0V9IL&  ©.  ^R ecor ra. 

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.  13,  1900. 

No. 

Physical  Characteristics  of  the 
Runner  and  Jumper. 

T he  object  of  this  report  is to  pre 
sent  some  physical  differences  which 
the  successful  track  athlete  possesses, 
and  which  are  the  basis  of  his  supe 
riority. 

In 

the 

the 

table 

comparison, 

the  following 

To  note  these differences  of  bodily 
structure 
to  obtain 
it  is  necessary 
the  various  measurements  of  typical 
athletes,  and  compare  these  with  the 
thousands 
average  measurement  of 
of  students  which  have  been  com 
piled  at  some  of  the  large  universi 
ties.  Comparison  is  also  made  with 
the  typical  man  as  represented  by 
the  proportions  of  the  male  figure  in 
art.  T he  results  at  Yale  University 
have  been  chosen  as  typical  for  the 
first 
information 
and  averages  being  kindly  furnished 
the 
by  Dr.  J ay  W.  Seaver,  head  of 
physical  training  department  at  Yale. 
first 
column  contains averages  from  2,300 
students  between  the  ages  of  sixteen 
and  twenty-seven.  T he  second  col 
umn  contains  the  average  measure 
ments  of  the  five  Michigan  Agricul 
tural  College  winners  of 
first 
places  in  the  following  events  in  the 
Intercollegiate  Athletic 
Michigan 
Association,  the  two  winners  in  the 
bicycle  races  not  being 
included  ; 
running  high  jump,  pole  vault,  run 
run, 
ning  broad 
jump, 
mile  walk,  hop 
standing  broad  jump,  sixteen  pound 
shot.  A ll  the  jumps  were  won  by 
two  men,  both  of  w h om  are  also 
good 
in 
and  220  yard 
the  hundred  yard 
races.  One  took  second  in  the  220, 
and  third  in  the  100. 
third  column 

table  one 
gives  the  average  of  20  per  cent,  of 
students  in  Yale  classed  separately 
on  basis  of  height. 

runners,  and  who  started 

j u m p,  half-mile 

step  and 

T he 

the 

in 

«i  «ii  «® 
-33  s-
sg 
>S 
<r.< 
}W« 
67.8  69.8  69.8 
Height 
139. 
t-H.6 153. 
Weight 
Sitting  height 
35.8  36.  36.9 
Length of leg (ground to pubis)..  33.6  35.9  35.1 
17.6  19.2  18.2 
Length to knee 
70.  73.4  72.4 
Arm stretch 
16.  16.7  16.7 
Breadth of shoulders 
12.7  13.  13.3 
Breadth of  hips 
10 7  11.2  11.5 
Breadth of  chest 
7.4  7.9  7.7 
Depth of  chest 
13.8  14.3  14.4 
Girth of neck 
35.8  37.7  37.6 
Girth of chest  inflated 
28.7  30.5  30.3 
Girth of waist 
35.3  37.  36.8 
Girth of  hips 
,  11.6  11.9  12.4 
Girth of biceps 
10.  10.5  10.7 
Girth of right upper arm 
9.8  10.6  10.5 
Girth of left  upper arm 
10.3  lo.7  10.9 
Girth of right fore arm 
10.  10.6  10.5 
Girth of left fore arm 
6.4  6.9  6.7 
Girth of  right wrist 
20.3  21.2  21.4 
Girth of right  thigh 
20.  20.9  21.2 
Girth of left  thigh 
13.8  14.  14.5 
Girth of right calf 
13.8  14.  14.5 
Girth of left  calf 
9.1  8.8  9.5 
Girth of left  instep 

according 

is  over 
the 

track  athlete 
taller 

i.  We  find  that  the  average  M. 
two 
A.  C. 
average 
than 
inches 
student,  only  20  per  cent,  being  as 
tall,  while  he  is  considerably  under 
weight 
to  his  height. 
This  gives  the  athlete  the  advantage 
of  height  without  the  extra  weight 
of 
the 
the  average  man,  while  at 
same  time  he  has  greater  strength 
and  activity  by  reason of  his  training. 
2.  T he  sitting  height  or  length  of 
the  athlete 
body  is  significant,  as 
shows a  body  nearly  one  inch  shorter 
than  the  student  of  the  same  height 
while  it  is  only  slightly  longer  than 
in  a  man  who  is  two  inches  shorter 
in  total  height. 

3.  T he  leg  lengths are  correspond 
ingly  greater  in  order  to  make  up 
the  equal  height  of  the  man  in  the 
third  column,  amounting  to  8-10  of 
an inch.  F or  athletic  purposes  espec 
ially  in  running,  jumping  and  walk 
ing  this  gives  him  a  decided  gain,  as 
even  a  quarter  inch  longer  reach  at 
every  stride  would  win  any 
race, 
other  things  being  equal. 

marked  degree  with  the  athlete  who 
won  the  mile  walk.  His  waist  and 
abdominal  muscles  were  developed 
to  such  an  extent  that  the  waist  line 
was  hardly  visible. 

10.  T he  arm  girths  are  in  general 
smaller  than  the  average.  H e re  is 
one  place  where  a  large  girth  does 
not  help  an  athlete  except  in  a  weight 
thrower. 

If 

is 

the 

the 

than 

the  lower 

the  astonishing 

inch  longer.  A 

the  same  height. 

two-tenths  of  an 

4.  But  perhaps  the  most  sti  iking 
found 
and  significant  difference 
leg, 
length  of 
in 
which  in  the  athlete  is  just  one  inch 
longer  than  in  the  average  student 
of 
the  upper 
and  lower  legs  were  in  proportion 
according  to  the  lower  leg  he  would 
have 
length  of  3S 
4-10  inches  as  his  leg  measure.  We 
find  then  that  the  extra  length  is  not 
equally  divided  between 
thigh 
and  the  lower  leg, but  that  the  thigh 
is  actually 
inch 
shorter 
the  average 
that  of 
man  of  equal  height  and  the  lower 
leg  a  full 
longer 
lower  leg  and  a  shorter  thigh  give 
leg 
an  athlete  a  quick  acting  upper 
and  a  long  reach  with  the 
lower, 
thus  providing  at  the  same  time  for 
quickness  and  reach  with  the 
least 
expenditure  of  strength.  T he  latter 
point  is  easily  seen  when  it  is  con 
sidered  that  a  runner  brings  his  leg 
forward  and  upward  with  the  knee 
bent,  and  then  throws  his  foot  for 
ward  with  a long  reach  from  the  knee 
the 
action, 
front  legs  of  a  trotting  horse.  T he 
most  phenomenal  athlete  in  the  U. 
S.  today  has  these  characteristics  of 
leg  length  to  such  a  marked  degree 
that  they  are  plainly  evident  in  his 
full  length  pictures. 

