THE M·~·C . VOL. XIX T UESDAY, MARCH 3 1, 1914. NO. 25 M. A. C. FACING A CRISIS. Acting i n accordan ce \vith the now famou s "$35,000 lJI'OViSQ,H Auditor General O. B. Fuller last week served notice upon Secretary A. iVL Brown tha t the College had overd rawn the f unds set aside fo r th e Engineering Department, and. that no more money could be allowed to the College. Thi s did not mean that the instit u tion was embarrassed. finan ciall y There is a sum of neal'ly $95,000 stand ing to the credit of the College on the State Treasurer's books, but because of the attitude of the last Legi slature toward the Agricultural College, and the .ioker which was attached to the a ppropriat ion bill, the oldest ag ricul tural school in the cou ntry is facing the most critical situation since t he days of its incepti on. The provi so, a detail ed desc r iption of which was printed in the RECOR D last fall, says that "No part of thi s (State appropriation) 0 1' any oth er (Federal) appropriation will be avail able if a su m in excess of $35,000 from any 01' all sources shall be expended in anyone fiscal yea r for the mainte nance of the engineering department." Dur ing the past summer, t he State Board of Agriculture made clear its position, and stated that not more than $35,000 of State money wo uld be dev.oted to the mechanical department. They also expressed t he belief that the Legi slature had no authority to control the expenditure of Federal moneys. The responsibility for the situation which now obtains at the College is not upon Auditor General Fuller , who was merely acting uncleI' orders. The persons at fault are the men who al lowed t hemselves to be so deafened by cries of "Duplication/' meaning that M. A. C. was infringing upon the work of the Univers ity, that they, know ingly or not, passed a la w which aimed directly at the engineering depa rtment at East Lan si ng. In view of t he fact th at the appro pri ations fo r the engineering depart lllent in th e past few yea rs have total ed close to $60,000 annually, t he re striction to little more than half that amount was a SUl'e means of slow strang ulation for that department. Just what the outcome will be is not yet clear. The case is now before the Supreme Court, J udge W. L. Carpen te r . of Detroi t, who is t o represent the State Board, havi ng flied a petition for mandamus proceedings. Should t he tribunal declare t he pro viso un constitutional, the f unds now on hand \\'ill at on ce become available and there will be no interruption. If, on the other hand, the court should up hold the act and so declare t hat the College has no right to furth er fund s, it might become necessary to call a special session of the Legislllture to pro\'ide means for continuing the work of the institution. In the latter event, and the possibility of t he ultimate loss of the engi neeri ng department. there is a chance for the Colle!(e to become entangled with the Federal govern ment regarding t he use of moneys granted under t he Morrill and other acts passed by Congress. Published by- '(?ie MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION East Lansing, Michigan l -- -----~-~ 2 THE M. A . C. RECORD. J DIRECTORY L ANS I NG BUSI NESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN . The Dames In t.hls Directory. as weil as those of all ou r other advertisers. a re ot r eliable parties. We hope tbat tbe faculty a nd students will take pains to patronize tbose who patronize us. BARBERS. N EW BARBll:R SHOP. In O base Bulld- 11l1l. lInder Bauer's Drug and Grocet'y Store. 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Also wash fabrics in all the new'est Tango shades. If there is anything that you des.i re in the line of ne w fab r ics for spring gowns and ure:;se8. write COl' samples. Remember we prepay all ehal'ges on mail on]ers nnd guarantee satisfaction or refund your woney . Address all Cooununications to Dept. L Order by Mail. All Charges Prepaid . ~, CEN"IRAL MIOf.RU.\ABlE STOII8 L,AN.