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, M AY 17, 1904. No. 34 REMEMBER THE CONCERTS. BASEBALL. WRESTLING MEET. THURSDAY, M AY 19, AFTERNOON AND EVENING. Following is the program for the afternoon: T he numbers are of a style which will please all lovers of m u s i c — b o th students, professional musicians, and the public generally. And the variety in the program will give the artists ample opportunity to show their skill and artistic ability. No one should fail to hear this con cert. PROGRAM. Fantasie, Schubert, Air. Schroet ter. Aria, Honor and A r ms son), Handel, Mr. Howell. ( S a m a. Oh that we two were Maying, Wilson G. Smith, b. Since we Parted, J. H. R o g e r s, Mr. Douglass. Duet, T he Fisherman, C. M. Ca- bussi, M r. Douglass, Mr. Howell. Scherzo, O p. 39, Chopin, Mr. Schroetter. a. Time's Garden, G. Thomas, b. She Wears a Rose in H er Hair, C. B. Hawley, Mr. Howell. Air from Favorita Spirito Gentil, Donizetti, Mr. Douglass. Duet—a. I would that my Love, Mendelssohn, b. Wanderer's N i g ht Song, Rubinstein, Mr. Douglass, Mr. Howell. Impromptu, Op. 36, Chopin, Mr. Schroetter. T he Horn, Fligier, Mr. Howell. Poppies, De Koven, Mr. Doug lass. Duet, Lead Kindly Light, Bieder- mann. to W h i le we have every reason congratulate ourselves on the oppor tunity of hearing this excellent pro gram which has been arranged for the afternoon, we yet wish to lay the greatest stress on the work to be the evening by the M. A. done in C. Chorus assisted bv three soloists, Mrs. Green, M r. Douglass, and Mr. Howell, in Hadyn's "Creation." the T he members of the chorus are enthusiastic and have been doing good work this occasion, and the soloists are ex cellent. in preparing for Mrs. Rachel Frease Green, the soprano, has a wide reputation and her singing is said to be equal to that of the admired favorite of the people, Mrs. Clark Wilson of Chicago. Notice more about Mrs. Green this issue. in another column of In last week's R E C O RD extended mention was made of Mr. Douglass and Mr. Howell, the tenor and bass soloists, both of whom have had much success in Oratorio work. This is your opportunity to hear something good, well rendered, and is being given by home talent worthy of your interest and patron age. it Afternoon concert, 2:30 p. m.; Evening concert, 8:15 p. m. T he doors will be closed during numbers. 35c, evening 50c; Both afternoon and evening 75c. fee, afternoon Admission Students' Rates: Afternoon 25c, afternoon and evening 35c; both evening, 50c. the turned F or the first time in five years, in M. A. C. defeated Kalamazoo one of the best college games ever played in Michigan by a score of 3 to o. T he battery work of both teams was excellent, but M. A. C. had the decided advantage. Kala mazoo stole no bases, while M. A. C. stole six and tide. T he hitting was about even. M. A. C. made no errors while Kala that was mazoo made only one costly, netting one run in the second inning. Not a visitor saw third base until the seventh and only two other men got as far as second. In the seventh a two-bagger and a single brought a man on third. Chapman caught the man on first trying to steal second, the next man flew out to Burke and H y de struck out the third man. This was the only possibility Kazoo had for a score in the entire game. Burke played a fine game at first and Canfield's base-running, hitting and catching a line drive were features of the game. A fine doubie was made from Millar to Burke. M. A. C. to Ellsworth has been weaker the out-field in than in-field. Canfield, a star at any place, strengthens the out-field center. by considerably played a good game Kalamazoo and were cheered whenever they made a good play. T h ey said that the best their treatment here was they had and most sportsman-like received this year. playing T he line-up: Kazoo. . . . Burroughs ss . . . . 4 Clapp 1 4 . . . .. 4 McDonald 1 4 Post c .. . 3 Terry .. 3 Spaulding 1 Hurd p Anderson r Giddings3 . . . ra . .. 3 3 2 . . AB R H PO o 1 7 8 o o o o 1 o o 2 2 o o o 1 2 1 2 o 2 o o o o o M. A. C. Armstrong s . . Millar 3 . . . . Canfield m . . . . . Chapman c Ellsworth 2 . . Burke 1 . . . . Bowditch 1 . . . . . . Towner r . . . . Hyde p 30 AB 0 R 5 H 24 PO • • 4 • • 3 • • 4 - • 4 - • 4 • • 3 • • 3 . 2 . . . 2 0 0 I 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 I 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 3 12 I O I E 1 o 1 1 o 1 o o o 4 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 3 6 27 o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE 5 6 Kazoo. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 M. A. C. 