The M. A. C. RECORD MICHIGAN STATlE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. 16. 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 4, 1910. Xo. THE KIND WE ALL ENJOY. A M H E R S T, M A S S ., treated. T he Sept. 29, 1910. H e re I am beginning to get set tled where the Baldwin and R h o de Island greening g r o ws to perfection —when well large lot on which we live contains some nice fruit. Many kinds of roses, one or more trees of purple beech, weeping beech, green-leaved beech, hemlock, white pine, red oak, A m e r ican elm, sorrel tree, giant sugar maple, g i n g ko tree. American ivy covers the house and has taken to immense the climbing hydrangia covers a space 16 x 20 feet, 'mixed more or less with clematis paniculata; N o r w ay spruce and a lot of -shrubbery all luxuriantly, for the soil is g r ow rich. W h at would you think of crab grass in standing stances, up to my eyes. If only the botanic garden in East Lansing had such soil! electric w i r e s; an in some town. We went to a " cattle show " as they call a one-day agricultural fair held near T he fruit and flowers were worth while, also seven yoke of oxen and the balloon which made four trips, attracting almost as much interest as the " h o ss trot." We can climb hills here sev eral hundred feet up and get fine views. Labor and Grades of the public schools are at least one grade behind those in East Lansing—with good teachers, though the children continue to praise the teachers they left behind. teaming must be cheaper here, for it cost less to team our goods for a mile with only five loads, whereas at East Lansing loads one-fourth there were eight of a mile or less with some grunting at that. Postage stamps are the same price, but sweet potatoes are 13 lbs. for a q u a r t e r; fresh cod fish I went to M. A. 16 cents a pound. C. (Mass. A g. Col.), chapel volun tarily one d a y; held at 12 m. for about 12 minutes; students over looked by monitors, one song of two stanzas, a few announcements, notes concerning the African ex plorer Stanley, by President But- terfield, a wave of the hand and all . was over. W. J. B E A L. Y. M. C. A. Up to date 201 members have been secured by the Y. M. C. A. and 80 men have signed up for Bible study work. T he energetic w o rk of these hustling committees has not yet been finished. T h is year certain changes have been made in the membership quali fications thus admitting one-fourth of the members w ho have signified no church alliance. Of the remain der thirteen denominations are rep resented. Each man pledges what he can toward the support of the association instead of paying dues as in previous years. M r. and M r s. F. W. Hubbard, of their daughter, St. Louis, visited Frederica, over Sunday. SUMMER TERM OF FORES T R Y. T he second year of the term of forestry was held on the shores of at Cold Springs, H i g g i ns Lake Roscommon county, Michigan. T he length of the term was from J u ne 28th to August 12th. T he work w as compulsory for students electing It was strictly technical in character, no effort be ing made to popularize it in any wav or to persuade so-called nature students to indulge. T wo courses were given, one in civil engineering forest mensuration. and one in Each of these courses carry five college credits. forestry. tent. T he T h e re were 24 men in camp, housed in 10x12 tents, two men in tents were each each equipped with t wo iron bedsteads and matresses, one table, two chairs, lantern and broom. board Oil and matches were supplied free of charge. R ow boats were on hand for use of the students after work hours. floor, instructor the theory of Each day began by a blast from from the cook's horn at 5 a. m., then breakfast at 6 a. m. in the log cook shanty. T he time from breakfast to class periods was spent in right ing up tents. At 6 130 the sound given off by a rusty disc when beaten with a pole axe called the time men to classes. F or a short each morning the problems in hand were set forth by the in charge and dis cussed, then the remainder of the day was spent in the field or in the timber close at hand. An excellent opportunity was offered by the Sail ing Hanson Co. carrying on actual logging operations eight miles north of camp. Getting a good early start in the morning the students spent the day in the virgin stand of mixed white and red pine, which cruised 25,000 to 30,000 board measure per acre. H e re they had an opportu nity to estimate the standing timber, then have the choppers fell it, after which they measured it, thus hav ing a reliable check on their esti mate. T he day's work was usually over between 4 130 and 5 :oo p. m., when everybody went for a plunge in the lake. After supper e v e r y o ne gathered around the campfire, told stories and watched the flames leap into the air after having consumed their portion of the wood. T he nights were short and the days went quickly. forestry. Greater stress than ever before is now being laid on the practical side of forester must be able to take hold of every day woods problems and solve them. T he new T he aim of the summer term is to give this practical work under field the same energy conditions with that a private is conducted. logging project HORT. CLUB. Student members of the Hort. Club recounted their vacation ex periences before the club last W e d nesday night. V. T. Bogue told of a spraying experiment; George Dewey has been running an exper iment with cover crops ; E. C. Lin- demann has been designing Lan sing's new park. He also took a trip east to Rochester, N ew Y o rk City and Washington, D. C., to get new methods and ideas. F. J. Go- din described Grand Traverse as a fruit region. P. W. Mason has been assisting Prof. Pettit at the en tomology building. L. B. Scott worked for the department of plant industry at Washington, D. C. J. G. France w as an inspector for Illi nois nurseries. K. D. V an W a g- enen found that Michigan and N ew Y o rk fruit packages are not as good as the