fffW %. <§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, M A R CH 26, 1901. ' X o. 27 O ur Library Complimented. T he library is in receipt of the souvenir special Paris Exposition edition of the Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture for 1S99. Of especial is a paper on interest " Development of Agricultural Li braries," by Charles H. Greathouse, M. A ., Editorial Clerk of the De partment Division of Publications. In treating of agricultural college libraries he says that " three or four will serve as typical," and he names as the four typical those of Massa chusetts Agricultural College, Mich igan Agricultural College, Cornell University, and University of Wis consin. He refers to M. A. C, in part, as follows: " At the Michigan Agricultural College, one of, the oldest of these schools in the country, and with a large number of alumni holding re sponsible positions in scientific agri cultural work, the library appropria tion was at first distributed in equal amounts to the sevetal professors, but the library is now under the supervision of a committee com posed of five members of the faculty appointed by the president of the college. All recommendations »for purchases of books must be approved by this committee. * * * T he library is considered especially strong in general works on agriculture and cultivation of * Since 18S4 a good many books on mechanical engineering have been added, and with the establishment of the women's department, household economy has received much atten tion. * * * T he students have access to the library shelves during work hours. T he administration is thorough and businesslike." In describing the Cornell library, Mr. Greathouse alludes to the pri vate library of Prof. L. H. Bailey. '82, which he says is " the largest collection extant of American horti cultural writings." the soil. * * v. BROWN. Athletics. T he Board of Directors of the M. I. A. A. met last Monday eve ning in Jackson. It was decided that Field-day should be held in Hillsdale J u ne 7 and 8. Albion is to furnish the programs, and Kalamazoo the medals; appro priate pennants will be given to winning teams in the baseball relay and class club swinging contests. Foot ball was made an intercol legiate game, in view of the fact that a cup has been secured to be contested for annually. T he games will be played on the percentage plan with the schedule as follows:— Albion, Kalamazoo and Hillsdale, vs. Olivet, Ypsilanti and M. A. C.— Return game will be played and the three teams winning the highest number of games will have final contest, one of which will be played Saturday before Thanksgiving and the other on Thanksgiving d a y. B. A. Peterson has been elected manager of the second baseball team and Burr Wheeler tennis manager. T he " try o u t" meet held in the last Friday evening was armonv a success in every particular. In many respects it proved a surprise, —one of an agreeable nature. Con i n d e e d, very sidering the fact that regular train ing had not yet begun, the results satisfactory. were, Several new men showed exceed ingly good form and the old ones demonstrated that they were still in the ring. W i th such material, the outlook for a winning track team is very bright. T he winners in the contest were as follows: In heavy weight wrestling, H. D. Hahn won first with no opposition; in middle weight, W. J. Geib won first and W. B. Wilson second; in welter weight, L. D. Rudolph won first and C. I. Brunger, second; in light weight, H. L. Hall won first, H. S. Barringer second, and George Davenport third; in feather-weight F r a nk D. Verran won first, and C. M. Marshall second. In the stand ing broad j u mp H. W. Shultz won first, W. F. Millar, second and J. third. Distance 10 P. Haftenkamp feet. In the high j u mp E d g ar and Shultz tied for first place at 5 feet 2,% inches, C. J. Blanchard won third. In the shot put Oliver E d g ar won first, J. A. Cooper second and third. Distance 29 feet 3 Travis inches. In the pole vault Millar and Shultz tied for first at a height of 9 feet 2 inches. A fine exhibi tion of club swinging was given by champion an old H. E. Y. George B. Fuller. intercollegiate An Interesting New Student. T he College has received a most to its student- interesting addition in the person of Enrique body Aguilar of Puerto Principe, Cuba, who artived here last Tuesday from Spokane, Washington, where he has been visiting since last Novem ber. Mr. Aguilar is a cousin of Antonio Aguilar-Borrero, ' 0 3, and was attracted here by the presence of the latter. He will take special work in the English language dur ing the spring term and enter the Agricultural course next fall. In spite of the short time the young man has been in this country he has acquired quite a command of English and was able to make the journey