V O L. 

L A N S I N G,  M I C H I G A N,  T U E S D A Y,  S E P T E M B ER  28, 1897. 

No 

Timely  Words  of  Counsel. 

preached 

T he  R e v.  Ernest  B.  Allen,  pas 
tor  of  the  Pilgrim  Congregational 
Church,  Lansing, 
the 
opening  sermon  of  the  year  to  the 
students  in  the  chapel  on  Sunday 
afternoon,  September  19.  His  ad 
dress  to  the students  was  in  part  as 
follows  : 
T he 

here 
training  you  receive 
will  come  partly  from  your  class 
for 
mates.  W h at 
them,  as  exercised  in  the 
influence 
of your 
life  is  for  you  wisely  to de 
termine.  Loyalty  to  the  truth  will 
make  you  a  man, a  woman,  whose 
power  will  linger  here  when  you 
are  gone.  W h at  do  you  propose 
to-day,  as  you  stand  at  the  begin 
ning,  to  make  that  power  do? 

that  training  is 

In 

this  united  sentiment  which 
this 
you  are  to  create  will  come 
year's  character  of 
the  College. 
You  are  beneficiaries  of  the  State, 
receiving  at  her  hands  an  education, 
and  she  expects  you  to  stand  by  her 
tradition  of  law  and  order  and  truth 
in  the  work  on  which 
foundation 
her  future  stability  must  rest.  T he 
M.  A.  C.  will  be  judged  outside  by 
what  you  do here.  W h at  kind  of  an 
impression  will you give ?  You have  ' 
no  more  right  to  return  home,  or  to 
go  out  into  the  world,  where 
the 
fact  is  heralded  that  you  have  arisen 
to  the  dignity  of  a  college  man  or 
woman,  and  there  present  the  ab 
legiti-
normal  eccentricities  which 
" tficite  corrpgir-"^ierctotilfcf 
'HiTu  WOT iv' 
to 
may  produce,  if  nonsense  goes 
seed—no  more 
to  present 
these  as  a  sample  of  the  training 
here  than  you  have  to  tell  a  lie  or 
steal  a  dollar. 

right 

to 

T he  State  has  property  rights  as 
well  as  the  individual.  T h e re  are 
no  ethics,  even  of  infidelity  or  liber 
alism,  which  make  it  right  to  do  in 
college  what  is  wrong  anywhere 
else.  L aw  does  not  take  a  vacation 
when  the moon  is  eclipsed,  nor  on 
the  night  when  graveyards  are  sup 
posed  to yawn  and witches to  prowl, 
and  ghosts 
take  constitutional 
outings.  A  man  is  under  as  great 
obligation  to  do  right,  to  be  loyal  to 
truth,  when  he  is  not  watched  as 
he  is under  any other  circumstances ; 
onlv  infants,  w ho  are  morally  irre 
sponsible  and  mentally  weak,  need 
to  have  tender  and constant  and  firm 
supervision.  God  has  not  brought 
you  here  to  take  a  vacation  in  your 
loyalty  . and  duty  to  him.  W h at 
you  are  here  will  determine  pretty 
accuratelv  what  you  are  ten  years 
from  to-day. 

A nd 

let  me  say  a  word  of  that 
man  w ho  hinders  another  by  active 
scorn  or  jest  or  force  from  the de 
velopment  of  truth  within  him,  or 
w ho  by passive 
indifference  fails  to 
exercise  a  proper  influence  to  secure 
loyalty  to truth. 
In  ordinary  things 
the  man  who  hinders  another  is de 
void  of  understanding,  and  when 
to  morals,  he 
his  hindering  relates 
is  vicious  and  dangerous. 
L a r ge 
manufacturers  do  not  allow  visitors 
in  their  institutions  during  working 
hours  because  there  is  a  dissipation 
of  energy  when  workmen  look  from 
work  to  the  visitor.  Society  shuts 
up  in  a  prison  the  morally  bad  who 
debase  others  and  vitiate  the  force 
of  law.  A  college  is  a  society  of" 
young  men  and women,  and  no one 

of. them  has  the  right  to  hinder  his 
neighbor,  corrupt  his  integrity,  or 
steal  his  time,  the  product  of  his 
brain  or  the  money  he  earns.  Men 
ac 
come  here  w ho  have  been 
in 
knowledged  Christian  workers 
their  homes.  T h ey  ought  to  let  it 
be  known  when  they  get  into 
this 
new  ground,  w h e re  they  have  stood 
and  where  they  propose 
to  stand. 
No  Christian  life  was  intended  to 
transplanted. 
die  when 
Beecher,  the  patriot  at  home,  was 
the  patriot  abroad  in  spite  of  mobs 
who  howled  and  hissed.  Men  come 
to  college  w ho  wish  to  change  their 
environment,  to  get  away  from  old 
associates,  to  have  a  new  and  help 
ful  place  in  which  to  overcome  old 
habits  and  conditions.  More 
than 
half  they  wish  to accomplish  is  done 
when  they  acknowledge  their  pur 
pose  to  build  better. 

it  was 

To  accomplish  these 

things  you 
the  help  wThich  comes  from 
need 
regular  church  attendance,  from  af 
filiation  and  a  working  membership 
in the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  Y.  W.  C. 
A.  T he  habit  in  relation  to  these 
things  which  you  fix  here  will  be 
apt  to  stick  through  life.  You  are 
neither  too  good  nor  too  busv  to 
give them  their  logical  and  rightful 
place  now.  Athletics  may  call  you 
with  forcible  insistence.  T h ey  have 
their  place.  But  it  is  pitiful  to  see 
a  strong  bodv  with  a  weak  and 
sickly  morality.  Whole  men  are 
more  than  Samsons  or  Sullivans. 

in 

the 

educated 

Every 
like  that  of  the  siren  of  old. 
man  ought 
to  do 
to  know  what 
with  his  hands  and  how  to  fold  his 
napkin  and  how  to  be  courteous  to 
those  around  him  without  brass  or 
bashfulness.  But it  is  pitiful  to see 
formal 
tongues 
niceties  of  society's  traditions,  and 
to  turn  and  trip,  and 
feet  trained 
heads  filled  with 
the  nonsense  of 
co-education,  dead  to  the  possibili 
ties  of  kind,  Christian  words  which 
might  be  spoken,  of  errands  run  for 
the  sake  of  the  business  of 
the 
King,  of  influence  upon  the  man  or 
the  woman  w ho works  by your  side 
If  the  Christian 
in  the class-room. 
men  and  women  rally  to  place  up 
and  ahead  the  standard  of  Christian 
consecration  and  service  many  an 
other  man  or woman  will  go  from 
this  place  next  J u ne  changed  be 
cause  he  has  entered  on  a  nobler 
service  than  that  for  self—a  service 
for  God  and  fellowman. 

