The M. A. C. R·ECORD. MICHIGAN AG RICULTURAL COLLEGE . VOL. 17. SU NDAY SERVICE. the :.rtllO r~ . Ahholl;! h Fllih 1000 persons .Hlende(] Ihe SUlllb)' :-;en'in~ Feb. I. hell I at z :.,0 in the chapel ch:lirs ·.\cre ,Itldell to lho<\c alr~'ady :1\ ailahle, 111:.n)' we rc ~h. t h .... cnure Jig-cd scn·ire. The dccor"'ions used !.JI· the Feroni:l.I1s Oil Satunhu' c\'enin~ we re left in pl:u.:e. alUl n:liel cd the usual b:.rrellnei>S of Ihe W:III,. to a vc ry ~ro:rtl extent. !o sland durin:.,:- G OI·. Osborne gave :111 :uldn::;; .. 1)11 I nHuellec of the Chri~1ian "The i h: re· R c1iKion 011 Civilil.atiOI1,'· I' iewcd the histon' of t he dHlrch, o f he r trials and triumphs. p;.id a trio hutc to thc solidilv o f the H um an C:I\holic ch urch . ;11<1 also to tho"e mel! who hal'e been in5t ruIIH:nt:d in the g re:1I refo r ms . . \ Ian)' hL':l rt! the G Ol ernor for the fir~tti!lle, ;111.1 these we re to l'speciatl.y g-nttdul he:1f him IIpon slu.:h an ol'cn,.,ioll . T he numbers tn' Ihe choru .. , :tlltl solo hy .:\Ir. Kill;"ell II'l'rt ;!n·atl.1 ;tppn.:dah.".J. :lUd added Ulll,h 10 the occ:lsiol1. WA SHI NGTON MEETI NG. T h .. \\ >a5hi l1;..: 101l AllIlIl11i .hso· r~).:'ul:lr ;11111\1:11 t:i:t tioll h(lld mee ting in Fre und's l[ all.:1\ SIS Tenth :-:'1.:\ . \\'.. on T uc$\I;I), Feh. =0, !It 6:00 p. Ill. thei r T h.:: secrdar\' Ilcsirl':; thl' n;III1':::o find it pOl>sihlc to of ;Il! Ilho ma:\, atlclld this ml'ctin::. in Ofcl"r Iha! plates I))".\' he re"~'r I~·(1. .\ \cry urg~'nt 11I \·il:lliol1 is L'xlcndcfl 10 all 0111 of ,'ome h) lOll II alumni 10 \\ ':l~ hillglOlI all ahOl'cd:ttc nIH[1l11'L'I w ith the \\ ashiug-toll pe,)p1c. T ho~c who desire to .. ttend ... h(H1\11 I, rite .:\ [ i~s Cor:! L. Fcltl k:mlp. al 133 5 Twelfth St.:\ . W., :,~ elld), as po<:sibic. :tIlt! plnt .. s 1\ ill hc re· scn·e<1. Remember the time_Feb. ~O. at 6:00 p. Ill., ;Llltl the pl:tc .. ·-Freuml's lI all, at 8 15 T enth St . X . W . WEDNESDAY' S PROGRAM . The anno r r W;lS well fi lled \'"cd· ncstl ay afte r noo n by th ose who cn me Ollt to hear S ir lI or.lcc I' lull' ke tt, the I ris h s tateS ma n nnd A m(; r · il'an fa r mer. Si r Il o racc is a pe r · SOllal friend of ex Pn.'sidcnl R oose· I e ll, o f P r es i de n t Butte rfield (.:\l as5.), :1Il" of Dean L . 1[. Ba ile). o f C(;fll ell . He is i111 c nscly inler · ested in r ura l li fe, nud tll:ulc a plea fo r cou ntry liv ing . lil' ing . l ie w o uld e mph as ize three po ints for lhe bene fi t of the count ry dwell· e r- be tte r farmi ng, bette r bus iness, beu e r In o t her w o rds, a bette rme nt o f the prac tical, techni· ca l, and social condit io ns. Farmc rs arc too s lo w to ado pt the co· o pe ra· til'c pla ns, which mean as much to the m as to a llY o t he r class o f citi· ze ns. Co.operati,·e c reame ries We rc ta ke n as ex aml"les of w h at might be done. The s peak e r paid a fi nc cOln pl i. ment to the wo r k being nccom · plishL't ru;!g'lc,s ill \'er· mOIll, ami late r in Ih~ ;!re:lt w~·"t. .:\ 1 r. Barile.;; OWIIS ,\olile 5,000 :R' rC,; in the l);tk o t:l~. ami hilS mel with all uIH!.~u,,1 dq.:-rl·c o f ... ue· ce ~,; ill hi~ Ilc"Ierll op .. ration ... . 