Dosooe 5 iF ae » ae ane oo eee CoLLEaa, Mice, Aue. IO, 1892. Wire Seeciuumett | ig-over ten years fycrstnddns - dle at - the- Agricultura] ° = closed: sinée that time I have eon tetided within the State, have sited une Gshepe a nutiber of times, have = ae ae sumer the: seam of the institution im tS Warl- OBS a eenen ani ‘in the opportunities ae ‘pas’ B -gapacions é ents: ines) the: ALCSSSIONS. being. Jargelyc o£. whe, aa Be F awe te Ee 1 Ree Sreceex. and. ‘other epee a “yeading edcbion ae open.all day for the. 4. The. library, has | been. [i antl 2885, now: oeeupies a: promins aa pl ack jin, the” eufricaladt, arid. de. a: factor. which. “ought to dthaterially’ witen., ‘the: Held ° “Of. BSE te: “bigtest, aad; moet: | fulness Of thé. Csllege. 7 ee the gadition of about: Ten than.) igel works,: thus giving. n meience aad i ite. s dope ef a sel th el e oe ie every, advantage: 8, afforded. young. men: tee . queathedy the. fine: white gelding that he used — = onde: hunting Upon te his. chaplain because . aes ‘he: Jwould be. kind’ to him.” In : omcl ere gone. to “press without | seeeeond reading. " | i es witoles: ‘Sdaivon’s %. oh ar agraphs possess ; “ainltys cof: sto wetit, andiare: well-arranged and . pdivided.- “Hes eee Naty sparing use of noo on ‘ntereogation, being, found? : oa PPE oo FES" Wasa‘ master.; of: Shinpliefty and: leak. nese u His. iniost beautifial.. theughiss,; sand: fights of; Hanagy are clothed 5 in Jangvage: Hat? * oe child: Cat: dnderstind,: Far: instance: HE. a: ome nd Dalpee on jnmortality Be, pays A. beate | More- arrives at a point. of perfection that he can never pass; in a few years he has all the en- dowments he is capable of and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the same thing be is at present. Were a human soul thus at a stand in her accomplishments, were her faculties to he full blown and incapable of farther enlargement, I could imagine i might fall away insensibly and drop at once into a state of annihilation. But can we be- lieve a thinking being that jis in a perpetual nrogress of improvement, and traveling on from perfection to perfection after having just looked abroad into the works of ‘its Creator, and made a few discoveries of His infinite goodness, wikdom and power, must perish at ‘her first setting out and in the very beginning of her inquiries?” “THe. possessed equal mastery of the emotional’ qualities’ af Witness his mirthiul handling «of the dissection of a coquet’s heart, “the strength of his description of the glories of heaven and the quist but deep pathos of the description of Sir Roger’s death. style. However, to the elegance. of exterior form, Addison paid Little attention ‘in | hie prése writing. Sentences were ‘written to he read, not te be spoken, and many -harsh combinations .of congenants and inhiat mic- nious expressions may be found i in his ‘writ- ings. ; ; os That his is a style worthy of stady; is . proved by the opinion of such | mete. “as Macaulay, Franklin arid living. “Macaulay, {in comparing his humor. to that of. Swift and Yoltaire, says: “The ‘the mirth of Mephistopheles: the inigth of ; Voltaire is the mirth of Puck. Tf as ig oddly imagined, a portion of the happiness ‘of just men made perfect he derived’ from an exquisite perception of the. ludicrous, “their mirth must surely ‘be none other’ than the mirth ¢ of Addison—a wirth consistent 7 . With ténder compassion for all: ‘that. 18 ‘trail, = Hand y with profound reverence, for. all: that wis. obliie.” Even, Pope, who could nok. fot- THE SPECULUM. © 20 og bear thrusting at Addison’s. Popalertys in bis satires, ts brought. fo Sey s. ee seo ‘Ne whiter page thant Addison 5. rémains, _ He from the taste abscure yeclaims our Youth , And sets the passioid tn the sidé of fidth:- Forms the soft ‘boson with-the mentlest act | And pours cack human virtue thro’ the heart. u SCLENTLELC. al Collecting and Preserving Plants fer ac Herbarium. FY W. J. BEAL Notwithstanding the great value and in- terest in plant histology and physiology and the importance of an acqusintance with the lower forms, it is. still a great. mistake ‘te abandon the preparation. and study :of-an f° Botanists. lave: learned. much , from: ‘each other, and: MOH ; reaéntly.-. thé? 7 -herbarium. “mamber of such persons: has: wery: largely: ‘increased, We haye the. advaniace of: “pibepers in the work of collecting, = Lam more familiar with the. collection of “grasses in this country than with those of anyother family of plants: I make this - assertion, that with a‘very-moderate number. . p£-exceptions, all truly good preparations of ogvasses in this country: for. the herbarium. have: been made within the past Aiteen “Years. le many other instances, the. same. statement: is true and - most: collectors:. are! still making poor. specimens: “Phese!: Bligs - Gestions ate offered with the:hope of: Inceting: | oa teform at least in many-ot-the-students of MAL C. Uniess-you are doing nice works | “yjou-are on the wrong: track. Et will be. better to look into the subject and reform,’ . Nocone is a good collector ‘by mstimch . N. 0: . heginner.i is likely to-think of any good new, -egotnts, but on the contrary: he is sure ‘to bifiakésa great many. ‘muistaleen: I. note some éfthe- pst: COMMONS Soi ee os SevesPhe: Specimen 38.3. mere. aoe Snip” ey co. NBR 8 pale Tiss: pag destituie:< of dower | sterile shoots, old leaves, ete. 0 oe, ae of mure importance than the flowers... do too hard, or. later in the season. net. pressed ; into small pieces, throwing away. tunnets, ” a ae _ _3. Specimens lack fruit, which is: colt eh “EE af aed tate 4. iftender and young they age : pressed sufficiently to Make the leaves dry: flai, . . en : 5. Too many use newspapers for the light sheets on the dryers, The printed Aetters were made with cil and such spots, Can. fake hoards isa Cumey device, but still in 18655)! the subject in Gray's. Pent Book— the: anger : ; book} er, bettas: still, hang about: “eal weeey “some “goed. collector’ and sée" eehe® é = Palleiabous it and. eompatte aa ine in ches. or doubled, put the root; of:-rdat send: sibeae S up Httle. moisture. 