3U 9n a ©. g< ecor A V O L. 3. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, N O V E M B ER 9, 1897. N o. ' American Association of Farmers' Institute Managers. T h is association held T h e re were present its annual meeting October 27-28 at Colum bus, Ohio. T he active members are limited as to number, and hence the attendance of such is always small. the following institute managers : Prof. J o hn Hamilton, of Pennsylvania; Prof. W. C. Latta, of Indiana; Sec'y W. W. Miller, of O h i o; Prof. F. W. Taylor, of N e b r a s k a; Supt. O. C. G r e g g, of Minnesota; Sec'y Franklin Dye, of N ew Jersey ; M ' g 'r W. C. Amoss, of Maryland, and Supt. K. L. Butterfield, of Michigan. Dr. Parker, of N o r th Carolina, was also present, and was active membership. received Director Dawley, of N ew Y o r k, and Supt. McKerrovv, of Wiscon sin, •were unable to be present. to T he time of the meeting was fea taken up in discussing various tures of institute work. One even ing was spent in hearing reports from the various states. T he last afternoon was given up wholly to a question box on institute topics, the question box being conducted by Prof. J o hn Hamilton. A portion of one forenoon was spent in visit ing the Ohio State University, es pecially inspecting the new agricul tural building, Townsend Hall. T h is building will, when completed, cost nearly $100,000, and is probab le, t-u ^ fl.-.«r,t I , . . ; I J ;„ ~ ly t*iC nncst c^iicm^ KJA me con tinent devoted wholly to agricul ture. It will be complete in every detail, and Prof. H u nt and the farmers of Ohio can take just pride in this grand equipment. , J-I -, to A committee was appointed consult with the Department of A g riculture relative to securing the co operation of the department toward the forwarding United States. institute work in Officers for the ensuing year are, Prof. Hamilton, of Pennsylvania, president; Prof. Latta, of Indiana, vice-president; and Prof. Taylor, of Nebraska, secretary. It was voted to hold the next meeting at Omaha, Nebraska, and the sentiment was expressed that it should be held at the same time as the meeting of the American Asso ciation of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, provided that body meets at Omaha. This will probably bring the meeting in July, at the time of the Exposition. T he Grade Dairy Herd. this At a meeting of the State Board during the summer $1,200 was appropriated for the purchase of a T he primary g r a de dairy herd. object investment in making was to afford an avenue for the sale forage and grain of the surplus crops of the farm. Incidentally a complete and accurate account of the cost and revenue from the herd is to be kept so that at the end of the year it can be known whether such a herd, kept as this one will be, will be a source of revenue to the farm. F or this reason, while a record will be kept of the yield of each cow, no experiments will be performed with the herd, but the just as a farmer would manage his venture will be managed dairy herd to secure a profit from it. In collecting the herd no attempt was made to get together a lot of It was desir extraordinary cows. able at the outset to have just such cows as could be picked up by a farmer w ho was about to begin the dairy business. On account of the it scarcity and high price of butter was found that cows were relatively high in price. Since the College already owns herds of Holsteins and Jerseys the new herd was to be largely of grade Shorthorns. Eleven cows were purchased near Delhi Mills, in W a s h t e n aw county, because of the improvement of the stock in that section brought thor about by the introduction of oughbred bulls by the Hon. W. E. Boyden, a former member of the State Board. Another lot of cows were purchased near Bay City, while the i emainder were picked up here at the College. Twenty-nine cows have been purchased so far at an average cost, delivered at the College and includ ing all expenses, of $39.11. Of this number 18 were giving milk November 1. T he tuberculin test has been ap plied and not a single cow has re acted, which is a significant fact, in dicating as it does that tuberculosis may not be as widely disseminated among the herds of the State as some pessimists would try to make us believe. E i g ht of the cows were dehorned before coming to the Col lege ; twenty-one remaining were dehorned November 1. the F or the most part the cows are good sized specimens of the grade Shorthorns which constitute a ma the dairy cows of the jority of State. Naturally such as were desired were hard to find, and such cows had to be purchased as were available. It will be interest ing, therefore, to watch the records of the herd, which will be published from month to