AUGUST  10,  1888. 

TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 

LITERARY.-

BALL  PLAYING-G.  Jay  Jenks, 
AERIAL  NAVIGATION-H.  F.  Hall,  • 
TRUE  CHARITY-A.  B.  Goodwin, 
THE  ALUMNI  FORTNIGHTLY  CLUB, 
PHEBE  GRAY-P.  G.  Holden, 

SCIENCE.-

NATURAL  HISTORY  SOCIETY, -
ARE SPRAYED  FRUITS  POISONOUS? 
CESTRACION  PHILLIPPI,  A NEW  SPECIMEN,  • 
THE  SOIL  OF  NORTHERN  MICHIGAN, 

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EDITORIALS, 

COLLEGE  NEWS, 

PERSONALS, 

COLLEGES, 

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Ball Playing. 

G.  JAY  JENKS,  DE:LTA  TAU  DELTA FRATERNITY. 

The  origin  of  ball  playing  seems  rather 
uncertain . 
It is  probable,  however,  that our 
forefathers  (according  to  Darwin)  threw 
cocoanuts  at  each other's  heads,  thousands  of 
years  ago,  as  they  sported  at  will  among the' 
trees  of their  native  forests .  Be  it  as  it  may, 
the  game  in  some  form  or  other  has  been  a 
popular  one among all nations, from  the earli 
est  times .  Man  has  alvvays  exhibited  a  ten 
dency  to  play  with  a  spherical  object,  to  roll 
it  along  the  ground,  or  to  bat it  with  a  stick . 
Among  the  Egyptians,  ball  playing  was 
held  in  high  esteem;  and  the  Egyptian  hoy 
loved  it  next  to  wre  tling. 
It  was a  favorite 
amu  ement  with  the  Greeks  and  Romans . 
The  Greeks,  especially,  prized  it,  because  it 
gave  strength  and  elasticity  to  the  limbs. 
Boys  and  grayhaire<l  men  alike,  assembled 
every  afternoon  to  play,  on  ground  set  aside 
for  that  purpose.  Throwing  the  ball  into 
the  air  and  then  rushing  forward  to  catch  it; 
throwing  it  at  each  other  and  striving  to 
hold  and  return  it;  also  a  game  something 
like  modern  tennis, were the principal forms . 
The  Greeks  erected  a  statue  to  one  of  their 
athletes  who  was very  proficient in  ball play 
ing,  and  their  physicians  prescribed  it  for 
their patients, instead of  pills an<l  powders . 

From  this  time  little  mention  is  made  of 
ball playi:-ig  until the sixteenth century, when 
a  game  resembling  tennis  became  very  pop 
ular  in  the  French  and  Italian  courts.  The 
great English  game  of  cricket  has  reached 
its  present  imp:>rtance  during  the  last  cen 
tury. 
It  is  derived  from  club-ba11  of  the 
fourteenth  century.  Tennis-another  mod 
ification  of  ball  playing-is of  ancient origin. 
It is  growing  in  favor  in  the  United  States, 

and  bids  fa ir  to  become  as  popular  in  its 
way,  as  base  ball. 

Base  ball  is  a  modern  game,  and  comes 
more  directly  from  the  "two-old-cat"  of 
America;  but  is  an  outgrowth  of  the  old 
English  game  of  rounder  ,  which  re:;embles 
it  in  the  e3sential  particbhr5.  The first  club 
of  any importance was the" Knickerbocker," 
organized  at  New  York  in  I845 .  For  the 
next fifteen  years  the  game  grew  steadily  in 
favor,  although  little  advance  was  made  in 
the  method  of  playing.  In  1857 the National 
Association  was  formed,  which gave a  mark 
ed  impetus  to  the  game,  and  after  the  war 
it  rose  rapidly  in  the  esteem  of  the  public. 
Real  professional  base  ball,  however,  elates 
from  i87r, when  the  National  Association 
was divided  into  two  classes,  and  a  National 
code  of  playing  rules  adopted .  After  the 
season  of  i874 the "Bostons" and the" Ath 
letics"  of  Philadelphia, both  members of the 
association, played a series of  games  through 
out  England, but  met  with  little  success. 
It 
was  said  to  be  "too  swift  for  the  Johnny 
Bull  ."  The National  League  of  1876  and 
the  American  Association  of  1882  are  the 
two  great  ball  playing  organizations  in  the 
country  to-clay.  They  have  placed  the  sport 
on  an  hone  t,  professional  footing,  and  have. 
kept  it  there. 

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The  curve,  a  a  factor  in  base  ball, was in- 
traduced  about  twenty  years ago, by  Arthur 
Cummings,  of  the  "Brooklyn  Stars; 
this 
made  some  little stir  in  scientific  as  well  a 
It  was  declared  to  be  an 
base  ball  circles. 
absurdity by not a few scientists, who claimed 
that  it  was  directly  opposed  to  all  known 
laws  of  physi-:s,  and  that  it  was  merely  an 
optical  illusion .  They  were  a  little  behind. 
the  times.  The  fact  had  served  Galileo  as 
an  illustration  of  the  deviation  of  the  planets 
their  true  path  several  years  before 
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THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM . 

these  scientists  were  born .  The  accepted 
theory,  to-day,  i 
that  a  ball  on  leaving 
the  pitcher'  hand,  is  gi \·en  a  rotary  motion . 
rotary  motion  is  from  ri ght  to 
When  th i 
left,  it  packs  the  air  more  closely  on  the 
right  side,  making  the  re;i  tancc  greater, 
which  cause 
the  ball  to  curve  to  the  left; 
this  is  called  the  "out"  when  thrown  by 
a  right  handed  pitcher.  The  motion  from 
left  to  right  re  ult 
in  a  curve  to  the  right, 
called  the  "in."  The  motion  actino- from 
abov  gives  the  "drop," and  from  below  the 
"  rise." 

Base ball  has at last reached the  di  tinction 
of being  called  the  National  game.  Anglo 
maniac  ha\·e  sought  to  intro:lu::e  cricket  in 
it  place,  but in  rnin.  Although  it  has  be 
come somewhat popular  in  the  large  cities of 
the  E15t,  an I  in  a  few  collcg~s, it  will  ne\•er 
supcr,;ede  b:Be  ball  as  long  as  Americans  re 
main  what  they  are  to-clay.  Cricket is  Yery 
slow  and  scientific,  ometimes  taking  two  or 
three  days  to  finish  a  game . 
It  is,  withal, 
ycry  dano-crous,  and  the  player ·  have  to  he 
enca  eel  in  an  armor,  which  prevent;, the free 
exerci. e  of  their  limbs.  The a\·crage  Amer 
ican  audience  does  not  care  for  brutal  port, 
and  to  sec  a  man  carried  from 
the  field 
bruised  and  battered,  has  in  it  no  element  of 
pleasure.  On  the  other  hand,  base  ball  is 
quick  and  li\·ely.  Of course  skill  is  e  sc ntial, 
but  the  element  of  chance  enter:  into  the 
game  to  a  greater or  less  extent.  The  inter 
est  i  held  to  the  close,  and  the  port i  far 
from  being  brutal  or  dangerou s.  On  the 
contrary,  it  is  as  safe as  mo st  out-door sport  . 
One  of  the  unique  features  of  the  Xational 
game  i  the  literature  it  has  cle\·eloped. 
Its 
characteristics  would  not,  perhaps, secure for 
it  the  admiration  of  a  learned  literary  man, 
but it  sprightlinc  s,  and the abundant oppor 
tunities  it  offers  for  the  use  of  slang,  are  uf 
ficient  to  recommend  it  to the a \·crage Amer 
ican . 

America  has  long  ought a  literature  dis 
tinctively  merican;  he  has  i;ought  an  art 
distinctively  American,  and  she  has  been  re-

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warded .with  base  ball,  which  is  nothing  if 
not  American . 

Aerial  Navigation. 

H.  F.  HALL,  PHI  DELTA  THETA  FRATERNITY . 

Soon  after  mastering  the  science  of  the 
navigation  of  the  water,  the  ever  ambitious 
human  race  turned  a  part  of  its  attention  to 
the  navigation  of  the  air.  Na tu rally  the 
motion  of  the  bird  wa 
looked  upon  as  the 
basis  of  such  navigation,  and  many attempts, 
inv ariably  unsucccs  ful,  were made to imitate 
the  motions  of  this  creature.  Before  the 
di  covcry  of  the  barometer  there  was  pre 
valent an idea that a ship could be con  tructed, 
light  eno ugh  to  sail  on  the  air  a.  does  a  ship 
on  the sea.  The  barometer  pro,·ecl  that  thi 
idea  could  not  be  carried  out. 

\Vhen  it  wa 

seen  that  the  flio-ht  of  a 
bird  could  not  be  imitated,  attention  was 
turned  towards finding some sub  tance, li ght 
er  than  air  on  the  earth's  urface,  which 
would  support  some  ves  cl  containin g 
it. 
The  su  pension  of  clouds  in  the  air  wa 
noticed,  and  the  thought  was  con ceived  that, 
if  a  hag  inAatccl  with  some  suc h substance  as 
the  clouds  were  relca  eel,  a  balloon  capable 
of  ustaining a  smal l w eight would be the  re-
ult.  Accordingly  bags  were filled  with  the 
, moke  from  straw,  and  it  was  found  that 
they  would  ascend  and  remain  in  the  air  for 
a  con  idcrablc  time .  From  this  di  coYery 
dates the ascension of  the first hot-air balloon. 
As  this  method  of  ascension  wa 
rather 
cumbersome,  especially  with  pas  engcr  ,  it 
was  proposed  that  hydrogen  gas,  known  at 
that time as  "inflammable gas,"  be employed 
in  the  place  of  hot  air,  as  it  is  Yery  111 uch 
li ghter  than 
The  first 
the  atmosphere . 
per  on  who  a  cended  was  rai  eel  by  mean 
of  hot air.  From  this time balloon  ascens .on 
became  more  numerous,  and  slight  but  not 
radical  improvements  were  made  from  time 
to  time. 

