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VOLUME I. 

LANSING,  MICHIGAN,  TUESDAY,  SEPTEMBER 2 2,  1896. 

NUMBER 33 

THE  NEW  DEPARTURE. 

LIEUTENANT  BANDHOLTZ. 

DEATH  OF  PROF.  A.  N.  PRENTISS,  '61. 

All  former 

students  and 

friends  of  t he  Agricul 
t u r al  College  will  no doubt  t a ke  a  lively  interest  in  t he 
success  of  t he  newly  established  Women's  Course 
and  in  the  changes  rendered  necessary  by  the  intro 
duction  of  this  course.  T he  most  apparent  change 
t h us  far  is in  t he  n u m b er  of  ladies  seen  in  our  classes 
and  about  t he  campus.  There  are  at  present  thirty-
two  lady-students,  and  instead  of  an  occasional  soli 
t a ry  co-ed  we  now  see  groups  of  eight  or  ten.  Every 
thing  possible  is  being  done  for  their  comfort  and  to 
make  their  course  a  pleasant  and  profitable  one. 

Abbot  Hall  has  been  given  over  to  their  exclusive 
use  and h as  undergone  numerous  changes  and  repairs. 
Thp  two  rooms  at  the  right  of  the  front  entrance 
into  one  and  have  been  neatly 
have  been  united 
papered,  painted,  aud  furnished  for  pai'lors.  A  piano 
will  soon  be  added  for  the  use  of  those  who  take  mu 
sic  and  who  already  play.  The  first  room  at  the  left 
of  the  front  eiitrnace  is  occupied  by  the  matron,  Prof. 
Edith  McDermott,  and  h as  been  papered  and  painted 
similar  to  t he  parlors.  The  remainder  of  t he  rooms 
have  been  newly  papered,  the  floors  painted  and  other 
woodwork  oiled,  for  the  use  of  lady-students.  Each 
room  is  furnished  with  t wo  white  iron  bedsteads  with 
toilet 
springs  and  mattresses,  a  commode,  dresser, 
set,  and  chairs.  Other  furnishings,  such  as  carpets, 
rugs,  bedding,  curtains,  pictures,  etc.,  a re  supplied  by 
the  occupants  of  t he  rooms. 

But  the  greatest  change  t h at  has  come  over  Abbott 
the  old  dining 
in  the  wing.  Above 
Hall  appears 
room  and  kitchen  has  been  built  another  story,  which 
contains  t he  model  kitchen,  a  storeroom,  cloakroom, 
and  cook's  room.  All  of  these  rooms  a re  finished  in 
southern  pine,  with  hardwood  floors,  and  contain  all 
In  t he  din 
modern  appliances  for  scientific  cooking. 
ing  room  below  small  dining  tables  have  taken  the 
place  of  the  old  long  tables  formerly  used,  and  the 
entire  equipment  is  new.  T he  ladies'  club  will  be 
run  under  t he  Students'  Boarding  Club  Association, 
"but  board  will  not  cost  us  $2.00 per  week,"  says  Miss 
McDermott. 

The  building  is  supplied  with  electrical  appliances, 
bells  connecting  the  kitchens  and  dining  room  and 
matron's  room,  which,  together  with  t he  parlors  and 
lighted  with  electricity.  New  bath 
halls  a re  also 
rooms  will  be  fitted  up  in  the  basement.  Outside  a 
new  stone  walk  h as  been  laid  from  the  north  entrance 
to  the  old  walk;  t he  drive  around  the  north  end  of 
the  building  h as  been  sodded  over,  and t he front  drive 
has  been  narrowed  by  sodding  a  strip  about  ten  feet. 
wide  next  to  t he  building.  Considerable  of  t he  bare 
ground  at  t he  south  end  h as  also  been  sodded  over, 
all  of  which  makes  t he  surroundings  much  more 
attractive  thajD  formerly. 

The  Womerrs  Course  will  follow  t he  general  plan 
of  t he  Agricultural  Course.  Agriculture,  farm  work, 
drill,  a nd  a  few  other 
things  in  the  Agricultural 
Course  will  be  omitted,  and  in  their  stead  cooking, 
calisthenics,  advanced  drawing  and  painting,  Ger 
floriculture,  kitchen  garden 
man,  French,  millinery, 
ing,  domestic  economy  and  music  will  be  given.  T he 
entire  course  will  be  made  as  attractive  a nd  practical 
as  the  a b u n d a nt  resources  of  t he  College  and  the  ex 
perience  of  a  trained  m a t r on  can  make  it.  Professor 
McDermott's 
the  lines  of 
domestic  economy  a nd  household  science,  first  as  a 
student  at  Drexel  Institute,  and  afterward  in  charge 
of 
industrial 
school  gives  assurance  of  t he  successful  carrying 
forward  of  t he  work  begun 
this  y e ar  under  such 
auspicious  circumstances. 

this  department  of  work 

training  along 

thorough 

large 

in  a 

Y. M. C. A.  RECEPTION. 

T he  annual  reception  of  t he  Y.  M.  C.  A.  to  t he  in 
coming  class  will  be  held  in  t he  room  of  t he  associa 
tion  on  first  floor  of  Williams  hall,  next  F r i d ay  even 
ing,  from  7:30  to  10  o'clock.  An  attractive  program 
h as  been  arranged,  which  will  be  interspersed  with 
games.  A  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  t he  whole 
college  population.  Come  out and  improve  this  oppor 
tunity  to  get  acquainted. 

One  morning  at  breakfast  in  t he  Saugatuck  camp 
t he  campers  were  struggling  with  tough  veal,  when 
one  of  t he  boys  remarked  t h at  t h at  veal  must  have 
innocently 
been  a  three-year-old.  One  of  t he  girls 
inquired,  "Would  t h at  m a ke  a ny  difference?" 

Lieutenant  H a r ry  H.  Bandholtz,  the  recently  ap 
pointed  professor  of  military  science  a nd  tactics  in  t he 
College,  w as  born  in  t he  village  of  Constantine  this 
state  in  December,  1864.  He  entered  West  Point 
military  academy  in  188G,  receiving  his  appointment 
through  Congressman,  now  Senator,  Burroughs.  He 
was  the  successor  of  Lieutenant  Simpson  from 
the 
same  Michigan  district,  and  at  West  point  w as  in 
the  same  cadet  company  with  Lieutenant  Lewis. 

Immediately  upon  graduation,  in  1890,  Lieutenant 
Bandholtz  w as  stationed  at  F t.  Thomas,  Kentucky, 
where,  however,  he  remained  b ut  a  short  time,  being 
almost  immediately  ordered  to  F t.  Ontario  at  Oswego. 
N.  Y.,  where  he  remained  for  a  year  and  a  half.  He 
In  t he 
was  then  returned  for  a  year  to  F t.  Thomas. 
summer  of  1893  he  w as  on  duty  at  Mt.  Vernon  Bar 
racks  near  Mobile,  Alabama.  Here  he  had  charge  of 
some  Indian  prisoners  of  war,  including  Geronimo's 
famous  band  of  Apaches  and  other  subtribes.  He 
had  also  command  while  at  this  station  of  a  company 
of  Indian  soldiers  in  the  regular  army.  He  w as  next 
ordered  to  attend  a  rifle  competition  of  the  Depart 

ment  of  the  E a st  at  F t.  Niagara,  N.  Y.,  from  which 
place  he  w as  transferred  back  to  F t.  Thomas,  Ken 
tucky,  where  he  w as  stationed  when  he  received  his 
appointment  to  this  college.  During  his  last  year  at 
F t.  Thomas,  Lieutenant  Bandholtz  was  employed  by 
the  city  authorities  of  Cincinnati  to  organize  and  con 
duct  a  military  department  in  connection,  with  the 
Cincinnati  House  of  Refuge,  an  institution  for  home 
less  and  w a y w a rd  boys.  F or  the  last  t wo  years  he 
has  also  had  charge  of  military  gymnastics  at  t he  F t. 
Thomas  post,  a  new  feature  which  h as  been  adopted 
at  all  the  military  posts  in  the  United  States  within 
that  period.  Prof.  Bandholtz  is  an  enthusiast  on  the 
subject  of  physical  culture  and  hopes  to  enlarge  t h at 
feature  of the military  department  here.  He h as  prom 
ised  the  readers  of  t he  Record  an  article  on  t he  sub 
ject  in  t he  near  future. 

Lieut.  Bandholtz  received  his  appointment 

here 
only  after  the  first  of  t he  present  month.  He  is  already 
on  the  grounds  however  with  his  wife  and  child,  a  boy 
of  five  years.  T he  work  of  getting  settled  in  his  new 
q u a r t e rs  is  causing  a  few  days  delay  in  beginning 
his  College  duties  b ut  he  hopes  to  be  able  to  meet  t he 
students  for  class  work  and  drill  before  the  close  of 
the  present  week. 

INVENTORS. 

We  a re  indebted 

to  Prof.  A.  G.  Gulley, 

'68,  of 
Storrs  Agricultural  College,  Storrs,  Conn.,  for  t he  fol 
lowing  item'  regarding  Prof.  Prentiss,  w ho  died  at 
Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  August  14.  Prof.  Gulley  w as  at  one 
time  a  student  under  him  at  M. A.  C. 

"No  doubt  you will  have  been  informed  of  t he  death 
of  Prof.  A.  N.  Prentiss  before  receiving  this.  E a r ly 
in  July,  I  spent  a  day  at  Cornell  a nd  in  t he  evening 
spent  a  half  hour  with  him.  I  felt  then  it  would  be 
my  last  visit  with  him,  b ut  did  not  think  t he  end  w as 
so  near.  Although  Prof.  Prentiss  closed  his  labors  at 
M.  A.  C,  over  25  years  since,  his  interest  in  t he  old 
institution  w as  as  g r e at  as  ever.  He  w as  particularly 
anxious  to  l e am  about  those  with  whom  he  w as  con 
nected  there,  both  officers  and  students;  and  spoke 
especially  about  the  Record  a nd  t he  pleasure  he  de 
rived  from  reading  it. 

"Prof. Prentiss  w as born  May  22, 1830, at  Cazenovia, 
N.  Y.  He  graduated  in  1801 from  the  Michigan  Agri 
cultural  College,  a nd  in  1865 w as  made  full  professor 
of  botany  in  t h at  institution.  On  t he  opening  of  Cor 
nell  University,  in  1808 he  w as  called  to  the  chair  of 
botany,  horticulture,  and  arboriculture,  which  he  h ad 
held  ever  since. 

'"Prof.  Prentiss  conducted  t he  Cornell  expedition  to 
Brazil  in  1870.  In  1872  he  studied  in  t he  Royal  Bo 
tanic  Gardens  at  K ew  in  London,  a nd  t he  J a r d i ne 
des  P l a n t es  at  Paris,  He  w as  a  well-known  writer 
in  his  branch  of  science,  and  in  1872  his  essay  on  the 
mode  of  the  n a t u r al  distribution  of  plants  over  t he 
surface  of  t he  earth  took  t he  W a l k er  prize  offered  by 
the  Boston  Society  of  Natural  History,  and  w as  pub 
lished  in  pamphlet  form.  Prof.  Prentiss  w as  well-
known  throughout  t he  scientific  world  as  one  of  its 
leading  botanists,  a nd  his  death  is  a  great  loss  to  the 
university,  as  well  as  to  the  scientific  world." 

