3U 511. @. ©. & ecor 1 VOLUME I. LANSING, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1896. NUMBER 25 AN AFTERNOON'S WORK FOR THE SOPHOMORES. AS SEEN BY THE PROFESSOR IN CHARGE, PROP. C. D. SMITH. T he e x t r a o r d i n a ry a nd a b n o r m al earliness of the season h as concentrated t he f a rm w o rk usually done in six or eight weeks into t wo or t h r e e. A g r e at v a r i e ty of operations m u st therefore be carried on simultane ously on t he farm. I am a s k ed by t he editors to outline t he w o rk for a single day performed by the s t u d e n ts on the farm d e p a r t m e n t. I h a ve chosen, r a t h er by force t h an by choice, t he first d ay of July. One sophomore w as running the self-binder in rye. F o ur others w e re cutting, handling, weighing a nd spreading out l a t h y r us silvestris, p r e p a r i ng it for h ay a nd determining its per cent of shrinkage. Six m en w e re at w o rk caring for t he plots of corn, of which they h a ve charge, a nd which a re connected w i th special experiments, c u l t u r al a nd otherwise. T w e l ve m en w e re engaged in t h at b r a n ch of educational labor which is immediately related to live stock. Seven of this class were judging horses, a nd five were at work w i th t he poultry- Seven s t u d e n ts w e re at w o rk in t he dairy, either milking in t he morning a nd at night, separating or setting t he milk at t h at time, or w e re testing milk a nd ripening cream a nd churning it be t w e en one o'clock and. half p a st t h r e e. Another group of m en were studying t he a rt of fence building, a nd on day w e re stretching the wires on the 94 rods of fence between Nos. 11 a nd 13. this p a r t i c u l ar in the hills afflicted w i th s m ut Of t he r e m a i n i ng m e m b e rs of t he class, t wo were interesting weighing up for the last time in a very experiment, t he a m o u n ts of hay g a t h e r ed from t wo contiguous plots of t h e . s a me size, one c ut eight times d u r i ng t he season a nd t he other b ut once; a n o t h er w as counting t he special corn plots set aside for t h at experiment; an other w as hoeing m a n g e ls in an e x p e r i m e nt with roots; a n o t h er w as weighing t he food material a nd w a s te from a certain club, in a dietary e x p e r i m e nt being conducted by Prof. Peebles, of Connecticut; still an other w as working on t he "curiosity strip," watch ing t he development of t he curious p l a n ts there grow ing a nd caring for it generally; a nd finally t wo others were working in t he office of t he E x p e r i m e nt Station, assisting in m a k i ng calculations for a bulletin soon to be issued a nd for the p e r m a n e nt record of t he Station; a nd a third w as t a k i ng an inventory of t he tools in t he s t u d e n t s' tool room. Farm Department. AS SEEN BY ONE OF THE SOPHOMORES, F. W. ROBISON '98. One o'clock: T he bell is ringing a nd t he sophomores the bell are reporting for farm work. Soon after stops ringing t he last one h as reported. We follow t h em a nd first encounter Nichols a nd Hale, w ho have an experiment to determine, " W h i ch a re t he m o st profitable—pigs, lambs, or calves." Nichols is feeding a couple of l a m bs with a bottle, while H a le is listening to t he satisfied g r u n ts of his small porkers. They re port the pigs a h e ad at present, At the experimental b a rn are A. B. a nd C. M. Kren- tel, w ho h a ve j u st finished their experiment to deter mine which h as t he g r e a t er value—hay left until ma turity or t h at kept close by stock. Results, they say, show t h at h ay left until m a t u r i ty h as t he g r e a t er yield in t he ratio of 20:170. In the poultry house a re Loomis, Kedzie, Thompson penciled H a m b u r g s. a nd Eldridge, judging silver They a re seated on barrels t r y i ng to learn, by t he aid of Mr. Brooks, to distinguish b e t w e en a good fowl a nd a b ad one. P a s s i ng on a little farther we find Backus, Landon, H. A. Williams a nd A. C. K r e n t el doing their best to fill up t he t wo a nd one-half h o u rs alloted to them, by thinning out r u ta b a g as a nd incidentally learning to be f a r m e r s. To t he e a st a b o ut fifteen rods is L u n dy h a r v e s t i ng Lathyrus silvestris. As Prof. Crozier w as close at h a nd a nd L u n d y 's time w as a p p a r e n t ly well occupied, we did not get an opportunity to speak to him a nd so passed on to t he "Curiosity S t r i p" w h e re Richmond a nd a g a ng of freshmen, w ho a re trying to t a ke t he place of Becker, who h as been very sick, a re endeav- EQUIPMENT FOR THE STUDY OF PHYSICS. PROF. PHILIP B. WOODWORTH. A visit to t he College should a l w a ys include a call at t he P h y s i c al Laboratory. H e re will be found the youngest d e p a r t m e nt of t he College, a nd an inter esting exhibit of models a nd a p p a r a t us used to illus t r a te a science which h as suddenly expanded into wide commercial applications, m a r k i ng out new fields a nd creating new industries. T he a p p a r a t us in t he P h y s i c al Laboratory h as been carefully gathered a nd affords excellent facilities for teaching physics a nd electrical engineering. T he m a in floor h as a lecture room, w i th chairs for one h u n d r ed students, an office a nd a w o rk room. In this one room there T he lecture room is a study. m u st be a r r a n g e m e n ts to m a ke experimental proofs of the principles a nd modern industrial applications of heat, sound, light, mechanics, a nd electricity. T he lecture table a nd surroundings are lighted by a sky light. A large mirror is set to give every student a top view of every t h i ng on t he table. F or t he subject of light t he room must, be very d a rk for a large num ber of the experiments. Shutters a re provided so t h at t he room can be d a r k e n ed on short notice. T he room lamps, a nd blackboard a re lighted by incandescent operated from a storage b a t t e ry or some one of t he half dozen dynamos on t he lower floor. W h en the room becomes too w a rm to be comfortable an electric ceiling fan is operated, which serves to stir t he a ir a nd cool the heads of transpiring students. Set in the wall opposite the lecture table is a large heliostat, capable of brilliantly illuminating a 15x15 screen. T he heliostat is often used to show l a n t e rn or micro scopic slides. A red glass placed in the heliostat con verts the whole room into a photographic d a rk room, w h e re instruction can be given one hundred students at once. T he illustration on this page w as developed before the class shown in t he picture. T he picture w as t a k en of the class as they a p p e a r ed at t he entrance of the Laboratory one morning. The plate w as de veloped before t he class to illustrate photographic manipulation a nd how a group should not be a r r a n g e d. T he illustration of each physical a g e nt requires m a ny special appliances. A r r a n g ed at t h e ' h a nd of t he lec t u r er a re connections for gas, steam, air blast, vacu um a nd water. The lecture table is a hydraulic ele v a t or operated from small valves, so t h at t he table can be set at a ny height from t he level of t he floor up to five feet. In front of t he lecture t a b le is a solid pier from the basement, not touching the lecture room floor, for work with delicate galvanometers a nd mirror indicating a p p a r a t u s. N e ar one end of t he table a re the switches a nd controllers for dynamos, storage a nd other batteries, so t h at the wires can be used on the table to produce innumerable electrical experiments. T he room w i th t he a p p a r a t us m a k es it possible to clearly a nd rapidly d e m o n s t r a te t he l a ws of physics. On t he same floor is t he office a nd a p p a r a t us room. i n s t r u m e n t s, t he The cases contain a fine collection of valued at several t h o u s a nd dollars. Probably 1 most interesting feature of t he exhibit to t he general public is the Roentgen R ay outfit. A large n u m b er of successful photographs h a ve been m a de by students. F or several y e a rs t he Crooke's t u b es h a ve been on the top shelf of a certain case a nd t he photographic ma terial on the bottom shelf of the same case. Now, we w o n d er w hy