The M. A. C. RECORD • MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, A P R. 12, 1904. N o. NEXT SUNDAY EVENING. mon was very attendance good. suggestive, the A DISCOVERY. M r. D. S. Sutherland of Detroit, the Union meeting will speak at next Sunday evening. M r. Suther land is Division Superintendent of the Michigan Central Railroad, and comes highly recommended as a speaker. Everybody should plan to attend. BIRD ARRIVALS. Following is a list of the birds which I have personally noted on the campus this year, with the date of first appearance. F or compari son the date of arrival in 1903 is It is very probable that given also. in a few cases the species might have been found at nearby points several days earlier in both years; in fact, both meadow larks and song sparrows were reported by others at least than my records for this year. four days earlier Crow Robin Crow Blackbird . Bluebird Rusty Blackbird. Meadowlark . . .. Song Sparrow . . Red-winged Black 1904 1903 March 1 F e b. 22 1 March 5 4 4 14 23 " " " " " " 23 "8 " 13 " 11 "8 8 " 23 bird 25 Phoebe 29 Killdeer T o w h e e; Chewink 30 Mourning Dove . . April 6 Golden-crowned " " " " " 14 " 20 " 12 " 22 "7 Kinglet " " 6 April 10 I 7 " " Cowbird White-bellied Swallow 7 no record In 1903 four other species ap peared on the campus before April 6, viz., Flicker, March 21 ; K i n g fisher, March 30; Sapsucker, April 5; Purple Martin, April 5; and the Grass Finch was seen on ihe adjoin ing farm March 22. This year no one of these has been noted yet. W A L T ER B. B A R R O W S. Y. M. C. A. C. E. Willits the T h u r s d ay led evening prayer meeting. Messrs. C. B. Taylor, A. B. R o g e rs and B. W e r m u th gave interesting talks on the work of Missionary Brockman, of India, and of D. S. Bullock, of Chile. As a college we are inter ested in Brockman's work in India, because we are helping him by help ing to pay his clerk, who is a y o u ng lady from Michigan. We are inter ested in Bullock's work as a college because he is an M. A. C. man and well known to most of us. T he meeting was well attended. R e v. J o hn H o a g, of Chicago, conducted chapel services Sunday morning. M r. H o ag selected for his text Matthew 2 5 : 2 8 , 2 9 — t he parable of the talents. He showed that this seemingly unkind treatment of the man with one the natural law of the universe, as true in the spiritual and mental realms as in the physical. It is only by the proper use of what we already have that we can expect more. T he ser talent is I answer M r. Thomas Gunson spoke before the union meeting of the Y. W. and Y. M. C. A. Sunday evening. T h e m e: H ow do the question Christ asked of Peter,— " B ut whom say ye that I am ?" Matthew 16: 15. T he discussion of the theme was very thoroughly in M r. Gunson's given as it was characteristic way, that of impres sive earnestness which carries con viction. T he attendance was good the by and all were benefited service. T he violin solo and the selection by the quartette were both excellent and highly enjoyed by all It is only fair to say that present. selections the all given Sunday evenings at the union meetings have always been a success and always the audience. special musical appreciated by BASEBALL. A practice game was played with the Howell high school last Satur day. T he day was cold and not suited for fast playing. Howell has a fine team. T h ey were the inter- scholastic state champions of Mich igan last year and will be a strong team this year. M. A. C. tried out 16 men. Most of the candidates did well. Of the old men, Bow- ditch," A r m s t r o n g, Wilcox, Millar, Burke, Rasmussen and Gunnison new men who were out. showed up well were Canfield, Chapman, H y d e, F. C. Millar, Maynard and Ellsworth. T he 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 T. H. E. M. A. C. 2 o 1 3 o 2 o 2 x 10 Howell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 6 U m p i r e — T a b or of M. A. C. T i me of g a m e, 1 h o ur 40 m i n u t e s. Batteries—M. A. C, H y d e, Millar, C h a p m a n, Canfield. Howell, N e w c o mb a nd N e w c o m b. 11 7 5 6 T he opening game of the regular schedule will be called on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Detroit Col time. lege will play here at T he line-up has not been decided. that T he and Armstrong. following men have been sent to the training table in Abbot H a l l: Chapman, Rasmussen, Burk, Wilcox, Capt. Millar, Bowditch, G u n n i s o n, Maynard, T o w n e r, F. C, Ellsworth, H y d e, Millar Canfield T he table for the track team and wrest lers will be started in about a week. inter-hall track meet will be held next Saturday at 2 o'clock. All the track and field events will be held. First place will count five fifth place one point. points and An inter-class meet will