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, J A N U A RY 7, 1908. N o. 15 AGRICULTURE IN ALASKA. Interesting letter by Prof. C. C. Georgeson formerly student at M. A. C. T h r o u gh interesting letter the kindness of Dr. Beal we are able to print, this week, an from Alaska which shows some interesting facts concerning the agricultural possibil ities of that r e g i o n: S I T K A, A L A S K A, N O V. 17, 1907. Doctor W . J. B E A L, Agricultural College, Mich. Dear Dr. Beal—A note from you in a recent number of the M. A. C. inspires a desire to salute R E C O RD you. It awakens a train of thought which carries me back to the days when I had the privilege of sitting under your instruction in old Col lege Hall, 3d floor, southeast corner, where you for a time met your classes. I treasure the memory of those days when you were my teacher, with pleasure and affection. T h e re never were more devoted and sympathetic than Abbot, teachers Kedzie, Beal, Fairchild and Cook. E a ch impressed his personality on his students in an effective way, and I am sure that each had an in the boys fluence for good on all w ho sat under them. In those days when the institution was young and struggling, the faculty was neces sarily more of a unit, and each man in it had a greater personal in fluence on the student body than can be possible now with the greatly en larged and diversified interests of the institution. to me. T he task of ascertaining what Alaska is good for agriculturally It has has been assigned been an up-hill charge, mainly a battle with nature ; but as the work advances it gains in interest. We are making progress. T he possi bilities are vastly greater than one dared to hope a few years ago. At my northernmost station, that at R a m p a rt in the Y u k on Valley, in latitude 650 40', grain has matured every year since we began work there. O w i ng local conditions to we have not met with the same suc cess in all places ; but we are learn ing what to g r ow and how to grow it. One of the problems is to "Breed hardy early-maturing varieties, and and in this we are making progress. We have now a total of six experi ment stations, each located in a re gion with conditions peculiar to it self. T he immense territory (more than ten times the area of Michigan) gives great variation in local condi tions. T wo of the stations were es tablished this year, one a live stock station on Kodiak Island, where I have begun the acclimatization and breeding of Galloway cattle with certain lines of experiements in view ; the other is a farming station near the center of T a n a na Valley, where we have a reservation of 1400 acres. I mean to farm on a fairly large scale there. We have matured barley and oats in many varieties at all the stations. Winter wheat and rye can be g r o wn wherever the snow is three feet deep for winter fall protection. A ny quantity of feed for live stock can be g r o wn every where, and in places it commands good prices. Last year I sold grain hay at our Copper Valley station for two hundred dollars per ton. I distribute garden seed to all parts of the territory with a view to have it tested, and it is proved that hardy vegetables can be g r o wn clear to the Arctic Circle, and even be I have also distributed hardy yond. fruit trees and fruit bushes to hun dreds of places to have them tested. It is doubtful if tree fruits will suc ceed, but strawberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries can be g r o wn very successfully. I have some interesting experiments under way in the cross-fertilization of na tive species with cultivated berry- testing cultivated fruits. We are grasses and forage plants at the va rious stations. Alaska has a num ber of species of native grasses and legumes that would interest you. T he most common forage grass is ' langsdorfii, which Calamagrostis often grows to a height of six feet. In the coast region we have large areas of grass land, especially west of Cook Inlet. H e re the winters are comparatively mild, the snow fall light, and cattle can run out all winter if hardy by nature ; that was my reason for choosing the Gallo ways. We have made good butter two years past at and cheese for one of the stations, the one at Kenai, on Kenai peninsula, from cattle fed exclusively on native g r o wn forage. T h e re is not the slightest doubt that dairying and beef production can be made a great success in the western half of the coast region. As a side issue, but of course, of direct interest to our agricultural in vestigations, I have also had charge of the meteorological observation in the territory. Outside our own sta tions we depend on voluntary ob servers, but valuable data from a large number of places have been collected. We