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, M A R. 27, 1906. N o. 27 In time the graduates become a force and an inspiration to the col lege second only to its faculty, and in return the college continues to ed ucate its old students. A man who knows how to use an institution of learning comes to regard his four- years course as a sort of " p r e p d o m ," and his diploma as a mere ticket of admission ; his real g r a d u a t i on comes afterward, year by year, as he goes. A nd a memorial hall will help to give meaning to this larger conception of the college. the functions of R AY S T A N N A RD B A K E R, '89. In '70. card, filling out his alumni Chas. S. Williams said in regard to taken, "I guess every the course thing (I mean every thing)." . M r. W. is a real estate dealer of Owosso, Mich. I guessed V- Richard M. Slocum is editor and publisher of the Prairie Picayune, of Herreid, S. D. He is also state regent of education of that state. '06. B A L T I M O R E, Md., 3, 19, To the editor of the M. A. C. R E C ORD : Dear Editor.—Simply the loyalty of two old students of M. A. C. guides the hands which write to you tonight. F or many months of lonely toil ing two hearts, homesick for alma mater, struggled on, side by side, neither one knowing of the presence of the other in Baltimore. Finally they met, and the rejoicing was so great, the good old college experi ences brought back to memory such that neither understood a pleasure how he had gone so long without the companionship of his college mate. We enjoy reading the R E C O RD which arrives regularly, and review ing the events of our old " p a l s" at college. T h e re is one point, however, reading which goes hard. After the paper we have a slight tickling of home-sickness, o ld "camping ground." One of us is connected with a thriving hay and feed firm, while the other is persu ing knowledge, of a chemical nature, in the post-graduate department of J o hn H o p k i ns University. t he for W h en we get together, our only conversation (Barring "shop") is of going back to M. A. C. in J u n e, and we are going, if we have to ride on a cattle train. T h at is the way we feel about it. So, with many hopes of seeing you next commencement, and wish ing you ever increasing prosperity, we remain, V e ry truly yours, H. D. H A H N, J O HN S. S H A W. Carl E. Rosekrans '10m does not to college next return expect to term. T he Tic-Olympic societies gave a very enjoyable term-end party Fri day evening, in the Masonic T e m ple. ALUMNI. '67. L. A. Hurlbut successful orange grower at Crescent City, Fla. is a '76. W m. B. J a k w a ys is a farmer and fruit grower of N ew Carlisle, Ind. I am representing 77- 78. T he following is an extract from a letter from I I. S. Hackstaff to P r e s. Snyder in reply to circular letter sent him for his proper address : "I am now, and have been for 2 1 years, a traveling salesman. At the present writing the C r o wn Cork & Seal Co., of Balti more, Md. Have been with this firm about four years, prior to that I was with the R. W. McCready Cork Co. of Chicago, in the capaci ty of salesman, and while I was not able to complete the oourse at the college, owing to the state of my finances, I have made a great suc cess in a business way and I owe most of it to my early training while at your college. "If I can be of any assistance to you in the work you are now under taking you have only to command me. Wishing you the best of suc cess and prosperity in the years to come and assuring you of my hearty- support, I am, Very respectfully,— H. S. H ." "Si. Ambrose E. Smith is a physician and surgeon at Olean, N. Y., mak ing a specialty of diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat. the '84. Joseph Rodney Abbot is engaged in dairy and general agricultural work at San Gabriel, Cal. Special attention is given to orange culture. '87. George S. Crandall graudated from the medical department of the U. of M. in '90 and is a practicing physician at St. Louis, M o. His address is 4287 Olive street. '92. Albert H. Gillett is at present a teacher in the U. S. Indian schools at Chamberlain, S. D., but states that he expects to his to farm some day. return '95- H e n ry F. L a k e, J r ., is editor and the Gunnison N e w s- publisher of Champion at Gunnison, Colo. '02. Dear sir.—Kindly change the ad dress on my M. A. C. R E C O RD from So. Milwaukee, Wis., to Des Moines, Iowa, care of Des Moines Bridge Co. Have made a change think will be in location, which for the better. H o pe to see any of the old boys w ho may come this to note so much way. Am glad agitation in favor of the memorial building. T h is to my mind is one of the best steps taken at M. A. C. in a long time. Shall be p'eased to help what I can in the cause. I H A R RY L. B R U N G E R. to All who have known Michigan Agricultural College intimately at any time within the past 15 years, will appreciate the significance of the announcement that our sister in stitution in R h o de Island has elect ed its presidency Dr. H o w a rd E d w a r d s, who for many years an'! with distinguished success has held the chair of English Literature and Modern Languages at M. A. C. Such has been the work of Dr. Ed wards at the Agricultural College, relations and such have been his influence with the students and his in the College community that this announcement will be received with the deepest regret by his many friends, by the student body and by the faculty and officers of the Col lege. On the other hand, Dr. E d w a r ds is to be congratulated upon his well merited recognition as a scholar and an educator and his elevation to a position offering a wider field for the exercise of those qualities of heart and mind that have brought to him in the past such a large measure of