Many  ingenious  project  ,  the  theory  of 
which  seemed  plau  ible  enough,  were  pre-

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sented,  but few  were  at  a ll  successful.  One 
of  the  mo  t  noted  of  these  was  a  scheme  to 
exhaust  the  air  from  four  large  copper  balls, 
wh:ch  would  then,  it  was claimed, be  li g ht 
enough  to  a  ccnd  in  the  atmosp here.  The 
trouble  with  thi 
idea  was  that  the  copper, 
being  neces  arily  Yery  thin,  would  not  with 
sta nd  the  atmo  pheric  press ure,  but  would 
collapse. 

in  a  ba lloon  carryin g 

t  a  comparatively  early  <late  in  the  his 
tory  of  aeronautic  ,  the English  cha11ncl  was 
safely  cro  eel 
two 
passengers,  althou gh  twice  <luring  the jour 
ney  precipitation  into  the  sea  was  avoided 
only by throwing from the car every available 
article,  includin g  the clothing  of  the  passen 
In  two  attempts  to  cro  s  the  Adriatic 
ge rs. 
ea,  the  acronaut  wa  nearly  drowned  by 
descending  too  soon . 
Shortly  after  thi  , 
however, a  uccessful  journey over  the Med 
iterranean  ea was  accomplished, wit!)  a  mar 
g in  of  fifty  miles.  The  largest  gas  balloon 
ever made was constructed by a photographer 
and  contained  over  two  hundred  thou  and 
cubic feet of  gas, and was capable of  carrying 
fifteen  people.  The idea of  the photographer 
wa 
to  raise  funds,  by  mean  of  which  he 
thought  he  could  construct  a  screw  which 
would  <Yuide  the  motions  of  the  ball oon  in 
idea  wa  not  fo und ed  on  a 
the  air .  Thi 
scientific  ba  i  ,  altho ug h 
o  claimed  by  it 
author. 

A  project  for  an  aerial  journ ey  across  the 
Atlantic Ocean was at one time co ntemplated, 
but,  farther  than  the  con  truction  of 
the 
balloon, it wa  never carried.  The foundation 
of  this  cheme  was  the  upposed  cxi ·tencc 
the  upper 
of  a  westerly  current  of  ai r 
atmosphere.  Later  it  was  proved  that  no 
such current exi  ted; bm that the wind varied 
as  much  there  a  on  the su rface  of  the  earth. 

in 

Nearly the on ly  uses for  which  aero nautics 
has,  as  yet,  been  applied  are  for the ad vancc 
mcnt  of  science  and  in  military  operation s. 
Many  important physical  facts  were brought 
to  li ght from  the resu lts  of  a  cries  of  ascen-
ions.  Among  the  mo  t  important  of  these 

are,  that  the  chemical  constituti on  of  the 
atmo  phere 
is  cons' ant  at  all  attainable 
he ights, and  that  with  each  high  ascension  a 
fall of temperature increasing with the h eig ht 
wa  observed.  Experiments  with  m ag netic 
force  and  force  of  graYitation,  proved  that 
there wa  no appreciable diminution in either, 
up  to  the  height  at  which  it  was  po  sible  to 
perform  the  expe riments.  The  use  of  the 
balloon  in  military  operations  was  soon 
adopted  and  important  result  were obtained. 
B eing  able  to  gO\·ern  the  moYements  of 
aerial  machine  would  g reatly  increase  their 
value.  :Many  attempt ·  haYe  been  made  with 
thi  object  in  view,  b ut  pedection  has  not  as 
yet  been  obtained,  though  great  ach·ance 
ment  have  been  mad e. 

One  inYention  was  in  the  form  of  an  im 
mense cigar and  was designed for  a  war sh ip. 
Large  screws  were  used  to  propel  thi s  ma 
chine  as  well  as  to  raise  and  lower  it.  vVith 
a  complete  apparatus  of  this  kind,  the  old 
manner  of  allowing  ga 
to  escape  or  of 
throwing out  ballast may be done away with. 
Another aerial  machine  of  an  entirely differ 
ent con. truction  is  one,  the  motive  power of 
which  is  comprcs  eel  air  combined  with  the 
muscular  force  of  the  operator.  The  air, 
which  i  contained  in  two  cylinders,  work. 
a  system of  propeller  , the majority of  which 
arc  ahove  the  center  of  gravity  of  the  ma 
chine.  A  Yelocipe<le  motion  is  at  the  botto1n 
of  the  frame  and  can  be  worked  at  the  will 
to  be  a  plausible 
eem 
of  the  rider.  Thi 
form,  as  the  machine  may  be  o  constructed 
as  to  weigh  but sixty-five  pound  .  Estimat 
ing  the  weight  of  the  rider  at one  hundred. 
and  sixty  pounds,  but  one-sixth  of  a  horse 
power  will  be  needed  to  raise  it. 

In  another  half  century,  if  improvements 
in  thi  art  arc  made  proportional  to  those  of 
the  past,  it  •nay  reasonably  be  expected  that 
aerial  naviga tion  will be a  popular  a  mode of 
is  the  railroad  at  the  present  time. 
travel  a 

Albion  College graduated  this year seven  Bachelors 
of Art, six Bachelors of Science, nine musicians and one 
artist. 

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THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM. 

T rue  Charity. 

A.  B.  GOODWIN,  OLYMPIC  SOCIETY. 

b 

, 

,  , 

How common  it  is  to  regard  the  mechani 
cal  act  of dealing  out al ms  as  charity,  and  to 
applaud it as sL;ch.  The inillionaire politician 
who  aives  his  thousands  to  some  benevo lent 
work  is  praised  as  a  public benefactor.  The 
mone\'  so freelv lavished, often serves to . tim-
ulate indolence and  vice.  Hi  humble neigh 
bor aids  a  needv brother.  His little  mite, the 
love,  benevole;1ce  and  good  will  which  he 
bore  toward  a  fe.low  being,  receives  the 
prai  e  of  none. 
t·oo  often 
pro,·es a  curse; more stand in  need of friendly 
aid  and  sympathy.  Such  charity  is  worthy 
of the  highest thought  .  Through such char 
ity  mu  t  the  sick  be  healed,  the  weak  pro 
tected,  and  the  Yicious  restored. 

Financial  aid 

Reverence  for  human  nature  must  be  ob 
sen·ed. 
" \ Ve  have  no right," says Sir Wal 
ter  Scott, "to intrude upon the poor."  Each 
suffering  heart  has  its  peculiar  bitterness. 
There  must  be  an  insight  into  and  re  pect 
for human per  onalities.  Regard and  respect 
for  human  intere  t  have  given  the  stories  of 
Bret  Harte  their  greatest  power. 
In  each 
soul  there  is  a  different resource at command. 
It needs human  interest to  call  out the yaried 
wealth .  The  good  Samaritan 
tands  out  as 
a  bright  example  of  this  element.  The 
wounded  man  lying  there  was  his  personal 
care.  Wine  was given  for  strength  and  oil 
for healing.  He vvas  taken to  a  neighboring 
:inn  and  arrangements  made  for  his  future 
care; above all, he  had found  a  friend.  Need 
ed  aid  must  be  placed  under  the  care  of such 
true,  hopeful  friendship. 

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Helnful  action  tends  to  keep  all  society 
pure;  morbid  corruption  wasts  vital  power 
and  energy.  Too often  we  find  the  hope  of 
_youthful manhood, the spotless life of maiden 
hood  averted  or  cast  away.  How  irksome 
the daily  toil  of  one  never taught to do a use 
ful  thing,  the  conscience  wrapped  in  fruit 
less  agony.  Let  him  set  about  some  noble 
object in  life  and  he  will  be  a  useful  citizen. 

It  would  be  a  stimulus  to  better  his  condi 
tion  in  life. 
Its  influence  is  necessary  to  the 
development  of  character  to  the  highest ex 
cellency.  Charitable  associations can find  no 
grander  work  than  to  impress  upon  society 
the true nobility of labor.  This would lessen 
the  number  of  our  jai ls  and  the  calls  for 
needed  aid. 

o  form  of  charity  can  meet with marked 
success,  until  the  saloon  element  is  crippled; 
its  coils,  which  fetter  humanity,  are 
until 
broken. 
It  is  largely  this  influence  that 
swells  the  large  army  of  tramps,  breeds  di  -
content  among  laborers,  and  incites  them  to 
deeds  of  violence.  We  find  among  their 
number  intelligent  men,  skilled  artisans,  and 
laborers.  Depraved  by  maddening 
good 
drink,  they  no  longer  care  to  ,., ork  honestly 
with  their  hands  or  industriously  with  their 
brains.  Even the corn mon decencies of human 
life are often disregarded.  Their energy and 
influcn"ce  are  now  at  work  to  tear  down  so 
ciety,  the  corner  stone  of our  civilization . 

Active  moral  principle  , and the protection 
of  every  virtue,  are  necessary  to  the  loftiest 
efforts  of  human · intellect.  The  cultiYation 
of  morality  is  e  sential  to  the  stability  of  our 
government. 
It  is  the  price  we  must  pay 
for  our  freedom.  Diffuse  the  poison  of  im 
morality  among  the  minds  of  the  people, 
and  factious  ambition  would  sway  the  coun 
cil  of our  nation .  Rome prospered when re 
sisting the encroachment of vice.  Rome fell, 
when licentiousness and corruption  destroyed 
her  moral  principles,  the  supporting  pillars 
of her political institutions.  Charitab'e efforts 
that touch  not  the  moral  nature  of  man  are 
wasted.  Those  that  degrade  the dignity  of 
man  are  corrupt.  The  true  mis  ion  of  char 
ity  is  to  enlarge  his  sphere  of  usefulness . 

The Alum ni  Fortnightly  Club. 

This  club  was  organized  March  15,  1888, 
by  the  resident  Alumni,  not  including  pro 
fessors.  The  object  of  the  club  is  mutual 
improvement and  social  enjoyment,  and  any 
alumnus  connected  with  the  college  may  be-

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four  times.  Analy  e  of  two  quarts  of  ripe 
cherries from  these  trees  s howed  no  trace  of 
arsenic . 

L.  A.  B.  '88. 

A  SPE  IMEN  of  more  than  u  ual  scientific 
interest  has  ju  t  been  added  to  the  general 
It is  that  of  the  Ce  tracion  Phil 
museum. 
lippi,  very  common  in  the  carboniferous 
period  and  for  ome time  before,  but  until  a 
comparatively  recent  period  thought  to  be 
entirely  extinct . ince  that time. 

It will  be  remembered  that this is a species 
of the type that Aga  siz  while yet very yo un g 
described  before  the  R oya l  Society  of  Lon 
don  in  a 
talk  on  fos  ii  fishes .  Having  a 
certain  knowled ge  of  nothin g  but  the  paYe 
ment  teeth,  the  two  heayy  sp ine  of  the  first 
and  econd  dorsal  fins  and  the  phalange  of 
the  large  pectoral  fin  ,  he  made a drawing of 
the  animal  a  he  supposed  it  to  have  been. 
His  presumption aroused  some  critici  m,  but 
before the meeting had ad journed the appear 
ance  of  a  fish  of  the same  type  produced  by 
an  old  sailor  who  had  been  so  fortunate  as 
to  capture  a  remaining  pecimen  of  that  old, 
old  type, demonstrated  the accuracy of Agas 
siz's  conclu  ions. 

