3i» 5H a e. & ecor A V O L . 4. L A N S I N G , M I C H I G A N , T U E S D A Y , O C T O B E R 25, 1898. N o . 7

Lafayette Day .

Wednesday, October 19, was "La­fayette Day." A t the College short exercises were held in the Chapel, and afterward, nickel and dime con-

jbutions to the fund for erecting a monument to the distinguished cham­pion of Liberty, in France at the time of the Paris exposition, were taken in classes. The amount of the contributions was about $17.

In Chapel Prof. Wheeler spoke briefly on " L a f a y e t t e — W h o he was," giving a brief sketch of his ancestry and life. Prof. Smith told in few words " W h a t he did." Dr. Kedzie followed with a talk on " Wha t we Owe Lafayette," in nearly the following words:

One of " t h e forty immorta ls" in addressing the French Academy of Sciences on Ohm's Law—the mathe­matics of the electrical current, be­gan by saying, " If George Simon Ohm had arranged to be born a Frenchman, it would manifestly have been an eminently proper thing." But it is quite difficult for eminent men to arrange the time and place of their birth. In an equally liberal spirit we may say that if Lafayette could have ar­ranged the place of his nativity he would have been born an American in place of being a member of that effervescent, hysterical, shrieking Frenchy nation. It is certain that he has been recognized and honored by Americans as never by the French. It is a comfort to remem­ber that by his own request his giave is covered by soil from his beloved America. His monument, though erected in France, will mainly be built from the contribu­tions of citizens of the great Repub­lic for which he poured out his blood and money.

Pause a moment. Do you realize how rapidly we are making history ? How under the hand of God the great republic is fulfilling prophecy uttered thousands of years ago? "Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands to God." Thirty-five years ago Ethiopia in the southland stretched forth imploring hands and Lincoln struck the fetters from the hands of four million Ethiopians. " T h e isles shall wait for thy law." It is only a few yesterdays since the Hawaiian group—the Emerald isles of the Pacific — reached out her hands, asking from the great repub­lic adoption in the sisterhood of States—the law of liberty, light and love, and the stars and stripes shall wave over those gems of the ocean as long as waves shall roll and winds blow. Only yesterday Porto Rico became an integral part of our re­public, and joy sings in all her val­leys, and hope stands tiptoe on her breezy mountain tops!

Wha t shall the swift-footed mor­rows bring us? Cuba, gem of the Antil les; key of the Gulf of Mexico, that highway of the com­merce of the western world. Where the Spaniards "raised cain," we shall have free Cubans raising sugar cane.

And other morrows shall bring us the Corolines and Phillipines, latelv "the dark places of the earth, full "of the habitations of cruelty," yet to be redeemed and permeated

with the light, liberty and love of Christ. Truly "the isles wait for thy law." Far over the ocean waves, from distant east to farthest* west, the islands, washed by briny waves and wet with briny tears, stretch out beseeching hands to the great republic!

But this is a digression. W h y do I indulge in it? Simply to bring more forcibly to your minds this thought, that what the great R e ­public is now doing for the islands of the sea, Lafayette essayed to do for us when we were unknown in the grand court of the nations, but only warring bands of rebels, with no rights but the right to be taxed, and flogged and shot!

Wha t do we owe Lafayette? What does a boy owe his mother P What do we owe any benefactor who has conferred upon us benefits that brighten our lives and the lives of our descendants to the end of time? What do we owe Lafayette? Not gold with its jaundiced hue— not silver, moon-struck, pale and cold. We owe him a debt that can never be paid—a debt that presses upon the generous heart till it is full to bursting, yet it eases the pained heart to pour forth words of praise and thanksgiving for benefits we can never repay.

Lafayette! W e thank thee! W e hail thee true Knight-Errant of hu­manity, Chevalier of God: for thine is

"One of the great, the immortal names, That were not born to die."

Albion Was Outclassed.

The football game with Albion Saturday afternoon was one such as the spectators like—plenty of long runs and open plays—, but was most too one-sided to be exciting. Think of scoring 62 times in an hour—a score a minute and " two to carry." It did not take five minutes to demonstrate the fact that M. A. C. had by far the superior team, for in less than five minutes Dietz had made a 40-yard run and Bigelow a 95-yard run, each for a touchdown, and Russell had kicked one goal. Then came a little careless work after the next kick-off by Albion, and poor interference lost the ball to Albion on M. A. C.'s ten-yard line. By successive line bucks Albion finally pushed Hayden over for their only touchdown, and Boys kicked goal. After that the M. A . C. goal was not once in danger. T w o more touchdowns were scored in the first half, one by Bigelow just after Rus­sell had made a 32-yard run, the other by Russell after an 80-yard run. Russell kicked one goal, which brought the score up to 28 to 6 for the. first-half.