the effect of one orr t he other w as not tried long ago. During t he p a st yeaf m a ny n ew a nd i m p o r t a nt additions h a ve been m a de to t he a p p a r a t u s. One is a fine testing set of high r a n ge for locating faults in electrical circuits. Another is a portable w a t t m e t er for determining t he horse-power delivered by a ny d y n a mo or received by a ny motor. T he other day the class in electrical w o rk took this w a t t m e t er to the city of Lansing a nd m a de a determination of the power necessary to ran each machine in a machine shop, a nd at one of the laundries, of t he p o w er to operate a centrifugal clothes dryer, run by an electric motor. T he a p p a r a t us is not for show only, but each piece is intended for a c t u al work, a nd s t u d e n ts a re expected to assist t he a p p a r a t u s. T he practice is often h a rd on t he a p p a r a t u s, b ut good for t he student. On the lower floor is a suite of rooms for experi mental w o r k: a d a rk room w i th lockers w h e re ten stu dents can develop plates at once; a room w i th boiler a nd 15-horse power engine a nd various types of dy namos a nd motors. The storage batteries used for lighting a nd on t he lecture table, t he nickel-plating plant, a nd selves. t he p r i m a ry batteries a re all by them Another room, 15x50 feet, has tables for t he labora tory work, which supplements t he class room work. T he exercises a re largely t a k en from dairy, farm, a nd shop. Special attention is given to working illus trations a nd explanations of such subjects as physics of soils, of fuels, cream separators, ice machines, hy draulic rams, condensation of milk, heat motors, con struction and m a n a g e m e nt of dynamos, electric lights, electro-plating a nd electric heaters. Electrical circuits t he Lansing tele have terminals in t he room from phone exchange, the W e s t e rn Union telegraph, the College electric time system, t he Lansing street rail w ay circuit, the College lighting plant a nd the Labora tory dynamos a nd batteries. T he aim of the course is to prepare young men in such a practical w ay t h at they can be relied upon to build or operate t he a p p a r a t us they will undoubtedly come in contact w i th in mechanical, electrical or agri cultural engineering. Physical Department. One morning in the garden bed, The onion a nd t he carrot said Unto the parsley group: "Oh, w h en shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, hail or r a i n ?" "Alas," replied, in tones of pain, T he parsley, "in t he soup." —Drake's Magazine. Yale is called t he "poor m a n 's college," b ut t he aver a ge expense of its s t u d e n ts l a st y e ar w as $1,132.—Ex. 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. JULY 7, 1896. oring to keep American weeds out of foreign plants. Attracted by the noise of machinery we pass on and find C. H. Van Auken, whose- fortune heretofore never led him in the line of farming, wrestling with the mys teries of a self-binder. We then cross the river and down between Nos. 11 and 13, we see Morrow, Mills, and Force building wire fences. Retracing our steps we turn in at No. 6, and near the middle of the field is Woodworth, who with a couple of freshmen is hoeing corn on his ex periment to determine the value of salt as a fertilizer, near them are Calkins, Campbell, and Townsend, who are also hoeing experimental com. In company with these boys we then cross the dam to the boiler-house, and after posting a guard to pre vent, surprise by Mr. Fulton, we indulge in a refresh ing draught of water. Leaving the boys at this place, we proceed on our way to,the tool room, where Marsh is busily engaged taking an inventory of the tools. In the farm office we find Robison, who is assisting Prof. Peeples, of Storr's Agricultural College, in pre paring a bulletin on the economy of board. In the horse stable is Seeley, judging stock with the freshmen. Fairfield and Lapham are in the dairy, and Ainger is assisting Mr. Conway in the office. F. T. Williams is in Prof. Mumford's office determining the amounts of fats, proteids, and carbo-hydrates in the feed for the experimental sheep. Hankinson is away with Prof. Wheeler, working on a corn-smut experi ment. Feeling pretty tired over our afternoon's journey, wre depart feeling that the sophomores, at least, earn their 8 cents an hour. AT THE COLLEGE. The union meeting of societies will occur July 31. It seems good to see A. B. Peebles, '97, again ou; the grounds. Miss Belle Locklin spent Sunday with her brother, W. E. Locklin, '99. j C. P. Wyckes, '99, received a visit from his father and brother last Wednesday. H. M. Howe departed for his new field of labor, with: D. M. Ferry & Co., yesterday morning. Dr. Mary E. Green of Charlotte visited her daugh-: ter at College last Wednesday and Thursday. Chas. Nichols, with '92, Lansing, called at M. A. C. with some friends on Monday of last week. Next Sunday evening the Y. M. C. A. meeting will | be conducted by the Try and Trust Circle of King's Daughters. Mr. and Mrs, R. S. Campbell, '94, left this morning for Port Huron, after visiting friends at M. A. C. for i several days. Blank cartridges were used by the military de- j partment July 1. Report has it that the freshmen were seen to close their ejres and receive the "kick." C. M. Hallock, with '98 m, has been spending a few; days at M. A. C. He is now engaged on a fruit farm\ near Shelby, but hopes to return to M. A. C. for study j in the fall. At M. A. C. the Fourth passed without notable event. Tne only attempts at demonstration were the fire works in front of the Terrace in the evening—except ing, of course, the small boy and his fire cracker. Hon. 0. W. Garfield, '70, gave us an excellent talk in chapel last Thursday morning, "The brightest spot in the whole course of your life will be your college days—when you turn the transit over and look back." Over one hundred Lansing bicyclists, ladies and gentlemen, took a run to the College Monday evening of last week. At the Agricultural Laboratory they were treated to buttermilk and lemonade by Pres. Snyder and Prof. Smith. On some of the College walks bicycling is prohibited,. and the rule is quite generally observed. But there seem to be a few in our own community who disre gard it, with the effect of bringing undeserved re proach on bicyclists in general. Lieut. E. A. Lewis has been granted a four months' leave of absence from his regiment. This makes it possible for him to remain at the college until the close of this term, after which he will visit in Am herst, Mass., before going to his regiment in Texas. The faculty and students, and doubtless the alumni are included, will not forget to heed the urgent re quest to contribute something to the Heliostat, the Junior annual. Good wholesome jokes needed. We bespeak a fine production, knowing well the members of the class. Mr. George Krentel has just completed the mono gram occupying the central position of the new floor in the Olympic rooms. This is an extra fine piece of workmanship and much praise is due him for his skill in planning the same. Mr. Rice did the oil finish ing very satisfactorily. The latest addition to our Alumni Library is an Inductive Manual of Straight Line and Circle, by W. J. Meyers, '90 m, professor of mathematics in the Colo rado Agricultural College. We wish that books of this kind might come in more rapidly, for we want to make as good a showing as possible in our alumni comer. Bulletins 133, 134 of the State Agricultural College Experiment Station have just appeared. They treat "Tuberculosis" and "Pasteurization of Milk," and were prepared by Dr. E. A. A. Grange and Prof. Clin ton D. Smith, respectively. Not far from 20,000 names are now on the list for all bulletins published. They are distributed without cost to those who apply. Prof. Edwin De Barr, '91, of Oklahoma University, at Norman, Oklahoma, was on the College grounds a short time last Thursday. His mission to this state was a sad one, that of laying his wife to rest in the old. home cemetery at Battle Creek. Her death on June 25th, came quite suddenly, from a severe attack of peritonitis. Many friends at the College will sym pathize with Prof. De Barr and the two motherless children in cheir