fffc ffll (§L ©. ^Record V O L. 6. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, N O V. 6, 1900. - N o. 8 A New Experiment in Agricul tural Education. Mr. M. G. Kains, '95, writes from • Briar Cliff Manor, N. Y., under date of Oct. 8th. His letter describes a new departure in agricultural in struction, and will be of interest to readers of the R E C O R D. We there fore print it in full: " In the R E C O RD of Sept. 25th, I saw an item concerning the resigna tion of my position as Special Crop Culturist in the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and my acceptance of the chair of horticulture in the School of Practical Agriculture and Horticulture at Briar Cliff Manor, N ew York. Since many of my thought me per friends probably in Washington, manently located some notes concerning the school and my connection with it may be of interest. their from condensed large cities of " As one of the results of an in vestigation of the causes that have led to the flocking of country people this state, a to the number of gentlemen concluded that the time was ripe for the foundation of a school of scientific agriculture and horticulture which should differ from the agricultural colleges in the omission of studies of purely educa- . tional interest from its course, and also short courses in the emphasis it should lay upon actual practice. A concise t wo years'course was accordingly planned which should cover all branches of commercial agriculture and horti culture; a farm was purchased; a director, M r. Geo. T. Powell, ap pointed; buildings commenced; pro fessors engaged; the school adver tised and opened in mid-September. " Since our buildings were not completed, we started in temporary quarters, being greeted on opening day by a class twice as large as was expected. than doubled since, and we find ourselves almost buried in work of a most exhilarating kind. " Our object This has more is the training of young men and women in all de partments of farm and garden busi ness by actual practice as well as by lectures. In addition to our own re sources, students enjoy the advan tages of M r. Walter W. Law's 4,500 acre estate, his superb dairy and herd of nearly 1,000 cows— mostly Jerseys—his piggeries, hen neries, greenhouses, orchards — in fact, all lines of farming and garden ing. With each product we investi gate methods of production, har-- and marketing. vesting, storing, Our cold storage work, in charge of a the specialist, commences with careful study of the" maturing fruit or vegetable and follows it through to its sale. As to the chill-room to N ew markets, our proximity affords unsurpassed Y o rk advan tages; students will grow, pick, grade, pack and ship products and to see them sold in the city visit open market. "All students after being thor oughly grounded in the scientific principles underlying correct prac tice will be encouraged to specialize in branches that appeal to them. " In many respects, therefore, our course is unique and for that reason is drawing just the class of students it was planned for, viz., such as must obtain a business training in agriculture or horticulture in a lim ited time, and who have not had the opportunity for training as well regulated farms and gardens afford. such teaching " I am greatly pleased with my work and prospects as horticulturist. At present, the I am structure of plants and the under lying principles of plant growth and have had occasion to use some of the drawings made in 1892 under Dr. Beal and Prof. Wheeler — drawings pleasant memories, notably of Dr. Beal's stage whisper to my classmate, E. J. H., upon his discovery, under the microscope, of an air bubble. awaken that is forging ahead. " T he college, I am glad to see by T HE R E C O RD and The Michi I gan Farmer, begin to feel the pleasure that comes from the knowledge that an institu tion is being recognized by the pub lic. I hope, therefore, that the in fluence of M. A. C. mav continue to widen and to increase in Dower. " W i th best wishes for a success ful year both for T HE R E C O RD and the dear old College, I remain, " Yours very truly, " M. G. K A I N S ." Report of the Michigan Academy of Science. the Academy T he first report of the Michigan Academy of Science, lately issued, the organiza covers the time from tion of in 1894, to J u ne 30, 1899, and contains a mass of valuable material, interesting to scientists and also to all persons whose plane of is at all broad. thought Dr. Manly Miles in an article on " Futile Experiments for the Im provement of Agriculture," took strong ground concerning the value of "empirical experiments for the discovery of the underlying princi ples of farm practice." We quote the two concluding paragraphs. " No general statement in regard to the nutritive value of foods can be formulaied from the results of experi ments in which the chemical factors are alone considered and Liebig's classification of foods has not the physiological claimed for it. T he same animal may give quite different results with the same food at different times, and different animals are not likely to agree in the returns given for the same food under the same conditions. significance " F r om the complex processes of soil metabolism and the various