T~E TIC. 

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Vol.  I,  No.1. 

\  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE,  MICH. 

July, 1894. 

COLLEGE  NEWS. 

The grounds and  corridors are  be 

The  news  editor  is  at  a  loss  to 
know just where to start and what to 
give  in  the  line  of  news.  Sugges 
tions will  be  gladly  received. 

Lansing  and  the  college  are  at 
last connected by  an electric car line. 
The first  cars were run June 14.  At 
present the line extends  only  to the 
west  gate;  it  will  eventually  be ex 
tended to the library .. 

The poultry department is getting 
under  way.  The  poultry  house  is 
completed and is awaiting  its  feath 
ered tenants. 
. A.  500  volt ten horse  power  motor 
has b~en  ordered  for  the  farm. 
It 
will  be  used  in  place  of  the steam 
engine  now  used  to  run  the  feed 
O'rinder,  ensilage cutter  and thresh 
ing machinery. 

The short walk  recently  laid con 
necting the libra.ry  with  the Abbott 
Hall walk  completes  our  system  of 
walks.  All of the buildings are now 
-connected by  handsome stone walks, 
but  still  the  ,. farmers"  take . to  the 
grass. 

The  hospi tal  building  is  nearing 
completion.  It  is situated  north of 
the  Lansing 
Faculty  row,  facing 
road. 

Much valuable work is being done 
in the foundry  which  was  built last 
fall.  The  building  extends  60  fe et 
east  of  the  mechanical  laboratory 
with a  wing  for  the smelting appar 
atus at the south side. 

ina wired for electric lights. 

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The society at present  has  thirty 
two  members,  the majority of  whom 
belong to the. classes  of  '96  and '97. 
The  college  has  changed  much 
durinO'  the  last  few ' years.  Those 
who k~ow say that it  has doubled in 
equipment and facilities  since  1885. 
The <dairy  school conducted  at the 
colleO'e  last  winter  was  a success  in 
every  particular.  Already many  ap-
plications have been received for  the 
course of next winter. 

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The  interest  of  our  meetings  is 
increased  by  the  excellent 
much 
the  quartet 
music 
furnished  by 
and  the  orchestra, which consists of 
seven pieces.  The  society  is justly 
proud of its  music. 
The  officers  of 

the  society  the 
present term are as  follows:  Presi 
dent,  M.  P.  Carney; vice president, 
E.  J. H eck;  secretary,  B.  If. Davis; 
treasurer,  W.  C.  Stebbins;  marshal, 
W.  K.  Vanderhoef.  Th~  literary 
officers  are:  Orator,  E.  J.  Heck; 
poet,  F.  W.  Lewis;  prophet,  J.  ~. 
Petley;  historian, R.  L.  Clute;  edI 
tor  of  paper, W.  A.  Ansorge;  toast 
master,  L.  A.  Wilson. 

'fhe  personnel  of  the faculty  has 
changed  much  within  the  past few 
years.  During the  last five years the 
college has lost in the  neighborhood 
of forty  members  of  the faculty  and 
sub-faculty, nearly all of  w~0!ll ha~e 
been  called  to  better  POSI bons  In 
other  parts  of  the  country.  This 
leaves  but very few  who  have  bee~ 
here beyond that length of time! 

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The  commencement  orators  for 
this year  are  the  following:  C.  B. 
Smith,  C.  J.  Foreman,  S.  F.  Scott, 
L.  A.  Wilson; R.  S.  Campbell,  G.  E. 
Simmons, J.  W.  Perrigo, C.  C.  Pash 
by.  A  movement is being pushed by 
the  orators  to  have  the  commence 
ment  orations  replaced  by  an  ad 
dress by some  eminent  speaker.  It 
is  yet  uncertain  whether  or not th e 
change will be  made. 