loss. T. J. Mairs, one of this year's graduates from the Agricultural course of the Missouri State University, and A. J. Sears, a junior from the Same institution, are taking special work at M. A. C, the former in dairying, botany, and chemistry, the latter in ehemis-i try and physics. It is especially gratifying to us that these gentlemen should come to our College from such a distance when there are good opportunities nearer home. They give good reports of Prof. F. B. Mumford, '91, and C. M. Conner, '92, both of whom hold positions in the Agricultural department of the, Missouri University. the College, ! The Whatsoever Circle of King's Daughters of Lan sing, and the local Try and Trust Circle, met in a joint lawn social at the College on Wednesday afternoon, j The occasion was arranged for the better acquaint ance of the members. About thirty of the city circle were present and about twenty from Part of the afternoon was spent in visits to points of interest on the grounds, finishing with a repast spread ; in the shade on the lawn near the president's house. Addresses were made by the officers of the two organi- j zations and the exercises were enlivened by recitations. by Miss Slocum, of Lansing, and by songs charming ly rendered by a quintette of ladies of the city circle. Athletic interests at this College would surely be ad vanced and more life and spirit appear in them, if there were provided a separate piece of ground for an athletic field that could be fenced in, and in whose limits could be built seats and covering for spectators. There are a number of tracts near the College that would serve the purpose admirably, and whose valu ation is as yet quite low. Of course, it is not expected, nor would it be right that College funds should.be used to supply an athletic field. At some Colleges the provision has been made by gift, from private parties; sometimes the gift serves as av memorial to a class; or, as in one case recalled, a monument to a student who lost his life in saving the lives of others. Is there not some wealthy alumnus or friend of the College who could be induced to loose his purse strings and supply a need so worthy? Think of the genera tions of sturdy young men who would continue to bless the name of such a benefactor. STATION NOTES. The lathyrus from a measured acre, drawn to the scales as fast as cut, weighed .12 tons. A half acre of rape is cut aud put in a small silo, from which it will be fed to sheep or cattle next fall. The southwest six acres of No. 18, which is also the southwest corner of the farm, was sown to rape July 3. The alfalfa in No. 6 was cut for the second time this season July 1. Its height was then about two feet, and the yield considerably less than the first cutting. • A patch of crimson clover, sown this spring, is in full bloom and one foot high. • Another half acre was cut late in June and the second crop is now prom ising. J. H. Brown, the associate editor of the Michigan Farmer, visited the College on the 30th of June to inspect the new varieties of wheat imported from Australia or Europe. The English sparrows are harvesting the wheat in NTo. 5. The frequency and extent of their depredations render all experiments with cereals north of the river extremely precarious. No. 16, which has lain in rough pasture since it was cleared off, is now tearing its first crop, corn. The members of the Board expressed themselves as highly pleased with its appearance. The oats and peas sown for forage.in Nos. 14 and 0 were cut June 30, instead of in the expected drouth in late July and August. The best laid plans of the farmer "gang aft aglee" because of an unexpected early season. Haying was finished on the farm in June, and the In gathering the rye harvest began the 1st of July. hay crop nearly all of the labor of pitching on was saved by the use of the hay loader, preceded by the side delivery rake, The latter tool is a most excellent one and serves well the double purpose of a tedder and a rake. The cow, College Dame Le Brocq, 79449 (A. J. C. C.) is a Jersey cow four years old. She has been giving milk nine months. She has been in the habit of giving rich milk and this month breaks the record, giving three messes that test over 10 per cent fat and one that tested 10.9 per cent. Naturally the quantity yielded is not large, being 107.3 lbs of milk and 9.1 lbs of butter for the week. In the 38 weeks of this milk ing period she has given 370 pounds of butter, or near ly 10 pounds per week. As a demonstration for the seniors in practical bac teriology, a post-mortem was held in the afternoon of June 30, on the yearling Red Polled bull, which had reacted but .1 of a degree on the first application of the tuberculin test on the first of April. Later, on being re-tested the 11th of May, he reacted in a typi cal manner indicating tuberculosis. The animal had appeared perfectly healthy after the inoculation as far. as any visible signs of disease were concerned. The post-mortem revealed on microscopic examina tion, indications of the pi^esence of tuberculosis in one gland of the posterior pharyngeal region. The early harvest millet is the earliest variety of It Setaria Italica that the College has ever grown. is introduced for the first time this year and is now in full head. It is east of the roots and early clovers, directly east of the large grain bam, and every visit or should notice it. On the "Curiosity strip" the "cur iosity" of the week is another millet (in this case a variety of Panicum miliaceum) the seed of which came from Siberia through the Department of Agriculture. In that country the seasons are short, the forage plants small and early maturing. Following the habits of its ancestors this millet is heading out, though but eight inches tall. Agricultural Department. DIETARY OF STUDENTS' BOARDING CLUBS. For a long time farmers have discussed the experi ments of stockf'eeders who were seeking well balanced rations for various kinds of domestic animals, with the view of feeding them in the most profitable manner. More recently in this country considerable attention has been given to finding the proper selection and proportion of foods for the table, having in mind a go >d living at the least expense. Prof. Peebles, '77, of Storr's College, Conn., has fur nished us the following regarding his investigation now going on at M. A. C.: The object of this investigation is to determine as accurately as* possible the nature and composition of tiic food actually consumed by students. An inventory is taken of food materials on hand in a club. A careful account is kept of everything pur chased during the period, for the table. At the'conclu- sion another inventory is taken. The waste and refuse matter for each meal is hashed into a uniform mixture and weighed. This is sampled, an aliquoit part taken, dried, and finally ground, and analyzed. With this data it becomes possible to determine the relative proportions of animal and vegetable matter consumed; the carbohydrates, fats and protein com pounds. The proper balancing of ration for students is a matter of some importance. It is desired to have as full data as possible of each student. The age and weight of each is taken at beginning and close of the dietary. A period of two weeks is all that can be allowed for each dietary. On account of the shortness of the time^ it is specially desirable that normal con ditions shall prevail during the fourteen days. JULY fr, 1896. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. 