The M. A. C. RECORD. 

MICHIGAN  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE. 

VOL.  IS. 

EAST  LAc."SI~G,  :'.IlCHIl'; ,L\",  T UESIH \', 

]'Et'F.:\I HER  3,  1912. 

~o.  I I 

THAT  S PLIT  ROCK . 

OHIO  STATE  IS  BEATEN. 

Editor of the  .:\1.  A .  C.  ]{t:cultO , 
East  Lallsing,  l\Jic h. 

D ear  Si r:  TIll'  \'er)"  !Iltcrcsling 
article  by  Dr.  Bessey,  co ncerning 
the  S plil  R oc k,  in  yo ur  isslIe  of 
to  aud 
Novembe r  12th, leads  me 
t.he  follo wing bit o f info rm ation COIl_ 
ce rlling 
this  interesting  piece  o f 
natural  hislor\', 

,;HUI 

recentl y  come 

;\'inc  years :'l.go  the  write r  had  an 
interesti ng  conversation  wi1h  1 1r. 
Thomas  F osler,  w ho 
then  owned 
:mc!  li v~d in  the  brick house Ileaf the 
In  th iscOll\' c rsatiOll hesta tcJ 
rock. 
that 
fift\,-onc  yca rs  hefore,  as  a 
into 
yOIL ng 
11 ichigan,  he  was  w o r king  in  the 
vic inity  o f  the  rock  :md  S;t!  down 
by  the  ruck ,olle  day.  w ith  a  COIll  
panion,  to  eal  his  dinne r.  During 
the  rcst  period  of  t he noon  hou r  the 
com panion  pulletl  up  :1  ve ry  Slll llH 
c he('r:o-'  seeJling  which  was  ~rowing 
ne,lr  thc  rock, ano  placed  it  in  t he 
mold  occupying"  Ihe  uppl' r  ]lortion 
of  the  c rack  in  the  r()l-k . 

The scetllilw  succeeded  in  l·stab· 
lishin~  ilself  "'''1111 
lale r  de\"dOpcd 
into  Ihe  cllc rry  Iree  which  h:1s  since 
becollle  so  faillou~ .  A l:co «lin;.::  to 
rC('koning,  tile  tree 
).Ir.  FOSl er's 
h a s  now  occupied  il;;  pbce  in  Ihe 
rock  for  60  \"cn r ~.  115  earl\' g rowth 
\\";IS  p robably  slo\\" .  owin~  10  the 
positiun  il  occupicll, :111.1  thi~  proh. 
nblr  ;'l'COllll ls  fur  the  sl11al!  ,;I/.C  of 
the  trce  al  the  time  Dr,  Bc~scy first 

A  NOVEL  M.  A.  C.  DINNE R. 

EdilOr  .;\1 .  ..-\ .  C.  R El()J:P: 

\\' hell  \·ou  re:HI  IIf  ~I. A.  C.  asso· 
il  be  ChiC:lgo,  th.., 
ciations.l;nle55 
nh: l1ll>~'rs an'lIlustl\" "AXs. " 
1I 0\\" 
~\"l'r,  the  Sl;helwct:ld\'  h rallch  is  a1l 
·'Engis."  • except  m;l·.  who  i~ 
:111 
'·.-\ ge\!e. " 

Last  Thursd;IY  De,Hl  II.  I>.  B:lk· 
cr. of  Syracllse, told  t he .. Uld  D utch 
T o wn"ahoullrees :r lld  lheir neglect. 
i'llr.  Kiersh:;.d  :lrr;,n)Zed  all  ~I.  A, 
C.  m eeti ng  :11 
t he  lI otel  Edison, 
where  Prof.  B;ike r  ,uld  the  £h'e  10· 
cal  Engs .  members -
t-;:ie rstead, 
Clnrk ,  St roehel. 
Ilagalloril .  nnd 
Brooks  spenl  a  very  pleasarlt  two 
hours  allli  had  a yen'  ~njoyahle din· 
ncr. 

The  time  fo r  Pro f.  Baker's  de· 
parture  ca me  all  100  s oon ,  bllt  we 
!i\'e  in  h o pes  that  the  experience  o f 
meeti l'"  old  associates  Illa\"  come 
o ften .... Ou r  local  branch  is'  small. 
hut  we  hope  that  I\ex t  yea r's  class 
w ill  s w ell  ou r  ra nks  by  sending  ,I 
good  re preselltati\'e  10 
testing 
cou rse. 
is  an  0pPQr tunilY  tha t 
II 
should  not be  missed . 

th e 

\\" e  are  all  glad  to  note  the  pro· 
J!ress  o f  th e  colleg:t:,  and  hope 
to 
h a ve  a  la rge  percentage  back  neXI 
June. 

Wit h  best  H'~ards, 

Very  sincere ly, 

L.  C.  B ROOr-.;: f;,  '9z. 

'03· 
George  Tryon  is  chief  dra ft.sm ,m 
for  the  Anacond a  Coppe r  Co., at 
Anaconda,  ~Ion t. 

.' 

T H E  BA N D  A N D  200  ROOTERS  CHEER  THE  TEAM 
ON  T O  A  35  TO  20  VlCT ORY. 

T he  1\1.  A. C. f oot ball  team closed 
the  seaSOn  o n  Thallksgi\'ing:  Day 
with  perhaps  the  most  signifi c llllt 
v icto ry  in  t he  history  of  foo t ba ll  in 
~I ich ig an. 
I t  was  a  glo r ious  vic· 
tory,  <1 nd  e \'ery  c ollege  man  :Intl 
woman  may  well  feel  proud  o f  tht: 
resu lt. 

The  team,  with  Prof.  ~I ac kl in 
and  assist:mts,  left  Tuesday  nigh t, 
allil  were  followed  carly  T hu rsd:lr 
morning  br  some  zoo  roote rs,  in· 
c1u(li ng"  the  band ,  hy  spe cial  train. 
T he  r ide  of 500  miles  f:ti 1cd  to  e n· 
tirely  suhdue  tht:se  lo),al  :!oo,  for 
UpOll  their  return  at  -I  :30  Friel;!)' 
mo rnin g  they  made  :t  luur  o f  the 
ctmpus,  just  t o  k- t  t hose  at  home 
know  t hat  ..  we're  IIOt  all  (lead  yet." 
T he  result  is  t he  more signific[Ult. 
whell  we  rcali;\l'  tha t  up  to  the  be· 
~ inning- o f  the  last  qua r te r the  sco re 
stood  ~o to  q  ~Igainst  us. 
It  was 
simply  the  fighti ng"  spirit  which  e n, 
:thlnl  the  t(';11ll  to  b r ing"  \' i.:tory  ou t 
of  tldc:.!t,  a  spi rit II  hich  has  cha r· 
;tcteri~etl  the  11.':1111 
t hroughou t  lh ... 
Se:iSOn . 
:"\l'\"l' r  o nce  did  till")'  :.::il·e 
lip,  allho  11;,!htin;,!  :Ul  up.hill  ~plln e 
ag-llillst  ;;"rellt  odds. 

In the  early  p:lrt of  the  ::ame  \ he 
players  were 
;;omewhat  ller\·OlHi. 
:tilt!  11\'0  of Ohio's toudlt!O\1 11S  \\'ere 
1:lr«el\  Ihe  rl·"ull o f  fUlllbles. 

in 

fM 

this 

them. 

;rh~ secolld  quarter sta rtl',1  13  to 
in  Ohiu's  f;lvo r.  hut  ~1.  :\. C . 
o 
h rae-cd,  and  earl.1 
lwrioll 
earned  her  tirst 7 points.  This was 
follow!:'!  h)"  som..,  rapid  fin'  P:IS"illL:" 
h\  (lhio,  \\'hich  result!:d  in  another 
~i . .  \.  C. 
h;uchdowil 
110\\'  took  the  kiek·off. ;In(\  c:Jllc,1  on 
.I  ulial],  "ur  hig  full  b"ck,  who  re· 
spondetl  with  a  vengt:al1l:e.  brillg:. 
iii<'" 
th<-·  hall  wi t hin  slrikill"  dis· 
t:l~c(". 
.\t this point the douhk pass 
\\";IS  dfl'c ti \"e, :lIld  .:'II iller  fough t  his 
IV:"!.\'  for"  tOlichdo\\"l],  only  to  he 
recalled  o n account  of  a lle).:"e(1  "hold 
ings:'  Th e  fo rw tlrd  pass was  t hen 
into  play,  and  the  /lome 
b rough t 
tenm  scored  ag;.in  jus t  hefo re  the 
rlose  of  the  hal f. 

