Adam's time, you seej Wasn't given just for Eden, It's come down to you and me ; And if we should choose to use it ••"•.. In the fashion that some "do. Then don't talk of God's strange rulin', 'Cause the bills are- ours when due. And there's one odd thing about it. That seems odd to human trade, There's no bankrupt acts will'carry % In the la,ws that God has made; And the burdens that we've fitted To the backs of friends we knew Will be hoisted to our shoulders, , When the bills of life come due. . —ELLA C. ECKERT in Every Where. In "Memory of Ex-President Willits. T he 'members of the different, •classes wore asters of their respec tive class colors, white being chosen for the freshmen.. During the evening Miss Newell and Miss Edith Brown gave selec tions on the piano, and several choruses were rendered by the girls; later, the guests were taken to the room where * refreshments dining K. H. were served. • T h o se W ho H a ve Returned. Three of the boys who' left Col lege at the close of trie spring term, iri '98 to erili-t in the war with to complete Spain, have returned their courses. T h ey are Bronson Barlow, w ho will finish with '00, and F . J. Eckenfels and D. B . J e w ell, w ho will finish with ' 0 1. illness, and the next Miss Ella Phelps with '00 left school nearly a year ago on account of term her brother, Edwin Phelps, J r. with '02 dropped out. Both are in school again. Abraham Knechtel spejat "several ' s u m m e rs here as a special student, eight or nine years" ago. Since then he has been teaching and studying. N ow "he comes back to finish his c o u r s e ' w i t h ' 0 0. George C. Humphrey, Adrian, finished two years with the class of '97. He is here to take the remain- . ing t wo years with ' 0 1, and with him is a brother w ho enters the trf1sr|.f>-1.?^ rm6&nrt. 11^ "* *\*i ^ •Randall Osborn '02, w ho was so very ill last year and returned to his home in Buffalo, N. Y ., has resumed his^College work. E a rl I. Smith with '01 returned to College Friday. C. H. Spring with ' 9 6^ has re turned to complete-his course with '00. L: Chorus Class. T he Chorus Class will meet to night ( M o n d a y) in the chapel at 6:30. A ll w ho will try to sing are requested to come. P u n ts F r om t he Gridiron. In" a talk to the students last Tuesday, Physical Director Bemies said that every student in College sho*uld be a member of the athletic association, and should encourage athletics, by playing on the " scrub ". team, on the first team, or by "root i n g" when the proper time comes. He considers athletics as a very im portant factor in college life; as the most in creating factor unity of college spirit. * important fV>llf"Te. In our library may be seen the most recent work of att from the hand of B. K. Canfield '89. It is a plaster bust of the late Hon. Edwin Willits, oresidenr of our from 18S5 to 1S89, and is the prop erty of the members of Iota Chapter of the Delta T au Delta fraternity, who, desirous of leaving\it the Col fitting memorial of the lege some fraternity, engaged one of their number, Mr. Canfield, to model this bust.' T he work, in spite of the fact that the artist had only two indifferently good photographs to • guide him, is pronounced an excel likeness • by those Who knew lent Dr. Will its when he was here. It brings out the bold, rugged features of our former "president and is a worthy companion-piece to the bust of the Hon. Justin Morril, which al ready occupies an honored place in It will remain in t he pur .library but will not be presented formally to the College until the triennial alumni meeting next J u n e, when that a large number o f . t he old members of the fraternity will return for a visit to their Alma Mater. it is expected library. Reception to Y p u ng W o m e n. T he reception given under the auspices of ..the Y o u ng Women's Christian Association to new stu dents of the women's department in Abbott hall last Friday evening was enjoyed by about 75 girls, to gether with several of the faculty ladies. T he parlors and halls were pret tily decorated with plants and flow ers, and across the hall in front of •the entrance was h u ng t he Y. W. C. A. welcome. T he guests were received in the parlor by t he teachers of the hall assisted by the president of the asso ciation and the girls of the senior class. Football practice has been going on every afternoon from four to six o'clock. T he outlook for a good is very encouraging. W i th team forty candidates for, the team there ought to be sufficient good material for a first-class eleven. It will be difficult to fill Vartderstplpe's place place in the