3 TROUBLES OF ARMENIA. A PAPER READ BEFORE OUR COLLEGE Y. M. C. A. BY OUR ARMENIAN STUDENT. (Concluded.) The most important Christian nation which yet groans under the yoke of the Turk is Armenia. For five hundred years the Armenians have been the most faithful subjects of the Turkish throne, and generally have not uttered a least word of complaint until the last thirty years, when some Armenians thought, not to put aside the Turkish yoke, but only to have some reforms for their situation, which is Wholly opposite to the spirit of the times and to the progress of the age. Now, let us see what is the demand of the Armeni ans. They claim that their honor, bodies, and prop erties ought to be protected from the Kurd and Cir cassian robbers, who live without any art but with spoils taken from Christians. Armenians claim that they must have Christian governors in those cities where Christians are in the majority. They claim that they must have freedom of thought, meeting, and press. These are our claims. How do you find them? Is there any unjust thing in them? I believe most of you would say: "They are very moderate." But as a member of that nation, 1 confess that if we had secured only one-half of our claims we should be contented for the present moment. Alas^ we wanted reforms and geft massacres; we wanted bread and life and Ave get death and taxation. The Turkish government is a decayed body, lingering on the edge of her grave; but she has a blind dagger in her hand, which is the fanatic Mohametan people, who tend a hereditary hatred against Infidels or Chris tians. This decayed body used the fanaticism of her people to strike all branches which were her life veins. Many people, reading the terrible news, say to each other, "You know the Turks are killing the Armenians; thousands of them are slain; journals write that hor rible things are happening." That is all. Let a few days pass and every impression is put out. But, my If you please, let us friends, do not be indifferent. pay a visit to that bloody field, with the heart of a Christian and the eye of a philanthropist. These plains of Armenia have been the graves of 50,000 human beings, who all died crying the blessed name of Him whom we both adore. See the ruins of those thousands of villages! Their inhabitants were not the crows which you see now there; they were human beings like both of us. They had their sweet, sweet homes; they had their beloved ones, they had their churches and schools. Those fields were not red as you see now; that is the color of Christian blood, which is yet hot and which will be an ornament of blame and hate to the glorious career of the nineteenth century. Those fields were green and blooming as yours. Their old men are buried alive in deep ditches. Their old women are thrown in rivers. Their priests are skinned, then slain. Their young men, who were giving life to these plains by their songs and activity, are either burned or are roaming under the shades of Ararat without finding a place to rest their miserable heads. Their married women are jriven up to the soldiers and Kurds to satisfy their bestial lusts and then to be slaughtered. Their maidens are hunted up for the harems of provincial governors and minis ters in Constantinople. Their children, who were creeping up the stairs of the twentieth century—hope and joy in heart, are put in rows by dozens to test the force of the bullets of Mauser rifles. Their babies are thrown into the air to fall on the lances of soldiers, or are boiled in water to be the food of their wretched and maddened mothers. % I do not want to multiply the scores of hideous crimes that are committed. I am not able to find words exactly explaining those horrible events. Only I say, the Sodom of the Bible is centralized in Arme nia, with the addition of such crimes- as are the specialty of the followers of Mahomet. I do not know when God will rain on them brimstone and fire. Imprisoned Armenians are not less in agony. Turk ish inquisition, under protection of Christian govern ments, surpasses the Spanish inquisition. If the ex ecutors of Spanish inquisition were alive and present at any tortuiing ceremony of Turkish prisons, they would admire the development of the science of tor turing. Excepting some unusual cases, this persecu- ton iu Turkey is for all Christians, but Armenians are specially aimed for. I am convinced that this last disaster of my nation is only for the sake of Christianity. Nobody can say that if the Armenians had been Mohametans they would be slaughtered so. If these victims of Mohame tan fury had claimed Mohamet as their prophet, most of them would surely have escaped death, but they did not and died. A priest of old age, having been forced to make his choice between Mohamet and Christ, or life and death, knelt down and cried out: "O God, forgive them, because they do not know what they do." The sword of execution gave an im mediate end to his life. Is the Sultan ordering these massacres or not?- I will put before you only two of the proofs which I know. First, about five years ago the Sultan organ ized fifty regiments of cavalry from those Kurdish races which were long notorious for their cruelty to ward Armenians, and called them after his name. Hamidie. keeping for himself the honoraiy comman- der.ship of this army of vagabonds. He pi-Osented their chiefs precious swords and silk flags and gave them the best arms. This Hamidie cavalry has done the gx-eater part of the massacres in all parts of Ar menia. Next, after these wholesale butcheries the Sultan rewarded all the commanders and governors of those provinces of which Zeki, Shakir, and Bahri pashas; received the highest decorations of merit and gold and silver medals, in appreciation of their good servh es to the country in clearing it of Armenians. There is no doubt that these slaughters were planned by the Sultan himself. What is the estimate damage to Armenians after these troubles? You can have some idea when I say that there are about two and one half millions of \riueuians in Turkey, of which one and a half million are now in the utmost degree of starvation; one mil lion are damaged more or less; and the other million have lost much. I am one of the least damaged Ar menians, and I paid more than .$200, not counting what my uncle and brother-in-law paid for me. This is an estimate in sound money, not taking in account the loss of houses, property, farms, etc. What is the responsibility of the Christian world to Armenia; and especially, what, have Americans to do for this suffering people? I am not to advise you. Americans know their duties better than I do. But as an Armenian, I feel myself obliged to express my gratitude publicly for the efforts which Americans have made and are making to help Armenians. P. G. H0LOEN '89, RECEIVES A GOOD APPOINTMENT. Prof. E. Davenport, '78, of the University of Illinois, writes: "I know you will be glad to hear that P. G. Holden, '89, was elected to the position of assistant professor of Agricultural- Thysics. This will give him charge of the field agriculture here and connect him with the agriculture of the greatest agricultural state of the United States. He will be chief in the depart ment and a member of the faculty, with a certainty of advance in both salary and title if successful. Prof. Holden was bom and reared to the life of the farm. He knows the business and its people, their condition and their needs. He graduated from Michigan Agri cultural College, the oldest of its kind in America, in 1889, and spent the next four years in the same in stitution in active work in the agricultural depart ment. He has recently given special attention to pedagogy, the better to enable him to reduce this new subject to a teaching basis. He is an enthusiast in both investigation and instruction and abundantly possessed with faith in the future of agriculture. "He comes to us from influential relations, and con sented to sever those relations and come to the Univer sity only upon the express understanding that this new department should have the largest possible op portunity for advancement. He will take immediate and absolute control of all matters relating to the field and its crops, and the farmers of the state and their sons may be assured that in Prof. Holden they will have an able and enthusiastic champion and friend." PROF. CHARLES M'KENNY. The state board of education yesterday selected Prof. Charles McKenny of Olivet, principal of the new State Normal school at Mt. Pleasant. Prof. Mc Kenny is a graduate of the M. A. C, ['81], and Olivet college and is considered one of the brainiest edu cators in the state. He was born and reared near Dimondale and up to the time of his selection to the important position at Mt. Pleasant was a prominent candidate for superintendent of public instruction. His selection makes pretty clear sailing now for Jason E. Hammond. —Stmte Republican. tO WEST PRICES WILL BE QUOTED TO SCHOOL LIBRARIES and others sending lists of books wanted to Lansing