The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. 12. . L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, J A N U A RY 29, 1907. N o. 19 M. A. C MEN. —YOU FIND THEM EVERYWHERE. From Washington, D. C, where M. A. C. graduates are too numer ous to mention, I went to Chicago. Having a few hours between trains, I went out to the live stock show— look around. ' Some one just called "Eustpce." It was President Snyder, and M r. Marston was with him. T h ej told me a lot of the stu dents were there, but, being a back number, did not look them up. to A 6 p. m. Later in fee afternoon I called on Editor C. F Reynolds (with '02), of '•?• Farmer. The Trait is all that prevented train to mak me from =.^eing M r s. Reynolds, nee Ross ( vith '02) and daughter. At Ames, la., the Iowa State Col lege, I foun. H. P. Baker, ' 0 1, asso ciate professor of forestry, Mrs. Ba ker, nee Paddock, ' 0 1, and daugh ter ; L. G. Michael, '03, chemist of the experiment station ; V. R. Gar diner, '03, instructor in horticulture ; '89, agronomist, P. G. Holden, whose name and fame is on the tongue of every farmer who raises good crops of corn. Prof. A. B. Noble, English, is also there — the fellows of the '90s will well remem ber him and how he used to make them dust. A few days later at the meeting of several state agricultural and horticultural societies at Des Moines among the speakers were H. P. Baker, P. G. Holden, L. G. Michael, H. W. Collingwood, '85, and the writer. (with On the train from Des Moines to Chicago I found V. M. Shoesmith, '01, and M r s. Shoesmith, nee Mor daughter. rison T h ey were bound for Michigan for Christmas. " V e rn " is now at the Maryland Station, after five years successful work at the Kansas Sta tion. ' 0 3 ), and T he next week at the meeting of the Virginia Horticultural Society in Richmond, M. A. C. was repre sented by W. W. Tracy, '67, and the writer. M r. Tracy said that all the graduates—five—of his class are living. Hardly another class has that record. T wo weeks later at the meeting the N ew Y o rk State Fruit of Growers Ass'n there were five M. A. C. graduates on the program. Prof. L. H. Bailey, '82, H. W. Col lingwood, '85, C. B. Cook, '88, Prof. U. P. Hedrick, '93, and the writer. Prof. L. B. Judson, '03, was also called upon remarks. Pretty good for • a short meeting, and so far from Michigan. some for hold forth. At Geneva F. H. Hall, '88 and U. P. Hedrick In Chicago, ten days ago I called on " S a m" Kennedy ' 0 1. He had just finished a fine picture and was '01 at 4 expecting J. B. Stewart o'clock. We met " J. B ." and then for a good time. Every one of the men were as busy as could be, keeping the wheels of science, business, art and the press moving forward for the cause of progress. Certainly this should be a cause for satisfaction to all the Alumni, and an inspiration for those w ho that to become members of are class. During these days of clamor and demand for "popular" courses and studies, some of them of "veneer" to depth and value, it is pleasant remember that the old college has clung to the conservative ways and that her g r o w th has been healthy and her record sound. H. J. E U S T A C E, 4 1 2 - i o th St., Riverside, Cal. ' 0 1, Y. M. C. A. T he union meeting of Sunday was usually well attended, and those w ho attended were well repaid for the time spent there, as M r. Paul K i n g, of Lansing, spoke on "Mod ern chivalry." Mr. K i ng has a very- pleasing manner, and his very inter esting address was full of many practical things which could not help but be of the greatest benefit to all who heard it, and we are grateful indeed to the men of Lansing who from time to time come out to the College and give us so many good things. T he interest in the T h u r s day evening meetings still keeps up, and our hope is that they will con tinue so throughout the year. COMING—MR. A. T. BURNS, A S O C I AL SETTLEMENT WORKER OF CHICAGO. T he associations have been very fortunate in securing M r. Allen T. Burns, a noted social settlement worker of Chicago to come to M. A. C. next Sunday and talk before the students. Mr. Burns has been in this set tlement work for some time and has made a careful and thorough study of the social conditions in our cities, especially in the lower condition of life in the city of Chicago, having lived in the settlement district for eight months in order that he might bet'er know the conditions. We read with a great deal of in terest in these days about industrial and social conditions of the large cities, and of the many evils that are existing, but it will be much to hear someone more interesting who has learned by actual contact what these conditions are, and no one knows more