T he  esprit  de  corps  of  the  insti 
tution  must  lie  in  you.  There  can 
be  no  victory  apart  from 
self-con 
quest.  Progress,  like  charity,  must 
begin  at  home.  T h e re  will  be  no 
enlargement  of  the  Kingdom  until 
the  Kingdom  comes  in  greater  full 
ness in  your  life.  W h at  "a  thing  it 
was  that  for  ten  years  after  Glad 
stone  left  old  Eton  men  were  ab 
stainers  because  of  his  manly  and 
In  the 
decided  stand  as  a  student. 
fineness,  firmness,  force  and  fellow 
ship  of  the  individual  life  the  whole 
is  to  be  leavened  and  bettered.  T he 
man  who dares to stand  alone  if  need 
be,  facing  the sentiment  of  his  fel 
lows  when  he  believes  it  to  be 
wrong,  is  the  man  w ho  will  dare 
and  do  in  the  world  outside.  But 
the  man  w ho  flinches  when  a jest  is 
aimed  at  him,  or  winces  when  his 
testimony  is  a  cause  for  sport,  or 

who  fears  to  let  this  little  college 
world  know  he  is  a  child  of  the 
King,  is  the  man  w h om  the  Great 
Commander  cannot  call  in the  heroic 
and  impending  hour  when  men  w ho 
dare  stand  for  the  truth  are  needed. 

"Count  me o'er earth's  chosen  heroes,  they 

were  souls  that  stood  alone, 

While  the men they  agonized  for  hurled  the 

contumelious  stone. 

Then  to side  with  truth  is  noble  when  we 

share  her wretched  crust, 

'Ere  her  cause  bring fame and profit,  and 'tis 

prosperous  to be just; 

Then  it is the brave  man  chooses,  while the 

coward  stands  aside, 

Doubting  in his abject  spirit,  till  his  Lord 

is  crucified, 

And  the multitude  make  virtue  of  the  faith 

they  had  denied." 
Dare  to  be  one  who creates  a  sen 
timent  for  law  and  order,  for  right 
eousness  and  purity. 

Reception  to  the  Students* 

Last  Friday  evening  a  reception 
was  given  to  the  students  by 
the 
faculty.  T he  reception  was  held  in 
the  armory,  which, since  it  has  been 
finished  in  lighter  and  more  cheer 
ful  colors,  is  an  ideal  place  for  func 
tions  of  such  a  general  nature. 

T he  students  were 

received  at 
the  west  entrance  by  President  and 
Mrs.  Snyder,  Dr.  Kedzie,  M r s. 
EUa  Kedzie,  Dr.  and  M r s.  Beal, 
Lieut,  and  M r s.  Bandholtz  and Sec-
four 
rdtgry  Butterfield. 
~-i-«:??.<T.^t • d l. 

Nearly 

v : .1^ ^-

number  of  visitors  from  Lansing. 
After  an  hour  spent  in  getting  ac 
quainted,  Dr.  E d w a r ds 
introduced 
President  Snyder,  w ho gave  a  brief 
address  of  welcome  to  the  students, 
following  which  an  enjoyable  pro 
gram  was  presented. 

Miss  Bach,  'or,  gave  a  piano  solo 
and  also  responded 
to  an  encore. 
Master  Ellis  LaZelle,  of  St.  Paul's 
choir,  Lansing,  so  pleased  the  audi 
ence  with  his  singing  that  he  also 
was  called  upon  for an  encore.  Miss 
Kedzie  and  M r.  Eastman 
rendered 
a  pleasing  piano  and mandolin  duet. 
"Songs of Seven" was given by ladies 
and  children of the  faculty,Mesdames 
Barrows,  Weil,  Pettit  and  Noble, 
and  F ay 
Misses  Pearl  Kedzie 
W h e e L r,  Marguerite 
Barrows, 
N orma  Yedcler,  Nellie  Noble,  R o b 
ert  Snyder  and  Paul  W o o d w o r t h. 
A  recitation  by  Miss  Burch, of  Lan 
sing,  was  followed  by  the  last  num 
ber,  a  vocal  solo  by  M r.  Gingrich,-
01. 
refreshments  were 
served  and the many  guests  mingled 
in  social  conversation  for  another 
hour  and  then  dispersed,  a  few  go 
ing  to  the  Hesperian 
rooms  for  a 
short  informal  hop. 

L i g ht 

T he  Siloes  Filled. 

finished 
their  siloes  Thursday  noon, 

-  T he  F a rm  Department 
filling 
September  23,  the  hard  frost  Mon 
day  night  made  the  corn  very  dry 
and  bad  to  handle.  Except 
three 
single  acre  plots  the  corn  was  cut 
with  a  harvester,  which  bound  it  in 
bundles  of  suitable  size  to  feed 
to 
the  cutter.  One  hundred  and  five 
tons  of  silage  were  put  in  in 
three 
days  and  a  half,  or  at  the  rate  of  30 
tons  per  day.  T he  corn  was  g r o wn 
injfield  8,  and  the work  was  delayed 
bjj  stopping  each  load  for  weighing 

team  on 

the  harvester, 

and  by  bringing  several  pieces  of 
loads  to  finish  out  plots.  Counting 
the 
five 
teams  were  used.  T wo  men  fed 
the  cutting  box,  one  packed 
the 
silage,  and  two  loaded  the  bundles 
in  the  field,  making  in  all  five  team 
sters  and  five  other  men.  Count 
ing  the  man  and  team  at  t wo  and 
one-half  dollars  per  day,  and  the 
other  men  at  one  dollar  and  twenty-
five  cents,  the  total  cost  of  putting 
in  the silage  was :  F or labor  $60.38 ; 
use  of  the  engine  and  fuel,  $ 9 . 0 0; 
50  lbs. of  twine,  $3.00,  making  the 
total  cost  $72.38,  or  a  trifle 
less 
than  seventy  cents  a  ton. 

T he 

silage 

left  over  from 

last 
year  kept  perfectly  during  the  sum 
mer,  spoiling  down 
than  an 
inch  on  the  surface. 

less 

State  Board  of  Agriculture. 

in  renting 

T he  Board  met  at  the  College 
Tuesday  evening,  September  21. 
All  members  present  except  M r. 
Moore.  T he  employment  of  an 
instructor  for  the  special  course  in 
cheese  making  was  left  with 
the 
President  and  Professor  of  A g r i 
culture.  T he  action  of  the  Presi 
dent  and  Secretary 
the 
approved. 
Harrison  House  was 
to 
T he  President  was  authorized 
in 
instructors 
temporary 
provide 
such  departments  as  needed 
them. 
T he  special  committee  on  the  San 
Jose  Scale  Act  reported  that  is  was 
louhu'mabvisable  10 taKe'ivir. "Pettit 
from  his college  work,  and  that  he 
did  not  desire 
the  office 
of 
recommended 
that  Prof.  U.  P.  Hedrick  be  ap 
pointed  inspector.  T he  report  was 
accepted  and  M r.  Hedrick  was ap 
pointed.  T he  farm  committee  was 
into  considera 
instructed 
re-organiz 
tion  the  advisability  of 
ing  the  work  of 
the  Agricultural 
Department  of  the  College. 

Inspector,  and 

to  accept 

to  take 

It  was  resolved  that  the  resolution 
of  this  board  which  provides  blank 
paper  pads  for  examination  papers 
free  to  students  is hereby  rescinded, 
and  that  they  be  procured  hereafter 
through  the  co-operative  book  asso 
ciation. 

T he  next  meeting  will  be  held  at 

the  College,  November  2. 

Experimental  Roads. 