Book & Paper Co., Lansing, Mich. Fred MM, £eaMnfl 'Beahv in 3'n\t Soofcoear . . . WE Q U O TE T H R EE P O I N T S, We Carry All Crades. Repairing Done. F R ED S H U B E L. TO OUR FRIENDS And that includes everybody who has ever purchased a shingle or a foot of lumber of us, we desire to impress on your mind the fact that <>4WE HAVE M0VEDN In our new quarters, we are better prepared to unload lumber on your premises than ever before. Years of experience have taught us a thing or two about the lumber business, and. this experience may possibly be of advantage to you if you think of building. Our facilities are unexcelled and we are at your service H. W. RIKERD Telephone No. 51. Successor to Capital Lumber Co. Hip, Hip, Hip, Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah, Uzz, Uzz, Uzz, ' 9 7. M. A. C. HEUOSTflT will make every student feel like giving the good old yell. W H Y? B E C A U SE it will make him proud of M. A. C. by giving the best history of the college, with the latest and best views of the buildings and g r o u n d s; biographical sketches of all the Faculty and instructors with their portraits ; histories of the different societies and fraternities, with a complete roll and picture of each; sketches of all the col lege organizations. Besides all the best Roasts, Jokes and "Crushers" of the present year. W. R. G O O D W IN BUSINESS MNGR. The M. A. C. Reeord. ing expenses of t he College people to various meetings a nd conventions. NEWS FROM GRADUATES AND STUDENTS. T HE M. A. C. K E C O ED JULY 7, 1896. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE MICHIGAN AGKICULTUKAL COLLEGE E D I T ED BY T HE F A C U L T Y, ASSISTED BY T HE STUDENTS. some rooms furnish T he P r e s i d e nt a nd Secretary were authorized in Abbot H a ll to partially if deemed advisable. They were also authorized to con sider t he advisability of raising t he roof of t he r e ar wing of Abbot H a ll for t he purpose of m a k i ng room for a suitable kitchen for t he Women's Department. T he Mechanical D e p a r t m e nt w as authorized to pur A D D R E SS A LL M A IL TO L O CK B OX 262, L A N S I N G, M I C H. chase a lathe. S U B S C R I P T I O N, 50 CENTS P ER Y E A R. Business Office with DARIUS D. THORP & SON, Printers and Binders, 108-120 Michigan Aye. West, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. F or various reasons T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD is occasionally sent to those who have not subscribed for t he paper. Such persons need have no hesitation about t a k i ng t he paper from t he post- office, for no charge will be m a de for it. The only way, how ever, to secure t he RECORD regularly is to subscribe. WHAT THE BOARD DID AT ITS LAST MEETING. T he State Board of Agriculture m et at t he college on T u e s d ay a nd W e d n e s d ay of last week, a nd the following business w as transacted. A request of P a t h m a s t er Beal for road work by College team w as referred to t he President a nd Sec retary, with authority. T he Director of the E x p e r i m e nt Station sent in a communication regarding proposed e x p e r i m e n t s . w i th and tuberculosis adopted, a nd t he experiments will be canned out on t he lines mentioned. T he following is t he work as laid out: in cattle, which w as approved , 1. Investigations concerning t he avenues of infec tion a nd m e a ns of transmission of the disease from one animal to another, or from a n i m a ls to m a n. Un der this head come: (a) E x a m i n a t i on of t he milk for bacilli; (b) Examination of foecal m a t t er for the s a m e; (c) E x a m i n a t i on of urine for t he s a m e; (d) E x a m i n a t i on of saliva a nd s p u ta generally; (e) E x a m i n a t i on of milk by feeding to healthy calves. 2. Investigation for t he tuberculin test as diagnos tic agent. T h is involves the somewhat frequent test ing of t he herd a nd possible slaughter of suspected animals. 3. Search for m e a ns of preventing a nd curing the disease. Exposure of t he cows to sunlight, frequent injections with tuberculin the use of rock oil in the feed, heating to above the t h e r m al death point of t he microbe, and inoculation a nd subsequent t r e a t m e nt of Guinea pigs, a re lines of experiments suggested and partly begun. 4. Investigation of t he heredity of t he disease or at least its transmission from mother to progeny through a n t e n a t al influences. 5. • Ivestigations of the life history, t h e r m al d e a th point, methods of reproduction, possible spore forma tion a nd other peculiarities of the microbe causing t he disease. T he President a nd Director were authorized to ap point a bacteriologist to assist Dr. Grange in the in vestigations. T he President a nd Secretary were authorized to ar r a n ge Abbot H a ll for t he use of the W o m a n 's Depart ment, a nd President Snyder w as authorized to select a m a t r on a nd teacher, whose title will be "Professor of Domestic Economy a nd Household Science." The President w as authorized to engage an engineer in place of Mr. Edgerton, a nd also a foreman of the machine shop in place of Mr. Newell, resigned. T he Direcor of t he Station w as instructed to close up t he Apairy work in charge of Mr. R. L. Taylor of Lapeer, as soon as satisfactory a r r a n g e m e n ts can be made. T he apportionment of funds for t he different depart m e n ts for t he n e xt six m o n t hs w as made as follows: Salaries, $18,500; heating, cleaning a nd lighting, $5,- 500; F a r m, $2,500; Horticultural, $1,800; Mechanical, $1,600; English, $50; History a nd Political Economy, $25; Chemistry, $600; Botany, $500; Zoology, $400; Mathematical, $125; Physical, $300; Veterinary, $100; D r a w i n g, $50; Military, $100; Offices, $1,100; Library Books a nd Binding, $500; Periodicals, $300; Contin gent, $1,500; Deficiency, $450; Total, $36,000. T he erection of a forcing house for t he Horticultural this D e p a r t m e nt w as authorized. T he house will be back of Wells H a ll n e ar t he grapery. location of T he board voted to discontinue t he practice of pay- I T he F a rm D e p a r t m e nt of t he E x p e r i m e nt Station w as authorized to purchase some glass j a rs for soil experiments. Mr. C. F. Wheeler, at present a s s i s t a nt in botany and consulting botanist of t he Ezperiment Station, w as appointed a s s i s t a nt professor of botany, his work co continue, however, as at present. A committee w as appointed for the purpose of con sidering t he advisability of leasing lots on the college to people w ho m ay wish to erect ground or farm houses for t he accommodation of students or profess ors;, or others connected with t he college, to report at some subsequent meeting, a nd if favorably consid ered, to p r e p a re some rules and regulations which shall govern such leases. AN ENCOURAGING LETTER. D e p a r t m e nt of Chemistry, University of Idaho, J u ne 20. To the E d i t o rs M. A. C. R E C O R D: The M. A. C. RECORD is rapidly winning a w a rm place in t he hearts of the alumni of the College, a nd in the esteem of the friends of t he school in general. It should h a ve been born when the "Speculum" had a creation. T he College h as needed j u st such an expon ent all these later years. I am gratified to learn t h at M. A. C. h as emerged from her swaddling clothes a nd h as come out into the sunshine of co-education; also t h at the College vaca tions a re made to conform with those in other promin ent institutions. I cannot help feeling t h at a period of great usefulness and wide influence a w a i ts t he Col lege, a nd I congratulate the faculty a nd State Board, who have been instrumental in effecting t he change. May a copy of the RECORD never fail to bring a weekly message to our desk. We a re located m a ny hundreds of miles from our alma mater, b ut thought quickly spans the distance, and memory recalls m a ny happy a nd fruitful years passed at dear old M. A. C. in u n d e r g r a d u a te a nd postgraduate study. Many h a ve been t he changes in the personnel of the faculty a nd the perspective of t he campus since the spring of 1878, when I first found myself riding over a frozen, log road en route tx> the College, there to enroll as a student. H ow full of thought a nd inspiration a