about these condi tions both by actual experience and careful study, than does M r. Burns, and we are to have the privilege of hearing about from these Mr. Burns himself. things He is to address the students both in the morning and evening and as he is coming here at considerable per sonal sacrifice, we want to make his visit worth while, by attending both in the morning and evening. It has been the privilege of a few of us to have heard Mr. Burns, before and it is because we know what he is that successful efforts have been made to secure him. Prof. Bogue, who has been suffer ing with appendicitis for several days, is much better, and it is hoped will soon be out again. B A ND C O N C E R T. Without a doubt one of the draw ing cards for the coming band con cert will be A. J. Clark, a well- known cornet soloist, University late of the of Wisconsin. Mr. T he college is verv fortunate in having such talent in its midst and you should not fail to hear him. Don't forget the date, F e b. 8. L U LU T Y L ER G A T E S. T he fourth number of the M. A. C. entertainment course will be given Friday evening, F e b r u a ry 1. It is said that M r s. Gates is capable of giving an entire evening without the many press a company, and notices offered would seem to bear out this statement, as she seems to have secured unbounded success as a reader. Miss Edith A d a m s, cellist, was a student under Robert Hausmann of the Royal H i gh School, and later a protege of Heineich Kiefer of Munich. Graham Smith, basso, and Wil liam E r h a rt Snyder, pianist, have in been students under structors afford, and altogether the program prom ises to be a most excellent one. the country can the best Tell your friends about this num ber of our entertainment course, and then bring them with you. F E R O N I AN P A R T Y. One of the pleasantest social func tions of the year at M. A. C. About one hundred twenty-five attended the annual mid-winter hop given by the Feronian Society at the College A r m o ry on Friday evening, J a n u a ry 25, 1907. T he dance w as opened at 7130 by a grand march led by the Misses Florence Rounds and Loreta Boies and Messrs. P. G. M c K e n na and Ernest V a u g h n, after which dancing was enjoyed until eleven o'clock; the music by furnished being Baker's Orchestra, of Lansing. this from radiated R ed formed the color scheme of the decorations. A large Japanese umberella, decorated with poinsetta hung from the center of the room, and twisted strings of red crepe paper. Lattice fence work, made to represent a with poinsetta growing upon it, hemmed in the orchestra which was umbrella. stationed beneath Cosy corners in red completed the decorations. T he programs were in the form of pennants bearing the society monogram. the T he chaperons were Prof, and M r s. Barrows and Prof, and M r s. V e d d e r. A m o ng the guests were Misses Buskirk of Wayland, Margaret Kotvis of Grand Rapids, Helen Maveety, Battle Creek, Elsie De Lamater, V e ra Norris and Jessie Brandberg of L a n s i n g; Messrs. Richard Loomis of Charlotte, Clif ford McKibbon, Carl McAlvay and Earl J a r r a rd of Lansing. ALUMNI. '01. Miss Alice Gunn, of the Illinois W o m a n 's College, writes as follows : " It is with pleasure that I acknowl edge the receipt of this year's very I should feel lost artistic calendar. without one of these in my room I am hoping to be at M. A. C. the last of May. This college is to cel ebrate its sixtieth anniversary M ay is going very 25-29. My work the nicely. T he enrollment special courses in our department this semester has been very encour aging. for '°3- F. C. R o r k, with the Doe R un Lead Co., with headquarters at Flat River, Mo., reports a substantial in crease in salary, but is hoping that the limit has not vet been reached. F. N. Grover, '06, has b,een engaged by Mr. R o rk as assistant engineer, and on his way south stopped at M - A. C. yesterday. '02-'05. At the recent meeting of the Michigan Engineering Society held in Detroit, papers were read by three M. A. C. men. W. F. Uhl, '02, with the Allis Chalmers Co., read a paper on T y p es of Turbine W h e e ls F or Specific Conditions. M. G. Stephenson's, '05, paper was Problems of Economic Practice in Reinforced Concrete, and C. E. Johnson, '05, took for his subject, A re Reinforced Concrete Steel Tests Conclusive. '05- W. C. Bennett is now with the Trussed Concrete Steel Co., of De troit. '06. J. G. Cavanaugh has been trans to another division of ferred the Rock Island and is now at 516 4th Avenue E., Cedar Rapids, la. NATURE STUDY LEAGUE. At the meeting on Tuesday eve ning, Jan. 22, Prof. Pettit gave an address on " T he Mosquito." He dealt with the chief points in the life history of this insect, pointing out to Larvae details with respect P u p ae and the adult forms. He described more particularly the mal arial mosquito and the common mosquito, giving detail with respect the to the changes produced blood of an indivdual inoculate by a malarial mosquito. Methods of checking the mosquito pest were g i v e n: into introducing their breeding places ; (2) covering the water in which they breed with oil; (3) drawing out marshes and pools and removing all rain-barrels and the like in which they might breed. fish ( 1) in Lantern slides were used to illus trate the kinds of mosquito and cer tain phases of their lives and habits. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED E V S ET T U E S D AY D U R I NG T HE C O L L E GE Y E AR BY T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E GE B. A. FAUNCE, M A N A G I NG E D I T OR A S S O C I A TE E D I T O R S. MAUD FERGUSON, '07 G. A. HE1NRICH, '07 A. GARCINAVA. '08 G. S. VALENTINE, '08 E. G. CARE, '08 FLORENCE HALL, '09 B. B. PRATT, '09 H. L. CANTRICK, '09 W. D. FRAZER, '09 ALLEEN RAYNOR, '09 R. J. ALVAREZ, sp 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, Mien. 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 from the post-office, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe. TUBS DA T, JAN. 29,1907. WEEKLY CALENDAR. J a n. Tuesday, 29.—Farmers' Club, Agricultural Building, " Care of Farm Machinery," Prof. Jeffery ; Nature Study Club, Botanical Build ing, " Animal Intelligence," M r. J. J. M y e r s; Forestry Club, Dairy Building, " Trees of Foreign Coun tries," Mr. J. D. T o w a r. Wednesday.—Horticultural C l u b, " L e t t u ce G r o w i ng Hort. Bid., Under Glass," Mr. E u g e ne Davis, of Grand R a p i d s; Dairy Club, Dairy Building. Thursday,—Y. M. & Y. W. C. A. meetings at 6 130 ; Debating club in N o. 7, College hall, at 7 :oo. Friday,—Lulu Tyler Gates Com pany, Armory, at 8 :oo. Saturday,—Basket ball and Dual Meet with Olivet at 2 130 in A r m ory. Political Science club at 7 145 in Reading room. " T he Labor Ques tion", Mr. Allen T, Burns of Chi cago. Sunday,—Chapel service at 9 :oo a. m., Mr. Allen T. Burns of Chi " Funda cago, speaker. T h e m e, mental Spirit of Settlement W o rk ;" Union meeting of Associa tions at 7 :oo. « Industrial Condi tions," Mr. A. T. Burns. the Monday,—Chorus practice at 6 145 in Chapel. T he Ben Greet production of T he Merchant of Venice at Baird's last Friday evening, afforded an inter esting study of primitive stage set tings and technique as contrasted with modern improvements in stage craft, and requests have come to the R E C O RD from manyof the college people who saw the play, to point out some of the more important of those contrasts, which every one felt per haps, but did not stop to formulate into words ; still, it may possibly not be conceded by every one that the total effect of the evening's perform ance, would have been enhanced by present day stage methods, recall ing the history of the triumph of the great Siddons, who in her per sonations of Shakesperian charac ters, gave her auditors more aesthe tic pleasure than contemporary stars with all their elaborate stage acces sories. However, it was noticeable in the case of T he Merchant of that al Venice the other night, arrangements though stage the THE M. A. C. RECORD. were adequate for the portrayal of certain scenes they were deficient, to say the least, for the proper por trayal of others. A dd to this, the fact of Elizabethian scenic monot ony and you have two palpable aesthetic blemishes. Besides it be the came only progress of the play, that it is im that kind of stag practicable with ing to make artistic ensemble 'en t r a n c e s" and " e x i t s" without the " curtain." T h is too obvious during suggests last observation another marked contrast between the new methods of the old and dramatic procedure, in that in the case of the old, little or no attention apparently was given to the matter of the "psychology of the crowd." T he attention of the audience was presumed to be limitless both in de gree and time, so that instead of af fording opportunity for physical and mental relaxation at intervals of from thirty minutes, as the moderns do, a demand was made upon the attention hour after hour, with it inevitable result broke down, and frequently in the middle of an act or scene, causing confusion all over the house. H ad it it been a tragedy performance seems as if the mental strain would have been nearly intolerable. twenty that the to T he Ben Greet conception of the Merchant of Venice, was that of comedy, pure and simple. Hence all the characters were made up to harmonize with that idea, even to Shylock with his blonde