The M. A. C. RECORD MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, J U NE 10, 1902. N< 37 M. I. A. A. MEET OURS. M. A. C. WON AT ALBION BY A SAFE MARGIN. A RECORD-BREAKING CONTEST. A large crowd of enthusiastic rooters went to Albion, Friday, on the special Lake Shore train and the saw M. A. C. win once more annual M. I. A. A. track meet. T he meet was probably the most closely contested and most enthu siastic held for years. T he tennis matches were played Thursday and Friday and resulted as follows: Men's Singles, Chase, Hillsdale, won from Horton, M. A. C, 9-7, 5-7, 6-2. W h i t e, Albion, won from Hewitt Kalamazoo 6 o, 6-1, Chase Hillsdale, won from Gray, Olivet 6-0, 6-1, Finals, Chase Hillsdale won from W h i t e, Albion 6 2, 6-3, giving Hillsdale first and Albion second. Men's doubles, White and H u nt Albion won from Hewitt and Day, Kalamazoo 6-0, 6-0, M. A. C. won from Olivet default. Chase and Bailey Hillsdale won from W h i te and H u nt Albion, 6-9, 2-6, 7-5; Finals Chase and Bailey, Hills dale won and from Willett, M. A. C, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, Hillsdale first, M. A. C. second. Horton Ladies' Singles, were entered by Hillsdale, Kalamazoo and Albion, Albion winning both matches in love sets. Ladies' Doubles were entered by Hillsdale and Albion, Albion won easily, Total points Hillsdale, 16, Albion 13, M. A. C. 3. In these matches the winner has first place and the winner up second. T he men defeated by the winner previous to the final match have no chance for second which was our case in singles. the Little interest was shown in the ladies' tennis all knew before that Miss Perine of tournament Albion would have everything her own way. Neither Olivet nor M. A. C. sent any ladies. If we had sent a team, we would have taken a second without winning a match. F R I D A Y 'S E V E N T S. Five-mile bicycle race—Rae, M. A. C, first; Bentley, Olivet,second; Mason, M. A. C, time^ 14:51. third; 100-yard dash—Depew, Hillsdale, first; Kastner, M. A. C., second; Morgan, Olivet, third; time, 10 2-5 seconds. H a m m er throw— Maddock, Al bion, first; Childs, M. A. C, second ; McKenna, M. A. C, third; distance, 123 feet 7 inches. Mile r u n — W a r d, Hillsdale, Holdsworth, M. A. C., Schoch, Kalamazoo, 4:48. third; first; second; time, Standing broad jump—Carpenter, M. A. C-, first; Church, Albion, second ; Whitmire, Ypsilanti, third; distance, 10 feet 4 inches. Shot-put — Maddock, A l b i o n, first; Carpenter, M. A. C, second; Fuller, Alma, third; distance, 36 feet 10 inches. 440-yard run—Depew, Hillsdale, first; Kastner, M. A. C, second; Koster, Kalamazoo, third; time, 52 4-5 seconds. 120-yard hurdle—Church, Albion, second; first; Dunford, M. A. C, time, 16 4-5 seconds. Discus throw—Maddock, Albion, first; Priest, Albion, second ; Steckle, Olivet, third; distance, 109 feet 7 inches. Half-mile run—Holdsworth, M. A. C., first; Schoch, Kalamazoo, second; Schenck, Alma, third; time, 2:06. R u n n i ng high jump—Bell, Hills first; H u n t, Albion, second; dale, height, 5 feet 6 inches. 220 yard r u n — D e p e w, Hillsdale, first; Morgan, Olivet, second; Kast ner, M. A. C, third; time, 23 3-5 seconds. R u n n i ng broad j u m p — D e p e w, Hillsdale, first; Moon, M. A. C, second; Childs, M. A. C., third; dis tance, 20 feet 4 inches. C, In the evening, on account of rain, the indoor sports were held at the opera house: Featherweight wrest ling—Bryant, M. A. C, first; Les- Liglv- second. cohler, Albion, weight—Sansburn,*M. A. first; Phillips, Alma, second, Welter- weight—Geib, M. A. first; Wilder, Albion, second. Middle- first; weight—Brunger, M. A. C, second. Heavy Steckle, Olivet, weight—Maddock, Albion, first; Bird, M. A. C, Indian second. Club swinging—Phillips, Alma, first; Pinch, Olivet, second. C. S A T U R D A Y 'S E V E N T S. Horizontal bar—First, A. O. A b bott, M. A. C; second,Glass, A l m a; third, R. C. Brown, M. A. C. Quarter-mile bicycle—First, Bent- ley, Olivet; second, Bartell, Albion; third, Morse, Kalamazoo; time, 39:1-5. Mile bicycle—First, Bartell, Al bion; second, H o w a r d, A l m a; third, R a e, M. A. C .; time, 3:06. Pole vault—First, Ward, Hills dale; second, Millar, M. A. C; third, Blanchard, M. A. C; height, 10 feet 1-4 inch. Two-mile run—First,Ward, Hills dale; second, Dugan, Albion; third, Phillips, M. A.. C .; time, 10:53. 220-yards, hurdles—First Church, Albion; second, Depew, Hillsdale; third, McKenna, M. A. C. Time, 27:2-5. Mile relay race—First, Phillips Holdsworth, Kastner and Crosby M. A. C; second, Koster, Vandis Schoch, Time, 3:42 2-5. and Polley, Kalamazo. R u n n i ng hop, step and j u m p— First, Depew, Hillsdale; second, Fuller, A l m a; third, Moon, M. A. C. Distance, 43 ft. 9 1-2 in. Summary of points: M. A. C, 8 5; Albion, 6 9; Hillsdale,65; Olivet, 19; A l m a, 19; Kalmazoo, 6; Ypsi lanti, 1. NOTES ON THE MEET. T he relay was the prettiest event of the whole meet, all of M. A. C.'s runners their opponents even on every quarter. holding Kastner was the only man whom Depew, according to his own state ment, feared to compete with. R a e, in the one mile bicycle, was fouled by another rider, but man aged to win third. In the last lap of the relay bleachers gave way, breaking leg of a spectator. the the T he records broken were the 120- yd. hurdle, shot put, hammer throw, standing broad j u m p, pole vault, one- mile run. Blanchard and Millar both vaulted near the 10-foot mark. Albion won the base ball cham pionship, defeating Hillsdale 5 to 4, and Kalamazoo S to 1. START OF TWO-MILE (DUAL MEET WITH A L B I O N ). NOTICES. Will chorus members w ho h a re copies of " Pinafore " kindly return them at once to Mrs. Marshall or Mr. Geib. Officers will be elected at the next meeting of the Debating Club if there are members enough pres ent to hold the offices. F . N. S M I T H. T HE ALMA l i A M I. MII.LAH AT I'.AT. Applications for rooms are com ing in much more rapidly than they have in previous years. Nearly all the rooms the dormitories are are already taken. in T he Commencement Address will be given this year by President William O. Thompson L L. D. of the Ohio State University, Colum bus, Ohio. ALUMNI. '73. Charles S. Crandall, late professor of Botany and Horticulture the in Colorado College, visited College is last week. His home 454 S. Desplaines St. Chicago. the a paper '76. Don II. Kedzie, besides at tending to the duties of postmaster at Lordsburg, N ew Mexico, is Lords editor and publisher of devoted Liberal, burg interests of largely to the mining the community which it represents. is unmarried and his Mr. Kedzie at Chinese boarding experience to has restaurants highly favor the course in domesttc the College. science offered taught him by '78. Prof. W. S. Holdsworth ex pects to make a display of water colors at the Detroit exhibition next fall. '78. F. W. Hastings writes pleas antly from St. Louis, Mich. l ie has a good business as ci\ il engineer, and incidentally collects specimens of Mound Builders pottery. '7S-'8i. Dr. H e n ry Palmer, of St. J o h n s, Mich., was on the campus last week. Ex-'So. A. L. Whipple plans to attend the commencement exercises at M. A. C. '82. L. H. Bailey is meeting with great success with his publication, " Country Life in America. " F r om all parts of the continent have come appreciative notices, the illustration in particular affording matter for favorable comment. Ex '83, ex '95. William and D. G. Smith are extensive stock feeders living at Portland. Most of their stock is brought from Chicago, but the feed is raised on the farm. '84 J o hn I. Breck of Jackson, visited Sec'y Bird last week. '87. C. B. Waldron located at Ionia, Mich. A. R. and C. P. Locke practice law in Ionia County as does also Dwight Sheldon S9-90. is '87-'88. William Austin Cannon the past visited M. A. C. during week. M r. Cannon gets his P h. D. from Columbia University this year, two years. He having been there is connected with the Bureau of Plant industry, Department of Agri He culture, Washington, D. C. the will work during a part of summer collecting plants for the botanic garden and herbarium of Columbia University. '89. R ay Stannard Baker started last week for Vancouver, Washing ton. He will write articles concern ing northwestern portion of the United States for the Century Co. the '89. P. G. Holden, general man ager of the F u nk Brothers' Seed Co., Bloomington, Illinois, writes interesting work D r. Beal of some which he is carrying on. He is en gaged in corn breeding. just finished planting our 7,000 acres of (Continued on page two) experiments in making have " We THE M. A. C. RECORD P U B L I S H ED E V E RY T U E S D AY D U R I NG T HE C O L L E GE Y E AR BY T HE M I C H I G AN STATU-ACJ-RIUCLTUKAL C O L L E GE tion, let us carry our christian char acters with us where we go, and when we fresh zeal return bring for the association work. THE M. A. C. RECORD. EDITOKS. P. II. STEVENS, M A N A G I NG E D I T O R. A S S O C I A TE E D I T O R S: J. G. MOORE, '03. STANLEY GARTHE, '03m. H. G. DRISKEL, '02m. .JOSEPH P. HAFTEN'CAMP '05m E. S. GOOD, '03. H. N. HORNBECK, '04. F. D, STEVENS, '03. KATHERINE SLAOHT, 01 MARV SMITH, '03. O. L. AYRS, '02. F. N. SMITH, '04. Subscription, 50 cents per year. Remit by P. O. Money Order, Draft or Regis tered Letter. Do not send stamps. \ddress all subscriptions and advertising mat ter to the College Secretary, Agricultural Col lege, Mich. