The M. A. C. RECORD MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

V O L . 12. L A N S I N G , M I C H I G A N , T U E S D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 12, 19x37. N o .

WEEKLY CALENDAR.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, — Farmers ' Club, Agr . Bid., " Machinery as a Means of Economizing Farm Labor," L . J . Smith.

Forestry Club, Dairy Bid. " T h e Aesthetic Value of Forestry," Dr. Blaisdell.

Nature Study Club, Botanical Bid. " Orchids," Mr . Gunson.

Wednesday, Horticultural Club, Hort . Bid. " Pedigree Straw­berries," R . S. Beatty of Three Rivers.

Dairy Club, Dairy Bid. Mr . A. C. Anderson, speaker.

Thursday, Association meeting. Warren L. Rogers will speak at the Y. M. C. A .

Debating Club in No. 7, College Hall, at 7 :oo.

Friday •—• Military hop in the armory.

Entertainment in chapel by Ger­trude Upholt Hansens, of Grand Rapids.

Saturday—Political Science Club in Reading Room, 7:30, Allen T . Burns, of Chicago, on the labor question.

Sunday—Chapel exercises at 9 :oo a. m. Allen T . Burns, of Chicago, speaker; subject, " T h e Work of Chicago Commons."

Association meeting in the even­ing at 7 :oo. Mr. Burns will speak on "City Problems from the Settle­ment Standpoint."

Monday—Chorus practice, 6 145. Tuesday, Feb. 19.—Basket bill

with Detroit Y. M. C. A.

DEBATING CLUB.

The meeting of the debating club last Thursday evening was better attended than usual and those who turned out for it were rewarded by hearing a very interesting debate on the question "Resolved, that the Honor system should be adopted at M. A. C . " The " honor system" was well defined and upheld by the members of the affirmative Messrs. Darby and Bo werman, but the flaws and drawbacks on the system as represented by Messrs. Gregg and Crane of the negative turned the de­cision in their favor. The work of the debaters showed plainly that they had prepared themselves thor­oughly on the question and spoke fluently and without hesitation.

The debating club is fortunate in securing Prof. Hedrick and Mr. Gunson for the debate next Thurs­day on the -question of the " Pro­gressive Inheritance Tax . " As we all know these two gentlemen are exceptionally good debaters and have crossed swords before so we should turn out " e n masse."

The preliminaries for the purpose of choosing the team to debate against Ypsilanti will take place next Saturday evening. There will be four debates and will be held respectfully in the Union Literary, Columbian, Eunomian, and Auror-ian society rooms. Everyone is in­vited to attend one of them.

BASKET BALL.

In one of the cleanest, fastest and most exciting games of the season M. A . C. defeated Adrian in the armory Thursday evening 54 to 24. Adrian was making a trip and de­sired to include this college, so the management accepted the date and hurried the advertising. A very good crowd witnessed the game in spite of the unfavorable time of week. The best of fetling pre­vailed throughout. For M. A. C. the whole team p'ayed a star game, McKenna, Krehl and Vondett se­curing the most of the baskets. Brittian and Baxter for the visitors put up a fine game. The line up was :

SENIOR SLEIGH RIDE.

M. A . C.

Vondett Krehl Mills McKenna Hanish Westerman

center ( } forward

J •| guards [•

Of baskets thrown secured 9, Krehl 7,

A D R I A N

Baxter ) Brittian

\ Finch Jones

Arnott McKenna

Vondett 7, Hanish 3, Baxter 3, Brittian 3, Finch 3, Arnott 2.

Lazear of Adrian, referee. T w o of the class series were also

played on Thursday evening. T h e sub-freshmen were beaten by the sophomores 25 to 5 and in a most exciting contest the juniors won from the freshmen 8 to 7. There are now three teams tied for first in the class series—sophomores, fresh­men and seniors—each having lost one game. The ie is yet one game to be played to complete the series, seniors vs. sophomores.

On Tuesday, Feb . 19, Detroit Y. M. C. A. comts here for a return game of basketball. This will be the feature of the season as they have the only team which have de­feated M. A. C. and that on their home floor 31 to 14. They have defeated every state team they have played t h s season and our manage­ment are making preparations for the largest crowd which has ever attended a basketball game here. Temporary bleacher seats will be erected and a section of these will be reserved.

T h e track team goes to Notre Dame Saturday where an indoor meet is to be held. It will be M. A. C.'s first real try out under such conditions as exist at N . D. and while we do not expect to win the meet, the boys will without doubt make a good showing.

