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T h e Union-Colombian Joint-Debate

On Saturday evening occurred the long-looked-for debate between the Union and Columbian Literary So­cieties on the question, " Resolved, That the Southern States are justi­fied in enacting such measures as will eliminate negro suffrage." T h e Union, represented by Messrs. Mc-Cune and McCue, supported the affirmative, while the Columbian, represented by Messrs. Wermuth and Rudolph, took the negative. The judges, who were Rev. L. B. Bissell, Judge Howard Wiest, and Mr. C. F . Hammond, gave their unanimous decision by ballot with­out consultation to the negative.

Mr . McCune, the first speaker for the affirmative, quoted extensively from the Congressional Record to prove that negroes do not show a capacity for self-government. He maintained that they did not divide according to social, political and moral issues, but upon lines of race prejudice. T h e desire to massacre the whites is a latent passion among the southern negroes.

Mr. Wermuth in opening said that the preceding speaker had repre­sented the negro as he was forty vears ago and not as he now is. He denied the contention that negroes always vote as a unit and cited examples of the " black b e l t " in Alabama where the negro vote is the predominating one. The negro has progressed and does show a capacity for organization as wit­nessed by the Tuskegee School, numerous farmers' clubs, church conferences, etc. T h e disfran­chisement of the' negro would be unjust because many of them are worthy of the suffrage. Mr. Wer­muth quoted statistics to show the progress in education and in the accumulation of property. Many factories are manned and managed by negroes. The negro has been loyal to his country. He has taken part in every war since the Revolu­tion. If you doubt his bravery, ask Shatter, or Wheeler , or Roosevelt. Should not a race which is willing to die for its country be given the right of franchise ? Furthermore, disfranchisement w o u l d put the negro at the mercy of the whites and would retard his progress, thus continuing the very condi­tions it seeks to improve. It would have a tendency to separate the intelligent negro from the more un­intelligent, because the former would migrate to states where he could vote; thus depriving the race of its natural leaders. The conditions brought about by disfranchisement would r eac t upon the southern whites, because to lower the lowest element of society would be to lower the whole mass of society. Disfranchisement would alienate the negro; make him an open enemy; and necessitate a standing army to keep him down. The duty of the South lies not in crushing down the negro but in lifting him up and guiding him so that he may aid in working out the destiny of the South.

Mr. McCue for the affirmative held that disfranchisement would act as an incentive to young negroes to educate themselves so as to qual­

ify themselves for exercising the ballot. He quoted personal letters from Gov. Chandler of Georgia, and Prof. Battle of the University of Nor th Carolina, to prove this point. The negro had suddenly been elevated to a plane he was not fitted to occupy. He is not a mor­ally responsible agent and needs to be deprived of the franchise so as to he brought to a realization of his own 'responsibility. Mr. McCue quoted Lincoln as saying that he was opposed to negro sopial and political equality, and added that the Fifteenth Amendment was a forc­ing of artificial conditions. If Lin­coln had not been killed it would never have been passed. It was a piece of fanaticism forced upon the southern whites without their con­sent. It gave rise to " carpet-bag " rule, and has retarded the South commercially, financially, and intel­lectually.

Mr . Rudolph for the negative asserted that the disfranchisement would be a menace not alone to the whites of the south but to the whole nation. It would raise up within the country a faction bitterly opposed to the government. The fighting power of the negro must not be un­derestimated, and the negro would be justified in defending his rights. Mr. Rudolph said that the negative did not hold that the condition in the south was an ideal one, but they recommended as a remedy an educa­tional qualification applicable to both races alike. The educated, intel­ligent negro should not be disfran­chised. An ' educational qualifica­tion would eliminate the ignorant white vote, and if it is a good thing to disfranchise the ignorant negro vote in the south, it is an equally good thing to disfranchise the igno­rant white vote.

In rebuttal Mr. Wermuth for the negative drew a distinction between the question as stated and the educa­tional qualification for which he and his colleague stood.

Mr. McCune closed for the affirm­ative in a short impromptu speech which displayed eloquence of a high order.

All the contestants deserve the highest praise for their efforts. Tha t their two months of prepara­tion had been conscientiously oc­cupied was evidenced by the masterly way in which each handled the question. T h e debate as a whole was on a par with any of the inter-society debates which I have heard at the university.

V . E . B R O W N .

Y. M. C. A.

The union meeting of the Y . M. and Y. W. C. A . was led by Mr. Hayes. The subject of his talk was " Our Responsibility," the substance of which was as follows:

God has created man for a pur­pose and each individual has a posi­tion to fill, for which he is held to account. W e are responsible for the thoughts we think, the words we speak, the actions which we per­form. A person is influenced to a certain extent by his surroundings, but he is responsible for those sur­roundings. Then again, ability, to­gether with opportunity, is a meas­

ure of responsibility. W e , as col­lege young people, have more abil­ity than the average young people of our community and therefore our responsibility becomes much greater than that of the average young per­son. W h e n we add to this the re­sponsibility that comes from oppor­tunity it grows much larger. W e have many opportunities which others have not. W e have oppor­tunities for reading the best books; studying nature's laws; coming in contact with prominent men. W e cannot begin to measure them all. But we must awake to our respon­sibilities as individuals. Let us not go about our work with an air of indifference or of selfishness, but let us have the feeling of responsibility for opportunities and to our fellow-men.

