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are 

if  it  is 

the  education  given 

and  careful  if  it  would  provide 
for 
its  students  a  training  not  confined 
merely  to  a  fitting  for  definite  future 
occupations.  T he  power  " to  work 
and  to  reason"  must  be  the  outcome 
of 
to 
meet  in  any  way  the  demand  for  an 
ideal  system  of  education,  and  we 
hear  much  of  the  " I d e al  Education" 
and  the  "  N ew  Education."  N ew 
new 
conditions 
methods  of  preparation 
those 
w ho  are  to  meet  them.  T he  scorn 
ful  feeling,  once  so  common,  ex 
the 
pressed  by 
" t he 
Greeks,  and  by 
the 
people,"  " t he  masses," 
that 
is  being  forced  out  by  the  growing 
belief  in  the  vital  importance  of  full 
ness  of  life  even  for  " t he  masses." 
the  civiliza 
tion  of  today  is  the  Trust  Unlimited. 
An  object  of  interest  to  those  with 

demanding 
for 

One  strong  force  in 

terms 
is  one 

the  hoi 

folloi 

of 

T he  Culture  V a l ue  of  t he  W o m e n 's 
Course. 

to 

to 
told 

This  is  the  day  of  warnings,  sug 
gestions,  theories,  in  regard  to  edu 
cation  from 
those  whose  opinions 
we  must  consider  authoritative,  from 
the  Pacific,—from 
the  Atlantic 
President 
President  Hadley 
Jordan.  We  are 
that  as  a 
people  we  are  non-intellectual,  that 
the  thought  of  the  gain  to  be  de 
rived  from  certain  studies  directs  the 
choice  of  the  study  more  often 
than 
real  interest  in  it  for  itself.  Presi 
dent  T h w i ng  warns  us  against  al 
lowing  the  " o c c u p a t i v e"  idea  to  in 
the  student  in  electing  his 
fluence 
subjects,  and  urges  him 
to  choose 
his work  in  college  not  in  reference 
to  his  future  occupation,  but  accord 
ing  as  it  is  "educative."  " T r a in  the 
to 
woman  and  the  man  to  think, 
appreciate, 
and 
to  be  righteous, 
send  each 
then 
out 
to  do  his 
work,  to  live  his 
life."  T he  Fo 
rum 
for  Febru 
ary  presents  his 
views. 

in 

In 

the 

same 
month  we 
find 
the  President  of 
the  Association 
of  C o l l e g i a te 
Alumnas  saying 
that  there  is  lit 
tle  belief 
the 
value  of  educa 
tion  for  itself  to 
day,  that  there  is 
anon-intellectual 
the 
stamp  upon 
American 
peo 
ple;  that  even  in 
schools  and  col 
leges  the  hero  is 
student 
not 
the 
in 
w ho  delights 
a nd 
r e a d i ng 
the 
study,  but 
athlete  or the  fel 
low  w ho  knows 
how  to  wear  clothes  of  the  "proper" 
cut,  though  he  may  scarcely  be  able 
to  compass  a  correct  English  sen 
tence.  Bryce  says:  " T h e y, 
[ t he 
Americans]  are  a  commercial  people 
whose  point  of  view 
is  primarily 
that  of  persons  accustomed  to  reckon 
profit  and  loss.  Their  impulse  is  to 
apply  a  direct  practical  test  to  . men 
that  the 
and  measures, 
men  who  have  got  on  the 
fastest 
are  the  smartest  men."  T he  story 
of  the  farmer  who  thought  it  "agin 
n a t u r '"  for  the  geologists  to  exam 
ine  rocks  for  half  a  day  in  the  sun 
without  expectation  of  discovering 
gold,  without  having  so  much  as 
illustrate 
his  expenses  paid,  would 
the  feelings  of  Bryce. 

to  assume 

this  same 

is  probably 

Much  of  the  strong  opposition  to 
the 
Greek  and  Latin 
result  of 
tendency—to 
prize  a  study  chiefly  because  even 
while  the  student  is  working  on  it 
he  may  see  the  direct  gains  resulting 
it.  We  cannot  be  surprised 
from 
then  to  hear  warnings  against 
the 
dominance  of  the  material  side  of 
life  and  a  plea  for  enjoyment  in  the 
intellectual  life. 

A  college  that  includes  in  its  cur 
riculum  work  that  looks  forward  to 
the  future  occupation  must  be  wise 

a  genius  for  organizing  trusts  is  the 
home.  T h ey  tell  us  that  it  is  false 
economy  that  keeps  up  fifty  kitchens 
when  one  large  kitchen  would  meet 
the  same  needs.  T h e re  is  a  pro 
posed  trust  for,the  care  of  babies, 
shall  do 
one 
small 
efficiently  what  dozens  of 
" c o n c e r n s"  do  badly.  Even  poli 
ticians  go  to  the  schools and  colleges 
and  ask  them 
to  do  what  they  can 
to  solve  the  problem  of  the  home-
keeping. 

large  concern 

that 

the 

that 

tell  us 

to  disintegrate 

Social  scientists 

that  no 
community  rises  above  the  average 
in  honesty, 
of  its  individual  homes 
patriotism. 
industry, 
intelligence, 
forces 
today 
We  know 
with  power 
our 
homes  seem  almost  unconquerable. 
T h e re  is  a  general 
lack  of  perma 
nence  about  the  h o m e;  there  is  a 
to  save 
hiring  of  houses,  moving 
house-cleaning,  a  lack  of  responsi 
bility  for  property,  an  unorganized 
herding  of  families,  the  very  slight 
sense  of  the  right  of  privacy.  These 
things,  with  many  more,  are  uniting 
against  the  ideal  of  home,  that  place 
one  may  call  one's  own,  if 
it  be 
only  a  corner  of  a  room  with  a 
screen  about 
it.  T he  home,  now 
too  often  a  place  of  storage  and 

mere  shelter,  must  be 
transformed 
into  a  place  that  will  be  more  allur 
than  crowded  excutsions  and 
ing 
perennial  shopping.  T he  shelter  in 
the  city  slum  is  being  exploited  by 
men  like  Mr.  Jacob  Riis,  the  coun 
try 
like  Mr.  R.  L. 
Hartt.  T h ey  tell  us conditions,  per 
haps  they  are  of  the  prophets  of  the 
movement  that  aims  at  raising 
the 
standard  of 
life  among  what  we 
once  called  " t he  masses." 

town  by  men 

into 

T he  college  women,  who  are  see 
ing  deeper 
the  mystery  and 
nobility  of  life  through  the  study  of 
science,  including  domestic  science, 
are  realizing  that  law  is 
inevitable, 
and 
that  public  health,  morally 
physically,  is  largely  a  result  of  mu 
nicipal  house-keeping,  *. e.,  water 
supply,  street  cleaning, and  so  forth. 
W i th  them  lies  much  of  the  respon 
sibility  for  changing  those  conditions 

of  life  which  we  now  deplore.  T he 
myth  or  the  epic  of  this  miraculous 
is  not  yet  written; 
transformation 
when  it  is,  it  will  be  no  less  beauti 
ful  and  no  less  true  than 
the  myth 
of  Apollo  with  its  beauty  of  dawn 
and  its truth  of  the  sun's  beneficence. 
T h at  college  course  which,  like 
our  own, turns  the college  laboratory 
into  a  kitchen,  censured  by  Presi 
dent  T h w i n g,  does  it,  not  at  the  ex 
pense  of  work  that,  as  he  says,  trains 
women  "to  think  and  to  appreciate" 
for  it  does  not  exclude  work  in  art, 
language,  mathematics. 
literature, 
a  knowledge  of 
Cookery  with 
chemistry,  house-cleaning  with 
a 
knowledge  of  the  workings  of  bac 
teria  make  the  woman  "appreciate" 
and  render  the  designation  of  house 
impossible. 
work  as  menial  forever 
It  is  not  only  the  knowing  how 
to 
things,  but  knowing 
do  particular 
the  underlying  principles,  that  is  of 
value.  W o m en  educated  to  do  cer 
tain 
things  without  understanding 
the  principles,  become  creatures  of 
routine. 

ery, 
and 
sewing,  house-sanitation 
furnishing,  home  nursing,  those  sub 
jects  that  makp  our  women  more 
able  to  baffle 
that  are 
threatening  home  life. 

the  forces 

the 

lead 

lives  of 

the  health 

the  example  of 

O ur  Women's  Course  aims  at 
making  the  home  a  center  of  moral 
and  intellectual  progress  in  the  face 
tendencies  working 
of  economic 
against  it. 
It  teaches  that  standards 
life  come  before  standards  of 
of 
college 
that 
living, 
women  must  express 
their  protest 
against  the  demand  for  luxuries  now 
made  more  and  more  often  because 
of 
the  American 
millionaire.  Comforts  increase  effi 
ciency,  luxuries 
to  degenera 
tion.  T he  measure  or  test  is  com 
parison  with 
gained, 
physical,  mental,  spiritual  health. 
in 
A ny  expenditure  which  will 
crease  health  is  economic  and  legiti-
m a t e. 
T he 
amount  of  mon 
ey  spent 
is  not 
a  safe  standard, 
even  in  matters 
esthetic;  a r t i s 
tic  ability  is  rarer 
than  money,— 
the 
w i t n e ss 
house  of  W.  H. 
Vanderbilt, 
in 
N ew  Y o r k,  rep 
resenting  a  large 
sum  of  money 
a nd 
l e ss 
f ar 
good  taste.  Our 
course  for  wo 
a 
men  has  as 
conscious 
a  i  m 
the  teaching  that 
an  American  ar 
istocracy  should 
have  as  its  foun 
dation  not  wealth 
but 
standard 
of  life,  evidenced 
in  m a n n e r s, 
esthetic 
health, 
a 
surroundings, 
a  love  of 

pride 
in  honest  work, 
uprightness  and  honor. 

a 

M A UD  R Y I . A ND  K E L L E R, 

Dean  W o m e n 's  Department. 

T he  Sciences 

the  W o m e n 's 

in 
Course. 

in  the  W o m e n 's  Course 
Students 
have  work 
in  chemistry,  physics, 
botany, and  anatomy  and  physiology, 
as  required  work.  Special  work  is 
offered  in  bacteriology  as  an  elective, 
and  work  may  be  chosen  in  zoology, 
geology,  or  meteorology.  T he  in 
in  these  sciences  is  based 
struction 
the  most  approved  methods, 
upon 
the  work  does  not  differ  ma 
and 
terially  from  that  done 
in  all  first 
class  colleges  and  universities. 

T he  question  is  often  asked,  why 
sciences? 

should  a  girl  study 
the 
is  plain.  T h ey  culti 
T he  answer 
vate  the  power  and  accuracy  of  ob 
servation, 
and 
system. 
In  other  words  they  have 
a  practical  and  cultural  value  all 
their  own. 

love  of 

truth 

the 

T he 

training  of  our  women 

in 
literature,  history,  arts  and  sciences 
is  given 
the 
special  work  in  domestic  economy. 
By  domestic  economy  I  mean  cook 

simultaneously  with 

should 

the 
study 
A  woman 
sciences  because 
there  must  be  a 
constant  growth,  in  practical  life  of 
the  scientific  principles  involved  in 
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T HE  M.  A.  C. 

R E C O R D. 

M AY  14,  1901. 

THE  M.  A.  C. RECORD. 

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is  anyone 

editor,  Howard 

It  is  with  sincere  regret 

that  we 
announce  the  temporary  absence  of 
our 
Edwards. 
Rarely 
tried  as  he  has 
been,  and  few  indeed  there  are  who 
would  have  endured 
the  ordeal 
and 
with  such  splendid 
patience.  Sickness  has  visited  every 
member  of  his  family  this  winter. 
He  has  taken  Norman  to 
join  Mrs. 
Edwards  in  Virginia. 

fortitude 

In 

this  edition  of 
the 
issuing 
R E C O RD  we 
are  complying  with 
the  object  for  which  the  paper  was 
in 
founded—the  dissemination  of 
formation  concerning  the  Michigan 
Agricultural  College  and  the  noble 
work  it  is  doing. 

