d io him. Mr. and Mrs. Yottng, of Saginaw, visited at Mr. Gunson's on Monday of l;ist w e e k. The Hesperian society gave a Hal lowe'en party in their rooms last Fri day evening, J. M. Brown, associate editor of the the College ilicliiu'iii Farmer, visiied last Tuesday. The students are putting up a new wire fence along the woods south of numher fifteen. Dr. Orange went to Pickford. near the Son. to investigate a supposed case of glanders. last Thursday Lost: On Thursday last a ladies' sil Finder ver watch fastened to belt. please leave at president's office. llillsdaie E. Z. Nichols, of The College corn crop this year was over 4.000 hushels. hesides that used in the silo. It was all husked by students. county, spent Tuesday and AVednesday. Oct. 20-21, with his son. .1. C. Nichols. '98. to Tlie King's 1 •ahghter's desire thank the Y. M. ('. A. for the use of its rooms at the time of Mrs. Fsselstyn's lecture. F X. Whitney, "00. returned from his home 'near Hillsdale last Monday. He lias been under the doctor's care for 1 wo weeks. II. d. Packard, "00. w as called to his home in Toledo Monday night of last Week on account of the death of his grandmother. The farm department has purchased a shredder-head for its Ohio feed cut ler and will try the merits of shredded fodder the coming winter. W. L. Cumings, '93, returned to M. A. C. last, F r i d ay and left .again for Grand Rapids Saturday. He thinks he Will not return to M. A. ('. again. Nearly one hundred members of the M. A. C. Republican club went to a rally at Okemos. Thursday evening. About 20 Okemos people turned out to the rally. "Prof. Longyear and Sec. Buttertield. Jr.. had a wrestling match the other day. 'hot' Trof. Longy ear was so t h at he used a palm-leaf fan during botany class." throw the election Prof. Woodworth will run a lantern this evening, for the State Republican to returns on a screen across the street from t he Rc- pttUican building. Thorn Smith will run a lantern for the same purpose for John Peek, at the Hudson House. Among the visitors at College last week were: P. M. Zane, Oassopolis; Norman Brown, South Bend, Ind.; R. ('. Denham, An Sable: N. Azelborn and wife and J. M. Williams. North Star: G, A. Edgecomb and wife. Traverse City, and Mrs. J. E. Falgesaut. Spring- pOrt. farm machinery: From The farm department has received as a loan from the manufacturers the fol lowing implements for use in its classes the Bet- in farm tendorf Axle Co.. a truck. Bush- From nell Glessner Co., a champion mower. From the Walter A. Wood Harvester Co., a single-aproned binder. the Warden steel A. A. Crozierost-mortem re vealed the presence of the disease in all of the animals t h at gave t he re action. The condition of the animals was so good that the presence of the disease could not have been recognized without the test. an independent We have received a neat prospectus entertainment of course to be given at the F i r st Metho dist Church the coming in Lansing winter. The attractions consist of J . D e W i tt Miller, the Ladies'Symphony Orchestra, Chas. H. Eraser. Fred Emerson Brooks, Thomas McClary and the N. Y. Male Quartette. Season tickets, $1.50. The Botanical Department has just received a large lot of shrubs and herb aceous material from the region of the Appalachian mountains, in North Car olina, which will be added to the col lection in the Botanic Garden. Much of the work of rearranging, resetting and dividing plants; changing beds; cleaning out weeds, and trimming walks in the Botanic Garden is being Dec. 7, 8, Monday a nd Tuesday, Gray ling, Crawford County. Dec. 8, 9, Tuesday and Wednesday, Atlanta, Montmorency County. Dec. 9, 10, Wednesday a nd T h u r s day, Mio, Oscoda County. Dec. 15, 16, Tuesday a nd Wednesday, Gaylord, Otsego County. Dec. 16, 17, Wednesday and Thurs day, Cheboygan, Cheboygan County. Dec. 17, 18, T h u r s d ay and Friday, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County. Dec. 15-18, Long F r u it Institute, Shelby, Oceana County. Dec. 15-17, Long Dairy Institute, Hastings, B a r ry County. The General Museum. P R O F. W A L T ER R. R A R R O W S. A "general m u s e u m" is likely to be the result of years of g r a d u al a nd ir regular accumulation, often with no more definite p l an at the outset t h an t he preservation and display of every object of probable use or possible in terest which comes within reach. Soon er or later some capable head and h a nd assorts t he collected materials, brings some degree of order out of chaos, a nd eventually the collections a re system atized and we have a sightly a nd use ful museum. A college collection is not si>ecially different from others in its beginning, but its growth is likely to be more irregular, and the gather ings even more heterogeneous, t h an in the t he average public museum, and assorting, blending, and revising peri ods need to be correspondingly near to gether. Our own general museum lias passed through t he usual vicissitudes, and after its most recent stirring up— which, indeed, is still in p r o g r e s s - it may be expected to settle down again into a condition of increased attractive ness and utility. purchased Singularly enough the writer's con nection with this museum began just twenty years ago, when he selected, la beled, and packed a considerable p a rt of a collection which the Michigan Ag ricultural College from W a r d 's N a t u r al Science Establishment, Rochester, N. Y., at a cost of several thousand dollars. Most of these speci mens a re still in the museum, some, it is true, s o m e w h at t he worse for wear, but giving all t he more evidence of honorable a nd useful service, and still wearing their original labels. Prob ably t h at w as t he largest single acces sion, either by gift or purchase, which our museum ever has received; and in cluded the classes of existing animals, as well as fossils, casts of fossils, and minerals. Many large a nd important additions have been made since, and at present our cases a nd collections are inven toried at u p w a r ds of $15,000, and com p a re very favorably, in extent and ap pearance, with those of any similar in stitution in t he country. A rough sum mary of their contents perhaps will give a better idea of their variety a nd value. representatives all of There a re a b o ut eighty mounted mammals, nearly half of which a re of t he size of a fox or larger. T he largest is a fine bull moose from northern Min nesota, a nd other hoofed quadrupeds are t he elk, deer, cariboo, prong-horn antelope, a nd big-horn or mountain sheep. T he most noticeable gap in our series of North American mammals is the lack of a bison or American buf falo; uot only h a ve we no