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor. Business Office with Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co., 122 Ottawa St. E., Lansing. Mich. Entered as second-class mail matter, Lansing, Mich. This paper is occasionally sent to non subscrib ers Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper from the post office, tor no charge will be made tor it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe. TUESDAY, JUNE 10,1902. A. meet closes the THE winning of the M. I. A. athletic contests of M. A. C. for the year 1901-2. T he teams on the whole have been successful, and we can but wish for another series of vic tories next year. T he withdrawal the M. I. A. A. of M. A. C. from means more work, more support for the teams in order to win. the I T is now quite generally conced ed by the best educated scholars that no education can be called either liberal or complete that does not provide for the training of the moral the man or and spiritual nature of woman. Viewed in this light no educational institution or college can its fulfill training its mission of the students in the broader sense of ample that does not offer term, opportunity for the development of christian character. T he opportun ities for moral and spiritual training at M. A. C. are very large. There are two christian associations, one, the Y. M. C. A., for young men, the other, the Y. W. C. A., for young women; both are run and officered by students and though quite separ associations have a ate, yet Thursday evening union meeting every four weeks and a union Sun day evening meeting every week. Each association holds a regular meeting every Thursday evening the exception of every fourth with week, as before noted. Students lead the Thursday evening meetings and some of the Sunday evening meetings,but the greater number of Sunday meetings are conducted by members of the faculty. Looking back over the past year's work, now practically finished, it is gratifying to note a decided growth in size and efficiency of associations, yet greater efforts than ever before are being made to make next year's association work a more brilliant success in every way. This will and acquire greater fidelity on the part of the members, both old and new, including mem bers of the faculty as well, and now leave for our summer vaca- as we consecration the ALUMNI. fine ( Continued from page one. ) corn he says and are now very busy with the first cultivation of the first planting. T he corn is all looking very fine and we have a perfect stand. You will readily appreciate how busy we have been when I tell you that we have registered 3,000 ears of corn for our state pedigree register. These ears have all been planted either in special blocks or separate rows and in many cases ears have been particularly mated, as we call it. T he registry consists in keeping a correct record of the length, circumference of ear at butt and tip; space between r o w s; number of kernels; quality of butt and tip; weight of ears and weight of cob; length and width of kernels; the roughness or smoothness of the ear; per cent, of protein, oil,starch, and ash and any other peculiarities or qualities which may go under the head of remarks. We are now busy taking notes of these seed blocks and it is very remarkable how great ly they vary in vigor of germination. for in We are breeding not only creased yield but for an increase of protein and oil, and in one variety, for high starch." T he same work is going on in Iowa and other states. '90 R. B. McPherson is a cap telephone italist and owner of lines Howell, Mich. W. VV. Morrison also of '90 has been superintending the construction of telephone lines for Mr. McPherson. His address is Bryan, Ohio. in 1850 'po-'cji. S. P. Orth has in the J u ne Forum a verv instructive article en titled " T he Municipal Situation in Ohio." O w i ng to the provisions of the present State constitution enact ed larger cities are hampered in the matter of self-gov ernment, certain privileges of legisla tion being under the control of the State Legislature and—as Mr. Orth shows—under the control of polit ical tricksters. the '91. Alex Gordon is a dentist at Hart, Mich. '91. Prof. W. O. Hedrick expects to attend the School of Economics at Chicago University through the summer vacation. ,g2m. flourishing Mich. George A. Hawley is a nursery man near Hart, '93 H. F. Palmer is still Biological department of Davis Co., Detroit, Mich. in the the Park- Their development '93. D. J. Crosby of the U. S. is en Department of Agriculture gaged at present in an investigation of the subject of school gardens in city and country. On May 3d, he gave an address on "School Gar and dens :" the Function at the couference of Eastern Educational Association in Baltimore. More recently he has through Connecticut, made a trip Massachusetts, and N ew Y o rk to collect photographs and other data on the subject. On August 5th, 6th, 7th, he will address the general session of the American P a rk and Outdoor Art Association, Boston on the development of the School Garden movement and will have charge of one of the section meetings of that association. W R E S T L E R S, 1 9 02 RUDOLPH GEIK KALBACH P.IRD EATON (M'G'R) - KRUNOER SANS] U RN MCDERMID O'DELL P E T E RS BRYANT With '93. R. M. Kedzie is head bookkeeper for the Eagle D r ug and Mercantile Company of Lordsburg, His family, consisting of his wife and one little girl, are at present in Michigan. '94-'96.r/. H. A. Sprague is one of the owners of the Corunna(Mich.) Lighting Plant. '97M. T he marriage of Miss Frances Alice Henry and Mr. Earl H. Sedgwick, '97W, at Elizabeth, N. J., on J u ne 3d, has been an nounced. '98. T. L. Hankinson, besides his in zoologj' in is studying for work as instructor Cornell University the degree of P h. D. '97W. W. R. Goodwin writes that he has not changed his home from Peoria, 111., to Union Pier, Mich. To facilitate mail delivery, however, he has his papers directed " At pres to Union Pier, Mich. ent," he says, "I am part of the engineering department of the C. & N. W. R y. on the construction of a new line 48 miles long, connecting E v an and Marshall in southwest Minnesota. This is the third line, the construction of which I have taken part in. I am here in the ca pacity of general foreman of water supply. My particular work is the in of all looking after and putting connected with those the water supply, i. e., weMs, pumps, windmills, steam and gasoline pump things ing engines, supply tanks, piping, steam heating plants, etc. Many the mechanical line other things in are to me, however; and I am just preparing to build an engine house at Marshall." turned over '99. S. Fred Edwards, in addi tion to his work as instructor in bac teriology is studying for his M. S. degree. 'ygmsp. located Albert Strong in Kenosha, Wis. is now '99. Macy W. Lapham has writ from to his M. A. C. friends ten Rocky Ford, Colo., that he does not expect be through with his field work till December. '99. Roscoe Kedzie and wife came home from Oberlin last week. '01. Vesta Woodbury writes that she enjoys her work at Glenwood, la., and is enthusiastic in her praises of old M. A. C. '01 Gorden T o w er has gone to Montana to take up his duties with the Forestry Department. '01. Instructor H u m p h r ey r e- turned last week from a two weeks' stay at Willis. He was testing the two herds of Holstein- cows registry in Friesians for advanced the Holstein-Friesian Breeders As sociation. in W i th '03. Mrs. May Kyes Allen is now a resident of Lordsburg, N, M. Your Attention Ladies! We are catering to the wants of those who are intrinsic lcoking for high grade goods at their value. We are headquarters for . . . BRAINERD & ARMSTRONG'S SILKS—The Best. F i l o. F l o s s, R o m an F l o s s, W a sh T w i s t, R o pe S i l k, P u r se T w i s t, K n i t t i ng Silk, P e m ey E m b r o i d e ry T w i s t. C O L U M B IA Y A R NS T he B e s t. S h e t l a nd F l o s s, S h e t l a nd W o o l, G e r m a n t o wn a nd S a x o n y. M o u n t i n gs f or P u r s e s —S t e el B e a d s, G o ld B e a d s, J et B e a d s, T u r q u o is B e a d s. O ur l i ne of C h a t t e l a i ne S t e el a nd M e t al B a gs is t he finest. Do n ot be s a t i s f i ed u n t il y ou s ee t h e m. S e nd y o ur o r d e rs to t he Donsereaux Giothino & Grocery Go. O ur b ig w a g on p a s s es y o ur d o or d a i l y. Y o ur o r d e rs c a r e f u l ly filled. THE RELATION OF INSECTS TO THE POLLINATION OF PEARS AND APPLES. Thesis by A. G. Craig and D. S. Bullock. T he work being done in the spring of 1901 and 1902. Fol lowing are a few extracts: It has long been known that many varieties of pears and apples are self sterile while many other varieties do much better when cross fertilized. T he pollen of pears and apples is sticky and heavy; therefore wind can accomplish very little if any thing T he in cross-pollination. great work of pollination, then, falls to the insects and it was with these facts in mind this work was that taken up. In carrying on this thesis the following divisions of the work have been considered and kept in mind throughout. 