For  the  older  alumni,  who  'may 
not have been  back to M.  A.  C.  since 
1886 or '87,  it may be  interesting  to 
know  that  anot1er  room  has  been 
Instead 
added  to our society rooms. 
of the former  single  assembly room, 
we  now  have a  fine parlor, which  was 
made  by  cutting  through  from  the 
assembly  room into the attic beyond, 
and fitting it' up into a  parlor almost 
as large as  the  assembly ' room.  At 
that time also the rooms  were  all re 
furnished  and  last  year  a  small 
ladies' dressing room was  fitted  up at 
the south end of the entrance hall, so 
our rooms are  much  more  convenj 
ent and commodious  than  formerly. 

At  the  election,  Friday,  June 29, 
W.  C.  Bagley of the Phi Delta Theta 
elected  editor  in 
fraternity  was 
chief of  the Speculum; M.  W. Fulton 
of  the  Columbian  Literary Society, 
business  manager,  and  I.  L.  Sim 
mons 
the  Olympic  Society, 
assistant  business  manager.  Here 
after  the  Speculum  will  be  issued 
on the 15th instead of the 10th of the 
month as heretofore.  A  March num 
ber will  also be issued,  thus  making 
nine  instead  of  eight  numbers dur 
ing  the year. 

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A 

fine  w hi te  brick  building  is 
being  erected  by  private  enterprise 
just west of the  College  gate.  It  is 
to be  used  as a  ladies' dormitory and 
boarding  hall.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that this may lead to the addition of 
a  ladies  course. 

The society entertained  the  mem 
bers of the  F eronian  Society,  Satur 
day evening, J un'e  23. 

The 

is  now 

la bora tory 

latest  Laboratory  erected 
upon  the  grounds  is  the  Botanical 
Laboratory.  It is a  handsome  brick 
structure  located  just  east  of  the 
Library,  between  the  Agricultural 
and  Horticultural  Laboratories.  It 
cost  the  State  $10,000  and  was 
erected  during the  summer  of  1892. 
finely 
The 
eq'uipped,  having  simple  and  COID 
pound  microscopes  for  the  use  of 
each  student,  and  all  other  imple 
ments in proportion.  There are three 
rooms which are used as class rooms, 
all  well  furnished,  and a  number  of 
rooms used as offices and store rooms. 
In the basement is a splendid herbar 
ium kept in a  fireproof  room.  Alto 
gether  it  is  one  of  the  finest  and 
best  equipped  laboratories  in  the 
country.  The character and quanti 
ty  of the  work  done  has  kept  pace 
with the improvements  in  other  di 
rections.  At  the  head  of  the  de 
partment  is  Dr.  W.  J.  Real,  with 
whom  you are all probably acquaint 
ed.  Prof.  O.  F. Wheeler  is  instruc 
tor  in  botany  and  consulting  bot 
anist.  B.  O.  Longyear,  a  "Tic" 
with '94 is instructor in  botany.  In 
subsequent numbers we  hope to give 
a  short  description  of  some  of  the 
other  departments. 

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A  Publication  I ssued  by  the  Eclectic 
Socie ty. 

BOARD  OF  EDITOHS: 

L.  A.  WILSON,  • 
R.  J.  GORYELL, 
W.  C.  ~T}t~BBINS, 
A.  T.  STEVENS, 

.  Editor-in-Chief 
.  Personals  Edi tor 
News  Editor 
.  Business  Manager 

. 

JULY,  189,.. 

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ECLECTICS,  we  extend  to  you,  one 
and  all,  a  hearty  greeting.  We 
would  grasp  your  hands  with  the 
strong grasp of fellowship  and speak 
to  you  words  of  friendship  and 
brotherhood.  We would  revive old 
interests  and  renew  old  ties.  We 
wonld become better acquainted with 
you,  your whereabouts and business, 
and  in  turn  would  have  you  know 
more of us as a  society at the pres~nt 
time.  In short we  wish  to establish 
closer and  more  active  relations  be 
tween  the society and its alumni.  If 
we  succeed  in  doing  this  we  shall 
have accomplished  our purpose. 

