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, F E B R U A RY 12, 19x37. N o. WEEKLY CALENDAR. BASKET BALL. S E N I OR SLEIGH RIDE. Tuesday, F e b. 12, — F a r m e r s' Club, A g r. Bid., " Machinery as a F a rm of Economizing Means Labor," L . J. Smith. Forestry Club, Dairy Bid. " T he Aesthetic Value of Forestry," Dr. Blaisdell. Bid. Nature Study Club, Botanical " Orchids," M r. Gunson. Wednesday, Horticultural Club, Hort. Bid. Straw berries," R. S. Beatty of T h r ee Rivers. " Pedigree Dairy Club, Dairy Bid. M r. A. C. Anderson, speaker. Thursday, Association meeting. W a r r en L. R o g e rs will speak at the Y. M. C. A. Debating Club in N o. 7, College Hall, at 7 :oo. Friday armory. •—• Military hop in the Entertainment in chapel by Ger trude Upholt Hansens, of Grand Rapids. Saturday—Political Science Club in R e a d i ng R o o m, 7:30, Allen T. Burns, of Chicago, on labor question. the Sunday—Chapel exercises at 9 :oo a. m. Allen T. Burns, of Chicago, speaker; subject, " T he W o rk of Chicago Commons." Association meeting in the even ing at 7 :oo. Mr. Burns will speak on "City Problems from the Settle ment Standpoint." Monday—Chorus Tuesday, practice, 6 145. Feb. 19.—Basket bill with Detroit Y. M. C. A. DEBATING CLUB. that T he meeting of the debating club last Thursday evening was better attended than usual and those who turned out for it were rewarded by hearing a very interesting debate on the question "Resolved, the Honor system should be adopted at M. A. C ." T he " honor system" was well defined and upheld by the members of the affirmative Messrs. Darby and Bo werman, but the flaws the system as and drawbacks on represented by Messrs. G r e gg and Crane of the negative turned the de cision in their favor. T he work of the debaters showed plainly that they had prepared themselves thor oughly on the question and spoke fluently and without hesitation. T he debating club is fortunate in securing Prof. Hedrick and M r. Gunson for the debate next T h u r s day on the -question of the " Pro gressive Inheritance T a x ." As we all know these two gentlemen are exceptionally good debaters and have crossed swords before so we should turn out " en masse." the choosing T he preliminaries for the purpose to debate of team against Ypsilanti will take place next Saturday evening. T h e re will be four debates and will be held respectfully in the Union Literary, Columbian, Eunomian, and Auror- ian society rooms. Everyone is in vited to attend one of them. In one of the cleanest, fastest and the season most exciting games of the in M. A. C. defeated Adrian armory Thursday evening 54 to 24. Adrian was making a trip and de sired to include this college, so the management accepted the date and the advertising. A very hurried good crowd witnessed the game in the unfavorable spite of time of week. fetling pre T he best of vailed throughout. F or M. A. C. the whole team p'ayed a star game, M c K e n n a, Krehl and Vondett se the baskets. curing the most of the visitors Brittian and Baxter for put up a fine game. T he line up was : A D R I AN Baxter Brittian ) M. A. C. Vondett Krehl Mills M c K e n na Hanish Westerman center ( } forward J •| guards [• \ Finch Jones Arnott M c K e n na baskets Vondett 7, secured 9, Krehl 7, Hanish 3, Baxter 3, Brittian 3, Finch 3, Arnott 2. thrown Of Lazear of Adrian, referee. T wo of the class series were also played on Thursday evening. T he the sub-freshmen were beaten by sophomores 25 to 5 and in a most exciting contest juniors won from the freshmen 8 to 7. T h e re are now three teams tied for first in the class series—sophomores, fresh men and seniors—each having lost one game. T h e ie is yet one game to be played to complete the series, seniors vs. sophomores. the On Tuesday, F e b. 19, Detroit Y. M. C. A. comts here for a return game of basketball. This will be the feature of the season as they have the only team which have de their feated M. A. C. and that on home floor 31 to 14. T h ey have defeated every state team they have played t hs season and our manage ment are making preparations for the largest crowd which has ever attended a basketball game here. T e m p o r a ry bleacher seats will be erected and a section of these will be reserved. T he track team goes to Notre indoor Dame Saturday where an