The  third  lj u;trter  was  hotly  eOIl  
tested,  bll t  wilh  no  scores  by  either 
team. 

In  the  fourth period. G:lUthier  re· 
ecivetl  a  ht'all tiful  pass, and  was  nol 
downed  IIl1til  he  had  reachell  Ohio's 
l o·yd .  lille.  Line  bucks  hiler! 
to 
put  the  oval  O\'e r,  :.Ind  a  delayed 
pass 
look  the 
ball  ;llId  was  g i ~'e ll  a  d ear pat h  ou t 
sille  o f  Ohio's  left  tackle.  and  the 
score  was  t ieu.  Capt.  R iblet  then 
p ro ceeded  to  put  hi s  team  one  to 
the  good  by  k ick ing  good. 

\-\':15  used. 

l\ l iUer 

Th e  O.  S .  U .  WliS  now  o n 

t.he 
.1  Illiall  covered  zo  yards  011  a 
run. 
fo rward pass o il lhe ri g-ht.  Glluthic r 
recei\'ed  the  next,  and,  pass ing  to 
t he  left ,  crossed  the goal  o nce  more. 
Rihlet  again  ki c ked  g-on1. 

This  was  too good to  ~t op .  Ohio 
fum bled  o n  the ::: 5 yd . line to Cham· 
berlain,  lind  in  an  incred ibly  short 
space  of  time  Ri blet  was  ol'er  for 
the  fi nal  touchdown. 

).1. 

the 

penalties 

.-\.  C.  w as  handicappc(l 

ill 
se\·en.1  wa rs;  Oh io  S la te  was 
hea v ie r, 
imposed 
seemed  unjust,  Ohio was  IlC\'cr pell 
ali~cd  fo r  holding',  :lnd 
the  team 
foreigll  ground.  Th ey 
W;lS  Oil 
fo ught  to  a  fin ish, and  eve ry  man  of 
them  dese r ves  c redit.  T he  h,UHI 
did  itself  proud, a nd  the  loyal  200 
we re  Ix·hind  the tcarn  el'e n ' !lIill ute . 
Great  c redit  is  du e  our  ~(r.  ~[ack­
lin  for  the  manlier  ill  whic h  he  h:1S. 
in  11  short  space  of  timc,  de\'cloped 
s uch  a  gro u p  o f  plll~cr;;. 

t\\"o  hours  Frid:ry  to 

Classes  were  disllIissed  .Ifter  tla' 
fi rst 
:Ilia\\" 
~ t:\'eral  c:.r 
p roper  cc1e h r:l!ion . 
load s  wellt  to  the  cit\·  at 
t  I  ;00  10 
pn\'e  the  \\"lI\  fo r  the  hi"  cc1eh r:~· 
ti nll.  which  took  place  at  7' p.  m. 

o nto  STATP- • 

.L.  E. 
_ L. T. 
L. G. , 
C. 

I l e re is  the line  lip the  t\\"o teams, 
each  playillg  thei r  final  ~an.e of  the 
se;tson: 
.11 .  A.  (' . 
lIIiller __ .. 
. ..... Cherry 
Hutto u ... _ .. . 
. ... Barric klow 
Campbell ._ ... . 
Kieror 
CllIlin berll\iu _ 
_ .• _ ••• )[ll.lI:weH 
~IcCu rdy .. ., .. _ R. G. 
GeiSIIHllln 
Gi!ford .......  R.  T. 
RAymond 
Go renllo .... .... R.  E. 
.StO\"l!r 
Gauthier ._., ... Q.  B . ... .....  ) k CluTe 
Rible!. ., ... ....  L.  U. 
Brjgg.~ 
Ryan 
.  H.  11 
Se n- i" _" 
... _ .. ()raf 
Ju!iIlIl .... _ ..... F.  B. 

. 

T HE  SP I RIT  OF  THE  COLLEGE 

L.  H,  Ba.iley,  'S:l 

!Jr.  I);lik·\ 

TIl<-'  Ill'''t  rl1lllllwr  ,,11  the  1c~tll rc 
'''''Itr",l·  will  hel'\  I.i hl·(t\  Il.lbilC\·. 
,, 11  the  subject  !intcd  ;. ht~\· l"  Uee .• -1  . 
is  n  II:Jtil'C  "f  ~"ulh 
11 '!lTll .  ~lic hi!!:Hl.  ami  :!  ~r'I(lua te 
o f  "I.  A.  C ,  \Iith  Ihe  eb:>s  .,f 'i::i~ . 
f oll "win).:"  his  ;.:- raduati"ll,  lw  "pent 
threc  yea rs  ill  st udy  under  Dr.  A sa 
Gray, at  I !a n ',lrd, 

l ie  thcn  returJlcti  to  1\1.  ,\ .  C., 
alld  fo r  three  years  \1 ;lS  pr"fl'ssor 
vf  110rtic ultllre  ill  th is  iliStitutioll . 

From  ISSS  to  1893  he  W~IS  pro· 
fesso r  of  horticulture  nt  Cvrnc11, 
si nce which  time  he has occupietl the 
positiol1  of  deHll  and  (Ii rector  of the 
CnlIege  of  Agriculture  at  that  in 
s tillltion . 

Dr.  Baile y  is  looked  IIpon  :IS  OIlC 
o f  the  leading- ag r icultural ellllc:llOrs 
in  lhis  country ,  all(1  his  talk  herc 
will  b~ o f  such  :l  II:rtUre  th at it  will 
be  e([U an)'  inte resting  ttl  e\ ery  col· 
k g-e  m:m  and  w o mal1. 

I t  has  becn  fifteen  years  since 
P ro f.  l ~ail~\"  has  addressed  :111  audio 
ellceal Jl.L  A.  C. 
li e  delive re d  the 
tS9i. 
co m mencement  add ress 
111 
Il is  st: rv iccs  arc  111uch  in  Ile111al1<1, 
and  it.  is  not  alwa ys  cas)"  10  5ccure 
hi m.  Hi s  SI:I)'  lit this  tillle  w ill  be 
limited, as he  will  dou b tless  ha\'e  to 
catc h  an  east · ho und  t rain  immelli· 
atel}"  foll owing his addres s. 

~Ian y of  the  " Iumni  are  planning 
to  return  011  Dec.  I I  for  the  p ri v i. 
lege of  hearing his  add ress on " T he 
Spirit  of  the  College ." 

{l e partmellt 

'61. 
),1 r. J are!1  ~1.  K nnpp,  olle  o f  the 
fi rs t  s( lalents  lit  ~1. A.  C.,  now  o f 
Be llin,g-ha m ,  \\"as h ..  has sen I  10  ou r 
hotallica l 
;1  box  o f 
moun ted  piams  fo r  the  herba r ium. 
T hese plants  represcllllhe collection 
made  hy  him  in  the  P ug~ t  Sou nd 
dist ri ct.  T his  collec tio n 
\'eq ' 
welcol11e,  ns  phillI S  fr orn  th:1(  pa;t 
of  the  counlry  arc  110t  especi al ly 
well  represented  ill  the  he r ba ri u m . 
\ C cry 
Th e  d('Jla r ll11~ n t  approvcs 
highly  the  feeling- of  ](lyalty  e,· 
hibited  in  t his  manne r  by  olle  who 
has  been  so  long  l!l\"iI)'  from  thl'  in . 
stitution. 

is 

'8 I-

110011e 

\\' illiam  ~. Ddano.  of  Ihe  ahov6 
class,  visited  .:'II.  .'\ .  C.  011  \\'('(I nes 
da)'  for  thl'  tirst  time  since  "r:l<ill:"!' 
)'1r.  Ddal1()  is  a  pr~~nincnt 
tion. 
f:lrmer al1d  SIOl'k  xrCl wer  u f  Lin· 
coin. ~eh.  \\'hell here he  was 011  his 
W:lV 
~I;'\\'  Urk:"!ns, 
where  he  w~s selll  ;10- a  delC).::lte  to 
F:1r1ller~'  :\":ltioll:11  L4t1lgress. 
the 
I Ie  is  \'" r v  mu,·h  illt~·rl·slt-d  in  the 
suhject  "f cO"' lwr:llin'  agricultural 
lTc(lit.  :l IHI 
).:;1\·e  all  ;,ddrl'''S  hdo rc 
the  :.11">Q\"l·  hll'utlulled  t:(Jng r· •. :;<;<  on 
thi!.  Sllhjl·l·t. 

