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MEMORIAL  NUMB BR. 

VOLUME  I. 

LANSING,  MICHIGAN,  TUESDAY,  NOVEMBER  24, 1896. 

NUMBER  42 

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OF 

EDWIN  WILLITS 

P R E S I D E NT 

Michigan  Agricultural  College 
1885-1889. 

he  became  prosecuting  attorney  of  his 
county.  F or twelve  years  from  1862 
he  w as  a  member  of t he State  Board 
of  Education.  F r om  1863  to  1866 he 
w as  postmaster  of Monroe.  He w as a 
member  of  t he  constitutional  commis 
sion of 1873,  and  from  1876 to  1880  w as 
a  member  of congress.  In 1883  he  w as 
m a de  principal  of  t he State  Normal 
School  at  Ypsilanti,  a nd he  remained 
in  t h at  position  until  called  in 1885 to 
the  presidency  of the  Agricultural  Col 
lege  of  Michigan. 
called  from  the  College  to the  position 
of  first  assistant  secretary  of  agricul 
t u re  at  Washington.  In  1894  he  w as 
removed  from  this  position  by  Secre 
t a ry  Morton,  whereupon  he opened  a 

In  1889  he  w as 

of  his  eminent  services  for t h at  insti 
tution. 

It  w as  expected  t h at  H. B. Cannon, 
'88,  who  w as  Mr.  Willits'  private  sec 
retary  while  t he latter  w as  assistant 
secretary  of  agriculture,  would  be 
present  to  speak  of  Mr.  Willits  from 
t he  students'  standpoint,  b ut a  sum 
mons  on  t he  grand 
j u ry  prevented, 
and  his  paper  w as  read  by Prof.  Hed-
rick. 
President  Snyder  then  read  a 
letter  from  Ex-Governor  Luce,  after 
which  he introduced  t he  last  speaker 
for  t he  afternoon,  Dr.  Kedzie,  w ho  has 
intimate 
been  for  m a ny  years  an 
friend  of Mr.  Willits. 

Among  t he  visitors  present  w e re  Dr. 
Boone,  principal  of the  Normal  School; 

Memorial  Exercises  held  in  the  College 
Chapel,  Thursday  Afternoon, 
November  19, 1896. 

A  clean,  strong,  successful  life  is a 
precious  legacy  to  posterity,  a nd  we 
cannot  guard  its proportions  too  jeal 
ously  from  t he  gnawing  tooth  of  time, 
or  seek  too  anxiously  to  transmit  it  un 
impaired  in fullness,  beauty  and  truth 
fulness  of form  and  lineament. 

intuitively 

The  Agricultural  College  has  always 
taken  an  especial  interest  in t he per 
sonality  and  pride  in the  career  of  the 
late  Edwin  Willits,  and  when  the  sud 
den  announcement  of his  death  came it 
t h at  we  were 
w as 
felt 
only  performing  o ur official 
function 
toward  the  youth  in our  charge  when 
we  s et a p a rt  a  certain  time  for exer 
cises  in memory  of him,  and  sought to 
put  here  in permanent  form  the  loving 
tributes  laid  upon  his  bier. 

The 

life  work  of  Mr. Willits w as 
wide  and  varied.  He  w as  a  successful 
lawyer,  an influential  congressman,  a 
resourceful  and  inspiring  college  presi 
dent,  and  a  statesmanlike  cabinet  offi 
cer.  At  his  bier  were  gathered  in  com 
mon  sorrow  the  student,  t he scientist, 
t he  inan-of-affairs,  the  lawyer  and t he 
statesman. 
In  our  memorial  exer 
cises  each  of these  classes  found  a  fit 
ting  representative,  and  each  presented 
the  character  as  he  saw  it.  It is a  uni 
form  testimony  t h at  they  bear  to  t he 
intense  energy,  t he steady,  cool,  self-
sympathy, t he 
possession,  t he ready 
contagious  hopefulness, 
t he  sturdy 
courage  and  the  resourcefulness  of  the 
m an  they  all  loved. 

We  have  given  up our whole  issue 
for  this  week  to  the  reproduction  of the 
papers  read  a nd  t he  words  spoken on 
this  occasion.  Thousands  of  Mr.  Wil 
lits'  friends  will  no  doubt  t h a nk  us 
for  the  unique  memorial  we  offer,  and 
all  our  readers  will  appreciate  the  feel 
ing  t h at  prompts  us. 
Republics  a re 
proverbially  ungrateful  to the  memory 
of 
their  great  men.  In  our  humble 
w ay  we would  desire  to set a  better 
example. 

RESUME  OF  DATES  IN DR.  WILLITS'  LIFE. 

Dr.  Willits  w as  born  in  Otto,  Cat 
t a r a u g us  Co.,  New  York,  on April  24, 
1830.  He came  to  Michigan  with his 
p a r e n ts  in  1837.  He was  graduated 
from  t he University  of  Michigan  in 
1855,  and  for t en years  thereafter  he 
w as  editor  of t he  Monroe  Commercial. 
In  1856  he  began  the  study  of law,  w as 
admitted  to the  b ar in  1858.  In  I860 

THE  LATE  EDWIN  WILLITS. 

law  office  in  Washington.  He  died 
there  Oct.  23,  1896. 

EXERCISES  IN THE  COLLEGE  CHAPEL. 

T h u r s d ay  afternoon  College  duties 
were  suspended,  and  at  the  appointed 
hour  the  Board  of Agriculture,  faculty, 
students  a nd visiting  friends  of t he 
deceased  assembled  in  t he chapel  to 
pay  a  last  tribute  to his memory. 

President  Snyder  presided  over t he 
exercises,  and,  after  an opening  hymn 
and  prayer  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jordan, he 
introduced  Hon.  Franklin  Wells,  pres 
ident  of t he  Board  of Agriculture,  who 
made  a  very  brief  address  on  behalf 
of  the  Board.  Governor  Rich  w as  un 
able  to be present,  and  Prof.  Babcock 
read  his  paper.  This  w as  followed by 
an  address  by  Prof.  Daniel  P u t n a m, 
of  the  State  Normal  School,  who  spoke 

F.  E.  Skeels,  '78, of  Grand  Rapids 
Charles  B. Collingwood,  '85,  Lansing 
and  Jason  E. Hammond,  '86,  Lansing. 
Following  a re  t he  addresses  as 

given: 

Address  of P r e s i d e nt  W e l l s. 

We  a re  assembled  here 

today  to 
pay  our last  tribute  of  affection  and 
regard  to  t he  memory  of a  good  man. 

It  w as  my  good fortune  to h a ve  known 
Edwin  Willits  for nearly  a  q u a r t er of 
a  century.  I  first  became  acquainted 
with  him in  t he city  of  Lansing  in 
1873,  at  which  time  he w as  attending 
the  Constitutional  commission  of  t h at 
year.  During  t he  session  of  Congress 
of  which  he w as  a member,  I  met  him 
occasionally,  but  our  acquaintance  be 
came  more  intimate  and  close  after he 

came  to t he College  as i ts  president, 
and  it  w as  kept  up by personal  inter 
view  a nd  by correspondence  until t he 
day  of his  death. 

seemed 

W h en  Dr.  Abbot,  on account  of  fail 
ing  health,  desired  to  be  relieved  of  t he 
responsibility  and  burden  of  t he  pres 
idency  of  t he  College,  t he  Board  of 
Agriculture 
instinctively  to 
look  to  Mr. Willits  as  his  successor. 
The  success  of  his administration  of 
t he  affairs  of  t he Normal  School  h ad 
been  substantiated  and k n o wn  through 
out  t he  State,  a nd  his  reputation  as a 
successful,  broad-minded  educator  h ad 
been  well  established.  Col.  McCreery, 
then  a  member  of t he  Board,  a nd  my 
self  w e re  appointed  «a  committee  of t he 
Board  to  interview  him,  a nd by  a p 
pointment  we met  him  at  his  home in 
Ypsilanti.  At  t h at  time  I  became  very 
much  impressed  w i th  his  personality. 
He  at  once  entered  into  t he spirit  of 
the  busines  in  hand.  I  w as  delighted 
with  h is  frankness  a nd  candor.  Al 
most  his  first  r e m a rk  w a s,  "Gentle 
men,  can  I  m a ke  t he  Agricultural  Col 
lege  a  great  a nd useful  institution,  a 
power  for  good  in  t he  State?  If  I 
can't,  I  don't  w a nt  to  consider  your 
offer  for one  moment.  I  am well  sit 
uated  at present.  I  believe  I  am  doing 
some  good,  a nd  unless  you  c an invite 
me  to a  broader  field,  w h e re  I  can do 
more  good,  I  m u st  n ot  think  of  a 
change." 

We  spent  the  evening  w i th  him  talk 
ing  over  t he prospects  of  t he  College, 
presenting  o ur side  in  t he best 
light 
we  could,  and  left  him  w i th  t he  prom 
ise  on his  p a rt  to consider  t he m a t t er 
favorably,  a nd after  consulting  w i th 
Mrs.  Willits,  a nd  giving  t he  m a t t er 
thorough  thought,  would  see  us  again 
by  appointment. 
After  much 

thought  a nd  thorough 
investigation,  he c a me  to t he  College 
as  its president.  He at  once  won t he 
confidence  a nd respect  of  t he  Board 
of  Agriculture,  t he  faculty  a nd  stu 
dents.  While  he w as  a  m an  of  great 
ambition  a nd  untiring  energy,  his  zeal 
w as  tempered  with  justice  a nd  discre 
tion.  He  felt  t h at  much  good  might be 
done  to a  class  of  young  men  in  t he 
cities  a nd  towns  if  they  could  become 
interested  in the  mechanical  lines  con 
nected  w i th  t he  College  course, a nd 
he  at  once  set  about 
this 
class,  hence  his great  interest  in  t he 
development  of 
department, 
which  owes  its present  importance  as 
a  d e p a r t m e nt  of  t he  College  as  much, 
more,  perhaps,  to  h im  t h an  to  a ny 
other  cause. 

reaching 

t h at 

W h en  called  to  t he D e p a r t m e nt  of 
Agriculture  at  Washington  as  assist 
a nt  secretary,  he left  t he College, b ut 
I  am  quite  sure  regretfully.  On  h is 
receipt  of t he telegram  asking  him  if 
he  would  accept  t he  appointment,  I 
received  from  him  a  telegram  saying, 
" W h at  shall  I  do?"  He has  never  lost 
his  interest,  and  in all  our  correspond 
ence  has  expressed  his  love  for t he  in 
stitution  a nd manifested  a  great de 
sire  for its success. 