T he  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture 
is  giving  considerable 
attention  to  the  subject  of  road  im 
provement.  At  Geneva,  N.  Y., 
the  department  has  constructed  a 
mile  of  experimental  Macadam  ex 
tending  from 
the  northeast  corner 
of  the  N ew Y o rk  State  Experiment 
Station  grounds  toward  the  center 
of  the  city.  Along  the  front  of  the 
station  grounds  the  department  will 
also  construct  an  experimental  steel 
road,  i.  e.,  a  gravel  road  with  steel 
tracks  in  which  wagon  wheels  will 
run.  T he  track  needs  no  wood  in 
construction  and  no  cross-ties 
for 
support,  but  consists  of  a  simple  in 
verted  trough  or  channel  of  steel 
for  each  wheel,  with  a 
slightly 
raised  bead  on  the • inside  to  guide 
the  wheels,  each  channel  resting  in 
a  bed  of  gravel,  and  the  two  tied  to 
gether 
prevent 
spreading.  Special  devices  for  re 
mounting  are provided  at each  joint. 

occasionally 

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Official  Directory. 

PREACHING  SERVICE—Sunday  afternoons 

at  2:30 in the Chapel. 

Y.  M. C. A.—Regular  meetings  Sundav  eveniners 
at  7:30 and  Thursday  evenings  at  6.30.  C.  W. 
Loomis,  President.  E. M. Hunt,  Cor.  Secretary. 

Y. W, C. A.—Weekly  meetings  for  all  ladies  on 
the  campus,  Tuesday  evenings  at  8:00, in  Abbot 
Hall.  Sunday  meetings  with  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Miss  Clara  j.  Stocoum,  President.  Miss  Ella 
Phelps,  Cor.  Secretary. 

KING'S  DAUGHTERS—Meet  alternate  Wed 
nesdays.  Mrs.  J. L. Snyder,  President.  Mrs. W. 
Bahcock,  Secretary. 

NATURAL  HISTORY  SOCIETY  — Meets 
second  Friday  of each  month  in the Chapel  at 7:00 
p. M.  T. L. Hankinson,  President.  O. \V.  Slayton. 
Secretary. 

BOTA VIC AL  CLUB—Meets  Monday  evenings 
at  (1:30 in  the Botanical  Laboratoay.  R.  Barlow, 
Pre-;.lent.  Miss  Marie  Belliss,  Secretary. 

Sll• V-CE^PEARE  CLUB —Meets  Wednesday 
eveninaS=a.t  7:30.  Dr.  Howard  Edwards,  Presi 
dent. 

COLUMBIAN  LITERARY 

S O C I E T Y-

Meeti-'ffs  everv  Saturday  evening  at  7:00.  Fourth 
floor,  Williams  Hall.  R-  E.  Morrow,  President. 
F.  E. West.  Secretary. 
ECLECTK'soTjrEl'Y—Meetings  every  Saun  - " 

day  evening  at 700,  Fourth  Floor.  Williams  Hall. 
W.  J.  Merkel,  President.  W.  C.  Ergenzinger, 
Secretary. 

FERONIAN'  SOCIETY—Meetings  every  Fri 
day  afternoon  at  1:00  West  Ward,  Wells  Hall. 
Fa'v  Wheeler,  President.  Ella  Phelps,  Secretary. 
HESPERIAN  SOCIETY—Meetings  every  Sat 
urday  evening  at  7:00,  West  Ward,  Wells  Hall. 
).  R.  McCallum,  President.  M.  H.  Hammond, 
Secretary. 

OLYMPIC  SOCIETY—Meetings  every  Satur 
day  evening  at 7:00.  Fourth  Floor,  Williams  Hall. 
A . M.  Patriarche,  President.  E.  D.  Brown,  Sec 
retary. 

P HI  DELTA  T H E TA  FRATERNITY  — 
Meetings  every  Friday  evening  at 7:30,  East  Ward, 
"Wells  'Hall.  A.  B.  " Krentel,  President.  H.  B. 
Clark,  Secretary. 

UNION  LITERARY  SOCIETY  — Meetings 
every  Saturday  evening  at  7:00, U.  L.  S.  Hall. 
F\  V. Warren.  President.  Paul  Thayer,  Secretary. 
TAU  BETA  PI  FRATERNITY—Meetings  on 
alternate  Thursday  evenings,  Tower  Room. Me 
chanical  Laboratory.  F.  V.  Warren,  President. 
C. A. Gower,  Secretary. 

CLUB  BOARDING  ASSOCIATION  — I. L. 

Simmons,  President.  H. A. Dibble,  Secretary. 

M.  A.  C.  ATHLETIC  ASSOCIATION—F.  V. 

Warren,  President.  E. W. Ranney,  Secretary. 

Military  Inspection. 

Following  are  extracts  from  the 
report  of  Inspector  General  J.  C. 
Breckinridge,  of  the  inspection  of 
the  Military  Department  at  M.  A. 
C.  May 3, 1897 : 

Owing  to  the  inclemency  of  the 
weather, the inspection  and drill  were 
held  upon  the  highly  polished  floor 
of  the armory,  which  has an area of 
about  90 x 60  feet.  T he  battalion 
was  drawn  up  in  the  prescribed 
inspection  formation,  in  column  of 
companies,  147 cadets out  of a possi 
ble  155, or over  94 per cent being in 
line.  Preceding  the ceremony  of in 
spection, a Brigadier  General's  salute 
was  successfully  fired  by  a  detach 
ment  of  cadets  specially  detailed  for 
the  purpose.  T he Inspector  General 
was  accompanied  by  the  following 
State  officers:  Brigadier  General 
F r ed  Case, 
Inspector  G e n e r a l; 
Lieut.  Colonel  Richardson,  Asst. 
Adjutant  General;  Lieut.  Col.  H. 
A.  Smith,  Asst.  Quartermaster  Gen-

2d  R e g i m e n t;  and also  by Dr. J.  L. 
Snyder,  President  of  the  College 
and  other  members  of  the  faculty 
It  is  gratifying  to 
and  residents. 
eral,  and  Lieut.  Col.  Fred  Shubel, 
report  the presence  of  these  officials 
at  the  inspection,  and  the  interest 
shown  by  the  College  President, 
and  the attraction  this  purely  official 
function  so rigidly  conducted  proved 
to  many  friends  of  the  institution. 

T he  general  appearance  of  the 
battalion  was remarkably  g o o d;  the 
drill  movements  executed  upon  the 
floor  of  the drill  hall  were  also  com-
mendably  performed,  and  the  rifles 
in  the hands  of the cadets  appeared 
so  noticeably  clean  and  -well  cared 
for  as to deserve  commendation. 

indicated  a 

After  the battalion  inspection the 
members  of  the  sophomore  class 
were  questioned  by the military  pro 
fessor 
in  outpost  duty  and  field 
engineering;  and  the  general  and 
precise  information  shown  by  them 
indicated  the  zeal  with  which  in 
struction  had  been  imparted  in the 
that  the 
special  course,  and  also 
application  of 
i n f o r m a t i on 
the 
received  in  o t h er  departments  of 
study  was intelligently  made  to  this 
specialty.  T he result  of  this  exam 
conscientious 
ination 
effort  to impart  the special 
informa 
tion  concerning  military  affairs  that 
every  leader  of  American 
thought 
should  possess,  and  especially  those 
elements  of  military 
information 
"which  are  absolutelv  essential  to 
lack  of 
successful  war,  and  the 
which  may  have  to  be  paid  for in 
the  needless  sacrifice  of  life  in  some 
free 
national  emergency. 
country 
from 
her  sons,  it is  evidently  of  the  first 
consequence  that  they  should  knoiv 
how  to defend  her,  and  do  it  with 
_the  least,  cost  of  life  and::ir&B$um^. 
and  most  successfully. 

