The  M.  A. C. RECORD. 

MICHIGAN  STATE  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE. 

V O L.  IO. 

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  13,  1905. 

N o.  3S 

A T H L E T I C S. 

team  has 
T he  M.  A.  C.  track 
held  four  dual  meets  as 
follows: 
M.  A.  C.  62,  Albion  30,  M.  A.  C. 
66,  Olivet  50,  M.  A.  C.  75,  Notre 
Dame  56,  M.  A.  C.  84, A r m o ur  In 
stitute  39.  Also 
the  M.  I.  A.  A. 
state  meet  was  won  691^  to  6 5^ 
for  the 
the 
total  number  of  points  for  M.  A.  C. 
for  opponents. 
is  3 0 6^ 
Out  of  16  point  winners  we  will 
lose  Kratz  and  Burrell  by  gradua 
tion. 

track  events 

to  2 4 0^ 

field. 

In 

M c K e n na  won  the  batting  medal 
for  the  baseball  season  just closed,  his 
percentage  being  371.  Burk  is  sec 
ond  at  356  and  Canfield 
third  at 
301. 

Boyle  has  the  best  fielding  aver 

age,  his  percentage  standing  974. 

'  Canfield  is  first,in  the  infield  with 

a  percentage  of  950. 

In  sixteen  games  M c K e n na  stole 
27  bases  out  of  28  attempts  and 
made  20  runs. 

In  extra  bases  Canfield  leads  with 

five  doubles  and  three-triples. 

Nies  pitched  eleven  games  and 
won  eight.  Shaffer  pitched  in  six 
games  and  lost  one. 

On  the  ball  team  M.  A.  C.  will 
lose  Burk,  Wilcox  and  Gunnison  by 
graduation. 

M r.  Hitchcock,  one  of 

the  M.  I. 
A.  A.  judges  and  an  old  College 
man,  who  has  not  missed  a  Field 
Day  for  17  years,  is  quoted  as  say 
ing  that  the  meet  on  J u ne  2  and  3 
was  the  very  best  in  points  of  aU 
tendance  order  and  general  good 
feeling  which  he  had  ever  attended. 

T he  foot  ball  prospects  are  very 
bright 
season, 
though  we  shall  miss  Kratz,  Bell 
and  H a h n. 

coming 

the 

for 

Following  is the  foot  ball  schedule 
as  arranged  for  the  fall  term,  sub 
ject  to  a p p r o v a l: 

Sept.  30,  Flint  at  M.  A.  C. 
Oct.  7,  Notre  Dame  at  Notre 

Dame. 

Oct.  14,  All  F r e s h m en  U.  of  M. 

at  M.  A.  C. 

Oct.  21, Olivet  at  M.  A.  C. 
Oct.  23,  Hillsdale  at  Hillsdale. 
Oct.  28,  D e P a uw  at  M.  A.  C. 
N o v.  4,  Kalamazoo  at  Kalamazoo. 
N o v.  11, Albion  at  M.  A.  C. 
N o v.  18,  Northwestern  at  Chica 

go-

Nov.  25,  A l ma  at  Alma. 
N o v.  30,  Ohio  Northern  Univer 

sity  at  Ada. 
QUESTION  SUBMITTED  TO 
YPSILANTI  FOR  THE 
DEBATE  OF  1906. 

T he  following  question  has  been 
to  the  Normal  College 
submitted 
for 
the  debate  of  the  coming  year. 
All  w ho  are  interested  are  requested 
to  make  a study  of  the  question  dur 
the  s u m m e r:  "Resolved,  that 
ing 
the  Primary  Election  L a w,  finally 
passed  by  the  Legislature  of  1905, 
as  a  reform  measure  wisely  and 
fairly  meets  the  needs  of  the  State 
of  Michigan  at  the  present  time. 

COLLEGE  APPROPRIATIONS 
$209,000. 

the 

F o ur  years  ago 

the  state,  but 
in  any  one  year 

legislature 
passed  an  act  granting  to  the  Col 
the 
lege  a  one-tenth  mill  tax  on 
limited 
properly  of 
the 
to 
amount 
$100,000.  T wo  years  ago  no  ap 
propriations  were  made.  This  year 
the  State  Board  of  Agriculture 
asked  for  appropriations  for  several 
buildings.  Soon  after  Wells  Hall 
burned.  Application  was 
immedi 
ately  made  for  funds  with  which  to 
replace  this  dormitory.  T he  legis 
lature  as  a  whole  seemed  very  kind 
ly  disposed 
institution, 
toward  this 
but  notwithstanding  this  good  feel 
ing  on  the  part  of  the  general  body, 
the  College  bills  met  very  strong 
the 
and  persistent  opposition 
in 
ways  and  means  committee  of 
the 
house  and  in  the  finance  committee 
of 
the  senate.  T he  appropriations 
were  made,  however,  without  a  dis 
senting  vote  in  either  house  on 
the 
final  passage,  and  on  the  whole  are 
such  as  to  give  satisfaction  and  en 
couragement 
the 
institution. 

to  the  friends  of 

for 

T he  appropriations  made  are  as 
follows: 
$55,000  to  rep'ace  Wells 
hall,  $20,000  for  the  live  stock  de 
partment',  $9,000 
the  Upper 
Peninsula  experiment  station,  $10,-
000  for  moving  and  building  barns, 
and  $115,000  which  will  be  used 
for  building  purposes.  This  makes 
T he 
a  total  of  about  $209,000. 
fund 
limit  on 
was  removed  for  two  years.  T h is 
will  amount  to between  $57,000  and 
$58,000  each  year,  or  a 
total  of 
$115,000  for  the  two  years.  T h is 
is  the  sum  referred  to  above. 

the  one-tenth  mill 

T he  College  will  be  able,  in  addi 
tion  to  this  amount,  to  save 
from 
$35,000  to  $40,000  per  annum  on 
. the  $100,000  fund  which  will  be 
improvements. 
used  for  permanent 
T h is  will  make  the  total  amount  of 
p(  rmanent 
money 
improvements 
two 
next 
for 
years  about  $200,000  exclusive  of 
the 
the  amount  appropriated 
dormitory. 

available 

for 
the 

for 

While  many  buildings  are  needed 
badly  at  once, yet  the  outlook  is  cer 
tainly  encouraging,  and 
the 
whole  very  satisfactory. 

on 

All  hats  off  to  the  legislature. 

CHIDREN'S  DAY. 

Children's  day 

in  Sunday  school 
is  always  a  happy  event,  and 
that 
held  at  the  school  house  Sunday 
afternoon  was  no  excep'ion.  T he 
recitations and  songs  by  the  children 
were 
thoroughly  enjoyed,  and  all 
were glad to have  M r. Minty  present. 
His  five-minute 
talk  was  appreciat 
ed  by  the  children  and  older  ones  as 
well.  Following  is  a  program  : 
Song,  " W e l c o m e ,"  school. 
Responsive  reading. 
Prayer. 
Recitation,  " W e l c o m e ,"  Rebecca 

Collingwood. 

Greeting,  by  R u th  Saltmarsh  and 

Gertrude  Babcock. 

Quite  a  pleasant  day  yesterday. 

Song,  "Nature's  Chorus,"  Mr. 

