Michigan State University - Red Cedar Log Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 238 of the 1896 volume:

wuMMMtatU m v$ KNOW A GOOD THING WHEN THEY SEE IT. THAT IS THE REASON THEY SMOKE Hammell; Hammeirs Little Drummer nelFs Capitol Cigar, Z. BEST IMPORTED STOCK. p. J. HAMMELL. 1 t i I ! t 11 1 iiin HAMMELL CIcARVo pyNr 1 1 1 1 w ■ ' - ft ;■ 4 n fi 1 ! I ,1- ■• e ito ' fiSUq ni TSj Buy Your Clothing of ... One Price. TO ALL. Che mapes Clothing go. largest Stock in the City. No Old Goods, All New, Bought for this Season ' s Trade. Sold for the Lowest Price. 207 and 209 Washington Avenue 5. Lansing, flich... Prof. W.— Where does Java coffee come from? Hughes — From Java, South America. THE HARTMAN STEEL PICKET. FENCE • 31 Stronger than iron. Cheaper than VVooil Handsomer than Either. IVEEDS NO REPAIRS I EASILY ERECTED I ALL STEEL I TASTY ! SiHti Diagram of the Kunce you wunt ;ind Get our listimatc. Is highly ornamental— adds great beauty to the lawn. Can ' t blow down, can ' t rot awav, can ' t burn down. Well adapted !■■ .gardens, parks, cemeteries, church lots, school grounds, et Let us tell you more about it. HARTMAN MFC. CO., OF ELLWOOD CITV, PA ..ane ) it m mm uxuru... ft GENTLtMflN GflN ENJOY Is a Comfortble and Neatly Made Suit of , Clothes, a Hat, Tie and Shirt to corres- pond. We make a specialty of goods of this character and invite you to call on us. Yours very respectfully, H. KOSITGHEK BROS. COLLEGE BOYS « WILL FIND A FULL LINE OF - AT Text Books, Stationery, ,y Hammocks, Wall Papers, Latest Novels and Books in Sets, Pictures and Frames, Lansing Book Paper Co,, 120 WASHINGTON AVE. N. At Pine Lake : Diddles— Why woukln ' t some of the M. A. C. co-eds notice the college band boys at the lake? Daddles — Because members from a certain Society were absent. TURNER GROCERY CO. ¥¥¥ 5taple and F ancy fi roceries III Michigan Ave. E. rmm 509 MICHIGAN AVENUE E. BOTH PHONES Tresb and Salt meats. Two of the College Clubs patronize us. We invite a) vo f to try us. Always have the best meat in stock. Ve There is nothing as nice for sunmiLr wear as one of our linen Suits f. Xo nicer line of . . . Straw IfDats and tiie ones vc are offering at $5.00 are ' l ' - ' ' ' y- = ' 1 ' ' ' o ' o ' ' ' ' t ' l - ' ' ose of great values. Come in and see tlie line of 1Mcc3lii3ec biut6 with the up-to-date coliai . the season will make great reductions in price. Elgin Mifflin. f0 We Bid Ye Come . . . TO US FOR ALL YOUR fURNirtlRE. All Goods Delivered Free to the College. M. J. B. M. Buck. purniture, C ' ' t3 ' - ' ' ' Jnd rXaW ng. ■H ■L R B. Sbdtth Co,, ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ts ts « « for ladies most S4.00 shoes. I for gentlemen ei and fine calf at $3.00 to $6.00. toe and absolutely correct. We call especial attention to our extreme needle toe ■■Columbia at $3 ou (like cut) which we claim superior to any $3.00 shoe shown in this city and superior to Lace or button, black or russet. The new Lennox is one of our most popular styles for gentlemen, and comes in wine and brown Russia, patent leath- Our ■■Stilletto is the very latest pointed C. D. WOODBURY, 103 Washington Ave. South, Lansing, Mich.  ,-. v-e ]5 barpetccn ' e Stubio... When you want a Photo and see if you don ' t get satisfaction. ( omer . . . Washington and Michigan Avenues. ■ u MR .S fc, . -LLir .ktlJ 1 t Che Bellosiai t k Published bv • f ' Cbe Class of ' 7. 1 1 micMgan Agricultural College. l$ 6. ? BOARD OF EDITORS. Sh mmd editorial Staff. Si Society, C. 15. I.AirXER. Literary, ELWOOIJ SHAW. editor --in -Chief, i:. dw igiit s.wdersox. Department editors. ¥ fltlilctic, s. j. ki;dfi:rx. Rumorous. .1. A. ICLLIOTT. fiistorical, S. 11. FULTON. Class, L. S. iMUNSOX. Cecal, CLIXTOX D. liUTTi:RFn:Ll).  Business ttlanagers. « U. K. GOODW LX, Mana-er. J. X. GOODRICH, I. L. SIMMONS, n. A. IIAGADORX, V. G. AMOS. Illustrator, F. V. KRAMER. f OUR YEARS of colle (e life add man - pleasant events to the experiences of young men. Four years of fellowship bring many ties of friend- ship that are severed forever when the members of a class tiu ' n their footsteps from their beloved ti iini mater, and go forth into the world in all directions, each to begin life anew. The Class of ' 97, recogniz- ing these facts and seeing clearly the value of a per- manent record of the more interesting events of college life, have decided to issue a class annual. We have gathered into book form a little of the history of our College, a fe of the pictures of familiar scenes and faces, a few of the compositions of our fellow students and esteemed faculty, a few of the puns and jokes that are now fresh in the memory, to be kept as reminiscences of our college days. However, we have not pub- lished this book entirelv for ourselves: we cheerfully invite all to read it. For the faculty and alumni we have an associate history; for parents and friends we have a description of our College and its life. If in some rural or town home a bright youth should chance to read the pages of this volume, we sincerely hope that there may be kindled in his bosom a desire for a college education. We hope that he may be influenced to join that band of jolly fellows of which he reads, and to stake his fortune where we have staked ours, in order that he may acquire a fund of knowledge which will make his life broader and better. As you scan these pages, kind reader, you will undoubtedly find mistakes. You may find things that are not in good taste, or even out of place. You may find a roast or practical joke at your expense. But which- ever it be. we beg of you to pardon the authors, for they have tried to be just and fair to all. It has been some time since a preceding class issued an annual, but we hope that The Hkijostat will reflect so faithfuUv the varying experiences of student life at M. A. C. that succeeding classes will follow our example. With these words of explanation, we cheerfully resign the book to you for your enjoyment and criticism, trusting that you will find something to enjoy as well as criticise. Fraternallv vours. ' 97. SiHIMWi ia J 4i l; ■ tf . . — . .iw  M JOXAIHAN ' L. SNYDER. Jonatban Ce IHoyne Snyder, Pb. d.. Elected President of the M. A. C. bv the State Hoard of A;rricuhiire at its meeting in Grand Rapids, February ii. 1896, was born Oct. 29, 1859, ° ' farm in Butler county. Western Pennsylvania. Until nearly nineteen years of age he worked on the farm and attended the country school. After three years spent in the preparatory department of Grove City College and in teaching country schools, he entered the freshman class of Westminster College, graduating in the class of ' 86. During his junior year he won the inter-society contest debate which is considered the highest literary honor attainable at this college. After graduation he was piincipal of a village school for one year, when he was elected superin- tendent of the schools of his native count -. I ' his placed him in direct command of an army of over 300 teachers and 15.000 pupils. His first act of note in this ollice was the introduction into the country schools of a graded course of studv. ' This proved to be of so much luerit that it has been followed bv a majoritv of the counties of his State. The ne. l move was to improve the teaching force, and mainly to accomplish this end. he, with others, established in his native village the Slippery Rock State Normal School. This school has been very successful, and has now an enrollment of over 500 students. Before completing the term of three years for which he had been elected he was called to take charge of the tifth ward school of Allegheny City. This is the largest school, with perhaps one excep- tion, in Pennsvlvania. and one of the very largest in the country. It has over i,o teachers and 1.500 pupils. He has been successful in having added to this school the kindergarten, and an industrial department which includes sewing and cookery for the girls, and the different lines of manual training for the boys. This department is said to be the finest and best equipped industrial department in con- nection with any rrammar school in the United States. He did not cease his studies when he became a graduate but diligently pursued a post-graduate course in psychology and philosophy. On the completion of this course in 1891 the degree of doctor of philosophy was conferred upon him b ' his ti ii d vntlcr. The greater part of his life has been spent on tiie farm and among country people. He has traveled e.xtensivel} ' both in this country and abroad. Dr. Snyder is married and has a boy three years of atre. ROBERT C. KEDZIE. rngsaaaaaaaojas ■IMM Robert C. K dzie, m. n., m. d., Professor of Chemistry, has given instruction to every class (rraduattd from M. A. C. save two, and sixty-two of his students are now professors of colleges. 1 laving taught ciiem- istrv for over a third of a century, he has been in the lighting ranks of every college war and considers himself •■ the best abused ' man ever connected with the College. Born in Delhi. X. V.. January 2S. 1823. his parents soon came to Michigan and his earlv schooling was in a log hut. and the family library — Scott ' s Commentary, Cook ' s ' oy- ages, Burns ' works. l- ' ox s Book of Martyrs, and Chalmers ' Sermons, with a large map of the United States, and seven newspapers — formed the greater part of it, as must needs be with the ' -struggle for life in the woods ' and a widowed mother with seven children. He graduated from Oherlin College, classical course, in 1S47. and received his A. M. in 1864. Tiie Doctor graduated from the University of Miciiigan with the tirst medical class in 1850, supporting himself by teaching district schools. He then taught in the K.ochester (Mich.) Academv for two years, then studied and practiced medicine for one vear in Kalainaz(H). lie then practiced his profession in ' ermontville for about ten years and acted as a surgeon in the army for a year. He was appointed to his present position in 1863. Dr. Ked .ie has won himself honor in many ways: he -has fought the kerosene war and fertilizer skirmish to a tinisii and is the a cr of the faflners ' institutes and the sanitarv conventions of the Stale Board of Health. 5 WII.I.IAM 1. BEAT- am HMflll milliam James Bcal, Pb. d., I ' rotcssor of PxHany and Forestry, was born at Adrian, Mich., March ii, 1833. When sixteen years of a ■e he entered the Raisin Valley Seminary the term it opened. In 1855 he spent some months at the Lodi Academy (long since closed), Lodi, Mich., preparing for college. October i, 1855, he entered the classical course at the University of Michigan, and graduated in 1859 with the degree of A. 15. lie at once became teacher of natural science in the Friends ' Academy, Union Springs. L ' ayuga county, N. Y., remaining there until March. 1861. when he entered the scientific school of Harvard University, and for one and a half years studied botany, zoology and comparative anatomy under Gray, Agassiz and Wyman. In 18(13 he began teaching in the Ilcjwland School. . V.. and ctMitinued until 1868, with the excejilion of a spring term spent at Harvard, where he graduated with a B. S. in 1865. In 1862 he received the degree of M. A. from the I ' niversily of Michigan. From 1866 to 1871 he was Professor of Natural History at the Chicago University. He came to M. A. C. in 1871 as Professor of Botany and Horticulture, and in 1881 became Professor of Botany and Forestry, which position he now holds. He was the first president of the Association of Botanists of the U. S. Experiment Station, in 1888. and one of the organizers of the S. P. Agricultural Circle. From 1888-91 he was director of the State Forestry Commission. In 18S5 he became president of the People ' s Savings Bank of Lansing, which position he still holds. Dr. Beal is the author of many reports, lectures and papers, and a frequent contributor to agricultural and horticultural papers. In 1887 he published a volume on the grasses of North America, and is now at work on a second volume. E. A. A. GKANCI.. HERMAN K, KDDl ' .K. €. K K Grange, u. %., Professor of ' etLMiiiar ' Scit ' iice. was born in London, lini land. Apiil 9. 1S48. His fatlu-r intending iiiin for ilu ' Hrilisli navv secured for liiin a cadetslii|i. lie spent one winter in the W ' esi Indies and lierniudas. most of the lime on the llagsliip Nile. In 1873 lie graduated from th e (Ontario clei ' - inarv College and remained there for one year as demonstrator of anatonu ' . In 1874 he secured tlie professorshi] ' ) of ' eterinar Science at the Ontario . gi-icultural College at Guelph. At the same lime and for a number of ears subsequent iie held the commission of etcrinarv surgeon to the Wellington P ' ield Batterv. He returned with the rank of captain. For some time he heltl the position of live stock veterinary inspector of Ontario. In the winter of 1883 he was engaged In liie L niversil ' of Minnesota to deliver a series of lectures before a farmer ' s lecture course in velerinarv. He came to M. A. C. in 1883. Ilrst as lecturer, then as professor of Veterinar ' Science. Shorth ' after he was made consulting eterinarian of Michigan. In 1S93 he was special agent of the United Stales government and had ciiarge of tiie velerinarv exhibit at the World ' s Fair. He is the author of a number of bulletins issued by the veterinary department of the College. He has recenth j ' made hacteriolog - a subject for study in the veleiinary clas sivelv in the United States. Canada and Europe. Dr. fjiange has traveled exlen- Rerman K. Uedder, c. e., Professor of Mathematics and Civil Engineering was born October 7. 1866 at St. Johnsville. X. Until sixteen he attended the public schools and during vacations worked on the farm or in his father ' s store as clerk. He then took classical and commercial studies at the Clinton Liberal Insti- tute of Fort Plain. X. ' . l ' [ion giaduating from ihe ci il engineering course at Coinell in 1S77 he was awarded a fellowship in that branch. Professor Wdder began the business of bridge construc- tion immediately after graduation, returning to Cornell in the fall of 87 to study on his fellowship, but w IS appointed instructor of civil engineering. He atieiwards spent two summer vacations in the bridge business, acting as contracting agent in Pennsyhar.ia after the great floods of 1889. In 1890 he took charge of tf)]iographical survevs fo. the Ithaca. X. Y. Waterworks Co. and continued teaching at Cornell until the spring of 1891. in the fall of which year he assumed his present position at this College. t; a .;;;;:: iti-itt l -::::yw i; LEVI R. TAl-T. ■H Ceci R, Caft, m. $., I ' rofe.ssor of Horticulture and Landscape Gardening. Since I ' rof. Taft assumed his (iri here the department of which he is superintendent has been freatly aided in its worlv hv liic rebuilding of the greenhouses and forcing house and the completion of a horticultural labora- tory, the fust of the kind in this country. Prof. Taft was born August 22. 1S59. at Mendon. .Mass.. and enjoyed the usual public and high schoo l education. In 1882 he graduated from the Massachusetts Agricultural College and then from the College of Agriculture of Boston Universit}-. He at once secured a position as assistant professor of horticulture at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, which he held till 1885. and from 1SS3 to 1885 he was also bursar, and from 1SS6 to 188S assistant in zoolog_v of that institution. I lis next work was that of professor of horticulture at the Missouri State University College of Agriculture. Prof. Taft came to the Michigan Agricultural College in 1888 and since then, in addition to the works heretofore iTientioned. has been a member of the Jixecutive Hoard of the State Horticultural Society for seven years, was chairman of the catalogue committee for Michigan of the American Pomological Society, and has from time to lime issued many interesting and valuable bulletins from his department. (., . - I1-.1  .-j.Tj. r 1 - - -■-«-« -N HOWARD EDWARDS. i Reward Cdwards, m. e., cc. d., Professor of Eiit;lish Literature ami Modern Lani,niaij;es. was born in 1S5.)- in Faiujuier eounlv. iri inia. lie graduated from the Randolph-Macon C ' ollej e. ir finia, in 1S76. • and during 1877-8 studied at the Universities of Leipzig, Germany, and I ' aris. France, lie then taught in Paris in the Rudy International School of Languages, and on his return from ICurope in 1878 taught Greek and Engli.sh at the Bethel Military Academy, X ' irginia. From that position he went to a like one in 1880, at the Bingham School in North Carolina, and from there was called back to Bethel Academy as principal in 1882. In 18S4 he went to Tuscumbia. Alabama, as princi]ial of schools, and in 1885 was elected to the professor- ship of English and modern langua ges in the Arkansas Industrial Universit -, which position was held until accession here in iSpo. In 1891-2 Dr. Edwards spent six months in work in Paris and was offered a position to teach Greek in the Rudy school again, but preferred to spend his whole time on work in French. Spanish and Italian. In 1891 he received the degree of LL. D. from Arkansas Universitw fl-l- -J— •« . M.J — J— EDSON A. LEWIS. 11 II. i ' .ANDIIOLIZ. GdSOn K CCWiS, 2a Clcut. i$tb U. $. infantry, Professor of Military Science and Tactics, was born in Oxford county. Ontarii). February i. 1863. In 1869 he moved with his parents to Mani.stee. Mich., where he attetided the public schools, lie taught a district school for two winter terms and in 1883 entered the U. S. Military Academy at West Point as a cadet from the Ninth Congressional District of Michigan. He graduated in 1887 and entered the infantry branch of the service. He was stationed at the Michigan Agricultural College July i. 1892. Lieutenant Lewis has been ordered to Texas, and leaves us this term. He and his estimable wife have won many waitn friends among us, and though we are sorry to see them leave, we are sure that thev will make friends wherever thev go. fi. B. BandbOltZ, Cieut. m U. $. mrantrv. Enters upon his detail at the Michigan Agricultural College next term. He was born at Constan- tine, Mich., Decendier 18. 1864: studied in the common schools there and in Detroit: graduated from the Constantine high school in 1881 and took a position with a Chicago commission house. During the winter of 1885-6 he took a post-graduate course at the Michigan Military Academy. and in June was appointed to West Point. Graduating from there in June. 1890. he joined the 6lh U. S. Infantry at Fort Thomas, Ky.. in October of the same year. He was afterwards ordered to Fort Ontario. Oswego. X. Y., thence to Mt. Vernon Barracks, near Mobile, Ala., but is now at Fort Thomas. Being a .Michigan man it seems tilting that Lieutenant IJandholtz should be detailed here, and we pledge him our cordial support. ■.? - I. H. BUTTERFIELD. CLINTON D. SMITH. T. B. BUtterfiCid, secretary. Was h(jni at Utica. .Micli.. in 1840. He atteiulfd ilie common schools, academy and Stale Normal School, and soon after went overland to California. He then returned to Michigan and was engaged in farming and stock-raising in Lapeer county until 1893. In 1889 he was appointed deputy collector of customs at Port Huron, which position he resigned to accept his present one. Mr. Butterfield is also Secretary of the State 15oard of Agriculture and is a prominent member of most of the leading agricultural associations of the State. Clinton D. Smith, m. $., Professor of Agriculture, was born al Trumansburg. N. V.. in 1856. His early etlucation was received in the district school and academ) ' . He graduated from the scientific course of Cor- nell University, with the degree of I . S. in 187.:;. and M. S. in 1875. For a short time he followed the teaching profession in New York City, then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1879. 