con ditions that have an influence for good or ill on the well being of the themselves, and the micro plants organisms concerned in the elabora tion of plant food it may be readily shown that the sources of fallacy are quite as evident in field experiments In as in the feeding of animals. both cases the farmer is dealing with living organisms thrive best when fully satisfied with the condi In tions in which they are placed. in nearly all problems these departments of his calling the farmer will be best aided by re searches in pure science for the in crease of knowledge relating to the facts and principles of biology." that arise that Hon. L. Whitney Watkins, of the State Board of Agriculture, has an that article on " Michigan Birds Nest in Open Meadows," which shows wide and methodical observa tion, and contains many facts of great value farmer. Mr. the Watkins first gives a concise account of the causes for remarkable changes now going on in the habitat and num ber of species in the bird world, concluding this part of his address as follows: to " H u m an beings have pushed their way into nearly every nook and cor ner of this continent and with them the revolu taken all have been civilization. influences of tionizing Changes have been and are now taking place before our very eyes, in all the forms of life, as profound as any already chronicled the great epochs of geological history. Certainly this is the age of man's absolute supremacy among the living things. He has destroyed whole species of birds and mammals and driven others to the verge of extinc tion; he has conquered the forests and wrought havoc with the wild flowers." in He that soaring low over then proceeds fields. Coming to us to note and characterize " s u ch species as I have found nesting upon the ground or in the open fields and meadows." It would be advantageous to our read ers to quote at length did our space permit. One quotation must suffice. T he Marsh H a w k, Circus hud- is the most graceful, most sonius, is beautiful hawk on wing, found in our state, and the only representative of the birds of prey, the with the possible exception of in Short-eared O w l, found nesting the open late in February or early in March and remaining very late in fall, this bird in favored is almost constantly seen the localities, meadows, poising with flapping wings about to dart below upon some unsuspecting rodent, or dashing into our faces, as we come over a hill, as suddenly to vanish from view, and we are always thrilled by this fairy form in blue or brown ( t he colors of the male and female bird respect ively). Nests with eggs may be found from the first of May to the first of August. Perhaps the more usual site is the wet, bushy marsh or bog, where the nest is raised sev eral inches above the wet mos-s and water, composed of various sized sticks for a foundation and reeds, grasses and sedges — a rather coarse structure and bulky as is usual with the nests of hawks. Nearly as often is the ground in the hay-fields, or in the growing wheat, rye, oats and bar In such places it is composed ley. the grass simply of a few spears of or grain plucked and laid upon that which may be bent and tram pled down upon the spot. With nests are few these destroyed before are the young ready to I find many broken up each year. E g gs five, pale blue, usually unmarked. T he food of the Marsh H a wk consists of mice, frogs, grasshoppers, crickets, etc., with very seldom a voung bird which It has never been seen, 1 think, to molest to poultry, or birds which are able the nest placed is learning exceptions flat upon fly. fly. to fly. Of no harm whatever, and of exceeding benefit to" the farmer. Dr. W . J. Beal has several inter esting articles, one especially on the great seal of Michigan, which con tains many curious facts. Prof. R. H. Pettit has, also, sev eral articles of a highly nature on insects. scientific From Prof. C. D. Smith's article on " N ew Problems arid N ew Phases of Old Ones"—thoughtful and sug gestive—we must make rcom for two quotations: in to this " W h o e v er is interested the literature relating to soils has noted the trend away from chemistry and towards physics in the recent discus sions relating to the proper treatment and fertilization of fields. Formerly it was supposed that the chemical constitution of the soil was a suffi cient guide as to what the soil would it needed to make it do and what grow any one of our common cereals. T he opposition of practical experience theory was at tributed to the ignorance of the ob jector. N ow we are studying the physical side of the questions much more, perhaps, than the chemical. W a t er is the greater desideratum in plant growth. H ow can we hold the rain falling in the spring for the use of crops growing late summer is the great problem pre sented to the practical farmer and not how to the nitrogen, retain phosphoric acid and potash, import is. Hence ant as that question comes the importance attached to humus and the stress laid upon the application of barnyard manure_ or plowing under green crops as a means fertility. of maintaining Formerly the value of manuie was estimated entirely by the amount of nitrogen and other plant elements it contained, now it is valued because it contributes decaying vegetable matter to the soil and thus helps the physical, water holding, capacity of the soil." * * * in the into speed putting " T u r n i ng now to the side of the factory, [in the beet sugar industry] we find our ambition to go at incon siderate up factories confronted by the certainty, well nigh absolute, that within a couple of j ears our present ex pensive and, and it must be confessed, clumsy machinery and methods of manufacturing, will be displaced by- simpler, more economical and more efficient apparatus. 