The M. A. C. RECORD. M IC HI GA N AGR IC ULT U RA L CO LLEGE. \'nr .. 1 ~. ~:.\";T L.\X-:l~ ti. )1[('11H.3 .\S. Tl: E:-:r ~.\Y. OITUJ ~EI\ I. l!Jl~. FARM MANAGEMENT WORK I N MICHIGAN . Dr. Eben M um ford Chosen Head of N ew D epa rtm en t . Ur. Eb~11 :'.lll lllf"rd . "f I.UIIlllard C ullcg<.: . Gak"b\lr~ . 111., ha~ bn'u ..:hu"..:1l :IS bead of rill.! I I~'" ,kpurt. 1I1C I 1\ of farm n);lllagcH 1l' llt I,) the colkg'l', a ll d th~' dq);(I"II1lCIII ut :1;': \\':I"hll1;..(1OII. and ,\ III r il'lIllu r~' al h,I\'c cha r ~c of rhi,.. i" 'purtanl 'l urk in :\lichig';II! . l Ie \\ill hale an l, f · li cc Ihe. Ag'ril'll itllT:iI huilding. ill ,1Il1l will L.., ranked a,; :1 r<:':'; \I\lnd \\ill aid in ..,\·c ry pos~ lhlc \1 :'y . in ,\1 ;..::hi;'::.11 !Jr . .\I utlliu rd 11:1" b r ou;.:lit up on :1 farm. ,HId ,II Ihc pr"",..,111 tim.., n il 11::> alld upl'r"t c" a farlll in Wl'~tl'rll .\lichi).(:lIl. l[ e j", h''''''I','r, OIiC "f Ih.., hest lralned mel! ill rllral el'OIl Olllie"; in Ihe C<,l Ulllr\,. I[ e r el'l~ile,1 his Ph. D. for Ilork dU lll' ill ..,,'UII' ului e,;. alld fo r thc p;t~1 kw ,..,ar;; h: ts [,,'ell l1l;1kinX a thurou).!'h ~\ud) uf th e so cial alld eeull umie eU lldiliul1::> uf \\,a" c;dled 10 tIll" posit iull ill '\[irhig ,1Il from thc chair u f eCIH1omi..::s ill [,0111' bard Colleg('. The follege COil· ;.:r:IUII: I1t:S it Sl·jf II[JOIl hcill;; ahle to fin \I,1 lIlan wil h s11d1 h i;.! h l[ 11:l1ifi. catiol1~ fo r thi" impurta rlt p osit ion. rllral dislric!";. ! Ie t h.., MINNESOTA ALUMNI . On Satu nlay , lune ~ <) , the :\1. A. C. people of the'Twill Cities lilt:! :It the .\lil11 11·SOI" Agrieu lhmll Colkg-e fo r a pie n k , :\1 iss Be ~.~i" Hem is, uf t he domestic sci<:l1ce dcpil r trn cllt, plarHll'd Ih" fecd, ,md il IVas a :,lIC' :\Irs. I:ess. Those presenl wer,,: C. F, llc rTillann and two "h il tln' n; three 1\lr. ,Old It. ch ildren ; Prof. Smith; I..::in se \,; .\lrs . l\lr. and :\Ir. a;1l1 "'I rs . hohler : Mrs. \\'. T . Lanxl ey ; :\I ;ss Bess il' Bemis [lIlt! :\1. J. D o r sey . .\Irs. "'lcElrv), and ilnd :\Ir. and .\ 1 rs. I I , T he college ca r ry a ll took the party fora Il ri\-c nbo ut the i:t r1ll , "Ir. Dor · j:!'lIide . P rof. S mith sey a cting :1s gave all exhibit io n of hi s r idin),:' ho rses, ;lIId, t;tken in a ll, it was 11 pleasan t day spellt . '<>9. D. L lloy d is w ith the Bernard Glockler C o., of P i t ts~, P". TAKING MEAS URE MENTS THE MICHIGAN STAT E FORESTER . 1'1,,· SII III III..,r ,',III1P edilillil (, f t hl' F M·,·J/,.r , L·ditL,t! hI' the ,' Ill",:; u f Iqq . i" i~" lIed for t·lle pllqms.., o f ~i l' il1~ Ihe ,.tlllklll,,· vicwpoint o f dlC <:uur"L' (I f stlu h, forlll;;; of r..,c r""liol1, l'1,'., ,111(1 abo'lO furlll :t r.:!o"e r reb t it'tl"hip hc! lle..,11 the 1I1I.'mh<: rs o f the ria,." and IIn.tc r g-radu:tles :111,1 a lul11l1i. the TIll' 1·;,,· .... (,·,. is:o lIe:ot I'l,,,klcl uf ':(lUle.: I [1")":"'" illl'iudiJl;,! J I l'l'rcl· lellt hal f 1')111'",. ') 11(' of II hi,h I" Ili"l" r\ uf t Ill' :;hu \I'11 al1\)\e . • \ "U!ll1l11' r I,'rm is ~il' CII , 1Og:~the r \\'ith :til (l ul li ll~' "f tlt l' Il ur k uml..,r t;lkl'lI tlllrin~ the p" ~ 1 ~U!l\ tIl er . 