As Christian individuals we have special responsibilities. W e have taken upon ourselves the name of followers of Christ. Our respons­ibility as Christians is to be Christ­like, i. e. to have the spirit of Christ, and his spirit was love.

Again collectively as Young Men's and Young Women's Chtis-tian Associations we have a respons­ibility. These are the only religious organizations at this College. T h e way they are managed and the manner of life of the members deter­mines the religious atmosphere of the institution, and upon the in­fluence of the members depends, to a great extent, the reputation of the College for moral character. T h e associations must stand for what is right in all things pertaining to Christian work.

A marked spiritual awakening in the Kansas Agricultural College in February resulted in fifty-three con­versions.

Every classified student in the College of Liberal Arts of the Nebraska Wesleyan University is a professing Christian. Special meet­ings were conducted for three weeks resulting in 150 conversions. There was no preaching, but much personal work. Many accepted Christ alone in their rooms, and at the class and association meetings professed Him as their Saviour. The genuineness of the work causes great rejoicing.

T h e above two items were taken from the April number of The Inter collegian and simply illustrate what might be done here. It is a sad fact that while colleges are sup­ported to make men and women, a great many are unmade yearly in these schools. Much of this evil might be remedied if each Christian student would do some of the per­sonal work mentioned above. Ser­mons from the platform will not suffice.

T h e subject for the next Thurs­day evening's meeting of the Y . M. C. A. is " I promise."

A U G U S T F R E Y .

Mechanical Department.

T h e lockers in the wood-shop are nearing completion.

The department has just com­pleted two gear wheels and two pinions for Mr . R . E . Brackett of Lansing, to be used in special machinery which he is getting up.

Ned Jenison, the son of Mr. L. F . Jenison, clerk of the department, is ill with intermittent fever.

All mechanical students who may desire to subscribe to "Power" this year can secure special rates by ap­plying to Mr. Jenison.

The department recently received an inqiliry from the Ontario Agri­cultural College at Guelph request­ing information as to our methods of installing underground steam piping.

Farm Department.

A Shropshire ram lamb that was bred on the College farm recently sheared i6^{ lbs. of wool which represented 360 days' growth. The staple of this fleece measured 7 ^ inches in length.

Mr . R . D. Smith, of Corning, Mich., who has been feeding the experiment steers during the past winter, has returned to his home. The farm department is more than satisfied with the work he has done.

Robert Miller of Stauffville, Ont., and Alexander Bruce of South America, visited the farm department of the College last Tuesday, April 16th. They were looking for high-class Shorthorn cattle. Mr. Bruce expressed himself as being pleased with the College herd of Short­horns. Professor Mumford sold him the Shorthorn bull that had recently been added to the herd, which Mr. Bruce will take to South America in May. Owing to the fact that there is no line of cattle-boats from North to South Amer­ica it is necessary to take the bull to Liverpool or Southampton and thence to South America. Since it is one of the objects of the Pan-American Exposition to encourage commercial relations between the two halves of the American conti­nent it may be hoped that there will be better shipping facilities in the near future.

G E O . F . R A N S O M .

Fulton-Chatfield Wedding.

A quiet wedding took place April 16, at 2 o'clock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chatfield, South Haven, where their daughter Lucy was uniteijin marriage to Mr. S. H . Fulton. Owing to the recent severe illness of the groom only the near relatives were present. Miss Jessie Chatfield acted as bridesmaid and Lem Wheeler as best man. Both bride and bridesmaid were attired in white Persian lawn, trimmed with Valensiennes lace and tatting.

The ceremony was very short and simple and was performed bv Rev. W . H . Snyder. After the exchange of congratulations and best wishes, light refreshments were served and the bridal couple were taken to their future home at the Experimental farm in South Haven, where they will be at home to their friends after May I. Mr. S. H . Fulton be­longs to the class of '97.

Lost somewhere on the campus a pair of rimless eye-glasses, the finder will greatly oblige the loser by returning the same to the Presi­dent's Office.

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H O W A R D E D W A R D S .

V I C T O R E. B R O W N .

