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, A P R. 3, 1906. N o. 2S FARMERS' INSTITUTE CORN SPECIAL. T he faculty. T he L a ke Shore & Michigan Southern Railway has consented to run a special train over its lines for the purpose of holding a series of railroad train will institutes. T he consist of a passenger coach, in which the meetings will be held, and a baggage car for the apparatus and exhibits. At each of the meetings addresses will be made by Prof. C. D. Smith, Prof. J. A. Jeffery, and other members of the Agricultural principal College topics that will be discussed will be " T he Improvement of Corn," and "Better Methods of Corn Culture." In the baggage car there will be a contain corn exhibit, which will typical specimens of the different varieties of corn, and apparatus for testing the germination of seed corn. in corn culture should attend these meetings if possible, as statistics show that it should be an easy matter to add 50 per cent, to the average yie'd of corn in Michigan. Attend this in stitute and learn how to do it. T he "Corn Special" will Every person interested leave Lanising at 8 :oo a. m. April 9, and will stop one hour at each of the following points : 8 : 1 5 am April 9. Dimondale 9:30 a m E at n Rapids 10 150 a m Springport 1 :oo p m Albion 2 : 1 5 pm H o m er 3 145 p m Litchfield 9 :30 a m April 10 N o r th Adams 11 :oo a m Somerset 1 :oo p m Brooklyn 2 =25 p m Clinton 3 140 p m Tecumseh 8 :oo a m April 11 Adrian 9:30 a m Hudson 11 :oo a m Hillsdale 1 :oo p m Jonesville 2 125 p m Quincy 3 :45 p m Coldwater 8:00 a m April 12 Bronson Sturgis 9 130 a m W h i te Pigeon 11 :oo a m 1 :oo p m Constantine 2 :2o p m Moorpark 3 145 p m Schoolcraft 8:00 a m April 13 Cooper 9:20 am Otsego 10 150 am Allegan 1 :oo p m Hopkins 2 =30 p m Byron Center 2 145 p m Grandville u u a « L. R. T A F T, Supt. F a r m e r s' Institutes. NONESUCH BROTHERS. than Next Saturday, April 7, the great consolidated shows of Nonesuch Brothers will again appear at M. A. C. bigger and better ever. T h e re will be a street parade soon after dinner which will be made a special feature. T h e re will be two performances, one at 2 :30 and one at 7 130 p. m. In the main show will be the menagerie, a first class burlesque entertainment, and the show will close with the regulation circus concert. T he young ladies will serve refreshments of all kinds. M r. Nonesuch, the manager and an nouncer, who made such a decided hit last year, will be with us again and this the in itself is proof great show will be a decided success. A nominal fee of fifteen cents ad Come mission will be charged. out and enjoy the performance. that NOTICE the T h e re will be a meeting of Chicago M. A. C. Alumni Associa tion for dinner on April 7, at 7:00 p. M. T he meeting will be at T he Union, 117 Randolph. Price $1.50 per p'ate. Informatio 1 concerning anv M. A. C. men who have to Chicago, will be cently moved gratefully received by Philip B. W o o d w o r t h, 5S08 Ohio St., Chi cago. re ATHLETICS. T he management will sell base ball season tickets, good for all home games for $1.50. These will be in the form of coupon tickets similar to those used last fall. T he schedule includes intercollegiate games and two early practice games, mak ing schedule in all. T he as arranged gives us some splendid the price of $1.50 for games and the season is certainly very reason able. twelve the Considerable work has been done on the athletic field during vacation, in placing the which has resulted same in first class condition. T he general plan of fencing, etc., has been changed a little, the track has been recindered and a new curve put in on the east end. T a k en in all the field is in the best shape it has ever been. COLLEGE MINSTRELS. T he minstrels, 16 in number, left the college Monday, March 26, for Williamston, where the first enter tainment was given. T he boys were well received here, encores being frequent. T he next morning at 10 o'clock the company left for Grand L e d ge where they gave a perform ance in the evening. T h ey were at Belding Wednesday night and St. J o h ns on T h u r s d a' . Belding gave the best house of the four places and treated royally. F r om St. J o h ns nearly all of the boys went to their homes to spend a few days be the college. fore T he company reports a fine time and judging from press notices the trip as a whole was a success. the opening of them T he company plans to give an entertainment T h u r s d ay evening in Lansing. T h e re will be several ad ditions to the program, more end men, a larger