WU'.% & ©• ^eoorct V O L. 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 26, 1S99. v - N o . -3 Junior Class A n n u a l. officers T he juniors' have decided to pub lish a class annual. This decision . was reached last term but not until last week were elected. These are: Editor-in-chief, H u gh P. Baker; business manager, J. G. Aldrich, and associate editois as follows: Society, Miss Fleta Pad dock; literary, Miss Mary K n a g g s; athletic, R. M. Lickly; humorous, I. Gingrich; class, J. H. Skinner; local, Miss Gertrude L o w e; histor ical, George Severance; illustrator, S. J. Kennedy. T he editors have not yet had a meeting to decide what their annual is to be, but they say it is to be " t he swellest thing out." Picked Up by t he "Way. twin rebuilt. A ride of a dozen miles westward from T a w a s - C i t y, in Iosco county, .reveals many interesting phases of the nascent agriculture in the grad ual change from lumbering to farm life. Many of the houses on the improved farms have a. peculiar look, showing new wood at inter vals in the painted siding or clap- boarding. These houses have b?en in Ausable-Oscoda, torn purchased down, moved tp their present sites, and cities, These Ausable-Oscoda, were in their full their glory a few years ago when many found immense saw mills abundant* business in sawing up the pine logs supplied by the lumber camps west of them. N ow that the pines have disappeared, their glory has largely departed, the major part of the inhabitants have fled, afnd the tleserted houses are utilized in the other parts of the county by farmers and other enterprising business men. farmer' of more southern Michigan that for a moment sup poses Iosco county are behind the times, needs but to attend a single picnic there and listen to the discussions of up-to- date questions to be convinced of his error. T h ey are well posted in the experimental work of today, and are especially interested in the Agricultural College, and rejoice in its present success. the farmers of A ny that the their ending September A series of one-day institutes was held in Alcona county during fhe week 16th. Here agriculture is crowding close l u m b e r m e n. on the heels of T he farmers are fortunate in appre ciating the necessity of husbanding the virgin soil. fertility of Along the lake fruit raising, espec ially of plums and apples, is just be ginning. Last winter was a hard trees, and one one on the plum orchard of something twenty acres was entirely exterminated by Plum the trees not killed by the freeze were nevertheless to the devastation of a fungus disease working on the leaves, causing them fall prematurely. Next year to these fruit growers will understand the art of spraying to prevent the spread of this disease, and will thus save their crop, thanks to the bulle tins of the experiment station. severe cold weather. leafless owing like Some logs lying along the right in Alcona of way of the railroad county were found to have come from land belonging to the College. This fact had not escaped the watch ful eye of F. E. Skeels, the agent of the College in such matters, and to trespassers • were brought the time. It may be a mild unction to the failing troubled minds of students in mathematics to know that the builder of Wells Hall was a former student of this College, who never made a success as a mathematician. His name is Frederick C. Miller, and, besides being an extensive lum ber, merchant and manufacturer in Grand Rapids, he is a director in a dozen business enterprises and inter ested in every new venture of prom ise and importance "that comes to that city. A visit to the cheese factory of '83, revealed E. A. Haven with Haven hard at work turning out cbee-.e of a quality to so far please his customers as to have it all sold above the market price almost be it is made. Haven goes out fore next week fac to inspect cheese tories in the State for the Dairy and c. D. S. Food Commissioner. W h e re N ew Employees Reside. Prof. Bemies will occupy the Westcott suite of rooms, H o w a rd Terrace, after October 1. He is now on his way to bis former home, N ew Brighton, Pa., to make ar rangements for moving heie, but expects to return in time for Satur day's football game. About the first of October Prof. into the new avenue Jeffery will move house at 1514 Michigan ea«t. Prof. Atkins has already taken the Brooks house, possession of across from the pear orchard. Prof. U. P. Hedrick has rooms with his brother in H o w a rd Ter race. Mr. V an W o r m er occupies the Miles house, across from the arbore tum. Mr. Ferguson succeeds M r. T r ue in both position and room. Mr, Knechtel may be found in Harrison Hall. T he N a t u r al History Society. An fish, frogs, turtles, interesting-program for the meeting of the Natural History Society last Wednesday evening was furnished by Bronson Barlow and Prof. Barrows. T he former spoke for nearly an hour on the fauna of Puerto Rico, giving an account of what he observed while on military duty on that island. He must have had his eyes open for everything, if we j u d g e by what he had to say of