fffc gjl a. ©. ^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, A P R IL 23, 1901. X o. 30 T he Union-Colombian Joint-Debate On Saturday evening occurred the long-looked-for debate between the Union and Columbian Literary So cieties on the question, " Resolved, T h at the Southern States are justi in enacting such measures as fied will eliminate negro suffrage." T he Union, represented by Messrs. Mc- Cune and McCue, supported the affirmative, while the Columbian, represented by Messrs. W e r m u th and Rudolph, the negative. took T he judges, w ho were R e v. L. B. Bissell, J u d ge H o w a rd Wiest, and Mr. C. F. H a m m o n d, gave their unanimous decision by ballot with out consultation to the negative. Record M r. McCune, the first speaker for the affirmative, quoted extensively from the Congressional to prove that negroes do not show a for self-government. He capacity that they did not divide maintained according and to social, political moral issues, but upon lines of race prejudice. T he desire to massacre the whites is a latent passion among the southern negroes. in in opening Mr. W e r m u th the " black b e l t" the negro vote said that the preceding speaker had repre sented the negro as he was forty vears ago and not as he now is. He denied the contention that negroes always vote as a unit and cited in examples of is Alabama where the predominating one. T he negro has progressed and does show a capacity as wit for organization the Tuskegee School, nessed by farmers' clubs, church numerous etc. conferences, disfran T he the' negro would be chisement of unjust because many of them are worthy of the suffrage. Mr. W e r muth quoted statistics to show the progress the in education and accumulation of property. Many factories are manned and managed by negroes. T he negro has been loyal to his country. He has taken part in every war since the Revolu tion. If you doubt his bravery, ask Shatter, or Wheeler, or Roosevelt. Should not a race which is willing to die for its country be given the franchise ? Furthermore, right of disfranchisement w o u ld put the the mercy of the whites negro at progress, his and would condi thus continuing the very It would tions it seeks to improve. have a the tendency intelligent negro from the more un intelligent, because the former would migrate to states where he could vote; thus depriving the race of its natural conditions brought about by disfranchisement would southern whites, because to lower the lowest to element of lower the whole mass of society. Disfranchisement would alienate the n e g r o; make him an open e n e m y; and necessitate a standing army to keep him down. T he duty of the South lies not in crushing down the negro but lifting him up and guiding him so that he may aid in working out the South. society would be the destiny of r e a ct upon to separate leaders. retard T he the in for Mr. McCue the affirmative held that disfranchisement would act as an incentive to young negroes to educate themselves so as to qual themselves for exercising the ify ballot. He quoted personal letters from Gov. Chandler of Georgia, and Prof. Battle of the University of N o r th Carolina, to prove this point. T he negro had suddenly been elevated to a plane he was not fitted to occupy. He is not a mor ally responsible agent and needs to be deprived of the franchise so as to he brought to a realization of his own 'responsibility. Mr. M c C ue quoted Lincoln as saying that he to negro sopial and was opposed political equality, and added that the Fifteenth A m e n d m e nt was a forc ing of artificial conditions. If Lin coln had not been killed it would It was a never have been passed. piece of fanaticism forced upon the southern whites without their con It gave rise to " carpet-bag " sent. rule, and has retarded the South commercially, financially, and intel lectually. for that It would M r. Rudolph the negative asserted the disfranchisement would be a menace not alone to the whites of the south but to the whole nation. raise up within the country a faction bitterly opposed to the government. T he fighting power of the negro must not be un derestimated, and the negro would be justified in defending his rights. Mr. Rudolph said that the negative did not hold that the condition in the south was an ideal one, but they recommended as a remedy an educa tional qualification applicable to both races alike. T he educated, intel ligent negro should not be disfran qualifica chised. An ' educational ignorant tion would eliminate white vote, and if it is a good thing to disfranchise the ignorant negro vote in the south, it is an equally good thing to disfranchise the igno rant white vote. the In rebuttal Mr. W e r m u th for the negative drew a distinction between the question as stated and the educa tional qualification for which he and his colleague stood. praise the contestants deserve for Mr. McCune closed for the affirm ative in a short impromptu speech which displayed eloquence of a high order. All highest T h at their two months of prepara tion had been conscientiously oc cupied was evidenced by the masterly the in which each handled way question. T he debate as a whole was on a par