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T h e College is to be congratu­lated upon the excellent conditions prevailing at the College hospital. I t is now a useful, natural, and ef­fective adjunct to the life at the Col­lege, and is coming more and more into favor with the students — is looked upon as a haven of refuge to which a sick body and aching nerves may betake themselves with assur­ances of quiet rest and needed atten­tion. N o phase of College life is more distressing than the inevitable case or two of serious illness, dis­covered too late to remove the suf­ferer to his home, and compelled to take its chances in the bare and noisy dormitory. T o such a case a near-by hospital with cheerful quiet rooms and necessary conveniences is really a God-send, and many of our students have found within the last three or four months that our hos­pital meets just the case. I t will I know be a source of much comfort to all parents to know that in case their boy is taken ill there is just such a place to which he can go and receive the care and attention he so much needs. Miss Ketcham, the nurse, is skilled, assiduous, pains­taking, intelligent and indefatigable in her work. N o patient is neg­lected day or night, and she goes about her work with a devotion and quiet steadiness that is rare indeed. T h e College cannot afford to lose Miss Ketcham. It has been six years finding such a combination of qualities as she possesses, and it is doubtful if six years more of search would discover her duplicate. It is out of a full heart that the writer sets down these facts. In his pres­ent homeless condition, beset with sickness and suffering, it is hard to say what would have become of his sick boy, had it not been for the College hospital and Miss Ketcham.

The remarks below are not in­tended as a criticism on the decision of the judges in the Columbian-Union Lit . debate; the writer of this was not present, has no idea of the arguments produced on the two sides, and could not tell at the mo­ment wTiat was the specific nature of the question. But he has been told

by one of the teachers present that according to his own statement one of the judges gave his decision on the number of points brought up. Now of course there are some argu­ments where such a test would be apropos, but it should be carefully insisted upon, before students pre­paring for debate and before judges called in to decide questions, that mere number is by no means a cri­terion. There may be many reasons why I should journey to Detroit. There may be an excellent play in the opera house, a dozen of my oldest friends awaiting my arrival, and an important business situation involv­ing the gain or loss of a thousand dollars to discuss with a company of business men; yet if I am sick unto death there is one reason against going that outweighs the three others. The attempt to fix any mechanical standard by which the relative merit of debates may be de­cided is futile. The decision of a judge should be based on the thoroughness of acquaintance shown with the question, the originality and effectiveness displayed in discover­ing and arranging arguments, the skill and effect with which the argu­ments are presented and enforced, and the adroitness and readiness with which opposing arguments are met and parried. All this is a matter of weighing and deciding on the value of volitional stimuli, and no mere mechanical system of enumera­tion can ever satisfy the conditions.

H O W A R D E D W A R D S .

Commencement Sermon.

T h e Rev. David R . Breed, D. D. will deliver the baccalaureate ser­mon this year to our graduating class and students. Dr. Breed is one of the ablest pulpit orators in the country and has been pastor of large churches in St. Paul, Chicago and Pittsburg. He is at present a pro­fessor in the Western Theological Seminary. He usually spends his summers at Wequetonsing in north­ern Michigan and is quite well known to some of our College peo­ple. Efforts have been made before to secure his services but have al­ways failed. It is probable that the services will be held in the after­noon this year instead of in the evening.

M . A . C. Chorus Class.

T h e " H a y m a k e r s " will be given by the M. A . C. Chorus, Friday evening at 8 o'clock, at the Armory. This is an operatic cantata consisting of solos, duets, quartets, and cho­ruses, representing haying scenes of perhaps forty or fifty years ago, written by Geo. F . Root. T h e Chorus has spent much time prepar­ing for this, and it will undoubtedly be of high order for an amateur pro­duction. Everybody come. Ad­mission 15 cents.

A Pillow-Case Pa r ty .

Professor and Mrs. L . R. Taft gave a most delightful little party on Saturday evening to their many friends. Every one was requested to appear in sheet, pillow case and mask. The result was most amus­ing. Old ftiends failed to recognize one another, and cases of mistaken identity were many. When the time for unmasking came and every­thing was straightened out, and everyone found out who was who, there was a general laugh over the previous mistakes. The erstwhile

ghosts then busied themselves with games in which Professor Towar distinguished himself by winning the first prizes in both—some beau­tiful carnations. Miss Hedrick and Mr. Shaw drew for the consolation prize in the first game, while Mr . Hal Reed was the undisputed win­ner of this prize in the second game. Delicious punch was served during the evening and at about eleven dainty light refreshments were served. v . B. B.

M . A . C. Debat ing Club.

T h e first meeting of the term was held on last Thursday at 7 p . m. T h e discussion of the question, Resolved, Tha t the Clayton-Buiwer treaty is still in force, proved very interesting, and brought out espec­ially the lack of definite knowledge about the treaty and its provisions. Mr. Brown's paper preparatory to the debate was highly complimented. The program for next week is as follows, and the practical nature of the local question should draw out a large audience.

Debate — "Resolved, Tha t the name of the College should be changed."

Affirmative—Crosby and Dail. Negative—Dunford and Elmer.

Arbor Day at M. A. C.

I t may naturally be expected that Arbor Day would not pass at the Agricultural College without re­ceiving some attention. T h e sub­ject of forestry is taught in winter when tree planting is considered by the agricultural juniors. On numer­ous occasions the day set apart by the governor has been adequately observed with appropriate addresses, papers, music, declamations, and tree planting. This year no such public exercises were observed.

