9U 9IL a ©. 3i ecor 1 VOLUME I. LANSING, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1896. NUMBER 35 THE STUDENT AND THE LIBRARY. PROF. A. B. NOBLE. "What use can t he student m a ke of t he l i b r a r y! It offers him free access to 20,000 or more carefully selected volumes. is his, without additional expense. W h at use should he make of it? F or four y e a rs this privilege ^ He should regard this as a^Toaportnnity which he In order to cannot afford to slight or t l u ^ ^ r w a y. get most benefit from it, he should h a ve both pur pose and plan; purpose, to keep constantly before him the value of t he opportunity, and plan, to h a ve a working method for making the best use of t he oppor tunity. W i t h o ut purpose and plan, m a ny a student h as allowed days and months, terms, and even t he whole college course to slip a w ay without deriving from the library any real or lasting benefit. It must be understood that I leave out of consideration now reference such vise of the library as or topical reading assigned by teachers; also, read ing in preparation for articles to be read at t he lit erary societies. Great indeed is t he benefit derived in each of these ways, b ut there is another use which is, or ought to be, more beneficial t h an both of these I refer to reading t h at is done from a love combined. of reading. It may or may not be supplementary to t he studies pursued, but in either case it is self-im posed, or voluntary. results from As a rule, t he student can make, I believe, MORE AND B E T T ER U SE OF T HE L I B R A R Y. t h an he now does. Spare moments a re not a l w a ys utilized to the best, advantage. I would not ask the student to devote all his spare moments to reading, b ut I would urge him to utilize a p a rt of them in t h at way. A few minutes each day devoted to some good book will finish the book in a month or two. Six or eight good books a year means something of is really great value by t he time t he senior year ended. "But," some say, "we students a re too busy; we have no spare moments,—no time at all for reading except such as we a re required to do." I know t h at students are busy, and I know too t h at this is t he honest feeling of m a ny a faithful student. B ut I be lieve t h at a strong purpose a nd a good plan will en able even t he busiest student to do a considerable amount of helpful reading without adding to his bur If lessons are dens or taking from his class standing. long and problems hard, constant pegging at t h em is apt to bring weariness and make them appear a task. Ten or fifteen minutes given each day to reading t h at is regarded, not as a task, but as a pleasure, will act as a tonic; it will refresh and invigorate t he w e a ry student, and enable him to resume his studying with more zest, and t h us to accomplish as much, or pos sibly more, in less time. It is a good thing to be per sistent; but it is not a good thing to be so persistent as to lose one's freshness and vigor. Heading t h us directed is a double gain, for aside from its own value it does its p a rt t o w a rd keeping alive buoyancy of spirit. I have spoken of purpose and plan applied to read I would add to t h at by saying t h at every stu ing. dent should strive to CULTIVATE T HE HABIT OF R E A D I N G. Now habit implies regularity, and the w ay to culti vate it is to establish a fixed and regular recurrence of a given operation. One way, therefore, to culti v a te a reading habit is to fix, each for himself, a time for reading, which should be of somewhat uni form duration, and which should recur at regular intervals. A short period each day is better, in my longer period once or judgment, twice a week, because t he shorter interval will fix t he habit sooner. t h an a relatively from a taxing lesson, it T he utilizing of spare moments to t he best advant age requires t h at the book to be read should be neai- at hand. Likewise, w h en t he s t u d e nt t u r ns to read ing as a relief is a con venience as well as a saving of time to have the book on his own table. Therefore I should recommend t he d r a w i ng of books from t he library, one at a time, a nd r e a d i ng in ; ne's own room r a t h er t h an in t he library. The going to a nd coming t a k es time, and ifter the student is there and has selected from the library to his reading—which also t a k es time—he is liable interruption by some one who, unmindful of library etiquette, cannot resist t he temptation to talk and chat, and t h us t he time t h at w as to have been given to reading is frittered a w a y. Moreover, t he best bene fits come from reading books, r a t h er t h an papers or magazines. The reading of bits and fragments m ay be interesting for t he time, b ut it is likely to leave very little lasting benefit. But a good book, carefully read, is not likely to be forgotten. If w o r th read ing at all, it is w o r th remembering, and t he careful reader will remember it for m a ny a year to come. And if t he reading is to be from a book, followed page by page from beginning to end, w h at a w a s te of time it would be for the student to go to the library day by day to read w h at might j u st as well lie on his own table. Something h as been said of reading as a pleasure. It musfehe a pleasure if it is to accomplish its mis sion, and unless it proves to be pleasurable, t he at tempt to form the reading habit will certainly re sult in failure. Therefore, one essential step in t he formation of t he reading habit is to find, each for himself, some particular class of reading which will afford pleasure. W h at one enjoys another may not, b ut there are surely enough kinds of good, helpful reading m a t t er to furnish something to suit t he t a s te of every thoughtful person who cares to read. m a ny excellent people who have voted George Eliot tiresome a nd T h a c k e r ay dull a nd H a w t h o r ne unin teresting, have yet found food for serious t h o u g ht and reflection, glimpses of a higher ideal, a nd incen tives to a w o r t h i er life in t he pages of some minor novelist, I h a ve said, "Yes, let us keep on our shelves t he w o r ks of t he second r a te a nd even t h i rd r a te novelists, for they too h a ve a mission, and t he world would be poorer without t h e m ." I shall not a t t e m pt to say a n y t h i ng about science, a nd t he essay, a nd poetry. F or one w ho is prepared to r e ad t h em understandingly t h ey offer delight a nd profit almost w i t h o ut measure. F or t he fullest en joyment they each require some degree of prepara tion, and w h en once t h at preparation has been made, they m ay be left to t a ke care of themselves. In conclusion I would say to every s t u d e n t: Re solve to m a ke t he best use you can of t he library- Select your reading w i th care, and pursue it with dili gence. T ry to find something you like, b ut try also to like w h at is good. Utilize spare moments, rest at times from a t a x i ng lesson, a nd have a good book a l w a ys on your table ready to be picked up when ever opportunity m ay offer. A college course sup plemented by t w e n ty well selected books is w o r th considerably more t h an the same course supplemented by spasmodic, frag mentary, h a p h a z a rd reading. t he careful reading of even A F EW CLASSES OF H E L P F UL R E A D I N G. English Department. P e r h a ps it would not be out of place to suggest here a few classes of reading m a t t er which are usu ally found both pleasurable and profitable. First of all, I would mention biography. To those who a re j u st preparing for active life, I believe there is no other class of reading m a t t er which is so uni formly helpful. It sets before them high ideals, and makes them dissatisfied with an aim t h at is low or It shows them t h at w i th energy and persever sordid. ance these w o r t hy It brings ideals a re attainable. them into sympathy with men who were p u re and earnest and steadfast. T he men whose lives are worth writing about were men who accomplished something, and about every successful m an there is stimulate something If a stu toward similar aims and similar exertions. dent aspires to be a scientist, w h at better reading for a time t h an t he lives of the great scientists, such as Gray and Agassiz, D a r w in a nd H u x l e y? If ne would be a writer, let him read t he lives of Johnson and Carlyle and Macaulay, of H a w t h o r ne and Emer If a teacher, of Froebel and Dr. son and Lowell. Arnold and Horace Mann. aspirations t o w a r ds politics a nd statesmanship, Jefferson and Hamilton,. Clay and Webster, Washington and Lin is coln, may well claim his atention. Our library well equipped in biography, and any student may well devote his spare time for a year or more to read ing of this sort. attractive, something If he h as to Next, I would mention history. After the course in It is possible for