success in his chosen profession. And the College must, with all its regrets feel a certain pleasure when one of its strong men wins the rec ognition he deserves and is called into a higher sphere of activity. It was in 1890 that Dr. E d w a r ds gave up the professorship of E n g lish and Modern Languages at Ar- Industrial University kansas and came to Michigan to take the posi tion which he now occupies. Sub sequent to his graduation from Ran in 1876, he dolph Macon college studied at the University of Leipsig and in Paris, teaching for a time in that city in the R u dy International School of Languages. Between this time and his entry upon his more distinctly professional work in the West, he taught in the secondary schools of Virginia, his native state and elsewhere in the South, acquir ing in that way, as only one can, the broad knowledge of human nature and that fund of practical experi ence so valuable to him in his later professional career. During the 15 years of his life at M. A. C. no member of the faculty has given more unselfishly of his talent and industry to the institution that he served ; no one has striven more effectively to impress upon the students the untold worth of true manliness and true womanliness and the amenities, nor the virtue of sought to the community in which he lived. to be more helpful R h o de Island is to be congratu lated upon the wisdom of her choice, and we of Michigan while murmur ing at our loss, must be comforted with the thought that we have again contributed a most worthy servant to a worthy cause. THE VALUE OF GRAND FATHERS TO A COLLEGE. One of the chief assets of a col If a college lege is grandfathers. has enough fathers and grandfathers among its alumni who remain loyal to the institution, its success is per manently assured. A large propor tion of the students of great insti tutions like Harvard and Yale are the sons and grandsons of graduates ; in time the college spirit becomes "family tradition." it will form a tangible N ow the chief value of such a memorial hall as we propose to build is that link between the old men and the new in our college life. If we have a hall which we help to build, which com memorates the life and works of the men w ho taught us to learn ; which serves as a meeting place when we may return, it will bind us together and awaken that kind spirit of loy alty which sends generation after generation of the same family, to maintain the tradition of the institu tion. THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED E V E RY T U E S D AY D U R I NG T HE C O L L E GE Y E AR BY T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E GE B A. FAUNCE, 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. WILLSON, '07. P. V. GOLDSMITH, '07. K. H. GILBERT, 08. I. E. PARSONS, 07. R. A. TURNER. '08. GRACE WARNER, 08. CAROLINE LAWRENCE, 06. LELAH BURKHAKT, '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, Mich. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor. Business Office with Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co., 122 Ottawa St. E., Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class mail matter, Lansing, Mich. This paper Is occasionally sent tonon subscrib ers. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper from the post-office, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub - scribe. TUESDA T, MAR. 27, igo6. THE A L U M NI and friends of the college as well as our present students learn with regret of the resignation of one who for fifteen years has held the position of Professor of English and mod ern languages at M. A. C. Dr. E d w a r ds has always been a loyal friend of the institution and one who was able to inspire confidence in the hearts of all who came under his teachings. While his many friends at the college regret to lose his ser vices, we can but congratulate him for his opportunity to serve as pres ident of the R. L college, and also congratulate that institution upon se curing Dr. E d w a r ds as its president. THE R E C O RD this week is given up quite largely to in formation concerning the progress of the Memorial building propo sition. This is done for the reason that many of our alumni and former students have been approached con cerning this matter w ho do not fully understand concerning it and have written Dr. W a t e r m an for more de information. An effort has tailed been made to reach each one, whose address we have secured, with this issue, in which the plans and pro gress have been set forth. In con sequence of the above matter many interesting notes concerning both our alumni and the old college itself have been crowded out, but these will be published later. T he spring term is one of the happiest of the year and M. A. C. is at this season the scene of many interesting events. Would you not like to keep in touch with your college home? THE MEMORIAL PROJECT EXPLAINED. these are for While almost daily additions are being made to the Memorial build ing fund, yet, in view of the fact that the most part rather small and also that some of the class committees write that the " b o y s" do not reply, the committee is wondering whether the children of the M. A. C. are less loyal to her than are the alumni of other great institutions to their alma m a t e r; or whether, even with all that has been said, the project is not well under stood. Does some catholic spirited the proposed that friend imagine under to an object Memorial building is after all only a home for the Y o u ng Men's Chris tian Association another name? Do our Y. M. C. A. friends feel that they are being cajoled into contributing entirely foreign to the interests of their order ? Do our friends in general feel that the State Board of Agricul'ure is by any ruse st eking to erect buildings