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 00 4 o Two-base hits, Post 2. Struck out, by Hurd 7, by Hyde 9. Base on balls, off Hurd 2. Left on bases, M. A. C. 5, Kazoo 4- Earned runs, M. A. C. 2. Umpire, Byron. Attendance, 750. Time, 1 hr. 30 min. 3 WISCONSIN VS. M. A. C N e xt Friday at 4 o'clock, Wis consin will play M. A. C. on our home grounds. Wisconsin has de feated Michigan, Illinois, North western and Chicago and has un doubtedly the strongest team in the University League. This will be a fine game and everybody should attend. form. Manning A l ma contested with the M. A. C. wrestlers on Friday evening. M. A. C. tried out several new men while Alma had her regular wrest lers. Although M. A. C. lost three out of five, the result is very satis factory since the men showed excel lent and Hach gave exhibitions in club swinging and Balbach and Manning per formed on the horizontal bars. Both applause. drew As preliminaries to the meet, Brun- ger, M. A. C. threw Welch M. A. C. and Belknap and Bartlett, M. A. C. wrestled a draw. Welsh, Alma, secured two falls from Bird, M. A. C, feather weight. Bird was too fight. light but put up a plucky enthusiastic forth In special weight, Jennings of A l ma secured one fall from W r i g h t, M. A. C. This was W r i g h t 's first attempt and his showing against last year's intercollegiate champion was excellent. In light weight, Clark of M. A. from Moon of C. won one fall Alma. Clark was last year's cham pion. In middle weight, Marshall of A l ma secured one fall from Sanborn of M. A. C. Sanborn is a new man and did good work. In heavy weight, McDermid, M. A. C. threw Angell, Alma. T h o u gh Angell was 20 pounds heavier, he throw McDermid w ho could not wrestled his first public bout. INTER CLASS MEET. T he local track meet last Satur day was very successful. M. A. C. will send a strong team to Albion, June 3 and 4. 100 yds.—Moon 1, Graham 2, Pearsall 3, H a hn 4. T i m e, 10 3-5. 1 mile—Burrell 1, Holdsworth 2, Wait 3, Rogers 4. Time, 5 min. 16 sec. Shot put—Kratz 1, McDermid 2, Moon 3, M c K e n na 4. 35 ft. 2 in. Discuss—Kratz 1, Childs 2, Pear sall 3, McDermid 4. 220 yds.—Moon 10S ft. 7 in. 1, Pearsall 2, Bennett 3, Verran 4. 22 3-5 sec. H a m m e r — M c K e n na 1, Kratz 2, Childs 3, Hyde 4. 96 ft. 120 hurdle—McKenna 1, Graham 2, Martin 3, H a hn 4. iS 3-5 sec. T he mile T he sophomores are ahead so far. This afternoon the remaining events will be held at 4 o'clock. Kratz's work in discuss and shot was ex- cellent, nearly equalling the state run between record. Burrell and Holdsworth was prac tically a tie. T he interest was good. 220 hurdle—Martin 1, Pearsall 2, E l e v en 1^ mile. Graham 3. In the first heat, Burrel 1, starters. Graham 2. Second heat, Verran 1, Holdsworth 2, 5S 1-5 sec. T wo trials a week will be held for the relay. T he above men have qualified so far. 56 1-5 sec. T he remaining events were run off in sections last week. T he fol lowing the '07, 3; different classes: '05, 22; '04, 14; Preps, 20; specials 13- is the score made by '06, 34; ALUMNI. '74- J ay Sessions, prominent agricul turist of Maple Rapids, Mich., was last at M. A. C. a short Wednesday. time '93 D . J. Crosby, of the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture, addressed the Interstate Cane Growers' Associa tion on Agricultural Education at their recent meeting in Jacksonville, Florida. '95- We are very sorry to see in the Parkersburg N e ws the statement that Mr. Guy L. Stewart, for so long a time Industrial Agent for the B. & O., is leaving West Virginia, to take a probably better position on the Southern Road, with head quarters at Columbia, S. C. Mr. S. is a fine young man, and we con gratulate him and the road which has secured his services, but we can not help thinking that the B. & O. was better able to keep than to spare him.— The West Virginia Farm Review, April 1904. '96. W. J. McGee has spent a year the value of a patent investigating for lead the production of white from ore. T he process was roast ing the ore, treating with soda, dis into basic acetate, precipi solving tating with H2 S O4 and finally treating the Pb S O4 with Na OH recently and Na2 C O 3. He has made a trip through the lead pro ducing counties of Missouri. '9S. H. C. Skeels, w ho has charge of a large park in Joliet, Illinois, sent seventeen plants to Dr. Beal for use in the botanic garden. '99. T h o r ne Swift made one of his regular visits to Lansing and M. A. C. last week. He is hustling things for the Canada Life Insurance Co., and is doing a large business. D. S. Bullock writes from Chili, S. America, that his work is getting along real well and that the climate agrees with him. Another M. A. C. graduate is wanted this year. there M. B. Stevens has resigned his position in the Department of Agri culture at Washington and is now taking charge of the old homestead near Paris, Mecosta Co. H. E. Y o u n g, assistant editor of the Farmer's Guide, of Huntington, Indiana, writes that the circulation has increased during the past year to over 30,000. A new building will be erected this summer to accommo the offices and printing plant. date the electrical J. A. Dunford is at the university engineering taking course. F a r m i ng did not seem to agree with him, though born and raised on a farm and educated with that profession in view. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED E V E RT 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, 'Ma. L. T. CI.AKK, '04a. C. 0. STERLING, '05m. BESS K. PADDOCK, '05«J. G. F. TALLADAY, '05a. K. C. POTTS, '06a. GRACE BKAHAM. sp. w. E. B. McKENNA, '06m. ANNA PICKETT. '04w. 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. TUESDAY, MAT / ;, 1904. " T he interesting exchange. T he Wesleyan of Macon, Ga., is It con an tains some very readable matter. T he editor of the exchange depart ment in speaking of a college jour nal which contained a sketch of the life of Booker T. Washington, makes the following caustic com ment: life of Booker T. Washington, the N e g ro E d u c a t o r" is expressed well, but it is an article fitted to disgust the true Southerner when he reads again and again of this negro, as " M r. Washington." T he smallness of such a contempti ble true disgusts American citizen, every decent man and woman. It is nauseating and we are convinced that the comment does not express the sober thought of one T R UE S O U T H E RN American. T he time has come when a gentle man can be called Mr., be he black, yellow, red or white. T he Caucas ian race has certainly had enough training to have within it the ele ments of courtesy and propriety. remark every Y. M. C. A. T he Thursday evening prayer led by M r. E. S. meeting was Smith. T he topic was " Lives that Lift," T he discussions were led by M r. Smith and Mr. Westerman, and the last few minutes the meet ing was thrown open for general discussion. T he meeting was well attended and a success in every way. Sunday morning chapel service was led by R e v. W. S. Doty, of N o r th Lansing. T he sermon was one of helpfulness, along the line of looking to Christ as our ideal in life and being saved, showing the sim plicity of true Christian faith. T he union meeting of the Y. W ., and Y. M. C. A. was conducted bv Mr. Clarence Bement of Lansing. His theme was the siezing of oppor tunity. He showed that, in order to be able to sieze opportunity, we must learn to compromise some of our ideas when no moral issue is in volved, and that attention to detail is at the bottom of all opportunity. T he opportunities to choose between good and bad are the crucial mo ments in life, and emphasis was laid on choosing for good rather than for gain. T he address was a thorough good, ly practical one, wholesome advice. full of MRS. RACHEL FREASE GREEN. Mrs. Rachel Frease Green, of Pittsburg, who sings the soprano parts in the "Creation" at the Col lege A r m o ry Thursday evening, has the honor of having charmed her audiences wherever she has appeared. She has a most pleasing personality and the full, rich, sweet tones of her voice win all hearts. In and about her home city, Pittsburg, she was a prime favorite and she has sung suc cessfully in many other places. Following are among press no tices: Mrs. Green, in her singing of Gounod's " R e d e m p t i o n" last even ing, showed a voice of exquisite sweetness. H er tones were perfect that Mrs. Green not and proved only has had the most careful train ing and finish, but also possesses a most temperament. T he audience received her most enthusi astically.—-Akron, Ohio, Daily. artistic Mrs. Green sang her numbers very charmingly. H er sta°;e appear ance is very attractive, and with her beautiful voice Mrs. Green captivat ed her audience, w ho insisted on a number of encores. — McKeesport, Pa., Journey. ELECTIVE COURSES. that It would Dean Hudson, of the University, in a advocated the elective system paper read before the Association of American Universities at Yale Uni versity. He says that the introduc tion of new courses or subjects made the elective system necessary at A nn Arbor, and the results have been very satisfactory. Since there is some discussion in regard to the crowded condition of the courses at M. A. C. w hy would it not be a good plan to adopt a similar system here? Let every department in the College offer one or two courses of study per term. This would give a student an opportunity to elect more work along certain lines than he is now getting. It would relieve the present congestion and do away with departmental