The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V — ! — 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, D E C E M B ER 15, 190S. N o. 13. PREPARING FOR SPECIAL SHORT COURSES N EW COURSES IN POULTRY AND FORESTRY ADDED THIS YEAR. the and As the fall term draws, to a. close the agricultural department is mak special ing preparations for short courses which are held, in addition to the regular work, dur ing the first few weeks of the year. T h is year, in addition to the two courses in general agriculture, and in creamery manage the courses fruit ment, cheese making growing, poultry culture and for estry will be added and a second year course in creamery manage ment. T he courses in general ag management riculture, creamery and poultry begin J a n. 5, 1909, and continue T he forestry course begins Jan. 5 and continues for five weeks, and the fruit course begins J a n. 5 and con tinues for two weeks. T he cheese course begins February 15 and con tinues for four weeks. for eight weeks. T HI OBJECT desiring T he object of these courses is to young provide a way by which men technical . training along the above lines, yet who are unable for various reasons to take one of the regular courses, may se cure in a few weeks' time at nom inal expense such practical training as may be crowded into a short term. Many young men winter who otherwise have been denied the privilege of any college train ing have, these courses, been awakened to new possibilities and have had their ambitions quick ened through contact with success ful men in their line of work. T he instruction given is practical and such as may be directly applied to the operations of the farm OK fact ory as the case may be. through S Y N O P S IS OF T HE C O U R S E S. General Agriculture — F i r st year : T h is consists of the subject of breeds and breeding, work in the carpenter and blacksmith shops, veterinary science, studies in soils and crops, feeds and feeding, fruit g r o w i ng and landscape gardening and a course in business arithmetic, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc. General Agriculture — Second is designed only for y e a r: T h is those who have successfully com pleted the work of the first year's course and consists of the subjects of farm dairying, farm engineering, science, eco advanced nomic bacteriology, stock judging, advanced farm crops, advanced soil work, co'mmercial geography, animal breeding, agri cultural chemistry and general ele mentary physics. veterinary entomology, Creamery Course—First year : It is expected that applicants for this course shall have had at least one in a creamery. year's experience T he work includes: bacteriology, chemistry and physics of dairy op erations, business methods, butter making, testing and mechanics. Creauierv Course—Second year : includes : T he second year's work Bacteriology, experimental butter making, advanced factory mechan testing, care, ics, milk and butter etc., of dairy cattle, and business management. Cheese Course.— T h is course of four weeks is given over largely to practical work at the vat, supple mented by lectures in the bacteriol ogy, chemistry and physics of milk, the Babcock test, use of lactometer, rennet and curd test. R. S. S H A W, DEAN OF SHORT COURSES. Poultry Course.— Includes prac tical work incubators in operating and brooders, feeding, killing, ca- ponizing, and marketing poultry. in poultry Lectures will be given house and .breeding,- feeds and feeding, sum mer care and management, and dis eases and their prevention. construction^ breeds to Forestry Course. — Designed meet the needs of fire wardens, for est guards and rangers. It includes such subjects as cruising, elemen tary dendrology, soils, elementary surveying, and forest control. Fruit Grozving. — A course of two weeks, comprising a series of lectures on practical fruit growing. E Q U I P M E N T. of A large part of the value to be derived from courses such as the above is derived from the practical laboratory work. T he equipment for this practical work is complete. T he principal breeds cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry are repre sented as are also good types of . both draft and driving horses all fitted housed in comfortable barns up with modern devices for the comfort and health of the animals and for economizing the work of the attendant. A well and mod- ernly equipped creamery