51.5H a ©. 3k«>ri II ft 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, M A R CH 29, 189S. N o. 28. the United States, maintaining that the Hawaiian Islands, if annexed, were apt to prove of as great value to the United States as the territor ies previously purchased had been. T he Islands would also be very advantageous as a coaling and sup ply In connection with Cleveland's Hawaiian policy, he quoted from a witty American w ho said that " t h e re has been but one George Washington, one Abraham Lincoln, and there should be but one Grover Cleveland." station. T he winning oration was given by Miss Floy Eddy of Mason; her subject,"Cuba Libre." T he thought underlying her oration was much the same as that of M r. Washburn's although developed along a different line. H er style was very pleasing and her ability as an elocutionist won the admiration of her audience at once. She began by saying that these brave settlers of Michigan. T he prosperity of Michigan was built up by their bravery and perse verance and it is our duty to pro mote it by our best efforts for the state. "Michigan," he said, "never produced a model coward." T he judges on composition were Prof. A. B. Noble, Miss E m ma A. Lott and R e v. Geo. Fred Cad well; on delivery, Dr. H. Edwards, Supt. S. B. Laird and M r. L. E. R o w l e y. In the basis of marking used, thought and style counted one-half and de livery one-half. T he contest was first close but Miss E d dy received the prize; Mr. Boyer, second, and third was a tie between M r. Wash burn and Mr. A. W. Brown. T he Hesperian orchestra furnished ex cellent music and while the judges were out, the students entertained the audience with a variety of col lege yells. T he H i gh School Oratorical Con test. in S. GERTRUDE LOWE. T he large audience which assem bled to listen to the oratorical con the chapel on Thurs test held day evening, March 24, was treated to a very enjoyable entertainment. T he contest was one between the high schools of Charlotte, Howell, Hastings, Ithaca and Mason, which comprise the fourth district of the Michigan H i gh School Oratorical Prof. M c K o ne Association. of Mason, who introduced the speak ers, explained the situation in a few well chosen words. He said that into six dis Michigan is divided tricts, that the contestants the for district prizes were the winners of local high school contests, and that the winners of these prizes would contest for further honors at a state oratorical contest to be held in Albion in April. | i j T he first oration was given by Mr. C. Homer Washburn of Hastings; s u b j e c t, " T he Cuban Ques t i o n ." Mr. Wash burn selected a sub ject which did not fail to interest his audi ence, as all American citizens are watching with t he i n t e r e st struggles of the Cu bans. He presented- the situation of Cuba in a straight forward, interesting manner, that Spain arguing a is proving itself treat despot in ment of Cuba, and t he U n i t ed t h at is not doing States its duty the island in the unequal struggle. toward its "Old Glory" M r. Alanson W. Brown, Ithaca, took for his subject "Old Glory." He said that the affection of a nation is centered in its emblem. In the early history of our nation, the colonies had various flags but in first stars and 1776, our stripes flag over a waved as a national national army. re ceived its name from an old sea cap tain who, when the British entered Nashville, shook his banner in the the enemy crying, " L o ng face of it waved Live Old G l o r y !" T h en over four million people; now it waves over seventy millions and there is not a country in the world float. At a over which it does not dinner in Shanghai where the Union J a ck was being toasted with en thusiasm, a loyal American rising said, "Here's to the stars and stripes, the flag which the rising sun salutes, and the only flag that whipped the flag on which the sun never sets!" M r. Brown's manner was very forc ible, and he held the attention and the interest of his audience from first. the " H a w a i i" was the subject of oration given by Mr. Glen H. B r o wn of Howell. M r. Brown spoke of the purchases of Louisiana and Oregon in the early history of i America was taken possession of in the name of the king and queen of Spain, and now the world is watch ing with horror Spain's atrocious cruelty toward one of her possessions. Although Cuba has served Spain in many ways, yet this is her reward. She drew a touching picture of the horrors which existed in Cuba under Weyler's command and denounced Spain's dastardly action in murder ing a United States emissary and sending half the crew of a man-of- war into eternity. In the midst of their persecution, the Cuban's still firm and brave. United remain they stand and divided they must fall, for "in Cuban blood there is no Spanish corruption." It was presented "A Memorial to the Pioneers of Michigan" was the subject of the oration receiving the second prize and given by Mr. George Boyer of Charlotte. in a straight-forward