The professor of agriculture asked the professor of forestry to assist in filling some fifteen vacan­cies in the rows of trees along the sides of the lane which extends the entire length of the farm. This is how it was done, as we quietly per­formed the duties of Arbor day: On a still day, a team and two men went to the woods with two spades, an ax, mattock and a good supply of old wet blankets. The selection of trees was made in a place where little else grew except second growth. The trees sought were about two inches in diameter a foot from the ground, not crowded by others, hence were low and stocky. A space was dug about the tree in the form of a trench, keeping one edge, instead of one side of the spade toward the tree. When below most of the roots, the mat­tock did good service in loosening the earth under the tree. Very littly pushing and pulling of the tree was indulged in, as it was easily tipped out as soon as loosened. The top was trimmed with severity, not all back to a lone stub, but stubs of a number of branches a foot long were left. Some of the mold ad­hered to the roots in a loose lump. One after the other a portion of these trees were snugly placed in the wagon, with the roots crowded to­gether, over which were kept the wet blankets.

The kinds selected were sugar maples, basswoods, American elms, and beeches. Circular holes were dug to hold trees that had a root extension of at least three feet.

T h e earth was well rammed in. T h e long roots and low tops made

stakes unnecessary. Former trees along the lane have received much injury on the southwest side from the sun, the insects, or from both combined. The trunks of these trees will be loosely wound with tough paper to watch the results.

Now the job is done and the trees are henceforth to shift for them­selves in a sharp contest with June grass sods, as this is the proverbial way of managing roadside trees. By no means! If labor were scarce or an uncertain quantity during the busy months of June , July and August, a heavy mulch would be placed about each tree, not piled up about the roots all within a space of three feet in diameter, but spread out at least four feet from the tree. But these trees are all expected to live, every one of them, and thrive and be a credit to all concerned. T h e land for a circle of eight feet for each tree will be frequently hoed and raked during the year till about August 15, and kept as nice as a garden. This is the safest mulch for such trees for the next three or four years at least. But why so large a space about each tree, as the roots do not extend nearly so far? Yes, that is so now, but grass likes a mellow soil and will send its white underground stems and roots from each direction deep into the soil to feed over the garden spot, robbing the tree.

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Tau Beta Pi.

Last Thursday evening the Tau Beta Pi Fraternity held an open meeting in the physical laboratory, to which were invited the teaching forces in the physical, mathematical and mechanical engineering depart­ments and the students in the senior, junior and sophomore classes.

T h e program consisted of three papers. The first one, given by H . T . Thomas, '01; was on " Shaft Governors." Mr. Thomas pointed out that there were two general types depending for their classifica­tion upon the forces used to vary the length of the eccentrics, viz., the centrifugal and inertia govern­ors. Four sketches were used to illustrate two of the simplest and most successful commercial govern­ors of each type. Mr. Thomas entered into a detailed discussion of Prof. Sweet's governor and quoted tests to show that when a load of 45 brake H. P . was suddenly applied this governor gave a rapid regula­tion to the cut-off in such a manner as to maintain the speed of the en­gine within 1 yz per cent, of the speed under no load. T h e impres­sion that the shaft governor is a source of weakness in the modern high-speed steam engine is gradu­ally giving way to a feeling of con­fidence, because of the satisfactory performance of many well-devel­oped designs of both types.

A. H . Case, '02, presented a paper on " T h e Slide Rule ." The paper comprised a short history of the slide rule and a presentation of its principle of working problems by the algebraic addition of graphical logarithms. The value of the dis­cussion was greatly enhanced by a large slide rule ten times the size of the ordinary commercial rule. Mr. Case gave an exhibition of the util­ity of the device by working several problems on the large rule. The slide rule is steadily gaining favor among students, draftsmen and en­gineers as a means for rapidly check­ing computations.

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T h e last p a p e r was g iven by P ro f . V e d d e r on " E n g i n e e r i n g E c o n o m ­ics . " P ro f . V e d d e r ' s discussion w a s l a r g e l y from the s t andpo in t of econ­o m y of t ime in p r o d u c i n g resul t s . H e s h o w e d h o w m u c h t i m e and m o n e y as we l l , w a s saved by t h e e n g i n e e r w h o l imited himself to s t anda rd sizes w h e n e v e r poss ible w h e n us ing s t ruc tu ra l steel or de ­s i g n i n g m a c h i n e r y . H e also m e n ­t ioned the c o m m o n mis t ake of t he y o u n g s u r v e y o r w h o neg lec t s to s tudy the sources of e r ro r w i t h w h i c h h e has to c o n t e n d . T h e t e n d e n c y is to neg lec t t h e smal l e r ro r in l e n g t h of chain d u e to c h a n g e s of t e m p e r a t u r e , w e a r , etc . , bu t to spend a t least half a m i n u t e " j i g g i n g " t h e p in s in o rde r to ge t t h e m w i t h i n a half i nch of t he l ine.