for the state out of funds contributed by them ? Surely this cannot be and yet we have heard some whispers suggesting a mild affirmation to all these questions. Let us get clearly in mind just what is really intended in this project of a Memorial build ing, for it is a comprehensive one. T he University of Michigan is already and for the fame reasons, attempting to accomplish similar re sults upon a vastly larger scale in volving the erection of two buildings. To our liberal, democratic friends, we answer that our project in no sense contemplates the erection of a Y. M. C. A. building, with simply a different name over the door, for no organization, religious or otherwise will be given any exclusive privileges or any discriminating recognition. To our Y. M. C. A. friends, we answer that they in common with other similar associations will be welcome to share this common home. To our wary friends who may suspect a scheme on the part of the governing board of the College, we may say first that, waving the very important question as to whether the board may or may not legally appropriate funds and erect such a building as has been proposed, if it could do so, yet, owing to the array of buildings that must be had in or der to carry on the practical work of the erection of such a building as we have in mind would have to be postponed to such a point in the future as to make it of little interest to the present genera tion. A m o ng the buildings now under consideration might be men tioned an engineering building, a new agricultural building, an admin istration building and auditorium, a library building and an addition to the botanical laboratory. the institution, In the second place the building is to be, to a large extent at the ser vice and for the personal use of those w ho are asked to contribute to it. Here, let us hope, in years to come will gather, from time to time, the loyal sons and daughters of M. A. C, and recount to one another the happy experiences of college days. We would have all of our friends feel that in this proposed Memorial Building they will find a center of welcome and good cheer, while it commemorates the lives of those who have honored the institution with their labors. T he audience room in the build ing as it has been planned will be admirably adapted to the require ments of student organizations in general and will be especially appre ciated at the time of athletic mass meetings, for the holding of which there is now no suitable place. A few guest rooms will be provided, not with a view to making this in any sense a rooming house, but in order that, when occasion requires, to entertainments may be given alumni and friends of the College. One of the long-felt needs of this place has been a suitable restaurant or cafe where one might take a friend for a meal. This want will be provided for in the new building. Indeed, it will minister to so many needs of students and patrons, will be so much a center of social inter that course and good after experiencing its many benefits, all will wonder w hy the attempt was not made years before. fellowship THE ORGANIZATION FOR RAISING THE MONEY FOR THE MEMORIAL BUILDING. At the request of the committee which was appointed by the State Board to have entire control of the proposed Memorial Building project which has been fully described by Secretary Brown in another article, President Snyder called a meeting of all the teachers, and at this meet ing he was instructed to appoint a committee from the teaching force to co-operate with the committee from the State Board in the solicit ing of subscriptions. T he commit tee which he appointed consisted of Dr. G. A. Waterman, Prof. C. D. Smith, Prof. W. O. Hedrick, F. C. Kenney and F. R. Hurst. This committee after carefully going over the ground felt that the canvass of alumni best be carried out by classe?, and so we selected from each class one of its members and requested that he select two other members to assist him in soliciting subscriptions from the class. felt time the work. to undertake As evidence that So satisfactorily has this plan was quite acceptable to the alumni we had very little difficulty in securing In men fact, in nearly every case the person whom we first selected accepted. instances, however, the In a few ones whom we selected that interests would not their business permit of their devoting to this work the amount of that it was worthy of receiving and should have, and so requested that some other member of the class be se cured. this work gone forward that of the 43 classes which have graduated com mittees have been organized in 39. It is not due, however, to a lack of in terest on the part of the members of the other classes that committees have not been organized in them, but rather to the fact that the persons whom the committee selected were men, who, for one reason or an other, had taken upon themselves extra work at this particular time, and while in every instance with two or three exceptions, they expressed themselves as thoroughly interested in the undertaking and stated that they would support financially, yet felt that for the good of the pro ject they ought not to accept the re sponsibility of becoming chairman of a committee to solicit funds. it T he chairmen of the class com mittees are as follows : '61—Adams Bayley, Birming ham, Mich. '62—Francis Hodgman, Climax, Mich. '66—Chas. Watson, Milwaukee, W i s. '67—Will W. Tracy, Washington, D. C. '68—Alfred G. Gulley, Storrs, Conn. '69—James Satterlee, Lansing, Mich. '70—Charles W. Garfield, Grand Rapids, Mich. '71—Byron D. Halsted, N ew Brunswick, N. J. '72—Mathew S. Lowder, Dakota City-, Iowa. '73—Benjamim T. Halstead, Pe- toskey, Mich. '74—Charles L. Bemis, Mich. Ionia, '75—Frank J. Annis, F o rt Collins, Colo. '76—Ervin D. Brooks, Ann Arbor, Mich. '77—Lyman A. Lilly, Petoskey, Mich. '78—Emmon O. Ladd, Old Mis sion, Mich. '79—Mrs. W m. McBain, Grand Rapids, Mich. '80—Willard L. T h o m a s, Trav erse City, Mich. '82—Louis B. Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich. '85—Harris E. T h o m a s, Lansing, Mich. '86—Philip B. Wood worth, Lewis Institute, Chicago, 111. '87—Irving B. Bates, Flint, Mich. '88—Louis A. Bregger, Bangor, Mich. '89—William Lightbody, Detroit, Mich. '90—Chas. E. Ferris, Knoxville, T e n n. '91 — Kenyon L. Butterfield, King ston, R. I. '92 —George A. Hawley, Hart, Mich. '93—Luther H. Baker, Lansing, Mich. '94—John W. Rittinger, South B e n d , I n d. '95—Gerrit Masselink, Big R a p ids, Mich. '96—Louis D. Sees, Unionville, Mich. '97—Cha«. F. Herrmann, Lan sing, Mich. '98—Fred L. Woodworth, Case- ville, Mich. '99—William D. H u r d, Orono, M e. '00—William T. P a r k s, Benton Harbor, Mich. '01—Ralph M. Lickley, 70 W h a l- ley Ave., N ew Haven, Conn. '02—Bert W e r m u t h, 232, 24th St., Dttroit, Mich. '03—James G. Moore, 919 Univ. Ave., Madison, Wis. '04—Charles G. Woodbury, Lan sing, Mich. '05—Clem C. Ford, 2610 Win chester Ave., Chicago, 111. taken upon It goes without saying that these men who have them-- selves the amount of work that will forward be necessary in carrying this in the canvass are interested undertaking, and the following quo tations from the letters that have been received will show the feelings of others : " T he idea is certainly a fine one, and since the alumni of M. A. C. have never done anything toward helping the College, I would expect them to be quick in helping in this work."—'99. " F or my part I am in favor of the proposed building,and will contribute according to my means. T h e re is nothing too good for old M. A. C. H er prosperity always gives great Benj. T. Halstead, satisfaction." ' 7 3- •'•• " Your letter of J a n u a ry 31 st rela tive to the proposed Memorial Build ing at the College has been re ceived. I need not assure you that the movement has my hearty sym pathy, and will receive such finan cial encouragement as I may find I wish you all myself able to give. manner of success in the enterprise" —'73- " Your favor of recent date is at hand. I regret very much that it would be impracticable for me to undertake the work which you have requested, inasmuch as my time for the next few months is more than I shall be glad to fully occupied. THE M. A. C. RECORD. I hope I am not selfish in looking the feeling to future visits at the col forward that there is lege, with the "old to be a place even for boys." It seems but yesterday since I sat with a little group of thirty-two young men and women, on the north side of the armory, and re ceived the diploma at the hands of P r e s. Willits; since I attended my it—in last " h o p" in—don't mention the old chapel ( ?) which during the day had been used for the commence ment dinner. As I look over the list of the faculty at the present time, lege of which Michigan has a just right to be proud. I am sure you will express the sentiments of '88 if you descend from your professional dignity the '•'•Uzz! boys Uzz! Uzz! M. A. C." in a good rousing, long enough lead to W i th best wishes, and personal regards, I am, Y o u rs very truly, W M. M U N S O X, '88. I recently visited Rockefeller Hall at Brown University, which is the home of the Brown Union. T he floor, with a this auditorium on stage, and this room is used by the dramatic club of the Uuiversity. On the third floor are a card room, a study room for the day students, a practice room for the debating club, office room for the managers of the various athletic associations, ami several committee the basement are a b lliard and pool room, the student the editoral offices of publications, rooms, and a restaurant and dining room. rooms. toilet In that the University who the College, and religious the In talking with some of the mem bers of are deeply inttrested in the Union, the thought was expressed that, if plans were to be laid afresh, at least two important changes would be warmly advocated; one, the Union should be absolutely free to every the student in other, that element should be given a more prominent place, if possible having its head floor. T h e re quarters on the can be no doubt, however, about the value of the Brown Union to the University. President Faunce has aptly characterized it as "the hearth It is an stone of the University." effort to bring together at a common meeting place and for common in terests all the elements of the Uni versity. It is here that all the ath letic associations and student organ izations, as well as the different fra ternity men, may gather the spirit of the University. first in however, I see but two names of loved as those whom I knew and teachers. I suppose that Dr. Beal still mildlv confides to the too know ing freshman that "the sophomore lied," about the plant he is so glibly that describing. " F r a n k" Kedzie is still "on speak ing t e r m s" with his instructors, so that the men who attempt to slip out of the side door and "cut" the prac- ticums come to grief, as in former years. that student life cannot be so joyous, and sure, however, suppose I am also I Brown Union is an organization of members of the university, including students, faculty and alumni, but the active members are confined to those in nearby resi at the college or dence. T he hall in reality, a is, It is club house for the university. intended to be the social and relig ious center of the institution. T he house rules are quite strict, and are essentially those of a typical city I believe the dues are $4 a club. year, and only members are admitted to privileges of the hall. I understand, after T he Brown Union was planned