1. N u m b er and names of insects found on pear and apple trees during the period of blooming. 2. Do the same insects work on the t wo fruits? 3. W h at proportion of the insects visit the flowers systematically. 4. T he effect of weather upon the insects with reference to different their work, etc. Insects were collected during the whole period that pears and apples were in bloom and were carefully pinned and labeled. In 1901 of the insect collected on pears 14 per cent, belong to the Hemiptera, 29 per cent, to the Dip- tera, 17 per cent, to the Coleoptera and 40 per cent, to the Hymenop- tera. In 1902, 2.6 per cent, belong to the Hemiptera, 30 per cent, to the Diptera, 14 per cent, to the Col eoptera and 53.4 per cent, to the Hymenoptera. In 1901 of the insects collected on apples, 4 per cent, belong to the Hemiptera, 27 per cent, to the Dip tera, 8 per cent, to the Coleoptera and 61 per cent, to the Hymenop tera. In 1902 1.7 per cent, belong to the Hemiptera, 17.1 per cent, to the Diptera, 4 percent, to the Coleo ptera and 76 9 per cent, to the H y menoptera. CONCLUSIONS. T he Hymenoptera are the most important insects in effecting cross- pollination of pears and apples. T he Hemiptera, Diptera and Coleoptera are found quite common ly on the t wo fruits but their work is insignificant compared with that done by the Hymenoptera. T he Apidae and Andrenidae are the only t wo families of H y m e n o p tera that visit flowers and carry pol len systematically and hence, the only ones of practical importance in this work. In general about the same insects work on the t wo fruits. T he Apidae work more freely on apples than on pears. T he Diptera are found more abundantly on pears than on apples. to sensitive changes of temperature and rain. Insects are very OBSERVATIONS. Andrenidae were more abundant in proportion to the Apidae in 1901 than in 1902. Andrenidae were more abundant the pears both than Apidae on years. Bombus were much more abun dant in 1902 than in 1901. We believe the Andrenidae are much more abundant than is com monly supposed. THE M. A. C. RECORD. F r om the number of insects ob served we would say that, in this locality, there are enough insects to pollinate a sufficient number of the flowers to insure a crop. DATE OF ARRIVAL OF BIRDS AT M. A. C, SPRING MIGRA TION, J902. STUDENT JUDGING CONTEST. Senior agricultural students spec ializing in animal husbandry, com peted for the money prizes offered bv M r. W. A. R o land, of Grass Lake, Mich., and N ew York City. T he competition this week American crow, February 26; American robin, March 3; Bluebird, March 8; Song sparrow, March 10; Cowbird, March 10; C r ow black bird, March 10; Red-tailed hawk, March 1 1; Tawhee, March 1 1; horned Prairie Meadow lark, March 1 1; Killdeer, March 12; Mourning dove, March 15; Red-winged blackbird, March 16; Phoebe, March 2 3; Vesper lark, March 1 1; Kae Horton Dunford Kastner Caine Burrell Phillips Bell Willett Eaton G. Verran Kratz Crosby K. Verran Childs Moon Wilson Baldwin Blanchard Stevens Rudolph Holdsworth McKenna Denman covered five leading classes of live stock, viz., horses, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep and swine. T he sheep, together with the beef and dairy cattle used, were selected from the College flocks and herds. T he swine were furnished by M r. W. O. Wilson, Okemos, Mich., while the draft horses used in the work were graciously placed at our dis posal by the management of the R i n g l i ng Bros, circus. T he keen est interest was manifesred through out the contest by the students en gaged therein. These contests fur nish a splended incentive for earnest work. T he result of the competi- sparrow, April 6; Chipping spar row, April 15; Kingfisher, April 15; Yellow-bellied sapsucker, April 17; Purple martin, April 19; Mud swallow, April 19; Barn swallow, April 19; Chimney swift, April 20; Great crested fly catcher, April 2 2; Wood pewee, April 26; Yellow warbler, April 26; Scarlet tanager, redstart, April April 26; American 26; Yellow throated vireo, April 26; Blue-gray gnatcatcher, April 26; Catbird, April 2 7; Least fly catcher, April 28; Redheaded wood pecker, April 2 8; Kingbird, April 28; Bobolink, May 2; Baltimore oriole, M ay 2; Rose-breasted gros- Smith J. Frazer Denman Dales Rasmussen Case B. Frazer Anderson Wilcox Gunnison Millar Tower Haftenkamp Henderson tion in the various classes was as follows: Draft horses.— 1st, L. F. Bird; 2d, L y m an Carrier; 3d, W . J. Geib. Beef cattle.— tsf, L. F. Bird; 2d, L y m an Carrier; 3d, M. B. Stevens. Dairy cattle.—1st, M. B. Stevens; 2d, W. J. Geib; 3d, Lyman Car rier. Sheep.— 1st, M. B. Stevens; 2d, W . J. Geib; 3d, Lyman Carrier. Swine.— 1st, Lyman Carrier; 2d, W . J. Geib; 3d, M. B. Stevens. J . J. FERGUSON. beak, May 3; H u m m i ng bird, May 7; Indigo bird, May 7; Cuckoo, M ay 11. D. s. B. CLASS GAMES. T he following is the record of the class games: preps., Sophomores vs. freshmen, S to 3; freshmen vs. juniors, 4 to 6; seniors vs. sopho mores vs. juniors, 14 to 8; seniors vs. sophomores, 14 to 8; seniors vs. juniors, 7 to 17. to 12; 4 the This to juniors T he preps., forfeited field by not appearing on leaves the to play them. sophomores and juniors tied for first place, each team having won two and lost one game. T he cham pionship game will be played off Saturday afternoon. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMME. Sunday, J u ne 15. Baccalaureate sermon at 3 p. m . in Armory by the Rev. Camden M. Coburn, D. D., Pastor of the St. James Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago. Sub ject, " T he Learning of the A n cients." Wednesday, S p. m. Society R e union. Thursday, 10 a. m. Meeting of State Board of Agriculture. Class Day to be held at Grand Ledge. 8 p. m. President's reception to students, faculty and their friends. Friday, 10 a. m. Commencement in Armory. Address: representing the subject, in Agriculture." Exercises D. S. Bullock, Agricultural " Specialization W. R. Shedd, representing Mechan ical Course, subject, " C o m m e r c i al Supremacy." Miss Margueii'e N o lan, representing W o m e n 's Course, " T he Independence of W o m e n ." Course, Address by President William O. Thompson, D. D., of the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. A LETTER THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. T he following letters but re cently received may prove of interest to R E C O RD readers: C H I C A G O, I I I ., June 4. Pres. J. L. Snyder, Agricultural College, Mich. Dear M r. Snyder:—I have a va cancy for a man to teach botany and horticulture in a western col lege. that salary will be $1,500 or $1,600 and possibly more. If you happen to know a good man I shall be glad to have his name and address. * * * think I Yours truly, J. C. A L B E R T. ( Of the Albert T e a c h e r s ' A g e n cy ) A G R I C U L T U R AL SCHOOL. A graduate school of agriculture will be held this year at Columbus, Ohio. It will be under the auspices of the Ohio State University and with the co-operation of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experi ment Stations. T he purpose of this school is to give instruction in the science of agriculture arid partic ularly in the methods of investigat ing agricultural problems and teach ing Only persons w ho have completed a col lege course and taken the Bachelor's degree or w ho are recommended by the faculties of the colleges with they are associated will be which admitted this school. to the privileges of agricultural subjects. Instruction will be given in four courses,— A g r o n o m y, Zootechny, Dairying and Animal and Plant t he Breeding. T he faculty of school will consist of about thirty instructors including heads of de partments of state universities and agricultural colleges and the direc tors and other officers of experiment stations in different parts of the country, as well as chiefs of bureaus twenty-eight and other officers of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture. Seventy students from states are enrolled at this time including a considerable number of persons en in work of instruction and gaged investigation agricultural colleges and experiment stations. in our F r om the character of the faculty this and students it is evident that school will be an important center for the discussion of problems in agricultural science, and education. Dr. A. C. T r u e, director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Washington, D. C.,is the dean, and Prof. Thomas F. H u n t, Professor of Agriculture in the Ohio State University, is the registrar. Prof. this college, Clinton D. Smith, of gives a course of lectures on the " Dairy C ow as a Milk Producer." This school opens on July 7 and continues for four weeks. 'WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO TURN UP " BY D R. K E D Z I E. the regular course of " Waiting- Wilkins Micawber was never a student at the Agricultural College. A m o ng the 7000 students w ho have b ; en at the College his name does not appear. Of his large family of sons and daughters, not one ever applied for admission here. This is not wonderful. A m o ng large courses and number of special courses placed before the students there has never appeared a special for Something to turn up." No provis ion or laboratory for such a special course has been provided and no in structor to have charge of such special course. For all the useful and helpful courses of preparation life's w o rk we have courses for general have ample provision and appliances, but for the do-nothing and helpless wait ing class we have no laboratory or instructor. To do and Learn by do ing is the key-stone of our Educa tional Arch. T he Micawber family are not at home in M. A. C. special. We and W h en H o n. E d w in Willets left the Presidency of Michigan Agricul tural College to accept the position of Assistant Secretary of Agricul ture and found the need of well- trained young men in science with that science practical skill to apply to the vital questions involved in the development of the agriculture of this great nation, combined with willingness and ability to apply science to life. He found occasion to make numerous calls for students the Agricultural College of from Michigan. One day he went to Hon. J e r e. D. R u sk and said " M r. Secretary R u sk I want three more scientific men to fill important posi tions in the Department of Agricul and ture, come they must the Michigan Agricultural from "said Secre College." have 13 now tary Rusk, " Y ou from College— more than from any other state— and here you ask for three m o r e !" "I k n o w" said Prest. Willets, but I know these boys, and I know the drill they have had in classroom they and laboratory, and I know can do our work better the than men trained elsewhere. We must have them because they are the best of their class." He got his three, this class of and to till now workers have increased forty active more scientific the Department of workers that Michigan the addition " W h y ," than all in THE M. A. C. RECORD. DR. R. C KEDZIE Agriculture are graduates of M. A. C. Sometimes a student thinks that to get a good start in life it is better to start out from some university, than this college, and after rather studying here a few months goes to the university to round out the schol arly standing by the university di ploma. Applying for a scientific position this A. B. is surprised to be told " If you had B. S. from the Agricultural College we would give you a place at once, but now you will have to pass an examination as to your qualification for the posi tion." In various walks in life we find a singular capacity of our students to succeed. . T wo of our graduates went to a theological seminary and began the study of Hebrew. I was the Professor of to hear surprised Hebrew they that language were among his best students. "Of course they had not been drilled in the study of languages, but some how these Agricultural College stu dents had a singular knack of taking handle" things by the right say I find In traveling over the country and meeting a great number of business men the graduates of the Agricultural College, in whatever calling engaged, always standing in is not a rank. There the descendant of the Micawber family to be found in their list. In all the West their name is legion and their position honorable. front Yesterday I sat down for a lunch in a Lansing restaurant and one of our graduates sat down beside me " to have a lunch and chat with the old Doctor." " W e l l, Robert, where are you, and what are you doing ?" " On my farm, and making a success of it. I tell you, Doctor, I just make things hum at home !" " M a ke things hum at home! T h at music suits my ear, and it is the M. A; C. boy that knows how to play it." the electric BALL-LIGHTNING IN GALESBURG.. In the Detroit Free Press of May 8, is an account of that rare phenom- eon. Ball - Lightning, in Galesburg on 6th of M a y. " During storm of Tuesday evening, M r. Milo Wil liamson was in his sitting room with his wife and five children, when started by a suddenly the clouds and terrific report from the simultaneous entrance of a great ball of fire through the open door. T he strange visitant halted in the center of the room, where it re mained gleaming and glowing like a messenger from hades. they were "Animated by fear for his family Mr. Williamson sprang forward and seizing the mass in his arms, rushed to the wide stream that flows near his home where he threw it into the current. As it struck the water there was an explosion that shook the very earth and covered Mr. William leaving son with mud and water, him stunned and dazed, although able after a few moments to reach the house, where he soon recovered. resulted al though nearly half an acre on the river banks adjacent to the scene of the explosion was found covered with dead following fish on the morning." " No other ill effects that is so slow T h is is an illustration of ball- lightning, or Globe-Lightning, as described by writers on Atmospheric is a electricity. "Ball-Lightning from globe or ball of fire that falls the clouds apparantly by gravity, and its motion the eye may distinctly trace its course. Often seen after a powerful flash of to lightning, when a ball is seen to proceed from the cloud and fall the earth line like a in a curved bomb. W h en it strikes the ground it may explode, darting out rays of forked lightning, or it may rebound like a foot ball before exploding. intensely electrified cloud but it is very diffi cult to explain and impossible to re produce artifically." to be an " It seems Fortunately it is of rare occurrence. One was seen in Portland about ten years ago when the flag staff on the Webber block was struck. this ball-lightning It makes one shudder when he thinks of the possible results of the explosion of in M r. Williamson's house or in his arms as he carried it to throw it into river. T he promptness and the courage of Mr. Milo Williamson on saved this occasion unquestionably himself and instant death. family from In times of such peril it is said is of great that absence of that presence of mind value, but I body is better. think Lightning rods afford no protec tion from ball-lightning. J u ne 6th, 1902. R. C. K E D Z I E. DR. W. J. BEAL WHY ATTEND COLLEGE? T he following is written for perusal by any bright girl or b o y- young lady or young gentleman— w ho has been well trained in and out of school to the present time. T he boy isn't a loafer or cigarette fiend, nor the girl idle and frivolous, permitting her mother to perform all the drudgery of the household. I hope you have aspirations to be up with the times in this progressive age in all that pertains to education and things that are likely to go with it. It isn't to be expected that your parents had as good opportunities as in these days, but you can have many of them have had their eyes opened to the fact that competition is now active and those best equipped secure the best positions at the best salaries, if employed by others, or win greater success if they strike out for themselves. W ho wouldn't rather be a leader in good works than a follower ? You must already that most leaders in have noticed good work are well educated; if not so, you may be sure that a thorough practical and education would have made them still more successful. scientific Many a person with a very mod erate education has been a successful man or woman, but it has taken him much