here alone from Lincoln, N e b. Enrique got M r. Aguilar had a very exciting insurrec experience during the late tion. He was living with his mother and sisters at their home in Puerto Principe which was garri soned by Spanish troops. His father was a colonel in the Cuban army and being in the neighbor hood with his regiment sent word in to have his son visit his camp for a few days. through the Spanish lines with a permit, but while he was with his father, the Spanish commander issued an order revoking all permits and forbidding any one to leave the city. T he Cubans forbidding any one to enter. T he lad was thus unable to return home; and, the camp being no place for him, he was compelled to take a journey of sixty miles through the country to an uncle's house which was out of the range of hostilities. Here he staid during the remainder of the war. T he rest of the family fared far worse. On account of their re lationship to the Colonel, General them to Havanna W e y l er ordered responded by After imprisoned until where they were released by the Americans. taking agricultural course here M r. Aguilar will return in his chosen to Cuba and engage v. B R O W N. work. the Mechanical Department. T he mechanical department has received from the Portland Cement Co. of Jackson thirty copies of a issued by the company de booklet scribing methods of manufacture and uses of their output. These booklets are intended for distribu tion among the junior class when engaged in cement testing. T he blower to be used in experi mental work by Messrs. Wells and Littell, and loaned by the American Blower Co., of Detroit, arrived last Thursday. T he department has just received from Schaffer and indicating a tachometer Budenberg adapted revolutions up to 200 per minute. to Mr. E. C. Baker, instructor in foundry work, has bee'n suffering from an attack of the grip. Mr. Lewellyn Pierce, employed in the mechanical department, has been seriously ill but is now some what improved. Messrs. Norton and Ireland have decided upon making a series of tests to determine the permissible relative rotations of pipes and fit lines for their thesis tings in steam Vv u l ' r i. O w i ng to the crowded condition of the offices in the mechanical lab oratory it has been found necessary to enclose a portion of the east gal lery for storing department office material. recently re little brochure T he Department ceived a handsome illustrating the works of the Penin sular Portland Cement Co. at Jack son and describing the methods of manufacture of cement. Horticultural Department. T he lettuce in the side-hill forcing house is at its best now and a large crop is being cut off. to A m o ng demonstrate flowers the prominent now in blossom in the green-house lillies, roses, hyacinths, are: easter daffodills, azalias, ten-week stock, lily-of-the-valley, tulips, and orchids. O. L. A y rs has selected for his thesis work, under Prof. U. P. Hedrick, " T he Physical Structure of Spraying Substances." M r. A y rs hopes that the value of many substances used for spraying purposes, is increased or diminished by the fineness of division of particles. Comparing the substances, London purple for example,—will remain in suspension longer in a liquid form for a much time than Paris Green, and the solu tion which contains the former re little agitation. M r. quires but Mr. A y rs hopes to show that this that the particles is due to the fact of London Purple are smaller than the particles of Paris Green. Simi larly there may be such differences in lots of Paris Green or different lots of any substance held in solution for spraying purposes. He expects to show that a finely divided sub stance can be spread over a greater surface and therefore a more effective poison than one not so finely divided. T he value of the is appar results to the fruitgrower T. G. P. ent. is Spring in A r i z o n a. fast fading " W i th in Arizona, writes Mr. Gordon H. T r u e, B. S., form erly instructor in dairying here and now to M r s. Landon under date of March 16. A m o ng other things he says: spring into summer here it seems as though the campus at M. A. C. should be beginning to show a tinge of green, the first dandelions be in bloom over the steam pipes and here and there I a brave little crocus in the grass. remember too well, however, those s p r i n gs protracted, intermittent which Sobenikoff used 'a nasty change of weather,' to think that our spring days here mean spring days there. * * * ** to call that the cottonwood "A business trip took me across the river today, and high water made it necessary for me to cross at one of the lower fords where I seldom go. This change of route, how ever, proved something of a revela tion to me. I knew that spring had come, that I had seen poppies on t he desert a month ago, that the