manner. simple, these T he bustling days, we are apt to forget that our prosperity has been brought about by the efforts of others." He gave a simple account of pioneer life, reminding his hearers how great a debt of gratitude they owed speaker said that "in Farm Notes. M. A. Crosby has been hired work on the Experiment Station. to C. H. Alvord vacation at his home Mich. is taking a short in Camden, Prof. H. W. Mumford will spend a large share of the spring vacation at his home at Moscow, Hillsdale Co. T h r ee acres of sugar beets will be grown this year in Field N o. 8, repeating the cost of growing and the yield of an acre. tests of the in bee keeping to Mr. J. M. R a n k i n, is to give the the instruction freshmen next term. He has an excellent equipment and will make instruction both pleasing and the valuable. Herrmann Marquardt, w ho has taken care of the Grade Dairy Herd since to the farm of Hillsdale county Prof. Mumford. M a rk Crosby takes Mr. Marquardt's place. last September, moves to Hereafter there will be no fore the man for duties of that office being performed the farm department by an instructor in agriculture, w ho the field shall also have charge of work of to that department. the students assigned T he Sophomores finished at the close of the winter term their work in the dairy making butter. T he time allowed important for subject was altogether too short but the work accomplished was very satisfactory. this in Tuscola Prof. Smith spoke to an audience of three hundred or more farmers at Caro, last Wednesday. He speaks at another creamery gathering in W h i te P i g eon, St. Joseph county, Saturday, April 2d. county, T he senior student labor will be in charge of Prof. Mumford, while Messrs. Smith, Alvord, and Fulton will take care of the fresh men with the aid of Mr. Rankin of the bee department . ,„. ,: and Mr. Brooks, who , will teach the poultry a nd ___ judging, c a re management. T h e re is a larger number than usual of cails for young men to act as foremen or managers of l a r ge f a r ms and estates. More than one such remains application unfilled because the proper men are not to be found, all our general and special course men not own ing farms of their o wn being a l r e a dy provided for. T he arrangement of crops on the F a rm for t he s e a s on of 1898 is as follows: Field N o. 6, wheat and a variety of plot experiments; N o. 7, corn; N o. 8, sugar beets and oats; N o. 9, h a y; N o. 10, h a y; N o. I I, hay or pas ture; N o. 12, pasture; N o. 13, corn; N o. 14, crops and sheep feeding experiments; N o. 15, oats; N o. 16, wheat; N o. 18, pasture. forage T he hours of student labor for Freshmen will be devoted in April to two series of lectures and demon strations, one on soils, tillage and to drainage, and farm the other crops and methods growing of two courses combined them. T he will cover the best farm practices with the principal Michigan crops, handling manure, rotation of crops, general farm management and the details of farm work, all considered from a practical In J u n e, besides keeping M ay and watch of work on the farm and understanding the reasons for each the subject of bees, poultry step, and fences, will be taken up. standpoint. " W hy is it that Chinamen never make good actors?" "Because they always come in before their cues."—Ex. " Do you like girls with tall figures?" " Y e s. i o n s . " —E x. Somewhere in the mill 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C OR D. M A R CH 29, 1898. 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 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. in the special dairy and livestock courses, which closed at the middle of the term. T he work of the regular students has been charac terized by a spirit of earnestness which has been very gratifying to the teachers. Good order prevailed and very little occurred to mar the harmony and progress of the regu lar work. Send money toy P. O. Money Order, Draft, Begistered Letter. Do not send stamps. A D ay w i th t he Co-eds at M. A. C Business Office witli 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. R E C O RD 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 postomce, 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. the that young thousand This issue of the R E C O RD greets several friends whose acquaintance it makes for the first time. It brings with it good cheer from the College, with the hope friendship now formed may be mutually beneficial. It is designed by t he few copies of the R E C O RD which will be sent you occasionally to endeavor to interest you in the College and the oppor tunities it affords to earnest young men and women w ho appreciate the necessity and desirability of acquir ing a thorough, practical education. show you a few campus It will m— — scenes as well as pictures of some of the more prominent buildings. B ut these alone do not make the College. Beautiful and useful as they are in themselves they would be of little consequence were