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, F E B. 23, 1904. . N o. 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON DINNER. Pres. and Mrs. Snyder entertained the Senior class at their home on the evening of F e b. 22. Over 60 were present. T he dining room and halls were decorated with bunt ing and flags. T he menu was as follows: Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean Fourth of July Crackers Roast American Eagle Bostonian Potatoes Independence Peas Martha Washington Rolls Virginia Cherries Molly Stark Pickles General Green Salad with Lafayette Dressing Revolutionary Cannon Balls American Pie Liberty Cake After partaking of Old Government Java this feast, W. J. W r i g h t, toastmaster for the occa sion, opened the program of wit, humor and reason. T he toasts were responded to in an able manner as follows: T he Colonial Fathers, L. T. Clark. T he Co-eds, J. W. Decker. Clarinet Solo, J. H. Frost. N a u g h t y - F o u r, G. G. Robbins. A l ma Mater, Miss Pickett. Ties, R . J. Baldwin. T he Fellows, Miss Palmer. W h at Next, J. G. P a l m e r. An examination colonial on history was held after this and was won by Miss Palmer. T he guess ing contest on the flags of the dif ferent nations was won by Miss Barrows. the T o w a rd midnight, seniors wended their way homeward, all voting Pres. and Mrs. Snyder royal hosts. T he long be pleasantly remembered by the mem bers of naughty-four. event will THE JUNIOR HOP. last week On Friday evening of the class of 1905 gave the twelfth Junior H op in the history of this in It is interesting to trace stitution. the Junior H op the development of at M. A. C. twelve years it has grown from an informal dance, held in the rooms of some one of the most formal of all our College func tions. T he class spared no pains to make their hop a grand success. the literary societies to present Junior the past In A in reception was held the Woman's building at 7:30 o'clock. Here a rather novel scheme was car ried out. T he reception committee and class officers formed a line and they as each couple passed along the took their place at the end of line. this way everybody met In everybody else. At eight o'clock all proceeded to the dining-room where 134 sat down to banquet to '05. T he tables were prettily decorated in blue and white, at each place was a bunch of blue violets and white violets were scat tered over the blue ribbons which ran diagonallv across the tables. A delightful banquet was served by 23 freshmen girls under the supervision T he above presents our readers a cut of Miss Elva Davis w ho the represents M. A. C. in Seventh Annual Oratorical Contest in Adrian on March 5. to Miss Davis is a member of the present junior class and belongs to the Themian Society. T he subject is Alexander Hamil of her oration ton. This is the first that a woman has represented M. A. C. All wish her success. time WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. into T he sophomore women assisted by the sub-freshmen had charge of the partv at the woman's building. An informal reception was held after those present formed into a which the corridors grand march through and the gymnasium. Here there was music and dancing. T he girls were kept busy nearly all of the time as there were two men for rooms each woman. T he society and the corridor on the second floor were called into use since the gym too small. Messrs. nasium proved Robinson and N e t z o rg furnished the music. Those w ho did not dance wrote poetry. A sample fol lows: To Washington our greatest man, We dedicate this ode, But for his reputation, This may prove too great a load. So we will write but little, And trust that his great fame, Will not need our gem of beauty, To perpetuate his name. T he young women were dressed in colonial style. Most of the cos tumes were very attractive and in dicated artistic taste. Refreshments were the dining-room. All had a good time and voted the ladies excellent entertainers and the party a decided success. served in Instructor Shedd visited his broth er in Bay City over Sunday. of Miss Lyford. Finzel's orchestra from Detroit furnished music which greatly added to the enjoyment of the banquet and gave promise of still greater joy in the dance which was to follow. M r. H. S. H u nt made an able toastmaster, and called for responses to the following toasts: " O ur College H o m e ," Mr. J. P. H a f t e n k a m p; " T he Banquet," Miss Kate M. Coad; " T he Past," Mr. P. H. Wessels; " T he F u t u r e ," Miss Zoe Benton; " T he Girls," Mr. C. I. Auten. All the toasts were ex ceptionally good. All increased the feeling of good-fellowship '05, and love for M. A. C. T he electric toasts lights went out during their but the candles which places only added to the charm of the occasion. the took in After the banquet all proceeded to the Armory which was decorated It was as it never had been before. painted white for the occasion; an immense blue and white Michigan flag covered the entire west wall; blue and white bunting decorated the walls and ceilings; the corners were made really cozy with screens, palms, divans, and masses of pillows; and 1905 in electric lights was placed over the west door. T he grand march was led by Mr. H. S. H u nt and Miss Mable Mack. T he " S p i r a l" and " B r i d g e" figures were especially pretty. Seldom has such music been heard at M. A. C. as was furnished by Finzel's Orchestra. Their "Sleigh Ride P a r t y" and " T he S t o r m" were well done and much appreciated. T he patrons of the evening were Prof, and Mrs. H. K. Vedder, Prof, and Mrs. U. P. Hedrick, and Prof, and Mrs. C. L. Brewer. T h e re was some excitement in the evening when the " S o p h s" tried to introduce a pig, but the attempt was unsuccessful. T he Junior H op is a never-to-be forgotten event and those w ho at tended this one will ever remember the happiest events of it as one of their college life. R. C. F. '96. L. R. Love has resigned his posi tion as Superintendent of P a r ks and Geeenhousfes the Michigan Asylum for the insane at Kalamazoo the green and expects the in house business for himself near future. He visited M. A. C. early this month. to go into at : '98. Geo. Richmond, instructor in physiological chemistry in the Uni versity of Michigan, has left for the Philippines. He will in chemical work for the U. S. govern labora ment at Manilla. A large tory is being equipped. engage W i th '9S. T he annual report of Harvard following the University contains about L . J. Cole. Resident gradu ate student, i 9 0 2 - ' o 3 — S t u d e nt of zoology at this university. Austin Teaching Fellow in zoology and second-year graduate student. M r. Cole holds one of the E d w a rd Aus tin Fellowships in science. ALUMNI. '76. R. A. Clark, manager for Penn sylvania and West Virginia, Phcunix Mutual Life Insurance Co., has been awarded second place on the Honor Rolls of the company as a result of a contest in writing insurance among the different general agencies. T he measure of the year's work was the increase in business paid for and re ported during 1903 over that of 1902. Mr. Clark has copyrighted a little pamphlet, entitled, " Did it ever occur to you," in which he pre sents some interesting insurance facts in a very striking way. '78. fifty acres of bearing Prof. James T r o op of P u r d ue University is president of the Burton Fruit Co. of Mitchell, Ind. This company means to produce apples for the market and incidentally show that Indiana soil is capable of pro T h ey ducing that fruit profitably. trees have R o me principally Winesaps, Beauties, Grime's Goldens and Jonathans. Fifty acres more will future. be put out soil and Prof. Troop to apples climate well especially tempering influence of the lake can be noticed. in thinks the adapted the the near since W i th '86. James A. J a k w ay is a successful fruit grower at Benton Harbor. He took a prominent part in the Berrien Co. horticultural meeting. 'S8. Farmer The Michigan F e b. 20 contains a cut and a brief sketch of the work of C. B. Cook. M r. Cook is associational director of the state farmers' clubs. W i th '90. Geo. S. J e n ks is assistant manager the American Sheet Steel Co. of His headquarters are now the Frick Building at Pittsburg, Pa., instead of in N ew Y o rk City. in '93- A. T. Stevens is a fruit grower near Benton Harbor. Last year was a success raises peaches and small fruits. He spends the winter months teaching school. in his~line. He With '95. G. I I. Swift has charge of the work for the Scranton Correspond ence School in the Manistee district. He lives in Grand Rapids at present but expects to move to Manistee in the near future. W i th ' 0 1. Clyde L. Dean is drafting for the Minneapolis Steel & Machinery C o. He is getting a great deal of good experience and enjoys his work. Since leaving College he has seen two M. A. C. boys. His ad but dress is 2830 Chicago avenue, Min neapolis, and he would be pleased to receive letters or a visit. T h e re are quite a few alumni in Minneapolis. W hy not organize an M. A. C. club and renew old acquaintances, recount stories and "swap lies?" 