somewhat 

similar 

to 

5.  T he  arm  stretch  is  also  an  inch 
longer,  and  three  and  one-half  inches 
longer  than  his  own  height.  T he 
height  and  aim  stretch  should  be 
the  same  according 
to  the  art  table 
of  proportions.  An  extra  long  reach 
of  arm  gives  the  athlete  a  longer, 
and  therefore  more  powerful  swing 
in both  running  and  jumping. 
the 

shoulders  are  of 
6.  While 
equal  breadth 
the  hips  are  three-
tenths  of  an  inch  narrower  than  in 
the  Yale  man.  We  would  natur 
ally  expect 
the  circumference 
of  the  hips  would  also  be  less,  but 
we  are  surprised 
the 
M.  A.  C.  hip  girth  is actually  larger 
than  in  the  average  student  of  equal 
height.  This  is  owing  to 
the  de 
velopment  of  the  muscles  of  the  hip 
and  thigh  consequent  upon  training 
and  the  unusual  arrangement  of  the 
muscles.  Narrower  hips  with  a 
large  circumference  give  the  athlete 
less  weight  of  bone  with  a  greater 
muscular  power  in  proportion. 

to  find 

that 

that 

7.  T he  athlete's  chest  is  slightly 
narrower  but  somewhat  deeper  than 
This  shows  a  more 
the  average. 
form 
rounded 
and  denotes  good 
depth  of 
lung  and  freer  action  of 
the  heart. 
8.  T he 

inflated  gives  a 
difference  of  over  an  inch  in favor  of 
the  athlete. 

chest 

is  actually 

9.  T he  waist 

larger 
than  the  average.  This  at  first  sight 
appears  to  be  inconsistent,  but  when 
one  thinks  that  every  time  the  knee 
is  raised 
the  abdominal  and  waist 
muscles  are  strongly  active  he  readily 
sees  that  fat  has  given  way  to  good 
in  a 
muscular  tissue. 

is  so 

This 

for 

and 

This 

running 

11.  T he  thighs  are  nearly  as  large 
as  the  average  while  the  calves  are 
is  a 
smaller. 
considerably 
peculiarity  shown  by  the  majority 
of  jumpers  and  runners.  T he  thigh 
muscles  are  the  chief  muscles  of  the 
body 
jumping. 
Another  fact  in  connection  with  the 
origin  and  insertion  of  muscles  is  of 
as  much  importance  as girth  or  extra 
length  of  leg.  For  example,  in  the 
majority  of  our  athletes,  and  espe 
cially  in  the  walker,  the  upper  side 
thigh  muscle, 
tensor  vagina; 
the 
femoris,  arises  higher  up  and  farther 
back  on  the  c e st  of  the  ilium  than 
usual,  so  that 
the 
trochanter  or  hip  joint.  This  gives 
In 
added  power  and  endurance. 
exceptional  cases  where  extra  length 
of 
special 
points  is 
lacking,  a  peculiar  origin 
and  insertion  of  different  and  strat 
egic  muscles  give  the  basis  for  the 
superiority;  but  when  taken  in  con 
nection  with 
length  of 
certain  bones, 
then  we  have  an 
exceptional  athlete. 

it  entirely  covers 

structure  at 

the  bony 

the  extra 

12.  T he  instep  is  smaller  to  quite 
a  marked  degree,  denoting  small 
bones  for 
the  leg,  which,  together 
with  the  narrow  hip,  make  for  extra 
the 
lightness  of  the  lower  part  of 
body, and  is  another  decidtdlv  strong 
I he  athlete 
point  of  advantage. 
has  a  light,  well-muscled 
leg  and 
hip,  and 
is  placed  just 
where  it  is  needed,  above  the  knee. 

the  power 

DEDUCTIONS. 

T he  typical  track  athlete  then,  is 
one  who  while  training  and  develop 
ing  his  full  strength,  has  little  extra 
weight  in  places  where  it  would  be 
a  burden;  who  has  great 
flexibility 
of  chest,  has  sound  lungs,  heart,  and 
other  vital  organs;  who  has  extra 
long  arm  stretch  and 
length  of  leg, 
particularly  the  lower  leg;  who  has 
a  small,  bony  structure  as  regards 
girth,  especially  from  the  hips  d o w n; 
and  w ho  has  muscles  so  situated  and 
developed  that  he  can  make  the  best 
possible  use  of  his  unusual  build,  so 
as  to  excel  in  those  lines  of  athletics 
for  which  nature  has  so  peculiarly 
fitted  him. 

the 

type  of 

T he  results  shown  in  this  paper 
are  meant  to  be  suggestive,  but  at 
the  same  time  when  sufficient  and 
actual  measurements  anel  observa 
tions  have  been  taken  so  as  to  desig 
the  runner  and 
nate 
jumper  I  believe  they  will  show  the 
same  characteristics  as  o u t l i n ed 
above  in  spite  of  the  exceptions. 
I 
believe  there  is  a  type  for  each  class 
that  a  man  cannot 
of  athletes  and 
first 
simply  by  practice  be  a 
rate 
athlete  as  compared  with 
the  one 
who  is  peculiarly  built  and  who  has 
equal  training,  any  more  than  an  ox 
can  compete  with  a  deer  in  running 
or  a  calf  with  a  kangaroo  in  jump 
ing.  T he  athlete  is  born  and 
the 
trainer  makes  him  what  he  is.  An 
athlete's  build  cannot  be  accounted 
trot-* 
for  in  the  same  way  as  that  of 

I  may  have  given 

ting  horses  today.  An  athlete  is  a 
sport  from  an  average  stock  anel 
cultivated.  He  has  no  pedigree  and 
probably  will  n"t  be  the  founder  of 
a  new  line. 
the 
impression  to  some  that  because  ath 
letes  are  born  therefore  the  number 
who  can  engage  with  a  prospect  of 
success  is  necessarily  small,  but 
t ie 
fact  is  that  far  more  than  are  sup 
posed  are  out  of  p:oportion  in  such 
a  way  as  to  render  them  capable  of 
excelling  the  average  if  they  only 
knew  it.  Those  who  do  excel  have 
found  out  their  power,  others  only 
need  to  finil  it  out  and  tlevelop  it. 
Part  of  the  work  of  a  trainer  is  to 
discover  and  develop  new  material. 
T h e re  are  comparatively  few  w ho 
could  not  become  proficient  in  some 
line  of  general  athletics 
including 
tennis,  while  all  can  take  systematic 
body  building  and 
stiaightening 
work  in  the  gymnasium. 

to 

T he 

An  all  rountl  athlete  is  the  ideal 
athlete  but  the  fact  is  that  very  few 
are  fitted  naturally  to  be  all  rountl 
men  and  the  proportion  of  such  to 
special  athletes  is  exceedingly  small. 
T he  all  round 
ideal  is  a  beautiful 
thing,  but  approximately  possible  to 
special 
only  a  very 
few. 
the  many. 
is  possible 
athlete 
Therefore  I  make  the  claim  that  in 
order  to  get  the  largest  number  of 
in  ath 
students  actively 
letics,  the  specializing 
in  athletics 
must  continue  and  develop  simply 
because  the  facts  are  in  favor  of  it 
and  the  results  are  more  beneficial. 
A  special  athlete  is out  of  proportion 
not  so  much  in  the  girths  as  in  the 
bony  structure  and  peculiar  origin 
and  insertion  of  various  muscles,  and 
these  are  the  things  which  cannot  be 
materially  changed-by  any  system  of 
physical  training  or  otherwise. 