In the second half Crosby was put in at right half and Bigelow took Lundy's place at full. The game soon resolved into a struggle te see how large a score M. A. C. could run up. It took three minutes for Dietz to go over the line for the first touchdown. After the next kick-off M. A. C. lost the ball on a fumble at center, Russell tackled Dunster for a 6-yard loss, Albion punted 35 yards, Crosby was given the ball and went down the field for 50 yards, Baker made 25 yards

more, Curtis went through the line for five yards, Crosby around the end for five yards, then Parks tore through for a touchdown. And thus it went. Ranney repeatedly carried the ball back 30 yards or more after Albion's kick-off; Parks , Curtis, Skinner, and Vanderstolpe tore up the line for 10 and 15-yard gains; while Russell, Baker, Dietz and Crosby circled the ends for long runs. T h e game ended with the ball in Albion's possession at center, with the score 62 to 6 in favor of M. A . C. Everything passed off .•smoothly; there were no seniors ac­cidents, and the umpire and referee gave good satisfaction to both sides. Following is the lineup: M. A. C. Albion

McLouth C . . . . . . . Moore Skinner R. G E. Exelby Curtis R. T P. Exelby «*• RE (ff Vanderstolpe . . . L. G | D ° ^ s

Parks L. T Hunt Baker . . . . . . . L. E Marshall Ranney (capt.) . . . Q. . . . Widrig (capt.) CrosbW} • " • • R- % • • • G r o s e n b a u S h

Russelll ~L.% Dunster ^ u n f y I F Hayden Bigelow J

Touchdowns, Bigelow 2, Dietz 2, Parks 2, Russell, Baker, Vanderstolpe, Curtis, Cros­by, Hayden. Goals, Russell 6, Bigelow, Boys. Umpire and referee, Wright and Potter, alternating. Linesmen, Tate and Rupert. Timekeepers, Flynn and French.

On the Field of Waterloo.

Prof. F . S. Kedzie, in a recent letter tells of what he saw in the old battlefield of Waterloo.

"Tuesd?>v mfi t-nincr I w e n t t o

Gross Beeren and spent the day looking over the fields and getting acquainted with the people working at the potato harvest. Gross Beeren is about 20 miles from this city and was the battlefield where Bliicher met and defeated Napoleon while all Berlin shivered at the outcome of the combat. There are no visi­ble signs of war there now—no monuments—only peaceful Frauen digging potatoes out of rich earth which is being continually fertilized by the sewage from Berlin. I wandered around the fields for nearly two hours before I detected evidence which suggested sewage. The land belongs to the city of Berlin, and the sewage is con­stantly fed onto the land. The fields are rented to the peasants, although some are cultivated under the city's direction by penal labor from the work house prisoners sent out here, and retained under guard in a stockade when not at work in the fields. The crops cultivated are mostly wheat, oats, potatoes and roots—no sugar beets.

"Along the highway and on the edge of the irrigating ditches fruit trees are growing, and all over the sides of these ditches grass and many familiar weeds are to be seen. The land is quite flat but there are enough high points to serve for sewer outlets. A man is stationed m charge of each outlet, day and night, summer and winter, and things Jlotv along- smoothly under his direction, no field getting an un­due amount of sewage. A t the out­lets the odor is quite noticeable, but otherwise one could go all around '-he fields and not have cause of complaint.

" T h e village of Gross Beeren is about as large as Okemos, but more interesting, especially if you take a lunch at the hotel as I did, and won­der whether the ham sandwich is ham or horseflesh.

"Potatoes play a leading part in German living. During the time of the harvest the schools are closed so that the children can help in the fields, so that at present all over the German empire the schools are closed for ten days on account of potato-vacation. Just for fun I took special pains to note the num­ber of men working in the fields at Gross Beeren. I saw just four while 1 saw fully 50 women on their hands and knees in the dirt, digging with a short handled fork— for one mark (24 cents) per day and found.

" T h e cows are kept in stables mostly, and the grass cut and fed to them. I saw a man cutting the grass. When he had finished he piled all the grass he had cut into a basket strapped on the back of his wife, picked up his scythe and then 'gallantly showed her the way home' by walking ahead of her, swinging his scythe. Truly a pas­toral scene."

T h e Literary Societies.

THEMIAN SOCIETY.

Thursday afternoon the Themian Society presented the following pro­gram:

The roll call was responded to by o - j - -

Music — Lagrace — Miss E m m a Louden.

A S t o r y — " M y Burglar ," by Miss Coral Havens.

A five-minute talk on strong drinks, by Miss Harriet O'Connor.

A poem, "A Tribute to the The­mis."

The Themian Society hold their meetings Tuesday from four to six in the Phi Delta Theta rooms, east ward, Wells Hall.

Miss Francis Russell with '01 is making a specialty of German and history at the U. of M.

PHI DELTA THETA FRATERNITY.

At the meeting of the Fraternity October 15, the following program was presented:

Quotations from Wendell Phillips. Declamation—J. L . S. Kendrick. Autobiography—Arthur Lyons. Essay—Eugene Price. Current Events—F. H. Smith.