mounted skin, b ut neither is "hide nor hoof," nor indeed bone, horn or tooth. T he (carnivora) are re- flesh-eaters literally there k NOVEMBER 3, 1896. T HE M. A. C. E E C O E D. 3 m a r k a b ly well represented; the list in cluding a lioness and whelp, jaguar, panther or puma, Canada Lynx, wild cat, timber wolf, prairie wolf, red fox, gray fox, wolverine, badger, otter, fish er, m a r t en or sable, mink, weasels, raccoon, grizzly, black bear, skunk, It will be noticed t h at every and seal. ( species of Carnivore found in Michigan together with several is represented, outsiders. range prepared Carefully in size from and mounted skeletons form a feature of the exhibit. the elephant and shown in the engraving to the mole which, as usual, is out of sight. The latest addition to this department is a line skeleton of a Michigan buck pre pared at W a r d 's establishment from a carcass presented by Mr. Charles Da vis, of Lansing. Our collection of birds, particularly / of local species, is unusually full: prob ably not a dozen common ones are ab sent, though we lack many of the rarer species. W h at particularly is more needed, however, is a larger number of individuals of common species, show ing the changes of plumage due to age. s<>x and season. In all. we have over 500 mounted birds and about 800 bird- skins. We in pos specimens sessing four momited fortunate are In our fish collection t he r a re P o rt Jackson shark, of Australia, is notice able, as well as a set of Atlantic coast the IT. S. Fish fishes obtained from type Commission. We also have t he specimens of t he Michigan grayling, which originally were sent by Dr. Manly Miles to Professor Cope to be named, re and turned to the College. subsequently were There is space only for the b a re men tion of the shells, crustaceans, starfish, sea urchins. Avorms, corals, sea-fans, and sponges which may be found on our shelves, but a good explorer with the "true scientific spirit" will make some surprising discoveries there. The main insect collection, which is in constant use in the practical work of tin- College and Experiment Station. is not kept in t he museum proper, but can be seen by anyone sufficiently in terested to knock at a neighboring door and ask for it. In order, however, to give the casual visitor a little idea of the beauty and variety of at least one order of insects, about 400 butterflies the McMillan and and moths been have Davenport mounted tab lets and placed on view in the general museum. from collections in Denton's butterfly The svstematic series of follils prob- the and Bessemer steel; iron ore from mines and melted knives and forks from the Chicago fire; gold nuggets and Confederate scrip; a two-headed pig tur and dress-stays made from split key feathers; peace-pipes and passover bread; m u m my wrappings and modern veneerings; stumps gnawed by beaver, lead pipe, gnawed by rats, and even a penholder gnawed by the visiting pub- lie. This last is a recent accession, corre lated with a new register in which visitors are requested to inscjohe their names. As an indication of t he edu cational opportunities which the mu seum enjoys, it may be stated t h at the above mentioned register s h o ws 3,090 loth n a m es for t he period from day of last May to date, and it is prob able t h at at least half as m a ny more visitors failed to register. t he We should l>e glad to see more visi tors at the College, and the museum helps to a t t r a ct them; we need more time and assistance and money to be p ut on the collections and their care; but most of all, we need a new, large, fire-proof building, where convenient, ample space can be had for the effec tive display of our valuable collections, and where they, with our library, will not l>e constantly in danger of total de struction. Department of Zoology and Geology. Corn H u s k er T r i a l. Last Thursday the Stevens Corn H u s k er w as given a trial on the farm of Mr. Blake, just north of the College grounds. The machine husks in a very satisfactory manner, leaving but few husks and no silk on the corn, and the stalks are shredded so that they make excellent fodder. Aside from shelling leaving a few the corn a little, and corn could husks on damp shape. scarcely be husked throng a The screen in the carrier and can be-saved for feed. shelled corn passes in better ears the The husker has great capacity; re- t * quiring t wo feeders to operate it to the best a d v a n t a g e; and during the test it husked 12 bushels of corn in ten min utes, or at the rate of 72 bushels per hour when it was not crowded in the juniors The sophomores and least. from the farm witnessed the trial. THE GENERAL MUSEUM. The MAUD S WIND MILL AND PUMP COMPANY, Manufacturers of CYCLONE PROOF CALVANIZED STEEL WIND MILLS AND "MAUD S" PUMPS, Lansing, Mich. THE MICHIGAN SUPPLY COMPANY WHOLESALE DEALER IN B e l t i n g, H o s e, I r on P i pe a nd F i t t i n g s, T u b u l ar W e ll S u p p l i e s, e t c. STATE AGENT FOR M A UD S P U M P S, LANSINMGrcH1GAN F OR A N Y T H I NG IN HARDWARE, STOVES, TINWARE, GRAINBTE WARE, CUTLERY, ETC. TRY .,. Norton's Hardware 111 Washington Ave. S. ...COLLEGE BUS... Leaves M. A. C. for Lansing at 8:30 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. Returning, leaves Lans ing at 10:30 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. Packages prompt attention. left at Emery's will receiv Livery or Bus for picnics at resonable rates. NEW PHONE H. O. P A L M ER in of so skin the a b u n d a nt passenger and one pigeon, once this state but now almost exterminated; a good skeleton of this bird is a special desideratum. There is a good series of eagles, hawks, and owls, the principal vacancies being the large falcons, the great gray owl, and the h a wk owl. The class is weakest in the line of water- birds, particularly in ducks, geese, snipe, sandpipers and plover. Of birds' eggs we have thousands, and nothing but lack of space prevents a full dis play. a re on tortoises, amphi lizards, Snakes, shown mainly bians, and fish, are few by alcoholic specimens, but a view. skins well-mounted Among these are examples of our only poisonous snake, t he massasauga, with its eastern and southern relatives, the diamond rattlesnake and the copper head; an exceptionally large snapping iguana, and a turtle, a West Indian Gila monster of ill-repute from Ari zona. We a re much in need of sam ples of our less common Michigan rep tiles, and students, or others, who chance to catch or kill specimens of a ny kind will confer a favor by bring ing or sending them to the museum or notifying they can be found. t he curator where ably is up to the average for institu tions situated as