All other sports are being cut and time spent in getting our team in shape. While it has not been fully decided who will compete for all events, the following are probable, —Capt. Waite and Carr will take care of the long distance runs ; Big-nell and Allen the middle distances ; Small, Pearsall and Vaughn, the dashes and hurdles ; Burroughs the shot put, Gilbert and Gongwer the pole vault. There are three or four others to be selected. Others who have shown up creditably are Phip-peny, Griffin, McKenna, Oviatt and Campbell

At 2 p. m. Monday three bob sleds, loaded with seniors and their friends, started for their annual sleigh ride. The sleighing, with the exception of a few spots, was very good, and it was a jolly eight miles ride to Bath. T h e city, which had been notified of our approach by the V7 yell, turned out in a body to meet us. Dr. Dryer, one of the principal citizens, escorted us to the city hall, wheie a warm fire, an ex­cellent floor, and an imported orches­tra awaited our coming.

Dr. Dryer made a speech in behalf of the citizens extending to us a hearty welcome. Dancing followed until six o'clock, when supper was announced in the banquet hall on the first floor. This was responded to with a rush as every one was hungry after the long ride and danc­ing. The menu consisted of oyster stew, veal loaf, scalloped potatoes, beans, rolls, pickles, cake, coffee, coffee, cake, cake and coffee. After supper the dancing continued, with an occasional stroll on broadway, or a run over to the grocery store for stick candy or gum. Eight o'clock came all too soon, but the ride home was far from an inferior part of the trip. It was'a bright starlight night, just cold enough to be comfortable.

T h e singing and story telling were broken up now and then by such pleasant and diverting inci­dences as ; one sleigh getting stuck, another one turning over and rolling its load in a snow drift, and Walt Small holding Pete Shuttleworth's hand (by mistake). Judg ing from the remarks made on reaching the college, nearly everyone WHS sorry to end the ride, and all voted the senior sleigh ride the best event of the year. The trip was made much pleasanter by the presence of Mr . and Mrs . McCue and Mr. and Mrs. Alger who kindly acted as chaperons.

ALUMNI.

SOMETHING LACKING.

I saw her once before. She was younger then and spoke her native tongue. She touched my soul and so she did with others. The house was full of that peculiar atmosphere which transforms the stage and audience into a single harmonious one, that atmosphere which is so sadly lacking in the English theatre.

She did not touch me last n igh t ; I left the house in the same mood as I entered it, not to the least in­spired. " W h y . i s it, Heavens?" I asked myself.

Perhaps her age, perhaps her broken Engl ish; but above all, it was the lack of harmony between the stage and the audience; they must inspire each another, feel each other's soul or there can be no real art.

" They are going to have a scrap pretty soon," remarked a fellow be­hind me. " I wish they would," responded his neighbor, and swal­lowed a good, big yawn.

Where people come to " take in a show " there can be no inspiration —and there was none.

94 C. J . Foreman is studying for an

advanced degree in the University of Wisconsin. He has been for some time a teacher in the Shattuck school at Faribault, Minn.

'03 In the last issue of the Alichigan

Farmer Frank Phillips of the above class has a most interesting article on the Cliff Dwellers of New Mexico. Mr . Phillips recently v s-ited the region where this strange people once lived and gathers from the nature of the dwellings, curios, etc., something of the mode of life of this strange people. Several cuts are used to illustrate his article.

AURORIAN.

The Aurorian Literary Society gave an eleven o'clock dancing party at the armory Saturday even­ing, Feb . 9. There were about fifty couples present, and all seemed to have enjoyed the evening. Miss Linton, of Otsego, was among the visitors. T h e armory was quite tastefully decorated with bunting, banners, flowers, ferns, and cozy corners. Prof, and Mrs . Shaw and Prof, and Mrs . Sacket kindly acted as chaperones. Baker's orchestra furnished the music.

LOVEY MARY-

Gertrude Upholt Hansens pre­sents in monologue form " Lovey Mary " by Alice Hegan Rice, in the Chapel Friday evening, February 15, at 7 130. This entertainment is for the benefit of the M. A. C. pub­lic school and will be well worth a good patronage. Music will be furnished by the Mandolin Club and Mr. I. B. Schroetter will sing " Conquered " and " Still is the Night ." Tickets will be on sale at the co-operative store and the secre­tary's office. Remember the date and the place. Following is the program :

" Lovey Mary ," Alice Hegan Rice.