western style of pack age. flavor, which Bartlett pears gave the occasion a thirty-six real members and friends of the club, w ho attended, heartily appreciated. the T he annual Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. reception held in the armory Friday evening was well attended and everybody seemed to have a fine time. ALUMNI '93-'oS. F. C. R o r k, '03, C. E. '10. and brother E. J. R o r k, 'oS, were called to Lansing recently on account of the illness of their mother and called the past week. on college friends the Doe R un Lead F. C. is with Co. of Flat River, Mo., and E. J. is with the Prestolyte Co., of In dianapolis, Ind. ' 0 1. A son, Clarence Potter, was born to Prof, and M r s. H u gh P. Baker, at Munich, on Sept. 15. Mr. Baker is on leave of absence from his posi tion in Pennsylvania as Professor of Forestry. M r s. Baker was formerly Miss Fleta Paddock, ' 0 1. '06. to do so We regret to note the death of Mrs. A. E. Falconer. We have not as yet been able to secure details concerning h er death, but shall en deavor later. Deceased was, we understand, a Croswell girl, and the body was brought to that place for interment. To M r. Falconer, whose work is at A m- bridge, Pa., the R E C O RD extends sincere sympathy. W i th '07. advance J u d g i ng J. Hanselman, writing from Puerto Rico, states that he enjoys his work very much. M r. I I. it- with a sugar refining company, and their Guanico plant, the largest in the world, grinds and handles daily from 5,000 tons of cane. the in M r. substantial Hanselman's salary, the company appreciated a good man when they found one. A recent explosion put our '07 man out of commission for a short time, as his face was badly burned with nitric acid fumes. He has been in the hospital for some time, but out now, and doing nicely, and the island not a bad thinks place after all. '08. " D e ar S i r: — Enclosed please find $1.00, for subscription to the M. A. C. R E C O RD for two more years. We do not want to miss a copy of the R E C O R D, for it is such a pleasant messenger everv week from our old alma mater. " Although Robt. D. Maltby, '04, has left this school, there are still three M. A. C. men here,—Giller, ' 0 4; Murdaugh, with '08, and' my self, 'oS ; also one woman, my wife, with '09. T h a n k i ng you for your many favors of the past I am, " V e ry truly yours, " H E N RY M. C O N O L L Y ." '' P. S. T he best success and a prosperous year for old M. A. C. in football. H. c ." friends '09. W. J. Baumgrass, civil, visited last Lansing and college week. He is a surveyor in the office of the line department Lake Shore and M. S. Railway, Cleve land. A. D. Peters, '05, is in charge of this department. Other men in the same office are C. B. Norton, '08, and H. H. Hanson, '09. T he M. A. C. RECORD PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING T HE COLLEGE YEAR BY T HE MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE B. A. F A U N C E. M A N A G I NG E D I T OR S U B S C R I P T I ON 50 C E N TS PER YEAR Entered as second-class mail matter at - Lansing, Mich. Remit 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 men's Furnishing Goods. See ad. LOUIS BECK.—Olothier, Gents' Furnish ings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. , DENTISTS. N H. MOORE, D. D. S. Office 411-418 Hol- lister Building. Lansing, Mich. Citi zens phone. Automatic 9499 D E. PARMELEE, Dentist, U7% Wash- ington Ave. S., Lansing, Michigan. Automatic phone, office 8402; residence, 8408. T E. STOPFER, D. D. S. Office 801 City J . National Bank Bldg. Automatic phone • 1262. Former M. A. O. student. DRUGGISTS. ~ ROUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to date. Corner store. Opposite Holllster Block. DRY GOOD& ~ DANCER, BROGAN & CO. — Lansing's 119-121 Leading Dry Goods Store. Washington Ave. N. RIPLEY THE PRINTING & C OMPA GRAY Nl' E n g r a v e rs P r i n t e rs S t a t i o n e rs LANSING, MICHIGAN ton Avenue South. SIMONS DRY GOODS CO.—104 Washing " E L E C T R I C AL SUPPUEST CAPITOL EDEOTRIO ENGINEERING 00. —Pull line of Electrical Supplies, including students1 shades and cords, car bon, tantalum and mazda reading lamps. 117 E. Michigan Ave, ^ F U R N I T U RE DEALERS. J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Corner Washington Ave. and Ionia Street. See ad. M HOTELS. W HEN IN DETROIT Stop at the Madi son Apt. Hotel. The popular place for state visitors, shoppers, etc. Pleasant rooms. Beautiful cafe, moderate rates. Mrs. Eliza beth Brown, Mgr. HARDWARE, STOVES & T I I W ' R E. N O R T O N 'S H A R D W A R E — G e n e r al Hardware, Tinware, Graniteware, Cut lery, Stoves, etc. Ill Washington Ave. S. See ad. JEWELERS. E M. B E N N E TT —Watchmaker and - Jeweler. Work called for and deliv ered. Residence, fourth house south of Tic House, Evergreen Ave.. East Lansing. MANUFACTURING AND HAIR- DRESSING. M RS. O. T. C A S E. — Manufacturing. Shampooing & Hairdressing Parlors. Switches made of cut hair or combings, also colored and renovated to look as good as new. Masquerade wigs for rent. Auto matic phone 551. 222H Washington Ave. S., up stairs. 517 Oakland Bldg., Lansing. " P H O T O G R A P H S. SEE LAMB'S PHOTO PILLOW TOPS — PHYSICIANS.^ DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL. Hours, 7 to 8:30 a.m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. Sun days, 12 to 1 and 5 to 6 p. m. East Lansing, Mich. Citizens phone 1844. DR. H. W. LANDON, East Lansing, Mich. Office hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.. 12:80 to 2 and 6:30 to 8 p. m. Sundays, 10 to 11:30 a.m., 7 to 8 p. m. Citizens' phone 9228. ington Ave, and Ionia St. " PRINTING. A LLEN PRINTING CO.—HI Grand Ave nue south. Printing and office supplies. Bell phone 1094. Automatic phone 4006. ROBERT SMITH PTG. CO.—Cor. Wash SHOE REPAIRING. 'T'RY KENDALL'S SHOP for Shoe Re- i. palling. All work guaranteed. Ma chine or Hand Sewed Soles. Rubber Heels while you wait. Fine line of Oonfectionery Walter's old stand, Michigan Ave.