The M. AC. RECORD. MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. I I. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, M A Y. 22, 1906. N o. 35 ATHLETICS. FARMERS' CLUB. Steimle's pitching for Ypsi on Friday was the feature of the game, he proving an enigma for the home team. T he the season was registered 7 to o. first shut out of On Saturday the team, in charge of Olie Burk, last year's captain, went to A nn Arbor for a practice game with the university. T he home team made a very creditable show ing. M. A. C. scored first inning on a two-base hit by Boyle and was driven in on a single by Ellis. Michigan scored her runs on long hits coming at opportune times. Nies pitched a good game against their hard hitters and played a star fielding game. Canfield also did some excellent work at fielding. the in T he score by innings follows : 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9—R H E M. A. C. 1 0 0 0 0 0 00 o—1 4 4 U. of M. 1 0 3 3 0 0 10 x—S 10 2 Batteries—M. A. C, Nies and and Strike outs—Martin 7, and Boyle. U. of M.—Martin Lowell. Nies 4. Umpire—Byron. Albion comes here on T h u r s d ay for a cup game. M. A. C. must win this the third in her series and you must be there to do the rooting. the de T he coming week will be cisive one for us as the team goes to Olivet Saturday and Hillsdale conies here on Monday, both of these being cup games. As it looks at present there is likely to be four teams to play on field day, which is after all, not very far away. Kalamazoo and Mt. Pleasant are to be here on Saturday for a dual meet on the college field. T he following percentages show the standing of the various college teams : College M. A. C. Olivet Albion Kalamazoo Hillsdale A l ma W on 2 3 3 2 o o Perc 1000 750 750 500 000 000 Lost o 1 1 2 2 4 Y. M. C. A. L. B. M c W e t hy conducted the prayer meeting T h u r s d ay evening. His topic was "Christian Decisive ness," and in the short talk which he gave, the importance of decision was brought out. A l t h o u gh the meeting was shortened because of the mass meeting, yet all were well repaid for coming out. His subject, Sunday morning chapel exercises were conducted by the R e v. H. C. Wilson of Lansing 1st Presbyterian church. " Is Life W o r th L i v i n g ?" was very satis factorily treated. He showed that everything depends upon the indi vidual as to whether or not life is worth living. T h is was M r. W i l son's first address to the M. A. C. students. T he union meeting was addressed by Prof. Rider. He spoke upon the church and the relation which we should bear to it. Miss McCor- mick sang a solo. T he Tuesday evening meeting of the Club was called to order at the regular hour. " H a n d l i ng the Corn C r o p" was the topic to be presented by N. P. Hull, of Dimondale, but on account of pressing business was unable to be present. Prof. S h aw very kindly offered his assistance and the students were supplied with furnished a very questions which profitable program for the evening. T he object of the meeting was to give the students an opportunity to get upon the floor and cultivate ex speaking before an temporaneous audience. We do not as college students give enough attention to this kind of work and when we leave college find ourselves greatly handicapped, because we have not availed ourselves of opportunities afforded us along this line during our college course. To every one present the meeting was a great ben efit as well as highly enjoyed. HORT. CLUB. Prof. C. D. .Smith spoke to the H o r t. Club on the subject, "Nitrogen and Its Relation to the Soil." He mentioned the evil results from sum mer fallowing and constant cultiva tion in the fact that nitrogen in the form of soluble nitrates is washed out of the soil, thus doing positive injury. He also stated that sufficient phos phorus (in the form of phosphate rock) to supply 1,500,000 bushels or a half crop of corn in the U. S. was exported annually. SENIOR ENGINEERING SOCI ETY- At the Senior Engineering Soci ety Wednesday evening, M r. K. B. Stevens delivered an oration on the of subject, " T he Manufacture W o o d - p u l p ." M r. Stevens ex plained the process fully from start to finish and his talk was a source of information to all present. EUNOMIAN PICNIC. to be one of W h at proved the most successful parties ever given by the Eunomian Society was given Saturday. T he party took on the form of a picnic to P i ne lake. At two 10 o'clock Saturday morning special cars left the College with eighty "outing" looking y o u ng peo ple, together with a goodly supply of sofa pillows, baseball supplies, cameras, etc. the trees, and between On arrival at the lake the party rowed across to the opposite side where the hammocks, swings, quoit courts, bowling alleys, etc., were at once put to use. Dinner was served under the time when posing for snap shots, every one was busy with roast beef and T he ball game in the afternoon between the co-eds and a team captained by M r. Dorsey was won by the co-eds. ' T he features were the three base- strawberry shortcake. hit by Prof. R y d er and the coaching of Mr. Turner. After supper every lake one enjoyed a row about until time for the cars to leave for home at 8 o'clock. Prof, and Mrs. R y d er very kindly acted as chaper- ones. the INTERSCHOLASTIC MEET. for ideal One of the most successful inter- the scholastic meets ever held in state was that which took place on the college field Saturday, M ay 19. T h e re were seventeen schools en tered and all, with the exception of Bay City were present. M a ny of the contestants were accompanied by rooters w ho came to cheer their representatives on to victory. T he day was certainly the sports and every one seemed to en joy the afternoon to the fullest ex tent. Committees had been ap pointed to look after the entertain ment of the crowd and everything passed off without confusion. Best of all every event was started on scheduled time and the relay which closed the sports was finished soon after five o'clock. About 900 peo ple witnessed the meet. T he pro ceeds will be divided among the high schools according to the mileage traveled. the Below events with winners of each : 120 yd. hurdle. — T he schools entered for the finals were Mason, Freeport, Battle Creek and Lan sing. T he winners were, Cort- wright of Mason, j; Gould, Battle 3. Creek, 2; Curtis, Freeport, Time, 15 1-5 seconds. are given this event Shot put. — In there were 26 contestants, resulting as follows: Berry, Laingsburg, 1 ; Steckle, Freeport, 2 ; W i g g i n s, St. J o h n s, 3. Distance, 38-2. 100 yd. dash. — T h e re were 27 starters in this event, which neces sitated six heats. T he six entering for finals were : Lansing, 2 ; Grand Ledge, Eaton Rapids, Charlotte, Freeport. T he winners were Grif fin, Lansing, 1; R o e, Lansing, 2 ; R o u s h, Freeport, 3. Time, 10 4-5 seconds. R u n n i ng broad j u m p. — T h e re were 22 entries for the event. Cort- wright, Mason, 1 ; Steckle, Free- port, 2; Hunter, Leslie, 3. Dis tance, 19-5. 220 yd d a s h — W on Half mile run—-The distance was made in the fast time of 2-12 by Robson, Lansing ; W h i t e, Charlotte (2) and A. Toaz, Grand L e d g e; (3). by Roe, L a n s i n g; in 24 1-5. Griffin, Lans- sing, (2) ; Wilcox, Battle Creek, (3). this event Roush, Freeport, and D e P u e, first at 5 feet- Eaton Rapids, tied In the j u mp off for the medal R o u sh won Hagadorn, L a n s i n g; Cortwright, M a s o n; Curtis, Free- port; and W h i t e, Charlotte; tied for 3d place. R u n n i ng high j u mp — In out. in this event. H a m m er t h r o w — T h e re were 15 entries It was won by Holmes, Battle C r e e k; W h i t e, Charlotte; (2) Steckle, F r e e p o r t; (3) distance 117—j^. 440 yd. dash—Griffin, Lansing, ( 2 ); Hart, ( 1 ); Dewey, Jackson, Maple Rapids, (3) ; time 54 3-5. Mile run—Only four of the num ber entering held out and crossed the line. Finley of Battle Creek, in 5-2 3-5 with Colling- w o n ( i) wood, Lansing, a close second, M u d g e, Charlotte, (3.) Pole Vault.