The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. 14. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, S E P T E M B ER 29, 190S. No. 2. ENTERING CLASS LARGEST EVER ENROLLED AT THE COLLEGE. ADDED EQUIPMENT FOR INSTRUCTION IN EN GINEERING. TOTAL ENROLLMENT ALSO MUCH LARGER T H AN LAST YEAR. Up the to Monday night total number of new students entering college was 478, which is by far the largest entering class ever enrolled at M. A. C. than were enrolled at the same time last vear. T he total number of regular students enrolled so far is 1055, or 146 more than at the same time last vear. is 75 more It T he following is a list of new students already enrolled : [NOTE : As no distinct classification is given to Agriculture and Forestry students until the junior year, all new students taking these courses are desig nated as agriculture and forestry stu dents, thus a & ft Engineering stu dents are designated hy e, and home economic students by h.~] Adams. Ralph S., a&f. Mason, Mich. Albright, Vera F., h, Lansing. Alger, Eulaila, h, Clare. Allen, Femelle M., h, E. Lansing. Allen, Gleason, e, Comstock. Allen, Rhea B.. h, E. Lansing. Allen, Verna S.„ h, E. Lansing. Amphlett, Cora G , h, Mackinaw. Anderson, Russell E., e, Iron Mountain. Andrews, Bessie L., h, Napoleon, Amsterberg. Mary M., h. Concord. Armstrong, Edward C., e, Farwell. Arner, Lucy M., h, Traverse City. Asman, Carl, e, Conklin. Atchison, Marjorie C, h, Lansing. Atwater, Chas. E., a&f, Fennville. Aultman, Ralph G., e, Ovid. Babcock, Leonedas.E., a & / . B a t t le Creek. Ithaca. Badour, Arlie, a&f, St. Joseph. Bailie, Bertram L., e, Detroit. Bailey, Mildred I., h, Okemos. Baker, Charles B., a&f, Bancroft. Baker, Helen F., h, Holland. Ballard, Clinton V., a&f, Bancroft, Harry L., a &f, Lansing. Banks, Wm. H.. e, Montague. Barcroft, John E., a&f, Freeport. Barnard, JohnW., e, Constantine. Barnes, Allen U., e, Ferrysburg. Barnes, Glen A., e, Lowell. Barnes, Walton J., Jr., e, Detroit. Baxnett, Frank W., e, Pontiac. Barnhart, Willis J., e, Grand Rapids. Barnum, Carl F., a&f, Coats Grove. Beck, Samuel A., a &f, Lansing. Bemis, Herbert J., e, Iron Mountain. Benner, Lee O., e, Dowagiac. Bennett, Donald M., e, Traverse City. Bennett, This. B. B., e, Muskegon. Benoy, Carey W., e, Owosso, Bettes, Torrey J., e, Grand Rapids. Bishop, Harry J., a&f, Littleton, N. H. Blackwood, Mills R , e, South Lyon. Blair, Duane A., e, Detroit. Blanchard, Floyd W., e, Alpine. Bloom, Frank E., a&f, Detroit. Blomquist, Fritz T., a &f, Manistique. Blue, Wm. W., a&f, Marshall. Bone, Harry E., e, Reed City. Boogman, Harold H., a&f., Detroit. Bolen, Lela M., h, Boyne City. Bovay, Arthur Q., a&f, Rodney. Bowles, Herbert R., a&f, Detroit. Bradley, Charles T., a&f, Romeo. Bradley, Harry H., e, Lansing. (Continued on page 2.) the type, three eccentric ;i Corliss en During vacation to the equip gine has been added ment of the steam engineering lab oratory. T he engine is rated at 100 horse-power and was furnished by the N o r d b e rg Manufacturing Co., of Milwaukee. T he valve gear is of two being for the operation of the ad mission and exhaust valves and the third for the cut-off, its effect being determined by the governor. T he engine is designed and set so as to provide for compounding at a fu ture time. A separate surface con denser with independent air pump installed and absorption brake are experimental for work. convenience in It is expected that a producer gas plant with engine will be placed in the laboratory in a few weeks. T he equipment of the hydraulic laboratory has been increased by the installation of a large accumula tank, which with accessories tion will facilitate re liquids search work through orifices, nozzles, etc. A detailed description of this