9U %. a ©• ffeoorl 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, F E B R U A RY 22, 189S. N o. 23. Natural History Society. to T he Natural History Society held an interesting meeting in the zoo logical lecture room on Friday even ing last. Mr. Skeels gave a talk on the Arum family of Dlants. T he calla lily, which the speaker said is not a lily at all, is perhaps the best known member of the family. Plants of this family delight in low, moist ground, and are most often found in swamps. Several common plants belonging family were this mentioned; the skunk cabbage, so named from its odor; the water ar um, which has an odor even strong er than that of the skunk cabbage; the calla, which has white flowers and is a near relative of the calla lily; the well known Indian turnip; the sweet flag, and others. T he roots of nearly all these have medicinal properties, but are not of great im portance. Several interesting tropi cal plants of this family may be seen in the greenhouse. ideal Mr. Pettit gave a talk on Formal Alcohol as a Preservative Agent. He enumerated the points of excel lence an ideal preservative should possess, and stated that this mixture of alcohol and formulin came nearer the than any other known substance; the good qualities of each are united without the disagreeable features of any. Many specimens were shown that had been preserved in this mixture, and when compared with specimens in alcohol, the su perior excellence of the mixture was plainly shown. Mr. Barlow gave a short talk on- Native Silkworms. He exhibited several varieties of cocoons, and the spoke of the wisdom shown by insect in selecting a place to put the cocoon to protect it from birds and other animals.—G. c. T he Death of Dr. Miles. On the morning of February 16, 1898, Dr. Manly Miles fell asleep, in the seventy-second year of his life. This announcement brings a wave of sorrow and of tender recol lection to the hundreds of the old students of the College who had received the instruction and enjoyed teacher the friendship of their old and honored friend. A few words reminiscent by one who had known him so long may not be out of place at this time: " W h en I came to this College in two 1863, Dr. Miles had been for years the professor of physiology and zoology, and was the authority for professors and students alike on the beasts, birds and reptiles, on stones of the field and insects of the air. He was very popular with his classes by reason of his thorough ness, scholarship and enthusiasm. " In 1865 he was elected profes sor of practical agriculture, the first one to fill this chair in this country. In this new field he was even more popular with the students, creating an enthusiasm the operations for and labors of the farm, which had before been regarded as dirty drudg- . ery. T h ey were never happier than for a day's work i under Dr. Miles in laying out some \ difficult ditch or surveying some I field. One reason w hy he was so popular was that he was not afraid when detailed of soiling his hands. His favorite uniform for field work was a pair of brown overalls. T he late J u d ge Tenney came to a gang of students at work on a troublesome ditch and find Dr. I inquired " w h e re can M i l e s ?" in overalls " T h at man down in the quicksands of the ditch is Dr. Miles." T he professor of practical agriculture was in touch with the soil. in original the College " D r. Miles left in 1875 to enter upon similar work in wider fields. T he later years of his life he spent in Lansing in writing books, and for the press, but- espec investigations on ially questions relating to physics and agriculture. He had a penetrating, mind and was a most exact experi to menter. His great desire was find the truth. T he question from the lips of Pilate that comes down through is truth ? seemed to brood over his later life like a living presence. He has gone forward to wider fields and greater truths. R. C. K E D Z I E T ^' the ages What Roger "V^illiams. T he popularity of the Sunday morning chapel talks on representa tive leaders in Christian work seems to be increasing, and well it may in crease when we have such interest ing papers as the one given last Sun day morning by Prof. Smith on R o g er Williams. After a brief ac count of the struggles of the Puri the estab tans and others against lished church in Europe, the speaker turned his attention to the problems arising between church and state in our own country. Here for the first time in history was advanced the doctrine of freedom of conscience from church control or direction; it was advanced by a young minister of Salem who had been driven from the old country because of his be lief, by R o g er Williams, whose glory it became to establish a state on the basis of tolerance. An inter esting account was given of his troubles in, and banishment from, Salem; of his wanderings alone to the home of Massasoit and his sub sequent settlement with a few com panions at Providence, where was made