1 have but to refer to the experiments going on in Belgium and also in Austria where, by the use of an electrolytic method the crystalization of the sugar from is greatly ex juices the purified pedited and is much more economi cally accomplished." T he report has been prepared by Prof. W. B. Barrows, of the M. A. C, and showed great care and pains. All our farmer constituency should have it. H. E. Notice! faculty, the accommodation of stu F or arrangements dents and have been made to have prompt and. full election returns displayed in front of the chemical laboratory on election night. T he bulletins displayed will be a full duplicate of those given out in Lansing and will be transmitted without loss of time. 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. N o v. 6, 1900. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY T HE HIGfllGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY THE FACULTY, ASSISTED BY THE STUDENTS. SUBSCRIPTIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SEC RETARY, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MICH. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 50 CENTS 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 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 postofflee, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure THE RECORD regularly is to subscribe. to to an training It is somewhat strange that no one has as yet called public atten tion increasingly alarming the game of football as feature of the throughout now played land. I refer tendency the growing toward limitations which encourage softness and effeminacy among our youth. It is true that even the tame affair of today has something in its favor; it does bring out a certain degree of courage and endurance, for it is well known that now and then a man is crippled for life or is even killed. But when one calls to mind the glorious possibilities of the game, if properly developed—how the it might be made a school for most daring courage and supreme self devotion in the face of real dan ger, one cannot but regret that it is so hampered by stupid and woman ish restrictions. F or instance, there is an absurd prejudice against what is known as " s l u g g i n g ," and it is actually barred by rule out of the game. N ow " s l u g g i n g" is a nat ural and legitimate mode of warfare and when scientifically practiced is In a game that is highly effective. professedly a actual for warfare and for the fierce strain and tug of life where quarter is neither asked nor given, why should our young men be taught to forego a natural to cry out against its use by an adversary ? Incidentally, too, it might be men tioned that such a ru'e lessens inter est for the spectator and decreases the size of the attendance. Again, it that all operations are suspended while some player repaired. in actual warfare no such Surely the conduct is tolerated; surely in desperate competition of daily life men do not wait for their adversa ries to recover from one blow before giving another! T he thing is all wrong—wrong in principle, wrong in results. Let us take hold of this weak embryo and develop it into the full measure of its ideal stature. It can be made to do for this nation all that the bull-fights have done for Spain, the gladiatorial combats for tourna R o m e, and ments for France, if we will only take away these silly restrictions on the natural exercise of strength and skill and the weaklings and unfortunates to take care of them selves. Possibly, as a concession to the maudlin the age, we might consent to have an ambulance corps to follow up the players on the gridiron, but in the game itself this false training for the sturdy heroes of our schools and this false teaching con cerning the significance of life. T h en sentimentality of advantage or the knightly let us banish frequently is being leave case the is " R ip 'em u p! Tear 'em to pieces!" will really mean something, and the final apotheosis of brute strength in he nation will soon come. in T h at these W h at the quality of to be deplored, pales the matter with our is latter in popular magazines days ? I do not refer especially to the fact that by far the larger part of the material presented is signed by itself unknown names. means neither good nor bad. But I do refer to the widely recognized falling off the in This fact, while articles offered. greatly into insignificance beside another, viz. a lowering of moral tone in magazines that one has been accustomed to think of as entirely safe to be ad mitted into the household. Can it be that the passing of "strenuous- ness " in the moral life of most com munities is leading some of the great magazine publishers to think that