The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. 13. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, N O V E M B ER 5, 1907. N o. 7 THE MICA I N S U L A T I ON MONOPOLY ENDED Through the Efforts of Three M. A. C. Men. in the Mica T he decision of J u d ge Kohlsaat Insulator in the suit of Company against the Commercial Mica Company, rendered October 24th the United States circuit court of the northern district of Illi nois at Chicago, is said to have end ed a monopoly which has lasted for more than fifteen years, and which is said to have been kept alive largely through intimidation of competitors by threats of suits under a patent the mica on a process for making board or built-up mica insulation, which is used in practically all elec is tric motors and dynamos, and also extensively used for other elec trical insulation. This process pat ent was granted to A r t h ur H. Dyer . in 1892. At the same time that this process patent was applied for, Dyer made another application for patent on the resultant product, which product the Patent Office declared unpatentable on the ground of prior use. T he fact that this product was unpatent able was kept secret by Dyer and his assignees for more than fourteen years. Meanwhile the Mica Insu lator Company succeeded in obtain ing a decision from J u d ge Gray of the District of N ew Jersey, sus the process patent on the taining theory that Dyer had invented the product as well as the process, and that the process patent was there fore entitled to be construed broadly enough to cover every practicable way of making the insulation. T he owners of the process patent were the benefits of a thus enjoying virtual monopoly on resultant product, which the Patent Office had previously declared unpatent able. the T he occasion of the present de cision of J u d ge Kohlsaat was an at tempt by the Mica Insulator Com pany to wipe out the Commercial Mica Company, of Chicago, which had begun manufacturing the pro duct early in 1906. T h ey succeed ed in J u l y, 1906, in obtaining from J u d ge Bethea, U. S. district judge, then acting U. S. circuit who was judge, injunction temporary against the Commercial Mica Com pany, which injunction was in force up to the time of the present decis ion by J u d ge Kohlsaat. This tem porary injunction had again been obtained on the theory that Dyer had invented the product, while the record of the* patent office refusing the product was him a patent on still kept secret. a to T he present decision is said have been due in a large measure to the persistent efforts of William R. Rummler, ( M. A. C. '86), the Chi cago attorney for the Commercial Mica Company, his W a s h i n g t on associate, Mr. Walter D. Groesbeck, ( M. A. C. '92), and Professor Phil lip B. W o o d w o r t h, ( M. A. C. ' 8 6 ), professor of electrical engineering of the Lewis Institute, of Chicago. Mr. R u m m l er obtained the informa This in access tion that Dyer had filed an addition al application for patent at the time that he applied for the process pat ent upon which the present suit was brought. information was followed up with a petition to the Commissioner of Patents which resulted secret records of the rejected application, which proved to be an application identical product for patent on the resulting from the process described in the Dyer patent. T he technical investigations which contributed in a large measure to the result of the present suit were made by Professor W o o d w o r t h. the practice of the to T he result of this decision will be the cost of insula to materially cheapen mica board or built-up mica tion to the electrical interests. MAY FESTIVAL. It is the intention of Miss F r e y- hofer and our chorus to give the Oratorio St. Paul by Mendelssohn, about the middle of next May. T he chorus under her instruction is making very commendable progress on this great masterpiece. Already correspondence has been opened with a few leading soloists with a view to engaging four of noted ability leading to carry the It is proposed to give a con parts. the ora cert in the afternoon and torio in the evening. One ticket will be sold which will admit to both entertainments. T h is ticket will be transferable and will T he one be sold for one dollar. drawback is the lack of room. T he A r m o ry will seat not to exceed eight hundred and the sale of tick ets will be limited strictly to this that all college number. In order people may have an equal chance before the sale of tickets is thrown open to the outside public, a canvass will be made at once of students that and faculty with each state the number of tickets de sired. After this is done, if any seats remain unsold, and there prob ably will be some, an opportunity will be given to our Lansing friends w ho have favored us with their pat ronage in