gjW 91L gL g. ^Record V O L. 7. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, N O V E M B ER 12, 1901. N o. 9 Teaching- Sewing; in Detroit. Miss Harriette Robson, '00, gives us some sidelights on school work in Detroit in the letter which follows: "First of all, I am one of the ten teachers in the manual training department of the public schools here. This work includes card-board construction, and sloyd for the boys, and cooking for the girls. It is intro duced in the fifth grade and continued up I have part of the through the eighth grade. sewing. In teaching sewing as a part of the school "curriculum it would seem that 'Progress' had taken us back to the good old days of our grandmothers, but we really pay very little attention to the economic side of the work, believing that that will natur ally take care of itself. We try to teach it almost wholly from a strictly manual train ing point of view, using, as far as possible, the same methods and technique that govern the principles of sloyd and card-board con struction. The work has many really very interesting phases, while the actual sewing itself is done in a progressive series of exer cises or 'models'—as we call them—some of which are very similar to those the girls at M. A. C. make under Mrs. Haner's guid ance. "I find my five hundred wiggling, giggling girls very enthusiastic workers and they appear much delighted when the hour comes for the sewing lesson. We have very pleas ant times together and I have had several reliable compliments upon the excellent 'spirit of work' and general enthusiasm which is said to prevail in my classes. Of course this pleases me very much, as it only helps to prove one of my pet theories about the power of enthusiasm. The work being new and people curious about it, I have a great many visitors and have had several school-calls from M. A. C. people. One of my principals—a Mr. Dfthany ['84?] is an old M. A. C. man, and another has had relatives there at one time or another. "Last year, I had eight schools which I . visited each week, and this fall another was to my number; so you see I get added plenty of variety and a great deal of exer the street-cars cise in flying around on from one school to another. like the change and restlessness of it all, however and do not know what in the world I would ever do, were I forced to teach the same set of pupils five hours in the day, five days in the week for forty weeks in the year. My temper is quite prone enough to shoot forth like the quills of the fretful porcupine, as it is. I stubborn, " Of course, having so many different schools, I get all classes and conditions of society—from beautiful, golden-haired, blue- ribboned little girls of some of the most re fined and exclusive homes in the city, all the way down the line, through the sturdy little frauleins, in the little flaxen-haired German districts, rather the stupid daughters of Poland, fat, lazy, but eternally good-natured little Topsies, down to the poor, dirty, out-at-the-elbows, down- at-the-heels, nervous and numerous .de scendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. In working with such a mixture of humanity, one cannot help growing very cosmopolitan in sympathy, and puzzling over the where fores of many things. I like it, though, and I think that in many ways I enjoy my days in the poorer districts the best of all. Their cramped, so much, and they are so appreciative of every little kindness. I can quite understand how people come to lie and cheat and steal and break law generally. One actually feels quite ilke a missionary when among these child- dren, for they seem to regard their teachers as models and authorities upon everything under the sun. Accordingly, in my own way, I do a little of the only kind of missionary- work, I have much faith in, and never fail to expatiate over any clean apron which by a rare chance some girl may happen to have on, nor fail to commend a pair of clean hands lives explain soul-starved when on a tour of inspection. They take it all very good-naturedly, atrcl I have heard that 'jest they think 'Misses Robinson ' is lovely,' in fact they give me daily assur ances of their affection not only verbally, but by all kinds of weird and uncanny gifts. "Of course I have had many amusing ex periences, pleasant and otherwise, and have learned a great many things from my year of teaching but I should have to write a book on the subject if I tried to relate half of them. "You must not think that because I am now teaching sewing, I have lost all my interest in botany. I have not, at all, and hope before long that I shall be able to go on with my study either at Ann Arbor, or some other like institution. Last spring I gave a little series of5'nature study' talks to a class of social settlement children— germinated peas, beans, etc., for them, and they were much interested. I shall prob ably have i similar class, this winter—if I can find time for it—this time taking up the snow, rain, frost, wind, etc." A Symposium on Debating at M. A. C. T he f o l l o w i ng p a p e rs r e ad at d e b a t i ng c l ub last T h u r s d ay and f e r r ed to a c o m m i t t ee t he c o n s i d e r a t i o n, m e r it t h o u g ht of o ur c o m m u n i t y: t he re careful serious for DEBATING AND T HE S O C I E T I E S. The subject naturally resolves itself into two general topics : Society debating, and non-society debating. In our literary societies the number of debates is necessarily limited. The aver age society program does not provide for more than two or three debates per term. If the participants were chosen in regular succession, this would allow each member a chance to debate about once a year, which is certainly insufficient. In practice, more over, the more able members only are selected for debating, while some may not that privilege during be accorded their I believe a common mistake entire course. the in society work is