chorus and other at-' tractions. V. M. Shoesmith, '01, sends in his pledge for the memorial build ing and wishes the movement every success. He states that the Kansas Agricultural College is contemplat ing the erection of a Y. M. C. A. building. F I N A N C I AL REPORT OF TREASURER OF Y. M. C A. R E C E I P T S. On hand April 1st, 1905 Subscriptions by the faculty . . . Dues and subscriptions by students Bible study books Advertisements in handbook and $194 10 400 49 389 64 72 85 directory Rent of rooms Lakeside fund 42 00 30 50 37 25 Total $1,166 83 E X P E N D I T U R E S. . .. Salary of general secretary . Loaned for Bible study books . . Printing Delegates expenses to Lakeside . Mission work Incidental expenses of general sec retary International pledge State pledge Electric lights Incidentals Delegates' expenses to state con vention Janitor Periodicals Delegates' expenses to Geneva . . Stationery $574 00 87 70 63 75 70 00 40 00 30 10 25 00 25 00 2210 13 33 13 40 12 50 5 25 5 00 2 50 Total On hand March 23, '06 . . . $989 63 177 20 H. H. CROSBY, Treasurer. ft,166 83 land interesting Prof. Kedzie has recently received from A. N. letter an Clark of Wallaceburg, Ont., w ho recently spent a week in the Cobalt Mining district. T he about Cobalt he states is taken up and held at high prices. T he richest veins are in Cobalt and confined to a region about one by two miles. Outside of this the veins are very thin. He men'ioned seeing a nug get in one of the banks 5 in. x 15 in. x 22 in. in size. T he methods used in mining in that district are very crude as regards mechanxal appli ances. T he face of the country is very rough, broken up by numerous small lakes. A railroad runs from North Bay, Ont., to Liskeard which, built and operated by the govern ment of Ontario, is a model. Al though the country traversed by this road is very rough and swampy, the bed T he coaches are comfortable and service good. T he service given on this road was com pared with that of some of the roads in the U. S. and Mr. Clark thought if government ownership made the difference, he was in favor of it. He closes by giving an interesting de this the scription of mining district, in price of lands, and the crowded con dition incident to the rush for the silver fields. towns about the is smooth. rapid rise A card has been received which gives us the name of the very first man to enter the Michigan agricul tural college. He is M r. Seneca N. Taylor, a lawyer of St. Louis, Mo., with business address at Mechanics Bank building. Mr. Taylor entered from Oakland and was in college during 1857-58-59. ALUMNI '78. Mr.- and M r s. W. K. Prudden and daughters, A my and Edwina, re turned home Tuesday, March 27, after a seven w e e k s' stay in N ew Orleans and other points. T h ey re port an enjoyable time. '99- T he church at Pontiac, Mich., to which W. Roscoe Kedzie was re cently called as pastor, celebrated the 75th anniversary of founding, Sunday, March 25. M r s. Ella Ked zie has been spending the week with her son at the above place. its '79- At a recent meeting of the M. A. C. alumni association the west Cass Herrington with above class was chosen president, and L. G. Carpenter a member of the execut ive committee of three. in for We are indebted to Prof. Holds- In my the following: worth recent visit to Monrovia, (Cal.) a sanitorium for the treatment of tu berculosis, I met some M. A. C. men in whom the readers of your pa per will be interested. L. D. Remmington, '89, is here with his wife, who is taking treat ment at the sanitorium. Mr. R e m mington was president of the pres ent senior medic, class at A nn Ar bor, but suspended his university work to accompany his wife. He takes entire charge of little daughter while M r s. Remmington is making a rapid recovery. their R. L. Reynolds, '95, has had a long fight with a complicated case of tuberculosis, but the chances are that he will entirely recover from the pulmonary trouble. He is look ing well. G. N. Eastman, followed by a busy trip '97, w ho was very seriously run down by hard work to Europe in the interest of his firm, is making substantial gains. T h e re is no doubt of his final recovery. tuberculosis expects W . J. Bailey, ' 0 1, w ho came out over a year ago with a serious case of to pulmonary leave the sanitorium soon with his case so well in hand that he can complete recovery elsewhere. At present he is doing a lot of photo graphic work. A prominent factor in these cases is the way in which the men study their conditions and follow to the letter treatment marked out by the physicians. the A. H. P e r r y, with '78, and his family are living in Los Angeles where they have been for some time on account of the ill health of some of the children. Mr. P e r ry is largely interested in land in N ew Mexico. B. H. Holds worth with '03, and his wife Maud Hagadorn, with '05, are settled in Los Angeles. T he stork visited their bungalow a few months them William ago and Harold. left with Percy Tallant, with '08, entered Leland Stanford after the holidays. He expects to pass up in all subjects taken at M. A. C. THE M. A. C. RECORD. ALPHA ZETA. Y. w. c. A. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR BY THE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE L. FAUNCE, MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS. E. A. WILL-SON, '07. P. V. GOLDSMITH, '07. K. H. GILBERT, 08. I. E. PARSONS, 07. R. A. TURNER. '08. GRACE WARNER, 08. CAROLINE LAWRENCE, 06. LELAH BURKHART, '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 to non subscrib ers. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper from the post-office, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe. TUESDAY, APR. j, 1906. ROSTER. the Following is a roster of the vari ous societies, associations and clubs term. These are for arranged alphabetically and will it is believed be of use to students and others desiring to refer to same : spring M. J. Dorsey F. A. Farley E J. Krause T. H. McHatton F. A. Farley Chancelor Censor Scribe Treasurer Chronicler AURORIAN. G A. Brown L. N. Hayden . W. H. Rider L. C. Brass R. G. Hoopingarner . . .. RECORD Editor Sarg't at Arras R. L Pennell . President Vice President Secretary Treasurer COLUMBIAN. . . ECLECTIC. E. N. Bates W. E Piper J. V. Sheap . H. A. Orvis G. H. Allen . . J. H. Taylor O. C. Post G. Verran A. C. Pratt L. C. Reynolds G. B. Hayes President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Marshal President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Marshal Librarian ERO ALPHIAN. Lora M. Hyde Lelah Burkhart Olive Graham Shirley Gardner Katherine Koch Alzina Holmes EUNOMIAN. H. C. Bucknell . . . L. B. Westerman E. I. Wilcox R. V. Tanner A. E. Falconer E. E. Kurtz H. Shull FERONIAN. Florence Case, Maud Ferguson Helen Hyde, Carolyn Ellsworth, HESPERIAN. R. C. Graham W. E Wilson E. J. Shassberger T. H McHatton, A. J. Carpenter, . D. E. Frazier, President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Marshal Record Editor President Vice President . Secretary Treasurer Record Editor Marshal Warden Presideut Vice President Secretary Treasurer President Vice President Secretary Treasurer . . . . . . .. Registrar Marshal OLJMPIC. H. L. Francis, W. J. Kingscott, J. W. Wilbur, W. H. Parker F. K. Webb P. H.Shuttleworth, President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Marshal Record Editor SENIOR ENGINEERING SOCIETY. President W. J. Kingscott A. Markham Vice-President G. W. Hebblewhite . . Secretary-Treasurer RECORD Editor H. L. Francis SORORIAN. Zae Northrop Lena Morris, Theo Goodwin Irene Way Zoe McConnell, Calla Krentel, . THEMIAN. Helen Andrews Ruth Dalzell Hazel Dawson Belle Hubbard Katherine Collins Neina Andrews . President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Marshal Cor. Secretary President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Marshal . . . .. Record Editor UNION LITERARY. H. C. Salisbury O. K. White J. V. Gongwer M. F. Johnson E. A. Willson President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Janitor ASSOCIATIONS. Y. M. C. A. 0. K. White B. G. Campbell 1. E. Parsons J. A. Cavanagh E. P. Robinson Florence Barlow Mary Pratt Mabel McDowell Zoe McConnell President Vice President Rec. Secretary Cor. Secretary Treasurer President Vice President Secretary Treasurer ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. K. B. Stevens . . . ?. . M. I. A. A. Director W. H. Small Baseball Manager .. Football Manager Frank O'Gara W. D. Frazer Track Manager L. B. Westerman . . . . . Tennis Manager . . . DEBATING CLUB. E. A. Willson O. W. Stephenson H. G. Stone E. H. Ryder President Vice President Secretary Critic FARMERS' CLUB. E. A. Wilson Geo. A. Brown . G. W. Smith R. E Cooper L. C. Reynolds . .. . . President . . .. Vice President Secretary Treasurer • . . Rec. Secretary FORESTERS. C. M. Granger Walter Hopson Francis Kiefer John A. Mitchell Chief Forester Assistant Chief of Records Ranger HORT. CLUB. O. I. Gregg . H. Shull R. L. PeHnell President Vice President Secretary W a l t er Stanton was a college visitor yesterday, took his last ex amination and went home feeling happy. T he quarantine