Er Rosa Bonheur 5th, the original of the photograph here reproduced, was six years old the twentieth day of March, 1894. She is recorded as No. 12,2297 in the herd bock of the Holstein Friesian Association, and belongs to the “strictest Po ie! at sorte? dairy fouk | pounds and yet has not one rele iaaica® tion of beef about her. Her head is longs: her neck thin and tapering, her chin proiti- inent and rough, brisket not prominent, — back broad and strong, milk veins well’ . . 7 . sect” of the Holstein breed, her. dam, borin Holland from-one ‘of the grandest - cows in that country. famous: for good cows, and imported inte this country ‘in i879. Her sire was imported from the - sathe country by the Hon. Edwir Phelps, Meniber of the «Board of Agriculture and, cate aghie tape the best developed and udder of fine quality. a ee eee 2 ‘Her yield of: milk ‘and: ‘butter 18 phe- nomenal and ‘meéfits a place: in. ‘current: college history. ~The account is as fol- : — Lengest daily yield, 106,75. pounds of milk, —_ Largest, weekly yield, 726. PE as W4eid fn thirty days 2,9%9,75 214: THE SPECULUM. ran. aoa : Of worked, salted and packed butter the yields have been as follows:— in one day, 3.5 pounds, In one week, 22.26 pounds, . In thirty days, 90.24 pounds, To appreciate the significance of these figures it must be remembered that the ordidary yield of the ordinary cow at this season of the year, when Rosa’s record has been made, does not exceed fifteen pounds of. milk per day or ten pounds of. butter a week. Tt i is-the office of the cow. to transmute her food into butter, she has no creative faculty and hence to secrete a large yield. she must eat and. digest a large amount of feed... As might have been expected therefore, Rosa has an enormous appetite. She takes for a daily ration between 75 and £00 pounds of ensilage, 12 pounds of cornmeal, 8 pounds of oats, 4 pounds of _bran,.-q4o pounds of roots, 2 pounds of , hay and: 6 pounds of oil meal. : _ She: iscamilked thrice daily — and each Jpméss: i 18, Aested in-duplicate by the Bab- ~Gock téste"-We find that she- yields by ofarthe:. greater part’ of ber butter in the His more important: published works are “The Modification of Plants by “Climate,” «The Cauliflower,” “Popular “Errors about Plants,” and « A Dictionary of Botanical Terms.” ‘He has also writ- .ten'a: “moaograph on grafting and has in “preparation. a work othe cross-fertiliza- » He is one ‘of the editors | “tion of plants. :- “oF the new standard dictionary being pub- “lished byt Funk -& Wag nalls of NEY. “He has ‘coritributed largely to the agri- :caltural: “press; \ “andus an active “ember “of various ‘Agricultural, horticultaral: and “scientific. s6ciéties.. “member “GE the” Biolog ical — He was ‘for. many” years: cotinected Wi: Phe Michigaty. ‘State _ “Horticultural, “Society and®: “the* _ “Grange,” . Society® OF “Washington ‘and: abretany ‘of. “the botanical ‘section’ which: he was instr: ‘mental i in ‘organizing, 1 is a” HEE. mietiber: oe Staite a the American Pomological Society and — was for two terms its secretary, and is a member and fellow of the American Asso- ciation for the advancement of science. - a SCIENTIFIC. rrr. Some few weeks ago the Botanical De- partment received from Mr. 1. M. Weston, of Grand Rapids, a sample of artificial silk. The silk was sent to Mr. Weston from a firm in New York who claimed | that it was just as good as “real silk” and | that it cost only one-fourth as much. to produce it. Mr. Bert Longyear, assistant instructor | in this department, made microscopical sec- tions of this silk and compared ihem with similar sections of the genuine. silk. He gave his results in a short talk, illustrated with drawings, to the Natural History Society. He found that while both silks were structureless in the make up of the fiber, the artificial silk was fully five times as.great in diameter as the genuine; also, that, notwithstafding this difference: m size, a fiber of genuine silk was as strong as three fibers of artificial silk. To the casual observer, however, the two silks are strikingly similar; and,-as the new silk can be made from old rags, sawdust, paper, etc., it is probable, that — artificial silk establishments will soon be counted among America’s. great industries. Prof. Mumford of the Agricultural De- | partment, has recently issued a valuable . bulletin on the feeding of lambs. itis _. valuable in that, while: some of the suab- 7 jects treated are entirely new, it also | draws conclusions which greatly deviate from the generally accepted theories. It has been taught in our text books aad long been accepted asa fact: by men‘oi wide experience, that the value of a feed- — ing material depends upon the amourit of “available | ‘protein. present, — ford ‘finds in an” experiment with” one ~- “hundred and twenty-four lambs, divided - “te ten eflocks. and extending ~ Prof. Maem- “period, of twelve weeks; itr which? all were Vfed: under precisely the ‘same conditions. Se THE SPECULUM. ——r. except kind and amounts of food: rations used, that the foods richest in protein did not preduce the greatest gains; but, on the contrary, as the rations increased in theamount of availabie-carbo-hydrates the gains aiso increased. ‘This result is..a complete turning of the.tables;.and while we cannot say it conclusively proves the old: theory erroneous it certainly opens a ‘field for mvestigzation, which ae has _too long been taken for granted. Another interesting thing about the bulletin is a chart showing the relation-of temperature to gain. Throughout the whole period of the experiment, 1 was found that as the temperature became colder the raté of gain. was greatly in- creased while a rise in temperature was invariably ASSO eT by gains de- creased. careful and complete analysis.of oat straw, ‘cut