fr om 

'!J:; • 
,I,  T .  Wi\.!ht.  for  17  ~l·:trs  ":011· 
IIl'cleti  \Iilll  :\i"r~t l. n'~  Lh·p t.  :O-;t!)re 
:--:~Il  Ikigu.  L":llif..  h:ls  "e\ered 
:11 
hi"  COIIIIIl·l·ti"n  \\ llh  Ih:lt  t ' "llp:lIly 
;l!1d  as,.u!!lell  the  mal1a).:<-'!UeIH  (If 
tlte  f)i,id:lfl.J 
'I'1>WII  Sitl'  Lu., ill 
IlI1peri.tI  \ ·!llIe.I,  (,,,Ef.  .\Ir. \\"i:.:ht's 
\Iork  \1  ill  hr;  tlUlt  of  reciaill1l!l~  a 
1;lrg.·  Ir<ll'I  "f lI11IJcri.tI  \ · "lIt·.\  lkSl'rt 
1:lIlll 
lIlakln;:  it:t  prolitllhle 
r:lIll'h. 
lie  \\"ill  \'':  the  \"(lIIlpHI1)  's 
~eJ1"r;d  "ll1J1a~er .. '11.1  will  havc  full 
I:Ul1Ip:IIIJ'S  afbirs. 
con tr lll  of  the 
li\l'  mo.lern  cOlt:og-CS 
.\  hOI.·1 :lml 
\\" 111  he  huilt  al 
~I r. 
()1Ir;r.;,  allli 
\\'I)(ht  has  already  Sllpui ll tended 
the  e~tabli"hrnl'nt of  a  pllhlir.;  school 
\\\.  \]1101<-'  frOIll 
in  the  Ill'\\  10WI1. 
t he  1"'!JC,.i(l{  1-(l11r."  { 'rc.r;s  as  fol· 
lows; 

:11111 

" \\' i::ht  has  h~cl1 o f  :'1ss is tance  in 
makillJ.:"  Ihe  ~Ia r sto n store Ihc  sl'no 
n y m  fo r :1  "squarc de:ll ,"  :t1l(1  his  de· 
p:lrtu re  is  regre tl eJ  by  the  .M :rrston 
force  from  the  p resitlcnr  (Iow n  to 
I Ie  instituted, imd 
the office  hays. 
t o  years  :1l·tiy1.'!y 
du rlllg  the  past 
.Icpa r t . 
conduct~d,  the  ed ueratiolwl 
nl.:l1t  ill 
the  slore,  whe re  the  em· 
p loyes  h;t\'e  rect:ived illstrucl ion and 
school in g  snAiciem  to  cOlllpells:ue 
for  the  loss  of  pllhlk  school aUellll· 
:mcc." 

'Ot. 
R . . \1 ,  Lic k l)"  has c h:wged  h is  ad 
(lress  fro m  :\"cw  11"\'el1,  Conn., to 
Clevela nd,  whe re  he  is  mec h :llli..:nl 
en!{illtcr  fo r  tht:  T;llmage  ~If~ .  Co. 

'01 . 

,;\ 1.  L.  [re ialld ,  form e r 

lie utenan t 
with  the  1.) .  S. coaSl  artillery, sta· 
tioned  a t  FI.  ~I on roe ,  V'I.,  has  re ' 
ce ntl y  received  his  comrnission  as 
captain . 

Th e  M .  A .  C .  RECORD . 

lIe 

in 
" The  Monaste ry," 
curred  at 
which 
ins titu tio n  he  and  C.  B. 
S mith , '94, were  reSpeCli\'ely "frie r" 
and  "stew-hard." 
tells  how 
cer tain  meal  scraps  Ill"dc  some r 
s~tu lls t h rough  "n  a ltcmating series 
of  stew s  and  pies,  e~l ch  time  dis 
guised  by  a  new  he r h,  until  "by  :111 
unfor"cen  circumstance,  the  frag-
Ilwnls rellwilling-
dill  nOt 
continue the  cycle."  Tr;LditioJ)  has 
il  th a t  eithe r  ··11.  E,"  Y;tIl  X orUlfln, 
'9i. or "D;n'c" Trint; \)2,  becoming 
sated  with  the,,11 iI/filII/lilli,  somer 
>;;tulting  slew-pic-stcw-pit:, arose  in 
the  niA"hl  ,md  mili1.ed  the remnants 
for shot-putting. 

• 

11\ 

<II 

Other  louches of  humo r  enlivcn 
the  very  prllctical  hook  which. in 
additioll  to  the  genera!  discussioll, 
tre a t~  35  species of herhs  indi\'i(!u_ 
aHy  :tnd  fully.  Special  emphasis is 
hlid  u pon  the  ad\'antagcs  th;n  both 
professional  truc ke rs  and  nmateu r 
g.trdncrs  can  secure  by  growing 
herbs,  not  only  separately,  but  as 
compan ion  (Iud  succession  crops  to 
secure  maximum  returns  f rOm  min 
im um 
:tr.;:ts.  Plans  arc  also  pre 
semed  whert:hr  every  hOllsehold 
1I1<'Y  have  ils  supply, not  me rdyof 
(Iried  and  (\ccocle(l  herbs,  but  of 
In 
fresh ones all  the  .. ear arou nd. 
deed,  its  co mpleteilcss should  Illuke 
lhe  book  appe;ll  to both amatcur lInd 
pro fession<11  g-ardncrs  und  chds . 

AMHERST  LETTER. 

By  Dr,  W . J. Beal. 

recc ption  cOlll11le moruting: 

A  m  h c r" t  College,  ninety-one 
yearS  old, has  cons ide rably less  th:m 
500 students,  who arc  mostly  menl 
bers o f Greek-letter frat.ernities,  and 
:Ire  hOllsed  in  dwcllings  :-caue rcd 
I  recently attended 
;100111  the 10Wll, 
the 
:1 
compldion  of the  home of  the  loe:11 
l" psi Ion  Fra 
chapter  of  the  I),.i 
,,'Otil  $i5. 
t ..... mity.  T he  building-
ooo,ltl1d  the  \'alue  p f 
the  lot  :md 
fixtures  bring  Ihe  lowl  worth  up  10 
$100,000.  T he re  are  about  forty 
lllember~ .  but  only  twent\"-~our call 
he  com fortahh-
the"e 
he:ldquarte rs, 
I  \:lIked  with:t num 
he r of  illc  LIlelllbers_  whl.!  were well 
~rnom("d  and  apparently  satisfied 
with 
j 
wourll  rulher  tru!;t  to  Iht.: 
lila$)  for 
a  line carcer  who  had  put  up  with 
kss  styic,-perh " ps  such  OlCl! 
'IS 
M.  A,  C.  at  OIlE:  tirne  ha{l  in  train 
f'revi o u ~ 10  1875 the fumiture 
iug. 
of many roo m,>  for  each Hudclltcost 
not on:r fi"e dollars. 

their  surro\lndillgs,  still 

'houscd - ill 

From  my  study 

;lnt!  fronl  my 
hedroom to  the  norlh :thollt  ! 50 feet 
1 look  squa rely  at  oue  eml  of  Dr. 
1\1arsll1lll's  house,  !lot  yet  suppli"'(1 
with  radiators  for  heating. 

Oil  the " ranch" in  Amherst,  pur 
ch ased  by  H..  S.  Baker,  '89,  we 
fou nd  a  la rge  elm  log.  twe:l~'e  feet 
long, apparently  left  the re  because 
of  the dil1ic ulty  o f converting  it  imo 
stove  wood. 
L o ng  ilgO  we  had 
our eyes  on  this  log,  determi.ned  to 
have some  fun  with  it and  s ome ex  
ercise  with  c ross-cu t  saw ,  axes  and 
w edges.  T he  job is  l\OW  well  Utl 
derway.  Last  summer  \\"e  h:rd  a 
s uccessful  experience  in  taking  root 
ami  hranch  from  the  middle  of  ou r 
ne w  rO;LeI  a  gnarled  bitternut  hic k 
It  has  been  c ut,  and  is  nOw 
o ry. 
stored  in  our larg-e  cellar,  ready  for 
cheerful  fires  during  the  long- win 
ter. 
\Ve  are  getting  muscles  a  fa 
Gladstone. 