Did  you  see  the  sun  shine? 

Sackett's  class. 

Recitation,  " T oo  Big,"  Lemoyne 

Snyder. 

Recitation,  " W a n t e d ,"  Howard 

Gibson. 

Song,  " T he  Little  Birds  Have 

Come  A g a i n ,"  primary  class. 

Recitation,  " T he  Father's  C a r e ," 

Hazel  P u t n a m. 

Song,  "Voices  Sweet,"  class  and 

school-

Recitation,  "If  all  the  Flowers 

were  Roses,"  intermediate  grade. 

Recitation,  " J u n e ,"  Alice  Baker. 
Song, " T he  Devvdrop's  Blessing," 

intermediate  grade. 

Recitation,  " T r ue  Giving,"  Ed 

gar  Anderson. 
Offering. 
Recitation,  " T he  Reason  W h y ," 

Laura  Collingwood. 

Recitation,  Spoken 

in  German, 

Victor  Marquardt. 

Recitation,  " W h at 

I'd  Like 

to 

Be,"  four  children. 

Exercise  by  primary  department. 
Recitation,""The  Father's  Care," 

K.  Vedder. 

Recitation,  " T he  Cricket's  S o n g ," 

Gertrude  Babcock. 

Cradle-Roll  Exercise. 
Address  by  R e v.  W.  A.  Minty. 
Report  of  secretary  and  treasurer. 
to  the  Lord," 
Song,  "Hallelujah 

school. 

Benediction. 

STUDENTS'  RECITAL. 

T h o se  w ho  attended  the  Recital 
in  the  W o m e n 's  Building  Saturday 
evening  were  given  a  rare  treat  in 
the  program  rendered  by  the  School 
of  Music. 
T he  whole  program 
showed  careful  wqrk  on  the  part  of 
Miss  Freyhofer  and  her  students 
and  the  School  of  Music  is  to  be 
congratulated  on  its  success.  T he 
last  number  the  " O v e r t u re  to  T a n n-
h a u s e r"  on  two  pianos,  by  Miss 
Freyhofer,  M r.  P e r r y,  Miss  Mack 
and  Miss  N o r t h r u p,  was  especially 
appreciated  by  the  audience. 

NOTICE. 

At  the  recent  meeting  of  the  State 
Board  of  Agriculture  the  subscrip 
tion  price  of  the  M.  A.  C.  R E C O RD 
was  made  fifty  cents  per  year  to  all 
alike,  the  provision  being  continued, 
however,  that  the  paper  be  sent  to 
the  parents  of  student  subscribers. 
T h is  change  will take effect  at  the be 
ginning  of  the  next  school  year,  so 
that  after  that  time  there  will  be  no 
further  ten-cent  subscriptions. 
for 

the 
taken 
the  original  purpose  of 
reason  that 
to-wit: 
the 
to 
students 
seems  no  longer  to  be  subserved  by 
the  arrangement. 

subscription, 
prospective 

T h is  action  was 

ten-cent 

interest 

T he  Columbian  Literary  Society 
has  elected 
the  following  officers 
for  the  fall  term  of  1905 :  President, 
L.  J.  S m i t h;  vice  president,  T.  F. 
McNally  ;  secretary,  H.  A.  Orvis  ; 
treasurer,  E.  C.  K r e h l;  marshal, 
W.  D.  F r a z er  ;  R E C O RD  editor,  R. 
H.  Gilbert;  secretary  of 
records, 
H.  H.  Barnett. 

ALUMNI. 

W i th  '93. 
J.  M.  Aldrich,  who  was  a  student 
at  M.  A.  C.  in  ^Sg-^go,  is  professor 
of  zoology  and  entomologist  at  the 
experiment  station  at  Moscow,  Ida 
ho,  which  position  he  has  held  for 
several  years. 

Cards  are  out  announcing 

the 
marriage  of  W.  S.  Palmer,  02,  to 
Miss  Alice  Elizabeth  Hoffman  oh 
Wednesday,  J u ne  "J,  at  Kalkaska, 
Mich.  Mr.  and  M r s.  Palmer  will 
be  at  home  after  J u ly  1st  at  Kal 
kaska,  where  M r.  Palmer 
is  en 
gaged  in  fruit  raising.  T he  R E C O RD 
extends  congratulations. 

Quite  a  number  of  books  have 
the  library  which 
been  taken  from 
the 
have  not  yet  been  returned,  and 
to 
librarian  would  be  very  glad 
have  students,  instructors,  and  mem 
look  carefully 
bers  of  the  faculty 
through 
for 
such  books  and  return  same  at  once. 
Books  have  recently  been  returned 
which  have  been  out  more  than  a 
year,  and 
it  is  very  much  desired 
that  all  books  be  in  before  the  close 
of  this  term. 

their  private 

libraries 

to 

the 

T he  Olympic  Society  appropri 
ated  the  last  meeting  of  the  school 
initiation  of  members 
vear 
taken  in  during  the  year. 
Follow 
ing  the  initiation  refreshments  were 
the  business  meeting 
served.  At 
the  following  officers  were  elected 
for  the  fall  term  of  1905 :  Pres., 
Scott  A r m s t r o n g;  Vice  Pres.,  L.  B. 
Hitchcock;  S e c,  W. 
I I.  S m a l l; 
Treas.,  G.  S.  Valentine;  Record 
Editor,  I.  E.  Parsons. 

Quite  a  number  of  College  people 
visited  the  wood-working  room  of 
the  W o m e n 's  Building  on  Saturday 
of 
last  week,  where  was  displayed 
samples  of  the  work  done  not  only 
for  the  term,  but  for  the  whole  year. 
Considerable  time  during 
first 
year  is  given  up  to  drawing  of  ob 
jects  which  are  to  be  made,  and  to 
some  of  the  more  simple  exercises 
in  wood  work.  Samples  were 
shown  of  work  done during  the  year 
and  each  explained  by  M r s.  Haner, 
who  is  in  charge  of  this  department. 
Much  interest  is  being  taken  in  this 
phase  of  the  women's  course. 

the 

of 

At 

the 

acting 

the  Eunomian  Literary  So 
ciety  Saturday  evening  during  the 
social  hour  the  tables  were  d r a wn 
together  and  a  spread  of  ice  cream 
and  cake  was  enjoyed.  This  was 
the 
followed  by  toasts  in  honor  of 
society, 
senior  members 
President-elect  Locke 
as 
toastmaster.  Mr.  Locke  called  upon 
the 
representatives  of  each  class  in 
society,  beginning  with 
sub-
freshmen.  Those  who  spoke  were 
M r.  Ellwood,  Mr.  T u r n e r,  M r.  E. 
P.  Robinson,  Pres.  Boomsliter  and 
Mr.  Oven.  Mr.  Hurst,  who  was 
present  as  a guest,  was  called  upon 
for  a  few  words  and  responded  in 
his  usual  cheery  way.  T he  even 
ing  was  very  much  enjoyed  and 
will  be  long  remembered  by  those 
who  are  soon  to  finish  their  work. 

the 

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TUESDAr, 

JUNE 

IJ, 1905. 

