The M. A. C. RECORD MICHIGAN S T A TE 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, J U N E. 5, 1906. N o. 37 COMMENCEMENT. Exercises during commencement week will be as follows : Sunday, J u ne 17, 3:30 p. m., Baccalaureate sermon by the R e v. R o b e rt Mc Laughlin of the P a rk Congrega tional church, Grand Rapids. Monday, J u ne 18, society re unions. Tuesday, J u ne iy, class day. 8 :oo p. m., president's reception. Wednesday, J u ne 20, commence ment day. 10 :oo a. m., address by H o n. Geo. H. Maxwell, editor of Maxwell's Talisman. T h e re will be a graduating class of nearly seventy this spring. C. A. Willson of Clifford, Mich., will represent, as orator, the class grad uating from the agricultural course ; G. R. Lambert of Niles, the en gineering course, and Miss Alida Alexander the W o m e n 's course. Y. M. C. A. At the T h u r s d ay evening prayer meeting the condition of the foreign mission fields was discussed. M r. D. H. Ellis led and was assisted by several of the students w ho have been in mission classes during the past year. This meeting was in tended especially to arouse enthusi asm for the mission classes next year. T he R e v. Bard of Lansing, con Sunday exercises chapel ducted morning. Sunday evening. in the hall and upon Dr. E d w a r ds gave a farewell ad dress to the M. A. C. students and friends T he chapel was far too small to accommo the crowd and many were date the seated dwelt upon stairs. T he speaker some of the problems of life that have strongly impressed him during his sixteen years at the M. A. C. Considering the attendance and in terest shown it can easily be said that this meeting was the best of the year. BIRD ARRIVALS. Since the last report the bird ar rivals on the campus have been as follows : May 13, Cape M ay warbler and alder flycatcher; M ay 14, hum m i n g b i r d; May 15, wood p e w e e; May 17, night h a w k; M ay 19, Baltimore yellow-billed orioles were first seen building nests on M ay 11, and the first young robins able to fly were seen on the 19th. cuckoo. T he s p r i ng migration is now practically complete. Possibly a few species, for example the hooded and black-poll warblers, may not have come yet and the indigo-bird has not been noted, but these may easily have been overlooked. M a ny of the smaller birds which nest far north may linger here for a week or ten days longer, but practically all our summer residents are here now and either housekeeping or about to begin. May 29. w. B. B. M. A. C. WINS ALUMNI. T HE T R A CK A ND F I E L D, R E L AY A ND W R E S T L I NG TRACK: T O T AL NO. OF POINTS, 49 O L I V ET 2 d. W I TH H I L L S D A LE 3 d, W I TH K A L A M A Z OO 4 t h, W I TH A L B I ON 5 t h, W I TH A L MA GtH, W I TH M. A. C. secured more than one- third the total number of points. T h o m as of Olivet, won the two mile run in 10-33 breaking the M. I. A. A. record eight seconds. Waite for M. A. C. was a close second. Much interest centered in the base ball games, and large ciowds gathered In the each day to witness them. semi-final game on Friday after noon. M. A. C. won from Olivet in a shut out game 3 to o. Both teams played good ball, Nies strik ing out eight men. On Saturday afternoon M. A. C. played Albion for the cup and lost 2 to o. Both the visitors' runs were made on errors by Nies w ho was playing third for the first time, let two balls go by when men ting were Akers to pitched a star game as did Latham and it was readily seen that it would simply be a toss-up as to w ho would running third. FARMERS' CLUB. the this taking T he Tuesday evening meeting of the club was called to order at the regular hour. T he subject " T he Outlook for the Agricultural Col lege" was presented by Pres. J. L. Snyder. T he usual large audience that has characterized term's meetings was present. T he presi dent took occasion to speak of the good work the club organization was doing for the agricultural stu dents. He felt that more interest was gradually being shown by the students agricultural in the w o rk the institution course was endeavoring accomplish. to He then spoke at length upon the early history of the land grant col leges as they are frequently termed. These colleges were not founded first by national endowment, but by the enactment of state laws authorizing the establishment of such institutions. M. A. C. was first founded in 1849, but no active measures taken until formal opening of the 1857, the college. T he institution was first established as an agricultural college where practical agriculture might be taught, thus giving it the title of being the oldest agricultural college in America. 