JUST  as he completed  his work  on 
this issue,  our  personals  editor,  Mr. 
R.  J.  Coryell,  received  a  call  from 
Hiram  Walker  of  Detroit, to super 
intend the latter's large Peach Island 
fruit farms and gardens near Detroit. 
Mr.  Coryell  has  been  employed  on 
the  horticultural  department  here 
for  two  years  past  and  the position 
he  now  takes 
is  an  exceptionally 
good  one,  and  one  of  which  he  is 
well deserving.  Good  for  "Cory!" 
All  wish  him abundant success. 

. IT  might  be  well  to  say  that, of 
the  numerous  letters  and  personals 
received from our alumni, only a part 
have been printed  in  this  issue and 
the  remainder  will  be  printed  in  a 
later number.  So  if  your  personal 
does  not  appear  this  time  it  is  not 
because of neglect, but it will  appear 
later. 

IN  issuing  this  paper  we  have 
launched out  into  a  new and uncer 
tain field.  It  is  our first  voyage on 
the sea of  journalism, and  it is with 
much  hesitation  and  fear  that  we 
hoist sail and set forth.  Weare not 
sure of  our course,  and we  know  not 
how  soon we  may be stranded on the 
sands of  failure,  or  crash  upon  the 
rocks  of  adversity.  But  rocks  of 
another kind  are  less  form ida ble to 
meet with,  and should  we  be so for 
tunate as to ·strike a  few  of  these,  it 
may serve as  a  means  to buoy us up 
and bear us  on.  We  at  least  hope 
to so  conduct our ship, that  with the 
aid  of  signals  from  friendly  ports, 
we  shall be able  to  anchor  safely in 
the home  harbor  when  our  journey 
is completed. 

AGAIN 

three  years  have  rolled 
quickly  by  and  the  time  is  near at 
hand  for  another  triennial  reunion 
of  the alumni.  It  is  proposed  that 
we  have  a  genuine  old  Eclectic  re 
union this commencement.  We be 
lieve it is a  good idea and  can easily 
be done.  Why not?  If  the alumni 
will  just com.e  back  at  that  time we 
will do  the rest.  Quite a  number or 
our boys h ave decided  to  come  back 
this  commencement, and  we  hope 
that every Eclectic who can possibly 
attend will do  so.  We will endeavor 
to see  that  you  are  properlyenter 
tained if  you will  come.  Lay aside 
your business  cares  for  a  few  days, 
revisit your  alma  mater  once  more 
and  see  what  she  is  doing.  Come 
back and 'meet old friends and  make 
talk  over  old  days  and 
new  ones; 
have a  g(:meral  good time.  That all 
may be acquainted with the program 
forcommencement  week  we  give  it 
here  complete:  Sunday,  Aug.  5· 
Baccalaureate sermon; Monday Eve., 
Aug.  6- Class  day  exercises;  Tues 
day'  Eve.,  Aug~  7-Senior  banquet 
and hop;  Wednesday  Eve., Aug. 8-
Thursday 
reception; 
President's 

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Eve.,  Aug.  9-Society  banquets;  line will be very thankfully received. 
Friday  forenoon,  Aug. 
lO-Com- We speak of  this,  not  as  a  hint  for 
mencement;  Friday  afternoon  and  money,  but  because  several  of  the 
evening- Alumni  reunion.  Let  all ' old  members  from  whom  we  have 
that can  come  send  in  their names  heard, besides  heartily commending 
and we will  prepare for a big Eclectic  the plan of issuing a  paper,  have ex 
pressed  a  desire  to  help  bear  the 
reunion. 
necessary expense.  , It has been sug 
gested  that  the  paper  be  made  a 
pericdical with  a  small subscription 
price  during  the  next  college  year. 
We  believe  the  plan is feasible  and 
that  such  a  paper  can  be  made  a 
great success.  If  the  alumni would 
like  to  see  this  done  and  wish  to 
support  it  by  a  subscription  price, 
the society  is  ready  and  willing  to 
do the work.  Let us  hear  from  you 
on this subject.  Send  all communi 
cations  to  the  Editor-in-Chief, and 
any  suggestions  you  may  wish  to 
make  we  will  gladly comply with  if 
possible.  Do  not  hesitate  to  make 
known  your  ideas,  fO,r  we  desi re to 
make  it  a  paper  of  the  alumni,  by 
the ,society, and for  the alumni. , 

