The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHI GAN STATE AGRICULTU RAL COLLEGE.

VOL. 16

HENRY NIEWALD.

The ~'o1!cgc community was shoc~cd Frida), to !carll of th,c clc:lth of J kJ!r\' ~jcwll)d, ,J!l agrl. cultural sopho~llorc student, in Ollr college hospi!ll!' ~Ir. Nicwald cu· te red the hospi!:!1 011 the 16th, ,lilt! his condition WIIS 1101 considered se rious until Friday, when it Wll5

discon-red that he was suff(·rin.l; from all abscess of the lung. Acute dilation of the hC;l r t W;lS given as a contributory cause.

}oJT. ;\"icwald W:lS lin excellent stlldcnt, e ntered into the various college activities \\"ith mu.:h elllhu­siasm amI was \'CTy popular. I Ie waS a member of thc college chorus am! W;'lS president of the Phrlctlll literary society, this being Oll~ of the new sodeties recently oq(anlzed.

T wo brothers arrived Thursday and left with the body that eYenin!,!" for Chic;lg'o where -interment will be 1Jwdc in Greenwood cemete ry. The family ha,'e the sincere sym· pathy of the entire college commun ­ity.

Both the sophomore class, :lrld mcnlbcrs of the chorus, of which hl' W;lS ,I member, sem floral offer­ings.

THE IDLERS.

~1rs . Thompson Hurtoll, of Che· boygan, Michigan, wife of the late Col. T. Burton, of Youn gstown, Ohio, will read at the entertainment given by the Idlers in the parlors of the \Vomen's Building, S;Hurc!,I}" c venin~, 1'Ilareh .ph . ~1rs. Burton has gained ,Ill enviable reputation as a reader. She is lIot ;1Il imitator, but reads into hcr lines her own ill_ terpret:ltion of the ch aracter. Her Frcnch-Canadian stories arc inimit_ able. She has an unusually expres_ si ,-c countenallce that adds materially to the success of her readings. He· sides Mrs. Burton the committee have been fortunate in getting .Miss Freyhofer and ?\lr. :\lorse to COil.

tribute to the musiclIl part of the program. ).Iiss Freyhofer will add to the pleasu re of the e,'ening br playing a piano solo, ana will also act as accompanist for Mr. ~Iorse .

To the Sea A Song

PltOGflA)1.

A. C. Mac Dowell A. C. Mac Dowell

~ ( iss Freyhofe r Ballad of East f\lid West

Mrs. Burton Lyrics from ··SRpho, '· Nos. L 2, 3

Words by Bliss CRrmen Music by Mary Turner Salter

Mr. Morse The Habitant Little Ba-tease

Mrs. Burton Lyrics from "Sapho:' Nos. 4 . .5

lIr. Morse

Mrs. Db: on Culture C/IISB A Little Matter of Real Estate

~(rs. Burton

Lyrics rrom "Sapho," Nos. 6, 7, 8 Mr. Morse

The Cure of Calumette Mrs. Burton

EAST LA:-<"SING, MICBIGA;\", TlJES DAY, FEBRUARY 28. ]911.

PROF. W. A. McKEEVER Wllo ~p,·~k$()n·· HNt"r Boy" ""d

Gjrl~ on th~ ~·"r1ll:· \\",'\1. I",sdny ,,' I :l~.

THE ROUND-UP.

This ye,tr's Round-Up I nstittlle promises to be the biggest eve r held, :Hld prepa ration;; h,n·c becn made for a large c rowd, c'-ery a'·:lil:lb!e room !lcar the college having been listed. The gener;!1 sessions began this (Tuesday ) aftemoon, and wil! he held in the ;!uditorium of Ihc Agric\lltur:ll Building.

As Slated before, the lectures by Profs. Kedzie, Jeffery, and Shoe­smith bcgun last .l'ear, will be COIl ­

tinued this. The program 'IS ar­ranged, will be carricd out with one exCeptiOIl . ~l r. E. Cyrus ),1 iller, of Haydenville, ~ I ass., was ulHl ble to come, and !lis place will be very ably filled by .:\Jr. S . T. i\layn:ml, of :\"orth Boro, 1\-[01ss" consulting horticulturist and a practical fruit­man in his home slate. Mr . .:\Jay­nard will handle the same subjects that werc assigned to Mr. Jllille r .

Thc subjects of house he;lting-. road buildi ng, f ruit g rowing. play grouncls, corn c ulture, dairying, etc., alJ h:n·c a plaee, aud the sub­jects handled by l"roL .M cJ-.;:ee,-er find Judge Collingwood cannot fail to interest all. Thc various exhibits will also prove instructive <IS well as interesting.

The demonstration work will be as follows:

\rednesday, 9: 30, Handlin g" o f PI:lnts, gTl.:enhouse.

Care and at College

Thursday. 9 : 00, Bacteriological Demonst rations, class roo,n, bacter­iologicallahoratory.

Friday, 9 : 00, Application of Electricity to Domestic Purpose~, room 120, engineering building.

Friday, I I :00, Demonstrations in hilling :l n d Dressing I"oultry, poult ry house.

WO~I E!'<'S <.:O:-;GItESS.

Especial attention should be ca lled to the \Vomen's Congress, held Thu rsday and Friday after­noons in room 109, firs t Aoor, ago cultural building. Every lady is invited to attend these sessions:

PROF. G. C. HUMPHREY "f ~llId!_oll. who ,,"I!! _pe"k 0" .. "'",·'!!n~

110'· ""Iry ('0,,".·· Thur~'I"y "tt"I·noon. =~---

TlllmmlLY ..dfter/IOGI/, .llurc:/' ':. 1:';11.

)ll"S MAliDE GILCHRIST, ChainuRIl. )'lusic-Pia.nR Solo

i\li !iol! Madge Lamereaux '·The Parent's Oblijlatinn to lhe Child"

)Irs. H. f:f. Fulcher, iSc. Louis UiseU.'lSion .

Music-Orchestra, State School fo r the Blind.

··The Pre'·Cll t ion of InfRnt Mortality" Mrs. C. L. Barber. Lansing

Discussion . " Health and Beauty in Home anti

School" ~1iS!j Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor

DiscllSSioll.

Friday ..dftern()flll , .I1(frclt ,I. 1:30.

) ( KS. E. J . CR£VTS, ChairmAn.

).[usic, Piano Solo. . l'IIis~ Grace Scott ·'Household Ma.nagement."

"Irs . EmIUa. A. Cnmptrell, Ypsilanti DiSCllSSion.

)Iusic. Choir. Industrinl School for Bo~'s "Business Methods for Fllr<l1ers· \Vi\·es."

Miss Ida L . Chittenden, Lan~irJg Discussion.

··The Bome Reading Table." .Mrs. Carltoll W. Scott, Rapid City

Discussion.

MAY FESTIVAL OF 19I1.

The two .\Iay Festi,·al Concerts of this year will be givell Friday afternoon amI e\·enillg', :\lay 19th. T he chorus is bu",y with rehearsals upon Handel's ~lessi;Jh wh ic h is to be given at one of the concerts. Prof. hilleen is about to engage soloists to assist the chorus. In order that the expense of these con­certs may he. assured citizens and s tudents are urged to co-operate to this end by indicating now the number of tickets that each will buy at the time of the festival. A call' \' aSS is being madc no w and if each will give his support the manage­ment can consummate plans fo r the best festival in the historr of the college. An increasingly la r g e number of people look forward with pleasurable anticipation to Ihese concerts which have heen of high standard. It is to be hoped that the concerts of th is year may be not only the. equal of any in the past but even more attractive.

NO. 23

ALUMNI] 'S::!.

:'\e\\5 has been receL\·ed of the accidental Ilc:lth of J. J. Hohn, of Chicago, formerlr of Charlotte. :\lr. Hohn has been for some vears edilor :tnd publi sher of Ihe !-Iolet W')rld. He was a student during the years of 'is-'i9, and a nephew, Flonl Bohn i., in 'Utend.met: at the present time.

:\lr. Hohll W:IS s trul'k br a ta:.;i­l·ab, w:lich was rUlllling- at the rate of 30 miles an hour. Tilt· accident happened a\.9 o'dOl.·k on the even· in).! of Feb. ~1,alUl .:\Ir. Holmd;cd at the R ;t venswood Ilospil."'\1 one and one-half hours later without re­g-ain ing conscioll'>ness.

'SS. H cnq- Thnrtell has left Ne\'ad a,

where he has held , for some time, the position of professor of mechan­ics and mathematics, and is /lOW 10-<.:ated in \\-ashington, D. C. H e is chairm;11I of the board h;1ving charge of all applkations for relief from the operation of the provisions of the fourth section of Ihe act to reg­ulate cornmercl:. There ;lrC already .. ,000 applic;llions 011 tile, and they arc comin~ ill <I t the rate of twenty_ tl,·c per dny.

