au:.3tta <&.& ecor I V O L. L A N b I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, F E B R U A RY 13, 1900. N o. 22. standing fruits, and can identify all the lead quaintance between the two persons. ing varieties of western fruits at a T h r o u gh M r. Downing's aid he glance, and Michigan is greatly in was able to obtain numerous varie debted to him for his long and per ties of new and untested fruits, and sistent labors in this direction. T he indulged extensively in the testing high the Michigan of of varieties as a matter of personal Horticultural Society has been at and public satisfaction. F r om 1861 tained very the through largely to 1866 he held the position of sec the fidelity, the skillful work, and retary of the board of superintend high reputation of M r. Lyon while ents of the poor of W a y ne county. he was its president. T he advanced In 1864 the Detroit & Howell position the American Railway Company was organized, . Pomological Society in simple and and Mr. Lyon was elected president. direct nomenclature of fruip, is also in 1867 by the This was followed due to the earnest, persistent efforts organization of the Howell & Lans- ing Company, and Mr. Lyon was_ / ' r f f ' M r. Lyon. He has been actively elected president o'f this atsd. -fie held this position until 1870, when e roads were turned over.-to a new company. In^' 1874 he moved---ro' western Mieh/gan and became con- identified with the American Pomcy'. inti- logital SocietVj a^nd • hag*- been d er, mately a&sotfatetl with W il D o w n i n g, W a r d e r, T h o m a s, and B a" T- - taken by »~ _/ who have been the recipient of valu able assistance from his hand." An Innovation. STUDENTS FROM AGRICULTURAL C O L L E GE VISIT JACKSON FARMS. to F or three years Friday* they went It \vas this class under the Michigan Agricultural College has had dur ing winters a special course of six weeks. the charge ojE Prof. Herbert W. M u m- ford that was inspecting stock farms in Jackson county Friday and Sat- . '•urday. the • Boland farm in Grass L a k e. T he college party was met at Grass L a ke by MrY Boland's farm man, wrjq^ak* frirn isned means of con veyance. T he students found much to interest t h e m; Bptend is breeding Shortfc^rB^cattle and English Shire It is said Boland's herd of Shorthorns is the best ^n the state if not as good,.as any to *be found in the OoOntry.' 1 T he College party then was entertained'at supper, and • returned to Grass Lake and came to . h6rses. this city. Yesterday they were at the Pro- bert farm, looking over the Jersey stock; at the farm of J o hn C. Sharp sizing up his high bred horses, and to Austin's, formerly Camp's, dairy farm. T he party went through the . jjrison in the afternoon and returned to Lansing at 4:40. T he taking^ of a .*cLass from the that trie assumption 3 LVA\ C. on the'y can learn, much from farmers, is an innovation, this being the first trip of the kind; «nd that Jackson county sh'ould be selected for . the initial trip is a matter of congratula tion for Jackson county, farmers. » serve The-Ve is no question but tha.t such tours of to inspection will bring the College and f a r m e rs and the students in closer touch and in harmony on questions of equal in terest to them all. T he College can learn from the farmer as well as the farmer can learn from the College. recognition Gi this fact, "It inspection will that Yhese tours of be made*—The "Jackson Morning Patriot. *_• '. in is of ^ ^ufse."^ "* T. T. L y on is D e a d. T. T. Lyon, who for the past ten year has had charge of the South H a v en sub-station, passed away at his home on the station grounds, Tuesday, February 6, aged eighty- seven years. Except for an occa sional slight illness, M r. Lyon had enjoyed quite good health until September, 1S9S, since which time he has been quite closely confined to the house. During the winter of 1898-99, his sight and mental facul ties failed him, but have been much the past summer improved during and fall, although he required the constant attendance M r s. L y on died ten years sinCe. T h ey leave no children, but are sur vived by two adopted daughters, M r s. J. W. HumphreycfojqnSerly of South Haven, and Mrs. £>. W. H. Moreland, of Detroit. to from the family moved the sub-station, and F r om 1889 until 1898 M r. Lyon prepared annual reports of the work done at these were issued as bulletins. His long experience with fruits made them very valuable, and secured for them a wide distribution. T he following account of the work dope by' M r. Lyon was prepared by his intimate friend, Hon. Chas. W. Garfield, of Grand Rapids, for the report of the State Board of Agriculture for 1895. " T h e o d a t us Timothy L y o n, was born at Lima, Livingston county, N ew York, J a n u a ry 23, 1S13. H is father, Timothy Lyon, immigrated from Connecticut to Massachusetts, and in the early settlement of west- * in Lima. em N ew Y e rk settled He owned and