In  a 
that  claims  defense 

term. 

the  winter 

T he  freshmen  were  then  formed 
and  exercised  in militarv  gymnastics 
instruction 
in  which 
they  receive 
during 
These 
physical  exercises,  whether  selected 
recognized  a u t h o r i t i es  or 
from 
adopted  to meet  the special  require 
ments  of  this  institution,  were  strik 
ingly  effective  and  indicate  decided 
recent  development  and  improve 
ment. 

T he  military  department  is  under 
charge  of  Lieut.  H.  H.  Bandholtz, 
7th  Infantry,  w ho  succeeded  Lieut. 
E.  A. Lewis,  18th  Infantry,  and has 
been  on  duty  here  as  Professor  of 
Military  Science  and  Tactics  since 
September  10, 1896.  He is a  mem 
ber  of  the faculty  with  full  rank  of 
professor  and  provided  with  quar 
ters,  though  of  a rather  inferior  type 
to  those  furnished  at  army  posts; 
but  receives  no other  emoluments or 
compensation  from 
the  institution. 
T h e re  are  a  total  of  28  professors 
and  some  300 students  in the  various 
departments  of  literary  and  practical 
instruction. 

T he  military  course is  compulsory 
upon  all male  students,  except  those 
physically  disqualified.  During  the 
first  half  of the fall  term  all  classes 
are  required  to attend  military  exer 
cises ; during  the last  half  of  the  fall 
term  and the  first  half  of the  winter 
term,  the freshmen  drill,  the  sopho 
mores  take  the  theoretical  course, 
the  juniors  and  seniors  are 
and 
entirely  exempt 
from  all  military 
duty. 

T he  Michigan  Agricultural  Col 
lege  is a  representative  of  that  class 
of  institutions  receiving  the  benefit 
of  the land  grant  act of July  2, 1862, 
which  recognized  the value  of  tactii-
cal instruction  and  made it incumbent 
upon  the recipients  to  include  "mili 

tactics"  in 

tary 
their  curriculum. 
But  it  required  time  to  develop  this 
feature,  and its g r o w th  was  slow  at 
the  proper  military 
first  without 
instructors  or  the  necessary  arms 
and  equipments. 
T h is  want  was 
remedied  by the  act of July  28,  1866, 
authorizing  the  president  to  detail 
not  to exceed  20 officers  of  the army 
for  this.duty,  and in the act of M ay 
4,  1870,  authorizing  the  issue  of 
arms  and  equipments. 
S u b s e 
quently  the  number  of  officers  of 
the  army  detailed  was  increased 
successivelv  to  30, 50, and  75,  and 
finally,  by  the  act  of  November  3, 
1893,  to  IO°i 
supplemented  by  the 
detail of retired  officers.  In  addition, 
the  detail  of  10 officers  of  the  navy 
was  authorized  by  the  act  of  Sep 
tember  26  18S8.  These  officers 
now  instruct  annually  some  19,000 
students  in military  tactics, of  which 
fully  one-fourth  scatter  Yearly  to all 
the  country,  well  in 
sections  of 
structed  in  elementary  m i l i t a ry 
science, 
imbued  with  a  patriotic 
spirit  and  ready  to  obey  a  call  to 
arms  when  danger  threatens.  So it 
seems  the  government  should  be 
well  rewarded  for its outlay  of  $ 1 2,-
000,000 in land  and land  scrip, and of 
nearly  $200,000  for  ordnance  and 
ordnance  stores  loaned  these  institu 
tions  and  the  detail  of  100  officers 
at  an annual  expense  for salary, etc., 
of  about  $250,000  ;  and its  interests 
are  faithfully 
looked  after  by  all 
upon  whom  these  important  duties 
devolve.  It is evidently  not an insig 
nificant  matter,  and  it  is  only 
just 
. to expect  the best  attainable  results. 

To  stimulate  emulation  and  pro 
gress  among 
thousands  of 
these 
select  students,  and  give  the  crown 
of  approval 
to  the  work  so  well 
done,  and insure  continued  and in-
..-£C?3^n_? £U_ccess for all the  thousands 
of  dollars  expended  in  endowment, 
salaries  of officers  and other  inciden 
tals,  it has been  suggested  and can 
perhaps  be properly  submitted  now 
for  any  consideration  it may  deserve, 
that  some  of  the  best  graduates  of 
these  institutions  be  annually  com 
missioned 
If  this 
into  the  army. 
appears  a  proper  recognition  of well 
proved  merit,  a  wise  and  needed en 
couragement  and  utilization  of  the 
talent  shown  and  knowledge 
fine 
attained  at  these  well  selected  and 
thoroughly  established 
institutions 
where  tactics  are a  part  of  the  legi 
timate  curriculum,  a  law  somewhat 
as  follows  may be needed  : 

A  BILL  TO  PROMOTE  THE STUDY  OF  MILI 
TARY  SCIENCE  AND TACTICS  AT  CIVIL 
INSTITUTIONS  OF  LEARNING. 
Be  it  enacted  by the Senate  and  House  of 
Representatives  of the  United  States  in  Con 
gress  Assembled,  That  the  Secretary  of 
War  shall,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to 
provide  annually  for  the  examination  with 
the  view to appointment in the army, of such 
graduates  of  institutions  of  learning,  at 
which  an  officer  of  the  army  is detailed  as 
professor  of  military  science  and  tactics 
under  Section  1225, revised  statutes,  and' 
acts  amendatory  thereof,  as may have  been 
recommended  by  the  college  authorities 
under  such  rules  and  regulations  as may 
be  prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  War, 
and  that,  at least  six  such  graduates,  who 
shall  have  passed  the best  examination and 
are  otherwise  qualified,  will  be  appointed 
annually  to  any  vacancies  existing  in the 
grade of second  lieutenant  in  the line of the 
army:  Provided,  that  nothing  in  this  act 
shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent,  or in 
any  manner  affect,  the  promotion  of  the 
graduates  of the  Military  Academy, or  the 
promotion  of  enlisted  men  to  the  grade 
of  second  lieutenant  under  the  act  of  July 
30,  1892:  And  provided  further.  That  in 
case  there' be  no  vacancy  remaining,  after 
exhausting the two  classes named  ;  the  suc 
cessful  candidates  from  these  institutions 
may  be  appointed  and  commissioned  as 
additional  second  lieutenants  in  the  army, 
with  the  usual  pay  and  allowances  of  a 
second 
lieutenant,  until  vacancies  shall 
liapnen. 