3 3^ 2 6^ 17 9 O evening win for the teams were very evenly matched. Friday the wrestling, tumbling and apparatus work was held on the athletic field, and here again M. A. C. won her share of honors. Out of the six wrestling matches, she secured four,—Orvis, feather, Bleech, Spencer, welter, and L. V. Belknap, special. We also were given second in paral lel bars and in tumbling. M. A. C. had no representative in club swing ing. light, A great deal of interest was cen tered in the relay, as M. A. C. lost two good men last year, and other colleges hoped to make good. Only three colleges were entered, Hills dale, Olivet, and M. A. C. T he in 3-40. home T he team was composed of Pear- sail, Bignell, H o u gh and Allen. team won easily T he early plans of the College were to give instruction in practical agriculture alone, but by legislation a certain area of land was set aside as an endowment, thus later adding new courses to the institution. T he experiment station was later provid ed for by the government, and in stalled to carry on important exper iments for the benefit of agricultural science. T he state also appropri ates to the support of the station, thus affording means to carry on the work. that vocation. T he outlook for the Agricultural College is indeed bright. T he in creased number of students yearly indicate that the institution is doing grand work for the agricultural in It is sending terests of the state. in back to the farm men trained that particular line of work, who cannot help making a great success in It shall be the aim of the institution in the future its doors to all educa not to open tional seekers, but to those who de sire training along certain-lines. It shall not be the aim simply to teach a few well defined branches, but to give the student a broad education that he may get more out of life by knowing more of what it contains. T he president's talk was very inter esting and highly enjoyed by all. leave C. A. Jewell, J r ., will the faculty of the Central H i gh school (Grand Rapids). He has received an offer from.the N ew Trior T o w n ship H i gh school at Kenilworth, just north of Chicago, and will ac cept. Mr. Jewell has been a mem ber of the H i gh school faculty five years. He is now teaching physics and physiograpy, and at Kenilworth will teach mathematics and physi from ography. Armada, Mich., where he was superintendent. came here He M r. Jewell has been paid $1,000 per year here during the past two years. He will receive an advance of at least 45 per cent when he lakes up his new duties. Moreover, the minimum high school salary in the N ew Trior is $1,200, which is the maximum here, and the is $1,800. T he maximum there N ew Trior school is smaller than the Central H i gh school, but is lo cated in a wealthy suburb of Chi cago. school Mr. Jewell, who leaves the H i gh school faculty, is recognized by his associates as a successful teacher, and is popular with the students. — Grand Rapids Press, J u ne 1. '75- Charles \ V. Sheldon has recently moved from Fremont, Neb., to Sey mour, Webster county, Mo., at which place he has purchased a farm of 440 acres, 80 of which are planted to fruit—apples, pears, arnd peaches. Mr. S. says, "Tell the boys if they want to eat fruit come to O z a r k s ." Several letters were sent out before Mr. Sheldon could be located, but he states that he was not aware that he was lost and will be pleased to hear from "the b o y s" at any time. . '77 Prof. Kedzie attended a confer ence ' of Health Officers held in Grand Rapids the past week. H e re he met Dr. Charles Bloodgood, an old classmate, also Dr. J o hn W. Toan class of '90. '73-'75, health On the program of the conference aside from Dr. F. W. S h u m w a y, '74"'75> secretary of the State Board of Health, who was in charge, pap ers were presented by D r. W. H. Rand, officer of Charlotte. Dr. E. M. Houghton of Detroit, also gave an address on Antitoxins. Dr. Houghton is a bacteriologist in charge of the anti- toxine department of P a r k, Davis & Co. His assistant is L. T. Clark, '04. Prof. Kedzie gave an address at "Disinfectants, this conference on their relative value and uses." '79 George Bloodgood, '75-'79 is at present a farmer living near Antigo, W i s. '86. Sherman G. Walton, with the above class, a postal clerk with the Lake Shore road, was in the wreck on that road near Sandusky, Ohio, where he received a scalp wound. 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. FAUXCE, MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS, E. A. W I I . L S O X. 'o;. P. V. GOLDSMITH, '07. It. H. GILBERT, 08. I. E. PARSONS, 07. E. A. TUKN'EK. '08. GRACE WARNER. 08. CAROLINE LAWRENCE, 06. LELAH BURKHAKT, '07 Subscription, 50 cents per year, Remit by P. O. Money Order. Draft or Regis tered Letter. Do not send stamps. Address all subscriptions and advertising mat ter to the College Secretary. Agricultural Col lege, Mich. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor. Business Office with Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co., 122 Ottawa St. E.. Lansing. Mich. Entered as second-class mail matter, Lausing, Mich. This paper is occasionally sent to non subscrib ers. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper trom the post-office, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe. TV BSD A 7; JUKE j, 1906. t he r e c e nt d o u b le w i ll be issued n e xt w e ek A N O T H ER e i g h t - p a ge R e c o rd in •which will be p u b l i s h ed a full ac c o u nt of F i e ld D ay e v e n t s, t o g e t h er w i th a n u m b er of c u ts of p o i nt w i n n e rs for M. A. C. T h is w i ll be m a i l ed to t he s a me list of n a m es to n u m b er w h i ch w as s e nt a nd we shall be g l ad to h a ve s u ch n o t es c o n c e r n i ng e a ch d e s e c u r e. p a r t m e nt as it is p o s s i b le to It shall be o ur e n d e a v or to g et t h is t i m e, b ut i s s ue o ut p r o m p t ly t h e re is, of c o u r s e, m u ch m o re t h an t w i ce t he a m o u nt of s p a ce to be fill ed, a nd s o m e t h i ng w i ll d e p e nd u p on t he t i me at w h i ch t h is m a t t er is se c u r e d. T h is i s s ue ( J u ne 12) w i ll be t he last b e f o re c o m m e n c e m e n t. on ATHLETICS. r ., , , , p t he s c o re of 9 M. A. C. w as d e f e a t ed j i _ . . i - .. , of , in b a se b a ll on t he h o me g r o u n ds W e d n e s- i n s t i- d ay of last w e ek by A r m o ur t u t e, C h i c a g o, by to 4. T he field w as in p o or c o n d i t i on J x un for ball a nd b o th t e a ms m a de e r r o r s. . .. c ,,. ., T ,, l he fielding t he visitors w as & . .. , . ., f a st t h e ir e s p e c i a l ly g o od a nd by J. &, J , A, , w o rk k e pt d o wn t he score for M. r A .. , 'rr, ' , , 1 n n k h a ns p i t c h ed a g o od g a me , ,r & . . ., • s t r i k i ng o ut t w e l ve m e n. N e l s on .1. v- -. u A t for t he h o me t e am a nd d id p i t c h ed r 1 , , ,.. c r e d i t a b le w o rk also, A k e rs g o i ng ., ° . . to in at t he b e g i n n i ng of w a rm u p. N i es a nd A k e rs w e re c u • rr,,. J s a v ed t or h e ld d ay g a m e s. 1 h is is u T I A .1.1 .• *u c t he first a t h l e t ic c o n t e st A r m o ur h as u .u t w on f r om M. A. C, t he l a t t er h a v- . mg beaten t h em in t wo t r a ck m e e ts a nd a foot ball g a m e. AJ A <-• .' ., . , „ . ,, °, t he 7 th 1 t . 1 . , . A, . &, J °, b XT , , , . . , t , i-j Carr, 2 Strube, 3 Smith, c 1 2 o 13 t1 . 9 T he g a me on S a t u r d a y, M ay 26, t he q u e s t i on as to w h i ch of s h o u ld p l ay on 27 9 5 s e t t l ed t he c o l l e ge t e a ms field d a y. F or in t h is t he b o x, did r e a s on m u ch i n t e r e st w as c e n t e r ed on t he g a me a nd a g o od c r o wd w as p r e s e nt to see M. A. C. w in h er last c up g a me of t he s e a s o n. N i e s, e x c e l l e nt w o r k, s t r i k i ng o ut e i g ht m en d u r i ng t he g a me to his o p p o n e n t 's t w o. T he r e m a i n d er of t he t e am also p ut up a g o od g a me and s h o w ed s o m e t h i ng of t h e ir old t he b a t. E l l is a nd T h a t c h er in t he o u t field s e c u r ed e v e r y t h i ng w h i ch c a me t h e ir w a y. X i es w as hit on t he p i t c h ed b a l l s, b ut h e ad t w i ce by R o we m a n a g ed t he to m i ss h im n e xt t i me he c a me u p. f o rm at t i me T he s c o re f o l l o ws : H I L L S D A LE Myers m Walralh 2 Hogan s Shepherd 1 Rowe p Bisland 3 Alger c Knapp Reynolds 1 r Totals M. A. C. Armstrong s Boyle c Canfield 2 Thatcher m Ellis 1 . . . . Akers 3 . . Nies p Kratz 1 Dickson r . . . . . . . 0 1 02 0 0 21 in o R H P A E o 0 1 0 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 50 13 5 0 1 3 50 0 00 0 0 0 00 1 1 01 1 6 23 15 4 R H p A E 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 8 10 2 2 5 20 1 3 2 00 . . . . o o 3 o o . .. 0 0 0 21 1 1 1 0 30 1 8 00 1 0 0 00 . . . . . .. 8 9 27 10 2 Totals'. . B a s es on b a l ls N i es 1, R o we 1. W i ld p i t c h e s, R o we 1. T wo b a se S t r u ck o ut h i t s, Canfield, B o y l e. by X i es 8, by R o we 2. D o u b le p l a ys H i l l s d a l e. S H A K E S P E A R E 'S F O O LS A ND ^ /-ynrrpjc . . r J , , .. , .It . ,-r life. __ . 1 ou • 1 1 S h a k e s p e a re t a k es t he m a t e r i al he •,., n ,• . finds, a nd w i th h is g e n i us c h a r ms it 1 1 T u- • , In h is d r a m as a w h o le i n to ,. ,, ,, lives t he s a m e, n ew w o r l d, a nd y et , / , ,. , a nd loves and l a u g hs a nd dies b e f o re o ur e y e s. A nd w h i le t he c h a r a c t er • * c T/ in a w a y, of or h ool m ay s e e m, '. ... ' it as w e ll as s m a ll i m p o r t a n c e, y et , ., n t he g r e a t er f i g u r e s, s h o ws t he w o n- ,B, * ,, , d e r f ul t r a n s f o r m i ng p o w er of a , , , ? ' • • -• ,, • t he •'.' Li J \ . ' ' r -, i_- ^L. A' ou 1 t As S h a k e s p e a re , , j J f o u nd h i m, t he , „ ' . , , %. •& f e l l o w, a r ool w as a d i s r e p u t a b le , ' „. „ . / , ,. t he V i ce of lineal d e s c e n d a nt f r om . , . ., ... , A. p r o f e s s i o n al t he M o r a h tv a nd t he r , JJ , ,, . . , t he i e s t e r. He w as i n t r o d u c ed for ' , ,,. » ., a m u s e m e nt of t he g r o u n d l i n g s, a nd t he m i g ht j e s t i ng p l ay w i th t he c o u r se of e x t e m p o re i n t e r r u pt h is J . rp, M. A. C. Armstrong, s . . . . o Boyle, c 1 Canfield, 2 o Thatcher, m . . . . 