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SEDINA, :N"<>bl>y Ta.il.<>r, ITas the Finest Selection of 8iiitings of any Jlouse in the City. -THE - 120 Mead's Block. GIVE THE YOUNG ~I AN A CHANCE. IONIA CITY L AUNDR Y ! CDL Ll~R S AllD C ~ f'FS A SPECI AL TY. GOOD 'iV ORH: G UA R AN T EE D . COREY & OLMSTEAD. College Agents: JASON 11:. HAMMOND, BAILEY B. S.uJTH, noom 76, Wells Hall. T HE CO I_JLE G·E SP E CULUM. VoL. V.-No. 1. AGlUCOL'l'CIL\.L COLLEGE, MICH., AUG. 1, 1885. \\HOLE No. 17. TH~ MECHANICAL DEPARTl\lE T. 'I'he aboYe cut is a view, as it will appear wben completed, of the new bnilcling for the mechanical department, which will be known as the building for the mechanic arts. It is inteuded to accommodate classes in mechanics and drawing, as well as to form a workshop for students in tbe course of tile mechanic arts. The north portion of two stories consists of class rooms, the south of the shops. The portion de voted to class purposes is in plan forty by sixty-four feet. a thirty-six thirty.six by first room, fioor consists of a in mechanics, which folding doors with room recitation and The feet, for lecture is connected the class the mechanical by wide thirty twenty-four laboratory, In the tower is a pleasant study fifteen by six feet . fifteen feet for the professor of mechanics, opening directly into the laboratory. 'fhe laboratory will be used for the purpose of experimenting in physics and mechanics, and to a certain extent in the man ufacture of physical apparatus. It is in direct and easy communication witb tbe shop . by On the second floor is a drawing room thirty-six by forty feet, with closet attacbecl with conveniences for making blue prints of dntwings. There is also a designing room twenty by thirty feet to be used for preparing drawings to be used in the construction of tools or machines in the shops. 'l'he room in the tower, similar to the one below, is entered from the ball, and being in communication witl1 the de ign room, will be used by the superin tendent of the shops as hi office. The design room also connects directly with the shop by a door open ing into the gallery of tbe latter. nie rooms in this part of the building will be amply supplied with blackboards. Above these rooms is a ganet of equal dimensions connected with the shops, which will be used as a lumber and store room. 'fhe remaining portion of the building consists of the wood and iron shops, fifty by sixty feet on the inside. These are divided into two rooms by a light wooden partition . The north room twenty-seYen by fifty feet, will be used as a wood shop, the south room, thirty-three by fifty feet, as a machine sbop. On each side of the shop is a gallery fifteen feet in width, which will be used for bench work. In the center a space twenty feet '"ide is open to the roof. Besides the windows in the sides the shop is lighted and ventilated by those in the upper portion, and for its cost the shop is believed to be as convenient and well lighted as any in tl!e state. Frames twelve feet apart support tile clear story, and are suf ficiently heavy to support a ten-ton traveling crane. The building was designed by Prof. H. C. Carpen ter, and the drawings made principally by students under his direction . The building is located on the site of the old piggery, and is to be completed by November first, so that the equipments will be pa.r tia,lly in place by the beginning of the next spring term . It is being built by Fuller & Wheeler of Lan sing, who took the contract for 7,800. As this building does not provide rooms for black smithing or foundry work, which must be taught, an addition of a temporary shed may be necessary, which will be remo>ed when money is obtained for permanent bnilclings for these purposes . Detailed information can be found in circular i sued_ 2 TilE COLLEGE SPECULUM. 'l'he New South. J. R. NEWTON, DELTA TAU DELTA FRATEl to erect. Each may Luild to suit the foundation and take the risk of baying the structure which he most desires; but it is far better to lcw the founclcttion to In the one case 'it will be a work of fit the edifice . chance, while in the other, method lessens the labor. At no time in a young man's career is he more in need of a clear and tllforniii Un. ____ Columbia _________ Co!'nel l nlJont. Dartmouth.------ Harvnr() 4 00 s 00 4 00 1 50 5 00 2 75 1 so 2 '!;} 4 00 3 2:) 7 00 300 600 3 ool 5 on *3 00 ---- 1 40 2 50 112 75 1\4 00 I 20 00 30 00 •aoo oo 20 00 ~2 00 30 0'1 4 50 7 liO 27 00 200 00 600 00 70 00 150 00 Kansas A.gr'! _____ BOO 75 00 90 00 20 00 +21 25 100 00 24 00 12 00 +s 50 lfoOO 00 300 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 800 00 500 00 500 00 800 00 370 00 250 00 350 00 600 00 500 00 500 00 600 00 117 00 200 00 • Room and board. students. II ~'11:-nisbed rooms anti bonrd. t !loom anrt tuition. + llooms for self i.Joinding The above table shows facts which are conclusive in themselves-that a college education does cost money, much more in some colleges than in others. in the table we have given the lowest and highest room rent and board, and the lowest and average total expenses of attencling the different colleges. The highest total expenses have reached in many in stances $3,000, but as the amount is so variable and so dependent upon inclividl\al circumstances that we deemed it useless to insert it here. It will be noticed that all in all the expenses at this College are about as low as the lowest. The amounts given do not include any deductions for money earned on the col lege grounds, but clo include all expenses actually incurred while on the grounds. A number of stu dents with what they earn on the grounds aml during winter vacations are enabled to pay all theit expenses . The expenses given for tbe orthern Indiana Nor mal School at Valparaiso, do not include any side issues, such as society taxes, lecture, fuel, and light fees, and other incidental expenses, and it may be well to state that books are not bought but rented there at 10 per cent of their retail price, thus consid erably reducing the total expenses. It will thus be seen that although the expenses in most of our col leges are high, yet there are colleges, and of high standing, in which the expenses are not such as require a whole family to live in want ancl pemuy for the sake of giving one child an education. THE COLI,EGE PE CUL U :\[. THE CLUB boarding system has again been in trouble, but the excitement caused thereby has sub sided and all the clubs are in apparently goocl run ning order. With the constitution as it now stands and as the State Board intended it should be, all the clubs are in free competition in eYerything except one thing - the cook's wages . 'J;'his clause, which fixes the wages at a uniform rate, is of great importance, for without it harmony among the clubs would be an impossibility and the stewards would haYe forced upon them a task too unpleasant and too burdensome for any student to think of assuming. With the freedom of the students to move in any club, it was thought vrnuld come the dissolution of one of the clubs . But such has not taken place and it is hoped that all clubs may run till next term, when, according to expectations, there will be enough If there are not Htuclents to run firn full clubs. enough to fill eYery club to a desirable number then close one club and nm th e remaining four to their full capacity, thus bringing about a reduction in the price of board in all the clubs. It is self-evident that the more numbers a club has the cheaper can board be obtained, and thus the present "cheap" club, by gaining a large number, can have nearly or quite as good board for two dollars or les · as another smaller club can haYe 'for two-fiity. If there is a sufficient number of students to run a club, who can iive on a cheaper quality of food, who can do away with pie, cake, sauce and other luxuries, then such students should by all means be allowed to form such a club. One such club has been formed, has nearly reached its limits as to numbers, and is running with apparent success; and now, if there are of the came class enough to form another club, let them organize this term, be in running order at the opening of next term, and so do away with much unnecessa,ry confusion. Some are much surprised at the higher price of board in the clubs at Wells Hall, but if such persons would investigate the matter we predict an answer for them. It is an undisputed fact that extra meals tend greatly to reduce the price of board, and that club which secures the greatest number of such is sure to haye the lowest board. J ow there is one club which is so situated as to be able to gather in nearly all the visitors who come upon the ground , and board in that club has been and always will be the lowest, simply because the club senes by far the largest number of extra meals. When all the clubs have nearly the same number of boarders, then and not till then can we expect a uniform price of board, and this condition of things we hope to see next term. Students complain of high priced board and think it might be reduced by re ducing the quality as well as the quantity, but they forget how essential is first-class food during the years of bodily development. To work with the body as well as the brain as we clo here, and at the same time cut short both in quality and quantity the neces sary food, is folly of the gravest kind, the harvest of which will be reaped in the future. Food of such quality ancl quantity as will conduce to good health and a robust constitution we hold to be of no small importance during our educational career, and all efforts should be made to obtain such ancl obtain it at the lowest possible cost. \'i e wish to advance a few thoughts in regard to our so-called high-priced board. Have we in om midst any puny, sickly students? Are half our nulll bers composed of laclies, whose dainty appetites little is required to satisfy, or are we mainly of that class whose time is spent in purely mental pursuits, with nothing of a physical nature to excite the body to healthy activity, to stimulate the appetite to a desire for good substantial food in abundance? No. Wo are a class laboring with both mind and body; a class of exceptionally good health and of robust constitu tions; a class necessarily po e ·sing an enviable appe tite to satisfy which requires an abundance of good, whole ome food. It is this wholesome foocl and its abundance which ·we need and which ,.rn have that costs from $2.00 to $2.50 per week. But is not this cheap when we look at the results? Certainly it is, ancl let us not injudiciously complain. THE SLDr ATTENDANCE at morning prayers has been a matter of frequent remark, and many there are who cannot see the reason for such. At one time attendance was made compulsory, that is the roll was called, and the chapel seats were as a rule quite well filled . After a time the calling of the roll wa.