The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. 9. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, D E C. 1, 1903. - N o. 11 LOST. A ring of keys with the name of coin E. E. Bogue on Chinese attached to ring was recently lost. Finder will please leave keys at post office or secretary's office. develop college form at any time during the season. T he result of the Chicago game leaves Michigan the in the championship class of West. T he best critics will un doubted]*/ divide first honors be tween Michigan and Minnesota. FORESTRY DEPARTMENT. BASKET BALL. T he foresty department has be gun planting in the open places in the woods the trees that were grown in the nursery this season. Over a thousand white-wood seedlings have been received from Ohio for spring planting. One bushel of hickory nuts have been planted and about half as many acorns. Fifty-five large bur oak acorns were received from Oklahoma. T h ey weighed 26 ounces or an average of nearly a half ounce each. A few weeks ago 100 red fir and 100 bull pine seedlings were received from M r. F. J. Phillips who was at that time at Arlington, Or. A part of these were planted in the nursery and the rest planted in the woods next the river which area is intended for an arboretum. In the box also were herbarium specimens. Friday received the department morning from M r. T. G. Phillips from Ver- migo, N ew Mexico, a box con taining specimens of several species of pine and spruce, some herbaceous rocks specimens, petrified wood, showing the imprint of some decid uous tree and of a palm, an M- shaped marker, limbs showing insect work, a piece of wood showing beaver work and a deer's horn with Every point has been four points. gnawed by some rodent indicating that the bill of fare for wild animals in that country is even more limited than that for man at the hotels. T he specimens are highly appre ciated by the department, they will serve for instruction, and they show the thoughtfulness of the alumni for this new department in their alma mater. THANKSGIVING AT M. A. C. football friends. T he T he Thanksgiving hop was given in the by the military department armory on Wednesday evening. It was well attended and all pronounce it one of the best ever given. T he chaperons were Major and Mrs. Vernou and Director and Mrs. Brewer. T he day itself was a very quiet one. Many of the students tcok the opportunity to visit home and game announced for the day was ordered cancelled by the Board of Directors and so this the whole interest sport centered in the Albion-Kala- the Chicago- mazoo game and Michigan game. Both resulted in a way very acceptable to M. A. C. Albion was defeated 12 to 5 and Chicago 2S to o. This ties Albion and Kalamazoo for second honors in the intercollegiate, while Alma and Olivet are practically tied for third place with Hillsdale at the foot. T he Normal at Ypsilanti and Adrian did not enter the contest. light and did nof Their teams were in Tuttle M. A. C. had a championship team last year and prospects are good for ano.ther fast team. Bal- and bach, Haftencamp, Schaefer of last year's team are practicing this year. Morgan, Ball, Wessells and H u nt w ho did some are also out. year playing About a dozen others are also prac ticing, some of whom are showing excellent re played with Grand Rapids, Detroit and some College teams. T he game is an interesting one, requires quick ness, coolness and excellent judg ment. form. Games will last Y. M. C. A. Thanksgiving services Thursday morning, conducted by R e v. E d wards, were a success in every way except attendance, which was small due largely to many students having gone home. Mr. E d w a r ds brought out the idea of what thanks giving means in such a forceful and clear way as to be long remembered by those present. true Chapel services Sunday morning were conducted by R e v. Bacon, of Flint. His text was, " My Gospel," as recorded in several places in St. Paul's letters, e. g. R o m. 2 :i6. T he service was well attended and the instructive. sermon interesting and talk on " T he Dr. Waterman's Measure of a M a n" Sunday even ing was a success, and all present enjoyed talk was very practical and showed the absolute necessity of a well defined model and a persistent effort at its production in our lives. This meas ure can be made up by taking all the lovely traits of those we know and putting together, but a shorter way is to accept Jesus Christ who is the perfect measure of a man. the discourse. T he them T he Mothers' Meeting will be held at Mrs. Chas. E. Marshall's Thursday evening, Dec. 3, at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Collingwood will have the discussion, "Childrens' R i g h t s ." All mothers interested these meetings are invited to attend. charge of :n T he plants in the bacteriological laboratory were frozen on Wednes steam