birds, lizards, crustaceans and insects. T he num berless fish of all kinds that swarm in and Out among the rocks and caves of the sea bottom were, he said, a constant surprise and delight to h i m .' Crustaceans were numer ous in kind and color. T h e re were acres, .almost square miles, of sea shore covered so thickly with crabs that In sects were not generally, numerous but were often very brilliant. H o w ever, there were plenty of flies and, several kinds of mosquitoes, some of the latter as ,large -as those on the famous Jersey coast. Wild bees touch claws. they could It is a abounded in trees and caves, and honey of excellent quality was so plentiful that one could buy all he to eat for two centavos. wanted T he speaker had with him quite a collection of shells, corals and other natural history specimens that he had collected in Puerto Rico. Prof. Harrows exhibited to the society the specimen of mountain goat that was added to our museum a few weeks ago. long haired, white animal, with stocky sharp, legs, heavy shoulders and It stands with erect, black horns. orooping head, somewhat like the bear; this from the habit of always lives high up looking down. It the northern among the peaks' of Rockies, above the snow, where the rocks are swept clean by the wind, and comes down to the timber-line only when in need of green food. It feeds principally on mosses and lichens rocks. is slow, seldom going T he animal off a walk, but such frequents dangerous crags and precipices that from it (nemies. Twenty-five years ago it was supposed to be nearly extinct and was then worth from $100 to S200, for museum specimens; since then, however, its haunts have been earned and while still the most rare of American hoofed animals, except the bison, it is now known to be in :io danger of extinction. is " comparatively that grow on safe the Delegates to t he F a r m e r s' N a t i o n al Congress. Gov. P i n g r ee has appointed the to the annual following delegates meeting of the farmers' national congress to be held at Boston, Oct. 3 to 6: F. C. Bradish of Adrian, F. Hart Smith of Addison, J. N. Stearns of Kalamazoo, William Ball of H a m b u r g, Daniel Quirk of Ypsi- lanti, S. B. Smith of Grand Rapids, L. J. Post of Lowell, M. L. Ray mond of Grass Lake, I I. Gaunt of Highland, Prof. H. W. Mumford of Agricultural College, E. C. David son of Rudyard, A. E. Palmer of Kalkaska, W. J. Oberdorffer of Menominee, C. S. Johnson of Vas- sar. At large, C. F. Moore of St. Clair, T. F. Marston of Bay Citv, L. D. Watkins of Manchester. F r om F r a nk V. W a r r e n. We are permitted to publish part of an interesting letter from F r a nk V. W a r r en 'o,8«z, wtjo begins teach ing in the N o r th Dakota Agricul tomorrow. tural College at F a r go He has been in F a r go since the first of the month. " I have had very little to do. to T h e re is of course a little prepara tion and we have just secured a new engine which will have to be in stalled. A new addition is being the mechanical building made and several things of like nature, but I spend a great deal of the time in reading or studying or riding my bicycle over the country. I enjoy it immensely. T he roads are hard and do not get dusty, for the wind keeps them blown clean, so you can ride as far as you choose in any di rection. Just now is the busy part of the threshing season and they do for Sunday and when not stop moonlight sometimes not for night. is so much risk to be run T h e re from fire, and hail that they"rush business every minute and the w ay they can hustle is marvelous. " F a r go is a very nice little city, think, than a little larger, I should It is Lansing, but much, prettier. to distribute more farm ma said chinery inland city in the world. T h at and its location in the grain be'tgive it an enormous business. than arty other " T he college seems to be in a prosperous condition. Of course I cannot the work will be pleasant or not until I see the students, but I anticipate a pleasant year. tell whether . about " I just returned last evening from a hunting trip over the prairies along the Cheyenne river. We went out fifty miles with horses and trip—killed had a very interesting four thirty prairie chickens and ducks. Wish I could send you some, for I have more than enough to give to my acquaintances here." F a rm N o t e s. T he following pieces of apparatus have recently beeti placed in the agricultural laboratory for use in soil w o r k: A set of cylinders to be used in studying cultivation upon the conservation of moisture iu soil. the effect of A set of cylinders to be used in studyingthe effectiveness of different mulches in conserving the moisture in soil. A set of cylinders to be used in studying the rates at which water will rise by capillarity through dif ferent hights of soil. A new drying oven with- trays- and sampling tube for the determi nation of moisture in soils, fodders, grains, etc. A cage for taking root samples. T he purpose of this is to.show the distribution of crop roots in the soil. An " electrolitic bridge," with ac cessories, for determining the soluble salt content of