1\ ull i'ple fl'awr.., "f the beok is the ('a11lp di:lry. ur L v;! Buuk . E:Kh d:t~"$ "'\"lIt1> lIere reconled ],\' the SIll· dcn l rc~potl"ij,k fo r th'll- ,Loy'" ell· tr \', ;'l11 lll1c 1'~'rr"I,"- i" larg-cll the \'(; l1Ipil ~ltinll of th ('''L' L' ll1ries. . TI,,: I\'(. rk ":lI' ri l''[ tl1l' samc ,,:< IlI:t t of 19 1t. s ub jc ct,.. Wl'n' :t': fulloll ,, : lHl \\'a~ I1IlIl'h T he F ic1t 1 ~\ll'I hols -!II ~lnl ltlJl- (.:il· "un . :-;11r1''''~ ing-~I ·r" f. \\" en,[t. F{)rC~l T ypl'1>- I>rof , S:tnford. Et1tu!llolog:~ - Prof. P cttit nnd [Jr. ~h:tfcr, F o r e 5 1 Bakt'r. :\-iel1 sl1r,l1ion - Pro f. This \ ca r t ill" "lltc al Ilhal' :I. i" Ihc 'on. L. I.. \ l'l'k~ :tnt. Lall,;ill~. i" ttv\\ \\ ilil Stcllrn T rtl,' k ell,. ,\1 ieh , f"rllll'rl\ uf the .\ 'IIl:riulI1 at :-':tgin:tw. 'J ~ . [I. I.. BTlIIJg.:r i" Sup!. (If Ihe COII"t rll,·tiUIi I JL·pI. of Ihe l{ ull1c1~ C (,,. o f I.'ll ' t,nc, Ind. .\ ';1111, Ch:trk-s [) nl i,l, \\':l~ hor n 1,1 :\[r. :t11l1 .\Ir" . Fr:lI1k G. Curpl' n' kr, of CalKary , Allwrta. Can., on ;-;"p1. 6. ;\ 1 r. L'arpclIter g ra dualcd in ' o~ , and ;\ [ rs. Cnrpenter (Chloe (;oo,lril' h ), a forme r Lansing" g:~ r l, wa;:. ,lIse.> \1 i1l1 the sal' w c1 :t:;s. \\"riJ,!' ht ) ure '0,1' Cecil P hillips and \\'if" (lldtie H. li fc al I..:: lamMh I J1di:1I1 1\ :':"'IIC\, ( )r,'·'un. TIll'v :Ire on ad:tilll "o nH: five n~iles fron; 11 r:ti!\\,:t~· slat ion, :ll1d :rrc ~l"1- li. IX to I'e eXI;ert f:tnl1e r ~ :' t-njoyitll( 'tt\I'l':llth In. is iliStrUUlellt 01:11 1 l'I)\\,,' r 'I !. I. . 1<, B indil1;..:' has aC'T]ltcd .1 pu"it io n wilh Prof. [,e ttit, uf tire ~oil!i d c parttnl' l1t, Unilc f s il) o f 1111· Ilnis . Th l' head ~' hetn i "t in th:11 de· parl m"nt i ... E. \ ',tll AI" tinc, 'OJ. Georgl' F. Ibl (''''OIl, wh ll has Iwen w ith the SO!V;l\, I'rot'es:; Co. ,I\trinc. \0 Ih~ Ihe pasl SII,n";e r , has gO llC Can;ldi:,11 :'\or t h\\e~l, where he will bl' e n gagell l'n g' !I1l'cnng w ork fo r t h e Tr:lll scolllinl'nl :t[ n y. Cu. in \V e q UIl t \! the foliowitlJ! frolll a letkr written by D. F. F isher, of thc Bureau of P I:Ilt1 [llIlustr)' , :lt \V;1sll ing:101i : \\'c:lthc r early ·'.\I y work in D elaware is nearl v 1 go h:tek in :1 w('ek o r l'lImpklcd. 50, :IIHi gc! the r es u lts on m y Y o rk l111peri:lls as soon as pic kin g hej:!'ins. Thcy h:](j a fine c r op of :tIl kiuds o f Iree fruit s there this Summer. The dry the se:lson ruined the s trawherry crop, how· evcr. A s the fo r opcning draws tlc .. r, it see m s ;13 ' thoug h I ought 10 be bac k with the hu nch :Igain, ami it is ' with a p a ng of reo I g r et th:lt I re a lize it is a1l o\'~r. hope the e nrollment t his yea r will brcnk tnc record , and that it may _ be the hest y ear e\' cr fo r 1\'1. A . C." time in The M . A. C. RECORD . Th e M. A . C. RECORD THE BOYS OF 1861. ~U."'."U> ~n.~ TunoU DUII II.O .. .. E COLL~o:.E VUlt U "Oil " """G. " u an ... II 'CULTU"" .. COLLEGE B . A . FAUNCE . l,h ... G' '' ''' 1E 0'TOII SUB$CRIPTIOft Eutered III eeoond-elass nm B mlt lte . t.n .... n a. :\I!eb. ,,~ Add rea .. UlubllcrlptiOnsand ad'-e rtl $lniJ matte. to tbe M. A O. R"':OIlO, 1I:&8t I.a n lI1u g . Mleh. AddNlllll .. 1I contribution" to lbe M"u!l.lJlnll J:l:dLtor. RemIt by P. O. Money Order, Draft or Regl8tered I..etter. Do not send 8t& mp8. BUJllncls Oillee ,,-ltb Law.enee ~ Van Sureo Prtntlnlf 00 .. ~ I(l-~It Gr'IIld A"e. NQ., Lan.lolI:. Micb. T UESDAY, OCT OBER 1, 19 12. A T the close of the first week the enroll men t of new stu de nts wns somewhat. greater than that of last year. As IIsual, a large number of students from other sta les h:lvt entered, and not a few ha\'c presented c redits from other colleges and uni versities. Almost evcry denominational school and normul in the state is represcllted. A noti c:t:able feature is the number of studen ts entering from the L' pper Peninsul:i. The followillg SUmlll:lry is pra!