carried on a farm, but devoted his attention mostly to a r c h i t e c t u re and millwriglating;' F r om the age of about twelve years T. T. Lyon's summers were spent_ partly at farming aud partly at me'- ' chanical work. Aside such employment he attended the distrist the spring of 1828, school up to Michi when gan and settled at Plymouth, W a y ne county, about twenty miles north west of Detroit. D u r i ng his firs.t year's residence in Michigan he was employed in tending a small coun try store, established and conducted by his father at Plymouth. He was in various employments, engaged among them teaching school, until at 23 years of age he turned his at tention to farming and manufactur ing lumber, meantime holding sev eral local offices in his township. In 1842 he was in charge of the W a y ne county poorhouse as keeper and In 1844 he be farmer for a year. gan the nursery business in a small way, at first with the intention of growing trees for his own planting. He collected the varieties for the nur sery from surrounding orchards, ac cepting they were commonly known. He soon learned the fact that in so doing he had, in manj' cases, incorrect and local names. This started him upon the process of correction and identi fication. He soon saw the need of a broader knowledge, and amid the toil and care of business, he entered upon the study of the limited pomol ogy of 30 years ago. His writings attracted the attention of M r. Chas. D o w n i ng of N e w b u r g b, N ew Y o r k, and brought about an ac the names by which (\i«ru*^j4 \rc^. QW $y^ nected ' with the Michigan Shore Nursery Association president. L a ke its as " In 1876 M r. Lyon was elected the Michigan State president of Pomological Society, to which posi tion he was annually re-elected for eighteen years. He was also, for the execu two years, a member of the Michigan tive committee of State Agricultural Society. At the organization of the Michigan E x periment Station and the establish ment of a sub-station at South Haven for experiment work with fruits, M r. Lyon w as put in charge of the station, and has continued in that work up to the present time. T he famous specimen orchard which he planted at P l y m o u th was com posed largely of tree fruits, but in later years his observations have been more largely with the smaller fruits, and he is now a walking encyclopedia of the nomenclature of largely issued by " M r. Lyon's contributions to the literature of pomology have been to periodicals and made the State and volumes in national societies, and embody them all the close observations and ripe experience of sixty years very largely devoted to this specialty. In his '.History of Michigan Horticul ture,' which was prepared with in finite pains, he has made a valuable contribution to the history of Mich igan upon this subject. He has done much by his counsel to elevate the popular taste in the selection of fruits and flowers and trees, and has a national reputation for having given a life to the advancement of horticultural taste. It is a pleasure to show, in a man's life time, an ap preciation of his work, and in pay tribute to the honesty, ing a brief pnd intelligent and effective labors of T. T. Lyon, a feeble expression is given of the thought of thousands It should b'e^stated that the trip to which the above article refers is by no means the first of the kind"made , by M. A. G, students, but it is prob- in spection that any class in agriculture has made. . ably the "most extended tour of Co-ed Personals. Mrs. J a m es English of Lucas, is visiting her daughter Mabel E n g lish '03. Mrs. D. B. Kelly and daughter Marguerite of Lucas, are visiting the and Helen Kelly '03. former's daughters, Ida Miss Keller gave the sleighing party Monday F e b. 5. co-eds a evening, Miss Camilla Phillips '03 is ill at her home in Auburn. Miss Alice Shaw '03 left for her home near Adrian Wednesday on account of illness. Miss Allie Cimmer '00 was sud denly called home on account of her mother's illness. B. A. K. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBL.ISHKD WEEKLY BY THE HIGHIGAN AGRICULTURAL GOLLEGE. EDITED BY THE FACULTY, ASSISTED BY THE STUDENTS. SUBSCRIPTIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO T HE SEC EETARY, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MICH. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 50 CEXTS PER YEAR. Send money by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with LAWRENCE & VAN BUREN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. For various reasons T HE 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 postoffiee, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure THE RECORD regularly Is to subscribe. Official Directory. Y. M. C. A.—Regular meetings Sundav evenings at 7:00 and Thursday evenings at 6:30. C. H. Parker, President. D. S. Bullock, Cor. Secretary. Y. W. C A.