hair. T he danger here is that Antonio, and, in taken deed, Shylock may not be seriously, in which case there would result, obviously, a dramatic fiasco. It might have been interpreted from the point of view of tragic- comedy, in which case still greater dramatic power could have been re vealed. But here again the danger is that Antonio and Shylock may be transformed into tragic characters, pure aud simple, in which case An tonio must needs meet death at the hands of Shylock; and of course such a solution of the plot would be dramatically impossible. the is trick, and It should be remembered that the Merchant among of Venice Shakespeare's apprenticeship pro^ regarded ductions, and is not to be lacks as a great work of art. It is the motif unity and proportion, questionable, the solution is accom plished by a the plot patched together as it is out of sever al fugitive stories that Shakespeare is became familiar with and used, not well managed, and to cover up these defects in the play and to make them seem not to exist, is in itself a work of skillful acting. T he Ben Greet Company did all it promised to do and according to reports that have come in so far, every one was well satisfied with its presentation of T he Merchant of Venice. TAU BETA. It has been a matter of wonder ment to me that, surrounded as we are with the advantages of co-edu cation, some of the male students have not felt its power and attrac tion and allied its curriculum. We have had many turned mechan a g r i c u l t u r a l, w ho ical, a few of the latter to turn agri c u l t u r a l, but not until Friday even ing has it been my privilege to see a mechanical turn to the domestic science course. themselves with It happened t h u s: At the ap pointed hour, 5 135, the four initiates the speed table with into T au Beta Pi, met a member of the the committee in the parlor of T h ey were W o m e n 's Building. introduced to the dean, w ho gave them instructions for the evening in regard to table service and cleaning silverware. She very kindly con ducted the aspirant "butlers" to the the dinner hour. kitchen to await It is to be remarked that all stood the ordeal with comparative ease. Barley's long service was evident, and he attended to the wants at Miss Jones's and composure of an experienced "hash slinger." Zimmer, however, in his haste to provide the young ladies with desert was persistent in violat ing the laws of table etiquette by not removing the plates and course the dishes and neglecting to crumb table. He was, however, finally successful and landed his desert on the table. Wade evidently thought that the slow progress made at his table was his fault, and in preparing the his table for desert shortened the butter operation by stacking dishes on his hand and brushing the crumbs in the guests' laps. Notice I didn't say he was fussed. F or compensation for services performed R o rk was the most successful, for during the meal he received a total of fifteen cents in tips. It was plain to be seen he made a hit, as his stately bearing drew comments from many. In conclusion it is needless to say that the initiation furnished amuse ment as the continued laughter evi denced that fact. T he only remarks the candi that can be drawn from dates were that they had some good stunts fixed up for next year. In behalf of the T au Beta Pi Associa tion the committee wish to take this opportunity to thank Miss Jones for her co-operation and assistance. H. HORT. CLUB. M r. C. E. Ba«sett of Fennville, secy, of the Mich. State Horticultural society ^ addressed the Horticultural club last Wednesday night. His subject was Fruit Markets, Market problems. ing and Transportation He divides fruit into five divisions. the marketing of 1. Individual method of market ing on Commission. 2. Co-operative Commission. shipments on 3. Individual private market. 4. H o me Market. 5. Central packing house (Co-op erative.) T he co-operative M r. Bassett claims the second, fourth, and fifth are the best plans. shipments on commission does away with-numer lessens ous cost of packages, reduces rates and shortages, and numbers get better service persons could. individual packages, styles of than the T he home market is a good plan for it is business like. T he buvers come to your own town. T h ey see fruit your fruit. T h ey take and you get your money on the spot. T he central packing house secures co-operation, and the other essentials, and is the best system in theory but in practice it does not work satisfactorily. T he disadvan tages are difficulty of getting a com petent manager, and lack of confi dence between the different growers. few very practical student. to Grimes Golden apples were served, which w