early almonds were in bloom at the same time, trees were in full leaf and that alfalfa was knee-high in the field*, but I did not know before what an Arizona spring could bring forth in t he way of wild flowers. I never saw so many wild flowers together before as I saw near the river this afternoon—but not an old friend in the whole lot. I did not know the names of any but till I got h o m e; and though the sand ver benas are beautiful and fragrant and I am glad to have made their ac rather quaintance, I think I would have found a bunch of hepaticas or blue violets than the whole lot. I suppose if I live here long enough these will come to be old friends too, and I'll be glad to see them every spring. the yellow-poppies ,* * * "I do not hear from M. A. C. except the through very often the fault is my own R E C O R D, but for here before me are several un answered letters from friends on the I enjoy reading campus and delta. the R E C O R D, but it is more like meeting your neighbor in the front room with his good clothes on than chatting over the back-yard fence— its the man in the back-yard that I like to k n o w ." T he special short course in cheese- making which closed on March 16 was successful in every way. T h i r twelve fin teen entered, of whom daily ished. Cheese was made under the instruction and supervision of M r. E. L. Aderhold, of Wiscon sin. Mr. J o hn Michels gave the class some lectures on the chemistry of milk and cheese, and on the use of the Babcock test. Prof. Marshall gave lectures daily on dairy bacteri ology. Both Michigan and chedder cheese were made. T he class made over 100 thirty-pound cheeses. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. M A R CH 26, 1901. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED W E E K LY BY T HE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BT T HE FACULTY, A S S I S T ED BY T HE S T U D E N T S. S U B S C R I P T I O NS S H O U LD BE S E NT TO T HE S E C R E T A R Y, A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E G E, M I C H. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 60 CESTS PEE TEAR. Seud money by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V AN B U R EN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. For various reasons T HE M. A. C. 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 postofflce, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE R E C O RD regularly is to subscribe. the demand on volved, and the patience and adaptability of teachers and students alike becomes more exigent. Greatness has its penalties; we can forego them only by becom ing small again. H O W A RD E D W A R D S. Tribute of Respect. Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father from to remove us a highly respected member of our society, Edward P. Bouton; therefore be it Resolved, that we, the Adelphic Society, do sincerely mourn our loss and extend our heartfelt sympathy to his friends and especially to his family. And be it further Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to his bereaved family. •' Ye sprightly y o u t h s, quite flush with h o pe Adopted March 23, 1901. a nd spirit, W ho t h i nk to storm t he world by d i nt of merit, To y ou t he * d o t a rd h as a deal to s a y, In his sly, d r y, s e n t e n t i o u s, p r o v e rb w ay ! He bids y ou m i n d, a m id your t h o u g h t l e ss rattle, T h at t he first blow is ever half t he b a t t l e; T h at t h o' some by t he skirt m ay t ry to snatch him; Yet by t he forelock is t he hold to catch h i m; T h at w h e t h er d o i n g, suffering, or forbear ing, You m ay do miracles by p e r s e v e r i n g ." —Burns. * F a t h er T i m e. T he next issue of this paper will be on April 9. for T he R E C O RD acknowledges re ceipt of House Bill N o. 153, to establish and maintain a State hos pital for consumptives. T he bill appropriates $60,000 for building and furnishing a hospital in or near the city of A nn Arbor and under the supervision and government of the board of regents of the uni versity. T he further sum of $4,000 annually the is appropriated maintenance of t he hospital. T he objects of the hospital are, ( 1) the, proper care of consumptive patients; ( 2) the training of physicians and nurses with especial reference to tuberculosis, its care, restriction, and prevention; ( 3) the scientific study of the disease. T he expenses of in- -digent patients are to be defrayed by the counties from which they are sent. Other patients are to be ad mitted on payment of a fee to be fixed by the board of regents. To .a layman the bill would seem to have more than ordinary merit and to deserve the careful consideration of the legislature. T he program for the, spring term, which will be ready for distribution by the time this meets the eyes of students, will, no