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The Death of Eva.

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C. H, JUDSON, UNION LITERARY SOCIETY,

With noiseless feet, and softened touch,
A maiden lady moves around

A room wherein is beauty, such
As on this sphere is seldom found.

The bed is draped in hazy white;
And on a mantel o'er the head,
Softened by the fading light,
An image of the one who bled,

That mortal man might thus be healed.
A curtain holds in outstretched hand,

Which, waving gently, seems to yield
To breezes from the perfumed land.

The carpet, with its center red
With handsome reées in full bloom,
Forms striking contrast to the bed,
And gives a brightness to the room.

A dainty stand upholds a vase,

From choicest alabaster wrought;
Which lightly holds in its embrace

A moss rose bud, by Topsy brought.

A last, lone ray of light flits by,
And rests upon the angel face

Of one who soon is doomed to die ;
For nearly run is her brief race.

To die ?}—such souls can never die,
But simply burst their earthly bands,

And, rising to the home on high,
Resume their Ife in Heavenly lands.

And as he gazed upon her face,
So beautiful, and yet so frail,
So full of mild, angelic grace,
St. Clair could not restrain a wail.

“Oh God! is she to leave me so?
She, whom I would die ta save?
My life will be an endless woe
When she is carried to her grave.”

As thus in murmurs low he spoke,
The ray of sunlight reached her eyes,
And with a troubled toss she woke ;
And as the fog of morning flies

When Phoebus rises in his might ;

So St. Clair's trouble face was cleared,
And as the calm, angelic light

Drove sorrow from his face, he neared

Her side, and listened as she said,
“Papa, please have aunty come

And cut a few curls from my head,
So that | may give to some

“Of my dear friends a sign of love,
By which they can remember * Pet,’
And when I reach my home above
I'll look and see if they forget.

“And, papa, may our people come
Into my room, where I may talk

To them of Jesus Christ, with whom
In Heavenly streets I soon shall walk?"

St. Clair called Miss Ophelia, who
At his approach had moved away,

And soon some curls of golden hue
Shone bright as in a heap they lay.

And then the servants all drew near,
And listened with abated breath

As their sweet mistress, Eva dear,
Talked to them of sin and death,

And of the one who died to save
Us all, and taught ws how to live

So that when we reach the grave
We may be prepared to give

A good account to Him who made
Our mortal bodies and our souls ;
Then long and earnestly she prayed
That Christ would take them to His folds.

And then, with tearful eyes, they took
The curls she gave them, one by one,
And cast a lingering, loving look
On her whose race was #0 So0n run.

The midnight hour drew on apace,
And found sweet Eva sound asleep,
With Miss Ophelia in her place,
The nightly vigil there to keep.

And as the midnight hour slipped past,
A change awept o'er the sleeper’s face,
And Miss Ophelia knew the last
Must soon, yes very soon, take place.

She hastily aroused St. Clair,
And all the house was soon astir,
And burried to the bedroom where
The doctor and the others were.

No deathly shade o'erspread her face,

The change was one sublime and grand;
One that time can ne'er erase

From minds that by a death-bed stand.

St. Clair stooped o'er his dying child,
And whispered gently “Eva, dear; "

She opened wide her eyes and smiled,
And said, ‘ Papa, why, are you here?”

And as she spoke, she seemed to be
Watching something overhead.
“ Darling, tell me what you see."
And answering him, Eva said;

“] see some angels, and they hold
In eliher pure, angelic hand
A harp of Ophir's purest gold,
And on beyond this Heavenly band

Jesus stands and beckons me
To come to Him, and I must go,
So good bye, papa dear, but see,
The gates are open and they show —”

And without another word

Her soul passed through those Heavenly gates,
As when a long imprisoned bird

Leaves its cage and joins its mates.
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The Benefit Derived From Reading Good
Classes of Fiction.

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iL. C. COLBURN, ECLECTIC SOCIETY.

A great deal has been said in favor of the reading of
coo fiction, and quite as much against it, Many
eminent clergymen have written against all classes of
fiction as being the source of much erime; but the
sternly demand for the works of the best authors, incl
cates that there are many persons who have other views
of the subject.

In looking over the shelves of our library we find
works of fictions, treating of all kinds of subjects. “The
historical novel takes us back through long ages, and
vives us pictures of ancient domestic life with a vivicl-
ness that transports us to the time and place depicted.
These works supply a want that ne amount of history
can fill. In reading history we are likely to omit miuny
of the details that are given and strive to arrive at a
mental picture of the scene without studymg these
details, we arc wearied and lay aside the volume with.
out completing it. In the historical novel we have the
picture formed for us and so presented as te hold our
attention; the characters taking part in the events,
become as real as those surrounding us in evervday life.
Many histerians are given preference becuse their
histories are written in the narrative sivle,

The observation and analysis of chiraecter is of geri
use to novel writers in securing attention and mterest.
Who can read the works of Dickens without seeing the
correctness of his delineation of the characters of men?
Tis characters are these of evervaliay life. Must of his
novels present tu Us people With whom we mect at
every turn, Facin, the Jew, is to be fourkl in any of
our large cities. The discription of this one character
and the narration of his doings led to careful investiga
tion regarding the education of that class whieh lives by
thieving. Who can real the analysis of the character
and lives of George Eliot’. heroes and heroines without
desiring to imitate thei better qynuities ? Lord Latten’s
fast atts af Pome per wives Us one of tlie best bowelitige
pictures of submission to physical defomity, in’ the
character of the blind girl.

Wilkie Collins gives to us the thoughts of many
Walter Scott carrics as back to the
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any
ancl

classes of society.
days of the tournament and border warfare.
romances bring to our minds more vividly than
history, the strugele of the Seoteh for their rights
liberties. He makes us feel the wrongs and sufferings
of the people as if they were our own. His character
of Jeanie Deans is the bese and purest of womanly
sacrifice for one whom she lowed,

WhLost work ont

sauthvors juive hiv) sea ered idea to
in their stories. Perhaps one of the greatest is worked
out in Mrs. Stowe'’s Qvele Sow's Cabin, This one
work opened the eyes of the North te the barbarities of

slavery and roused them to wipe out the blot upon the

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name of a nation that acknowledges, “All men are
created free and equal.” Charles Reade’s works are
nearly all written to correct the evils arising under the
laws of England, His descriptions of the sufferings of
the inmates of private mitil-houses led to a better knowl-
edee of the methods of treatment inthem, Fis stories
of the senseless punishment of criminals, led to substitut-
ing labor for those confined, instead of the straight
jacket and turning a weighted wheel. They give us an
idea of the wrongs that can he done in the name of
Many writers on temperence have done much
throurh the merlin of their shorn, by presenting the
pictures of misery anel crime caused hy inlemperance,
lu the form of astery we vet a better view of the real
nature of the case than we could by a mere statement of
the facts.

There is still another benefit to be derived from read-
ing good fiction, ALL know that our associations not
only fori our character, but give to our language a
form that can not be mistaken. Tf a chikl has been
brought up where he has hal the benefit of the associa-
tion of cucated people, his language will be correct;
when he wishes te tell of anything that has happened
he ts net ata lees fer words with which te express his
ideas, Goel hooks supply, to a great extent, the places
of association with educated people. In the works of
etarcird authars we have wiven us the best thoughts
clothed in the nest correct lane, “unl bay resulting
these works we naturally adept some of the foruis of
expression met with,

The student who seklom or never reads a werk of
fiction can have but limited tlens of fe. We can not
all travel and see for ourselves the various countries
run phases ae BOMICHY 5 hut the stundlard novel supplies
nearly all that we may get by traveling: it takes us inte
The careful renling of a
word lock ives expres reasoning power, because a
person cannot follow such lines of rensoning as are
often presented by the best writers of fiction without
forming a habit of reasoning for himself. The reading
of germ! novels vives the stucent expanded ideas and
furnishes him subjects for meditation and reflection long
after he has finished reacline the book.

Prescribed Course in Colleges.

PILI B. WooDworkeTil, TI DELTA THETA

FEATER STEW.

The stidents of to-hiy are realizing the greatest rev-
olution ino education since the time of Lord Bacon,
namely —the transition from the exclusive classical
TN oct onl y this

ereat change, but also several minor changes in college

compre to the admission of the sciences,

training are of recent orien,
The elective system in colleges is one of the changes
Not that we should have

a rigid preseribed course for all alike; one extreme 1s

lishle to he carricd to excess,
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fully as undesirable as the other. The young college
student who thinks he knows just what he wants and
just what he don't want, is liable to be mistaken. All
students prefer to pursue those studies in which they
are proficient, and, if opportunity presents, the much
needed studies are entirely forsaken. This is the rea-
son that there is great inducement held out to young
men by the upstart institutions of learning where the
aimis wealth. They inform young men that they may
study only such studies as are desired; and having com-
pleted a certain number of hours—graduate. That
such a graduate can be symetrically educated and have
anything like a liberal education is absurd.

It is not uncommon to have students, generally see-
ond year men, say, “Why stuff grammar or rheteric
down the unwilling throat of a pupil who will never
make a grammarian and might make a splendid
mathematician’ The statement convicts itself, and
would make its ideal a “one idea man,” and that so

narrow that no one else would be benefitted by the Sup |
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posed precious idea. Following this same line, our
great mathematicians that are referred to as authority,
are the men whe have written books of real worth.
And these books are not found wanting in grammar
and rhetoric. Anyone who intends to devote time to
the natural aciCnees Tins lsc ales clop literars Erbstans if!
this, the ave of books,

Institutions of high standing will wot eraduate any
person on any special study unless it is accompanied by
acertain amount of training in the literary branches.
The men who stand at the head of the scientific depart-

ments object to an exclusive course of study bearing
“directly on one branch. No one is admitted to such
institutions by passing a limited line of common school
studies, but all stucies must have received some atten-
tion.

