- - - -- " The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE . EAST L4..XSI Xl-i, )J1('IH GAX. Tr~[)_\y • .\1.\1(11/ .\, l'JI:). CALIFORNIA GRADS. Lo", .\n;.!clcs, c •• I., F \!h. 'i , "3, Ediwr -' I. A. C. R F.t:"Oltl); :. in imc rc"tcd UC~lr Fricmi: Your rC:lllt:r~ m:t\ bt, :1 word froll! th~ -'Lalld of the :-:llJl," On ~alllrda~' las! fc \\ of us "Old t; rad s.," l\allld ,' C. \\', U :lrbdd. ! 1. G. ltc," noltls:U . C. U,n'i", ,uuJ the wrill:r. look ', he \r nin At l.us .\n;;dl's ,mil Pa,,;l(i l.' lla .mll Wl'lIl Oll'r. 10\, illli,,,· l ion. to the lll"luhl\' IlIcclill:' o f Ihe l '~rnon:l ii"nicul. Clare.nollt ,Iml tura l Cluh, ami illcitlcllt;lIh 10 !lll'ct ou r old friend, I' nlf .... ssor C~)(Ik . no\\ the horlil:ultufal l'Olllll1is,.ioncr II f statc of Cnliforni:l, l'Olllmi;;~iollcr ClKJk 1-:.1\ C ,m :hl d rl'''s full of his old lime clIllH1~i;IS1l1 :11111 optirni:.nl. li e ~"pl;1 i l1ell h is work in "ecu r in:,:- llIel) In ,'an,' ,,\\I h i§ pl:lII.., for keepin:,:- 'Jut inju'r i(HI!> insect pe:;l,. :11111 for tli.,l'olerin:,:- all\! :lml olher illln)duciug plIras;lic ill, hclpe rs ttl comh:11 pe .. t;; :.J re:ul,\ trllduce,l tl,l somc p:trl" (Jf the \\ c.,t. J Ie h:,s not found a pol itic:t l p,)~ition entirek free frum Gtrl, hUl he sa\ s the eO;lscio usne"s of riJ,:'ht n1t1til~'s, with Ihe help o f :1 sph:I.ldid corp" o f ahle :Uld hOlle~t 1L.,~i~tlLIlIS h:.., been a g rcal ""urn' of .-;alisf:H,'linll, I Ie kelil \11111 he is in :. 1'0Silioil 10 he o f ~ rea ll'r scn;';l' \0 hi~ adopt cd SI:11C t h all \\' hell in the l':lsier POSiliull of a <':",lkJ,:'e prOrl'~~or , \r~, eujo,H'cI utlr nwelill;,!" wilh 'he dl1h al a beauliful COIU1l r \' home Jll':tr i'OUlOtW "urnmlltled h, thl' or:lIlg-e g- r O\ l· ... for which :til t111~1 "cdioll I'; juslh fallle,1, ThrOll"h IllC opcn \\ill<\';\\S :11111 ,Ioors cOI ,7k Ihe odor" o f \iol"1 ,1I1t111:lr,'i ... ~u5 :\tIt! Ihe ... prill;,!" 1I01e" of mocking hire! "111,1 Ihe -":01\\ il h"talldin;,!" f rCC/C dwt (k~tro\ l'll : 1 I:w u:lq b rg t: I)a r l of the ur:lU;.:e al;p for Ihi~ se:t,;"n thl' lIlelllhe rS of Ihe duh wer.: dH.:erfuL lind hupeful for the future. fo r tlw bc:l rin ~ I r ce~ ar~' in ~ood con.litioll am.! ready for a fu ll ~'rop of frui l I1c"t se:t ~o n, linnet. \\'e m e! Fritl of the d'l ~" of II, who is a 1I11:mher o f the dub amI has :l tinc grole nC:lr CI:lr~·mont. J. C. :-iirnon son a fonner roommate (I f v:lrticld and l{ c),nol,ls was pres· ent for :L little whik, and llCll r thc dose o f Ihc mecling Comrni"5ioner Coo k called 011 varfield fo r a l:llk which, as Itlw:!."s. "as full o f help. ful :111.1 in"piring' su;,:;,:cslioJl. T he li:ly W:b ilieaL and the dose of the m eetil1~ \\e were t"ken by auto ove r rO:lds . w hich a rc alluusl IIniler,,:tllhrou,gh. Oll t SOlllhe rn C:ll ifo r nia, to the rail, rO:ld I~o m ona where I\e took the :-:nll!:t Fe Ir:lill fo r our r.'wrn. the per fect :u:ltioll :\' o r lh :II :11 .I. :0; \ TT F; 1\ u: .:, CIa." of '(>I). T he cnmpany whkh IWi; heretO, fo re beCI1 know n ns the Com mOl!· wea t h Power C o .. nOli operates lIll' der three Il:tmes. T he SOllthertt )'Jid\i~:Ht Construclion Co. 1\ hieh const r ucts and the He w planl s : The :O;"ble P owe r. the ope r.'lin~ COtnpallY , whic h i;; nml the Comm"uwc:l1th E lectric Co., which di'slrilmte5 amI sells Ih e 'I'hiscolll]l:tny h .. s clectriecu rrenl. Ilppren licc COll rse in a ugurated :Ul jU"t out of whe rehy you n g- mCIl inst a ll5 . \ \1 college can c llte r Iheir emplo) :md :Iftl' r dele r min ill}:' \1 hc r(' in Ihey ~.,,­ cell can he promote!1 milch Illore rapiuh Ih:1I\ III the onlin:tfl "hit a rlll nii~"," method, CHiCAGO ASSOCIATION . T he I ilh :ulIlu:tl reullioll of the Chil'a;.!