> tically correct up to O c t. I. T hc eurollmcl1t will, of course, be in creased s omewhat, both h y IICW studcnts aud £roln the fa c t Ihat the sellior foresters h:'lVe not yet re· turned. Those design:tled as agri. cultural speci;lls arc :II01oSt exclu· sively those who 11;lve s ubmitted credils from other institutions. Graduate- Home Econom ics ___ 3 Agri culture and Forestry __ ___ 3 \rtlteriuary _______ ----------- Special- llome Eoonomics_ _ Agriuutture !\nd For~try _ Engiueering Veterinary 7 5 84 - - 4~ Prepo.rlltory- Home EllunOllliCl< __ ... 16 Agtioulwreand ~'orest ry. _ . .. 03 40 Eogin~ring Vl:lle r ioary ___ . __ . __ .... _ 9 121 Five Year .t'reshmau- Bome EconomiC!; ... _ 16 -Agricul tu re and Forestr y_ . __ . 33 Englutlering . .. __ ... _____ ._ " - - 75 Freshll1an~ Home Economk", . _. _____ .. ___ 92 Agrieu.1ture ami FortlilLry _. _ _163 Engineering __ . _. __ . _. ___ . _ ... 114 Veterinary . __ _ . ___ . ___ .. ___ •. 5 - - Si4 Sophomore~ B orne Ecouollli(,'S ________ . . __ 63 Agricultllre /lod Fo restry . . _. 115 Enginee ring .... ___ .•. _. ___ ._ 109 __ . _ _ 6 Veterinary . - - 2~3 Junior'&- Home Eoonomic;; __ __ __ ._._ .. 51 Agrioultl1re Ilnd Forestry __ . 74 E ngineering . __ .. __ Veterinary •• __ . .. _. ___ _ • 2 Selliors-- Bome Econo mics_ .... _ .. __ ___ as Agriculture and For6Stry _ .... 81 E ng ineerlng _. __ .... ~ ____ . __ . 48 I V eter inary .. __ • ____ ._._._. ___ Home Eoonomics. _ ._ ....... _ ... 281 Agri culture and Forestry _ ..... _SM Engineering __ •. ________ .. ___ ._ All Veterinary .. _______ ._ .. _ ..... _ 18 '99 '65 -1271:i I()onll nued tron. pJll!;C !.) unneard of before, were purchased. \Vc were to be a Sigilli 1 corps o r company, and we practice.] ami d r illed a g-rCllt deal with Ihal cud \\·c learned lc!egT;lphing in view, :Hld signall ing hy m eallS of Hags (wig-wagging" and I remcm ber w e' made two large IIlo\' able towe rs, which could be put lip or tak(;u down ill a few mOIllt:nts, from the top of which we w e r e 10 take ob sen-alion of the Hrmy or enemy and give our signals. \\ e also p repared a method for flashing sigu:>1s hy dec tricity by means of charcoal points_ "Materials for these and o th er de\·iccs we r e purchasc(l, and we wellt t.o the front to join l'- n: mont's army in 1 1 issouri in the fall of 1861. "\Vllen the large bill s for tb(sc supplies, Dlany of them lor things unh eard of befor e, r eached the \ V ar Department, an inspector WIIS sellt Ollt to look us up. 1 presume it was wondered what we were and what we were going to do. T he report of this ins pector I11l1s t have been IIllf:lvoruble. G cn. Freill o nt was meanwhile gelling into some \Vashingtoll, :111d was disfa\'or in SOOIl aher remo\'ed from command of the Department of ~I is souri, and the end of it, so far :IS we were concerned, was that ollr tomp:ln.