interested 

THE  GREEK 

IDEAL. 

in  Art, 

is  the  Greek 

should  be  eight  heads. 

the  chin 
to 
height  of 

the  base  of 
1.  T he 

T he  second  table  of  averages  with 
which  we  will  make  a  brief  com-
paiison 
table  of  art 
proportions  which  are  the  standard 
today  for  the  art  schools.  T he  table 
is  compiled 
from  various  sourcest 
the  two  chief  being  Jonathan  Scot, 
Hartley's  Anatomy 
and 
Vitruvius'  work  on  the  Greek  rules 
of  proportion.  T he  rules  are  based 
on  the  length  of  the  head  measured 
the 
from 
the 
vertex. 
2. 
figure 
T he  pubis  is  the  center  of  the  body, 
or  four  heads  to  each  extreme.  3. 
From  the  sole of  the foot  to the  knee 
is  two  heads.  4.  From  the  knee  to 
the  pubis  two  heads.  5.  F r om  the 
pubis  to  the  nipple  two  heads.  6. 
From 
the 
the  nipple  to  the  top  of 
head  two  heads.  7.  T he  breadth  of 
the  shoulders  two  heads.  S.  T he 
breadth  of  the  hips  one  and  one-half 
heads.  9.  F r om  the  point  of  the 
shoulder  to the  point of  the elbow  one 
10.  From  the 
and  one-half  heads. 
point  of 
first 
the 
knuckles  one  and  one-half  heads.  11. 
F r om  the  point  of  the  elbow  to  the 
finger  tips  two  heads.  12.  T he  out 
stretched  arms  eight  heads, just  equal 
to the  height.  13.  T he  hand  is  one-
tenth  of  the  height.  14.  From  the 
the 
base  of  the  chin  to  the  roots  of 
hair  is  one-tenth  of  the  hight. 

the  elbow 

to 

This 

for 
our  purpose  unless  we  had  an  aver-

table  would  be  useless 

(Concluded on second page.) 

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need  not  delay  over  Sunday  in  ten 
dering  them. 

It  is  the  small  dog  that,  after 

the 
mastiff  has  transacted  husiness  and 
retired  to  the  back  door-mat,  keeps 
up  a  running  yelp  at  the  retreating 
strangers  heels. 

T he  boycott  is  an  un-American 
and  unmanly  mode  of  warfare. 
It 
is  the  mediaeval  tyranny  wielded  by 
a  modern  irresponsible  majority.  No 
worthy  cause  was  ever  won  by  it, 
and  no  true  man  ever  advocated  it. 

is 

trade 

T he  Briarcliff  Manor  experiment 
in  education,  account  of  which  was 
given  in  our  last  issue,  raises  again 
the  question  of  utilitarian  vs.  cul 
tural  subjects  in  a  course  of  study. 
Here  is  a  school  which  sets  forth  as 
a  part,  at  least,  of  its  reason 
for 
existence  the  fact  that  it  eliminates 
those  studies  in  the  degree  courses 
of  agricultural  colleges  that  are  " of 
interest."  Dif 
purely  educational 
to 
ferently  expressed, 
idea 
the 
establish  a  purely 
school, 
where  men  may  be  trained  to  make 
good  farm-foremen  or  to  carry  on 
market-gardening  and  dairying  after 
the  best  and  latest  methods.  Such 
a  school  undoubtedly  has  a  field  of 
utilitarian 
usefulness; 
than  no 
education 
education  -at  all,  and  a  school 
that 
will  give  a  poor  man  unable  to  buy 
a  full  education 
just  that  part  most 
necessary  to  him  is  to be  encouraged 
by  every  true  educator. 
If  a  man 
is  unable  to  buy  a  full  meal  of  four 
courses,  we  would  surely  not  wish 
to  close  against  him 
those  places 
•where  he  may  get  a  bowl  of  soup 
and  a  cheese  sandwich. 

is  surely  better 

purely 

a 

to 

of 

the 

But  the  analogy  suggested  above 
is  inapt  for  somS  of  our  own  stu 
the  soup-house 
dents.  T h ey  prefer 
four-course  dinner. 
meal 
T h ey  are 
cultural 
impatient 
studies  in  general.  They  call  such 
they 
a  study  "  stuff,"  and  because 
immediate  practical 
do  not  see  an 
application  are  unwilling 
to  put 
forth 
the  same  effort,  or  to  try  to 
develop  the  same  interest  that  they 
take  in  the  more  directly  technical 
subject  beside  it.  T he  cultural  sub 
ject  labors  under  a  two-fold  disad 
vantage,  in  fact;  because  it  is  cultu 
ral,  as a rule  it  requires  closer  applica 
tion  and  intenser  effort,  and  because 
of  its  less  obvious  application  it  can 
not  appeal  to  the  emotions  of  self-
interest  with  the  same directness  and 
effectiveness.  Consequently,  when 
ever  an  honest  effort  is  made.to  com-

bine  the  two,  it  is  essential  that  the 
ultimate  value  of  the  less  attractive 
study  be  constantly  emphasized. 

is  that 

T he  fact 

the  distinction 
itself  is  one  rather  of'treatment  and 
than  of  subject. 
attitude  of  minds 
A ny  subject  that  is  worthy  of 
the 
name  can  be  made  highly  cultural, 
and  it  cannot  become  in  the  highest 
degree  utilitarian  until  it  has  become 
in 
cultural.  He  who 
teaching  a 
subject 
ignores  its  cul 
forgets  or 
tural  value  is  not  worthy  of  his  sub 
ject  or  his  students.  On  the  other 
hand,  no  subject  can  be  really  cul 
tural  without  possessing  the 
truest 
utilitarian  value.  P u re  science  and 
pure  mathematics  are  not  directly 
utilitarian  and  yet  the  most  direct 
from 
practical  benefits  have  come 
research  apparently  farthest  removed 
f r om 
utilitarianism.  N o te  Dr. 
Miles'  final  remark  in  the  quotation 
of  last  week:  " In  nearly  all  prob 
lems  that  arise  in  these  departments 
of  his  calling,  the  farmer  will  be 
best  aided  by  researches 
in  pure 
science  for  the  increase  of  knowl 
edge  relating  to  the  facts  and  prin 
ciples  of  biology." 