the beginning of a state that had faults, it is true, but also had religious freedom. Minutes of the Board Meeting. T he regular meeting of the State Board of Agriculture was held at College Thursday evening, Febru ary 17. All members present ex cept the governor. T he president was authorized to use Williams and Wells halls for rooming the teachers' institute to be held at the College in J u l y. those who attend T he president and secretary were authorized to repair or arrange bath rooms in their discretion. T he president and secretary were the next to present at instructed meeting a plan for irrigating the campus and also report as to the ad visability of extending the College water pipes to the Delta. It was resolved that there be set aside a certain part of farm for permanent Experiment Station work. the T he report of the committee on apportionment, made at last meeting, was taken from the table and on motion was adopted. the Prof. Frank S. Kedzie was granted leave of absence for the summer va cation and fall term. T he committee on employes was to employ an assistant Experiment authorized agriculturist of Station. the T he report of the farm committee, made at the last meeting, was taken up for consideration, by section; it was not adopted. Friday morning the Board met and adjourned to meet at the call of the president of the College. T he Junior Hop. T he informal hop, held by the Juniors in the Eclectic and Olympic society rooms Friday evening, was a most enjoyable affair. T w e n t y- their ladies, and five Juniors with Prof, and Mrs. W o o d w o r th made up the merry party. After dancing till ten o'clock, the party adjourned to Club E, where a fine banquet was served by Mrs. R u g g, assisted by Messrs. Cowling, Green, Littell, Laubach and Ireland. Class presi toastmaster Walter H. dent Flynn following toasts which were responded to in a happy style: announced and the " To those we noble selves," •* ..... HH <=ia«3 scraps, love best—Our A; T h o rn Swift "Before and after the flood," Tressie A.. Bristol ing," F r e d R . C i a ne "Our antediluvian sports—Stack Geo N. Gould " H ow it looks to a man up a flag Thad. H. Libbey pole," T he machine is arranged with a central body, which is the regula tion twenty-iiix foot harvester. On each side of this main sickle is a thirteen-foot sickle. When the ma chine began work this year, the trac tion engine, which was built specially for it, pushed this enormous harves ter through the heavy grain of the islands in the San Joaquin river as easily as a team of horses would draw a wagon on a road. W h en however, the softer ground was reached, the weight of the machine proved to be so great that the wheels sunk into the soil, and the traction engine could not perform its work as rapidly as it should have done; loss of hence there was a great power. To remedy the side sickles had to be removed. T he out put of the machine in this new form is 600 to 800 sacks per day. Next season the owners will use it on up land only,where they will be able to employ all three of the sickles, thus making it the largest harvester in the world.—Harper's Weekly. this Our Societies. This column is edited by students elected by the various college societies. One society will be represented each week. T HE C O L U M B I AN L I T E R A RY SO C I E T Y. Meeting of C. L. S., J a n. 12, '9S. T he following program was giv en. A debate: ~~i'v^ i i-[rfi.it^ lT good resolution and break it than to make none whatever." lO IlictiCc ' ' 1 - L I L .I ±t i? Affirmative. Negative. Mr. Chittenden, Mr. Rose. M r. Hankinson, M r. Sh oesmith, Mr. Morrow. Mr. Kendall. J u d g e s: Messrs. Williams, Hayes, Impromptu, " T he class of '99," and Kendrick. After the banquet Prof. P. B. Woodworth the young people returned to the society rooms and spent the time in.dancing until 1 =30 when the party broke up after E. R. R. giving the class yell. T he judges decided in favor of the negative. While.the judges were arriving at their decision Mr. I. Gingrich read a paper entitled form, uses, and expression." " Music, its A Summer Institute. teachers Something very much like a sum mer school for is being planned for the long vacation. Be ginning J u ly 11 and continuing four weeks, the State Teachers' Institute for Ingham county will be in ses sion at the College." It will be con ducted by Supt. C. L. Bemis, '74, of Ionia, with Professors Wood- worth, Wheeler and Babcock as in structors. Instruction will be given mainly along the lines of elementary science and mathematics. Owing to the pleasant location of this in stitute and the good accommodations to be had, it is expected that many teachers from other counties will attend. A Giant Harvester. This season, in the great wheat growing section the San Joaquin valley, a giant harvester has been in use which cuts, thrashes and sacks the wheat growing on 100 acres daily. T he machine, when all its sickles are in use, cuts the enormous swath of fifty-two feet. E i g ht or