on successive days from time of nead- ‘ing to dead ripeness, to determime its value as cattle food. It 1s also gathering and analyzing a number of feeding stutts. such as oil meal, gluten meal, bran, wheat scalps, etc. This is preparatory to a long institute next winter on cattle feed- | ing. | Phe class in meteorology have each a mercurial barometer, and five sets: af maximum and. minimum thermometers, ‘The weather would do well te be on its. good behavior, for many are watching it. The analytical class have found-an‘old friend under a new name=—the ancient dene. “A rose will smeH as sweet-with another name” and the samé is true of Modene. ” ‘The Chemical Department is giving attention to securing a new and valuable kind of winter wheat for .farmers. Four promising varieties have been secured and two more are prémised., These wheats will be analyzed and their value from the chemical standpoiiit-deter-. ‘“ Business Manager. W, A. AnSsORAGE, - Asst Business Manager. - SEC. 1. H. BoTTERFLELD, ae Treasurer. PL. | Colleges and, Exchanges. ari AGRICULTURAL CoLEEGE) APRIL to, 1894. We miss Professor Cook.- _ -— We appreciate the new walks. Auu are glad the Friday evening lec- ee have been revived. | 3 DOME very interesting: matter has to 7 be held back for the ie number for lack of space, in this issue. soot Ty. should gladly. ‘assist Dr. Beal - in i his efforts to get information concerning... [amen who. have. been: here at any | ume. =o ‘ HORTICULTURE IN San Draso Co., Cat.,” an article by 5. C. Dondore, ’gr, 1B held over for next issue, our space being limited. | you about : philosophers who were wounded by and succumbed to Cupid’s dart, May” all their future troubles be little’ ones. Tae. News Editor will . tell several sedate . Me. Coase Newman favors us with a brief account of what the Mechanical De- partment has been doing. It will be of special interest to the graduates from that department. MicHIGAN: schoolma’ams smiled be- nigniy upon receiving beautiful bouquets during. the State ‘Teachers’ Association ast winter, “Although we have n't co-ed- | ucation, President Gorton does n’t believe , in. ignoring. the fsir sex, Lo, “HE winter is past, the long vaca- tion is over and gone, the students have appeared of the campus, and the time for intermingled labor and mirth has come, and the voite of the spring freshman is heard in the land. Cant. 2-11; revised. - Wer were glad to learn of President Gorton’s popularity at the Farmers’ In- stitutes during the winter. Visitors to the. college may feel assured that they wilh be cordially welcomed by its presi- ‘dent. ““Agreeableness of manner with 7 firmness of mind ” insure SUCCESS. ~*~. THE chapel services are as: popular with the students: as ‘ever, but “What's the matter with the faculty?’ Only two oer three faithful ones are to be seen’some mornings on the chapel rostrum. Mod- esty prevents our suggesting a reform in this very important part of the regular | exercises. “Many men, not ‘acquainted with .our- college, think it strange that.our long: Vae cation comes:when ‘other: jnistitutions are in-the middle of their college heel Tet ali such remember that -the basis of. this: a institution is Agriculture. M, A Ay. 1 does n't “take much stock” in there - theory. Conclusions here are drawn. from repeated experiment, and facts aré- — learned from actual practice. In all our efforts we try to get “near to Nature's heart.” Tarn" Dr. Kenzie humorously reniarleéd: in his lecture, March 16, that when our professors distinguished themselves here some western institution holds out. its hand, and in it a large purse, and our men at once recognize tt as the hand of Providence, and bid their Alma Mater good bye. This time it is Professor Hicks, and Washington is the place to which he has been called. Wise. Sam gets a good man. We cannot speak too highly of “the magnanimity of Prof. Edwatds i in taking © upon himself the conducting of a Bible.” class for an hour every Sunday morning: ” of the term. One hundred students (and : the numbers are increasing) eagerly Hse-— ten to the professor’ s excellent talks on. the Bible. He is endowed with much. eriginality and keen penetration. . The: boys are not slow to appreciate his bas and render “honor to whonr honor3 | due.” os A vIstT to the grounds in winter awak- ens pecuhar sensations: the. antroddéen. snow, the ice. covered walks: the stile. cold halls; the solemn demeanor: ok the few individuals who temain to: ‘hibernate all making such a contrast.to the-beaus: tiful. grounds of summer;: the: throbbing — life of the dormitaries,- when. ‘the: college. is in session; the animmated countenances: and, the joyous “ Hello! ?vas..the ‘boys: gaily move to and fre; hither and estat) 7 on their respective miSSIONSs : ee ere Very few, on ‘being interrogated, say. a they love teachings. ‘but . many: of our: | students..taught: Very, successful schools: thepast: winter. UT hey: taught, not for love, but. for moneys some received beth. a 224. THE SPECULUM. The boys who spent their vacations in good, solid work of some kind, come back feeling and looking better than the fellows who dilly-dallied around and * chased. their favorite phantom.” Ad- versity, thou art bitter, but thy fruits are sweet. No LrrrLi. enthusiasm has been awak- ened by Professor Smith in the subject of dairying. Last winter’s work was a -coinplete success. The Agricultural sophomores and seniors are now thor- oughly enjoying a few weeks in this samé course. The methods are new, scientific and extremely practical. We would that -every-farmer’s son in Michigan would take advantage of- it. See picture and, sketch of Rosa Bonheur, the celebrated” Holstein cow. Every man who~has ever been a student at this college should be a sub- seriber to THE SrecuLum. Every man who-desires to