line, but his position as captain has been satisfactorily filled by the re-election of E; W. R a n- ney. E i g h t - or nine of the old playe"rs were out last week and t wo more—- Curtis and Russell, will be in the Y. M. C. A. Reception. Last Friday evening was given the first reception to the new men at the College. A large number of the '03's came to the Y. M. C. A. rooms in Williams Hall at eight o'clock and were entertained by the association boys till nearly ten. As the rooms, each one they entered was decorated with his name on a card, and a particular flower to dis tinguish his class,—yellow for the freshmen, purple for the sopho mores, pink for the juniors, and white for the seniors. T he visitors and faculty membn's present wr re given carnations. During the even ing, after some announcements, a few well chosen remarks, right to the point, were made. by. Prof. Bemies and R e v. E. B. Allen. Later, College songs were enjoyed, then the company broke u p' after the first pleasant social evening'of the year. c. H. i\ Crowded W i th Students. Every "There available is no longer a-rry doubt about the numerical strength of t he Class of Nineteen Hundred. It is than any preceding already larger "class. T he perplexing question ' is, W h at shall we do with them in dormitories and in class-rooms ? room on the grounds is full, also, every available room within a mile of the'campus. Partly completed "new houses are occupied. Six boys spent Saturday and Sunday nights in a new (Jol- that had neither legeviile house doors, windows nor stairs in , it. . Building paper tacked over the win dow frames kept out the wind; the boys made beds on the floor and supplied their own heat. This con dition did not last lone, windows were put in on Monday. ; lacks M r. Dean's house t wo weeks of _cojnpletion. He has set up a largfe^tent with a stove in it, where his roomers have the privi lege of staying rent free until his i . - "- availed themsei.'.'s of this priv... j< T h en there are a number li.ving With members of the faculty, others ha've rented rooms in Lansing and many- more live in^Lansing. T he class problem.is not vet f u l ly settled, and the difficulties of the .situation are augmented by the fact that there are in the Class of 1900 -many more mechanical than agri cultural students. Last year we, had four sections of .agricultural and women freshmen and two sect inns of mechanical freshmen ; this year it has been found necessary to increase the number of sections in the me- chanic'nr" course. T he teachers hav ing classes of freshmen held a meet ing Saturday morning to rearrange the sections, and it is hoped that t he revised schedule will relieve some of ' the difficulties of the situation. T he secretary's books Saturday night showed a total -enrollment of. 48,), which is 92 more than enrolled during the first six days of last year. T h e re are 250 freshmen.—-i 13 me chanicals, S3 agricuifurals, and 54 women. Last year at the end of the first week there were 202 fresh men. T he greatest gain is in the last year mechanical course, which had 13 less freshmen and this year than has the has 30 more freshmen agricultural course—a comparative gain of 43. In the women's course there'is a gain of seven oVer the en- . rollment last year at this time. Be at t he A r m o ry F r i d ay N i g h t. Next Friday evening, from eight to ten o'clock, the faculty will give a reception in the armory to the students of all classes. It is desired that all students and employees of the College be present. T h e re will be music and refreshments. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. S E P T E M B ER 19, 1899 THE Mf A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEBKLt BY THE WIGfllGAN AGMGULTURAU GOLLEGE. 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 EC R E T A B 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 YEAR. 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 postofnce, 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. ME. C. A.—Regular meetings Sunday evenings at 7:00 and Thursday evenings at 6:30. C. H. Parker, President. W". D. Wright, Cor. Secretary. Y. YV. C. A.