The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. 12. L a «d on L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, A P R IL 2, 1907. N o. 28 NONESUCH BROTHERS' CIRCUS. As stated in last week's R E C O RD the big circus of the Nonesuch Brothers will make their third an nual visit to M. A. C. on Saturday, April 6, 1907. T he show promises to be larger and better than ever this year, and everyone will, of course, want to see it. T he parade will be especially good as a great amount of time has been spent in getting in shape. A free ex the material hibition is also to be given on the show grounds immediately before the performance begins. A large circus tent will be erected at the end of the armory for the side shows and menagerie. T h e re will be per formances both afternoon and even ing with "concert attachment," and almost an entire change of program two. T he various booths for the will be in evidence that "country people" will not want for lemonade. candy, peanuts and red T he parade will be in line soon after one p. m. Come early and see it all. the si Y. M. C. A. At their positions for the beginning of the spring term the new officers for the asso ciation take the coming year. T he work of the as sociation, under the guidance of the old officers, has progressed encour agingly durin? the past year, and with the new officers in charge there should be a continued g r o w th in the coming year. T he association has made no phenomenal growth during the past year, nor has it quite come up to the mark set last fall, yet there has been a general improvement in the work. T he spring term has always been in the hardest which the various activities of the association, but with the coming in of the new officers and the appointment of new committees it is expected that there will not be a lagging in the work of the Y. M. C. A. the year to keep up interest in term in F. M . B a r d e n, the new president, will have charge of the meeting T h u r s d ay e v e n i n g; let every one attend this first meeting of the term. in M r. E. N. Bates, I. B. Schrotter, W. D. F r a z er with M r. W e b b er spent three days of the vacation at Clayton, Mich., helping Mr. Hurst in his county Y. M. C. A. work. T h e se vacation trips, which have been made by the men of the asso ciation for two or three spring va the past, have always cations been very pleasant and profitable, and the one taken this spring was no exception. T he people of Clay ton were very hospitable indeed, which was most emphatically shown by the sumptuous meals that were placed before us. Club board, good as it is, cannot be compared to those meals put up by the good farmers of Lenawee county. But this was the the many pleasant things. T he sincere cordiality and their evident interest in our singing least of vacation and speaking more than repaid us for what eff rts we may have made. the people of Clayton W h e t h er were benefitted, or the Lenawee county Y. M. C. A. derived any good from our visit cannot be de termined. Those of us w ho had experience were this greatly helped. T h is experience was all the more delightful because we were accompanied by M r s. F. R. H u r st and Miss Nelle String- ham, former A l ma graduates, and we are sure that certain members of the party will not soon forget this pleasant vacaton experience. BASE BALL. T he prospects for a winning base ball team are as good as ever, al in the absence of Boyle a though catcher will have to be developed. This, of course, will be the hardest fill. T h e re are, however, place to several catchers the in school in to draw, class teams from which the most promising of whom is Crissey, '10. We also have Capt. Canfield, one of the best college catchers in the country to fall back candidate upon in case a suitable cannot be found. He has played second base three seasons and can hardly be spared from the infield. Of other old players we have Kratz for first base and the entire outfield Ellis, Thatcher, and Dickson. F or pitchers there are Nies, A k e rs and Shaffer. T he first game of the sea son is scheduled at Olivet for April 13. T he most interesting perhaps of all the games will be the ones with the U. of M. April 18-20, and on May 29. T he following is a draft of the schedule which will be presented to the faculty for acceptance : April 13, Olivet at Olivet. •' 18, 20, U. of M. at M. A. C. " 30, Alma at Alma. May 6, De Pauw at Greencastle. " 7, Notre Dame at N. D. " 8, Kalamazoo at Kalamazoo. " 11, Alma at M. A. C. " 15, Hillsdale at M. A. C. " 17, Ypsilanti at Ypsilanti. " 18, Kalamazoo at M. A. C. " 23, Hillsdale at Hillsdale. " 29, U. of M. at M. A. C. June 1, Olivet