are handicapped with small appropriations, and the great ex pense of lahor. At some of the in terior stations we have to pay as high as $7.50 per day for common labor, which compels me to figure very closely to make both ends meet. But the work is fascinating; it is new and in a sense original; the in terests are many and varied ; there look after. We have is much to many discouragements, but they only give zest to the battle. One great comfort is that the depa> tment gives me a very free hand within the limits of the appropriation. I have several of my Kansas boys excellent with me. T h ey make superintendents. Alaska has large producing capacity. I estimate that at least one sixth of the territory, or in round numbers 100,000 square miles, is available for farming and grazing. "How shall I win success in life?" the young man asked; whereat "Have push," replied the button, "and purr-puss," said the cat. "Find out the work your sooted for," the chimney sweeper said. Just as the Match and Pin remarked, "And never lose your head."—Ex. FORESTRY NOTES. tree belonging A novel penalty was imposed by M r. Montagu Sharpe, the Brentford magistrate, on a schoolboy w ho had to the damaged a Ealing Corporation. He ordered the boy to provide another tree and to plant it himself. "If the children of this country were brought up like those in Germany and Switzerland and taught to plant trees in the pub lic h i g h w a y ," Mr, Sharpe remarked, "there would be less of this wanton destruction."— London, (England) livening Standard. T he reached China, and almost world-wide move ment to protect and establish forests has even the first Chinese school of forestry will shortly be opened in M u k d e n, ac cording to a recent report by the American consul-general at Tient sin. T he T he Chinese empire is sometimes pointed out as the worst example, among modern nations, of forest de floods which are struction. periodically poured down upon the denuded mcuntains are destructive beyond comparison with those of any other country and the want of the chief forests cause. W o od in China than in almost any other inhabited region of the country is well adapted to the grow- ng- of trees. In establishing a for est school the Chinese government it realizes the gives evidence that need of beginning its reforestation in a scientific manner. is assigned as is scarcer the world, although the T he lowest estimate reached by the Forest Service of timber now standing in the United States is 1,400 billion feet, board m e a s u r e; the height 2,0 o billion. T he pres ent annual consumption is approx imately 100 billion feet, while the the annual growth is but a third of consumption or from 20 to 40 bill ion feet. larger estimate of standing timber, 2,000 billion feet, and the larger estimate of the annual g r ow th, 40 billion feet and apply the present rate of con sumption the results show a proba ble duration of our supplies of tim ber of not more than thirty-three years. If we accept the Report of the Pennsylvania De partment of Forestry for 1905 and that 190b, which is just out shows the the year 1906 at the close of state actually owned 701,297 acres reserves of forest in 23 counties. In addition there is un der contract for purchase an area of about 100,000 acres. locate d ANNOUNCEMENT. T he W o m a n 's Society of the People's church of East Lansing wish to announce to the public that they are prepared to do plain sew ing of all kinds at reasonable rates. Ladies desiring work done may leave orders with any member of the sewing committee. M R S. B E RT L. R O S E C R A N S, M R S. C H A CE N E W M A N, M R S. C L A U DE A L D R I C H, Committee. ALUMNI. ' 0 1. V. M. Shoesmith, ' 0 1, and wife (Elsie Morrison, sp. '00, '01), spent the holidays with their parents in Michigan. M r. Shoesmith has re cently been elected to the position of Associate Professor of Agro nomy at the University of Ohio. He began his duties J a n. 1. Sp. 'o2-'o3. Miss Helena A n na Lawrence, special student during the above years, was married Dec. 25 to M r. William P r a k k en at Hudson, Mich. Mr. and M r s. P r a k k en are at home to their friends at 1149 at E. Portage Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. C. F. Brunger, of N e w b e r r y, made the College a call last week. Mr. B r u n g er is foreman of the U. P. insane asylum farm at that place. R ay T o w er has accepted a posi the tion at Lucoston, N. J., with color, firm of J o hn Lucas & Co. M r. T o w er was formerly chemist for the Patton Paint Co., of Mil waukee, and assisted in the chemical department here during part of last term. Miss Kate M. Coad of the above class, called on college friends last is teaching do week. Miss Coad mestic science and domestic art