this failure to vary kind of literary w rk of each individual; e. g., the good orator is usually booked for an oration, the good declaimer for a decla mation, and the good debater for a debate. But are the societies entirely at fault for their neglect of debating ? I think not. True, more attention should be given to de bating ; but the College society, combining, as it does, in its object, both a literary and a social training, cannot, in its limited time, give the major part of its attention to a single branch of its literary work. There fore, the society does not, and cannot, con sistently, cover the work of a debating club. Again, there is a tendency for society de bates to become deficient in character, or quality. They are often hurriedly prepared, perhaps upon short notice, the writer excus ing his slothfulness with, "It's only for ' our fellows.' " This "at home" feeling, while it may be a benefit to the timid, is often the hobby-horse of insufficient preparation and careless delivery. Furthermore, the inspiration of a mixed audience is wanting, the judges may be prejudiced, and the intelligent supervision and criticism of a superior is noticeably absent. Yet, with all these shortcomings' society debates cannot fail to be of material benefit to society members. There are two practices still in their in fancy at this college which should be care fully fostered by the societies, namely: the society debating club work, and inter-society debating. The former, which is additional to, and not coincident with the regular society meetings, develops a freedom of expression and paves the way for the inter- society debate, whose friendly rivalry cre ates a fertile field for the growth of healthy stimulation and thorough preparation, if the bitter weeds of enmity and dissatisfaction are kept down. But what of the non-society students? Should they receive no literary training? At present less than one-half of our students are members of a literary society, and it must be admitted that this number com prises some of the brightest and best stu dents in the College. Why this condition of affairs? The answer is plain. First, the limited number of societies, owing chiefly to the lack of society accom limited membership modations, and necessary to the greatest benefit and enjoy ment of the members, make it impossible for the present societies to include the entire student body. the Secondly, there is a class of students who for financial or other reasons do not care to join a literary society. Thirdly, the tripple object and require ment of literary societies that their mem bers have a degree of social and moral as well as literary excellence, may exclude those who are thought to be Efficient in any one of these requirements, however pro ficient they may be in the others. Should either of these two classes of non- society students be deprived of all the liter ary advantages which the society affords and especially of that indispensable train ing in debate which the College curriculum is unable to provide? Certainly not. In concluskm, then, as a remedy for the ailments to which our College debating is subject, I should prescribe (1) an increase in the number of literary societies, (2) a reasonable increase in the membership of the smaller societies, (3) an increase in the number, and improvement in the character of regular society debates, (4) the mainten ance of society debating clubs, (5) inter- society debates, (6) a strong College de bating club, and (7) [may we not soon real ize it] an intercollegiate debating associa tion. S. B. HARTMAN. DRAWBACKS TO SUCCESSFUL DEBATING AT OUR C O L L E G E. The drawbacks which the aspiring de bater of our College has to contend with are many and varied. This, however, does not necessarily imply that success is impossible- All successful men and all successful enter prises have had their drawbacks and dis couragements and it is natural the students of M. A. C. who wish to be success ful debaters should have theirs. that One of the most serious drawbacks con fronting one who wishes to become a strong lack of debater is "lack of time." Not time in which to commit his speech to memory or lack of time to attend the meet ings but lack of time in which to gather facts to be used as arguments. At M. A. C. time is in the greatest demand. The stu dent has few idle moments. His class work occupies, on an average, eight hours a day. During the evening he has his lessons for the following day to prepare. Besides at tending his classes and getting his lessons he is generally a member of two or three clubs and one or two societies. At present there are nine distinct organizations an agricultural student can become a member of if he so desires. Any one of these organ izations if loyally supported would take a considerable amount of time. When a student attaches himself to several clubs and societies his attention and purpose are divided, and his chance for becoming an expert with any one of the arts or sciences, which the organizations intend to advance, is materially the situation from one point of view we can say- that it is unfortunate that there are so many classes and that the organizations are so numerous. lessened. Looking at Next in importance to lack of time is lack of practical preparation. By practical pre paration we mean preparation that prepares the student to act out the principles involved in the theory upon which the science of de It is true, that the student bating is built. obtains a fair degree of knowledge as to how a debate should be carried on. and he learns to appreciate a good argument when he hears it, but generally speaking, he is unable to present his own views in an earnest, intelligible manner. To become a good debater one must be able to talk to the point with an utterance that is distinct and forceful. the curriculum of the College does not srt aside more in debating and training time for public