THAT  all  may know  why and how 
this  PJlblieation  originated  we  will 
give  a  brief  account  of  the  same. 
During preceuing term,?,  the opinion 
has been expressed  by many  of  our 
that 
members  and  local  alumni, 
something should  be  done  tf)  renew 
and revive  the  interests  of  the  old 
members  in  each  other  and  in  th~ 
Aociety.  At  a  general  meeting  of 
the  society  held  for  this  purpose, 
much 
enthusiasm  was  mani 
fested  and  the following committee, 
consisting  of 
three  students  and 
three alumni, was  appointed  to start 
the movement:  L. A.  Wilson,  R.  J. 
Coryell, J. E.  Hammond,  M.  P.  Car.; 
ney,  K.  L.  Butterfield, W.  C.  Steb 
bins.  This committee recommended 
that a  society paper be published,  to 
contain ' personals,  news,  etc.  Ac 
oordingly .the society elected  an  ed 
iting  board  and  this  publication  is 
the result.  We hope the enterprise 
meets  with  your  approval,  and 
though  this  issue  has  been  some 
what  hurriedly constructed,  we  trust 
you  will  find  much  in  it  that  is  of 
interest. 

Brother  "~'ics,"  let  us  hear  from 
you.  We  would  like  to  hear  from 
every man that bears the  name "Ec 
lectic."  No matter how long you have , 
been  out of college or how  far  away 
you are now, still an account of your 
self will  be of much  interest to your 
former  college  associates.  It  is  no 
doubt true that when one  leaves col 
lege and goes  out  into  the world of 
business  strife,  he  finds  himself 
among  very  different  scenes,  with 
other  interests  and  associates.  He 
is,  to a  large  extent,  alienated  from 
his former college associations.  But 
it  is  always  well  to  take  a  reb'o 
spective  view. 
To  hear  from  a 
former college friend  whom we  have 
not seen perhaps in years, must bring 
to  us  pleasant  memories  of  that , 
friend and  of  old  college  times.  It 
will  bid  us  forget  our  cares  for  a 
the 
moment,  raise  our  eyes  from 
business page, and let our minds run 
back  to  times  long  since  past  and 

WE  have  started  this  paper  as a 
non-periodical, intending to issue an 
other  number  near  the  end  of  the 
term.  We do  not  ask  for subscrip 
tions,  but  the  society  has  issued  it 
entirely at its own  expense, only de 
siring that  it  should  meet  with the 
approval of  our  alumni, for whom it 
is issued.  The  expense  of  the  two 
numbers this term will  be  consider 
~ble, and if  any of  its  readers tliink 
the  paper  is  worthy  of 
financial 
support,  any  contributions  in  that 

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gone, but the re.membrance of which 
is  crowded  with  the  most  pleasant 
It  will  cause  us  to 
recollections. 
forget for a  moment, the present, and 
in  a  dreamy  reverie,  we  will 
live 
only  in  the  past.  You  may  be  lo 
cated  as  many  are,  on  the  very 
shore~ of the Pacific,  yet  if  a  word 
from you  reaches some brother "Tic" 
far  separated  from  you,  his  eye will 
brighten  and  his  heart  quicken  at 
hearing from  an  old  friend.  So let 
everyone  write  and  send  in  to the 
Editor  an  account  of  themselves 
leaving  college,  and  'we  will 
since 
publish it.  We  have received  com 
munications  from  a  large number of 
our alumni.  All are aglow with the 
patriotic  spirit, and  all  abound  in 
enthusiasm for the society and mem 
bers every  where.  They . also  show 
that  "Eclectics"  are  evervwhere  at 
the front. 
It  is  indeed  astonishing 
to know how widely they are distrib 
uted  and  with  what  great  success 
the most have met.  They are filling 
positions of honor and trust through 
out the country.  All  honor  to  the 
"Eclectic"  and  may  its  powers  and 
strength  never be impaired, but may 
its  light  shine  forth  with  ever  in 
creasing brilliancy. 

