The M. A. G. 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, A P R IL 13, 1909. N o. 27. THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLECE BAND. The above cut shows the M. A. C. Band, one of the best bands in the state. The instrumentation is as follows: Cornets, Johnson (L. G.), Brault, Rosen, Cornell, Wilhelm, Waterfeldt; clarinets, Applin, Saier, Jordan, Bursma; piccolos, Martin, McNutt; [altos, Hodgman, Jewell, Kurtz, Yuill; trombones, Clippert, Kiefer, Cavanaugh, Shaw, Beardslee; baritone, Hallock; basses, Van Wagenen (K. D.), Branch, Mc- Williams; saxophone, Werner; drums, Keith, Mathews, Gibbs; cymbals, Barrows; drum major, Campbell; director, A. J. Clark. TO R E V I SE L A WS GOVERN ING THE COLLEGE. Hon. L. W. W a t k i ns introduced in the senate last night a bill to re to the State vise the laws relating Agricultural College to prescribe the powers and duties of the board of agriculture and repeal all acts and laws relating to the same not in cluded within the bill. T he passing of some act by which the college may be regulated was made necessary by the new consti tution, and while "in many respects the new bill is a duplicate of the act under which the college has been in operation for fifty years, some of the provisions which by reason of the new constitution and for other reasons have become inoperative have been omitted. T he first change contemplated is in the name. T h o u gh generally known as the Michigan Agricultural legal name is State College the T he new Agricultural College. bill provides legal name the "Michigan Agricultural shall be College." that Another provision made neces sary by the constitution is the time for the members of the newly elected their board to assume the duties of office. T he bill provides that this shall be on the first of J a n u a ry after their election. T he faculty, according the to new bill, will consist of the presi dent, professors, and associate pro fessors, instead of including assist ant professors as at present. Section'17 relates to the extension and experimental work of the col lege, and provides for the gathering of relative to agricul ture, etc. information the state, instead of Section 18 makes provision for the payment of necessary traveling expenses of college employes out limiting side them within the state as at present. Finally the contemplated act vests the power of determining the qual ifications of student's for admission with the state board, and repeals the present statute fixing the same. E X H I B IT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL WORK IN D R A W I N G. announcement: is sending out is the educational T he drawing department, under the Prof. Wilson, following T he Michigan Agricultural College, be to co lieving that its function operate with inter ests of the-State has decided to hold an annual exhibit of drawings made the public schools, and hopes in later to include manual training also. T he exhibit this year is to be held upon the occasion of the interscho- lastic meet, May 13, 14 and 15. T he plan is to have as many teachers of drawing as are able to assemble a t. the college and discuss matters per-' the manual taining to drawing and arts. Y ou are hereby cordially in If it seems de vited to be present. sirable, steps will be taken to form a State Drawing T e a c h e r s' Associa tion to cement all the art interests of the State and develope this im portant phase of education. T he exhibit is intended to include all public school drawing, including ungraded country schools, from the primary through to the high school, and in subject matter including free hand model and object drawing, de sign, and mechanical drawing. It is hoped that teachers will feel free to send small exhibits, even a single moi'nt or piece, as there is to be no competition between exhibits. A small typewritten statement that can to the exhibit may be be fastened used to explain any unusual condi tions pertaining to the work, new ness of the course, hours per week spent, etc., if it seems desirable to do so. Several eminent authorities in drawing will be asked to judge of the exhibits and upon their findings honorable mention will be made of return all meritorious work. T he the to of such commended work schools will serve as a stimulus to pupils and teachers and will help to improve the quality of future work. DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARING EX HIBITS. In order to facilitate the hanging of exhibits and to secure their safe return to exhibitors, the following directions should be observed : should drawings be mounted with paste (at the corners) upon 22x28 inch mounts. Do not send more than thirty mounts from one school system. 1. All 2. Each set of mounts should give the address of the exhibitor. T he mounts may be numbered on the back in the order it is desired they should be hung. 3. Each exhibit should contain one mount with the city or town plainly lettered upon it. the name of 4. Exhibits should be packed in wooden boxes (the cover secured the address of with screws) with exhibitor plainly lettered upon the box, and sent freight or express the college not prepaid later than May 8th, and addressed to the Michigan Agricultural Col lege, E a st Lansing, department of drawing and design. to reach ATHLETIC CARNIVAL BEST E V E R. T he A r m o ry and vicinity was into a veritable hippo it was the the carnival converted drome Saturday, when scene of most ever attempted at M. A. C. the third and by far successful athletic T he circus opened at 1 130 with a magnificent street parade with three bands and accompanied by the usual rough complement of clowns and riders. After making rounds the of the campus the parade returned to the A r m o ry where the show was on in earnest. T he pulled including armory was divided into booths where various special acts were the off, Salomo dance hall, Coulter's R e s cue Mission for thirsty souls, etc., while along the north side "dainty delicious delicacies were deftly dis persed by the demure damsels of the dean's department." No sup the clubs and per was served at everyone had to eat at the lunch counter or go h u n g r y. famous In the bath house D