$INQ. Mlc.J'I'I. .. Sorosi s" Sh oes Write for C atalogue ,cd! Mackinaws, Sweaters, Raincoats and Overcoats A re In demand now. W e specialize in the above, and are in positio n to show you the most co mplete stock in the city. M ay we have t he pleasu re of your inspection? ELGIN MIFFLIN. .. • I j TNE M·A·C· VOL. XIX. EAST LANSING, MICH IGAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1914. NO. 25. CONCERNING COLLEGE HALL. At t he last meeting of the State Board resolutions the following of Agriculture, to show the were adopted. They serve great body of the alum ni how the members of the Board feel towards the sentiments of the majority of graduates, and explain ex actly what is to be done: WHEREAS, College Hall is not on ly the oldest building on the campus, but is also t he oldest agr icultural college building in the world; and WHEREAS, This building, and particular ly its old chapel, is affectionately associated in t he hearts of the alumni and for mer stu dents with their college life; and WHEREAS, It is deemed eminently proper to preserve this fine old structure as a me morial of the early days of this institution, and of the men who here shaped the be ginnings of agricultural education. There fore, be it Resolved, That this building be forthwith restored in such a way as to preserve its present exterior and the old college chapel; and that, to this end, the matter be sub mitted to t he college architect for the prep aration of plans and specifications, after wh.ich bids shall be taken fo r carrying the work to an early completion at the hands of a reliable contractor. Resol1!ed., That these resolutions be pub lished in the M. A. C. RECORD and in the Holc«d. L. L. Jones, '12a, O. T. Goodwin, '13a, T. F. McHatton, '07a, and F. R. Crysler, '12a, have a little M. A. C. colony of their own at the Univer sity of Georgia, at Athens. The men are variously connected with depart ments of the school of agriculture, and it goes without saying t hat they are credits to tbeir alma mater. H. E. THOMAS, '85, REFUSES LANSING POSTMASTERSHIP. Harri s E. Thomas, one of the prominent alumni in Lansing, IVfichigan, has been re ceiving a good deal of public attention of to accept the office of late by his refusal postma.ster at Lansi ng, Mich . His reason for declining the honor is not quite clear, but as a res ult, the democrats of central Michigan are hopelessly muddled over the situation . PRESIDENT SNYDER VISITS ALUMNI IN WESTERN NEW YOR K. President J. L. Snyder spent the greater part of last week in Western New York, going first to Alfred Uni versity, where W. J. Wright, '04a, a former editor of the RECORD, is head of the agricultural division. The class in agriculture at Alfred graduates at this season, and President Snyder was the commencement ad slated dress. to deliver From Alfred, the president proceeded to Geneva, arriving in time to participate in the reunion of the Western New York Associa tion last Saturday evening. A large num ber of alumni reside in the western part of the Empire State and are always glad to see someone from the College. C. W. Haven, 'Ol a, has a large and grow ing business in the nursery line. His- place neal' Bi rmingham, Mich., was recently vis ited by Prof. R. H. Pettit, who reports everything in a pmsperous conditi on. His address is R. F . D. 1. - The RECORD is noticeably lacking in per sonal items th is week. Your assistance in t his department will be greatly appreciated by at least 800 others. F. W. Sinli nger, ' U a, who specialized in chemistry, has a fine position with the De t!"Oit Gas Company, in t heir chemical de ·partment. Drury L. Porter, ex-'04, has a position near t he top in the Auto Wheel Company, of Lansing . .. THE M. A. C. RECORD. • 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD punLISUEU E\'t;RY TUESIJ.