1 2 ° ' lr „s-3 Kratz, 1 Dickson, r . . . .. Nelson, p Nies, 3 ARMOUR. R H o 2 o 2 l x 2 E P A 20 1 6 1 21 1 r 5 ' 2 *•••-•* o o o o 00 o on 1 1 o 0 o 0 o o o — — — — — 5 24 4. 8 11 ' w h e n e v er he c h o s e. T h at S h a k e s- 2 p e a re d i s a p p r o v ed of this i n t e r p o- o ia t ed w it he s h o ws w h en he m a k es 1 H a m l et s a y: « A nd p l ay y o ur c l o w ns t h an is set d o wn for 1 t h e m ." o, o Moorish c l o wn t h en w as t he F o ol as • u -r^ .u ti let t h o se t h at s p e ak no m o re T h is , S h a k e s p e a re f o u nd h i m. L i t t le by little he h as t r a n s f o r m ed h i m, t h r o u gh t he g a m ut of h is fools a nd c l o w n s, f r om C o s t a rd in L o v e 's L a b o u r 's L o s t, i n to s u ch a F o ol as t h at in K i ng L e a r. At first t he p o et H a r r i n g t o n , ' . ' . ' . ' . '. 1 Trinkhaus, p . . .. 2 Howard, 1 McAuley, 1 Urson, r 1 o 1 0 t 2 1 3 0 o 1 6 1 22 o o o o i n s t i t u t i on of fool as a u s es t h is s o rt of ' C h r o n ic C o m e d y ,' b ut as ms P ° w er t he F o ol b e- c o m es i n t e r w o v en w i th t he plot, j u st as t he c o m ic and t r a g i c, i n t r i c a t e ly i n c r e a s e s, t o o o in p a t h os a nd b a t h os a re m i n g l ed In K i ng L e ar t h is is e s p e c i a l ly life. t h at t r u e, a nd o ne critic e v en s a ys o ur e s t i m a te of t he d r a ma d e p e n ds u p on t he v i ew we t a ke of t he F o o l. t he C o s t a r d, t he r h y m i ng F o ol is is first of all t he c l o w n s. A nd he n ot s u ch a fool after all, he h as a q u a n t i ty of r o u gh s e n se w h i ch s e r v es h im w e l l. it off " We will t u rn c o m m on s i r ;" finely It in he tells t he k i n g, a nd t h at is h is d e is t he o u t w a rd f o rm of li e h r. w i t, t he p l ay of w o r d s, n ot t he u n d e r l y i ng h u m o r, w h i ch a t t r a c ts C o s t a r d. He is like a r o u gh e a r ly s k e t ch T he t wo D r o m i os for T o u c h s t o n e. ' r e a re c l o w n i sh s e r v a n t s, g o od r e t u r n i ng c e i v i ng h a rd k n o c ks a nd w i t ty a n s w e r s .' B ut t he T wo in G e n t l e m en of V e r o n a, L a u n ce w i th h is d og is o ne of S h a k e s p e a r e 's t r u ly c o m ic c h a r a c t e r s, a nd in h im t he d e c o m e dy is l i g h t f ul of T he c l o wn b r o u g ht failing lies a l o ng t he S p e e d, w h o se r a r e ly j o k es w h i ch line of k e ep w e l l, is in s h a rp c o n t r a st w i th T a u n ce w ho is an o u t - l i ne s k e t ch of T a u n c e l ot G o b b o, in t he M e r c h a nt of V e n i c e. folly to a c l i m a x. t o p i c al t he a m u s i ng f e a t u r e. A nd f or h is p a r t, t he u n T a u n c e l ot is a p a r o dy of d e r l y i ng i d ea of t he p l a y, a nd t h us he is a p a rt of t he d r a m a, n ot an e x in t e r n al so h i m s e lf he p a ys is h e. A l l a u g h a b le a nd a m u s i ng w a ys p e g g i ng a w ay to c r a ck a j o k e, or to g r a sp o n e, in h is s u p r e me self- c o n c e it he n e v er s e es or d r e a ms of t he f a i l u re of a ny of his a t t e m p t s. A nd o ne l i k es h im for his v e ry c o m p l a c e n c y. T a u n c e l ot s h o ws " h ow m u ch of m i r th m ay be c a u s ed by f e e b l e n e ss in a g r e at a t t e m pt at a s m a ll m a t t e r ." he t i n g ed w i th c o n f i d e n t l y, a nd T o u c h s t o ne c o m es n e x t, t he d a i n tiest a nd m o st l o v a b le F o ol of all. He is l i n k ed to h is g r e a t er b r o t h e r, t he F o ol in K i ng L e a r, by h is l o ve for h is m i s t r e s s. " H e ' ll go a l o ng o ' er t he w i de w o r ld w i th m e ," s a ys C e l i a, d o e s, t h o u gh g r u m b l i ng a little as he g o e s. He is a satirist, a nd all h is s a y i n gs a re t he m e l a n c h o ly k n o w l e d ge of h u m an n a t u r e. B e t he c y n i c i sm a nd i r o ny of his n e a th is c o n c e a l ed a t r ue m a n p r o f e s s i on liness, n or s u b it m e r g ed t h at it d o es n ot a p p e ar n ow t he s u r f a c e. As a a nd p h i l o s o p h e r, in h is u n c o n s c i o us p a r in h is child o dy of J a q u e s, a nd t he l i ke l o ve for C e l i a, he is o ne of m o st t he in c o m e d y. i m p o r t a nt c h a r a c t e rs t h en u p on so d e e p ly is If t he is is If T o u c h s t o ne t h en is t he t he i n f e r i or fool as fool as P h i l o s o p h e r, T e s te P o e t. in l a t t er s a r c a sm a nd p h i l o s o p h y, he e x c e ls in m u s i c. He n e v er g i v es us b i ts of w o r l d ly w i s d om g a r b ed in m o t l e y, b ut he d o es b e t r ay a vein of p a t h os in h is n a t u re by t he p l a i n t i ve s o n gs he c h o o s es " W e l l, G od g i ve t h em w i s d om t h at h a ve it, a nd t h em u se t h e ir t a l e n t s ," he tells M a r i a, a nd it is h is d o c t r i ne of belief. H is o n ly g r u d ge is a g a i n st t he m an w ho c a n n ot a p p r e c i a te f u n. He is