&u 9ii a ©. gu»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, D E C E M B ER 21, 1897. N o. 15. A New Society—the Themian. modation of cars containing College coal. freshmen Eleven young women of the sophomore and classes have just completed the organiza tion of a new literary society, which, like the other literary societies of the College, embodies the good features of both fraternity and open society. they have chosen is T h e m n n, after the Grecian goddess, Themis, personification of custom, law, and peace. Until other arrangements can be made, the meetings of the society will be held in the Chapel on Sat urday evenings. justice, name T he T he charter members of the so ciety are Misses Irma Thompson, Artie Lockwood, Coral Havens, Kate Nichols, R u by Calkins, Flor ence Mundon, Harriett O'Connor, and Josephine Spencer, of the class of 1900, and Misses Marguerite Bogula, Clare Dean, and Miriam Graham, of the class of 1901. T he officers elected for next term are as follows : President, Miss Margue rite B o g u l a; Vice President, Miss R u by C a l k i n s; Secretary, Miss I r ma T h o m p s o n; Treasurer, Miss Clare D e a n; Marshal, Miss Artie Lockwood. Improvements at the College. to in T he term the city just closed has seen many changes for the better at M. A. C. Probably the change most apparent and welcome to the visitor is the extension of the street railway entrance from the the west Station Terrace. Instead of having to walk half a mile, visitors now get off the car within a few rods of the principal buildings. But it is not to the visitor alone that this change is welcome; to College people and students residing the benefit is even more apparent. A small waiting room is now in course of erection for the accommodation of those who have to wait for cars. greatest improvement of moment, however, is one of which we have seen only the disagreeable side two months we have had our class-rooms and residences torn up by the con tractors who are erecting our new plant. $5,000 W i th of Abbot exception Hall, the Chemical Laboratory and a part of Wells Hall, the interior wiring is now completed, as is most of the line wiring from Piatt's power house to the Chemical Laboratory. It is hoped that the entire system will be completed soon after the opening of the new year. lighting electric about thus T he F or far. the In cows. On the F a rm the new dairy barn begun last summer has been com pleted and is occupied by 29 grade the Agricultural dairy Laboratory steam heat has taken the place of hot water, which is also true of the Veterinary Laboratory.. T he basement of the former build ing has been remodeled to meet the .. demands of the special course stu- ,.: dents in cheese-making and dairy ing. T he grain barn has been changed for the time being into a '."*' feed barn for 100 lambs. E a st of field N o. 16 the grade of the road- to the D. • i : ; ;:Sed has been completed G. R. & W. R. R. where a side track has been put in for the accom T he Horticultural Department has completed a neat cold storage building and its crops of winter fruit. secured therein Other T he wing of the florist's residence has been raised one story. T h is gives Mr. and Mrs. Gunson an additional bed-room and a bath room, and the department a store room above the work-room, which will now be fitted with more benches for students to work at. improvements, some of them of minor are numerous. Station Terrace and the A r m o ry have new hot water heat ing plants; the Museum ceiling has been re-decorated, and Prof. Bar rows' residence has been given a new coat of paint. One not ac quainted with the College can hardly conceive the amount of work neces sary to keep things in repair here, to say nothing of making necessary improvements. importance, Crops on the Farm* W i th in the exception of the cold rains the months of M ay and J u n e, the past season has been very favorable to the growth, maturing and harvesting of the various grain and forage crops on the College farm. T he hay crop was the most extensive on total amount cut being nearly 160 tons, the greater part of "which was cut early and secured in excellent con dition. the farm, the T he main oat crop was grown in N o. 16, which field was plowed for the first time in 1896, and this fall has been T he total amount of oats threshed was 1,600 bushels. to wheat. sown About 25 acres of wheat were harvested, nearly one-half of which was Buda Pesth, the new red wheat recently introduced into this country from Buda Pesth, H u n g a r y. T he remainder of the crop was a variety test, the results of which will be published later. T he average yield per acre for the total crop was about 20 bushels, the white Clauson and