The M. A. C. RECORD. MI CHI GA N STATE AGRIC ULTU RAL COLLEGE . VOL. 16 EAST LA:-<"SING, MICBIGA;\", TlJES DAY, FEBRUARY 28. ]911. NO. 23 HENRY NIEWALD. community was The ~'o1!cgc shoc~cd Frida), !carll of th,c to clc:lth of J kJ!r\' ~jcwll)d, ,J!l agrl. cultural sopho~llorc student, in Ollr college hospi!ll!' ~Ir. Nicwald cu· te red the hospi!:!1 011 the 16th, ,lilt! his condition WIIS 1101 considered se rious until Friday, when it Wll5 discon-red that he was suff(·rin.l; from all abscess of the lung. Acute dilation of the hC;l r t W;lS given as a contributory cause. }oJT. lin excellent ;\"icwald W:lS the various stlldcnt, e ntered into college activities \\"ith mu.:h elllhu siasm amI was \'CTy popular. I Ie waS a member of thc college chorus am! W;'lS president of the Phrlctlll literary society, this being Oll~ of the new sodeties recently oq(anlzed. T wo brothers arrived Thursday and left with the body that eYenin!,!" for Chic;lg'o where -interment will be 1Jwdc in Greenwood cemete ry. The family ha,'e the sincere sym· pathy of the entire college commun ity. Both the sophomore class, :lrld mcnlbcrs of the chorus, of which hl' W;lS ,I member, sem floral offer ings. THE IDLERS. lIot ;1Il ~1r s . Thompson Hurtoll, of Che· boygan, Michigan, wife of the late Col. T. Burton, of Youn gs town, Ohio, will read at the entertainment given by the Idlers in the parlors of the \ Vomen's Building, S;Hurc!,I}" c venin~, 1'Ilareh .ph . ~1rs. Burton has gained ,Ill enviable reputation as a reader. She is imitator, but re ads into hcr lines her own ill_ terpret:ltion of the ch aracter. Her Frcnch-Canadian stories arc inimit_ able. She has an unusually expres _ si ,-c countenallce that adds materially to the success of her readings. He· sides Mrs. Burton the committee have been fortunate in getting .Miss Freyhofer and ?\lr. :\lorse to COil. tribute to the musiclIl part of the ).Iiss Freyhofer will add program. to the pleasu re of the e,'ening br playing a piano solo, ana will also act as accompanist for Mr. ~Iorse . PltOGflA)1. To the Sea A Song A. C. Mac Dowell A. C. Mac Dowell ~ ( iss Freyhofe r Ballad of East f\lid West Mrs. Burton Lyrics from ··SRpho, '· Nos. L 2, 3 Words by Bliss CRrmen Music by Mary Tu rner Salter Mr. Morse The Habitant Little Ba-tease Mrs. Burton Lyrics from "Sapho:' Nos. 4 . .5 lIr. Morse Mrs. Db: on Culture C/IISB A Little Matte r of Real Estate ~(rs. Burton Lyrics rrom "Sapho," Nos. 6, 7, 8 Mr. Morse The Cure of Calumette Mrs. Burton ALUMNI] 'S::!. :'\e\\5 has been receL\·ed of the accidental Ilc:lth of J. J. Hohn, of Chicago, formerlr of Charlotte. :\lr. Hohn has been for some vears edilor :tnd publi sher of Ihe !-Iolet W ')rld. He was a student during the years of 'is-'i9, and a nephew, Flonl Bohn i., in 'Utend.met: at the present time. :\lr. Hohll W:I S s trul'k br a ta:.;i l·ab, w:lich was rUlllling- at the rate of 30 miles an hour. Tilt· accident happened a\.9 o'dOl.·k on the even· in).! of Feb. ~1,alUl .:\Ir. Holmd;cd at the R ;t ve nswood Ilospil."'\1 one and one-half hours later without re g-ain ing conscioll'>ness. 'SS. H cnq- Thnrtell has left Ne\'ad a, whe re he has held , for some time, the position of professor of mechan ics and mathematics, and is /lOW 10- <.:ated in \\-ashington, D. C. H e is chairm;11I of the board h;1ving charge of all app lkations for relief from the operation of the provisions of the fourth section of Ihe act to reg ulate cornmercl:. There ;lrC already .. ,000 applic;llions 011 tile, and they arc comin~ ill Vinnipeg branch o f the Duc kw o rth Boyer Enginee r ing and Inspecting Co. of l\ l o lltreal. This firm will, I believe, superintend the erection o f our new college build_ ings, the site of which is on the banks of the Red ri ver, fo ur miles south of the city. These buildings will cost about $1,000.000. "\Vhen more info rmation in re gar d to the plans, elc., is available I sh all be pleased to tell you some_ thing about agri. the yo un gest cultural college in Ame r ica." PROF. W. A. McKEEVER Wllo ~p,·~k$()n·· HNt"r Boy" ""d Gjrl~ on th~ ~·"r1ll:· \\",'\1. I",sdny ,,' I :l~. PROF. G. C. HUMPHREY "f ~llId!_oll. who ,,"I!! _pe"k 0" .. "'",·'!!n~ 110'· ""Iry ('0,,".