speaking. is to be regretted that It The student's limited knowledge of cur rent history is one of the greatest draw backs. This limited knowledge is largely- due to his being unable to find time to keep posted, and partly due to unwise selection when he has an opportunity to read. Most newspapers, we have good reason to be lieve, are necessary evils. It is true that they fill a place that cannot be filled by a book or a magazine, but they contain much that is productive of but little good. Judg ing from what we read ourselves and from what we see others read, we can justly say that the student is unwise in his selection of reading matter. Further than this it can be said that his indiscretion is a serious draw back to him, for it lessens his chance of be coming a useful and intelligent debater. We are told that our College has one of the best equipped libraries in the state. It will be difficult to find a subject that its books or periodicals do not cover, and yet time after time our members come before us without having been able to find some thing in the library that directly or indi rectly touches upon the debate. The stu dents who make an early acquaintance with the library and its contents are few in num ber. Because of this fact the probabilities that the debating club will have a success ful future are not as strong as they might be. interest which keeps up In an organization where the require ment for admittance is onlv a desire on the part of those wishing to become members, its Activity the seems in many cases to lack vitality. If any organization is to be a credit toils name and a benefit to the community in which it exists, each and every member must have a lively interest in the work it aims to accom plish. An organization exists under diffi culties when its members do not take a It is to be friendly interest in each other. regretted that the different literary socie ties of a fraternal nature tend to divide the college community into groups and classes instead of tending to unite it into a homo geneous whole. Lack of sympathy towards one another and a half-hearted sort of interest makes progress and marked success slow and diffi cult. Still other drawbacks of greater or less importance may possibly be found and added to those given above, but we must not lose heart. Success is the inevitable reward for every one who labors intelligently, with an earn estness of purpose. W. K. WONDERS. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR MAKING DEBATING MORE POPULAR IN OUR C O L L E G E. At the present time athletics are receiving more attention than any other one phase of College life. They have been fostered, and boomed and endowed in almost every col lege in our land. This reaction in favor of physical culture has followed that complete devotion once rendered to pale and sickly mentality. This is of inestimable value to rational education but it is not, it seems to me, the highest ideal. We are ready for another step forward. The time has come when in college life, the cerebrum should figure as prominently as the biceps; when the victors of the intellect should receive honors no those than less desirable awarded a successful football team. Before the ambitious students of our col- (Continued on second page.) 2 . T H E M. A. C. R E C OR D. N O V E M B ER 12, 1901 THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED W E E K LY BY T HE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL GOLLEGE. EDITED BY THE FACULTY, ASSISTED BY T HE STUDENTS. SUBSCRIPTIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO T HE SEC RETARY, A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E G E, M I C H. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 50 CENTS PER YEAR. Send money by P. 0. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V AN B U R EN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. For various reasons T HE M. A. C. RECORD IS occasionally sent to those who have not sub scribed for the paper. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper from the postoffice, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE R E C O RD regularly is to subscribe. Communications and other matter pertaining to the contents of the RECORD should be sent to Howard Edwards, Editor of the R E C O R D. printed, the illustrations are abund ant, artistic, and full of life, and the text is graceful and intensely inter esting. Mr. Baker is not only an observant traveler, but he has had every opportunity for observation. Traveling, as he did, as the accred ited representative of a great pub lishing house, he had access to every possible source of information and was welcomed by men great in achievement and high in position. These exceptional advantages M r. Baker has made the best use of, and there results a book charming as a romance and yet close-packed with solid information, enlivened with imagination but having always a fact. T he serious substratum of various chapters treat of the German A r m y, the Emperor, the Universi ties, the ship-building and other in dustries, and last but not least, the German scientist and his science. Record Staff. T he Problem of the Trusts. H O W A RD E D W A R D S. P. H. S T E V E N S. O. L. Ayrs, of the Adelphic Society. J. G. Moore, of the Columbian Society. T. G. Phillips, of the Eclectic Society. Miss Grace Lundy, of the Feronian Society. M. W. Tabor, of the Hesperian Society. H. Ray Kingsley, of the Olympic Society. Miss Bessie Cordley, of the Themian Society. Jos. P. Haftencamp, of the Union Literary ociety. H. N. Hornbeek, of the Y. M. C. A. We would briefly call the atten tion of our people to our advertising- pages. You will find in our adver tisers the best and largest business firms, those who take an interest in the college and college people. If you have need of anything look in our advertising columns and see what our advertisers can offer you. T ry they them first, and we think will offer such inducements as will command your trade. T he Moderator of November 7 contains an appreciative sketch of Dr. Beal written in the breezy style of our friend Pattengill, which con cludes as follows: " B ut D r. Beal is just as jolly, obliging, and common as one of ' our folks.' Here's to him, and may his like multiply and flourish for ever and ever." On the front page of the Free Press for November 5 is a fine cut of D r. Beat's portrait painted by Ives and jiow on exhibition in Detroit. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Larned Jeni- •son, only son of Mr. L. F. Jenison, clerk of the mechanical department. little boy was seven years of T he happy-faced, age, a bright-eyed, merry-hearted, manly little fellow, on whom his parents were lavishing every care, and in whom their fond fixed. Only he who est hopes were has passed through the deep waters of such affliction can know the desolation of their hearts. T he sin- cerest and tenderest sympathy of each and every member of our Col lege community goes out to them. T he funeral was held at 9:30 this morning, and the casket, covered with beautiful buds and flowers, that had emblematic of the life passed beyond, was placed in its last resting-place in Mount H o pe ceme tery. At its last meeting, the Shake speare Club spent the hour in listen ing to passages from R ay Stannard Baker's ('S9) new book, " S e en in Germany." T he extracts w e re greatly enjoyed and aroused a gen eral desire to see and read the whole is beautifully book. T he book T he following remarks, prompted by the recent discussions by Secre tary Wilson, the Nestor of. our own College Dr. Kedzie, and others on the relation between the beet sugar trusts are industry and the sugar intended as a contribution, so to to the natural history of speak, trusts. Thoroughly to know the habits of one's enemy is a long step toward success in warding off peril from him, while to clothe him with all the vague terrors of an hysterical imagination is. to blind ourselves to his real weapon of offense, and thereby render his victory over us' all the more sure and easy. T h at the trusts, uncontrolled, are a menace to our social life and liberties we most steadfastly believe; that they are under all circumstances an un that mitigated evil is far from true; free competition is a defense in any degree effective or possible against their encroachments from being demonstrated. is far So far as the beet sugar industry is concerned that, independently of any antagonism toward the sugar trust, it is, like any other well- managed and non-exotic industry, a lasting benefit to all the members of the community in which it exists, Dr. Kedzie has convincingly and luminously demonstrated, and we, too, earnestly hope for it that en couragement and success which the Doctor bespeaks. 1. It has been held that a "trust is impossible where competition is free," that in the beet sugar industry, for instance, it is impossible to form a trust. T he fact is that nothing about the problem of the trusts has been more puzzling or has caused more serious alarm than the unlookedfor inexplicable devel and apparently opment of strong trust organizations in the face of competition limited by neither natural nor artificial laws. Years ago theorists demonstrated conclusively that no ship could cross the ocean under steam. Almost contemporaneously with the formal publication of the argument came the answer in the form of a black- that puffed funneled into Liverpool twenty-two days out from Savannah, Ga. T he answer to the present contention that trusts cannot exist against free competition is somewhat simitar. The cracker trust trust and the match have successfully There are done it. several others that might be men tioned in the same category, es pecially as concerns their early his tory ; but to avoid possible objection as to the entire freedom of competition side-wheeler in these latter cases we confine our selves to the t wo mentioned. In neither case can natural or artificial monopoly be claimed. It is solely and simply the weight and power of concentrated capital that acts as & monopoly and frightens off com In our modern complex petitors. business world, the only possible competitor for a vast aggregation of capital once thoroughly intrenched in any business' is a vaster aggrega tion of capital controled by shrewder brains. 2. Another fact, equally well estab lished by experience, is, that the producers of raw material, scattered they are over wide areas, with as small holdings,and varied necessities, have never been able to make them selves avail against the formation and manipulation of the manufacturing combinations that handle their pro duct. T he history of the oil in dustry, the best established of all trusts, may be cited as a case in point. T he actual owners of the oil lands have never, at any time before or since the establishment of pipe lines, been able to exert an ap preciable directive influence on the manipulation of prices or the organ ization of the industry, any more than the wheat grower on the flour industry, or the cane planter on the sugar trust. So far, at any rate, it may be safely asserted that the pro ducer of raw material has been able neither to help nor to hinder the control of his product by a trust; the trust magnate has not needed to consider him in the matter. 