The M. A. C. RECORD. 

MICHIGAN  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE. 

\'01_  18. 

Xo.  1-1 

M.  A.  C.  ALUMNI  ASSOC IA· 
TION. 

La nlinlr  Auociatiob  15  Formed, 

UII  T hurs~lay  eveilin~  of  la~1 
wed.:  sOlile  10Io)':!1  :\1.  ,r\.  C,  men 
.lllll  womcn  g-athcr~d  in  the  Ch,un, 
her of  ConHller\'c  roo ms  ill  Lall"iuK 
and  dfl'cletl  the  orl-!uuizalioll  of  :t 
lo,'al  :!Iulllni  ulI"ocintiOIl. 

The 

ide;!  of  or;..:':tnil:lltion  h:ls 
heen  a  subjcct  of  inler~'st  for  SOllle 
lime,  amI  much  spt.·cllllllioll  has 
It 
hecn  dO lle  a~ to  how anti  when, 
fell  to  thc lot  of  "  few  of ou r  more 
rcecnt :;rmluate"  to at:luall)  start the 
movcment,  [md  111)\1  !lIICC  1I1artl!U  wc 
lIre  ce r tain  it  \\ ill  rec~'i\'~  the  "up 
porI  of  el\.'rI  (Ill\.'  C(llI lIeCI~d  w ilh 
':\1.  A, c.:. 

' 

THE  COLLEGE  POSTOFf'ICE.  EAST  L ... N SING 

to 

rctUTlI 

the  inslitUlioll  :t 

T he  2,69~  persons 

Chcl'Sc  :\L,killg.  I~rllit Gr"" lUg  and 
Poultn'  I"ro<iul'lion.  Thl'  cuu rscs 
includ~ holh  leclUres  and  hlhorator,l' 
work,  :lI1lollntillJ,:" 
to  ei}{ht  hours 
per day.  T he  work  is  o f  ,Ill  ~ll1i , 
nentil  practical  nature,  and  i~  s np' 
portctl  hy  SOIlll'  eleme ntary  ,.t'ienn: 
bearillg' ,I  dose  rcl:tliOII  to  thc  prill, 
ciples  and  practice,;  of  'lJ,:"riculture, 
G pon  completiun of their CO\l r,.cs. 
thosc  who  atlclld,  with  I'ery  few 
,\iichig-,Itl 
eX~'eptioIIS, 
farms, 
II ho 
hal'C  attendctl  these  cou rses  HtHI  reo 
tUrll~d  largdy  10  :\lichigan  furUl~ 
:Ire  g-il-ing-
lar1!c 
I I  is  1I0t  to  he  e'\, 
represent'lIion. 
pc.:ted  Ih;ll  evc r)'  iudil idu:tl  lI'ill  ex· 
cd  in  ,tgricultuTt·,  but  r~SIl1ts  indi, 
cate  that  the  majority  h,I\C  rcceived 
a  stimulus  10  :u:hic\c grcatcr  result!' 
Ih'lIl  thdr fcllow,.  ill  the <:01l1ll1lIlli tl. 
Thc ,.hurll:ourSe  man  who becomes 
;! 
leader  ill  his  COIl1"IIUt1tl'  fullins II 
mission  that  other "g'ellcie"  for  Ihe 
bette rment  of  ~I ichig::l1I  'I).{r;cultllrc 
bilto pcrfurm,  TIl!.'r..::  arc  :tlW:I) ~ 
SOUle  indiffe rellt  brmer ..  in  a  eom, 
11)1l1til\'  who  do  1I0t 
ill tend  10clI\ 
frtrm~~~' org',lI1ial tions  or ill,;titutes. 
o r  read  agri..:uhu r:11  p:lpers  or  Ex, 
perillu::llt  Station  bulletins, 
~ueh 
men,  Il' ilh  their  e;dl:lusled  1:lI1d5, 
lumhled down  huililings,  poor stock 
and 
\\celly  farm ".  a rc  pr:u;l i c~ll!y 
hel'ond  re:lCh  of  organil.etl  dforts 
improlillg:  agricuhural  eomli, 
fo r 
lions.  This  type of  lIlall  is  reached 
Oldy  th ro ug:h  the power of cx'lIuplc. 
The  mOlkrnil:cd  1ll~lhoJs of Ihe  en, 
Ihusiustil: 
short 
course  farmer  arc  \·xcrtin).!  a  g reat 
inllucnce  in  Ihe  communi ties  Ilitt're 
these  Illen 
:'Ire  operatiug.  As  a 
gellenll  rule,  the  shorl  cou rse  ,11,111 
is  cxpt;:cted  to  lea.1  in his commu nity 
in public business and political enler , 
prises, as  well  :jS  in  mailers  pcrt:lin, 
ing to the ifl1pro, elllcnt of moral :t1,t1 
social  couditions. 

sun:essful 

ami 

The gene rOlls  treatmeut  :lcconlel1 
shor t  course s tl1tlents hy reJ,!'ulll rs  in 
the  past  is  worth),  of  speci:tl  notice . 
Assist:ln<.:c  h>ls  been  [rcl'l)'  given  ill 
t he  carry ing alit  of plans Ilc\'ise(i  to 
instruct,  t'nte rillin  a11l1  develo p  a 
spirit  of  loyalt),  in  the sho rl  course 

men. 
I t  i~  IrUe  thaI  no o lle is  more 
10.lal  to  :\1.  A.  C.  tha n  her  short 
course 
Their 
represelll:lti,'es, 
effor ts  amI  word,.  of  cOllllnend,l tion 
ill  behalf o f  the institution ar~ bci n).! 
fell  murc  :1I1t1  more  in  "n'r)'  parI  of 
the  5t;lte.  En'r,v  re,:.!ul'lr  student 
cnrolled 111  :'II.  ,\, C.,  who 11:tS  a  per, 
"onal  illte rcst  in  thl'  il\~tituliOIl  ,mt! 
:t  propt'r spirit  of  [(,)'alty,  should  :It 
1t'1I51.  Icml  Ih ei r  mor:d  support  10  the 
the  short 
future  de\~lopment  of 

course~. 

SPEC IAL  EVENTS  DURING 
SHORT  COU RSE 
SESSION. 

.\11  effort  IS  made  to  1ll,lkc  thc 
timc  Ih:ll  thc  short  ':UUrSe  studenl 
~[lcnd~ :It  thc  coJleg-e  hoth  inte re,.l, 
in).!  ami  protitablc  hy  hlt\'iu;..:'  a" 
mall."  spcc'lll  a:,: rlcuhural  :111,1  enter, 
tnin.'"g  (" ellh  :os  pos"ihl..:  ta~l' pb<:l' 
durtliK  the  short  COllr~1! !>CS5101l . 

'1III1U:].\ 

Early  in  the course  Ihere will  hc 
hl'lll  Ihe 
II!cetil1i;s  of  Ihe 
v:! rious hrecdcrs' associatioll~, which 
brillJ,:"  to  the  eolkg-e  thc  promincllt 
hrt;:ede rs  of  all  dasses  of lil'e  s tock . 
Tllt·"e  mcetings "rc open  10  "I]  who 
<Ire  inlc rested  in  the  b recdill),!  and 
improl'cmellt  of stllck,  ,11111  st udcnts 
:tttend  the  mt;:din~" of the  a"s()ci;I' 
tiol1  in  whii.:h  they  ;Ire  particularly 
interested.  This  Ijffords  :In  unus, 
ual  opportullit,Y  to  mel·t  and  kllow 
the  men  II  ho  are  iniluenli,.)  ilL  !i\'e 
stock circles.  ami  to  h\';lr  mldrcsscs 
hy  Ihe lending' speci'llists of Ihis :lIId 
other  stalt·s  a-.  \I'd!.  The  ;i!cil(·ral 
sessioil  o f  th"  ;<'1  idligan  Inlprol cd 
Li,'e  Stock  I3re('liers' and  Feeders' 
,Associ:ttioll  is  helll  Ihe  II a\'  follow, 
iug  the  lIleetin~"  of  the' separate 
('ra.;:,ie:!1  prob, 
hreed  aSSo<:i;\lions. 
lClllS  of  thc  hreedcr  aud  feeder  arc 
discU!H.ed  at  this  meeting  h)  men 
II  !to call presenl up,to,date material. 
Spt'l'ial  one  week  courses 
ill 
(!:t iry ing :lnd  poultry a n:' h('ld  lill r ill~ 
.JanU;!r),  ami  Fchrllary.  and  each  of 
these  hrin g  10  the  <.:ollege  men  of 
ree(')g: nized  abili ty 
their  special 
subjects,  Opportunily is  gi~'e n the 
(Oonttnued on  pajj'e 2.) 

in 

SHORT  COURSES 

IN  AGR I· 

CULTURE . 

Si,.  Different  Co urses  Offered.  Work 
Belrin'  Jan.  6. 

Shori  <.:ourses  ill  a}{ri"ultllre  II erc 
first  offcrc(l  at  the  :\Iich ig-;m 
, \ ~ri, 
IS9j.  with  all 
cul tllnll  Cnll~J,:"e  in 
)5  stud~llts  al  that 
enrolllll<':lIt  of 
time.  T he  :llIelid,Hlce  hils  <:oll lill' 
lIell  to  incrca .. e  nlpidly  ;I~  ,I  kllo\\ I, 
edg~ of  the  l:tllle  of  Ih~ work  It;ts 
become  more  :.:~ner!llly  knowu,  and 
as  the  lu.:cc"s!tr~  f'ldlitic,.  cvuld  111: 
prolid~d  10  con.lllct 
the  COllrse~ 
In  Iyl.!  the  lotal  curoll· 
properly. 
ment  for till' "hort COil r"c!> '1I1Iolll11c<1 
to  393,  lIot  illdullin),{  lhoie::  who :n, 
temlell  the olle  II cek  cO\lr~es offerc(1 
for  lhlirpncn  ami  POllltr,1  mell.  Thc 
10Iai  eu rollmenl  SHKe  1897. Hot  Ill, 
duding 
thc  one  week  courses. 
amounts  to  ~69:::' 

f rom 

iuduSlril'S 
l' il101;..:'es,  ci ties 

Therc  mal'  be  ,.Ollle  \\ ho  womkr 
Ilho  Ih05C  'people  ,Irc,  Ilhere  the~ 
come  from,  amilh~ obje':ls the~ ;I re 
seeking'.  The  Illajority  consi,.ts  of 
the )'ollug Ull'1l  frOll1  :\1 ichiJ,:"RU f:trll1~ , 
at· til'ely  ctl";I"ed  ill  fanniu J,:",  al1\l 
who ,I re  lLlI~bic  to  \..:al'c  Iheir IlIIsi, 
ne,.s  to  .:o'l1plctc  regular  COUTO;C,.. 
A  larJ.:'e  pere(!n ta),:'c  lIf  thes~ yOUlt;..:' 
!llcn  ha\'e  ,Ittcudcd  high  s<'1lool", 
T he rc  arc  :llso  rep r':scllt,lIil'CS  of 
the  professions, 
,md 
:Iud 
Ir:llies 
towns who  ha\'c hcen  lurcd l'OU !ltry  
w:,rd  hy  the  popular  1\'''\ e  o f  "cuti, 
mCllt  which  has bC(!1l  gaining'  ,I  con, 
5l'III11y  g-re:lIcr  mom~lltlllll  ill  that 
dire('lion,  The  c:!pilal ist  anti  the 
laborer arc  to  hc  fouml  ~illc  hy ,.ille 
with  the farm hoy in the  class  room. 
Berollt\  sixtccn  l'e,lrs  th(' re  are  no 
,tgoe  regulations - fo r  entrants,  and 
the  grlty  h:lired  m:1I1  mingles  with 
the hearlncss  \'oillh.  These courses 
hal'e  hecn  at1cn<ied  hv  j.(radu'l\es  of 
some of  thl.'  lc:lfliug  L~ nil'crsiti es  of 
America  whcre  agri <.:u lturc  is  not 
tall;..:'hl. 