we are, but our loca tion does not favor the accumulation of rich collections in this line. By pur chase and gift some very valuable fos sils have been secured, among the most recent being p a rt of a j aw and six teeth of a very large mastodon in a remarkably good state of preserva tion, exhumed a year ago in Southern Michigan. Our mineral shelves are being paint ed at present and few of their treas ures consequently are visible. The col lection, however, although containing many fine things, is not up to the plane of the rest of the museum, and a strong effort will be made to enlarge and im prove it at once. The department of archaeology, also, including prehistoric weai>ons, implements, and ornaments, needs careful overhauling and re-ar rangement before its importance can be fairly appreciated. It is not easy to systematize collec tions of such varied character as ours. They include not simply animals and plants, or p a r ts of them, but all their various products, even to t he handi work of man, besides a vast a r r ay of inorganic objects, n a t u r al and arti ficial. Thus we have an elephant skel ivory; meteorites eton and vegetable THE MAPES CLOTHING CO. eSid£ a Our $5.00 Suit and Overcoat Sale =n 207 and 209 WASHINGTON AVE., SOUTH. week's business demonstrated the fact that LOW PRICES and GOOD V A L U ES are great trade winners. We have sold more goods in the past 10 days, than, (consider ing the conditions of the times) we could expect to have sold in a month. We cannot stop this sale in the midst of a whirlwind of business, so will let the good work go on and continue this great profit crushing but business producing FIVE DOLLAR SUIT AND OVERCOAT SALE. We've got the goods and must have the money. We are getting desparate and bound to make business if we don't make a cent and in our higher grades of Men's, Boys' and Children's Suits and Overcoats as well as FURNISHING GOODS We are offering more solid inducements, more genuine and unmatchable bargains than any house in the state. me Maoes Giotmno Go., 2 0 7 a nd 2 09 W A S H I N G T ON A V E ., SOUTH 4 T HE M. A. C. K E C O E D. NOVEMBER 3, 1896. The M. A. C. Reeord. 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. t o w er room of Mechanical Laboratory. G. A. Parker, President. E. H. Sedg wick, Secretary. Club Boarding Association—I. L. Simmons, President. H. A. Dibble, Secretary. T ry and Trust Circle of King's D a u g h t e rs — Meets alternate Wednesday. Mrs. C. L. Weil, Presi dent. Mrs. J. L. Snyder, Secretary. every S U B S C R I P T I O N, 50 CENTS P ER T E A R. The Funeral of Ex-President Willits. Business Office with ROBERT SMITH P R I N T I NG CO., Printers and Binders, 108-120 Michi gan 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 sub scribed for the paper. Such persons need have no hesitation about t a k i ng the paper from the postoffice, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the RECORD regularly is to subscribe. Official 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. Ful ton, President. C. W. Loomis, Cor. Secretary. Y. W. C. A. regular weekly meetings for all ladies on the campus Tuesday evenings at 8 o'clock, in the ladies' par lors. Meetings on Sunday evenings with the Y. M. C. A.; Miss Edith F. McDermott, President; Miss Alice Georgia, Cor. Secretary. N a t u r al History Society—Regular meeting second Friday evening of each month in t he chapel at 7:30. H. C. Skeels^_ President. W. R. Kedzie, Sec retary. Botanical Club—Meets first and third Friday of each month in Botanical Laboratory at 7:30. T. Gunson, Presi dent. W. R. Kedzie, Secretary. Dante Club—Meets every Wednesday evening at 7:30 in Prof. W. O. Hed- rick's office, College Hall. Prof. A. B. Noble, President. M. A. C. Athletic Association—C. B. Laitner, President. G. B. Wells, Sec retary. Columbian Literary Society—Regular in meeting every Saturday evening their rooms in t he middle w a rd of 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. E. A. Baker, President. C. P. Wykes, Secretary. Eclectic Society—Meets on fourth floor of Williams Hall every Saturday at 7:30 p. m. C. D. Butterfield, Presi dent. Manning Agnew, Secretary. F e r o n i an Society—Meets every Fri day afternoon at 1:00 in Hesperian rooms. Miss Sadie Champion, Presi dent. Miss Marie Belliss, Secretary. Hesperian Society—Meetings held every Saturday evening in the society rooms in the west ward of Wells Hall at 7:00. J. D. McLouth, President. R. H. Osborne, Secretary . Olympic Society—Meets on fourth floor of Williams Hall every Saturday evening at 7:00. H. W. H a r t, Presi dent. C. J. Perry, Secretary. Phi Delta T h e ta Fraternity—Meets on F r i d ay evening in chapter rooms in Wells Hall, at 7:00. W. G. Amos, Presi dent. F. H. Smith, Secretary. in Union Literary Society—Meetings held their hall every Saturday evening at 7:00. E. A. Robinson, Presi dent. S. F. E d w a r d s, Secretary. T au Beta Pi Fraternity—Meets every two weeks on Thursday evening in the Ex-President Willits was buried at Monroe, Mich., Oct. 27. T he funeral p a r ty arrived at Monroe at noon of t h at day and consisted of Mrs. Willits and her son, Hon. George S. Willits, of Chicago; her sister, Miss Mary In- gersoll; ex-Senator Sumner and his son, C. E. Sumner, '79, of Toledo. The p a r ty w as met at the train by Hon. H. A. Conant, ex-Secretary of State, and a large delegation of leading citizens of Monroe and vicinity, and by t he delegation' from M. A. C. The body lay in s t a te in the vestibule of t he Presbyterian Church from noon till 2:30 p. m., and wTas viewed by a large crowd of neighbors and friends from a distance, such as J u d ge Inger- soll a nd son, of Marshall. T he casket w as among which the floral offering from the Col lege was conspicuous, with its appro priate leaves of palms and covered with flowers. flowers, The services at t he church were con ducted by t he pastor of the Presby terian Church, and at the request of Mrs. Willits were simple in character. In the review of his life's work empha sis was placed upon his successful labors at the Agricultural College. At the close of the service his body w as borne to its final rest in the beau tiful cemetery. The College delegation placed in the hands of Mrs. Willits a copy of the fol lowing paper, unanimously adopted at a meeting of t he College faculty Oct. 26: "The faculty have heard with pro found sorrow of the death of ex-Presi dent Willits. T he loss of on# w7ho wTas so long at the head of this College, who did so much for its advancement and prosperity, and who has always taken so lively an interest in everything t h at would conduce to its growth and use to us as a personal fulness, comes