with any of the inter- society debates which I have heard at the university. the efforts. their V. E. B R O W N. Y. M. C. A. T he union meeting of the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. was led by Mr. Hayes. T he subject of his talk was " Our Responsibility," the substance of which was as follows: thoughts we to fill, for which he God has created man for a pur pose and each individual has a posi tion is held to account. We are responsible for the think, the words we speak, the actions which we per form. A person is influenced to a certain extent by his surroundings, but he is responsible for those sur roundings. T h en again, ability, to gether with opportunity, is a meas ure of responsibility. W e, as col lege young people, have more abil ity than the average young people of our community and therefore our responsibility becomes much greater than that of the average young per son. W h en we add to this the re sponsibility that comes from oppor tunity it grows much larger. We have many opportunities which others have not. We have oppor tunities for reading the best books; studying nature's laws; coming in contact with prominent men. We cannot begin to measure them all. But we must awake to our respon sibilities as individuals. Let us not go about our work with an air of indifference or of selfishness, but let us have the feeling of responsibility for opportunities and to our fellow- men. As Christian individuals we have have special responsibilities. We taken upon ourselves the name of followers of Christ. Our respons ibility as Christians is to be Christ like, spirit of Christ, and his spirit was love. i. e. to have the and Again collectively they are managed as Y o u ng Men's and Y o u ng Women's Chtis- tian Associations we have a respons ibility. These are the only religious organizations at this College. T he way the manner of life of the members deter the religious atmosphere of mines the in fluence of the members depends, to a great extent, the reputation of the College for moral character. T he associations must stand for what is right to Christian work. institution, and upon things pertaining in all the A marked spiritual awakening in the Kansas Agricultural College in February resulted in fifty-three con versions. student E v e ry classified the in College of Liberal Arts of the Nebraska Wesleyan University is a professing Christian. Special meet ings were conducted for three weeks resulting in 150 conversions. T h e re was no preaching, but much personal work. Many accepted Christ alone in their rooms, and at the class and association meetings professed Him as their Saviour. T he genuineness of the work causes great rejoicing. taken from The the April number of Inter collegian and simply illustrate what might be done here. It is a sad fact that while colleges are sup ported to make men and women, a great many are unmade yearly in this evil these schools. Much of might be remedied if each Christian student would do some of the per sonal work mentioned above. Ser mons from the platform will not suffice. T he above two items were T he subject for the next Thurs day evening's meeting of the Y. M. C. A. is "I promise." A U G U ST F R E Y. Mechanical Department. T he lockers in the wood-shop are nearing completion. T he department has two gear wheels and just com pleted two pinions for M r. R. E. Brackett of Lansing, special to be used machinery which he is getting up. in Ned Jenison, the son of Mr. L. F. Jenison, clerk of the department, is ill with intermittent fever. All mechanical students who may desire to subscribe to "Power" this year can secure special rates by ap plying to Mr. Jenison. T he department recently received an inqiliry from the Ontario Agri cultural College at Guelph request ing information as to our methods of steam piping. installing underground Farm Department. A Shropshire ram lamb that was recently bred on the College farm sheared lbs. of wool which represented 360 days' growth. T he staple of this fleece measured 7^ inches in length. i6^{ feeding Professor Mumford M r. R. D. Smith, of Corning, the Mich., w ho has been the past experiment steers during winter, has returned to his home. T he farm department is more than satisfied with the work he has done. Robert Miller of Stauffville, Ont., and Alexander Bruce of South America, visited the farm department of the College last Tuesday, April 16th. T h ey were looking for high- class Shorthorn cattle. Mr. Bruce expressed himself as being pleased the College herd of Short with sold horns. that had him recently been added the herd, which Mr. Bruce will take to South America the in May. Owing fact that there is no line of cattle- boats from North to South Amer ica it is necessary to take the bull to Liverpool or Southampton and thence to South America. Since it is one of the Pan- the objects of American Exposition to encourage commercial the two halves of the American conti nent it may be hoped that there will be better shipping facilities the near future. the Shorthorn bull to relations between to in G E O. F. R A N S O M. Fulton-Chatfield Wedding. A quiet wedding took place April 16, at 2 