a somewhat, similar building at Dartmouth. T he University of Pennsylvania has, for this some time, had a building of kind. is a T he Harvard Union notable illustration of a single social and religious center. It may be said in passing that Brown University enrolls only a slightly larger number of men than does M. A. C, and the the same argument that persuaded construct Brown authorities to Union are available in this impor tant campaign among the alumni of contribute to the fund, however, and trust that the amount necessary will be raised in a short time"—'83. A n o t h er one of the early gradu ates closes his letter as follows: "I hope this effort to secure a Memo rial Building will meet the hearty co operation of all the alumni and form er students of M. A. C. It will certainly add very much to the at tractiveness of our dear old College home"—'69. recent Another more alumni writes : " Y o ur letter reached me a few days ago. I assure you I am entirely in sympathy with the idea of erecting a memorial building and am ready to give my assistance to the plan and organization."—'94. Another w r i t e s: " Y o ur favor of the 27th received and contents noted. I do not see how I can at present give any time to the project as out lined in your circular. I am, how ever, heartily in sympathy with the little later when movement, and a business engagements are not so pressing I will be very glad to assist in any way that I can to make it a success.—'83. Another 'S3 man writes : "I am very much interested in the proposed memorial building to be erected at the College. I am sure the movement is a wise one, and that it will receive cordial sup port." loyalty Another one of the older alumni in many ways w ho has manifested to his Alma Mater his w r i t e s: " In reply to your recent favor of the 31st, requesting me to act as a committee from my class in the matter of soliciting subscriptions for the proposed Memorial Build ing, I am compelled to say that my business engagements are such that, in justice to them and also to the proposed undertaking, I cannot at tempt the work. I will be glad to contribute in money, however, and I sincerely regret that I cannot con tribute in time." '74. Another writes : " It is needless for me to say that I am heartily in sympathy with the project which your letter presents, and I shall be pleased to contribute what my lim ited means will allow." " T he conception and plan for a Memorial Building appeals to me as peculiarly happy and appropriate. Summed up, the lives of those teach ers, the men of M. A. C. whose memory we hold in love and rever ence are expressed in "Inspiration and Service." So will this Memor ial Hall stand for and give inspira tion and service. It will be a priv ilege to help the little I can in build ing Bregger, 'S8. this memorial." -— Louis A. Another writes in response to a letter with regard to the Memorial: "I am very much the w o rk of which you speak and will be very glad to be of any service in the farthering of the enterprise."—- interested in '79- Another w r i t e s: "I will gladly assist in any way that I can to bring about a happy result in the Memorial undertaking."—'92. My Dear Sir : It was with much pleasure that I learned of the pro posed memorial building at M. A. C, and you may be assured that I the will do all that I can to further project. in which every loyal son and daughter of our alma mater has, or should have, a personal interest, since the building is to be not only an ornament to the campus we love, and of direct utility in the social uplift of the student body, but also a home for the wan derers of former years. is a project It E>ASJLA£.NT PLAN F l E ^T FLO02. PL.AW SECOND rUOOR. PLAM yet so earnest, as when I lived in " P hi Heaven,"—third floor, middle ward, of old Wells Hall. W i th the old friends gone, and the old student home gone,—though Club B still remains—the earlier the college are indeed students of strangers in a strange land should they be so fortunate as to make a and fleeting this memorial building will serve to unite more closely the ties of love and f riendship,characteristic of those w ho have had the good fortune to spend even a short period at the col- call on alma mater; Rockefeller hall, which was built chiefly by gift from J o hn D. Rocke feller though partly by subscriptions from alumni, and which is devoted the Brown entirely to the uses of Union, is a large, handsome building containing on the first floor a large smoking room, a trophy room and a reading room. T h e re few latter, but a large list books in the of periodicals. On the second floor are the headquarters of the Y. M. C. A., with offices, committee rooms, rooms and small rooms for study T h e re is also a 1 a r g e meetings. are M. A. C. for funds for a Memorial Building. I hope that the alumni of M. A. C. will appreciate the need for the building and also this opportunity for showing their loyalty to M. A. C. I think this is the first time that M. A. C. alumni have been asked to contribute any important amount of money to the College. Is it not time, on the eve of the celebration of the golden anniversary of " t he mother of agricultural colleges," that her sons should be able to pre- ( THE M. A. C. RECORD. to are able. M ay we not hope that in this undertaking the alumni will be united and all work to the same end, a Memorial those who did so much in shaping the institution of which we are sons and daughters, the and to which we owe much for success that has come to us in life as a result of the initial momentum given us by our alma mater. G. A. W A T E R M A N. THE FORMER SPECIAL STU DENTS AND THE MEMOR IAL BUILDING. A m o ng the students of the special courses, class feeling could not be expected the boys are with each other for six or