—Weekly meetings for all ladies on the campus, Thursday evenings at 6:20, in Abbot the Y. M. C. A. Hall. Sunday meetings \with Mable Brigham, President; Elizabeth Johns, Cor. Secretary. KING'S DAUGHTERS—Meet alternate Wed nesdays. Mrs. C. L. "Weil, Leader. Mrs. M. L. Dean, Secretary. i NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY — Meets alternate Wednesday evenings at 6:30 F. M., in the Zoological-Lecture Room. W. R. Barrows, President. A. J. Cook, Secretary. BOTANICAL CLUB—Meets Monday evenings at fi-,30 in the Botanical Laboratory. G. M. Brad- lord, President. W. S. Palmer. Secretary. SHAKESPEARE CLUB—Meets Wednesday evenings at 7:30.' Dr. Howard Edwards, Presi ; / V dent. . ADELPHIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00. Class room A., College Hall. F.'D. Linklelter, President. A. M. Gibson, Secre- •*- . • . "COLOMBIAN I.ITEI ..iiV S O C I E TY — Meetings every Saturd-av evening at 7:00. Fourth floor, Williams Hall. W. T. Parks, President. C. YV. Kaylor, Secretary. ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor. Williams Hall. L. L. Appleyard, President. F. Carpenter, Secre tary. " V F'ERONI AN-SOCIETY-Meetihgs every t h u r s- , day afternoon at 4:00. West Ward. W e l ls Hall. Hatriette = Robson, President. I Fleta Paddock, Sec retary. HESPERIAN* SOCIETY—Meetings every Sat- urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. J.R.Thompson, President. F. W. Owen, Secre tary. OLYMPIC SOCIETY—Meetings, every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. J. G. Aidrich, President. S. Marsh. Secretary. 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. H. B. Clark, President. A. Trebil- cock. Secretary. )L.. THEMIAN SOCIETY.—Meetings every Fri day afternoon at 2:00, Phi Delta Theta Rooms, East Ward, Wells Hall. Harriet O*C0nnor, President. Kate Nichols, Secretary. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY — Meetings every. Saturday evening at 7:00, U. L. S. Hall. Paul Thayer, President, T. II. Spindlo, Secretary, TAU BETA PI FRATERNITY—Meeting^ on alternate. Thursday evenings, Tower Room. Me chanical Laboratory. William Ball, President. C. 11. Bale, Secretary. CLUB BOARDING ASSOCIATION — H L. Chamberlain, President. Geo. Severance, Secre tary. M. A. C. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION— W. T. Parks, President. H. P. Weydemeyer, Secretary. T he N ew Postal M o n ey Order. A sample has been received at our office of the new form of postal money order that the post office de partment has adopted and will in troduce as fast'as the present supply of old orders is'used up. T he dimensions of the new form are about those of theordinary bank It has two adjuncts—the ad draft. vice or notification to be sent by the issuing- to the paying' postmaster, which, is a reproduction of the order through the use of carbonized paper, and a receipt for the amount, to be furnished by the issuing postmaster to the. remitter. In color the order is blue, with fine, closely interlaced lines of geo metrical lathe-work of darker shade. In the centre is an escutcheon bear ing the words, " Postal Money O r d e r" in shaded capital letters of the same two tints of blue, and as an additional safe-guard against coun terfeiting, a horizontal water-mark, composed of the initials U. S.'M. O., letters has been in broad capital wrought the paper on which the new forms are printed. into the order and simultaneously. By T h r o u gh the carbon, or manifold process, the order and the advice are produced the same operation the essential particu lars written in the order are dupli cated or reproduced, and made to appear in the advice precisely as in the order. T he liability to mistake is thus greatly lessened, and a saving of time effected. Discrepancies be tween order and.advice, which have heietofore been a source of annoy ance to the Department and post masters, as well as to remitters and payees, are prevented, and absolute the order and uniformity between advice insured. T he despatch of advices, which hitherto have not been made out until after issue of the orders, will also be accelerated. T he receipt, which is to be fur nished by the issuing postmaster to the remitter, showing the number and date of the amount for which issued, is also, in the the main, a reproduction, by carbon process of the writing and stamping on the order, hence must necessarily agree therewith. T he adoption of a receipt has not hitherto tend to been practicable. popularize the postal money order, supplying more than all else what was needed to make it, in the esti mation of the public, a perfectly satisfactory vehicle for the transmis sion of small sums. Possession of the receipt will give the remitter a leelihg oi security. On li*. '„„ck or" it he may make, for his own con the venience, a memorandum of name and address of the per,on to the remittance is made and whom the purpose it is sent. Production of the receipt will greath facilitate reference to the records if it become necessary for the remittei - to make the application for a dupli cate order or inquiry as to whether the