In  1890 a healthy round-faced  and 
earnes t  young  man  by  the  name  of 

I~ ete r  Orth  entered 

Samuel 
the 
fre sh ollL n class of  this  college  from 
Imlay  City,  Lapeer  COlillty,  whe re 
he  reLllained  over a  yell r.  His  fath 
e r  was  :I  minister, and  for  this  rell 
son  Sa muel  was  imluccu  to  leave 
~I. A_  C  for Oberlin College, where 
he graduated  in  1896.  H e  became 
much  interested  in  botuny, :mel  was 
the leading  spirit  in  starting a  club 
devoted  to  the  subject.  LHler  he 
studied  Inw  and  political  science  at 
the  Cnive rs ity  of  f,lichig-an, 
illld 
later  became  Ph.  D.  at  Columbia, 
lI e  taught  in  sevcral  colleges,  be 
Cilme  presidenl of  the  board of  eel ll 
Clition  in  Cleveland. Ohio, 
lIe was 
late r  elected  professor  of  politic[ll 
science  at  CornellUnivc rsity, and  is 
now  contributing  a  series  of  re 
the  J] 'orld's 
l~l'lrk'lhle  articles 
/I·ork,  which  refers  to  Dr.  Orth  as 
illumi 
"writing  pe rhaps  the  IllOst 
nating  tirst  hand  stullies  of  social  
ism  and  labor tha t  ha\'e appea red  in 
recent  times .1) 
F or a  full  page cut 
Se('  " -odd's  I/"ork.  Oec,  1912, and 
reat! his  "B:Lltle  Line of  Labor." 

in 

L eroy  L.  Burrell.  'oS,  has  been 
studying at 1 1ass.  Agricuhuntl  Col 
lege,  but. HS  the R b:coFt»  noticed,  he 
h'ls  eng:lged at  the  i\1 aryland  Ex 
peri. ment Stalion.  During the Sll m 
Illc r  he  called  o n  me  twicc,  unfold 
ill~ some of  his  phlllS  fo r  org:miz 
ing  ;t  canni ng  factory  in  ,\1 aryland, 
i n cidenlaH~'  naming  a  yOllng"  \:\{iy , 
to  take  with 
whom  he  expected 
him  :IS  his  wife. 

Soon after coming to  M.  A. C. in 
1889. as  member of Ihe  Stllte  Hoard 
of  Agricullure,  latcr  secretary, ant! 
I ra  II. 
!:tter  as  postmaster,  11011. 
the  writer  we re 
Butterfield 
:Inti 
often  mistaken 
for  C";!ch  other. 
T hree years  HgO  he  movetj  to  Jlar t 
ford,  Conneclicut,  where  he  was 
secretary  o f  ~\  slate  fair;  thcu  we 
naturally  supposed  this  mist:lkcn 
III  Septem. 
identity  would  ce.tSl". 
he r,  t910,  the  write r  look  his  place 
in  Amherst,  where  the  ~ame  f)ld 
dilliculty  \\":1':;  occ'1"ionaily  rC"jvcd. 
liS  the  iJ onorahle  Ir;\  visi\cll  his  son 
at  thc agricultural  college. 
lie  has 
heen  sceil  of  late  about  this  (0\111 
with  maps in  his  hand  in  consulta 
lion  with  sel-eral  ,\Iichig:iln  men  on 
Sunset A--'':l1lle,  :lml  it  come:!  front 
g:ood  ~LlIthority  that  he  h:ls  selected 
his  lot and  in  dlle  time  will  erect  a 
bung-alowacro"s  the  :wel1L1C  :lnd  H 
lillIe  further  north  right  ill  sight  of 
lily 
roOIl)S.  where  lle i ~hbo rs  w ill 
continue 10  S:ly,  " is  this  Beal  or is  it 
Bultcrlicld;''' 
Il ow  IlH1Ch  louger 
th a n  twenty-three  yea rs  this  per 
plexing  :lml  11111Llsing  condition  of 
things  is  \.0'  coutinue  app:lrently  is 
not  yet settled . 

'93' 
_tr... . T.  Ste~'ens,  of  Storrs,  Conn ., 

writes: 

De;\(  Editor: 

:'\0,  do  t10l  stop 
the 
it,  for  here  is  one  dollar  for 
RECOI ll)  for  the  next two  YC:l r". 
I 
cannot  keep  house  without  it , as  [ 
feci 
I  must  be  in  touch  with  Ihe 
:tff;tirs  of the  old  place. 

1 suppose all  :<'1,  A .  C_  people are 
aware  I~ro f.  Clinton  is  to  go  to  the 
depa rtme nt  o f  agriculture  at  \ Vrtsh 
ington  at  the  beginning  of  the  new 
.M.  A.  C. 
year.  Thus 
:lnothe r 
ahHnmls  leaves  the  New  England 
field. 

'08. 

A 

'\Ir.  :tnu 

littl e  SOil,  j esse  George,j r. , 
i\lrs_  J esse 
was  born  to 
Geo rge  Boy le  on  Nov.  26. 
l\1r. 
Boyle 
the  department 
of  horticulture  at  Purdue  U ni ve r 
sity,  Lafayette, Ind. 

is  with 

MARYLAND  WEEK. 

By  M .  G.  Kain s, 

'95 . 

l\i:lrylalld  week  ;It  Baltimore, i!i 
one o f  the  g reatest  events  in  :lgri 
cultural  affHirs  in  the  EOlSt.  This is 
;I  gathering of :111  the  slate  agricul 
l\lral  1Issoci:ltions,  and  a  bi~  expos i 
lion  held  in  the  Fifth  Regime nt 
~ r mory, which  has  a  floor  space  of 
;LDout  60,000 squa re  feet. 

is 

As 1  h a ve  not seen  'Illy of the  in 
door  agricultural  e\"cntl;  west  o f 
Ohio,  I  have  nOlhin~ western  wilh 
which  to  compare  it.,  but  as  I  ha"e 
seen  nearly  a l!  of  the eastern  meet 
ings  I  pl:tce  it  at  the  head  of  the 
list,  110t·  only  for  extent,  but  for 
chanlCter  :md  quality . 
l'ractically 
nothing 
Ilot 
is 
IIdmitted 
strictly agricultural;  the only booth~ 
that  were  not  such  at  the  last ex 
hibition  were  a  women's  suffrage 
boot h,  a  lunch  COlllltc r,  a  cider :tnd 
soft  drinks booth, nntl  1I 
tiny  stand 
for  a  scissors  llrtist.  AI!  t.he  uthe r 
legitim;ltc1r  a"riC\II_ 
booths  wcre 
their  L1:th,re.-:"feriilizers_ 
tural 
in 
sprays,  1ll:lchille ry,  a uto 
t ru cks; 
seeds,  nurse ry  stock, clc. 

that 

I n  con nection  with  thc <-xh ihitioll, 
its  annual 
each  nssociatlon  holds 
Ulectiug.  Oil  the  p rogr:Ul1  of  the 
),Ia.-yland  Horticultural  Society 
were  two  1\1.  A.  C.  men,  C.  E, 
l3assctt,  with  'S i, and  myself.  Bas 
SI'l spoke twice-"Perpicxiug" IJe:tch 
Problems,"  amI  "Lessons  From 
\ Vestern  Apple  Grow.;rs." 
lie 
held  his 
:Iudience  well,  and  fre 
C[ul"lltl}'  pro"oked  smil~s  and  ap 
plause.  1  spoke  on  "Coopcrati"e 
Successes." 
talk  was  almost 
liS  e ffecti\'c  as  passing  the  hilt, 
which  you  kllOw  is  lRltllilted  to  be 
the  most cc rlllin  W;lY  to  disperse " 
crowd . 

),l y 

At  the  show  I  also  met  .\. J. 
Anderson, '05,  editor  of  Ihe  P enn 
SI'!vall;a  Farmer,  and  P rof.. C.  A. 
5lcCue,  '01 . of  Delaware  Ag-ri cul 
lur:11  College.  McCuc,  IJrof.  \\'. 
:it'lte  horticulturist  of 
~_  Hu rt , 
X orth  Ca rolina. ;\lld 
I ,  judged  t he 
exhibits of  farmers clubs lind  subor 
dinate Grangcs.  ),J c(;\1e was :11";0 oue 
(,f tile  judges on the Keneral fruit .. 'x 
hibits.  So  ~l..-\.  C.  was.  prell)" 
wcll  reprcse nted  at  the state  ;:rath~"T­
ing. 

\\'hyte, 

Tom  C . 

n1:l1111al 
t raillillg 
teacher  in  Detroit.  spcm 
:;atu rday  and  Sund:lY  w ith  M .  A. 
C.  frio:nds. 