doubt, be disap pointing in that it does not keep the four-to-five hour free from class ex ercises. As far as possible the hour has been kept vacant; but a little study of the program as a whole will' reveal the fact that, with our largely increased numbers and lim ited equipment in shop, in laboratory and in teachers, it is impossible to get the work into the hours of the day without requiring some to take class-work during this hour. T he arrangement of a program is a very complicated matter; the most inno cent and immaterial change, will frequently affect interests apparently the most remote. As we grow in numbers the division of classes into sections becomes more and more in A U G U ST F. F R E Y, W M. K R I E G E R, O R LA L. A Y R S. Committee. Botany Club. Dr. Beal read a paper before the Botany club last Tuesday night on the "Relation of Botany to Agri culture and Horticulture." T he ground was covered very thoroughly and there was no doubt left in the minds of the hearers of the importance of the study of bot any. G. M. Bradford then gave a talk on "Grafting." It was mainly a review of his work in connection with his thesis which he has been doing this term in the greenhouses. D. S. B. Officers Elected. T he P hi Delta Society have elected officers for next term as fol lows:—President, O. H. Skinner; warden, E. A. E p p l e; secretary, J. H. P r o s t; treasurer, J. F. Chamber lain; Reporter for R E C O R D, Drury Porter. At the annual election of officers the for the Y. W. C. A. held two weeks ago, following officers were elected: Pres., Clara W a t e r m a n; vice-pres., Bessie Cordley; sec'y., Mabel Severance; treasurer, Eliza beth J o h n s. T he Union Literary Society have elected the following officers for the spring term:—President, H u gh P. Baker; vice-president, Albert G. Craig; secretary, Richard L . Y a t e s; treasurer, Lee L a n d o n; marshal, J. P. Haftenkamp. At the regular meeting of the Prohibition Club on Friday even ing, March 22, the following officers term: were elected for the spring B. W e r m u t h, president; W. F. French, vice-president; F. M. Mor rison, secretary-treasurer; W. W. Wells and D. S. Bullock, program committee. read At the meeting of the Electrical Club Monday evening, March 26, Mr. E. W. Richmond three interesting articles. T he following officers were elected for the spring term: President, F r a nk K. Brain- ard; vice president, Adrain Nagel- voort; secretary, William F. U h l; treasurer, L. H. Barrack. Officers of the Adelphic Literary Society for next term were elected as follows: President, B. S. B r o w n; vice president, G. C. Morbeck; treasurer, C. G. Bailey; secretary, I. B r u n g e r; marshal, A. J. C. Decker; reporter, A. F. F r e y; member for College enter tainment board, O. L. A y r s. record At the last meeting of the King's Daughters the annual election of officers was held with following re sult: Leader, Mrs. Annie Gunson; vice leader and treasurer, M r s. Ella S. W e i l; secretary, Mrs. Paddock. A cordial invitation is extended to College residents w ho are not mem bers to unite with the organization for the work of the new year. About the Campus. M. B. Stevens has been appointed drum-major of the band. Sick list the past week — Dick Yates, H u gh Baker, A. G. Craig. Prof. Smith and wife entertained some of the seniors on Friday even ing. Prof. A. H. Taylor expects to spend his Easter vacation in Chi cago. B. H. Takvorian has received his appointment as guide at the P a n- American Exposition. On Wednesday last Prof, and Mrs. Bemies entertained the bache lors of the station terrace. President Snyder was in A nn Arbor last Thursday acting in the capacity of judge at the university oratorical contest. Mr. A, W. J e w e tt of Mason was last Thursday to consult with here Prof. Taft in regard to the Mich igan horticultural exhibit at the P a n- American. T he Union Literary Society held their annual freshmen declamatory contest last Saturday n i g h t . — C. G. Woodbury won first honors; H a r ry Meek second. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Towar enter tained a large company of people on Friday and Saturday nights in honor of their guests M r. and Mrs. Fish of Sodus, N. Y. T he water of the R ed Cedar River has overflowed the flats south of the president's house covering the new athletic field to the depth of two or three feet. Prof. I. C. Russell of the uni versity and M r. Bryant Walker of last Detroit were at Tuesday visiting the botanical and zoological departments. the College entertained Saturday evening the Phi Delta Society ladies. Mr. Baker of Lansing furnished excel lent music, and dancing and euchre w e re freely indulged in. the College Mr. L. D. Watkins, father of H o n. L. Whitney Watkins was a visitor last Wednesday. at M r. Watkins is one of the