Some think that it is not reasonable that studies that
The
superior knowledge and extended practice of the fac-
ulty has not half the weight as what the misused indi-
Vidual ¢Agmés alweat it.

are distasteful to themselves should be required.

The small boys in the district school, and in fact,
many large ones in city high schools, object to certain
studies which they pronounce absolutely worthless,
Whiat the teacher knows about it is of minor import-
ance. Later this much annoyed teacher will attend
the normal school or some college and repeat the exper-
iment by trying to improve on the more excusable
efforts of their own scholars,

If the course in this college was entirely clective,
how many of us would gladly skip all grammar and

essay work? Yet with the present required work how |

few master the branch even passably. The coming
college student will probably be blessed as have those
of the past by having among them chronic kickers,
all good fellows, who require the effort as a tonic
Necessary to life.

| provements in electrical apparatus to day.

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Hard Work Accomplishes More Than Genius.

Go DT. PERRIGO, DELTA TAU DELTA.

Genius isan equivocal term. There are very few
real geniuses. If a great invention is made, or a man
suddenly comes into prominence through some change
of civil affairs our first comment is, venius cid it, In
many cases this it truc, but in the majority of cases it is
false.

‘A man can never make himself a
genius, although he may, by his constant perseverance,
by hard work, ascend from the bottom to the top
of the ladder of fame; from the condition of the com-

Genius is inborn,

mon laborer’s son to the highest place in the nation.
Nothing of note can be accomplished by genius with-
out work,
out genius. Look at Edison whom we call the greatest
genius in his particular vocation.

Much can be accomplished by work with-

He is toiling in his
laboratory from morning until night. It was by his
earnest persevering efforts that we have the great im-
Would the
“electric light” have ever been discovered by genius
alone? No. Can we say that genius emancipated three
millions of slaves. [twas by hard work, and after pass-
hie arreat obstiches that Linceln reached tht pesition
When he wascnabled to accemplish that vreat object
which will be immertalized by history. It was talent,
not genius, anc talent that was the product of a rich and
cultivated mind. Mozart, probably one of the greatest
musical eeniuses the world has ever seen, was constantly
Did he sit idly waiting for his
If he hacl

at work on his music.
genius to produce his great compositions?
the world might never have heard of him,

Trace the career of many of the most enlightened
men of the times. Those who hold positions of preat
trust in the nation, and it will invariably be found that
they are not men of genius, of brilliant endowment,
but men of good solul worth, men who have fought
their way through poverty and through adversity.
Though ofttimes discouraged yet they have pressed on
until they have won the prize they so richly deserved.

We find almost invariably that the greatest geniuses
have been men and women of constant application,
Although some geniuses have produced great works,
seemingly without any effort, yet if all were told we
would find that hours and days of toil had been spent
upon the apparently spontaneous production.

Qn the other hand, much can be accomplished by
work without genius. This class is very common to us.
We can all point out many who have steadily risen by
their patient industry and constant study to fill eminent

| positions. We can all recall some poor boy who, it may
be, came from the farm, determined to go through col-
lege, and who now may be holding a position that any

of us might envy. There are a multitude of such in-

stances. Was it by genius or hard work that these men
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succeeded? ‘The majerity of our great men to-day are
not men of genius, but men who have known what it is
to burn the midnight oil, wot in revelry or merry mak-
ing, but for the earnest thought and study by which
they were enabled to attain the popular and honored
positions they now hold.

One great fault of men of litthe genius is that they |

lack application. In fact, many men and women whom

we might justly enll PHM SES are never known to the

world, because they rely too much upon their genius; |
thinking that that will accomplish what experience has |

taught us can be accomplished only by hard work, If
we should make acareful investigation we would find
that the majority of our statesmen, our philosophers,

and our business men, are men of little wenius but erent |
| in their explanations were admirably executed, and on
| the whole the entire exercise was as interesting as any-

application,

SCIENTIFIC,

Botany at the Michigan Agricultural College.

In the December number of the Mefanical Gazette,

ratories of the United States, and inclucled that of this
College in the number. The article was accompanied
by illustrations, including one of our Botanical Labora-
tory. A few extracts from the article appeared in the
last number of the Srecunum.

Seeing the article, the editor of the Wickigan Afod-
erator was glad to use the electrotype, and also spoke
good words for the department.

G,. W. P., of Penn., editor and proprietor of aré's
Floral Magazine, also requested the loan of the elec-
trotype, and added a complimentary notice,

The Hon. C. W. Garfield, editor of the Michigan
Fforticudiuris#, also requested the use of the cut, which
appeared on the first page of the July number,

Within eight months our laboratory has been illus-
trated and highly complimented in four different maga
SIMs.

From the last article we make a few extracts:

“At the recent June meeting of the Michigan State
Horticlutural Society, convened in Lansing, one of the
most pleasant hours of the convention was occupied by
members of Prof. Beal’s class in botany. Seventeen
young ladies and gentlemen, fresh from original work
in the botanical laboratory, gave three-minute talks to
the assembled horticulturists upon topics which they
had been studying by the aid of the microscope.

«The work these young people are doing at the
Agricultural College was not attempted in any of our
colleges fifteen years ago,

* The subjects of the talks given us were as follows:

“4. Structure of a leaf.

«2, The mouth of a leaf,

“3. Young hairs of a leaf.

“4, Sting of a nettle.

5, Protoplasm in motion.

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“6. Palisade cells in a lea€.

7. Starch of common and wild Arizona potato com-
pared,

“8. The frame work of a leaf,

“9. Pibers of cotton, fax, wool, and silk compared,
Why nuts are hard.
Tough and brittle white ash, as seen magnified,
structure of a grain of wheat.

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Pollen and its growth.
Quince rust,

“75. Corn smut.

“16, A study of common mould.

“17. Effeets of severe cold or heat in cells and their
contents,

“The drawings mace by the students and employed

thing ever presented to the society.

“The students were questioned upon the topics they
claborated by the horticulturists present, and the an.
swers given were prompt und clear, # © #

“The work done here is rendered attractive: to the

the editors “wrote up" twelve leading Botanical Labo. | students amd is certainly calculated to stimulate orginal

investigation in the field which the «New Botany *

occupies.”

Our Natural History Society.
Since its organization in May, 1872, with W. K,
Kedzie as its first president, the Natural History Society

| has been a prominent feature of the Agricultural Col-

lege. Occasional lectures have been given by members
of the Faculty and others, but the meetings which have
attracted most attention were those in which the stu-
dents took a prominent part. From the large attend-
ince at its mectings and a comparison of our programs
with those of similar societies in other colleges, we are
confident that our Natural Llistory Society is following
the right plan,

‘To add to the proof that the society is doing goad
work, let us quote from the Michigan Horticudturist
for July, 1886. The editor is Hon, C. W. Garfield,
class of "7o, secretary of the State Horticultural Society,
and of the American Pomological Society. He is
known all over the Nation among horticulturists for his
excellent programs. At the last meeting of the State
Horticultural Society, held with Capital Grange at
North Lansing, some of the students of Professors
Cook, Beal, and Bailey occupied places on the pro-
gram. The selections made were such as would be
especially adapted to a meeting of horticulturists, and
all were samples of the illustrated papers that have been
presented at recent meetings of the Natural History Society
of this college. They were no better than others which
have been presented at our meetings, Hear what the
wide-awake secretary and editor says in the magazine
above mentioned:
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“Prof. Beal gave a very entertaining exercise, aided
by seventeen members of his class, on botany.
_young men doing special work under the guidance of
Prof, Cook, gave valuable papers upon Plant Lice,
Mitea, and the Imported Currant Borer, One of the
most attractive exercises of the meeting was a paper by
our Japanese friend, Kizo Tamari (a special student at
the college), on the Japan Persimmon.

«The last evening, Prof. Bailey entertained the con-
vention with exercises prepared by Agricultural Col-
lege students under his guidance, upon A Fire Hot-bed,
Training Peas, Experiments in Grafting, Botany of the
Raspberries and Blackberries, Location of Walks and
Drives, and Effect of Various Solutions in Quickening
the Germination of Seeds,

“No recent meeting of the society has had a more
interesting program of exercises, nor has any meeting
been so well filled with excellent short papers and dis-

cussions,”
W. J. Bean.

Velocity of Light.

The most recent determination of the velocity of

light is that of Prof. Simon Newcomb, whose ex. |

periments, made under direction of congress, have re-
cently been published. From his own experiments and
from those of Michelson and others he deduces 299,860
kilometres, or 186,326 miles as the most probable
velocity in value, with an even chance of being 30
kilometres in error.

This, with the lately accepted value of the constant of
aberration, would make the distance of the sun a little
less than ninety-three millions of miles.

AN IMPRESSION is prevalent that mathematics is a
science which remains the same now, as it has been for
centuries. ‘To elementary geometry, whose processes
and text books have not been materially changed since
the time of Euclid, much of the impression isdue, But
very different is the real state of the case. Indeed, no
science has made more or greater advances during the
last hundred, or the last twenty years than this same
science. But unfortunately from the chatacter of the
science, the processes of the higher branches of analysis

must ever remain unknown ite all but a few, anid lis.
coveries which broaden the range and vastly increase
the power of analysis are unknown and unappreciated
by those whose attention is not attracted in that direc-
tion, Within the past few months we may chronicle
the birth of a new branch of the science which prom-
ises to prove infinitely more fruitful to the progress of
mathematical science than any of the many great clis-
coveries of the last thirty years. It is known as the
method of Reciprocants, and, while closely connected
with, it is still independent of the great theory of Invar-

iants, and far transcends it in the extent of its subject
matter and the range of its applications.