nd manly development were those years. It w as at times a most severe a nd dis heartening struggle on t he p a rt of m a ny of us to ob tain t he funds to m a i n t a in ourselves at t he College; but the quality of the instruction, t he kind a nd helpful work of the dear old president, Dr. Abbot, long since gone to his reward, a nd t he inspiration a nd stimulus gained by daily association with t he veteran scholars and accomplished teachers, Kedzie, Beal a nd Cook, sustained us. Many are t he young men now holding honorable positions in Universities, Colleges a nd E x periment Stations, t h at imbibed their first love for knowledge at the feet of these men, a nd we congratu late t h em as they a re passing down t he s h a dy side of life on t he vast throng of noble sons a nd d a u g h t e rs who represent them upon t he farm, in institutions of learning, a nd best of all, in the sweet, quiet, pure, suc cessful homes dotted all over these United States, which their words a nd instruction a nd Christian bear ing have largely helped to create. Surely t he t r ue teacher lives even unto t he end of time in t he lives of his students. Would t h at I could be in a t t e n d a n ce at the next commencement of our dear a l ma mater, b ut distance and the duties devolving upon me as chemist of t he Experiment Station, and t he c h a r a c t er of instruction to be given next year in my department, hold me here. T he University of Idaho h as j u st closed a most suc cessful year, the fourth in i ts history. F r om a faculty consisting of t wo men on t he d ay of its opening, Oct. 3, 1892, a nd about 40 students, all preparatory, it h as grown in four years to n u m b er a faculty of 20 pro fessors and assistants, an enrollment of 300 students, 78 t a k i ng the collegiate courses, a nd h as g r a d u a t ed its first class of four. T he University is rapidly forg ing to t he front among the best schools on t he Pacific coast, for the quality of its instruction a nd t he enthu siastic mental a nd physical qualities of t he studies. With best wishes, ^ C W. MeCURDY, '85. Prof. Luke Colburn, '88, is now at Bangor, Mich. Lee Chapman, with '97, is still very sick at his home in L a ke Odessa. W. G. Merritt, with '92, is doing chemical w o rk at Lewis Run, P e n n. J o hn Toan, with '90, is spending the s u m m er on his father's farm, near P o r t l a n d. W a l t er Williams, with '97, is traveling for a whole sale grocery house of Chicago. Prof. F. B. Mumford, '91, a nd wife, a re spending the s u m m er in Southern Michigan. A. J. Bruen, with '98 m, is employed in t he hard w a re store of A. M. Porter, Lansing. J. M. B a r n a y, with '98 m, is working for a mechanical firm at 59 Nassau street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Clark H. Lamoreaux, with '96 m, is now w i th t he printing firm of R ay & Irving, Lansing, Mich. A. C. Sly, '91, of Roscommon, visited us last week. He reports crops in t h at county in e x t ra fine condition. J. R. Sayler, with '96 m, is engaged with F r a z er & Chalmers, m a n u f a c t u r e rs of mining machinery, Chi cago. H. W. Lawson, '95, superintendent L a w t on schools. will enter the U. of M. s u m m er school for some mod ern language work. Dr. Geo. A. W a t e r m a n, '91, of Storr's Agricultural College, Conn., will spend t he vacation in Michigan, taking special studies at the University. Dean F. Griswold, '75, a successful f a r m er of North- ville, is furnishing m a t e r i al for t he condensed milk factory of t h at young city. He rejoices in t he success of T HE R E C O R D. H. B. Fuller, '92, Com. of Schools, Montmorency county, is at his home near M. A. C. for a few days. He will a t t e nd the N. E. A. a nd r e t u rn to Lewiston to conduct a s u m m er school. Benj. H. Halstead, with '97, says board at Bloom- ington, Ind., is $2.35 t he y e ar round. T he boarding house keeper furnishes as good board as t he clubs at M. A. C. a nd makes money at it. J. E. Clark, principal of the Shelby schools, w ho w as a s u m m er student here last year, writes t h at it did him so much good t h at he is coming again this year. He is at present a t t e n d i ng t he N. E. A. Prof. A. G. Gulley, '68, is the successful head of t he Horticultural D e p a r t m e nt at Storr's Agricultural Col lege, Conn., a nd is developing t he work in all useful lines to the e n t i re satisfaction of the institution. Joe T. Merkel, with '97 m, is in Manistee working for the City Electric Supply Co. He m a k es p a t t e r ns and does d r a u g h t i ng a nd s a y s: "Mechanicals, get all the shop work you can, it will do you good." A. R. Maynard, with '97, is now in B a t t e ry "M," 5th Artillery, U. S. Army. At present he is at F t. Presidio, Cal., which g u a r ds t he Golden Gate. After J u ly 16, he will go into camp at Yosemite P a rk t h r ee months. for O. C. Wheeler, '90, h as charge of t he Dewitt, Clin ton county, creamery, a nd is now receiving 9,000 lbs milk per day. He buys the milk from t he f a n n e rs and pays for the b u t t er fat according to t he t e st as shown by t he Babcock tester. At the last meeting of the Oregon Board of Regents, Prof. U. P. Hedrick, '93, w as re-elected a nd a d v a n c ed to a full professorship. One of t he significant things about this action of t he Board is t h at Prof. Hedrick will now receive a salary of $1,500 instead of $1,200, as formerly. T he city fathers of G r a nd Rapids h a ve j u st engaged t wo young botanists living in t h at city, L. J. Cole, with '98, a nd E. Mulliken, to destroy all the Russian thistles a nd C a n a da thistles to be found within t he city limits. This is an excellent example for other cities a nd t o w ns to follow. C. M. Weed, D. S., '83, professor of Zoology a nd En tomology in t he New H a m p s h i re College of Agricul for May t u re a nd t he Mechanic A r ts in Education writes, "On the Use of the L a b o r a t o ry Note Book." We commend the article as v a l u a b le for teachers a nd s t u d e n ts of botany, zoology, English a nd drawing. We received t he M. A. C. RECORD today Chicago, Ills., J u ne 25, '96. It is good a nd I feel sure t h at it will help the College m o re t h an a n y t h i ng else t h at you have tried in a long time. T he idea of "writing u p" the d e p a r t m e n ts one after an I hope other with pictures to illustrate is e x c e l l e nt my brother H. will get down to t he College this fall. RAY S. B A K E R, '89. JULY 7, 1896. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. 5 "O. C. Hollister. '89, is now getting some valuable experience in mountain climbing. He left Cheyenne the 6th of this month [June] and is now in the heart of the Wind River mountains, running a solar com pass with a government surveying party. The outfit consists of 35 men, and 40 pack animals to transport supplies, etc. Hollister will not return until some time in October."—From a letter by F. J. Niswander, '89, Deputy Auditor of Wyoming. George G. Torrey entered this College at its opening in 1857, from Birmingham, Oakland county. For the past thirty-one years he has been with C. H. Little, 340 East Atwater street, Detroit. On Monday, he paid the College a visit. He was conducted about the campus and shown some of the improvements. He said that he held the plow drawn by seven yoke of oxen to break up several portions of what now con stitutes the campus. Not unfrequently the plow would get so wedged in between the small stumps, "grubs," that the leading team had to be hitched on the rear of the plow to pull it loose. When plowing, not far from the old boarding hall, in the hollow north of the Veterinary Laboratory, the swamp was so soft that the plow and teams could scarcely do anything. He was at the College nearly three years, and thinks the boys had rather a rough time of it, with poor board, hard work, digging stumps and ditches, and logging. He had recently seen Hiram Hodges, who was the first foreman of the farm, and now lives on a farm at Eden, Ingham county. Mr. Torrey helped to set out the old orchard, and remembered one point that came up for discussion while the boys were at work, and lie did not think they ever settled the ques tion, whether a pole ten feet long should be called a "ten-foot pole" or a "ten-feet