PERSON A.LS. 

C.  W.  Gammon,  '78,  a  charter 
member of the society,  with a  Michi 
gan  education  and a  Michigan  wife, 
returned to California and  has  since 
been raising and shipping fruit.  He 
is  also  interested  in  the  nursery 
business.  A  girl  aged  seven  and a 
boy five  years old  comprise no small 
part  of  his  bright  prospects.  Mr. 
Gammon  remembers- well  the Cedar 
river  and  the  Peninsula  orchard, 
which are doubtless the least changed 
of the college scenery  since  his time. 
In expressing sympathy for the boys 
that have to endure Michigan climate 
he  offers  flattering  inducements  to 

I 

come  to  the" garden of  California." 
Address, Walnut Grove,  California." 
A.  W.  Troupe,  M.  D.,  '81,  Pine 
Bluff"  Arkansas,  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College in '84;  practiced  at 
Springport.  Jackson  county,  Mich.; 
removed to Pine  Bluff in the  spring 
of  '88.  He  is  surgeon  for  the  St. 
Louis  &  Southwestern  railroad,  and 
has  charge  of  their  hospital.  Dr. 
Troupe is  a  member of  the  National 
Association  of  Railway  Surgeons, 
the  Southwestern  Association  of 
Railway  Surgeons,  Arkansas  State 
Medical  Society,  and  president  of 
the 
Jefferson  County  Medical 
Society.  At Pine  Bluff are situated 
the work shops of the  entire system, 
in  which  are 
several 
thousand men. 
. C.  A.  Smith, with  '81, graduated at 
the Rush  Medical College in '82.  He 
was  connected  with 
the  hospital 
department  of  the  Missouri  Pacific 
railroad  for  several  years. 
He 
organized the medical department of 
the St.Louis & Southwestern railroad 
in '86,  and  ever since has  been  chief 
surgeon of the system.  He is located 
at Tyler,  Texas.  Dr. Smith is presi 
dent  of  the  Southwestern  Associa 
tion of 'Railway  Surgeons. 

employed 

C.  W.  Clark,  '81, 

is  practicing 
medicine  in  Cairo,  Mich.  He  is 
married and has two boys,  aged  five 
and  seven  years  respectively.  He 
took the degree of M.  D.  in 1889,  and 
located  at  his  present 
has  been 
address nearly two years. 

The later classmen may find certain 
hieroglyphics carved on  the  window 
sills  of  Wens Hall, which if deciph 
ered, would  read  W.  T.  L.  That is 
Langley, '82.  The west has  claimed 
him  as  a  victim and developed  habits 
in  him  from  . which 
recovery  is 
improbable.  In  1885  he went to St. 
Ansgar, Iowa, and  after  three  years 
removed to West S:uperior,  where he 
has  been  connected  with  the  city 