PART 1. " For life with all it yields of joy or

woe, And hope and fear, Is just our chance o' the prize of learn­

ing love— How love might be, hath been indeed,

and is." A cactus plant. A runaway couple.

The Hazy household. An accident and an incident.

PART II. "There is in the worst of fortunes The best of chances for a happy

change." The dawn of a romance. The losing of

Mr. Stubbins. Neighborly advice. A denominational garden.

PART III.

" The love of praise, howe'er conceal­ed by art,

Reigns more or less, and glows in every heart."

A timely visit. The Christmas play. Reaction. The cactus blooms.

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7UESDAT, FEB. 12,1907.

TH E following is from No. 7 of the first paper published at

the College by the ' 'Pen Yanker 's Society." The p iper is dated Octo­ber 24, 1S6S, and is certainly an in­teresting little sheet. The name given the- p ,pcr is The Bubble. The librarian [uestg

Ill­'s o. 2, and

1 1 ; for persons ing the places w« no • occupy

have great anxiety to know vvh I their predecessors have thought and felt. Pro 'uce a copy of The Bubble a dozen years hence, and how eager!}' Will it be perused! W h a t would we of the present time give to see, if such there were, a pa­per published here eight or ten years ago? The sentiments—the maxims —-the; jokes—the entire literature of those dark ages in- our institution's his'ory, are buried in oblivion. In order that more than the mere names of the present occupant- of these halls may be known to their suc­cessors, let the Bubbles be pre­served."

BAND CONCERT.

T h e band concert in the armory Friday ev> ning was attended by about 200 College people, and all seem well pleased with the work that is being done by Mr. Egerton and his players. The band now comprises 25 pieces, and is without cjuesti^n the best the institution has ever had. T h e marches were espe­cially good, and the cornet solos by Mr. Clark were certainly a feature of the program. Miss Porter is always a favorite with M. A. C. peo­ple and her vocal solos were much enjoyed. Mr . Hopphan showed in his playing the possibilities of his instrument, and altogether the pro­gram was nicely arranged and also well executed.

Mr . Egerton deserves great credit for his untiring efforts in per­fecting the band organization, and the decided improvement over former years should be a source of satisfaction to him.

OUR MILITARY, MECHANI­CAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, THE ARTIL­LERYMAN.

(Continued from last week)

The choice of the time and condi­tions lies with the naval commander, and certain he is to choose those most advantageous to himself. His crews may remain snugly in their hammocks until "General Quar ters" is sounded, while the coast artillery man must keep every gun, every range finding station, every power plant, every search-light, and every casemate, constantly manned with its full complement day and night. Th ' s condition at the seat of war might easily extend over a period of six, nine, or even twelve months. T w o complete reliefs for all stations and three for the most trying ones are then imperative. Fancy, if you can, the physical and mental strain under all conditions of weather, with possibly an enervating climate for even the man with four hours on and eight hours off.

T h e question of the minimum peace, strength required now re­solves itself into determining t h ; ' minimum garrison required at each fortification to keep the material in its highest state of efficiency, and to be capable of readily sssitnilatng s v-eral times its number of raw. and iri-

rienced r, cruits of both officers is d ffictik to fi id an

• :ig ou" various corns

inimum n of ex-;in.dsyoiJ

%-ith v • ;ii would' ..• at once to .am out the.

maximum output of the pi.iht, work­ing nigh', and dav, when you must also k e . p . t h j plant in repair, pro­tect it from damage by fire and the spies of your rivals, and at the same time feed, clothe, house and doctor your men, supposing that your new hands from superintendent down must come from all professions and trades other than that for which you require them ? Would one complete shift of machinists, en­gineers, clerks, property men, and cooks be too much "'. It is from such a standpoint that we urge that one complete relief for the coast de­fenses is necessary in time of peace.

The comparison falls short in sup­posing that your new hands would be readily available. T o see the truth of this, one only has to recall the experiences of 1S9S when it. was nearly two months-after the declara­tion of war before the first volun­teers were gotten upon the field of battle, with an obsolete weapon that made them quite as much of a riui-, sance as an aid. This was not the fault of the war department, nor of Congress, This condition was the result of public opinion. The J a p ­anese torpedo boats struck the Rus­sian Fleet in the harbor of Por t Ar thur before the* declaration of war. There is ample time for a series of great national disasters be­tween the declaration of war and the time when our first volunteers can be brought to the scene of action, especially in our more dis­tant possessions.