\, .\1. . \, C .. \ SSOl'i:llion w as hd.1 ;II the C it\' Club 011 S l1ll1rda\ eH'ning'. ,\l;\rd~ t. Fullowitlg' th;" "h:lnd ,shake" per iod , liu r in\:: wh ich t ime el't·r vho.lv met ~.\t cf\hod\' else. the 91 per~ons' ,,:'It down 10 :I Zlinner 1\ hid} in due cou",e o f tiuw WitS laken ~'lIrC o f hy t he happy:,:-roup. Thcn followed Ihc 10aSh \\ ith .\ I r. Fntnk Baue r le, ·9.! , pre .. it!ellt uf toaSlrn:lstl' r , T he gne,,"';; from .\1. .\ , C. we re in i\l r n c;tlk...J IIpon amI respoll"t's were II'; £1,110"'';; : the :lSSOCi:lIioll, :I;;; ··Th.: 19 ' 3 .\/. /\, C. i ,I lIeal ~o'pagl' huoklet p ri nled green 011 white :11 1<1 furtrished In the l'nin: r"al P ortl:lIld tl' the C~'IJ\enl C.-,. tnellU ,111\1 prtl\::ram of toaS I ~. there we re pri llle(1 Sllllle I, SOil);" \\ilkll 1\ l'fC .-;un,g- wilh a w ill limier Ihe Iii, reelion of .\Ir, lI all, brother of 11. F. lI :oll. '9~, \\ho ],l'al :! fr:U\ti~' IIl:UlI\Cr \\ ilh his u:lpkin, lime ill T h~' quarkl itl \\hicb .\I r, Ira frolll Ihl' \ \'e"ler \ell ":tn;,:, I\ere I.el\ i" Iheir "iugin:,{ w:t~ a fe:lture uf thc pro;.:r:l,11 and :;re:I II,\ cnjoyed, In-,Iilulc :IIi,1 "\ Hxsolurions \IC rl' pa,;.<;ccl elltlors· tIIg' 'he movement \(0 e"lahhsh Cll' :::lIIn'rlllg experiment Sl,llioll:> in l'onllectioll wilh the !:Jilt! g-r;tnt col I:O thOlid:lliull of the 1' :1' le).!c~. riou., ;J,;;SOI:i:ltions W:I~ :II!>,) f:n-t') red amI a cummittee \1 as 'lppoil1tetl to look into the maller, the ide" hcin~ to b rin g into close r rc1 nliol1ship Ihc "c\'er:ll assm:i:ttillll" !'lnt! thlls furlhe r t he hest inlcreslS of Ih.: colic;,!" .... for :\l rc:ul\' fil cnlioned, III addilio n I,) Ih .:: J,:' uests fro m .\1. :\. C. .\Ir", I i o lds worth wa s p rcsent , nlst') i\ l rs. L oa Ren ner Croke, d:tug'hte r of Ill :W\' yean; R obl'rt R e lll l.:r [\ lar;.:e " Iell' a rt! o f Club D. Quil l" num her of f rom neilfb" towns w('re p rese nt , and it may I~ possihle nell.l weel.. 10 ;t CO lll pkl~' lisi. II WllS a jolly ){ood lllcdi n),!' :tnt! the Chicago people II rc In hc cOIlJ,:'ralUl:ued upon ils SIlCC~·~S· re"q)\ioll com llli\t.:e con· ]luhli ... h :lhlmni T he '96; Oli\' i" ~is t etl o f Ihe followin;.: lIlemher .. : \rood ward, I':t ul Chamberlain, 'SS: .\!allie .\It-Cor· mil'k , '04: II. E. Y Olln~. ·O~ : J('s, "ie Brown, '05; J. \\'. Bolte, '05 ; .\bbl·1 LJOWlW.r. 'OJ; II. R, King. sley, '03: :'.Ii ld red .\Ialhe\\ s. '06; G. \\', lI ehhlcwhite, '06; Fushi:l Rya ll. 'II: Il 0w:ml T :lft , '10. U , lUIS I. 'Gregg-, '07, reccntly heen appoilltcll mall:tg"e r of the Sleepy H ollow Farm a t Go!(1 II ill , Oregoll . Thcre a rc ,00 ac reS in Ihe farm . So o f which' is ill :dfnlfa :lnd "under Ihe dil(;h." :\ea r ly:lll the rest w ill he set o ul to II UIS an(1 frllil in a few IC:l rs . A NEW POSTAL LAW . . \ Ja\\ ~l.!l·S into effeCt tvdH) (.\IOlrch j) "hidl i,; liablc to 1,;,\11';': Ihe palrons (If En~1 L an ... ill~ pu~l­ olliee "Ofl~idcr :t hle a llllo\':tJ\ce ,,0 far ,IS ~crlil1;,!" llIail p rompt!;" T hl' Jal\ ]JJ:!c~'" all rle rk" amI ca r rie r" ifl firsl :md second d:lss poslotliccs 011 1I \\'o r kin~ SdlCduk' of .. ig'ht hour" II d.,I·, :" 1(1 lhi5 l'i"ht huu rs 1I1U~1 hl' du;'ill;':- a <.:on"ec\~ilc tefl. this \.;ln5in;.:- T hc E:I"I 1'0~ Iotlire for 1l1 : 1fl~ yellr", haS l)t;l'J1 upened b.1 ,he cle r ks " I /j :3on , Ill .. Iht! -lillie clcrks wo r king: ()n Inc e\enin~ mail alltl ;tfld du" ing' :JI 6 :30 p, Ill ,. ~'ol-crirlg: 1 ~ huurs. Durin;.:- I ~ hour" ea~h derl.. ha" heel! :tllo\\ •. t! a n',,1 lX' r io.1 of Ihree hou rs durin;.: Ihal por