live an honest hfe shonld keep his subscription paid. want to make money out of Te Spec- ULoM, | -but. we want it.to pay expenses. Weare ‘glid'to give you our time and oe vdabor free that you may be kept in touch with your Alma Mater and ever and anon receive a new impulse from this life that has been the chief factor in making many of your successful careers. - 2 AGRICULTURAL (COLLEGE students may “hot'spend as much time in religious work as do students of some other colleges, . Jbatstossay.that: our fellows are not up to one (imMés in religious: thought,’ would be decidedly unjust: oy We: Hd: chirely spreads over this: college: cits protectiig: wings; we may be under the jmore: daimediates: guardianship Religion: is natural to: “Feeancviotsbe. suppressed. And’ ie sof the he great: Author: Of “tcath?. — Were: men. -of. a every: ‘réligious. “persuasion meet and ines: “terchange™ _ “thou givte = : Here, sectarian- oo TSE sane: ‘bigotry ‘are: enites asides SHere a8; Uae foe ‘places, 8 sa Searching” after. traths: oo baesiateriak da: ‘moral, yes; and in’'s spiritual ||. ES things. ds aveliy Silete environment: should: THE ce manly” ERS Bee Ce epee . “union musical. We don’t : term, a number of the studdiiis having expressed 4 -Hesire: totry this system. > JEABEE TD oth COLLEGE NEWS. The north gallery of the library mas been: com: pleted. The Feronians gave their first hop Friday. evening, March 30. The Western Union Felegraph Company. now: v has . ' an office here. aaa he ere We hape soon to to see our grounds and coftidors.: lighted by electricity, or The Phi Delta Thetas entertained their fair friends: Thursday evening, March 2a, Friday evening, April 20, the class-of 795 | will: “give thé annual junior hep in the armory. The inspector in Williams hall went. throvgl: npon a wave of popularity the first morniug. | Sheds for the accommodation of teams of. visitors | wilt be comstructed Just sauth of the tool bars. | A very Pleasant entertainment is: anticipated. poe ; A preat many repairs have been arnt f in the” pee mitories in the way of: painting the corridors and pag _ pering rooms, oo The class in grafting this spring has made: bétween © four and five thousand grafts: of about 025 different varieties of apples. Friday evening, April 6, was celebrated by both the Hesperian and Eelectic societies, each society giving - a “hop’’ on that evening. : Eleven acres of peas and some oats. were sown On,. the farm the 23d and 24th of March, “upon | land which . was piowed this spring. Every alternate day a voluntary. division of sopho-_ more mechanicals goes ta the botatrical laboratory to. receive instruction in woodology. oe ae The farmers’ institutes held this wiriter” were gers successful. Six long institutes and about coo shart © ones were beld in various parts of the State. ee ep. Friday, March 16, President Gorten gave am address» upon the Province of the Agricultural. Collexe,. hefore: 7 Michigan Political Science Association at Jackson. The wax models of fruits and vegetables of Miehi- gat, representing over 7oo varieties have returned ‘from Chicago and are being used for class study. : Professor Holdswerth returned from. his “southern” trip March 24. “During his absence Mré. ELM. . ‘Redzee hac charge of the classes in free hand drat , ine. “Fhe agticultural laboratory is tastefully decorated: ‘with the State agricultural exhibit at the World's fairs: This adds. ‘Breatly to the Usa SaINEUIE of the build: | io ing. , _Ehere. js a probability. that one of the: ‘poarding. “ ghibs: “wile: tik upon the European’ plan’ ‘the coming . adopted, THE SPECULUM. a5 a ‘At a recent meeting of the Students’ Organization some important amendments to the constitution were looking to the more careful bandling of money for athletic purposes, Mr. Crozier, the new assistant agriculturist, who arrived March 15, is preparing a histery of the various fields and experimental plots which will be very use- falin future work of the station. The plans are ready, and part of the material is on the ground for omr new hospital. The building is to cost $2,500 and will be located just north of Faculty Row, north of the Lansing read. ‘At last there seems to be a prospect of having an electric ear line connecting Lansing and the college, Rumor says they will be here by the last of April, though it is difficult to decide which to believe, ‘@eperience or rumor. Friday evening, March g, after an interesting pro- gram by the Natural History Saciety, President Gort- tOtl gave a ieciure upon Yellowstone National Park, The lecture was made doubly interesting Dy a num- ber of sptendid stereopticon views of the scenery. ’ Phe Horticuleural Department is preparing to send out about 3,000 fruit trees of the various varleties to those who wish them and: whe will observe and report upon their value, The different varieties of trees planted upon the department promise a good crap of fruit this year. “The plan of the course in dairy work on the Agri- cultura! Department in the future will be somewhat as follows: The freshmen will have work in butter- making, the sophomores in cheesemaking, the | juniors will have work in the care and feeding of cattle, and the seniors will have advanced work. One student asked Dr. chronometer, anolher for his galvanometer. doctor is expecting that any day others may call for a . gasometer, thermometer, barometer, lactometer, or some ather ometer, but in each case he will get the use: of a ‘micrometer, as that is the _ instrument needed, ~.