R E C O RD  before 

A S  T H IS  is  the  last  issue  of  the 

the  com 
mencement  number,  it  is very  much 
desired 
that  all  seniors  and  others 
w ho  are  subscribers  w ho  do  not  re 
turn  to M. A. C.  next  year,  leave  ad 
dresses  with  Miss  Earle  in  the  Sec 
retary's  office  this  week  in  order  to 
receive  the  first  copy  promptly  in 
September.  Quite  a  number  of 
students  will  very 
likely  leave  col 
lege  before  the commencement  n u m. 
ber  is  issued,  and  it  will  be  neces 
sary  for  such 
to  leave  correct  ad 
dress  in  order  to receive  this  number 
promptly. 

STATE  BOARD  MEETING. 

T he  State  Board  of  Agriculture 
met  at  the  Capitol, J u ne  7, at  5 :oo 
o'clock.  T he  following  members 
were  present:  President  Monroe 
and  Messrs.  Graham,  Wallace, Bus-
kirk,  Marston,  President  Snyder 
and  Sec.  Brown. 

At  this  meeting  it  was  decided  to 
direct  Prof.  Bogue  to  examine  the 
salt  spring 
lands  belonging  to  the 
College  and  report  their  condition 
in  full  to  the  Board. 

T he  new  dormitory  will  be  built 
upon  the  site  formerly  occupied  by 
Wells  Hall. 

T he 

resignation  of  Major  Kell 
was  accepted  as  was  also  that  of 
Miss  St.  J o h n. 

T he  Board  will  meet  again  on 
the  College  Board 

J u ne  28,  in 
rooms. 

SENIOR  ENGINEERING 
SOCIETY. 

T he  meeting  of  the  society  held 
on J u ne  7  was the  final  one  for  the 
school  year  of  1904-1905. 

T he  following  officers  for  the en 
suing  year  were  elected  :  W.  J. 
Kingscott,  president;  A.  Markham, 
vice-president;  G.  W.  Hebblewhite, 
secretary  and treasurer;  H. L.  Fran 
cis,  R E C O RD  editor;  W . J.  King 
scott,  W.  E.  Wilson,  H.  H.  Bar-
nett,  executive  committee. 

After  the  election  of  officers  the 

evening  was  spent  in  talks  by  vari 
ous  members  and  discussions  of 
these 
talks.  M r.  E.  J.  Gunnison 
spoke  on  the  methods  of  "Tunnel 
ing,"  O.  Burk  gave  an  interesting 
discussion  of  his  thesis  work,  " T he 
Storage  Battery."  Following  this 
was  a  discription  of  "a  self-regulat 

ing device for measuring lake levels," 
by  W.  Strong.  T he  president  of 
the  society,  R.  C.  Fowler,  gave  a 
very  interesting  and  well  written 
oration  on  the " F a c t or  of  Progress." 
interesting 
E.  A.  Wilcox  gave  an 
talk  on  "Salt  Production  in  Michi 
gan." 
T he  "Simplex  Concrete 
P i l e"  was  the  subject  of  C.  A. 
Stimpson's  talk, and the  -'Telephone 
Switchboard"  was  sketched  and  ex 
plained  by  C.  W.  Stringer.  F.  L. 
Johnston  gave  a  discussion  of  the 
merits  of  the  gas  engine  for  central 
station  service. 

T he  Senior  Engineering  Society 
is  a  comparatively  new  organization 
and  it  is sincerely  hoped  that  it  will 
continue  to  survive  and  be  a  source 
of  good  to  the engineering  students. 

F.  L.  j. 

Y. M. C. A. 

"  Optimism  "  was  the  topic  dis 
cussed  at  last  Thursday's  meeting. 
T he  meeting  was  conducted  by 
Messrs.  Boomsliter,  Barnett  and  L. 
J.  Smith.  We  were 
fortunate 
enough  to  have  with  us R e v.  F r a nk 
Barnett,  '77,  of  Greeley,  Colorado, 
w ho  g a ve  an  earnest,  inspiring  ten 
minutes'  talk  on  his old college  days 
at  M.  A.  C,  and  on  the  value  of 
Christianity  to  a  college  man. 
R e v.  M r.  Minty  delivered 

the 
Sunday  morning  sermon.  He  talked 
of  the  wisdom  shown  in the  creation 
of  both  daylight  and  darkness 
in 
that  men  were  spurred  to  greater 
work  because  of  the  approaching 
darkness.  He  exhorted  all  to  work 
while  the  light  of  God's  love  was 
upon  them,  because  of  the  fear  of 
the  darkness  of  unbelief  which  fol 
lows  a  lack  of  true  service. 

to  us  w ho 

T he  Sunday  evening  service  was 
an  earnest,  impressive  one. 
It  was 
conducted  by students.  Miss  Raven 
and  Messrs  Fowler  and  Ford,  of 
the  out-going  class, addressing  the 
meeting.  T h ey  gave  much  earnest 
advice 
remain,  a nd 
brought  out  many  new,  valuable 
thoughts.  M r. Hurst  followed  with 
an  impressive  talR  on  the  value  of 
the  broad,  clean  Christian  college 
man  to his college, and was  followed 
by  M r.  Carl  Smith. 
It  was  one of 
the  most  helpful  meetings  of  the 
year. 

T h e re  will  be  no  union  meeting 
Sunday  evening.  T he  last  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  meeting  will  be  held  in  the 
association  room  Thursday  evening. 
Mr.  Ford  will  conduct  this  service 
to  this 
and  every  man  is  invited 
farewell  meeting. 

T he  association  will  be  represent 
ed  at  Lakeside  by  Messrs.  Fisk, 
Hurst,  L.  J.  Smith,  J.  G.  Cava-
nagh,  O.  K.  W h i t e,  Westerman, 
and  T o w n e r,  and  at  Geneva  by  A. 
L.  Darbee  and  A. R.  Wilcox. 

RESOLUTIONS. 

W H E R E A S,  our  Heavenly  F a t h er 
has  called  from  this life  Mr.  William 
A.  Hopson,  father  of  Walter  A. 
Hopson,  our  esteemed  and  beloved 
brother,  and 

W H E R E A S,  M r.  Walter  A.  H o p-
son  being  a  member  of  the  Hesper 
ian  Society  and  an  esteemed  and 
sincere  worker,  be  it 

Resolved, 

that  we, as  members of 
the  Hesperian  Society,  extend  our 
heartfelt  sympathy 
to  him  at  this 
hour  of  bereavement,  and  be it 

Resolved, 

that  a  copy  of 

these 
resolutions  be  sent  to  Mr.  Walter 
A.  Hopson,  and  a  copy  published  in 
the  M.  A.  C.  R E C O R D. 