Six  courses  arc  offercil  fo r  thc 
term  beginning  JUIIIIl,ry  61h,  1913: 
as  follows,  I'iz.:  T wo  in  GeIlN:!1 
III  Creamery 
twO 
Agricu!lHrc, 
ill 
l'uch 
rind  onc 
].[;m:lgcmellt, 

• 

• 

11.00 

Prof.  C .  E, 

.\t the  initial  meet in),!'.  E.  I.  Dail, 
'0:,  presillt'd 
lempor:t rv  chair, 
mlll1,  and  Il elcn  Emery, 'Og.  a(l('t! 
:I::.  sccre t:ITI.  A moll,\!  th~ sl>ertkers 
were  \\',  k.  I'Tlhldcl1.  'il:);  E . .  \. 
1I 01llcll,  '&):  \\'.  ().  Ilc(lril'k,  '91: 
C.  E.  li olmes,  '93:  H,  F,  D,I\' is, 
wilh  '66, ,llld  E.  C,  Lindemann, ' It. 
ti r"t 
s]lt.'nker  of  the  \·Iclling.  ~t,.te~l  th,1I 
thi~ o rg:lI1 il:ltioli  ,'oulll  g()  in1l1l('lli_ 
atel\  10  w ork  in  Ih e  intcre"ts of thc 
institution .  {ilr  HOII'he re  \1:lS  there  a 
bro,.der  tidjl 
ill 
I hau 
l.:msillJ,:"'  Colleg'e  s pirit  m:!y  C(';I,.(· 
with  till' gr:ldU,l\ion  fro m ~OIl1C  in"ti, 
\ll\ion~. hilt  Pruf.  I Iolll1e1  lkc1art'd 
thnt thi"  \\ ;IS  I\ot  the  histoT\  of  :\ 1, 
.\. C. 

ri:;:-ht  hcrc 

Iiolull's, 

thi.· 

' 

>I 

,1;':0.  al 

\\' ,  K,  Pruddl'll  elllcrt·d  _\/.  c\, 
C.  3S  ,I e>ln; 
lillie  when 
the re  \lcre  1,0 Sllllll'UIS,  ,lItd  he ~a\'e 
,111  illtcrl'!>Iillg'  aCCOllllt of  thl' history 
of  former 
alllmH;  or~" l lil.'lli otts. 
:\Ir,  I-'ruddc n ho.:lieved  Ih:lI, however 
:litllllni  ~hnuld 
hus\',  the  LallslllJ,:" 
t;lkc  a  lilcJy  inlcr('St 
this  new 
or),:',1I1i'''lioll,  :!!HI  1111  all  the)  \'ould 
to  promote  the  welfan.·  nf  thc  ill ... li, 
tution. 

ill 

B.  F.  i):l'/i,.,  of  the City  N,ltionai 
Balik,  II ho  \I it!>  ill  col1cg t·  in  6:0-6" 
j..:"ilU'  :111  intere,.tin;..:'  " ~'C()lIn t  o f  col 
Ic).!e  life  ill  the  l'arl) 
thl) s,  do"ing 
Ilith  a  rehellr~111 o f  the,ISs'l-;silllllioll 
of  Lilwo!n  ill  Ford'!!  Thl'lllre.  Mr, 
olll~  II  ~ll()rt  distance 
0:1\ i~  lil,t;:11 
ti.lle,  :tI1I1 
from  the  tl1l"Ure 
the 
had  oft\·u 
,;l'l'U 
streel!i  I. f  ~\':I~hi ll.\.:ro!l, 
... tatt.'11 
Il l' 
that  one u f  Prt·s. 
\\'i\1e l' ...  j.(reatcst 
desires  W;li  111;It  501lletil11l'  the col, 
le:,!e  could  boast of  500 sl udents. 

tho..' 
:It 
l.inu,1 1I 

all 

E. A,  Iiolde n  ur;..:ed  the  mainte, 
IIrtlll'C of tht;:  dormitory  s).ile lll,  and 
be1it'\ed 
:1ssoci:ltion 
should  illlert'st  itself  in  ·bring- in).! 
the  college  iilto  clo"er  touch  with 
the  farmc r  bo}  anti  ),::irl. 

the  L:m,.ing 

... \ 11  ;.:r:tdU;tle<: and  form er "tll,lelltS 
ar('  eligihle  to  memhcrship  in  this 
o rg:lIli l.alion.  :\Ild  tho"e  who  may 
hale,  or  hale  hilt!  children  in  aI, 
temlanCt',:\s  wdlll!!  rhose  who h:I\'(! 
m:mife!lted  a 
lit,,1  inte rest  ill  the 
welfarc of  the  college,  lire  eligible 
to >lssocirlle  membo.::r"hip.  Dcc.  19, 
was  th("ll  for  thc  :1I111uIII  meeling, 
,mil  :1  banquet 
is' planned  earl )'  in 
):ulUary,  :It  which  time  by,laws will 
be suhm itted  by thc  execlltil'e com, 
miltc(",  :H1d  plans  for  the  Iriennial 
Ji!!c llssl'u, 

(oOlltlllueti  011  ut\ge  ~,I 

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Th e  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

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The  M . A. C.  RECORD 

puaLI.H1ED  "Y " "Y  TUO:.OAV  DURING  THE  GOL_ 
0..1 .. "  V .... R  av  THE  ", CHI""N  STAT'" 
.. ""' CULTU ..... L  COLL""". 

B .  ,. ,  Fl\UNC[.  MAl""'"''  I!:D 'YOft 

SU •• CRI",ON 

En~ered as  lleoond-el/l.u  tll&Li  matter  .. t 

r..1I8IDI.  M ich. 

AddT" ... aIiIUbllerlp\\ol" /Llld  ad\'er~ISluliI: 
matter to  the  M.  A  O.  HKCOJl.D.  Ean 1 .. n 
Ilna,  Mich.  Addresl  1I.1I  contribution.  to 
'be  M"n&,lf1na Editor. 

Rflmlt  by  P.  O.  MODe,.  Order.  O.,.rt  or 

Registered  Letter.  Do not send  . tamPI. 

Business  Ollie"" 

.... ,tb  Lawr,mce  &  Vlln 
B uren  PrlntLlllf  00"  ~1U-21~ Grand A,"e. No., 
Lan8lnlll".  MICb. 

TUESDAY,  DECEMBER  24,  1912 

throughout 

T HIS special edition o.f  the  REC-

0111)  is  mailed  to  several  thous 
and  young  men 
the 
state  who  are,  we  hope,  anxious  to 
beller  prepare  themselves  fo r  the 
work 
ill  wh ich  they  are  l10W  en 
gaged, :md  whO  will  thUs  be  inter· 
ested in  a  further  :ulIIouncemcnl  of 
our short winter cou rses. 

An  allempl  has  been  made  to  se 
cure  from  the  <Iepartments  s ome 
thing  of  the  work  offered  in  each. 
\V c  arc  sure  that  these  will  be  of 
inte rest to  ull,  and  trust they  will  be 
read  c:lrefully. 

instructors 

\Vith  additional 

to 
properly  handle  the  wOI'k,  and  with 
the splendid equipment now at hand, 
M.  A.  C.  is  in  a  bettcr  position 
than ever  to  make  thcse cQurscs  of 
exceptional 
to  those  who 
attend. 

,' alllC 

I n  addition  to  the  regular  class 
work, sevcral  specitll  institutes, ex 
hibits,  and  associatioll  meetings  will 
be  held,  all  of  which  will  prove  in· 
s tructi"e  to  thc  short  cou rse  stu· 
dents.  Among 
these  will  be  thc 
Breeders' and  Feeders '  Association, 
J~IIl .  [5  and  [6,  the  Poultry  lnstitule 
and  Show  ill  February ,  the  F r uit 
Show. given  by  the senior  horticul· 
turlll  students  in  J a nuary,  :HlU  lhe 
Farmers' Round-Up Institute at the 
close of  the course. 

Thc  plans  for  ent~ rtaillment  in 
clude  addresses  by  various  speakers 
of  note,  stereoptiean  lectu res,  musi 
cal  prog rams,  tlnd  on  Su nd tly  morn· 
ing  Bi ble school.  All  of  these  will 
be  worth while, :tnd  iiholild  he  taken 
advlllltage  of  by the  short  course 
student. 

AnnOlillCe mcnts  of these 
may  be  had  upon  request. 
have  not  alread,·  recei\'ed 
write at  once  to ~Pres. J.  L. 
at  Eas t  Lansing. 

courses 
1 f  you 
a  copy. 
Snyder, 

SPECIAL EVENTS  DURING 
SHORT  COURSE 
SESSION. 

(.'o .. U .. ued  from  PfI./I"Ir  1. ) 
short cou rse  student  to  attend demo 
onstrations and  hear  lecturcs  gil-en 
by  these  mcn,  :lIld  to  meet and  talk 
with  them  about. their own  partictl 
Itlr questions. 

A  series of  Friday  nig-ht  cnter· 
tainmcnts is  planned,  to  gi\'e  some 
thing of int.erest apart  from  rcgulur 
school  work.  These  arc  begun  by 
n recept ion  gi\'en to the short cou rse 
students bJ  the  Y. M.  C.  A.  This 
is  always:J.  very  pleasant  affair,  at 
which  the short  course students  be 
come  acquainted  with  the  regular 
students and  faCilIty.  Other Friday 
nights are occupied  by  ulUsical  pro· 
grams,  :tnd  illustrlltcd  It.-ctures  on 
popular and  entertaining  subjects. 

