The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. 15. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, O C T O B ER 5, 1909. N o. 3. T HE CLIMAX OF HOSTILITY. FRESHMEN WIN NEARLY ALL " E V E N T S ." and Saturday at noon the grounds about the armory began to fill. T he spectators and picture men were taking their places for choice scenes, terrible " r a h s ," and by two o'clock "hoorahs," "zickety-booms" rent the air until the old, powerful, fortified, and defensive aspect of the in tremulous fear. armor\' quaked ! ! ! Even her windows " s h u t t e r" All at once the snake-like line of freshmen began to weave itself in and out among the trees and to dis appear behind the stately oaks that guard the bridge across the Cedar river. sophomore bunch, which had gathered on the green to into the south, immediately broke a lullaby and started a slow power ful march long freshmen was over taken line of and sifted like sand in a screen. in pursuit. T he through T he T he upper classmen came to the rescue and sophomores were com pelled freshmen to halt until had all crossed the bridge. the T he Masses of the air and the moment the pistol the field was finally filled and classes lined for the terrible strug gle. T he first event was the foot the ball rush. At thrown, balls, five in number, were fired into the death-like silence of field gave way to a terrible rumble and loud yelling. arms could be seen here reaching into the air far above the heads as the "pig skin" bounded up and down and sideways or fell to the ground to be lot of by a sprawling covered tangled T o rn legs and bodies. shirts were noticeable there. N ow a rush and fall; again a mass of tangled arms and legs, a crawl and cringe till the whistle blew. Again the ball was tossed and again a rush and a mass of arms shot into the air, accompanied by cheers from juniors and seniors in the bleachers. At the second shot of the pistol the freshmen had all five balls and their a sum total of 145 yards gain. to In the.canvas pull the sophomores showed the surplus energy by gain ing two out of three. for T he tug of war was held across the Cedar river just east of the new the field, bridge down stream from and was a signal victory the freshmen. At the crack of the gun inches the cable moved about six toward the end of the stalwart '13's and a gradual movement maintained until one by one of the sophomores began to swing in to the mighty torrent. At the end of eight min s w u ng down utes stream and fastened the cable at right angles around a tree making it impossible for to pull up the tree. All were stand ing in the water up to their ankles except the few w ho had climbed into an old boat which had grounded in the bed. the freshmen '12's had the Last and greatest of all. was the rush for the canvas banner on the tree. T he whole number of both THE CHORUS CLASS. T he chorus class will be organized a' 6145 on next Monday evening. It will be in charge of Prof. Earl Killeen, of the University School of Music, A nn Arbor, who con- first. the event as classes took part in they had done in the In the second and third only a chosen few- had taken part, those of brawny bodies and bulldog grit. N ow came a free-for-all. T he freshmen had fastened the canvas at a height of about nine feet on the elm in front of Dean Shaw's residenee. T he results of the day's exercises ended largely in favor of the fresh men, but in several thev had advantage, both of grounds and numbers. Luck was especially with them in the tug of w ar w h e re the slope of the bank was decidedly against them. instances T he sophomore class will now- put on the dignity of ended lower- class hostilities and will come out with higher honors and broken pre vious records at graduation exer cises. May the memory of defeat at games of small significance be an encouraging angel in the grand old game of life. THE OLYMPIC SOCIETY. friends T he first two Saturday evenings of the term have been devoted by the Olympic Society to entertaining their acquaintances and among the new students. A "feed" and a " s m o k e r" have been the par ticular functions, at which Dean Bissell, Prof. Eustace, \V. I I. Par acted as ker .and S. C. Hadden patrons. A m o ng imcrestiiig