soils. This is a piece of apparatus devised by Prof. Whit- , ney and his associates at Washing ton and manufactured by the West ern Electric Co. of N ew Y o r k, a'nd was the use of our seniors. secured for Co-Operative W h e at Tests. T he experiment station is sending out samples of seed wheat for co operative variety tests. T wo sam-, pies of about So pounds each are to each of about a score of sent representative farmers who will sow, harvest and thresh the grain, and then report results to the sta tion. T he object of the tests is to find out which varieties are _ be st adapted to each locality. C h a n ge of H o u r s. Instead of closing an hour at noon, as formerly, the secretary's office will close an hour earlier in the afternoon. So hereafter, the office will be open from 7:45 a. m. to 4 p. m. T h is change is made to accommodate that have only the noon hour vacant. students T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. S E P T E M B ER 26, 1899 THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY U¥ T HE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY T HE FACULTY, ASSISTED-BY T HE STUDENTS. SUBSCBIPTIONS SHOULD HE S E yT TO T HE S-EC RETARY, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, M I C H. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 50 CENTS PEE YEAR. • Send money by 1'. O. Mouey Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with LAWRENCE & VAN BUREN Printing Co., 12! Ottawa Street East, Lansing,"Mich. wasting of your life. . . . Let me give you an illustration of a noble motto, born of a life experience, which will help us to a better plan. In San Francisco there is a foun tain erected to the memory of a famous novelist. At twenty he was a nervous wreck, doomed daily to tinker up an injured body—unceas ing hemorrhagts; at thirty, too weak to do more than sit up in bed and mold clay figures and write matchless stories. " Poverty, exile, ill-health, loneliness, ingratitude, hi.s lot." " Expecting to die any day for twenty years, Stevenson searched out the kernel of life and cast away the husks." INSCRIPTION. " To be honest, to be kind, Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. To earn a little and to spend a little For various reasons THE M. A. C. RECORD 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 postoffice, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE RECORD regularly is to subscribe. L i f e 's O p en D o o r. S E S J I OS BY REV. E R N E ST BOURNER A L L E N, GIVEN AT T HE C O L L E GE CHAPEL SUNDAY MORNING, S E P T. 1 J, 1899. . Island Mv theme this morning is Life's Open Door. Thete'xts are in Reve lations, 3:8 and Matthew, 25:10:. " Behold, I have set before you an •open d o o r ;" " A nd the door was shut." These texts refer in their application t.o the same, door but to different occasions. At Mackinac there is a famous wishing well, and they tell you that if- you wish before you .^drink and do not tell what you true. wish, the wish will come T he fancy has in it a great truth, for what a man wistlies, in a large degree he becomes. T he wish of the heart is prophetic of the look, the word, the touch, the act T he Lord is saying to you today-, " A sk what I shall, give thee." You stand before-open doors never till now opened to men. W h e re vou wish to enter you can now, but there will come a time when the doors will be shut. If you are wise you will enter now. I have not come to preach at you today, but to speak with y o u , as a student to student', an earnest word. It is born of observation, for I have had a chance to study pretty closely It is born of ex three colleges. perience, for I have been where you are very recently myself. It may be that your desires will lead you today where beyond doubt your experience would not lead you tomorrow. What a thing it would be if you could start your college life with the experience with which you end it! It'is better to learn by some of the experiences of the past than to work them out for ourselves. It is too costly, it takes too much time to learn by our own mistakes. T he architect and the It is born dressmaker have a plan. of the mistakes and trials of others. If, every dressmaker were to learn how to cut cloth correctly by trial-,, without availing'herself of the ideas of others, many a yard of. splendid cloth would be spoiled. In matters of building or clothes we accept " the philosophy. Y et when we come to our lives we ignore it all and cut and try alone. Let me bring to you -today, young man, y o u ng woman, some of the experi ences of others to help you frame your plan and prevent the useless less, To make, upon the whole, a family happier by his presence, To renounce, where that shall' be necessary, and not to be embit tered; To keep a few friends, b ut these without capitulation; Above all, on the same grim condi tions, to keep friends with him self— Here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude and delicacy." Here are some plans and specifi cations of a holy life, born of toil and trouble, wrought out with bravery and wisdom, which we do well not to ignore. I have no time