eight weeks only. In one case where the same set of young men to run high because which they can return at any time after leaving college to find a room awaiting them if they must stay all night and to find at least some of the environments of a home. Certainly the interest taken by these men who have never stayed at college longer than eight weeks, is exceedingly encouraging. T h ey could not be expected to enter as en thusiastically into the erection of the Memorial building as do the Alumni. To whom much is given, of him much may be expected and certainly a man who has enjoyed the bounty of a state and nation for four years will be glad of the opportunity, not to requite the bounty of the govern to manifest their love for ment but their alma mater by a generous dona tion to this building. came together two successive for winters, the class has organized in this matter of building a Memorial Building and will present the gifts of its members in one. W i th the other men it was quite impossible to organize on the basis of the annual class. Letters have been written them, enclosing the article by Secre tary Brown showing the uses of the not been T h ey have building. urged re contribute, yet to sponses are exceedingly gratifying. In each case the regret is that the donor is not richer, that he might contribute a larger sum. the One young man in mailing his subscription of $25 remarks that it is but a small p e r c e nt of the debt Another $25 subscription from another special course student. This time the gift is an expression of a duty to the old college because of great obligation for the benefits con ferred by it. Still another $25 subscription from a special student in St. Clair county. So they keep coming show ing the loyalty of the special course men institution which has contributed to their financial success, as well as to their broader manhood. the to IT IS COMING. T he class of'70 has pledged $600 is re- and as we go to print word STUOENT'S ROOM that the college. All of he owes the men express keenest interest in the it project. T h ey appreciate means a lot to a youngster coming in from the farm to a great big insti tution to have a building which is a home to him and where he can meet at least one man ready to extend the glad hand. T h ey realize too that it means much to the special course men to have a building to which they can go between classes or in the evening to spend hours which would otherwise be spent in home s i c k n e s s. T h ey appreciate t he greater interest that they themselves will take in the college if they can there is one building to feel that ceived from the chairman of '91 that the first five men of the class which he approached subscribed an aggre gate of $375. Does it Pay to Spray ?—B. D., Kas.,—Spray what? If fruit trees, yes. If potatoes, yes, if hen houses yes. It pays to spray any plant that is attacked by fungus flowers enemies. and garden stuff for same reason. It pays to use sprayer to white wash houses, hen houses. barns, hog Spray p u mp the whole is useful year. insect or It pays to spray sent her a token of their undying love and loyalty ? K E N Y ON L. B U T T E K F I E L D, '91, Kingston, R. I. Mv Dear Dr. W a t e r m an : You ask for my opinion in regard to the building of a memorial hall on the college grounds. I am heartily in sympathy with this movement. T he building is not only needed but the idea of having the alumni of the col lege contribute in proportion to their means towards this building, is very much It will add greatly to their interest in their alma mater. Many of us are busy men and do not think we can afford much time to devote to the welfare of this great institution. I believe the accomplishment of your purpose the will aid much in strengthening loyalty of the alumni for their be loved alma mater. to be commended. Yours very truly, C O L ON C. L I L I . I E. We give these quotations because we believe that it is due to all who are interested in the welfare of our Alma Mater, and this includes every alumnus and old student who has influence, to know come under something of the fee'ings of some of the members of our family with regard to this matter. its short course Unless there have been some very recent deaths, there are at present 1013 living alumni. We have the present addresses of all of these with the exception of about 125, and it is only a matter of a little time be fore we can secure the maj rity of the remaining addresses. We also hope to be able to secure the ad dresses of at least 1,000, besides the students, of special those who have been in attendance at the College, but w ho for one rea to son or another, were not able complete the course. F r om this it is a very easy matter for us to de termine what each must do in order that this undertaking shall succeed. A number of the alumni have al ready made subscriptions, liberal but the success of this enterprise to our mind will not depend upon the larger subscriptions of a few, but rather upon smaller subscriptions from all, and in this connection I wish to suggest that when we re ceive from the Chairman of our class the request that we assist in this undertaking, that we give a prompt reply, remembering that the w o ik that he has taken upon him self is at best somewhat extensive, and a little neglect on the part of the members of the class will only add to his labors. the It may be of intt rest to the alumni to know how the student body feels in regard to this matter, and in this connection I may say that they are deeply interested. Committees have various been organized and classes are being solicited for sub scriptions. T he senior class, so far as soliciting is concerned, have taken the initiative and will secure $300. liberal, and T h is we feel those of us who