The M. A. C. RECORD MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. I O. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, J U NE 6, 1905. N o. 37 M. A. C. WINS FOUR OF THE SIX FIELD DAY PENNANTS. 4 4 0 - y a rd d a sh ; M o o n, M. A. C, T r y o n, M. A. C ., H e m i n g w a y, O l i v e t. T i m e, 53 1-5. S h ot p u t; B e t t s, O l i v e t, K r a t z, FIELD AND TRACK TUMBLING AND INDOOR. RELAY to be t he m o st ideal d a ys for F i e ld d ay h as c o me and g o ne a nd M. A. C. h as f o ur t r o p h i es to s h ow for t he g o od w o rk d o n e. F r i d ay a nd S a t u r d ay w e re t he s p o r t s, a nd fully t w i ce as m a ny p e o in a t t e n d a n ce as on a ny p le w e re It w as c o n c e d ed p r e v i o us o c c a s i o n. by all successful i n t e r c o l l e g i a te m e et e v er h e l d, a nd m u ch c r e d it is d ue t he m a n a g e m e nt for t he p l e a s a nt w ay in w h i ch e v e r y t h i ng p r o g r am w as c a r r i ed o ut w i t h o ut a h i t c h, a nd e x c e l l e nt p r e v a i l ed t h r o u g h o u t. L a r ge d e l e g a t i o ns f r om c o l l e g es w e re p r e s e n t, t he o t h er m a ny a r r i v i ng on T h u r s d ay e v e n i n g, a nd p r a c t i c a l ly e v e ry a v a i l a b le r o om n e ar t he g r o u n ds w as t a k en by F r i d ay n o o n. p a s s ed off. f e e l i ng g o od T he in t he O ne of F o l l o w i ng a re t he m e et t he f e a t u r es of w as t he record breaking w h i ch t o ok p l a c e. r e c o r ds w h i ch w e re b e a t en : — 8 8 0 - y a rd r un by M i l l i k e n, of O l i v e t, in 2 -3 2-5, old r e c o rd 2 -4 3-5 by S t r o e b e, K a l a m a z oo ' 98 ; m i le r un by B o l e n, of A l b i o n, in 4 - 44 2-5, old r e c o r d, 4 - 48 2-5 by W a r d, of H i l l s d a l e, in t wo m i le r u n, W a i t e, M. A. 1 9 0 2; C. in 10—41, old r e c o rd 1 0 - 49 2"5 by S w i ft of O l i v e t; h a m m er t h r o w, w on by M o o r e, of K a l a m a z o o, at 128 ft. 4 in., old r e c o r d, 123 ft. 7 in. H i gh by M a d d o c k, j u mp w on by N i c h o s o n, M. A. C. at 5 ft. 7 1 ^, o ld r e c o rd 5 ft. 7 in. by H y n e y, A l b i o n; r e l ay w on by M. A. C. in 3 - 34 3-5 b r e a k i ng H i l l s d a le r e c o rd of 1888. F o l l o w i ng is a c o m p l e te of A l b i o n. list of t he TRACK EVENTS. F r i d ay A f t e r n o o n. 1 0 0 - y a rd d a s h — M o o n, M. A. C .; M y e r s, H i l l s d a l e; G r a h a m, M. A. C. T i m e, 10 1-5 s e c o n d s. R u n n i ng h i gh j u m p — N i c h o s o n, M. A. C .; H y n e y, A l b i on ; M o o r e, K a l a m a z o o. H e i g h t, 5 - 7 ^. O ne m i le r un — B o l e n, A l b i o n; U n d e r w o o d, O l i v e t; B a k e r, H i l l s d a l e. T i m e, 4 - 44 2 - 5. for tied P o le v a u l t — G o n g w e r, M. A. C, a nd B i s h o p, O l i v e t, f i r s t; S m a l l, M. A. C, a nd M o o r e, O l i v e t, tied for t h i r d. H e i g h t, 10 ft., 2 in. h u r d l e s — B a r t e l l, A l b i o n; S m a l l, M. A. C; G r a h a m, M. A. C. T i m e, 17 s e c o n d s. 1 2 0 - y a rd D i s c us t h r o w — F. K r a t z, M. A. C .; M o o r e, K a l a m a z o o; M c C a l- l u m, A l m a. D i s t a n c e, 1 0 2 - 4. S a t u r d a y, a. m. 2 20 y a rd h u r d l es — B a r t e l l, A l b i on ; M c K e n n a, M. A. C .; P e a r- sail, M. A. C. T i m e, 28 1-5. H a l f - m i le r u n — M i l l i k e n, O l i v e t; B u r r e l l, M. A. C .; B o l e n, A l b i o n. T i m e, 2 m i n ., 3 2-5 s e c. 2 2 0 - y a rd d a s h — M o o n, M. A. C; T r y o n, M. A. C .; M y e r s, H i l l s d a l e. T i m e, 22 2-5. T w o - m i le r u n — W a i t e, M. A. C .; B a e r, H i l l s d a l e; M a i n, H i l l s d a l e. T i m e, 1 0 - 4 1. M. A. C, B u r r o u g h s, M. A. C. D i s t a n c e, 37 ft n j^ R u n n i ng b r o ad j u m p; N i c h o s o n, in. M. A. C, M o o n, M. A. C, H e m- e n w a y, O l i v e t. D i s t a n c e, 21 ft 1^ in. i 6 1b h a m m e r; M o o r e, K a l a m a z o o, J o h n s o n, A l m a, B a i r, O l i v e t. D i