Beet Sugar in Michigan.

Dr. Kedzie visited the beet sugar factory in Bay City last Thursday and brought back some of the Mich­igan product, as fine a sample of su­gar as ever was seen. The Doctor says the whole venture is a decided success. One man who has 100 acres of beets will clear $5,000 this year. T h e total output of the fac­tory for this year will be about 6,-000,000 pounds of sugar, and yet this enormous quantity will not be sufficient to supply Bay and Sagi­naw counties. Truly the outlook for the sugar beet in Michigan is a promising one.

2 T H E M. A. C. R E C O R D . O C T O B E R 25, 1898.

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Official Directory.

Y. M. C. A.—Regular meeting's Sunday evenings at 6:00 and Thursday evenings at 6:30. F . N. Lowry, President. C. H. Parker, Cor. Secretary.

Y. W. C. A.—Weekly meetings for all ladies on the campus, Tuesday evenings at 8:00, in Abbot Hall. Sunday meetings with the Y. M. C. A. Miss Russel Taylor, President. Miss Emma Bach, Cor. Secretary.

KING'S DAUGHTERS—Meet alternate Wed­nesdays. Mrs. J. L. Snyder, President. Mrs. W. Babcock, Secretary.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY — Meets the last Wednesday of each month atG:36 P.M., in the Zoological Lecture Room. W. B. Barrows, President. A. J. Cook, Secretary.

BOTANICAL CLUB—Meets Monday evenings at 6:30 in the Botanical Laboratory. H. C. Skeels, President. Miss Marie Belliss, Secretary.

SHAKESPEARE CLUB —Meets Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Dr. Howard Edwards, Presi­dent.

COLUMBIAN LITERARY S O C I E T Y — Meetings everv Saturday evening at 7:00. Fourth floor, Williams Hall. " F. E . ' West, President. George Severance, Secretary.

ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur­day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor. Williams Hall.

"J. Bulkeley, President. F . L. Radford, Secretary. FERONIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Fri­

day afternoon at 1:00 West Ward, Wells Hall. S. Gertrude Lowe, President. E. Winifred Can-nell, Secretary.

HESPERIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Sat­urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. W. D. Hurd. President. C. H. Smith, Secretary.

OLYMPIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur-ay evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall.

F . R. Crane, President. W. K. Wright, Secretary. P H I DELTA THETA FRATERNITY —

Meetings every Friday evening at 7:30, East Ward, Wells Hall. H. B. Clark, President. A. B. Krentel, Secretary.

THEMIAN SOCIETY.—Meetings every Tues­day afternoon at 4:00, Phi Delta Theta Rooms, East Ward, Wells Hall. Irma Thompson, Presi­dent. Coral Havens, Secretary.

UNION LITERARY SOCIETY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00, U. L. S. Hall. John Severence, President. G. E. Tdwar, Secre­tary.

TAU BETA PI FRATERNITY—Meetings on alternate Thursday evenings, Tower Room, Me­chanical Laboratory. W. H. Flynn, President. P . S. Rose, Secretary.

CLUB BOARDING ASSOCIATION — John Severance, President. H. S. Putney, Secretary.

M. A. C. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—E. W. Ranney, President. R. M. Norton, Secretary.

T h e Use of Higher Education.

A FEW PASSAGRS GLEANED FROM AN ARTI­CLE BY WILLIAM T. HARRIS, U. S. COMMIS­

SIONER OF EDUCATION.

" In 1872, the records of higher education show for the entire nation an enrollment of 590 students in each million of inhabitants—a little more than one college student, on an average, for each community of two thousand population. Consid­ering the amount of work counted as higher education fifty years or even twenty-five years ago and now performed * by high schools and academies, the quota receiving higher education in each million of people is three times as great as twenty-five years ago. Besides the work done now is of a higher grade."

" In 1872, there were only 198 post­graduates in our colleges, in ] 897 the number reached 4,919. The idea of the laboratory for experi­

ment and research and of the sem­inary and library for original inves­tigations in history, politics, arch­aeology, and sociology, has developed within that t ime."

" T h e chance of the college man as compared with the non-college man is as 250 to 1 to become distin­guished as a public man of some sort."

A Jumping Gall.

