The M. A. C. RECORD. 

MICHIGAN  AGRICULT URAL  COLL EGE. 
ALUMNI  NUMBER. 

\"01..  18. 

J::.\.::iT  L\~SI):ti,  )IlC I-IIG.\X.  TrESDAY • .  \l'BI!.  I!i.  Hl1:"l. 

No.  27 

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AL U MNI  I 

':;6. 

/:IV  I). :::;\:lrlll;mJ \1  rites fro III  R os· 
well:  X .  :'.1 ..  II'h<.'l·c  he  has lleen  en· 
~aged ill  some  special  work  on  IhL' 
I i ondo  Ri ler  for  the  Hel'lam;(tion 
Se n ·il·e.  ! Ie  plans to spend the ,,;UI11_ 
mcr  ill  work 
ill  SOllthern  Colo· 
radu,  on  the  upper II  :lll- rShNI  of  the 
,\Ir,  St;tunard  stale" 
Rio  Grand(,. 
that  he  i ...  hC:lrtih  in  acconl  with 
the movement  10 e"';tablish il  por t rait 
it  slKcced. 
fund,  and  II  ish{'s  10  Sl'e 

'~:q . 

\\·c  cluote  from;1 

letter  w r iul'n 
hy John J.  Bush . of  the abOl'e  dass: 
"1  (I<.:ri ,'e  milch  pkOlsurc  frOlll  thc 
weekly "isit of the  I{  £CU[(I). thou)..:'h 
llJan)"  of  the  JI:Hl1l'S  ;lppe:lring the re· 
in  arc "tr:l!1j!e  to  me. 
I f  the  ClO;llct· 
ing:  duties of  the  :Iulomobile  g:amc 
will  permil,  1 \\ ill  he  at  the  reunion 
in  June.  As  l'lery  one  sooner  or 
!;tter  visits  XCII'  York, 1  would  like 
.tll  the  old  bOJs  w ho  mrty  ch'Hl('e  to 
he  ill  this  neighborhood  to  look  me 
up,  1  am  very  busy,ful'lH;"1J' 0/1 
8ro<l({;,·(1'y.  but  C:1II  alw:IYs  lI1:magc 
;1  little  time  off  for  any  o f  the  old 
fri end s.  and  would  he  glad  to  ex 
plain all  the la/ll!l'i!dilf!:,~.,' and  other 
the  mdropolis."  The 
,;;ij:llts  o f 
husiness  address  of  ).Ir, 
I~\l sh  is 
211 - 250  \\', .19th  SI. 
'9S. 

I lerbert  L.  F;drticltl  hilS  recl'lItly 
hcen  'Ippoinl(;(l  supen isor  of  m:tils 
h.l·  the  Y;l200  and  :\Iississippi  Ry, 
Co.,  with  headquarters  at  Chicago. 
:\Ir.  Fllirfiel!l,  who  wa"  :\n  1\ 1.  A. 
C.  s tut\cnt  in 
for  II 
number of years railway postal de rk 
at  L o!:>  An~eles.  li e  11':15  a  son  of 
E.  B.  Fl(irfidd,  '71,  \\ ho  died 
in 
1896, 
:\Ir,  F airtidd's  Chica::;o  ;Ill. 
Ilrcss  i"  135  Park  R ow. 

'94-'96,  Wll S 

'01. 

George  Se"craI ICc,  now  su pe rin. 
tendent  o f  the  \\'cste rn  \V:lshing. 
tOil  Experiment Station,at  I->uy,dlup, 
h:1S bee n  elecll-d  heau  of  the  depart. 
ml' n t  of  ax r iculturc, :md acting head 
o f  the  elO;tension  department a t  Pull· 
:\1 r,  Sel eranee 
man,  \\. ashington. 
was  formerly  professor  of  ;Ig:ricu l. 
turc at  Pullman,  bllt  resigned  to  ac 
cept  an  important  position  with  :1 
hInd  compan y 
li e  is 
spoken  of as  one  of Ihe  best  known 
agriculturists  in  the  northwest. 

in  Alberta. 

'02. 

\\·e lire  in  re ce ipt of lhe<lllarte r ly 
bulletin  of  the  Stephenson  T rain. 
ing- ;Ind  A g ricult ural  S<:hool  at  1I-l ar. 
incite,  \\'is"  o f  which  D,  S .  B ul. 
lock  is  in  charg-e,  A  syst('nl  of 
free  ex tension  work  has  been  or 
glln i'l.ed  by  this  school,  and  an  at. 
tempt  is  bein ~  made  to  help  the 
farmer  by  co.operaling  w ith  him 
along  th c  \'arioIlS  lines  o f  endeavor, 
The  w ork  is  fully  expla ined  in  this 
bulletin,  and  a  complete- statement 
?f  the seed  corn  situation  for  19t3 
15  a lso  published,  w ith  su];{~estions 
as  to  spring plan ti ng, 

•• 

• 

THE  PORTRAIT  FUND . 

respol1.~('",  from 

The sILccess  of tlw  mO\l'!l1Cll\  for 
:Ill  oil  p:lilltin~  of  DO<:1Or;;  130..::11  ~ll1d 
Cook,  which  the  .\llIlIIlIi  Excclltin: 
Committee  untll'nook  10  din:cl  a 
few  \\'('cks  :tg-o,  has  r:1I11Cf  :!OIW  hl" 
yond  the  expectation,;  of  Ihi.~  com 
mittee, so  f; lr ;IS promptlless  ;'lud  en· 
thusiasm  of 
the 
alumni  is  (oncl'me(L  The  :ll11ounl 
contributed 
l'xcccd 
h<l.,>  L'OtHl' 
somcwh.-n  $700.  OIml  almosl  d:lily 
new  contrihutions 
rccein:d. 
T he  l!llmbe rs  o f  those  who  h:l\c 
cont r ibuted  arc  ;lpproximl1 t d~'  300, 
'Illd  doubtless  m;lll)'  m o rc  will  Iw· 
come support ers of t his  Ilmk'rt:lkil1g" 
before  fiualh- the  (outracts  for  the 
paint ings  ar~ Ict. 

;"I re 

to 

these 

:'\olthe Ie.lst  pan, by  any  means, 
o f  the  man y  gratifications  o f  this 
whole  movement  lire  the  llumcr otLs 
letlers  of  endorsement,  !i!ici!;Hing 
the  cO lll1l1ittee  on  :Iffonlin:;  an  op· 
portunity  10.  ill  this  w ay,  celenrate 
the  memories  of 
revered 
men . 
Indeed,  the whole movement 
seems  to  have  heen  taken  by  the 
;1lunmi ;1S  all  OCC'ISiOIl  for a  sjlccies 
o f  apprecialion  offe ring,  :l lld  if  the 
words  o f  p raise  and  regard  which 
ha \'e  allTIost  i!lvi(riabl\'  Hcco m panieo 
t he  subscriptions couill b('  prescn-ed 
as  per fectly  as  will  the  features  o f 
these men by the proposed pai ntings, 
a  r cg:LI  trihute  wouhl  indeed  have 
heen  pe rfected . 

\V e  are  p r in ti ng  in  the  issue  of 
this  wee k  some of these  leiters,  :HLd 
we  suggest 
t ltHt  they  w ill  find  a 
warm  response  frOm  the  hearts  of 
mall y  o f  ou r  ),1.  A.  C .  f;lmilie "  who 
may  read  them. 