'I  \, 

At the  Fon'strv club  Illectin ....  to 
!Jig-ht a  bel\utiful series of stere~pti_ 
con  slides  will  be  ShOW Il,  represem_ 
ing 
fo rcSI 
reservll1ions. 
i\I Hrcus  \\'esten· .. 'ldt 
will 
\rood 
Lots." 

in  pa r t  the  work  011 

lalk  on  " :<.Iichig;tn 

R eferri ng 10  the  mectillg"  of  the 
1\1 ich igan  1I0rticultu r;11  Societ\"  :It 
Grawl H.api(ls, t~le ;llichi1Jafl  ;{,.Y1Il+ 
cr  states: 
" .C\  ext  carne  the  real 
fe ature o f  the  thrce  d<1Ys'  meeting, 
a~ld one that W:IS  tho roughly appre_ 
Ciated  by  every  membe r  preselll. 
T h is  was  t he  annual  speakin/!  con 
test  by  senior  students o f  the :'Jich  
i~al?  Ag ri ~ultu ral.College, the  boys 
g IVltlg  plam, senSIble  talks  o f  inter_ 
est and  p rofit  011  Jive  topics  in  f r uit 
~r,:)\\' in g .  Fifteen young  me n  par_ 
tic.pa ted,  each one  beillg  in troduced 
by  l~ro f. Eustace  :tud  limited  to  five 
nlinute5.  Score  cards  were  d is tri b_ 
uted  among t he  audience  and  there 
werO!  100 judges _  Each  one  of  the 
speakers  did  remarkably  well  and 
there  was  difficulty  in  selectin,,"  the 
winners." 

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TUESDAY,  DECEMBER  3, 1912 

T HE  game  :1{  ColumbtlS  has 

brouKhl  :\l.  A.  C .  a  promi 
j.{ame  has 
nence.  which  110  other 
It  was  one  of  two  or 
c\' ~r dOli,", 
three  b ig  games  on  Ihlll  day,  anu 
tluc  p rominence  was  given  the:\'1. 
It  was  the 
A .  C.-Ohio  contest. 
first footbnH  Kame  with  that institu 
tion,  ;llId  \\ hether  or  lIot  the  rcla 
tionship  is  to  he  conti nued  remui!!s 
to  ho::  seen.  At  :lny  t:vent,  '\1.  A. 
C .  ;s  cQm ing into  he r  own,  and  has 
shown  that  her  tellms  lire  to  be 
reCkOllL"1\  with. 
.:\'ot  alone  was 
there  satisfaction  in  the  "iclo ry  it 
the re  were  some  other 
self.  but 
items of inlere:>t , ;IS  indica1.eu  in  the 
followin~ telegram  sell!  thl"  Cham 
:>'lr_  I.  \V. 
he r  of  Commerce  bv 
Klwpp.  who  witnc:iscd  the  g.ume : 

.. .... -fU: RE  IS  L~NSINO ? .. 
··:n.  A.  C.  answered  the  question 
by t heir  Mpleoui<l  \"ictory.  Tonigh t 
all Cl""nlra.\  Ohio  know ...  wtlere  Lan 
s ing is.  AI!  Ollr town~f/60I)\e should 
take g reat pride  i' l  the ma.gnifice ll t 
gRme  played.  The  band  mhde  K 
great hit  ami  the st udent..s  eond u lt 
ed  thllmseln~s i n a.  manner that sur 
I)rise!\  lInd  brought  forth  the  ap 
Jlla ust"..,r e"ery one." 

". e  Inke  off  our  hal  to  Prof. 
~ J acklin  for  his  hhility  to  produce 
such  a  team,  tu  Ihe  te:llll  fo r  the 
good,  dean.  cOllsistent  work  Hlld 
fi;..!"htin;:r  "pirit  which  ellahlcll  thcm 
to  wit! a~ainst od\b, and  to the  loyal 
b;ll)<1  and  rOOle r.,  who  look-a  pr01l1-
short,  we  were 
inent  part. 
th:tnkful  on  Th<lnksgiving. 

In 

LIBRARY  RECEIVES  GRAD 
UATE'S  BOOK. 

,- Culillary  H e r h .. "  is  the  tillc  of 
a  new  hook  preSeJHCI!  to  the  lihr;lry 
WJlh  th..,  autho r's  compliments, the 
fourth  th at  ~I .  G.  J.;:aill!".  '95,  asso 
ciute  e<litor  of  _l lJlerifllll  .-I,!friel/I 
tllri~'I,  has  written  for  Orangejudli 
Company,  o f  New  York.  The 
\'olu l11c,  liber:t!!), 
ill ustrated  with 
half  tOIl('"  and  line drawings,  Kail.1s 
dedures  in  his  spicy  prefacc  should 
help  to  redllce  t he  cost  of  high  liv 
ing,  for  it  i!l\licates  ways in  which 
herhs  m:ly  be  used 
in  domestic 
economy,  especially  hy  show ill;..!" 
how  the  housewife  :md  the  chef 
Illay  utilize  "cheap  cuts" anti  . < left 
o\"ers" to  ma ke  appetizing  dishes, 
and  the rehy  red uce  household  ex 
pensc accounts. 

The  author,  who  writes 

from 
both  experie nce 
lind  obsen 'atioll, 
not nnly presents a  thoro\lgh discus 
s ion  of  soils,  fertilize rs, culti,"utio!l, 
han'esting, c uring  and  uses, but  also 
unlabelJed, 
includes 
anec 
though  e vidently  personal 
dotes;  among 
that 
have a  distinc t  M.  1\.. C. flavor ,  not 
ably  oue  which  tallies  closely  with 
a  certain  culinary episode which oc-

them  several 

numerous 

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D l,.m  :-oha\\  iti  IIlle  of  the  rdcr"l''; 
in  till'  ,;tILIh:nt  ,.I o<.'k  jtill"ill~ l'lJnlc~1 
:\1  Chica;,:'o  Ihis  \\l'ck. 

S.IIII  La,,~dol1.·. I.  Ihe  popular 
Il'adll'r o f a~rit:lIltllr~':1\  \r :U"fllil'l. 
\\';1;;  a  .:ulk:.;'l·  \ i",iwr  la~!  IIel·k. 

~oml' ~ .i  o r  ::;0  mcn  Idt  :-;umb~ 
('lcllill;.!  for  Chiul;!o,  II  h"'rc  Ih.,~ 
\\ill  ,llIell(\  d ie  hi::  lil e  "Iud ..  ",ho\\ 
this  \I cd ... 

1'.  K.  FII.  one  of  our  Chill~',..e 
~l1lLlcnls.  Idl  C:.rl,·  for the  hi;::  ",tod, 
",holl.  illt~'ndillg'  \11  I i-il  ",oll'e  of hi~ 
,',lIlll lr_\'IlIt:1l  in  \ -:llp:lr"i_I'.  Ill,l. 

T he T hc llli , lI1~ held !heir f:tll !\'rlll 
}Jarl_1  ill  t he  :'hs~'lIIhl~  r,lum  fl f  Ih~' 
.! 9· 
A~rkl\lt\lfa\  Hl1i\dillJ! 
P rof.  and  r>lrs.  T ilft  'lilt!  :\lr.  :lI ul 
,\lr",.  I I i::):",  were  p;llron~. 

:-': 0\ . 

Dr.  ~..:hcr:..re r,  o f  ArlllOuf  In ",I; 
HH~', ",puke  in  Iho.:  _\rlll ur y  T I\ ~·sday 
Il i).!'ht  10;1  WlOd  s it.ed  audiell ,·c.  Or. 
G\Ll\s:lulus  W'I;;  unable  \()  meet  hi~ 
:Ippoilli mellt.  :11\(\  sell I  Dr. ~cher;..;:er 
ill  hi~ lite:ld . 

I n  Ihe  ;.:- re:ll  :\laripo"':1  (jru\'C  o f 
R edwood  ill  C:llifornia .  which  is  in 
olle  of  t hc  L-.  ~.  rcsef\ :llioIl5.  Olle 
o f  Ihe  I:Lrges!  t rees  h:.s  been  lIatll~'\1 
fo r  ) l iehit!":III. 
In  dew  o f  this Oll r 
cllg';necring  dl"p:l r t Ulc nt  has  heen 
COlllllli",sioncd  1)\'  Ihe boa rd  of  dir~'c­
tors  to  make a  broll!.e  !:lhle!  to  pl:ICc 
thc  t rec.  T he  1:lhlel  will  COn  
011 
tain  the  mUlle  )l ichig:lII.  :1IIt!  also 
the coat  of  a r mS  o f  the st:lte. 