R. H. P E T T I T .

To persons of an inquiring turn of mind, who are in the habit of oc­casionally wandering in the woods, galls, especially oak galls, are very

.familiar. These growths, sometimes spherical and as large as an apple, sometimes flat and very small, sometimes smooth but often hairy or covered with spines, are the works of insects. A small wasp­like insect, usually smaller than a mosquito, lays an egg or a group of eggs in some part of the tree; of course each species of fly selects some particular part of a particular tree, but almost every part is the natural home of some species. In the course of time the egg hatches

is spherical in form and very small, less than one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter, and if it were black instead of yellowish white it would closely resemble a small bird-shot. T h e curious part of the matter is the lively nature of the thing. When the first specimens were received about a teaspoonful were emptied out on a clean paper and they imme­diately commenced jumping about, looking something like miniature corn popping. They threw them­selves straight up into the air about half an inch, very many times their own diameter, with the most aston­ishing vigor. This jumping with­out the presence of legs gave the whole performance rather a strange appearance. On opening one of the tiny balls it was found to consist of a very thin papery shell enclosing a minute white grub, and it is the sud­den and convulsive movements of this grub that cause the jumping, though the amount of strength re­quired to throw itself to such a height when closel}' confined in a tight shell is something amazing.

The use of this power or habit is quite apparent; the galls being very delicate and fragile would stand a poor chance if left on the surface of

A n Incident in the Literary Career of Julius Caesar.

SOVE COMMON OAK

and a minute maggot comes out and commences to feed, while from its body is secreted an active poison which causes the leaf or branch to commence growing at a great rate all around him until finally he is completely enclosed in a living mass of vegetation. This mass of growth continues to increase until its full size is reached, when it stops, though it usually remains fresh ,and vigor­ous until the insect inside has com­pleted its growth. The little dweller in this unique home continues to grow and passes through iCs trans­formations confined in its cell, which usually closely fits the occu­pant; its life must be very monot­onous, for even the pleasure of eat­ing is denied it. The exact manner of obtaining food is not as yet known, but as its food is entirelv liquid in the form of sap, it is sup­posed to be absorbed by the skin; at any rate the digestive apparatus is reduced to a minimum and, in some cases at least, the alimentarv canal is closed at the caudal end.

Of the many hundreds of species of galls formed on various plants b}r

various insects, one obtained from Kalamazoo last summer seems par­ticularly worthy of notice. The same species was subsequently found by the writer on the College grounds. The gall referred to is found in great numbers in tiny pits situated in the under side of the leaf of the burr oak, ^uercus macrocarpa. It

GALLS OR OAK APPLES.

the ground where animals are con­stantly walking, and being so small and seed-like would probably be eaten by birds. The jumping causes them to be sifted into cracks and crannies where they are protected and where they can pass the winter in comparative safety. The name of this insect is Neuroterus q-salta-torius.

Somewhat resembling this interest­ing insect is the jumping-bean of Mexico. This bean is nearly half an inch in size and is inhabited by the larva of a small moth closely related to our codling-moth. The motion produced is, however, much less than that produced by the gall-insect, amounting at most to a series of feeble hitching motions sufficient to carry the bean along on a smooth surface.

Alumni of M. A . G, Attention.

The College desires to obtain in­formation regarding such of her alumni and former students as took part in the War with Spain. Those who were members of the regular army or of the volunteer forces will confer a favor by communicating with Dr. George A . Waterman, Commandant of Cadets, Agricultural College, Mich, Please state char­acter of service (commissioned officer or private) and the company and regiment of which you were a member.

R E A D BY L . H . T A Y L O R B E F O R E

T H E E C L E C T I C S O C I E T Y , OCTO­

BER 1 9 , 1 8 9 8 .

When Julius Caesar was yet a very small boy he had a decided talent for liierature, and a great de­sire for reading every book he could get hold of, especially the so-called literary gems.

The first book that he ever read was " T h e Dionysius of Halicarnas-sus." On account of lack of funds and a washout on the suburban line he was unable to make negotiations for the purchase of any other book for some time, and for this reason, read the aforesaid b >ok over and over again until it was nearly mem­orized. After he had read it through for the seventh time, however, he made up his mind that he was going to procure fresh literature from some quarter. Accordingly he be­gan to save up his pennies and put them into a little tin tobacco box that his brother had sent home from College.

After saving his pennies for six months and abstaining from his usual sticks of licorice and all-day-suckers, he figured out that it would take him at le.ist three years to save enough to buy a copy of "Jones' Tables" or "Dr . Williams' Medical Adviser," the price of each being $1.75 new or $2.00 second-hand.

One night after going to bed he got to thinking about the purchase of these books, and having come to some conclusion about 1 a. m., he arose quietly lrom his resting place, and on account of the darkness, suc­ceeded in knocking the wash bowl and pitcher off the stand into the cuspidor along with about three or tour inches of cuticle from hisjlexus metacarpi -perforatus which came in contact witn a radiator that was, as is usual with college steam pipes, red hot on a warm night. Then he got his new bicycle lamp which would burn at least thirteen consecu­tive seconds without extinguishing itself, and filling one pocket with graham wafers, he put an automatic fire escape in the otner and began a search for the box of coins, which had been so carefully hidden away that he had forgotten its location, and his range-finder had been loaned to the commander of the "Invincible Armada ' ' twelve years before.