be held on April 23. Everybody should come out to encourage these meets. An '88. G. L. Teller, chemist with the Milling and Baking Institute of Technology, Chicago, has been in flour. He vestigating winter-wheat has analyzed 15 patent flours from Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan and Tennessee. T he values of the different brands are discussed and a blend of this flour is regarded as a standard. T he Oregon Agriculturist and of April contains Rural Northwest the following article: " T he Michi gan Agricultural College announces a discovery which suggests a new line of experiments in horticultural operations. the addition It is that of insoluble matter will reduce to an amazing extent the injurious effect of solutions upon seedlings. Corn seedlings which would barely stand a solution of a certain strength would endure without harm a solu tion 64 times as strong where ground to the solution. quartz was added T he ground quartz in no way the chemical character of affected conclusion solution. drawn from this discovery was that chemical analysis of soil fails to deter mine what there may be in the soil available for plant g r o w t h ." T he suggests that this dis Agriculturist covery may prove of value in spraying operations. T he discovery referred to appeared in the M. A. C. R E C O RD recently and was worked out by Prof. Dandeno of the botanical de partment, who has carried on a long series of experiments along this line. direct T he CONTESTS N O R TH IN DAKOTA. Prof. Jeffery has been looking over a set of essays by the students the N o r th Dakota Agricultural of College on thesubject,"Gang Plows for N o r th Dakota." T he J o hn Deere Plow Co. offers a prize of $25.00 for the best essay. T wo of the essays were exceptionally good. T he department of farm mechanics of the N. Dakota College has in stituted the following contests: I. Case 1. T he J. Machine Co. P r i z e — F or essay on " T h r e s h i ng best adapted $25.00. Threshing the best Separators for North Dakota," 2. T he Milburn W a g on Co. P r i z e — F or the best essay on " F a rm W a g on Construction as related to the requirements of North Dakota," $25.00. 3. McCormick Division I. H. Co. P r i z e — F or the best essay on "Grain Harvesters best adapted for North Dakota," $25.00. 4. John Deere P l ow Co. Prize— F or the best essay on the subject of " G a ng P l o ws for North Dakota," $25.00. 5. T he Dowagiac Drill Co. Prize — F or the best essay on the "Con struction and requirements of Grain the use of Drills best adapted for N o r th Dakota F a r m e r s ," $25.00. 1st 6. T he American Thresherman of Traction P r i z e — " T he Care E n g i n e s ." prize, one H am Headlight, value $11.00; 2nd prize, one Barth Lifting J a c k, value $8.00; 3d prize, one Pomeroy Vise, value $5.00. 7. Columbus Buggy Co Prize— F or the best essay on "A Strictly H i gh Grade B u g g y ," $10.00. ALUMNI. '85- Prof. J. D. T o w ar of Australia has been conducting a series of ex periments with reference to raising lambs for early market. Different crosses have been made. T he result that Dorsets have so far has been preceded Shropshires two or three weeks and thus secured an advantage Shropshires, in the early market. however, overtook the Dorsets by the time the latter were four months old. T he Dorsets have had the ad vantage as to price. '8S. Prof. P. M. Chamberlain is chair man of one of the important com mittees to entertain the British Soci ety of Mechanical Engineers. T he American and British Societies will hold a joint meeting in Chicago to begin May 31. Prof. Weil will attend the meeting. '93- W. Paddock, of the that caused by the Colorado Agricultural College, has issued a bulletin on apricot blight. T he in jury done to apricots greatly resem common bles pear blight. T he disease is of bac terial origin and due to the same organism that causes fire blight of pears. T he diseased portions of the trees should be removed and care should be taken that infection is not carried from one tree to an other. the '97- the Texas E. D. Sanderson, of Agricultural College, has issued a circular on how to combat the Mexi can cotton-boll weevil in summer and fall. An earl}' maturing cotton should be grown, the beetles should be destroyed by grazing the cotton and pulling and burning unused fall or early winter stalks. Late plowing This weevil has done an immense amaunt threatens of damage and seriously the cotton the south. industry of Messrs. Sanderson and Green' have also issued directions for treatment of insects and plant diseases. is also suggested. '95- Guy L. Stewart is now special agent for the Southern Railway and has changed his location from Par- kersburg, West Virginia, to Colum bia, South Carolina. He is working in the Land and Industrial depart ment and looks after the fruit and truck men. With '9S. F . J. Beal is chemist and technical superintendent the Michigan for Cement Co. at Wyandotte, Mich. lime T he firm uses the carbonate of residue obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of caustic soda from the Michigan Alkali Co. This is mixed with highly siliceous clay from Toledo and burned in the ordinary rotary cement kiln. M r. Beal visited M. A. C. during vaca tion. Pres. Snyder has bought a Shet land pony. T he boys are enjoying the pony very much. '03- A. C. Digby has changed his ad dress from Rushton to Vale, Mich. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED E V E RY T U E S D AY D U R I NG T HE C O L L E GE Y E AR BY T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E GE EDITORS. G. MASSELINK, M A N A G I NG E D I T O R. A S S O C I A TE E D I T O R S: H. N. HORNBECK, '(Ha. L. T. CLARK, '04a. C. D. STERLING, '05ro. BESS K. PADDOCK, '05u>. G. F. TALLADAY, '05a. R. C. POTTS, '06a. GRACE BRAHAM, sp. w. R. D. MALTBY, '04(1. ANNA PICKETT, u4ir. 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 tlie College Secretary, Agricultural Col lege, Mich. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor. Business Office with Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co., 122 Ottawa St. EL, Lansing. Mich. Entered as second-class mail matter, Lansing, Mich. This paper is occasionally sent to non subscrib ers. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper from the post-office, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe. TUESDAY, APR. 12, 1904- A BIRD. " T h at thar perfesser of th' Michi gan Artificial College who wants 't kill all th' robins must be a burd himself," said Reuben J a y, of. Bad A x e, this morning. " If he would present each of th' spoon-fed grad uates of th' M. A. C. with his picter it would be useful in th' cornfield perhaps from scratchin' th' corn. Don't yew tetch th' robins, M r. Perfesser Headache, er—be Josh!"—Detroit News. th' crows to keep rural progress prominent Pres. Kenyon L. Butterfield, of the R h o de Island College of Agri culture and Mechanic Arts, has recently held a successful conference in Kingston. on Many speakers Were present and methods were suggested for improving religious, social and industrial conditions. A particularly interesting paper was delivered by Hon. J o hn G. Clarke, of West Kingston, secretary of the state board of agriculture, on the topic "Is F a r m i ng Prosperous in R h o de Island?" In part he said: " T h i r ty years ago scattered all over this state were little villages, each of which had its cotton or In 1S70 the town of woolen mill. Exeter had seven of these establish ments, while today she has none. is not alone. All of our Exeter country towns, especially those off the railroads, have witnessed of passing away of their manufacturing industries. " W h en all these little mills were running the farmers in their imme diate vicinity had a ready market for their milk, butter, eggs and veget ables, without having to ship them away to distant cities, for what the village people could not use was taken to the mill-store and sold or traded the store which the farmers did not raise but had to have. for goods from " Thus the village store became a sort of commission—house, buying and selling farm promicts, and ship ping it to the city markets, taking all of that responsibility and experi ence from the farmers, who in the to be the losers by not end were knowing how to handle their goods. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. M A R K ET W AS G O N E. " As forced competition these little establishments out of business, the people drifted, as did the busi ness, to the cities and large towns. W i th them went not only the re tail markets of the farmer, but the the wholesale market as well, for the country stores could not live on profits gained from handling farm produce and were obliged to close. T h us the farmer's market was gone, and he must look elsewhere for a place to sell his produce. in " In is being done the town of Little Compton we find a grand illustration of what can be and the poultry business. T h e re are still many farms which can be utilized along this line, to the great advan tage of the state and the farmers. This is an industry which does not demand as quick transportation as some others, and is therefore adapted to those farms that are a long dis tance from railroads. "Other farmers are turning " T he dairy industry has gradually increased during the last few years. their attention to raising hay for market. T h e re is probably no more paying crop today than hay, and no better hay market in the world than Prov idence. " N e ar the cities and large villages, market gardens are very profitable. In 1900 