The M. A. C. RECORD. •vilCHIGAN S T A TE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. 15. - $c^ ^ , ^3 L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, M A R CH 22, 1910. N o. 25. M. A. BAND THE PEOPLE'S CHURCH. BETTER FARMING TRAIN. East Lansing- will soon cease to be a city without a church building. T he excavating for the foundations for the edifice to be erected by the People's church will begin within a few days, and the Work of putting up the building will be pushed as rapidly as is possible. T h is building will mean much to the college as well as to the city. In the first place it will furnish a Its auditorium will church home. afford a room always ready for ad dresses and entertainments appro priate to such a place. Its basement will contain a large dining room, rooms, etc., with pantries, serving besides cloak rooms and retiring rooms for both men and women. T h is will care for society banquets and similar functions more satis factorily than any place now on the campus. first these T h en rooms T he entire floor will be It is given over to social rooms. planned to have this part of the church open daily. Here will be reading rooms, writing accomoda tions, a place for quiet meditation, etc. are so planned that they may all be thrown together, providing ideal accommo dations for receptions, socials, and other functions not out of harmony with the spirit of civic, social, and the religious betterment for which It is be church already stands. the student body will lieved that quickly appreciate the advantages such a building w i ll offer, and will make constant use of they have been constantly in mind dur^ ing the development of the plans. it, as that It is expected the building will be entirely ready for use with the opening of next college year. It is to be on the lot adjoining the brick store, almost across from the college hospital. T he Agricultural College has ar ranged to run a F a r m e r s' Institute Special train over the lines of the Michigan Central and P e re Mar quette railroads. T he first week will be spent upon the Michigan Central, with the fol lowing runs : March 28, Lansing to Jackson. March 29, Jackson to T h r ee Rivers. March 30, T h r ee Rivers to Niles. March 31, Niles to Kalamazoo. April 1, Kalamazoo to Jackson. April 2, Jackson to Grand Rapids. At Grand Rapids the train will be turned over to the P e re Mar quette and will run from Grand to Greenville on April 5; Rapids from Greenville to E d m o r e, via Howard City, on April 6 t h; from E d m o re to Big Rapids on April 7 ; and from there to Lansing on April Sth. T he train will consist of two coaches, in which short addresses will be made upon topics related to farming and fruit growing, and four baggage cars in which there will be various exhibits which will be ex plained and demonstrated. Especial attention will be given improvement, to alfalfa, livestock spraying, dairying and poultry. Six stops of 60 to 90 minutes each will be made every day. THE SERVANT IN THE HOUSE. On next T h u r s d ay night at Baird's opera house will be repeated an entertainment which was given last Friday night by the band and Prof. K i n g. T he band did a little better than usual, and Prof. K i ng proved to be an entertainer of the first rank " T he Servant in the H o u s e ." in his impersonation of the T he purpose of entertain ments is the support of the band. About three hundred nersons at tended the one given in the pavilion of the agricultural building, and a good crowd is expected at the opera house. A short time after seven o'clock Friday evening the band gathered in front of the agricultural building and played a few of its new marches. It w as soon called inside by the crowd the that had gathered in building. At 7 :45 the program was begun. It was as follows : M a r c h — " Y a n k ee S n a p" Scranton Selection—"Traumbilder" L u m b ye Overture—"Barber of Seville" Selection — " M a r t h a" " T he Servant in the H o u s e" Rossini Flotow Acts I and II " T he Servant in the H o u s e" Last year Prof. K i ng Acts I II and IV D u Y r ee Intermezzo " T he Servant in the H o u s e" A ct V gave a reading from " T he Merchant of Venice" at a similar entertainment. He is with the Lyceum Bureau of Lansing at the present time. DEBATING CLUB. T he Debating team which will represent M. A. C. against Ypsi- lanti next May was chosen T h u r s day night, at the last preliminary. through a T he six men have been series of three debates which have given them a thorough understand ing of the great question of city government by a commission. T he style of debate they put up shows that they do understand the ques tion, and we feel assured that if the student body stands by them M. A. C. will add another victorv to hjer laurels in the field of debate. Next May Ypsilanti comes here for the second debate in the fourth series. We have already won three consecutive .debates. Can we win again, and get a whole series to our the credit? We students support their team as thev do their athletes. think we can if T he following T he following men bare places : J. C. D e C a m p, W. R. W a l k e r, L. A. Close, M. B. Harris (alternate). otlicers were elected for the spring term : Pres., K. D. Van W a g e n en ; Vice Pres., W. H. Urquhart ; Sec.