month. cows Board Minutes. Proceedings at meeting of Board held November 2 and 3 : present engaged All members President Snyder reported except President Wells and Mr. Marston. that Mr. Adderhold, of Wisconsin, had in as been cheese-making for the short course. On recommendation of the fac ulty the degree of B. S. was con ferred on F. W. Lewis, of Evart, who was with the class of '95. instructor A request for heater or furnace in Station Terrace was left with the President and Secretary. Dr. Beal was authorized to pur chase microscopes for his depart ment to the extent of fifty dollars. title of committee on Mili tary was changed to committee on Military and Athletics. T he President Snyder was granted authority to make some expendi tures for athletic purposes. A request presented from the Y. M. C. A., of Detroit, for mechan the ical institute at Detroit during winter was referred to committee on institutes and Superintendent. A request from the State Dairy men's Association for help at the annual meeting of the association was referred to the same committee and Superintendent. T he Commissioner of the State Land Office was requested to with hold from sale all College lands for feited for non-payment of interest or other causes until such lands had re-appraised. been examined and T he commissioner was also re quested to sell for cash only such lands as are valuable mainly for timber. T he farm department was author ized to purchase two hundred lambs or sheep for feeding purposes. M r s. H. -G. Bacon was elected matron of the ladies' dormitory, to be placed in full charge of Abbot Hall. All details of the administration nf the work in connection with the San Jose scale act, excepting the issuance of licenses, were placed in ihe hands of the Inspector of Or chards and Nurseries. T he secretary and superintend ent of the mechanical department were instructed to put in the system of steam heating at the V e t e r i n a ry Laboratory immediately. T he finance committee reported examination of the Secretary's ac counts October 1, and found them correct. T he chairman of the farm com mittee was authorized to visit such p^ricultural colleges as he may deem necessary in the contemplated re-organization of the work of the department. T he superintendent of the farm was authorized to put in piping for cheese vats in basement of agricul tural laboratory. Alma Went D o wn Again. T he small crowd w ho saw Sat urday's game with Alma were convinced inside of three minutes that it was M. A. C's. game, for in that length of time M. A. C. had kicked off from center, captured the ball on downs, and shoved Brainerd over the south goal line for a touch down. In a minute more T a te had kicked goal, and the score was 6 to o. It took less than six minutes more to A l ma the operation. kicked off and the fun began. Tate, Brainerd, W o o d w o r t h, Baker and Williams made long gains ; the ball was fumbled but Brainerd recovered it for a gain of three y a r d s; then Williams was pushed over for a touch-down. Tate failed on an easy kick for goal. Score 10 to o. repeat After the next kick-off Alma captured the ball on a fumble, but was held for downs with scarcely any gain. Tate skirted left end for 25 yards and Baker made a similar gain around right end. M. A. C. lost the ball on downs on Alma's 25 yard it again without loss. T h en Baker made another sensational gain of 20 yards and Tate went through left tackle for 5 yards and a touch-down. He kicked goal and brought the score up to 16 to o. line, but recovered some then M. A. C. got really close playing where occurred. T he ball changed hands several times on downs and a fumble a w a y; and Baker again the cheers of the crowd by carrying the ball 20 yards around right end ; and W o o d w o r th went over for a touch down. T a te kicked a difficult goal. Score for first half 22 to o. brought forth M. A. C. started in on the second half rather listlessly and did not wake up until Alma had scored. M. A. C. began by booting the kick-off; Alma got the ball and car ried it to M. A. C's. 10 yard line before being stopped. T h en with the energy born of desperation they carried it slowly toward the goal. T wo yards squarely in front of the goal posts M a g aw took the ball and carried it over but failed to kick goal. Score 22 to 4. 