ague. in crease the efficiency and thoroughness of the different departments for each one would stand on its own merits. T he quality of the work done would gradually determine the number of course. taking a given students then be Each department would kept busy its own looking after affairs. Students not adapted to cer tain then not be barred from enjoying the benefits of in vogue in nearly all the universities and many of the large colleges and is everywhere a pronounced success. If a certain department should be come overcrowded or too popular, it wouldn't be necessary to "bat it in the head," but it might be well to investigate the causes and then bring the other departments up this standard. Some years ago Agassiz made zoology very strong at Har vard. Even R a l ph Waldo Emer son suggested that it might be well science to cut out the department. work and curtail that Agassiz replied, that granting his department was better than the others, wouldn't sensible thing to bring the others up to his sense Emerson standard? enough to see the point and Agassiz was the left alone. As a result, fame of Harvard rests more on the work of Agassiz than on any other one individual. the College. T he plan lines of work would some natural it be a had to is '89. is secretary of A. D. Baker the Michigan Millers' Mutual Fire In surance Co. J. N. Estabrook, '88, and L. H. Baker, '93, are also con nected with the company. M r. Es tabrook acts as field inspector. T he offices of the company are well equipped, being among the finest in the city and require a force of 15. T he net assets of the company were $1,311,050.99 on J a n. 1, while the net cash assets were $255,256.03. T he amount of insurance carried has increased from $6,807,000 in 1900 to over $24,000,000 on J a n. I, 1904. T he company is in a very flourish ing condition and does a constantly increasing business. T he south seems some in F a r m s" and Gulf ' 0 2. T he U. S. Department of Agri establish 30 culture will the " Diversification states. South Atlantic T he object is to give practical de monstrations in diversified agricul ture. to raise nothing but corn and cotton. As a is being depleted result, rapidly. Live stock will be intro duced and a regular rotation prac ticed. T he is to restore the soil to its original state of productive is ness and to show that rotation more profitable than the one crop plan. M. A. Crosby will have charge of several of these farms. idea soil the W i th '02. Maude Parmalee is a student in Oberlin College. H er are residing in Elyria, Ohio, at present. folks T he Wyandotte Daily Record is published by Sovereign and W e b ster. O. E. Sovereign is the editor. T he paper is a seven-column, four- page daily, full of news, attractively gotten up and reflects great credit upon its publishers. T he editorial page contains an article strongly advocating a commercial course for the local high school. 'OS- O. M. Nacker is now drafting for the Buick Motor Co. of Flint. H o w a rd Severance is now in San Francisco, investigating the possibil employment ities of engineering before accepting a position else where. W i th '03. E d. Whitney will graduate from the Normal College this year. He has made a specialty of mathematics. Magnolia trees are in bloom on the campns. These blossoms are very interesting and can be found near the old gate. T he " P r e p s" played a game of ball bristling with errors with the Lansing high school. T he game resulted the " P r e p s" in favor of by a score of 22 to 10. T he members of the Sororian Society very pleasantly entertained the faculty ladies Saturday after noon. T he rooms were very prettily decorated, and a well rendered pro gram and refreshments added to the enjoyment. C. H. M c G u g an has handed in the his resignation as manager of co-operative book store, and has ac cepted a position in the secretary's office. He will have charge of the books of the club boarding associa tion and the mailing of college bul letins. T he mathematical department has purchased six color poles. A radi cal departure has been made in poles are usually these. made of wood, but the new ones are of iron. T h e ir weight is about the same and they are not affected by the wind. These loses finals. If Albion Hillsdale is now certain of a place in to the both M. A. C. and Kazoo, a thing impossible, she will be not at all the shut out from participating in lose every finals. M. A. C. must game in order to be shut out. From present indications this is highly im probable. We want to win every game and then end up with the cup. A short time ago the Department of Forestry from M r. received F r a nk J. Phillips a fine specimen of cypress knee, seven specimens of wood, including