e re par exellence. Mr. Bassett gave a hints the Next week Mr. E u g e ne Davis of Grand Rapids will speak. ATHLETICS. B A S K ET B A L L. On Friday evening our basket ball team played the Jackson Y. M. C. A. at Jackson, winning from It was a fast and them 43 to 30. exciting game and very much en joyed. Mills starred for the home team, throwing nine baskets. T he line up was : Mills and Dickson, forwards ; Vondett, center ; Krehl and Westerman, guards. Mt. Pleas ant sent her first and second teams for games with M. A. C. Saturday afternoon. T he interclass games had aroused a great deal of enthu siasm and helped to bring out a good crowd: follows: Seven men were tried out in the first game as .Dickson, f o r w a r d s; Mills, and McKenna, Vondett, center; Hanish, Wester man, and Krehl, guards. T he team work was at times most excellent, but the baskets were too often in throws the w r o ng place. M a ny were registered which fell short of the mark. T he first half ended 18 threw to 6. In the second Krehl five of the baskets and made two points on free throws. T he visitors throws made five points on free and one was awarded. T he final score was 42 to 18 for the home team. T he second team won from their opponents also by the decisive score of 38 to 19. T he players all put up a fine game. Belknap was easily the star and did as clever work as has been seen here for some time. T he team was composed of Belknap, Hatfield, Gorton, Merz and Ander son. T he freshmen-sophomore con the test was the most exciting of day. Both have strong teams, but the it was generally believed that latter would win. K n o w i ng this the freshmen have been putting forth every effort to get into shape and were declared victors by a score of 20 to 14. T he seniors also won from the juniors 28 to 5. This puts the freshmen in the lead with two victories and no defeats. T he sen iors and sophomores are tied, each having lost one game. Next Saturday afternoon Olivet comes here for a dual track meet and basket ball game. T he game will be especially important as they have won from Albion and the championship seems to hinge on the coming contest. All five of Olivet's foot ball men. T he players are events will start at 2130 and will regular include in addition t > the track events, an exhibition in tum bling. B A SE B A L L. responded A call on Saturday for base ball candidates was to by about 75 men. T h e re are eight of team and one of 1905 last year's back, making nine monogram win ners as a nucleus to start the work. Of the new men several come with excellent high school reputations. T h e re seems to be a supply of pitch ers as there are 12 candidates for the exception this position. W i th of catcher, to be any is quantity of material for all places. there J. J. Myers will have charge of the Nature Study Club Tuesday is night. T he subject every Animal one come and bring some incident of Animal Intelligence to relate and interesting. help make the meeting this week Let Intelligence. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. $ 1 . 00 FOR 5&fe-ty R a z or EYERY KIND OF FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. 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Woodbury's Shoe Store H O L L I S T ER B L O CK *£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. «* Miss Margaret Kot vis visited Miss Helen Baker over Sunday. Supt. C. L. Bemis, '74, of Ionia, called on College friends last week. Miss Bessie Buskirk '03 attended the Feronian party Friday evening. Instructor McCue is in Delaware this week, where he is doing insti tute work. T. H. McHatton, '07, w ho has been quite ill in the hospital, is re ported much better. Miss Victoria Vopicka, of Chi cago, was the guest of Lucile Car ney, '08, over Sunday. An umbrella was left at the office the physics department about of one week ago. It's there yet. Miss Dora Skeels, '06, w ho has been very ill with a fever, at her h o me in Grand Rapids, is improv ing. Miss Margaret Merrill and Miss Bess Covell were entertained at a house party at St. J o h ns over Sun day. M r. and M r s. E. A. G r a gg of N e w a y go were guests of Instructor and M r s. A l g er Saturday and Sun day. P e r ry Grover returned Saturday and will do some work in the chem ical laboratory along the line of beet sugar chemistry. Miss E d na M c N a u g h t o n, of Middleville, spent Sunday at M. A. C. the guest of her cousin, Miss M a ry Pratt, '08. Miss Edith Torrence and Miss Lulu Probart, of Portland, were the guests of Florence Probart, sp., the fore part of the week. Born, to M r. and M r s. Floyd Robison, Oakwood, on J a n. 19, a son. S. B. H o w a r d, our College painter, recently returned from a two weeks' visit