Sec.  Bro w n  has 

issuell,  und e r 
s pec ial  CO Ve r, :l  fill:ulcilll  re po r t  o f 
thc  col lege  for 
tht:  ye:lr  ending 
JUlle  30, l 91Z .  T he  report  was 
prep:lred  h)'  C:ls hie r  Schepers,  amI 
an  attempt h;15  he e n  lllade  10  :ldapl 
it  to  tht: fo r ms re::-omillended  hy  tht: 
Ca rnegie  Foundation  fo r 
the  ad 
\'ancement o f teac hing.  The re po rt 
is  co mpletc  in  CI'c r y  dc tail,  :\Ild  will 
be  m:li led  to  s uc h  pt"rso ns  and  ins Ii. 
tulio ll S :15 are  likely 10 be interesled. 

• 

• 

· . 

T he  Ern"\\llhi:ln 

the  arl1 wn  011 

.. hen  in 
~i~ht 'If  la"'lwcek. 
l'1"rk  Wid  I'rnf.  '1I1e1 
\\l' r~'  Ihe  p"t r oll~. 

parl::-

11;\;; 
:-;alurda \ 
i·ro r.aud  \Ir~. 
l.illtUI1 

_\ If:.. 

_\ 

lill,'  nell  ill"'f1lJl1CIH  l':IS ....  h;ls 
hee ll  added  10  Ihe  e'l"ipmellt  of Ihe 
roOIll.  T he  (;a~c 
,cle rin:.n ·  clini ~' 
fr:II"e  i:>· of  ('1I:lI l1e l.-d  " I e~·l,  ;1I1d  lhe 
i,l",lrullll'll ts  are, '11  shel ,· .... s  o f  h .... ;l \'Y 
p\;tte  g'I:I~s .  T wo  new  s:mit:l r _'  irri· 
;:alill::::  hasin5  h;I\ e  also  heen 
ill 
",t:lllcti . 

T he  annu al  fouth'lll  haJ1lluel  "ill 
he  held  in  C luh  0  Frida)'  ni}.::hl. 
following'  all  info r mal  recepl io n:ll 
i  u'clock  in  thc  Cnion  Li l  house. 
T hc  footh;.11  le,11ll  arc  in  this  m:lI\ 
lIer  sho w n  apprec iatio n  for  their 
work .  :lnu  a  lIumber  of  excellent 
after dinner speeches  will  he  11I:lde_ 
tht:  ~ ec rc· 
T ickets  a rc  011  sale  :U 
tary's office. 

T he  short  Courses  for  f:lrmers,  to 
he  hel\1  in  COIHll'c lio n  with  the  high 
school s  It::lch ing  ag ric ulture,  hegi n 
th is  week .  B e~illning,.t  Addison, 
Ihese  courses  will  he -cft rr icli  011  al 
I-IU(ISOII,  H art, :\11(1  St . Johl1s, be fo re 
the  holidays.  Those  who  will  have 
c h,lrge  of  thc  instru ction  work  :Ire: 
Pro f.  R .  L.  X ye,  Field  A gc m s 
\Vhi tc,  R aven,  :lnd  T y le r,  Dr.  M c· 
Da nit:!,  and  l\Ir.  Oviatt. 

Thc  L'OIUIl,hi;1Il  10o"·locl..  parl_, 
\\:IS  ),:'i\l'1l  in  Ihe  ~o<:i .... t\  ru')n""  :--.11. 
urd:ll' 
_\Ir~. 
~"":I'\ \  ~'r  :m.1  I' rof.  and  \1 r~.  :--ho...- 
~milh w .... re  the  p.llrun_. 

l·\" ' l lin~ . 

l'r'lf: 

:Inti 

\1  a",  1II;lrri".1 

I' rllf.  l{. C.  II 1""llIn. Ilf  ItlLr  ,·hl·,I1-
iC;11  d,·partme ln. 
(In 
Th:tIIb;,!'i,il1),!'  Da~  In  :\Ii,,_  :\Iahcl 
_\.  )Ion'r. at  F;lirlidd. lOll:!.  Prof. 
.lIlfl  :\1;'5.  I "hIO!)  "ill  he  :11  honll' 
in  E :I",t  L :tnsi ll).!'  aft~'r  D~c. 5. 

:\lr.lIllll  \lr'.\!t>rl1 b~'l·k  :In,\  f;llll 

l{ ;tpids.  ",pellt 

ih.  o f  (;ralul 
the 
'l'l\:llIks~i"ill:'::  1'1Ieatiol1  wi t h  :\1.  _\. 
)Ir.  II.  has  the  work 
C.  frkut[,.,. 
"f  vl';!:I!li.!in),!'  the  hiolo::y  ,11.']>aTt 
II1"nl  ill  the  lW\\ 
t;ni') JI  School  at 
G r:lI1d  H ;I pid~ . 

InSlnu,; tor Georg-e  B rowil  left  for 
Chica g'o  F ri(l:i\,  c"enilw,  wl1l' re  on 
~:ltu rd :t\'  he  will  a tl elll(lhe  sessioll!! 
of  llll'  / \ rne ricun  Sociel,- of  :\ni, nai 
Nutrition.  AmoJl,2'  the' speak~'rs un 
the  pro}.::r;tm  (Irc  Dt':l11  :\ I umfonl. of 
:\Iissou ri.  :11 .. 1  l'>rof.  II. J.  \\':I ters. 
of  :\J :li1h:ltt.m.  K ;ln . 

){r.  C.).  Uurkman, o f  Birm in:.: 
ha m •• 1 shor t  course  s lud e nt in  1')09. 
has  certainl y  pro\-en  wha t  e m  be 
do ne  in  Ihe  poultry  linc.  F o r  the 
fisc al  yCHr  end ing  X o ,'.  I.  19 1:! ,  ht: 
hud  m:lde  his !loc k  o f  500  leghorns 
rcturn a  net profit  of  $:!'30 per  bird. 
In  addi tion  to  this,  he  sent  sCI'c ral 
hints  10  the  Slal e  Fair,  wh e re  hc 
WOII  fi rs t  pen ,  fi rsl  second  :Iml  third 
coc ke rel,  second  pullct,  third  cock 
and  Ihird  hen .  This 
illu st rales 
what can  be  dOllc  wit h  :l  combi na 
lion  of  c omme rc i:ll  and  f:m c)'  poul. 
t r y . 

Ur. (.iIUl<'r  .I~,olllp; ... ied  th~' part., 
'..::oin:,!  I"  l'hi~.t '''::IJ 
lIi~hl. 
,111(1  \\ ill  ath;nd th.·  l  . :--.  i.i-, l'  :-:<t",' 1-
_\--O,:i:lliol1  nledin~. 

:"-111\,1:1\ 

T i.le  )lldli~'1II  :--"t;lI ,  Ike  I'et:p 
e r~'  .\~3"I"iaIH"'.  "hidl  i_  ;1  hr;olldl 
.\';lliuI1:I1  . \ ·~"d;HioJl,  II  ill 
of 
the 
\)e\'.  I ~  '111.1 
\1 .. \. C.  \111 
meet  at 
,,;11  be  forth 
I'r",!.!"r;1I1) 
'3'  T ill' 
'['II"  Ilet;lil~ 
:I  liuk·  L,t,'r. 
l'Olllill),:' 
h:""e  IIul  ,,~  _,  el  beul  wurk.·.!  UlIl. 

\\- hell in l'1,·, ~'l nlld n:ee!1lll. ! "':111 
I~i"",dl  WH~ pril ilq-,l·d  10  ;[li~'wl  :111 
;llf"fll1:11  1I1111,'lit:oll  \\ith  \h l·  {(,II,,\\' 
in)!  \1.  A.C.  lIll'n:  11.  (i .  O";~kd, 
·O!.  1<.  1-'.  Hell.  '0).  j) "ltull  )100, 
m:1W,  '0;, G .. \ .  I':;rke r.  '97,  B.  _\. 
~Iu\\.  1I;lh  -"3'  F.  II . 
\ ·:d .... llt i l1~·. 
'0<.),:11111 1<.:\1.  Li.-I..I~ .  UI. 

re ... ·ntl, 

:\1;",,;  \\ -in l l;~  {)'Connor  :Ir r i'e~l 
from  ElI)!I.Uhl 
for a  ,i~it 
with  h~'r  -i~ll· r.  _\1 r~.  "l'Iw,..  C .  l' p. 
hol.  ;II\!!  "ill  pn)h;Jhll  mak .... 
this 
':\Ii s~ O'Conno r 
hn  fUlUre  hOlllo!. 
I:> 
:III  e:l:pt:rt  tailo re;;s,  h:1\ iug  for 
~o m~'  linle  Ilt:en  e,nplo\"11  I),·  the 
IllIccn  of  <;reecc  to  ", .. '-w 
fo r  hc r 
childre ll. 