·· Thur~'I"y "tt"I·noon. THE ROUND-UP. This ye,tr's Round-Up I nstittlle promises to be the biggest eve r held, :Hld prepa rati on;; h,n·c becn made for a large c rowd, c'-ery a'·:lil:lb!e room !lcar the college having been listed. The gener;!1 sessions began this (Tuesday ) aftemoon, and wil! in the ;!uditorium of Ihc he held Agric\lltur:ll Building. As Slated before, the lectures by Profs. Kedzie, Jeffery, and Shoe smith bcgun last .l'ear, will be COIl tinued this. The program 'IS ar ranged, will be carricd out with one ~l r. E. Cyrus ),1 iller, exCeptiOIl . of Haydenville, ~ I ass., was ulHl ble to come, and !lis place will be very ably filled by .:\Jr. S . T. i\layn:ml, of :\"orth Boro, 1\-[01ss" consulting horticulturist and a practical fruit man in his home slate. Mr . .:\Jay nard will handle the same subjects that werc assigned to Mr. Jllille r . Thc subjects of house he;lting-. road buildi ng, f ruit g r owing. play grouncls, corn c ulture, dairying, etc., alJ h:n·c a plaee, aud the sub l"roL .M cJ-.;:ee,-er jects handled by find Judge Collingwood cannot fail to inte r est all. Thc various exhibits will also prove instructive . Ean Lan nna. Mich. Add,. ..... ,,11 eontrlbtl~lonl to tbf! M""&II'luII Editor. BUlIln" •• Ol!lc:t' .. 'Ith ' ..... renee « V a n BD~n PrlnllUK 00 .• t)I)-tl1 (;ra"d A'· ... :So •• LenIlnlf. )(I"b. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1911. l1ews W E han:~ the alumni associ:._ lions al Chi(;:tgo. DClroit, Gr:alld Rapid!>, New England, aDd the r«· .... nt Portland Association from whkh we h:lVC recei\"ed much Ult('rclolillg' cOllccruing our ~J. .\. C. Illen anti Women. That other cities life catl'hing the I·associ. ;uion s pirit" is c\ ident lhc m3ny Ictters whi~h ~ome to us ask. in~ for information aloni! this liue. The inlluellcl! of g'ooU old :\1. .\. C. is becoming broade r e, cry year, which iii as it should he, and wheu . C\'e r :11 all po!osihlc we trust asso..·iations will hc formed. from it 1 \\'e quote The lal ....... ' call COllles from Berke-· In. Cal .• and G. I L FrC'C!lr. '10, is ih'e questioll~r. froOI :\Ir. Freetlr's letter as follows: "I the R ECOIII' for Fl·b. i re.:-ei\ l; \\ ho happen til I ..... out here. know ~:ln Fr.lI1ci"':o h:\S the f!lir in 19'5 :lIId I should like to g~t the fellows to· gether as soon :uI possible illU b~ 1915 we mig'ht ha\C~ a club whid\ would Weicollle the matH' .:\1. A. C. people who would he ,su're to cOllie to the coast at tl:1at time." ··.\s ~Oll perhaps Ye editor has written :\Jr. Free:lr a per'lond letter and we trust thtH IIny aile who can help him in this matter will do the S-tltne. An alumni catal~ is to ho.! publi,.hl!d in the near future which will aill materialh in thi~ work, but in Ih<" meallti";e the R~. f.:OUD is:l.t thc sl'ni<.:e of !III who calch this :lsso< __ i:llioll s pirit. Let Ih hear from you. HORT . CLUB. the Dr. Xotting-h:llll, of Lan~i!1g. lld, dres~a\ the 110 rt . duho n fr\Jit grow. inl:!; in ColOrlldo:l. Dr. Xottingh:1I11 said lh:lt the same cffort cxpended in rai ... ing fruit ill :\Iichig'an that i~ put forth in Colorado\\ould ~re:ltly the q\l;1lit~ of .:'01 ichigan increase fruit. lie does not ~move wau'r sproulS as the~- become fruit bear. ing branches ami u5cs oals as a con'r t; ro:lp. Thirteen tons of sugar beets per acre were raised among the youllg trees, and :1.\ the same time trees m:tde a healthy «rowth. Stnud~e pots 3re now ~sed extc:nsi,'eh- and mall" times hnc s:l\'cd the ~rop during' periods of low te:JIlpcrature in lhe spring. The doclor is now going illlo fruit raising in ;\J icbigan and will en· dea,or to use western methods in Ingham count~'. 51 ~Ir. Ed . Gibson ga"e im· promptu speech on horticulture in North Carolina, speaking of the \' ander bilt estate and lhe Biltmore nursery, which is one of the finest in the south. lUi One of the hest things at M. A. C. in a long time was the r{'ci procity debate on \Vashinglon's hirthday. ~o better wa\ could have been found to spe lld ~this holiday, and the Ilffair was :I success for Our student paper. not only from the standpoin t of gaining a better knowledge can· imporl:1I1t queslion, cerning but frorn :t financial lOtallllpoint as well. this The aflirmati\'e was upheld by Dr. lledrick, Prof, Frenc h, and Prof. Ryder, :mel the Ilegati"e by Pres. SlIyder, Dean Shaw, and Sec. Brown. At close of Ihe debate,ac. cording to pre\'ious arrangement, a '-Ole was taken to determine the witll)ers. F rom thc nature of the decision thc audiellce conside red the d{'buters "er)' c\'cnly matched, the \' ote st:mding 230 for the affirmative It was :lIId 19 1 for the negath·e. elttimated that abollt h' o·thirds o f tl1e audience I"oted, Prof. Jt\ dl.'r lumlx:r as Dr, Hedrick, for the aH-irmati\'e, contended that this proposed treaty was simply all applic;rion of the goldcn rule. alld would give us a larger :lIId broader civilization, aud that,.in the light of the present high prices. the move was in the interests '.J t is a question," of the consumer. said he, ··ill the interests of the whole people und not for One class o nh'. The farme r should not be allowed to monopolize ollr m :l rkcts." lllentiollt:d whelilt two com modi tics and whkh. a.:conling to the ne~lti\"e. should not be admitted frel, as it would materi:t!t\, injure our own li e arg\led that the pricc markets. of wheat was regubted in Liver. pool. and thus cuuld not affect our L'. ~. market. Concerning lu mbe·r. w e need more of this. and why keep Il WII!