3. Curiously enough, reduction in the price of a commodity goes on as often under a trust as under competi tion, and, reluctant as we may be to reductions have believe it, larger trust frequently management than under actual com petition. taken place under this about T wo causes are active in bring ing result. One is the necessity of warding off com petition. T he influence of poten tial competition lowering the price of commodities as new in vention and discovery have les sened cost of production has long been recognized. in But more powerful still, and more uniform and imperative in its action, is the necessity for a large volume immensity of business. T he very of the capital employed in trust operations necessitates enormous and increased output. Hand labor can subsist through a large profit on few It sales. N ot so with machinery. is profitably employed only when the volume of work done is large. T he more elaborate, the more mi nutely differentiated the machinery, the smaller the cost of the unit of production indeed, but the larger the aggregate cost of operation. Profit must come, not from the large profit on a few units, but sales—the margin of from profit multiplied many times. T he demand for the product must, then, be enlarged, and this is done always and only by decreasing the margin is of profit. T he trust's formula ( V o l u me of output into V x M = I. Margin of profit=Income from in dustry.) T he trust lowers M and increases V just so long as I is there In its by increased, but no longer. own words M is kept "just as high as the market will bear," meaning thereby, just as high as in its judg ment will give the largest I. It is in this way, and not at all through competition, that oil has been re duced to 8 cents per gallon, wire large nails to 4 cents per pound, matches to 2 cents per box and so on. their from These remarks have been made, not to defend the trusts, nor in any degree to minimize the importance of the beet sugar industry; but to direct attention to the necessity for reckoning with the trusts as actually and potentially omnipresent. It is useless to act on an assumption of safety encroachments. T he wise plan is to set ourselves persistently to the solution of the problem of control, a problem diffi cult indeed but not hopeless. Society has made the possibility of associ ated capital; society has the right to control and direct its creature. T he hoiv is yet to be discovered. But in any case to destroy is impossible without the destruction of society itself. H O W A RD E D W A R D S. A Symposium on Debating at M. A. C. (Continued from first page.) leges, honors should be held u p, t he attain m e nt of which does not d e m a nd that a m an b e c o me either an athlete or a g r i n d. F or neither of these is t he ideal s t u d e n t. A. strong p h y s i q ue with to u se b o o ks is n e e d e d; b ut m o re t h an these, t he p o w er to t h i nk for o n e 's self, a nd to e x p r e ss w h at one hopes a nd believes a nd k n o w s. the ability It h as been D e b a t i n g, with few exceptions, h as r e ceived little attention. left to fight its own battles in ali American colleges. F or every step in its progress it h as b ut itself to t h a n k, a nd hence like self-made men, is only half m a d e. Now, with one-half the to athletics, debating, too, would become a leading feat u re of college life. e n c o u r a g e m e nt given No person can deny t he benefits derived from d e b a t i n g. T he control of one's physi cal a nd mental m e c h a n i sm of speech, which is essential to effective s p e a k i n g, is largely a result of practice, which is obtained no It teaches m en where so well as in d e b a t e. to t h i nk a nd to think ('of the t i me that i s ." Nothing so i m p r e s s es a m an with t he m a g n i t u de a nd complexity of a subject as an effort to define his position upon it. Nothing so reveals to a m an t he flimsy foundations of his opinions as o t h e rs see t h e m. In m a ny little western colleges with an a t t e n d a n ce of from one h u n d r ed fifty to t wo h u n d r ed s t u d e n ts a re found t wo d e b a t i ng societies, in t he a n n u al contest of which they t a ke a g r e a t er interest a nd manifest more enthusiasm t h an they do in a ny foot ball g a m e, or o t h er e v e nt of t he y e a r. Is it not possible for us here at M. A. C. to w o rk up a like e n t h u s i a sm a nd m a ke d e b a t i n g, n ot at t he e x p e n se of athletics b ut with athletics, one of t he p o p u l ar p h a s es of our college life. T he question comes, H ow a re we to s t i m u l a te this interest in d e b a t i ng ? 1st. L et t he literary c o m m i t t ee p r o v i de a s c h e d u le of questions, living issues, ques tions of vital importance to t he American people, o ne of which shall be d i s c u s s ed simultaneously each m o n th by t he d e b a t i ng c l u b; these s a me questions to be s u b mitted to each of the literary societies, to be d e b a t ed by them, if they so choose, in their half hour d e b a t e s. By this method we will s e c u re t he interest of t he different societies in co-operation with our club, which is neces sary I believe for our success as a ciub. 2d. At t he e nd of a certain n u m b er of months a r r a n ge contests b e t w e en d.fferent t e a ms of t he d e b a t i ng club, four or eight t e a ms w h a t e v er t he case m ay be, t he win n e rs of one d e b a t e, a little later, to d e b a te the w i n n e rs of another a nd so on until o ne t e am is victorious, a prize of s o me k i nd to be given the successful t e a m, which shall also r e p r e s e nt t he college in an intercollegiate d e b a t e; this d e b a te if possible to be held at M. A. C. which will help in great m e a s u re to stir up e n t h u s i a sm in d e b a t i ng a m o ng the s t u d e n t s. T h e se intercollegiate contests are of g r e at value to t he i n d i v i d u al d e b a t er for the r e a s on t h at a m an in an o r d i n a ry de bate does as well as he can without special exertion, b ut w h en he feels t h at t he h o n o rs of victory a re to be won for himself a nd for his college, he s p a r es neither time n or labor in p r e p a r a t i o n. He gives the best there is ^ N O V E M B ER 12, 1901. T HE M. A. C R E C O R D. 3 in him and the resulting benefits are much superior to those of an ordinary debate. A contest of this sort develops self control and the power of instant decision amid the greatest excitement. 