- The Farm Department . will continue many of ihe ' most valuable experiments ‘conducted during previous years, They are now collecting seed oats from various parts of the country to determine if possible the best locality from which to ‘obtain seed. They will grow. all of the different kinds of millet that it is possi- bie t3 obtain, to experiment upan their usefulness. Among the new faces that we see this spring are those of W. B. Barrows, professor af zGelogy ane entomology ; A. AL Crozier; assistant agriculturist of the Experiment. Station; B. 0. Longyear, assistant | botanist, and Thomas Durkin of Geneva, N. Y., fore- man of the ‘Horticaltural - Department. .. Mr, F of. Henology, ae > Briday.: evening ; ” March: 16 De upen ‘The boholarly,. Haba” ahs was the. second i j k Beal for the - ude of the - The H. &. Dinning. has ber appointed head, ot. the departuient . Reédsle | ‘Veebatea Parl of aseties of Friday evening lectures beinw. given, The third lecture was given by Dr. Baker of the Siute Board of Health wpon “Oar Greatest. Daiger:and How to Avoid it,’ The fourth of the series was given by Professor - Hedrick upon “thar Money y Sa tem” March 30. Professor Mumford has prepared ene of the’ retet compléte and: valuable bulletins upon ‘sheep feeding, eveissucd. “Apiong the new features is a series of observations -fipon the effect of temperature. ‘The results show almost invariably an increased gain by the sheep with a fallin the temperature. ‘The éxperi- ment shows that the gain depends rather uper the amount of carbohydrates contained in the food rather i than upon the amount of protein. One of Professor Mumferd’s bulletins upen sheep feeding was handed to ane of the “way-backs.” After a careful persual he said that there were some goud points, but that he thought he could do as well if he had ihe college farm te reise ad Hditum ou, He noticed that they fad Inis of it to those lamba: but, thought it would never be raised sich on. account, of " the climate. Tus Sricutom congratulates Pridesate- : Mumford unon the discovery oe His new folage plant, A great many inrprovermenis have! Hest made it: * - the botanical laboratory during the winter in the: wa of new shelves, new Cases fot seeds and herbarktm: - specimens, dnd a great many litthe conveniences.” “The me cheieer parts af the State forestry exhibiy afeaie < World's fair are stored in the laboratory. Thee have a case containing 10g puotogra phs of interesting feai«-: ures of botanic gardens in Europe. The department gaye acourse of ten lessons in the study: oF. faite molds and bacteria to the dairy: school elaee- ast | winter. ‘ : : Doe a BEV etl”: The dairy school conducted here ihis winter. was ‘a pe complete ehecess. The limit of 25 students » WEBB reached and a number were turned - away, and: there. Se are already fifieen aoplicants for ihe course. Rext win ter, The quality of the buiter . ‘rade | AR excellent Por and brought a higher price than any ‘ether. bubter da) the market, Nearly ail of the students, whe. “weve a ingaily yonng men fromi the farms, fave tte good." positions in creameries in various parisol ihe bomb es The work consisted of ‘practical. buttetaking,. aasisig : the Babcock milk test, running engines aiid: “boilersy the feeding and tare of OWS, end veterinary. « science - : as relates ta cows, — ee aa vs volumn. contahiing Bulletins 1o4,° roa; 108 and. 106 issued by the Horticuitara? Department. is fust eat — The Buiietina. tredk: respectively of “Peach anil Pius. Cultare in Michigan,” “A Year Amoog Froite,” which ' iss report of the South Haven Sub-siation, Michigans . Fruit List,” and “Grrawberries and *Raepherriee.” - Thee are Ina neatland tasty ferm and contain ‘niack: valaushle iaformation -apon the subjects ireated: Prom them has been complied a pester bull fetiri: ape spraying as aremedy fer imsect peste and. fanigeas ad giving 3 forandias for the viaking of isd vari: , ote SPECULUM. ——— du remedies. ‘and. the time of their application, A Slevdartulletin has.also been issued ypon the treat- m= sient, Of ‘potate stab. a “ataraday, March 29, was the 2tst anniversary of | the Hon. Franklin Wells, as a member of the State ‘Board of “Agriculture. The faculty and the other ‘members, determined to give him a surprise. In the afternoon at five o'clock, President Wells and Governor ‘and Mrs. Rich received the students in the chapel The reception in the evening was held in the ¥: M. C. A., and public parlors, which were beautifully and tastefully decorated for the occasion, Flowers and bunting were used in profusion, the tables were beautifully decorated, and over all was shed-the soit glow of many electric lights. President | ‘Gortou acted ag toastmaster, and the follawing toasts were ‘responded to: ‘SS2Phe College, Child of the State, still needs her | motherly tare.” Governor John T. Rich. oe! The Governors of Michigan: no State tan name a : better line. Their uniform devotion to college inter- est) merits our kindest remembrance. * Ex-Governor . des JA: Jerome, JS She: Membership of the State Board of Agriculture. ey 3 te and: tharbie thay crumble, but their work will Peseta” Col. Wim, B. ary ae tate. aye of M. A. C.: | the college ae is heard feo. ocean 16: ocean, from tbe lakes to the gulf, with . from: ‘Australia and the Oid World.’