T he  students  of 

instituion 
into  a  battalion  of 
are  organized 
four  companies  with  staff  and band, 

this 

the  national 

and  a  signal  detachment.  T he bat 
talion  carries 
color. 
T he  national  flag  is  also  displayed 
at  the institution  from  7 :oo  A. M.  to 
6  :oo  P.  M. daily.  As  a  rule  the 
commissioned  officers  are  appointed 
from  the senior,  sergeants  from  the 
junior, and  corporals  from  the  sopho 
more  class, and are selected  with  ref 
erence  to  conduct,  military  know 
ledge  and  bearing,  and general  class 
standing.  T he  fact 
that  all  four 
classes  are embraced  in the battalion 
and  course of instruction,  gives  desir 
able  cohesion  and  e f f e c t i v e n e ss 
t h r o u g h o u t;  and the  recent  addition, 
with  his o wn consent,  of  dormitory 
discipline to ths duties of the  military 
professor,  while  adding  many  exact 
ing  details  to his watchful  care, may 
be expected  to be  felt  in the  discipline 
of  the  institution  when  fully  and 
harmoniously  established. 

T he  military  department  seems in 
a  very  satisfactory  condition,  and 
there  are evidences  of  decided  pro 
gress  made  during  the year  ;  though 
there  may still be room  for improve 
important  matters. 
ment  in  some 
T he  officer  is doing  his  utmost  and 
with  increasing  success.  T he Presi 
dent  stated  that  he  is  satisfactory; 
and  the officer  stated  that  there  were 
increased 
indications,  such  as  an 
allotment  of  funds,  and  of  an  in 
creased  efficiencv 
in  the  military 
department  of this institution.  W i th 
the  hearty  sympathy  and support of 
t he 
authorities  and  faculty, 
the 
Michigan  Agricultural  College  will 
offer  an excellent  illustration  of  the 
instruction  either  in grand  or  minor 
tactics  as required  by the  law passed 
during  our civil  war, and the proper 
practice  of  drill  and  practical  ex 
ercises,  the best  practical  knowledge 
of  military  defense,  security,  infor-' 
mation,  firing  and hygiene,  and the 
proverbial  benefits  which  flow  from 
discipline  and  wise  organization  and 
faithful 
instruction.  T he  officer  is 
evidently  willing  and  able to do well 
the  work  that  falls  to  his  lot, and 
though  there  is much  to be done, it is 
the  power  and 
evidently  within 
wishes  of  proper  authorities  to ac 
complish  it in due  season  ; and much 
has  already  been  accomplished. 

At  the  College. 

S. J.  Redfern,  '97.  called  at  the 

College  Saturday. 

Mr.  C. E.  H o yt  entertained  his 

father  several  days  last  week. 

Our  gridiron  this  year  will  be on 
the  parade  ground,  inside  the cinder 
track. 

H e r m an  Nelson,  'oow,  a  student 
taken 

from  N o r w a y,  has  recently 
out  naturalization  papers. 

Prof.  Smith  visited  Bay City  on 
T h u r s d a y,  Sept.  16,  to  buy  cows 
for  the new grade  dairy  herd. 

Mr.  B.  O.  Longyear  has  pur 
chased  one of  the  " D e l t a"  lots,  and 
already  has laid  the  foundation  for 
a  residence. 

Dr.  G. A.  W a t e r m a n,  w ho takes 
Dr.  Grange's  place  as  professor  of 
veterinary  science,  arrived  at M. A. 
C.  last  Friday. 

Prof.  U. P.  Hedrick  arrived  from 
Ithaca,  N. Y .,  Saturday  morning  to 
assume  the  duties  of  his n ew  posi 
tion,  San  Jose  Scale  Inspector. 
In 
the  afternoon  he  left  for  Monroe. 

instructor 

M r.  Chace  N e w m an  has  been 
made 
in  drawing  and 
wood-work  temporarily,  and H. C. 
W e a t h e r w ax  will  take  his  place  as 
clerk  of  the Mechanical  Department 
for  the time. 

S E P T E M B ER  28, 

1S97. 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  R E C OR  D. 

3 

Prof.  Edith  McDermott  has  been 
quite  seriously  ill  for  several  days. 
to  the  hospital 
She  was  removed 
Saturday  afternoon,  where  she 
is 
resting  easily  and  last  night 
now 
was  thought  to  be  improving. 

T he  wheat  seeding  -was  finished 
on  Saturday,  September  18.  Field 
improved  in  ap 
No.  16  is  greatly 
pearance  and  value  by  the  removal 
of  stones  and  some  of  the  stumps, 
and  leveling  the  surface  by  a  drag 
in 
and  roller.  T he  muck  patches 
timothy 
the  field  were  seeded  with 
but  not  sown  to  wheat. 

T he 

local 

track  events  at 

field 
day  last  Saturday  morning  brought 
out  some  promising  new  material. 
T he  mile  and  half-mile  bicycle  races 
were  won  by  Hastings,  with  R.  L. 
Brown  second  in  both  events.  W. 
E.  Russell  won  the  100  yard  and 
220  yard  dashes.  E . J.  Smith  took 
second  in  the  100  yard  dash.  T he 
mile  run  was  won  by  Holdsworth, 
with  E d g ar  second. 

Quite  a large  congregation  was  in 
chapel  last  Sunday  afternoon  to  lis 
ten  to  the  scholarly  and  helpful  ser 
mon  on  " T he  Relation  of  Modern 
Science  to  our  Conception  of  God," 
given  by  the  R e v.  W.  H.  Osborne, 
of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal 
rector 
the 
This  was 
church,  Lansing. 
the 
first  of  a  series  of  sermons  that 
R e v.  Osborne  will  deliver  at 
the 
College.  His  other  subjects  will 
be  " T he  relation  of  Modern  Science 
to  M a n ,"  " T he  Relation  of  Modern 
Science  to  Christ,"  and  " T he  R e 
lation  of  Modern  Science 
Spiritual  Life." 

the 

to 

in 

Superintendent  of  Institutes  K.  L. 
Butterfield  has  arranged  dates  for 
the  first  series  of  farmers'  institutes 
to  be  held 
this  year. 
the  State 
Trtit  season  v\ ui  Opeci" 111 ">uc  uppcl 
peninsula  Oct.  5,  in  order  to  accom 
modate  the  farmers  in  the  western 
part  of  that  region. 
Institutes  will 
be  held  at  Stephenson,  Menominee 
county; 
Dickinson 
Quinnesec, 
county  ;  Lockland  and  Trout  Creek, 
in  Ontonagon 
Iron 
in  Iron  county; 
River  and  Bates 
State  lecturers  to  take  part  at 
these 
meetings  are  :  Hon.  W m.  Ball,  Liv 
ingston  county  ;  A.  E.  Palmer,  Kal 
kaska  county,  and  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Mayo  of  Calhoun  county. 

county,  and 

in  steel-armored 

It  is  proposed  to  wire 

A  provisional  contract  has  been 
made  with  the  Westinghouse  Elec 
tric  Company  to furnish  the  dynamo 
and  other  apparatus  for  our  electric 
light  plant.  Plans  and  specifica 
tions  for  the  secondary  wiring  are 
by  Prof.  Wood-
being  prepared 
the 
worth. 
con 
dormitories 
duit.  T he  steel  pipe  is  used  to 
in 
sure  against 
tampering 
with  wires.  T he  plans  call  for  the 
Several 
wiring  of  1,330  lamps. 
electric  contractors  have  examined 
the  plans  and  are  making  estimates 
preparatory  for  bids.  Bids  will  be 
opened  October  1,  and  the  contract 
will  probably  be awarded  the  follow 
ing  week. 

fire  and 

Prize-Fighting:  Should  be  Pro 
hibited. 

A.  B.  WALLACE, 

'99. 