o'clock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chatfield, South Haven, where their daughter Lucy was uniteijin marriage to Mr. S. H. Fulton. O w i ng to the recent severe illness of the groom only the near relatives were present. Miss Jessie Chatfield acted as bridesmaid and Lem Wheeler as best man. Both bride and bridesmaid were attired in white Persian lawn, trimmed with Valensiennes lace and tatting. T he ceremony was very short and simple and was performed bv R e v. W. H. Snyder. After the exchange of congratulations and best wishes, light refreshments were served and the bridal couple were taken to their the Experimental future home at in South Haven, where they farm will be at home friends to after May I. Mr. S. H. Fulton be longs to the class of '97. their of rimless Lost somewhere on the campus a pair the finder will greatly oblige the loser by returning the same to the Presi dent's Office. eye-glasses, T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. A P R IL 23, 1901. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE WIGftlGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY THE 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, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MlCH. SUBSCRIPTION. - - 50 CENTS PEE TEAK. Send 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, Mieh. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. 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Editor of the R E C O R D. in its chances T he College is to be congratu lated upon the excellent conditions prevailing at the College hospital. It is now a useful, natural, and ef fective adjunct to the life at the Col lege, and is coming more and more into favor with the students — is looked upon as a haven of refuge to which a sick body and aching nerves may betake themselves with assur ances of quiet rest and needed atten tion. No phase of College life is more distressing than the inevitable case or two of serious illness, dis covered too late to remove the suf ferer to his home, and compelled to take the bare and noisy dormitory. To such a case a near-by hospital with cheerful quiet rooms and necessary conveniences is really a God-send, and many of our students have found within the last three or four months that our hos pital meets just the case. It will I know be a source of much comfort in case to all parents to know that their boy ill there is just such a place to which he can go and receive the care and attention he so much needs. Miss Ketcham, the is skilled, assiduous, pains nurse, taking, intelligent and indefatigable in her work. No patient is neg lected day or night, and she goes about her work with a devotion and quiet steadiness that is rare indeed. T he College cannot afford lose Miss Ketcham. It has been six years finding such a combination of is qualities as she possesses, and doubtful if six years more of search It is would discover her duplicate. the writer out of a full heart that sets down these facts. In his pres ent homeless condition, beset with sickness and suffering, it is hard to say what would have become of his sick boy, had it not been for the College hospital and Miss Ketcham. is taken to it the T he judges remarks below are not in tended as a criticism on the decision in the Columbian- of Union Lit. debate; the writer of this was not present, has no idea of the arguments produced on the two sides, and could not tell at the mo ment wTiat was the specific nature of the question. But he has been told journey by one of the teachers present that according to his own statement one of the judges gave his decision on the number of points brought up. N ow of course there are some argu ments where such a test would be apropos, but it should be carefully insisted upon, before students pre paring for debate and before judges in to decide questions, that called mere number is by no means a cri terion. T h e re may be many reasons w hy I should to Detroit. There may be an excellent play in the opera house, a dozen of my oldest friends awaiting my arrival, and an important business situation involv ing the gain or loss of a thousand dollars to discuss with a company of business m e n; yet if I am sick unto is one reason against death three going fix any others. T he attempt mechanical standard by which the relative merit of debates may be de cided is futile. T he decision of a the judge thoroughness of acquaintance shown with the question, the originality and effectiveness displayed in discover ing and arranging arguments, the skill and effect with which the argu ments are presented and enforced, and readiness with which opposing arguments are met and parried. All this is a matter the of weighing and deciding on value of volitional stimuli, and no mere mechanical system of enumera tion can ever satisfy the conditions. there that outweighs the adroitness and be based should the on to H O W A RD E D W A R D S. Commencement Sermon. this year T he R e v. David R. Breed, D. D. the baccalaureate ser will deliver to our graduating mon class and students. Dr. Breed is one of the ablest pulpit orators in the country and has been pastor of large churches in St. Paul, Chicago and Pittsburg. He is at present a pro