Although  he  had  passed  t he  meridian 
of 
life,  he  w as strong  in  body a nd 
mind,  a nd to  all  appearances  h ad a 
long  a nd  useful 
future  before h i m, 
b ut  he h as gone,  n ot lost,  only  gone 
on  before  to another  and  better  coun 
try. 

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. 

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

NOVEMBER  24,  1896. 

Paper  by Governor  Kich. 

It was my good fortune  to know  Hon. 
Edwin  Willits  well.  Like  many  an 
other  man  in this  country  he owed his 
success  in  life  to  his own  exertions. 
While  not  horn  in  Michigan  he was 
practically  a  Michigan  product,  as he 
came  here  when  only  6  years  of age. 
He  came  of  good  stock,  from  the  Em 
pire  state,  to which  Michigan  is  in 
debted  for many  a  man  whom  she has 
delighted  to  honor,  as  well  as  being 
honored  by  them.  Mr.  Willits  did 
what  he attempted  well.  In all the po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor  which  he 
was  called  upon  to  fill  he  acquitted 
himself  with  honor; and in all these po 
sitions  his  work  was done  in  such  a 
manner  as to make  his  administration 
more  than  ordinarily  conspicuous. 

Personally, I did not  know  of his ser 
vices as prosecuting  attorney,  or mem 
ber of the state board  of education,  but 
all  reports  show  that  his services  were 
conscientiously  performed,  with  more 
than  ordinary  ability,  and to the satis 
faction  of his constituents.  The same 
may  be truthfully  said  of his work as 
member  of the constitutional  commis 
sion of 1873. 

In  congress  his  services  were  of  a 
high  character.  He  was  intelligent, in 
dustrious  and painstaking  in all he did. 
Ever  faithful  and diligent  in  perform 
ing  the  numerous  errands  and  detail 
matters for his constituents, yet unlike 
many  others  he never  considered  these ,;' 
the  principal  duties  of  a  member  of 
congress.  He  studied  hard  and en 
deavored  by every  means  in his power 
to  ascertain  what  legislation  and what 
general  policy was best for the  country, 
and  having  made  up his mind,  urged 
the  adoption  of  such  measures  vigor 
ously  and intelligently,  not only  on the 
floor  of  the  house,  but  in  committee 
rooms,  through  the press,  to which he 
was  an  occasional  contributor,  and in 
private  conversations.  He bad a  high 
ideal  of  what  a  politician  should  be, 
and  would  never  stoop  to anything he 
deemed  dishonorable.  While he was  a 
dyed-in-the-wool  republican,  and be 
lieved  fully  in its great  cardinal  prin 
ciples,  yet, in  some  of  his  convictions 
he  showed  some  of the  characteristics 
of  the other  belief.  His studious  life 
and  his  conscientious  defense  of the 
constitution  and laws  of his state and 
country  made  him  a  strict  construc 
tionist  to  some  of  his colleagues  who, 
from  their  standpoint,  believed  it  bet 
ter  to be more  practical  and less  tech 
nical.  While he was a protectionist, he 
was  conservative,  and never  took ex-
teme  positions  on  this  question.  He 
was  firm  and  steadfast  in  his  views 
and  had  the  courage  of his  convictions, 
but  was always  tolerant  of  the opin 
ions  of others. 

As  president  of  the  Normal  School 
and  Agricultural  College  I  only  know 
by  the universal  approbation  which all 
those  thrown  in contact  with  him  gave 
of  his work  in  these  positions,  which 
require  so much  knowledge,  skill,  tact 
and  good  judgment  to  fill  successfully 
and  satisfactorily.  He was called  to 
the  position  of  assistant  secretary  of 
agriculture  by President  Harrison be 
cause  of  the  personal  knowledge  of 
the  president  of his true  worth.  Owing 
to the ill-health of Secretary  Rusk,  and 
the  demands  made  upon  his  time  by 
other  duties,  Mr.  Willits  was  called 
upon  to perform  the duties  of the sec 
retary  much  of the  time.  So well  were 
these  duties  performed  that  Secretary 
Morton  was  reluctant  to dispense  with 
his  valuable  services.  The world  is 
better  for  his  having  lived.  He did 
much  good  while  living,  and his life is 
an  inspiration  to the young  men  who 
knew  him  either  as a teacher  or in per 

forming  the various  duties  of his busy 
life,  showing  that  industry,  integrity 
and perseverance  are the  cardinal  prin 
ciples  of  life,  in the exercise  of  which 
any  position  in life  is possible. 

Edwin  Willits  and  the  Normal 
School. 

PROF.  DANIEL  PUTNAM,  YPSILANTI. 

in  Congress,  and ten  years 
service 
after  his  retirement  from  the Board of 
Education,  he  was elected  by 
that 
board  to the principalship  of  the Nor 
mal  School,  and was  inaugurated  in 
June,  1883.  The considerations  which 
influenced  the  board  in  inviting  Mr. 
Willits  to take  executive  charge of the 
institution  are thus  stated  in  their re 
port: 

The  faculty  of  the  State  Normal 
School  desire  through  me, as their  rep 
resentative,  to unite  in this  public and 
appropriate  recognition  of the  valuable 
and  faithful  services  rendered  to our 
State  by the Hon.  Edwin  Willits.  In 
the  natural  division  of  duties  in these 
memorial  exercises  it  properly  falls to 
me  to  speak  only  of  his relations  to 
the  Normal  School  and of his services 
in  connection  with  that  institution. 

In  fact 

The  school,  as  you  know,  is  under 
the  immediate  control  of  the  State 
this 
Board  of  Education. 
Board  was  originally  created  mainly 
for  the purpose  of  locating  the  insti 
tution  and  managing 
its  affairs. 
Gradually  its functions  have  been en 
larged,  but  for  several  of  the  early 
years  of  its  existence  it  hardly  did 
more  than  to  guard  the interests and 
provide  for the welfare  of the school. 
In  a board  limited  to the  small  number 
four,  each  individual  counts  for 
of 
more  than  in a body of larger  member 
ship.  The  personality  of the members 
comes  to be better  understood  by the 
faculty,  and the influence  of  such  per 
sonality  makes  itself  felt  in the direc 
tion  of  affairs  more  readily  and more 
obviously.  Mr. Willits  became 

A M E M B ER OF T HE B O A RD OF EDUCATION. 

at  the  opening  of  the  year  1861, and 
served  continuously  for  twelve  years. 
At  the commencement  of  his term  of 
office  the school  had been  in  operation 
but  eight  years,  and was still  in a  for 
mative  condition.  Associated  with 
such  men  as Witter J. Baxter,  John M 
Gregory  and Oramil  Hosford,  Mr.  Wil 
lits  exercised  a  strong  influence  in giv 
ing  direction  to the internal  organiza 
tion  of  the  institution,  and in the  se 
lection  of members  of the board  of in 
struction.  His  period  of  service on 
the board  covered  the  last  years  of the 
administration  of Principal  Welch, the 
whole  of the administration  of  Princi 
pal  Mayhew  and the  first  years  of the 
administration  of Principal  Estabrook. 
During  these  years  the  character  of 
the  school  became  established:  its rep 
utation  steadilv  increased:  and its in 
fluence  unon  the  educational  interests 
of 
the  State  grew  more  and  more 
potent.  Mr.  Willits  contributed  his 
full  share  of energy  and effort  toward 
the  production  of  these  results.  Ho 
had  the  confidence  of the  school and of 
the  faculty,  of  the people  and of the 
successive  legislatures  upon  whose ap 
propriations  and good  will  the institu 
tion  depended  for  its  means  of  sup 
port  and progress.  The teachers, who 
remained  for any length  of time, in the 
school  came  to know  him, not  only 
as  an  official  of  the  governing:  body, 
but  also  as  a  personal  friend  and a 
wise  and valued  adviser.  Without ex 
ception  thev  regretted  that  other  du 
ties  compelled  him to  decline  a  third 
election  and  six  years  of  additional 
service  on the board. 

After  the severance  of his  official re 
lations  with  the institution,  and white 
a  member  of  the  national  House  of 
Representatives,  he  still  retained  and 
manifested  a warm  interest  in its pros 
perity,  and remembered  it  in  the dis 
tribution  of valuable  public  documents 
and  in  other  substantial  ways. 

PRINCIPAL  OP  THE  NORMAL  SCHOOL. 