6. Plants are put in drye ers whieh’ are not | thoreughly dried by the heat of the stove:or the direct rays of the sun. 4%, The old fashioned press mate of oe : = ee a eae ee | 8. Plants are ‘not: changed: twee’ ‘oe thie times a day on the start’ and all this tine : fire. shepit i in a very dry aid: ‘Warm: plage.’ ‘Hei fe -the colar is nat ‘good, PE | g, They are too dong for moutiting- dive. : must be broken or cut off or cut in two te fit - the sheet of standard size. As a remedy, ‘consult “numerous. articles which have appeared in recent times in the . Botanical Gazette or the Balletin: aff the - forrey Botanical Cheb, or see a chdptes j OA, oy on UE eae . . a a Cos a . oar ee The genus covers. should beni: and ‘smooth and wher folded - bes erate inches: Learn to poison the plants. and di then read the following as to mounting::. 1. Place the piant. right end up, i ae Bent: the label bat net covering: iy Lei bf Bt % : the: See ‘bub about mecha. THE SPECULUM. . By Beonomize the space if the er is az ‘small, by putting to one édge of the paper, OE: possible, leaving room for one or more. 7 Apecitnens, 2 Hf there are several small pieces, ar- - “ coxa ge | in two or moré seta in a vertical, lige 7 above the label. . "Place only one species on 4 sheet. 4. Place no variety on @ sheet with any ‘other variety or species. . &. In case of crowding or confusion, run! a:pencil line between contiguous specimens: ‘to the labei. g. Stick the label very close to the bottom oe. the sheet (usually) and very near.one? corner, sicking fer only about one- -eighth’ of an inch at each end, that. it may be re! ; moved if desired, - . : shy, 28, Use.strips. of gummed paper af three: widths, 1, 1g Fe iach .according as the: : .Srength ig needed, woo Et. Cat strips into. pieces instead of tears i ing. —_ . i: d3. Let the strips extend about halt AT. Ioch, ‘each side of the plant or part oe a ; isnt wo AB: Do HOE lick off ail the + stickwm.” : Ife Avoid long strips which: cover much. : wok, the, specinien of run uselessiy over the _ species, sheet, . ou ade. Avoid patting, sirips too near the tips vot deaves, a5 the leaves pull s aut. ele 2 kesife ‘each. side she. midrib, and. puts te ‘a short Strip. the. ‘ends. fending ander and sticking to {the: sheet. Ie some cases, with broad. leaves, tick ‘with fish lve. as bought already rahe _Pared.. —_ Ste Batra ‘seeds, ‘Howers, etc,, thay be of : *.yakué for Future study and should be put 7 Chis, small envelopes stuck, £9, the- sheet near veh, plant... Bp pags LR ont : 28, ‘Cat. gummed strips: ‘into, pieces. iceep- one obackr.. Jength | by itself. in: ‘a small disti? "iy :Bhiese: wien. MdEAN use are -to ‘be: ckept. toe oo a = ca - growth. . - ib errs = Ig. Put. away specimens when mounted where ordered under a wooden block -cot- taining your name—a paper might biow off. 20, See that all papers and Hitter are cleaned up, and everything put away. Relation of Scientific to Economie Estomology. GC. DAYTS. ——— Tnsect remedies vary with the habits and. life history af an insect as does a doctor's -| pteseription for the patient ander his imme- diate charge, Even: with many mafdibu- late insects our stand-by remedy, the arsen- ites, is ineffectual and entirely impracticable because of certain peculiarities in: feed- ing habits:or other deviations. These ‘may be peculiar only te the one. species. oar, they may be characteristic. of a. whole; family, The more knowledge one obtains. regarding . each class or group of cases, and ‘still better of each individual case, the better he - is prepared to cope successfully with. that . individual pest when necessity demands, || Por this reason Scientific Entoniclagy must be the source to which Economic: Entomol- ogy must resort for steady - ‘progress. ahd 4 / Means “of destruction and ptevéntions: by the use of insecticides or otherwise, may: ‘be | tried indiscriminately without even'-a gen: eral knowledge of the habits of an- insect. 7 Such practice may occasionally produce ig pleasing results, but the odds ate ‘greatly’ dn. fayor of commencing, with « theroygh | | knéwiedge that will enable one to ‘know when, where and how the most vulnerable period in that insect’s life may be reached, Perhaps no better illustration: of - this. peint : under. consideration can be. given :than te : | cite the important discovery which hasbeen ~ - recently brought-to light inthe life shistery | of fur. com mor on bot-fy ‘that: Jsfhe sguse - ” sok Jwarbiss a. thé backs. of: OT: r eats. da, oy ‘gether: in? # Peettain.: :place, put, aways. Keep |. 7 a few. long — for Sertain ‘plades, ee es = deposit. its, eggs. on: the: “hedcks of a at ee eee me THE SPECULUM. | 2 ae a Steck and then the young larva would bore through the skia and-feed and grow here till the following “Bpting. for ‘applying: ower: the ‘backs ‘of that . Under recent investigation. jt has not only heen found that our species is Alypaderned - érmeaia instead of the European Aypoderma - éocis, Dut that the. life history. is much diferent than heretofore supposed. ‘Most ef the credit for this is due Dr. Cooper Curtis of the Bureau of Animal Industry at Washington, D.C. Through his investigations we learn that the eggs of this bot are-fastened to the hairs. onthe legs about the heels atid on ‘other parts of. the body: that-can be feached ‘Sy the fougue. ‘The young larva is already ‘well-developed when the egg is laid and when the cattle lick themselves the shell is easily broken and the young larva is taken into the mouth. In this early stage it is armed with