JI unl,  fo r ml'rly  o f 

I'>e nll_ 
.  De.ill 
Statt:.  has  rl'cently  been  called 
to 
The  lJ ni ve rsi l}'of  Californill as  dcan 
of  a ~ ric u ItLl re.  lind  is  Ink ing  wilh 
hinl  several  easte rn  I11CII.  A mon .... 
Ihese. :lrc  Dr_  \V ebher,  of  Corncl~ 
who 's  10  hc  head  of  !he  research 
d ivision  of  pl all t  brcedi ng, :lJId  II. 
E. \";\n  Norma n ,'97. l o ha\'e c h:t r '~e 
o f  th e  divisio n  o f  d Airyi ng .  no~h 
De an  I l unl  [HId  D r.  \V ebbe r  we re 
:11  ~ I.  A.  C.  du rin g-
t he  g rad uate 
school  last Sllnllner. 

The  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

Emy body  ,eads_ THE  STATE  JOURNAL 

B ECAUS E 
It  completely  cOvers  the  field  of local  news,  politics,  and  the 

world of sports. 

Because  its  telegraph  uno  correspondence service cllllble  it  to 
give its  rcnders  the lates t  general  news  of  the  day  in  ad 
vance  of  any  other new spape r  cODling into  Lansing . 

Ha ve  THE  STATE  JOURNAL deli vered  t o y our home  by carrie r 

EDMONTON- AS  SEEN BY 
ED.  SMITH ,  '12 . 

Eel.  Smith, '12,  in  a  letter  to  }.Ir. 
Gunson, desc ribed  his  rCccilt  trip to 
Edmonton, Albena, the most north 
er n  rail road  station on  the continent. 
\Vc  have  beell  permitted  to  quote 
the  follo wing: 

"The Cllnadian  Rockies  arc sup 
posed  to  be  the  most  beautiful  in 
America,  aud  a  sentimental  tend 
ency  that  us ually  sleeps  within  me 
awoke lind  tempted  me  to  sec  their 
grandeur by  moonlight.  So  I  took 
a sleeping car.  But  it  rained  and 
was  so  dark, that  I  could  11 0 \  sec 
any th ing. 
In the morning we were 
the  mountuins  nellr  Field, 
s till  in 
B.  C. 
It WitS  ve ry  cloudy  and  g reat 
banks of  vapo r  came  dow n,  so  that 
ollly the very bases of the  mountains 
could  be  seen.  But  as  we  went  up 
lind  up, and  finally  reached  the SUOl 
mit  of .. Kicking  Ilorse G radc," the 
vapor  turned  to  a  s now  storm, and 
we  were ill  the (lead  of  winter. 
It 
had  l~ell  this  wa.y  for  some  time, 
for  the  sno\\'  lay  deep  all  aOollt, 
trees  were  frosly,  telcgnlph  wires 
strung  in  fleecy  ropes,  wh ile  every 
stump :tntl  pole  stood  Cllppt.-cl  with 
it s  crelltcd  lonf of  winter." 

:md 

their 

impressive  with 

"Soon  \\'c came  to  the Cllscades, 
;lmi  th~y \\ ere the sa me \lld Cascades 
in  klll·e.p:mt  days  we  saw pictured 
in ou r  J!cO',:r:tphies. 
~oll1e ra;.:-ged 
old  pc:t!u.;,  some  jagf.:'ed  old  ratl)!es 
jettillg.  jo~~illg-,  and 
with 
swin~inK s tntllle of  rock  mllde  dis 
tinct 
their 
k-ug-e:l  o f  s now.  Just  about  this 
timc  \\'c  p:lsscd  th rough  the  Buffalo 
park.  ,mil  snw  the  Indian  of  the 
Bf)\·illc  trihe  :lg'ain  loug-helling  up 
for  tnt!  \\ int!")'  winds.  Then  the 
SUII  came  out  through  the  \' apo r 
:md  gllvc us  e\"t:1l  mon ..  2:t:lnd  pict 
urcs  lhllt  fairh'  ul:tde  the  iUHlgilla 
~t:\'e r  before  ha\c  I 
tion  s\\ ;m. 
kno\\ It  what 
the  word  <delicate' 
means  till  I  saw  the  rlld iHllt  sun 
light h rcaking through Olle  of  those 
fronds o f m ist th;lt was twined aoout 
11  mOllllt :lin  crest  !leurcelr  touching 
it.  All  the  timc  it  bCCOlllCS  more 
lace· like 
;md  mo n: 
it s 
screen  over  Ihe  gentle:.1 
tints  of 
sky  C\'er  pHints_ 
the 
bluc 
Something  about  thc  contrast  and 
the gentleness of it  nla{le  one  thi nk 
only  of some  film-like  garment  thllt 
would  tloal  from  a  fairy." 

filmy 

thut 

in 

Mr.  Sm ith  is  in  cha rge  of  fruit 
s torage  and  t nlllsportation  investi 
gation  for  the  dcpartment  of H!;:'ri 
cultu re  of  Britis h  Columbia. 

'07· 
Dahon  ~loomHw, for  some  time 
instructor in ci \'il  cngineering in  the 
Case School  of  Applit.-u  Science,  of 
Clc\'e1and,  has  recenLi)'  been  pro 
mo.led  to  the  head  of  the  Ilep.lrt 
:'l.pplicd  mechltllics  and 
rnellt  of 
hydraulics  in  that  in:ltitution. 
lie 
st:!.tes  that  C.  A.  Lemmon ,  '10, is 
living in  the same  apartment hO\lse 
wilh  him,.I.  G.  Cnvanagh,  '06, 
noout  three  blocks  distnnt,  lind  R · 
F.  Bell,  '05,  only  a  mile  laway. 

ALUMNI. 

'01. 

Thc  1"ew  York  State COllege  of 
Forestry  at  Sy racllse  University 
was  created  by  special  act  of  the 
Legislature  in  July,  191 1.  There 
has been developed  a  fi ve  yea r  pro 
fessional  cou rse, a one and  two  year 
ranger course  on  the colleg e  forests 
of  1800  ncres,  and  a  s ummer  camp 
of  f  weeks.  A  forest  experiment 
station of  100 acres  has  been  est;tb 
lishe<!  just south  of  Sy racuse.  Thc 
making of plans  for  the  protection 
and  management  of  timber  lands 
and  for  reforeslation of  waste areas 
is  receiving  much  attention.  Hugh 
Potter  Baker,  '01,  is  dean  of  the 
Dept. of  Forestry  at  Syracuse. 

'05' 
A. D.  l~ ete r s,  formerly  of  Cleve· 
la nd,  Ohio, is  now  real  estate  age nt 
for  the  Lake  E rie  &  \\'estern  R y. 
I Ie  is  located  at  I ndi:mapolis, 
Co. 
rmJ. 

'°5· 
" T he  work  of  ~J iss  P aulina 
R aven,  formerly  al  the  head  of the 
D omestic  Science  depa rtlllc nt  he re, 
is  meet ing  wilh  "c ry  Ke llc ral  ap 
pro,,:tl  in  ~Iissouri.  A,  The  state 
fair  herdcpa rllllelll  in  tht:  \\-a rrcns· 
burg  i\ormal  School  was aW'l rded 
two fi rst  prizes  for  the bc!<t  exhibi 
711 t:.  indliS· 
tion  in  domeslic  arl." 
Ir;i.1I-_\~orlllal Ex/,olfc"/. 

'06. 
Dr.  and  :'-.Irs.  Il ow:lrd  Urvis,  o f 
Schllcctady,~. Y.,  arc  th.:.  p roud 
p arents  of  II  litlle  dau).;hter,  CI;,ra 
:q,  19 12. 
Allgell,  ho rn  AU);!U SI 
~I rs.  On·is was  formHly  ~I iss  Ihi- 
riel  A ngell,  '06,  and  Dr.  Orvis was 
with  the class of  'oS_ 

'oS. 

Ray  A. Small, with Small  Broth_ 
ers'  Engineering  Constructors, of 
ilem:onia,  writes  as  follows: 

" T hese  days  ha,'C  been  so  full 
that  l  have  not  found  time  for  cu r 
rent  reading  other  Ihan  M.  A.  C . 
news.  W e  ure  blessed  with  all  the 
business  we  ca n  handle,  .md  ha,·e 
turned  away  several  jobs  Ihis  sum 
mer.  O ur 
concrete 
bridge, recently  conl p lelt.-d,  WlIS  ac 
cepted  without  delay,  and  while  we 
arc building  .mothe r  olle ncarny, we 
have broken ground  for a  rt"inforced 
concrete  bank  huilding  for  winter 
construction.  T he work  has  pro,-en 
very  pleasant lind  profitable." 

rein forced 

Mr. Small  sends  g reetings 10  all. 