staunch farmer-friends of the College and always has a good word to say in its behalf. . Signs of spring have not been wanting around the campus during the past week. T he zoological de partment have noted the return uf Saturday, the March 16, bluebirds; Sunday, morn ing doves; Monday, killdeer, black birds (3 species), song sparrows; Tuesday, meadowlarks. following birds: Miss Martha Taylor gave a sur prise party for her brother, L. H. Taylor, in honor of his birthday, Saturday evening. T he party con sisted of about twenty of M r. T a y the College and lor's friends at Lansing. After a few stories and jokes, the party sat down to a five- course supper. Misses Buskirk and Bristol helped Miss Taylor enter tain. Prof. Beal has been in the habit for a long time of making most practical use Of the bulletins issued by the various experiment stations. He has secured from 10 to 15 copies of each of the bulletins desired and uses them as text-books in some of his classes. Since they embody the very latest and best thought on the they are much subjects they treat better than the less recent text-books would be. A seminary method is used in the class. sort of juniors relative T he agricultural have their experiments outlined for next follows:—Messrs. Baker term as and Y o u n g, value of forage crops; Kocher and Skinner, determination of loss of moisture by means of weeds; Dunford & Geib, necessity of nitrifying germs in the soil; Dail and Wilson, effect of ferti lizers on nitrification; W r i g ht and T. D. Stevens, effect of drainage on soil temperature and moisture; M. B. Stevens will determine the value of seed corn taken from var ious portions of the ear. T he General Teachers' Meeting. On March 12 the second general teachers' meeting of the term was held, the subjects being the work of the institutes, the short courses, and station bulletins. the T he address was by Professor Smith, and dealt with these matters under the general head of College extension work. experiment Professor Smith said that by Col lege extension work he meant mainly all educational work done outside the campus, although such a defini tion does not embrace the work of the short or special courses. T a k ing up, first, the institutes, he ex plained the need for them by saying that if all men could go to college there would be no place for insti tutes; but all men do not and can not go to college nor in all cases, to the high school. Hence even instruc the necessity for carrying tion to them. T he having sixty-five are now are decided. T he legislature of 1S99 appro priated for the institute work of the two years following the sum of $15,- 500 and limited the expenditure of a to counties this sum regularly organized institute society. such There counties. In the arranging of in institute director cor stitutes, the responds with the secretary of the county institute society and he in his turn discusses with other direct ors t he places and the topics of the forth-coming meeting. By mutual discussion and agreement these mat ters one-day meetings are usually located at out- of-the-way places, and reach the farmer in the rough. T h ey consti tute the kindergarten work of t he College extension Con trary to what might be expected, the class of men most frequently asked for in these meetings is the college professor or his equivalent. T he scientists who people want good the basics-principles of understand agricultural the two-day meetings the demand is for practical agriculturists local speakers who know well the im mediate soil, neighborhood, climate, and conditions and whose experience is immediately available. procedure. At course. and its M A R CH 26, 1901. T HE M. A. C R E C O R D. 3 three T he one-Hay man is expected to times during the day speak and after this to travel during the night or early morning to his next station. During the past year 144 one-day institutes were held, not more than four being held in any one county. T he cost of the 144 one-day meet thousand ings was dollars. than one less Prof. Smith enlarged on the great these one-day institutes. benefit of It was an inspiration to see the in tense interest awakened. He men tioned one case where out of an assembly of 400 people only ten took a paper of any kind. T he fol over one hundred l o w i ng year copies of The Michigan Farmer alone were taken. T he next meeting in importance is the regular county institute. F or this the county secretary selects the topics, and to him a list of speakers from which he makes a is sent choice. To each county institute three workers are sent, one being a lady. A separate women's section is not very well liked unless the woman sent is capable of giving a demon stration in cooking or sewing. In general, the demand is for special treated by specialists; such, topics for instance, as