to 

just 

the  clericus 

I  will  go  even  farther,  and  say 
that  no  subject  has  ever  been  per 
into  a  course  of 
manently  adopted 
study,  except  for  its  utilitarian  value. 
Latin  and Greek  were adopted  into the 
school curriculum because they were a 
or  clerk 
necessity 
(priest, 
literary 
lawyer,  statesman, 
man,  what  you  will that  had  an  educa 
tion of any kind ),and  they  were a  nec 
essity because  records  were  preserved 
and  books written  in these  languages 
alone.  Latin  and  Greek  have  been 
kept  in  the  curriculum  of  the  modern 
college  because  today  the  so-called 
learned  professions  need 
the 
knowledge 
that  the  study  of  these 
languages  gives,  and  the  great  ma 
jority  of  college-bred  men  have 
looked  forward  to  entering  one  of 
the  learned  professions.  T he  cul 
tural  value  has  always  been  an  after 
thought,  a  secondary  consideration, 
and  will  continue  to  be  so.  Just  so 
soon  as  men  become  convinced  that 
Latin  and  Greek  possess  only  train 
ing  or  cultural  value  for  the  great 
mass  of  men,  ju-t  so  soon  will  these 
languages  be  relegated  to  the  pro 
fessional  school,  just  as  has  always 
the  case  with  Hebrew  and 
been 
Sanscrit. 
school, 
the  modern 
French  and  German  have  won  their 
way  primauly  through  their  utility 
the  world.  T he 
to 
the  man  of 
sciences  have  been 
introduced  be 
cause  of  their  utility.  T he  study  of 
English  has  slowly  won  recognition 
as  the  peer  of  any  other  subject  be 
cause  of  the  fact  that  we  need  it  in 
our  daily  life,  and  more  insistently 
in  proportion 
as  society  becomes 
more  highly  developed  and  more 
involved. 

In 

to  be  a 
not  only  to  earn,  but  also 
good  citizen.  At  once  the  range  of 
utility  to  his  mind  enlarges,  and  his 
tory  and  economics  become  of  great 
utility  to  him.  T he  man  of  noble 
mould,  who  knows  himself  a  many-
sided  creature  and  desires  to  develop 
himself 
into  the  largest  measure  of 
true  manhood — this  man  knows  no 
difference  between  culture  and  util 
for  whatever  strengthens  his 
ity; 
powers  or  widens  his  view  is  useful, 
too.  W i th  him 
and  that  is  culture 
I 
the  only  question 
is  " H ow  can 
fur 
manage  to  carry  my  training 
take 
t h e r ?"  not  "  H ow  little  can  I 
in  and  succeed?"  Of 
two  things  I 
am  surely  persuaded —  first,  that  the 
student  is  not  wise  enough 
to  solve 
for  himself 
that  greatest  of  educa 
tional  problems — the  making  of  |>a 
curriculum,  and  secondly,  that  no 
curriculum  is  worthy  of 
the  name 
which  does  not  consider  and  pro 
vide  for  more  than  one  side  of  man's 
nature. 

H O W A RD  E D W A R D S. 

Physical  Characteristics. 

(Concluded from  first  page.) 
age  head  reduced  to  modern  meas 
urements.  Hartley  tells  us  that  the 
average  head 
three-
quarters  inches  long,  and  tabulated 
the  Greek  ideal  and  M.  A.  C.  ath 
lete  may  be  compared  as  follows: 

is  eight  and 

T A B LE  2. 

eS  fci> 
©  r* 
•  s  » •* 
•* 
s 
2 °3 

: 

Average  height 
Arm  stretch 
Length  to  pubis  (length of  leg) 
Pubis  to  top of  head 
Pubis  to knee  (length of  thigh) 
Knee to  ground. 
Width  of  hips 
Width  of  shoulders 
Acromion  to elbow..... 
Elbow  to first  knuckle 
Elbow  to linger  tip... 
Length  of  hand 
Length  of  face  (from  chin  to  roots 

of  hair) 

Length  of  foot..., 

~ 

70. 
70. 
35. 
35. 
17.5 
17.5 
13.1 
17.5 
13.1 
13.1 
17.5 
7. 

7. 
11. 

•« 
JC 
-5 

69.9 
73.4 
35.9 
34. 
16.7 
19.2 
-13. 
16.7 

is 

an 

an 

l eg 

t he 

find 

t h at 

i n ch 

i n ch 

i n c h es 

a r m.  s t r e t ch 

a c c o r d i ng  to 

of 
l o w er 

t he  M.  A.  C. 

l o n g e r, 
t he 

i n ch 
s h o r t e r, 

is  o ne 
l o n g e r. 

t he  G r e ek 
We 
t r a ck 
s t a n d a rd 
a t h l e te  is  p r a c t i c a l ly  t he  s a me  h e i g ht 
w h i le  h is 
t h r ee  a nd 
f o u r - t e n t hs  l o n g e r.  H is  t o t al  l e n g th 
of  l eg  is  n e a r ly  an 
t he 
t h i gh 
b o dy 
s h o r t e r, 
e i g h t - t e n t hs 
w h i le 
s e v e n - t e n th 
h i ps  a re  o n ly  o n e - t e n th  of  an 
n a r r o w e r, 
s h o u l d e rs 
e i g h t - t e n t hs 
b r e a d t h. 
p o r t i o ns  c o m p a r es 
a ny 
p o i nt  w i th  t he  a v e r a ge  p r o p o r t i o ns  of 
a ny  of 
a n t h r o p o m e t r ic 
E i t h er  t he  G r e ek  - t a b le  w as 
t a b l e s. 
f or  O v er 
p u r e ly  an 
t wo  t h o u s a nd  y e a rs  a g o,  or  e l se 
t he 
m o d e rn 
t he  p r e s 
e nt  a v e r a g e s,  h as  g r e a t ly  d e p a r t ed 
f r om 

i n ch 
t a b le  of  G r e ek  p r o 

a nd 
T he 
i n ch 
a re 
in 

t y p e,  as  s h o wn  by 

t he  m o d e rn 

t he  f o r m er 

s t a n d a rd 

s c a r c e ly 

t y p e. 

i d e al 

T he 

l e ss 

b ut 

t he 

an 

of 

at 

Looked  at 

in  a  large  way,  which 
indeed  is  always  the  true  wav,  cul 
ture  and  utility  are  interchangeable' 
It  is  simply  a  question  of 
terms. 
the  man's  nature  you 
what  part  of 
are  considering.  T he  utility 
that 
gives  skill  to  hand  and  brain  to  earn 
is  culture  of  hand 
the  daily  bread 
and  brain  in  those  particular 
facul 
ties.  He  whose  wants  are  satisfied 
by  ability  to  make  a  living,  who  has 
no  ideas  or  aspirations  beyond 
the 
dollar 
that  he  earns,  regards  what, 
to 
in  his  narrow  vision,  contributes 
the  power  to  earn  as  utilitarian,  all 
else  as  cultural,  which  in  his  vocabu 
lary 
is  synonymous  with  useless. 
T he  man  v\ ith  broader  view  desires 

C.  O.  B E M I E S. 

T h i n n i ng  O ut 

t he  Trees. 