the past. the reqjiest W h en it is remembered that from twenty-five hundred to three thous last and attended the May festival spring one can easily imagine that the seating capacity for the next event will fall far short of meeting the demand. If one expects to be present he should make sure of his ticket now. Subscription for tick ets for speculative purposes will not be received, neither will reserva tions be held for those who for any for reason may tickets. T h is canvass will be com pleted by this month. the 21st of If you will write your name on a slip of paper, and the number of tickets desired, and leave this in the Secretary's office you will not be bothered further. Do it now. to subscribe fail Prof. Pettit was recently called to attend the funeral of Miss Alice Pettit's mother. Miss Pettit will be remembered as a student here during 'o5-'o6. DEBATING CLUB. T he question of the replacement of College Hall by a new building admits of more oratorv than dialec tics, as the reasoning for the preser vation of the old landmark must be based finally upon sentiment alone. Nevertheless M r. Crane talked so glibly that he succeeded in arousing the emotions of his audience and the house, al won the decision of though many believe that Mr. Bow- erman advocated the better policy, that of replacement. T h is week Profs. Hedrick and Rider of the department of history and economics will discuss the two sides of the question for our annual debate with Ypsilanti next spring. After the debate the first prelimi It is de naries will be arranged. sired that a large number enter these. Membership in the Debat ing Club is not necessary for enter ing. Will every one interested in the next M. A. C.-Ypsi debate be on hand next T h u r s d ay night at 7 o'clock at room 7 College Hall? T he question the Ypsilanti for debate is, Resolved, T h at any bills the passed by the legislature of Michigan shall, upon petition of twenty per cent, of the qualified voters of the state be sub mitted to popular vote for approval. t wo houses of HORT. CLUB. T h o se so fortunate as to attend the Hort. Club last Wednesday night listened to a very instructive lecture on the F u n g us and Physio logical Diseases of the Apple, by Prof. Dandeno. He divided plant diseases into three g r o u p s; viz, fun in gus, physiological and cluding bacterial under first group. insect, the said about attacks of there were T he speaker brought out some new and interesting ideas concern ing physiological diseases of which he ten. These diseases include such troubles as sun scald, injuries from spraying, bruises, and the like and are not due living organisms. to T h ey have not long been called dis eases and may be due to a variety of causes, such as peculiarities of the soil, wrong methods of culture, temperature, injurious changes of or conditions. ecological These diseases are more under the control of the horticulturist than are those of the other two classes. other fruit grower. importance In T he apple has about one hundred and fifty fungous diseases, some of which are of great to the combating these diseases the grower must seek to prevent their getting a foothold rather than to attempt to cure the affected plant. Some of the most important Dr. in detail a r e: Dandeno discussed rot, apple brown rot and powdery mildew. scab, bitter rot, black fungous diseases in All interested horticulture should attend these meetings, especi ally intend to take up this subject. the new men who A h u g — e n e r gy gone to waist.— Ex. ALUMNI. '94. C. B. Smith, of the above class, now with the department of agri at Washington, D. C., culture called on old college friends last week. Mr. Smith was on a visit to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Q. A. Smith, of Lansing. lad,, says, '02. H. E. Y o u n g, writing'from H u n t for the I the old yell score. ington, " H u r r a h! old M. A. C .! T he result of game with W a b a sh was great. couldn't help giving again when Keep up the good work." I heard the '03- . R ay T o w er stopped at the col lege over Sunday on his way to a visit to his parents at Belding. M r. the Patton T o w er has been with Paint Co. at Milwaukee. T he new forcing'cucumber secur last winter by ed by Prof. Moore crossing the Duke of Edinburg ( E n g l i s h) w i t h ' t he White Spine (American) will be given a further trial this winter. This cucumber is a great improvement over either re parent and will be gratefully It ceived by all market gardeners. is a credit to Prof. Moore's efforts. —S t u d e nt Far??ier, Wis. ' o4. C. G. Woodbury spent last Sat urday and Sunday with his parents in E a st Lansing. M r. W o o d b u ry is n ow with the horticultural de partment at P u r d ue University. Newell Snyder, sales manager for the O m e ga Separator Co., at Utica, N. Y., is home for