meet is to be held. It will be M. A. C.'s first real try out under such conditions as exist at N. D. and while we do not expect to win the meet, the boys will without doubt make a good showing. All other sports are being cut and time spent in getting our team in shape. While it has not been fully decided w ho will compete for all events, the following are probable, take —Capt. Waite and Carr will care of the long distance runs ; Big- nell and Allen the middle distances ; the Small, Pearsall and V a u g h n, dashes and hurdles ; Burroughs the the shot put, Gilbert and Gongwer pole vault. T h e re are three or four others to be selected. Others who have shown up creditably are Phip- peny, Griffin, McKenna, Oviatt and Campbell for their started ride. T he At 2 p. m. Monday three bob sleds, loaded with seniors and their annual friends, sleigh sleighing, with the exception of a few spots, was very good, and it was a jolly eight miles ride to Bath. T he city, which had been notified of our approach by the V7 yell, turned out in a body to meet us. Dr. Dryer, one of the principal citizens, escorted us to the city hall, wheie a warm fire, an ex cellent floor, and an imported orches tra awaited our coming. in Dr. Dryer made a speech in behalf of the citizens extending to us a hearty welcome. Dancing followed until six o'clock, when supper was announced the banquet hall on the first floor. T h is was responded to with a rush as every one was h u n g ry after the long ride and danc ing. T he menu consisted of oyster stew, veal loaf, scalloped potatoes, beans, rolls, pickles, cake, coffee, coffee, cake, cake and coffee. After supper the dancing continued, with an occasional stroll on broadway, or a run over to the grocery store for stick candy or gum. Eight o'clock came all too soon, but the ride home was far from an inferior part of the trip. It was'a bright starlight night, just cold enough to be comfortable. telling were broken up now and then by such pleasant and diverting inci dences as ; one sleigh getting stuck, another one turning over and rolling its load in a snow drift, and Walt Small holding Pete Shuttleworth's from hand (by mistake). J u d g i ng the the remarks made on reaching college, nearly everyone WHS sorry to end the senior sleigh ride the best event of the year. T he trip was made much pleasanter by the presence of M r. and M r s. McCue and Mr. and Mrs. Alger who kindly acted as chaperons. the ride, and all voted T he singing and story SOMETHING LACKING. the transforms I saw her once before. She was younger then and spoke her native tongue. She touched my soul and so she did with others. T he house was full of that peculiar atmosphere which and audience into a single harmonious one, that atmosphere which is so sadly lacking in the English theatre. She did not touch me last n i g h t; I left the house in the same mood as I entered it, not to the least in spired. it, H e a v e n s ?" I asked myself. " W h y . is stage P e r h a ps her age, perhaps her it broken E n g l i s h; but above all, the lack of harmony between was the stage and the audience; they must inspire each another, feel each other's soul or there can be no real art. " T h ey are going to have a scrap pretty soon," remarked a fellow be they would," hind me. responded his neighbor, and swal lowed a good, big y a w n. " I wish W h e re people come to " take in a show " there can be no inspiration —and there was none. ALUMNI. C. J. Foreman 94 is studying for an advanced degree in the University of Wisconsin. He has been for some time a teacher in the Shattuck school at Faribault, Minn. '03 In the last issue of the Alichigan Farmer F r a nk Phillips of the above class has a most interesting article on the Cliff Dwellers of N ew Mexico. M r. Phillips recently v s- ited the region where this strange people once lived and gathers from the dwellings, curios, the nature of etc., something of the mode of life of strange people. Several cuts are used to illustrate his article. this AURORIAN. T he Aurorian Literary Society gave an eleven o'clock dancing party at the armory Saturday even about ing, F e b. 9. T h e re were fifty couples present, and all seemed to have enjoyed the evening. Miss Linton, of Otsego, was among the visitors. T he armory was quite tastefully decorated with