numerous minute spines that “enable it to cling ta the walls of the esopha- “pfus: ‘and soon to. penetrate them. . Gnce ‘through, it moults this spiny covering for a “saidoth skin and in this stage slowly ad-i} oSaneés through the tissues of its host: for: During: this. period! of latency and slow movement, the irritation: | - and inflammation must be reduced to a mini-: However, late in the winter it has _reached a point béneath the skin aldng the’ | ack and again assumes ite spinous charac- it soon infiames the region and produces the. ~elghe of nine months. ter, when, by its growth and irritation, warble so well known to us all, Such is the remarkable Hfe history of -6ne of our insects so well known as iajurious | $e vGattle interests, yet in reality so little. Row n otherwise ‘that Satteorpt at-prevention for ages. Wath she Seilightenssent now before gs, .the ede ain, Vigig prevention -af the. oR BS! ay “hatehing ‘or fror- with. his In: the, business affairs of hfe, will : | recognize. His. fitness. for. the. position. He rake: intitiately. Aequainted .. “With. our:.achool f gyatem,. koowing: its, néeds:as: well. 45, its. ad- nog foe ais oF a ac ave - EL ae eae the work: of abe affice. saa. antages:: Eis. would, enable. Litre to carey aAanger, ‘that +, Hheur, students vish such a a ‘man n placed | in: niofice, THE SPECULUM. . let them see that they are up aad stitring and that their influence is toward suck ‘a iat. a . ‘THROUGH the efforts of ‘our former editor in-chief, an. index of volumes~ “VIEL to RI inclusive has been prepared; Any” ane wishing to secure a bound volume of those igssues can do so by sending their Spre- uLUMS to this office. We will have them bound with index incisded for one dollar and fifty cents, “Those who lack seme of the numbers and wish a complete file for those years, can secure the lacking numbers at regular price, There are also a few copies of the index to volumes I to VII inclusive which can be had at cost, W's are sorry to see that our catalogue ig so delayed in its publication. Jt seems fitting that tt should be out in ample time for all prospective students to give it a care- ful study before entering, By this earlier publication, the plan of work for the suc- ceeding year would be known, and all could formulate thelr work to agree with the plan. As at present, we were neatly io the énd of the summer term before we knew the program for next year’s study, -and:‘so- those who were privileged td elect. studies: ven had not the chance for as. vmueh- though Bpon the selection as 8 they ought, F fo hie ' @lective studies of the seniors, Whick® fee a Paesg ‘us very much We can. now. elect. SE: |: studies and they are so arranged that! wee tan follow that line of work: througir ‘the year. We feel greatly disappointed: to think the State Board reported unfavorably as to placing German as one of. the. elective ‘studies of the senior year, ‘We were “in. howes-it would be favorably. corisidered and - . Guir. ropes | were heightened: dipta® Hearing, : that z a large majority of the daculty:. werecin oe of dt established here. . find carry this into their college life? an Le of ibe ie tendons bats Rae #t. be more ‘thorough. _ debe We. are: ‘ coniidant fal he | a : . My ips ie 7 ; tet. ene Neue inspection. Wav do our students carry on the indis- . sriminate- use of applause, so long ago An applauie means’ praise and should be regarded ‘as a compli. ment te the speaker, Is this the way: WE. things here? Par frorn it “Only: within our society halls, is. there a proper’ use of applause; and why can’t our students. 4. chapel cration is delivered, the applause is given, he the production goed or bad. “Fhis is no encouragement to the speaker but it seems rather to be a disgrace to have a poor pro- duction - applauded with equal vigor of z well written, well delivered oration, Stu: derits, think of this, and see if you cannot. help our chapel oraters by making a proper: use of applause. ae Spek! oe Tae long expected inspection. “of rooms - has at last. come. For some tire i¢- has been seen that some ¢ystem must’ be intro- duced by which afew persons deficient in the care of their rooms could be brought to’. see that ina measure the health of every persen rooming in the hall was dependent ; ‘apon the general idiness of each: booms: Moral.suasion had ite éffect upoA: the greatiy i ee a we ta oe neasures are: ect ag wil, insute: a a ‘care for the room in the future,. - The. Linge tem is new, and consequently: there fare minor changes which will probably: be: re : ‘As a criticism fo. the systern, “yWe- would say; al such a system is tobe darried: Jony tek: 7 every. ‘Poonkoly, Ve dean : eet Aen OE. other aes ~ es eee eee ral.) reddne lands Uther building: os with. awhith:. Petra : stideng cons 1 Bas ie, an aye Lee ih obit, cee Pe, - Feronian; “Violin Solo, £2 a “ta. out t attempt at ‘tarnishing the students, ‘alumal, “sind éthey readers of the SSE CULM with the news of the Crtlege;- we hope to be abié.to Have “all fhe vari- ous departments represented: ANe also” wish .that these who are at College way always bear in mind, that the item of news that Imay seein most common- piace to-them may be thost gratefully received by those who have goie from these lovely scenes of M.A. C. . The students and College : employes have beep highly entertained at Sunday mereivg chapels by Professor Edwards, July oth, A Stinday in Paris, ilkustrated; Jaly 17, by Frof F. 3. Kedzie, A Sunday in Berlin; July 24, by Professor Edwards, Through L Pecieral Britain ; and Jnly a1, by Professor Wood- worth, A Sanday in Lendon ; ithustrated. BReeent the fahipus, | *- “\.Edtefary Societies held a union ‘meeting: Tain im Froves tm ihe chapel at which the following program was pre: - sented: Oration, . R. M. Kedzie of Deita Tau Delta; _ Winegar, (Olympics. Reverié, mR 2. Fer R. C. Bristol, Phi Delta Theta; Bi¢graphy, C. B. Smith, Hespetian; _ Society Paper; ‘EYP: €lark, Eclectic. ~ANewSratalogues are ait. They bive five naw and additional cits. This now mskes a.cataldgne whick does, credit to the institution. The. contses bave ‘azain been changed, but perhaps mest inthe Military Fepariment. ‘Phe seTtiors, whe elect drill will have in autumn term, art of war, one day each week, and in spring term they have campaign of civil war, frst half term and drill in manual second half, two days each weelr, and ne military exercises duri ne the stam- ier term.’ Painters are giving the exterior wood work of Cal- lege, Williams and Wells Hails and sisc otis Hbrety building: i. thorough painting: real OEpER oe gtk. TER Paeulty - Social Club dare: the’ atndbviés of the Colles’ a Nery. pleataat: party itt ee “ hessoiy: ‘Friday aight, Jol? 22. The FF eronians: held..s leap-year party. at Grand Ledge, July zéth. - Those yous men, ‘who were Hicky engighta havethe young ladies diive aroand after | theth report a very pleasant time, 7 July rath, the M.A. ©. Bicycle Chub’ made a run ; 1 better in the. esr future: to Leadley's Park and return, The Republican Clab held a mock State: = : Sonic: Nei? good. Hoim- insting speeches, were pradle. Ata pkewicus? meeting : , they appointed the following persons. 4a: attend, the 7 ' Mr. F. G: Heiden, Kad. Buitérdietd, D. ‘f. Crostiy and EY: B, Fale Po: tion on the evening of July 16-. “Republican State Convention. fasdor Cask * went: as delegate, fram this. “Wiateteh. PTHE SPECULUM. SA TLS oF the hE, ‘resident nite, Sevletal 1 Professors attended: ‘ibe 4 “faa omit. samt beriel ceremonies of Robert Baird, son of ExSecre: ; . | tary Baird, july 25, at Mt Hope cemetery. ook Captain Estabrook accompanied by Roscoe Redgie and Duncan Reynolds has gone to Bay View “for “&° ' few days recreation, Lome Professor Wheeler was talled ta Walkervil lle a Jew: ' days since to testify it. a case on the age of Sonne, _ peach trees which hac been sold by a nurseryian, Je* tas just been equipped with 127 new boxes, mostly. lock; has been made a money order office, and is soon-to be Gut post office is fast coming ta the front: ati interuational order office. 7 The farm Jane from the barns ta Grand. Trunk "RR. is now fenced with Page wire fence. A new Furman hot water heater is being placed in the tibrary building, Dr. Beal, ae pathmaster of the road distriet from the College toward Lansing, proposes to construct a path for wheelmen and festmen. as far as AT his power. Any contributions to aid in the work will be thankfully received. : Airs. Eedzie. is ‘conducting a clase iy painting, They meet in the room formerly occupied by Club Pe. asa dining room. ' The Homestead strike has delaved work in ine . machine show, aisoon the new greenhouse. - Anew lumbershed will soon be erected between the bath house and the Mechanical building. A new Afieen horse power engine and boiler, which, was cotatructed at the Lansing Iron Works, under the supervisian of ©. J. Root, class of '9o, are now ia running order in the Physical Laboratory, alsa be aged to furnish electric lighting power for the This will’ Armory which is pow completely wired, and College : chapel which will soon be wired. Ingandéscent lamps are to be used-in bath buildings. -— - wee “How the boys climb out of bed, get breakfast-and — arrange their rooms before seven. o'clock? ALL on account af- military inspection which ‘takes place. from a H aoe fio 77go each morning of school’ days ‘ahd from’ 4 ios on Saturday; the broom and keeping a room: tidy. s ~ . By the way it has-been siagyesie’ that itwould perbaps be well for qethers of: incoming . y freshmen to give them some instruction | Ete “hap dlieg ss: ~ . ee 1. A hydrant bas been placed jusi a few feet southwest 8 af thé library. Now the thirsty student and visitor ; may -quench his thirst without traveling dne half ‘file te doit This is good, but we AOD. ‘th see ene im ma Boece mE an appropriation ef $3,000 to the College; the: : College: will add to this $1,300, making a total” of ‘fa 500 for the World's Fait, This does not. itelnde: ne taaking wax: taodele if vs PL,008 sppropriated for frnit. . 4 ” ee "the Phydigal Laboratory: hes just. purchased anew : Lo IE iris the jatest and best. THE SPECULUM. | g pay for this ihe spectal class in. photography | ig FACIE excellent werk. : Di, Hedzie has constricted a ect of apparatus to de-- . #8ruiite the rate of evapioratiox-of wale from diferent: ‘Binds of soiis.. Instead df-an expensive Baldiice and ~ the ofd process by. weight and: -differerites itis very _ simple. and inexpensive. He is also conducting a . jSGEbES OE. investigations regarding: the dew point and Sol ee in open tele and fofest EVs eed ot oie fost. | The Botanical garden i is in n splendid condition, con _sittebing thé weather this-spring. A -larze addition has been made- and still.more will he padded, Tie Botanical Department have also procured a Century of American Weeds,” put up ty Byron D. Halsted, otM.]., a farmer graduate of ML A.C. A new tool room in the machineshop bas been undar conrse of building for. zome time arid is vow ready fer occupancy. It is a model of neatness in . Gesign and. certainty convenient in construction. . ous Dei Kedate is now conducting ond set of investiga: | sofinne! whidh - ddnnot. be. other -that -valuable’ to - the fariinits:. OE Michigan, “AES differene ‘gatherings ke: Shee Wad: whest and-atd atvaie eouldetddte! Thies wil , abenpeths. Besk, period: for: ‘gathertag: siete for grain alse jorthe straw. _ wh o SfuEhe.library:has lately. added: a Freneb. dictionary fr: :Botaniéal. ‘-Bepartmerit, a number of books on edu- . xaidon-and: mathematics, Pesides.a. large jqmber for the Agrictlitaral Experiment Station. ' “Sines the ot, dry weather there has been from - Téoo tor 1,800 barrels of water pumped each. day at “othe pumping house. | About six years ago the societies on the grounds "eee planted 4 tree on “Arbor Day. The co-eds alse’ ~ planted ane, a pepperidge, and this ig now the moat: ; _henkthfal, wigorous tree of the” lot. “.) The College will exhibit stock and other ‘articles ak the: State Faiz this year and at Hillsdale, will make. some miscellaneous exhi bits. . The Farm Department hag arranged’ a.