T he answers  o f  the alumni  to  the 
qucstio na ire  with  r('spect  to  a  per· 
mane nt  '1lum ni  secretary  ha\'e  bee ll 
almost  uniformly  in  appro\·;IJ. 
\\"e 
conte mpla te  late r  the  compilation  o f 
all  these  'Hlswe rs, and  o f  maki ng  a 
formal  state me n t  of  the  conclusions 
a rri ved  at  by  th is  test  of  opinion . 
Some plans  h,l\'c  becn co m municat· 

AN  ANCIEN T  LANDMARK . 

cd  to  u,,;  with  reg;lrd  to  the  nature 
o f  Ih;,;  seael;lry"hip,  its  Jlu r posc 
;lIld 
its  functions.  A  notable  in· 
st,IIKeof  Ihis sort came  from  a com· 
),1.  .\.  C. 
mittee  of  the  Chie:1go 
Alu umi  Assoc'iation,  whieh  was  ap· 
to  design  pl:ms  for  some 
pointed 
:1tliliation  o f  all 
the  10c',11  J-l.  A.  C. 
alumni  associations.  \\. e hope othe r 
sugg'estions  will  come  in,  ;I/ld  th:11 
some  pl;11I  may hc  c\'oh'ed for c\·cnl· 
ually  m:lking  the  c'ollceptioll  a  suc· 
cess, 
I' l:tnsdifl'cte(1 toward thi.~ end 
should  be  formulah:11  at  ollce.  since 
lhe  pleasu res  and  haste  of  alumni 
d;I\'  m;lkes  thalocc:1sioll  ull s uit;lhie 
fo~ brilwin"  :\11\'  const r ucti"e  work 
to  pass. 

".  . 

The  Executivc  Commi ttee  will 
gl:\llly  wekome 
:Illy  sugge stions 
frOlll  those  interested  with  rcgard 
to  the  aluIllni  se creta ryship,  amI 
with  reg-:1rd  to  the anlllL al  meetings 
of the  .llumni associations. 

\'ery  sincerely, 

T llE  ExEc .... Tt\·E  CU~I~[IT T EE. 

MRS .  GUNSON  AT  REST . 

~lrs.  ThomllS  GUIlSHn  pa5sed 
away  at  he r  home  OJ( 
the  campus 
TILt:sd ay,  April  I,  aftcr  m:lI1}  yellrs 
of  pai n  and  sufferi ng .  She  was 
born  ill  Scotla nd  !learly  6-1  yea rs 
ago,  .lIld  for  22  yellrs  has  been  a 
resident of  ),1.  A .  C., during  which 
time  :\Ir.  GIllison  has  been  con· 
nected  with  the  college. 

Though  :\1 rs.  Guuson  had  be~n 
;l!1  ill\'alid  for  so  mallY  yea rs,  and 
thus  ulll1hle  to  mingle  with  tho,;e 
about  he r,  she  has  :dways exerted, 
in  her  qu iet  way,  the 
influence 
w hich  makes  for  better  things  in 
the  lives of ou r  boys  and  girls.  No 
one  h:ls  ever  visited  her  home, or 
come  in  cont'lct  with  her life,  w ith · 
011\  ha\-ing  been  benefited  thereby, 
T he  funeral  se rvice  was cond uct· 
cd  f rom  the  Union  Lite rary  Society 
b ui lding  at  2  o'clock  on  Thursday . 

Re\·.  llorace  Cady  \\"ilson,  of  the 
First 
l'rl'sbYIl'ria;1  chu rch,  otlici 
ated .  and  \\'as  assisted  In- R eL \\·il· 
li:lm  Steensma.  of 
the  P eo ple's 
chureh  at  East  Lallsin;.:-, 

A  larg-e  number  of  both  collcge 
and  Lansing  fri{,tHls  were  present 
to  pay  their  last  rl'spects  10  the  til" 
L'ea;:ed,  :111(1  til  l'xtend  sympathy :lIld 
to  )'Ir.  Gunson  at  Ihis  time. 
;lid 
T hc 110r:11  offerings were  most  beau· 
tiful.  and  pro\'e[1 
ill  olllya  slight 
way the  esteem in  which  )'Irs, GII\l. 
son  was  held . 

)'Ir,  P:ltt e n  sa ng:  two  solos.  with 
).!rs. 
rest  in  :\It, 

Miss  Frc'yhofer at  the  pi:lIlo . 
Gunson 
Il opt', 

laid 

\Va.., 

to 

THE  PORTRAIT  FUND . 

G raldul 

acknowledgement 

is 
herehy  made  hy  the  executive  com· 
mittee  to  the  followin:;  subsc ri bers: 

H.  R.  Sioith. 
G.  E.  Law~on . 
G.  H.  Allen . 
J oe Tower. 
H .  V.  Clark. 
E.  Davenport. 
L.  A.  Clint on. 
F.  C.  Green. 
Geo.  Humphrey. 
E.  W.  and Tressa  B ri ~ tol  Ra nney, 
)1.  W. Gray. 
L.  Whitney  Watkins, 
F.  W,  and  M rs.  ;\Iyrta $e\'erance Bar· 

deen, 

A.  U.  Craig. 
W.  K.  Prudden. 
E.  J.  Fletcher . 
JM.  H . Tibbits. 
L.  H, Dewsy . 
E.  H .  Auarns 
Miss Alidis AISIllnde r . 
A.  M.  PlI.tr iareh e. 
W.  L.  Carpenter. 
C,  B .  Briggs. 
G.  W.  Gutekunst. 
Mrs.  Katherine C.  Briggs. 
J.  D.  Stannard, 

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60  C It,. TS  ,.ItR  ,( 1: ,  .. 

Ena.ered  . .  lMIOOud-c11l51  0 •• 11  matter  ., 

Laoalnl.  Ml eh. 

Addr ... all  lu"-crlpUonl and  a<!>"e rtLllna 
.... ~ter to  tbe  M.  A  O.  ItJroOlto,  !ta,n t.n. 
Ilnll'.  Mleh.  Add .....  all  IlOMrlbUUonl  to 
t be  'Man •• ln. KdLtor. 

Re.m.Jt  hI'  P.  O.  MoneT  Order,  Oraft  or 

RellJltered  Letter.  Do I10t  Hn d  UamlM. 
BUllnut  omce  with  LawrenCII  <Ie  Va" 
BUNln  Prh.tlna 00 •.  ~I~~t~ Orand A,'e. $o~ 
Lantlol!'.  Mich. 

TUESDAV,  APRIL  8,  1913. 

COPIES of Ihis week's  RECOltO 

arc bcin~ Illaill'd 10  nil  alumni, 
as  we arc  sure eac h  o ne  will  be  in 
terested  in  the progress of  the por 
tn.it  fUlid  movement, as  well  as  ill 
(lllltlcrs  herein  published. 
Otht!f 
Pbns <Ire  g-oing  f orward  for a  big, 
busy  reunion  ill  June,  and  lOU  will 
all  surely  he  hen:. 
to 
,-'!lUI  110W 
come. 
:IS  morc  definite 
pl:IIlS are  formulnted,  we shall  issue 
another  extra  triennial  nUlnber,  in 
which  wiil he publishc..'ti some things 
you  want 
to  know  about.  The 
local  !llnlllni  lIle!:"!  tomorroW  evell 
ing, am'  the  triennilll  will  he "set  in 
motion." 