bunting, banners, flowers, ferns, and cozy corners. Prof, and M r s. S h aw and Prof, and M r s. Sacket kindly acted as chaperones. Baker's orchestra furnished the music. LOVEY MARY- Gertrude Upholt Hansens pre sents in monologue form " Lovey Mary " by Alice Hegan Rice, in the Chapel Friday evening, February 15, at 7 130. T h is entertainment is for the benefit of the M. A. C. pub lic school and will be well worth a good patronage. Music will be furnished by the Mandolin Club and sing I. B. Schroetter will Mr. the " Still " Conquered " and N i g h t ." Tickets will be on sale at the co-operative store and the secre the date tary's office. R e m e m b er and the program : the place. Following is is " Lovey M a r y ," Alice H e g an Rice. PART 1. " For life with all it yields of joy or And hope and fear, Is just our chance o' the prize of learn How love might be, hath been indeed, woe, ing love— and is." A cactus plant. A runaway couple. The Hazy household. An accident and an incident. PART II. "There is in the worst of fortunes The best of chances for a happy change." The dawn of a romance. The losing of Mr. Stubbins. Neighborly advice. A denominational garden. PART III. " The love of praise, howe'er conceal Reigns more or less, and glows in ed by art, every heart." A timely visit. The Christmas play. Reaction. The cactus blooms. THE M. A. G. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR BY THE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OUR MILITARY, MECHANI ELECTRICAL CAL, AND ENGINEER, THE ARTIL LERYMAN. B. A. FAUXCE, MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS. MAUI) EEHGUSON", '07 G. A. 1IEINKICI1, '07 A. G A I J C I X A Y A. W G. S. VALENTINE. 'OS II. G. ('Alt!;, 'us FLORENCE HALE, 'O'J B. I'.. I'UA'I'r. 'oil IE E. CAXTIiICK, on W. Lt. FKA/.EK. '00 ALLEEX KAYNOli, Ul K.J. ALVAREZ, sp Subscription. 50 cents per year, Remit by P. O. Money Order, Draft or Regis tered Letter. Do not send stamps. Address al! 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-oflic&r-for no charge will be made for it. Tke-Tfnry way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub scribe. 7UESDAT, FEB. 12,1907. THE following is from N o. 7 of the first paper published at the College by the ' ' P en Yanker's Society." T he p i p er is dated Octo ber 24, 1S6S, and is certainly an in little sheet. T he name teresting Bubble. is The given the- p , p cr [uestg T he Ill librarian 's o. 2, and 1 1 ; for persons ing the places w« no • occupy have great anxiety to know vvh I their predecessors have thought and felt. Pro 'uce a copy of The Bubble a dozen years hence, and how eager!}' Will it be perused! W h at would we of the present time give to see, if such there were, a pa per published here eight or ten years ago? T he sentiments—the maxims —-the; jokes—the entire literature of institution's those dark ages in- our his'ory, are buried in oblivion. In order that more than the mere names these of halls may be known cessors, let served." to their suc the Bubbles be pre the present occupant- of BAND CONCERT. T he band concert in the armory Friday ev> ning was attended by about 200 College people, and all seem well pleased with the work that is being done by Mr. Egerton and his players. T he band now comprises 25 pieces, and is without cjuesti^n the best the institution has ever had. T he marches were espe cially good, and the cornet solos by Mr. Clark were certainly a feature is of the program. Miss Porter always a favorite with M. A. C. peo ple and her vocal solos were much enjoyed. M r. H o p p h an showed in his playing the possibilities of his instrument, and altogether the pro gram was nicely arranged and also well executed. deserves M r. Egerton great credit for his untiring efforts in per the band organization, and fecting the over improvement former years should be a source of satisfaction to him. decided (Continued from last week) T he choice of the time and condi tions lies with the naval commander, and certain he is to choose those most advantageous to himself. His crews may remain snugly in their hammocks until "General Q u a r t e r s" is sounded, while the coast artillery man must keep every gun, every range finding station, every power plant, every search-light, and every casemate, constantly manned with its full