I N S T I T U TE  B U L L E T IN  NO.  2. 

last  winter 

institutes  were  held 

A  report  with  the  above  title,  containing  365  pages, 
has  j u st  been  issued  from  t he  office  of  t he  Secretary 
of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture. 
It  contains  an 
account  of  the  farmers' 
institutes  held  in  the  state 
during  the  winter  of  1895-0.  compiled  by  t he  Superin 
tendent  of  Institutes,  Kenyon  L.  Butterfield.  The 
report  opens  with  a  history  of  the  farmers' 
institutes 
of  Michigan  written  by  Dr.  R.  C.  Kedzie.  These  in 
stitutes  began  just  20 years  ago  as  a  result  of  a  desire 
on  the  part  of  the  faculty  of  the  State  Agricultural 
College  to  bring  its  work  into  closer  touch  with  the 
farmers  of  t he  state.  Since  then  the  system  has  been 
adopted  in  most  of  t he  other  states  of  t he  Union  a nd 
in  several  foreign  countries.  The  volume  before  lis 
shows  t h at 
in  68 
counties  of  the  state  and  t h at  about  forty 
lecturers 
were  engaged  in  t he  work  besides  local  speakers  at 
each  place.  T he  "Michigan  idea"  of},  farmers' 
insti 
tutes  is  t h at  those  living  in  t he  place  where  an  insti 
tute  is  held  shall  do  at  least  half  t he  talking  by  pre 
senting  papers  and  discussing 
topics  presented  br 
others.  T he discussions  are  regarded  as  t he  most  val 
uable  feature  of  t he  meetings  and  t he  prepared  papers 
and  talks  are  therefore  nearly  a l w a ys  short  and  in 
tended  mainly  to  open  the  subject  for  general  discus 
sion.  T wo  new  features  were 
into  t he 
series  of  institutes  held  during  t he  p a st  winter,  one 
the  "long  institute"  devoted  to  a  single  topic—in  this 
case  held  at  South  H a v en  and  devoted  to  fruit,  the 
other  t he  "round  u p"  held  at  Grand  Rapids,  attended 
institute  societies  throughout  t he 
by  delegates  from 
institute 
state,  and  at  which  most  of  t he  regular 
workers  were  present  and  gave  their  best  topic.  T he 
published  volume  consists  mainly  of  a b s t r a c ts  of 
the  papers  presented  at  this  meeting,  with  a  steno 
graphic  report  of  t he  discussions.  At  this  "round  u p" 
Institute  there  were  held,  besides  t he  general  sessions, 
sections  devoted  to  mechanics  a nd  to  woman's  work, 
both  of  which  were  highly  successful. 

introduced 

We  a re  indebted  to  Cyrus  H.  McCormick  for  a  copy 
of  Inventors,  which  he  recently  donated  to our  library. 
It  is  one  of  t he  "Men  of  Achievement"  series  pub 
lished  by  Scribners, 
biographical 
and 
sketches  of 
inventors.  Among 
others  is  an  excellent  sketch  of  t he  life  of  Cyrus  Hall 
McCormick,  father  of  t he  donor  and  inventor  of  t he 
reaper.  We  take  this  occasion  to  publicly  t h a nk  t he 
giver  for  his  valuable  and  interesting  gift. 

leading  American 

contains 

As  an  indication  of  t he  appreciation  of  t he  institute 
work by  t he people  of  the  state  I  cannot  do better  t h an 
quote  the  following  from  the  Detroit  F r ee  P r e ss  of 
Feb.  11,  1896: 

t he  kindly 

" In  acknowledging 

recognition  given 
'The  F r ee  Press'  by  t he  farmers  of  Michigan,  we 
avail  ourselves  of  t he  opportunity  to  again  express 
approval  of  t he  work  they  a re  accomplishing  through 
t he  Institutes  which  have  been  so  fruitful  of  good 

the 

through 

results  during  t he  current  winter.  To  perfect  organi 
zation,  to  arouse  interest,  to  enlist  workers  and 
to 
m a ke  operative  t he  best  system  for  conducting  these 
Institutes  h as  been  a  labor  of  time  and  patience.  But 
t h at  these  efforts  have  been  crowned  with  success 
requires  no  other  evidence  t h an  is  afforded  by 
the 
sixty-eight  Institutes  held  during  t he  season,  and  the 
grand  final  announced  in  a  four-days'  session  at  Grand 
Rapids.  T he  money  t h us  invested  by  the  State  will 
increased  pro 
be  returned  m a ny  fold 
duction  and  permanent  advancement  in  t he  value  of 
farm  property. 
It  is  an  appropriation  in  t he  interests 
of  education  t h at  cannot  b ut  net  a  handsome  return. 
Those  who  have  read  the  reports  of  these  gather 
ings  throughout  t he  State,  as  given  through  the  col 
umns  of  this  paper,  cannot  but  realize  them  worthy 
of  the  approval  we  have  given.  They  a re  not  devoted 
to  academic  discussions  or  the  debate  of  questionable 
theories,  b ut  they  deal  with  practical  problems  that 
hear  directly  upon  the  success  of  the  farmer  in  all 
departments  of  his  calling.  There  is  an  intei'change 
not  only  of  ideas  but  of  actual  experiences,  and  the 
man  who 
learns  something  regaining  one  subject 
becomes  the  teacher  in  dealing  with  another.  The 
most  valuable  knowledge  t h us  elicited  becomes  the 
property  of  all  and  the  inevitable  result  is  the  general 
improvement  of  farm  methods  throughout  the  State." 

AT  THE  COLLEGE. 

The  juniors  are  finishing  the  work  begun  last  spring. 

George  P.  Richmond,  '97,  has  a  brother  in  the  class 

of  '00. 

Hon.  C.  W.  Garfield  spent  Friday  of  last  week  at  the 

college. 

Mr.  J.  A.  Vye,  secretary  of  the  University  of  Minne 

sota,  spent  several  days  of  last  week  at  M.  A.  C. 

The  Feroninas  held  their 

firstmeeting 

of  the  year 

in  the  parlors  of  Abbot  Hall  last  Friday  afternoon. 

Vadin  Sobe-rnnikoff  is  making  a  collection  of  Ameri 

can  farm  seeds  to  send  for  trial  to  friends  in  Siberia. 

Hon.  Edwin  Phelps,  a  former  member  of  the  Board 
of  Agriculture,  has  a  daughter  at  M.  A.  C.—Miss  Ella 
Phelps. 

Upon  his  return  from  home, 

Pashby 
brought  with  him  a  brother  who  will  take  the  agricul 
tural  course. 

Instructor 

Mr.  Gordon  H.  True  has  gone 

to  Menominee  to 
test  some  Holstein  Friesan  cows  belonging  to  Mr.  W. 
S.  Carpenter. 

The  teaching  in  the  farm  d e p a r t m e n t 's  being  gradu 
the 

ally  transferred  to  the  student  labor  hours  and 
work  made  instructive. 

Charles  D.  Thompson,  who  has  been 

taking  post 
graduate  work  with  us  for  a  year,  left  for  his  home  in 
Corvallis,  Oregon,  yesterday. 

G.  N.  Eastman,  '97m,  returned  last  Saturday  even 
ing  from  Imlay  City  where  he  has  been  for  t wo  weeks 
settling  up  his  father's  estate. 

A.  A.  Crozier  visited  the  farm  of  Wm.  Charles  in 
Van  Buren  county  one  day  last  week  to  look  after 
some  experiments  on  muck  land. 

Only  seniors  work  on  the  horiticultural  department 

this  term.  At  present  they  are  finishing  the  pear  har 
vest  and  j u st  beginning  on  apples. 

Among  the  interesting  things  now  to  be  seen  on  the 
"Curiosity  Strip"  is  a  collection  of  Korean  millets, 
some  of  which  are  over  seven  feet  high. 

Rev.  A.  W.  Mumford,  of  Waldron,  Mich.,  who  has 
been  attending  the  M.  E.  conference  in  Lansing,  visit 
ed  his  brother  at  M.  A.  C.  last  Thursday. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Westcott  now  occupy 

suite  of 
rooms  on  first  floor  of  the  Terrace  t h at  were  formerly 
occupied  by  Prof,  and  Mrs.  Chamberlain. 

the 

The  result  of  growing  wheats  on  muck  this  year  at 
t he  college  w as  t he  same  as  last  year,  Golden  Chaff 
and  white  Clawson  giving  the  best  returns. 

The  old  tie-stalls  in  the  west  side  of  the  cow  stables 
have  been  replaced  by  Bulwell  stalls,  the  work  being 
done  by  t wo  juniors,  Mayes  and  Townsend. 

S.  B.  Young,  '9G,  spent  a  few  days  at  M.  A.  C.  last 
week.  He  brought  with  him  a  cousin,  Miss  Bristol, 
who  has  entered  as  a  student  in  the  women's  course. 

F o u n d:  A  fountain  pen,  which  the  owner  can  have 
by  calling  at  the  secretary's  office;  also  a  silver  pencil 
holder,  which  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Crosby. 
Mrs.  F.  B.  Mumford  and  daughter  Margaret  have 
been  visiting  at  Prof.  Smith's  for  several  days.  Every 
body  says  little  Margaret  is  the  nicest  baby  in—Kan 
sas. 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  K E C O B D. 

SEPTEMBER  22,  1896. 

Miss  Lucy  Monroe,  daughter  of  Hon.  C.  J.  Monroe 
and  sister  to  Geo.  Monroe,  '91, and  Miss  H a t t ie  Chase, 
sister  to  Albert  B.  Chase,  '93,  are  t a k i ng  t he  women's 
course. 

Another  section  of 

the  sophomores  a re  studying 
Tfarm  machinery,  beginning  with  the  tools  used  in  cul 
tivation  and  taking  up  windmills,  and  harvesting  ma 
chinery  later. 

ANbout  forty  varieties  of  w h e at  were  sown  by 

the 
station  last  week  in  small  plats  in  field  No.  6.  Among 
them  a re  varieties  from  France,  Germany,  Russia, 
J a p an  and  Australia. 

There  may  now  be  seen  in  field  No.  9  upon  the  col 
lege  farm  a  crop  of  clover  hay  being  cut  upon  land 
from  which  a  crop  of  w h e at  w as  harvested  earlier  in 
the  season.  The  clover  seed  w as  sown  last  March. 
The  exhibit  of  the  farm  d e p a r t m e nt  at  t he  s t a te  fail-
consisted  entirely  of  wheats,  over  100  varieties  being 
shown.  The  exhibit  attracted  much  attention,  espe 
cially  the  two  new  varieties,  Buda  Pesth  and  Golden 
Chaff. 

The  freshmen  spend  their  student  labor  hours 
in 
judging  live  stock.  They  a re  beginning  with  Short 
horns,  and  before  the  close  of  the  term  will  have  gone 
over  all  of  the  principal  breeds  of  horse,  cattle,  sneep 
and  swine. 

The  experiment  station  has  sold  its  entire  crop  of 
Golden  Chaff  wheat,  about  350  bushels,  for  seed,  and 
lias  been  unable  to  fill  all  its  orders.  There  appears 
to  be  an  unusual  demand  for 
in 
Michigan  this  fall. 

improved  w h e a ts 

Spring  sown  crimson  clover  has  done  unusually  well 
this  season,  the  a b u n d a nt  rains  having  kept  it  grow 
ing  all  summer.  One  of  the  finest  sights  on  the  college 
farm  is  a  half  acre  of  crimson  clover  now  in  full 
hlossom,  which  was  sown  last  April  in  oats. 

While  the  Lansing  city  council  and  the  street  rail 
way  company  are  settling  their  difficulty  the  college 
people  enjoy  the  delightful  experience  of  returning  to 
the  use  of  the  time-honored  and  weather  beaten  'bus. 
No cars  have  been  running  since  last Wednesday  night. 
The  sophomores  have, begun  t he  study  of  drainage, 
taking  up  first  location  and  grades.  The  teacher  in 
charge  has  been  heard  to  say  -that  he  has  never  had  a 
class  in  this  important  branch  of  farm  work  t h at  en 
tered  upon  it  with  more  enthusiasm  or  more  quickly 
grasped  the  important  principles. 

Last  week  we  mentioned  the  return  to  college  of  F. 
W.  Lewis  and  A. T.  Cartland.  We  are  now  able  to  add 
the  names  of  eight  more  who  have  been  out  for  some 
time  but  have  now  returned  to  complete  the  course: 
Miss  K.  McCurdy,  with  '94;  Miss  Mamie  Baker,  with 
'96;A. E.  Baker,  J.  B.  McCallum,  and  Homer  C.  Skeels, 
with  '97; H.  L.  Becker,  with  '98;  and  Charles  Johnson 
and  Miss  E s sa  Singleton,  with  '99. 

LIVE  STOCK  AT  THE  STATE  FAIR. 

H.  W.  MUMFORD. 

It  is  perhaps  safe  to  say  t h at  there  is  not  an  Agri 
cultural  Fair,  either  county,  district  or  state,  where 
the  question  of  live  stock  being  injured  for  breeding 
purposes  by  fitting  them  for  exhibition  is  not  raised. 
The  average  breeder  cannot  afford  to  ruin  his  best 
breeding  animals  for  the  sake  of  successfully  com 
peting  with  the  large  and  wealthy  breeders,  so  he 
must  rest  content  with  leaving  his  stock  at  home, 
or  if  he  takes  it  to  the  F a ir  he  must  be  willing  to  be 
subject  to  more  or  less  humiliation  and  embarrass 
ment  from  those  individuals  who  do  not  understand 
the  circumstances  involved. 

If 

to 

this  were  done  objections 

The  question  always  arises  as  to  the  advisability 
d a t ed  by  the  advocates  of  a  separate  "breeding  con 
dition. 
this  plan 
would  develop  which  a re  now  not  generally  appre 
ciated  by  the  advocates  of  a  separate  "breeding  con 
dition  class." 
It  is  well  known  t h at  breeders'  ideas 
in  regard  to  the  proper  flesh  or  condition  an  animal 
should  be  in  for  breeding  purposes  varies  greatly 
and  if  these  different  breeders  should  happen  to  meet 
with  their  stock  at  a  Fair,  the  man  who  belieWd^ 
in  having  stock  in  good  flesh  for  breeding  purposes 
would  doubtless  carry  a w ay  the  premiums.  It  appears 
to  the  writer  t h at  there  is  no  satisfactory  rule  only, 
to  allow  the  exhibitors  the  privilege  of  making  their 
stock  as  neat  and  attractive  as  possible,  the  custom 
which  now  generally  prevails  throughout  the  United 
States.  The  sooner  the  general  public  become  recon 
ciled  to  this  fact  the  sooner  will  t he  t r ue  position  of 
the  F a ir  as  an  educator  become  recognized. 