tion o f the tin) II hell das"e~ arc in ses"ion :u Ihe colk;.:-l', and tlll're is lillIe to he l:tkell eIre of iflthe otlice. \\'e hc1icl'c t hat e\'eflonc re:tli/cs Ihat ou r 1)o)!tiIlIl:tstc r has ende:llored to ,gile Ilis p;ttfl)lb '.!:0'1<1 ..... fl icc :It limes. :11111 if -;~sh:m ;llung: this nil line ,alt rill :luylhing. the plllrOlls hale Iwo! Ihe hel1ctil. T he wo r kin;.: ho u rs h: t\e l'el'll 50 arr:uIge,1 :,~ 10 II1:1kc Ihe ),:' re:t1cst amount nf help :tnlil:d,Jc when the hl';)1 \ 1I1:lil" ar, l 'Jl( ler Ihe new hIli' Ihi,; rilcd, )lns~i]'1c, as onl.\ 111'0 1\ ill nUl he thl' po"tma"ter lIill he clerks :ttld ;tl :11'ail'lhle l1lorniu;,!" l\ilJ flight. ,mil it is hoped Ih,!l all he patiellt IIlltil ,hi:\ nutter I" !::"ilcn ;t trial, :1;.!':11ll :111.1 emle r Ihi~ tal\ .tll rlerk- r~· IJOrt· in~ fr,r duty :It 6 :;0 ;1, nl .. mil", le:'\'e du," olliee al 1:.:;0 p. ill •• ,mt! tlll,;;e I\ho aid ill the 1'\·~'f1in;.: !nail which :Irri \ e~ -,hOrll,\ he fnre 6 p, 111. mu"t IWI go un Ihn} hefore oS :;0 in the mornilig. T WI) clt.:rks ill Ihe t\\ ° in tile e\ cniug morn III:,:: ami willl'tlIlSlilllh! Ihe pO"tnWSler <; help in the h:llldlill:':: of the ',!'real hilI)'; vf 111:1 i I. Une adllitivnal clerk ha~ he('ll allowed al E asl L ansing" in Ihe per son o f Ho\ E , B:1lcom of Clinton Co. In th~ f:\ <.:c o f such :t law E ast L:ulsing cili/.ell5 tll li SI he p:\Iielll fo r lite wo r k will he adjusted :lsquickly .Iu " t rem,. ltl hc r il is Ihe "" pnlSsihlc, la ~c anll tlot thl' ",·r:·;". The _Alma Co lle::~' B ullelill fo r January l:onla ins complete infor1lla, l iun with rd c re rl ct: tu colleg-e CX lCil· ~ i o f1 \\ork. T he wo r k of the ex, in tell5iwi dil'is io !! inall.'.!'ur:IICd i§ to Ort le r 10 afford pe rsons un:lhle attend collc).:"e :1Il oppor lunity 10 do :ttllnnced work, T his work .:on.·r~ :I wide fielel of subj<-"\':ts. ami Ili:n- h.: rlolle in S:tlu rc!;1\ cla .. sc~ , e \'c~ ling' cla~:>e5. 11) corresi)OlItlenCl" :11111 h} :tllili:lled inSlru{·lloH. T he clCl'lricai Ileparlllll'l1t i~ c,· pe rimcnli ng wilh lahor:t to r~ ,made l)'pe5 o f imlirec t le:lll ullib, Th.: ,1cparltllCfII is :1150 interesling- ilself ill Ihe ma tter o f !Supplying' brrners with clectr kit\' fr01ll Ihe hi}:'h te l1- soutlll'fJI lilies wliieh s ioft ,\1 ieh ig':In, " lid hop" s lite Ilea r f u ture IQ m:tteri:tlk assist in h rin~. ifl g t ill' farlller ,uid ,hi' <':Ol11palHe'i supp l) ing to · .. lecl r icilY gct he r, ~'ro~,; in rlose r ',16. C.t"" i..:UlIlJ \\ rill''' frtom rulton, :\. y,: .. I 11'11111 t" be l,lfhiJ('rcd Orle of Ih .. · f:uuil\' fur lit le:15' :m_ otl1l'r _I l':lr, T h/~oJJlP'1f1~'~ (G. c. I lo.lg-sofl) \\'J r l.. I\ill keep llll' h.., re \\'e :trc aholll UIIC' :lllc"51 a n'ar, third tinishdl ,)1\ ,I $(J()(I.IXIIJ l"tJll' Iract, huil.ling::t II)~k :tlill Ilra\\ ( m thl' Barg-e (;H\;l1 h~' re.1I Fnlt'lIl. '"". C. I: . .\ Ien\ ill 1111,. ren·nlh I,.,.'<:n appo illled l'II)!III~'er. nu,il\tc(( :~l\c e of Wil\·. of the Dclruit Tcrmirt:tl I{"il· \\:1) Cu" :((1\1 \\ r ill'" Ih,11 he 11:1" 'Juite :I prol'1I of thl' Ill:till linc", \anls :ltId ,I Ill'W cn,gi nc hothe, 'o<.J' 11 .. 1.] "f In Ihe Ihinli!'" 1)":lr ~ir: .\tll .,ending- _H·,I r'.; sllh,.,~ripliVJ1 for !h ~' B 1·,l.I'I(H. II hk-Ii I liml I e:tIl'1 ;.:el .I!tlll),!' wit1wut. It I keep" me plI~ted OJ! I\ant 10 kllll\\ "h"u, thl' !lId plan'. Ih:!1 I c"ullll\'t " ,", :.1.11\ othcr \\,1\. TI~~' l·.I - l..l· I'all t\':II;1 "'n' rlh III i":;1 hlln 1< er 'hl~' L;lr I I,,' ! ... \In' .• JiJ ~' u- t, /II/ , ,IS,t ':, I lill, "'1.".' llIan jll~· 1>,·1111''': 111'1 'hi~ LIII I .. "'w'h~'r \IC wn uld PUI Ih':lII \\Ildc r :11 f' '''1 hall. Tdl Coa .. 