t he student history has covered all t he ground it can, much re mains untouched. to supplement his course in this subject by reading one or more of the great histories, such as Gibbon's, Ma- caulay's, Motley's, or Prescott's. Or, he m ay make a study of some particular nation or of some great event, as, for instance, t he F r e n ch Revolution. F or further discussion of this topic, I beg leave to call on Prof. Hedrick. its finds fiction no place upon In t he next place, I would speak of fiction. The is t h at there a re common experience of librarians more r e a d e rs of fiction t h an of a ny other class of read ing. It is also true t h at no other class of reading needs to be selected with the same care. A very fortunate thing about most college libraries is t h at shelves. t r a s hy Although our fiction list is not very extensive, it is large enough to contain every—or at least nearly every—novel t h at h as a valid claim to a place among t he classics. It contains very few books t h at are trashy. Of second and third r a te novels it contains, of course, a considerable number. I h a ve sometimes been foolish enough to wish t h at they might be con signed to the fire; b ut when I h a ve recalled t he gen uine pleasure a nd t he real benefit t h at I h a ve de rived from some of these second rate novels, I have always relented, and said, "No, let them stay where t h at they are." And when I have reflected further DYNAMOMETER TESTS. M. W. FULTON. Accurate figures on t he draft of farm wagons and machinery under actual f a rm conditions h a ve long been needed. They are needed not only in a scien tific way, b ut for t he solution of m a ny practical prob lems constantly arising. T he economy of new appli ances for farm implements and machinery, the work required in operating under different conditions, t he relative merits of different m a k e s; these a re a few of t he important facts which may be ascertained by t he use of t he d y n a m o m e t e r. A dynamometer is simply an appliance for measur ing force. A spring balance is a dynamometer, b ut for measuring the varying force exerted in pulling a load there m u st also be a registering a p p a r a t us to furnish a record of t he force applied during a given self-registering length of time. This constitutes a dynamometer. T he particular form used in our ex periments consists of a steel link-shaped spring, to which t he force is applied longitudinally. this spring levers communi is connected a system of cating with a pointer carrying a pencil. This, with a clock-work a t t a c h m e nt for d r a w i ng a strip of paper t he across t he face of t he dynamometer, completes mechanism. D u r i ng t he pull t he sides of link approach each other and this movement, t r a n s m i t t ed to t he pointer and pencil, is recorded on t he moving paper, t h us giving a complete record of t he force ap plied during t he trial. t he To in draft arising l a t t er a t t a c h m e nt An i m p o r t a nt point in d y n a m o m e t er tests is t he at t a c h m e nt of t he dynamometer to t he w a g on or ma chine to be tested. T he point of a t t a c h m e nt should be t he same as nearly as possible as it is during act ual use. J u st t he difference from different points of a t t a c h m e nt h as not been deter mined, b ut it is quite likely t h at there would be an t he appreciable difference between t he draft from ordinary point of a t t a c h m e nt a nd from t he end of the is sometimes used, tongue. T he b ut at best it is very a w k w a r d. It requires more help in m a k i ng the test, and often it cannot be used at all from t he difficulty in guiding t he w a g on or machine. Another method is to a t t a ch t he d y n a m o m e t er to the axle» t h us enabling t he t e am to guide t he w a g on in the ordinary w a y. T h e re is one serious objection to this method. T he time during which t he pull is exerted is an indispensable factor in determining t he force applied. In order to get t h is t he d y n a m o m e t er m u st be under t he immediate control of t he operator, and w h en it is attached to t he axle it is so far back under the load t h at it can scarcely be reached d u r i ng the trial. After considering these difficulties, an attachment between the two mentioned w as hit upon. A false 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. . OCTOBEK 6, 1896. leaves tongue about five feet long with t wo clips for at taching it to t he tongue w as made. W i th this t he tongue of any wagon or machine can be lengthened a nd t he dynamometer attached to the usual point of draft. This a r r a n g e m e nt the conditions of draft very nearly the same as usual and gives a space between the team and the load for the operator to walk, t h us giving him complete control of the test. The work we have already done is simply prelim inary. The grades of several suitable stretches of road on the College farm have been ascertained for comparison of draft on different grades, and as d a ta in other road tests, duplicate tests have been made, also some tests of farm machinery. July 10, after a heavy rain, a duplicate test on a gravel road resulted as follow s: Test I, pull 32a pounds, horse power 2.73. Test II, pull 321 pounds, horse power 2.73. The road w as a little soft, but not muddy. A wide-tired wagon was used, and the en tire load, including wagon, was 5,-90 pounds. Below is the result of a test on different grades of In this case a wide-tired wagon was a gravel road. used and the total load Avas 4,450 pounds. Test I—Level road Test II—Down grade. Fall 4.1 it. in 300 ft Test III—Up grade. Rise 13.8 ft. in 300 ft PULL. H. P. 242 lbs. 2.04 120 lbs. 1.04 448 lbs. 3.70 A test lasts one minute and the distance traversed is usually a little less than 300 feet. We Avish to ascertain as opportunity permits the draft of Avagons on sandy roads, on muddy roads, on grades, and the; comparative draft of AAide and nar- roAv tired Avagons under different conditions. F a rm machinery also offers an exteusiA'e held for iin*esti- gation. Farm Department. AT THE COLLEGE. Mrs. R. S. Baker. '90, is spending a week at M. A. C. Street cars began running again last Friday even ing. Dr. Beal has a class of sixteen ladies in beginning botany. E. AY. Ranney .'00. spent Sunday at his home in Relding. The seniors in botany are Avorking on wheat and oat rusts. L a st week, instead of r u n n i ng off a large heat to test new pig iron, t he mechanical d e p a r t m e nt tried suc cessfully t he experiment of r u n n i ng of a small test- heat from t he crucible. Miss Elizabeth Hedrick, sister of Prof. W. O. He- drick, and Miss Margaret Crosby, cousin of D. J. Crosby, both of H a r b or Springs, have been spending a week at t he College and in Lansing. The largest puff ball ever seen at M. A. C. Avas found on the farm last Wednesday, and is noAV in the botanical laboratory. It weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces, has a circumference of 45 inches and a height of 9 inches. The Y. W. C. A. holds its regular weekly meetings on Wednesday evenings, and the hour has been fixed at 8 o'clock so t h at all ladies on t he campus can at tend. On Sunday evenings they will unite Avith t he Y. M. C. A. M. P. Thompson, with '96m, and his wife, visited at M. A. C. Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson live in Grand Rapids, and have been bicycling for several Aveeks. They came here from Battle Creek. We have on our table a Turkish daily paper which Avas printed on the Sultan's accession day. It Avas presented to us by Bodourian, one of our Armenian students. We advertisements Ayer's H a ir \ igor; the rest of the paper Ave are un able to translate. among the notice The "Brackett Trophy," which was presented to the students of the M. A. C. by R. E. Brackett, Jr., of Lansing, is again occupying a conspicuous place in the library. This trophy is contested for each year at Field day, a na is held by t he class winning the greatest number of points in field day sports. The names of the successful contestants are each year en graved upon the trophy. It was held by the class of '9(5 for uiree successive years b ut w as t a k en from them last year by the class of '98. To this class at least, it will be an object of interest until forfeited to more seA'eral months been at the jewelry store of Mr. Brackett, Avliere it Avas taken soon after field day, t h at the en graving might be done. We a re glad to have it back. T he names of the members of the class who gained the important victory are as follows: successful contestants. It h as for A. C. Krentel, Lundy, Thompson, Marsh, Becker, Brown, Warren, A. B. Krentel, Ainger, Corey, Kling, Lapham, and Woodworth. Gordon II. True returned from Menominee last NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. Wednesday. A pit has been put in the foundry for pit moulding