The  pecimen  brought  to  notice  then  wa 
i 
found  at  Port  Jackson,  Australia,  and 
sometimes  called  the  Port  Jackson  hark. 
Since  then  several  specimens  ha,·e  been  cap 
tured  at  the  ame  place,  and  of  r ecent  year 
a  few  have  been  seen  around  L owe r  Cali 
fornia. 

teeth, 

The relation  of  thi  shark  to  geology  and 
its  personification  of  the  now  differentiated 
type  peculiar  to  all  a ncient orders,  render  it 
of  great Yalue  to  the  scientist. 
In  its  pa\'e 
ment 
respiratory  organs  and 
its 
phalan ge  extend ing  into  the  pectoral  fins  i 
seen  its  g reat  resemblance  to  the  order  of 
reptiles.  So  perfect  is  this  that  it  i  more 
than  a  mere s uggestion  of a still  earlier  type, 
that leading scientists well conclude embraced 
them  both. 

I 

The  great  carcity  of 

hark  when 
compared w ith its abundance in earlier epochs 

thi 

is one of th e  many  incident  showing  nature's 
stern  law  of destruction  to  the  type  that are 
not  adapted  to  the  more  com pl ex  life  and 
fiercer 
truggle  that  come  with  the  earth' 
more  recent  periods. 

THE  large  amount  of  li g ht,  sa ndy  so ils  in 
some  of  the  n orthern  counties  of  Michigan, 
which  do  not  appear  to  respo nd  favorably  to 
ord inary method  of  tillage, seems  to  call  for 
inYest igation and experimental inquiry.  Some 
persons  doubt  the  po  ·ibility  of  their succe 
-
ful culti\'ation, and  are  disposed  to  scoff  at  all 
• attempts  in  that  directi on .  The  fact  that 
many  per  on  h aYe  ettled  on  these  lands  for 
homestead  , and after a few  yea rs  have  aban 
doned  their  claims  and  gone  elsew here  for 
permanent  home  ,  eem>  to  countenance  the 
doubt  abou~  their  agricultural  Yalue.  Th e 
hundred  of  abandoned  homestead  gi,·e  ad 
e,·idence  of  misdirected 
labor  and  disap 
pointed hopes.  The que  tion  is, how to bring 
the  e  lands  into profitable cultiYation  by such 
method  of tillage  and  the  use  of  s uch  manu 
rial  material  as  are within the reach of eYery 
lt  does  not  in 
farmer  of  moderate  means. 
clude the use of stable  manure, for  the  reason 
that  this  cannot  at  present  he  obtain ed  in 
uffici ent quantity  to  supply  the  need  of  the 
plains.  No  one  need  d oubt  the  capacity  of 
these  sand.Y.  soi ls  to  produce  crops  if  a  suf 
ficient  supply  of  stable  manure  can  be  ob 
tained.  The  first  question  is,  how  to  raise 
the  crops  on  these land  that shall furni  h  the 
table  manure.  The  problem  briefly  · tated 
is  this:  \Vi th a  lig ht  andy  oil  of very porous 
quality,  in  a  northern  climate, s ubject  to  late 
in  autumn, 
frosts  in  pring  and  early  frost 
and  iiable  to  midsummer  drought,  with  no 
fertili ze rs  except  marl,  alt  and  pla3ter,  can 
any  method  of  tillage or kinds of crops bring 
these  p.ains  into  profitable  cultivation  for 
ordinary  farming,  5tock  raising,  or  fruit  pro 
duction?  For  many  years  Professor  R .  C . 
Kedzie of the Agricultural  College of Michi 
ga n  ha  gi,·en  thought  and  study  to  thi s  pro 
called 
in 
blem,  and 
\ Vhen  the  Hatch 
attention  to  the  subject. 

lectures  and  article 

8 

THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM . 

Bill  became  a  law,  it  was  felt  that  the  time 
had co me to take up th is  subject in  a  practical 
way.  A  farmers'  institute  had  been  held  at 
Grayl ing,  Crawford  county,  in  wh ich  farm  
ing  on  the  plains occupied  m ost  of  the  time 
and  thought of  those  present.  When  it was 
determ ined  to  establish an experimental farm 
on the plain  , the  State  Board  of Agriculture 
fixed  upon  Gray ling  as  the  p lace,  because  it 
is  in  the  heart  of  the  jack-pine  lands, is  read 
ily  acccs ·ible  by  rail way,  i  near  a  large 
deposit  of  marl,  the  people  take  a  lively 
interest  in  the  experimental  work,  and  the 
Michigan  Central  railroad  offered  to  donate 
eighty  ac res  of jack-pine land  for the experi 
mental farm .  The tract of land donated, both 
as  to  soil  and  the  natural  products  growing 
on it, is  considered a  fair  average  of  the  jack 
pine pla in  .  The experimental work at Gray 
ling  is  only  begun, and  it is  too  soon  to  ask, 
the  harvest  bc?"-From 
"vVbat  shall 
"Science,''  'Jztly  20,  I888. 

Phebe  Gray. 

BY  PERRY  G.  HOLDEN. 

[\Vr ittcn  for  the  nion  1\lceting of the  Societies, July 21, , 

.] 

It lacked  one  year of sixty-three, 
And  on  the  banks of T e nn essee 
There stood a  cabin  all  alone; 
At  morn  the sun  had  brightly  shone, 
But now  half hides  his face  for  shame, 
And sinks to  rest,  a  fiery  flame. 
Around the cabin,  neat and  clean, 
A  little garden  may  be seen, 
But darkness  now  enwraps  it all ; 
Within,  a  candle lights the wall. 
Though once  it was  a  happy home, 
Within  is  heard a  mournful  tone,-
A  moth e r  prays, a  daughter weeps, 
The silent dead before th e m  sleeps. 
At  length  the daughter  rose  and  said: 
" \Ve 'II  weep no  more,  though  father's  dead, 
For  well  to  front  his  men  he  led, 
And  nobly  fought and  nobly  bled; 
And  when  I  searched  the  field  to  night , 
Jn  the dim and  fading light , 
For father's  form  that now  before us  I ies, 
I  heard  the shrieks  and  moans and  cries 
Of hundreds that , without a  fire 
To warm  their chilling limbs,  expire. 
The soldiers  flung  their coats away, 

It being warm  till  eve  of day; 
But, changed to rain  and now  to  snow, 
A  western  blast begins to  blow. 
0, hark!  and hear th0se fearful  yells, 
As of a  fight  'twixt fiends  of hell ! 
To-night  I ' II  lend  a  helping hand, 
To comfort some poor, suff'ring  man. 
But first  these chevrons  I will  take, 
And  keep them  for  remembrance ' sake; 
I'll  draw this dagger fro m  his breast, 
And  use as  reason tells  me  best. 
Permit  me,  mother-I know thou  wilt. " 
She seized the dagger by the hilt, 
An  effort  made, but all  in  vain, 
Renewed  he r  effo rts once again, 
Ere  from  his  breast she could  regain 
The shaft that pierced  his heart in  twain . 
As in  her hands the blade she  held, 
Upon  its  hilt a  name  beheld. 
"Why, moth e r,  what  is  this  I  see? 
My  brother's name it  cannot be." 
The anxious  mother sprang to see. 
"B ut hush !  A step!  Who can  it be? 
The latch  is  raised !"  But neither knows 
Whether  it  be by friends or  foes. 
Their faces  white now whiter grow, 
Their blood  is chilled and  will  not  flow. 
Now  open swings the cabin door, 
A  rebel soldier stands before. 
His  form  and  face  and  manner fair, 
The suit of gray could  not impair ; 
The mother knew  it  was  he r  son, 
But  for  what purpose had  he  come? 
The daughter raised  the  blade and said : 
"Thou tread'st too  near the sacred  dead." 
As  if her  heart, by  fear  unstrung, 
An  instant paused,  then  forward sprung. 
Before the son  his  father  lies, 
He hears  his  moth er's shrieks and cries; 
In air the crimson dagger gleams, 
To take his  life  its  purpose  seems. 
His heart by grief and sorrow  weak, 
'Tis all  in  vain  he tries to speak, 
To tell  his sister pressing near, 
That she from  him  need  have no  fear. 
He came to ask  his  mothP.r's  grace, 
His steps he  will  not  now  retrace. 
The only  way  that now  he sees, 
Submissive falls  upon  his  knees. 
" This is  my son,"  the mother said, 
"Long since  we thought that you  were dead." 
"  Ere  I  can  take  a  brother's hand, " 
The daughter cried,  " I  must demand, 
Be  brief and  answer what  I  say,-
Wh y  do  you  wear this suit of gray? 
And  why this dagger, crimson stained, 
Upon  its  hilt your very name? 
\Vhy come you  on  this stormy night, 
Our fears  expanding  into  fright." 
His words are  weak, at  first,  and slow, 
But as he speaks they  firmer  grow. 

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9 

" It 's been quite thirteen years or more, 
Since last  I  entered here before, 
The last time  I  remember  well, 
I  bid you all  a  kind farewell. " 
" But hush!  and answer what I  asked ," 
And she the  blade more tightly grasped; 
"And bear you  not yon  suff'rers'  cry? 
An  hundred there to-night  must die." 
"Be brief and  answer quick," she said, 
"Or else you  have defied  this  blade." 
"  They drafted  me,  and that's the  way 
I  came to wear this suit of gray." 
"And why that dagger crimson stained? " 
"They charged upon our cannon  famed, 
Though hard  we fought,  our ranks  they 

pressed, 

My dagge r  pierced a  soldier's breast; 
And when upon  the ground he  fell 
I  saw-nay, more  I  cannot  te ll. 
And why  before you  here lo -night? 
As light was fading  into  night, 
And  cannon ceased their heavy  war, 
I  searched the  battle field  quite  o'er ; 
But father's  form  I  found  not  there, 
And  wandered round,  no  matter where. 
I  saw my father  lifeless fall, 
The stars and stripes were  ruined all. 
I  saw the n ation sp lit  in  twain , 
And  freedom 's  blood  was spi lt  in vain; 
And  conscious of my  fearful  sin, 
I  came to-night and  entered  in 
To ask-"  "  Enough,  enough  to  know 
That you ' II  no  longer aid the  foe," 
The maiden  said, and  quick departs, 
Spare cloaks and  robes she takes and starts, 
Her work  to  do upon  the  field , 
Where  men have  fought  and bled  and  reeled. 
She little heeds the icy  blast, 
Nor thinks to  dread  the weary task. 
The fervent  prayers, the  moans and  cries 
Direct her  where the suff'rer  li es; 
But some h ave  pa:sed from  human  needs, 
And  left their bodies and th e ir  deeds. 
A dozen  homes cannot be  found, 
'Within  five  miles of there  around, 
But  fires  are kindled on  the ground, 
And  wounded soldiers brought around. 
The sapling trees,  by soldi e rs  cut, 
She weaves  into a  kind of hut, 
To shield  the suff'ring, bleeding men 
That  fought  so well  within  the glen. 
All  night she staid, till  break of day, 
Then  homeward  went her weary  way. 