it not for the earnest body of students and pro fessors w ho use these to further useful and lofty designs. T he Col lege has an equipment surpassed by very few schools in the country. It offers three courses of study, each of which is four years in length, and leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science. T he history of the more than seven hundred men and wo men who have graduated from this institution demonstrates the education given here prepares for active life; that it pays practical dividends on the time and money expended; that it is a happy union of the theoretical and practical in education. To young men and women w ho desire to develop their natural powers and prepare for a life of service and usefulness, the opportunities the Agricultural Col lege offers are certainly worthy of careful investigation and thoughtful consideration. Find out what the College can do for you. A request on postal card will bring a large catalogue at any time. that T he term which has just closed has been one of the most successful in the history of the College. F or the first half of the term more than students were at four hundred work. About fifty of these were [ F r om an article in t he T w i c e - a - W e ek D e troit F r ee P r e s s, by Beatrix.] No doubt there are many readers of the Twice-a- Week who are not informed as to the real nature of the advantages here provided. T he course of study is thoroughly practi cal, four years in length, and on its completion the student has earned the degree of bachelor of science. It is matter of wide knowledge that no college or is better equipped for teaching or gives a more thorough training in the nat than the M. A. C, ural sciences and all its fine equipment is at the service of the " co-eds," under such masters as D r. Kedzie and Dr. Beal, men of national reputation. institute T he distinguishing feature of the women's course, however, is the department of household economy and domestic science. Until the inauguration of this course at the M. A. C. there was not, to my knowledge, at least, any place in our state where a girl could get that kind of instruction. Y et the re searches into the matter of food val ues and hygiene and the economic problems of living by such men as E d w a rd Atkinson and W. O. At- water, with the general spread of knowledge relative to the close rela tion of food to physical health and economic prosperity, seems to de mand that our girls, who are to be the home-makers of this and the mothers of a coming generation, should have a better training in these subjects and a knowledge of higher standards, than they have hitherto been able to obtain. to T he girl's freshman year at Col lege includes a full course in cook ing, which seems to cover the sub ject very thoroughly, from the prep aration of meats the dainty desserts, via all processes of baking, stewing, broiling, etc. This depart ment is in charge of Miss McDer- mott, a graduate of Drexel Institute, w ho presides over the laboratory- kitchen and delivers the lectures on domestic science. I spent most of the afternoon with the cooking class and was much interested and pleased. T he kitchen is light and airy, and suitably equip ped in true kitchen style. Every thing is substantial but plain, just as things should be in a kitchen. At right angles to the instructor's desk run long tables with shelves below, and each having its little gasoline burner befoie the student. After a long course with meats and fish the dishes for that day happened to be on the dessert order, by w ay of change. jelly and orange charlotte were manufactured by the young ladies, Miss McDermott as signing each her share of the joint la bor, and superintending and explain ing the putting together of the ingre dients. T he girls, in their becoming caps and neat white aprons and cuffs, looked both pretty and wom anly as they clustered about their teacher; and I could not help feel ing that perhaps not the least import ant part of their training lay in their P r u ne thoroughly finding out, practically, that kitchen work may be daintily done and yet done well, and that as a preparation for baking-day, it is not necessary to get into one's oldest wrapper and cover it with flour and eggs. A ll interested, and seemed several declared they enjoyed the cooking hour very much. After the lesson is finished, the amateur chefs sit down to enjoy the fruits of their labor, and the results are criticised, if necessary. T he old adage, " Too many cooks spoil the broth," was disproved in this instance, the orange charlotte, served with whipped cream, being very palatable. F r om the cooking class we went to t he sewing room, w h e re M r s. Hainer instructs the sophomores in needlework, of the plain and prac tical order first, and progressing to the finer work and embroidery, in cluding the use of the sewing ma chine. To a woman whose mother taught her to sew by the old-fash ioned patchwork path, Mrs. Hainers' statement that some of the students w