,. THE M-A.- C· VOL. XIX TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914. NO. 16 PART OF MAIN DRIVE AFTER A SNOWFALL. Published by- '(l;e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION East Lansing, Michigan 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. DIRECTORY LA NSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN. Th e nam es In this Dll'eCtory, as weli as tllOse of an o ur other aelvertlsers. are of reli able parties. 'Ve hope tbat til£> faculty and s\ud ents will t Rke Dains to patronize those who patronize us. BARBERS. N J<';W BARBI:£R SHOP, In O hsile Build Ing. under Baue ,-'s Drug nnd Grocery Store. If you wls ll fl stylish hnlr ell\. gh'e u s a call. E . .l!:. Reynolds, Prop. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. A M , EMERY, ill} ·Wash . A,"e. N. B ooks. • Fine Stationery, Engraved Gallin g Oard s. F ountain Pen s. Pi ctu res. Frames. FIne F l"fuu ing It SpecI a lty. OalUng Qunt ll printed promptly, $1.1'10 pPr:..lfM,'.cc-__ --c C R OTTY RROS .. 2Oi} No. Washln~ton.>\ \'e. -Stntion('I'Y, Books. B ibles. Fountain Pen s. J)larles for ]!IH, J. P. l'otc Books. BOOK BINDERS. B Lu nEAU It SIERI<;R'l'.- Bookbinders, a ccount book makers. papel' rullng. library a nd fine art b indings. tUe boxes. map mountings. aibu llls. pocket hooks, e tc. OItizens' pholl e NO.4Sf1. I II Olty N n t.lona l Bank Building. Geo.G. Blud('au and H enry H . SleiX'l·t . CLOTHING. E LGIN MIFFL IN .-Lad les and Gentle· L 01"l!=l Hb:OK OO ~IPA~Y, II:! SO. \\·tI~h· IngtOlI :\.\·e.-Oorrect (I{othes, {"p·to· m en's F Ur ni shin g Goods. S ee ad d Ine Hats aLld ( 1:1P"-. Ol a ~:,y P'Urnishlng.', • 100 \V a.shlng ton Ave. S. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H B . LARNF:D. Ohl nn. Glass & Lamps . DENTISTS. J E . STOF'FF:R. D. D. S. Otlict! 203-l'l Olty DRUGGISTS. ROUSER'S OA PITAL DRUG STORE . • National Bnnk Bldg. Automatic pho ne 061: Bell pllOne 61. F orme l' l.J. A. 0, ~ tudent . (Jorner store. OpPOstte U p to date. Hollister Block . Express o tllee. Agellcy 8U\1' Laundry. COLLEGE; DRU(T AND G RO UERY {lO. DRY GOODS. J. W. KN APP 00.- D ry Goods and YUI" :!':!Q--2t., Was hington Aye So. nishlnf!'.'S. (l0. - ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. CAPIT OL ELEOTRlQ ENGINEERING "~u ll li ne of E lect1'lcal S upplies, Including stud ents ' shades and cords, car· bon. tantahllll Dnd mazda reading lamps, 117 E. M ichigan A\'e. HARDWARE. STOVES & TINW'RE. N OR T ON'S RARDWARl<::. G ener a.l HtLl'dwal'e, T ln wn re, Granltewal'e. Ou t · III Wash ington A"e. S . le ry. Stoves, etc. See ad. MANUFACTURING & HAIR GOODS M RS. 0, 1'. OASE.- :Mnnutncturing all st.yles of R aJr Goods to o rd e r , !lnd Hall' Goods Shop, Old s .... 1.tches e nlarged, colo red and l'e noyo.ted to look IlS good as new. The I" rnnco-."-11lerlcnl Hygenlc T oilet. ReQuI sites n. speclnlty , Automatic phone, :!14X Wflsh ingto n Aye. S, No, <1 151. MUSICAL INST RUMENTS. G RI N N E LY, BROS,-" tll lcblga n's J .. E'lldlng M USiC House," Hhlh Grad e Plaoos and Playel' Pill nos. Easy Te l'm s. 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H n <'l n1 cIII'egin'n to ;\ I.A,O, IIIH1 Itsstuc!ents. R OBERT S","" pm . 00.-00 ", \I'a. b, U"'~:I~,g~t~O~'~' ~A~'~"~'~"~'~" ~I~t~o~n~"~'~'~" ~,~~~~~~==~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~t~""'il~~ WRITE FOR SAMPLES or on's aruwar6 at ' - Here are a few very exceptional values in silks and dress goods, If there is anything 10 the Ime: of dress materials of any kind that you desi re, w rite for samples and we know mal From these targe stocks you'll find something suitable. The pn ces a re lower than you pay el~ewhere. All charges prepaid on mail orders, $1.25 and $1.50 Values. 98c All wool materials 54 mches Wide, Choke of serges. prunellas, eponge. batiste in black and colors. $2 . 00 to $2. 50 Values. $1.25 H andsome all wool materials in bed In the lot are black and all ford cords. serges and eponge. 54 \0 56 IOches Wide, colors includmg the new T ango shades. $1.00 Values. SOc One big ]0\ of 27 inch messalines in white all the light shades. Values &s high as $1.00 at 50c a yard. .. Order by M ail. Satisfa{'tion Gusrlmtced or ~ ~ ney Refunded, CENTRAL MIOI. R E.LlABlZ. STORZ LANSING. MIen-. All Charges Prepaid on al! Mail Orders. Mackinaws, Sweaters, Raincoats and Overcoats Are 111 demand now. We specialize in the above, and are in position to show you the most complete stock in the city. M ay we have the pleasu re of your inspection? ELGIN MIFFLIN . • . < " , r THE M·A-C· VOL. XIX. EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914. NO. 16. ANNUAL EXHIBITION BY FRUIT MEN IS BIG SUCCESS. The Sixth Annual "Hort" Show, con ducted by the seniors and juniors of that de partment, was easily the feature of