fessor in the Western Theological Seminary. He usually spends his summers at Wequetonsing in north ern Michigan is quite well and k n o wn to some of our College peo ple. Efforts have been made before to secure his services but have al ways failed. It is probable that the services will be held in the after the noon evening. instead of this year in M. A. C. Chorus Class. T he " H a y m a k e r s" will be given by the M. A. C. Chorus, Friday evening at 8 o'clock, at the A r m o r y. This is an operatic cantata consisting of solos, duets, quartets, and cho ruses, representing haying scenes of perhaps forty or fifty years ago, written by Geo. F. Root. T he Chorus has spent much time prepar ing for this, and it will undoubtedly be of high order for an amateur pro duction. Everybody come. Ad mission 15 cents. A Pillow-Case P a r t y. Professor and Mrs. L. R. Taft gave a most delightful little party on Saturday evening to their many friends. Every one was requested to appear in sheet, pillow case and mask. T he result was most amus ing. Old ftiends failed to recognize one another, and cases of mistaken identity were many. W h en the time for unmasking came and every thing was straightened out, and everyone found out who was who, there was a general laugh over the previous mistakes. T he erstwhile ghosts then busied themselves with in which Professor T o w ar games distinguished himself by winning the first prizes in both—some beau tiful carnations. Miss Hedrick and Mr. Shaw drew for the consolation prize in the first game, while M r. Hal Reed was the undisputed win ner of this prize in the second game. Delicious punch was served during the evening and at about eleven refreshments were dainty served. v. B. B. light M. A. C. Debating Club. the T he first meeting of term was held on last Thursday at 7 p. m. T he discussion of the question, Resolved, T h at the Clayton-Buiwer treaty is still in force, proved very interesting, and brought out espec ially the lack of definite knowledge about the treaty and its provisions. Mr. Brown's paper preparatory to the debate was highly complimented. is as T he program for next week the practical nature of follows, and the local question should draw out a large audience. Debate — "Resolved, the College name of changed." T h at the should be Affirmative—Crosby and Dail. Negative—Dunford and Elmer. Arbor Day at M. A. C. It may naturally be expected that the Arbor Day would not pass at re Agricultural College without ceiving some attention. T he sub ject of forestry is taught in winter when tree planting is considered by the agricultural juniors. On numer ous occasions the day set apart by the governor has been adequately observed with appropriate addresses, papers, music, declamations, and tree planting. This year no such public exercises were observed. of except professor else grew the professor of forestry agriculture T he asked to assist in filling some fifteen vacan cies in the rows of trees along the sides of the lane which extends the entire length of the farm. This is how it was done, as we quietly per formed the duties of Arbor day: On a still day, a team and two men went to the woods with two spades, an ax, mattock and a good supply of old wet blankets. T he selection of trees was made in a place where little second growth. T he sought were trees about two inches in diameter a foot the ground, not crowded by from others, hence were low and stocky. A space was dug about the tree in the form of a trench, keeping one the edge, instead of one spade tree. W h en the toward below most of the roots, the mat tock did good service in loosening the earth under tree. V e ry the littly pushing and pulling of tree was indulged in, as it was easily tipped out as soon as loosened. T he top was trimmed with severity, not all back to a lone stub, but stubs of a long number of branches a foot were left. Some of the mold ad to the roots in a loose lump. hered One after the other a portion of these trees were snugly placed in the wagon, with the roots crowded to gether, over which were kept the wet blankets. side of the T he kinds selected were sugar maples, basswoods, American elms, and beeches. Circular holes were d ug to hold trees that had a root feet. extension of at in. T he earth was well rammed T he long roots and low tops made three least trees stakes unnecessary. Former along the lane have received much injury on the southwest side from the sun, the insects, or from both combined. these loosely wound with trees will be tough paper to watch the results. trunks of T he to shift for N ow the job is done and the trees are henceforth them selves in a sharp contest with J u ne grass sods, as this is the proverbial way of managing trees. roadside If labor were scarce By no means! the or an uncertain quantity during busy months of J u n e, J u ly and August, a heavy mulch would be placed about each tree, not piled up about the roots all within a space of three feet in diameter, but spread out at least four feet from the tree. But these trees are all expected to thrive live, every one of them, and and be a credit to all concerned. land for a circle of eight feet T he for each frequently tree will be