in the public schools at Saginaw. '06. J. E. Fisk is now located at Indi ana Harbor, Indiana. His address is 3436 Fir street. '07. W. P. Piper spent the Christmas vacation with his parents in East Lansing. Mr. Piper is now instruc tor in civil engineering at Cornell. '04. A. B. Rodgers, in renewing his subscription to the R E C O RD wishes all its readers a H a p py N ew Year. Mr. Rodgers is in the B. I. civil ser vice at Sioux City, Iowa. Speak " T h e re ing of his w o rk he says : is an almost unlimited field for ob servation and research work in the pathology of those diseases common and uncommon to our meat produc ing domestic animals. My post mortem work during the summer and autumn at Chicago, Kansas City and Sioux City has given me an opportunity to see and handle the tens of thousands of diseased condi tions to which these animals are subject." L. F. Bird, of the above class and assistant in animal husbandry dur ing the year 'o4-'o5, called on Col lege friends last week. M r. Bird is farming at Millington, Mich. Mr. A. R. Carter of the above class, sends us a cut of a new con crete bridge which he has just erected at Rockford, 111. Mr. Car ter is with M r. C. C. Stowell, con tractor of is 202 Kishmonkee street. that place. His address THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR BY THE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IS A COLLEGE EDUCATION A GOOD BUSINESS IN VESTMENT? W. 3. WRIGHT, '04, MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS. E. B. REID, sp. R. Z. HOPKINS, '10 R. P. HOLOSWORTH, '10 W. D. FRAZER, '09 B. YORKER, '10 GRACE PKRRY, sp. 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T he f e e l i ng t o w a r ds c o l l e ge f r a t e r n i t i es a nd e s f r a t e r n i t i es in pecially h i gh s c h o ol M i c h i g an a nd m a ny o t h er s t a t es is n o ne t oo f r i e n d l y. H a p p i ly M. A. C. will n ot be affected by a ny c h a n ge in p o l i cy t o w a rd t h e se i n s t i t u t i o ns for l o ng a go t h at t he l i t e r a ry it l e a r n ed societies as t h ey a re h e re o r g a n i z ed fill all social n e e ds a nd at t he s a me t i me a re free f r om m a ny of t he o b- j e c t i o n al f e a t u r es of a c o l l e ge f r a t e r- i t y. T he t wo n a t i o n al f r a t e r n i t i es at M. A. C. a re h o n o r a ry o n l y. " T N D U S T R I AL E d u c a t i o n ," s a ys a p r o m i n e nt w r i t er on e c o n o m ic q u e s t i o n s, " is s o l v i ng f or us o ne pf o ur m o st i m p o r t a nt i n d u s trial p r o b l e m s. In d e v e l o p i ng t he s u b j e ct t he w r i t er g o es on to s t a te t h at o ur p r e s e nt p r o s p e r i ty is n ot d ue to skill in h a n d i c r a f t, b ut to o ur a b u n d a nt r e s o u r c es a nd o r g a n i z i ng ability. As t i me g o es on o ur nat u r al r e s o u r c es will be d i m i n i s h e d, a nd o t h er n a t i o ns will h a ve a d o p t ed o ur s c h e m es of o r g a n i z a t i on so t h at to be on a c o m p e t i t i ve b a s is t h e re m u st be d e v e l o p ed fineness of w o r k c o u n t r i e s, m a n s h ip to w h i ch o t h er a t t a i n e d. n o t a b ly G e r m a n y, h a ve T h is a t t a i n m e nt can o n ly be r e a c h ed by d e v e l o p i ng t he m i nd a nd h a nd a l i k e. T he old a p p r e n t i ce s y s t em to d e v e l op t he h a nd a l o n e, s e r v ed p r o d u c i ng a nd w as c o n t e nt w i th w o r k m en as g o od o n ly as t he p r e c e d i ng g e n e r a t i o n. I n d u s t r i al e d u cation is t he c r e a t i on of skill a nd in t e r e st in t he w o rk b e i ng p e r f o r m ed a l o ng w i th a c u l t i v a t ed m i n d, w h i ch t h at d e s i re f or p u ts into t he w o rk efficiency w h i ch d o es n ot a d m it of s o m e t h i ng b e t t er satisfaction until is t he h as b e en f o rm of e d u c a t i on w h i ch fitting to a n ew e ra us to a d a pt o u r s e l v es in o ur c o m m e r c i al C a re m u st be t a k e n, h o w e v e r, n ot to e d u c a te t he b r a in at t he e x p e n se of t he h a n d, b ut to e d u c a te b o th to t h e ir m u t u al a d v a n t a g e. T h is is p r o d u c e d. r e l a t i o n s. '' It h a i n 't no use to grumble a nd com plain ; It's jest as cheap a nd easy to rejoice, W h en God sorts o ut t he weather a nd sends rain, W'y rain's my choice." T he f o l l o w i ng a n s w er to t he q u e s E d u c a t i on tion, " D o es a C o l l e ge P ay ?" h as b e en p r e p a r ed by M r. J a m es M. D o d g e, s e c r e t a ry of t he A m e r i c an S o c i e ty of M e c h a n i c al E n g i n e e r s, a nd g i v es a scientifically a c c u r a te a n s w er to t h at oft r e p e a t ed q u e s t i o n. T he d a ta f r om w h i ch t h e