Quoting from the Annual Report of the Chief of Artillery, for 1905, we find that " The force necessary for one complete manning detail for all of the elements of our coast de­fense, including the 169 officers and 4,970 enlisted men required for tor­

pedo defense and power plant and search-light service, is 1,750 officers and 41,833 enlisted men of which we have respectively 525 and 13,734." F rom this it appears that but little over one-fourth of the bat­teries now completed are in actual use. T h e remainder are laid up in the hands of caretakers.

In a letter to Congress on March 5, 1906, the President of United States said : " The necessity for a complete and adequate system of coast defense is greater today than twenty years ago, for the increased wealth of the country offers more tempting inducements to attack, and a hostile fleet can reach our coast in in a much shorter period of time. The fact that we now have a navy does not in any wise diminish the importance of coast defenses ; on the contrary the fact emphasizes their value and necessity for their construction.

" I t is an accepted naval maxim that a navy can be used to strategic advantage only when acting on the offensive, and it can be free to so operate only after our coast defense is reasonably secure and so recog­nized by the country. It was due to the securely defended condition of the Japanese ports that the Japan­ese fleets were free to seek out and watch their proper objective — the Russian fleet-—without fear of inter­ruption or recall to guard its horn.' ports against raids by the Vladivo-

. squadron. This, one, of the tn'oat valuable lessons of the

sf, is worthy of set !>\ our cquntrvy-wilh

: last line, its many har-borsj and its manvwea l thy manu­facturing coast cities. The security and. protection of' our interests re-, quire the completion o ? the defenses

. of '6ui"~coas't.'"

In the artilleryman w e find a . soldier who is a mechanical and electrical engineer. T o his charge is entrusted probably as fine a sys­tem of coast drfense as has ever been constructed, but even now when our home defenses are far from complete, and practically nothing has been done toward forti­fying our insular possessions, and the Panama Canal, he must lay up in paint and cosmoline three-fourths of all this fine equipment, and do the best he can to keep the remaining fourths in operation with a force that is short-handed 30 per cent to 40 per Cint. He is provided . with excellent schools and means of training the experts which he re­quires, but, on completion of their enlistment, he sees all his work go for naught because they are under­paid, and the commercial world stands ready to invite them at twice their army pay.

Lieut. C01- Harrison, while acting Chief of Artillery, stated the situ­ation in a nut-shell. " W e are seek­ing a let-up on this present situation. It has gotten to the breaking point. The men will not re-enlist; many of them desert before their time ex­pires, and the officers are becoming somewhat discouraged. T h e engi­neers have been adding to the plant from time to time, and turning over to us new fortifications and new works, new accessories, new power plants, new electrical installations, and new search lights, until we are about ready to give way under the burden. W e cannot properly meet the responsibility that is accumulat­ing about our shoulders."

If this is the situation in peace, what will it be in war ?

Y. M. C. A.

T h e association is to be specially fortunate this week in having out­side speakers for the Thursday-evening meeting as well as for next Sundays' evening meeting.

Mr. W . L. Rogers is to be with us Thursday evening. Mr. Rogers is known to most of us and will have something good for us next Thursday . Mr. A. T . Burns, of the Settlement Workers of Chicago, will be with us Sunday. An account of him and his work has h en given in a previous issue. I t is a rare opportunity to hear such a man as Mr . Burns, so let every one avail themselves of it.

T h e students conducted last Sun­day's meeting in a very credible manner. W h a t they said was very interesting and inspiring.

T h e association is planning to send delegates to the Y. M. C. A . convention to be held at Jackson on Feb. 20th. Several members of the faculty are planning on attending.

A FEAST.

T h e writer does not expect to see this article appear in " T h e R E ­CORD," since he feels sure that the editor has been promptly supplied with several other more acceptable treatments of the same subject, for every one who had the writer's ex­perience has undoubtedly been com-

1! to commit to paper the effus-of his pleasure. But should

the editor, for novelty's sake, pub­lish ea rn -eparate version, what an interesting harmony in sp i r t , at least, if not in letter, would be pre­sented ! .

There is an organization among our l a ' y teachers mvsteriously, but impressively, known as the " T . X. C . " W e would not be so rude as to guess :'t any of its secrets, nor yet would we fail to commend duly every member of this peculiar hotly.