hoed and raked during the year till about August 15, and kept as nice safest as a garden. This the next mulch for such trees for three or four years at least. But w hy so large a space about each extend tree, as the roots do not nearly so far? Yes, that is so now, but grass likes a mellow soil and will its white underground stems and roots from each direction the deep into the soil to feed over tree. garden robbing spot, send the the is w. j. B. Tau Beta Pi. that length of there were Last Thursday evening the Tau Beta Pi Fraternity held an open laboratory, meeting in the physical teaching to which were invited the forces in the physical, mathematical and mechanical engineering depart ments and the students in the senior, junior and sophomore classes. T he program consisted of Four sketches were used three papers. T he first one, given by H. T. Thomas, '01; was on " Shaft Governors." Mr. T h o m as pointed out t wo general types depending for their classifica tion upon the forces used to vary the the eccentrics, viz., the centrifugal and inertia govern ors. to illustrate two of the simplest and most successful commercial govern ors of each type. Mr. Thomas entered into a detailed discussion of Prof. Sweet's governor and quoted tests to show that when a load of 45 brake H. P. was suddenly applied this governor gave a rapid regula tion to the cut-off in such a manner as to maintain the speed of the en gine within the impres speed under no load. T he sion is a source of weakness in the modern high-speed steam engine is gradu ally giving way to a feeling of con the satisfactory fidence, because of performance of many well-devel oped designs of both types. the shaft governor 1 yz per cent, of that A. H. Case, '02, presented a paper on " T he Slide R u l e ." T he paper the comprised a short history of slide rule and a presentation of its principle of working problems by the algebraic addition of graphical logarithms. T he value of the dis cussion was greatly enhanced by a large slide rule ten times the size of the ordinary commercial rule. Mr. Case gave an exhibition of the util ity of the device by working several the large rule. T he problems on slide rule is steadily gaining favor among students, draftsmen and en gineers as a means for rapidly check ing computations. A P R IL 2 3, 1 9 0 1. T HE M. A. C R E C O R D. 3 t i me limited in p r o d u c i ng s h o w ed h ow m u ch T he last p a p er w as g i v en by P r o f. V e d d er on " E n g i n e e r i ng E c o n o m ics." P r o f. V e d d e r 's discussion w as l a r g e ly from t he s t a n d p o i nt of e c o n r e s u l t s. o my of a nd He t i me t he m o n ey as w e l l, w as s a v ed by to e n g i n e er w ho himself s t a n d a rd p o s s i b le sizes w h e n e v er w h en u s i ng s t r u c t u r al steel or d e s i g n i ng m a c h i n e r y. He also m e n t he t i o n ed t he c o m m on m i s t a ke of y o u ng to s u r v e y or w ho n e g l e c ts s t u dy t he s o u r c es of e r r or w i th w h i ch t e n d e n cy he h as is in to c h a n g es of l e n g th of c h a in d ue t e m p e r a t u r e, w e a r, etc., b ut to s p e nd at least half a m i n u te " j i g g i n g" t he p i ns in o r d er to g et t h em w i t h in a half i n ch of t he line. T he s m a ll e r r or to c o n t e n d. t he to n e g l e ct if l e n g th of T he e r r o n e o us c h a in e n t e rs as a c u m u l a t i ve e r r or w h i ch is as g r e at as 1 in 1000 f r e q u e n t ly •while c o m p u t a t i on s h o ws t h at w i th a 50 ft. t a pe t he e r r or d ue to s e t t i ng line m ay be k e pt t he p in o ut of is set -within 1 in 2 0 00 t he p in In d e a l w i t h in 1.57 ft. of t he line. in m a k i ng w i th e c o n o my of t i me i ng c o m p u t a t i o ns he said t h at t he first r e q u i s i te w as a t h o r o u gh k n o w l e d ge of r e l a t i ve l o g a r i t h m s. T he t i me c o n s u m ed by t he a m o u n ts of u se of p l a ce five l o g a r i t hm t a b l es w e re in t he r a t io of is, a p e r s o n, c o n 2, 3 a nd 4; t h at d u c t i ng a s u r v ey in w h i ch t he p e r m i s s i b le e r r or w as 1 in 1000, w a s t ed j u st half his t i me in c a l c u l a t i ng if he t a b le i n s t e ad of a used a six p l a ce l a t t er w i ll t a b le for f o ur p l a ce g i ve a r e s u lt in e r r or n ot m o re t h an 1 in 5 0 0 0. As a c a u t i on a g a i n st a t oo liberal i n t e r p r e t a t i on of his d o c t r i ne he a d d ed it w as m u ch b e t t er to e rr on t he side of u n n e c e s t he o t h er s a ry e x a c t n e ss M. L. I. d i r e c t i o n. f o u r, t h an t h at a nd t he six in in t he L a st t he m a n u al of i n t e r v a ls u p on fall M a j or C. A. V e r n ou to be c o n f e r r ed at p r o c u r ed a m e d al c a p t a in s t a t ed t he w h o se c o m p a ny best e x e c u t ed m a n e u v e rs a r m s, c o m p a ny d r i l l, a nd g u a rd m o u n t i n g. •One of t h e se c o m p e t e t i ve drills t o ok p l a ce T u e s d ay and T h u r s d ay n i g h ts in C a p t a in W. W. a nd t he W e l ls of C o m p a ny C s e c u r i ng m e d a l. at d r e ss p a r a de on F r i d a y. It w as p r e s e n t ed r e s u l t