At  the  close  of  his  two  terms  of 

legislative  action  of 

"In  appointing  to so important  a po 
sition  as the principalship  of  the Nor 
mal  School  one whose  life  work  had 
been  in other  callings  than  the profes 
teaching,  one who had  not 
sion  of 
through  experience  and  study  a  sys 
tematic  course  of  pedagogy  behind 
him,  the  board  were  mindful  that  they 
were  departing 
the  ordinary 
from 
course  of  procedure;  but  they  desired 
especially  to emphasize  that  clause in 
the 
this  State, 
which,  in  instituting  a  Normal  School 
for  the preparation  of teachers,  requir 
ed  that  the State  Board  of  Education 
should  also  provide  for the  instruction 
of  its pupils  'in the fundamental  laws 
of  the United  States,  and in what re 
gards  the rights  and  duties  of citizens.' 
With  this  in  view,  no  one seemed  to 
the  board  to  combine,  as  Mr.  Willits 
does,  so many  of the requisites  neces 
sary  to  lead  the Normal  School  on to 
that  great  future  which  its  founders 
confidently  expected  for  it.  *  *  * 
For  full  twenty  years  he was a  lead 
ing  member  of the local  board  of  edu 
cation  of  Monroe;  for  twelve  years 
(from  June  1, 1861, to .Dec. 31, 1872) he 
served  as a member  of the  State  Board 
of  Education,  in which  position  he  be 
came  familiar  with  the  affairs  of the 
State  Normal  School; in the State  Con 
stitutional  Commission  of  1873  he 
served  as  chairman  of  the  committee 
on  education.  His  scholarship  and 
scholarly  tastes,  his  large  experience, 
his  acquaintance  with  men  and affairs, 
coupled  with  his thorough  knowledge 
of 
to  him to 
teach,  justify,  in  the  opinion  of  the 
Board,  their  going  outside  of  the pro 
fession  of  teaching  in  selecting  a  man 
for  the responsible  position of principal 
of  the State  Normal  School." 

the subjects  assigned 

HIS  TEACHING  W AS  FOR  BROADER  AND 

BETTER  CITIZENSHIP. 

In  entering  upon  his  duties  in the 
school  Mr.  Willits  kept  in mfnd  the de 
partment  of  labor  which  the board,  in 
effect,  had  marked  out  for  him.  He 
gave  instruction  in  civil  government, 
in  constitutional  law, in the forms  of 
congresional  procedure,  and  in  other 
subjects  which  touched  upon  social re 
lations  and  upon  the rights,  duties, and 
obligations  of  citizens.  He  brought 
into  the institution  somewhat  more of 
the  tone  and spirit  of practical  and  po 
litical  life  than  had been  in it  before. 
He  emphasized  the fact  that  the  teach 
er  is  also  a  citizen,  and,  in  common 
with  his fellow  citizens,  should  be con 
cerned  in  the  management  of  public 
affairs,—should  be, in the highest and 
best  sense  of  the  word,  a  politician 
and  a  "man of  affairs."  There  was 
some  room  and  some  occasion  for 
teaching  in this  direction,  for  affirming 
that  one does  not forfeit  his rights  as 
a  freeman  and a  citizen  when  he  en 
ters  the  school  room  as  a  teacher: 
that  freedom  of speech  and freedom of 
political  action  still  remain, to him: 
and  that,  with  this  freedom  there  re 
main  also  the  responsibilities  which 
rest  upon  men in  other  positions and 
in  other  employments.  These  respon 
sibilities  the teacher  is  not  at  liberty 
to  refuse  or to evade.  His manhood is 
concerned  in cheerfully  assuming  them 
and  conscientiously  discharging  them. 
While  thus  emphasizing  the  polit 
ical  and social  aspect  of education Mr. 

Willits  recognized  fully  the  transcen 
dent  importance  of  the moral  element 
in  the  curriculum  and  instruction  of 
the  school. 

IN  H IS  I N A U G U R AL  ADDRESS  HE  S A I D, 

"The  time  is  coming  when  we must 
choose  between  the policeman  and  the 
moral  sense.  In  all  ages  the best po 
liceman  has  been  a well-regulated  con 
intelligence 
science—and  this  implies 
combined  with  moral  sense. 
It  is 
cheaper  in  the  long  run  for  men to 
govern  themselves.  In  a  republic,  its 
citizens  must  govern  themselves,  must 
be their  own  restraint;  if  not,  it  ceases 
to  be.  How  then  is  this  self  reliance, 
this  self  restraint,  this  well-regulated 
conscience  to be secured?  Manifestly 
the  pathway  to it  lies  through  our  ed 
ucation.  And  of what  shall  this  educa 
tion  consist?  An  education  that  in 
cludes  only  intelligence  may 
foster 
crime,  may sharpen  its  tools.  Lieber 
appreciated  the distinction  fully  when 
he  declared  that,  'A  widespread  and 
sound  education  is indispensible  to lib 
erty.  But it  is  not  liberty  itself,  nor 
does  it  necessarily  lend  to it.  *  *  * 
Education  is  almost  like  the  alphabet 
it  teaches.  It  depends  upon  what  we 
use  it  for.  Many  despotic  govern 
ments  have  found  it  their  interest  to 
promote  popular  education,  and  the 
schoolmaster  alone  can  not  establish 
or  maintain  liberty,  although  he  will 
ever  be  acknowledged  as  an 
indis 
pensable  assistant  in the  cause  of mod 
ern  freedom.  Liberty  stands  in  need 
of  character.' 

"Let  me," said  Mr. Willits,  "repeat 
it;  liberty  stands  in need  of  character. 
Let  us write on the walls of our school 
room,  liberty  stands  in need  of  charac 
ter.  Let  us  write  the  words  on the 
door-posts  of  our habitations.  What 
we  want  is  character;  what  we  must 
have  is  character.  And what  is  char 
acter?  It  is  that  something  so  subtle 
that  laws  cannot  define  it, nor consti 
tutions  evolve it.  It  exists  above  them 
both  and  behind 
them  both.  They 
exist  themselves  only  because  of  char 
acter,  and  manhood,  and right.  It  is 
this  intangible  something  that  stands 
by  the  side  of  the  pulsations  of our 
hearts,  and  construes  all  law,  and 
obeys  justice,  and  right,  and  truth: 
that  is so sacred  that  in the end it  will 
stand  in  the  presence  of  Divinity,  in 
his  likeness. 

"Now,  how is this  character  to be de 
veloped?  The education  Lieber  refers 
to  includes  only  the intellect.  The  ed 
ucation  we  want  must  include  the 
noral  sentiments  as  well.  *  *  * 
The  generation  now on the  threshold, 
and  the generations  to  follow,  should 
be  taught  morality  as  affirmatively  as 
arithmetic—not  negatively,  but  affirm 
atively,  that  sin is  sin; that  drunken 
ness and lust,  and profanity  and lying, 
and  theft  and murder,  are all  wrong, 
and  lead  to a  bad end; and that  good 
order,  respect  for  law,  and  temper 
ance,  frugality,  honesty,  purity,  and 
reverence for the  good and true, are all 
elements  of  a  perfect  manhood  and 
womanhood." 

I  have  quoted  this  language  of the 
Board  of Education  to show  as  clearly 
as  possible  what  was expected  of Mr. 
Willits  in his position  at  the head  of 
the  Normal  School; I have  quoted  from 
his  own  words,  when  entering  upon 
his  duties,  to  show  the  spirit  of the 
man,  and his conception  of the nature 
and  quality  of the education  needed by 
the  young  men  and young  woman who 
go out to fashion  the minds  and  inspire 
the  hearts  of the children  of our State. 
He  believed  that  the best  preparation 
of  the teacher  for his work  was intel 
ligence  permeated  by  moral  principle. 
He  did  not  undervalue  the  technical 

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

3 

utterances  of  t he  science  of  education 
or  of  t he  a rt  of  teaching,  b ut  he  recog 
nized  t he  great  t r u th  t h at  these,  unless 
animated  by  a  living  soul,  w e re  of  lit 
tle  worth. 

to  seek 

its  management,  or 

T he  connection  of  Mr.  Willits  w i th 
t he  Normal  School  w as  too  brief  to  al 
low  him  to  establish  any  new  policy 
for 
to 
change,  in  any  radical  way,  t he  char 
acter  of  its  instruction  or  t he  curric 
ulum  of  its  studies.  He  labored  hon 
estly  a nd  earnestly  to  advance  its  in 
terests,  to  enlarge  its  sphere  of  useful 
ness,  to  give  greater  efficiency 
its 
work,  a nd  to  give  it  a  stronger  hold 
upon  t he  confidence  and  good  will  of 
t he  people  of  t he  State. 
In  these  di 
rections  his  administration  w as  emi 
nently  successful. 
T he  school  pros 
pered  u n d er  his  direction,  increasing  iu 
numbers,  in  general  character,  and  in 
the  extent  of  its  professional 
instruc 
tion. 

to 

He  commanded  t he  respect  and  con 
fidence  of  his  associates  in  the  institu 
tion,  and  carried  with  him,  when  he 
resigned  the  principalship,  their  affec 
tion  a nd  kindly 

remembrances. 

The  faculty  of  t he  school  and 

the 
students  who  knew  him  gladly  unite 
in  these  services  in  his  honor, 
testify 
ing  in  this  w ay  to  his  nobility  as  a 
man,  to  his  integrity  and  uprightness 
as  a  citizen  and  public  officer,  a nd  to 
his  w o r th  a nd  worthiness  as  an  asso 
ciate  and  as  a  friend. 

P r e s i d e nt  W i l l i ts  from  t he  S t u d e n t s' 
Standpoint. 