pipes Several day night. were also frozen. T he steam was evidently shut-off during the eve ning and in consequence t wo months of careful work suffered severely and seemed for a while entirely lost. Careful nursing has brought the plants back to a nearly normal condition. Senator A. E. Palmer, of Kalkas ka, made a brief visit at the College last Wednesday. M r. Palmer har vested over 4000 bushels of apples this fa'l, and realized 60 cents a bushel for the winter varieties. A Wolf River tree, 14 years old, bore 27 bushels of apples. He sprayed the trees six times the past season and had fine quality, an average of S3 per cent, being firsts. Most of the apples were shipped north, go ing as far as Duluth. T he teachers and students of the W o m a n 's Department entertained the members of the football team and individual friends last Thursday evening. All had a pleasant time and enjoyed the dancing and also the refreshments. On Friday eve ning the members of the teaching invited. Music was force were furnished by Misses A d a m s, North- rup, Redner and Rounds. T he reception was informal and every body was made to feel at home. All pronounced it a decided success. T he herd barn has been refitted. A herd of 20 grade cows will be divided into groups and experiments will be carried on for several years improve them by continuity of to breeding. T he farmer has exactly such a problem to solve in the majority of cases, Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein and probably Brown Swiss sires will be used. T he experiment will be of great value as a means of teaching the principles of breeding to students in live stock as well as a means to show that the improvement of his herd is within easy reach. the farmer T he P o rt Huron factory has sent the department of A g r o n o my sam ples of chicory in all stages of prep aration. T he thumb of Michigan is becoming quite a productive center along this line. Factories are locat ed at Tort H u r o n, Capac, Gage- town, Bad A xe and Bay City. This year 2,Soo tons of the finished pro duct is the estimated output. This represents about 2S per cent, of the green product. T he plant grows best in a dark, mucky clav and averages about nine tons per acre. inches Seed is sown in drills, 1 2^ apart and six in the inches apart row. T he sowing is done from the middle of M ay to the middle of It is used as coffee and is J u n e. quite a profitable crop to the farmer. also i l l u s t r a t i o n. A m o ng T he Zoological Club discussed the subject of albinos in birds and mammals at its last meeting. Speci mens from the museum were used for those shown the principal ones were a white raccoon, a white porcupine, a white woodchuck, a white musk- rat, a white red squirrel, a white robin, a white blackbird and a white kingbird. Several imperfect albinos were shown. Albinos are always weaker than typical forms. T he color is due to the absence of dark pigment cells skin. T he eves are usually quite weak but are better in partial darkness than in light. T he pink color of the iris is due to the absence of pig ment and the fact that the color of the blood is thus brought out. W h at causes the lack of pigment is not well understood. To say that it is. due to a weak organization does not give a clear scientific explanation. the in A L U M N I. 73- George E. Kedzie is a mining en gineer at Durango, Mexico. He recently induced a prominent Mexi can family to send a son to Michi gan to learn English and to receive technical instruction in agriculture. T he young man is now visiting in Jackson, and will soon come here to take up special work. '74- Supt. and M r s. Chas. L. Bemis, of Ionia, spent Thanksgiving at the College visiting their daughter Bes the senior sie, who is a member of class. T he rank among the best in the state. T he attendance is about 1200, and the non-resident pupils tuition brings in from $900 to $1000 a year. schools Ionia from '79- Prof. L. G. Carpenter, of Colo rado, called at M. A. C. last Friday while on his way home from Wash ington. M r s. Carpenter accom panied him on the trip. 'S6. Geo. W. Park has moved from Libonia, Franklin Co., to Lapark, Lancaster Co., P a. 34 years ago he issued his first catalog, S pages, 2 illustrations and 500 copies. He re cently issued a catalog abounding with beautiful illustrations, of 64 pages and 500,000 copies. He has a large floral establishment and ex tensive greenhouses. His business has grown like hiscatalog. *88, H. E. Harrison is chemist for t he Liquid Carbonic Acid Manufactur ing C o ., of Chicago. He and M r s. Harrison and the baby are real well and find Chicago quite to their lik ing. '9o. T he American Grange Bulletin and Scientific Farmer, published in Cincinnati, Ohio, has a good cut and a brief sketch of the life of F. B. Mumford. Prof. Mumford is writ ing a series of lessons