in Traverse City. T he college is trying some clust ers of six tantalum lamps for interior lighting which promises to be very satisfactory. Prof. Kedzie will do institute this week at Brooklyn and work Marshall, Profs. Smith and Pettit at Imlay City. All college buildings are now lighted by our own plant, the down town current being cut off Wednes day of last week. J. M. Westgate, of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, called at the experi ment station Friday of last week. Our alumni will certainly enjoy the report by H. J. Eustace of his recent trip and we trust will mark the beginning of many such articles. A. A. T o w n er with '06 was at M. A. C. a day or two the past to return in a week and expects couple of weeks the course. to continue T he M. A. C. orchestra wish to announce that they are prepared to rates furnish music at reasonable instru and with any number of ments, from two to full orchestra. Arrangements can be made at any time with N. J. Hill, 11 F Wells. J o hn S. Strange and C. I. Brun- ger of Grand Ledge attended the farmer's institute meeting held at Charlotte last Wednesday. C. H. S p u r w ay 'oS leaves Wed nesday of this week, to take a posi tion as chemist of the Michigan Starch Co., at Traverse City. Le Clear of Lansing took a group picture of the instructors and as sistants to be used in the junior an nual Saturday. Over 50 members were present. A gray hand bag belonging to left in the Miss Helen Baker, was post office on the evening of J a n. 18. Finder please return to President Snyder's office. D r. Beal was at Hartford and Saturday Cassopolis Friday and doing institute work. Prof. Bogue was scheduled for these p >ints, but his severe illness prevented his at tendance. J a m es S. Mitchell '95 called on college friends the past week. M r. Mitchell is manager of the Holly Produce and Milling Co., Holly, Mich., and will be one of the class of 1895 to be on hand next M a y. M r. C. D. Woodbury, a promin ent shoe merchant of Lansing whose home is at the college, met with a painful accident Friday morning at his farm just north of the campus. He was attempting to feed a corn shredder when his right hand was caught in the rolls and crushed, making amputation at the wrist nec essary. D r. H a g a d o rn attended him. M r. Woodbury is father of Charles G. W o o d b u r y, '04. A new table, hood and sink have been added to the fixtures of the testing room in the Dairy building. This to be used for the work in milk inspection. Mrs. Elton Y o u n g, formerly Edna Waters, a special student at M. A. C. in '04 and '05, of Laings- burg, was the guest of Bess Covell, 'oS, a few days this week. T he W o m e n 's Club will be ad dressed on F e b. 4 by M r s. J. E. St. J o h ns on "Industrial School'1 and by Dr. Blaisdell on "American Classics of the 19th Century." T he new engineering building is now nearly enclosed and about the first of F e b r u a ry will be heated for the workmen and it is hoped the building will be completed in time for the semi-centennial. T he second year men in the spe cial course in general agriculture be gin this week their work in power Instructor L. J. machinery with Smith. T he soils work under Prof. Jeffery will thus be discontinued. T he special course in fruit grow ing begins F e b. 11, and closes F e b. 22. This course is designed prin cipally for men already in the busi ness, but will be open to all w ho desire such a course. It is aimed to make this a long farmers' institute and it is hoped that many of Michi gan's fruit growers will take advant age of this opportunity. Each man will be afforded an opportunity to take part in any and all discussions. Lect ure subjects will include buying stock, propagation, location, tillage, pack ing, shipping, spraying, etc. THE M. A. C. RECORD. "TIC-OLYMPIC PARTY. T he annual " T ic Olympic" party was held in the A r m o ry Saturday evening, J a n u a ry 19. T he A r m o ry was pleasantly decorated in the colors of the two societies while cosy corners and ferns added much to the pleasing effect. Although t he in clement weather caused some delay in the program, a very pleasant time Prof, and M r s. was Vedder and M r. and M r s. Brewer very kindly acted as patrons. Baker furnished music. enjoyed. Lost—between the College and the city on T h u r s d ay evening a gold dollar breast pin. Finder please return to Instructor N e w m an of the drawing department. T he M. A. C . - Y p si debate will this year be held at Ypsilanti on May 17. T he base ball team will accompany the debaters. Instructor McFeeters will speak at the Dairy club Wednesday night on " Dairy Condit'ons in Canada." T he Mechanical Department has some been buying and