Dawson's Golden Chaff leading. T he corn crop was planted early but the growth was slow until the warm weather in J u ly and August. T he total acreage was about 35 acres, about ten of which was put in the silos. T he silage cut weighed 217,963 pounds, and from the re there were the crop mainder of husked nearly 2,000 bushels. Five acres of "Golden D e n t" produced 508 bushels of ears, but this corn is rather in this late in maturing T he main crop was a climate. variety known as " H a t h a w ay Yel low Dent." Field N o. 6 was devoted to a variety test of oats, and small plots of Kaffir corn, sorghum, Russian sunflowers, and four and one-quarter acre of sugar beets. T he sugar beet crop has attracted a great deal of attention and the results of the tests which will soon be published in bulletin form are of much inter est to those interested in this new industry. the four and one-quarter acres was 113,- 274 pounds. Aside from these main crops, considerable time and atten T he total yield of new tion has been given to experiments various varieties with grasses and grains, and the very in teresting experiments in crop rota tion, on the Davenport plots. of c. H. A. The Michigan Ornithological Club* T he annual meeting of the Mich igan Ornithological Club was held in the senate chamber at Lansing last Friday and Saturday. Besides the there were several from Detroit, Grand Rapids, and other parts of the State. M. A. C. was well represented. local members present Friday evening commencing at 8 o'clock was held the first session for the presentation of papers. T he " T he following were presented: Rapid Disappearance of Our Birds of P r e y ," by Percy Selons, (read by L. C. Read of Grand R a p i d s) ; " T he W o rk of the Junior Endeavor in Michigan T o w a rd the Protection of Birds," by Miss Mable Bates of Traverse City, (read by Mrs. Kel- sey of Detroit) ; " T he Importance of Local Collections," by Prof. Walter B. Barrows of the Agricul tural College; " T he Manner of Nesting of Some North Dakota Birds," by Mr. E d w in Bryant of L a n s i n g; " O ur Grebes," by T. L. Hankinson of the Agricultural Col lege ; " T he Butcher Birds," by Dr. Morris Gills of Kalamazoo (read by W m. A. Hay den.) ""A short business meeting was held Saturday morning at the par lors of the Downey House. T he officers for the coming year were elected as follows : President, W. A. Davidson of Detroit; vice-presi dent, J u d ge J. H. Steere of Sault Ste M a r i e; secretary, L. J Cole ( M. A. C, '99) of Grand R a p i d s: treasurer, M r s. E. O. Kelsey of Detroit; librarian, B. R. L a r a w ay of Grand Rapids. T he officers for also elected. were the Bulletin T h ey w e r e: Editor-in-Chief, L. Whitney Watkins ( M. A. C, '93), Manchester ; associate editors, T. L. Hankinson ( M. A. C, the Agricultural College, Percy Selon of Greenville, and Miss Francis Marguerite F ox of Bay City, busi ness manager, W. E. Mulliken, Grand Rapids, with L. J. Cole as assistant. '98) of After this session the members went out to the Agricultural College from the invitation given to them by Prof. Barrows. A good share of the forenoon was used in examin ing the collection of birds and e g g s, which received much favorable com ment. D uring the first part of Saturday afternoon, a meeting was held at the Zoological Laboratory at the College, at which the balance of the papers were read. T he first was a very interesting one on " T he P a s senger Pigeon in Early Days of Michigan," by J ames B. P u r dy of Plymouth. read by M r. Cole. T he second was an excellent article from a scientific standpoint on "Characteristic Motions of Birds," by M r. Claude Barlow of Green ville. T he la*t paper was a short 'A generation of Ornithol one on It ogists," by Dr. Morris Gibbs. was read by the secretary, Mr Cole. Prof. Wheeler made a few remarks It was relative to the use of the small maps published by R a n d, McNally Co., of Chicago, for the use of ornithol ogists in recording the distribution of species. During the latter part of the after noon, the members returned to Lan sing where they called upon Mayor Davis, w ho most cordially welcomed them. A very enjoyable time was spent in looking at his fine collec tion of mounted birds and mammals and his valuable library of ornitho logical works. He showed all the plates of that most rare and valua ble work of Audubon's of which M r. T he Davis possesses plates were all life size and most and perfectly colored. beautifully T he seeing of these was a rare treat for the members of the club. sets. two In all respects the meeting was a success. F r om the enthusiasm dis played by the members present and from the interest manifested in the papers presented, it was shown that