is at the disposal of the classes in creamery management and cheese making. A well stocked poultry plant with poultry full equipment classes, and the regular college shops, laboratories and library are thrown open for use of the short course stu- (Continued on page 2.) the for THE MILITARY HOP. IMPORTANT ACTION TAKEN BY OFFICERS OF BATTALION. and by this is meant all men who to drill. Seniors and are eligible especially invited guests are, of course, exempt from this rule. At the last meeting of the Offi resolutions were cers' Association adopted that are of general interest to the student body and are here with published : Hcsolvcit, T h at all cadets be re quired to wear uniforms at the next military hop, and that one price be 1 harged to all. T he officers of the battalion feel that, inasmuch as thev are a mili tary organization, they should en deavor to place that department of M. A. C. on as high a plane as pos sible, and to promote the military functions in a way suitable to their In the last few years importance. the hops have been military in name only, and very little effort has been made to make them a truly military function, chiefly because of the lack of Interest shown by the student body, which has made the question of successful hops mostly a financial problem, and for this rea son two prices have been charged, thereby inaugurating a spirit which has had most to do with destroying the college military. to feel thev are have come T he military hop should be mili tary in the full sense of the word, and as such should be supported, if not with the same amount of ent.hu- siasm, with at least the same spirit *a thai in e\ idence at athletic ev enls. Cadets that should thev appear in uniform thev place themselves open to criticism, embar that financially rassed, and several other insinua tions that would tend toward em the college barrassment, and so has drifted farther away each \ ear from the true military. T he officers believe, that if this matter was laid before the student body in this way it would be looked at in the right light, and not merely as an excuse for a college dance under the guise of military hop. T he uniforms, it is claimed, frequently are uncom fortable for dancing, but this idea is greatly exaggerated, and as the officers have always been able to thoroughly enjoy themselves while in uniform, they feel that all cadets can do the same. T he next military will be given in the A r m o ry on March 12, and a price of one dollar will be charged to all. No member of the cadet corps will be admitted ununiformed, there the proper T he hops have always been most enjoyable affairs and is no reason why thev should not con tinue to be so, and it is only a ques tion of spirit being shown them a thorough success. T he outcome of the win ter term military will undoubtedly determine whether the students of M. A. C. care enough these for functions to permit their continua tion. to make SECOND ANNUAL FOOT BALL BANQUET. T he second annual inter-society football banquet held this year in the room in Well's Hall, brought to a fitting close the season of 1908. large dining Fully zoo students and members of the faculty gathered for a short reception in the Union Literary So ciety rooms, and at 8 o'clock re paired to the d i n i ng rooms, which were decorated with college pen nants and athletic trophies. T he center tables were reserved for the honored guests, the members of the first and second team squads, who marched in and took 'heir seats after the rest of the company wen- seated, while the orchestra, at one side of the room, discoursed beauti ful music. living T he banquet was served by sev eral voung ladies of the home eco- nomic's department in East Lansing and vicinity', and was fol lowed by a program of toasts, speak ers being introduced by ToaMmas ter C. L. Brewer. T he first speak er was Prof; II. K.. Yedder, who spoke on "Seventeen Y e a rs of Foot ball."' and was followed by Prof. King, whose topic w as •-Inferences." Dean Bissell's subject was ••Athlet- iCS in E n g i n e e r i n g ;" C . J. Oviatt, " F or the Olive G r e e n ;" Capt. Shedd, - T he Season and Team of 190S;" McKenna, Capt.