and sAveeping. I). A. Seeley, 27 Williams, is the College agent for W. 8. Bailey, Lansing. Mr. Dean's grandfather. Mr. II. Dean, of Napoleon, visited at M. A. C. last week. F. V. Young, 18 Williams, is repairing clocks, AA'atches and jeAA'elry for college people. The Sophomores defeated the seniors in a game of base ball last Saturday to the tune^of 20 to 3. Items and articles for the Record should be put in the "Record Box" at the door of the Secretary's office. Nearly every door in every building on the grounds is SAA*elled so by the damp weather that it will not shut. R. L. CrisAvold. "90, visited at his home in Yermont- villo, and aitended the Eaton county fair seA'eral days last AA'eek. L, J. Bolt, '90, has been eoniinod to his room t he past week, suffering from the effects of a fall received during Aracation. J. W. Thomson, '00, AVIIO sprained his ankle quite badly in the game of foot-ball with Lansing, is get ting around nicely. F. L. WoodAvorth, '08, has returned to college. He w as tAATo AA'eeks late, having remained at home to help his father on the farm. Lost on the Campus during t he first week of vaca tion, a plain barrel, W a t e r m a n 's "Ideal" fountain pen. Finder please leaAre at t he secretary's office or room 118. Miss H a n n ah Brookfield and Miss Addie LithgoAv, few days at Dr. t he of Philadelphia, are spending Beal's. They are on their w ay to Colorado for wi nter. a A few of the union lits entertained lady friends at their society rooms last F r i d ay eArening. A candy- the pull, games, and dancing Avere t he features of evening. The exercises Friday evening, Oct. 4, consisted of a lecture on bacteriology by Chas. E. Marshall. The lecturer began by describing the various forms of bac teria, the leading types of which a r e: 1. Rod-shaped forms, bacilli. 2. Spherical forms, microcci. 3. ScreAAr-shaped forms, spirilla. In addition, t he bacteriologist h as to do with the yeast plant, which though not stictly a bacterium, produces similar results to m a ny of the bacteria. The main distinction betAveen the j-east plant and bacteria lies in the fact that the former propagates by budding and the latter by division or fusion. Most bacteria have motion, and these species are proAided with Avhips or tails Avhicn are supposed to be the organs of filament or locomotion. Some kinds have a single whip at each end, some a bunch of Avhips at each end and some, as in the case of the typhoid fever bacillus, have these threads or filaments proceeding from all parts of their surface. Perhaps the feature of great est practical importance in connection AAith bacteria is their spores or special reproductive bodies. These are more dense in structure t h an t he ordinary gfoAA- ing form of the organism, and better able to resist destructive agencies. A short exposure to a tempera ture of 80 to 90° centigrade Avill kill most growing bacteria, but their spores will often tAveh-e hours or more of steam heat. These spores are a vege tative formation, one of which is produced under cer tain conditions in each bacterial cell, the first process formation consisting in t he gathering to in spore gether of t he granular m a t t er present in t he cell. resist The manifestations of bacteria are seen on every hand, though the minute plants themselves a re indi vidually visible only Avith the higher poAvers of the microscope. Thus, the red and yellow spots some times seen on bread and other food left too long in a d a mp place a re produced by colonies of bacteria; t he souring of milk, fermentation in the silo and many important operations which take place in the soil are due to bacteria. Nearly all contagious diseases are now known to be of bacterial origin, each disease due to a different species. T he symptoms and injurious effects in any disease a re not, hoAvever, usually direct ly due to the bacteria themselves but r a t h er to certain poisOns which t he bacteria secrete. An i m p o r t a nt dis covery h as been m a de t h at in m a ny instances if this poisonous material secreted by t he disease germ be introduced into t he animal body in small quantities the animal is thereby rendered insusceptible to t he attack of t h at disease, and even if administered in t he early stages of t he disease itself t he virulence of t he attack is greatly mitigated. Diphtheria. lockjaAV, and the bites of poisonous reptiles a re HOAV successfully treated by this method. Election of officers for the ensuing term resulted in the selection of Homer E. Skeels for president, H. W. H a r t, vice president, and Roscoe Kedzie, secretary. FOOTBALL. W. R. VANDERHCEF, '97m. Nothing We can point to Greece as the birthplace of nearly all our sports, and especially ' t h at of football. The Romans learned it from t he Greeks, and when they gained possession of the British Isles they naturally instituted the game on the island. is heard of it from until the game Roman history is mentioned of London. Yet the game must have been played during the intervening time. Alexander Barclay in 1550 sang its praises in one of his poems t h u s: time of the 1175, when Fitzstephens invasion thought t h at the his by in is it "The sturdy ploAAunan, lustie, strong and bold, Overcometh the Avinter with driving the foot-ball. Forgetting labour and many a grievous fall." T he game in those early days Avas played by rival villages, a nd eA-ery able-bodied person participated. As there were no rules and no umpire it m u st have been an interesting sight. Imagine on a level plot of ground a mob of men, women, and children, scream ing and struggling for a chance at an opponent who has the ball, and you haAre a vague picture of the It is no Avonder t h at J a m es I. prohib ancient game. ited the game being pla3*ed during his reign. There a re t wo distinct games of foot-ball, as it ii In played in modern times—Rugby and Association. Association foot-ball the ball must be kicked or thrown forward, and no r u n n i ng Avith or holding the ball is alloAved, while in Rugby the ball is carried for- Avard by a runner and only kicked occasionally. We need not concern ourseh'es with the Association game as it is not played in the United States to any great extent. About 1870 the students at Yale became interested in foot-ball and started a series of games. Rugby Avas and is the basis of the American game, but as there are feAv traditions preserved here to hold stu dents to the AA'ays of former generations, as there are in English schools, the game has become someAvhat modified. introduction foot-ball has become so popular t h at it noAV arouses more interest t h an all other college sports combined. One of the reasons for this is t h at it gives every op portunity for the display of generalship. The captain and coach can devise as m a ny systems of attacks and defense as can a chess player. In t he short time since its Within the last six years there have been three styles of play, first solid line Avith speedy backs and only such influence as they could give each other; next the momentum m a ss play, and lastly, t he open line formed into the interference. This last style is the more open and much more interesting to watch. To give an accurate description of this year's style of playing AVOUUI be impossible for the foot-ball season has not fairly opened. Foot-ball requires of its players tAvo things, a well developed body and a clear head. There is no other game t h at giA'es development to every muscle in t he body as does foot-ball. Not only does it develop every muscle, but no particular set of muscles a re over-de veloped and the lungs are not enlarged by it to an ex tent dangerous to the individual after the game is over. A player m u st retain perfect control of his temper under trying circumstances, and m u st learn to m a ke hasty decisions, and Avith equal rapidity act upon them. This training invaluable to a ny one as it gives self-control and confidence in his j u d g m e nt and physical strength. is The moral side of the player is also trained. Indul gence in tobacco and other vices, to which students especially a re prone, t he trainer. He m u st also be temperate in '•* ating and drinking, aud regular in the hours he k e eW I is rigidly prohibited by OCTOBER 6, 1896. T HE M. A. C. R E C O E D. 3 Unfortunately at M. A. C. foot-ball h as h ad to com b at not only the unfavorable conditions of past school teams, b ut many prejudices of those who were unwil ling to inform themselves about the game. This, how ever, is happily past, and the game will, we hope, take the position it deserves in our list of sports. Knowl edge and experience are necessary to success in this game, so we m u st not expect too much of our present team, but support and encourage them to form a solid foundation for future successes of the M. A. C. foot ball teams. FOUR AND SIX HORSE TEAMS ON THE FARM. '78. The paper Above is the title