ed A b o ut t he C a m p u s. T he h e ld b a th association its a n n u al m e e t i ng S a t u r d ay at 1 2 : 20 t he c h a p el a nd elected W. C. in W a t e r b u r y, for 'o$m, t he e n s u i ng y e a r. s t e w a rd as t he A s p e c i m en of h e r r i n g - g u ll h as b e en p r e s e n t ed to t he z o o l o g i c al d e p a r t m e nt by M r. C h a s. M. N o r t on of L a n s i n g. at It h as b e en m o u n t ed P i ne L a k e. in his best s t y le and by M r. S h aw t he w i ll M u s e u m. soon be on e x h i b i t i on It w as t a k en in T he m a ny friends of M i ss B e l le to w e l c o me C. C r o we w e re g l ad to h er accus h er on M o n d ay b a ck in t he W o m e n 's B u i l d t o m ed p l a ce i ng w h e re s he t he last w e e ks of h er c o n v a l e s c e n c e. M i ss C r o we w as t he h o s p i t al e x a c t ly e i g ht w e e k s. is s p e n d i ng in t he in h o n or of D r. K e d z ie a t t e n d ed t he m e m o r i al s e r v i ce late G e o. W i l l a r d, h e ld at B a t t le C r e ek on A p r il 14. T he D o c t or h as p r e l i b r a ry a p o r t r a it of s e n t ed h is old f r i e n d, w ho w as a m e m b er of t he S t a te B o a rd of E d u c a t i on t h at h ad c h a r ge of t he C o l l e ge from 1 8 57 to 1 8 6 1. t he to t he p r i ze C o t s w o ld In last w e e k 's Michigan is an e x c e l l e nt Farmer i l l u s t r a t i on of t h e re t wo of s h e ep o w n ed by t he C o l l e g e. B o th w e re p r i ze w i n n e rs at I n t e r n a t i o n al last w i n t e r, a nd o ne of at C h i c a go j u st t h em w on 1st p r i ze at O m a ha p r e v i o u s. t he At t he in b i rd r e q u e st of t he W o m e n 's D e p a r t m e nt a v o l u n t a ry o b s e r v a t i on t he y o u ng s t u dy for class ladies h as b e en f o r m ed u n d er P r o e x c u r fessor B a r r o w s. T w o - h o ur T u e s d ay sions w i ll be m a de t e r m. a f t e r n o o ns d u r i ng t he p r e s e nt for m en will A be s i m i l ar class t h e re a re e n o u gh f o r m ed p r o v i d ed w ho signify t h e ir i n t e n t i on of j o i n i n g. on T he C o l u m b i an L i t e r a ry S o c i e ty h e ld a p a r ty on F r i d ay e v e n i n g, A p r il 19. D a n c i ng w as i n d u l g ed in, and to t h o se w ho w e re n ot so o c c u p i e d, a v e ry i n t e r e s t i ng e n t e r t a i n m e nt w as p r o v i d ed by h a v i ng a series of g a m es r e a r r a n g ed in p r o g r e s s i o n. f r e s h m e n ts a nd p u ns w e re s e r v ed in D r. a nd M r s. l i m i t ed a m o u n t s. W a t e r m an w e re c h a p e r o ns l o ok to after t he j u v e n i l e s. L i g ht left P r o f. W h e e l er last W e d n e s t he d ay for his t o ur of i n s p e c t i on of s a nd d u n es a l o ng t he e a s t e rn s h o re of L a ke M i c h i g a n, w h i ch w as m e n t he t i o n ed t he R E C O R D. He w i ll g o v e r n m e nt u p on t he feasibility of s o w i ng c e r t a in v a r i e t i es of g r a s s es s u ch as h a ve b e en s o wn in D e l a w a re in o r d er to p r o t e ct t he a d j o i n i ng f a r ms f r om b e i ng c o v e r ed w i th s a n d. in a r e c e nt n u m b er of to r e p o rt s p r i ng t he l a r ge M i ss K e l l er s p e nt a m o st profit a b le a nd e n j o y a b le w e ek in C h i c a go d u r i ng S he v a c a t i o n. f u r n i t u re d e a l e rs a nd visited h o u se d e c o r a t o rs i n t e r e st of h er c o u r se in H o u s e h o ld d e c o r a t i o n. S he also visited A r m o ur I n s t i t u te of T e c h n o l o g y, and t he w o m e n 's d o r t he U n i v e r s i ty of C h i m i t o ry of t i me s p e nt c o n s i d e r a b le c a g o, a nd s t u d y i ng in t he J o hn C r e r ar L i b r a r y. in t he When in need at 1 FINE STATIONERY, INVITATIONS or C A R D S CALI, ON Lawrence & Van Burcn Printing Co. • 22 Ottawa St. B. Lansing Mich. FULL MEASURE AND GOOD GRADES. THE RIKERD LUMBER 6 0. C A LL AND S EE T H E M. T he m a in i t em in S t o v es is to g et t he best for t he l e a st m o n e y. We h a ve t he nicest a s s o r t m e nt e v er in t he c i t y. S t e el R a n g es $ J 8.00 to $ 4 0 . 0 0; C a st C o ok S t o v es w i th R e s e r v o ir $ J 6.00 to $ 2 5 . 0 0; B a se B u r n er C o al S t o v es $ 2 5 . 00 to $ 4 0 . 0 0; Soft C o al A i r - T i g ht S t o v es $ J 2 . 00 to $ 1 8 . 0 0; A i r - T i g ht W o od S t o v es $ 5 . 00 to $ 9 . 0 0; N i ce O il H e a t e rs $ 3 . 25 to $ 4 . 0 0. E v e r y o ne of t h em f u l ly g u a r a n t e e d. A n i ce l i ne of P o c k et C u t l e ry R a z o r s. S h e a r s, in f a ct a n y t h i ng needed* in t he H a r d w a re L i ne y ou w i ll f i nd it a nd at prices to s u it y o u, at NORTON'S HARDWARE,. T he m e c h a n i c al s t u d e n ts w ho a re t a k i ng e n g i n e e r i ng c h e m i s t r y, q u a n- t i t a t i ve a n a l y s i s, a re w o r k i ng on t he o r es of m e t a l s. T h ey h a ve c o m- tests to d e t e r m i ne p l e t ed a series of t he p e r c e n t a ge of c o p p er in differ- e nt c o p p er b e a r i ng m i n e r a l s, a nd a re at p r e s e nt w o r k i ng on t he o r es of i r o n. It is i n t e r e s t i ng and is e n j o y ed by all. SIMONS DRY GOODS CO. We i n v i te y o ur a t t e n t i on to o ur N ew L i ne of . .. . Ladies'andMjsses: Suits, Jackets and Skirts. N EW " G R I F F I N" L I NE of S P E C I AL S A LE of Shirt Waists and colored 75c to $5.00 In w h i te Foulard Silks 8 8c p er y a rd f or $ 1 . 