25 right yards. tackle. through center M. A. C. kicked off and A l ma brought the ball slowly back to her 45 yard line where she was held for downs. Becker made 15 yards through "Deacon" P a r ks was given the ball and he Brainerd tore off the for smashed remaining 5 yards and a touch down. T a te kicked goal. Score 28 to 4. In the next bout W o o d w o r t h, Becker and P a r ks carried the ball nearly the length of the field. On Alma's 35 yard line the "Deacon" was given the ball and, tearing his way through Alma's backs, he went down the field like a whirl-wind for his first failed in an attempt to kick for position. Score 32 to 4. touch-down. Tate After this M. A. C. scored one more touch-down and goal, making the final score 38 to 4. T h r o u g h remarkably out, our boys put up fine defensive work, tearing up interference almost at will Alma's and frequently carrying them back for considerable loss. M. A. C's. offensive work also showed great improvement. Brainerd hammered the line with terrific force ; Becker, Woodworth, Williams and Baker were steady and sure ground gain ers ; and the work of "Deacon" P a r k s, a comparatively new man at left tackle, bordered on the sen sational. Fumbling is a great source of weakness, and it is one that will count heavily when our boys meet such teams as Ypsilanti and Kala mazoo. T he game was remarkably clean and friendly, and no accidents resulted. Tubbs, M a g aw and East man did the best work for Alma. 2, Tate Touch-downs for M. A. C, 2, Williams, Brainerd W o o d w o r t h, P a r k s; for Alma, M a g a w. Goals, Tate 5. Time of game, two 25-minute halves. T he librarian is now sending out to the various catalog exchanges colleges in the country. T he residence of the florist at is being enlarged the Greenhouse by the addition of another, story to the w i n g. A gain M. A. C. fumbled the again held Alma kick-off easily for downs. T he ball was to center, slowly brought back and M a m m a — " My darling, have you been a good girl this s u m m e r ?" D a u g h t e r — " Y e s, I've been a best girl." indeed, dear ; 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. N O V E M B ER 9, 1897. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY THE FACULTY, A S S I S T ED BY T HE S T U D E N T S. S U B S C R I P T I O NS S H O U LD BE S E NT TO T HE S E C R E T A R Y, A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E G E, M I C H. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 50 CENTS PER TEAR Send money by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V AN B U R EN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. For various reasons T HE M. A. C. RECORD is occasionally sent to those who have not sub scribed for the paper. Such persons need have the no hesitation about taking the paper from postoffice, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE R E C O RD regularly is to subscribe. Official Directory. PREACHING SERVICE—Sunday afternoons at 2:30 in the Chapel. Y. M. C. A.—Regular meetings Sunday evenings 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. Babcock, Secretary. NATURAE HISTORY SOCIETY — Meets second Friday of each month in the Chapel at 7:00 P. M. T. L. Hankinson, President. O. W. Slayton, Secretary. BOTANICAL CLUB—Meets Monday evenings at 6:30 in the Botanical Eaboratoay. B. Barlow, President. Miss Marie Belliss, Secretary. SHAKESPEARE CLUB —Meets Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Dr. Howard Edwards, Presi dent. COLUMBIAN LITERARY S O C I E TY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00. Fourth floo"-, Williams Hall. R. E. Morrow, President. F. E. West, Secretary. ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur- davevening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. W.J. Merkel, President. Eltom Bailey, Secretary. FRRONIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Fri day afLernoon at 1:00. West Ward, Wells Hall. Fav Wheeler, President. Ella Phelps, Secretary. HESPERIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Sat urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. ]. F>. McCallum, President. M. II. Hammond, Secretary. OLYMPIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. A.M. Patriarche, President. C. H. Chadsey, 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. Ciark, Secretary. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00, U. L. S. Hall. F. V. Warren, President. Paul Thayer, Secretary. T AU 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. Nursery and Orchard Inspection. U. P. HEDRICK, STATE INSPECTOR OF NURSERIES AND ORCHARDS. " An Act to prevent the introduc tion and spread of San Jose scale or other injurious insects, or of infec tious diseases of trees, vines, shruhs or plants grown in this state or im ported from other states, provinces or countries," is the act under which the state has taken up arms, by un dertaking nursery stock sold against the pests of our orchards. the supervision of all state, in the secure an the inspector, enforcement known T he act has five main provisions, of to as which State Inspector of Nurseries and Orchards, is appointed by the State Board of Agriculture, and