—Weekly meetings for all ladies on the campus, Thursday evenings at 6:20, in Abbot Hall. Sunday meetings with the Y. M, C. A. Mable Brigham, President; Elizabeth Johns, Cor. Secretary. KING'S DAUGHTERS—Meet alternate Wed nesdays. Mrs. C. L. Weil, Leader. Mrs. M. L. Dean, Secretary. N A T U R AL HISTORY SOCIETY — Meets alternate Wednesday evenings at 6:30 P. M., in the Zoological Lecture Room. B, Barlows, Pres ident. W. K. Wonders, Secretary. BOTANICAL CLUB—Meets Tuesday evenings at 6:30 in the Botanical Laboratory. G. M. Brad ford, President. Emma Miller, Secretary. ADELPHIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Class room A., College Hall. Win. Krieger.i President. R. Southwick, Secre tary. COLUMBIAN L I T E R A RY S O C I E TY — Meetings every Saturdav evening at 7:00. Fourth floor, Williams Hall. Bronson Barlow, President. Burt Wermuth, Secretary. ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall, D. II. Finch, President. T. G. Phillips, Secretary. F E R O N I AN SOCIETY-Meetings everv Thurs day afternoon at 4:00. West Ward, Wells Hall. Ailie Cimmer, President. Mabel Brigham, Sec retary. HESPERIAN SOCIETY-Meetings every Sat urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. L. S. Christensen, President. H. G. .Driskel, Secretary, OLYMPIC SOCIETY-Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. T. I. Leavitt, President. D. C. Pierson, 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. L Kimball, President. R. L. Himebaugh, Secretary. T H E M I AN SOCIETY.—Meetings everv Fri day afternoon from 5 to 6 Phi Delta Theta Rooms. East Ward, Wells Hall. Maud Parmelee, Presi dent. Marguerite Nolan, Secretary. UNION LITERARY S O C I E T Y - M e e t i n gs everv Saturday evening at 7:00. U. L. S. Hall. E. W. Uanney, President. A. Kocher, Secretary. TAU BETA PI FRATERNITY—Meetings on alternate Thursday evenings. Tower Room. Me chanical Laboratory. William Ball, President. C. H. 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. F A R M E R S' CLL'B-Meets alternate Wednes day evenings at 6:30 in the Agricultural Labora tory. J. II. Skinner, President. G. M. Odium, Cor. Secretary. M. A. C. CHORUS meets in the Chapel every Monday evening at G:30. C. H. Parker, President. Gertrude Van Loo, Secretary, Mrs. C. E. Mar shall, Director. Meeting of t he State Board. T he State Board of Agriculture met Wednesday evening, F e b. 7, at the Hotel St. Claire, Detroit. A ll members present except the gov ernor. After receiving the report of the committee appointed at the January meeting of the Board, to make fur ther inquiries regarding a request the students to be allowed to from publish a College paper, the Board adopted the following: Resolved, that the M. A. C. R E C ORD be made an eight-page paper, three pages of which shall be given up exclusively to students to be used as they may direct, but at the same time be under the careful surveil lance of a member of the faculty. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. F E B R U A RY 13, igoo. Further, that copy must be prepared in the form and at the time desig nated by the business manager. T he commencement number shall be de voted entirely to the leport of com mencement exercises and such news as is of value at that time. T he numbers during the summer vaca tion shall be in the hands of the faculty entirely. T he College will not be under obligation to furnish cuts or other material for the illus tration or embellishing of the de partment in charge of the students. T he College reserves the right to terminate at any time the entire paper or the part hereby granted to the use of students. A petition from the societies re questing the Board to reconsider its resolution regarding the increase of society membership to 50 w as re ceived and placed on file. On motion the president and the secre tary of the College were requested to investigate the general question of society accommodations, both at this and other educational institu tions, and report at the next meet ing of the Board. President Snyder presented a re port of the superintendent of insti tutes, showing in detail the receipts and disbursements of the institute fund for the fiscal year ending J u ne 30, 1899. T he request of Prof. Weil for an appropriation of $1,000 to purchase lathes for the mechanical department was granted. T he College forests were placed in charge of Dr. Beal and Prof. Mumford. farm T he farm committee reported their approval of the plans for the new farm barn, which were adopted by the Board. T he secretary was instructed to submit the plans to the state board of health and the state board of corrections and charities for approval. requested On motion the several Board com mittees were to make estimates of the legislative appropri respective ations needed by the College departments the next t wo years and to report the same at the next meeting of the Board. during least On motion the architects for the in new women's building were three to specify at structed