It seems,, however, that Miss Louise W a u g h is at present a sort of high priestess and representative hostess among her sisters. Any­way through her invitation, eleven friends were present with her last Tuesday evening in the Women 's Building at a dinner which was re­markable, not only f >r its various palatable courses and toothsome entries, but also for two other cleverly devised features.

T h e dinner was, indeed, through­out more than food. About every half hour an interesting telegram was received by some member of the company. W e were thus fav­ored with greetings from King Ed­ward, Harry T h a w , B. R . Tillman, Emperor William and President Roosevelt. A t the end of one of the courses we were served with something deeply Wrapped in nap­kins. W e opened our napkins at the same' time and were soon all changed; paper masks, coiffures, and ruffs, all of different designs and colors, were adorning our merry-expressions.

It was ten o'clock when the com­pany left the dining room. W e then entered the spacious parlor of -the Women's Building and enjoyed for an hour—we fear to say longer! —the performances of the fire in a big wood-fed grate.

Long live Miss W a u g h , the " T . N . C . " and their friends!

T h e basket ball team plays H o p e college at Holland next Saturday.

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A c c o r d i n g to t h e S t u d e n t R e c o r d t h e m e n s t u d e n t s of N e v a d a U n i v e r ­s i ty a r e soon to receive a course in c a m p c o o k i n g .

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E u g e n e R o b i n s o n w i t h ' 07 , re ­cen t ly pas sed his e x a m i n a t i o n for commiss ioned officer. H e is a n e p h e w of M a j . V e r n o u .

A t t h e f a r m e r s ' ins t i tu te at H a s t ­i n g s th i s w e e k t he C o l l e g e wil l be r e p r e s e n t e d b y D r . Blaisdel l , D r . W a t e r m a n , P ro f . J e f f e ry and M i s s J o n e s .

S u n d a y w a s a day of p r a y e r for s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t he country. The Y. W. C. A. held

t w o special m e e t i n g s in h o n o r of t h e d a y .

Mis s Jessie M a y L i n t o n of t he W e s t e r n S t a t e N o r m a l S c h o o l , K a l ­a m a z o o , w a s the g u e s t of he r b r o t h e r O l ive r L i n t o n '09 a f ew days t h e pas t w e e k .

O n W e d n e s d >y e v e n i n g , af ter a w e e k ' s absence h o m e , w h i t h e r s h e w a s called b y t h e u n e x p e c t e d d e a t h of he r g r a n d m o t h e r , M i s s C a r n e y r e t u r n e d to co l lege .

P r e s i d e n t S n y d e r w a s elected as p res iden t of M . A . C . e leven y e a r s a g o y e s t e r d a y . T w o y e a r s a g o on t h e 1 1 th of F e b r u a r y W e l l s Ha l l w a s d e s t r o y e d by fire.

J . A . P o u c h e r , ' 77 , R e g i s t e r of D e e d s in L e n a w e e C o . , called on C o l l e g e f r iends one day the pas t w e e k . H e w a s a t t e n d i n g t he mee t ­ing of s u p e r v i s o r s in the city.

O n S a t u r d a y a f t e rnoon t he f resh­m e n w o n in a m o s t exc i t ing ba ske t bal l g a m e over t h e " p r e p s " by the score of 31 to 27. T h e first half e n d e d 18 to 13 favor of t he p r e p s .

R a y S m a l l , ' 07 , is in D r . F o s t e r ' s hosp i t a l in t he city suffer ing f rom an abscess in t h e ea r . H e had j u s t b e g u n w o r k w i t h t h e L a n s i n g s t r ee t r a i l w a y w h e n t he t roub le c a m e u p o n h i m .

B . H . R o b e r t s , ' 09 , h a s b e e n ob l iged to d r o p his col lege w o r k for t h e t i m e on account of his r ecen t i l lness, a n d has r e t u r n e d to his h o m e in G r a n d R a p i d s . H e h o p e s to re ­t u r n in t h e s p r i n g .

M . E . L o n g , 11 ' , w h o h a s b e e n ill in t h e hosp i ta l for s o m e t ime , h a s b e e n t a k e n b y his p a r e n t s t o A n n

A r b o r for f u r t h e r t r e a t m e n t . W e shall be g l a l t o w e l c o m e h im back to M . A . C , as soon as his hea l th p e r m i t s .