in s h o rt a n a t u r al b o rn F o o l .' f u n - l o v i ng r o l i c k i n g, fools, let t h at a re to s i n g. j e s t e r, t h o se ' a h is f r om y o u ng t h is m i s t r e ss F o ol a nd i n t r o d u c t i on t h r o u g h o ut to t h at m o m e nt w h en L e ar h o l d i ng in a lifeless b o dy of h is d a u g h t er u t t e rs h is last d e s p a i r i ng c ry " a nd my p o or is h a n g e d ." last e m b r a ce t he fool to it off. to w a rd It is t he F o ol w ho by his m i n g l ed b i t t e r n e ss a nd folly a t t e m p ts to r o u se t he k i n g 's b e t t er self, a nd f o r ce h im by t a u n ts into r e s t o r i ng t he b a l t h e se u n n a t u r al c o n d i t i o n s. a n ce to He r e a l i z es t he i n c i p i e nt m a d n e ss of L e ar a nd t i i ts w i th all h is s o l i t a ry s t r e n g th He g o es o ut i n to t he s t o rm w i th his m a s t e r, a nd s t r u g g l i ng a g a i n st h is p h y s i c al w e a k n e s s, c r u s h ed in spirit, still en d e a v o rs to fulfil his office—that of j e s t e r. H e re he a r o u s es in L e ar t he p a t h e t ic t e n d e r n e ss w h i ch is t he o n ly o u t l et for t he w a rm g e n e r o us h e a rt of t he k i ng w ho loved as d e e p ly as t he v e r ge he h a t e d. H o v e r i ng on t he F o ol t he s i g ht of of m a d n e s s, t he n i g ht e n d u r i ng t e r r or of " P o or F o ol h o l ds h im b a ck a litt e. in my a nd k n a v e — I ' ve o ne p a rt y e t ." h e a rt L i ke t he s t o r my n i g ht a re h is sallies, h is " la- to o u t j e st L e a r 's h e a r t- b a b o u r i ng s t r u ck la b o u r i ng all is in v a in a nd L e ar h as c r o s s ed t he v a g ue b o u n d ry b e t w e en s a n i ty a nd m a d n e ss t he F o ol d e p a r ts a t r a g ic j e st u p on h is l i p s. t h a t 's flashes of So w h en h is i n j u r i e s ." l i g h t n i ng s o r ry t h ee t he for in I'll go " A nd to b ed at n o on !" S h a k e s p e a re l e a v es it for us to c o m p l e te fool h e a r t - b r o k en a nd e x h a u s t e d, c r e pt a w ay to die a l o n e. t he p i c t u r e — h ow t he H i g h er t h an t h is S h a k e s p e a re t he t he m o st fitly. By a figures in h i m s e lf could n ot g o, b ut of t he h u t he l a t er p l a y s, m e r us in all t he W i n t e r 's T a l e, A u t o l y c u s, s l i g ht p l a ys s t r e t ch of i m a g i n a t i on o ne can easily p i c t u re h im as a p r o f e s s i o n al j e s t er at s o me t i me in his c h e c k e r ed c a r e e r — f or h is c a r e er m u st h a ve b e en c h e c k e r e d. He is by h is o wn w o rd a " s n a p p er up of u n c o n s i d e r ed trifles ", b ut as P r o f e s s or D o w d en s a ys ; " In t he w o r ld w h i ch c o n t a i ns a L e o n t es a nd can lose a M a m i l l i us so l i g h t - h e a r t ed a w a n d e r er m u st be p a r d o n ed e v en l i g h t - f i n g e r e d ." T o u c h s t o ne m ay be m o re p h i l o s o p h i c, L e a r 's fool m ay be m o re t r a g i c, b ut t h ey a re n ot m o re t r ue to A u t o l y c u s, h u m an " p r i n ce of k n a v es a nd f o o l s ." if he be n a t u re t h an t he t r a g ic l a u gh of d e s p a ir A nd so he e n ds t he list. T he e a r l i er t he c l o w ns w e re b ut s u g g e s t i o ns of l a t er o n es a nd w i th t he i n c r e a se of t he p o e t 's g r a sp on life, as he ac q u i r ed f o r t i t u de of will w i th all t he c h a r a c t e r i s t i cs w h i ch a t t e n d , t he F o o ls b e c o me m o re e s s e n t i a l, t he h u m or is s u b t ly c h a n g ed into p a t h o s, till we in h e ar T h en in A u t o l y c us o ne finds L e a r. t he c a lm w h i ch c o m es o n ly after s t o r m, a f t er a m an h as k n o wn sin a nd d e s p a ir a nd F a t e. T h us m u st e nd t h is p r o c e s s i on of c l o w ns a nd fools, w i th t he s e r e n i ty w h i ch c o m es o n ly w h en life d r a ws n e ar t he p e a ce w h i ch p a s s e th u n d e r s t a n d i n g. [ E s s ay d e l i v e r ed b e f o re t he T h e m- t h e ir F r e s h m an con i an S o c i e ty at t e s t . ]- its close, w i th T he fool in L e ar is t he m o st t r a g ' 97 ic, m o st pitiful, fools. t he g r e a t e st of all " S i n ce my y o u ng l a d y 's g o i ng i n to F r a n c e, sir, t he F o ol h a th m u ch p i n ed a w a y ," is t he first we h e ar of It is t he p r y n o te of h is c h a r h i m. t h a t ," r e p l i es a c t e r. T he it w e l l ." L e a r, " I h a ve n o t ed for t h is t h o u gh he k i ng l o v es h im T h e re w i ll n ot h a ve it m e n t i o n e d. t he is a s u b t le c o n n e c t i on b e t w e en " No m o re of Z. V e l d h u i s, D. V. S ., ' 9 3 - '9 4, e x p e c ts to a g a in S. s e r v i ce as m e at i n s p e c t or at D e t r o i t. t he U. e n t er ' 98 I n v i t a t i o ns a re o ut for t he w e d t he d i ng of M r. W. J. M e r k el of to M i ss F a n n ie D a v is a b o ve class B r o w n, M o n d a y, J u ne 4, 1906. M r. a nd M