a- short vacation with his parents at East Lansing. H e r m an Schreiber, with the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture of W a s h last ington, called at week. Mr. Schreiber the home of his grandparents at Lan sing for a few days. college is at the '05 Richard Fowler, '05, of Detroit, visited college friends Saturday. '06. W. P. Wilson, '06, w ho has just returned from F o rt Leavenworth, Kan., has been stopping at the col lege for the past few days. P. V. Goldsmith made the college a very pleasant call last week. He is doing testing for advanced regis try at Howell this week. '07. H . J. Stone is with Clay Robin son & Co., Commission M e r c h a n t s, Stock yards, Chicago. H. C. Baker, with the class of '07, came up from Toledo, O., for an other look at the campus and see our boys put to the W a b a s h" Saturday. ''kibosh on '07, now R. J. Canfield, located in Detroit, came home to Lansing Saturday to visit his parents, and incidentally, to visit the college. THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD, PRINCIPLES OF BREEDING. P U B L I S H ED E V E RY T U E S D AY D U R I NG T HE C O L L E GE Y E AK 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 W. J. W R I G H T, 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. F. P. FELT, '11 HELEN ESSELSTYN, sp. D. L. BOYD. '09 G. S. VALENTINE, '08 F. F. BURROUGHS, '09 GLENNA PANCOAST, '10 LETTA HYDE. '08 W. D. FRAZER. '09 H. L. CANTRICK, '09 R. P. HOLDSWORTH, '10 FRANK DANES, '10 CHAS. C. WATERMAN, '10 A T H L E T IC R E P O R T ER E. C. KREHL 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 scribe. 7UESDAT, NOV. j, 1907. I N almost every community, no matter h ow isolated, can be found young people desirous of ob taining an education beyond that which they are able to receive at home. T h a n ks to the establishment of colleges throughout the country and the splendid way in which most of them are maintained this desire is being gratified in many cases, but there still remain a goodly number w ho are barred fro in taking a col lege course through lack of means, lack of necessary preparation or for the reason that they are unable to leave home except for a short time during the winter months. It is to satisfy this demand for a glimpse of college life and at the same time give practical instruction along cer tain that the short lines courses at M. A. C. were estab fulfilling lished. their mission is shown by their growing popularity. Last year 203 people, who otherwise would have been denied all knowledge of col lege experience, took these courses and have had an opportunity to ac quire habits of study and concentra tion, the selection of helpful read ing and have been awakened to a new responsibility and to new am bitions. This year preparations are being made for a larger class than ever before. Courses in general agriculture—1st and 2nd year, horti culture,' creamery and cheese-mak ing will be offered. they are specific T h at BT EUGENE DAVENPORT, M. AGR., LL. D. P e r h a ps the best many-sided rec ommendation I ever wrote for a graduate of this college was written in behalf of E u g e ne Davenport, '78, then a post graduate in Botany at this college. He soon became P r o fessor of Agriculture. F or eleven years past he has been a member of the faculty of Illinois University, and for some years past Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Experiment Station. During this period the students in agricul ture have increased from an insigni ficant number to over 450. One would naturally suppose that the duties pertaining to this position would tax his ability to the utter most—but here comes a book of 727 pages published by Ginn & Company with the title " Principles of Breeding," a treatise on thermat ology or the principles and practices involved in the economic improve ment of domesticated animals and plants. Those w ho are unacquaint ed with the author will be surprised at the originality, breadth, depth and this thoroughness volume. T r u e, he has quoted much, but these passages are apt and up to date, and do not detract from the statement that this valuable book is out of the beaten track. P a ge 3, begin the following which state the proposition to be considered. displayed in T HE P R O B L E MS OF T HE B R E E D E R. " Certain questions stand clearly out in the minds of practical breed ers, and though an attempt to an swer them seriatim would not be the best method of study, and though some of them cannot be answered with certainty in the present state of knowledge, yet nothing is of more consequence at the outset than that the student get a clear idea of the problems needing solution and to wards whose solution the student of thrematology is directed. T h ey are substantially as follows : To what extent are the character istics of an individual