· abandoned and soon the attendance began to dwin dle. Although attendance is still compulsory, yet no measures are taken to enforee it, and a a result those who do not go to chapel from principle do not go at all, so that most of the time there are hardly enough present to make it any object to proceed with the exercises . rules Some of our largest coileges, having had for years compulsory for chapel attendance, have recently repealed them and made the matter entirely optional. This is all very well in colleges of some 800 to 2,000 students where, whether compulsory or not, there will always be a comparatively large cliapel attendance. But in such an ins ti tu tion as this attendance must be made compulsory or we can expect but few present. By all means have morning prayers, and if nece sary (and we think it is) make attendance compulsory. Have a faithful choir to lead in the singing, distribute plenty of singing book through the chapel, and thus by making the exercises interesting and instructive, awaken a desire on the part of every student to attend regularly. Further more, let our esteemed guardians lead off with an example of regular chapel attendance and we guaran tee that the students will follow. These remarks lead to the subject of our Sunday services. For the I ast year or two they ha ye been 8 THE COLLEGE • PECULUhl. yery poorly attended. Half the time there are not enough present to encourage the minister to speak, while occasionally the seats are pretty well filled. Now there must be a reason for this state of affairs. fa it because the majority of students are not chnrch goers? It seems hardly possible. Is it because the sermons are dry ancl uninteresting? Let each one settle this in his own mind. Or is it because the sen·ices as a whole are uninteresting and unattract iYe? 8ituated as we are, three miles from town and away from all religious infhiences save what are cre ated on the grounds, it seems imperatiYe that all meam; should be taken to provoke a religious senti ment in the College, to make the sen-ices so inter esting and attractiYe as to allow no one an excuse for not attending. The first thing of importance in church services is an interesting, enthusiastic, inspinng preacher; one who can rivet the attention of his hearers; who can make his congregation feel that one hour spent in church is of great benefit and not so much time thrown away. Good singing is of inestimable value That church in Sunday services of any kind. v1bich bas the best singing almost invariably has the largest congregation, and it is of no less importance here at college. The first requisite for good singing is a well trained choir, and next to this is a congre gation that is able to and will fill the air with all soul singing. But it is demanding too much when we ask a congregation to sing from memory, for there are not many who have a good-sized hymn book stored away in one corner of their brain. Now, we beliern that by a little attention to tbis matter and an effort on the part of one or two of our leading singers, enough others can be secured who are willing to spend, for a small recompense, an hour or more in practice each Sunday, and thus in a short time a good single or double quartette could be organ ized. This with the congregational singing conse quent upon supplying all with bymn books, would furnish singing of which we might well be proud. Other helps might be added. Although this is not a musical institution, yet there is material enough to form an instrumental quartette or small orchestra, which can join with the singing or render Yoluntary · music as occasiun required, and thus materially aid in increasing the attractiveness of our Sunday ser vices. The above remarks in regard to chapel attendance can hardly be true of the last two or three weeks, for matters of such unusual interest haYe transpired that nearly e-rnry student has felt a natural impulse to attend. But who can tell how long this interest will be kept up, and what will be the result when it 'l'he President has signified a desire to subsides? have the members of the faculty attend morning '['he students will hail with delight any such prayers. movement, and with such an example set before us as this would be, we feel justified in predicting, a full house every morning. To further increase the interest in these exercises, there is a movement on foot whereby the seniors, and possibly the juniors, will, in the near future, deliver one or more public orations immediately after devo tions . This plan, though it would be entirely new at this College, has ·worked with marked success in other institutions, and it appear. to be a plan that is worthy of trial. 'rHE ~roRAL standard of the students of any college goes far toward establishing the reputation of that college, and hence the importance of a high standard of morality cannot be oyerestimated. We look witl1 pride upon the past history of our College, and notice what a comparatively good repu tation it lrn.s borne. We haye noticed with much gratification the gradual improvement of a number of students and have hoped that such improvement would continue. When the military department was under consideration one argument in its favor was that by wearing uniforms a,nd thus being more easily identified, the students would possess more dignity and feel more of a personal responsibility as to their behavior. With this in view the supposed results were the elevation of moral character and the ab stinence from such petty Yices which, if known, would lower the moral standard in the minds of others. For such results have we hoped, but it is with much regret that we become aware of the fact that they are not reached . 'ro be sure the moral standard here is not lower than at other colleges, but that is not the point. Can it not be higher? Cannot each and every student see to it that his character is rnch as he knows it ought io be, and thus continue to elevate the moral stand ard of the College? It is with much remorse to our selves and greater pity for the student that we see him, whom we regarded as standing on the top round of the ladder of morality, all at once lose his under pinning and fall to the bottom of disgrace and shame. Actions that bring about such results not only ruin the future prospects of the man himself, but they throw a mantle of shame over the college which he is attending, and over the family to which he belongs. If it were possible we would like to see such persons reformed in their vicious habits and started anew on the journey of life. But if such is impossible it were better that they leaYe the College and so not allow their influence to bear upon younger members. Let us close this article with the heartfelt wish that each student may take the subject home to his individual case and decide at once that it is better to take the good advice of others and so live that he may honestly bear an unstained and enYiaLle repu tation. IN THE last number of the SPEC LU~I an article appeared from which one would infer that Presitlent Willits favored making the labor system electiYe. Before a recent meeting of tho Natural History Society our President made an informal report of his THE COLLEGE SPECULUM. 9 visit to Washington as a delegate to the convention of agricultural colleges. From this report and from private interviews we learn that he . does not favor making labor elective, unless the time. arrives when we are so flushed with students as not to be able to furnish work for all. Then arrangements would have to be made whereby part of the students would work a certain period and then anotlier part take their place. In this case some students would desire to work ali the time, and thus would Olll' labor become elective to a certain extent. But until that time comes, the labor system at this College will be com pulsory, and upon this compulsion depends the suc cess of the system. Other colleges haYe adoptea. this labor system. They make labor compulsory, and are meeting with grand success, and the officers find tliat it is only by compulsory measlll'es that success can be reached. It is entirely unnecessary to argue upon the necessity of combining labor with study in such an institution as this, nor do we deem it necessary to bring forth any more arguments against making labor elective; but we do believe that if the compulsory rules are strictly adhered to, if no student is excusecl from work except through physical disability, our labor system will liYe to crown all efforts toward making this a model Agricultural College. the same. THROUGH THE energetic efforts of our Professor of Horticulture the rnral aspect of the College grounds has been much impro1ed. Many trees and shrubs have been culled out, hundreds have been planted and transplanted here and there, so that the appear ance of many places has been so changed as to be hardly recognized as In some places young trees have been set out and years must elapse before their beneficial influence can be felt . Yet this has been an import~tnt mo1e in the right direction, and w~ predict a wonderful change in the beauty of the place within a few years. Since the well at Wells Hall has been repairecl so as to furnish an everfiow ing supply of first-rate drinking water, steps have been built to the place of supply and thew hole fenced in from the vineyard on either side and the open field below . This is a great convenience and one which should not be taken advantage of. The steps were not built to be used as a lemonade stand, nor was the place so enclosed that it might serv..e as a public slop bowl. The steps and vicinity are to be used simply for getting water and nothing else. OUR ?'