'h .\1.1l'k lil1 thnl 'I~' ,In' all for him ml\ III ,IH- p,l r l uf the ,'Olllltr\' alllllo I..el'j) up the ;':"0.1 "00(\ work, lind stenciling 1\ ere shown. These va rious exhibit~ ILlid dem· onstrations me:ul much to the \·is· itors who tnU",t sli rely go :n\'ay with :1 broader view of the ;\J . A. C. :lIld ils work ami forms a laluahle :I(ldi. liun to thl: program of the big insti. tlllC, HORT. CLUB. Every fruit raiser should special ize in the raisi ng of some pnrticulur kind of fruit. lIc should nsk him self m;IIlY questions before locating 011 a fruit hrm _the cond itiOlls of the su rrounding coulltry ftS to drain· age, soil fertility, and railro;td facil ities were thc points brought oUI by fruit one of the most successful misers in ~Iichigall today. 2\lr.J. P. ~Iunson, of Grllnd Rapids. thc ori~inatorof lhe world !amou .. King grape. and one of the most SUCCCS!; ful small fruit rllisers in Michigan, the horticultural dub ad(lressed \ \'edllesda)' cvcning. ~ Ir . ;\Iunson made it very dear th,lt the f:ITlner of today hilS been working on the '\ rong side hy nol fol1owillg the practices of the larger corporations ,\5 to the management of the fftrm. I! is the correct p roduction of those things tbat arc IllOSt demanded thnt count, he silid. Another vcry important fador in smull fruit raising is the utiliZ:ltion of the byproducts Oil the f:Lrlll. Sec to it fllilt nothing is wa::.t(."d that t311 be turnell into:l po;.;siblc me:lI1~ of income. For iI g r~:lt mally yell rs it has becn the practice of the f:lrmer to go ahe:ld lind rai::.c hi", products with 110 thought :15 to the m:lrkcl fo r thcm. This has been eliminated by forming cooperation associilliolls among the farmers and through this means exper t salesmen have been placed a ll the road that mllke it a business of fi nding suit. .. ble markets ami seeing to it that these places a rc supplied with c1eall well packetl f ruit. President Pailthorpe called on Mr. Edward Hutchins,o f Fenllville, ~Ir. C. B. W elsh, o f Niles, Presi dc nt of the Fruit Raisers Coopcra tive Association of that plll('I:, ~ Ir. G . E. Chatfield, of Somh Ilu vcn , and ~Ir. C. E. Ba;!se t, of Fennville, who ga\'e some good advice to the students along lines of practical ho rticultu re. SHALL WE STAY IN THE ASSOCIATION? If 1\1. A . C. does IIOt have a D o ra tor represelltative in the State Peace Contest this yea r, we will, accord· ing to the constitution be dropped from the list of the ftssociation. Such ftll ftct does not appea r to be in keeping with the.M. A. C . spi rit, and it is hoped that the English De panment, the literary societies, and all concerned will altempt to induce good speakers 10 enter the contest. This affair carries a substantiftl prize to winners; last year the win nerof first place hauled down, if we remember correctly, t he sum of fifty dollars. No o ratio n, which hilS been previously gi\'cn in ally eontesl, call compcte in the distribu tion of prizes. This contest will he held at Y psililnti some time duro ing i\lay, lind there is }'et time to put 1\1. J-\. C. ou the program. interest Considerable is being shown ill the inter-society debates. After this week thc preliminaries :lrc closed. lind the nnals will be arranged for. So far the FerOllialls, Eclectics and lonians hal-e been winners, with four more contests to hear from. The fill:11 debate prom· ises to be exciting. The Annual State OratoriclIl COlltes\ occurs OLi the el'e!ling of l\l;lrch 7th in thc city of Adrian, where Adri;ln College is located. Indic:(tioll!' are pointing tv all CIl thusiastic meetin~ .. for II illsdale :ILld Albion will send spcciallrains. 