at M. A. C. COLUMBIAN. A very enjoyable vacation party was given in the Columbian rooms last Friday night by the young men who spent their holidays at college. Splendid music by M r. Baker, a de lightful moonlight night and a jolly crowd were the factors which made the affair a success. Dancing be gan at eight thirty and lasted until twelve so that the downtown guests the last car. Mr. and could catch Mrs. Brewer added to the pleasure of the evening by kindly acting as chaperons. R e v. Horace Cady Wilson, of the F i r st church, will speak in the chapel Sunday morn ing. Presbyterian ALUMNI. '79- J o hn Q. T h o m as is with a furni ture firm at Junction City, Kansas. '84. Archie W. Sutton is engaged in farming at Morenci, Mich. '89. Lindsay W. Rice shipping clerk with George H. Reeder ct Co., street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 28-30 South Ionia is '93- E l m er B. Hale Caledonia, Mich. is farming near '02. F r a nk G. Carpenter is in the con struction department of Swift & Co. w i th present address at Hutch inson, Kansas. '02. Announcements have been re ceived of the marriage of M r. George D. Francisco, of the above class, to Miss Carrie May Grenoble, at Chicago on Wednesday, March 20. M r. and M r s. Francisco will be at home after May 1, at 432 E. Forty-sixth street, Chicago. M r. F. is a mechanical engineer with the Municipal & Con tracting Co., 600 R y. Exchange Bid. their friends to '04. President Snyder is in receipt of the announcement of the '07 gradu ating class of the Chicago Veteri nary College. A m o ng the mem bers we note the name of A. B. Rogers, a graduate of M. A. C. in 1904. '04. George C. Morbeck is now at work for a large timber company located at Spokane, W a s h ., and en joys his w o rk very much. He states that timbered region land sells as high as $17000 for 160 acres that in '06. T he Board of R e g e n ts having control of the Oklahoma Agricul tural College have separated the de partments of animal husbandry and dairying, created a separate depart ment of dairy husbandry and elected R oy C. Potts to the professorship. is to be $1200 per. T he salary Congratulations M r. Potts. Serves you r i g h t! W i th '06 Don O. Stayton is with the P o pe Motor Car Co. at Indianapolis, Ind. His private address is 604 N. N ew Jersey street. '06. Leslie M. Sanborn is drafting for the K i ng Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. His address is 6304 H a w thorne Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. T he shrubs in the large bed be the W o m e n 's Building and tween the Library are to be used as a screen for the tennis courts, and the bed used for pansies. PROF. G. W. B I S S E L L. We take pleasure in presenting to the R E C O RD readers a half tone of Prof. G. W. Bissell, of Iowa State College, who has been elected to the position of dean of engineering and professor of mechanical engineering in this institution. scientific Prof. Bissell graduated from Cor nell University in '88 with the de gree of M. E., and for three years was instructor in experimental engi neering at Sibley College, Cornell. In 1891 he was elected to the posi tion of assistant professor of me chanical engineering at Iowa State College, advanced to full professor ship in 1892 and made vice-dean of engineering in 1904, which position the position to accept he resigns named above. the A m o ng societies with which he has been connected are : Sigma Xi, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Society for the Advance ment of Science, Society the Promotion of Engineering Educa tion, National Association of Sta tionary Engineers, Iowa Engineer ing Society, and Iowa Electrical Association. He has been a con tributor the above societies and to the technical press. He has also traveled extensively in this country and in E u r o p e, and has a large acquaintance among prac titioners and teachers of engineer ing. Prof. Bissell comes to M. A. C. with the very best of recommen dations. W i th a Dean, and a new building our engineering depart ment will surely be on an excellent footing. Mr. Bissell has been spend ing several days at the College this vacation, and will take up his work and residence here probably about the first of J u l y. He will in the house on Faculty R o w, former ly occupied by Prof. Weil. to various of live for T he following paragraph is taken from the Ames Intelligencer (Iowa) under date of T h u r s d a y, March 7: " Prof. Bissell's loss will be keenly felt by the college and people of Iowa. He is one of the best men in the engineering faculty, and has been a great favorite with students. While his many friends here wish he might join hands in wishing him success in his new remain, they will field." THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED EVERT TUESDAY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR BY THE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE B. A. FAUNCE, MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS. MAUD FERGUSON, '07 G. A. HE1NKICH, '07 A. GARCINAVA, '08 G. S.