of a. thesis for the degree of Master of Agriculture presented by B. D. A. True of Armada, Midi., of is the class of based on fifteen years' experience in the use of such teams, and is so timely and practical that we present herewith an abstract for readers of the RECORD. At the present time, when farm labor is high, the price of horses low. and the price of farm products ex tremely low, anything that will enable the farmer to utilize horse power to a greater extent and dispense with some of his hired help is a long step in the direc tion of economy, and this Mr. True shows can be done by the use of four and six horse teams for a large portion of the heavier farm work. four horses would cultivate as j Onr first systematic use, he says, of four horses began before the general introduction of t he spring- tooth harrow, when the wheel-cultivator w as almost universally nsed in the spring for working up fall that plowing. Cultivating was such heavy work when the ground was at all hard the horses were overworked, or the work was poorly done, or the cul- . tivator and man had to stand idle much of the time while the horses were resting. We undertook to remedy this by putting a span of horses on each side of the pole of onr cultivator and found as a result that the work was thoroughly done, while one man one cultivator and much as two men. two cultivators and four horses in the old way. From t h at time forward we always did our cultivating with four horses. Our next step w a s to couple two harrows together and try four horses on ; them. Two harrows, however, when coupled to gether, proved to d r aw much harder t h an when sep arate. So. with some misgivings as to whether we were not overstepping the bounds of prudence, we applied six horses abreast, with such satisfactory re sults that six horses abreast became thereafter a regular institution with us, for though t wo harrows together drew harder than when separate, the work w as so much more effectively done t h at we consid ered this we used various combinations of tools, as for instance a roller witli a harrow hitched behind. Finally we purchased a gang plow which t u r ns two large furrows and re quires six horses to d r aw it, and with which one man plows four acres a day. it no waste of energy. After involved. The use of such large teams is not to be undertaken without proper precautions. One man cannot man age two r u n a w ay horses, much less half a dozen, and the danger in case of a general r u n a w ay of course increases the number of horses Farm horses are, however, as a rule very docile, and if prop erly fed and managed rarely give any trouble. If I have to hitch in a horse that 1 think is inclined to : run. I put him on the outer side and hitch him to the hame of the next horse by his tie s t r a p; then I put my safest horse on the opposite side of the team, and if the fractious horse starts to run and I cannot hold him I hold back the safe side of my team, and the result in all my experience with wide teams, and that I slopped by the above tactics. is a circle. 1 never had but one r u n a w a y, to six the like little right, first a abreast steering is much Six horses abreast make a rather loose-jointed team and one must not expect to hold them as strictly to place as if driving two. and if they get out of the proper course they are not to be brought back sud denly by a sharp pull, but gradually by an easy curve. Guiding a large boat, the man at the wheel never stops turning it. left, so the driver must be constantly touching this rein, then that, nipping in the bud each incipient curve. A light whip, long enough remotest the driver's outfit. horse, is an essential part of When unhitching large Teams the driver will neces sarily out of reach of several horses most of the time, and they are apt to take advantage of this and begin to stray away. To prevent this have a light s t r ap or rope ready and pass it through a bit-ring of each horse, snapping it to the two outside ones. My m a n n er of hitching four horses abreast is to hitch up to reach the then the to if t wo span of horses as they w e re to work sep arately, drive them side by side and fasten t he t wo inside horses loosely together by a s t r ap three or four feet long passing between t he t wo inside breast- s t r ap rings. If I use a neckyoke this s t r ap is not needed. Hired men are apt to w a nt to tie the in side horses together by their heads, as it releaves them of some trouble in driving, b ut this I never In hitching six abreast I follow t he same plan, allow. first hitching up two independent three-horse teams. The object of the two inside hoi'ses to gether is simply to keep the t wo teams from stray ing apart. The reins will generally do this, in fact I used to drive with nothing else to hold my horses together. This is unsafe, however, as t he driver is apt accidently to pull t he wrong rein and drive the t wo teams apart, or a line may become foul and pro duce t he same result. The handling of the lines is easily learned with a little practice, though for wide teams certain modifications of the ordinary form of lines are necessary. fastening Mr. True gives various illustrations of forms of lines used, of whiffletrees and neckyokes for use with large teams, and of methods of a t t a c h m e nt to various farm implements. In conclusion he recommends the more frequent use of four horse teams on the road, a prac tice seldom seen in this state, but common in some parts of the east and in certain foreign countries. WILLIAM HAMILTON GIBSON. Within the past few weeks America has lost from anions her artists two of the most remarkable work ers in "black and white" t h at she has yet produced. Win. Hamilton Gibson and Chas. A. Reinhart. They are spoken of as "black and w h i t e" men be cause, though both were very successful painters, and the latter at least had an international reputa tion as such,their productions that reached the masses came through periodicals and books as the result of drawings in some of the numerous black and white mediums known to illustrators. Their work is of such surpassing excellence t h at one is not overstepping the bounds of sage judgment in saying that in their special lines they have left us no equals. these artists The material is for t he study of always accessible, the mass of their best work hav ing appeared in Harper's periodicals. Of course they were not confined to these publications, but in Har per's Monthly, beginning with the early 80's, may be found many of their finest drawings. It is of Mr. Gibson t h at I wish at this time to write. W h at a treat it is to go into t he alcove in the li brary, where the bound volumes of Harper's are kept, take out almost any one of the 80's and look through it for some of Mr. Gibson's articles, with his own in-, imitable illustrations. Here you find him to be an artist with the pen as well as with the pencil. You . will soon be able to tell any of his pictures at sight. No other artist has at all the s a me style. Certainly he had this particular field almost entirely to him self. No one else has brought us into such intimate relation with everything that pertains to the woods and fields of the eastern states. This man must have known all forms of vegetable and animal life, all the trees. Mowers, fungi, birds and insects of New England with an intimacy only to be accounted for by a daily life among them. To this artist, this form interpreter of nature, be long all seasons of the year, all hours of the day and night. Late winter with the flowers blooming be neath the white mantle, their presence unsuspected except, by a few enthusiastic friends. The spring with its disappearing snow, the moist earth appear ing to push through it. The .swelling buds bursting into tender leafage. The beautiful trees witli their airy leaves becoming the rich masses of foliage of the summer its glory of j time. T he a u t u mn with color and falling leaves. And then the winter, with the trees showing to better advantage t h an at any other time their fine anatomy. And the flowers, al that in their proper season, expressed with w a ys grace and ease and subtlety of touch known to no other hand. The birds, insects and smaller animals, which in so many pictures seem to be "lugged in" bodily, are in Mr. Gibson's drawings so thoroughly a part of the picture t h at no one thinks of doubting their propriety. Much of the work of illustrators, especially the early ones, suggests the expression, "made out of their heads," but Mr. Gibson's never does. His work- is invariably the faithful and loving transcript of a keen and ever-watchful observer of nature. He never had to go far afield to find a subject. H is eyes were look thought how they would the enthusiastic botanist, in t he h e a rt of t he woods, especially lifted and there before him w as something well w o r th studying and