s t a n c e, 128 ft 4 in. M. A. C. WON RELAY. F or t he first t i me in 17 y e a rs t he E v e ry r e c o rd w as b r o k e n. r e l ay m an oir t he t e am r an w i th a v e n g e a n c e. M o on w as t he first to lead a nd m a de a b ig g a in on h is o p p o n e nt w h i ch w as s e e m i n g ly n ot o n ly h e ld by t he o t h e rs b ut s o me g o od g a i ns t he m a d e. e n t r i es m a de for t h is r a c e. M. A. C — M o o n, B u r r e l l, T r y o n, G r a h am ; O l i v e t — S c h e n k, L o o m i s, H e m e n- w a y, M i l l e r; K a l a m a z oo — B a l c h, A r n d t s, F i s h e r ,- W a r e s. W on by M. A. C. in 3 - 34 3-5 s e c o n d s, t h us b r e a k i ng t he r e c o rd m a de by H i l l s d a le in 1888. is a list of F o l l o w i ng T he r e l a t i ve p o i n ts in t he t r a ck field a re as f o l l o ws : M. A. C. O l i v et A l b i on K a l a m a z oo H i l l s d a le A l ma 6914 .--2ZTA 19 10 9 4 ALBION I 2 - M. A. C. 2. It On S a t u r d ay a f t e r n o on M. A. C. w as d e f e a t ed in t he final c up g a me by A l b i o n. E r r o rs on t he p a rt of t e am c o u p l ed w i th g o od t he h o me l u c ky h i ts on t he p a rt p l a y i ng a nd for of t he v i s i t o rs w e re r e s p o n s i b le t he size of s e e m ed t he s c o r e. i m p o s s i b le for M. A. C. to m a ke a g o od hit w h en a hit w o u ld m e an s c o r e s, w h i le A l b i on s e e m ed to g et h er h e a vy h i ts w h en t he b a s es w e re full. M. A. C. p l a y ed t he p o o r e st g a me of s e a s on w h i le A l b i on s e e m ed S t r i k er a nd B l i ss w ho at h er b e s t. h a ve p l a y ed f o ur y e a rs as A l- f or b i o n ' s " b a t t e ry w e re u s ed to p l a y i ng u n d er s u ch e x c i t e m e nt w h i le f r e s h m en b a t t e ry of M. A. C. t he w as up a g a i n st for real t he t i m e. M. A. C. w as also first u n d er s o m e w h at of a s t r a in h a v i ng p l a y ed t he d ay b e f o re w h i le h er o p p o n e n ts w e re f r e s h. W i l c ox w as in no c o n d i t i on to p l ay a nd until a b o ut t he t i me t he g a me w as called no o ne k n ew w h e t h er he w o u ld be able to t a ke h is p l a ce on t h i r d. thing j u st t he t he five e i g ht of s e c u r i ng r u n s, Bliss g e t t i ng F or A l b i o n, S t r i k er a nd Bliss g ot h i ts m a d e, S t r i k er in n i ne t h us d r i v i ng t h r ee safe o n e s. F or M. A. C. C a n f i e ld p l a y ed an e x c e l l e nt g a m e, d r i v i ng o ut a h it w h i ch w e nt o v er t he c r o wd a nd se c u r ed a t h r e e - b a g g e r. B u r ke also p l a y ed a s t r o ng g a m e. N e a r ly 4 , 0 00 p e o p le w i t n e s s ed t h is g a m e. M. A. C, 6 HILLSDALE, 2. F o l l o w i ng is t he l i n e - u p: At f o ur o ' c l o ck on F r i d ay t he semi-final ball g a me w as p l a y ed b e t w e en M. A. C. a nd H i l l s d a l e, r e s u l t i ng in t he a b o ve s c o r e. T he d ay w as ideal for a ball g a m e, a l t h o u gh t he s p e c t a t o rs t he b l e a c h e rs f o u nd a l m o st too w a rm for c o m f o r t. S h a f f er m a de a T he f e a t u re of t he g a me w as t he d o u b le p l ay by W i l c o x, c a t c h i ng a line hit a nd d o u b l i ng a m an on t h i rd u n a s s i s t e d. t w o- b a se hit in t he f o u r t h, d r i v i ng in t wo r u ns for M. A. C. a nd c i n c h i ng t he g a m e. S h a f f er also p i t c h ed an e x c e l l e nt g a m e, k e e p i ng t he h i ts well s c a t t e r ed a nd n ot a l l o w i ng a s i n g le t he b a se on b a l l s. M. A. C. w on g a me by clean h i t t i ng a nd g o od b a se 11 r u n n i n g, g e t t i ng h i t s, clean e v e ry m an on t e am s c o r i ng at least o n e. t he F o l l o w i ng is t he line up : HILLSDALE Walrath p .. Brown r Wescott 1 . . .. Hogan 1 Rowe 3 Alger c Clements Steimle 2 Myers m Totals M. A. C. Armstrongs . McKenna r Burke 1 Canfield 2 Boyle c Towner 1 Gunnison m Wilcox 3 Shaffer p i R H PO A E o i 3 1 1 o 1 o o 1 o o 00 o 1 9 1 o o 1 2 1 o o 3 o o . . . . o o 1 1 o o 3 1 2 1 1 2 5 o o 2 8 24 8 2 R H PO A E . . . . .o . . . . . .. o 1 o 4 1 o 1 4 o o o 1 10 o 2 1 1 3 3 o o 1 2 -1 o 1 o o o .2 2 2 o o o 1 5 2 o 1 2 1 3 o . . . .2 Totals 6 11 27 13 3 Two base hits, Shaffer, Hogan. Double play, Wilcox. Struck out by Walrath 3. Bases on balls Walrath i. ALBION. Brail m Ellerby 3 Howe s Bliss c Striker p* Frey 2 Squire 1 Hyney 1 Moulton r Totals M. A. C. Armstrong s McKenna r . . Canfield 2 . .. Towner 1 Boyle c . . . Burke 1 Gunnison Wilcox 3 Neis p ra . . R H PO A E 1 2 2 0 o 2 2 1 o o o o 1 1 1 3 3 9 o o 2 5 2 2 o 1 0 3 20 . 