ten men are able to handle it easily, and it turns out from 1,400 to 1,806 sacks of wheat in a ten hour day. gram time. After the conclusion of the pro the society enjoyed a social C H A S. H. S P R I N G. E C L E C T IC S O C I E T Y. T he society program for Febru ary 12 was as follows: Descriptive essay," Scales." D. B. Finch Life of W. C. Bryant, B. Laubach Review of Will Carleton's " F a rm C. E. Havens M. L. Ireland - A. C. Williams Ballads," Current Events, Declamation, Essay, "Violins," - Society Paper, Critic's report, W. B. Bartholomew. G. B. Wells M. A g n ew - - Quite extensive repairs have been made in the Eclectic rooms the past week. T he paper which was dam aged by the overflow of the tank in tower has been replaced, and the new electroliers and shades for the ceiling have been added. to T he Eclectic alumni have ar ranged a society contest take place in the middle of March. T en dollars is offered for the best oration by junior or senior; five dollars for the best essay by sophomore; and three dollars for the best delivered declamation by freshman. G. B. W E L L S. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. F E B R U A RY 22, 1898. 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 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 YEAR. Send money by P. O. Money Order, Draft, Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. want to know the good and noble and are indifferent to the vulgar dis tinctions of wealth and counterfeit rank, the soul becomes strong and its discerning pure by virtue of choice and vigorous self-restraint in the matter of companionsnip. Y ou will all agree, then, that the society that we keep is not a matter of indifference; it must be at all times wisely chosen; its effects upon us carefully watched; its tendencies the appointed to deflect us from way must be rigorously checked and valiantly frustrated. 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 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. Official Directory. PREACHIXG SERVICE—Sunday afternoons at 2:30 in the Chapel. Y. M. C. A.—Regular meetings Sunday evening's 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. NATURAL 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 6:30 in the Botanical Laboratory. 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 -~>r Williams Hall.. C. E, Townsend^ President. D. B. Lanting, Secretary. ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meet;ngs every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. H. L. Mills, President. W. H. Flynn, Secretary. FERONIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Fri day afternoon at 1:00. West Ward, Wells Hall. Lucy Monroe, President. Blanche Huhn, Secretary. HESPERIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Sat urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. C. W. Loomis, President. H. J. Westcott, Secretary. OLYMPIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. W. K. Brainerd, President. C. A. Warren, Sec retary. P HI DELTA T H E TA FRATERNITY — Meetings every Friday evening at 7:30, East Ward, Wells Hall. Eugene Price, President. A. E. Lyon, Secretary. THEMIAN SOCIETY.—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Chapel. Marguerite Bogula, President. Irma Thompson, Secretary. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00, U. L. S. Hall. F. L. Woodworth, President. E. W. Ranney, Sec retary. 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 — E. A. Calkins, President. Lucy E. Monroe, Secretary. M. A. C. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—F. V. "Warren, President. E. W. Ranney, Secretary. Influence of Reading on Char acter. PAPER READ BEFORE THE UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. are few there We are as a rule very particular about the people with whom we things associate; which more agitate the minds of American parents than the society in which their children are to move. About the principle of discrimina to say any tion it is not necessary thing. We all of us have some principle of our own. T h e re are to k n o w; people whom we want there are others whom we treat with reserve; there are some whom we keep at arm's length. This is the essence of our dignity—or, let us call it, our self-respect. W h en our principle of discrimination is false, our dignity may become un dignified, the dignity merely of a clown; but when our principle of is sound, when we discrimination N ow the object of this paper is to show that in the power of read ing we have admission to society of all kinds, to society of all ages; that our and intercourse with men women through the written page is often more intimate than that which living people; that we hold with the influence which these invisible incal minds exercise over us culable; the that and choice which we must bring to bear read in the selection of what we should be even more intelligent, more earnest, more severe than that which regulates the selection of our