se d e d u c t i o ns a re m a de a re g a t h e r ed f r om a l a r ge n u m b er of actual a v e r a ge cases life. T h ey d e s e r ve t he e a r n e st c o n s i d e r a tion of y o u ng p e o p l e, t h e ir p a r e n t s, t e a c h e rs a nd f r i e n d s. f r om p r a c t i c al s i x t e e n, a nd a s s u me L et us s t a rt w i th t he a v e r a ge b oy of t h at he is w o r th to h i m s e lf in e a r n i ng p o w er $ 3 , 0 0 0; t h is is h is p o t e n t i al c a p i t al — h i m s e lf v i e w ed o n ly as an econ o m ic p r o p o s i t i o n. At t h is p o i nt we will also a s s u me t h at he is as y et n e i t h er s k i l l ed in a ny craft, n or s h o p- t r a i n e d, n or h as he h ad t he benefit of a ny t r a de s c h o o l, or e v en b e en in any s c h o ol of t e c h n o l o g y, or a col l e g e. H e n c e, four possibilities lie b e f o re h im : 1. To r e m a in an u n skilled l a b o r e r. 2. To g et a s h op t r a i n i n g. 3. To go to a t r a de s c h o o l. e d u c a t i o n. 4. To a c q u i re a liberal S t a rt f o ur b o y s, t h e n, on t he f o ur influence lines a nd let us see w h at t r a i n i ng of an e q u al s o rt a c t u a l ly h as as m e a s u r ed by m o n ey r e t u r n s. 1. T he u n s k i l l ed l a b o r e r. On t he a v e r a ge he is e a r n i ng $ 4 . 00 a w e ek at t he e nd of h is s i x t e e n th y e a r; $5 00 a w e ek a y e ar later, a nd his a d v a n ce c o n t i n u es w i th r e g u l a r i ty to h is t w e n ty s e c o nd y e a r, w h en he is w o r th as " c a p i t a l" to h i m s e lf $ 1 0 , 0 0 0, a nd he h as a w a g e - e a r n i ng c a p a c i ty of ' $ 1 0 . 20 a w e e k. B ut h e re he r e a c h es t he h i g h e st e c o n o m ic v a l ue of u n s k i l l ed l a b o r, w h i ch will n ot in v a l ue h o w e v er m a ny y e a rs he a d d s. significantly i n c r e a se i n t e r e st f r om r u le o f - t h u mb 2. T he s h op t r a i n ed w o r k e r. E v en h is n a r r o w e r, t r a i n i ng p a ys g o od t he s t a r t. In s ix y e a rs he h as p a s s ed t i me t he u n s k i l l ed l a b o r e r; by t he he is t w e n t y - f o u r, h o w e v e r, he h as r e a c h ed h is m a x i m u m; h is p o t e n tial capital is $ 1 5 , 0 0 0, a nd h is w a ge T h is is t he h i g h is $ 15.20 a w e e k. s h op t he est w o r k e r. r e a c h ed by p o i nt 3. T he t r a de s c h o ol y o u ng m a n. T he e a r ly b r o a d e n i ng of h is w o rk i m m e d i a t e ly b r i n gs b e t t er w a g e s. B e f o re he is e i g h t e en he h as f o r e v er d i s t a n c ed w o r k e r. t he u n s k i l l ed B e f o re he is t w e n t y - o ne he h as also left t he s h op w o r k er b e h i nd h i m. W h en he is t w e n t y - f o ur he h as an e a r n i ng p o w er of $ 22 a w e e k. He v a l u a t i on at r e a c h es h is h i g h e st t h i r t y - o ne y e a r s, a nd h e re he finds t he h i g h e st p o i nt in t he t r a de school e c o n o m ic h o r i z o n. 4. T e c h n i c a l ly a nd liberally e d u cated b o y. F or s e v e r al y e a rs t h is y o u ng m an l a gs b e h i nd all t h r ee of t he o t h er c l a s s e s. W h en he is n i n e l a b o r er is a h e ad t e en t he u n s k i l l ed t w e n t y - f i ve of h i m. N ot till he is d o es he c a t ch up w i th t he s h op t r a i n ed b o y, or r i se a b o ve t he e c o n o m ic h o r i z on of t he t r a de s c h o ol t h en ? A ll t h r ee m a n. B ut w h at a l r e a dy of h is c o m p e t i t o rs h a ve T h e ir r e a c h ed t h e ir e a r n i ng h o r i z o ns a re f i x e d; b ut f r om t h at t w e n t y - f i f th y e ar a nd its p o t e n t i al c a p i t a l i z a t i on of $ 2 2 , 0 00 t he c o l l e g e- s e v en t r a i n ed m an s h o o ts up y e a rs m o re to an e a r n i ng p o w er of $ 43 a w e e k, a nd h as n ot as y et r e a c h ed h is full e c o n o m ic h o r i z o n! limit. in A liberal e d u c a t i on h as a d d ed a p o t e n t i al c a p i t a l i z a t i on of $ 2 1 , 0 00 o v er ( $ 2 2 , 0 00 all c o m p e t i t o rs to f r om $ 4 3 , 0 0 0 ). E d u c a t i on t o ok h im at t he a ge of s i x t e en at $ 3 , 0 0 0, it l e a v es h im at t h i i t y - t wo y e a rs at $ 4 3 , 0 0 0. T h e se facts s p e ak f or t h e m s e l v es ; t h ey a re n ot t he g u e s s es of an e d u c a t i o n al e n t h u s i a s t, b ut a re t he l o g ical r e s u l ts of a c a r e f ul scientific in v e s t i g a t i on by o ne t h o r o u g h ly c o m p e t e nt to m a ke it. W h at b e t t er i n v e s t m e nt of h i m s e lf c an o ne m a ke t h an to s e c u re a c o l l e ge e d u c a t i o n? A LETTER FROM DINKEL- SPIEL TO HIS SON. (From The Kaimin.) M E IN L I E B ER L O O E Y :— Ve h af rect-ptioned y o u r l e t t