We  expect  to  see,  not  ordinary  stock  at  the  Fair, 
but  stock  of  much  better  quality  and  condition  than 

can  be  found  on  the  average  farm  or  even  at 
t he 
average  stock  farm.  This  we  believe  is  as  it  should 
If  there  is  one  thing  more  t h an  a n o t h er  t h at  a 
be. 
visit 
to  a  F a ir  should  do  for  a  f a r m er  or  stock 
t h at 
breeder  it  is  to  impress  him  with  the  t h o u g ht 
there  a re  possibilities  in  his  own  stock  which  he  h as 
never  appreciated. 
It  should  stimulate  him  to  t a ke 
better  care  of  all  stock  for  he  has  seen  an  illustration 
of  w h at  is  possible. 

The  show  of  live  stock  at  the  Michigan  State  F a ir 
w as  a  creditable  one.  There  we  would  expect  a  large 
per  cent  of  light  h a r n e ss  horses  as  compared  w i th 
the  draft  and  coach  classes,  a  fact  which  does  not 
a l w a ys  receive  t he  approbation  of  the  farmer. 

It  w as  indeed  gratifying  to  see  t he  beef  cattle  on 
exhibition.  Notwithstanding 
the  m a ny  discourage 
ments  which  have  come  to  the  breeders  of  beef  cattle 
during  t he  past  few  years  they  w e re  out  with  good 
rings  of  Short-Horns,  Aberdeen  Angus,  Hereford's, 
and  Galloways.  The  general  purpose  Red  Polled  w as 
there 
t h an  common.  Much 
might  be  said  concerning  the  dairy  stock  at  the  F a ir 
but  space  does  not  permit.  Not  a  large  n u m b er  of 
Holsteins  were  shown  but  they  were  of  good  quality. 
Several  good  herds  of  Jerseys  would  indicate  t h at  the 
Jersey 
the 
is  still  holding  her  enviable  place 
hearts  of  dairymen. 

in  greater  numbers 

in 

W h en  we  come  to  t he  sheep  we  need  hardly  say 
t h at  the  Michigan,  Delaine,  and  Rambouillet  Merinos 
were  there  in  considerable  numbers.  The  quality  w as 
about  the  same  as  can  be  seen  at  every  Michigan 
State  Fair,  and  t h at  should  be  enough  to  satisfy 
the 
curious.  The  average  quality  of  t he  mutton  sheep 
was  rather  superior  to  former  exhibits.  Several  Royal 
winners  were  shown  in  different  classes  and  it  could 
not  be  expected  t h at  home  bred  sheep  could  compete 
with  them.  All  classes  of  Long  Wools  were  shown,— 
Lincoln,  Leicester  and  Cotswold,  and  among 
t he 
Downs,  Shropshire,  Southdown,  Oxford  and  H a m p 
shire.  Here  again  one  breed  w as  present  in  greatest 
numbers,  the  Shropshire.  Probably  a  better  exhibit 
of  Shropshire  sheep  has  never  been  seen  at  a  Mich 
igan  F a i r. 

The  swine  classes  were  generally  filled.  Berkshires, 
Poland  China,  Essex,  Yorkshire,  Victoria,  Duroc  Jer-
sy  and  Chester  White  were  all  exhibited  by  Michigan 
breeders  principally. 
It  should  be  said,  however,  t h at 
Michigan  admirers  of  good  stock  are  greatly  indebted 
to  breeders  from  other  states  for  exhibiting 
their 
feel 
stock  at  our  F a i r,  nor  should  we  individually 
under  obligations  to  the  non-resident  breeders  for  they 
have  left  us  poorer  as  well  as  wiser. 

Farm  Department. 

FRUIT  AT  THE  STATE  FAIR. 

P R O F.  L.  R.  T A F T. 

The  exhibit  in  the  fruit  and  floral  hall  w as  admitted 
in  t he  history  of  t he  society. 
by  all  to  be  the  finest 
Not  only  did  it  occupy  nearly  double  the  space  re 
quired  in  previous  years  but  the  fruit  w as  large  in 
si/.e,  unusually  high  colored  and  free  from  scab  and 
other  blemishes.  Until  this  year  t he  fruit  d e p a r t m e nt 
at  the  West  Michigan  fair  grounds  has  been  assigned 
space  in  the  second  story  of  the  main.building,  where 
it  w as  so  close  and  hot  t h at  the  fruit  did  not  keep, 
and  where  the  a r r a n g e m e nt  at  best  w as  very  incon 
venient.  This  year  a  portion  w as  set  aside  from 
t he 
horse  department,  and  the  a r r a n g e m e nt  proved  very 
satisfactory  both  to  exhibitors  and  visitors. 

to  compete  for 

A  large  p a rt  of  t he  space  w as  occupied  by  t he  so-
called  railroad  exhibit,  which  consisted  of  nine  large 
collections  of  fruit  entered 
liberal 
the  Chicago  &  W e st 
special  premiums  offered  by 
Michigan  and  the  Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana  railroads, 
for  the  largest  and  best  collections  of  fruit  grown 
in  the  counties  through  which  they  pass.  K e nt  county 
w as  represented  by  six  collections  and  took  t he 
first 
from  Oceana 
in  each  class, 
premiums 
county  and  one  from  Grand  Traverse. 

t wo  were 

Among  the  other  large  exhibitors,  either  for  prem 
iums  for  the  best  plate  of  fruit  or  for  the  best  collec-
/fkuis,  were  W.  F.  Bird  of  Ann  Arbor,  C.  P.  Chidester 
of  Battle  Creek, F.  H.  P a r k er  of  E a t on  Rapids, Messrs. 
F a r n s w o r th  and  Counter  of  Ohio  and  W.  S.  and  Ben 
ton  Gebhart  of  H a r t. 

A  very  large  portion  of  t he  premiums  for  the  best 
plates  and  the  best  collections  of  t he  various  kinds 
of  fruit  wei-e  taken  by  Messrs.  F a r n s w o r th  and  Coun 
ter.  Mr.  F a r n s w o r th 
is  t he  secretary  of  the  Ohio 
State  Horticultural  Society  and  is  a  very  successful 
fruitgrower.  Not  only  did  they  h a ve  fine  fruit  b ut 
much  of  their  success  w as  due  to  the  fact  t h at  they 
their 
were  very  careful  in  selecting  and  a r r a n g i ng 
specimens.  Not  only  were  their  fruits  of  large  size 

SEPTEMBER  22,  1896. 

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

3 

b ut  they  were  even  in  size,  regular  in  form,  free  from 
worms  and  scab  and  w i th  their  stems  unbroken.  The 
plates  were  arranged  in  straight  rows  with  t he  fruit 
piled  in  n e at  p y r a m i ds  upon  them.  Most  of  t he  fruit 
w as  marked  w i th  small  cards  with  the  names  of  the 
varieties  printed  upon 
them.  These  were  supported 
two  or  three  inches  above  t he  top  fruits  by  a  wire 
holder.  H ad  other  exibitors 
t a k en  equal  care  in 
selecting  and  a r r a n g i ng  their  fruit  t he  results  would 
have  been  different  in  m a ny  cases. 

Let  t he  old  scrap  book  once  more  h a ve  its  place  in 
every  family.  Teach  t he  children  its  a d v a n t a g es  and 
uses,  and  h a ve  them  assist  in  its  preparation. 
The  result  wilF  be  a  happy,  well-informed, 

intelli 
gent,  household,  one  which  your  friends  will  delight 
to  visit  often,  and  with  you  once  in  a  while  indulge 
in  a  reminiscental  evening,  which  will  be  made  all 
the  more  enjoyable  when  t he  scrap  book  is  brought 
forth  and  its  contents  examined.—Harrisburg  Inde 
pendent. 

The  Horticultural  department  of  the  College  occu 
pied  a  space  fifty  by  five  feet  in  this  building,  with 
an  exhibit  of  fruit  from  the  College  orchards  and  from 
the  South  H a v en  substation.  About  300  plates  were 
shown,  including  about  sixty  each  of  peaches  and 
grapes,  forty  of  pears,  t w e n ty  of  plums,  and  most 
of  the  remainder  apples,  including  nearly  thirty  va 
rieties  of  crabs.  The  collection  contained  many  new 
sorts  t h at  are  now  being 
introduced  and  afforded 
the  fruitgrowers  in  attendance  at  the  fair  an  opportu 
nity  of  inspecting  them  and  judging  of  their  merits. 
The  exhibit  was  in  charge  of  Mr.  Dean  who  also 
assisted  the  judges  in  this  department. 

The  show  of  flowers  and  plants  was  quite  large  and 
It  w as  mainly  by 

contained  many  tine  specimens. 
the  florists  of  Grand  Rapids. 

In  one  corner  of  the  building  was  a  vary  large  ex 
hibit  of  honey,  bees,  and  apparatus  for  handling  the 
colonies. 

Horticultural 

Department. 

A  NEW  MILLET  DISEASE. 

P R O P.  C.  F.  W H E E L E R. 

Prof.  A.  A.  Crozier  of  the  farm  department  lately 
brought  to  the  Botanical  Laboratory  some  stalks  of 
H u n g a r i an  Grass  attacked  by  some  unknown  fungus 
disease. 

A  careful  examination  has  led  to  the  discovery  of 

a  parasitic  fungus  new  to  the  College  fields. 

is  Kclcroxperma  f/niniinicola—having 
covering  which  live  in  grass  leaves. 

The  name  of  the  fungus  which  causes  the  disease 
spores  with  a  hard 
\ 
These  spores  are  formed  in  the  grass  leaves,  which 
are  destroyed  except  the  veins;  these  are  left  a  mass 
of  dried  threads  presenting  such  a  peculiar  appear 
ance  t h at  when  once  seen  the  disease  can  be  readily 
recognized. 
.  Another  peculiar  appearance 
axillary  clusters  of 
dwarfed,  misshapened 
branches  which  are  seen  on  the  diseased  stalks. 

the  number  of 
short 

is 

THE  LEWIS  INSTITUTE. 

No  account  of  this  trouble  has  been  found  in  any 

The  following  from  the  Inter  Ocean  will  be  of  inter 
est,  as  it  refers  to  the  institution  to  which  Prof.  P. 
M.  Chamberlain  w as  recently  called. 

" T I H'  West  Side  will  be  more  attractive  than  ever 
to  heads  of  families  after  Thursday  next.  On 
the 
evening  of  that  day  the  100th  anniversary  of  the  de 
li very  of  Washington's  farewell  address  will  be,  cele 
brated  fitly  by  the  dedication  of  the  Lewis  Institute. 
This  magnificent  place  of  education  is  the  outcome 
of  a  bequest  of  $550,000  by  the  late  Allen  G.  Lewis, 
who  died  in  1877.  Eighteen  years  of  careful  manage 
ment  by  business-like  trustees  increased  the  value  of 
the  gift  to  $l.fi00,000,  and  two  years  ago  the  founda 
tion  of  the  majestic  building  t h at  extends  on  Madison 
street  from  Winchester  avenue  to  Robey  street  was 
laid,  and  on  Thursday 
it  will  be  dedicated  to  art. 
science,  and  literature. 

the 

"The  Institute  will  be  a  technical  school  but 

its 
managers  recognize  the  greal  t r u t h / of 
intimate 
connection  between  the  industrial  a r ts  and  w h at  in 
the  curricula,  of  older  colleges  are  called  "the  humani 
ties."  Students  will  be  encouraged,  though  not  com 
pelled  to  gain  at  least  the  rudiments  of  Latin  and 
Greek,  while  a  thorough  grounding  in  English  will 
be  insisted  upon  as  preliminary  to  a  regular  course. 
" P h y s i cs  will  include  practical  electricity,  wood  and 
It 
iron  working,  applied  chemistry,  and  metallurgy. 
goes  without  the  saying  t h at  the  higher  mathematics 
will  be  in  honor. 

"The  Lewis  Institute  is  in  effect  a  modernized  uni 
versity,  of  which  the  people  of  the  Wrest  Side  well 
may  be  proud." 

KEEP  A  SCRAP  BOOK. 

There  are  many  good  things  occasionally  in  the  daily 
papers,  editorials,  .locals,  literary  matter,  etc.,  which 
could  be  preserved  in  the  scrap  book. 