paid our own way through college will appreciate what it means for a class to raise this amount during the last term qf their college course, and I may say that there are still a great many of our students who are paying their own way through college. is very As was said by Senator A. B. Cook, '93, in a talk before the stu dents at a mass meeting a short time ago, the success of undertakings of this kind is simply a matter of every one putting their shoulders to the wheel and pushing as best they GOOD ROADS FOR FARM ERS. these also contribute T h e re is a temptation in writing this question nearly always to on urge the greater comforts of living where the roads are good, the satis faction of pride and of public spirit, and the claims of good taste and love of order and beauty; and to urge that to the material prosperity of the coun try in keeping and attracting people to the country and in stimulating greater national development. But I do not care in this paper to appeal to county, state, or national pride but rather to the practicability of constructing hard, smooth perma I wish to appeal to the nent roads. more sordid, solid, re turns of money values and rest the matter there. immediate through means of the night. However As a rule, Michigan farmers are a peculiarly conservative class, which fact has been somewhat ridiculously explained by our western friends by saying that Michigan's population moved over the border from Canada that during may be, it is a fact that a majority of our farmers or their fathers have hewn out the tneir homes from forest. Their homes have been frugality built and economy; which process has made them a very conservative peo ple. Hence in presenting any in novation in public-improvement, the first thing he will ask you, is, "will it pay ?" By this he usually means, will it bring in immediate monetary returns. He cares not whether it raises the standard of country life ; improves its educational advantages ; makes the country more beautiful; or makes country life more enjoy able so long as it brings in ah im mediate and direct money returns, and unless you- can show him that it will, you have not presented your strongest argument to him. of T he problem constructing hard, permanent roads is not a hard one to present in a practical way. Examples and lessons of experience are everywhere so abundant that he who runs may read. W h en a num ber of wealtby men in any part of our country take a tract of land to develop, they first expend thousands of dollars for roads because it pays to do so. But how will it pay? If you can roads the farmer that good show will raise the price of every bushel of grain that he raises from 2 to 5 cents, or will raise the price of every ton of hay from $1 to $1.50 per ton it would be very do you suppose long before he would insist on stone roads? Let us take a concrete ex ample. Suppose a farm of 100 acres should produce 250 bushels of wheat, 1200 bushels of oats, 300 bushels of barley, 600 bushels of corn, 1200 bushels of potatoes, and 40 tons of hay, which figures are given as minimum amounts. Under the Michigan farmer's system of agriculture all of the produce men tioned would be hauled to town and some of it back again, and with our present system of roads it would mean 91 trips to town, while with stone roads it would mean not more than 50 trips. At a distance of 4 miles this would mean a saving of at least $80 per year. N o w, as a it would pay business proposition every farmer in Michigan to pay $S per acre for a couple of years for the construction of permanent roads, and, at this rate, two years of such payment would make every road in THE M. A. C. RECORD. FOOD CHOPPERS Universal and Griswold EVERY KIND OF FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. Cots Folding Beds flatresses Both good and well known. 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Wk *@ ^^S i ^y ^P FOR COLLEGE HEN G UN M E T AL BUTTON SHOE Price $ 4 . 00 a Pair. A SHOE WITH CHARACTER and Sat isfaction at every point — Style, Wear, Comfort—and Oak Sole Leather used in every pair. C. D. WOODBURY'S S ?0RE^ HOLLISTER BLOCK. *£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. *£ Miss Ella M c M a n us '08 is spend ing h er vacation working in the President's office. Enroll on election day Monday, April 2, and vote at the J u ne 12 primary election. W. D. Frazer '09 is spending the vacation with M. B. Ashley '08 at his home in Davison. Even if you do receive a " y e l l ow envelope" do not be frightened,—It may be just your standings. Miss Bach of the botanical de partment, accompanies her aunt on a trip to Washington during Easter vacation. T he address of M r. Gokay should have read Samar, P. I., instead of the amusing way in which it ap peared last week. Director Brewer has rented the Woodbury house formerly occupied by Prof. Dandeno and will move into the same April 1. Miss Louise Mans and Miss Lauretta Hendricks will spend the next three months at the State Nor mal when they will be granted t he B. P d. degree. T he annual meeting of the State Academy of Science and School Masters Club meets in A nn Arbor March 29, 30 and 31. Several M. A. C. people will attend. T he new engines and generators have been set up, and when the lighting system has been installed we shall have one of the finest and best equipped engine houses to be found in the state. B. P. Mendozo, of Santo D o mingo, w ho entered college some time ago, has decided to go to Big Rapids for a few terms where he will spend the greater part of his time on English. T he class orators for commence chosen. T h ey ment have been are, - C. A. Wilson from the agri cultural course, J o hn R. Lambert from the mechanical course, and Alida Alexander will represent t he women's course. Our debating