1\11 loynl 1\1. A. C. students arc hoping that Oll r or:llor, ~Ir. }\. I.. ~JarKoli s will show fhelll all that we arc still doing husiness :Hld Clln win. Our h0:5t wi!'hes for s ilccess ocr asion, WIIS called gue",l 011 UpOIi IlI1d rL'spolided h}' in teresting \.;llk \1 hich showcd him to be \'cry f:lIlliliar with farm condi \Vhile himself a ISI\ \'tor, he tions. ow liS a £:inn .md plans sometime to lil'e UpOIl IIis response w:\s alollg the line of Ilcetled legislatioLi ,md some of the dilliclllties pr~" scnte(l in secllriul; Slime. it. spok~' 011 Prof. Jeffery '. The ('oint of \'icw" alld pro\' cd lhat this had much to do with the suc cess or f;,ilure of any unde rtaking. Prof. Shall' mcntiolled some of the possibilitk-::. of ~lichig:llL Agricul ture, and the prOg'ram closed with a IIIOSt interesting tnlk along the line of the bencfit.s of rur~1 1 co.oper:ltion by olle of our Icgislutors. TRACK MEET. In spite o f the fact that no homc try-Ollt 11:1(1 been pulled off, the team, consisting Illostly of fresh men. made a KOOII !'howing ill De troit 011 ThursdllY night of I:tst wef'k. Capt. Brown wns ill. alld unable to eUler lilly of thc contests. Rosen llid 1£00<1 work ill the Illile, 2 t running lap track thus bre:lking lhe "Y" rccortl. 5 :O! Oil the ill The home boys 11'011 the relay alld ~';lptured s ix out o f a possible tell firsts. The visitO rs were :Lhle to win the meet, howevc r, un ;IC count of " 1:lsge number of seco)mls and thirds. Assistant Corlri"ht is well satisfied with 'thc sh;win .... made, and belicves W(' have materi::! for a winning tealll in all br:tnches of track work. M. A. C'.s point winne rs were as follows: Shot Put-Blue LSt. Low hurdles-Beatty 1St, Baxter 3· High hurdles-Beauy ::nd. Pole \';Hllt - Beattv, LO\'elalld lIml Bishop tied. 2.5·yd. dash- Leonard 2, Sen'is 3. In this rllce ]-'Iile-Roseli 1St. Trieze ran all exceptionally good race, staying by the full tillle. Ii alf Inile-R oscn 3d. A \. ILrsity try OILt will be held in th~ Armory Thu rsday of th is week Illen w ill be at wh ich selectcd to re prescnt 11'1. A. C. in the comill~ contests with other ill' s ti tutions. time the The M. A . C. RECORD !'\JIIL'."ED ",v lun ,.UIlIIO",. OUIt,NG TH" eol.· L!lOIl yu. ... IIV TMII .. ,e .. ,""" .TATIl ..... Uc:U LTU ..... L <:0<.1.11011. II. A . ,."U N CII: . . .... " ., ... 1:0.,.011 EnUred .. ~"d-41&u mall matter at t.nllolf. Ml eb. Add ...... 1.1 lub..,rtptlo" •• od adur\lsl.nlf m.uer to tbe lI. A O. R I!COII.l'. EASt ~D' II ..... MJcb. Addrea.n con tribution. ~ t be Manll4'lnlJ &dU.or. Reml t bT P. O. Xone,. Ont.r. Draft Or Relll. tared Letter. 1)0) not IoIUld ' U-mp,l. B ... I"... Omoe with I ..... reo«o • Van Buren Prlntlnlf 00 •• tH .. tl~ Orand A .. e. So., .... n.lol. Mich. TUESDAV, MARCH 4, 191 3. THE 18th ROUND· UP. .8lh The '\:1.5 well :tnnulIl Michigan F:tnnc rS' Round-Up Institute held 31 the college \:.sl w~ck was most cH: r~ particular. su!;cellsfui in E\ery ses",ion ltttendcd ami much enthu;;iHsm m:mifcstcd. In poinl of altcndullcc, too, the in stitute :.uq)!lssed :111 others, the lot.1-1 estimatc being 6,000. Thert: were a ... high a ... se\cn meeting" going on at one timc \\ hich 1\;lS of Kreat ad \'anlage from the specialist,> point of \-iew. One of thc (lueSliolls to causc consiJerllhlecomment WAS thatof the farm m:UI;lgelllent work now being pl:tced in operation throlLg'bout the country. De:Hl O:\\,enport. of Ill., took occtlSioll to explain some of the (l:-mgers of farm "esp'.'r1" work in hi~ addrelts 011 "Recent Pro~ress in Agriculture,1) \\'ednesday cn:nillj!, which prol'oked much .li~c ussion. :tll(l were The Illlclre,.s of PI·Of. L. A. Clin ton, of the department o f farm m:1II· lIgement at \\-ashington, and our OWII statc 111:111, Or. ~Iumford, 011 Thursd;n c\-eniUK were both excel listened to h) all leU! lllldicnce which completel} filled the house. Prof. Clinton ga\'c something of a history of the movc ment from the ).;:o\'erlllnent stuml point, llml it II as a mO\Cll1ellt II hieh had literalh' beCIl forced UpOIJ the dep:lrtment~heiug Iho:: re,..uh of a Jelll!