,As  soon 

Followinj!  arc  quolations  from 
some of the  I<.'lter:.  reeeh'cd  In'  Dr. 
Hedrick,  :IS  chai rman  of  the 'com 
miuee: 

Storrs,  Conn. 

I  hopc  to  be;1\  tht"  R e union.  but 
flceidc  a 

cannot  senle 
month  lakr.  A.  G.  Guilley, '6S. 
New  York  City. 

,'cL  C;UJ 

Enclosed  lind  - ,  to  be  pl!lced  to 
the  c redit  of  th<.'  portrait  fuud  you 
h:lve  :10  kinilly  offcrl..-d 
to  colh:ct. 
Ilope you  \\ ill  mel·t  with  the  sut'_ 
ccss  the  proposition  merits. 

C.  \\'. G:unmon,  '79' 

Auhurn,  Ala. 

Enclosed  \ou  will  find  my cou 
Iribution  to  the  fund  for  purc.llasing 
the  paintings of  Dr.  lknl  llnd  Dr. 
I I is  a  pleasure  to  help in  :I 
Cook. 
work  that, will  show our  apprecia. 
tioll  of  these  mighty teachers of na· 
ture's \\ orks.  1 am  also in  fa\-or of 
:1  permanent  SeCretllr}',  liS  there is  a 
great  work  for  s uch  a  persoll  to do. 

II.  ~I. Conolly,  'oS. 

Ilerc 
Ala!'ka: 

is  one 

from 

far  away 

Your circul:lr  letter dat cd  Febru 
:try  S h3s ju st been  rcceivell. 
I am 
heartil y  in  f:h'or of  :III  the  meaSlires 
you  propose,_ lhut  is  10  say,:111  oil 
painting of  Pro fessor  Cook  and  an 
oil  painting of  Dr.  Belli,  alld  a  per· 
manent  secretar\,  for tbe  alumni  ;IS · 
sociation. 

As  to  the suggestion  for  II  per 
mllllcllt secre tary  for  the  alumni  a,, 
sociatioll,  I  cOIl::;ider  it  II  matter  of 
very great  import:mce.  Thcalulllni 
lire  drifting  apart  more  :IOd  more, 
particubrly  the  older  men.  hecause 
of  the lack  of a connccting lillk  slleh 
as  a  permanent secretary  would  he. 
For  sen:-r:11 
)ear.o,  and  until  the 
public:ltion  of  the  last  catalog  of 
graduates, 1 was  unable  to learn  tbe 
addresses  of  e,'en  my  OWII  class· 
mates. 
\Vork  up  the  matter  of  a 
permanent SeCrel;lry. 

Yery  truly  yours, 

C .  C.  Georgeson,  '7S. 

Detroit, Mich. 

Enclosed  find  check for  contribu· 
t ion  for pllinting o f Professors  Beal 
Ilnd  Cook.  L am  glad  to  hear  that 
the  moveme n t  was sllccessful. 

James  S.  H olden. 

Th e  M.  A.  C .  RECORD. 

Detroit,1lich. 

1  tnke  pleasure  in  enclosiJlg  my 
COlltr ibution  towards  the  purcbllse 
of  the  oil  paintings  of  Prof.  Cook 
alld  Prof.  Beal.  1  trust  this  under· 
taking may  be  s uccessful 
in  e\'en ' 
way, aDd  that  I  may  have  the ple:ls  
ure  of  seeing  the  portraits  some 
time  in  the near  future. 

Arthur Jones,  'S1. 

St.  Paul, Minn. 

1 feci  sure that e,-ery  10Yili  alul11-
nus  o f  the  M.  A  C .  will  be  de. 
lighted  to  :lssist  in  such  :III  under. 
taking,  alld  s~all  be  gbd  10  know 
what  sum  will  be  nee{led  for  the 
purpose. 

II.  It.  Smith, '95. 
Pa slld~nrl ,  Calif. 

o 

.  b 

Your interesting  mission  reached 
me here,  where  :'.J rs. Gnrfield  :l1H1  I 
.;Ire  domiciled  with  the  family of  my 
I 
cI.;Issmatc,  Henry  G.  R eynolds. 
am  in complete sy mpathy  with  your 
,u"gestioll conct! rning  Or. Beill  and 
Prof.  Coo.\;:,  and  Will 
e  glad  to co · 
operate  with  fellow  alumni  in  the 
I  wiIJ  for 
line  of  your  purpose. 
ward  \'our  lette r  to  Oll r  G.  R.  ~1. 
A.  C:  organization,  with  requeSt 
that it be  given  IIttention.  1  know 
the li\'ing members of  my own class 
will  be  happy  to  cont ribute,  hut  it 
seems  to  me  the  thing  to  do  is  to 
ca rryon the  agitntion  you  have  ini 
tiated,  and  at  the  trienniai  consum· 
III  the  meantime, 
mate the project. 
I  will  assure yOll  of the  hearty  co 
operation of the  class  of  ·io. 

LIas  the  collegc  11  good  portrllit 
of  l~rof.  Fuirchild: 
]  always  COil· 
nect  the success  of  the  college  with 
the  pioneer  efforLS  of  Ahhot,  Fnir 
child,  K.edzie,  ~Iilcs  and  Cook, and 
Prentiss.  Their  f:IL'Cs  should  he 
Illude  f:tmiliH r  \0  all  generlltions  uf 
boys and  girls of  :\1.  A.  C. 

Thank  you  for  writing  me,  and 
alwll\'S  command  Ill)' sen'ice  in pro· 
moti;lg . the  wclf:ore  or  prcs(.'n"ing 
the  gellJus  of  Illy  Almll  Mater. 
Yours  faithfully. 

Cha".  W.  Garfield.  iO. 

(Oon~\IlIlOO  on  PlllI:e  4.) 

DEAN  GILCHRIST  R ESIGNS. 

De:lI}  ~Iaudc Gilchrist  h:lS  been 
tendered  a  position  at  \\ cllesley 
College  as  Associate  Professor  of 
l30taIlY,  ;lnd  has  presellted  her res · 
ign:ltioll  a s  Dean of 1 l ome  Econom. 
ics  at l\1.  .A.  C., same  to  take effect 
at the  dose  of  the  present  college 
ycar.  As  the  bOtlrd  has  had  no 
meeting,  her  resign:ltioll  ha~  !lot 
been  Ilcted  upon.  As  the  position 
at  \'v"eHcsley  is,  however, a  very de· 
sirable one,  it  i"  ,cry  probable  Ih:11 
;,he  will  he  release<1 
to  ac· 
cept. 

in  o rd e r 

~Jiss Gilchrist  has been  in charge 
of  the  women's  dep.'lrtmcnt  !lt  ~1. 
A.  C.  for  I:::  yen",  having  begull 
her  work  in  1901.  The  buildi ng 
bad  then  been  occupi~d  b\lt  one 
year.  During  her  stay  at  ~1. A. 
C.  mallY 
importflnt  c h:lIlg(."S  h:1\ (: 
been  made,  aud  also  man)' impro\ e 
men~  b rough t 
;Iool.lt,  a5  well  as 
substantial  growth in  the !lumber of 
students  in  her  dep:ullllent.  That 
~'I iss  Gilchrist has  been  most  suc· 
cessful in  her work  at  ~1.  A.  C.  is 
edtlenced  by  the  faCl  thllt  the  \IUnl 
bers h!lve  increased  125  per CCI\l. 

