" • THE M·.A· C· VOL, XIX TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1914. NO.32 The Present Crisis at the M. A. C. " No part of this or any other appropriation shall be available in case a sum in excess of $35,000.00 from any or all sources shall be expended in any fiscal year for the maintenance of the mechanical and engineering department. " - Pro viso attached to Section 1 a of the bill to provide assistance for the Agri cultural College. The auo\'e chi lise is the one whic h has tied the affairs of the Michigal1 Ag r icultural ColI~e in to a hard knot, figunlth'el,v speak ing, and which has brought the authorities of the instit u to faee with the greatest tion crisis in its hi story. .L\O one now de nies that the present situation is in deed gnl \'e. face The climax came last \·Vedn€sday, when the 1\'[a,V meeting of the State Board of Agricultul'e was held at the College, At that time it was lack 0[' action, rather than action, which fea hired the sessi on. No contracts for the coming year were j8sued, although these docurnents are long past due. the expenditure No actions invoh'ing of s ums of mone~' were passed, t h e time being given to discussion of ways out of the difticulty. the :Most interesting of all was the mo tio n which ol'dered treasurer of the Board, .E . F . Dad s, of Lans ing, to negotiate a loan of $75,000.00, pro vided the attorney general ruled that such a move was legal. Th e members expressed considerable doubt as to the legality of s uch a pl'oceedi ng, but cla imed that they already had the loan placed, in case a fa\'ol'able opinion was gi\·en. Last Saturday it was learned that Atturney Gen e ral Fel\o\\'s had de clared the loan co uld not IJe IHade. is In fo]' thi s ':\o\'eml)el' the RECORD I, ]91 3, a hi story of the cCls-e wa s gi\·ell. re printed. and here and hl'ought lip to date. It is certain that a great man~' alumni of l\I. A. C. a re rather U1H:.er tain r egarding WIHll has been done and wh.v, and it i:-; inte nded idea of th e to gi"ve some :-:.ort of an po~it i on in which finds itself at this time. the Co llege lmm€diatel~f upon the passage of t he bill by the m€lil the leg b latul'e, bers of the Boa rd rore~a\\" til e proba b ility of complications. and :;ei ~dJOui fi ndin g exactly ho\\" the Colleg'e ~io(J d. A th orough exam ination of the legal aspects of the case v,'as made. in clud ing a n exhausth'e study of all legi s la tion having to d o with the affairs of fllldingg wel'e the in stitution. The summed up and presented to several :;tate oflicials, and are, in effect, a s fol lows: It was found that in 1862 an act of Congress, the First Morrill Art. pro vided for the gra n t ing of public land s the proceeds to the val'iolls states, I I 'ontllllwt! nn pU j:" 1i.1 Pu b1ished by '(1le MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION East Lansing, Michigan 2 THE M. A . C.' RECORD. • .. • • • • DIRE CTORY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN. T be namee In this Directory, as well 4S "bose 01 all our other adyerLlsers. are o f r eU" ble parties. We hope tbat the faeu lty and stude nts \\'111 take pains to patr onize t.bose who patronl1.e U8. BARBERS. N 1<; W BARBt!:R SHOP. In Obase Bulld iulI,'. uud er Bau('r's Drug and Grocery Store. If you wlsb n stylIsh hair c u t. glye us It elll]. E . . Il:. Reynolds. Prop. , BOOKS AND STATIONERY. A M. EMERY, 116 Wa s h.A \'e. N. Books. • Fine Sta.tlollery, Engrave d Galling Qa rds. Fou ntalll Pen s. Pictures. Fram es. Fine Fram i n g a S pecialty. Oaillng Oards printed pro m ptly. S!.IMI pf'r I OfI. CROTTY BROS .. 206 No. 'Voshlng-ton A,-e . -Stationery, Books. 8 1hles, FOUlltnl n Pen s, 1)16rl('810r H1I4. I. P. Note Books. BOOK BINDERS. B LUDEAU .t SIEBERT. Bookbinders. a ccou nt book makers. pa pe r ruUng, I1brary and nne art. bindings. fil e boxes. map mountings. 