companions and friends. therefore is In the power of reading we have admission to society of all kinds, to society of all ages. T h e re is some thing quite pathetic in the sight of young men and women reading their scrappy newspapers, or their blood-curdling and sensational nov els, when they might at the same time be holding high converse with the strong masterspirits of human ity, might be sympathising with fields Longfellow or moving in the of fancy with Shakespeare. that indeed But it may be asked, who are these master minds? By what mark are we to distinguish them"? H e re is an acknowledged difficulty, and it may be set down as a good plea for reading more of those writers whose place in litera ture is fixed, and less of those cur rent writers who have not yet passed the stern examination of time. " If you would know whether the tendency of a book is good or evil, examine in what state of mind you lay it down. Has it induced you to suspect that that which you have been accustomed to think un lawful, may after all be innocent, and that may be harmless, have been which taught to think dangerous? Has it attempted to abate your admiration for what is gj-eat and good, and to diminish your love of your country If so, and your fellow creatures? throw into the fire and never speak to the man whose in fluence cajoled you into buying it." N ow we come to observe more particularly that between an author and a careful reader an intimacy is established of a kind which is rarely possible in the actual intercourse of life. An author may creep into the soul and is more readily admitted because his approaches so silent and unintentional. One ex ample is sufficient. you hitherto the book seem T he Bible is the most intimate of all character influences. St. Paul, for example, approaches us more nearly than the preacher who ad dresses us every week from the pul- pit. But if these sober companions in gilt binding are so potent over us for good or for bad, is it not neces sary that we challenge them sharply before going ring with into them ? We are a little particular about speaking to people to whom we have not been formally introduced, We should be equally as particular the about conversing with an author without first reading his introduc tion. Let every thoughtful person, then, set himself resolutely against the tide of worthless literature. Perhaps no where in the language are the claims of good reading more eloquently set forth than in Ruskin's "Sesame and Lilies." A young person if impres sible may gain from it a lifelong aver sion to poor books, a lifelong love for that be literature, seeing the best tween one and the other lies indeed the world-wide difference between right and wrong. Time is short, and life is merely a matter of time. We cannot possibly crowd one moment more than twenty-four hours into a day, however hard we may try, and every poor book read means a mas terpiece unread. Sugar. WRITTEN FOR THE CLASS IN DOMESTIC ECONOMY BY E. PEARL KEDZIE, FERONIAN SOCIETY. It seems remarkable to us in our advanced state of civilization, that a food of so much importance as sugar has only existed, as the pure sub stance, from a comparatively recent period. We cannot conceive how men it. T he word " s u g a r" does not occur in the Bible, Honey and the "sweet cane from a in Jere far country," referred miah 6:20, and Isaiah 43:24, seemed to take the place in those times. lived without in to in thinks of Although, when sugar is spoken cane of, one naturally sugar, there are several kinds in cluded Formerlv, this name. chemists called everything having the general properties of sugar, a sugar; hence the name, sugar of lead. N ow it has come to mean the sweet principle of animal and vegetable juices. Sugars are colorless, non volatile solids, soluble in water, from which the crystals may be obtained; they turn a ray of polarized light to the right or left, according to the sugar, are sweet to the taste, and when acted on by a ferment, split It is on up into alcohol and C 02. this principle that when the sweet juices of fruits are fermented, wine, brandy, etc., are formed. Sugars may be divided into glu coses, with the composition C6H1 206, and sucroses, with the composition of C12H22On. In 1660, Glauber noted the granular substance in the grape, honey, and dried juices of It was found most many abundant in grapes, and so glucose came sugar. to be called grape Glucose also occurs in the liver of animals. fruits. It may be T he principal glucoses are dex trose and lasvulose. Honey consists almost entirely of lawulose. Dex trose is found in grapes and many sweet fruits. formed from starch by boiling with a dilute acid. Cane sugar also is easily con verted into dextrose by boiling with an acid. Dextrose has only about half the sweetness of cane sugar. This point should be noticed in the cooking of fruits; the sugar should them, because not be boiled with the acid of the sugar into dextrose, and half of the sweetness is lost. Glucose