penalties of fines and imprisonment are pro vided for violations of the law. T he five main provisions are as follows: inspector in case in find no dangerously injurious sects or. diseases in a nursery he is l ) give the owner of such nursery Ist. T h at the to that effect. But a certificate to if such pests be found, the owner of in a the nursery must be notified exterminate specified manner, the pests before delivering his nur sery stock. T he inspector may en and ter affected nurseries take measures necessary the exter for the pests, holding the mination of the costs of such owner liable for this proceeding. A violator of section of the law may incur a fine of one dollar for every affected plant shipped from his nursery. 2d. E v e ry package of trees or plants shipped into the state must be plainly labelled with the name of the consignor and consignee, the con tents, and a certificate showing that the plants have been inspected by a state or government inspector, and that they are free from dangerously injurious insects and diseases. All respon common carriers are held sible for the enforcement of this sec tion of the law in regard to stock car ried by them. A conviction of a violation on the part of any carrier twenty- may entail a fine of from five to one hundred dollars, or an imprisonment in the county jail for from five to thirty days. 3d. All dealers in nursery stock, on or before the first day of August in each year, must apply and pay a fee of five dollars for a license ; they thou must also give a bond of one that sand dollars each, conditioned they will comply with a clause of the law requiring that upon demand trees a sold the them will be filed with State Board of Agriculture. Failure on the part of any dealer in nursery stock to file such a list renders him liable to a fine or imprisonment. list of customers and the 4th. T he law provides that no dealer in nursery stock, resident of another state, shall do business in license, this state without having a a bond, and a certificate of inspec tion, as required of residents of this state. is that 5th. A provision incidental to the main import of the law the State Inspector act as referee, with final decision, in case owners of peach orchards and yellows com missioners cannot agree as to trees supposed to have yellows. It is also the duty of the State Inspector to examine every orchard supposed to be affected by dangerously injurious insects or diseases, and authority is given him to enter any such or chard, and if a pest be found, to ex terminate it, the expense of such procedure to be assessed and put in the taxes levied upon the premises concerned. T he law was not put in force un far the this year. til late in September of Inspector has been So inspecting nur chiefly occupied in series. eightv T h e re are about growers of nursery stock in Michi gan, and twice that many dealers— to mention. agents Almost all nurserymen take kindly to the new law, many dealers favor it, and the fruit growers, to a man, give it their support. too numerous the state Its existence San Jose scale, the chief of the pests concerned, has been found in twelve orchards and two nurseries in in a number of uninspected orchards is It is hoped and believed probable. that in the official contest with San Jose scale, for us the worst of all insect pests, the state will be victori ous—that the law will keep from our orchards a foe to them to which any other yet known is insignificant indeed. the strong arm of T he N ew Dairy Barn. Before the crops on the College farm were harvested it became evi dent that there would be a large surplus of forage over the amount required to carry the stock then on the farm through the winter. To properly dispose of this surplus it was decided by the Board to pur chase a herd of grade Shorthorn cows, and to house the new cows in a cheap but serviceable new barn. the the old "tuberculous to the southeast of T h is barn was located on now the knoll piggery, barn." feet that long by it possible the the barn F or building this barn $700 was appropriated. It was at first planned to put up a simple shed only, which should assume to be nothing more than a temporary shed, and which should have none of the equipment of a permanent dairy barn. Later this idea was so far modified as to so locate and construct the present building as to make to include it as an integral part of a larger structure to be erected in the future to take the place of the many farm. scattered barns now on runs T he ridge pole of north and south, in order the sunlight may be admitted to every part of it through the windows on the east and west side. T he barn is seventy forty-five feet wide. T h is width was neces sary to allow for a feeding alley