The M. A. C. RECORD MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. I I. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, F E B. 13, 1906. N o. 21 ATHLETICS. in T he M. A. C. basket ball team won another victory Saturday even ing by defeating the strong Y. M. their C. A. of Grand Rapids on own floor by the score of 25 to 20. T h is is the first time Grand Rapids has been beaten on her own ground in three years, and the result is a source of satisfaction to our fellows. T he game was closely contested throughout, both teams putting up a splendid game. During the first few minutes of play the Y. M. C. the lead, but M. A. C. A. was soon took a brace and a lead which they held the game. throughout T he usual line-up played. T he boys report a fine trip and excellent treat their oppo ment at nents. M. A. C. summary : Bask ets, Krehl 3, Vondette 4; Dixon, W a t e r m a n, and Hanish each 1. F r ee throws, Krehl 5. first the season was held Saturday afternoon and was quite successful. T h e re were 30 entries the d a s h, those winning for the final heat be ing Graham, Verran, Phippeny, Pearsall, Small, and Oviatt. Gra ham won first with V e r r an second. T he hurdle was won by Small, indoor meet of the hands of T he for A. C. lined up as follows: Goal, R. E d w a r d s; Point, F r a z e r; Cover Point, O ' G a r a; Center, C. Ed w a r d s; ( C a p t .) Rover, B o s s; R i g ht W i n g, H u g h es ; Left W i n g, Hopson ; Referee. Benson ; Time keeper, L a r a b e e; Goal Umpire, Freear. 20 minute halves. T he teams play again next Saturday at 2 o'clock. A NN A R B OR 2 1- -M. A. C. 2 0. the the this In one of the ball, excelled visitors any other fiercest and most exciting games of basket ball ever played at M. A. C. the home team were defeated, last night for the first point. time season, by one carry In holding, pushing, and cer ing tainly team ever at M. A. C. T h ey were all eastern players, and played the game as it is taught there, but were a long way from rules as known in Michigan. M. A. C. was in play every moment, and on several occa sions secured the ball when the Cox was dribbling with it. T h ey were a much heavier team than our own, and (and roughing) was strong, but in team work M. A. C. easily outclassed them. Following is the line-up and summary : individual playing their Pearsall 2nd and Oviatt 3d. H i gh j u m p — G r a h am 1st, Gong- wer 2d, Hatfield 3d. H e i g ht 5 ft 3 in. H i gh dive—Gongwer 1st, Small 2d, V e r r an 3d. Height 5 ft 7 in. Shot put—-Burroughs won first. To end the sports, a relay cap tained by Small and Pearsall was pulled off. T h e re were 15 men on a side, Small's team winning out. In answer to the call for base ball candidates on Saturday 70 men responded. Of the last year's team we have Boyle and Burroughs, catchers ; Nies, Shaffer, and Boyle, pitchers; Canfield and A r m s t r o n g, infielders. N ot much is as yet known of the new men, but all started in with a will and it is ex pected that no trouble will be ex perienced the vacancies. in getting players to fill L A N S I NG H. S. T A K ES F I R ST G A ME BY CLOSE S C O R E. T he M. A. C. hockey team met defeat at the hands of the Lansing H i gh School team Saturday after noon by a score of 2 to 1. T he game was played at Piatt's dam, and indicated was closely contested as by the score. M. A. C. showed useful lack of team play, although as a general rule their individual work was of a high order. T he work of O ' G a ra at cover point and of " S o l" H u g h es at right wing was brilliant. O'Gara played a game such as is seldom witnessed outside of the pro fessional teams of the International League. His posing, checking and shooting were excellent, he being credited with securing the only goal registered by M. A. C. F or Lan sing, Gardner and McKibbon played the best game, each being credited with one goal. Lansing played ex cellent team work. All three goals were made in the second half. M. George White Patterson Uber { • J 1 F C G J Krehl t_ Dixon Vondette f Westerman I Hanish Baskets,—White 4, Vondette 4, Krehl, 2, Cox 3, George 1, Patterson i, Westerman 1. Fouls,—George 3, Krehl 4. M. A. C. award ed 2 points on foul while throwing for bas ket. M. A. C DEBATING CLUB. T he question discussed at the de bating club Thursday evening was, " Resolved, T h at the present agita tion against football is justifiable?" M r. H. C. Bucknell upheld the affirmative and L. R. Dorland sus tained the negative. Some very in teresting facts were mentioned by both speakers. T he arguments ad vanced for the affirmative in the re buttal speeches more than counter balanced those for the negative. T he basis of the affirmative argu ments seemed to rest most heavily upon the character of the prevailing football spirit among the larger edu cational institutions of