T he  W o m e n 's  Department  has 
been  in  its  new  building  now  almost 
a  college  year,  and 
therefore  has 
had  time  thoroughly  to  adapt  itself 
to 
last 
its  new  quarters.  W h en 
autumn  we  gave  our  readers  infor 
the  building,  it  was 
mation  about 
only  just  ready  for  occupancy.  T he 
teachers  then  could  speak  only  of 
the 
what 
splendid  equipment  placed  at 
their 
they  can  speak  of 
disposal.  N ow 
what  they  are  actually  doing.  Of 
the  dormitory  itself 
little  need  be 
said.  T he  views  we  present  speak 
more  eloquently  than  words. 

to  do  with 

they  hoped 

required. 

If  we  have  not  published  accounts 
of  the  work  done  in  Mathematics, 
English,  Modern  Languages,  His 
tory,  and  Drawing  it  is  not  because 
the 
these  branches  are  slighted  in 
in  each  of 
College  curriculum,  for 
them  a  suitable  amount  of  work, 
t h o r o u g h l y a nd  systematically  done, 
is 
are 
These 
given  the  same  prominence  here  as 
in  any  other  first-class  college.  F or 
those  desiring 
it,  work  may  be 
elected  in  Psychology  and  Political 
Economy.  We  have 
in 
these  pages  to  give  detailed  infor 
mation  concerning  that  part  of  our 
work  which  is different  from  that  of 
other  colleges,  rather.than  to  give  a 
cursory  description  of  our  whole 
course. 

subjects 

sought 

three 

In  regard 

things  which 
There  are 
make  a  college 
great  —  faculty, 
equipment,  and  the  loyalty  and  char 
to 
acter  of 
its  alumni. 
our  faculty  we  point  to  the 
large 
its  members  whose 
proportion  of 
names  are  eminent  in their  respective 
lines  of  work.  Of  our  equipment, 
let 
in 
quantity  and  quality  it  is  far  above 
the  W o m e n 's  De 
the  average—in 
in  t he 
partment 
whole  country. 
to  our 
alumni  we  need  to  say  nothing. 

is  unsurpassed 
In  regard 

it  be  understood 

that  both 

it 

T he  fact  that  our  graduates  and 
former  students,  almost  without  ex 
ception,  occupy  useful  and  honored 

positions  in  their  respective  commu 
nities  is  sufficient  testimonial  of  their 
character.  Their  loyalty  to, and  in 
terest  in,  the 
institution  has  always 
been  most  marked, and  it  is  to  satisfy 
the  desire  of 
this  great  body  of 
loyal  alumni  for  information  con 
cerning  their  beloved  alma  mater, 
that  we  issue  this  special  edition  of 
the  R E C O R D. 

V.  E.  B R O W S. 

T he  Sciences  in 

t he  W o m e n 's 

Course. 

(Continued from  page  1) 
accounting  for  the  various  phenom 
ena 
She 
that  arise  before  her. 
needs  to  understand  correct  scientific 
methods  in  her  operative  conduct  of 
household  duties, for  science  is  really 
at  the  foundation  of  nearly  all  of 
them.  A  knowledge  of  the  scien 
tific  principles  underlying  them  will 
place  a  woman  in  a  position  where 
her  work  will  not  be  the  mere  me 
ideas 
chanical  application  of  certain 
the  practical 
which  she  gets  from 
art. 
Instead  she  will  perform  her 
duties,  as  a  doctor  or  chemist  would 
perform  his,—with  a  thorough  un 
derstanding  for  the  reasons  underly 
ing  them. 

facilities 

This  College  offers 

to 
women  who  wish  to  specialize  or  do 
advanced  work  in  the  sciences.  Dr. 
Beal  and  Prof.  Marshall  explain  the 
work 
respective  depart 
ments. 

their 

in 

B O T A N Y. 

During  the  first  term  of 

the  first 
year 
in  the  course,  young  women 
spend  an  hour  and  a  half  a  day  at 
the  tables  in  the  botanical  laboratory 
observing  and  dissecting  and  experi 
menting  with  plants,  aided  by  stage 
microscopes  and  other  apparatus. 
Besides  acquiring  some  knowledge 
of  plants  and  seeds,  they  are  ex 
pected  to  gain  three  things. 

1st.  To  learn  how 

to  use  a  dis 

secting  microscope  properly. 

2d.  To  learn  how  to  observe. 
learn  how 
3d.  To 

to  describe 
what  they  have  seen  by  words  and 
drawings. 

During  the  next  term,  the  work 
is  continued  for  two  days  in  each 
week. 

In  the  spring  term  of  the  sopho 
more  year,  each  young  woman  sits 
at  a  table  by  herself  seven  hours 
per  week  using  a  compound  micro 
scope,  and  making  notes  and  draw 
the  minute  anatomy  of 
ings  of 
plants.  Considerable  stress is  placed 
on 
of 
a 
starches,  aleurone,  and  protoplasm, 
as  they  are  the  most  valuable  food 
ingredients  of  plants. 

knowledge 

acquiring 

Y o u ng  women  also  receive 

in 
struction  by 
laboratory  work  and 
observations  on  the  campus  for  one-
half  term,  making  the  acquaintance 
of  trees  and  shrubs  of  especial  in 
terest  in  ornamenting  a  home. 

w.  j.  B E A L. 

B A C T E R I O L O GY  A ND  H Y G I E N E. 

the 

T he  department  of  bacteriology 
and  hygiene  offers  to  young  women 
courses  in  bacteriology  and  hygiene. 
In  bacteriology, 
fundamental 
principles  are  taught  by  means  of 
laboratory  work,  in  which  an  under 
standing  of  moulds,  yeasts  and  bac 
teria  of  fermentations  and  diseases  is 
gained.  Especial  attention  is  given 
to  those  lines  of  investigation  which 
will  bear  directly  upon  the  problem 
of  domestic  science.  General  hy 
giene  is  given  by  means  of  lectures 
during  the  sophomore  year  and  in  a 
treating  of  dietetics  during 
course 
In  all  of  the  w o rk 
the  junior  year. 

in  bacteriology  and  hygiene  it  is  the 
aim  of  the  department 
to  prepare 
students  thoroughly  for  the  needs  of 
every  day  life. 

c.  E. M. 

Domestic  A r t. 

the  creation  of 

Domestic  art  may  be  defined  as 
the  artistic  making  of 
those  acces 
sories  which  accentuate  the  beauty 
and  grace  of  the  human  form,  and 
which  are  necessary  to  its  comfort; 
also 
needlework 
which  can  be  used  to  ornament  the 
the 
home.  This  definition  covers 
subject  as  a  means  of  education  used 
its 
in  our  schools,  but  in 
largest 
sense  it  is  more. 
It  can  be  made  to 
include  any  expression  of  art  as 
the  aim 
taken  up  in  the  home  with 
of  enhancing 
the  beauty,  aesthetic 
taste  and  culture  of  home  life,  and 
the  pleasures  and  best  welfare  of  its 
members.  Music,  painting,  wood 
rightly 
carving,  etc.,  would 
come  under  this  head. 

then, 

T he  method  maintained  for  house 
its 
keeping,  and  home-making 
in 
material  sense,  established  by 
the 
customs  of  advanced  civilization,  is 
clearly  divided  into  two  phases  or 
features,  though  at  the  same 
time 
they  are  so  closely  inter-related  as  to 
make  it  difficult 
line 
which  shall  divide  its  science  from 
its  art.  But  the  two  features  which 
term  the 
we  may  broadly 
sewing 
and  the  cooking 
are  separate  and 
distinct 
in  themselves  and  must  be 
so  treated  as  our  practical  subjects 
for  industrial  education. 

to  draw 

the 

science 

includes 

take  up 

Domestic 

the 
Cooking  School  where 
the  girls 
learn  to  apply  not  only  a  knowledge 
of  scientific  principles  to  practical 
results,  but  all 
the  best  discovered 
hygienic  rules  and  sanitary  regula 
tions  for  managing  a  home.  T he 
subject  is  treated  in  its  own  place 
the  other 
and  we  will 
department  or  feature  of  housekeep 
ing,  Domestic  A rt  or  the  Sewing 
School.  H e re  needlework  is  taken 
up  in  all  its  expressions  or  art  and 
Its  two  values, the  utili 
usefulness. 
tarian  and  the  educational,  are  con 
stantly  kept  in  mind,  making  them 
Jirst,  a  means  for  developing  power 
through  acquiring  knowledge;  learn 
ing  to  do  a  thing  by  doing  it,  thus 
the  ability 
securing  confidence 
through 
competency  ; 
acquiring 
second,  technic  purely.  T he  knowl 
to  do  any  useful  or 
edge  of  how 
thing 
thing  makes 
necessary 
easy  and  pleasant  to  do.  T he  most 
of  life  is  made  by  thus  dignifying 
the  common  place  occupations;  ele 
vating  ourselyes 
in  ennobling  our 
employments.  Ennobling  our  em 
bestowing 
ployments 
upon  them  that  respect  which  alone 
can  come  through  a thorough  under 
standing  of  them.  This  brings  us 
to  the  primal  aim  of  Domestic  A r t, 
which  is  to  acquire  an  understand 
ing  of  things  through  a  knowledge 
them,  which  de 
gained  by  doing 
velops  power 
the  knowl 
edge  gained,  and  that  power  can  be 
turned  upon  any  or  all  of  the  varied 
experiences  which  make  up  life  and 
living. 

through 

consists 

that 

in 

in 

But  how  is  this  applied  to  a  course 
in  Domestic  A r t?  Of  what  does 
such  a  course  consist? 
It  is  manual 
training  or  the  developing  of  dex 
terity  and  skill  in  needlecraft.  First, 
general  instruction  is  given  regard 
the  materials  and 
implements 
ing 
and 
thread,  needles 
used; 
pins, 
tape  measure, 
thimble, 
scissors, 
emery,  etc.,  followed  by  a 
few 
general  rules  regarding  the  position 
of  the  body  and  the  most  economi 
force. 
cal  expenditure  of 

its  vital 

in  after 

then  followed 

feather-stitching, 

in 
Easy  steps  are 
sequential  order  from 
the  most  sim 
ple  to  the  more  complex  exercises 
until  eighteen  primary  stitches  have 
been  covered  which  lay  the  founda 
tion  of  all  sewing. 
These  are  bast 
ing, 
running,  overhanding,  hem 
ming, stitching,  back-stitching,  over 
felling,  gathering,  catch-
casting, 
h e m 
stitching, 
stitching,  damask  hemstitch,  button 
hole  stitch,  the  loop,  slip,  blind  and 
chain  stitches.  T he  reason,  use  and 
best  methods  of  taking  these  stitches 
are  considered,  then  simple  applica 
tions  made  in  exercises  in 
joining, 
matching  stripes  and  figures,  patch 
ing,  darning,  putting  on  bands,  put 
ting  in  gussets  and  pockets,  prepar 
ing  placket  openings,  squaring  and 
mitering  corners, grafting,  etc.,  until 
a  set  of  about 
thirty-six  samplers  is 
completed  which  can  be  made  a 
beautiful  as  well  as  valuable  refer 
same 
life. 
ence 
stitches  are  then  taken  up  and  prac 
tically  applied 
to  articles  and  gar 
ments,  all  of  which  are  intended  to 
be  of 
the  pupil. 
T he  sewing  machine, by  which  most 
of 
taught, 
also  a  system  of  garment  cutting  by 
which  each  pupil  measures,  drafts, 
cuts  and  fits  every  garment  made. 
T he  system  should  be  the  property 
of  the  pupil  and  taken  away  to  use 
in  home  life.  M u ch  attention  and 
time  is  given 
to  hand  sewing,  not 
simply 
to  be  able  to  do  fine  and 
difficult  needlework,  but  rather  as 
an  educational  training;  exercises  to 
develop  the  powers  and  possibilities 
tool  of 
of  that  most  wonderful 
the 
brain,  the  hand. 
this  develop 
ment 
the  greatest  means  by 
lies 
which  the  mental  idea  may  become 
the  material  expression,  and  this  is 
the  largest  end  and  aim  of  all  true 
education.  Hand  sewing  is  carried 
into  exercises  of  the  finest  work  and 
serviceable 
its 
articles. 

some  utility 

application 

the  work 

is  done, 

These 

upon 

In 

to 

is 

During  all  the  course  care  is  ex 
ercised  in  the  training  of 
judgment, 
by  sight  and  by  mind,  of  taste,  ap 
propriateness  of  beauty  and  utility, 
always  keeping  first  in  thought 
the 
greatest  usefulness  for  which  each 
thing  is  intended. 

through 
T h us  sewing  is  pursued 
graduated  exercises  from 
the  sim 
plest  running  seams  and  the  use  of 
the 
the  planning  and 
making  of  lined  wool  dresses. 

thimble,  to 

is  also 

taken  up, 

Art  needlework  is  then  presented 
in  a  series  of  exercises  which  is  in 
tended  to  give  the  foundation  prin 
ciples  of  embroidery,  designing  and 
color  work  in  its  light  and  shade, 
and  the  general  idea  of  lace  making. 
Millinery 
this 
with  the  idea  or  hope  of  giving  the 
girl  a  few  practical  hints  and  sug 
gestions  which  may  enable  her 
to 
do  some  of  the  simpler  things  for 
herself,  or 
to  the 
trade  later. 
latent  possibilities  are  dis 
T h us 
covered 
the 
and  developed  and 
powers  of  the  mind  are  exercised  in 
connection  with  those  of  the  hand, 
bringing 
thought  or  mental 
image  into  a  materialized  object  of 
beauty  and  service 
social 
world. 

lead  her  on 

the 

the 

to 

to 

Every  young  woman,  as  a  most 
essential  part  of  her  training  for  real 
life  in  the  home,  should  have 
the 
advantages  of  attending  the  sewing 
school  and  the cooking  school.  Let 
her  study  housekeeping  and  home-
making  as her  profession,  as  a  young 
man  studies  and  learns  his  vocation 
or  profession,  and  as  she 
learns 
how  to  do  it,  it  ceases  to  be  a  drudg 
ery  and  becomes  a  source  of  real 

M AY  14,  1901. 