And  here  and  there,  in  a  magazine,  is  a  story  or 
some  article  or  contribution  of  value  because  of  its 
.  research  in  and  knowledge  of  the  a r ts  and  sciences, 
while  the  rest  of  the  periodical  is  of  eamparatively 
little  use.  A  scrap  book  of  such  matters  would  be 
found  exceedingly  interesting,  if  for  nothing  else. 

in 

The  writer  has  seen  and  perused  scrap  books  which 
were  gems 
their  way.  The  collators  displayed 
care,  taste  and  judgment  in  the  selection  of  the  art 
to 
icles  for  preservation,  and  it  was  really  a  treat 
look  them  over,  and  here  and  there  peruse  the  entire 
article. 

Of  course, 

it  depends  altogether  on 
whether  he  or  she  has  the  requisite  tact  and  Intelli 
gence  for  classifying  and  arranging  articles  in  such 
a  medium. 
It  may  well  be  called  an  education  in 
itself,  and  the  owners  of  snch  books  are  generally 
people  of  far  more  than  ordinary  intelligence. 

the  collator 

incidents, 

Events  of 

importance,  matter's  of  great  moment, 
selections  of  genuine 
local 

interesting 
poetry,  and  m a ny  other  things,  incident  to  such  a  col 
lection  or  compilation,  to  make  up  a  work  which  at 
times  proves  to be  of  value  not  only  for  reference,  but 
as  a  reminder  of  scenes,  incidents,  and  occasions, 
which  b ut  faintly  linger  in  memory. 

American  work  on  plant  diseases. 

It  is  reasonable  to  suppose  t h at  the  a b u n d a nt  win 
the 
ter  spores  may  carry  the  disease  over  to  infect 
crop  next  year.  However,  our  knowledge  of  this  pest 
is  so  limited  t h at  predictions  as  to  its  future  behavior 
are  useless. 

It  has  been  found  in  both  patches  of  millet  on  the 

College  farm  in  widely  separated  fields. 
Department. 

Botanical 

CIVIL  SERVICE  EXAMINATIONS. 

The  following  letter  comes  rather  late  but  may  not 
be  too  late  to  be  of  interest  to  some  of  -our  graduates, 
as  no  definite  date  for  the  examinations  is  mentioned. 

D E P A R T M E NT  OF  T HE 

INTERIOR, 

O F F I CE  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  I N D I AN  SCHOOLS, 

WASHINGTON,  I).  C,  Sept.  3d,  189G. 

Dear  Sir:—At  last  I  have  succeeded  in  establishing 
the  position  of  "Teacher  of  Industries,"  for  which  1 
want  graduates  of  m a n u al  training  and  agricultural 
schools—persons  who  have  a  practical  knowledge  of 
farming  and  the  use  of  the  carpenter's  and  black 
smith's 
instruct 
small  classes  in  ordinary  manual  training  work,  per 
sons  of  good  habits  and  plenty  of  Common  sense. 

tools,  and  who  are  competent 

to 

The  Civil  Service  Commission  proposes  to  hold  an 
examination  about  the  middle  of  September  in  places 
convenient  to  applicants. 
I  write  you  in  the  hope 
that  you  will  bring  this  fact  to  the  notice  of  a  num 
ber  of  graduates  of  your  institution,  and  request  them 
to  make  application  at  once.  The  salaries  vary  from 
fuel 
$720  to  $900  per  annum.  Quarters,  light,  and 
are  furnished  employes,  and  their  board 
in  school 
mess  rarely  reaches  $2.50  per  week. 

Thanking  you  in  advance  for  whatever  assistance 

you  may  give  me,  T am,  sincerely  yours. 

W.  N.  IIAII.MAN,  Supt.  Indian  Schools. 

BACTERIOLOGICAL  WORK. 

P R O F.  C.  D.  SMITH. 

tuberculosis 

The  bacteriological  work  of 

the  station  was  en 
larged  by  the  Hoard  in  order  primarily  t h at  we  might 
to  take  advantage  of  the  opportunity 
be  prepared 
afforded  by 
the 
the  discovery  of 
College  herd,  to  study  various  phases  of  this  dread 
disease.  The  work  along  those  lines  necessarily  pro 
ceeds  slowly.  The  disease  develops  slowly  in  macu 
lated  animals  and  the  bacteriologists  have  therefore 
time  to  devote  to  other  subjects  while  the  disease  is 
developing  in  the  treated  animals.  They  have  their 
eyes  open  and  are  ready  to  investigate  other  questions 
as  opportunity  offers. 

in 

One  morning  one  of  the  cows  was  fonnd  to  h a ve  a 
caked  bag.  The  bacteriologist  was  notified  and  sam 
ples  of  the  milk  were  taken.  A biological  examination 
rowaled  the  presence  of  a  certain  germ,  a  pure  cul 
ture  of  which  introduced  into  the  udder  of  a  healthy 
cow  produced 
In 
three  other  cases  of  inflamed  udders  this  germ  has 
been  found  present. 

the  characteristic 

inflammation. 

A  milk  man  in  Lansing  found  the  milk  of  his  cows 

ropy  on  a  recent  morning,  t he  cause  being  entirely  un 
known.  T he  cans  a nd  other  milk  vessels  w e re  clean 
and  well  cared  for.  T he  cow  stables  w e re  healthy 
and  t he  hygienic  condition  of  the  cows  good.  T he 
milk  house  revealed  on  examination  no 
a p p a r e nt 
cause  of  the  trouble.  The  abnormal  (sbndition  of  the 
milk  developed  so  rapidly  t h at  the  patrons 
refused 
longer  to  receive  t he  milk.  Samples  were  brought 
to  the  Laboratory  and  a  bacteriological  examination 
h a s , b e g u n. 
the 
cream  of  the  ropy  milk  results  in  making  the  normal 
milk  ropy.  F r om  this  fact  and  others  t he  bacteri 
ologist 
is  of  microbic 
origin. 

Inoculation  of  normal  milk  with 

reasons 

trouble 

t h at 

t he 

An  examination  of  pasteurized  milk  revealed 

the 
presence  of  a  large  n u m b er  of  living  germs.  These 
have  been  studied,  pure  cultures  produced,  and  inocu 
lations  made  in  sterilized  normal  milk. 

The  work  is  still  in  progress  along  these  various 
In  some  of  them  valuable  results  are  near  at 
lines. 
hand. 
for 
In  others 
weeks  or  perhaps  months  before  any  decided  indica 
tions  even  may  be  expected.—Director  of  Station. 

the  wrork  m u st  be  continued 

M.  A.  C.  AT  THE  STATE  FAIR. 

{From  the  Grand  Rapids  Press.) 
One  of  the  t r i u m p hs  of  t he  fair  this  year  is  t he  fruit 
department,  and  one  of  the  crowning  features  of  t h at 
exhibit  is  the  display  of  fruit  from  the  State  Agricul 
tural  College  experimental  stations  at  Lansing  and 
South  Haven.  T h at  which  makes  the  display  of  this 
institution  especially  interesting  is  the  fact  t h at 
t he 
effort  is  not  so  much  to  show  tine  samples  as  to  give 
examples  of  new  varieties.  The  display  of  the  college 
occupies  a  liberal  a m o u nt  of  space  and  is  arranged 
very  attractively.  Among  the  newer  varieties  are  a 
number  of  seedlings  of  American  origin, 
including 
the  Peter,  October,  Wealthy  and  Gideon,  varieties 
produced  by  Peter  Gideon  of  Minnesota.  The  no 
table  quality  of  these  varieties  is  their  extreme  hardi 
ness.  The  same  is true  of  a  number  of  Russian  apples 
especially  adapted  to  growing  in  n o i l h e rn  ^Michigan. 

Among  the  novelties  shOAvn  by  t he  college  is  a  core-
less  pear,  chestnuts  and  J a p a n e se  w a l n u t s,  also  some 
trees  at  Monroe, 
pears  from 
Mich. 

the  century  old  pear 

Then  there  are  a  number  of  new  varieties  of  seed 
ling  apples  originated  in  Michigan.  Among  t he  pears 
may  be  mentioned  the  Dr.  Reeder,  Longworth,  Garber 
and  Vermont  Beauty.  Late  plums  also  come  in  for  a 
large  amount  of  attention.  Among  the  newer  varie 
ties  shown  are  the  Kingston,  Black  Diamond 
and 
Grand  Duke.  "There  are  plenty  of  early  plums  grown 
now,"  say  the  growers,  but  j u st  w h at  is  needed  is  some 
more  good,  late  varieties. 

The  college  is  also  showing  some  fine  specimens  of 
new  varieties  of  peaches  anil  grapes,  all  of  Michigan 
origin. 

PRESIDENT  ELLIOT  CONCERNING  THE  SUPE 
RIORITY  OF  WOMEN  AS  STUDENTS. 

Radcliffe  College,  founded  seventeen  years  ago  a nd 

known  as  the  H a r v a rd  Annex  has  now  become  es 
sentially  a  department  of  the  University.  A t - t he  last 
commencement  of  Radcliffe,  President  Elliot  said: 

It 

is  seen 

lower,  women  have  reaped 

"You  will  soon  see,  as  you  listen"to  the  degrees  about 
to  be  conferred, 
t h at  t he  number  of  degrees  with 
distinction  is  large.  The  proportion  of  such  degrees 
in  Radcliffe  is  much  larger  t h an  in  H a r v a rd  College; 
and  this  phenomenon  is  observable  in  all  places  where 
men  and  women,  or  boys  and  girls,  are  brought  into 
competition  under  t he  same  teachers  and  with 
the 
same  examination  papers. 
in  England, 
where,  in  the  very  highest  examinations  as  well  as  in 
the 
large  success.  We 
know  now  that  in  poSver  of  acquisition,  and  in  t h at 
mental  skill  and  ready  power  of  expression  which  are 
the  rapid  production  of  good  a n s w e rs 
needed  for 
to  an  examination  paper,  girls  and  women  on 
the 
average  will  excel  boys  and  men.  They  have  done  it 
for  years,  and  they  will  continue  to  do  it.  We  ob 
serve  in  H a r v a rd  University  t h at  when  prize  compe 
titions  are  open  both  to  Radcliff  and  H a r v a r d, 
the 
young  women  get  an  undue  proportion  of  the  prizes.. 
These  facts  teach  more  t h an  appears  on  t he  surface. 
Some  people  say  that  this  superiority  is  t he  result  of 
steadier  and  more  strenuous  application  to  study  and 
practice. 
It  may  be  due  to  retentive  memory,  pa 
tience,  a  higher  degree  of  conscientiousness,  and 
fewer  distractions.  But  patience,  devotion  to  duty, 
k-.'en  observation,  accuracy,  and  power  of  clear  ex 
pression  go  far  in  expression,  I  care  not  what. 

/"There  is  every  reason,  therefore,  for  the  profound-
est  and  sincerest  encouragement  and  hopefulness 
about  the  thorough  education  of  women." 

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THE OPENING OF THE COLLEGE YEAR. 

We  are  greatly  pleased  with  the  way  the  college 
year  lias  opened.  From  every  point  of  view  the  out 
look  is  flattering',  both  for  the  Immediate  school  year 
and  for  the  success  of  the  entire  new  policy  Inaugu 
rated  with 
freshman 
class. 

the  entrance  of 

the  present 

The  past  few  months  have  contained  long  and  anxi 
ous  days  for  all  those  who  have  been  responsible  for 
the  various  and  radical  changes  adopted  as  a  part  of 
the  future  policy  of  the  college.  They  were  impressed, 
perhaps  even  overawed,  with  the  magnitude  of  the 
public  interests  affected,  and  shrank  from  breaking 
with  established  custom  and  tradition.  After  the  ir 
revocable  steps  were  taken,  after  the  college  w as  de 
clared  open  for  women,  after  the  vacation  was  trans 
ferred  to  the  summer,  after 
the  agricultural  course 
was  radically  changed  so  as  to  make  the  technical  and 
practical  features/flTore  prominent  in  the  earlier  years 
of  the  course,  after 
the  short  winter  courses  were 
agreed  upon,  then  even  more  than  before,  the  novelty 
of  the  changes  and  their  far-reaching  effects  loomed 
up  in  exaggerated  proportions,  and,  notwithstanding 
the  thoroughness  of  their  convictions  and  their  un 
shaken  faith  in  the  necessity  for,  and  salutary  effects 
of,  the  measures  adopted,  the  advocates  of 
these 
measures 
result  and  anxiously 
for 
scanned  all  portents  and  signs  to  see  w h at  judgment 
the  patrons  of  the  college  would  pronounce. 
Even  had  the  conditions  for  an  easily 

interpreted 
popular  verdict  been  normal  this  anxiety  would  have 
been  inevitable  and  oppressive;  but  there  existed  the 
complication  t h at  times  have  grown  harder  and  busi 
ness  duller  as  the  days  have  gone  by.  Business  men 
have  suspended  all  operations  except  those  immedi 
ately  and  absolutely  gssential.  Nobody  is  assuming 
ueyv  obligations- t h at  can 
in  any  way  be  avoided. 
Schools  t h at  for  years  past  have  been  making  steady 
advances  in  attendance,  opened  with  smaller  numbers 
and  assigned  as  a  cause  the  hard  times.  Our  hearts 
died  within  us;  and  we  said:  "Surely  the  judgment 
of  the  public,  as  pronounced  in  the  numbers  in  at 
tendance  at  our  opening,  will  be  such  that,  no  matter 
w h at  the  real  causes,  those  who  so  desire  ruay  distort 
it  to  our  discomfiture  and  we  shall  have  to  endure  the 
odium  of  all  unsuccessful  innovationists." 

trembled 

the 

Finally,  the  14th  of  September  came.  The  chapel 
bell  rang,  and—the  chapel  w as  filled  to  overflowing. 
We  have  not  for  years  seen  such  an  attendance  on 
the  opening  night.  We  felt  that  our  fears  were  at  an 
end,  and  t h at  the  justice  of  our  conclusions  w as  estab 
lished. 