Three | beyond the time expected from the eleven-year period,

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THE LAST maximum of sun spots was greatly delayed

The eleven-year period, it may not be generally under-
stood, is the mean of many periods, whose average
variability from the mean is about two years. There
are clear indications that the maximum was passed some
three years ago, and that we are now well on the way
to the minimum, In general the descent from the
maximum to the minimum is gradual, while the rise to
the maximum is quite abrupt.

During the first half of 1885 there were, from 59
days’ observations, on the average, G1 spots in 5 groups.
During the second half, from 86 days observation, the
average was 40 spots and 334 groups. This year, to
August first, the average was 33 spots and 3 groups

| from $1 days’ observations,

The sun is rarely seen entirely free from spots,
but the days of spotlessness increase toward the mini-
mum. In 1882 it was seen free from spots on two days,
six days in 1883, twice in 1884, four times in 1885, and
already this year on six days, the last one being July 10.

AN AURORA that was quite brilliant was seen at the
College July 27, its arch extending to 45 degrees. It
was preceded, as is usually the case, by active disturb-
ances on the surface of the sun, a large spot breaking
up into many fragments,

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AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MICH., AUGUST ¢, 1556,

THe coLLEce hus just passed through a week that for

general excitement exceeds any other period of many
times that length since the institution was founded.

The circumstances are familiar to all, Beginning
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with the investigation of certain charges brought in
coud faith against the professor of agriculture. and his
methods of teaching, the week has ended in the depart-
ure of cighteen highly respected seniors.

“The many accounts of the week's proceedings and its

results as reflected back to us from the press, show the

false h@ht in which the affair ts regarded and the |
manhood and industry so well displayed during their

wrong conclusions reached by those ignorant of the cir-

cumstances,
Such expressions as “The Rebel Students,” and

“The boys don't run the school,” would incicate that |

the State Board and students had been fighting each
other with bitter hatred to see which would come out
best, While the boys do not express themselves as
satisfied with all the actions and decisions of the board,
yet there was no question as to the power of their
authority. Looking simply at the first cause and final
result it might appear that the eighteen suspended
seniors instigated all the dissatisfaction; nothing could be
further from the truth. Regarding the expulsion of a
student, for refusing to testify in an affair in which he
was not engaged, as unjust, they stated in respectful
terms to the board what they should consider their duty
in regard to class day and commencement exercises

unless the expelled student was reinstated. The

themselves whether they should engage expensive
Whether the stand

taken by them was just and reasonable or not, lies with

music and hold class day exercises.

each person to decide.

The State hoard did not consider it so, while many of
the seniors yet fail to see where they overstepped their
right, Whether it was wise on the part of the eigh-
teen to persist in the resolutions after the board hac
ordered them to be withdrawn, is a question on which
the judgements of different individuals of the class
differed.

As regards the attitude of the seniors toward disor-
ganization, of which they were accused by a member of
the faculty, we have only to say that before leaving
they advised all dissatisfied students to fall into line and
work as though nothing had occurred to disturb the
routine of college life,

We know that the penalty of suspension is gener:
ally looked upon as a disgrace, but in this instance we
hope it will be regarded by all, as it 1s by il large majority
of the students, as the result of circumstances by which
the boys surrounded themselves, in maintaining what
they considered to be tieht.

This must be recognized’ as a fact, even though 4he
action of the boys be considered wholly wrong, “and
the action of the board strictly just.

The true, manly character of the suspenctlecd stucents
will show in spite of the disadvantage at which they are
now placed, and one mistaken action on their part should

not be allowed to hide their sterling qualities of honor,

four years of honest toil at the college.

a cemeee

Wr hope it will not be long before the athletics of
the college are as well organized as are the other de-
partments, The value of systematic physical training
in colleses is toa well established to need comment
here. Anyone who has observed the tireless energy of
the strong physique and compared it with the weaker
efforts ot the enfechled prodigy of learning, cannot
hesitate as to which is the wise course for students to
follow, The world receives just as much benefit and
no more from the wonderfully learned indiviclual who
is unable to mingle with this “working day worl,” as
‘t does from the muscular giant in the side show.
True, our labor afternoons has lessencel the need of

athletics, but when laboratory work partially takes the

place of field labor, as it should and doubtless will clo as

seniors beleived they were taking a step in a matter | the number of students increases, there will be need for
over which they had perfect control ; that ‘i rested with | better means for athletic exercises,

The interest taken in field sports is in a measure pro-
This
skill in the past has been greater or less, owing to the
We con tell of

ascason when, with good leadership and practice, the

portional to the skill acquired in such sparts.

presence or absence of efficient leaders.

' college base ball team suffered but one defeat while

vaining many victories; on the other hand, the Reform
School might relate an instance of the following season
—-we don’t like to—when, lacking organization, we
played a game and left our ball with our opponents.
If we remember correctly, the interest taken in athlet-
ics for the rest of that season could hardly be called
animated,

It might be quite impossible to possess equal skill at
all seasons, but complete organization in this, as in all
other things, woul prevent creat demoralization.

In the event of organization we could have a second
nine in which youthful aspirants could prepare them-
A second nine
would also be valuable in keeping the college team im
practice. Thoweh they could not expect many victories,
yet they might ace the tite when under favorable cil’
cumstances they would be able to run their score up fo

selves for positions in the first nine,

o while the “Invincibles™ were gett
y He the “lnvincibles” were getting 53.
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ee ae eee ee

Base ball is not the only one of our field Id sports that |

woul! be improved by organization, The three tennis

clubs. if united into an association would afford much |

more pleasure and profit to all concerned. Games be.

tween the clubs could be arranged, and instead of a few

games cach season in which the umpire’s hiast common |

expression is “fault,” there would be an incentive for

the members to indulge in the sport for a short time

daily.

While it is possible to spend too much time in out-
door exercises, yel, as a rule, the students do not have
a tendency Where such

dency is too great, the limitations as to time and place

in that direction. a ten

that would essentially be made with well organized

*
athletics would be a check upon any excess.

Wray not have a teachers’ bureau? Already we hear

the boys asking cach other if they intend to teach the

coming winter, and nearly as often as the question is ,

asked we hear the answer, “ Yes, if T can get a school.”
In most cases, through the help of friends or by being
absent from college a week or two in the fall term, they
are able to obtaim schools, but owing to the limited time
at the disposal of the applicant in which to look up a
school, the schools obtained are not always desirable
ones.

We cannot speak from experience, but judging from

the cool reception that strangers are apt to receive, we |

prefer not to wander around in an unknown country
and beg of various school boards the privilege

structing their young hopefuls.

The knowledge that we had, safely stowed away in

one of the otherwise empty apartments of our pocket-
hook, a slip of paper bearing the president's signature,
would be a great comfort to us in our weary wander-
ings, but we can imagine difficultics even then,

out stretching our imagination beyond what some of the

boys have experienced, we can sce ourselves answering

the questions that some good old district father would

ask about the “farm™ just before making an offer of |

twenty-five dollars ai month and “board
around,”

It is safe to say that in a large majority of schools
the officers are ignorant as to when our winter vaca-
tion begins or ends, There doubtless many
stances throughout the State when the supplying of ;

or thirt ¥

are

an efficient teacher for the winter
modation, but in such instances the college as a place to
get teachers is never thought of. How are the various
school-boards to know that the M. A. C. boys are
in the habit of teaching winters!

|

thus making themselves known,

of in. |

With |

woulkl be an accom. |

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Se eS = ee

| With the co-operation of the faculty and students a
bureau on oa small seale could be established and a

nominal fee from each would enahle the members to

| send out circulars and advertise in popular State papers,

Besides enabling the

boys to secure positions, this plan waotlel vreately extend

1 the reputation of the collere as many of the boys are

| very successful as teachers. Not only that but some

| of the ignorance in regard to the college that most
| people harbor so persistently might be dispelled by

| some of our “brisk wielders of the birch and rule” who

would in “lonely lowland districts teach.”

| Ix THE commencement oration of Hoyt Parmalee,
86, of Hillsdale college as published in the Hillsdale
| fferaid of July 13, we notice the following paragraph:
| At the Agricultural College on Sunday morning the
speaker observed with astonishment a load of boys with
cigars in their mouths, a keg of beer in their wagon,
starting from the campus to spend the holy day in idle-
ness and revelry at a lake-side resort.”

It hus uever been our purpose to criticise other col-
lezes, especially in their commencement orations or
other matter that is approved by the faculty before being
presented to the public, but when such a paragraph as
arb of dignity

|

| the above meets our eve, clothed in the g
| and fairness that are supposed ta be found ith a com
| mencement oration, we consider ourselves justified

| questioning the manliness or honor that would allow
‘such a statement. As far as our knowledge extends we
might include more, but as the “ speaker’
he * observed” such a scene we will simply add that he
| saw in his brief visit here, whenever that may have

occurred, a circtimstance that we, during our three years

* tells us that

at the college, have never witnessed nor heard of.
| But suppose such an event should eecur once in the
history of a college, does that justify any one to use that
college as a terrible example in attempting to show the
appalling immorality of State institutions?
In a measure we can sympathize with Mr. Parmalee

for using the paragraph referred to, as we too know

what it is to be pressed for clegant material with which
to adorn a public speech, but never being quite so hard

. | upas Mr, Parmalee appears to have been, and not hav-
it-
ing so lenient, not to say indifferent, a critic as he evi-

| dently was blest with, our orations have ever been

devoid of such ornaments.
We are aware that the prevalent belief is, especially

with people that have but a limited knowledge of

colleges in general, that, as a matter of course, the
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denominational colleges have the higher standard of
morality. As a college we do not pretend to be perfect
in morals, but we have never seen the day when we
were afraid to stand up fairly and squarely, and show to
the world our good and our evil, feeling that we would
suffer*no humiliation in being compared with any
denominational school, even though it were the virtu-
ous Hillsdale.