28 q u a l i t y. 5 9c p er y a rd for 7 5c q u a l i t y. Simons Dry Goods Co. T h r ee F l o o rs 1st, D ry G o o d s; 2 d, S u i t s; 3 d, C a r p e t s - — E l e v a t o r. Furniture Headquarters. C O H P L E TE L I NE OF F U R N I T U RE F OR S T U D E N T S' R O O MS W o v en Wire Springs at Woven W i re Cots at Mattresses at Chairs at A rm Chairs at S t u d e n ts Tables at $1.50, $2.00 a nd $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. fl. Buck. You know The Spaulding Sweater 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 T HE M. A. C. SWEATERS at $3-75 - $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. ^s+ttWxiWysiJWii'v'ssWtt'tt****^**^***************^^ The "Rugby" N ew R u g by last, h e a vy e x t e n s i on soles, r o pe s t i t c h ed c l e ar a r o u nd t he h e e l, m a de in t an a nd b l a ck R u s s i an calf, also in p a t e nt l e a t h e r. Oxfords M a de in s a me s t y l es for s u m m er \ w e a r, t he " s w e l l e s t" t h i ng y et \ b r o u g ht o u t. Prices $3.50 to $5.00 C. D. WOODBURY, H O L L I S T ER B L O C K. C U « \ X \ * W N / ' W " W "W T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. A P R IL 23, 1901 Old Students. H o n. Lincoln Avery, '82, of P o rt Huron, is one of the new members of the State Board of Education. J. F. Coats is drafting for W. E. Hill & Co., of Kalamazoo. His address is 621 S. W e st street, Kala mazoo. Mr. L. C. Brooks '92W, has entered the employ of the L o ng A rm System Co., Lake and Mason streets, Cleveland, Ohio. E d w a rd D. Allis, '03a, who has been in poor health for some time has left College to go to California on a pleasure trip with his father. for a A. H. Dail, 'o^-'oSa, head book food-product large keeper house in Cleveland, O., is on a visit to the College. He says it is good to be here again. Glenn A. Bunting with ,oom, w ho has been with the Bell Telephone Supply Co. of N ew Y o rk during the past year, the same is now with company in Buffalo. Mrs. M. J. ( M e r r e l l) Carpenter, '81, m. s. '86, of F o rt Collins, Colo rado, called at this week. Mrs. C. was librarian at the College from 1883-1888. the College W. H. Green w i t h ' o i, is spend ing the last few days of his vacation at the College. He leaves for A nn Arbor today where he is a junior in the civil engineering course. H. R. Parish, '96m, is now at the N ew Y o rk S h ip Building W o r k s, " H a r r i e ' s" Camden, N ew Jersey. mother writes: T HE R E C O RD is quite interesting to us old folks. W. P. Hawley, '92W, has accepted an appointment as draughtsman in the office of the chief of ordnance of the army. His address is 801 A St. S. E., Washington, D. C. Ben Laubach with ' 0 1, spent Sat urday and Sunday at the College visiting old acquaintances, and, on Monday, left for Cleveland where he will ship for the summer on the steamer " L y n n ." F. J. P o r t e r , ' 9 3, is on a visit to the College. Mr. Porter had a serious accident last fall in which his hand was nearly cut in two. He will, as a consequence give up farm ing and go into the lumbering busi ness with his brother. some time. He form of dysentery. Upon arriving at San Francisco he was ill in the hospital for re turned home broken down and died exactly a month later. He was given a military funeral on Wednesday afternoon in the P o rt Huron armory and was buried on Thursday. thoroughly facts and theories on H. C. W y m a n, student 1865-66; M. D. U. of M. ' 7 3; M. S. ' 8 7; Professor of Surgery in the Mich igan College of Medicine and Sur gery, Detroit, in an address before the W y m an Medical Society, on the Nineteenth T he Surgery of Century, has some remarkably inter esting the influence of slavery on surgery, and also on the surgery of the Civil war as compared with that of the Span ish war. In fact, the whole paper bristles with suggestive thought put in such a way that even the average layman can appreciate and digest it. laid on cleanliness, T he emphasis and the practical demonstration of its importance by the difference in result incurred on fracture Monday or on Friday — incurred when the patient has on clean under wear and socks or when the reverse is true — is something good for dis semination among the general pub lic. in a A b o ut C a m p u s. C. W. Knight, '04, is laid up in the hospital with erysipelas, Norman Edwards, ' 0 3, is ill in the hospital with malarial fever. T he Eclectic society will give term party Saturday their spring evening. Prof. C. D. Smith gave a stereop- ticon lecture for farmers at Montrose on Wednesday evening. Miss Green, sister of M r. J. C. the ' 0 1, has been visiting Green, W o m e n 's Building this week. T. G. Phillips, '02, has been in some days with the hospital grippe. He is again about today. for Mrs. E. M. Kedzie left the Col lege on Friday for a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Plant, in Peoria, 111, Professor Mumford h is mother