'ictories Dr. :-::1l'plH'1l ~lIlilh, OIIC of thc fn un de rs of I{cllelue I lo'lpit:ll, :'\ew York City, ,,:IS :,1.,0 prescnt, :1Il.! .' \rhy I Left Ihe spoke hricll) 0 11 Farm," Dr. ~l1li th i.., o ne \I ho h;ts accompl i"hl'ti m:tll~' reforms ill t he llle(l ica! worl t! . ;11111 hi,; wlk 11' :1'; a b rid rnie\\' o f Ib .. hi .. \11(\· o f the hrmer of the carl) 'Iays_ih t'ir pri. 1':lIioIlS ami h:lrdships. The ;hldr('s~cs w e re neres';;l ri1r brief, as hnt one hour \1':'" :,;-i\'en. :\ftl' r t he prfJ~ralll, I' r,, <;. :->npl" r took the party (Ill a tour of 111\'(;5ti· gatioll ahuut the ::rourttls alld huild · ing:s. Dr. Lallca"te r. o f Uli,ct, was Olle of the p,lrt.'. ----'--- OR ATION CON TEST. .\ I>Ol1t 200 per,sOHS :l\tended the Coll~';':-c oration C() tltl· ~ t in Ihe P eo· pk'!.' cbureh Oll Frid:t\' ('\'cn ir1" {Jf l'l~t I\ .... ek. Thl're 'Icrc SC I'ell ~on. te"t;ur l~ . ami the oration s we re all cX~'cpliorr:rl!y ;':-00<.1. Follow ing is tlte program as ca r· ried o ut: .:\Iu,.ie. T hc Fathe r of lIi ~ Country, I;. J. Rec.kr T he ~tnr':.!;.;lc for E),;i,stcn .... , R oilcrt R osell The Americ,ur Id ea . II. \ V. lIou;!h T he .\I\';tkening- of China. K. :'-.1 . Klinge r Our Ship of ~t ... te, ( i .J. \\'lI rnshuis l'olitical l'rogres:;ion , t. T. I.>ie kfo rd .-\. I. .:\ I:t rgolis \\'ar ,:\1 u-ie De,' i"iotl of J ulig:l's. T he first pl.tte \I ;15 al\ ard(:,1 to ."\ . I. :\larKolis. second to K . .:\1. ~lin~cr,;lIId third to I I. \\' . 1I 0u::h. ':\ I r. ':\ I ar~olis II ill represen t :\1. A. C.:lt thc S I:t1e l·ontest. hdfl this year at O li l·c1. T he juug-es we rc \ \' . S . F ostt'r, E . S . A very a n.1 E . T . Bishop, all is hoped thaI .:\1. o f Lmsi ng . .\. C . will b..: wldl rep resented at the St:lle eontes1. Olil' cl is look in .. .... fo r 800. It SECOND POULTRY INSTITUTE F E BRU ARY 12' 17 . 19 12. :\ ex t week w ill be held t he sec· ond pou h n' ins titute at M. A . C. T hc wee k ' openS M om!:t y afte r · noo n, wi th reg ist ra tio n ami ins pec· tio n o f poultry ya rds, the p rog ram .:\1 0",la), e\'e ni nj;!' to be in c ha rge of the P o ultry Cl u b. Prof. Grah:l m, of O nt:lrio, C . U. C ook , of O wosso, F. L. Sew e ll, o f :\ iles, Prof. A. J. P hi llips, o f P u r· d Ue, a nd Mrs. \V. Dawson, o f L o n· do n, On t., a rc among t h ose w ho will s peak. T h e s ho w will be held in the b rge pa vilio n of the ng ric ullll ral b uilding, and vis itors will be wel· come both to the ex hi bit :tnd to an y o r a ll of the mee tings. BASKET BALL . \ 1 .• \. C. !Ill'! and dl·fe;tll·d bl'r old· lime ri l·"I , .\ liJion, Fr iday ni~ht in our ~'ollt·;!t,; :trm"ry. the fin~l ,;core heill:!, ('O !O ~3' T Ill' !ir ~t half \\,,1", ,I~ ul.'llal, pl:l}ed ill II h irlwilld ,;t.lle hI the ItOt1ll' te:uII. :lIld th" I i ... ilOr.,; I\:~re t'om p!cl cI~ hl'll il,len'd, oul) <;corillK lIi lle poinl~ to (,lI r ;2. It! t he ,;econci . ~e\'cr,rl "PIITt" in .:.!ond I~',IIII work rc ... ll ltcd I 1 tnnr~' I'oillt" for Oll r :\il·thodi~t fril·n,I .... .:\1. .\ . C. te:11II hut Ihe Ila~ the Iti!,!' ir(lu T ire .. ro~~·h..:allls in Oll r arlllon :t1l':\I,. p rolL' a Ir:mdicap W ,isit; !I;,! k ani". II hill" IIIL·.1 :1;.1 pr:tct in: In :I, runlle .:\1. .\ . "hOll tin~ hI the home hOI .... C. i~ reprc'senled h , Oll~' ;,r the Ire~t (cam ... in Ihe l·ol >lrtr·I· . :II\oci;l\ions o f science lOll' to hUllor. :\ ot only is he an autho rit)· in hi5 chosen b ranch o f sci~nce , but he is onc who finrls h is tru ~ voca tio n in t ra nsmitti ng to o the rs ho th his k no w ledge of science and, w h:lt isuf in fi nitely mo re n IhIl', his greln lo ve of N a tu re." M rs. Minnie H e nd ric k, assis ta n t in histo r y, was con fin ed to he r hom e the past w eek w ith g rippe. ~o. 1~ A L U;\1Nl .') ;. T he "ntl nClI .... ha .. ~·o " re h ' I.., of Ihe Ill- ath. 011 .I :IIIU:II·.1 Ii, uf Ihc II if,· of II. 1<. 