complement day and night. T h 's condition at the seat of war might easily extend over a period of six, nine, or even twelve months. T wo complete reliefs for all stations and three for the most trying ones are then imperative. Fancy, if you can, the physical and mental strain under all conditions of weather, with for possibly an enervating climate even the man with four hours on and eight hours off. T he question of required now itself into determining the minimum re peace, strength solves t h ;' minimum garrison required at each fortification to keep the material in its highest state of efficiency, and to be capable of readily sssitnilatng s v- eral times its number of raw. and iri- rienced r, cruits of both officers is d ffictik to fi id an • :ig ou" various corns inimum %-ith v n of ex- ;in.dsyoiJ • ;ii would' ..• at once to . am out the. relief maximum output of t he pi.iht, work ing nigh', and dav, when you must also k e . p . t hj plant in repair, pro tect it from damage by fire and the spies of your rivals, and at the same time feed, clothe, house and doctor your men, supposing that your new hands from superintendent down must come from all professions and trades other than that for which them ? Would one require you complete shift of machinists, en gineers, clerks, property men, and cooks be too much "'. It is from such a standpoint that we urge that one the coast de for complete fenses is necessary in time of peace. T he comparison falls short in sup posing that your new hands would the be readily available. To see truth of this, one only has to recall the experiences of 1S9S when it. was nearly two months-after the declara tion of war before the first volun teers were gotten upon the field of battle, with an obsolete weapon that made them quite as much of a riui-, sance as an aid. This was not the fault of the war department, nor of Congress, This condition was the result of public opinion. T he J a p anese torpedo boats struck the R u s the harbor of P o rt sian Fleet in A r t h ur before the* declaration of war. T h e re is ample time for a series of great national disasters be tween the declaration of war and the time when our first volunteers can be brought scene of action, especially in our more dis tant possessions. to the Quoting from the Annual Report of the Chief of Artillery, for 1905, we find that " T he force necessary for one complete manning detail for all of the elements of our coast de fense, including the 169 officers and 4,970 enlisted men required for tor have pedo defense and power plant and search-light service, is 1,750 officers and 41,833 enlisted men of which we and respectively 13,734." F r om this it appears that but little over one-fourth of the bat teries now completed are in actual use. T he remainder are laid up in the hands of caretakers. 525 In a letter to Congress on March 5, 1906, the President of United States said : " T he necessity for a complete and adequate system of than coast defense is greater today twenty years ago, for the increased wealth of the country offers more tempting inducements to attack, and a hostile fleet can reach our coast in in a much shorter period of time. T he fact that we now have a navy does not in any wise diminish the importance of coast defenses ; on emphasizes the the contrary their value and necessity for their construction. fact " It is an accepted naval maxim that a navy can be used to strategic advantage only when acting on the offensive, and it can be free to so operate only after our coast defense is reasonably secure and so recog nized by the country. It was due to the securely defended condition of the Japanese ports that the Japan ese fleets w e re free to seek out and watch their proper objective — the Russian fleet-—without fear of inter ruption or recall to guard its horn.' ports against raids by the Vladivo- . squadron. This, one, of the sf, is worthy of set tn'oat valuable lessons of the !