-VALENTINE, '08 R. G. CARR, '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, 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-office, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure the paper regularly is to sub- Bcribe. 7 UESDA T, APRIL 2, 1907. SOCIETY OFFICERS FOR THE SPRING TERM. ALPHA ZETA. Chancellor, W. B. Liverance. Censor, O. K. White. Scribe, F. M. Barden. Treasurer, W. A. Hopson. ATJROREAN. President, L, J. Myers. Vice Pres., R. J. Alvarez. Secretary ,~L. V. Belknap. Treasurer, J. M. Walkup. Sergt. at Arms, M. P. Charlton. RECORD Edtr., Maurice Dewey. COLUMBIAN. President, W. E. Piper. Vice Pres., C. W. Edwards. Secretary, R. W. Taylor. Treasurer, R. H. Gilbert. Marshal, W. B. Orr. Secretary of Records, J. R. Dice. ECLECTIC. President, G-. C. Dudley. Vice Pres., G. B. Hayes. Secretary, A. T. Barley. Treasurer, B. B. Pratt. Marshal, R. L. Taylor. Librarian, W. G. Palm. ERO ALPHIAN. President, Helen Ashley. Vice Pres., Alleen Ray nor. Secretary, Irma Himelberger. Treasurer, Minnie Johnson. Marshal, Leona Lee. RECORD Editor, Katherine Clark. ECNOSIIAN. President, E. A. Towne. Vice Pres., E. I. Wilcox. Secretary, H. L. Cantrick. Treasurer, O. W. Stephenson. Marshal, S. C. Hagenbuch. RECORD Edtr., H. H. Musselman. FERONIAN. President, Loreta Boies. Vice President, Ruby Newman. Secretary, Mary Baldwin. Treasurer, Margaret Kedzie. Marshal, Thora Brandbery. HESPERIAN. President, T. H. McHatton. Vice-President, R. S. Canfield. Secretary, F. E. Wood. Treasurer, C. W. Dunlap. Registrar, A. Boettcher. Marshal, R. J. Hutton. RECORD Editor, A. Garcinava. N EW E N G I N E E R I NG B U I L D I NG T he above half-tone shows to the R E C O RD readers something of h ow our new Engineering Building ap pears at this time. As will be seen the building is five stories in height and will be altogether perhaps the handsomest one on the campus. T he fifth story with its skylights will make excellent drawing rooms and in fact there will be very few rooms. T h e re will be unpleasant commodious quarters for the de partments of Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering, the building to contain something like forty class rooms and laboratories. At the present time the heating system is being installed. T he pic ture was taken from a point just north of the east end of Wells Hall. OLYMPIC. President, A. H. Chase. Vice-President, C. E. Merwin. Secretary, F. K. Webb. Treasurer, J. S. McDevitt. RECORD Editor, B. B. Clise. Marshal, M. H. Bleech. PHI DELTA. President, T. M. Hooper. Warden, M. E. Hall. Secretary, C. Rogers. Treasurer, A. L. Snyder. Marshal, W. C. Morris. RECORD Editor, D. Moomaw. SORORIAN. President, Theo Goodwin. Vice-President, Hazel Beard. Secretary, Helen Esselstyn. Treasurer, Blanche Bair. Marshal, Edith Langenbacher. TAU BETA PI. President, A. C. Pratt. Vice-President, C. M. Cade. Secretary, L. E. Smith. Treasurer, G. B. Hayes. Cor. Secretary, S. B. Lilly. Bent Editor, M. F. Johnson-. THEMIAN. President, Inez Kinney. Vice-President, Mabel McDowell. Secretary, Amy Hurlburt. Treasurer, Wilhelmina Bates. Marshal, Florence Probart. RECORD Editor, Ethel Curtis. UNION LITERARY. President, M. F. Johnson. Vice President, C. B. Norton. Secretary, J. S. Welles. Treasurer, R. J. Carr. Janitor, H. I. Glazier. men who have brought it about and a d d s: " It must be said, however, that this call is t he result of much pre liminary work of fine character per formed by Prof. T o w er of the chair of forestry at the state university— one of the most important, by the way, in the curriculum of the uni versity, and one too often overlooked by those w ho speak of the splendid work the university is doing for the protection of the best material in terests of the state. " In December last Prof. T o w er published a treatise on forestry in its relation to the welfare of the state which was issued as one of the bulletins of the university through forestry the assistance of the state bureau at Augusta. T h is admir able treatise of Prof. T o w er took up the general question of forestry con servation, showing the value of for ests to the state, the losses through forest fires, many of which might be prevented, telling what other states economy, are doing showing the need of a forestry asso ciation in Maine