> to the it 0\11 b) hi;::-h tariffs. inlcrestlt of the consumer, lhat he he able to buy this- product mo re cheapl),. The supply in this toun, In' will SOOI\ he cxhausted, and for· es'l cOIl5en'ation s hould he encour· agl'd. that \\ ith those Prof. r rcm:h stalcd the farmer is not the only producer, :lllli mentioneuthc value of products into Callad:! 1:l.ltt ycnr :tS shipP, .. '<.i cOlilparctl imported. Il} admitting Can:ldu'lt prot success from stOi rt 10 finish. Some 70 couplcs Ihis "time" of jo)". Twenty dan.;cs were gi ven, two of w h-ich were feature dances, one being of the A. Z. and t he oth(>r the T. B. P . cha r· acters. pll rlicipatcd III for T he decorations were s uch :IS to llesignate the two hOllorary fratcrni· tht! college til'S. The stand urchestr:l. was fence d in b\" mechan ics' hamme rs; white shocks of w heat we re used as co rn e r posts. Two a rchwa~'s we re built, one be· ing cons ~r uc-ted of Tau Beta Pi bents, whI le the other W:IS of SUdl ~I nature .105 to represent the Alpha Zeta. Each frall:rnity had its cozy co r ner being so constrllcted as to two orgrll1izations. design:lte That of the Alpha Zeta was fen ced in bY:1 picket fen l·e upon which were hung rakes, a xes, hlllters, etc., whil e: Oil t he inside s ac ks of g"rain we re used 3S seats. That of tht: '1':lU beta Pi was latticed in by C. E, Poles interwoven w ith t; hai liS from the same department. Around the outside were placed nll!I1erOIlS mechanical models. the The lights in the olller and d;1 n('e h;1l1s were decorated with sh ades mad e of green tissue paper, e:lch having 3 "hobbINI" dfed. The Alpha Zeta room was the drawing spot of the e\-ening . One boxed light and one large d rop·shade light f urnished the illumina tion, the for mer being' an "eye catcher." Cin erarias, box ..... ood, ami ferns wen: used to bring oul th e effects of :t conservllto ry. This par ty was the first of ils kind ever give n in the history of this institution, lI.nd it is anticipated by some that each of the f raternities participating in this pOlrty will ~ivc one of thei r OWIl dur ing the spring term. Denj . L. Sm it, who W[lS obliged to leave college last te rm, w rites f rom Redondo Beach, C:llifornia, that he has made ll1ag l1 ifice~lt gains in he:lhh and strength, and is confi dent that he will soon be in condi· tion f o r anything. , I G. VERNE BRANCH 1 '~IO>k,'Y JUNIOR HOP . The J. hop of !9! I is now his those who attended will tory. but not soon forj{(,1 the greatest Ol·ca· sion of its kind in the hist o ry of }of. A. C. The J\I;tsolJic Temple presente{1 a l1i~ht. A heautiful s~·ellc Frid~n' large :I]lple .t rec. l a d~''-l with bios· soms, Ol'eIlPll"d the ('t'nter of the room, while slllaller olles we~e pbCl·d :It the el1lrance way s and trl front o f \-ines, the ordlest ra. sOllthern slnila)( . h:tnging- haskets alld fl o wers were C\·cf\·where, and the b:dl roo m presellte(f the appear· :mce of ;t beautiful gar(kn. 1'.1 is sion lanterns, hung from the bal· l'ony, furnished light for the merry_ rIl3kers. the The wall" of the d ining: room were be:lu tifullv decuratcJ in south· erll Slniiax, a;lc1 tables with tiuwer.'l, ferns and candles. The favo rs were rell alld white canltle amI l'verv de tail. i:.:aeh senion started w it h the m:UlJ1e r of laying ont the hui\{ling" and had a part in the proper method of construction from foul1dation to r:lftcrs. At the s ame lime they were instr ucted in "the mathelll:.tics of construction. " They handled the subjcl"I exal'lly as they would Iud they be('l1 build· il1g :I fill! sil.cd house or hanl of ally I~e st o f :11 1, they le:!rned dimen sion. how to layoff e:lch piect.' that en· tered ill to the huildillK :111(1 wh y the methods were cconomic:ll :lIld prac· ticable. Each m;tn wa s requir('d to make daily notes of t he 1':lrious steps, lind at the dose of the COll rse, p roduce d rawings showing the complete system. The students w c re nllh.:h interested in the work but si lu·e In. st ructor Nt IIssclnHln had nOt deter· mined to go so fully into tllis work until the te rm h;1(1 opencd, it W:IS possible to :,:-ive it to not more than 50 Ollt of the 160 members of the dass. Next year he hopes to make it possible to give the work to all that llHIV wish to take it. 011e student who became unu s ually p roficient said be wo uld s:lve $! 