!EW PRESIDENT assumed his duties a number of days earlier than was expected. On Tuesday rooming, July 14, nearly every student assembled in chapel to greet him who but the night before had returned from an official visit to Washington. We were rather on the anxious· seat as to what would be the rnsult of our first meeting with one of whom we had heard and read so much, and from whom we were led to expect a great deal. Seldom has there gath- ered in our chapel such an assembly, whose hearts were filled half with fear and half with hope. Sel dom was silence more profound than just as our President was about to utter his first remarks to the students of the 1\L A. C. But when the deep silence was broken by his stem and commanding yet amia ble voice, who can describe the feeling of relief that we experienced? Who can estimate the load that was at once lifted from our hearts? Joy and glad ness at once took the place of sorrow and despair, as we recognized the fact that the College had received a new impetus; that it had secured a leader who would carry us through the critical period of its existence. Although no -promises were made, yet from what was said all present were simultaneously possessed with the thought that hereafter anything that claimed to be a law would be enforced, and whoever dared to disobey the rules would not go un punished. With this as foundation, we cannot help being filled with encouraging hopes, and predict a suc cessful future for our beloved institution. ABOUT A YEAR ago a change was made in the man ner of renting rooms, by which the average cost was somewhat raised. This caused some discontent among the students and provoked quite a discussion upon the subject. Now by looking through the clor_ mitories one can easily see the benefit occasioned by this change. The additional amount of money thus obtained has been expended upon the buildings, and as a result there is now scarcely a room but what is in a respectable condition, and many of them are ab solutely first-class rooms . Not only have the rooms been . thus improved, but also the hallways, and we will take pride in showing our alumni the advance ment the College has made in this direction. But now that the buildings are so improved some think that the rent should be reduced, and we agree with them on that point and rather urge such a movement. But one thing must be borne in mind: will the build ings, especially the hallways, long remain in this con dition? If they will, a reduction in rent should cer tainly be made, but there always has been and there is to-day a tendency toward roughness in the hall ways, and so long as that tendency remains, just so long must room rent be high to insure the repairing of damages inevitable with such conduct. When foot ball, base-ball, Wl-'estling, and other out-door sports,. together with idle scribblers, are confined to their proper places, when a feeling of neatness and resp.ect ability pervades the entire College, then and not till then can we expect a reduction in room rent. PosTOFFICE AnDRESs.-Attention is again called to the fact that a postoffice has been established here, and all mail matter should be directed to Agricult ural College, Ingham county, Miehigan. Matter not so directed is stopped at Lansing and sent out here with the next mail, but if so directed this unneces sary delay, besides much annoyance to the post- 10 THE COLLEGE SPECULUM. masters, i this notice ancl direct as abo\e. entirely aYoided. Let eYory one heecl READERS and subscribers are requested to consult the achertisements of the SPECULUM before making their purchases. It has been the aim of the busi ness manager to procure only such advertisements as ·will represent the most r eliable firms, so that we neecl haye no hesitancy in recommending them. COLL GE NElW The First issue Of the S.PECULU>I Under the new regime. Have you sen -i-or "tile? " Commencement AugusL 19. ' 5, we bid you a last farewell. Secretary Baird is still very low. 1\Ir. President, may I go to town? Come out and see Lhe caclots drill. StuclonLs, patronize our advertisers. The freshmen will have no class-day. Subscribe for the SPECULU)I. Vol. v. We are to havo a tent for Commencement. The Fou1 th passed quietly at the College. The draining of No. l 3 is nearly completed. About 90 students are drilling in 1 he cadet corps. Sixty tons of hay wero cut from No. 10 this year. Faculty meetings are the special order of the clay. Where is our b3seball team ? Gone to Greenville. Seventeen s eniors are taking quantitative analysis. President Willits returned from Washington July 13. Prof. McLoulh's house is rnpiclly nearing completion. New well at the piggery; 17 ft . cl oop and 8 ft. of water. Dr. Grange was callecl home July 1 l.iy the death of bis sister. Mr. A. L. Bemis with '83 is taking a special course in Botany Mrs. Ella Baird Knappen is now livi~g at home with her parents. President Willits will cleli1·e.1· an inaugurnl aclclross commence- ment. A new drive has been made from Wells Hall to the engine house. Wanted Yory much by the students-two weeks' vacation in August. Dr. Grange has been appointed State Yeterinarian by Gov ernor Alger. A new tin roof has been put on the north part of the Chemi cal Laboratory. Prof. Johnson's houso has been painted and now looks •ery neat and attractive. · Mr. L. E. Snyder is o-inng good satisfaction as temporary foreman of the farm. President Willits begins his administration with the hearty good will of the students. Mrs. Boardman, daughter of President Willits, has been vis iting here the last fow weeks. The pear, plum, and cherry orchards have been pruned, scraped, and washed with s:iap. '85 boys are growing fat and lazy. This state of affairs is probably due to hard (?) study. Class '85 has about reached the summit. We presume it will descend soon after commencement. Dr. Beal has enjoyed a Yisit from his sister-in-law, Mrs. J. 0. Beal, of l~ollin, Lenawee County, Mich . Lieut. Lockwood lectured July 1 on "The benefits to be de rived from military discipline in schools." The "Union Lits'" entertained the North Lansing Grange July 11. They report a splendid time. One of the unsophisticated freshmen emphatically refusE's to analyze his quarto of flowers in botany. He says it is very dangerous fooling around so many pis -tils. Dr. Beal's wife's i:;ister, Miss Proud, has b ee n having quite a spell of sickness but is now convalescent. Mrs. A. J. Cook •isited with friends in Dayton, Oberlin, and Columbus, Ohio, during tho spring vacation . Fi•e "coccis." May many others grace the College with their presence is the wish of the boys of M. A. C. While on the College grounds Dr. Abbot occupies tho suite of rooms formerly occup:ecl by Prof. Hat rower. President \Yillits will delil·er the oration at the exorcises to be held in Lansing on 1\Iemorial Day, August . Mr. C. P. Gillett, ' 4, wa s elected steward of club '·B" to fill out the uuexpirocl term of J . J. Jakway, resigned. Prof. Bailey i Pndeavoring to intere t the residents between tho College and the city in decorating their roadsides. The fre shmen am doing good work in Botany. Dr. Beal says that he gives them fewor hard names than former classes. Prof. Bailey has been engaged by the Mnssacnusetts State Board of Agriculture to looture in New England next winter. Dr. W. J. Beal will go to Grand Rapids about Aug. 5, to attend to duties pertaining to the Amerlcan Pomological Society. The cat-hole east of the farm house is being drained. We shall expect to see cabbages and cauliflowers growing there next year. Prof. Johnson roportti that the sophomores on the farm are working regularly and with few exceptions are doing good work. The proceeds from the Apiary so far this season have been 60 from tho sale of hcney and the rest from the about 11 O; sale of bees. How beautiful tho lawns by the greenhouse! It is indicative of a good deal of eJncient work on the part of our able florist, Mr. Knapper. The sedges colloctfld by L!out. Greeley in Grinnell Land have been sent by the United States Botanist to Prof. Bailey for idontiiicalion. Mr. W. A. Kinnan, '86, was elected business manager of our Speculum for the ensuing year, taking the place of J. J. Jak way, resigned. President Willits will, as soon as he g-ots settled, spend his forenoons in his office in the library building, and his afternoons at his residence. Hollows have been out in the bank opposite the Pre:oident's, and the uudergrowth cut out in places, to allow paesers-by a view of the river. A junior with a bug ntJt and a bottle (cyanide bottle) in hot chase after the ''1ving(·cl butterfly" is one of the most amusing sights of the term. The officers' military society meets fortnightly on Monday e.venings. The programme consists of essays and discussions upon military topics. Crops are looking well on the farm; the wheat seems well filled; and the oorn though somewhat small, promises with good weather to yield a good cro1J. A new Eureka Mower has been purchased on the farm and is giving good satisfaction. It is a front cut and so arranged that one horse walks in the grass. Discovered, a new "Mammoth Cave"-when a senior goes before President Willits, bold and fearless as a lion, aud-comes away, meek and submissive as a lamb. Dr. Beal is now engaged in an extensive correspondence with parties in the South wilh a view of getting specimens of tropi cal fruits and various other novelties. The sophomores have chemical manipulations on Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 5 to 6 o'clock. They are instrncied by :Mr. F. S. Kedzie, assistant in chemistry. The election of stewards for next term resulted as follows: Club "A," F. R. Smith; "B," J.B. Cotton; "C," T. A. Stan ley; "D," ,V. A. Kinnau; "E," H . S. Thiers. Twenty-nine Seniors will graduate in August; provided, however, they can obtain enough money to procure Speil's orchestra Cor class-day and commencement exercises. The new buildings are rapidly being pushed to completion. A full force is at work, and ere long the Mechanical Hall will be seen towering above the grove south of Williams Hall. Prof. Bailey will present a paper on "The Geographical Dis tribution of North American Carices," before the Botanical club of the association, which meets in Ann Arbor, August 26. L ynn Bonham, '84, is now with us taking a post-graduate course in chemistry. He will remain this term and perhaps next. He is directing his efforts mainly to the subject of Agri cultural Chemistry, with a view of taking that np as a life work. THE COLLEGE SPECULUM. 