is often used to adulterate cane sugar, but it may be easily recognized by a test known as Fehling's solution. the fruit converts T he principal sucroses are mal tose, milk sugar, and cane sugar, all having the same composition but differing much in their properties. Maltose is largely used in the man liquors. ufacture of syrups and the milk Milk sugar is made from of animals. In Switzerland, it is made to quite an extent from goat's milk, along with cheese. Milk sugar is less sweet than cane sugar; and it is often used in homoeopathic medicines. found It widely distributed is found in the sap of many plants, such as sugar cane, sorghum, beets, maple, corn, some fruits, and all grasses. T he cane and beet are the for manufacturing chief purposes. Cane sugar in nature. sources is T he sugar cane is supposed to have come originally from China. It was introduced into Europe by Alexander the Great, but it was not then used as a food. It was consid ered as a very powerful medicine, and was given in very small doses. T he Crusaders found it in Syria and It was planted carried it to E g y p t. in Spain in 1420, and from thence carried to the Canary Islands. On the discovery of America it was carried to the West Indies, where a large sugar industry quickly arose. T h en first, into Europe to be used as a food. T he introduction of tea and coffee did much to bring it into favor. In 1700, the amount used in Great Britain was 10,000 tons; in 1800, 150,000 tons; and in 1885, 1,100,000 tons. introduced it was In 1747 Marggraf discovered a large amount of sugar in the white beet; but no use was made of this in his lifetime. During the French Revolution, the supply of cane su gar was exhausted, and Napoleon tried from to have sugar made Beet grapes, and then from beets. sugar factories were soon started in France and Germany. T h us it can be said that the beet sugar industry is one of the indirect results of the F r e n ch Revolution. By the first process of making su gar, the pulp was crushed in great iron rollers to get out the juice; but by this method undesirable materials were also obtained. N ow the pulp is cut into thin slices, and then put into diffusion jars with water, to soak out the sugar. W h en the juice is extracted, lime is added and the whole is rapidly raised to a boiling temperature. This neutralizes the acid and coagulates the albuminous material. W h en this is skimmed off the juice is ready for evaporation. This is most successfully done by boiling in vacuum boilers at a tem perature of 1400. W h en the sugar is nearly crystallized, it is turned in to crystallizing wagons and stirred. T h en it is put into centrifugals which revolve at 2,200 revolutions per minute, to get out the syrup. Much invariably becomes of sugar browned, and this coloring matter must be removed by washing, by boiling with blood, or by sending it through animal charcoal. the Impure sugar is often blued to make it appear whiter. If lump su gar is rough it is usually pure, but if it is smooth, it shows that some un- crystallizable sugar has been put in it press more easily into to make If granular sugar remains moulds. it is usually p u r e; if it granular lumps it is impure. In the present time, about one- half the sugar of the world is made from the beet of moderate climates. the It is a great advancement, that sugar henceforth manufacture of to tropical cli will not be confined this mates. that It is to be hoped country will soon manufacture its own sugar and not send $100,000,- 000 every year to foreign countries for sugar, which might just as well be manufactured here. F E B R U A RY 22, 1898. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. At College. Miss Dunston has been very ill for a few days, but is better at pres ent. M r. G. H. T r ue spoke at Insti tutes at Hudson and Reading last week. * Prof. Mumford has Deen attend and ing Institutes at Manchester Hanover. Prof. Smith has returned frem conducting the L o ng Dairy Institute at Hudson. T he girls report a very enjoyable last Fri time at the junior banquet day evening. Mr. G. N. Eastman is engaged in getting out a new map of the Col lege grounds. On Saturday evening the Union its annual Literary Society held " F a c u l ty night." C. Middlesworth and Fred. Burr, ' o i, spent Saturday and Sunday at their homes in Linden. Professor and Mrs. Holdsworth entertained four tables at progressive whist last Friday night. T. G. A g n e w, ' 0 1, and T. J. Leavitt, '00, visited at their homes in Corunna over Sunday. Mr. P. H. Davis, of St. J o h n s, special instructor in the H o me Dairy Course, has returned home. Prof. F. S. Kedzie is contemplat the ing a tour in Europe during coming summer and autumn. D. J. Hale, '98, received a visit from his brother and sister, of Ben ton Harbor, Mich., last week. Mr. J o hn Stein, of St. Clair, Michigan, called upon P . - F. Fischer, '99m, Wednesday of last week. Last Wednesday, Miss McDer- mott gave a small dinner party, in honor of