bacteria in the soil, physiology of plant roots, etc. Prac tical farmers do not serve the spe cific purpose. Even the evening programs heretofore devoted to gen eral topics are becoming more and more specialized. Of these two-day county-institutes sixty-four were held during the winter at a cost of $2,264.90; more than twice the cost of It institutes. that the railroads should be stated contributed during the year about $2,000 in reduced fares. T he system keeps touch with the practical farmers and makes the leader in agricul the College tural matters. the 144 one-day the College in close the system of T he capstone of is the State farmers' meetings R o u n d - u p. this meeting To the expenses of county secretaries, in any not exceeding five dollars the Institute case, were paid from fund. just held cost the State about $600. About 500 people were present from a distance. T he meeting was a very enthusiastic one, and was immeas urably beneficial to the agricultural interests of the state and to the College. , T he Round-up of F or the coming two years $15,- 000 are asked from the legislature. T he work the F a r m - H o me Reading Circle is to be enlarged on the Chautauqua plan. Correspon dence courses in agriculture, domes tic science, and horticulture are to be instituted. Leaflets are to be sent out, and written examinations to be is held. As proof practical, Prof. Smith the is being done in N ew that w o rk Y o rk laying and Pennsylvania, especial stress on the Scranton Cor respondence School. the plan cited that S P E C I AL C O U R S E S. T he special courses are offered to meet the needs of those who can time. attend school only for a short these courses there are six, the Of most expensive the creamery. is T he creamery course teaches how to make butter and to run the Bab- cock test; it gives some knowledge the bacteriology of butter-mak of ing. T he product made the school commands a high price in the market. Prof. Smith gave a some what detailed summary of the w o rk in the other five courses, of laying especial emphasis on the beet sugar course. total attendance on the special courses has been 81. T he E X P E R I M E NT S T A T I O N. T he experiment station is sup ported by the United States, with a yearly appropriation of $15,000, income and has, besides, a yearly from the fees for fertilizer tests, etc., of $1,600. Its work is original in vestigation of questions pertaining to agriculture, and the instruction of the farmers through the bulletins issued. in for that Prof. Smith discussed at some the relation of the experi length to the College, and ment station line of favored a rather stronger the two, on the cleavage between ground that where the same man does work in both college and ex periment station, the work of one or the other is sure to suffer. He cannot be equally interested in both. As an example of what the experi the ment stations are doing country, the it was stated lately Canadian government had spent over $100,000 inducing immigration into Canada. Of this sum some ten per cent, was spent in Michigan, and as a result, from Shiawassee county alone forty-two families had gone to Canada. M r. the northern peninsula Geismar, of experiment station had found this out and by his own efforts alone had counteracted the efforts of the Canadian government in Michigan. Prof. Smith gave a long list of results brought about by the work of the experiment station, any one of which would more than pay for the cost of maintaining the stations. At the close of Prof. Smith's ad dress, an animated discussion of the work of correspondence schools was developed on the proposal to estab lish a correspondence school in con nection with the F a r m - H o me Read trend of ing Circle. T he general to favorable opinion being rather such work. All acknowledged, however, the proverbial danger of "a little learning," while in some it may tend to develop a foolish and harmful conceit of knowledge, in many cases it serves a good purpose, serviceable knowledge, and gives arouses ambition for larger attain ment. H O W A RD E D W A R D S. SIMONS DRY GOODS CO. 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Steel R a n g es $18.00 to $40.00; Cast Cook Stoves w i th to $25.00; Base Reservoir $ J 6.00 Burner Coal Stoves to $25.00 $40.00; Soft Coal A i r - T i g ht Stoves $J2.00 to $J8.00; A i r - T i g ht W o od to $9.00; Nice Oil Stoves $5.00 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 NORTON'S HARDWARE. is the athletic sweater of this country. While they may cost a trifle more t h an other makes, they are the cheapest on account of the additional wear. WE HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF THE M. A. C. SWEATERS at $3-75 ™d $4.50 Also a nice assortment of SPAULDING JERSEY SWEATERS. We are showing the most beautiful line of Negligee Shirts ever brought to this City. Elgin flifflin. The " Rugby "j X ew R u g by last, heavy extension 5 soles, rope stitched clear around the y heel, made in tan and black Russian 5 ? calf, also in patent leather. Oxfords J Made in same styles for summer [ wear, thing yet \ brought out. the " s w e l l e s t" Prices $3.50 to $5.00 C. D. WOODBURY, HOLLISTER BLOCK. 