different makes of all plumbing goods needed in said building, the Board reserving the right to finally determine the kind to be used. T he to architects were also requested furnish plans for fire escapes for the women's building, and the secretary was authorized to advertise for bids on the plumbing and the electric It was wiring of said building. voted that the plans for heating the building be placed in the hands of Prof, Weil, with power. T he Board authorized the sale of the grade dairy herd and the use of the funds arising therefrom in pur chasing representative specimens of pure-bred sheep. Prof. Mumford was also authorized to purchase a Shorthorn bull to head the College herd. T he committee appointed to con sider the question of furnishing tele phones for the several offices asked for further time. On motion it was expressed as the sen^e of this Board that the $15,000 appropriated for a dairy building be used for the construction of a build ing for dairy purposes and for no other purposes. Student labor will be paid next Saturday. W i n n i ng H is Laurels. force T h at Prof. F. B. Mumford '91 is becoming one of the most popular lecturers on the Missouri farmers' institute is shown by the reports of his work. newspaper One says, " If a young man were going out to buy only five calves to feed, he could well afford to spend two days to get the instructions that Prof. Mumford gives;" and another, " E v e ry this [Prof. Mumford's] lecture will feel that this one part of the institute was worth many times the cost of the six sessions." Here is what the Journal for Dec. of Agriculture 21, 1899, has to say of a talk he gave at the Missouri State breed ers' meeting: farmer w ho heard that pure-bred F. B. Mumford, professor of agri culture at the State University, gave as valuable and as practical a lesson in feeding stock as was ever listened to. He had charts showing average results, covering widespread experi ments in all sections of the country. He stated that stockmen were espe cially benefitted by experiment sta tion work. Their work had shown stock conclusively were the profitable stock for the feed er ; that while the cost per pound of gain on scrub stock would not vary materially from that of pure breeds, the value of the product of pure bred stocky when sent to market, was often 25 per cent, or more in favor of the pure-bred. T he same could be said in regard to dairy breeds. These breeds had not the proper conformation for good porter house steaks or choice rib cuts. He also showed a carefully prepared table, giving comparative cost of producing 100 lbs. of beef, mutton and pork. T he W e ek Before Christmas. A PARODY, READ BEFORE T HE COLUMBIAN LITERARY SOCIETY BY M. B. STEVENS '02. 'Twas the week before Christmas and happy were we, For school had let out at our M. A. C; The last week of " boning " for review a-nd exam. Had gone, and we now felt a good deal like the man Who'd been shut up in prison to make his amends, But at last was turned out to go home to his friends. We had learned a good deal in those past fourteen weeks About science, and farming, and nature's queer freaks; How Avogadro had made laws for the gases To puzzle the students in chemistry classes; And felt of a certain we had grown quite profound, For our young heads were surely much larger around. This of course to the Freshman will hardly apply, So I'll pause just a moment and tell you all why. The formula space, for liquids confined within Then suddenly ejected green spots to erase, Is the volume of pail by the strength of the hand, Times the distance of throw and the size of the man. Now this water applied will strike cold on the skin Of the head and exert a strong pressure within, Which reduces the size to such a degree That the contents within do not feel quite so free. His head then is smaller than 'twas when he came here, So my proof is conclusive or else it is queer. Coming back to my theme after this expla nation, I shall tell of the week of anticipation. There were some of the boys who thought they would stay And earn a few dollars to help pay their way. So one big, tall fellow got a job on the " H o r t ." To peddle court; their truck and the hired girls And a "Soph." and a senior worked hard sawing wood, Tho' the " Soph." sat on the log whenever he could And complained all the while that his mus cles would crack Unless they could run the old saw on its back. But of the boys who went home their old friends to see And to throw care away and be happy and free, Some were so disappointed, 'tis sad to re late— The measels had got them. Was there ever such fate? The rides they had longed for with that girl in the seat, The going to parties and a dance for a treat, little Were all knocked in the head by a disease That had never been known to kill even fleas. With this to consider, I think that we all Had experiences that are good to recall, And we entered this term with our