there were 4S73 acres of vegetables reported. This does not include potatoes and onions, which alone were valued at nearly a mill ion dollars. A large percentage of the latter were raised on the island of R h o de Island. This branch of the our agriculture ranks second in value of the product ( h ay and for first). age ranking I N C R E A SE OF F R U IT G R O W I N G. is attracting " F r u it growing the attention -of many of our farmers, and should prove a very profitable business. T he consumption of fruit has increased faster than any other article of food, and will continue to increase. Good fruit put upon the market in an attractive way always brings good prices." In conclusion Mr. Clarke said: "Aside from any financial consider ation, this educational and social advancement which has been brought about, justifies all the temporary de pression agriculture has suffered, for these changes under old methods would never have taken place. " T he question,'Is farming pros perous in R h o de Island?' will de pend somewhat upon what our ideas of prosperity are." Pres. Butterfield spoke on the ad vantages of co-operation rural progress. T he conference Was in teresting throughout and many val uable ideas were suggested. for '95- the C. H. Robison is now located at Milan, Mich. He was in Dearborn last of March. He has until fine dental parlors and with 200 pounds of avoirdupois he should be able teeth, painless or otherwise. to extract W i th '00. Clayton J. P e r ry is a member of the firm P e r ry Bros., of Grand Rapids. T h ey manufacture a patent window screen which has had a good sale and is meeting with gen eral approval. This screen is fast ened to the window sill and also to the sash. Raising the window un rolls the screen, lowering it, rolls up it out of thus putting the screen view. T he screen is known as the patent automatic disappearing win dow screen. ' 0 1. John Dunford, of the electrical engineering department of the uni versity, visited M. A. C. Saturday. W i th ' 0 1. Miss Hannah Bach, of the De troit Conservatory of Music, visited her friends a: M. A. C. from Fri day till Monday. '03- Bernard Nagelvoort lives in De troit and recently became a proud father. Some particulars are lack ing and hence more definite infor mation cannot be given at present. W i th '06. Augustus G. de Clercq was married to Miss Clara M. Wordley on Saturday, April 2, in Chicago. Mrs. Clercq was a special student at M. A. C. in 1902. T he R E C O RD extends congratulations. With '08. H i r am Carter, mention of whose death was made in last week's issue, was born in Armada, Mich.. October 27, 18S5. He entered M. A. C. last fall about four weeks late. By hard w o rk he had caught up with his class at the time he was taken ill. T he physicians at the college and in Lansing advised him to go home since his recovery was ex In fact they told tremely doubtful. him that he could live but a short time. He returned to Armada about the first of December and continued to fail from that time until his death, T he Sunday morning, April 2. funeral was held on Tuesday, April 5, at 2 o'clock, and was largely attended. While a student at M. A. C., Mr. Carter attended strictly to business and was considered a y o u ng man of excellent promise. His instructors speak well of him. He made many friends at M. A. C. and had a host of friends in Armada. T he college community extends its sympathy to the bereaved relatives and friends. T he Thursday evening Y. W. C. A. meeting was conducted by Miss E va Keeney w ho became our presi dent upon the resignation of Miss Irene W a y. T he meeting was well interesting. We attended and Miss Phillips expect Miss H a r d i ng this week. to be with us Miss Harding is to have charge of the meeting. and E. S. Bartlett of the sub-freshmen class sheared the sheep at the college this spring. He used a machine is an T h e re iron box and the work was well done. T he total weight of wool was about 700 pounds. T he heaviest fleece was from a Lincoln ewe lamb, one year old, and weighed 14.8 pounds. A Cotswold buck sheared 14.2 pounds and a Rambouillet 14.1 pounds. in the mechanical department which has a unique history. T he mystery is so involved that all attempts to solve it have been unsuccessful. Messrs. Brown and Crawford made a few vigorous expressions when an in quiry was made. T he box in ques tion is quite Its conception large. is unknown, its purpose undefined its future hazy. T he master and mechanics can be if more definite information is wanted. A. F. Doyle of Saginaw, formerly the Bad A xe superintendent of schools, visited M. A. C. last F r i day. He is interested in the manu lime facture of brick. Sand and are then steamed at 125 pounds pressure for 10 hours. R. E. Olds will build a residence of this brick