original has been paid; and here again a saving of time will be ef fected. for which It will In shape and size the new order is deemed a decided improvement over any other form of money order hitherto adopted by the department, i Its dimensions being about those of the ordinary bank draft, it may be conveniently handled when mixed with different kinds of commercial paper. It is believed that the change made in this respect will be heartily - approved by banks and business peo ple generally. T he postal money order system, in 1S64, from a small beginning when the number of money order post offices established in the United States was 419, has grown to be one of the great indespensible agencies of exchange. T h e re are now about 30,000 such offices. T he number of domestic money orders issued in the United States during the past year was over 30,000,000 amounting in value to $210,000,000. T he system is used most extensively for remit tances from places where bank ex change is noT: so readily obtainable. While supplementing facilities for intercourse between populous cen? ters, it has its own special field, sup plying means for the safe and cheap transmission of money where other agencies for the purpose could not be successfully maintained. economy- of In the adoption of the new form of order the interests and preferences the system, no less of patrons of than administration, have been duly considered ; and it is that therefore confidently expected it will tend to enhance in no small degree the popularity of this method It of making remittances. is ex the new pected this office about orders will reach October 15, and that on or about January 1 next the fee charged for orders will be materially reduced. that a supply of W i t h d r ew His N a m e. = Professor L. G. Carpenter ['79,] of the irrigation engineering depart ment of the State Agricultural col lege, has requested that his name be not considered as a candidate for the presidency of that institution. This is the second that Professor time Carpenter has declined to become a candidate for this place. W h i le he doubtless appreciates the honor and responsibility of the position, he ev idently prefers to continue the prac tical scientific work in which he is engaged to assuming the executive duties which would devolve upon him, and for which a man of his tastes and training has but little lik ing. It is not always that a man is so wedded to his science that he will refuse a promotion which it might be possible for him to obtain. A m bition too frequently rules men and judgment. their better overcomes Professor Carpenter is an exception and the fact should be noted to his credit. . F or many years he has filled the chair of irrigation engineer ing in the Agricultural College, and in a manner which,has reflected the highest credit on the institution and been vi^b&mxjiS/ix'dHf"ifiii.' _v.~Iuc to In the people of the state at large. ex studying and elaborating and plaining the various irrigation prob lems w h i ch have arisen he has dis played a scientific ability which hasJ given him a broad reputation over the entire region where irrigation is practiced. His demotion his work has caused him to decline all suggestions of a "promotion the presidency of the college. T h e re are many men' who would make good presidents of the college, but to fill" Professor Carpenter's chair would be a much more difficult mat ter.—Rocky Mountain News. to to However, Prof. Carpenter has ac cepted a promotion that will not ser-' iously interfere with his engineering work. He has been elected*"-*© the . office of director of the agricultural experiment station at Fort Collins, Colorado. Robert Reynolds '95 Goes to South America. ' R o b e rt Reynolds, son of City Trustee H. G. Reynolds, has de cided to seek a business location in South America and has gone to San Francisco expecting to sail F r i day for Panama. F or some time past Mr. Reynolds has been in the employ of the Southern California P o w er Company,, holding an im the Redlands portant position at power house where his ability as an expert electrician and his knowledge of machinery have b e e n . of much value to his employers. N ow he will seek in South America an open ing where he can establish himself in business, going first to Panama, then.to Peru, Ecuador and Chili. M r. Reynolds expects to p ut in looking to advantage six months over the business fields of the coun tries named. He goes well armed with letters of introduction and is spending the few days preceding his in gathering useful ^in departure the the consuls, of formation from countries which he expects to visit. —Pasadena Star. D e a th of Mrs. Carpenter. long illness. Mrs. Charles K. Carpenter died September 11 at her home in Orion, after a .This College loses a warm friend, and five of our graduates mourn the loss of a mother. One of them, J u d ge William L. Carpenter '75, of the Wayne Circuit Court, is a leader -at the bar of the county, respected as a man and a judge, and highly esteemed for his legal ability and attainments. A n other" son, is Prof. Rolla C. Carpen ter '73, professor of experimental engineering in Cornell University, a -gentleman who stands in the front rank in his profession. T he third son is Prof. Louis G.