Too few  the words that here ca n  tell 
Of what she  did and  did  so well. 
Not long ago her life  was handed  in 
To  Him  who  knows the good  from  sin. 
Though  honor's due ,  no  nation  mourns, 
Not hist'ry's page her name adorns . 
But years have  passed  since sixty-three, 
And on  the banks of Tennessee, 
The sun will  cast a  ling'ring ray 
Upon the grave of Phebe  Gray. 

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ANOTHER  turn in  the  wheel  of  time  has 
brought a  new  set  of editors before  the read 
ers  of the SPECULUM.  At  the  beginning  of 
the  eighth year  the  outlook  for  our  college 
paper  is  very  promising. 
Its  finances  are  in 
good  condition,  its  subscription  list  larger 
than  ever  before,  and  the  support by  the stu 
dents  and  alumni  very  cordial.  Much  credit 
is  due  to  the  old  board  for  its  untiring  en 
ergy in  behalf  of  the  SPE CU LU:II,  and  many 
of  the  improvements  which  the  new  board 
has  been  enabled  to  make  for  the  coming 
Yolume,  owe their origin to suggestion s made 
by  the  retiring  editors . 
"  Practice  makes 
perfect,"  and  the  experience  of  the old board 
of  editors  would  undoubtedly  enable  them 
to  con~luct the  paper  for  another  year  with 

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THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM . 

excellent results.  But college  life  demand 
the change of editors, and a con  tant improve 
ment  in  the  paper,  to  correspond  with  that 
of  our  college, sho uld  be  looked  for.  The 
policy  of  the  SPECULu:-.r  will  be  the same  as 
it  has  always  been-to  reflect  the  life  and 
sentiments  of  the  students  at  the  Michigan 
Its  aim  is  to  uphold 
Agricultural  College. 
the  faculty,  and  bring the students into closer 
relation  hip  with  that  body. 
Its  has  always 
been  a  student'  organ,  and  not  a  college 
advertisement. 

How  do  you  like  our  new  dress?  Early 
la  t  year  the SPECULUM was made a  monthly 
and  the  reading  matter in  each  i  sue  neces 
sarily  reduced.  To  make  the  form  neater, 
and  to  insure  greater  ease in  mailing, the size 
has  been  reduced 
from  9x 12  to  8x IO~ 
inches.  This  necessitated  a  change  in  the 
issue  we  pre  ent our  read 
cove r,  and  in  thi 
ers  with  a  new  design, for  which  we  are  in 
debted  to  Mr.  P.  M.  Chamberlain  of  '88. 
The  amount  of  reading  matter  will  be  the 
same  a  ever,  and  we  hope  that  the  quality 
will  remain  unchanged. 

Dakota, small  in  her  number of  colleges,  has 
a  thriving oratorical association.  Must Mich 
igan  college  be  behind  all  the  re  t? 

TnE  '88  Harrow  now  being  prepared  by 
the sophomore class ( '90) is near! y com pletcd; 
but on  account  of delay  in  gettin g  the  cuts, 
the  book  will  not  be  on sale  until the  begin 
ning  of  next  term.  The  editors  wished  to 
have  it  out  before  the  alumni  meeting;  but 
as  it  was impossible, one of their number will 
stay  during the  meeting  and  push  the sale  as 
ible .  Every  alumnu  should 
much  as  po 
have  one  of  these  books,  as  they  give  him  a 
better idea of what  the  college  of  to-day  is, 
than anything else .  Then the  publication of 
of s uch  a  book is  a great advertisement to the 
college,  and  for  that  reason  it  hould  be  en 
couraged .  Among other things the book will 
contain a short hi  tory of the Alumn i Associa 
tion,  together  with  all  of  its  officers  since  its 
foundation.  This will be an intere  ting feature 
to  the · Alumni.  The  pri.ce  of  the  book  will 
probably  be  seventy-five  cents,  a  little  less 
than last  year.  Every  alumnus  should  leave 
his  order for  at  least one. 

The  matter  of  a  State  Inter-Collegiate 
Oratorical  Association  has  often  been  dis 
cu  sed by the SPECULUM.  A  year ago it was 
talked of  in  connection  with  an  athletic  asso 
ciation .  The latter  has  materialized  and  the 
colleges  of  Michigan  are  no  longer  behind 
the  times,  but  have  a  good  organization  for 
field  sports.  Why  then  should  Michigan  be 
behind  her  sister  state 
in  organizing  for 
oratorical  contests?  The  Agricultural  Col 
lege  has  always  been  much  in  favor  of such 
an  a  sociation, and  has already  taken  the  first 
steps  in  the  right  direction  by  forming  an 
oratorical  as  ociation  of  its  own,  which  has 
held  one  contest.  The  next  one  occurs  in 
October. 
Is  thi  matter  to  become  a  dead 
letter?  Several years ago  ome of our Mich 
igan  colleges  had  an  o ratorical  associatio n,  in 
which  Kalamazoo  College  took  the  prizes; 
but after  a  few  contests  it  died  out  and  has 
never  been  revived.  Even  the  Territory  of 

"Do the cadets drill to-night," and  "\Vhat 
has  became  of  your  military  department," 
are  que  tions  frequently  asked  by  visitor  at 
the  College. 
\N e  can  only  sorrowfully 
answer  that  we  don't  know.  It  i  surprising 
how  fast  drill  has  degenerated  during  this 
term.  The battalions  pretend  to  drill  twice 
a  week,  but  the  companic, department  and 
all  have become a laughing  tock to the whole 
College.  U  uafly  half of  those  who  report 
are  officers  and  the  other  half  poor  deluded 
freshmen.  The  interest  last  summer  wa 
very  marked.  The cadets  drilled every day, 
went  to  target  practice  once  a  week,  and 
were  triving  with  every  energy  to  win  the 
colors  at a  company  competitive  drill,  which 
was  to  be  held  later  in  the  term. 
If  this 
department  is  to  be  contin ued,  the  stud ents 
must at  least  be  allowed  to  drill.  There  are 
at  present  no  strin gent ab  ence  rules,  and  no 
organization as in  other  department~.  If we 

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l  l 

are  to  have  drill,  why  cannot it  be  placed  on 
the  same  basis  as  other departments;  other 
wi  e  it  would  be  better  to  "shut up  shop." 
vVhere  there  is  no  interest,  drill  or  anything 
else  becomes  a  drudge.  Previous  to  this 
term  the  rules  have  been,  three  hour  work, 
or two  hours  work  and  one  hour  drill-the 
drill sometim es being  elective and  sometimes 
compul  ory.  But this term the stud ents were 
required  to  work  three  hours  and  take  drill 
if  they  wanted  to.  Of  cour  e  it  could  not 
be  expected that  any  student  would  do  this. 
The  faculty  relented  a  little  and  let  tho  e 
who  wished  to  drill  work  but  two  hour 
during two days  of  the  week.  But  the  in 
terest could  not be  kept  up  with  this  amount 
of drill  and  most  of  the  student  preferred 
work .  Hence  our  military  department  has 
not  amounted  to  much  this  term,  but  we 
hope to see a change in  the future .  The pros 
pect now  is  that such  a  change will be  made. 

ANOTHER year in  the annal  of  college life 
is  about  to  close. 
In  reviewing the progres 
during  this  time  we  find  many  things  upon 
which  to  congratulate  ourseh·es.  The  year 
opened  with  a  strong  freshman  class,  which 
was  much  enlarged  at  the  beginning  of  the 
following  spring term.  The year  will  close 
with  the  graduation  of  one  of  the  largest 
clas  es the  in  titution  ha  ever  een .  Several 
from  this  clas  will 
tay  at  the  college  as 
as  i  tants  in  the  various  departments  and 
to  aid  in  experimental  work.  The  college 
is  proud  in  honoring  its  Alumni .  The  new 
catalogue  ab :rnt  to  be  i  sued  shows  .an  in 
crea  e  in  the  number  of students  and  to  ac 
commodate thsee and tho  e who are to come, a 
new dormitory, Abbot Hall, has been erected. 
It  is  a  neat,  convenient  build ing, plea. ant ly 
locat  cl,  and  shows a  marked  advantage OYer 
th e  old  halls  in  many  re  pects .  The  large 
new apartment building w ill furnish  room for 
some of the professors and the assi  tan ts.  Last, 
but  not  least, we have the Horticulturnl  Lab 
oratory  which  will  soon  be  finished . 
It  is 
situated  conveniently  near  the  ga rden  and 
forcing  house,  and  we  understand  that  it  is 

to  be  a  model  build in g  of  it  kind,  contain 
ing  both  class  and  experi.mental  room  , 
laboratory,  tool  and  seed  room  ,  and  be 
side  a  professor's  office,  a  root  cellar  and 
numerou  cosy  little  nook  and  corners, for 
what purpose  the  horticulturi  t  only  know  . 
An  excellent  gymnasium  ha 
also  been 
formed  in  the armory during  the  year.  On 
the  afternoon  of  nny  day  large  classes  of 
students  in  flannel  jackets,  white  knicker 
bockers  and  long  black  stocking  may  be 
seen  tumbling,  jumping, climbing  or  wildly 
swinging  on  bar  or  rings  in  the  pur  ui t  of 
athletic  renown. 
\V e  might,  if  pace  per 
mitted,  name  a  great  many  other  changes, 
such  as  the  improved  condition of  the dormi 
tory  halls  under  the  careful  supen·ision  of 
our president;  the  addition  to  the  library  of 
e\·eral  cases  of books  owned  by  the  experi  
ment station; the  fire  escapes  in  the  room  of 
the dormitories;  the  extension  of 2\Icchanical 
Hall and other things too numerous to mention. 
It is  true  that  we  shall  soon  have  to  mourn 
the  los  of  two  of  our  most  efficient  pro 
fe - or  ,  who  go  to  better  position.<  in  other 
colleges.  Professor  L.  H.  :Bailey, Jr.,  take 
the  chair  of  horticulture  at  Cornell  Uni 
ver  ity,  and  Profe  sor  L .  G.  Carpenter  is  to 
haYe  the  po  ition  of  irrigating  engineer  and 
meteorologist . at  Colorado  Agricultural  Col 
lege. 

All  of  our  students  as  well  as  the  Alumni 
should  attend  the  Alumni  reunion  on  vVed  
It only  come  once  in 
nesclay  August  15. 
three  years,  and  most  of  the  under grnduate 
get but one chance of being present and hear 
ing  what  "tho  e  who  ha Ye  gone  before" 
ha Ye  to  say. 
It is  no  more  than  patriotic  to 
be  present,  and  the SPECULUM  as  ures a  rich 
treat to  those who attend .  The program for 
the day  is  as  follow  : 

8  A .  >L-Bu  iness  :Meeting. 
9  A .  M.-Clas  Meeting  . 
10:30  A.  >r.-Literary  Exerci  e  . 
T  P.  >r.-Dinner. 
7 P.  J\I,-Banquet. 
The  literary  exercises  will  consist  of  a 

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THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM. 

history  by  1Irs.  M.]. C.  Carpenter;  poem 
by  Mr.  H .  W.  Collingwood,  and  an  oration 
by  Mr.  F. E .  Robson. 