er a nd v as g l ad to h e ar d ot y o ur h e a lt v as t r e a t i ng y ou m it p l e a s u re a nd e n- c h o y m e n t. D a re h as p en no o x c i t e- m e nt on d er f a rm y et since y ou h af w e n t, w id d er e x c e p t i o n a t i on d ot d er v e g e t a b le s e ed w h i ch y ou p l a n- to t a t i o n ed c o l l e ge w e n t, c h a n g ed its m i nd u nd b l o s s o m ed fort as S c o t ch tistles ; d is v as all vich ve h af h a r v e s t ed on d er lot e g g s c e pt a litter of k i t t e ns vich a n e i g h b o r 's c at s t a k ed us t o. b e f o re y ou N ow L o o e y, v on v o rd I w o u ld like to s p o ke to y ou b e f o re ve go h i t h e r w a r d, d er w o rt r u ns as fol l o w s — D O N 'T G ET A C A S E— for all d er v i m m e ns iss a d e l u s i on u nd a s n a r e. L o o e y, v en y ou first a r r i fe at d er U n i v e r s i t a t e, v on of d er s n a r e s, v i ch m e a ns a c a se in d er b u d, vill m e et y ou at d er f r o nt g a te u nd m it t e a rs in h er voice u nd a c a t ch in h er e y e, vill r e m a r k, " O h, L o o e y, vill y ou pe m i n e ?" D en L o o ey m u st y ou s et d o wn y o ur r o u g h ly p u sh d er out feet u nd s t r e t c h ed d i m p le m it d er a b s e nt m i n d ed c o m p l e x i on a s i de u nd s a v, " I ch w u r de n i c ht e in c a se h a b e ." c a r e l e s s ly A c a s e, L o o e y, v en it is first s e e n, c o n s i s ts of a o p en faced s m i le a b o ve vich flows a N i a g a ra F a l ls p o m p a d o ur u nd u n d er vich iss s e en to a p p e ar a p a ir c o m p l e x i o n i z ed of s h o u l d e rs c o f e r ed py a p e ek a b oo v a i st in d er d ay t i m e, u nd n o t h in if s u r p r i s ed at d er C l ub D a n c e. A lifs at d er D o rm v en it iss c a se a s l e e p, a b er in d er d ay t i me it is c a t c h ed up d er c a n y on h o l d i ng h a n ds m it d er s c e n e r y, vile at n ' g ht it m a k es a d a te at d er first stile m it you u nd a h a ck u nd d er e f e n i ng at t i me v en t e a t r e, v a s l i ng y o ur d er y ou s h o u ld be d o i ng p i n o c k le or p r a c t i c i ng p i l l i a r ds a l t er d er s h ow ; it m a k es a $ 2 . 00 d a te at d er coffee h o u se v i ch s h o u ld be p l e a s a n t ly s p e nt in f r o nt of H o w a r d 's v a t c h i ng d er c h o r us g i r ls go py v en d er g r e a se p a i nt iss off d er faces u nd d er old a ge iss o n. Y o ur d u t i es in d er c a s e, L o o e y, w o u ld c o n s i st of a c h e c k - b o ok u nd a b l e a s a nt s m i le ; it m u st also h af a s p e a k i ng a c q u a i n t a n ce m it d er m an w ho m a k es d er v i ch is s p e lt o ut in U n i t ed S t a t es in d er l e t t e rs to f a d d er as " D er G r e ek B o ok E x p e n s e ." flowers, So L o o e y, y ou s ee d ot d e re is b ut o ne t i ng vich ve s h o u ld all g i ve a case u nd it s h o u ld be m e n t i o n ed in v on s o ur v o r d — L e m o n s. So v e n- e f er y ou feel d er s y m p t o ms of a case c o m i ng d o wn d er s t r e e t, t u rn d o wn d er n e xt alley u nd r e p e at o f er u n d er o f er d er w o r d s, " N e f er a c a se m it L o o e y ." Mit luff, DlNKEI.SPIEL. \ LARGE CLASS OF SHORT COURSE STUDENTS. t he s e e m ed in all p r o b a b i l i ty N o t w i t h s t a n d i ng i n d i c a t i o ns fact t h at e a r ly to p o i nt t o w a rd a s m a ll class of s h o rt c o u r se t h is y e a r, y e s t e r d a y 's a nd s t u d e n ts t o d a y 's d e v e l o p m e n ts go to s h ow t h at t h is y e a r 's class will be f ar in a d v a n ce of all o t h er s h o rt c o u r se c l a s s es in p o i nt of r o o m i ng n u m b e r s. E a st L a n s i ng c a p a c i ty is b e i ng t a x ed to t he u t m o st w h i le m a ny h a ve b e en f o r c ed to g et r o o ms in L a n s i n g. T he m o st p o p u l ar of t he c o u r s es is t he first y e ar in g e n e r al a g r i c u l t u re w i th t he c r e a m e ry c o u r se close s e c o n d. T h e re a re s e v e r al b a ck f or t he s e c o nd y e ar c o u r s e. THE WINTER WOOD BY SUSAN H A R T L EY S W E TT Gone are t he lilies tall a nd fair That dreamed along t he lane, And kept alway in their red cups The woodland dew a nd rain, And nodded softly to t he song The brook sang when t he days were long. Lost is t he music blithe and gay Within t he waving trees; The low-toned gossip, rioons, t h r o u gh w a rm *••- Of w a n d e r i ng meadow bees; The breeze t h at touched to light romance Its flute to lure t he leaves to dance. Now like sleep's seems, land t he deep wood So soft, a nd still, a nd w h i t e; The pale moon travels like a wraith Its avenues by night, And even t he sunshine paler grows That steps into its silvery snows. And n o t h i ng mars t he perfect