‘new seed. room where the old room was.. Atound:the sides are -, MEren wed sae pigeon holes for the reception of smali a PACKABES 9 of seeds. Below these on the. floor tier, is a umber af large chests for larger quantities of Brain. | os Fos: ‘drying grains in the straw they lave a nutiber of ‘ Bie ese rack ‘tables, As a further equipment they have a Bidse:préot apartment for storing grain in vas , eth 4 capacity of a thousand biugdles. Then | € here are twa large tables tor putting “Up seeds. a “Oa Friday night of the Faculty Social Club party, fess used by students for conveying them to Cok, oe Bese Ht is Brobable, that fellows who do such Mea ete els ee seseat, for. the gafé_returt of att gun Spe se. not, arealize, the responsibility that . ee ee, Sie cme es . nhoPeae wae aes dace FES ws Rae: aS itowever it miay” be, "each “student Should: Pre: ae is: felleiw ar Par] se eee i ‘intendent of Tecumseh schools; Prai,. J. We ewe ef Gram Rapids; Miss Emily Fuller; sapeiat it ik N. Y¥.; Frof. J. H. Sraith, superintendent of: schools: -ghews, Mr. Smith, Mr, Ai Sherwood, at Thies ORES, btadents digainst this kind of unpardénabte meafrieds. De ‘| a horse bitched te a carriage is not guarded by ae - policéman in our.cittes,.and much less shure: Jone at ms 4 College like our Colfepe, oop eee ae We have at hand a copy of hichigan Flora’ pres Se pared: by Dr, W: J. Beal-and- Prof. (Fi: “Wiiéler. ee ‘This: has. réquired a great amount of hard-wiit: Fet..‘ two years: they have been working extensively’ ‘nett, : Without question, it ig the thost cotmplete thing. oF a a, kind in Michigan. - Does it not Jock as if our College is at the ent) - Recently tro ‘Japanese students tadied Wastihara Kato and Kiyohide Kuroda came ta this country in seatth of a place to complete ‘theif édinca- tion. After visiting Amberst, Cornell, and North . Daketia Agriculttral College, they ¢atne to M. A. "C., - and decided that this was the Collewe of all they ‘had : visited. Among the many summer students ai Ur ‘Géliege ) this term is Frof. Freeman, professor: oF science: “EM 3 Minnesota State Normal Schoot: Pra. Rellotys 3 ie *, Br rer {af schools at Caro last yeat, | but she has. aocepted. ee position as teacher of Physical Geagraphy in Bears g Bat Fa are at Rogers Park near Chicago; Prof. Munson, prolessar © es fe Horticulture in- Maina. ‘Agricultural “Colleges: He McCall, of the University af Tennessee, at- Raoxvities: : iiss Nena W. Stevetis, Superintendent of Scheols: ab Oscoda; Miss Creei, ‘agraduate ofihe State. ‘Maemale = os Miss M. M. Haskins, a graduate of the, ‘onlversity oes Michigan; and Miss Vandewalker, ‘a teacher “of: aa State Normal, Among these; Mr. McCall, Sic e hawt? ‘Wiss ‘Marian haa ‘ain Mr: Williams, “at bia Caes pa ene iz eer ones a ‘The: ptograin, at fai wiceniont wees I, ae ‘gies 5 way bap theta ne Among: the many yihuprovements « on. the a Farin Departs = ment will be a pew corn Larvester,. eee the Leanard Manufacturing Co., also.a.ite® epee: ensilape cuter and the adlos wiki: be: ‘telihedl: according to the igtest. methods, Ina few days the Michigan Agricultaral: ‘Gaiteg : will send into the workt gi busy life its thirty-gecond graduating class, it -is comipaéed’ of. twenty Ske. young men and one lady. Weuld cur: “Bpace. admit: we would be glad to-givé-a ‘brief sketeh nf each, bit - being. thus, limited,.oni-feaders, ‘we Tope; WD be Boer tent in knowing. what. part these young © ‘people will. take in this gieat butte’ the Jollowing yéar. . AvH..= Gillett wilt spend. ihe, fai at SLA: Cy:teach a ‘winter’ * “tern ‘of, school: and: thei: go - to the-: Normals. Be. WY . Peet api: yehnaliy ‘at Coilege and take'a special courde.: : z J ingheniisery, » Beorke: We Basis: El blew Fajming.- THE SPECULIOM. George A. Hawley will go onto a fruit farm as aleo will Wiliam PF. Hawley. W. DD. Groesheck. will . Temain in the secretary's office. Frank Baverle is undecided, John E. Hinksen wili goto the Liniversity and take a course Jn medicine. will fotlow teaching for a time. Charles F. Winegar Geotge BE. Ewing | “wilt follow farming, while David Trine will go to ; “Maine as .an assistant in Herticulture under Mr. "Munson. E. J. Freeman’ will return to Minnesota and teach science im the State Normal of that State. Leander Burnett contemplates a course if engineer iniy at the University. H. Arnold White will take a course of Jaw at the Lniversity.. wil remain at College and take post graduate work in entomology. Dor N. Stowell wil go home atd fallow farming. Harvey N. Peck is undecited ana William E. Paimer will remain at College and take " post graduate work in chemistry. Thomas 5. Major will follow farming and Albert N. Bateman will go wWestandteach. C. W. Conner will go to the Missouri ' Agrienitural College and take up experiment station * work. Will K. Sagendorph will remain at homein his< ’ father’s office, Louis C. Brooks will turn his attention to farming. Horace B. Fuller will take up teaching. &. H. Hicks will remain: at College in the Botanical = Department: vacation and take a business trip through the south, | and Mabel E, Linkletter is undecided. PHASON 4&3, We desire the earnest co-operation of every person ” mho bas ever been connected with the College in try- ing to ‘make this department an interesting one. Let ‘ ‘every alumnus and every pereon who has been with 7 Classes here send in news to