50 in the bl,ilding o f a new house his father had decided upon. Remember the H ope_M . A. C. b:lsket ball game 011 Thursd:lY of this week. Every student is ex· pected to be p resent. 3 SOME PRESENT DAY PROB LEMS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Michii>lO Engioeering Soc:iety, Lansing, Jan ua ry 10,1')11. 'OOntl",,,·,1 rn.,,, Is~" .. tor "d,. 14.) Out of the much cOllver::\ation ;tbout t he subject matter of the course of sludy whic h shall properl}· q U:lli(y :t yOllng n1:l11 to enter the field of CII ginceoring pradil'('. one C:l1l 1I0W dis ce rn strong tendcIIL·ie:. towa rd the COllser\' lItiOI1 of three ideals; ( ;1) .'\ ~enl'r"lrourse for ;,11 umk' r gnduate engineers. (h) A humanitie,;. liberal admixture of the (c) The profession:,1 degr('e to be e:trned hy adlie\e mcnt 'tj-!.'" graJu "tio1). tl1l' The presentation of the subject teaching" work of the matter, tedmi.;:tl ~~'hool, whatever the ideals lIl\ll lie tails o f the cu rricul um, p re sents the 1Il0st serious p rohlcm of t.he whole subject, and its serious· ness is g-rowing d:ly by day. The teaehin;::- work depemls for sllccess upon the student, the tcltcher, aud thl.' m:lteri:iI o!C]uipment. Of these, the last is le:lst and the first two lire first in importalll"c. The stutiellt find the teacher :Ire a tellm, well mated o r IIOt. Jepellliing upon the pe rsonal :lltributC5 of both, not on]y as to mural, mental ~ nd lIIanual equi pment, bu t as to temper ame nt.il fitness alld fo ndlless, each for his share of the IO:1d. illstiwtiolls Under prcscut.condit ions ill mally institutions, the tear her is frequclltly li S much raw materia.l as the studcn t. Both might properly be sclectell, if thing- wer(' possible, as it such a ~ome llay will be, Oil the hasis o f a If, how \oca tional {·xamination. ever, slll'h a test were applied to-Jay, we would h:1\ I~. e"I" .. n lt y or 1I11" ... ls. 'Dilau W. F. )1. Vototi. H Mich. Bon .... t of AIIM"IlttllN:', t~ p.I~. AMHERST LETTER. H OW Of course w e re:ld the Sfrde Re pllblica /I - journal-Republi_ can. After gelling used to Collier's the OI4 f1o()/.·, AmericaN lI 'Uk/I', 11Iaga:ifle, Jrur1ct.'s Work_all ex puq::-atell of sensational ad\'e rtisc ments, I am an xious to know how your readers manage 110t to read advertisements of patent llostrums, which are iugeniously mixed in with forei~n and domes tic :lnd !egisbti ... e news. i\ledicines to cure henrt dis· case, cancer and consumption :- immellse checks Some s tudents here wear coats sue h as with lumbermen at one time wore in northern i\Iichigan. S aginaw plaid, is it? ,. Last week, E. A. \rhite, pro· fessor of floriculture, :tdvertised to exhibit wreaths and table decorations made by juniors and shurt·course $wdents. There were 3i wreaths two ft:et acros!, including" some pillowS :lIld others. These mostly stood up on wire legs - and were made of le:wes of Galax ferns,aspar . gus, callas, carnations, sweet peas, hyacinths, tulips, violets, narcissus tables and a few others. Three were decorated, besides a side table. No prizes were givcn this year. C riticisms we re to be in order in subseq uelltlectu res. BesidesRowers and pblllS t;lken frolll the. 16 rooms of the college greenhouses, stock for :11 a these designs was purchas(.>(1 cost of $60, By the way, it is a treat to go th roug-h their tidy gret:n houses. President BUllerfield is mO\'ing about a good deal these days, look ing ;!fter the interes ts of agricultural education. lIe informs me th;tt on the e\-cning of February z.f, 191 I, at 6 o'clock, we hold what we c::l ll a c'Collt:ge Night." Jt consists of supper at the dining hall, partici pated in by student:> and .!!Jcmbe rs of the i:lculty, followed by a short program of s peaking. The general subject for this ye;tr is "Ag ricultural Opportunities." Each speaker is supposed to \.;lke ten minutcs. t. Ag"ricultur:ll Opportunities in Farming-. J. I i. Hale, Ct. 2. Agricultural Upportunities 111 Agricultural JOUrll.lli slll. G . C. Sever, New En~I:\Ild l\ omeSle:ld, Springfield, )l;:tss, 3. Opportunities in Agricultur:tl Sciellce. Dr. Bea!. Amherst, l\Iass. 