Following  the  1'1:111  of  1:ISt  yt'nr, 
the SlIturday  eV~[J i ng enlt'rtainmen! 
will  he  provided  for  by the  People's 
Ch urch of East Lansing.  T he pro· 

g ram  for  these  meetings consists of 
11  short  speech  by  some  prominent 
mall,  a  social  hour, and  some  good 
music.  From  150  to  250  men  at 
tended  these  Illeetings  last  win ter. 
A  specl:ll  class  will  he  :1I"ranged 
for  short course students, to  be  held 
etlch  Sundtly  morning at 9  : lS. 
In 
this  work  will  be  til ken  up  topics, 
which  hear dil'ectly  upon  rural  life, 
:lnd  genera!  discussioll  wiH  occupy 
the greater part of  the time  allotcd 
to  this  work. 

All speci:ll  students  are  welcome 
to attend  the  meetings  of  the  Farm· 
er's  Club  and  Horticulturtll  Club, 
which  are  held  every  week  011 
Tuesday  and  Thursday  nights. 
These dubs offe r  an  opportunity  to 
IlIee!  the  regular students, hea r  top· 
ics  of  general  interest  p reseuted, 
aud join  in  gene ral  discussion. 

Other things of  much  interest  to 
llll  will  take  place during  the  Short 
Course  weeks, and  no  opportun ity 
will  he  lost  to  make  that  lilllC  one 
full  of e\'ents to  be  remembered. 

FOOT  BALL  FOR  1912. 

A  Brief Review  of the Season 's  Work. 

Eve r  since  the  year  [907.  each 
foot b:l)] 
su mmary  has  begun  o r 
ended  with  this  phnlse,  "The best 
football  team  in  the  history  of  tlth 
letics  :1\  M.  A.  C."  This  yetlr we 
repeat  the  well-worn 
Ctlll  only 
phrase. 
\-olumes  of  praise  have 
already  heen  writh:1l  and  read  by 
RE CO[ID  subscribers concerning  thc 
the  splendid 
wonderful  "ictories, 
team  play,  the  loyalty  of  students, 
the  coach,  and  the 
the  ability  of 
11.  A.  C. 
plays  of  special  note. 
has !Lever  htld  a  poor season  in  foot 
b tlll _each  has  been  more  brilliaut 
than 
E:1Ch 
seilson  shows  de\'elopeme nt,  as  in· 
dicated by  the  summ ary  of  scores, 
and  a  correspondingly 
increased 
satisfaction :1nd  pride is mnnisfest Oil 
the  ptlrt  of  alumni  and  students. 
This  dC"c!opment 
htls  !l;lturally 
"trengthened  11.  A.  C.'s  claim  to  tl 
recognized  high  st~mda rd  of  foot· 
\\·ith· 
bilU  ciliciency  ill 
out doubt, l\J.  A. C.  and  Penn.  State 
hold  jointly  the distinc tion  of  bcing 
the strongest college- football  teams 
in  the count ry, :md only  a  ve ry  short 
s tep  removed  frOIll  the  class  of  the 
strongest  university  teams. 

the  preceding  one. 

the  west. 

The top-hcavy scores recorded  by 
M.  A .  C.  against  her  opponent!! 
wcre not due  to  :l.Il)'  weaknesses on 
the ir  part,  but  to  the  strellg:th  and 
di\'e rs ificd altflct of our own of(('nse, 
combined  with  the splendid  fighting 
spirit  of  the  defense.  Every  man 
]\01.  A.  C. every 
go.we  his  nest  to 
minute of  play, and the  best of spi rit 
was  :11 ways  shown,  no  matter  how 
great the strife  for a  particular  po 
sition. 

Although  to  the avcrage  specta· 
tor  the  man  who  actually  lI(h'anccs 
the  baH  appears as  a  bright  light, it 
is  nearly  always  the  inconspicuous 
pluycr_tho; one  who makes  the ad· 
VHnce possible_who desen'es c redit, 
:md  upon  whom  such  c redit  is  sel· 
dom  bestowed. 

This  idea  of  sacrificing  self  and 
individu:al  play  for  the  good of the 
team as a  whole  was  so  fo rcefully 
and  so  successfully  injected  illto  the 
men  by ~\ lr. Macklin that every  man 
did  his  part  an  the  time.  This  is 
the  secret  o f 
team's  su cc~ss. 
Any  play  will  wo rk  if  cleven  men 
know  what  to  do,  and  do  it  at  the 
team  did  the 
prope r 

time.  The 

the 

fundtlmental  things  right. 
\Vhen 
they  dove  fo r  a  fumbled  baH,  they 
got it. 
\Vhell running interference, 
their  man  out.  They 
they  took 
tac kled  low  am!  fiercel y, so  that 110 
back could  consistelltly  escape.  And 
further, 
no  quitters. 
These  qualities  makc  stars  when 
shown  hy  the team as  a  whole;  no 
indi"idual  sttl rs  are  wanted  to  do; 
lllor;'llize  team  play. 

they  were 

T he  new  gil me  of  passing  WtlS 
de\'eloped  amI  \Iscd  successfully  by 
~1.  A.  C.  in  all  her  games.  The 
team  showed  increased  strength  as 
the  se:lson  prog- rcssed,  culminatill~ 
in  the great T hanksgi ving  game  at 
Columbus,  when  the  Buckeye  root 
saw  their  he roes  pmctically 
e rs 
helpless  before  our  own  fighting 
machille.  Thei r  feeble  efforts  ill 
the  last  quarter lc ft  no  doubt in  the 
mind  of anyone  where  th:!  ,'ietory 
should  rest. 

The  spirit of  loyalty  exh ibitcd  in 
this  1:lsL  game was the same th;ll hilS 
eharacterizcd 
s tullell \  body 
t he 
throughou t  the  season.  The  !:Ict 
that the score was  14  to  20 against 
the team  tlt  the end  of  the first  half 
did  not  in  the  least  dampen  their 
spirits.  1t  was  tl 
loyal  bunch-the 
200-who, after  riding  .!30  miles, 
many of  them  with  no  b rcakbs t  or 
dinner,  proceeded  tlt  once 
to  the 
field  and  cheered themseh'es hoarse. 
No betler  support could  have  been 
given, ami  the  team appreciate it. 

A  lot of credit is  due  the peppery 
little  field-general,  Gauthier.  The 
team \\'1IS  somewhat lacking in fight, 
initiative  and  speed  be fo re  he took 
t he  helm,  but  in  him  was  fo und  the 
necessary  cog  to  make [he complete 
machine.  Ctlpt.-elect  Gifford is  also 
deserving  much  c redit  for  his  tlll 
round  steudy,  consistent  playing, 
both  011  offcllsc  and  defense. 

The  all·freshmen  team  showed 
more  strength  than  m:lny  college 
teams,  holding  the  vll rs it y 
to  the 
score of  19  to  t7  in  the  last  month 
of  the  season,  tlnt!  pltlying  tl  high 
cltlss  article  of football.  SC\'cral  of 
these men aresurelo get a monogram 
next  year  if 
they  continue  to  im 
prove. 

The  five  men  who  will be lost bv 
gnduation  this  year- Capt.  Rible t, 
Go renflo,  C:unphel1,  Servis,  and 
Ch:lmherl:lin_we re all st:lrs inlhcir 
resl1cctive  position~,  tlnd  will  be 
so rel r  missed;  hut  with  the 
ten 
in 
remain 
monog ra m  men  who 
school,  no  bette r  prospects  ever 
faced  an  ]\'1.  A.  C. conch. 

The  following  summary  ShOWI, 
in  a  measure,  the  stre ngth  of  the 
hOUle  team: 
M.  A.  C ...... _  14  Alma  _ ... _._. 

3 

.. 

58  De  Pauw .. __  . 

7  U. ofM .......  " 
..  Ohio Wesl'n .. 
" Oli1'eL . ___ 
0 
0 
0 
01  Mt.  U nlon_. ~.  20 
24  Wabash  -_ .. -
0 
"  Ohio  State  ___  20 

_ .. __ _ .. _ ..  98 

Totals ....  297 

Dean  Bissell 

left  Satu rda y  fo r 
.:\It.  \'crnon,  N . Y.,  where  he  will 
spend  Christmas  with  h is  parents, 
hiler going on to Cleveland to attend 
the  meetings  of  the  American  As 
soeiation 
for  the  Advancement  of 
Scicnce:. 

Earl  P.  Robinson,  '07,  who is do 
ing field  work fo r  the  I ndiana  Suga r 
companies,  located  at Decatur,  Illd., 
paid  college friends  a  visit Saturd ay. 
:\oJr.  R.  was  on  his  way  to  St. L OUis, 
l\Iich.,  where  he  is  spending  a  few 
d ays  and  looki ng  tlfte r  his farm. 

M.  A.  C.  ALUMNI  ASSOC I 
ATION. 

(OonUnllood  from  IIfIge I.) 

l\h.  Lindemann,  who  h,ls  t:1kcn 
an  active  part  in  the  organization, 
proposed  a  Lansing  Cl u b 
room 
which  would  serve  as  headquarters 
for  visiting :llumni, and  also  providc 
a  place  wher"  trophies  might  be 
kept.  The M.  A.  C.  RE CORD  WtlS 
proposed  us  the  official  organ  of  the 
associat ion, which  propos:tI  included 
certain  suggestions  as  to  its  f uture 
field  of activ ity . 

There is certni nly  much  that  the 
home association  can  do  to  further 
the  interests  of  the  institution, and 
with  t he  stron g  men  tlnd  women 
behind  the  movement \ve  shall  look 
for res\llts. 

At  the  busincss  session  officers 
the  new  organization  were 
for 
elected  as  follows:  Preside nt,  E. 
1.  DOli!;  vicc  president,  CI.1rence  E. 
Holmes;  secretary,  Zclin  Goodell; 
treas urer,  E.  C.  Liudemanu;  chair 
m:m  of executi\'e committee,  \\'.  K. 
P r udden,  :lI1d  registrar,  Prof.  \V. 
O.  Hedrick. 

ALUMNI. 

'6<,. 

Dr.  C.  E.  Bessey  gi\'cS  the  ad· 
dress  as  retiring  president  of  the 
American  Association  for  the  Ad 
\'anccmenl of  Science  at the  coming 
meeting 
l\Ionday, 
in  C!c\'eland, 
Dec.  30. 