Such a scene as Mr. Parmalee observed would not
only receive the severest college discipline but would
be discountenanced by our students; could Eillsdale do
any more? Judging from some of the highly interest-
ing and complimentary(?) discussions in which the
authorities at Hillsdale have from time to time engared,
we would say that the character of the “college on the
hill” is not yet perfect enough to justify her in casting the
first stone, and until that time comes we feel that she
might learn the qualities of courtesy, honor and fairness
from the rugged M. A. C,

Lt is rather difficult to make the business men of Lan-
sing see the advantages that they would derive from
having an “ad.” in the SprcuLuM.

One worthy merchant answered the solicitation of
our business manager by saying that he was sure of the
custom of the boys whether he advertised or not. We
admire the complacent spirit with which he regarded
the situation, but we think that a little co-operation on
the part of the boys might increase his faith in printers’

ink,
If any business man takes real solid comfort in the

idea that we will blindly and constantly add to his pros-
perity without a returning favor, he is entitled. to that
comfort, and we should be sorry to deprive him of it,
yet the time might come when our own interest would
require it.

Of course the fifty thousand a year that Lansing re-
ceives from the College would not materially affect the
prosperity of the men with whom we deal, but it would
he better for those who do appreciate our custom, and
much better for ourselves, if we would patronize our

advertisers to the exclusion of such persons as “would

not miss the students.”

Wrru this issue the SpecuLuM enters upon the sixth |

year of its publication, We enter upon our rather un-

familiar dvties hoping to maintain the degree of excel-
lence so well established and upheld by our prececes-
sors, The increasing number of students should enable
us to enlarge our subscription list, and thus put the
paper on a better financial footing. And while the

number of students increase the proportion of them that
take the paper should also be increased.
We belicve that progress is marked, if not deter.

mined, by a public spirit made manifest by the zeal

|owith whieh public organs and institutions are supported.

lacking in this respect.

Individual success may depend upon personal efforts, but
if al] weorkel simply for sclf, doing nothing to stimulate
public enterprise or to quicken social life, the good time
would be long in coming.

Surcly when the werld outside ts 50 prompt to pro-

| mote active public growth, the colleges should not be

If any should recognize the
valuc of publications as tending toward good results, it
is the student, and seeing this value he should possess
sufficient public spirit to support them.

Until we are compelled to do so, andl we trust that
such will not be the case, we shall be slow to believe
that there are many of our students who have not inter-
est enough in the workings of the body of students
with which they move and act, nor pride enough in
their social and intellectual standing in that body, to

rive the SeecuLum their hearty support.

WE FEEL justified in making an apology for this
in which we
The preceding

issue being six weeks late, made our time very limited,

issue, on account of the short time

have had to get up the material,

and as that short time was broken into by a week of
excitement in which no work could be done, we feel
that we are unable to do justice to the task required of

us.
A few of the alumni have remembered us by items

but more extended correspondence on their part would
add to the value of the paper, especially to the depart-
ment of personals,

We trust that all will be as free as the editors are in
attributing any short-comings of the present number ta
circumstances, and any criticisms of the future we will

be more ready to apply to ourselves.

Constitution of College Paper,

By request of one of the alumni, we publish the
SpecuLuM Constitution. The amendments now pro-
posed will affect only the number of copies, changing

from four to six per year and the time of publication,
i

PREAMBLE,

We, the students of the Agricultural College of
Michigan, for the purpose of literary culture, the
attachment of our alumni to their Alma Mater, ani t've
circulation of college news, determine to establish a
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paper, and for its government adopt the following con-
stitution :

AntTic.e J.—Name.

The name of the paper shall be “The College
Speculum.”

AnticLe [].—ManNnacEemMent,

All powers not expressly delegated to the societies
and to the officers shall remain in the hands of the
Students Organization,

ArttceLeE TL——LiItrenrary Con tron,

Sec xr. The literary management of the paper shall
reside in a board of editors, which shall consist of one
editor from each of the following societies: Natural
History, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Union
Literary and Eclectic, and such other societies of one
year's standing as may be organized in the future and
aceepted by the Students Organization.

See. 2. The Students’ Organization shall choose an
editor-in-chief from the body of editors elected by the
societies.

Sec. 7. The editor from the Natural History society
shall be a member of the faculty.

ArticLe 1V.—Busitness Conrrot.

Sec. #. The business management shall reside in a
board of business control, consisting of all the editors, a
business manager and a treasurer,

Sec. 2. The treasurer shall be a member of the
faculty.

Sec. 9. The business manager and treasurer shall
be elected by the Students Organization.

ArticLE V.—Dvuties or OFFICERS.

See. z. The business manager shall preside at the
meetings of the board of business contrel, and shall exe-
cute its orders.

See. 2. The treasurer shall have charge of all money
of the paper, and shall pay out the same at the order of
the board of business control.

AntricLE VIL—E.ecrion oF OFFICERS.
[As amended May 1, 1882.)

The officers to be chosen by the Students Organization

shall be elected on the first Monday of May of cach
year,

Articte VII.

[Amended May 24, 1582.)
The two boards, vig:—the board of editors and
the hoard of business control —shall meet to

organize on or before the first Tuesday of June of each
year.

OnGaANIZATION OF Boarns,

Articte VIII.

No person shall hold in one year more than one
office,

a

ArticLe X],_—Numper ano Date or Issues.

There shall be four issues of the paper during the
year, to be published as follows: First issue, August 1;
second issue, October 1; third issue, April 13; fourth
issue, June 1, or as near these dates as possible,

ARTICLE X.,—Size or PAPER AND STYLE,

The paper shall be in size 9x12 inches, with not less
than twelve pages of reading matter, It shall be en-
closed by a cover of colored paper.

ARTiIcLE XI,—REporTS,

Within two weeks after each issue, the editor-in-
chief, the business manager and the treasurer. shall
render reports in writing to the students’ organization.

AnticLe MIT.—Sarety.

| The board of business control shall not authorize the
first issue of any year until three-fourths of the expenses
of the year are assured and there is a reasonable pros-
pect of securing the remainder.

ArnticLe ATTI.—To EsrartisH ConripkNcek.

For the purpose of giving confidence in the paper,
the societies represented in the government of the
paper shall assume the loss of each year if there should
be any; the said loss to be refunded to the societies out
of the future gains.

AnricLe XIV.—ContTrRInutions.

Any under-graduate, alumnus and member of the
faculty may contribute to the reading matter of the
paper, their contributions being subject, of course, to
the approval or disapproval of the editors.

ArticLte XV.—VaAcANCIES AND REMOVALS.

Vacancies in the two boards may be filled by the
power that elects, and any officer may be removed
from his office for neglect of duty by the power that
elected him.

AnticLe XVI,.—AMENDMENTS.

Amendments shall require a three-fourths vote of
the Students Organization and consent of a majority of
the societies, and must be presented at least two weeks
before the final vote of the students.

ArricLeE XVII.—Previovs LEGISLATION,

All previous legislation conflicting with this constitu-
tion is hereby repealed.
Howarp Homes,
L. W, Hort,
J. W. Braumout,
H. A, PRICE,
Committee.

Through the influence of Lieutenant J. aA. Lockwood, oon
mandant of cadets, the college band has beet provided with some

elegant new belts.

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COLLEGE NEWS.

How does the littl busy bee
Improve each shining hour?

He maketh honey merrily
For juniora to devour.

Examinations.

Use no “ ponies,"

Read the Librarian's library notes,

We bid good bye to what is left of "54.

No fence around the pear orchard tuw,

No more confectionery sold on the college grounds.

‘86 will hereafter be known as the “ Gyclone Class.”

There will be plenty of grapes and pears this year,

Berries were very plentiful in the garden this season.

Why may not the green-house have a better water supply?

0,0. Dunham and J. 5. Dixon will take their diplomas with "84.
The half acre cast of the ice house will be set with huckleberries.

None of the societies will hold banquets at the end of this term.

Where will we find ridge-poles enough for the coming freshman
class ?

The sophomores had no class day this year —too much excite-
ment.

E. E, Graham has made a set of fourteen lathe tools for a twelye-
inch lathe.

The base ball nine, manager and umpire had thelr pictures taken
not long age.

Members of the faculty should wear rubber coats when visiting
the dormitories.

The new catalogue is out at last,
of the grounels.

A Freshman under a Senior tile looks as though he had “great-
ness thrust upon him.”

The mechanical department has turned out 25 bee hives this
term for Professor Cook,

The frontispiece is a new map

The old apple orchard is responding to its treatment, and a good ©

crop is expected this year.

Some of the work of the students in the Mechanical department
will be exhibited at the State fair.

Fisifor,—Is this the Agricultural farm? Senier.—VYes, these arc
all agricultural fanus around here.

Two gentlemen visited the college, not long ago, who were con
tent with earning a (bear) liveliltend,

The movable tables in the mechanical drawing room are a great
siiccess, and only cost about two dollars each.

The commencement orators are J. B, Cotton, W. E. Gammon,
H. WN. Jenner, T. A. Stanicy and Miss Jennie Towar,

They should compare notes,—Dr, Kedzie says, robins do not eat
wire worms, Prof Cook says, rabins eal wlre worms,

Still no examination in agriculture, but the sophs. have ceased to
sorrow, and have laid aside their sack-cloth and ashes.