3d. In order to have as large an audience as possible, have the debates of each week well announced in chapel, the subject for discussion, with the speakers. Also have them announced at Thursday night supper in the clubs. So end my suggestions. G. D. WHITE. M. A. C. Reserves vs. Charlotte H i gh School. first first reserves were T he day was very cold with a strong wind blowing which made it very difficult to do any punting. T he game was full of snap so far as the concerned but Charlotte seemed to lose hope after touch-down which was the scored on them three the in minutes of play. T he reserves put up a very good g a m e; sensational plays were laid aside and the team work was of the best. T he reserves won the toss and chose the south goal. T he play started off briskly, the reserves pushing the ball up the field for 5 and 10 yds. repeatedly. Only once during the first half did Charlotte have the ball which she got on a fumble. Charlotte suc ceeded in advancing the ball 12-yds. and was then held for downs. Dur ing the second half Charlotte had the ball oftener, owing to the fact that Brown punting. Near the end of the game Charlotte tried a double pass which proved a failure as Miller tackled the runner with considerable loss. T he Char lotte men were fortunate, time being called at the end of both halves with the ball inside of their 5-yd. line. some tried very Charlotte High School. Boyle Lemon Spaulding Searles Culbertson Bryan •<5ogsdill Potter Halladay Allen (Capt.) Laverty Position M. A C. L. E. L. T L. G. C. R. G. R. T. R. E. Q. B. L. H. R. H. F. B. Reserves. Millar Ray Decker Tabor Farleman Carpenter Moser Waterbury Eaton (Capt.) Rasmussen Brown 25-minute hal ves. Reynolds, of M. A. C, referee and um pire. Time keepers: Carr, of Charlotte; Wheeler, of M. A. C. I. P. H. A great change has been made in the constitution of the M. A. C. Athletic Association. T he principle the monograms have Tjpon which been given was entirely too slack. Heretofore a participant in one-half a game of either baseball, football, or basket ball was entitled to wear letters, but a wearer the big green of a monogram must now play in either a sub-final or final game. This has put the monogram where a great struggle must be made before one can be obtained, which is a just position. p. s. H. Y. M. C. A. Thursday evening prayer meeting Subject it was led by D. S. Bullock. for discussion: Mean to be a Christian? " " W h at Does Chapel services Sunday morning were conducted by R e v. H. Burton Bard, pastor of the Church of Our Bard's Father, Lansing. Mr. t h e me was: of N a t u r e ." " T he Voices T he union meeting of the Y. W. and Y. M. C. A., Sunday evening was conducted by W. W. Wells. As this was the evening set aside for the regular annual praver meet ing held throughout the country in young behalf of the non- Christian men, exercises were appropriate arranged for by M r. Wells. Thursday evening, at the Y. M. C. A. prayer meeting, Mr. A. D. the Williams, general secretary of Collegiate Y. M. C. A. for Canada and the east, will give a talk on Y. M. C. A. work. All are cordially invited. Friday evening the Y. W. and Y. M. C. A. will give a reception in the parlors of the woman's build ing. All are invited. H. N. H. Questions for Debate in T he M. A. C. Debating Club. Next week's meeting will be held at 7:30 p. m. in class-room 7. Subject discussion—Resolved, T h at the M. A. C. should take part in inter-collegiate debating. for Nov. 31. Resolved: the tax commission in Michigan should be abolished. T h at N o v. 28. Resolved: T h at a pre paratory year should be prefixed to the agricultural course of M. A. C, and that the standard of admission to the four-year course should be correspondingly raised. Dec. 5. Resolved: T h at our jury system has outlived its usefulness. Dec. the right i s. Resolved: T h at strikers have to restrain others from taking places made vacant by the strike. Furniture... Headquarters _.-. . COMPLETE LINE OF FURNITURE FOR STUDENTS' ROOMS Canvas Cots at 95c. W o v en W i re Cots at $1.50. W o v en W i re Springs at $1.50, $2.00, and $2.50. Mattresses at $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00. Tables at $1.50 and $1.35. Chairs at 50c up. AH goods delivered to your room free. M. J. & B. M. BUCK. T he main item in Stoves is to get the best for the least money. We have the nicest assortment ever in the city. Steel Ranges $18.00 to $40.00; Cast Cook Stoves with Reservoir $16.00 to $25.00; Base Burner Coal Stoves $25.00 to $40.00; Soft Coal Air-Tight Stoves $12.00 to $18.00; Air-Tight "Wood Stoves $5.00 to $9.00; Nice Oil Heaters $3.25 to $4.00. Everyone of them fully guaranteed. A nice line of Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Shears, in fact anything needed in the Hardware Line y ou will find it and at prices to suit y o u, at NORTON'S HARDWARE. SIMONS DRY GOODS CO. S& 1901 . .. Opening Display Sale of new Fall and Winter DIRY GOODS, CLOAKS and CARPETS STUDENTS' TRADE A SPECIALTY. Simons Dry Goods Co. Three Floors Three S t o r e s- Elevator. Your Attention Ladies! We are catering to the wants of those who are intrinsic looking for high grade goods at their value. We are headquarters for . . . BRAINERD & ARMSTRONG'S SILKS—The Best. Flio Floss, Roman Floss, Wash Twist, Rove Silk. Purse Twist, Knitting Silk, Penev Embroidery Twist. COLUMBIA YARNS The Best. Shetland Floss, Shetland Wool German'town and Saxony. Countings for Purses—Steel Beads, Gold Beads, Jet Beads, Turquois Beads. Cui line of Chattelaine Steel and Metal Bags is the finest. Do not be satisfied ULtl you see them. Send your orders to the Donsereaux Giotnino R Grocery Go. Our big wagon passes your door daily. Your orders carefully filled. The H at Question Must demand your attention now, and we have anticipated your wants with the finest stock we have ever shown. We have the Dunlap, Wellington, Merton and Youngs Stiff Hats, and Dunlap, Youngs, Guyer and Brown Soft Hats. Where in the City can you get another such collection? Students' patronage respectfully solicited. Elgin flifflin. Enamel Shoes for flen No leather has ever been so > popular for semi-dress or street ? wear as enamel patent leather. S We are showing several styles in medium and heavy exten sion soles. $3.50, $4 and $5 A PAIR. L C. D. WOODBURY ...HOLLISTER BLOCK. T HE M .j A. C. R E C O R D. N O V E M B ER 12, 1901- Old Students. Notes Gathered Here and jThei*e. R ay Stannard Baker, '89, has an article on the German W o r k i n g m an in last week's Outlook. D r. Kedzie addressed the U and I Club, Lansing, Monday evening, jra Beet Sugar. 