* Hon. caer Booking Backward. " Dr, B.C. Kedzie, ns “Looking: Forward,” President S. G. Gorton, “The Agricultural Press." K.S, Butterfield. | ee Present Views. " ‘Secretary Butterfield, . es Mmcwanrcat DEPARTMENT, oF ‘NS | Chase Newman. deserves credit for thé fol- ‘lowing? Daring. the ers fey” one ‘the plant ai the : ‘Mee atical. Departnient hag béen the: scerie of many important’ changes,” ‘both in: “providing: ‘commodious Aa porta space, aod ‘i: ‘the: Satipreent, of "the sub o.departiient [00° : see he ‘extéilsion: iietuattig” the. foundty;" soso. feet in - the ‘bali. aed THe. ‘acksmith shop, 30540: feet; Bas -beeW completed. The foundry-has been equipped with | £iColtian® het blast: cupolas s4-inches. inside lining: gd a modern. and. origina ly, - designed: core oven. Regular. jnatruction in the: foundry has opened; ‘and iz 7 : the; seupole: ISS. ‘sulecessiully | fired:- March Aist., . ‘The: : 7 paskemich shop has ‘been. la with” “twenty ase 2 engine, aw ill, zespectively supply. the blast. and 4! “bettered by the addition of some new foal — But undismayed, he pleaded hard, ‘remove the refuse #ases through: Glial JLT pipes ‘Age main smoke siack. oo +. Bs Siecs shop shows-mast. Seren the yosule: i: ea EE vs labor. The well, formerly occupying. t about 500 square feet, has been Moored over, an giv: ing that much additional floor space, anda mich wiare economical arrangement has been given te the: benehes. oO A new tool room has been constructed at the ‘moreh . end of the shop, and will be a-receptacle for aH tools, the old individual box system having been. discarded. Many new hand tocls have been added to tlie already ; large list. The ofd tool room will be used for sling 7 and varnishing purposes. The engine room has been enlarged,’ and. i new occupied by the new 70 H. P, compound .engine,. just completed by the students. Theold. shop engine will be removed to the boiler honse, and is- £0. Forniee. eed room will be finished i it oak when eompieted. The machine shop has been given some: attention in re-arrangement with the view. of convenience and economy of space: and its equipment has best JAn. ae . The designing room has ee one — the ee . valuable additions. A scrap-book of ahout 7ao- pages, 18x24 inches, has been compiled from . engine,: pump, boiler, hoisting and mining machinery ‘catalogues, . and will be used by students in connection mith. the study of machine design. og The general result will bean inepeased capacity for _ at least fifty students, an additional course.of instruc- tion in foundry practice, and much more. thorough instrection in forging and wood working. ‘The col- iege is fast attaining that ideal which inspired those wise legislators, of the time. of our early statehood, to provide for Michigan, a College of Agricuiture ane | Mechanic Arts; and the Mechanical Department of the Michigan Agricultural College can now complete. with any College af Mechanical Engineering - ‘iar the - United States. . | She simply worshipped college boys, Of the sweater and pigakia type, - And found na corresponding j joys In men more polished and ripe. So. when the young professor sued, For the gift of her slender hand, ; He.met a treatment cool and rude, * . Which he searcely. couid. understand. ‘-v In face'of her ridicule; pe. - Tit shetdld him, “he was debatied By: the: ¢ undergraduate rafel? i, oGollege § Students wanting exuplagtisiir for ‘the ge “mer showid“addiess ‘PE AW: ‘Ziegler & Co., Box” Bor “‘Phifadelphias "Pa., who. offer. Bréat inducenients “for. ‘Spécial. work to: whieh Stidet die. wel ted; atid ‘Which. “bays H5t0 $80 Bert mMOnthe ushy THE SPECULUM. 227 © PERSONALS. cer ne! We desire the earnest co- operation of every “person who has ever been connected with. the college im try- ing to make this department an interesting ane. Let every alumnus and every person who. has been with - classes, here send in news. te the. editor of the depart. ment, often, thus making his work. much easier and “the- ‘department more interesting to all, os 5 re (Paritig ‘the winter Dr. Beal began the task of col- Jeeting information concerning. students. whe had attended the collere but who had .not graduated, The necessity for this information lay in the fact that the college authorities were frequently consulted with regard to such persons and a directory of their occupations and residences would be of inestimable value. has already collected. a large ameunt of material which is. now. being: artanged in a card catalogue. It is hoped that in a few years the directory may become complete. The “Personals” work and in- ‘keeping it ‘up to date.”? which will print aff items of interest,’ have ever been connected with the college will com- ply with this request, it will do a great deal toward Keeping them in touch with each other and with the college, : : James M. Sheaver, the first steward of the college, died in. Lansing on March-1:. Cencernivg the death of another of the college { “Hioneers’?. we quote the fallowing: from the eee ! Farmer of Dec. 16, 1893: "Nr, J.S. Tibbits passed away. on. ‘Tuesday jast, Max. Tibbits was the first Professor of Agriculture at . the State Agricultural College ; was a ‘member -of the - State Legislature and served as county auditor, mak- dng an enviable record for honesty. and. “capabili ty. He then went west spending some lime’ ‘in ‘California, 4 and later accepting a place iti the Colorado Agriculty: | pound bay, Feb. 26; The closing years of his ‘life ‘were Spanit © ¥al College. with telativés in the vicinity of his” ‘old: Tesidence at Plymouth. To the jast hie tetained his keen interest in all matters pertaining tothe farm — —Hiatters in which he was well informed through ‘his habits: of | close ébser vation and investigation. ne James N. McBride was one of the lecturers at the - Professor McBride | dairy school dering. the wisiter. is extensively engaged in the dairy 3 btisthess hear ‘Gwosso, PN Eee rn a aR M.. Sloan expects t to. visit, M. « re “jules the “gummer, Mr. “Sloan is. publisher: ‘of the Prairie Picayune of. Mound City, “By: Eas and: is one, of: ‘the leading &. eo, P. men ninhis, s county. | As a result of his investigations the doctor | department of the . SPECULUM should be a valuable aid in completing this valuable One. sugpes- tion which Dr. Beal makes in the circular letter which 2 he has distributed, may well be repeated here. He - eays, “In future, once a year or oftener, send at ; least a. postal card to the Srecucum, the editors of if all who : ‘ Saratoga Springs, New York: dawhfeh the name of a . | this place September: J, 1893, to. accept: tay present’. 