2 1 2 00 . o>o 6 oo 1 2 1 00 12 14 27 5 1 1 2 23 R H PO A E 1 o 1 o o o 1 2 o 1 o o o 1 o o o 1 9 o o o 1 15 o o o o o o 1 o o o 7 2 o 1 o 6 2 Totals . .. . ' . . .. 2 7 27 16 8 Two base hits, Armstrong. Three base hits, Canfield, Squire, Striker. Stolen base, M. A. C, 5; Albion, 3. Struck out by Striker. 8, by Neis, 6. Umpire, Byron. INDOOR MEET. Wrestling. M i d d le w e i g h t — W on by M a r shall of A l m a; B r o n s o n, H i l l s d a l e, 2 n d. L i g ht w e i g h t — W on by L. H. B e l k n ap of M. A. C; C a m p b e ll of A l b i o n, 2 n d. H e a v y, w e i g h t — W on by Bell, M. A. C .; M i t c h e l l, H i l l s d a l e, 2 n d. F e a t h er w e i g h t — W on by C o l- d r e n, H i l l s d a l e; B r o w n, M. A. C. 2 n d. W e l t er w e i g h t — W on by S p e n c e r, M. A. C .; B i r d s a l l, O l i v e t, 2 n d. by L. B. c l a s s — W on S p e c i al (Concluded on page 2.) ALUMNI. PURDUE UNIVERSITY. W. C. L a t t a, ' 7 7, M. S., 1SS2. e n t e r ed P u r d ue as i n s t r u c t or in a g r i c u l t u re in 1882 ; m a de p r o f e s s or of a g r i c u l t u re in 1 8 8 3; a g r i c u l t u r i st at s t a t i on w h en t he e x p e r i m e nt t he into effect; m a de H a t ch bill w e nt s u p e r i n t e n d e nt of f a r m e r s' i n s t i t u t es l ie is, at t he p r e s e nt t i m e, in 1SS9. c o n s u l t i ng a g r i c u l t u r i st of t he e x p e r i m e nt s t a t i o n, t he s e n i or m e m b er of t he a g r i c u l t u r al f a c u l t y, in c h a r ge t he a g r i c u l t u r al d e p a r t m e nt of of P u r d ue U n i v e r s i t y. e x p e r i m e nt J a m es T r o o p , ' 7 8, M. S., 1SS2, b e g an w o rk at P u r d ue U n i v e r s i ty in 18S4 as i n s t r u c t or in h o r t i c u l t i i 'c :md b i o l o gy ; m a de p r o f e s s or in i S S 8 , a nd to h o r t i c u l t u r i st a nd e n t o m o l o g i st s a me t he y e a r. He t he A m e r i c an A p p le G r o w e r^ C o n t he A m e r i c an g r e s s, m e m b er of P o m o l o g i c al of t he e x e c u t i ve c o m m i t t ee of t he I n d i a na H o r t i c u l t u r al S o c i e ty a nd s t a te e n t o m o l o g i s t. station is vice p r e s i d e nt of S o c i e t y; m e m b er t he in g i v i ng to H. E. V an N o r m a n, ' 9 7, c a me P u r d ue as f a rm s u p e r i n t e n d e nt in t he In t he w i n t e rs he s p r i ng of 1898. a s s i s t ed in i n s t r u c t i on In 1902 he f a rm b u t t e r - m a k i n g. w as m a de a s s i s t a nt in d a i r y i n g, a nd t he h as since g i v en all h is t i me to w o rk of t he d a i ry d e p a r t m e n t. In 1903 he w as m a de a s s o c i a te p r o f e s s or of d a i r y i ng a nd p l a c ed in c h a r ge of t he d a i ry d e p a r t m e n t. In c o n n e c i n s t r u c t i o n al a nd ex tion w i th t he p e r i m e n t al w o rk in p r o g r e ss in h is d e p a r t m e n t, he o p e r a t es a c o m m e r cial c r e a m e ry for P u r d ue U n i v e r s i t y, m a k i ng s e v e r al t h o u s a nd p o u n ds of b u t t er p er m o n t h. He is s e c r e- t a r y ' a nd t r e a s u r er of t he S t a te D a i ry A s s o c i a t i o n, does a g o od d e al of . F a r m e r s' s u p e r i n t e n d e nt of a nd c h e e se e x h i b it at F a i r, S t. L o u i s. I n s t i t u te w o r k, a nd w as I n d i a n a 's b u t t er t he W o r l d 's J. R. M c C o l l, ' 9 0, c a me to P u r d ue in 1902, a nd o