President and Mrs. Clute. Miss Miriam Graham, ' o i, enter tained her friend, Mr. L. Shanahan, from A nn Arbor, a few days last week. T he temporary pond north of the fur Horticultural nished excellent skating for about a week. laboratory has Last week J o hn Stewart, 0 1, re ceived a visit from his father, who will stay and attend the R o u n d - Up Institute. A large number of M. A. C. peo ple attended " S h o re A c r e s" at Baird's Opera house, last Wednes day night. T wo cows in the Grade Dairy H e rd are in the fourteen-pound list, and quite a number are in the ten- pound list. T he latest reports of the Amer ican Pomological Society are now in the Horticultural Department. the hands of Miss Pierce, ' 0 1, spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Gertrude Gladden, '00, at the home of her grand parents. President Snyder and Professor T a ft attended the Horticultural Society in Grand Rap ids last week. the meeting of T he sophomores have commenced their dairy work in the Agricultural Laboratory. Each student will have three weeks of the work. in T he freshmen are writing a five chapter history of the Israelites from the enslavement to the escape across the R ed Sea. rhetoric M r. P. S. Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institute has pre illustrated sented our insti volume of the history of that tution. library an Chapel exercises will be led next Sunday morning by Mr. C. B. Col- '85, who will speak of lingwood, the Pil J o hn Robinson, pastor of grim Fathers. Miss McDermott spent last Thurs day, and Friday at the Institute at Hanover, where she gave a talk on « Co-education at M. A. C ." M r. L. Whitney Watkins, '93, was also on the program. T he Round-up Institute begins this afternoon with a conference of evening institute workers. This they will enjoy a social time, at which the Domestic Science De partment will serve refreshments. five While entrance examinations were in progress last fall one young man was asked leading to name statesmen who were concerned in the establishment of our present form of government. W i th the re sults of last National election in his memory he promptly fresh responded, Hobart, Hanna, Burrows and L o n g ." " M c K i n l e y, the Mechanical Institute in Detroit. institute in Detroit By invitation of the Detroit Y. M. C. A., the Mechanical Department of this College will conduct a me chanical on Thursday and Friday of this week. Prof. Weil and Instructors Westcott and Leonard will give short talks on heat, steam engines, boilers, me chanical drawing, and designing. Methods at M. A. C. will be .dis- cusbeu; as wnl aiso the ^- -suon Oi towns, organizing, mechanical clubs in connection with college extension work. It is prob able also that samples of work from our shops will be exhibited. in our larger Colleges and Exchanges. Seven young ladies of Olivet have organized a cooking club. Li H u ng Chang graduated at the head of a class of 15,000.—Ex. Asa J. Townsend, Kalamazoo's crack sprinter, left for the Klondike last Wednesday. Out of 262 cabinet officers, 178, or more than two-thirds, have been college graduates. And now the Shipherd Hall girls at Olivet have a music box that dis penses sweet music in the dining- room during the meal hour. T he theoretical work of the Mich is supple igan College of Mines mented by frequent the to mines in the vicinity of Houghton. trips Owing to the refusal of the un- der-graduate committee on discipline to exercise its power of expulsion, Northwestern University has gone back to faculty government.—Ex. Dartmouth college has the dis tinction of having issued the first college paper in the United States, and the greater honor in having Daniel Webster as editor-in-chief.— Ex., T he boating conference at N ew Y o rk last Thursday resulted in the arranging of a race at N ew London between Yale, Harvard and Cornell, and of another at Poughkeepsie or Saratoga between Cornell, Colum bia and Pennsylvania. Simons Dry Goods 60. Have cut the price of Men's House Coats to, and on some below cost. Not often you have such an opportunity of Handsome buying a nice coat for so little money. When you want that New Hat or Cap would have great pleasure in showing you the very latest styles. Students patronage solicited. ylrtifoii New Spring Designs in PLAID and STRIPE SILKS for waists at $J.OO, %\2S per yd. New line of PLAIN, W H I TE and COLORED ORGAN DIES at 50c, 75c yd. Special prices of 25c per Imported yd. Organdies. Value 50c and 75c. for our Fine New Spring Designs in CARPETS, M A T T INGS, RUGS. rr Elgin Mifflin. Students should inspect our Carpet Dep't, 3d floor, elevator. SIMONS DRY GOODS CO. Phone 192. New Phcnc 76 J. G. R E U T T ER 322 WASHINGTON AVE. S. F r e sh a nd S a lt M e a ts Fine Chicago Beef a Specialty. Headquarters for All Kinds Home Made Sausage. Alsdorf & Son... T HE DRUGGISTS Everything First Class, Fresh and Up to Date. Lawrence & VanBuren PRINTING CO., Ottawa St. E. Lansing, Mich. Are You About, 1)0 Build? // so, you should Build Right. By consulting HIRAM RIKERD, Y ou m ay learn h o w, w h e re and w h e n. LUMBER OF ALL KINDS. Interior Finish a Specialty. >ISirW>Mi**$W,MS*ii!