to tell you today that they are con formed to models laid o ut by the Man of Galilee. T he more you study them the more you will see this is true. N ow if there is anything that stands out in my message this morn ing it is that college life is a prophecy of the future. God sets before you an open door to your later task and position in life. A light projected into the distance enlarges to noble proportions a small object placed near it, just as the lantern enlarges the picture in the slide. College life is like a light behind a man magnifying his powers and failings before his col lege-mates and the world at large. Nearer to the college days a man's life may reveal but indistinctly the proportions of either beauty or ugli ness which he possesses. Five, ten, or twenty years enlarge his powers- and we see plainly those things of which we marked the prophecy in " The golden, olden glory of the days gone by." V e ry many times in the interim since graduation has the question been asked the speaker regarding some student: W h at sort of a man was he in college ? Sometimes men have sought recommendation based on their work while students. Every phase of student life has been covered in the interrogatories. W h e re did the man go ? H ow did he get through ? W h at kind of work did he do in his studies J Was he an all-around man ? W as he level-headed ? W as he quick tempered ? Did he pay his bills ? Did the fellows like him ? Did he stick to his work ? W as he inter ested in athletics ? Did he " j u mp " ( No connection was im classes? plied between the last t wo ques tions!) W h at was his relation to the faculty? To the student organ izations? Did he think more of Co-education than education per se? - Did he trifle with the great social and religious interests of life? Environment can and will do much for an individual. On rock « and plant and man she leaves her ineffaceable imprint. Time sets the form once slight and plastic. But environment cannot do everything. Colleges supply neither brains nor character. T h ey are cultivators. T h ey take the ground as they find it. They do not create geniuses nor put a character on a man as a boy puts on his hat. T h ey uncover genius and offer the best conditions for the development of character. T he things which a man wills to do may go farther jn stamping charac teristic features upon his life than any environment. Persistent, neg inci lect of essential things, even dental and subsidiary m-itters, may blot out every imprint of nobility •produced by favorable surroundings. In other words it does make a difference, in a college student whether he attends to his w o r k; whether he is loyal to' great-truths lying at the foundation of his action; "whether he recognizes authority or belittles it; whether he sustains a sympathetic relation to his college as an institution, to his teachers as the faculty, to his cojlege-mates as his fellowmen and w o m e n; whether he looks beyond his college life of today, its deep joys and experiences, legitimate in themselves but with power to unsettle his life purpose, beyond these to t he work which his life ought to accomplish. W h en a fellow gets out of sorts with his college so that none of its social, athletic, fraternal, or moral interests attract and command his allegiance, we remark that his col lege spirit is gone. He becomes at once useless to ,the. institution, a weight upon its progress, and a dis satisfaction to himself. If the case is a bad one there follows alienation, poor worky discontent and with drawal. Such an experience em bitters the whole life. An excellent man by the name of Porter, whom I remember to have read somewhat in college days, says: W h at a man is determines what he believes. W h at a. man is in his college life mokls his attitude towards educa tional institutions, his position on public questions, his joy or bitter ness in life's work, his whole sphere of influence. More than he imag ines it determines his successful en trance upon coveted fields of labor. Experience, observation and the testimony of others unite to enforce the assertion that what a man is|in college determines or prophecies what he will be in life: Work out the problem as you will, get every available factor, carry the result to its most far-reaching conclusion in . time, in the varied departments of life, in different individuals, the prin educational ciple holds. axiom from Soloman to Spencer, from old scho 1 to new school^ affirms it. " Train up a child," " As the i s. b e n t , " — " T he boy is father,"—and so on ad infinitum. Every twig Wise is the college student w ho cares and dares to consider his future in the light of today. He will be a bra,ver, a broader, and a better man for it. T a ke his social life, given of God for noble ends. Would that some Washington in socieiy might bid him " avoid all entangling alliances." This does not mean that all alliances are entangling, T h ey are so when they defeat the purpose for which a man, a woman, entered upon college duties, or when they keep him from his best work. A l liances are proper at certain times. P a