Quite a number of the boys visited Brighton during the late
encampment, most of whom report a very pleasant time,

The interior appearance of the greenhouse has been much im-
proved by the new stand of shelves which has been erected,

F. KR, Smith says, “Tf you are eating honey for pleasure, be care:
ful to Shake off all the bees; they spoil the flaver of the honey."

Lieutenant Lockwood delivered a lecture July 14, on Bermuda;
the Licut. is no orator, but can prepare a very interesting article,

July oth Fresident Willits delivered a lecture at the anil
picnic of the farmers of Jackson atid Tngham counties, at Pleasant
Lake.

Crandall, Waldron, Chapin, and Hume will occupy the room
newly fitted owt in the tower of Mechanical Hall. (It will be well
Lit! tp)

Among the important features at the greenhouse | a collection
of ane hundred varieties of roses, including some very valuable
specimens,

lt was thought some time ago, that the seniors would he given a
wacation the last three weeks of this term, but instead mest of them
were given a ytar.

Corp. C. L. Himebaugh made the best record at the last officers
target practice, his score was 21 out of a possible a5 at 100 yards,
and 18 at aoo yards,

The paper in the chapel will soon be repaired. Before very
many years, providing our college keeps growing, we will have an
entirely new chapel.

I. B. Smith had has picture taken in tights, showing the medals
and mementoes which he won ateurown field day and at Albion,
Bates has them to sell,

How degraded now is the Senior tile, Tt hath fallen from its
high station and now appeareth on the lawns as “head gear" for
ithe humble Freshinen.

Within the last year there have attended college 11 Post Grad-
uates, 33 Seniors, 24 Juniors, 59 Sophomores, 144 Freshmen and
24 Specials. Total, 295.

Prof, io Class in Agri, Chem.: Some farmers near the sea shore
puta couple of fish under each potatoe hill, and the result is a pond
crop of natural chowder,

Praifest.—tfit takes the Faculty a year anda half to get out a
catalogue of 250 students, bow long will it take them to get one out
when there are goo stucherts,

The subject of Miss Towar's commencement oration will be
‘Wasted Energy. Through the carelessmess of the old] Board, it
was not inserted in last Seecucoum.,

The stewards for the nextterm are; Club A—R. W. MeCulloch;
club B—W, M. Munson; club C—G, M. VanAtia; club D--W. W.
THebl; and club E—O, C. Wheeler,

The next move in the line of college improvement will be to
make the agricultural and horticultural departments more inde-
pendent and the work more educational.

Prof. McLouth has been sounded as to whether he would accept
the presidency of the Agricultural College of Dakota, and has been
asked to go out there and look ower the grounds,

In the near future President Willits will have mew hard woorl
floors put down in the second and third stories of Williams Hall.
The corridors of Wells Hall will also be kalsomined.

President Willits was invited to deliver an address before a
meeting of the Horticultural society at Jonesville, Hilladale
county, but had so much to do that he was compelled to decline.

Lieutenant J. 4. Lockwood, 1.5 A. detailed at the Mich iypar
Agricultural College as professor of military Tactics, and com-
mandant of cadets, visited the encampment of the M, S. T. at
Brighton, July 17.

The lathes on which the boys have been working in the machine
shops will be in running order next term. One is an engine lathe,
with six-foot bed and twelve-inch swing; the other has a five-foot
bed, with fifteen-inch swing.

The party of scientists with whom Prof. Bailey made his northern

| trip, went soclose to British America, that the Prof, could mot resist

the desire to cross the line, he had to make the journey with an
Indian, but he went just the same,

Mr. Knapper expects to go east during the next vacation and
visit eastern greenhouses for the purpose of obtaining new plants
and learning new methods. [tis net the intention of our enter-
prising florist to get behind the times,

Analarm of fire was sounded In the corridors one evening not
long ago, and with anxious faces and flowing robes the students
left their rooms to gaze with mingled feelings of joy and disappoint-
ment ata smouldering brush heap in the rear of Wells Hall.

The large Egyptian lotus is not so abundant in the botanic gar-
den this year as last, owing to the faét that last autumn the musk:
rats devoured many of the best tubers. Wood and McClure have
done good service in keeping the garden neat and in good order,
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Il

Rey, Washington Gladden, D. D., of Columbus, Ohio, will lecture
in the college chapel, Tuesday evening, Aug. 17th, on the subject,
“The Best Society." Another inducement to stay over to com-
mencemernt,

A novel ink well hag been made lately in the mechanical depart-
ment. By compressing a rubber ball, air is forced into an air tight
chamber containing ink, which is thus forced out ina small stream
through a curved glass tube; the pen is inked by simply holding it
in this stream.

Mr, Mohn, the foreman of the wood shop, Is golng to California,
and the department has secured D, A, Campbell of Detroit to take
his place. Mr. Mohn has been at the college for many years, a
faithful and diligent workman. The good wishes of the college
go with him in his new location.

Improvement will soon be made in the appearance of the grounds —

back of Williams Hall. The old oven will be torn down, a hard
gravel walk and drive will be put through and the rest of the
ground will be sodded, thus making the view at the rear of the hall
almost as pleasant a9 from the front.

The flower beda by the greenhouse were never in finer condition,
notwithstanding the excessive drought and poor facilities for
watering. Everything has been done to make them attractive for
commencement.—"Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, and
wasbe its aweetness on the desert air."

A number of the sophomores have formed a botanical fleld club,
which meets a short time on every Wednesday, when the members
report on observations made, or under the guidance of Dr. Beal
visit various parts of the grounds, to examine the trees and shrubs,
the arboretum, botanic garden, and museum.

The officers of the sophomore class are; President, A. B, Cord-
ley; Vice President, C. B. Cook ; Secretary, L. C. Colburn; Treas-
urer, J. A. Thompson, Literary officers—Orator, L. A. Breggar;
Historian, G. Teller: Poet, B. B. Smith; Statistician, H. E. Har-
rison; Prophet, J. W. Hinkson; Toastmaster, G. M. Van Atta.

The Abbot portrait hangs in a very conspicuous place in the
alcove of the library. Onthe whole the portrait has given satis-
faction, though some fault has been found with it, The qHeture
stands as an emblem of the esteem in which past graduates hold
Dr. Abbot, and is a very valuable present to the college from our
alumi.

Prof, Bailey has been offered the Professorship of Botany in the
Madison University, but has declined in view of the fact that he
has been made full Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Garden-
ing and has the assurance of additional facilities for building up
what he proposes to make the leading department of its kind in the
United States.

The Arboretum is in an unfortunate location, back of the barns
of Dr. Kedzie, and is not visited as much as it deserves. Here are
over 200 species of the most interesting forest trees and shrubs,
native and foreign. They are all plainly labeled, so that visitors
may learn much without a guide, E, L, Bullen and R. H, Wilson
have trimmed things up in good style,

Dr. Kedzie and Dr. Beal will attend the meeting of the Society

for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, which will be held at
Buffalo, Aug. r6th and ith, Dr. Kedzie will read a paper on “The

Source of Nitrogen in Plants,” and Dr. Beal will present ove on |

Parasitic Fungus as affecting Plant Distribution. Prof, Cook was | many sorte of grass seeds are a the recent additions.

tohave read a paper, but will be unable to be present.

The State Board, at their last regular meeting, went out to 5ec
our cadets drill, and occupied reserved seats in front of the
Armory. The soothing odors of asphalt were wafted to them from
within, and they-were so overcome by the grandeur of the occasion
that they decided to give the military department an elegant new
flag and flag-staff, the latter to be not less than roo feet high,

The members of '86 have placed two fine specimens of twisted
logs in the botanical museum. One is a large, tough white oak,
which shows the wrinkled folds of the wood as bent on the lower
side. The other is a red maple, showing well the twist of the
storm, They stand on the main floor,one on each side of the office
door. These will be accompanied by photographs of the track of

the recent storm.

Another row of benches will be made in the wood shop, 30 as. to
accommodate seven more students. The boys in this department
have heen putting in extra time on projeéts of their own. Pelton
has made a very neat case for botanical specimens, Judson and
Eldridge have made themselves each a walnut bowk chest, and
Everhard, a walnut desk, Some of the boys have been turning
ball clils, and very good ones, too.

The Botanical department had a large number of duplicate
specimens of native woods. These were declined by the authori-
ties of the University and Normal School, but were eagerly sought
as “Just the thing’ in the lowa agricultural college, where Dr. B,
D. Halsted, class of "1, presides as botanist, A dozen large boxes
of woods and corn with some bundles of small boards, have gone
west. They made a good wagon load.

We see by the new catalogue that the mechanical department
will offer a four years course. At present though, only the first and
second year studies will be taught Some of the features of this
course will be a special course in botany under Dr, Beal in the fall
term of the Soph, vear, and the option of French or German during
the Junior year, one anda half terms in analytical geometry, and
one and one-half terms in Calculus, also seven terms in Mechanics
and general Physics.

The Freshman class is the only one which held a class day this
year, and they had a very pleasant time. The exercises and ban:
quet were held at the Lansing House on the evening of July goth.
The following was the program: Overture; Prayer, W. D. Groes-
beck: President's Address, L, C, Bartmess; Music; History, W. 5.
Palmer; ‘Oration, A, L. Free; Music; Statistics, C, E, Helmore;
Poem, Mamie McLouth; Prophecy, A. C. Carton; Music, Banquet,
B. K. Canfield Toast-master.