building apparatus for laboratory work for use of the senior class this winter. T he thermometer dropped to 11 degrees below zero on the evening of J a n. 10, which was 21 degrees colder than any day in January last year. T he coldest day in Febru ary, '06 was —8 on the 3d. T he automatic telephone seems satisfactory n o w, to work quite with the exception of the trunk lines to the city, and it is hoped that the pressure being brought to bear may aid in putting those in shape. George B. Wells, ' 9 6 - ' Q 8, called on College friends one day the past week. Mr. Wells is interested with his father in the manufacture of fur naces at Clare, Mich. He was a prominent athlete while in College. T wo large galvanized tanks have been purchased by the mechanical department for use in the testing of pumps. O ne of these tanks is 10 ft. long, 6 ft. wide and 5 ft in height. T he other is 6 ft. in diameter and 6 ft. high. Announcements are received of the birth of Bayard R ay Kingsley to Mr. and M r s. H. R ay Kingsley, 445 Belden avenue, Chicago, on J a n. 12. M r. Kingsley was with '03, and M r s. K. (Mable D o w n e y) entered with the class of 1904. T he Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. re ception, to have been given Friday evening, was again postponed on account of the phiy, " T he Merchant of Venice," by the Ben Greet play ers that night. About 350 M. A. C. people saw the play. in Lansing on In 1S9S, while the late G. H. Hicks, '92, instructor in botany 1891- '94, was connected with the United Sfates Department of Agriculture, he prepared sets of 500 kinds of seeds of economic plants, one set of which was sent to each state exper iment station. T he seeds were placed in bottles, lying on the side, each plainly labeled, one hundred in a cloth tray. T he sets placed at the College are very useful, and are a perpetual reminder of the skill and energy of M r. Hicks. M a ny of our special course men are enthusiastic over the work in drill, about 50 per cent, of the whole number having petitioned for same. BOOKS ADDED TO T HE LIBRARY SINCE OCTO BER LAST. Alexander, Mrs. Tr. II Libro d'Oro. Abbott, History of Greece, Vol. 3. Amer. School of Household Economics, Lessons, 2 Vols. American Florist's Directory, 1905. Brunetiere, Honore de Balzac. Booth, Twilight Fairy Tales. Burton, John Sherman. Barron, Lawns. Bailey, Outlook to Nature. Buckley, Extemporaneous Oratory. Bisland, Lafcadio Hearn. Blackmore, Lorna Doone. Baldwin, The American Judiciary. Burkett, Cotton. Bassett, The Federalist System. Babcock, The Rise of American Nation ality, 1811-1819. Bose, Plant Response. Burton, Rahab. Bryce, Holy Roman Empire, (new edi tion). Brown, E. Lakin, Autobiographical Notes. Bryce, Studies in History and Jurispru dence. Barrett, Short Story Writing. Cornell, Nature Study Leaflets. (A gift from Liberty H. Bailey.) Chapin, Five Hundred Dollars, and Other Stories of New England Life. Cody, Success in Letter Writing. Collins, The New Agriculture. Cham bers, Book of Days. 2 vols. Channing, The JefEersonian System, 1801-1811. Cather, April Twilights. Churchill, Conistan. Duncan, The New Knowledge. Dawson, Makers of English Fiction. Dodge, Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates. Desmond, Stately Homes in America. Eliot, Great Riches. Ehrlich, Studies on Immunity. Gordon, Social Ideals of Tennyson as Related to his time. Gardiner, The Bible as English Litera ture. Graves, Forest Mensuration. Gage, The Microscope. Gilman, The Launching of a Great Uni versity. Goodnow, City Government in the U. S. Hendrick, The Power to Regulate Cor porations and Commerce. Hay, Addresses. Hully, Studies in the Book of Psalms. Howard, The German Empire. Hornady, American Natural History. Hunt, How to Choose a Farm. Hill, Lincoln, the Lawyer. Hart, Slavery and Abolition, 1831-1841. Hidder, A Fight for the City. Ingersoll, Life of Animals. Jenks, Great Fortunes. Johnston, The Nervous System of Verte brates. Kent, Origin and Permanent Value of the Bible. Kelsey, First County Park System. Landolt and Bornstein, Physik.