'92 • 
Dr.  E.  S.  Bullock,  w ith  the class 
of  '92, h:1s  m:lde good  in New  Mex 
ico, where  he  is hc.ld of  lhe  Cottage 
S:Ulit;l rium,  £In'oted  to  the  ca re  of 
tuberculosis  patients.  Ht:  is  recog· 
ni;o:ed  as  an  expert  in  his  line.  Ac 
cording  to  D.  H.  Ked zie,  '76,  he 
docs  not  confine  himself  " to  the 
bugs."  Mr.  Kcdzie 
that 
"Last  full  he  led  the  forces  of  t.h e 
righteous  on  the  lidd  of  Armaged 
don,  ill  Grant  Co.,  and  succeeded  in 
capturing  277  out  of  a  possible 
21 36 ." 

states 

Dr.  Bullock 

rcce ntly  delin'red 
the  menlo ria l  tlddrt.'SS  in  5ih'er  City 
the  Elks.  The  Enterprise 
for 
publishes  :1  very complete outlinc of 
the  address,  from  which  we  quote 
the  following  paragmpil: 

" Pl'ople  have  grown  so  :lCCUS' 
tomed  to  expect something different 
:md  origiual  fr~u n  Dr.  Bulloc k  lhat 
they  were not:lt all  su rprised  when 
he depa rted  from  the  usual  ste reo. 
typed  memorial  address  and  dwelt 
on  man's  inhumanit)"  \0  man  und 
the  dut)' 
the  Jiving  owed  to  the 
dead  - Ilot  a  mere  scntimentlll  ide:1 
bill  a  belHlliful  prtlc lical  tho ught 
the  whole 
lhat  once  applied 
to 
world,  will  transfo r m 
it  into 
:111 
earthl),  panldise." 

'03· 

Announ.:ements  are  received  o f 
thc  marriage,  on  Dec.  1.. .. ,  of  Frank 
K.  Brainard,  '03,  and  :\Iiss  Harriet 
St.  John,  of  ~1:Hlisoll,  \ Vis.  111'. 
Brainard  is  ass;sttlnt  engi.neer  in  the 
electric:ll  e ngineering dcpartlllCllt of 
the  Allis -Chalmers Co.  T he young 
\V cst  Allis 
people  are  at  home  at 
' 
\Vis. 

'12 . 

James  A .  Smith  has  recently  aC 
cepted a  position  with the Tennessee 
Copper  Co.,  at  Copperville, Tenn. 
H e  w ill  be 
tlssociated  w ith  A.  H. 
Case,  ·ot. 
~'~ ;':_ J 

• 

The  M .  A.  C .  RECORD . 

FRUIT  COURSE. 

The  fruit  course  this  year  wil! 
co\"cr six  week!",  lerrninating 011  [he 
J4th  of  February .  The  foll owing 
two  weeks  will  be  given  over  to  a 
consideration  of  truck  and  g rCCIl 
hVllSC  crops.  T his  additional  work 
is  gi\"en  lIpon  the  r",commendation 
u f  prc\-ious  classes, ami  to  :UlSWf"r 
the  dcm:llld  from market gardeners. 
The  work  in  fruit  growing  will 
he  vc ry  pnH.:tic .. 1  and 
thorough. 
Fruit growing  is  no  Junger  a  pa rt 
of  general 
farming,  but  has  dc 
,'eloped  into  ;J  highly Sp('ci:lli7.cd  in 
dustry  Ihut dCllwmls  a  large  (legn~e 
of  special  knowledge  and  skill  Iv 
pursue  it  with  success, and  the  S II C 
cess ful  mUll  must  haH~  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  a  wide  nHlge  of  sub· 
jects, 
:-':01 only  must his kllow\edgo.: 
of varieties be ve ry  extc llsi~· e,  but hc 
must  know  how  trec!; 
:I re  propa· 
g:.lted;  how  they  arc  handled  in 
\ Vith 
nllrsery  and  in  the  o rchard . 
this  must  go  the  knowledge  of  all 
diseases  and  iusects  that  frllit  trees 
lind  fruit s a rc  heir 10,  ami  in  addition 
to  this,  the  most appro\·ed  1l1l'thods 
of  dest roying  and  coutrolling- the m 
arc absolutely  cSlleutiaL  Too  much 
definite  knowledge  abolLt  soils  and 
their  make.up,  n:l1ure  ;\IlU  proper 
ties,  lind  how  thl·\"  shoul.1  he  hand· 
\cd,  cannot  be  secured, and  evcry 
fruit  grower  mu s t  know  how  to 
lise,  amI espccially to  bu)"  fertili ..:e rs 
intelligently, and  how  to  mix  them 
in  the  most  economil'al 
at  home 
In  addition  to  theSt'  n:ry  es· 
wa" 
selitiai  kinds  of  kno\\ ledge,  Ihc 
fruit  g rowc r  1I111S!  understand  :I b.';o· 
IlItcl~'  the  diffcrcnt  way.';  of  propa· 
~ating  planb;  and  m:lking  evcry 
spra )"  malerial  \h:n  he  may  need  IU 
lI.';l'.  So  frui t  farlll 
is  complete 
without  the  gas eng-inc,  so  Ihat  the 
fruit g rOWe r  musl  have  a  nrsl-h:LIld 
and 
thorou),{h  knowledg-e 
abut!t  11H.:·lea,li llg"  m:.k ... s  o f  ~as ell· 
~in .. s  :tllo.1 thl'i r uses  in II ri ving- spr,1 y 
Illadliner,·, 

verv 

The  frllit  cuurse as  offe red  at  the 
:-.J ichi}{;111  AgricultllrilJ Colle:{e aims 
to  gi\ l'  the student  all  that  the  ;\bo\'e 
m en tiollcu  llubjects  call  for. 

These sllbj':CIS  ;Irt'  presented 
in 
the  furm  of  \·c ry  pracllcal  lectures, 
Text  Looks  ;Ire  not  usell ,  but  the 
students ,Ire  urged  1.0  t;tk~ j.{00l1,  full 
IIOIo.!S  upon  the  su bjects  presellted, 
Fruit growing will  be  thoroughly 
consitle reu  from  the selection  of the 
si lt 
to  the  m:l rketi!lg  of  Ih(.'  crop. 
A  br:~e  collectioll  of  ":ITie ties  of 
fruil  trOl1l  the  college o rchards a nd 
the  South  Haven eXllerinH'lIt station 
.. re  being  bl'lll  in  cold  storage  f o r 
s tud y, :lIld e\'ery member of the class 
will  have an  opportunity  to  become 
thorouj.{hly  familiar  with all  the  n lr· 
idies of  r..'1 ichigllll  winter  fruit. 
In 
:ulliition ,  the  departmcntof  horticul· 
ture has  secu red,  frorn  many  othe r 
s tntes, coller.:lions of a pples :lI1d  th.:se 
will  he  co mpared  with the  :-'I ichigan 
kinds,  A  large  collec tion  of applcs 
has  been  secured  to sh ow the  results 
o f spra y ing with  Ihe  BordelllLx  mix 
ture aflll  thc  newer  mix t ure  known 
as  lime.sulphur,  This  collection  is 
one of  the  g' reatest  iuterest  to  f r uit 
g rowerS in  ~ I ichig:m at this  lime. 

T he  important  practicc  of  spray 
ing will be thoroughly discu ssed  and 
each  studl:!l1l  will  be  expecled  to 
make and  tcst  every  kind  o f  spra y· 
ing solution  :lIId  poillon  no w  in  use. 
A  large  collection  of  s praying  ap· 
pliances  will  be o n  hand  to  be  tried 
and  tested. 

One of  the  pleasant  features  of 
this course  will  be  the  t;llks  to  be 

gi\'en  f rom  tillle  LO  time by  s ome of 
the successful  fruit  growers of  this 
inspi ration  to 
state, 
11  will  be  all 
meet  and  hea r  these  Illt'n 
tl'll  of 
thei r  methods  and  results, 

The  business  of  renting  ,md  im· 
proving:  :Ipple orchards  in  :-'1 idliJ.:"an 
is  now an  important  one  and  some 
of  the  men  who  ;Ire  handlillg  this 
It'll  o f 
work on a  large  ';'::llc  w ill 
their  methods. 

The college  is  constallIl y  receiv· 
ing  inquiries  fo r  young  nll'1l  of 
t;o me  practical  e xperielLce  and  1\ 
knowledge of the fulltlamelital  prin. 
ciples  of  fruit  growing  to  fill  posi. 
lions  ,IS  managers  and  superin tend · 
('nl:>  of  fruit  farm s.  The ~e  pl.si· 
tions  fre q uently  ca rr)  a  sal<lr.'"  :lnd 
a  percentag:e  of the profil s, :tIld  offe r 
attral,ti ve  openings  fo r  young  111en 
who do  not  havc  the c:lpi t:11  to  s tart 
in  the  hnsi ness  for  themse\n's. 

POULTRY  COURSE . 

l'Ilichig-an  poult ry  interests  "r~' 
1\$  this 
... ery  rapidl.,'. 
lh:Hlopin g 
increases,  so  docs  Ih~'  (It:. 
interest 
mand  for  poultry knowledge. :Iml  ;IS 
thc  poultry  busincss  g rows  and 
spreads  to  Ilew  localities,  Ihere  is 
demand  fo r  poultrymen  possessed 
:Ilong  these 
with  gOOl!  education 
lines, 

To  aid  in  the  dilltrilmtion  of  Ihis 
knowledge  and  make  pussible:. 
\·cry 
thorough  s ludy  of  poultrr 
poblems, the C ollege  Department of 
Poultry  Husband ry  offers  :111  ei~ht 
weeks' short  course during J:lIlIIary 
and  february,  a  time  when  it  is  in 
general  most con\'cnient  fo r  the  in· 
to  be  abSl' nl  f rom  o thl'r 
dividual 
duties  and  purslle  systematic  ~tud~­
along  these  lines,  Thc  cou rse  o f 
study  deals  wi th  many  phases  :\IId 
problems  whic h  con front  poultry 
raisers, includinl'  feeding  and  gen 
eral  care,  breeding,  a  study  of 
breeds,  judgin~,  exhibitillg,  incu. 
bating, b rood ing,  prep:lrin~ ration", 
and  considerable  importance  will  be 
placed  on  marketing of  poultry  ami 
eggs and  a  study of preSl'llt  m:lrket 
comlitions, 

Lect ures  will  occur  daily,  ,tnt! 
laboratory  work  will  be  of  accom· 
panying  natu re,  including  planning 
and  estim!lting  costs  of  buildings, 
fecd s,  etc., 
judging,  killing  and 
d ressing,  aud  many  other  problems 
which  need 
tho rough  study  :md 
practice  to  perfect.  Prac tice  work 
will  comprise actual  feeding for  egg 
p roduction,  fattening,  operation  of 
incubators, sett ing  up  brooders, and 

T H E 

"GRIC;UL.TUR"L.  BUIL.DING , 

chance"  to  ob~cn' e  dellloll"tr:ltiOIl 
work  in  eapollizin.£[,  grading  and 
call1lling  of eggs,  killill}!  and  <Ire,:,, · 
ing of  poultry, e tc. 