H.  B.  CANNON,  '88. 

W h en  Mr.  Willits  came  to  the  Agri 
cultural  College  t he  student  body  al 
most  at  once  recognized  in  him  a  mas 
ter  hand 
There 
in  administration. 
was  an  atmosphere  of  hope  about  hyn. 
He  came  with  splendid  plans  to  exe 
cute;  his  eminent  a t t a i n m e n ts  a nd  hon 
ors  captured  our  imaginations.  We 
felt  t h at 
the 
d a wn  of  a  new  era. 
T he  students 
were  proud  of  their  President,  and  felt 
sure  t h at  his  influence  with  the  great 
world  outside  would  bring  again  to  the 
doors  a  stream 
Our 
of 
hopes  met  with  realization;  more  stu 
dents,  more  departments  of  instruction 
time 
and  more  buildings  we  saw  as 
went  on. 

the  old  college  w as  at 

students. 

for  himself 

To  t he  students  Mr.  Willits  stood  as 
an  example  of  a  great  man.  He  had 
and  won 
m a de  a  n a me 
the 
reputation  in  the  hard  school  of 
s t a t e s m an  a nd  law  giver. 
He  now 
essayed  feats  in  executive  lines.  H is 
judicial  fairness  and  firmness  brought 
him  respect.  His  sympathy  with  the 
victims  of  disorder  or  his  hatred  for 
its  perpetrators  w as  such  t h at  he  won 
our  love. 
The  venerable  look  of  the 
man,  his  fatherly  ways,  his  eagle's 
eye—all  impressed  us  and  moved  us. 
We  believed  in  President  Willits;  and 
it,  and  t h at  the 
I  am  s u re  he  k n ew 
thought  did  him  good. 

a 

thirst 

t he  meaning  of 

He  had  been  a  poor  boy  a nd  his  sym 
pathy  w as  quick  to  note  the  struggles 
of  the  poorest  of  us,  and  come  to  us  in 
w a ys  of  helpfulness. 
He  h ad  made 
sacrifice  for  an  education,  so  under 
stood 
for 
knowledge.  He  gave  praise  a nd  coun 
sel  as  he  might. 
T he  President's 
in  one's 
"Well  done,  my  lad,"  rang 
ears  for  weeks,  so  hearty  a nd  stimulat 
ing  w as  t he  tone  of  his  voice. 
Not 
only  did  President  Willits  believe  in 
t he  College  a nd  the  students,  b ut  he 
trusted  to  the  good  sense  of  the  people 
to  support  the  College  when  it  could 
be  properly  brought 
to  their  notice. 
The  farmers'  institutes  afforded  him  a 
chance  where  his  skill  as  a  speaker 

m i g ht  do  g r e at  good.  T he  result  w as 
t h at  he  captured  audience  after  au 
dience  to  t he  great  satisfaction  of  his 
s t u d e nt 
so 
heartily  in  his  prowess  and  wisdom. 

admirers  who  believed 

T h r o u gh  all  t he  four  eventful  years 
there  w as  not  an  hour  in  which 
the 
good  m an  felt  quite  at  peace.  While 
College  w as  in  session  there  w as  al 
w a ys  danger  t h at  t he  restless  spirits 
might  give  trouble  and  then  the  "In 
stitute"  season  or  t he  Legislative  ses 
sion  with  its  burden  of  care  followed. 
"I  never  slept  without 
t h at 
something  might  go  wrong,"  he  once 
told  me.  And  many  a  night  when 
we  were  sound  asleep  our  noble  Presi 
dent  w as  pacing  the  campus,  keeping 
watch  and  ward. 

fearing 

We  knew  him  as  a  m an  of  method. 
He  tried  to  encourage  order  a nd  clean 
liness  in  every  way.  I  recall  his  house-
cleaning  day  plans,  and  his  dust  bin 
a r r a n g e m e n ts  as  examples.  He  knew, 
too,  t h at  clean  walls  a nd  fresh  paint  in 
spired  respect,  and  how  tidiness  in  per 
son  made  for  order. 
"You  never  heard 
of  a  mob  in  good  clothes,"  w as  a  say 
ing  I  recall. 

He  h ad  no  need  to  r un  a  card  cata 
logue  of  his  friends;  he  could  remem 
ber  them  whenever 
he  might  help 
t h e m;  and  they  do  not  forget  him  now. 
the 
"Whether  one  met  him  but  for 
day,  or  came  to  know  him  intimately 
he could  not  fail  to  be  impressed  by  his 
friendliness  and  power,"  testifies  one 
of  the  Detroit  alumni. 

HE  REMEMBERED  HIS  M.  A.  C.  BOYS. 

courteous,  patient;  yet 

W h en  he  was  called  to  be  Assistant 
Secretary  of  Agriculture  we  found  t h at 
he  could  remember  his  M.  A.  C.  boys 
and  t h at  in  his  new  post  of  honor  and 
influence  he  could  add  to  the  reputation 
of  our  College.  As  an  officer  he  was 
careful, 
the 
same 
largeness  of  plan  marked  his 
work  as  had  been  the  case  at  M.  A.  C. 
F or  this  view  he  often  gave  Professor 
Bailey  the  credit  (doubtless  also  shared 
by others of  the new school of  scientists), 
The  thought  of  t he  relation  between 
the  created  thing  and  its  environment 
seemed  ev^r  with  him.  He  hoped  to  see 
a  competent  man  monograph  the  cereal 
and  tepttfje,  exhibits  which  were  col 
lected  for  the  World's  F a ir  by  the  gov 
This  work  of  making  an 
ernment. 
exhibit  which  should 
the 
function  of  the  Department  of  Agri 
culture,  was  placed  in  his  charge.  He 
also  was  named  as  chairman  of 
the 
Government  Board,  and  a  great  deal 
of  his  energy  and  thought  did  he  p ut 
to 
to  this  task. 
m a rk  t he  site  where  the  Government 
building  should  stand,  and  t h at  estab 
lished  the  Jackson  park  site.  No  one 
not  familiar  with  it  can  judge  of  the 
work  required  at  his  hand  before  the 
task  of  preparing,  installing,  exhibit 
ing  a nd 
t h at 
Government  Exhibit  was  over.  There 
were  various  inharmonious  elements  to 
keep  within  bounds,  to  hasten  the  nec 
essary  labor. 

taking  down  again  of 

He  held  t he  plow 

illustrate 

T he  work  done  at  the  Department 
proper,  while  more  in  the  n a t u re  of 
a  breadth  of 
routine  business,  had 
scope  a nd  called  for  its  proper  man 
agement  so  large  an  amount  of  knowl 
edge  t h at  the  ordinary  run  of  public 
men,  congressmen  a nd  others,  would 
in  t he  place 
have  felt  uncomfortable 
for  months,  had  Pres.  Harrison  been 
careless  in  the  calling  of  a  m an  to  the 
post. 

In  t he  administration  of  his  office 
Mr.  Willits  won  confidence  a nd  love. 
is  s y m p a t h y"  one 
"His  leading  trait 
t h at 
officer  said  to  me,  and  perhaps 
w as  a  correct  statement. 
"But,"  he 
added,  "confound 
it,  he  will  sympa 
thize  with  both  sides.  He  won't  t a ke 

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

NOVEMBER  24, 

1896. 

your  part  and  forget  the  other  fellow." 
That  trait  of  impartiality  won  him 
love. 

NOTES  FROM W.  A.  TAYLOR. 

In  response  to  request,  Mr.  W.  A. 
Taylor, 
'88,  now  Assistant  Pomolo-
gist  in  the  Department  of  Agriculture, 
sends me some notes. 
I  am  very  glad 
to give them.  They  cover  certain  pe 
riods  much  more  accurately  than  I 
can  do; and  none could  speak  more lov 
ingly. 

"The 

incident,"  says  Mr.  Taylor, 
"which  doubtelss  is  most  clearly  re 
membered  by  the  students  then  in  at 
tendance,  was  the  occasion of  Mr. Wil-
lits'  first  appearance  at  the  College  in 
the  capacity  of  president. 
The  stu 
dent  body  was  in  a  quiver  over  the 
mistreatment  of  one  by  others,  at  the 
time  unknown;  wild  rumors  of  intend 
ed severe  and  sweeping  punishment  of 
suspected  students  were  in  circulation 
and  many  were  of  the  opinion  that  af 
fairs  had  reached  a  stage  where  it  was 
useless for  young men in search of  edu 
cation  to  longer  remain  at  the  institu 
tion  where  quiet  and  continuous  work 
was  out  of  the  question.  The  crisis 
was  upon  us—would  the  man  be  equal 
to  it? 
It  was  a  crucial  test  of  the 
new  president,  but  the  outcome  of  it 
was  a  most  complete  and  prompt 
restoration  of  the  confidence  of  the 
students  in  the  wisdom  and  intent  of 
the  faculty.  The  first  chapel  exercise 
settled  the  whole  question  whether 
there  would  be  co-operation  or  rebel 
lion  and  though  proper  regard  for  the 
future  caused  the suspension  or  expul 
sion  of  several  students,  even  their 
warmest  friends  acquiesced  in  and  ad 
mitted  the  justice  of  the  action  taken. 
"I  have  not  known  another  man  of 
such  strong  views  as  his  who  was  at 
heart  so  tender  and  merciful. 
The 
culprit  sentenced  by  him  recognized 
this  and  rarely  resented  the  punish 
ment  which  justice  made  necessary. 

"This  was,  I  think,  the  chief  secret 
of  his personal  hold  upon  students  and 
alumni.  He felt  strongly and  admired 
strongly  marked  personality. 
In  his 
own  words  in  the  address  before  the 
College  Y.  M.  C.  A.  in  1886,  on  'Affir 
mative  Religious  Principles,'  which,  by 
the  way,  is  worthy  of  preservation  by 
every  M. A. C. student,  'I have  no sym 
pathy  with  a  negative. 
I  do  not  like 
negative  men  or  women.  The  world 
may  make  something  out  of  a  rascal, 
but  out  of  a  fool,  never.'  And  yet  I 
" doubt  if  ever a  weakling  found  a  more 
friend 

sympathetic  or  more  helpful 
than  he. 