N ow  and 

then  a  person 

thinks, 
under  no  circumstances,  should  a 
tree  be  cut,  especially 
if  planted 
about  the  home  or  along  the  street. 
There  never  was  a  greater  mistake 
entertained  by  anyone.  Hundreds 
of  homes  and  streets  in  Micnigan  are 
much  defaced  by  crowding  of  trees. 
T h ey  crowd  and  spoil  each  other; 
It 
they  shut  out  fine  views  beyond. 
is  this  way:  the 
trees  are  planted 
and  cared  for  by  some  member  of 
the  family,  every  one  of  whom  be 
comes  attached  to  them.  So  far  as 
planting  is  concerned,  a  campus  can 

everygreens 

never  be  fixed  for  all  time, but  some 
changes  will  be  needed  every  year 
or  two.  Twenty-five  years  ago  or 
more,  many 
were 
planted  at  M.  A.  C,  but  now  some 
of  them  have  outgrown  their  useful 
ness.  About  the residences  occupied 
by  Professor  Smith  and  Dr.  Beal 
and  Dr.  Edwards  some  of  these  can 
well  be  spared,  and 
they  are  now 
going  out  and  are  cut  up  into  stove 
wood.  House  number  7  was  built 
in  1864,  first  occupied  by  Professor 
Holmes,  then  Professor  of  Horti 
culture,  later  by  President  Abbot, 
and  since  1872  by  Dr.  Beal.  Some 
of  these  Norway  spruces  were  fifty-
three 
nine  feet  high  and 
inches 
forty-one 
annual  rings, a foot  above the  ground. 
Could  these  old  sentinels  speak,  they 
could  tell  of  wonderful  changes  that 
have  taken  piace  in  their  time,  not 
to  mention  some  night  parades,  and 
other  pranks  of  students. 

in  diameter,  with 

two  feet 

w.  j.  B. 

C a m p us  Notes. 

About  15  students  were  at  work 
the 
Saturday  digging  the  ditch  for 
steam  pipes  between 
the  women's 
building  heating  plant  and  the  new 
dairy  building. 

T he  large  bust  of  Horace  Mann 
which  has  stood  for  a  long  time  on 
top  of  the  farther  case  in  the  read 
ing  room,  fell  to  the  floor  Saturday 
morning  without  apparent  cause  and 
was  broken  into  fragments. 

Dr.  Beal  has  received  a  set  of 
questions  in  botany  from  Hon.  H. 
R.  Pattengill  which  he  is  requested 
to  answer,  the  answers  to  be  pub 
School  Mod 
lished  in  the  Michigan 
erator 
for  the  benefit  of  Michigan 
teachers. 

At 

the  last  meeting  of  the  Tau 
Beta  Pi  M r.  A.  H.  Case,  '02,  was 
that  fraternity.  Mr. 
initiated 
Case  ranks  first  in  his  class  and  in 
consequence  is  the  first  junior  to  be 
admitted  to  membership. 

into 

T he  King's  Daughters  will  meet 
with  Mrs.  Snyder  Nov.  14.  All 
members  of  the  Circle  will  please 
remember  that 
is  pound  week. 
it 
ten  will  be  studied;  text-
Lesson 
word, 
Leader, 
" G l ad 
Mrs.  M.  L.  Dean. 

tidings." 

President  Snyder  is  attending  the 
meeting  of  the  National  Association 
of  Agricultural  College  Presidents 
and  experiment  station  workers  at 
N ew  Haven,  Conn.  He  will  also, 
the 
during  his  absence, 
stop  at 
Geneva  Experiment  Station 
and 
Cornell  University. 

At  the  Farmers'  Club  next  Wed 
nesday  evening,  in  the  agricultural 
building  class  room,  Dr.  R.  C.  Ked-
zie  will  entertain  all  those  who  wish 
to  come,  by 
" T he 
Farmer's  Fertilizer."  Exercises  be 
gin  at  6:30  p.  m. promptly.  Every 
body  is  invited. 

talking  about 

inside 

T he  dairy  building  is  nearly  com 
pleted.  T he  windows  are  in.  T he 
doors  are  hung.  T he  blackboards 
are  in  place.  T he  plastering  is  all 
done.  T he 
is  al 
most  completed.  Everything  will 
be  in  readiness  for  the  short  course 
the 
students  at 
year.  T he  building  is  to  be  heated 
from 
the 
the  heating 
women's  building. 

the  beginning  of 

finishing 

plant 

of 

T he  half  term  reports  have  been 
sent  out 
to  the  class  officers  who 
will  distribute  them  to  the  students. 
the 
Reports  will  all  be  sent 
to 
parents  of  students.  One  of 
the 
that  while 
class  officers  observes 

N o v.  13,  1900. 

T HE  M.  A.  C 

R E C O R D. 

3 

instances 

in 
there  are  numerous 
which  students do not rank  in classes 
as  high  as  would  be .desirable, the 
reports  at  the close  of  the  first  half 
term  show  a  much  smaller  number 
of  failures  than  were  reported  one 
year ago. 

T he  young  ladies  of the  W o m e n 's 
Building  have 
recently  elected  a 
" h o u se  committee,"  of  which  Miss 
' 0 1,  is  chairman. 
Celia  Harrison, 
T he  other  members  are  Miss  Mar 
guerite  Nolan,  '02,  Miss  M ay  Kyes, 
•"03,  Miss  Bessie  Buskirk,  '03,  and 
Miss  Elma  Bowerman,  '04.  This 
committee  has  general  charge  of 
social  functions,  etc., in the hall,  and 
may  request  the dean  to call  a  meet 
ing  of  the students  whenever  a  disr 
cussion  concerning  matters  of  gov 
ernment,  club  boarding,  etc.,  is 
needed 

five-year  mechanical 

A  new and interesting  feature  of 
t he 
freshmen 
work  this  year  is  their  visits  of  in 
spection.  T he class  is  divided  into 
several 
squad, 
squads,  and  each 
under  the direction  of  one of  the  in 
structors  of  the  department,  is re 
quired 
tours  of 
to  make  several 
inspection  during  the  term,  careful 
notes  being  taken  on the  things  ob 
served.  T he  different  manufactur 
ing  plants  in  Lansing,  and  the  Col 
lege  heating,  lighting,  and  electric 
plants  are  being  inspected  by  these 
squads.  T he principal  object  is  to 
familiarize  the  students  with  differ 
ent  forms  of machinery  and mechan 
ical  terminology. 

Compliment 

to  our 
A rt  C o u r se 

Domestic 

that 

last  a 
On  Saturday  morning 
message  by  long  distance 
'phone 
was  received  from  Supt.  Martindale, 
in  Detroit, asking if we could  furnish 
a  "supply  " to teach  sewing  for three 
weeks  in some  of  the Detroit  public 
schools.  Miss  Vesta  Woodbury 
was  recommended  by  M r s.  Haner, 
and  after  hurried  consultation,  it was 
determined 
although  Miss 
Woodbury  would  loose  a  good  deal 
in  the other  studies  which  she is pur 
suing,  yet  the  benefits  to  be  gained 
in  the line  of  work  in  which  she is 
specializing  were  so numerous, and 
the  opportunity  was so tempting and 
unusual 
that  neither  she  nor  the 
college  could  afford  to  forego  the 
advantage. 
Supt.  Martindale  was 
accordingly  notified  and the arrange 
ment  made  to have  Miss  Woodbury 
go  at  once. 