~'~tahli_~hlllent,,;  ncar 

There :Ire  many ),:"ood  cOllltlll'rei al 
poultry 
the 
colle.:;:c.  whieh  will  lLfford  opportun · 
ity  10  "Iudy  Ihe  actual  C\lllditions 
1I11{1 
to  ;,!'ain  ~'ons idera ble  ":Ihmble 
kllowledgc  in  Ihis  lll alHl~r, 

in 

[n  past )\,ars  the  work  done  duro 
ing  Ollr  spet.:ial  poultry  \leek  has 
been  of sut.:h  a  nature  that  w\'  feel 
the  samc. 
l·olllilluing 
justifi.ed 
Those  who  l'all  leave  their  ,,·ork 
fo r  only  a 
t  h  u s 
sho rt 
h:n·c  oppo rtunit y 
to  gain  :1 
)!,real  ticlIl  of  \·alu"ble  information 
in  :I  series  of  special  lectu res  which 
are  ginn  "y  profess ional  poultry. 
mcn  at  this  time,  This  poultrv 
week  will occur from  february  loth 
to  15th. 

t i  III  C 

:-'Ir. 

:\ mo ng 

the  spe:Lkers  \\ho  will 
preselllthe poultry  problems arc the 
well  known  l-"rofe5sor  Grah:llll,  of 
:\),{rit.:uhu rlll 
Unf:trio 
CoUeg:e, 
Fnmklanc  L.  ~l'wcll , 
0ucl ph; 
P Ouhrl'  Arli~l  for  thc  Amerinlll 
J.  A, 
PUllltr):  Association; 
Freeman,  who, aiOillt:  from  heing:- ,I 
cOln~nen:ial  poultrym:m,  i~  on  tll\' 
lc.:ture  bu reau 
the  AmenC;11l 
for 
P OUlt ry  Associatioll,  and  se \'enll 
olhe r  .; pcake rs  who  will  be ';Ccl1red 
fo r  singlt~  lecturl'S  during  t.he  Wl:!ck, 
In  connection  with  the  poultry 
week  the re  will  bl:!  held, at  the same 
time,  in 
the  college  pavilion,  our 
Fifth Annual  Poultry Show,  Judges 
TUl'ker  and  \risc  will  place 
the 
awards, which  will  be  done  011  com· 
parison  system,  hut  at  the  request 
of  :lIly  exhibitor  their  hirds will  b~ 
~co red.  Universal  coopi ng'  belon~. 
1I1g  to the  B:Lttle  Creek  Poultry As· 
sod at ion  has  becn  loauell  for  the 
occas ion. 
~Ir,  B.  I-' o rler,  of  Grand 
H:lpids,  who  has  had  l'onside ra ble 
experience  alnng  poultry  lines,  will 
superintend 
th e  shuw, and  en'n·· 
thing  possihle  will  be done  10  make 
this  Olle  of  tbe  uest,  :IS  wcll  :IS  one 
of the  most  ed ucation:11  shows held 
in  the St:ltl',  No l'ntr),  fees  will  be 
\'ha rged,  ri bbons  of  good  quality 
will  g;,'en 
for  prizes,  and  score 
cards may  be  had  at  the  re{IUeS I  of 
the exhibitors. 

Th('  1\1.  A.  C.  Poultn  Associa· 
tiun  wiJi  hol.1  mceting s  ~Iurillg  the 
term,  which  we  hupe  will  recei\'e 
the co·opl'ration of  all  stullellts, and 
wil!  be  opcn  to  any  interested  in 
pOLlltry  subjects. 

Mr.  L,  Fuller,  who  hilS  complet. 
ed  a  poultry course  in 
this  lie part· 
ment, ami  who  is also  a  comme rcial 

poultryman  uf  tOllside r .. l.le  experi. 
in  tellchillg  shurt 
ence,  wilJ  ;I"sist 
It  ill hoped  thaI  the re 
cour;:e  work. 
,ltlelLllance  for  the 
II ill  be  a  l:trgc 
eight  wel,ks'  cour~t',  :lnt!  we  e~ pe · 
dally  de:;ire  the  hCOlrty  l',,·uperatiull 
and  inlercst  uf  :dl  :-'li chi~:.n  poultry 
\\l'ck  and 
raisers 
show, 

for  the  spl',i ,tl 

FA RM  MECH ANICS. 

To thc  f:lrlller,  the  ahility  to  l1~e 
\\ ood  and  bl:tl'ksmilhillg'  tools  ,\ itll 
s kill is  a  sou rce of :.!r~'at  .';:ll i<;frlCtion, 
Skilfulness  ill  h:"lIl1inl{  these  hlOls 
<\oe5  not  re(Jlli re ;;ellill';'  nor  ~ped al 
~ift,  II  ha$  hl'C'1I  rl'peatedly shn wll 
that  the  an'ra:.!l'  hoy , ~i\'en  uppor· 
Ill liity  alIt!  ill'-truuioll,  \\ill  t!!'r"elop 
along  thelle  lilleli  r:lpidly,  ILl.!'  ('Il!Y 
ill  IlexlcrilV  Sh"WII,  but  in  his 1:lste 
lind  likillg-·f"r  work  it1\ (11\ iJlg  their 
Ul'e. 

o f 

Ihe 

The  popularity 

!>hnp 
l'nurs .. ,s  :.:-i\en  hI  thuSe  tlLkilJ)!  the 
s horl  nJlIr"e~  i~  :ulribul,-.'tl  10  dl~' 
fa cl  1hal  they  enable  the  ><uHJcnl  to 
,1(,\·c\op  the  banel  anti  the  eye, :ulIl 
"t  the  "ame time  prt'selll  useful  LICh 
concerniu;,:  "ul'h  wHls  :15  those  fOr 
which  the  farmer  has  :ll mOs1  d"ily 
Ill'etl. 

,\ 

The  fir "t  ycar's  \\ I> rk 

ill  far ltl 
mecha lli~'s  is·  Ile\ oled  enti rdy  to 
dail.\'  practi~·l' ill  the shop. 
reg· 
ul:lr cuurse  o f exercises i~ l·ompleted 
which  hrings  into  play  all  o f  the 
toob  in  COnl nlOIl  usc.  The  more 
prolil'iellt  of  Ih..,  students  :1re  th e n 
assi).!lIed  tu  special  work,  s \lch  as 
making:l  whole  or  p!lrl  o f  Slt'p 
ladders,  \\ h~'cl  harrows.  tool  hO:l.es 
in  the  wood  shop,  and spedal  work 
in  tempe ring :lIld  ~01lle I)f  the  mo re 
difficult  welding- ami  forming  in  the 
for;;e  shop. 

Thc  sel'ulul  ve:1r·s  wOrk  in  farm 
mecha nics.  c:III":d  f:lnll  engillceTillg 
has  bt'cOUle vcry  popUlar  with  "h oTl 
cuurse  men,  OealinK  wilh  a  mosl 
facillalin;,('  suhjeel,  gas  en~ines  lIml 
Ihe  USl·  of otherpO\\'eroll  the  farm, 
it  brings  up  soule  imere~tillJ.!:  ::md 
Oth~r  work, 
prm:lical  problems, 
s Ul h  as  solderiug,  bahhilting-,  bdt 
lacin}{  and  rope  splicing give  the 
student  opportunity 
:1 
lllr;,('e  nllmber  of  useful  fHcts  ill  a 
limitcd s pace  of  time. 

to  gather 

'I I-

l~.  Loss ing:  ill  with  the  U.  S.  Iii!;e 
su rv ey  l1t  lIig-hlalld  Park,  Ill. 
II . 
A.  Lossing,  of  the  s ame  class,  is 
now  forCUllin  o f  the  e recting:  de 
partment  of  folk  Co.';;  pl:ult  at 
:-'Iilw:lllke('. 

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The  M.  A.  C.  RECORD . 

submitted was \1I11luimously adopted, 
and Commissioner T. H. Towllsend, 
of  Clinton COUllty,  was  chosen  pres· 
idcnt,  and  Commissioner  Thomas 
J\ll.  S attler, of J acksou coun ty, t f cas 
urer,  of a  st:ltc  executive committee. 
B y  t he  terms of the constitutio n,  \V. 
11.  French,  of  the  departmcn t  of 
,Igicultural  education  at  M.  A.  C., 
is  ex-officio  secretary  of  this  com 
mit tee. 

MAIN  O"IRY  SAR N .  EXPERIMENTAL  PLOTS  AND  FARM 

IN  BACKGROUND , 

THE  DAIRY  COURSES. 

;11  d;\irying 
The  short  cou rses 
comprise  four  sepan\te 
llnd  inde 
pendent  cou rses.  They  arc  as  fol 
lows:  Crclllllcry  butter  milking, 
creamery  ol:magcUlcnt, cheese mak· 
ing  and  hrm dairying.  The cOllrse 
ill  cre;.tmery  butler milking  h<ls  thus 
far  prOven  tht:  most  popular of  the 
above  courses,  if  the  number  of 
sludculs  taking the course is  to be a 
g-uidc  to  its  popularity.  This dCOlls 
quite  largely  with  the 
theory  of 
butter  Illaking,  and  to  prepare the 
Illllll  of  limited  experience  for  un· 
dertaking  the  work  with  more  con 
lidcllcc. 
It  gives  <I:lil)'  practice  at 
the churn  ami  thorough drill  in  the 
different  processes o f  the creamer y . 
I t  enables  hilll  \0  take  hold  of  hi" 
sc;\son's  work  with  a  much  more 
con\plcte  knowledge  than  he  could 
ha ve  from  seve ral  years  of  factory 
experience. 

the  course 

The  course  Ul  creamery manage· 
ment is  intended for  those  who han' 
;tlread"  co mpleted 
in 
creamery  butter  making,  and  who 
hllve  !>u bsequcnt to  this  had  allum_ 
bt:r of years of St!cccssful experience 
in  c re:Ullen'  work.  J 1  is  intended 
to  give  u'  better  scientific  back 
ground  for  the  work which  the men 
hnve  already  been  working  on, and 
which they  will continu e  to carry o n 
in  the  future. 

\Vhile  the  number  of cheese  fac 
tories  in  the  state  of  ~'I ichigall ;lre 
not  increas ing as rapidly :is  the  num 
ber of cre:nm:ries, due  to  the fact ill 
some instances  th:it  the comlt!llscry 
business  is  in  some  sections of  thc 
st:lle established  in  the  cheese  mak 
ing  areas, still  the num be r  o f  men 
who have  tak en  the  cheese  m;tking 
cou rse  in  P:ISt  years  have  found 
read y  employmem. 

For  those  who arc  to  retu rn  im 
mediately  to  the farm,  the course in 
farm  dairying  is  pro\,ing  especially 
desirable.  Tht:  production  of  milk 
and  cream,  and  their  proper  c;lre 
and  manugement  before  markt:ting 
are  topics  of  vcry  \,it:11  and  basic 
importunce to  the  dairy  industry  o f 
the sl;tte.  This  is  particularly  true 
since the gathered  cream  system of 
butle r  making  is  quite  generally 
practiced  in  this  state.  The  erec 
tion  and  opcr:ltioll  of the  fnrOl  sep 
ar;ltor  is  laught  to  al!  men who take 
tbe  second  year  course  in  general 
agriculture.  These  also  recei ve  in 
struction  in  making  the  Babcock 
test.  This  is  extremely  necessary 
1Il  con nection  with  the  separator, 
because  without  it  the  efficiency  of 

the  m;tchillc  could  not  be  m('asured. 
It :llso gives the man  upon  thc  farm 
lhe ability  to  meas ure  the  produc_ 
tivity  of the  cows in  his  herd. 