But  while  our  fears  are  relieved  there  are,  all  over 
our  broad  state,  alumni  and  friends  of  the  institution 
who  are  also  intensely  interested  in  the  future  of  the 
school  and  a re  anxiously  waiting  for  news. 
F or 
these  we  publish  the  subjoined  facts. 

On  the  lourth  day  after 

the  opening  of  the  term 
thirty-two  girls  are  enrolled  in  the  women's  course. 
We  had  made  our  calculations  for  twenty-five.  They 
a re  a  refined,  intelligent,  well  trained  class  of  young 
women,  and  will  compare  very  favorably  with  any 
class  of  matriculates  in  any  college in  the  state.  More 
over,  they  know  j u st  w h at  they  are  here  for  and  they 
are  in  dead  earnest  about  their  work.  We  have  every 
reason  to  feel  greatly  encouraged  about  the  women's 
course  at  the  M.  A.  O. 

The  n u m b er  of  male  students  matriculating  during 
the  first  four  days  of  this  term  is  largely  in  excess  of 
the  whole  number  matriculated  during  the  fall  term  of 

1895,  and  if  the  ratio  between  the  matriculates  of  the 
first  four  days  of  '95  and  those  of  t he  first  four  of  '96 
holds  throughout the  t e rm we  shall  enroll  this  t e rm  t he 
largest  freshman  class  of  male  students  during  m a ny 
things, 
years.  This  we  take  as  demonstrating  t wo 
viz.,  t h at  the  change  of  vacation  from  winter  to  sum 
mer  is  meeting  the  w a n ts  of  a  larger  class  of  people 
t h an  t h at  accommodated  by  t he  old  program;  and 
t h at  our  patrons  approve  of  the  co-education  of  girls 
and  boys. 

Still  another  fact.  L a st  year,  among  t he  male  stu 
dents,  the  number  of  matriculates  in  the  mechanical 
course  w as  larger  t h an 
in  the  agricultural  course. 
This  term,  while  there  is  a  healthy  growth  in  the  me 
chanical  course,  showing  t h at  it  h as  not  lost  any  of 
its  popularity,  the  growth  in  t he  agricultural  course 
has  been  still  more  rapid,  so  that  it  again  stands  at  the 
head  of  the  list  in  number  of  matriculates.  We  re 
gard  this,  again,  as  marking  distinct  approval  of  the 
changes  made  in  the  agricultural  course. 

It  was  prophesied  t h at  the  losses  in  the  upper  classes 
through  the  removal  of  the  opportunity  for  our  boys 
to  teach  school  during  the  winter  vacation  would  be 
very  large.  Without  waiting  for  later  developments 
we  find  that  of  the  class  of  '97  in  attendance  at  the 
close  of  the  previous  year  only  four  have  failed  to  re 
turn.  The  d a ta  for  the  class  of  '98  a re  not  at  h a n d; 
possibly  there  has  been  a  larger  defection 
t h at 
class,  but  in  any  case  it  is  offset  by  the  unusually 
small  loss  sustained  in  the  class  of  '99. 

in 

Once  again  let  it  be  mentioned  t h at  even  a  falling-
off  in  attendance  at  the  college  school  should  not,  in 
view  of  the  business  stringency,  have  been  a  source 
of  surprise,  and  t h at  other  colleges  are  opening  with 
smaller  numbers.  When  we  remember  this,  and  then 
see  the  handsome  increase  in  attendance  we  may  with 
out  reproach  congratulate  ourselves,  and  hold  up  the 
figures  as  a  striking  vindication  of  the  wisdom  of  our 
course. 

HINTS  TO  NEW  STUDENTS. 

1.  A  word  close  in  your  ear.  Guileless  simplicity  and 
unquestioning  faith  in  all  humanity  are  really  very  at 
tractive  attributes  of  youth—sometimes 
irresistibly 
attractive  to  the  fun-loving  sophomore.  B e w a r e!  The 
sophomore  isn't  a  fair  sample  of  humanity—as  yet. 
2.  Be  sure  to  avail  yourself  to  the  full  of  all  t he  ad 
around  you.  Do  you 
vantages  so  lavishly  strewn 
know  t h at  there  is  hardly  another  school  in  these 
United  States  where  you  will  be  allowed  to  h a ve  such 
direct  and  personal  access  to  so  wide  a  range  of  costly 
apparatus  as  you  may  have  here?  See  to  it  t h at  you 
lose  no  opportunity  of  this  kind.  Here,  for  instance, 
is  the  library. 
It  is  probably  a  larger,  and  certainly  a 
better,  collection  of  oooks  t h an  you  have  ever  seen 
before. 
It  is  your  privilige  to  touch,  handle,  rea/d 
books  t h at  you  may  never  have  the  good  fortune*to 
even  see  again.  For  t he  time  being  they  a re  in  every 
sense  yours.  Do  you  realize  the  value  of  the  privilege? 
Make  your  daily  schedule  so  t h at  you  can  spend  at 
least  one  hour  daily  in  the  library.  Get  someone  to 
advise  you  about  your  reading.  Make  friends  with 
the  librarian;  or,  and  that  brings  me  to  hint  No. 

3.  Cultivate  your 

teachers  (they  need 

it).  Don't 
leave  all  the  friendly  advances  to  them  but  make  some 
effort  yourself  to  form  a  mutual  acquaintance,  which 
will  inevitably  be  of  inestimable  value  to  you.  The 
Record  knows  them  all,  and  can  assure  you  t h at  you 
will  find  them  not  only  affable,  but  anxious  to 
find\ 
ways  of  friendly  approach  to  you.  They  will  meet 
you  more  than/-half  way.  Nothing  pleases  a  t r ue 
teacher  more  than,  to  have  close  and  intimate  relations 
with  ins  students.  He  would  like  to  know  t h at  they 
feel  free  to  come  to  him  for  counsel  and  assistance 
whenever  they  need  it. 

the  situation 

4.  Choose  very  deliberately  and  carefully  the  soci 
ety  t h at  you  join.  Don't  fall  into  a  flutter  of 
flattered 
complacency  at  the  first  invitation  you  get;  but  exam 
ine 
intelligently  and  discriminatingly 
and,  if  necessary,  wait  until  you  get  w h at  you  want. 
'Choose  congenial  associates,  and  see  to  it  t h at  t he  in 
fluences  Avith  which  you  surround  yourself  are  help 
ful  and  uplifting.  None  of  our  socieites  or  fraternities 
are  supposed  to  be  mere  social  clubs,  and  if  you  join 
one  for  that  feature  alone,  both  it  and  you  will  be  in 
jured  by  the  union. 

5.  Don't  neglect  the  physical  side  of  your  being.  Be 
conscientious  about  your  daily  modicum  of  physical 
exercise.  Take  a  healthy  and  lively  interest  in  t he 
college  athletics,  not  merely  by  looking  on  and  per 
haps  paying  your  share  of  the  expenses,  b ut  by  taking 
p a rt  in  some  form  of  t he  work  and  cultivating  a  per 
sonal  interest  and  pleasure  in  it.  H a ve  a  definite 
place  in  outdoor  games  and  sports. 

least  afford 

6.  Don't  neglect  the  religious  side  of  your  being.  A 
faculty  t h at  lies  dormant  for  an  indefinite  time  will 
become  dwarfed  and  shriveled.  And  this  is  t he  faculty 
t h at  you  can 
to  neglect.  Don't  be 
a s h a m ed  of  your  religion;  don't  w r ap  it  in  a  napkin 
and  lay  it  carefully  a w ay  for  future  use  after  you  re 
t u rn  home.  W h en  you  come  to  t a ke  it  out  again,  you 
will  find  it  shriveled  up  to  nothing.  Give  your  moral 
n a t u re  a  chance  while  you  are  here.  Help  to  create 
and  keep  in  vigorous  action  a  strong  moral  and  re 
ligious  influence  in  our  school  life.  Be  a  power  for 
good.  To  do  this,  ally  yourself  w i th  all  the  forces  for 
good  now  active  at  t he  college.  Attend  the  Sunday 
services;  join  some  bible  class,  give  hearty  and  con 
stant  support  to  t he  work  of  t he  Young  Men's  Chris 
tian  Association;  join  the  Association  a nd  give  them 
your  best  efforts. 

7.  Take  interest  in  all  t he  social  events  at  t he  col 
lege.  Don't  be  a  hermit;  don't  w a it  until  you  are  a 
senior  before  you  t ry  to  m a ke  acquaintances. 
It  will 
be  too  late  to  m a ke  people  know7  and  love  you  then. 
A  man  finds  in  this  world  j u st  w h at  he  looks  for.  If, 
with  open,  trustful  heart,  you  go  about  among  your 
fellow  men  seeking  love  and  offering  love  in  return, 
you  wiil  find  it  everywhere.  T he  world  is  a  mirror 
which  reflects  the  smile,  or  t he  frown  you  show  it. 

8.  Finally,  be  strong,  self-poised,  manly.  P ut  a w ay 
childish 
things.  Be  earnest,  purposeful,  persistent. 
Play  the man.  T h r ow  yourself  every  time  on  the  side 
of  right.  It  will  count  you  a  hundred  fold  in  character 
and  reputation.  "Whatsoever  a  m an  soweth,  t h at  shall 
he  also  reap." 

SEAL'S HINTS FOR BEGINNERS IN BOTANY. 

This  year  beginners  in  botany  are  using  a  brief 
work  recently  written  by  Dr.  Beal,  the  object  and 
plan  of  which  are  quite  fully  set  forth  in  t he  preface 
from  which  we  quote: 

till 

"No  real  progress  can  be  made 

the  student 
learns  to  see.  To.  learn  to  observe  well,  concentrate 
the  attention  for  some  time  on  a  very  small  portion 
of  the  object,  then  in  a  similar  manner,  study  other 
portions.  Make  frequent  and  thorough  comparisons 
of  t wo  plants  or  similar  p a r ts  of  plants.  A 
trained 
eye  is  valuable  in  any  kind  of  business. 
'Mere  book 
knowledge  of  natural  history  is  a  sham  and  a  delu 
sion'—  Huxley. 

"The  pupil  should  acquire  facts  and  details  before 
generalizing  or  attempting  to  d r aw  conclusions;  he 
should  know  considerable  about  a  good  m a ny  species 
before  attempting  to  study  a ny  system  of  classifica 
tion. 

"  'The  pupil  should  earn  his  facts.  These  should 
be  placed  within  his  reach,  but  not  in  his  hands.'— 
Goodale. 

"  'The  teacher  of  biology  will  keep  t he  student  in 
the  right  track,  but  let  him  find  the  t r u th  himself.' 
—Farlow. 

little  worked  out  by 

"There  is  too  much  pouring  in  by  t he  teacher  a nd 
tends 
to 
too 
the  pupil;  this 
make  intellectual  t r a m ps  and  not  trained 
investiga 
tors.  T he  best  teacher  will  keep  constantly  in  view 
how  best  to  prepare  students  to  acquire  information 
for 
training  for  power,  and, 
although  not  so  pleasant  at  first,  is  of  far  more  value 
t h an  the  mere  information  acquired  during  a  course 
of  study  in  n a t u r al  science. 

themselves.  This 

is 

I  think  it  unwise  to  place  in 

"I  object  to  telling  students  at  every 

step  w h at 
they  are  to  see,  or  to  imply  as  much  by  numerous 
direct  questions. 
t he 
bauds  of  beginners  books  containing  good  pictures 
of  w h at  is  to  be  learned  from  specimens.  To  give 
him  a  full  text  and  good  pictures  is  much  like  placing 
a  translation  in  t he  h a n ds  of  one  who  is  studying 
Greek,  Latin  or  German.  Excepting  as  a  model  now 
and  then,  I  do  not  think  it  best  to  supply  printed 
schedules  for  plant  study." 

t e xt  tells 

The  aim  is  to  teach  in  such  a  w ay  t h at  t he  s t u d e nt 
cannot  get  his  facts  from 
the  t e xt  book,  b ut  m u st 
depend  on  the  specimens  placed  before  him  for  exam 
ination.  With 
t he 
this  end  in  view  the 
student  how  to  go  to  work,  how  to  prepare  specimens, 
w h at  comparisons  to  make,  but  does  not  give  a  single 
cut  nor  drawing,  does  not  describe  a  single  plant. 
In 
the  back  p a rt  of  t he  work  is  a  glossary  containing 
the  words  t h at  a  student  in  botany  should  add  to  his 
vocabulary  after  he  has  discovered 
for 
which  t he  word  stands.  A  teacher  who  is  not  a  bot 
anist  could  not  use  t h is  sort  of  text  book,  and  a  stu 
dent  could  make  b ut  little  progress  with  it  without 
the  aid  of  a  botanist-teacher;  but  in  the  hands  of  such 
a  teacher  it  will  be  very  valuable  in  promoting  t h at 
most  valuable  of  all  systems  of  education—personal 
research. 

thing 

t he 

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T HE  M.  A.  0.  R E C O R D. 