at maturity to its ancestry (heredity), and due to what extent are they due to the conditions of (environment), life such as food, climate, exercise, and general care during development? A re the influences of the condi tions of life limited to the individual or are they in certain instances and to some extent carried over upon the offspring? T h at is, are the ef fects of environment inherited? Can variations be directly con trolled to any extent whatever, or only selection and by special care through devel opment? indirectly through FORENSIC SOCIETY. T he Ciceros and Demostheneses met in goodly numbers in chapel Saturday evening and completed their organization. A constitution was adopted, a name chosen, and the program announced for the next meeting. Henceforth they will be known as the Forensic Society. T h ey wish especially to empha size that it is to be an open society, and that all w ho are interested and willing to work are welcome. Next Saturday evening the newly elected officers will make their inaugural addresses. N e xt meeting will be held Satur day, November 9th, at 7 p. m., room 11, College Hall. H ow effective is selection in con trolling variation ? T h at is, are con genital variations due entirely to parentage, or are there back of the -parentage certain inherent and con stitutional largely fix the general direction of varia tions, independent of selection? tendencies that Does improvement consist in rais ing the standard absolutely, or only in raising the general average by eliminating the less desirable? T h at is, does breeding improve upon the best, or does it only bring the gen eral mass nearer to the upper level? To what extent is evolution a gradual process and to what extent may profound advances appear sud denly, as in sports? And is the one class of improvement any more per manent or reliable than the other? Do all possible values of a variable character appear,or are certain values seldom or never presented? T h at is to say, is variation always continu ous, or is »it sometimes discontinu ous, making certain things impossi ble because the proper variations or combinations do not appear on which selection may be based? W h at variations are most likely to appear in successive generations of any given breed, variety, or type? T h at is, do they tend to all move together, suggesting relation of cause and effect? A re variations correlated? W h at are the proper standards for selection? H ow much shall be given to utility and h ow much to appearance ? To w h at extent is individual ex cellence a safe guide to breeding powers? To what extent is an offspring like the immediate parent- and to what extent does it resemble more remote ancestors? W h at is the relative influence of sire and dam with respect to trans mission of characters? To w h at extent do the condition of the male at the time of service and the care of the female during the offspring? pregnancy influence from close breeding, if any, and are they certain or only probable? W h at are the real dangers H ow can the advantages of close or line breeding be realized without encountering its dangers? Will a given breed, variety, or family strain endure indefinitely un der proper conditions or will it in evitably " run out," necessitating a constant return to foundation stock for new combinations as the basis of improved strains? W h at are the laws that determine the sex of offspring? Do the same laws of breeding ap ply equally to animals and plants and to all species and varieties alike, or do different species operate un der somewhat different laws? to the same Is a given species, variety, or breed always subject laws? T h at is, are the identical variations always due to the same causes and do given causes always produce the same effects? H ow can results be secured with the least wastage either in time or numbers? Upon the answers to these ques tions will depend the policies of all breeding enterprises and permanent value of particular family strains. Upon some of these points there ex ists much specific and reliable infor mation ; upon others, unfortunately, the evidence is yet scanty and uncer tain. At the present rate of progress, however, we will not have long to wait for much additional knowledge. In the meantime we must make the best use possible of the information and experience at hand. These problems can best be an swered not by directing attention to each separately, because they over lap, but rather by following out what are known to be the charcter- istic lines of study in the subject as a whole. T he order pursued in this book is the one believed to be the most favorable, both for this purpose and for the most successful answering of these definite ques tions." W . J. B E A L. REVISED LIBRARY HOURS. Daily—7:30 to 12, 12:20 to 6, 6:2o to 9. Sunday—10 to 2, 3 to 5. BOOKS FOUND. T he following text books with the accompanying names written in left at chemistry them have been department. Owners may have the same by calling : Physics, Carhart & Clute.