eight feet wide along the east and west side, and a central platform ten feet wide between the two rows of cows. While in a barn planned farmer for the use of the cow should face a central feed ten feet wide, ing alley, eight or and the manure platforms should be next the walls, there were many reasons w hy the cows were faced frequent out in visitors, always welcome at the College, want to see the cows, and udders. A walk especially the present through the center of the dairy points of barn reveals every cow, and shows the method of fastening in the stalls, which is new to most visitors and interesting to all. Again, during January this broad platform length wise through the center of the barn will be available to the students judging dairy cows. T he abundant light from the windows on either side will make this work possible in the barn. Finally, when the barn shall be lengthened to a hundred or more feet, this broad aisle will af to be driven ford room for a cart through the manure from all of the cows will be removed at one trip. the general this barn. in which extending the barn T he the in the northeast As at present arranged the barn affords room for thirty-two cows, besides including a milk and wash room in the northwest corner and a granary corner. T he gutters are sixteen inches wide and from four to eight inches deep, sloping to the south. T w e n ty of the stalls are 3 feet 2 inches wide, and the remainder 3 feet 4 inches. T he stall used is the "Bidwell stall." T he cows are not tied, but are pre vented from backing out by chains stretched across behind them. T h ey cannot go forward because of a fence fastened to a movable manger, they cannot turn around by and reason of the the narrowness of stall. While therefore have the utmost freedom, can lick their head themselves or about in lying .down as they please, they seldom are soiled by their own length of the droppings, since the the cows throw to the manger, their stall is carefully adjusted size by moving to which the upright fence is attached, forward or back. A door opening to the right in the side of the stall permits the milker to enter without the liberating the cow next on right, since the chain behind that is fastened at one end to the cow door which is open, while the other end of the chain is attached to the post on the farther side of the stall. T h is style of stall has been used in the College the old cow stable at for there has two seasons, and scarcely been a soiled udder since they were introduced. T he height of the is nine feet to the bottom of the sup ports of the floor above, which al lows plenty of air space and good ventilation. first story T he yard will be to the south and east of the barn, and will be sup plied with water from a trough on the south side of it. W hy Veterinary Instruction in an Agricultural College* DR. G. A. WATERMAN. An ideal agricultural college has in its course of study, all those sub jects, the study of which will in any way assist the farmer in a more scientific working of the farm. While this article will speak of one branch of study, it does not in tend to infer that other branches are unimportant. To compare the value of the various departments, would be sim ilar to comparing the members of the b o d y; while at times one may seem most important, at another, some other is indispensable. T he veterinary student in an agricultural college does not study that science because he expects thereby to be able to treat successfully all affec tions of the lower animals any more than the high school student studies intention of physiology with doctoring himself; but rather the student of veterinary has in mind the obtaining of a better understanding the complex organisms with of which he has to deal, in the forms of the domesticated animals. the to T he We read " M an is fearfully and wonderfully made." same utterance might with equal emphasis be applied lower animals. the T he old adage "an ounce of preven tion is worth a pound of cure," is nowhere more applicable than in the treatment of our dumb friends. the it is supposed physician's duty to heal the sick, the the veterinarian's duty to overcome disease, the object of veterinary science as taught in the agricultural college, to prevent disease and thus save suffering and expense. is more especially While to be it in the lower animals Without doubt one half of the is sickness caused by ignorance on the part of the attendant; what is more pitiful to witness than a horse in pain? His every expression calls for sym pathy ; and while we may be willing to do all we can to alleviate his suff ering, how much better it would have been to have understood and prevented the suffering. To illus trate,—the horse comes in from a long drive or a hard day's work, either of which he has done will ingly ; the attendant, not appreciat ing the complexity of the animal economy, feeds and waters h i m; in the morning the poor horse can hardly move, he is foundered, and throughout the rest of his life he is N O V E M B ER 9, 1S97. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. not one moment free from the most •excruciating pain. If the farmer understood even t° theory a limited extent, the "germ of disease", h ow much easier it would be to hold in check epizootics of contagious diseases. Until the agriculturalist does understand better than he does at present the impor tant part that micro-organisms play in the production of disease, hog cholera, anthrax, Texas fever and tuberculosis, along with their cousins, the diseases of sheep, will continue to lay claim to millions of dollars worth of animals annually. Educate the farmer that he may appreciate the nature of contagious diseases and he will not go out of his way to visit every sick herd or flock that he may hear of and thus run the risk of conveying the disease to his own animals ; but rather he will go out of his way to keep away from all sources of infection. in T he instructor agriculture may give the most exhaustive lec ture upon rations, or he may write the most complete bulletin on the feeding of stock, yet the student will not fully appreciate, the farmer cannot understand, unless they know something of the structure of the mill through which that food passes in being converted into milk, or beef, or pork, or energy, that enables t he horse to do his work. Another ob ject of veterinary instruction in an agricultural college is to lead the student to appreciate more keenly the wants of our domesticated ani mals. Consider for a moment the condition of our country without t h e m; imagine if you can a farm upon which there are no horses or cattle, no sheep or s w i n e; man would be more miserable without these animals than they would be If then, they minis without man. ter in so great a degree to our com fort and happiness, their wants are worthy of our considera tion. He who looks upon the ani as mal as simply merchandise, simply a means whereby a few more dollars may be added to his annual income, is really more of a brute than is the object which he calls by that name. surely It is hard to conceive a man so unsympathetic, inappreciative, so that he, having studied the nervous and muscular systems of an ani mal, and noted how by their com bined action, motion and sensation are produced, would willingly cause suffering by overwork, or would not, after a hard day's work, see that everything possible had been done to add to the animal's comfort; could a man thus educated be so thoughtless or cruel as to leave his faithful co-worker unblanketed and shivering in a rickety old shed, while he is sitting beside a warm fire? or allow him to lay his weary body on the hard floor of the un- bedded or poorly bedded stall while he rests upon mattress and pillow? Could he, when he considers the pain caused him by the scratch of a pin, apply the lash until the ridges stand out like cords on the poor animal's body, simply because he would not do more than was in his power to do, or because he had yielded to the temptation to do some little thing that is unbecoming to a Could he, horse? well after considering the amount of pa tience exhibited by father, mother and teacher, cruelly beat or maltreat in any w ay a young animal which If any of he might be training? these conditions should exist it indi cates that either the veterinary in trained to instinct, struction has been at fault, or else the one instructed has hot even animal say nothing about the higher senses with which man is supposed to be endowed, for by proper treatment we can always win the confidence and love of our domesticated animals. yi^ Winter Russets, Calf Lined, Winter Russets, Calf Lined, Fine Box Calf, Heavy Sole, Fine Box Calf, Welt Sole, Patent Leather Shoes, 4.00 - - - - $3.00 4.00 3.00 3.50 to 5.50 3 Simons—— Dry Goods Go. NOVEMBER SPECIAL VALUES. KID GLOVES. We sell t he best $ 1 . 00 ladies' black a nd colored K id G l o v es in t he m a r k e t, with F o s t er A n c h or Clasp. Is t he OUR U N D E R W E AR D E P 'T l a r g e st city. L a d i e s' U n i on Suits 50c, 75c and $ 1 . 00 u p. t he in C o m p l e te line of M e n 's U n d e r w e ar at 5 0 c, 75c and $ 1 . 00 each. We will save y ou 20 p er cent. HOSIERY D E P ' T. We c a r ry a S t a n d a rd L i ne of L a d i e s' Cotton and W o o l en H o s i e r y. Special V a l ue at i 2 * ^ c, 15c, 21c a pair. 100 F ur A s t r a c h an F i ne Collar ettes at $ 4 . 