-Treas., H. program H. committee, J. W. Chapin ; press reporter, A. I I. Perrin. chairman IIo^lgh; A P R O T E S T. MEN WHO LOCATED COLLEGE ENTIRELY HONEST AND HONORABLE. to I wish register a protest against a statement made by Prof. Vedder as reported in the RECORD about the " d e s i g n s" of men who chose the location of the college. If they did not make a wise selec tion of a site, the motive suggested by Prof. V e d d e f w as entirely lack ing. It was thought in those days that a stream of water was important, and the other sites offered lacked this. Also it was thought that un improved land was the thing, so that students could have w o rk and experience in digging out a farm from the natural state. T he least insinuation of graft or ill design must be left out. I k n ew those men, and none more honorable ever lived in Michigan. I. H. BUTTERFIELD, T he M. A. C. RECORD PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR BY THE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE CHAS. HENLEY, MANAGING EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION - SO CENTS PER YEAR Entered as second-class mail matter at Lansing, Mich. Kemit by P. O. 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 Co., lii Ottawa St. East, Lansing, Mich. TUESDAY, MARCH22, igio. CONSERVATION A ND DEVEL OPMENT CONGRESS. T he Minnesota Conservation and Development Congress, which was held in the St. Paul Auditorium at Minneapolis, Friday, March 18, was attended fay a few M. A. G. men. Dick J. Crosby, '93, was present and <^ave an address. T h e re has been verv much said recentlv about the problems of con servation and high prices. Almost every contributor upon the subject has given some light upon it from the point of view of his own voca tion. At convention Mr. Crosby shed a little bit. from his, that of expert in agricultural educa tion. this " T he ultimate success of any com prehensive conservation program depends primarily upon the intelli gent co-operation of all the people in the hind. T he conservation prob lem is a problem of propaganda, of research and of education : (1) P r o p aganda through such agencies as the country life commission, the confer ences of governors in Washington, and such meetings as these, the pur pose of which is to arouse public the sentiment to an appreciation of dangers of wastefulness in the use of our, natural resources; (2) re search through national and state departments, bureaus, . boards and experiment stations, to determine as definitely as possible the present condition of our natural resources and to discover methods of conserv ing them, and these include not only stoppage of waste, but also the methods of increasing production; and (3) education through our mag nificent svstem of state universities and colleges and our free public schools." This was the gist of the entire address. TEN O'CLOCK. A ten o'clock was given by the their Sororian Literarv Society in [8th. rooms Fridav night, March Much pleasure was added the evening by Miss Coad and Mr. and M r s. Stott acting as patrons. to T he given : following program was Story Music Recitation P a p er P a p er Music Play Miss Hayes Miss Smith Miss Anderson Miss H a rt Miss Bair Miss Herbert i Miss H a w k i n s, Mansfield, Crane and Cook. Critics report After the program Miss Bangs refreshments sandwiches, coffee and mints of were served. T he M. A. C. RECORD. ALBION'S T R I B U T E. DR. C. F. W H E E L ER D E A D. HORTICULTURAL CLUB. At Albion College it has been customary for several years to read before the English classes the two best orations, besides the one de livered by their own man. T he two orations read before the English classes this year were M. A. C.'s and Olivet's. T he following letters bespeak Albion's appreciation : " P R E S I D E NT S X V D E K, " M i c h i g an Agricultural College, " L a n s i n g, Mich. " My Dear Mr. Snyder : " Please allow me to express my personal appreciation of the uniform courtesy and cordialitv manifested by your students in connection with I am sure the Oratorical Contests. that all visitors must have appre ciated it highly. With best per sonal regards, " Y o u rs very• sincerely, " F. S. G O O D R I C H. Dept. of the English Bible." " My Dear Dr. Blaisdell : " H a