-\. \" DU£UXG THE CO LLEGE YEAI( UY TilE i\IICHIG,l.l'\ ACnlCuLTUHAL COLLECE ASSOClATfOl'\. Gt:om.lE C. SH .. ~n·rEI.U l\'lanaging Editor. SUBSCI\fI'T10N PRICE, $1.00 PElt YEAR. Entered as second-class Ulail matter at the Post Office in Lansing, Mich. Address all subscriptions and advertising matte r to the M. A. C. RECOltO, East Lansing, Mich. Address all contributions to th Managing Editor, East Lan s in g, Mich . Subscriptions may be paid for by P.O. Money Order. Draft, or Registere d Letter, Stamps will not be accePted. Business Office wllh Lawrence & Van Buren Print ing Co ., 210·212 Grand Ave. No., Lansing, Mich . TUESDAY , ~ IAR C'H 31,1914. QUI ET TERM ENDS. With the departure for home Friday noon of the majority of M. A. C.'s 1,500 studen ts, one of the quietest winter terms of recent years was brought to a close. Until April 7th, academic work at the College will be at a standstill, and preparations will be made for the best spring term's work possible. In speaking of the past term as "quiet" no disparagement is intended. We belie,'e that a new generation of students is at the College. More attention has appm'ently been given to studies and less to outside pur su its than was the case a few years ago, and we also believe that the resul ts will appeal' in due time. While the old "rough-house" spirit doubtless served to unite the student body, things do move forward much more smoothl y and more is accomplished in the so-called quiet term thall under other con It is to be hoped that thi s spirit ditions. of sincerity rnay continue, though not at the expen,;e of the rousing college spirit so characteristic of M. A. C. * * • IS THERE REAL DUPLICATION ? The present situation of the College brings up once more the Question as to whether there is any real duplication be tween the work of the engineering depart ments of that institution' and the Univer sity. Speaking for t he Agricultural College, we say there is none. The men who take en gineering at the M. A. C. get a preponder ance of practical mechanical education, and of a sort which is largely applicable to agri culture. This is amply evidenced by the fact that it is easy for a student in t he first two years of either course to change to the other without a loss of credits. The increased use of power on the farm brings with it a multitude of problems which demand more than a passing knowl edge of mechanic arts, and where is the educated farmer to acquire this knowledge i r not at an' agricultural college? The en gineering knO\""ledge given at the M. A. C. has a direct bearing. many times, OJ] prob lems of intimate Telation to agriculture. Surely a man will be not a whit less success ful on a farm because he has some knowl edge oJ power-plant engineering, 01' because he knows the how as well as the why of sewage, and drainage engineering. The place to teach these subjects is at t he college where the pr ospective agriculturist is receiving hi s training in actual agricul tural subjects. The maintenance of an en gineering deparbllent is apparently a neces sity. On the other hand, no work is given in architectural, marine and other branches of engineering not applicable to agriculture, and the duplication does not exist save in the minds of' certain indh'iduals . • • • A CORRECTION. Th e RECORD regrets that a mi stake was made in the mention of C. H. Goetz in a re cent issue, l\I r. Goetz is assistant professor of foresiry at Colorado College, and not head oj the depa rtment. THOMAS MOTT OSBORNE TO ADDRESS GRADUA.TES JUNE 23. • Thomas IVfott Osborne, of Auburn, New York, who permitted himself to be locked up in Aubum prison that he might better study the conditions of New York's con \'jcts, has been engaged to de1i\'er the com mencement add ress to the 1914 graduating class at the College. The exercises thi s year will be held on June 23. An unusually lal'ge number of students are l'emaining at the College during vaca tion. Thesis wo1'1-;: is occupying the atten tion of many, while others li ve at such a di stance that remai ning is cheaper than go ing home. A vacation pal'ty will be given in the Agricultural building on Wednesday night. The present address of A. M. Marsh , formerly with '09, is given the RECORD as 72G Home Ave., Oak Park, III. Ross W. Mayer, of Holt, ex-'10, is no\\" at the State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich. : , , THE M . A. C. RECORD. 