81bums. poc.ket. books, etc. OIt.tzens' pbone No.48\l, In OIty Na t ional Rao.k Bulldlnri' . Geo.G. Bludeau and Henry H . Stebfort. CLOTHING. E LGrN MIFFLLN.-Ladles and Gentle· meo's Furnlsbt n K Goods. See ad L OUIS BEOK CO M PAN)". II! 1'0. Wasb Ington AI'e.-Qorrect Olothes. Up-to date H al6 alld (T8pS. Olassy Furnishings. • 10/) \ \· I\!O.blnKton Ave. S. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H B. LARNED.-Qblna, Glass &: Lamps. DENTISTS. J E. STOFFER. D. I). S. Offiet:!03-5 City DRUGGISTS. • Nationa l Bank Bldg. Automatic phone 661: Bell phon e 61. Former M. A, O. student. PHYSICIANS. D R. OSOAR H. BRU.E GE [ ,.-Qor. Mich . Ave. and Grand River Aye .. E ast Lan s ing. Hours, 7 t.{l 8:00 a. m. ; t to" ane! 7 1.0 8 p. m. Sundays. 12 to I Rud 5 to Ii p. m. Oltl zens phone 13-14; B e ll 625. D R . H . w. I~A NDON , "::a.st LanslnJl,'. Mic h . Omee JlOurs: 7 to 8:00 ft. m .. 1:30 to jJ and j to 8 p. m. Sunda.ys. 10 to 11:00 o. m. lind 7 to 8 p. m. OItlzenll ' pbone gm. E YE, Jo":AR. NO '''i AND 'l' RROAT.-I)r. J. S. Owell. 115 W. AlIegftn St" !JaB sln g. Oltlzens phollf> 411:1. PRINTING. - -- L AWREN O E & VAN BUREN PRINT· ING OO.-:! 10-2J2 G I·ll.Ild Avenue North . Fin e Printing. Both PhOll{'S. o west. AJ~ I~EN PR I N'l'l NG OO.-l28-j)j() 101lit~ St. I~ rlntlnit, Type wrluni. Addin g Mflchlnes, Ottlce Supplies, Progl'luns. l<:n JlTa\'ed 08rds. Fillng Ollbtncts, Secti onAl BookO"ses. Bl'l tI O\)I: Automnt.\(' ;H;\(;' Spe cial ca l"e gl"cll to :'or. A. O. ami Its stude n ts. ROBF':RT !-'M ITH l'TO. OO.-()or. Wnsb lnflton Ave. lind l onll\ St. Do You Want Pai r Shears Kni fe Safety Ra7.or- Gillette. Auto Strop. Ever-Ready and tt:n(\crs to se lect f rom Hones and Strops Saws l-laOlmers Hatchets Chisels Sc rew Drive rs 111 fa ct, anything you need in ha rdwa re YOll wi ll find - and at prices to su it - at Norton'S Harowar6 i~ NEW WASH FABRICS ( WRITE FOR SAMPLE S ) We are now showing t he largest and m ost com plete line of the neW' wa,<;habJ e fa b"ics for f'p rin g d"esses tha t. thilj st ore ha.1I e\,lw placed on sale. .\11 the n ewest. weaves in t he pretty shee r ami the header weight white materiltls, A lso ,,,ash fabri cs in all the newest T ango ~hades, If th ere is anything that yO\l de ... il'e in the line oC new fabric s fol' spring gowns and dr e:-;~ei", write for s .... tmples. llemember we prepay all charges on mail orders and g uarant ee satisfact.ion 0 1' refund YOlU' lU oney . Address a ll COITIrT1.unicati o ns t o D e pt. L ROUSER'S OAPITAL DRUG Up to da t.e. UOl'ner store. Hollister Block. STORE. Opposite EXpress otHce. Agency Star l.aundry. CO I~ I~ EG)i": DRUG ."-NO GROOERY 00. DRY GOODS. J. W. KNAPP 00. Dry Goods and 'Fur nlsbillri's. ~~ \\'8.Sblngton Ave So. Order by Man. All Chare n Prepaid, 11.", 0 CENTRAL Mlrn.RUJABIZ. STOU LAN SINt; . M r c,1'A ' " S o rosia" Shoes Writ e for Cataloeue ,dj ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. CAPITOL ELEOTRIO ENGINEERING 00. - Full line of Electrical SUpplJes, tDcludlns s t.ud e nU' s had es Rnd cords, car bon, tantalum and mazda reading lamps. 117 E , Mlcbhra!!A.,:€!. HARDWARE, STOVES & TINW'RE. N ORTON'S HARDWARE. Gener a l H a l·dware. Tlnwa rf>. Gr81l1t.e ware. Out III 'V8.Sbtngt.ou Al·e. S . lery, Stoves. ete. ~. MANUFACTURING & HAIR GOODS M RS. o. T . OASJ<::.-Manufactul"lng all Gtyles o f Hnlr GOOds to order, and Hair Goods Sbop. Old 8wltches enlafJl,'ed. co lored nnd r en9-l-'ated to look I;lS good a s new. The &.r-61l'Co-Amerlca.ll:lygenlc Toilet R e qui sites fl sJ)('clft.hy. AutOllla.tlc pbone, No.::w61. %14 ~ WnshlngtOIl Ave. S . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. G RINNEI~J~ BROS. "Mleblgan'sLeadlnjl M USiC House ." RIKb Grade Pianos 8nd P layer Pianos. Easy Term s. Pianos to Rent - Year's Re ntal out on Pu rc base. E \'eryt.btng In tbe Realm of Music. LA." - 8r~o ST'OHE: 210 N. W8.Sblngton Ave. There's a Fashion- Monger in Lansing MIFFLIN'S SINCE 1887 - < TNt:. M·A·C · VOL. X IX. ~AST LANSING, MIC HI GAN, TUESDAY, MAY 26. 1914. NO. 32. SAD TALE OF THE MAN WHO MISSED HIS CLASS REUNION. ELEVENTH ANNUAL MAY FESTIVAL WELL ATTENDED . We readily admit that the follow ing idea is not OUI' own, but was di scovered in an other alumni publication. Howe ve r, the idea was too good to pass over, and we have llsed it . gi vi ng due credit to Th e Reveille, of Louis iana State Univers ity. The man (class something 01' other) was provoked. Also, he had an important bus i ness engagement for Ju ne 2:3. He had neither time nor money to go back to th e commen cement reunion. He lit was tired of J'eceiving commen cement erature. Yes, without a doubt, he was p ro voked. He reached out to toss the latest offend ing epistle into the waste basket. Hi s anTI turned over the bottle of ink, whi ch s pread over an imp0l'tant map which lay on the desk, s pilled down the front of his new \V,as Seeing tha t s ummer suit. l'uined, he dete rm ined to save the s uit, and rushed to the washstand, jerking on the water with a w rench whi ch broke the fau cet and caused the water to POUI' in an un checkable s tream over the floor. the map Des perately he struggled with the faucet. He had no time to answer the ringing tele phone, thereby los i ng a big job. The water s pread. ruining s ome expen s ive drawing paper, and trickled down to the rooms of a hai J' dresser on the floor be low, who came up forthwith, bringing a policernan . The man explained and the po liceman called a plum her. The man grabbed hi s hat a nd made a das h for home, kicking the dog that follow ed him. Said dog bit him so effectivelv that he was fo rced to get a n auto in wh'jch to ride home, and on sending for a doctor he learned that he would have to take the Pas teur t reatment. He was still hoping that hi s important busi ness engagement for June 23 would be kept, \vhen a messenger brought this com- munication: ~ "Will be impossible to meet you on June 23. Am going to M. A. C. to attend the Re union." Two full houses greeted the arti sts of eleventh an nual Mal' Fes tival at M. A. C. last Friday afternoon and e\'ening. A large number of Lan s ing people were pres ent at both concerts, helping to fill the s pacious pavilion of the Ag ricultural Build ing to capac ity. Each of the soloi sts was in excellent voice, and proved to be of exceptional abil It is hoper! that ity, a s stated last week. t he people at M. A. C. may have an oppor tunity of hearing each of them again. The afternoon program was as follows : Sneil. (n) I Send My Hea rt up to Thee. (b) The Song that My Heart is Singing. (c) The Cry ing of 'Vater. MR. ORMSBY. (n) Elegy. (b) Ungarische Rhapsody. MISS POPPE. Dearest Night. MISS STEVENSON . Prize Song (Mei stersinger) . MR. ORMSBY. (n) Air. (b) Am Springbrunnen. MISS P OPPE. (n) Her Love Song. (b) Slum ber Song. (c) Burst, Ye Applebud s. MISS STEVENSON . (It) Barrack Ballad. (b) Sm uggl er's Song. ( 0) Mother 0' Mine. (d) Danny Deever. Ma cD eTlniri. Tipton. \/an Go ens. POppet. Buchelet. ~I'(/[J ne}'. HU1'e. DII1'idoff. Suiter. Mlu·Do we ll. Emery . . Bell . f( enlOeh"n. Tours . Da m.1·osch.. In MR. MIDDLETON. t he evening H aydn's oratorio, the "C r eation," was rendered by the College chorus of 175 voices, assis ted by Mi ss Stev enson, Mr. Orms by, a nd Mr. Middleton. Great credit is due Mr. Fred Killeen, who has directed t he work of the choru s for the past few years. Page four is important. Read it. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 4 THE M.A.C. RECORD I'UnUSFUW f;nmy TUESDAY DURING TUE COLLEGE YEAR BY TH.l': MlCl-llGAlX AOIHCULTu nAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION. GEOIIGE ·C. SHEI't'IELD Managing Editor. SUBSCI1lI"flO~ PRJCt~, $1.00 PER YEAI:' Entered as second-class mail maHer at the Post Office in Lansing, Mich. .Address 3.1\ subscriptions and advertising mat,ter to tile M. A. C. RECOIUJ, East Lansing, Mich. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor, East Lan sing, Mich. Subscriptions may be paid for by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Hegistered Letter. Stamps will not be accepted. Business Office with Lawrence & Van 'Buren Print ing Co., 210-212 Grand Ave. No., Lansing, Mich. 'ITE.'4DAY, M."-Y 26, 11:114. Circulation This Week, 902 A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING. Friends of the College never had a better opportunity to do something for the insti lo them by the lution, than is \lresented present critical stale of affairs. A chance is now offered to every alumnus, former ,tudent and friend of the Agricultural Col lege to get behind and push a movement that. is really worth whi le, and one that is of supreme importance to the people of the state. No one will deny the College is probably in the most criti cal stage of its history, a situation beside which the one of 1858, when a movement was instigated to sell the property at auction was subdued, fades into significance. that ' The institution is without funds, the members of the teaching force are unpaid, and outstanding bills cannot be met. If the Supreme Court should decide against the College, absolutely nothing will remain. In that event, a special session of the legisla ture, to undo the previous mistake, will be the only thing that can save the College from closing its doors. How would any alumnus 0 1' former stu dent of the lVL A. C. feel in that event? How would it seem to picture the walks overgrown "Vlith grass, the campus desert ed and neglected? Can you bear to picture the buildings closed, neglected and si lent the oppressive silence of desertion? with (;{jne all the boisterous, happy-go-lucky stu· dent life; gone the earnest, willing teach· ers, A once famous and prosperous educa tional institution, devoted to the interests of the state at large. closed and deserted in the this enlightened desks and equipment which should be pro· twentieth century, moting the interests of Michigan covered by a layer of dust. It is not a pleasant picture. Now as never before, have the friends of M. A. C. a chance to show the fi ne quality of their regard for its welfare. There are two things to be done, in which every man and woman can and must play a part. F irst. 'fife Governor of the State of Michigan should be earnestly and respect fully urged to call a special session of the legislature. A crisis like lhe present one is a poor time to play politics, and only the interests of the state, as repres.ented by one of its largest jnstitutions, should be consid ered. the $35,000 engi neering Second . Each member of the legislature must be urged to pass the Act of 1913 with out limitation. This is no time to consider petty jealousies, to irreparably injure the whole because of a single part. Each member of Michigan's legislature should be asked to cast aside such small feelings and consider the matter in a broader, more progressive light. With the advancement of the Agricultural Col lege will come an advancement of the agri cultural interests of the state. These things go hand in hand, and a blow at the one must necessarily injure the other. There is no doubt that this matter and the problem of its solution are the most im pOl"tant th ings that you, as an alumnus of the College, have ever had to consider. The reunion, important as it is, is completely overshadowed and sinks out of sight, as compared with the future · of our College. It is time for you, each one, to get busy. The slightest delay may hasten the