pole." BEGINNING} BOTANY. B. O. LONGYEA.R. The majority of students are found to be very defi cient not only in the ability to see well, but also in the ability to describe well what they see. The work in beginning botany in this College has been planned to supply these deficiencies by cultivating and exercising the powers of observation and description, which might otherwise remain dormant. The student is first given an entire plant and is then asked, often to his surprise, what he sees, instead of being told what is to be looked at. Many of the an swers are amusing and often very indefinite. For instance, the term round is used to describe circular, cylindrical, spherical and egg-shaped objects, and occasionally a student says he sees nothing. After a few lessons to open the eyes of the student, he is given soaked seeds of beans, peas, buckwheat, corn, and many others to dissect and compare. Some of the seeds are also planted in clean sand in flower pots or boxes and kept where the students may watch their germination, the different ways in which the plants get out of the soil, and their subsequent growth. Experiments are made to show the effects of light, temperature, and air on germination and growth of seeds and plants, and no explanations are given by the instructor until the students are asked to give their i d e a s. I. • i , Often several weeks are spent in this kind of worn, each student keeping a note book in which drawings and notes are made. Later on the different types of roots, stems, leaves, buds, and branches are illustrated by specimens. Then comes the typical flower, com plete in all its parts, and all its parts simple and dis tinct; along with this the deviations from the type, and then the various parts taken up in an ascending order. The various forms of fruits are illustrated with specimens which may be in season at the time or have been preserved in dilute alcohol or formalin. Some of the various contrivances by which flowers effect the transfer of pollen from one to another through the agencies of wind or insects are made subjects for observation. During the term each stu dent is assigned some subject for special investigation, and his observations, with drawings, are presented before the class in a short essay, the student being placed on his own resources in doing the work. Technical terms are given to things only after they have been examined and described in the student's own language. The same plan of work is pursued throughout the term, the constant aim being to de velop habits of careful and independent observation, while the mere accumulation of facts and scientific terms is kept subservient to this aim. Botanical Department. for ladies We call especial attention to our extreme needle toe "Columbia" at $3.00 (like cut) which we claim superior to any $3.50 shoe shown in this city and superior to most $4.00 shoes. Lace or button, black or russet. for gentlemen The new "Lennox" is one of our most pop ular styles for gentlemen, and comes in wine and brown Russia, patent leather and fine calf at $3.00 to $6.00. Our "Stilletto" is the very latest pointed toe and ab solutely correct. 103 WASHINGTON AVENUE S. LANSING, MICH. C. D. WOODBURY. 103 WASHINGTON AVENUE LANSING, MICH. SIMONS DRY GOODS CO. 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Moore Hon. C. J. Monroe Hon. Henry Chamberlain Hon. W. E. Boyden Gov. John T. Rich. The President of the College Hon. I. H. Butterfield, Secretary. .Mich. Agr. College. Constantine. Grand Rapids. St. Clair. South Haven. Three Oaks. Delhi Mills. ) _ „„ . I Ex-OMcio. • [ FACULTY AND OTHER OFFICERS. J. L. SNYDER, A. M., P H. D., PRESIDENT. ROBERT C. KEDZIE, M. A., M. D., Professor of Chemistry, and Curator of the Chemical Laboratory. WILLIAM J. BEAL, M. S., P H. D., Professor of Botany and Forestry, and Curator of the Botanical Museum. E. A. A. GRANGE, V. S., Professor of Veterinary Science. LEVI R. TAFT, M. S., Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Gardening, and Superintendent of the Horticultural Department. HOWARD EDWARDS, M. A., LL. D., Prof essor of English Literature and Modern Languages. HERMAN K. VEDDER, C. E., Professor of Mathematics and Civil Engineering. EDSON A. LEWIS, 1ST LIEUT. 18TH INFANTRY, U.S.A. Professor of Military Sciences and Tactics. I. H. BUTTERFIELD, Secretary. CLINTON D. SMITH, M. S» Professor of Practical Agriculture, and Superintendent of the Farm. CHAS. L. WEIL, S. B., Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Mechanical Department. J WALTER B. BARROWS, S. B., Professor of Zoology and Physiology, and Curator of the General Museum. FRANK S. KEDZIE, M. S., Adjunct Professor of Chemistry. WILLIAM S. HOLDSWORTH, M. S., Assistant Professor of Drawing. PHILIP B. WOODWORTH, B. S., M. E., Assistant Professor of Physics. ALVIN B. NOBLE, B. PH., Assistant Professor of English Literature and Modern Languages. H..W. MUMFORD, B. S., Instructor in Agriculture. WILBUR O. HEDRICK, M. S., Assistant Professor of History and Political Economy. PAUL M. CHAMBERLALNT, M. E., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. , WARREN BABCOCK, JR., B. S., * ' 4 Assistant Professor of Mathematics. \){\ , Professor of Domestic Science. MRS. LINDA E. LANDON, Librarian. GAGER C. DAVIS, M. S., Instructor in Zoology. j [ || CHARLES F. WHEELER, B. S., • Instructor in Botany. A. L. WESTCOTT, B. M. E., Instructor in Mechanical Engineering. DICK J. CROSBY, B. S., Instructor in English. MERRITT W. FULTON, B. S., • } • \ • • ; - Instructor in Agriculture. BURTON O. LONGYEAR, Instructor in Botany. CYRUS C. PASHBY, B. S., Instructor in Mathematics. GORDON H. TRUE, B. S., Instructor in Dairying. E. A. EDGERTON, Engineer. THOMAS GUNSON, Foreman of Greenhouse. F. C. KENNEY, Assistant Secretary. ERNEST WITTSTOCK, Foreman of the Farm. VINTON V. NEWELL, B. S., Foreman of Machine Shop. THOMAS DURKIN, Foreman of the Horticultural Department. CHARLES E. HOYT, Foreman of the Wood Shops and Foundry. H. M. HOWE, Clerk to President. :lii: ^ CHACE NEWMAN, Clerk of Mechanical Department. S T R I C T LY FIRST-CLASS P H O T O G R A P HY AT L E C L E A R ' S. Aside from the State Board of Agriculture given above, the following are the officers of the Experiment Station: STATION COUNCIL. Clinton D. Smith, M. S Jonathan L. Snyder, Ph. D., Pres. L. R. Taft, M. S Robert C. Kedzie, M. A., M. D Ira H. Butterfield Director and Agriculturist. Ex-officio. .Horticulturist. Chemist. Secretary and Treasurer. ADVISORY AND ASSISTANT STAFF. A. A. Crozier, M. S Assistant in Agriculture. Herbert W. Mumford, B. S. .Assistant in Agriculture. Assistant in Horticulture. H. P. Gladden, B. S Assistant in Horticulture. M. L. Dean Assistant in Chemistry. Thorn Smith, B. S Consulting Veterinarian. E. A. A. Grange, V. S Consulting Entomologist. G. C. Davis, M. S. Botanist. Chas. F. Wheeler, B. S Librarian. Mrs. L. E. Landon In charge of Sub-Station. T. T. Lyon, So. Haven In charge of Apiary. R. L. Taylor, Lapeer , SUB-STATIONS. Grayling, Crawford county, 80 acres deeded. South Haven, Van Buren county, 10 acres rented; 5 acres deeded. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Sunday Chapel Service—Preaching at 2:30 P. M. Y. M. C. A.