T h e m e m b e r s of C l u b C w e r e m a d e h a p p y on W e d n e s d a y bv an in formal d i n n e r visit f rom M r s . S n y d e r and a g r o u p of the p ro fes ­sors w i t h the i r w i v e s . T h e r e was a g e n e r a l r e g r e t because P r e s i d e n t S n y d e r h a d to b e a w a y at an insti­tu te in R o c h e s t e r .

I n s t r u c t o r L . J . S m i t h h a s t a k e n his s t u d e n t s ( G e n ; A g r . 2 y e a r ) to t h e var ious gaso l ine e n g i n e p l a n t s of t h e city d u r i n g t h e pas t w e e k w h e r e t h e y w e r e s h o w n t he con­s t ruc t ion of each s ty le of e n g i n e a n d an o p p o r t u n i t y g iven to learn some­t h i n g of h o w each w a s ope ra t ed .

H o n . H e n r y C h a m b e r l a i n died at his h o m e in T h r e e O a k s S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g at t he a g e of S2 y e a r s . M r . C h a m b e r l a i n w a s a m e m b e r of t he l eg i s l a tu re in iS49, and a m e m b e r , of t he S t a t e B o a r d of A g r i c u l t u r e d u r i n g t he y e a r s ' 8 3 - ' S 9 and '91—'97. H e w a s one of t he oldes t p ioneer s of T h r e e O a k s .

A m e e t i n g of t he ci t izens abou t t he col lege w a s called on S a t u r d a y at 4 130 in t he chape l to h e a r t he re ­por t of t h e inco rpora t ion c o m m i t t e e w h i c h has b e e n at w o r k nea r ly a y e a r on t he p lans for i n c o r p o r a t i o n . T h e p r o p o s e d bill w a s read and d i s ­cussed ; t he po in t s r ece iv ing t h e m o s t a t t en t ion w e r e t h e n a m e for the n e w c i ty ,bounda r i e s a n d benefi ts to be secured b y inco rpo ra t i on . T h e m e e t i n g a d j o u r n e d to mee t a g a i n nex t S a t u r d a y a t 4 : 3 0 in t h e chapel.

THE M. A. C. RECORD.

ENGLISH LITERATURE.

A t the chapel exercises last Tues­day Prof. Fletcher took for his theme " T h e Companionship of books" and stated that while a ma­jority of the students are here for a technical education and must neces­sarily give a large share of their time to technical subjects, yet they ought not to neglect the opportunity to form the reading habit and to become acquainted with the masters of English literature.

He said in part,—I represent one of the technical departments of this college and it would be supposed that I should consider it more im­portant for the student in agricul­ture or horticulture to spend all his spare time studying the literature of these subjects, rather than to use it in reading English classics. Ye t I would urge that a large portion of the time be given to the latter sub­ject.

I have repeatedly seen men who are well equipped in technical agri­culture or horticulture, yet who had to be content with indifferent suc­cess because they lacked the abilitv to express themselves in a pleasing manner in speaking and in writ ing. I wish you would remember that you are here not merely for the train­ing that will bring success in busi­ness but also for the power that comes only from wide reading and deep thinking, outside of the nar­row limits of a technical profession, to the end that your lives may be of service in other ways besides in bus­iness. I would have the depart­ments of English and history and all of the so-called " humanities" very strong in this college, because they contribute largely to success in a technical profession and because they are indispensable to success in a broader sense.

Besides increasing his usefulness in his profession and in the world at large, familiarity with English clas­sics gives one the companionship of great men. He can meet Thoreau and Goethe and receive inspiration that comes from contact with them. There is much companionship in books. There is an author and a book or poem for every need—a Sidney Lanier for one who is home­sick for the woods, and a chapter of Jerome's when one feels frivolous. Books are the expression of real men, and these men become in a very real sense our companions.

I hope that no student, no matter how narrowly specialized his work may be, will fail to learn here to love good reading and to make the acquaintance of the masters of Eng­lish literature. Other friends may fail or pass away, but these are com­panions throughout life, and will be a constant comfort and inspiration. Take time enough from your pro­fessional studies to make these friendships.

N A T U R E S T U D Y LEAGUE. Those who attend the Nature

Study Club meetings hear some­thing good every time. T w o weeks ago J . J . Myers led the meeting, which was devoted to animal intel­ligence. Many were the strange and interesting stories that were told of cats, dogs, cows and birds, illustrating animal intelligence. Among the strangest was that of the woman-hating horse. Last week Dr. Beal spoke to the club on tropical plants illustrating his lecture with many fine photographs. This week Mr. Gunson will speak to the club oh orchids.