00 R e a dy m a de S k i r ts a nd W a i s t s, W r a p p e r s, M a c k i n t o s h es can be in o ur C l o ak D e p a r t m e n t. found T H R EE FLOORS. 1 D ry G o o d s. 2 C l o a k s, C u r t a i n s. 3 C a r p e t s, R u gs a nd W i n d ow S h a d e s. Simons Dry Goods Co. Cameras AND. ....Photographic {Supplies. F. J.Wil1iams&(p. Opera House Pharmacy. B. H. STOCOL'M, College Agent. WINTER SHOES ON THE NEW COLLEGE LAST. y \ We are now showing a full \ line of black and colored shoes | well adapted to M. A. C. stu- J % dents' winter wear. g g T N ew Stock of Tennis or | < G y m n a s i um S h o e s. CD. 103 Washington Avenue South. j«^w»t^rfv>«»v%^w^^^^>«^«^^>ws<'^%^^yv^^^vy^>v,^,irfN^^w^/vM>*v^^vv«««^^<^f 4 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. N O V E M B ER 9, 1897. N e ws from G r a d u a t es a nd S t u d e n t s. The Fall. A. J. W e e k s, w i th '97, is teach i ng school at F i t c h b u r g, M i c h. The life is ebbing from the tree, The leaves are falling round: No more the summer flower we see; M i ss Lu D. B a k e r, w i th 'oosfi, 'Tis now the frosted ground. h as entered t he A rt Institute in C h i c a g o. W. W. P a r k e r, ' 9 3, rode up from C h a r l o t te on his w h e el to m a ke M. A. C. friends a visit last T h u r s d a y. F r a nk E. R o o d, with '87, is mar ried and lives at C o v e r t, M i c h. He is in t he n u r s e ry business, and doing well. R ay A. L a t t i n g, w i th ' 9 7 ^, is practicing law at G r a nd R a p i d s. He w as at t he College for a s h o rt visit W e d n e s d a y. L a n s i n g 's city attorney, C. B. Collingwood, ' 8 5, has a troublesome case in h a n d—a d a u g h t e r, b o rn N o v e m b er 2. A l e x. M o o r e, '89, attorney at P o rt H u r o n, and J o hn A. W e e k s, w i th '92, of M t. C l e m e n s, w e re visitors at M. A. C. T h u r s d ay after noon. C. P. Close, '95, assistant horti culturist at t he Genevas, N. Y ., experiment station, is spending a short vacation in Michigan. He visited at t he College T h u r s d ay and F r i d a y. It becomes our sad duty to an nounce the death of M r s. E. A. H o l d e n, w h i ch occurred last F r i d ay night. T he O l ym p ic Society, of which M r. H o l d en w as a m e m b er w h en in College, attended the fun eral S u n d ay afternoon in a body. H. A. Dibble, '97. is teaching at D e t o u r, C h i p p e wa C o. He and R. '94, are t he sole repre S. W e l s h, sentatives of M. A. C. a m o ng the teaching fraternity of t h at p a rt of the U p p er P e n i n s u l a, and are doing all in their p o w er to boom M. A. C. t he R. S. Campbell, '94, commissioner of schools in St. Clair county, is improvement of hustling for t he rural schools u n d er his super vision. Besides sending out circu lars to his teachers with valuable suggestions for school m a n a g e m e n t, he is vigorously p u s h i ng a scheme for establishing school libraries. On the train b e t w e en L a n s i ng and G r a nd L e d ge last w e e k, U. P. H e d r i ck met C. R. W i n e g a r, '92, w ho is traveling for the R e d p a th L y c e um Bureau. He informed M r. Hedrick that H. B. W i n e g a r, ' 9 1, and H. A r n o ld W h i t e, '92, are traveling for the same company. Colleges a nd E x c h a n g e s. K a n s as A g r i c u l t u r al College re ports an increased enrollment of eighteen. H o w 's this for the "wild and wooly west? " " T he seniors of Leland Stanford University have adopted sombreros for their class h a t s ." Weffers, the crack sprinter of the N ew Y o rk A t h l e t ic C l u b, lowered the w o r l d 's record for the 220-yard dash to twenty-one seconds at T o ronto e x p o s i t i o n .—E x. T h is fall, for the first time, the doors of the University of N o r th Carolina w e re t h r o wn open to w o m e n, and four y o u ng ladies took a d v a n t a ge of the o p p o r t u n i t y .—E x. T h r o u gh i he will of t he late E l i za W. S. P. Field, of Philadel phia, t he U n i v e r s i ty of P e n n s y l vania receives u p w a r ds of $80,000 to be used in different w a ys as specified in t he w i l l .—E x. All Nature's work for this year o'er, She soon must blighted be. Her beauty bright we'll view no more In grass, or shrub, or tree. And will her picture make us sad? Will we then mourn her fate? No, may our hearts be light and glad; We need no joy abate. Triumphant now, she heeds the call That tells her labor's past. She yields her mighty products, all Magnificent and vast. She'll sink beneath the frozen pall That Winter makes of earth; Yet is her grandest day the Fall, Her day of power and worth. Nor will she then forever die, With Spring she will return. Her beauty charm the marveling eye, Which can but part discern. Fall, brightest season of the year: She blends with beauty, force: Her signs fortell a winter near, A rest in Nature's course. Thou canst but teach, oh solemn Fall, For thou art solemn still, Deep lessons, yet so sweet for all, Which all our spirits thrill. Man's life is part of Nature's life; Her fruit is his to claim: He aids her through a time of strife; She gives him of the gain. He lives his short apportioned time. He then like her must die; But wakes again, when Heaven's chime Calls upward to the sky. But ere he leaves, if well performed, His earthly duties here, His soul has priceless blessings earned, Which fill his fall with cheer. . . . A L W A YS ON T O P . .. DAVIS-THE CLOTHIER Fine Clothing Furnishings and Hats . 