it is good business policy for them to the compete long list of " shady " magazines of mushroom flaring, salacious front covers ? for popularity with growth and the interest throughout These remarks are called out by the fact that in a certain magazine of by the current month, side side with a " L i fe of the M a s t e r" form are two stories, in in serial turns one of which on a bet of $1,000 made on the outcome of a football game by two beardless college boys, neither of them wealthy and one of them dependent on a widowed mother and sister for support, while in the other—announced as "A Temper the ance Campaign — illustrating selfsacrifice of those citizens who contributed money and brains to its subject of s u p p o r t" — the whole temperance agitation is held up to the ridicule of those whose laughter is " as the crackling of thorns under In the first story large bet a pot." ting is represented as so common among the students that no word of remark as to the morality of it is dropped these moving scenes and that the hero of the game, after borrowing money to bet with, announces that if he could borrow $500 more he would put it up with out slightest hesitation. An is atmosphere of cheap thrown over the whole by having one of love of the boys, through the other fellow's sister, sacrifice his school career to save the other man's the money. representative of the very incarnation of stupidity, pom posity, and self-seeking, has made millions in business in the city, and yet is taken in by a trick which the most ordinary business intelligence would detect. In other words, vir tue is made thoroughly odious and vice is endowed with supernatural Surely shrewdness and there must have been some mistake and these stories, designed for some journal, were bound up pot-house by accident the magazine in question. the second story temperance, in the pages of romance success. the In H. E D W A R D S. T he Mechanical Juniors in Chicago T he annual mechanical junior in spection trip occurred week before last. About 35 of the mechanical students under the guidance of Profs. Weil and Reynolds left Oct. 25th for Chicago and returned late the following Sunday night. T he boys were comfortably quartered at the received very Saratoga hotel and the man courteous treatment from interesting from agement. T he first inspection visits were made Friday forenoon when the party was divided into squads and visited Siegel, Cooper & Co.'s large establishment and the Chicago Edison Lighting plant. T he latter was especially a mechanical standpoint,and the power displayed revelation. there was a T he prime motive for the trip was to inspect the plant of the Illinois Steel W o r ks at South Chicago, and a visit was made there by the whole patty Friday afternoon. This im mense plant covers 350 acres and employs 5,500 men. A mere descrip tion is inadequate, for no idea of its by magnitude can be conveyed words. T he convertor plant and railmill were not in operation, but the entire afternoon was occupied in a somewhat hurried investigation of the other operations carried on by this company. It was a very tired and grimy, but a much wiser and thoroughly satisfied crowd of boys, the that wended their way back to city that night. Saturday morning was occupied by visits to Fraser & Chalmers' large machine shop and to the stock yards. These two places formed a very interesting part of the trip and most of the boys agreed that Fraser & Chalmers' was second only to In the afternoon the Steel W o r k s. nearly the whole party went to the game Michigan-Illinois where an exhibition of real article was enjoyed. f o o t b a ll the Leaving for home Sunday p. m. at 3:00 o'clock the crowd arrived in Lansing at 9 : 35 very tired but feel ing happy and well satisfied with the trip. is due the students for it was to Much commendation in behalf Prof. Wiel for his efforts of through • his untiring energy that this trip was brought to its high degree of suc cess. T he boys all declare that it has been of great help to them in their s'udies and has lent a fresh im petus to the College work. It is to be hoped that this custom will con tinue for to be popular and it has been proven con clusively that they are very benefi cial, the trips are sure H. s, K. Visits of Inspection. T he following from the Pontiac Gazette gives an account of a tour of inspection as viewed by the farm ers visited. T he account of the sec ond tour is written by a student, a member of the visiting class. " S o me of the sheep breeders of Oakland county were honored by a visit last Saturday from Prof. Her bert W. Mumford and a class of 15 students from the Agricultural Col lege at Lansing. T h ey came for the purpose of instruction judg ing live stock. in " As Oakland county is noted for its fine stock and good specimens of all the breeds were easy of access in the vicinity of Pontiac, an arrange ment was made with Peter Voor- heis, of Waterford to meet them at the 7 a. m. train and go with them to see the flocks of H. E. Moore, of N o r th Farmington, Albro Green and Thos. Wyckoff of Orchard L a k e, and William N e w t on of Pontiac. " T he young men of the class that was here expect to compete with classes from other agricultural col the leges in judging live