\nd mude b) the f:Lrmer", of the count ry for more knowledge. :stated th."t Or. ~ l uillfoni held his audience throu;!hotlt his splendid talk and made:t strong appeltl to the farme rs Ihrou~hout the st:He ill the carrying out of the plnns ill connectiOn with Ihe I\or". T he lectures 011 Jairyill~ by Prof. lIunziker, of 1' urdue, allll those of I~ rof. \\'ill i:uHs, of \\roos ter, wt;: re features :Lt1d many new points of interest were brought forth. T he \ arious demonstrations ~i\'ell each morning were well :mendcd, :lIld opportunity \\a::. gil'ell at each of these for flueo;: tiolls ~Lt1d discus· sions, thereh) aiding IIlltterially in Ihe practical \lIlue of the sallie. The music at evcn' session was excellent, ami hearlil): enjoyed by all present. The special fruit and potato ses sions, held on Thu rsday afternOOll, proved an interesting' part of Ihe program. Among speakers wen: Prof. Clinton, Prof. Eustace, C. E. Bassdt, of Fenn .. il1e, and A. Bentall, o f ;\'orthporl. the hLlCteriologr, T he special cxhibits, including horticulture, f:lrlll c ropS, soils, farm mechanics, :lIlci ce ment work, each recci\'ed a sharf' o f lillelltion, lind were I'isited by severll l hundred v i sito r~ during the week. The sou vc nir badge was certainly It cons isted of worthy of mention. • The M. A. C. RECORD. • ROBERT SMITH PRINTING CO. OUR FAC ILITIES ARE CO MPLETE FO R DESICNINC· ENCRAVINC - PRINTINC· BINOINC CLASS PUBLICATIONS ... ~ COLLECE ANNUALS We ea rn" t'..\e rything in Announcements, Programs, the line o f Invitations, Etc. \V C sp<'cializl' on individual orders for c mbosscd o r p r inted Fine Statiollcry - LANSING, - MICHICAN THE MIUS STORE THE HEART OF LANSINC THE MILL S STORE - - - We are Showing T he Largest and Best Assortm ent of N ovelties on Neckwear, Fancy Jewelry. Gloves, Hosiery. Etc. A co rdial invitation is extended to the College people to pa y us a visic. -- 'Ohe Mills Dry Goods Co. <:..A. LLOW us the plt=asurc= of showing you c!) the finest collecrion of L:tdies' and Gentle- men's f.urn ishings ever brought to Lansing. 'n furnishings fo, College We specialil.e trade. Always lind the latest in Sweaters, M ackinaws, Rai II Coats, Caps, H ats, Shirts and ?\. eckwear at MIFFLIN 'S I Do You Want l~:\ir Shears Knife S:ll{'h' I{ :I .lO f - 'allo·II ...... uto StroP. ~:' .. r·II .. "'l,. . ",1 ~;"nru .. Ic,·t ure h ... · fo rc Ihe short course 1I1en and Iheir friemj", church R .. \. R O"l'oe h:l:dzic. '9'). ,tI,,1 wifl: wet.:: 1,::1ICSI" of thc PI~ mouth Club. Congrc}!alion al til I'ontiac [,.,,' w('e k. ~,"d I'isitcd his ;\11(1 mother. :11 Easl Lan"ing numerous friend s c nrontc. is pastor of Ihe c hurch :u GJ.-nelh /1, a suhu r h of Chicago. :\Irs. EII!I Ke,\zie, :-'lr.1-.: .. d7il' . The Phylt:all winter te r m parly \\:lS held in .\~,(ricuhural lI all Fri· t!:I\' evcllin}!. Spkndid music w:! ", ftl~nishctl hI' the Gladmer On'hel; t ra ) :md as u'su:d it proved to he :I I'er\, enjoyahle affair. The decora lions wcre piain, c0l1si5ting princi. pilll~' of penltnlS ,111(1 Howe rs, The p;ltrons were Pro f. and :-'1 rs. R oh. ulson . \ " hite Field Age nt O. K. lit· tended Ihc cOllventioll o f Ihe Ni:'g:lra P eninsula Fruit Growcrs' Associa tiol1 n l Grilllshy :md SI. Cathe rines, On\ .. Feb. ~ 6-~S. lind gall e four :'111· d resses before this convent ion on horticultuf:l\ topics. :-'1 r". :--'11, der i" I ,,!ltll1g rdatil l'S lllld fricnds in Ihe ('a"l. The T hern i;1I1 ti e rlllnn to han' heell J.!:i\'en .