>\ our cquntrvy-wilh : last line, its many har- borsj and its m a n v w e a l t hy manu facturing coast cities. T he security and. protection of' our interests re-, quire the completion o? the defenses . of '6ui"~coas't.'" In and find complete, is a mechanical the artilleryman we a. soldier who and electrical engineer. To his charge is entrusted probably as fine a sys ever tem of coast drfense as has even now been constructed, but far when our home defenses are from practically nothing has been done toward forti fying our insular possessions, and the Panama Canal, he must lay up in three- paint and fourths of all this fine equipment, and do the best he can to keep the remaining fourths in operation with a force that is short-handed 30 per cent to 40 per Cint. He is provided . with excellent schools and means of the experts which he re training quires, but, on completion of their enlistment, he sees all his work go for naught because they are under paid, and the commercial world stands ready to invite them at twice their army pay. cosmoline Lieut. C01- Harrison, while acting Chief of Artillery, stated the situ " We are seek ation in a nut-shell. ing a let-up on this present situation. It has gotten to the breaking point. T he men will not re-enlist; many of them desert before their time ex pires, and the officers are becoming somewhat discouraged. T he engi neers have been adding to the plant from time to time, and turning over to us new fortifications and new works, new accessories, new power plants, new electrical installations, and new search lights, until we are about ready to give way under the burden. We cannot properly meet the responsibility that is accumulat ing about our shoulders." Y. M. C. A. T he association is to be specially fortunate this week in having out side speakers the Thursday- for evening meeting as well as for next Sundays' evening meeting. Mr. W. L. R o g e rs is to be with us T h u r s d ay evening. Mr. R o g e rs to most of us and will is k n o wn have something good for us next T h u r s d a y. Mr. A. T. Burns, of the Settlement W o r k e rs of Chicago, will be with us Sunday. An account of him and his work has h en given in a previous rare issue. opportunity to hear such a man as M r. Burns, so let every one avail themselves of it. It is a T he students conducted last Sun day's meeting in a very credible manner. W h at they said was very interesting and inspiring. T he association is planning to send delegates to the Y. M. C. A. convention to be held at Jackson on F e b. 20th. Several members of the faculty are planning on attending. A FEAST. T he writer does not expect to see this article appear in " T he R E CORD," since he feels sure that the editor has been promptly supplied with several other more acceptable treatments of the same subject, for every one w ho had the writer's ex perience has undoubtedly been com- 1! to commit to paper the effus- of his pleasure. But should the editor, for novelty's sake, pub lish ea rn -eparate version, what an interesting harmony in s p i r t, at least, if not in letter, would be pre sented ! . It seems,, however, T h e re is an organization among our l a 'y teachers mvsteriously, but impressively, known as the " T. X. C ." We would not be so rude as to guess :'t any of its secrets, nor yet would we fail to commend duly every member of this peculiar hotly. that Miss Louise W a u gh is at present a sort of high priestess and representative hostess among her sisters. A n y way through her invitation, eleven friends were present with her last Tuesday evening in the W o m e n 's Building at a dinner which was re markable, not only f >r its various toothsome palatable courses and entries, but also other cleverly devised features. two for interesting T he dinner was, indeed, through out more than food. About every half hour an telegram was received by some member of the company. We were thus fav ored with greetings from K i ng Ed ward, H a r ry T h a w, B. R. Tillman, Emperor William and President Roosevelt. At the end of one of the courses we were served with something deeply Wrapped in nap kins. We opened our napkins at the same' time and were soon all changed; paper masks, coiffures, and ruffs, all of different designs and colors, were adorning our merry- expressions. left the dining It was ten o'clock when the com pany room. We then entered the spacious parlor of - the Women's Building and enjoyed for an hour—we fear to say longer! —the performances of the fire in a big wood-fed grate. L o ng live Miss W a u g h, the " T. N. C ." and their friends! If this is the situation in peace, T he basket ball team plays H o pe what will it be in war ? college at Holland next Saturday. THE M. A. C. RECORD. EVERY KIND OF |g&&&&&&6SiS&&&&&&:g;&&g;&gS-:&gii»^S:-9f§^ai§3:-§SS!a99i§i§ig^^f3:^^iS $ 1 . 