#%*w^ FULL DRESS \ Reduced to S3.95! H i gh grade imported Patent Leather- black as midnight, but so bright you can X see your face in i t: coin toe, > pointed toe or plain globe. * Kid tops or fancy cloth tops. SPECIAL SALE PRICE, $ 3 - 9 5. Repairing: We repair shoes and rubbers at reasonable prices. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ C. O. W O O D B U R Y. J § 103 Washington Avenue South. 4 N e ws from Graduates and Students- E. A. Robinson, '97, is teaching school at Boyne, Michigan. J. A. Elliott, '97, is teaching school at his home in Hickory Cor ners. L. C. Smith, with '99, ,is doing work in the register of deeds' office in Gay lord, Mich. We have before us the seed list issued by Waldo Rohnert, '89, seeds man, Gilroy, California. C. H. Briggs, '96, will remain at Ann Arbor next year as assistant to Dr. P. C. Freer, professor of chem istry. H. C. P. Case, with '98 m, is un der a three-year contract to work for the "Olds Engine W o r k s ," Lansing. Hannibal A. Hopkins, with ' 9 1, editor of the St. Clair Republican, has been appointed postmaster at St. Clair. Ex-president George T. Fairchild is in Albany, N. Y ., writing a book for Prof. L. H. Bailey's practical science series. W. G. Merritt, with ' 9 3 ^, is pro moting beet sugar interests in Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and vicinity; and is hustling, too. T h r o u gh Justin W r i g h t, ' 9 3, a fine volume entitled "Historical and Picturesque San Diego" has been presented to the library. W. L. Rossman, '89, Chicago, is now analytical chemist in the Co lumbus Medical Laboratory, making a specialty of food chemistry. C. E. Meyers, '96 //z, is surveying for the Choctow, Oklahoma & Gulf K. Co. His last letter is writ ten from Wister, Indian Territory. At the Hanover farmers' institute last week, E. W. Crafts, with '82, was elected president of the institute association, and L. W. Watkins was elected secretary. J. F. Coats, with '97^2, took the cheese course last term, finished the dairy course last week, and is now doing special work in assaying, at which he will continue until the end of the term. T he business card of R. J. Clel- a n d , ' 8 9, reads " L a w y e r, 411-413, Widdicomb Building, Grand R a p ids, Mich., attorney for Commercial Credit Co. and Furniture Commer cial Agency C o ." Prof. Smith met at the L o ng Dairy Institute, C. A. Jewell, Sr., class of ' 6 2; Colon C. Lillie, class of '84; and C. A. Jewell, J r ., class of '96. T he latter is one of the board of school commissioners of Lenawee county. Michigan Men in Washington. Speaking of Michigan's repre sentation in the Department of Agri culture, at Washington, M. G.Kains, '95, remarked that the four States having the largest number of col lege men in the department, are, in order of numbers, Virginia, Mary, land,Pennsylvania, Michigan. Con tinuing he said: think, shows the esteem in which the grad uates of Michigan colleges are held. In this troop appear eight M. A. C. alumnij Prof. C. C. Georgeson,'78, (late of K a n s a s ); L. A. Dewey, '88; W. A. Taylor, ' 8 8; G. H. Hicks, ' 9 2; W. W. Tracv, J r ., ' 9 3; L . J. Briggs, ' 9 3; C. B. Smith, '94, and myself, ' 9 5. We see one an " T h i s, I T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. F E B R U A RY 22, 1898. 322£H2^IgSII2322S22? .. . A L W A YS ON T O P . . .. DAVIS-THE CLOTHIER Fine Clothing; Furnishings and Mats Football Pants Sweaters, Supporters T he K i ng Pant ¥< We are Up to Date on Men's W e a r. ONE PRICE—THE RIGHT PRICE. 104 Washington Avenue North. BOYS BucKjseii^ Furniture Right. 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 ^ 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. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. M A. C STUDENTS—Don't forget W. H. POKTER, 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. THE N EW GRAND—R. M. Renner, Proprie THE INGHAM. Grand St. South; 2 doors from Michigan Avenue. Low rates to students. 'Washington ARCHITECTS. _ INSURANCE. EARL H. MEAD.—Architect. 115 Washington Avenue N. * BARBERS. GEO. A. DYER, 108 Michigan Avenue W. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in the city. H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. JEWELERS. other with frequency, reasonable considering the distances which sep arates us. " It is only after one graduates that he realizes the unity which exists among M. A. C. alumni. I have heard it stated that the graduate of Harvard will forget his alma mater, that the Yale man will loose his interest in 'Old Yale.' But for the M. A. C. man and for the graduate of the University of Virginia the memories of the dear old campus form a halo around the four brief love makes brighter years, which with the lapse of time. I believe that to the campus more than any thing else is due the esteem in which M. A. C. is held by the majority of the boys. Some appreciate her for her history, some for what she has done, others for her object. But it seems that the campus itself holds the In this connection it main cord. was regret somewhat matter for that the handsome calendar con tained so few views of the grounds. Perhaps it is selfishness, but it can not be helped, I would not have one view of the buildings, or of the cooking class left out, but I could wish that the year had as many months as days and that there were a view for each dav." T e a c h e r — " W h at do you know about the law of gravity?" P u p i l — " O h, if I snicker in church I have to read t wo chapters in the Bible when I get home."