the study of our birds is receiving- more attention than ever by the peo ple of our State. T. L. H A N K I N S O N. Prof. U. P. Hedrick Receives a Good Appointment. Station workers Sunday morning Prof. U. P. from Hedrick received a telegram President Tanner, of the Utah Agricultural College, apprising him of his election to the chair of horti culture in that college. Yesterday he wired President T a n n er his ac ceptance. T he appointment came as considerable of a surprise to P r o fessor Hedrick. At the meeting of Experiment in Minneapolis last summer, Professor Hedrick met President Tanner, w ho asked him if he would apply for the then vacant. position which was Professor Hedrick replied that he would accept the position at $1,500 a year under certain specified condi T he matter was dropped tions. t h e r e; and learning afterward that another and older horticulturist was working for the position, Professor Hedrick paid no further attention to it. T he telegram was the first in timation he had that his name was being considered. Professor Hedrick has been en gaged but a short time on his work as Inspector of Nurseries and Or chards in this State and greatly re grets leaving it, but he feels that the monetary consideration and getting back into college work are induce ments he cannot afford to ignore. He will leave for Logan, his new field of labor, about the first of J a n uary. Chemical Fertilizers Ahead. T he chrysanthemum experiment with chemical and compost fertili zers has been nearly completed by the Horticultural Department. T he showing is very strongly in favor of chemical fertilizers for cut flow ers. flowers g r o wn with chemical fertilizers have stood from 16 to 20 days after cutting without wilting, which is nearly the others one-third stood. Some of the longer than T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. D E C E M B ER 2 1, 1897. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED W E E K LY BY T HE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY T HE FACULTY, A S S I S T ED BY T HE S T U D E K 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 SEC 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, Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V AN B U B EN Trinting 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 no hesitation about taking the paper from the postofflce, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE RECORD regularly is to subscribe. Annual Meeting of the C. B. B. A. term, $366.55; T he Cooperative Book Buying Association held its annual meeting Dec. 11. Manager Price submitted his report, showing a total business for year of $3,036.65, divided as term, $ 7 6 0 . 4 5; follows: W i n t er spring term, fall $1,909.65. T he expenses for the year were $143.55. T he inventory showed the amount of stock on hand to be $300 89, for which stock the association still owed $ 105.84. Cash on hand, $ 175.87. During the year the association has sold 348 shares at 75 cents each. By the above report it is readily seen that at the end of the year the association finds itself ahead, $109.- 92. T h at the students have saved money through the association, a comparison of prices with those of former times will demonstrate. T he officers for the coming year are : President, Prof. W a r r en Bab- cock ; Vice-President, W. H. F l y n n; Secretary, A. M. Patri a r c h s; Board of Directors, of which the president and secretary are ex-officio members, Prof. W. O. Hedrick, Instructor Chace New man, H. L. Becker, R. W. Clark, E. W. Ranney, Miss Fletta Pad dock. A Notable Term at M. A. C T he term just closed has been in many respects a notable one at M. A. C. Chief in importance is the fact that the attendance has greatly increased. N ot only has the en rollment reached high water mark, 401, including nineteen dairy stu dents, b ut the number of matricula tions surpasses that of any other term. Altogether, 245 n ew stu dents have entered the College since the opening of the year in Septem ber, 226 of this number being regu lars. Of course, the greater num ber of new students enter the fresh man class ; however, a few become members of the three upper classes. In several departments, notably those of Mechanical Engineering, Botany, and Mathematics and Civil Engineering, numerous shifts be came necessary and additions to the It force of instructors were made. to double the became necessary number of divisions of freshmen. W i th the present crowded condition of our courses, a nd consequently, of the daily program itself, changes in the l a t e r, be they never so slight students require an almost endless amount of work and worry. Nevertheless, modifications such that more sec tions could be