This  occurrence  is  a  compliment 
not  only  to  the  domestic  art  course 
of  the  college,  but also  to the  work 
that  two of  our  girls,  Miss  Hariette 
Robson,  '00, and  Miss  Coral  Havens, 
with  '00, are  doing  in  the  Detroit 
schools. 
ladies  are 
These  young 
engaged  for the year  to  teach  cook 
ing  and  sewing,  and  their  work  so 
far  must  have  been  eminently  satis 
factory  to  the  superintendent,  or he 
would  not  have  called  on  us for  a 
It  may  be  men 
further  supply. 
that  Miss 
tioned,  by  the  way, 
Woodbury  is  not  a  substitute  for 
either  Miss  Robson  or  Miss  Havens. 

Social  Events. 

History 

Society, 

At  the  regular  meeting  of  the 
Natural 
last 
Wednesday  evening,  Prof.  Barrows 
occupied  most of  the hour  discussing 
the  migratory  habits  of  birds.  He 
classified  birds  as migratory,  or  non 
resident,  and resident. 
In  speaking 
of  the  migratory  birds  he  said  that 
those  birds  which  appeared 
the 
earliest  in  spring  went  the  shortest 

distance  southward  in the  fall.  He 
gave  the causes  of  migration,  which 
he  claimed  in  many  cases  was  lack 
of  food. 
" S o m e ,"  he  said,  "travel 
southward  in  flocks  at  night  feeding 
during  the  d a y;  others  travel  onlv 
during  the  d a y;  some  species  fly 
several  hundred  miles  a  day  and 
others  only  a  few  miles."  He 
brought  out  a  number  of  valuable 
facts  about  the habits  of  birds. 

Freshman  having 

received 
his  standings  rushes  about  among 
his  fellows. 
" W h at  does  F  mean? 
Do  you know  what  F  m e a n s ?" 

just 

A  number  of  young 

ladies  from 
the  campus  and  from  Lansing en 
joyed  a  social  hop in  the  Olympic 
Society  rooms  last  Friday  evening. 

R e v.  L.  B.  Bissell  of  Lansing, 
pastor  of  Franklin  street  Presby 
terian  church,  conducted  chapel ex 
ercises  Sunday  morning.  His  text 
was  Ephesians 6:14. 

Last 

Friday 

evening 

several 
young  people  enjoyed 
the  hospital 
ity  of  Miss  Laura  Thomas.  Games 
caused  the  evening  to  speed  away 
rapidly  and  pleasantly. 

A  preacher  " down  south  "  is re-
equipment  everywhere 
c h a n i c al 
about  the  College  is  of  the  right 
to  have  said:  " L i f e,  my 
kind.  W hy  then  should  not  the  bredderen,  am  mos'ly  made  up of 
prayin'  for  rain,  an'  then  wishin'  it 
domestic  science  department  assume 
would  cl'ar  off."—Ex. 
similar  responsibilities  ? " 

ported 

SIMONS  DRY  GOODS 6 0. 

Opening 
September  Sale* 

Of 

t he  NEW  FALL 

STYLES in 

DRESS  GOODS, 
SILKS,  GLOVES, 
JACKETS,  SKIRTS, 
WAISTS  and 
UNDERWEAR. 

Our  Carpet 
Department  • •  • 

offers  special  induce 
ments in 

RUGS, MATTING, 
CURTAINS, etc. 

WE  GIVE  SPECIAL  ATTENTION  TO 
STUDENTS  AT M. A. C. 

Simons  Dm  Goods Go. 

104  Washington  five.  South. 

Bright 

to  J u n i o r: 
Sophomore 
" E a ch  one  of  those  Senior  girls  will 
get  a  bachelor  next  J u n e.  See  if 
they  don't." 

Come  again  next  Sunday  and 
help  fill  the Y. M. C. A.  rooms  as 
they  were  filled 
last  Sunday  even 
ing,  at  the  union  meeting.  Bring 
your  friend. 

w.  R. W. 

A  Thinker. 

One  of  our  bachelor  professors, 
who  is evidently  well  versed  in  cul 
inary  lore,  was  seen  to  be  deeply 
absorbed  in  writing  during  one of 
the  dedicatory  speeches  in  t he ar 
mory.  Folks  around  him  doubtless 
thought  him a reporter  taking  notes. 
T h at  he is a man  of  original  thought 
and  no  petty  jotter-down  of  other 
people's  notions  was  evident  when 
he 
showed  us  the  results  of  his 
labors,  here  quoted  in  full.  " T he 
department  of  mechanical  engineer 
ing  is expected  to  see  that  the me-

VISITING  CARDS.... 

Latest  Styles—Lowest Prices 

at  —»-

LAWRENCE 

&  VAN 
PRINTING  CO'S. 

BUREN 

FULL  MEASURE  AND 
GOOD  GRADES. 

THE  RIKERD  LUMBER 6 0. 

CALL  AND  SEE THEM. 

T he  m a in  item  in  Stoves  is  to 
get  t he  best  for  t he  least  m o n e y. 
We  h a ve  t he nicest  assortment  ever 
in  t he  city.  Steel  R a n g es  $18.00 
to  $40.00;  Cast  Cook  Stoves  w i th 
Reservoir  $16.00  to  $25.00;  Base 
Burner  Coal  Stoves 
to 
$40.00;  Soft  Coal  A i r - T i g ht  Stoves 
$12.00  to  $18.00;  A i r - T i g ht  W o od 
Stoves  $5.00 
to  $9.00;  Nice  Oil 
Heaters  $3.25  to  $4.00.  Everyone 
of  t h em  fully  guaranteed.  A  nice 
line  of  Pocket  Cutlery  Razors. 
Shears,  in  fact  a n y t h i ng  needed  in 
the  H a r d w a re  Line  y ou  will  find  it 
a nd  at  prices  to  suit  y o u, at 

$25.00 

Furniture  Headquarters. 

C O H P L E TE  LINE  OF  FURNITURE  FOR  S T U D E N T S'  ROOMS 

Woven  Wire Springs at 
Woven Wire  Cots at 
Mattresses at 
Chairs at 
Arm  Chairs at 
Students Tables at 

$1.50, §2.00 and  $2.50 
$1.50, $2.00 and  $2.50 
$1.75,  $2.00, $2.50 up 
50c,  60c, 75c up 
$1.50, $1.75, $2.00 up 
$1.50,  $1.75,  $2.00 

fl.  J. & B. H. Buck. 