— R ex R o b e r t s. Mineralogy.— Mr. Crissey. University Physics, Carhart.— L. T. Burrett. Chemistry, Hessler & Smith.— J ay Baker. University Physics, Carhart. — M r. Holly. Laboratory of Manual of Chem istry.— Louise Allen. FARMERS' CLUB. Last Tuesday evening, " Good R o a d s" Earle entertained a large audience in the chapel by giving a talk on roads, bad as well as fine good. T he manv lessons brought out in the talk were made very con crete and instructive by fine stereop- ticon views. These scenes were many and. with /wide connections, ranging from men to roads—though some tramps coriplain that the con nections become painfully close at times. Mr. E ar e is to be highly complimented onlthe great work he is doing, and on the persistency and earnestness with which he does it. N e xt Tuesday night, Prof. R. S. Shaw will speak in the Agr'l. L a b. on " Establishing a Reputation in Stock Breeding." All are invited to come and listen to the " man w ho k n o w s ." J. S L O AT W E L L E S. BOOK OF IMPORTANCE TO THE FACULTY. "Individual Training in O ur Col leges," by C. F. Birdseye, has re cently been added to the library. thesis maintained in the vol T he ume is that the college of today, owing to lack of vital touch between student arnl faculty, is not turning out the high grade product that was turned out by the American college of a half century ago. T he remedy suggested is individual training as opposed to general instruction. T h is is a volume of especial in terest to instructors, to alumni, w ho strive to keep in touch with the col lege and with" their societies, and to the leaders in literary societies and fraternities. F or the author believes that the fraternity, together with ath letics, must have much to do with bringing about the needed reform. Another evidence that practical and theoretical education are becom ing more closely related is found in the establishment by a Boston laun dry firm of a fellowship in chemis try at the University of Kansas. T he fellow to whom it is awarded is to devote t wo years to studying methods of saving clothes in the usually destructive process of laun dering, and, at the end of the fellow ship period, to write and publish a monograph on laundering.—Ex. Dr. R. W. Clark, missionary sec retary of the sixth district of the Episcopal church in the U. S. and formerly rector of St. Paul's church at Detroit, conducted chapel exer cises Sunday. T h e re are but two other cities in the Union with as many inhabitants as there are pupils in the public schools of N ew Y o rk City, 750,000. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. 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VOULD like to have you look at some late styles we are showing in Cravanettes and Overcoats. Might save you some money— at all events you will get a snappy, up-to- date garment. H Now showing alf the late things in Hats, Caps, Sweaters, Ties, Pennants, and Underwear. Nothing but new things find place here, "i Cordially invite all students to make our store headquarters while in city. ELGIN MIFFLIN. Hearty Slippers IN THE STRAPS OR TIE We are showing real novelties in Slipper effects. A sk to see our women's four strap patent slipper, real swell PRICE 2.52 A PAIR G R A N G ER <& G U L L E TT SUCCESSORS TO C D. WOODBURY HOLLISTER BLOCK *£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. <* Pres. Snyder addressed a meet ing of the F a r m e r s' club at Rives Junction, Saturday. i" M r. W a l t er took a photograph of Friday. last the T h e re were fifty present. forestry class P r e s. and M r s. Snyder enter tained a company of friends at a pic nic Hallowe'en dinner T h u r s d ay evening. Notice.—All men in the preliminary debate will please meet in room 7 college ball at 6 130 T h u r s d ay evening. interested D r. Lane, state geologist, will speak before the Forestry club to night on " Mining timbers and waste in the forest." 