11 Notice ibe post-graduate with "racquet;" the senior with "plug;" ihe junior with bug-net; the sophomore with hay seed on his back; and the freshman with an armload of weeds. The juniors, after much debating and reconsiderations, have decided not to hold any class-day this year. The expulsion of iwo of Lheir number somewhat dampened their enthusiasm. IIIrs. Perry Mayo, of Battle Creek, lecturet· of the State Grange, visited her son, N. S. Mayo, of '88, recently, and wrote a newsy article in the Battle Creek Call concerning her visit. Mr. Chas. L. Bemis of '74, and Mr. Chas. W. Mccurdy of '81, are takiDg post-graduate courses in Botany. Mr. Bemis is working on the pumpkin and Mr. Mccurdy on the red clover. Prof. Grange lectured July 15 in the chapel, on the subject of "The Horseshoe." An interesting acconnt was given or irs his tory, and of the superstition attached to it in various countries. A new boiler has been put in the cellar of the greenhouse, under the main room, and the old one near the propagating room. In this way much more of the beat will be utilized than formerly. The juniors, as a rule, were well pleased with their short course in Apiculture. Prof. Cook bas a world-wide reputation, not only as a bee-keeper, but as a bee master, and is a decided enthusiast. A gas compression pump bas been purchased for the Chemi ical Laboratory. It is intended to compress the gas used for calcium light experiments, and is the only one in the State out side of Detroit. J. D . Towar, '85; J . Y. Clark, '85; W. G. EverhP.rt, '86, and L. C. Colburn, '88, under the direction of Prof. R. C. Carpenter, made the detailed plans of the mechanical building illustrated on our first page. The Botanical Museum is the richer by 54 specimens of Michi gan wcods, finely prepared and labeled-a donation from C. J . Holme.', of Detroit, the first professor of horticulture the Col lege e,·er had. C. F. Lindsley and A. C. Bird of '83, with ladies, visited the College on the Fourth. We also noticed on that day the beam ing countenance of J . W . Beaumont, and tho familiar form of T . E. Millspaugh, both of '82. Thfl Horticultural Department made preparations to give a strawberry sociable to all the students who work on the depart ment. But the strawberries were stolen, and the sociable be came one of the might-have-beens. Both vineyards have been 1 rnned and the vines trained. In the viueyard south of Wells Hall-known as vineyard No. 1-a series of illustrative trainir' gs will be made this fall. All sorts of trainings and trellises will be represented. On the fourth Prof. Bailey stayed at homo and labored dili genLly sowing buckwheat; while bis efficient foreman, Mr. Cran dall, dragged it in. This would rather indicate that the Pro fessor and his foreman are not very patriotic. The following officers were elected by the Natural History Sor.iety for the ensuing year: President, G. W. Park; Vice President, F. c. Davis; Secretary, H. L. Chapin; Treasurer, Mr. L. G. Carpenter; Curator, W. H. Clemons. Prof. Johnson and other leading agriculturists of the State visited the farm of Judge Isaac Marston of Bay City a few weeks ago. '.rhey spent the time pleasantly and profitably in looking over the loading farms and live stock of that locality. Dr. Kedzie has been invited by the Secretary of the American Social Science Association to deliver an address before the association, which meets at Saratoga in September. The Dr. has declined owing to college du~ies requiring his presence here. '.l'he sophomores will hold their class-day at Bay City July 31. Their officers are as follows: President, H. L Chapin; Orator, H. S. Thiers; Poet, G. L. H ume; Prophet, J. J. Benjamin; His torian, H. H. Wincle; Statistician, F. R . Smith; Toastmaster, J . N. Estabrook. During vacation Dr. Kedzie, and probably l\ifr. F. S. Ked zie, will attend ihe meeting of the Amer:can Association for the Advancement of Science, which meets at Ann Arbor August 26. Dr. Kedzie will present a paper on the Promotion of Agricul tural Science. Dr. Redzie recently received a specimen of ore from Colorado for analysis. It was found to contain a large quantity of Phos pho-Molybdate of Ammonia, and five pet· cent of the oxide of Uranium. It is an unusual mineral specimen, and is much prized by the Doctor. 'Ihe last senior speeches have been delivered, and from '85 no more will we hear those charming words of eloquence and worth. The juniors have finished their display of oratory; and '86 feels proud of the compliment given her by Prof. McEwan for her promptness in this direction. A. good many insecticides are being experimented with this term. Kerosene emulsion and pyretha cuntinue to give good satisfaction. Common gas lime is being usetl with much suc cess. The" colank, And ~ hel terell yon and me; Antl ht:re yon are to greet me, c h nm, llow p:ensnnt 'tis, you know, To meet on the se old sLmly gronnsi '.lent Willits agrees to rea·J at the Jn stitutes; the understanding 1s. that Dr. Grange shall visit Washington, and there confer with the President on the subject of veterinary science, so that the latter may supplement the Doctor's paner by current re marks inspired by the interview; President Willits was instruct ed to go to Washington next winter and spend a month there in furtherance of the passage by Congre•s of a bill for the estab lishment of experimental stations at the agricultural co-llo"es of the COUii try. - ::> From the circular issued by tho Amcricau Pomological Society we copy the follo'';ing: "The Jll[ichigan HorticulLural Society haYing invite l the American Pomological Society to hold its next meeting in Miclli gan, notice is hereby given that the 20th session of this National Association will bo held in Grand Rap'ds, commencing Wednes day, September 9, 1885, at 10 o'clock A. M., aud continuing three days. "All horticullural. pomological, agricultural anc other kin dred associations in the United States and Canada are nr•"od to send delegations as large as they may de •m expedient, a"'na all persons interes~ecl in the oulli valion of fruits are invited to be present_aud take seats in the conrnniion. It is expected that there will be a full attendance of delegates from all parts of the country. No effort will be spared to make it tho largest and most useful meeting ever hold by the society. "In accordance with an invitation from tho Stat Board of Agriculturn, after the meeting the members and delegates who desire it will visit the Agricultural College at Lansing'. " The Society encoura.::i;es an exhibition of choice fruits, especially new varieties or novelties." Prof. Cook will deliver au address before the Society, as will also Prof. C. E. Bessey. Jll[arshall P. Wilder, of Boston, is President, and Dr. W. J. Beal is Secretary. During the past two weeks thousands of circulars harn been sent tbroughout the State, showing the advantages and re ~ources ?f th~ College, and explaining its courses of study and its workrngs m general. We have facilities for 300 or 400 stu dents, and we hope that these circular.:; will awake in our farm ~rs a grnate.r desire to educate their boys. Now-a- days success m any busmess depends upon energy and a libernl education . The farmer needs industrial education; .. A .. ncl let him, in his search for lltrnS have filled; " rhat Lhough that bank at "Nort.bc 1st door" H>Ltb give him checks for golclen ore: Cnn he in these excuses find For knowleuge au,,.ht for nn storecl mind? 'l'his scbolnr's ftelcl that he may till Ancl reap a crop if he but will; And ndcl to this good common sense And practical experience, 'l'bat these ad vantages corn bi neu May thus prepare his re>icly mind, 'l'ha.t h e 1nay get Lhe greatt-"St gain "From 1ningled toil of hand n.nd brain." 