Not wishing to disturb the house­hold he conducted the search silently by himself, by stepping on a piece or ivory soap in the kitcnen and try­ing to kick an electric lamp from the twelve foot ceiling; he then threw his grandmother's old arm chair through the screen door into the cistern and at once located the object of his search, safelv out of reach on the top shelf of the pantry. After trying to reach it for some time without succeeding, he at last lost patience and in his desperation, seized a garden rake and grabbed hold of the box like a summer boarder to a piece of pumpkin pie, and with a sudden jerk brought it down in such a manner that the cor­ner of it made an ugly wound over his left eye and scattered its contents equally into an ice cream freezer and the cooky jar that stood near at hand. His wound, which would otherwise have been painful and irritating, was suddenly bathed in a cool and soothing lotion; for the rake being somewhat offended by the rough usage to which it had been subjected had, beside the box,

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h o o k e d on to a pan of m o r n i n g ' s m i l k and a j a r of N e w O r l e a n s molasses and b r o u g h t t h e m a l o n g far e n o u g h to e m p t y the i r con ten t s u p o n t h e head of t h e r e n o w n e d C a e s a r .

J u l i u s w a s afraid t h a t th is s l igh t confusion m i g h t d i s tu rb his p a r e n t s ' s l u m b e r s , so he q u i c k l y g a t h e r e d u p h is sca t te red coins and w i p i n g t h e aforesaid chemica l c o n g l o m e r a t i o n off his in te l lec tual e x t r e m i t y on his s i s te r ' s c lean sh i r t wais t t h a t w a s h a n g i n g on a line in t h e k i t chen , h e i m m e d i a t e l y r epa i r ed to his r o o m , locked t h e door and t h e n closed it.

H e n o w coun ted his m o n e y and m a d e out six cents , r e coun ted it and m a d e ou t four , b u t finally conc luded by d e c l a r i n g tha t t h e r e w e r e jus t five c o p p e r s . W h a t to p u r c h a s e w i t h th is a m o u n t w a s t h e nex t t h i n g t h a t occupied his a t t en t ion , b u t af ter t h i n k i n g so ha rd for a m o m e n t tha t his w h i s k e r s ac tual ly g r e w six inches a n d his e y e b r o w s vanished l ike w a t e r m e l o n s at a colored rev iva l , he dec ided to p r o c u r e a War Cry, read i t , and b e c o m e famous , e v e n if he h a d to t a k e it on t h e i n s t a l lmen t p lan and sell his little b r o t h e r ' s rock­i n g horse to mee t t h e p a y m e n t s . H e w o u l d g o at once and obta in t h e s a m e .

B y m e a n s of t h e au toma t i c fire •escape and this firm d e t e r m i n a t i o n h e l o w e r e d himself qu ie t ly to t h e roof of t h e w o o d s h e d a l o n g w i t h a b o u t one t h o u s a n d feet of s id ing .and a fairly good-s ized h o r n e t s ' nes t t h a t had h u n g just u n d e r n e a t h t h e w i n d o w sill. R e g a r d l e s s of t he -entreaties to r e m a i n , w h i c h the w a s p s t h r u s t upon h i m , he sudden ly m a d e a leap in t h e di rect ion of t h e e a r t h , b u t t he no r theas t q u a r t e r of t h e s o u t h w e s t half of section t w o of his p h y s i q u e m a d e a foul t ack le w i t h a c lotnes- l ine po le , one mo to r e x t r e m i t y l a n d i n g on t e r ra firma, w h i l e t he o the r b e g a n p u l v e r i z i n g t h e tail of his feline f r iend, w h o e m i t t e d a yel l to b e equal led only b y tha t of t h e barefoot boy . T h i s caused the infant J u l i u s to s tar t t o w a r d t h e s t reet at a v e r y l ively q u i c k s t e p , but a fr iendly ash bar re l i n t e rvened and the y o u n g l i terary asp i ran t found himself s i t t ing in t h e g u t t e r amid ashes , was t e p a p e r and re fuse . O n e hand g r i p p e d a c igar s tub tha t h e had c lawed f rom t h e con t en t s of t h e ba r r e l , wh i l e t h e o t h e r c lu tched w h a t w a s appa ren t l y a soiled and c r u m p l e d n e w s p a p e r . •Str iking a ma tch for t he purpose of i g n i t i n g his " s n i p e , " he saw by its d i m and g h a s t l y g l a re tha t t he pa­p e r he held w a s headed " M . A . C . R E C O R D . " W i t h one e x u l t i n g b o u n d he r eached the cu rbs tone and g a v e for th his old col lege yel l of " E u r e k a H a n n i Bal i A n u s C a p p a D o c i o Del M a t i n s , " in such a man­n e r t h a t t h e p a t r o l m a n on t h a t beat t h o u g h t he had t h e de l i r ium t re ­m e n s . B u t w h a t did J u l i u s care? H e n o w h a d in his possession a pa­p e r tha t he had n e v e r even da red to l o n g for be fore , and n o w he could p o r e l ov ing ly over its va r i ega t ed c o l u m n s , and once m o r e save his p e n n i e s so tha t he m i g h t at least h o p e t h a t at s o m e fu ture t i m e h e w o u l d be ab le to subscr ibe for t h e American Stock Exchange or t h e Farm Journal. T h e n his h ighes t an t i c ipa t ions w o u l d be m o r e t h a n rea l ized a n d h e could soar h i g h a b o v e his r iva l s in the l i t e ra ry r e a l m , — a b s o l u t e l y t h e w h o l e t h i n g .