The call  from  'Vellesle)'  is  a  r:l.rc 
compliment  to  Dean  Gilch r ist,  :IS 
she spent some time in  stud), ill  thaI 
institution, and  was  also  connected 
with  the  departmcllt  (If  bot:lIl),  fo r 
ten  years.  Shc  w iil  remain  at  l\1. 
A.  C.  ulltil  the  close o f  the school 
year. 

... 

• 

ADVANCED  DEGREES 

191"3. 

Below are  the  names  of  all  those 
who  h:lvc  s:lIisfied  the  conditions 
fo r  en rollment  and  are  regularl y 
registered  as  candidates  for  ad· 
v:tllced degrees.  U further require. 
ments  regarding 
thescs,  etc.,  arc 
complied  with, these applicaots may 
be  expected  to  qU:llify  and  receive 
diplomas  at  commencement,  June 
:::  h  1913,  Unless  otherwi5e  indi 
c!lted,  the  ca ndidates  ha ve  received 
the  Bachelor's  Degree  at  M. A.  C. 

For AfaJlter 1)/ Seie1lce. 

S'·etlikoff.  Konstllntin.  Russia. 
Ross.  Chilli.  Burt., W.  Va.  U ..  '07. 
01'iatt, Chas. Jay . '09. 
Fisher.  John  Welton .  Williams.  'II. 
Burley, J ohn Carleton,  SYrfI,cuse,  'II. 

F Or  Master o/.dyricl1.lfl1.re. 

Skinner,  J.  Hackley.  '01. 
CArrier,  L)·man.  '02. 
Foster,  Floyd Ossian.  '03. 

For .JfUllter 0/ Horticulturt. 

Heed.  Glatence A. , '05. 

For Oil:il Ellgilleer. 
Hunt.  B ol'1lCe Sinc!.air.  ' (JS. 
Thatcher.  Fent &twin  N.,  '07. 
Jolillson, Sidney Egbert.  '04. 
JoIlD.!IOn,  Maurice  Flower.  '07. 
Dikeman.  Myron  Jay, 'OS. 
Ca,·allagh. JOhil  Griffith.  '06. 
Merwin , Clyd",  Elman.  'OS. 
Lnmbert, John  Robert.  '06. 
CIHle,  Clallde  i\lar1'hall ,  '07. 
Se\'erunoe,  UowII.rd  0 ..  '03. 
Autell,  Gla ude I ..  '05. 
Spenoor.  Louis  l'tlartin.  '06. 
Steete.  J oseph  Herbert.,  ·OS. 

P OI'  M ecilaniool Eligineer. 

UiH.  Newetl  JohnSOIl.  'OS. 
Gurllt'y.  Dayton  Alviu,  '04. 
Bates,  Erastu>l  NeWlon.  '06. 
Pipt!r.  Willia ....  Eugene,  '07. 
Pokorlly,  Emil Chal' .. '07. 
lrelllnd,  Capt.  Mark  Lorin, '01. 

For  Jlu8ter of Forntry. 
<h>etz,  Christian Be rman, '07. 
Sanford.  }'rank Bohan, 'G4. 

For Jlmter  0/ H ome Etonolllin. 

~ort.hrUI). Lydia Zae.  '01. 
Krentel. C"Ua Lily.  '07. 
Gilger.  Urs.  H .  c.,  (Amy  Vaughn ). 

'0'7. 

Ra\-en,  Paulina Elona.  '05. 
Ireland.  !'tIl'S.  M,  L. (Irma Thowp80Il), 

'00. 

Reed,  Mrs.  C.  A ..  ( K .  Mc~aughton ), 

'0". 

F .. \. Loew,'o~, teacher  o f l;cience 
in  C c nln4!  College,  Hun tington, 
Iml., W:LS  a  college  visitor  Saturday. 
~Ir.  Lvc w  wa"  on  Ihe  prognllll  of 
Ih~ :\1 ich ig:1I1  A cadc.m.\·  of  Science 
at Ann  Arhor. 

~!.  ,,'\.  C.  alumni  and  frienos  of 
the  ill~tit\lli o n will  he  g lud  to  know 
thaI  Ihe  COllege  appropriation  bill, 
calling  for one·fifth  mill  on  the  la_x 
IIhle  l)rOperty of the state, has passed 
lhe  Sellllte,  and  that without  a  dis 
"culing  ,·ote. 
\\ e  hope  to  ro:port 
Ihnt the  H ouse h:ls ··followed a  good 
eX!llllple" in  next  week's  RECOil\). 

The  :u1I\u:11  meeting  of  the  s tate 
society  for  the  promotion  of  agri. 
c ultural  education will  be  held at  the 
college  Oil  Apri!  25  and  26.  Prof. 
K.  L.  lIHlch , of  the  Univer.oity  of 
\\,isconsin,  will  be  presellt,  :md 
will  give  an  adoress  on  the  :::5th. , 
It  is  also  pl:lnned  to  have another 
speaker  f rom  olltside  the  state  for 
the  ::Ie!!siol1  on  the  z6th,. but  noth 
ing definite  11:IS  been  decided.  R. 
A.  Turner, 
'10,  of  H illsdale,  is 
president of  thc  organization. 

SENIOR  ENGINEERING 
THESES. 

"Power  Stallon.  Danl  and  Distribu· 
tion  SySloe1ll  at  Beulah.  Michigan. "  G . 
Allen.  E.  C.  Kiefer. 

.. WMhington A\'enlle Bridge, "  J .  A. 

MacDonald.  E.  B.  Meyer. 

.. Analysis  of  CedlLr  Street  Cement 
Br idge,  Lansi ng."  E.  K .  Lovelac9,  A. 
F.  Zlekgraf. 

.• Heating fIond  Ventilation  Design  (or 
East  Lansing Schoola."  F. E,  Andrews, 
G.  L.  Ln.rdie. 

.. Analysis of  Michigflon  Avenue Arch, 
Lansing."  W.  S.  Cummillg,  L. A. Pres 
oott. 

" Ke rosene  Carburet tors." 

O.  L. 

Bauer.  L.  \\T.  Dunn . 

" l m'estigation  of  the  Sewer  System 
of  Lansing. \Yellt  of  the  Gnmd  River:' 
W.  C.  Gribble.  O.  !:Iarvey. 

.. Te8ts  on  Com>er  Rail  Bond!!  to De 
termine  lhe  Cause  of  failure. "  R.  E. 
BisseU,  L.  1I.  Thoml>80l1. 

., Water SUPI)ly  R.eserl'oir and Distr ib· 
Ilting  SY8lew.  LaPorte.  Ind ."  M.  De 
OIOI)per.  F . J .  W1l18b, 

"Constmction  and  Test  of  flo  Modern 
I.  E:. 

Wireless  Telegral)h  S ta tion." 
Brand3.  E. G. Chambers. 

"Design  of  11  Dam  at  Dimondale, 

~I'eh ."  T.  J .  Dean.  J .  J .  Harris. 

.. Test  on  Sldnn .. r  Engine  in  College 
Laboratory."  C.  B .  Doall,  E.  )1.  KfIon 
ters. 