v i ng presumptuous been enough last week to worry about in which Friday night's the way contest was going off, I want to take this opportunitv of setting myself as near right as I can. T h at is, I want to compliment you and your assistants and students on the admir able manner.in which you carried out the details of the contest. T he whole Albion crowd are in their praises of the treatment they received at the hands of M. A. C., both inside the hall and out. Y ou could not have done it better, and it was not an easy situation. loud " A g a in thanking you for all the courtesies shown to me individually and to Albion in general, I am, " V e ry sincerely yours, " C H A S. H. W O O I . I S E R T, "Dept. of English and Oratory." BOARD R U L ES CONCERNING HOLDING DORMITORY ROOMS. T he State Board, at its last meet ing, made a ruling which will inter est students expecting to room in dormitories next year. T he present plan of requiring a student to. register only in order to retain a room for the following year has become very unsatisfactory be cause of the uncertainty as to his re turn. Each year at the opening of there have been many college, vacancies from this cause. These vacancies are filled by students who have already- secured rooms in private houses, thus working a hardship upon many who depend upon this income. in the dormitories F or this reason the Board decided to take the following action : All students registering for rooms in dormitories will be required to deposit a fee of $5.00 with the Sec retary before September 1st, this amount to be applied upon the first term's rent. Should the student be unable to return this fee will be re if the Registrar is notified funded at least one week before school this year will mean opens which not later than September 12th. W o rd has just been received of the death of Dr. C. F. Wheeler, late of the Bureau of Plant Indus try, and at one time Assistant P r o fessor of Botany at the Michigan Agricultural College. Dr. W h e e l er had been in poor health for a year op^more, but when last heard from his health was thonght to be improving. N e ws of his death comes as a shock to all who knew him. to friends Professor Wheeler was born J u ne 14th, 1842, at Mexico, Oswego In August, 1S61, County, N. Y. he enlisted in Company B, Seventh N. Y. Cavalry, with w h om he served until April, 1S63. W o rn out and enfeebled by exposure and life, from the hardships of camp which he never fully recovered, he came in Hubbardston, Michigan, in hopes of regaining his health. During in activity following, which was spent out of doors almost wholly, his mind became occupied with the vegetation round about, and little fay little a knowledge of plants, alive this and growing, was was retained and added to until it became an all-absorbing interest. Little by little, as vigor came back, and later by leaps and strides, a sys the subject was tematic study of carried on, which ended only with his life. the period of taken i n; We deplore the ill health which turned him aside from his earlv remember ambitions, but we must that it gave to the country a scien tist of national and international fame. his time among In 1866, Dr. Wheeler entered the medical department of the Univers ity of Michigan, remaining one year. He then settled in Hubbard ston, and for 22 years conducted a drug and book store, spending much beloved of his plants. On March 4th, 1869, he was married to Catherine T. Hol- brook of Oakham, Mass., and in 18S9 came to the Michigan Agri cultural College, acting as instructor at first, but as assistant professor from 1895 on. He took the degree of B. S. in 1891 and was given; the honorary degree of P h. D. in May, 1907. Professor YV heeler In to Washington, D. C., to removed the take up w o rk as botanist bureau of plant industry. Since that time he has been occupied with the duties of his position until fail ing health made necessary a halt. 1902 in of California, Dr. Wheeler leaves a wife and two daughters, M r s. Dick Crosby, .George of Washington, and M r s. N. Eastman, for whose loss we all feel the deepest sympathy. As an Professor investigator Wheeler stood high and, while he published little, his opinion was re garded as that of a high authority. H e re at the College we knew an other side of his nature. No one was endowed more highly than he with indefinable gift which arouses enthusiasm in students, and this quality, combined with a deep knowledge of his subject and a sym pathetic, lovable nature, will cause remembered and his him memory loved by. every student with whom he came in contact. to be that '78. C. C. Georgeson, '7S, is director of the experiment station at Sitka, Alaska, which position he has held since 189S. Dr. Wheeler was a man of broad views aud