numbers on the literary programs were a talk by Dean Bissell, a nar ration by I I. II. Bradley of his ex periences as an M. U. R. conductor, and an article by E. R. Baldwin on the inspection of milk in Michigan, in which occupation he was engaged the summer vacation. But during the real spice was added by the apt. and witty criticisms of " T i n y" Par ker and " C o r k" Sanford. the WEDDING. WITH ' 0 9. On Saturday, Oct. 2d, Mr. Mer '09, was the latter's parents, 326 rill E. Dikeman, with married to Miss Sarah Hill, at home of Selden ave., Detroit. the After Oct. 10th the young couple will be at home at Detroit where the groom has a desirable position as draftsman with the Whitehead & Kales Structural Iron W o r k s. B I R T H S. To M r. and M r s. Guy W. Smith, Julia '07, a girl. N a m e, Lucile Smith. E D I T OR R E C O RD : may classify Miss Harriett R u th Parish with the class of 1932, H. E. course. R u th was born A u g. 28, '09. You Yours sincerely, H. R. P A R I S H, "95. Season tickets to the Liberal A r ts includ Union entertainment course ing reserved seats, on sale at the Secretary's office. Price $2.00. PROF. EARL K I L L E E N. the chorus so successfully ducted during the latter part of last year. This chorus offers a fine opportu- 11' tv for students w ho wish to culti vate is no their voices. T h e re charge except a small tee to pay for music used. It is the intention to give a mid year concert of a popular nature to he followed later in the year by the regular May Festival, at which time the popular opera, Faust, will be rendered by the chorus and artists from abroad. T he chorus is open to all students who may wish to enter. R e p o rt at the chapel at time stated above. P R I ZE OF $ 1 00 Offered by the Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co. the agricultural Dean S h aw is in receipt of corres pondence relative to prizes offered by the above named firm. T h e re are two prizes, the first of $100 and a second of $50 open to all students taking course. T h ey are offered . for the best and second best essays on the subject of " T he Use of Explosives in Blast ing Stumps, Boulders, Breaking up Hard P an and T r ee Planting." indicating the trend these papers should take, but which are not necessarily iron-clad, will be furnished by the company on application. their desire It that these papers be completed and sent in by December as a decision will be made as to the awarding of the prizes in March, 1910. Skeleton outlines is F u r t h er regarding information this contest may be had by consult ing Prof. R. S. Shaw, Dean of Agriculture. L a n g u a ge thought.— is used Tqllyrand. to conceal ALUMNI W i th '64. Louis S. Eldred, who entered here in '61, but left soon after and became a cavalry man in Co. F, 3rd Michigan Volunteers, has just recently shown up after his where abouts had been lost by the college. He lives at Climax, Mich. long Dr. E l m er D. North was found this after dead in bed at 3 o'clock noon in his rooms at 6-7 Ranney block. No one has seen him about State since dark Sunday night Republican, A u g. 17. '86. Geo. W. P a r k, intended merely' '86, editor and publisher of Park's Floral Mag azine, seedsman and florist, entered this institution in '83, after having accumulated enough of a fortune for easy support of himself and family. At that time he had no in from any tentions of graduating course, but to gather a few ideas from the botani cal that would be of service in his business. After get ting fairly well started, and having met Dr. Beal, Mr. Park decided to complete in botany. having been in This J u n e, after Chicago on business, he \ i ited with Dr. Beal and expressed his "gratitude for the kindly interest thai had been shown in his behalf. His address is La P a r k, Penna. instructions the course . With '92. '88 called on T h o s. A. Thompson who entered here in the college September 14. His business is that of phosphate miner at which he has made a suc cess. He lives at Wileford, Fla. timber dealer and '99. Win. D. Ilurd, 99, is dean of ag riculture and director of the short courses in the Massachusetts Agri cultural College at Amherst. '02. '02, has Albert G. Craig. re cently bought a home in Deer Park. is at