r e n ts are counsellors to be sought after regarding social duties. Friendship is too sacred to be ruth / thoughtless the lessly marred by the unhappiness pre attendant upon sumption. Take intellectual life. Dissipation here means heart ache, and headache lafer on. Manv a man wishes he had been taught to be exact, methodical, and compre hensive in his work. He wishes that he were more independent in original research. T he possibility of these.things he ignored or threw away w h e n . l ie attempted to " g et easily; t h r o u g h" his college* life when he tried c u t s" to achievement; when he was shifty in his work and shiftless methods. T a ke his spiritual He left it for the days after gradua tion. He awakes to find it a par alyzed member of his being, threat ening the existence of the whole. He apprehends with startling clear ness that in' his life. "short " It is the heart arid not the brain, That to the highest doth attain." thought Because of his neglect he is standing on the lower rounds of the ladder. W oe to the man w ho shuts up his heart to-feed on mathe matics or science or literature while the heart starves for want of the in vigorating life and light from revela-' tioh and the man is weak because he needs the exercise of unselfish service. W h at a man is in college more or less accurately prophecies, if it - does not determine, what he will do when he leaves its sacred halls. Therefore, look far. Build hroad foundations. Forget not the finds its cornerstone. T he • soul in the commendation satisfaction and service of the Man of Galilee. This open door of your college life, you see, opens to nearly every thing. . It opens to you—if I put the the proper opportunity It helps emphasis upon your you to put first things first. T h e re is an old Dutch proverb which will betray you often this year. " W h at heaviest." T he is heaviest weighs thing which you make most im portant will take the -most of your . time and energy. If y o u' let t he wrong thing weigh most it will life. T h at is to overbalance your say, there is about so muph weight, time and energy, to be so much I given to other things than study. do not need to mention them, for you know what they are. There is a just and necessary time and energy which you owe to the cultivation of your soul. Leave it out and you will be one-sided, unbalanced, u'n- symmetrical today and in the days to come. in 'other w o r d s — t h e' to place life. This open door faces faith. This you must have in your tasks, your life. A good preacher has said: " F a i t h - is the splendid necessity of the soul that would achieve." You need some faith in yourselves, large faith in your fellows, abundant faith in God, if you drink the brimming cup of satisfaction and usefulness. This open door stands "fronting - the d a w n" of the n ew century which you are to see. Pres. Shur- said man of Cornell University, recently to his students that the man " in the 20th century will be tested by what he is and does, not by what he says, professes or pays for." Never was there such a chance for the nohlest manhood and woman hood or a time when its example and service could be more far reach ing.. Every train that belts the con tinents and every ship that narrows the seas, brings mankind closer to gether. Y ou can make the world richer that you have iived and poorer when you die because you shall be, • S E P T E M B ER 26-, 1899. T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD 3 n ot s e e m; b e c a u se y ou •do n ot s ap life. s e r v e, a nd An M. A. C. C o l o n y. We h a ve m a de u n u s u al ' p r e p a r s I m m o r t a l i ty A s ' D e w e y 's fleet sailed o ut of t he h a r b or at H o ng K o n g, t he c a p t a in of H. M. S. s h o u t ed t h r o u gh his t r u m p e t * to t he c a p t a in of t he B o s t on t h e se significant w o r d s: to w i n — I 'm «' Y o u ' re g o i ng s u re too m u ch of I ' ve y ou w i l l. seen y o ur i t !" to d o u bt t a r g et p r a c t i ce O v e r h e ad t he a n g e ls a re w a t c h i n g. W h i le t he o p en d o or is b e f o re y o u, p r a c t i ce fidelity, p r a c t i ce t r u t h, p r a c tice faith, p r a c t i ce a clean tice C h r i s t i an service r i g ht h e re in t h is C o l l e g e. A nd w h en y ou s t ep i n to t he c o m i ng c e n t u r y, t he r o ar of w h o se b a t t le alrea'dy m u t t e rs b e y o nd t he n ot d i s t a nt hills, t he a n g e ls of G od w i ll send a t r i u m p h a nt m e s s a ge to t he w o r ld o u t s i de a nd t he e t e r n al w o r ld a b o v e: " T h e y ' re g o i ng to t h e ir p r a c t i c e ." seen w i n. W e ' ve issues of shall T h us e t e r n i ty m o ve t i me w h en t he f o r w a rd G od shall call h i s . o w n! t he to life, p r a c -. R e g u l a t i o ns for B i c y c l i s t s. t he b e g i n n i ng It m ay be well at of a n ew y e ar w h en t h e re a re so m a ny n ew s t u d e n t s' to call a t t e n t i on g o v e r n i ng r e g u l a t i o ns to t he r i d i ng of bicycles on C o l l e ge w a l k s. f ew t he to 1. Bicyclists a re n ot a l l o w ed r i de on F a c u l