the country. T he idea of scholarships is becom ing obsolete. T he mind is receiving a secondary consideration in colle giate training. T he attainment of collegiate fame is becoming more and more dependent upon physical acquirements. rather It would seem more logical to con sider the mind in connection with the body. T h e re must be an equi librium established between the two in order to have the most perfect and the most desirable development of man. than mental T he question for discussion next T h u r s d ay night is, "Resolved, T h at the Parlimentary System is Prefer able to the Congressional System ?" T h is promises to be a very interest ing debate and every one is wel come to come. Y. W. C. A. T he T h u r s d ay evening meeting was conducted by Miss Inez Court- rite. She chose as her scripture lesson the sixth chapter of M a t t h e w. fol short business meeting A lowed. FARMERS' CLUB. T he meeting of the F a r m e r s' Club last T h u r s d ay evening was opened by the reading of a paper on " F a rm Dairying," by F. O. Foster. Mr. Foster handled his subject from the standpoint of the disposal of the cream from a dairy farm. He is of the opinion that there is more profit, to the farmer, to carry his milk to a creamery or even peddle it around the than to make butter of town cream. He quoted only two the classes where the conditions were in such as to warrant the farmer making butter. One was on the farm that was too far from market and farmer especially liked his work and would prepare for it by putting up a dairy building large enough to handle his skillfully milk. T he paper was managed and an interesting dis cussion followed. the other where the Y. M. C. A. Hon. I I. R. Pattengill was greeted by the largest audience that has at tended a religious meeting at the college this year. T he chapel was filled to the doors with those w ho listened eagerly for more than an hour to M r. Pattengill's address on "Hearts of Health." T he educa tion of the heart as well as the brain was the aim of M r. Pattengill's ar gument. It is a great benefit to the religious life of the college that M r. Pattengil can be secured as speaker once every year. M r. W. K. H o u gh conducted the meeting T h u r s d a y, taking for his subject, " H e ad vs. Heart." He was assisted by Messrs. Parsons, Far ley, and others. After these men had spoken the meeting was opened to all and several of the young men gave short talks on the subject. R e v. T. J. P o r t er of Oxford, Ohio, preached on " T he Publican and the Pharisee" in chapel Sunday morning. T he 34th annual state convention of the Y. M. C. A. will be held in Adrian, F e b. 16-18. M. A. C. will be represented by a delegation of young men. ' 0 0. In the Prairie Farmer of F e b. 1, appears an extended article on " F r u it Spraying for the F a r m er and Spraying Mixtures," by C. H. Hil ton, '00, of Benton Harbor. M r. Hilton is another of our M. A. C. boys w ho writes from practical ex perience upon his own fruit farm in Berrien county. T h is is the second article of a series under "Horticul and ture" written for deals mainly with the various spray ing mixtures, how they are applied and upon what plants and fruits they are used to best advantage. the Farmer ALUMNI. '75- J u d ge Carpenter and wife are in Cuba and spending the winter southern U. S. nctvs "Enclosed find check for $1 to pay to for two vears' subscription the R E C O R D. Could not keep house I look for it every week without it. and read the sporting first. Am very proud of our athletics. T h e re are all right." W . J. M r. Sloss is an enterprising mer chant of Big Rapids. His special ties are agricultural implements, coal and wood. His address, 3 2 2- 324 Maple St. S L O S S, '76. '7S. _ W. K. Prudden, wife and daugh ters are visiting in the south. W i th ' 8 1. M r. H. L. Chase writes from Duluth where he has been engaged as a land looker and explorer and connected with the lumber business for fifteen years. He inquires after many of his old College friends and states, "I would like to meet you all at the College in J u ne as I expect to be in that country then." M r. Chase has a daughter w h om he de sires to educate and inquires after the Women's Course. ' S9. Geo. J. J e n ks and daughter, of Harbor Beach, are making a tour in the south and will visit Cuba before their return. '95- Dr. J. G. Veldhuis writes from Little Eagle, South Dakota, where time. He he has been for some in the Indian states that his work service has been both pleasant and profitable. His headquarters are at the Grand River Boarding School but his district includes the entire Grand River Valley of the Standing Rock Reservation. He says : " I often think of M. A. C, and of the many pleasant associations formed there, and wish you all the very best of success." W i th '96. Dr. F r a nk F. Stevenson, w ho is in charge of the chemical instruction of the Detroit Medical College, and practicing physician as well, is en gaged in perfecting a storage battery to be used especially in automobile work. '99. S. L. Ingerson is now located at F t. W o r t h, Texas, where he is in the employ of Swift & Co. as chem ist in their fertilizer department. ' 0 2. T he many College friends of Miss Clare Dean will be pained to learn of her death on February 3, of consumption, at her home in M t. Pleasant. Miss Dean has been in poor health for some time and had expected to go west for the winter but was unable to do so. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED E V E RY T U E S D AY D U R I NG T HE C O L L E GE Y E 4K EY T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E GE B A. FAUN'CE, M A N A G I NG E D I T OR A S S O C I A TE E D I T O R S. E. A. WILLS0N. '07. K. S. CODY, '08. K. H. GILBERT, 08. I. E. PARSONS, 07. K. A. TURNER. '08. GRACE WARNER, 08. CAROLINE LAWRENCE, 06. FLORENCE GILBERT, 07. Subscription, 50 cents per year, Remit by P. O. Money Order, Draft or Regis tered Letter. Do not send stamps. Address all subscriptions and advertising mat ter to the College Secretary, Agricultural Col lege, Micb. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor. Business Office with Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co., 122 Ottawa St. E., Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class mail matter, Lansing, Mich. This paper Is occasionally sent to non subscrib ers. Such persons need have uo hesitation about taking the paper from the post-office, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe. TUESDA r, FEB. IJ, 1906. in a card information A S H AS already been stated an attempt is to be made to se cure the names and addresses of our •alumni and former students, which •will be arranged index, and this information will also serve as material for the next alumni cat alog, which is to be ready for dis tribution at the semi-centennial in 1907. In order to keep the fact of the semi-centennial and also the pro posed memorial building before the minds of the former M. A. C. peo ple, copies of the R E C O RD contain concerning ing these time to time be subjects will from mailed received. these addresses, we In securing need the co-operation of all, and shall publish each week a list of the names of those whose addresses we have been unable to secure. T h ey will be arranged by classes and no doubt some member of each class w ho reads this issue of the R E C O RD •will be able to aid us. Information concerning any will be gratefully received. This week we publish the list of names yet to be heard from in the classes from '6i to '75 inclusive. to the addresses '61. Larned V. Beebe. . '64. Lewis J. Gibson, Lewis Vander- bilt. '66. Charles Henry Watson. '67. Lezine A. Hulburt, Henry H. Tenison, A. Clifford Prutzman. '68. Dwight A. Harrison, William D. Place, Warren A. Wells. '69. Ernest H. Bradner, Guy Johnson. '7o. Charles D. Sprague, W a r r en W. Reynolds, Charles Smith Williams. T / *« H e n ry P. Halstead, F r a nk A. '- Sessions. '72- Matthew S. Lowder, Carroll E. Miller, Amos C. Williamson. '73- Chas. W. Ball, Charles S. Cran- dall, Israel H. Harris, Chas. W. H u m e. '74- W m. Cook, Tared W. Higbee, A. S. H u m e, L. F. Ingersoll, H e n ry P. THE M. A. C. RECORD, Jenney, A r t h ur L. Lowell, R a n s om McDowell, Martin T. Rainer, J o hn E. Simonson. '75-; Chas. Goodwin, Louis D. Niles, Charles H. Parker, Charles W. Shelden, W m. H. Smith, Chas. A. Sturgis. T he Round-up Institute to be held the college next week promises at interesting meeting. to be a most Space forbids the the printing of whole program, but many of our students as well as others to whom this issue will go will no doubt be glad to know something of what each day's sessions will be and we have endeavored to summarize the program to serve that purpose. An opportunity .will no doubt be given students to attend such sessions as will be of interest to them. T he first session will open F e b. 20, at 9:30 with Pres. Snyder as chair subjects man, when Bacteria as will be discussed: Friends and Foes, Dr. Marshall; Nitro-Culture, Prof. S m i t h; and Spraying for Insects and Diseases, Prof Green of Ohio. the following Tuesday afternoon at 11 130 M r. Bassett, of Fennville, will act as chairman. Subjects: M a k i ng Money From Sugar Beets, H o n. A. B. C o o k; Its In Needs, Prof. G r e e n; Potato Culture, M r. W a t e r b u r y; and Potato Blight and Its Treat ment, Mr. McCue. I he Orchard and Points Tuesday evening Prof. W. H. French, chairman. Education F or F a r m e r s' Sons and Daughters, Prof. Holmes, L a n s i n g; Improving Our Public Schools, H o n. P. H. Kelley ; and Nature Study in the Schools, Prof. Fletcher. Wednesday 