Each  year  more  import:mee is  at 
tached to the dairy  operulions as  c:l r 
ried on  011  the farm , :lnd  the instruc 
tions given  the Illen  help  to impro\-e 
the  quality of  the  dlliry  farm  pro 
ducts. 

The  corps  of  instructors 

in  the 
crea mery  course  f o r  this  coming 
ye:rr  are as  follows: 

Prof.  A. C.  Anderson,  who,  he ·  
sides  the general  Stlpcrvision  of  all 
courses,  will  te:lch the work in d:tiry 
cattle  as  given  to  the  members  of 
the  c re ame ry  manag-ement  course. 
Instructor  C.  E.  Sew lander, who 
besides  teaching  the  theo r y  of  but 
ler making,  will  teach  the  Babcock 
and  other tests. 

.:'1/  r.  C.  \V.  Brown  will  g i\·e  a 
series  of  lectures  on  dairy  bacteri. 
ology. 

~lr.  Simon  Ibgedorn  will 

in 

struct  ull  thl'  c reamer.y  men  in  the 
matter of pasteu ri ziltion  and Sl:lrtcrs. 
.\/r.  O.  A.  ]:1I1Iisol1.  bcs ides  as 
sisting  in  the  work  in  farm  d:liry 
illg",  will  teach  the  opemtio n  of  the 
churn. 

~I r.  Chas.  I],  Dear  will  have 

cha rge  of the  course in cheese  mak 
ing,  :I!)d  will  also  :Issist  with  the 
work  in  dairying. 

~Ir.  Chas.  \\'.  Brown,  of 

the 
bacteriology  uep:lrtment,  will  ha\'c 
charge  of  the  CO\l rsc  in  crean1ery 
ml\.nagement  in  so  fur  as  it  rela tes 
to  fermenta tion, starter, pasteuriza. 
tion, and  kindred  topics. 

JUNIOR  AGRICULTURAL 
ASSOCI ATIONS. 

Pla ns  and  Purposes  Set  F orth 

in 

Special  B ulletin. 

The  foll owi ng a rticle  is  the  intro_ 
duction  to  a  forthcomillg  b ulletin 
by  the  Department  of  Agricultur:11 
If  proper 
Educlttion  lit  1\1.  A.  C. 
interest is  taken  by  county  scho()] 
coumlissioners  :lnd 
schools 
alike, great  good  should  be  accom 
plished  through the  organization of 
these junior associations_ 

rural 

One  of the  most st riking changes 
that lire  t:lking  place  in  the  educa· 
tio nal  hllldscapc  of  this  country  is 
the  removal  of  line  fences  between 
the  school  with  its  35  hours  per 
week  time limit  and  the  remaining 
133  hours  per week  of  renl  life  of 
the pupil.  Educators are  becoming 
more  and  more  imbued  with  the 

notiOIl  that if  education  is  10  do  its 
best  10  prepare  the  child  for  adult 
life,  then  those  two  preparatory  in 
stitutions,  the school  and  the  home, 
must  stand  together, and  together 
must  leltll 
the  child  out  into  the 
bro:lder  life  by  first  entering  into 
his  life}  making  thei r  interests  his 
interests,  and 
lheir  <Ie· 
IIcOluncls  upon  his  powers  by  a 
viewpoint. 
knowledge 
of 
Teachers  h:lve 
looked 
upon  the c hild as  merely a  neceSSa ry 
It  wa"  the 
udjullct  of  the  school. 
ch ild  for thc  school  ra the r  than  the 
school  for  the child. 

too  often 

tempering 

his 

The play  of  the c hild  is  often,  if 
not  tlsu,llIy,  an  imitation o f  the real 
life  of  thc  adult.  Boys  ,lIld  girls 
like  to do  the  things that  men  and 
women do,  This desire  is  the  rud 
der  by  whic h  they clln  be  guidcd 
into the  right Cou rse  in  life . 

The  most  cOllvincing  proof  that 
the  barrie rs  bctw eell  the school  a nd 
t he  life  of  the  c hild  ure  crumbling 
aWll)",  llZld  the  best  t:vid~n cc  t1H,t 
educators  arc  recognizi ng"  the  edu_ 
cational si~llificance of  this tcndencv 
imitate  ltlCn  an(l 
of  children 
women  are seen  in  the  iutf(xluction 
into  the schools of  llHlnual  training 
:lIld  vocatiOll:!1  courses,  an~  especi 
ally  the  introduction  of  ,lgricuhure} 
not  merely  agricullllrli l  instruction, 
into  th e  rural  schools. 

to 

The  cou nty  school  commission 
ers  h;lve  usually  taken  the  lead  in 
carrying:  t he  education al  work  into 
the  home life of the rural  pupil.  So 
far, this  has  mainly  taken  the fo rm 
of com  g rowin g  contests, in  which 
the  chi ldren  of a  cou nty  have  been 
invited  to grow  :1  plot of com, with 
a  view  to  high  yielll, excellence of 
individual  C;trs,  or  s ome  other  ob 
ject,  the  comli tions  vllfying  in  the 
different counties.  Fro m these  COil 
tcsts  some  very  excellent  results 
ha\'e  been obtained, real  interest und 
enthusiasm  aroused  011  the  part  of 
parents 
the 
awakened 
trend  of 
things cducational,  und  the  oOice  of 
cou ll ty  school  commissione r,  as  a 
factor  in  th t:;  tr:lining  of  future citi 
zens  o f  the  counly, magnifi ed . 

growers, 
the  new 

juvenile 
to 

So  far  t here  has  been  110  con 
certed  action  :Imoug  Ihe  commis 
sioners of the sevcral cOllnties where 
this  sort  of  work  has  been  under 
taken. 
llowe ve r,  at  thei r  mceling 
held  in  COIll!cClioll  with  the  State 
Teachers'  Association 
III  Grand 
R:tpids,  October  31,  1912,  this  de 
pHrtmcnt  ( Agricu ltural  Edu cation ) 
p roposcd  to  them  a  plan  of  perma 
ncnt  organization.  This  plan  as 

The  purposes of the org,lIlizalion, 
to  be  known  ,IS  the  J uilior  Agri 
cultu ral  Association  of  l\Iichig;tll, 
may  be outlined  :IS  follows; 

I.  T o rende r  permallent the  edu 
c;ttional  move  now expressed  in  the 
co rn  g-rowiug  contests in the various 
cou nties. 

z.  To  sen'e  ;IS  a  convenient  ve· 
hicle  for cilrrying Otlt such  concerted 
projects  as  the  several  county  com 
missioners  m:l}'  wish  to  undertake. 
3.  T o  :lid  in  unif ying  thc  cfforts 
of  the  home,  of  t he  local 
te;tche r, 
of the  cou nty  school  commissioner} 
of  t he  Stale  Department of Educ:l 
lion,  and  of  the  Michigan  Agricul . 
tnral  C ollege, along  the  lines  of ex 
tens ion  of  agricultural  education 
among  the  children  of the s tnte. 

+  T o  b ring  !oge1he r  ill  a  social 
WHy  from  time  to  time  the  yO\lIlg 
people  of  a  co nllllUuit y  ,md  of  a 
county, in  orde r  to  prevent  the too 
common  lendel1c\'  lowllnl  a  narro w 
ing  seclus ion  il{  the  life  of  rural 
people. 

5.  T o  aid  in  tmining  child ren  in 
matters  of  organization  and  self 
government ,  and  to  give  pructice in 
public  reading- and  s peaking. 

6.  To help ill  the  dc\' eloping  of 
good  £:irmers,  good  home-makers, 
good  neighbors,  good citizens. 

Dr.  Uessev's  new  bulletin, wh ich 
has  becn  sellt  10  press, gi\'es  the 
text  of  the  state  law  in 
the  S eed 
Analysis  for  191  1_ 12,  as  well;lS  the 
:lnalysis of  samples for two  years. 

Prof.  K.ing  appears  o n  the  p ro 
g ram  of  the  Ceutral  )1.  E.  chu rrh 
lecture  course.  His  reCital  of  the 
d ram!!,  " Breaking  witll  the  I'ast," 
will  be  giver!  some  time  ill  J:H\U 
ary.  T he drama  is  by  Danton. 

At  the last  meeting  of  the  ye:lr, 
t.he  Farmers'  Club  elected  oflicers 
as follows:  Prcsiriellt,  G.  E.  Piper; 
vice  p resid{'nt}  O .  T.  Goodwin ; 
secretary,  K.  K.  \-ining ;  treasu rer, 
J.  S.  Wells;  Scribe, J.  I I.  Hamil_ 
ton . 

The  new experiment  station  bill 
letiLl  on  alfalfa,  by  Prof. Shoesmilh, 
will  SOOI1  be  read y  for  dist ri bution. 
T his  bttlleliu  is  the  result  of lhe 
st.ate-wide  investigatioll  which  has 
the  experience  of 
been  made  o f 
farmers  with  the  growing  of  th is 
crop. 

D.  F.  Fishe r, 'IZ,  was  :11  ~L A. 
C.  sevcnl d'I)'s the  past week,  when 
he  rnadc  a  colll'etion  of  fruit  to  he 
sent to  \Vash inglon  for  future  lab 
oratory 
1\1 r.  F.  will 
spend  the  holidays  in  ~ew York  at 
his  old  home, ;llld  then  proceed  to 
\V ashingtou for  the  winter. 

s pecimens. 

Alma,  Ypsilanti  :lnd  M.  A.  C. 
each  submitted  a  questioll  for  the 
comillg  triangu1:lr  debate,  the  one 
offered by  )\"1.  A.  C. being  selected . 
\\'ill  be,  Resolved , 
The  question 
that the fede ral  government should 
attempt to control  the  t rusts,  f:lth e r 
than  to  dissolve  them.  The  debate 
will  be  held  f\by  2.  All  societies 
except olle  have  accepted  the  p ro 
posal  to  ell ter illlo  a  series  o f  inter 
society  dcbates. 

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('arrr  c,"c rything 

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Jf  men's  Furn ishi ngs  ever  brou ght  to  L ansing, 
We  specialize  '"  furnishings  fo,  College 

the  finest  collection  of  Ladies'  and  G entle-

trade.  A lways  find  the  latest  in  Sweaters, 
M ackinaws,  Rain  Coats,  Caps,  H ats,  Shi rts 
a nd  N eck wear  at 

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We  are  Showing 
T he  Largest and  Best  ~ssottment of Novelties  In 
Neckwear,  Fancy Jewelry,  Gl oves ,  Hosiery,  Etc. 

A  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  the  College 

peop le  to  pay  us  a  visit. 