-Elect -Prospects for 1909." T he result of this second banquet left no doubt of this custom being continued. T he State Ginseng Grovvesr' As sociation, at their meeting at Grand Rapids last week, decided to hold the next annual meeting at the col lege. the first week in December. It will be held during DAIRY B U I L D I N G. T he M. A. C. RECORD. F A RM BARNS T he M. A. C. RECORD PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING THE 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. H I , r M ) K N. CATHF. RrNH KOC1I. B. K, HANSON. 0. C. M'ATKKMAN. W. T). F H A Z E R. J. A. M I L L E H. «. H. S M I T H. H A R R I HT WESTON. FLORENCE COPSON. H E L EN DODGK. J. F. J O N A S. ATHLETIC EDITOR ( ' H A S. H. E D W A R D S. SUBSCRIPTION 50 CENTS PER YEAR Remit by P. O. Money Order, Draft or Registered Letter. I>o not send stamps. Address all subscriptions and advertising matter to the College Secretary, East Lan sing, Mich. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor. Business Office with Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Co.. 12? Ottawa St. East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class mail matter at. Lansing, Mich. TUESDAY, DEC. IJ, 1908 PREPARING FOR SPECIAL SHORT COURSES. I C'ontiniHMl from page 1.). d e n t s. An o p p o r t u n i ty will be g i v en all w ho a t t e nd t h e ir available t i me to t he b e st a d v a n t a g e. to s p e nd all T HE C O S T. r o om T he o n ly fee r e q u i r ed by t he col lege for a nv o ne of t he a b o ve c o u r s es is an e n t r a n ce f ee of $5 ( $ 10 f or n o n - r e s i d e n ts of M i c h i g a n ). B o a rd .cost a p p r o x i m a t e ly $4 a nd r a i l r o ad f r om p er w e e k. A s i de fare, t he total cost of an e i g ht w e e k s' c o u r se s h o u ld n ot be far f r om $ 4 5. T he six w e e k s' c o u r se will cost a p p r o x i m a t e ly $ 3 5- a nd t he f o ur w e e k s' c o u r se a b o ut $ 2 5. A certificate is g r a n t ed at t he con t he c o u r s es on p a s s i ng c l u s i on of t he r e q u i r ed e x a m i n a t i o n s. ENTRANCE I! KQUIKEMEXfTS. Xo e n t r a n ce e x a m i n a t i o ns will feel be r e q u i r e d, and no o ne s h o u ld unqualified for t a k i ng o ne of t h e se c o u r s es because he h as n ot c o m pleted t he e i g h th g r a de in t he c o m m on s c h o o l s. W h i le m u ch of t he w o rk will be in t he class r o o m, a nd t he s t u d e nt will be e x p e c t ed to t a ke s o me n o t e s, e m p h a s is will be laid u p on l a b o r a t o ry a nd s h op p r a c t i c e, w h e re t he h a nd a nd e ve as well as t he m i nd will be t r a i n e d. WHAT OTHERS SAY. T he t i me o v er h a ve s h o rt w i n t er c o u r s es b e en offered e v e ry s e a s on since 1S96, f o u r t e en and d u r i ng t h is h u n d r ed y o u ng m en h a ve a v a i l ed t h e m s e l v es of at least o ne s e a s o n 's f or w o r k, a nd m a ny h a ve r e t u r n ed a s e c o nd s e a s o n. T h e se m en s p e ak v e ry h i g h ly of t he t r a i n i ng r e c e i v e d. f o l l o w i ng a re a f ew of T he t he m a ny f r om w e l l- r e c e i v ed l e t t e rs p l e a s ed p a t r o ns of t h e se c o u r s es : Mr. D. B. McKenzie, a prosperous farmer of Stoekbridge, Michigan, who has t a k en both t he first a nd second year course in speaking of t he benefit de rived, says: " T he practical t r a i n i ng re ceived in these courses vastly more t h an repays one for t he t i me and money spent, while t he general c u l t u r al and social t r a i n i ng received is an asset which can I not be measured in dollars a nd cents. would advise all young farmers w ho cannot take a regular course, to spend at least one winter at t he college." CARO, Mich., Dec. 10, 1908. P R E S. J. L. S N Y D E R, East Lansing, Mich. Dear Sir: My t wo sons a t t e n d ed the short course given at t he Michigan Agricultural Col lege last year. They feel exceedingly well paid for t he t i ms and money spent. interest in farm work has been Their greatly increased, t h ey a re more compe t e nt workmen t h an they were, and t h ey have brought back to our farm m u ch valuable information. I only wish t h at I, myself, could have enjoyed t he priv ileges of an agricultural education which are theirs. R O B E RT P A R K. O V I D. Mich., Dec. 10, 1908. P R E S I D E NT J. L. S N Y D E R, East Lansing, Mich. Dear Sir: I attended t he short course at t he Michigan Agricultural College last win ter, a nd was so well pleased with t he work t h at I have r e t u r n ed this year to take special work in a g r i c u l t u re in t he regular course. I recommend t he short course as being a practical one for a ny y o u ng m a n. C L A UD A. B R A I N A R D. STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Y o u ng m a n, s t o p! l i s t e n! Do y ou e x p e ct to s p e nd y o ur life on a f a rm ? T h en w hy not g et in t o u ch at o n ce w i th t he latest a nd t he best i d e as on t he s u b j e c t. Y ou will save t i me a nd m o n ey by so d o i ng by t a k i ng o ne of o ur s h o rt c o u r s e s. As a , b u s i n e ss c a n n ot p r o p o s i t i o n, you afford to let t h is o p p o r t u n i ty go b y. W h at will y ou l e a rn ? 