team accompanied by Dr. E d w a r d s, went to A nn A r bor Friday, where in the evening they listened to the Michigan—Wis consin debate on the Railroad Rate question. Michigan for the affirm ative won the decision. T. H. McHatton has secured some interesting results from his experi ments in crossing strawberries in These are being the green house. grown in pots and the fruit is be ginning to ripen. T he work will be continued in the field in the spring. M r. A. R. Kohler, of the Iowa agricultural college, who has been elected to the position of assistant in horticulture in place of M r. Craig, resigned, will begin his duties the beginning of next will have charge of a laboratory sec tion in vegetable gardening and also teach a class in kitchen garden work for women students. term. M r. K. Music lovers of Lansing and the college will have an opportunity on April 3 to hear Miss Nina Fletcher, violinist, in a recital at the First Baptist church. T he young lady is considered by critics to be one of the most brilliant and promising young violinists in Boston. Tickets will be on sale at the bookstore. T he members of the E ro Alphian society were pleasantly entertained at the home of Miss Irma Himmel- berger, in Lansing, Friday evening, March 16. A five course dinner was served which was suggestive of St. Patrick's day, as also were the decorations. Miss Avery chaper oned, and in h er usual w ay helped to make the evening an enjoyable one. T he horticultural department has received applications for men as fol lows : 1. To take full charge of the vegetable and flower gardens of the Michigan State School at Cold- water. 2. To be assistant superin- tendentof the Davidson fruit farms in West Virginia. Address C. M. Da vidson, Huntington, W e st Virginia. 3. T o a ct as assistant in the shipping department of Nathan Smith and Son Wholesale Florists, Adrian, Mich., and another man w ho is capable of taking charge of a section. T he prayer meeting of the Y. M. C. A. T h u r s d ay evening w as lead by M r. Fisk, whose term as president expires at the end of this term. M r. Bates and Rider also spoke. T he new committees for the com ing year have been elected, so that the association is well organized for the spring work. Resolutions, condemning the re cent action of the Agricultural soci ety in allowing the sale of intoxicat ing liquors or Sunday opening at the State fair were also adopted. in Nathan D. Corbin, a former in structor at M. A. C., died Monday, March 19, of heart disease, after an illness of about three months. M r. Corbin was assistant professor of History and Economics at the Col lege '90-'92, and had many friends among M. A. C. people. time connected He was for some with having newspaper work, served on both the N e ws and Tri bune orphaned children aged 13 and 11 years respectively, his wife having been dead about 7 years. M r. Cor bin was a graduate of the university law school and practiced for some time in A nn Arbor. (Detroit). He leaves t wo Prof. Pettit's bulletin on "Insects of the G a r d e n" is now being distri buted. This bulletin is the second of the series dealing with the insects affecting garden and truck crops in Michigan. In case there is a de mand for them other bulletins of a like nature will be published. A series of this kind should prove use ful for reference. This one, N o. 233, is a bulletin of 70 pages and is conveniently arranged, the various garden crops being in alphabetical order with the insects affecting them, and the remedy under the same head. T he bulletin contains 65 illustra tions, many of which comprise t wo or more figures showing the insects their various stages of growth. in Altogether the bulletin furnishes a valuable work for both the general farmer and the truck gardener and will be greatly appreciated. THE M. A. C. RECORD. GOOD ROADS FOR FARM ERS. (Continued from page 4) Michigan a macadamized road, and the increase in the valuation of farm lands would more than pay for the construction of the roads. T h is has been demonstrated to be true where- ever good roads have been con and Essex In Union structed. counties of N ew Jersey there are now nearly 40 miles of telford and macadamized road, built at a cost of $350,000, or about $ 10,000 per mile. T he property in Union county alone has actually appreciated in value far more than the cost of roads, and this not only in cases of sale or exchange, but upon the tax levy. the farms as you drive Did you ever take a trip into the country and notice the conditiHE AMERICAN LAUNDRY solicits a share 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 Age.itS. MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSING. Parlors. Masquerade Wigs M RS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdressing for Rent. 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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. STOPFER, D. D. S. Office 105 Wash N H. MOORE, D. D. S, Office 411-13 Hollister R W. MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, Room D E. PARMELEE, Dentist, 117J4 Washing- Building, Lansing, Mich. Citizens phone 475. ton Ave. S., Lansing, Michigan. Citizens' 517. Citizens Phone 52, Bell Phone 396. Phone, office 275; residence, 261. # PIANO TUNING, J. Parker. Action Work a Specialty. Teacher of Violin and Saxaphone. Parkers' Orchestra, 119 Pennslvania Ave. N. Cit izens 'phone 689., Lansing, Mich. OCULISTS. CHAS. G. JENKINS, M. D. — Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a, m., and 2 to 5 p. m. Citizens Phone No. 1030, • Rooms 213-204 Prudden Block. PHYSICIANS. 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 219 Capitol Ave. J W. HAGADORN. M. D.—Office hours, 11 to DR. H. W. LANDON. Office and residence, M. A. C. 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