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schools  as  superintendent  and  prin 
ci pal for  six years,  and is  re-engaged 
· for next year.  The mania developed 
in him  is  best  told  in  his  own lan 
guage.  "I  hold  some  real estate,  as 
all should, in  this  the  City  of  Des 
tiny,  the  last  great  city  to  be  built 
. along  the  Great  Lakes.  Look  at 
your  geography  and  you  will  see 
that Superior  and  Duluth  must  be 
one big city,  and then come here and 
you will  see  why  Superior  must  be 
the  larger  city  of  the  two."  Prof. 
the  following  two 
Langley  sends 
"G.  W.  Thompson, ·'82, 
personals: 
I  found in Minneapolis six  years ago 
a  prosperous  lawyer.  Three  years 
ago  he  came  here  and · began  his 
practice and dealt  ip.  real  estate  on 
the  side.  ' He  also  entered  politics 
here,  as  he  had been schooled in that 
in  Minneapolis.  About  two  years 
ago  he  was  elected  clerk of the cir 
cuit court,  an  important  and  lucra 
tive  position,  and  will  probably  be 
re- elected 
this  fall.  He  has  the 
name of being a very slick politician, 
with hosts of friends and no enemies. 
Mr.  Thompson  is  also  interested  in 
some  golq  mining affairs in Idaho, 
mining gold by a new  proceSEl.  Asso 
ciated  with  him  in  this  venture  is 
ex-Superintendent of Public Instruc 
tion  of  Wisconsin,  J.  B.  TLayer. 
Thompson  is  married  to a  very  fine 
lady and they  have  two  children  as 
bright as new dollars.  Thompson is 
"H. A.  Dickie,  with  '82, 
all right." 
died  in  West  8uperior about  three 
years  ago,  leaving  a  wife  and  some 
children.  H e form erly practiced law 
in  West 
in  Dakota  and 
Superior." 

later 

Lincoln  Avery,  '82,  graduated  in 
the law  department  of  the  U.  of M. 
in '86,  and has since  been  connected 
with his  brother  in  the  practice  of 
his profession  in  Port  Huron.  He 
was  elected  prosecuting  attorney of 
St.  Clair  county.in  1892,  being  the 
elected,  which 
only  R epublican 

speaks well for  his popularity, as the 
county is strongly  democratic.  The 
s~loon men  are brought to time in a 
way  that  heretofore  was  unknown 
in the  county.  " Link"  is  married 
and  has  a  girl  eleven  months  old. 
With  a  loving  wife  and  a  comfort 
able home,  he is well  contented with 
his prospects. 

E. F.  Law, '83, opened a surveyor's 
office  at  Sanilac  after  graduating, 
and after a  few  years  removed to  St. 
Olair county, where he taught school 
and  followed  surveying,  part of the 
time  as county  surveyor.  He served 
two  terms as county  school  commis 
In '92  he  graduated  in  the 
sioner. 
law department of the  U.  of  M.,  and 
now with  Alex.  Moore,  a  Tic. of '89, 
is  practicing  law  in  Port  Huron. 
Commercial  law  is  their  specialty, 
besides  which  they  have a  very fine 
collection business. 

A.  C.  Bird,  '83,  is  situated  on  a 
260  acre  farm  at  Highland,  Mich., 
and  loans money as a  side issue.  He 
was  married  five  years  ago.  He is 
one of the primp m rwpn::  of a farmers' 
club,  and  last  winter  entertained 
members of  the  college  faculty  at a 
very  successful  farmers' 
institute 
held  under  the  auspices  'of  their 
club.  The  farmers'  clubs organized 
an  Association  of  Farmer's  Clubs 
last  winter,  of  which  Mr.  Bird  is 
secretary.  The  college  points  with 
pride to  one  that  follows  its  teach 
ings so successfully. 

E. A.  Burnett, '87,  was engaged in 
farming  and  teaching  school  from 
'87  to '89.  At. that time he accepted 
a  position  as  assistant  in  the  agri 
cultural  department  of  his  Alma 
Mater, and afterwards filled an assist 
ant  professorship 
same 
In  May,  1893,  he 
department. 
resigned  and  returned  to  farming, 
and in May, 1894, he  took  charge 'of 
the  farms  of  Hiram  Walker,  at 
farms 
Walkerville,  Onto 