—Holds regular meetings every Thursday evening at 6:30 and Sunday evenings at 7:30. S. H. Fulton, President. C. W. Loomis, Cor. Secretary. Natural History Society—Regular meeting second Friday evening of each month in the chapel at 7:30. L. R. Love, President. J. W. Rigterink, Secretary. Botanical Club—Meets first and third Friday of each month in Botanical Laboratory at 7:30. C. F. Wheeler President. B. Barlow, Secretary. Dante Club—Meets every Wednesday evening at 7:30 in Prof. W. O. Hedrick's office, College Hall. Prof. A. B. Noble, President. Students' Organization —S. H. Fulton, Vice-Presi dent. H. L. Becker, Secretary. Columbian Literary Society—Regular meeting every Saturday evening in their rooms in the middle ward of Wells Hall, at 7:30. F. N. Jaques, President. T. C. Chittenden, Secretary. Delta Tau Delta Fraternity—Meets Friday evenings in the chapter rooms on fourth floor of Williams Hall, at 7:30. A. C. Krentel, President. J. M. Barnay, Secretary. Eclectic Society—Meets on fourth floor of Williams Hall every Saturday at 7:30 p. M. W. R. Vanderhoof, President. W. Newman, Secretary. Feronian Society—Meets every Friday afternoon at 2:30 in U. L. S. Hall. Miss Bertha Baker, President. Miss Ellen Vaughn, Secretary. Hesperian Society—Meetings held every Saturday evening in the society rooms in the west ward of Wells Hall at 7:30. W. T. Barnum, President. D. J. Hale, Secretary. Olympic Society—Meets on fourth floor of Williams Hall every Saturday evening at 7:30. C. A. Jewell, President. F. J. Kling, Secretary. Phi Delta Theta Fraternity—Meets on Friday even ing in chapter rooms in Wells Hall, at 7:30. C. K. Chapin, President. J. W. Michen, Secretary. Union Literary Society -Meetings held in their Hall every Saturday evening at 7:30. J. T. Berry, President. F. V. Warren, Secretary. Tau Beta Pi Fraternity—Meets every two weeks on Thursday evening in the tower room of Mechanical Laboratory. E. D. Partridge, President. J. H. Steele, Secretary. Club Boarding Association—I. L. Simmons Presi dent. H. A. Dibble, Secretary. M. A. C. Grange -Meets every two weeks in the Col umbian Society rooms. G. H. True, Master. H. W. Hart, Secretary. Try and Trust Circle of King's Daughters-Meets every alternate Wednesday. Mrs. W. B. Barrows, Pres ident. Miss Lilian Wheeler, Secretary. The Farm Department • • • Offers for sale the following head of live stock: A Yearling Shorthorn Bull, out of Mysie 3rd, and by t he prize winning Volunteer, 101205, a pure Oruikshank. The Thoroughbred Jersey Bull, Eettas Averroes, 35119, bred by Gr. A. Watkins, Detroit, solid color, 4 years old. This bull is by Averroes who was a son of Matilda 4th and by Ida's Eioter of St. Lambert. H is dam was Eetta of Bloomfield (29520) who was by t he famous bull Eamapo. No better bred Jersey bull exists today in the state. Three Holstein bull calves, three months old or younger, all by Maurice Clothilde and out of the selected cows Oatka 3rd's Wayne, College Houwtje and College Pauline Wayne. Owing to the crowded conditions of the stables these animals will be sold cheap. Nine Yearling Shropshire Earns out of thorough bred ewes and by a prize Shropshire ram. Poland China and Duroc Jersey Pigs of both sexes. These Animals will be registered, transferred and placed on board cars at Lansing on receipt of price, which will be given on application to CLINTON D. SMITH, Director and Superintendent of F a r m, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MICH. THE MAPES ' CLOTHING CO. 207 & 209 WASHINGTON AVE. S. When young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of duck trousers, vacation^ and all that sort of sunshiny loveliness, he should direct his steps towards our store, -where we make a specialty of MID-SUMMER CLOTHING AND BICYCLE SUITS. JULY 7, 1896. T HE M. A. 0. R E C O E D. 7 I N I T I A T I ON AND BANQUET OF T. B. P. A memorable event in t he history of t he honorary -Society T an Beta Pi occurred last T h u r s d ay evening w h en three n ew m e m b e rs were received a nd a ban ladies. quet w as served to t he m e m b e rs a nd their Professors Weil a nd Vedder a nd E. H. Sedgwick of the J u n i or class a re t he newly elected members. Af ter t he initiatory ceremonies, which were held in the', Mechanical Building, an a d j o u r n m e nt w as t a k en to Abbot Hall, w h e re t he ladies joined in a t t e n t i o ns to the comforts of t he table. T h e re were p r e s e nt Mes- Holdsworth, B a b- d a m es Weil, cock, Wood worth, Westcott, Vedder, Steele, Cowley, a nd Misses Wheeler, T r u m a n, Singleton. After refreshment a nd a musical selection by Mrs. Chamberlain a nd Mr. P a r t r i d g e, Prof. Holds- Avorth, as t o a s t m a s t e r, proposed sentiments which were responded to as follows: " H o n o r s ," by Mr. P a s h- by; "Greek a nd Grease," by Mr. H. E. Smith; "A Look Ahead," by Mr. P a r t r i d g e; " T he Engineer," by Prof Weil; a nd " T he Ladies," by Prof. Vedder. An other pleasing musical d u et b r o u g ht to a close a most delightful a nd instructive program. Chamberlain, a nd FARM HOME R E A D I NG CIRCLE OF T HE MICH IGAN A G R I C U L T U R AL COLLEGE. T he Michigan Agricultural College m a i n t a i ns a Col lege extension course of r e a d i ng designed especially for farmers, gardeners, fruit growers a nd stock breed ers. This course is open to all w ho a re interested. T he State Board of Agriculture is especially earnest in its desire to bring t he College nearer to t he f a r m er by a thorough dissemination of t he latest knowledge relating to agriculture. We invite t he co-operation of all progressive f a r m e rs in this matter. T he F a rm Home Reading Circle offers a course in systematic r ta ling on subjects of practical interest to every farmer. There a re no expenses to m e m b e rs except t he p u r c h a se of books. We h a ve already a large a nd rapidly increasing n u m b er of r e a d e rs a nd t he enthu siasm of those who have t a k en up t he course is very gratifying. Send a postal card for full information to H. W. M U M F O R D, Agricultural College, Mich. HE LACKED CAPACITY. To every College will drift now a nd then a person, who for some reason or other, fails to m a ke progress in h is studies. An instance is mentioned in t he ad dress of E. B. House, president of t he g r a d u a t i ng class at the State University. It is t he story of the moneyed youth from t he "wild a nd wealthy west." "This gentleman came to College w i th money, n ot brains, a nd he never learned a les son. He studied as only a freshman can study, but he couldn't do it. Before m a ny weeks a letter w e nt to the father, saying: 'Your son seemed unable to do t he work required in his courses. If he does not im prove, it will be necessary for him to discontinue his work at t he University. He studies hard a nd works faithfully, b ut seems to lack capacity.' "To this t he father replied: " 'My d e ar professor:— " 'Your letter concerning my son at hand. Now, I'll p ut up t he money, you furnish t he capacity.' " M . A. C . SPECIAL RATES ON PHOTOS AT S H A R P S T E E N 'S STUDIO. Straw Hats Are in season now, a nd in looking for a place to supply your wants I desire to call attention to my stock, believing it the most complete in this city. Belts, Sweaters, Negligee Shirts, in fact anything in the way of up-to-date furnishings. ELGIN MIFFLIN. & CO. 1 14 W a s h i n g t on A v e. N o r t h .- 1 14 WE SELL THEM AND RENT THEM. WE CAN SUIT YOU IN EVERYTHING. CLOTHING, F U R N I S H I N GS OR H A T S. . CHAS. A. PIELLA, DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CLOCKS R E P A I R I NG OF F I NE W A T C H ES Jewelry, Silverware and Optical Goods on Hand. 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JULY 7, 1 8 9 6 .^ j MICHIGAN State ^gricultuFal @llege Fifteen njinutes from Lansing by electric car line. For pleasant and healthful surroundings, Completeness of equipment and ability of teaching force, IT IS UNSURPASSED in the country. Three Courses of Study of Four Years Each A G R I C U L T U R A L, M E C H A N I C A L, W O M E N 'S C O U R S E. F O UR S P E C I AL C O U R S ES given during the winter in the following: D A I RY H U S B A N D R Y, L I V E S T O CK H U S B A N D R Y, F R U IT C U L T U R E, F L O R I C U L T U RE a nd W I N T ER V E G E T A B LE G A R D E N I N G. Everybody understands the advantages of modern inventions and improved machinery to the farmer and mechanic. With in less time, and with less labor. Practically the same rule holds good these helps many times the work can be done and the modern appliances, specimens, etc., an education— in securing an education. With well-equipped broad, thorough and practical—can be secured in less time than is usually spent in obtaining a very meager one. With an equipment worth nearly half a million dollars, and with a faculty secured from all sections of the country on account of their scholarship and training, we can give advantages offered by only a few schools of low as the lowest. The religious, moral and social environments are of the highest type. this country and at a cost as laboratories, and all Warm rooms in handsome dormitories, heated with steam or hot water, at a cost less than it takes to heat the rooms. Good board at actual cost. No tuition to residents of the State. Send for a catalogue. J. L. SNYDER, President.