1 ' :lri~ll. \I r. \" rri..;h Ilil~ ;t ~r:hill:tte II illt Ihe (;Ia~~ pf ·v;. alld i,.;l pronrinl'lll f:,rrnL'r of .\lIell. .:\Iidr. \Ir ... I' :trsih II :h a ~r:ldu;ttc from lire Y p~II:mti '"rlll.ll. and for ~l'll'r,11 I'e "r ~ ;1 ~"' ... e .. ,..flll ,,·;I.-IIt,;r. B., .. idl· tiw h""].:lItcl. 1110 little (>IlC~ .. reldt l< tllh,I\\lr:lIldntle' h .. lf \ l':l r .... "wi ;HI IIt{;mr "'()II. John \\ hi'llJl'~ ' Il,tr rrl'l . lltJ ... t,;1I \,t. Dr. Ilu ~h B;'!..l·r. (,f Ihc I'urc'lt r) 1'~'IIIl"'I'II':lIria SlalL' l)epar'lllIl'lll a\ L'ulk:.,:e. h:o~ lreen tll hea.i Ihe IWII dq>:l r trtlel1l "f F"r~'~lfI :,1 'The Slr:l.u~e l·rrin·r ... ill . '\. , p,·,,,.t;fJlr citrr;.:!' II iii, il .l ~:d;ln or ~ ,.00IO. D r. H .• J..l·r h ... ll·'·~·11 dl:<,ted to a ~irnll;rr po,ilimr in J.linni .. L !l;lt·r· ~it~, hilt Ila~ rdl·.t~l,l tn ."..:qll Ihe one in '\ ",\\ Y.) r k. . .:\lr. 1111 11 "'~' "\. '\'d~rJJl 11:1 11. Il lth II, i,.. Ililh the l\·nn~..,,..et.: Copper Cu .. :'It en!'. Ilrit", .. Ill'r Ilill. 'fL·/Ill . !It .. t .. err,·e .\ H'l' rt I I. C"'l', '<12, has (I ~""llnll'tl the IlI,H>:I~enrl'lIl of thi .. C"lIlpan.l. many lIe\\ r~·'·'Jnl ... of cti;. "'ellc~' and protl llClinn h:i\e I ... ·ell madc. T he plant It" .. :1 ,·.tp;u:il) IIf I,(X)().OOO IKlUIU]" "f "hlj ... ll·r lopl'er" per Ill·e!... :l·rtl th", Mid pl.mt, the l'lr;!t·,..t dl:llnI1~r pro..:t,;"'" pl.lIIl in thc w.t r], l. pr\J.lllcl~ :lPI'r():,;illlal"'I~' ()I)() flf cO(llllll'ric;t1 .,ulphllriL :I, id ll,n ... per da) . '0.,. len TOiler. Ililh the I'khe r Leatl \\·u r k .... 11 Joplin . \lfJ .. " ri lcs Ihat aft"r "UIII\' ITTI h;lrd wnr!" "cHill" lIIadrillLry :tllli 'e'l'ripTIll'nl ill~ ih:,; for nil OillpUt of boo IV 1.f.)( 'O 11> ..... o( ch rome ~dlow per Ib~. Ihdr plant \1'''" t'llIird} de"uo\eol).\ lirt. alld Ihn "ill 11011 hal e in .,t.l r t :til Over '. a:,:-;III1. .:\ 1 r. T ower II ritl'" th at H.J. \\·elOt. forllwr s nrdent. in :tIIt! c hc rnistr.l. i'i 11U11 with the Camp_ hell GI:1sS alltl in chari.{e of thei r facto r} :,1 ~t. Louis, .:\1 0. l' :I;lIt C o .. in:-trut,;to r (t nd Gordon Tower,·ul. is .. ti)l o rc ha rd· ing "ilh Ihe .\. C. BohrllStl't1t Co., lIellr Salt·lIl. OTl'~OIl. He hlt~ 900 acn: .. ul1,ll'r his carc. wi l h llbout 100 al rcady in apples. '0<) . \\' . C. T rou t is Ii rst ;ls .. is l;lIl t Su. ill G rand per intendent of !'nr ks R apids. The 111:111 1 friend 5 of Fr:tllk W illiam 1I 0 '~'c, .:\ f. S., will be ~1;ld 10 hea r of his recent appointment as Oe:1Il c.f Ihe De p:1 r t III C /l t or Ag ricu lnr rf.' at Symc u"e L' nil'ersity, ~. Y . T his i'S all enti rely new department, alind-elftu " ... 11 ",aner lit L."""lIl. Mich. A\ldee" "II ~u"'.crl"t1Qr)~ and "d" •• II"O II" malt'"" ~o th~ :'01. A O. K.:co,u,. to;a.H I.&n_ lInt:. Mleh. .