accommodated were made and the work of the College has gone on as smoothly as ever. T he contributed largely to this happy state of affairs by dropping early and quietly into their proper places. T he term has been marked by conscientious effort; from every source come expressions of general satisfaction at the thor oughness with which all work has been done. have Order, too, in and about the build ings has never been better. W i th the possible exception of a snow ball battle indulged in by rival dor mitory factions and in which dis colored "optics" were rather too freely distributed, little has occurred to disturb the quiet and decorum of the halls, the class rooms, and the grounds. T he obnoxious hazer is practically eliminated. features. Socially, the term has had its pleasant T he societies have held their usual functions and entertainments, while the military hop in the armory has helped to keep alive a feeling of common fel lowship. T he advent of the street railway extension has increased our facilities for enjoying the social ad vantages, the lectures, and the en tertainments of the city. W. B. J R. A Glimpse of the Chicago Art Institute. LUCY E MONROE. F E R O N I AN SOCIETY. T he A rt Institute of Chicago was incorporated M ay 24, 1879, for the "founding and maintenance of schools of art and design, the for mation and exhibition of collections of objects of art and the cultivation and extension of the arts of design by any appropriate means." Since 1893, it has occupied the museum building upon the lake front. T he A rt School in the same building includes departments of Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Decorative De signing and Architecture. T he exhibition includes collections of Sculpture, Decorative Designing, Paintings, Drawings, Metal W o r k, Textile Embroideries, Egyptian Antiquities, Classical An tiquities, Naples Bronzes, Musical Instruments, and other unclassified exhibits. Fabrics, T he lower floor is devoted to sculp ture. Many of the figures are repro ductions in plaster or staff of original works of art. One collection alone, the Elbridge G Hall, occupies eight rooms facsimilies includes of Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian Greek, sculpture. Other of the more important ex hibits are of French Historic and American sculpture. and R o m an and In Room J, which contains the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian sculpture, there is little to attract the purely artistic eye. T he E g y p tian figures especially, are crude and angular but they possess an histori cal significance which makes them interesting and valuable in spite Of their apparent crudity. T he aver age student of ancient history en counters some difficulty in project ing himself back two thousand years that he may appreciate conditions then existent. Illustrations in our histories have but little reality about them, and so our knowledge of life at that time is never very clearly It is in this direction then defined. that antiquities aid the student. L lived alabaster slabs A few examples will suffice to illustrate the above idea. Reliefs from found near Nineveh portray some of the sports of the twelfth century, B. C. Fig ures of the God Osiris and the God- des:-es Isis and H a t h or from statu ettes of dark green basalt, which were found in the tomb of Psem- thek (Recorder of the Offerings) who four centuries before Christ, shed some light on E g y p tian mythology. Some old half- forgotten kings, for instance, R a m- eses II or Sargon, assume more of a personality when we meet them face to face. Without doubt mod ern improvements in photography will enable us to leave to our pos terity a more accurate facsimile of our physiognomy, but this fact will hardly justify us in disregarding the value of these relics. T he Greek sculpture, in its free dom and grace presents a striking and decidedly pleasing contrast to the Egyptian. As in the last room mentioned some knowledge of an cient history is a great aid in under standing the figures, so here some acquaintance with Grecian mythol ogy is absolutely essential to appre ciate the significance of some of the more beautiful figures and groups. A few of the figures which are es pecially attractive are of M a r s, Cupid (fragment of the Parthenon frieze), one of the three fates, t wo seated female figures called Demeter and Persephone, and three figures of Niobe T he original of a reproduc tion of Hercules has a rather curious history. T he torso w as found in the baths of Caracalla, R o m e, 1 540, and the head in a well in the T r a s- tarne. Legs were made for it by Delia P o r ta after Michael Angelo had refused, on the ground that he could not make them worthy