1H80 he engaged in the dairy business in Illinois and pursued this line of work uiuil 1S89. when he became assistant at the Cornell Experiment .Station. In 1890 he was appointed director of the Arkansas Experiment Station, and the same year accepted a new appointment as director of the Experiment Station and Professor of Agriculture in the Univer- sity of Minnesota, which position he held luitil 1893, when he came to the Michigan Agricul- tural College. In 1893 he organized the lirst special dairy class of this College, and in 1894 he organized a second. January i. 1895. he was appointed director of the Michigan Experiment Station. i. . t t, «  . — — ■— .■ ■■ ■  CHARLKS I.. WEIL. WAI IEU P.. BARKOWS. Charles C. Oleil, « « per CO s PC Cx ' ' Professor of Michaiiical Engineering, was born at Nortii Andover. Mass.. in 1865. He graduated rfrom the hi rh school of that place in 1881. then entered a business house in Boston for a year, and f . j again resumed his studies and began practical engineering and siiop work. In 1888 he graduated Ct . ■ from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and soon afterward secured a position as draughts- man with H. P. Worthington Co., of Brookl3n. which he resigned to accept a place as instructor r ■ in the Lehigh University in 1891. Professor Weil entered upon his work here in September. Q 1893, and since that time has overseen the building and equipment of the foundry and black- ' ' , smith shop, the remodeling of the wood shop, and has started the mechanical institutes. ,y 1 I 7 Walter B. Barrows, b. $., I = Professor of Ziiohjgy and Physiology, was born January 10. 1855, at Grantville. Mass. He attended E ' ' • T the public schools of Reading. Mass., and graduated from the high school in 1872, entering the Massachusetts Insiilute of Technology the same year. From there he graduated in 1876 and immediately became assistant in Ward ' s natural sc ience establishment of Rochester, N. Y. In 1879 he sailed from Buenos Ayres, Argentine Repubhc, under contract as a normal school teacher, but was transferred to the National College at Concepcion as assistant professor of chemistry and physics and served during his second year ' s vacation as geologist on an exploring expedition to the Pampian Sierras. Returning to the United States with many valuable specimens, he was at once appointed instructor of science at the State Normal School, Westlield, Mass., which position was - i5 yjresigned the following year to accept one as instructor of biology at the Wesleyan University, w4f Middleton. Conn., where he remained until 1886, during the last two years also acting as r; , Vy?R instructor in botanv at Trinity College. Hartford, Conn. Being appointed assistant ornithologist ; ;t of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, he went to Washington, D. C. in 1886. which position was •;- resigned in 1894 to assume his present work at the Michigan Agricultural College. Prof. Barrows was one of the charter members of the American Ornithologists ' Union, is an active member of most . of our leading scientific societies and has recently been elected to the Zoological Society of France. FRANK S. KEnZIE. WII-UAM S. HOLDSWORTH. Trank S. K dzie, m. $., Adjunct l ' rofes;;or of Chemistry, was born at Vermontville. Mich., May 12, 1857. He received the usual common school education, attended a private school for a siiort lime, and graduated from the Michigan Agricultural College in 1877. During 1877-78 he was correspondence clerk to Dr. II. 15. Baker, secretary of the State Board of Health, and the following year read medicine. In 1880 he was appointed assistant in ciiemistrv. which was followed by the position of assistant professor in 18S7 and his present one in 1890, receiving his M. S. in 1882. During the winter of 1890-91 he studied at the I ' niversity of Berlin, under Prof. A. W. Von Hoffmann. As Prof. Kedzie was just able to see over the edge of a laboratory table when his father came here, and is acquainted with every aluiiinus, he may tittinglv be referred to as an -M. A. C. man. Olilliam S. Roldsworfb, m. $., Professor of Drawing, was born in London. England, in 1856. His [larents soon after moved to this country and here he received a public school education. He graduated from the Michigan Agricultural College with the class of 1878 and afterwards studied art at IJoston and elsewhere. Draughting and w ood engraving then occupied his time for several years. Prof. Holdsworth came to his present position in 1887. ■Ktit-c« PIIII.IP B. WOODWORTH. ALVIN B. NOIU.E. Philip B. Oloodwortb, b. $., Assistant Professor of Ph3-sics. The physical department of the College owes its oroanization to the efforts of Philip B. Woodworlh. Under his supervision all the apparatus now in the laboratory was collected and put in place. Professor Woodworlh was horn at Aulnnn. X. ' .. October 19, 1865. His early education was received in the public school of Case ille. Mich., his parents having moved there from New York. In 18S3 he entered the Michigan Agricult- ural College as a spring Freshman, and graduated with a U. S. in 18S6. In 1890 he graduated from the mechanical engineering course of Cornell University, with the degree of M. I]. While at Cornell he took s]ieciai work in electrical engineering. He became instructor in ]ih sics at the .Michigan Agricultural College in 1887. and in 1889 was accorded the position of professor of physics and electrical engineering. In 1892 he attendeil the L niversit - of IJerlin. August II. 1893, he was married to Miss Lucy M. Ciiiie ( M. A. C. class of 93). daughter of e.x-President Clute. Mm B, I obk, Pb. b., Assistant Professor of English Literature and Modern Languages, was born at Wa land, Henry county, Iowa, September 26. 1862. He attended a regulation district school and then a few terms at Howe ' s Academy. Mt. Pleasant. Iowa. He graduated from the philosophical course of the I ' niversity of Iowa in 1887, ranking second in his class. One vear was then emplo -ed in the study of English at his a ma malcr. and another as principal of the Bellevue (Iowa) high school. Professor Noble assumed his ]iresent position in August. 1889. He has y - -jX corrected numerous essays, and helped many. I trust, to lliul a clearer and more forcible expression of their thoughts. 1 WU.ULU O. HEDIUCK. PAUL M. CHAMBERLAIN. lUilbur 0. BedricK, m. s., Assistant I ' rnfi-ssor of Histoi ' y and I ' olitical Kcotioiiu ' . was born April 3, 1868. in Elkhart cimniy. inil. His early life was occupied after the manner of the usual school and farm life, first in linliana and afterwards at Harbor Springs, Mich. Graduating from the Michigan Agricultmal College with the class of ' 91, he was at once appointed instructor in rhetoricals, and in 1S93 to his present position. Taking a course in economics and history at the Univer- sit ' of Michigan, during vacations, he received his M. v . in 1895. We aix ' glad to note that Professor iledrick was literary editor of our predecessor, the Harrow. Paul n ellen Cbattiberlain, m. e. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was born at ' i ' hree Oaks. Mich.. February 28. 1865. Upon graduating from the town school of his birthjilace. lie attended the Gushing , AcacKinv of Ashburnhani. Mass.. and Olivet College. Then enteiing the Michigan Agri- cultural College, he was one of the tirst three to graduate from the mechanical course in ' 18S8. After a year ' s mechanical woik in Cleveland, he attended Cornell University and graduated in 1890. After graduation he became assistant engineer with the Frick Com- panv. of Waynesboro, Pa., and then mechanical engineer of the Hercules Iron Works, of .Aurora. 111. He assumed his present connection with the Michigan Agricultural College in the fall of 1893. Warren P. Babcock, 3r., Assistant Professor of Mathematics. C. F. WHEELER. I HERBERT W. MUMFORD. Charles T. lUbceler, b. $., Assistant Professor of IJotaiiv ami IvvpcrimfiU Station Botanist, was born June 14. 1842, at Mexico. Oswego countv . N. Y.. and eniiretl Mexico Academy in 1857. In August. 1861. lie entered the army, and after a .serious illness was discharged in April. 1863. lie began his botanical studies in Julv of the same year, studied medicine in 1864. and took. the Junior course in the medical department of the Universil} ' of .Michigan in 1866-67. Mr. Wheeler was appointed instructor in botany at the Michigan Agricultural College in fi= the fall of 1889. graduated in 1891, and was appointed assistant professor of botany in 1896. f [% , , %, Rerbcrt Ul. IHumford, b. $., ' fff Assistant Professor of Agriculuire. was horn February 26. 187 1. at Moscow. Hillsdale county. Mich. He secured his ediicaiion at the school in his district, the IIano er high school. Albion College and the Michigan Agricultural College, where he graduated in 1891. For four vears after graduation he had charge of a large stock farm, and commenced his present work in the fall of 1S95. KDi I }i F. Mt iii;i;m( I 1 . MRS. LINDA E. LANDON. I editb T. mcDermoft. The Depaiimenl of Domestic Economy and Household Science, which will be inaugurated at this College at tlie ojicning of the next fall term, will be in charge of Miss Edith F. iMcDer- mott, a native of Meadviile. Pa. Miss McDermott received her literary training in the high school at Meadviile. and also in Alleghen}- College, located in the same citw On the com- pletion of her work in these schools, she took a ver - thorough course along the lines of domestic economy and household science, in Drexel Institute. Philadelphia. After graduation she was placed in charge of the girls ' department of a large industrial school. In this position she organized a line of work in cooking, sewing, and allied subjects, which has been verv successful, and has given her a reputation which extends far beyond the confines of her native State. If the same success attends her work in the College that has characterized all her past efforts, the woman ' s course will soon become a very popular feature of this institution. lUrs. Cinda €. Dndon, Our accommodating Librarian, was born at Niles. Mich.. May 9, 1856. After graduating from the Niles high school, as valedictorian of her class, she was for two years a teacher in the Kalamazoo public schools. She was married to Rufus V. Landon in 1S77. and came to the Michigan Agricultural College in 1891. SLB-FACULTY. L y SUB-FACULTY. 4 G. C. Davis, M. S.. Coiisuliini; KiUomolo nst lo tlie BruTON O. Longveak. Instructor in Botany, was Experiment Station, was born Au rust 8. 1863. at Cort- born in Onondaga townsiiip. Ingham countv. Mich., July ? ' ' ' ' ■ ' ' ' - - ' flL-r a district and liigli 16. 1878. Upon grathiating from the Leslie and Mason j ra school education he attended the Ohio high schools, he went into the drug business. Entering Stale L niversiiy for two years and then here as a special student in ' 90 he remained four terms came to M. A C. and graduated in ' 89. and began his present work in February. 1894. Occupying his time for tJK- next vear in post graduate . , , , t, ,, . , , • ' , , .,,. ' C. C. sllll . I . .s.. instructor m Mathematics, was woi k m entomologv he was appointed to his present , , , . „, , „ ,-,■ • o ' born une 20. ih68. in rlorence. St. losepii countv. Mieli jKjsition in 1890. - J I . • Mr. Pashb - graduated from the union and high school A. L. KSTcoTT. B. M. E., Instructor in Mechanical at Constantine and ri ' cci ed his degree at M. A. C. with Engineering, was born January 4. 1866. at Perrvsburg. 94. Wood countv. Ohio. After attending the grade schools t[ „o • I ' •, v,,,„x p 1. ' • , w, ,• • .- ri 11ARR 1 . Ij1,ai I)1 ' .. . I). .. I ' , perimeiit Station As- and learning the machinist ' s trade, he entered Purdue ■  . • u .- 1. 1 1 • ■ . . ■ cuLc.cu 1 uiuin. sistant in Horticulture, was born near Lansing. A]mi1 g. Universilv where he graduated with ' 92. After occupy- ,0 , r-...,,i. ,.,.:.,, f m (- ■ ,vc- 1 i 1 .-ersity where he graduated with ' 92. After occupy- y6,_ Graduating from M. A. C. in 188; hel,egan hi- mg a position at Purdue for a year he accepted a similar . . . ,.;. „ yg one here in June. 189 v A. A. Ckozii:k. M. S.. ICxperiment Station Assislani I). J. Ckosbv, B. .S., Instructor in Rhetorical?, was in Agriculture, was born at Hudsonville. Ottawa counl . horn October 2. 1S66. at Colmoosa. in the Ottawa-Chip- Mich., September 22. 1856, After graduating fron pewa Indian Reservation — now Elbridge. Oceana county. M. A. C. in 1879. he received his M. S. from the L ' ni Mich. After finishing the district school he taught for versity of Michigan in 1885. Mr. Crozier was for twi some time and attended the Flint Normal School in 1888. years with the Department of Agriculture at Washington. Graduating from M. A. C. in 1893 he at once entered I). C. and for the same length of time with the low; upon his present work. Experiment Station. He commenced his work here in ' •I I March. 1894. and is the author of Popular Errors about Plants, ' -The Cauliflower ' and A Dictionary of Botani- cal Terms. Thorn Smith, B. S.. Experiment Station Assistant Chemist, was born at Portland, Mich.. June 15, 1871. Graduated from the high school of Portland in 1890. from M. A. C. in 1895 and was appointed to his present position last January. Geo. H. True. B. S., Instructor in Dair -ing, was born at Baraboo, Wis.. Dec. 14. 1868. Graduated from the schools of his native city, and then from the Univer- sity of Wisconsin in 1S94. After taking special dairy work at his Alma Mater during the fall he assumed his present position in December of the same year. M. W. Fulton, B. S., Experiment Station Assistant in Agriculture, was born September 4, 1872, in Greenfield township, Wayne county, Mich. After graduating from the district school he took two years in the high school and then came to M. A. C. where he graduated with ' 95 and at once secured his present position. C. J. Foreman, B. S., was born in Ionia county. After graduating from the Harbor Springs, Emmet county, high school in 18S9. he taught school for several terms and learned the druij trade. Graduatincf from M. A. C. with ' 94 he at once secured his present position and will receive his M. S. at commencement. 1S96. R. L. Dean. Experiment Station Assistant in Horti- culture, was born at Napoleon, Mich., June 2, 1863. After graduating from the high school he went into the fruit business at Grand Rapids. He accepted his pres- ent position in February, ' 96. G. E. Marshall, Experiment Station Assistant in Bacteriology. ' . . Xewell. B. S., Foreman of Machine Shop, was born in Adams county. 111., November 19. 1867. After graduating at M. A. C. with ' 94. he secured his present position at once. Thomas Gunson, Foreman of the Greenhouse, was born July 4, 1858, at Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. After finishing the common schools he graduated from the Government Science and Art schools at Saltaire, Bradford, England. He was subsequently employed with Backhouse ' s Nursery at York. England, and Dickon Co. ' s in Edinburgh. Mr. Gunson came to M. A. C. in April, 1891. Thos. a. Durkin. Foreman of the Horticulture Department, was born at Geneva, N. Y., November 15, 1859, and graduated from the high school of that place. .4 i 1 :., r e 30, 1924 m urn JV. M ' Nair. Houghton. Dies in Train Wreck E otherTi c t IM s grine Drawing Mail Cars Crashes Into Passenger Train at Buda, HI. HICAGO. June Sn. 1 has been fureman for matu prominent fruil •ouohout the country, and has been at M. A. rs and a half. T. ' iTTST()(.K. Foreman of the ] ' arm, was ■i-nianv. Aui;iisl i, 1H58. Cominj; ' to this en fourteen he tried various vocations, but •d on tlie farm. After iiaving cliarge of tiie ■ ernor John T. Rich for seven vears. Mr. (By A. I ' lrnied on his own account for three years -Six persons, including Dr. F. ! . -vr ,. • q Mc.Nalr, president of the ' - - - • ' 9.v hiftan College of -Mines lost r lives and 16 others were in- ( tyy. I ' oreman of the Wood Shop, was born •d Monday when a aolid mail 1 n crashed into the roar end he east ibound passenger train 2. from Denver, at Buda, 111. r. McNair, three women and J. Brechetel, yf Aurora. 111., nan on mail train No. .S e killed, and J. A. Triplelt, a er on train No. 2. died in a .lital at Princeton, 111. mong the Injured was Mrs. Ian Chjsalin, Washington, ;.. Internally injured. r. McN ' air was an instructor in a rail- -nX veil a.i president of the .Mlchi- College of Mines. For many •s he has been a prominent ibcr of science and education - societies and frequently has ed as an official of these. Ing the war he took a dollar ' ar position in the bureau of dards at Washington. .M the nning of the war he offered ' Allege to the war department ' ' • training of engineer. !. Years .igo Dr. McNair was con- nected with Michigan Agricultural college, later went to the state college of mines, .ind had been that institution ' s presiderit for the past 25 years. For the training of mining engineers this Michi- gan institution has for ,1 long time been considered probably the best in the world. June 5, 1869. at Wayhind. Michigan. Graduated from the Wayland High School and worked in shops of Kal- amazoo, and afterwards was junior member of Hoj ' t Son, Foundrymen and Machinists. lie left to come to M. A. C. in Se|itember. 1894. I ' . C. Ki ' .nm;v. Assistant Secretary. 11. M. Howi:. Clerk to President (resigned). I ' vOWiN S. Good. Clerk to I ' l-esident. (JiiACE Ni;w.M. N. Clerk of Mechanical Department. .thy ' s Death ly and re- death of esident of of Mines, in a rail- ;ago, was n adopted idministra- lution ex- hls long 1 head of hich was e highest 5 in the ;lared hia ■;rlou8 one experiment Station Council ts ts $ub Stations. Graylinc. Crawford county, eighty acres deeded. South Haven. an Buren countv. ten acres rented; tive acres deeded. Clinton D. Smith. M. S., Director and Agriculturist Jonathan L. Snvdek. Ph. I).. President, . Ex-officio L. R. Taft. M. S.. ... Horticulturist Robert C. Keuzie. M. A.. M. D.. . Chemist Ira H. Butterfield. . Secretar - and Treasurer , , flawi$orv and Assistant Staff. A. A. Crozier. M. S.. Herbert W. Mumforu, B. IT. P. Geadden. B. S., M. L. Dean, l HORN Smith. B. S.. E. A. A. Grange, V. S.. G. C. Davis, M. S.. Chas. F. Wheeler, B. S., Mrs. L. E. Landon, . T. T. Lyon, South Haven R. L. Taylor, Lapeer. Assistant in Agriculture S., Assistant in Agriculture Assistant in Horticulture Assistant in Horticulture Assistant in Chemistry Consulting ' eterinarian Consulting Entomologist Botanist Librarian In charge of Sub-Station In charge of Apiary ? r- F Y Y I A L r a l 4 € i U)L tt t-n K- ldt n e- -(V. ' S ' «- -  - i$57 « n icbigan Hgricultural College i$ 6 Color Olive Green. Veil — Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah! Uzz, Uzz, Uzz ! M. A. C ! •SAINTS ' REST AND COLLEGE HALL. MM Jketch of the Development oniic H icbidan Jigricultural College TIIKRE are belon fing to our library certain old pic- tures of scenes on CoUejie grounds over which the loval sons of the College linger long and thoughtfuUv. They were taken in 1857 and present to us in a vivid and striking wav the long strides toward order antl effectiveness of equipment that have been made in the intervening years. We are so constituted that what we see now seems the normal order of things. We easily appropriate and enjoy that which has been slowly and painfully evolved b - our predecessors, and fail to give thanks wliere thanks are due. Let us for a moment pause and elaborate the contrast of scene as these pictures reveal it to us. Standing to day in the center of our campus, near the large stone left by the class of 1S73. ' liave on every hand as we turn our eyes a scene of surpassing loveliness. ' elvety lawns stretch in every direction. Picturesque groups of shapely trees. varied in habit, color and foliage, reveal in graceful vis- tas, glimpses of stately halls of manifold form and color. Life smiles at us invitingl}- from such surroundings. It is a marvel of practical and successful adaptation of means to ends. Imagine ourselves now transported back to the times of ' 57. Before us. as we look to the south we would see a wilderness of slumps with here and there a scraggy tree in bare nakedness stretcliing its gaunt arms upward as if to call down vengeance upon those who had thus laid low the companion forms in which it hail delighted. In the immediate front we wouUl tind a tangle of undergrowth, brushwood, and the bodies and limbs of fallen trees; on the right the uncer- tain line of a rude rail fence, zigzaging like a snake doubtful of its direction, and to right and to left two startlingly new buildings, each of brick, three stories in height, about fifty feet in breadth and running back from the observer double the length of frontage. The one is our present College Hall (then called The Col- lege, ' ) and the other is the dormitory, known to all students down to 1877 as Saint ' s Rest. Back of these, on each side of us. in our rear, still stands the forest primeval. In fact it is not until 186.? that we read that the president and faculty be authorized to stump, log, underbrush ami le el ihe iiround in the grove north of PROFESSOR OF EV 1 O.MOI.OGV. PROFESSOR OF BOTANY. RESIDENCES. PRESIDENT. SECRETARY. PROFESSOR OF AGRICLT.TURE. the CuUeiie building. To tiic west of lliis iriove were four little cottages (afterwards all much enlar ed ). the iiouses in which now live the professors of botan - ( then the president ' s house. ) chemistry, mechanical engineer- incr. and English literature. Such is the strong contrast offered us in the lualerial development of the College. Equalh- great is the con- trast in the immaterial fea- tures that go to make up a college. The intellectual and the physical work wei e not at all co-ordinated. Tlie course itself was crude and ill-digested. The number of specialists w ' as necessariK small, and w or.