-\dd~u IIIl wntrlbullonl to t b. M""all'l nll' Editor. Remit by P. O. Money Ord"r. limit or R."dlt"N!d L£tl~r. Ho lIot Knd ilU''''IlO!. "ullni'S! OtHC'f' "'ttb !.awrene .. o, \1 itlt 'an :Ive;:'g-c of 37 :lhO\"l'. In just p;ll'l, 111(' the month weathe r man K:U'C us I.J llays of ze ro wcather, :1IIt! ouly om' d:ty did the thermometer get above frcc'!:· in". This wa" lin the 18th, :lnt! on this tlaie for ci~hl hours the indio e:lIor showed 35' "bo\·c. :-;:ow, in I'iew of the beautiful Ii:.),. we ~'an rcplenish try :111(1 look ~round ho:,.:- our ~'o: ll hillS and pl(>as:lI1t. WORKS MANAGEMENT . The c bs~ in II'orks In,ul;1;.:-eIIlCllt I'isitc'! the 01115. ::;e,I;..:cr :111\1 Re" fllcto rie~ on \\·ednesday. m:tkill).( :\ swdy of the :,.:-ellenl types uf the bLlil~lin;..:s, the m~·thods L1se(l in 1H':lt· ing, li~htin:! ;lIId \"entilaun)() [hc arr:II1;":C1l1ent .If the machincry :lIltl of thc (Iiffercnt {h,'p:l rtIllCllts. allll the p1:l11nin:,:- alltl rouling: S.I stems employed, ,'\rr:l n;relll"nb h;lle I'CCIl '1l:llle w ith se\'(,!r:d mell. some COllllel'ted with fadorie:. flut "f the city, to s peak 011 SOUle hrandl of the suh. ject of works m:II1:I~t'nlt'nt during: In ;,!'cner:ll, these the wintcr term. talks \1 ill bc gil'cn hefore the I.:n· gineering Sodct).:w lhal sUlIlcnls !lol taking works manage men 1 111:1\' be able to hear them. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ASSO· CIATION , The ninth g-eneral convention of the Religious EdllCation ,\ ssociation will be held in ~t. Louis, :\10., :\bn:h t 1-1-f, with prclim~leetinKSo 011 SUl1day all~1 :\Iorlila}", :\rarch 10 and I I. The ~cncral subject of all the meetings will hc "The Trainill", of R di;,:-iolls Lea,kr~." The p rogr:lln liS arr:UI;,:-t:ll prO\ ides for lIho ut 30 diffe rent meetill;':-s, \\,;Ih ,1bOlIt 100 atldrcsses. T he spe:1kcrs include Fr:lI1cis G. P eabody, of Ibn"ard, Ja1l1!:s H . K e r k Inn d, i'lIissouri, \\'illiston \\-alke r, of Yal{', Samuel C. 1\'1 it chell, of S. C' l Alfred W. Wishert, of Grand Rapids, :mcl others. On March 11; Presidcnt Snyt!er will address the mt.'Cting Oll the subjcct, "Traini n g' R eligious LC:lders for Ch urch \\-ork in R ur;ll Communi, lies." T he home, school, social sen' ice, C hristian a ssociat io ns, and art and Illusic, all come in fo r dis · e ussion in th is import.:l n t m eeting. Dr. II. II. Whetzel. profcssor of plant p:ltllolo:,{)", College of Agri. cultu re, Cornell Ulli\t'rsit)". was here thrce Ibys of I:Ist week to ,1\ tend the 1\1ichi;':-"1I vinscng' vrow ers' A ssocia tiOll . whidl met in Lim· sing-. li e spent sonw timcwilh our departlllt'nt of 1l(l1:1I1,Y, :Intl goa\'c :1 talk, \\'edllt'sU,1J ('\"l'lling, beforc the Ht'scarell (;Iuh 011 the rc:;c:(rch work ill planl patholol!y.n Corncll Cnil'c rsity, I:lying' sl't'dnl st reSS up· on the researl'il sd\olar~hips. These :lre fdlowships fo r :,.:-mdu :tte students in pl:I"t p:lII1"lo;::)'. cs· tab1i"Ill'd hI' lllalluf:Jrt lirers, h\' as· ~oc i"tinl1s of fruit g-rO\I crs,' etc., who wish speci al prnhlel1ls illl·csti· gaterl. The), furnish the mont'y, which is paid O\'cr to the IrC:lsurer the c'olicJ.:'e of thc ulllI'enli ,y, lIlld then :lssigns some :.::r:lIIU:lte studcnt to thc problem) the colle~e furni~h­ iug such apparatus as is necessary. The results. of thest! i'l\'e~tiga­ lions helon;.! to the coIlCJ,::t:,and cal}, nol be USed by the per~ol1 or aSSI)' d:uion furn ishing: llit' mOllC), with out pcrmi::.sioll of tht.· dirCl'to r_ Fur, the r more, the pcrson or :1ssociat ioll intcrcsted has no :lUthorit, o,'c r the in\"l·sti:!ator. hc l>cilJJ;:' r~sPOl1sihlc only to the tlcp:l rlmel1t of plant patholo~y. Thes .... mel hods lIIakc il possible Iv extend the work 011 plallt di",c:lses far more cxu:nsi\'ely thlln woul(1 he po!'sihlc wert.' dt'pemlt.