'I, Opportunities in Agricuhur:11 Education. Or. R. W. !:;timpson, Smith 's Agricultur:11 School, :S:orth ampton, l\lass. 5. OPPclI"t:ullitiesin Rurall.eadcr ship. Principal Fnlllk L. Boyden, Decdield, ;\1:lss. Y ou have doubtless receiv(.'(l a notice that in Boston, :\Jarch 3rd, occurs the :tUllu:11 meeting of N"ew England alumni of :\1. A. C. H.:ly Stannard Baker is on the wily to !lawaii. to look into the bhor troubles the re occasioned hy J :lpS and Chincse. \V.). ih;,\I.. AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM ALABAMA . . GnA~1) BA", At_A ., Feb. i , 191 I. Editor /1/. A . C. Record; If you meet II man ill this neck of the woods, .md he says, " Il ow d'ye do!" You ask him wh.1t part of the north he carne froUl and its likely he wilt say, "From ]\.·I ich igan." ]Jut if you meet !I mall and hI! S:lyS, "Good c\'c'lIin," then you know he is a mltivc, and you ask him, "How is )·ou all today?" :l.Ild· he will tell ),ou he is "Jess tol\abll::." 1f yOI1 wlInt to see a country which. is awakelling from a long sleep, Just cast your eye o\·er the Gulf Coast region; and it is north ern people who are disturbing its slumber. 1 w:llkc(l out in the coun try tod:l)', and the first man I met ca me from /lear Lansing. The next • • ., , <. THE BOY WRITES HOME . . DEAR DAD: or OQurse you"e read about the awful 8mallpox scare, Wont of it i8, nobody here can go off anywhere. It's tough, I say, a beastly shame O. turkey wing. sublime- What luck to ha \'e th!s f ll8S kicked up About Thanksgi .illg time. Theotber day, J had flo pain- I'd eath .. o pumpkin pies- The doctor came 8n' read my case with skeety looking eyes. He shoo k ills head an' aeted out. a so r ry pantomime. Say81, "0, kid, you don't get home This here Thanksgivin' tilue." "Backache!" the cove Will! after me, I saw it mighty q uick. It Ilin't fer ooth in' thet I read th e Inter natiooa\ Dio. "Look here," SIll'S I , " I aiut much sick: But now. I'd bet a dime, you're fbing me for smallpox, Su re, About Thanksgiving time. " Well, he was Illad , you bet he was. j ust iliad enou gh to kill : But 1 had him, because you see, I hadn't paid tbe bill. Au' if this sphere I WIUlt to lea,'e fer a Illore celestial olime. rUlet that fellow hold my pulse About ThRnksgiving time. rill better, Dad, my stolUach 1l0W is workin' as it should. An ' 1 call eat m ost any thill' • illd ifferent, bad or good : But how ean I bethankCulllow, Rn' sing thO!l6 hymns, sublime, Ullless J'm back bome with you. This he~ Thanksgiving time1 l«Jbella COlmly Courier. BI1. L. RESOLUTIONS. East L:Ulsing, Mich., Feb. 2-1,191 J. IVhcrl'11S, Almighty God has scen fit lO removc H enry Niewald from. ou r midst, be it Resolved, That the Sophomorc class extend sinceres t sympathy to ~is parents ill their sorrow, and be It also Resoh'ed, That a copy of these resolutions be publ ished in the Hoi. cad and RECORD. H . CLoTHlxa, \ 'V. S. FIE I_J)S, L. C. CA ltR\' , Com mittee. A REMINDER OF SPRING. olle came froin Chk:lgo, the next from Tuscola county, Mich. And they arc coming by the car load. Six tcen families arc expcttcd to ar ri\-c tomorrow. New houses arc springing up in the woods as fast as mushrooms ill \Voodbury's pas tllre after a warm spring rain. Talking about spring ; the f,trm ers here are planting potat.oes, corn and beans. And the\" will soon be harvesting glmlen truck which was planted in December. tf I was a )'O llllg r-.1. A . C . ~r!ld­ uate, with a hatful of theories, a pocketful of moncy, and an ambition to do or die, I would be glad to ha ve some body tdl me of the opportunities this ~'oulltry offers and the natural ad van tages it has O\'er the northern Slates. And then I wouldn't believe what I w.tS I had come told till llown here aud proved all things for myself. the m out of This is jus t the place for dairy mell, farmers, fruit growers :md anyone else who wants to grub their living and wealth frOm the soil. One could 1ll.lke a living from the rivers anti bayous, too, if that to digging- it from W,tS prcferablt: the g-rounu. Fish and op.lers nre to be had merely for the trouble of taking the wa ter. EI-cn aHig;:l,tors are to be hau,·in un· limited qua n tities, just for pic king them up, if you don't let them see you first. The :lround hen: have :1 reunion once:1 ye:tr; It is to they eall it M ichigall Day. be the 2111d of February this year. I mel a I Ullstlale man in P!l.sca_ goula, 111 iss., a few d:lY s ago. I, of cou rse, asked football news. for lle saw the i\L A. C._l\Iich. gall1e last fall, :md h e says it was M. A. C.'s game all the way. Naturally I was glad to hear t11at even if it was a long time coming. .