T HE  M.  A.  C. 

R E C O R D. 

3 

to  her. 
She 
pleasure  and  profit 
thus  comes 
to  realize  the  value  of 
the  home  over  the  office  or  store,  or 
even  a  profession,  and  to  dread  less 
the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  its 
good  management. 

Does  it  pay?  Yes,  for  anything 
which  helps  the  young  woman  to 
the  larger  and  fuller  development 
true 
of  her  powers  along  the  idea  of 
education  and 
womanliness 
true 
makes  her  a  better,  nobler,  more 
useful  member  in  the  great  society 
in  which  she  is  obliged  to  live,  and 
we  can  say  that  sewing,  dressmak-

Domestic  Science. 

from 

Domestic  Science,  in  its  specific 
application  to  the  care  of 
the  house 
from  foundation  to furnishings,  from 
is  made  a  part  of 
kitchen  to  parlor 
the  Women's  Course 
the 
beginning  of  their  Freshman  to  the 
end  of  their  Senior  year.  T h e re  is 
no  attempt  made  to offer  this  branch 
of  their  college  training  in  any  con 
densed  and  readily  assimilated  form; 
if  so  it  would  have  a  place  quite  out 
side 
it  is 
the  curriculum.  R a t h er 
in  such  a  light 
presented 

to  them 

CLA55  I N S E W I N& 

- 

m*>^J&SM. 

ing,  art  needlework,  millinery,  cook 
ing  and  manual  training  in  all  its 
forms  do  help  a  girl  to  become  a 
good  girl,  a  better  woman  and  a 
more  useful  citizen. 

M R S.  J E N N IE  L.  K.  H A N E R. 

Physical  Culture. 

It  is by  no  means  a waste  of  space 
that  the  new  W o m e n 's  Building  has 
so  large  a  space  set  aside  and 
fitted 
up  with  modern  appliances  for  exer 
cise.  N or  is  it  a  waste  of  time 
that 
students  in  the  women's  department 
are  required  to  spend  an  hour  three 
days  in  the  week  in  regular  class-
work  there.  This  work  aims  to  be 
thoroughly  practical  as  well  as  pro 
gressive—its  principal  object  being 
to  instill  right  physical  habits,  and 
especially  to  correct  faulty  habits  of 
breathing  and  carriage;  to  educate 
the  greatest 
the  body 
least 
amount  of  work  with 
to 
fatigue; 
reserve 
strength; 
in  fact  to  teach  each  pupil 
to  become  mistress  of  herself  and  of 
her  vital  forces. 

to  perform 

c u l t i v a te 

the 

T he 

facilities  for 

this  work  are 
excellent.  T he  exercise  room,  32X 
53  feet,  is  heated  by  steam,  well 
for 
lighted,  with  ample  provision 
ventilation,  and  is  fitted  up  with 
the 
and 
improved  Narragansett 
latest 
Swedish  apparatus,  other  machines 
will  be  added  from 
time  to  time  as 
the  needs  of  work  demand,  making 
it  thoroughly  modern  and  complete 
in  its  equipment. 

Besides 

the  gymnasium  proper, 
we  have  the  tennis  courts  for  more 
active  and  exciting  exercise,  and 
beautiful  links  on  the  campus  where 
those  who  prefer  can  indulge  in  the 
" g e n t le  game  of  golf." 

One-sided  development  must  be 

avoided. 

T h at  great 

trinity—the  physical, 
mental  and  spiritual  must  be  pre 
served,  so  interdependent  are  each 
upon  the  other  that  we  cannot  afford 
to  neglect 
the  care  and  training  of 
any  one  of  them. 

S A R AH  B.  S.  A V E R Y. 

intimate  bearing  on 
involved 

that  many  of  the  other  studies  pur 
sued  become  something  more 
to 
them 
than  mere  matters  of  mind 
training,  and  by  their  direct  applica 
the 
tion  and 
problems 
in  Domestic 
Science  tend  to  broaden  their  knowl 
edge  of  the  ordinary  matters  of  life, 
and  awake  in  their  minds  the  desire 
to  still  further  pursue  such  knowl 
edge.  T he  little  knowledge  which 
"  is  a  dangerous  thing  "  need  not  be 
feared  in  a  course  so  arranged 
that 
the  scientific  supplements  the  prac 
the  classical  and  social 
tical,  and 
so  open  the  eyes  to  the  true  condi 
tions  of  life  and  to  a right  realization 
of  the  importance  of  a  proper  stand 
ard  of  the  home 
life  and  work  that 
the  other  branches  are  made  sub 
sidiary  to  it.  T h us  the  aim  of  the 
course  is to give  to the  young  women 
the  desire  to  have  better  homes,  the 
to  make 
incentive 
to 
better  homes-  and 
awaken  in  the  minds  of  others  the 
importance  and  dignity  of  the  work 
of  the  home-maker. 

the  ability 

training 

and 

While  it 

is  true  that  the  future 
home-maker  is  the  young  girl  of  to 
day  that  future  home  is  to receive  in 
fluences  from  other  sources  as  well, 
and  it  is  the  young  girl  w ho  by  her 
thorough  College  training,  can  best 
cope  with  and  direct  these  exterior 
the  most 
influences 
that  will  do 
toward  helping  to  advance  the 
in 
terests  of  home,  state  and  country. 

it 

T h us 

to  cook  in  order 

is  plain  that  Domestic 
Science  does  not  mean  the  learning 
how 
to  prepare 
delectable  dishes 
to  pander  to  the 
gastronomical  tastes  of  man,  thereby 
causing  him  to  return  to  his  savage 
state  of  satisfied  and  gluttonous  con 
tentment. 
It  does  mean  the  knowl 
edge  of  the  real  needs  of  the  body, 
of  the  foods  which  can  best  supply 
these  needs from  both  a  physiological 
and  economical  standpoint,  and  of 
the  methods  of  preparation  which 
will  further  most advantageously  the 
their 
work  begun  by  nature 
growth. 
this 
knowledge  and  improved  condition 

in 
that  by 

It  means 

of  our  bodies  is  to  be  gained,  not  for 
a  mere  matter  of  physical  better 
ment,  but  that  in  consequence  of  the 
improved  conditions  so 
physically 
obtained,  "the  spiritual  and 
intel 
lectual  may  uninterruptedly  domi 
nate  and  control  our  lives. 

is 

idea 

This 

to  wash, 

the  College 

of 
learn 
domestic  science.  T he  girls 
they 
to  cook  and 
to  cook  well; 
to 
to  clean—even 
learn 
they  do  not  do  so  only 
scrub,  but 
that 
they  may  become  cooks  or 
laundresses  or  char-women—all  of 
that 
they  can  do,  may  doubtless 
to  do  at  one  time  or 
be  compelled 
another,  but  having  learned  how  to 
do,  why  to  do  and  what  to  do 
they 
are  able  to  look  upon  life  as  having 
a  significant  purpose,  and  whatever 
lot  may  be  theirs  to  know  that  the 
problems  of  material  advancement 
today  and  in  the  future  concern 
the 
woman  in  the  home  as  deeply  as  the 
man 
the 
in  the  business  world,  and 
is  more  largely  with 
responsibility 
her  in  the  home. 

the  course  devoted 

So  much  we  strive  to  attain.  T he 
to 
portion  of 
domestic 
science  alone  would  be 
sadly  inadequate  to  accomplish  such 
ends. 
It  is  only  in  conjunction  with 
the  other  College  work  that  even 
an  approach  to  the  fulfillment  of  our 
aims  is  hoped  for. 
It  may  be  well 
to  speak  more  at  length  concerning 
the  manner  in  which 
the  work  is 
carried  out.  T he  subjects  which 
are  classified  distinctively  as  domestic 
science  include:—Cookery,  element 
ary,  invalid  and  advanced;  laundry 
w o r k;  cleaning  and  all  kindred  sub 
jects;  sanitation;  emergencies;  care 
of 
accounts: 
and  house  decoration. 

the  sick;  household 

As  something  which  perhaps  will 
make  itself  most  quickly  felt  in  the 
way  of 
improving  the  condition  of 
our  homes,  the  subject  of  cooking  is 
taken  up  in  detail  during  the  entire 
T he  building  of 
freshman  year. 
the  fire  gives  rise  to  a  study  of 
the 
materials  used,  the  phenomenon  of 
combustion  and  the  conditions  best 
suited  to  give  the  most  profitable 
results.  T he  study  of  the  classifica 
tion  of  foods  leads  into  an  investiga 
the  body  and 
tion  of  the  nature  of 

foods 

starchy 

ent  foods  studied  are  taken  up  in 
turn—the  necessity  of  the  thorough 
cooking  of  all 
to 
render  them  more  easily  soluble  by 
the  digestive  fluids;  the  care  neces 
sary  to  prevent  the  hardening  of  the 
albumen 
in  milk,  eggs  or  meat, 
making  it  so  difficult  of  digestion 
that  much  of  its  value  is  lost.  T he 
difficulty  with  which  fatty  foods  are 
digested,  and  the  harmful  effects  of 
fried  articles  become  clear  through 
a  study  of 
their  nature.  All  this  is 
taken  up  in  the  kitchen  as  a  part  of 
the  work  in  cooking  and  so with  the 
knowledge  of  facts  comes  the  skill 
in  manipulation. 
to 
cook  vegetables  properly,  to  make 
an  omelet  and  to  prepare  light,  sweet 
and  wholesome  bread  is  acquired  in 
due  season,  and  leads  on  to  the  prep 
those  more  complicated 
aration  of 
dishes  whose  only  excuse  is 
their 
faultless  preparation. 

T he  ability 

the 

To  the  plea  that  the  girl  coming 
to  us  from  the  farm  knows  already 
much  that  is  related  to  cookery  the 
course  itself  gives  the  answer  that 
reasons  and  methods 
to  her 
which  can  be 
learned  will  come 
with  special  force  and  value.  Along 
the  care  of 
with  all 
this  comes 
kitchen  materials,  and 
to 
then  on 
the  care  of 
the  entire  house.  T he 
work  of  serving  is  made  to  repre 
sent  the  doing  of  something  in  such 
a  way  that  it  will  add  to  our  neigh 
bors  ease  and  comfort  and  make  the 
matter  of  eating  something  more 
than 
the  performance  of  a  purely 
the 
physical  office  untouched  by 
influences  with  which  we  are  sur 
rounded  in  all  our  social  life. 