Not longago Prof. — was walking along one of our beautiful drives
when a lady and gentleman drove along, Seeing the professor, they
stopped and the gentleman asked, “Is this the reform school farm?"
He was told the name of our institution, and directed om his way,
but this did not satisfy him, and be asked “What have the boys
donethat are sent here?” The professor walked wearily away, be
looked at the beautiful landscape around him, gazed at the college
buildings, thought of the talented professors of M, A. C. sured
whispered, ‘Such is fame.”

For some time now the class in mechanical drawing has been
doing original work, E. N. Pagalson hasmade the designs for a thew
steam hammer which will be built by the department. It has an
excellent valve motion, a modification of the Corliss. Culver has
made drawings fora hammock stand, with anawning. Axford has
finished the designs of a grain barn for lis father, and W. E. Gilbert,
beside the regular class work has made drawings of a compound
condensing engine. Many ofthe drawings show much ingenuity.

| Next term more time will be given to this original work.

Considerable improvement has of late been made in the
Botanical Museum, and a large number of new specimens
have been added to the already interesting collection. Pol-
ished foreign woods have been placed upon the walls and in
cases. A collection of fibres used in the manufacture of the various
grades of brushes, lichens, mosses, fungi in its many forma,
monstrosities in plant growth, and some of our rarest and most
beautiful flowers preserved in alcolol, a large number of grains,
and their manufactured products from J.C. Vaughan, Chicago, ILL
a like collection from A. Langenbacher, North Lansing, Mich., and

Frequent visits are paid the museum by students and slrangers,
which shows that the efforts of Dr. Beal are appreciated. Consider-
ing the little time he can give to such work, the Dr, deserves to be

complimented on his interesting museum,

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REPORT OF THE ABBOT PORTRAIT COMMITTEE.

The committee consisting of Prof, A, J. Cook, H. A. Haigh, and
L. G. Carpenter, appointed last August by the alumni association
to procure an ail portrait of ex-president Abbot, have the pleasure
of reporting that the work is completed, and that the portrait is
now framed and at the college ready for their inspection. The
committee spent some time in making inquiries concerning
artists in various cities as in Chicago, New York, Baltimore, Detroit,
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and personally visited a good many and finally engaged an artist |

whom the secretary of the Art Loan association, the art critics, and
the art dealers of Detrolt highly recommended, Mr, W. B. Conely of
Detroit. The Committee after consulting with many of the alumni
thought that a portrait of Dr. Abbot as he was some eight or ten
years ago would seem natural to more of the body of the alumni
than one painted before or since, For this there was available a
most excellent photograph, said by members of the family to be the
best one ever taken of him. Taking thisas a guide, and also taking
sittings to get color, the artist painted the portrait. The canvas is
qo x 50 In size and represents Dr. Abbot sitting ata table arrested
in the act of turning over a leafofan open book in his«hands. On

the table by his side lies the well worn text books in logic and |

psychology which suggest two departments in which he has worked
for so many years. The criticisms the protrait has recelyed are
very favorable, much more so than the committee expected they
would be in any case.
was to be expected, but with regard to most of them, what one
has erlticised another has praised. As a whole the committee

The criticisms show a variety of opinions as |

think they are borne out by the mass of the criticism in thinking |

that they have secured a good portrait.

The portrait is hung in the book room of the library, facing the
door, so that itis the first thing one sees as he enters the room. A
neat plate with mame and date has been attached to the frame,
The committee take pleasure in mentioning the words of com-
mendation that the project received from those who were absent
as well as from those who were present at the meeting when the
subject was broached. All seemed to think it a fitting testimonial
of their appreciation of the personal worth of their honored presi-
dent and of the value of the work which he did as the head of the
institution,

SUBSCRINERS TO THE AneoTr PorTrRait Fusxn.

Cfass of 1&s.—A. F, Allen $4.00, C. E. Hollister $1.00, A, N.
Prentiss $5.00,

Ciess af sé62.——-Oscar Clute $5.00, Prof. A. J. Cook $15.00, F,
Hodgman $1.00, E. M. Preston $5.00.

Class of 1ig.—S. M. Millard £5.00.

Cass of nio7.—D, Strange Si.o0o

Class of 168,—D, A, Harrison $5.00, John Swift $1.00, Prof, 5. M.
Tracy $5.00.

Class of 1869.—A. Haight Jr., $1.00, James Satterlee $2.00, J. 5.
Strange $1.00,

Class of sé7a.—C. W. Garfield g2.00, BR. Lillie g1.00, H. G,
Reynolds $15.00.

Class of 1871.—Dr. B. D. Halstead $2.00, G. D. Moore $1.00, Prof,
E. M. Shelton $5.00, F. A. Sessions $5.00,

Class of rz7.—R. M. Brooks §1.00, F, L, Carpenter $1.00, Prof.
R. C. Carpenter $10.00, C, 5, Crandall $5.00, J. L. Morrice g1,00, Dr.
W.C. Hume $1.00, W. A. Rowe $1.00, J. H. Tibbitts €1.00,

Class of rizg.—G. W. Brewer §1.00, Dr. J. J, Groner §1.00, H, A,
Haigh $3.00, R. H. McDowell §3.00, A. L. Lowell §1.00, D, C, Oakes
$1.00, W. J. Sessions $1.00.

Class of sa75.—0. E. Angstman §1.00, F, J. Annis £2.00, W. L.
Carpenter $2.50, G. A, Royce $5.00.

Class of ri76.—C. B. F, Bangs §1.00, W. Caldwell $1.00, R, A.
Clark $1.00, H. 5. Hampton $5.00, W. B. Jakways $2.00, J, D.

' Stannard $1.00, J. E, Taylor $1.00.

Class ef ré77.—Albert Dodge $1.00, C. 5. Emery §2.00, W. 0.
Fritz $1.00, G, J. Goodwin $1.00, Prof. W. C. Latta §2.00.

Class af r578—G. E. Breck $3.00, H. V. Clark 1.00, Eugene
Davenport $1.00, Mrs. Eugene Davenport $1.00, H. E, Emmons
fio.oo, R. T. McNaughton. $3.00, F, E., Robson $3.00, Prof, James
Troop $1.00, E, D. A. True $1.00.

Class af ré7o.—L. G. Carpeter $10.00, A, A, Crozier $1.00, I. E.
Dryden $1.00, F. P. Hagenbuch §2.00, Ray Sessions $1.00, T, E,
Sumner £1.00, H. Wilcox $1.00.

Class of 1&$o,—Prof, F. A. Guiley-$5.00.

Cfass of r88s.—H. Bamber $2.00, C. W. Clark $1.00, C. R. Dart,
$1.00, C. A. Dockstader $1.00, H. M. Holmes $1.00, J. L. H. Knight
$1.00, E. C. McKee §2.00,C. McKenny $1.00, Mrs. M. J.C, Merrell
$5.00, A. Sherwood $1.00, W. G. Simonson #2,00, A. B. Turner 21,00,

Class af réd2.—A. J. Chappell $1.00, J. E. Coulter $2.00, F. E,
Delano $1.06, J. F. Evert $1.00, W. E. Hale $1.00, J. M. Smith §2,00,
Alice Weed $2.00, Prof, L. H. Bailey, Jr., $2.00.

SPEC UL uM.

Cfess of i;—H. W. Baird $2.00, E. N. Hall $1.00, A. C, Bird
é1.oo, A. M. Emery $1.00, D. C. Holliday, Jr., $1.00, O. C. Howe,
fi.oo, H.C. Nixom S1.00, F. FP. Rogers $1.00, M. St. John $1.00, C. M,
Weel $0.00, Miss 5. BE. Wood $2.00, W. 5. Redele $2.00.

Class of 288y.—C. Baker $1.oo, J. J. Bush, Jr., $1.00, R. J, Coryell
St.00, M. Delano $1.00, C, P. Gillett $1.00, J. D. Hill $1.00, W,
Leisenring $1.00, C. C. Lillie $1.00, H, D, Luce $1.00, A. Park $2.00,
B.C. Porter $1.00, C, E. Smith $1.00, WLC. Stryker $1.00, Michitarg
Tsuda $3.00, E, E, Vance $2.00.

Class of 1ihg.—E. A. Bartmess $1.00, F. Chappell 1,00, C. BL |
Collingwood f2.00, J. A, Dart §1.00, George Morice #1.00, P. G,
Towar £1.00

Dr, R.C. Kedzie $15.00, Dr, W. J. Beal $15.00, Prof. Johnson 5.00,
Dr. Grange $5.00, Louis Knapper #3.00.

C. J. Monroe of "61 fpo.o0, C. C. Collins of, ‘66, 5.00, Powell Car-
penter of, ‘61, F2,00,

J.B. Ware fonce 'Sa) F2.00,

Total toe date, F420.90,

The financial report appended shows that #727.07 have been
recelyed in all and ihat the expenditures haye exceeded this
amount by #255. This amount the committee may state is covered
by two or three small subscriptions mot yet paid.

L. G, CAkrEnTER, Sec'y,

FisasciaL REPORT.

Fram Subscriptions, - - - : " $320.50

Interest from Hank, 254

Total Received, $427.03
To Artist, - : . "= Brso.00
Frame, «= - - - 50403
Plate on Frame, - * 2.00
425 Stamped envelopes, 4.55
Printing and retorno envelopes, - 6.00
Postage, - - 1.20
Artist's expenses (hero trips to Lansing), - 9.15
Drafts, = . . - - 70
Freight, . - - - 55
Miscellaneous, - = - = 13
Drayage, not yet paid, about . - 1 ce

Total Expenses, $525.58

Balance to be Collected, $2.55

L. G, CARPENTER, Treas.

PERSONALS.

A change in the arrangement of this depattment will be noticed,
It will hereafter contain first college personals, second alumni
personals. In the last division the items of each class will be found
together. We earnestly ask each alumnus to send class or other

news to the editor before cach isgaue thus making his work easier
and the department more interesting than it would be otherwise.