L E C T U R E S IN S P E C I A L COURSE IN FRUIT GROW­ING.

CLOTHING.

Any students of the College, long or short course, and any visitors, are invited to attend any of the lec­tures in the special two weeks ' course in fruit growing. So far as arranged the lectures are as follows. Practical work in grafting, pruning etc., is given in the afternoon. All the lectures are given in the Horti­cultural Laboratory :

Monday, Feb. 11, 10-11: Propagation of tree fruits.—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Propagation of small fruits— Mr. MoCue.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 9-10: The Structures and Habits of Injurious Insects— Prof. Pettit. 10-11: Locating a fruit farm—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Selecting Varieties—Mr. Mc-Cue.

Wednesday, Feb. IS, 9-10: Varieties for Michigan—Prof. Taft. 10-11: Selecting Nursery Stock— Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Planting the Orchard—Mr. McCue.

Thursday, Feb. 14, 9-10: Horticultural Laws and Nursery Inspection—Prof. Taft. 10-11; Tillage and its Substitutes— Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Methods of Tillage—Mr. Mc­Cue.

Friday, Feb. 15, 9-10: Insects and Dis-easesjof the Garden.—Prof. Pettit. 10-11: Pruning Tree Fruits.—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Pruning Small Fruits.—Mr. McCue.

Monday, Feb. IS, 9-10: How the Fruit Plant Feeds and Grows.—Director Smith. 10-11: Incidental Care of the or­chard.—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Fertilizing and Cover Crops. —Mr. McCue.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 9-10: Principles of Spraying.—Prof. Fletcher. 10-11: Injurious Insects of Tree Fruits.—Prof. Pettit. 11-12: The San Jose Scale.—Prof. Taft.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 9-10: Diseases of the Peach—Prof. Taft. 10-11: Diseases of the Plum, Cherry, and Small Fruits—Prof. Fletcher. 11-12: Diseases of the Pear, Apple and Quince—Mr. McCue.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 9-10: Insects Injuri­ous to Small Fruits—Prof. Pettit. 10-11: Spraying Methods, T. A. Far-rand. 11-12: Spraying Equipment—Mr. McCue.

Friday, Feb. 22, 9-10: Harvesting and Packing Fruit—Mr. McCue. 10-11: Storing and Marketing — Prof. Fletcher.

Oiher special lectures by prom­inent fruit growers of the state have been arranged.

T h e final basket ball game in the class series will be played February l9-

LAWRENCE ®. VAN BUREN PRINTING CO.

WHEN IN NEED OF

DANCE PROGRAMS or SOCIETY PRINTING.

122 Ottawa St. E .

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Being Desirous to Know if

It Pays to Advertise in this paper,

we therefore make an offer of 20 per cent discount from the regular price, to those mentioning this ad. during the month of February.

We sell everything.

Cameron & Arbaugh Co. DEPARTMENT STORE.

W A T C AND ALL OTHER KINDS OF

WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY Repairing in a workman-like manner.

H p P I P E P w i » t e at the M. A. C. . T . I l l &IV Book Store from 4 to 6

p. m. to receive and deliver work.

All Work Warranted.

ALL MEATS . . . . May look al ike to you, bu t there Is a

very g rea t difference in the qual i ty we han­d le and tha t sold by some o the r m a r k e t s . W e hand le none but the very best . Like the pudd ing , the proof of good mea t s is in t h e eat ing. A tr ia l will convince you that you ought to t r ade with u s .

We make daily trips to the College. BOTH PHONES. Careful attention given to

'phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER,

Washington Ave. South.

Stalker Prints " Swell" Dance Programs Fine Stationery and other good tilings.

117 fllchigan Avenue West Ground Floor.

DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MFN ^

T h e n a m e s in this Directory, as well a s those of all our o ther adver t i sers , a r e of reli­able par t ies . W e hope that the faculty and s tuden t s will t ake pains to pat ronize those who pat ronize u s .

BARBERS.

M A. C. BARBER SHOP, Rooms in New . Bath House. H. A. Sias, Propr.

BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

A M. EMERY. 116 Wash. Ave. N. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling Cards,

Fountain Pens. Pictures, Frames. Fine Framing a Specialty. Up-to-Date Styles.

BOOK BINDERS.

GEO. G. BLUDEAU & CO —Bookbinders Ac­count book makers, paper ruling, library and

fine art bindings, file boxes, map mounting, albums, pocket books, etc. Citizens phone No. 56. 109 Wash. Ave. N .