-t of all. I he only possible agricultural iu- struciion was that of the pioneei in his ruthless war with the forest. In those days lrul - a student was graded according as he had ••lifted up axes upon the thick trees. Garfield ' s idea of a university — a log with Mark Hopkins on the other end — was surely realized so far as the log was concerned. Be it our task now, brietly to trace the e -olution In whicli our College has grown out of the rude beginnings into the fair propor- tions with which the old mother now delights us. In order to understand fullv the movement for the organization of an agiicultural college we must call to mintl the fact thai these were the days when Fourierism was rampant and the dawn of a millennial period, through the infiuence of its beneficent teachings, was confidenllj- looked for. It was at this period that oxer-cultured men and women began to line! in farm life and work the ]ianacea for all ( ' ils. L ' naccustomed. as they were, to any form of muscular work or even exercise except possibl - an evening stroll, farm life had lor them an ideal charm: aclt it in the open air sent fi eshei ' blood to their l rain and life took on brighter colors. Hence manuallabor, especialh ' farm labor, as- sumed for diem a somewhat occult virtue. There was for them something morally .i M iiiiellertuallv wholesome in work with the hands in and for itself. ' J ' hey began to preach its virtues as re- formatoiy for mankind. Ever -where the farmer ' s life began to be held up as the ideal life, and - ' plain living and high thinking ' could be carried on onlv with the hoe or the sickle in the hand. llundreds forsook all and rushed into the coimtry; even George Riplev, Nathaniel Hawthorn. Charles A. Dana, and later. Horace Greeley caught the infection and went out to form an ideal LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. commuiiilv lialf industrial, lialf cilucalidnal. al lirook Farm. Horace Cireelc} ' . by the va ' . took much interest in the establishment of our College, made donations to it and aui,nued great things from it. I would not at all assert that this was the onl)-, or even the primary incentive to the establisliment of the Michi- gan Agricultural College. The plain, practical, hard- headed business men who. in 1S50 inserted in our consti- tution the provision for an agricultural college, ami in 1855 prepared to carry out the recpiirement bv apprt)- priating $40,000 together with twentv-two sections of salt-spring lands for the foun- dation of an agricultm-al col- lege, undoubtedly had in their minds no fanciful con- ception of ri ' forming the world. ]5ut still, even for them, the profession of agri- culture had a peculiar sig- nificance. It was an occupation that could never be overdone. lie who made two blades grow in place of one was an unalloyed benefactor. Every effort must be made to keep the young man on the farm, whether he was fitted for farming or not. Above all a certain amount of daily manual labor must be required of all without reference to jiurpose. It was to manv the ahilia ;uul 4 tf ' w ' - ' rr ' f jL ■ ' ' ' i SemH B 3 1 ■milBJIPtCULTURAL LAB0(?ATOR 4 omega of agricultural education, the badge of social equality, the bond between the student and the farm. The Michigan Agricultural College is the child of the State Agricultural Society. This organization, origin- ating in 1849, seems to have been dominated I ' v men of remarkable force, originality, and far-seeing statesman- ship. The first formal action concerning a college was taken in 1S49 on a motion of Bela Hubbard (who, full of years and honors, died re- cently in Detroit | to me- morialize the legislature to take such legislation as mav appear necessary or expedi- ent for the establishment of . . an agricultural college and a model farm. Mr. Hub- bard supported his motion with a cogent and scholarly speech which exhaustivel ' treated the whole subject of agricultural education in the United States. The me- morial was according!}- drawn up by Bela Hubbard and went to the legislature, where it bore fruit in article 13 of the State constitution of 1850, providing for an agricul- tural school which might be made a branch of the State Universit} ' . This last proviso becaiTie the source of a long continued and somewhat bitter contest. Both the I ' niversitv and the Normal School sought to olitain the lllE DRAWING KOOM. favor of the Agricultural Society, and established coursus and lectures on a ;ricultural subjects, looking to tlie securenient of the prospective appropriation. In 1852 a committee from tiie Agricultural Society was appointed to luge upon the legislature the propriety of carrying into immediate effect the article of the constitution relat- ing to the establishment of an agricultural school. This resolution reconunended that the school be placed under the control of the University regents, as a branch of the University, but that tlu ' school and farm shoid i not be established in close proximity to any existing school. At the following legislature no action was taken. In 1854 the ques- tion of location was taken up b}- the Agricultural So- cietv and it was resolved that an agricidtural col- lege should lie separate from anv other institution poraled. another memorial to the legislature was drawn up and forwarded. This was acted on by the legislature of 1855 and the appropriation of twenty-two sections of salt spring lands was made. Most active in liringing about this result was Prof. J. C. Holmes, of Detroit, the first secretary of the State Agricultural Society; a man of considerable means, broad and thorough education i;kei:niiouse. and with this idea incor- and enthusiastic in the cause of horticulture. On the organization of the College he was made professor of horticulture and treasurer, but as the funds of the institu- tion soon ran short, and as there was no possibility of practical horticulture until the land shoukl be subdued to more civilized conditions, his professorship was, with his consent, suspended at the opening of the year 1H58. The law organizing the College provided for a farni of not less than 500 acres nor more than i.ooo acres in one bodw within ten miles of Lansing, and at not over lifteen dollars per acre. The sum to be paid out for teach- ing during the iirst ear w as not to exceed $5,000; and for the second year, not to exceed $6,000. There were 10 be two terms in each ear. viz.. from the Iirst W ' ednesdav in Apiil lo the last Weclnesda ' in October. and from the first Wednesday in December to the last Wednesday in I ' ebruary. and no pupil shall be received for ess Ihaii our Iciiii. This last provision gave an iuunense amount of trouble and was the cause of endless expulsions for desertion. ' It will be seen that the year was verv unetjuallv divided, the first term being seven months loig aiid the second onlv three. The ]iuipose (if such division was evidently to give opportunity for -i i a 3 « —i ' -j yr ' j ' T. C. ABBOT. cullivatiiiij all tlie crops ami also for wintur work in slock raisinji and dairying. The College was put in the hands of the board of education, then and subseijuently the governing board of the State Normal School. Under this law the executive committee of the Agri- cultural Society located the College by buying of A. R. Burr, of Lansing, a tract of almost entirely wooded land, (only three acres cleared ) six hundred and seventv-six and fift3-seven one-hundredths acres in area and ithin three and one-half miles of Lansing. The board of education approved the choice and proceeded to clear and build. They opened the College on the thirteenth dax of Mav. 1857, with formal dedicatory ceremonies, and tin- work of the College began. There were the two buildings above spoken of College Hall. 50 x 100 feet and ilu- board- ing hall of about the same size. College Ilall was designed to be a huge central building of three parts, a central portion and two wings. On the ground plan the part that was built was designated as the ' -west wing of the college building. This building, constructed, apparently with great solidit - was unsatisfactory both in foundation and roof. The stone buttressing on the south side was placed there to prevent further settling of the walls, and the roof had to be changed at a cost of some $2,000. The chemical laboratory was located in the north rooms on the first floor, and boasted at the very first over $2,000 worth of cheniical a]iparalus. The chapel was where it now is. onl - w iih the rostrum on the north side of the room. On the other floors were the president ' s and secretarv ' s oilices, the library and museum anil the class-rooms. Some of these rooms were used (luring the second and subsequent terms as bed-rooms. Prksidknt Williams ' Ad.ministkatkin. The first president of the College was in many re- S|iects a remarkable man. lie failed simpl - because 1 was morally impossible that at that period anv man should succeed. No such thing as an agricultural col- lege existed on this side the x tlantic. No man in thi broad land knew just what an agricultural college should even approximate. lie was an enthusiast, filled with zeal for a far off ideal, and it was simply inevitable that he. a politician with nian ' enemies, should be laughed down at his verv fii ' st mistake. VETERINARY LABORATORY. Those were ominuiis words that tlie lirst pri-sulcnt uttered when he talked ahoul establishing a svi c i of hibor and a svf cm oj iiif ri ' c ii ii. as if the two were essentially dilferent and even anta ronistic in charaeter, in purposes, in processes, and in resuhs. The must be harmonized, yoked together by some artificial process and not through any natural atfinitv. The whole history of the College has steadily continued to demonstrate the falsity of this method of looking al the problem of an agricultural college. I.abor in and for itself is a mon- strosity. Intrinsically it has no character either honora- ble or dishonorable. It bec omes noble and ennobles onh by its purpose. The sole and single legitimate niirpose of every college function is education (the imjiarting of information or training, i A system of labor, therefore. wliKJi stootl in contrast with the system of instruction, had no legitimate place in a college curriculum. The whole subsequent history of the Colleire has been a gradual realization, now complete, that the labor must lake upon itself exactly the same characteristics and be handled in exactly the same way as the so-called instruc- tion. In fact it must be simply a widening out of the processes of our studies in strict confornntv with oin- dual nature. No man ever learned to w rite bv commit- ting to memory a description of the loops and curves forming the letters. He must take the pen in his hand and train the nerves and muscles to make the combina- tions which the brain directs. So no man ever learned to be a farmer by simply learning chemistry or botanv or phy.sics or anatomy. This knowledge is essential, but it does not constitute farming. Most important of all IS the co-ordination of this knowledge and its daily application to the processes and the exigencies of farm life as they arise. It is here that manual labor Hnds its legitimate position in college life. It thus becomes, in exactly the same degree, though not in the same kind, as the chemical laboratory work, a method of instruction antl training. The student sees its purpose, and what- e er manhood is in him is calletl into action to cari him l.iitlifully and unllinchingiv through the tasks assigned. 1 le forgets the toil in the joy of accomplishment, and his labor assumes value and dignity in his own eyes. ]5ut the lesson so well learned toda - was then far from being understood. The superintendency of the farm was first placed under the care of the president. President Williams was an enthusiast, anxious for the success of the novel experiment, and capable of inspiring EDWIX WILLITS. others with his own cntiuisiasni. The novehy of thu idea, and the optimism of tlie day gave a certain momen- tum, and at the opening of the second year over sixty appHcants were turned away for lack of accommodations. Ninety-eight were received. Every room in the hoard- ing hall was filled, four in a room, and all availahle space in College Hall was used for dormitory accommodations. The business of the College was arranged primarily to meet the demaiuis of labor. The number of students enrolled during the year was 124. and these were divided into thi ee sections for labor. I ' he} ' rose early in those days. Chapel e.Kcrcises w ' ere at live-thirty, a. m.. fre- quently with orations; breakfast was at or near six. Labor for the first section of students began at six-thirt}- and lasted till nine-thirty. Meanwhile classes for the other two sec ' dons were going on. beginning at seven A. .M. : t nine-thirty the second section went to work. maii)l - logging and clearing up land. At twelve-thirty dinner was had, and from one-thirty to four-thirty the third division labored. The classes were three in num- ber and had studies as follows: The first class, cliemis- try. advanced al rebra and irrammar; the second class, arithmetic, elementary algebra and grammar with class one: tiie third class, arithmetic. geograph and gram- mar. It was only on September 8, 1858. that a con- nected course of study was formed and submitted for the approval of the board. Of the thirteen departments now existing at the College, eight were represented more or less fully in this course. If our teachers had been the facullv of the Colleife at tlial time. i ' i-ofessor W-tliler would have had three and two-thirds hours of class work per day; Professor Hedrick. about two; I ' rofessor Barrows, one and one-third: Dr. Kedzie. two: Or. lieal. one-hall. I ' rofessor Woodwoith. two-thirds: MI ' .cllAMl Al. L.MSURAIIJKV. Professoi lloldsworth. one-third, and Professor Noble two and one-half. It will be seen that there was no class- (irk in clisliiuti e agriculture or horticulture. TllK iNTliKKl ' .lJNU t. By the middle of the second year a reaction had set in. On march 17. 1859. President Williams resigned. Deseriions had become frequent and a large part of the f.icultv mimUes are taken up with expulsions for this  H offense. On ihc resignation of PicsiiU-nt Williams a secretary and farm superintendent, in the ]ierson of R. H. Johnstone, was elected, and it was ordered that the farm superintendent be consitiL-red a member of the facuUv. ami entitled to a vote on all matters pertain- ing to the field instruction and work of the students, and to all out-door management of the institution: the indoor management and discipline of the College being left exclusiveh to the literar}- faculty. This line of absolute cleavage between two forms of work that should be iden- tical in methods and purpose and as intimately inter- woven with each other as possible soon brought forth results. The number of students steadily fell from ninetv-eight at the beginning of 1S58 to forty-eight at the beginning of i860; Mr. Johnston remained only one year: and then came the inevitable reorganization with the special view of rendering the agricultural interests of the institution more prominent. This reorganization w as, in part, necessitated by the action of the legislature of 1859, which, instead of two so materially unequal terms, had made one continuous term, beirinninir on the last Wednesday of February and ending on the last Wednesday of November. ISut the object of the board was to make radical changes in the direction of a more technical school. In these changes, L. R. Fisk. then professor of chemistry, now presi- dent of Albion College, seems to have been the leading spirit. After the resignation of President Williams, the board did not elect any president, but instructed the faculty to elect a temjiorary president. The facidty. accordingly, elected Professor Fisk, and he remained the acting president until the year 1863 when he resigned. The reorganization effected in 1S60 was quite radical in character. It limited the course to two years, with a pre- paratory course of one year. It divided the year into two terms. The requirements for entrance to the preparatory course were just what they are now at the College. The course of study was not clearly delined, but it was to be an attempt to make a thoroughly technical course on the basis of strong entrance requirements in general cul- ture studies. The preparatory course comprehended a year of work on algebra, rhetoric, natural philosophy, geometry, physical geography, elementary chemi-Stry and book-keeping; while the two upper years were to be entirely taken up with the technical work in chemis- try, entomology, botany, and the like. The jirofessor- ships of chemistry, mathematics and English literature had continued unchanged for three years, and the last year. 1839: there had been added a professorship of entomology and physiology, an instrnctorship in civil en- gineering and a farm superintendency. Of these, two — the professorships of mathematics and English literature — disappear entirely; civil and rural engineering is made a full chair, entomology and physiology becomes zoology and animal physiology; and botany and vegetable phy- siology together with horticultural superintendency is added, to which chair J. C. Holmes is again appointed. The general direction of this movement was well in- tentioned; but it was too radical to pass on without a reaction. Then. too. the labor system and the system I T INTERIOR OF LIBRARY. of iiislnution iiolw itlistaiuiini; ' tile strongest