This  is  an  age  of  advancement  in 
public  morality  as  well  as  in  general 
welfare.  But  even  in  this  enlight 
ened  age,  one  of  the  relics  of  the  dark 
ages  is  still  with  us.  This  ignoble  re 
minder  of  a  barbaric  past,  is  the  pro 
fession  of  prize-fighting. 

Dueling  has  been  prohibited 

for 
ages;  even  the  rulers  of  ancient  times 
the  utter  worthlessness 
recognizing 

and  viciousness  of  a  code  of  honor 
which,  in  many  cases,  legalized  cold 
blooded  murders.  Dueling,  however, 
was  but  a  product  of  the  fierce  spirit 
of  the  times,  and  would  have  fallen 
into  discredit  in  the  course  of  time 
without  the  assistance  of  the  law. 

But  prize-fighting  has  not  so  good 
an  excuse  as  dueling  had,  for  it  has 
not  even  the  excuse  of  being  caused 
by  a  high  sense  of  personal  honor. 
In  every  case,  without,  exception.  It 
is  the  product  of  a  desire  for  money 
or  for  fame. 
Is  is  merely  an  exhibi 
tion  of  inhuman  brutality,  prompted 
by  the  lowest  passions.  The  question 
of  personal  honor  does  not  enter  into 
the  affair;  the  pugilist  sells  himself, 
body  and  soul,  for  a  paltry  sum  of 
money:  and,  for  this  reason,  cannot 
even  be  compared  to  the  gladiators  of 
barbaric  Rome,  for  they  were  fight 
ing  for 
for 
victory  was  freedom. 

their  reward 

life,  and 

Anything  which  causes  the  animal 
passions  of  man  to  become  his  ruling 
power,  even  if  but  for  a  time,  must 
inevitably  have  a  brutalizing  effect 
upon  him;  tending  to  destroy  the  finer 
moral  senses  which  make  life  a  pleas 
ure  and  not  a  duty.  And  no  one  who 
has  ever  seen  a  prize-fight,  and  noticed 
the malignant  passions  depicted  on  the 
the  participants,  will  ever 
faces  of 
question  the  fact  that  the  animal  pas 
sions  are  fully  aroused  and  predomin 
ant.  Murder  is  in  the  heart  of  the 
pugilist  and,  at  the  time,  he  would 
feel  no  remorse  whatever,  if  he  should 
by  an  unlucky  blow  end  the  existence 
of  his  antagonist. 

\v hen  w  "see~THeTI 

It  may  be  said  by  the  advocates 
of  this  modern  barbarism,  that  it  is 
not  so  brutal  as  it  seems,  as  the  men 
have  inured  themselves  to  the  treat 
ment  by  a  long  course  of  training.  But 
the  soundness  of  this  argument  may 
• Wfc&l be  <iue;siio!ieu 
that  they 
fight  until  so  exhausted 
cannot  stand,  or  a  man  made  insensi 
ble  by  a  knockout  blow. 
Prize 
fighters  themselves  say  that  a  man's 
career  is  practically  ended  when  he 
finish  and  been 
has  fought 
knocked  out.  And  should  we  not  be 
lieve  the  men  who  are  thus  the  best 
of  all  authorities? 

to  a 

Prize-fighting,  an  evil  in  itself,  is 
also  the  mainstay  of  other  evils,  more 
destructive  and  wider  reaching  than 
itself.  Thousands  of  dollars  are  lost 
and  won  on  every  fight,  and 
thus, 
gambling,  the  greatest  of  all  evils, 
is  encouraged  and  sustained.  The 
ruin  of  many  bright  and  promising 
young  men  may  be  traced  directly  to 
the  prize-fight. 

Thus 

it  may  be  seen  that  prize 
fighting  is  not  only  an  evil,  but  an 
unnecessary 
from  whatever 
standpoint  we  may  view  it;  and  it 
surely  is  the  duty  of  out  government 
to  treat  it  as  such. 

evil, 

S i m o n s —* 
Dru Goods Go. 

Jst  Floor—Dry  Goods,  etc. 

2d  Floor—Cloaks. 

3d  Floor—Curtains,  etc. 

^ 

Ft  FUA  TOR 

Opening  Fall  Sale  on 

Carpets, 
RUQS, 
Curtains, 
Window Shades. 

is 
Our  Carpet  Department 
crammed  full  with  the  Newest  and 
Latest  Styles  of  Carpets. 

. 

" 
" 

" 
" 

All  Wool  Ingrain  C a r p e t s, 
" 
Half  Wool 
" 
Union 
I n g r a in  R u g s, 
" 
- 
J a p an  and  China  Matting,  15c,  20c,  25c,  " 
"• 
M o q u e t te  R u g s, 
- 
" 
• :- 
S a k ia  R u g s, 

50c yd.,  u p. 
40c 
25c 
$4.50 

$1.00 
$1.50 

- 

- 

- 

We  cordially  invite  M.  A.  C. 
students  to come  in  and  inspect  our 
stock.  All  Carpets,  etc.,  delivered 
to  the  College  without  charge. 

Simons  Dry Goods 60. 

104  Washington 

Avenue 

S.—WHITE  FRONT— 

The  Oldest  Dry  Goods  House  in  the  City. 

Only  the 
Latest  Styles 

In  Men's  Furnishings  find 

place in my  stock. 

Would  be  pleased 

to 

have  you  come in  and  in 

spect  my  Fall  Offerings  in 

the  way  of  Hats,  Caps, 

Ties,  Sweaters,  S h i r t s, 

Golf  Hose,  Night  Robes, 

Underwear,  in  fact  every 

thing  in  Natty  Furnish 

ings. 

Students'  patronage  re 

spectfully  solicited. 

**** Elgin  Mifflin. 

me  House mat 
JaoK  Built— 

Must  hare  been 
the  good 

old 

from 

HIRftM  R1K&RD 
BRAND  OP 
LUMBER. 

It  Stands  the  Test  of  Ages. 

Suits  all  Places  and  Purses. 

Camera; 

•* 

AND 

..••Photographic 
{Supplies. 

F. J. Willi&ms5c(p. 
Opera  House  Pharmacy. 

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We  take  pleasure  in  extending  to  the  Class  of  '01  a  heartv  welcome  to  our 
city.  We  feel  justly  proud  of  the  foremost  position  which  our  M.  A.  C.  holds 
among  such  institutions  of  the  world,  and  we  are  pleased  that  so  many  representa 
tive  young  men  and  womer.  have  shown  their  appreciation  of  its  many  advantages. 
We  wish  vou  abundant  success. 

Sometimes  known  as  the 
M.  fl.  C.  Shoe  Store. 

G.  D. WOODBURY. 

103 
WASHINGTON  AVE. 
SOUTfl. 

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4 

N e ws  from  Graduates  and  Students. 

O.  P.  W e s t, 

'96, 

is 

teaching 

school  at  Standish  this  year. 

W.  L.  Cumings,  '93,  is  taking  a 
the  Mining  School  at 

course  at 
Houghton. 

E.  M.  McElroy, 

'93,  is  science 
teacher  in  the  Calumet,  Michigan, 
high  school. 

J.  H.  Steele,  '96,  has  a  position 
the  General  Electric  Co.  at 

with 
Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

Prof.  P.  M.  Chamberlain, 

'88;;?, 
and  family  now  reside  at  112  W i n 
chester  Avenue,  Chicago. 