appara tus will be given later. instruction and in the flow of A portion of the gallery space in the machine shop, hitherto used for storage, has been converted into an annex to the wood shop to ac commodate the freshmen engineers of the four-year course. T en addi tional places for bench work are thus provided. A special stock room and office has been set off by grill partition in the southeast corner of the machine shop. M r. C. C. Wilcox has been pro moted to succeed M r. Chapelle as foreman instructor of the machine shop. FORESTRY WALK. On Saturday, October 10th, the Forestry W a l k i ng Contest will take place. All regularly classified forestry men will be eligible and the prizes are as follows : • First prize, a 38 cal. Colt's A u t o matic. Donated by Larrabee, Lan sing, Michigan. Second prize, one marine pocket compass. Donated by Keuffel & Esser Company, N ew York. T h i rd prize, one woodsman's hand axe and sheath. Donated by the C. A. C. A xe Company, Bos ton. F o u r th prize, one hunting knife. Donated by Bascom & Smith, Lan sing, Mich. T he contest will consist of a con ten hours. Ah tinuous walk for men desiring to enter the contest must register before Monday noon, October 5th, 190S, at the Forestry Department office. FOOTBALL OUTLOOK BRIGHT. SNAPPY PRACTICE GAME SAT URDAY. T he cool weather of the last two days has put a quality of ginger in the football practice which looks good to the spectator, so much so that extravagant hopes are enter- the ta ued as game with Michigan Oct. 10. the outcome of to the following Saturday a practice game in which tried almost every candidate was out showed an exceptionally fast team. From what can be gleaned it looks as thus early in the season though line-up will stand with perhaps a few changes : Moore, c. ; A. L. Campbell, /. i,''. ; /. e.; C. /. /., Burroughs, Shedd, L.-mmon /-. g. ; and Bennett, Wheeler and J. F. Campbell, /-. /. ; Frazer and Cogsdill. r.c; Court- right and M c G ih a'rr\, (>. Wallace R. Kimball, who en tered college with the class of '06, was recently killed in a" tire in the railway the Detroit tunnel under in which he was assistant river, superintendent. He lost his life in returning to assist a fellow work man after he had once safer* es caped, 'o7. lean Scott Lilly* '07, and Miss McCoy, sp w.ere msrried S e pt : _-. (908. Mr. Lilly is an instructor in Cornell University. ATHLETIC BOARD MEET ING. At a meeting of the athletic board to sell on Thursday it was decided to men for football season for $1.00. $1.25, and T he the Wabash and Alma games will be exchanged for reserved seats without extra cost. tickets to women tickets for Season tickets do not include the for Michigan game. T he prices this game will be 75 cents for the east bleacher and grand stand, and $1 for the west bleacher. 700 seats have be reserved by the U. of M. and its alumni, and so it was thought best to use the east bleacher as the M. A. C. rooting section. R. L. Kurtz was elected football manager for the season of 190S. CORN. A popular bulletin on corn—the selection, storing, curing, and testing for seed, by Prof. Jeffery, has been published by the experiment station, and deserves more than passing no It is fully illustrated,.showing tice. the best 'methods now in use for the seed corn and direc handling third tions for testing. This is the of a series of popular bulletins on the ordinary farm operations. It will be sent free on application. D. R. Stillson, in writing for T HE R E C O R D, states that he will be un able to return to college this year. His address is 93 N o r th Avenue, Battle Creek, Mich. T he College Extension Reading reorganized. A Course has been circular describing the same may* be had by addressing Prof. VV. H. French. Prof. French has just issued a in agriculture for course of study use is the public schools. receiving much favorable comment. in It T he M. A. C. RECORD. T he M. A. C. RECORD ENTERING CLASS. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING T HE COLLEGE YEAR BY THE MICHIGAN S T A TE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE W. J. W R I G H T, ' 0 4, M A N A G I NG E D I T OR ASSOCIATE EDITORS L. F. B U N D K X. C A T J I K K T NE K O C H, It. N. T T A N ' S O X. C ('. W A T K I IM A N. \V. 1). K K A / . F . K. . 1. A. MI I.I.K K. &. HE. S M I T H. II A H R I KT W K S T O N. I [ . O K K N CK CA P K O N. SUBSCRIPTION - 50 CENTS PER YEAR U.'inii iiy P.O. 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F o o t b a ll g a me w i th F l i nt S t a te school at 3 S30 SUN DAY, OCT. 4. R e g u l ar c h a p el e x e r c i s es at l. • DEPARTMENT STORES. c AMERON & ARBAUGH CO. Largest •and best lighted store in Lansing. DRUGGISTS. R OUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block. dorf&Son. Drugs and Druggists'Sun dries. 1(12 Washington Ave. N. R OBINSOX DRUG CO., successors to Als- DRY GOODS. W. -KNAPP & CO. successor to Jewett & . Knapp. Dry Goods—222-224 Wash. Ay. S. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. c APITOL ELECTRIC CO.—E 1 e ct ri ca 1 Supplies. Telegraph Instruments and Telephones. 11 Michigan Ave. E. EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES. DAIRY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, Lan sing, Michigan. F. O. FOSTKK. Propri etor. • Office oil Oakland Bldg. Citizens phone 1590, Bell phone 204. FURNISHING GOODS. 'LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies and Gentle- .. men's Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. M J. & B. M.BUCK.—Furniture. Cornei- Washington Ave. and Ionia Street. See ad. . HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. o RDER YOUR. HACKS for parties at Carr's Hack Barn. Livery in connec tion. 410 Washington Ave. N. HARDWARE, STOVES & T I N W R E. NY> R T O N 'S HARDWARE.— G e n e r al Hardware. Tinware, Graniteware, Cut Ill Washington Ave. S. lery, Stoves, etc. See ad. ICE CREAM, SHERBET AND ICES. D AVIS * CO., 127 MichiganAve.E.,iiiake all kinds of Fancy ICe Cream, Sherbet and lees. Roth Phones. JEWELERS. cian. 121 Washington Ave. N., Lan sing, Mich. c HAS. A. PIELLA— Jeweler and Opti LEAVE your Fine Watches and Jewelry with J. J. Heath for repairs. He will please you. MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSING. M RS. 0. T. CASE.—Manicure and Hair- dressing Parlors. Masquerade wigs for rent. Switches made of cut hair or combings. The France-American Hygienic Toilet Requisites a specialty. New phone 118. 222W Washington Ave. S., up stairs. MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC. G RINNELI. BROS.—Pianos, Organs and everything in the line of music. 219 Washington Ave. N. OCULISTS. P H A S. G. JENKINS, M. D —Diseases of \s Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5 p. m. Citizens phone 1030. Rooms 20S-204 Prudden Block. JOSEPH FOSTER, M.D.-Eye, Ear, Nose J and Throat. Hours, SI to 12 a. m • 2 to 4 p.m.; Sundays 12 to 1: Evening 7 to 8. Cor ner Allegan St. and Capitol Ave., Lansing Both phones. ~~~~ PHYSICIANS. DR. H. W. LANDON~ OfficeTand resl- dence M. A. O. Office hours from 7 to 8::io a. m. and 12:SO to 2 and 6:80 to 8 p m. Sunday office hours, 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 D m New phone 1560. DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL. Hours 9 to 11 a.m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. 111. Sundays 12 to 1 and 5 to 6 p. m. Agricultural College Mich. Citizens phone 1502. PLUMBERS. ?HIELDS & LEADLBY.—Plumbing and J Heating. 300 Washington Ave. N., Lan sing. Both phones.