1 A. B. Cook, '93, of Owosso, Mich., visited the College recently. He left the following item for the R E C O R D: "Albert Baldwin Cook, Junior, born Oct. 5th, wishes his name entered as candidate for admis sion to M. A. C, agricultural course, in 1918. T he W o m e n 's department has re ceived a generous donation of samples of wall papers for use in the class in Housefurnishings the W. H. Birge & Sons Co. of Buffalo. Many visitors to the Buffalo E x p o sition remember seeing the manu facture of wall papers by this firm in the delightful Mission Building. from A. B. Cordley, '88, Corvalis, Ore., writes: " O ur daughter is now a little more than five months old and the healthiest, happiest, is about best-natured and sweetest youngster you ever saw * * * We think a great deal of T HE R E C O R D. W h en it comes it is the first thing we read and we feel almost as proud over M. A. C.'s successes as we do over our baby." W. M. Backus, the University of Buffalo '94~'96, writes from to Pres. Snyder that his standings from M. A. C. were accepted at that school, and adds: "I have much cause to thank you, and many words of praise for M. A. C. T h e re was some doubt at first whether I should be successful or not as the State Board of Regents accept credits from but few agricultural colleges. I look forward to a -ery pleasant dental course. G. E. T o w e r, 1900, speaks of his Prof. Pettit has had added to Fiis department within the past week) a valuable microscope to be u s e d ' in research work. j T he circle of King's D a u g h t e rs will meet with Mrs. Atkins T h u r s day, Nov. 14th. Lesson, Gen. \\ : 3S-49; leader, M r s. Weil. text, honor; A training table has been started for the football men in Club D. A large number of men have been out for football practice during the past few days which fact should augur success for the coming games. T he Alma game has been canceled owing to M. A. C.'s large hospital list. A very handsome machinist tcol- chest has just been completed by :he M r. F. L. Johnston, the mechanical de wood shop of partment. T he chest is made of walnut and finished with brass tr'm- mings, while the workmanship is first-class in every respect. '05, in T he department of domestic sci ence is indebted to H. Berge & Co., of Buffalo for samples of wall p?per to be used in the study of house fur nishings. Those who attended the Pan-American will remember the display of this firm as being on: of the best there. '02, w ho N o r m an Horton, left College a short time ago hecaus of ill health, is reported as being be letter to Ires. yond recovery. A from his father Snyder in Iruit R i d ge the physicians that states have given up the case. Later.—In just received gives ^ery formation favorable news of Mr. Horton. /Ve -tL^-b^g. -~-l V ^ Tf ' x THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE Every department full of new Fall and Winter Merchandise.... New Dress Goods, Silks, Hosiery, Underwear, Gloves, Cloaks, Suits, and Furs. T he Reliable S t o r e. 222, 224 W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. Jewett & Knapp, When in need of. FINE STATIONERY, INVITATIONS or C A R DS CALL ON Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co. Lansing Mich. 122 Ottawa St. E. ALL MEATS May look a l i ke to you, b ut t h e re is a. very g r e at difference in t he q u a l i ty we h a n t h at sold by s o me o t h er m a r k e t s. dle a nd t he v e ry best. L i ke We h a n d le n o ne b ut t he p u d d i n g, t he proof of good m e a ts is im t he e a t i n g. A trial will convince you t h at you ought to t r a de with u s. We make dailv trips to the College BOTH P H O N E S. Careful attention gi'ven to. phone orders. w , Washington Ave. South. A GOTTLIEB REUTTER. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN <* FURNISHING GOODS. ELGIN M I F F L I N . - L a d i e s' and Gentlemen's. F urnishmg Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. T he n a m es in t h is Directory, as well as those of all o ur o t h er a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli able p a r t i e s. We h o pe t h at t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to p a t r o n i ze those w ho p a t r o n i ze u s. MU B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. A . C. BARBER SHOP, Room 44 Williams Hall. E. E. Reynolds, Propr. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. EMKRY. 11G Wash. Ave. N. Books, A M. Stationery, Engraved Calling Cards, i\ Pin< Fountain Pens. Pictures, Frames. New store. New Stock. 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. O RDER yo Line. Li Ave.N. our hacks for parties at Carr's Hack very in connection. 410 Washington IHARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North. JACOB STAHL & SON,—Wholesale and Re N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware,. Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, e tc 111 Washington Ave. South. See ad. INSVRANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD., Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. BOOK BINDERS. JEWELERS. " H |h - _ •rprrlt the V. S- F o r t - t ry —-Mi-nir.— m lim tV" company working this past summer i-r ..ureau. Just like McCue aTru "i. ••.