'''9' 
On  Tucsdll)'  evening,  Nov.  26, 
occurred the we(I(ling of B.  B. Pratt , 
'01),  and  Miss  Louise  Kelley,  also  a 
former  1\I.  A.  C.  student,  at  the 
First  Presby terian  ch urch  in  Lan 
sing.  After:1I1  extended  wedding 
trip,  ,:\1 r.  and  1\1 rl.  Pratt  wilt  be  at 
home  for  the  winter  in  P ortla nd, 
Oregon.  The church  was  the scene 
of  a  double  w edding,  for  011 
the 
same  evening'  Miss  Kelley 's  sisler, 
May  Adelia,  became  the  bride  of 
\'erne  C .  Caldwell,  of  Billings, 
Mont. 

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VERY  r~a d~r 0/ [h~ M. A. C.  R~cord is  cordially  invi[~d to 
visit  our  store,  use  our  re3t  room,  telephone.  and our  mail 
order  department  by  writing  for  samples  or  ordering  mer· 
chandise;  money  refunded  whenever  you  are  not  pleased. 

New  Silks  and  Dress  Goods  Much  Under  Pr ice. 

$1.25 Storm Serge. 54 and 56 
Inohes .... ide ;  heavy qual-
ity.  S pedal ,  the  ya rd .. $1.00 

$t. 25  PrinoellS  Messaline.  lull 
yard wide; all 0010",.  Special 
the yard .... ..... ......... . . 98c 

$1.50,  $1 .7.5  and $2.00 quali· 
ties  of  D~ss Goods  and 
Suitings,  54  inches  wide. 
Sample Iliecea, yard ...... $ 1.25 

'1.25  r ich.  heary,  plain  Satin 
Faille,  S  lIample half  pieces; 
new fa ll  colors.  It 1Dea~ •. 
Special, the yard . ........... 75C 

J.  W.  KNAPP  CO. 
Cloaks.  S Liits,  Fu rs,  Ladies' and  Gents'  Furnishings,  Dry  Good.,  Houae 
F urnishings,  and  an  immense  se  and  toe  store. 

CR OCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

H  H .  LARNED.-obl .....  (;]al •  .t:  Lam,,.. 

•  115  W .... bln~non Ave. S. 

lAwrence &  Van Buren 
Printing  Company 

210. 212  Orand  A ve.  North 

DENTISTS. 

Li lley 
Oollege 
Uniform s 

~ro  the  Ileknow 
INtltNI  st.",d ..... 1  fnr 
", 111t n ry  ~ehooli. 
.. nd  are  "'or,,  at aU 
ll!\!  1t'lIdl"!!:  ootlell:e!i 
t,·e ry",·bere.  The,. 
"r~  ""  ... ~.  "nr&~th'e 
In  IIpPt'llttlnCe  'Illd 
"I .... '  belt ...  ~n-'~ 
tblt" ,,,,)·otht'rmltkll 
of  ooll .. "e  uniform. 
\'-rlt"  for  ",nIIl IO\l. 

A,lun'" 

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PRI.\'TI.\'G  CO.lfPANr 

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DIRE CTORY 

LANSING  13U SlNESS  A N D 
PROFE SS IO NA L  ~IEN. 
T bll  ' lA",es  In  thl~  OI~ctorT .....  "" 1111  .... 
t hOR  of  1111  Our  olber  IId,·ertiJterll.  aN!  o f 
rellabte  oarUn.  W e  bOI)(!  I hat thl:!  faeulty 
and  .Iuden ...  .,,·m 
take  palns  10  lOAtronhe 
thole  " 'bo  OIItronlze  u .... 

BARBERS. 

co LI. ~:  G  F:  BAKB~R SHOP.- I "  BAtb 
Uoo"".  Andy  IS ",Uti  .... lt h  ~I. A. O.  A 
blind,. parlor.  lind .. ODd  " 'ork done. 
N Jo!W  RARIH:K S HOP.  In  ObllS(!  Build 
,,, .. . untl " r  l;I.II"cr '~  Om", anu  Groce ry 
StO~.  1 f  YOU  ... Illb allyll~h ""Ir eut gll'e u 8 
II  "'"11.  ~;. ~:.  R~}'noldB.  P roP. 

BOOKS  AND ST ATIONERY. 
A M.  F:MEKY ,  11(1  WII~ h. A,·e.,S.  Book&. 
- F Ine  Stationery,  ~n .. ra,·ed  Oa IU"1 
Oarllt.  '-ouutal"  Pe" ...  Plcturez.  "'ram lll. 
nne  Framlnl  a  SpeeJaIU·.  Up-Io-date 
• 0'1 ....  OutGlaQ-e"t In  LAnllnll'. 

BOOK  BINDERS. 
B LUD EA U  .t:  Sn:BERT.- Book bind er ... 
&Coount  book  maker&.  paper  mllna. 
IIbra T,.  and  One  art  blndlnl',  ftle  ho:r e ... 
map  mOllntl"a ••  al1:.<ln,..  I)OCket  boo .....  etc 
In  011)'  NaUonai 
Onbent'  pbo n e  No. -IS. 
Bank  BuUdlnil'.  Goo .O. Hludcllua"d H enr), 
H. SIIIi>ert. 

CLOTHING. 
E LGIN  MI " FL I N.-La.dlel  and  G e ntle _ 
meD "  Furn l. blDIiI' Gonda.  ,,, _" . 
.... 

ROUSER'S  QA PITAI.  DRUG  STORE. 
Up  to  date.  Oorn .. ,  store.  OppOtllte 
HoJlll ~' Btoclr.. 

DRY GOODS. 
J  W.  K~APP 00.  Hr)'  {lood~ find  t ·"r· 
•  nl shlnJl~.  ~l WII$bln"IO'1  """e  So. 
M [ U .s  I)H Y  Goom,  QO.  Dry  (;O<)(I.'!' 
l'<ultB. OOllt~. Wll lzt •. Art ~l'f!"J~ Work, 
~:t(:.  10000ItO  W~hhllllon A,·C.  l'Oo"lh • 
ELECTruCAL SUPPLIES. 
CA PITOL  ": I.EOTR10  t :N'G1 N'.: t; R I N'G 
00.- . "uUII"e of  Eteetrlc:,,'  Supptle •• 
Indudl" ..  nude"U'  ,bade- and  ""nt<.  <:-11._ 
ho" ,  III"laiUm ""d  DllIzdll  readln ..  lan!l!$. 
-
lIi 1':.  ~1I<:-hll!1ln _~ Te. 

FURNITURE  DEALERS. 
l\1  J .  .t  B. M.  ltUQK.-"'".nlture.  ("orner 
'"nlll  S t...:d. 

•  Wa~h lnglon An'.  fIIul 

"  ad. 

HARDWARE. STOVES &  TINW'RE. 

MANUF ACTURlNG  AND  HAIR _ 
DRESSING. 
M ItS.  0.  T.  OA S  ~;. - Manufll<:-turtl1lf. 
Stllu"POOI",r  ~ H alrd"-I,, ..  l .. rlo .... 
S"'ltcb e,  ",,,de  "r  cut  hllir  0.  ro", btn .. a. 
also eolol't"c.l  .. nd  reno'·at.....,  to  look  ...  !tODd 
IIYII'I .. n le 
lUi  ne .. ·.  Th e  Yranc:o-Am erk .. n 
Totl~ t  Il.t'Qulslte!l A apr-e l A I.TV.  """tomMle 
pho" .. 6lI1.  :Il!I~ W .... "lnll'lOn A'· ... S. 

MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS. 
G Hl~ N' ELI. ltHOS.  "~ lIehlll'ftn 'g 1"'lIdl". 
lfli>'h  (Jruel,..  !'IIIUDe 
IIlId  P la\Cr  PlanO!!.  EMy  Term.!!. 
l'lflnw. 10 
I~~"t- -0:-"""  H"nlal  out  011 
l'''rehll~'', 
~_\' .. r rthl,,1I'  In  Ih e  Heah"  or  MU~le.  I.AS 
IJ I YG  !<T()HI'::  2111  !i. W""bhlltton  A,·e. 

~[u3h~  House." 

PHYSICIANS. 
D R.  OSOAR  8.  BRUI':OEL.-(Io •.  )l leb. 
A "l'. an" Granel  Rh'l'r A Yl' .•  t;au I..an 
sl nl!:.  Hour ••  it<  8=*1a.m.;!to."ndito8 
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