on the corner of Washington avenue and Main St., Lansing, Mr. Doyle consulted with Prof. Kedzie in regard to the color of the brick. compressed, interviewed strongly related S u p. J. K. Osgerby, of Howell, to accompanied the base ball team is M. A. C. last Saturday. He to M. A. C, as somewhat is a brother-in-law of C. A. he the Hathaway '92 and a cousin of Clemons' boys, '86. Mr. Osgerby is much in M. A. C. T he Howell schools are in fine shape and their base ball team is composed of a very gentlemanly lot of young men. T h ey play ball every minute and tend to their own business both during and after the game. interested it that In Machinery for April, 1904, W. S. Leonard has an article on " Some in Machine De Practical Points in signs." T he two requirements a new machine are shall accomplish in a satisfactory manner the particular purpose for which it was designed and that it shall possess " c o n s t r u c t i o n al economy." It should be easy to understand and operate, should not contain multipli city of parts and should be easily assembled and taken apart for re pairs. All parts should be of such shape as to admit of being machined appliances. with in Taper fits should be used only special cases. Strains must be care considered and p r o v i d ed fully is against. T he young designer in cautioned not to be extravagant a the performance of estimating machine. " It may accomplish all you predict; it is more likelv to do less." ordinary shop The Latest and Best Creation in Confections .- Wilson's Bitter Sweets TRY T H EM AT WILSON'S SUGAR BOWL, J 06 Washington Avenue South. THE M. A. C. RECORD. NORTON'S RANGES! The Easy Line to Use Take it EARLY in the SPRING, and avoid that tired feeling which surely comes un less you have a MARQVART OR LINCOLN. CHAS. M. NORTON, in Washington Ave S. Furniture... Headquarters COriPLETE LINE OF FURNITURE FOR STUDENTS' ROOMS Canvas Cots at 95c. W o v en W i re Cots at $1.50. W o v en W i re Springs at $1.50, $2.00, and $2.50. Mattresses at $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00. Tables at $1.50 and $1.35. Chairs at 50c up. AH goods delivered to your room free. M. J. & B. M. Buck. THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE Lansing's Low Priced Reliable Store E v e ry Department full of New Fall Goods. N ew Dress Goods, Silks, Laces, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, Silk and Cotton Shirt Waists, Muslin Underwear, Dress and W a l k i ng Skirts, Tailor Made Suits, and Jackets. We also carry a Complete Stock of Lace Curtains and Draperies. The rubber heel makes no noise S diminishes perceptibly the jar inci- 2 dent to walking and makes a conse- 5 quent saving in nerve force. I Price, 40c. a pair. I j > gymnasium shoes. Special to jjfc A. C. Girls. Also rubber sole and cloth top This Cut represents one of the many New Styles in Men's Hats for -which we now offer your Nothing inspection. but latest styles and best find place here. qualities to our neck Same applies wear and cap stock—they are up-to-date in every res pect. Student patronage solicited. ELGIN MIFFLIN Jewett & Knapp, 222, 224 Washington Ave. S. Lansing, Mich. I C. D. W O O D B U R Y, HO l LZ%T B K ER \ \ <£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. *g T he cry at Ypsilanti now is " On to M. A. C !" A large delegation wili be here on April 22, the time for the debate. A black overcoat was left in the mechanical t wo weeks ago. Owner can call for it at the office of Prof. Weil. laboratory about This evening M r. C. A. McCue will address the M. A. C. Foresters at 6:30 on " T he Inspection of Land for Forest Reserves." Prof. A. R. Sawyer came here on Monday and has secured rooms at Mrs. Kedzie's. M r s. S a w y er is visiting in Terre Haute, Ind., at present. It was made T he dairy department has cheese on sale. last winter. Samples of Michigan, Cheddar and eage are on hand. T he quality is excellent. T he new greenhouse on the south end of the horticultural laboratory is progressing as to construction, al though somewhat slowly an account of the weather. Prof. Jeffery spoke to a farmers' club at Mason last Saturday, on the subject " Corn Breeding." T he attendance was fairly good and the general interest was strong. Mrs. C. F. Wheeler of Washing is visiting M. A. C. as ton, D. C, the guest of M r s. Marshall. Prof. W h e e l er accompanied her as far as Pittsburg and from to St. Louis. there went One of the students in engineering the other morn copper chemistry reported i ng that he [had gotten nitrate in his mouth three times in "suck-cession" by the incautious use of a pipette. 