At the College.

G e o r g e G o u l d r e t u r n e d to C o l l e g e S a t u r d a y .

A b r i ck floor is soon to be laid in t h e b l acksmi th s h o p .

Miss M a b e l B r i g h a m spen t W e d ­nesday at h e r h o m e in H a d l e y .

Miss Z a i d e e V o s p e r rece ived a visit f rom he r f a the r T h u r s d a y .

M r . W i l l Q u a l e , of Ion ia , w a s t h e gues t of M r . M e r r i e t t last w e e k .

E . C . K e n d r i c k en t e r t a ined M r . P . J o h n s o n , of G r a y l i n g , last M o n ­d a y .

M r s . H e n d e e of E a t o n R a p i d s w a s t h e g u e s t of M r s . . S m i t h last w e e k .

M r . D . E n g l i s h , of S t . I g n a c e , visited R . R . C a r r one day last w e e k .

Miss E l l a P h e l p s w a s able to ac­c o m p a n y her m o t h e r h o m e last M o n d a y .

T h e E p w o r t h L e a g u e of t h e C e n t r a l M . E . C h u r c h en te r t a ined t h e C o l l e g e s tudents last F r i d a y e v e n i n g .

M r s . L o u d e n of S a g i n a w and M r s . Sne l l of Ion ia are s p e n d i n g a few days w i t h the i r d a u g h t e r s at t h e C o l l e g e .

F r e s h m e n h a v i n g n e w un i fo rms are reques ted b y D r . W a t e r m a n to a p p e a r in t h e m at dri l l this after­noon , T u e s d a y .

T h e union m e e t i n g of t he Y . W . C . A . and t h e Y . M . C . A . , S u n d a y e v e n i n g , O c t o b e r 30, wil l be led by M r . L v m a n . Sub jec t , " H e l p f u l ­ness . "

M r s . K e d z i e has r e m o v e d her s tudio from L a n s i n g to her h o m e w h e r e she wil l soon be r eady to r e ­ceive he r f r iends and all in teres ted in ar t .

M r s . T a f t g a v e a d inne r p a r t y W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g . T h e gues t s w e r e M r . and M r s . T o w a r , M r . and M r s . S m i t h , Miss Garfieid and Miss P e p p l e .

Miss V e s t a W o o d b u r y and Miss D e b o r a h Garfield en te r ta ined Sa tu r ­d a y e v e n i n g by g i v i n g a spread in h o n o r of thei r gues t s , t he Misses B o h n and M e l t o n .

T h e class in Mi l i t a ry Sc ience wi l l meet in the C h a p e l T u e s d a y , N o v . 1, a t 5 o 'c lock. T e x t - b o o k , In ­fan t ry Dr i l l R e g u l a t i o n s . Les son , P a r a g r a p h s 1 to 26 inclusive, a n d 114 to 155, inclusive.

T h e N a t u r a l H i s t o r y Socie ty wi l l mee t W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g , Oc t . 26, in t h e Zoolog ica l L e c t u r e R o o m , L i b r a r y B u i l d i n g , at 6 :30 . B . O . L o n g y e a r wi l l read le t ters f rom P o r t o R i c o ; R . H . P e t t i t will t a lk on our local she l l s ; and t h e r e wil l be an exhib i t ion of interest ing ' objects u n d e r t h e microscope . E v e r y o n e invi ted .

The Covenanters of Scotland.

The M. A. C

Special Hat Is now on sale; much nicer

hat than last season; better

material and workmanship—

the price remains the same,

Fifty Cents.

If you want up-to-date neck­

wear I would have great pleas­

ure in showing you the most

complete line of natty ties in

Lansing.

Sweaters, Golf Hose, Caps,

Hats and Shirts are lines in

which I lead.

Students* patronage respect­

fully solicited.

Elgin Mifflin, The Outfitter.

Olive t a l u m n i defea ted the i r first e l even at footbal l S t a u r d a y by a sco re of t w e l v e to six.

T h e subject of D r . K e d z i e ' s S u n ­d a y m o r n i n g ta lk in C h a p e l w a s t h e C o v n a n t e r s of S c o t l a n d — " t h e Is rae l i tes of S c o t l a n d , " he called t h e m . I n his impress ive w a y the D o c t o r told an in t e r e s t ing s to ry of these s tern c h u r c h m e n w h o consid­ered thei r d u t y to G o d before tha t to the i r k i n g , and of the i r s t r u g g l e s for re l ig ious p r iv i l eges in t h e face of t he mos t cruel persecu t ions and tor­tu res .