stock in near future. T h ey therefore were willing the expense of the trip for the benefits to be received through object lessons and the extra to pay instructions on Voorheis and their Mumford. judging by Mr. teacher, Prof. typical sheep After spending several hours ex amining good from the flock of Messrs. Moore, Green and Wyckoff, the Ayrshire herd of cattle at the Michigan Military Academy was inspected and passed upon. In the afternoon the flock of W m. Newton containing nearly all of the mutton breeds was gone over, carefully inspected and commented on, after which a visit was made to the Eastern Michigan Asylum to see It the fine herd of Holsteins there. was the intention to go and see M r. Voorheis' flock of Delaine Merinos but their time was too limited and they had already put in a good day so they took the six o'clock train for Lansing. " This class is mostly composed of farmers' sons who are thorough stu dents. If they do not all become farmers they will be able to fill some important position in iife. " It is expected that one of their number will soon leave for South large to take charge of a Africa to Cecil ranch belonging sheep Rhodes for which he will receive a good salary. " It would be a good thing if more of Michigan's sons and daughters would avail themselves of the oppor tunities offered at the Agricultural College to get a better education in the practical sciences of farm and home." the T he senior class in animal hus bandry made another pleasant and profitable stock-judging tour Octo ber 24-27, this time giving special to beef cattle. Accom attention panied by Professor Mumford and M r. Robt. Miller of Canada, one of the best in America and himself a very promi nent breeder and importer, the class visited the herds of registered Dur- hams at Mr. Crystal's near Mar shall, Mr. Dwight Curtis' near Ad dison, and Mr. W m. Boland's near Grass Lake. judges of Shorthorns in time judging sheep Prof. Mumford followed the same general plan in conducting the work as the previous week. T h at is, the animals belong three-year- ing to a given class, e.g., old heifers, were placed together and the students asked to select first, second, and third best animals, after which Prof. Mumford and Mr. Miller would make their selections and explain to the class the good or bad points of the animals under question. Both Prof. Mumford and M r. Miller took great pains to point in the various herds out anything that would give the boys a better idea of beef and Shorthorn type and of strong or faulty points. Part of the the students were called upon to give reasons for their choice. found a herd of about two hundred and fifty head, mostly registered Durhams, but containing a few grade steers. recently entered Mr. Crystal the business and has picked up his large herd from various places; on which account there is necessarily a lack of uniformity in type, though he has many animals with great in dividual merit. the could agree pretty closely with instructors in placing first, second and third animals, but considerable difference of opinion was exhibited when the very uniform herd of M r. Curtis was judged. His herd has been under his own management for years and has been bred toward it contains type so that a definite At Mr. Crystal's we H e re has the boys . N o v. 6, 1900. T H E M. A. C R E C O R D. . 3 animals as nearly alike as two peas. H is herd is not kept for show pur poses but every animal is in splendid •condition and gave the class an idea of what a profitable working herd should be to stand in the front ranks. At M r. Boland's were seen some of the finest show animals in the United States. There we were privileged to view some champions. feel these in visiting swine. All of that we enjoyed a rare We privilege three places. Besides the Durham cattle we saw some very excellent Berk shire these men have fine farms and buildings which the fine stock and together with the hospitable proprietors inspire visitor with a love and respect for agriculture that can never be gained from books and bulletins. T he class feel that these tours are one of the College the things couise, and sincerely believe that thev should be given a prominent the Agricultural Course. place finest in in G. S E V E R A N C E. Meeting of t he State Board of Agriculture. [Concluded from last week.] On recommendation of the farm committee Prof. Mumford's plan regarding the tuberculin test as ap the College herd was to plied adopted. This plan is as follows: First, T h at so far as practicable, no animal be added to the College herd that has not been subjected to the tuberculin test and found sound. Second, T h at all animals now belonging to the College herds that have not been tested, shall be tested this fall before going into the barns for winter quarters. This will in clude calves and young cattle. Fourth, T h at Third, T h at all animals that have at any time shown any signs which would lead us to suspect a tubercu lous condition, should also be tested. in addition to the contemplated test, repeated tests of such animals as exhibit suspicious eactions be made at the end of one year. Animals which do not exhibit suspicious reactions, to be retested at intervals of three years. Junior Horticulture. This term's