\I:.r ... h ~, h:1;, ht'ell pO.~T· pOlled to :-'lar':!l ~~, :\!arch S iJ; the Iblte wt for 1-'''''' the l ' /linll Lil l' rar~ nih :\'i"ht h.1 S OCi .. l)'." A b rJ.!:e nll1l1hn {OI (Jill (I I 10WI1 ).('uc"ts ,lilt! ["rlllcr 1lIl!,nl'er" at tl·nllt·d Ihe Sorori:1Il p;lrt~ ~:lll1rda_\ night 01 last week. The . \ d~'lphic S ot:ict\' held Iheir ill thl' t\"ric lil . wi llll' r terlll p:lrt l !tIr;,1 Bu ildil1;! Fricll1~ t'n'ni~l:':: of this \Il'l'k. :-'1 is" Edith Lemon. 15, u ndl' r . 1\ ent a "Ii~ht ope ration for :lde l1oid .. ill Ihe Lall",in~ huspital :--;:ell\ :11 till" "'"I mel'lin}!, when l\l're s h" wn fur tlw hl 'lIclit " f the clllh, the,"c lilrn ... tlwre :lrc 0111.' T he fo re"tr., ,kpartll,clll h ll., n:. cciled sa,nple .. \If ~('ell from Irroad Il:aled Irl'C" of Ihe Pac-ili(' !--= lo pe. Thl:,;c were ,.cn l from Oi .. l ri u :'\0. 5 :m!1 6 anll arc I'cr) intert'"lin),{ in fell hard Ihal \\ ClOds n'prnen ll:,1 the f'ln· ... 1 tln r:l 0 1 !hat reg-inll. T IlL' ;.! rfl\1 ,h o f Ihe .... sceds ill our fo rl,,..1 J1ur ,,~' n II ill he wat l:hel l with keel! inlcrl'si. Thc d~'p:trtlllelli h:\!1 now 0 11 hlll1(l:I I cry complete l'olJeclion of for e" t seeds iJlu ..,lrn li i e of el'c r~ n 'uif ,n in the l ' , S. a ill Thc ~L A. C. F3T111ers Clut. II as ill dl:lrgc of:! p:lrt of TU(·S4.lu) el·e. Iling'» prog-r:lfH al the H oun, I_L' p. T he suhjCd in h al1\l 11':1., "Sympos. iurn upon :-'Ji chigan. I I..-r Resources and opport unities for agriclllt IIr,,] de velopme nt." :-'I:mufactllring, 1-\:. i\1. Klillg-eli :-'I iniug' , K. 1-\:, \"ining- ; :\Iarillt:, J. I I. llamiholl ; Lumber , iug. II. E. Dcni ,~ Oll: :-. , arket .. :llld Transpo r t:ltion, O. F, Goothl in; Religiou s, :0;0(';:11, Educational and "':Irmers' O rgllni.o:lItiolls. N. O. Ie S, Simpson; Agric ulture, Shaw. This was one of Ihe hest programs of the II'l'ek, . The M. A . C . RECORD . Everybody eoplc's Church has been utilized almost constantly. 011 each Satllrd!l), night a social even· ing was held, at which time colleJ!e songs were sung, stories tol{l, speak. ers were provided, and a general good time passed. From 125 to 200 young men h!lve been in :1ttendance :1t these meetings, :mJ have surely heen bcndited by lhe ,Issociations thus fo r med. Beside On ::;unday mornings speci;d ar· rallgememS we re Illude whereby the Sunday school organized especially for short course men last year re con vened. This scven weeks' Sun· day school is unique ill itsdf, and is probably the only OtiC of its kind ever comlucted. The 'Iverage !It· temlance at this school was more than 100, the largest number attend ing on the last Sunday o f the course. the aho\·e. 011 Tuesday nights the basement was th rowll open for the use of these men in basketball and other gamcs. The building was open practically all of the time for their use, amI seldom an hour in the day passed when someone was not using the reading rooms, writing lettf:rs at the tables provilied orcom' ersin~ with friends. The p lan followed hy th is ch urch was the sou rce of much discussion amon,!! these men and many left with the determination 10 go back :lIId "stir things up" at home. PUBLIC DEBATE. At the close of its session Frida,· morning, Prof. Ryder'S cl:lss j;, political science voted to hold a pub. lic debate all the subject of the I ni· dative, Referendum