\lich igan people I see many trees and plants hcrc which (wilih w ould grow on the :\f. A. C. C.1Il1pUS. l :here is Olle plaut, especially, whit'1l would be all right there, and some time Ilear Christmas, if I can get a day off so as to stay righ t by it after it is plantcn A,·r, S. CoUov:" 11 ,, 5. Hudq ... r te .. EVER, Y KI JII D Of FUR.NITUR.E FOR YOUR ROOM Cots Folding Beds Matresses Des ks Book Cases ALL GOO DS DEU H RED fR EE -- M. J. &. B. M. BUGK Lasl week dosed the work o f thc most suc..:essful shor t ..:ourse se .. ~io!! C\'cr held. II. ~. P alml·r. with '1 !. is now chief engineer o f Ihe Imperi:tI Allto Co. of J:lckson, ~Iich. :'\1 iss ~:lt he ri ne ~och, '09· :. teacher in the )11. 1~lea;;:II1\ :\: o r rnal, \\';IS a college \' j"ilor Frid:l~ of last wce k. The oraloric:ll contesl 1:II,cs pl:l cc Frid~)". :'\[:lr('11 " rd, at Y psilanti. K. D. \' :111 \\' agcIII:!! is our reprcsent:lti\'c, " T he :\cwer Jus t ice," his subject. ,muu al About 'l OO \\ olllcn man)" prol'llclllu.le given \\. elilleSll:l) . was gi\'en and joyed hy al!. tIlc n :Itte nd cd ;lI1d ne:lrl\ u Ihl: IJ!lnd in thc armory .\ II excellcnt prog-r:ulI the aftl'rlloon en Mr. Ira Butterfield , who has been in poor he:llth all wintc r, has left Bay City, .li nd is now ;It H ickorJ. :\:. C., wherc it is hoped he will re· gain his strength rapidly. ~Irs. llulterfic1d WliS fo r me rly ~Iattie Grollt, daughter of our club pur chasing agent. the supply T en t hous and copies o f the Spray B ullt:tin :\0. 5-+ was o rdered, :l.Ild is nearl) ex· .il rend\' the is in hausted. T he bullet in form o f a cale nJ:u, ami gives for· mula fo r spra ys of all ki nds, :IS w etl :IS d efi nite info r mation concerni ng w hen and h ow to apply. T he wo rk covers all cl asses o f fru it, and is o ne of the be st pu blicatio ns ever issued on s u bject. Profs. EUSlace and P ettit are th e authors. this A BO U T TH E CAM P US ~>'>'" - . . . '. '. ' .. ~Iiss E1i 1.:lbcth Pettit, o fSagin a w, is "isit ing at the home of her cous in. (-'ro f. Ie 1-1. ("euit. Gracc Clark. wilh 'II. of St. Joh ns, \'isitcd at ~l. .\. C. la st ~al· unla~ . In~lrU l"to r O~ lc r,!lf the Dept. of Zoology . i ~ ell1e r t:linin:,: the IIIUlllp.., the ... c da_\..,. C, E. J ohnson. 'OJ, Detroit, and A . I-f. Croslw, '06, Xc\\' Bu ff:l(o, Werl' among the coile:;:e c allers last \\·eel.:. The junior ~nd senior s tudents in hortiul[ture plan on g"oillg to Gr:lIld Rapids Friday, ':\ I:lr..:l\ 3, and will s pend the entire following d:l~' in. specting the greenhouses t he v il'i nity of that d lY. ill in its The .l/icill:!.'"" .1/"III! f "dllr<·r, o f is sue o f Detroit. publishcd Feh. IS ~n interestin~ article hy Prof. E . .I. Kun ;(:c, o f the cng- incl·r. in~ departml·nl. all lhe course in wo rks m:lrI:tgcmcnt a t ~I. A. C. return J. II. Skinne r, ' 01 . s lopped ;tt :'\1. A. C. :->:,tunby on h is to ~:tLOO CO. from Hay City where he has becn in attcndance :11 the Dain' men's A ssol·i:l tion. "Dad" is in his home ;1 th'rivinJ! dai n ' man {"Ollnty :lnd is e'njoying life to its fullest extenl. Prof. and ~Irs , ~ewlllan e nl er· tained the members of Ihe Stu{lent Citizcnsh ip L e ague and the te ache rs and officers of t he Su nday school, \V ednes,lay evening 1 at their home o n College H eigh ts. Twenty.four fl ags we re scattered about the uri· OIlS rooms, and the guests werc' as ked to make a list o f these, stIlling the country o r natiOIl represented . Feb ru a ry birthda ys o f famous men were also made the subject of a guess ing cont est . Refresh ments were se rved and the e velllng en· joyed hy all pre.!!ent, I nstruc tor Ihe far m me~' hani~'s dep:lrtmclII, is one of t hc btest ,·il·lims o f m umps. ~I IIsse\man, of T he "ophomores held a \'cn ell ile .. · jO\';lbl\' part, in the a rmon' t da'y c\eninJ;'o f la ... t w ed.: . . LO<;T. l'air while sil k glo\'es and tan P hocn ix mulll e r Tucsda\" in Armor.". Finder pleas'e nig ht le:l\e at lihrary. J\ lil1c froUl Detroit, daTc.1 Feh. ! 6. annoulln's lhe birth (If :I (bu " h· ter to ~Ir. II ml )Irs. E. C. P ol.:or71)" 'OJ. The short cou rse men enjoyed a hanquct at Ih~' \\'l'nlwo r th hotel, Thursday ni::h l. A hO\lt 60 nH.