—In this event R o u s h, Freeport and Cortwright, Mason, tied for 1st place at 9—6, Hender son, St. J o h n s, Griffin, Lansing, and W h i t e, Charlotte, tieing for.3d. In the j u mp off R o u sh won the medal. R e l a y . — T he feature of the whole meet was the half-mile relay which was looked forward to with a great deal of schools were start-off—Lansing^ Battle Creek, Freeport, Charlotte, Ovid, St. J o h n s, Jackson and Eaton Rapids. Battle Creek and Free- port alternated in the lead until the last lap when Griffin, for Lansing, the pverhauled in line completing 1—3.9 4-5, Battle Creek finishing a close second with Freeport third. them and crossed the half-mile interest. the E i g ht in Lansing carried off both banners, and Cortwright, Mason won, the all- round over Griffin by 11-12 of a point. He won two firsts, tied for another and won yx of a point in the high jump, tieing three others for 3d. Griffin for Lansing won two firsts, one second and J/; of a point in the pole vault. tied for T he individual stars were Cort wright, Griffin, R o u s h, Steckle R o e, Finley and Robson. Coliing- wood was a close second the mile, and has the stride, determina tion and stamina for a distance man. in T he points were divided as fol lows : Lansing Freeport Battle Creek Mason Charlotte L a i n g s b u rg Eaton Rapids Jackson St. J o h ns Leslie Maple Rapids Grand L e d ge Ovid Flushing \ Carson City V ) Flint ! f J 34 7-12 i S j^ 17 1 4^ 7 7-13 5 4 3 \i/i o Enthusiasm is one of the world's greatest forces. To lose sight of probability is to arouse skepticism. T he man w ho thinks lives in a little world of his own. Horse sense is often developed by the spur of the moment. If the average man could do as much work as he thinks he can there would be little demand for labor- saving machinery. Lose spare time today dilly-dally ing and it will be the same tomorrow and the next. Habits rule our lives. Indecision breeds T h ey g r ow fast. indecision and delay. T i me is lost complaining that you "haven't time." If there is a thing you want to do, begin it. Decision is half the battle. " It takes more than a silver spoon luster in the mouth at birth to give to the life of a man." 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR BY THE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE B A. FAUNCE, MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS. E. A. WILLSON, '07. P. V. GOLDSMITH, '07. K. H. GILBERT, 08. I. E. PARSONS, 07. R. A. TURNER. '08. GRACE WARNER, 08. CAROLINE LAWRENCE, 06. LELAH BURKHART, '07 " He is young, vigorous, scholarly, enthusiastic, winning in personality, in experience—he is the successful man for you and I congratulate you if you secure him." T he superintendent of Pittsburg schools states that the improvement in English in that city is certainly due to the inspiration and co-opera tion of Prof. Blaisdell. T he president of Allegheny Col lege states: "I know him and I k n ow his work. Do not see how you could select a better man for the place." Subscrlption, 50 cents per year, Remit by P. O. Money Order. Dratt 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-offiee, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe. TUESDAY, MAT. 22, 1906. SA M P LE copies of this week's R E C O RD have been mailed to about 5000 young people through out the state, many of whom are high school seniors. T he various depart ments of the college have kindly f ur- nishedus with matter relating espec ially to their particular lines of work, what the students are accomplishing and their aim after leaving college. We would be glad to have these young people note carefully the work that is being done at this college. M. A. C.'s teaching force now numbers eighty and new equipment is being added constantly. T h e re is a good demand for men trained in agricul ture or engineering and this institu tion offers exceptional advantages for study along these lines. M. A. C. has the most beautifyj college campus in America, which was visited during excursion week last August by about 9,000 people. W hy not plan to make the trip this year? There will be bills gotten out during the summer announcing the excursions for this year. W a t ch for the announcements and take ad vantage of that time. low rates at the T he social and religious advant to ages at this College are equal those of any college in the state. DR. THOMAS C. BLAISDELL. tendered T he position made vacant by the resignation of Dr. E d w a r ds has to Dr. T h o m as C. been Blaisdell, Professor of English in the Pittsburg Normal school. Dr. Blaisdell is a graduate of Syracuse University, class '88, and completed a graduate course for his doctor's degree in the Western University of P a. He has held his present po sition eight years. He thirty- eight years of age, married and has several children. is Dr. Blaisdell was very highly recommended by prominent edu cators, and especially those most in timately acquainted with his work. He is an author of some distinction and has also won considerable repu tation as a public speaker. He has traveled abroad extensively, spend ing much time and labor in complet ing his education. One prominent educator, in answering an inquiry as to his fitness for such a position, closed with the following statement: to your the standpoint of Prof. S. D. Fess, of Chicago, "I can, without reservation, says : favorable commend him consideration. Aside from his wide reputation as an author, his profes sional standing as a teacher, both from the class room and the rostrum where I have seen him at work, he is a most affa ble gentleman whose is wholesome. In short, I have ob served no faults in him, and frankly confess he is the kind of a man one to his is pleased recommend to is friends. My own opinion that you cannot secure him. In case you can do so you will make no mistake." influence T he head of the school in which Mr. Blaisdell is teaching states :— " In my opinion no stionger man for such work as I can be found is up-to- to be. He imagine yours date in his subject, English, his re lations with his students are always friendly, he having their unlimited confidence in his subjects. On the point of interesting them in the best literature and of inspiring them to original investigation he has been unusually successful.'" T he secretary of the school board, Allegheny, states " I regard him as a leader among the younger English men of the country. His school room work has always been singu larly effective. His students flock around him at every reunion and come to him constantly for guidance is entirely and inspiration. He the Modern qualified to supervise Language work. read French with him and known per that sonally of his work with language. he I also know has successfully prepared pupils in German who passed the Yale quirements." I have that re Dr. Richard Jones of Vanderbilt: "I know Dr. Blaisdell very well and recommend him to you unqual ifiedly. One summer at Chatauqua, N. Y., I asked him to read a chap ter from one of his forth-coming books to one of my classes. T he class found the matter so interesting to give more, that he was urged It was all very good. which he did. A nd I saw him teach. He is a good teacher. He holds his class well." Another prominent school super intendent under whom Mr. Blais dell formerly taught states : "Blais dell judgment, the best qualified man in the country, both by experience and study, to assume the responsibility of head teacher of languages. He is a natural teacher and a close student. You will not be disappointed if you get him. He is pleasant and agreeable to w o rk with. He gains the confidence of his pupils very readily which is no small matter." is, in my Principal of California ( P a .) Normal School says: "Dr. Blais dell is a superior man. Not only is he exceptionally strong and aggres sive in his special line of work, but he would be generally useful and institu helpful in the life of your tion. I had him here for a lecture to our faculty and students not long ago, and we were greatly pleased with him. T he young men of our Christian association wanted to get him back to spend a S u n d ay with us." D r. N. C. Shafer, state superin tendent of public instruction of Pennsylvania, and also president of the National T e a c h e r s' Association states : "I have not seen him teach, but all of the accounts of his w o rk which I have received indicate that in every re he is a first class man spect. is espe cially well fitted for a position of that kind." In my opinion he These opinions were all given in reply to inquiry. N ot in a single instance was there a word of criti cism. Many more such testimonies could be quoted. T h e se are given to show something of the regard in which Dr. Blaisdell is held by prom inent educators. He was not a can didate for the position. T he State Board held its regular meeting at the college T h u r s d ay of last week. T h o se present were Pres. Monroe, Messrs. Graham, Marston, Buskirk, Oberdorfer, Pres. Snyder and Sec. Brown. At the meeting D r. Beal was au thorized to visit certain botanical gardens in the east and procure such plants as he thinks desirable for his work at the college. T he resignations of Dr. E d w a r d s, Miss Colwell, Miss Avery, Miss Bach, M r. Boyer, Mr. Burk and Miss Robinson were presented. T he matter of employes was tak receiving en up, several instructors an increase for the coming year. Dr. T h o m as C. Blaisdell of