r. C h a p m an held forth with his side show. A m o ng the attractions were Wadji, the fossil bedbug, sole sur vivor of "Saints R e s t ," the Outre- Goojam the wild man of N ew Jersey and Countess Valeski Awfulitch, the Russian bearded lady. twins, Dancing was a feature of the evening, a space in the center of the floor being reserved for that pur pose. T he total receipts of the occasion were about $500 which will leave a net profit of some $400 when all expenses are paid. T h is will go into the regular athletic fund. T h e M. A. C. RECORD BIRD ARRIVALS. T he M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING T HE COLLEGE YEAR BY T HE 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 SUBSCRIPTION SO CENTS PER YEAR Entered as second-class mail matter at Lansing, Mich. Remit by P. 0. Money Order, Draft or Registered Letter. Do 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 do., 122 Ottawa St. East, Lansing, Mich. TUESDAY, APRIL JJ, igog A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR. To the People of the State of Michigan : A third of a century ago Governor John J. Baglev by proclamation called the attention of the people of Michigan to the planting of trees as a duty devolv ing upon good citizens and urged the setting aside of one day in each spring time for that purpose. The custom has been followed by each executive since that time, and, in accordance with it, I hereby designate Friday, April 30th, 1909, as Arbor Day. Every year emphasizes the need of such a day and its observance should be statewide. The day should leave its in fluence and impress upon the minds of those upon whom the burdens of the future will devolve, and, to this end. the exercises in the schools should be of a nature tha,t will bring out and devel- love for the forest, field and ope a flower. It should be a day when attention is called to what a generous Providence has done for our state. A soil and cli mate adapted for all that makes a coun try beautiful and attractive is chief among God's blessings. The splendid endowment of riches our state was given in its forests no longer exists in its entirety, but it was not to be expected that its resources of timber would not be drawn upon for the needs of our people. We can and should, how ever, by our efforts now, intelligent and energetic, provide resources for those who come after us that will prove that our mission here was not alone to use and destroy. "Plant a tree" should be the watch word on April 30, 1909, and the farm roadside and school grounds should be an evidence from that date on that it was not simply a precept. The Commission on Country Life ap pointed by President Roosevelt sug gested that the people in the rural com munities come together in their school- houses on Arbor Day and form an organ ization with the school as the center and meeting place, for the purpose of de veloping and making better the general life of the community. It is to be hoped that our State will be among the pio neers in this great movement, and I the commend to the consideration of people the suggestions and the program which has been prepared by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. In Testimony Whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed at Lan sing, this 26th day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine. FRED M. WARNER, Governor. IMPORTANT NOTICE. All persons having bills against the Carnival must present them to M r. Brewer by next Saturday night, April 17th. T h ey will be paid the following Monday. T he following birds have been noted as new arrivals during the past four weeks. In one or two probably species were the cases here several days before they were noted, but not in any numbers. M a r ch 17, Killdeer. March 19, Bronzed Grackle or Crow Blackbird. March 20, Marsh H a wk (proba bly came at least a week earlier). March 31, Mourning Dove, V e s per Sparrow, R u s ty Blackbirds, Phoebe. April 2, Sapsucker or Yellow- bellied 'Woodpecker. April 4, Purple Finch or R ed Linnet. April 5, Kingfisher here some davs earlier). (probably April 6, Flickeror Golden-winged Woodpecker, Chipping Sparrow. April 8, Cowbird or C ow Black bird, C h e w i nk or T o w h e e. April I I, F ox Sparrow. W A L T ER B. B A R R O W S. M. A. C. April 12, 1909. BAND DANCE. large enough T he band dance Friday evening the most to be one of promises pleasant parties of the season. Cap tain and Mrs. Fiiger, Prof, and Mrs. Kedzie, and Prof, and M r s. Eustace have kindly consented to act as pat rons. We arc sorry the armory is not to accommodate all the friends of the band w ho have wanted tickets, and can only hope that those who have been disap pointed this time will be. able to be1 with us some time in the future. T he program will consist of 16 dances and 4 extras. Grand starch promptly at 8 o'clock. FRANK C R O X T ON BASSO Mr. F r a nk Croxton, shown above, talented soloists who will is one of assist in making " T he Seasons" one of the most attractive musical pro ductions ever given in connection with the May Festival. M r. Crox in oratorio ton has been engaged w o rk for several seasons and has appeared larger cities of the country, including N ew York, Baltimore, N ew Haven, Chi cago, Minneapolis, and Washington. in many of the He is head of the vocal depart ment of the summer school at Chau tauqua, N. Y. T he festival will be held May 21. '86. In a recent number of the Elec trical Review we notice extended mention of a new slide rule invented by P. B. W o o d w o r th of the above class, now dean of physics and elec trical engineering at Lewis Institute Chicago. F or the benefit of our technical readers we quote the fol lowing : ' '.The rule is particularly serviceable for wiring calculations, for which pur pose the upper scale is marked distance in feet, the two scales on the slide repre sent volts lost on the line and current in amperes, respectively, and the bottom of the rule comprises a composite scale, giving areas of wires in circular mils, diameters in mils, and sizes of wire in the B. & S. gauge. Thus the bottom of the rule is really a very compact and useful wiring table. The logarithmic arrangement of the B. & S. gau<