drawing. And how dainty and exquis ite the result! As you have walked through the fields and knocked the dew out of the cobwebs in the grass, have you ever in a picture? Mr. Gibson has shown you. F ew of us, t a ke our walks at even midnight in winter time. But w h en you see some of t he artist's wood interiors at night, with, perhaps, t he moon casting the shadows of t he trees across the snow, you cannot help feeling t he verity of the work. Don't you know t h at the "Midnight Tragedy" w as seen by • h u m an eyes? Plow else could the movement, t he ac tion of t he poor little beggar of a field mouse as he makes his frantic, flying leaps over the white snow, pursued by the owl, have been obtained. Beside the articles scattered through the magazines, the College has in the library two of Mr. Gibson's books, "Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms," il lustrated with beautiful colored plates and numerous small pictures in the text, and "Sharp Eyes." This latter book, with its subtitle of "A Rambler's Calen dar, or Fifty-two Weeks Among Insects, Birds and Flowers," gives an idea, though an inadequate one. of the work of the artist. in m a k i ng The engravings are all "process" work, and in m a ny cases give unmistakable clues as to the medi ums used t he original d r a w i n g s. Some are done in body color—in which t he tones are pro duced by mixing the black w a t er color with a white having a thick body, such as Chinese white, and they may be thinned with w a t er to suit the artist. These drawings, as in fact almost all those made for process reproduction, are much larger t h an -the engravings, and have generally the bold, strong look of an oil painting. Here are some done in pen and ink. every I think some of Mr. line showing sharp and clean. Gibson's best pen drawings appear in an article, "Here and There in the South." Others are a com bination of d r a w i ng with crayon on stippled paper and pen and ink. while some are done by the former method alone. Here is one done in charcoal, the ribs on the paper showing distinctly, while another is a combination of a charcoal drawing, with a spray of flowers done in w a t er color, by its side, and partly overlapping the student of illustrating and process engraving a fine In the charm of these short text book. And the text! stories of nature one almost forgets the pictures, beautiful as they are. The articles are all short. A few.paragraphs, or at most a few pages, and you are done. A charming book to take up for a few minutes, and most restful. it. This work alone furnishes to In the drawings for The article on the south mentioned above should not be overlooked. this Mr. Gibson is taken out of his accustomed haunts, but lie has en how thoroughly and characteristically into the spirit of the occasion. Where some tered would shirk the labor of a careful d r a w i ng of the luxurient and varied vegetation of the south and give you an "impression," here we have pictures in which one may botanize, yet done with a certain breadth and freedom. • A line of work taken up by Mr. Gibson in recent years was popular lectures on various subjects in (lie botanical field, such as "Cross fertilization of plants." Doubtless some of you have heard this lecture, but those who have not can get an account of it from Mr. Gunson, with a description of the beautiful illustra tions, pictorial and mechanical. Certainly people in a school like ours h a ve special reason to keenly re gret the premature death of AYni. Hamilton Gibson. We should be doubly grateful to the publishers who make it possible for us to know his work so well. It has frequently been asserted that the brilliant colors of many flowers serve to attract bees and but terflies to them, Experiments recently reported lo the Belgian Academy of Sciences seem to show thai the perfume rather t h an color of the flowers is the real attraction. Bright-colored blossoms were COY ered with loaves and papers pinned closely about them; yet the insects not only visited the hidden flow the ers, but endeavored to papers they could not see. in order to reach the blossoms which force their way under He (playfully)—"Plow old are you. Miss Browne?" I—" "Oh. if that is the case. I w i t h d r aw She—"I cannot tell a lie. I will not take a mean advantage of you. the question,"—Cincinnati EiK/uircr, 4 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. OCTOBER 6, 1896. The M. A. C. Record. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE E D I T ED BY T HE F A C U L T Y, ASSISTED BY T HE STUDENTS. A D D R E SS A LL M A IL TO L O CK B OX 262, L A N S I N G, M I C H. S U B S C R I P T I O N, 50 CENTS P ER T E A R. Business Office with R O B E RT S M I TH P R I N T I NG C O ., Printers and Binders, 108-120 Michigan Ave. West, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. For various reasons T HE M. A. C. RECORD is occasionally sent to those who have not subscribed for the paper. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking t he paper from t he post- office, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, how ever, to secure t he RECORD regularly is to subscribe. HARRY EDMUND SMITH. The subject of our sketch w as born twenty-eight years ago in North Lansing where he now resides with his mother. Through t he loss of his father at the early aye of 4 years t he care of t he homestead gradually developed on t he youth as he grew older. Still he w as aide to remain in the city high school till 1T years of age, a nd spent another year at Rork's Business College in the city. He decided to learn a trade and engaged with Whitley Bros., machinists, in Lansing, at fifty cents per day of eleven hours. Later a desire for a higher education budded while at E. Bement & Son's works iu Lansing. He applied for a rise a nd w as informed that a dozen Poles would gladly take his place at less pay. Better work w as obtained at t he newr wheelbarrow works, and still later a position as apprentice to P. F. Olds & Sons w as secured. Here his pay w as soon ad vanced to t h at usually paid in t he second year. With the exception of a winter spent in Central America, he remained with this firm till t he fall of '93, when he entered M. A. C. with the class of '97. During t he four years of waiting he h ad prepared himself for examination at three different times. Al gebra h ad been acquired with book beside his ma chine at Olds'. Mr. Smith made an enviable record as a student. At the opening of his junior year he w as elected to Tan Beta Pi as t he m an standing highest in his class. Twelve special examinations count the terms of work he made up outside of class. In the spring of this year he crossed the middle line of the chapel and in August he received his degree of B. S. in mechanical engineer ing. His election to t he instructorship in mechanical en C. C. P. gineering followed in vacation. A SOCIETY FEATURE OF THE COLLEGE. S. H. FULTON, '97, P R E S I D E NT OF Y. M. C. A. The period of college training is pre-eminently a time of fixation of ideas a nd principles in t he mind of a young man. Coming among n ew surroundings a nd influences, he is naturally very readily impressed with all t h at constitutes his environment. Not only does he incorporate into his mind knowledge imparted by instructors and ideas formulated by himself as he pur sues his course of study, b ut also m a ny of t he views of his fellow students, particularly those relating to features of society. He is easily led by prevailing sentiment. Desirous of appearing well in society, of having t he good will of all those with whom he comes in contact, of being popular, he may erroneously con sider it necessary to conform to existing social cus toms, t he propriety of which he questions from t he standpoint of an earlier training. Naturally he looks about for a manifestation of some opposition to these customs, and if there is none to be found it is not at all improbable t h at he will overcome his scruples a nd no longer feel under t he obligation of conforming to his earlier teachings. At this college many good influences a re exerted by a faculty who earnestly desire t he best welfare of the students, by religious exercises, and by christian as sociations. B ut here, as in every community, evils do exist, a nd one of these in particular is felt to be de tracting more or less from t he greatest amount of good to be derived from a college training. F or some time past there h as been a growing belief in t he minds of a number of t he students a nd others connected wTith t he college t h at t he popular amuse ment, dancing, h as become a hindrance to t he besi development in t he lives of m a ny of t he students, t h at as an over prominent society feature it is detracting from t he literary training of t he societies, a nd that it also interferes seriously with t he spiritual growth in the college. Until