of the T w e n ty years after, the torso. original legs were found ten miles from R o m e. T he completed statue was then removed to Naples. Several rooms on the second floor are devoted to the oil paintings. W i th the exception of a few large gifts to the Institute, these paintings are loans from people w ho have made collections from the best artists. T he H e n ry Field Memorial Col lection, a gift from his wife, com prises forty one original oil paint ings by twenty of the most esteemed Fifteen of the modern painters. artists were French, t wo Spanish, t wo German and one English. A m o ng the pictures are, Song of the Lark, by Breton ; Lazy Spain, men and t wo donkeys in a court yard, by J. Domingo, and some beautiful landscapes by Cozens. A m o ng other collections a few pictures, which were perhaps no more worthy of mention than hun dreds of others but which attracted my attention for some striking char acteristic, were Beheading of J o hn the Baptist, by P e a r c e; picture of a girl, R e m b r a n d t; Alice, a study of child life, by Chase, and T he Grief of the Pasha, by Gerome. T he latter pictures the interior of a T u r k i sh palace with the P a s ha grieving over his Royal Bengal T i g er which is lying dead before him. T he exquisite coloring and detail work of the tapestries, rugs and tiger are sufficient reason for singling this picture out from others. T he above is only intended to give a glimpse of the Institute and is therefore far from a comprehen sive review of the contents of the building. The San Jose Scale in Ottawa County* from While out on institute work last week in Ottawa county, Prof. C. D. Smith visited an orchard that he found infested with the San J o se scale in the most exaggerated form. Branches the orchard were brought back to College by Profes sor Smith, of which the bark w as almost entirely covered with the scale. Upon examination of the specimens brought in, Inspector U. P. Hedrick pronounced it the worst case of the scale that he had seen outside of Oregon. T he in fested orchard is that of a young farmer near Byron Center, w ho set out his orchard of 1,200 trees five years ago. T he trees had not thrived since planting, but it was not known until recently that the scale existed Smith made only a hurried examination, but from this it was found that the entire apple orchard was troubled with the scale, besides a large num ber of peach trees. An examina tion of the forest trees in the vicin ity showed that the scale had also spread to them. T h is region has not yet been visited by M r. Hedrick, but owing to this recent discovery of the scale there a thorough inves tigation will be made at once. Professor there. Athletics in o ur Sister College, t he O. A. C As a member of the athletic com mittee of the faculty of the Oregon Agricultural College I wish to ex tend congratulations to the faculty and students of M. A. C. for the firm stand they have taken on the subject of clean athletics. I know it is common to look to the far eastern colleges and universities for models this respect, and to look with in somewhat of suspicion upon this phase of western college life ; but I am glad to say that this season the O. A. C. as well as the M. A. C. has risen above suspicion and this is the more gratifying from the fact that the faculty committee has been met more than half way in the re form by the student body. I trust that in the future we may be able to maintain the high standard taken the past season ; and with the hope that the t wo sister institutions, the O. A. C. and the M. A. C, though widely separated, may mutually en courage each other in maintaining a sentiment for clean college sport, I take the liberty of sending you a short account of what has been done along athletic lines by our students during the season just past. H o w ever, I am not sure but that a justi fiable pride in our athletics, or per haps a little inclination to " b r a g" is the moving power that impels me to write this letter. Every member of our track team and every member of our football team is a genuine student in good standing in the college and not a single member of either team has been here solely for the purpose of engaging in athletics, and not a sin gle member of either team has re ceived any compensation whatever, either in the form of board, room- rent, incidentals or anything else. I A nd now as to the results. don't know that I can express it any more concisely than by quoting a college yell that has arisen during the season: " H a y s e e d, s t r a w s e e d, pumpkin, squash. Did we skin 'em? Yes, by g o s h !" It is perhaps not exactly elegant, D E C E M B ER 21, 1897. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. 