Laundry  work  is  also  included  in 
the  course  for  the  freshman  year. 
It  means  much  to  the  young  girls 
who  know  nothing  of 
the  easy 
methods,  and  the  obtaining  of  good 
results  with  poor  equipment.  T he 
softening  of  hard  water  by 
the 
proper  harmless  alkalis,  the  remov 
ing  of  stains  by  careful  application 
of  the  proper  substances,  care  in  the 
this  and 
handling  of 
more 
invalid 
they 
junior  year—they 
cooking  of 
grow  to  understand  more  fully  the 
adaptation  of  foods  to  the  body  ;  the 

fabrics  — all 
the 

learn. 
the 

In 

the  meaning  of  its  activities,  and  so 
to  a  knowledge  of 
the  foods  best 
adapted  to  the  various  conditions  of 
takes  us  yet 
the  body.  Cooking 
further  into  the  science  of  physics 
and  chemistry  to  explain  the  changes 
produced  by  heat  on  our  food  and 
to  ascertain  whether  or  not 
the 
advantageous.  First 
changes  are 
the  simplest  methods  of  cooking  are 
studied—baking  and broiling  through 
the  medium  of  dry  heat  for  the  de 
velopment  of  flavor,  then  cooking 
by  moist  heat  to  soften  the  tissue. 

T he  effects  produced  on  the  differ-

process  of  assimilation  of  the  body; 
and  the  preparation  of  dishes  for  the 
sick  with  the  care  and  skill  neces 
sary  in  serving. 

Cooking  in  the  senior  year  gives 
an  opportunity 
the  serving  of 
to 
dinners,  and  involves  the  making  of 
the  menu,  the  selection,  preparation 
the  materials;  with 
and  cooking  of 
the  setting  of  table  and  serving  of 
this  to  be  done  at  a 
the  meal—all 
certain  cost, 
to  answer  a  definite 
purpose.  T he  amount  spent  for  a 
to 
meal  for  four  persons  is  limited 
to 
is 
eighty  cents.  T he  purpose 

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the 

just 

four 

persons 

the 
give 
amount  of 
food  material  required. 
T he  estimating  of  menues  and  cal 
culation  of  receipts  are  taken  up  at 
T he  knowledge  of  ac 
length. 
counts,  marketing 
dietetics 
the  four  years  are 
gained  during 
thus  drawn 
the 
work  in  cooking.  This  is the  appli 
cation  of  the  former  work  and  train 
ing,  and  is  eminently  valuable. 

into  service  with 

and 

So  much  the  course  accomplishes, 
so  much  we  are  doing  for  the  State 
at  the  present  time,  and  in  just  so 
far  are  we  coming  nearer  the  goal 
toward  which  we  aim. 

C A R R IE  A.  L Y F O R D. 

T he  W o rk  in  Music. 

Q  It  is  not  expected  that  all  people 
should  study  music  as a science  or  an 
art,  but  it  is  expected  and 
indeed, 
demanded,  now-a-days,  that  all  peo 
ple  of  culture  should  know  some 
thing  about  music. 

for 

In  the  estimation  of  many,  music 
is  regarded  as  a  pleasure,  a  pastime. 
Much  more 
it  by 
is  claimed 
musical  people;  but  even  as  a  mere 
producer  of  pleasant  sensations,  it  is 
a  great  power,  for  it  must  be  remem 
bered  that  these  same  pleasant  sensa 
tions  are  always  pure  and  refining, 
if  the  music  is  rightly  used.  W h en 
music  becomes degrading  in  its  influ 
it  undoubtedly  does  at 
ences,  as 
times,  it  is  because  of  its  association 
with  improper  acts  or  words. 

It  is  not  alone  the  mere  emotional 
influence  of  music  that  refines,  but  it 
is  an  art  that  appeals  to  the  mind  as 
well  as  to  the  heart.  He  who  seeks 
in  music  simply  pleasure,  will  find 
it;  as he  who  seeks for  mere  pleasure 
in  reading  can  find  it  easily  in  litera 
ture.  But  good  music,  rightly  used, 
cannot  fail  to  exercise  an 
influence 
for  good.  W hy  not  cultivate,  then, 
a  love  for  it ? 

learning 

something 

And  considering  music  as  a  means 
of  culture,  surely  the  individual  who 
neglects 
of 
music  beside  what  she  may  read  or 
hear,  is  making  a mistake, for  music, 
rightly  studied,  cultivates  so  many 
sides of a girl's  nature  simultaneously. 
First,  she  must  cultivate  muscle-con 
trol  and  muscle-development.—i,  e., 
finger  dexterity.  Second,  she  must 
cultivate  certain  mental  qualities,  as, 
and 
concentration 
for 
memory. 
She  cannot  memorize 
nor  even  play  well,  a  composition, 
no  matter  how  simple,  without  ex 
cluding  everything  from  her  mind. 
T h i r d,  she  must  cultivate  a  quick 
ness,  a  keenness  of  perception,  for 
when  she  is  reading  a  new  piece  of 
music,  she  must  notice,  at  the  same 
time,  the  notes  and  their  time-value, 
fingering,  phrasing,  expression 
the 
marks, pedal  marks, and  must,  mean-

instance, 

at  work 
fingers 
time,  keep  her 
upon 
the  key-board.  Fourth,  she 
must  cultivate  habits  of  accuracy,  for 
she  must  strike  the  key  at  exactly 
the  proper  instant  and  in  exactly  the 
right  way  if  the  desired  effect  is  to 
be  obtained.  All  must  be  exact  and 
accurate.  One  might  go  on 
indefi 
nitely,  almost,  and  mention  perse 
imagina 
verance  and  patience  and 
tion,  all  of  which  we  are  cultivating 
and  developing  when  we 
study 
music. 

Here  at  M.  A.  C,  the  girls  tak 
ing  the  regular  course  are  given  one 
piano 
six 
This  means  a  great 
terms,  free. 

lesson  each  week 

for 

to  any  young  woman.  T he 
deal 
teaching  is  largely 
individual  and 
some  accomplish  more  than  others 
in  the  time. 

teacher 

T he  student  who  has  had  consid 
erable  previous  instruction  under  a 
good 
she  can 
finds 
" k e ep  up  her  music," and  even  make 
some  progress  in  it,  while  going  on 
with  her  College  course. 

that 

the  end  of 

T he  student  of  average  ability 
w ho  knows  practically  nothing  of 
faithfully 
music  but  w ho  practices 
for  one  hour 
conscientiously 
and 
each  day,  will  at 
two 
years  be  able  to  give  not  a  little 
pleasure  to  herself  and  her  friends. 
Moreover,  she  will  have 
learned 
the  elementary  facts  about 
some  of 
music  which  will  always  be  of  use 
to  her  and  she  will  always  be  able 
to  better  appreciate  what  she  may 
hear  of  a  musical  nature.  This  will 
be  equally  true  of  the  musical  or  the 
unmusical  girl.  She  may  drop  her 
music  at  the  end  of 
the  two  years 
just  as  she  may  drop  her  history  or 
mathematics  but  she  will  not  regret 
the  time  spent. 

M A UD  A.  M A R S H A L L. 

Horticulture. 

such 

, T he  good 
each 
the  degree  of 

Every  educational  subject  has  a 
discipline,  a  method  of  training,  and 
a  requirement  of  skill  distinctive  of 
to  be  obtained 
itself. 
from 
subject  depends 
its  discipline 
upon 
attained,  the  strictness  with  which 
its  methods  of  training  are  followed, 
and  the  amount  of  skill  commanded. 
T he  knowledge  gained  must 
in 
most  cases  be  counted  as  secondary 
to  the  above  ends.  Pleasure  and 
bodily  exercise  are  always  objects 
worthy  of  consideration  if  the  nature 
of  the  subject  is  such  that  these  ends 
may  be  derived  from  it. 

T he 

teaching  of  horticulture  at 
M.  A.  C.is  done  in  accordance  with 
the  ideas  briefly  set 
above. 
First,  women  are  offered  horticulture 
as  a  science  which  gives  them  an 
insight  into  the  processes  of  plant 

forth 

life  and  a  knowledge  of  the 
laws 
which  govern  the  vegetable  king 
dom.  Properly  taught,  horticulture 
should  give  the  same  training  and 
that  botany,  or 
the  same  discipline 
any  division  of  biology  gives,  and 
its  methods  and  its discipline  should 
have  the  same  value. 

in 

first 

I  have  placed 

But  while  the  scientific 

training 
is  much  the  same,  horticulture,  more 
than 
the  other  biological  subjects, 
has  a  practical  side.  Since  utility  is 
the  watchword  of  this  institution,  it 
would  seem  that  the  practical  phase 
teaching 
should  be  placed 
horticulture. 
i t 
second,  not  because  it  is  less  import 
ant,  for  the  two  are  of  nearly  equal 
value  in  this  instance,  but  because 
most  people  see only  practical  utility 
in  horticulture,  and  I  wish  to  em 
phasize  the  fact  of  its  scientific  and 
cultural  value. 
is 
the 
given 
two  are 
inseparable,  and  the  one  is 
nearly 
to  make 
never  decried 
prominent 
is  to 
sav,  there  is  no  reason  w hy  a  prac 
tical  study  should  not  be  a  scientific 
one,  and  the  reverse. 

in  order 
the  other.  T h at 

the  work 
the 

As 
students, 

the 

T he  practical  horticulture  is  not 
idea  of 
given,  however,  with 
making 
"  every  woman  her  own 
gardener,"  but  is  given,  rather,  that 
she  may  gain  such  a  knowledge  of 
the  fruits  of  the  orchard  and  garden, 
and  of  their  production  as  will  make 
intelligent  house-wife 
her  a  more 
and  home-maker. 
Such  work  as 
in  the  greenhouses  in  this 
is  done 
connection 
give 
fail 
manual  dexterity  and  "  skill  in  doing 
things." 
in 
and  out-of-doors  must  be  conducive 
to  bodily  health. 

the  work 

Likewise, 

cannot 

to 

scientific 

In  landscape-gardening  and  flori 
to 
culture  an  opportunity  is  given 
combine  with 
and 
the 
practical,  the  atsthetic.  Gardening 
is  taught  as  a  fine  art  in  and  out-of-
doors.  So  taught  landscape-garden 
ing  becomes  equal  to  the  other  fine 
arts  as  a  means  of  broadening  and 
refining 
in 
some  respects  it  surpasses  them,  re 
ceiving,  as  it  does,  its 
inspiration 
from  nature,  and  dealing  directly 
images 
with  nature,  and  not  with 

the  aesthetic  faculties; 

in 
and  copies  as  must  be  done 
sculpture,  architecture 
and  paint 
ing.  As to manner  of  teaching  horti 
culture, it  is  presented  to  the  women 
under  five  heads:  A  half  term  each 
landscape 
of  vegetable  gardening, 
gardening  and 
floriculture  are  re 
quired;  while  a  term  of  pomology 
and  one  of  advanced 
floriculture  are 
elective.  F or  the  past  two  years  a 
few  young  women  have  taken  spec 
ial  courses  in  the  commercial 
flori 
culture  offered  the  young  men.  Fa 
cilities 
students 
instruction  are  being  improved  and 
this 
the  attendance  of  women  for 
purpose  is  desired. 

for  giving 

u.  P. H. 

such 

A  Glimpse  of  Our  College  Home. 

"  There  is  an  honored  Faculty 
Quite  ancient  in  renown, 

Who  rule  an  ancient  college—" 
This  snatch  of  an  old-time  favorite 
of  M.  A.  C.  sounded  out  from  a 
third-story  window  as  an  inspiration 
to  the  weary  laborers  on  the  Hort. 
T he  song  has, however,  been  almost 
the  merry,  girlish 
forgotten,  and 
voices  and 
laughter  accompanying 
the  words  were  much  more  likely  to 
prove  an 
fellow 
students. 

inspiration  to  the 

still 

the  one 

they  varied 

Inside  the room, was a typical  gath 
ering  of  the  girls of  the  hall.  Loung 
ing  in  the  cosy  corner, were  two  tall 
maidens  in  a  very  affectionate  atti 
tude  except  when 
the 
monotony  by  fighting  for  the  softest 
pillow, 
lazier  girl, 
Alice,  lay  outstretched  on  one  of 
the  screen  drawn 
the  bed?,  with 
around  so  as 
to  protect  her  eyes 
from  the  bright  light  of  the  three 
windows  while  she  took  a  nap,  and 
May,  the  heathen,  was  engaged  in 
setting  up  a  picture  on 
the  desk 
which  the  wind  would  blow  down. 
" C o me  girls," said  the  last-named 
young  lady,  "  we  must  practice  Col 
lege  songs  for  Field  D a y;  it  will 
soon  be  time  for  them.  But  say,  I 
forgot.  We  are  supposed 
to  have 
to  discuss  plans  for  en 
assembled 
tertaining 
haven't 
cousin, 
your 
we,  Clara  ?  Well,  here  come  the 
rest." 