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 t B SE YEAR BY T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE A H I I K C L T U H AL C O L L E GE EDITORS. MASSELIXK, 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. HOKXBECK, '(Ha. L. T. CLARK, :04a. C. D. STERLING, '05m. ANNA PICKETT, 'Ma, BESS K. PADDOCK. '05w. G. F. TALLADAY, '05a. R. C. POTTS, '00a. GRACE BRAIIAM. SJ>. w. D. S. Ul'DEGRAFF, '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, Mich. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor. Business Office with Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co., 122 Ottawa St. E., Lansing. Mich. Entered as second-class mail matter, Lansing, Mich. This paper is occasionally sent to non subscrib ers. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper from the post-office, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe. 7 UBS DA 1', FEB. 23, 1904. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY EXERCISES. in A fairly representative crowd at tended the the exercises held A r m o ry on Monday morning. De votional exercises were conducted by R e v. Edwards. T he M. A. C. glee club furnished several selections of music and the audience sang T he Star Spangled Banner and America. Chief Justice J. B. Moore was in troduced by Pres. Snyder as the speaker for the occasion. He gave a brief sketch of America's progress and dwelt particularly upon a few of the principal events in our history. T he first point taken up was the battle on the Plains of Abraham which decided the supremacy of the English in America and gave the people the right to choose their own form of government. It was con sidered the most important event in American history. results of T he causes and the revolutionary war were briefly men tioned. Washington's work in the war was pointed out and his services as first and second president. His work in the Constitutional Conven tion of 17S7 and his farewell address were given more prominence. His advice to make education general and the effects of this were described in an able and verv interesting way. J u d ge Moore contrasted the early condition of the public schools of Michigan, when each one paid ac cording to the number of children the present system of sent, with taxing all property for the support of our educational system. Igno rance results in crime, makes prop erty unsafe, and destroys the princi ples of our government. Because these things are true, it is just that all property should be taxed for the the support of schools and colleges. T he corruption in city, state and national affairs' received attention. T he judge, however, was still opti mistic and saw many signs that pub lic morals were still alert. It is the duty of the 85,000 young men and women educated in Michigan col leges to so mould public sentiment that the ideals and honesty of public life shall be the same as in private life. T he address closed with a refer the United ence to the position of T HE M. A. C. RECORD. time the nations of the States among earth. T he is coming when 300,000,000 will swear allegiance to the Stars and Stripes and when Chi cago will be the financial center of the world. T he judge spoke without notes. T he address was instructive and gave the audience new faith in the future greatness of our country. HORTICULTURAL CLUB. T he Horticultural Club met last Wednesday evening. Charles G. Woodbury, '04, gave a talk on a lot ©f specimens of native and ornamen tal trees and shrubs, which he re ceived from R. T. Stevens, of Santa Barbara, Cal. A m o ng the number were a branch and fruit of the Cali fornia pepper tree, S t. J o h n 's bread fruit, mountain cypress, Bird of Paradise flower seed, Acacia, and Sea Urchins. T he specimens were passed around for each one present to examine while listening to a few words of explanation given by Mr. Woodbury. These were very inter esting forms to examine, showing what various and wonderful ways nature has to produce the seeds of her plants. A paper written by F r a nk C. Reimer, '03, Assistant Professor of Horticulture in the E x periment Station of Florida, was read. T he paper was on the Horti culture of Florida, and described the state in general, its people, fruit dis tricts, gardening, pests, and the prin cipal fruits, closing with a descrip tion of a southern sunset. T he club will not meet next Wednesday evening on account of the R o u n d - Up Institute. But on March 2, there will be another meeting at which time Prof. Joseph A. Jeffery will speak on soils. All who are interested in the question of soils should take advantage of this opportunity of hearing one who has made this subject a study for years. Y. M. C. A. C. D. Sterling led the Thursday evening prayer meeting. T h e m e, "A Precious Invitation." Messrs. G. P. Boomsliter