'99· I~. S. Rose, of )'ladison, \\ IS.,

W:iS :I college visitor on Satu rd ay, :\Jr. Hose publ~IH's a journ,ll in the interests o f ng'ucultural m:lchinery :lnd gasoline ellgines. He was for se\·eral years connected with the Agricultural Collcge of N. D.

'06. A letter from our old friend and

former inst ructor in brl'n mec-hanics, L. J. Smith, now o f " 'lanitoba:

..[ am now writing 10 h:lve my :Iddress c hanged to 53~ Spencer Sr. \\-innipeg no\\' has a popula. tion of ~OO,OOO ami the proportion of Smith's is I\ot less than in any AmcriC:1lI citv.

"There ;Ire not man)' l\I. A . C. people in the northwest as yet. ~l y forme r assistant, I. D. Charlton, 'oS, left me l;1sl Ch ris tmas to start farm mechanic's work ill the \Vashi ng_ tOil State Colleg-c. F. E. Emery, who took e ngineering w ork ~It l\I. A. C. in [905- '06, and then went to u. S. V., is assistant engineer for the ~fanitoba Bridge and Iron Works, of this City. F o rd Twaits, 'oS, is now in charge of the cst;. mating of steel and concrete work of the \>Vinnipeg branch o f the Duckwo rth Boyer Enginee r ing and Inspecting Co. of l\ l o lltreal. This firm will, I believe, superintend the erection o f our new college build_ ings, the site of which is on the banks of the Red ri ver, fo ur miles south of the city. These buildings will cost about $1,000.000.

"\Vhen more info rmation in re­gard to the plans, elc., is available I sh all be pleased to tell you some_ thing about the youngest agri. cultural college in Ame rica."

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EU\e\"eil .. .-eeond-clasl mall matter .~ LA.,.I", .. , )lL~b.

Remit h:r P. O. )fO"~T Ord!'r. I)ratt or R<!cUt .. "ed Leuer. Bo IIot !lend iJlallll».

Add .. e .... U ,,,b/j"rtp'lon~ and .(h'erUsin. maner l<) the M. A. O. Hltl'O;lKI>. Ean Lan­nna. Mich. Add,. ..... ,,11 eontrlbtl~lonl to tbf! M""&II'luII Editor.

BUlIln" •• Ol!lc:t' .. 'Ith ' ..... renee « Van BD~n PrlnllUK 00 .• t)I)-tl1 (;ra"d A'· ... :So •• LenIlnlf. )(I"b.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1911.

W E han:~ the alumni associ:._ lions al Chi(;:tgo. DClroit,

Gr:alld Rapid!>, New England, aDd the r«· .... nt Portland Association from whkh we h:lVC recei\"ed much Ult('rclolillg' l1ews cOllccruing our ~J. .\. C. Illen anti Women. That other cities life catl'hing the I·associ. ;uion s pirit" is c\ ident from lhc m3ny Ictters whi~h ~ome to us ask. in~ for information aloni! this liue. The inlluellcl! of g'ooU old :\1. .\. C. is becoming broade r e, cry year, which iii as it should he, and wheu . C\'e r it 1 :11 all po!osihlc we trust asso..·iations will hc formed.

The lal ....... ' call COllles from Berke-· In. Cal .• and G. I L FrC'C!lr. '10, is ih'e questioll~r. \\ 'e quote froOI :\Ir. Freetlr's letter as follows: "I re.:-ei\ l<tl the R ECOIII' for Fl·b. i and 1l01K~d that Porti:uul h:ld started an :\1 .. \ . C. Club, abo that the Chi. C:I):O .\:."ociatioD Wb booming. I "ould like ,"<"n' mUl·h to sec an ,\1. A. C. Club in' ::,au Francbco. aud han· t\e.:ided to look up :lIIy of the fello\\>; \\ ho happen til I ..... out here.

··.\s ~Oll perhaps know ~:ln

Fr.lI1ci"':o h:\S the f!lir in 19'5 :lIId I should like to g~t the fellows to· gether as soon :uI possible illU b~ 1915 we mig'ht ha\C~ a club whid\ would Weicollle the matH' .:\1. A. C. people who would he ,su're to cOllie to the coast at tl:1at time."

Ye editor has written :\Jr. Free:lr a per'lond letter and we trust thtH IIny aile who can help him in this matter will do the S-tltne. An alumni catal~ is to ho.! publi,.hl!d in the near future which will aill materialh in thi~ work, but in Ih<" meallti";e the R~.f.:OUD is:l.t thc sl'ni<.:e of !III

who calch this :lsso< __ i:llioll spirit. Let Ih hear from you.

HORT. CLUB.

Dr. Xotting-h:llll, of Lan~i!1g. lld, dres~a\ the 110 rt . duhon fr\Jit grow. inl:!; in ColOrlldo:l. Dr. Xottingh:1I11 said lh:lt the same cffort cxpended in rai ... ing fruit ill :\Iichig'an that i~ put forth in Colorado\\ould ~re:ltly increase the q\l;1lit~ of .:'01 ichigan fruit. lie does not ~move wau'r sproulS as the~- become fruit bear. ing branches ami u5cs oals as a con'r t; ro:lp. Thirteen tons of sugar beets per acre were raised among the youllg trees, and :1.\ the same time the trees m:tde a healthy «rowth. Stnud~e pots 3re now ~sed extc:nsi,'eh- and mall" times hnc s:l\'cd the ~rop during' periods of low te:JIlpcrature in lhe spring. The doclor is now going illlo fruit raising in ;\J icbigan and will en· dea,or to use western methods in Ingham count~'. 51

~Ir. Ed . Gibson ga"e lUi im· promptu speech on horticulture in North Carolina, speaking of the \' anderbilt estate and lhe Biltmore nursery, which is one of the finest in the south.

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RECIPROCITY DEBATE.

NEGATlVE WINS ON COUNT OF ~l TO 230.

One of the hest things at M. A. C. in a long time was the r{'ci procity debate on \Vashinglon's hirthday. ~o better wa\ could have been found to spelld ~this holiday, and the Ilffair was :I success for Our student paper. not only from the standpoin t of gaining a better knowledge can· cerning this imporl:1I1t queslion, but frorn :t financial lOtallllpoint as well.

The aflirmati\'e was upheld by Dr. lledrick, Prof, French, and Prof. Ryder, :mel the Ilegati"e by Pres. SlIyder, Dean Shaw, and Sec. Brown. At close of Ihe debate,ac. cording to pre\'ious arrangement, a '-Ole was taken to determine the witll)ers. F rom thc nature of the decision thc audiellce conside red the d{'buters "er)' c\'cnly matched, the \' ote st:mding 230 for the affirmative :lIId 19 1 for the negath·e. It was elttimated that abollt h' o·thirds o f tl1e audience I"oted,

Dr, Hedrick, for the aH-irmati\'e, contended that this proposed treaty was simply all applic;rion of the goldcn rule. alld would give us a larger :lIId broader civilization, aud that,.in the light of the present high prices. the move was in the interests of the consumer. '.J t is a question," said he, ··ill the interests of the whole people und not for One class o nh'. The farmer should not be allowed to monopolize ollr m :l rkcts."

Prof. Jt\ dl.'r lllentiollt:d whelilt and lumlx:r as two com modi tics whkh. a.:conling to the ne~lti\"e. should not be admitted frel, as it would materi:t!t\, injure our own markets. li e arg\led that the pricc of wheat was regubted in Liver. pool. and thus cuuld not affect our L'. ~. market. Concerning lu mbe·r. w e need more of this. and why keep it 0\11 b) hi ;::-h tariffs. Il WII!> to the inlcrestlt of the consumer, lhat he he able to buy this- product more cheapl),. The supply in this toun, In' will SOOI\ he cxhausted, and for· es'l cOIl5en'ation should he encour· agl'd.

Prof. r rcm:h stalcd that the farmer is not the only producer, :lllli mentioneuthc value of products shipP, .. '<.i into Callad:! 1:l.ltt ycnr :tS cOlilparctl \\ ith those imported. Il} admitting Can:ldu'lt pro<iucts free. there would be given more labor to our workmen in transpor­tation, more mone.\· would be III cir· culation. and thus the people as- a wholc would he better ahle to pur­ch:tsc:' the necessities of life. l·l\· Jer rL ... ·iprocily morc articlcs would he sold, g-reatcr returns would be rcalized aud prices would be equal. it.ed. It is a question of the g reat· est good 10 the gre:ltest nUluber.

"KG,\ TI \'&.