ty R ow w a lk b e t w e en t hs P r e s i d e n t 's h o u se a nd H o w a rd T e r r a c e. 2. B i c y c l i s ts a re p ot a l l o w ed r i de a c r o ss t he rustic b r i d ge in f r o nt of A b b ot H a l l. t o. 3. B i c y c l i s ts m u st g i ve w ay lo p e d e s t r i a ns on all w a l k s; t he l a t t er h a ve t he r i g ht of w ay on all w a l ks at all t i m e s. t , a l l o w ed on 4. C o a s t i ng is n ot a ny w a l k. h a ve r e n t ed a h o u se P r o f, and M r s. W o o d w o r t h, C. E. H o y t, G. N. E a s t m an a nd F. W. R o b i s on A u s t in a nd all live t o g e t h e r. a re in C h i c a go a nd w a nt t h e m, d i r e c t i o n s: " T a ke in If y ou to call on f o l l ow P r o f. V V o o d w o r t h 's t he L a ke s t r e et e l e v a t ed w e st to A u s t i n, w a lk o ne b l o ck w e st a nd o ne b l o ck s o u th to 123 S o u th P a rk a v e n u e ," a nd t h a t 's t he p l a c e. six m i l es five or to A u s t in is a beautiful ^suburb of 10,000 i n h a b i t a n t s — a ll nice h o u s es t h o u s a nd d o l t w e n ty w o r th six sees " P. B ." s a ys he l a rs e a c h. e v e r y w h e re a nd b o ys M. A- C m e n t i o ns a m o ng o t h e r s: G o r d on T r u e, E d. G a g n i e r, M ax B e u t n e r, F r a nk B a u e r l e, G e o r ge T e l l e r, W i ll D i e h l, C h r i s. C o da a nd M.' V. R o b t wo h a ve e n t e r ed i n s o n. T he L e w is is at N o r t h w e s t e rn t a k i ng a c o u r se in d e n t i s t r y. I n s t i t u t e. T. H. S p i n d lo last P r o f. W o o d w o r th h a s b e en s p e n d t i me since a r r i v i ng i ng m o st of his in p u r c h a s i n g, and in in C h i c a g o, s t a l l i ng electrical e q u i p m e n t. H is first class m et y e s t e r d ay an 1 a n o t h er b e g i ns w o rk O c t o b er 9. W ho W i ll W r i te t he P r i ze S o ng ? T he j H a l l o w e ' en e n t e r t a i n m e nt c o m m i t t ee offers a p r i ze for t he b e st c o m ic s o ng a b o ut M. A- C.,' to be . h a n d ed to M i ss B l u n t, c h a i r m an of t he c o m m i t t e e, b e f o re O c t o b er 10. LOTS FOR, SALE IN "OAKWOOD" At t he C o l l e g e. On Easy Terms Low Prices. E. J. G u n n i s on is a g a in in C o l l e g e. T he B o a rd m e e ts this e v e n i ng . ' G r a nd R a p i d s. in A n i g ht l aw school w i ll o p en in L a n s i ng O c t o b er 1. R e v. W. H. O s b o r ne c o n d u c t ed S u n d ay c h a p el services. W. E. R u s s e ll '01 r e t u r n ed to C o l l e ge on M o n d ay of last w e e ^, W. T. P a r ks ' 00 w as called h o me his t he d e a th of W e d n e s d ay by m o t h e r. T o t al e n r o l l m e n t, 5 2 1; f r e s h m e n, 2 6 6; m e c h a n i c a l s, 1 2 1; a g r i c u l t u r a l ", S 6; w o m e n, 5 9. D r. G r a n ge h a n d s- w i th C o l l e ge friends S a t u r d a y. He g o es to N ew Y o rk to p r a c t i c e. s h o ok Buy a lot and we will lend you the money with which to build a house.- C I TY A D V A N T A G E S, including electric lights, sewerage and reg ular street car service with C O U N T RY T A X E S. Buy now while prices are low. Rent of rooms alone will pay TEN PER CENT. NET on the investment. Enquire of either DR. J. VV. HAGADORN, EDWARD CAHILL, C. D. WOODBURY, or A. C. BIRD. Lawrence & VanBoren PRINTING CO., O t t a wa St. E. L a n s i n g, M i c h. a t i o ns for F a ll a nd W i n t er U n d e r w e ar b u s i n e ss a nd a re in p o s i t i on to s h ow a l m o st e v e r y t h i ng ' d e s i r a b le in S i l k, W o ol or C o t t on s r a r m e n t s. 5imonj D r^ Qoods CQi Combination Underwear.... G I V ES S P E C I AL • A T T E N T I ON - S T U D E N TS TO OF M. A. C. ' is c o n s t a n t ly g r o w i ng in p o p u larity ; n e v er sell a c u s t o m er a suit after w e a r i ng t wo piece c o m b i n a t i o n. d o u b le t h i c k n e ss a b o ut w a i s t, c l o t h i ng is b r i g h t e r. fits b e t t er a nd A ll q u a l i t i es in m e n ' s, w o m e n 's a nd c h i l d r e n 's s u i t s. A v o i ds life D o n 't g et so e x c i t ed o v er t he - m e r i ts of c o m b i n a t i on u n d e r w e ar t h at y ou f o r g et we h a ve THE UP-TO-DATE HAT STOCK OF L A N S I N G. W o u l d - l i ke for vou y o u r s e l f. \ to c o me in a nd see SPECIAL VALVES ' IN SEPTEMBER O N . .. * Carpets, Rugs, J Mattings, * Curtains, etc. A l a r ge 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, N e c k w e ar d e p a r t m e nt c h o ck P I L L OW C A S E S, e t c. full of N ew B r i g ht T i e s. Students' Patronage Solicited. THREE > Ijj^7>?fc- THREE > lf^F£°& ", \ - 2d—Cloaks,. Linens, ete. - 2d—Cloaks,. Linens, etc. F L O O RS ) 3d—Carpets and Draperies-., F L O O RS ) 3d—Carpets and Draperies-., ELGIN MIFFLIN. ELEVATOR. ELEVATOR. - 1; idquarters. r u r n i t u re Headquarters. - $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 . $1.50 and $2.00 , $1.50 and $2.00 $2.00 up $2.00 up Cots at Wire Springs at Mattresses from - - eaus, Iron Beds. Tables, Rockers, Bureaus, Iron Beds. AH goods delivered free to College. College. . & B. fl. Buck. fl. J. & B. fl. Buck. .