—Chem. Tabellen. Lee, Shakespeare and the Modern Stage. Lounsbury, The Text of Shakespeare. Lodge & Roosevelt, Hero Stories from American History.' Maur, A self-supporting home. Masters in art. vols. 4, 0, 6. LAWRENCE ®. VAN BUREN PRINTING CO. WHEN IN NEED OF DANCE PROGRAMS or Being Desirous to Know if It Pays to Advertise in this paper, we therefore make an offer of 20 per cent discount from the regular price, to those mentioning this ad. during the rnonth of February. We sell everything. Cameron & Arbaugh Co. DEPARTMENT STORE. W A TC WATCHES, AND ALL OTHER KINDS OF CLOCKS, Repairing in a workman-like manner. JEWELRY H p P I PE P W fl be at the M. A. G. , T . I ll &IV Book Store from 4 to 6 p. m. to receive and deliver work. All Work Warranted. ALL MEATS May look alike to you, b ut t h e re Is a v e ry g r e at difference in t he q u a l i ty we han d le a nd t h at sold by s o me o t h er m a r k e t s. We h a n d le n o ne b ut t he v e ry best. Like t he p u d d i n g, t he proof of good m e a ts is in t he e a t i n g. A trial will convince y ou that y ou ought to t r a de with u s. We make daily trips to the College. BOTH PHONES. Careful attention given to 'phone orders. GOTTLIEB HBVTTER. Washington Ave. South. Stalker Prints " Swell" Dnrwe Programs Fine Stationery and other good things. 117 n i c h i g an Avenue West Ground Floor. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N - —* T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all o ur 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 h o pe t h at t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to patronize those who patronize u s. BARBERS. M A. C. BARBER SHOP, 1 . Bath House. H. A. Sias, P: ~>opr. , Rooms in New 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 Sp'eoalty. Up-to-Date Styles. BOOK BINDERS GEO. G. BLUDEAU & CO —Bookbinders Ac count book makers, paper ruling, library and fine art bindings, file boxes, map mounting, albums, pocket books, etc. Citizens phone No. 56. 109 Wash. Ave. N. w AGENVOORD & CO.-Bookblnders, Blank- book Makers, 116-118 Ottawa St. E. SOCIETY PRINTING. BOOTS AND SHOES. 122 Ottawa St. E. D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. CLOTHING. LOTJIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings,. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. L A R N E D . - C h i n a, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. Citizens 68 . M. 01. 218 Washington Ave. S. Phone, tional Bank Building. Citizens' Phone 1049- Former M. A. C. student. A F. GORDON, D. D. S. M. A. C. '91, U. of J E. STOFFER, D. D. S. Office 301 City Na 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- Building, Lansing-, Mich. Citizens phone 475- 517. Citizens Phone 52, Bell Phone 396. ton Ave. S., Lansing, Michigan. Citizens*' Phone, office 275; residence, 261. . DRUGGISTS. date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. R OUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to ROBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorft & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102; Washington Ave. N. DRY SOODS. 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. LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. E 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 HARD WARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. Ill Washington Ave. South. See ad. INSURANCE. best insurance. Strongest agency in city. Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the THE DYER-JENISONBARRY CO., LTD., M A. C. Real Estate Agency. All kinds of real estate for sale or rent, F I RK ANI> L I FE I N S U R A N C E. Students property insured! in dormitories and private houses at lowest Oflice at College Grocery Building. rates. . JEWELERS. f"»HAS. A. PIKLLA. \_/ 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. Jeweler and Optician. LEAVE your Fine Watches and Jewelry with) 3.3. Heath for repairs. He will please y o u. LAVNDRY. I^HE AMERICAN LAUNDRY solicits a share- of vour 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 HA1RDRESSINS. M RS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdress- Ing Parlors. Ma-querade Wigs for Rent. Switches made of cut hair or combings. The> France-American Hygienic Toilet Requisites a specialty. New 'phone US. 222% Washington Ave. S., up stairs. 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" M R. and MRS. GEO. O. CLARK. Violinist and Fianist. Cit. phone 295. Bell phone 75 112 Hosmer St. S. Lansing Mien. OCULISTS. CHAS. G. JENKINS, M. D. — Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a. m., and 2 to 5 p. m. Citizens Phone No. 1830. Rooms 2 '3-204 Prudden Block. 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. ana Capitol Ave., Lansing. Both 'phones. PHYSICIANS. DR. H. W. LANDON. Office and residence, M. A. C. Office hours from 7 to 8:30 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. New phone 1560. DR. O S C . HR H. BRUEGEL, Hours 9 to 11 a. and 5 to 6 p. m. Agricultural Colege, Mich. Citi zens phone 1502. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 12 to 1 PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & L E A D L E Y. Plumbing and Heat ing. 300 Wash. Ave. N„ Lansing. Both Phones. SPORTING SOODS. H. L A R R A B E E. Base Ball Goods, Foot Ball Goods, Tennis, Golf, Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle. 828 Wash. Ave. S,