has been removed from the home of Dr. Dandeno in the city and he is again with his classes. His little son who has been ill with scarlet fever has entirely re covered. C. G. Woodbury who has been doing graduate work in Horticulture and Entomology has accepted a position as assistant horticulturist in the Experiment Station of Purdue University. He will enter upon his duties J u ne 15. Mr. Woodbury will be assistant to Prof. Troop, M. A. C, '78, and being the only assis tant will have every opportunity for advancement. GIGANTIC INDUSTRIES THE INTERESTS OF AGRICULTURE. IN It behooves, therefore, the farmers to save or conservidly use the nitro gen in the soil. c. H. G. F v e ry farmer knows how essen tial potash is for the g r o w th of his crops, and he looks toward keeping up the supply of potash on his farm, but not every farmer is aware of the fact that in Germany there are vast beds of this potash salts, so neces sary for the growth of plant-life. '83- Oliver S. Bristol, '79—'81, is a fruit grower at Almont, Mich. >• A r t h ur C. Perrin with ' 9 1, is superintendent for the K e r r y, Han son Flooring Co , of Grayling. T h e se beds of potash salts origi nated untold ages ago we are told by geologists, in large inland seas, somewhat resembling the Dead sea as it is at present, but on a much greater scale. thousands of F or years nature's forces worked slowly but surely dissolving, transporting, concentrating and depositing masses of rock salt, potasic minerals, and so forth, from which Germany now re moves material rate of 4,000,000 tons per annum, without any apparent diminution of the sup ply. But whence go these millions of tons of material ? F or the most part into the production of potash manures, now so in farming, fruit and vine growing all over the world. largely used the at In satisfying the home and foreign demand for these manures there is employed in the potash mines and chemical factories of Germany an army of over 14,000 men guided by several hundreds of highly trained surveyors, engineers, physicia-s, and chemists. Y e ar in and year out lands are surveyed, works planned, shafts sunk, and mines developed ; steadily the scientists go on solv ing problems and overcoming diffi culties in concentrating and \ urify- the the salts; day a d night ing miners and toil, drilling, laborers blasting, hewing and loading ; while in a never ceasing stream the buck ets creak from shaft to factory with their loads of salts, and return from factory to shafts a d all in order that men may make two blades of grass g r ow where but one g r ew before. W h at this may mean for t he Michigan sugar beet industry, only the future can the sugar beet above all other crops is in need of potash. tell, for Another great industry, and sec ond only to the potash mine of Ger many, is the Saltpetre or Nitrate of soda works of Chile, which are quarries rather than mines. This substance is found over a narrow strip of land on the plain of Tarna- rugal, in the northern provinces of Chile, between the Andes and the coast hills. In this rainless district for countless ages the continuous fix ation of atmospheric nitrogen by the soil, its conversion into nitrate by the slow transformation of billions of nitrifying organisms,its combina tion with soda, and the crystalliza tion of the nitrate have been steadily proceeding until the nitrate fields of Chile have become of vast commer cial importance and promise to be of inestimably greater value in the fu ture, especially to wheat growers, for wheat pre-eminently demands nitrogen. H e re also as in the other industry a large army of men is employed to place on the market the thousands of tons of salt petre, which is shipped at about 90 per cent, pure sodium nitrate, and at the rate of 1,475,000 tons a year to all parts of the world. T he only thing to be regretted is, that this industry must fail in from 30 to 40 years if the present output continues, as the supply will then be exhausted. '98. the fish of Walnut T. L. Hankinson, w ho read a paper at the State Academy of Sci ence held at A nn Arbor last week, is to have charge this summer of a study of lake, near Pontiac in connection with the state biological survey, originated the above named association. by T he work will be prosecuted under the direction of the state geologist, Dr. Lane, and Prof. Reighard of A nn Arbor and has for its object a determination of all factors which affect lake. the life of fish in the Walnut lake is selected because it is one in which white fish and lake trout are known to thrive, while smaller