grief. " In token of our respect for our be loved ex-President the College flag will remain at half-mast till after t he fu neral, all exercises at t he College will suspend during t he afternoon of t he funeral, and a committee of the fac ulty will attend t he funeral in honor of t he dead and to personally express to Mrs. Willits and her family our condo lence over a mutual sorrow." Secretary Butterfield a ad Dr. Kedzie were appointed delegates to represent the board and t he College at the fun eral, and attended t he funeral, being assigned places with the honorary pall bearers. T he following action by t he Alumni of M. A. C. in Washington shows the high esteem in which he was held in Washington, the flag being at half- m a st over t he Department of Agricul ture till after the funeral. ACTION OF M. A. C. ALUMNI IN WASHING- 1NGTON. W H E R E A S, T he alumni of the Michi gan Agricultural College, resident in Washington, D. C, desire to express their personal loss in the death of the their warmest Hon. E d w in Willits, friend and wisest counselor, and their recognition of his eminent services to their alma mater, as president, in broadening usefulness, strengthening its foundations and bring field of its ing it into closer a nd more harmonious relations with the people of t he state; his important work for t he state as a citizen, legislator and educator; and the for t he nation to which he gave best work of his m a t u re years in shap ing and directing, t he scientific work of the Department of Agriculture; be it Resolved, T h at we express our ad miration of his high character and ju dicious action as student, teacher, leg islator, public officer and citizen; t h at we commend his course in life to our young men for their study and emu lation; t h at we deplore his apparently untimely death, occurring at a time when men of his character and wisdom are needed as counselors and friends by the rising generation, recognizing time the beneficence of at the All-Wise Creator, whose s u m m o ns he h as obeyed. the same Resolved, T h at Ave tender to the be reaved widow and family our sincere and heartfelt sympathy in their hour of affliction. Resolved, T h at these resolutions be engrossed and forwarded to the family, and t h at a copy be furnished t he M. A. C. Record for publication. DONALD M ' P H E R S O N, '74, W I L L I AM A. TAYLOR, '88, President. Secretary. Mr. Willits had been in poor health during the early summer and returned to his old home in Monroe for rest and recuperation, and spent several weeks In fact, he had in search of health. never fully recovered from t he strain of his labors as Commissioner of the Quadricentennial Exposition at Chi cago, in Avhich he represented the De partment of Agriculture in organizing the agricultural exhibit. After some weeks at his quiet home his old vigor seemed to r e t u rn in a measure and he went back to Washington to t a ke up once more the burdens and cares of his busy life. On Oct. 22 he w as busy in his office arranging affairs for "our Michigan boys" to go home to vote, when he w as seized with dizziness and nausea, and w as sent home in a car riage at 4 p. m. and a physician called. T he cerebral in symptoms creased, and by midnight he entirely lost consciousness, which he never re covered, lying in a profound sleep with stentorious breathing, indicative of apoplexy, till noon of Saturday, when "sleep passed him over into-the hands of his twin brother, Death." rapidly He took a deep interest in t he Presi dential contest and had made arrange ments to come to Monroe to vote on Nov. 3. He wrote to his friends: "I shall come home on such a date to vote unless I am called sooner." Prophetic words: he "was called sooner!" Our State and National Banks. [Read before the Hesperian Society by E. D. SANDERSON, '97.] The whole nation is discussing t he most vital question t h at has arisen since the civil war. The tariff is un issues doubtedly one of the greatest t h at demand solution by the American people, but the question of the basis or standard and method of issue of our currency is obviously more fundament al. No matter if our tariff be adjusted to the most extreme nicety, if our cur rency be such t h at foreign capital can control it or prevent its legitimate end of being the most convenient medium for equal exchange between man and man, and the state, then, I say, our tariff will be of litle avail as a source In the of revenue to the government. history of American in deciding w h at its future shall be, the finance and state a nd national b a n ks h a ve been im and will remain two of its most portant the them factors. W i t h o ut mammoth and rapid business transac tions of our day would be almost im possible; in their issues of notes they have furnished a convenient form of inviolable currency; and in later years they h a ve become of great value in pro their moting savings departments. T h us in view of their the most relation prominent issue of the day, a short sketch of our banking system may not be amiss. T he sketch is essentially those given by J u d ge the s a me as Cooley and Prof. W a l do before the first meeting of the Michigan Political Science Association in 1892. industry by thrift and intimate to judges of the governor and T he first b a nk charter w as granted by t he Territory of Michigan for one to be situated in Detroit, in 1805, but their power in this was questioned by Con the gress and was not upheld by courts. However, from 1835, to 1837, while the territorial council w as vested with legislative power, it granted eight charters for b a n ks in some of the older towns which were in need of them. But the charters wTere d r a wn up for the the incorporators and not for the state. Some provided for engaging in insur ance or lumber business, and all were for without a ny adequate provision securing the creditors. T he first ses sion of the legislature granted six more charters also, no doubt, with legitimate purposes in view. F or the first time to provide a an a t t e m pt w as made the security assets of the limited personal liability. E a ch b a nk w as to pay annually into the hands of to t he State T r e a s u r er a sum equal one-half of one per cent of its capital stock. This w as to constitute a com mon fund for the security of the bill- holders, but when the great collapse came, it proved utterly inadequate. for billholders beyond the corporation and At t he this time into t he emigration Michigan w as at its highest and the most wild speculations were a m a t t er of no comment. Villages were laid out on paper in every p a rt of t he state, some in good faith, but m a ny to take a d v a n t a ge of