9:30, Hon. C. J. Monroe, chairman. Forage Crops, Prof. S h a w, of Minnesota; Corn and its Improvement, Prof. Moore, Wisconsin; Dairy and Food Com mission, C. C. Lillie. Afternoon 1 130, Prof. Jeffery, chairman. President's Address, chairman; Corn and its Culture, the Corn Prof. M o o r e; Handling Crop W i th A Silo, Mr. Hull, of Dimondale; Without A Silo, W. A. Ellis, Marlette; Insect Enemies of the Corn Plant, Prof. Pettit. T he Civic 7 :oo p. m. Mr. Waterbury, De troit, chairman. Im provement Idea as Adapted to R u ral and Village Communities, M r s. Crane, of Kalamazoo ; Reading by Prof. King ; Road Laws by C " m. E a r l e; Improving Country H i g h ways, Dept. C o m. R o g e r s. Feb. 22, 9:30. G. B. Horton, Fruit Ridge, chairman. T he For estry Problem for Southern Mich igan, Prof. B o g n e; for Northern Michigan, Prof. Roth, Ann A r b o r; T he Gospel of Forestry, Mr. Gar field ; T he Foot of the Horse in Health and Disease, Dr. Waterman. Feb. 22, 1 =30 p. m. Gov. W a r as a ner, chairman. Michigan Dairy State, Gov. W a r n e r; Breed ing and Selecting the Dairy Herd, Prof. Shaw, of Minnesota; Dairy Cows and Their Care, Mr; Cannon, Rochester ; T he W o rk of the Dairy Division, Prof. Lane, Washington, D. C. 7 :oo p. m. Hon. R. D. Graham, chairman. Our Boys and Girls, N. P. H u l l; Three Kinds of Men, Hon. H. S. E a r l e; Crops for the Dairy Farmer, Prof. Lane, of Washington, D. C. Friday, 9530. Hon. T. F. Mars- ton, chairman. Live Stock Experi the Farmer, Prof. mentation for Shaw, College ; Sheep as M o r t g a ge Lifters, C. H. Alvord, C a m d e n; the F a r m e r, M r s. for Poultry Campbell, Ypsilanti. 1 : 3c Hon. L. W. Watkins, chairman. Profitable P o rk P r o duction, Prof. Shaw, M i n n .; An Ounce of Prevention, Dr. Conkey, Grand Rapids ; F a r m i ng in North ern Michigan, L. M. Geismar, Supt. Chatham, experiment station. W O M E N 'S C O N G R E S S. Wednesday, 8 130 p. m. Lecture room, W o m e n 's Building, Miss Gilchrist, chairman. Music. Read ing. Problems in H o me Making, Mrs. Saunders, Rockford ; music, pupils State School for Blind ; T he Care of Household Stores, Miss B e m i s; Economics of the Kitchen, Miss Colwell. Thursday, 1 : 30 p. m. M u s i c; R e a d i n g; Duties and Mistakes of Mothers, M r s. Partch, A r m a d a; Music; H o me Nursing, Mrs. Bar ber, L a n s i n g; T he Balanced Life, Miss Buell, A nn Arbor. for discussion. Subjects in both regular sessions and W o m e n 's Congress will be open Interesting special sessions will be held in the following places: Electrical E n gineering Lah. under Prof. Sawyer ; Hort. L a b. Prof. Fletcher; Corn Improvement Association and F a rm Machinery, Prof. Jeffery ; Inspec tion and Description of Live Stock Experimental Work, Prof. Shaw. M a ny valuable prizes are offered by the Corn I m p. Asso. which holds its meeting during next week, for exhibits of corn. -- T he music for the week will be by the M. A. C. choir, band, man dolin club, Industrial School, Blind School, Prof. Patten, Mr. Halleck and Mr. P e r r y. CIVIL ENGINEERING THESES SELECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CLASS. A r m s t r o ng and Kingscott,—De duction of Formulas for Concrete W o r k, Reinforced and Plain. Boomslittr and Liverance,—An alysis of H i g h w ay Bridges in the City of Lansing. Boughton and Kramer,—Loca from tion of an Electric Railway M. A. C. to Williamston. Cameron and Taylor,—Heating, Ventilation and Plumbing of a Ten ement House. Cavanagh and Grover,—Investi the Overhead Crossing gation of near Waverly P a r k. Falconer and Graham,—Analysis of the Overhead Crossing at North Lansing. Francis and Smith,—design of water works system for the district about M. A. C. Lambert and Spencer,—Investi gation of the Michigan A v e. Steel A r c h. M a r k h am and Salisbury,—The W e i n m an Creek Valley Sewer. Neilson and Sanborn,—Topo graphical M ap of M. A. C. Campus. and Rasemussen,— from Lansing to P h i p p e ny Macadam Road M. A. C. Miss Alexander is entertaining her mother, M r s. F. D. Alexander, of Manitou Beach. Mrs. L y m an who has been very ill at her home in the city with gas tritis is much improved. HORT. CLUB. Dr. Marshall read a most inter to the Horticultural esting paper Club on Wednesday evening last. T he subject was "Science in Rela tion to Agriculture." T h is paper brought out many things in connec tion with scientific research, and^in such a manner that the hearers went away placing a higher value upo.i" the work of scientific men in agri culture as well as in other profes sions. T he doctor also made a very flattering comparison between agri culture and the commonly considered higher professions, showing that it was the fundamental one and that upon it was based the life of the world. He ended by stating that the day of the general farmer