calm T h at reigns at its deep h e a r t. W i n t er is here, b ut winter blest And from its woes apart. And like a gentle, brooding w i ng Rests tenderly on e v e r y t h i n g. The e m p ty nests but seem to wail For new broods, fleeced with snow; The brook, beneath a roof of ice, Still whispers sweet a nd low; The evening star still keeps a t r y st W i th the bare willows t h r o u gh t he mist. And clear a nd sweet t he winter t h r u sh Scatters his silvery notes On coldest mornings, when t he air Is filled w i th frosty motes, As if a wild rose listened near A nd new leaves softly thrilled to hear. " W i n t er is b ut a friend," he sings. A nd while t he skies are murk, He tightly bars Dame Nature's door To let t he shy Spring work, And keep her flowery looms a-whir Until t he bluebirds call to her. The year had gloomily begun For Willie Weeks, a poor man's He was beset w i th bill and d u n, A nd he h ad very little SUN. MON. "This cash," said he, " w o n 't pay my d u e s ;" I've n o t h i ng here b ut ones a nd A bright TUES. t h o u g ht struck him, a nd he said, " T he rich Miss Goldrocks I will W E D ." But w h en he paid his court to her, She lisped, b ut firmly said " No T H U R ." " A l a s !" said he, " t h en I must die." His soul w e nt Where t h ey say souls F R I. They found his gloves and coat and hat, The coroner upon t h em SAT. —Ex. T HE M. A. C. RECORD. A FEW THINGS FROM NORTON'S POCKET KNIVES, RAZORS, RAZOR STROPS EVER READY SAFETY RAZOR WITH 12 BLADES $1.00 S H E A R S, ETC. On this line of goods we claim to have the best that can be had, and any will be replaced that is defective. We would be pleased with your pat ronage. flORTONS HARDWARE 111 Wash. Ave. South. EVERY KIND OF FURNITURE FOR YOUR ROOM. Cots Folding Beds flatresses Book Cases Desks All Goods Delivered Free. M. J. & B. M. Buck. WOULD 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. IT Now showing all the late things in Hats, Caps, Sweaters, Ties, Pennants, and Underwear. Nothing but new things find place here. T Cordially invite all students to make our store headquarters while in city. ELCIN MIFFLIN. THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE HOLIDAY SLIPPERS Where you will find the largest and most complete stock of mrple • : - Women's Hisses' 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 : : : : : T WE ARE SHOWING MANY P R E T TY PATTERNS Ufte WOODBURY STORE H o l l i s t er - B l o cK PRICES 50c to $2.00 A PAIR J E W E TT & K N A PP 2 2 0 - 2 22 AND 2 24 WASHINGTON AVENUE S O U T H, L A N S I N G, MICHIGAN. GRANGER & GULLETT PROPRIETORS *£ A B O UT T HE C A M P U S. <£ Reiley Calvert will have charge of Club D during the coming term. Born, to M r. and M r s. J a c ob Schefers, Monday, J a n. 6, a son. Prof. S h aw the children took living on the campus for a sleigh- ride Christmas morning. Dean and M r s. G. W. Bissell gave a party on the evening of De cember 27, in honor of their daugh ter, Miss E r ma Mullenbach. T he M. U. R. have gone back to a 20 minute schedule on the college line, commencing at o a. m. and con tinuing until 11 p. m. T he friends of Miss Dorothy to learn of Moxness will be glad her along her rapid promotion chosen line of work. She has re cently been appointed as assistant chemist of the board of public health at Baltimore, Md. Miss Rose M. Taylor of the U. of M. has been elected as assistant in the Botonical laboratory and will begin her duties F e b. i. Miss Han nah Bach will assist in the labora tory until large amount of w o rk in the department for the next two terms makes it nec essary to employ an additional in structor. time. T he that Dean Bissell, D r. Beal, Dr. Mar shall, Dr. R a h n, Prof. Sawyer, and Instructors Sayer and Lawrence attended the meeting of the Ameri can Association for the advancement of science at Chicago last week. Other M. A. C. men present were S. M. Tracy, '68, C. S. Crandall, '73, C. E. Bessey, '69, E. D. Sanderson, '97, H. C. Skeels,'98, H. F. W i g h t, and L. D. Bushnell, '05. Dr. H u rt spent part of last week in Ohio, Indiana and other states looking up horses farm stables. for the R ay Shaffer has signed with Manager Taylor of the Bay City team and twirls in the state league next season. Mr. M c A l v a y, formerly principal of the Manistee high school, will assist in the department of history and economics next term. T he W o m a n 's Society of the People's church will meet with Mrs. T. C. Blaisdell, Wednesday, J a n. 8, at 2 : 3c Mr. A r t h ur Boettcher, '10 en gineering, has left college to enter the regular army. He will fit him self for promotion to the commis sioned officers' ranks. A meeting has been called to meet at the college at 2 p. m., J a n. 14, for the purpose of organizing a