1. You will learn where to find infor mation. This will be of g r e at advan tage to you all your life. 2. You will learn to love your work. You will catch t he enthusiasm, and work which may have been drudgery will become a delight. 3 You will become acquainted with your teachers—men who stand at t he head in their special lines of work and to whom you can at a ny time t u rn for timely assistance. 4. You will learn much from t he col lege herds of live stock, and farm equip m e n t. The shop will be of great benefit to you. 5. It will do you good to be in t he college atmosphere for a few weeks. You will enjoy t he g y m n a s i um a nd s w i m m i ng pool. You will enjoy t he college sports and t he enthusiasm of t he great form s t u d e nt body. You will friendships which will be a source of pleasure t h r o u g h o ut life. Yes, if you have brains a nd energy, you cannot, you must not, let t he c h a n ce of a life time pass by. B o a rd at t he v a r i o us clubs h as b e en a u d i t ed as f o l l o ws : A, $ 2 . 75 ; B, $ 3 . 0 0; C, $ 2 . 1 0; D, $ 2 . 2 0; E, $ 2 . 8 0; G, $ 2 . 6 0. Y. W. C A. M i ss F l o ra R o b i n s o n, g r a d u a te of t he W o m a n 's C o l l e ge at B a l t i t he class of ' 0 7, v i s i t ed m o r e, w i th t he Y o u ng W o m a n 's C h r i s t i an A s s o c i a t i on f or a f ew d a ys d u r i ng t he p a st w e e k. A ll b ut s ix v e a rs life w as s p e nt in I n d i a, so of h er h er p o s i t i on as t r a v e l i ng s e c r e t a ry t he S t u d e nt V o l u n t e er M o v e of i n t e r e s t i ng m e nt w as m a de d o u b ly to t he g i r l s. T he s p o ke i n t r o d u c i ng r e g u l ar association m e e t i n g' w as h e ld on W e d n e s d ay e v e n i n g, w h en M i ss R o b i n s on p r e s e n t ed t he " N e ed of T r a i n ed W o r k e r s, C o l l e ge S t u d e n t s, in t he F o r e i gn F i e l d ." T h u r s d ay m o r n i ng s he in c h a p e l, S t u d e nt V o l u n t e er M o v e m e n t, a nd g i v i ng a f o ur s u r v ey of i ts h i s t o r y. until six o'clock a v e ry i n f o r m al g a t h e r i ng w as h e ld in t he p a r l o r, a nd w h e n, c h a r a c t e r i s t ic m a n n e r, p e c u l i ar to herself, M i ss R o b i n s on t a l k ed a b o ut " T he L i fe of W o m en in I n d i a ." i n t e r e s t i ng in a v e ry F r om t he We a re a l w a ys v e ry g l ad to w e l c o me t he w o m en w ho r e p r e s e nt t h is g r e at a nd w o r l d - w i de m o v e m e nt of C h r i s t i an t he Y o u ng W o m a n 's A s s o c i a t i o n. w i th T h ey t h em an a t m o s p h e re t h at e v e ry col l e ge g i rl n e e ds f or t he full d e y e l o p- m e nt of h er life. b r i ng NUMBER OF STUDENTS. FIRST GUN FIRED IN DE BATE. T H I R TY N EW M EN "WILL T RY F OR PLACE. d e v e l o p m e n t, l a r g e ly u p on At t he D e b a t i ng C l ub last T h u r s d a y, i n s t r u c t or Lefflcr g a ve a v e ry i n t e r e s t i ng t a lk u p on t he s u b j e ct of t he Y p s i l a n ti d e b a te q u e s t i o n. He c o r p o r a t i o n s, d w e lt u s e s, t h e ir h i s t o r y, a c t i v i t i e s, p u r p o s e s^ a nd a b u s e s, a nd set f o r th a g o od d e al a b o ut c o r p o r a t i on l a w, g i v i ng t he c l ub a s u m m a ry of h is s o m e w h at e x t e n s i ve r e a d i ng s u b j e c t. M r. u p on t h en b r o u g ht o ut w h at he LefHer c o n s i d e r ed i m p o r t a nt p o i n ts on b o th sides of t he q u e s t i o n, a nd . s h o w ed h ow to p r o ve or d i s p r o ve t h e m. t he S ix m o re m en h a ve s u b m i t t ed t h e ir n a m es f or t he p r e l i m i n a r i e s, and will f o rm a n o t h er t e a m, w h i ch is a r r a n g ed as f o l l o ws : AN I N T E R E S T I NG C O M P A R I S ON OF A M E R I C AN A ND G E R M AN U N I V E R S I TY E N R O L L M E N T S. TEAM v. Affirmative E. E. K u r tz O. L. Snow C. L. Coffeen Negative - A. Y. Sheap M. L. Towar E. B. H u l e tt A ll t e a ms s h o u ld be well o r g a n t h i s' t e r m, in ized by t he e nd of o r d er t h at e a ch m an m ay w o rk on h is d e b a te d u r i ng t he v a c a t i on if he so d e s i r e s. T he j u d g es will, j u d ge e a ch m an is m a de o ut by a s c o re c a rd w h i ch u n d er rive h e a d s, each of w h i ch h as t he f o l l o w i ng w e i g h t: Team work 20 Individual Constructive A r g u m e n t- 30 . _ . - -- 30 Rebuttal 10 Personality ' . .. ... 