5 

T HE  " C U R I O S I TY  S T R I P ." 

A.  R.  ROGERS  AND J.  W.  RIGTERINK. 

(Continued.) 
Itybus.) 

CHICORY. 

(Cichorium 

This  is  a  perennial 
herb  with  a thick  fleshy  root  s o m e w h at  like  a  parsnip 
or  carrot.  T he  seed  w as  sown  last  year  a nd  grew 
the  roots  reaching  full  size  by  a u t u mn  when 
finely, 
they  were  harvested.  This  year  t he  plants  came  up 
thickly  from  pieces  of  roots  left  in t he soil  a nd it  w as 
with  much  difficulty 
t h at  they  were  eradicated.  A 
few  plants,  transplanted  when  in  full  leaf  May  30, 
grew  readily.  Chicory  h as  a  pretty  blue  blossom 
a nd  is sometimes  grown  for ornament  b ut h as  escaped 
in  some  localities  a nd become  a  pernicious  weed.  I ts 
chief  use is for t he adulturation  of  coffee.  T he roots 
are  c ut in  pieces,  dried  in a  kiln  a nd ground  for  this 
purpose.  T he plant  is  also  sometimes  used  in  Eng 
land  for  forage. 

JAPANESE  R A P E.  Seeds from  three different  packages, 
marked  respecively  Hoki,  Cifu  a nd F u k u s h i m a,  were 
sown  in  rows  t en  inches  a p a rt  on  J u ne  18.  They 
looked  so much  alike  when  growing  t h at  no  difference 
w as  observed  through  t he season.  This  rape  is  very 
different  in appearance  from  t he rape  ordinarily  grown 
in  this  country.  T he leaves of t he latter  look  like  those 
of  t he  rutabaga,  Avhile  those  of  t he  J a p a n e se  rape 
resembles  t he turnip.  T he ordinary  rape  w as nearly 
ruined  by  plant  lice,  while  only  a  few  were  seen  on 
Japanese  rape.  I ts  merit  as a  fodder  plant  w as  not 
tested. 

JAPANESE  BUCKWHEAT. 

Seeds  were  sown  in  drills 
ten  inches  a p a rt  J u ne  18.  On J u ne  21 a good  rain  fell, 
giving  t he  plants  a  nice  start.  It  began  to  blossom 
July  22, being  then  about  12  inches  high.  T he soil-
up  to  t h at  time  h ad  been  occasionally  stirred  with 
a  hand  cultivator.  T he plants  made  a  r a nk  growth 
and  yielded  seven  pounds  of  well  matured  seed  from 
three  rows. 

IF 

YOU  MAKE A 

ft 

-WW" 

M I S T A KE 
And get in the wrong place try 
Thompson  &  Van Buren  for 
your  next  job of  printing. 

IF 

SI 

YOU  NEVER  MADE A 
M I S T A KE 
Be  sure  you're  started  right 
(for  Thompson & Van Buren's) 
then  go  ahead. 

OTTAWA  STREET  EAST 

BOYS  . . . 

BUCK sells Furniture Riant. 

ALL  GOODS DELIVERED  TO 
COLLEGE  TREE. 

Best  W o v en  W i re  Cots 

-

•' 

" 

Springs, 

$1  25 
-  1  50 

WE  S E LL  E V E R Y T H I N G. 
M. J. & B. M. BUCK. 

O P EN 

E V E N I N G S. 

L O W E ST  PRICE?* 

WILL BE QUOTED TO  SCHOOL  LIBRARIES 

and  others  sending  lists  of  books  wanted  to 

Lansing  Book  & Paper  Co,, Lansing,  Mich. 

OF  M I C H I G A N. 

Sound 
and 
Cheap 

GIANT  SPURRY. 

{Spargula  maxima.) 

Seeds  were 
obtained  under  this  name  from 
three  sources.  One 
of  the packages  proved  to be common  spurry,  which 
hns  seeds  only  about  half  as large  as t he Giant  spurry. 
Both  varieties  were  sown  side  by  side.  T he common 
spurry  came  on  faster  t h an  t he  other  a nd  made  a 
liner,  thicker  and  more  even  growth,  which  when 
rbout  seven  inches  high  w as in  full  blossom,  whil 
no  flowers  h ad  yet  appeared  on  t he  other  variety. 
The  Giant  Spurry  grew  more  slowly  a nd  m a de  a 
coarser,  taller  plant,  a  foot  or  more  high,  which ma 
tured  later  a nd produced  less  seed  t h an  t he  common 
kind. 

[To  be continued.] 

T he 
Cost 

of  the salt  you put in butter Is a  small  matter;  the effect  poor 
salt  has upon  the quality  of  the butter  is a  big matter.  The 
butter  salt  question  will  be  settled  for all time,  for you,  after 
you've once tried "The  Salt that's all Salt"— 

DIAMOND  CRYSTAL  SALT. 

The  purest salt, and finest in quality and  flavor.  At all dealers 

inbarrels(2801bs.)andbags(561bs., 28lbs. and 14lbs). 

DIAMOND  CRYSTAL SALT CO., St. Clair, Mich. 

Fred  SHuDel, 

Heading  Bca&r 
.footwear  .  .  . 

m  Sin* 

Incorporated  under  t he laws  of Michigan  by 100  leading 

Michigan  Bankers. 

HOME  OFFICE,  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 

WE  QUOTE  THREE  POINTS^ 

W.  E.  T R A G E R, 

DEALER IN 

We  Carry  All Crades. 
Repairing  Done. 

'capability. 

FRESH #  SALT  MEATS 

F R ED  S H U B EL 

5 09  Michigan  Avenue  East. 

CRAB  A  PAIR 

goods  at  p r i c es 

f ar  below 

a c t u al  v a l u e.  We  h a ve 

W h i le 

t h ey 

tre  g o i n g, 

We 

a re 

n ow 

c l o s i ng 

e n t i re 

o ut  m a ny 
l i ne  i n to 

t h r ee 

of 
l o t s, 

l i n es 

d i v i d ed 

t he 

to  close  o ut  as  follows: 

For  One Dollar 
Men's  $1.50 Work  Shoes 
Ladies'  $2.00  Cloth  Top Shoes 

For  One Ninety-Five 
Men's  $3.00  Needle  Toe Shoes 
Men's  $3.00  Vici  Kid Shoes 

Ladies'  $1.50 and  $1.25 Oxford  Shoes  Ladies' $3 00 Needle  Toe Kid Shoes 
Ladies'  $2.50  Brown  Shoes,  (Needle 
Toe) 

Ladies'  $1.50 Fine  Kid Shoes 
Girls'  $1.50 School  Shoes,  11 to 2 
Boys' $1.25 School  Shoes,  11 to 2  Ladies'  $3.50  Hand  Turned 

(Plain 

Toe) 
Ladies'  $2.50  Oxfords  (all  styles) 
Boys'  $2.50  Finest  Calf  Shoes 

For  Two  Ninety-Five 
Men's  $5 and $4 Patent  Leather  Shoes 
Men's  $4 Vici  Kid  Shoes 
Ladies  $4  Needle  Toe  Shoes  (lace 
or  button) 
Ladies'  $4.50  Cork  Sole  Shoes  (plain 
• toe) 
Ladies' $5 Patent  Leather  Shoes 
Ladies' $4 and $3.50  Welt  Sole  Shoes 
Ladies'  $3.50 and $3  Oxford  Shoes 

A nd  M a ny  M o re  S t y l es  w h i ch  we h a v e n 't  r o om  to  d e s c r i b e. 

t 3 F * T HE  G O O DS  M U ST  BE  S O L D. 

REPAIRING 
SHOES  REPAIRED  AND  RUBBERS 
MENDED 

C.  D. WOODBURY 

103 
WASHINGTON AVE. 
SOUTH 

COTTON. 

{Oossypium 

kerbaceum.) 

The  seeds  were 

planted  in  t he forcing  house  April  30.  Not m a ny  of 
them  grew  owing  to  irregularity  in  t he  application 
this 
of  water.  When  it  appeared  that  plants  from 
source  were  likely  to be a  failure  another  lot of  seeds 
was  taken  a nd soaked  in  water  at  110 F a h r.  for 24 
hours  a nd then  planted  in  hills  out of  doors.  These 
seeds  came  up  nicely,  a nd I  would  recommend 
t h at 
this  method  be adopted  in t he future,  t he seeds  being 
planted  as  soon  as  danger  from  frost  is  over.  T he 
plants  grew  about  a  foot  a nd a  half  high,  a nd  bore 
blossoms  a nd immature  pods  when  killed  by  frost  in 
autumn. 

Y E L L OW  LEVIATHAN  BEETS.  Two  rows,  three 

feet 
apart,  each  four  rods  long,  were  sown  April  30. 
They  came  up  readily  a nd  grew  well  all  summer. 
The  leaves  a re a  light  green  a nd longer  t h an  those of 
the  long  red  mangel.  T he roots  were  pulled  in the 
fall  a nd weighed  472  pounds. 

LONG  R ED MANGELS.  On  May  1 two  rows  were  sown 
two  feet  a p a rt  a nd four  rods  long.  The plants  grew 
well.  T he leaves  a re of  a  dark  red color.  T he roots 
grew  to a  great  length,  a  considerable  portion  of  them 
being  above  t he surface  of t he ground.  They  gave  a 
large  yield,  t he t wo rows  producing  493  pounds. 

DANISH  N E W.  IMPROVED  SUGAR  BEET. 

Seeds  were 
sown  J u ne  10.  It  w as a  long  time  before  the  plants 
came  up a nd when  they  did, they  were  slow  growers. 
After  t he  first  of August  they  did well.  The roots a re 
of  a light  color  a nd have  a  smooth  surface.  T wo rows 
yielded  173 pounds. 

DANISH 

IMPROVED  SUGAR  B E E T.  The  seeds  were 
planted  J u ne  10 and  came  up  July  1.  On  July  **> 
they  were  about  four  iiichesN^ig/i  and  doins  well 
The  roots  of  this  variety  ar 
as  neat  as  those of 
the  "Danish  New I m p r o v e d^ 
r he  t wo rows  yielded 
107  pounds. 

OXHEART  CARROT.  Two rows,  three  feet  apart,  and 
four  rods  long,  were  sown  May 1.  T he plants  were 
thinned  when  about 
inches  high.  T he  roots 
a re  of a  bright  red color  a nd of medium  length.  This 
variety  is  one of  t he  best  for  fable  u se a nd  yields 
well.  T he  weight  of the roots  when  dug, Oct. 23,  wns 
100  pounds. 

three 

LONG  ORANGE  CARROT.  The  same  amount  of 

land 
was  on May 23 sown  to this  variety  as to the Oxheart. 
The  tops  o ft  he  t wo varieties  a re much  alike  b ut  t he 
rootsof  t h e O r a n g e a r e l o n g er  a nd of less  diameter  than 
those  of  t he  Oxheart  a nd  have  a  stronger 
taste. 
They  were  dug Oct. 23. and weighed  22C>  pounds. 

MADDER. 

{Rubia 

tinctoria.)  All previous  attempts 

to  raise  this  plant  h ad failed.  On April  28, t wo rows 
were  carefully  sown  a nd after  a  long  time  t he plants 
made  their  appearance.  T he soil  w as very  dry b ut 
the  plants  throve.  Madder  is  a  perennial.  T he  root 
when  dry a nd  ground  into  powder  furnishes  a  well 
known  dye for  coloring  red.  It  is  said  t h at  if  the 
plant  is cut t he second  year  when  in  flower  it  makes 
very  good  fodder. 

FLAX 

(Linum  usitatissamun.) 