longer to win eminence than it would had he the advantage of a bet ter preparation under the guidance few of expert teachers. I am speaking now especially to those who have good habits, health, industry, and perseverance, as they are destined to their do most of the best work in generation. No athlete wins in a great contest without a long train ing; no blacksmith becomes expert without long practice; no woman can purchase or select and prepare food for a family and do it economi cally unless she has a good knowl edge of the nutrient values of each article of food to form a balanced ration; no man can becdme a de signer or draughtsman of machines without a long preparation for such w o r k; no person can command a high position as teacher in any de partment unless he has had a thor ough training with practice in the same. T h e re are very short cuts to success. T he person w ho thinks he can do just as well by go ing across lots instead of following to spend the beaten road is liable much retracing his steps in while wandering about the field. All educators of modern times have demonstrated without a shadow of doubt that a person can more quickly and thoroughly become ex pert in shop, field, or the household by first taking advantage of a course the in school or college, where desired is given with suitable practice in laboratory and class room. Even those of moderate ability can be much improved by joining a class of enthusiastic students in a college. all graduates of Michigan Agricultural College is well nigh unanimous that took was a most the course time and profitable money. Their sources of enjoy ment and their efficiency were much broadened and deepened. investment of testimony of instruction time they T he trained A person with mind and hand well in twelve months than the person not trained. lives much more since accomplished Let not the reader be misled be cause a few persons of his acquaint ance who graduated at a college have little. T h e re are exceptions to all rules. Let nothing stand in the way of securing a first-rate education,—and the trend of the times is toward an education in the physical and natural sciences, engineering; for women, domestic and art, where much thorough practice is secured in the class as well as instruction room. science Having been a teacher for many years, I have never lost an oppor and to make observations tunity inquiries concerning the advantages that come to any one who was fortunate enough to have acquired a It may not be good education. worth while for every one to go through college. Professor Boise, the eminent professor of Greek in the University of Michigan, used to for say that it wasn't worth while every man to study Greek. Since his time colleges have been teaching a great many new subjects, and they are taught well. F or hundreds of years a higher education was for the to become ministers, doctors, lawyers, or teachers. T he brunt of such a course of study consisted in Greek, Latin, and mathematics with a little Hebrew and few other minor subjects. few only, w ho were a W hy are college students today three times as numerous per one thousand people as they were twenty- I think much of five years ago ? the change has been brought about T HE M. A. C. RECORD. through the introduction of scientific courses Such in great variety. studies have appealed to the judg ment of great numbers of persons w ho could not be reached by the attractions of the old curriculum. It has been determined by many wise modern educators that the physical and natural sciences, not only give culture and discipline of great value, but at the same time, the student acquires information and skill which immediately to apply he can begin In other in his chosen occupation. that the old words, we may grant fashioned courses of study are valu able even to the man w ho has to begin at the bottom of the ladder to learn modern agriculture or to make sciences, on the one hand, to music the other, are and art history on offered here. the young women Emphasis is put on the studies of history and political economy, while English, especially, is made a basic study throughout the course. Op portunity is given for German and French in the later years and in the senior year a wide range of elec- tives, some of them of a practical nature, as horticulture, bacteriology and domestic science, chemistry are Open to women students. T he new for five years' course, as arranged work, cannot be surpassed, we be thorough lieve, for efficiency and ness by any similar school the in country. to graduates from this school in prefer schools; ence those of other teachers of domestic science in the public schools are now in great de these positions are open mand and to our students; as dieticians in hos pitals and other institutions several of our young women have been highly successful; while in the lines of floriculture, gardening and horti culture, enough has been done to show that women may find profit able and enjoyable occupation in this field. T he up-to-date College girl, and M. A. C. girls belong to the class, is athletic. She has regular work in the gymnasuim, with basket ball and tennis and the result is that she develops physical power and grace. lung This is shown by enlarged capacity, tests, increased strength larger measurements, and by grace ful, erect carriage and easy alert the body. During movements of the past year these results have been most gratifying. to the strain. College fun along with social But College life for girls means more and than books and study laboratories. T he haggard, hollow- is eyed Senior, worn out by work, a spectre belonging past generation of College women. We are more apt to find the graduate fagged out by an endless round of class parties, society hops, receptions and teas than by an undue amount of mental girls have found that some play is a neces themselves a little sity and permit their wholesome work. T he of college life are of especial value to women when not to ex indulged the spirit of comradship cess, and which grows up in community life, helpful,sympathetic, cordial, remains through years a constant blessing. All these things have their bear ing on the formation of character and no woman's school can com mand or hold respect unless this be its chief self- dependence, courtesy, courage, mod the principles eration, in order which must be developed that to completeness. life may be rounded out aim. Self-control these are functions M A U DE G I L C H R I S T. T E C H N I C AL A ND SCIENTIFIC A G R I C U L T U R E. Not many years ago it was thought absurd by most people that a y o u ng man should go to school to learn to farm, and that so awful a thing as a scientific principle could in any way be related to practical farming was WOMENS BUILDING steam engines, or to make well, articles for clothing the body, or to select materials and prepare food for a family or a club. If I am not mistaken, there are excellent reasons w hy a man who wishes to raise a variety of good fruits, vegetables, farm crops, live-stock, should take a course college. in an agricultural He will gain time in the end by so doing, more to make up for the expense. than enough No sensible and energetic person intending to make butter and cheese to omit a to any extent can afford course in a dairy school. To complete a course of study to fit a person for some business or profession, needs only a moderate amount of money and requires little time—only four years—but it does require grit and perseverance, and the possession of these will usually carry a person through. 