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PHir  Shears 
Knif e 
Safeh"  Ra ~.or-

flHh! lte. Auto :-Otrop. 
~:" H-Rc~ IY n nd  J,;Otler s 
to sd""t from 

I Ion!.!s  and  Strops 
Sa w ,; 
I Lamme rs 
H atchets 
Chisels 
Sc rcw  Drh"ers 

In  fact, ;IIlJthing  you  nced  in 
hanlw:lre  rOll  will  1111\1 -
and 
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EV [ R,Y  KIND  Of 

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Folding  Beds 

Matresses 

Book  Cases 

Desks 

i\ LL GOODS  DELI VER ED fREE 

M. J. 8.  B. M. BUGK 

A BO U T  THE  CAM P U S 

Dr. IIl1tton, of the n::tcrilwn' <1i\ls· 
ion, will spend  the holidays at  \\"vo 
ster,  O. 

L  A.  \\,iledcll,  senior  vct.,  wil1 
spcnd  the  \' aeiltion  in  the \ etcrinary 
bboraton-. 

I' res.  Snn\cr  was  in  F lint  Fri 
;1 

c.hy,  wh.:r~  he 
Ba nkers ,_ F ;trmerli'  meet il1g. 

spoke  hdo re 

Pro f.  )ohnstoll,  of  Ihe  EIlg-lish 
dep;lrtlllcllI,  ;H:ted  n" 
jlldg-e  at  the 
reC('llt  Joc;t!  oratorical  ~·Ol\tesl  held 
in Oli,·ct,  Oct.  IS. 
II. C .  lIi llOll, 

'1  I,  was  a  rece n t 
coHegc  visitor.  " :'lr.lIiltoll isin the 
J Il'  will 
forest s~'n icc  ill  Colorado. 
spend  Ihe  holidays  al  his  home  ill 
Fremollt,  :'l ieh. 

;\.  B.  Cook,  of  Owosso,  and 
Dwig-ht  S.  Cole,  G r and  Rap!tls, 
both  memucrs  v f  the  class  of  1:S93, 
wcre  visitors  at  :'1 . A. C.on  T hllrs· 
<luy,  \)e(;cmber  19. 

R. E.  D,n"is. instructor  iu  zoolo~O' 
the  past  _,·ca r. 
is  visitiug- college 
fric-nds  at 
:'Ir.  Dads 
this  time. 
holds ,I  like  position  ill  the  E n,.lern 
111il1ois  S tate Normal :;chool,  loc;'ted 
;It CharleSTon . 

f o reste rs,  beltl 

Pro fs.  13aker and  ~a l1f ord will  <It· 
tend  the  meeting'S  o f  the  EaslerLl 
:;wte 
in  Lake 
WOOL\.  N.  J.,  Oil  .I an.  6  :llld  i, :Iud 
:llsfr  the  meeting  of  the  Americ lll 
F orestry  Society  in  \\'ashington, o n 
Jan. S.  -

On  ThursdOl),  e\"Cning- of 

last 
week  the  dining  r oom  of  the  \V orn  
en's  Buildi n g 
presented  a  ve r y 
p r e tl)'  appe arance ,  with  its  holly 
scarlet 
trimming 
:lnd  nUnle rmlS 
cand les.  T he  C hris tllws 
d inne r 
was  sen-cd, this  being  the  last  full 
day o f  col1ege  li fe  fo r  the  fal1  term. 

Dr. ;llIll  :"IIrs.  Otto  R.l hn  ;Ir~'  ill 
LansillJ..:"  for  the  h oEd.H·s,  ,·isiting: 
at Ihe  forll1cr's  old  hOlllc : 

:'l iss  1<.1Ith  \\'ood  is  al  her home 
il1  Eilst  LUlsing:,  recovcriug  from 
illl ope ra tion  for appendkilis_ 

Dr.  Ruth  Allell,  of  the  Bot;ll1ic;t\ 
Dept., will  spend  her  Christm'1S  va· 
cation  with 
in  SUirgeOn 
friends 
Bay,  \ri~ ..  her  former  homc. 

I.. O. Benner, 'I~, with  Ihe S tu tle 
hakcr  \\-ag-on 
~ollth 
Bend.  wa~ in  Lall",ing  se ve r al  dilvs 
the  past  week .  _\lr.  Benner  pl:JilS 
to  ma k ...  Lan sing'  his  fUllIre  homc. 

\V orks 

in 

Dr.  Ernst  Besse,·  plans  10  attend 
th c  SCkulilic  meeti~lgs  HI.  Ctcvclaml 
durillK  the  week  heg-iun ing  Dec.  30. 
lie  will givc  a  p a pe r  hefore  the  Bo 
Tanical  Societ \'  of  America,  ami  OIIC 
befo r e  the  Society of Seed  Allulysts . 

The 

Idlers  g-avc 

the  p,lrlors  of 

thei r  alHwal 
Christm:1S  party  0 11  the  evelling  uf 
Dl·C.  14, 
th ... 
in 
\\" o m e n 's  Building-. 
S;l1ila  Claus 
was  011  haud,  and  lhe  ehikJre!l  (cos. 
LUmed)  of alll1ges  :tntl  sizes  amply 
provided  for. 

\V.  1\'1.  Ihrro w s, 

'03,  assist;lllt 

prof esso r  o f  zoology  and  e ntomol 
ill  Ohio  State  Un i ,·e r sity, 
ogy, 
Columbus, arri\·ed at  M.  A.  C. last 
week,  and  will  spe nd  Ch rist mas 
with  his  parents,  Prof.  and  Mrs . 
Barrows. 
l'.1a rgucrite  Bar· 
r ows is  a lso  at  ho me  f o r  the  h oli  
days. 

1\1 iss 

Just  enough  of  Ihe  beilll\iful  10 
likc  the  Christmas 
make  it  seem 
time at _\1 .1\. C., hut n Ot  yet  ellou~h 
for  that sl.: ii!:hrid c. 

:\1 iss  Bessie  Bemis, '05. inst rll ctvr 
in {Iomesti..: S<.:il·llce  ill  t he Ll1i\'e rsily 
of 
ill  1\1.  A.  C.  to 
spend the holidays with  he r p,trent s . 

:'Ii llllesot:l,  is 

T hc  price  of  buanl  a"  "uditcd  for 
the  fall  term  in  the  ,"ariolts  club~  is 
follows;  A,  $~. S5;  Il,  $3 . .1,,: 
:IS 
C,  $~,tO;  D,$~'I-I: E,  $3.15:  G, 
$3. 0 3' 

A  new  operating:  litblc,  espe<.:il.lIy 
for Ilo:!,s  ;tllli  other sm;llkr 3nimals, 
h:ls  been  .Hldc\1 
to  the  \ eh:rillary 
cq11lprnCl\t.  The  tahle  hilS  a  hand· 
,,"ollle  " t eel  enalllele{l  fram e.  is  some 
3  feci  in  hcig-ht,  !  ft.  x  j  ft.  in  s ize. 
;utd  1lI0uIltcd  on  <':lIshioned  rollcrs. 

Dr.  (;i1lncr.  :.riss  Zae 

:'\orthrup 
;lnd  Instru ctor  C.  \\-.  B rown,  of 
the departn1cllt of  Ibcterio log-), will 
attend  the  Illeelin~  of  the  Society 
of  Allicrin\l)  Bacteriologi~ts  held  ill 
).!cw York  City_ Dec.  30,;11111  .J anu 
ary  1 :tnd~ .  Dr.  C,  E.  :'1 ;trshall  i" 
secretary ,~f  this  :lss06:1tion. 

~I.  T.  ~IU l lll,  'lo!,  SpCtit  T hurs 
;\1.  A.  C. 
clav  al111  Fri(by  ·with 
iricnds .  Onc of  tho;!  ohjects of  his 
\"isil  was  to  ohtain  se\'e ral  hundred 
seed  samples  from 
the  \;Irge  seed 
in  the  bOl anical  Ilcpart. 
collection 
mellt,  to  form  ;1  basis  o f  a  seed  col· 
Icetion  for  the  :'\ew  York  state ex· 
pl'rimclll  swtion  !I t  Gene,·a,  wherc 
1\11".  :'1 unn  h:ts  c harge  o f  the  ~ ecd 
I Ie  is  also  engaKed 
testing  w ork . 
in studies of  n .rious  plant  dise ascs . 
Mr.  1\ 111011  will  spend  Christ m:ts  at 
his  h o me,  an d 
to 
Cle vela nd ,  where  he  gi\'es  a  pape r 
before  t he Association  of  Seed  An 
al ysts, 

then  proceed 

HI·  recent  :I<.:tioll  of 

the  SIn Ie 
Board,  I~rof.  I.  Fred  ililk~· r.  of  t he 
Forestry  del;ilrtlll~·rlt.  \\' ;\.5  g rall ted 
leilve  of  a],:!cnce for OIiC  _\e;jr, be~ill­
ninx  :\pril 
I.  Pro f.  B:tker  w ill 
s t Ully  ahruad  ,Iurin).!"  hi~  le:"·e. 

:\lr.  K.lem 

:'lr.  ~tel'hen  B.  Kkm  ha",  bee n 
appointed  instructor in  fo r estry,  hc 
giul1in:;  Jan.  1. 
is  a 
;.:: r:lI!uate  of lh..:  Yale  Fore"t  :-;,·\1001, 
191 0 ,  with 
~\I.  S. 
li e  cnll'red  the  L.  ~.  Fore~t servire 
upo rl  c i,·il  5e ni ~'e  cxamillatioll, :lI1( 1 
fo r  sOllle  time  held  the  nlllk  of  for 
cst  a s,.j"' ;mt. 
lie  is  IIOW  in  "Ill'c ial 
wurk  ill  t!w  fOfl·,..t  Sl·T\·il-l·. 

rhc  dcg-rn'  of 

in  orde r 

:'1. 
Dr.  11..1.  \\"ebher "IQPpcd  ill 
A.  C.  Frida~"  all  h i,;  W;lY  10  C;di 
fornia, 
tu  ,i sil  his  sun, 
E"rl,  '17. ilild  to  \' isit  C(·rtai n  dt:pnn-
111enls.  Dr.  " ·cbhe'·  ha~  rcsiKlieu 
hi"  po>,itioll  ;IS  head  of  the  depart 
rncll\  o f  plallt  breedin~  in  Cornell, 
to  hCl"OIllC  head  of  the  gradll;lIe 
school  o f s uh-tropical  agriculture, to 
be  10<':;lted at  sOme  point  iii  the  cil 
rus  region  of  Southern  California. 
This school  will  provide  fo r  gr'luu 
:l te  w ork  for  a  li mited  num be r  of 
s tudents.  The  facully  will  consist 
of  investigators  who  will  guide  the 
work  of  the  p:raduate  stude n ts,  and 
lit the  Slime  timc  C(l rry  on  r esea rch 
work  along  various  lines  of  su b 
tropica l  agriculture.  This  institu 
tion  is  to  bc  lUHle r  the  sante  con  
trol  as  thc  State  Ulliversity. 