Michigan Guerensy Cattle Club. Nearly 100 breeders in the state have signified their desire for such an organization. T he seventeenth annual meeting of the Michigan Improved Livestock and Feeders Association will be held at the col lege J a n. 14 and 1^. T h is will give those interested opportunity to at tend both meetings. A banquet the W o m e n 's in will be given Building on Tuesday evening, J a n uary 14 for all visiting members of the above associations. T he Alumni advisory council con sisting of R ay Stannard Baker, '89 (chairman) of East Lansing, W. K. Prudden, '78 of Lansing, L. W. Watkins, '93 of Manchester, Eu gene P. Davenport '78 of Urbana, 111. George J. J e n ks '89 of Sand Beach and E. N. Pagleson '89 of Detroit, held their first meeting at the college, Dec. 20. This commit tee was appointed at the request of the State Board to act in conjunction with them in the welfare of the col lege. Leslie N. Cullom and J. C P a l- tridge have been secured as addi tional instructors in the English de partment. Mr. Cullom is a gradu ate of H e d d i ng College, III., and has done graduate work for his M. A. degree at the Colorado univer sity. M r. Paltridge is a graduate of Kalamazoo college and has taken advanced work in the University of Chicago. He has had teaching ex perience America. in England as well as the second, j u d g i n g; T he M. A. C. calendar for 1908 consists of six 11x14 sheets showing companion pictures of rural build ings. T he first sheet shows the agricultural building and a class in stock the armory and the battalion ; the third, the dairy building and cattle; the fourth, Williams hall and a class in s u r v e y i n g; the fifth, the W o m a n 's building and a class in domestic science, the sixth, the engineering building and a view of the shops. A limited number have been placed on sale in the book store. T he forestry department's outfit for treating fence posts has been received. T h ey already have about 600 posts to treat. to " Is a goat a s h e e p ?" is a zoolog ical question that the commission ers of an Ohio county have been called upon decide officially. T h e re has long been a state law providing that the county shall re imburse farmers for sheep killed by dogs. Recently a farmer there.had several angora goats killed by dogs and has asked the county to pav the bounty. It will be a test case. T he husbands and friends of the members of the W o m a n 's Literary entertained enjoyably club were Wednesday evening in the Eclectic society building, the use of which the members kindly tendered for the evening. Early in the evening about eighty guests assembled in the parlors where music w as ren dered by Miss Louise Freyhofer and M r. F r a nk T h o m p k i n s, pianists, and Miss Bemis, violinist. After a short time spent socially the com pany descended to the dining rooms where the following ladies presided at chafing dishes : Mrs.Ella M.Ked- zie, Miss Bessie Bemis, M r s. W. S. Sackett, Miss Hearty B r o wn and Misses Grace and Lillian Taft. Mrs. J. L. Synder poured the coffee and other members of the club as sisted. T he latter part of the even ing was spent in dancing in the ball room, music being charmingly ren dered by Miss Bemis and Miss Zae N o r t h r u p. THE M. A. C. RECORD. Receipts. FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Basketball T r a ck BASKETBALL. Receipts. '' F r om season t i c k e t s. $132 00 h o me g a m e s . .. 127 80 out g a m es 250 85 t o wn of Expenses. P a id visiting t e a m s .. $250 34 T r a v e l i ng expenses .. 204 61 54 38 Supplies 20 65 A d v e r t i s i ng Labor a nd i n c i d e n t a ls 19 58 Deficit TRACK. Football Baseball I n t e r s c h o l a s t ic Circus, n et M. I. A. A. Field D ay All o t h e rs $510 65 174 65 2,625 84 1,389 65 119 00 179 91 343 98 15 30 $510 65 Total r e c e i p t s. .$5,358 98 Expenses. $549 56 392 60 1,784 39 1,239 75 142 20 12 00 Basketball T r a ck Football Baseball I n t e r s c h o l a s t ic T e n n is M. I. A. A. Field D a y: T e n n is t e a m .. $18 40 36 55 Baseball t e a m. T r a ck t e a m . .. 58 30 M. I. A. A. t ax 175 50 $549 56 $38 91 H o me m e e ts Out of t o wn m e e t s . .. $83 65 91 00 $174 65 Salary financial sec'y Treasurer's fees $288 75 99 99 78 07 P a id visiting t e a m s . . $ 2 35 70 T r a v e l i ng expenses .. 96 75 Supplies 46 15 Labor a nd i n c i d e n t a ls 14 00 $392 60 Total r u n n i ng e x p. .$4,587 31 Profit for y e a r. $771 67 S p e nt in p e r m a n e nt a nd field. 