work of the agricul tural juniors in horticulture is divided into laboratory •work and lectures. three parts, labor, T he labor comes from one to three p. m. about three times a week. It is during-this time that the student has an opportunity to put into practice so many of the theories that are handed down to him by his honored pro fessors. M r. Dean, assistant horti culturist oversees the work that is done in the east forcing house, in the vegetable garden, and in the orchard. T he principal work that is done in these departments at tihis tme of the year is sorting apples, banking up fall celery and hoeing the strawberry beds. T he takes labor also in work tinder Mr. Gunnison in the green house. H e re experience is gained in the making of cuttings, in trans planting seedlings and in doing other miscellaneous things which are nec essary in the running of all floricul- tural establishments. T he laboratory work and educa tional labor are under the supervision of Prof. U. P. Hedrick. T he edu cational includes practice on budding, grafting, etc. T he main object of the laboratory work is to acquaint the student with the varieties labor of fruits and trees that are of the greatest commercial importance. A secondary object is to acquaint the student with the primitive fruits. T he primitive fruits are of consid erable importance to the horticultur ist for it is by the crossing of prim itive varieties wiih other distinct varieties or by the simple cultivation of the primitives, that we have ob tained our most important varieties. By the comparing in the labora tory of the size color, shape, flavor, texture, etc., of three or four varie ties of a single species the student can fix somewhat individualities definite idea as to the of the fruits that are brought before him. in his mind a time, the the present T he lectures in horticulture given by 'Prof. U. P. Hedrick occupy a period of five hours per week. Up to lectures can be classified under three main heads: Plant-breeding, History of Plant-breeding, and Pomology or first Fruit Growing. head such subjects as plant-work ing, variation, evolution, crossing and hybridization were discussed. T he second head is self-explanatory, and the lectures under the third head have not been completed. Tender the w. K. w. At and found the last meeting Prof. Pettit lectured, for the benefit of the Nat ural History Society, on the curios ities the observations made when he and Prof. Wheeler were in Northern Michigan. He the collection of birds, displayed smail animals, and insects he made while there. To make some points described and others not described he threw a number of views on the the richness of screen. To show the ground he gave views of peas loi/£ feet high, corn n feet, turnips weighing t2 pounds, and mammoth standing spring wheat. Butterflies, insects were fleas, moths, and other shown in great numbers. 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Made in light, medium and heavy weight its excellent wearing quality. from stock selected Sewed by inner sole's and t he welt process—no squeak—smooth flexible. for Agency for Royal $3.50 Shoes Best on Earth. C. D. WOODBURY, HOLLISTER BLOCK. & * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * # * * * * * * * * * * * T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. N o v. 6, 1 9 0 0. N e ws F r om O ld S t u d e n t s. R. J. R o b b, ( s p. ' 9 3 - 9 5) a nd w i fe w e re on t he g r o u n ds dedication d a y. E. W. R a n n e y, ' 0 0, and b r i de s t o p p ed at t he C o l l e ge W e d n e s d ay t he 24 u l t. T he B o t a n i c al C l ub m e e t i ng last T u e s d ay e v e n i ng w as g i v en o v er to t he subject of leaf scars. N u m e r o us s p e c i m e ns w e re offered for e x a m i n a It m ay be i n t e r e s t i ng to n o te tion. leaf scar e x a m i n ed t h at t he l a r g e st w as t h at of a castor b e a n. We Wei come THE STUDENTS' RETURN AT THE/1. A. C. T he seven first p a p er p u b l i s h ed at M. Bubble." p u b ' 6 8, t h is l i b r a r y. A. C. w as called « The O n ly lished. P r o f. A l f r ed G u l l e y, h as j u st s e nt six n u m b e rs of " o ld t i m e r" to t he C o l l e ge T he s e c o nd n u m b er is m i s s i n g. n u m b e rs w e re t he m o st M r. R o b t. M i l l er of Stouffville, O n t . , — o ne of successful s t o ck f a r m e rs on this c o n t i n e nt a nd A m e r i c an a g e nt of o ne of t he l a r ge e x p o r t i ng firms of E n g l a n d — - w as at t he c o l l e ge W e d n e s d a y, O c t. 24, and g a ve l e c t u r es on t he b r e e d i ng and selection of c a t t l e. t he s t u d e n ts t wo life It g i v es n ew to t he C a p i t al C i t y. We c o r d i a l ly i n v i te all to m a ke t h e ir h o me at o ur s t o r e. M r. H o m er B u r t on a nd M r. A r t h ur H a rt w i ll t he M. A. C. m a ke d a i ly t r i ps to e v e ry o ne w ho d e s i r es g r o u n ds or a nd we w i ll call. S a m p l es s e nt on a p p l i c a t i o n. If y ou a re n ot called u p on d r op us a p o s t al t he v i c i n i t y. t h em on to s ee in We Guarantee Satisfaction. Visit Donsereaux's Department store. and tne Donsereaux GlotHInQ and Grocery Store. 