recently there h as been no disapproval of t he custom openly expressed. A student entering college might entertain t he conviction t h at dancing would be to him an injury, t h at it would handicap him in at taining t he fullest degree of benefit possible in his college course. Learning of t he popularity of t he amusement and hearing of no opposing sentiment, not even from those whose influence he believes to be for the best, it is more than likely t h at he will soon come to think t h at his old idea w as an erroneous one, a nd will number himself among those w ho dance, or at least, will stamp t he practice with t he seal of his ap proval. True, dancing may do him no especial injury in college, b ut the fact of his having learned to dance may lead him to approve of t he amusement in lower classes of society in which he m ay sometimes find himself. And even if he took no part himself y et if he still entertained these; views they might be t he means of leading into error, others w ho look to him for his opinion. At all events, even though dancing m ay not be con injurious amusement by them sidered a positively who t a ke part in it, it h a s, at least, conclusively proven itself to be a great hindrance to individuals who engage in christian work. Knowing these facts, t he Young Men's Christian Association, which should stand as an educator in the spiritual school of college life, h as become firmly con vinced t h at it no longer h as a ny right to sanction a custom which is known to exert an influence counter acting t he spiritual welfare of t he student body, and has come to consider ii a duty to give expression to sentiments which shall make it known to t he whole college population t h at there is a feeling in opposition to t he practice. W i th resolutions this e nd in view unanimously passed t he association at t he business meeting of last Thursday night, setting forth t he opinions of t he as sociation as a body and declaring t he sentiment of the association to be in opposition to the custom. These resolutions do not take on t he n a t u re of a pledge binding on members of t he association, b ut passed that body simply as a sentiment wmich is t he outgrowth of firm conviction, expressed through a conscientious sense of duty. REPORT OF BASE BALL MANAGER. RECEIPTS. C O N T R I B U T I O N S. J. L. Snyder H o w a rd E d w a r ds C. D. Smith Walter B. Barrows L. It. Taft . .' E. A. A. Grange II. K. Vedder . Chas. L. Weil E. A. A. Lewis I. H. Butterlield F r a nk S. Kedzie C. C. Pashby . W. Babcock, Jr B. O. Longyear C. F. Wheeler Herbert M. Mumford A. A. Crozier Gordon H. True M. W. Fulton J. S. Conway Chase Newman H. M. Howe Thorn Smith W. O. Hedrick V. V. Newell P. B. Woodworth H. B. Noble H. P. Gladden M. L. Dean E. S. Good Fred C. Kenney It. Harrison G. C. Davis K. L. Butterfield Thos. Gunnison A. L. Westcott :. .. . $i<) 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 1 r)0 3 00 1 00 2 50 3 00 1 00 2 00 1 oo 1 50 1 00 1 00 t 90 5 00 3 00 3 50 2 00 2 00 -[ oO j 00 2 00 1 00 2 50 2 00 2.50 1 00 T. A. Durkin Geo. M. Phelps R. C. Kedzie Game with Albion G A TE R E C E I P T S. M. M. A Olivet Two games with Kalamazoo . Game with Hillsdale Orients Orients Holt " " R E C E I V ED F R OM C L U B S. Club D. . .. Club E Club B To Albion team E X P E N S E S. " Orchard L a ke team " B us fare " Printing a nd dis. bills " Ann Arbor game " Expenses at Hillsdale " Street c ar L. H. S " Olivet team " Locks on lockers " Kalamazoo team •' Hillsdale team " Street car for team " Telegram M. M. A " 1 doz Spaul. balls " Body protector " 5 bats " 1/2 doz. Victor balls " Printing and dis. bills " One b at " Postage " Sewing 4 balls " Account book " B. B. Guides " 4 pair stockings " Sewing three bases " Deficit on vacation games " T wo bats " Railway Guide " 26 yards cotton " Gum a nd lemons " Bats and balls. Elliott & Stooum 1 00 1 00 5 00 $115 00 $14 80 16 55 14 65 38 33 9 65 7 65 7 23 3 40 $112 26 $1 76 2 09 1 75 $5 60 $19 71 42 55 1 20 2 00 5 40 5 13 50 16 04 2 75 43 60 40 20 70 55 12 60 6 50 2 25 13 50 2 00 75 . 1 48 50 15 95 82 25 2 58 1 25 10 1 56 2 04 5 00 $234 01 Summary. To total receipts By total expenses To balance .$232 86 . 1 75 $234 (il By balance The above s t a t e m e nt is a t r ue account of all moneys $234 61 $234 61 1 75 received a nd disbursed by us. F R ED C. K I N N E Y ,A c t. Treasurer, CHAS. F. HERRMANN, B. B. Mngr. NEW STUDENTS. Appleyard, Louis L., Lansing, Mich. Avery, J n o. It., Three Rivers, Mich. Arney, W. H., Lansing, Mich. Banghart, Florence, Lansing, Mich. Banghart, Bessie, Lansing, Mich. Banghart, Leonard, Lansing, Mich. Ball, Wm., Grand Rapids, Mich. Bement, F r a n k, Lansing, Mich. Bishop, J. E., Dimondale, Mich. Bissell, Florence, Z., Lansing, Mich. Bodourian, A. G., Necomodia, Ismid, Turkey. Brainard, W. K., Brady, Mich. Brooks, T. B., Vemon, Mich. Burt, F r a nk W., Ransom, Mich. Bristol, Tressie, Almont, Mich. Cannell, Winnifred, Lansing, Mich. Calkins, Ruby, Agricultural College, Mich. Chadsey, Chas., Thompsonville, Mich. Church, W. L., Detroit, Mich. Chase, H a t t i e, South Haven, Mich. Clark, Homer B., Allen, Mich. Cockrell, E. I)., Cadillac, Mich. Cook. Arthur, H a r b or Springs, Mich. Collins, C. P., Detroit, Mich. OCTOBER 6, 1896. T HE M. A. C. K E C O R D. 5 DeFrenn, Albert, Owosso, Mich. Dodge, Frederick W., Lansing, Mich. Eckenfels, F r a nk J., Lewiston, Mich. Fitch, 0. W., Grand Rapids, Mich. Fisher, C. V., Crystal Valley, Mich. F l a n n a g a n, J. A., Orleans, Mich. Foster, F r ed H., Clarkston, Mich. Georgia, Alice C., St. Johns, Mich. Glasgow, W. J., Logan, Mich. Golds worthy, L. D., Hancock, Mich. Griswold, R. L., Vermontville, Mich. Graham, A. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Gunn, F. S., Holt, Mich. Gnnnison, E. J., DeWitt, Mich. Harris, H. K., Toledo, O. Hammond, M. H., Vermontville, Mich. Harrison, May, Lansing, Mich. Hilton, Chas. H., Benton Harbor, Mich. Howard, S. E., Belding, Mich. Honk, Ceo. M., Bell Branch, Mich. Jacobs, Miss M., Grand Rapids, Mich. Jewell, D. B., Assyria, Mich. Johnson, L. E. \V., Lansing, Mich. Kennedy, S. J., Crawford, Mich. Lickly, H. M., Lickly's Corners, Mich. Longyear, F r a n k, Lansing, Mich. Lundy, Grace M., Agricultural College, Mich. Lyons, Arthur E., Lansing, Mich. Malonc, Bertha E., Lansing, Mich. * Marshall, Grace L., Lansing, Mich. Monroe, Lucy, South Haven, Mich. Morgans. Morgan, Pontiac, Mich. Mundon, Florence, Lansing, Mich. Nottingham, Bret. Lansing, Mich. O'Connor, Harriet, Lansing, Mich. O'Doll, C. E., Jones, Mich. Parker, John P., Fowlerville, Mich. Pashby. Eliot. Constantine, Mich. Packard. Harold, Toledo, O. Parks, W. T., Pipestone, Mich. Piorson, P. C, Hadley, Mich. Pook. J. S., Jackson, Mich. Phelps. Ella, Pontiac, Mich. Prentiss, R. A., Allen, Mich. Price. Eugene. Ithaca, Mich. Plummer. Copeland, Lansing. Mich. Ranney, E. W., Belding, Mich. Reed. C. H., Howell, Mich. Richmond, M. J., Smyrna, Mich. Rice, J. A., Lawrence, Mich. Ring, F. H., Chicago, 111. Robson. Harriet, Lansing, Mich. Rose, Sanford C, Clinton, Mich. Rupert. H a r r y, F t. Wayne, Ind. Sedgwick. L. A.. Smith. Edith A.. Lewiston, Mich. Stevens, F. G., Stocking. F. H., Detroit, Mich. Tindall. R. D., Davisburg, Mich. Thomson, John W., Saginaw, Mich. Thompson, Irma, Lansing, Mich. Thayer, Paul, Triplett. .T. A., Lickley's Corners, Mich. True, C. W.. Jackson, Mich. Truesdale, W m. T., Lansing, Mich. Underwood, Mertie, Lansing, Mich. Vaughn, Amy B., Ionia, Mich. Warren, C. A., Grand Rapids, Mich. West, F. E., Attica, Mich. Wells, Geo. B., Ithaca, Mich. Whitney. F. W., Allen, Mich. Weigman, H. W., Jr., Holt, Mich. Wing, G., Ludington, Mich. Wilmarth, H. C, Lansing, Mich. Woodworth, Robt., Lansing, Mich. The mother of t wo of our alumni writes: "Now that t he College is offering a course of study for young women, I wish to suggest t h at t he making of w ax models of fruit would be a suitable industry for girls and one not overdone in this country. Models for the classroom, and for the preservation of perishable fruits would have a real value." T he following quoted by t he Lansing Republican of Oct. 2, from Atty.