W.  C.  Gilbert,  with 

is  a 
clerk  for  Lombard,  Good-&  Co.,  at 
1510  Marquette  Block,  Chicago. 

'96;;;, 

H.  R.  Smith,  '95,  took  a  summer 
course  in physics  at  the  U. of M.  He 
is  now  located  at  Rock  Island,  111., 
as  teacher  of  chemistry  and  physics 
in  the  high  school. 

E.  H.  Sedgwick,  '97;;?,  is  assist 
ant  engineer  in  the  Lewis  Institute 
building,  at  the  corner  of  Madison 
I.  L. 
and  R u by  streets,  Chicago. 
Simmons,  ''y'jm,  is  employed 
in  the 
same  building. 

'95;;;, 

B.  D.  Stevens,  with 

rode 
down  from  Saginaw 
last  Wednes 
day  on  his  wheel,  and  left  for  De 
troit  Thursday.  He  is  working  as 
draughtsman  for  W.  B.  Mershon 
&  Co.,  Saginaw. 

Geo.  B.  H u m p h r e y,  with 

'63, 
visited  the  college  on  T h u r s d ay  and 
was  shown  about  by  Mr.  Garfield, 
w ho  pointed  out  old 
land  marks. 
Mr.  H u m p h r ey  was  one  of  the  first 
students  at  the  College. 

V.  H.  Lowe,  '91, and  family,  are 
oucuuiii^  LIIWH  Uii^^  »*^.^-ivo 
.id 
eation  in  Michigan,  visiting  relatives 
and  friends  at  Jackson  and  Lapeer. 
M r.  L o we  called  at  M.  A.  C. 
the 
first  week  of  the  term. 

./x 

L.  C.  Gibbs,  with  '92,  is  general 
agent  for  the  American  Union  Life 
Insurance  Company,  with  head 
quarters  at  Grand  Rapids.  Mr. 
Gibbs  has  also  become  general 
manager  of  a  small  son  recently. 

J.  H.  F.  Mullett, 

'90,  with  his 
wife  and  young  son,  Arictor,  visited 
friends  at  the  College  several  days 
return 
recently.  Mr.  Mullett  will 
to  A nn  Arbor 
to 
continue  his  studies  in  the  medical 
department. 

in  a  short  time 

W.  E.  Palmer, 

'92,  dealer  in 
grain,  seeds,  and  wind  mills,  at 
Centerville,  Mich.,  says  :  " It  would 
seem  the  R E C O RD 
fills  a  want  of 
those  who  remember  M.  A.  C.  as  a 
happy,  prosperous  past.  May  she 
live  and  prosper." 

W.  G.  Merritt,  with 

'93,  is 
chemist  for 
the  Kalamazoo  Heat, 
Light  and  P o w er  Company.  He 
has  just  been  taking  a  trip  east  to 
purchase  a  new  outfit  for  his  labor 
It  may  not  be  generally 
atory- 
is  now  happily 
known  that  W.  G. 
married  and  keeping  house 
in  Kal 
amazoo,  but  such  is  a  fact. 

Glen  C.  Lawrence, 

'85,  writes 
from  648 Lapeer  Court, Port  H u r on  : 
"I  am  enjoying  my  work  here 
in 
the  U.  S.  Customs  service  very 
much.  Have  had  a  good  many 
pleasant  boat  rides  this  summer  on 
the  St.  Clair  river,  where  I  have 
been  detailed 
five  months  as 
b a g g a ge  inspector  from  Sarnia  and 
P o rt  Lampton,  Ontario.  My  op 
portunities  for  studying  the  Dingley 
law,  the  beauties  of  the  St. 
tariff 
picnic 
river 
Clair 

scenery, 

the 

for 

T  H  E  M.  A.  C.  R E C OR  D. 

S E P T E M B ER 

28, 

1897 

crowds  on  the  St.  Clair 
flats,  and 
above  all  the  smuggling  capacities 
of  the  people  living  along  the  Cana 
dian  border,  have  been  very  excel 
the 
lent,  and  there  is  a  chance  for 
dullest  of  government  officials  here 
to  develop  some  shrewdness,  even 
if  he  has  a  small  stock 
to  begin 
with." 

Our  Foot-Ball  T e a m. 

the  vacancies. 

fast  and  hard. 

g u a r d;  Becker, 

advances.  During 

Foot-ball  enthusiasm  increases  as 
the  term 
the 
past  week  the  practice  work  has 
been 
Forty-five 
minutes  of  practice  is  followed  by  a 
mile  run  and  rub  down  each  after 
noon.  Seven  of  the  old  players  are 
back  on  the  team,  and  plenty  of 
good  new  material  is  showing  up  to 
fill 
T he  probable 
line-up  for 
the  Olivet  game  here 
next  Saturday  is  as  follows:  Van-
derstople,  '99,  center;  Williams,  '98, 
right 
left 
right 
g u a r d;  Woodworth, 
tackle; 
tackle; 
Baker,  ' o i,  right  end  ;  Russell,  '01, 
or  T r u e,  '00,  left  end  ;  Ranney,  '00, 
quarter;  Tate, 
right  half; 
Brainerd,  '99,  left  half  and  captain, 
and  Smith,  '01,  or  Sanford,  ' 0 1,  full 
back.  These  men  are  now  at  the 
in  Club  B.  H.  S. 
training  table 
Reed,  'oo,  has  been  elected  captain 
of  the  second  eleven,  which  is  giv 
ing  the  first  eleven  good  practice. 
Foot-ball  manager  Merkel  has  al 
ready  arranged  the  following  eight 
games  : 

Price, 

'98, 

'98, 

'99, 

'00, 

left 

October  2,  Olivet  at  M.  A.  C. 

" 

9,  M.  A.  C.  at  Hillsdale. 
16,  M.  A.  C.  at  Olivet. 
23,  Ypsilanti  at  M.  A.  C. 
30,  M.  A.  C.  at  Alma. 
N o v e m b er  6,  Alma  at  M.  A.  C. 

" 

" 

13,  M.  A.  C.  at  Ypsilanti. 
20,  H i l l s d a le  at  M.  A..C. 

T he  Lansing  eleven  will  line  up 
against  our  boys  several  times 
this 
week,  which  will  put  them  in  good 
shape  for  Saturday's  game. 

Phone  192. 

New  Phone  76 

J.  G.  REUTTER 

322  WASHINGTON  AVE.  S. 

Fresli  and Salt  Meats 

Fine  Chicago  Beef  a  Specialty. 
Headquarters  for  All  Kinds  Home  Made  Sausage. 

TEXT  BOOKS 

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Drawing  Tools  and  Draughtsman's  Supplies. 

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A L W A YS  ON  TOP 

DAVIS-THE  CLOTHIER 
Pine  Clothing 
Furnishings  and  Hats 
Football  Pants 
Sweaters,  Supporters 
T he  Kins:  Pant 

% 

We  are  Up  to  Date  on  Men's  Wear. 

ONE  P R I C E - T HE  RIGHT  PRICE. 
104  Washington  Avenue  North. 

&ft&36sK 

BOYS 

Mfafc.. 

BUCK seiis F u r n i t u re R^ht. 

All  Goods  Delivered  to  the  College  Free. 