-" - - - - ank & Co., R. B. S h a nk & Co., and Confectioners. Leading Grocers and Confectioners. t he f a rm T h is y e ar d e p a r t m e nt will s ow s i x ty acres of w h e at of t he D a w s o n 's G o l d en Chaff a nd I n t e r n a t i o n al N o. 6 v a r i e t i e s. T he f a c u l ty a nd s t u d e n t s, a re in vited to a r e c e p t i on to t he n ew p a s t or of d ay e v e n i n g - at o' o ' c l o c k. t he C e n t r al M. E. c h u r c h, F r i M i ss H a r r i e tt T u r n e r, of R o c h e s t e r, N. Y ., w ho has b e en v i s i t i ng P r o f, a nd M r s. J. D. T o w ar d u r i ng t he p a st t h r ee w e e k s, g o es to D r e x e l. P r o f. M u m f o rd will t a ke his class t he of s e n i o rs in s t o ck S t a te F a ir at G r a nd R a p i ds this w e ek to s t u dy t he m e t h o ds of j u d g es in t he s h ow r i n g. j u d g i ng to \ T he class of 1900 elected t he fol l o w i ng officers F r i d a y: P r e s i d e n t, W. B a l l; F. . W. D o d g e; s e c r e t a r y, H a r r i e t te R o b s o n; t r e a s u r e r, J. R. T h o m p s o n. v i c e - p r e s i d e n t, IF IT IS i*u'\»*»nrfWU*\**Si*\,fW,iWut\t'\,rw»twuW\**»r>,r^tW^ I ^IEN "ROYAL" SHOES FOR MEN { "ROYAL" SHOES FOR MEN All Styles $ 3 . 5 0. All Styles $ 3 . 5 0. ™, K C f HARDWARE you can get it at... NORTON'S in W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. Tennis Shoes for Tennis Shoes for for C PEOPLE ATHLETIC PEOPLE ATHLETIC PEOPLE At C. D. WOODBURY'S At C. D. WOODBURY'S ). WOODBURY'S SHOE S T O R E. SHOE S T O R E. SHOE STORE. Hollister Block. Hollister Block. ROSIS SHOES FOR WOMEN [ S0R0SIS SHOES FOR WOMEN \ SOROSIS SHOES FOR WOMEN \ > > > AH Styles, $ 3 . 5 0. AH Styles, $ 3 . 5 0. AH Styles, $ 3 . 5 0. COLLEGE BCS HEADQUARTERS \ .'vv,(,wvvvv,MVv>.'v,«*,,,,Mv1v,.^v*.^in.'v,.;,.*,-,^,'v,,»'.*,..,i.'».'i./'./v,.<'*.'v.,».».'',»'.i'.. J^V»J"rf,W"V^W'M'^'V.'».''«''w,^'V.^.''.''./,.<,».'s.«.''./,./,.#*..^.'V./'.''w'v.,'.".',./'./'..'^,v.'». 'WV*W-W V » ( % 1 A » ' J ' > / \ / V V,i ( V w W . n / ' J V Wl* T HE M. A. C ' R E C O RD S E P T E M B ER 26, 1S99, N e ws from Graduates and Former Students. W. A. Paddock '93, is father of a son born Sept.'a 8 at Geneva, N. Y. A. H. Gillett '92 raises the best celery brought to the Owosso mar ket. ' S. B. Y o u n g ' 9 6. is spending a few days at the College and in Lan sing. D. J. Hale-'qS is at St. Joseph, working on his report to the State Geologist. E. M. McElroy '93 remains an other year at Union City, as Supt. • of schools. J. W. Rigterink '97, called at the to College Tuesday on his way A nn Arbor. .. Byron Holdsworth with working with an engineer Angeles, Cal. '00, is in Los Miss Russell Taylor with ' 0 1, visited her brother of the freshman class last week. A daughter was born to Mr. and '99, in Lans Mrs. A. T h o rn Swift ing, September 20. F . - E. West '99, has returned for a year's post -graduate work- in chemistry and French. H . - D. Baker with '94' St. Croix Falls, Wis. has been- visiting at the College and in Lansing during the past week. James Gordon with 'S4, Battle Creek, called at the College Thurs day evening to see his son, J. H. Gordon '02. S. L. Ingerson '99 is testing flour for the Cameron Mill and Elevator Co., at Fort W o r t h, Texas. " He rooms at 913 Taylor St. T H E, R E C O RD was stating that B. K. Canfield a member of fraternity. in '89, was the Delta Tau Delta ,He was a P h i. in error . We are informed that C. F. Baker '91 has a professorship in the University of Missouri, instead of in St. Louis high school as stated in the last issue of the R E C O R D. M. H. Lapham '99, has .been recom that he has been notified mended for an appointment in the division of soils, department of agri culture, in Washington, D. C. -John A. W h i te with '92, principal of in the commercial department Burlington, Iowa, high school, has married one of Burlington's fairest daughters, Miss Lida Browning. '92, after T. S. Major traveling for in England about six months the International Trading Stamp Co., has settled down in Centerville, Mich., as auditor for the same com pany. F r a nk Bauerle '92/% 49 Camp- bell Park, Chicago, manufactures automatic wood turnings at 792 W. is just Madison St. His factory opposite^ Lewis Institute, where are so many M. A. C. people. E . J. Freeman '92, chemist of the Institute of Osteopathv, Northern Minneapolis, Minn., was the first person to develop the X-Rays west of Chicago, and the best known X - R ay expert in Minnesota. is now F r a nk Hodsjman '62. Climax, attended a meeting of the directors of the Michigan Engineering So ciety in L i n s i ng last Friday. At this meeting Prof. Vedder was t n i de director of the Society. Fred L. Chappell '85, of Kala mazoo, is attorney for the company the Dowagiac shoe manufacturing drill in a lawsuit involving many thousand dollars, to decide whether on this drill another patent. infringement is an T HE R E C O RD should have men tioned two weeks ago the death of '87, which Charles S. Whitmore occurred at Utica, N. Y., August 19. Mr. Whitmore was traveling for the Standard Harrow Co., and at Utica was taken with appendici