-Carpenter '79, professor of engineering and director the the experiment station of of Colorado agricultural college, and recognized as a leading authority on irrigation in its various branches. T he daughters are Mrs. Mary L. M a y o . ' S S, wife of Prof. N. S. the Storrs Mayo, veterinarian agricultural college, Connecticut, and Miss Jennette Carpenter, who graduated from here last year. in T h is Year a Record Breaker. Largest freshman class. More mechanical than agncul- tural students. * Most students enrolled during the first day—229. Most students enrolled_during the firsUwe"sK—486.- First passenger campus, August 15. train run to the More postoffice boxes-rented than ever before. First car-load of freight delivered at the boiler house, September 1. • Greatest number of twins—three pairs and several odd halves. ThW complete pairs are Ray C. and R oy L. Himebaugh '02, Mary L. and Mark G. Crosby, '02 and '03, and Mary A. and Mabel A. Smith '03. T he last are sisters of L. C. Smith, with '99. At the College. N ew fire escapes have been put up on Williams and Wells Halls, Burr Wheeler '03 is a son of U. S. Marshal A. O. Wheeler, of Man istee. Prof. C. E. Marshall's nephew, C. W. Marshall, has entered Col 1 lege. . J T he Y. M. C. A. hand-book and the the hands" pf directory' is in printer. Mr. J. J. Ferguson, Instructor in the College Dairying, arrived at Friday. Mabel M. Morrill '03 is a daughter• of Hon. Roland Morrill, of Benton Harbor. H. T. McGaughan '03 is from the. Central Manual Training School, Philadelphia. An addition twenty-five feet high has been made to the smoke-stack at the boiler house. * W a n t e d; A copy of Vol. 2, N o. 24 of |EO the M. A. C. R E C O R D, complete our files. f< S E P T E M B ER 19, 1899. T HE M. A. C . . R E C O RD T h e re will be a "fair crop of apples, in spite of the fact that they are* dropping badly. , George Severance '01 was taken to the city hospital last week to be treated for appendicitis. C. P. Reynolds, Owosso, a well- , known writer for agricultural papers, enters the sophomore class. H. G. Cowling '01 will not be in to College this year. He goes Spokane, Wash., for his health. J. R. Kramer, Benton Harbor, a participator in the capture of San J u an Hill, is a member of the fresh man class. Five different times in one day last week members of the class of '03 mistook Prof. W. O. Hedrick . for a freshman. t - ' L. H. Taylor '01 will build north of the hospital a house large enough to accommodate eight students with room and board. .At the Y. M. C. A. reception Friday evening someone exchanged hats with Dr. Waterman, w ho will be glad to trade back. Of course we don't k n o w, but we'll wager our editorial scissors that a honeymoon party of t wo was wandering around our campus Fri d ay and Saturday. T he infant daughter of Prof, and Mrs. H. W. Mumford died last Sat urday evening. T he remains have been taken to Moscow, Prof. Mum- ford's former home, for burial. | Mrs. A. D. Metz of Harbor Springs, fras moved to th« College, to take charge of the hospital. T wo of the. best rooms on the second floor will be kept always in readiness for emergencies. R e v. (E. B. Allen's sermon in .4;jnday should -have been chapel heard by every student in College. In our next issue we shall give those w ho did not hear it an opportunity to read it. Toledo Mrs. A. L. Westcott and her sister, Mis's Nellie Greening, started Saturday morning. for Mrs. Westcott will visit with rela tives for several weeks, then {, join Prof. Westcot-t at their new home ' "^ in Missoula, Mont. H ad C a u g ht the College Spirit. Once upon a time, not lqng ago, a certain professor and his small son were admiring eagle that sits all day in its cage near the p i r k, brooding over the loss of its freedom. the golden Said the professor wonder what they'll do with poor bird when winter comes." T h en the small boy looked father's into his to his son,—"I that far face, and in experience the in sad it a