Pres. Snyder was the fi rstspc:tker for the negati,'e. I Ie stilled lhlltagri­culture wasth ... b.'1sic industry of this country and should be protectl."(\ in c"ery way possible. I t would be a serious mistake to allow Canada to flood our country with :Igricultural products. They would take back our gold, and that is what they are after. This is not reciprocity. The importation of wheat. li\' e stock and timber will not help the consumer, as these !Ire shipped to our big manufacturing plants to be trailS, formed into flour, meat and fin­ished lumber.

Dean Shaw asserted that the prosperity of thc COuntry depellds upon the farmer, and there are at the prcsent time 50,000 farmers pc. titioning that this matter be delayed until h!rther considcration be given it. The s~ake r stated that he had lived on both sidcs of the line :lI1d was satisfied thut, on account of low taxes, cheap !i"ing, etc., this coun. try could not compete in many ways, :lnd thal it would suffer by reuSOIl of this treat I'. This is not reciprocity, but a" "pact." The speaker gave comparative prices of Toromo and Chicago on various products, and stated that already this proposed "pact" was having its effect.

Sec. Browll, the last speaker, as­serted that up to this time e\'en ' thing possible had been done to further the interests of the farmer, hut now, without w;lMlillg. an at. tempt was made to sandbag him. Thc speaker st:ucO that his oppo­nellts were trying to make this thing a social affair. but he consid . ered it a serious proposition. OIL' ncle Sam illld Cmlllda arc w elcome to their 'pink tCloiS' ,. sllid he, "but the American farmer should not be c:l lled UpOIi to pay the bills. The time has not yet come whell 60.000 A merican farme rs will lie down :llId be walked over for a mere poli. tic:11 consider:uion."

Th..:: file minute rebuttals werc good. the hand aud the i\urorean (Iu:l rtl't furnished excclh:llIlllusic. the crow" was satisfied, and the lIo/cad \'cn ture was a success in e\'ery wily.

ENGINEERING LECTURES.

The lectures dc1i"eret1 h\· :\1 r. .:'oliner Chipman, a '. S t:llldnrci Prac. tice find Efliciency Engineer" of New York City, all l\lumiay :lI1d Tue;;dar of last week were very well attended. :\Jr. Ch ipman l·/trne with the intention of add ressing the c1uss in works management p:vticu . larh, but s tich .111 inft' rest was sho'wn as to indude !lot only all en. ginccrs, but also others wh()Se work is ('onfined to olhcr departments tha.1l that of cllgineering. The rc. suit of this was lhut the large lec. ture rOOI11 used wt\s taxed to Over. nowing- in every in5ll1l1('e. E\'t:-rt though extra Seats wer..:: press..:d into sen 'ice and a numho.!r were ob. liged to stand.

:\Ir. Chipmatl delh'ered four lect. ures, sOl11e of which laskd tlelt rly two hours. Conference periods were also held to permit of more in formal discultsioll on the subjects considered.

:\1 r. Chipul:ln spokc on <. The Twelve Principil'S of Efficiency" which were first enunciatetl by M r, Harringtiou Emerson, ..... ith whom :\Ir. Chipman is lbsociated. 3 '1 fol. lows: I. lkllnite Plans and Ideals, 2, Supernal Commol! Sense, 3. Competent Ouidam::e, 4, Discipline. S, The Fair Deal, 6, Di5~tohing,

7, Reliahle. Immediate and Auaquate Recorda,

8, Determination of Standttor<l, 9, Standard Practice Instructions,

10, Standardized Conditions, II , Stalldardized Operations.. 12, Efficiency Reward,

In a very interesting and fa scinat. ing way he discusled the relation of these principles and their application to works man agement. He next took up the subject of line and staff

organization as applied to industria l plants. He showed how these dif. ferent branches of an organization de'veloped, and explained their r('· btioll to each other.

The cnvironment of the shop was Dext considered. The gencnll antipathy of organized labor toward the establishment of anything that savored of system WIIS explained, :lIld thc methods of obtaining the good will of the mcn discussed. Efficiency was shown to mean not harder drudgery. but the doing of more work wilh less effort. Sciell­tific study of operations, •• time stud)," liInd definite stalldard instruc. tions for turning oul work were c:tfeful!yexplained, It was show n that if one is to profit by time study it was necessary to furnish to the men what was found to be the best methods of working, to supply the materials required and the neeess:try tools :It lhe: right time in a s\'S. temntic Illanne:r. and to avoid obiig. ing a higher priced lllall to do work that much cheaper labor c:ln do equally well, o r requiring the iJle. ness of a costl y machine while the operalor hunted up o r prepllred tools to be used in it. ,\1 r. Emerson showed how these principles ha"e bt.'Cn applied in a wonderful way ill c,'en so common pl3ce a work :IS

the layiug of brick, The differeut w:Ige systems and methods of r l" warding and acqui ring theco.opera. tion of the emplovecs was carefulh' discussed, ' .

The his tory and development of many of the d iffe rent wage :md reo wllrding systems W:IS il/lIstr:lted ill :1 ,'cry stri king way by means of diagrams, and thc advlllltages and disad\'3ntages of elK'h discussed.

It is hoped th llt before the end of the term :It least aile othe:r outside speaker will address the engIneer. in;; students on some phase of works Illatlagement.

EOWAIWJ. l(t;~7.E.

APPRECIATION.

The following letter dated J ,ex. ington, Ky., Feb. IS, to Dr, C. E. ~larshall . gives OIlC an idea of the vlIlue of the \'irus and seru m whkh is heinl{ Sl'll t OUt from our baclerio. logical department and uS<"11 for the pre\'cntioll of hog cholera. In this work, thc calls within the State are supplied first :111(\ the surplus sold to othe r states. \\'c ha"e recei"ell m:'lny letters from breeders ill our own statc similnr to this one:

,,1 ha,';': been intellding to write \'ou sincc the treatment of m\' hoas hut hlil"c been away part "of the time. I surdr wish to thank rou very much for the prOlnptness in which you respondcd to my case through Prof. Good lor the virus a.nd serum ."011 shipped me the last of December. 1 call say that 1 am about $8,000 better off than I should have been without it. I hfl\'e had phenomenal results, only losing one after the treatmcnt. Sevcral were too far gone to lreat. As a trilill we did put serum to one and sa"ed her. Out of the 84 hogs in. oculated, I only lost one. My stock is now back on its feed and doing splend idly in e" e rr w ay. I cannot thank you people enough for your prOmptlleSS, and if the time ever comes that 1 call be of all,· sen'ice to the 11 ichigan agricuhur.ll college 1 wish to assure you I shall not be found lacking.

"!Iolost respectfully, "R.J. H UG HES S"URR."

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GOV. FOLK.

Ex. Gov. Folk, of 1\,l i550U ... 1, spoke on "The A wakc:ning- of the Public Cons.;iencc," Tllursda y C\'CI1·

ing in the Armory, and g l\ ve some­th ing of a history of the graft wh ich seems to be quite prevalent these Jays. Th e speaker dwelt a grt."lU

deal on the disclosures n:('cntly nlade but would 11(I\'C his audieuce unde r. stand that the w orld was 110t grow. ing worse. T he fad that th ese men li re being hrollght to JUHice is simply a proof that the public COil­

scieU(~e is being ,lrOIlSe!\ :\IId that gr:lft and greed mUSt be put down.

\\'c nehi morc tIlen who will /i~'e fo r the ("o l1l1lry , s:tid he. It lakcs greater courage' to do Ihis som e­times than to die for one's count r),. To attempt to se rve a ('onlll)Oll­

wealth anJ to uncover ;mJ h ri llg" to justice such Illen as h ;lve practiced bribe ry awl g- raft for rea rs. was the w ork of GUL Folk in Missouri, and though the s peaker sC:Jrcely mentioned his own pcrsonal work, the majority of his audicnl"e knew of the good ;lIxomplished in his own ~tate.

ALPHA ZETA- TAU BETA PI.

The Alph:1 Zeta- Tau Beta Pi joint party which was ~I\'en on Tuesday evening, the 21St, W;lS >t success from stOi rt 10 finish. Some 70 couplcs pll r licipatcd III Ihis "time" of jo)". Twenty dan.;cs were gi ven, two of w h-ich were feature dances, one being of the A. Z. and the oth(>r the T. B. P . cha r· acters.

T he decorations were such :IS to llesignate the two hOllorary fratcrni· ti l'S. The stand for tht! college urchestr:l. was fenced in b\" mechan­ics' hamme rs; white shocks of w heat we re used as co rn er posts. Two archwa~'s we re built, one be· ing cons~ruc-ted of Tau Beta Pi bents, whI le the other W:IS of SUdl ~I nature .105 to represent the Alpha Zeta. Each frall:rnity had its cozy co rner being so constrllcted as to design:lte the two orgrll1izations. That of the Alpha Zeta was fen ced in bY:1 picket fen l·e upon which were hung rakes, axes, hlllters, etc., whil e: Oil the inside sacks of g"rain we re used 3S seats. That of tht: '1':lU beta Pi was latticed in by C. E, Poles interwoven w ith t;hai liS from the same department. Around the outside were placed nll!I1erOIlS mechanical models.