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The  M.  A .  C.  RECORD. 

• 

Emybodpeads.  THE  STATE  JOURNAL 

BECAUSE 
It  completely  co\'ers  the  field  of local  news, politics, :\lul  the 

world  of sports. 

Because  its  telegraph  and  correspondence service cllllblc  it  to 
gi\·c  its  readers  thc ltltcst  general news  of  the  day  in  ad· 
nmce of any other newspaper coming  into  Lnnsing. 

Ha ve THE  STATE  JOUR NAL delivered  to your  ho me  by ca rrier 

PARCELS  POST. 

New  l.aw  B ecomes  Effecti,.e 
Jao.  r,  1913. 

The new  parcels  post law,  which 
goes  into  effect  on J:ltlu:try  I,  pro 
vides: 

the 

first,  second,  or 

"That hereafter  fou rth-class  mltil 
mailer shaH  embrace  all  Otht:r  mat 
ler, includi ng  farm and  factory  pro 
ducts,  not  now  cmbract!d  b)  I;IW  in 
third 
either 
c1l:1ss,  not  exceeding  cleven  pounds 
in  weight, nor  greater  in  size  than 
sen!UI~'.lWO  inches  in  length  and 
g:irth  combined, lIor  in  form or  kind 
likel}  to  injun:  the  person  of  lilly 
postlll  emplo.yee or damage 1111:  lIlail 
equipment o r  other  mail  matlcr and 
not of a  chOlraclcr  perishable  within 
a  period 
for 
tnUlsporlalion  and  delin: ry ." 

re:lsonahly  required 

four 

from 

The posta!!e  h; ,bus reduced  quite 
materially. and  the limit  of  weight 
increased 
to  eleven 
poullds.  Those  residing  011  rural 
or ~lar routes will be accommodated, 
and  the city dweller  where  free  de 
liver}'  is  now  in  operation  lIlay  hollC 
his  purcels  delivere.llli  the  door. 

Special  delivery  scn-icc  will  be 
accorded  upon  payment of  the  IISlml 
fees,  :Hld  p:lckagcs  m:,)'  also  be  ill 
liured  ag::linsl  loss  or  damltge  in  an 
amOllnl  eqllivalellt  10 
their actUAl 
\-alue. 

The  Cniled  States  has  been  cli 
"itled  into  zones.  in  o rder  to  (:tlrry 
this law into effect, and  rates of post 
age nrc  made applicabk  to  e'lch. 

Tbe local  rate is  m:tllc  five  cents 
for  the  ftrst  pound  and  incre.lses 
one cent  fo r  each  :Iddilional  pound 
unlil  the  limit  of 
is 
rcltchel!.  with  a  charge  of  15  cents. 
For the  tirsl  zone  of 50 miles  the 
rale  will  he  lil'e  cen ts  for  Ihe  first 
pound, increasing  three  ct"nts  with 
e3ch  ntillitional  pound, or  I  I  pounds 
for  35 c("nts  for  Ihe  limiL 

pounds 

I  I 

In  the  second  'lonc.  from  50  to 
150  miles,  the rate  will  bc  from  six 
cents  to  -\6  cents  increasil.lg  four 
cents  for each  additional  pound. 

III 

the  third 

'lonc,  150  to  300 
miles,  Ihe  rate  will  be  .07  to  .57 j 
in  the  four t h,  300  to 600  Illiles,  .0S 
to  .68;  in  the  fifth,  600  to  1,000 
miles,  -09  to ,79;  in  the sixth,  1,000 
to  t,-\oomiles,  .10 to  $1.00;  in  the 
::>cventh,  1,400 to  1,800  miles,  .11  to 
$1.11;  in  the eighth, all  o'-e r  I.Sao 
miles,  .IZ  10  $1.32. 

A  VISIT  TO  PANAMA. 

the  members  of 

Dean  Bissell  gave a  most  interest, 
ing  Itccount  of  bis  trip  to  the  Pan· 
ama  b.!fore 
the 
\\"Omen's  Club at  the  IIISI  mecting. 
At  the  beginning  he  showed, by 
means of  maps and  charts, the pres 
ent routes of steamship tra"e\ and the 
s\lgge~tcd roules  for Ihe caulii.  The 
big  rdid  map  WOIS  broug-ht  into 
usc,  alld 
the  course  of  Ihe  callal 
Ilicely  expl:! ined by  ils  use. 

Three great  difficultieS  had  to  be 
Cllcounh:red 
this  undertaking. 
The  first  was  thai  of  health  :lml 
the  ellgincers  sharing 
sanitation, 

ill 

alike  the dangers  with the  common 
laborers. 

The great  rainfall  of  the country 
was  another  obstacle.  The  rivers 
rise several  feet in  a very  few hours 
on  account of  the  excessive  rllinfall 
of  that  region.  This  WIIS  ill  part 
o,'en:ome  by  the  construction  of  a 
great  dam,  thercby  spreading  Ihe 
water ovcr  :t  greater arcH. 

The  great  Culcbnl  Cllt  was  an· 
other  obstacle,  and  Ihe  tunneling 
and  excavaling 1\ as a  fe:lture  of this 
grcat engineerinl{  feat. 

A  short  description of  the  coun· 
try  before  the  work  beg:m  was 
gi"en, a  slatement of \, hen Ihe c:l n:ll 
will  be  formall),  opened. somethin}! 
of  thc  tolls  10  he  lcvied,  And 
the 
number  of  ships 
likely  10  pllSS 
through  the Clinul  in  a  ~i\'l!n  time. 
Dean  Bissell  clo~cd  his  address 
with  a  series of  Illntern  slides show 
ing  actu:.1  workil1~  operations  on 
the C:1II:.1. 

Se,·eral  :\1.  A.  C.  men  :Ire  em 
plo)'ed  on Ihis  project, oue o f whom. 
Rufus Landon,  with  '~, !>on  of our 
librariall,  is  in  the  offices  al  G:ltull. 

BREEDERS '  AND  FEEDERS' 
ASSOCIATIONS. 

The  z~nd  annual  mceting  of 
the ~I ichigan  1 mprovcd  Li,·e  Stock 
Breeders' and  Ft:eders'  fusoci ation 
will  mcet  allhe College on  \\'eunes· 
(lay  and  Thursday,January  15  and 
,6. 

The section!!1  meetings  will  nil  be 
held  in  the Agricultural  building on 
the  15th, and  will  include  the  fol_ 
lowing:  110rse  Breeders;  Cattle_ 
Short  horn 
breeders,  HolSTein, 
Je rsey,  Guernsey,  Rcd  Poll  :ltIll 
Ilereford breeders.  Shcep-l\J crino, 
Oxford,  allli  Shrop~hin:  breeders. 
Hogs-Berkshire_  Pol:lIld  China 
and  DurocJersey  breeder,.. 

The general sc:>sion  will  be  held 
on  Ihe  16th in  the IISsembl\"  room o f 
the same building.  At  th'is  session 
se\-eral  men  of  notc  will  hal'e  part 
the  discussion,  among  whom 
in 
will  be  Prof.  \\".  C.  Coffee,  the 
university  of  Illinois  s pecialist  on 
sheep  b reed ing  alill  fcedingj  :\Ir. 
\rayne  Densmore,  secrct:try  of  the 
P('rcheron 
lI o rsc  Associlillon  of 
America,  and  Mr.  II.  R.  Rall, chid 
of the Dairy  Division. U. S.  Dcp."lrt 
ment of  Agriculture_ 

A  new feature  in  connection  with 
this  association  will  be  thl!  show  of 
fat barrows on  the  afternoon of  the 
15th.  The  animals  will  then  be 
slaughtere(l,  and  011  the  16th  the 
carcasses  will  be 
jllllgcd.  This 
should  be a  most instructi,-e demon · 
s tration , espeda!!y  to  the  producer 
of  pork. 

The annual  b:lIlquet  will  be  ten 
dered  the  visiting :Issociation  mem 
be rs  on  the  el'ening of  the  16th  at 
S o'clock, prob:tbly  in  Club  D_  At 
this  time  sel-eral  oUlside  speakers 
will  be  present,  including  Mr.  :\1. 
II.  Gardller.  of  De La\'an,  \Vis.; 
John  \V.  Grove,  Chicago;:lnd  \\". 
ll.  Cadwell, of  P e tersbu rg,  N.  H. 
[1\  addition, a  number oflocnl speak 
e rs  will  appear o n  the  program. 

VERY  reader  oj  the  M. A. C.  Record  is  cordially  in vited to 
visit our  store,  use  our  rdt room,  telephone.  and our  mail 
order  department  by  wrjtin~ for  samples  or  ordering  mer 
chandise;  money  refunded  whenefJer  you  are  not  pleased. 

New  Silks  and  Dress  Goods  Much  Under  Price. 

$1 .2(; Storm Serge. 54 and 56 
inches v.-ide ;  heavy qual-
ity.  Special,  the  yard.  $1.00 

$1.25  PrinCi!SS  Me86a line.  full 
yard wide; all oolors.  Special 
the  yard .... ., .............. 98C 

$1.30, $1.76 a nd  $2.00 quali 
t iea  of  D~S9 Goods  and 
Buiting!l,  54  inches wide. 
Sample pieces. yard ...... $1.25 

'1.2S  rich.  heavy.  plain  Satin 
Faille,  8  SAmple half  pieoee; 
new fall  oolors.  It wear,. 
Special, the yard .. .. .. 

75c 

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Furnishings,  and  an  immense  sc  and  IOC  store. 

Lawrence &  VanBuren 
Printing  Company 

210. 212  Grand  Ave.  Nor th 

Lilley 
College 
Uniforms 

Arc  the  nel<now 
l~dl(~t1  stnndard  for 
," III t n r  y  ~chool~. 
,,"d  "fO)  worn  At 1111 
the  lending  ""lIe8('s 
e,'erywhere.  Th e)· 
".e  n'-'J.e  "'U.lll:th·e 
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Il'h'e  beller  s" n 'lce 
UnmAn1' other make 
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LANSING  BUSINESS  AND 
PROFESSIONAL  j\IEN. 

tbose  Of  AU  our  other  "d,·erUsers.  .. re  of 
rllUftble  PArtie ...  We  hope  tblll  the  ' .. colly 
" 'II!  lAke  pain ..  to ""lronl"l1 
a nd  I lutleu u 
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BARBERS.. 
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hnndy ""rlor. lind 1I:<lOtl  ,,'ork dODI!. 
N Ell"  BARH~R SIIOP.  In  Oba..e  Bullt!_ 
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I f YOU  wlllh .. stylish hAir "ot gl"e u~ 
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aeeount  booll<  m .. ke....  PAper  mlln&" 
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DENTISTS. 
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