on agriculture for the above named paper. T he first lesson is found in the issue of Oct. 29 and deals with the principles of plant production. Definitions are given and the success in and science of agriculture receive brief mention. T he series promises to be very in teresting and instructive. W. J. Meyers is in the mathe matical department of the Colorado Agricultural College. Prof. Meyers has done a great deal of work along is also an sociological lines attorney, having graduated from the University of Michigan in 1900. and W i th '94. Dr. H. H. Merriman made a pleasant call at M. A. C. last week. '06. W . J. McGee is with a new paint concern as chemist. He is working on a new process for the manufacture of white lead. 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 RY T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E GE EDITORS. G. MASSELINK. 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: H. N. HOKNBECK, '(Ha, L. T. Cl.AKK, '04a. F. II. SAN'FOKD, '04a. ANNA PICKETT, '04a. BESS K. 1'ADDOCK, '05ic. G. F. TALLADAY, '05a. K. C. POTTS, '06a. GKACE BKAHAM, sp. w. D. S. UPDEGRAKF, '07m. Subscription, - - - 50 cents per year, Remit by P. O. Money Order, Draft or Regis tered Letter. Do not send stamps. Address all subscriptions and advertising mat ter to the College Secretary. Agricultural Col lege, Midi. 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, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe TUESDAY, DEC. i, igoj. ALUMNI. Some '92- L. C. Brooks is in the construc tion department of Cramp's Ship Yard, Philadelphia. time ago Mr. Brooks sent a full report of tests of electric auxiliaries of the new battleship Maine. T he volume also contains many blue prints show ing connections, cranes, hoists, tur ret turning, automatic mechanical brakes, blowers, diagrams of ventil ating fans, steering engine room ex hauster, etc. Mr. Brooks made the drawings himself and many of in the volume has been placed the alumni library. His address is 55 West Sharpnack St., Germantown. With '99. A. E. Wallace is engaged in rail roading in California. He savs he likes the work because it gives him a chance to kick whenever he feels like it. Mr. Wallace is a strong be liever in labor unions, is vice master of one of the lodges and a member of the committee which has charge of difficulties between the men and their that while corporations are in the lead at present, the is coming when labor will be its equal and even su perior. His work is a success finan cially and he expects to be at M. A. C. at some future time to com plete his course. His address is 164 I St., San Bernardino, Cal. employers. He time says '00. James Greene manufacturing firm dock building, Chicago. is designer for a in the Monan- W i th '00. Miss Coral Havens called here last week. She is teaching domes tic science in the Detroit schools. in l e t t er school t he h i gh ' 0 1. M i ss A l i ce M. G u nn w r i t es a v e ry I r on M o u n from i n t e r e s t i ng S he has c h a r ge of D o m e s t ic tain. S c i e n ce t h e re and e v e r y t h i ng is p a s s i ng a l o ng v e ry s m o o t h l y. to t he n i n th g r a d e, h o u s e h o ld e c o n o my to to t he t e n t h, a nd c o o k i ng t he feels d e e i g h th and t he l i g h t ed w i th w o rk and e n j o ys M. A. C. n e w s, especially football. S he t he p r o s p e c ts of t e a c h es s e w i ng t e n t h. S he T HE M. A. C. RECORD. '03- course Stanley Garthe has been elected training to take charge of manual in the Iron Mountain high school. T he mechanical is well adapted for work in manual training than though going much teacher any high school. But a should know more than he is re quired to teach and taking this as a standard, mechanical g r a d u a t es should find manual training an open field. T he demand for this work is good increasing constantly wages are paid. farther and J. L. Thorne,chemist for a Filter Co. in Chicago, spent Thanksgiving in at M. A. C. He water analysis and likes his work. is engaged J. A. Frazer is drafting for a steel construction firm in Cnicago in the Marquette Building. Louis G. Michael writes a very encouraging letter in regard to his work at Columbia University where he holds a scholarship. He adds that the requirements of students are not as great at Columbia as at M. A. C, and that no one seems to take any special interest in the students. He makes special mention of the the work at M. A. C, benefit of that Dr. Beal's advice— and says " K e ep on looking" — is excellent even in Columbia. His address is 419JW. 118th St. IN GERMAN UNIVERSITIES. Of the foreigners in German uni versities 628 study philosophy, 616 medicine, 58S mathematics and nat ural sciences, 351 law, 199 forestry, 146 agriculture, 124 -Evangelical and 23 Catholic theology, 29 phar macy and 27 dentistry; S76 are ma triculated at