c c u p i es t he p o s i t i on of P r o f e s s or of S t e am E n g i n e e r i ng in P u r d ue U n i v e r s i t y. ' 9 7 - 9 8. T h is is m a n a g er of H a r ry A. B u r n e tt w as on t he last w e e k. M r. c a m p us o ne d ay t he R ay B u r n e tt C h e m i c al C o m p a n y. c o m p a ny is located in D e t r o i t, a nd m a n u f a c t u r es a g e n e r al line of p h a r m a is p a y i ng special ceutical g o o d s, b ut a t t e n t i on to t he m a n u f a c t u re of p e p to sin a nd f e r m e n t s. e m p l oy H. C. O v e n, in t he d e v e l o p m e nt of a p e p t ic f e r m e nt t he m a n u f a c to r e p l a ce r e n n et t u re of c h e e s e. T h is c o m p a ny p u r c h a s es p ig s t o m a c hs f r om t he l a r ge a nd p a c k i ng t h e ir h o u se w o r ks in is o ne of t he l a r g e st D e t r o it w h i ch m a n u f a c t o r i es t he U n i t ed S t a t e s. T h ey e x p e ct ' 0 5, to aid h o u s es t h em up at in C h i c a go p e p s in of in in L. P r o f e s s or P. B r e c k e n r i d ge w as P r o f e s s or of M e c h a n i c al E n g i n e e r i ng at M. A. C. in 1S91 a nd 1 8 9 2. H as h e ld a s i m i l ar position at s i n ce i 8 9 3- t he U n i v e r s i ty of Illinois • THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED E V E RY T U E S D AY D U R I NG T HE C O L L E GE Y E AR BY T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E GE B A. FACNCE, M A N A G I NG E D I T OR A S S O C I A TE E D I T O R S. PAULINA RAVEN, '05. EDITH HUTCHINS, '06. CALLA KBENTEL, '07. H. I. GLAZIER, '07. G. C. DUDLEY, '07. T. H. McHATTON, '07. OIE STEPHENSON, '07. B. B. CLISE, '07. O. I. GREGG, '07 BERENICE MAYNARD, Sp. 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. TUESDAr, JUNE 6,1905. the work of SO ME of the matter used in the R E C O RD this week concerning student organizations, expenses, en gineering, etc., will be used in the quarterly bulletin which will soon be out. This bulletin gives informa tion concerning the various departments of the College and will be mailed to any w ho de sire same. Students having friends whom they wish to interest in col lege work should leave names and the president's office addresses at and bulletins will be forwarded them as soon as they are received from the press. M. A. C. WINS PENNANTS. (Continued from page 1.) Belknap, M. A. C .; T o w e r s, Al bion, 2nd. In the individual club swinging ist and Clark of Olivet was given Hach of M. A. C, 2nd. Horizontal bar—Buss, M. A. C, i s t; Field of Albion, 2nd. Parallel bars, Bvss of M. A. C, was the only contestant. T he summary of points, M. A. C, 36 ; Hillsdale, 11 ; Albion, 9 ; Olivet, 8 ; Alma, 5. Tennis singles— finals, men's Black, of Albion, won from R e y 6-4, nolds, of Hillsdale. S c o r e: 3 - 6 , 4 - 6 , 6 - 4 , 6 - 4. Ladies' singles, finals — Miss K a m p, of Albion, won from Miss Soule, of Hillsdale. S c o r e: 0-6, 6-2, 6 - 3. Men's Ladies' doubles, finals—Misses K a mp and Bucknell, of Albion, won from Misses H y de and Benham, of M. A. C. S c o r e: 6 - 0 , 6 - 2. and doubles—Reynolds Walrath, of Hillsdale, won from Black and Fall, of Albion, by 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-4. place: for Ladies' doubles—Misses Soule and Myers, of Hillsdale, won from Misses H y de and Benham, of M. A. C, by 6 - 1, 6-0. Challenges second from Taft Men's doubles—Black and Fall, and of Albion, won Gould, of M. A. C. by 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. • Men's Hillsdale, won Kalamazoo, by 6-2, 6 - 3. of from Upjohn, of singles — Reynolds, In one of the fastest and cleanest games ever played at M. A. C. Detroit Business University was beaten M ay 30, by the score of 2 to 1. T he fielding of both teams was excellent. Detroit hit the ball fairly hard, but the good fielding of M. A. C. shut them off with but one run. Shaffer pitched the first five innings and Nies the remainder, both doing good work. Up to the last half of the ninth it was the visitors' game, the score standing 1 to