was passed and that the specialist was the man of the present and future. Next Wednesday, the 14th, P r o fessor Dandeno will speak upon "Heredity and Mutation in Plants." RESOLUTIONS FROM THE THEMIAN SOCIETY. W h e r e a s, God in His infinite wis dom has removed from our midst our sister, Clare Dean, and W h e r e a s, the deceased was an alumnus of the College and an hon orary member of the Themian society, be it Resolved, T h at the society extend to her family its heartfelt sympathy, and that a copy of these resolutions be included in the society records. T A FT G R A CE D O RA S K E E LS L I L L I AN T A FT Committee. T he freshmen won the interclass championship l a st night by defeating the sub-freshmen 13 to 6. in basketball T he basketball team goes to Mt. Pleasant for a game Friday evening, and to Adrian for one on Saturday afternoon. A fine display of cinerarias and primroses are now to be seen in the green house. T h ey are just now at their best. T he M. A. C. chorus will repeat the Folk Song concert at the First Presbyterian church, Lansing, next Saturday evening. T he State Veterinary Association which met in Lansing the past week held their sessions in the col lege chapel Wednesday. About twenty-five members of the Supervisors' Association, meet ing last week, visited the college in a body Thursday. in Lansing W. S. T o w n e r, '07, who has been at Purdue during the fall term, vis ited college friends over Sunday. He is at his home in Byron Center for the present. Resolved, T h at old maids are detrimental to the clover crop. Dr. B. these nests A r g u m e nt for the affirmative. Old maids encourage the growth and keep a large number of cats. These cats eat the meadow mice, so the meadow mice build no nests. the bumble W i t h o ut bees cannot thrive ; without bumble bees the red plumed commander-in- chief of the manurial forces, com monly called clover, will not pro duce seeds, without seed no crop can be grown, hence old maids are a source of detriment to red clover. A. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. FOOD CHOPPERS Universal and Griswold EYERY KIND OF FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. Cots Folding Beds flatresses Both good a nd w e ll k n o w n. Book Cases Desks No. 1 size 90c No. 2 size $1.25 No. 3 size $2.00 flORTONS HARDWARE 111 Wash. Ave. South. AH Goods Delivered Free. M. J. & B. M. Buck. A t h l e t es Are the Best Judges of Bath Towels. That's Why ...Harvard, Yale, Princeton... a nd t he L e a d i ng A t h l e t ic A s s o c i a t i o ns throughout the country use RUB DRY BATH TOWELS regularly. Students will tind Rub Dry Bath Towels for sale by JEWETT & KNAPP See South Window Display. We are showing an unusually attractive line of Overcoats & Cravenettes Feel certain can save you money and at same time give you latest and best Spalding Sweaters and Supporters F'CH^ &&UO,Ei JBTT Elgin Mifflin ABSOLUTE SHOE PERFECTION S 3 .00 A PAIR A shoe that gives the foot a trim dressy appearance; plenty of service; makes walking easy; gives that elasticity and comfort made possible by a perfect fitting shoe. §4.00 would be reasonable. Try a pair. Several Styles. Welted or Turned Soles. Blucher or Lace. Patent Colt, Vici Kid or Gun Metal Calf Leathers. Hollister Block C D. Woodbury's St h 0°r *£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. *£ N ow you can breathe easy—ex aminations are over. * Several college people attended the lecture by W. N. Ferris W e d nesday evening at the L. B. U. on subject, " T he M a k i ng of a the M a n ." An Alpha Zeta ( A. Z.) P in was lost between Abbot hall and the post office. T he finder of same will be rewarded if returned to R oy C. Potts. T he Hort. department is cutting their supply of ice from the pond. S o me very good ice is being se cured, six inches thick, and placed in the cold storage building. Miss Addibelle Bentley, stenog rapher in the president's office dur term, has accepted a i ng the fall position with the R eo Co., in Lan sing and began h er duties on F e b. 8. W a n t e d — R o o ms for visitors dur ing Round Up Institute F e b. 20— 23. Please notify Prof. Taft as to the number you can accomodate, and prices for either one or two oc cupants to the room J ay Hanselman, w ho has been with a sugar company at Wallace- burg, Ont., has closed his work at that p a ce and engaged with the P o r to Rican Sugar Co., whose cam paign has just begun. A party was given Wednesday afternoon by Irene and Chester Kenney in honor of little Katharine Hedrick w ho accompanied h er father, Prof. U. P. Hedrick, of Ithaca, N. Y ., as far as the College on his way to Madison. In the absence of gas, to keep par- afine at an even temperature for mounting specimens, the botanical department has purchased an incuba tor through the use of which they have succeeded