5 SOUTHERN · CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FORMALLY ORGANIZED. It was a bunch of lively, wide-awake M. A. C. boys who met at Los Angeles on the evening of March 17th to organize a local alumni association for Southem Califomia. There were seventeen responded to the call, representing twel ve different classes rang ing from the year s 1868 to 1898. We assembled in a private dining room at the Hollenbeck Hotel. The first on the pro gl'am was a flashlight photograph, a repro duction of which accompanys thi s. Some of us may appear older in the pictme than when we were students but appearances are sometimes decei ving. for we did not feel a day older. However, it seemed best to label each one of us so that the chum or classmate may have an aid to assure him of the correct identification. The sumptuous course dinner came next. It was eaten' with a reli sh, but my judg ment is that four-fifths of the members nearly forgot at times what t hey were eat ing, they were so eagerly li stening, or in quiring of others, regarding some fellow student of whom they had not heard per haps since they left the college. Particular Then came more reminiscences as differ ent members were called upon for a ~hort interest manifested speech. itself when s uch men as Garfield, Reynolds, Cook, Abbot, and Kedzie, who either were persent in person or r epresented by some member of the succeed ing generation , It was with reluctance that we had to suspend these reminiscences for another more urgent subject. We all felt it was the opportune time to organize, so when the opening came, Ml'. Miller suggested a nomi nating committee of three, consisting of Voigt, Garfield and Van Alstine, Thi s com mittee recommended the following officers, who were elected by a unanimolls vote: A. H , Voigt, president; G. C, Davis, secl'etary treasurer, and J, Rodney Abbot, represen tative on the executive board. As third member of the executive board for local matters Robert L, Reynolds was chosen to the president and secre co-operate with tary treasUl'er. Then fo!1owed more detail work of perfecting the local organization, It was decided that there should be one an nual meeting :'tnd ' all other meetings were (ContlnllN.I on page ij.) ORGANIZATION MEMBERS OF SOU T H ERN CALIFORNIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. J3egillllin g at the !e!t:-Robert)1. Kedzie. with '93; Elmer L. Thompson , with '98: Guy \ ·an .\18t,'ue. with '90 ' Robert L; 1.leyuolds, ~2; .J mlge \~a!ter .Bordwell,. h~sband or.l-'res. Willett's daughter: ('has, W, Garflehl. '70; Ex: Sec. H . (~. Reynold ~, (~: A. H. \Olgt. 81: ,I. C. SUl1onsol1, 68: Albert. Dodge. ''I. : ,L Hodne,· Abbot. '84: \V C . Stryker, 84; l~red C. Miller , '7 1; R , Arnold White, '92 ; W. W. Smith, '92; O. C. Da"i~ , 'S9, . . • .. • • • • • 6 THE M. A . C. RECORD. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALUMNI ASSO CIATION FORMALLY ORGANIZED. WESTERN NEW YORK MEETING. (Oontlllued rrom pngc S.l to be call meeti!lg'i as occasion might l"e quire. The general plan was to average at least one meeting a month and perhaps more. We have a list of over thirty M. A. C. people in Los Angeles a nd the immediate vicinity and this number is growing almost daily as we learn of others who have not made their presence known. When our membershi p list is made to cover all South ern California we expect t o have over fifty boosters for M. A. C. in t his far away coJ' Iler of the country. The writer has purposely omitted per sonal reference to the members present as we expect to report personal items of the different members in succeeding issues of the RECORD. GAGER C. DAVlS, Secreta l'Y -Tl'eas urei'. DETAILS OF THE PORTLAND , OREGON, M. A. C. MEETING. The annual banquet of the Portland, Ore., M. A. C. Association was held Oil the evening