T he  door  opened 

the  youngest  girl 

to  admit  six 
other  girls, who  seemingly,  all  began 
to  talk  at  once.  T he  sleepy  maiden 
was  awakened,  and  attempted 
to 
scold,  but  was  summarily  stopped 
by  the  onslaught  of 
the  youngest 
girl.  An  actual  scuffle  ensued,  but 
was  soon  succeeded  by  word  parry 
b e c a me 
i n g; 
feignedly 
and 
mounted 
the  radiator,  which  ele 
vated  position  she  retained  for  some 
time,  the  others  calmly  leaving  her 
alone.  Finally  a very  decided  knock 
studious  Edith 
was 
entered. 
the  extra 
She,  noticing 
tilt  of  the  youngest  girl's  nose,  pro 
ceeded 
to  coax  her  down,  nearly 
tipping  the  screen  over  and  pulling 
down  several  pictures. 

heard,  and 

angry, 

really 

or 

room. 

"I'm  not  prepared 

" H u r ry  up,  girls,  I  really  can't 
waste  so  much 
time."  T he  busy 
girl  thus  spoke  from  her  position  by 
the  study  table  at  the  other  end  of 
the 
to 
say  what  sort  of  an  affair  we  can 
tea  party 
have—we  can't  have  a 
that 
looked 
tea-pot  which  is 
longingly  at 
for 
never  now 
in  the 
burning  alcohol  is  forbidden 
new  dormitory. 

in  active  service, 

is  certain,"  and 

she 

the 

" T h e re  are  lots  of  things  we  can 
do,"  said 
" We 
the  quiet  " B a b y ." 
may  have  strict  rules, but  they  don't 
at  all  prohibit  our  having  a  good 
" W e l l,  now  suppose,"  said 
time." 

M AY  14,  1901. 

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

5 

the  patient  girl,  hitching  her  rock 
ing  chair  a  little,  "suppose  we  have" 
say 
the 

"O  do  stop  supposing,  and 
interposed 

something,  quick," 
now  wide-awake  Alice. 
" J u st  suppose  you 

let  me 

say 
things  in  my  own  way,"  rejoined  the 
other,  calmly,  " w h at  I  was  going  to 
say  is—suppose  we  have  a  real  good 
spread,  one  night  your  guest  is  here. 
the  early  part  of 
We  might  spend 
the  evening  in  the  parlor,  and 
in 
vite  some  boys  over  to  meet  her, 
and  have  the  spread  after  they  had 
gone." 

"Don't,  please,  plan  to  have  it  in 
" Y ou 

this  room,"  said  Katherine. 

for  a 

tapping 

twice  we 

" Y ou  ought 

the  ominous 

the  more  fun 

thought 
to 

that 
know 
sounded  on  the  steam-pipe  from  the 
teachers'  room  below,  the  last  time 
we  had  one  here,  as  well  as 
the 
night  we  had  just  arranged  such  an 
flash-light." 
artistic  group 
" A ll 
if  we  have  to 
keep  a  little  quieter  than  is  conven 
ient,"  said  May. 
to 
have  been  here  at  one  of  the  spreads 
two  years  ago  in  Abbot, 
we  had 
especially  the  one  in  our  room  when 
we  lived  just  across  the  hall  from 
the  dean.  A  heavy  shawl  was 
thrown  over  the  light  just  allowing 
a  faint  glimmer  to  be  visible  under 
that 
neath,  and 
some-one  was  coming 
'call  us 
down,'  so  four  girls  suddenly  ap 
the 
peared 
closet,  and 
their 
heads  scrambling  under  the  beds— 
those  were  good  old  times, but,  after 
Miss  Keller  had  announced  that  we 
might  have  such  affairs  if  we  didn't 
disturb  anyone  else,  or  have  a  head 
ache  the  next  morning,, the  charm 
departed  and  we  scarcely  ever  in 
fringed  on 
quiet. 
Well,  I  suppose  our  parents  are 
better  pleased  now  that  there 
isn't 
temptation  enough  to  make  spreads 
interesting,  and  we  prosaically  retire 
before  ten  o'clock. 
If  we  do  have 
one,  let's  have  better  things  to  eat 
than  we  had  that  time  I  told  about, 
when  all  we  had  was  fudge,  pop 
corn,  and  walnuts." 

fast  asleep,  one  ^hid  in 

the  midnight 

bumped 

some 

" We  won't  have-peppered  sand 
wiches  or  cotton  pie,  either."  T he 
pretty  girl  spoke  for  the  first  time. 
"Some  night  when 
isn't  study 
hours,  and,  if  it  gets  cooler,  we  can 
have  a  fire  down  in  one  of  the'  par 
lor  grates,  and  get  Lena 
tell 
ghost  stories." 

to 

it 

battle  appeared,  beyond 
of 
flourishing 

a 
Indian  clubs. 

little 

" We  might  have  a  concert  down 
in  the  society  room,"  said  Margery, 
" we  room-mates  of  girls who play  the 
various  stringed 
instruments,  know 
how  we  are  sometimes  obliged  to 
they  practice, 
leave  the  room  when 
to  conceal  our  deeply  moved 
feel-
ing." 

"Feelings  of  delight,  did  you 
" W e l l,  girls, 
s a y ?"  asked  Clara 
we  have 
enough 
surely  planned 
things.  My  cousin  is  going  to  the 
military,  and  will  be  interested  in 
meeting  our  hall  family.  All  we'll 
have  to  look  out  for  is  that  we  don't 

infringe  on  study  hours,  and  we  are 
all  too  busy  to  wish  to  do  that. 
I 
must  go,  for  I  promised 
to  play 
tennis  at  two." 

into 

" O,  who  with,  w ho  with?  "  came 
in  a  chorus  from  all  sides,  but  Clara 
the  hall, 
had  already  escaped 
only  stopping  on  the  way  out, 
to 
turn  one  picture  about  on  the  dres 
ser,  so  that 

it  faced  the  wall. 
just  have  to  go  and  study 
German,"  said  the  busy  girl,  rising. 
"I  have  put  four  hours  on  it  already, 
and  haven't  finished  translating  all 
the  lesson,  yet.  A re  y ou  coming 
with  me  B a b y ?" 

"I'll 

in 

time 

"I  must  catch  the  2:20  car  for 
down 
town,"  and  Alice  hurriedly 
left  the  room.  She  wished  to  get 
back 
to  help  serve  at  a 
reception  at  six,  so  was  obliged  to 
go  down  early  to  allow  plenty  of 
time  for  possible  delays  on  the  car. 
Edith  went  down  to  the  practice 
rooms,  while  others  went  out  for  a 
walk  or  to  study  various  things  for 
Monday.  All  had  sworn 
to  get 
their  lessons  on  Saturday  for  once, 
so 
in  an 
orthodox  manner. 

they  could  keep  Sunday 

into 

sewing,  and 

All  departed  except 

the  patient 
girl,  and  the  heathen, the  former  re 
the  cozy  corner 
tiring  back 
with  her 
latter 
the 
the  windows, 
occupying  one  of 
for  an  essay, 
inspiration 
seeking 
from  the  beautiful  view  of  orchard 
and  woodland,  and  the  long  avenue 
of  elms,  stretching  into  the  distance. 
Scarcely  a sound  was  heard  until  the 
supper  bell  rang,  except  the  rattle 
of  an  occasional  photograph  sent  to 
the 
impudent  M ay 
breeze,  and  the  gentle  swish  of  the 
muslin  curtains. 

M.  1.  B.  '02. 

floor  by 

the 

" I 'm  so  glad,"  and  the  youngest 
girl  sighed,  "to  hear  someone,  be 
sides  May,  say  a  word  for  I  feared 
she  was  going  to  talk  the  rest  of  the 
day." 

T he  youngest  girl  was 

larger 
than  May,  so  no  signs  of  a  mock 

A  Supper  Hour  in 

the 

Women's 

Building. 

the 

F r om 

the 
third 
W o m e n 's  Building  comes  the  fam 
iliar  tinkle  of  the  supper  bell. 
It 
long  corridors 
echoes  through  the 

floor  of 

the  great 

and  floats  warningly  out  of  the  open 
windows  to  strollers  on  the  campus. 
In  the  kitchen,  the  cook  has  just 
removed 
tins  of  muffins 
from  the  mammoth  oven,  and  as  he 
proudly  surveys  them  and  the  row 
of  platters  piled  with  well-browned 
croquettes,  remarks  to  his  assistant 
in  an  injured 
they 
them. 
can't 
T h ey  couldn't  get  better  at  the  best 
hotel  in  Lansing." 

tone,  "I  guess 
fault  about 

find  no 

T he  assistant  murmurs  a 

few 
words  of  sympathy  and  then  hastens 
large,  airy  dining-room,  to 
into  the 
replace  a  missing 
fork  or  spoon. 
T he  light  of 
the  setting  sun  shines 
through  the  western  windows  and  is 
long  white 
reflected  by 
evening 
tables  set 
meal. 

the 
ready 

five 
for 

the 

N ow  comes  a  throng  of  hungry, 
cheerful  girls,  chattering  and  laugh 
ing  as  they  make  their  way  in  seem 
to  the  various  tables 
ing  confusion 
and  stand  in  their  accustomed  places, 
waiting  for  the  signal  to  be  seated. 

A  few  tardy  ones  come  scurrying 
along  the  hall, but  they  only  succeed 
in  reaching  the  dining-room  door, 
for  the  dean's  chair  has  already  been 
simulta 
pulled  back,  and  almost 
scraping  of 
neously 
is  heard 
seventy  other  chairs,  and 
those  at 
the  door  must  wait. 

the 

T h e re  is  a  hush,  and  every  head 

is  bowed  as  grace  is  said. 

return  with 

T wo  girls  from  each  table  whose 
duty  it  is  to  act  as  waitresses,  now 
form  a  procession  to  the  kitchen  and 
anxiously-
soon 
the  welcome 
awaited  supper,  and 
announcement 
tea  is  included 
that 
in  the  menu,  and  that  there  will  be 
an  unusual  supply  of  muffins—"at 
least  two  apiece." 

the 

faces 

flushed 

T he  delinquents,  breathless  and 
with 
from  a  recent 
game  of  tennis  or  from  a  spin  on 
faculty  row,  are  greeted  with  a  look 
of  disapproval  from  the  head  of  the 
table  and  merry  chidings  from  their 
companions. 

An 

air  of  happy 

cheerfulness 
seems  to  pervade  the  room,  although 
here  and  there  is  seen  a  face  which 
shows  traces  of  weariness  and  dis 
satisfaction. 

At 

the  table  nearest  the  door  a 
heated  discussion  is  being  carried  on 
as  to  the  exact  location  of  the  high 
est  point  in  Michigan,  but  as  there 
is  no  indication  of  the  question  ever 
being  settled  the  subject  is  changed. 
One  of  the  girls  who  wears  a  dis 
turbed  expression  suddenly  addresses 
the  y o u ng  woman  opposite  her  and 
demands 
tone, 
" W e l l,  R u t h,  what  did  you  think  of 
the  examination?" 

in  a  semi-dramatic 

" O h,  don't  ask  me,  I  failed,  I 
last  night 
I  sat  up 
know  I  did. 
until  twelve"—catching  her  breath 
the 
with  an  uncertain 

look  toward 

dean  as  she  recollects  that  "lights 
out  at  ten"  is an  oft-repeated  maxim. 
Oh  well,  retorted  the  first  speaker, 
you  might  bone  on  the  text-book  till 
doomesday, but  it  wouldn't  help  you 
Professor  Blank  was 
out  any. 
never  known 
to  ask  anything  we 
had  ever  heard  or  thought  of  be 
fore—Won't  you 
take  my  sauce 
Bee,  you  know  I  don't  eat  prunes— 
" Y e s,  positively,  I  think  he  gives 
the  most  unfair  exams. 
I'd  like  a 
chance  t o — W hy  I  beg  your  pardon, 
,  I  wasn't  criticising  I 
Miss  K 
'remark' 
the 
only  remarked,  but 
was  lost  in  a  chorus  of  laughter." 
teacher  is 
table 
absent  and  here  the  girls  are  delight 
fully  unconventional. 