SIMONS DRY GOODS GO.

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$16.50 each will interest you.

W e cordia l ly invi te t h e y o u n g ladies of t he M . A . C . to visit ou r

CLOAK DEPARTMENT 2d Floor—Elevator .

Simons Dry Goods Go.

R. B. Shank <& Co.,

Leading Grocers and Confectioners.

Be Sure and See Us / / you need

anything in the FURNITURE LINE. We Can Save You Money.

Cowles Bros. 319 "Washington Avenue South.

Goods Delivered Free at College.

A Horse Laughs

SPECIAL NOTICE:

We sell Patent Leather Shoes warranted not to crack for

$5.00 a pair. All other $5 Patent Leathers $3.95 to close. C. D. W.

B e c a u s e h is sk in , called c o r d o v a n , m a k e s S

t h e finest l e a the r u sed for w i n t e r shoes . 5

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a b r i g h t , h i g h po l i sh , a n d p rac t i ca l ly^

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Our Price $3.50. I ed throughout with genuine Calf Skin (not?

Sheep Skin) 50c more. ?

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T H E M. A . C. R E C O R D . O C T O B E R 25, 1898.

News from Graduates and Students.

Miss Mabel Bohn with '01 spent Sunday at the College.

Miss Grace Melton with '01 spent Saturday and Sunday at the Col­lege.

C. R . Tock with 'Q6/« will be married November 2 to Miss Verna O. Parrish, of Flushing. j

E . A . Calkins, '98, has been at the College a few days preparing for the Civil Service examination in Detroit this week.

George Starr with '96, visited friends at M. A . C. last week. He is at present engaged in raising seeds for a New York firm.

H . M. Rich with '92 is managing editor of the S. C. A. Bulletin pub­lished by the ; Students' Christian Association at Ann .Arbor.

The ninth annual report of the Commissioners of Parks and Boule­vards, Detroit, containes R . J . Cory­ell's report as horticulturist.

Sup t . J . E . Clark, a special stu­dent here in '95, and for four years Superintendent of Shelby schools, is now in charge of Frankfort schools.

E . A. Robinson '97 called on friends at the College Thursday night. He is in the traveling pho­tography business and will locate in Lansing for four weeks.

H. W. Lawson 95 takes C. B. Smith's place in Washington while the latter is absent in Germany on leave. Mr. Smith left last Wednes­day for Halle University,Gottingen, Germany.

F rank R . Smith, '87, Somerset, says he is still alive and manages to keep busy with farming and grain business. He claims the banner for the largest wheat crop grown in the state—4,825 bushels, machine meas­ure, an average of 2 7 ^ bushels per acre. Golden Chaff heads the list at 40 bushels per acre.

The death of Mrs. E . O. Ladd, wife of E . O. Ladd '78, occurred at her home in Traverse City, Monday, October 10. Though Mrs. Ladd had been in poor health for two years, her death was unexpected and came as a terrible shock to her fami­ly and friends. She leaves two children, a boy of 15 and a girl 5 years.

Candidates for membership on Cornell glee club secure positions by competition.

TEXT BOOKS. O l d a n d . 2STe-w-

Drawing Tools and Draughtsman's Supplies.

GROTTY BROS-CITY BOOK STORE 206 Washington Ave. N., Lansing, Mich.

BICYLCLES REPAIRED FOR SALE OR TO RENT.

Also compete Q ^ j g S u n f j r j 6 6 fop g ^ .

F. J. COLE, Bell 'phone 445. 411 Michigan Are. E.

Alsdorf & Son... THE DRUGGISTS.

Everything First Class, Fresh and Up to Date.

Lawrence & VanBuren PRINTING CO.,

Ottawa St. E. Lans ing , Mich.

CHAS. A. PIELLA, DEALER I N

DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, Clocks, Silverware, Art Goods.

121 Washington Ave. N., LANSING, MICH.

HERRICK BROTHERS

Fine GR06ERIES and MEATS Everything guaranteed first-class.

219 N. Washington Ave. Opera House Block

Electrical Supplies.... and Bicycle Sundries.

Complete Stock at Lowest Prices.

CAPITAL ELEGTRIG ENG. GO. 321 Washington Ave. S.

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

very g rea t difference in the qual i ty we han­dle and tha t sold by some other ma rke t s . We hand le none but the very best. L ike the pudding , the proof of good meats is in the eat ing. A trial will convince you tha t you ought to t r ade with us .

BOTH PHONES. Careful attention given, to phone orders.

GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Washing-ton Ave. South.