Messrs.  Ford  and  H u nt  have  an 
interesting 
thesis  on  "Effect  of 
Fineness  ^>n  Tensile  Strength  of 
Portland  Cement."  T he  object  of 
the  experiment  was  to 
investigate 
strength  of  Portland 
the 
cement  briquettes,  both  neat  and  3 
to  1, by  varying  the  degree  of  fine 
ness  of  the  cement. 

tensile 

total  of  240 

cement.  A 

T he  experiment  was  carried  on 
in  the  cement  testing  laboratory  of 
the  College  with  the  apparatus  at 
hand  for  such  work.  F o ur  samples 
of  cement,  purchased  in  the  open 
market,  were  sifted  through  sieves 
of  varying  fineness,  and  briquettes 
made  both  from  the  sifted  and  un 
sifted 
briquettes  were  made  which  in 
cluded  both  the  neat  and  3 to  1  (3 
parts  sand  to  1 of  cement)  samples. 
T he  cement,  sand  and  water  were 
thoroughly  mixed  for  one  minute 
and  placed  in  the mould  where  they 
were  covered  with  wet  cloths  and 
were allowed  to harden  for  24 hours. 
T h ey  were  then  given  a  test  num 
ber  and  immersed  in  water,  where 
they  were  allowed  to  remain  until 
the 
tests 
were  made  at  the  end  of  24  hours, 
7  days  and  28  days. 
In  making 
tests  the load  was applied  at  the  rate 
of  550 pounds  per  minute.  F or the 
neat  tests  two  briquettes  from  each 
grade  of  fineness  were  broken  and 
taken. 
the  average  of  the  results 
F or  the  3  to  1 tests  three  briquettes 
were  used.  Tables  are given  show 
ing  results  obtained. 

testing.  Neat 

time  of 

the 

the  unsifted  had 

In  the  neat  tests  cement  N o.  1 
shows  the largest  tensile  strength  in 
the  case  of  cement  sifted  through  a 
No.  80  sieve. 
In  N o.  2 the  cement 
sifted  through  N o. 80 sieve  gave  the 
greatest  strength  for  the  one  day 
the 
test,  while 
greatest 
in  the  7 
tensile  strength 
day  and  2S  day  test  and  g r ew 
weaker 
cement. 
finer 
Cement  N o.  3  gave  the  largest  re 
sult  in  the  1 da}-  and  28 day  tests  in 
the  case  of  cement  sifted 
through 
the  N o. 200 sieve, while  in  the 7 day 
test  there  was  not  much  difference 
in  the  results  obtained  from  the  dif 
ferent  grades  of 
fineness.  Cement 
N o.  4  shows  the  greatest  strength 
in  the  case  of  cement  sifted  through 
N o.  50  sieve  and  the  strength  de 
creases  as  the  fineness  increases. 

the 

In  the  3  to  1  tests  the  difference 
in  strength  was  more  marked  in  the 
7  day  than  in  the  28  day  tests,  and 
it  is  possible  that  if  tests  were  made 
the  difference 
longer  periods 
for 
would  not be  noticeable. 

An  apparatus  for  making  tests  of 
the  consistency  as  well  as  the  use of 
single  molds,  would  probably  have 
added  to  the  value  of  the  results. 

E.  R.  Bennett, 

Conn.,  expects 
for  commencement. 

'02,  of  Storrs, 
to  be  at  M.  A.  C. 

O.  J.  Dean,  '03,  was  a  College 
visitor 
is 
draughting  for  the  Trussed  Con 
crete  Steel  C o.  of  Detroit. 

Sunday.  M r.  Dean 

Scott  A r m s t r o ng  '06m,  has  been 
elected  captain  of  the  baseball  team 
for  another  season.  M r.  A r m s t r o ng 
has\played  short  stop  on  the  team 
for  three  years. 

agricultural,  w ho 
senior 
T he 
elected 
landscape  gardening,  have 
been  receiving  instruction  in  draw 
ing  under  Mr.  N e w m a n. 
T h ey 
have  enjoyed  this  work  very  much, 
and  as  their  work  shows,  have  been 
greatly  helped' in  the  line  of  land 
scape  architecture. 

penses  about  $800.  T he  net  re 
ceipts  are  divided  among  the  vari 
ous  college  associations  according 
to  the  number  of  students.  M.  A. 
C.  receives  nearly  $450,  which  is 
the 
about 
amount  received  last  year. 

one-third  more 

than 

T he  Eunomian  Literary  Society 
for 
the  following  officers 
elected 
next  fall 
t e r m:  President,  T  F. 
L o c k e;  Vice  President,  W.  K. 
H o u gh  ;  Secretary,  L.  B.  Wester 
man  ;  Treasurer,  A.  L.  D a r b e e; 
Record  Editor,  R.  A.  T u r n e r; 
W a r d e n,  H.  C.  Bucknell,  and  Mar 
shal,  E. J.  Wilcox. 

Canoeing  seems  to  be  rather  un 
safe  on  R ed  Cedar.  Several  have 
tried  it  during  the  high  water  and 
were  compelled  to  get out  and  walk, 
two  of  whom  on  Wednesday  night 
of  last  week  were  treed  for  some 
time,  but  their  cries  for  help  were 
heard  and  they  were  taken  down 
without  loss  of  life  on  either  side. 

One-day  farmers' 

institutes  will 
be  held  in Alcona county  as follows  : 
G l e n n e o n j u ne  27 ;  Killmaster,June 
28 ;  Haynes  T p ., J u ne  29, and  Cale 
donia  T p ., J u ne  30.  P.  B.  Reynolds 
is  state  speaker  for  these  meetings. 
Other  institutes  will  be  held  during 
the  month  of  August. 

A  very  interesting  and  instructive 
bulletin  has  been  issued  by  the de 
entitled, 
partment  of  agriculture 
It 
" T he  Primer  of  Agriculture." 
is  issued 
in  two  volumes,  neatlv 
bound  and  very  nicely  written..  It  is 
printed  on enameled  paper  and  there 
are  a  number  of  very  fine  pictures 
illustrating  the  subject.  T he  work 
is  published  by  M r. Gifford  Pinchot, 
chief  forester  bureau  of  forestry, and 
may  be  had  upon  application. 

'77, 
R e v.  F r a nk  Barnett,  with 
pastor  of  the  Baptist  church 
in 
Greely,  Colorado,  is  visiting  his son 
H o w a rd  H.  Barnett,  a  junior  in  the 
mechanical  department.  Mr.  Bar 
nett  was  pastor  of  a  church  in  Pon-
tiac 
for  seven  years  and  was  in 
Utah  for  twelve  years.  He  notes 
great  changes  in  old  M.  A.  C. and 
a  wonderful 
improvement  along  all 
lines.  W i th  all  his  travel  M r.  Bar 
nett  has  never  seen  a  campus 
to 
compare  with  our  own, but  after  so 
many  years  absence  but  very  few-
faces  are  familiar. 

"  M. I. A.  A. had  perfect  weather 
for  its  field  day  at  M.' A.  C.  W h at 
sport!  W h at  a  glorious  heritage  is 
youth  !  Pity  the  person  w ho  lacks 
the  appreciation  of  pure 
college 
athletics  and  games.  T he  beautiful 
surroundings  at  the  M.  A.  C,  the 
joyous, hilarious  cheering,  vivacious, 
bright  looking  students,  the  model 
J u ne  days,  the  fine  track  and  field 
events  and  a  capital  base  ball  game, 
with  thousands  of  happy  spectators 
-made  a  moving  picture  that  warmed 
the  cockles  of  one's  heart  and  made 
him  glad  to  be  alive  right  now.''— 
Moderator 

Topics. 