\· of eng-inecrs was gi\-ell the c hoice of heing t ransferred to a ~I issou ri caval ry regimcnt o r he ill;":- muste r ed out of sen ' ice. . f After some discUSf;ivlI, we chose the bller, Ihe main r e aSoli being: that we did 1I0t Cilre part icularl y to S('n'c as ree nLi!s for :I ;\1 is"ou ri r egi ment. "The lIiLle stu!e w o rk in the advance lllcnt of agric u lt ural and science educ:ttioll in this country . "Chas E. Hollister I did not keep 1 IIn(lerstlllld he trac k o f. much lived a uscfullifc. " B ut of these nine soldier boys, students of old 1\1. A . c., all arc now dead except Alle n and myself. "1 would like to tell you so m e thing of our soldier life wh ilc wc ,861. were in frcmOllt's army in ilut it was a long' timc ago. A s I rt:mcm he r il, we had :t roBi c king'. h:lppy outing, with light dulies :Inti good horses to ridc over the l)Cauli · ful rolling prairies of western l\lissou ri. " lh:O ltGE W. ll A1GH , (w ith '6 1). ENGINEERI NG EQUIPMENT. T he machine shop Illis reeeilcd:t \·;lluable addition ill thc sh ape of :1 larg:e hori~.ontal bo rin g', milling, Hnd drillill).:' 111:lchine. worth $ 1,670. A num ber of spel-ial tools arc 11011' beillX' mnde in t.be shops for this mac hin(" after \\ hich the machine will find great use ill the 1I1 City ours is the Siore t hat sell s WOOL TEX Do You Want Pair :;hC:lrS Knife S:lfctl' lbwr_ ;;IU"Up. A lIlO :-trop. ~:n·r·I(;>lIdy ""d ~:""~ .. I .. "'I~N rrom 1I011.·s ami :-:Irop" :;;1 w" 1l:lmnterS Il atchetS Chiscb Serc,,' Drin' rs ,,, fact, :mything yOll /leed in h;l ruwan: \011 will tind _ and at I}rices 10 ~u it -:11 El'[R,Y KIND Of FURNITURE FOR. YOUR. ROOM Cots Folding Beds Matresses Book Cases Desks ALL COODS OEUVER,ED fR,EE Norton'S Hardwar6 M.J.« B.M. BUGK A BO U T THE CAM P US ,,- .~ ~ :\Irs. Chas.· :1 d:\I1;.:I1I.·r, liom. 10 I'rof. allli :\"ewman. 1111 ~l'P1- .! 1. Don" E"Iher. .\ lim' from \11'. ;lIul .\1 1' ... .1 ....... Hid II ell «il e" 1 heir re"id.·n,·e :11111 r.·~ ... il:> .! I I:; Vir", .\ \ c .. \\' .. Cllrti~ (bk ." :-;a.:r:wH~r1!O. C"lif. !\ reception was hl'ld ill til., pHI' · lilTS of the I\;.jpll"::; Chll r ch \\·l'll· nes,]<1\ Clenin.';.:' fur lilt,; nell rc .. i· dell\!> ' tlf l~a~1 l.all ~in)!, alltl 011 Thurstla~ ell.:llil1:{ f!lr nell SIlItl<.:1I1S, The K:U1~:t~ ,,1:tle colleg-e paper stall'" th,lt :'II . It. Bowerman, of Ih,· da~s o f ' Ot), h:o~ heel I clet,;ted tll:t in 111echanirat posilion :\" assiSlant d raw ing in thaI ill"lil\llioll f<..>r tit .. · COlllH1:{ I·t,;ar. :'111'''' Ilarn . \lIdre"",olf ilh!ll11. .'\". Y., wilh ' her hahy lbu;.:ht.' r, K.atherine EILr.;lheth. is \'bilin:.:- at the hOlllC of her 1'11.1'1.'1115, Prof. alld r. l rs. II. K. \ ·ell!ll' r. Dr .. \ nt\rl'\\''' ;lrril"(:S this week for ;1 kl\" da.1 s 11.1 1\1. .\ . C. \\'onl come" 10 us of the death, last week, of :\11'. Leonard II. :'Ihlr· till, a studl'lI t :I I :'II. . \. C. in '90i '<>9', amI :l 1Il1'mhcr of the lu:.:-h :ull Co. Orch:tnl Co. tlu rin g thnt ti me. Mr. l\Iartin WIIS a mc m ber the ,HId this I\ delphic lite rary soc-iet." Ihe sociel\' was rcprescnletl f Ulle r; loll :;ulIllay last. lie was n in colle,l.!'c, anti was popular llIan rapidl \' com ing to the front in hi" homl' ~county ill the fruit business. A complicat ion o f troubles Ill·cess i. t;tted :1n operntion, :md in his w ellk· CoIlctl conditio n h(' was ulla ble to nil)' from the effects of same. :tI :'I lr. Cleland Gilchrist uf I'o. a. 1111111115, I II., "':Ii Ihc ~\le~t v f hi .. ~h' 1<.:: 1'. l)e:m (jikhri,,1. in \::lrh :-;l'P' . It;nll~r. :'II r". (ierlru~le I'ders \. all ll ul"lle, :\li"" Flo C"~l· . ;lIld :\ I i"" Car()lin. EII~\\"rth \\CrC l"OJ1q.(,e li~itur~ on :-:.'I't. !.! . .. l,f I.all~ing: , amI hOI" heel! acting- as ;td · \ isor~' eng-il1l'er f, l r Ihl·l!). The 1'. :\1. 