10 Delivery . .. . . . .. • . Perfection . 100 T he s c o re c a r ds a re in D r. B l a i s- dell's office, w h e re t h ey c an be s e en by a n y o ne T h ey b e ar i n t e r e s t e d. i n s t r u c t i o ns f or t he j u d g e s, a nd t he b e c o me d e b a t e rs a re f a m i l i ar w i th t h e m, as t h ey g i ve an idea of t he m a n a g e m e nt of t he d e b a t e s. a d v i s ed to A full list of r e f e r e n c es in r e g a rd to t he d e b a te will be f o u nd in t he l i b r a r y, a nd d e b a t e rs will find it a h e lp in g e t t i ng m a t e r i al t o g e t h e r. A c e r t a in c o l l e ge p r e s i d e nt in I n d i a n a, a c l e r g y m a n, w h o, w h en a d d r e s s i ng t he s t u d e n ts in c h a p el at t he b e g i n n i ng of t he c o l l e ge y e a r, it w as "a m a t t er of o b s e r v ed t h at c o n g r a t u l a t i on to all t he f r i e n ds of t he c o l l e ge t h at t he y e ar h ad o p e n ed w i th t he l a r g e st f r e s h m an class in its h i s t o r y ." a ny p a u s e, T h e n, w i t h o ut t he g o od m an t u r n ed to t he l e s s on f or t h i rd P s a l m, a nd b e t he d a y, t he g an to r e ad in a voice of " ' L o r d, h ow a re t h ey t h u n d e r? i n c r e a s ed t h at t r o u b le m e ! '" d e p a r t m e n t s, T he U n i t ed S t a t es h as 4 93 u n i v e r s i t i e s, c o l l e g e s , . a nd t e c h n o l o g i cal s c h o o l s, in w h i ch a re b e i ng e d u c a t ed 177,500 m a l e a nd 51,792 f e m a le s t u d e n t s, or 229,295 s t u d e n ts in all. Of t h at n u m b er a b o ut 6 5 , 0 00 a re in p r e p a r a t o ry a b o ut 122,000 in collegiate, a b o ut 8,000 in g r a d u a t e, a nd a b o ut 3 4 , 0 00 in p r o fessional d e p a r t m e n t s. T he differ e n ce in o r g a n i z a t i on m a k es a c o m p a r i s on i m p o s s i b le w i th t he G e r m an s c h o o l s, as t he A m e r i c an c o l l e g es a rc n e a r er t he G e r m an g y m n a s ia t h an u n i v e r s i t i e s. T he s t u dy by H o r a ce D. T a f t , p u b l i s h ed r e c e n t l y, b e a rs on t h is p o i nt a nd s u g g e s ts b e t t e r m e n ts f or t he f u t u r e. B ut t he E u r o p e an f i g u r es a re i n t e r e s t i n g, a b s o l u t e l y, if n ot r e l a t i v e l y. E u r o pe h a s . 2 2 8 ,- 732 u n i v e r s i ty s t u d e n ts in 126 u n i v e r s i t i e s. T he U n i v e r s i ty of B e r lin h as 1 3 , 8 8 4; P a r i s, 12,085 ; B u d a p e s t, 6 , 5 5 1, a nd V i e n n a, 6 , 2 0 5. to W a s h i n g t on by t he A A m e r i c an vice c o n s ul at M a g d e b u rg g i v es t he f o l l o w i ng f i g u r es f or 1 9 0 7 — G r e e c e, N o r w a y, P o r t u g a l, D e n m a r k, B u l g a r i a, S e r v i a, e a ch h a v i ng o ne u n i v e r s i ty :— list s e nt a nd Country G e r m a ny F r a n ce Austria-Hungary England _ Italy Russia S p a i n. Switzerland Belgium S w e d e n. Roumania Holland No. of Univ. S t u d e n ts 49,000 32,000 30,000 25,000 24,000 23,000 12,000 6,500 5,000 5,000 5,000 4,000 —Normal College News. 21 16 11 15 . . 21 9 9 7 4 3 2 5 A l ma g i v es a benefit e n t e r t a i n- t a i n m e nt f or t he O r a t o r i c al A s s o c i a t i o n. T he p r o c e e ds will m a ke up t he p r i z e s. T he M. A. C. R E C O R D. 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Class Caps, Hats, Sweaters, Ties, Pennants, Underwear, Hosiery In fact, all the late things in Ladies' and Men's Furnishings. S t u d e n t 's p a t r o n a ge s o l i c i t e d. E L G IN M I F F L I N. N... PATRICIAN S H O ES FOR T HE COLLECE GIRL \ A. \v \*" \ \ v9^ \ A DASHING S T Y LE " Patrician" meets every requirement of modern fashion. It is stylish, easy-fitting and absolutely shape-retaining. Xs-—-—-.,^ It has all the attributes of a custom BOOTS, $ 3 . 