Pitts burg, was elected to the position of Professor of English for the com ing year. reported T he committee on the policy lo be pursued by the forestry depart ment this meeting. at T h e ir report embraced, 1st, to build up and maintain the best possible course of instruction in forestry, al ways bringing into marked promi nence the economic features, and 2, to take up with the farmers of the state the problem of perpetuating and increasing the wood lot with a view to rendering the owners ulti mately independent so far as fuel and the ordinary demands of the farm for posts and lumber are con cerned. that the college nurseries be extended and surplus trees be distributed to the farmers of the state on suitable conditions and at about actual cost of production. Messrs. Graham and Buskirk composed this commit tee. It was recommended BERKELEY. extract news-letter from a following - T he an Berkeley (Cal.) nouncing the policy of the institu tion shows what a great school may be able to do in the time of such a disaster as that of the recent earth quake : " T he university work will con tinue as usual, as soon as the refu gees, who are housed in the various buildings on the campus have been cared for. T he Academic Council met last night, and in consideration of the fact that the university cadets will probably be employed for some time further in guarding property, and the women students of the uni the relief versity will be busy with that T he time of w o r k, the council voted to suspend the rules, which require final examinations be given before marks for the term can be filed with the recorder. students will be passed in their subjects on the ba sis of the term's work, which was within one week of completion at the In cases where the instructor is doubt ful as to the students having satis factorily done the course, examinations will bp de ferred until the opening of college next August. Commencement ex ercises will be heldi T he date of the exercises and the form they will take will be announced later. the earthquake. the work of in in the T he members of the faculty are nearly all engaged relief work, having rendered particularly valuable aid the organization the executive and sanitary de of partments. Professor Lawson of the department of geology, is at the head of a committee to investigate the causes of the earthquake. P r o fessor Cory, head of the department of mechanical and electrical engineer ing, is working with the Citizens' Committee of San Francisco, plan ning the reconstruction of the new city. Prof. Derleth, J r ., of the depart ment of civil engineering, together with a number of his assistants is investigating the effects of the earth quake and fire on the different forms of construction, and the materials used for building in San Francisco. Professor H y d e, professor of sani tary engineering, is at the head of the sanitary department of the Uni versity Relief committee, and in ad dition is making a careful study of the sanitary situation. Captain J. T. Nance, commandant of the Uni versity Cadets, took the regiment to San Francisco on the day of the fire, where a strip of territory twen ty-seven blocks long and nine blocks wide, in the residence district, was placed under their protection. T h ey remained on duty in San Francisco until Friday evening, when they were relieved and returned to Berke ley at the request of the citizens of ser Berkley, who desired vices in guarding property on this in side of San Francisco called the friendly praise of the regular troops and police, to w h om they rendered every possible service. the bay. Their work forth their POINTED ARROWS. T he best capital is good credit. Misfortune is the spur of ambi tion. Character is the poor man's capi tal. I T he only way to have a friend is to be one. T he forward look stimulates the forward step. T he lucky man is the one w ho grasps his opportunity. M a ny men call their own care lessness and inactivity fate. T he largest room in the world is the room for self-improvement. Content is a good caterer, and can make the humblest meal a banquet. A hundred men make an encamp ment but it takes a woman to make a home. Civility is a charm that attracts the love of all men, and too much is better than to show too little. life T he man whose leads no where is never late in getting there. If we had no failings ourselves we should not take so much pleasure in finding out those cf others. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 3 the harder and will only work in the future to retrieve her lost laurels. E v e ry man on the team deserves the greatest credit and the M. A. C. students will loyally by their men whether in victory or de- feaf. stand as T he judges were Justice Blair Prof. Gurney of Hillsdale College and Supt. Hull of the Michigan Military Academy. EQUIPMENT FOR AGRICUL TURAL EDUCATION AT M. A. C. is not from books and T he training given in agriculture im in its various branches lectures parted alone. These lines are nearly all accompanied by a large amount of laboratory demonstration by the in the structor, and actual work by student, w ho is thereby given op portunities to use his hands and de velop the mind at the same time. In order to furnish practical train ing, a very extensive equipment is necessary. T he following will give some idea of the present equipment of the agricultural department. The T h is Farm. comp'ises 255.6 acres of plow land, and about 40 acres of unbroken pasture land ; this huge laboratory is operated un der a definite rotation system, which in many ways forms an ideal for the guidance of the student. Equipme?it. Stock Live At established at an additional cost of $2,000.00. T he services of an ex pert poultryman have been secured instruction in poultry culture and will be given during the coming col lege year. to stimulate In order and improve the development of the live stock industry of the state, the legislature appropriated $18,- last 000.00 to be used for this purpose. T he farm department will show an educational exhibit of live stock at several points in the state next fall. it 1 Last year an addi W a t ch for to tional laboratory was equipped afford facilities to instruct students in grain grading, judging, etc., in addition to the soil laboratory now in use. T he training given in wood shop is to be extended during the coming year, and forge work and instruction in the handling of power machines adapted to the farm, and also farm machinery, is to be added. ideal T he dairy division occupies and commodious quarters, and is well equipped. T he general outline of study shows this course to be broad and train comprehensive in the general ing given, particularly in the first two or three years. T he institution furnishes a strong foundation upon which farmers, horticulturists, live stock men, and dairymen ; men, w ho will not only become leaders in their special lines of work, but w ho will also be en those abled to take the lead in all phases of life essential to the devel- to develop general • • P lr 1 ;,. L Jrl it Bfcj jflfll'* -1 • • .,j^im&*mmif% AGRICULTURAL BUILDING. present there are 170 head of cattle comprising a pure bred beef herd of 26 head, a pure bred dairy herd of 3S head, an experimental grade beef herd of 64 head, an experimental grade dairy herd of 33 head, and a native or scrub herd of 9 head. T he flock of pure bred sheep con sists of 114 head, representing sev eral breeds. In the swine division there are 175 pigs representing sev eral breeds. Extensive experiments in animal breeding and feeding are constantly in progress in these divi sions, and and studied. can be watched Farm Building Equipment. during T he farm building equipment is be ing entirely remodeled at a cost of T h is work will be $15,000.00. the practically completed present season. T he plans and fit tings of these buildings have been touch with the most kept in close practical Some features are being copied by stu dents and farmers every day. T he poultry division conditions. is being farm the training the whole nation opment and prosperity of their re in particular, spective communities and in general. T he development of these qualities secured necessita'es in mathe from considerable work matics, English, general science, etc. T he four-year course in agricul ture is open to all graduates of ac credited high schools. T h o se who hold a county eighth grade diploma may enter course. T he student may specialize in soils, horticulture, live stock, dairying, or forestry, at about the middle of the course, and has a reasonable range of electives within these options. Michigan farms need more gradu ates in agriculture, the fields of agri cultural education and experimenta tion are constantly calling for them. these T he present demand three sources is greater the supply. five-year from than the A careful study of the past is a the good guaranfee of success future. in M. J. DORSEY W. E. PIPER S. B. LILLY M. A. C. DEBATING TEAM. M. A. C.