T h e e r r o n e o u s l e n g t h of cha in en t e r s as a c u m u l a t i v e e r ro r w h i c h f r e q u e n t l y is as g rea t as 1 in 1000 •while c o m p u t a t i o n s h o w s tha t w i t h a 50 ft. t ape t h e e r ro r d u e to s e t t i ng t h e p in ou t of l ine m a y b e k e p t -within 1 in 2000 if t h e p in is set w i t h i n 1.57 ft. of t he l ine. I n deal ­i n g w i t h e c o n o m y of t ime in m a k ­i n g c o m p u t a t i o n s h e said t h a t t h e first requis i te was a t h o r o u g h k n o w l ­e d g e of l o g a r i t h m s . T h e re la t ive a m o u n t s of t ime c o n s u m e d b y the use of four , five a n d six p lace l o g a r i t h m tables w e r e in t h e ra t io of 2, 3 a n d 4 ; t h a t is, a p e r s o n , con­d u c t i n g a s u r v e y in w h i c h t h e pe r ­miss ible e r r o r w a s 1 in 1000, w a s t e d j u s t half his t i m e in ca lcu la t ing if h e used a six p lace tab le ins tead of a fou r p lace tab le for t h e la t te r wi l l g i v e a resu l t in e r r o r no t m o r e t h a n 1 in 5000 . A s a caut ion aga ins t a too l iberal i n t e rp re t a t ion of his doc­t r i n e he added t h a t it was m u c h b e t t e r to e r r on t he side of unneces ­s a ry exac tness t h a n in t h e o t h e r d i r ec t ion . M . L . I .

Las t fall M a j o r C . A . V e r n o u p r o c u r e d a meda l to b e confe r red at s t a t ed in te rva l s u p o n t h e cap ta in w h o s e c o m p a n y best execu ted t h e m a n e u v e r s in t h e m a n u a l of a r m s , c o m p a n y dr i l l , a n d g u a r d m o u n t i n g . •One of these c o m p e t e t i v e dr i l ls t ook p l a c e T u e s d a y and T h u r s d a y n i g h t s a n d resu l ted in C a p t a i n W . W . W e l l s of C o m p a n y C secu r ing the m e d a l . I t w a s p r e sen t ed at dress p a r a d e on F r i d a y .

A b o u t t h e C a m p u s .

T h e b a t h association held its annua l m e e t i n g S a t u r d a y at 1 2 : 2 0 i n t he c h a p e l and elected W . C . W a t e r b u r y , 'o$m, as s t e w a r d for t h e e n s u i n g y e a r .

A s p e c i m e n of t h e h e r r i n g - g u l l h a s been p re sen ted to t h e zoologica l d e p a r t m e n t by M r . C h a s . M . N o r ­t o n of L a n s i n g . I t w a s t a k e n at P i n e L a k e . I t has been m o u n t e d b y M r . S h a w in his best s ty le and w i l l soon be on exh ib i t ion in t h e M u s e u m .

T h e m a n y fr iends of Miss Bel le C . C r o w e w e r e g lad to w e l c o m e h e r on M o n d a y back to her accus­t o m e d p lace in t h e W o m e n ' s Bui ld­i n g w h e r e she is s p e n d i n g the last w e e k s of he r conva lescence . M i s s C r o w e w a s in t he hospi ta l exac t ly e i g h t w e e k s .

D r . K e d z i e a t t ended the m e m o r i a l s e r v i c e in h o n o r of t h e late G e o . W i l l a r d , he ld at B a t t l e C r e e k o n A p r i l 14. T h e D o c t o r h a s p r e ­s en t ed to t h e l ib ra ry a po r t r a i t of h is old f r iend, w h o w a s a m e m b e r of t h e S t a t e B o a r d of E d u c a t i o n t h a t had c h a r g e of t he C o l l e g e from 1857 to 1861 .

I n last w e e k ' s Michigan Farmer t h e r e is an exce l l en t i l lus t ra t ion of t w o of t h e p r i ze C o t s w o l d s h e e p o w n e d by t h e C o l l e g e . B o t h w e r e p r i z e w i n n e r s at t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l at C h i c a g o last w i n t e r , and one of t h e m w o n 1st p r i ze at O m a h a jus t p r ev ious .

A t t h e r eques t of t he W o m e n ' s D e p a r t m e n t a v o l u n t a r y obse rva t ion class in b i rd s tudy for t h e y o u n g ladies has been fo rmed u n d e r P r o ­fessor B a r r o w s . T w o - h o u r excu r ­sions wi l l b e m a d e on T u e s d a y a f t e rnoons d u r i n g t h e p r e s e n t t e r m . A s imi lar class for m e n wil l be formed p rov ided t h e r e are e n o u g h w h o s ignify the i r in ten t ion of jo in­i n g .

T h e C o l u m b i a n L i t e r a r y Soc ie ty he ld a p a r t y on F r i d a y e v e n i n g , A p r i l 19. D a n c i n g w a s i n d u l g e d in, and to t hose w h o w e r e no t so occupied , a ve ry i n t e r e s t i n g e n t e r t a i n m e n t w a s p rov ided by h a v i n g a series of g a m e s a r r a n g e d in p rog re s s ion . L i g h t r e ­f r e s h m e n t s a n d p u n s w e r e s e rved in l imi ted a m o u n t s . D r . and M r s . W a t e r m a n w e r e c h a p e r o n s to look after t h e juven i les .