the editor of this depart- iment, aften, thus waking his work much easier and Ehe department more interesting to all. ‘ha. A. le Coik Was 2 delegate to the reeent Republican onState Convention at Saginaw. . President Clitte’ and P. B. Woodworth, ‘84, recently wisited Cy A, Jewell, at Hudson, and gave 2 an exhibit “ of if colteze views, - 6a. Lewis. J. ‘Gibson, formerly principal of -Lrons* _ Schools, has recently gone into business at North _Eavsing. “ah. hos = . J . ee “a "Oo, 7 “james Satterlee j as DOW living an tis farm at Green- _ ville, a Phe name of Paul J. Wilkins appears on the facuity -: cyerall, ‘Minnesota School of Mines, as instructor in the at Preparatory. ‘department. erie wa ate te hithenene futute. ° TE es oy oo woe 797, se m = OR a Sr ‘itt St Maree Hospital, Grand : Rapids, of pet tee Howard E. Baker ~ Clarence A. Hathaway willtake a short - -| thew house. Ff partment, will-be ordained to the delist Ane: cothing fi: Shelton cxpecis to. teturt home from Husitalis-{ we oon Anna, wife of Frank L. Carpenter, clied of typhoid fever. tard. ; . &. t. ‘Bemis has just finished his “Seat 3 year’ s work a8 superiniendent of fonia schools, and has been re- an for the ensuing year. : | D i, Kedaie ig now in Elmira, N: ¥,, bein: treated for Jameness in the knee, with which he has beer a stfferer for many years. _ tah oo “ / 5 James 3. Pardes, M. D., of Tinitee Oaks, Mich,, 6 recreating at Bay View this summee. Chas, F. Shilling is doing a good business at Deca- tur, ILL, as proprietor of a drug stare. R. T. MeNaughton, who has spent the past bye - --¥ears in Tacoma, has returned to his home in Jack- son, salished that there is no plate like the Peninsular mtate, ; James Troop, professor of Uortienléure and Sutom- ) ology, Purdue University, will have charge of Indiana's exnibit of grasses and cereals at the World's. Fair. Frof. Troop, together with wife and daugiter,:are spending the summer in Western New, York, where he expects to spend a short time at Corel! with, Prof, Bailey of 782, —— . Prof. Eugene Davenport is spending the summer on his farm: near VYoodland, where he will soon eréct 4 From the Poedfand Jfews we. clip.the following : “An enormous crowd congregated at the M. E, Church on Saturday evening, July 76, to listen - toa jecture from Prof, Davenport on! Brazil, its, Peo- ple, Their Customs and Mode of Living.’ .Prof, ' Davenport is a young mati of pleasing and impressive roanners, whe has no difficulty in-seturing and hold- ing the attention Of all within the sottd of his voice. We gresorry to say that only about one- fourth oF those who came ta beat hin’ were able to ‘gain entrance to-the church. It-is estimated” ‘that 7,500 peopld came for that purpose’. © 8 i; ne .. GOW. McCurdy will superintend the: high: sschoot at -Winova, Minnesota, the ensuing year.; Wh . Prof. Chas: MeHeniy; Divet: Cullege, en des * wae with n rie WHO AEASS URGE, Wm. §, Delano is senior member at ‘the A of . Deland Bros., sdedsmen, Lee Park. Nebraska; and with his two brotheis, Fred, of ‘82, and Milton, of ea is doing a fourishing business. ‘They sold seeds: this year in thirty-five different states. " J. i. H. Knight is still doing well as a farniér’ and fine-stotk breedér, located but two sailes southwest of Delano ald — farm. re oa 4 ig ‘Kinadé, statiow on ait Mt. Vernon: "Tawa, 5 for “the Nepthwestern: ‘Rela; “eijoya hie work very oft mitiihs 7+ Mi: Bitiner wae 5 Ripmisrly connetted witht ‘the — pleedeichonts. - "gis : wt oN aG nek of G: ee ‘Stalwrenee sil ‘yemain, int Grand Ledge‘ as " saperittendent af. ‘athoale for the coming year. . = oo THE. SES OP Ne a TL. First Lient. Wi. L. Simpson has lately heen trans: | ferred froth Sacketi's Harbor to Fart Gotaric. , Cazes, ; New York; where he is Said to be, 7, enjoying . a tp a a, huge extent. Alma, was recently thar tied. | “on invalid, jed in-Grand Rapids, haly 23. A. BM. Weed, formerty ‘a jumberman &t Bootestown, BHch:, has formed an associalion with J. 1. Sloores, a former Mi. AL. student, tn the hardware business ae . Lansing. ap. Dy, F. J. Hodges, of the Merchant's Hoepttal, An- : derson, Indiana, visited friends at the College July 22, a giest of Dr. Kedzie. Fred shows the same fraternal ene a that ee a as a student. , “GHPy Sthiteiiier ts naw EF, S Si gia Bervice Station at Detroit” ; we er “Pep? ‘Himebdugh; professor’ ed Meterinary at: ‘Fargo, ‘Morth’ ‘Dakota; Agricultural College, recently paid ‘the Colteze. z “Wisit, : R. MM. Hates, & farmer’ a at. Hastings, | is 5 talking: of piv- ing up farming and hecoming @ traveling man. | H. E. Thomas, a former editor-in-chief of the SEEC- ULUM, was married to Miss Grace Booginger, at ol ins, July ts, E.-T. Gardner, of ATcacia, Nebraska, says he 1s at last located an a farm, where he“ has” ar to be, hopes to stay, an and live happy nae contented.” - WS. Ruckman attended the: 5 ott “ahey eae M.A. -C., took the degree of: BL Be ift me ‘taapit, ‘tire subsequent three. years im: a! ‘private collere: ‘BtrPitts- _ burg, Pennsylvania, and is now clarking lt in the” es ’ sion Separtment at Washington,,. 6... micaet tel te Pe a ais . a 7 Geo. 3. French i 1s Ou a hustling. real estate ‘agent | wagon heazing the sien “The J. W. Poon Co2® eat in Lansing.. He basin preparation a class. letter to ‘|’ the metobers of 786. ’ Hi WN. Jenser, drugsist, Goshen, Indiana, for some time: past: troubled with poor eyesight, has completely lost tire-uge Gf one of his eyes, We are'in receipt of a manual of Hillsdale county schovis, ’Hited by the cpttmissioner, J, E. Hammond. If the:manualis any: exponent of Prof. Hammond's . work; Sra. we may: say he is successful, pS “ETH 386. . tee @ :Mimenouahs is a member: of the Sheffield Man- i wlacturingz Companys ae Bur Oat, ‘Mich. tok cSt = aie oe r 2 cL, timate sete fn hd peta, » depietc Tt is reported that Wr A Babitie, atlofiiey abled. |. aad intellectually to the studenis “at Grand Rapids, ee Doe iy wigs Lansing. 