'Tis right tllat, while tho fn.rmer'::; 1H1n~ther from the secu they sow." lt rn t1ns land ofparacliso Uc sows the worthless seells of vice 'l'h.orns, in ~ifc's toot~pn.th ever spreia, W1l1 dye w1Lh blood where he but trc:Hl. Then let one with a purpose high ~{emlnd thee. to new cares defy, l'haL thou with l1onor e 1 cr 111a.iutni11 'l'hy footing on life's higherplC1ln." Natural History. At the meeting of .June 12 E. W. Redman presented the fol. lowing: • Tho fact that certain plants and flowers have the habit of changing th_eir position from an upright to a drooping or closing form, and vice Yersa during the change from light to darkness or from darkness to light, was mentioned by Linn rous about 100 years ago, and it has since attracted the attention of other emi nent botanists. There are also other movements made bv pl:.nts besides this closing and unclosiug. For instance, yoi:t haro probab·y all noticed that l;>y placing plants by a window they soon becomH inclined to tho light. This is owing to the fact that plants grow faster in darkness than in li<>ht. The sun flower continually changes its position in order to.., face the sun . The sensitive plant upon being touched insLanily recoils. The clovers ar~ a common example ot this sleeping and waking movement m phu1ts. The specimen selected for expcl'imfmts was the Oxalis, a plant rnsernblmg tho clover in some respects. It is a perennial herb with pal~1ately trifoliate leaves and inversely, heart-shaped leaf I hrst noticed tho specimen April G, at 8: 15 o'clock A. !IL lets. At that time the sun was shining on a part of the plants, while tho others w_ere in the shade. Two of the specimens were marked by tylllg a thread around the petiole of each, selectino one in the sunshine and tho othe r in the shade. Within one: half of an hour the one in the sun shine had made <"LD apparent ?hange fro~ a position at right angles to the petiole to a droop ing one, wl11le the one in the shade still remained the same. At 12 :3~ o'clock P. M. the same day I again examined the same spemmel?s; they were both equally exposed to the sunshine, and had cleolrnecl to an angle of about 23° from the position which lhoy had occupied in the morning. April 13, at 8:30 o'clock P . M., I again revisited the plants, and found them to be asleep. Each leaflet was folded at its midrib, with t.he under s urface pressed closely together and their edges iri contact with the petiole. It was impossible to s eparate them by merely pulling thorn apart, for they would instantly spl"ing together again . The next experiment made was by placini:r a closely-fitting box over ono of the plants, thus excluding all light. Upon examination at two different times during the clay the plant "'·as found to be asleep. The cause of this movement lies in the active portion of the leaf-stalk, which consists of a tissue composed oE thin walled cells, forming in many cases a thickened pulvinus. These cells arc filled with water, which is allowed to escape into the intercellular spaces through the layera oE protoplasm. These cells then oontrnct, but are soon rendered turgid again by tho water being re-absorbed. This process is then continued by the adjoining cells, and so on around the leaf-stall•. Th~ advantage resulting from this s leep in plants is that by so dorng tbey are enab led to retain t~1e most of their heat dur. ing the night . To prove this theory Darwin tried an expedmenton the leaves of the dover by pinning them back so tlrnt it was impossible ror them to fold together. As a result of this experiment he found in the morning that there was more clew on those pinned back which goes to prove that there had been more heat Uu·own off'. -Prof. Bailey spoke on Grnpes. He said: The grapes of Europe all b ~ long to one original species, Yiiis Yinifera- "wine bearing vi tis." The early colonists to this ·coun try endeavored Lo introduce the European grapes, but the at tempts wero always signal failures. As early as 1630 experi enced French vignerons were sent to Virginia with a large stock of grape-vines, and three years later William Penn Yainly tried to introduce them into Pennsylvania. In 1790 a company of Swiss grape-growers from tho vicinity of Lake Geneva colon ized in Kentucky and expended a fund of $ 10,000 in au attempt to grow European grapes. The failures had now disheartened grape growers, and it was supposed that the climate of America was entirely uncongenial to grape-growing. Nevertheless, the Southern States possess a climate as salubrious as that of many noted grape regions of Europe. It is to tho Swiss colnny, how. ever, that we are indebted for the first success in American viti culture. They began the cultivation of a wild grape-the Alex aucler-and they were successful. Since that time close atten tion bas boon given lo the wild grapes of the country, and all the cultivated grapes of lhe orthern States have originated from them. Four wild species are common in tl!e Northern States-Vitis Labrusca, or fox grape, of New Engiancl; V. liiparia, our common river-bank grape; V . .lEstivalis, s ummer grape, and V. Cordifolia, frost grape. The first three species have given rise to our cultivated v11rieLies. The speake r ex hibited specimens of these species, and de~ignatcd their pecu liar botanical charactera. It is now known that it is not our cli· male which forbade the growing- of European grapes, bt)t the rant . .!;es of a minute natirn insect, the phylloxera. This insect is not injurious to our native grapes. A rew years ago tho phyl loxera was introduced into Europe, and it is now necessary for 14 THE COLLEGE BPECUL AI. Yiticulturists there to grow American roots, chiefly of Vitis Ri paria. upon which to graft their own vines to insure them from attack. At the meeting held July 24 H. L. Chapin read a paper on Aleurones. He said: Aleurone grains were small globular bodies found in the 1ipen ing seeds or pens, beans, etc. These grains are ttt first enclosed by a sparse amorphous envelope. Some or the grn!ns contain crystalloids, and are ins0luble iq water, while those destitute of crystalloids are soluble in water, ether, benzol, alcohol and chloroform. The globules are composed of a double cal cium and magnesium phosphate. They do not appear till the sap begins to disappear from the funiculus, and as the seeds ripen the grains appear more and more distinct. Mr. C. W. McCurdy read an essay on Fert'ilizalion of Plants. He said there "·ere two processes of fertilir.ation; close or self fertilization, as when the pollen of one flower falls direcUy upon the stigma of the same flower; and second , cross fertilization, where tbe pollen of one Hower is applied to, and acts upon the stigma of another flow er, It used to be taught that Jn perfect Jiowers self fertilization was the rule; but now botanists nrc certain that cross ferLilization is the rule, and self fert:lization the exception. This is trufl of the olo1·ors. Cl01·er plan ls protected from the approach of insects, particularly bumble bees, have borne seed, but only a small quantity as compared with those plants to which the bees has free uccess. Ex erirnenls bad been tried to prove the correctness of the aborn statement. In tlti;; ,vay it was proved that bumble bees were necessary to the fertiliza tion of red clover. The bee i11 searching for uectar, lights upon the wings and keel in the flower of the pea, and would do th e s11-me in th fl clover, were a single flower large enough to sup port him, H e places bis head against the banner petal, and In the act, pushes bis tongue downward in search of nectar. the wings and keel are pressed downward, and the pist:l which is furnished w. th little hairs below the stigma to which the pollen adheres, protrudes Ju consequence. The stigma st1iltcr. Ash. Fat. 13REED, J crscy .•••.• ----·······1 2i,'2 Sllo1tllorn .. --.··-~- f--s-. -1~ ,~, 25025 ~ Ayrshire .....•.•.. --· H olste in ... -........... 83.7! SS. ~6 89.06 G,22:\ l.5t5 2,18 10.06 10.12 8.77 J,:.'9 l.245 7,90 6.~ W. I. POWER, '85. 1 Hop Bitters, manufactured by Hop Bitters Manufacturing Co, , Rochester, N. Y., contains 13.6'!7 per oent, alcohol; strong bcel' contains 5 to 8 per cent. Brown's Iron Bitters, prepared by Brown Chemical Co., Balti more, Mel . contains 18.58 per oeut. alcohol; whhky contains 40 lo 50 per dent. LYMAN BONHAM, '8'!. follrary Notr --. Dr. Abbot has presented to the Library a large number of books and pamphlets. The College has 22 volumes of history, comprising tho Abbot collection of 34 years. It begins with the transactions of the State Agricultural Society, which "held its second annual meet ing at the village of Jackson on the 19th of D ~cembe r, 18~9," at which time and place, on the motion of Bela Hubbard, it was "Resolved, That onr Legislature be requ ested to take such l"-'islation as shall appear ncce:;;sary or expedient for the estab - 1 i~hment of a Stntc central agricultnral office, with which shall be connected a museum of agricultural products and imple ments, and an agricultural library, and as soon as practicable an agric ultural college and a model farm." Th e same volume has the further record of a s:te located in 1855, and the appointment of Prof. L. R. Fisk, of the State Normal School, to the Department of Chemistry, and J. C. Holmes, Esq., to the Department of Hort culture; then the dedicatory exerci:;;es, and so on to the present time. In many of the volumes are bound poems, speeches, programmes and other matter, which helps to complete our knowledge of the first quart2r of >l century's working of the institution. The col lection wi:l hav1~ a yearly edition of one volume, viz., the Re pJ rt, together with the catalogue and such other material as way be ga· hered. All are invited to contribute. 'l'be library f1oors go bare till next year. The subject cata logue now bas 4,000 and mo:·e references; each student should / jJ THE COLLEGI gpgcuLUM . acqnaint himself with the catalogues and their use. It may not be so necessary to know their use while here, but on entering any other library where the books are out of sight or locked up, it is a little comfort to be able to order intelligently. Alumni Meeting. The Alumni meeting will be held at the College, Thmsday, Aui;ust 20, 1885. The exercises at 10 A. M. -will be as follows: History-By EUGENE DAVENPOR'.l', of Woodland. Poem-B:;r 0. E. ANc+STMAN, of Detroit . .Address-By the President, S. M. MILLARD, of Chicago, on 11 Higher Education." 3 P. llI. Business Meeting; 7: 30 P. M. Banquet of the Alumni. Music in charge of F. S. KEDZIE. An opportunity will be given and place appointed for holding class reunions at 4 P. M., August ] 9th. Each class should ar range among its own members fo r a full reunion. The com mencement exercises of the College will be held at 10 A. M., Aug. 19th, and will probably be of unmrnal interest. It is hopecl that each alumnus will take this opportunity to visit the College. The local committee will do all in their power to make the visit a pleasant one. Imm ediately upon arrh>'ing on the grounds, call at the Chemical Li1boraLory, sign the register, and if possi ble quarters will be assigned you. At that time detailed pro grammes will be fnrnishccl by the commi tee of arrangem ents. Redu-::ed rates for self or friends can be obtained over the railroads, by writing to the secretary, R. C. Carpenter, for proper certificates. It requires one certificate for each; these are signed by ticket agent at your own station, and full fare is paid ; Prof. Carpenter signs them here, and one-third fare is paid for r eturn. Remember, any friend of the college can obtain these by writing the secretary, and stating the number wanted. ]!'Ami ll11LLETINS.