\  T  a  meeting of the  Ec'.ectic  society  held 
June  30th,  the  following  re  ol utions  were 
adopted: 

vVHEREAS,  An  all -wise  Providence  has 
removed  our  beloved  brother, Jay  P .  Mon 
roe,  who died  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich ., June 30, 
1888; 

Resolved,  That  in  the  death  of  Jay  P. 
Monroe  the  Eclectic society  has  lost  an  hon 
ored  and  • espected  member,  who,  as  it  first 
pre  ident,  proved  himself  an  energetic  and 
faithful  worker,  and  a  true  and  kind-hearted 
friend; 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  our  heart-felt 
ympathy  to  his  bereaved  family,  who  are 
called  upon  to  mourn  hi  untimely  death; 

Resolved,  That a copy of  these resolutions 
be  sent to  his  bereaved  family;  that  they  be 
preacl  upon  the  records  of  this  society,  and 
they  be  published  in  the  CoLLEGE 
that 

PECULU)I. 

GEORGE  s.  JENK  , 
JAMES  VI.  TOU)lEY, 
HoRACE  L.  Bu:-<~ELL, 

Committee ef tlte  Eclectic  Society. 

COLLEGE  NEWS . 

Faculty party at Pine  Lake, July 28. 
Eusilage corn promises a  large  crop. 
Board  in  most of the clubs will be high  this term. 
Prof. Cook took  his class in geology to Grand Ledge, 

July 28. 

Iiss  Garfield  will  leave  for  Albion  soon,  where she 

will  resume her work as teacher. 

The  trunk  and  package  room  in  the  cellar  of  the 
new  hall  will  be  placed in charge  of one  of the  stu 
dents. 

The  Olympic  Society  has  just  been  purchasing  a 
It  is  pronounced  a  good  instrument  by 

new  piano. 
those capable of judging. 

The freshmen  decided to  have a  class-day at  Grand 
Ledge, July 28,  but it deteriorated  into a  one· half class 
picnic.  Those who  went report a  very pleasant  time. 
The attention of the  students  is  especially  directed 
to  the Caucasian  prickly  comfrey  growing  in  No.  3. 
This plant is being boomed  to some extent as a  forage 
plant. 

Stewards elected  for  next  term  in  th e  clubs  are  as 
follows :-In Club A,  R.  S.  Baker;  Club  B,  W.  S.  Pal 
mer;  Club  C,  F. B.  Stockwell;  Club  D,J.  W.  Toumey; 
Club  E,  F.  E.  Semon. 

Nothing has been  done on  the street  railway  lately 
The report  was circulated  about  a  month  ago,  that  it 

would  be completed  before commencement  this  year, 
but the way things look  now,  it will  not be  completed 
before next commencement. 

Forage plants tested on the farm  thi s  season are do 
ing finely,  with  few  exceptions found  in  the  vetches, 
Icradella  and  yellow  lup ine.  The  Camaroon  corn, 
Kaffir  corn  a nd  Braz ilian  flour  corn  are  doing  very 
nicely  indeed. 

A  new case  for  apparatus  is  being put in  the  chem 
ical  laboratory.  The  recitation  room  for  chemical 
physics has been  well  fixed  up.  Mr.  Woodworth  will 
have it arranged soon so that he  can  perform  experi 
ments with  light, electricity and  heat before  his  class. 
The lecture delivered  in  chapel,  July  r8,  by  Lieut. 
Durand, of thP.  U.S .  Naval  Academy,  was very inter 
esting  and  instructive,  as  was  the one  delivered  by 
Lieut. Simpson,  two  weeks later,  on the U.  S.  1ilitary 
Academy.  The chapel  was  filled  on  both  occasions. 
The junior reception  at  Professor Cook's house, July 
27 1  was  very  much  enjoyed by all. 
\Ne had an unusual 
treat.  Miss  Ben fey,  a  cousin  of  Professor  Cook,  fa. 
vored  us  with  three  very interesting  recitations.  Miss 
Benfey  is a  graduate of Ypsilanti and also of California 
u. v. 

Mr.  Grimm, a  graduate of M.  A.  C.,  and  now profes 
sor of agriculture  in  the Oregon  Agricultural  College, 
and  director  of  the  experiment  station,  is  on  the 
grounds.  Rumor says he is  trying  to  secure  the  ser 
vices  of  Mr.  Lake  for  the  Agricultural  College  of 
Oregon. 

The average yield of wheat on  the college  farm  this 
year is  21  bushels, th e  best yield  being  28  bushels  of 
the Clawson variety, and  the poorest  15 ~  bushels  of 
Phelps.  Martin's  amber,  Deihl  Mediterranean  and 
Clawson are  rather the  best  in  quality.  The oat crop 
promises to  be a  very good one  this year. 

The horticultural  laboratory  will  be  completed  by 
In  the  basement  there  will  be 
the  first  of  October. 
one room  for  grafting, one tor preparation of vegetables 
for  market,  and  two  for  storage  purposes.  The  first 
floor  is  for  tools,  office  and  workshop.  The  second 
floor  will  contain three  rooms  for  laboratory  practice 
and  the class room. 

Prof.  L.  R.  Taft, a  graduate of Amherst Agricultural 
College, and  for  some  years a  professor of horticulture 
in  Missouri  Agricultural  College, has  been  engaged  by 
the State Board of  Agricu  lture  to  fill  the  place  made 
vacant by  Professor  B.liley.  \Vh ~ n the  Missouri State 
Board of  Agriculture  learned  that  he  was  likely  to 
accept  a  position  here,  they  met  and  offered  him 
$2,400 to  remain. 

A few  changes will  be  made  in  the  new  catalogue. 
Drill  will  be obligatory  for  all  except the seniors. 
It 
will  come on  \Nednesdays  and  Saturdays  during  the 
summer  term. 
\Vednesday  aftnnoons  will  be  set 
aside for  systematic  botany, drill,  rhetoricals and pub 
lic exercises. 
\Vork in  th e  carpenter shop will  be ob 
ligatory first  half of spring  term,  fo r  freshmen  in  the 
agricultural  course,  and  elective the last half.  Mili 
tary engineering will  be elecLive  for  seniors. 

Professor  Bailey  on  his  way  to  Europe  will  pass. 

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THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM . 

through  Montreal and  Quebec.  His  main  object  in 
going by the  way of Quebec  is  to  make the ocean  voy 
age shorter, and  to  see  the  icebergs.  H e  will  leave 
here the last of August.  Professor  Bailey  has  never 
been across the ocean,  and  will  enjoy  hi s  trip  very 
much, no  doubt.  H e  has  purchased  one of  Anthony's 
detective cameras, and  will  take  many  views  o f  ga r 
dens and  landscapes. 
\Ve  will  be  glad  to  hear  from 
him occasion a ll y  through th e  SPECUT,UM  columns. 

The recent zoolog ical c lass ification of th e senior class 
by the  professor in  astro nomy  places them  in  th e  or 
ders of ruminants and  no n-rum ina nts.  The examina 
tion  papers  of  each  order  are  to  be  k ept  carefully 
apart,  and  intellectu a l tests applied to  each  to  deter 
mine,  if possible, whether an  increased  flow  of saliva, 
induced  by a  crocodilian  mastication  o f  black  jack, 
will promote the efficie ncy of brain actio n.  An anxious 
world  ho lds  its  breath  for  the result,  as  by  it  the  in 
tellectual superi0rity of either  Pegasus  or  ruminating 
Taurus will  be forever  determined. 

The fine  work done  by  the  mechanical  students  in 
the  iro n  s hop  refl ects  much  credi t  upon  this  depart 
ment of our college.  The twenty-horse  power  e ng in e 
lately completed  is  to  replace the old one in the  shop, 
which  is only  e leven -horse  power.  The  exte nsion  of 
the shop and the add iti o n  of n ew  machinery called  for 
a  stronger engi ne. 
It will  be placed  on  exhib ition  in 
the State fair  at  Jackson  this  fall.  The  b lacksmith 
s h op is a  model one,  and  is  th e b es t in  the State.  Th e 
State Board  will  hire  a  blacksmith  to  have  charge  of 
the work in the  blacksmith shop.  Seven lathes for use 
in  the  shop  and  five  engines  have  been  made  by  the 
boys since this  course was started at o ur coll ege. 

The  Sunday evening program  of the Y.  M.  C . A.  for 

next t erm: 

Sept.  2-Leader,  Prof.  Cook.  Subject:  The  object 

a nd  work of the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Sept.  9-Leader,  Mr.  Anderson.  Subject:  'What 

pleasures do  I  receive  from  bei ng a  Christi an? 

Sept.  16-Leader,  Mr.  Cannon.  Praise  and  song 

se rvice. 

Sept. 23-Missiona ry  meeting . 
Sept.  30- Leader,  Prof.  McEwan.  Subject:  What 

a re  the  be nefits o f Bible st udy  to the  stud e nt? 

Oct.  7-Leader,  Mr.  Curtis.  Subject:  Th e  Chris 

tian 's life  is  a  warfare. 

Oct.  14-Leader, Pres.  Willits.  Subject:  The  Sab 

bath. 

Oct. 21-Missionary  meeti ng. 
Oct.  28-Leader, Lieut.  Durand.  Subject:  Are  we 

leading Christain  lives e very day? 

Nov.  4-L eade r, T.  H . Hall.  Song  se r vice . 
1  ov.  l  r-Leader,  R.  S.  Baker.  Subject:  H ow  can 
we  work  for  ou r  Master  during  our  winter  vacation? 

The record  number of  the  specimens  in  the  botan 
ical  museum  has  reached  2,500.  N;ine  of  these  are 
duplicates,  whil e  many  single  numbers  represent  a 
series of specimens.  Many  of  th e  recently  acquired 
speci mens add  much  to the appearance and use fulness 
of the collection.  Among these are the  products  of  a 
pulp  mill, showing paper  in  all stages of manufacture, 
from the spruce blocks to  th e  finished  product;  also  a 
col lection  of wood alcohols,  tar,  acetate  of  lime ,  e tc., 
showing  the  products  arising  in  the  distillation  of 
wood .  Of a  different nature, though  not (If  less  inter-

est,  are  the  collections  of  tropical  fruits,  one  from 
South  America and another from Jamaica . 
In the  for 
mer a  large variety of palm  fruits  is  shown,  while  the 
latte r  among other interesting things  shows  th e  large 
fruit  of th e  baobab tree, second  only  to  our  own  red 
woods  in size, and attaining a n  age,  it  is  thought,  of 
5,000  years.  Among  the  other  recent  collections  are 
valuable specimens of lumbe r,  an  Indian  birch -bark 
canoe,  and  various  timber  specimens,  showing  the 
damage done by birds and m a mmalia.  Specimens for 
a  museum  of  this  character  are  rarely  found  in  the 
museum m arkets,  hence but few  have  been purchased. 
Nearly  all  have  been  collected  by  the  curators  or 
friends  of the  mu se um.  Any  information  con ce rning 
specimens of plant growth  will  be  gratefully  r eceived 
by  Dr.  Beal, as it is  hi s desire and  inte ntion  to  add  to 
th e  p resent collection  as  rapidly  as  possible. 