COLLEGE PERSONALS,

Prof. 5. M. Tracy, professor of botany in the Missouri State Uni-
versity, has recently published a list of the phrenogamous plants of
that State.

Elmer B. Norris spent July Sth and toth, with his old class
mates of "87. He is still working for Morley Bro's, East Saginaw,
and will be glad to have M. A.C. boys call when in town.

Mrs. John W, Free, of Paw Paw, is visting her son.
We received a call from §. H. Hoyt, '82, July aoth,

Dan Myers, with, "88, was on the grounds July 16,
Arthur Kinnan, spent Sunday on the grounds July 14,
Miss Jennie Babcock, teacher inthe Kalamazoo highschool, spent

a few days early in the month with her brother-in-law Prof.
MacEwan.

C, E. Smith, "84, was on the grounds several times in July.
Glen Lawrence, "85, called July ath,
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E. A. Murphy, "82, was on the grounds a week or so ago with the
Lyons picnic.

M. Benzaman of Flushing, paid a short visit to hisson Jud, of *8,
a few weeks ago.

Damond Stewart, of Flint, made a short call on his son, July 28.

Chas. Gregory, John Preston, and Henry Winds spent a pleasant
day with our Howell representatives, July a7.

Lynn Bonham, '84, is visiting M, A, C,

Prof. Bailey has returned from his botanical trip, he is to be con-
gratulated upon having a longer vacation than we less fortunate
ones,

Hon. Judge Marston, of Bay City, spent several days upon the
grounds during the meeting of the State board as “ Guide, philos-
opher and friend,” of Prof, Johnson,

Hon. Perry Mayo visited the college during the late troubles.
Why?

James McCulloch, of Detroit, registered at room 23 Williams Hall
one afternoon last month,

H, J. Bruen, of Boston, spent July 31 with his brother Cub,
ALUMNI PERSONALS,
CLASS "P73.
Rowe-Sheridan.—In Lansing, July 12, 1886, by the Rey, Benjamin

Franklin, at the residence of bride, W. A. Rowe of Mason to Miss
Mary E. Sheridan. ‘

E. A. Tracey called one afternoon last month. He is still with
D. M. Ferry & Co,

The item regarding John FP. Finley in the last SeecouLom should
have read Philosophical instead of Geographical Society of
England.

CLASS "F4.

Donald McPherson is married.

5. F, Ingersoll & Co. is the mame of a drug firm at Grand
Junction, Mesa Co., Col.

H. T, Haight sailed for England, July 2, taking with him 425,000
tothe Parnell fund, He will return in October.
CLASS '75.
©. E. Angstman, child, Jume 18,
Crass "76,

W. B, Jakways is to teach the New Troy schools next year.

§. P, Tracey is practicing medicine at Sault St. Marie.

John E. Taylor is managing a 220 acre ranch near Greenville, is
also school director and inspector, director of Peoples’ Mutual Fire
Insurance company of Ionia, Montcalm and Clinton counties. Also
president or high dignitary in fifteen other corporations. His
only complaint is that the combined salaries do not allow him to
rank as a bloated bond-holder, Yet we believe that this complaint
is not founded on fads.

CLASS "75.
T, P. Caulking is having good success with his foundry and
machine shop at Thornville, Lapeer county.

Eugene Gregory was at Milan a few days aga.

Eugene S. Davenport, in addition to his farm work, is editor of
the agricultural department of the Hastings Fanner.

A. B, Simonson, one of the physicians of the Calumet and Hecla
mite has, been given one year’s vacation to spend in Europe. He
sailed July on,

We are indebted to George E. Breck for the following interesting
extracts from a letter of Prof. Chas, C. Georgeson:

Imperial College of Agriculture, Komaba, Tokio, Japan.
George E. Breck, Paw Paw, Mich.,

You may or may not have heard of my being here. Suffice it,
however, ‘to say that I arrived in Tokio on the 2gth of last Febru-
ary, and that, by the terms of a contract with the Japan government,
Tam to stay here three years from the date of my arrival as pro-
fessor of agriculture in the Imperial College of Agriculture. The
institution is situated. a couple of miles west of Tokio in a country
district called Komaba, I entered upon my duties almost imme-
diately. To my surprise I found that my students understood and

could write English with perfect case; and I believe that the best of
them can “spell down" many a Freshman in American colleges.
They are fine, manly fellows, and earnest students. On the whole,
T must say, [like them very much. The course is six years, three
years of which is the same for all; but at the end of the first three
years they are divided between the departments of agriculture, the
department of agricultural chemistry, and the veterinary depart-
ment, There is a German professor at the head of each of the

two latter, while your humble servant figures at the head of the
first. * * * %£ 8 £  * . .

CLass "7q.

Arthur A, Crozier is engaged in the preparation of a dictionary of
botanical terms,

Miss Carrie Patten and C, Pernie Cronk, of signal service depart-
ment, Washington, D. €., were married at the home of Miss
Patten's parents, Otisville, Mich.. on July 7th,

CLASS ‘So.

C. F, Davis has resigned his position as professor of chemistry at
the Colorado Agricultural College, and expects to coin money more
rapidly in the drug business in the same place.

CLASS "Br,

W. 5. Delano, of the 0.5. signal corps, has been ordered from
Shreveport, La., to Valentine, Neb, He thinks there are excellent
chances to locate lands in that section.

W. G. Simonson is at Minneapolis, lowa,

Alva Sherwood is manager of W. D, Warren's large farm near

Three Oaks. His salary is #100.
CLASS "Ba.

Fred C, Snyder is at Greenville attending to business. He is
regarded as one of the representative men of that section,

John Evart received a ten-year State certificate in the July exam-
inations.

E. N. Ball,—a little boy.

CLAss '33.

E. $. Carman, editor of the Rural New Yorker, writes that Herb,
Collingwood is now the second man on the paper, and the best man
they ever had in that position.

The SPECULUM is sorry to hear that WH. Bristol, who has been
teaching at Shreveport, La., for the past year and a half, lost his
school-house and equipments, including a fine gymnasium, by fire
the first of Jane, Loss $2,009; insurance 1,000,

W. 5. Kedzie was fora time with his brother, G. E. Kedzie, 73,
at Chihauhua, Col., but is now at his home in Deerfield, Mich.

W. A, Bahlke, lawyer, Alma, Mich.

john T. Mathew, attorney at law, Ithaca.

A. S&S Bemis taught penmanship and chemistry in the Tonia
school last year. Heis now“ on the road " with anatomical the
charts and school supplies.

CLASS "BY.

Andrew Park is working in the sleeping car department of the
Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific railroad, at Chicago.

Charles Baker is in Detroit with Williams, McFarland & Co.

W. C. Stryker will go to Ann Arbor in September to study
pharmacy.

We are indebted to Milton Delano for several personals for this
issue, Thanks, come again, He wishes the SrecuLum to become
a monthly.

L. Bonham's father is secretary of the State Board of Agriculture
af Ohio, vice W. J. Chamberlain, who has taken the presidency of
the Iowa Agricultural College.

“Old Ben" (J. D.) Hill combines business with pleasure by teach-
ing and farming.

Cc. E. Smith graduated from the Normal in June. He now holds
a teachers life certificate. %

We clip the following from the Kalamazoo Telegraph and the
Paw Paw Free Press and Courier respectively: “Mr, John I.
Breck, of Paw Paw, applied for admission to the bar in the circuit
court yesterday, and a committee consisting of Messrs. J. H. Kin
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THE COLLEGE SPECULUM.

nane. J. M. Davis, V. H. Lockwood, Frank Alley and G. P.
Hopkins was appointed to examine him. He was given a rigid
examination by the committee, and afterward by Judge Mills in
open court, both of which he passed in an exceptionally brilliant
manner, exhibiting throughout a thorough knowledge of the differ-
ent branches of law, and after being highly complimented by the
court and committee, he was admitted to practice. Mr. Breck
recently graduated with distinction from the law department of the
University at Ann Arbor, and gives every indication of a successful
career in the legal profession.” “ Heckert & Breck is the name of
the new law firm here, Col. BF. Heckert having associated with
himself Mr. John IT. Breck, who received the degree of LL, BE. at
Ann Arbor last month, and who also graduated at the State Agri-
cultural college in 1884. Mr. Heckert's well known ability ag an
able lawyer, together with Mr, Breck's universal popularity, will
insure for the new firm a liberal share of business. We wisn them
success,"
(Chass "Bs.

H. M. Wells, has left D, M, Ferry and Co. and is home again.

j. ¥. Clark bas been teaching near home this summer, He is
coming to college during commencement, and hopes to meet many
"85 boys. -

T. H. Reese graduated at West Point last commencement num-
ber four in the class,

It is rumored that E. T. Gardner is married. While in college
Gardner was regarded a man of good character. The indications
are that after mixing with the bad, wicked world for a year, he has
lost the right te such an unspotted name. We are sure that if tre res
mained the some old boy as of yore, he would not have dared to
neglect such an important official as the “Personalite” of the
Seecucum of his alma mater. “Yea verily, love changes all things.”
He has neither informed us of the time, place, or person concerned,

Charlie Hoyt, "85, gave up his school at Climax on account of ill
health. His chum Lake finished the year.

D. J. Stryker is helping Dr. Beal in the laboratory during his
summer vacation, He will return to lowa in September, We may
add for the benefit of his classmates that “ Doc," in the cvening
seems to find considerable amusement in the Faculty Row.

Glen C. Lawrence holds a teacher's Ife certificate. He gradu-
ated from the Normal in June.