understanding, the best companion a friend ever had, full of love for all mankind. His loss is deeply felt by us all. R. H. P. T he It was then last meeting of the Hort. club for the winter term was not only unique, but also the most in teresting meeting we have had this year. T he students have always been taught horticulture from the standpoint of the producer, but on this particular evening we had a chance to look at it in another light. We boarded the 6 :2ocar, and, after a pleasant ride, arrived at the fruit store of J o hn Buehler of Lansing. M r. Buehler cordially greeted us and then locked everyone else out, giving us the entire use of the store that for the evening. we saw horticulture from the stand point of the merchant and consumer. Mr. Buehler is one of the up-to- is thor date men in his line. He oughly acquainted with his goods, and has an eve for in them. Dur artistically arranging ing the holidays he had one of the finest displays of fruit in the coun try. that It contained everything he could buy, many of the fruits be^ to him. Although ing new his stock is not as large at this time, it was v e ry interesting and many to be observed and things were learned. Mr. Buehler told us where each kind was raised, how he bought it and how it was packed, also about the demands of the consumer, and different the peculiarities of classes of people w ho trade with him. He told us many details of the fruit business from his stand point, which the ordinary person does not know, he realizing that we, as students of horticulture, should know these things. He was ever ready to answer any and all ques tions which we asked. the beautiful the He also displayed his stock of vegetables and told us many new things about them. At the close of the exhibit, P r e s. Miller called for a vote to show our appreciation to our host. Mr. Buehler responded by asking us to come again at any time. club met for a few minutes and elected the following officers for the spring term : On Friday afternoon, the P r e s . — C. E. Smith. Yice P r e s . — U . S . C r a n e. Sec.-Treas.—Chas. Tubergen. P r e ss R e p o r t e r — P. W. Mason. ADDITIONS TO THE L I B R A R Y. A m o ng the new books that have been added to the college since the first of the year are : library. T he Notorious M r s. Ebbsmith — A. W. Pinero. T he Southerner — N i c h o l as W o r t h. T he M an in Lowerten—Mary Roberts Rinehart. Forty Minutes L a t e — F. Hopkin- son Smith. J o hn Maroll, Assistant—Thos. Nelson P a g e. the Abaft Kipling. Funnel — R u d y a rd Lords of H i gh Decision—Mere dith Nicholson.. W h en a M an Marries—Mary Roberts Rinehart. Open Country—Maurice H e w lett. F r om My Youth U p — M a r g a r et Sangster. T he Calling of Dan M a t t h e w s— Harold Bice W r i g h t. Going D o wn from N o r m an Duncan. Jerusalem—- Autobiography of H e n ry M. Stanley. T he Audean Land—Chase S. Osborne. The M. A. C. RECORD. When You Buy a Cloth Suit, Wash Suit, Coat or Cape this Spring be Sure to Look for "The Garment Label with The Big Reputation" and you'll look for all t h at is high ideal in M a n - T a i l o r ed g a r m e n ts for w o m e n. T h e se g a r m e n ts a re famed for t h e ir perfect fit—remember t h i s: T he F it stays. No finer fitting suits can be m a d e. We a re s h o w i ng m a ny splendid n ew styles on o ur popular Cloak and Suit floor this season. Easy-buying-prices have been placed on all our Ladies Suits, that preach an eloquent sermon on money-saving opportunities for you. T HE F. N. A R B A U GH C O M P A NY To t he C o l l e ge M a n: We solicit your patronage, and offer for your inspection a carefully selected 'line of the latest furnishings. We make a study of your wants and have the goods you are looking for. E L G IN Ml F F LI N "COLLEGE SPECIAL" SHOES Shoes that are especially made for college Wear — stout, serviceable, sensible, with styles strictly up-to-date. that are Ladies' and Gentlemen's. Sold only by ^SHUBELf ^T> L A N S I NG M I C H. °f- GYMNASIUM SHOES. Try Our Electrical Shoe Repairing. For A n y t h i ng you m ay need in t he HARD WARE LINE t ry ———— N O R T O N 'S H A R D W A RE 111 Wash. Ave. South. COLLEGE BUS HEADQUARTERS II >> A B O UT TH E CAMPUS P ay Day Wednesdaj-, March 23. Miss Cora Crane visited her sis THE COLLEGE, MAFDETTE. T he East Lansing public school closes this week for a vacation. T he elevator in the agricultural building commenced operations this week. T he Union Literary Society will commence remodeling its building this week. At the team election Saturday Fred Busch was elected captain of the basketball team for the coming year. T he fine weather h as given occa sion for baseball candidates to give evidence to their qualification dur ing the last week. Prospects are good for a