P ro f . W h e e l e r left last W e d n e s ­d a y for his tour of inspec t ion of t h e sand d u n e s a l o n g t h e eas t e rn sho re of L a k e M i c h i g a n , w h i c h was m e n ­t ioned in a r ecen t n u m b e r of t h e R E C O R D . H e wi l l r e p o r t to t he g o v e r n m e n t u p o n t h e feasibil i ty of s o w i n g cer ta in var ie t ies of g rasses such as h a v e been s o w n in D e l a w a r e in o rde r to p ro t ec t t h e ad jo in ing f a r m s f rom b e i n g cove red w i t h sand .

Miss K e l l e r spen t a mos t profi t­ab le and en joyab le w e e k in C h i c a g o d u r i n g t h e s p r i n g vaca t ion . S h e visited l a r g e fu rn i tu re dea le r s and house deco ra to r s in t h e in te res t of her course in H o u s e h o l d decora t ion . S h e also visited A r m o u r I n s t i t u t e of T e c h n o l o g y , and t h e w o m e n ' s dor ­m i t o r y of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of C h i ­c a g o , and spen t cons iderab le t i m e s t u d y i n g in t h e J o h n C r e r a r L i b r a r y .

When in need at 1

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T h e m a i n i t e m i n S t o v e s is t o

ge t t h e best for t h e leas t m o n e y .

W e h a v e t h e nicest a s s o r t m e n t e v e r

i n t h e c i t y . Steel R a n g e s $ J 8.00

t o $ 4 0 . 0 0 ; C a s t C o o k S t o v e s w i t h

R e s e r v o i r $ J 6.00 t o $ 2 5 . 0 0 ; B a s e

B u r n e r C o a l S t o v e s $25 .00 t o

$ 4 0 . 0 0 ; Soft C o a l A i r - T i g h t S t o v e s

$ J 2 . 0 0 t o $ 1 8 . 0 0 ; A i r - T i g h t W o o d

S t o v e s $5 .00 t o $ 9 . 0 0 ; N i c e O i l

H e a t e r s $3 .25 t o $4 .00 . E v e r y o n e

of t h e m fu l ly g u a r a n t e e d . A n ice

l i ne of P o c k e t C u t l e r y R a z o r s .

S h e a r s , i n f ac t a n y t h i n g needed* in

t h e H a r d w a r e L i n e y o u w i l l f ind i t

a n d a t pr ices t o su i t y o u , a t

NORTON'S HARDWARE,.

T h e mechan ica l s tuden t s w h o are t h e p e r c e n t a g e of coppe r in differ-t a k i n g e n g i n e e r i n g c h e m i s t r y , q u a n - en t c o p p e r b e a r i n g mine ra l s , and a re t i ta t ive ana lys is , are w o r k i n g on the at p r e sen t w o r k i n g on the ores of ores of me ta l s . T h e y h a v e com- i ron. I t is in t e res t ing and is en joyed p le ted a series of tests to d e t e r m i n e b y all .

SIMONS DRY GOODS CO. W e i n v i t e y o u r a t t e n t i o n

t o o u r N e w L i n e of . . . .

Ladies'andMjsses: Suits, Jackets and Skirts.

N E W " G R I F F I N " L I N E of

Shirt Waists In w h i t e and colored 75c to $5.00

S P E C I A L S A L E of

Foulard Silks 88c p e r y a r d for $1 .28 q u a l i t y .

59c p e r y a r d for 75c q u a l i t y .

Simons Dry Goods Co. T h r e e F l o o r s 1st , D r y G o o d s ; 2 d , S u i t s ; 3 d , C a r p e t s - — E l e v a t o r .

Furniture Headquarters. C O H P L E T E L I N E O F F U R N I T U R E F O R S T U D E N T S ' R O O M S

Woven Wire Springs a t Woven Wire Cots a t Mattresses at Chairs at Arm Chairs a t S tudents Tables at

$1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 $1.75, $2.00, $2.50 up

50c, 60c, 75c up $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 up

$1.50, $1.75, $2.00

fl. J. & B. fl. Buck.

You know The Spaulding Sweater

is the athletic sweater of this country. While they may cost a trifle more than other makes, they are the cheapest on account of the additional wear.

$3-75 - $4-50' WE HAVE A COMPLETE LINE

OF THE M. A. C. SWEATERS at

Also a nice assortment of SPAULDING JERSEY SWEATERS.

We are showing the most beautiful line of Negligee Shirts ever brought to this City.

Elgin flifflin.

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The "Rugby" N e w R u g b y last , h e a v y ex t ens ion

soles, r o p e s t i t ched c lear a r o u n d t h e

heel , m a d e in t an a n d b lack R u s s i a n

calf, a lso in p a t e n t l ea the r .

Oxfords M a d e in s a m e s ty les for s u m m e r \

w e a r , t h e " s w e l l e s t " t h i n g y e t \

b r o u g h t out .