present He Washington. the Arcadia horticulturist for Orchard Co., having the resigned position of instructor in agriculture in vented a squirrel poison which said to be very effective. the State college. He has in is '07, in charge, prospects. students will be The forestry department of the state college of Washington, with C. I I. Goetz, is this year with very starting out Some 40 or bright more enrolled. is well equipped and T he school offers a four-year course with a B. S. and a two-year course with a certificate, latter being more elementary. Being so close to the white pine belt and Blue Mountains, there is an excellent opportunity for practical experience. Last summer all the forestry students worked on some of the forest reserves. T he college will have over 1,500 en rollment this year. the (Continued on page 3) T he M. A. C. RECORD. T he M. A. C. RECORD PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR BY THE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE CHAS. HENLEY, MANAGING EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION - 50 CENTS PER YEAR E n t e r ed as second-class m a il m a t t er at Lansing, Mich. R e m it by P. 0. Money Order, Draft or Registered L e t t e r. I»o not send s t a m p s. A d d r e ss all s u b s c r i p t i o ns a nd a d v e r t i s i ng m a t t er to t he College S e c r e t a r y, E a st L a n sing, Mich. A d d r e ss all c o n t r i b u t i o ns the M a n a g i ng E d i t o r. to Business Office with L a w r e n ce & Van B u r eu P r i n t i ng Cto., i'2'2 O t t a wa S t. E a s t, Lansing, Mich. TUBS DAT, OCT. j, /pop. SCIENTIFIC vs. CLASSICAL EDUCATION. BY W. J. I'.EAI.. I'll. 1)., I). SC. aiid H a r v a r d, c o n s i s t ed Fifty y e a rs a go t he m a in s t u d i es for t he u n i v e r s i t i e s, including- M i c h of i g an and m a t h e m a t i c s. G r e e k, L a t in T h e se w e re k n o wn t h r ee t he m a in " g r i n d s . "' as 4 30 s t u d e n t s, T he U n i v e r s i ty of M i c h i g a n, fifty y e a rs a g o. h ad an e n r o l l m e nt t h o se i n c l u d i ng of s a me s t u d y i ng m e d i c i n e. At t he t i me H a r v a r d, a m u ch o l d er i n s t i t u t i o n, w i th d e p a r t m e n ts of m e d i t he l a w, d i v i n i t y, as well as c i n e, s c i e n c e s, l i t e r a t u re and t he a r t s, all 1 old h ad about 8 00 s t u d e n t s. In b o th t h e se s c h o o ls science w as just b e g i n n i ng to g et a f o o t h o l d. At It w as t i me a u n i v e r s i ty e d u c a t h is t he p o p u l ar w i th tion w as not p r a c t i c a l. not m a s s e s. s h ow that p a t r o n a ge w as F i g u r es s m a l l. B ut as t he u n i v e r s i t i es b e g an to i n t r o d u ce c h e m i s t r y, p h y s i c s, lines, and e n g i n e e r i ng s e n se as p h i l o s o p hy c o l l e ge m en k n ew p e o p le t he o u t s i de b e g an to a w a k e n. from • ' H e re f or us w o r th while,'" t h ey said. in v a r i o us t he b r o ad is s o m e t h i ng it, t he in far four t i m es T o d a y, p er i . o o o - p o p u l a t i on f r om t h e re a re n ot t he n u m b er of s t u d e n t s, and it h as c o me i n c r e a s ed a t t e n a b o ut l a r g e ly f r om t he S o me of tion g i v en to s c i e n c e. o l d er a g r i c u l t u r al c o l l e g es also h a ve e x e r t ed a g r e at influence in t he s a me d i r e c t i o n. T h e re w as fur a l o ng t i me a s h a rp : : : :. '. : . I * t e a c h e r- It h ad be so m a ny t he s t u dy of P r e s i d e nt Elli t he r e s u l t- a t t a i n ed t he elassi - c o n t r a s t, t a i n e d. b e t w e en from t he sciences. H a r v a r d, a w i de influence of scientific e d u c a t i o n. cia::;._ t h is wras a m i s t a k en t h e re w as as nauc:. t u re fr to be a t t a i n ed p u r s u it of s c i e n ce as fr ics. b e t w e en four and s t u dy of G r e ek and I.:- lit \ t h at t i me t he stud to h a v e - e x h a u s t ed t he s o r d i n a ry p u r p o s e s. p r e h e n s i ve could be c o m p l e t ed y e a r s. H e re t a nt places D r. Elliot tra c a t o r. He a d v o c a t ed t wo y e a rs be s p e nt in r e s e a r c h, and claimed sat/:' r e c o m p e n se p o w e r, c u l t u re and polish as could be g a i n ed in f r om G r e ek or L a t i n. it. is one of :'. I. •.