-YPSI. DEBATE. T he debate of Friday night be tween Ypsilanti and M. A. C. was instructive in verv interesting and deed. T he teams were so evenly balanced that no one could be sure as to the outcome. E v e ry speaker had the subject well in hand which showed the hard work that the men had put into it. M. A. C. had the affirmative of the question, resolved that "Rail road Rates in U. S. should be fixed by a national commission," and after the preliminary yells and songs by the rooters P r e s. Snyder acting as chairman, read the question and in troduced Mr. Dorsey, w ho in a very concise and forcible manner, defined the question, and very clearly por trayed to us two things. First that the railroads were granting unjust discriminations charging excessive rates in many instances and were guilty of giving rebates to many of the big companies. His second point commission was the was that al conditions. He maintained though present commission could condemn the wrong, it could not prescribe the remedy. M r. Dorsey's forceful and c'ear arguments were very convincing to the audience and he left no doubt as to what he was aiming to do. that inadaquate to deal with the present the negative, very M r. E . J. Willman, the first speak clearly er on the railroads were of showed that the greatest service to the public, the affirmative must and therefore prove very conclusively that a na tional commission could help pres ent conditions. Mr. Willman ar gued that the present law was ade quate to settle the matter of rebate*, he also maintained that there were that were unreason but few rates trouble the present that able, and was a result of non enforcement of present laws. T he negative, through the entire debate, very strongly ad vocated that was the one point the enforcement of needed was the enactment of present laws and new ones, rather radical the than change as advocated by the affirma tive. Mr. Piper's line of argument was, that as the railroad is a public until- ity, the public should have the right to adjust their rate regulation through the senate and a commission. He maintained that the proposed plan was railroads that ^would not be wronged by such a just and the He also made plan. the point that the commission would not nec essarily change all the present rates. M r. Olds, the next speaker on the that the commis negative, argued sion would be unable to do away with rebates and discriminations, as there would be too much for a small body of men to do. Another point that of note which .he made was there was only 10 per cent, of the railroads which are practicing un just discrimination^. Mr. Olds also that the action of the board held would be too slow, in that many wrongs might occur before matters could be settled by the commission. T he last speaker and captain of the team Mr. Lilly, very clearly de the proposed national monstrated commission would be practically a system of bookkeeping common to all the R. R.'s by the keeping of ex perts and government officials in all the the country, thus could the commission put a check on any injustice or abuses the R. R.'s might be practic ing. traffic offices of leading Mr. Lilly's arguments were cer tainly very clear and forceful. Mr. Pettinger w ho was easily the best speaker for the negative, gave the final argument. He made sev eral very strong points. One being the undesirability of the proposed action because of the new problems which would arise, another that it would be unconstitutional for a legislative body to deal with some thing which was judicial in its na ture, the possibilities for corruption and injustice were points also made by the speaker. In criticising As to the rebuttals both sides ac quitted themselves wi h credit, each refuting some of very effectively their opponents. the arguments of the debate one would say that in the constructive argument M. A. C. was consider ably the better, because of the clear ness and force with which the team put their arguments, thus establish ing four or five strong points for the affirmative, but in the rebuttal Ypsilanti was somewhat the better, and in the rebuttal the important and crucial part to a de b a t e; but whether Ypsilanti was so superior to M. A. C. in rebuttal as to outweigh any superiority M. A. C. may have had in constructive ar gument is a question probably many another set of judges would decide differently. is after all But M. A. C. has no complaint 4 T HE M. A. C. RECORD. CIVIL ENGINEERING AT M. A. C. T he organic law of the Agricul tural College requires that civil en gineering be taught, even to stud Presumably ents of agriculture. the framers of this law had in mind some of the elementary surveying of frequent application in problems of farm drainage, roads and parti It is, however, a rather tion of land. striking fact that many graduates of the college in years before the regu lar engineering course was offered, in some way drifted into the prac tice of civil engineering. in the T he real reason for the establish ment here of what are known as the civil engineering options lies partly in the demand for men trained in fact these branches, partly that the college authorities believed that the institution was prepared to furnish a kind of education particu larly fitted for the demands of these It has for some time been times. recognized that the term engineer ing is an elastic one and the field covered by the engineer still more elastic. It would occupy altogether too much space to even enumerate the kinds of engineering specialties in various lines of now demanded titles work and the assumed by profession. the corresponding those w ho follow in to course unique the present. It is believed that there is offered here a civil engineering and one that is peculiar Its ly adapted graduates are trained in shop work and, to some extent, in machine de sign and steam engineering, as well as in those lines which have been considered to belong distinctively to In the civil side of engineering. laid the technical offerings stress is for upon surveying and levelling determining area and grades, for topographical representation and for railway location. There are also included practical studies of bridge analysis and design, hydraulics (in cluding sewerage and water supply) and masonry, roads. roofs, pavements so on. positions with bridge companies, one will be engaged by a railroad as inspector, one will take up munic steel ipal work, another concrete construction, and There seems to be no lack of opportunity for wt rk at good-wages for any i ne who has completed the course and w ho is willing to work, and it is be lieved earnestly those who apply their training in practice have every promise of becoming capable civil engineers. that Y. M. C. ASSOCIATION. T he Y o u ng Men's Christian As sociation is an organization at M. A. C. in which every man can take a part and become a member. Its aim is to develop and culti vate a moral and spiritual life among the students of the college, as do the other departments seek to develop the life. intellectual and physical We believe'that the spiri ual nature the Y. M. needs development and C. A. is an organiza'ion to fill that need. T he Y. M, C. A. stands for clean athletics, honesty in study and for the cultivation of a clean chris tian brotherhood among the stud ents. Surely this is a worthy cause and every student or prospective one, cannot afford to do otherwise than ally himself with such an or ganization, college during course. his T he organization is by the stud ents and every man can do some thing in it. T he association believes develop ment comes by doing and its policy is to aim to have every man take a part in the work, thereby helping himself as well as others. T he association employs a gen eral secretary, whose entire time is devoted to the interests of the asso ciation. He looks after the details the of the work, is at the head of various committees and every way tries to advance the various depart ments of But above these he aims to be a friend of the students, and to be of some help to them by personal contact. association. the T h at the course is serving a use ful purpose and turning out a pro duct which is in demand is evidenced its graduates that all by the fact seem to secure employment at good salaries. T h is year more than half the number of Seniors w ho have elected civil engineering work have made definite arrangements for em ployment immediately after gradua tion. Five of them have