" Problems  in  Works  Management ."· 

S. J.  Filkins.  O.  E.  Robey. 

"Analysis of  th e Grand  Rapids ·Water 
Puriflcatioll  PIllnt."  L.  w.  Campbell, 
E.  C  Douglns. 

"A  Compllrath'e  Te8~  of  Different 
Makes  of  Gasoline  Engines."  N.  13, 
Gridley.  (l ,  A.  Newh8.lI . 

.. Reduction  o f  Wllte r  Waste  in  the 
City  of  Lansing."  E.  B. Collins,  E.  EI.. 
Sh uttleworth. 

.. In \'esl i~tion ot  PO)\'er  for Factory 

at F1int."  R.  E.  Ora\'l!!!.  D.  D.  Stone. 

"Test of Steel  Before  and After Heat 

Treatlllellt."  O.  G.  BacK. C.  Nil!ton. 

., Analysis  of Sewer SYl!ltem at OWOI:lIKI. 
}lie higan."  W.  F.  Bauer.  H . ;\1.  Ward. 
"A  Study  of  the  De,elopmellt  and 
of  Effi. 

Apl)licll lioD  of  Certai n  Ph_ 
cieney  Engillccring."  R.  R.  Baugh. 

.. Efficiency  Te.;t  of  A.  C.  Motonl." 

J .  V.  Hilbert,  A.  B.  !lead. 

"An  In,·t!SLigation of a  31ethod of  lu . 
t rodueiug Liquid  Fuel  into an  Inte.rnal 
Combustion  Eugiue."  B.!'tl.  Jacklin. 

"Allal)'si,  of the  Ellchart.  Ind., Water 

Works."  W .  R.  JUblet. 

"The  Hydro-Electric  Del'elopment of 
Black  Riv er  at  Bangor.  Mie h."  G .  C. 
Dillman.  C.  B .  Hall. 

"An In\'estigntion of the Water Power 
of Ihe  Western  KUitting Co.  at Rochel! 
ler.  Mich."  C.  B.  Chal)lllan,  E.  B. 
Gaffney. 

.. A  Colllp8rath'e  Study  of  Various 
Methods  of  Supplyil)g  East  La.lJsing 
with  Electricity,  Stellm.  Ga.a  and  Oil 
Engiue  aud Sub·Stat ioll."  O . Stege,  J. 
Van  Kerckho\·e. 

"The  Effect of  Va rious  Chemtcals on 
Neat  C('ment."  L.  P.  Kelley,  M.  B. 
Moore. 

" Bydraulic Head  Iucreaser tor  Power 
It.  G.  Chamberlain,  C.  A.  Gil 

Dsm." 

~n . 

"Bridge  at  Entrance  of  Athletic 
Field."  H. B. Bradley. D. C.  Bammond. 
" Works  Management Study."  W .  L. 

Nies. 

A. J.  RUllner  has  cOlllpleted  his 
work  for  graduatiOll, :lnd  has  been 
elected  supe rintendent  of  schools 
and  telleher  of agricullu r e.  at  NOrlh 
Adams,  in  place  of  J.  W.  Chapin, 
l\1.r.  Ch:lpin  resigned  to acce pt 
'10. 
the  position  of  fllrm  specialist  in 
Br:lIlch  COullty. 

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Neckwear.  Fancy Jewelry,  Gloves,  Hosiery,  Etc. 
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Two  of  the  sellio{  ~irls  h:l\·e 
d .... cteu  poultry  husb:IIHlry  for  Ih(· 
sprin~ term. 

:\Irs .  .'\.  Ahhot  is  building-:t hO"le 
on  Sun~et Lane,  imlllC'diatcly  north 
of  Field  Ag-l·nt  \\'hi te's  propl·rt_I·. 

The  cOllrse  in  textile~  is  heing 
rep(·ated  this  term  for  thc  bem:!it 
of  tholle s eniors  in  home ('collomir,., 
who  hano  not  h:1I1  opporlunit.\  to 
\LIke  it. 

;"Ii s~  ;"bbel  Long,  direclOr  of 
phy",il'al  Iraining  for  women  :It  ;"1. 
A. C. from  1(}OS-IO. h:I" hee/l spcllll. 
\\ ith  colle).:"e 
in·'  Ihe  pasl  wcek 
;\Iis~  Lo ng 
lrlemls. 
in 
is  HOW 
cllllr).:"e  of  the  g-irls'  gynll1:lsiu1l1  in 
the  public  schools  o f  D:\I enport, 
la . 

The  :'-.lichig-:IJ1  rcpresent:tti\·cs  ilt 
the  Kational  :\1:lrketilJg  ;mu  Farm 
Credit  Conference,  which  W;IS  held 
at  Chic;lgo,  April  S  to  II.  Wl're 
Senator 
Ilutchins,  R('present:lt;\'C 
J-)cKaughton,  Hon.  C.  J.  :\)omoc, 
Sec\·  A.  ;"1.  Brown.  Dean  It.  S. 
Sh;\\\',  Dr.  Eben  Mllll1forll ,.J.  II. 
;"Ir,  11.  £. 
Skin ner,  and  others. 
Young,  'o:? ,  editor  Farmers'  R c 
:·icu·,  W!lS  ver y  prom inent  in 
the 
m:mageUlent  o f  the  conference, 

o 

T he  college  appropriation  bill , 
calling"  for  one-Iulf  mill  tax,  h:ls 
been  held  up  by  the 
\\" ays  and 
Ihe  lI ollse, 
;"]eans  Committee  01 
said  committee  going  on  record  as 
not {uor;nO" :J.  mill  t:J.X.  The  mellJ· 
be rs  st:J.te  that  they  are  not  agaInst 
appropriations for  specifi c purposes, 
and  the  "needs"  of  the institution 
w ill  be considered.  Just  what  this 
means  to  Oll r  hopes and  aspi rations 
we arc  unable  to  say,  ~lembers of 
the  Hoard  meet  the  Committee  to, 
niaht to  discuss  the situation. 

. 

o 

About 

\\·l·ullesdflY 

ten  o f  Iho.:  senior  I [arts. 
Spellt 
~lIld  T hllrslby 
w riling"  cilil  liervice  examilllition", 
in  pomology  :md  phtnt  bn.,eding-, 

The  line  hcech  treC'lIortheflst  o f 
Ahhol  11:111  i",  IInliergoing"  :1  trcat 
ment  bv  t n~ e  dlXtor  P .  (.  ,\lIell a 
senior  i lort.  :l11l1  pro[e",siol1:11  tree 
sur:..:-eoll.  The ca",e  is  Illtr:lcting  the 
(Ittenlion  of ,111  passersby. 