1<. \. Co. hi1\'\: been relllo,:lIldiug' Ihe C'cdnr 1<.i\·er hrid,!.:'l· duri'l),!'" thc SUl lll1ler, :11111 h'll\: Ihl' Ilor k 11011' ncarl.1 com plcted. '1'110 nCII sh·d s]I.IIl!> hale hecli )l1l1 in, nl'\\, piles dr;"I.·n, ;llld IWI\' l ics :11111 is thl'rcfore pnu.ti. II tloor 11liJ. calli new, allil will prol' L' llllll. h lllore l'Ilieil')lt, ant.! nlso sllft'. The :,!rade has (Ibo heen raisetl nhOli1 threc feet. for liSe Prof. "UII..:C tle>!igncd a Slcnm e ll g'l1W for alllo·truck ~Iessrs . Trnsk and Larra hee, o f \\'iliia lllSlon. The clI,!!' in e a nd CH I' ;Ire noll' hein~ bu ilt in Det roit. l Ie also collected tlata amI prt:pared a p:11llphlel 011 matte rs concerning ci\'ic improl·e me n t. This pllmphlet will so o n be issued hy the Civ ic 1m . p rovemcnt Co mmi ucc of the M en's in Applied Chrislianit y o f Class which be is ch,lirman. T h.· fr\:~hllwlI c1:l"" !lIel rlt lu"m :'Iloml:1\', and 'Ire duh org-:lIliled. The big ru~h \1 ill LIke pl:1"e lIe't ~.ttuftl;t\ ' . Illtl'n Ihc Ihl1;(I .. ~t\ln'~" II ill hl' illll1l·tl off. \)1'. ~;lI11Uc1 I'. Drth. 1\I!h Iii.' da ... " of ' I) .!. ha., rCLe 1111~ hl'l'11 .1[1 ' poinl.·11 :1<'1;11;':- pr{,ft-~~ur "f JI"litil'" ill Corndl ll1il'er!-ill' fo r the tir,,! ~eme~te r of 1 () 1 .! - I " . - FJ o~ d Bdl. ·u;. II ilh hi .. II ik ;(1111 .'.,Ik"." ],:111\ 41'lu"hll'r. n.JIl't1 Ul1 '~lril1,1.:' friei"l" :-i.·p't·m l:'r. lie is still \,ith lh~" U;OWl1 Il oi .. lio;.: :\lachl1le ry e, •. , uf Clcl'cl'll1d, ('hio, e;lril- 1J~'all J.~ 11l,UI, IdlilL' "lILlltlili;.! Ihe X:lliol\;'] ,\ s!><..>ciatiOIl o f \ · ~' Ier i . nariall" at IlItl i:m:.polis. nll'l Dr.~. :-: . .\Ia.lo. '~s. nUll profc,,;;oruf :tl1i · 111;11 hl1"h:lI1dry at Bla~ kshllr:.:-, \ ':1. E. E. SOllrs, Ilith 1,). II ill 1101 r.:tllrll Itl coll('):e Ihis hll,:t'i h.' ha .. en' r y assu ral ll'e of beconlil';.!' Ihe ~'{lU II1\' Sl1n'l' \"nr of \\'cxford Co. nt the comil1;.!'· fnll c1n:tion, 1I'1\il1;':- 11011 OUI i1l Ihe primaries. Ihe Dr. Heal h:I:- pn'sel1ted 1(0 the lihr:1r}" a cop." o f R ohert I). \\'t'cks' lr:tI1~I,ttion of Ihe XCII Testamcnl from the Greek , puh. lished in 1~9i by fuu k ,I;: WlIgncl1s Co., of ~ ell' Y o rk and Loudon. Pro f. \ \'eeks, ..... ho died il) Febr u· ary, I ~, was pro fessor of EIl,!!'lish lileralUre, f:l rm economy , and secrc· Irlry o f the college from Il:lSi to ,S6.! . Thc work was prescllted to D r. Be:d by the autho r's SOli, and in tum givcn 10 the library by the doctor. I.!. :-;. L . . \nk,·r i" : .... "i ... l:lnl "I1,!!'inccr lIith Ill.· I)elroi, ,\ :'Ila. ki" :I\\· [{I .. II ith he:ultl"llrtl'r" :11 Ea"t "1'3\\ ;.~. I·:. 1(. BCI11it.:r I~ IC:l Chill~ !1WIIlIal :'Ilollrhe:u l. trainin;: :.11,1 ph\.,h .. ,,' :'II ilHl. 0. :'II. lll-ullt:lt 1~ with tilt· L'(j:l~1 Dept. tlf lIn· \\·.·"tillJ.,::hothl.· Cl •. , !l1 ehj{":'~lJ, 1\ itlt r.·~i.lcl1{'e:l1 1 "' 1 L I :-;,,]1<.' .\ I e. II. II. l'uplill Iht: t r:lilllll:': 1ll1111U:tI ~dlOOb ;11.1 ane~\ i11", \ \ ' j ... i~ ~up.· l"\ t~" r III [luhl; l III E. (i. Culler ill ~"il! Il'~' tl':uhl' r 1/1 jhe pulo1i.: ".']'0,01., of :\\:1ni"li'jlle. I ... \ . :\liller j" tilth.· 'l\'il'1'~ of Ih, l' :~. En).!'il1e~·r~ ,It ~:tlllt ~tc. :\I,lri.'. (i. :\1. D ' Dell is llraflin).!' fin tli.., R.·o .\Julor ClIr C e •. , of L:1I1"ing. . \!fred "Itlll'>! I~ :lssistalll !>ll[lCr ;ntelldenlof lht,; .Irll'k~\'HI (j:I ~ Co., j:1ck:'toon, :'Ili"h. ./ " t-' • .JtHl.IS is dr: lfBm ;o 1l f<..