other's credulity and secure from ten to one hundred times land. Under such the value of conditions more b a n ks were a neces sity, and there being only fifteen in the state, and as more money w as needed for circulation, an act to organize and regulate banking associations w as at once passed by the legislature in 1837 and under it they soon sprang up all over the state. The more essential pro visions of the act required t he capital stock to be not less t h an fifty nor more t h an three hundred thousand dollars; to the president and directors were t he security, furnish county the treasurer and clerk, Auditor General to be held as collateral for the payment of all debts and redemption of notes of the corporation, this to consist in bonds and mortgages on real estate or in bonds executed by lodged with resident freeholders and the State Bank Commissioner. The issue of notes and bills for circulation w as limited to twice and a half the a m o u nt of stock then paid in and loans and discounts in the same way. Bills were to be paid on demand, or if not in thirty days, t he corporation was to be dissolved. A safety fund as in the previous provision w as required. No less t h an forty-nine banks were organ ized under this act before April, 1838, when the provisions of the law. T he aggregate capital as given in the articles of in in corporation w as $4,000,000, b ut approved by to legislature suspended the ( NOVEMBER 3, 1896. T HE M. A. C. K E C O E D. 5 paper m a ny cases it w as merely nominal. A provision for the immediate payment of 10 per cent of the capital stock w as often evaded by t he p a y m e nt of a small immediately with sum, which w as d r a wn and paid in again, and so on until the required a m o u nt w as made np, or when t he p a y m e nt had been made by one bank, the sum paid in w as sent to t he location of another b a nk and used there, and so on over all that part of the state. T h us the require m e n ts of t he law Avere rendered nuga tory and many of the banks were ren the dered nurgatory and many of b a n ks were shams, inflating the cur to rency with worthless and their enrich the great whon the place, of tide they necessarily suspended such specie payments at tempted to make and the whole sys tem collapsed. F u r t h e r m o re in 1844, the act the Supreme Court declared incorporating to be null and void, and the banks now known as "Wild Cats*? were swept utterly out of existence. Bank bills soon be came worthless and good currency was almost impossible to obtain. The peo ple were naturally compelled to barter, and though the losses had been great, the lesson of economy and prudence almost repaid them, and in a few years the state was again becoming prosper ous. stockholders, revulsion as They had before these bank speculation took in thus to secure transferred, By the constitution of 1850. any law to creating a corporation or relating banking could not go into effect until ratified by two-thirds of the electors. No legislative action was now taken till 1857, Avhen an act w as passed and approved by the electors. This differed from the former law in .that the bank was not to deal in real estate; it was to deposit with the State Treasurer the evidecne of public-national or state- its interest, debt, bearing issues of circulating notes, receiving from the treasurer an amount of cir culating" notes equal to 100 per cent of the securities t he securities in all cases to be made equal to stock of this state producing (J per cent per a n n u m; the treasurer, how ever, not rate above 95 per cent of their par value or their market above 95 per cent of the moneyed men were value. But slow to come forward in support of enterprises which had proved so dis astrous in the past. Paper currency was therefore supplied from banks of other states. Only four Detroit banks, operating under unexpired charters, continued after took effect this and these made no effort to push their circulation, they had t he im plicit confidence of all. None others were organized before the national banking law took effect, when the De troit banks were converted into na tional banks. them at a receiving though law In 18(!1 an amendment to the consti tution was made making stockholders and officers of a b a nk issuing notes or paper credits to circulate as money, liable for all debts contracted during their term of office; providing for.the register of all b a nk bills; requiring security to the full amount of notes and bills so registered in state or U. S. stocks, bearing interest, to be deposited with the State Treasurer as collateral for such bills; t h at in case of insol vency, bill holders should be preferred creditors over all others of such bank; and t h at the legislature should pass no l aw authorizing or sanctioning the sus pension of specie payments by any per son, association or corporation. With these a m e n d m e n ts the constitutional provisions stand as today, with the ex ception of t he national banking law, protecting the bill holders as well in any other state or country. It h as been seen t h at prior to t he w ar loan from financial experts. financial situation w as constantly our more or less muddled, b ut the estab lishment of national b a n ks secured t he confidence and held t he high regard of banking and In 18(51, state b a n ks were issuing $150,- 000,000 worth of notes, which w as the people regarded as a without in his interest. Therefore, first annual report, Secretary Chase inquired whether sound policy did not demand t h at the advantage of this loan be had by the government represent ing the people, rather indi vidual stockholders. He submitted t wo plans for establishing a national bank ing system, one of which was finally adopted in 180.'