Prices $3.50 to $5.00

C. D. WOODBURY, H O L L I S T E R B L O C K .

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T H E M. A. C. R E C O R D . A P R I L 23, 1901

Old Students.

Hon. Lincoln Avery, '82, of Por t Huron, is one of the new members of the State Board of Education.

J . F . Coats is drafting for W . E . Hill & Co., of Kalamazoo. His address is 621 S. West street, Kala­mazoo.

Mr. L. C. Brooks '92W, has entered the employ of the Long Arm System Co., Lake and Mason streets, Cleveland, Ohio.

Edward D. Allis, '03a, who has been in poor health for some time has left College to go to California on a pleasure trip with his father.

A. H . Dail, 'o^-'oSa, head book­keeper for a large food-product house in Cleveland, O., is on a visit to the College. He says it is good to be here again.

Glenn A. Bunting with ,oom, who has been with the Bell Telephone Supply Co. of New York during the past year, is now with the same company in Buffalo.

Mrs . M. J . (Merre l l ) Carpenter, '81 , m. s. '86, of For t Collins, Colo­rado, called at the College this week. Mrs. C. was librarian at the College from 1883-1888.

W. H. Green w i t h ' o i , is spend­ing the last few days of his vacation at the College. H e leaves for Ann Arbor today where he is a junior in the civil engineering course.

H . R . Parish, '96m, is now at the N e w York Ship Building Works , Camden, N e w Jersey. "Har r ie ' s " mother writes: T H E R E C O R D is quite interesting to us old folks.

W . P . Hawley, '92W, has accepted an appointment as draughtsman in the office of the chief of ordnance of the army. His address is 801 A St. S. E., Washington, D. C.

Ben Laubach with '01, spent Sat­urday and Sunday at the College visiting old acquaintances, and, on Monday, left for Cleveland where he will ship for the summer on the steamer "Lynn . "

F . J . P o r t e r , ' 9 3 , is on a visit to the College. Mr. Porter had a serious accident last fall in which his hand was nearly cut in two. He will, as a consequence give up farm­ing and go into the lumbering busi­ness with his brother.

E . M. McElroy '93a is ill with fever at the Baptist Hospital, Chi­cago, where his wife has also been ill for several months. It will be remembered that Miss Kerr sten­ographer in the farm department, who is a sister of Mrs. McElroy, spent a number of weeks recently in Chicago at the latter's bed-side.

Mr. A. B. Cook, '93, writes from Owosso, Mich, on April 16, as fol­lows: " S o m e one (syrup)titiously inserted in T H E R E C O R D of April 9th, the statement that we were enjoying an unusually good season in our sugar bush. Someone blun­dered. The season was short and not especially sweet. Will you be kind enough to allow me to inform our patrons at M. A. C. through your columns, that we will be un­able to fill their orders as Shiawassee county has re-syruped the entire crop."

Ralph W. E. Millis (m. '95-'y6J a nephew of Prof. Mumford, died at his home in Por t Huron Monday, April 15, aged 22 years 10 months. He had served in the Philippines where he contracted a malignant

form of dysentery. Upon arriving at San Francisco he was ill in the hospital for some time. H e re­turned home thoroughly broken down and died exactly a month later. H e was given a military funeral on Wednesday afternoon in the Por t Huron armory and was buried on Thursday.

H . C. Wyman , student 1865-66; M. D. U. of M. ' 73 ; M. S. '87; Professor of Surgery in the Mich­igan College of Medicine and Sur­gery, Detroit, in an address before the Wyman Medical Society, on The Surgery of the Nineteenth Century, has some remarkably inter­esting facts and theories on the influence of slavery on surgery, and also on the surgery of the Civil war as compared with that of the Span­ish war. In fact, the whole paper bristles with suggestive thought put in such a way that even the average layman can appreciate and digest it. T h e emphasis laid on cleanliness, and the practical demonstration of its importance by the difference in result in a fracture incurred on Monday or on Friday — incurred when the patient has on clean under­wear and socks or when the reverse is true — is something good for dis­semination among the general pub­lic.

About Campus .

C. W . Knight, '04, is laid up in the hospital with erysipelas,

Norman Edwards, '03, is ill in the hospital with malarial fever.

The Eclectic society will give their spring term party Saturday evening.

Prof. C. D. Smith gave a stereop-ticon lecture for farmers at Montrose on Wednesday evening.

Miss Green, sister of Mr. J . C. Green, '01 , has been visiting the Women 's Building this week.

T . G. Phillips, '02, has been in the hospital for some days with grippe. H e is again about today.

Mrs. E . M. Kedzie left the Col­lege on Friday for a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Plant, in Peoria, 111,

Professor Mumford a n d h i s mother attended the funeral of their relative Ralph W . E . Millis at Por t Huron on Thursday.

Mr. J . C. Green who has but recently recovered from a long ill­ness, left Thursday for his home in Vassar, Tuscola county.