Berlin, 406 at Leipzig, 257 at Munich, 197 at Heidelberg, 146 at Halle, 128 at F r e i b u r g. THE RHODES SCHOLAR SHIPS. in for the T he scholars election of and May, 1904. trustees of the will of the late C . J. Rhodes have prepared a information memorandum intending of college authorities and candidates for scholarships the in United States, which states that the the first United States will be made between February T he elected scholars will commence resi dence in October, 1904. A qualify ing examination will be held within this period in each state and territory, or at centers which can be easily reached. This examination is not competitive, but is intended to give that all candidates are assurance fully qualified to enter on a course of study at Oxford University. It will, therefore, be based on the re quirements for responsions—the first the public examination exacted by university from each candidate for a degree. T he Rhodes scholars will be selected candidates who have successfully passed this exam ination. One scholar will be chosen for each state and territory to which scholarships are assigned. from T he committees and the universi ties making appointments will be the furnished with a statement of qualifications which Mr. Rhodes de sired in the holders of his scholar ships, and they will be asked in ex ercising their right of selection tb comply as nearly as circumstances will permit with the testator's wishes. T h ey will also the spirit of be asked to furnish to the trustees as full a statement as possible of the school and college career of each special elected grounds of his appointment, togeth er with suggestions, if desired, as to the course of study for which he is best fitted. scholar, with the their decided It has been that ail scholars shall have reached at least the end of sophomore, or second year work at some recognized degree-granting university or col lege of the United States. Scholars must be unmarried, must be citizens of the United States, and must be between nineteen and twenty-five years of age. W h e re several candi a dates present single the committees of selection will request the faculty of the college to decide between their claims on the basis of Mr. Rhodes's suggestions, and pre sent to the committee the name of the candidate chosen by that college as final its election. college or university, representative themselves from the in Idaho, Indiana, T he president of the state uni versity or college is in each of the following states chairman of the committee of selection for that state: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, F l o r i d a, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minn esota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon tana, Nebraska, Nevada, N ew Mexico, North Carolina, N o r th Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, W y o m i n g. terms is followed by T he course in domestic art at M. A. C. is a very practical one. T he in three sophomores spend pattern cutting, garment cutting, machine sewing, drafting, cutting and making of a plain-fitting waist, shirt waist, etc. T he juniors spend the fall term in making a wool dress and studying the quality of material. This fine needle work, decorative stitches and linen marking in the winter term. T he seniors spend a term in art needle work, millinery and embroidery, study of textiles, and other advanced work. T he samples of work done show fine workmanship and careful instruction. T he woodwork done by the women students will bear critical examination and compares very favorably with similar work done five-year T he elsewhere. in making freshmen spend a term models. Mechanical drawings are the made by each student before construction. tools are used for Squares are made and then con verted into octagons which are later on changed to circles. T he juniors line. do advanced work along this T he room has benches for 16 stu dents and is well equipped with all necessary tools. T he present plan is to still further extend the work along this line. T he students are interested and derive a unusually the course. great deal of good from T he senior class in mechanical engineering is offered the following topics in the way of suggestions for thesis work. Tests upon some of the following: 1. Gasoline Engines. 2. Gasoline Engine and Dynamo. 3. Steam Engines. 4. Blowers. 5. Stokers. 6. Electric Motors. 7. Air Compressers. 8. Wind Mills. 9. Injectors. Also tests of the following: 1. Efficiency of Pipe Covering. 2. Friction of Packings. 3. Value of Belt Dressing. 4. Efficiency of F an System of Heating. 5. Cements. 6. Value of Various F o r ms of Concrete Tunnel Sections. Also: 1. Design and Lighting System Shops. Equipment of for M. A. C. 2. Design and Equipment of an Independent Telephone System for M. A. C. shops. 