·nce placed upon st:lte aid :110m'. and h:ls the f;lrther :ldvall1:l){t' thnl the Jwoplc :Ire that who furllish much morc intcrcSled ill the work, >llld g-N tll:lt llll1ch m"re h..:ndilout of ii, lh.:: mOllCy HORT. CLUB. !:1st F. ),1. U;lnlen. un" of lhe ;\1. .\. C. ~radu:lt~s in 15)OS, g:ll'e It ITr)" intereslillK t"lk hdor~' Ih..: lion. \\'ctinC' sti ll", t:lkiug" Cluh ,. 1''''ar\1 vrowing" a~ his suhject. ;\1 r. Barden s;]id thaI hI.! \\",15 sur, p r ised w sec the nltc :It which th.., 1I 0rt. Cluh hilll g:rO\\"l!. :lIld to ld of \1 hicb thc old hort . meetill'.!",. ill there I\'cre 1I0t ellou!!:h to J;{o :lrCluliti ;I table. intcre,tin", pr,illl~. :!tlod ~ile. with ;\Ir. B'lrde n __ poke from hi~ r;Xp~ ' riel1~c <}Il thti r home p~:I"h un.:h:lrt!, ncar ~ollth lI:ntn. 31111 hrQu:.tht out li e ~aicl lIll\llI Ihal - a ;.!t>t>tl air d r"inag'<= alld w:tTcr drain:l;.;-e, 11":1;' 'en c5~cnliaJ. lie (oulld certaill pla~es on their homc orcll:lrd II Crt: p:trticulad~ adapted to ccrt:1ill \ :lrie· tie~; t o r instanCl', hc p luct:d their Smock trCb in the lowest place::. on accou nt of theIr hartline"s. last tr~'es art' bein;..!' planted TheI r ~-f feel apart, IUld ;\ 1 r. Hardt·" ~tat..:d that hc bclie\'cd that this would he a \'lIst impn"'emen t 011 Ihc 0111 ,Ii", tance at:!o feet, ;I!i ht' had found roots cOI'cn;:d a hlrg'cr ure:l than the hranches of !-Ind, as the branches oftl'n o\'erl'ljJ, Ill' lig-un's that the roots nrc 1I0t gi\'en t'lloug-h room; this also Ill:lke!> it more con, lime :u\(1 slIlphur I'enicnt for h is thc sp ray, which be applies ill spring. As far :IS possible, the trces are hcacic-d the first YC:l r h)' rubbing off the buds and careflll :Il· tcntion. Th e older trecs ure pruned early in the s prill~) CUt back, amI the ccnlers opelled up. The trees the .I \lne arc thin ned r ight "he r drop, before the pi ts h:Ir(lell; the amou n t of thill ning depending 011 the \·a r iet),. tree. It Up to this ye:lr he hIlS plowed up his o rcha rd :Uld pllt in a cover crop :Ibollt the last of Jllly or first of lhcir expcrimcnts ,'\UgIlSt. and, ill with cov"r l'rops, d,tims th{' best results fo r wimer vetch. H is n~·igh. ho rs a rt' obtaillin;:r good results with oats and pcas wilhout plowing'. As for the profits 011 the 15 acn~s, sirict tab of all ti!lle :lnd cxpcl1ditures have been kept. and, figuring: abovc all expcnses, there has bl'CII a clean prorllof $1.500 fo r the paH ,renr, ur a prolit of $t.~oo for the la;.t thei r orcll:lnl is three )'t':lrs: ami just :,:-ettin;..: into good sh:tpe. lie claims to hale thc bc~t rc~ullS with the Engle :\[;lmm oth :md the :\'e\\" P rolific. In conclusion he s tMecl that the wo rk of the pt':lch orch;1rd· ist is a \'er) exacti]):,:' joh, requiring' vt'ry dose attention :11111 )!ood l};lrd \1 hole, J..lr. B:trdcll labor. As a showed himself well Con\-erS;lIIt with his suhject, and his talk W:l S very intcresting :Ind i.btr uclive. Leon Garduer tlesnihcllthe :\'ero :ipp!'!. OUR EASTERN ALUMNI. I'rof. \r, J. At tht' "e\'s tOl1e ,;,tate fair ill I'it, tsburg-h, 1\1. G. ":tins (95) h;td chats wilh I I. E. \',111 .'\'orm:H1 (':Ii :, who \\':15 pn,,,,idcllt of the ;c,.soc1:ttiun, lind the also professor of dairying' at l'cllllS}lninia St:tte Colle:,.:-e. \'an tricli out :t lIew p!:UI in the Illectill;!::' of the Penll~,\ II ania Dairy L-niOIl, o f which he i .. ~e.