6 130 o'clock. An effort is being made to secure a lecture course for the winter, the management proposes to give 5 entertainments for $1.00. A good thing. P u sh it along. P r e s. and M r s, J. L. Sny T he following M. A. C. people and e x - M. A. C. people were in at tendance at the Teachers' Associa last tion meeting at Battle Creek w e e k: der, D r. and M r s. T h o s / C. Blaisdell, Prof. J. A. Jeffery, M r. H. W. H o w e, Prof. R y d e r, Miss Pearl McDonald, Glenn J a m e s, Maurice Carney, with '94, Alice M. Crim- mer, '97, '00. J a m es A. Elliott, E. L. E l s w o r t h, E m ma B. Barrett, '03, Harriette I. Robson, '00, Mae M. Gingles, '04, Katharine Slaight, '04, E. E. Gallup, '96, Alida Alex ander, '06, and Helen Ashley, '07. '06, J oe Taylor, Miss Bessie Stadelmann has been obliged to leave College on account of the illness of her mother and sis ter. Steam fitters are at work in the engineering installing laboratory, engines and other apparatus for the senior work next term. Under the new schedule the li brary will be open almost continu ally from 7 130 a. m. to p p. m. It will also be open Saturday evenings and six hours on Sunday. M r. Joseph Rosen will have charge dur ing the extra hours. A limited number of very excel lent pocket manuals of parliamen tary law has been placed on sale at the book store. T he author has the used great care in condensing into the small form which subject sells for ten cents. T he work is based on the most reliable authority. T he museum has recently received from M r. V. M. Zimmermann, with 1905, Breckenridge, Colorado, some interesting crystals of quartz feldspar, which are unusually and the crystals perfect. Nearly all show a tendency to double, and some of the feldspars show the perfect double form known as " Carlsbad In a letter to Professor twins." states Barrows M r. Zimmermann that near his cabin are a number of great rocks piled up about 400 feet and apparently made up entirely of these crystals " cemented together." W i th the weathering of the rock the crystals are loosened and accum ulate in large quantities at the base of the rocks. Mrs. Hanson, of Hanover, is vis iting her daughter, M r s. W a r r en Babcock. Secretary Moon of the Y. M. C. A. expects to leave about Nov. 20, to attend a Y. M. C. A. convention at the J a m e s t o wn exposition. Sunday's Neivs Tribune contained two pages of half-tones of Michi gan's state buildings at Lansing, in which M. A. C. played an import ant part. T he third annual meeting of the Michigan Forestry Association will be held at Saginaw, N o v. 12 and 13. Dr. Beal, Prof. Pettit, Prof. C. D. Smith and Prof. J. F. Baker will speak. Dr. Beal and Prof. Dandeno have recently published a third edi tion of their glossary of botanical terms. This is the only quired work mostly lectures and laboratory. text re terms' first in botany, the work being two the for the ties year Last each railroads used 103,000,000 averaging about 30 board ft. or a total of 3,090,000,000 ft. We consume in the U. S., between three and four times as much timber each year as our forests g r ow in the same length of time. A few misplaced articles Friday morning served to remind us that another Hallowe'en had passed. A wagon in college hall, a few decora tions on the W o m a n 's building and a large tank south of the library were about the only noticeable evi dences about the campus. Prof. Nadal, of Olivet college, conducted the services of the East Lansing church Sunday. Mrs. A. M. Brown has been her spending a daughter, Hearty at A nn Arbor. few days with T h r o u gh the courtersy of M r s. Church" " The Living Bissell (a church paper published in Mil waukee,) will be placed in the read ing room each week. Many thanks. T he first team had the pleasure of witnessing Saturday the game between Alma and Olivet at Olivet. Kalamazoo game cancelled scheduled with M. A. C. only four days before the day set and it was impossible to get a game with any other team. the T he football team, Coach and Mrs. Brewer and M a n a g er Merwin were given a three course dinner by Mrs. Farleman at Club G last Fri day night. Short speeches enliven ed the dinner after which the team expressed their appreciation by giv ing nine their hostess.. rahs for rousing D r. Beal and Prof. Jeffery spoke before a meeting of Capitol Grange at Lansing last Saturday night. D r. Beal's subject was Corn is K i ng and Prof. Jeffery gave a report of the recent corn show at Chicago. Thursday. Nov. 14, Capitol g r a n ge will entertain the I n g h am County Pomona. Dr. Beal will give an address of Welcome and Instructor Halpin will give a talk on the Care of Poultry for Fall and Winter •Eggs- ATHLETICS. RESOLUTIONS. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. F o ur days before the game sched team uled with Kalamazoo, their cancelled which left M. A. C. with out a game last Saturday and in stead of keeping the squad at home for practice, Coach Brewer took his men the A l m a- Olivet game. to Olivet to see T he foot ball work out last week was rather light, most of the time being spent in mastering new sig nals and new plays. T he old code •was dropped and an entire new set was given out. few weeks every effort will be put forth to have the team- in the best possi ble shape to wrestle with Olivet on November 16th. T he next hand Next Saturday afternoon our an- cierit friend and rival, Albion, will take a whirl to be on the F a r m e r s. Although Al at bion in rather poor form the earlier part of the season is no