·n . \Ir, p:trtieip;' l eri. \\'clls Siler and the class res po uding 10 loaSl5. De:u, Shaw . tllembc n; o f The Il igh ~l" hool Unl011 of ~r:. SO Il h:ls just eorn pldcd arrange· !llelllS with the College band for a conce rt to he ).:"i\·en :It ~Ia son Tuc,, · day, ~ I arch i . ['>rof. K ing w ill ac company the band as re ader. AI the R c puhl ican sta te eonven· in Saginaw on tion to be held ~IMC h 3 among the state olncc rs to be nominated will be two members o f the State Board o f A g ricultu re in place of \\'. L. Carpenter, of Dc· \\' . J. Ohe rdo rffe r, o f t roil, and Stephenson, whose terms o f o ffi ce e:>;pireJan. 'yll. Arrangeme llls have been madc \\·OO<.! w:lrd, o f with ~Ir. Da vid Clinton, to " peak at lhe Ilort. Club on \\'edne sday e\'ening, :'\Ir. \Voodward is a n acti"e ho rticultu r· ist, 86 )'eus o f ag e , and the s tu· dents, es pecially those who had the pleasur(> of meeting him at Benton H a rbor last fall, will be gbJ to wel· come him 011 l\-farch I. A tin;! ~Ios s , w ith 'I:, of Bi" R :lpids . llttcnded the J. hop, lind 'i'; "pCHdill,l.:: :I few d;I \~ with colk .. e fri c nds. '"' . The Se n ior ;!i rl s cnterl'lillCd the b,lies o f fa c ultv \\' cd1!e~(I:t1 ( \\·:lshin).!to1!'s hirthda,) :tft(' rn oo~l \'c ry pka5.ulu.l. the . Born - to ~I r. alii..! ~ I rs. A. C. I~l"h 10, J e nscn, o f Collq,;c\'ille, 1111 a sun, Ernl"st 1' . Jensen . . \Ir. len· s en is on\' o f our 'coIlCKC c :lrpell·u~ rs. '·llp'ro p hobill," W;'I S 110 doubt puhlished as "joke, b u t how Lan · sing b u",iness men Clln afford to patro nize such a "far· fe tched " jokt" is somethi llg which we are unable to unders tand. T he enga;,!"emcnt of Lic u t. \\' . O. F razer ;'Ind ~'"ltss Shirley Gardne r . both '09. WliS announced :It a six o'cluc k dinne r gil'cn by :,\liss G:lrd. ncr \\'edncsda~' evening. The wedding: will ta lr;.e place in Ju ne. their The De lta Club gave a delightful party to friends o n Frid.iv e~'enillg, in the assembly rOOm of the agricult u ral b uilding. Music, danci ng, and games were the a m use. me n ts, and were enjoyed by aiL Coffee and sandwich es werc se·rved. 6 The M. A. C. RECORD. COLLEGE HALL . )ly dear Editor: - From Ihc Rgcou D it is inferred that there has been talk of destroying College 11;,11 anu it is hoped that it was idle talk and has long since cellscd. To the older grad\,ates the rcmon.l of the single substantial structure of the carly college day!> is like strik ing down :t faithful mother after she has passed her prime. This CQlllltn' -has a bad nlllllC {or COIll mercialism and it is hi<:,h time that we turned our fixed gaze upon mOlley.getting, and begin to sec life in its true pcrsp«'tivc. Nothing iusti wtioll of Icnrning hc("omcs ;111 more fostering' of this the than dUIlf.tc. and ill IlO wa) can we tlo it kttcr than by expressing a keel] respect for those thin;.{s that mnkc lor tfue historic ,-;lIues. There lire m,my thing~ that grow more pre ciouO! :IS the centuries roll 0 11, and oJ and b~' future generations will cherish the allcicnt J:mdmllrks and l"'() ndelllll unstinted[y those ,-and:als who. in times pASsed, libcd their t[cstro.ring pands 31:llillSl 111111ly au ohject thaI 1l1ight ha,"c bccomc a sacred hcritngc. \\'c older graduales who [i\ed our cOllcgC' life in those ~'ears "hell our Alma ).I"ter slruggled l~yond prltscnt da} -belief f O f her \ e ry life. 3nd received nil our class room and instruction undcr her laboraton' ronf, the -Old Hall is ,·cry dear. If she is no longer suited to form e r servio.:es le( :I tablet be pl:tc l·d in ellch of Ihe "arious rOOlllS gi,·ing- in a few words th.:ir fOfmer occuplltio n, a., "Chapel from such to s uch a J ll lc," "Chemical LahoratorJ from __ '" _ _ ," and " L ibra ry, __ to __ ." etc., and then devote the bui!dill~ to museum Of other pur· POSt's where the h05ts of visitors Ill:,y be entertained, instructed and in!,pired. il. fwd wher.,' B) all means Ict the Old Ilall OCCUp} the place where it s founder s plac(.'(] it!! wnll ... will tell ~ilcntly Ihe Rtory of Ihe fi g-ht of the bthers for ag:ricuhurill cd uca· lion, 5(1 far IlS it call be done iu bri.:ks and mortar. Let Ihe college., olLth o f :til future gc",.