The lights in the olller and d;1 n('e h;1l1s were decorated with sh ades mad e of green tissue paper, e:lch having 3 "hobbINI" dfed. The Alpha Zeta room was the drawing spot of the e\-ening . One boxed light and one large d rop·shade light furnished the illumination, the for­mer being' an "eye catcher." Cin­erarias, box ..... ood, ami ferns wen: used to bring oul th e effects of :t

conservllto ry. This par ty was the first of ils

kind ever give n in the history of this institution, lI.nd it is anticipated by some that each of the f raternities participating in this pOlr ty will ~ivc one of thei r OWIl during the spring term.

Denj . L. Sm it, who W[lS obliged to leave college last te rm, w rites f rom Redondo Beach, C:llifornia, that he has made ll1ag l1 ifice~lt gains in he:lhh and strength, and is confi­dent that he will soon be in condi· t ion for anything.

The M. A. C. RECORD.

G. VERNE BRANCH 1'~IO>k,'Y

JUNIOR HOP.

The J. hop of !9! I is now his­tory. but those who attended will not soon forj{(,1 the greatest Ol·ca· sion of its kind in the hist ory of }of. A. C.

The J\I;tsolJic Temple presente{1 a heautiful s~·ellc Frid~n' l1i~ht. A large :I]lple .t rec. l a d~''-l with bios· soms, Ol'eIlPll"d the ('t'nter of the room, while slllaller olles we~e pbCl·d :It the el1lrance way s and trl

front o f the ordlest ra. \-ines, sOllthern slnila)( . h:tnging- haskets alld fl owers were C\·cf\·where, and the b:dl roo m presellte(f the appear· :mce of ;t beautiful gar(kn. 1'.1 is­sion lanterns, hung from the bal· l'ony, furnished light for the merry_ rIl3kers.

The wall" of the d ining: room were be:lu tifullv decuratcJ in south· erll Slniiax, a;lc1 the tables with tiuwer.'l, ferns and candles. The favo rs were rell alld white canl<!­tions. The committee 011 decora· tions were Max G~'rdner, i\br\" Rich:lnlson. Irene Carter , L1. \ '. Collins ;lIld l\f. 1. Ce:,ring-.

Une hUllllrcd and thirty·nill('­couples altended, and the p;oItrons were l~ resident and i\I rs. J. L. Sny­der, Prof. :llId )'1rs. II. .I. Eust:H:c :tnd Dean ~Iilude Gilchrist.

The youllg people began to ::.ssem· hie :Ibout 5 u'do('k, ;tllll pU!lct\l:lll~ at 6 o'dock the b:lIlquet \\ as served. The menu w as : Vrllit cocktail . waft:r,;, olives, celery, pickles, !illet of fish, lemon sau..:e, Saratoga pota· toes, roast lelHh:: rloin beef, eh ~m­pig-non, mashed pOt:HO('S, French peas, rolls, jdl_\". Junior pUlld~, Rothe rube salad, pimento call::, pl, fancy ice Cream, white cake, !lilts, mlnu, coffee. Tile lI1enll C:l rJs and prog- rarns Wl' re foluers :ldOrlled with ".I." and on the fir.'il p:.ge was the :UlIIOUllcemen t of the p:lrty,ol1 the second the menu, ;IIlJ on the thirtlthe toasts in rhyme, the first letters of whidl spdlcd ") uniors." T he last two p:.g:es were left for autographs.

G. Verne Br:lnch, of Pctoskcy, president of th e class, acted as toast­master, alld the following members responded:

H. L. RU1croft- "Thc Girls." Des'lie G. 1I0we-"The P eda­

gogue." Chas. II. D ickinson_uThe Ath·

lete." Aledia Dearborn-- " 'I 1."

a. \\'. Sl'hlensmer_aThe Fu. lure."

All drank :I loast to 11. A. C., the president gh'ing the following toast:

JANET RENWICK M!. !'t""'!Iml

"Sillce 1I0W repast is over, While our hearts :ue lull of glee. Wllile we are Ii~jog out the dreams Of whole year~nearly three ; Sh ,lll Alma Mater be forgot" .A thousand UOtlS Bfly we ; Now stand right up aDd drain the

c up." For dear old M. A. C.

Dancing began :11 loo'dock. The J,.!"r:t!1d mar..:.h was led by l~rcsidelH Hr:mch :Hld )'Ii"s ):1I1Cl l<.enullick. rill~.d's tcn·pieee orchestr:l fur­nished th(' 1I1l1sic. A large number o f out-of· town guests w cre prest'nt.

A MODEL HOUSE.

\\·h ik' \"isitink" the wood shop 111

bon mcchanics we w ere mll.:h in· terested ill a particular phase of Ihe work o f the "short cou rse" men that was compleled limier \Ir. Well,; Size r.

Sections of six men clich hure ere.:ted there a model dwdling house, six by nine feet and six fl'ct hi~h, exact in sc>tle amI l'verv de­tail.

i:.:aeh senion started w it h the m:UlJ1er of laying ont the hui\{ling" and had a part in the proper method of construction from foul1dation to r:lftcrs. At the same lime they were instructed in "the mathelll:.tics of construction. "

They handled the subjcl"I exal'lly as they would Iud they be('l1 build· il1g :I fill! sil.cd house or hanl of ally dimen sion. I~e st o f :11 1, they le:!rned how to layoff e:lch piect.' that en· tered ill to the huildillK :111(1 wh y the methods were cconomic:ll :lIld prac· ticable.

Each m;tn wa s requir('d to make daily notes of the 1':lrious steps, lind at the dose of the COll rse, p roduce d rawings showing the complete system. The students w c re nllh.:h interested in the work but si lu·e In. st ructor Nt IIssclnHln had nOt deter· mined to go so fully into tllis work until the term h;1(1 opencd, it W:IS

possible to :,:-ive it to not more than 50 Ollt of the 160 members of the dass.

Next year he hopes to make it possible to give the work to all that llHIV wish to take it. 011e student who became unu sually p roficient said be would s:lve $! 50 in the bl,ilding o f a new house his father had decided upon.

Remember the H ope_M . A. C. b:lsket ball game 011 Thursd:lY of this week. Every student is ex· pected to be p resent.

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SOME PRESENT DAY PROB­LEMS IN TECHNICAL

EDUCATION.

Michii>lO Engioeering Soc:iety, Lansing, January 10,1')11.

'OOntl",,,·,1 rn.,,, Is~" .. tor "d,. 14.)

Out of the much cOllver::\ation ;tbout t he subject matter of the course of sludy which shall properl}· q U:lli(y :t yOllng n1:l11 to enter the field of CII­ginceoring pradil'('. one C:l1l 1I0W dis­ce rn strong tendcIIL·ie:. towa rd the COllser\' lItiOI1 of three ideals;

( ;1) .'\ ~enl'r"lrourse for ;,11 umk'r­gnduate engineers.

(h) A liberal admixture of the humanitie,;.

(c) The profession:,1 degr('e to be e:trned hy adlie\e mcnt 'tj-!.'" graJu­"tio1).

The presentation of the subject matter, tl1l' teaching" work of the tedmi.;:tl ~~'hool, whatever the ideals lIl\ll lie tails o f the cu rricul um, p re­sents the 1Il0st serious p rohlcm of t.he whole subject, and its serious· ness is g-rowing d:ly by day.

The teaehin;::- work depemls for sllccess upon the student, the tcltcher, aud thl.' m:lteri:iI o!C]uipment. Of these, the last is le:lst and the first two lire first in importalll"c.

The stutiellt find the teacher :Ire a tellm, well mated o r IIOt. Jepellliing upon the pe rsonal :lltributC5 of both, not on]y as to mural, mental ~ nd lIIanual equi pment, bu t as to temper­ament.il fitness alld fondlless, each for his share of the IO:1d.