T he  E ro  Alphian  P a r ty 

in  the 
A r m o ry  was  a  very  enjoyable  affair. 
T he  A r m o ry  was  prettily  decorated 
with  the  society  colors,  and  Baker's 
furnished 
Orchestra,  of  Lansing, 
excellent  music.  All  the 
senior 
girls  from  the  other  societies  were 
invited  to  participate 
in  this,  their 
final  party  of  the  year,  and  all  left 
feeling  that  the  evening  had  been  a 
very  pleasant  one.  T he  patrons  of 
the  evening  were  Prof,  and  M r s. 
and  Director  and  M r s. 
Vedder 
Brewer.  A m o ng  the  guests  from 
outside  were  Miss  Cooper,  of 
Fowlerville  and  Miss  Lehman,  of 
Williamston. 

W A L T ER  H.  B I D W E L L, 

Com.  on  Resolutions. 

At  the  M.  I.  A.  A.  field  day  the 
receipts  were  $2032  and  the  ex 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  R E C O R D. 

J\ Tew  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  late  S t y l es  and 
find  place 

dependable  qualities 
here. 

WE  W A NT 

YOUR  TRADE 

NORTON'S 
HARDWARE 

AH Goods Delivered  Free. 

M. J. & B.  M.  Buck. 

You  know  where to  get  the new things  in  Caps. 
ELGIN  HIFFLIN. 

THE  JEWETT  &  KNAPP  STORE  | 

New  Spring  Goods  in Every  Department. 

New  Silks,  Dress  Goods,  Dress  Trimmings,  Laces, 
Embroideries,  Gloves,  Hosiery,  Neckwear,  Tailor-
Made  Suits,  Jackets,  Skirts  and  Waists. 

JEWETT  & KNAPP 

320,  222,  224  W a s h i n g t on  A v e.  5. 

Lansing,  Mich. 

patent  Colt  (Stbson Zic 
Oxfords 

Price  $2.50  a Pair. 

Your home  going  made  pleasant  by a pair  of  our  Gibson  Tie  Oxfords. 
Its very  easy for you to present  an attractive foot.  All that's  nescessary 
is a pair of these  Very  Dressy  Oxfords.  Every  foot  appears  to  the  best 
possible advantage  without  the least  sacrifice  of  Comfort  or  Service. 

C  D. WOODBURY'S  SSSI  HolHster Block. 

*£ 

A B O UT 

T HE 

C A M P US 

*£ 

C.  A.  Willson,  '06,  entertained 

his  mother  and  sister  last  week. 

L.  M.  Spencer,  '06,  is  confined 
to  the hospital  with  blood  poisoning. 

Mr.  C.  D.  Sterling, 

'05,  enter 
tained  his  mother  and sister  Sunday. 

Miss  Lilian  Anderson  of  Detroit 
is  spending  the  week  with  college 
friends. 

L.  T.  Clark,  '04,  has  a  position 
with  P a r k,  Davis  &  Co.  for  the 
coming  year. 

Miss  Linkletter,  of  Benzonia  is 

*vi>iting  her  brother  F.  D.  Link-
letter  for  a  few  days. 

Walter  Cochrane,  '08, of  Pontiac 
received  a  visit  from  his  parents  a 
few  days  the  past  week. 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Bartlett,  of  Jackson, 
Mich.,  was  visiting  her  brother,  W. 
B.  Allen,  '07, last  week. 

Dr.  Marshall  was  called  to  N ew 
Y o rk  state  the past  week  on  account 
•of  the  illness  of  a  relative. 

Nearly  51^  inches  of  water  fell 
in  14 hours  on  the  night  of  J u ne  5, 
which  was the heaviest  rain  in years. 

Mr.  and  M r s.  F.  A.  L o ew  were 
called  to  Allegan  county  Sunday  on 
account  of  the  serious  illness  of  M r. 
Loew's  father. 

T he  new  strawberry  patch  set 
•out  by  M r. Craig  is looking  fine  and 
•the  old  one  gives  promise  of  some 
fine  fruit  soon. 

Born,  M ay  26th, to  M r.  and M r s. 
F r ed  Woodworth,  Caseville,  Mich., 
Elizabeth,  a  seven  and  one-half 
pound  daughter. 

F.  K.  Brainard,  '03,  of  Detroit, 
was  among  those  w ho  took  advant 
age  of  the  excursion  Sunday  to  se£ 
M.  A.  C.  at  her  best. 

T he  Commencement  address  will 

be  given  by Hon. Charles  E.  T o w n-
send,  of  Jackson,  Mich.,  at  10  a.  m. 
Wednesday,  J u ne  21. 

Miss  Gilchrist  has  been  quite  ill 
for  several  days,  but  is  now  some 
what  improved.  She  was  taken  to 
the  hospital  Saturday. 

J u d g i ng  from  the  noise  about  the 
campus  one is  led  to believe  that  the 
seniors  are  having  a  glorious  wind-
up  of  the  season's  work. 

Students  are  beginning 

to  pack 
up  and  get  readv  for  the  long  vaca 
tion.  We  trust  that  all  may  have  a 
pleasant  and  profitable  time. 

Miss  Lena  Qualley,  instructor  in 
art,  Hillsdale  college, and  Miss  Nel 
lie  Brown,  of 
the  Hillsdale  city 
schools,  were  guests  of  M r s.  F.  L. 
Gaskins  during  the  field  day  sports. 

It 

fortunate 

is  somewhat 

that 
Field  Day  was  not  postponed  for 
one  week.  T he  river  rose  until  the 
water  covered 
the  athletic  bridge 
and  the  field  was  a  sea  of  muddy 
water. 

Sororian  officers  fall  term  1905  : 
P r e s.  Calla  Krentel,  Vice-Pres.  Zae 
Northrop,  Sec. Fannie  Beal,  T r e a s. 
Louise  Hesse, 
Editor, 
Grace  W a r n e r,  Marshal,  R u th  Car 
rel. 

R E C O RD 

L O S T . —A  small  gold  watch  with 
braided  hair 
link  chain  attached. 
W as  first  missed  Sunday  evening. 
Finder  will  please  leave  at  secre 

tary's  office  and  receive  suitable  re 
ward. 

Miss  Bertha  Marshall,  of  Alma, 
has  been  appointed  to  the  position 
in  the  office  of  the  farm  department 
made  vacant  by  the  resignation  of 
Miss  Kerr.  S he  begins  her  work 
J u ne  15. 

T he  recent  flood  swept  away  a 
portion  of  the  ice house,  causing  the 
summer 
into  the 
water.  People  are  now  wondering 
where  the  cool  stuff  is  coming  from 
this  season. 

to  drop 

supply 

M r.  M.  A r m s t r o n g,  a  carpenter 
who  was  w o r k i ng  on  M r s.  Whit-
more's  house  near  the  College,  fell 
from  the  building  Saturday  and dis 
located  his  hip.  He  was  taken  to 
the  city  hospital. 

T he  baccalaureate  sermon  will  be 
delivered 
in  the  A r m o ry  Sunday 
J u ne  18, at  3 130 p. m., by  R e v.  W. 
B.  J e n n i n g s,  D.  D.,  of  Detroit, 
Mich.  Subject,  "Pleasure,  Its  Lim-
itations<and  Costs. 