At  another 

the 

During  a  lull  in  the  general  hum 
of  conversation  and 
the  rattle  of 
dishes  can  be  heard  such  significant 
expositions  of  school  girl  life  as— 
to 
W h at  are  you  going  to  wear 
the  military?—Didn't  we  have  the 
best 
time  last  night!  Did  you  see 
him?  Will  it  be  a  ten-o'clock?— 
and  so  forth. 

the 
Finally  one  after  another  of 
tables  arise  leave  the  room,  but  a 
few  still  linger, enjoying  the  hour  of 
the  ap 
relaxation  and  only  when 
the  study  hour 
proach  of 
recalls 
them 
to  awaiting  tasks  do  they  go 
reluctantly  to  their  rooms. 

M.  A.  s. 

The  Last  Day  at  M.  A.  C. 

and 

remembrance 

It  was  Thursday  morning 

of 
the 
Commencement  week 
Senior  girl  and 
the  Freshman  girl 
were  packing  preparatory  to  going 
that  was 
Every  picture 
home. 
taken  down,  every  pillow 
that  was 
stowed  away  in  the  trunk  had  some 
sweet 
two 
w ho  had  grown  so  fond  of  each 
they 
other 
had 
together.  T he  pro 
last  night's  party  lay  on 
grams  of 
the 
took 
table  and  as  the  Senior 
hers  up  she  sighed,  for  it  was  the 
last  good  time  she  would  have  at 
her  alma  mater.  But  as  the  Fresh 
man  gathered  up  her  string  of  pro 
grams  she  looked  with  pleasure  on 

the  one  short  year 

roomed 

the 

for 

in 

the  night  before,  for  it 
the  one  of 
meant  to  her  that 
there  were  to  be 
three  more  such  events  in  her  col 
lege  life. 

At  last  the  packing  was 

finished, 
as  much  as  could  be  that  day,  and 
the  room  was  a desolate  place  indeed. 
T he  four  bare,  white  walls  stared  at 
they 
two  homesick  girls,  and 
the 
could  not  endure  to  stay  in  the  room 
any 
they  started  out 
from 
their  third  floor  room,  scenes 
of  packing  greeted  them  on  all  sides. 
H e re  was  one  girl  returning  a  book 
and  piece  of  music  she had  borrowed 
term.  Farther  down 
early  in 

longer.  As 

the 

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R E C O R D. 

M AY  14,  1901 

the  hall  was  the  drayman  marking 
the  baggage  for  the  different  depots. 
W h en  they  reached  the  second  floor 
of  the  dormitory  they  ran  down  and 
took  a  peep  at 
the  parlor.  This 
room  being  on  the  west  of  the  house 
was  fresh  and  cool  this  particular 
morning  and 
ten-
o'clock  calls  were  brought  vividly 
back  to  the  minds  of  the  two  as  they 
looked  at  the  davenport  and  large, 
comfortable  chairs. 

the  numerous 

the 

that 

their 

the  campus. 

they  had  witnessed 

T h ey  went  slowly  down  stairs 
T he 
and  out  upon 
in 
nice  little  shrubs  planted  early 
the  building  were 
the  spring  about 
utmost 
to 
now 
blooming 
its 
capacity.  T he  campus  was  at 
Every  blade  of 
fullest  beauty. 
tree 
grass  and  every  leaf  on 
its 
seemed  to  vie  with  another  of 
k i nd  in  the  crisp  greenness  of 
its 
beauty.  T h ey  passed  the  Library 
building  and  wandered  on  towards 
Williams  Hall.  H e re  was  the  same 
scene 
in 
their  own  hall,  only  the  boys  were 
much 
Just 
rougher  and  noisier. 
under  the  oaks  west  of  College  Hall 
a  little  squirrel  darted  down  saucily, 
and  looked  at  the  girls  for  a  moment, 
and  then  ran  bravely  across  the  walk 
a  few  yards  ahead  of  them.  T h ey 
strolled  past  the  Chemical  Labora 
into  the  place,  not 
tory  and  down 
of  forbidden  fruit  but  of 
forbidden 
flowers,  the  wild  garden.  T he  cool 
banks  under 
the  evergreens  looked 
so  very  inviting  that  the  girls  almost 
decided  to  sit down  in  the  shade  and 
watch  frogs  j u mp  about  among  the 
lily  pads  and  marshy  grasses.  But 
they  went  on  to  the  river  and  up  to 
the  sun 
the  river  bridge.  H e re 
played  most 
the 
on 
beautifully 
water  coming  over  the  dam  and  the 
luxuriant 
almost 
down  to  touch  the  water. 

foliage  drooped 

Wells  Hall  was  the  same  sight  as 
ever,  all  the  various  colored  cur 
tains  floating  in  the  breeze,  for  boys 
never  finish  their  packing  until  the 
last  minute.  T h ey  went  on 
for 
their  last  walk  along  the  south  bank 
of  the  R ed  Cedar  down  to  the  farm 
lane bridge.  Here  very  little  change 
in  college  scenes  could  be  noticed 
for 
this  was  such  a  distance  away. 
T he  cows  were  out  for  their  morn 
fresh  grass.  Farther 
ing  meal  of 
on  were  the  barns  with 
their  signs 
of 
life  and  work,  and  way  beyond 
couid  be  seen  the  flag  and  flag  pole. 
talking 
T h ey  passed  up 
over  the  good  times  that  had  gone 
by,  only  a  beginning  for  one  and 
for 
perhaps  an  ending 
the  other. 
Slowly  they  found 
their  way  back 
to  dinner  where  already  the  num 
bers  were  decreasing  for  some  had 
hurried  off  as  soon  as  examinations 
were  over  the  day  before. 

lane 

the 

B.  B. '03. 

An  Hour  in  the  Library. 

Toward  the  library  we  turn, pass 
ing  gay  groups  of  students  about 
the  steps  and  in  the  hall,  enjoying  a 
few  short  moments  before 
class. 
T he 
fragrant  odor  of  Bermuda 
lillies  steals  upon  our  senses,  and, 
the  library  room,  we 
as  we  enter 
these  exquisite 
perceive  a  bowl  of 
blooms  upon 
the  centre  table,  sur 
rounded  by  small  glass  jars  of  beet 
sugar—a  choice  collection  for 
the 
honey  lover. 

the  further  end  of 

Glancing  up  and  beyond—on  the 
the 
gallery,  at 
room,  hangs 
the  face  of  our  first 
College  president,  watching  in  dig 
nified  silence  the  stream  of  knowl 
edge  seekers  brought  by  the  succes 
sive  years.  Below  him  has  been 

guileless 

placed  the  life-bust  of  a  later  presi 
dent,  with  serious  eyes,  gazing  from 
shaggy  brows,  and,  I  have  often 
thought,  frowning  with  disapproval 
on  those  wasting  golden  moments. 
Perhaps  he  alone  knows  that  these 
thoughtless  ones  are  not  always  the 
innocent  and 
freshmen 
taking  their  first  "course  in  library." 
In  the  alcoves  on  either  side  of 
us  are  busy  students,  pouring  over 
books—at  the  right  young  men  and 
women  interested  in  natural  sciences 
those 
and  mathematics,  on  the  left 
inclining 
and 
literature 
toward 
philosophy.  T he  merry  voices  of 
cannot 
the  distant 
entice  them  from 
the 
glimpse  of  nature  in  the  window-
framed  picture  of 
the  blue  sky  and 
green  leaves  fills  their  hearts  with 
content.  T h ey  are.  only  too  happy 
among  choice  friends. 

tennis  players 

their  w o r k; 

W i th  reverence  we  glance  toward 
the  little  office  away  at  the  end,  very 
small  and  crowded,  the  work-room 
of  our  pre-occupied  doctor,  who  has 
inspired  many  a  young  man  to  take 
his  place  in  the  world  with  a  store 
of  noble  ambition  and  humanity  in 
his  heart.  We  remember,  too,  our 
in  her  cheerful 
pleasant 

librarian, 

office  near  the  entrance,  who  never 
forgets  a  face  once  seen,  and,  in  her 
corner,  at  least,  does  not  discourage 
a  joke  and  suppressed  smile. 

In  future  years,  so  soon  to  come, 
these  little  details  of  the  quiet  room 
will  return  in  memory  with  deeper 
meaning.  H e re  alone  we  find  the 
remain  unchanged— 
friends  who 
long  ago,— 
dear  familiar  faces  of 
'  T he  old  books  look  out  from 
the 
shelves  and  we  seem  to  read  on  their 
backs  something  besides  the  titles— 
a  kind  of 
solemn  greeting,'—the 
souls  of  men  who  have  not  given 
their  most  precious 
grudgingly  of 
loved 
thoughts;  men  who  have 
books,  and 
themselves 
in  turn  put 
into  imperishable  records,  living  on 
to  age,  influencing  and 
from  age 
moulding 
the  characters  of  uncon 
scious  youths  and  maidens. 

to 

leading 

Ascending  the  white,  spiral  stair 
way 
low  galleries 
the 
the  choicest  works 
above,  we  find 
for  rainy  days,  reminding  us  of  the 
hours  spent  among  old  magazines  in 
our  grandmother's  attic.  Only  here 
is  a  greater  variety  of  these  periodi 
cals  and  their  name  is  legion,  mak 
ing  one  almost  wish  to  take  a  post 
graduate  course,  composed  wholly 

inspecting 

their  work  as 

of  wet  and  disagreeable  days.  Over 
the  rail  we  may  smilingly  observe 
a  group  of  visitors 
the 
though 
students  at 
they  were  choice  animals  on  exhi 
bition,  our  guests  unconscious  of  the 
amusement  they  themselves  afford 
the  apparently  absorbed  and  busy 
boys  and  girls.  Descending  at  the 
further  end  near  the  hall  door  we 
obtain  a  view  into  the  spacious  and 
airy  reading-room,  where  one  gets 
the  news  of 
the  outside  world. 
Fine  busts  stand  upon  the  cases  and 
the  walls  are  hung  with  portraits  of 
noted  college  men. 

the 

shelves  for 

Here  in  the  old  library,  free 

to 
explore 
rare  and 
quaint  volumes,  one  comes  upon 
many  an 
antiquity,  a  discovery 
worth  an  afternoon.  But  we  must 
leave  these  friends  whose  presence 
cheers  and  warms  our  loneliest  mood. 
T oo  soon  an  hour  has  slipped  away 
so  happy  have  we  been 
to  make 
' T i me  present  travel  that  of  old.' 

swarmed  with  both  students  and 
visitors  most  of  the  time. 

T he  instructor  in  physical 

train 
ing  has  organized  a  club  known  as 
the  " H o bo  Club,"  and  once  a  week 
the  woods 
the  class  goes  out 
with 
to 
the  professor  of  zoology 
study  the  different  kinds  of  birds, 
and  their  habits.  This  is an  instruc 
tive  pastime,  and 
by 
every  member. 

is  enjoyed 

into 

T h e re  is  so  much  life  and  energy 
everywhere,  that  one  has  scarcely 
time  for  rest,  but  from  three  to  five, 
Sunday  afternoon,  is  recognized  as 
quiet  hours,  so that  if  any  one  wishes 
to  be  alone,  and  rest,  she  can  do  so 
at  this  time. 

realize  when 

T he  weeks  pass  by  so  rapidly  that 
we  shall  hardly 
the 
term  is  ended,  and  I  think  we  shall 
all  be  reluctant 
t h o u gh 
every  one  will  wish  for  the  rest  at 
home, after  the  year's  work  is  ended. 
Sincerely  your  friend, 

leave, 

to 

K.  s. 

M.  S.  K. 

Women's  Department  Notes. 

A G R I C U L T U R AL  C O L L E G E,  M I C H ., 

May  7,  1901. 

Dear  M i n n i e : — D u r i ng 

fall 
term  our  work  in  English  consisted 

the 

concerning 

of  writing  a  weekly  letter  to  our 
friends, 
the  College, 
whether  we  cared  to  write  to  them 
or  not,  so  this  letter  to  you  seems 
like  a  repetition  of  one  of 
quite 
those  essays. 

I  am  so  glad  you  have  decided  to 
come  next  year,  for  life  here  is  so 
pleasant  in  every  way  that  you  can 
not  help  enjoying  yourself. 

In 

and 

everything 

the  new  dormitory  is  every 
convenience, 
to 
make  it  comfortable  and  homelike 
as  far  as  possible 
in  a  dormitory. 
is  also  very  systematic. 
T he 
T he  meals  are  served  regularly,  and 
the  hours  for  sleep  and  study  are 
promptly  kept. 

life 

During  the  winter  term  the  work 
the  cold 
was  much  harder,  for 
indoors. 
weather 
everyone 
kept 
Those  winter  days  and 
evenings 
were  anything  but  cheerless  though, 
for,  on  cold,  stormy  days,  the  fires 
in  the  parlor  were  lighted,  and  of  a 
Sunday  evening  we  often  assembled 
before  the  open  fire-place  to  enjoy  a 
pleasant  time  together. 