o. At the last time to bat Nies got a safe hit, A r m s t r o ng tcok a base on balls and M c K e n na struck out. Burke bunted and in the confusion the bases were to filled. second; two runs were made and the game was won. About 800 people attended the game. then hit one Canfield T he D. B. U. team is composed of professional players w ho repre sent the university only in an ad vertising wav, they themselves not being the students. They begin season's playing about J u ne 1st and the usually play every day through summer. Following is the score by innings : D. B.'U M. A. C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 R HE 0 0 0 1 0 0 00 o—1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 2—2 4 1 Tumbling. M. A. C. HORT. CLUB. the two pennant. Only M. A. C. was given tumb ling teams were entered for this event, Olivet's team consisting of Arnold and Bird- sail. M. A. C. was represented by Barnett, Belknap and Brown. T he work of both teams was good, but team was that of somewhat received smoother and much favorable comment. the M. A. C. the men As stated before the meet was a decided success, and much credit is due Coach Brewer for the excellent work done in in getting shape for this the last and best event to of the season. We have reason feel proud of the teams represent ing old M. A. C. on account of the successful work just finished, and we are certain the many alumni and friends of the institution thoroughly enjoyed their visit on J u ne 2 and 3. T E N N IS R E S U L T S. In tennis Albion was " i t" win ning first in both ladies' singles and doubles; first in men's singles and second in men's doubles. Follow ing are the results : their to determine if At the meeting, May 31 st, Messrs. Stanton, Bos and Burrell gave re thesis work. M r. ports of Stanton was there was any relation existing between the color of apple blossoms and their time of maturity; the relation be tween color of blossoms and color of fruit, and the relation between size of blossoms and size of fruit. Upon examination of 108 varieties he found that there was no relation at all between blossoms and fruit in the foregoing particulars. M r. Bos worked with pollen of that of apple blossoms, and found pollen will germinate on a glass slide, in a drop of distilled water, after having been in a paper sack or glass vial for from 11 to 20 days. confined M r. Burrell's work was with found strawberry pollen, and he that pollen opened flowers will retain its vitality from 6 to 12 days when confined in paper sacks or glass vials. freshly from N e xt week it is expected that M r. Beach of ment station will speak before Club. the Geneva experi the O. B. B l J R R E L L, Sec'y. FARMERS' CLUB. Mr. Colon C. Lillie spoke before the F a r m e r s' Club, Tuesday even ing, on "Handling the Dairy Herd Feeding is during the S u m m e r ." much more complicated in summer than in winter. In winter the con ditions are always the same, while in summer the pasture is unreliable. A dairy cow can subsist without much exercise and it is better to harvest the crop as two and one half times as much is obtained. It does not pay to use anything but cheap land for pasture. T h e re should be grain ration in the supplementary feed. Soiling is too expensive be cause of labor re the amount of quired. A summer silo has all the the disadvant advantages w i t h o ut ages. Clover hay makes a gcod supplementary food and corn meal or wheat bran a good grain ration. T he most important thing is to feed is re liberally. A certain amount quired as maintenance ration and all above this must necessarily increase the profit. A large per cent, of the common cows will produce a profit if properly fed. During hot weather and fly time it is best to keep the herd in the barn except at night. T he cattle should be kept in as soon as there is is frosts. A winter milker any more profitable spring milker because of the better prices obtained for products. It equalizes the labor and solves the labor prob labor during the lem by