-The following is an act of the Legisla ture, passed May 11, to provide for the publication of useful information derived from experiments made in the different departments at the Agricultural College : SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michiga.n enact, That the Si.ate Board of Agriculture be, and they are hereby authorized to provide from time to time, in bulletin form, for the dissemination among the people of this State, and through the medium of the public preEs the results of experiments made in any of the different departments of the Agricultural College, and such other information that they may deem of sufficient importance to require it to como to the immediate knowledge of the farmers and horticulturists of the State. SEO . 2. The several Professors of Chemistry, Z:oOlogy, Bot any, Agriculture, Horticu lture, and Veterinary Science, shall each at least twice ill each year, not excludillg the President and other Professors, prepare for publicatioll an article embrac ing such facts as they may deem of public importance, a copy of which shall be simultan eously sent to each and every news paper in the State, and to such persons as the State Board of Agriculture may think proper, said professors to so arrange that at least one of said articles shall be sent out as above pro vided the first week of each and every month in each and every year. SEO. 3. The Board of State Auditors shall, upon the approval of the State Board of Agriculture, audit the accoun Ls fo r print in\\', stationery, and postage incurred in the publishing and disseminating of said bulletins, and the same shall be paid out of the g eneral fond: Provided, That no account for printing the same ill any newspap er shall be allowed. The act is ordered to take immediate effect. There have been four bulletins issued. Bulletin No. 1 is from the Ch emical Department. In this bulletin Dr. Kedzie discusses "Early Amber Calle as a l!'orage Crop." No. 2 reports the results of seed tests made by Mr. Knapper in the greenhouse. No. 3 is by Prof. Cook, and cleacribes and offer;; remedies for " The Black Wheat Stalk Isosomia." No. 4 by Prof. J ohnson Oll "Stock Feeding." "Dr. S. H. Wellin~a. late of Maple R!.tpids, a brother of Dr. J. H. Wellings of this city, left L:i.nsing for Vienna, Austria. He intends taking a comae of lectures at the University of Vienna, one of the leading medical and surgical schools of Europe. To geLher with his visits to other Europeall cities, he will remain abroad about two years." Mr. Wellings was here abo u ~ 'G4. '79. "The Modification of Plants by Ciimate," is tho title of a book treating of the relations or climate to fruitfulness, vigor, hardiness, and earliness, by A. A. Crozier, M. S., price tw enty-five cents. This is "a little book full of interest to imp rovers of plants and those who would know where the most desirable seeds are grow.a and why." The book can be obtained by addressing Mr. Crozier at Ann Arbor. THE E clitor of this Dopo.rtment desires the earnest co-operation of the alumni in aiding him to fill these columns with interesting items. Give occupation since grnduation, what offices held, whether mlll'ried or not, etc. Let this receil'e prompt attention from every nltrnnrns. Those before whose names the star(*) is pln,ced are expected to be present at lbe Al ttmni. Dr. J.P. L etts is practicing at Romeo. Arthur Seely, with '81, is now an M. D. * W. L eise11ring, '84, is teaching at Lacota. Walton, with '86, is clerking at Three Rivers . F. W. Sheldon, with '85, is ill a bank at Bul'l' Oak. Campbell, with '83, is traveling for a Detroit house. A. C. Rimebaug'h, with '86, is farming near Brnnson. D. D. L ee, with '85, owns and runs a farm in Dakota. * R. A. Livermore, with '84, is farrrtilig near Lansing. T, D. Campbell, with '87, is studying law at Hastings. Adams Bayley, '61, is a farmer at Big Beav~r-not Troy, Ira T. Sayre, is a lawyer at Flashing, and lately married. Preston, with '84 , received a B. S. at Olivet College this year. W. W. Sage, '84, was elected school inspector of Goblesville. Chas. B'Lsset, with '86, is studying law at Severance, Kansas. Frank Rood, with '87, is farming alld sheep-raising at Covert. Clarence Crabb>, with '87, is in a creamery at Gibson City, Ill. A. B. Goodwin, with '87, expects to return and graduate with '88. H. V. Clark, '78, is now Baptist minister on the l3errien cir cuit. D . W. Bowser, with '86, is fanning at his father's hom e, Del wood. ,. O. E Angstman, '75, will read the poem at the alumni re Ullion. Avery and Evert, both '82, are "stumping' each other to go w·est." C. B. Hays, wiLh '86, is book-keeper for Lakey &; Co., Kala mazoo. Henry Dickey, with '82, is district attorney for Dickie county, Dakota. H. H. Granger, with '85, is book-keeper in a freight office at Detroit. S. E . Jones, with '85, is station age lit for the Union News Oo., Detroit. Eel. A. Haven, with '83, is rullning a cheese factory at Bloom ingdale. *Minnie Shellier is the girl whom H. W. Meeker, with '85, married. Curtis, with '83, gra.dua:ed from the Bennet Medical College, Chicago. E. P. Clark, '83, has become a farmer, with 320 acres at '£011 - zalin, Kas. * Wm. FarnswJrlh, with '82, is lumber inspector at South Boardman. G . W. Park, wiLh '86, is again at the College studying und er Prof. Ilea!. T. O. Williams, with '85, is with a hal'Jware firm at Medicine Lodge, Kas. * W. A. Thomas, with '87, will return to College and grad uate wilh '88. E. A. Burnett, with '86, expects to return in the fall to grad uate with '87. J . R. Shaffer, with '71, is practicing medicine at Elm Hall, Gratiot county. Elmer McArthur, wilh '82, is an insurance and real estate agent, Cht1rlotte. Eugene Gregory, '78, recently started for Germany to pursue a course of study. C. W. Crossman, '82, was married in June to Cora Kennedy, of Benton Harbor. W. E. Hale, '82, :is getting a Jil!e herd of Shorthorns on his farm a~ Eaton lfapids. H. M. Turell, is having an extensive busilless in dry goods and groce1ies at Litchfield. chemistry and physics. * Lynn Bonham, 'Si, is taking a post-graduate course iu tnE COLLiGE sPEdUtUM. * D. J. Gillam, with '84, is married, and dng<~gcd in tho in stlrance business at Lan ing'. W.W. Bemis, '76, has lately loft farming and started wilh market gardening near Ionia. 0. P. Gulley, '79, recently visited the Collegt1. The flush of youth is still on Orrin's check. * F. W. Hastings is railroad postal clerk at St. Louis, 1\Jich., but is anxious to get on a farm . T. A. Saylor and E. B. Norris, both with' 7, m•e with Morley Brns.' hardware firm, Saginaw. H . G. Reynolds, '70, is at the CoJiegc, en"'aged in preparing the agricultural report for 1885. A. B. Tumor, wilh '81, lost his diploma In a hotel flre, but will teceirn another . llo is farming. D. 0. Wn.tson, with ; l, is a prominent candida'.e for col lector of customs at Grand Rapids. C. B. Charles, '79, works bis farm in the summer, and in the Mntor bales hay quite extensively. t irely recovered from heart rlisease . J . B. Jenny, with '88, is at home on a fa rm . Ile has not en :a. J. DeGarmo, '8 , who left college on account of weak eyes, is imprnving and may return with '89. D. D. Harger graduated from the law department at the U. of M th is year. He is now at bolT!e. Carroll Clark, '81, is socretn.ry or the Orion Park Association, rts well as master of the Orion Grange. Chas. Mcl{enncy, ' 1, is still teaching at Charlotte. He is studying to become a teacher of classics. * A. W. Troupe, M. D., class '81, has been appointed health officer of Springport. He is a2Jhysician. J. E. Coulter, '82, is n.t the College, assisting in the secretary's office, du rill2: the illness o[ Secretary Baird. E . D. A. •.rrne, '78. has a 280-acrc farm at Arm~da. He is a breeder of thoroughbred Poland-China pigs. D. C. Holliday, Jr., '83, has caught the bee fever, and is plant ing an apiary in the vicinity of New Orleans. * E. A. Murphy and '1'. F. Millspaugh are farming together at Lyons. They visited the College in July. Arthur Jones and H. A. Price, l>oth '81, arc members of the law firm of Clink, Jonea & Price, Muskegon. B. S. Palmer. '81~ is president of the alumni association or the college of dental surgery, of tho University. *C. W. Mccurdy, '8 1, is again at the Collego studying under Prnf. Beal. He will get his M. S. in August. C. E. Sumner, '79, still remains as clerk at ·washington. appointment was secured by President Willits. IIis E . C. Varnum, with '83, is a member of the firm of R. S. Var num's Sons, druggists and booksellers, Jonesville. * Wm. F. Pack, with '81, is a member of the firm or Clowes & Co., dealers in dry goods and groceri('S, Centrel"ille. Louis and Pacific ra ilroad offices at St. Louis, Mo. C. H . Granger, with '87, is book-keeper in the Wabash St. ' F. S. Rogers, two years with '8G, is at Topeka, Kansas. He is deputy clerk of tho U. S. district court for Kansas. J.P. Finley, '73, has just prepared another exhaustive treatise on tornadoes which is mueh commended by th e press. * Dwight Waldo, with '85, secured eight ribbon s in the field day con tests at Albion . He will be a senior next year. * W. F . Lanrlreth, with '85, will not return to college as he had expected to do. He went back to Chicago instead . * L eonard, with ' 5, is in a store with his brother-in-law at Union City. He taught a seven-months school reccnL!y. H . A. Brown, with '86, is in partnership with his brother at Allegan. They own the finest flouring mill in tho county. unll now intends to take his second year in the Ju w course . C. P . Bush, with '83, took the degree of B. L. at Ann Arbor ' M. H . Ford, Representative from Grand Rapids in the last Legislature, introduced tho famous capital puni5hrnent b.11. Frank Sayre, wiLh '87, is a "tiller of the so:!" in Fulton Rock county, Wis. He says he likes the lmdness and the country. Dr. J . C+roner, '74, of B'g Rapids, has rccontlv won no little fame by a skUlful operation upon a man whom u."