00 FOR 5&fe-ty R a z or FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. Cots Folding Beds WITH 12 BLADES flatresses it is a Winner and we stand back of Every One. 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P o u c h e r, ' 7 7, R e g i s t er of D e e ds in L e n a w ee C o ., called on C o l l e ge f r i e n ds o ne d ay t he p a st w e e k. He w as a t t e n d i ng t he m e e t i ng of s u p e r v i s o rs in t he city. On S a t u r d ay a f t e r n o on t he f r e s h m en w on in a m o st e x c i t i ng b a s k et ball g a me o v er t he " p r e ps " by t he s c o re of 31 to 2 7. T he first half e n d ed 18 to 13 f a v or of t he p r e p s. R ay S m a l l, ' 0 7, is in D r. F o s t e r 's f r om h o s p i t al in t he city suffering an a b s c e ss in t he e a r. He h ad j u st b e g un w o rk w i th t he L a n s i ng s t r e et r a i l w ay w h en t he t r o u b le c a me u p on h i m. B. H. R o b e r t s, ' 0 9, h as b e en o b l i g ed to d r op his c o l l e ge w o rk f or t he t i me on a c c o u nt of h is r e c e nt illness, a nd h as r e t u r n ed to his h o me in G r a nd R a p i d s. He h o p es to r e t u rn in t he s p r i n g. S u n d ay w as a d ay of p r a y er f or s t u d e nt o r g a n i z a t i o ns t h r o u g h o ut t he country. The Y. W. C. A. held M. E. L o n g, 1 1 ', w ho h as b e en ill in t he h o s p i t al f or s o me t i m e, h as t a k en by h is p a r e n ts to A nn b e en A r b or for f u r t h er t r e a t m e n t. We shall be g l al to w e l c o me h im b a ck to M. A. C, as s o on as h is h e a l th p e r m i t s. d i n n er visit T he m e m b e rs of C l ub C w e re m a de h a p py on W e d n e s d ay bv an i n f o r m al f r om M r s. S n y d er a nd a g r o up of t he p r o f e s s o rs w i th t h e ir w i v e s. T h e re w as a g e n e r al r e g r et b e c a u se P r e s i d e nt S n y d er h ad to be a w ay at an insti t u te in R o c h e s t e r. I n s t r u c t or L. J. S m i th h as t a k en h is s t u d e n ts ( G e n; A g r. 2 y e a r) to t he v a r i o us g a s o l i ne e n g i ne p l a n ts t he p a st w e ek of w h e re t he con s t r u c t i on of e a ch s t y le of e n g i ne a nd an o p p o r t u n i ty g i v en to l e a rn s o m e t h i ng of h ow e a ch w as o p e r a t e d. t he city d u r i ng t h ey w e re s h o wn H o n. H e n ry C h a m b e r l a in died at h is h o me in T h r ee O a ks S a t u r d ay e v e n i ng at t he a ge of S2 y e a r s. M r. C h a m b e r l a in w as a m e m b er of t he l e g i s l a t u re in of t he S t a te B o a rd of A g r i c u l t u re d u r i ng t he y e a rs ' 8 3 - ' S9 a nd '91—'97. He w as o ne of t he o l d e st p i o n e e rs of T h r ee O a k s. i S 4 9, a nd a m e m b e r, A m e e t i ng of t he c i t i z e ns a b o ut t he c o l l e ge w as called on S a t u r d ay at 4 130 in t he c h a p el to h e ar t he r e p o rt of t he i n c o r p o r a t i on c o m m i t t ee w h i ch h as b e en at w o rk n e a r ly a y e ar on t he p l a ns for i n c o r p o r a t i o n. T he p r o p o s ed bill w as r e ad a nd d i s r e c e i v i ng t he c u s s ed ; t he p o i n ts m o st a t t e n t i on w e re t he n a me f or t he n ew c i t y , b o u n d a r i es a nd benefits i n c o r p o r a t i o n. to be T he m e e t i ng to m e et a g a in n e xt S a t u r d ay at 4 : 30 in t he chapel. s e c u r ed by a d j o u r n ed THE M. A. C. RECORD. ENGLISH LITERATURE. At the chapel exercises last T u e s took for his day Prof. Fletcher theme " T he Companionship of books" and stated that while a ma jority of the students are here for a technical education and must neces sarily give a large share of their time to technical subjects, yet they ought not to neglect the opportunity to form the reading habit and to become acquainted with the masters of English literature. He said in part,—I represent one of the technical departments of this college and it would be supposed that I should consider it more im portant for the student in agricul ture or horticulture to spend all his spare time studying the literature of these subjects, rather than to use it in reading English classics. Y et I would