Last  week  was  the  time  set  apart 
for  the  assignment  of  rooms  for  the 
coming  year. 
It  is  said  that  some 
who  appeared  at  the  door  Wednes 
day  morning  had 
there 
during  the  night  in  order  to  secure 
a  good  room, and were  satisfied  with 
the  waiting. 

remained 

Feronian  Society  elected  the  fol 
lowing  officers  for  the  fall 
term, 
1905-:  President,  M ay  Louise  Reed, 
vice  president,  Flo  C a s e;  secretary, 
Josephine  Maveety; 
t r e a s u r e r, 
Lovina  M e r r i c k;  marshal,  Julia 
E l l s w o r t h;  R E C O RD  editor,  Caro 
line  Lawrence. 

J 

T he  E ro  Alphian  Society  has 
elected  the  following  officers  for the 
term,  1905:  President,  Edith 
fall 
vice  president,  M a ry 
H u t c h i n s; 
B r a y; 
H y d e; 
Leta 
treasurer,  Myrta  Severance;  mar 
shal,  May  Q u i c k;  R E C O RD  editor, 
Florence  Gilbert. 

secretary, 

T he  M.  A.  C.  Foresters  met  at 
their  usual  place  last  Tuesday  even 
ing,  J u ne  6.  After  a  general  re 
view  of  the  work  done  by  foresters, 
in  which  all  took  part,  the  follow 
for  the 
ing  officers  were  elected 
coming  fall  term  :  Chief  Forester, 
A.  N.  R o b s o n;  Assistant  Chief 
Forester,  W.  A.  H o p s o n;  Chief  of 
Records  and Accounts, C. H. Goetz ; 
Chief  Forest  R a n g e r,  F.  Bohn. 

Mr. J.  C.  Green,  with 

' 0 1,  and 
bride  called  on  M r.  Green's  college 
friends  Saturday  of  last  week,  while 
on  their  way  to  Vassar,  where  they 
will  visit  the  former's  old  home. 
Mr.  Green  is employed  in the  bridge 
construction  division  of  civil  engi 
neering  department  of  the  Chicago, 
this 
Rock 
same  work  are  employed  G.  E. 
Simmons,  '94,  and  I.  L.  Simmons, 
'97-

Island  &  Pacific. 

In 

It  is  difficult 

to  state  as  yet  the 
extent  of  the damage  resulting  from 
the  recent  flood.  Quite  an  area  of 
the  forage  crops  north  of  the  river 
were  still  covered  yesterday  and 
much  of  this  planting  will  be  a  total 
loss.  Corn  and  other  spring  crops 
are  not  doing  well  on  account  of  the 
continued  cool  weather  since 
the 
rains. 
It  will  also  take  considerable 
time  and  money  to place  the  botanic 
garden  in  condition  again. 

T HE  M. A. C.  RECORD. 

T HE  I S T H M I AN  C A N A L. 
Probably  nothing,  w i th  t he  possible 

exception  of  t he w ar in t he East,  occu 
pies  more  universal  attention  and  inter 
est  today,  t h an  does  t he  P a n a ma  Canal 
question. 
It  is  said  to  be t he most im 
portant  piece  of public  work  ever  under 
taken  by  a ny  g o v e r n m e n t;  a nd  this  is 
t r ue  not  only  on  account  of t he  benefit 
to  t he  commerce  of t he world,  b ut  also 
because  of  t he  great  obstacles  to  be 
overcome, a nd  the  t r i u m ph  for  engineer 
ing  which  its  completion  will  mean. 
The  Suez  Canal  was  of great  importance 
commercially,  b ut it was an almost  level 
cut  through  sand,  while  t he  I s t h m us  of 
P a n a ma  is  somewhat  mountainous,  t he 
soil  in  places  is  treacherous,  a nd  t he 
climate  is m u ch  less  favorable  for  such 
an  u n d e r t a k i ng  t h an  at  Suez. 

The  idea  of  constructing  a  ship  canal 
across  t he  I s t h m us  of  P a n a ma  is by no 
means  a  new  one,  a nd w as  n ot  original 
with  t he  United  States.  As  soon  as 
people  were  convinced  t h at  no  n a t u r al 
passage  existed  which  would  shorten 
the  route  from  "Western  Europe  to East 
ern  Asia,  t he  expediency  of  construct 
ing  such  a w a t e r w ay  across  t he  I s t h m us 
was  investigated;  and as  early  as 1551, 
three  possible 
routes  had  been  con 
sidered,  viz:—by  w ay of  Tehuantepec, 
Nicaragua,  or  P a n a m a. 
Spain  even 
went  so far  as to authorize  the  construc 
tion  of  such  a  canal  by  t he  P a n a ma 
route,  b ut  her  power  had  already  com 
menced  to decay, a nd she was  unable  to 
carry  out t he plan. 

t h at 

Since 

time  several  companies 
have  been  organized  for t he purpose of 
constructing  such  a  canal,  a nd a  great 
deal  of  exploring  has  been  done,  b ut 
very  few  have  ever  commenced  actual 
work  on  t he  canal,  a nd  never  before 
there  been  as  good  prospects  as 
have 
now,  t h at  t he  canal  would  become  a 
reality. 

The  United  States  first  showed  an in 
terest  in  t he  question  by  a  resolution 
passed  by t he  Senate  in  1835 and a  sim 
ilar  one  passed  by t he House  four  years 
later,  asking  t he President  to enter  into 
negotiations  with  other  governments 
with  respect  to  such  a  canal. 
suance  of these  resolutions  a  t r e a ty w as 
negotiated  w i th  New  Granada  now  Col 
umbia. 

In  pur 

At  this  time,  traffic  w as not  so  great 
as  to  demand  t he  immediate  construc 
tion  of  t he  canal,  b ut  t he  discovery of 
gold  in  California  caused  such  a  tide  of 
emigration  to  t he  Pacific  coast, 
t h at 
some  mode  of  travel  across  t he  I s t h m us 
became  imperative.  As a temporary  so 
lution  of t he question,  t he P a n a ma  rail 
way  was  built,  but it  was  readily  recog 
nized  t h at  this  was n ot  a  final  settle 
ment,  and  t h at  t he  canal  m u st  come 
sooner  or  later. 

J u st  at this time,  however,  t he  Pacific 
railroads  were  being  built:  t he  civil  war 
soon  followed,  a nd  our  energies  were 
t u r n ed  away  from  the canal  problem for 
some  time.  About  1870  investigations 
began  to be made  again,  along  both  t he 
P a n a ma  a nd Nicaragua  routes;  but t he 
most  moderate  estimates  of t he  cost  of 
constructing  a  canal  by  either 
route 
were  so high  as to discourage  t he under 
taking,  until  the brilliant  success  of t he 
Suez  Canal  under  De Lesseps  made  it 
seem  possible  t h at  another such  triumpli 
might  be gained  at  P a n a ma  with  even 
greater  financial  gains. 

A  French  company  w as  organized  in 
1878,  with  De  Lesseps  at  t he  head,  for 
purpose of constructing a  P a n a ma  canal. 
But  their  surveys were incomplete,  their 
insufficient,  a nd  their  plans 
estimates 
based  on  t he  success  of  t he  Suez 
canal  without  m a k i ng  suitable  allow 
ance  for t he  different  conditions.  The 
work  was  begun,  a nd continued  for  five 
years.  When  t he c ut in Culebra  moun 
t a in  was  undertaken,  t he clay  began  to 
slide,  thus  demonstrating  the futility  of 
t he  attempt.  The  company  collapsed, 
having  already  spent  $300,000,000,  with 
t he  work  not more  t h an  one-third  done. 
This  company  w as  revived 
in  1895, 
t he  title  of  t he  New  P a n a ma 
u n d er 
Canal  Company,  a nd added  considerable 
work  to t h at  already  accomplished. 