Under prcscut.condit ions ill mally institutions, the tear her is frequclltly liS much raw materia.l as the studcn t. Both might properly be sclectell, i f such a thing- wer(' possible, as it ~ome llay will be, Oil the hasis o f a \ocational {·xamination. If, how­ever, slll'h a test were applied to-Jay, we would h:1\ <! a plethora of stu­dents reiatil' dy :md a dearth of tcadlcrs. bccause illstiwtiolls 0 f learning- c::tnllot, o r think they can · not :Uld tho.! refore do nut, offe ~ sutli­rient inLlul"emellts \0 obtain, much less to rdaill, as inst ructors, men of tIll' right caliber and experience for teache rs of eitherelcmentary or t!;'ch­nil"al subjects. The real p roblem to· lIay :11 institutions w ith whi,'h the writer has heen and is con nected and others whil'h like them are O\'crrun with studcnts, is to ;nllcnd the finan­ci al policy in this regard. To do this means in soml' eases ;1 chang-ed vie w poiut un the pa rt of the au­thorities, in SOllie, in.; reaseJ support, in o thers hettcr selected :lnd con· sequent!y few er studcnts so th ll. t p re · sent resources will e ll able the secur­ing :l.nd retentioll of teal'hers of ade· I[ u ate (]1.lalifications for elficient teal·hing se rvice.

"This is especially true in engi­neering 5<:hools where the ideal pro­fessor is the m:lT1 who kllOws his subjC"cts not merely :IS they exist in p rilltl'd rules or texts, but as the_v ha\'e lived and }{rown. in his thoug-hts and h ave bel'li tried by his practice, a IlHIIl whose fund of in for. m!iliOI1 is large anti whose profes. sional experience has led him in brolld lines. lie is not only a mas· te rful tC OIeher, ;t leader of thought ill the fit!ld he rcpresents, but is one able to stand among professional men a nd aid in their discussion o f prat· tieal problems. The p resence o f Olle or two fille men, howe~'e r , is not sutiicient for the modern state college of engineering, but in these later d;l}'s the staff must be strong

n umerically as well as individ u­all)"" ·

The p roblem of :ldmil1stration is not discussed at le!lgth in this paper, and the only suggestion to be hen: advanced is that the problem of pro!,crly planning and operating the busines:I and cleric.,.] work IIccess;(r· ily incident to administration should be solved otherwise than by the p re­valent method of loading it upon the shoulder s of heads of departmen ts and othc,,"s whose principal function should be teachi ng and irn-csliglllioll. Inyestigation is a real duty of the true teacher.

"The cff(-ct of engineering re­search is so great ill s timulating the actidties of p rofessors :md students, and ill mailliainillg correct ideals with refercnC& to all things mC(;h an­ieal,lhat nostate college of engineer­ing is to be regarded as performing its full fUllction, which fails to de­vote a portion of its energies to such investigations_"t

"To sum up the whole question of enginecring teachers we need more money fo r 1I1en, enthusiastic men, gifted for teaching and scielllific work. \Vith such an en.lowment the work will produce results of un­told v.due to our swdents and the institution. Without it there is o nl y discouragement for all conce rned.';:

The probelm of placing graduates is not a serious one.

Out of thc wreckag"e which the writer has beel! casting upon the shore of your patiencc, hc would ask you to consider worthy of sah-age the idea that the promotion of cngi­neering education depends very largely upon the solutiou, by co­operative thought and action of those inside and oulSide of the schools of these and other problems, hut chiefly with those concerned with securing better selection of students and greater attractions to those who should be educators to enter that calling.

• ~n W. }o' . )LlIO>I~. e"I" .. n lt y or 1I11" ... ls. 'Dilau W. F. )1. Vototi. H Mich. Bon .... t of AIIM"IlttllN:', t~ p.I~.

AMHERST LETTER.

Of course we re:ld the Sfrde Re­pllblica /I - H OW journal-Republi_ can. After gelling used to Collier's lI 'Uk/I', the OI4 f1o()/.·, AmericaN

11Iaga:ifle, Jrur1ct.'s Work_all ex ­puq::-atell of sensational ad\'e rtisc­ments, I am an xious to know how your readers manage 110t to read advertisements of patent llostrums, which are iugeniously mixed in with forei~n and domestic :lnd !egisbti ... e news. i\ledicines to cure henrt dis· case, cancer and consumption :-

Some students here wear coats with immellse checks sue h as lumbermen at one time wore in northern i\Iichigan. S aginaw plaid, is it? ,. Last week, E. A. \rhite, pro· fessor of floriculture, :tdvertised to exhibit wreaths and table decorations made by juniors and shurt·course $wdents. There were 3i wreaths two ft:et acros!, including" some pillowS :lIld others. These mostly stood up on wire legs - and were made of le:wes of Galax ferns,aspar . gus, callas, carnations, sweet peas, hyacinths, tulips, violets, narcissus and a few others. Three tables were decorated, besides a s ide table. No prizes were givcn this year. C riticisms we re to be in order in subseq uelltlectu res. BesidesRowers and pblllS t;lken frolll the. 16 rooms of the college greenhouses, stock for

The M. A . C. RECORD.

these designs was purchas(.>(1 :11 a cost of $60, By the way, it is a treat to go th roug-h their tidy gret:n­houses.

President BUllerfield is mO\'ing about a good deal these days, look­ing ;!fter the interes ts of agricultural education. lIe informs me th;tt on the e\-cning of February z.f, 191 I, at 6 o'clock, we hold what we c::l ll a c'Collt:ge Night." Jt consists of supper at the dining hall, partici­pated in by student:> and .!!Jcmbe rs of the i:lculty, followed by a short program of s peaking. The general subject for this ye;tr is "Agricultural Opportunities." Each speaker is supposed to \.;lke ten minutcs.

t. Ag"ricultur:ll Opportunities in Farming-. J. I i. Hale, Ct.

2. Agricultural Upportunities 111

Agricultural JOUrll.lli s lll. G . C. Sever, New En~I:\Ild l\ omeSle:ld, Springfield, )l;:tss,

3. Opportunities in Agricultur:tl Sciellce. Dr. Bea!. Amherst, l\Iass.

'I, Opportunities in Agricuhur:11 Education. Or. R. W. !:;timpson, Smith 's Agricultur:11 School, :S:orth­ampton, l\lass.

5. OPPclI"t:ullitiesin Rurall.eadcr­ship. Principal Fnlllk L. Boyden, Decdield, ;\1:lss.

You have doubtless receiv(.'(l a notice that in Boston, :\Jarch 3rd, occurs the :tUllu:11 meeting of N"ew England alumni of :\1. A. C.

H.:ly Stannard Baker is on the wily to !lawaii. to look into the bhor troubles there occasioned hy J :lpS and Chincse. \V.). ih;,\I..

AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM ALABAMA . .

GnA~1) BA", At_A ., Feb. i , 191 I.

Editor /1/. A . C. Record; If you meet II man ill this neck of

the woods, .md he says, " Il ow d'ye do!" You ask him wh.1t part of the north he carne froUl and its likely he wilt say, "From ]\.·I ich­igan." ]Jut if you meet !I mall and hI! S:lyS, "Good c\'c'lIin," then you know he is a mltivc, and you ask him, "How is )·ou all today?" :l.Ild· he will tell ),ou he is "Jess tol\abll::."

1f yOI1 wlInt to see a country which. is awakelling from a long sleep, Just cast your eye o\·er the Gulf Coast region; and it is north­ern people who are disturbing its slumber. 1 w:llkc(l out in the coun­try tod:l)', and the first man I met ca me from /lear Lansing. The next

A REMINDER OF SPRING.

olle came froin Chk:lgo, the next from Tuscola county, Mich. And they arc coming by the car load. Six tcen families arc expcttcd to ar­ri\-c tomorrow. New houses arc springing up in the woods as fast as mushrooms ill \Voodbury's pastllre after a warm spring rain.

Talking about spring ; the f,trm­ers here are planting potat.oes, corn and beans. And the\" will soon be harvesting glmlen truck which was planted in December.

tf I was a )'Ollllg r-.1. A . C . ~r!ld­uate, with a hatful of theories, a pocketful of moncy, and an ambition to do or die, I would be glad to have somebody tdl me of the opportunities this ~'oulltry offers and the natural ad van tages it has O\'er the northern Slates. And then I wouldn't believe what I w.tS told till I had come llown here aud proved all things for myself.

This is jus t the place for dairy­mell, farmers, fruit growers :md anyone else who wants to grub their living and wealth frOm the soil. One could 1ll.lke a living from the rivers anti bayous, too, if that W,tS prcferablt: to digging- it from the g-rounu. Fish and op.lers nre to be had merely for the trouble of taking the m out of the water. EI-cn aHig;:l,tors are to be hau,·in un· limited quan tities, just for picking them up, if you don't let them see you first.

The .\lich igan people :lround hen: have :1 reunion once:1 ye:tr; they eall it Michigall Day. It is to be the 2111d of February this year. I mel a I Ullstlale man in P!l.sca_ goula, 111 iss., a few d:lY s ago. I, of cou rse, asked for football news. lle saw the i\L A. C._l\Iich. gall1e last fall, :md h e says it was M. A. C.'s game all the way. Naturally I was glad to hear t11at even if it was a long time coming.