!og rnn ornr. * E. 0 . Ladd, '78, with his wi[c and boy, expects to be here at the alumni rcnnion, to claim the class prize for the first boy. Dr. Bion Wheelan, '77, of Hillsdale, read a paper on '"Sanita tion in small cities" at the s:initary convention held at Ypsilanti. It is des:rcd to. have a full set of alumni photographs. Each one or the alumm should see that his is placed in the collection. W. H. Hannaford, with '88, is farming at his father's homo, Solon . He expects to go out west next winter to run a cat.Uc farm. A. E . Smith, 'SL, look hia l'II. D. at the Rush l\fodical College , married a wealthy young lady, and is uow a physician at Elmira, N. Y. Prof. E . M. Shelton, '11, and hia wife (Miss Session , '73), or Manhatt3n, J{an., a: e now visiting relati1'es at Owosso an I Ionia. Wm . IT. Draper, with '84, is a dentist at De11il's Lake, Da.ko• lie also practices at Fort Tottin, a garrison of t11·0 hundred ta. troops. * Alice Johnson. '84, closed a sncccs;ful term or school near Williamstown on July 9. S!ie is now with her parents at the College. * J. Woodman. ' 1, is lecturer for the Van Buren county grange, and a successful farm er. Hls second child was bol'll April 20. R H. Gulley, '78, will teach the South Haven school next year. The atmosphere (political) of Mississippi dill not agree with him. H. K. Lum, with '85, graduated from the medical department of the U. of 11!. and was immediately appointed assistant in physiology. Ex-Senator Farr. '70, or Grauel Haven. is a member of the board of trustees of the Northern Asylum for the Insane, Trav erse City. Among the v:sitors at the College this term, not noted else ' . Lindsley, A. F . Kinnan, and L. where, were A. C. Bird, C. 11 W . Hoyt. * C. R. Dart, '81, is draughting [or the G. R. & I. rail road at Grand Rapids. Hi work there is very confin ing and is tel ling on his health. F. M. Standish is seen occasionally on tho College grounds, riding with his Lansing girl. His visits to L ansing arc short but they count. F. A. Gulley, '80, is secretary or the · National Agricultural Scientific Association, a meeting or which i5 to be held at Ann .Arbor, in August. J. R. Shelton, '82, is well pleased wilh Kansas. He is in tho firm of Shelton and Smith, furniture dealers (not hardware), :Minneapolis, Ka. J. D. Bennet, c'.ass 'SG of Hillsdale College, is taking a special course in some studies that he wishes to make up dmiog his summer vacation. Daniel Strange, '87, in answer to a call for " items or interest," says : "Principal item is John . Ho is only fh'e yeara old, bnt he is full of interest." * Chas. Humphrey, with '86, completed his first year in the law department or the U. o! 11!. , but expects now to outer the literary depa rtment. Ed. Smith, with '85, was seen on the ground;; a few days ago. We understand that he is tired or the west, and is now satisfied to stay in Michigan. With '85. 'Ihe Detroit Post says : "David Dodge of Ypsilanti, will se1Te Uncle Sam as mail agent between Chicago and Cleve land for 1,200 per year." W. W. Remington, '80, has been re-elected superin tendent and principal of the city schools at Fort Collins, Col., with a salary increased tu '1,500. Goo. Lawson. with '82, is r eceiving telle r in tl:e People· s Savings Bank, Detroit. Last w~ek he was robbed of . 500, and has no clew for its rccoYory. A. C. Redding, '83 , is taking a post.graduate course in chem istry. Ho will soon assume the duties of professor or chemis- try at Findlay College, Ohio. · * Those before whose names this mark is seen will be here at the alumni reunion. It is not certain about the others, but many or them are expected. P .ot. C. E . Bessey, 'G9, will del h•e r an address on "F ungi, " at the meeting of the American Pom ulogical Society, to be held at Grand Rapids in September. E. St. John, with' i, is building- a house for himself aud wife on bis father's farm. H e is farming on shares with his brother, l\I. St. ,John, '83, <•t Yates, N. Y. W. A. Bahlke, '83, studied elo3nlion at Chicago, then went west; taught elocution in Dakota, and is now studying law with the prosecuting attorney or Ionia. Professors W. C. Latta, '77, and J . Troop, 'i8, recently visited the Ohio State Unirnrsity (agricnltural) and expressed them selves well pleased with it. .Mr. Troop will make an cxhibiLion of insects at the next Indiana fai1-. THE C OLLEGE SPECULUM. 17 S. pton. ·8 1, sa ~· ::. : •'The only d<'grees <'xpe riencod since leavi11g college are 3i degrees below zero last winter." Hard ware uior,,hant, Yorroi lion , Dakuta. * W. A. Dotbany, '84, is printing in connection with his !lon era l storo at Farm111gton He could Ih t give up tire urt of print ing that he practiced whil e at college. W. T. Langley, ' 2, has been teaching- a two-months school at St. Ansgn. Iowa, and may continue there for another y t'ar. He speaks highly of Mitchell county. C. I I. Eldridge. '83, taug-ht on tho I sland of Mackinac la s t ye11r, and expects to remain there for another year, sala ry . 800. He possibly may study medicine instead. S. T. Ell:ot, with ' 2, is at Boston. H e is book-keepe r for the Massachusetts Benefit Association, oue of the largegL assess me1. t life insuran ce companies in America. C. A. Smith, M. D., with '8 1, is now ho use surgeon and super intend ent of th e Missouri l'adfic railroad hospital at Sedalia, I ,80Ll and t'xpenst•s. Mo., wiLh a salary or A. G . Jack, with '82, is a dairy farmer am! bretider of thor oughbred A.dern ey and Ayrshire cattle, at Med i", Pa. He sends nrilk to Philadelphia in hermetica ly sealed jars. * E i:ge11 • Dave nport. '78, has recently assumed th e Editor ship or the agricultural department of the H •stings Banner. He will r ead the history at the re union of the alumni. * B. J . l'tobertson, with '82, is a su t cessful " knhdrt of the mortar," nm! a member nnd ardent s uppor te r of the Michi2an Pharmaceutical Assoo:atiou. He lin•s at Breeds ville, is mar ried, n11d has a daughter. * S. M. Millard, '64, is presidt>nt of the board of tru stees of the Illinois Iu ri u st riHl Unive1sitv As the orator and alternate orator for Lhe Jorthcoming alumi1i reunion are unal le to be pres ent, he will give the address. N. P. Graham. O\"er tlmie years with '79, has again been sufftnin ~ from ill health fur some t:rn e past, anti is thre Ltened with consumption. H e i!' now in the m.,untains of Colorado, some Lhirty miles wost or Longmont. nea r Estes l'a rk. F. J. Hodges. '84. who is taking a post-graduate course, will be assistant in chemistry at the Uhica.w J)Jedical College next winter. For being one uf the Lhree hight1s t in rank in his class while there, he was also appuiuted pros1ictor in anatomy. It is not known wh ere th o fol owing alumni are Any in formation regarding them will be thankfully rocei\·ed by Prof. H.. C. Uarpenter: Wells, '68; Hrad11e 1·, '69; JohtHon, '69; Willdns, '69; Frazer, "iO; Niles . '75; A. A Robin,,ou, '18; Guile, '79. l\Iichitaro T,;uda., '84, Yis ited this country in July, but came no furth er Urnn San Franci co. H e came to purchase agricult ural impl~ment;., pla nts, &eeds a11tl cattle. He expects soon to ship about one hundred fine milch cows to his farm in Japan. * Among others who have expressed their int~ ntion to be here at the alumni reu nion. are: L . B. Hall and A. J. Chappell, '82; E . H. Northrop. with '8!; G. D. Moore, '71; D. McPhersen. 'i4; J. H. Tibbits, '73; U. E Sumner, '79; 0. C Howe, '83 ; A.G. Gulley, '68. Bob Bake1-, with '84., has sever ed hi s connection with the l "nion City Reai.qter, and is now book-keeper with the St. J ohns Man ufacturing Company. Before lea dug Union City his friends presented him with a gold-headed cane. He visited the Co!l .. ge in July. l\Irs. Nellie S. Kedzie, professor or domestic economy and lady principal at the Kansas Agricultural College, took a trip to Maine. and then came to the College, where she is now visit ing her father-in-law, Dr. R. C. Kedzi e. She is the widow of R. F. Kcclzie, '71. * '84. The Lansing R epu blican of July 9 says : "E. C. Bank, as sistan t supeiintendcnt of the Re'.orm School at Lansing, :md l\Iiss Ellie J\J. Clark of L eighton, were married July 8, at the residence of the bride·s parents at L eighton ." Carl was given a fine reception on his return. * A. L. Bem is, with '83, is at tho College studying chemistry and general history. H o has been principal of t ile Pewamo schools, but will next year act as professor of chemi~try, civil go1·ernmcnt, and penman hip in the Ionia schools. The Ionia schools are run on the polytechnic plan. A lclter just receiYed from E. ':I. Bradner, '69, states that he left Oleta, Cal., two yPars ago, and is now at Beech, Wayne Co., Mi ch. H e is suffe rin~ from "neurasthemia," and for the past four yoars has been unable to do any r eg ular work. l!'or the present his address will be as given above. J. W. Beaumout, '82, had intended lo lea1·e Saginaw for Chi cago, but was taken into a law firm and remained there. His v ;sit at the College a short time 11go was pr.ncipally to obtai11 point in fayor of the College, to argue against th e frirncls of the University. Saginaw is a strong UniYersity city. Dr. W. L. Wilcox, with '82, found it necessary to r esign his poeitio11 in the medical collPge at Chicago, on account of his extensirn prn c~i ce . His address is 108 Washington street, Chi cago. To stop all conflicling- rPports. it is well to state that A. w. Page, '84, is certainly man ied. He bou'!ht a farm of 160 acres or the "finest land in Dakota," lying ou both sides of the Jim river . A. B. Simonson, '77, is one of the four physicians employed by the Calumet and H ecla