>r the Oakl .. nd :'IIot(lr C,lr Co .. of P Ollli:IC, II ilh rl!~ideIlCe :11 Orchard Lake. F. Ii. ":lIle is checker for tht: Oaklanu :\ IOlC>r C:lr Co. o f Pontirlc. the All l<1o:ksoll, Ie B. Ddv;n i ... wi l h EI(.'~·lric Cu., al S a ble ~Iich. C. II. D ickill:'toOll is with C:l r . pcntcr .X 1\I1IICrSOll, engineers IIm l contr:1Clors, o f G r:lnd R api.ls, ~Iich, . \ . A. Carpenter So: Co., o f Chiclt~o, with rt:sidcnce at 11 5 S. Deilroo rn S t. R. A . Goodell is with S . I.. 113 11 is s upc r int~ndin,l.!' the construct ion o f water wo r ks plant Itl StOt:kbritlgc, Mich. The M. A. C. RECORD . Emybody co •• , , THE STATE JOURNAL BECAUSE It completely cOYe rs the field of local news, politics, and the world of sports. BeCllUSC its telegraph ami correspondence servi!.:c cilable it to gin: its rc:_ders the latest gCllcral news of the day in ad . \ ";IIlCC of any othe r newspaper coming into Lunsing . Have THE STATE JOURNAL delivered to your home by carrier HORT . NEWS . FROM THE FRONT. The fi rst meeting of tho.; Il o rt. Club will be held in the horticul tura] IlilioraloTY " " cdllcsd ay evell ill~ at 6 :30. The senior :;ludcnts will g i~'c short accounts of their SUnl Tller experiences. P ractically al! of the sen io rs spellt the summer ill sOllie hOrlil'uitural work, and the IllCctill g is sure to he a vc r y inh:r csling: one. SC\"('ral guests an: ex :-\. II. lI end rickson is the pected. presidellt. .~Il s tullelH s inlerestetl in allY phase of horticulture art· in riled 10 :1Ilelld all of these mectill g"S. Leo B. Scolt wa" married Sep. tember ,oth to ~Iiss Hattie B:lXtt'r, of Auburn, Iml. Their home ,,-ill be III COrOllll, Califoruia, where 11 r. Scott is doiug plant b reeding nnJ plan t selectioll work for the de p:lrtrnent of agricultnre. '°5· Clarence A. R eed is tht· author of :1 \'c ry co mplete hul\etiu o n .< The Pe.:an," iss ued lluring the summer by the D e partment o f Agriculture. 1 his is by far the 11m;;! complete tre:Hisc 011 Ihis now impon:mt crop thaI h;\s Ocen publishell. "'r. R eed has :.:-iven his e nure lime for several years 10 Ihe sludy of this c rop, :lI1 d is now recog-ni :r.ed as a specialist in t hat fiell!' 'aS. . f. ~1. Barden, South lIa \,ell . h ad :1 hu mper c rop o f pe:lches this yea r. By 1Il:t!ly it \\':15 considered one o f t he Hncst crops in th at p3rt of th!! s tat e, :lI1d attraClcd the attcntion of )\Ir. frui t g-rowers for many miles. \ -. C. Pic kford, of ,he junior d;LSS, spent the SULllLnr-r Oil Air. B:ln\cn's furln. '12 . (]('Q. C. :-;hcfHdd spen t S undn)" on th!! campus . l i e is employed by t he De/ror"! .I\ ·l'~(,s, 7'(";lulIlI', uml h is special work is 011 the il1ustnLted sectioll. '10. C. E. Smith is ag:;un wilh the \\It's tern ~l ichig:LtI DC"c!opmcnt Bure!tu, and his dU ly is to collcci fruit for the forth ..:omillg Apple und Land Show to be held in Grund R:Lpids the middl", of No,·emiJer. Nie.ls Esbjerl!, leader of the H o r ticuhurlll Experiment Station, of Denma r k, "\""isited the ho rticul tural department Saturday morning. ·95· Charlt:s I L A h·o rd writes from Portialld, T ex., whe re he is super. intendent of farm s for the " T aft Ran ch." The co mpan y hns !tboul 100,000 ae rcsof land, and numerous industrial and commercial ente r· p r ises. T hili season about 9,000 ac res were cu!til'ated, and this w ill be inc reas!!d next year \"0 '-1,000. Mr. Alvord was formerly professor of agricultu re !lnd super