•:•,••'..v I five y e a rs spent that an » s t u dy of it I t he - - t:.- in • t h e re w e re 30 m en T he classics a re g r a d u a l ly falling In t he u n i v e r s i ty c o u r s e s. t h e se in t he U n i v e r s i ty of M i c h i in 1900 t he m a le s t u d e nt to from o ut of 1858 c o u r s es g a n, a nd e n r o l l m e nt in t h em h ad i n c r e a s ed 33. D u r i ng fifty y e a rs t he in 1S59 to 1909 i n c r e a s ed h ad m o re t h an s h ow p l a i n ly t h at n ot c o u r s e s. k e pt t he f r om 4 30 total e n r o l l m e nt to 5 2 0 0; figures t he classics h a ve o t h er t he T h e se p a ce w i th ten-fold. t h an in any o t h er c o l l e ge As e a r ly as 1870 t h e re w as m o re t i me r e q u i r ed to t he s t u dy of b o t a ny in t he M i c h i g an A g r i c u l t u r al C o l lege in t he U n i t ed S t a t e s. Y et t h is c o l l e ge w as n ot a l o ne in h er efforts at p u s h i ng t he s c i e n c es to t he f r o n t. A ll t he so-called " land g r a n t" c o l l e g es influence on h a ve e x e r t ed a w i de t he u n i v e r s i t i e s. h as t he - h e a rt a nd h a n d" t o w a rd b e en l a b o r a t o ry m e t h od p r o c e s s, a nd t he is i m p o r t a nt f e a t u re of p r e s e nt d ay e d u c a t i o n. t r e nd T he t he GOVERNOR DAVIDSON WILL PRESIDE AT NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW. P r e s i d e nt W. I I. T a ft will o p en t he N a t i o n al D a i ry S h ow in M i l w a u k e e. O c t o b er 14, a nd G o v e r n or l a m es O. D a v i d s on will p r e s i de at P r e s i d e nt T a f t, it t he c e r e m o n i e s. to is b e l i e v ed will send a m e s s a ge t he c o u n t ry t he d a i ry i n t e r e st of w h en he t o u c h es t he b u t t on w h i ch will set t he m a c h i n e ry in m o t i o n. M a y or R o se will d e l i v er t he o p e n i ng a d d r e ss and C o l on C. Lillie, C o o p e r s v i l l e, M i c h ., P r e s i d e nt of associ t he N a t i o n al D a i ry S h ow a t i o n, w i ll C o n g r e s s m an \ V. J. C a r v, and W. I I. Stafford. a nd M i l w a u k e e, will S e n a t o rs R. M. La T o i l e t te and I s a ac S t e p h e n s on will also be on t he s t a ge at t he o p e n i n g. be p r e s e n t, r e s p o n d. S e v e r al m e m b e rs of t he p a r ty of t he c o m m e r J a p a n e se r e p r e s e n t i ng cial b o d i es of J a p an will visit t he N a t i o n al D a i ry S h ow at M i l w a u- to 24. B a r on k e c. O c t o b er 14 K a n d a, p r o f e s s or of t he s c h o ol of P e e r s, a nd a l e a d i ng a g r i c u l t u r i st of t he M i k a d o 's k i n g d o m, a l o ng w i th i m p e r i al d e l e g a t i o n, o t h e rs of will be a v i s i t or at t he s h ow for t he p u r p o se of p u r c h a s i ng a l a r ge n u m b er of s p e c i m e ns of e v e ry b r e ed for e x p o r t a t i on d a i ry t he to f a r ms in J a p a n. l e a d i ng t he in h o l ds l a c o ha t he s h ow le N a t i o n al D a i ry S h ow w a u k e e. O c t o b er 14 to 24. I r e ne r o u n d ed out n ord of 9^4 p o u n ds of fat t he I r e n e, w ho w o r l d 's r e c o r ds a m o ng [ e r s e y s, will of d a i ry cattle at be in Mil lacoba last y e ar with a to h er i- o w n ed by A. C. o m t n e n c ed h er w o r l d 's f r e s h e n i ng t he sue- reer by , 1 9 0 5, a nd in S he \ ' re A ' ' ; t e st 5.4.4 p er cent. f h s g a ve j 1.391.1 ... » n t a i n i ng 6 1 9 .9 l b s. of S he . D e c e m b er 1 0 . 1 9 0 6, suing y e ar g a ve c o n t a i n i ng 792.1 j . 55 p er cent. later f r e s h e n ed • r re' ord for t h is t h i rd y e ar is 17.253.2 lbs, milk c o n t a i n i ng - 95 4.i HV. fat. : o n e - h a lf m o n t hs 255.7 I '/>••>. - be test g All employers who have work by i m m e d i a t e ly to s t u d e n ts can be a c c o m s u i t a b le calling m o d a t ed t he city and 173 ' p h o hc 10173 from f o l l o w i n g: from c o l l e g e. G i ve Y o ur tele y o ur n a m e, p h o ne n u m b e r, c h a r a c t er of w o r k, w h en you w i sh it d o n e. a d d r e s s, t he Y. M. C. A. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. T HE B I B LE C O U R S E. In o r d er to f u r t h er p r o m o te t he C h r i s t i an p h a se of c o l l e ge life t he Y. M. C. A. h as o r g a n i z ed a s e r i es T h e se of c o u r s es in B i b le s t u d y. a re a r r a n g ed s e p a r a te into s t u d i es a nd b a s ed u p on t he p r e v i o us s t u d e n t. T e xt b o o ks t he w o rk of s m a ll at a. v e ry f u r n i s h ed will be T h ey p r i ce to all w ho w i sh t h e m. set, w e ll a re a v e ry c o m m e n d a b le a d a p t ed a r r a n g ed a nd p a r t i c u l a r ly s t u d e n t. to t he n e e ds of t he c o l l e ge f o ur T he c o u r s es a re as f o l l o ws : I: '' Studies in t he Life of Jesus Christ."—A. J. Bosworth. "Lifeof Paul."—Leacock. II III. " W o rk a nd Teachings of Earlier Prophets."—Kent and Smith. IV. "The Social Significance of Teachings of Jesus."—J. W. Jenks. t he PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENGI NEERING SECTION OF THE BRITISH ASSO CIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, WINNIPEG M E E T ING. BY GEORGE W. BISSELL, M. AM. SOC. M. E. From Engineering News, Sept. '.1, 190B. for t he w e ek A u g. 25 T he B r i t i sh A s s o c i a t i on t he its A d v a n c e m e nt of S c i e n ce h e ld in W i n n i p e g, 79th a n n u al m e e t i ng M a n ., d u r i ng to S e p t. 1, its f o u r th m e e t i ng o u t s i de t he B r i t i sh Is.les. T he p r e v i o us for e i gn m e e t i n gs h ad b e en at M o n t r e a l, T o r o n t o, a nd C a pe T o wn ; t he last m e e t i ng on in T o r o n to in 1897. t h is c o n t i n e nt w as C l a s s es in e a ch of c o u r s es will be h e ld at 8 :2o of e a ch S u n d av m o r n i n g. A b o ut 3 00 s t u d e n ts arc- e x p e c t e d. t h e se to P r o f. F r e n ch called s t u d y. He m e n t i o n ed t he a t t e n t i on t h at m et S u n d ay e v e n of t he class of t he n e c e s s i ty i ng in C h a p el Bible sev eral i n s t a n c es to s h ow t h at t he h i gh failing s c h o o ls of t he c o u n t ry w e re to u se r e g u l ar tlie Bible c o u r s e s. He s h o w ed t he n e c e s s i ty l i t e r a r y, of s u ch a s t u dy legal, h i s t o r i c a l, a nd as well as m o r al s t a n d p o i nt a nd m a de a s p l e n d id a p p e al for its u se a m o ng college m en a nd w o m e n. a e s t h e t ic f r om a t he in THE E M H I . O Y . M E XT B U R E A U. a p o s i t i o ns T he w o rk of t he c o l l e ge e m p l o y m e nt a g e n cy is m a k i ng v e ry g o od c o n s i d e r a b le p r o g r e s s. A l r e a dy b e en n u m b er of h a ve tilled. T he R E C O RD h as b e en r e q u e s t ed to m a ke a n o t i ce of s u ch a in b u r e au w h i ch to co d o i n g, a nd h o p es to be able o p e r a te t h is S u ch d e p a r t m e n ts k i nd of w o r k. as a re b u r e a us s u re to e n c o u r a ge t he g r o w th of a ny i n s t i t u t i o n. free e m p l o y m e nt e v e ry w ay w i th t a k es p l e a s u re in it C O M P A R A T I VE S T A T E M E NT Of the Sales, Purchases and Expenses of the M. A. C. Co-operative Book Buy ing Association for the Years J 908-1909. '. Mdse. s o l d . . .. Expense Inventory Membership certificates, 419 $19,432 47 1,496 43 „_ 3,111 22 (« Toe . . . - , - - -. 314 25 $24,354 37 ' 1908-1909. . Mdse. sold Expense I n v e n t o ry Membership eertificates, 466 - - - - . : . . . .. (3"76c $22,854 15 1. 1.536 39 _. 2,999 56 349 50 127,739 60 EXPENSE. Insurance._ Freight Salary Exchange _. Telegraph , Rent F u r n i t u r e ,. $50 00 350 65 847 53 17 50 19 25 175 00 36 50 1908-1909 $50 00 375 53 897 60 18 60 19 66 175 00 11,496 43 $1,536 39 t he five r e p o r t ed i n a u g u r a t ed t he s e s s i o n s. T he E n g i n e e r i ng S e c t i on of h e ld A s s o c i a t i on r e T h e ir p r o c e e d i n gs a re briefly v i e w ed in t he f o l l o w i n g. T he sec tion w as h e a d ed by S ir W i l l i am H. W h i t e, w h o se p r e s i d e n t i al a d d r e ss t he m e e t i n g. fittingly He r e v i e w ed at l e n g th t he p r o g r e ss and a c h i e v e m e n ts of C a n a da in rail w a y s, w a t e r w ay i m p r o v e m e n t, n a v i g a t i on a nd w a t e r p o w er d e v e l o p m e n t, s e t t i ng f o r th t he r a p id d e v e l o p m e nt