tis, which caused his death a few days later. Faculty Reception to Students. in the armory T he faculty reception to students given last Friday evening was a very pleasant affair, and in spite of the inclement weather was well attended. Music and light feat refreshments weie enjoyable ures, as was also the hour of dancing after the reception. Goes to Cuba. R ay Stannard Baker '89, who has been visiting at M. A. C. several days, returned yesterday to N ew Y o r k. He will start in a few days for Santiago to interview General Wood and secure data for an article soon to appear in McChtre's Mag azine. Why Not ? D o n 't y ou t h i nk it pays to b uy your Drugs at Cut R a t es ? Y ou save m o n ey a nd the increased volume of business pays us. T RY I T. ALSDORF & SON, CUT RATE DRUGGISTS and PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES CHAS. A. PIELLA, D E A L ER IM DIAMONDS. WATCHES. JEWELRY, Clocks, Silverware, Art Goods. 121 Washington Ave. N., LANSING, MICH. Employes of l yl /\ C] Desiring to build should not purchase their material be fore consulting with Hiram Rikerd, Lansing, Mich. Lumber of all kinds. Interior Finishing a specialty. PRICES RIGHT. Office and Factory, Mill St. Both Phones. D&\?is f lothing 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 our 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 *T ELECTRICAL S U P P L I E S. 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. ALL MEATS.... May look alike to you, but there is a very great difference in the quality we han dle and that sold by some other markets. We handle none but the very best. Like the pudding, the proof of good "meats is in the eating. A trial will convince you that you ought to trade with us. BOTH PHONES. Careful attention given to phone orders. Gapitol Electric Engineering Qo. 321 Washington Ave. S. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Washington Ave. South. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN—* The names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of reli able parties. We hope that the faculty and students will take pains to patronize those who patronize us. , ' BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. J A N M S 'G BOOK AMD P A P ER CO. Wattr- L^ man and Sterling Fountain Pens, Stationery, Pictures. Kraires, Wall Paper. 120 Wash. Ave.-N. p i TY BOOK STOKE. Fountain Pens. Drafting C Tools, Stationery, Cards Engraved, Pictures and Picture Framing. Tennis, Football, and Base ball goods. Crotly Bros., 206 Wash. Ave. N. BOOTS AND SHOES. p D. WOODBURY.—Boots'and Shoes. We C shoe the students. See ad. BICYCLES. GEO. H. RICHMOND. Pierce Cycles. Full line of sundries. Repairing and renting at c reasonable rates. '200 N. Washington Ave. f- CLOTHING, j Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, A E. DAVIS.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur nishings. See ad. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. . DENTISTS. Rw! W. MORSE, D. D. S. D R. DAWLEY, M. D , D. D. S. Office over Postal Telegraph Co., Michigan and Washing HolUster Block, Room 517. ton aves. DEPARTMENT STORE. D ONSEKEAUX'S DEPARTMENT STORE is the place to tnule. You can get a warm lunch in our cafe for 10c. DRUGGISTS. A LSDORF & SON—The Druggists. Two stores, i"V 102 Washington Ave. N. 335 Washington Ave. S. See ad. C l.ROUSER—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash ington Avenue South. DRY GOODS. SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dr Goods and Carpets. L»ee ad. FURNISHING GOODS. vLGtN MIFFLIN'.—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. R B. SHANK & CO., 200 Washington Ave. S. The leading grocers. Both phones. Daily delivery to the college. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. M A. C, S T U D E N T S - D o n 't forget W. ( H. PORTER, the Hack and Liveryman. Rubber tires a specialty. 300 Capitol Ave. S. Both Phones. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware. Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery,'etc. Ill Washington Ave. South. See ad. HOTELS. T HE N EW G R A N D - R. M. Renner, Proprie tor. Special rates to students. Washington Avenue S. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO.. LTD., (Incorporated) 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. LA UNDRIES. THE VAN G.ORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. Col lege aartnts, C. H. Hibon, 97 Wells; Irving Gingrich, 47 Williams. S. P. Lantz, Prop. LUMBER DEALERS. H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. MERCHANT TAILORS. See ad. ' OODBURY & SAVAGE.-Tailors. Student trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. J OHN HERRMANN'S SONS. Fine Tailoring' 218 Washington Avenue N. OCULISTS. I OSEPH FOSTER, M. D . - E y e, Ear, Nose and J Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M. City National Bank Building, Lansing. PHYSICIANS. A D. HAGADORN.M. D.—Office hours, 11 W 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St. RESTAURANTS. GILBERT M. HASTY.-Proprietor Hasty's Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in the city. Quiet place for ladies. 113 Wash. Ave. S.