accepted the w o rk of Bible study has an important part in the association. About 140 have been in the Bible study the present year, and many will testify as to the benefit derived from it. T h e re are two religious meetings each week, where various and im It is portant matters are discussed. also the aim to secure outside speak the ers and various members of MECHANICAL BUILDING. MECHANICAL. its steadily since T he mechanical course was found ed in 1885 and has g r o wn in num bers inception. Particular stress is placed upon the study of mathematics, the study, of theoretical principles underlying the science of machines and the construc tion of machines. T he practical includes wood shop (bench work and lathe), forge shop, foundry and machine shop. Much time is nec essarily spent upon the subject of drawing, and many of the graduates of this course secure employment as draughtsmen. A fine large engineering building is now in process of construction which will relieve in a great measure the crowded conditions which have existed the engineering departments in the past. T he build ing is to be five stories in height and in each of for work laboratories. will contain over forty class rooirs It will contain and quarters not only for the mechanical depattment but in civil and electrical work as well. W h en this building is completed the old laboratory ( s h o wn above) will be utilized largely for shop work, thus giving mucfl needed room for this subject. Under the direction of the Me summer chanical Department school will be given this year. It is to begin soon after commencement and continue for six weeks. a T he objects sought in this school are to provide special training for artisans ; to give instruction in shop work to give instruction in shop w o rk and drawing to manual training teach ers. to engineering students; If you are interested in this work write for special circular to Pres. Snyder. AT THE FORGE. FORESTRY. T he juniors in forestry are receiv ing a large amount of practical work this spring. Several trips on trolley to and steam cars have been made points of interest in the neighbir- hood of Lansing. At the college the class has had experience in prep aration for seeds, planting seeds of different kinds that require different transplanting seedlings, treatment; grafting transplanting chestnut, large trees, trimming planted trees, thinning in the woods, making and planting cuttings and packing trees for shipment, beside thorough inves tigation of the peculiar habits of the more important trees. the services of M r. w ho secured Robson, writes, " We are fortunate in getting M r. Robson from your college, a< we found to far have him very able and practical." T he h as forestry department completed the planting for this year of the seed on the state fair grounds. T he officials of the state fair associ ation have expressed themselves as very much pleased with this site as it is, and of what it promises to be. It is well arranged and well located. been this these were g r o wn About planted on spring. All of in our own forest nursery. the college farm trees have 1500 A. N. Robson '06 is forester for the estate of G. F. Peabody at Lake George, N. Y. M r. Patterson, A sunny temper gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud. T he best thing to put by for a rainy day is good health faculty to address the union meet ings Sunday evenings. T he meet ings are certainly productive of much good. T he Y. M. C. A. is popular with students and faculty, the meetings are well attended, and even those who are in no way connected with the organization are at least not an tagonistic. spiritual development. Surely such an organization, with such aims is worthy of your sup port, because it needs you and you need it to help you in your moral and It brings you in contact with some of the best men of the school, and no one, whether an old or new student, for can do anything better, both what good it will do him and for what he can do for others, than by joining himself with the Y. M. C. A. WOMEN'S COURSE. career T he aim of the W o m e n 's Course is to give to the young woman an all- round development specially suited to her probable future as home-maker and member ofsociety. It must be conceded that a liberal for every is desirable education woman no matter what her vocation is, since it will enable her to cope with the situations of life success fully. course T he work the modern in English is the in W o m e n 's particularly thorough,while mathematics,history and economics, lan guages, mu ic, drawing and the his tory of art are all strong, several courses in each being required. T he fundamental sciences,e-pecially those relating to domestic science, anat omy, physics, chemistry and bac teriology are required. As may be expected, the courses in botony, zo ology and horticulture are especially strong, the young women having all their labora science work in the tories with the men, with equipment and facilities equal to those found anywhere in the country. training T he manual Studies in home economics are carried throughout the four years. T he domestic art work includes sew ing in its various phases, dressmak ing, art needle work and millinery. or -wood work is given in three terms. T he work for sub-freshmen offers op portunity for advanced students to observe and the guidance of the supei visor. A term in mechanical drawing is a prerequi site to the advanced woodwork, an accurate drawing being required of every model made. T he use of common shop tools and the knife is taught and the last term chip- carving is given. practice under in the T he attempt is made in domestic theoretical with science to combine laboratory work, as much import ance being p'aced on the scientific principles involved as on the practi cal cookery, the preparation of the dishes themselves. To this end, the work is based on fundamental sciences, as indicated above, and in addition special science courses deal ing with household problems are given, (as domestic physics, domestic science, chemistry, household bac teriology and dietetic?,) which en scientific able the student principles to the various emergencies which may arise, insuring economy of material and conservation of time and energy. to apply In addition to cookery students receive instruction in home nursing emergencies, general house and THE M. A. C. RECORD. keeping and laundering, household business methods, accounts and furnishing, house architecture and as well as sanitary science. A year's elective work the science of education, psychology and the history of education is offered to Such all w ho expect graduates as take these studies to gether with the practice w o rk are the office of well equipped for teacher, and may be recommended by the faculty for a state certificate. teach. in to gate to verify the descriptions and synonomy. O. I. G r e gg is studying the va'ue of cross pollenation of tomatoes. This work occupied an entire bench in the greenhouse the past winter, and the results are quite conclusive. the renovation of unprofitable orchards, is using the small orchard on the place where he lives for his subject. He is pruning, fertilizing, spraying this orchard and and cultivating W. L. Hart, whose work on DINING KOO-M FOR WOMEN. HORTICULTURAL MENT. DEPART- T he horticultural department has been doing considerable work in cross pollenization this spring. Prof. Fletcher has been working on Gold drop peach, Bartlett pear and the Spy apple. T he endeavor has been to determine what varieties are best these to plant with the blossoms. fertilizing purpose T h is work has afforded excellent opportunity the horticultural students to become familiar with the technique of pollenization. All of the junior class have had field work along these lines, and special work has been done by Woodbury, Dor- sey, Shull, G r e ^g and Wilcox. T he sorts for for of keeping records of all operations. E . J. Kraus has had a bench in the greenhouse for experiments on the influence of texture of soil on the g r o w th of Soil will be used from Boston, Grand Rapids and also different soils mixed at the greenhouse. T h is experiment will be continued another winter. lettuce. T. H. McHatton forcing of is interested in the strawberries. He had several hundred six inch pots of plants bearing fruit the past win ter. Crosses of varieties were made and very results were secured. interesting R. L. Pennell is looking into the selection of seed potatoes. He will assist Mr. M c C ue in selecting seed from the field of R u r al N ew Yorkers Richmond but with the dark color of the Morello. H. Shull is assisting Prof. Flet cher in his work in the breeding of pedigree strawberries. T en thou sand