room up words betokening replied,—"Give Terrace." institutes Rico. His education before coming to the .United States was obtained from a course of five years in one of the the provincial on island, from which he received the Bachelor of Arts degree. He has been in this country but a short time —a week two monthsin Schenectady—andhascon siderable difficulty in expressing his thoughts. After he has mastered the English language well enough to lectures, which he hopes will not take more than a year, he will study medicine, perhaps in A nn Arbor. in N ew Y o rk and take Feels Like an Old T i m e r. Under date of September 11, Mr. G. H. T r ue writes to a friend here as follows: ride across " I am at Tucson, where I have been since Saturday morning. Prof. Forbes was away when I arrived but returned.last evening. Tomor row morning he and I start out on the a forty-five mile I expect desert to E m p i re R a n c h. to go on immediately to Phounix upon our return and so be there on Thursday or Friday of this week. I like this country and feel like an old timer already —feel perfectly at home among the Mexicans, Indians, Chinamen and Negroes who abound here. I Have climbed a mountain and live in a mud house." He speaks of the hospitality of the Elks, " whose club hotose is the town and one in finest building of the most elaborately furnished clubs" he has ever seen. That tract of land just north of where the street car line enters the College grounds, form erly known as the Dr. Miles farm, has been platted and put on the market for suburban residences. The name " Oakwood " was sug gested by the beautiful oak grove back on the hill. In laying out drives and walks the park like arrangement of the College grounds has been followed and with improvements contemplated " Oakwood " will seem just an addition to the beautiful College campus. With electric- lights, sewerage and regular street car service '•Oakwood" offers all the advantages of a city, while cost of residence lots, taxes, etc., are much lower.- Prof. Tower of the Agricultural Department and VVrn. Dean of the Horticultural department have bought lots and already have their houses well under way. Dr. J. W. Hagadorn is having plans made for a fine residence, while Sec'y Bird of the College expects to build a nice house on his lots in the spring. Several other lots have been sold and before another year ends '' Oakwood " will look like a beautiful " annex " to the M. A. C. Lawr6nC6 & Van5liren PRINTING CO., Ottawa St. E. L a n s i n g, Mich. IF IT IS And the father marveled greatly and went his way. HARDWARE A Student from P u e r to Rico. t A young man from P u e r to Rico, Senor Luis Ga. de Quevedo, entered College Saturday morning "to learn English." He comes from Cayey, on the north slope of the Cayey mountains, and numbers among his American friends, Lieut. A. F. Per ry, of Brooklyn, and Capt. J o hn Broonk, of N ew York, both of whom were stationed in Cayey af ter the Spanish evacuation of Puerto you can get it at... NORTON'S in W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. COLLEGE BUS HEADQUARTERS, We have made unusual prepar ations for Fall and W i n t er Under wear business and are in position to show almost everything desirable in Silk, Wool or Cotton garments. Simons D r^ Qoods C°' Combination Underwear.... is constantly growing in popu larity ; never sell a customer a two piece suit after wearing Avoids double combination. thickness about waist, clothing fits better and life is brighter. • All qualities in men's, women's and children's suits. Don't get so excited over the merits of combination under wear that you forget .we have THE UP-TO-DATE H \T STOCK OF L A N S I N G. Would like you for yourself. in and see to come N e c k w e ar department chock full of N ew B r i g ht Ties. Sti Jents' Patronage Solicited. G I V ES S P E C I AL A T T E N T I ON TO S T U D E N TS OF M. A. C. SPECIAL VALUES IN SEPTEMBER ON. * Carpets, Rugs, * Mattings/ f Curtains, etc. A large line of R O OM F U R N I S H I N G S, C O M F O R T A B L E S, B L A N K E T S, S H E E T S, P I L L OW C A S E S, etc. • \ THREE ) «t-^o- f-oods. - 2d—Cloaks, Linens, etc. FLOORS r3&—Carpets and Draperies. ELEVATOR. Furniture Headquarters. '* Cots at ' ' Wire Springs at Mattresses from - Tables, Rockers, Bureaus, Iron Beds. \ $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 $1.50 and $2.00" - $2.00 up - - - - Ml goods delivered free to College. n. J. & B. n. Buck. R. B. Shank & Co., Leading Grocers and Confectioners. ROYAL THE ROYAL SHOES ..FOR M E N .. We have secured tlie exclusive sale of this celebrated line of < Men's Fine Shoes for Lansing. -Made in all styles and colors at S J . .' the uniform price of Three Dollars and Fifty Cents. j They are without doubt one of the best special lines of shoes made and are driving ? oat many of the FIVE DOLLAK lines wher- C ? ever introduced. C. D. WOODBURY J FOR S3.00 we sell the best shoe you ever saw at that price—equal to most $3.50 lines- all styles. MT" Every pair warranted. C. D. W. Hollister Block. U e A K W O O D ." ELGIN MIFFLIN. N e ws from Graduates and Former Students. • Miss Pe^rl Kedzie'97 will remain at M/ A. C. this year. Married, S e p t ., 10, John Sever ance '99 to Miss Harriet M a y h e w. I. \V. Bush, Howell, a brother of C. P. Bush with 'S3, enters college. W. S. Howland '97 is managing a farm of 300 acres at Jefferson, Ohio. W a r r en Maxfield ^93 is a success ful practicing physician at Hudson- ville, Mich. E. O. Ladd '78 has moved from Traverse City back to his farm at Old Mission. L. A. Wilson '94 is a member of firm Graves and Wilson, the law Benton Harbor, Representative H. F. Buskirk'7S has a daughter, Bessie I. Buskirk, in the freshman class. A. E. Brown '97 is a clerk in the Chicago post office. AtWress, 891 Jackson'Boulevard. C. F. Baker '91 has been elected the St. professor of biology -Louis, Mo., high school. in B. F. Bain ' 9 3^ is chief dfafts- man for the Pierce-Cranch E n g i ne Co., of N ew Brighton, Pa. I. L. Simmons '97 visited' M. A. C. last week. A brother and sister came with him to enter College. Fred. W. Williams '98 has rent ed his father's farm .and will devote his time and energies to agriculture. A. C. McKinnon with '95W has the Marine. entered the employ of Iron W o r ks at Sault Ste Marie, E. Noyes Thayer '93 is general manager of " T he Artists' Syndi cate," 722 Athenaeum Building, Chicago. E. H_ Sedgwick '97/ra is now in Elizabeth, N. J., at 50 Third St., the Ball & W o od drafting Engine Works. for R. J. Crawford ' 9 1, commissioner of schools in Macomb county, says, "I am doing well, thanks to your excellent college." Phil W. Porter with '99W, w ho made many of the drawings for the" "Heliostat," t h e' Detroit Free Press. is cartoonist for J. N. Estabrook '8S, Detroit, was at the College Tuesday and brought with him two students, T. A. Cum- mings and S. D. Hastings. • F r a nk M. Owen with '00 pitched a game for Detroit last week. He struck out four.Minneapolis players, and "the Free Press says hre'll do ntxt year. • H. Clay-Newman with '97, afttr spending three years the view photography business in the West, has come to Lansing to learn the laundry business. in .M. P. Thompson -with '96/7Z is doing well as a bicycle repairer.at- 494 South Division street, Grand Rapids, and he will be glad to see any of Horton avenue. the boys at his home, 4 4 7. C P. Close '95 has been elected to the position of professor of horti the Utah culture and botany Agricultural College, which was vacated by Prof. U. P. Hedrick when he came here. in T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD S E P T E M B ER 19," 1S99. in the civil engineering department- the Northwestern Railway Co. of there nine months on He has been construction work and expects to remain a month longer. J a m es W. Tourney '89 has re signed the position of professor cf botany and entomology in the Uni versity of Arizona to accept a posi the U. S. Department of tion Agriculture, division of forestry. He will have charge of forestry ex periments in the arid region*. in N o t h i ng to Prevent His Escape. Some people never get rid of the notion that this is a penal institution. last week a visitor, seeing Only 'oi at work b y. Robert Northrop himself on the " H o r t ," remarked 10 one of the College employees: "I don't see anything to prevent that fellow's escaping." Post Office H o u r s. Outside door open, from 7:30 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. Office hours, from 7:30 a. m. to 12:00 m., and from 1:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. Mails leave at 8:30 a. m. and 1: 30 p. m. Mails arrive at 11:30 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. •Mails close with the closing of the stamp window; letters put in the box after such time will be sent out with next mail. Why Not ? tef'^ou t h i nk it pays ^ b uy your Drugs at Cut R a t es ? Y ou save mo ey and t he increased vol. me of business pays us. T RY I T. ALSDORF & SON, Qatfts ^Idthirvg Co. COME ON BOYS— We have all the latest up-to-date styles and patterns in 103 Washington Ave. S. CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS AND HATS. We also keep Sweaters, Supporters, Foot Ball Pants and Jackets. We are glad to see the old men back and will be pleased to have the, new men call. Make pur store your headquarters while down town,.it is a handy place to leave your packages. WE A RE O NE P R I C E. WE S E LL FOR CASH ONLY. DAVIS CLOTHING CO. ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ RICYCLE a nd ** ELECTRICAL S U P P L I E S. v Also the largest Repair Shop in Lansing fully equipped with power machinery. We pay all transportation on wheels to and from College when repairs amount to one dollar or more. Gapitol Electric Engineering Go. 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 PHONES. Careful'attention given to phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. 321 Washington Ave. S. Washington Ave. South. DIRECTORY DRY GOODS. SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY.— Dry Goods and Carpets. See ad. LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N — -* T he names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of reli able parties. We hope that the faculty and students will take pains to patronize those who patronize us. FURNISHING GOODS. ELGIN MIFF1.IV.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. M J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. GROCERS. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. •- . BOOKS.AND STATIONERY. I ANSING BOOK AND P A P ER COMPANY. l_y Waterman and Sterling Fountain Pens, Fine ' Stationery, Pictures, Krau.es, Wall Paper. 120- Washington Ave. N: . CUT RATE DRUGGISTS and PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES. piTY BOOK. STORE. Fountain Kens. Drafting \^ 'Pools Stationery, Cards Ergrnved, - Pictures and Picture Framing". Tennis, Football and Base ball goods. Crotiy 1,'ros., 20ti Wash. Ave. X. BOOTS AND SHOES. CHAS. A. PIELLA, (•» D.WOODBURY.—Boots and Shoes. We j shoe the students. See.ad. D E A L ER IN DIAMONDS. WATCHES. JEWELRY, Clocks, Silverware, Art Goods. 121 "Washington Ave. N., LANSING, MCCH. BICYCLES. EO. H. RICHMOND, .Pierce Cycles. Full line of sundries. Repairing and renting at reasonable rates. 200 N. Washington Ave. CLOTHING. 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. L A H OUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Hats and "Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. E, DAVIS,—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur nishings. See ad. "H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. W. MORSE, D. D. S. R D R. DAWLEY, M. D , D. D. S. Office over Postal Telegraph Co., Michigan and Washing Hollister Block, Room 517. ton aves. DEPARTMENT STORE. DONSEREAUX'S DEPARTMENT 'STORE is the place to trade. You can get a warm lunch in our cafe for 10c. DRUGGISTS. Ave. S. See ad. 102 Washington Ave. N. 335 Washington ALSDORF & SON—The Druggists. Two stores, C ). ROUSER—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash ington Avenue South. R .B. SH,\NK & CO., 200 Washington Ave. S. The leading grocers. Both phones. Daily delivery to the^ college. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. M A. C. STUDENTS—Don't forget W. H. PORTEH, the Haek and Liveryman. Rubber tires a specialty. 300 Capitol Ave. S. Both Pbones.- HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware"; Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. I ll Washington Ave. South. See ad, HOTELS. HE N EW G R A N D - R. M. Renner, Proprie tor. Special rates to students. Washington _ _ __ T INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO.. LTD., (Incorporated 1.108 Mich. Ave, West. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. JEWELERS. B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue N, LAUNDRIES. THE VANGORDKR PALACE LAUNDRY. Col lege agents, C. IJ. Hilton, 07 Wells; Irving Gingrich, 47 Williams. S. P. Lantz, Prop. H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. See ad. MERCHANT TAILORS. OODBURY & SAVAGE.-Tailors. Student trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. OHN HERRMANN'S SONS. Fine Tailoring 218 Washington Avenue N. J OCULISTS. JOSEPH FOSTER, M. D.—Eye, Ear, Nose and J Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M. City National Bank Building, Lansing. PHYSICIANS. A D. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, U to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 419 SeymourSt. RESTAURANTS. GILBERT M. HASTY.-Proprietor Hasty's Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in the city. Quiet place for ladies. 113 Wash. Ave. S. CROCKERY AND -GLASSWARE. LUMBER DEALERS. W. R. Goodwin '97W is at Little Sioux, Iowa, employed as assistant Office and factory, Mill St. Both Phones.