312 to 3 20 W a s h i n g t on A v e. S o u t h. O ne d o or s o u th of H o t el D o w n e y. M i ss G e r t r u de L o w e, w i th ' 0 1, last F r i d ay a nd w as at t he C o l l e ge a t t e n d ed t he U. L. S. h o p. ' 8 9, visited D. A. Garfield, t he C o l l e ge a w e ek a g o. He is c a s h i er of t he A l b i on S t a te B a n k, A l b i o n, M i c h. ' 9 8, w as on E. A. C a l k i n s, t he g r o u n ds S a t u r d a y. He is t he D e m ocratic sur c a n d i d a te v e y or for I n g h am c o u n t y. c o u n ty for F. N. L o w r y, ' 9 8 ^, h as w r i t t en to friends at t he C o l l e ge t h at he h as a g o od position and e n j o ys his w o rk w i th t he S t u d e b a k er C o m p a n y. W. G. M e r r i t t, w i th ' 9 3, is c o n v a l e s c i ng f r om a s e v e re s i c k n e s s. He is e m p l o y ed as c h e m i st w i th t he B e r ry B r o s. V a r n i sh M f g. C o ., D e t r o i t. H is a d d r e ss is 179 C a n t on Ave'. ' 0 0, called at G. B. F u l l e r, f ew d a ys a g o. f ew w e e k s, a t he He is C o l l e ge a h o me h a v i ng for r e c e n t ly b e en e m p l o y ed as d r a u g h t s m an w i th t he A m e r i c an B l o w er C o ., D e t r o i t. ' 9 6, w e re J o hn W. T r a c y, and S t e p h en "VV. t he T r a c y, b o th of C o l l e ge W e d n e s d ay O c t. 24. J o hn is a s e e d s m an in P h i l a d e l p h i a, and " S t ep " is p r o s p e c t i ng in t he C r i p p le C r e ek D i s t r i c t, A l t m a n, C o l o. at R. L. R e y n o l d s, '95»z, s p e nt F r i t he C o l l e ge d ay a nd S a t u r d ay at r e n e w i ng old f r i e n d s h i p. M r. R e y n o l ds has b e en d o i ng electrical w o rk in W e st V i r g i n ia m i n es d u r i ng t he is on his w ay to S a c s u m m e r, and he w i ll be r a m e n t o, C a l ., w h e re d r a u g h t s m an S o u t h e rn t he for Pacific R. R . C o. su ' o o, h as b e en C. H. P a r k e r, p e r i n t e n d e nt of t he T o w ar D a i ry F a rm n e ar A nn A r b or since J u ly last, and e n j o ys his w o rk v e ry m u c h. On S e p t e m b er 19, he acted as b r i d e g r o om at a p l e a s a nt little w e d d i ng n e ar S a g i n a w, M i ss W i n n ie M c- t he c h a r m i ng b r i d e. L e l l an b e i ng at M r. and M r s. P a r k er G r a nd B l a n c, M r. P a r k e r 's f o r m er t h t ir w ay to A nn A r b o r, h o m e, on t h e ir friends at an e v e n i ng and m et T he best w i s h es of m a ny r e c e p t i o n. friends a t t e nd s t o p p ed t h e m. A l a r ge n u m b er of s t u d e n ts h a ve g o ne h o me to v o t e. T he f a rm d e p a r t m e nt h as p u r c h a s ed s e v e n ty l a m bs for i ng p u r p o s e s. j u st f a t t e n M r. E. L. H e n d r i ck of G r a nd R a p i d s, has b e en visiting his b r o t h e r, H. B. H e n d r i c k. t he " Y ou shall k n ow t he t r u th shall m a ke you t e xt t he L a n s i n g, last S u n d ay m o r n i n g. t r u th a nd f r e e ," w as used by R e v. H u n t, of in c h a p el for his s e r m on w. R. w. T he w o m e n 's b u i l d i ng w as t he last S a t u r- s c e ne of m e r ry m a k i ng t h an o ne h u n da3' e v e n i n g. M o re d r ed y o u ng s p e nt a v e ry p e o p le p l e a s a nt e v e n i ng in c o n v e r s a t i on a nd d a n c i ng in t he g y m n a s i u m. t he class P r e s i d e n t, a m e e t i ng of t he f o l l o w i ng e l e c t e d: f r e s h m an At officers class F r a n c is w e re L a m o r e a u x; v i c e - p r e s i d e n t, M i ss D o ra A. S k e e l s; s e c r e t a r y, C. G. t r e a s u r e r, A. C. D o d g e. O l m s t e a d; in use On O c t. 22d, t he C o l l e ge received t he B o t a n ic G a r d e n, for t w e n t y - s e v en species of l i v i ng p l a n ts t h at w e re selected by D r. B e al last J u ne w h i le T he p l a n ts a re t he gift of t he N ew Y o rk p e r h a ps we B o t a n ic G a r d e n, or m i g ht s a y, an e x c h a n ge for p l a n ts f o r m e r ly sent from M. A. C. in N ew Y o r k. P r o f. M u m f o rd last w e ek a t t e n d ed a m e e t i ng at t he S h e r m an H o u se in for C h i c a go to m a ke a r r a n g e m e n ts t he f h t e r c o i i e g i a te live stock j u d g i ng c o n t e st to be h e ld in C h i c a go d u r i ng t he live stock e x p o s i tion. An o r g a n i z a t i on w as f o r m ed of w h i ch P r o f. M u m f o rd w as elected t r e a s u r e r. s e c r e t a ry and i n t e r n a t i o n al t he t he and live said, l a r ge fittest), e n t e r t a i n ed P r o f. F e r g u s on l a r g er a t t e n d a n c e. a t t e n d a n ce w as as t he C o l l e ge F a r m e r s' C l u b, W e d n e s d ay s t o c k. e v e n i n g, by a l e c t u re on T he as l e c t u re w a r r a n t ed a usual b ut still P r o f. F e r g u s on t h at cattle h a ve b e en i m p r o v ed m o st by n a t u r al selection ( s u r v i v al of by selection m a de by m a n. He m e n t i o n ed c l i m a t ic c o n d i t i o ns a nd c h a r a c t er of t he r o a m ed as a factor of g r e at c a t t le t he different i m p o r t a n ce b r e e ds c h a r a c t e r t he B r o wn S w i ss istics. He cited as e x a m p l es of h e a vy b o n ed a nd m u s c l ed a n i m a ls caused by c o n s t a nt c l i m b i n g; a nd t he J e r s ey as an e x a m p le of w h at w a rm c l i m a t es a nd level