the week In amount of space used, ar at M. A. C. rangement of exhibits, and in point of at tendance, this year's show far exceeds any thing of past years. The president and mem bers of the Hort. Club are to be congratu lated on the outcome of their efforts. The display was made in the large pavilion of the Agricultural Building, and the entire space was needed. In this respect the show differs materially from those of a few years ago, when the small laboratory in the Hort. building was large enough to hold it. Almost as soon as the doors were opened Friday afternoon, the crowd began coming, and found sufficient to hold their attention for some time. Fruit and fruit products were dispensed from two large booths near the entrance, the idea probably being to get the people coming and going. The men and girls in charge of the booths reported an ex tensive sale of their wares. The larger portion of the room was taken up with artistically arranged displays of fruit and flowers, nearly every apple-grow ing state in the country being represented. :LVI. A. C. has representatives scattered in all parts of the horticultural world, and they had sent in prize plates of choice fruit. H. E. Truax, '12, and W. S. Field, '13, sent samples from the Arkansas experiment station, and J. H. Carmody, '12, did likewise for Ken tucky. E. H. Brown, of whom mention was made last week, donated some of the "fruits of his labors" in Western Michigan. There were also many plates of fancy apples sent in by fruit growers in all parts of Michigan. A collection which received no little share of attention was that of apples taken from a 60-year-old orchard in western New York, renovated by Ernest Hart and George Hays, '14. The specimens were large, clean, and of exceptionally fine quality. Pruning instruments and samples show ing proper and improper methods of pruning received considerable attention, especially from the short course men. An extensive display by the department of entomology showed_ the insects inj urious to fruit trees and methods of control. Devices for har vesting the crop also had a place in the ex hibit. The class in landscape gardening had a number of miniature models of-properly de signed grounds, with a large collection of drawings and maps. During the show, vari ous students took turns in giving illustrated lectures on fruit diseases and insects, the proper methods of spraying, and other time ly information. These lectures were well at tended. In the pie-baking contest, something like 45 creations in pastry were entered, and first prize, $5.00 in gold, was awarded to Miss Bernice Woodworth, Fremont, Mich. Miss Ruth Rutherford, of Sparta, Ill., received a barrel of fancy apples as second prize. Af ter the prizes had been a warded, the pies were auctioned off to the highest bidders, realizing a neat sum for the department. Dr. Beal sends in the following item: Dean C. Worcester has spent twenty years among the Filipinos. He says, "The people are fond of music, and have produced re markable work in wood carving and paint ing. They have a national passion for gambling, chiefly in the form of cock-fight ing. Laws and moral leagues were power less to break this passion until the introduc tion of baseball, after which the keepers of cock-pits soon went out of business. The game has also helped to change the Moros from a race of determined head-hunters into a peaceful and well-behaved people." (Pos-. sibly they have discovered that there is a zest in "getting the umpire's goat," instead of his head.) H. H. Harrison; '0ge, is still in Alabama, though he has changed his address. At the present time he is with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co., doing curative title work. He makes his headquarters at Jasper, Alabama. 4 THE M. A.C. RECORD THE M. A. C. RECORD. l'ULlUSl-IIW ~:\t;lt \' TllEsnAY nUItiNG THt: CO LLEGI!: \I': ,\lt BY 'I'lIt: MICIIiGAN' AGIUCU1.n IlAL COLLI::OE AI'iSOCIA'I'IO~ . tlt:OltGE C. S II t;FFI 1':1.0 Managing Editor. Entered as second·class mail matler nt the Post Office tn L.ansing, Mich. Address all subscriptions and ad\'ertising mallt:1' La till:' M . A. C. HEeO ICU, Easll.a.nsing, Mich . Addr('s.s fill contdbut.lons to the 1\Ia n;\ging EditOI', East l.an· si n g, Mich. Subsc ripti ons ma.y be paid for hy P. O. MOlley ::)Lanlps will not Orde r. Draft, or H egiMered Lf'ttcl'. lli' IlcceJ)l('d. Bus iness Office with Law r ence .& Van BUI'!;' n P"int in ~ Co .. 210·212 Grand AvC', No., Lans ing. Alich. 