urge that a large portion of the time be given to the latter sub ject. I have repeatedly seen men w ho are well equipped in technical agri culture or horticulture, yet who had to be content with indifferent suc cess because they lacked the abilitv to express themselves in a pleasing manner in speaking and in writing. I wish you would remember that you are here not merely for the train ing that will bring success in busi ness but also for the power that comes only from wide reading and deep thinking, outside of the nar row limits of a technical profession, to the end that your lives may be of service in other ways besides in bus I would have the depart iness. ments of English and history and all of the so-called " humanities" very strong in this college, because they contribute largely to success in a technical profession and because they are indispensable to success in a broader sense. Besides increasing his usefulness in his profession and in the world at large, familiarity with English clas sics gives one the companionship of great men. He can meet Thoreau inspiration and Goethe and receive that comes from contact with them. T h e re is much companionship in books. T h e re is an author and a book or poem for every need—a Sidney Lanier for one who is home sick for the woods, and a chapter of frivolous. Jerome's when one feels Books are the expression of real men, and these men become in a very real sense our companions. I hope that no student, no matter how narrowly specialized his work may be, will fail to learn here to love good reading and to make the acquaintance of the masters of E n g lish literature. Other friends may fail or pass away, but these are com panions throughout life, and will be a constant comfort and inspiration. T a ke time enough from your pro fessional friendships. to make studies these N A T U RE S T U DY LEAGUE. T h o se w ho attend the Nature Study Club meetings hear some thing good every time. T wo weeks ago J. J. Myers led the meeting, which was devoted to animal intel ligence. M a ny were the strange and interesting that were told of cats, dogs, cows and birds, illustrating intelligence. animal A m o ng the strangest was that of the woman-hating horse. Last week D r. Beal spoke to the club on tropical plants illustrating his lecture with many fine photographs. This week Mr. Gunson will speak to the club oh orchids. stories L E C T U R ES IN S P E C I AL COURSE IN FRUIT GROW ING. A ny students of the College, long or short course, and any visitors, are invited to attend any of the lec tures in the special t wo w e e k s' course in fruit growing. So far as arranged the lectures are as follows. Practical work in grafting, pruning etc., is given in the afternoon. All the lectures are given in the Horti cultural Laboratory : Monday, Feb. 11, 10-11: Propagation of tree fruits.—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Propagation of small fruits— Mr. MoCue. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 9-10: The Structures and Habits of Injurious Insects— Prof. Pettit. 10-11: Locating a fruit farm—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Selecting Varieties—Mr. Mc- Cue. Wednesday, Feb. IS, 9-10: Varieties for Michigan—Prof. Taft. 10-11: Selecting Nursery Stock— Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Planting the Orchard—Mr. McCue. Thursday, Feb. 14, 9-10: Horticultural Laws and Nursery Inspection—Prof. Taft. 10-11; Tillage and its Substitutes— Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Methods of Tillage—Mr. Mc Cue. Friday, Feb. 15, 9-10: Insects and Dis- easesjof the Garden.—Prof. Pettit. 10-11: Pruning Tree Fruits.—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Pruning Small Fruits.—Mr. McCue. Monday, Feb. IS, 9-10: How the Fruit Plant Feeds and Grows.—Director Smith. 10-11: Incidental Care of the or chard.—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Fertilizing and Cover Crops. —Mr. McCue. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 9-10: Principles of Spraying.—Prof. Fletcher. 10-11: Injurious Insects of Tree Fruits.—Prof. Pettit. 11-12: The San Jose Scale.—Prof. Taft. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 9-10: Diseases of the Peach—Prof. Taft. 10-11: Diseases of the Plum, Cherry, and Small Fruits—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Diseases of the Pear, Apple and Quince—Mr. McCue. Thursday, Feb. 21, 9-10: Insects Injuri ous to Small Fruits—Prof. Pettit. 