423 07 i m p r o v e m e n ts e q u i p m e nt on Deficit $217 95 S u r p l us $348 60 INTERSOHOLASTIC. Cash on h a nd Dec. 31, '07 $707 03 Receipts Expenses $119 00 142 20 C. L. B R E W E R, F i n a n c i al S e c r e t a r y. Deficit $23 20 TENNIS. No receipts. Deficit. $30 40 M. I. A. A. FIELD DAY. M. A. C. s h a re of n et receipts $343 98 Expenses. $288 75 $55 23 Greater Lansing's Greatest Store Cameron & Arbaugh Co. $1,389 65 $1,239 75 $149 90 %z CMIjegje pin SPECIAL SUNDAY NIGHT LUNCHEON 6 P. M. TO 9 P. M. T A B L ES F OR L A D I ES BASEMENT ABBOT HALL ALL MEATS . . .. M ay look a l i ke to y o u, b ut t h e re Is a very g r e at difference in t he q u a l i ty we h a n 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 b e s t. 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 y ou 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. $2,625 84 Washington Ave. South. M. I. A. A. t ax Exp. t e n n is t e am . .. $175 50 18 40 baseball t e am .. 36 55 58 30 t r a ck t e am " •*' Profit . BASEBALL. Receipts. $245 00 Season t i c k e ts H o me games 887 65 O ut of t o wn games .. 257 00 Expenses. P a id visiting t e a m s .. $650 60 Traveling expenses .. 306 81 49 81 Umpires 147 00 Supplies Advertising 45 48 Labor a nd i n c i d e n t a ls 40 05 Profit FOOTBALL. Receipts. Season t i c k e ts $468 25 H o me games Out of town Of second team 1,147 15 919 71 90 73 Expenses. P a id visiting t e a m s. $732 49 341 46 T r a v e l i ng e x p e n s e s. 125 00 Officials 181 67 Second t e am g a m es Supplies A d v e r t i s i ng 246 07 77 05 Labor a nd inciden t a l s . . . .. 80 65 Profit SUMMARY. Cash on h a nd Dec. 31, '06 A c c o u n ts d ue a nd u ni paid Dec. 31, ' 0 6 . . .. N et bal. Deo. 31, '06 X 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 A g e n ts for College Clothes. Dairy Employment Agency Lansing:, Michigan. 517. Citizens Phone 52, Bell Phone 396. R W. MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, Room D E. P A R M E L E E, Dentist, 117% Washing- ton Ave. S., Lansing, Michigan. Citizens Phone, office 275; residence, 261. . F. O. F O S T E R, P r o p r i e t o r. Office 511 Oakland Bldg. Cit. Phone 1590 Bell Phone 204 DEPARTMENT STORES. p A M E K OV & ARBAUGH CO. Largest and L, best lighted store in Lansing. DRUGGISTS. SKATES We handle the PECK and SNYDER skates. We consider them the best. Our customers agree with us. Our stock is complete. HOCKEY STICKS 25c, 60c, 75c J. H. L A R R A B EE 3 25 W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. L A N S I NG DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN—-4 T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all o ur o t h er a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli able p a r t i e s. We h o pe t h at t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to p a t r o n i ze those 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. BOOK BINDERS GEO. G. BLUDEAU & CO.—Bookbinders. Ac count book makers, paper ruling, library and fine art bindings, file boxes, map mountings, albums, pocket books, etc. Citizens phone No. 56. In City National Bank Bldg. BOOTS AND SHOES. D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. BOOHS AND STATIONERY. 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. 103 Washington Ave. N. DRY GOODS. THE JEWETT * K N A PP STORE. Goods. 222-224 Washington Ave. S. D ry ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies, Telegraph Instruments and Telephones, 11 Mich. Ave., E. FURNISHING GOODS. ' L G IN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen'« 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. NORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Sttoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. I ll Washington Ave. South. See ad. JEWELERS. 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. C HAS. 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. MANICURE AND HAIRDRBSSING M RS. O. T. CASE—MaDicure and Halrdress- 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., up stairs. MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. GR I N N E LL BROS. Pianos, Organs and every thing in the line of music. 219 Washing ton Ave. N. OCULISTS. CHAS. G. J E N K I N S, M. D. — Diseases ol Kye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a, m., and 2 to 5 p. m. Citizens Phone No. 1930. 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. ar d 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. ] | R. OSCAR H. BRUKGJiL. Hours u t„ n », Sundays 12 to 1 and 5 to 6 p. m. Agricultural Col ege, Mich. Citi zens phone 16(12. I m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. PLUMBERS. SHIELDS & L E A D L E Y, Plumbing and Heat ing. 300 Wash. Ave. N., Lansing. Both Phones. SPORTING GOODS. ALLEN PRINTING CO. 305 Michigan Ave. E. Bell 1094 Citizens looe 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. We make a specialty of Odd Things In Programs. See us for Macey Filing Appliances and Sectional Bookcases. Engraved or Printed Cards. L A W R E N CE