ho came to her did not know h ow to use a thimble, seemed almost in credible. Y et after all is it not like this: O ur schools, now-a-days, de mand all a pupil's time. Nothing, unless it be the interminable piano practice, is required of her outside her school work. With no home training whatever, what wonder that when she comes to mending and making for herself she hardly finger," knows which is her "thimble and "boggles" her work as sadly as the professor in "Little Women'-' that the compassionate the J oe took in hand. In other words haven't we educated the mind at the expense of the hand till our girls are growing more and more ignor ant of the old-fashioned womanly virtues, that seem as necessary to the home-maker as reading and writing to the student, and isn't it an excel lent plea in behalf of such a course that it revives and ennobles these domestic arts? I confess myself much pleased at the busy little sew ing school, where the pupils are taught how to cut and make various garments in the best manner. T h ey take pride in their work, and they, too, complain that the time passes too swiftly. socks T he S an Jose Scale in Illinois. E. C. G R E E N, '97. T he San Jose scale is known in in Illinois. thirty localities about These thor localities have been oughly inspected with a view to as certaining the limits of infestation. At all places, with one exception, the extent is small, and it is expected that in these places the scale will be exterminated. the T he importance of exterminating the scale before it becomes too widely distributed cannot be overestimated. For, knowing the ease with which the insect adapts itself to almost any tree or shrub as a host, it may read ily be seen that the scale soon will become established throughout our forests and along roadsides. T h en the maintenance of an orchard will necessitate the yearly spraying of fruit trees merely to hold in check this pernicious insect. As a tree re quires from t wo to four pounds of whale oil soap in its treatment, the grower will be brought to face the alternative of an annual " t a x" of from 8c to 16c per tree or no tree. This would prove a rather heavy drain on the profits of the fruit grower. In Illinois the State Entomologist, Dr. S. A. Forbes, through his agents, is spraying the infested or chards. T he owner of infested stock is asked to pay for material used in spraying and to furnish such assistance as the agent may need in performing the work. O w i ng to the fact that one treat ment is expected to exterminate the scale, the work of preparing and spraying the trees must be done with extreme care and thorough ness. A ll stock, infested and sus picious, is trimmed severely. T he trees and shrubs are often worst dug up and burned together with all brush cut from the trees. T he earth about the trunk of the trees is removed to a depth of about three inches and the soil brushed off the bark and upper surface of the larger roots which may be exposed. All bunches of leaves, birdnests, etc., are then removed from the tree. W h e re the bark is rough and scaly or the incrustation of scales espe cially thick or both, the trunk and larger limbs are scraped with a dull hoe, or, in case of scale incrustation, scrub-brush. rubbed with a stiff Litter thus made and sawdust which may have lodged in the forks of large limbs and branches are n ow removed. T he tree is then ready for treatment. Treatment consists in throwing a fine spray of hot whale oil soap solution ( t wo pounds of soap to one gallon of w a t e r ), upon the tree or shrub until every stem is drenched and the whole plant is covered with a film of soft soap. T he T he work here, beside killing the pest, is hoped to be of educational benefit to the fruit grower, teaching him how to manage the scale in case he have it again to contend with. experience of the agent among some of the most ignorant and suspicious is ail the way from ludicrous to tragic. T h e re are those who suspect him of being a spray ing apparatus agent, others w ho believe him a soap pedlar selling on the "Lightening R od Dispenser" plan; still others who think him a monomaniac on orchard spraying and deeming him dangerous to the natives have even suggested to him the efficiency of a shotgun in rid ding the country of his presence. In contradistinction to the above there is, now and again, one, who, having fear of the dreaded San Jose scale uppermost in mind, will grasp an ax and rushing wildly from place to place after the in spector, chop out anything which is indicated as being infested. T h e re are, however, many men, intelligent and progressive, w ho understand the conditions and assist in every way in exterminating the scale; men with whom conversation instructive. is bo*-h pleasant and These last have made my stay in Illinois one to be remembered al ways with pleasure. A Good Use of Time. READ B E F O RE T HE PHI D E L TA T H E TA F R A T E R N I T Y, BY C. M. K R E N T E L, ' 9 9. T he man w ho is usually behind time is frequently