and Recull, on the evening of March 13 in the chapel. TC:lms wil1 be chosen from membership inthc class, :lnd :1llyone in\creSled will be welcome to come out and he:lr this subject discussed. Competent judges will be chosen , and the evening promises to be aile of illtcrcst. The cla~s has had under discus sion mHny present day problt:ms now before the legislatures in the v;triolls states and The n:1tion and desire to "setlle" some o f these by debate. ~ VERY reader oj the M. A. C. Record is cordially invited to visit our store, use our rest room, telephone, and our mail . order deportment by writing lor samples or ordering mer· chandise; money refu nded whenever you are not pleased. Me CALL PATTERNS W E ha,·c Just installed tile famouS Mc('all l'attems ill 0111' Hare. \Ye . unresen'edly reco~nlllelltl them to OUI many customers Ii.\! tlle best alld Simplest pattern ~ in the world_ Send for one of the latest fashioll sheets. ...cam!> allowed. They al e siUlple and easy to use. .I t will be mailed free. AU tOe and 15c ; None highe r. WE PREPAY C H ARCES ON MA I L ORDERS . == - t t.ou ;s. i'U1T .... .T US ud ",r .n d II., STOll E C£N1'RAL M IOLREUABlZ.. S1'OIUI ~& INQ.MI~ t·t·H:i ISII I)'I:S UIlI' f;OO I! ~ Lawrence &. VanBuren Printing Company '2 10. 212 Ora nd Ave. North Lilley College Uniforms Are tbe "cknow' h·.hl~tI ~IH",ln."1 Inr nlltltllry ~el"wl~. .. "d f\ri\ worn .. t IIU the lending CQlleges ~\'I_'rywh.'re. They nre more "Ur/leU"e In nPPt!'Hlu'ce "lid 1/.'1\'\' bt:ll~r ;;('r,'lce lImn '''1), 01 h!!. m .. ke 01 eollelfe unllonn. Wrll e lor I:IItlll<»; . Add~ The"'. O. U/leyct 00. THE RJrLEYlf- GRAr PRIATTING COMPAN1' En.rave ... Printer. Stationer. L.A.NSI XG •• 11ICl/1U.i,)' DIRECTORY L ANSING BUSINESS A:-JD PROFESSIONAL MEN . T be MUle! In thiS l)1teetory. a 8 well as ,bose of all Ollr olber "d" e rtlsers. "te o f reliable parUes. We bope thllt the Ifl.eun,. a nd students " '1lI lake paIns to palronlze lboae .... ho patronIze u s. BARBERS. COLLEOE BARHJ::R SHOP. In Rath Hou se. Andy IS still ... ·lIh ~1. A. U. A hllndy Ilfttlor. lIIlU ",ood work done. N Jo1W HAFtH~:1t SHOI'. In Cl base Build· Inl!. limIer H.l\uer·~ DrufJ 6n,1 (irocery I r you ... ·I~h II "\}' l1~b lu.llr ellt ",h'e u s Storll. 8. ,·aU. 1::. ~: . HcynoJds. Prop. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. A 1'>1. t:MJ.:RY. JlftWash.A'·l!.S. Books • 0 .. rd8. f'O\lDtIIIO Fine It,rleg. • Pine Stallouery. };Ullra"ed Oatllng I"',,~. Picture •. Frame •. ~'ramlng a Sptle!alty. Up·to-dfl.te (JUt GlasJt-(lut In IAllalu". BOOK -BINDERS. BL UO };AU .to Sn~}n;RT. BookbInder .. "CI.'Ount book ",,,kers. paper rllllng. IIbra r,. aud nue f\~t bIndings. nle boxes map lllounthlI8.albums. pOCket book •. etc: In Olt)' Nlltlou" l (JItI~ens' phone So.4!11l. BRnk Bultdinrl:. Geo.G . Hlude"lI and Henry H. SlelX'rt. • 1M WMblnllton A'·~. S. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H.I.ARN~; O.-{JblJ!lI. Glllss.to l..an1p" DENTIST S. N 11. JllooRE. D. D. S. Otllce 411·tl~ Iiol· • IIsler Blllldlnil. [>IInslnlr. :'IUch. Bell pbolll' 3/lO-J: 01~11e"s AutomatI c mQ.! . D E. PAIUl'lU.EIo!. Dentist. t1 ; ~ WlISb· lug-ton A'·e. 8 .. l-"n~lnlr. Mlchll{an. AutomEltlc pbone, omce lUO:!: re!ild~nc~. lHffi. • • National liank Hldlf. Aulomatlc pbone b61; Bell phone ftl . Former JII. A. O. student. J E. STO~·F~: lt. I). \). S. omc .. ~Q1t,r DR UGGISTS. R0tlSf~R'S OAPI TAL DR UG STORE. Up to date. UOr"t'r !Itore. OppO;Ilte HotHster Block. e.~Pte~S "tlke. Allenc)' SUtt i.llumlTy. COT,uxn: I)IWr. A~ D GItO(:EHY eO. DR Y GOODS. J \\'. ·KNA}'P CO. M IU,S UHY Goons ('0.- Dr), GOo..t~ Suits. QOllts. \\'al~t~. A rl :Se.!