3. Design and Construction for Recording Wind Velocity. 4. Complete P o w er Plant Tests. T he trustees of Trinity College in civil have established a course engineering. MAKE A CALL AT THE WHITE ELEPHANT WHEN YOU WANT YOUR LINEN AND CLOTHES LAUNDERED. CLOTHING CLEANED, PRESSED and REPAIRED. SHOES NEATLY REPAIRED. "Workmanship, Satisfaction, Promptness a nd Reasonable Prices will be our aim. W o rk called for and delivered. We earnestly solicit your valued patron age. Citizens phone 821-3r. BROWN & RUSSELL, Prop'rs Crescent Steam Laundry. "WILSON'S SUGAR BOWL" For Party Supplies, Table Decorations, and the dain tiest of Confections, we are H E A D Q U A R T E R S. Come in and get a I Hot Coffee and Sandwich THE M. A. C. RECORD. FIRE UP ! T e ll us w h at fuel y ou wish to b u rn a nd we will show y ou a stove t h at will please y ou J- We h a ve a choice variety to select from J- We h a ve t he agency of t he PEACH OIL H E A T E R, a nd it is a peach J- Call a nd see it. d* Norton's Hardware 111 Washington Avenue South. Furniture... Headquarters C O n P L E TE LINE OF FURNITURE FOR S T U D E N T S' ROOMS Canvas Cots at 95c. W o v en W i re Cots at $1.50. W o v en W i re Springs at $1.50, $2.00, and $2.50. Mattresses at $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00. Tables at $1.50 and $1.35. Chairs at 50c up. AH goods delivered to y o ur room free. M. J. 8L B. M. Buck. When you buy a Sweater W hy not get the best ? SPAULDING'S S W E A T E RS AND ATHLETIC GOODS are the recognized standard of this country. We have the different qualities at four, five and six dollars, in white, black, maroon, navy and grey. All the late things in H a t s, Caps, N e c k w e ar a nd G l o v e s; in fact, everything in the way of Ladies' and Men's Furnishing Goods. Students' patronage solicited. Elgin Mifflin. ,v^l^(^<^/^'^'^'^'^(^<^«vwvvwvvvvuvwvw'rf•uvvv^»v^(^/^/s«rfVV^('^lrfvv>/,wvvv .'^'vv^^^1 A V t / V V V V V ^ b V ^ S A A ' l i ' W S i ' i l V V V / i l ' A V V S f ' / t / V ^ ^ W U V W V V V U ' b V V i f V V V VV THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE Lansino's Low Priced Reliable Store Every Department full of New Fall 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. We also carry a Complete Stock of Lace C u r t a i ns a nd Draperies. GIRLS <*- GIRLS <*- A College season to be complete A College season to be complete really requires a pair of our really requires a pair of our Patent Finished Shoes, Patent Finished Shoes, Price $3.00 a pair. Price $3.00 a pair. Genuine Welted Soles, neat Kid Genuine Welted Soles, neat Kid Tops, Military Heel, and the Correct Tops, Military Heel, and the Correct Toe Shapes, combine to produce a Toe Shapes, combine to produce a stylish effect, worth a look. stylish effect, worth a look. Jewett & Knapp, C. D. Woodbury, HOLLISTER BLOCK. C. D. Woodbury, HOLLISTER BLOCK. 222, 224 W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. L a n s i n g, Mich. 1 I <£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. C A M P U S. *g *g E. C. Crawford visited Detroit over Sunday. Mechanical seniors are working on steam engine designs. Mr. Paul Pierce spent Thanks giving with friends at De Witt. W. R. Shedd made a to Cleveland, starting on Friday eve ning. trip Miss Georgiana Blunt, of A nn Arbor, spent the Thanksgiving va cation at M. A. C. Mr. and M r s. F. W. Bassett of their Champaign, 111., are visiting daughter, Mrs. Myers. Mrs. E. L. N e w m an of Portland, spent Thanksgiving at the home of her son, Instructor Chase N e w m a n. Prof. U. P. Hedrick has drawn a prize in a contest carried on by the Ladies' H o me Journal on Floral Hints. L. M. Brayman of Custer spent Thanksgiving with his brother, C. H. Brayman, w ho is a member of the present freshman class. the senators in the present session of congress, 58 are college graduates and 215 of the representa tives can claim like distinction. Of T he street cars are still somewhat unreliable as to time schedule. Im provements are being made and hopes are entertained for the future. Yale has cleared $50,000.00 on In view of football this vast amount it would seem hardly necessary to endow athletics. C. A. M c C ue will address the M. this evening on A. C. Foresters season. this forest growth and forest types of southeastern Texas. All are in vited. William F. Durand, professor of Marine Engineering, has been ap pointed acting director of Sibley in College, Cornell University, place of the late Professor Thurston. F. W. Robison and family spent Thanksgiving at Dearborn, visiting C. H. Robison, '95. Dr. Charles and family were well and business in crease. line was on the in the dental Prof. Dandeno gave an interesting the embryo talk on the origin of before the meeting of the horticul tural club two weeks ago. A good program has been prepared for this week's meeting. Messrs. Garthe, McCune, Knee- land, Rosenberry, H. K. Patriarche, F . J. Wilson and M. B. Stevens and Miss Edna Smith and Miss Brown who was a student here last year, all visited M. A. C. during the T h a n k s giving recess. Prof. Buffum, director of the W y oming experiment station, called at the College on Friday. He spent the quite a while live stock and pronounced it the best herd in the east for purposes of in struction and study. inspecting T he zoological aquarium con tains among other things a salaman der found near the Woman's Build ing a few weeks ago, crayfish, clams, snails, five kinds of fish, crus taceans, slugs and quite a number of phantom larvae. Instructor Longyear has lately been working on anthracnose of the tomato. He has inoculated apples with this disease and has produced a disease which resembles bitter rot, in fact there seems to be no doubt as to the identity of these diseases. Instructor Norton left for Chicago to-day. After taking a view of the show, he will take a course in the University of Minnesota in dressing and cutting meats and will make a study of quality of meat. He will return to M. A. C. in J a n u a ry and similar work will then be introduced here. the T he course in Beet Sugar will be given this winter. At first it was thought best to put it off on account large number of of regular in chemistry, but it has students it as in now been decided to give former complete announcements will be made in the future. years. More Prof. Shaw and 15 members of the senior class left on Monday for Chicago to attend the International Live Stock S h o w. T h r ee days will be spent in Chicago and the points to be noticed are:—judging of stock, stock yards, methods of h indling animals, sales methods, purchase of feeder stock, packing and transpor tation. Either the students or visitors in the mechanical department are rath er flush with money if the amount found is any indication. Five dollar bills, dollar bills, and gold A. O. U. W. pins are picked up frequently. Owners have been found for some, identification but others still await and strange to say no one has in quired after the lost articles. One of the seniors in bacteriology is conducting experiments along the line of converting starch into sugar by means of bacteria and applying the process to the making of bread. It is an interesting undertaking and is full of suggestions and possibili ties. T he probabilities are that bac teriology may do the work of diges It has already tion in the future. solved many human ills, though the science is still in its infancy. T he five months' educational cheese scoring contest, conducted by the last Instructor Michels, closed of October. Universal satisfaction is expressed by those who entered the contest. T he criticisms and sug gestions were especially valuable. Thirty-three participated in the con test and these defrayed all the ex penses. T he gold medal was won by Hon. Fred JV1. W a r n e r, secretary of state, for the highest average score, 95.S. T he silver medal went to C. L. Davis, of Addison, who made an average score of 95.4. is is using to determine Prof. Dandeno is conducting a series of experiments with seedlings. He solutions of K O H, N a O H, Na,CO„, N a H C O ,, H C 1, H . S O, try and C u S 04 and the strength of ing seedlings these solutions in which can live or the most dilute solution that will just kill. T he solutions are based on gram equivalent per liter. Acid solutions that cannot be told by litmus have still the power to destroy plant life. F u n g us spores will also be tested. THE M. A. C. RECORD. EDUCATION M U L T I P L I ES THE CHANCES FOR SUCCESS. T he second edition of " W h o 's W ho in A m e r i c a" contains 1,300 pages of brief biographies, without eulogy, criticism or comment, of such persons now living in America as have become noted as factors in the progress and achievements of the age. No name is inserted or omitted for financial consideration. W i th a view to determining what the various effect life, grades has had on success in effort was made to ascertain the school training of each of these men and women, and 7,852 were thus educationally classified. education of According to the best estimate, there are in the United States 40,- 782,007 persons over 21 years old. These are divided educationally about as follows: Class T. Without school training 4,824,698. Class 2. With only common school training 32,862,951. Class 3. W i th common and high school training 2,165,357. Class 4. W i th college or higher education added 1,071,291. T he question is how many of the eight thousand distinguished citizens of the United States on the W h o 's W ho list came from each of these classes: T he 4,824,698 of class 1 furnished 31- T he 32.862,951 of class 2 fur nished S08. T he 2,165,357 of class 3 furnished J>245- T he 1,071,291 of class 4 furnished 5,788. It thus appears: 1. T h at an uneducated child has one chance in 150,000 of attaining distinction as a factor in the progress of the age. 2. T h at a common school educa tion will increase his chances nearly four times. increase 3. That a high school the chances of training will the common school boy 23 times, giving him 87 times the chance of the un educated. 