3 teams from but it conveys a truth. At the field day meet in Salem our track team competed against the U. of O., Willamette University, State Normal and Pacific college, and won 5 6^ points out of a total of 114. Our football team has the following record to its credit, in ad dition to having the credit of play ing the cleanest and most gentle manly game that has ever been played in the state : O. A. C. Opponents. 34 O. A. C. vs. Albany College, O. A C. vs. Chemawa Indian School, O. A. C. vs. U of O., (State Championship), 26 O. A. C. vs. Macminville College, O. A. C vs. U. of W., (Pacific Northwest Championship), 34 54 16 o o 8 o o 8 Total F o ur of 164 the above games have been played on our college gridiron and not one of the opposing teams has succeeded in crossing our goal- line, and in the other games one of touchdowns was the opponents' made by a long run after dark. A. B. C O R D L E Y, '88. A Surprise for Mr. Hoyt. in freshman the drawing Friday morning one of the mechan ical freshmen waited upon M r. C. E. H o yt in the wood-shop and told him Prof. Holdsworth wanted to room. see him Arrived at the drawing room, Mr. Hoyt found not Prof. Holdsworth alone, but with him the whole me class. Prof. chanical forward and Holdsworth stepped with a few appropriate words pre sented him a beautiful gold watch charm as a token of regard from the mechanicals of 1901. M r. H o yt was taken so entirely by surprise that for a moment he was unable to respond. T h en he them warmly and said that this memento would make his going both harder and easier—harder just at present but easier when once away because he would know that he had many friends here. T he charm is a little larger than a ten-dollar gold piece, and contains on one side " C. E. H ." in monogram, and on the other the M. A. C. monogram and "Mechan ical Class ' 0 1 ." thanked At the College. Merry Christmas and H a p py N ew Y e ar to all. at Last week Professor Taft tended the annual meeting of the Canadian Horticultural Society at Waterloo, Ontario. He also visited Guelph before returning. Last Friday evening several mem bers of the Union Literary Society enjoyed their usual informal, term- end party. Dancing was the prin cipal amusement. J. W. Rigterink, '97, of A nn Arbor, was present. Upon returning to his room Sun day afternoon, Mr. H o yt found an the stu other remembrance dents—three books, " T he Last Days of Pompei," "Toilers of the Sea," and "Conquest of Granada." from furnished very T he College band of nineteen enlivening pieces music for the State Association of F a r m e r s' Clubs, and the State Grange last Tuesday evening. T he present band is certainly the best we have had for many years. Several days ago M r. H. L. Becker was taken ill with pleurisy and Sunday afternoon he was re moved to the city hospital in Lan just closed has sing. been remarkably free from illness among the students, this being the first really serious case. term T he At there the greenhouses is in readiness for the special course stu dents in Floriculture and Winter Vegetable Gardening a large stock of asparagus, rhubarb, radishes and 1,000 lettuce; besides upward of strawberry plants in six-inch pots, which will be in fruit early in the year. to be held T o m o r r ow at the seventh annual meeting of the Michigan Associa tion of Breeders of Improved Live Stock, the senate chambers, Prof. C. D. Smith will speak on " T he Development of the Dairy C o w ," and Prof. H. W. Mumford will make "Observations on the Live Stock of Great Britain." in the meeting of the State At in representative hall last Grange Tuesday evening the College band entered the galleries unannounced and played a couple of selections. It was expected that the Industrial School band would furnish music, so many supposed the music pro ceeded from that source. One old granger, who this delusion, was heard to remark to his neighbor after looking the boys over: " T h ey don't look like very bad b o y s; wonder what they've done." labored under T he next issue of the R E C O RD Klondike Alumni Association* will be J a n u a ry 4. T he thermometer went six de grees below zero Saturday night. We have a nice Christmas snow, but not quite enough for sleighing. Mrs. J. L. Snyder and Miss entertain Edith McDermott will next Thursday afternoon. Professors Smith and Mumford institute work have been out on most of the time for two weeks. Friday afternoon there were 71 cheeses room — the the curing product of less than three weeks' work. in Messrs. Good, L y m a n, N e w m a n, and Munson give a farewell party this to Mr. H o yt evening. in their rooms Miss E va Gray, w ho has been doing stenographic work here and taking special work in classes, re to her home in Cleveland turned last Friday. F r a nk J. Stanley, one of Dart football players, mouth College's has gone to the Klondike. F r om St. Michaels he writes that in his party there is another Dartmouth man. T h e re are also several other college men on board—two from Yale, several from Berkley, one or two two from Leland Stanford, from Kenyon, one from Michigan University, one from Columbia, one from Harvard and one from Iowa University. T h ey are going to or ganize a college alumni association at Klondike.