2 olinaed 8h } county, appoisted toditt sratamcy. « oo . 5 5 po 0 6 0 o9oc — i —--— ea oo “ —: sr. ment at Wahington, @.C., where he has heeti for" sotne * time, and =njoys ‘his work very mitch. a, - <. B, Cook is- farming at Owosso, making 3 specialty. a of small fruits: TLoM.. Estabrook, . -Députy Secretary of the: ‘eae rr. at Paka wh _. | Board, is rusticating for-three weeks at Charlevoik:): murs H.W. Baird has. gore to Deliver, Colursdo;" at S bis “yo health. : His youngér brothet; Robert, for many years Frank H. Kail is assisting his father on the fart ‘near Tecumseh; this summer. - ee Dale A. Smith, and his brother Glenn, a Sorvied stadeit, are proprietors ‘of clothing ‘stores ia‘ both ~! Portland and Sebews. We hear they are doing Ox 2 teplionally well. : Chas. -Lawtan, of the Negaunse mines, recently: Fe paid the Collere a visit, ae in W. F. Siayley bas been promoted and neg gets fr,0o0 per year, helding a clerkship in the Cig: 2: Service at Washington. a Sal ee ae WITH "Ba, Jae Thompedi, “ait ‘Cofuina,; visited friends’ at thee: page “ College a few days ago, and Sigtrified ‘his intedtian: ae |: eaming back int the fall afd: ees his course’ aia Pchiet Giicer i in charge ‘OF the “f * D. A. Anderson kas recently been admitted to the .. oat, and will practice jaw, commencing this ae Hes. has heen on the farm this supimer, ; cold ee Will Curtis is a bustling. newspaper agent “at, nee Kewanee, Minois. It is vagtely rumored that be: < will soon join the Benedicts. & A. Holden represented Bengie county at: ‘thie 4 state an Convention, recently: held ak: Saat: ~ William Ligh eho, whe book the degree’ ‘af ‘By ae ih, at the State ermal this year, is spending 1 thesitini MBE at Detroit. Hey Expects to be here at. cdmibestelnedt JW. farle ig -gonductitig a Norinal: Seidel al “al Wa: ae ot eit waka, Indite. | Tt i is a Success, ‘Amaacially, 36, Bea ee Chas. Ferris 18 doing well: as. azsistant ‘ity vengittees — sequent iIngtinies broweht aut the fact tliat Joba Pei one al Portland's most hustling grocerymey.. a Ea . - WHTH "go. . ) a Bae HM. Wiliams ip manager of 2 ae job: press: fais Fort Wayne, Indiana, © 06 wee esate F. Foster graduated at ‘ge Slate! o‘Nocwiat “dha, = Fear, and } 18 spending: the: ‘stimtner, bs uaa heme. neae ws woe th ett Es aheet vie HL OW, Mumford Se. seit ydirveii' ‘of euaaie™= ze “AF the TepebEe < . Cans_are siicresiiukafas all, As ais will ‘comthtiger: Aas? steht for: tHe) oe Be ea Ae 16 | | THE SPECULUM. A. T.. Seeeny, a: ene. Sturgis farmer, watted frieuds near ‘Lansing afew weeks ago. Wits ' ai. F.B. Smith, principai of Rockford Schools, for the eee past, will be principal of schools at Bay Mills, Tear. the Boo, this coming year,- This is the best posi- tion in. the county outside ofthe Soc. Writ ‘ga. rome Lamb isin the employ of the Birsaingham R. R. Ce. at Utica, New York. L. W, Watkins is it Colorade, ees He expects to return in the spring, antl sraduate with 93. L. C, Gibbs is traveling for as Educational Pab- * lishing House, with headquarters at Lansing, Michi- gan Avenue Fast. Jacehsville, Mich., where he expecta to remain. - He has been working this summer for the Portage Red Stone Co. Leo, B, Plummer, who holds a $600 position at the + Crono,,. Maine, . Eaxpetiment Station, . refuses a raise of ‘200 for the coming year, . and will returg te ihe College next term to graduate with “93. ATHLETICS AL: this thine’ of year when most.other colleges: are- having theit jong vacation, when: the. portion of the world" that can do.50 if at the various sammer resorts trying to live and-keep cool and those. of us who tatnot ate sweltering in whatever place duty demands, mere existence equires all our efforts and College athletics. must of necessity be-neglected. And if little ig done in the athletic ling, certainiy the athletic column must be a short ene. — Our ball team usually goes the way of all things athtetic. after Field Day, for the remainder of the. 7: sureniner term. This year’s team has been no ex- ception ia the ruie tear, not fe team, but composed moostiy of players ‘whe had never played ina matched” game before, went to Battle Creek. They: ‘piayed agaitist a strong ; team. amd, one . im; excellent training... expected, our lean Was defeated. Since that Hime. phe thane practiced considerably. ‘and have greatly ieaproved. July agth they played 2. picked. ning from Lansing. Some ot whom belong ba. _ Yon fro them, the : ‘the great U of M tear. ML A.c score being 7 tog. The gaine was valuable in that it showed whata wealth of undeveloped material we «ave in the base ball Hoe. ' ‘Next issue the editor wiil try to have less space filled with apology _ more with athbetic news. “COREE CES AND EXCHANGES. iA new dormitory and scietice baliding are "yging:. : P eibeat teVeérmont Agricultural College.. “cises “anit elas veeinions.: vere. It contained a Columbian supplement, _ mah, Washington. i orticutture, _In the latter part of duly a - As: migét. pe. SOME FOLKS. SAY Bred hs te few exchanges we have teceived, have 4 ; ote replete: mbit. aceouats oe. corbmencement, BRED. The Wadison Weekly Pines (Democratic) came ta ! os recently through the courtesy of BH. J. MacHwan, i formerly Professor of Literature here. : Ewan is the editorial writer and contributes a page of Professor blac- able editorials, which mo doubt, ihe readers of the Times will greatly appreciate. ‘The last issue we received of Jndusiriadts? of the Kansaz Acricultiiral College, was a double number. which was pent to 10,000 teacbers in that State-for the purpose of- interesting them in the Kansas eflucational exhibit for the Columbian Exposition. The Anadadrirksst also contained the full report of the address given on Success’? by Ex-Governor Luce. of this State. We