trouble. See your duty, and proceed to do it, for the sake of the College and all that it means to us, its alumni. * * * Dr. Nelson S. Mayo, '88, manager of the veteri nary department of the Abbott Alka loidal Company, of Chicago, will go to' Europe this summer in the interests of that company. He will also attend the Interna tional Veterinary Congress, to be held in London in August. No time like NOW to plan for June 23. Demonstrations with a powei: lawn mower have been conducted on the campus recently. and some can foresee the passing of the faljliliar horse·drawn mowers which have kept the lawns neat in recent years. The power mower requires the services of but one man, and it is claimed that it will cover as much ground per day as both of the horse mowers now in use. , • , • • • , • < \ THE M. A . C. RECORD. 5 THE PRESENT CRISIS AT THE M. A. C. ( (J onLlnl1l' ~1 rl'fl lll p nJr" I.) to be the sale of which were from placed in a fund. This fund was to be in vested in stich a way as to draw not less than five pel' cent. interest , said interest to be apportioned to th e state in stitutions pro vided for in th e way designated in the Mor rill Act. The Michigan legi slatul'e in 1863 expressly accepted thi s grant by two acts, the reby bin ding the people of Michigan to observe the terms of the Morrill Act, one of which mentions "the mechanic ar ts," The s ituation last spring was somewhat di fi'erent t ha n that in 1885, when the Fed eral go\'el'nment advi sed t he Michigan Ag r icul tural College t hat there was danger of forfeiting thi s grant, owing to th e fact thai no department of e ngin eering had been es tabli shed . Steps toward )lro"iding such a department were immediately taken, m:; shown in Act No. 42 of the Publi c Acts of M iclugan, 1885. the A common point in all legi f' iatil)ll which has heretofore been passed regal'd te rm ing the Agricultunll College "mecha nic arts." Parti cular atte ntion hap. always uee n exe rcised to Hssure the pres ence of that important item . t he is intended 011'01' In 1890 came the Second Mo .... iII Act. followed in 1907 by th e Nel son amendment. Both these acts wel'e th e more complete endowment of the colleges for the benefit of agri culture and the me chani c arts ." And th e State of' Michigan, thro ugh its legi slatu .. e, accepted these acts and bound itself to support the embodi ed expending provi sions. The methods of these amounts were in each case Uthe mechanic arts" was a part of ]\[olTill Act ga,'e the act. The Second $25,000. The Kelson amendment increas ed ihis to $50,000, "'hicll, with the $70,000 now accruing to th e college from the orig inal Mor .. ill Act, gh'es the college a total in come of $120,000 from the F edeml govel'll ment for the purposes of education alon e. The moneys used for the support and mClin tenance of the experiment stations are not included. \\'ell defined, but Legal advi ce given the State Board has been to the effect that the Federal depa .. t ment havin g these mone,vs in charge in sists on a fail' and proportionate disbursement of them, and that no department shall be favored to the excl usion of any other. A failure to maintain this proportionate efll ciency may result in a withdrawal of Fed e ral support. T he board decided that it would be im possible to maintain a proportionate effi ciency if t he expenditures for t he engineer- ing department were to be lintited to $35,- 000 pel' annum . It appeared further that any attempt whatsoever to limit any de partment would result in the utter demoral ization of the department, its faculty and student body. The State Boa rd, in its statement, con tests the .. ight of the legis lature to limit the expenditure of Federal f unds, and also de ni es the con stitutionality of th e "$35,000" clause. The \lI'esent status of the