and the classes to be benefitted by its work. forestry in v " L a r ge numbers of this bulletin were sent out all over Maine. As a result of this work, more than 200 replies have been received from per sons w ho wish to be enrolled as charter members of the proposed state association." THE DEPARTMENT OF AG RICULTURE AND THE RURAL SCHOOLS. MAINE FORESTRY ASSO CIATION. A call was made recently by the governor of Maine for a meeting at Augusta for the purpose of organ izing a State Forestry Association. Commercial Daily T he Bangor mentions the importance and signifi cance of such a meeting, and the Realizing the need of better edu cation along agricultural lines t he national department of agriculture has been devoting some effort to ward the promotion and organiza tion of agricultural high schools, consolidated with common schools to secure a high state of prosperity and contentment in rural life. Pres ent indications are that if the inves tigations of this department are favorable, some move may be made in the near future toward the gen eral introduction of elementary ag ricultural instruction in the common this schools of the country from source. While a scheme of this kind would seem to be somewhat impractical and unwieldy, yet the value of such instruction in case it could be Conducted along right lines can scarcely be estimated. It would seem, however, that this work could be best inaugurated under the sev eral state educational systems, with the aid and co-operation of the agri cultural colleges and experiment stations of the several states. In this w ay the national department might extend valuable aid through the experiment stations and the w o rk be made to conform with the regular school work carried on un der the general educational system already in operation better than in any other w a y. But however it may be worked out this is one of the great educational problems of the day, and its solution along prac lines should be accomplished tical within a generation if the agriculture of our nation is to keep pace with increase in population which the will that inevitably occur within time. Something of this kind is needed to enthuse our young people with the possibilities and attractions Farmer. of the farm.—Michigan F L O W I NG WELLS A ND W A T ER S U P P L I ES OF M I C H I G A N. T wo valuable reports on the flow ing wells and municipal water sup plies of the southern peninsula of Michigan have just been issued by the United States Geological Sur vey as W a t er Supply and Irrigation Papers N o. 182 and 183. T he in vestigations made by the water re sources branch of the geological survey show that there are about 200 districts scattered all over the state in which water may be ob tained without pumping. These districts are described in detail and their essential characteristics, pres ent state of development and prob able capacity for future develop- m e n t are fully discussed. T he quality of various classes of waters both surface and underground, as well as water supplies of cities and villages, has also been given atten tion. •• In addition to the detailed discus sion of water conditions, each of these reports, which may be ob tained on application to the director of the United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C., con tains a general map showing the location of the areas in which flow ing wells may be obtained and many diagrams showing the positions of wells and the artesian conditions in particular areas. Each of the re is complete in it ports mentioned self. W a t er Supply P a p er N o. 182 " F l o w i ng Wells and Municipal W a t er in the southern portion of the Southern Peninsula of Mich igan," contains a description of the conditions in the area south of the northern borders of Ottawa, Kent, Montcalm, Clinton, Ingham, Wash tenaw, Oakland, Lapeer, and St. In W a t er Supply Clair counties. P a p er N o. 183, " F l o w i ng Wells and Municipal W a t er Supplies in the northern and middle portions of the Southern Peninsula of Michigan," are discussed the artesian flows in the region north of the above men tioned counties. THE M. A. C. RECORD. "JUST AS GOOD" taking means c h a n c e s, it doesn't pay in b u y i n g EVERY KIND OF FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. Cots Folding Beds CUTLERY AND TOOLS Tlatresses Book Cases Desks We Sell Reliable Makes flORTONS HARDWARE All Goods Delivered Free. 111 Wash. Ave. South. M. J. & B. M. Buck. THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE stock of ^ ^ = ^ = = ^= Where you will find the largest and most complete = ^ ^ = = = ^= Women's n i s s e s' and Children's Ready-to-wear