"He  never  permitted  the  larger  af 
fairs  of  College  management  to  blot 
out  the  remembrance  of  small  things, 
which  were  essential  to  the  welfare  of 
students,  and  often  risked  his  health 
and  encroached  upon  his  stock  of  re 
serve  force  in  order  that  he might  give 
his  personal  attention  to  little  matters 
which  most  of  us  thought  at  the  time 
unimportant,  but  which  we  have  since 
then  come  to  realize  the  necessity  of. 
If  a  student  was  ill at  the  College,  Mr. 
Willits  seemed  to  charge  himself  per 
sonally  with  the  responsibility  for  his 
proper  care  and  attendance,  and  if,  as 
sometimes  happened,  death  entered 
the  student  family,  no  more  sincere 
mourner  followed  the  bier  than  he. 

"One  of  the  most  vivid  pictures  of 
him  in  my own  mind  is connected  with 
the death  of  Gilbert  in '88, when at  mid 
night  with  the  aid  of  two  or  three 
whom  he  had  notified,  he  carried  the 
body  of  the  dead  boy  down  from  the 
top  floor  *of  Wells  Hall  [to  Taylor's 
room], and after  preparing  it for  burial 
watched  with  the  rest  till  day  dawned. 
It  was  not  more  than  any  one  of  us 
for  his  comrade,  but  how 
would  do 

the  heavy  re 
many  of  us,  bearing 
sponsibility  of  head  of  such  an  institu 
tion,  would  be  found  at  hand  in  such 
an  emergency! 

this 

"It  has  always  seemed  to  me  that  it 
for  others 
thoughtfulness 
was 
that  gave  him  such  a  strong  hold  upon 
the  affections  of  his  students. 
It  did 
not  cease  when  the  student  left  Col 
lege, as  many  of our  fellow  alumni  can 
testify.  Nor  was  it  confined  to  his 
students,  for  among  his associates  dur 
ing  his  last  years,  in  church,  business 
and  political  as  well  as  in  the  many 
and  varied  educational  and  scientific 
organizations  with  which  he  was  con 
nected,  the  same  grief  is  felt  at  his 
death. 

"He  was  a  man  whom  his  students 
could  respect  without 
fearing,  and 
whom  they  loved  for  his  own  sake. 
The  thought  that  we  shall  not  look 
into  those  kindly  eyes  again  nor  feel 
the  hand  clasp  of  our  friend  brings  up 
so  many  recollections  of  his  merit  and 
goodness  that  the  pen  fails  to  keep 
pace  with  memory." 

I  recall  one  sentence  from  a  sermon 
of  his,  "Tell  me  what  a  young  man 
does  with  his  leisure  and  I  will tell you 
whether  the  blazes  along  his 
life's 
pathway lead  to the  pestilential  swamp 
or  the  mountain  height."  This  is  a 
characteristic  statement;  yet  I  think 
the  lines apply  to him— 
"His  life  was  gentle; and  the  elements 
So mixed  in him  that  nature  might 
Stand  up and  say,  This  was  a  man." 

Edwin  Willits  by  the  grace  of  God 
was  a  Christian  gentleman.  His 
memory  is  sweet.  Remembering  the 
beauty  and  goodness  and  blessing  of 
his  life, who may not with reverence ex 
claim  of  it,  "What  God  hath  wrought." 

Letter  from  Cyrus  6L  Luce. 

I  am  in  receipt  of  your  invitation  to 
attend  the  exercises  to  be  held  at  the 
College 
in  memory  of  Hon.  Edwin 
It  would  af 
Willits  on  the  19th  inst. 
ford  me  a  melancholy  pleasure  to  join 
with  others  who  knew  the  worth  of 
our  departed  friend  in  doing  honor  to 
his  memory. 

Some  men  do  well  in  some  one  line 
of  life's  work.  Mr.  Willits  did  well  in 
all  lines.  He  wTas  a  success  as  an  at 
torney.  As  a  member  of  Congress  he 
won  high  rank.  At  the  Normal  School 
his  memory  is  treasured  for  his  many 
excellencies.  At  the  Agricultural  Col 
lege  he  won  high  renown.  But  the 
best  work  of  his  life  was  performed 
in  the  department  at  Washington.  He 
brought  to  a  discharge  of  his duties  all 
of  his  powers  of  body  and  mind.  He 
walked  here  in  untrodden  paths.  He 
was  the  strong  man  who  upheld  the 
arms  of  the  secretary. 

Largely  through  his  diligence,  skill 
and  ability  the  new  department  was 
made  a  success.  Mr.  Willits  was  not 
only  a  great  man,  but  in  all  the  rela 
tions  of  life  he  was  a  good  man.  He 
was,  in  the  broadest  and  best  sense,  a 
Christian. 

He  is  gone,  but  his  friends  can  well 
rejoice  that  his  many  good  works  will 
live  after  him. 

Personal  Recollections  of  Edwin 
Willits. 

DR.  R.  C.  KEDZIE. 

My  acquaintance  with  Edwin  Wil 
lits  began  by  letter  in  the  latter  part 
of  the sixties.  He  was  then  prosecut 
ing  attorney  for  Monroe  county,  and 
as  such  it  was  his  duty,  among  others, 
to  prosecute  for  violations  of  the  law 
in  regard  to  the  sale  of  adulterated 
liquors.  He  asked  for  my  opinion  in 
regard  to  the  nature  of  the  adulter 
ants  used,  saying  that  some  persons 

in  making 

supposed  that  many  poisonous  mate 
rials  were  used 
these 
liquors,  s^uch  as  arsenic,  strychnine, 
prussic  acid,  etc., and  wanted  to  know 
if  there  was  good  foundation  for  such 
I  replied  that  I  had  never 
opinion. 
these  poisons  in  liquors  and 
found 
doubted  about 
that 
there  were  several  kinds  of  alcohols, 
differing  in  their  effects  on  the  human 
body,  that  the  alcohols  were  the  in 
jurious  materials,  and  when 
these 
were  removed,  the  poisonous  materials 
remaining  would  be  insignificant 
in 
quantity  and  power  to  injure. 

their  presence; 

I  made  his  personal  acquaintance  in 
1873  when  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Commission  of  18  appointed  by  Gov. 
Bagley  to  revise  the state  constitution, 
said  revision  to  be  submitted  to  the 
next  legislature  for  their  approval,  to 
be  submitted  by  them  to  the  vote  of 
the  people  for  ratification  or  rejection. 
In  this  commission  Mr.  Willits  was 
made  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
education.  He  had  been  so  long  time 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education 
that  it  was  eminently  fit  and  proper 
that  he  should  take  the  leadership  in 
the  important  matters  of  education  in 
this  state.  This  was  the  first  commit 
tee  to  report  on  amendments  to  the 
constitution,  and  its  report  was  adopt 
ed,  constituting  Section  XIII  of  the 
proposed  constitution. 

During  all  the  deliberations  of  the 
commission  the  people  were  pleased 
with 
the  broad  and  statesman-like 
views  of  this  body  of  eminent  men, 
and  especially  delighted  with  the  lib 
eral  views  of  the  committee  on  edu 
cation,  providing  for  all  the  educa 
tional  interests  of  the  state. 

The  revision  of  the state  constitution 
by  this  commission  was  excellent  in 
principle  and  form,  but  when  it  fell 
into  the  hands  of  the  next  legislature 
it  was  torn  to  pieces,  and  when  its 
mangled  remains  were  submitted  to 
the  people, they  mercifully  buried  them 
out  of  sight  by  an  everwhelming  ad 
verse  vote. 
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF  THIS COLLEGE. 
In  January,  1885,  he  was  elected 
President  of  the  Agricultural  College, 
but  as  he  was  then  Principal  of  the 
State  Normal  School,  he  did  not  enter 
upon  his  duties  till  the  following  July. 
In  the  preceding  November  President 
Abbot  had  tendered  his  resignation  to 
the.Board  on account  of  broken  health, 
but  continued  to  discharge  the  duties 
of  President  till  his  successor  should 
arrive. 

During  the  interregnum  between  the 
outgoing  and  incoming  President,  such 
irregularities  of  conduct  on' the  part  of 
students  had  crept  in  as  would  not 
have  been  tolerated  when  President 
It  was  a 
Abbot  was  in  his  prime. 
gloomy  hour:  Secretary  Baird  was  on 
his  death-bed,  and  the  members  of  the 
faculty  did  not  "see  eye  to  eye"  on 
questions  of  discipline,  and  there  was 
much  disorder  among  the  students. 
When  President  Willits  arrived  on 
the  grounds  he  placed  the  hand  of  a 
master  upon  the  disorderly  elements, 
expelled  some,  suspended  others,  and 
made it  distinctly  known  that  law  and 
order  would 
the  College. 
rule  at 
From  that  day  College  discipline  took 
on  a healthier  tone, like the bracing  air 
that  follows  a  thunder  storm. 
The 
boys  had  found  a  master,  and  they  re 
spected  him  accordingly.  No  similar 
period  of  disorder  has  since  afflicted 
the  College. 
i 
HIS  WORK  AT  THE  AGRICULTURAL  COL- 
LEGE. 

[ i ji 
i  i 
President  Abbot  has  been  appro-  ' 
priately  called  the  formative  President  * 
of  the  Agricultural  College.  Under M 
his  hand  the  Agricultural  School  be-A 

if  « 
came the  Agricultural  College,  and  the 
agricultural  course  received  its  endur 
ing  features  under  his  administration. 
In  like  manner  it  must  be  said  that 
PRESIDENT  WILLITS  ORGANIZED  AND 
PUT  INTO  ACTIVE  WORK  THE  EXPERI 
MENT  STATION;  AND  THAT  HE  WAS  THE 
CREATOR  OF  THE  MECHANICAL  COURSE 
IN  THIS  COLLEGE. 