of F ebruary 22. Thirty were pres ent, and all enjoyed a most pleasant even ing. Mr. L. C. Thomas, as toastmaster for t he event, called upon t he fo llowing mem bers as speakers: E. D. Sear ing, '02e, J ohn W. Decker, ex-'04, Howard E. Weed, '89a, and K. B. Stevens, '06e. Following the toasts a short business meeting was held, at which the following officers were elected for the coming year: Frank Mangold, ex-'05, president; C. J. VOOl'horst, vice-pl'esident; K. B. Stevens, secretary and treasurer: W. F. Staley, '88, member of the board of directors. Mr. Staley's addl'ess is 763 Alameda Ave., Port land. The Portland Association has been in ex istence since January, 1911, but its name was inadvertenly omitted from the list re cently published . EQUAL SUFFRAGE?-SURELY. Several interested male members of the AJumni Association have done fine work this winter in getting local associations started, but it has remained for Miss Helen E. Dodge, ' llh, now teaching at the Soo, to be the first girl to undertake such a matter. Miss Dodge has written for a list of na mes of people in that territory, and hopes to as sist in the early organization of a local as sociation at that place. h The M. A. C. al um ni of West ern New York held a very successful meeting at Geneva on the e"ening of the 28th. About thirty-five were present, rep resenting the terr itory bounded by Niagar a Falls and Syracuse on the north and Elmi ra and AI hed ol}. t he south. Buffalo, Ithaca, and Rochester were well represented. Ad dresses were made by President Snyder and Director Jordan of the ~e\V York Experi ment Station. who is entitled to enrollment, having received an honorary degl'ee from this college in 1907. T he meeting was cha racteristic of the M. A. C. alumni. The enthusiasm and loyalty was such as might be expected from those who had made such sacl'ifices to be present. All were delighted over the rapid develop ment of the institution and its bright pros pect, fo r the future . The ofJii'ers who will have charge of the the coming year are: Association dUl'ing Dr. Byron S. Palmer, '81, Elmira, N. Y., president; Joseph P. Haftenkamp, '05, l.nysses P. Rochester, secretary. and Dr. the Hedrick, Alumni Executive Committee. The next meeting will be held in Rochester. '93, Geneva. member of CHANCE FOR TWO AGRICULTURAL TEACHERS . The RECORD has learned of two vacancies which may be filled by graduates in agri culture, a nd is glad of the chance to give this notice. E. E. Hotchi n has written from Constantine sayi ng t hat a COUl'se in ag ri cultul'e will probaulY be given there soon, and a man who can teach that subject and also coach athletics is desired. is T. F. Baker, who leaving Greenville soon, is anxious to get an M. A . C. man into the place he formerly fi lled . Details as to the probable salar ies may doubtless be ob tained by writing the proper authorities at either place. E. Leo Digby, '13a, has taken a posi tion on the Deaf School farm at Flint. L. S. B rumm, ' 12a, is also employed there. F . O. Foster is to move to Detroit shortly, but the RECORD has not learned of his con nection in that city. Clarence E. J acobs, ex-'09, is with the King Motor Car Co., in Detroit. Mich . His address is 257 National avenue. · . THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 E . LAKIN BROWN-POLITICIAN. The state papers of last week carried the follow ing item of interest to a large number of fo rmer students : "There was one man " in Kalamazoo county who spent money to be elected to office. He is E. Lakin Brown, of Schoolcraft, who was recently elected trustee of the vi llage. Hi s statement, filed with the county clerk, shows that he expended 25 cents. No other offi cial was so extravagant, according to re ports fi led." SOME GOOD IDEAS. Dear Editor: I have been s upposing that the changes and proposed changes in the Constitution and By-laws were likely to be adopted with little f ri ction, and still wish it might be so. I had not even planned to vote, because, in all probability