in securing the de sired temperature for the above work. T he sophomores (agr.) are each mounting a few specimens of plants. It has given en M r. Madison Cooper w ho in stalled the cold storage visited the Hort. D r p t. Wednesday and in spected the plant. tire satisfaction from the beginning. It is possible to run the temperature down to nine degrees above zero if such is desired, even in the middle of the summer. It is very easy to secure a temperature of 32 in sum mer. Miss Kate Butterfield '02, of 146 Larch street, N o r t h, Lansing, an nounces that she is prepared to come to the College faculty homes to do sewing. Miss Butterfield has spent much of the time since leaving Col lege doing various kinds of the work and her experience enables her to give satisfaction. A postal card dropped to her address will notify her. T he Hort. department plans to use one-half acre of land east of the laboratory for a farmer's kitchen garden. T h is garden will be de signed to supply a family of six with all the fruits and vegetables needed. It is to be enclosed in an arbor vitae hedge and will be so labeled that visitors can make the best use of it. T he aim will be to illustrate the best method and to plant the varieties generally successful most kitchen garden for this T he garden will be made a perma nent experiment. in a locality. T he Student Recital given at the Women's Building on Saturday evening w as a decided success. Over two hundred College people were present to enjoy the program, each number of which was played from memory. T he selections by Miss N o r t h r op and M r. P e r ry were especially well rendered. T he pro gram, as published last week, was carried out and reflects great credit on both students and instructors. T he T au Beta Pi fraternity gave its annual open meeting T h u r s d a y, Feb. 8. Prof. Weil spoke on the history and objects of the associa tion, after which the following papers were read and discussed. " T he Methods of Construction of E a r th W o rk and Masonry D a m s ," L. M. Spencer. "Reinforced Concrete," G. P. Boomsliter. " T he Application of Electricity for Driving Machine Tools," W. E. Wilson. T he w o rk of removing the old apple orchard is now completed, only about an acre of spies being re served. T h is orchard has never been a credit to the College and has been criticized to some extent by peo ple around the state. T he soil is not very well adapted to apples. No n ew fruit will be planted until an uphill site is secured or at least one as good as a commercial fruit g r o w er would select for his orchard. T he most of the land will be used for the plant breeding work with potatoes and strawberries. over-heated W h at might have proven a costly fire was prevented by t wo students at the home of M r. Cornell, on Thursday morning. A fire had been burning in the grate the even ing before and in some way worked into the joists, probably on account of tiling. At t wo o'clock Messrs. W h i te and W a r d en were awakened by t he smell of smoke which had penetrated their room, and upon going to the base ment found that the fire had worked It was along nearly to a partition. extinguished in time- to prevent seri ous damage. A reception was given at t he home of Prof. Smith on T h u r s d ay evening for the short course stu dents in creamery management and the second year agricultural students. One for those in fruit culture and first year men in general agriculture was given Friday evening. W i th Prof. Smith as host the boys are always assured a good time, and these occasions were certainly no exceptions as the two evenings were most pleasantly spent and will be long remembered by those present. On T h u r s d ay evening there were 82 present and on Friday 93. Those w ho aided in receiving were : Pres. and M r s. Snyder, Sec. and M r s. Brown, Prof, and Mrs. Taft, Dean Gilchrist and mother and Instructors Rabild, Foster, Norton, M c W e t h y, Miss Colwell, Miss Avery, M r. Potts, M r. Fisk, M r. Spreiter, M r. H u r s t, Miss Lillian Taft and Miss Bennett. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. 