1 —'©C" Football Pants <:, J Sweaters, Supporters The King Pant We are Up to Date on Men's Wear. ONE PRICE-THE RIGHT PRICK. 104 Washington Avenue North. BOYS BUCK se»s Furniture w&t, AH Goods Delivered to t he College Free. Best W o v en W i re Cots, $1.25 .\ .•. Best W o v en W i re S p r i n g s, $ 1 . 50 WE S E LL EVERYTHING. M. J. & B. M. BUCK, DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MEN ^ The names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of reli able parties. We hope that the faculty and students will take pains to patronize those who patronize us. Open Evenings. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. M A. C. STUDENTS—Don't forget W. H. POKTEK, the Hack and Liveryman. Rubber tires a specialty. Office 300 Capitol Avenue South, Bell Phone 65, Lansing Phone 133. HOTELS. Avenue S. tor. Special rates to students. Washington T HE N EW GRAND—R. M. Renner, Proprie THE INGHAM. Grand St. South; 2 doors from Michigan Avenue. Low rates to students. STUDENT. ARCHITECTS. JEWELERS. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. MERCHANT TAILORS. TEXT BOOKS - O L ID A HD H E W- EA RL H. ME AD.—Architect. 115 Washington Avenue N. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. Drawing Tools and Draughtsman's Supplies. BOOTS AND SHOES. CROHY BROS.-CITY BOOK STORE 206 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. C D. WOODBURY.—Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. CLOTHING. Phone 192. New Phone 76 J. G. REUTTER 322 WASHINGTON A V E. S. Fresh and Salt Meats Pine Chicago Beef a Specialty. Headquarters for All Kinds Home Made Sausage. Alsdorf & Son... THE DRUGGISTS Everything First Class, Fresh and Up to Date. Drawing Instruments.. NOTE BOOKS, FINE STATIONERY AND BOOKS. TABLETS, Lansing Book & Paper 60., 120 Washington Avenue N. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, DE W EY A. SEELEY.—27 Wm's Hall. Agent A E. DAVIS.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur for Fine Clothing. Prices low. Satisfaction nishings. See ad. guaranteed. 105 Washington Ave. S. H H. EARNED.—China, Glass and Eamps. J B. SIMON.—Fine China, Crockery, Eamps, Tinware, etc. I ll Washington Avenue N. DENTISTS. Avenue. ington Avenue. First stairs north of Michigan D R. G. W. COLEMAN.—Dentist. 103 Wash R W. MORSE, D. D. S. DR. V. A. LACY.—Dentist. Hours 8 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. 110 Allegan St. W. Hollister Block, Room 517. DRUGGISTS. ington Avenue South. C J. ROUSER.—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash DO W N EY HOUSE DRUG S T O R E - H. J. Eilenburg. Headquarters Ice Cream Soda. FOR ANYTHING IN —- H a r d w a r e, S t o v e s, T i n w a r e, G r a n i t e w a r e, C u t l e r y, E t c. TRY NORTON'S HARDWARE 111 Washington Avenue S. DRY GOODS. 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. John iHerrmann Fine Tailoring. 2 18 WASHINGTON AVENUE N. 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. JACOB STAHL & SON.—Wholesale and Re tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North. Engraver. 200 202 Washington Avenue North. B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and W RAPLEE.—Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc. CH AS. A. PIE LL A .—Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler. Repairing of Fine Watches a Spec . Fine Watch Repairing. 119 Washington ially. 121 Washington Avenue N. Avenue. LAUNDRIES. THE VAN GORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. S, P. Lanlz, Prop'r. Sage & Westcott, Agts. Room 11, Williams Hall. ^ T AR L A U N D R Y. j 208 Michigan Avenue East. LUMBER DEALERS. H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. See ad. 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. PHOTOGRAPHERS. F B. LECLEAR—Photographer. Hollister Block. 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 \_j P. M.; Sundays 12 to 2 P. M. 419 Washington Avenue S. Both Phones. OCULIST. p M. DICKSON, M. D.—Practice \j diseases of eye 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 to 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.