PERSONALS. 

As  the  SPEC ULUM  circulates  widely  among  th e  al  
umni,  it  is  aimed  to  make  this  departm e nt  of  much 
interest to  them .  All  perso ns  havin g  items of interest 
concerning alumni  will  oblige  by  forwarding  to  Per 
sona ls  Editor,  SPEC ULUM. 

Those  who  intend  to  be  present  at  the  a lumni  re 

union  will  be  indicated  by a"· 

'62. 
In  the absence of  Mr.  Preston,  th e  president  of  th e 
alumni  association,  it is  probable  that  Vice  President 
Byron  D.  H alsted of'7 1 will  preside. 

E.  M.  Preston  writes, at th e  last mom en t,  that owing 
to  an  unforesee n  press of business which  will  n ecessi 
tate his close a tte nti on  during the whole of August and 
September,  he  will  be unable to attend  the alumni re 
union.  The al umni and all  the  rest of his  old  friends 
in  Michi ga n  will  unite  in  expressing regret a t  this  un  
expected  change  in  his  plans. 
'64. 

Lewis Vanderbilt  is  at  Pitt ville,  California.  H e  is 

county surveyor of Lassen  county. 

* A  Clifford Prutzman is  manufac turing agricultural 

impl e me nts  in  Three  Rivers,  Michigan. 

'67. 

'68. 

William  D.  Place  is  farming  near  Ionia.  Does  not 

kn ow  wh ether he  will  come to  the  reunion. 

Alfred  Gulley  of South  H aven,  Michigan,  is  yet  in 
ill  hea lth,  resulting  from  sun-stroke  last  summer. 
Thinks it doubtful  whe ther he  will  attend  the  re uni on 
or  n ot. 

\VI TH  '6g. 

A. J .  Pierce  is  s urveyor  at  Aberdeen,  Da kota . 

'70. 
*  Warre n  \V.  Reynolds is a  farmer and fruit  grower 

at Cassopolis. 

'71. 
E.  B.  Fairfi eld  is manufacturing salt at Manistee. 
*  E . M.  Shelton  expects to arrive here August  10. 
Dr.  B.  D.  Halsted  of the  Iowa  Agricultural  Coll ege 
has issu ed , from  the  botanical  department,  a  bulletin 
which  is  said  to  contain  matter  of  much  interest  to 
students of botany. 

THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM. 

E.  S.  Th ompson  is  a  fruit  and  vegetable  grower  at 

WITH  '71. 

South  Haven ,  Michigan. 

'74. 

C.  L.  Bemis, county superintendent of Ionia county, 

is conducting a  teachers '  norma l class in  Ionia. 

1:1  George W.  Brewer is having good success at teach 
ing in  Leslie,  Michigan.  H e  is  marri ed  and  has  one 
boy. 

'" Henry  A.  Haigh  is  permanent  secretary  of  the 
Michigan  Republican  League.  Will  be  toastmaster 
at alumni  banquet. 

J.  W.  Higbee  is  a  farmer  at Lone  Pine,  Whitman 
county, Washington Territory.  He  is  m ar ri ed  to  th e 
lady who  was  former  instructor in French in the Cedar 
Hill  Seminary,  Lansing,  while  the  institution  was 
under  Mrs.  Abbot's  managemen t.  Mr.  Higb ee  has 
three  children. 

George  Mitchell  is  a  farmer  and  fruit  grower  at 
Newberg,  Oregon.  He  is  a  Prohibitionist,  and  says 
that  th ey  are  having  an  exciting  political  canvass. 
Besides being  superintendent  of  schools,  he  is  presi 
dent of the  Newberg  Agricultural  Society,  and  secre 
tary  and  treasurer  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the 
Friends'  Pacifi c Academy. 

'76. 
Jos;e ph  A.  Horton  is  married,  .and  is  farming  at 

Owosso. 

<:> \Val lace W.  Bemis is  a  market ga rden e r  and  fruit 

grower at Io1~ia, Michigan.  He has  four children. 

Gates  A.  Stannard  is  farming  at Lowell,  Michigan. 
Does not know wh ether he  will  attend the  reun ion  or 
not. 

WITH  '76. 

Charles Spencer is  a J.  P.  at Ionia. 
Mark  Pennel  is  farming  at  DeWitt. 
George A.  Young is a  machinist at  Battle Creek. 
Andrew Bracelin  is  farming  at Allegan,  Michigan . 
Frank E.  Swan is farming at Williamston, Michigan. 

'77. 
* Lym a n  A.  Lill ey  is  farming  with  good success at 

Billiards, Michigan. 

\V.  C.  Latta  is  teaching  and  farming.  Thinks  he 

can not come to the  reunion. 

WITH  '76. 

H.  H.  Mills  is  farming  at  Joppa , Indiana. 
J ero me McAlpin is county superintendent of schools, 

oat  Warsaw,  Indiana. 

'78. 

H.  L. Rosenberry will come to the reunion if possible. 
He is  doing  well  as  a  physician  in  Millsburgh ,  Ohio. 
A.  W.  Troop,  M.  D.  is  in  Pine Bluffs, Arkansas .  He 
is  a  division  surgeon  of the  St.  Louis , Arkansas  and 
Texas  Railway . 

C.  M.  Mccurdy  sends  program  of  the  first  com 
m e ncement  t-xercises  of Sand  Beach  public  schools. 
He has  been principal  th e re for  three years, and is now 
at his  home in  Dansville,  New  York. 

vVITH  '8r. 
Carl  Dart is  civil  engineer  at  St.  Joseph,  Missouri. 
C.  A.  Smith  is  chief surgeon  of the S .  L.,  A.  and T. 

Railway. 

'82. 

John  Evart,  formerly of Moor  Park , has accepted the 

principalship of the  Mendon schools  for  ne xt  year. 

W . T.  Langl ey,  who  has been  principal of the public 
schools of St.  Ansgar, Iowa,  has been elected  principal 
of the  schools of West Supe rior, \!Visconsin,  " th e great 
boom town at  the  head  of  the  lakes. "  His  salary  is 
$r ,ooo  per year. 

W.  L. Snyder is  so well  supplied  with  business th at 
h e  cannot  attend  commencement  in  August.  His 
"best wishes  will  be  for  th e  success  of  the  class  a nd 
the  alumni  mee ting."  He  is  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday school of the  Church of our Father,  Detroit. 
vVJTH  '82. 

W.  L.  Wilcox,  J\1.  D., is  at Room  16,  First  Methodist 

Church  block,  Chicago,  Ill.  H e  is  professor  of thera 
peutics and  materia  medica  at  Bennett  Medical  Col 
lege,  Chicago. 

'83 . 

E.  P.  Clark  of  Coloma,  Michigan,  is  spending  the 

summer in  Illinois. 

Professor Allen C.  Redding of Findlay College, Find 

lay,  Ohio,  will be  here  Aug.  r r. 

E.  Grimm,  professor  of agriculture  and  chemistry 
at  the  Oregon  State  Agricultural  College,  Corvallis, 
was he re  recently  with  President  Arnold of  the  same 
college. 

· 

] .  H.  Smith , for  th e  last  three  years  superintendent 
of schools  at  Rock  Rapids,  Iowa, has lately accepted 
th e  position of superintendent of schools  at  Durango , 
Colorado, at a  salary of . 1,400.  He  goes  to  his  work 
in September.  Durango  is  a young city of 5,000 inhab 
itants  and  has  all  the  modern  improvements,  as well 
as a  fine  climate.  Mr. Smith  is  well  pleased  with  the 
situation. 

Sage takes the  Hartford schools  next year. 

vVITH  '83. 

H.  F.  Buskirk  is  a  farmer  and  lumber  dealer  at 

'84. 

Wayland,  Michigan. 

'79. 
Frank Benton is  in  Laibach,  Austria.  He  has  two 
-children.  His business is  raising  and  exporting  fine 
queen  bees.  He  writes that he  is  not very success ful 
financially. 

'8r. 
J.  C.  Simonson  is  president of the first national bank 

at Holly,  Michigan. 

'"  George  W.  Grover  is  engaged  as principal of the 

school  at Napoleon for  the ensuing year. 

Fred J.  Hodges,  M.  D., of the  Cook  county  hospital 

is spending his  vacation in  Allegan.  · 

<ii  C.  P.  Gillette expects  to  come  to  Michigan  about 
August  ro.  He is  very well  pleased  with  his  position 
as entomologist at Iowa experiment station, Ames,  Ia. 
WITH  '84. 

E . A.  Stone is at Almont. 

'85. 

"' James Y.  Clark is  farming at Orion. 
H.  E.  Thomas is a  railway postal  clerk on the  L. S. 

&  M . S.,  between  Toledo and  Buffalo, 

THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM. 

E.  R.  L.  says that he has  no  ( ?)  prospects  for  next 

F .  H.  Hillman  expects to  act as  an  assistant  in  the 

year. 

"'Willis Leisenring, formerly pharmacist at Pinckney, 
Livingston  Co.,  is  engaged  to  work  for  Frank \,Yells, 
of  Lansing. 

WITH  '85. 

John  E. Walch, a  special student in chemistry in the 
summer term of '85,  was recently married  in  Chicago. 
He is city  physician  of Denver, Colorado. 

'86. 

A.  L.  Nichols  has joined the church. 
James  ]alway,  Jr.,. was  marri e d,  July  9,  to  Miss 

Netti e  Closson, of Benton  Harbor. 

Chas.  Lawson,  who  has  been  taking  the  course  in 
pharmacy at Ann  Arbor since he left M.  A.  C.,  will  not 
return to  Ann Arbor for a year.  He is now at Brighton, 
Mich. 

'87. 

'* George C.  Crandall expects to be here August nth . 

WITH  '87. 

Will.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Ypsilanti  light 
guards.  He  attended  this  year's  State  encampment 
at Mackinaw. 

· 

'88. 
\Vhat the members of  '88 expect to do  next year: 
] . C . Stafford  expects  to farm. 
Clark  Hubbell  will  study  law. 
Glenn  D.  Perrigo expects to teach. 
Miss  M.  L.  Carpenter expects to teach. 
Paul  M.  Chamberlain expects to  teach. 
C.  H.  Redman expects to  work at surveying. 
H.  B.  Cannon  expects to teach  and to study. 
i\Jiss  C.  L.  Harrison  expects to go to  Detroit. 
Henry Thurtell  will  probably wield  th!!  ferule . 
Louis  A.  Bregger expects to  work at floriculture. 
George  F.  Stow  intends  to  work  at  home  on  the 

farm. 