Garments, Knit Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves in Laces, and Ribbons. All the new 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. things : : : : : "V ^ T H EN you are considering the V V H at question, naturally you cast about for the place where you can get the latest styles and best quality. You m ay not know it but we feature that department of our business a nd are always in position to show you latest creations. Same applies to our C AP STOCK, in fact you will find all the late fur nishings at the MIFFLIN'S Easter Footwear Showing T h is is the Footwear Season of the year. T he newest and daintiest foot coverings for Spring and Sum mer are for "your choosing. Come and see them. J E W E TT & K N A PP 2 2 0 - 2 22 AND 224 WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH, LANSING, MICHIGAN. PARTY SLIPPERS $1.50 to $3 PAIR H 0 C. D. WOODBURY'S S H OE STORE *£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. Secretary Brown spent a couple the past of days at Schoolcraft week. A. H. Freyer, of Fremont, was the guest of his brother-in-law, ye editor, over Sunday. Several of the small pines north of the postofnee are being removed to other parts of the campus. M. A. C. has won the mile relay the race five years 1905 team holding the record. in succession, Saturday will be a big day at M. arrives. A. C. when L e t 's all go and " see it unload." the circus F. H. McHatton, '07, has re turned from his southern trip and will resume his studies this term. Instructor Foster and his senior students have been busy making cheese during the spring vacation. Instructor M c W e t hy an article on Corn Smut, in a recent Farmer. number of the Michigan has T he members of the Eclectic So ciety moved into their new building the past week. It is certainly a fine home. Prof. Fletcher will speak before the Grand Rapids Horticultural Society, April 6, on pruning and grafting. Instructor N e w m a n, of the De partment of Drawing, spent Friday and Saturday at his old home in Portland. T he big steam road roller began its work the past week and after the heavy rains some good work was d o ne with it. Miss Lulu Newlon w ho took special work during the winter, will resume her work at the State Nor mal this spring. Mr. and M r s. Wilcox, M r s. Bogues' father and mother, are vis iting their son in Columbus, Ohio, for a few weeks. Miss Kate Coad, '05, spent an hour at the College on Saturday. She is enjoying her work in Sag inaw very much. T he Forestry Department is tak ing advantage of the good weather and planting an acre of trees on the east end of N o. 19. President Snyder has been re quested to read a paper at the meet ing next J u ly of the National Edu cational Association. A nd now we're on the "home stretch." Tell your friends about the semi-centennial and that they can't afford to miss it. T he State Board of Agriculture holds in the its regular meeting State Board R o o ms at the College Wednesday, April 3. Mr. T h o m as F a r m e r, of Grand Blanc, and M r s. B. S. Cole, of Bat tle Creek, are visiting at the home of Instructor and M r s. Sanford. Prof. L. H. Bailey, Cornell, is getting out a cyclopedia of agricul ture and has sent Prof. Bogue sev eral articles for inspection and cor rection. T he cinder track on the athletic field was put in excellent condition T he rains pre during vacation. vented the work on the finishing diamond. Quite a delegation of M. A. C. people attended sessions of either the Academy of Science or School masters' Club held at A nn Arbor last week. Mr. J o hn F. Nellist, of Grand Rapids, will speak before the Hort. Club April 10. His subject will be "Opportunities in Greenhouse Hor ticulture." Since 1896 M. A. C. has won the track banner each year at the state meet. In '96 Albion won the ban ner and M. A. C. had to be content with last place. the same month March, 1907, compares very fa vorably with in 1906 with regard to weather condi tions. T he reports show a differ ence of 17 degrees in the mean max imum temperature. Mr. Chandler C. Taylor, '09, spent Saturday, Sunday and Mon day in Albion, where he is investi gating the huckleberry prospects. He is negotiating with the McCor- mick people for a new picker which will undoubtedly keep him busy the entire summer. We regret to announce the death on March 25 of M r. R. W. Ashley, of Davison, father of M. B. and Miss Helen Ashley. M r. Ashley had been ailing all winter and g r ew much worse just before vacation, when both his son and daughter were called home. - from Prof. Fletcher's A letter that M r. M c G u g an brother states arrived im mediately sent him to a friend at safely. Mr. Fletcher Mesa