and H. H. Barnett also spoke on the subject. T he dis the cussions were suggestive and attendance was very good. T he Y. M. C. A. room is fast becoming too small for the Thursday evening meetings. R e v. George Plummer conducted chapel exercises Sunday morning. Text, Cor. 15:53- ruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality." this cor " F or Prof. C. D. Smith gave a stereop- ticon lecture on the life of Christ. T he scenes were from famous paint ings and were especially fine. T he lecture was a success in every way and the audience exceptionally large. Those who failed to hear the lec ture missed a real treat. H. N. H. LECTURES. T he short course students have been treated to a series of very in teresting lectures by members of the faculty and outside Dr. Edwards' address on literature has been noticed in the R E C O R D. P r e s. Snyder gave a talk on Education talked at M. A. C. Prof. Bogue talent. on Forestry and Prof. W. O. Hed- rick.on Taxation and Trusts. Prof. Taft discussed Michigan Fruit and Prof. Smith told how to make farm financial success. Atty. C. ing a B. Collingwood, '85, explained the nature and legal status of mutual fire insurance companies and the duties and privileges of those who to them. A t t y. H. E. b e l o ng Thomas, '85, considered the sources of our law and Atty. C. F. Ham mond delivered addresses on T he Status of Married W o m en and F o r ms of Conveyances. Prof. Rey nolds gave a lecture on Heat and its Application to Daily Life, while Prof. Barrows gave three discourses on Birds and Mammals. Floyd Robison, chemist of the Experiment Station, gave an article on " W h at We E a t" in which he reviewed the analysis of breakfast foods and out lined the general composition of foods. Mr. F. Crandall,of Howell, Mich., gave a thorough discussion of the good points about Holsteins, their care, breeding and sale. M r. O. E. Bradflute, of Xenia, Ohio, explained his methods of handling A n g us cat tle. Both of these gentlemen are expert breeders and gave many val uable claimed suggestions. Both that the successful man of today dis carded the so-called general purpose animal. F or dairy work select Hol steins, Jerseys, Guernseys or A y r- shires, and for beef take A n g u s, Shorthorns, Herefords or Galloways. Select the breed you like the best, then stick to that breed, study it, make it your own and success will reward your efforts. Atty. F. E. Robson, '7S, of De troit, gave an instructive address on titles, rights of owners, trespasses, duties to neighbors, etc. An illus tration was given as follows: A, being angry at his neighbor, erects on his own premises a high board fence, which darkens his neighbor's rooms, shuts out the air and obstructs his view. T he fence serves no use ful purpose so far as A's use of his own premises is concerned, though it may relieve his feelings. Such a structure is a nuisance and the courts will compel its abatement. Had A been in the coal business, he might have satisfied the demands of his angry feelings and still kept within the law, by simply erecting a coal shed in place of a fence. Police power as applied to common things, such as dangerous buildings, conta gious diseases, etc., was carefully considersd. NOTES FROM THE FARM ER'S INSTITUTES. To g r ow good potatoes by pre venting them from suffering with severe dry weather, a man in W a y ne county has experimented and found it a good thing to plant onions in the potatoes, and the when the drought comes, the onions will make the eyes of the potatoes water. rows with In another county where a poor corn crop is the rule, some boys were seen killing a lot of snakes, which aroused the curiosity of a traveler who asked a darkey boy with a mule plowing for corn, " You see we put the dead snakes in every other row of corn, and we gets a better crop, we sells the corn to the distillers and we drink the whisky, and in that way get another crop of snakes." A man told of an experiment made in Ohio, in feeding chickens. T he experimentor had gradually mixed sawdust, more and more with his hen feed, till sawdust was their main reliance. A hen set on thirteen eggs hatched twelve wooden chicks and one woodpecker. In discussing the subject of our present lack of system in working the roads in Michigan, a speaker was reminded of an inquiry as to how to keep cider from working. Some one replied, " G et a pathmas- ter (roadmaster) and put him in the barrel for he won't work nor let any thing else work. Over in another county the land was so poor that two Irishmen and a j ug of whiskey could scarcely It required a raise a disturbance. very raise to