behind success. A man w ho is never on time sel dom accomplishes what he desires to. He arrives at his appointment after time; arrives at the depot just as the train has moved o n; mails his letter one minute after the box has closed. All great military men have been regard of noted for their careful General Grant was never time. known to get out, of patience with an officer unless he was behind time. M A R CH 29, 1898. T H E M. A. C. R L C O R D. 3 Washington once said to his tardy secretary, who laid the blame upon his watch: " Y ou must get another watch, or I another secretary." Nel son once said: "I owe all my suc cess in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time." History furnishes many similar ex amples. time intervals. the very best ways of One of economizing is to work by rule. A great deal more can be ac complished in that way than by ir regular efforts at Of course, this may be overdone and carried to excess. After all, it re mains true, that much of a man's success depends upon his ability to systematize work, and so arrange it tnat each class of labor will take its place in such a way as to prove rec It is worthy of notice in reative. the biographies of great literary men they have often varied their studies, taking up subjects of the most opposite kinds. As they have done so, it must be they have always felt the need of it. that T he first step is to establish the time to be economized amount of for reading or study, so that, with out interfering with regular work, or health, we may get one or two hours, as the case may be, every day for reading of the best kind. to be well If this time is occupied studiously and wisely much may be accom plished in any branch of learning; at least the reader has it at his pleas T he informed. ure greatest works of all ages have been accomplished by men who have regarded these odd moments as precious jewels. Daniel W e b this ster is a striking illustration of kind of man. An English gentle man who remained over night with M r. Webster said next morning he did not wish to interfere with his " N ot at all," re rules of study. plied Mr. Webster, "I rise at five and do all my studying before breakfast, and then I am ready, as the case may be, for pleasure or duty." It requires experience and wisdom to be done to know what ought left undone. and what ought to be Activity is no criterion for work done. People who have the habit of being active are often trifling time-wasters; while, on the other hand, those who deliberately plan at intervals, save time by their cal culations. rest " T he art of reading is to skip judiciously." Many books we de cide to read contain a great deal which does not concern us. T he object of all our reading is to omit all that does not concern us, and to that we really need. miss nothing This will the reader, for no one can guess what In every newspaper are our needs. little that ought to be we find a that ought read and a great deal not is to to be read. Our object find that little and to squander no In this way we time with the rest. also gairr in thoroughness what we lose in extent. largely with Emerson says, "Believe me when I tell you that thrift of time will re pay you in after life with a usury of profit beyond your most sanguine dreams, and that waste of it will make you dwindle alike in intellec tual and moral stature, beyond your darkest reckoning." Don't dig around in the rotten long so languages roots of dead that you fail to see a live tree, bear ing the fruit of independent thought and modern ideas.— College World. At College* Class announcements are due. H. A. Williams treated his friends to maple sugar last week. Send in your spring term class announcements before you go away for vacation. A fine new case for drawings has been placed in the mathematical de partment. T he Union Literary Society gave a very pleasant term-end hop Fri day evening. A number of students will re main during vacation to do special work in surveying. Mr. Gunson has sent down a beautiful assortment of plants for the special session of the legislature. Prof. Barrows is trying to ex terminate the moles on the campus by exploding sulphide of carbon in their holes. T he Hesperians and Phis closed farewell the term with an informal to E. R. Austin and R. W. hop Clark. One good the party was that M r. Clark decided before the evening was over to re turn next term. result of Mrs. Bandholtz gave a progres sive duplicate whist party Tuesday night in honor of her sister, Mrs. Hood of Chicago. Mrs. Vedder and Mr. Gunson won first prizes. Dainty refreshments were served during the evening. the T he subjects of senior mechanical theses are as follows: "Determina tion of the relative friction of differ ent kinds of piston packing," C. A. G o w e r; "Usage of steam traps as water meters," W . J. Merkel; "De termination of pressures of granular matter in long tubes," F. V. W a r- M r. Wittstock Retires. Mr. Ernest Wittstock, who has been the efficient foreman of the farm