-Gen. Maynard, will interest friends of one of our old alumni: "I w a nt to tell you, your man Collingwood is one of t he best speakers on t he financial question it h as been my fortune to be associated with this campaign. I can say without a ny hesitancy t h at no m an in Michi gan can make a more able or convincing argument, showing t he fallacy of t he free silver theory than can Prof. Collingwood." ON THE RIVER. IF YOU MAKE A [By B. Barlow, '99, in F r e s h m an R h e t o r i c] T wo s u m m e rs ago we were rafting lumber down F l at River from Watson's mill to Greenvile,l a dis tance of about five miles. T he country through which t he river flows w as once covered with pine, b ut it w as cut long ago, a nd t he thin, sandy soil nour ishes t he farmer's straggling w h e at or stands with only t he s t u m ps a nd stubs to remind us w h at it once • was. B ut t he river valley itself is quite different, it is a strip of greenest verdure winding through a gray level tract. From our raft, however, nothing could be seen b ut t he dense woods on either side and a strip of blue sky above. T he forest rises in solid ranks—silver maple, ash, elm, linden, a nd all those trees t h at love a river bank. Most of t he w ay t he great trees crowd close to t he brink, b ut in places there a re marshy meadows of coarse grasses a nd rank sedges, bordered with alders a nd willows a nd dogwood. In places t he wild grape weighs down large trees with its luxuriant masses of growth, or on sunny banks t he wild morning glory spreads its screen over the bushes. T he humming bird d a r ts here and there, poising before t he cardinal flowers, whose intense r ed almost rivals his flashing breast. There a re a hundred bright different kinds, a hundred Avild birds; t he fish d a rt in t he w a t er below, t he trees overhang on either side and the sun pours down between. It is altogether a beau tiful haunt of nature and I hope I may see it again. flowers, of Prof, (in literature.)—Why are such works as Homer, Virgil, etc., called classics? Bright One.—Because they are enough to make any class sick. —Ex. The Station has Fifteen Bushels of BUDA PESTH ...WHEAT... Which it will sell at seventy=five cents per bushel. Address CLINTON D. 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We a re n ow c l o s i ng o ut m a ny l i n es of t he e n t i re l i ne i n to t h r ee l o t s, For Two Ninety-Five Men's $5 and $4 Patent Leather Shoes Men's $4 Vici Kid Shoes Ladies $4 Needle Toe Shoes (lace or button) Ladies' $4.50 Cork Sole Shoes (plain toe) Ladies' $5 Parent Leather Shoes Ladies' $4 and $3.50 Welt Sole Shoes Ladies' $3.50 and $3 Oxford Shoes A nd M a ny M o re S t y l es w h i ch we h a v e n 't r o om to describe. flSF'THE G O O DS M U ST BE S O L D. REPAIRING SHOES REPAIRED AND RUBBERS MENDED C. D. WOODBURY 103 WASHINGTON AVE. SOUTH 6 T HE M. A. C. E E C O E D. OCTOBER 6, 1896. BOARD OF A G R I C U L T U R E. Hon. F r a n k l in Wells, P r e s i d e nt Hon. Chas. W. Garfield Hon. Chas. F. Moore Hon. C. J. Monroe Hon. H e n ry Chamberlain Hon. W. E. Boyden Gov. J o hn T. Rich • „ Constantine. G r a nd Rapids. St. Clair. South H a v e n. T h r ee Oaks. Delhi Mills. ) ™ ",-«*;„„•„ I Ex-Omcio. j T he P r e s i d e nt of t he College Hon. I. H. Butterfield, Secretary. .Mich. Agr. College. FACULTY AND OTHER O F F I C E R S. J. L. SNYDER, A. M., P H. D., PRESIDENT. R O B E RT C. K E D Z I E, M. A., M. D., Professor of Chemistry, a nd Curator of t he Chemical Laboratory. W I L L I AM J. B E A L, M. S., P H. D., Professor of Botany a nd Forestry, and Curator of the Botanical Museum. E. A. A. GRANGE, V. S., Professor of Veterinary Science. L E VI R. T A F T, M. S., Professor of Horticulture a nd Landscape Gardening, and Superintendent of the Horticultural Department. H O W A RD E D W A R D S, M. A., LL. D., Prof essor of English Literature and Modern Languages. H E R M AN K. V E D D E R, C. E., Professor of Mathematics a nd Civil Engineering. HENRY H. BANDHOLTZ, 2D LIEUT. 6TH I N F ., U, S. A., Professor of Military Sciences and Tactics. I. H. B U T T E R F I E L D, Secretary. CLINTON D. S M I T H, M. S., Professor of Practical Agriculture, and Superintendent of the F a r m. CHAS, L. W E I L, S. B., Professor of Mechanical Engineering a nd Director of the Mechanical Department. W A L T ER B. BARROWS, S. B., Professor of Zoology a nd Physiology, a nd Curator of the General Museum. F R A NK S. K E D Z I E. M. S., Adjunct Professor of Chemistry. W I L L I AM S. H O L D S W O R T H, M. S., Assistant Professor of Drawing. P H I L IP B. W O O D W O R T H, B. S., M. E., Assistant Professor of Physics. ALVIN B. NOBLE, B. P H ., Assistant Professor of English Literature and Modern Languages. C H A R L E S. F. W H E E L E R, B. S., Assistant Professor of Botany. W I L B UR O. H E D R I C K, M. S., Assistant Professor of History and Political Economy. W A R R EN BABCOCK, J R ., B. S., Assistant Professor of Mathematics. • . EDITH F. McDERMOTT, Professor of Domestic Economy and Household Science. MRS. L I N DA E. LANDON, Librarian. H. W. MUMFORD, B. S., Instructor in Agriculture. G A G ER C. DAVIS. M. S., Instructor in Zoology. A. L. W E S T C O T T, B. M. E., Instructor in Mechanical Engineering. DICK J. CROSBY, B. S., Instructor in English. M E R R I TT W. F U L T O N, B. S., Instructor in Agriculture. BURTON O. LONGYEAR, Instructor in Botany. CYRUS C. P A S H B Y, B. S., Instructor in Mathematics. GORDON H. T R U E, B. S., Instructor in Dairying. CHARLES E. MARSHALL, P H. B., Instructor in Bacteriology. H. E. SMITH, B. S. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering. D. B. B A L D W I N, Engineer. T H O M AS GUNSON, F o r e m an of Greenhouse. F. C. K E N N E Y, Assistant Secretary. E R N E ST W I T T S T O C K, F o r e m an of the F a r m. W. S. LEONARD. F o r e m an of Machine Shop. T H O M AS D U R K I N, Foreman of t he Horticultural Department. C H A R L ES E. HOYT, F o r e m an of t he Wood Shops a nd F o u n d r y. E. S. GOOD. Clerk to President. C H A CE N E W M A N. Clerk of Mechanical D e p a r t m e n t. Aside from t he State Board of Agriculture given above, t he following a re t he officers of t he E x p e r i m e nt Station: STATION COUNCIL. Clinton D. Smith, M. S J o n a t h an T.. Snyder, P h. D., Pre's L. R. Taft, M. S Robert C. Kedzie, M. A., M. D I ra H. Butterfield Director a nd Agriculturist. Ex-ofQcio. Horticulturist. Chemist. Secretary a nd Treasurer. ADVISORY AND ASSISTANT S T A F F. .Assistant in Agriculture. A. A. Crozier, M. S. H e r b e rt W. Mumford, B. S. .Assistant in Agriculture. Assistant in Horticulture. H. P. Gladden, B. S Assistant in Horticulture. M. L. Dean Assistant in Chemistry. Thorn Smith, B. S Consulting Veterinarian. E. A. A. Grange, V. S Consulting Entomologist. G. C. Davis, M. S Botanist. Chas. F. Wheeler, B. S Mrs. L. E. Landon Librarian. T. T. Lyon, So. H a v e n . . . .. .In charge of Sub-Station. In charge of Apiary. R. L. Taylor, Lapeer. SUB-STATIONS. Grayling, Crawford county, 80 acres deeded. South Haven, Van Buren county, 10 acres rented; 5 acres deeded. O F F I C I AL DIRECTORY. Sunday Chapel Service—Preaching at 2:30 P. M. Y. M. C. A.—Holds regular meetings every Thursday evening at 6:30 and Sunday evenings at 7:30. S. H. Fulton, President. C. W. Loomis, Cor. Secretary. Y. W. C. A. regular weekly meetings for all ladies 1 on t he campus Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock, in t he ladies' parlors. Meetings on Sunday evenings with the Y. M. C. A.; Miss Edith F. McDermott, presi dent; Miss Alice Georgia, cor. secretary. Natural History Society—Regular meeting second j Friday evening of each month in t he chapel at 7:30. L. R Love, President. J. W. Rigterink, Secretary. S T R I C T LY FIRST-CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY AT L E C L E A R ' S. The Farm ... Department Offers for sale t he following head of live s t o c k: A Y e a r l i ng S h o r t h o rn B u l l, o ut of Mysie 3 r d, a nd by t he p r i ze w i n n i ng V o l u n t e e r, 101205, a p u re O r u i k s h a n k. T he T h o r o u g h b r ed J e r s ey B u l l, B e t t as A v e r r o e s, 3 5 1 1 9, b r ed by G. A. W a t k i n s, D e t r o i t, solid color, 4 y e a rs old. T h is b u ll is by A v e r r o es w ho was a s on of M a t i l da 4 th a nd by I d a 's B i o t er of S t. L a m b e r t. H is d am was B e t ta of Bloomfield (29520) w ho was by t he f a m o us b u ll B a m a p o. No b e t t er b r ed J e r s ey b u ll e x i s ts t o d ay in t he s t a t e. T h r ee H o l s t e in b u ll calves, t h r ee m o n t hs o ld or y o u n g e r, a ll by M a u r i ce O l o t h i l de a nd o ut of t he selected cows O a t ka 3 r d 's W a y n e, C o l l e ge H o u w t je a nd College P a u l i ne W a y n e. Owing to the crowded conditions of the stables these animals will be sold cheap. N i ne Y e a r l i ng S h r o p s h i re B a ms o ut of t h o r o u g h b r ed ewes a nd by a p r i ze S h r o p s h i re r a m. Botanical Club—Meets first and third Friday of each P o l a nd C h i na a nd D u r oc J e r s ey P i gs of b o th month in Botanical Laboratory at 7:30. C. F. Wheeler President. B. Barlow, Secretary. sexes. Dante Club—Meets every Wednesday evening at 7:30 in Prof. W. O. Hedrick's office, College Hall. Prof. A. B. Noble, President. Students'' Ch*ganization— S. H. Fulton, Vice-Presi dent. H. L. Becker, Secretary. Columbian Literary Society—Regular meeting every Saturday evening in their rooms in the middle ward of i Wells Hall, at 7:00. E. H. Sedgwick, President. C. F. ; Austin, Secretary. Delta Tau Delta Fraternity—Meets Friday evenings \ in the chapter rooms on fourth floor of