Dutch,  Russian a nd 
Belgian  flax  were  sown  side  by  side  in  drills  t en 
inches  apart  May 12.  The  Belgian  blossomed  J u ne 
later. 
10.  the  Dutch  J u ne  20 a nd  t he  Russian  still 
Most  of  t he flowers  were  blue  but an  occasional one 
was  white.  T he Dutch  variety  w as the most  uniform 
in  growth.  Some  of t he stalks  of t he Belgian  variety 
were  as  much  as  six  inches  taller  t h an  others.  T he 
Russian  is  shorter  a nd  matures  later  than  either  of 
the  other  varieties.  T he plants  were  not  cut  when 
ripe  a nd  w h en  t he  August  rains  came  on  uiey  put 
forth  a  second  growth  of  leaves  a nd blossoms.  F l ax 
is  b ut  little  grown  in  Michigan,  b ut  t he  climate  of 
some  p a r ts  of t he state  seems  adapted  to t he produc 
tion  of a good  quality  of  fibre. 

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

SEPTEMBER  22,  1896. 

BOARD  OF  A G R I C U L T U R E. 

Hon.  F r a n k l in  Wells,  P r e s i d e nt 
H o n.  Chas.  W. Garfield 
Hon.  Chas.  F.  Moore 
Hon.  C. J.  Monroe 
Hon.  H e n ry  Chamberlain 
Hon.  W. E. Boyden. 
Gov.  J o hn  T.  Rich 
T he  P r e s i d e nt  of  t he College 
Hon.  I. H. Butterfield,  Secretary.  .Mich.  Agr.  College. 

Constantine. 
G r a nd  R a p i d s. 
St.  Clair. 
South  H a v e n. 
T h r ee  Oaks. 
Delhi  Mills. 

\  Ex-Officio. 
j 

FACULTY  AND  OTHER  O F F I C E R S. 

J.  L.  SNYDER,  A. M.,  P H. D.,  PRESIDENT. 
R O B E RT  C. K E D Z I E,  M.  A.,  M.  D., 
Professor  of  Chemistry,  a nd Curator  of t he Chemical 
Laboratory. 
W I L L I AM  J.  B E A L,  M. S., P H.  D., 
Professor  of Botany  a nd  Forestry,  a nd  Curator  of  t he 
Botanical  Museum. 
E.  A.  A.  GRANGE,  V. S., 
Professor  of  Veterinary  Science. 
L E VI  R.  T A F T,  M.  S., 
Professor  of  Horticulture  a nd Landscape  Gardening, 
and  Superintendent of the Horticultural  Department. 
H O W A RD  E D W A R D S,  M. A., LL. D., 
Professor of  English Literature and Modern  Languages. 
H E R M AN  K. V E D D E R,  C.  E., 
Professor  of  Mathematics  a nd Civil  Engineering. 
HENRY  H. BANDHOLTZ,  2D LIEUT.  6TH  INF. , U.  S.  A., 
Professor  of Military  Sciences  and  Tactics. 
I.  H.  B U T T E R F I E L D, 
Secretary. 
CLINTON  D. S M I T H,  M.  S., 
Professor of  Practical  Agriculture, and  Superintendent 
of  t he  F a r m. 
CHAS.  L.  W E I L,  S. B., 
Professor  of  Mechanical  Engineering  and  Director of 
the  Mechanical  Department. 
W A L T ER  B. BARROWS,  S.  B., 
Professor  of  Zoology  a nd Physiology,  a nd Curator of 
t he  General  Museum. 
F R A NK  S.  K E D Z I E.  M.  S., 
Adjunct  Professor  of  Chemistry. 
W I L L I AM  S. H O L D S W O R T H,  M.  S., 
Assistant  Professor  of  Drawing. 
P H I L IP  B. W O O D W O R T H,  B. S., M.  E., 
Assistant  Professor  of  Physics. 
ALVIN  B. NOBLE,  B.  P H ., 
Assistant  Professor  of English  Literature  and  Modern 
Languages. 
C H A R L E S.  F. W H E E L E R,  B.  S., 
Assistant  Professor  of  Botany. 
W I L B UR  O. H E D R I C K,  M.  S., 
Assistant  Professor  of History  and  Political  Economy. 
W A R R EN  BABCOCK,  J R .,  B. S., 
Assistant  Professor  of  Mathematics. 

EDITH  F.  McDERMOTT, 
Professor  of Domestic  Economy  and  Household  Science. 
MRS.  L I N DA  E.  LANDON, 
Librarian. 
H.  W. MUMFORD,  B.  S., 
I n s t r u c t or  in Agriculture. 
G A G ER  C.  DAVIS,  M.  S., 
Instructor  in  Zoology. 
A.  L. W E S T C O T T,  B.  M.  E., 
Instructor  in  Mechanical  Engineering. 
DICK  J.  CROSBY,  B.  S., 
Instructor  in  English. 
M E R R I TT  W. F U L T O N,  B.  S., 
Instructor  in  Agriculture. 
BURTON  O.  LONG YEAR, 
Instructor  in  Botany. 

E.  S.  GOOD. 
Clerk  to  P r e s i d e nt 
C H A CE  N E W M A N. 
Clerk  of  Mechanical  D e p a r t m e n t. 

Aside  from  t he  State  Board  of  Agriculture  gfven 
above,  t he  following  a re  t he  officers  of t he  E x p e r i m e nt 
Station: 

STATION  COUNCIL. 

Clinton  D.  Smith,  M. S 
J o n a t h an  L. Snyder,  P h.  D.,  P r es 
L.  R. Taft,  M. S 
Robert  C.  Kedzie,  M.  A.,  M. D 
I ra  H. Butterfield 

Director  a nd  Agriculturist. 
Ex-officio. 
Horticulturist. 
Chemist. 
Secretary  a nd  Treasurer. 

ADVISORY  AND  ASSISTANT  S T A F F. 

Assistant  in Agriculture. 
A.  A.  Crozier,  M.  S 
H e r b e rt  W.  Mum ford,  B.  S. .Assistant  in  Agriculture. 
Assistant  in  Horticulture. 
H.  P. Gladden,  B. S 
Assistant  in  Horticulture. 
M.  L. Dean 
Assistant  in  Chemistry. 
Thorn  Smith,  B. S 
.Consulting  Veterinarian. 
E.  A.  A.  Grange,  V.  S 
Consulting  Entomologist. 
G.  C. Davis,  M. S 
Botanist. 
Chas.  F. Wheeler,  B. S 
Mrs.  L. E.  Landon 
Librarian. 
In charge  of  Sub-Station. 
T.  T. Lyon,  So.  H a v en 
In charge  of  Apiary. 
R.  L. Taylor,  Lapeer 

SUB-STATIONS. 

Grayling,  Crawford  county,  80 acres  deeded. 
South  Haven,  Van  Buren  county,  10  acres  rented;  5 

acres  deeded. 

O F F I C I AL  DIRECTORY. 

Sunday  Chapel  Service—Preaching  at 2:30 P.  M. 

Y. M. C. A.—Holds 

regular  meetings  every  Thursday 
evening  at  6:30  a nd Sunday  evenings  at  7:30.  S.  H. 
Fulton,  President.  C. W.  Loomis,  Cor.  Secretary. 

Natural  History 

Society—Regular 
Friday  evening  of  each  month  in  t he  chapel  at 7:30. 
L.  R. Love,  President.  J. W. Rigterink,  Secretary. 

meeting 

second 

Botanical  Club—Meets  first  a nd third  Friday of each 

month  in Botanical  Laboratory  at 7:30.  C. F.  Wheeler 
President.  B.  Barlow,  Secretary. 

Dante  Club—Meets  every  Wednesday  evening  at 7:30 
in  Prof.  W. O. Hedrick's  office,  College  Hall.  Prof. A. 
B.  Noble,  President. 

Students'  Organization  — S.  H.  Fulton,  Vice-Presi 

dent.  H. L. Becker,  Secretary. 

Columbian  Literary 

Society—Regular  meeting  every 

Saturday  evening  in their  rooms  in the  middle  ward  of 
Wells  Hall,  at 7:00.  E. H. Sedgwick,  President.  C.  F. 
Austin,  Secretary. 

Delta  Ton  Delta  Fraternity—Meets 

Friday  evenings 

in  the  chapter  rooms  on fourth  floor  of Williams  Hall, 
at  7:00.  W.  Judson,  President.  C.  P.  Wykes,  Sec 
retary. 

Eclectic  Society—Meets  on  fourth  floor  of  Williams 
Hall  every  Saturday  at  7:30  p.  M.  C.  D.  Butterfield, 
President.  Manning  Agnew,  Secretary. 

Feronian  Society—Meets  every  Friday  afternoon  at 
2:30  in  U.  L. S. Hall.  Miss  Sadie  Champion,  President. 
Miss  Marie  Belliss,  Secretary. 

Hesperian 

Society—Meetings 

every  Saturday 
evening  in the  society  rooms  in the  west  ward  of Wells 
Hall at 7:00.  J. D. McLouth,  President.  R. H. Osborne, 
Secretary. 

held 

S T R I C T LY  FIRST-CLASS  PHOTOGRAPHY  AT 

L E C L E A R ' S. 

The Farm 
... Department 

Offers  for  sale the 
following  head  of 
live  s t o c k: 

A  Y e a r l i ng  S h o r t h o rn  B u l l,  o ut of  Mysie  3 r d, a nd 

by  t he  p r i ze  w i n n i ng  V o l u n t e e r,  101205,  a 

p u re  C r u i k s h a n k. 

T he  T h o r o u g h b r ed  J e r s ey  B u l l,  R e t t as  A v e r r o e s, 

3 5 1 1 9,  b r ed  by G. A. W a t k i n s,  D e t r o i t,  solid 

c o l o r,  4  y e a rs  old.  T h is  b u ll  is by  A v e r r o es 

w ho  was  a  s on of  M a t i l da  4 th  a nd by  I d a 's 

R i o t er  of  S t.  L a m b e r t.  H is d am  was  R e t ta 

of  Bloomfield  (29520)  w ho  was  by t he  f a m o us 

b u ll  R a m a p o.  No  b e t t er  b r ed  J e r s ey  b u ll 

e x i s ts  t o d ay  in  t he s t a t e. 

T h r ee  H o l s t e in  b u ll  calves,  t h r ee  m o n t hs  o ld or 

y o u n g e r,  a ll by M a u r i ce  C l o t h i l de  a nd o ut  of 

t he  selected  cows  O a t ka  3 r d 's  W a y n e,  C o l l e ge 

H o u w t je  a nd  College  P a u l i ne  W a y n e. 

Owing  to  the  crowded  conditions 
of  the  stables  these  animals  will 
be  sold  cheap. 

N i ne  Y e a r l i ng  S h r o p s h i re  R a ms  o ut of  t h o r o u g h 

b r ed  ewes  a nd by a  p r i ze  S h r o p s h i re  r a m. 

P o l a nd  C h i na  a nd  D u r oc  J e r s ey  P i gs  of  b o th 

sexes. 

These  Animals  will  be  registered, 
transferred  and  placed  on 
board  cars  at  Lansing on 
receipt  of price,  which  will 
be^  given  on  application  to 

CLINTON  D.  SMITH, 

I>ireotor  ami  Superintendent  * 

of  Farm, 

AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE,  MICH. 

CYRUS  C. PASHBY,  B.  S., 
Instructor  in  Mathematics. 
GORDON  H. T R U E,  B.  S., 
Instructor  in  Dairying. 
CHARLES  E. MARSHALL,  P H. B ., 
Instructor  in  Bacteriology. 

H.  E. SMITH,  B. S. 

Instructor  in Mechanical  Engineering. 
D.  B. B A L D W I N, 
Engineer. 
T H O M AS  GUNSON, 
F o r e m an  of  Greenhouse. 
F.  C.  K E N N E Y, 
Assistant  Secretary. 
E R N E ST  W I T T S T O C K, 
F o r e m an  of the  F a r m. 
W.  S.  LEONARD. 
F o r e m an  of  Machine  Shop. 
T H O M AS  D U R K I N, 
F o r e m an  of  t he  Horticultural  Department. 
C H A R L ES  E.  HOYT, 
F o r e m an  of t he Wood  Shops  a nd F o u n d r y. 

Olympic  Society—Meets  on  fourth  floor  of Williams 

Hall  every  Saturday  evening  at  7:00.  H.  W.  H a rt 
President.  C. J. Perry,  Secretary. 

THE  MAPES 

Phi  Delta  Theta  Fraternity—Meets 

on  Friday  even 
ing  in  chapter  rooms  in  Wells  Hall,  at  7:00.  W.  G. 
Amos,  President.  F. H. Smith,  Secretary. 

Union  Literary  Society-  Meetings  held  in  their  Hall 
every  Saturday  evening  at 7:00.  E. A. Robinson,  Presi 
dent.  S. F. Edwards,  Secretary. 