furnishing winter. than the Misses Louise Matteson and Florence W a x h am of Whitehall spent a few days with Bess Covell. R. L. Clute, '96, was at M. A. C. for field day. Mr, Clute has just returned from the Philippines, on a five months' leave of absence, where he has been teaching agri culture school at Manilla during the past four years. in the Normal G. A. Goodenough, ' 9 1, was in structor in Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois, 1895-1897, then taught 2 years at Scranton, Pa. W as called back to University of Illinois as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1899, which position he has held since that time. E. S. Good, class 1903, was ap pointed assistant in animal hunban- dry, Agricultural experiment station in J u l y, 1903, and in July, 1904, was appointed instructor in animal hus bandry in College of Agriculture and assistant in animal husbandry, agricultural experiment station. U R B A N A, I L L. E. Davenport, class '78, was pro- fessor of-agriculture M. A. C. from 18S9 to 1891. Resigned to accept the directorship of collegio agro- nomoca, Piricicaba, South America. In 1895 he was appointed dean of the the College of Agriculture of University of Illinois and soon after to the first directorship of the ex periment station. W h en he came to the university there were but 20 students enrolled in agriculture and no equipment. He has seen the college of agriculture g r ow and ex pand until it is today the largest and best endowed of any similar institu tion in the world. T h e re are twice as many instructors and investiga tors in the college and station today as there were students six years ago. Total enrollment of students in ag riculture this year is 406. Charles S. Crandall, class 1873, in horticulture M. A. C. assistant 1885-1889. Professor of botany and horticulture, Colorado Agricul Since tural College 1902 he has been assistant professor of horticulture at the University of Illinois. 1890-1900. Herbert W. Mumford, Class ' 9 1, came to U. of I. in September, 1901, as Professor of Animal Husbandrv and Chief in Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Experiment Station. Five men connected with this de partment devote their entire time to the instruction and investigation in live stock, exclusive of dairy cattle. T he Governor has just signed a bill appropriating twenty-five thousand dollars a year for live stock experi to this mental work. appropriation re ceives ten thousand a year for Col lege equipment and maintenance and one thousand from U. S. Station fund. the department In addition left M. A. C. fall D w i g ht T. Randall, with class '96, '95, and graduated from University of Illi nois, '97. Has taught at University of Illinois for four years and is now Assistant Professor of Steam E n gineering. M r s. D w i g ht Randall whose maiden name was Myrtle Peck was with the class of '98. H. W. Geller, '04, is taking w o rk in agronomy at Illinois. His thesis work is quite extensive, and owing to the lateness of the full develop crops, ment some of will not be completed until late in August. the of in Au interesting letter has recently from L. B. Judson, been received professor of horticulture the Idaho Agricultural College at Mos cow. He states that his work dur ing the past two and one-half years has been full of interest and pleasure and thinks Idaho a great state. M r. J u d s on is also vice president of the Idaho State Horticultural Associ ation which has a membership of abont 300. We quote the following from his letter: "I spend from six to eight weeks each year in institute work, which has given me an excellent opportu nity to see the state from one end to the other. T he distances are enor mous out here. It takes us twenty- four hours to go to Boise, as we through have Washington and Oregon, and my mileage on a trip last winter to the southeastern state was a trifle less than 2,000 miles, including 200 miles of staging. to make a detour corner of the in size and b e a u t y; " We have