plants of four varieties were planted this spring for this experi ment. Detailed notes will be taken with the idea of determining how much the characteristics of the par ent are perpetuated in the offspring. H. B. W e e ks is investigating the He pollenation of gooseberries. has made several hundred crosst s this spring. O. K. W h i te is interesting himself in the "conditions that influence the age of bearing of fruit trees." He will correspond with many of our fruit growers and experiment station worker on this subject and endeavor to determine influence of soil, site, stock, culture and other factors on the age of bearing. the J. C. Wilcox is assisting Prof. Fletcher in the cross pollenation of orchard fruits. These students receive credit for the experimental work done through the junior and senior years in horti culture 10, which the is given in spring term of the senior year. In the past month there has come to the hort. department nine applica tions for men as teachers or experi menters in horticulture most of which could not be filled. T he plans for the improvement of the campus, made by Mr. Simonds, were considered by the board at its last meeting, but no definite action investi was taken, as they wish to gate thoroughly the subject more before accepting the plans. T he (men sophomores and women) are getting plenty of prac tical work in connection with their course in plant propagation and veg etable gardening. Each section of the classes has been assigned a plot of ground east of laboratory and is planting and caring for same. Considerable is developing rivalry between the different sections as to which shall have the best garden. the FUN IN THE HOME. Keep up the interest in the home by providing for the young fun folks. Don't be afraid to let laugh ter run riot occasionally—in fact— it as a sign of gladness welcome conducive to home interest on the If you part of the young folks. want to ruin the boys and girls, and often your fondest hopes let them think that all mirth and social enjoy ment must be found outside of the home circle. W h en once the boy or girl regards the home as only a place to eat, drink and sleep in, the work is begun that leads to a ruined life. too often Y o u ng folks must find relaxation somewhere. If it is not provided for them in the home, they will seek it elsewhere and the chances are it will be in undesirable places. Let there be plenty of fun at home. Plan to make things so attractive that the home will stand out as the one place where enjoyment of the right kind m ay be had at all times. Parents, think about this. R e m e m ber that in the last days of your life your happiness will come from a knowledge of what your children are accomplishing. Prove your claims if you would have them known as facts. M. A. 0. BATTALION season has been very unfavorable for the work but present prospects are fair for good results. Each student on electing horticul ture is assigned a definite piece of experimental work. T he problems now under investigation by the jun ior class are as follows • D. H. Ellis.—A garden mono graph of ipomoia and convolvulus. Mr. Ellis is g r o w i ng specimens of all the morning glories offered for sale in this country, and will investi- that will be planted at the college. An effort will be made to see what practical value the selection of the best hills has in the propagation of potatoes. N. C. P e r ry and P. H. Shuttle- worth have made about 700 crosses of sour cherries, using Morello, Mont. Morency and Early Rich mond. T h ey will determine what the fruit G R O W E RS of the state have long wanted—a sour cherry as proli the fic as the Mont Morency or 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. SOCIAL LIFE AT COLLEGE. in its than railroad It is not strange that an important edu ational institution like the Agri cultural College, located in the midst of a swampy fancy in three miles wilderness, more station, from a store or should, to a large extent, have cre ated its present environment by a process of evolution and developed its somewhat unique social atmos daily phere. W e, w ho touch with it, may not be so easily conscious of that characterize the social life at M. A. C, but the stranger coming into the its community must be s t r u ji with characteristic unconventional It is distinctively, delight features. fully, perhaps to the blue-blooded, appallingly democratic. the peculiarities and are in F or instance, at the society danc ing parties of the students, the self- respecting gatherer of soiled linen is unhesitatingly accepted as the partner of a young woman from one of the "first families." T he genteel and refined daughter of a city mer chant docs not hesitate to accept the attentions of the manly and indus trious fellow who maintains himself in college by waiting on table, vend ing newspapers or mopping floors. T he son of a coal magnate is as re spectfully attached to the society of the young woman who ekes out her scanty college allowance by wash ing dishes on Faculty R o w, as to In that of her more affluent sister. fact, race, birth, wealth, station, yes, in a measure, even of color, is utterly disregarded these in the social co-mingling of young people. if It there is any school or community where labor of every sort is so uni formly respected and where each student's measure is taken, whether by his fellows or his teachers, with such unbiased judgment. the accident of is doubtful One phase of the social life of the students is exhibited in the multi plicity of literary societies that have grown up here. W e, who are in daily touch with them, fail perhaps, fully to appreci ate the unique character of these or ganizations that have come to be so much a part of the student life at M . A. ,C- W h i le maintaining a pro nounced the one hand, on the social side they are closely related to the college fratern ity. In the former respect, they re ceive the encouragement and sup port of the faculty, while in the lat student respond ter, longing for close fellowship. literary character on they the to Outside the student bodv in this community there is a wonderfully pleasant social life, delightfully free formilities. While white from gloves, dress suits, and formal calls are resorted to on occasion, yet up and down Faculty R ow and else where here, there is a free exchange of neighborly courtesies and friendly- visits that are utterly without cere mony. is doubtful if one could find a community of college people where is maintained on easier and pleasanter terms. relationship social the It Not quite the same is true socially of the people living in the college settlement and not connected with the institution ; and possibly a word of criticism is due the College peo ple for a measure of carelessness or i difference to social duties this respect. We would also offer just a word of suggestion in reference to the social position and opportunities of those members in attending in of the faculty, who are still enjoy ing a life of single blessedness. A little more attention from the older people might ea-ily extend and en hance their social pleasures and es tablish a better relationship. FUTURE OF SAN FRAN CISCO. Without doubt the great disasters by shock and conflagration have reached their maximum in the re cent destruction of San Francisco, which, in the loss of both life and proprrty, far eclipses even the great catastsophies of Baltimore and Chi cago. Especially to us who know nothing of the situation previous to and their from Alaska from to China. in investments capitalists have to thickly scattered the R o c ky Panama, She owns Moun'ains fleets the Arctic, seal whaling in the Pribelofs, gold mines fisheries in in the Klondike, coal mines British Columbia, fores"s in Wash ington, silver mines in Nevada, cop per mines in Arizona, sugar planta tions in Hawaii, and steamer lines to all the shores and islands of the Pacific. We that she holds mortgages on the various enterprises of very nearly every town and city on the Pacific coast. W i th these many streams of income at her dis posal, we can easily see how useless it is to imagine that San Francisco financially by can be embarrassed read ) 1__ •*'J_IL • '4a \j 1 Y • •m Pi 1 . 