50 AND $ 4 . 00 shoe at ready-to-wear price. GRANGER & GULLETT 1 20 W A S H. AVE. SO. HOLLISTER BLOCK T he next annual convention of the National Educational Associa tion will be held at Denver, J u ly 5 to 9, 1909. T he Aurorian Society enjoyed a feed and smoker in Club D. Satur^ day evening in honor of the new members and newiv elected officers. . F O U N D. — T he following articles have been left at the secretary's office and may be had by the owner by identifying the same : Lady's gold watch, pair gloves, watch fob. Notice to Sophomore Women.— Sleep has been dropped out of the regular schedule term. A n y o ne wishing to take this subject, should classify as a special. for next " W h at little boy can tell the dif ference between the 'quick and the the Sunday school d e a d ? '" asked teacher. Willie waived his hand frantically. " W e l l, Willie?" " Please ma'm, the 'quick' are the ones that get out of way of auto mobiles; the ones that don't are the ' d e a d . '" Dr. Beal, D r. Marshall and W. S. Sayer were in A nn Arbor Saturday to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Michigan Acad e my of Science. T he annual meet ing will be held at A nn A r b or about April 1. T he agricultural section will be held at M. A. C. about the same time. D r. Marshall is president of the association. M r. Sayer is secretary and M r. H o we is chairman of the agricultural section. A B O UT T HE CAMPUS T he K i n g 's Daughters will meet with M r s. J . J. M y e rs Wednesday afternoon. WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE? T HE R E C O RD wishes all its read ers a merrv, merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous N ew Year. Our girls they are witty and most of them pretty. They sit in the parlor and pound the Beginning the bell will today ring on the hour. T h e re will be no further this week. chapel exercises At the women's party Saturday incensed at evening some student, not being invited, dropped his brother into the midst of the gay party. Miss Mary Allen proved the heroine and promptly ejected the intruder. C. A. Ross, 'i 1, eng., was happily surprised receiving last week by from Senator B u r r o ws an appoint ment to a cadetship at W e st Point. M r. R o ss will withdraw from col lege at once and prepare for the ex aminations which will be held in February. T he young women of the college have organized a new club called the "Idlers." T he object of the club, as suggested by the name, is a purely social one. T he members are the teachers and students of the home economics course. All other women connected with the college will be welcome to membership by signing the constitution. T he fol for lowing officers were elected winter term : Minnie E. J o h n s o n, chairman; Blanche Clark, vice chairman; Flora Bates, secretary- treasurer. piano, Play tennis and euchre and flinch and five hundred, But they don't have a basket ball team. Chorus. Dear! dear! what can the matter be? Dear! dear! what can the matter be ? Dear! dear! what can the matter be? They don't have a basket ball team. Olivet and Ypsi. and any old college, Where girls don't learn cooking and such useful knowledge, Put on their gym suits and show them selves loyal, By having a basket ball team. It's sad that among a bunch of three hundred, There's not enough gumption, energy and hustle, To scare up five coeds, who might have the muscle, To play on a basket ball team. THE BLUFFER. The man who bluffs his way along May flourish for a time; He may emerge above the throng And seem to be sublime; But let him not suppose his cake Will never turn to dough, For, soon or late, he's sure to make A bluff that will not go.,' ALUMNI. 74- M. T. Rainier, formerly of Truer. Iowa, now resides at Irving, Kan sas. ' 0 0. W. T. Parks, owner of a large creamer}- at St. Joseph, Michigan. was a college visitor last week. M r. P a r ks recently sustained .1 pain ful injury from a fall, and while re cuperating is spending his time call ing on old friends about the state. ' 0 2. H a r r i et A. Farrand for Institute at Minded at Columbus, Ohio. the is teaching the Feeble O. L. A y r e s, with the L". S. Dept. of Soils, has been ill for sev eral weeks of fever, at Newport, Tenn. We are glad to report that he is convalescent. typhoid '04. A. B. R o g e r s, with the Bureau of Animal Industry at Sioux City, Iowa, writes : " Inclosed