an exceptionally fine fruit country here. T he apples are wonders the sweet cherries would be mistaken by an Easterner for plums until he tasted their rich flesh, and the plums are unexcelled 'flavor. All the hardy fruits, in short, grow to perfection, and favored locality less than thirty miles from here peaches and California grapes develop as perfectly as anywhere in California itself. in size and in one " I have a pleasant visit with Sev erance of Pullman ( W a s h . ,) occas ionally, and understand is soon to be made Assistant Professor of A g r o n o m y ." that he THE M. A. C. RECORD. H few Seasonable necessities Screen Doors Screen Windows Screen Wire Mowers Lawn Lawn Hose Mops and Mop Wringers Gasoline Stoves and Ovens Step Ladders EVERY KIND OF FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. Cots Folding Beds flatresses Book Cases Desks E are now showing our complete line of Men's Hats Nothing but dependable qualities here. late S t y l es and find place WE W A NT YOUR TRADE NORTON'S HARDWARE All Goods Delivered Free. M. J. & B. M. Buck, You know where to get the new things in Caps. ELGIN HIFFLIN. > J V W V ^ A I ' , ),. V ' , " .' THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE | A N EW O NE New Spring Goods in Every Department. New Silks, Dress Goods, Dress Trimmings, Laces, Embroideries, Gloves, Hosiery, Neckwear, Tailor- Made Suits, Jackets, Skirts and Waists. Siiiart Oxfords for College Men $3.50 a pair We should be pleased to show you this "new- one." It has the style and wear of the $5.00 grade. Made of Corona Patent Colt, Blucher style, the new "Jap" toe which is so popular. Just a look will convince you. JEWETT & KNAPP 220, 222, 224 Washington Ave. S. Lansing, Mich. Others: Vict Kid, Blucher; Russia Calf, Blucher; Patent Colt, Button. C. D. W o o d b u r y 's STHOR E E HOLLISTER BLOCK *£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. <£ T h e re will be a special school •meeting held at the M. A. C. school house Monday evening, J u ne 12, at 7 130 o'clock. Prof. P. B. W o o d w o r th and wife of Chicago were visiting College friends the past week and took in t he field day sports. College work for seniors closes Saturday, J u ne 10, at noon. F or all others work closes Saturday, J u ne 17, at noon. Mrs. E. J. R u gg entertained T h u r s d ay evening in honor of Miss Maxwell, who leaves soon for her position in Port H u r o n. Miss Margaret Kotvis who has fceen the guest of Miss Helen Baker for several days, left for her home Thursday of last week. invitation is extended A cordial to all to attend the students' recital to be held in the W o m e n 's Building Saturday evening, J u ne 10, at 7:30. M r. Clyde Finn, of Traverse City, has purchased a lot on College Heights and will begin building a home at once. M r. Finn is a con tractor and mason. H. C. N e w m a n, Miss Rubie N e w m a n; and Mr. and M r s. Hollo- o the campus on to supply the de mands placed upon the Y. M. C. A. by its rapid growth. time A prayer service is held in the Woman's Bulding Thursday even ings at 6:30, at which there are Bible readings and discussions of missionary and social topics. A most cordial invitation is extended to both new and old students to be present and take some part in these meetings. Bible classes among the young women also furnish splendid opportunity for Bible study. taken lighted. Board T he expense of a course at M. A. C. the is very reasonable when character of the work and instruc tion are into consideration. Upon entering, each student is re quired to pay an entrance fee of $5.00, and at graduation a fee of $5.00 is also charged. Students are charged fees for laboratory work to cover cost of material, breakages, etc. Rooms with private families to may be secured at from $1.00 $1.25 per week for each occupant. These rooms are furnished, heated and the clubs will cost from $1.75 to $2.75 per week. All male students not physi cally disabled are required to take military drill and to purchase a uni form costing about $15.00. Those taking the engineering course are required to purchase a set of draw ing instruments costing $23 to $ 2 5. T e xt books will cost from $15 to $20 per year. the above named expenses students will have laundry dues and other small items of expense so that it is impos sible to state the exact amount per year. T he cost will perhaps run from $175 to $250 per year. In addition in to F or further information concern ing the work of the College write President J. L. Snyder for the last annual catalog. ed for this work. In this ccurse partic ular empha-is is placed upon the study theo of mathematis, the study of retical principles the science of machines, and the practice of constructing machines. underlying T he equipment for technical work consists of a machine shop, forge shop, carpenter shop, foundry, lathe for wood work, a drafting room room for advanced work and two drawing rooms. large as T he number of general culture studies in this course is necessarily not as in the agricultural course, but the work in mathematics and physics is more extended. T he is work much five-term same, and a course in German or its equivalent is also offered. in English the composition is to be held A Summe?- School under the di rection of the Mechanical Engineer ing Department this year beginning J u ne 2S, and ending August 9. T he objects sought in this school are to provide special training for artisans ; to give instruc to engineering tion in shop work students; in instruction t-i give shop work and drawing to manual training teachers. An effort will be made to provide for the needs of each student. Opportunity is also offered this summer school for engineering students to cover cer tain required shop work courses of an engineering schoo'. Those who are this work should write Prof. Chas. L. Weil, A g r i cultural College, for bulletin, which gives full information. interested in in Y. M. C. A. R e v. Mr. Long, of Ludington, preached the Sunday morning ser mon at chapel. His text was Phil. impressively 3, 14, and he spoke and earnestly on the value of a definite aim in life. . Sunday evening Mr. L. C. Buell, illustrated of A nn Arbor, gave an lecture on the Y. M. C. A. work that was most interesting. He out lined the division of the Y. M. C. A. work and its great development in late years. He spoke of the fact that the college Y. M. C. A. is re garded as the training school for Y. M. C. A. workers, and urged all who possibly could the summer conference at Lakeside, be cause of its influence on the Y. M. C. A. man. the views shown were A m o ng several of to M. A. C. -— interest especially of our Lakeside delega tion last year and of our Mr. Hurst, in glow of whom Mr. Buell spoke ing terms of praise. It was one of the best evening meetings of the term. to attend T he Lakeside Conference meet ing in the Y. M. C. A. was one of the best of the men's meetings held this year. Mr. Hurst conducted the services and called upon Messrs. Burrell, and M c W e t h y, of M. A. C, and M r. D. A. Johnson, of Alma. M r. Burrell told of the beauties of Lakeside and its surroundings and thrown around a of the influence man in company with Christian young men from the other colleges. Mr. Johnson spoke of athletics for sport and recreation as they are carried out at the conference, while M r. M c W e t hy told of the religious side of life there, and of the inspira tion received at the meeting. T he mechanical course was in augurated in 1885, and during the past year nearly 400 students were enroll M r s. F. D. Glazier of Whitehall visited over Sunday with her son, H. I. Glazier. Organized Effort Wins. Life I n s u r a n ce is Organized Thrift. T he M u t u al Benefit s h o ws 60 y e a rs success w i th splendid m a n a g e m e n t. Do y ou w a nt to come in n ow w h i le you c a n? S o me w a it to•> long. No one e v er r e g r e t t ed c a r r y i ng a good i n s u r a n ce c o n t r a c t. L A W R E N C E, furnishing Goods. 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