r s. M e r k el w i ll be at h o me a f t er S e p t. 1 at 9 17 2 2 nd A v e ., M i l w a u k e e, W i s. THE M. A. C. RECORD. FOOD CHOPPERS Universal and Griswold EVERY KIND OF FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. Cots Folding Beds flatresses B o th good a nd well k n o w n. Book Cases Desks ELGIN M I F F L IN 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. No. 1 size 90c No. 2 size $1.25 No. 3 size $2.00 GORTONS HARDWARE 111 Wash. Ave. South. AH Goods Delivered Free. FURNISHER TO MEN AND WOMEN O P P. SUGAR BOWL io:i WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH E L G IN M I F F L IN M. J. & B. M. Buck. THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE stock of Where you will find the largest and most complete ^ = ^ = = ==== 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. • : : : : J E W E TT & K N A PP 2 2 0 - 2 22 AND 2 24 WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH, LANSING, MICHIGAN. ^^^i*^^^^<^MV^**^^l^^^^*^^^^*^^S^^^V'^S^^tf%^^^^* It's a Fact T h at u n d er t he p r e s e nt h i gh p r i ce of in l e a t h er we h a ve a b a r g a in W o m e n 's S h o e s. Price $1.98 a pair \ t h r ee "We o f f er l o ts in s n a p p y* u p* > t o - d a te p a t t e r n s. T h ey p o s s e ss t he } s t y le a nd c h a r a c t er of T w o - F i f ty I S h o e s. 5 VICl KID VICI KID PATENT COLT BLL. > iw Light Sole Heavy Sole JC. D. Woodbury S h o e? Heavy Sole t o re S § H O L L I 5 T ER B L O CK 5 dt A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. ^ L O S T — G o ld cuff link. Finder to N o. 58 Williams please return hall. W. Nielson '06 received a visit from his parents during field day «vents. T he catalog has heen received from the press and is ready for dis tribution. Instructor Curtis and family spent Saturday and Sunday at the former's h o me near Mason. Miss Ponitz of Hudsonville w as t he guest of her brother, C. H. Ponitz '09 on field day. L. L. Clark, '04, visited college from friends Sunday, coming over Detroit on the excursion. Miss Mabel Mack, former in structor in music, spent a few days at the college the past week. T he Bulletin of the Michigan Academy of science Vol I I I. No 1 h as been received from the press. E. B. Reid was called to his home in Allegan Sunday on account of the serious illness of his mother. Beside these were Misses E va Keeney, Ethel H u me and Maud Miner, and " P a r s o n" Davis with '05. Miss Grace W a r n e r, '08, received a visit from h er father, M r. Leroy W a r n e r, of Doster, Mich., during field day. Miss Holt spend about for E u r o pe sailed T h u r s d ay of last week, w h e re she three months. will land at Naples and visit S he will F r a n ce and Italy, Switzerland, E n g l a n d. L o s t —A T h e m i an society pin on a street car the latter part of last week. Finder please leave at ye editor's desk. M r s. W. H. Allen of Detroit was the guest of her son and daughter, Gerald and M a r y, both '09, a part of last week. T he indoor meet was w on by M. A. C. with 31 points to her credit, A l ma taking second with 24 and Kalamazoo third with 5. Betts, of Olivet, broke his record of last year in the shot put, the last distance being 39 ft. 1% in. His 1905 record w as 37-11 *£. T he forestry department is sell ing a quantity of wood at the fol lowing prices: Soft wood, $1.60 per cord ; beech and maple, $ 2. A conference concerning athletic questions in the M. I. A. A. was held in Lansing last week, but a re port was not forthcoming for this issue of the R E C O R D. It rained soon after field day last year, also, if we remember correct ly. At this time last year the field was covered with water to a depth of from one to three feet. M r s. A k e rs of Williamston, vis ited her son Friday and Saturday of last week. W h i le at the college M r s. A k e rs lost an umbrella. Finder please return same to " Polly." T A KE N O T I C E. — T he p r o g r a ms for next fall term must be gotten out at once. A ny changes over the fall term of 1905 must be reported by Saturday noon, as it will be nec essary to get copy to the printer by that time. T he talk given by D r. E d w a r ds Sunday evening was certainly en joyed by all present, and his thought that he left cannot help staying by them. L et us endeavor to remem ber the n ew meaning given to the words " M. A. C ." T he Union Literary Society have elected the following officers for the fall term, 1906 : President, O. K. W h i t e; Vice P r e s i d e n t , J. V. Gon- g w e r; Secretary, C. C. T a y l o r; Treasurer, J. B o y l e; Janitor, O. A. K r a t z; Record Editor, R. G. Carr. F. M. H o w e, formerly superin tendent of schools at Charlevoix and during the past year at Maumee, Ohio, arrived at the college last week and will make this his home for a time. He expects to take up the work in agriculture at the open ing of the college in September. T he A u r o r e an Literary society- elected the following officers for the fall term of the coming year : Presi dent, L. M. H