W h en  this  company  abandoned  t he 

project,  t he United  States tried  to nego 
tiate  with  Columbia,  either  to  r e nt  or 
buy  the  Canal  Zone,  b ut  all  our  offers 
were  rejected.  The  people  of  P a n a ma 
were  very  much  disappointed,  as  they 
desired 
the  canal,  and,  having  other 
grievances,  they  revolted  in  November, 
1903.  Columbia  made  no resistance, a nd 
t he  United  States  recognized  t he inde 
pendence  of  Panama. 

republic,  by  which 

A  t r e a ty  was  soon  negotiated  with t he 
new 
t he  United 
States  guarantees  a nd  agrees  to  main 
tain,  t he independence  of  Panama. 
In 
r e t u rn  t he United  States  is given  as ab 
solute  control  over  t he  Canal  Zone,  as 

though  it  were  t he  a c t u al  sovereign. 
The  canal  and  its entrances  are declared 
forever  n e u t r al  a nd free,  except  for  cer 
tain  tolls  to  be  charged  bv  t he  United 
States. 

As  soon  as  this  t r e a ty  w as  signed,  a 
Canal  Commission  was  appointed,  given 
almost  supreme  control  over  t he  Canal 
Zone,  and  directed 
to  construct  t he 
canal  in  t he  best  possible  manner,  a nd 
in  t he  least  possible  time.  The French 
interests  on t he I s t h m us  were  purchased 
at  a  cost  of  $40,000,000,  for  which  we 
obtained  t he  P a n a ma  Railroad,  t he ex 
cavation  already  accomplished  by  t he 
French,  and t he  great  mass of  machinery 
left  s t r e wn  across  t he  Isthmus.  The 
worth  of t he last  t wo is  still  somewhat 
doubtful,  as  it  is  not  k n o wn  j u st  how 
much  of either  can be used. 

The  labor  a nd  engineering  problems 
which  confront  us are serious.  The col 
lapse of t he French  company  left  a  large 
n u m b er  of  people  out of  employment, 
and  too  poor  to  leave.  They  have  be 
come  so  out  of  t he  habit  of  working 
they  give  much  trouble,  a nd  a re 
t h at 
not  at  all  satisfactory.  The climate  is 
unhealthful,  a nd  often  proves  fatal  to 
those  not accustomed  to  it.  The  sani 
t a ry  conditions  are  bad, b ut  m u ch  is 
being  done  to improve  t h e m. 

t h em 

W h en  t he commission  arrived  on t he 
I s t h m us  they  began  to  examine  t he old 
French  plans,  b ut  found 
incom 
plete  in many  respects.  They  were  u n 
able  to determine  u n t ii  further  surveys 
were  made  whether  to  a t t e m pt  a  sea 
level  canal  or not.  Since  these  surveys 
were  made,  it has been  decided  to  con 
s t r u ct  t he  canal  with  a s u m m it  level of 
85 or 90  feet,  and several  locks. 

The  treacherous  clay  of  t he  Culebra 
Divide,  which  checked  t he French  com 
pany  is  difficult  to  manage,  b ut  recent 
borings  a nd surveys  prove  t h at 
t h e , c ut 
can  be made,  if it is  done  scientifically, 
and  with  t he best  modern  machinery. 

The  m a t t er  of  regulating  t he  upper 
Chagres  River  is one of  t he  difficulties 
to  be  overcome.  This  river  is  higher 
t h an  t he  level  of  t he  canal,  and,  in 
m a ny  places,  flows  parallel  to it, and is 
subject  to  sudden  and  violent 
floods. 
The  plan  for  regulating  it  is  by  diver 
sions  of  its  course,  a nd by  dams  suffi 
cient  to hold  t he w a t er  back. 

The  Canal  when  finished  will  be  forty-
six  miles  long,  forty  feet  deep,  a nd w i th 
a  b o t t om  width  of t wo  hundred 
feet. 
The  Atlantic  t e r m i n us  will  be Mindi  at 
the  head  of LimonBay,  about  t wo miles 
from  Colon.  The Pacific  t e r m i n us  will 
be  n ot far from  t he city  of  P a n a m a. 

It  is still  too early  to be able  to  k n ow 
the  outcome  of the present  u n d e r t a k i n g; 
but  from  t he able  m en who have  it in 
charge,  a nd t he  scientific  a nd business 
like  w ay in which  t he situation  is  being 
dealt  with,  we feel  safe in believing  t h at 
at  least  t he dream  of  a  w a t e r w ay  con 
necting  t he t wo  great  oceans,  is near  its 
realization. 

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L i fe  I n s u r a n ce  is  O r g a n i z ed  T h r i f t. 

T he  M u t u al  B e n e f it 

s h o ws  60  y e a rs 

s u c c e ss  w i th 

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m a n a g e m e n t. 

Do  y ou w a nt  to  c o me  in  n ow w h i le  y ou  c a n?  S o me  w a it  to->  l o n g. 

No  o ne e v er  r e g r e t t ed  c a r r y i ng  a  g o od  i n s u r a n ce  c o n t r a c t. 

L A W R E N CE  <& 
V AN  B U R EN 
P R I N T I NG  CO. 

WHEN  IN  NEED  OF 

DANCE  P R O G R A MS  or 

SOCIETY  PRINTING. 

122  Ottawa  St. E. 

DIRECTORY 

LANSING  BUSINESS  and 
PROFESSIONAL  MEN  ~* 
The  names  in  this  Directory,  as well  as 
those of all  our  other advertisers, are  of reli 
able  parties.  We  hope  that  the  faculty and 
students  will  take  pains  to  patronize  those, 
who patronize us. 

ALL  MEATS  . . .. 

May  look  alike  to you, but there  Is a-
very  great  difference  in the  quality  we  han 
dle  and  that  sold  by some  other  markets. 
We  handle  none  but  the  very  best.  Like 
the  pudding,  the  proof  of good  meats  Is In 
the  eating.  A trial  will  convince  you  that 
you ought  to trade  with us. 

We  make  daily  trips  to the  College. 
BOTH  P H O N E S.  Careful  attention  given UP 
-
GOTTLIEB  RE  UTTER 

'phone  orders. 

Washington  Ave.  South. 

ELECTRICAL 

SUPPLIES. 

CAPITOL  ELECTRIC  CO.  Electrical  Supplies, 

Telegraph  Instruments  and  Telephones.  321 

Wash.  Ave.,  S. 

FURNISHING  GOODS. 

j>LGIN  MIFFLIN.—Ladies'  and  Gentlemen'* 
j  Furnishing  Goods.  See  ad. 

FURNITURE  DEALERS. 

BARBERS. 

M 

J.  *  B. M.  BUCK.—Furniture.  Cor.  Wash-
ington  Avenue  and Ionia  Street.  See ad. 

M  A.  C.  BARBER  SHOP,  Rooms  in New 

Bath  House.  H. A. Sias,  Propr. 