THE  EXPERIMENT  STATION. 
The  Hatch  bill  providing  for  Agri 
cultural  Experiment  Stations  in  con 
nection  with  the  Agricultural  Colleges 
in  the  several  states  was  passed  in  the 
early  part  of  1887.  A  meeting  of  rep 
resentatives  of  the  Agricultural  Col 
leges  and  Experiment  Stations  was 
held  in  Washington  in  August  of  that 
year  to  determine  upon  the  scope  of 
the  Experiment  Stations,  and  their  re 
lations  to  the  Agricultural  Colleges.  In 
this  convention  there  was  a  powerful 
clique  that  strove  to  give  the  Experi 
ment  Station  such  a  trend  as  would  di 
vorce  it entirely from  the College.  They 
maintained  that  the  Experiment  Sta 
tion  must  have  no  connection  with  the 
College—separate  buildings,  apparatus 
and  experimental  farms;  that  no  pro 
fessor  giving  instruction  in  the  Col 
lege  should  have  anything  to  do  with 
the  Station.  They  strongly  intimated 
that  the Director  of  the Station  was  the 
important  person  and  about  the  only 
one of  much  importance;  and  the  re 
muneration  for  his  great  abilities  and 
continuous  service  through  the  year 
must  be  borne  in  mind  in  fixing  his 
salary. 

A  committee  of  nine  was  appointed 
to  formulate  plans,  largely  made  up  of 
persons  who  held  these  extreme  views 
of  the  supreme  importance  of  the  Di 
rector.  President  Willits  was  the  mi 
the 
nority  in  this  committee.  When 
greatness  and  dignity  of  the  Director 
wer,e  urged  in  the  committee,  Presi 
dent  Willits  raised  this  query:  "There 
are  39  Experiment  Stations:  where 
will you find 39 men of such  worth  and 
experience as  will properly  command  a 
salary  of  $5,000 a  year?"  One  of  the 
committee  glanced  around  the  room 
and  smilingly  answered,  "I  think  there 
are  nine  such  men  in  this  room." 

The  committee  reported  their  plan 
for the entire  separation  of  College  and 
Experiment  Station,  and  the  members 
urged  on  the  floor  of  the  convention 
the  impropriety  of  any  person  holding 
office  both  in  College and  Station—that 
no  man  could  serve  two  masters,  etc. 
Dr.  D.,  of  Tennessee,  was  eloquent  in 
urging  this  plea. 
President  Willits 
exposed  his  hollowness  by  asking,  "Dr. 
D.,  who  is  Director  of  your  Experi 
ment  Station?" 
"Who 
is  President  of  your  Agricultural  Col 
lege?"  "I  am."  "Which  do  you  propose 
to  be,  Director  or  Pesident?  Which?" 
Dr.  D.  wilted,  but  did  not 
reply! 
So  far  as  I  can  learn  he  is  still  Direc 
tor  and  President,  also  Assistant  Sec 
retary  of  Agriculture—a  trinity  of  offi 
this  wicked 
ces  not  often  seen 
world. 

"I  am,  sir." 

in 

that 

President  Willits  argued 

the 
Experiment  Station  was  the  corollary 
of 
the  College—that  the  two  were 
parts  of  a  whole in the  educational  sys 
tem  of  the  state;  that  the  theoretical 
instruction  in  the  class  room  should  be 
carried  into  the  laboratory,  the  farm 
and  the  garden,  there  to  be  verified  or 
refuted,  and  the  results  then  given  to 
the  public  in  the  bulletins  of  the  Sta 
tion. 
So  clearly  did  he  present  this 
logical  connection  of  the  College  and 
the  Experiment  Station  that  the  con 
vention  rejected  the  plan  of  the  com 
mittee  by  a  decisive  vote,  and  adopted 
the  plan  of  co-operative  work  carried 
out  in  this  College  and  in  most  of  the 
Agricultural  Colleges  of  this  country. 

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5 

As  evidence  of the  favor  with  which 
Michigan  regards  this  combined  work 
of  College  a nd Station  I  simply  call 
attention  to  t he fact  t h at  t he  yearly 
issue  of  12  bulletins  of  20,u00  each 
scarcely  supplies  t he  popular  demand. 
There  is  no p a rt  of  t he work  of  t he 
College  t h at  brings  it so completely in 
touch  with  t he  people  of  the  state  as 
the  investigations  and  bulletins  of  the 
Experiment  Station. 
In starting  this 
work  and  giving  it t he  right  direction, 
President  Willits  did  much  for  t he 
s t a te  a nd  the  whole  country. 

T HE  D E P A R T M E NT OF MECHANIC  ARTS. 

This  institution  was  originally  estab 
lished  as t he  Agricultural  School,  a nd 
for  many  years  t he trend  of  instruc 
tion  w as  entirely  in the  line  of agricul 
ture  in its broad  sense. 
The  Morrill 
Act  of  1862  provided  a  fund  "for t he 
endowment,  support  and  maintenance 
of  at least  one  college.where  the  lead 
ing  object  shall  be  to  teach  such 
branches  of learning  as a re  related to 
agriculture  a nd t he  mechanic  a r t s ." 
W h en  President  Willits  took  charge  of 
the  College  he announced  t h at  it  was 
t h at  t he  mechanic  a r ts  should 
time 
come  to the  front  on a  par  with  agri 
culture.  His  aim  was  to add  the  me 
chanical  course  to the  College  curricu 
lum  without  impairing  t he  efficiency 
or  lowering  the  attendance  of the  agri 
cultural  course. 
The  results  justified 
his  assumption,  for there  was  an  in 
creased  attendance  in the  agricultural 
course  at  t he same  time  with  t he  in 
flux  of  a  large  number  in the  mechani 
cal  course. 
The  average  attendance 
for  five  years  in  the  agricultural  course 
before  this  change  was  193;  the  aver 
age  attendance  on  the  s a me  course  for 
five  years  after  the  mechanical  course 
was  introduced  w as  227,  an  average 
gain  of 34 for this  course,  while t he 
attendance  on t he mechanical  course 
reached  an  average  of  120  when  it 
all  the  College  classes.  T he 
reached 
average  total  attendance  by  five  year 
periods  passed  from  193 to 328. 
This 
shows  an  advance  all along  t he line, 
and  not  the  crippling  of one  course to 
build  up a  rival. 

President  Willits  took  hold  of  this 
work  of building  up  the  department  of 
mechanic  a r ts  with  energy.  He  visit 
ed  t he shops  in  Detroit  a nd  other 
manufacturing  cities  to  place  before 
this  constituency  t he  advantages  of 
t he  course  of  scientific  a nd practical 
training  at  t he  College  a nd  inviting 
the  shop  boys  to  secure  the  advantages 
There  w as  soon  a  large 
here  offered. 
influx  of  s t u d e n t s;  t he College  halls 
were  soon  filled  to  overflowing,  a nd 
his  own  house—"the  castle  on  the  hill" 
—was  crowded  with  enthusiastic  stu 
T h is  was  no  sudden  boom, to 
dents. 
flare  up  in sudden  blaze  and  go  out in 
more  painful  darkness,  b ut the  impe 
t us  then  imparted  to t he College h as 
continued  to this  day. 
strong  language  to say  t h at  he  made 
the  new  course  and  planted  it upon an 
enduring  basis,  y et strengthened a nd 
enlarged  t he  old  course.  He did n ot 
build  up  by  tearing  down. 

It is n ot  too 

PERSONAL,  C H A R A C T E R. 

The  personal  character  a nd  influence 
of  President  Willits  were  strong  ele 
ments  in his  success.  He knew  every 
student,  could  call  them  by n a me  and 
recognize  them  wherever  found.  He 
visited  them  in their  rooms,  knew  their 
history,  and  recognized  their  individual 
peculiarities,  difficulties  a nd tempta 
intuition  he 
tions.  By  a  wonderful 
seemed  to enter  into  t he  life  of  every 
student,  a nd his care  over  them w as 
almost  sleepless.  He  once  told  me  t h at 
he  never  retired  for  t he  night  without 
first  going  t he  rounds  of  the  halls to 

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see  t h at  everything  was  safe  and  quiet. 
One  element  of  his success  w as h is 
E d w in  Willits 
religious  character. 
was  a  whole-hearted 
christian.  A 
staunch  Presbyterian,  he let his light 
shine  before  men.  During  his  presi 
dency  there  was  no line  of street  cars 
from  the  College  to Lansing  by  which 
students  could  attend  divine  service in 
the  city  churches.  F or many  of  t he 
students  the  morning  hours  of  Sunday 
were  aimless  and  idle.  To  remedy  this 
he  instituted  a series  of Bible  talks for 
9  o'clock  Sunday  morning,  which  were 
such  a  treat, 
intellectually  a nd  mor 
ally,  t h at  the  chapel  was  soon  crowded 
with  delighted  listeners.  The  Sunday 
afternoon  services  by  the  clergymen  of 
Lansing  were  continued,  not  because 
2:30  p. m. was  an ideal  hour  for wor 
ship,  but  because  the  ministers  of  Lan 
sing  could  not be  secured  for  other 
hours.  Attendance  w as not  compul 
sory,  yet  the  chapel  was  well  filled; t he 
Sunday  school  and  Bible  classes  were 
well  attended  a nd t he moral  a nd  re 
ligious  atmosphere  at the  College  w as 
healthy. 

In  recalling  the  history  of those  who 
have  been  pillars  in the  College  edifice 
but  who  have  passed  away,  one  is  pain 
fully  reminded  of t he evanescence of 
h u m an  life. 