myrtle, holly, chin laurel, sweet gum, sweet quapin, bay, and magnolia, and two pecu liarly twisted sticks, all from Texas. the Prof. Bogue is making a study of the plantations of forest trees that have been made in southern Mich igan. On Friday, sixth, he visited that of Chas. W. Garfield at Grand Rapids. On Saturday, the seventh, he, accompanied •'by Land Commissioner E. A. Wildey, in spected a sand dune covering about 500 acres of state lands at Big Prairie in N e w a y go county. T he botanical department has put stage in some new cases to hold microscopes. T he instruments are numbered and each student will be held responsible for the condition of the one he uses. N ew glass cans have also been purchased for pre serving flowers, seeds and fruits for class use. Fruit cans were not satisfactory on account of the corrod ing of the covers. T he new cans have glass covers and are very con venient and simple. The Latest and Best Creation in Confections — Wilson's Bitter Sweets TRY T H EM AT WILSON'S SUGAR BOWL, 106 Washington A venae 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 MARQUART 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 $1.35. Chairs at 50c up. AH goods delivered to your room free. M. J. & B. M. Buck. THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE Lansing's Low Priced ReilaDie Store E v e ry Department full of N ew Spring and S u m m er Goods. N ew Dress Goods, Silks, Laces, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, Silk and Cotton Shirt Waists, Muslin Underwear, Dress and W a l k i ng Skirts, Tailor Made Suits, and Jackets. We also carry a Complete Stock of Lace Curtains and Draperies. This Cut represents one of the many New Styles in Men's Hats ive now offer inspection. for which your Nothing but latest styles and best find place here. qualities to our neck Same applies wear and cap stock—they are up-to-date in every res pect. Student patronage solicited. ELGIN MIFFLIN 4*AMift lP«r«rtrf^<^•.«•n«/•»y^^^.^««•/^/^^^^^,•l^.^»^v<'^^,^•'«»/•w•»^w^fl.^»*^rf^^\»'^^ I Rubber Heels ( Next to Wings ) The rubber heel makes no noise, diminishes perceptibly the jar inci dent to walking and makes a conse quent saving in nerve force. Price, 40c. a pair. Special to W; A. C. Girls. Also rubber sole and cloth top gymnasium shoes. Jewett & Knapp, 222, 224 W a s h i n g t on Ave. S. Lansing, Mich. \ C. D. WOODBURY, "<££& ^ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. *$ Some more bleachers will be put up on the east side of the athletic field. E. A. Boyer, a special student in chemistry, is collecting fertilizers for the experiment station. T he new greenhouse is completed It will serve as and is now in use. a propagating house this season. E. A. Hardy has left for northern Montana to shear sheep. He ex pects to be back in College next fall. Professor W. O. Hedrick was in A nn Arbor recently in connection with his work for the degree of P h. D. T he freshmen in civil engineer ing 1 a are divided twelve into squads for practical work in survey ing. T he Juniors have been doing a high quality of work in triangula- tion, which is a part of civil engin eering 6. is T he horticultural department testing a new gasoline spraying out fit. to give good satisfaction. T he machine seems T he Pine Lake extension of the Electric Railway has been abandon ed for this year. T he Leadley P a rk line is now being built. Messrs. McDermid and Bates are tunnel. in connection m a k i ng castings T h ey will be used with the pipes. the for Prof. Bogue, assisted by two sen iors in the Forestry Department, re cently completed a valuation survey of a piece of timber for private par ties. Students in the forge shop are working in steel at present. Teapot files. stands are being made from Some are not only useful, but also very ornamental. lately clerk years and in the secre tary's office, has been appointed mail clerk on the Lake Shore. His run will be from Toledo to Chi cago. Messrs. Crawford and Hartwell have organized team. a Those w ho wish to compete can make arrangements by calling on either of the above gentlemen. tennis M. A. C. has entered 70 men for In every event we have Field Day. from three to seven men. If we do not win the championship this year it will not be due to the lack of a well balanced team. A lamprey was caught in Cedar river recently and is now in the zoo laboratory. F i ve salaman logical ders, a turtle, a horned from Oklahoma, frogs, fish, snakes, etc., are also on exhibition. toad Robert Stark of A nn Arbor called at M. A. C. last week. Mr. Stark took the Beet Sugar course at M. A. C. two years ago and was con the Lansing Sugar Co. nected with during the campaign of 1902-1903. T he Forestry