I see many trees and plants hcrc which (wilih would grow on the :\f. A. C. C.1Il1pUS. l :here is Olle plaut, especially, whit'1l would be all right there, and some time Ilear Christmas, if I can get a day off so as to stay right by it after it is plantc<l, I would like to bring about a huntlred of them up there and plant them all o\·er the ceiling of the corridors inlhc \\ 'omen's Build­illg: It is the mistletoe.

C. E. \VAI.TER.

[A good letter from our "College Photographer," who was a residellt of this community for several years. - Eo.)

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THE BOY WRITES HOME . .

DEAR DAD:

or OQurse you"e read about the awful 8mallpox scare,

Wont of it i8, nobody here can go off anywhere.

It's tough, I say, a beastly shame O. turkey wing. sublime-What luck to ha\'e th!s f ll8S kicked up About Thanksgi .illg time.

Theotber day, J had flo pain- I'd eath .. o pumpkin pies-

The doctor came 8n' read my case with skeety looking eyes.

He shook ills head an' aeted out. a sor ry pantomime.

Say81, "0, kid, you don' t get home This here Thanksgivin' tilue."

"Backache!" the cove Will! after me, I saw it mighty q uick. It Ilin't fer ooth in' thet I read the Inter­

natiooa\ Dio. "Look here," SIll'S I , " I aiut much sick: But now. I 'd bet a dime, you're fbing

me for smallpox, Sure, About Thanksgiving time. "

Well, he was Illad , you bet he was. j ust iliad enough to kill :

But 1 had him, because you see, I hadn't paid tbe bill.

Au' if this sphere I WIUlt to lea,'e fer a Illore celestial olime.

rUlet that fellow hold my pulse About ThRnksgiving time.

rill better, Dad, my stolUach 1l0W is workin' as it should.

An' 1 call eat most any thill' • illd ifferent, bad or good :

But how ean I bethankCulllow, Rn' sing thO!l6 hymns, sublime,

Ullless J'm back bome with you. This he~ Thanksgiving time1

l«Jbella COlmly Courier.

RESOLUTIONS.

BI1.L.

East L:Ulsing, Mich., Feb. 2-1,191 J.

IVhcrl'11S, Almighty God has scen fit lO removc H enry Niewald from. ou r midst, be it

Resolved, That the Sophomorc class extend sinceres t sympathy to ~is parents ill their sorrow, and be It also

Resoh'ed, That a copy of these resolutions be publ ished in the Hoi. cad and RECORD.

H . CLoTHlxa, \ 'V. S. FIE I_J)S,

L. C. CA ltR\' ,

Com mittee.

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The M. A. C. RECORD.

DANCER-BROGAN I~ E make a specialty of providing every- CO. thing in the way of fine stationery, LANS ING"S LEADING. STORE

arum announcements, invitations. programs,

itl'Iim etc . CJI Our facilities are complete for . ~+ ' , .. Designing, Engraving, Print ing and

Latest Styles in Ladies Suitings Binding Class Publications and College Annuals

and Millinery Robert SlTlith Printing COlllpany

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This J uniors : I Don't Borrow EVER, Y KI JII D Of

to you, FUR.NITUR.E When you ca n better

We have the laId!: €lyles in everything to wear for the "j. H op. .. afford to buy . FOR YOUR ROOM

F 01: the Men: Dress Ties. Shirts. Collars. Vests. Glm'es. Common Hawes 'n 31.00 to o!'l.'5

Mufflers. Hats, Studs. Cuff Links. g.-er Heavy Sarely ka7.Qr-s I" ~ I.OO Cots Folding Beds

For the II Prom. Girl : ~ Gillen Safety Ra7.0 rs . f!..t $5.00

Matresses Dress Gloves, Scarfs. Handkerchiefs. Hair

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Ornaments. ) e .... ·e!ry. Also Silk Hose. all llazar Stl'Ql'" . . .. C!! SOc tQ '2.00 Book Cases Desks

shades. at $ 1 per pair. You will be utisfied. --

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ABO U T TH E CAM P US ~>'>'" . . . -'. '. ' ..

Lasl week dosed the work o f thc most suc..:essful shor t ..:ourse se .. ~io!! C\'cr held.

II. ~. P alml·r. with '1 !. is now chief engineer o f Ihe Imperi:tI Allto Co. of J:lckson, ~Iich.

:'\1 iss ~:lthe ri ne ~och, '09· :. teacher in the )11. 1~lea;;:II1\ :\: o r rnal, \\';IS a college \' j"ilor Frid:l~ of last wcek.

The ,muu al oraloric:ll contesl 1:II,cs pl:l cc Frid~)". :'\[:lr('11 " rd, at Y psilanti. K. D. \' :111 \\' agcIII:!! is our reprcsent:lti\'c, " T he :\cwer Just ice," his subject.

About 'l OO tIlc n ;lI1d ne:lrl\ u :Ittend cd Ihl: IJ!lnd man)" \\ olllcn

prol'llclllu.le given in thc armory \\. elilleSll:l) . .\ II excellcnt prog-r:ulI was gi\'en and the aftl'rlloon en joyed hy al!.

Mr. Ira Butterfield , who has been in poor he:llth all wintc r, has left Bay City, .li nd is now ;It H ickorJ. :\:. C., wherc it is hoped he will re· gain his strength rapidly. ~Irs. llulterfic1d WliS fo rme rly ~Iattie Grollt, daughter of our club pur­chasing agent.

T en thousand copies of the Spray Bullt:tin :\0. 5-+ was ordered, :l.Ild .il rend\' the supply is nearl) ex· hausted. T he bullet in is in the form o f a calenJ:u, ami gives for· mula fo r sprays of all ki nds, :IS w etl :IS defi nite infor mation concerni ng w hen and h ow to apply. T he work covers all cl asses of fru it , and is one of the best pu blications ever issued on this subject. Profs. EUSlace and P ettit are th e authors.

~Iiss E1i1.:lbcth Pettit, o fSagina w, is "isit ing at the home of her cous­in. (-'ro f. Ie 1-1. ("euit.

C, E. J ohnson. 'OJ, Detroit, and A . I-f. Croslw, '06, Xc\\' Bu ff:l(o, Werl' among the coile:;:e callers last \\·eel.:.

The junior ~nd senior s tudents in hortiul[ture plan on g"oillg to Gr:lIld Rapids Friday, ':\ I :lr..:l\ 3, and will spend the entire following d:l~' in. specting the greenhouses ill the vil'i nity of that d lY.

The .l/icill:!.'"" .1/"III! f "dllr<·r, o f Detroit. publishcd in its issue o f Feh. IS ~n interestin~ article hy Prof. E . .I. Kun ;(:c, o f the cng- incl·r. in~ departml·nl. all lhe course in works m:lrI:tgcmcnt a t ~I. A. C.

J. II. Skinne r, '01 . s lopped ;tt :'\1. A. C. :->:,tunby on h is return to ~:tLOO CO. from Hay City where he has becn in attcndance :11 the Dain' men's A ssol·i:l tion. "Dad" is ;1 th'rivinJ! dai n ' man in his home {"Ollnty :lnd is e'njoying life to its fullest extenl.

Prof. and ~Irs , ~ewlllan enl er· tained the members of Ihe Stu{lent Citizcnsh ip L eague and the teache rs and officers of the Su nday school, \V ednes,lay evening1 at their home o n College H eigh ts. Twenty.four fl ags we re scattered about the uri· OIlS rooms, and the guests werc' asked to make a list of these, stIll ing the country o r natiOIl represented . Feb rua ry birthdays o f famous men were also made the subject of a guess ing contest . Refresh ments were se rved and the evelllng en· joyed hy all pre.!!ent,

Gracc Clark. wilh 'II. of St. Joh ns, \' isitcd at ~l. .\. C. last ~al· unla~ .

Instruc tor ~I IIsse\man, of Ihe far m me~'hani~'s dep:lrtmclII, is one of thc btest ,·il·lims o f m umps.

LO<;T. l'air while sil k glo\'es and tan P hocn ix mulll e r Tucsda\" nig ht in Armor.". Finder pleas'e le:l\e at lihrary.

The short cou rse men enjoyed a hanquct at Ih~' \\'l'nlwo r th hotel, Thursday ni::h l. A hO\lt 60 nH.·n p:trtieip;' leri. De:u, Shaw . . \Ir, \\'clls Siler and tllembcn; o f the class respo uding 10 loaSl5.

The Il igh ~l"hool Unl011 of ~r:. SO Il h:ls just eorn pldcd arrange· !llelllS with the College band for a conce rt to he ).:"i\·en :It ~Iason Tuc,, · day, ~ I arch i . ['>rof. K ing w ill ac­company the band as reader.