"One  by one  the  roses  fall." 
One  by one t he oaks  come  down. 
President  Williams,  Secretary  How 
J u d ge  Wells,  Secretary  Baird. 
ard, 
President  Abbott,  President  Willits. 
How  fast  they  pass  away.  Yet  J u ne 
r e t u r ns  with  its  roses,  and  though  the 
oak  must  fall  t he forest  lives  on.  So 
the  College.  Though  t he  great  leaders 
remains—a 
pass  beyond,  t he  College 
beneficence  for  the  present  and  a  hope 
for  all  coming  time. 

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The  second  volume  of  this  important 
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It  is  ten  years 
since  t he  first  volume  appeared,  and 
during  these  years  t he  author  has  been 
busy  at  intervals  from  his  college  du 
ties  in  preparing  t he  material  for  this 
second  and 
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one  was  prepared  especially  for  "farm 
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the  botany  of 
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this  book  has 
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in  t he  English 

• 

*  a  w a nt 

in  our 

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I  am  to  see  this  book  which  fills  such 
shall 
recommend  it  whenever  I  can  to  our 
young  farmers  and  others.  No  one 
else  in  America  could  h a ve  given  us  a 
book  on  grasses  equal  to  this  by  Prof. 
Beal."—W.  A.  Henry,  Prof,  of  Agri 
culture,  Wisconsin  University. 

I 

"Two  books  have  appeared  within 
a  few  days  of  each  other,  and  a re  by 
far  the  most  noteworthy  contributions 
to  agricultural 
t h at  have 
been  m a de  of  late  years.  One  of  these 
is  'Grasses  of  North  America,"  by  Dr. 
W.  J.  Beal."—Dr.  H.  P.  Armsby. 

literature 

This  work  was  chosen  by  the  au 
thorities  of  the  World's  F a ir  as  one 
of  their  select 
representative 
list  of 
books  of  the  time.  The  first  edition  of 
this  volume  is  nearly  exhausted,  and  a 
new  and  revised  edition  is  now  in  press 

and  will  shortly  appear.  T he  t wo  vol 
u m es  together  will  form  a  complete, 
practical  and  scientific  account  of  our 
American  grasses,  a nd  should,  if  pos 
farmer's 
sible,  be  in  every  educated 
library.  Both  volumes  are  published 
by  H e n ry  Holt  &  Co.,  New  York,  a nd 
together  or  sep 
m ay  be  purchased 
arately. 
I, 
$2.50;  of  volume  II,  $4.00. 

Retail  price  of  volume 

M i n u t es  of  t he  B o a rd  Meeting, 

HELD  AT  THE  COLLEGE,  WEDNESDAY, 
NOV.  18,  189G. 

The  resignation  of  G.  C.  Davis,  En 
tomologist,  w as  presented,  to  t a ke  ef 
fect  Dec.  8,  1896.  The  resignation  w as 
.  • 
accepted. 
T he  Field  Agent  of  the  College  w as 
special 

authorized 
to  advertise 
courses  in  his  discretion. 

the 

H.  W.  Mumford  w as  made  Assistant 
Professor  of  Agriculture,  with  the  sal 
ary  attached  to  t h at  position. 

The  Secretary  and  Prof.  Weil  were 
in 

to  purchase  a  d y n a mo 

authorized 
their  discretion. 

The  purchase  of  a  valve  tester  was 
authorized  for  the  Mechanical  Depart 
ment. 

repairs 

The  President  and  Secretary  were 
authorized 
and 
to  m a ke 
changes  in  the  dairy  room  of  the  agri 
cultural  laboratory  in  their  discretion. 
A  request  of  the  State  Dairy  Asso 
ciation  for  co-operative  institute  work 
was  referred  to  the  committee  on  in 
stitutes. 

Mr.  F.  E.  Skeels,  t he  agent  of 

the 
Board  for  the  examination  of  College 
Lands,  made  a  report  of  work  done  to 
the  present  time.  He  finds  a 
large 
quantity  of  good  timbered  lands  still 
on  hand,  but  reports  considerable  tres 
pass  by  timber  thieves. 

Mr.  Garfield  presented  the  followiug 
relating  to  the  death  of  ex-President 
Willits: 

"The  following  statement 

in  mem 
ory  of  ex-President  Willits  was  unani 
mously  adopted  as  t he  sense  of 
the 
Board,  ordered  spread  on  the  minutes 
of  this  meeting,  and  t he  secretary  in 
structed  to  send  an  engrossed  copy  to 
Mrs.  Willits: 

In  his 

this  Board  and  his  relation 
force 

"The  sudden  death  of  Dr.  E d w in 
Willits,  for 
four  years  president  of 
this  College,  takes  a w ay  from  earth  a 
impress 
strong  and  able  m an  whose 
upon  the  College  will  always  be  recog 
nized  as  of  great  importance  in  devel 
oping  broadly  t he  purposes  outlined  in 
its  organic  law,  and  in  building  thor 
oughly  the  foundation  upon  which  will 
rest  a  system  of  education  t h at  prom 
ises  to  be  of  untold  value  in  the  evolu 
intercourse 
tion  of  our  State. 
to 
with 
student 
the  educational 
body  of  the  College,  his  leadership  w as 
acknowledged  to  be  wise  and  far-see 
ing.  His  kindly  spent  and  w a rm  sym 
pathies  touched  t he  heart  of  all  with 
whom  he  w as  associated,  and  his  hon 
esty  of  purpose,  earnestness  of  manner 
and  thoroughly  Christian  life,  awaken 
ed  in  all  who  knew  him  admiration,  re 
spect,  and  affection. 
It  wiil  be  a 
source  of  pride  and  satisfaction  to  the 
Agricultural  College  of  Michigan 
to 
keep  fresh  the  memory  of  the  life  of 
Edwin  Willits  expended  in  behalf  of 
the 
institution  as  its  honored  presi 
dent." 

and 

R.  W.  Clark  a nd  A.  E.  Wallace,  of  the 
class  of  '99m,  have  been  ill  for  several 
days. 

Mrs.  R ay  Ellis,  of  Flushing,  and  Mrs. 
E.  D.  Allen,  of  North  Lansing,  visited 
t he  College  Wednesday. 

D.  L.  Arney,  of  Sturgis,  spent  Sat 
urday  and  Sunday,  November  14-15, 
with  his  son,  W.  H.  Arney,  '00. 

Lost:  In  t he  vicinity  of  College  Hall, 
a  gold  breast  pin.  F i n d er  please  leave 
the  s a me  at  the  President's  office. 

In  order  to  give  a  complete  report  of 
memorial  exercises  we  have  crowded 
nearly  everything  else  out  this  week. 

The  Y.  W.  C.  A.  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  are 
preparing  one  of  W.  D.  Howell's  farces 
to  be  given  F r i d ay  evening,  December 
11. 

T he  Y.  W.  C.  A.  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  will 
hold  a  prayer  meeting  in  the  rooms  of 
the  latter  association  on  Thanksgiving 
morning  at  8  o'clock. 

The  King's  Daughters  will  meet  with 
Mrs.  Gunson,  Wednesday,  December  2. 
Lesson,  t he  first  chapter  of  J a m e s;  text, 
"Temptation;" 
leader,  Miss  J u l ia  M. 
Baldwin. 
F r i d ay 

t he  various  boarding  clubs 
elected  s t e w a r ds  as  follows:  Club  A, 
I.  L.  Simmons;  club  B,  D.  McElroy; 
club  D,  J.  W.  Rigterink;  club  E,  H.  L. 
Becker. 

formerly 
engineering 

Prof.  L.  P.  Breckenridge, 

professor  of  mechanical 
here,  but  now  of  the  University  of  Il 
linois,  spent  Saturday  and  Sunday  at 
M.  A.  C. 

Messrs.  a nd  Mesdames  B a r r o ws  and 
Weil  have  issued  invitations  for  an  "at 
home"  at  t he  residence  of  the 
latter, 
this  evening,  from  half  after  seven  to 
eleven  o'clock. 

Prof.  P.  B.  Woodworth  was  one  of  a 
committee  of  three  experts  selected  by 
t he  city  countil  of  Grand  Ledge  to  test 
their  new  municipal  electric  light  plant 
and  w a t e r w o r k s. 

B.  A.  Bowditch,  with  '96,  and  C.  F. 
H e r r m a n n,  '97,  will  attend  the  national 
convention  of  P hi  Delta  T h e ta  frater 
in  Philadelphia,  November  24-
nities 
25-26,  as  delegates  from  the  M.  A  .C. 
chapter. 

institute  workers 

There  w as  a  good  attendance  at  t he 
conference  of 
last 
F r i d ay  afternoon  and  evening,  most  of 
the  regular  institute  workers  employed 
by  the  College  being  present.  A  full 
report  of  the  meeting  will  appear  in  the 
next  issue  of  the  RECORD. 

at  Washington,  visited 

Prof.  B.  E.  Fernow,  chief  of  t he  for 
estry  division  of  t he  d e p a r t m e nt  of  ag 
riculture 
t he 
College on  Monday  of  last  week  for  the 
purpose  of  seeing  the  work  being  done 
here  in  forestry,  and  to  m a ke  arrange 
ments  for  certain  co-operative  experi 
ments. 

She  had  a  lovely  neck, 
And  everybody  said, 
Who, 
indeed,  might  doubt? 
T h at  t h a t 's  w h at  turned  her  head. 

—Ex. 

Circus  m an  (hunting  for  a  s t r ay  ele 
phant—"Have  you  seen  a  strange  ani 
mal  around  here?" 
Irishman— "Begor-
ra,  Oi  have  t h a t;  there  w as  an  injur -
rubber  bull  around  here  pullin'  carrots 
wid  his  tail."—Ex. 

. . . T H E -^ 

Farm 
Department 

OFFERS  FOR SALE: 

Two  very  fine 
Duroc 
Jersey  Sows, 

seven  months  old,  eligible  to 
registry;  all  right 
in  color 
and  form. 