lakes in the vicinity are un favorable their growth. Mr. Hankinson is instructor in biology at the State Normal School of Illi nois, located at Charleston, and was the granted summer the work. He and his assistant will camp during the time. leave of absence for in order to carry on to '04. Rollin S. Davis, with present City Sewer Coldwater, Mich. His address 322 Pearl St. '04, is at Inspector of is '04. " B ig J o h n" Alfsen with above class is now a traveling salesman with address at Alpena, Mich. ' 0 8. Margaret Christy is now teach ing in N ew Mexico, and is heard from at times. She seems to be en joying N ew Mexico, as she has taken a homestead there, but is un decided yet whether to raise popcorn or chickens. She is counting on huge orders from her old M. A. C. friends and will soon issue attractive advertising circulars for their bene fit. At a meeting of the M. I. A. A. directors held at the Downey House last evening, bids were made for Field Day in J u ne with the result that M. A. C. won out. It will be held J u ne 1 and 2 on the M. A. C. athletic field. M r. Clifford Gibson, foreman of the grounds, has resigned his posiJ tion and will move upon his farm in northern Michigan. T he place has been filled by the appointment of Mr. Albert Davis, w ho has for some time been employed by the Hort. Department. the walk between M r. Gunson has been busy pre paring a flower border on the west t he side of W o m e n 's building and the library. to pansies and It will be planted other annual this year and flowers next spring will be made into a per- rienal flower border. Prof. W. K. Bainard '99 in charge of the Dairy dept. of the University of W. Virginia, called on college friends yesterday while on his way for a visit with his parents at Ches- aning. Prof. Brainard has a six month's leave of absence and sails on the 10th for Europe. THE M. A. C. RECORD. FOOD CHOPPERS Universal and Griswold EVERY KIND OF FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. Cots Folding Beds flatresses Both good a nd well k n o w n. Book Cases Desks No. 1 size 90c No. 2 size $1.25 No. 3 size $2.00 flORTONS HARDWARE i ll Wash. Ave. South. AH Goods Delivered Free. M. J. & B. M. Buck. THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE stock of = = ^ = ^ ^ ^ == Where you will find the largest and most complete = ^= =^ = = ^ =^ Women's Jlisses' and Children's Ready-to-wear Garments, Knit Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves in Laces, and Ribbons. All the new things Embroideries, and Wash Goods. : : See our New Silks, Dress Goods and Trimmings. If you want an Exclusive Gown or Suit, go to Lansing's Reliable Store. : : : : J E W E TT & K N A PP 2 2 0 - 2 22 AND 2 24 WASHINGTON AVENUE S O U T H, L A N S I N G, MICHIGAN. . 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 JFTDWfc tSLKJLiE, J3JT Elgin Mifflin S m a rt S h o es FOR COLLEGE MEN CU N M E T AL B U T T ON SHOE Price $ 4 . 00 ° 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^ H O L L I S T ER B L O C K. «£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. *£ Beckwith spent his vacation week In the bulletin room. Burrell has been confined to the hospital for several days. Instructor Burk spent days in Detroit last week. several McDermid has been wrestling with calculus the past week. E. A. Calkins, '98, of Mason, was a College caller the past week. Prof. Smith's bulletin on Feeding Dairy Cows is ready for distribution. F r a nk Phillips '02 read a paper at the academy of science meeting. Dr. and M r s. W a t e r m an spent Easter vacation at their former home, Salem, Mich. On account of the death of Prof. Joslyn, Lansing will have no M ay festival this year. Before many issues the R E C O RD will publish an illustrated article on the new heating plant. Mrs. Kenney and children have been spending several days at the old home near Coldwater. Do not forget the b ig circus Sat urday. It was good last year and promises to be larger and better than ever. Yesterday was a fit day for open ing of the week of college. Every one feels like taking "mostly cam pus." T wo society vacation parties were held Friday evening. One at the Union Lit. rooms with the Hesper- ians as guests, the other a Tic-Olym pic. Messrs. Shull and Pennell were kept busy removing evergreens and shrubs for M r. Gunson the past week. Geo. F. Ransom, a former M. A. C. student is at present chemist with the Sibley Quarry Co., of Trenton, Mich. Bids for the erection of the n ew mechanical building will be received at the secretary's office up to T h u r s day, April 12. Stanley