-rctary, by h;l\iug ,I milk dC:lle r.,' ses~ion. l Ie brou;!ht to,gl'ther dea!..;r.'l from :\'e\I' York, Phibdclphi:1. i'itlshur}::, ,lIld se'·c r.d other ritk's, :11lt1 was n.'q much :.;r:l!ified to have so J,!ooci a 'tumout, in spite of )!ero \I .... athel". \\'ri;.:ht ( 'O-f) , vf Pel1l1syll allia ~tate Colk;..:e. W;1~ in c harge of the frllit (li61'''',\'. \\hidl w:tS:1ll exceptionally fine one, c"pt'~i. ally from the l'olnnler,'i:11 st:tmlptlil1t. .'\ hUllt three curlo:ld~ wert' 5ho\1 n ill thc niriOIiS d"s,.es. Prof. C P. Close ('95), of the lJt'parttllt'IH vf A;;.::ricultu rc :.t \\'ushi n;..:ton , was cmplo\cd ill idcntitication work lip, on ccrtain of til<.' exhibits. I'CllllSI I· 'ani:1 i~ uVt'r· r Ul! \\ ill1 s('cdlit1;,!' fn;its :1m! \'ari(ti e!:\ th;lt arc little knflll 11. ;\ir. C. E, th,sc" (\\'ith ·ST' . of Fel1!1\'il!l·. ;\1 ieh .. secrCl:If\' of the ;\Iic:hig an Ilorti("llltur:l1 Assodatiol1. dcln'c ret! nu address 011 coml11on mistakt'!:i ill fruit ;!rowing, ;11Ic! a set'onu 011 t hc es".cll t i:lls of spr:'l,' il1;":. Kaills also \\'ritc~ that a! th" rc ce nt 1I1cetiug's of th" \restern .:xcw York Ii onkultural ~ oo,;iet \' and the St:ilc Fruit Growers' A ssociation:1\ R ochester ht. sa\\" Prill. L· . p, 1 [n\, ri c k ('93). of th .;! ~ew York Expt'ri. mcnt St:ilioll at Genel':i, :tII.! H. I). Grah:ulI, of Grand Ibpids. :\Ii.:h., both of whom ddil'ert:d addrt'sses at onc or the o ther of thesc Illt.·el il1~S. ;\1 r. G rah:ml was a Illeml)t:r of thc Stale BO:lrd of t\ ;,:-rictlhure while Kains :11111 Il ed ri .. 'k \\ erc in Colle~c. ;\1:1SS., 1\!. G. allended :1 dinncr cl·lebratil1g the 30th year of thc t n':ISl1 rc-r's s~'n'ke w it h tht.: Or:tl1).:'e .Jt:t!d Company. At the table nhcut -f0 of thc hcads of the d cpartments :ll1d the older men S:lt {lowll. Among them WlTC two. otocr ;\1. 1\. C . Ulen, li. C. Sevey ,'03\ editor of .'\:ew Englaml lIonlestelld; E. B. Reid (with 'mi'. the edito rial CI1 to all n1~·Jl1ht'rs. I t bas :tlsu jll~\ recci\'ed from the GO\'eTll- 1Ilt.·nt nr::.t.'11;11 iO.ooo ruunds o f am· 111unition, :t1U1 six "ra),!' rillc!>, \\'hi"h were S~'nt there for rep:l1rs, amI \\ h ieh arc now in e)o.~'dlt'llt cOl1llitiotl fur Ii 111.' shootil1t-:'. T he armor) i~ :tml Tue~LJ:.y open e\'"ry ;\[ ond:l ~' ni):111 from () :30 to ,:,,0 fo r g-allcry IlI'Hl·he!!., and practil'c) :lUd :tl1 slll(lems inlerc:itl'd in ritle sltuotil1;': ;Ire i1l\'itell to join the d uh ,1I1\llr~ for Lhe l'ollcuL' tl':In1 and the lariou~ p rizes ;1'1<1 !J:ltl;':l·s . Thert.· are 110 exp"ll;;e~ t.''(Cl·pl dllel' , which are.! 5l' pcr term. MICH I GAN STATE COLLEGE ASSOCIATION . tht' Th e :-;tate :t tir:ll!IJJ:,! tcrlll Tue ~tla\ :\lidliK:l1I Collc;':l' l\::!>ocople's Church, :ld lLressed the sho rt COUfse studen ts :-;atur(\;w e\'en ing, ,\ml began his duties ;IS ministe r by preaching ulorning :lIId eyening SUllday. R ev. nud 1\1 rs. Roscoe K e(izie, formerly o f P onti:tc, \'isitcd :H the home o f the fo rmer's m other , )01 rs. )O l r. Ella Kedzie, the past week . 