w h i ch C a n a da h as a c c o m p l i s h ed in all t h e se lines of a c t i v i t y. " H y d r o p l a n es or S k i m m e r s ," by S ir J o hn T h o r n y c r o f t, w as r e ad by t he s e c r e t a r y, t he a u t h or b e i ng a b s e n t. T he p a p er r e s u l ts of e x p e r i m e n t al \ v o rk on m o d els a nd small v e s s e l s. T h e se i n v e s b e a r i ng t i g a t i o ns h a ve in on w h i ch at h i gh is fre q u e n t ly a t e n d e n c y, to d a n c i ng or p l u n g i n g, w h i ch m ay be v e ry d a n g e r o u s. M r. T h o r n y c r o ft o b t a i n ed as v e ry s a t i s f a c t o ry r e s u l t s, so s t e a d i n e ss i.s c o n c e r n e d, w i th a 22-ft. b o a t, w h i ch w as fitted w i th a s m a ll to a d o w n w a rd e x p l a ne a t t a c h ed f o r w a rd t e n s i on of t he b o t t om d e a d w o o d, parallel s u r f a ce of t he b o at at its c e n t er or g r e a t e st s e c t i o n, b ut a b o ut 1 in. b e low t h is s u r f a ce ; and t h is a l t h o u gh little r e s i s t a n ce at s t a r t i n g, offering i t , a f f o r ds as t he w a t er can flow o v er t he n e c e s s a ry stability to k e ep t he boat at ming. t he d e s i gn of m o t o r - b o a t s, s p e ed r i g ht a n g le for s k im s t em or to i m m e d i a te t h e re t he t he far {Ooneluded in n e xt "week's i s s u e' HELP US KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ALUMNI. t o u ch w i th T he R E C O RD will be p l e a s ed to from all a l u m ni a nd r e c e i ve n e ws t he c o l l e ge w ho m ay at f r i e n ds of t he p r e s e nt be o ut of w o rk g o i ng on h e r e. If y ou k n ow a ny old s t u d e nt or a l u m n us w h om you t h i nk it is p o s s i b le we h a ve lost k i n d ly let us k n ow of b is w h e r e a b o u t s. A n ew a l u m ni c a t a l og is b e i ng c o m p i l e d, a nd any n e ws will be h i g h ly a p p r e c i a t ed for it, as well as for R E C O R D. t he A CHEMICAL ROMANCE. S a id A t om u n to M o le C u l e, " W i ll y ou u n i te w i th me ?" B ut M o le C u le d id q u i ck r e t o r t, " T h e r e ' s, no affinity." B e n e a th e l e c t r ic l a m p - l i g h t 's g l a re p o or A t om h o p ed h e 'd m e t e r. B ut s he e l o p ed w i th a rascal b a se — a nd h er n a me is n ow " S a l t p e t r e ." Chemical. in Things A. W R I G HT NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS. 1907-1908 The M. A. C. RECORD. A CONSTANT STREAM OF NEW THINGS CHARMING, EVERY ONE OF THEM W E started this fall with an even more extensive showing than ever before. As you glance over hundreds of styles to tendency you will quickly see that there is a decided ward closer fitting garments and coat dress effects; also, that the is the Moyen - A ge Effect—the dominant newest, oddest, most attractive style introduced in years. Colors for were never prettier, and there are enough fashionable shades everyone to find a becoming one. T h e re seems to be almost a pas sion for all tones of Violet, from the deepest purple to the softest shades of Lavender. Raisin is good ; Catawba Blue, Black and G r ew in everything feature Beautiful New Furs Our line of W o m e n 's and Misses' F u rs were never more com plete than 110*. All the latest and newest things in Muffs, Scarfs, Fancy Sets, F ur Coats, at a great saving in price. Prices $5.00, $10.00 up to $100.00. New Fall S e p a r a te S k i r ts Over three hundred N ew Fall and W i n t er Skirts for vour in spection^—Voiles, P a n a m a s, and Fancv Mixtures. P R I C E *, S 5 - 00 to $ 1 5 . 00 C A M E R ON <& A R B A U GH C O M P A NY We are now in position to show you the most complete line of Ladies' a nd Gentlemen's Fall *£ Winter Furnishings ever shown in this citv. Nothing but latest and best find place here. • • • • • Student patronage solicited. E L G IN M I F F L IN ALUMNI. (Continued from page I.) '03. J. A. Frazer, '03 civil, at present bridge designer the Chicago, for Milwaukee & St. Paul R y ., has been making a visit with his parents in this citv. His business office is at the Railway Exchange, Chicago, •04. Mr. Geo. E. Martin, '04, is with the Illinois Steel Co. in South Chi cago. Address .6447 Washington Ave., Chicago. '06: M r. Louis