Filkins' iom, has returned term. for the work of the spring He was obliged to drop out last year on account of illness. Miss Kate Coad visited college friends a few days the past week, to her school duties at returning Middleville, Monday. T he large maple tree at the north of the arboretum has been cut and It was found converted into wood. to be decaying quite badly. We hope before long to present a photograph of our n ew dormitory for bdys. It is the intention to pub lish same in the n ew catalog. T he painters and paper hangers were kept busy during vacation as result of which several rooms have been materially brightened. A meeting of the directors of the Michigan Corn Improvement A s sociation was held in Prof. Jeffery's office Wednesday of last week. Several of the engineering stu dents remained at the college dur ing vacation and worked at plumb ing, and other engineering work. All those entering for spring term work w ho have not been in college during the fall and winter should report their names for the new catalog. Mr. and M r s. L. F. Newell were called to H o w a rd City last week on account of the death of the latter's mother, M r s. J. B. Reed. Funeral was held on Wednesday. T he corn special on the Lake Shore R y. is being announced and it is expected that large crowds will gather as much interest in this sub ject is being manifested. Instructor Leonard has returned from the south and will no doubt take charge of his classes soon. last Mr. Cole, with the department term, will open the work for him. Miss Addibelle Bently, for some time stenographer in the president's office, and recently with t1 e Olds left T h u r s d ay for Mankato, Co., Minn., where she has accepted a position. A number of evergreens have been placed on the south of Williams Hall to form a screen. Some of these were moved from the site to be occupied by the new engineer ing building. W . J. Dorsey is planning to take service examination for the civil scientific assistant in pomology in the U. S. Department of Agricul ture. T he examination will be held at Grand Rapids the latter part of April. Miss Moxness will, it is expected, land in this country today, and after a visit with relatives in N ew Y o r k, resume her duties in the chemical laboratory of the experiment station. She is expected some time next week. W. E. Wilson w ho has for his thesis the testing of street car motors, made a run on the St. J o h ns line Tuesday, March 27. T he party left Lansing at 3 o'clock and re turned about 6 and reported a suc cessful trip. instructor L. C. Holbrook, in physics at M. A. C. for several years, and who for a time had charge of the physics in South O m a ha high scho 1, has accepted a position in the schools of St. Louis, Mo., at an advance in salary. A m o ng those from the college to the meeting held in A nn attend Arbor last week were Pres. Snyder, Drs. Beal ; nd Marshall, Profs. Bar rows and Bogue, Instructors Sackett, Bushnell and Curtis, and M r. Patten of the experiment station. Plans for erecting the poultry plant are moving along as rapidly as possible. T he incubators and brooders have arrived and eggs for the first hatch have been ordered. Actual work begins this week. T he plant will be located about mid way between the farm house and the experimental orchard. Those of the senior class to com plete the work for graduation at the close of the winter term a r e: W. P. Wilson, W. C. Strand and the mechanical E. F. Smith of course; R. C. Potts, R. G. P o t t s, C. A. Wilson and H. H. Crosby of the agricultural course, and A. N. Robson of the forestry course. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. An open meeting' of the Political Science Clnb was held in the read ing room Saturday evening when R ay Stannard Baker gave his talk on the "United States Senate." A to cordial invitation was extended all, as a result of which about fifty persons were present. which during a portion of the year the farmers enjoy, would in a city re quire an income of $2,500, per year. Teachers, make prominent the bless ing and beauty of country life.