Williams Hall, at 7:00. W. Judson, President. C. P. Wykes, Sec- ; retary. • Eclectic Society—Meets on fourth floor of Williams j Hall every Saturday at 7:30 p. M. C. D. Butterfield,: President. Manning Agnew, Secretary. Feronian Society—Meets every Friday afternoon at 2:30 i n U. L. S. Hall. Miss Sadie Champion, President. Miss Myarie Belliss, Secretary. Society—Meetings every Saturday, evening in the society rooms in the west ward of Wells j Hall at 7:00. J. D McLouth, President. R. H. Osborne, Secretary. Hesperian held |! Olympic Society—-Meets on fourth floor of Williams j Hall every Saturday evening at 7:00. H. W. Hart, President. C. J. Perry, Secretary. Phi Delta Theta Fraternity—Meets on Friday even-; ing in chapter rooms in Wells Hall, at 7:00. W. G. Amos, President. F. H. Smith, Secretary. Union Literary Society- Meetings held in their Hall every Saturday evening at 7:00. E. A. Robinson, Presi dent. S. F. Edwards, Secretary. Tau Beta Pi Fraternity—Meets every two weeks on Thursday evening in the tower room of Mechanical Laboratory. G. A. Parker, President. E. H. Sedgwick, Secretary. Club Boarding Association—1. L Simmons, Presi dent. H. A. Dibble, Secretary. Try and Trust Circle of King's Daughters -Meets every alternate Wednesday. Mrs. W. B. Barrows, Pres ident. Miss Lilian Wheeler, Secretary. These Animals will be registered, transferred and placed on board cars at Lansing on receipt of price, which will be given on application to CLINTON D. SMITH, Director and Superintendent of Farni, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MICH. THE MAPES CLOTHING CO. 207 & 209 WASHINGTON AVE. S. When young- man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of duck trousers, vacation^ and all that sort of sunshiny loveliness, he should direct his steps towards our store, where we make a specialty of MID-SUMMER CLOTHING AND BICYCLE SUITS. OCTOBER 6, 1 8 9 6. • T HE M. A. C. K E G O t t D; T NEWS FROM GRADUATES AND STUDENTS. M. W. Stutz, with '96w, is teaching at Flat Rock. V. S. Hillyer, 91m, has sent for his standings at M. A. 0., to be vised in entering the Michigan mining school this fall. Leander Burnett, '92, K. L. Reynolds, '95m, and M. G. Kains, '95, are planning a visit to M. A. C. next June, if the triennial reunion is held at that time. Guy Baldwin, with '94w, is at Cornell taking work in electrical engineering. Though he spent hut live terms at. M. A. C. he thinks it the finest place on earth. R. L. Reynolds. '95m, and Leander Burnett, '92, have entered the senior class at Cornell for advanced work in electrical engineering. They room together at 75 East Buffalo street, and have a climb of about 400 feet before they reach the level of the campus. The Record comes on Friday evenings and every thing is dropped until the items under "At the Col lege." and "News from Gnuhiatos" are devoured. I don't see how an alumnus can exist without his Record.—M. G. Kains. L, II. Bailey. \S2, professor of horticulture in Cor nell University, has just issued a bulletin on "Sugges tions for the Planting of Shrubbery." It is designed to give "suggestion* for the bevterment of home grounds in rural communities," and contains nearly thirty excellent illustrative cuts and drawings. Tin- text contains not only general hints about planting, but specific descriptions of well ordered home yards: and is a valuable little work to place in the reach of the husbandman. FILING SCRAPS. M. G. KAINS, '95. ...ALWAYS ON T O P . .. D A V IS & CO. 1 04 W a s h i n g t on A v e. N o r th 1 04 Our W i n t er Goods a re now in. We will be pleased to s h ow t h em to you. OVERCOATS, ULSTERS, BICYCLE OVERCOATS, PEA JACKETS AND V E S T S, SINGLE AND DOUBLE BREASTED MELTON SUITS, ALL UP TO DATE. Also Full Line of . . . Furnishings and Hats 601116 in and m usanoway! To Close at Once! 300 pairs Gents' Russet Shoes AT COST! JESSOP&SON, CASH SHOE STORK REASON FOR CLOSING O U T: T OO M A NY RUSSET SHO!-S. 323 pairs Ladies' Russet Shoes H O L L I S T BB B L O C K. In answer to the article entitled "Keep a Scrap Book." (pioted in the RF.CORD of Sept. 22, I wish to offer two other methods of filing newspaper clippings. A scrap book is certainly a good thing when only a few clippings are made, or when kept only for the "fun of it;" but, when kept for practical purposes there is hardly a more effectual way of burying in formation. The article wanted must be searched for among a heterogeneous mass of disjointed sundries; time is lost. The first method is by means of envelopes in a portfolio scrap book. This is made by binding a number of strong manilla envelopes in book form, with their flaps on the outside or at the top. Each envelope is for clippings of a particular class, and are dropped in loose. When necessary they are folded so as to show the head-line of the article. The topic, name, ana the number of the envelope are written on the outside and indexed both by topic and number. To get a desired clipping, all that is necessary is to hunt up the envelope by number and look over the papers inside. The second method is even better. The clippings are carefully arranged according to topic and are pasted on sheets of common yellow paper of any de sired size. Eight by ten and one-half inches is a standard size and more convenient than if larger. These sheets are placed loosely in manilla folders labelled on the outside and arranged in alphabetical order. The method is the same as for dried plants in an herbarium. The great advantage of this method is economy of time in hunting up desired articles. In this respect it is superior to either the scrap book or the envelope portfolio. Often the student Will meet with an article he can not cut out. In such a case an abstract or common place book is very convenient. Use an address book with printed marginal alphabet (5 x 9 inches is a good size) to write, in abbreviated form, the important points of the article, giving reference to. the place where found and the date. The amount of useful knowledge that can be boiled down into a small space is wonderful, and the -owner of such a book would find it invaluable. Moreover, the effort to condense the good points and cull out the superfluous words is good mental training in itself. If I have not made the matter clear with regard to the portfolio and to the commonplace book, I am sure Mr. Wheeler will be glad to explain anything to any student who asks him. He has both. I take this opportunity of again thanking hun for such valuable adjuncts to my reference library. TOO MUGfr FOR THEM. "Professor, Why are prize fighters never found in foot-ball teams?" . * "They can't stand the punishment."—Free Press. M. A. C. S P E C I AL R A T ES ON P H O T OS AT SHARPSTEEN'S STUDIO. Phone 192. New Phone 76. J, G. R E U T T E R, 322 Wash. Ave. S. Fresti and Salt Meats Fine Chicago Beef a Specialty. We are Headquarters for all Kinds of Home-Made Sausage. W. S. BAILEY 109 M I C H I G AN A V E. W —. CUSTOM *«» REftDy MADE 6L0THING D A. S E E L E Y, C o l l e ge Aarent. JEZ,. "VST. M O B S E, TO OUR FRIENDS And that includes everybody who has ever purchased a shingle or a foot of lumber of us, we desire to impress on your mind the fact that ««WE HAVE M0VEDI> In our new quarters, we are better prepared to unload lumber on your premises than ever before. Years of experience have taught us a thing or two about the lumber business, and this experience may possibly be of advantage to you if you think of building. Our facilities are unexcelled and we are at your service. H. W. RIKERD Telephone No. 5 1. Successor to Capital Lumber Co. ...My... Neckwear Stock . . DENTIST . . Hollister Block. Contains all the Latest Ideas as to ___) S H A P E, COLOR A ND P A T T E RN and tho Price Lower than ever before. Would be pleased to have you come in and see it. ...COLLEGE BUS... Leaves M. A. C. for Lansing at 8:30 a. m. and 1:30 p. itf. Returning, leaves Lansing at 10:30 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. B E F O RE P U R C H A S I NG Y O UR F A LL A ND W I N T ER M J! T Allow me to show you some natty n il 1 " Up to D a t e" styles. Nothing b ut reliable qualities Students' patronage solicited. find place in my stock. Packages left at Emery's will receive prompt attention. Livery or Bus for picnics at resonable rates. NEW PHONE H. O. PALMER. ELGIN MIFFLIN. T HE O U T F I T T E R. HAVE YOU FIVE OR MORE COWS ? If so a " Baby " Cream Separator will earn its cost for you every year. Why continue an inferior system another year at so great a loss? Dairying is now the only profitable feature of Agriculture. Properly con ducted it always pays well, and must pay you. You need a Separator, and you need the BEST,—the " Baby." All styles and capacities. Prices, $75. upward. Send for new 1894 Catalogue. THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO., GENERAL OFFICES: 74 CORTLANDT STREET. NEW YORK. GO oo u5 ^3 CO CO ao il m m