even an umbrella. favorable condition w. j. B. '95- . M r. and Mrs. H. F. L a k e, J r ., announce the birth of Henry Alan, F e b. 12, 1904. W i th ' 0 0. Carl H. Smith is president of the University Y. M. C. A. at A nn A r bor. He is a student in the engi neering department. ' 0 1. F. A. Bock has gone to Germany industry. the sugar beet to study He was chemist at the Sebewaing factory the past season. All the lectures have been very practical and are worth the cost of the course to any man who will practice their precepts. Major Kell has been detailed commandant of cadets at M. A. C. A further notice will appear next week. "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 J Hot Coffee % and Sandwich T HE M. A. C. RECORD. Hardware OF ALL DESCRIPTION. Stoves OF ALL SIZES. Our Goods are Right Our Prices Low College bus calls regularly. Telephone your orders. Norton's Hardware, 111 Washington Ave. S. Furniture... Headquarters COflPLETE LINE OF FURNITURE FOR STUDENTS' ROOMS Canvas Cots at 95c. W o v en W i re Cots at $1.50. Woven 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. All goods delivered to your room free. M. J. & B. M. Buck. This Cut represents one of the many New Styles in Men's Hats for ice noiv offer luhich your inspection. Nothi7ig but latest styles and best find place here. qualities to our neck- Same applies ioear and cap stock—they are up-to-date in every res pect. Student patronage solicited. ELGIN MIFFLIN THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE Lansing's LOW Priced Reliable store E v e ry Department full of N ew Fall Goods. ABOUT. . . m^ BEST OF SHOES AT $ 3 . 50 A pAIR. They are made in a shape to fit your N ew Dress Goods, Silks, Laces, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, Silk foot. ( Seven shapes). 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 Curtains and Draperies. They are made in the leathers you like ( Four leathers ). They are made as stylish as rive dollar shoes. ( They cost you $3.50 ). Jewett & Knapp, 222, 224 Washington Ave. S. Lansing, Mich. C. D. W O O D B U R Y, 4ii HOLLISTER BLOCK <£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. ^ Miss St. J o hn spent Saturday and visiting h er Sunday in Detroit relatives. Mrs. Gingles spoke on domestic art at the farmer's institute at P a r ma last Friday. Miss Ida Robinson has accepted the position of head dietician at the Homeopathic Hospital in A nn Arbor. Miss Lyford gave a demonstra tion lecture to farmers' institutes at Marshall and Charlotte last week on cooking. Miss Gilchrist attended t he farmer's institute at Coldwater and spoke on a practical education and reading in the home. R. M. Kellogg, famous for his strawberries and work in farmers' last week. M r. institutes, died Kellogg had many friends at M. A. C. Dr. Beal has sent J. Hamdton of the U. S. Department of agriculture some photographs of charts and illu strations used in the botanical lab oratory. T he women in domestic science 1 b are studying meats. T he recog nition of different kinds of meats, how to cut them and prepare them are some of the topics considered. T he class in advanced machine design began designing a milling machine on Jan. 27. T he progress made has been remarkable. Some of the detail drawings will be ready for the pattern makers by March 1. It is difficult to make a selection. T he trouble is that material is hard to get back and its' condition upon return is not guaranteed. T he elevator at the woman's build ing is out of repair. All articles are the now elevated by hand from basement to the third floor. Deliv ery boys do not carry things very high and so the young women have taken a hand. T he mechanical department has sent six boxes of material to St. Louis. exercises Castings, wdod and patterns, machine shop exer cises, a letter press and a wood lathe were sent. T he total weight was 1266 pounds. Drawings, laboratory notes, theses, etc., will be sent in the near future. T he College has had several close escapes from coal famine. At one time an hour more would have de pleted the entire stock. Last week coal was hauled from the city in or der to prevent a shortage. A car tempora load came on Friday and rily relieved the situation. More coal is expected to arrive this week. T he farm department has con tests ducted extensive slaughtering this term. T he idea is to show the relative beef producing qualities of the different breeds. Lambs and sheep have also been examined with this point in view. Students have had excellent opportunities to study at first hand, and have been given practical work in handling and cut ting meat. Every department of the college