—Harper's Weekly. T he W a n d e r i ng S i n g er a nd H is S o n g s. One of the handsomest College souvenirs ever published is the book of poems by Frank Hodgeman, '62, of Climax, entitled "The Wandering Singer and His Songs and Other Poems." The book is bound in peb bled white cloth with blue and gilt trim mings, contains 185 pages, and is printed on excellent paper with full gilt edges. It is beautifully illustrated with half-tones of College and other scenes and with sketches by Prof. W. S. Holdsworth, '78. and E. N. Thayer, '93. In that part of the book de voted to College poems there is hardly a page that does not suggest sweet memories of days gone by, not only for the student o the sixties but for the student of the nineties as well. Everybody who has seen the work is delighted with it.—M. A. C. RECORD, Feb. 8, 1898. Price $1. If ordering by mail add 6 cents per copy for postage. F. HODGMAN, Publisher, Climax, Mich. BOOTS AND SHOES. c D. WOODBURY.—Boots shoe the students. See ad. and Shoes. We CLOTHING. [ OUIS BECK.—Clothier, Gents' Furnishings, j Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. D E W EY A. SEELEY.—27 Wm's Hall. Bi^ A E. DAVIS.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur Reduction on Winter Clothing, nishings. See ad. GIVE YOUR ORDERS TO .— CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. TRAGER BROS. THE MEAT MEN. 509 MICHIGAN AVENUE EAST. Drawing Instruments.. NOTE BOOKS, FUSE STATIONERY AND BOOKS. TABLETS, Lansing BOOK & Paper 60., 120 Washington Arenue N. Avenue. DENTISTS. ington Avenue. First stairs north of Michigan H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. B. SIMON.—Fine China, Crockery, Lamps, Tinware, etc. I ll Washington Avenue N. H J D R. G. W. COLEMAN.—Dentist. 103 Wash R W. MORSE, D. D. S. D R. V. A. LACY.—Dentist. Hours 8 to 12 c ][. ROUSER.—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash DO W N EY HOUSE DRUG S T O R E — H. J. Eilenburg. Headquarters Ice Cream Soda. a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. 110 Allegan St. W. Hollister Block, Room 517. ington Avenue South. DRUGGISTS. FOR ANYTHING IN "* Hardware, S t o v e s, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, Etc. TRY NORTON'S HARDWARE ill Washington Avenue S. DRY GOODS. SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. —Dry Goods and Carpets. See ad. FURNISHING GOODS. ELGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue North. B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and W RAPLEE.—Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc. . Fine Watch Repairing. 119 Washington Avenue. p H A S. A. PIELLA.—Practical Watchmaker and V^, Jeweler. Repairing of Fine Watches a Spec ialty. 121 Washington Avenue N. LAUNDRIES. Room 11, Williams Hall. S. P. Laniz, Prop'r. Sage & Westcott, Agts. THE VAN GORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. STAR LAUNDRY. 208 Michigan Avenue East. LUMBER DEALERS. H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. See ad. MERCHANT TAILORS. w OODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. trade solicited. 208 Washington Ave. S. Student MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. H OLMES MUSIC STORE.—Pianos, Organs, Bicycles, Musical Mdse. and Sheet Music. Cor. Washington Avenue and Ottawa Street. PHOTOGRAPHERS. B. LECLEAR—Photographer. Hollister Block. PHYSICIANS. Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St. 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Offiice at 212 A D. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to C M. WATSON, M. D.—Hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. M.; Sundays 12 to 2 P. M. 419 Washington Avenue S. Both Phones. OCULIST. C M. DICKSON, M. D.—Practice 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 John fterrmann Fine Tailoring. 2 18 WASHINGTON AVENUE N. J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See adv. M COWLES BROS.—Furniture Dealers. Special inducements to College people. 319 Washing- ton Avenue South. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. RESTAURANTS. J. ACOB STAHL & SON.—Wholesale and Re tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North. GILBERT M. HASTY.—Proprietor Hasty's Gem Lunch. Best meals and Lunches in the city. 117 Washington Avenue S