4y. *«K T HE W O M E N 'S D E P A R T M E N T. to features of T he distinctive the women's department are, however, its courses in home economics. T he College aims, primarily, train women in the practical affairs of the home, her natural place, and to pre pare her to spend economically and with judgment and taste, the money In addi brought into the home. training which tion, it gives her shall make her capable of self-sup port. For, we must face all the possibilities and remember that the is that of lot of many a woman into wage-earner. She must enter the severe competition of the world for bread. T h e re is opportunity now for the to Michigan Agricultural College its Women's Department make of a great technical school for girls. Students have come this year from California and Pennsylvania, from the District of Columbia and N ew York. Graduates and farmer stu throughout dents are at work this the demand for wide territory, and trained workers is greater than we can fill. T he Department of Agri culture at Washington has accepted T he Women's Department has the now finished its sixth year and these years have more results of than justified the claims made by its advocates and friends. T he some what unique features of the course, the practical work in sewing, wood work, cooking and allied subjects, have met with deserved popularity. At features time the same have been made to serve an educa office, developing mental tional the hand train powers while they and eye, for it should be remem bered that intellectual development must continue to be the chief part of educational activity, now, as it has been technical schools apparently, produce women of great technical skill but without culture and intellectual power. in the past. Some these . T he subjects found in the curricu the best schools, ranging the applied lum of from mathematics and SHORTHORN HERD THE M. A .C. RECORD. almost beyond the comprehension. Such ideas are still sadly prevalent. T h e re is a difference between the so called " book f a r m e r" and the trained in the man who has been science or sciences underlying his is able to make a work and who practical application of the same to every day affairs. T he one is of the type, the other is a phil visionary osopher, so to speak, directing the great forces of nature to his own profit. tool in the destruction of the pestif erous weed. Even this crude roller admits of a high degree of art in its use. T he agriculturist should keep pace with other producers. To do this he must be a technical and sci entific farmer—he must be trained for his work and he must under stand the scientific laws underlying farm operations. Experience dem onstrates this to be true. T he times demand it. j. A. j. see T he Carnegie Everywhere these davs we in hear as a sort of watchword—"Ad vancement," and everywhere we are hearing or reading such state ments as "this is a wonderful age," "a time of great advancement," "a time of progress.," etc., and we do not ask for proof—we it all In all cases the advance about us. ment is to be traced to the activity of the trained mind making applica tion of scientific principles. his fortune amassed by putting a chemist into his great foundries. paying gold mines in the world are mines which thirty years ago could not be trained made to pay expenses, but minds knowledge im have become operative and the possible than has become more possible. T he successful construc tion and operation of great transpor tation systems have been made pos sible for like reasons. T he great packing establishments never could have developed their immense busi ness, and especially foreign trade, were it not for the hundreds of in their employ. Examples could be multiplied. technically scientific persons trained richest their and last But how about agriculture? W h at has science and technical training done for this the greatest fifteen years industry? T he in increase have witnessed great agricultural knowledge. Wonder ful discoveries have been made, and the application of scientific princi ples have saved to the farmers of this country millions of wealth and have made possible lines of agricul tural otherwise impossible, and would have been we are only at the beginning of things. industry which till T he most cannot be made of this knowledge it is possessed by every farmer, and of the great army are of agriculturists only a few trained or even informed. In these days of strenuous competition, the farmer, like every other producer, must obtain the greatest amount of product at the least expense, and this can be done only as he can bring the laws of nature under his control, and exercise economies and judgment in the use of methods. from the best return Thousands of farmers are failing to get live stock because of failure to properly select, breed, feed, and care for their stock. Thousands of farmers are growing thirty bushels of oats per acre when they should be growing fifty and sixtv bushels per acre. H ow many farmers realize that the plow is the most useful and, at the same time, the most dangerous of it may be made to mellow or to compact his soil when he has learned the art of using it? And yet such is the case. T he crude appearing roller resting by the road side, hewed from some forest t r e e ^- how many farmers know it may be used to conserve moisture in the soil or to to hasten change the temperature of the soil, and that it may be made a valuable tools; that loss, that its NEW BUILDINGS. engineering. T he At its last meeting the State Board of Agriculture adopted plans for an engineering building and a bath house. T he engineering building will be about ninety by one hundred twenty feet and three stories with basement. It will also contain rooms for the department of physics and first electrical floor will be used for laboratories and a large room for engines and dyna- moes; the second floor for draught ing and recitation rooms, and the third floor for drawing. This floor will be given up to Prof. Holds- worth and all the work in his de partment will be done these rooms. W h en completed this build ing will be, perhaps, the finest on the campus and will cost in the neigh borhood of $100,000. Just as soon as the plans are completed the Secre tary will advertise for bids and it is the building well expected under way this fall. It is understood that it will be placed between Wells Hall and the mechanical building. to get in T he bath house will cost from twelve to fourteen thousand dollars, and besides shower baths, private bath rooms and rubbing rooms, will contain a large swimming pool. It will also contain rooms for a barber the director shop and an office for It will stand north of of athletics. the armory with which it will be connected by a covered passage way. This building will be rushed along and completed as soon as pos sible. T he bacteriological laboratory is moving along rapidly. T he work men are now at work on the second story and it will be ready for occu pancy by the beginning of the fall term. Y. M. C. A. Thursday evening prayer meeting was led by Mr. W m. Thompson. Subj.: F or Self or For Service. from Our greatest " T h ey bear the service to others. the best who the palm and rule merely wish serve."—Henry Abbey. reward comes to Chapel services Sunday morning were conducted by R e v. L. B. Bissell of the Franklin St. Presby terian church, Lansing. T he ser vices were well attended and enjoy ed by all. Let everybody, as far as possible, attend the Sunday morning chapel services. T he union meeting of the Y. W. and Y. M. C A. Sunday evening was led by D. S. Bullock and con sisted of a Farewell Song Jubilee. T he senior members of the Y. M. C. A. gave an account of those things which had had the greatest influence upon them, here at M. A. C, in developing and strengthening characteis. their T he christian majority agreed in placing " Bible S t u d y" first in importance. Assoc iation with christian men and women was placed next though some would third have placed it first; in order was " A t t e n d a n ce at the association m e e t i n g s" both Thursday and Sun day evening. To get the greatest benefit from these sources requires earnest consecration, and concentra tion of purpose with plenty of hard work. Following the talks given by the seniors Dr. Waterman gave the a touching farewell appeal seniors to always identify themselves with christian people wherever they should find them and to always keep the christian work-harness on. He further said that he would rather see any other two things of the college curriculum removed than the assoc iations and morning chapel. to Harper's Weekly of the last week had a likeness of late Pres. Barrows, of Oberlin, and also a commentary on his life and work. All interested in education will sym pathize with Oberlin in the loss of its president. to you Dear S i r : — T he P R E S. J. L. S N Y D E R, College, thanks of this Society, and mine personally are ex tended the conrtesies for shown at the College J u ne 5th and for the flowers received. T he sug gestive decorations, and the students w ho furnished music and the boys in to overcome the dampness cast by the weather, and next year we hope to do better in audiences. their drill, helped Sincerely yours, E L L EN B. J U D S O N. No, 502 Washington Ave., N. Lansing, J u ne 7th, 1902. [Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society.] Catalogues and Descriptive Circulars -OF THE- Michigan State Agricultural Colle READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. Five-Year Courses for Kighth Grade Graduates. Four-Year Courses for Graduates of Accredited High Schools. Sessions of 1902-03 Open SEPTEMBER 15 E X P E N S ES L O W. :For Particulars Address- J. L. j S N Y D E R, P R E S I D E N T, A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E G E, M I C H I G A N. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. <£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. *g Beardsley, at his home. '06 m, spent Sunday Karl Bryant, '03, entertained his Halls appeared deserted on Fri J o hn Rankin, '02, is located at brother over Sunday. day and Saturday. present in Wyandotte. T he senior commencement invita T he relay banner won at Albion W. K. Wonders, '02, entertained tions are out. now adorns the library. Detroit friends Sunday. Mr. L. F. Bird, '03, received a visit from his mother and grand mother over Sunday. Matt Crosby stayed in Spring- port till Monday, after the meet, vis iting relatives. P. M. L y m an visited the country on Saturday. friends in T he strawberries are beginning to ripen and deputy-sheriff Sherman stands guard over them. Several M. A. C. students will work in Iowa this summer, canvass ing. T he board of the W o m e n 's Club has been audited for the term and is $1.60. F. N. Smith led the C. E. meet ing in Pilgrim church on Sunday evening. Prof. C. D. Smith came back trip Sunday from his N ew Y o rk morning. T he fruit at the College will not be as abundant as the early season promised owing to the effect of cold weather and heavy rain. T he new rhododendron bed plant ed this spring will soon be in bloom and all lovers of the beautiful should notice it. An experimental plot of one hun tomatoes dred and ten varieties of will be grown this year under the charge of the Horticultural depart ment. Mr. Ira Van Skiver, '03, enter tained his mother at the College the latter part of last week. She was accompanied by Mrs. Loop, mother of Fred Loop, '03. little boy Instructor Theodore's was accidentally drowned the Grand River Sunday. T he cir cumstances surrounding his death are not the fully explained tragedy is an unusually sad one. and in Mr. Clark Millspaugh, '02, enter the College tained his mother at over Sunday. Louise and Joseph Taylor enter tained their father and mother a part of last week. Mrs. Granger and daughter of Pasadena, Cal., are visiting with L. E. Granger. T he department of Domestic Science has added to the equipment of the Women's Club some very dainty ramekin dishes. M a ny of the students are spend ing the spare moments working in the beet fields adjacent to the Col lege. Subscription papers have been circulated in order to defray the ex penses of those who are to attend Lake Geneva, Wis., conference this summer. Some of the faculty spent Friday afternoon at Pine Lake. A partv of students also spent the day there. At the Junior class meeting Thursday the following officers were elected for next year. Pres., J. G. Moore; Vice President, Miss Jessie P a l m e r; S e c, Glenn Sevey; Treas., C. B. R o s e; Auditor, C. I. Brunger; Sergeant-at-arms, Miss K. Gunn and J. M. Churchill. NORTON'S HARDWARE DO YOU WANT — SCREEN DOORS SCREEN W I N D O WS L A WN M O W E RS GARDEN HOSE GASOLINE STOVES REFRIGERATORS POULTRY NETTING COME TO US WE'LL TREAT YOU RIGHT Furniture... Headquarters C O r i P L E TE LINE OF FURNITURE FOR S T U D E N T S' ROOMS Canvas Cots at 95c. Woven W i re Cots at $1.50. W o v en W i re Springs and $2.50. Mattresses at $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00. Tables at $1.50 and $1.35. Chairs at 50c up. at $1.50, $2.00, All goods delivered to y o ur room free. Norton's Hardware M- J- & B. M. Buck. I Simons Dry Goods Co's OPENING SPRING SALE OF WASH GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, WHITE GOODS, LACES, AND MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, T h e re were two picnic parties on the the campus Friday, one being Okemos grange. T he weather has been very favor able for crops of late and everything is making a rapid growth. Mfs. Avery chaperoned the girls who attended the M. I. A. A. meet at Albion last week. Dr. Beal will soon be ready to the next number of the Ele print mentary Science Bulletin. T he beet sugar men are in entomology and work work in the field. taking doing T he American forestry Associa tion will hold its a. nual meeting in Lansing, August 27 and 2S. Mrs. M. L. Dean returned Satur day from a two weeks' visit" at Na the home of Mr. Dean's poleon, parents. Miss Marie Otto, with '04, who has been teaching school in Okemos the past year, gave a picnic on the campus last Friday to her pupils. Miss Lyford is receiving a visit from a sister who will stay till after commencement, when both will re turn to tneir home in Moline, 111. of T he captains athletic teams for next year are: baseball, W. F. Millar;' basketball, J. P. H a f t e n k a m p; football, A. D. Peters. the Mr. H. E. Smith and wife and sister, Mrs. B. F. Mr. Smith's Bailey of Keokuk, Iowa, have bought the Mumford cottage of ex- Secretary Bird. Thursday evening some gentleman who had had too much of Ringling Bros.' Circus, left his buggy top in the College apple trees after me andering arouud for some time. E, S. Good expects to spend the summer vacation at the University of Illinois with Prof. Mumford. T he class of '05 has elected the following officers for the fall term: G. A. Morley, president; Miss H. L. Toan, vice president; H . H u n t, secretary; H. F. Tuttle, treasurer, J. P. Haftenkamp, athletic director; G. S. Dunks, sergeant-at-arms. Miss Wellman gave her home Saturday party honor of the Misses Wheeler. at a small in D r. Waterman is getting out the program of recitations for the fall term. All students w ho are to be in College next year can secure a program by calling at the President's office before leaving M. A. C. for the summer vacation. This cut represents the IMPERIAL HAT, one of the best three-dollar hats made. Carry complete lines of Spalding's Sweaters, Supporters, Sleeve- | less Shirts, R u n n i ng Pants, Militarv Gloves. Students patronage Solicited. Elgin flifflin. \ ...Men's Oxfords... \ We have all the new styles. In patent leather, vici kid or > box calf. Made in y I light, medium and New Spring Line of CARPETS AND RUGS ^ heavy soles I uniform at the Price $3.50 a pair. Simons Dry Goods Co. C- D. W O O D B U R Y ,! > HOLL1STER BLOCK. ? T HE M. A. C. RECORD. ABOUT THE CAMPUS. T. G. Phillips, Matt Crosby and their the U. S. de Fred Baker have all received appointments Phillips of partment will w o rk in Maine and Baker in Arizona. Forestry. from Prof. Pettit had a serious accident last week. He fell from his wheel while attempting to mount, wrench ing his right knee in such a manner as to keep him in bed. He expects to be on his feet again this week. Of twenty persons who appeared on the program of the last meeting of the State Horticultural Society held at Pontiac, J u ne 4th to 5th, thirteen have been connected with M. A. C. as students or have had sons or daughters in attendance here. T he Columbian Literary Society have elected the following officers for next term: Pres., F. O. Foster; Vice Pres., R. L. Clark ; Secy., W. P. Robinson; Sec. of Records, W. S. Merick; Treas., C. D. Sterling; Marshal, Leslie M c W e t h y. At a special business meeting last Friday evening the Olympic Society elected the following officers for the fall term: President, C. A r m s t r o n g; vice president, D. A. G u r n e y; sec retary, Fred C. Dauncey ; treasurer, H. R ay Kingsley; marshall, W. E. T r a v i s; staff member, W m. P. Wilson. R E C O RD T he Michigan Pioneer and His torical Society which met in Lan its Tuesday sing last week held afternoon meeting at the College. Several of the Faculty appeared on the program during the sessions. At the Tuesday meeting held in the chapel numerous relics of old times belonging to the College were ex hibited. Some of the articles were a spinning reel, grain cradle, woolen yarns, flail, shaving horse and scythe. spinning wheel for T he competitive drill Tuesday evening was witnessed by a large pioneers, of Michigan's number and was an especially close contest. T he judges, Col. Shubel and Capt. Durst, of Lansing, awarded the gold medal to C company—Capt. Ben nett, and presented the silver medal to First Sergt. Millspaugh, w ho has worn the past month. F or the benefit of the visitors, Gov. Bliss being included, a battalion parade was also given. it for T he State Horticultural Society held its m i d s u m m er meeting at Pontiac J u ne 4 and 5. Prof. Taft, Prof. U. P. Hedrick, Mr. Gunson, and Mr. Monroe of the State Board represented the College. Old stu dents were: C. B. P e t t i b o n e , ' 9 4; Colon C. Lillie, '84; C. P. Reed, ' 0 3; ' 9 1; W. P. Ricamore with ex-'94. Prof. George E. Starr, Taft Spoke on the Preparation and Application of Spraying Mixtures. Prof. Hedrick spoke on the Apple and Mr. Gunson discussed the Care of the L a w n. the to be thankful for it was voted T he M. I. A. A. is becoming last weaker every year. At athletic meeting to drop out of the M. I. A. A. in foot ball and base ball. We have every reason such action. Some