7°- Tradesman T he Michigan of J a n. 31 presents an article headed, "Citizen Garfield — His Splendid Gift In to the City He Loves." this mention is made of his early home, of his school days in the "Union school building on the hill," of his six mile walk to attend this school and of the manner in which to see his eyes were always open the interesting things of life and eagerness to explain these things. It then touches upon his career as a man, of his helpfulness in many ways to state as well as city, and states the following concerning his recent' gift to the city of Grand Rapids : " M r. Garfield, not content with bestowing general benefits, is now in the forefront with a specific gift to our city, in the conferring of which he is supported by his vener able mother, Harriet E. Garfield; his wife, Jessie Smith Garfield; Mrs. N. A. Fletcher and O. C. Simoqds. This gift consists of twenty-five acres of land at the cor ner of Burton and Madison avenues for public park purposes, donated by M r. and M r s. Garfield and M r s. N. A. Fletcher, and valued at $30,- 000; a cash donation of $6,000 to cover the cost of an adequate park pavilion from Mrs. Harriet E. Gar field, and the plans for beautifying the grounds and the personal ser vices during the development of the plans by M r. Simonds, w ho stands high as a landscape architect. T he first and best lesson taueht by this action on the part of Air. Garfield and his associates is one of civic loyalty and pride and of actual practical appreciation of the pleasure of doing something direct, tangible and permanent for the public good." the article is a Accompanying fine picture of M r. Garfield. With '90. Mr. E . J. Frost, with the class of '90 at M. A. C., w ho is at present superintendent at the shops of the Geo. D. Wolcott & Son Machine Tool Co., of Jackson, is the author of a book which is attracting atten tion among draughtsmen and shop men w ho have to do with examples in bevel gearing. T he book is en titled " T he Essential Data of Bevel Gearing," and contains besides mis cellaneous information, a complete set of tables of all the dimensions of the teeth of any pair of bevel gears between 9 and 132 teeth, for any pitch. To the novice in gearing problems this book is a Godsend, and, by using it even the experienced designer can do away with many hours of mathematical drudgery. Mr. Frost is a loyal M. A. C. man, and his alma mater is glad to point him out as one of her sons who has been "heard from" in a professional way. '93- T he following are extracts from a letter written by W. F. Hopkins of the above class : "I am in re ceipt of your letter enclosing postal I have filled out card for reply. the card and mailed same. I thor reading over the oughly enjoyed little schedule of Permanent Im provements since 1900. It has been some eight or nine years since I have been at the College and I real ize that I would hardly recognize I hope to be in Lansing the place. sometime between now and spring, and shall certainly take the oppor tunity to call upon you (Pres. Sny I have never lost der). * * * interest in M. A. C. * * * I frequently run across the old boys in my travels about the country, and always spend a pleasant hour talking over old times." O. H. Skinner w ho has been at Wallaceburg, Ont., during the past sugar campaign is now engaged with P a r k, Davis & Co., Detroit. '04. H e n ry N. Geller has finished his work at Champaign and is now en gaged in fertilizer analysis with the Nelson Morris Packing C o. of Chicago. '04. T he following is from C. M. Annis, Leslie, with '04 : " T he num been ber of our R. F. D . " h as changed to N o. 1. I received one of the 1906 calendars and many t h a n ks for it. T he M. A. C. R E C ORD seems like a local newspaper to me more than ever, the longer I am out of college." '°5« We are indebted to Bruce Mc- Alpine, of Jackson, for alumni news this week. M r. McAlpine states that T HE R E C O RD is now to him a weekly message from old friends and associates, and is always hearti ly welcomed, and sends good wishes for its prosperity and to his alma mater. W i th '06. G. T. P i ke with above class and Miss E d na Randall, a Clinton C o. teacher, were married December 11, '05. While this is a little belated it will no doubt be news to many of M r. Pike's friends. T he Clinton Republican s a y s: " M r. and M r s. Pike are higly esteemed by all w ho know friends them, and all their unite in wishing them a long and prosperous life. A last letter from Homer Yutzey states that he is now at the Univer "I have just en sity. He s a y s: tered the engineering department. T he two days I have been chasing around for advanced credits and although I have not seen all pro fessors, I think I shall get plenty of credit for my work at M. A. C ." His address is 624 S. Ingalls St., Ann Arbor. the tells D r. Beal following: " R ay Stannard Baker is absent from M. A. C. about half the time and I have taken pride in erasing a portion of the address and inserting 4th Ave. and 23rd St. (McClure's) N. these Y. City. Recently one of letters reached Elmira, N. Y., from which the post master returned the letter with this slip attached " R e spectfully, P. M., Lansing, Mich. Can y ou not furnish a better address for the attached letter as we are un able to decipher the present one." Seriously I can see nothing on the letter which resembles the name Elmira. Of course I could not ex pect M r. Collingwood to keep this incident quiet. A word of kindness now is better than a floral emblem afterwards. Well, it is better to wear than to rust but it is unwise to do either. If you stub your toe twice on the same nail do not blame the nail. There's gold enough in the land to make all the world rich, but too many are waiting for the other fel low to dig it. CALL O N- L A W R E N CE ®. V A N B U R EN P R I N T I NG GO. WHEN IN NEED OF DANCE PROGRAMS or SOCIETY PRINTING. 