Dale  A.  Smith  expects  to  study  medicine  with  his 

father. 

R.  H .  Cary  will  farm  for  awhile,  and  teach  next 

winte r. 

Frank  H.  Hall expects to  instruct '92  in  algebra and 

geometry. 

department of entomology at this college. 

H.  ] .  DeGarmo  will  farm  for  about  three  months, 

then  will  go to  the  Toronto Veterinary  College. 

'vV.  Fay Staley will  farm  this  fall,  teach  this  winter 
or  work  at  surveying,  and  after  that  he  will  study 
pharmacy. 

Chas.  L.  Lawton  expects  to  survey  in  Van  Buren 
county.  He  may  a ttend  the  State  Mining  School  at 
Houghton. 

A.  B.  Goodwin  intends  to  teach  awhile.  He  will 
probably  farm  next summer.  He will  shout  for  Har 
rison  and  Morton. 

W.  ].  Hinkson  expects  to  survey  in  the  Northern 
Peninsula.  May  enter  the  course in  civil engineering 
at Ann  Arbor  next  fall. 

Ned S.  Mayo expects to  remain here as an  assistant 
to  Dr.  Grange of the  veterinary  department.  During 
our winter vacation he  will  attend  the  Toronto  Veter 
inary  College. 

W.  M.  Munson  expects  to  go  to  Cornell  about the 
middle of next  December,  as  Professor  Bailey's assist 
ant  in  horticulture.  His time,  before that date, he will 
spend  in  the fruit districts of l\Iichigan and New York . 

Luke C .  Colburn  will  teach  at  Grayling.  He  will 
act as principal  of the  Grayling schools at  a  salary  of 
$800.  He will  also report to headquarters th e progress 
of  the  experiments  being  conducted  on  th e  State  ex 
periment farm  at that place. 

WITH  '88. 
John  Wesener  graduated  from  the  course  in  phar 

macy  at Ann  Arbor this  year. 

W.  L.  Learned  has just returned  to his home in Port 

Austin, after a  trip in  the West. 

Jo.  Thompson is  now  in  Colton,  Cali fornia,  working 
for  th e  Colton  Marble  Company.  He  expects  to  re 
turn  to  M.  A.  C.  next February.  He says,  "Boys, stay 
in  Mi chigan." 

vVITH  '89. 
Joseph  A.  Strehle  is  at his  home  in Three Oaks _ 
I. B.  vVinsor  is  at home at  Port Austin,  Michigan. 
F.  M.  H op kins is studying  at  the  Toronto  Veterin 

Will.  A.  Taylor  will  farm  at home in  the  west  part 

ary  College. 

of  Alle{l"an  Co. 

Frank Bruen  is  in  the Salina  National Bank  of Sali 

J .  N .  Estabrook  expects  to  engage  in  mercantile 

na ,  Kansas. 

work or  teach school. 

G . L.  McPherson  is clerking in  his fath e r 's dry goods 

A.  E.  Bulson expects to  study  medicine  at  the  Chi 

store at Howel l. 

cago Medical  Coll ege. 

Orrie  Beach  is  with  Hickey  &  Goodnow,  clothiers, 

L.  H.  Dewey  expects  to  work  in  the  botanical  de 

Howell,  Michiga n. 

partment at this college. 

Arthur Allen  is now  in  Lansing, clerking in thP.  office 

A.  B.  Cordley expects  to  remain  as  an  assistant  in 

of the Supreme  Court. 

the department of entomology. 

Will.  McDonald  is  engineer  on  one  of  the  lake 

Frank  J.  Free  expects  to  teach  during  the  winter, 

steamers between  Buffalo and  Chicago. 

and  to study veterinary science. 

Lew.  C. McLouth is instructor in the shops at Dakota 

George  L.  Teller expects to remain he re as an assist 

Agricu ltural  College,  Brookings,  Dakota. 

ant  in  the  chemical  department. 

C.  B.  Cook  expects  to  work as bee-keeper in  the de 

partment of entomology at this college. 

H .  E.  Harrison expects to take a  course in  pharma 

cy.  Does not  yet  know at what school. 

Henry  L.  Avery  is  book.keeper  for  McCormick  & 

Co.,  harn ess manufacturers,  Port  Huron,  Michigan . 

John  M.  Chapman  is at present  living  in  Nebraska. 
He  is  married,  and  rejoices  in  the  possession of  an 
heir so me  two  months old. 

THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM. 

A.  F.  Pettit recently sent some fine  Arkansas grapes 

to Secretary  Reynolds. 

Frank Kellogg  is  "local car recorder" for  the  C.  & 

vV.  M.  R'y  at Muskegon. 

T.  A.  Sanderson  has  finished  his  summer  term  of 

school, and  is working on a  farm  at Douglas,  Mich. 

Ed.  Emmons is  clerking  for  H.  E.  Emmons  &  Co., 
flour  and grain  merchants,  foot  of First street, Detroit, 
Michigan. 

I. B.  Sweeney  is  "studying"  practical  agriculture 
and  stock  raising  in  Noble  township,  Branch county, 
Michigan. 

Chas. Leipprandt expects  to  return to M.A. C.  at the 
beginning of th e  next  term.  He  is  at  present  in  the 
mercantile business al his  home in  Huron  county. 

A. Orlando Snook  has finished  his  summer  term  of 

school  in  Clinton county, and  is  now  working  at  har 
vesting near Lansing.  He visited the college recently. 

WITH  190. 

Chas.  Dodge  is  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  clerking  in  a 

music store. 

C.  G.  Coll:ns is  working  in  his  father's  drug store at 

Charlotte,  Michigan. 

George W.  Foote,  with  '90  this  term,  has  opened  a 

drug store in  Charlotte. 

H.  F.  Johnson  graduated  from  Ludington  high 
school  this  year.  He  was one of the commencement 
orators. 

A.  B.  Holman  will  probably  not  return  to  college 
next fall,  on  account  of ill  health.  He  will  probably 

spend  the  winter  in  the  South,  and  hopes  to  r eturn 
next spring. 

\VITH  191. 

L.  E . Ickes is  at  home  in  Fremont,  Ohio,  clerking 

in  the  Fremont  National  Bank. 

W.  A.  Cannon  is  rapidly  recruiting  his  health,  and 
enjoying a  summer  vacation  in  fishing on Indian  river, 
Cheboygan  Co.,  Michigan.  The  fish  stories  that  he 
tells  remind  us of the tim e  when  we  used  to  fish. 

COLLEGES. 

There is  but one lady student at Johns  Hopkins. 
Ninety-two of Yale's graduates have become  college 

presidents. 

President  Adams  of  Cornell  is  a  very  enthusiastic 

tenni s  player. 

Cornell  supports  n111eteen  Greek  letter  societies, 

three of which are composed of ladies. 

Commencement  exercises  held  June  14  at  Vassar. 

The graduating class numbered  thirty-six. 

Adrian  College  graduated  eight  from  the  literary 
department and ten  from  the  music  school  this  year. 
The  freshman  class  at  Amherst  College  has  voted 
not to engage  in  "rushing"  with  the  incoming  fresh 
men. 

Harvard Unive rsity will soon have a" Hasting Hall" 
to cost  250,000,  built by the  Hasting family  which has 
been  represented  there  in  every  generation  except 
one for  over 200  years. 

229,  23 1,  233,  235  vVashington  Avenue,  LA:\'SI~G, Mrcn . 

Courr  ES  OF  TUDY.-Commercial  Shorthand  and  Typewritino-. 

Special  Penmanship  and  I  ormal. 

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T HE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM . 

New  England  Clothing  Store, 

n6  Washington  Avenue,  LANSING,  MICHIGAN. 

HEADQUARTER 

FOR 

@f0t~i~~,  <fe~t's ¥'(!{r~is~i~~ cf00<!Is,  ~6ts ~ @6f'S· 
toe k 

Suitings  for  the  old  and  young-Men's, Youths',  Boys'  and  Children'  -alway 

in 

and  at price  that defy  com petition . 

The Largest, Brightest and Lightest  Store, and  the best  Stock to select from 

in  Lansing. 

pecialties  in  Gent's  Fine Furnishings.  Don't pas us  by  when  in  want  of  anything  in 

our  line.  GOODS  SOLD  AT  0  E  PRICE .  Call  in. 

C.  H.  HUNTER,  the  Low  Price  Clothier. 

ELGIN  MIFFLIN, 
£f6<!iies'  6 ~<-4  <f e~tfeme~'s ¥'i lile  ¥(!{r~is~ilil~ ~<t>0<!ls, 

103  WASHINGTON  AVEN U E  NORTH. 

More  of  t hem,  better  made,  finer  and  cheaper.  Am  speaking  now  of  my 
tock,  an  inspection  of  which  will  con\'ince  you  that  they  are  correct  in 
Hat 
style  and  unquestionably  right  in  price.  The  light  Derby  I  offer  at 
2 . 50  Is 
the  best hat ever offered at:-that price.  N eckwear, Underwear, Hosiery  Shirts, 
Handkerchiefs,  in  fact  anything  in  the  line  of  gentlemen'  fine furni  hings  you 
will  find  my  place  headquarters . 

ELGIN  MIFFLIN. 

:a_  F_  SI1VLONS 

104  WASH I NGTON  A VENUE, 
Displays  the  F ines t  and  Largest  Stock  of 

:J 

You  will  always  find  Goods  as Represented, and our  Pri ces  at  th e Bottom. 

THAT  JIA  EVER  BEEN  OPENED  DI  TllE  CITY. 

Corner  Prairie  Avenue  and  26th  Street.  CHICAG O ,  ILL . 

Medical  Department  of  the  :Northwestern 

niversity.  Sc  sion  of  1888-9. 
N.  S.  DA VIS,  M.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Dean. 
The thirtieth  Annual  Course  of  InstruClion  will  begin  Tu esday,  September  25th,  188  ,  and  close  Tuesday, 
l\larch  26th,  1889.  The  course of instruClion  is graded, students being divided  into first, second and  third  year 
classes.  Qualifications  for  admission  are,  eith e r  a  degree  of  A.  B.,  a  certincate  of  a  reputable  academy,  a 
teacher's certificate,  or a  preliminary examination. 

The method of instruction  is  conspicuously  practical,  and  is  applied  in  th e  wards  of the  Mercy, St.  Luke's. 
and  l\lichael  Reese  Hospitals daily at the  bedside of the sick,  and  in  the South Side  Dispensary attached  to the 
College,  where from  nine to  ten  thousand  patients  are  treated  annually.  Fees:  Matriculation  $5 .  Lectures, 
first  and  second  years,  each  $75,  t h ird  year  free .  Demonstrator  $10,  including- material.  Laboratory  $5. 
Breakage  (returnable)  $5.  Hospitals:  Mercy  $6,  for  third  year  students.  St.  Luke 's  5,  for  second  year  stu 
dents.  Final  examination  30.  No  extra  fees  for  private classes or Microscopical  Laboratory. 