131 pounds. T h ey produced over 15 pounds of wool per head this spring. taken considerable time and is not only interesting but also of much value. T he department of agronomy has sent photographs of the laboratory and charts used in farmers' institutes, and a King's aspirator, used to deter mine the effective size of soil grains, to the St. Louis exposition. Barrels are of various kinds,dimen- sions and contents. Their methods numerous. of transportation F or formula giving capacity and law for finding the center of gravity apply at the mathematical end of Howard Terrace. are T he catalog of the College for the present year is in the hands of the printer, at least in part. T he general plan will be the same as last year's. Only such alterations will be made as the changes at the Col lege necessitate. T he wheat crop of the United States for 1903 was 637,821,835 bushels; the oat crop was 784,094,199 bushels and the corn crop was 2,244,176,925 bushels. These are the final estimates of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture. T he May Bulletin will be devoted to questions and answers concerning the college. Each department will Entrance receive studies requirements, pursued and opportunities for the graduates will be considered. special notice. expenses, T he farm department has pur chased 6 high-grade Lincoln wether lambs to be used for special feeding purposes. T he average weight was Students excused from drill for any cause whatever, must take an extra subject or subjects to make up the credits for which drill is sched uled. This point is sometimes for gotten. Several Seniors are in this quandary today and things are rather unpleasant. of Prof. Weil has a card in his office which says, " An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound cleverness." Another one says, " T a lk happiness, the world is sad enough without your woes." Prof. Weil is fond of epigrams. Taffy and "epitaffy" are not in his line. T he forestry department has sent a set of photographs illustrating the features of forestry to silvicultural St. Louis. A set of models of a forestry nursery is in preparation for exhibition purposes, an appro priation having been made from the government fund for this purpose. T he long distance squad now numbers 14. Leach has been elect ed captain. Director Brewer says it is the best squad he has ever seen in any Michigan college. T he athletic field will be put into fine shape. Tile drains will be put in and everything will be made tip top. M r. Jenison, of the mechanical department, has recently completed a pocket catalog, giving the where abouts of all graduates and of all those who were connected with the department for t wo years. This has last Friday T he Columbian Literary Society entertained their friends at an eleven o'clock party night. T he Eclectic Society kindly gave rooms, which their the use of added considerable to the entertain ment of the evening. Prof, and Mrs. Brewer acted as patrons for the occasion. March gave 21 cloudy days at M. A. C, four were clear and six fair. T he maximum temperature was64° on the 31st and the minimum was 8° on the 4th. Nine inches of snow fell on the 14th and five on the 17th. T he rise in temperature from the 19th to the 25th was responsible for the the flood which highest point on the 25th. reached A $100,000 cassava starch factory is to be built at Lake City, Fla., by Chicago capitalists. T he capacity of the mill will be 120 tons of raw material per day. Readers of the R E C O RD will recall the review of a bulletin issued by S. M. Tracy, '68, on this plant. It will undoubtedly prove a close competitor for northern starch plants. Russel H. Conwell, president of Temple College, Philadelphia, spoke to a large audience at M. A. C. last Monday evening. T he subject of his address was " A c r es of Dia monds." Pres. Conwell is a forci ble speaker and has a mission in the world. He gave correct ideas as to success in life and how to accomplish real good. T he lecture was enjoyed by all. BASEBALL SCHEDULE. T he baseball schedule as adopted by the faculty is as follows: April 14, Detroit College at M. A. C. April 22, U. of M. at M. A. C. April 26, Albion at Albion. April 27, Kalamazoo at Kala mazoo. April Detroit. 30, Detroit College at May 4, Hillsdale at M. A. C. May 7, Alma at M. A. C. May 9, Olivet at M. A. C. M ay 14, Kalamazoo at M. A. C. May 20, University of Wisconsin at M. A. C. May 21, Olivet at Olivet. May 26, Albion at M. A. C. May 28, Alma at Alma. May 30, Ypsilanti at M. A. C. Mrs. F. W; Robison is visiting at her home in Milan. A new department of farm engi neering has recently been added to the school of agriculture in Madi son, Wis. T he last legislature ap propriated $15,000 for the erection of a new building, which will be put up Instruction summer. will be given on how to run bind ers, mowers, steam and gasoline en gines, plows, etc., and will be de signed to give a practical education to young farmers