AGENVOORD & CO.—Bookbinders, Blank-book Makers, 116-118 Ottawa St. E. w

BOOTS AND SHOES.

LOUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings,. Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North.

CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE

H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S.

DENTISTS.

A F. GORDON, D. D. S. M. A. C. '91, U. o£ M. 01. 218 Washington Ave. S. Phone,

Citizens 68 i.

J E. STOFFER, D. D. S. Office 301 City Na­tional Bank Building. Citizens' Phone 1049.. Former M. A. C. student.

N H. MOORE, D. D. S. Office 411-13 Hollister Building, Lansing, Mich. Citizens phone 475-

R W. MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, Room.

517. Citizens Phone 52, Bell Phone 396.

D E. PARMELEE, Dentist, 117H Washing-. ton Ave. S-, Lansing, Michigan. Citizens"'

Phone, office 275; residence, 261.

DRUGGISTS.

ROUSER'S CAPITAL DRUG STORE. Up to date. Corner store. Opposite Hollister Block..

ROBINSON DRUG CO., successors to Alsdorfc & Son, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. 102*

Washington Ave. N.

DRY SOODS.

THE JEWETT & KNAPP STORE. Dry Goods. 222-224 Washington Ave. S.

ELECTRICAL SVPPLIES.

CAPITOL ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Supplies, Telegraph Instruments and Telephones. 11

Mich. Ave., E, •

FURNISHING SOODS.

E

M

LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad.

FURNITURE DEALERS.

J. A B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash. ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad,

HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES.

O RDER your hacks for parties at Carr's Hack Line. Livery in connection. 410 Washington^

Ave. N.

HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE.

NORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware* Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc.

I l l Washington Ave. South. See ad.

INSURANCE.

TH E DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD., Incorporated) Hollister Block. All kinds of the

best insurance. Strongest agency in citv.

M A. C. Real Estate Agency. All kinds of . real estate for sale or rent, P I K E AND.

L I F E I N S U R A N C E . Students property insured) in dormitories and private houses at lowest rates. Office at College Grocery Building.

JEWELERS.

CHAS. A. PIELLA. Jeweler and Optician, 121 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich.

LEAVE your Fine Watches and Jewelry witls J . J . Heath for repairs. He will please you.

LAVNDRY.

D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes, shoe the students. See ad.

W e

1UIE AMERICAN LAUNDRY solicits a share of your patronage. Remember the number,

309 Washington Ave., S. New Phone No. 420* Julia Findley & Edwin Lewis, Props. S. W. Doty and I. D. Smith, College Agents.

MANICURE AND HAIRDRBSSING.

MRS. O. T. CASE—Manicure and Hairdress-ing Parlors. Ma-querade Wigs for Rent .

Switches made of cut hair or combings. The-France-American Hygienic Toilet Requisites a. specialty. New 'phone 118. 222}^ Washington) Ave. S., np stairs.

MUSIC. PIANOS, ETC.

GRINNELL BROS. Pianos, Organs and every­thing in the line of music. 219 Washing­

ton Ave. N .

M R. and MRS. GEO. O. CLARK. Violinist and Pianist. Cit. phone 295. Bell phone 75-

112 Hosmer St. S. Lansing Mich.

OCULISTS.

CHAS, G. JENKINS, M. D. — Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours, 9 to 12 a, m.,

and 2 to 5 p. m. Citizens Phone No. 1030, Rooms 2"3-204 Prudden Block.

JOSEPH FOSTER, M. D., Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours 9 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 4 p. m.; Sun­days, 12 to 1; Evening 7 to 8. Corner Allegan

St. and Capitol Ave., Lansing. Both 'phones.

PHYSICIANS.

DR. H. W. LANDON. Office and residence. M. A. C. Office hours from 7 to 8:30 a: m..

and 12:30 to 2, and 6:30 to 8 p. m. Sunday office-hours 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m. New phone 1560.

DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL. Hours 9 to 11 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 12 to 1

and 5 to 6 p. m. Agricultural College, Mich. Citi-zens phone 1502.

PLUMBERS.

SHIELDS & LEAD LEY. Plumbing and Heat­ing. 300 Wash, Ave. N. , Lansing. Both

Phones.

SPORTING GOODS.

J H. LARRABEE. Base Ball Goods, Foot Ball Goods, Tennis, Golf, Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle. 826 Wash. Ave. S.