being re freshed, Both ready and willing to do our very best. For that week before Christmas was surely all right, If some of us did sit up a few nights. Indoor Meet a nd O t h er Athletic N e w s. T he athletic association is to be congratulated upon the success of last Friday the indoor meet given evening. T h e re was good music, a good list of sports and receipts amounting to $ 3 8. T he first event was a basket-ball game between t wo teams of co-eds, Captain Deyarmond and Misses Townsend, Hadley, Nolan, Crosby, Barret, English, Mabel Smith and Ida Kelly on one side, and Captain Kinyon and Misses Vosper, W r i g h t, Chandler, Elliott, Waterman, L a w- son, Miller, and Helen Kelly on the other. During the Kinyons four points, the Deyarmonds one; but in the second half the latter turned the tables and won by a score of 7 to 6. Baskets from field—Vosper 2, Hadley 2, Deyarmond. Baskets from fouls— Kinyon 2, Townsend. the first half scored Between halves in this game G. B. Fuller gave a pleasing exhibition of club swinging. T he basket-ball game between teams representing WelLs and Wil liams halls was an exciting event from start to finish. Ranney, Mills- paugh, Tower, McCue and W e y demeyer composed the Wells hall Parks, Rupert, C o o p e r, team; Francisco, and Blanchard, the Wil liams hall team. Wells had the ad vantage from start to finish, scoring seven points to one for Williams. field—Ranney, W e y Baskets from demeyer, Tower. Goals from fouls —Francisco, Ranney. T he wrestling events brought out some timber that will be valu field day comes. Six able when minutes was allowed for each bout. In the first H. L. Hall '03 secured two falls from Uhl ' 0 2; in the second Rudolph threw T o m. W h i te twice and was thrown once; in the third J. F. Baker secured three falls from Geib. T he college band furnished music first It was their for the meet. F E B R U A RY 13, 1900. T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD 3 public appearance this year, and improvement over marked a great a ny previous effort they have made. At a meeting of the athletic asso ciation last week it was voted as the sentiment of the members that dis cus throwing be introduced as one •of the M. I. A. A. sports. T he two-mile and three-mile runs were not favored. Prof. Bemies has arranged for t he co-eds two basket-ball games with the Normals—one here Feb ruary 24; the other at Ypsilanti It is probable that a game March 3. •will be played with Lansing high school next Saturday. At the College. Cheese-making course begins to d a y. J. H. Gordon '02 received a call from his father Friday afternoon. Born Saturday, F e b. 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Chace N e w m an a daughter. Prof. Taft went to South Haven F r i d ay to attend the funeral of the late T. T. Lyon. Short course students in dairying, live stock husbandry and fruit grow i ng finished work Friday noon. J. R. Thompson '00, R. M. Nor t on ' 0 1, W. W. Wells '01 and M. L. Ireland into '01 were the T au Beta Pi last Thursday •evening. initiated Prof. F. S. Kedzie, Prof. J. D. T o w ar and Messrs. A. N. Clark and H. S. Reed are to instruct the short course students in beet sugar pro duction. Capt. H. H. Bandholtz was in t he city Friday. He had received his commission and was on his way to Chicago for a short visit before leaving for Cuba. Our first team of basket-ball play ers met defeat at Ypsilanti Saturday afternoon. Score, 13 to 11. T he treatment boys report the best of and a good game. R. L. Clark '03 received a painful injury Friday the blacksmith in shop from a bar of hot iron which glanced from an anvil and struck him in the forehead. R e v. Ernest Bourner Allen's ser mon on " T he Man with the H o e" w as listened to with rapt attention by a large congregation in the chapel Sunday morning. T h r ee of the literary societies— t he C o l u m b i a n s, Eclectics, and Union Lits gave parties Saturday com evening. bined a marshmallow roast with dancing. T he Columbians Mr. B. O. Longyear entertained the members of the Botanical club last week with a talk on fungi. His talk was illustrated by photographs, blackboard drawings and preserved specimens. the Altruria T he members of Sorority of Lansing their monthly meeting with Miss Olena last Tuesday A y r s, Collegeville, evening. ladies were present. Fourteen young held Prof, and Mrs. Vedder enter tained a company of 35 College people very pleasantly last Tuesday evening. Progressive euchre was followed by delicious refreshments, after which M r s. K e d z ie was awarded the prize for securing the greatest number of points at euchre. Secretary Bird made the remarkable record of five lone hands for the evening. Seniors T a ke N o t i c e! the William Ball, president of senior class, desires all seniors to read and respond to the following invitation received by him on Satur day last: President William Ball, My Dear Sir:—As you merrily roll along your College way, Mrs. and myself would be de Smith lighted to have you revolute, with your fellow members of the senior class, into the house set apart for the Board, and desig our use by nated as number nine, Faculty R o w, Wednesday February fourteenth, at 7:30 p. m., standard and street car time. evening, Bring with you your real estate— your Appleyards, your P a r k s, your Parkers and your W e l l s; bring with you all the members of your class—guilty or not guilty, tried or untried. As this is St. Valentine's day, let each worthy member, the manly sex, bring with him the best girl of himself or somebody else, and if of the better sex, let her be provided with an escort. if of Yours fraternally, C L I N T ON D. S M I T H. 