}. than by for all government This law provides t h at any five or more persons upon the deposit of regis tered or coupon bonds to the amount of $50,000 could receive 90 per cent of the par value of the same in bank notes, which, when signed were re ceivable dues, except the duties on imports, and were payable on all government debts ex cept interest on bonds. In compensa tion, the banks organized were required to pay a t ax of 1 per cent on their cir culation. Each bank must conform to state interest laws, m u st maintain a special .reserve for its notes and de posits, and redeem circulation at the place of issue. Ths amount of circula tion was limited to $300,000,000. The law provided for a finance bureau, at the head of which is the Comptroller of the Currency, who has oversight of the entire some amend ments this is mainly the same as today. The greatest danger of the system is in the issue of United States advantages it provides a uni are receiv being and form able for all government dues is every where of the same value; its adoption did a w ay with the excessive losses and discounts on exchange; state banks substituted the proposed notes for their own; the rates of interest diminished, and the need of government securities as a basis of the national exchequer through t he sale of bonds when the government so badly needed w ar loans on easier rates t h an it had previously enjoyed. excessive notes, but numerous; currency, issue replenished system. W i th the As might be expected, defects were in the system and so in soon found 1864, t he law was amended so that re demption was made in certain specified leading cities, coupon bonds, were excluded as securities, the minimum capital was increased from $50,000 to state b a n ks $100,000, and a provision w as made for t he conversion of into national banks t h at rendered it so easy In conse as to become a necessity. immediately as quence, sumed large dimensions, and in July, I860, 1,634 b a n ks had been incorpo rated. the system Originally, the most important func tion w as t h at of issue, b ut now t he de posit and discount features make na tional banks a necessity. Until t he resumption of specie pay ments in 1879, the national bank notes could be paid to or by the government whenever specie w as not required by law. Though no one has ever lost a through national b a nk notes, dollar they have yielded t he treasury over $500,000 through their destruction and loss and the interest on circulation h as amounted to over $75,000,000. The limit of circulation has been gradually increased until now it is limited only by the desire and capacity of banking associations. The popular opposition to national banks on the ground of supposed enormous profits is without cause. In 1875 the profit was only 2% per cent more t h an ordinary dis count at 8 per cent returned; in 1879 the extra reward for circulation w as only 7-10 per cent and t h at year 1,005 state banks and 2,634 private institu tions were content to forego the favor of issue profits; in 1883 with 4 per cent bonds as security and 6 per cent inter est rate, there w as b ut $46 profit for a bank issuing $90,000 in notes; and the is suf continued decline since 1882 ficient proof t h at the reward from cir culation is small. Therefore, if the requirements under lying circulation are not changed, it will be only a matter of time when national bank notes will be of the past, but such a condition is not to be desired and various measures are now before Congress to prevent it. But if safety, convertibility, and uniformity are at tributes of a perfect system, ours need not be changed. In presenting this sketch, the pur pose has been to present simply a brief statement of the origin, structure, and workings of our banking institutions, and if, in so doing, it has aroused an interest in our currency's future, the paper will have accomplished its sole end. M. A. C. S P E C I A L. R A T ES ON P H O T OS AT BUCK SELLS Furniture — = R I G H T. ALL GOODS DELIVERED TO THE COLLEGE FREE. Best Woven Wire Cots, Best Woven Wire Springs, - - - $\ 25 1 50 WE SELL EVERYTHING. M.J.&B.M.BUCK O P EN E V E N I N G S. LOWEST PRICES Will be quoted to SCHOOL ... LIBRARIES ... 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Ticket!, '93, Visited tlie College last Wednesday. John W. l o a n, '90, is attending t he Detroit College of Medicine. H. L Fairfield, reached Phoenix, Arizona, with his family, and gone to keeping house. '98w, has N. M. Morse, '90, w as one of those t he Indian service at examined for Grand Rapids the 24th ult. W. L. Rossman, '89, and W. J. Mc- '90, took the special civil service Gee, examination in chemistry at Jackson, weeK before last. licenses Among marriage recently granted in Hillsdale county, the Litch field Record notes t h at of Charles H. Alvord. '95, Camden, and Lotta L. Hicks, Hudson. T HE RECORD h as received from Gil bert H. Hicks. •«.)2, of the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture, a copy of a lecture on "Seed Control" delivered by him before t he Massachusetts Horticultur al society. It is reported t h at the whereabouts of F r a nk E. Masson, with *99/H, are un known, and that his parents are adver tising tor him. It will be remembered t h at Mr. Masson is the young man who came here from Athens, Greece, last spring. The Ionia Sentinel, of October 22, contains quite complete and compli mentary biographical sketches of the three M. A. C. men who are on the Ionia County. republican They are Grant M. Morse, with '75, for "judge of probate; C. I. Goodwin, '77, for register of deeds, and W. K. Clute. '90. for circuit court commissioner. ticket in Miss Hattie McKeinzie. with '95, died at her home in Plainfield, October 23. She attended this College t wo terms, leaving at the end of the summer term in '92 to attend school at Albion. After one term at Albion she returned to her home in Plainfield. where she has since resided. The news of her death was a surprise to her friends here, as noth ing was known of her ill-health. To those who knew Henry G. Rey nolds, ex-secretary of the M. A. C, no excuse is needed for these few words expressive of t he thorough enjoyment his visit to t he college on Oct. 24-25, short though it was, gave his m a ny friends. How much the California cli mate has done for him! He left us a physical wreck; he comes back a energetic man—the strong, hearty, in the "Auld Lang same man who Syne" used to set t he pace for us all in zeal for work and breadth of accom plishment. He came all unexpectedly, but in a very short while the word flew around the campus, and soon he was surrounded with friends old and new, —for t he fame of him had gone abroad among t he new men, and they would know w h at manner of man this might be. And then we talked—of the men of t he olden days (none were forgotten), now four winds of heaven; of w h at we had done or had hoped to do; of w h at the future still had in store for us; of the meaning of life underlying it all. And the cheerful laugh played hide-and-seek with the earnest word, and t he moments flew past with winged feet, and the hour for parting came. There w as t he w a rm pressure of the hand, t he kindly smile on the face, t he cheerful God speed! a nd the bright little episode belonged to t he past. This is written for those who from such will know w h at H e n ry Reynolds means and who will, as they read, instinctively wish they had been there; and the lesson is:— friends, life is short; come ye and do likewise. scattered to t he a visit Hon. F r a n k. Wells, P r e s .. Constantine. Hon. Chas.W. Garfield. . G r a nd Rapids. St. Clair. Hon. Chas. F. Moore Hon. C. J. Monroe .South Haven. Hon. H e n ry Chamberlain. Three Ooaks. Delhi Mills. Hon. W. E. Boyden Gov. John T. Rich Ex Officio T he President of t he College..Ex Officio Hon. I. H. Butterfield, Secy... Mich. Agr. College. F a c u l ty and Other Officers. J. L. SNYDER, A. M., Ph. D., Presi dent. R O B E RT C. K E D Z I E, M. A., M. D., Professor of Chemistry, a nd Curator of the Chemical Laboratory. W I L L I AM J. BEAL, M. S., Ph. D., Professor of Botany and 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 and Land scape Gardening, and Superintend ent of t he Horticultural De partment. H O W A RD E D W A R D S, M. A., LL. D., Professor of English Literature and Modern Languages. H E R M AN K. V E D D E R, C. E., Professor of Mathematics and Civil Engineering. H E N RY H. BANDHOLTZ, 2d Lieut. 