case is best s ummed up as in the copy sent to the state ofiicials, viz . : (a) We (the State Board) shall coniinue that department as now conducted, and ns it may legitimately grow and develop. (b) We shall, as nearl y as may be, in view 01' th e accounting diflic ulties inh e rent in ~ u ch cases, limit the annm\l expenditure to of state $3:;,000. thi s department fund s in (c) For th e r emainder of t he necessa ry lI ~e a ~ u nk i e nt POl' the Federa l govel'n expenditures we shall tion of the f unds or ment. This program \l'll5 followed until abo ut th e middle of l\Iarch, when a notice W3!' re th a t ceived f rom Auditor Gene ral Fulle r th e College had overdra\l'n th e funds for t he engineering department, and that 110 more mon e.v was 8\'ailable f or the College. that a sum of Thi s, in spite 01' nearl y $100,000 was on hand to th e c redit of th e College in the state treasury a t the time. t he fact to Mandamus proceedings to compel MI'. Fulle r t he College show cause why ~ hould not hm'e its mon ey we re at on ce in stitu ted by Judge William L. Carpente r. '75, representing the State Boa rd, before th e Supre me Court. The case was heanl on April 7, and it was confid entl y expected that. in the interests o( the people o( th e state, a decis ion would quickl y be forth coming. The passing of six weeks, with no word from the Supl'eme bench, has brought matte r!' to a c ri t ical stage, and necessitated the a ttempt to obtain a loan sufficient to pay the sala ri es of the faculty and sub-faculty. Approximate estimates gi"e the follow ing idea o f the College affairs a t th e present time : I n case the Supreme Court ujlholds the act, a special sess ion of the legi s ature wi ll be necessary. wi th t he alternative of closing t he College. If t he College is retul'lled to the tenth-mill appropriation, it will have abou t $8.000 to run it from July 1 to Janu ary. 1915. At the end of the college year. the College will be $97.000.00 in debt, and will have but $24.000.00 to pay on account. Page foul' is important. Read it. 6 _ THE M. A . C. RECORD. A LETTER F ROM NEBRASKA. M. A. C. RECORD, East Lansi ng, Mich. My Dear Sir :-1 am r eminded by Pro fesso)' M. G. Kain s, recently elected to the chair of Horticu lture at Pennsylvania State little has been heard College, that very from M. A. C. men in Nebraska recentl),. This is not because we lack interest in the old college, but because of oU1i interest in other things which always need to be done next. We ,were greatly pleased to receive a visit from president Snyder last winter, in con nection with seve ral university presidents who came to Nebraska to look over the situ ation and advise the people of the state relative to the desirability of building up the UniYersity on a single campus 01' of building two separate plants three miles distant from each other. We hope that this or some other mi ssion will bring President Snyder often to Nebraska. As many readers of the RECORD know, Professor H. R. Smith, '95, transferred hi s affiliations from the University of Nebras ka to the University of Minnesota about a year ago, although he comes back to see us frequently, and is reported to be prospering in his new location . Professor George W. Hood, who is with us in horticulture, came from M. A. C. last summer, and often speaks of t he conditions ther e. Professor Hood is making good at the University of Nebraska, and we would be glad to ha ve more men of his character in the institution . Mr. W . P. Snyder, a brother of President Snyder, has also been with us for ten years, after taking his master's degree at M. A. C. Superintendent Snyder is in charge of one of the largest and most important sub stations of the University, havi ng three sections of land and large expeTimentai in terests in live stock