WE  A RE IN  P O S I T I ON 

TO  S A VE  Y OU  M O N EY  ON 

Overcoats 

And  at the same  time  give  you  a  gar 

ment  unsurpassed  for  Fine  Tailoring 

and  Correct  Styles. 

Elgin  Hifflin. 

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Full  Dress... 

Finest  imported  Patent  Leather—black  as  mid 

night—soft  as silk—just  the shoe for social  functions 
or light  street  wear. 

We sold  this grade  of  shoes  for  several  years at 
six dollars a pair.  We wish  to  double  our sales on 
this  shoe, and  this year  we make the 

Price  $5.00, 
$4.00  and $3.50. 

5 

D a n c i ng  P u m ps  at  $1.50,  $2.00  a nd  $2.50. 

C.  D. WOODBURY, 

HOLLISTER  BLOCK; 

LOCK;  S 

NORTON'S  HARDWARE. 

VVWWVV«>r,i<'wVWlJ'ti,U'W'W'VW,t/'^ 

4 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  R E C O R D. 

N o v.  13,  1900. 

Former  Students  a nd  Graduates. 

A  Suggestion. 

J.  S.  Mitchell.,  '95, remained  at 
the  College  over  Sunday.  He  re 
ports  a  prosperous  year  on  his  farm 
at  Holly,  Mich. 

C.  A.  Dockstader,  ' S i, of  T h r ee 
Rivers,  was  elected  judge  of  probate 
in  St.  Joseph  county  at  the  last 
election.  Mr.  Dockstader  has  al 
ways  been  a good  friend  of  the  Col 
lege,  and has more  than  once  dem 
onstrated  it in a substantial way. 

W.  H.  VanDervoort,  '89,  repre 
senting  T he  Root  & V an  Dervoort 
Engineering  C o.  of  Champaign, 
Hi.  passed 
last 
week  on  his  way  to  N.  Y.  City. 
He  is interested  in  the  manufacture 
of  gas  engines  and  locomotive ex 
haust  nozzles. 

through  Lansing 

F.  W. Hastings,  '7S, was  on  the 
grounds  during  the dedication  cere 
mony  of  the  Women's  Building. 
He  is one of the engineers  in  charge 
of  the construction  of  the  electric 
line 
to  St.  J o h n s. 
Mrs.  Hastings  was  a delegate  to the 
Federation 
from  St. 
convention 
Louis. 

from  Lansing 

G.  Masselink, 

'95,  instructor  in 
mathematics  in  the  Ferris  Institute, 
Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  reports  the birth 
of  a  son  on  Nov.  4.  "A  child of 
excellent  lung  capacity,"  says  Ger-
ret,  "already  able  to give  the M. A. 
C.  yell  or  something 
like  it  with 
such  vim  that  one would  imagine  it 
to  be  an  echo  of  a  class  scrap  or 
field-day  victory." 

from  a 

returned 
trip 

E.  R.  Lake,  'S5, is  professor  of 
botany 
in  the 
and  horticulture 
Oregon  Agricultural  College.  He 
three 
just 
has 
month's 
F r a n c e, 
Germany  and  Austria,  having  been 
sent  on  a  special  mission  to  those 
countries  by  the U.  S.  Department 
of  Agriculture  to  investigate  some 
matters  pertaining  to  pomology  and 
plant  introduction'. 

through 

L.  C.  McLouth,  with  Sgm,  is 
secretary  and mechanical  engineer of 
the  Eastman  Automobile  Co., Cleve 
l ie  writes 
land,  Ohio. 
that  H.  L 
'Stjw,  is  general  man 
Haye?,  with 
ager  of  the  same 
firm.  Ei  D. 
Emmons,  known  as " O oz  E m m o n s" 
— the  man w ho  originated  the  col 
lege  yell  .— has  also  be> n  until  re 
cently  connected  with  the same  firm. 
Mr.  McLouth  wiitesthe  yell  thus— 
- M. A. C. 
" O oz 

ooz 

ooz 

We  clip  the  following  from  the 
State  Republican 
of  N o v. 1.  Our 
friend  Stocoum,  with  '99,  forgot  to 
send  T HE  R E C O RD  an  announce 
ment: 

Portland,  Oct.  31. — A  pretty 
October  wedding  occurred  Tues 
day  night  at  the  home  of  Miss 
Azella  Rowel],  the  occasion  being 
the  marriage  of  her  sister,  Nellie 
Gale,  to  Rollin  Henry  Stocoum  of 
Lake  Odessa.  Amid  a  profusion  of 
palms,  ferns  and cut roses  the  bride 
and  groom 
the  guests, 
received 
assisted  by  Mrs. Goodwin  of  Chi 
cago,  and  Miss  Clara  Stocoum  of 
Ionia.  At  5:30 p. m. the  wedding 
party  took  their  places,  in the  front 
parlor  to the strains  of  the  wedding 
march  played  by  Mrs.  Thompson 
of  Jackson.  T he  bride  was  given 
away  by  her  sister  Azella,  and the 
groom  was  accompanied  by  his 
brother,  W. B. Stocoum.  T he ring 
ceremony  was made  very  impressive 
by  R e v.  Thompson,  pastor  of  the 
First  M.  E.  church  of  Jackson. 
T he  presents  were  numerous  and 
beautiful. 

An  editorial  in  the  Orange  and 
Blue  of  the  Alabama  Polytechnic 
Institute,  tells  how  during  the  win 
ter  the professors  of  that  institution 
give  public 
in  regard  to 
lectures 
their  various 
lines  of  w o r k;  and 
states  that  these  lectures  have  been 
very  successful. 

This  would  ~be  an  excellent  idea 
to  be carried  out at our  own  College. 
If  the professors  would  give  lectures 
telling  us about  the work  and  aim  of 
those 
their  different  departments, 
who  are  unable 
those 
to  pursue 
studies  might  know  something  of 
them.  W hy cannot  this be done ? 
B.  D. A. 

Grant  Allen's  Father. 

J.  A.  Allen,  father  of  the  noted 
novelist,  Grant  Allen,  died  Oct.  2, 
of  old age in his 87th  vear. 

feet 

thick 

seven 

T he  death  of  his  famous  son, 
which  occurred  a  few  months ago, 
had  preyed  heavily  upon  his  mind. 
T he  old  man was  born  in  Ireland, 
and  in his youth  married  a  daughter 
of  the Baron  de Longueil,  possessor 
of  the only  title  which  has  survived 
in  Canada  from  the days  of  the  old 
French  regime.  As her dowry M r. 
Allen  received  a  beautiful  French 
chateau  on  Longue 
Isle,  opposite 
Kingston,  and  a  massive  mansion 
with  walls 
in 
Kingston,  which  had originally  been 
built  for  Lord  Sydenham,  governor 
of  Canada,  besides  much  other  prop 
erty  in  this  vicinity.  A  clergyman 
in  the  church  of  England,  he was 
forced 
to  withdraw  owing  to  un 
orthodox  opinions,  and after  that  he 
lived  the  life  of  a  country  gentle 
man  in  his  stately  old  house  of 
Alwington.  T he death  of  his  wife 
and  younger  son, H a r ry  de  Longueil 
Allen,  followed  by the  marriage of 
his  daughters,  left  him  almost  alone 
in  the  world.  T he  decease  of  his 
son,  Grant,  in  whose  career  he had 
taken  an  almost  passionate  interest, 
completed  his  sorrows,  and  death 
came  to him as a  relief. 