~i nf~ftVir same class, w ho have been engaged in a similar manner, Mr. T o w er carries a high head and believes the training he received at M. A. C. was equal that received by any one else of his company, at any other university or college. T h ey all confidently believe they performed as good work as any one, and better than many. that to A L L E G H E N Y, P A ., ISlov. 5, 1901. located interested Dear Sir — I have been much interested in reading, from week to week, of the whereabouts of my old classmates and associates in college and the thought has occurred to me that some might be in knowing what had become of me. I am working in the"motive p o w e r" department of Pennsylvania the railroad and am located at Alle g h e n y, Pa. F. W. Dodge, with 'oowz, is in the " maintairtance of w a y" department of the same road and at Wellsville, Ohio, about fifty miles west of Allegheny. W. J. Bailey and J. G. Aldrich, '01, are forty miles south for at Monessen, Pa., draughting the P a ge Fence Co., and L. S. Christensen, with sixty miles east at Scottdale, draughting for the Frick Coke Co. Last, but by no means least, Miss Edith Mc- Dermott, our of domestic science at M. A. C., is teaching the Allegheny public schools. Altogether, as you see, M. A. C. has a fair sized representa tion this section of our country. My address is 1304 Beuna Vista, first professor '99W, is 'oiwz, in in St. Allegheny, Pa. out of danger. A card, as fc'Viws, has V en re ceived aTtrK?friec h aViKTal'a^pftft^feTat: " Holmer & Goodenough^ mval architects and marine engimers, announce that they have openel an office in the Battery Park builcing, N ew Y o rk City, and are prepared to undertake the estimating, design ing and surveying of hulls and machinery for all classes of vessels. them will A ny work entrusted receive prompt and careful a'ten- tion." to freshman T he following officers have t \ en c ss: the elected by President, A. J. Anderson; ice president, Clara Campbell; secre tary, H. P. Robison; treasurer H. C. M e e k; sergeant-at-arms, G| A. Morley; athletic director, Will John son. T he class at its last meeting voted to accept the challenge t| an athletic contest given by the soph omores. action was rescinded in order to make way for to have the class riyalry an effort settled by athletic contests in .the spring term. Later this Olympic P a r t y. Last their Saturday pleasantly chaperoned evening first the Olympics gave "ten o'clock" party of the term in their rooms. Professor and Mrs. Whf:eler ' the very party. On account of the failuje of the cars to run for some time, thus necessarily delaying some of the members, the literary program'was delayed a short time. T he Olympic quartet made its first public appear ance at the party and was highly complimented by all. GEO. G.'BLUDEAU & CO., Book-binding of everv description done neatly and promptly. 109 Wash. Ave. N. BOOTS AND SHOES. L sh shoe the students. See ad. CONFECTIONERY. ONLY the best candies at the "Sugar Bowl." Cor. Washington Ave. and Allegan. 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. Jeweler and~Oplician.~~ CHAS. A. PIELLA. Bpi Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue N. MANICVRE AND HAIRDRBSSING. M RS. O. T. CASE^Manicure and Hairdressing Parlors. Masquerade wigs for rent. Switches- made of cut hair or combings. New 'phone 118. 222^ Washington Avenue S., up stairs. CLOTHING. MERCHANT TAILORS. KOSITCHEK & Goods. 113 Wash BRO.—Clothing and Dry 210 Wash. Ave. N. Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, 112 Washington Ave. North. Ave. S. H. 1; OUIS BECK. Hats and Caps. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. YITOODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student. VV trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. J OHN HERRMANN'S SONS. 218 Washington Avenue N. MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. THE POST MUSIC CO. Pianos, Organs and evervthing in the line of music. 219 Wash ington Ave. N. DENTISTS. OCVLISTS. Lansing. Building, corner Wash D. D. S. Whitney , and Mich. Aves., Ave. S. Phones, Bell 520 office, residence 732. L PARKER GEORGE, D E. PARMELEE—Dentist. 218 Washington J Washington Ave. S, R W, MORSE, D. D. S. B., D. D. S. Office 109 Former M. A. C. student. Hollister Block, Room 617. JOSEPH FOSTER, M. D.—Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M. City National. Bank Building, Lansing. PHOTOGRAPHS. C E. WALTER, M. A. C. I make Photographs;. Landscapes, Buildings, Interiors, Flastl-lights, Lantern Slides, Transparencies, Medallions and Stereoscopic Views. Developing and Printing for.- Amateurs. Views for sale. DRUGGISTS. PHYSICIANS. date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. ROUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to R OBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorf & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102 Washington Ave. N. DRY GOODS. Goods and Carpets. See ad. SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY.—Dry DONSEREAUX'S D E P A R T M E NT STORE THE J E W E TT & K N A PP STORE. Dry is the place to trade. You can get a warm Goods. 222-224 Washington Ave. S. lunch in our cafe for 10c. See ad. 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St. A D. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to- J W. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, H to P A. T Y L ER M. D. Phvsician and Surgeon. 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212." Washington Avenue S.; home 219 Capitol Ave. Calls attended night or dav. Office 121 Wash ington Ave. N. New Phone No. 160. PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & LEADLEY. Plumbing and Heat ing. 300 Wash. Ave. N., Lansing. Both- Phones. ELECTRICAL SVPPLIES. CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies. 321 Wash. Ave., S. SPORTING GOODS. J H. LARRABEE. Base Ball Goods, Foot Ball Goods, Tennis, Golf, Guns, Ammunition, and Fishing Tackle. 325 Wash. Ave. S. L. B. L I T T E L L, ,oim. H. R AY K I N G S L E Y. <