and in crop production. Some of tile best experimental work of the Nebraska station has been done at the North Platte farm. Dr. Bessey, '69, head Dean of the Uni versity, is our oldest 111. A. C. alumnus ",nd the best known 111: A. C. man at t he m stltu tion . A lways popu lar in hi s work, hi s pop ularity increases with the year s, an<:l al t hough his splendid services to the Umver sity would have warranted hI S retmng long since, he prefers to stay in the harness, and does not expect to leave us for many years yet. . . My own connection wIth the UllIverslty now dates back for fifteen years, more re cently as Dean of t he College ~f Agricul ture a nd Director of the ExperIment Sta- . . the most tion. Since coming here, the work of agri cnlture has grown f r om one of small im portance to perhaps important work of the University at present, although th is would not be acknowledged by the me mbers of the other colleges. Wit h the years of growth, t he stude nts ha ve increas ed, the registration of the present year be ing 43 per cent. greater than of the preced ing yea r, with about 550 students regis tered in coll ege or graduate work in agri culture a n(1 a greater number registered in is con nected the secondary school which with the college. Th e Unive rsity feels that it is on the eve of a period of splendid development, when the question shall be settl ed as to whether one or two plants shall be built up. An ap propriation of more than $2,000,000 was made by the last legislatu re, to be a"ailable within the next six years, and the question of whether one or two 1)lants should be de veloped was left to a referendum vote of In case it is decided to build two the state. sepa rate plants, one on the city campus and the other on the U ni ve rsity farm, one-third of this $2,000,000 will be available for buildings and permanent improvements fol' agriculture at the farm campus. This, with the buildings already on hand, will give us a plant considerably exceeding $1,000,000 in value outside of the in vestment in land. I should greatly appreciate being present at the reuni on on Jun e 23d, but 1 fear my present plans will not pe rmit me to do so. I send my best wishes to the class of '87, and others who may be present. Very truly you rs, I am. E. A . BURNETT, '8 7. H ERE THEY COME . " I expect to altf'nd th e re un ion this year. Can you inform me if th e r e is an ~1. A. C. bunch g oin g from Chicago, and if th ey are making any s pecial train arrangement s? "E. R . G I:'\lI.\M. e x-'06. " Te rry, S. D: ' W. R. ("Doc") Walker, '11e, until re centl y connected with the signal depart ment of t he D. U . R. in Detroit, has w r itten to the RECORD, and we note that "Doc" is now a member of the firm of Smith and ",Talke r, dealers in fine groceries and meats at 1649 Grand Ri ver Ave., Detroit. Your friends will be at the Reunion. Will you? Page four is important. Read it. " • • • .' • THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 BASEBALL INVASION OF OHIO GREAT SUCCESS. M. A. C., 4; Oberlin, 2. M. A. C., 13; Western Reserve, 3. M. A. C., 5; Ohio State, 3. The baseball squad from East Lans ing went through northern Ohio like a troop of l\fexica n re bels advancing on the ca pital. and ret urned home last Friday with three g'ames added to their winning li st. Pros pects for winding lip t he season at a fast gait are now bri ght, and the team will go into the remaining fh-e games determined to keep the rest of the slate clean. Oberlin was the fi rst team to fall before t he Aggies . Th is team, co nceded to be one of the strongest in the Ohio conference. was powerless before the pitching of Mil ler and \Veeder, while 1\1. A. C., haying found their batting eyes again, fell on the offer ings of Wall ace i'OI' eigh t clean hits, includ ing a home l'llll by Griggs a nd a three-base clout by Fuller. iIIiller pitched shut·ou t ball for six innings, but a t rio of hits in the seventh sent him to covel'. v\" eedel', who s ucceeded him, al lowed no hits, and strllck out two of the six men who faced him. The SC01'e b~r innings : R. H . E. M. A. C ...... O 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1-4 8 1 Oberli n . . .. . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0- 2 4 3 M. A. C.- Miller, Weeder and ROWl ey. Oberlin-Wallace and Nil son. Ni neteen si ngl es, well bun ched, combined w·ith five errors by the opposing team, prov ed to be an excellent r ecipe for victory, when tested out by the M. A . C. team against Western Reserve at Cleveland. It was so good that thirteen runs were scored before tired of marathoning the Aggies grew around the path s. The final score was 13 to 3. In spite of the bad condition of his hands, Bibbins was back in the game and perform ed perfectly. The real feature of the game, however, was the bombardment turned loose by the top end of the M. A. C. batting order. Sixteen hits were regi stered by the first five men, Dodge and L. Ch ilton grab· bing " a quartette each trips to t he plate. The Reser ve tea m got enough hits to win an ordinary game, but Weeder. who was officiating for M. A. C., kept them well scattered and struck out seven batters. in six Ohio State furnished a stift' battle for l\1:acklin's crew, but when the r uns were counted at the fini sh, lacked three of havi ng enough to win. Dodge, pitching for M. A. I, C., struck out ten men, and contributed to winn ing his own game by introducing a triple and a double at ollportune times. Fick and L. Ch ilton also kept up the hitting the trip, the former which characterized getting a h ome run and a dOUb le as hi s por tion. Bibb ins played a stellar game behind the bat, accepting seventeen chances with out an error. . M. A. C. got after Cook in the first in ning and cll'ove him to cove l'. Ri chmond, who took up t he burden, was hit freely in the second, but got better as .the game pro· gl·essed. The sco re by innings : 11. A. C . .. . .. 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ohio State . . 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 r.. 0- 5 0- 3 H. .E. 9 2 2 6 SEVENTH ANNUAL MEE TING OF M. A. C. ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND. F ea t ured by t he presence of three coll ege preSi de nts, the seve nt h a nnual m ee ting of the I\e w En g· land 1\1. a t S lu·in g fi eld. I\las,;. .r\ ssoci;l t iol1 wa s h eld i\. C . ,'l ay Following a. de li ghtfu l hour s pe n t in meeti ng u nd all elabol':ll\> s iX-COllrsf' re ne win g olrt fl'i f' nd s hips, banqu et wa s se r ved at tllf' Hotel \Vonlt y_ l fi Ra y Stannard 8 al;;('r, acte d a :;; LOast m aS t e r, and ke p t th e Lim e. H e call ed coll ege prcs ide llls ror n .' marks . fi rs t '89 , t h e rc tiring pres ide n t. th ings mo vi ng all t h e Three lIpon ea c h o f Presid e n t .J. L. S n y de r told fir s t of th e life rll ;\1. A. C_ and til,e a Cl. i vit ies of th e pa st Y(I,'Ir. The many advan ces in t'du ca ti onal and r pcl'pationai work we re w e ll portray ed du r ing hi s tall<- Pres ide n t HowHrd Edward s of Rh o de I s la n d A . the re pli ed w i th r e mini sce nces of C. and Preside nt K e nyon L. Butt e l'field of .l\lass achu set,ts A. C. lire at. the 1\\i cb ig an Ag ricullural Coll ege. Af te r sever a l coll ege s ongs had toa s lma ster call ed promp t u Snyder, Dr. W . J . Beal , Charl es E. :\1ars h a ll. upo n '-emarks, aJJ1on ~ tl J('m se \'c ral peopl (' t h e lJl'e n s u ng, im for l\ l rs . J . 1.... I. H . Bultpr fie ld a nd Dr. be ing Offi ce r s el ecte d fo r t he following y('a r ·Ia, 1~"n d ' !I, iI~c " jc S""" Ii • •. J. A. 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