mining company, Calumet, Mich. T he doctor is well liked, aud is meeting with great suceess in his chosen profession. W. L . Carpenter, '75, r ecently defended a case in the United State ; court, the trial of which lasted tweuty days-the longest trial ever held in that court. Six cents were granted as dam ages without cost . * C. L. Bemis, '74, is at the College studying botany and chemistry. He has for several years been principal of the Port land schools. and will occupy the same position the comin"' year. Spea king of him tho Portland Review says: "Who a";; fill instructor has few equals and no Hrpcriors in this part of the State." * G. F . Beasley, '68, is a lawyer at Detroit. He is carrying on a careful etudy in botany, geology, chemistry. physiology and aslrunomy, combined wi 1h Grel.' k, English, and Canadi,in his tory and literature. He is at liberty to rnceive his second de gree at any time he 0:1ooses. He most carefully avoids• 'the halter of matrimon~· ." E. l\I. Preston. '62. r ece ntly visited the Sandwich Islands. Upon his return t i> hi s home at Nevada, California, he gave an account of ihe visit, whiCh receirnd great praise. and was pub lished in full in several papers. \V hi le at the Islands he ob tained many rare specimens as a·1 addition to tire collection be intends giving to the l"ollege . W . H. Bristol, with ' 3, is 11t Shreveport, La. He receh-ed his LL. B . at the U. of M. and practiced law for a short time, but on account or poor health and a dislike for the law, he gave up th t work. At presen t he is devoting his t :me to the study of scie ll c'e and literature. W. S. Delano, '8 t. is at Shreveport, and th ey purs ue the study of cntowology together. It is with regret that we announce the death of l\Iorse W. Jonl'S, '80. After leaving college Mr. Jones went to t. Paul, l\liun., and studied law with G. S. and C. Olis. His health giv ing out at this place he r eturned to his father's farm at Richland , Kalamazoo county, and while there, in a fit of melancholy, shot himself. He was a close student, and too hard study led to his death. l\1. M. J)larble, wilh '84., will co:itinue to act as principal or the Lansing high school with a salary of 'l,000. David Howell , wiLh '66, is Euperintendent, and with the help of l\fr. Marble, he has brought the h:gh school from a (?)school to a respectable institution. Among other students from here, employed in the L a nsing city schools, are Miss Alice Weed, '82, in the seventh gnide, and Miss May Wolcott, with '85, in charge of the Fifth Ward school. Frank Benton, '79, has no w a permanent nddress, Mun ich, Ger mun~·. Since graduation he has b.•en engaged in intro du ·ing bees of variuu varieties-Palestine, Cyprian, Italian and Afric111. H e has made jo11rneys Lo Jav.t and Ceylon in quest of them. A sm,Lll paper, B ees, is pub:ishecl by him from time to time for the bcnelit of his correspondents. The issues this year wer dated at l•'lorence, Italy; Larnaca, Cyprus; Tunis, Africa; and Beyrout, Syria. John Swift, '68, M. S. in '71, two years after graduation was sent, on the r ecommendation of President H. Bcnt!ce and Prof. Ilentice, to the Maino Agricultural Colkge, as professor of botany, horticulture, and landscape gardening. At the end of one year he resigned, after doing a large amount of work in organizing the labor department and furnishing plans for the grounds-his plans w, 1 e adopted in preference 1.o Prof. Olm steud's. He then came to Michigan and cleared a new farm in Wayne county, r emai ning five years. For two and one-half Years was clerk iu tho Auditor General's office under General Ely, then left to take charge of the laying out and improvement of the Harbor Point resort grounds, near Harbor Springs, and made this the plea antest resort in Northern Michigan. Last summer he laid out a twentv-1.iveacre cemetery in the "natural style ." At present he is engaged in land and ornamental sur veying, acting a Jand and took ngent !Jetween times, and gives some attention to improving a farm near Cross Village, this farm being ·'tho most beautiful spot on eanh." Six months ar or graduation he married Jenn ·e E. Brig!{P, of near Pontiac, "a farmer's daughter neither rich nor hanclbome." Has fh·c boys and one girl between the ages of one anti fifteen years. He probably will be here at the re union. 18 THE COLLEGE S PECULUM. The residence and business of the alumni can be obbined from the triennial catalogue, which was recently issued-that is so far as that catalogue is correct. TJ1e editol' of this rtepart ment has been very careful in collecLing these personals, and thinks that thev can be relied upon, even shoL1ld th(ly differ from the new catalogue. BARNARD'S Co:uET .-The following interesting tele gram from Prof . Pickering, of Harvard College, to L. G. Carpenter, gives positions of the new comet and data respecting it : "Customable di,git:1toJ butternut border inspection even ly cover jolter casuist jaw cenotary irresistiuly cban.!!;eably invoke cheruu intenex felter. " It is e;rneedingl y faint, being now of about the t welfth magnitude . It was near est the sun May 17, being then rtbout 228,000,000 million miles from it. The comet is now about 160,000,000 of miles from Its position July 25 is 16 hrs., 52 111 . in the earth. right ascension, and 14° 321 south declination, a point. in the constellation Ophinchus, a little to the nor th and east of Antares of Scorpio . 'rhe .discornrer, E. E . Barnard of Nash\ille, r e ceives the $200 reward offered by H . H . Warner of Rochester, N. Y., for the first comet of tbe year. The Catliopean Clarion for :\fa~, is well filled wil.h liLernry articles, but its personals :ire w:wting. We think this part or a college paper should be well suppo1 ted, since tho personals are of must interest lo lhe alumni. The University .Mirror is 11lwavs a welcornA visitor. The Mav number coutains some very intel'estiD!..\' litern1·v artic:es. The essays, "General Gordon," ·'Pol itics on Both Sicles of tbo Se11," and "Socrates vei·siis Cltrist," are ably wl'ittPn. The Best Goods! Latest Styles! WEST C 0 TT_,. PRIGES THE LOWEST. A. TURNER Dry Goods and GroGBriBs, No . 112 l\lrcHIGAN AvE ., LANSJ~G, 1\IrcH., DEALER IN foreign and Domestic Woolens A~D GEN TS' FURNIS H ING GOODS . 117andll9 Michiga n Ave., LANSING, MICH. TO ~'.I "\V ESTCOTT, Th e Cut. t er~ EUGENE 'J\TILLIAMS PROPRIE T OR OF "7\T_ D_ SABIN"""., -DEALER IN- 1 06 GRAND STREET, N ORTH OF' C H APMAN H OUSE. BUSINESS ON CASH BASIS , .AT R EAS OX ABLE PRICES. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO STUDENTS. Firs t-Class R igs at all hoiirs of day or nig h t. 1'elep hone in Connect·ion wit h Offi ce. 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J 1 :VI M Y 1.l i\ H K E Y. Students, Come a nd See ])1:<>. f£fl~!Y & SUITS, FunBral IlirBctors ana FurnitnrB IlBalBrs. Oun UNDERTAKER'.' OuTFIT IS :r.rosT CollIPLETE. lJ6¥" Our Stock of Furniture is Desirable. Metropo[1~an APt Oa~!&PJil STUDENTS' ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. SPECIAL RATES TO 8TUDENTS. OUR PRICES ARE LOW. COME AN I> ~EE ME. 201 Washington Avenue. C. W . LEO N ARD. B. F. SIMONS, 1 04 Washi ngton A ven ue, DISPLAYS THE FINEST A:ND LARGEST STOCK OF DRY GOODS AND CARPETS THAT HAS EVER BEEN OPENED IN THE CITY. YOU '\"ILL ALWAYS FED GOODS AS REPl{ESENTEll A.:\D OUR l1 RIC!£8 AT THE BOTTOM. THE M. C. LILLEY & CO. I -IEADQUARTERS FOR MILITARY GOODS OF ALI__J !{INDS, REGALIA SUPPLIES, BAND EQUIPMENTS, BASE BALL SUITS, AND U:n.if"o:rms <>f" a11 Desc:rip"tio:n.s. ~pecial Inducements to $tudents and those getting up Glubs or Gompanies. COLUJY.I:BUS, 0 :a:: I 0 _ No. 119 WASHINGTON AVENUE. JN"o_ 106 J:v.l:ich.iga:n. .av-e., LANSING. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO STUDENTS' CUSTOM. STUDENTS SURE OF EXCELLENT WORK IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, BY FIRST-CLASS ARTISTS. FIRS'f-OLASS ARTISTS. EXCELLENT WORK. ELI BIDELMAN, Proprietor. FINE CIGARS AND TOBACCO J. -W. DA VIS, Proprietor . . IN STOCK A'£ ALL TIMES. STUDENTS FIND AT -W-. RAFLEE : i A . Large and :I!-.inc 8t:ocl.: or WHOLESALE A~D RETAIL DEALER IN Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Diamonds, Silver and Plated-Ware. GENTS' HATS AND CAPS 119 WASHINGTON A VENUE, - LANSING, MICH. :CJN" T:S:E L.aTEST STYLES. REPAIRING NEATLY DONE. F'UR~ITURE! A LARGJ<: AS;:)ORTMEN'l' OF' ALWAYS ON I-IAND. SPECIAL . FIGURES . TO STUDENTS. Opposite Opera House. D. ~- ~ M. J. BtrCK. CURTAIN DRAPERY AND TRIMMINGS A SPECIALTY! SUMMER AND FALL S TUDENTS A N D OTHERS WILIJ REMEMBER TlH.T LEDERER & SONS ARE HEADC~UARTERS FOR AND ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN Hats, Caps, and Gents' Furnishing Goods. LARGEST STOCK, MOST FASHIONABLE GOODS, LOWEST PRICES. Th is is our reputa tion , a nd we h ave maintain ~ d it fo r twenty years. L ansinJ, August 1, 1885. H . LEDERER & SONS, The Clothiers, W AeIII NGTON A VENUE . 'THE STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, P. 0., Agricultural College, near Lansing, Mich. 'This institution is thoroughly equipped, having a large teach ing fo rce; also ample facilities for illustra tion ancl manipulation, including Laboratories, Conservatories, Libra ry, Museum, Class-room Apparatus, also a Large and Well stocked Farm. fOUlf YE-4/f S -4/f E If EQUllf ED TO CO/flf LETE Tlf E COUlf SE, - EMBRACING - CHEMISTRY, l\1ATHEMATICS, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY, VETERINARY, ENGLISH L ANGUAGE AND LITEHATURE , MILITARY TAC'l'ICS, AND ALL OTHER BRANCHES OF A COLLEGE COUBSE EXCEPT FOREIGN LANGUAGES. Three hours labor on each " ·orking day, except Sat.nn1ays. Maximum rate paid for labor, eight cents -an hour. RATEs.- Tuition free . Ulub boarding. CA L EN D AR FOR THE YEAR ·18 85 . Februar y 25th Spring Term begins . May 20th Spring Term ends. May 27th Summer Ter m begins. August 19th Sum mer Ter m en ds; Commencement. August 26th College Year begins; Entrance examin a tions at 9 o'clock A. M. For Ca talogue apply t o EDWIN WILLIT 8, PRESIDENT, OR R. G. BAI RD, SECRETARY .