in this important branch of farm work. Michigan should have the same equipment. this Reports from indicate an the different coun ties increased demand for one-day farmers' institutes. Sev eral have asked for six such insti tutes. Four have been held so far Institutes are of in these counties. great value to farmers and the leg islature should make an additional purpose. this appropriation for Wisconsin $12,000, appropriates other states even more. Michigan has more institutes than any other state and the cost per capita of attendance is the lowest by a considerable amount. Michigan's appropriation should be increased to $12,000 at least. Pennsylvania except the failure. There seems to be a general mis understanding in regard to the length of time during which conditions can be made up. Suppose a student re ceives D in Freshman algebra, fall term. He can take a special exam ination in this subject on Monday of In the term following case he neglects to do this he can make arrangements to it at the winter or some spring terms. If he waits till the next fall term, he will be obliged to take the subject in class unless the generosity of the faculty should grant him a special privilege. However, it this quality. to depend on time during is not safe take THE M. A. C. RECORD. to '91 from State Board of Agriculture from '83 to '89 and '97. M r. is well known at M. Chamberlain A. C. His son graduated here in '88 and is now professor of Mechan ical Engineering at Lewis Institute, Chicago. In fact, we are T he M. A. C. district school should be a model as to condition of grounds. We have courses in land scape gardening: and beautifying of the home. We preach to other people the inestimable value of the beautiful in nature. We claim that it is a simple matter to plant a few shrubs, have a flower bed or two, and to make things neat and attrac tive. thinking of the advisability of instituting an ex tension course to teach country and village folks how to do these things; and yet our own district school is not a bit better than the average rural school in the state, at least so far as the grounds are concerned. These things should be changed. T he "Delta." has plenty of talent. T he rich district enough expense. Spring is here, now do something. T he M. A. C. school should be a model It can not in every way. now claim this distinction. - large enough and stand the to is Ex-secretary I. I I. Butterfield of Pontiac and several members of the executive committee of the State Agricultural Society visited at M. A. C. last Thursday. T he com mittee met in Lansing to decide upon a permanent location for the state fair. No agreement was reached. After 50 ballots had been taken, the meeting was adjourned. T he vote stood 13 to 12 in favor of either Saginaw or Pontiac. Since 14 were necessary for location, nothing could be done. Jackson polled 7 votes at one time and then gradually dropped out. A good deal of feeling has been stirred up. W hy not bring the fair to neutral ground? Lansing is centrally located and has many ad vantages. Many state are the capitol, why not located at If either of the leading Michigans'? candidates get it, there is bound to be a fight when a bill comes up for a state appropriation. Lansing has remained out of the race, but could offer as many advantages as either Saginaw or Pontiac. fairs It's Record shows it to be THE POLICY HOLDERS' = C 0 M P A N Y= The JJntual Benefit Life Ingufaqce Co., CHAS. B. COLLINGWOOD, District Manager, Agricultural College. Lansing Office, 100 Hollister Block. WHEN IN NEED OF ALL MEATS Society or Dance Programs CALL ON Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co., 122 Ottawa St. E. Lansing, Mich. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN -* T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all o ur o t h er a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli a b le 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. Sias, Propr. M BOOKS AND STATIONERY. A M. E M E R Y. 116 Wash. Ave. N". Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling- Cards, Fountain Pens. Pictures, Frames. Fine Framing a Specialty. New store. New Stock. f MTY BOOK STORE. Fountain Pens, Drafting > Tools, Stationery, Card* Engraved, Pocket Books, Card Cases and Bibles. Tennis, Football and Baseball goods. Crotty Bros., 206 Wash. Ave.N. BOOK BINDERS GEO, G. BLUDEAU & CO—Bookbinders Ac count boDk makers, paper ruling, library and fine art binnings, file boxes, map mounting, albums, pocket books, etc. Citizens phone No. 5G. 109 -Wash, Ave. N. WAGENVOORD & CO.—Bookbinders, Blank- book Makers, Library and Art Bindings, Al bums, Pocketbooks, Map Mountings, etc. Back numbers of magazines and periodicals supplied. Bell phone 378. 