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Shank & Co., Leading Grocers and Confectioners. ^ M W ^ i w v v w y y y ir |M v i / ) M w y^ Patent Leather J Made up in the latest up-to-date round toe, neither \ too broad nor too narrow—built of the best im- S 1 ported stock—glossy jet black—easily cleaned ^ ready to wear. No better shoe at any price. S Price $500 a pair. T he Natural History society pro gram for last Wednesday evening consisted of a talk on " Enemies of our Song Birds " by D. S. Bullock and " Canoeing down the Miss issippi," by M r. William Shaw of Minnesota Agricultural College. NORTON'S in W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. I ? •a Same style made from domestic stock at $3.50 a pair. C. D. WOODBURY, H o l l i s t er B l o c k. C O L L E GE B us H E A D Q U A R T E R S. V l W / l i W I W i W . I ' i / W W W W W i' S R r f W W WW Oratorical Contest Postponed. O w i ng to the illness of one of the contestants, it has been decided to postpone for one week the oratorical contest, which should occur next Friday evening. T he date of the contest, then, will be Friday, F e b ruary 23. N e ws from Graduates a nd Students. W. C. Sanson '87 is lumbering and farming at Clifford, Mich. Miss Mabel Morrill with '03, of Benton Harbor, visited friends at the College last week. C. J. DeLand with '99 keeps books for H. H. Marriott, painterf paper hanger and decorator, Jack son. Fred Curtis with 'oim, writes from Harbor Springs that he is with a party of G. R. & I. R. R. surveyors. Maurice Carney with '94.W sent the mechanical blue prints of a 20-ton crane recently de signed by himself. department R oy C. Bristol '93 will be married in Detroit tomorrow, F e b. 14, to Miss Mary M. Kerr of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Bristol will reside at 317 Capital avenue north, Lansing. W. J. Boone and C. M. Wolf in Hillsdale intend to return to with '02 are teaching county. Both M. A. C. next year and have ap plied for the best room in Abbot Hall. Prof. Henry Thurtell '88 is act ing president of Nevada State Uni versity during the absence of Pres. J. E. Stubbs. He was appointed by special action of the board of regents. George D. Moore '71 died Sunday, F e b. 4, at his home near Medina, Mich., of pneumonia. M r. Moore returned to the farm immediately after graduating and remained there until his death. W. J. Merkel 'a8»z, Schenectady, N. Y., sent Prof. Weil an interesting description of the work done in the drafting the General Electric Company, in which M r. Merkel is a draftsman. room of P. S. Rose '99W, who succeeded '9802 in the mathe F. V. W a r r en matical department of North Dakota agricultural college, writes that he enjoyes his work. He also reports the arrival of a son, Douglas Rose. Fred L. Small with '94, located at Crystal City, Mich., is a fruit grower and dealer in live stock and farm implements. Of late he has been studying veterinary science and writes that he hopes to spend a few months in study along that line at M. A. C. G uy L. Stewart '95, assistant the botanist and pathologist of Maryland experiment station, writ ing of " R i c h a rd C a r v e l" says: " To any w ho may be interested in that book let me add that Carvel Hall, W ye House, and the Kent property are still standing. I was fortunate enough to see the Kent house at Chestertown while inspect ing orchards last summer." J o hn W. O'Bannon '89 is chief yeoman on the U. S. S. Glacier, sta tioned at Manila, where he has been the Spanish- since American war. During the war with Spain he served on the U. S. S. the close of T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD F E B R U A RY 13, 1900. Helena, received honorable mention for gallantry at the -battle of Tunas de Zarga, participated in seven or eight captures and in the naval re view at Boston at the close of the war. Shop Talk. T he junior mechanicals have com pleted their term's work in machine design, and will begin steam engine design this week. On account of the large amount of in the drawing rooms, Mr. work N e w m an has moved his desk to the drawing room office on second floor, and M r. Smith takes his place in the first floor office. T he effect of having six weeks of freehand perspective drawing in the fall term is showing good results in the freshman machine sketching of this term. Another new feature of this year is the keeping of a sketch book by the students, and one day per week to making is devoted sketches of various machines about the shops, with the necessary dimen sions for making a finished drawing of the same in the drawing room. J. c. G. T h e re are a good-looking lot of in the Hillsdale basket-ball girls team, but they are too short and fat for basket-ball. We bet five to one on the Albion girls.