AI the R c puhl ican sta te eonven· tion to be held in Saginaw on ~IMCh 3 among the state olncc rs to be nominated will be two members o f the State Board of A g ricultu re in place of \\'. L. Carpenter, of Dc· t roil, and \\' . J. Ohe rdorffe r , o f Stephenson, whose terms of o ffi ce e:>;pireJan. 'yll.

Arrangemellls have been madc with ~Ir. Da vid \\·OO<.! w:lrd, o f Clinton, to "peak at lhe Ilort. Club on \\'edne sday e\'ening, :'\Ir. \Voodward is an acti"e horticultu r· ist, 86 )'eus of ag e, and the s tu· dents, especially those who had the pleasur(> of meeting him at Benton H arbor last fall, will be gbJ to wel· come him 011 l\-farch I.

In~lrUl"to r O~ lcr,!lf the Dept. of Zoology . i ~ ell1e r t:linin:,: the IIIUlllp..,

the ... c da_\..,.

T he "ophomores held a \'cn ell ­jO\';lbl\' part, in the a rmon' t ile .. · da'y c\eninJ;'o f la ... t w ed.: ..

J\ lil1c froUl Detroit, daTc.1 Feh. ! 6. annoulln's lhe birth (If :I (bu " h· ter to ~Ir. IIml )Irs. E. C. P ol.:or71)" 'OJ.

A tin;! ~Ioss , w ith 'I:, of Bi" R :lpids . llttcnded the J. hop, lind 'i'; "pCHdill,l.:: :I few d;I \~ with colk .. e fri cnds. . '"'

The Sen ior ;!i rl s cnterl'lillCd the b,lies of the fa cultv \\' cd1!e~(I:t1 ( \\·:lshin).!to1!'s hirthda,) :tft(' rnoo~l \'c ry pka5.ulu.l. .

Born - to ~I r. a lii..! ~ I rs. A. C. J enscn, o f Collq,;c\'i lle, 1111 I~l"h 10, a sun, Ernl"st 1' . Jensen . . \Ir. len· sen is on\' o f our 'coIlCKC c:lrpell·u~ rs.

'·llp'rop hobill," W;'I S 110 doubt puhlished as "joke, but how Lan · sing bu",iness men Clln afford to patronize such a "far· fe tched " jokt" is somethi llg which we are unable to unders tand.

T he enga;,!"emcnt of Licut. \\ ' . O. F razer ;'Ind ~'"ltss Shirley Gardner . both '09. WliS announced :It a six o'cluc k dinner gil'cn by :,\liss G:lrd. ncr \\'edncsda~' evening. The wedding: will ta lr;. e place in June.

The Delta Club gave a delightful party to their friends on Frid.iv e~'enillg, in the assembly rOOm of the agricultural building. Music, dancing, and games were the a muse. me nts, and were enjoyed by aiL Coffee and sandwich es werc se·rved.

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COLLEGE HALL.

)ly dear Editor: - From Ihc Rgcou D it is inferred that there has been talk of destroying College 11;,11 anu it is hoped that it was idle talk and has long since cellscd. To the older grad\,ates the rcmon.l of the single substantial structure of the carly college day!> is like strik­ing down :t faithful mother after she has passed her prime. This CQlllltn' -has a bad nlllllC {or COIll­

mercialism and it is hi<:,h time that we turned our fixed gaze upon mOlley.getting, and begin to sec life in its true pcrsp«'tivc. Nothing hc("omcs ;111 iusti wtioll of Icnrning more than the fostering' of this dUIlf.tc. and ill IlO wa) can we tlo it kttcr than by expressing a keel] respect for those thin;.{s that mnkc lor tfue historic ,-;lIues. There lire m,my thing~ that grow more pre­ciouO! :IS the centuries roll 0 11, and oJ and b~' future generations will cherish the allcicnt J:mdmllrks and l"'()ndelllll unstinted[y those ,-and:als who. in times pASsed, libcd their t[cstro.ring pands 31:llillSl 111111ly au ohject thaI 1l1ight ha,"c bccomc a sacred hcritngc.

\\ 'c older graduales who [i\ed our cOllcgC' life in those ~'ears "hell our Alma ).I"ter slruggled l~yond prltscnt da} -belief fO f her \ ery life. 3nd received nil our class room and laboraton' instruction undcr her ronf, the -Old Hall is ,·cry dear. If she is no longer suited to form er servio.:es le( :I tablet be pl:tc l·d in ellch of Ihe "arious rOOlllS gi,·ing- in a few words th.:ir fOfmer occuplltion, a., "Chapel from such to such a J ll lc," "Chemical LahoratorJ from __ '" _ _ ," and " L ibra ry, __ to __ ." etc., and then devote the bui!dill~ to museum Of other pur· POSt's where the h05ts of visitors Ill:,y be entertained, instructed and in!,pired.

B) all means Ict the Old Ilall OCCUp} the place where it s founder s plac(.'(] il. fwd wher.,' it!! wnll ... will tell ~ilcntly Ihe Rtory of Ihe fi g-ht of the bthers for ag:ricuhurill cd uca· lion, 5(1 far IlS it call be done iu bri.:ks and mortar.

Let Ihe college., olLth o f :til future gc",.-rlltiolls h:n c ;I OOllst:Jnt Ult'.JIlorbl of the measureless rCKard ill intellectual institutions for those higher Itlluc~ th!lt art' f3 r al'>Ol c the ~·O !llln(1n mea~ure o f the tin:mcial world ano make for pC;lce aud pros­p~.: ril)" . If we would S;lle to pos· terity the many natur:tl wonders of our COll ntry from sordid com mo.: rcinl · i"m lind d~"dop a fondness for the helOt ach iel'cDlents of hy~on ... days, we rna,' well fO:olter lit the cen ter., of higher·educ..tion a dearer sellse of the historic worth of ancient college buildings.

If there were onll' five ncres to the campus. and 1..10 qlorc adjoining laml co uld be acqui red, it eV1!1l then WOUlfl be a piee," of vandalism to raze Old lI all to the ground thaI It

lafg'cr :md mort: useful building should take it5 pillce. Iluild around it_ there is anlple room in this case _ and let the mother ha"c her yOUllg Rnd enjo}" if you please. their being better adjusterl to their gener­:tllon. Let the da;;ses plnce their year·stones in her walls, and plant their il·ies there.

A hundn·u years hence, when Ollr runll life has come still more fully to its own, there will be those who will uke pil~rimllgei to sec Ihe sacred plac~ where the first agricultural ("ollege reared its walls and worked out the initial problems of industrial

The M. A. C. RECORD.

improvement, lind I trust they m.ay haye College 11 aJl presen·ed 10

them, not only against the hand of man out the lightning and the floods. The latter we tnU5t leliye prayerhllly to Providence, but the former is for those in authority to be insistellt Upoll now and always,

The above has been written on \Vashingtou's birthday with tho flags floating in the breeze, and I wish il might rcnch my college mother 011 her birthday, when at least an hour is set apart and the book of her full years is opened (the Stars and Stripes and l\I. A. C.'s banner waving s ide by side), and the voung men sec visions and the maidens dream urcllms of their alma mater's future service to the state :md nation.

Yours very trul)·, 8''>110:-< D. H ALSTED, '71.

MAKING MEN'S HEARTS TO SI NG.

How ma!lY hear ts ha l·c 1 1I1llde to sing This day fill I pn!lii8d 1\10ng1

Bow many spirit!! ha'·c lifted wing At the melody of my 8011g'

Bow many IIOrro .... S ha,·c men forgot Because of some word I said­

These are the Iluestions we ought to 8!ik dS over the world we tread.

Bow many hopes ha,·e 1 caused to burn This da.y with a. thought of cheer?

Bow many .IIO u ls have J helpe<:f to turll This day from their mortal rear!

Bow mallY feet have I mo,·ed to dance With a tingling tune of lo.-e

As they lifted their t!yes in Il dream to glallee

At the sweet blue &kit'S abol'e~

Bow many thorns hava I helped todra .... From the ero .... n IhaL men must

... ·ear! What hal'e 1 donE! for th., broken Illw

That has doubtlf!8li "laced them there!

Bow lIla.ny burdens hl\\'e feltlUorelighl _For 11 th illg llu\t I 111\1·8 tiOJle

This da.y Ilil golden allu i;weetand bright_ In the fresh ai r and the sun!

H ow ma.ny !;OrroWI; ha'·e OOll.lled to grow Because tbis tiay they bal'ehaard

Some old "wset 80ng that they U!!ed to kil O ....

In the (jeMs of the bloom and bird! Bow many 80ulll ha,-e heen roused to

!ling For them!W!.h·ea 8.6 tbey ~IlIl Jl:of yore?