10-11: Spraying Methods, T. A. Far- rand. 11-12: Spraying Equipment—Mr. McCue. Friday, Feb. 22, 9-10: Harvesting and Packing Fruit—Mr. McCue. 10-11: Storing and Marketing — Prof. Fletcher. Oiher special lectures by prom fruit growers of the state inent have been arranged. T he final basket ball game in the class series will be played February l9- LAWRENCE ®. VAN BUREN PRINTING CO. WHEN IN NEED OF DANCE PROGRAMS or *.£*J\ 1 mm 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 month of February. We sell everything. Cameron & Arbaugh Co. DEPARTMENT STORE. W A TC AND ALL OTHER KINDS OF WATCHES, CLOCKS, Repairing in a workman-like manner. JEWELRY H p P I PE P wi» te at the M. A. C. . 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 y o u, 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 t h at you ought to t r a de with u s. 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. Stalker Prints " Swell" Dance Programs Fine Stationery and other good tilings. 117 fllchigan Avenue West Ground Floor. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MFN ^ 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 t he 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 t h o se who p a t r o n i ze 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. 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.—Bookbinders, Blank- book Makers, 116-118 Ottawa St. E. SOCIETY PRINTING. BOOTS AND SHOES. 122 Ottawa St. E. D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes, shoe the students. See ad. We CLOTHING. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings,. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. Citizens 68 i. 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. o£ 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, 117H Washing- Building, Lansing, Mich. Citizens phone 475- ton Ave. S-, Lansing, Michigan. Citizens"' 517. Citizens Phone 52, Bell Phone 396. Phone, office 275; residence, 261. . DRUGGISTS. date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block.. ROUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to ROBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorfc & 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 SVPPLIES. CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies, Telegraph Instruments and Telephones. 11 • Mich. Ave., E, FURNISHING SOODS. LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. E FURNITURE DEALERS. J. A B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash. ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad, M 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. I ll Washington Ave. South. See ad. INSURANCE. best insurance. Strongest agency in citv. Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD., M A. C. Real Estate Agency. All kinds of real estate for sale or rent, P I KE A N D. L I FE I N S U R A N C E. Students property insured) in dormitories and private houses at lowest Office at College Grocery Building. rates. . JEWELERS. 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. CHAS. A. PIELLA. LEAVE your Fine Watches and Jewelry witls J. J. Heath for repairs. He will please you. Jeweler and Optician, LAVNDRY. 1U IE 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 HAIRDRBSSING. 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 118. 222}^ Washington) Ave. S., np 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 Pianist. Cit. phone 295. Bell phone 75- 112 Hosmer St. S. Lansing Mich. OCULISTS. CHAS, G. J E N K I N S, M. D. — Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a, m., and 2 to 5 p. m. Citizens Phone No. 1030, 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. and 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. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL. Hours 9 to 11 a. Sundays 12 to 1 and 5 to 6 p. m. Agricultural College, Mich. Citi- zens phone 1502. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & LEAD LEY. Plumbing and Heat ing. 300 Wash, Ave. N ., Lansing. Both Phones. SPORTING GOODS. J H. L A R R A B E E. Base Ball Goods, Foot Ball Goods, Tennis, Golf, Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle. 826 Wash. Ave. S.