1 i.jj£ Tr V wfe- • "t|S ^_ I m HP S_ i f* _J ^ ^ ^ W i j q g ia _____ I • • •! ~ --- . -. • — — * ^ ^| WILLIAMS AALL. the loss of her magnificent dwelling houses and business structures. lay-out of the future San T he Francisco is being worked upon principally by Daniel H. Burnham, the architect who designed the rela tive arrangement of the world's fair buildings at Chicago. His plans, thus far completed, aim to lay as out the city like a great spider's web, with wide thoroughfares radi ating from a central hub. Around this hub as a center there will be three concentric circles of boule vards, the outer one surrounding the entire city. These are to be inter woven by diagona's from point to that if, by actual print. is said It of the the fire, an}' conception whatever of the magnitude and horror of the oc impossible. currence seems almost to We are generally accustomed reading accounts Illinois theater fire and its parallels with a certain awfulness, but how insignificant must this ap pear in comparison with the specta cle of terror, devastation and subse quent homelessness, set forth by the destruction of over square miles of San Francisco's densely populated area. impression of four So enormous does this heavy loss it is very that of property seem, natural to imagine that a consider able length of time will have to pass before sufficient capital can be mus tered to replace what the earthquake and flames have destroyed. But facts show that whatever may be the considerations which San Fran- ciso must face before she can be re stored, the capital problem will cer tainly not be the greatest. H er resources are by no means confined to the little peninsula which was the immediate scene of the ruin. T h at is only the converging point the from which San numerous controls. H er Francisco industries which capital are ordered all Another prominent feature is to be the widening of the radial streets and the boulevards. T h is is to be to such a degree as carried out would heretofore have seemed ab normal. But the barrier which Van- Ness avenue lately proved to be to the sweeping flames on account of its breadth, amply demonstrated that the wide boulevards, as now pro impregnable posed, could be made against the advance of any future conflagration. the A considerable amount of damage was of course done by the shocks themselves, before fire swept over the city. It is obvious that the sky scraper even though of steel construction would necessarily be much more liable to occasion loss of life than would towering the and hence more stable structure. Some consideration has therefore limiting been given the height of sky scrapers although no definite action has yet been taken. idea of to the less energy and On the whole the recent destruc tion of San Francisco, terrible as it seems, has only given us another illustration of charac eristic Amer ican determination. Both Baltimore and Chicago have suffered similar apparent set-backs, and both cities, in spite of these dis couragements, have since reached their industrial and commercial ze the opinions niths. According to those w ho are justified in pre of dicting, if San it now seems as Francisco is destined to do the same thing. Californians are strong in in remuneration for the hope that they their temporary inconvenience will, in due course of time, have their metropolis restored to them in even more than its former grandeur. [ P a p er read before the Eclectic Literary Society at its last meeting.] THE GARDEN SOIL. T h e re is no piece of ground that has to grow such a variety of crops as the garden patch. It is hard to find a small plot that will be ideal for all plants. T h e re are tropical plants like the tomato, melon and bean that would do better on the south slope of a sandv soil. All very early truck would likewise be benefited by such soil. T h en late cabbage, parsnips, beets and other slow growing plants that would be better on a heavy soil with a north slope. there are such as to turn on As a light soil is more apt to dry out in mid-summer it is necessary to have water hand}' if necessary or give it constant cul tivation to form a dust mulch in case the land is to be occupied in mid summer. By planning to have the extra early truck on the sandy, south slope, it will be gone in time to put melons, early sweet corn and similar crops on the same ground. computation we figure the amount of time and energy lost by human beings, street cars, etc., of N ew Y o rk or Chicago or Philadelphia in going to around two sides of a triangle reach some point, because there is no diagonal street to take them there directly, and then if that time and energy be expressed terms of money, the sum would be astound ing, and would very soon be suffi cient to cover the cost of reconstruct this ing all the principal cities of country. Hence, the economic ad vantage of this diagonal design. in If T he garden soil should be rich. Fine well-rotted manure will give richness and humus. the sand pit is handy, the farmer could haul a few loads when not busy and scat ter that over a portion of the garden it needs warming up. By all if means, keep the soil in fine tilth, so wheel hoe will work easily. Poul try and sheep manure are very good forthe garden. Coarse manure, or wed stalks half plowed under are an abomination and cause much loe of time and crops. Exchange. '93- Otto Pagelson is a lawyer at Iron Falls, la. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 FOOD CHOPPERS Universal and Griswold EVERY KIND OF FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. Cots Folding Beds flatresses B o th good a nd w e ll k n o w n. Book Cases Desks ELGIN MIFFLIN It is no easy task to select goods for college men and women. It is necessary for them to have good goods and good style and the latter must be just a little ahead of the times—but we have established our reputation at the M. A. C. on these two qualities and we intend to retain it. We have everything you will want for your spring outfit and kindly invite you to come and see us and urge that you still make our new store your waiting place. E L G IN M I F F L IN No. 1 size 90c No. 2 size $1.25 No. 3 size $2.00 MORTONS HARDWARE 111 Wash. Ave. South. All Goods Delivered Free. F U R N I S H ER TO M EN A ND W O M EN OPP. SUGAR P.OWI. 109 W A S H I N G T ON A V E N UE S O U TH M. J. & B. M. Buck. THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE White Canvas O x f o r ds Where you will find the largest and most complete = = = = == stock of • Women's Hisses' 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. : : : : ir $1.25 O t h e rs $ 1 . 50 a nd $ 2 . 00 a p a i r. Heavy or light soles Dainty foot coverings—light and airy— a finishing touch to that pretty '§ and so reasonable in price. 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. H O L L I S T ER BLOCK C. D. Woodbury'vSio oe re fSSfWc hare the tVhite Cleaner in make them Itiok like new. *£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. *g By the end of this week the "stu dent residence" will be pretty well arranged. T he ball game with Ypsi A painful accident. See W e b b er for further notice. Miss Marjory Bills '07 was in Lansing the past week and took in the ball game Saturday. Do not forget the chorus concert given on Friday evening of this week. your Come and bring friends. Sunday school picnics are the or der now. T he schools of Roven- burg and Nichols spent Friday on the campus. Mr. Potts left yesterday for the Oklohoma A g r. College where he is to have charge of the dairy w o rk the coming year. T he campus is just now at its very best and many were the compliment ary remarks concerning it from our visitors the past week. R oy Potts '06 w as at Traverse City the past week where he tested a herd of cows, belonging to the State asylum, for advanced registry. Lee W a t l i ng '9S-'99 has had for sometime complete charge of an acid plant for the Bowker Fertilizer Co., at Cincinnati, Ohio, in addition to the chemical work incident to a fac tory of the kind. In the last 12 months they have made over 10,000 tons of acid, which is a large in crease over previous years. He finds the work quite fascinating, but is kept very busy. H is title is chemist for the above C o. M r s. Watling is in the city ( L a n s i n g) visiting her people. P r e s. Snyder received a message from Florence, Colo., Sunday an nouncing the death of his brother, P. M. Snyder on Sunday morning. M r. Snyder has been ill for some time, having been in a hospital for about six weeks. T he last reports were that he was doing very nicely, and the news of his death was a surprise. He w as the father of A. L. Snyder, with '07. R. L. Reynolds, of Monrovia, Cal.,is about to take up experimen tal work in an endeavor to develop a satisfactory dry battery, and writes Prof. Kedzie for information which might be of help to him on the chemical side of the work. He that G. N. E a s t m an has a states tent house a short distance from his and also adds that Prof. Holdsworth and Paul Chamberlain were recent visitors. H is father is again living at Pasadena. On these early spring evenings, one is sometimes prevented from sitting out because of mosquitoes, and many are the ways suggested for driving