Tau  Beta  Pi  Fraternity—Meets 

every  two  weeks on 
Thursday  evening  in  the  tower  room  of  Mechanical 
Laboratory.  G. A.  Parker,  President.  E. H. Sedgwick, 
Secretary. 

CLOTHING CO. 

207  &  209  WASHINGTON  AVE. S. 

When 

young 

man's 

fancy 

lightly 

turns 

to 

thoughts 

of  duck 

trousers, 

vacation^  and  all  that  sort  of 

sunshiny 

Club  Boarding  Association—I.  L  Simmons,  Presi 

loveliness, 

he  should 

direct  his 

steps 

dent.  H. A.  Dibble,  Secretary. 

M.  A.  C. Grange-Meets 

every  two  weeks  in  t he  Col 

umbian  Society  rooms.  G. H.  True,  Master.  H. W. 
Hart,  Secretary. 

Try  and  Trust  Circle  of  King's  Daughters 

- M e e ts 

every  alternate  Wednesday.  Mrs.  W.  B. Barrows,  Pres 
ident.  Miss  Lilian  Wheeler,  Secretary. 

towards 

our  store, 

-where 

ivc  make  a 

specialty  of 

MID-SUMMER  CLOTHING 

AND  BICYCLE  SUITS. 

S E P T E M B ER  2 2,  1 8 9 6. 

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

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7 

F A R M E R S'  I N S T I T U T E S. 

T h is  season's  w o rk  at  F a r m e r s'  I n s t i t u t es  begins 
tomorrow  at  Marquette,  w h e re  a  two-days' 
institute 
will  be held.  T he  other  upper  peninsula  institutes  will 
Iron 
be  held  at t he  following  places  a nd  d a t e s: 
Itiver,  Sept.  28-29;  Norway,  Sept.  30,  Oct. 1;  Stephen 
son,  Oct. 1-2.  Ontonagon  h ad been  included  in t he 
trip,  b ut t he terrible  fire  t h e re  m a de  it  o ut of t he 
question  to  hold  an  institute  there.  T he "crew"  con 
sists  of  Hon.  W m.  Ball,  Prof.  C. F.  Wheeler, M r s. 
Mary  A.  Mayo,  a nd Mr.  J. H.  Brown. 

The  details  of t he  lower  peninsula  meetings  a re  not 

yet  arranged,  b ut  the  probabilities  a re  t h at  t he  season 
will  include  t he  first  three  weeks  of  December,  a nd 
the  months  of J a n u a ry  a nd  F e b r u a r y. 

NEWS  FROM  GRADUATES  AND  STUDENTS. 

It.  B. Fickett,  '93,  called  at  t he college  on t he  12th 

inst. 

W.  A. Ansorge,  w i th  95w, spent  Sunday  at M. A.  C. 

D.  A. Garfield,  '89,  is  cashier  of t he Albion,  Mich., 

State  bank. 

S.  W.  Tracy.  '96,  is  working  for  Vaughan  & Co. 

seedsmen  in  Chicago. 

Joe  Beauvais,  with  '96, will  r un  a  boat  livery  at 

Harbor  Springs  next  season. 

J.  T. Berry,  '96, goes to Cass  City  this  week  to  begin 

teaching  in the  Cass  City  high  school. 

C.  B. Charles,  '79, is one of the  lecturers  engaged  to 

take  p a rt  in farmers'  institutes  next  winter. 

W.  A. Maxfield,  '93, Coopersville,  r e t u r ns  next  Mon 

day  to Hush  Medical  College  for his  last  year. 

E.  D. A. True,  "78, expects  to  re-enter  college  soon 

for  special  work  in t he mechanical  department. 

Albert  Finsterwald,  with  '90, a  manufacturer  of 

caps  in Detroit,  called  at M. A.  C. one day  last  week. 

A.  L. Pond,  with  '97m, is spending  a  ten-days'  vaca 

tion  in  Michigan.  He called  at  t he college  Sunday. 

W.  W. Tracy,  '93, h as been  appointed  to a  position 
in  t he department  of  agriculture,  Washington,  D. C. 
G.  J.  Rhodes,  with  '97m,  now a  theological  student 
at  Albion  College,  called  on his M. A. C. friends  last 
Saturday  evening. 

The  engagement  of  J a m es  It.  Petley,  with-  '94, of 
Milwaukee,  Wis., a nd  Miss  Winnifred  Sipley,  of  Lan 
sing,  h as been  announced. 

Peter  V. Ross,  '95, h as been  elected  principal  of  t he 
Mullan,  Idaho,  schools.  He  pays  $7.50  a  week  for 
board.  All free  silver  there. 

H.  B. Fuller,  '92, spent  a  p a rt  of  last  week  at  home 
and  at M. A.  C.  He w as  obliged  to close  his  school at 
Lewiston  on  account  of  diphtheria. 

Cards  a re out  announcing  t he  marriage  of  D. W. 
Roberts,  with  '94, to Miss  Mildred  Glines,  which  will 
occur  at t he residence  of  t he bride's  parents  in  Meri 
dian  Sept. 30. 

B.  W.  Peet,  '92, for  three  years  science  teacher  in the 
W e st  Side  schools,  Grand  Rapids,  h as recently  been 
promoted  to a  similar  position  on the  east  side  to  t a ke 
the  place  of Mr.  Hall,  resigned. 

Prof.  D. B. Waldo, of Albion  College,  who w as a  stu 
dent  here  with  t he class  of  '86,  visited  M. A. C.  last 
Wednesday,  a nd in t he evening  spoke  at t he  McKin-
ley  a nd  H o b a rt  club  rooms  in Lansing,  "A Century of 
Coinage  Legislation." 

In  t he  state  republican  ticket  there  a re nine  names, 
among  them  J a s on  E.  H a m m o nd  of  Hillsdale,  M.  A. 
C,  '86; on t he I n g h am  county  ticket  there  a re  eleven 
names, 
including  J u d ge  A. E. Cowles  with  ' 6 i; W.  Asa 
Rowe,  '73; C. B. Collingwood,  '85. 

L.  J.  Briggs,  '93, h as recently  h ad his  appointment 
to  a  position  in  Soil  Physics,  d e p a r t m e nt  of  agricul 
ture,  Washintgon,  D. C,  made  permanent.  He h as a 
private  laboratory  w i th  steam,  water,  blast,  vacuum 
and  gas,  which  is next  door  to t h at  of Mr.  Hicks. 

Mrs.  E va D. (Cryell)  McBain,  '79,  made  t he college 
a  short  visit  on  Tuesday  last  accompanied  by Mr. Mc 
Bain,  w ho  w as  a  delegate  to t he state  convention  of 
t he  anti-saloon  league.  As she w as t he  first  young 
woman"  w ho  graduated  at M. A. C. she  very  naturally 
t a k es  a  lively  interest  in t he  newly  established  course 
for  women.  She spoke  in  unbounded  praise  of T he 
Record,  " as j u st  t he thing." 

O.  P. Gulley,  '79, a nd wife,  of  Dearborn,  Mich.,  vis 
ited  t he  College  August  18.  Mr. Gulley  is a  dealer  in 
h a r d w a r e,  furniture,  a nd farm  implements  at  Dear 
born,  a nd w as in  Lansing  on t he State  equalization 
board. 

...ALWAYS  ON TOP... 

D A V IS  &  CO. 

1 04  W a s h i n g t on  A v e.  N o r th 

1 04 

Our  Winter  Goods  are  now  in.  We will  be pleased  to  show 
them  to you. 

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OVERCOATS.  ULSTERS.  BICYCLE  OVERCOATS,  PEA 
JACKETS  AND  VESTS.  SINGLE  AND  DOUBLE  BREASTED 
MELTON  SUITS,  ALL  UP TO  DATE. 

Also  Full  Line  of . . . 
Furnishings  and  Hats 

Gome in and §66  us anuwau! 

To Close at Once! 

300  pairs  Gents'  Russet  Shoes 

328  pairs  Ladies'  Russet  Snoes 

AT  COST! 

REASON  FOR CLOSING  O U T - . - T OO  M A NY  RUSSET  SHOES. 

JBSSOP&SON, 
M.  A.  C. 

CASH  S H OE  STORK 

H O L L I S T BE 

B L O C K. 

S P E C I AL  R A T ES  ON  P H O T OS 

AT 

SHARPSTEEN'S  STUDIO. 

Phone 192. 

New  Phone  7 6. 

J,  G.  R E U T T E R, 
3 22  Wash.  Ave.  S. 

Fresn  and  salt  Meate 

Fine  Chicago  Beef  a  Specialty. 
We are Headquarters for all Kinds of  Home-Made Sausage. 

W.  S.  BAILEY 

109  M I C H I G AN  A V E.  W 

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6UST0M  A» READY  MADE  6L0THING 

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.  .  D E N T I ST  . . 

Hollister  Block. 

...COLLEGE  BUS... 

Leaves  M. A. C. for Lansing  at 8:30 a. m. and  1:30 p. m. 
Returning,  leaves  Lansing  at  10:30 a. m. and  4:30 p. m. 

TO OUR FRIENDS 

And that includes everybody who has ever purchased 
a shingle or a foot of lumber of us, we  desire to impress 
on your mind  the fact  that 

««WE  HAVE  M0VEDI> 

In our new quarters, we are better prepared to unload 
lumber on your premises than ever  before.  Years of 
experience  have  taught  us a thing or two about the 
lumber business, and this experience may possibly be 
of  advantage to you  if  you  think  of building.  Our 
facilities  are  unexcelled and  we are  at your service. 

H.  W. RIKERD 

Telephone  No.  51. 

Successor  to Capital  Lumber  Co, 

...My... 
Neckwear  Stock 
C o n t a i ns  a ll  t he L a t e st  I d e as  as to  J 

S H A P E,  C O L OK  A ND P A T T E RN  a nd t he 

P r i ce  L o w er 

t h an  e v er  before.  W o u ld  be 

p l e a s ed  to  h a ve  y ou  c o me  in  a nd  see i t. 

B E F O RE  P U R C H A S I NG  Y O UR  F A LL  A ND  W I N T ER 

II  n  np  A l l ow  me  to  s h ow  y ou  s o me  n a t ty 

1 1 11  1  " Up to  D a t e"  s t y l e s.  N o t h i ng  b ut 

r e l i a b le  q u a l i t i es 

find 

p l a ce 

in  my  s t o c k. 

S t u d e n t s'  p a t r o n a ge  solicited. 

Packages  left  at  Emery's  will  receive  prompt  attention. 
Livery  or Bus  for picnics  at  resonable  rates. 

NEW  PHONE 

H.  O.  P A L M E R. 

ELGIN  MIFFLIN. 

T HE  O U T F I T T E R. 

HAVE YOU  FIVE-OR  MORE  COWS ? 

If  so a " Baby " Cream Separator will earn its cost for 
you  every  year.  Why continue an inferior  system 
another  year at so great a loss?  Dairying is now the 
only profitable feature of Agriculture.  Properly con 
ducted it always  pays well, and must  pay you. You 
need  a  Separator,  and you need  the  BEST,—the 
"  Baby."  All styles  and capacities.  Prices,  $75. 
upward.  Send for new 1894 Catalogue. 
THE  DE LAVAL  SEPARATOR CO., 
G E N E R AL  O F F I C E S: 

74  CORTLANDT  STREET. 

NEW YORK. 

•  T H E ^ f M.  A.  C.  K E C O K D. 

SEPTEMBER  22, 

1896. 

MI6HI6AN 
STATE 
AGRICULTURAL 
60LIM 

life II 

Beautiful  Campus  of  over 
Eighty  Acres. 

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Ten  Well  Equipped 
Laboratories. 

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In  all  over  Forty 
Buildings. 
•  m  * 
FIFTEEN  MINUTES  FROM  LANSING 
BY  ELECTRIC  CAR  LINE. 

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..  Three  Courses 
..  of  Study, 
..  Each  Four  Years 

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• i t *. •*»£•  4 B. 

AGRICULTURAL, 
MECHANICAL, 
WO/HEN'S. 

I 

FOUR  SPECIAL  COURSES 

of  six  Weeks  each  given  d u r i ng 

t he  w i n t e r: 

,  DAIRY  HUSBANDRY,  LIVE  STOCr£  HUSBANDRY,  FRUIT  CULTURE 

AND  FLORICULTURE,  AND  WINTER  VEGETABLE  GARDENING. 

See  Announcements  Page  4  for  Work  of  this  Term. 

...  TUITION 
...  FREE  TO  RESIDENTS  OF  THE  STATE;  ROOM 
RENT VERY LOW, AND BOARD 
AT ACTUAL COST. 

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Now  is the Time  to  Begin.  The 

School  Year  Opens  Today. 

FOR CATALOG 
AND PARTICULARS 
WRITE 

J.  L.  SNYDER,  President, 

Agricultural  College,  Michigan 

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