4. That a college education in creases the chance of the high school boy nine times, giving him 219 times the chauce of a common school boy, and more than Soo times the chance of the untrained. It is a noteworthy fact that of the 7,852 "notables" thus gathered, 4,810 proved to be full graduates of col leges.—Ex. SPECIALIZATION. There is still a prevalent belief, even from though much modified that of former days, that the general training of the intellectual powers through at least should continue three, if not four, years of college life—that specialization should not begin early, if one wishes to accom plish the most in life. T h at late specialization is not the best in all professions the world has long con ceded. What eminent musician has theie been who did not begin his musical training while yet a child ? Ask an Agassiz, a Darwin or a Huxley, or any one of our able nat uralists, when he first began the reply study of nature, and he will that he was always a naturalist. Is that such men would it probable have been greater men had they de voted four years of their life to the Is the great mu humanities alone? less It is true, indeed, successful because his sician training may have been at the ex pense of Greek, mathematics or chemistry? that such men are often one-sided, cranky, as the world calls them, and that un due specialization has robbed them of much of the sweeter part of life, has put them out of joint with the world, has often left them, as Agas siz has said, with no time to make money, but I believe that it is better to have cranky specialists than not to have them at all. A w ay with the idea that such men are always born great; if early specialization is good for men with great powers, it is better for those with small pow ers. Precocity may be a sign of great ness, but I believe more often great ness is the result of precocity, the result of early concentration before the plasticity of youth is irrevocably gone. We cheerfully admit that the violinist must begin his special training while yet his muscles are Is the mind less plastic than plastic. the muscles, and is there not as great need that it should be molded early? You cannot teach old dogs new tricks, nor is it often possible to teach a man new tricks after he has become matured.—Science. show T he museum has several skeletons which remarkable rather developments in the upper incisor In the case of a woodchuck, teeth. the lower incisors had been pushed to one side and in consequence one incisors had curved of the upper the roof of the backwards, pierced mouth and was growing well towards the nose. T he other in cisor had also made a large growth but had not yet reached the palate. T he animal was shot sometime ago while in the act of climb'ng a tree. It seems strange how life could long exist under Its food supply must have been radically changed or else the woodchuck was remarkably fortunate in its selection. such conditions. During Mr. Gunson's stay at A nn themselves Arbor he met several M. A. C. peo ple. A m o ng them were Clav Tall- man, '95, J. T. Berry, '96, George Richmond, '98, N. A. McCune, '01 '96. All and E. E. Gallup with were im e n j o y i ng mensely. Tallman had as many artistic curves about his physique as in the days of ' 9 5; Berry was still musical; Richmond was as jolly as ever; McCune was hard at work and Gallup used words that stretched from the pedagogical room to the end of the engineering laboratory. M r. Gallup is interested in life in surance, encyclopedias, farming, and has also become a sedate landlord. All the boys are doing well in their respective courses. T he Maine legislature having appropriated $2,500 a year for a department of forestry at the Uni versity of Maine, the trustees have authorized the appointment of a professor of forestry. WARM ••'• AND •-••DURABLE DESCRIBES THE SWEATERS •:• We sell. Of course they are, and "You Know It" When you see the name Spalding on each J. H. LARRABEE, one. 3 25 WASHINGTON AVE. S O U T H. It's Record shows it to be THE POLICY HOLDERS' = — C O M P A N Y— The W[utual Benefit Life Ingufaiice Co., CHAS. B. COLLINGWOOD, District Manager, Agricultural College. Lansing Office, 100 Hollister Block. When in need o f. FINE STATIONERY, INVITATIONS or C A R DS Lawrence & Yan Burcn Printing Co. 122 Ottawa St. E. Lansing Mich. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN ** T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of reli able p a r t i e s. We hope that t he faculty and s t u d e n ts will take p a i ns to p a t r o n i ze those who patronize u s. BARBERS. A. C. BARBER. SHOP, Rooms in New Bath House. H. A. Sias, Propr. M. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. A M. E M E R Y. 116 Wash. Ave. N. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling: Cards, Fountain Pens. Pictures, Frames. Fine Framing a Specialty. New store. New Stock. (MTY BOOK STORE. Fountain Pens. Drafting j Tools, Stationery, Card-. Engraved, Pocket Bsoks, Card Cases and Bibles. Tennis, Football and Baseball goods. Crotty Bros., 206 Wash. Ave. N. - BOOK BINDERS GKO. G. BMJDEAU & CO — Bookbind rs. Ac count boak makers, paper ruling, library a* d. fine art bindings, file boxes, map mounting, albums, pocket books, etc. Citizens phone No. 56. 109 AVash. Ave. N. W AGENVOORD & CO.—Bookbinders, Blank- book Makers, Library and Art Bindings, Al bums, Pocketbooks, Map Mountings, etc. Back numbers of magazines and periodicals supplied. Bell phone 378. 109 Washington Ave. South. BOOTS AND SHOES. c D. WOODBURY.—Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. CONFECTIONERY. 0 NLY the best candies at the "Sugar Bowl.'1 Washington Ave. S. CLOTHING. BUY \our Dry Goods and Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furnishing Goods at H. KOSITCHEK & BRO'S, 113 Washington Ave. N., and 210 "Washington Ave, S. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. Citizens S62. M. 01. 218 Washington Ave. S. Phone, A F. GORDON, D. D. S. M. A, C. '91, U. of l R E. STOFFER, D. D. S. Office 105 Wash ington Ave. S. Former M. A. C, student. W. MORSE, D. D..S. Hollister Block. Room 517. Citizens Phone 52. Bell Phone 396. AT 11. MOORE, D. D. S. Office 411-13 Hollister l\ Building. Lansing, Mich. Citizens phone 175. DRUGGISTS. date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. R OUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to R OBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorf & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102 Washington Ave. N. DRY GOODS. THE J E W E TT & KN'APP STORE. Dry Goods. 222-224 Washington Ave. S. ALL MEATS May look alike to you, but there is a very great difference in the quality we han dle and that sold by some other markets. We handle none but the very best. Like the pudding, the proof of good meats Is In the eating. A trial will convince you that you ought to trade with us. We make dailv trips to the College. BOTH PHONES. Careful attention given to 'phone orders. A. C. ROLLER, Successor Washington Ave. South. to GOTTLIEB REUTTER, FURNISHING GOODS. j»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 Can's Hack Line. Livery in connection. 410 Washington Ave. N. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE, N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. I ll Washington Ave. South. See ad. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENTSON-BARRY CO., LTD., Incorporated) Hollister Block, All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. JEWELERS. C HAS. A. PIELLA. 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. Jeweler and Optician. MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSIN6. M RS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdressing Parlors. Miss Mae M. Mitchell, of Grand Rapids, Hairdresser. Switches made of cut hair or combings. New 'phone 118. 222^ Washington Avenue S., up stairs. MERCHANT TAILORS. OHN H E R R M A N N 'S SONS. J w OODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. 218 Washington Avenue N. MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. GR I N N E LL BROS. Pianos, Organs and every thing in the line of music. 219 Washing ton Ave. N. OCULISTS. CHAS. G. JENKINS, M. D. — Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a. m., and 2 to 5 p. m. Citizens Phone No. 1030. 224 Washington Ave. South. 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. PHYSICIANS. , T W. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to 12 A. M„ 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 J Washington Avenue S.; home 219 Capitol Ave. D R. H. W. LANDON. Office and residence, M. A. C. Office hours from 7 to 8:30 a. m., and 12:30 to 2, and 0:30 to S p. m. Sunday office hours 4 to 5 and 7 to, 8 p. m. Bell phone 172-2 R. DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL. Hours 9 to 11 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Agricultural Col lege, Mich. Citizens phone 1502. PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & LEADLEY. Plumbing and Heat ing. 300 Wash. Ave. N., Lansing. Both Phones. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. SPORTING GOODS. CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies Telegraph Instruments arid Telephones. 321 Wash. Ave., S. J H. LARRABEE. Base Ball Goods, Foot Ball Goods, Tennis, Golf, Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle. 325 Wash. Ave. S.