100 Washington Ave. South. May look a l i ke to you, but t h e re Is a very g r e at difference in the q u a l i ty we h a n t h at sold by s o me o t h er m a r k e t s. d le a nd t he v e ry best. L i ke We h a n d le n o ne but the p u d d i n g, t he proof of good m e a ts in the e a t i n g. A trial will convince you that you ought to t r a de with u s. is We make daily trips to the College BOTH P H O N E S. Careful attention given to phone orders. A. C. ROLLER, Successor Washington Ave. South. to GOTTLIEB REVTTER. FURNISHING GOODS. ^LGIN M I F F L I N . - L a d i e s' and Gentlemen's j Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. M J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. O RDER your hacks for parties at Carr's Hack Line. Livery in connection. 410 Washington Ave. N. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. Ill Washington Ave. South. See ad. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD.. Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. JEWELERS. CHAS. A. PIELLA. 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. Jeweler and Optician. MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSING. M RS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdreising for Rent.. -Masquerade Wigs Switches made of cut hair or combings. New 'phone 118. 222!4 Washington Ave. S., up stairs. Parlors. BOOTS AND SHOES, MERCHANT TAILORS. C D. W O O D B U R Y .- Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. CONFECTIONERY. 0 NLY the best candies at the " Sugar Bowl." Washington Ave. S. IN H E R R M A N N 'S SONS. J w OODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North, 218 Washington Avenue N. CLOTHING. MVSIC, PIANOS, ETC. BUY Tour Dry Goods and Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furnishing Goods at H. KOSITCHEK & BRO'S, 113 Washington Ave. N., and 210 Washington Ave. S. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H. L A R N E D - C h i n a, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. H DENTISTS. S P A L D I N CS A T. GORDON, D. D. S. M. A. C. '91, U. of M. 01. 218 Washington Ave. S. Phone, Citizens 862. BASE BALL GOODS ! J E. STOFFER, D. D. S. Office 105 Wash ington Ave. S. Former M. A. C. student. " The Acorn,'" a paper published in Three Oaks contains an interest ing sketch of Hon. Henry Chamber lain. Mr. Chamberlain recently celebrated his 80th birthday and was the recipient of many congrat ulatory messages. He was a mem ber of the Michigan Legislature in 1S48, candidate for the State senate in 1864, for Congress in 1868 and 1S70, for governor in 1874 and again for congress in 1876. He has received the democratic party the vote of three times for the United States Senate. He was a member of the OF ALL KINDS NOW IIS STOCK. We shall make every effort to keep in stock just what you want. J. H. LARRABEE, 325 Washington Are. S. LA N S I N G. 517. Citizens Phone 52, Bell Phone 396. R W. MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block. Room N H. MOORE, D. D. S. Office 411-13 Hollister 1M Building, Lansing, Mich. Citizens phone 475. DRUGGISTS. date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. R OUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to R OBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorf & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102 Washington Ave. N. DRY GOODS. THE JEWETT & K N A PP STORE. Dry Goods. 222-224 Washington Ave. S. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. SPORTING GOODS. CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies, Telegraph Instruments and Telephones. 321 Wash. Ave., S. J H. LARRABEE. Base Ball Goods, Foot Ball Goods, Tennis, Golf, Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle. 325 Wash. Ave. S, GRIN N E LL BROS. Pianos, Organs and every thing- in the line of music. 219 Washing ton Ave. N. OCULISTS. CHAS. G. J E N K I N S, M. D. — Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a. m., and 2 to 5 p . m. Citizens Phone No, 1030. 224- Washing-ton Ave. South. PHOTOGRAPHS. C E. WALTER, M. A. C. I make Photographs; Landscapes, Buildings, Interiors, Flash-lights, Lantern Slides, Transparencies, Medallions and Stereoscopic Views. Developing and Printing for Amateurs. Views for sale. PHYSICIANS. W. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 219 Capitol Ave. J DR. H. W. LANDON. Office and residence, M. A. C. Office hours from 7 to 8:30 a. in.,, and 12:30 to 2, and 6:30 to 8 p. m. Sundav office hours 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m. Now phone 1560. DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL. Hours 9 to 11 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Agricultural Col lege, Mich. Citizens phone 1502. PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & L E A D L E Y. Plumbing and Heat ing. 300 Wash. Ave. N„ Lansing. Both Phones.