printed protestations and tlie fairest tiieories. reniaineci practi- calh ' dissociated. J ' iie leacliers laiigiu one liiin j in tlie clsss-roonis and llie ■•]iraclical fanner pursued another line of practice in tiu- lield. In 1861 the le (islature intervened again. The law nialcini; appropriation for the subsequent two eai ' s pio- vided for a State iSoard of Agriculture to consist of si members, besides the gover- nor of the Slate and presi- dent of the College. The office of secretarx of tlu board w as creaied and a long list vi duties assigned to him; among others lu ' was made a member and secretary of the faculty. The course of instruction was made by law four years in length. ' I ' he studies to he taught were specified and the College was for the liisl lime given aulhorit}- to confer degrees. This law also specified that there should be no other vacation whatever than tlie one mentioned above, viz.. from the last Wed- of Xo einber to the last Wednesdav of Februarw The law lemains practicalh- unchanged, w ith the exceptions that all restrictions on the governor ' s appointments to the board other than that one-half the members should be farmers, were stricken out in iS7_ ; and th.it in 1871 the iron ' lad restriction on term-tinu ' nu ' iuioned above W ' as modilied to the single requirement that the College year should consist of not less tiian nine calandar moiuhs. The law of 1 861 required the Board of Agriculture to t ' k ' ct a president of the institution before the opening of the next term, l his would ha e meant an election in 1 86 1 ; but at their first meet- ing in .April the board was unable to lind a man suited lilher for |iresident or secre- iar ' . Thev contimied the old arrangement as to the pii-si(knc and requested I ' rof. T. C. Abbot to act as secretar ' in addition to his other duties. A new course of slu(l w as adopted. ' 1 here were onh ' two terms in the year, and the course arranged is simply a crude effort to give instruction (without any careful assimila tion and digestion) in ' the branches required by law. Thus things di ifted on during the dark days of 1861 and 1S62. The commencements were then and for ears subsecjuently, tmtil the year 1881 (no commence- ment occurring in 1S80 ), held in November. The seven members of the class of ' 61 were excused before the end OSCAR LI.LTE of their senior vear to enlist in tl.e corps of engineers carried the duties of his professorship until 1866, when from Battle Creek under comnn.nd of Captain Howland. I ' rofessor George T. Kairchild. now president of the and the school moved uneventful! v along witlunit attract- Kansas Agricultural L ' ollege. was chosen for diat work. ing much public attention in those stirring days. Thus things continued until 1863. TiiK New Era. During all these months lengthening out into years, the board had been searching here, there and evervuhere, for a presi- dent. In tile very last days of 1862 they unani- mousl}- discovered that the man they were looking for was under their very hand in the person of Theophilus C. Abbot. Dr. Abbot became first connected with the College in 1858 in the capacity of professor of English literature and farm economy, to which was joined the office of treasurer. At the reorgan- ization in i860 he was appointed professor of civil and rural engineering, and continued for more than a year to perform the duties of this position. In 1861. the professorship of iMiglish literature was revived and he was transferred again to that chair. At the request of the Board of Agriculture he also acted as Secretary of the Board until his election to the presidency. He It is with tlie year 1863 that the College begins to lake upon itself its perma- nent form. I ' rom that dale one notices in every direc- tion the plastic hand of the ••formative president. First the course is reor- ganized. Distinctively agricultural studies are introduced into the Fresh- man year, and the steady effort to make the College a school where real pro- fessional training is inti- mately and suc- cessfully com- bined with pure science and gen- eral training is begun. An elaborate phm for making the work-system an sthf.et cah at Enthance to GRocNns. integral part of the course of instruction was drawn up. Each professor was given general management of the part of the farm ■1 I AT DRILL. work nataininfjespeciallv to his department. The farm material kind i.i the enlargement and wulemng out of sunerimendent presented to the faculty a plan of opera- faolities at the College. The United States land grant tions for the vear. This plan was discussed in all its act of 1872. gave permanency and an oulh.ok for the future, and the huildings hegan to multiply. In 1870 Williams Hall (not named till iS77 ) i ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' icl f inn bearings, es- pecially on instruction. T he work was carefully CO -ordinatt ' d and students assigned t o parts of it in s uccessive house uere built. and logical order ] 2ach professor had written in- structions and limitations for his sphere, and thus there was intimate relation between the class-instruc- tion and the practice in the held. lit II.IH.N 1 ' resident . hb il was a i e X-. man who. in a remarkable degree, drew men to his opinions, and he had joined botanical laboratory, (bliltisso. burned isgo.) with him men of might and influence in the faculty, serves great credit for his grasp of the possibilities of the After the essential featm-es of an agricultural college place. The plan brought out the best features of the were once settled upon, these f ,rces produced results of a park (such, for instance, as the entrance unve along the 1871 the chemical laboratory (with the exception of the southern wing) was won from an unwilling legisla- ture, mainly as a tribute to the sterling work of Dr. Kedzie. In 1874, the president ' s house, the two w o d e n houses next thereto, and a greenhouse of four rooms, since re- built, were built. Prepar- atory to the building of these houses, a landscape gardener, Mr. Adam Oli- ver, of Kalamazoo, was emploved to lay out the grounds in permanent form aiul the present sys- tem of valks. and drives, in its main features, was the result. This man de- :A REMINISCENCE. I steep bank i f the river i and iiiailc coiuciiieiit and hand- some locations for subsequent buildings. I ' revious to his lime the main entranee had iieen to the north, some- what west of the jiresent Howard ' I ' errace. Much of the present tree- jroupino-. however, is Dr. Beal ' s work. Tiie west entrance was tinalK- laid out in 1875. b - Pro- fessor Gulle ' whose new proiessorsiiip of practical agriculture was created n 1S75. In 1876 the original boarding hall(Saints Rest) was bm-ned and the legislatiu ' e verv prompth- sup- plied its place w ith a new building ( Wells Hall.) In 1880 the house for the profes- sor of a g r i c u 1 1 u 1 e was built, a n d i n 1883 a house for the professor of horticul- ing was constructed, and the south wing of the chemical building added, and in 1884 the boiler house and pump- ing ajiparatus were installed. TiiK Advf.nt ok tiik Meciianicai, Dkpartmknt. In 1884 President Abbot began to feel himself failing a n d a s k e d to be relieved of the presi- dency He well de- sei ' N ' ed the title of •■f o r m a t i v e presi- dent of the college. It is a noticeable fact that everv important enlai ' gemenl of llu: College operations I ' ither originated un- tler him or was acho- cati ' d bv him. The introductifjii of the veterinar - depart- ment occurred in 1882. The establish- ture. In 1880 the legislature gave Dr. Beal a laboratory, nient of the postoflice. the organization of the students ' at that time the most imposing in the country. As hot- government, and later of the club boarding system, all anical laboratories were then almost miknown in connec- took shape under him. lv en our latest move, the tion with colleges we ha e in this building the most change of vacation, and the introduction of a women ' s indisputable testimony to the far-reaching character of course, were advocated b - him before 1878. The estab- Dr. Heal ' s work. In 1881 the library and museum build- lishinent of a mechanical department was for some years I.. G. GORTON. ileprecatt ' tl h liini. liccau.se lie desired to feel tifst thai the affiiciillural course was perfect!}- safe. However, in 18S3 lie went before the legislature with a hill for a mechanical course, but that body was not cjuite ripe for such a proposal. In 1885. however, this new department was originated and puslied forward bv the vigor of the new president, the Hon. Edwin Willits. The first head of this (U ' liartment was Dr. Louis McLouth. and he built a broad and tirm foundation for those who followed him. The department, thorouglily interweaving, as it does, theory and practice, has not proved as was feared bv some, a ri al to the other course; but has been a great S(jurce of strength to the College as a whole. And here this sketch uiust close. There are a hun- dred other matters that should be at least alluded to. There are names — honored names — that have not been .■ o much as mentioned. There are stories of per.sonal labor and achievement that read like romance, lint fort_v years is a long period of time to co er in the space of a few pages and this must all he omitted. It in any degree this sketch shall enable us to realize what tiie labors oi our predecessors have wrought nui for us. and shall infuse into our hearts a lar fer dcLfree of gratitude to them and a more fervent love for the old College, it will lia ' e fullilled its purpose. fe STATE BOARD OF AGKlCULTUKJi. STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Fk.vnki.ix Wei.i.s, President of the State Board of A ' , ' ri- culture, was born in Salem, Washington county, New York, April 19, 1S23, and came to iMichigan with his parents in 1837, remaining on the farm where they settled near White Pigeon, St. Joseph coimty, for about a year, when he entered the store of W. T. House Co. at Constantine, where he remained as clerk until 1S41. He then went into the count- ing house of Joseph K. Williams Co. as book-keeper. In 1S42, before he was of age, he entered into partnership in a general store with Mr. Albert Andrus, and in 1S46 became sole proprietor. From that time until 1S73 he continued in business as general merchant, grain and stock dealer, at one time having Governor Harry for a partner. Since 1873, and up to the present time, he has been engaged in farming and in buving and shipping grain, wool and stock, lie has three large farms located near Constantine which he personally superintends. In 1S73 Mr. Wells was appointed member of the State Hoard of Agriculture by Governor Hagley, and has held the office continuously since that time, having been reappointed at the expiration of each term, the last appointment being in 1S95 by Governor Rich, lie has been president of the Board since 1884, having been elected to that office on the death of Judge H. G. Wells, and has been re-elected biennially since that time. His long term of oflice as member of the State Hoard of Agriculture, indicates not only the confidence reposed in him by each successive governor for his ability to look after affairs of the College, but also indicates his grea ' interest in the Agricultural College. Mr. Wells, althougl now past seventy years of age, is still active and vigorous and never misses a meeting of the Hoard. GovEUNou John T. 1 k ii is ex-otruio a member of th( State Board of Agriculture. He was born at Conneautville Pa., April 23, 1S41. He received a common school am academic education, working as a boy on his father ' farm. His first election to office was as supervisor of hi township, which office he held four years. He was electee to the State legislature as representative from the first dis trict of Lapeer county in 1S72, and re-elected in 1S74, ' 76 and ' 78. The legislature of 1S77 elected him speaker a did also the legislature of 1S79. In 1S80 he was elected t the State senate from the 20lh district, Lapeer and Macom counties, but in March of that year he was nominated as candidate for congress from the 7th district of Michigan I succeed Mr. Conger who had been elected senator. H resigned his seat in the senate, and at the spring electio was elected to congress, serving one term. In iSSo he was prominent candidate for governor. In 18S7 Governor Luc appointed him Commissioner of Railroads, which office h held for four years. In 1S92 he was elected governor c the State, and re-elected in 1S94. Governor Rich has all h life been actively interested in agriculture and stock breedin; Still owning and controlling the large farm on which h father settled when he came to Michigan. He has been president of the National Wool Growers Association, and was for two years president of the Michigan State Agricult- ural Society. Henry Chamberlain of Three Oaks, was born in Pembroke, N. H., March 17th, 1S34, and came to Michigan in 1843, settling with his father at Three Oaks, where they established a general store, the business being carried on by his father, himself, and brother, as successors for many years. They also purchased a large tract of land near the town, which was improved and brought into cultivation until Mr. Chamberlain had some Soo acres of improved land. He was elected supervisor of his township at the age of twenty - one, and a year or two later was elected to the House of Representatives of the State legislature, and was nominated for governor in opposition to Governor Bagley in 1874. He was appointed member of the State Board of Agri- culture in 1883 by Governor Begole, and served the full term. In 1 89 1 he was again appointed by Governor Winans. W. E. BovDEN was born July 15, 1S60, in the township of Webster, Washtenaw county, Michigan, on the farm on which he now resides. He grew up on this farm obtaining his education at the common schools. Since the death of his father which occurred in 1S80, he has conducted the farm which is one of t he best in the county, and has been extensively engaged in breeding Short-Horn cattle and Merino sheep. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society for some years, and is president of the Michigan Short-Horn Cattle Breeders ' Association. He was appointed member of the Board in 1895 to fill the unexpired term of Honorable Edwin Phelps of Pontiac, who had resigned. He is chair- man of the Farm Committee of the Board. Charles W. Garfield was born in the town of Wau- watosa, near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 14, 1S48. Ten years later the family removed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where as a boy he worked on the farm summers and attended school winters until the age of seventeen when he began teach- ing a district school. He taught four terms and attended the high school about a year, working upon the farm at inter- als until the spring of 1S6S, when he entered the Agricult- ural College, completing the course and graduating in 1870. After leaving college he spent a year with the nursery firm of Storrs, Harrison Co., Painesville, Ohio. Returning to Grand Rapids he was for two years engaged in the nur- sery business, and in 1873 was appointed foreman of the Horticultural Department at the College, which position he held for four years. In 1S73 he received thelM. S. degree from this College. In 1S77 Mr. Garfield was elected secretary of the State Horticultural Society which had been organized some years previousl) ' , and held that office for ten years. In iSSo Mr. Garfield was elected member of the State Legis- lature from the second district of Kent county. He is en- gaged in many business enterprises, most important of which is president of the Grand Rapids Savings Bank. Charles F. Moore was born in St. Clair, Michigan , August 30, i S42, where he received a common school edu- cation. He has been extensively engaged in the lumber B business from his boyhood, havi:ig- large interests in pine and hardwood timber lands. In 1S76 he was elected rep- resentative to the State legislature from the first district of St. Clair county and served one term. Me has served sev- eral terms on the citv council of St. Clair, and takes an active interest in politics. Some years ago he organized a com- pany for the manufacture of salt, and at present is at the head of a large manufacturing concern, the product of which has an extensive sale. He also owns a highly improved farm near St. Clair, and was for a number of years a promi- nent breeder of short horn cattle. Charles ]. Monhok of South Haven, a member of the board, was born in the township of Lawrence, Van Buren county, November 20, 1839. lie obtained a limited educa- tion in a district school, and bv studv at home, :it the opening of the Agricultural College in 1S57 he was among its first students, spending two and one-half years at this institution. In 1867 he opened a private bank at South Haven in company with S. R. Hoardman. In 1S71 he organized the First National IJank of South Haven and was elected cashier, and has been connected with the bank since then, being now its president. He is also president of the Kalamazoo Savings Bank, and also of a bank at Bangor, Michigan. In 187S-9 he took a law course at the Univer- sity of Michigan. In 1S82 he was elected to the State senate from the district in which he lives, and re-elected in 18S4, and again in 1SS6, during the latter term was president pro tem of the senate. In addition to his banking and real estate business, he owns and conducts a large farm near South Haven, and is also an extensive peach grower. Che College Bell F THE inaniinate materials that aid in makiny; up that concrete whole — the Colle ; e, the things that abide wliile the generations of college life sweep by. could tind voice and tell of the shifting scenes they have witnessed, what a tale they could unfold. A generation at col- lege is four years, and if by reason of condi- tions it be five years. et the added year is labor and sorrow. When a student returns, a few ears after rraduatinc{. and tinds all his old student friends gone, passed awav with the swifth ' revolving quadrennial generations of college time, and onlv two or three of his former teachers left, a feeling of sadness comes over him as he recalls some of the events of his college life. But if the College Hall, the dormitories, the laboratories, the campus and even the College Bell could reveal what they have seen and the changes thev have wit- nessed, the storv would be worth hearing. I do not know when tiie bell first came to College, but for more than thirt -three years it has given tonguf to tlic duties of the liour. lis liome at first was under the sliade of an old oak tree, south of the walk and about niidwav between Collefjc Ilall and Williams Ilall. restiui on a rude frame about ten feet above the fround. Thence it was removed and mount- ed on a stout pine frame in tiie grove about six rods north of west of the Mechanical ] aborator ' . close bv the open-air gvmnasium that developed our earlv athletes. It remained in this place for manv ye ars till complaint was made that it could not be heard on tlu ' farm soulh of the Red Cedar Rivei-, and there was danger that the boys would exceed the three hours work then required. The College authorities then said to the faithful servant Come u ]■) higher. and placed it on top of Williams Hall, where it still remains. The life (jf the bell lias not been entircK ' uneventful. When it dwelt imder the oak. on its frail shelf, some- bod} ' would occasionallv tm n the mouth of the bell up- ward, tilling it with water and leaving it so inseciu ' elv braced that when the bell bo ' came at ti ' e o ' clock in tiie morning to ring the rousing bell, he -received a baptism from on high that did not seem to improve his religious nature. In 1862 someb()d ' stole the clapper, and the voice of the bell was no longer lieai ' d. Recognizing the import- ance of the proper division of time in conducting the affairs of the College and the use of the bell for marking the divisions of time, teachers and students turned out in a b(id in a grand hunt for the fugitive clapper. The students (.