122 Ottawa St. E. Stalker Prints " Swell" Dance Programs Fine Stationery and other good things. 117 flichigan Avenue West Ground Floor. Torrect Clothes For Young Men The Clothes Shop BRUCE IN. HICKEY, 120 N. Wash. Ave. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN <* T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all o ur o t h er a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli a b le p a r t i e s. We hope t h at t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to p a t r o n i ze those who patronize u s. BARBERS. 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. Crotty Bros., 206 Wash. Ave.N. BOOK BINDERS GEO. G. BLUDEAU & CO —Bookbinders Ac count book makers, paper ruling, library and fine art bindings, file boxes, map mounting, albums, pocket books, etc. Citizens phone No. 56. 109 Wash Ave. N. WAGENVOORD & CO.—Bookbinders, Blank- book Makers, 109 Washington Ave. South. BOOTS AND SHOES. D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes, shoe the students. See ad. We CLOTHING. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. Citizens 681. M. 01. 218 Washington Ave. S. Phone, 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 R D E P A R M E L E E, Dentist, 117% Washing- H. MOORE, D. D. S. Office 411-13 Hollister Building, Lansing, Mich. Citizens phone 475. W MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, Room ton Ave. S., Lansing, Michigan. Citizens 517. Citizens Phone 52, Bell Phone 396. Phone, office 275; residence, 261. . 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 to 'phone orders. Washington Ave. South. GOTTLIEB REUTTER DRUGGISTS. date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. ROUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to R OBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorf & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102 Washington Ave. N. DRY GOODS. THE JEWETT & K N A PP STORE. D rV Goods. 222-224 Washington Ave. S. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. p A P I T OL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies, \j Telegraph Instruments and Telephones. 11 Mich. Ave., E. FURNISHING GOODS. j>LGIN M I F F L I N . - L a d i e s' and Gentlemen's j Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. M J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash- ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. 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. NORTON'S HARDWARE-General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc, 111 Washington Ave. South. See ad. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. JEWELERS. CHAS. A. PIELLA. 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. Jeweler and Optician. LAUNDRY. q->HE AMERICAN LAUNDRY solicits a share 1 of your patronage. Remember the number 309 Washington Ave., S. New Phone No. 420 Julia Findley & Edwin Lewis, Props. S. W Doty and I. D. Smith, College Ageats. MANICURE AND HAIRDRESS1NG. Parlors. Masquerade Wigs M RS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdressing for Rent. Switches made of cut hair or combings. The- France-American Hygienic Toilet Requisites SL. a specialty. New'phone 118. 222K Washington Ave. S., up stairs. MILLINERY. FOR Fine Millinerv go to No. 226 Washington Ave., S. New Phone 112. MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. GR I N N E LL BROS. Pianos, Organs and every thing in the line of music. 219 Washing ton Ave. N. GO TO BAKER MUSIC CO. for the up to-date sheet music. D I A NO TUNING, J. Parker. Action Work a 1 Specialty. Teacher of Violin and Saxaphone Parkers' Orchestra, 119 Pennslvania Ave. N Cit' izens 'phone 689., Lansing, Mich. OCULISTS. r>HAS. G. JENKINS, M. D. - Diseases of Eye \j Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 t, n .' and 2 to 5 p. m. Citizens Phone No, 1030 Rooms 203-204 Prudden Block. PHYSICIANS. J W. HAGADORN M. D.-Office hours, 11 t» 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 219 Capitol Ave. U M. A. C. Office hours from 7 to 8:80 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. R. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL. Hours 9 to 11 a ?;-' ? to i,.a nd 7 to 8 p. m. Agricultural Col - lege, Mich. Citizens phone 1502. J O S E PH FOSTER M D ., Eye, Ear.Nose and I Throat. Hours 9 to 12 a. m.; 2to 4 p. m • Sun- days, 12 to l; Evening 7 to 8. Corner Allegan St. and Capitol A v e, 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. 825 Wash. Ave. S.