find $ 1 to the for two years' subscription R E C O R D. Our football record this season makes my blood boil with enthusiasm. Proud of the team? It is not uncommon Well, some ! to hear ' A g g i e s' the Michigan mentioned on the streetcars here bv the lovers of the g a m e ." '06. R oy C. Potts, professor of dairy ing at the Oklahoma State A g r i cultural College, Stillwater, Okla homa, w as a college visitor last week. T he M. A. C. RECORD. THE TECHNICAL CLUBS Brief Reviews of the Meetings N O T I CE HORTICULTURAL CLUB. T he T he last meeting for the Horti cultural club for the fall term was held in the club rooms of the Horti cultural laboratory last Wednesday speakers were evening. Messrs. Postiff and Forrer. T he latter gave an interesting talk upon " T he T r e nd of Experiment Station W o rk in Horticulture." Mr. For rer based his conclusions upon the amount of published matter within one calendar year. It was noticed that the work consisted, to a very large extent, of experiments con ducted for the purpose of discover ing new methods for the destruction of insect and fungus pests of the orchard, garden and farm. " upon these projects Mr. Postiff s subject was " T he the U. S. Reclamation W o rk of Service." T he work of this Ser vice is spread throughout many of the western states and involves an expenditure of millions of dollars ; and it is expected that many thou sands of acres of heretofore practi cally valueless land will be restored to fruitfulness when water for irri gation becomes available. T he soil rich, and with plenty of water, they will become garden spots of the United States. Mr. Postiff illustrated his remarks with a series of about fifty lantern slides, showing some of the difficult conditions and some of the results of the wor k already accom plished T h e se slides were loaned for this talk by Mr. C. J. Blanc-h ard, of the U. S. Reclamation Ser talk emphasizes one of vice. T he the most progressive enterprises that the government is carrying on for the masses. is very A business meeting was held at the conclusion of the program. T he officers were elected for- the winter Pres.. 15. B. term follows : P r a t t; Vice Pres.. II. A. T a f t; Sec'v, R. C. Brodie. as THE INTERNATIONAL LIVE STOCK SHOW. to visit u'ontinued from Inst week. . Since the founding of the exposi tion the agricultural colleges have come greatly into prominence and now have a fixed place at the show. the great One has only pavilion to see this. A day is now- set aside for student judging of live stock and this year there was very close competition, Iowa state college scoring a total of 4373 points for first place, her representative in in dividual judging being H. H. Kil- dee, and the eighth place going to Minnesota scoring 3839 points or only 500 points difference between the"first and last places. from T h e re were 30 colleges repre sented at the exposition and college veils might be heard at most any seats around jtime the the , "Rat-a ta-thrat" of rino-, and our M. A. C. did not take a back seat for anyone, nor was the "loco motive" unheard. the the annual banquet of Twenty-seven students from M. International, the A. C. attended them were pres ami a majority of ent at the American Federation of Agricul tural Students, held in the Exchange building Tuesday evening, Dec. 1. A good banquet was served, at the close of which T. R. Davidson, TO RESIDENTS OF EAST LANSING Beginning at once we shall run our o wn delivery to East Lansing every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and F R I D AY morning. Yours, for better service, CAMERON & ARBAUGH CO. the Federation President of for 1908, called for toasts from Prof. C. F. Curtis and George C. H u m phrey and E d w a rd R. T r o w b r i d g e, and from Prof. Skinner, of Perdue, who was one of the first to promote the student interest and organize the Agricultural Federation. feeling of good T h is meeting of students from all parts of the United States and Can ada is certainly of much benefit and briugs them together in cooperation fellowship. and the banquet During the course of ren merriment was caused by the dition of the various college yells and songs, and even Texas with six men present, was plainly there with the goods. A permanent headquarters for agricultural college delegations has been planned, and students attend ing the exposition will thereby he easily enabled to meet