2 *"U*^'WWS**W^ s.,w,./,.r.#'s<'s.'wv« 4 Old Students. E d w a rd R. Russell, '99W, 614 Congress street E., Detroit, in a letter to the President, says among other things: " T h e re is quite a colony of M. A. C. men here, and some one peri odically mentions a Detroit M . A. C. Association, but no one takes hold If once started I believe to push it. we could give our Chicago brothers a merry chase. " As for myself, am well and prosperous. W as the recipient of a handsome increase in salary the first of the year, and am getting along well." E. R a l ph Pierce, with '94.W2, is foreman of the drafting room at the Northern Engineering W o r k s, De troit, and is practically chief drafts man under the chief engineer. Friends of Dougal J. G. Mac- dougal, with 'oiwz, will be pleased to learn that he is to return to Col lege next September and finish his course. His present address is 2039 McCulloch St., Baltimore, M d. in Mr. M. H. Lapham '990;, who is employed as scientific aid the division of soils of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture at Wash ington, has been visiting at the Col the past week. M r. lege during Lapham is on his way to California to do experiment work for the gov ernment. spruce, which M r. Bronson Barlow, with 1900, of Turin, Mich., has sent Mr. B, O. Longyear a parasitic fungus on a species of causes swelling and crackling of the bark is evi on the limbs. T he fungus dently an undescribed species. Mr. Longyear is still working on it, and hopes to place it soon. C. H. Spencer, '72-'73, writes from Zanesville, Ohio: "I am toil ing away as designing engineer for the construction department of this road [the Baltimore & Ohio]. Am at the head of the designing depart the ment and have charge of all work. I have a very warm place in my heart for the dear old College, and hope soon to be able to again visit its portals." About Campus. T he March number of the Pratt Institute Monthly will prove of to women students. great interest T he members of the Eclectic So ciety enjoyed a social time after the regular meeting Saturday at the expense of the newly elected officers for the coming spring term. T h r o u gh the kindness of Mr. W. R. Bradford, instructor of wood- making, the library has become the filing recipient of a very handsome box, for which feels librarian deeply indebted. the Mr. J o hn Michels, instructor in dairying, has just completed a batch of Cheddar cheese for exhibition next summer at the Pan-American exposition. Mr. Michels contem plates making a full exhibit of both butter and cheese during the exposi tion season. In issues recent the Journal Chicago Daily Drover's published two descriptive illustrated articles of the interior arrangement of the new dairy barn at the College. Both articles were illustrated by two large three-column cuts each. This well proves how much more popular the ideas and methods as carried on un T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. M A R CH 26, 1901. der modern scientific methods are becoming among practical men than they were eight or ten years ago. Prof. Barrows, secretary, of has the issued an announcement seventh annual meeting of the Michi gan Academy of Sciences to be held at A nn Arbor, March 2S-30. Prof. H. S. Carhart, of the University, will deliver a lecture the first even ing on " T he Place of Physics in a Liberal Education." P a rt of the second day the Academy will join the Biological Section of the Michi gan Schoolmaster's Club for a ses sion devoted mainly to the interests of science teaching, at which the re tiring president of the Academy, Prof. Charles E. Barr, will probably address on " Nature deliver his the Schools." T he an Study nouncement says that " more than a score of valuable papers have been promised, and an unusually interest ing meeting is assured." in the departments implied in its name. T he "Proceedings of the T w e n t y- first Annual Meeting of the Society for Promotion of Agricultural Sci ence, 1900," has recently been pub the society. lished by authority of This society was founded in 1880 for the object Its membership is limited to one hundred and is composed almost entirely of faculty members of agricultural col leges, and employees of experiment stations and of agriculture at Washington and Ot tawa. So far four men connected with M. A. C. have been honored by election to its highly-prized mem bership, Dr. Beal, Dr. Kedzie, Prof. A. J. Cook, '62; m. s. '65, who