N ow  the  campus  is  so  beautiful 
that  all  are  tempted 
to  spend  their 
time  out  of  doors.  T he  campus  is 

His 

which  began 

the  pictures  of 

T he  Women's  Department  is  again 
in  Dr.  Kedzie's  debt.  This  indebt 
for 
edness,  however,  is  continuous, 
The  Independent, 
to 
come  over  a  year  ago,  still  comes  to 
the  Women's  Building  with  un 
In  February'  a 
varying  regularity. 
full 
the 
set  of 
"Parisian  Dream  C i t y"  was  given 
latest  gift, 
by  Dr.  Kedzie. 
May  6,  is  of  books,  "  Ships 
that 
Pass  in  the  Night,"  Harraden,  "  T he 
Impregnable  Rock  of  Holy  Scrip 
ture,"  by  T he  R i g ht  Hon.  Wm..  E. 
Gladstone,  M.  P .,  and  " T he  Story 
of  Abraham  Lincoln."  On  the  fly 
leaf  of  this  last  book  Dr.  Kedzie  has 
written,  "  This  book  was  written  by 
Mrs.  Eleanor  Gridley,  mother  of 
and 
Mortimer  Gridley,  a  bright 
lovable 
a 
special  favorite  in  the  chemical  de 
partment. 
typhoid 
fever  contracted  at  M.  A.  C.  when 
surface  wells  were  used  as  sources 
for  potable  water,  and  before 
t he 
artesian  water-supply  had  driven 
the  scourge  from 
the  College  cam 
pus.  T h a nk  God  for  Moses'  plan 
of  bringing 
rock." 

living  water  from 

in  M.  A.  C 

He  died  of 

student 

the 

T he  women  of 

sire  to  express 
kindness  and  constant 
ness  of  their 
Kedzie. 

their  thanks  for 

the  College  de 
the 
thoughtful-
friend,  Dr.  R.  C. 

M A UD  R.  K E L L E R. 

An 

imported  photograph  of  a 
Dutch  kitchen  has 
just  been  pur 
the  Women's  Depart 
for 
chased 
ment.  T he  money  for  the  picture 
was  the  gift  of  Mrs.  H e n ry  Clay 
Crosby  of  Hartford,  a  delegate  to 
the  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs, 
w ho  stayed  in  the  Women's  Build 
ing. 

This  picture  is  the  first  of  a  series 
which  the  Department  hopes  to  col 
lect  illustrative  of  the  evolution  of 
Domestic  Economy. 
Miss  Keller  has 

received 
from  M r.  Frederick  Parsons,  an 
English  designer  and  contractor  and 
a  follower  of  W m.  Morris,  a  bundle 
of  samples  of  wall-paper  for  use  in 
the  class  in  house-decoration.  M r. 
Parsons  writes  of 
these  papers  as 
follows: 

just 

"  I  have sent  you  some  of  the  best 
the  best  colorings  of 
designs  and 
those  designs  that  have  ever  been 
printed  in  London,—or  elsewhere. 
H a ng  them  up  as  much  as  possible, 
in 
you  will 
There's 
them  nearly  every  day. 
more  art  in  them  than  in  half 
the 
Professor  Holdsworth 
' Posters.' 

find  something  new 

M AY  14,  1901. 

T HE  M.  A.  C 

R E C O R D. 

7 

will  appreciate  them. 
I  have  given 
such,  before,  only  to  the  Boston  A rt 
Museum  School  and  one  other;  in 
neither  case  were  they  so  fine  a  col 
I  have  taken  most  of  them 
lection. 
out  of  an  exhibitor  book  that  was 
sent  to  me  from  London,  when  no 
one  else  in  the  States  had  one. 

sophomores 

" T he  value  of  these  things  varies. 
Commercially  they  cost  from  10c  to 
25c  a  yard.  As  studies, they  cannot 
be  priced  at  mere  money  value, 
representing 
thousands  of  dollars 
worth  of  brain  work,  skill  and  ex 
perience." 
T he 

in  household 
accounts, Domestic  Science  2,  whose 
work  was 
by  Miss 
interrupted 
Crowe's  illness,  have  been  going  on 
with  household  decoration,  regularly 
scheduled  for  the  Spring  term,  tak 
ing  half  of  the  Winter  term  and  half 
of  the  Spring  term  for  this  subject. 
In  addition 
to  the  consideration  of 
furnishing, 
site,  house-plans 
extra  time  has  been  put  on  the  study 
of  first  principles  of  good  taste  in 
the matter  of  ornament.  Theclasshas 
made  several  "visits  of 
inspection," 
a  method  of  study now so popular  and 
practical  in  an  institution  like  ours. 
Professor  and  Mrs.  U.  P.  Hedrick 
showed  the  class  the  superiority  of 
plain,  well-made 
Pro 
fessor  Towar's  house  illustrated  the 
truth  that  esthetic  and  sanitary  re 
quirements  are  not  opposed; 
that 
careful  planning  helps  to  produce  a 
house  that  does  not  make  a  slave  of 
mistress  or  maid;  that  care in  placing 
doors, windows,  stairs, and  the  choice 
of  smooth  finish,  simple  ornament 
have  a  real  value. 

furniture. 

and 

Next  week  the  class  will  visit  the 
home  of  Mrs.  Oswald  Reed,  Lan 
sing. 

housekeeping, 

T he  wider  application  of 

the 
in  this  course  to 
principles  studied 
municipal 
clean 
streets  and  sidewalks,  clean  school-
houses,  proper  disposal  of 
refuse, 
the  moral  effect  of  good  house 
keeping  is  the  logical  conclusion  of 
the  course. 

To 

the  " H o u se 
this  study  of 
Beautiful"  Miss  Keller  added 
lec 
tures  in  the  history  of  music,  tracing 
the  development  of  musical 
forms 
and  instruments  from  those  of  E g y pt 
through  the  Greek  modes  as  known 
to  us  in  the  work  of  St.  Ambrose 
and  Gregory 
the  Great;  discussing 
the  work  of  the  Bards,  Troubadours 
and  Minnesingers,  counterpoint  as 
elaborated  by  the  Belgians, the  fugue 
as  perfected  by  Bach,  the  Sonata 
and  the  Symphony.  These  lectures 
conclude  with  an  analysis  of  Beeth 
oven's  Symphony 
in  C  minor,  a 
review  of  the  Oratorio,  a  study  of 
Wagnerian  Opera  and  a  summary 
including 
the  analysis  of  hymns 
good,  melodically,  rhythmically  and 
harmonically, 
some 
national  airs  and  an  explanation  of 
the  terms  classical  and  romantic  as 
now  applied  to  music. 

the  stories  of 

to 

the 

them  were 

Typical  selections  from  the  music 
the  class, 
studied  were  played 
following: 
among 
the  Druids; 
S o ng  from  the-time  of 
S o ng  of 
the  Welsh  Bards,  a  favor 
ite  of  Prince  H a l .;  Scotch  and  Irish 
melodies  giving 
the  effect  of  music 
based  upon  the  pentatonic  scale;  a 
lullaby  by  Martin  Luther  written 
the 
for  his  own  children  showing 
early  songs  popular  in  G e r m a n y;  a 
chorale  from  Bach's  Passion  Music; 
parts  of  Beethoven's  First,  Second 
and  Fifth  Symphonies  and  motifs 
from  some  of  W a g n e r 's  operas. 
Miss  Celia  Harrison  has  had 

for 
her  thesis  " H ot  Desserts  for  F o ur 
Persons  Graded  According  to  Cost." 
T he  object  has  been  to  determine 

the  exact  cost,  and  the  amount  of 
the  ingredients  in  each  desert.  R e 
cipes  have  been  experimented  with 
until  the  exact  quantities  have  been 
found  for  four  persons.  T he  work 
has  been  done  with  great  care  and 
exactness, 
in  consideration 
the  relative  cost  of  even  the  smallest 
ingredient. 

taking 

Miss  Alice  Gunn  is  doing 

inter 
esting  and  practical  thesis  work  on 
the  preparation  of  bread  and  rolls. 
She  is  determining  the  comparative 
value  of  different  kinds  of  flour  and 
the  various  forms  of  yeast;  the  effect 
which  sugar  and  potatoes  have  on 
yeast,  also  the  effect  of  various  tem 
peratures  and  the  time  allowed 
for 
the  rising.  She  has  found  that  sugar 
hastens  fermentation,  while  potatoes 
and  butter  retard  it. 

Miss  Keller  spoke  at  a  meeting 
in  Oakland 

of  F a r m e r s'  Clubs 
County  Saturday,  May  11. 

A b o ut  the  C a m p u s. 

Mrs.  Weil  and  her  daughter  have 

returned  from  N ew  Y o r k. 

Superintendent  Hayden  of 

the 
Hastings  schools  was  here  last  week 
looking  for  a  teacher  of  science  for 
the  Hastings  H i gh  School. 

Prof.  Waite,  Superintendent  of 
Manual  training  in  Grand  Rapids 
and  Kalamazoo,  visited  the  College 
on  Thursday  and  Friday,  inspecting 
the  departments  of 
very  carefully 
domestic  science  and  domestic  art. 
He  held  conferences  with  some  of 
the  senior  women  with 
to 
positions  next  year.  He  expressed 
the 
himself  very 
work  being  done  here. 

favorably  upon 

regard 

the  addition  of  the  seed  work  we 
have  nine  different  branches  as  fol 
lows:  Vegetable  Physiology  and 
Pathology,  Botany,  Agrostology, 
Pomology,  Experimental  Gardens 

and  Grounds,  Arlington  Experi 
mental  F a r m,  Tea  Culture  Experi 
ments,  Seed  and  Plant  Introduction 
the  Congressional  Seed  Dis 
and 
tribution." 

SIMONS  DRY  GOODS  CO. 

We  i n v i te  y o ur  a t t e n t i on 
. 
to  o ur  New  Line  of  . .. 

Ladies* andjiisses:  Suits,  Jackets  and Skirts. 

N EW  " G R I F F I N"  LINE  of 

SPECIAL  SALE  of 

Shirt  Waists 

Foulard  Silks 

and  colored 

75c  to  $5.00 

88c  per  y a rd  for  $1.28  q u a l i t y. 

59c  per  y a rd  for  75c  q u a l i t y. 

S i m o ns  Dry  Goods  Co. 

T h r ee  Floors 

1st,  Dry  Goods;  2d,  S u i t s;  3d,  C a r p e ts 

E l e v a t o r. 

Furniture  Headquarters. 

C O H P L E TE  LINE  OF  FURNITURE  FOR  STUDENTS*  ROOMS 

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

$1.50,  S2.00 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 
SI.50,  $1.75,  $2.00 

fl.  J. & B. H. Buck. 

letter  written 

M r.  B.  T.  Galloway,  Director  of 
Plant  Industry  of  the  United  States 
Department  of  Agriculture  at  Wash 
from 
ington,  in  a 
Washington  on  May  7  to  Dr.  Beal, 
says:  " Y ou  know  we  have  had  a 
complete  reorganization  of  all  our 
plant  work,  and  only  within 
the 
last  week  the  entire  seed  distribution 
has  been  added  to our  Bureau.  W i th 

When in need "f 

FINE  STATIONERY,  INVITATIONS 

or  C A R D S 

CALL  OX 
Lawrence  &  Yan Buren  Printing Co. 

122 Ottawa  St.  E. 

Lansing  Mich. 

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^THE  M.  A.  C.  SWEATERS  at  $3-75  and  $4-501 

Also  a  nice  assortment  of  SPAULDING  JERSEY  SWEATERS. 

P U LL 

M . E A S U RE 

A ND  We  are  showing  the  most  beautiful  line  of  Negligee  Shirts  ever  brought 

to 

this  City. 

OOOD  GRADES. 
THE  RIKERD  LUMBER  CO. 

CALL  AND  SEE  THEM. 

T he  m a in  item  in  Stoves  is 

to 
get 
the  best  for  the  least  money. 
We  h a ve  t he  nicest  assortment  ever 
in  the  city.  Steel  R a n g es  $  18.00 
to  $40.00;  Cast  Cook  Stoves  w i th 
to  $25.00;  Base 
Reservoir  $16.00 
Burner  Coal  Stoves 
to 
$25.00 
$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 

NORTON'S  HARDWARE. 