6th Inf., 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. SMITH, 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 and Director of the Mechanical Department. W A L T ER B. BARROWS, S. B., Professor of Zoology and Physiology, and 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. Ph., Assistant Professor of English Litera t u re and Modern Languages. C H A R L ES 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 Po litical Economy. W A R R EN BABCOCK, Jr., B. S., Assistant Professor of Mathematics. E D I TH 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. GAGER C. DAVIS, M. S., Instructor in Zoology. A. L. WESTCOTT, B. M. E., Instructor in Mechanical Engineering. DICK J. CROSBY, B. S., Instructor in English. M E R R I TT W. FULTON, B. S., Instructor in Agriculture. BURTON O. LONGYEAR, Instructor in Botany. CYRUS C. PASHBY, B. S., Instructor in Mathematics. GORDON H. T R U E, B. S., Instructor in Dairying. C H A R L ES E. MARSHALL, Ph. B,. Instructor in Bacteriology. H. E. SMITH, B. S. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering. K. L. B U T T E R F I E L D, B. S., Supt. F a r m e r s' Institutes and College Field Agent. 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. THOMAS D U R K I N, F o r e m an of the Horticultural Depart ment. C H A R L ES E. HOYT, and F o r e m an of the Wood Shops F o u n d r y. E. S. GOOD, Clerk to President. CHACE NEWMAN, Clerk of Mechanical Department. S t a t i on Council. Clinton D. Smith, M. S . . . .. Director and Agriculturist. J o n a t h an L. Snyder, Ph. D., P r e s . . . .. L. R. Taft, M. S Robert C. Kedzie, M. A., M. D Ex Officio. Horticulturist I ra H. Butterfield, Chemist. Secretary and Treasurer. Advisory and Assistant Staff. A. A. Crozier, M. S Assistant in Agriculture. Herbert W. Mumford, B. S Assistant in Agriculture. H. P. Gladden, B. S Assistant in Horticulture. | M. L. D e a n. .Assistant in Horticulture. | Thorn Smith, B. S Assistant in Chemistry. E. A. A. Grange, V. S Consulting Veterinarian. G. C. Davis, M. S Consulting Entomologist. Botanist. Librarian. Chas. F. Wheeler, B. S Mrs. L. E. Landon T. T. Lyon, So. H a v en In charge of Sub-Station. R. L. Taylor, Lapeer In charge of Apiary. Sub S t a t i o n s. Grayling, Crawford county, 80 acres deeded. South Haven, Van Buren county, 10 acres rented: 5 acres deeded. i P6Q——- ShllM. LEADING DEALER ....IN.... Fine Footwear I A fe Q u o te T h r ee P o i n ts Fitting Style Durability We Carry All G r a d e s. R e p a i r i ng D o n e. Farm Department OFFERS FOR S A L E: Two very fine Duroc Jersey Sows, seven m o n t hs old, eligible to r e g i s t r y; all color a nd f o r m. r i g ht in Poland China Six Pigs, six m o n t hs old, in e x c e l l e nt b r e e d i ng c o n d i t i o n, l a r ge a nd t h r i f t y; p e d i g r ee t he b e s t. A pure bred Holstein- Friesian Bull Calf, b o rn in S e p t e m b e r, 1896, o ut of College E o sa B o n h e u r, a d a u g h t er of E o sa B o n h e ur F i f th w i th a r e c o rd of 106 lbs. of m i lk in a day. College E o sa g a ve 50 l b s. of m i lk a d ay for seven c o n s e c u t i ve d a ys in n e a r ly O c t o b e r, t w e l ve b u t t e r. T he calf was M a u r i ce C l o t h i d e, for several years at t he h e ad of t he H o l- stein h e rd at t he College. T h is calf will d e v e l op i n to a b u ll fit a ny H o l s t e in h e rd in t he c o u n t r y. c o n t a i n i ng sire of p o u n ds h e ad t he of to . . . A l s o . .. Show Birds of several of t he l e a d i ng Breeds of Poultry Address, CLINTON D. SMITH, Superintendent of Farm, FRED SHUBBL. Agricultural College, Mich NOVEMBER 3, 1896. T HE M. A. C. K E C O E D. 7 Self GoTernment for A r m e n i a. [Delivered in Chapel, Oct. 20,1896, by T. A. Chittenden, '97.] Situated in t he northeastern p a rt of Asiatic Turkey lies Armenia—a plateau of about t he s a me size as the state of Iowa—being thousand square miles in area. about sixty This country by its industry, resour ces, and genius, once supported a popu lation of over 30,000.000 souls. Yet under Turkish since it w as brought resources have re rule, its natural undeveloped, pasture a nd mained arable lands have been abandoned, rivers choked up, roads blocked a nd broken, so t h at the country today is but sparsely inhabited. Verily, a land "flowing with milk a nd honey" h as now become a vast desert, wherein all the fiercest passions of which borate humanity is capable are free to roam about unbridled and unchecked. Pub lic interests are in the h a n ds of who ever can lay hold on them. "Warfare is pitiless. Every m an save the Chris tian goes armed and every weapon is fraud a nd tolerated. Dissimilation, trickery are all permitted for the pur pose of corrupt ends. In short, Arme nia is in a condition today that is a dis grace to the civilized world. How is this state of affairs brought about V Is it l>evause this people have become less thrifty? H as t he soil ceased to give its increase, a nd t he mines their yieldV No! It is because of the misgoverning Turk. tyranny of t he The Armenians are generally known as being bright, practical, industrious, and moral. They are of a very peace- able disposition and know not the use of firearms. The very fact that t he Armenian stock exists at all today, af ter so many years of massacre and op pression, is proof of its wonderful vi tality and excellent quality. Why does the Turk oppress the Ar they a re Chris menia ns? Because Because of their lack of con tians. formity with t he Ottoman religion. Turkey is not to 1K> regarded as a state, nor judged by the code which pertains to civilization. I ts organic laws a re enactments, b ut t h e^ not legislative are derived from the Koran. Hence it is not a state; but a congregation of religions enthusiasts, whose highest aim is the propagation of their faith and not