Poland  China 

Six 

Pigs, 

six  months  old,  in  excellent 
breeding  condition,  large and 
thrifty;  pedigree  the  best. 

A pure  bred 
Holstein-
Friesian  Bull 
Calf, 

born  in  September,  1896,  out 
of  College  Eosa  Bonhenr,  a 
daughter  of  Eosa  Bonheur 
Fifth  with a record  of 106 lbs. 
of milk in a day.  College Eosa 
gave  50  lbs.  of  milk  a  day 
for  seven  consecutive  days  in 
October,  containing  nearly 
twelve  pounds  of  butter. 
The  sire  of 
the  calf  was 
Maurice  Clothide,  for  several 
years  at  the  head  of  the  Hol-
stein herd at the College.  This 
calf  will  develop  into  a  bull 
to  head  any  Holstein 
fit 
herd  in  the  country. 

...Also... 

Show  Birds 
of  several 
of  the. leading 

Breeds of  Poultry 

At  t he  College. 

BUY  YOUR 

Our  eleven  will  play 

foot  ball  at 

Kalamazoo  on  Thanksgiving  day. 

Miss  Amy  Vaughn, 

'97,  received  a 

visit  from  her  father  last  Tuesday. 

Prof.  Barrows'  mother,  of  Beading, 
for  a 

Mass.,  has  been  visiting  him 
week. 

Clothing,  Hats, 
Caps  ai>d 
Furnishing  Goods 

...OF... 

H. Kositchek & Bros. 

113  WASHINGTON  AVE.  N. 

Address, 

CLINTON  a  SMITH, 

Superintendent 

of  Farm, 

Agricultural  College,  Mich 

NOVEMBER  24, 

1896. 

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

7 

News  from  G r a d u a t es  a nd  S t u d e n t s. 

Official  D i r e c t o r y. 

Sunday  Chapel  Service—Preaching 

at  2:30  p.  m. 

Y.  M.  C.  A.—Holds  regular  meetings 
every  T h u r s d ay  evening  at  6:30  and 
Sunday  evenings  at  7:30. 
S.  H.  Ful 
ton,  President.  C.  W.  Loomis,  Cor. 
Secretary. 

Y.  W.  C.  A.  regular  weekly  meetings 
for  all  ladies  on  the  campus  Tuesday 
evenings  at  8  o'clock,  in  the  ladies'  par 
lors.  Meetings  on  Sunday  evenings 
with  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  Miss  Edith  F. 
McDermott,  President;  -  Miss  Alice 
Georgia,  Cor.  Secretary. 

M.  A.  C.  Grange—Meets  every  three 
weeks  on  Tuesday  evening  in  the  Co 
lumbian  Society  rooms.  Prof.  C.  D. 
Smith,  Master.  H.  W.  H a r t,  Secretary. 
Society—Regular 
meeting  second  Friday  evening  of  each 
month  in  the  chapel  at  7:00.  H.  C. 
Skeels,  President.  W.  R.  Kedzie,  Sec 
retary. 

Natural  History 

Botanical  Club—Meets  first  and  third 
F r i d ay  of  each  month  in  the  Botanical 
Laboratory  at  6:30.  • T.  Gunson,  Presi 
dent.  W.  R.  Kedzie,  Secretary. 

Dante  Club—Meets  every  Wednesday 
evening  at  7:30  in  Prof.  W.  O.  Hed-
rick's  office,  College  Hall.  Prof.  A.  B. 
Noble,  President. 

M.  A.  C.  Athletic  Association—C.  B. 
Laitner,  President.  G.  B.  Wells,  Sec 
retary. 

Columbian  Literary  Society—Regular 
meeting  every  Saturday  evening 
in 
their  rooms  in  t he  middle  ward  of 
E.  H.  Sedgwick, 
Wells  Hall,  at  7:00. 
President.  C.  F.  Austin,  Secretary. 

Delta  T au  Delta  Fraternity—Meets 
Friday  evenings  in  the  chapter  rooms 
on  fourth  floor  of  Williams  Hall,  at 
7:00.  E.  A.  Baker,  President.  C.  P. 
Wykes,  Secretary. 

Eclectic  Society—Meets  on 

fourth 
floor  of  Williams  Hall  every  Saturday 
at  7:30  p.  m.  C.  D.  Butterfield,  Presi 
dent.  Manning  Agnew,  Secretary. 

Feronian  Society—Meets  every  Fri 
day  afternoon  at  1:00 
in  Hesperian 
rooms.  Miss  Sadie  Champion,  Presi 
dent.  Miss  Marie  Belliss,  Secretary. 

Hesperian  Society—Meetings 

held 
every  Saturday  evening  in  the  society 
rooms  in  the  west  ward  of  Wells  Hall 

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at  7:00.  J.  D.  McLouth,  President.  R. 
H.  Osborne,  Secretary  . 

Olympic  Society—Meets  on 

fourth 
floor  of  Williams  Hall  every  S a t u r d ay 
evening  at  7:00.  H.  W.  H a r t,  Presi 
dent.  C.  J.  Perry,  Secretary. 

P hi  Delta  T h e ta  Fraternity—Meets 
on  F r i d ay  evening  in  chapter  rooms  in 
Wells  Hall,  at  7:00.  W.G.Amos,  Presi 
dent.  F.  H.  Smith,  Secretary. 

in 

Union  Literary 

Society—Meetings 
held 
their  hall  every  Saturday 
evening  at  7:00.  E.  A.  Robinson,  Presi 
dent.  S.  F.  E d w a r d s,  Secretary. 

T au  Beta  Pi  Fraternity—Meets  every 
two  weeks  on  T h u r s d ay  evening  in  the 
tower  room  of  Mechanical  Laboratory. 
G.  A.  Parker,  President. 
E.  H.  Sedg 
wick,  Secretary. 

Club  Boarding  Association—I.  L. 
Simmons,  President.  H.  A.!  Dibble, 
Secretary. 

Try  and  Trust  Circle  of  King's 
Daughters  —  Meets 
alternate 
Wednesday.  Mrs.  C.  L.  Weil,  Presi 
dent.  Mrs.  J.  L.  Snyder,  Secretary. 

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George  Davis,  '92,  of  Tekonsha,  vis 
ited  at  M.  A.  C.  last  Tuesday.  He  is 
still  farming. 

It  is  reported  t h at  W a l t er  J.  Good-
enough,  '95m,  is  working  in  a  draught 
ing  office  in  Chicago. 

We  see  by  t he  V.  of  M.  Daily  t h at  D. 
F.  Pagelsen,  '97, plays  right  end  on  the 
class  team  of  t he  '98  laws. 

C.  H.  Briggs,  Ann  Arbor,  and  J.  T. 
Berry,  Cass  City,  both  of  '96,will  spend 
Thanksgiving  at  M.  A.  C; 

A  letter  from  Prof.  U. "P.  Hedrick, 
'93,  Corvallis,  Oregon,  says  t h at  D.  W. 
Trine,  '92,  is  very  ill  with  peritonitis. 

C.  B.  Charles,  '79,  Bangor,  is  one  of 
our  institute  workers  who  w as  in  at 
tendance  at  the  conference  of  institute 
workers  last  Friday. 

W.  P.  Hawley,  92m,  is  employed  as 
mechanical  d r a u g h t s m an  by  t he  Cox 
Typesetting  Machine  Co.,  Chicago.  Ad 
dress  1015  P a rk  avenue,  Chicago. 

A  neat  circular  has  been  received  an 
nouncing  the  opening  of  an  industrial 
school  for  the  colored  race  at  Hunts-
ville,  Ala,  Arthur  F.  Hughes,  '96,  is 
one  of  the  instructors. 

In  addition  to  his  regular  day  work 
in  the  Lewis  Institute,  Chicago,  Prof. 
P.  M.  Chamberlain, 
'88m,  has  been 
given  full  charge  of  t he  night  school 
which  is  carried  on  in  connection  with 
t h at  school. 

H.  Arnold  White,  '92,  Decatur,  111., in 
a  letter  to  President  Snyder,  pays  high 
tribute  to  the  memory  of  Dr.  Willits. 
We  quote  a  portion  of  the  letter:  "Ed 
win  Willits  w as  the  inspiration  and  up 
lift  of  hundreds  of  M.  A.  C.  boys. 
Wherever  he  w as  known  and  during 
the  years  it  was  his  fortune  to  preside 
over  the  affairs  of  M.  A.  C.  he  w as  al 
w a ys  respected,  his  counsel  followed, 
his  example  emulated.  F or  the  cause 
of  education,  higher  plane  of  living,  he 
influ 
always  exerted  a  most  powerful 
ence,  and  with  t he  boys  of  my  class 
and 
those  w ho  associated  with  him 
during  t he  years  of  able  administration 
of  t he  affairs  of  office  as  our  president, 
I  know  a  deep  sense  of  public  and  per 
sonal  loss  m u st  be  felt.  His 
taking 
a w ay  is  a  bereavement  to  all  w ho  knew 
him. 
he  w as  a  friend  I 
shall  never  forget,  as  w as  his  succes 
sor,  President  Clute.  President  Willits 
always  had  a  word  of  encouragement 
for  the  struggling  student  and  w as  the 
w a rm  friend  of  all  the  boys,  and  w as 
always  ready  to  assist  by  word  or  deed 
every  aspiring  boy  who  came  to  him. 
I  am  sure  we  will  all  grieve  over  this 
sad  event,  and  through  life  each  one  of 
the  students  who  came  in  contact  witli 
him  as 
an  executive  officer  or  as  a 
teacher,  will  feel  the  ennobling  influ 
ence  of  this  good  man's  life." 

Personally 

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