very strong team. F. W. H o we former instructor in soil phvsics, now assistant in Agri cultural Education of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture is the edi tor of farmers' bulletin number 385. is " B o v s' and Girls' Agricultural Clubs." T he title of the booklet At the regular monthly meeting of the board of control last W e d n e s day night seven monogram sweat ers were awarded. Capt. Hanish, McKenna, Barnette, Campbell, Chamberlain, Busch and Duthie were recipients. T he board also authorized the construction of a very substantial baseball bleacher foundation and to be of concrete foot after the plan of the present ball bleacher. T he cost will be about $400. the ter, Laura, over the week end. T h e re are at present 582 mem bers of the Athletic Association. J. VV. Decker is engaged in Y. M. C. A. work at Gross Valley, Oregon. R. S. S h aw spoke at Hillsdale institute of Saturday at the agricultural extension. last the ' M r. Brewer officiated at the Syra cuse-Michigan indoor meet Satur day evening at A nn A r b o r. L. P. W a l k er will represent M. A. C. at the State Peace Oratorical Contest at Albion on Friday, 25th. Tillotson, Perkins, Geib, W a r n e r, Sanford, Rosen and A. E. W a r n er were successful candidates for the Hope invitation cross country at Holland. Instructors Liverance and Brown are in Detroit today, scoring and sampling butter that is being used experimentally in connection with the storage experiment. Instructor Fish was one of the judges at the A l m a - E a r l h am debate at Alma Friday evening. Earlham the subject, R e won. 2 to 1, on solved : T h at the w o r k i ng classes of the United States can best ad vance their interests by the organi zation of a separate political party. H o n. W m. J. E m e ry of Detroit, president of the Michigan Federation of Labor, presided. T he other t wo judges were Prof. C. E. P e r ry of the University of Michigan, and Prof. J. A. A d a ms of Alma. D o n 't fail to improve this splen did opportunity to broaden your minds and lengthen your bills at the great Carnival April 9, 191 o. Below are enumerated some of the Mandette's numerous attractions. T he Royal German Band has been detailed by the E m p e r or to appear at the Mandette on the above date. Chocolate \V. Gumdrop, the bru nette, from T u s k e g e e, w ho was with Com. R. E. Peary at the N o r th Pole, will give an interesting account of the struggle to reach the apex of the E a r t h. Little Gilmo Pallaverice, the cel ebrated boy violinist and youngest today, will virtuoso on the stage render t he famous prextette from " L u cy de A m s t e u r ." All music and other lovers should hear him. " W i th Roosevelt in the J u n g l e ," seen Better and " S he may have D a y s ," are the titles of two wonder ful rolls of picture films. Some thing less than three miles of films will be shown. M a ny other attractions too nu merous to mention. T he Independents claim the fol lowing : T h at they have secured the world renowned play entitled particular " B e en H e r ." show, having just completed a 500 night stand at Okemos, consents to give a performance for the benefit of the Carnival. T h is A description of this play, giving even a partial idea of its merits, is impossible. T he shapely and divine t he p r o d u c ts of t h is s h ow s o u b r e t t es a c c o m p a n y i ng will c e r t a i n ly eclipse a n y t h i ng of t h e ir k i nd e v er s e en in E. L a n s i n g. effects T he s c e n ic a nd m e c h a n i c al a re h i g h e st m e n t a l i ty a nd i n g e n u i ty in t he l a n d. p a r t i c u l ar T he a c t o rs a r e, in lines, m en w i t h o ut p e e r s. T h ev s t a nd a l o n e — w h en n ot a c c o m p a n i ed by t he c h o r u s. t h e ir t he to e x p l a in t he benefit of It m i g ht be w e ll t h at t h is f a m o us p l ay h as b e en r e w r i t t en for t h is p a r t i c u l ar t r o o p, a nd in t h e ir h a n ds is a c o m ic o p e ra r e v i s ed f e a t u r ed by s e v e r al p o p u l ar s o n g s. E a ch a nd e v e ry act of t he f a m o us p l ay will be s t a g ed by t h is n ew c o m p a n y, b e s i d es p r e t he s e n t i ng a c h o r us w o r th p r i ce to s e e. D o n 't fail to see t h e se t wo s h o ws at t he C a r n i v a l. a d m i s s i on t w i ce j u st of '08. f a r m, G r o s se E. C. K r e h l, ' 0 8, w ho h as b e en in c h a r ge of t he G u e r n s ey h e rd on t he S c o tt G u e r n s ey I s l e, h as r e s i g n ed h is p o s i t i on a nd is n ow in S o u th D a k o t a, w h e re he a nd s o me r e l a t i v es h a ve t a k en o ut h o m e s t e ad c l a i ms a nd i n t e n ds to e n t er t he live s t o ck b u s i n e s s. '09. in t he D u nn C o. M r. G l e nn A. G i l b e r t, ' 0 9, is in IIi