p a s t u r es will do to r e d u ce t he size of b o ne and m u s c l e. H is lec t u re t h r o u g h o ut w as practical a nd i n t e r e s t i n g. land o v er w h i ch in g i v i ng p a r t i c u l ar t h e ir t he of t he C o l o r a do t he O c t o b er n u m b er of t he In S t a te Crucible N o r m al on " L i fe or E x i s t e n c e ," w h i ch t r e a ts of T he t he p u r p o se of a p e r s o n 's life. selection is o ne w e ll w o r th -reading. is an article S c h o o l, If G e r m a ny p r o d u c es g e r m s, a nd I r e l a nd College P a r i s, p a r i s i t e s, w h at d o es p r o d u c e? M i k e - r o b e s. — Index. T he Connecticut College Lookout i ng p a p er from of it is w r i t t en by s t u d e n t s. t he fact Agricultural- is a v e ry i n t e r e s t t h at m o st CHAS. A. PIELLA . . JEWELER A ND O P T I C I A N. DIAMONDS, WATGtlES, JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, ART GOODS. Repairing Nneatly Done. I2i Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. 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. We make daily trips to the College. BOTH PHONES. Careful attention given to 'phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Washington Ave. South. DIRECTORY I J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash O RDER your hacks for parties at Carr's Hack LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN Line. Livery in connection. 410 Washington ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. =*£ FURNITURE DEALERS. Ave. N. 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. ARCHITECTS. W JUDD CUMINGS—Architect. Sparta, Mich. Rural architecture a specialty. Patronage of M. A. C. men solicited. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue H. College work especially solicited. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. CITY BOOK STORE, fountain Pens, Drafting Tools, Stationery, Cards Engraved, Pictures and Picture Framing. Tennis, Footbalt and Base ball goods. Crotty Bros., 206 Wash. Ave. X. T ANMNG BOOK AMD P A P ER CO. Water- \j man and Sterling Fountain Pens, Stationery, Pictures, Fran es. Wall Paper. 120 Wash. Ave. N. BICYCLES AND ELECTRICAL SVPPLIES. (^APITOL ELECTRIC CO. BOOTS AND SHOES. c shoe the students. See ad. CLOTHING. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. LOUIS BECK.— Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, H KOSITCHEK & BRO.—Clothing and Dry . Goods. 113 Wash. Ave. N. 210 Wash. Ave. S. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. W. MORSE, D. D. S. R D E. PARMELEE—Dentist. 218 Washington Hollister Block, Room 517. Ave. S., Lansing, Mich. DEPARTMENT STORE. DONSEREAUX'S D E P A R T M E NT STORE is the place to trade. You can get a warm lunch in our cafe for 10c. See ad. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. Ill Washington Ave. South. See ad. Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, J ACOB STAHI. & SOX,-Wholesale, and Re tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North. HARNESS, TRUNKS, ETC. J W. EDMOND'S SONS—Keep the finest stock of Trunks, Traveling Bags, Pocket Books and Leather Goods in the citv. Also a full line of harness and horse goods. Repair shop in connec tion. 107 Washington Ave. south, INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO.. LTD., Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. JEWELERS. B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver. 200-202 Washing-ton Avenue N. LAUNDRIES. T HE VANGORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. Col lege agents, Rudolph and Mills. S. P. Lantz, Prop. ' P A K V O R I AN & JEWELL.—Agents for STAR X LAUNDRY. We return your work on Thurs day p. m. Either high polish or dull finish. \'o saw-edge collars. MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSING. M RS. O. T. CASE—Mauicure and Hairdressing Parlors. Masquerade wigs for rent. All styles of hair goods in stock or manufactured on short notice. New 'phone US. 222^ Washington Avenue S., up stairs. MERCHANT TAILORS. trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. WOODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student J OHN HERRMANN'S SONS. Fine Tailoring. 218 Washington Avenue N. MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. THE POST & BRISTOL CO. Pianos and every thing in the line of,music and musical instru ments. 219 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. OCULISTS. J OSEPH FOSTER, M. D.—Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M. City National Bank Building, Lansing. PHYSICIANS. A D. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to 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 adies. 118 Wash. Ave. S. When you're foolin' in the library And flavin' lots of fun A laughin' and a jabbrin' As if your time had come, You'd better watch your corners And keep kinder lookin' out, Er the librarian'll get you, If you don't watth out. — The Crucible. E. D. A. DRUGGISTS. R OUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. DRY GOODS. 'IMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry ) Goods and Carpets. See ad. FURNISHING GOODS. J L G tX MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's J Furnishing Goods. See ad. C a m p us N o t e s. E x c h a n g e s.