J.  \\c.  Chl1pin,  '10,  who  has  been 
in  eh:lrge  of  the  :lgricu ltllre  in  the 
high  SdlOOl  :It  North  Adam:s,  has 
been  chosen  liS  cOllnt)"  ag-rieultu rist 
for  Branch  County, and  begin  hi~ 
new  work  the  first  of  April, 

Dr.  G.  0.  Shafl.' r  has  pureh;15~·d 
the vc ry  prdty  building sile  in  the 
gro"c  northwest  of  Dr.  Soning 
ham's  property, and  has already  be 
Kun  building  operations. 
Prof. 
\Vilsoll  is  also  building  3  hOllS':  un 
the  lot  purchased  of  Dr.  Sotting. 
ham, and  will  make  his  home  here. 
ha\·ing  sold  his  prope rty  on  Gro\·e 
St.  to  :\I rs.  A.  Abhot, 

\"hile  On  business  in  Lansing 
last  week,  A.J.  Dohe rty, o f  Clare, 
member of our St:lte  Boa rd  o f  Ag, 
ricultu re, suffe red  all :lttack  of  aCUle 
indigestion,  in  his 
the 
H otel  D owne\" .  A  doctor  and 
nurses  we re  si,mmoned, :md  for  a 
lime  his chances for recove ry  looked 
rather  douhtful. 
I Ie  was  removed 
to  Battle  Creek  S:H1itarium  Satur 
day,  and  at hlst  repo rts  W3S  on  the 
gain. 

room~  at 

A  hahy  <laughter.  Dorothy  Eli· 
nor, C;Ulll·  to gJ:J.ddell  the  home  of 
Instructor aud  ~Irs.  EmUlOUS.  Fri 
dar  morning- of last  \\eek. 

The 

florli cultural  Department 
h:l\e  a  ([1I:lI1tll\  of  I.'Xlr:1  tille  SIr 
\\' alter  Ib lci,:!"h  ~ced  potatoc",  for 
sale. 

The g-ynma"j1l1l1  in  th ...  \\·om an'" 
building"  has  hl'Cll  in  the  hal hIs  of 
the  painters  ,Iuring  \"acation  wC"k, 
;111(1  has hC1.'1l  put into tilll.' eonditi,JlI. 
The soft  1:11\  shade on the wait  ;.:-i ,·cs 
the  rOOIll  a  \"Cry  pleasing  "PiX;.r, 
:luce. 

suh·stalion 

;"Ir.  It  B .. \d:lllls  <:pcnt  his  \a ... :1· 
tiol1  accompanying:l c;lrlo:1l1  of  live 
stock  01\  its  w:Jy  to  the  L: pper  1'1.'11 , 
insula 
al  Chatham. 
The  car left  L:lllsing,  April  :od. anll 
reached  it!i  d"'SlilUltioll  April  51h. 
:\Ir.  Adami  a·port,.  that  he enjoyed 
the  trip, c"I(cept  for  the SIlOW  SIOrll1~ 
lmu  the  Inidni)!ht calls of  some  new 
arri\":lls  ill  the sheep pl·II,.. 

During  Ihe  P:lst  week  ;..tr.  \\-.  F. 
Ra n ·n,  li\·e  !ltock  field  agent,  made 
a  trip  to  the  L"pper  Peninsul:t,  to 
confer  with  thosc  in  charge of  the 
Sewberry  State  lIospital ,  and  to 
gi\·e :Id \'icc  concerning the  manage 
ment of the  farm  which  is  operated 
in  con nection  with  that  institutioll. 
:\Ir.  [{ rWC Il  also  met  with  1111  or 
gflllization  of  !lIen  at  ;"i:Jnistiql1e 
who arc  interested  in  thl·  den' lop 
ment of the dairy  conditions of Ihllt 
locality,  which  are  compar:J livety 
:\Ir. 
new_ 
R:t\"en  ga\·c  assistance  which  was 
very  mllch  app reciated, (md 
letters 
have  be .... n  received  exp ressing  the 
hope 
the  college  extension 
staff  would  be  increased, so that ;111 
such  req u .... sts  for  assistance  in  farlll 
mftn:lgemcnt COli III  be taken  car..:  of. 

.A.t  both  these  places 

that 

Prof.  :-::lI1ford,  of  the  forestrY 
,h:par! !llent. Spl·:lks hcforc the  llori . 
Ii :30  p,  m. 
cluh 
Subjl.'ct,  ··[{eju\ cnalillg  and  Rent 
ing- of Orl"hanls:· 

\\'loJnl'"dav.  :11 

Hohert  D.  lirah~1Il1.  of  Gr:IIHI 
Rapids,  now  prcsidl·nt  o f  the  State 
;"fr.  i\. 
BO;1fI1  of  A g riculture, :11111 
!,  Dohl.'rl\",  of  Clare ,  senior  Illl·m. 
°her,  werc·both rdurned lu ullit:e  for 
terms uf  SIX  ye:trS  on  :\pril  i' 

Th e  editor  recentl" callcd  011  ;..tr, 
:lUd  ;"Irs,  E. E. Sours,; 11  tll('ir hO I1 I\: 
in  C:ld illac. 
:\Ir. Sours is  Ihe  popu-
1:If COlll1 ly sun·eyor o f  \\' 1.':'11; ford, and 
tinds  pleuty of  lenching  work  to  £ill 
;11  his  sp:tre  hours,  There  were 
four  c:lIldidSiles  fur said ollice  in  the 
:\Ir,~.  won  Ollt 
prilll:lril.'s,  but 
handily. 
fie will r>.:turn  in  ~('ptcm­
her  and  co mp!...te  his college cou rse. 

An  evidence  of  til('  in/luence  of 
the  widespread  ag-ricultllral  move. 
ment,  which  h:ls  heen  t:lken  lip  by 
all  b ranches of the  press, I,:rc;lt  COnt 
merei;! 1  ente rprises, 
liS  well  as 
schools,  collcges  and  e:'ll;l>cnmcnt 
stations,  is  seen  in  the daily  m:'lil  of 
t.he  office  of dean lind  director_  An 
approllimate  a\'erage  of  olle  hun. 
dred  pieces  of  first class mail arc  re. 
ceived  in  lhis  one  office,  which  ilt. 
elude  questions  on  all  b r:Ulehes  of 
for  men  to 
requests 
agricultu re, 
Ul31HIge 
from  cit)' 
farms,  letters 
m en  who  cOnlemplflte  !Hoving  10 
farms,  and  nUmerous  requests  that 
it would  be  hard  to  elassi h ·. 

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Special  Secretary  in  Charge,  Ani sted 
by 77  Other Men  Known  a. 
"Key  Men." 

Parcnts  of  yOllllg  men  who  lire 
lea\'ing- home  to  go  10  Detroit  will 
be  interested  10  know of  :III  new de 
partment that  has recently  been  in 
Stalled  by  the  Detroit Youllg  Men's 
Christian  Association. 

It  is  c:tlled  the  l iller-City  \Vork 
Departmellt, and  its  purpose  is  to 
get in  touch  with  younJ{  men  jlll 
mediately  upon  their ar riv:II in  Dc· 
t rait  :Uld  sec that  they  nre  comfort. 
in  propt:r  boarding 
ably 
houses-thn!  they  receh'e  all  thc 
assistance possible in  obtaining posi. 
tions.  anJ  that  they  get  in  touch 
with the right  kind  of  friends  :md 
conlp:mions. 

located 

1I  is  a  recognized  bet th ... t  mllny 
young  mCIl  :Ire  led  aStray  on  their 
arriv:tl  in  the  city, due  to  their  uot 
knowing  where to  locnte  and  with 
whom  to  associate. 