BOOKS  AND  STATIONERY. 

A M.  E M E R Y.  116  Wash.  Ave.  N.  Books, 

Fine  Stationery,  Engraved  Calling'  Cards, 
Fountain  Pens.  Pictures,  Frames.  Fine  Framing 
a  Specialty.  Up-to-Date  Styles. 

CITY  BOOK  STORE.  Fountain  Pens,  Drafting-

Tools,  Stationery,  Cards,  Engraved,  Pocket 
Books,  Card  Cases  and  Bibles.  Tennis,  Football 
and  Baseball  goods.  Crotry  Bros.,  206  Wash. 
Ave.N. 

BOOK  BiNDEHS 

GEO.  G.  BLUDEAU  & CO—Bookbinders  Ac 

count  book  makers,  paper  ruling-,  library and 
fine art bindings,  tile  boxes, map  mounting,  albums, 
pocket  books,  etc.  Citizens  phone  No.  56.  109 
Wash.  Ave.  N. 

w 

AGENVOORD  & CO.—Bookbinders,  Blank-
book  Makers,  109 Washington  Ave.  South. 

BOOTS  AND  SHOES. 

D.  WOODBURY.—  Boots  and  Shoes, 
shoe the  students.  See ad. 

We 

CLOTHING. 

BUY  \ our  Dry  Goods  and  Ctlothing  at  H. 

KOSITCHEK  &  BRO'S.  Dry Goods  Store 
210  Washington  Ave. S.  Clothing  Store  113 
Washington  Ave.  N. 

1. 

LOUIS  BECK.—Clothier.  Gents'  Furnishings, 

Hats  and  Caps.  112 Washington  Ave.  North. 

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

H.  LARNED.-China,  Glass  and  Lamps. 
105 Washington  Ave. S. 

H 

DENTISTS. 

Citizens  862. 

M.  01.  218 Washington  Ave. S.  Phoni-, 

ington  Ave. S.  Citizens'  Phone  1049.  Former 
M. A. C.  student. 

A F.  GORDON,  D. D. S.  M. A. C.  '91, U. of 
J  E.  STOFFER,  D.  D.  S.  Office  105  Wash 
N  H.  MOORE,  D. D. S.  Office  411-13  Hollister 
R W.  MORSE,  D. D. S,  Hollister  Block,  Room 
D E.  P A R M E L E E,  Dentist,  117M  Washing-

Building,  Lansing,  Mich.  Citizens  phone  475. 

ton  Ave.  S., Lansing,  Michigan.  Citizens' 

517.  Citizens  Phone  52, Bell  Phone  396. 

Phone,  office  275;  residence,  1440. 

, 

DRUGGISTS. 

date.  Corner  store.  Opposite  Hollister  Block. 

R OUSER'S  CAPITAL  DRUG  STORE.  Up to 
ROBINSON  DRUG  CO.,  successors  to  Alsdorf 

&  Son, Drugs  and Druggists'  Sundries.  102 

Washington  Ave. N. 

DRY  GOODS. 

THE 

IEWF.TT  &  K N A PP  STORE.  Dry 

Goods.  222-224  Washington  Ave.  S. 

HACK  AND BAGGAGE  LINES. 

O RDER  your  hacks  for  parties  at  Carr's  Hack 

Line.  Livery  in connection.  410  Washington^ 

Ave.  N. 

HARDWARE.  STOVES  AND  TINWARE. 

N ORTON'S  HARDWARE—General  Hardware* 

Stoves,  Tinware,  Graniteware,  Cutlery,  etc. 

Ill  Washington  Ave.  South.  See  ad. 

INSURANCE. 

THE  DYER-JENISON-BARRY  CO.,  L T D .. 

Incorporated)  Hollister  Block.  All kinds  of t he 

best  insurance.  Strongest  agency  in  city. 

JEWELERS. 

CHAS.  A.  PIELLA. 

121  Washington  Ave. N., Lansing,  Mich. 

Jeweler  and  Optician. 

MANICURE  AND  HAIRDRESSING. 

Parlors.  Masquerade  Wigs 

M RS.  O. T.  CASE—Manicure  and  Hairdressing-

for  Rent-
Switches  made  of  cut  hair  or  combings.  T he 
France-American  Hygienic  Toilet  Requisites  a. 
a  specialty.  New'phone  118.  222K  Washington 
Ave.  S., up  stairs. 

MUSIC.  PIANOS,  ETC. 

GRIN N E LL  BROS.  Pianos,  Organs  and  every 

thing  in  the  line  of  music.  219  Washing 

ton  Ave.  N. 

' 

OCULISTS. 

CHAS.  G. JENKINS,  M. D. — Diseases  of  Eye, 

Ear,  Nose  and  Throat.  Hours,  9  to  12 a. m., 
and  2 to  5 p.  m.  Citizens  Phone  No. 1030. 234 
Washington  Ave.  South. 

PHYSICIANS. 

W.  HAGADORN.  M. D,—Office  hours,  11 to 
12 A. M.,  2 to  4  and  7 to 8 r.  M.  Office  at 212) 
Washington  Avenue  S.; home 219  Capitol  Ave. 

J 
DR.  H.  W.  LANDON.  Office  and  residence, 

M.  A. C.  Office  hours  from  7  to  8:901 a. m., 
and  12:30 to 2, and  6:30  to  8  p.  m.  Sunday  office-
hours  4 to 5 and  7 to 8 p. m.  Now  phone  1560. 

lege,  Mich.  Citizens  phone  1502. 

m.;  2 to 4 and  7 to 8 p. m.  Agricultural  Col 

DR.  OSCAR  H. BRUEGEL.  Hours  9 to 11 a. 
J OSEPH  FOSTER,  M. D.,  Eye,  Ear.Nose  and 

Throat.  Hours  9 to 12 a. m ; 2 to  4 p. m.;  Sun 
days, 12 to 1; Evening  7 to 8.  Corner  Allegan 

St. ara  Capitol  Ave , Lansing.  Both  'phones. 

PLUMBERS. 

SHIELDS  & L E A D L E Y.  Plumbing  and  Heat 

ing.  300  Wash.  Ave.  N.,  Lansing,  Both 

Phones. 

SPORTING  GOODS. 

J  H.  L A R R A B E E.  Base  Ball  Goods,  Foot 

Ball  Goods,  Tennis,  Golf,  Guns,  Ammunition 
and  Fishing  Tackle.  325  Wash.  Ave,  S. 

A.  A  F i s k,  w ho  h as  b e en  e m 
p l o y ed  by  H.  E." W e e d,  ' 8 9,  l a n d 
s c a pe  a r c h i t e ct  of  C h i c a g o,  since t he 
b e g i n n i ng  of  t he  s p r i ng 
t e r m,  h as 
r e t u r n ed  for  c o m m e n c e m e n t. 

l a ke 

T he  w o rk  on t he  P i ne 

r o ad 
d o es  n ot  s e em  to  m o ve  a l o ng  v e ry 
s w i f t l y.  Am  afraid  we  shall  h a ve 
to  go  to  P i ne  l a ke  on t he s t e am  r o ad 
t he  F o u r th  of J u ly  f or  t h at  picnic.:.