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aggregate about five  thousand  acres  H. E.  Harrison, '88, assistant  to  the 
of cleared and  pasture  land and two  chemist; A.  T.  Stevens,  '93,  assistant 
thousand  acres  of 
land.  in agriculture;  B.  O.  Longyear, with 
Prof.  Burnett  has  not  said  a  word  '94, assistant in  botany;  R.  J. Cory 
ell,  '84, assistant in horticulture.  In 
about getting married yet. 
George S.  Jenks, with  '90, is book- Lansing are  J. J.  Bush, traveling for 
keeper  for  the  Oakland  Hotel  Co.,  Vehicle  Manfrs.;  H.  D.  Luce, in the 
drug  business;  Charles  Whitmore, 
St.  Clair Springs, Mich. 
fa!'ming;  L.  C.  G:ibbs, with '92,  trav 
ness  at  Cleveland,  Ohio.  The  firm  elIng for ~he Ca:{)ltol  Investmen~ qo.; 
W.  L.  Kuby wIth  the ~a~t MIllIng 
is known as Jenks, Barnes & Co. 
f ' Co.;  J.  E.  Hammond,  86,  D eputy 
h' 
. 
'90' 
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Ohio,  which position he  bas held for 
the  last  three  years.  Will  says, 
J. D. Towar,  '86,  is  assistant agri 
"The scales now  register 174  for me  culturist  of  the  experiment  station 
and I  am  still growIng.  At  the  M.  at Kingston,  R.  I.,  where  his serv 
A.  C.  exhibit  at  the  World's Fair  I  ices  are , well  appreciated  and  re 
found  a  register with  a  long  list of  warded  by increases  in salary.  Be 
names, some familiar  and  some not,  sides experimental work Prof. Towar 
but all of them  had  a  good  look  to  is  teaching the breeds  of  live  stock 
in  the  college  and  expects  more 
them just the same." 
E.  A.  Cooney, '90, is at the head of  work for  the college with the coming 
a  Co-operative  Oreamery  Co.,  at  of  the branch  of  dairy  husbandry. 
H e  was  married in 1889 and  has one 
Nunica,  Mich. 
J. H.  Hooper, with  '90,  was  at the  son,  James DeLoss Towar,  Jr., "that 
H9ughton Mining  School for  about  I  will  wager  a  month's  salary  can 
not  be  excelled  by a  son  of another 
a  year.  After  leaving  the  mining  Tic.  in any  of  th~ points  that go  to 
school,  he  was  employed  by  an  make a  perfect and  beautiful  child." 
English  company 
in  prospecting 
for  copper  at  Isle  Royal.  From 
J.  E. :Hinkson may  be  found  at 26 
there he :went to Leadville, prospect- Thompson street, Ann  Arbor,  where 
ing for  a  firm, -and  soon  entered  the  he  has  been  for  two  years  in  the 
Colorade Mining  School at Golding.  medical  department.  A  letter  re 
After he had  been there six  months,  ceived from  him rings  with  patriot 
he accepted an  offer  from  the Butte  ism  for  the society,  and for its mem 
and  Boston '  Mining  Co.,  at  Butte,  bel'S'  hearty friendship- ' a friendship 
Mont.,  and has been with  them  ever  that is  appreciated  more  than  ever 
since except about  three  months  of  after comparing it with  the  ways  of 
The  support  of 
last year when he spent a vacation in  the  University. 
a  foot  ball course at Ann Arbor.  His  "Hink"  can- be  counted  on  every 
record there put him among the lead-
ing players of the country, and  Yale  B.  O.  Johnson  enjoys  a  good 
has made him  flattering  offers.  He  praetice  as  veterinary  surgeon  at 
is  making  a  success  as  a  practical  Benton Harbor,  Mich.  After spend 
miner  and  receives  a  salary of $150  ing two  years at M.  A.  C.  as  a spec 
per month.  His address is Room 17,  ial in .veterinary, he entered  the Chi 
cago  Veterinary  College  in  '91  and 
Bennett Block,  Butte,  Mont. 
At  the  college are:  H.  P. Glad- graduated with  honors  in  '92.  Dr. 
'n  horticulture;  Johnson assisted in  the preparation 

den,  '85,  assistant 

time. 