was professor of zoology here from ' 6 S- '93, and is now at Pomona College, Claremont, California, and Prof. Herbert W. Mumford. D r. Beal was the first president and served two terms, i88o-'82. He was ree lected in 1899 and again Dr. Kedzie was president i 8 8 7 - ' S9. in 1900. from T he "Proceedings" include Dr. Beal's address as president and his paper entitled, "Syllabus for a Short Course on Grasses and Other For age Plants." the meeting in Science JVezv Teachers' Monographs, published a quarterly magazine in N ew York, has requested permis sion to publish Dr. Beal's paper, " H ow Shall a Young Person Study Botany," read at Rochester before the N ew Y o rk State Science Teach ers' Association on December 28. Prof. Charles W. Dodge in his re port of for March 15 has to say of Dr. this Beal's paper: " T he paper opened with a very interesting account of the reader's experience as a pupil of Agassiz and of Gray,— ' T he work with Agassiz helped me more than that of any other teacher with whom I ever came in contact, and told me so yet no little.' the study of plants rather than the study of books about plants; the exami species nation rather isolated ' t y p e s .' T he use of the compound microscope ought not to be learned until the latter part of the course. foimation of an herbarium T he was discouraged. T he paper con tained a list of most suggestive and interesting topics for individual work for beginners." teacher ever T he paper advocates related so many of many than of For Sale Cheap. One set of Johnson's Universal Cyclopedia, as good as new. In quire of V. M. Shoesmith, R o om 56. 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. Mr. H o m er Burton and Mr. A r t h ur H a rt will make daily trips to every one w ho desires to see them on the M . A. Ct grounds or in the vicinity. If you are not called upon drop us a postal and we will call. Samples sent on appl;cation. We Guarantee Satisfaction. Visit Donsereaux's Department store. and Me Donsereaux 61otnino and Grocery Store. 312 to 320 Washington Ave. South. One door south of Hotel D o w n e y. CHAS. A. PIELLA . . JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, ART GOODS. Repairing Nneatlij Done. 121 W a s h i n g t on A v e. N ., L a n s i n g, M i c h. ALL MEATS . . .. May look a l i ke to you, b ut t h e re is a v e ry g r e at difference in t he q u a l i ty we h a n t h at sold by s o me o t h er m a r k e t s. d le a nd t he v e ry best. L i ke We h a n d le n o ne b ut t he p u d d i n g, t he proof of good m e a ts is in t he e a t i n g. A trial will convince you t h at y ou o u g ht to t r a de with u s. We make daily trips to the College. BOTH P H O N E S. Careful attention given to 'phone orders. Washington Ave. South. GOTTLIEB REVTTER. 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. T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those 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 patronize those who patronize u s. ARCHITECTS. W JUDD CUMINGS—Architect. Sparta, Mich. Rural architecture a specialty. Patronage of AI. A. C. men solicited. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 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. T ANSING BOOK A ND P A P ER CO. Water- 1 j man and Sterling Fountain Pens, Stationery, Pictures. Frames, Wall Paper. 120 Wash. Ave. N. BICYCLES AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. P A P I T OL ELECTRIC CO. BOOTS AND SHOES. (* D. WOODBURY.—Boots and Shoes. We j shoe the students. See ad. CLOTHING. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. L OUIS 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. DRUGGISTS. R OUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. DRY GOODS. >IMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry 5 Goods and Carpets. See ad. FURNISHING GOODS. J L G IN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's 2, Furnishing Goods. 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 STAIIL & SON,-Wholesale and Re tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 21t 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. iNSURAXCE. THE DYER-JENISON-RARRY 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. THE VANGORDER PALACE L A U N D R Y. Col lege agents, Rudolph and Mills. S. P. Lantz, Prop. ' p A K V O R I AN & JEWELL.—Agents for STAR LAUNDRY. WTe return your work on Thurs 1 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. 222^4 Washington Avenue S., up stairs.. MERCHANT TAILORS. trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. WOODBURY * SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student JOHN H E R R M A N N 'S SONS. Fine Tailoring. 218 Washington Avenue N. MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. HE 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. 113 Wash. Ave. S.