—— Moderator Topics. CALL ON- L A W R E N CE (£L V AN B U R EN P R I N T I NG CO. WHEN IN NEED OF DANCE PROGRAMS or T HE F A R M E R 'S F R I E N D. SOCIETY PRINTING. E. T he Prof, following officers were chosen at the Academy of Science meeting last week ; President, D r. J. B. Pollock, of Ann A r b o r; Sec retary-Treasurer, E. B o g u e; Assistant Secretary-Treas urer, W. G. Sackett; Librarian, D r. G. P. Burns, A nn Arbor. Vice-Presidents, Agriculture, Prof. R. S. Shaw ; Botany, Prof. C. A. Davis, A nn A r b o r; Geography and Geology, R. D. Calkins, Mt. Pleasant; Sanitary Science, A. J. Patten ; Science Teaching, Prof. S. O. Mast, Holland ; Zoology, Prof. C. C. Adams, A nn Arbor. T he following petition is being circulated among those interested in the college the highway between and L a n s i n g: the patrons " W e, of the Citizen's (and Bell) telephone company, do most respectfully peti tion, in view of the improvement to be made on Michigan Ave., that you remove your poles 10 the vacant space south of the street car line. We consider them, in their present position, not only unsightly but a menace to public life. T he new macadamized road with proper gut ter and bicycle path, will use all the track." available space north of the T he north end of the large dairy barn is being entiiely remodeled and furnished with fittings for the han dling of the pedigreed beef cat'le. T he southern portion of the annex will not be changed to any great ex tent, and will be occupied by a pedi greed dairy herd as heretofore. T h is will place all of the animals of pure breeding under one roof and will make the methods of breeding, management, etc., much more sys tematic. in a grouping which will enable the vis itor to get a much clearer conception of the live stock equipment. It will also result Its T he common gray toad, lives en tirely on animals and insects that are to vegetation—as worms harmful insect larvae and mice. tougne is well adapted to the work in hand and when, on the first warm even ings of spring you here, mingled with the rustling of dry leaves and grass, the low musical trills of the male toad, you may know that all the adult toads are on their way to the nearest pond to lay their eggs. Should you go to the pond the next morning, yon would see num bers of them paddling about in the water, many of the males trilling at the top of their voices. T he mass of eggs laid by a toad is remarkable. One author states that a toad can lay a mass of eggs eight or ten times as large is explained by the swelling of the jelly, to which the eggs are attached, when it comes in contact with the water. First the eggs elongate, then the tiny flat tsdboles hatch and feed on the jelly-like matter surrounding them ; hind legs appear, for legs come, the tail is absorbed, and the little toads the water—all within emerge from little more than a month from the time the eggs were laid. its whole body. This In Europe toads are advertised for sale and gardners buy them in large numbers. Boys ci.tch them in nets, which is easly done in the even ing twilight. W h en placed in a gar den they seldom leave, but soon find a burrow under a board or stone, or at the root of a tree or shrub, and make themselves at home.—M. H. Indiana. S, Charles, T he following table taken from the Observer's Meterological report shows for the month of March. the weather conditions in the Mr. Chappelle recently received a letter from Mr. Leonard written from Atlanta, Ga. He was for a time at Ashville, N. C, but found the climate too cold, altho one of the healthiest places country. Atlanta, he states, is much like De troit, altho there are finer buildings and more sky-scrapers. On account evidently of recent labor troubles, he has found it d fficult to inspect the manufacturing plants as visitors suspicion. are He, however, made visits the "Georgia Tech," where he received a hearty welcome and enjoyed very much the visits with the foreman of shops. looked upon with to E v e ry farm boy in Michigan would be greatly helped and better prepared to solve the problems in agriculture by a course in the Mich igan Agricultural College. Farm ing in this day and age has become a business that demands a well dis ciplined brain and in return yields a good home-like, health, happiness, power, and profit. M a ny a boy has rushed into town or city allured by the superficial ap pearance of ease, leisure, and com radeship. Many of these people live as well as just hang on. To live, to have as good most farmers leisure the homes, living, beautiful to have even "3 Q m- ra- Te pe tu •p 0 I H a E w o n S t ' m A l l a f n i a R r o Prevailing Wind ( Remarks 7a.m. 7p.m. .27 S.E. .027 .75 .045 .047 "47" .07 .73 .05 .56 .08 .05 .04 .85 .52 .423 .02 .22 .45 4.5 03 .02 .33 .20 .17 ---- 35 34 42 32 29 29 35 37 37 37 31 28 36 24 21 17 24 1 2 3 4 g 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 11 15 16 17 18 19 123 20 23 22 21 12 22 17 93 25 24 33 ?H 51 26 35 27 •>«. 