— Oberlin Review. T h o m as W. Stanford, who has made a great fortune in Australia, is a brother of Leland Stanford, de ceased. T h o m as has given $300, 000 outright to build a library for the university which the family name, and has also, given notice that his will makes other liberal endowments for the univers ity .r—Ex. bears Simons Dry Goods 60. Christmas sale of Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, Gloves, Pocketbooks, Hose Supporters, Linens, Cloaks, Rugs, At below m a r k et value. We invite t he s t u d e n ts to c o me in and see our l a r ge line of C h r i s t m as gifts. Simons Dry Goods Co. VETERINARY COLLEGE. The Veterinary Department of the Detroit College of Medicine. is now fully equipped, under the supervision of Prof. E. A. A. ORANGE. V. S„ late professor of Veterinary Science at the Agricultural College. This department is prepared to furni.-h instruction In the science of medicine as applied to dumb ani mals. Ample Hospital Accommodations are provided for horses, Cattle, dogs and other domestic animals. Send for catalogue to Or, Dr. H. O. W A L K E R. Secretary. P R O F. GRANGE, Principal. Lawrence & VanBuren PRINTING CO., Ottawa St. E. Lansing, Mich. Permit us to help solve the Christmas present prob lem. We have LADIES'. MEN'S and CHILDREN'S furnishings, consequently in position to show you suitable presents for any member of the family. Ladies' Umbrellas, Gloves, Aprons, Purses, Trav eling Bags, Chatelaine Bags, Manicure Sets, Hat Pins, etc. Men's Handkerchiefs Umbrellas, Canes, Suit Cases, House Coats, Bath Robes, . Mufflers, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Scarf Pins, Cuff Buttons, Mackintoshes etc. . ****Elgin Mifflin. Ttl6 H0US6 tliat Jack Built— Must hare been the good old from mm RIK&RD BRAND OF LUMBER. It Stands the Test of Ages. Salts all Places and Purses. y''li'>f\fu"„>\,r,i>tru'\l'\.>\,ii,i',i'.^n'\,'\,'\,i',i<,i'n'u,\,'^<»,rii'>i,',t,\i'\.K. i.>vs»"u'v<'W«>".»"M,,w"»i»»«n.»<«<"u,M»w^<»wv«#'w New, Clean Stock of . .. . HOLIDAY SLIPPERS. •03 Washington Avenue South. C. D. W O O D B U R Y, S ee our window tor bargains $5.00, 94.00 and $3.50 In Women's . fine Shoes at #*-95' AAAMWMAA/WWVW> 4 N e ws From Graduates. U . J. Maynard, Portland, one of the our former students, called at College Saturday. Representative A. L. Bemis, with '83, attended the meeting of F a r m ers' Clubs in Lansing last week. J. Dix Brown, with '78, of South Boardman, is considered one of the two leading farmers in Missaukee county. '93, attended A. B. Cook, the meeting of the State Association of F a r m e r s' Clubs last in Lansing week, and visited the College. J. H. F. Mullet, '90, is doing some special work here, preparatory the to making Medical Department at the U. of M. lantern slides for Last Tuesday evening H. W. Lawson, '95, presented a review of " P l a nk Plankerton" before the Bo tanical Club of Chicago University. M r. Lawson the University. is a student at L. Whitney W a t k i n s, '93, called at the College Friday. He was on his way home from northern Mich igan, where he has been looking after violators of the game law, and stopped over in Lansing to attend the Ornithological the meeting of Club. P r e s. J. T. Daniels, in his annual address before the State Association of F a r m e r s' Clubs, gave great credit for the success of the club move ment '83, to H o n. A. C. Bird, through his work as editor of the F a r m e r s' Club department in the Michigan Farmer. T he Botanical Society of America the the retiring president, prints in neat pamphlet form address of Prof. Charles E. Bessey, '69, botan ist in the University of Nebraska. T he subject of the address is " P h y- logeny and Taxonomy of Angio- sperms." In the Inter Ocean of December 13, among the names of artists w ho attended a reception of the Palette and Chisel Club at the Atheneum, Chicago, appears the name of E. N. Thayer, It might also be mentioned that the names of such noted artists as the following appear: W. M. Chase, Roberto Roscovitch, J. C. Leyendecker, F. J. Mulhaupt, F. Loewenheim, L. Muzzanovich. '93, our "Chicken." also Colleges and Exchanges. Columbia, this year for the first time since 1895, w i