M. Spencer, '06, sends greetings the patent office, Washington, D. C, wishing the college continued pros perity and increasing attendance. from division 4 of F r a nk D. Linkletter, '06, recently sent from Kuna, Ida., three pack ages of rare weed seeds to Dr. Beal for the botanic department. In the accompanying letter he states that all have some flowering propensi ties, but were hardly worth g r o w ing for that purpose alone. One, however, is of more pronounced value that way than the others, as it is a very pretty wild desert flower on in fox-glove color, and g r o ws to a height of twenty inches. T he names of these plants are as yet u n k n o w n. order, blue the '07. L. N. Hayden, '07, civil, is em ployed on the Detroit tunnel with the Butler Bros. Construction Co. W. D. T o w n e r, '07, and A. W. '07, but w ho later Sherman, with the university, are graduated from at present in California. W. S. T o w n er is in Los Angeles, and M r. the high in teaching Sherman is school of Santa Monica. is A very pretty ceremonv occurred recently at the Kenyon home, south of Portland, Mich.,"when M r. Wil liam E. Piper, '07, was married to Miss Alma Kenvon, '07. T he wed college ding the outcome of acquaintance, which was formed early, and is wished a lifelong and very happy union . by the college. After leaving the college Miss Ken yon became domestic instructor in domestic science at Piedmont, S. C and Mr. Piper took up the duties of instructor at Cornell, which posi tion he is now holding. T h ev will make their future home at Ithaca. N. Y. 'oS. Miss Grace W a r n e r, '08, is spend ing her second year in the domestic science department of the Onowa, Iowa, high school. She is well pleased with her work there. from M r. J ay Baker, with 'oS, extends greetings Starkville, Miss. He is with the dairy division of the the bureau of animal U. S. department of agriculture. industry in Henry M. Conolly's ('08) address has been changed from 231 1 Eberly avenue, Chicago, to 3858, same street. He is still holding his posi tion of landscape gardner for Lees- ley Bros., and is, having good suc cess. J. R. Dice, '08, writes that he has traveled more than 2,000 miles since A u g u st ist,giving extension demon strations and lectures, and has just lately taken up university work. He is instructor in animal husbandry at Orono, Maine. H e r b e rt M. Rouse, '08, who had been employed by the Y o u ng Con thrown struction Co., was lately through temporarily out of w o rk the company's delay in closing a "COLLEGE SPECIAL" S H O ES FOR FALL are certainly there with style. Snappv, niftv, and for service than ever. are better We repair shoes by electricity. "Not better than the best, but better than the rest." \ S H U B EL LANSINC -«* *v positions contract. Several other began themselves, and to present after an interview with the superin- tpndsirt of schools at Riverside, Cal., he was assured of a good po sition as instructor in manual train ing. Before a contract had been closed, however, M r. Rouse was offered a better salary by the Cali instru fornia Development Co. as ment man is now in the Imperial Yallev. and accepted. He Mr. Myron Bowerman, '09, is at present employed with the Western Electric Co.. Morton P a r k, 111. P. O. box 143. Don't Union. forget the Liberal Arts Boitx — To M r. and M r s. O. K. W h i t e, '07, Sept. 23, a girl. Name, Nina Alice. W h at is the favorite recreation of Cook and Peary ? Polo. — Mode rator Topics. T wo games this week : T h u r s day, Detroit College: Saturday, Alma College. L O S T . — S o m e w h e re between post- office and Abbot Hall a $5 bill. Finder return to S. S. S M I T H, 135 Abbot, and receive reward. Miss Hearty Brown has recently received an appointment in the U. of M. as assistant in rhetoric. She is working for a master's degree and is doing this work in connection. T he Liberal A r ts Union offers the best grade travels. talent Mine. Rita Fornia has sung with Coruso. She will be here with the Kaltenborn String Quartette, Oct. 10. that Fishing Tackle Cutlery Carpenter's Tools Glass, Etc. NORTON'S HARDWARE 111 Wash. Ave. South. COLLEGE BUS HEADQUARTERS VOLUNTARY BIBLE STUDY AMONG THE STUDENTS OF NORTH AMERICA. SUMMARY OF REPORTS FOR COLLEGE YEAR J908-J909. 