■ntered upon the work wttii surprising zest and energv and seemed to enjoy the himt even more than the facullv. showing how deeply the ' grieved at its untimely disappearance. After two da s ' hilarious hunt a lucky. student found the clapper. This was restored to its nor- mal position, and all went merry as a marriage bell. Early in the spring of 1863 it w as announced in faculty meeting that the clapper of the bell was again stolen. ■• What shall be done? Shall w (_■ once more suspend college duties and hunt up the clapper: The suggestion was made that tiie bell was for the accommodation of the students, that the teachers all having watches, did not especially need the bell and could easil - get along witlioul it. but that the students be required to attend all college exercises promptly on time. This decision was announced to the students in chapel, and it was received as a good joke till the dark suspicion arose that possibly the foremen of tlie work- gangs might keep them a half hour or more over time and the boys would have no redress. The clapper speedily came back by unseen hands. In 1872 the bell and its frame moved from the grove to a place near the big stone. Acting President Fair- child told the students that the bell would be rung when it had returned to its old place, and it went back, appar- entlv of its own accord, the next night, but in order to keep the bell in countenance, the whole body of students marched in the procession. After the experience of 1863 the bell was unmolested for several years, but after that generation had passed by there arose a new set of students who knew not Joseph, and they would light upon the funny and orig- inal idea of stealing the clapper of the bell, and the old trick would come up bright and smiling and the annoy- ance would last for a day. Finally, Frank GuUey and Robert Kedzie, tiring of the quadrennial resurrection of this old trick, determined to lay its ghost. They un- screwed the nut that fastened the clapper in the bell, swabbed the inside of nut and the thread of the bolt with solution of salammoniac. screwed the nut firmly in place, where it would rust tight, riveted the bolt upon the nut, and the clapper has never left the bell since that time. Many people suppose that lisping is caused by too short a frenum or bridle under the tongue which restrains its motion to a certain extent. When in the practice of medicine. I was often requested to cut the bridle of the tongue in children to cure them of lisping. The Col- lege bell has been tongue-tied for many years, but no one suspects it of lisping. It calls to duty, clear, out- spoken and open mouthed, and will continue to do so for many generations of college life. R. C. Kedzie. ¥¥¥ ¥¥¥ m FEUONIAN SOCIEIY. Teronian Society OFFICERS. Miss Bkrtiia Baker. . . rresident Miss Fav Wheeler, . . ' ice President i:r j:3 Miss Ei.i.rn . ughan. . . Secretary Miss M | |I,|; Pasiibv, . Treasurer •r ■ .- ' f.5 ACTIVE MEMBERS. Class ' 93. Special. Miss Lilian Wheeler. Miss Fav Wheeler. Miss Clara Steele. 1; p ,,., j , Miss Loa Renner. ' pp. Miss M3rtle I ' eels. ' 96. jyjigg [yrile Pashby. ' ® Elizabeth ' rrunian. Miss 15ertha Wellman. Miss Mina Fuller. ' ' ' ■3 ' ' ' - At:,, i. n - 1 Miss Marie Bellis. , „ Miss lillen aiighaii. 9 ' ' All T ■ Miss Phoebe Dean. Miss Ina Keiller. Miss Sadie Clianipion. Miss Essa Singleton. 93- Miss iicrtha Baker Miss Mamie ]5aker. HISTORY. Notwithstanding the fact that the Michigan Agricul- made of the girls ' society. The -iron jawed fraternity tural College has been strictly a boys ' college, there has was only one of the dehghtful nicknames applied to always been a number of girls here, and every few years the society, not to mention the numberless prophecies one or more of them graduated. In the spring of 1S90. that the Feronians would soon die a calm and natural twenty of the classification cards were taken out by death. All were not so severe. Many from the tirst co-eds. making the largest number of girls ever in the wished us well and extended the cordial hand of friend- Colleo-e at one time. ship to the new society. A majority of one of the boys ' The boys would often invite the co-eds to visit their societies evidently felt in this way for they have allowed different societies, and this roused in the girls a feeling the Feronians to meet in their large, pleasant building of envy and made them wish that they might also enjoy during the six years of the society ' s existence, and the the many pleasant things of society hfe. At this time girls feel that they can in no adequate way express their some of the girls changed these vague wishes into glow- ing plans which met with the approval of all, but which few ever expected to see realized. There was more work and earnestness behind these ideas, however, than thanks for this favor. One of the greatest benefits of this little society seems to be the warm friendships it has engendered among its members. Being in so many different classes, no time they thought for. and soon a meeting of the girls was is offered to become acquainted except in this way. It called in the entomological class-room. As a result of also prevents lonesomeness and homesickness — two bad the enthusiasm of a few of the girls, and the encourag- things to mix with study. Then. too. the literary work ing words of Mrs. Hillman, who became the first pres- of the society helps so much in rhetoricals, orations, etc., ident, the society was organized March 20, 1890, and at which are required in common with the boys who have the next meeting adopted a constitution and the name constant training in their societies. • ' Feronian. In spite of insutticient numbers, inexperience, and For two terms there were only members enough to other discouraging features, the girls seem to feel that fill the offices, but perseverance counted, and soon more it has payed in good, full measure to organize the Fer- co-eds entered, lending their aid to the disheartened onian Society. It is hoped that the new co-eds who workers. come next year will enjoy the work and pleasures of One of the most difficult things to overcome was the this society as much as have those who started it and natural prejudice of the boys towards, and the fun they who have carried it thus far on its way. 1 ROLL •« Class ' 90. Miss Jessie Beal (Mrs. It. S. Daker). ' 31. Mrs. Susie Hillmau. Miss Grace Fuller. Miss Marion Weed. Miss Jessie Foster (Mrs. A. I.. Sweeny). ' 92. Miss Mabel I.inkletter iMrs. Clias. Koliiuson). ' 03. Miss Katlierine Cook. Miss Daisy Champion. Miss Jennie Cowley. Miss Lizzie O ' Connor (Mrs. L. ( ' (!ibbs). Miss Lilian Wheeler. Miss Cora Stocking (Mrs. Palmer). Miss Lucy Chite (Mrs. V. B. Wooilworthl. ' 93. Miss Mamie Haker. Miss Otie Cook. •Deceased. Miss Kmma Churoliill. Miss Hertlia Wcllman. Miss Sadie Cliani|iion. ' !IS, Miss Clara Steele. Miss Alice Coats. Miss Hertlia Baker. Miss ICdith Brnsh. ' 99. Miss Myrtle I ' asliby. Miss MIna Fuller. Miss Kllen VaiiKlian. Miss Ina Keiller. Specials. Miss Mary Uilroy. Miss Anna Cooper. Miss Franc Hunter. Miss Catlierine McCnrdy. Miss Fay Wheeler. Miss Carrie Burnett (Airs. 1 ' . G. Uolden). Miss Cornelia Wardwell. Miss Ilattle McKenzle. Miss :May Scliooley (Mrs. W. F. Pennington). Miss IVari Kedzle. Miss llattie l- ' ox. Miss Kittie Hill. Miss Loa Kenuer. Miss Katlierine Clute. Miss Myrtle Peck. Miss Elizabeth Truman. Miss Nancie McArthur. Miss Marcia Vedder. Miss Julia Tucker. Miss Bertha Moc. Miss .Mary (!reen. Miss Marie Bellis. Miss ' Phd ' he Deau. Miss Kssa Sinjiietou. HESPERIAN SOCIETY. Rcspcrian Society w OFFICERS. W. T. J5. KM M. 1). J. IIai.k. 1. . . ICl.l.lOTT. PrL ' sident Secretary Treasurer Class 96. W. T. H.irniim. J. II. r.riKv. L. P. Fiinplc. L. I). Sees. ' 97- J. A. ICllidtt. C. 13. I ailiiei-. T ' . X. Lo vr ' . J. I). .McLoutli. E. D. Sanderson. II. E. V ' aiiXoriiian. MEMBERS. ' 98. II. L. IJecker. II. L ' . 1 ' . Case, (j. W. Corey, 11. . . ICldridfre. I), j. Hale. W, I). Ihird. C. 1 1. Looinis. D. A. Seeley. 99. E. R. Austen. W. Harlow. L. S. Christensen. M. B. Dewey. I). E. lloag, ' l ' . Eeuis, L. E. Sa,i;e. A. II. Stone. HISTORY. The Hesperian Society dates its history from 1SS9. In the spring of that year a few students, now society men. recognizing the advisability of adding to the list already in existence, met in a private room to consider the desirabilitv of organizing a new literary society. As a result of this meeting other conferences were held, the faculty consulted and after much serious thought and careful consideration, by-laws and a constitution were drawn up and adopted, and the Hesperian Society was formally organized the 20th of April, 1889. For a considerable period the society existed under rather adverse circumstances. They had no regular place for holding their meetings, no rooms they could call their own. They met in literary and business ses- sions in the private room of some of its members, or in a class room on the third floor of College Hall. But as we are strengthened by overcoming difficulties it may be that struggling against these inconveniences acted as an invigorator to the young society. The first change which occurred to mark a material improvement in the society w as the occupation of the rooms in Wells Hall in August of 1890. With the pos- session of these rooms seemed to come even greater persistence and energv than before had been exhibited, and the success and endurance of the society from that time was assured. Other improvements were soon made, a piano was purchased and furniture provided. A second great step in the improvement of the rooms was taken in 1893. when the parlor was added and new furniture provided throughout. And lastly was the hardwood floor, put down in the spring term of ' ' 6. With these changes the rooms appear todav unrivalled by anv on the grounds in furnishings, and in the general qualities which go to make pleasant and attractive apartments for the societ}- in the work it was designed to do. The society was organized with a charter membership of eight persons. The number of members has since increased until at times it has numbered over fortv. In the summer 1890, the Hesperian was recognized bv the other societies when their request for represen- tation on the Speculum was granted. In the fall of the same year the society for the first time sent a represen- tative to the oratorical contest. The representative that year was successful in receiving first honors, and in the years that have followed the contestant from this society has won either first or second honors. The work of the society and the objects it was designed to accomplish, are as set down in the constitu- tion to proniote the intellectual and social qualities of its members, and increase their knowledge of parliamentary law. This in brief is the growth, aims and history of the societv. Though comnarativelv voung in ears. vet it has made such marked progress that to-dav it holds a place in the verv foremost rank of the societies at the iM. A. C. « • ROLL « « Class ' 89. G. C. Davis. F. M. Paine. F. E. Semon. H. A. Stewart. C. H. Todd. R. H. Wilsim. ■90. (;. V. Klnsey. F. A. Sanderson. W. G. Stewart. •91. C. D. Dundore. S. C. Dundore. J. R. Frank. H. C. Whipple. •92. H. B. Baker. H. W. Bateinau. L. N. Brown. N. E. Dresser. G. E. Ewlng. G. Ford. H. B. F iller. R. D. Gardner. A. H. Glllett. C. A. Hathaway. V. r. Hawley. W. I. Herron. A. D. Hlmebaugh. F. L. Hoffman. V. J. Hooper. E. E. Miller. H. N. Feck. C. H. riper. L. B. Plummer. V. K. Sagendorph. A. H. Sales. V. H. Sales. C. H. Spencer. D. N. Stowell. D. W. Trine. A. S. Todd. ' 93. J. C. Anderson, (i. V. Benjamin, W. D. Bingham. P. S. Burnham. H, M. tloss. O. H. Hall. W. r,. Harvey. C. E. Holmes. C. I. Hood. T. W. Kathe. F. H. Kishpaugli. V. V. Kramer. H. H. Merriman. H. f. Moyer. H. .1. Peaster. E. Smith. V. I.. Steward. J. L. Watson. W. S. Wiggins. J. T.Wight. ' 94. C. J. Barnum. A. N. Clark. M. H. Coon. ,J. AV. Dunn. F. H. Elliott. P. W. .Tones. E. V. .lohnston. S. P. Orth. C. H. Perrin. A. Rohr. W. G. Shepherd. C. B. Smith. F. Trout. R. S. Welsh. W. F. Wight. •95. ,1. B. Brockway. .1. W. Buseh. .1. Chamberlain. F. W. Cogswell. C. J. Combs. O. Elliott. G. W. Graham. W. 1!. Hunt. R. E. Johnston. H. K. Jones. M. G. Kains. S. C. Laitner. H. F. Lake. H. W. Lawsou. W. Matsura. H. J. McEwen. J. S. Mitchell. F. P. Normington. M. D. Owen. G. H. Phillips. C. W. Porter. K. L. Reynolds. T. W. Rockwell. F. Sharp. F. D. Small. W. W. Smith. G. L. Stewart. ' 90. W. T. Barnum. W. W. ISradtield. J. H. Brlley. A. T. Cartland. J. A. Clark. R. E. Doollttle. L. P. I ' imple. G. A. Fisher. F. E. Hoppins. R. K. I.atting. W. C. McLean. G. E. Miles. F. C. Morse. G. W. Mimro. C. M. Otis. L. I ' arkes. G. Patterson. J. R. Sayles. L. 1). Sees. B. E. Thomas. .M. M. Thompson. M. P. Thompson. G. C. Van Alstyne. ' 97. F. K. Barr. T. W. Clark. E. B. DeLano. J. A. Elliott. C. A. Graves. R. A. Gongwer. G. C. Humphrey. A. La Due. C. B. Laitner. F. N. Lowry. J. B. McCallum. J. D. Mcl.outh. E. D. Sanderson. L. C. Smith. W. C. Stewart. H. E. Van Norman. ' 98. H. L. Becker. H. C. V. Case. L. J. Cole. G. W. Corey. L. Crittenden. H. A. Eldrldge. 1). .1. Hale. W. 1). Hurd. K. L. P. King. C. H. Loomis. E. J. Mahon. D. A. Seeley. R. L. Stone. C. H. Wahl. ' 99. E. R. Austin. B. Barlow. W. L. Chase. L. S. Christensen. M. B. Dewey. D. E. Hoag. T. Lewis. C. H. Palmer. L. E. Sage. A. H. Stone. ECLECTIC SOCIETY. eclectic Society OFFICERS. V. R. VANDEkllUIiK, I). C. McElrov. F. W. Newman, A. S. Eldrii)(;k. I ' lesident Vice President Secretary Treasurer MEMBERS. Class 96. R. L. L ' lutL ' . R. B. Buei . W. R. Vanderlioef. (;. W. Williams. 97- C. L). r.uueiileld. H. A. Dibble. J. N. Goodricli. II. M. Howe. I . W. Kiamer. I), f. McKlrox . •98. II. X. Brown. II. W. Force. W.J. .Merkel. II. L. Mills. 1 . . Xewmaii. E. B. Wallace. ' 99. M. .Xn ' iiew. E. Bailey. W. A. Bartholomew. S. Culbertson. A. S. Eklridoe. W. H. Flynn. E. D. (lan ' iiier. G. D. Miller. R. W. .Swift. 1 ' . W. i ' orter. L. V. Clancy. L. j. i5olt. C. II. Adams. E. S. Good. F. M. Libbev. HISTORY. Nearl_y twenty years ago. in one of the class rooms of College Hall, a few earnest and energetic students, not at that time members of any literary society, met for the purpose of perfecting an organization which should at once assume and hold high rank among literary societies already organized at the M. A. C. For a number of years a chapter of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity had had its existence at the College, and later a chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternit}- was organized; also, after several years the Union Literary Society formed. This had been the onlv distinctively literary soci ety on the campus, although it is supposed that both fraternities had- as they have since, maintained what they called a liter- ar} ' societj ' in their own halls. The framers of the first constitution and by-laws of the Eclectic Societ}- were young men of energy, worth and perserverance. They certainly showed an unusual amount of application and devotion to the cause for which the} ' enlisted, as may be known from the fact that many of their best days at college and much of their hard-earned money were devoted to organization and development of the new society. Joseph A. Briggs, J. R. Monroe, and a student by the name of Morrison whose initials are not known to us, constituted the committee that was appointed during the fall term, 1877, to prepare a constitution and by-laws of the newly formed society earl}- in the spring term, 1878. J. R. Monroe was the first president and James P, Leu is was secretary, pro tem, of the first meetings, and also of subsequent meetings that were held during the first three months of the society ' s existence. It is fair to assert that at the end of the first term of existence of the society, there were at least twenty active members, and that from that time to the present day the Eclectic Society has been an important factor in the social and literary life of M, A. C. To write a complete history of the struggles and pri- vations that were undergone by the members who did the pioneer work for the Eclectic Society would be impossible. While the records are incomplete and the story has not been well written, yet we distinctly remember anecdotes of the young heroes who carried the lath, lime and sand to the fourth floor of Williams Hall, and by their own efforts, made the plaster, did the work and fitted up the society hall. Old members visiting the College away back in the early eighties often related to interested hearers, how, after the labors of the day were over, and late in the evenings and on Satur- days, the boys finished up what is now the main room of the Eclectic Society hall, holding their meetings in the presence of the piles of materials which they were using to complete the room. Since that time, however, many changes and improve- ments have been made in the society hall, and many Eclectics have left their college home to tread success- fully the paths of life. « ROLL « « Class 78. J. I . Lewis. .1. K. Monroo. J. E, Miller. ' 79. .J. .V. Hriggs. C. W. Caiiiniou. C. S. (Uiile. C. E. Sumner. •80. F. [ ' . Kageiiln ' cic. M. E. HutlinilT. T. li. I ' reston. •si. A. I.. . ' Vodcrson. A. E. Hail. J. I. Biclcneii. W. II. Burgess. C. W. Clarlt. F. L. CorbiD. C. A. Dockstader. O. W. drover. W. E. Gouii. A. M. Groner. C. S. McGili. D. S. I.iueoin. E. Nortiiro]). W. F I ' aek. f. K. Turner. A. B. Turner. A. V. Troupe. S. Upton. C. K. Wliite. J. Woodman. ' 82. L. Avery. J. W. Beaumont. F. II. corbin. M. Case. C. W. Crossman. W. 11. Cntlnill. H. A. Dickie. .1. F. Evert. A. Eisby. S. T. Elliott. W. Faruswortli. I.. B. Mall. A. G. .lack. W. T. I.angley. E. McArtluir. K. .V. .Miirpiiy. B. . . i; rtsi.n. E. ( ' . Spaulding. G. W. Tliompson. I ' . E. Weed. I.. W. Wilcox. •8:i. A. C. Bird. C. P. Bush. E. P. Clark. D. C. Ilolliday. E. A. Haven. E. F. Law. C. L. .Major. A. C. Hedding. I.. A. .strong. E. C. ' arnum. G. D. Willets. •84. It. H. Baker. .1. .1. Bush. K. .1. Coryell. W. H. Draper. V. H. Dohtauy. 