attended the funeral of their relative R a l ph W. E. Millis at P o rt Huron on Thursday. a nd E. M. McElroy '93a is ill with fever at the Baptist Hospital, Chi cago, where his wife has also been It will be ill for several months. remembered that Miss Kerr sten in the farm department, ographer who is a sister of M r s. McElroy, spent a number of weeks recently in Chicago at the latter's bed-side. Mr. A. B. Cook, ' 9 3, writes from Owosso, Mich, on April 16, as fol lows: " S o me one (syrup)titiously inserted in T HE R E C O RD of April 9th, the statement that we were enjoying an unusually good season in our sugar bush. Someone blun dered. T he season was short and not especially sweet. Will you be kind enough to allow me to inform our patrons at M. A. C. through your columns, that we will be un able to fill their orders as Shiawassee county has re-syruped the entire crop." Ralph W. E. Millis (m. '95-'y6J a nephew of Prof. Mumford, died at his home in P o rt H u r on Monday, April 15, aged 22 years 10 months. He had served in the Philippines where he contracted a malignant Mr. J. C. Green w ho has but recently recovered from a long ill ness, left Thursday for his home in Vassar, Tuscola county. T he students in landscape garden ing are planning a trip to Detroit on the Sth or 15th of J u ne to visit Belle Isle and other parks. T he M. A. C. Prohibition Club interesting was entertained by an paper on the prohibition question, read by George Severance. Mrs. J. A. Mumford, who has been spending a few weeks with her son Professor Mumford, re turned to her home last Thursday morning. About 75 College young people attended Shakspeare's p l ay "A Mid-Summer Night's D r e a m" at the opera house in Lansing Satur day evening. T wo members of the fire depart ment were busy last week in mak ing measurements on Williams and Wells Halls and on the W o m e n 's Building preparatory securing estimates for some much needed ap paratus for fire protection. to We Welcome THE STUDENTS' RETURN AT THE M. A. C. It- gives new life to the Capital City. We cordially invite all to make- 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 appl;cation. We Guarantee Satisfaction. Visit Donsereaux's Department Store, and ttie Donsereaux 61othing and Grocery Store. 312 to 320 Washington A v e. 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 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 P H O N E S. Careful attention given to 'phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Washington Ave. South. DIRECTORY M J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash O RDER your hacks for parties at Carr's Hack LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL « E N ^ -^ Line. Livery in connection. 410 Washington ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. 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 o t h er a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli a b le p a r t i e s. We hope t h at t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to p a t r o n i ze t h o se who p a t r o n i ze u s. ARCHITECTS. W JUDD CUMrNGS— Architect. Sparta, Mich. Rural architecture a specialty. Patronage of M. A. C. men solicited. BARBERS. H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue K. College work especially solicited. J 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., 20G Wash. Ave. N. T ANSING BOOK A ND P A P ER CO. Water- \j man and Sterling Fountain Pens, Stationery, Pictures, Frames, Wall Paper. 120 Wash. Ave. N. BICYCLES AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. APITOL ELECTRIC CO. BOOTS AND SHOES. c D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. CLOTHING. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, H KOSITCHEK Sz 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. R W. MORSE, D. D. S. D E. PARMELEE—E Ave. S,, Lansing, Mi """ ich. Hollister Block, Room 517. Z—Dentist. 218 Washington 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. 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. J ACOB STAHL & SON.-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 o£ harness and horse goods. Repair shop in connec tion. 107 Washington Ave. south. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO.. L T D ., 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 VAN GORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. Col. lege agents, Rudolph and Mills. S. P. Lantz, Prop. rp A K V O R I AN & JEWELL.—Agents for STAR LAUNDRY. We return your work on Thurs 1 day p. m. Either high polish or dull finish. No saw-edge collars. MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSING. MRS. O. T. CASE—Mauicure and Hairdressing Parlors. Masquerade wigs for rent. All styles of hair goods m stock or manufactured on short notice. New'phone 118. 222H Washington Avenue S., up stairs. MERCHANT TAILORS. trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. WOODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student J OHN H E R R M A N N 'S SONS. Fine Tailoring. 218 Washington Avenue N. 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"* Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in the city. Quiet place for adies. 118 Wash. Ave. S.