32,251 men continued classes for in 539 institutions. two months, or in Bible longer, 2,998 different Bible study classes these institu from were reported tions. 4,642 non-Christian men from 239 institutions were reported to be en rolled in Bible Study' classes. 689 men led were through Bible study. into the ^Christian from 85 institutions life 12,280 men were reported to be in personal daily Bible engaged study. 4,939 fraternity men were enlisted in Bible study classes. 251 normal classes for Bible class leaders were conducted in 176 insti tutions. 2,207 K b le class leaders received special normal training. 1,498 faculty men in 393 institu tions were reported to be co-operat ing actively in the conduct of vol untary Bible study. In 3S2 institutions prominent stu to be studying dents were reported in Bible classes as follows : 885 Prize and scholarship men 696 Editors of college papers _ 795 Class presidents- Members of college glee club 1,383 Members of 'varsity baseball team. 1,271 Members of 'varsity football team. 1,445 958 Members of 'varsity track team 535 Members of 'varsity basket ball 70 Members of 'varsity crew M an Moral : is d u s t; dust . settles. T he M. A. C. RECORD. J. W. K N A PP & COMPANY LANSING'S BUSY RELIABLE S T O RE Annvial Formal Fall Opening' W e d n e s d a y, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - October Sixth, S e v e n t h, Eighth, Ninth Everybody cordially invited to attend this jjreat showing of new merchandise. The newest goods — the latest creations of fancy silks for waists and evening dresses— the newest weaves in dress goods for dresses and for suits — beautiful new dress trimmings — the latest models in ready-to-wear garments. Music T h u r s d a y, October S e v e n th F r om eleven a. m. until one p. m., and t wo till five p. m., by Lansing's celebrated Bijou orchestra, the finest musical organization in this part of the state. Come and enjoy the music, and see the store at its best. J. W. K N A PP & COMPANY. PROGRESS OF EDUCATION - ^ Cornell gets an endowment pro viding an annual prize of $100 to the student w ho writes the best poem. P r e s. Schurman of Cornell savs lead all other that German schools countries in research work. Columbia has a football game of freshmen vs. soph 300 on a side; omores. T h at makes us think of bur freshmen days. T he fuel supply of the world has recently been greatly enlarged by the discovery of a method whereliy alcohol can be distilled from saw dust at a cost of 14 cents per gallon. From 18S:; to iSySi 12 p e r c e n t, of the graduates of the N ew Y o rk University chose teaching as a pro fession. From 1895 to 1905 23 per cent, made such a choice.— journal of Education. An electrician in the L nion Pa cific shops at Omaha has equipped a locomotive with a wireless device which railroad men assert will en able train dispatchers and station agents to signal engineers between stations. ate's chance of making a name in the world is as 69 to 1. Therefore the question of a college education is an important one. Scarcely less important is the choice of. t he col lege one will attend. Following experiments covering a period of more than twenty years. Dr. Louis J. Smith of South Bend announced that he has discovered a substitute for chloroform, which contains no cocaine. D u r i ng the last few weeks he has seen his dis covery tested at E p w o r th hospital, this city, even to performing an op eration for appendicitis, D r. J. 15. Greene of Mishawaka being the surgeon in charge. T he tests in every way are reported to have been successful. N O T I C E .— All persons corres relative ponding with the R E C O RD to subscriptions should address same to M. A. C. R E C O R D. this college to . . . C A UL O N . .. Lawrence $ Uan Buren Printing Co- W H EN IN N E ED OF C A L L I NG C A R DS T he \~\r-.\ woman to be graduated 1 22 O T T A WA S T. E. from a Jesuil university was given the decree of bachelor of sciences at Marquette I divers re cent i v. Was A l l- Grace Wo igan. ••. • - Mich Tile .. ' 5 of charit; There are -' . i Ill - in the 01 er 600 academies for women. Univ. I States, colic _ 7 parochial . , . • or phans, pafientSj strays waifs and aged people , f. ' arc for, ~<>.'J