Department is car rying on an exchange of specimens tree seeds and cuttings with a of in Paris, France. A gentleman large bundle was recently sent to France by express. T he seniors were defeated by the school 14 to 7, the Howell high Juniors defeated the " P r e p s" 13 to 4, and the All-freshman took the instructors into camp 8 to 0, last Saturday. team P. M. L y m a n, assistant post master at M. A. C. for several All students and members of the faculty having jokes or grinds should hand them to H. F. Tuttle, editor of the humerous department of the Junior Annual. This will be the last week contributions can be re ceived. T he All-Freshman team defeated the Eaton Rapids high school re cently 3 to o. Larned and Harris the battery for the Fresh formed is exceedingly This men. strong and is an innovation at M. A. C. that deserves hearty support. team Burke and Chapman are practi cally tied in the batting average, fol lowed closely by Ellsworth and Can- field. Canfield has the most hits, Millar the most runs, A r m s t r o ng leads in stolen bases, having 11 to his credit. Mr. J. D. H a n k s, President and General Manager of the Detroit and Mackinac Railway Company, has asked the privilege of furnishing passes to the forestry students of M. to go into the A. C. if they wish country reached by that railroad. following T he Horticultural Department has received a consignment of seeds from list will France. T he give some the kinds: idea as to Alkekenge, arroche, baselle, car- doon, celerirave, cerfenil, chenille, chervis, chicoree, chou (40 varieties), chou-rave, ciboule, concombre, feve, haricot (28 varieties), dolique, lima- con, pimperuelle, pissenlit, poiree, patisson, and numerous others. Excavation has begun for the new power house which will be located almost directly south of the veteri nary laboratory. T he farm depart ment is using the sand to grade up the the yards barns. the vicinity of in Prof. U. P. Hedrick has an article in the Chicago Record-Herald of Wednesday, on " Grass in Orchards " in which he maintains that the sys tem will diminish growth of trees, render them susceptible to drought and encourage the breeding of in sects. R ay E. Hart, deputy factory in the second inspected spector of inspection district, visited M. A. C. last week and the shops. He ex pressed himself as well pleased and the congratulated way the mechanical department is conducted. the college on freshmen T he mechanical in physics are performing experiments in heat and light. T he specific heat of copper, wave-length of light, effect of pressure on boiling point, to vaporize a gram of heat required water, magnifying power of a tele scope, and use of the sextant are some of the things being determined. Entomologist Pettit is working on the mosquito trouble again this spring. O w i ng funds to only about four square miles of sur- /"face will be covered. An attempt wifi.be made to control this nuisance time at a reasonable expenditure of and money. lack of T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. STANDINGS OF TEAMS. M. A. C Hillsdale Albion Kazoo Olivet A l ma W on Lost Percent i.ooo o -75° 1 .500 1 .333 2 .333 2 . 0 00 2 3 . . . . . .. 3 1 1 1 o in the air. T wo T he young women in physics have been determining the velocity sta of sound tions were set up. T he distance between was measured by a sextant. A pendulum was used to indicate the time. T he velocity was found to be 1,190 feet per second. T h e o retically, the velocity should have been 1,160. T he sextant used was made by Duncan McGregor of Scotland. It has seen service on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and has a very remarkable history. Capitol Grange has voted to spend $10 for flower seeds, mostly hardy, easily managed annuals. These are to be given to the children for ex Specimens purposes. perimental are to be brought the Grange to from time to time; discussions will be given and a fair will be held at the season. Dr. Beal the end of and Instructor Gunson will give in structions as to method of handling. Nasturtium,zinnia,aster,snap dragon, pink, marrigold, morning glory, and double other seeds were ordered from G. W. P a r k, of La P a r k, Penn., who grad uated at M. A. C. in '86. sunflower, calliopsis of light. physics. It was made Rowland's concave grating is an interesting piece of apparatus in the department It was made by Schneider of J o h ns H o p is used to measure wave kins and in length of J u l y, 18S5 and is one of the original gratings. Northwestern University has been trying to purchase it for is gradually some time. Its value is the on made on polished speculum metal. There seems to be no record as to the number of lines to the inch, but Mr. Curtis