is receiving requests from the St. Louis Exposition to send exhibits. Mrs. Gunson enjoyed her Euro pean very much. M a ny changes had taken place in Scotland trip left her home there 25 since she changed had years ago. Farms hands, many had.been consolidated, and the former owners had left for Canada or the U. S. She visited in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Selkirk, Du noon, Manchester and London. While in Scotland she met M r. F. W. Owen, '02. T he women students gave a Val entine party at the building on the It was a house evening of F e b. 13. hold affair. Each one was given a limited time to write either a story or a valentine. Miss Grace Smith won first prize on a valentine story, Miss N o r t h r up received second place and Miss Douglass was awarded the third prize. Each story or valentine was read and created considerable amusement. T he fruit growers of Berrien county have organized a Horticul tural Society. A meeting was held on F e b. 17. Prof. U. P. Hedrick gave addresses on the preparation of spraying material and on San Jose scale. About 350 attended and 175 became members of the society. It was one of the best and most en thusiastic meetings of the kind ever held in Michigan. Paul Thayer, '00, was elected president and C. H. Hilton, '00, secretary. T he class in bacteriology is work ing on enzymes. T he enzymes that transform carbohydrates are being considered at present. Vinegar fer mentation requires two organisms. One changes the sugar in cider to alcohol and carbon dioxide gas. T he other changes alcohol to acetic acid. These organisms are isolated and studied. T h ey are then combined in pure cultures to produce vinegar. 3S are in the class. T he subject is a senior elective but specials and domestic science students also take it. followed was At the last meeting of the F a r m ers' Club M r. A. B. Rogers gave a talk upon the dual purpose cow and its place in Michigan. T he discus sion which led by Prof. Shaw and some of the points discussed were, the ideal dual pur pose animal, the places best suited for the dairy and beef animal, and the advantages which the West has over Michigan for producing beef, because of cheapness of there and the abundance of pasture and grain. A large number of both regular and short course students were pnesent. land T he Harvard Dining Association has adopted a new method of con ducting its business. This method is for the purpose of preventing waste and to distribute the cost more equitably. So far, the waste oc curred chiefly in meat, fish, and eggs. These articles will now be provided at so much per plate, and will be paid for by means of a ticket book the plan of a railroad mileage book. Formerly any one could order all the meat he wanted. Some took much, others but little and a great deal was wasted. N ow a man gets what he wants and pays for what he gets. T he other provisions, such as tea, coffee, milk, vegetables, bread, desserts and fruits are paid for by all alike. T he result has been a decrease in the cost of board and a more elastic meal for the individual. '95- PREXY HARPER'S IDEA It's Record shows it to be THE M. A. C. RECORD. T E L LS W H AT C O N S T I T U T ES A M O D EL C O L L E GE P R O F E S S O R. for the T he qualifications ideal college professor, as outlined by President Harper in a lecture at the University of Chicago on " T he Faculty of College" are: 1. He should be married. 2. He should be a church mem ber. 3. He should mix with his stu dents outside the class rooms. 4. He should have a doctor's de gree. 5. He should be willing to work hard eleven months in the year. 6. He should be sympathy with the public and take an active interest in public affairs. in " T he college professor who is married," said President Harper, will do three times as much good in his position as one w ho is single. And if he has three or four children he will be still better, for he will be a stronger man. THE BOTANICAL DEPART MENT AT AMES, IOWA. P O R T I ON OF AN A R T I C LE IN T HE I. S. C. S T U D E N T, F E B. 3, ' 0 4. T he botanical department has had as few changes as any other depart ment in the college. At first bot any and zoology were united. Dr. C. E. Bessey, a young graduate of the Michigan Agricultural College had charge of this work. Dr. Bess ey is a man of strong and unique personality, an admirable teacher, so enthusiastic that he developed strong students in botanical lines of work. V e ry early in the work of the Coll ege a number of students turned to research w o r k, their attention among these is J. C. Arthur, w ho has a professorship at Purdue Uni versity. A m o ng these