reason w hy they will not put up the game of their lives next Sat urday. showed up shape. All her T h ey have shown a marked im provement the last few weeks and they will leave no stone unturned to have every man in the best pos sible stars who were out of the game the fore part of the season will be in the line up. There is no doubt but what Al bion will put up a strong fight, and just as good rooting is needed next Saturday afternoon as was needed at the Wabash game two weeks ago. Don't let your spirit lag as in former years, but keep it up through out the year. At the meeting of the board of control last week it was decided to play Capt. Small the remainder of the season under the same condi tions as Bishop of Olivet played last year. Saturday the class championship was decided by a game between the Juniors and Sophomores, the latter winning by a score of 10 to 5 though there, is some dispute concerning the result. Until the last minute of play the score stood 5 and 4 in favor of the Juniors when the Sophomores punted and the to catch the punt, a Sophomore player grabbed the ball and ran for a touch down. T he Juniors claim that the player who was to catch the punt illegally and was that the score should have been in sustain their favor. T he officials the score as given above but the Juniors still claim to have the better team. interfered with Juniors failing . E. C. K R E H L, THE FIRST MILITARY. T he first military of the season was held at the armory last Friday evening. About 75 . couples were present including the patrons, Brof. and Mrs. Vedder, Dr. and M r s. Blaisdell and Mr. and M r s. Brewer. Baker's orchestra furnished the mu sic. It was one of the most delight ful opening militaries ever given at the College. AURORIAN PARTY. T he Aurorian Society gave their the first eleven o'clock party armory evening. T he Saturday decorations were autumn leaves and red and white, the society's colors. Prof, and M r s. Sackett and Prof, and M r s. R y d er acted as chaperons. in the Resolved, Whereas, Sorrow has entered the family of one of our brothers through the death of his beloved sister, Miss May K n e c h t; be it T h at heartfelt the sympathy of the members of Union Literary Society be extended to the family and friends in their bereavement; that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the afflicted family and a copy be spread upon the society and a the records of copy be printed in the M. A. C. R E C O R D. J. V. G O N G W E R, L. W. D O U G H E R T Y, G. P. B U R K H A R T. W h i le at Chicago last week Prof. Hedrick saw the following M. A. C. people : Prof, and Mrs. P. B. W o o d w o r t h, Mrs. Oscar Clute, P. M. Chamberlain, '88, J o hn Neis, '94, and Chas. E. Hoyt, former in Messrs. structor W o o d w o r t h, Neis and H o yt are now with the .Lewis Institute, Chi cago. foundry. in T he man w ho works with one eye on the clock is likely to have plenty of time to look for another job. CAMERON & ARBAUGH CO.'S HEW STORE. Cameron & Arbaugh Co. CLOAK DEPT. We are showing the finest line of furs, fur sets, in the city, also hundreds of pretty new and stylish suits. Tight fitting coats, and the SWELL NEW C A R A C U LE COATS all at special price for this week's special sale. Cameron & Arbaueh Co. DEPARTMENT STORE ALL MEATS . . .. May look alike to you, b ut t h e re is a v e ry g r e at difference in the q u a l i ty we h a n t h at sold by s o me o t h er m a r k e t s. d le a nd We h a n d le n o ne b ut t he v e ry best. L i ke 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 you that you o u g ht 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. ALLEN PRINTING CO. 305 Michigan Ave. E. Bell 1004 Citizens 1006 We make a specialty of Odd Things In Programs. See us for Macey Filing Appliances and Sectional Bookcases. Engraved or Printed Cards. A V E R A GE men are as colorless as average clothes. College men are outside the average—their togs have to be — College Brand Clothes are. Just a bit more dash to 'em, a great sight more style —and the precisely right amount of fit. Though exclusive their price isn't enough to exclude you from wearing 'em. For the young man and the " like-to-be-young." •? O'CONNOR, Clothier. Sole Agents for College Clothes. DRUGGISTS. S P O R T I NG G O O DS SPAULDING'S Sweaters and Sweater-vests are always the best; therefore we have the best in heavy-weights and Jerseys. • We also carry a complete line of College pennants and banners. Call in and look them over; date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. ROUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to R OBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorf & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries, 102 Washington Ave. N. DRY GOODS. THE JEWK.TT & 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. j