department since the spring of 1893, leaves the College at the close of this term. His relations to the farm department and to the College have been of the pleasantest char the beginning. He has acter from skill, performed his work with from fidelity and ability. He goes the College in Lapeer county. T he many College people to him in business ways will regret his departure. that have been related to his own farm Our Societies. This column is edited by students elected by the various college societies. One society -will be represented each week. Program of the Themian Literary Society of March 19, 1898. Roll call, responded to by quota tions from Robert Burns. Sketch of Robert Burns' Life, - - Recitation, Music, Select Reading, Current Events, Society Paper, - Miss O'Connor. Miss Mundon. Miss Russel. Miss Bogula. Miss Calkins. Miss Thompson. At the business meeting the fol lowing officers were elected: Pres ident, Irma T h o m p s o n; vice-presi dent, Kate Nichols; secretary, Harriet O'Connor; treasurer, Coral H a v e n s; marshal, Marguerite Bog ula. T he last meeting of the society for the winter term as held at the residence of Mrs. Fulton. K A TE N I C H O L S. Simons Dry Goods 60. Opening Display Have cut the price of Men's N EW SPRING DRESS House Coats to, and on some below cost. Not often you have such an opportunity of 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. *•** Elgin Mifflin. fire You flDout to Build? If 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. FABRICS. Our line of Dress Goods is very strong this season in all the new Weaves and Colors. Our Domestic Plain and Fancy Colored Dress Goods at 50c yd. An Extra good value at 75c yd. Our Foreign Black and Colored Dress Fabrics at $1.00 J.25 to 2.00 per yd. New Line of S i l ks for W a i s ts $1.00 yd. Agents for P r i e s t l y 's Black Dress Goods. New S p r i ng Designs Carpets a nd R u g s. in McCall's P a t t e r ns for April 10 a nd 15c each. SIMONS DRY GOODS CO, Phone 192. New Phone fitf J. G. R E U T T ER 322 WASHINGTON AVE. S. F r e sh a nd S a lt Meats 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. AGENCY FOR .' . . REGENT SHOES. We have secured the agency for the celebrated REGENT SHOES for men's wear. These shoes are sold in all styles including Patent Leather and Enamel at the uniform price of THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY 6ENTS. They are without doubt one of the very best of the specialty lines and are crowding out many of the five-dollar lines where- ever they are introduced. Notice: These goods are coming in now and we will soon have a complete line in all styles. G. D. WOODBURY. 103 Washinoton Ave. So. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. M A R CH 29, 1898. Personals. M r. W. O. Beal spends his vaca tion in Quaker, Mich. Mrs. Bacon goes to Vermontville to-spend her vacation. Prof. W o o d w o r th and P a ul spend the vacation at Caseville. H o n. C. J. Monroe was at t he College on business last Tuesday. H o n. A. C. Bird and H o n. T. F. Marston called at M. A. C. recently. Miss McDermott leaves today to visit Miss Monroe at South Haven. Miss Husted spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Garfield in Grand Rapids. Mrs. Mattie A. Kennedy of Slo- cums, was at the College Wednes day. Miss Lockwood goes to St. J o h ns tomorrow to spend the remainder of the vacation with her uncle. Miss Florence Greening of Tole do, is spending the Easter vacation with her sister, Mrs. A. L. West- cott. Mrs. Bandholtz and Cleveland will spend the vacation in Chicago. Lieut. Bandholtz goes to Washing ton, D. C. Last Thursday night Prof. Weil gave an address at the inauguration of the M. E. Cooley Association of Stationary Engineers. Mrs. H. L. Westcott of Kendall- ville, Indiana, arrived at the College Friday evening, to spend the spring with her sons, A. L. and H. J. Westcott. Mrs. Hainer and Misses Lock- wood, Dunston, Katherine and Marion Clute and Caroline and Miriam Graham are the only occu- '"^pants 5T Abbot Hall this vacation. caucus At t].e Lansing township repub Saturday, Thomas lican Gunson was nominated for con stable and B. O. Longyear, for justice of the peace. Boys, watch out. N e ws from Graduates and Students. James A. Shotwell, with ' 8 1, is a physician at Linden. He talks of going to the Klondike this spring. '97/73, has been elected second engineer in the Hol light and water land city electric works. G. N. Eastman, W. B. Chapman, with '99, called at the College, Thursday. He has just closed a term of school near Dansville. Supt. B. A. Holden, ' 9 1, of Hastings, was in attendance at the high school oratorical contest Thurs day evening. J o hn D. Nies, '94/rc, is spending a few days at College and vicinity. He has been promoted to the posi tion of city electrician at Holland. Geo. F. Bristol, with '89, Grand Rapids, visited in Lansing last week. F or eight years he has been on the engineering staff of the C. & W. M. railroad. A. R. Locke, ' 9 1, has moved to Ionia, where he