away the pesky little flies. Smudges and screens are of course most effective but we do not all like smudges nor can we all have screens, and in the meantime, we like to sit right where the mosqui toes are most numerous. T wo remedies have proven more or less satisfactory in the experience of the writer. Oil of pennyroyal, rubbed on the hands and face either pure or mixed with cocoa-butter, or lard ; or else, oil of citronelle applied pure on hands, sides of face and shoe tops. Either of these oils must be kept out of the eyes as they are irri tating in the extreme. Wednesday of last week was an ideal dav for the inspection of the inspection officer battalion. T he this year was Maj. J o hn S. Mallory, a member of the general staff on duty in W a s h i n g t o n. It has been his duty to inspect at 25 colleges, and he had nearly completed his work when here. As it is now ar ranged four officers of the general staff are detailed to inspect the vari ous colleges in the country. In this way it is possible to make the in uniform spection much more throughout the country, as those detailed for this work decide on a definite plan for the inspection and then meet and check up before mak ing report. Quite a large number of visitors were out to wit ness the parade and everything passed off very nicely. Cameras were much in evidence. their letter 90 H o w a rd J. Hall, assistant pro fessor of English at Leland Stan ford University, writes a most in teresting to his classmate, Prof. Babcock, concerning the re cent earthquake. He states that reports as to its duration are greatly exaggerated, and that after all an earthquake has a side (afterwards). He does not care to repeat the experience " j u st for a thrill." No great damage was done to the house in which Prof. Hall the chimneys were, lived, though thus breaking the thrown down, pleasant roof in places. He states that he frightened, but was not greatly did not like to see his furniture and books dancing about the room, and what aggravated him most was his inability to walk across the floor of his room. He finally succeeded in reaching his wife's room and as sured her that " it was onlv an earth q u a k e" and it would be over shortly. Mr. Hall describes in an interesting the earth manner the scenes of quake, its immediate effect on the people and finally of the city of San Francisco as it now appears. He states that Leland Sanford suffered severely and will be hampered very much during the coming years in rebuilding, but no thought of aban doning the work ever occurred to them. 'OS G. C. Morbeck, w ho purchased a timbered claim in Idaho and is de veloping same, reports pleasant and profitable experience in his work. He says things are coming his way. R. A. Baued is now drafting for Greenlee Bros. & Co. of Rockford, 111. H is private address is 212 N. Court St. '06 H. H. Crosby sends in his sub scription from Memphis, T e n n. He says, " I have been here since April 28, working for the Hoffman Milk Co. and am enjoying my work. I think often of my college friends and wish I might be there for some of the games, etc. I am afraid I will have to miss commencement." M r. Crosby's address is 237 Market St. 8 T HE M. A. C. RECORD. CALL O N — ^ ^ ^^ L A W R E N CE (Q. V AN B U R EN P R I N T I NG CO. W H EN IN N E ED OF DANCE PROGRAMS or SOCIETY PRINTING. 122 Ottawa.Rt. E. Stalker Prints ALL MEATS . . .. May look alike to you, but there Is a very great difference in the quality we han dle and that sold by some other markets. We handle none but the very best. Like the pudding, the proof of good meats Is In the eating. A trial will convince you that you ought to trade with us. , We make daily trips to the College. BOTH P H O N E S, Careful attention given to 'phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER, Washington Ave. South. DRUGGISTS. date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. R OUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to ROBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorf & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102 Washington Ave. N. DRY GOODS. THE JEWETT & K N A PP STORE. Dry Goods. 222-224 Washington Ave. S. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies, Telegraph Instruments and Telephones. 11 Mich. Ave., E, FURNISHING GOODS. E LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. M J. * B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. O RDER your hacks for parties at Carr's Hack Line. Livery in connection. 410 Washington Ave. N. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. NORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. I ll "Washington Ave. South. See ad. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD., Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. JEWELERS. CHAS. A. P I E L L A. 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. Jeweler and Optician, LAUNDRY. T^HE AMERICAN LAUNDRY solicits a share of your patronage. Remember the number, 309 Washington Ave., S. New Phone No. 420. Julia Findley & Edwin Lewis, Props. S. W. Doty and I. D. Smith, College Agents. MANICURE AND HAIRDRBSSINS. Parlors. Masquerade Wigs M RS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdressing for Rent. Switches made of cut hair or combings. The France-American Hygienic Toilet Requisites a a specialty. New'phone 118. 222K Washington Ave. S., up stairs. " Swell " Dance Programs Fine and other good Stationery things. 117 riichigan Avenue West Ground Floor. Correct Clothes For Young Men The Clothes Shop BRUCE N. HICKEY 120 N. W a s h. A v e. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N — ^k T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all o ur o t h er a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli 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 p a t r o n i ze those who patronize u s. BARBERS. M A. C. BARBER SHOP, Rooms in New Bath House. H. A. Sias, Propr. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. A M. E M E R Y. 116 Wash. Ave. N. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling Cards, Fountain Pens. Pictures, Frames, Fine Framing a Specialty.. Up-to-Date Styles. MILLINERY. FOR Fine Millinery go to No. 226 Washington Ave., S. New Phone 112. 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 BIDDERS 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. X. w AGENVOORD & CO.—Bookbinders, Blank- book Makers, 109 Washington Ave, South. BOOTS AND SHOES. D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. CLOTHING. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. L A R N E D . - C h i n a, Glass and Lamps. 106 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. A F. GORDON, D. D. S. M. A. C. '91, U. of M. '01. 218 Washington Ave. S. Phone, Citizens 68i. Building, Lansing, Mich. Citizens phone 475. E. S T O F F E R, D. D. S. Office 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' 617. Citizens Phone 52, Bell Phone 396. Phone, office 275; residence, 261. . MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. ton Ave. N. thing in the line of music. 219 Washing GR I N N E LL BROS. Pianos, Organs and every GO TO BAKER MUSIC CO. for the up to-date PIANO TUNING, J. Parker. Action Work a Specialty. Teacher of Violin and Saxaphone. Parkers' Orchestra, 119 Pennslvania Ave. N. Cit izens 'phone 689., Lansing, Mich, sheet music. OCULISTS. CHAS. G. JENKINS, M. D. — Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a. m., and 2 to 6 p. m. Citizens Phone No. 1030. Rooms 203-204 Prudden Block. PHYSICIANS. 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 213 Washington Avenue S.; home 219 Capitol Ave, J W. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to DR. H. W. LANDON. Office and residence, M. A. C. Office hours from 7 to 8:301 a. m., and 12:30 to 2, and 6:30 to 8 p. m. Sunday office hours 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m. Now phone 1560. R. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL. Hours 9 to 11 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Agricultural Col lege, Mich. Citizens phone 1502. J OSEPH FOSTER, M. D., Eye, Ear,Nose and Throat. Hours 9 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 4 p. m.; Sun days, 12 to 1; Evening 7 to 8. Corner Allegan St. and Capitol Ave., Lansing. Both 'phones. PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & L E A D L E Y. Plumbing and Heat- ing. 300 Wash. Ave. N., Lansing. Both ™ —»»u» Phones. SPORTING GOODS. J £ - , ,1?A R,R A-B B E- B a se B i dl Good", Foot Ball Goods, Tennis, Golf, Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle. 325 Wish. Ave. S. MECHANICAL SHOPS. 1 LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. f * Mb i Wp i3 J S| J ' """ ] BOTANICAL LABORATORY. WOMEN'S BUILDING.