colleges have disre garded almost every rule in the con stitution while we have always treated them fairly. This last action places us among more reliable colleges such as Purdue, De P a u w, Notre Dame, and Beloit. T h e re is a great deal of hard work in store for our future football and baseball players, for in order to have our athletic association a success we will have to win. But if we successfully compete with these colleges we can be assured of a more rapid growth. in T he Thirty-third Annual Regis tration Report of Michigan has been received from the Secretary of State, and contains the vital statistics for the year 1899 in fuller detail than the monthly Bulletins is given sued by the State Department. A copy of the R e p o rt will be sent to any address upon request by the Secretary of State, Lansing, Mich igan. T he former wasteful and use less custom of promiscuously dis tributing these and other reports has been discontinued, so that they are now sent only where their use is de sired. in Schenectady, N. Y. We are informed indirectly of the death, on May 20th, of Mr. Frederick Steele, w ho was employed for sev the College eral years here on campus. His death took place at his home It will be remembered by many here that Mrs. Steele was an active worker the King's Daughters society, in while one son, Herbert, is a graduate in the mechanical course class of '96, and the daughter, Clara, gradu ated with the class of '98, Clara is a teacher in the kindergarten in the Schenectady schools, and she with her mother and brother Roy will remain in Schenectady, N. Y. Her bert is in the employ of the Bullock Electric Co., of Cincinnati. T he family have the entire College community. the sympathy of EXCHANGES. T he University of California is to have a summer school this year. T he faculty will consist of educators drawn from universities both East and West. Prof. Scott, of Michigan, is to be one of the faculty. to in advance, and T he University of Paris, founded by the monk Abelard has more stu dents than any American university and yet has no college paper, literary society or commencement exercises. T he following note clipped from the Dartmouth may prove of inter est to R E C O RD readers, the article the having reference evidently Dartmouth-Williams debate: At least one of Dartmouth's debating teams last month learned a thorough lesson as to the great importance of rebuttal. In years past intercollegiate debates were little more than ora torical contests in which the speeches to memory were all committed weeks in which there was hardly any extemporan eous work. N o w, however, as the WilliamsWeekly has well said, the is long ovei" "day of set speeches and the "real the rebuttals." This fact has long been appreciated here, but it was brought into greater prominence at Williams- town the two weeks ago, when Dartmouth debaters were obliged to throw aside a very large amount of their prepared speeches in order to meet the unusual position taken by the affirmative. T he successful College debater of today, particularly when he is supporting the negative side of a complex question, must prepare practically none of his speech in ad vance, but must be able through careful study of the subject to adapt the his material on moment to fit the various turns of the debate. This makes debating a much more valuable training than it has been in the past, for it teaches men to think on their feet. test is shown in the spur of THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE lansino's LOW Priced Reliable Store Every Department full of New S p r i ng a nd S u m m er Goods. N ew Dress Goods, Silks, Laces, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, Silk and Cotton Shirt Waists, Muslin Underwear, Dress and W a l k i ng Skirts, Tailor Made Suits, and Jackets. Wre also carry a Complete Stock of Lace C u r t a i ns a nd Draperies. 222, 224 W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. L a n s i n g, Mich. Jewett & Knapp, When in need of_ FINE STATIONERY, INVITATIONS or C A R DS CALL ON Lawrence & Yan Buren Printing Co. Lansing Mich. 122 Ottawa St. E. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N ^ -A 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 who p a t r o n i ze u s. BARBERS. H.WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. J M A . C . B A R B ER SHOP, Room 44 Williams Hall. E. E. Reynolds, Propr. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. A M. EMKKY. 116 Wash. Ave. N. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling Cards, Fountain Pens. Pictures, Frames. New store. New Stock. CITY BOOK STORE. Fountain Pens, Drafting Tools, Stationery, Card-. Engraved, Pictures and Picture Framing". Tennis, Football and Base ball gooJs. Crotlv Bros , 206 Wash. Ave. N. ALL MEATS May look a l i ke to you, b ut t h e re is a v e ry g r e at difference in t he q u a l i ty we h a n dle a nd t h at sold by s o me o t h er m a r k e t s. We h a n d le n o ne b ut t he v e ry best. L i ke t he p u d d i n g, t he proof of good m e a ts in t he e a t i n g. A trial will convince you t h at y ou ought to t r a de with u s. is We make daily trips to the College. BOTH P H O N E S. Careful attention given to 'phone orders. i, „r Washington Ave. South. GOTTLIEB REVTTER. FURNISHING GOODS. |>LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's j Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. M J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. O RDER your hacks for parties at Carr's Hack Line. Livery in connection. 410 Washington Ave. N. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North. J ACOB STAHL & SON,—Wholesale and Re N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. Ill Washington Ave. South. See ad. iHSVRANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD., Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency ir city. BOOK BINDERS JEWELERS. GEO. G. Bi.UDEAU & CO , Book-binding of everv description dune neatly and promptly. 509 Wash. Ave. N. BOOTS AND SHOES. 'HAS, A. PIEI-LA. / 121 Washington Ave. N„ Lansing, Mich. Jeweler and Optician. B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue N. C* D. WOODBURY.—Boots and Shoes. We L shoe the students. See ad. MANICURE AND HAIRDRBSSING. CONFECTIONERY. 0 NLY the best candies at the -'sugar Bowl.'' Cor. Washington Ave. and Allegan. M RS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdressing Parlors. Masquerade wigs for rent. Switches made of cut hair or combings. New 'phone 118. 222V4 Washington Avenue S., up stairs. CLOTHING. MERCHANT TAILORS. H KOSITCHEK & BRO.—Clothing and Dry . Goods. 113 Wash. Ave. N. 210 Wash. A v e. S. • •• OUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. L CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. LARNED.— China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. WOODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student JOHN H E R R M A N N 'S SONS. 218 Washington Avenue N. MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. THE POST MUSIC CO. Pianos, Organs ancf everything in the line of music. 219 Wash ington Ave. N. DENTISTS. OCULISTS. Lansing. Building, corner Wash, and Mich. Aves., E. PARMELEE—Dentist. 218 Washington Ave. S. Phones, Bell 520 office, residence 732. L PARKER GEORGE, D. D. S. Whitney D J E. STOFFER, A. B., D. D. S. Office 109 R W. MORSE, D. D. S. Washington Ave. S. Former M. A. C. student. Hollister Block, Room 517. J OSEPH 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, Flash-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 STOKE. Up to R OBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorf & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102 Washington Ave. N. DRY GOODS. J^IMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry O Goods and Carpets. See ad. lunch in our cafe for 10c. See ad. is the place to trade. You can get a warm DONSEREAUX'S D E P A R T M E NT STORE T HE J E W E TT & K N A PP STORE. Dry Goods. 222-224 Washington Ave. S. ELECTRICAL SVPPLIES. CAPITOL EL SCTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies. 321 Wash. Ave., S. A D. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to 12 A. M„ 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St. 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 219 Capitol Ave. J W. HAGADORN, M. D,—Office hours, 11 to P A. T Y L ER M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Calls attended night or day. Office 121 Wash ington Ave. N. New Phone No, 160. PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & L E A D L E Y. Plumbing and Heat ing. 300 Wash. Ave. N., Lansing. Both Phones. SPORTING GOODS. H. LARRABEE. Base Ball Goods, Foot Ball Goods, Tennis, Golf, Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle. 325 Wash. Ave. S.