is practicing law in partnership with J u d ge Allen B. Morse. T he firm name is Morse & Locke. Dale A. Smith ['SS'] has gone to Grand Rapids, where he will engage in the insurance business, being asso ciated with an old Agricultural Col- Portland .ege friend Review. F r a nk Johnson, '95W, 404 Con gress St., Detroit, is anticipating a visit to M. A. C. soon. He is now at work in the draughting room of the Russel W h e el and Foundry company. Miss Bertha Wellman, '96, Hol land, is spending her vacation at her home near the College. S he has recently been promoted to a posi tion in the high schools with an increased salary. M r. and M r s. A. T. Sweeney, '91, N e w a r k, N. J ., mourn the daughter, death of Jessie. Funeral services were held at the residence of Thomas Foster last Wednesday afternoon. infant their T HE R E C O RD has received from Commissioner R. S. Campbell, '94, P o rt H u r o n, a program of the Semi-annual Teachers' Association to be held in P o rt Huron next is also Saturday. M r. Campbell sending to his teachers a circular letter in which he urges the use of the Agricultural College science bulletins as an aid in nature study. We are informed that Donald MacArthur,who took special courses here in the winter of '97 preparatory to writing on the Civil Service examination, has passed and has from received Washington, D. C. as gardner at the Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas, at $600 per annum. M r. Mac A r t h ur made M. A. C. a call Saturday, on his way west. appointment an 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 en excellent paper with full gilt edges. It is illustrated with half-tones of beautifully College and other scenes and with sketches bv 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. GIVE YOUR ORDERS TO- TRAGER BROS. THE MEAT MEN. 509 MICHIGAN AVENUE EAST. Drawing Instruments.. NOTE BOOKS, FINE STATIONERY AND BOOKS. TABLETS, Lansing BooR & Paper Go., 120 Washington Avenue N. 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. John fierrmann Fine Tailoring. 218 WASHINGTON AVENUE N. cacQKii^Kffi^a^^ . . . A L W A YS ON T OP 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 v / - ©^ ' ' We a re Up to D a te on M e n 's W e a r. ONE PRICE—THE RIGHT PRICE. 104 Washington Avenue North. B O YS BUCK_gelli Furniture Right. All 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 Springs, $1.50 WE S E LL 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. Washington THE N EW GRAND—R. M. Renner, Proprie THE INGHAM. Grand St. South; 2 doors f orrr" Michigan Avenue. Low rates to students. ARCHITECTS. INSURANCE. ' A RL H. MEAD.—Architect. 115 Washington / Avenue If. BARBERS. H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. J BOOTS AND SHOES. WOODBURY.—Boots shoe the students. See ad. C si and Shoes. We CLOTHING. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, DE W EY A. SEELEY.—27 Wm's Hall. Big A E. DAVIS.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur Reduction on Winter Clothing. nishings. See ad. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. 105 Washington Ave. S. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. J B. SIMON.—Fine China, Crockery, Lamps, Tinware, etc. I ll Washington Avenue N. DENTISTS. D R. G. W. COLEMAN.—Dentist. 103 Wash ington Avenue. First stairs north of Michigan Avenue. Hollister Block, Room 517. a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. 110 Allegan St. W. R W. MORSE, D. D. S. D R. V. A. LACY.—Dentist. Hours 8 to 12 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. ington Avenue South. DRUGGISTS. DRY GOODS. SIMONS D RY GOODS Goods and Carpets. See ad. COMPANY.—Dry FURNISHING GOODS. LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. E FURNITURE DEALERS. ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See adv. M J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash COWLES BROS.—Furniture Dealers. ' Special inducements to College people. 319 Washing- ton Avenue South. GEO. A. DYER, 108 Michigan Avenue W. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in the city. JEWELERS. Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue North. B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and W RAPLEE.—Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc. . Fine Watch Repairing. 119 Washington Avenue. C HAS. A. PIELLA.—Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler. Repairing of Fine Watches a Spec ialty. 121 Washington Avenue N. LAUNDRIES. THE VAN GORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. S. P.Lantz, Prop'r. Sage & Westcott, Agts. Room 11, Williams Hall. »TAR L A U N D R Y. 208 Michigan Avenue East, LUMBER DEALERS. H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. See ad. MERCHANT TAILORS. WOODBURY & 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 to 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 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.—Proprietorjgg Gem Lunch. Best meals and Lunches city. 117 Washington Avenue S