I should but seldom partici pate in any of the reunions or other alumni doings. But since reading the RECORD for March 10, I am going to vote for the an nual reunion . Not to spite anybody, but because with a large and growi ng body of a lumni, we need it. The proposed plan of reunions has its fa ults-as any such plan must necessar ily have, but it is a good point to start f rom and can do little harm. I don't wonder that the older members who w:ill be back on the old campu s (dou bly dear t o them because they made it) who will be back, I say, but once or maybe twice in the few years left them, want to clasp the hand of every li v ing human being who was there when they were. We have a paper now, and a secretary. Suppose that each year as you make your New Year's resolutions, you ask yourself, "Would I attend the reunion this year, if one, or half a dozen of the boys I knew were to be there?" If you would then notify the secretary, and begin making your planR to go. The secretar y will file your name along with others of your time who have express ed a like purpose. As the li st grows, he will publish it from time to time, giving the ad dresses. Personal letters can be exchanged, enthusiasm will grow, and by the middle of May you will all know which of the old boys will be there to greet you if you come, and between yourselves a nd the secretary and the RECORD, you can decide whether it shall be this year, next year, or some other. there Suppose is a bunch of '13'ers, '15'ers, and '17'ers throwing up rah-rahs from one corner of the hall ; suppose they even vote some things you do not like, is this inevitable mar ch of events going to change your loyalty to the College, or chill the warm heart and handclasp of your f riend'! Of course it isn't. And don't let this little paper plan for reunions disturb you either. Use your sec retary. and have your }'eunion when you want it . If there are any of the younger fry that would cast so much as a seven-foot saw log in the way of the happiest kind of a reunion for t he older fellows, tben I think yo u hickory-backed old bo,vs s hould pounce on that log with all the vigor of the olden days, and show the "kids" that you can have a good time all your own, with no ill-will to any. I know some of the boys from back in the eighties and nineties, and they're big hearted fellows. All honor to them and the older men who helped make the modem things possible. F. D. LINKLETTER, '06. The alumni office received a very pleasant visit from D. W. Bradford of Grand Rapids last week. Mr. Bradford was one of three brothers who attended M. A. C. in the late eighties, and although not a graduate, he has a big place in his heart for the College. In t he years since leaving college he has had a wide experience in engi neering work. He has done a great deal of work in connection with installing electric railways and while the American Locomoti ve employed by Company, designed several of t he gigantic stea m shovels used on the Panama Canal excavations. At the present time he is at the head of the manual trai ning department of Grand Rapids Central High School, in which capacity he is a consistent booster for M. A. C. T. F. Baker, '13f, who has been teaclling the schools of Greenville, agriculture in Michigan, during the past year, leaves for Peoria, Ill., in a few days to enter a position with the Torth American Fruit Exchange. This company evidently likes the brand of men turned out at M. A. C., having fi ve or six already in its offices. A. H. Perrine, ·10a. is one of the progres sive farmers of Rives Junction, Mich. H e was present for pa rt of the round-up, and showed his interest by taking home some of the fine ears of seed corn for hi . own use. L. R. Queal, 'llf, was a campus visitor Satu rday of last week. Queal;-s applying his education to the operation of a large farm near Hamburg, Mich., and reports fine prospects for the coming season. • • 8 THE M. A . C. RECORD. R ecords at the l\ I ichigan Ag ri . th e cu) t u f;tl College