It  is 

the  desire  of  the  Detroit 
Young 1len's Christian Association 
10  see that  these  )'ounJe  men secu re 
boarding  and  rooming  places  of  the 
proper characte rs,  and  that  they  are 
lined  up  willl  fellows  who  will  be a 
benefit  rathcr  than  a  Illenace j  fel· 
Iowa  who will  tllke  friendly  interest 
in  seeing  that  these  strangers  :tre 
made  to  feel  at  home  in  the  city. 
Also  that  in\'itations  are givcn  and 
accepled  to  attend  chu rch  :md  ses· 
sions  of 
the  Sund:ty  School  of 
thei r  religious  belief. 

An  orl;anized  force  of  s eventy· 
sevcn  finc  young  men  in  Detroit 
are  ready  and  willing  to  call  upon 
the strang-ers :md  render the sen' ice 
II  is  desired  that  it  be 
needed. 
thoroughly  understoOd  thaI  this  is 
purely  a  pl:m  of  hclpfulne!ls  and 
friendliness,  with  not  the  sl ightest 
obligation  placed upon  the recipicnt, 
either  :IS  to  fee  or  memlx- rship. 

Q\\ick  action  is  impressed  upon 
the "Key  Men" who tlo the  visi ting 
in  Detroit, for  it  is  recognized  that 
far  more lasting  benefit  can  accrue 
lipan  within 
to  the  party  called 
forty.eight  hours  after  he  reaches 
the  city. 

AH  young  men  arc  made  most 
welcome,  and  they will  find 
those 
whose  pleasure it  will  be  to  serve. 
P:lrents and  friends  arc  invited  to 
send  notice  of  the  coming  of  their 
sons,  g IvIng  Detroit  address,  nnd 
they  rmly  be  assured  thnt  prompt 
attention  will  be  given  to  all  re 
quests. 

It is  the desire of  thisdepartmeDt 
to  establish  "Key  ~\Ien" in  every 
10wl1  or  hamlet  within  at  least  a 
hundred  miles of  Detroit, or in those 
pJ:.ces  whe re  the trend  of  travel  is 
toward  that  city.  Two  hundred 
sllch "Key Men" are now appointed, 
and 
the  name  of  seven  hundred 
young  l1l e~ leaving for  Detroit  have 
been  seut  In. 

THE  EUNOMIAN  PRIZE . 

The  Eunomi:m  Literary  Society 
arc  again offering a  prize of  twent)"· 
fi,'e  dollars,  10  be  gi"ell  at  com· 
nlcncemelll  to  the Slmlent doing  the 
best  piece  of  literary  work.  during 
the year.  This wurk lIIay  be either 
in  the  form  of  story. essay,  poem 
or drama. 

The judge .. ,  of  which  tht' re  shall 
be  th ree,  will  bc  of  known  literary 
judgment,  and  nrc  to  be selected  by 
the  English  departillent, :U1d  in  nO 
tilt:  college. 
wa)'  connected  with 
l\lembers of  Ihe  above  WIIllL·d  soci· 
ety  will,  of  cour~, have  no  advant· 
age  in  this contest. 

Manuscript  must  he  submitted 
In  many 
not  later  thaD  May  '5, 
cases,  students  in  English  classes 
can  offer  their  contest  manuscript 
for  credit  :IS  written  work  in  con· 
nection  with  the  classeS. 

Any  who  arc  interested  should 
take  this  mailer up  with  his o r  her 
teache r  at  once, and  arrange  to  en· 
terlhecontest.  Someone will  win, 
You  ha,'e a  chance. 

'9;· 
E.  C. Green, with  the li. 5. Dept. 
of  Agr.,  writes  Dr.  Hedrick  as  foJ· 
lows: 

"Herewith  !Ire  my  contri butions 
to  the  portroits  of  Dr.  Beal  and 
If larger amounts  are 
Prof.  Cook. 
desired,  let  me  know. 

IS 

"  I  ha\'c  just  accepted  a  position 
with  the  Brazilian  gO"ernmenl, and 
len,'e  in  :1  short  till1("  for  Coroata, 
where  ;'l  new cotton  experiment sta· 
to  be  located.  Coronta is 
tion 
about  100  miles  south of 5.  Luiz do 
~lanl1lhao,  on  Ihe  north  coast  of 
Bra:.!:i\'  There  is  no  railroad,  and 
conditions  the re  arc  primitive  in  the 
ext reme.  It is  '1 0  south  of thee(lua. 
tor,  hence  sonlcwhal  warm.  OUt· 
s ide  of malign aut  malaria,  beri·beri, 
and  yellow  fever,  there  are  no  dis· 
eases there 10  speak of. 
I  anticipate 
an interesting adventure, at any  rate. 
and  there  may  be  a  great  opportun. 
it)·  there with  Ihe  cotton  plant,  Of 
course, 1 amieaving my  family here 
in  I,.Vashington,  where they  Illay  be 
reasonably  comfortable. 

"r retain  my  cOllnectioll  with  the 
U.  S.  Dept.  of  Agr.,  by  holdin~  a 
commission  as" col:.borator"  while 
ab road,  and  making  collections  fo r 
our government," 

.Miss  Lutie  Robinson, '1 2, left  for 
her  home  at  Ellsworth,  \\'ednes· 
day of  last  week,  accompanied  by 
he r  mothe r,  who had  been  with  he r 
for  the  past  fhe  or  six  weeks. 
taken  practi. 
Miss  Robinson  hilS 
c ally  ftd l  c harge  of 
the  Gunson 
home since  the illness of  M rs.  GUll· 
son. 

\I' OJlE~ 'S  .t.!fO 
)lK)I: 'S 
n iRSISIII !iGS 
lillY  GOODS 

•  lUi  W-.sbln"ton A,·t. S. 

LAN.,,., • . _,_ 
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, 
CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 
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D£NTISTS. 
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•  liner  Rulldlnll:.  t ....... lrl..:.  Mlc:b.  Bell 
pbon'" 31;K1-J:  OIUnn. Aulom.tl e ~ . 
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•  In..:ton  A,·e.  S ..  l ... n8In\l'.  Mlchlll:.n. 
Automrt.llc phone. onlce~; ruldence. 1!4(M. 
J E. STOVVP.: tt.  1).  I).  S.  Onlc.,OHiOlt,. 
.  Nlltlonlll  BAnk  HId..:.  Automatic pbone 
MI:  Ht'1J  phone ftl.  Fo .. "er M. A. C. Itudent. 
DRUGGISTS. 
ROUS~;R-S  CAP ITAl ..  OIIUO  STORE. 
Up  to d.le.  (JorDer  nott.  OPp(MUe 
Holll. ter Bloek. 

I'LO AtiS.  t'lJ ITS. 
...;ns ... d 
:ic .II~  10"  STOHl: 

About  a  dQ:.!:en  and  a  half  Hart. 
students spent  the  vac ation  pruning 
orchards.  Some  went  as  far  as  a 
suburb of  Chicago. 

"Cucumbers  as  a  cash  c rop"  is 
the title  of  ;J  four.page  circular  just 
issued  by  the  experiment  station. 
h  w.\s  written  by  Walter  Postiff. 
'I z,  hy  request  of the  I Iort. dh ision. 
Postiff  ha s  grown  this  c rop  011  his 
home  farm  on c om me rcial  scale  for 
several  YC:lrs. 

The  historic  f>'!ar  orchard  wesl 
of the res idence  of  Pres. Snyder  is 
It has very la rgely 
being cm  down. 
served  its  purpose, and  was  an  ex· 
pcusc  to  maint:lin,  eSpe<:ially  since 
the  harvesting:  of  the  crop  was  so 
1:U1d  will  be 
uncertain. 
trees  and 
phl1lted  with  o rnament!11 
shrubs. 