the welfare of the people. And since t he Koran, from which t he or ganic law of the laud is derived, incul cates such principles, viz.. in substance —that w ar is enjoined against all Christians and t h at every opportunity shall be t a k en to extinguish them— how is it possible for the T u rk not to be barbarous? They are f ar from be ing a political body. Even t he Sultan himself is not a sovereign; but a pon tiff, whose edicts must all conform to the laws of t he Koran. Such being the facts, Turks they will remain—savage, bigot ed and averse to all civilization. then. T u r ks they a re a nd Turkey h as been little less t h an a land of butchery for the last 75 years. Its red record has grown with every decade. In 1822, we find t he T u rk making an attack upon the Greeks in which 50,000 were massacred. In 1850, 10.000 of the Nestorians; in 1860, 11,- 000 of the inhabitants of Lebanon and D a m a s c u s; in 1876, 10,000 of the Bul garians, and in 1894, 12,000 of the Ar menians fall victims to this great as sassin. Making a total of 93,000 Chris tians swept from the face of the earth in t he course of 72 years; under t he orders of t h at ferocious a nd blood thirsty fanatic—the Sultan. And still it continues—massacre up thousand on massacre, until several ALWAYS ON TOP W D A V IS <5c C O. 104- -Washington Ave. North 104 OUR WINTER GOODS ARE NOW IN—WE WILL BE PLEASED TO SHOW THEM TO YOU. OVERCOATS, ULSTERS, BICYCLE OVERCOATS PEA JACKETS AND VESTS, SINGLE AND DOUBLE BREASTED MELTON SUITS ALL UP TO DATE. Also Full Line of . . . Furnishings and Hats more souls have been added to Arme nia's m a r t yr roll in the past two years. And as long as any revolutionary out break or pretense at outbreak can be found to serve as an excuse to hood wink t he civilized world, t he organ ized massacre of innocent Armenians will continue. H ow have the Christian nations re garded these actions? T r ue it is, some of them have sent a joint note protest ing against the massacres. But what is back of the note? Absolutely noth ing! Not a single Christian nation has dared to utter a word of threat. Each nation h as its dispatch boats ready to take on board their own sub jects in case of any serious outbreak; hiit. not a word in behalf of the Arme nians. like dogs They a re hunted through the streets and from house to house, a nd no government—English, Russian, (ierinan, French, Austrian or American—utters a word of positive protest. Show me another instance in history of the greatest and strongest nations of the world standing by in si lent compliance, while the weakest and most corrupt massacres by the whole sale a nation whose only crimes have been its faith, its industry and desire for advancement. Things have reached a critical point —a point where the powers or Europe with America can, with very little trouble, place eastern Asia-Minor un der a Christian viceroy; and thus re lieve the civilized world of this awful curse. This is what we wish to advocate—a system of self-government for Arme nia—a government by which they can elect their own officials, and levy their own taxes. A government t h at will give them freedom of t he press, of thought, of speech, and above all, t he right of a standing army. W hy have the Christian nations not done this? It is because of the selfish principle which underlies the peace of Europe. Europe has refused to lift a finger lest one country should get some political advantage over another; and America stands equally silent, leaving that inhuman monster to do as he pleases. It should no longer be considered a question of political gain; b ut should be considered, w h at it has been rightly called, a question of "common human ity, Christianity, and civilization." idea of humanity a nd t he H ow can this change best be brought about? By the united action of t he six great Christian nations. Let them unite under one flag, and under t he one common T u rk will submit at the first request. He dare not do otherwise. He must submit. May t he interest already aroused move the Christian nations to immediate a nd determined action! They did it for Lebanon, why not for action, Armenia? By their united Gome in and see us anuwau Crete and Samos were freed from t he yoke of Turkey, why not do the same for Armenia? It is no more t h an right. Surely a nation t h at has produced and can produce such men as Prince Mel- kon, Persian a m b a s s a d or to England; Nubar Pasha, prime minister of Egypt; Prof. Cheros, of King's college, Eng land, and a host of other distinguished statesmen, scientists, a nd men of every trade and profession may justly claim the right to be allowed, at least, to look after its own local affairs in a. civilized fashion. financiers, IF YOU MAKE A **Mistake And get in the wrong place try Thompson 8c Van Buren for your next job of printing. they How rapidly would advance along every line were their conditions changed! It is in the hope of such a change that we make this appeal. May the Christian nations not disregard it. May they be worthy of t he n a me of Christianity. In the words of the poet, may they remember— "He's true to God who's t r ue to m a n; whe'rever wrong is done To t he humblest a nd t he weakest, 'neath the all-beholding sun, T h at wrong is also done to us; and they are slaves most base Whose love of right is for themselves, and not for all their race." H o me interprets Heaven. Home is Heaven for beginners.—Dr. Parkhurst. The mother asked little Dot to go into the next room and see if the clock w as running, for s he h ad n ot heard it strike all the afternoon. Dot came running back, put her curly head into the door, a nd exclaimed: Why, no. mamma, de clock ain't a-runnin'. It is des stanin' still and a-waggin' its tail." —Ladies'' Home Companion. Strictlu First-Glass Photooraphu at L6 Clears. New Grand Hotel EVERYTHING NEW Special Rates to M. A. C. Boys R. RENNER, Proprietor IF YOU NEVER MADE A **Mistake s u re Be y o u ' re started r i g ht ( f or Thompson 8c V an Buren's) ahead. t h en go OTTAWA STREET EAST Phone 192 New Phone 76 J. G. REUTTER 322 Washington Ave. South F r e sh AND S a lt M e a ts FINE CHICAGO BEEF A SPECIALTY We are Headquarters for all Kinds of Home- Made Sausage. W. S. BAILEY 1 09 MICHIGAN AVE. W. CLOTHING D. A. SEELEY, College A g e n t. To Close at Once! 3 28 p a i rs L a d i e s' R u s s et S n o es AT COST! 3 00 p a i rs G e n t s' R u s s et S n o es Reason for Closing Out, Too Many Russet Shoes. JESSOP & SON C A SH S H OE H o l l i s t er B l o ck S T O RE y T HE M. A. C. R E C O KD NOVEMBEB 3, 1896. 0 JZ +•» be c 3 -a 0 O JZ CO o 0 JZ +-» 0 > 0 o c O O JZ £ 0 CO O JZ o 5 "a 0 a CO 0 V > O 0 O -C » >- CO 0 • h 0 n