7 pasitions” trations of 490." eee | ev it cog cae apse Wirt fog, H. 5. Hall is cashier of the National Bank a = Rapids . tity, S. D, “Winn? John Galloway 15 postmaster at Palo, Micé. ow. L.. Thomas j ig: making-a success of the dairy: a Decatur, Mich. = With 96. Zebedee Beverly i is register of deeds at Cassopalis. | 1. G. Miller is pastor of ie M. E, church at. Matta- wan, Mich, : a C.S, Hiteheock and C. E, Ingersen are it) | com- fiercial travelers, Tie W. C. Latta was elected vice president of the Adner- ican Shrepshire Association at its recent mesting held in Detroit. : Dr, Mason W. Gray is a candidate for mayor of Pontiac. Yhe doctor is-one of the leading demotéats of the city, and attained great popularity as— kealth | officer. He is also a member < of the ‘State. Board. OF WITH °77. eitie of E. J. McAlpine is county superintendent of schools 2 at Watsaw, Ind. ea, With 58 ees Henry Perry is itt the hardware business. ‘at Boa Traverse City. ke Wir ° *. Se Frank Renton is a specialist in the Department. ie Agriculture at Washington. His homei is at Charlton Heighis, ae er rr Alva Sherwood is taking a course.in n veterinary: at © the Detroit College ofMedicine. >. Thee We have received & ‘catalogue af: the. Delite: Seed Co. of Lee Park, Custer Co., iNeb. | The- ‘Delatio.,.” brothers seem to be hustlers in’ the. business... They are the largest seed- “STOWErs itt ‘Nebraska: 7 Dr.. “Albert E. Butson of Fort. Wand; jndiangs te happy man. Witness. the, Jotlowing:. note: “ePen “The. nurse ‘says it: odks: like: at father. Ht is a lusty looking’ ‘youtgster. and. wee a all happy over his arrival?” oe ie 7 plage ene WITH: 18re wee ake oR ae F. H. Whitney. is secretary of. the Miigen Tasut- a ance Association: : ae JEP SPE ls L. L. Kinner is the agent of the c. & w. Ww. R. R. R aE at Mt. Kernon, lows. eee ; ln a fe os a bata’ st directory’ ‘BF is public: stbosls . J. Mace Smith appears ‘as -priticipal. of school No: 4. a Professor: ‘Smith says in explanation? “‘L- mowed to’ ‘1. have. ten’ assistant teachers and. a. regis: - aon 2285 THE SPECULUM. PT Bakebendade’ Fred C. Snyder died on November 29, 1893, at ‘Stanton, Mich. At. the time of his death Mr, Snyder was register of deeds at Stanton, having removed to — that place from Eurekain January, ‘a3. The funeral _ services were held in Greenville, Lincoln Avery ia presecuting attorney for St. Clair _Courity, ‘Violaters of the Hquor laws are said to tremble at the mention of his name, Wits ‘82, Henry W. Rodenburg is a druggist at Breedsville, Mich,, and Byron J. Robertson is in the dry goods business at the same place. Bent Campbell is with the Burnham and Stoepel Grant Rutherford practices law at Alpena. Sylvester E, Jones is a travelling salesman with +headquarters at Marshall, “BK, A. Small is a travelling Trt with head- conto ai Lansing. Professor Waldo occupies the chair of history at ae College,. Wis. . "Charles Davis | js a jewelfer at Vpeilanti’ BS ree 8S, i o. Re Stison is a: eonimetcial traveller for A Battle Creek: firm: a Gy. “‘Obboth, represents Mortison, Plummer: &, €o. - : ms "wholesale droggists of Elishart, ind. 7 -Glabk : Hubbell i ig the janice: member ‘Ge ite law firm of of fHetiert & Hepbelt: ‘Chehalis, Wash: He is ‘also the i “aléo- the Jatteiney™ “fer the. ‘Washington. Consolidated Mining: & Development: on & | ge Ge pavie and ‘ida ‘Peal: som “Bank, bf Eaaniog, | be . ow wete married. on Jan go." Professor: Davis. ‘and: wife AS are now “at home” on Faculty Row. THe SPECU- | LUM extends congratulations. F. N. Clark writes from Milford as follows: “T have ' recently removed to Milford and am engaged inthe ~ Chicks, atid , artificial hatching and rearing of poultry. : ducklings for broilers and roasters, and fresh eggs”, the year round will be our specialties, Will ddd —~. fruit culture in the near future, “The outlook is ver. * pright,’? Alfred L. Marhoff and Miss Harriet L. Bock, were | married on March 1, at Battle Creck, THE STEeu Lu extends congratulations. inte F. M. Paine is with F. J. Meech &. Sons - of Chatle- ' woix, Mich, Their specialty is the #uberdsits deconia. =>. Se Fe q ga, Prof. W. J. Meyers of the Colorado Agricultural College reports the M. A. C. contingent: at fiat institution as keeping up-the reputation” oF ‘their Alma Mater, Professor Carperiier and his family had a severe struggle with the typhoid fever during .the winter but are now convalescent. Baker, Crandall and Meyers still hold on to their bachelor’s quarters, but from the reports of their boarding house experi- . ence we would infer that some of them are sdrely tempted to make a radical change in their affairs. WHITH go. | - Miss Maty MecLouth is an employe of the Agricul- tutal Department at Washington. ; | . Ot, | | Y. H. Lowe has been appointed assistant to Secre- tary Butterfield at the college. | | | , a. ° , Prof. H. B. Fuller of the Lewiston Schools. 7 visited the college, March gl. Harvey N. Peck hag pent the winter travelting in California. w Dor N. Stowell is. enjoying “Hife at Woodland. Incidentaliy he spends his spare moments in a turnips, pigs and onions. a Z A. H. Gillette is teaching at Bennington, sich. He intends to take post-graduate woth tty Horticul- ture during the coming summer with | a view to 2 master’s degree, G. E. Ewing is located at Ross, Michigan. “Buck’s'’ family was recently enlarged by the atrival of a baby boy. We hope the heir has inher- ited the whole-souled, good nature of his pater and that the name of Ewing will'grace a future ciass-rall at M. A. C. | _ With 92. J. T. Shotwell is ina ‘drug store at Linden, Mich He expects to returh to college in the near future and complete his course. Carl P. ‘Pray. is specialising ity ‘the ancientIanguazes _ a Ove Cale eee ke Sone eeeen a2 Ww. Tracy has: returned: “from New: York. to THE SPECULUM. 