1-::edzie '99, recently accl'pted a call from the chu rch at Glen Ellyn , ami when here W;IS on his way to his new field of l:tbor. - recital of T he fi r st pilillO the winter term, given by the stmlents of llIusic Friday evening. \\,;15 at tended by :t good sizt:(l aud ience, alld the prOg ra Ol W :IS a m ost enjoy llble one. Those who took p:lrt ill t his r ecital we r e, Misses Ethell'ea . body, Pauline Felt, Margaret I~ratl, Mu be! Tu ssi n g, Cla ra R oge r s, Ellell Thom p son, J cn nie T odd, A rJa strong, Marjorie Eck liffe, Ethel \\"hi ltem o re, G I ad y s R en wic k , Margaret H o lbrook, Irene CU r ter, Louise Clemens and }'I r. L M. Hutch in s . D r. I ~essey "'po ke before the )Ol ichi"a n (jin~e!1g' Gro,n'rs, who the il7 L :lIIsillK I!lst weck 011 !ll{·t :.unject of "nelll:ltOdes." ), 1 r. D. A . Seck\'. of Ollr " 'cather Blln:;lu, has purcha".cd the tine prop· erl\' on Ihe cortler of Abbot and AII)(-'rt A \' ':5., furmerly owned by Jll r. \\'oodhllry, :lI1d will b ui ld a rt'5i(!ene(' Oil s;me in the spring' . T he 30th ,1II11u:11 meetin;:::: of the l\lil'higilll ~\llte YCl.crilwry Associ :ltion is beinK held 'It "I. A. C. Ihis w.:ek , F eb. 6, i,:tmi S. !II addi tion to gener,,! :lnd ;In interest ing progr;lm uf papers :md di sc ussions, a banquet will be held ut i p . m . tonight ill the H otd \\- cn lw ortb. rOil tine business A new g:ls fUrn,lcc h as hee n instnll cd in the for,!!e shop. This furnar:e has th ree dislillct parts; one for cru c ible heating', Olle a muffle fUrn ace, ,md the third an open fur nace, so thnt all kinds of he:Hin~ lleCllssary ill the heat treatmcnt of steels can be C:lrried on . Besides being o f greal u se in ha r den ill g' and tempe r in g: of tools for regula r equipment, t his furna ce will he used in con nec tion with t he classes in rn ct:lllu rgy, :md :llso for Ih esis work. Three o f the seni o r en~i l1e c rs a rc r1lready at w o rk on theses covering il1 ve!'tiga liolls ill hea t t r entl11cnt of different kinds of steels. It is believed that this hlrn:lce will be a ver y useful asset to the enginec rin g . uf !Ill' lby in ;ul_ \:Un::<: of :my othl'r newspaper I:omillg illlO Lan"in;,;. Ha ve TH E STATE JOURNAL del i ve red to y o ur home by carrie r MICHIGAN FARMERS' INSTI· TUTES FOR FEBRUARY. Hart, Shaffner & 1 St. CI,lir Cu .. ~lariJll' Cill", Fd., l_ Z : ~1a~'Qlt\h 'Co .. Arnlll \!;"l. Fell. I - ~; _\Iu"k(~on Co .. \iu"kc)!,on. Feb. 1-" Char1,,\ oi, Co.. Ea"t . UtI:!\\:l CII., lorobn. Fe\.. , Zeeland. Feh . .: -3; .K'llklt~k:l Co .. I'd·. ': -3 : Barry Co .. K:'] !.. :!,,!.;I. I b!>1 in),!", Fdl . .:_.,: .-\Ul';!an Co., P ]:li!!"..:I!. V,-h. ,,6: L:II.:..: Cu .. LlI1hc r. r..,lo .... ;;; H~'rrL Cll c( •. , BUl:h:Ull1ll. Fd-: 6-i : .\rel1.1~· Cu., Stl·rlill:!. r ... l,. 6-;- : C;I"~ Cu .. C:lb' opoli", I· .... h. i ~: ~I . .Io""·ph Co .. COI1~t"t1tinl. l·l·I,. ~-(I: (;1."\,, in Co .. (d:lIhl ill. Fd·. ~-I); Ilr;lIldl Co .. Cnldll";lIH. rdl. 9-10; L"I· I«,un Co .. ~1;lrl'h;lll. \\.].. 1~ 1:~; ;';::I1am:l/oo Co .. Rkhlallll, Fl'\>. q Ilill,. .• 1,11l· Cu .. <..":lm I id,i;t:lll CUI ter. rd'!. I i-10; \\':!shllll:l\I' CP., ~a \ill'·. F l·ll. 1,_16 : Li,illU,,101l Co" 1 jowl'll. FI,;·I1. 16_1 i: )lonn'"' Co., ])undee. Fd •. I() Ii; \\·a.lll'· Co .. l'll-lI101l\h. F .... 1,. llj_~tl: !--h;,(\\ .1~~"'''' C(; .. Curlln11;I. I·eh. ~l) ~I: \lull\ l'allll ('./ .. "ent Cl'" <]r;md H.lpid... F ... h. ~ .:; ~ ,: tJ.lk \cllld \...·0 .. t'nrl1i.I • • fl'/" .:!.~ -..: I· :-;l:lIlhm, F'd,. ~~ =.': CORN SHOW T hl' .. -i:!h,h :\1111\1;1 1 IIlCl·til1)! :Uht cUrn ~h"I' .. f th" )l khiJ;;:':m C"rn Improl ... lI1l·111 .