37 41 29 40 30 B8 31 23 24 33 22 00 23 29 33 27 26 22 13 16 15 11 12 15 17 23 14 14 9 -1 9 13 30 33 30 39 33 3ii S.W. N. E. S.E. S.E. S.W. S. S.W. S.E. N.W. S.W. N.W. S.E. N. N. S.E. N.E. S.W. S. N. E. S.W. W. S.W. N.W. N.W. S.E. E. N.E. S.E. S.E. N.W. N. E. S. E. N.E. N.E. ---- ----- N.E. * t Blizzard High wind .1 M savier in :r\ UK a\ ov littl 1 nig y foj red i e ria ht. * in ] it su * v« 1. < St Si p. n t X day n in a. m., h aiorning. ccessive peri ods t h r o' 122 Ottawa St. E. Stalker Prints "Swell" Dance Programs Fine Stationery and other good things. 117 n i c h i g an Avenue W e st Ground Floor. Correct Clothes For Young Men The Clothes Shop BRUCE N. HICKEY 120 N. Wash. Ave. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N ^ ** T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all o ur other a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli able p a r t i e s. We hope t h at the faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to patronize 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. EMERY. 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. We shoe the students. See ad. CLOTHING. LOTJIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. L A R N I D . - C h i n a, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. A F. GORDON, D. D. S. M. A. C. '91, U. of M. 01. 218 Washington Ave. S. Phone, Citizens 681. Building, Lansing, Mich. Citizens phone 475- E. STOPFER, D. D. S. OfBce 105 Wash ington Ave. S. Citizens' Phone 1049. Former M. A. C. student. J N H. MOORE, D. D. S. Office 411-13 Hollister R W. MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, Room D E. P A R M E L E E, Dentist, 117% Washing- 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 hs 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 (riven 'phone orders. to GOTTLIEB REUTTER Washington Ave. South. DRUGGISTS. R OUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. OBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorf & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102; Washington Ave. N. DRY BOODS. T HE 1 Goods, 222-224 Washington Ave. S. ) E W E TT & K N A PP STORE. Dry ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. /CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies \j Telegraph Instruments and Telephones. 11 Mich. Ave., E. FURNISHING SOODS. ELGIN M I F F L I N . - L a d i e s' and Gentlemen'. 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 me. 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. fH£ ? - « ^ - , ?I E L L A- \^ 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. J e w e l er Md Optician. LAUNDRY. " T HE AMERICAN LAUNDRY solicits a share ,L ™°r I °Ur Pa t r?n a*e- Remember the number,. 309 Washington Ave., S. New Phone No. 420 Julia Flndley & Edwin Lewis, Props. S. W Dot-l and I. D. Smith, College Age ,ts MANICURE AND HA1RDRBSSINS. Parlors Masquerade Wigs M RS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdressing for Rent. cut hair or combings. The- Switches made of France-American Hygienic Toilet Requisites a. a specialty. New'phone 118. 222* Washington Ave. S., up stairs. MILLINERY. ^OR Fine Millinery go to No. 226 Washington Ave., S. New Phone 112. MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. P R I N N E LL BROS. Pianos, Organs and evexy- ton A Tn gND 2 19 Washing- °* m u s i c> 'O TO BAKER MUSIC CO. for the up to-date J sheet trusic. O I A NO TUNING, J. Parker. Action Work a Specialty. Teacher of Violin and Saxaphone I Parkers' Orchestra, 119 Pennslvania Ave Sf Cit lzens 'phone 689., Lansing, Mich. ' OCULISTS. p H A S. G. JENKINS, M. D. _ Disease, of Eye, a f T' ? °Se a nd P r ™ "- H<>ars, 9 to 12 a. m ' and 2 to 6 p. m. Citizens Phone No. loan * Rooms 2)3-204 Prudden Block. PHYSICIANS. 12 A M ., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. «. Office at 21$ Washington Avenue S.; home 218 Capitol Ave J W. HAGADORN M. D.-Office hour., U to residen«. DRMHA"C ™£ffi 25™ and *Ji and 12:30 to 2, and 6:30 to 8 p. m. Sunday office' hours 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m. fcow phone 1560 DRr „ °S£A? £ B R U K G EL. Hours 9 to 11 a. 17 m ; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Agricultural Col lege, Mich. Citizens phone 1502. °™ce hours from 7 to 8-90 am .« • • C- 0 J OSEPH FOSTER, M. D., Eye Ear N «» =„.» Throat. Hours 9 to 12 a. m f l' to 4 p m Sun St adr T r -a 0,I ;AE v e nTi n^ < ° 8. Corner Allegan St. ard Capitol Ave , Lansing. Both'phones. 1 2 t f PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & LEADLEY. Plumbing and Heat Phone?! m WaSh- AVC- N- *&* £* SPORTING SOODS. J H. LARRABEE. Base Ball Goods Root and Fishing Tackle. 825 Wash! ATeTsT