show thal o f 569 st udents who have registe red as freshmen in the agricultural cl i \, vision during- the past three yea rs, 293 ".' cre re'lred in the city and 276 It is interesting to 011 th e farm . note that ill the sallle cl:lSS 6:2% ill' dicate th:!.l thei r present home is in th e city. That nearly all o f these students h om the city, :1:-0 we ll : IS those from the farm, e ither hecome farmers o r engage in allied occupa· tions is shown bv the fact that fO l' t he past four years 400/0 of the grad uates in ag ri culture and hOrliculture farm, have gom: directly -1-5 % ha\'c engaged in agricultural teaching a nd expe r imcnt;ttioll, and 6% in work closely related to Jg ri . cult ure. the to I t is clear that the ag ri cultural College is not educati ng youn g men away from the farm, hut is influen c ing both city an ti farm boys townnl co un t ry lif e. Th e RECOHD has rccei,'cd ~m­ Ilou nccrne nt of the ar ri val of ' Valt e r Gregory at the h ome o f Mr, and l\{rs. K. D. Van "Vagcnen, 5-+10 Juniat:1 • 't., Duluth. ~Iilll1., on Sat urday , ~Iarch n.19 '+ 1\1r. and i'l rs. V:lll \\ 'a~e ll cn were members of ' I I and '1:2 respccti\-ch'. The REcono n :ccl1tlr mad e men lion o f 1\1iss E!i /. :lbc'th Fra ze r'~ s uccess ill Buffalo. The Buffalo Court"cr o f l\'I:l.rch 21 co ntains a compreh ensive wril .... llp of the w () r l.:. and g ives .Miss Fra7.er the c rtdit she dcsc l' n;s . O . C. Lawrt..: llcc . 'lOll, until rc cently engaged in brming Ilt:ar H ud so n, .Michigan, h,ts sold hi~ farm ;1I1d accepted a posi tion in the da iry cxt.clJ'3 ion department at Pur due uni ve rsity . Weatherproof-Decayproof -Fireproof-Verminproof Read This Letter Guh'n. 111.. April 111. 1111:1. Xnll Ontl( F irE." PI'OOllll/l ('0, (;('1111('111('11 : Hn" lll ~ dl'('ill c d nhOilt It .n·a l' a~o to build R. "ilo, I ,·hm' ,· YOU" KalCO rlll p"rl~II' J bellen'd it alllC' h(,CflIlSC \\'OIIJrI h(' p('r IlHlII Cllt . Th f' !illo w a s Incate,1 lu .~t OIltsldc IWW ,'II'('u l IiJ' 1)111' 11. On of 11 Murch 2:-1. Hll:l.H torllJl(lo l OOk the l'oofoITthl' bam. took til(' wll)(lll1ill (lo wn and wrt'e k,' d nth,'!' ~lllRlkr hlllhlln/lS 81)(\ plll,Yl'd h il. \,oc wit II ncnr\\y In·("sfllulustrtlw staek. \ )11(' ;:;('cLj "n of l he \)1\ I'n roo f It 11()11 t I W("]\,(' feCI ~! t.he ('old ('st \\"("atIlt'I' only n "{'I'Y smull 1l11l0llnt froz e on top nrollnfl Your s \'cr:.-truly S. \\'. )IOR [~ AN . .... N atco Tmperishable Silo s tanding 3fter tornado had destroyed barn, t h,' ,'(llle>: . The Silo that Lasts for Generations I t is til(' \yisest kind of economy to build a ~ilo that keep::; ensilage in perfect a :-;ilo that is Hot iu contiu ucd Deed of ('onditiotl Ulltil it i::; all fed to n )ur '!it.ot'k - repairs aud ~Oo n has to be l'ep'laced. Erect a Natco Imperishable Silo (Pate nted ) On ~'O\ll' place -it will stand fol' generation s, The N a t c:o hnperish able Silo I>: 1;'1i!'lIy )f :u..l e (If Vlll'jlll'" 1'{"lnfOI'Cl'(j lnYl:1" by contlnllon s steel "n'cte:up(' rlol' to others. A"k fOl' 5 \10 Book. T!r l'~ " hlo<:k>: 1111\[.; (' ! t silo wnll thnL 1l"I" ' I' >:\I'.-[!!'. sIII'ln kS. frl' ,·7.e" nor crll('k~~no hoops to tll-l"llll' n- no p n.lnlin~-no c OllllrltHll 011\ I n:.' fo ,' n:>pllirs. Tb e 1I1·:;t co:,t I ... prnl'tli.:nlly tb eI 1l4<:Ost . fully t.he many (I"scrlbes f ('BIIlI't'S NATIONAL FIRE PROOFING COMPANY Lansing Michigan FOl':-;TA I ~ P E N S Waterman's. Parker·s. Mercantile, elC. ~ I 00 10 }6 00. all gua.ranteed AT College Drug & Groce r y S t ore. F .. / I r,~~ 0/ £"orMI~I~ ;. ~~.,'U , •• ~! ... Lu~~d... EI ... t". S"~~lIn. J . A. BISSINGER F LORIST Our CUt Flowers art!' the best \0 be had. Roth PJlOll(:S. tllt·,.n:!1 N. Unpltol A \'e ROBERT SMITH PRINTING CO. LAN SING. M I CHIGAN Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Company OUR FACILITIES ARE COMP LETE FOR DESICNINC· ENCRAVINC· PRINTlNC · BINDINC CLASS PUBLICATIONS ,.0 COLLECE ANNUALS 210.2 12 Grand Ave. North Announcements, I nvitations. Programs. etc" !1J'ven special attention.