Grande, which is about 1,000 feet above sea level. Here he will remain for a few weeks until strong enough to w o rk when he will go out on the ranch of M r. Fletcher. Prof. Fletcher and M r. Gunson visited the greenhouses of F. M. Strong, Grand Rapids, recently to look after the experiments on ster ilizing and sub-watering lettuce soil. T he experiments carried on are very satisfactory, and the growers are taking a keen interest in the sub ject of sterilization for the preven tion of disease. T he trees and shrubs on the cam pus infested with the San J o se scale were sprayed with the lime-sulphur wash last fall and the dose was re peated last week. T h e re is now lit tle danger of its spreading. About infested five-sixths of all the plants are the Japanese quince. It is the purpose to remove the most of these at the end of the season, as they are to a constant source of other plants. T he orchards have all been covered with same spray. infestation the T he Hort. Club plans to give an informal reception on Wednesday, M ay 29, to graduates and friends of the College who are interested in horticultural work and who are here for the celebration. It is hoped that the following men among others will be present and say a few words in horticultural work at M. A. C .: Prof. L. H. Bailey, H. B. Collingwood of the Rural New Yorker, W. W. Tracey, W. A. Taylor, W. R. L a z e n b y ^ nd C. W. Garfield. reminiscence of T HE M. A. C. RECORD. *; • M CLOTHING. - .• L OTJIS 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. ;T M. A. C ATHLETIC RECORDS. HOLDER. TIME OR DISTANCE. 100 yard dash 220 yard dash . .. 440 yard run 880 yard run 1 mile run 2 mile run 120 yard hurdle 220 yard hurdle - Running broad jump Running high jump . Shot put Hammer throw Discus Pole vault. Mile Relay H. E. Moon H. E. Moon W. E. Russell... H. E. Moon Harry Meek R. H. Waite R. H. Waite W. H. Small E. B. McKenna..-. H. E. Moon Elmer Nichoson C. G. Burroughs- Frank Kratz C. G. Burroughs W. F. Millar _ H. E. Moon, R. Graham, J. Tryon, O. B. BurrelL 10 seconds 22 1-5 seconds 53 seconds 2:05 2-5 minutes 4:55 1-5 10:41 17 seconds 27-J seconds 22 feet 5 feet 7± inches 36 feet 2 inches 111 feet 105 feet 71 inches 10 feet 6 inches 3 min. 34 3-5 sec. T he above report is authentic so far as the department has been able to secure the data. If any one has knowledge of records better than those given it is hoped that they will report same and the correction will be made. A history of M. A. C. athletics is being gotten into form and it is desired, of course, to have every item correct and the honors placed where they belong. BIRD ARRIVALS. or March 22, 1907, first phoebe and first mourning dove ; March 23, first golden-winged wood flicker pecker ; March 24, a notable in crease in the number of golden- crowned kinglets. (Since a few of these winter with us it was not pos sible to note the arrival of the first migrants.) March 25, first lesser yellowlegs, first flocks of female red- winged blackbirds ; March 26, first cowbirds, male and female, first field sparrows, first vesper sparrows, first chewinks or towhees (males only), first cedar bird or cedar waxwing, first marsh hawk, first hermit thrush. On this date also the first completed crow's nest was found and a con siderable number of white-bellied swallows were seen. T he blackbird migration was also at its height, thousands being seen during the day. March 30, first fox sparrow and first winter wren, although the the latter species occasionally win ters here. W. B. B. After many years of patient wait ing, it begins to look as though we were about to realize our fondest hopes in the shape of the street railway. T he ties are being hauled, fences set back, grading commen ced and an air of business seems to hang over the entire line this side of Star, April 30, 1894. town. — Hesperian J u st look over the list of base ball games and decide whether or not vou can afford to miss any of them. After all is said and done Hills dale is still the real victor in the re cent State Oratorical contest. T he farm department is setting posts in the big yard north of the barns where a park will be kept u p. T he farm lane will soon be a " beautiful place to stroll." T he closing of school for the win term was an excellent one— ter nothing much the matter with the opening of the spring. Have you taken a look at those incubators? A hatch of about 90 per cent, is the record of one han dled by M r. Copson. Quite a lot of work has been done on the plat of M r. E h i n g er west of the College to get it into shape for building lots. T he following table shows the weather conditions for the month of March. [Tem- [pera- Precipita