—Albion Col lege Pleiad. After the above there is no reason for asking w hy the Albion boys are so popular at their sister institutions. reading WhflNot? D o n 't y ou t h i nk it pays to b uy your D r u gs at C ut R a t es ? Y ou save m o n ey a nd t he increased volume of business pays us. T RY I T. ALSDORF & SON, CUT RATE DRUGGISTS and PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES CHAS. A. PIELLA, DEALER IN DIAMONDS. WATCHES. JEWELRY, Clocks, Silverware, Art Goods. 121 Washington Ave. N., LANSING, MICH. Employes of M. A. C Desiring to build should not purchase their material be fore consulting with Hiram Rikerd, Lansing, Mich. Lumber of all kinds. Interior Finishing a specialty. PRICES RIGHT. Office and Factory, Mill St. Both Phones. D&\?is r i o t h i ng 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 ci c r T D ir * -' ELECTRICAL S U P P L I E S. a nd Also t he largest R e p a ir S h op in L a n s i ng fully e q u i p p ed with p o w er m a c h i n e r y. We p ay all t r a n s p o r t a t i on on w h e e ls to a nd from College w h en r e p a i rs a m o u nt to one dollar or m o r e. Gapitol Electric Engineering Go. 321 Washington Ave. S. ALL MEATS.... May look alike to you, b ut t h e re is a v e ry g r e at difference in t he quality we h a n d le a nd t h at sold by s o me o t h er m a r k e t s. We h a n d le n o ne b ut t he v e ry best. L i ke the p u d d i n g, t he proof of good m e a ts is in the e a t i n g. A trial will convince y ou that you ought to t r a de with u s. We m a ke daily trips to t he College. BOTH P H O N E S. Careful attention given to phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Washington Ave. South. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN^-A T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as t h o se of all o ur other a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli able p a r t i e s. We h o pe t h at t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to p a t r o n i ze those w ho patronize u s. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. T ANSING BOOK A ND P A P ER CO. Water- \j man and Sterling Fountain Pens, Stationery, Pictures, Fraues, Wall Paper. 120 Wash. Ave. N. CITY BOOK STORE. Fountain Pens, Drafting Tools, Stationery, Cards Engraved, Pictures and Picture Framing. Tennis, Football and Base ball goods. Crotty Bros., 200 Wash. Ave. N. BOOTS AND SHOES. D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. BICYCLES. GEO. H. RICHMOND. Pierce Cycles. Full line of sundries. Repairing and renting at reasonable rates. 200 N. Washington Ave. DRY GOODS. HMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry ) Goods and Carpets, bee ad. FURNISHING GOODS. } L G tN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's _j 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. STUDENTS—Don'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. I ll Washington Ave. South. See ad. 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. CLOTHING. LA UNDRIES. 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. Hollister Block. Room 517. R W. MORSE, D . D . S. DR. D A W L E Y, M. D , D. D. S. Office over D E. PARME LEE—Dentist. 218 Washington Postal Telegraph Co., Michigan and Washing . Ave. south. Opposite Hudson House. 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 J. ROUSER—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash ington Avenue South. THE VAN GORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. Col lege agents, C. H. Hilton, 97 Wells; Irving Gingrich, 47 Williams. S. P. Lantz, Prop. LIMBER DEALERS. H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. See ad. MERCHANT TAILORS. trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. WOODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student J OHN H E R R M A N N 'S SONS. Fine Tailoring. 218 Washington Avenue N. OCULISTS. J OSEPH FOSTER, M. D.—Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M. City National Bank Building, Lansing. PHYSICIANS. 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St. A D. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to DR. J. M. COLLIER.—123 Washington Ave. south. Office oyer Capital Drug Store. Resi dence 310 Seymour St. RESTAURANTS. GILBERT M. HASTY.—Proprietor Hasty's Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in t he city. Quiet place for ladies. 113 Wash. Ave. S.