a y d en ; vice president, L, G. R i n k l e; secretary, H. G. Stone ; treasurer, D . H . E l l i s; ser geant at arms, C. D. H o d g m a n; R E C O RD editor, R. H. M u r d a u g h. T he F a rm Department has just received three choice feeder steers which were purchased from J o hn Bowditch, J r ., of Hillsdale, a former M. A. C. m a n. T h e se animals will be fitted up in fine condition and used for class purposes during the fall and winter terms of the coming year. In the tennis last week, Hillsdale won first honors and the banner. T h ey won first places tournament in the ladies' singles and doubles, men's doubles and second in men's singles. Albion took first in men's singles and second in both men's doubles and ladies' singles and doubles. Charles E. Ingerson '76-'y8 for merly of Olivet, was one of the vis itors during field day. M r. Inger son was in college 30 years a go and states that he roomed up in old Wil liams with E u g e ne Davenport w ho is now connected with University of 111. M r. I. has a daughter whom he expects to educate at M. A. C. M r. H. E. T u r n er of Lansing was driving just east of the college grounds Friday morning of last week when the horse which he was frightened at an driving became engine, ran into a telephone pole and to the and some ground. He was bruised what, but not seriously injured it is thought. Another case of telephone poles. t h r ew M r. T u r n er A m e s, la., is meeting with won derful results in their endeavor to raise funds for a Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. building. T h ey are attempt ing to raise $35,000 in four months, that it can be and seem satisfied from done. T h ey expect $9,000 faculty. students and $7,000 from from Already iS members of faculty, $2,700 from 27 students, and 240 under gradu ates have pledged $5,400. they have $2,400 I am for the m an with his coat off, with his head and hand skilled for some useful labor, and anywhere the peer of the man trained in the professions.—Beardshear. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. THE WANDERING SINGER AND HIS SONGS. M a ny of the Alumni and friends the alumni gatherings at of M. A. C. are aware that on vari ous occasions Mr. F. H o d g m a n, '63, has furnished poems class of for the In 189S these with others college. of his works were published in a volume entitled " T he W a n d e r i ng Singer and his S o n g s ." T he book is intended mainly as a souvenir of M. A. C. and hence no pains nor expense has been spared in getting the best available mater ials and workmanship to make a beautiful volume. Mr. H. still has considerable number on hand which are being sold at practically what it them printed. T h ey cost to get would certainly make very suitable birthday or holiday presents. real These would be a pleasant re in minder of the da\ s you spent live college, and would be poems, as they are written by one w ho has watched the development of the old college since its organiza tion. T he price if ordered by mail six cents should be added for postage. Send in your order to F r a nk H o d g m a n, Climax, Mich., at once and receive this neat book by return mail. is $1.00, and In the freshmen oratorical contest of the Feronian Society on Tuesday night Miss Agnes Bennett won first place. H er subject was, "Florence Nightingale." Miss Mildred F e r g u son won second, while Miss Boise and Miss Harrison lied for third. Remember the Union meeting of the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. next Sunday evening. This is the last meeting of the year and it is very much desired that a goodly number be present. T he meeting will be in charge of certain members of the senior class and will be an interesting one. Will you not come and help to make this last meeting one of the most successful of the whole year? An interesting letter has been re ceived from M a rk L. Ireland, Lieut. Artillery Corps, U. S. A., w ho has recently passed an examination for a four-year detail in the ordnance department, M r. Ireland being one of seven line officers in the army at large who passed. Mr. Ireland looks upon the artillery corps as of fering valued positions for the en gineering graduates of the day and is of the opinion that M. A. C*men should the matter of getting into the army with the view of taking up this particular line of work, and would be pleased to talk with any of our men w ho might be interested at commence ment the College. time when he will visit themselves interest in A m o ng former M. A. C. people to visit M. A. C. during the field day events were Mr. and M r s. H. R. Parish of Allen, Mich. Mr. Parish '95, who was formerly a draughts man at Baltimore, Md., is now en gaged in farming, and also deals in lumber and coal at the above place. A. T. Swift ^99 and wife of Grand Rapids. Mr. S. is engaged in life insurance work at the above place. Louis Appleyard, '00. T he class of '02 was represented by W a rd Shedd of Tekonsha, E. I. Dail of Holt and H. K. Patriarche of