tion. ^j 0 0 :3 N 1 !38 30 ?r> 2:39 13 3,28 12 4 32 IS 5:34 12 6:30 28 7 29 25 8 34 13 9 32 10 3810 11 42!24 12 44 35 13 4030 14 35:28 15 40.30 16 57:35 17 47 35 18 4223 19 54 30 20 46:27 •21 '57 29 22 :75 49 23 65 45 24 6038 25 59'S5 70l47 26 27 6955 28 I66J47 29 !67|49 30 ]50 45 31 !46 23 B On O S.E. W. N.W. S.W. w. N.E. S.E. E. E. N. S. S. N.E. N.W. S.W. S.W. N.E. E. S.W. N. S. S.W. S.E. N.E. S. S. S.W. S.E. S.W. w. N. R e m a r ks H i gh W i n ds Thunder Storm Thunder Storm Thunder " By teaching and experimenting the only fruitful method of advanc ing natural knowledge laboratories have overthrown the dominance of authority and dogma and specula tion and they have demonstrated that the only abiding knowledge, powerful for right action, comes from intimate, personal contact with the objects of study."—Dr. W. H. Welch of John Hopkins Univers ity. F or the first time in the history county politics, a of Muskegon woman candidate for the office of county school commissioner (Mrs'. Nellie B. Chisholm) won out. CALL O N- L A W R E N CE <2L V AN B U R EN P R I N T I NG CO. WHEN IN NEED OF DANCE PROGRAMS or 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. ol J E. STOPFER, D. D. S. Office 301 City Na N H. MOORE, D. D. S. Office 41113 Hollister R W. MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, Room D E. P A R M E L E E, Dentist, 117M 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. R OUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to R OBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorf & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102 Washington Ave. N. CHARMING DISPLAY OF N EW SPRING COATS, SUITS, WAISTS, SKIRTS, COSTUMES, MILLINERY, n U S L IN UNDERWEAR. DRY GOODS. Cameron & Arbaugh Co. DEPARTMENT STORE. W A TC WATCHES, AND ALL OTHER KINDS OF CLOCKS, Repairing in a workman-like manner. JEWELRY p i pe P Will be at the M. A. C. II p I I, T. r i r & IV Book Store from 4 to 6 p. m. to receive and deliver work. All Work Warranted. ALL MEATS M ay look a l i ke to y o u, b ut t h e re Is s v e ry g r e at difference in t he q u a l i ty we n an d ie 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 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 REVTTER. Washington Ave. South. Stalker Prints " Swell " Dance 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 t h o se 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 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. BLUDEATJ & CO—Bookbinders Ac count book makers, paper ruling, library and fine art bindings, file boxes, map mounting, albums, Docket books, etc. Citizens phone No. 56. 109 Wash. Ave. N. WAGENVOOKD & CO.—Bookbinders, Blank- book Makers, H6-U8 Ottawa St. E. THE JEWF.TT * K N A PP STORE. Goods. 222-224 Washington Ave. S. D ry ELECTRIC Ah SUPPLIES CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies, Telegraph Instruments and Telephones. 11 Mich, Ave., E. FURNISHING GOODS. |>LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's j Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. M J. * B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash, ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. O RDER your hacks for parties at Carr's Hack Line. Livery in connection. 410 Washington Ave. N. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc, 111 Washington Ave. South. See ad. INSURANCE. best insurance. Strongest agencv 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, F I KE A SD 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. P I E L L A. LEAVE your Fine Watches and Jewelry with J. J. Heath for repairs. He will please you. Jeweler and Optician. LAUNDRY. THE 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 HAIRDRB9SING. M RS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdress- Ing Parlors. Ma-querade Wigs for Rent. Switches made of cut hair or combings. T he France-American Hygienic Toilet Requisites a specialty. New 'phone 118. 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 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(13-204 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 8:30a. 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, m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. and 5 to 6 p. m. Agricultural College, Mich. Citi- zens phone 1502. Sundays 12 to 1 PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & L E A D L E Y. Plumbing and Heat ing. 300 Wash. Ave. N., Lansing. Both Phones. SOCIETY PRINTING. BOOTS AND SHOES. 122 Ottawa St. E. D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes, shoe the students. See ad. SPORTING GOODS. We 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,