\~,,()d:lliOll tnCI LI~t \\l:<~k (Jill . ~tj Fd' . . i I at Ihc' \\ · ... "t· ern ;-'1:IIl ::\orl11;11 ~dH)o1. lit 1...:.lla, l11l1ldH.~I· "f 111.1I.U{!. p1'ize,: \\l' re )(i'l'll for the lariOl1" ,aridic's "f l'urll ~hO\IIl. ;IWI. in :IJdillUll. ~p\.'t.i.11 pri'(e;, jll the I'n., ~. ;..::irl~· (/"lUleSI ami other". a., an.! gi,·en lido" : 1I~1I:11 rho..' tI',,·~· \"" .. rrtr.~. l :i t. 11,)o.~O silo. \·;.llIc $110. do· natcd hI' Ihc K;ll:\mazu() Tank ;111<1 :-:ilo Co:. l>:al"IIH1l.otJ •. \lie- h . 1J. 11:llf I,m Lake Eric Fi"b Gu:wo wilh phosph;tI.:: lInd pOlash. \:llue 51". tlon .. ted loy Ih.:: ,Iflre-c ki Chcmi~'al Co .. !-';tlldusky, Ohio. 3d. ~p r il1~.toolh h 1:l!>ll'r ho,,. ,11111 ·'irl~ \I.,,, w.ll' h\ E:ir! I' kJ.;~1t of C :lktloni ;t: .\. \\'i nll'r, llf lI1illl.i~, [!c.ted :o~ ju,h.::c, .m1l aj".u :IJlpl.'ar..:d .. Ill the prv;!'f:Ill1, (!i, ill:..!" 'elerall;.Jks "'} corn .;uitu rl.'. :'>/ f . 11. ·us· :\Ir. :If]t! \Ir~ . I( "bert )'er;':lIstJlI. l~ct1n';iI'h':111in a,I.'., Lan~it1g-. report Ihe hirth of:r SOrt. \\·cdl1csllny .. 1<111 , na ry _,1 . '09' L I I. Bdknaphas challJ£cd from his COllnl.'el iOI1 "ith the .\u ~ah[e R i I· ... r Dl;I'c\opmctn Co. to a pos;tilJj, :Issist.-mt ":11;,.:inccr lI"il h thc 1J\!, liS Ir oil,\:. ), I!lckin :te R llilw;,-," Co. I l is ~; .. d\ju;lrters :11 East law :ls. :Irc now , I I. H erhe rl Lossing- is in the cl1"ille Ih .... Folk :tml el1jo.I·S his lI is p r ivale address is II I cr.::cti n~ depll r tme n t o f Co., \i; lwllu kce, wo r k. Tt' llth St. 'I I. L. B. Scott . wilh the Hurt;lu o f P lanl Breedin g, and localed in Cali. fo rn ia . wri tcs th:n he is g-I.'tti n g some ycr v ill il1 le fesling- or.t nge ;11',,1 1I' 1110n p l:rn t b reed ing and seleC ti o n wo rk. r('sults On acco unt of til e se rious ill ness of h e r m Olhe r, 15 s pending an addi tional wee k a t he r ' old home, ill O Ol aha. l'lrs. Bcssey J. W. RNAPP CO. OI-f'Ell SI'EC I .... L I nd ucements on Winter Merchandise Um.lerwo!I\r. Uo,.iery. HfludketehieJs fClf )!ell. ) Iunsin:( \\" .. ,1 Union Saiu, I.l1e b~~t Sag-m'le_ ) 1 "'Il~il\'; Wool Union .'>uits. Ihe regula r BUill 'Iuah!,. ~ I uu~ing f"1t'et-M !;uion Sult~-s,>l1~ al $1..'.1) F leece,1 t;uio n SUi ts. I'rQrth $1. S""l;itll ~dtll' r ke ':-i Ik [.i~l!! l'5\JCk,.. 2;:,," '·(1111"'-1 hI r-e I'llit Pure ~ilk ::i,-,d,;~ . All CIlI"r",. !jOe '''':II~-lh r .. e I.:tir l:huulkerehit'r .. :->''1.It! rl'it'e . S:ll>:! pr ice S[.el'illl "'111 .. price 8 2.2.5 1. 98 1.19 Hie . - 5., SI.OO 5', fOe. 20c, .25c B:lIhruLe m"nlre l ~ B-'Ihroll".~ ~[ilde t;) Order lalI E are e!pecian~· well eqllipped l r:ao 10 supply rOll with an~lhin~ YOll nu.:- nced in the line or C.·\l.L1NG C:\RDS, DANCE AND SOCIET \' PROGRAMS Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Company CR OCKER Y AND GLASSWARE. DENTIST S. 'N""-,,,C.C,O,7,,:;:,,,:cn :. n. I'. ;::-'Jnlre --;; I·W; HoI. • 11_",. lltllJllltl l<. 1 .... "·'" .. . !loth-h. "111 - ~,.,,- pM."". 1\,,\0"""110' "I~'~ D E. 1· .. "~~I~: r.~; ~;. ' '''''\101 1l~'~ \\"II.h· • 1"IlWII All' ..... l,a"'lnll. ~1\ rhl ll"". .-\III(>l1'nl (,o phm,,·. nl1kt' ~~~, n:_I.k"n .. ~~O:I. J ~:. ~T"~·FI·: H . I '. I'. S. ('I!1'·'·~"h'".nlY • S"tit't\III I-!<.nk Ill.,,, .• \lH""'III'~ phM," MI; H" II 1111""" "1. Y"rn,t'!" .'1 .. ~. ' " .1,ul"lIl. DR UGG iSTS. 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