The 

C0I.t. ~;GI!: J)lU] G  AJO,  (;ROQ EIU'  00. 
.; ,tPtelll otll.ce.  AlrencJ' St., l,./lundr,.. 
DRY  GOODS. 
J  w.  il:S .'PP 00.- n,y (loods lind  I'"lIr· 
.  nl~hlng8.  ZM-:!".I~  \\""8hlnIl"IOn  A,·.,  So. 
M II,{,S  J)KY  GOODS  00.- n,y  (;ood~ 
!'lulU. Colli!. ",,,Isla. Art  ~eedl~ Work, 
.~tc.  IOl-II0  WlUihln/l'lOn  A\'e.  South. 
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. 
CAPITOl,  ELEOTRIO  EN(HNJo:f!:RINO 
00. - Jl'ull  line of  Electrl~1I1  8upplte •. 
Ineludl"..:  ~tudentl' shades  and  cord •. car· 
bon.  tllnu.lum  lind  mudll  rudlnl'  tim PI. 
117  K.  )llcbl .. n.A \'e. 

Ft1RNTTURE  DEALERS. 
M  J.  <l  R.  )1.  BUOK.-P"urnitUre.  Corner 
•  W&JIblngton  A\·e. lind  10,,11l  IHr"'t . 

See .d. 

HARDWARE. STOVES &:  TINW'RE. 
N OR TON 'S  HARDWARE.-G ", neral 
Hllrd"·llre. TIIl .. · .. re. GrAnlte"·"re. (lut. 
lerr. SIO'·el. etc. 
III  WlIshlnl!to"  A'·e. S. 
See  ad. 

MANUF ACTURlNG  AND  HAIR. 
DRESSING. 

)1."ufllrturlnlJ. 
M RS.  0.  T.  OA S 1':.  -
8b.n.p.oolng  <l  lllllrdrelJllng  I"'-rlorl. 
a .. ·ltcbes  m .... e  of  cui  h .. lr  or  oonlbllll'l. 
IlII!O  <:<lion.<! .nd .... nO'·Il\"'"  to  look  ... ~ood 
lUI  ne"·.  The  Franco-AmericAn  IIYl'lenlo 
Totte!  Kequl~It"'~ A  ilFI<CI"I.Tl".  AUIornaUo 
pbone66l.  ~ WublnlJton A,·e. S. 

MUSICAL  INSTRUMENT S, 
G HI~~"':I.l .  BROS.-·:~llchllllln'" I,elld lll": 
MU~le  House."  HlitH Or""e  '·I."oa 
.. "d  Plarer PIII."08.  EIl:>Y  TermM.  1'1""011 to 
II"nt-"e",'8  He"I,,1  OUI  0"  I'urchue. 
~;'''''rythlllg  In  t he  He .. !!n  of  MU8tC.  I. ... !< 
S'!<O  ST(>N",:!lj  :". W ... hln\llOll  A,·e. 

PHYSICiANS, 
D R. OSOAR  H.  RKUEGEI~-<:Or. Mlcb. 
A ,·e. lind OrAnd  RI,'''r A .. e~ .~:.lIt I.D. 
II"C.  Hourt,  7 ....  8::Jta.m. ; ~to.II"d1\08 
P. m.  Sunda,. ..  I! to I and I to e p. m.  ('t1J. 
leJl. phone  13-14;  Hell ft:!5. 
D R. H. W.  LA.o"OOS,  .:.. ... 1 I",nslnll:. Mlcb. 
Om~e hout'll:  7 to 8::10  a. "' ..  1~:lIO  to  t 
II.nd8::1Ot08  p.m.  SUndflu.IOtoll:llOa.m. 
7 t08 P."'"  Ollh,ens' pbone~ 
E YF"  f~AK.  NOS~~ ANI)  TlfltQA1'.-Dr . 
J. 8.0""Hl. 115\\'. AII\'IJlu.  51 .•  I..AURln..:. 
Olll~~I1$ phone ~;J!. 

PRINTING. 
L AWRESO.;  &;  VA~ flURES  I'RIl"T. 
I sn  OO.-!Io-~I! Grand  A \'enue Sortb. 
Vine  Prllltln..:.  Botb  l'bon~l. 
A I,LES  PRINTING  OO.-Conler Oapltol 
a"eBue  .nd  IonIa  nreet.  Printing. 
OrI\ce SuppllU.  En..:ra,·ed ('.rd •.  PfOIIrll.rns 
)lAcer Goods.  lIell  phone  11»4.  Automatle 
pbone 400\1.  Remember O\lr ne .. · l~auon • 
ROflt;RT  S~IITI:I  PTG.oo.-Qor.  W •• b· 
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UNIFORMS. 
T Ht:  M.  (J .  LlLr.EY·"'_""OO=.-.-""oc,-, -"c,,-,-•• 
OI,IQ.-M"nuflleturen  ot  MllIt.r,.  alld 
Soelelr Goods. 

Inillton  A,·e.and Ionia 51. 

lAwrence &  Van Buren 
Printing  Company 

210_212  Orand  A ve.  North 

THE  RlI'LE1'- t/;  GRA r 
PRLVT1NG  COJIPANY 

DIRECTORY 

LAN SING  BUS I NESS  AND 
PROFESSIONAL  MEN. 
The  n"me.  In  tbll  DIrectory.  lUI  "'ell ". 
IbOlle  ot  all  OUr  other  Il(h'ertherl .• re  of 
rell.blt  IlftrtiU.  We  boPf!  th.t the  '"eull,. 
and  ltudenU  Will  UOke  IlIllni  to  P&lronl.e 
IbOM!  who  PIllronl1;e  UI. 

BARBERS. 

COt.L&OP.:  BARBER  snop. 

tn  Bath 
House.  And,.  h  St1ll  "'Itb  )1. A. 0.  A 
hllndy parlor. lind  IJ()Od  ""ork done. 
N .;W  llA ItIlP.:n  S HOP.  In  Obllse  Build· 
In If. umler S."er'8  Drug and  Grocer,. 
Store.  If you  "'I~b II  sU'llsb hlllc cut \1'1\'1'  UI 
II call.  E . • ~.  Re.rnOlds. Prop. 

BOOKS  AND  STATIONERY, 
A :\I ·  EMEKY.lleWlllh . .A\"e.N.  Book, . 
,  Fi ne  SUOlloner,..  En"ra\'ed  valltne 
Cardt,  FountaIn  Pen •.  PIctures.  Fra ... u. 
Ylne  P"r.mln ~  •  Specl.lty.  UP.t&dIl\.e 
Itylel.  OUtGl_utlnl.aDllnl'. 

BOOK  BINDERS. 
B LUDEAU  ..,  Slto;BEKT.-Bookblnder .. 
acoount  book  makera,  PftPf!r  rullna. 
library  and  nne  art  blndlnlfS.  nle  bo"et, 
..... p rnounttnl'L album •.  POcket  boon ete. 
OItlunl'  phone  No.4!IIiI. 
In  0117  N"tlOnal 
S.nk Bulldln..:.  Geo.O.  Hlude·au and  Henry 
H.Slebul. 

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men ', Jl'ucnl.hln..: Goods.  See  ad 

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