earlier grad uates we must also count Prof. Har vey w ho was for some years bota nist at the Maine Agricultural Coll ege. No doubt also that Dr. Bess ey exerted a strong influence in de veloping the careers of such men as Prof. Herbert Osborn, A. S. Hitch cock, and W . T. Hornady. to resigned In the course of time botany and zoology were divided, D r. Bessey becoming the professor of botany the and Dr.Beal was elected chair of zoology. Later, about 18S4, the chair of Dr.Bessey the botany at I. S. C, going to University of Nebraska at an in larger creased salary and with a scope of work. Dr. Halstead, w ho was then on the editorial-Staff of the American Agriculturist, and a grad uate of the Michigan Agricultural College, and a Dr. of Science of Harvard University, was elected to fill the vacancy. the city and W. C. Stebbins, of Grand F o r k s, N. Dakota, has an interesting arti the Petoskey high cle in Hermes school paper. He writes that their weather comes fresh by the air-line from Medicine Hat, and that several times this winter the mercury was in.the bulb. T he days, how lost ever, were sunny and bright. He also claims that the statement, " T he atmosphere is so dry we do not feel is rather dubious. T he the cold" the North passes R ed River of is about 20 through rods .wide at this point. Its banks are peculiar in that they lack stones. He has looked two for miles but the effort proved fruitless. Orchards are practically unknown and trees are wild plums. T he chief crops are wheat, oats, rye, and barley. T he is as level as a lake and the soil is of excellent quality and nearly black in color on account of large amount of humus. T he city has a population of 10,000 and not a saloon since N. Dakota is a prohibi tion state. He adds, however, that in Minnesota just across the river in unbroken there are 50 places rows where people get "fou for weeks together." the only fruit them land the for AGRICULTURE AT THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. feet In all, inside a nd Agriculture At St. Louis agriculture is given the premier place among exhibits. T he Palace of Agriculture, which surpasses in extent all other exposi tion structures, is 1,600 long and will cost over half a million dol lars. outside space, more than seventy acres are devoted to the progress and develop ment of the science of husbandry. this is not given prominent place because of a sud den discovery that it outranks all industries in point of value other of product or importance to our na tional welfare. T h at it stands first among the industries of man and that all other activities rest upon the tilling of the soil was conceded long ago. It was given first place at this exposition because agriculture was so conspicuously the prime factor in the development of the territory em the " Louisiana Terri braced tory." in for that lost. T he suggestion is made the work of gathering and installing the colossal exhibits of agriculture and horticulture at St. Louis furnishes an opportunity a comprehensive historical record of the development of American husbandry that should suggestion T he not be is consideration. serious worthy of expositions h a ve devoted Other much space to agriculture, but the educational and historical material that was developed the prep in the exhibits was never aration of utilized or preserved in such a way as to make it of practical value to American farmers or manufacturers. In the annals of human progress the there is nothing comparable to story of the development of hus bandry in this country. As the dis play at the St. Louis exposition is to be comprehensive and educational it will provide a wealth of material for agri the story of American culture, which should embrace not" the results of scientific hus only bandry but that are directly related to the tilling of the soil. the activities THE POLICY HOLDERS' COMPANY^ The BJatual Benefit Life In^afaqce Co., OIF1 ZbTE-W-A-I^rK, 3ST. 7. CHAS. B. COLLINGWOOD, District Manager, Agricultural College. Lansing Office, 100 Hollister Block. WHEN IN NEED OF ALL MEATS Society or Daoco Pwarns CALL ON Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co., 122 Ottawa St. E. Lansing, Mich. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N —^ T he n a m es in t h is Directory, as well as those of all o ur o t h er a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli able p a r t i e s. We h o pe t h at t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to p a t r o n i ze those who p a t r o n i ze u s. BARBERS. A. C. BARBER SHOP, Rooms in New , Bath House. H. A. 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