For further information  or announcement address, 

FRANK  BILLINGS,  M,  D.,  Sec'y,  235  State St. , Chicago, Ill. 

TH E  COLL E GE  SP E C  L  M . 

W11  hlngton  Avenue, 

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L .L~S lNG, &llOHlGAN. 

VO/SELLE  &  LAROSE, 

H EADQUARTERS  FOR 

Wall  Panor  & Ilocorations. 

Q_  BL.ATT, 
CONFECTIONERIES, 

IGE  GREAI PARLOR 

AND  LUNCH  ROOM , 

Turk Tobacco Storel 

111  W ashing1on  Jl ue.  Sou1h, 
H eadquart e rs  for  every th ing  in t ne line of S mokers 

outfits. 

All  th e  choice  bran ds  o f C igars a n d  Cigarettes. 

SMOKING  AND  CHEWING  TOBACCOS. 

Boys,  whe n  in  town  call  at  the TURK. 

C.  W.  DEARIN. 

JOHN  HERRMANN, 
©e:Fefiel'lf {i5eif 0f 

228  Washington  Ave.  N ., 

Opposite Opera House Block, 

Keep~ t~e la1'ge%t  ~electioI\  of  fiI)e  C lot11~ 
iil  CeI)tt al  1ic:QigaI). 

118  MICHIGAN  AVENUE  EAST. 

S T YLE  AND  WORKMANSHIP  TH E  VE R Y  B EST. 

Fir~n-dla~~  Livery I 

JAMES  ENNIS, 

11 0  M i c hi~a n  A ve nu e. 

CUSTO:M  :MADE 

J I MMY  MARKEY. 

Repairing Neatly and Promptly  Attended to. 
Students'  patronage  oli?ited. 

"Cleanliness is Next to Godliness." 

HARRISON  & FOOTE 

Send soiled linen  to  the Ionia City Laundry, 
and hence get 

FIR ST- CLASS  WORK  DONE. 

COLLARS  AND  CUFFS  A  SP E CIALTY . 

Wash  box, middle ward Wells llall and fi rst floor Williams 

Ilall.  Office, No. 53,  Williams Hall. 

Headqua1·te1·s for  Fine Clothing 

Hats, Caps and  Gent  ' Furnishing Goods 
11  specially. 

SiUDRNiS  and  OiBRRS,  Giue  us  a Gall  I 

11 2  Washington  Avenue 

' orth. 

TH E  C OLLEGE  SP EC U L UM . 

NOTICE.-Yo u  are  cordially  invited  to 'inspect  our-la rge stoc k  of 

lVIen' s and  Boys'  Clothing, 

Knee  Pants  from  fou r  to  fou rteen  years .  MEN'S  $ L oo  PANTS  A  SPECIALTY. 

Yours  t r uly, 

MODEL  CIJOTHING  HOUSE. 

109  Washington  Avenue,  Lansing,  Mich . 

BOOTS,  SHOES  AND  RUBBERSJ 

•  DEALEI<  IX 

2 lO  Wusblngton  Avenue, 

Postoffice  Block,  - Lansing,  Mich, 

Lawn Tennis  Goods, Best Made. 

IS  MAKING 

Pants that no not  Ba[ at tho  Knous! 
H ave  the ri~ht  of the City on  this  Patent. 

)Jr€ss  8 u it s  a  8f>€cialt~ ! 

~If you  want  a  goo<l  fitting  Military 

suit  be  sure  to  call  on 

T .  H .  SEDINA. 

·FURN"9ITURE ! 

A  LARGE  A  SORT ,\!ENT  OF 

j 

ALWAYS  ON  HAND. 

EXTRA  SPECIAL  FIGURES  TO  STUDENTS. 

M.  J.  BUCK,  Opposite the  Opera  House. 

A.  J.  FREE'S  TONSORIAL  PARLOR, 
106  Michigan  A-venue,  L ansing, 

IS  THE  PLACE  TO  GET  THE  BEST  WORK  DONE! 

A  large  fo rce  of  skilled  workmen  always  ready  to  please  cu  tome rs. 

THE  COLLEGE  SPECULUM. 

BEE-KEEPER'S  GUIDE, 

-OR -

H,000 sold since 1876.  5.000 sold since l\fay, 1883.  15th  1,000 
wh olly revised, much enlargert. and  many costly 
illustrations  added . 
Price,  by  mai l ,  $i.25.  L ibera l  discount t o  dealers  an d  fo r 
clubs . 

Registered Shropshires and Short Horns of the most fashion  
able strains for sale. 
A  J.  COOK ,  Author and  Publishe r , 

L ansing,  Mich . 

PRENT/OE  &  KIEF, 
~etclta11t Tailot~, 

.A.I ways carry a  full  line of 
FOREIGN  AND  DOMESTIC  WOOLENS. 

MILITARY  SUITS  A  SPECIALTY. 
A  PERFECT  FIT  GUARANTEED. 
220  Washin g ton  A ve,  South . 

P.  F. OLDS. 

R.  E.  OLDS. 

P.  F .  OLDS  &  SON, 

Manufacturers of the celebrated 
One-Horse  Power 

GASOLINE  ENGINE. 

.A.lso  a  full line of 
VERTICAL  BALANCED  ENGINES 
Of from  3 to  60  Horse-Power. 

FOR 

FINE  PHOTOGRAPHS 

GO  TO 

CASSEY  & CO., 

Over  Lan sing  Natlon11I  811nk. 

_SpeCial  ~ate~  to  _Stuc-le11W· 

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T:H:E  SEN" A  TE 

l 14  Wosblngton  Avenue. 

STUDENTS'  PATRONAGE  SOLICITED . 

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Works ,  No .  221  River  St reet,  Lansing ,  M ichigan. 

RALL  &  McIVER, Propriet ors. 

STUDENTS  FIND  AT 

Wo  ml.A.FLEE,, 

G.  W.  FRARY's  STORE  JEWELRY:"WATGHES."'G10m, 

.A.  large and fine line of 

GENT'S  HA TS  ~ CAPS ! 

Diamonds,  8iluar  and  Plaiad  Wara . 

119  Washington  .A.ve., Lansing . 

IN  ALL  THE  LATEST  STYLES . 

REPAIRING  NEATLY  DONE. 

YOU  ~ILL FIND  US 
Directly opposite  Lansing House,  in  one  of  the Best 

Ground Floor Photograph Galleries 

In the  State.  We do  all  kinds of work  known to  the  art,  and  always try  to  excel 
all  competition.  We shall  not allow any photographer  to  UNDERSELL  us. 

We offer Special  Inducements to all  connected with the State  Agricultural College. 

SA VIG NY  &  CHRISTMAS. 
noLLEriE  BO''~  Make  A.  M.  EMERY'S  Book Store 
I p,  your Headquarters  while you  "wait for the wagon.,, 
q 
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College  Text Books and Stationery Constantly on Hand. 
A Lar[B Stock  of Miscollanoons  Books, Alhmns,  Paintin[s,  EH[I1avin[s 

Gold  Pens,  Wirt's  Fountain Pens,  Picture  Frames and Wall  Paper, 
at Reduced  Rates to the  Students. 

PROF.  McEw AN's  $100  LIBRARY  in  stock. 

A.  M.  EMERY,  n3  Michigan  Avenue. 

Michigan  • State • Agricultural • College. 

P.  0., Agricultural College.  Express and Freight Office,  Lansing. 
The institution has a teaching force  of twenty  professors and instructors, and is thoroughly 
equipped with apparatus  for  scientific  investigation,  and  with  machinery  and  tools  for  the 
use  of  students in the Department or  Mechanic  Arts. 

The Library contains  nearly  10,000 volumes,  consisting largely  of scientific  works. 
The General  M~seum and  Museums of  Botany,  Forestry, and  Veterinary  are  well  filled. 

FOUR YEARS ARE REQUIRED  TO  COMPLETE  THE  COURSE 

- - WHICH  EMBRACES - -
Chemi"stry,  .J)tathematics,  .JJtechant"cs, !IJrm11i'ng,  :Botany, Zoology,  Yeten'n 
ary, .English Language and Lz'lerature, .French, 
German,  and .JJ[z'/i"tary Yactics. 

Three  hours'  labor  on  each  working  day,  except  Saturdays.  Maximum  rate  paid  for 

labor,  eight  cents an  hour. 

RATES.-Tuition  free.  Club boarding,  from  $2.oo to  $2.50 per week. 

CALENDAR  FOR  THE  YEARS  1888-9. 

Summer term  l~egms :May  2 r  ;  closes  August  10;  commencement August  14.  Schoof 
year  opens  Monday,  August  27.  Fall  term  closes  November  r 6.  Spring  term  ( r 889} 
begins  Monday,  February  25. 

For catalogue  apply  to  EDWIN  WILLITS,  President, or HENRY  G.  REYNOLDS,  Sec'y. 

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:S:..  LEDE:RE::R  &  SON"'S 

ARE  HEADQUARTERS  FOR 

El:A.TS  A.ND  CAPS .  
SPECIAL  PRICES  GIVEN  TO  STUDENTS. 

IIJ  Washington  Avenue  North. 

H.  LEDERER  &  SONS,  the  Clothiers. 

Bz'g  Lz'ne ef Gold and Sz'lver  Tipped  Umbrellas just received. 

BEST  GOODS! 

PRICES  THE  LowEST. 

].  A.  TURNER, 

Successor to A.  Turner. 

GR0CERIES, 

I  19  Michigan  Ave.,  Lansing. 

SEELY. 

DRUGS,  PERFUMES, 

SPECTACLES. 

CITY  HALL  BLOC.Kt 

Lansing,  Mich. 

You  will  find  the  Largest  Assortment  of 

Fine Boots  &  Shoes 

AT 

H.  A.  WOOilWORTH'S 

115 N.  Washington Ave. 

Repairing 

Neatly 

Done. 

Jf"e  hape come to  slay  and  'Wlll  not 
be  undersold by  any slwe  dealer  ln 
Lansz"ng. 

J.  S.  MOFFETT, 
11.EH'FISTI 

Gi'Pe us a  call  and be conrinced. 
:Repairing a  spedalty. 

.Twenty-two  years'  experience  as a  Practical 
Dentist.  The only Dentist in Lansing who 
is  a  graduate of a  Dental  College. 

Blanchard & Beebe, 

1 lZ Michigan  Avenue. 

BRIDGE WORK  OR  TEETH WIT HOUT 

PLATES.  GOLD  OR  PORCELAIN 

CROWNS. 
Office  ouer  hansiny  Na1ional  Bank,  hansiny.