l1 ^e represented by a baseball team. Dartmouth College and Lehigh University have adopted the honor system in examinations. T he O. A. C. Lookout, Storrs, Conn., is a new addition to our ex change list. President McKinley ap pointed Prof. Hamilton K i n g, of Olivet College, minister to Siam. has T he faculty of Leland Stanford University have established an in formation bureau to aid needy stu dents in getting w o r k . —E x. N o r t h w e s t e rn University is hav ing trouble over the proposition to have a graduate instead of an under graduate manager of athletics. Rockefeller Hall, the gift of J o hn to Vassar College, D. Rockefeller was dedicated last Friday. Its seat ing capacity is 500 students. T h e re large class-rooms and are professors' r o o m s . —E x. twelve T HE M. A. G. R E C O R D. D E C E M B ER 21, 1897. Yale has received an invitation from Wisconsin to row a two-mile race next summer. Should the in the event will vitation be accepted the take place in connection with festivities commemorating the state fiftieth anniversary. of Wisconsin's Christmas Fun. His Last H o p e . — M a m m a — N o, W i l l y; there is no such person as Santa Claus. Little Willy—Is George Wash ington a myth,too, m a m m a ? —P u c k. Wifely Neglect.—Mrs. Gadd— " W hy is it married men don't hang up their stockings?" Mr. Gadd (bitterly)—"On ac count of the h o l e s . " —y u d g e. and Christmas the Cooking- School ; or, Scriptural Perversions. — "I understand J o hn gave M a ry a diamond ring for a Christmas pres ent, as a sort of reward for her learning to cook." "Yes, so I heard —she kneaded bread and he gave her a stone."— yudge. Wise Child.—"The very idea," said 8-year-old Lucy to 7 year-old Mabel, "the very idea of your be lieving I knew all about Santa Claus when I was only 6." in Santa Claus! W h y, . . . . A L W A YS ON T O P . .. DAVIS-THE CLOTHIER F i ne C l o t h i ng F u r n i s h i n gs a nd H a ts F o o t b a ll P a n ts S w e a t e r s, S u p p o r t e rs T he K i ng P a nt * We are Up to Date on Men's Wear. ONE PRICE—THE R I G HT PRICE. 104 Washington Avenue North. B O YS BUCK Sells pU rn j t l i re Right. Ail 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. " W e l l ," replied wise little Mabel, "I shan't quit believing in Santa Claus until he stops bringing me nice things on Christmas."—Free Press. TEXT BOOKS - O LD A-Erao H E W- Drawing Tools and Draughtsman's Supplies. CEOTTT BROS-CITY BOOK STORE 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, a re of reli able p a r t i es We hope that t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to p a t r o n i ze those who patronize us. ARCHITECTS. E ARL H. MEAD.—Architect. 115 Washington Avenue N. 206 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich. BARBERS. Phone 192. New Phone 76 J. G. REUTTER 322 WASHINGTON AVE. S. Fresh a nd Salt Bleats Pine Chicago Beef a Specialty. Headquarters for All Kinds Home Made Sausage. Alsdorf & Son... THE DRUGGISTS Everything First Class, J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOTS AND SHOES. c D. WOODBURY.—Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. CLOTHING. T OUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Iv Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. guaranteed. for Fine Clothing. Prices low. Satisfaction D E W EY A. SRELEY.—27 Wm's Hall. Agent A E. D A VI^.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur nishings. See ad. Fresh and Up to Date. H Drawing Instruments., i H. LARNED.—China. Glass and Lamps. 105 Washing-ton Ave. S. B. «IMON.—Fine China, Crockery, Lamps, Tinware, etc. I ll Washington Avenue N. NOTE BOOKS, FUSE STATIONERY AND BOOKS. TABLETS, Lansing Book & Paper 6o.f 120 Washington Avenue N. FOR ANYTHING IN Hardware, S t o v e s, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, Etc. TRY NORTON'S HARDWARE 111 Washington Avenue S. John lierrmann Fine Tailoring. 2 18 WASHINGTON AVENUE N. Geo. ft. Dyer, .*• 108 Michigan Avenue W. All kinds of the best Insurance. in the city. Strongest agency DENTISTS. Avenue. ington Avenue. First stairs north of Michigan n R. G. W. COLEMAN.-Dentist. 103 Wash R W. MORSE, D. D. S. n R. 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. ROUTER.—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash DO W N EY HOU«E D R U« S T O R E- H. J. Eilenburg. Headquarters Ice Cream Soda. DRY GOODS. HMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. —Dry ) Goods and Carpets. See ad. FURNISHING GOODS. E LHTN MTFFLTN.—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 r qWT.ES RROS.—Fnrniture Dealers. Special inducements to College people. 319 Washing ton Avenue "South. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. J ACOB STAHI. &