Detroit. T he class of '03 by S. F. Gates, a Ionia, and farmer " D o c" Dey. living near T h o se from the class of '04 were H. F. Tuttle, Detroit, P a r k, Davis & C o .; L. F. Bird, who is farming near Millington, and H e n ry Ross of Milford, Mich., also a farmer. Bruce McAlpine here for a short time. '05 was also A m o ng the non-graduates who were here were, Misses Florence Liken, Margaret Christy and Ber- nice Black, Mr. W. T o a n, now of Olivet, and H. B. McDermid, w ho is working in. a machine shop in Battle Creek. '04. T he following extract from a let ter to President Snyder written by George Morbeck will be of interest to his many friends : "I have enjoyed my sojourn here greatly, and have kept myself in the best of health and spirits traveling trails in this part of the mountain our country. I have just returned from my Granite Hill ranch on the St. J oe river. While at home I did all my spring farm work and my crops are all in the ground, but the great est crop (white pine, great tall fel lows) has been in the ground for a is almost quarter of a century and ready to harvest. I have four acres inclosed within which my garden is situated, and in this there are 200,- 000 feet of the most beautiful white pine in the country. "I wish for you a continuance of the success and prosperity you now enjoy at M. A. C, and for the old im college the steady g r o w th and provement which it is now having." A small li«t of choice ornamental trees and shrubs that are believed to be iron-clad and safe to plant al most anywhere on southern peninsula. A large number have been omitted because they are not always hardy or for some other rea sons. the B R O A D - L E A V ED T R E K S. . N o r w ay maple, red maple, Wier's cut-leaved maple, sugar maple, cut- leaved weeping birch, canoe birch, yellow wood, flowering dogwood, beech, white ash, tulip tree, cucum ber tree, white oak, scarlet oak, shingle oak, red oak, weeping wil low, laurel-leaved willow, basswood, American elan. E V E R G R E EN T R E E S, R ed cedar, B. S. P. white spruce, spruce, spruce, oriental N o r w av Colorado blue cembrian pine, red or N o r w ay pine, white pine, Douglas' spruce, arbor vitae, white cedar, hemlock. spruce, Dwarf buckeye, B R O A D - L E A F ED S H R U B S. imperial cut- leaved alder, Virginia creeper, ne- polensis spreng, thunbergi D. C., caragona purple-leaved prutescens D. C, fringe tree, smoke tree, double flowered scarlet thorn, J a p an quince, witch hazel, large flowered hydrangea, honeysuckle large red-flowered honeysuckle. barberry, double-flowered Large-flowered honeysuckle, wild crab-apple, yellow-flowering cur rant, prairie rose, spiraea Anthony waterer, plum leaved spiraea, Thornberg's spiraea, VanHouttis spiraea, Persian lilac, syringe villosa vohl, common purple lilac, white tree, double-flowered cranberrv indivisa wild, Japanese snowball, evergreen shrubs, common juniper, juniperus sabina Savin, willk dwarf pine, globare arbor vitae, pyramidal arbor vitae, Siberian arbor vitae. lilac, wayfaring bush, C A LL ON I — L A W R E N CE LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's j Furnishing Goods. See ad. PVRNITVRE 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. N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc, 111 Washington Ave. South. See ad. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD., Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. JEWELERS. C HAS. A. PIELLA. 121 Washington Ave. N,, Lansing, Mich. Jeweler and Optician, LAUNDRY. 1">HE AMERICAN L A U N D RY solicits a share of your patronage. Remember the number, 309 Washington Ave., S. New Phone No. 420. Julia Flndley & Edwin Lewis, Props. S. W. Doty and I. D. Smith, College Agents. MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSING. Parlors. Masquerade Wigs MRS. 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. MILLINERY. FOR Fine Millinery go to No. 226 Washington Ave., S. New Phone 112. MUSIC, PIANOS, ere. GR I N N E LL BROS. Pianos, Organs and every thing in the line of music, 219 Washing ton Ave, N, sheet music. GO TO BAKER MUSIC CO. for the up to-date PIANO TUNING, J. Parker. Action Work a Specialty. Teacher of Violin and Saxaphone. Parkers1 Orchestra, 119 Pennslvania Ave. N. Cit izens 'phone 689., Lansing, Mich. OCULISTS. CHAS. G. JENKINS, M. D. — Diseases of Bye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a, m., and 2 to 5 p. m. Citizens Phone No. 1080. Rooms 21)3-204 Prudden Block. PHYSICIANS. W. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M, Office at 313 Washington Avenue S.; home 219 Capitol Ave, J DR. H. W. LANDON. Office and residence, M. A. C. Office hours from 7 to 8:301 *• 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. lege, Mich. Citizens phone 1602. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Agricultural Col DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL. Hours 9 to 11 a. J OSEPH FOSTER, M. D„ Eye, Ear,Nose and Throat. 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