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N ew  R u g by  last,  heavy  extension  i 
soles,  rope  stitched  clear  around  the  S 
heel,  made  in  tan  and  black  Russian  5 
calf,  also  in  patent  leather. 

Oxfords 

Made  in  same  styles  for  summer  j 
wear, 
thing  yet ', 
" s w e l l e s t" 
brought  out. 

the 

Prices $3.50  to  $5.00 \ 

C.  D. WOODBURY,  HOLLISTER  BLOCK. 

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T HE  M.  A.  C. 

R E C O R D. 

M AY  14,  1901 

W h i te  W i ns  T h i rd  Place. 

N a t u r al  History  Society. 

in 

T he  fourth  annual  contest  of 

the 
Michigan  Oratorical  League  was 
the  A r m o ry  last  evening. 
held 
representative,  George  D. 
Our 
W h i t e,  won  third  place,  outranking 
Ypsilanti, Adrian,  Albion,  Hillsdale, 
and  Hope  colleges.  Seth  Pulver  of 
Olivet  won  the  contest,  and  A r t h ur 
N.  D e L o ng  of  Kalamazoo,  obtained 
second  place.  Mr.  W h i te  had  a 
thought  out  oration  and  de 
well 
it  with  dignity  and  grace. 
livered 
that  he  honored  himself 
We 
and  his  college  by  his  performance. 
We  hope  next  week  to  publish  the 
marks,  and  more  of  the  details  of  the 
contest. 

feel 

Old  Students. 

L.  I I.  Baker, 

recently 
been  elected  president  of  Albion 
H i gh  School  Athletic  Association. 

'93,  has 

T he  Hon.  Lemuel  Clute,  a  stu 
to 
in 

dent  of  the  College  from  1S59 
1S61,  died  recently  at  his  home 
Ionia. 

special 

J a m es  Dooley, 

Sugar-
beet  1900,  has  just  gone  to  Oxnard, 
California,  to  operate  the  Vallez's 
Osmose  Process  at  the  2,000-ton  fac 
tory  there. 

D.  J.  Hale,  '98a  of  St.  Joseph, 
Mich.,  writes  Prof.  F r a nk  Kedzie 
that  he  is tired  of  his  work  in  Uncle 
Sam's  mail  service,  and  is  looking 
forward  to  something  more  techni 
cal. 

Bert  W.  P e et 

'92,  instructor 

in 
chemistry  at  the  Ypsilanti  Nermal 
College,  writes  from  his  home  at 
Chesaning  that  he  is resting  up  dur 
ing  his  spring  vacation.  He  has 
been 
the  weather, 
but  the  prospect  of  the  new  $65,000 
science  building  recently  provided 
for  by  the  legislature  has  worked 
magic 
to  good 
restoring  him 
health. 

slightly  under 

in 

T he  signature  of  E.  N.  T h a y e r, 
'93,  appears  underneath  a  handsome 
drawing  of  a  Puritan  on  the  out 
side  cover  of  the  Pilgrim 
the 
issue.  This  same  publica 
current 
tion  announces 
that  with  its  J u ne 
number  will  begin  the  publication 
of  a  series  of  articles  on  Garden  and 
fcFarm  W o rk  by  Prof.  L.  A.  Clinton, 
'89,  now  of  Cornell. 

for 

the  following 

We  are  indebted  to  D. J.  Crosby, 
'93,  for 
information: 
Tohn  B.  Stewart,  0 1,  has  been 
called  in  from  field  work 
in  N o r th 
Carolina  to  take  up  investigations  in 
soil  technology.  This  is  a  new  line 
of  work  undertaken  by  the  Division 
of  Soils,  and  as  M r.  Stewart  is  the 
first  to  be  assigned  to  the  work 
the 
opening  seems  to  be  a  good  one. 

T he 

W.  J.  Merkel  '9S w,  of  the  Mer-
kel  Manufacturing  Co.,  Milwaukee, 
" We  are  getting  along 
writes: 
the  exception  of  a 
very  well  with 
fire  which  occurred 
last  Tuesday 
night  destroying  the  tail-end  of  our 
fire  completely  des 
plant. 
troyed  our  engine,  boiler,  plating 
and  polishing  rooms  with  all 
the 
machine^'  in  them. 
T he  fire  came 
at  a  very  bad  time,  because  this  is 
our  busy  season  for  bicycle  hubs, 
and  we  are  now  far  behind  with 
our  orders.  We  have  just  completed 
our  first  motor-cycle  and  will  begin 
to  manufacture 
in  earnest  as 
them 
soon  as  we  get  our  plant  in  shape 
to  run  again." 

Mr.  H.  J.  Eustace,  ' 0 1,  is  doing 
some  interesting  work 
in  the  ger 
mination  of  seeds  in  different  atmos 
pheric  pressures. 

Prof.  R.  H.  Pettit  gave  the  first 
talk  before  the  Natural  History  So 
ciety  Wednesday  evening,  April  24, 
Insects."  He 
on  "  Early  Spring 
took  up  the  different  orders  of 
in 
sects  that  can  easily  be  found  at  the 
present 
time,  giving  examples  of 
each,  and  the  most  probable  places 
the  insects 
to  find  them.  Some  of 
grasshoppers, 
mentioned  w e re 
several  kinds, 
ground  beetles  of 
beetles, 
tiger 
beetles, 
scavenger 
insects,  many  flies,  numerous 
scale 
hymenoptera,  and  some  moths  and 
butterflies. 
" J u st  n o w ,"  he  said, 
"  is  the  best  time  to  collect  cocoons." 
His  talk  was  designed  especially  to 
taking  entomology, 
interest 
some  suggestions 
and  give 
regarding  collecting. 

those 

them 

the 

this  very 

Prof.  C.  F.  Wheeler  then  gave  a 
talk  on  "  Pollenation  of  Plants." 
He  gave  a  review  of  the  work  done 
subject. 
on 
interesting 
Conrad  E.  Sprengle  did 
first 
valuable  work  in  1793.  After  this 
there  was  very  little  done  until  1842 
when  Darwin  did  valuable  work. 
F r om  the  time  of  Darwin  until  the 
present  time  there  has  been  remark 
able  growth 
and 
many  books  have  been  published  on 
the  subject.  T he  means  of  cross 
pollenation  mentioned  were  by 
the 
wind,  by  insects,  by  water,  by  hum 
ming  birds  and  by  snails. 
Each  of 
these  methods  was  fully  explained 
a nd 
examples 
given,  many  of  which  can  be  seen 
almost  any  day  by  a 
careful  ob 
server. 

in  knowledge 

common 

several 

Last  Wednesday  night 

Prof. 
Barrows  gave  a  talk  on  "  Birds." 
He  took  up  a  few  of  our  most  com 
mon  birds  and  gave  a 
little  about 
each  one,  where  it  would  be  found, 
some  of  its  habits,  and  whether  it  is 
T he  only 
beneficial  or  harmful. 
wholly  harmful  bird  mentioned  was 
the  yellow-bellied  woodpecker  or 
sapsucker.  Some  of 
the  beneficial 
ones  were  downy,  red-headed  and 
golden-winged  woodpeckers,  chick 
adee,  brown  cruper,  oriole,  rose-
finch, 
breasted 
song  sparrow,  meadow 
lark,  crow 
blackbird,  wood  thrush,  house  wren, 
thrasher,  bobolink,  phccbe, 
brown 
cuckoo, 
kingbird, 
American  goldfinch,  and 
several 
warblers.  His  talk  was  illustrated 
by  the  stereopticon  and  by  a  num 
ber  of  mounted  specimens  from  the 
museum. 

grosbeak,  purple 

yellow-billed 

D. S.  B. 

A b o ut  the  Campus. 

Prof.  Taft  has  had  some  shrubs 
set  out  in  front  of  the  Dairy  build 
ing-

T he  first  excursion  of  the  season 
—about  four  hundred  Grand  Rapids 
high  school  pupils  and 
t e a c h e r s-
visited  the  campus  last  Thursday. 

M r.  Boland's  fine  herd  of  Short 
horns  that  have  been  at  the  College 
for  the  last  two  weeks,  were  shipped 
to  his  farm  at  Grass  Lake,  Tuesday 
morning,  May  7-

A  letter  to  President  Snyder  from 
" U n c l e"  Henry  Chamberlain  w ho 
was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of 
Agriculture  for  a  number  of  years, 
states  that  his  health  is  better  than  it 
has  been  for  four  years,  and  that  he 
expects  to  visit  the  College  soon. 

Prof.  C.  D.  Smith,  director  of  the 
Experiment  Station,  received  a  sam 
the 
ple  package  of  beet  seeds  from 
A l ma  Sugar  Co.  to  be 
for 
tested 
germination,  quality,  impurities  and 
moisture  contents. 

We  Welcome 

THE  STUDENTS'  RETURN  AT  THE  1*1.  A.  C. 

It  gives  new  life  to  the  Capital  City.  We  cordially  invite  all  to  make 
their  home  at  our  store.  Mr.  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  Donsereaux's Department Store, 

and Me Donsereaux Glotlilna and Grocery Store. 

312  to  320  W a s h i n g t on  A v e.  South. 

One  door  south  of  Hotel  Downey. 

CHAS.  A.  PIELLA  .  . 
JEWELER  AND  OPTICIAN. 

J 

DIAMORDS,  WATCHES,  JEWELRY,  CLOCKS; 
SILVERWARE, ART GOODS. 
Repairing  Nneatly 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  to  the  College. 
BOTH  P H O N E S.  Careful  attention  given  to 

'phone  orders. 

GOTTLIEB  REUTTER. 

W'ashington  Ave.  South. 

DIRECTORY  5 

FURNITURE  DEALERS. 

J.  &  B.  M.  BUCK.—Furniture.  Cor.  Wash-
ington  Avenue  and  Ionia  Street.  See  ad. 

LANSING BUSINESS and 
PROFESSIONAL  M E N —^ 

The  names  in  this  Directory,  as well  as 
those of all our other advertisers, are of reli 
able parties.  We hope that the  faculty  and 
students will take  pains  to  patronize those 
who patronize us. 

ARCHITECTS. 

W JUDD  CUMINGS—Architect.  Sparta,  Mich. 

Rural  architecture  a  specialty.  Patronage  of 

M;  A. C,  men  solicited. 

BARBERS. 

H.  WOOD—Barber.  106  Michigan  Avenue  E. 
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., 206 Wash.  Ave.  N. 

T  ANSING  BOOK  A ND  P A P ER  CO.  Water-
l_y  man  and  Sterling  Fountain  Pens,  Stationery, 
Pictures,  Frames,  Wall  Paper.  120 Wash.  Ave.  N. 

BICYCLES  AND  ELECTRICAL 

SVPPLIES. 

(^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  ft  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—Dentist.  218  Washington 

Hollister  Block, Room B17. 

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. 

SIMONS  DRY  GOODS  COMPANY.  —  Dry 

Goods and Carpets.  See  ad. 

FURNISHING  GOODS. 

ELGIN  MIFFLIN.—Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's 

Furnishing  Goods.  See  ad. 

HACK  AND  BAGGAGE  LINES. 

O RDER  your  hacks  for  parties  at  Carr's  Hack 

Line.  Livery  in connection.  410  Washington 

Ave.  N. 

HARDWARE,  STOVES  AND  TINWARE. 

Ill  Washington  Ave. South.  See  ad. 

Stoves,  Tinware,  Graniteware,  Cutlery,  etc. 

N ORTON'S  HARDWARE—General  Hardware, 
J ACOB  STAHL  &  SOX,—Wholesale  and  Re 

tail  Hardware  and  House  Furnishings.  211 
and  213 Washington  Avenue  North. 

HARNESS,  TRUNKS,  ETC. 

J W.  EDMOND'S  SONS—Keep  the  finest  stock 

of  Trunks, Traveling  Bags, Pocket  Books  and 
Leather  Goods  in  the  city.  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.* 

LA  UNDRIES. 

THE  VAN GORDER  PALACE  LAUNDRY.  Col-

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

Prop. 

T A K V O R I AN  & JEWELL.—Agents  for  STAR 
1 
LAUNDRY.  We  return  your  work  on  Thurs 
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. 

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. 

HE  POST &  BRISTOL  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 

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 

WashingtoM  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.