-rlltiolls h:n c ;I OOllst:Jnt Ult'.JIlorb l of the measureless r CKard ill intellectual institutions for those higher Itlluc~ th!lt art' f3 r al'>Ol c the the tin:mcial ~·O !llln(1n mea~ure o f world ano make for pC;lce aud pros If we would S;lle to pos· p~.: ril)" . terity the many natur:tl wonders of our COll ntry from sordid com mo.: rcinl · i"m lind d~"dop a fo ndness for the helOt ach iel'cDlents of hy~on ... days, we rna,' well fO:olter lit the cen ter., of higher·educ..tion a dearer sellse of the historic worth of ancient college buildings. If there were onll' five ncres to the campus. and 1..10 qlorc adjoining laml co uld be acqui red, it eV1!1l then WOUlfl be a piee," of vandalism to raze Old lI all to the ground thaI It lafg'cr :md mort: useful building should take it5 pillce. Iluild around it _ there is anlple room in this case the mother ha"c her _ and yOUllg Rnd enjo}" if you please. their being better adjusterl to their gener :tllon. Let the da;;ses plnce their year·stones in her walls, and plant their il·ies there. let A hundn·u years hence, whe n Ollr runll life has come still more fully to its own, there will be those who will uke pil~rimllgei to sec Ihe sacred plac~ where the first agricultural ("ollege reared its walls and worked out the initial problems of industrial the lightning and improvement, lind I trust they m.ay haye College 11 aJl presen·ed 10 them, not only against the hand of the man out floods. The latter we tnU5t leliye prayerhllly to Providence, but the former is for those in authority to be insistellt Upoll now and always, The above has been written on \Vashingtou's birthday with tho flags floating in the breeze, and I wis h rcnc h my college mother 011 her birthday, when at least an hour is set apart and the book of her full years is opened (the Stars and Stripes and l\I. A. C.'s banner waving s ide by side), and the voun g men sec visions and the maidens dream urcllms of their alma mater's future serv ice to the state :md nation. il might Yours very trul)·, 8''>110:-< D. H ALS TED, '71. MAKING MEN 'S HEARTS TO SI NG. How ma!lY hear ts ha l·c 1 1I1llde to sing This day fill I pn!lii8d 1\10 ng1 Bow many spirit!! ha'·c lifted wing At the melody of my 8011g' Bow many IIOrro .... S ha,·c men forgot Because of some word I said These are the Iluestions we ought to 8!ik dS over the world we tread. Bow many hopes ha,·e 1 caused to burn This da.y with a. thought of c heer? Bow many .IIO u ls have J helpe<:f to turll This day from their mortal rear! Bow mallY feet have I mo,·ed to dance With a tingling tu ne of lo.-e As they lifted their t!yes in Il dream to glallee At the sweet blue &kit'S abol'e~ Bow many thorns hava I helped todra .... From the ero .... n IhaL men must ... ·ear! What hal'e 1 donE! for th., broken Illw That has doubtlf!8li "laced them there! Bow lIla.ny burdens hl\\'e feltlUorelighl _For 11 th illg llu\t I 111\1·8 tiOJle This da.y Ilil golden allu i;weetand bright_ In the fresh ai r and the sun! H ow ma.ny !;OrroWI; ha'·e OOll.lled to grow Because tbis tiay they bal'ehaard Some old "wset 80ng that t hey U!!ed to kil O .... In the (jeMs of the bloom and bird! Bow many 80ulll ha,-e heen roused to !ling For them!W!.h·ea 8.6 tbey ~IlIl Jl:of yore? Uow many dreamers h3'-e dreanJed of I>ptUig By the sea Oil a golden shore~ Ho .. ' IllIUl )' eyes h",'·a J ollened wide That were elOHed before I CIIlue To the lo.-ely beauty of all outside, The hills and the Iikies of flame ! Bo .... ruany heat18 have been lifted up, Till they, tOO, II&lIg. I say! Ah, that is tha question tllat fills the C lip That we drink f rom day by dlLY ~ - Baltimore S!In. 'aS· Notice just received of the bi rth, on Feb. zz. of \V iluer C. Bennett, J r" 10 ~J r. and ,\1 rs. \\' . C. Bennett, of Den,er, Colorado. ~Ir. Bennett is II graduate of the claSlI of 'oS, and Jllrs. Bennett was formerly ~1jss 1I1ary Tuomy,;l g radu:l te of the U. o f M. Training School for nurses. cius of II)OS. COllgralUlaliolls. '0 7· Born. to Mr. and 111 rs. Shelby Race,523 .M aple St., Lansing, on Sunday, Feb. 19. a 50n. ' Ne w Coll ese C lo thes ro r " oun s L adies. Wool and Silk Dresses. Fur' Coa t s. Suits . New Curtains and Russ. SIMONS DRY GOODS CO. RESOLUTIONS. fI 'hcrea~1 It has been the will o f ou r lle:n·cnl y Father in I1is infinite life our wisdom to call from this brother m1lWc Ca tI/. IIltM.G.lIlLty «Go. COLU M Bua , o . DIR EC TORY LANSING B US lNE SS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN. Tbe nl\me. In tbls Directory. 1\.5 " 'Il11 IU WOIIl of 1111 our other ool"e r tlB\!rs. "'II of reliable IlI'rtlel. W e hope Ihat the l&eul,,· and ttur ... I. H OU •• :"1"11"1'1''' .' n., Ea,n iAnsln«. MANUFACTURING AND HAIR DRESSING. M RS . 0. T. O ASE.-llaDuf" clllrl ll« . !'iPlIlllllOOlnll' ok Halrd.e .. lnll: Parlon. Swltche. made of cut b"l r Or combtnl'l. si lO <:Qiored "nd renO'· .... e