intendent of t he h r m at t he Tex as A. and M.. college, havi ng resigned his Ix>sit io ll in S eptembe r, 1911. Fort T e rr)", :\ew Y o rk , September 2, 19'::!' \( J Deilr E ditor; scarcel y ( 1\1 inc , Coast I w r ite again at t bis time to reo lI ew my subscription to the R EC- 0110. in onlt: r that 1 may keep in louch with the old college, ,lilt! he,L r at times from the :tlumni who w r ite. to 1\<1. A . C . T he summer, back since commCllccmcnt, has passed V!! ry rap idly wilh me here. 1 ar ri n!d ill lime to :Itlelll\ the Y:t!e· I i:lr\"aru bO:lt rIl CCS, a ud sinn' then the re has Oce ll time 10 lea'·!! the Island. During the tirst three weeks of July the l ooth Com· pany . .-\ rtillery Corps, with whieb I am assig:ned, worked with the mi lle plante r , p rac· t i ci n~ p1:mtin){ the la rgcsl m ine s ill I ~o ket o f water, and with a tillal cu rrcnt that is oilly exceeded a t one p1:LC!! along t he Allnmic coast, :md It WII S slow that at work, and at li mes exciting , lIS in the instance where, ill attempting to lower :t junction box from a yawl boa t, the tide was so s tro ng that Ihe boat capsized and nill e men were throw n into Ihe water. :LIlll we lost all o nr c able splicing equipmen t. Another time. i1 was n!!cessar y to drop the cnd of a cable: o,·c r·hO:lrd in order to prevent the:- boat f ro m being swamped in a chopp)' sea that came I1p sutldel1lyagainst the tide, During July, fi rsl two :mil in Aug-ust . the gun and weeks motor co mpanies fro m Fort llnmi l· 1011 and Fort T Ollc!], Ilellr Nt:" York City. and frolll Fort .Adams, near )Jcw po rt, R. I., we re here fo r targct practice. Ilell G:lle. the During the past 1\\0 weeks Ihe six compa nies at this post h:lI"e been ill cam p, and we have Ilea rl y finished our t:Lrget pntc tice. luth e next two weeks, tell mine cOll1p:tnies from New Y o rk li a r ho r and Newport, :Uld six mille compani es from t his district will h:t\·e p ractice :11 firing 3·inch guns at nig-bt. }\ fter that we will have infantry o:xercis-es and s m:11I arms target practice, all of w hich will keep us busy at least uutil :'\o'·cmber. Thc re an' vcry few ]-,/. A. C. people in t his part ic ular seeliou of the coumry. 1 think the nearest is l\lr. lloyd. at \Vorccster, \lass. 1 to be able to return f o r the hope triennial alumu i reullion ncst sum· Iller. \\lith continucd best wis hes for friends 3t M. A. C., I. re m:!i]!, )"ollrs "cr y truly , P. R . LYON, '09. '9 t. .:\bri:tll \Veetl Neff wri tes as fol· lows from North Creek, Ohio; ,,[ always enjo)" the vis its o f the R EC· OIlO, and re ad it the ve r y fi rs t thing, especially the alumll i news. Last June Uncle !:iam appointed me post· m istress of this tOW II, and I enjoy in connection with the the work I wish for 1-..1. A . C. and Ihe office. R ECOfiD the best o f all yea rs ." VER Y reader of the M. A. C. Record is cordially invited to ~ visit our store, use our rest room, telephone. and ~ur mail or:der depa rtment by w rjtjn~ fo r samples or o rderin~ mer· chandise; money refunded whenever you are not pleased. ~ I. New Silks and Dress Goods Much Under Price. $1.25 ~torm Ser ge. 54 alld 56 inebes wide: hea.')" qual· ity. Spe<·ial, the yard .. $1.00 81.25 Pri nces;; Mes.sa line. full yard wide.: all colors. Special the yard .......... . .... ..... 98C SUiO, $1.75 and 82.00 q uali ties o f Dre .. , Good'S anJ SU llings, 1i.J in l) hes wide. Sample pieces, yard. $1.25 $1.2ii r ich, hea'·y. plain Satiu Faille. S sam ple half pieces; new fall colors. 