Uow many dreamers h3'-e dreanJed of I>ptUig

By the sea Oil a golden shore~

Ho .. ' IllIUl )' eyes h",'·a J ollened wide That were elOHed before I CIIlue

To the lo.-ely beauty of all outside, The hills and the Iikies of flame!

Bo .... ruany heat18 have been lifted up, Till they, tOO, II&lIg. I say!

Ah, that is tha question tllat fills the Clip

That we drink f rom day by dlLY ~

- Baltimore S!In.

'aS· Notice just received of the bi rth,

on Feb. zz. of \V iluer C. Bennett, J r" 10 ~J r. and ,\1 rs. \\' . C. Bennett, of Den,er, Colorado. ~Ir. Bennett is II graduate of the claSlI of 'oS, and Jllrs. Bennett was formerly ~1jss 1I1ary Tuomy,;l g radu:l te of the U. o f M. Training School for nurses. cius of II)OS. COllgralUlaliolls.

'0 7· Born. to Mr. and 111 rs. Shelby

Race,523 .M aple St., Lansing, on Sunday, Feb. 19. a 50n. '

New Collese Clothes ro r " ouns Ladies.

Wool and Silk Dresses.

Fur' Coat s. Suits .

New Curtains and Russ.

SIMONS DRY GOODS CO.

RESOLUTIONS.

fI 'hcrea~1 It has been the will o f ou r lle:n·cnly Father in I1is infinite wisdom to call from this life our brother <lnd president, H cnfY Nie. wald, be it

R csoht:d, Th:tt Ihe Ph)'leoll So· ciety extend to his re!ati\'es our heartfelt sympathy in their sorrow, :md be it

Fllrther R t'so/;;eu, That a copy o f these resolutions be published in the flo/carland the college R ECORD.

CLAm GillSO:-"',

ALIIE KT J. OLNEY,

GEO. E. S.\l ITll, C ommittce.

THE RIPLE r& GRA1'-PRIXT1NG COJfPANY

En ........ e ... Printe r . Station . ...

L.~ySl.YG. lJ lC1I1GA-"

~E are especially well equipped to supply you with aO}l thing you may n~ in the line: of

CALLING CARDS, DANCE AND SOCIETY PROGRAMS

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Lilley College Uniforms

The majority of American eo lieges wear them because skilled uniform tail· on make Lille y Uni· forms from str ictly a II • yO 00 I lIlaterials thQt will give 10ngE'r wear and hold their shllollC, fit lind look lJeuer than allY other \Iniforlll.

WrIte!"'" C(>m1lWc Ca t<Jl'>I/.

IIltM.G.lIlLty «Go. COLUMBua, o .

DIR ECTORY LANSING BUSlNE SS AND

PROFESSIONAL MEN. Tbe nl\me. In tbls Directory. 1\.5 " 'Il11 IU

WOIIl of 1111 our other ool"e r tlB\!rs. "'II of reliable IlI'rtlel. W e hope Ihat the l&eul,,· and ttu<lellll .. ·m t .. ke pIIIln ! to pIIItronlU thOM " 'ho !)Atronl2e UI.

BARBERS.

COl,LEO.: 8AR8ER SHOP.- In Batb llou~. Andr- l'leJl- ErIIle. Yoo.. ~l Ihe I~s' .. "ork here. TlT It and_.

BOOKS AND STATIONERY,

A ll.J!:lI!o:RY.llfW~h.A.-e.S. BookS, • I"lne Stft,Uonery. Enll'ral"ed OaHlIl,

Oardt, Fountain Venl. Picture •• F rame •• Fine FramlnJr a Spec/"U,.. Up.lo-dllte It,.tel. CU~ OIAU--cUt In Lan,'ng.

BOOK BINDERS.

GJ!:O. G. BLUI)I!:AU d: OO.-Bookblndetl. scrount book makeN!. IXlper ruUn ••

libra.,. and nne art blndlnlls. ftle bo.u. map mounUn •• , albunu, POI'ket boo ..... etc. Oltbe"I' phone NO,4!111. In 01t1 Satlonal Bank Bulldln.·

BOOTS AND SHOES.

Woon woRTII SM O!'] S T O R~~. tl6 W ... h lna-ton A ,· •• N. -CROCKERY AND GLASSW ARa

H H.I,ARNEI).--(Jh\n .... (1111.~' <t LampI. • 106 Wll5hlo$l'l.On ",.t!. S.

CLOTHING, "I KOSI T O.H~' K .t. KROS.-(Jlo~hl('r~. r , and Furlll.<lhlnt:j. 1I~ W ... hl nlJt.on

A,"e.~.

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L orIs Hf~OK.-Clolhler. O ... nl.' "'ur"l~h ­Inlll", Hau and OaPI. }I:: WII~bl"l'ton

A'·e. ~orlb. -DENTISTS.

N 1-1. ~IOO RE. n. D. S. Onlce ~1I ·~iS Hoi­, Ibter Bulld/ "I'. 1 ..... "llllIf. ~ll th. 0111·

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D E. PARM E I, !::E. l)anUlt. tl7}i W&.!Ih _ , Inilion 1.'.1'. s., 1""111;1"11:, Mlchl«lIn.

AUlo n",Uc phone. ottlce iJ.fOt: rellden~. UO.

J E. STOI"F~~R. n. 1'1. S. omc.,1QH;Qtt,. • S"Uonal Sauk Bldlll. Auton,IIUc phone-

6111: Bell p.honeCIi. Fonn ... r ~I. A. o. uudeD~

DRUGGISTS.

ROUSER'S CAPITAL ORUO STORE . I1p 10 dale. Oo,ner .\Ore. Opl1081te H olillte. Block. .

DRY GOODS.

D ANOI!:R. BROGAS <II. OO.-I"'n~ln«·& I..c lldl nl!l Dry GOOd. 8tore. IllI-l~ 1

..... ""hlnIl'IO" A'"1!. S.

S!M OSS DRY GOODS 00. 10-1 WII~b1nl ton A ,·"nue Soutb.

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.

CAPITOl. ~,I,EOTRIO );SGIS)a:RJNa 00.- P'ullilne 01 .:lecI.lcal SUPllllu.

Indudlnll' ttudeDI~' hsd" and (.'Ot<h. r.r· bon. tllnlshn" nnd m .... d" readl,,1I' J.am!);t • II, 1':. ~tlchllt1ln Ave.

FURNITURE DE.A1J!RS.

M J . .t R. ~1. BUO". Furniture. (Io,ne. • Wll.!lhlnglOn ;\ '-1'. "nd Iv"l" SU~t.

Sl~ ad. =-==- -HOTELS,

HARDWARE. STOVES & TINW'RE.

JEWELERS,

E ~1. R ~: S S i; TT WI\l~hlllllk t'r and '25:1' . er. Work CIIJled for al\d d~lh··

c>r ... I. ~Ide,,~e. fourth hou.e IOUtb o f T ic HOU •• :"1"11"1'1''' .' n., Ea,n iAnsln«.

MANUFACTURING AND HAIR­DRESSING.

M RS. 0. T. O ASE.-llaDuf" clllrl ll« . !'iPlIlllllOOlnll' ok Halrd.e .. lnll: Parlon.

Swltche. made of cut b"l r Or combtnl'l. si lO <:Qiored "nd renO'· .... e<! to 10010: ,'I ,00(1 "I ne.... The FI'llIICO-Am('.lean B :rJl,'lenlc Toll.,! ReQIIL~ltell' /I. /!,ttl/l. LTY. AlltOlll .... 11:. pholle MI. ~"" Wuhlnrrlou A ,·e. S.

PHYSICIANS.

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a",· •. I~ \0 I "nd 6 to II P. Ill. !!:all iAMlr!! lIlch. Olll ~en i pho"e UH4. '

D R . H . w. r..'.!'I)OS • • :"", u.n,I,,« . 1I1cb. omre houl'll: , 10 !l:llO II. m~ It~ t.o 1

and f:lf1 '08 p. m. SUlld"YI. 10 t.o 11:110. m ~ 1.08 p.m. OUhe",,· pbon,,~. . .,

PRINTING.

A I.L); S PRI.!'TISG 00.- 111 Gr,,"d 1.1'600 nue IOUlb . I'rlntlnrrand omce l uppllea. H<!II phone 1«11. AutomatiC pbone4008.

ROfU:RT !;~IITH l'TG. CO-(Jo r. Walh. Inlltoll Ave.hud lonll\ 8t.

SHOE REPAIRING.

1'RY K~:SDAI.L"S snop fo. Shoe Re· palr/nl!'. AU " .. ork «uaranteed. lIa.

cblneor Hand s.e .. "rd SOlei. Rubbl!r Heela ... hlle 100 .. ·alt. !'Ine tine of Confectlone..,. Walter·, old ItllOd. )lIchil'ftn Ave.

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