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THE  TIC. 

of the veterinary exhibit of  the  col 
lege for  th e  world's  fair,  which at 
tracted  so  much  attention  while 
there. 
In  the  fall  of  1893  he was 
marri ed  to N ellie Closson, and is now 
living in their  n ew  home  where  the 
"Tics"  will  always find  a  welcome . . 

The  boys  who were here along in 
the  eighties,  as  far  as 
'85,  will 
remember  the  melon  patch.  This 
land is now occupied by the  forcing 
house,  and  to  the  northwest  of  it, 
on  the  other  side  of  the  hedge, 
stands the Horticultural Labdratory, 
and  exactly  west is the new  Botani-
these, 
cal  Laboratory.  South  of 
Not  a  few  of  the  old  students  at  just  beyond  the  farm  house,  is  the 
Agricultural  Laboratory;  southwest 
M.  A.  C.  have  ever  had  the  oppor~  of this  is the Veterinary  Laboratory 
tunity . of  returning  to  their  Alma  and  south  of  where  old  "Saints' 
Mater to look over  cherished  scenes  Rest" 
the  Mechanical 
of college life,  ren ew  pleasant  mem- Laboratory 'and boiler  hOllse.  All of 
ories  of  bygone  days,  and  note  the  these  having  been  built  since  the 
date  first  mentioned,  speaks  of  no 

OUR  PROGRESS. 

stood 

is 

. 

progress  of  our  pioneer  of  agri- little 'progress. 
cultural.institutions. 

In  those  days  he  walks  of  cement  now  replace 

But  all  improvements  have  not 
OccasIonally we  meet  one  who was  been  in  buildings.  The  lawns  and 
here  in  the  seventies  and  has  not  'dri ves  have  been  much  beautified; 
been  here  since. 
the 
saw the  museum  on  the  third  floor  ones  of  gravel or mud.  Then. as we 
~  move out on the farm we  find  In No. 
I  of  college  hall,  III  the  ~est  half  or  3 all the old  rail  fences  have  disap-
the  north  room-that  IS 
th e  west  peared,  and  the  land is now  laid off 
half  of  the  room  now  occupied  by  into  plats,  surrounded  by well-kept 
Prof.  Holdsworth  as  a  drawing  drives.  As  we  go  back  toward  the 
The  library  and  reading  river  we  do  not  find  the  old  rail 
room. 
fences  and ruts  along  the drive, but 
instead, a  beautiful  row  of  trees  on 
room was on  the  first  floor,  occupy-
ing  the  north  room.  The. physical  either side and a  well-graveled drive, 
laboratory  occupied  with one along the side of  three and 
and  chemical 
·the  building  five,  forming as attractive a place for 
the  north  part  of 
now  used  for that  purpose.  In  fact  visitors as any on  the  grounds..  All 
outside of the last mentioned classes,  the old  fences  that divided  No.4 in 
all others were held  in College Hall.  to  small  fields,  have  bee;n  replaced 
In 1879  the Botanical Laboratory,  by  wire ones,  which now  divide it so 
fields  extend  to  the 

which  was  burned  1890,  was  built.  that  all 
This seemed to start a  movement for  rIver. 
building, and on the  grQunds  where.  The farm drive, as it is  now  called, 
the  boys,  previous  to  1881,  had  extends across  the C.  & G.  T.  R.  R. 
played ball, the  Library and Museum  to  sixteen,  and  to  the  railroad  has 
building  was'  built. 
This  gave  w  re  fence  on either side with a  row 
opportunity  for  growth to  these  two  of beautiful shade trees. 
departments  as  well  as 
Space  will  not  allow  me  to  men 
in 
entomological  department.  Who  tion more of  the  improvements,  but 
improved  it?  a  visit here at the alumni meeting in 
says  they  have  not 
The  three  have  more  stored  away  August, will  present these and many 
now  in  some  little  nook  than  con- more. 
stituted the whole  then. 

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