their friends regarding information get and events of federation the show and meetings. the trip A visit to Swift's packing houses the and the stock yards was one of to interesting features of Chicago, revealing to the uninitiat ed the enormous business of meat production, and clearly why the raising of stock must not carcasses decline. prove the best quality of meat. dressed for the necessity showing T he shown are of actual number this year of stock T he is probably not shown the last, but greatly different from animals far better grade throughout, making a much better exhibit. T he recent embargo and quarantine considerably lessened the number of dairy cattle, barring X ew Y o r k, which usually sends the greatest display. T wo noted flocks of Shropshire sheep from N ew Y o rk state were also not per mitted admission, but the owners feel that the safety of the country- is more important than the honors of the exposition. T he attendance at the show this year is estimated at 500,000 against 300,000 for last year. $75,000 are awarded in cash prizes. 3097 ani mals valued at $2,430,000 are ex hibited being an average value per animal of $785.10. feature. impressive T he educational value of the In ternational Live Stock Exposition is an Stock breeders are shown what the stand ards are and what scientific feeding will do. Students are enabled to see what other colleges are doing and the chances for them to aid in the promotion of the live stock in terests of the country. Those w ho attended can not have come away without having gained a great deal of knowledge and benefit. J. O. L I N T O N. C A LL ON Lawrence $ Uan Buren Printing Go. W H EN IN N E ED OF C A L L I NC C A R DS 1 22 O T T A WA S T. E. SPAULDING SWEATERS AT — —— Larrabee's 325 Washington Ave. S. TANNER & TURNER, Agents 6 D WELLS F. N . BO V E E Optician - Photo Supplies INGEKSOLL BLOCK Washington and Michigan Aves. Engraved or Printed Cards Fountain Pens Macey Book Cases and Office Loose Leaf Books Appliances fox and Royal Typewriters Keelox Ribbons and Carbon Papers ALLEN PRINTING CO. Bell 1094 - Citizens 1006 A LL M E A T S. . May look alike to you, but there Is a in the quality we very great, difference handle and some other sold by that markets. We handle none but the very "best. Like the pudding, the proof of good meats is in the eating. A trial will con vince you that you ought to trade with us. We make daily trips to the College. BOTH PHONES. Careful attention given • to phone orders. G o t t l i eb 322 Washington Ave. South. R e u t t e r. DIRECTORY L A N S I NG B U S I N E SS A ND P R O F E S S I O N AL M E N. The names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of reliable parties. We hope that the faculty and students will take pains to patronize those who patronize us. BARBERS. C O L L E GE BARBER SHOP. — Three chairs. Andy—Chas.—Ernie—where all the fellows get their work done, in new- Bath House. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. A M. EMERY, 11« Wash. Ave. N. Books, . Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames. Up-to-date Fine Framing a Specialty. • styles. Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. BOOTS AND SHOES. G R A N K E R* G U L L E T T.—Boots and BOOK BINDERS. G EO. G. BLUDEAU & CO.—Bookbinders, .ruling, library and fine art bindings, file boxes, map mountings, albums, pocket books, etc. In City National Citizens phone No. 56. Bank Building. account book makers, paper CLOTHING. L OUIS BECK,—Clothier. Gents' Furnish ings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass & Lamps. DENTISTS. 105 Washington Ave. S. E. STOFFER, D. I). S Office 301 City . National Bank Bldg. Citizens phone- 104S). Former M. A. C. student. H. MOORE, 1). n. S. Office 411-413 Hol- N lister Building, Lansing, Mich. Citi . zens phone 475. R. W. MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, room 517. Citizens phone 52, Bell phone 8»6. E. PARMELEE, Dentist, 117J4 Wash- • ington Ave. S., Lansing, Michigan. Citizens phone, office 275: residence, 261.. DEPARTMENT STORES. c AM E RON & ARBAUGH CO. and best lighted store in Lansing. largest DRUGGISTS. ROUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to date. Comer store. Opposite Hollister Block. ROBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Als- dorf&Son. Drugs and Druggists'Sun dries. 102 Washington Ave. N. DRY GOODS. W. KNAPP & CO. successor to Jewett