1000 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE RECORD BEFORE MARCH 25th. Circulation This W eek, 724. IS HE THE RIGHT MAN ) In the list of possible candidate. for state office there appea l's one name, at least, whith sho uld have the careful consideration of even' pe rso n in Michigan whose sy mpathie ~ a re with the lJest interests M the Michigan Agricultural College. William Nank. of Mt. Clemens, Michigan. will be a candidate fo r the office of Secretar)' of State in 1914. And rather because of the influence he will have than because of an~' especial importance attaching to the office itself, it will be well for those intere. ted in the affairs of the Agricultural College to know something about 1\11'. Nank. In the last legislature Mr. Nank was the great and immovable stumbling block in th e way of meaSlil'es tending to promote the in terests of M. A. C. Although not a polished nor brilliant man, he was able, by sheel' forcefu lness, to sway the House to his bid ding. The best thing that can be said of him is that he was consistent in oppos ing pro gressive meas ures, Having made up his mind, he refused to argue a ny point, and th e one reply he had was learned perfectly. "Duplication" was a permanent cry with him when matters important to M, A, C, wer e considel·ed. The fact that the state s upports four normal schools slipped his mind. the friend s of the in stitution forced action. might never have been reported out. As it finall,v passed thel'e was a rider, 0 1' "joke l'," attached, with the e\'ident aim of killing the engineeri ng department at M. A. C. Thi s fact has two ~ignificant angles, 1n the fil'~t place, "Mr, Nanl\, in his as 'or at Cornell recom 2 because they were not prepared to enter mended it. Co rn el l. 2 becau se th ey sought work in veterin ary lines. 1 betause his father was a student here. I because fri ends neal' home advised it. I to get away from city life. 1 because his girl was a student here. 1 was favorably impressed when attending an interscholastic track meet as a high school student. From the above statisti cs, it may be seen that favorable advertising is unquestio naul y t he greatest facto!' in the gl'Owth of the Col lege. Of the 124 answers to the above, 86 may be traced di rectly to some form of col lege advertising. The item o[ 29 shows clearly one way in which the alumni and 1'orme1' s tudents can be of assistance to M. A. C. Frank Benton, '79, was much interested in bees while a student at M. A. C. One of his experiments was a n attempt to hi ve bum ble bees, with an idea of impI'oving their habits. The fact that he was not s uccessful in reforming the ways of said bumble bees evidently did not deter him from maki ng further experiments, fo r the following clip ping was sent in by Dr. Beal: "A few years ago Prof. Frank Benton went to Palestine to investigate the bee industry, and as a re sult of his efforts there is now in this coun try a particular strain of bees known as Holy Land bees, which are scattered widely over the United States." Nothing but compliments have been heard regarding t he new form of the M. A. C. REC ORD. We hope to make it better as time goes on. You can help if you write in sem i-occa sionally. PROF. PETTIT MEETS SEVERAL M. A. C. MEN IN SOUTH. Prof. R. H. Pettit, of t he entomological department, spent hi s Christmas holidays attending the meetings of several NatIOnal societies at Atlanta, Georgia, and reported a ve ry pleasant trip. Almost from the time he left home until he returned he was con stantly meeting [ormer M. A. C. peOI)le. From Toledo to Cincinnati he rode WIth Adrian Naglevoo rt, a former student at the College, who is now with the Thompson Chemical Co., in thei I' sprayi ng department. While in Atlanta he had t he pleasure of greeting T. F. McHatton, '07a, professor of horticulture in the Un iversity of GeorgIa, S. M. Tracy, '68, P. W. Mason, '12a, of tile Purdue depa ltment of entomology, A. C. Mason, '13a, of the Florida experiment s ta tion, and E. H . Gibp-on, ' 12a, who is work ing unde r F . M. Webster in the U. S. Bur~au of Entomology. GiGso n nas been worklllg in Mi ssissippi, hut has rece ntly been tl'ans fen'eel to Arizo1la in order to hasten his re covery from malarial fe ver. Entomologists from all parts of the coun try were in attendance, and Prof. Pettit re ported a ve ry helpful meeting. Some of the advances made during 191:::\ were l ittl e short of remarkable, in hi s opinion, and t hose present look forward to the coming year with high expectations. CLEAN ELECTIONS. The student council has declared itself in favor of clean methods in cond ucting the campaign~ for va riou s student oHices. ~ot that the M. A. C. stUdents have been gU Ilty of underhand method s in the past, ·but to head olf an y possible tendency toward the Lise oj' such means in the future. In recent veal's, competition for the sev eral oflices distributed at the annual election has led to extens ive campaigning on the part of some of the candidates. Adverti5ements in the Iio/r