T. A. Parker has been teaching at Elsie the past year. He is now
studying at Yysilanti, [It bas been whispered in our ear that
Parker gave complete satisfaction and that some of the Elsicites
wish him to stay forever. }

E, A. Bartmess, better known as “Old Tom!" is now in'Minnesota
asadrummer, In September he will take the position of principal
of one of the Lafayette, Ind, schools. We hope that the meta-
motphosis from the giddy drummer to thesedate professor, will be
a thorough one.

Grass ‘86,

H. A. Snowden ig way up inthe northern part of Wyoming, 200
miles from the railroads, We hope that the natives will treat him
tenderly.

Guy Osburn will be here commencment to see the boys graduate,
We hope also to see his old friend Marhoff, of "87.

CLass "dy.

Buck is studying law.

J. Norris Estabrook is at present in Europe. He intends to
return te college next term, and will occupy room 25, Williams’
Hall. ‘88 will gain and ‘39, loose and heartily regret a prince of

good fellows.
Crass “85,

Frank M. Bennett is at the Fentonville academy.
Will Miller is attending the Peekskill Military academy.

Library Notés.

The library is open every week day from eight o’cleck In the
morning until twelve, from half past three until six Pr. o1,, and from

seven until nine P. M., except Saturdays, when it is open from eight

A.M. Until six P. M., with the exception of an hour for dinner, Sun-
day hours, ten to twelve a, M. Those whoare well acqualnted with

| the library know that it is open more than the above, but these are

all the hours we live up to every day.

The Abbot portrait hangs in the hack alcove, facing the main
entrance to the book room; the light there is said by the artist, Mr
Conely, to be excellent; a few hours’ work made all the change

necessary to give the room,

Grant's book, Ben Hur,and The Late Mrs. Null are very popular
just now.

Outing, our last magazine, is greatly appreciated by some
frequenters of the reading room,

The librarian during the past month went to church in the city
two Sundays. in succession,—the only Sundays she ever left her
pest. If she could have that privilege every Sunday she would
not mind having the library open an hour or two Sunday afternoon.

‘COLLEGES.

Harvard has fifty-three student organizations.

Only rz0 of the 365 colleges in this country publish papers,

Over half the junior class of Yale were conditioned in Spanish.
Benton Harbor College opens September 6, with thitteen teachers.
Wooster University, Ohio, has in allits departments §24 students.
The senior commencement tax at Dartmouth this year was £18.
The Oberlin students gave $2.g00 towards their new gymnasium.

The German Universities have 157 professors over 7o years of
age.

The aggregate income of all the colleges in this country is f4-500,-
ooo.

At Minnesota State University all students have been made
elective,

Yale college library is annually inecreasidg at the rate of 1,000
yol wires,

A Jewish theological seminary will shortly be established in New
York City,

The graduating
humbered coy.

Rev. T. L. Hayes of Boston has been offered the presidency of
Hillsdale college.

The College at Middlebury, Vt. has received a gift of $10,000 from
Mr. Levi P, Morton,

Students of Dennison University who have a regular of, "fs, are
excused from examinations,

A fund of 800,000 has been secured for the founding of a
Polytechnic institute in Chicago,

It ig sald that Vale spent $14,000 in the college year just past for
foot ball, base ball, and boating.

L. I. Chamberlain will take up his duties as president of Towa
agricultural college September rat.

Forty Dartmouth students are speeding their vacation in the
White Mountaings—-as hotel waiters,

Harvarel's agoth anniversary occurs Noyember 6, James Russel
Lowell is expected to deliver the oration,

Twenty-three thousand dollars were recently subscribed to a
new professorship in Drury College, Springfield, Mo,

Prof. C. M. Lowe of Heidelberg college, Tiffin 0., has accepted
the senior professorship of ancient languages at Wheston, Ill.

The class of '36, of West Point was the largest in number and
the highest in efficency that was ever graduated from the institution.

The treasurer of the North Western University at the-annual
mecting at Evanston, reported the ownership of real estate valued
at $1,726,802 and liabilities of only $135,409; 943 students attend the
college,

In Japan all children between the ages of six and fourteen are
compelled to attend school from five to six hours a day for thirty-
two weeks,

class of Columbia college law school
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—

Prof, J. M."B. Sill superintendent of the Detroit public schools has
been offered the principalship of the Siate normal school at
Yysilanti.

President Cleveland never attended a college of any kind, while
secretary of State Bavard never got any further than a Deleware
rural academy.

At Haverford each member of the two lower classes is compelled
to spend one hour each week in the gymnasium underthe direction
ofa competent instructor.

The young Japanese student who graduated last June at Rutgers
college, carried off two prizes, one for the best oration and another
for the best work done in history,

J. Rendal Harris, an eminent scholar of Cambridge University,
England, has recently been appointed professor of biblical literature
and palrography at Haverford college, Penunsylvania.

Deleware College has abolished co-cducation, The College
Review in speaking of the matter says: “When it was first
introduced into our midst how glad it was welcomed and it
was thought that a new and better cra had dawned upon our school.
For a while all went well, But soon the novelty wore off and all
the evils of a mixed school became obvious to those not disposed to
view them with favor. It was then that the strug@le against co-
education commenced, the Aetiew originating and taking an active
partinit. And now it has been successful.
pleasure that such a triumph ought to inspire.
and feel but the loss. How void of interest will be college life
without the fair maidens togive it charms. How dull the class-room
without female faces to lend it grace and beauty.

faces to meet we at morning prayers. Yes, they will soon be gone
and with them much of our pleasure and Incentive to study, No
longer will a failure be so greatly feared as there will be no ladies
to see us fail, nor will the professors’ frown be ¢o hard to bear for
no ladies will witness our disaster, And yet the female smile more
than balanced the professor's frown, and we will bid a sorrowful
farewell to you, O fair Co-Education.

EXCHANGES.

The Advance, organ of the faculty of Hillsdale college, has
suspended publication.

The college Judea is the only one of our exchanges that has a
¥. NM. C, A. department.

One of our exchanges estimates the amount of money annually
expended for base ball in this country at one million dollars.

The Vanderbilt Ofserver laments the fact that Gen. Grant has
been praised by a Southern school boy but now that the deed ig
done it trusts the North will return the compliment by pronouncing
a cology on Gen, Lee.

The new Williams gymnasiam is one of the finest in this country.
Itis of gray stone, on the first floor are the lockers, bath rooms,
base ball cage and bowling alley, on the second various kinds of
apparatus, in the gallery a sawdust track extending around the
entire room,— Jor,

Among the interesting articles in the June Messenger are the
following—“Art meditation,” “The humn mind,'' The theoretical
and the practical.” All the articles show deep thought and logical
reasoning and prove that the students of Richmond are well drilled
in english composition,

Dr. H. C, Adams is soon to publish an exhaustive treatise upon
the question of public debts. Professor Adams has for quite a
period devoted much time to this work. © [t will without question
prove a most valuable addition to the literature already existing on
this subjeA.—Corvell Era.

Miss Alice Freeman, the President of Wellesley, is a glorious
example of what a woman may become. Small and slight and
handsome, only 28 years old, she has mastered thoroughly seven
langnages, all the sciences and won the right to stand beside any
professor on earth at president of a college.—Axchange.

But we do mot feel the
We forget the gain

No longer will |
there be sweet stulles to drive away our cares, and happy, cheerful |

“The Michigan Agricultural College sends us the SprcuLu, a
quarterly paper, which is gaining a wide reputation, and whose
private character is worthy of notice. The reading matter, which
it brings before the public, is valuable and deserves a careful read-
ing. Among their interesting articles, we notice one on “The
Tendency of Applause,” which calls forth our hearty applause,"—
Carieionian,

The college Ranebler criticises the Srecucum for placing in its
editorial columns an article on the Isbor question, however, the
criticism will have very little weight with any one whomakes a care-
ful comparison between the two papers. We are aware that there
isa great difference of opinion as to what should appear in the
editorial columns, but the article referred to certainly is a vast im-
provement to the Mawdfer’s base ball editorial,

Of the 111 exchanges that come to our table the Metsenger of
Richmonal college, Va., is the largest and in many respects the best,
Indeed it is almost worthy the name magazine. It is a great
pleasure to peruse its columns but almost palnful to compare some
of our other exchanges with it, noticable among them the Hillsdale
Herald, but what more could we expect from a college who's
students have not enough ambition ta control their college paper.

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Medical Department of the North Western University. Session of 1586-87, N.S, DAWIS, M. D., LL.
D., Dean.

The twenty-ninth Annual Course of instruction will begin the last week in September, 1656, and close in
March, 1887. The course of instruction is graded, students being divided into first, second and third year
classes. Qualifications for admission are cither a degree of A. BL, a certificate of a reputable academy, al
teacher's certificate, or a peliminary examination. The method of instruction is conspicuously practical, and is
applied in the wards of the Mercy, St. Luke's and Michael Reese Hospitals daily at the bedside of the sick, and
‘nthe South Side Dispensary attached to the College, where from nine to ten thousand patients are annually
treated. Fees: Matriculation $5. Lectures, first and second years, cach $75. Demonstrator, including
material, $10. Laboratory $5. Breakage (returnable) $5. Hospitals: Mercy $6, St. Luke's $5, for second
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WALTER HAY, M. D.. LL. D., Secretary,

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JOHN MOORE, Proprietor,

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P. 0., AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, NEAR LANSING, MICH.

This institution is thoroughly equipped, having a large teaching force; also ample facilities for illustra-

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CALENDER FOR THE YEAR 1886.

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August 18th Summer Term ends; Commencement. August 25th College Year begins; Entrance ¢xamin-

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