"Cornell  University  opened  Sep 
thous 

tember  28 with  nearly  three 
and  students." 

Even 

" A ll  the colleges  and  universities 
of  the  land  are  rep(  rting  a  most 
gratifying  incieasein  attendance  this 
fall.  Especia  ly  is  ibis  true  of  the 
technical  and  professional 
schools 
where  definite  and immediate  prepa 
ration  for the work  of life  is the  end 
sought. 
in  the  theological 
schools,  where,  for  the  past  few 
years,  the relative  increase  has  been 
less  than  in  any  other  profession, 
there  has  been  a  very  marked  in 
crease  in  enrollment.  These 
facts 
furnish 
the  most  convincing  proof 
that  the appreciation  of the  necessity 
of  higher  education  is  by no  means 
losing  its  hold  on  the  American 
people  but is more  and more  comirg 
to  be  felt  as  a  necessity  of  our 
modern  life.  Successful  adaptation 
to  the conditions  of  our highly  com 
plex  system  of  society  demands  the 
most  broadly  trained  powers  and the 
most  highly  specialized 
resources. 
T he  uneducated  and untrained  mind 
is  simply  incapable  of  contending 
successfully  with  the  forces  of  the 
external  world.  He is bound  to sink 
in  defeat  before 
them.  Only  the 
educated  and  trained  mind  is  safe, 
and  in  continually  increasing  num 
bers  our young  men and  women  are 
themselves  more  accurately 
fitting 
for  successful  adjustment 
to  their 
c o m i ng 
environment."  —  School 
Record. 

We  Welcome 

THE  STUDENTS'  RETURN  AT  THE M. A.  C. 

It  gives  new  life  to  the  Capital  City.  We  cordially  invite  all  to  m a ke 
their  home  at  our  store.  M r. H o m er  Burton  and  M r. A r t h ur  H a rt  will 
make  daily  trips  to every  one  who  desires  to  see  them  on  the  M. A. C. 
grounds  or  in  the  vicinity. 
If  you are not called  upon  drop  us a  postal 
and  we will  call.  Samples  sent  on  application. 

We  Guarantee  Satisfaction. 

Visit  Donsereaox's  Department Store, 

and ttie  Donsereaux  Clothing  and Grocery  Store. 
312  to 320 Washington  Ave.  South.  One door  south  of  Hotel  Downey. 

CHAS.  A.  PIELLA  .  , 
JEWELER  A ND  O P T I C I A N. 

DIAMONDS,  WATCHES,  JEWELRY,  CLOCKS, 
SILVERWARE, ART  GOODS. 

Repairing  Nneatlg  Done. 

121 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  lo 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  ^ ** 

ington  Avenue and  Ionia  Street.  See ad. 

Line.  Livery in connection.  410  Washington 

HACK  AND  BAGGAGE  LINES. 

Ave.  N. 

FURNITURE  DEALERS. 

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 R.  WOOD—Barher.  106  Michigan  Avenue E. 

College work  especially solicited. 

BOOKS  AND  STATIONERY. 

CITY  BOOK.  STORK.  Fountain  Pens,  Drafting 

Tools,  Stationery,  Cards  Engraved,  Pictures 
and  Picture  Framing.  Tennis, Football  and  Base 
ball goods.  Crotty Bros., 206 Wash. Ave. N. 

J  ANMNT,  BOOK  AND  PAPER  CO.  Water-. 
i /  man- and  Sterling  Fountain  Pens,  Stationery, 
Pictures  Fran  es.  Wall  Paper.  120 Wash. Ave. N. 

BICYCLES  AND ELECTRICAL 

SUPPLIES. 

c 

APITOL  ELECTRIC CO. 

BOOTS  AND  SHOES. 

C D.  WOODBURY.—Boots  and  Shoes, 

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.  LARNED.—China,  Glass  and  Lamps. 
105 Washington  Ave. S. 

H 

DENTISTS. 

W.  MORSE, D. D. S. 

R 
D  E.  PARMELEE—Dentist.  218 Washington 

Aye,  St, Lansing,  Mich. 

Hollister  Block, Room 517. 

DEPARTMENT 

STORE. 

DONSEREAUX'S  DEPARTMENT  STORE 

is  the place  to trade.  You can get a  warm 

lunch  in our cafe  for  10c.  See ad. 

DRUGGISTS. 

R OUSER'S  CAPITAL  DRUG  STORE.  Up to 

date.  Corner store.  Opposite Hollister  Block. 

DRY  GOODS. 

SIMONS  DRY  GOODS  COMPANY. — Dry 

Goods and  Carpets.  See ad. 

FURNISHING  GOODS. 

ELGIN  MIFFLIN.—Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's 

Furnishing  Goods.  See  ad. 

HARDWARE.  STOVES  AND  TINWARE. 

N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, 

Stoves,  Tinware,  Graniteware,  Cutlery, etc. 

Ill  Washington  Ave. South.  See ad. 

ACOB  STAHL  >v SON,—WJiolessle  and  Re 
tail  Hardware  and  House  Furnishings.  211 
and 213 Washington  Avenue  North. 

HARNESS,  TRUNKS,  ETC. 

J W.  EDMONDS  SONS—Keep  the finest stock 

of  Trunks, Traveling  B igs,  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 Washington  Avenue N. 

LAUNDRIES. 

T HE  VANGORDEK  PALACE  LAUNDRY.  Col-

lege  agents, Rudolph  and Mills.  S. P. Lantz, 

Prop. 

T A K V O R 1 AX  & JEWELL.—Aeents  for  STAR 
LAUNDRY.  We return  your  work  on Thurs 
I 
day p. m.  Either  high  polish  or  dull  finish.  No 
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  118.  222^  Washington 
Avenue S.,  up stairs. 

MERCHANT  TAILORS. 

OODBURY  & SAVAGE.—Tailors.  Student 
trade solicited.  Opposite Hotel Downey, North. 

OHM  HERRMANN'S  SONS.  Fine  Tailoring. 

218 Washington  Avenue N. 

J 

MUSIC,  PIANOS,  ETC. 

H E POST &  B RISTOI. CO.  Pianos and every-
thing in  the line  of  music  and musical  instru 
ments.  219 Washington  Ave.  N.,  Lansing, Mich. 

OCULISTS. 

JOSEPH  FOSTER,  M. D.—Eye,  Ear,  Nose and 
J  Throat.  Hours  9  to  12 A.  M.  City  National 
Bank Building, Lansing. 

PHYSICIANS. 

A D.  HAGADORN,  M. D.—Office  hours,  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.