Best  W o v en  W i re  Cots,  $1.25 

.-.  .-.  Best  W o v en  W i re  Springs,  $1.50 

WE  SELL  EVERYTHING. 
M.  J.  &  B.  M.  BUCK, 

Open 

Evenings. 

DIRECTORY 

LANSING  BUSINESS  and 

PROFESSIONAL  MEN 

^ 

T he  n a m es  in  this  Directory,  as  well  as 
those  of  all  o ur  other  a d v e r t i s e r s,  are  of  reli 
able  p a r t i e s.  We  hope  that  the  faculty  a nd 
s t u d e n ts  will  t a ke  pains  to  p a t r o n i ze 
those 
who  patronize  u s. 

ARCHITECTS. 

E ARL  H.  ME A D-  Architect.  115 Washington 

Avenue  N. 

BARBERS. 

College  work  especially  solicited. 

J H.  WOOD—Barber.  106 Michigan  Avenue  E. 
c D.  WOODBURY.—Boots  and  Shoes.  We 

shoe  the  students.  See  ad. 

BOOTS  AND  SHOES. 

CLOTHING. 

Hats  and  Caps.  112 Washington  Ave.  North. 

L OUIS  BECK.—Clothier.  Gents'  Furnishings, 
DE W EY  A.  SEELEY.—27  Win's  Hall.  Agent 

for  Fine  Clothing.  Prices  low.  Satisfaction 

guaranteed. 

• 

. 

HACK  AND  BAGGAGE 

LINES. 

M A.  C.  STUDENTS—Don't  forget  W. 

If. 
POKTER,  the  Hack  and  Livervman.  Rubber 
tires a specialty.  Office  300 Capitol  Avenue  South, 
Bell  Phone  65, Lansing-  Phone 133. 

HOTELS. 

Avenue  S. 

tor.  Special  rates  to  students.  Washing-ton 

THE  N EW  GRAND—R.  M.  Renner,  Proprie 
THE  INGHAM.  Grand  St. South; 2 doors  from 

Michigan  Avenue.  Low  rates  to  students. 

JEWELERS. 

Engraver.  200 202 Washington  Avenue  North. 

B P.  RICHMOND—Watchmaker,  Jeweler  and 
W RAPLEE.—Watches,  Clocks,  Jewelry,  etc. 
C HAS.  A.  PIELLA.—Practical  Watchmaker  and 

Jeweler.  Repairing  of  Fine  Watches  a  Spec 

.  Fine  Watch  Repairing. 

119  Washington 

Avenue. 

ialty.  121 Washington  Avenue  N. 

LAUNDRIES. 

THE  VAN  GORDER  PALACE  LAUNDRY. 

S.  P. Lanfz,  Pron'r.  Sage  &  Westcott,  Agts. 

Room  11, Williams  Hall. 

ST AR  LAUNDRY. 

208  Michigan  Avenue  East. 

LUMBER  DEALERS. 

E.  DAVIS.—Clothing  and.  Gentlemen's  Fur 
nishings.  See ad. 

A 

H  W.  RIKERD.—Lumber  Dealer.  Mill  Street. 

See  ad. 

Hollister  Block,  Room  517.  P  B L ECLEAR—Photographer. 

Hollister  Block. 

CROTTY  BROS.-eIfY  BOOK  STORE  u 

H.  LARNED.—China,  Glass  and  Lamps. 
105  Washington  Ave.  S. 

206  Washington  Ave.  N.,  Lansing,  Mich. 

Alsdorf  &  Son... 

J B.  SIMON.—Fine  China,  Crockery,  Lamps 

Tinware,  etc.  I ll  Washington  Avenue  N. 

DENTISTS. 

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

THE  DRUGGISTS 

Everything  First  Class, 
Fresh  and  Up  to  Date. 

D R.  G.  W.  COLEMAN.—Dentist.  103  Wash 

ington  Avenue.  First  stairs  north  of  Michigan 

Avenue. 

R W.  MORSE,  D. D. S. 
D R.  V.  A.  LACY.—Dentist.  Hours  8  to  12 

a.  m. and 2 to 4 p. m.  110 Allegan  St.  W. 

NOTE  BOOKS, 
FINE  STATIONERY  AND  BOOKS. 

TABLETS, 

J.  ROUSER.—Capital  Drug  Store.  123 Wash 
ington  Avenue  South. 

Lansing  BOOK  & Paper Go., 

OWNEY  HOUSE  DRUG  S T O R E-  H.  J. 
Eilenburg.  Headquarters  Ice  Cream  Soda. 

120  Washington 

Avenue  N. 

DRY  GOODS. 

DRUGGISTS. 

FOR  ANYTHING 

IN 

——S 

liardware,  S t o v e s,  Tinware, 
Graniteware,  Cutlery,  Etc. 

TRY 
NORTON'S  HARDWARE 
i ll  Washington  Avenue  S. 

John  Herrmann 
Fine  Tailoring. 

218  WASHINGTON  AVENUE 

t 

SIMONS  DRY  GOODS  COMPANY.—Dry 

Goods and  Carpets.  See  ad. 

FURNISHING  GOODS. 

E LGIN  MIFFLIN.—Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's 

Furnishing  Goods.  See  ad. 

FURNITURE  DEALERS. 

ington  Avenue  and  Ionia Street.  See  adv. 

M J.  &  B.  M. BUCK.—Furniture.  Cor.  Wash 
C OWLES  BROS.—Furniture  Dealers.  Special 

inducements  to  College  people.  319  Washing-

ton  Avenue  South. 

HARDWARE,  STOVES  AND  TINWARE. 

J ACOB  STAHL  &  SON.—Wholesale  and  Re 

tail  Hardware  and  House  Furnishings.  211 and 

213  Washington  Avenue  North. 

MERCHANT  TAILORS. 

w OODBURY  &  SAVAGE.—Tailors.  Student 

trade  solicited.  208 Washington  Ave.  S. 

MUSIC  AND  MUSICAL 

INSTRUMENTS. 

H OLMES  MUSIC  STORE.—Pianos,  Organs, 

Bicycles,  Musical  Mdse.  and  Sheet  Music. 

Cor. Washington  Avenue and  Ottawa  Street. 

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PHOTOGRAPHERS. 

PHYSICIANS. 

A D.  HAGADORN,  M.  D.—Office  hours,  11  to 

12 A. M., 2 to 4  and  7  to  8  P.  M.  Offiice  at  212 

Washington  Avenue  S.; home 419 Seymour  St. 

p  M.  WATSON,  M.  D.—Hours, 2 to 4 and  7 to 8 
L  p.  M.J  Sundays  12 to  2  P.  M.  419  Washington 
Avenue  S.  Both  Phones. 

OCULIST. 

C M.  DICKSON,  M.  D.—Practice 

to 
diseases  of  eve and  ear.  Hours  9  to  12  A. M., 
2 to 4 P. M.; Sunday  2 to 4 P. M.  First  floor  Hollis -
ter  Block. 

limited 

RESTAURANTS. 

GILBERT  M.  HASTY.—Proprietor  Hasty's 

Gem  Lunch.  Best  meals  and  Lunches  in  the 

city.  117 Washington  Avenue  S. 

GIVE  YOUR  ORDERS  TO 

—. 

TRAGER  BROS. 

THE  MEAT  MEN. 

509  MICHIGAN AVENUE  EAST.