111Dears. S l)ecial. the yard 75C J. W. KNAPP CO. Cloaks, Suits, Furs. Ladies' and Gents ' Furnishings, Dry Goods, House F urnishings, and an immense sc and IOC store. lAwrence & VanBuren Printing Company 210. 212 Orand Ave. North Lilley College Uniforms A,'" lh e "" k now· \",1;, .. (1 ~ln"dfl"d for 111;III" r)" ~"hooJ~. find ar(' worn lit hI! ~ he It'fI<1lnli!' COIII'II-"'~ e"~rY"· I"'re. TIl "y nr ... ",or" nu n<:1 I .. ,. Ihno nnY<)lher nu. ke of CUU"1I;1l oulfo,.",. Wrll <.' for enl·aIOl<. Addr""" The M. C. Lilley &. 00 . c. r,...& ••. O~"' THE RJPLE1" & GRAY PRJ:\"TING COJIPANr Enara v er. Pri n t e r s Statio ner. DIRECTORY LAN SING BUS INE SS AND PROFE SS IO~AL ME N . Tbe natlle8 In 11018 Directory. 118 ... ·elL IL'l th ose o f .. lL our Otber Mh'e rU>w-rs . .. roo n l retl .. bte parties. W e bope tbllt tbe fa"ollY and students " ' \11 take pa.ln8 to patronize \bQMt whO pa.tronlze u s. BARBER S. C O I, I. "~G~ BARB~; ft SHOP. In Bath H ouse. Andy 18 slLlI ,,'I th :\\. A. O. A hund)" p .. ,.lor. >lnd 1I;00d work done. N ";W HARIH<:R SHOP. In Oha~ Sn1ld- Store. II ("1111. E. ~:. fWynoJd8. Prop. 10",. onluer' UrulI; ""d OI"Q(·ery If YOO wi s h" ~IYII~h h"lrcnI1C1"e U4 BOOKS AND ST ATIONERY. A M.-";"U J RY . llftWaah. A\'e. l'. Book ~. • Ftne Stationery. )o;n lodI . See~. · 100 WlUhhllrt;O~"~A:'::"::'CS~' ~~~~~ CROCKER Y AND GLASSWARE. H H. 1_-'R N""":1).-Chln". m"ss &. La mpe. DENT IST S. N H. ~JOORK D. D.S. Otllce~II--I13 HoI. · lJ~IO)r BulJ"I~e HOIilBler Block. Inll;loll Ave. S .. 1..3"6Ing. • C 0 J.I,~; (;E l ) HU(; A~D (;ROU ~lFt\· CO. Exprhs otlke. AlCe""y SI"r laundry. DR Y GOODS. J W. I;::oIA 1'1' (.'0. IIty (;ood~ " "d ~·nt· . nlshlngs. ~--' WR~hl"l!"t('" A.·e So. M n.LS IHn" o oo ns (10. [lry (;ood~ "oIU.OoaI S. WIIISlo. Arl N et'dle Work. ~;l". 11"'--110 \\'a~hhLlrtl)" A,·e. SOUIII. -=cc'EL::::E=CTRICAL SUPPLIES. CA P I TOl. ~~L~':OTRIO ~KGINJ;;~:R/NG 00. ~ ~"l,1I !Lue of ~I ectrtcat Soppl1es. Illc/udtnll; stud .. "u· sl,ndes and l-otI'd(' of en! hair or ~"Ornbln g .. .. 1110 colored find reno,'IIUod to lOOk n$ "'ood &11 ne.... T he ~·fUIl,·o'.'OLerl"an IiYIIlI ~ y,."r·.. HeHl n l OllL on l'u.rchll~~. ~;""rY l hlnlT In the t-t .. llhn or ~luSIC. L A "- ~r!<(; ~T01U<; ~)~ N. W lIShlng \ on An-'. - PHYSICIANS. D R.OSOAR H . .MRUE~G7"C"-.--<'o>""C-,.-"~" -.h. A'·e.II!1<1 Grund HI'·er A,. .... ~.:''''L Lao_ SlU g. Ho ur~. j 10 11 ::)\ n. Ill .; "! to 4 ,uld .. to 8 Po Ill . Sundays. I~ 10 I and 6 to d p. Ill. {'Ill. zeus phon e JlJ.U: 8i"11 r.:!:j. Onlc e hours: • to 8 ::JJ a. Ill .. It;:J] 10 ~ D R. H. w. T.ASUQN. !,;ast 1 .... IlSlnlT. lII lch. lind (\:~l lo 8 p. Ill. Sundllya. 10 10 U:llt) " m j to 8 P. m. Oll1zens· p hone 1rt28. . . E \"~.· ~:lo.R. ~Oi-<~; AS!) THHVAT O l tl~en8 phone 4;"l1. J . S.I)we". II" W. Allell" .. n St •. La'; ~ lng: I)T • PRINT ING. L AWR~; N O E .to: VAK BURE~ I'RI~T. 11"13 OO.-~IO-~ltHrnnd A.·elm" SOtth. ~In" Prlntlnll. Hoth l'hone~. A L{,EN PRINTING 00. OoTnerOaOltol ,, !·ellu~ und. Io nia street. "rlntlng. Otl1ee~oPl>tJu. ~.nll"rnn-d (" ... td •. Prollrll lll ~ :'daeey Goods. Be!! nbone lOP.!. Aoto mllt1 e pbone 011).)6. Reeneenhl'r OOt ne'" loeatlon. ROBE RT S~T1T H P'I'G. OO.-Cor. W88h. UNIFORMS. Ington A .·e. aud 100lt" St. TH ~~ :\1. O. LtLI-,~Y .t;"~o~oC. -Oo;;;:'C":"C>oC"C". Ohlo.~ lIIanuf""n'rN·3 of :-'·TJlLtary and So<"lety Good~. ..