2 20 . Detroit. John Lewis Childs, the great seedsman. father is superintendent-of the D. M. Ferry seed ' house and needs Tracy, Ir., to help: him. . Henee the change.— Crtiton Lf, ; ition at Walkerville, Ontario, as foreman-of the Wal- e¥ farm, of which P.M) Harwood is superintendent. Dwight Cole has entire charge of the classes in mechanical drawing and higher mathematics at the Detroit Business University. Mr. Cole’s duties began at the first of January. Previous. to that time he taught the same subjects at the evening schoo! .con- nected with the Detroit ¥Y. M. €. A. WITH ’93. .W: S. Wiggins is studying medicine at the Michigan Medical College (Emergency Hospital}, Detroit, HA B. McCurdy isin the employ of an engraving and fithographing establishment in Grand Rapids. His address is 228 Scribner St. WITH 704. B ©. Longyedr takes the position left vacant by Vedlevation of G, H. Hicks (°92} as instructor | *n “botany, Professor Hicks is now in: the Department of Agficulture at Washington as a specialist in | botany. WITH ’95. Henry Colquitt is employed in the office of the Wayne county treasurer. ” S.C, Laitner is studying at the Detroit Museom _ School of Art. | It is reported that “* Pic? Nichols has entered the ‘ranks of the Beneflicts, . ~ €.M. Otis is studying at the South Haven high Evol He expects to return to M. A. c. as (S000, as Coane — Hesperian Afar, “G. B.. VanAlstyne bas accepted a situation as re- . porter on the ae Rapids Press, Hesperia Star. ATHLETICS: » Athletics have taken a spring to the foreground it the past year that is strprising. No village 48 too poor te enjoy something. of the athletic spirit. Those canvas-backed “ducks” suit the public taste well, and vast crowds come out te every important ‘ centest, . Many athletic. associations have found the game of foot ball a source of revenue. | | _ Athletics without number by the most thoughtful writers have discussed the proper spirit for athletics, the places at which contests should be held, and the. methods of supporting, and regulating the’ sports, | Even the State Teachers’ Association was": ed: :by the popiilar: fetid: “of thought anda the: College: Section. | a paper: with: discussion on: Rains ‘Rhetoric should ‘be ie cits in | Colleges” was s actually Put to i one! side in | = | eration, and: Mpesiane is: ‘given: ttedit: for helng: very” Since graduating he has been -working for . Tracy's’ ‘points covered in neatly. all-of the articles, C. W. Leipprandt received his degvee at the close. _ of the failterm. Shortly afterward he accepted a pas-:. opinion:..with regard to ihe subjects: ‘discussed.:? 2 No startling effects seem: apparent at Abe Pie ‘as. _ from the conference. Sane mend to the institutions -heré. ‘represented “Yhat® at Throughout the whele matter the same ideas. pre- - vail in general. Ht is not our purpose to review? ali aryuinent advanced hy thinkers oti tlie abject; ‘but’ it may not be out of piace to give an ‘indication of the Thése. who are strongiy.in- favor of athletics urge. that: “Phere are: many influences tending to deteriorate: the “modern maia—the college man is expected to be" a leader—a good animal is the first. requisite—enforeed: @X€rcise not beneficial—better discipline follews: a boom in athletics—furtishes a pure live topic for con- wersation outside of study hours—binds the student io his Alma Mater—improves the habits of the students— broadens the views of students by bringing them in contact with similarly occupied individuals from other institutions—brings students and instructors together onthe same plane. Those of the opposition maintain that: Athletics detract too much from time for study only a small per cent, of those who go te the field engage in the sport—the athletic ideal is « false one— turn attention from the truer and more worthy ideas | —athletic ‘distinction becomes greater than that’ due to scholarship—excessive training—over worked, even _imerbid state, from which itis diffenlt to retuen:tc. ~ hormal ways of living—the spirit of aaything ia” win hesitancy of students to. take the ibitintive in correct -_ ing abuses. Following out the recommendation of the State Teachers’ Aesociation a meeting of delegates ‘frém the colleges of the State was called at Jackson, March raGandi7. The delegates consisted of represehtatives from the studenis and facalty, Eight colleges were represented, President Gorton and Professor Hedrick | going from here fot- the faculty and G. E. Simmons + Fe and E.R. Poss going for the students, With: ‘a seem. . ; ing premonition of the nature of the meeting: the: shis ' dent delegates were in every instante. foot-ball. tmen.. By all a could he gleaned from reports nothitig.s was: and from the very oe of ihe: cage nothing’ gibee Was possible. ‘except the gerieral, shaping of, poblte epee! set : The resolutions ag : passed: are. eR at wee recom . éarhest. effort be made ‘by: au ‘friends, of aihieii¢s. t0°. inprove the moral tone of athletié tontestsee Yih a : Phat we recemmend-that: the. rules:.ct- football: bee so modified a’ to guard. ageingst: brutality.’ and tot rein<. oo iinize the danger.” Sh haus | Gp oe ean te oe ' These are but the putting into Sat er. previously almost universal: opinions';. for. no one can défend field- day for. a minute, except asa show. analogous’ to a racing mieet, when the any- thing-toewin spirit. takés | hald: when the tHfes of the game are closely: studied - for. the: purpose of infraction: ‘and. when brutality: is | taught. a5. A valiable trait of ttie-player... The question’ of. playing” gales. “gunisidé- of eorecey supervision. is algo. féported 4 a5 having reeeived consid-" 220 THE SPECULUM. desirous that the athletic meets for students should be heid at colleres anly. Wpsiianti is an interested bidder for the coming meeting ofihe M. 7. A, A. | The closing events of last season were two foot-ball - games with Lansing players. On November 4 the ‘Lansing high school came to the college and played . the class of ’o96; ’o6 scored three times in the first half and fourtimes in the last. The visitor scored ence inthe last and each side failed once toe kick tiaking a score of 40 to 4 in favor of 96, The best of. feeling prevailed throughout the game and the sapho- maores showed the better training. Petley’s plays around the end deserve special mention, and Van- ' derhoof deserves words of commendation for vood wanagement ofthe team. ‘Phe game was viewed by alarge crowd, many of whom were from the city. Many hacks were to be noticed. : November (o, ar just as.the fall term was breaking lip, & game was arranged with the auditor general’s office, The game took piace in the city, though no preparation whatever was found te have been made wien Our teat) arrived on the grounds selected for the contest. The teams lined up and when the game was only twenty minutes old it went ont with a score of tq too in favor of the college team. Many were in attendance at the game and its feature was Jones! work at full back for M. A. €, The foot-ball fever was revived with the opening of the spring term, and considerable time has been de- vated to its practice, mostly by ‘9b men. Indeed, the tlass of ’96-is showing the best spirit of any.. Mr. Bateson manages their base balland Mr. Nellist nego- tiates their feot-hall business. Atheletics in general have a promising outlook. We have an abundance of the material of which ath-. letes are composed and our possibijities are limited only by the amount of effort we choose to make. The running track is in good shape and is rolled far. atime each week). The dlamondisin need of seme : touching up, which will be done at once by volunteer’ -.. labar. - A -supply.af new materials has been procured o“forthe ball team and regular practice will begin at once. with cuiside parties. - The problem of money 15 the one that most concerns “jtot merely athletics, but all departments of the Stu- _ dents’ Organization. ‘When orders on the treasurer ‘of the organization failto pass on the grounds fer food money, it is a condition and nota theory that - confronts us, “he will lead us autef bondage. Taxes have been Jevied till they have become odious to ihany of the students arid particularly so fromthe fact that a large __gimount of back tax remains. to be -collected.- How- “ever, we may felicitate ourselves that. hereafler a rigid system of accounts is“te be kept ‘and that with an. :loctasiotial | publication of receipts and expenditures és will inspires confidénce:on the part: of ‘the: ee “oe ahat -has not, beer: felt for some months. . |. ALL purehass Dy-the Sfganization hereafter will be ede: through the-cousent of ‘the purchasing com-: : “mittee, consisting of one: Yiersber: of ehé “faculty and as ‘Ewe students: CAN drdérvs wilk be ‘eerduplicite flanks anid alk billeswilt pass: the audi iting: committéeas before. . Sas A prospective: constitution forthe M.I.A, Lie wisi.) Games foratfew dates have been scheduled - The man who can devise a method of. Faising revenue fram out resources. will De Moses fot: -end of a pin. _ Bays that the practice. of hazing is an old. op:. COLLEGES “AND EXCHANGES. -. at) Yale will not play with professional base. se bal tens ; ‘this year. Polpiecitnte. Ouc of the 122,523 students attending’ colléeesn : this country 77,000 belong to Greek-letter fi fratersities. 7 — Thigiensicon. cr Twa thousand molecules can sit comfertably ¢ on 1 fhe _ Herein the molecule differs from mats. a oe Harvard discourages students froni taking Wore. than twelve hours of recitations a week, but the pro-. fessors demand thorough preparation of” each: lesacn. a GHEE, A Freshman once to Hades went, Some things he wished to ae But they sent him back ta earth agaist, | He was too green to burn, . me Be. The faculty of Cornell University bas ‘dedided' “Upon a series ofradical changes. After this term. there will be tio more examinations held at the close’ of each term. The student's knowledge will be decided by the character of his daily recitations and by short ” éxanminations during the term.—Za. ~ an Athletic associations in several eastern colleges. are making extensive preparations for the opening base bailseason. The possibility of modifying the existing code of foot ball rules so as to make the game less dan- gerous, is also under cousideration.—Ossartst, 7 “How did your son do at the college last year, Mrs. Wiking 2? | “Very well, indeed. He did so finely. that: he got an encore.” _ "A what??? “An encare.. phe faculty have pear’ him to repeat the year.”’--#z. -The faculty of Johns Hopkins nas paeeed a rile requiring the captain of athletic teams to hand in the - hames of candidates for athletic teams, and anyone not in gaod standing will not be admitted, —~ Polytechnic. A petition was recently presented to the Mlassa- chusetts House of Representatives for. légistation | pro- hibiting the pisblic exhibition of the ganie of foct-baHl. A bill of acconipanying the petition provides punish: ment for any person who takes part in thegame when such game Is played in the presence ‘of spectators: who - have paid an admission fee to witness the game. “it - ds unnecessary to say that the petition Was indefinitely. 7 tabled. -—— The Ww PLS, a Professor Williams of Johns Hopkins. University, cane across an old rule at Heidelberg University, ptinted in 1430, forbidding the practice of shaving the. heads of the new students, and of filling their “Saka with wan.—iex. . ~Reytl are e thy tines. Bell Ringer. —— ‘sent to each of the. Ave colleges for revisioty:: The | 7 fedium will be struck between ‘all providsed™ changes yey ‘ Ugffered to the: board