Fred N . Clark '89 is again in the poultry business, having purchased 20 acres at the city limits of Ludington and started the "Lake­side" poultry plant. He has a i6x _ 100ft. brooder house arranged for L f l i P l O V C S 0 1 2,000 winter chickens, expects to r J keep 200 hens this winter and to i y i Jl p ^ ^ ^ start the chicks about the first of 1 ! • i * • \Jr-January. As soon as he can get trees started he will combine fruit raising with the poultry business.

How "We Stand on Athletics.

Desiring to build should

not purchase their material be­

fore consulting with

At a meeting of the Athletic Asso­ciation last week, our Director was instructed to vote for retaining the percentage system in baseball; for the proposed amendment allowing two entries from each college on each indoor event; and against the amendment to extend the time at which professionals shall be excluded from participation in M. I. A , A . sports from 1899 to 1903.

The Ferris Industrial has changed its name to "Fe r r i s Institute."

Hiram Rikerd, Lansing, Mich.

Lumber of all kinds. Interior Finishing a specialty.

PRICES RIGHT.

Office and Factory, Will St. Both Phones.

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D/ivis CLOT^IHQ STORE 104 WASHINGTON AYENUE NORTH,

You can buy Sweaters, Supporters, Foot Ball Pants,

Foot Ball Jackets, Gymnasium Suits, and the finest line

of Tailor Made Clothing in the City.

Come in and see us any way.

Furniture Headquarters. Cots at - - $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 Wire Springs at - - $1.50 and $2.00 Mattresses from - - - $2.00 up Tables, Rockers, Bureaus, Iron Beds.

AH goods delivered free to College.

n . J. & B. fl. Buck. DIRECTORY I

FURNITURE DEALERS. J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash­ington Ayenue and Ionia Mree See ad.

LANSING BUSINESS and

PROFESSIONAL MEN -fife

T h e n a m e s in this Directory, as well as those of all our other adver t isers , a re of reli­able par t ies . We hope tha t the faculty and s tuden t s will t ake pains to patronize those who patronize us .

ARCHITECTS.

M EAD & WHITE—Architects, Lansing, Mich.' 115 Washington Ave. N., and Harbor Springs,

Mich., Clark Block.

BARBERS.

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

BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

T ANSING BOOK AND PAPER COMPANY. lj Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, Engravings and Frames. 120 Washington Ave. N.

BOOTS AND SHOES.

GROCERS.

R B. SHANK & CO., 200 Washing-ton Ave. S. The leading: grocers. Both phones. Daily

delivery to the college.

HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. JACOB STAHL & SO NT.—Wholesale and Re-I tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North.

N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc.

I l l Washington Ave. South.

• HOTELS.

THE NEW GRAND—R. M. Renner, Proprie­tor. Special rates to students. Washington

Avenue S.

INSURANCE.

THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO.. LTD., (Incorporated) 108 Michigan Ave. West. All

kinds of the best insurance, strongest agency in the city.

JEWELERS.

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

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

HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES.

BICYCLES AND MUSIC.

PIANOS, Organs. Sheet Music, Guitars, Banjos, Violins, etc. Bicycles, new or second hand,

for sale or rent. Repair shop complete. Bicycles and Guns to rent. Holmes Music and Cycle Co.

GEO. H. RICHMOND. Pierce Cycles. Full line of sundries. Repairing and renting at

reasonable rates. 200 N. Washington Ave.

CLOTHING.

M A. C. STUDENTS—Don't forget W. H . PoRTEK,the Hack and Liveryman. Rubber

tires a specialty. 300 Capitol Ave. S. Both Phones.

LAUNDRIES.

THE VAN GOKDER PALACE LAUNDRY. C. H. Hilton, Agt., Wells Hall, Room 97.

S. P . Lantz, Prop.

LUMBER DEALERS.

H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. See ad.

L A

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

E. DAVIS.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur­nishings. See ad.

CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE.

MERCHANT TAILORS.

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

JOHN HERRMANN. Fine Tailoring. 218-Washington Avenue N.

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R

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

DENTISTS.

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

MILLINERY.

MRS. L. S. HUDSON, Hudson Block, where you can find the best styles in simple as well

as elaborate Hats at lowest prices.

PHYSICIANS.

DR. DAWLEY, M. D , D. D. S. Office over Postal Telegraph Co., Michigan and Washing­

ton aves.

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.

OCULISTS.

DRUGGISTS.

c J. ROUSER—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash­ington Avenue South. B

DRY GOODS.

MMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry ) Goods and Carpets. See ad.

FURNISHING GOODS.

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

J OSEPH FOSTER, M. D.—Eye, Ear, Nose arid Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 P. M. Sun­

days, 12 to 1. City National Bank Building, Lan­sing.

PHOTOGRAPHERS. SPECIAL PRICES to M. A. C. Students. S Hatton, Photographer, over State Savings Bank.

RESTAURANTS.

GILBERT M. HASTY.—Proprietor Hasty's Gem Lunch, Best meals and lunches in the

city. 113 Washington Avenue S.