T h e students in landscape garden­ing are planning a trip to Detroit on the Sth or 15th of June to visit Belle Isle and other parks.

T h e M. A. C. Prohibition Club was entertained by an interesting paper on the prohibition question, read by George Severance.

Mrs. J . A . Mumford, who has been spending a few weeks with her son Professor Mumford, re­turned to her home last Thursday morning.

About 75 College young people attended Shakspeare's p l a y " A Mid-Summer Night 's D r e a m " at the opera house in Lansing Satur­day evening.

T w o members of the fire depart­ment were busy last week in mak­ing measurements on Williams and Wells Halls and on the Women's Building preparatory to securing estimates for some much needed ap­paratus for fire protection.

W e Welcome THE STUDENTS' RETURN AT THE M. A. C.

It- gives new life to the Capital City. W e cordially invite all to make-their home at our store. Mr. Homer Burton and Mr. Ar thur Har t will make daily trips to every one who desires to see them on the M. A. C . grounds or in the vicinity. If you are not called upon drop us a postal and we will call. Samples sent on appl ;cation.

We Guarantee Satisfaction.

Visit Donsereaux's Department Store, and ttie Donsereaux 61othing and Grocery Store.

312 to 320 Washington Ave. South. One door south of Hotel Downey .

CHAS. A. PIELLA . . JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.

DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, ART GOODS.

Repairing Nneatly Done.

i2i Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich.

ALL MEATS . . . . May look alike to you, but there is a

very great difference in the quality we han­dle and that sold by some other markets. We handle none but the very best. Like the pudding, the proof of good meats is in the eating. A trial will convince you that you ought to trade with us.

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

'phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER.

Washington Ave. South.

FURNITURE DEALERS.

DIRECTORY M J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash­ington Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad.

LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL « E N ^ - ^

T h e n a m e s in this Directory, as well as those of all our other adver t i sers , a re of reli­able par t ies . W e hope tha t the faculty a n d s tuden t s will t ake pa ins to pat ronize those who pat ronize us .

ARCHITECTS.

W JUDD CUMrNGS— Architect. Sparta, Mich. Rural architecture a specialty. Patronage of

M. A. C. men solicited.

BARBERS.

H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue K. College work especially solicited.

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.

ACOB STAHL & SON.-Wholesale and Re­tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North. J

J BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

CITY BOOK STORE. Fountain Pens, Drafting Tools. Stationery, Cards Engraved, Pictures

and Picture Framing. Tennis, Football and Base­ball goods. Crotty Bros., 20G Wash. Ave. N.

T ANSING BOOK AND PAPER CO. Water-\j man and Sterling Fountain Pens, Stationery, Pictures, Frames, Wall Paper. 120 Wash. Ave. N .

BICYCLES AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.

HARNESS, TRUNKS, ETC.

J W. EDMOND'S SONS—Keep the finest stock of Trunks, Traveling Bags, Pocket Books and Leather Goods in the citv. Also a full line o£

harness and horse goods. Repair shop in connec­tion. 107 Washington Ave. south.

INSURANCE.

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

best insurance. Strongest agency in city,

JEWELERS.

B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue N .

LAUNDRIES. APITOL ELECTRIC CO.

BOOTS AND SHOES.

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

CLOTHING.

THE VAN GORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. Col. lege agents, Rudolph and Mills. S. P. Lantz,

Prop. r p A K V O R I A N & JEWELL.—Agents for STAR 1 LAUNDRY. We return your work on Thurs­

day p. m. Either high polish or dull finish. No saw-edge collars.

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

H KOSITCHEK Sz BRO.—Clothing and Dry . Goods. 113 Wash. Ave. N . 210 Wash.

Ave. S.

CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE.

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

DENTISTS.

R W. MORSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, Room 517.

Z—Dentist. 218 Washington """ ich.

MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSING.

MRS. O. T. CASE—Mauicure and Hairdressing Parlors. Masquerade wigs for rent. All

styles of hair goods m stock or manufactured on short notice. New'phone 118. 222H Washington Avenue S., up stairs.

MERCHANT TAILORS.

WOODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North.

J OHN HERRMANN'S SONS. Fine Tailoring. 218 Washington Avenue N .

D E. PARMELEE—E Ave. S,, Lansing, Mi

DEPARTMENT STORE.

DONSEREAUX'S DEPARTMENT STORE is the place to trade. You can get a warm

lunch in our cafe for 10c. See ad.

DRUGGISTS.

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

DRY GOODS.

SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry Goods and Carpets. See ad,

FURNISHING GOODS.

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

MUSIC, PIANOS, ETC.

THE POST & BRISTOL CO. Pianos and every­thing in the line of music and musical instru­

ments. 219 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich.

OCULISTS.

JOSEPH FOSTER, M. D.—Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M. City National

Bank Building, Lansing,

PHYSICIANS.

A D. HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours, 11 to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212

Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St.

RESTAURANTS.

GILBERT M. HASTY, Proprietor Hasty"* Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in the

city. Quiet place for adies. 118 Wash. Ave. S.