will determine this in the future. T h e re are probably near 10,000 inch. T he concave gratings are exceedingly rare. increase. T he grating to the Elbert Hubbard says that if ten Yale or Harvard graduates were wrecked at sea not one would be able to construct a raft even if all the material were at hand. This lack of the practical seems to extend to the Harvard course in Ornithol ogy. While very theoretical discus sions are given, methods of catching snipe, quail, partridge, etc., are not mentioned, much practiced. T he idea of catching these birds in the middle of the night by means of a tennis net, a lantern and a cudgel is an old one at M. A. C, but seems to be brand to easterners. new However, several birds were seen be and undoubtgd-ly^^some will caught next time. less in fitted up succeeded laboratory Chemistry is one of the very old est of the " laboratory sciences," and yet Professor Josiah P. Cook, of in getting a Harvard, small the basement of the main university building as late as 1851, and Presi dent Eliot was the first student to take advantage of the opportunity offered. This is emphatically the age of laboratories in education and there is every prospect that they will be come more numerous and more laboratories have elaborate. their cost overwhelmingly justified " O ur by their past history, and are justified than in making greater demands ever, by the fulfill."— S. functions which L A W R E N CE B I G E L O W, University of Michigan. importance of they the Thomas Foster died of pneumonia last week Monday after an illness of only a few days. He was 76 yeors old and had lived near the big stone ever since 1851. He saw M. A. C. from the very start and watched its growth and development with much interest. T he "old boys" all remember the brick house near the large stone. H e re in the days of no cars and high-priced busses, many a one has taken a rest and refreshed himself at the Foster well. T h r ee Foster lived between M. A. C. and Lansing for over 50 years. W m. Foster now lives in Lansing. T he Adam Foster place is near the switch just outside the city sisters still live here and both are well supplied with information regarding pioneer days. Dr. Joseph Foster had his funeral this place. T he home at was held on Wednesday afternoon and was largely attended. Mrs. Sweeney was present. families have limits. T wo Instructor Michels is the author of " C r e a m e ry a 265-page book on Butter-making." It has been pro nounced by experts a most valuable addition to the dairy literature and the best book in its line published up to date. Mr. Michels is well known as an expert in dairy lines and as a buttermaker w ho understands the theory as well as the practice. Some of the principal subjects considered are, Babcock test, bacteria, cream ripening, starters, churning, packing and marketing butter, construction of creameries, creamery mechanics, pasteurization, detection of impure milk, care of milk and cream, refrig eration and creamery bookkeeping. T he essential facts are stated in a very interesting and concise manner. Some excellent hints are given and the book will be of great value to dairy schools, buttermakers and far mers. T he illustrations are good and the general appearance is neat and attractive. It has already met with a hearty reception. S P A L D I N G 'S BASE BALL GOODS! OF ALL KINDS NOW IN STOCK. We shall make every effort to keep In stock just what you want. J. H. LARRABEE, 325 Washington Ave. S. LANSING. It's Record shows it to be THE POLICY HOLDERS' COMPANY The BJntual Benefit Life Ingufaijee do., CHAS. B. COLLINGWOOD, District Manager, Agricultural College. Lansing Office, 100 Hollister Block. WHEN IN NEED OF ALL MEATS SoclBty or Dance Programs CALL ON Lawrence & Yan Buren Printing Co., 122 Ottawa St. E. Lansing, Mich. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M™ -* 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 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. 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. CITY 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 book makers, paper ruling-, library and fine art bindings, fiie boxes, map mounting, albums, pocket books, etc. Citizens phone No. 56. 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. 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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. m., and 12:30 to 2, and 6:30 to 8 p. m. Sunday 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. ELECTRICAL SVFPLIES. SPORTING GOODS. CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies, Telegraph Instruments and Telephones. 321 Wash. Ave., S, J H. L A R R A B E E. 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