have before us the Dedgervifie (1, Fy Bler- afd which containg an article on ‘Education’ by Annie Chambers Ketchum. She shows how aid notions ate giving away to new) how there is an advance all along the line: that the best training is ]. A. White has-been teaching for the past year at | that which teaches man hig place in nature, his best | means of elevating himself, his brother, his home, his city. his nation, his whole earth: We have received volame I, number T of the fei lege Mecord, representing the interests of the State Agricultural College ated School of Science at Pull- Though it contains litte of litera- Ty im portance, its board of editors do not intend it. io be sirictly a College paper, but will endeavor to arake it interesting and beneficial to the farmers of ‘that State by giving opinions from the well trained minds found in the different départments of the Cul- jege, It promises to be a payiti¢ investment, and the “lustle” of the business tnanageris shown by the fact that out of fifteen columns of reading matter sivht are adyertizements. Among “the faculty we notice the name of Edward R. Lake, professor of- forestry and botany, He gracuated here in 735, it’s . complete variety; others say it’s our low - prices; and others the prompt aml courteous - attention; then again aur truthful represen-. tation; and once more the correctness with which our salesmen fit the foot (that's : where comfort and neatness steps ia). that’s made our shoe “business | what if 1 to- -day.. All of these are the litile drops which help. to make the ocean :of. patronage we are enjoy ing to- day. Shall. We see. you. soon’ — La WOODBURY, ras! vt NEW SHOE, STORE.’ THE SPECULUM. OU R Ma anu ufactur ri ing Department Ss - We employ the 2 +, Pea ea ve . a 434 ¥ ee lea Maye Largest force of Skilled Designers and Jewelers in the Stete, aad | Have unequaled facilities for Producing Artistic Jewelry and Society Badges of Every. Be Se) hd) Wright, Kay & Co, IMPORTERS & aD eran 24 Woodward five. > = - PEP ROI. - For the Finest, _ Photographic Work | Geo to - » « Over Lansing Natianal Bank, a ut-door Groups Rade on Short Dotice, SPECIAL HAFES: 20 . SER ENTS, noe | Anderson. Road Cast Manijartsrers ot Fae” Road, Tracks ang ti Cartas LANSIN tr EECORRE GS A Ce FRED W. BERTCH, ‘Wholesale and retail dealer in Fresh and Salt "4 “he POULTRY, GAME CN: SEASON: No, 333 Washington Ave. South. : Telephonic Communication, DION P HA RMACY. WL. &. HANSEN, LARGEST STOCK of | Fine Drugs, IMPORTED, and " Medicines, is | | Pure Chemicals,” _ KEY WEST CIGARS, |. _ oe _ Fancy and CIGARETTES ae 3 Toilet Articles, FINE TOBAECOS, 5 Perfumes. Next to: Postotiog, LARSING.. me fh es See: ee as SCHOOL. OF. ENGINEERING. o “TRow, — SS OREZ.. . a . .- + " . ont be tae mye oN ty : He » Shows 2 B. Novth,, ed 04. ine. A sree THE SPECULUM. =='M. 3. & B. M sopra | Eu rriture: Rooms. es, Wire Springs at - - - $2.00 . Cal Springs at = . _ I “HE Canvas Cots at oe - , 1.5C Wire Got8 at) ~ oe 2.00. and upwards. Chairs ab es ' 80 and upwards. | Rockers at - - - 45 and upwards. _ Mattresses at - a -° . 1350 and upwards. - Tables at _ t (- " 4,900 and upwards, 7 ALL.GOODS DELIVERED AT THE COLLEGE FREE. ih FOOTWEAR QUALITY 15.0% FIRST IM- PORTANCE AT SHUEBEL’S SHOE STORE, 210 WASHING- TON AVENUE NORTH. - w = Ferrey & Burts, | - a Fursihure Ondertaking Crockery ® Chins. We wedi make ~ Qe pre. ses ko “Spedat atterition, sven to opting ; a5 8 acd eT Wishington ‘Avenue South oS Langit. 105 Washington Avene Soutt, _ Listine, Micn,- Pom 8000 LAL Kesitobek & Bros {Successors te H. Lederer & Sons. } ( Fashionable C lothing, | Honest and reliable Footwear, at the low- eet living prices, go - "Pan daye ts 4" wet Te, and See eres, _ 2D oJ: G. GROSS, OPPO = > Gents » Puenishing THE S8BPECULUM. INRY GOODS, | HOUSE FURNISHINGS, CARPETS, BIG... a ae 3 : Everything Guaranteed Satisfactory. Srupents are COF- ; Gially invited to. inspect our GooGs. JOHN HERRMANN, MERCHANT TAILOR, 303 Washington Awe, W _ Opp. Opera Block, .Aseps the Largest sélection of Fine cloths in Centra! Michigan- . SPYLE anp WorakMansnir THE VERY DURST. . . + 2 TAL thet Ns 2 soe Gola,” a We dé not. beast af @ fine brick building and ele- wt: sane parlors: ‘Gut. Gailery ig. heat and . a connotes. ine ieee LOvIS BECK,. The Clothier. GOODS, | , ees Aspen. 2. CLOTHING: Etudeats and Others, Give ns @ Can. @ Washington Avenue North : OFrFIcE 1s Aloopsox ‘& Barkp Broce. ‘nite ‘ill positively aie ajo, the ewes prices i in Ae! edie -_ pes a THE SPECULUM. this = i ‘= os . z, _ 231, 23%. 285% ji aiasbingsa Avenue 8 ee LANSING, Miucw. Thorough, Well Equipped, Practical,’ ay of the’ finest suites of rooms in the country, and a large; wide-awake Faculty; Daranraewrs—Commercial, Short-hand, Elocuiion, Type-writing, Nermal;.Pépmaysbip, Expenses low. Don’t decide to go elsewhere until you hare sent for aur Year-Book. ne A. JOHNSON, Proprietor anil Manager of the Michigan School Bureau. BROAS “Undiersell Them All f Tinots, Oblesgo, 912 Yanetion Buia | Opllega of Plrysicians and Sungenwa ‘On ‘Glothing, Of Chicagc. Freiiininary Ezamiina- Z) he 3 DEE A Hats, Caps and: tion in Busiish, Matheuatias, t One- Price “Gente! Farnishing | Paysics, and Latin. Four year -COUTSE, Final Examinations each { Chetaiag OE ‘ Beeda.” ce Coreee Seshicnton sat Michigan Aveoubs Eosing year: 18 Laboreta TOUrsee, 4 laboratories, 150xu5 3 et. Laree and nimeraus dries. University method asd spirig. Address Sec"v College “ot Payerians and Surgeons 2 ee ae th WoTHING SUCCEEDS LiKE success. Iaroos. a. Wels po ee » Pive-Chair . Deadauartors fer. College. Students. Barber Shope | 8 Deebigae Avosue Hast, Lansiog.” | av eo SE a SP eS AP Sih te GOODS, J. A. NR ER, + [Lowest nici. “ : wa Te) “es oe pate bees == GROCERI ES. gee ES gh Bide, ae aa . 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