1 . J. Hodges. H. D. Luce. F. H. J,yman. W. B. Kirby. W. L. Gaw. A. W. Page. C. R. Schlappi. A. V. Sutton. E. E. Troxel. L. K. Woodman. •85. E. S. Briggs. J. Y. Clark. F. L. (happen. H. T. French. H. P. (Jladdeo. H. L. Harrison. K. W . Hemphill. W. F. I.andretii. J. B. Leonard. H. W. .Meeker. F. R. Osborn. W. Buckman. F. W. Sheldon. P. G. Towar. .1. I). Towar. T. (). Williams. D. B. Wade. •8(i. G. M. Allen. H. .V. Brown. F. C. Davis. W. E. Ganunon. J. E. Hammond. J. J. .lackway. H. X. Jeuner. A. L. Nichols. W. R. Kummler. G. L. Spangler. E. T. Welch. E. A. Whitney. •87. J. J. Benjamin. E. A. Burnett. (i. Arnold. C L. Crabbs. V. W. Diehl. C. H. Granger. F. K. Wood. D. F. Sayre. R. W. Mc( ulloch. F. R. Smith. W. .v. I ' homas. II. S. Theirs, c. s. Whitmore. II. II. Winde. II. B. F. li. L. C. A. E. F. W. H. E. W. J. C. He A. B. C. L. S. li. D. W. B. B. F. C. G. B. . udrus. . ndiier. Coilnirn. Bulson. Essig. Harrison. Ilinkson. Imore. Ide. I.awton. -Monroe. Roberts. Sniitli. Wllkins. Van Atta. ' 89. G. M. Axtord. O. E. Beach. W. II. Burns. C. D. Beecher. A. Carton. ' . P. Cooper. R. C. (lute. C. M. Hemphill. F. ,M. Kellogg. A. .Moore. I,. W. Rice. W. E. Rohnert. F. J. Stahl. J. W. Tourney. ■90. H. L. Burnell. ! ' ■ 1 ' . Chapman. E. G. Coouey. J. H. Ho(tper. J. H. Heard. G. S. .lenks. B. L. Jenks. C. D. Mena. W. V. .Morrison. R. li. .McPlierson. •I. R. Kcpgers. C. P. Smith. B. F. Simons. A. L. Waters. ' ill. F. W. Ashtim. J. T. Ashton. R. W. Blake. J. W. Begole. S. K. Iioy,i. K. L. Butterlield. H. II. Doty. II. II. Hopkins. H. . . Hunter. E. E. Gregory. V. S. Hiilycr. W. S. Howland. H. B. Lazell. G. C. .Monroe. A. Merchant. C. A. Stimson. F. B. Smitii. C. A. Udell. (i. -V. Waterm.in. ' 92. J. E. Brown. E. S. Bullock. M. J. Foster. L. C. Glbbs. C. P. Hulbert. J. S. H. Holmes. J. E. Hinkson. D. T. .tones. B. O. .Johnsou. T. S. Major. T. K. MarstcjH. W. E. Palmer. B. W. I ' eet. E. H. Polhamus. H. U. .Shattuck. C. S. Sniitli. L. v.. Stiue. A. L. Thompson. W. .1. Wilt. ' ' .i:i. S. .1. make. H. R. Breck. IC. T. Bernart. A. B. Chase. Dwight Cole. C. B. chapin. F. P. Clark. E. W. Carson. .1. li. Dimmick. II. rioodenow. ■L .S. Holden. F. T. Hatch. .T. S. .Maun. II. McVrtluir. H. E. Norton. -T. Perrin. E. ( ' . Peters. E. T. Pennoyer. A. T. Stevens, n. C. Sheldon. J. C. .Sesser. .1. A. Wilson. A. U. Widman. A. E. Wilber. ' 94. W. S. Ashton. A. .1. Beese. M. P. Carney. M. M. Chaffee. H. S. Enlaw. C. I!, llaigli. F. W. Lewis. B. O. Longyear. C. C. Lemon. L. A. Wilson. ' 95. H. i;. Allen. W. A. . nsorge. (i. .1. Baker. II. Chatterton. E. Ellswortli. E. C. Engle. E. J. Heck. G. Nicliols. O. A. Xicliols. W. C. Stebl)lns. C. S. Wardwell. C. H. Watson. •9ii. R. L. Clute. J. Beauvais. B. II. Davis. R. B. Buek. A. C. Cole. F. W. Ilerliert. L. .1. Kellogg. E. L. Kirl)y. J. R. Petley. D. T. Randall. W. W. Taylor. W. R. Vanderhoef. G. W. Williams. .1. H. C. (ioodban. G. S. .M. ' ad. F. H. Authouy. E. D. Woolsey. L. .1, Lembach. ' 1)7. F. E. Baker. C. D. Butterlield. H. . . Dil lile. .1. X. (ioorlrlch. H. .M. Howe. F. G. Jahn. F. W. Kramer. It. T. Lockie. X. J. Miller. 1 . C. McElroy. .M. .Montgomery. .1. F. .Merkel. E. D. Osborn. A. L. Podd. .1. Stock. W. H. Williams. ' 9S. II. Arnt. II. X. Brown. W. F. Cheek. Harohl W. Force. W. .1. .Merkel. II. L. .Mills. F. W. Newman. G. R. Snyder. E. B. Wallace. L. E. Croe. ' 99. .M. .Vgnew. !•:. Bailey. W. . . Bartliolomew. S. Culbertson. .-V. S. Eidridge. W. H. Flynn. E. D. Gagnier. W. li. .McCalluui. G. I). Miller. It. W. Swift. I ' . W. Porter. 1.. W. ( ' Ian «y. L. J. Bolt. C. H. Adams. E. S. Good. T. H. Libbey. . . Landon. OLYMPIC SOCIETY. Olympic Society OFFICERS. C A. JMWKi.i,, . . . President W. K. (jooDw IN. . . ' ice President 1 . j. Ki.iN(;. .... Secretarj ' S. |. Kr.Di i.KN. .... Treasurer MEMBERS. Cl. ss ' 96. H. H. Rhodes. 99. L . . Jewell. K.Shaw. l- ' . V. Younn-. . . -M. Morse. 98. ]-:. a. Wincoar. F. M. Nichols. , y J, ; i.„. i, E. R. Russell. 97- I ' . J. Kliiig-. John Mayes. V. K. (ioodwin. J. C. Nichols. I- W. l ver. 11. W. Hart. V. M. n.ickus. C.J. Perrv. I. L. Simmons. A. .M. I ' atriarche. F- I - Ciaiii. S. J. Redfern. (jeorge Caninliell. The Ohm- pic Societ ' was organ- ized in Oct- ober of 1885 in room No. 105. then oc- cupied by A. L. Marhoff. 87. who did more toward the primarv steps of its organization than any other student. He. with F. L. Wrigglesworth and Everhart of ' S6, O. C. Wheel- er, 87, G. L. Teller, ' 88, and one or two others were the charter members and formed the nucleus from which the present Oh ' mpic Society has grown. Until the organization of this society, there were but two open literary societies at this College. These were the Eclectic and the Union Literary societies. At this time, these two were filled to their constitutional limit, which at best accommodated but a small proportion of the students then in attendance at the College. It had been ten years since a society had been formed and it had now become apparent that another society was needed, as the remainder of the students were denied the privilege and training of a literar} ' society. It was for this reason that the Olympic Societ} ' was organized; it was with the hope that more students might receive the benefit and training given by societies of this kind. The early history of this society is a record of hard work and thought which the first members will not readily forget. They, like the others, started with com- paratively nothing, but struggled along as best they could holding their meetings in class-rooms or in the rooms of students wherever they found it most conven- ient to meet. Their literary work was conducted along much the same lines as today but with fewer numbers. From time to time, more members were added to its roll until it became as strong and influential as its sister societies. These men did not work alone in their strug- gle for an existence, for. had it not been for the invaluable aid rendered b ' president Willits the Olympic Society- would not be in existence to-day. He it was that chris- tened the society and it was through his influence that the pleasant rooms were secured that the} ' now occupy. This was in the spring of 1887, at which time O. C. Wheeler, ' 87, was chosen chairman of the building committee that was to finish the rooms located on the fourth floor of the south wing of Williams Hall. The work was completed in time for commence- ment of that year; the commencement program and banquet being the first meeting held in the new quar- ters. The emblem of the society as will be seen in the accompanying cut is a Grecian l -re designed by Mr. Wheeler and adopted by the society in 86. The origi- nal as designed by him differed somewhat from that here represented. It consisted of a Ivre with the reeds omitted and the Parthenon resting upon the cross-bar and liad O. S. engraved upon the upper cross-bar. It was also mucli smaller than the present one, with no base. The union literary meetings that are held each sum- mer term and the oratorical contests held each fall term were botii originated in the Olympic Society. The first union meeting was held in the summer of ' 87 and was a decided success, as all subsequent meetings have been. The oratorical contests have been equally successful. In the first contest Mr. David Anderson of Olympic Society received llrst honors. The general work of this society has been along liter- ary lines, but in addition to the literary training, our aim has been, and is today, to train all members morally and socially as well. How well this work has been done and the success that has been attained are known by all who are acquainted with the College affairs of today. Some changes have been made in the appearance of the rooms from time to time, such as the arranging and fur- nishing a parlor, and a new hardwood floor recently laid, but it still remains with open door ready to wel- come any old Olympian or any visitor who wishes to know more of the workings of our society. UNION- I.IIEKAIIY SOCIETY BUILDING. Union Citcrary Society E. D. Partridsfe S. W. Tracy. S. B. Young. OFFICERS. J. T. 15i;krv, .... rri-sklLiil L. R. Love, . . . ' ice President F. V. Warren, . . . Secretary E. A. R0BIN.S0N. . . . Treasurer MEMBERS. Class ' 96. i. A. Parker. F. T. illiams. C II Brioos. - I- Slocoum. F. L. Woodworth. G. N. EasTman. -98. - ' - arren. L. R. Love. ,, . , , ,, ■ ' 99. L. A. Calkins. - ' - ' W. I. McGee. . r ■ x- i i n • ' C. . . (jower. . ij. ball. C. E. Meyers. . j . ,| , , ,. Xevins. IM. 11. Laphain. J. L. Sutherland. W. R. Kedzie. S. F. Edwards. (J. !• . Richmond. C. Calkins. ' 97- R.J.Robb A. !•:. Wallace. L. . ' . Munson. p. W. Robison. C. Iloppou h. |. W. Rii,nerink. (). W. Slay ton. G. N. Gould. E. A. Robinson. HISTORY. From an early date fraternities and class lyceums were of their labor was so encouraging that in the spring in existence at M. A. C; but these did not combine the active preparations were made for the erection of such a elements necessary to meet the approval of those who building. The work progressed rapidly, and, at the fol- desired both social and literary training. So. in the lowing commencement, the cosy brick home now occu- spring of ' 76, a few of the brightest non-fraternity men pied by the societ}-. was dedicated. At first most of the conceived and brought into existence the first permanent furniture in the new building was from the old rooms, literary society at M. A. C. They named it the Union but, as they could afford it, the boys replaced this with Literary Society and dedicated it to the improvement of new, until now they have an elegantly furnished home, its members, socially, intellectually and morally. How Three things, it seems to me, have been most potent well they builded is shown by the magnificent structure in promoting the success of the U. L. S. : which now bears the name they chose. The business meetings of the society have always been On the 8th of April, 1876, the Union Literary Society secret, thus promoting free and earnest discussion of all was organized, with W. C. Latta, ' 77, president; James questions of policy and principle and friendly criticism of Brassington, ' 76, vice-president: and W. K. Prudden, the conduct of members. ' 78, secretarj ' . At first the meetings were held in class- From the first, the utmost caution has been exercised room A, College Hall, (now the English class-room) in the selection of members. Good character and a dis- afterward in rooms granted the society by the Board, in position to work have ever been the first requisites to the basement of Wells Hall. membership. Most of the early members were poor, and it was two And, once a member, each student is taught that, years before they got together enough money to buy an excepting only the College itself, his undivided loyalty organ, and not till ' 84 were the rooms well furnished, belongs to the Union Literary Society. He can not be At that time the society purchased a new carpet, new at the same time a member of any other literary society furniture and a piano. Then they began really to enjoy or fraternity. In return for this loyalty, the society lends themselves and feel at home. its help and support in every way possible; furnishes him In the fall of ' 89, the societj ' s spirit of progress mani- a pleasant college home; and, best of all. surrounds him fested itself in an effort to induce its alumni to erect a with a band of brothers who make his interests their society building. A committee was appointed to corres- interests — sustain him in misfortune, comfort him in sor- pond with the alumni during the winter, and the result row, rejoice with him in prosperity. « ROLL « Class 7g. J. BrassiUKton. R. A. Clark. W. B. Jakways. D. 11. Ke lzie. Z. Beverly. 77. C. I. Goodwin. W. C. Latta. J. A. Pouclier. F. Barnett. ' 7S. H. F. Busklrk. T. P. Caulkliis. H. V. Clark. H. E. Eminoiis. C. C. Georgeson. E. Gregory. F. W. Hastings. E. O. Ladd. vr. K. Prudden. F. E. Skeels. J. Troop. E. D. A. True. J. D. Brown, M. A. Gates. A. L. Kerr. ■79. C. P. Cronk. A. A. Crozier. T. E. Dry den. R. Sessions. J. Q. Thomas. H. Wilcox. C. S. Armstrong. C. F. Barnard. A. B. Cortwriglit. X. P. Graham. J. W. Gray. O. S. Hartson. J. T. Latta. P. P. Scott. A. B. Swift. F. I.. Hoiigli. II. M. Smith. •80. I. T. Hayre. ' 81. W. S. Delano. A. Jones. .1. I.. H. Knight. K. C. McKee. C. lIcKenuey. H. A. Price. W. D. Gordon. W. E. -Merrlam. C. . . Mills. S. F. Itiissell. A. L. Seeley. J. A. Sherman. J. G. Sleeth. ' 83. A. J. Chappell. F. E. Delano. T. F. Millspaugh. E. D. .Minis. J. L. MeClear. C. B. Plunimer. J. M. Smith. F. M. Andress. ,T. J. Bnlin. G. H. Kyle. G. K. I.awson. C. S. Park. F. E. Smith. ' 8;i. W. II. Bahlke. C. II. Eldrldge. A. M. Emery. O. C. Howe. ( ' . F. Lindsley. A. W. .Mather. J. T. Mathews. H. C. Nixon.. F. F. Rogers. M. St. .lohn. A. L. Beniis. F. AV. (iamble. 0. W. Harris. ' S4. W. D. Barry. C. P. Gillette. O. L. Ilershlser. J. D. Hill. C. C. Llllie. W. V. Sage. E. E. Vance. V. M. Adams. M. II. Hopkins. M. A. .Tones. . . M. Knapp. B. B. Lower. S. .M. .McKee. W. 11. Preston. W. F. Ross. T. G. ' anderbeck. L. B. Walton. ' 85. R. M. Bates. T. D. HinehaugU. G. 0. Lawrence. .1. W. Mathews. G. Morris. L. G. Palmer. T. L. Parker. H. M. Wells. F. M.Woodmansee. E. Graham. W. B. Northrop. F. B. Otis. F. r. Paine. G. S. Rutherford. F. M. Standish. R. C. Williams. •8G. J. W. demons. ■W. H. demons. J. B Cotton. E. G. Eldrldge. G. S. French. G. E. Hancorue. H. B. Howe. C. H. .ludson. W. A. Klunau. G. W. Park. W. M. liadcoek. 1). W. Bowser. W. S. Lauusteln. E. T. McClear. W. A. Morse. F. S. Rogers. H. D. Sexton. ' ST. H. L. Chapln. G. C. Craudall. J. C. Durtey. W. C. Hall. G. .T. Hume. H. W. McArdle E. W. Redman. W. C. Sanson. C. B. Waldron. J. H. Brown. J. D. Campbell. J. T. Crabbs. G. E. Drew. J. B. Jenne. G. L. Smith. E. St. .lohn. N. S. Tuttle. A. M.Woodmansee. L. A. Bregger. H. B. Cannon. L. II. Dewey. F. J. Free. F. H. Hall. F. H. Hillman. C. H. Redman. D. A. Smith. W. F. Staley. G. F. Stow. W. A. Taylor. II. Tluirtell. W. H. Ilannaford. D. M. Myers. W. L. Roberts. .1. A. Thompson. Herbert Tliurtoll. ' 89. R. J. Cleland. J. W. Earle. W. Lightbody. E. G. Lodenian. T. F. McGrath. F. .1. Nlswander. .1. W. O ' Bannon. E. X. I ' agelseu. W. S. Palmer. G. It. Foote. D. C. Gillette. E. G. Graham. G. T. (iridley. W. Xeedham. ' 90. W. Babcock. C. E. Ferris. H. J. Hall. W. J. Meyers. W. Petrle. K. .1. Rowley. O. A. Turner. C. E. Burns. J. F. demons. J. W. Campbell. C. E. Pray. E. Prlckett. F. S. Robinson. II. M. Williams. •91. Susie A. Hillman. G. A. Goodenough. A. F. Gordon. W. O. Hedrick. A. H. Kneen. A. R. Locke. C. P. I cke. E. P. Sallord. A. C. Sly. W. A. Cannon. C. L. Crandall. S. L. Otis. ' 92. L. C. Brooks. L. Burnett. ( ' . M. Conner. G. A. Hawley. C. H. Angell. M. S. Gregory. W. E. Hall. J. M. McVea. S. E. R. Meserve. C. Xlchols. J. A. White. •93. L. J. Briggs. D. J. Crosby. W. L. Cumings. E. B. Hale. U. P. Hedrick. W. A. Maxfield. E. M. McElroy. O. H. Pagelsen. H. F. Palmer. W. W. Parker. R. B. Pickett. F. J. Porter. E. X. Thayer. W. W. Tracy. A. K. Meyers. A. M. Meyers. F. B. Moore. H. D. Waldron. ' M. E. A. Austen. H. P.uell. J. C. Butle . R. S. Ciunphell. C. J. Foreman. E. A. Goodwin. C. S. Goodwin. I). I). McArthur. C. Newman. ,1. 1). Xies. .1. K. Nlswander. 11. L. Plnney. W. B. Stutsman. T. Smith. H. W. Tracy. G. C. Wallace. R. S. Woodworth. ' 95. R. S. C. Fisher. W. (;oodenough. II. Iloilgeman. I. R. .loues. G. Masseliuk. T. L. O ' Brien. E. A. Robinson. C. II. Roblson. G. A. Sager. D. G. Smith. G. H. Swift. C. Tallman. ' 9(5. C. H. Briggs. O. J. Cornell. G. N Eastman. F. .1. Fairweather. E. E. Gallup. .1. L. Home. .M. Larribee. L. Love. W. .T. McGee. E. D. Partridge. S. W. Tracy. C. E. Meyers. .1. T. Berry. S. B. Young. ' 97. .1. W. RlgterUik. E. A. Robinson. L. s. .Munson. R. H. Stocoum. G. A. Parker. A. T. Jennings. E. A. Greening. L. L. Edwards. I). F. I ' agelsoD. G. J. Rhodes. H. C. Xewmau. H. L. Fairfield. C. C. Stocum. F. V. Warren. II E. Loonils __ ( W nu GreefTer. F. T. Williams. K. W. Robison. F. L. Wooilworth W . R. Kedzie. R. W. Laudon. J. Severance. M H. Lapham. 0. W. Slaytou. G. F. Rlchmonil. R. J. Robb. E. A. Calkins. C. A. Gower. ' 99. w . B. Ball. w . B. Xevins. J. L. Sutherland s. F. Edwards. c. Calkins. A E. Wallace. c. Hoppough. (i N. Gould. COLUMBLAN I.II ERARY SOCIETY. Columbian Citerary Society J. II. Steele F. H. Stoffer. ' 97- OFFICERS. F. N. Jaques, . . . President E. II. Sedcwick, . . Vice President T. A. Chittenden, . . Secretary R. E. Morrow, . . . Treasurer MEMBERS. Class ' 96. S. H. Fulto.i. Chas. Townsend. O. P. West. E. H. Sedgwick. H. A. Williams. F. N. Jaques. g,y_ , H. B. Gunnison. C. F. Austen. T. L. Hankinson. E. M. Hunt. R. E. Morrow. W. E. Locklin. T. A. Chittenden. E. B. Thomson. A. J. Weeks. HISTORY. Our 30ungest societv, the Columbian Literary Society, Since the society has obtained recognition as a literary was organized but four years ago, in March, 1892. society, it has made great progress both in the literary Thouidi voung, it is already recognized as one of the and in the social way. Last 3 ' ear they were admitted successful societies of ISL A. C. into the Oratorical Association, and on their first appear- Tracinf back its history prior to tiie adoption of the ance in these contests, gained the second prize. This constitution, its true beginning dates back to the fall of both encouraged them and helped put them on an equal 1890. A large number of the class of ' 94 did not join footing with the other societies. an ' societ} ' . As was quite natural, on Saturday nights A sad event that will long be remembered, occurred while the others attended their society meetings, these on June 7, 1893. On that date. Mr. F. J. Bone, one of boys met to tell stories in various places about the the most promising members, met his death b}- drovvn- • rrounds. Finally, under the leadership of Mr. M. W. ing in the Red Cedar. All who knew him recall this Fulton, they decided to form a new society. accident with sincere regret. Immediately the young society was confionted by The membership of this society has been compara- several difficulties. In the first place the - had no rooms, lively small, averaging about twenty members. The After meeting in the English class room for a year, this charter members are: M. J. Cummings, J. B. Dodge, was overcome by a grant of the State Board giving Gideon Ellis. M. W. Fulton. O. S. Groner, E. J. Heck, them their present rooms. As they had no furniture, it H. R. Parish, F. B. Phillips, E. R. Pierce, P. V. Ross, took considerable hard work to furnish them, but through M. W. Stutz, L. H. Van Wormer, J. G. Veldhuis and O.P. persistent efforts of the members, they soon had a most West. Of these members, two are still with the society, pleasant home. The third great difficulty lay in the three have resigned and four have graduated. To these choice of a name. After much discussion, the society fifteen students all credit is due, both for the organiza- was called Philomathian, but this was soon dropped tion of the society and for bringing it up to its present for a better name — Columbian. This was considered plane of literary and social achievements, very appropriate as the society was organized in 1892. «• ROLL. fl.. ISS 93. G. Ellis. IH. E. C. Crawford. W .J Cuniniings 0. s. (ironer. K. 15. Phillips. K. K. Fierce. C. H. Spring. M . stulz. •U.5. J. B. Dodge. M. V. l-ultoll. I , .loluison. .1. A, l.ee. II. K, Parish. .1. f,. Veldliuis. W. .1. Oail -. V. .1. Cniliani. 1 . . . .III! pies. .1. II. Siccle. I ' , li. stolVer. O. P. West. Z. Veldliuis. ' 97. S. I.. Chapman. T. . . Chittenden. S. II. Fulton. .S. Ilori. Y. II. Katn. H. C. Matlieson. A. H. Metzilaar. I). II. i ilck. E. II. Sedgwick. A H. SissaHau. (!. II. A ' an Pe;t. S. .). Walker. K. .1. Wilson. ■ •j.i«m -•■-r - i ij Cau Beta PI JI$$ociation Jllpba Chapter of micbigan  JIutumn of 1892 « If It OFFICERS E. D. Partrid(;e. V. V. Newell, J. n. Steele, C. C. Pashby. V. V. Newell, President ' ice President . Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Colors - Brown and White. Quarters Tower of Mechanical Building. MEMBERS IN FACULTY. Honorary. H. K. ' edder, Cornell. C. L. Weil. Mass. Inst. Tech. P. M. Chamberlain. M. A. C. A. L. Wescott, Purdue University. Active. W. S. Holdsworth. P. B. Woodworth. W. Babcock. Jr. V. V. Newell. C. C. Pashbv. STUDENTS. Class ' 96. E. D. Partridge. J. H. Steele. H. E. Smith. ' 97- G. A. Parker. E. H. Sedgwick. HISTORY. The objects of this society are best expressed in the hmguage of the preamble to its constitution: To mark in a fittinif manner those who have conferred honor upon their Ahiia Mater by a lii ;li degree of sclioiarship as under-graduates, or by their subsequent attainments as akuuni. and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in the teclinical and scientific schools of the United States. The last quarter of a century has seen the foundation and growth of a large luunber of purely-technical or scientific schools in this countr ' . and with this growth the need of a society of this nature became apparent. Although the old and well known honorary fraternity Phi Beta Kappa became liberal in some of its chapters to the point of extending its privileges of membership to tech- nical men. the traditions of the societv were all averse to extending recognition to nieril found outside the study of the ■ ' Humanities. The organization of Tau Beta i ' i was perfected in ehigh University in 1885 by the eligible men in the out-going class of that year after wide correspondence with high standing alumni of that institution. From the lirst this association prolitetl bv the experience of its liter- arv counterpart and restricted the rights of membership to the tirst fourth onlv in scholarship at the end of the under-classmen years. While a grade of seventy-five per cent at least is necessary, high standing alone will not insure the student a place on the society ' s roll. The candidate must possess that good fellowship and be free from all penalties for dishonesty in class work. It is a pleasure, however, to announce that these privileges reserved to itself by the association are rarely used. Tradition is rather against the use of the first and men who maintain a high grade of scholarship are rarely deserving of reprimand. The local chapter chooses its candidates from the report of a committee appointed to examine the records jf tile College : so that, though some alumruis is usually on the committee, the choice is removed entirely from the influence of the faculty. Students have been re- quested to be certain that their records were correct in every particular in a few instances, where the contest was to be sharp, and the elections have uniformly met the approval of the student body. The average student desires some permanent record of the excellency of his college work. This is not given bv the diploma for that instrument reduces the valedic- torian to the level with the dullest shirk of the class. Hence it is not to be wondered at that many who wear the Beut of Tau Beta Pi and bear the certificate of membership in the association prize these insignia more highly than they do their diplomas. ROLL, William S. Holdswortli, 1S7S; JI. S. 1890. Assist- ant Professor of Drawing at M. A. C 1890. ' 86. I ' liiliii B. Woodwortli: M. E. Cornell, 1S90. In- structor in I ' liysics at M. A. C. 1837-90. As- sistant I ' rofe.ssor of Vliysics at M. A. C, 1890. ' 88. I ' aiil Mellen Chamberlain; M. E. Cornell, 1890. With Hercules Iron Works, Aurora, III., ls;io-93. Assistant Professor Jleclianical Engineering at M. A. C, 1893. ' 89. William Humphry VanDervoort; M. E. Cornell, 1893. Foreman Iron Shops at M. A. C, 1889-91. Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering at M. A. C. 1891-93. Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering, Univer- sity of lUluois. 1893. ' :k). Warren Babcock, ,Ir., Instructor in Matliemat. ics at .M. A. C, 1891-93. Assistant Professor Jlathematics at M. A. C, 1893. ' 91. George Alfred Ooodenough. Instructor in Mechanics at M. A. C, 1S91-93. Professor Mechanics in Scranton School of Mechanics, Scranton, Penn., 1893. Instructor in Mechan- ics, I ' niversity of Illinois, 1895. Address, 511 John St.. Champaign, 111. Louis C. Brooks. Postgraduate, M. A. C. Teaclier, Stronach, Mich. Walter Davis (iroesbeck. Foreman in Iron Shops at M. A. C, 1891-94. Third A.ssistant Examiner, Patent Oflice, Washington, D. C. ' 93. Alton Cyrel Burnluim. Instructor in Mechan- ical Engineering in South Dakota Agricult- ural College, 18!!3. Post Graduate at Uni- versity of Michigan, 1894. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois, 1894. Adelbert Dryer, with I8 ' .i3. Lansing, Mich. Bernard A. Stowe, with 1893. Witli Buss Machine Co., lienton Harbor, Mich., 1893-95. Vith Buckeye Incandescent Light Lamp Co , Clevel.and. O. Lyman J. Briggs, M. S., University of Michigan, 1895. Student at Johns Hopkins University, 1895. Physicist in U. S. Dept. Agriculture. ' 9t. Edwin Ralph Pierce. With ' 94. Detroit, Mich. Geo. Edward Simmons, with Sterling Itelining Co., 1894-95. With Ft. Wayne Electric Cor- poration, Ft. Wayne. Ind., 1895-96. With Hi. (en. K. R. Co. Cyrus Clark Pashby. Instructor in Mathemat- ics. M. A. C, 1S94. Member Michigan En- gineering Society. John D. Nies, Holland, Mich. Vinton V. Newell. Foreman Machine Shops at M. A. C. 1894. Member Michigan Engineer- ing Society. Leo. B. Plummer. Teacher, Burnips Corners. Mich. ' 93. Henry F. Lake, Jr., with Central Business Col- lege, Denver. Col. Robert L. Reynolds, with Lowe Electrical Co., Pasadena, Cal. Harry R. Parish. Third Engineer on the Rap- pahannock, 1895. ' 96. Ernest De Alton Partridge. Student, M. A. C. Dwight T. Randall. Student, University of Ill- inois. Joseph H. Steele. Student. M. A. C. Moses W. Stuts, with 1896. Flat Rook, Mich. Harry Edmund Smith. Student, M. A. C. E. H. .Sedgewick. Student. M. A. C. G. A. Parker. Student. M. A. C. Honorary. Professor H. K. Vedder, Department Math- ematics, M. A. C. Professor C. L. Weil, Mechanical Department, M. A. C. ■B •s-vT Phi Delta Cbcta. founded at . . a miami Uniomity, isw. CHAPTER ROLL. Al.l ' llA I ' koN ' INCE. Colby University. Dartmouth Collefre. University of ' ermont. Williams College. Amherst College. Hrown University. Cornell University. Union Universitj ' . Columbia University. Syracuse University. Lafayette College. Gettysburg College. Washington and Jefferson College. Alleghen - College. Dickinson College. Universit} ' of Pennsylvania. Lehigh I ' niversitv. Beta I ' konince. Roanoke College. L ' niversity of ' irginia. Randolph-Macon College. Washington and Lee University. University of North Carolina. Center College. Central University. L ' niversity of Georgia. Emory College. Mercer University. Vanderbilt University. University of the South. University of Alabama. Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Southern LIniversity. University of Mississippi. Tulane University of Louisiana. University of Texas. Southwestern University. Epsilon Pkovince. Miami University. Ohio Wesleyan University. Ohio University. University of Wooster. Buchtel College. Ohio State University. Indiana University. Wabash College. Butler University. Franklin College. Hanover College. DePauvv University. Purdue University. University of Michigan. State Agricultural College of Mich- igan. 1 lillsdalc College. ZicTA Province. Northwestern University. Knox College. Illinois Wesleyan I ' niversity. Lombard University. University of Illinois. University of Wisconsin. University of Missouri. Westminster College. Washington University. Iowa Wesleyan University. State University of Iowa. University of Minnesota. University of Kansas. University of Nebraska. University of California. Leland Stanford, Jr. University. •fWSBKt lU fl icbigdit Beta i bapter. Veil -Rah, Rah, Rah! Phi-Kei-a, Phi Delta Theta, Rah, Rah, Rah! ¥¥ OFFICERS. MEMBERS. C. K. Chapin, J. F. MiCHAN, H. A. Hagadorn, W. G. Amos, B. A. BOVVDITCH, President Secretary Treasurer Warden Reporter Class ' 96. B. A. Bowditch. ' 97. C. F. Herrmann. H. A. Ha :;adorn. W. G. Amos. C. K. Chapin. ' 99. J. F. Michan. R. W. Clark. F. H. Smith. • ROLL, o iM EM HERS IN Faculty. W, .1. Beal. F. S. Kedzic. I ' . B. Woodwortli. Alumni. CLA.S OF 70. O. W. Garfield. •71. K. I-. Kcdzle. ' 74. H. .S. Hume. T. F. Rogers. ' 75. F. J. Annls. A. A. Crane. K. Fuller. (). Fuller. 1). F. Grlswold. I ' . V. Sheldon. C. A. Sturges. ' 76. K. E. Caine. I. K. Gage. S. B. Long. G. M. Morse. W. J. Sloss. J. E. Taylor. C. Bloodgood. .M. W. Gray. S. A. Silly. A. B. Sinionson. ' 78. F. I. Dunn. E. .S. Dycknian. O. 1{. Knot. K. H. (Julley. H. T. MoNauKliton, H. H. Mills. 11. E. Owen. J. S. I ' ardee. K. I). .Sessions. C. F. Slillliug. J. 1). Williams. ' 79. C. B. Charles. B. H. Dyckman. O. r. (iulley. E. J. Kauehfnss. ' HO. W. F. Durand. C. S. Illtchkock. ' 8L G. J. Dunn. H. M. Holmes. W. li. Iluhbert. A. Sherwood. W. G. Sinionson. W. I,. Simpson. I.. H. Bailey. E. W. Crafts. W. n. Goss. V. E. Hale. .1. .M. Holiin ' .sworth .1. H. Irish. II. s. Oshorn. V. B. Oshorn. H. I. I ' euoypr. ' S3. O. S. Bristol. V. H. Bristol. .T. E. Eddy. E. I). Ilutton. N. S. Kedzle. W. H. Sheldon. ' SI. C. Atehinson. C. Baker. K. R. Briggs. C. S. English. D. ,1. Gillam. C. E. Kelley. B. C. I ' orter. C. E. Smith. N. C. Stryker. W. Thuni. ' 85. G. p. Antisdale. E. S. Antisdale. W. Bruralleld. E. T. Gardner. O. H. lloyt. E. K. Lade. W. A. I ' otter. F. O. Shattuck. I). J. Stryker. . W. D. AVatkins. ' hi;. J. B. Cotton. A. C. Hlmehaugh N. H. Barker. T. A. Stanley. ' 87. I. B. Bates. C. L. Himebaugh. C. H. Smith. ' 88. H. W. Carr. II. K. Case. H. B. Cordiey. II. .1. DeGarmo. C. lluhhle. N. S. Mayo. W. M. Mumson. F. F. Nixon. 1 . 1 . Yerkes. ' 89. K. S. Baker. B. K. Canlield. Yelgi Ekeda. C. M. Hemphill. H. A. Knevels. L. C. MeLouth. W. L. Morrison. H. W. yuinliy. O. .1. Root. C. M. Underhill. ' 90. 11. E. Biinee. .Ir. W. II. Culver. J. H. Freeman. H. F. Hall. W. B. Hawkins. .1. R. .MeColl. .1. H. F. .Muilett. F. B. Plimpton. C. F. Rittinger. N. E. Snyder. F. B. Stookwell. Paul Woodwortli. ' 91. C. F. Baker. N. Enders. V ' . II. Lowe. R. II. .Stanley. C. F. Neidniann. ' 9 ' . ' . L. B. Allison. C. W. Ueye. E. H. Mead. 1 . I ' ark. G. A. I ' eabody. ' 93. B. F. Bain. L. H. Baker. I ' . A. Barlow. R. C. Bristol. C. W. Leipprandt. ■M. II. 1 . Baker. E. B. Hiiges. M. F. Loomis. ■I. C. Patrick. .1. V. Rittinger. ' K. W. c. B.igley. J. H. Kimball. R. G. Root, c. II. Alvord. ' 9G. B. A. Bowditoh. W. II. Rider. N. C. Johnson. ' 97. C. F. Herrmann. C. K. Chapln. L. K. Bean. H. A. ll.igadorn. W. G. Amos. O. Gorenllo. ' 98. C. Wardwell. O. R. Cole. A. N. Spear. E. T. Nunneley. ' 99. K. W. Clark. F. H. Smith. J. F. .Mlchan. Delta Cau Delta. OFFICERS. « « Chapter Tota. MEMBERS. Class ' 98. F. B. Ainger. Alex. Krentel. Alex. Krentel, F. B. Ainger, R. W. E. MiLLis, ' 99- A. B. Clark. Wilbur Judson. R. W. E. MiUis. C. P. Wvkes. President Sec ' y and Treas. Alumni Sec ' y HISTORY. Before 1872. there was but one chapter of the Delta with hard, solid literaiw work, and but little social enjoy- Tau Delta fiateinii in Michjrjan. that being situated at ment. Each nieniber was retjuiied to produce an exer- Hillsdale. At that time (j. V. Suiilh of that college, cise every week. T lie program usually consisted of a and L ' has. L. Ingersoll of M. A. C. took steps toward salutator_ -. a valedictory, essays, readings, debates and establishing a chapter at our College, and on the third of declamations. They made such progress in this line of May of the same year, Chapter Iota was organized with work, that within a year, the Belts were openly avowing the following charter members: R. A. Carpenter, Chas. the aims of their fraternit}-. (ioodwin. F. A. Gulley. F. A. Ilaigh, C. L. Ingersoll. The first and only serious trouble among the members L. T. Ingersoll. G. A. Young and R. M. ' oung. tiiemselves occurred in 74, when tlie class of that year Mr. Gulle - was elected Hrst president, and the first organized a debating club. Some ill feeling was aroused meetings were held in his room, but because of spies and over this, in consequence of which four members with- meddlers among the -barbarians, thev were compelled drew from the fraternity. Then followed a period of to shift their place of meeting from place to place, internal strife which ended the next year, the opposition Finallv they petitioned the lacultv for a place to meet, of the Michigan Beta of the Phi Delta Theta compelling and knowing the opposition to fraternities at that time, the members to unite for the preservation of OKI Delta. it was worded as follows: ' -We. the undersigned mem- Since that time, the hi.story has been one of undis- bers of the different classes of this College, having organ- turbed prosperity. The most important event since was ized a ' private literary society, ' respectfully petition the the edition of the o a Cliro)iiclc, a paper issused once faculty that they allow us the privilege of meeting in the each term. This paper had two objects: to keep the Practical . griculture rooms on Saturday evenings. almiuii in touch with each other, and to acquaint them The petition was granted and the meetings were held in with our undertakings and successes. Other than this. peace in this or some other class-room until 1S77. when l la has been maintaining the even tenor of her way, the State Board granted tlu-m their present rooms. making no great outburst, but rather exemplifying the Cieneral literary work was introduced shortly after the principle- still w aters run deep. fraternity was organized, and the year 73 was spent -5 - ROLL. -6- -5- A-i-i-ijiagLi i1f Class ' 62. A. J. Cook. ' 72. C. G. Miller. A. C. Williamson. ' 73. E. A. Baker. C. W. Ball. R. C. Carpenter. J. P. Finley. B. T. Halstead. G. E. Kedzie. G. C. NeTins. W. A. ' Rowe. ' 74. C. L. Bemis. H. A. Haigh. C. L. IngersoU. L. F. IngersoU. G. A. oung. R. M. Young. ' 75 O. E. Angstman. J. T. Brown. W. L. Carpenter. C. Goodwin. J. S. Gray. C. L. Ingalls. W. L. Kelly. B. A. Nevins. C. H. Parker. G. A. Royce. W. H. .Smith. R. G. Baird. ' 76. W. W. Bends. E. D. Brooks. F. H. Brown. W. Caldwell. H. S. Hampton. S. C. Hedger. J. A. Horton. G. L. Stannard. J. D. Stannard. E. A. Alvord. L. H. Cady. A. Dodge. W. O. Fritz. E. H. Hunt. R. W. Keith. E. J. McAlpine. H. M. Moorman. A. B. Peebles. J. A. Porter. G. E. Brei ' k. E. Davenport. C- E. Harrington. W. S. Holdsworth. E. J. Rawson. A. A. Robinson. F. E. Robson. W. M. Royce. C. J. .Strang. S. S. Trowbridge. H. W. Wixson. ' ;9. J. D. Carpenter. L. G. Carpenter. C. T. Gage. Jay Mead. R. B. Norton. E. D. Parshall. M. A. Porter. M. S. Thomas. ' 80. C. T. Crandall. M. W. Jones. F. A. Gully. V. W. Remington. C. F. Davis. W. L. Thomas. ' 81. F. P. Arthur. V. E. Bailey. H. Bamber. T. W. Conway. C. W, McCurdy. B. S. Palmer. W. W. Palmer. A. M. Robison. S. B. Share. A. E. Smith. A. H. Voigt. ' 82. E. N. Ball. J. E. Coulter. F. E. Crafts. L. W. Hoyt. A. W. Jones. P. P. Nelson C. H. Osband. J. R. Shelton. F. C. Snyder. W. L. Snyder. J. B. Ware. ■83. H. W. Baird. A. SI. Bamber. J. I. Breck. L. A. Buell. H. W. Collingwood. T. H. Hough. W. F. Hoyt. ' 84. J. R. Abbott. E. C. Bank. L. Bonham. F. Herrington. M. M. Marble. M. Tsuda. L. M. Wooden. ' 35. E. A. Bartmess. C. B. Collingwood. J. A. Dart. C. R. Dewey. W. S. McClintock. A. T. Miller. T. F. Nelson. J. R. Newton. W. I. Power. T. H. Rees. F. Storrs. H. £. Thomas. ' 86. A. E. Brown. C. B. Hays. C. B. Long. G. Osborn. L. A. Ross. ' 87. J. L. Dawson. T. A. Sayior. R. W ' . McCulloch. W. L. Learned. P. M. Chamberlain. D. K. Davison. H. W. B. Taylor. W. J. Hinkson. F. B. Ambler. A. E. Bulson. G. M. Van . tta. G. D. Perrigo. L. C. Bartmess. F. G. Hubbard. W. D. McDonald. J. H. Wheeler. C. J. Priest. G. J. Jenks. F. M. Seibert. W. L. Rossman. G. L. Flower. D. A. Garfield. W. H. Vandervort. G. L. Chase. ' 90. J. P. Lockwood. F. G. Clark. M. C. Smith. B. K. Bentley. T. R. McClure. ' 91. F. J. Flower. J. L. Potter. F. J. Northway. A. J. Morley. LaF. G. Barber. C. DeW. Colby. W. D. Groesbeck. ' 92. E. jr. Devendorf. F. Bauerle. H. M. Rich. W. G. C. Merritt. ' 93. C. E. Hale. C. H. Alexander. W. F. Hopkins. I,. C. Sla ton. W. F. Lyon. R. M. Kedzie. ' 94. J. W. Perrigo. R. A. Bentley. A. W. Chase. F. H. Gillis. A. L. Pattison. G. E. Mitchell. F. R. Poss. G. V. Rose. F. L. Reynolds. H. M. J. Mulheron. •95. F. W. Hutchings. W. F. Bernart. ' 96. H. L. Chamberlain. O. H. Reed. E. M. Kanter. ' 97. B. H. Halstead. H. H. Bridge. A. B. Robertson. F. S. Hobart. F. H. Yaple. DeW. Gage. J. F. Coats. ' 9S. S. Crawford, Jr. E. A. Baker. J. M. Barnay. F. B. Ainger. A. N. Irwin. A. C. Krentel. W. Gospill. R. W. E. Minis. A. B. Clark. C. P. Wykes. W. Jiulson. Cbc wisdom of biiman(tv«, jfroni atoms to inf(nitfi, Unii johes that Ions ago were fmll, Bre wrapt witbin bfs ponCerous sftull ■ . I . •• SENIOR LITERARY OFFICERS. Class of ' 96. Colors Blue and Gold. Class Veil, m2 Rom-a-tilla, Boom-a-Ia, Fa, Fa ! Ninety-six, Ninety-six, ' Rah! ' Rah! ' Rah! Class Veil, 3une 17, mi— Rockety Rix, Rockety Rix ! We are the Class of Ninety-six! ■ , OFFICERS George Williams, F. N. Jaques, . J. E. V. Tkacv. . W. F. Barnu.m, C. A. Jewell, L. P. Fl.MPLE. R. B. BuEK, L. D. Sees, N. IM. Morse, R. L. Clute, R. E. DoOLITTLE. . President Vice President . Secretar ' Treasurer Orator Historian Prophet Poet Editor of College Paper Toastmaster Address MEMBERS. . T. Barn u ML J. T. Berry. B. A. Bowditch. C II. Briggs. j. II. Briley. R. 1!. Buek. R. L. Clute. R. E. Doolittle. G. N. Eastman. L. P. Pimple. A. F. Hughes. L. J. Hughes. F. N. Jaque.s. C. A. Jew ell. L. R. Love. W. J. McGee. C. E. Meyers. N. M. Morse. E. D. Partridge. L. D. Sees. H. E. Smith. adium Sobennikoff. J. 11. Steele. J. E. W. Tracy. S. W. Tracy. Bertha M. Wellman. O. P. West. G. W. Williams. S. B. Young. iiST fll HISTORY. We were surrounded, in our early histor}-, bj- more or less trying circumstances and conditions. The Sopho- mores were naturally put on their metal on noting the goodly numbers of our class, for we formerly numbered over one hundred men, although scarcely one-fourth of that number j-et remain. They saw by our numbers and fine physique that their sovereignty was jeopardized; their self-asserted rights menaced. And so they resolved at once to assume the offensive. Of course it is unneces- sary to sav that in the class fray of the summer of ' 93, we triumphed, carrying everything before us. As to the next battle fought in the summer of ' 94, we hesitate to chronicle the result. For alas, the hose was cut and both sides became sadder and wiser. But out of all these conflicts we have come forth as vou know us to-day, honored and admired. You ask. me how honored — and I answer because our class marks the close of an epoch in the history- of our college, and the beginning of a new regime; for which, may the fates pardon us if we are over-reaching, we take to our- selves a goodh ' share of credit. Were we not ihe great movers in inaugurating this new era of summer vacation and co-educalion. And why should we not receive all honor if this were the single notable deed of our college existence. Have we not labored for this, nay, threatened to terminate our connection with the College, unless the powers that be made stronger efforts to bring about the millennium. But for all our self-sacrifice, real and imag- ined, we in our time are destined to reap no reward, thus being like patriots who work great reforms in all times and countries. But more than this, have we not inher- ent strength of a superior type in the realm of mind. Think of our Websters, Clays and Pasteurs as yet unheralded, but who. in their past college work have here and there thrown out sparks indicative of the latent fire of genius burning deep in their souls. No less in physical, than in the mental power does our history indicate our strength. We have recorded success time and again on the class trophy adorning our library. Our work as a class is fast drawing to a close. The ties of association that have bound us to each other and to our Alma Mater will soon be broken. We have reached the prize of our college course, and will soon step forth into the busy thoroughfares of life. Our college days must stand as recorded. Some may look back on them with pleasure, some with sorrow. To the former, the sincere wish of the Historian is that their future may be as happy and prosperous as their past, and to the latter we would say, opportunity lies before you. It is in your power to crown effort with success, and by resolute will and purpose in life make opportunity bow in submission. The grand possibilities of life are within our reach and we owe it to ourselves, humanity and our God that we make the most of them. Historian, ' 96. CI-ASS OF ' (16.  -l.JUI p Senior Banquet. tnotto: Tf thou bas ' t never been a fool, be sure tbou wilt never be a u ' ise man. tcsst ITjJtcr, F. E. €1utc, ecuciic sociciv. Incidents of College Life, J. H. Brilev, Hesperian Society. Happy the man. and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say. To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. ' Moulded Clay, . . . . . H. E. Smith, Tau Beta Pi. Sir, he made a chimney in my father ' s house, and the bricks are alive this day to testify it. The Ladies, . . . . . B. A. BowDiTCH, Phi Delta Theta. Ladies like variegated tulips, show ' Tis to their changes half their charms we owe. Athletics, .... F. N. Jaques, Cohimbian Society. Swift men of foot, whose broad-set backs their trailing hair did hide. ' The Value of Organization, C. A. Jewell, Olympic Society. There is nothing so sweet as the softness and gentleness of power. Response, ..... Miss Bertha Wellman, Feronian Society. Tho ' modest, on his unembarrassed brow Nature has written — Gentleman. The College Student of To-morrow, • R. B. BuEK, Eclectic Societj-. ' To-day is ours ; whv do we fear To-day is ours ; we have it here : Let ' s banish bus ' ness, banish sorrow: To the Gods belongs to-morrow. • Class Sons. « Cbe Junior. S Oh. Ninety-seven. n av there be A lotic) and prosperous life to thee! No couiirdlv deeds clisciraee thy name. Thou art a eliild well l no vn to f.ime, ■| liy virtue noni- surpass. No class in college is thy peer. Thy praise to us is ever dear. And long years hence, though scattereil wide Our memories will rc-call with pride, ■jhy nanie. Oh, riohle class! S I CLASS OF .17 Class of ' 97. OFFICERS. Class Colors. Heliotrope and Yellow. Class Veil. ' Rah. ' Rah, Ree ! ' Rah, ' Rah, ' Ree ! Ninety-seven, Ninety-seven, M. A. C. ! S. J. Ri:i)Fi:i N. E. H. Skd(; ick. SaDIK D. L ' llAMlMON. C. D. 15ltti:i iiki.1). Elwooi) Shaw. President ' ice President Secretary Treasurer Sergeant-at-Arms Walter G. Amos. Clinton D. Butterfield. Sadie M. Champion. Cornelius K. Cliapin. Thomas A. Chittenden. Henry A. Dibble. James A. Elliott. Sanford H. Fulton. John N. Goodrich. VVni. R. Goodwin. E. C. Green. MEMBERS. Herbert A. Hagadorn. Herbert W. Hart. Chas. F. Herrmann. Frederick V. Kramer. Cass B. I,aitner. Frtd N Lowry. David McElroy. J. DeVVitt McLoulh. Lewis S. Munson. George A. Parker. Scott J. Redfern. C. J. Rhodes. John W. Rigierink. Ernest A. Robinson. E. Dwight Sanderson. Earl H. Sedgwick. Elwood Shaw. Rollin H. Stocoiim. Irving L. Simmons. Herbert E VanNornian. HISTORY. The children of future generations will look upon the vear 1893 as marking great historical events. Two coincident events of noteworthy importance occurred at that time. The one was the World ' s Columbian Expo- sition, the other, the arrival of the class of ' 97 at the M. A. C. When the members of the classes of ' 94, ' 95 and ' 96 returned from their encampment at the fair, the} ' •were greeted by the ' new men who were to prove tlieir rivals in class honors. Our class numbered ninety-seven in the fall term. Some left during the term. In the beginning of the spring term we missed the smiling faces of a number of our classmates, but in their place we enlisted thirty-six new men. From the beginning ours were the wa s of peace and we tried to introduce, by example, needed reforms. It was the general sentiment to refrain from hazing the coming Freshman, and when they did arrive the - ' Dance, Sing, or Eat Soap. was kept at a minimum. On the other hand, however, we were not to stand abuse from the Sophomores, nor were we to suffer defeat. When the Sophomores became too bold and boister- ous, they were challenged to the class scrap, but not one of them was to be found. This same challenge was repeated later, which was accepted, resulting in the defeat of ' 96 and a promise that thev would forever keep their peace. But on the other hand, our kind treatment of ' 98 did not improve their savage nature as we had hoped. V The constituency of ' 97 is superb, mosaic indeed. There are long men and short men, heavj ' men and feather-weights ; men with whiskers, men with none, (not their fault the} ' tried hard enough); men with mus- taches and men with countenances unsullied by such appendages, men with luxuriant epicranial growth and those with bald and barren pates. Yes, where will won- ders end ? — we have a real living Skeleton. We come here with a Pond, but n ever lost Hart when we were ducked. We enrolled a man that was Green, but true and honest. We honor a Champion — the em- bodiment of everything elevating and ennobling to man. The history of the class does not date back so far as Abraham, but still we have a Patriarche. Some claim that we do not figure a very conspicuous part on the athletic field, still we are proud to mention that our class carried off two-thirds of the first medals awarded to the M. A. C. at the inter-collegiate field day. We enroll the champion feather-weight wrestler of the M. I. A. A., and, also, the champion light-weight wrest- ler of the State. Our proud distinction is the defeat of the Seniors in base ball. Whatever we lack in athletics we more than counterbalance by superior class-work. We might enumerate manv instances connected with our class history. Suffice to say that we have made a grand success of ever ' undertaking and are recognized as a class of sterling abilities. Jno. W ' . Rigterink. Che Sopboinore. S r )tsi swagger, Sophomore, city sports. Jit m. n. e., from all reports. Soon learn the art of how to stack, Jind then of ducking get the knack. 3 S ' Cr.ASS OF ' OS. £la$$ of ' n. OFFICERS. eiass Colors. Scarlet and Old Gold. Glass Veil. Ninety-eight, Ninety-eight, Cis, Boom, Bah ! M. A. C, M. A. C, Rah! Rah! Rah! 11. L. HlXKI-.K, Cm AS. r ) NSEN|). F. J. Ki.iM.. !• ' . I. Williams. Prt ' sidenl ' ice President Secretary Treasurer MEMBERS. F. Brainard Ainger. Wesley M. Backus. Bertha B. Baker. J. M. Barnay. Henry L. Becker. Hayes N. Brown. E. A. Calkins. George Campbell. Harry C. P. Case. George W. Corey. Homer A. Eldridge. Herbert L. Fairfield. Harold W. Force. Charles .-V. Gower. Hugh B. Gunnison. David Jones Hale. Thomas L. Hankinson- George C. Henderson. William R. Kedzie. William Kington. Frederick J. Kling. .Adolph B. Krentel. Alex C. Krentel. Chris M. Krentel. Rufus W. Landon. C. B. Lundy. Macy H. Lapham. Charles W. Loomis. Ward H, .Marsh. C. I.uther Meau.x. William J. Merkel. Harry L. Mills. Robert E. Morrow. F. Will Newman. J. C. Nichols. George F. Richmond. R J. Robb. Floyd W. Robison. P. S. Rose. D A. Seeley. Clara M. Steele. O. W. Slayton. Eber B. Thompson. Elmer I,. Thompson. Charles Townsend. Carl H. Van Auken. Fenner M. Van Auken. Edwin B. Wallace. Frank V. Warren. Fred T. Williams. Harvey A. Williams. Fred L Woodworth. HISTORY. « In the latter part of the summer of 1894, about sixty young men left their homes in various parts of the State and country and started for our capitol cit ' for the pur- pose of attending the M. A. C. Many of them probabl} ' expected to spend four years in pursuing the path of ktuiwleclge which may he so pleasantly followed at this College. These young men on arriving constituted the class of ' 98 — in its unripe form. The Y. M. C. A. boys and many of the upper classmen treated them most kindly in the way of helping them out of the man - ditliculties that every bewildered Freshman is sure to encounter. But often one of these new-comers would mistake a trick} ' Sophomore for his friend, and, consequentl} ' , he would be made an object of laughter on account of buying some agricultural report or hastening over to the presi- dent ' s office at a false alarm created b_ - some urgent recjuest in a mock - ' f acuity lettei ; perhaps he would be sent over to Howard Terrace or to the library build- ing for his meals, or to commit many other ridiculous blunders because of his natural ignorance of the College. In the third week after our entrance, with the assist- ance of one of our Junior friends. Mr. Ernest D. Part- ridge, we were organized into a class. A constitution was formed September 20, ' 94. Our first officers were as follows: R. L. Stone president, E. Dwight Sanderson vice-president, H. L. Fairfield secretary, T. H. Wilcox treasurer. Since the constitution was adopted the class has made much progress. Class colors were chosen at the third meeting. They were of orange, green and pink. These, however, did not seem to suit the tastes of the members, so in the following spring, a committee of ladies was appointed to look up colors. At last scarlet and old gold were chosen. Caps were procured in the summer term of ' 95. These created the usual excite- ment ; but many of us still have our caps. Our class has met with success in nearly all their undertakings; and ihe have succeeded in doing some things that have attracted much attention, as one of our members accomplished the feat of crowning the ball on top of the flag-pole with a ' 98 cap. It was the highest point at which any class cap had ever been raised; and it remained there till long after that class ceased to be called Sophomores. In the athletic field, we have gained a good reputation. Cole, who won the all-round medal at the M. I. A. A. field day at Hillsdale in 1895, was a member of our clas s, and our ball team holds the class championship. In all the games we have phiyed we have never been beaten. Although our membership has naturally somewhat decreased in our two 3-ears at college, we are still the same progressive class; and we hope that success will attend us in the future as it has in the past — even after the day of parting in ' 98. Cbe Tresbman, he innocent voun i country boy €onie$ to Colleae to enjoy eool, refreshing water-bags Ulhene ' cr upon the stairs he lags. CLASS OF ' gy. €la$$ of ' 99. OFFICERS. eiass Colors, Lavendar and White. Glass Yell, Breke, Koex, Koax, Konine! M, A, C, M. A. C, Ninety-nine! R. V. C ' l.AKK. T. L Lkuis. . A. E. Wallace. . L. S. L ' lll lSlKNSEN. V. I ' .. Xkvins, President ice President Secretary Treasurer Marshal MEMBERS. Cliarles H. Adams. R. Manning Agnew. Clift. F. Austen. Ellon D. Bailey. Waldo M. Ball. Bronson Barlow. Wynn A. Bartholomew. Cassius D. J. Beck. Louis J, Bolt. Charles E. Calkins. Fred T. Champion. William B. Chapman. William L. Chase. Leonard S. Chrislensen. Lee W. Clancey. Alvah B. Clark. Frank H. Clark. Ralph W. Clark. Harry S. Crawford. Allan L. Daniels. Charles J. De Land. Glen A. Dewey. M. B ' iss Dewey. Perry H. Edmonds. S Fred Edwards. Arlluir S. Eldridge. Waller H. Flynn. Edward D. Gagnier. Walter Gospill. George N. Gould. William H. Green. J.imes Hayden. Daniel E. Hoag. Elmore M. Hunt. Charles Johnson. Wilber Judson. Ina Keillor. Fred C. Kendall. J Verne Kinsey. Almon Landon. Thomas C. Lewis. Thaddens H. Libbey. Waller E Locklin. Frank E. Masson. John E. Mayes. James W. Mlchan. G. De Vere Miller. Ralph W. Millis. Willis E, Mills. Wilfred B Nevins. Frank O ' Brien. Charles H. Palmer. Myrtle C. Pashby. Phi ' ip W. Porter. Walter F. Porter. Guy Purdy. Edward R. Russell. Louis E. Sage. Bert Slack. Foyd H. Smith. Allan H. Stone. Robert W. Swift. Frank H. Thoman. Ellen V ' aughan, Albert E. Wallace. Harry Walrath. A. Judson Weeks. Edwin A. Winegar. Christian Wolf. Fred V. Young. HISTORY. With the return of the upper classmen in the fall of roundings, but his life for the next month or so was not ' 95, there appeared on the campus the usual crop of at all dry and uninteresting. Water descended fre- Freshmen. They were as green and awkward as the quently, with the suddenness of a cloud-burst, and the average, perhaps even a little more so. There was the cry Hello — Freshman! was heard from all directions, country boy with his high-water pants and short jacket. The courses of study for the agricultural and the or perhaps he wore store-clothes. In either case he mechanical students differ widely, but in some cases are usually carried a large, old-fashioned carpet-bag, or grip, identical. Part of the work of the mechanicals for the and was easil3 ' Tecognized. There was the self-important first term was work in the pattern shop, while the agri- young man who knew it all, or thought he did, and who culturals went out on the farm to learn the scientific way inquired the way to the president ' s office in a manner of killing potato bugs. During the second term, both that plainly added, and be quick about it. With a few agriculturals and mechanicals worked in the pattern mother ' s darlings and perhaps a Willie-boy or two, the list of freaks is complete. But one and all, freak and ordinar3- mortal alike, they were greeted with Hello — Freshman! Say! does your mother know you ' re out. ' ' and other remarks that tend to make a timid fellow feel anything but at ease. Generally on einerging from the ordeal of the presi- dent ' s office, each fellow was met by some smooth- speaking upper classman, who was suspiciously polite and very anxious that the Freshman should get some of shop. Some of the boAS monkeyed with the buzz-saw to their sorrow, but there were no serious accidents. During the last two terms nothing of much interest occurred, except perhaps the customary scrap between the Sophomore and Freshman classes. Of course the Sophomore ' s claimed the victorv — they always do. But the coolness and depth of the fountain was learned from personal experience that night by more Sophomores than Freshmen: and when, a few nights later, the Soph- omores were offered another chance to -down the the bargains in furniture of which he, the upper class- Freshmen, the} ' concluded they weren ' t the size and man, knew. Truly, they were wonderful bargains; cots, wouldn ' t trv. whose queer actions were guaranteed to produce sleep- lessness; carpets that had been handed down as heir- looms; and everything in the furniture line, at prices that couldn ' t be beaten, which last was also true. The new-comer soon got settled and accustomed to his sur- The members of the class are at present looking eagerly forward, as is almost everyone at the College, to the long vacation. And, such is human nature, in all probability they will trv and make life pleasant for the next crop of Freshmen. graduate Students and Specials, GRADUATE STUDENTS. Cecil J. Barnum. Charles L. Bemis. Philip A. Bennett. James E. Clark. John A. Crawford. Dick J. Crosby. Willard L. Cumings. Hiram C. Daly. Ralph B. Dean. Charles E. Ferris. Grace L. Fuller. Isaac B. Gilbert. Frederic Gorton. Wilbur O. Hedrick. Jennie K. Hill. Perry G. Holden. George J. Hume. Christian M. Krentel. Charles D. Livingston. Vm. B. McCallum. Lester McDiarmid. Edward M. McElroy. Albert H. Murdock. George C. Nevins. Bert VV. Peet. Cunningham E. Richmond. Winnie J. Robinson. Clarence B. Smith. J. Edward Stoffer. Charles D. Thompson. Mary Lilian Wheeler. Florence L. Abbott. Walter G. Amos. William H. Anderson. William A. Ansorge. Herman Arnt. Oliver R. Austin. Mary C. Baker. Henry L. Becker. Marie E. Belliss. Irwin N. Boyer. Joseph B. Brady. Hayes N. Brown. Arthur J. Bruen. Minna A. Bush. Henry L. Chamberlain. Thos. A. Chittenden. Arthur C. Cole. George D. Cooley. Sherman Culbertson. Jean E. Dawson. Birdie Dean. Phoebie E. Dean. Albert N. Demoray. Hiram C. Dodds. Emniett E. Doheny. Paul F. Fischer. Minna B. Fuller. Edwin S. Good. Mary E. Green. Emma K. Groezinger. Fred W. Herbert. Carrie L. Holt. Carl N. Hoppough. Suguya Hori. Herbert M. Howe. . rthur F. Hughes. SPECIALS. Luther J. Hughes. William I). Hurd. Max H. Irwin. Fred G. Jahn. Fred W. Kramer. Adorf B. Krentel. Rufus W. Landon. Addison I. Lincoln. Burton O. Longyear. W. Leroy McDiarmid. . rthur C. McKinnon. C. Luther Meaux. William Melville. Norton J. Miller. Francis M. Morrison. Fred M. Nichols. Elmer M. O ' Neil. Ralph H. Osborn. Dan F. Pagelsen. Myrtle Peck. George L. Perry. Mary Prindle. Roy J. Robb. ■ Charles E. Rork. George W. Rose. Robert C. Scott. Ruth J. Shank. James Shanks. Frank E. Sinclair. Essa Singleton. Homer C. Skeels. William M. Smith. Almus R. Speare. Alister B. Staup. Thomas E. Stewart. Eugene Straight. Justin L. Sutherland. Ira G. Thorpe. Clarence R. Tock. Fred J. Tooze. George A. True. Leon L. Tyler. John E. Ure. Wilfred R. Vanderhoef John H. Van derStolpe. Hiram C. Walker. Leon J. Walter. William M. Warner. Bertha Wellman. Fay Wheeler. Robert J. Wilson, Jr. Ida M. Wimer. mt is Summary of Students. Agricul- tural. Mechan- ical. Ladies. TOTAI S. Graduate Students 27 27 20 30 46 34 50 4 31 37 Class oJ ' 95 10 15 17 27 39 ;o Chiss o£ ' 90 35 Class of ' 97 Class of ' 9S 1 5 3 18 48 78 76 88 Class of ' 99 TOTAI. 234 128 31 393 YM.5.V(o i NN0ir ) v OFFICERS, I896- ' 97. S. H. Fulton, J. D. McLouTH, C. W. LooMis, E. M. Hunt, . H. E. VanNorman, . President Vice President Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary Treasurer STANDING COMMITTEES. Membershif. — (Same as Work for New Students.) Work for New Shtdents. Y. N. Lowry, R. J. Robb. J. D. McLouth. C. W. Loomis. H. E. VanNorman. E. M. Hunt. Religious Meetings. — R. J. Robb, R. H. Stocoum. B. Bar- low. Bible Study.—]. D. McLouth, W. R. Kedzie, C. F. Austen. Intercollegiate. — C. W. Loomis, C. E. Townsend. R. H. Osborn. Finance. — H. E. VanNorman, D. J. Hale, A. J. Weeks. Missionary E. M. Hunt. T. J. Lewis. H. A. Eldridge. HISTORY. The pleasant rooms upon tlie first lloor of Williams Hall are without tloubt the centres of relii;ious life at the College. The Young Men ' s Christian Association, composed of students and facult}-, together with its help- ful auxiliaries the Bible classes, holds its meetings here, and though luuieniable credit is due the heljifuhiess of Sunday services and chapel exercises, most of what is planned and most of what is done for the religious life of the students takes place in these rooms. The organization thus important was chartered in 1881, It was the successor to a students ' Christian association which for many years had had an effective existence in college life. The change was simph ' in step with a general movement among religious societies in American colleges at this time to reorganize under the larger association of Christian young men. The range of duties thus enlarged have been uniformly kept up by the College organization both toward the College work throughout the State as well as toward the State work of the general association. The otherwise steady growth of the association in numbers and influence was broken in 1889 by what seems to have been a general advance in usefulness. The old room on the third floor of College liall was vacated this year for the new. The appointment of del- egates to the Bible study summer schools — the continued practice of which has given such good results — was com- menced in this year. From this year, also, dates the Bible classes among the students led b ' students, gener- ally of those who had attended the summer schools of Northfleld or Geneva, which have quietly but efliciently promoted J5ible study in the College. The activity of the following year is only second in importance to that of the preceding. During this ear the tirst V. M. C A. hand book made its ap[ earance, followed in each suc- ceeding year by a new and generally better one. In this 3 ' ear also a missionary spirit found vent among its members in subscribing $1,000 toward an association building then being erected by American colleges at Tokio. Japan. Throutrhout its historx ' the association has customa- rily had a membership of from forty to sixty each year. It has had some social importance through its receptions i iven each term, sometimes oftener, to the students of the College. As an association it has always lauded the helpful accessories, so potent in other young men ' s Christian associations, of g -mnasiums and reading rooms. It is simply an association for religious purposes. The relig- ious work of the association has always been the out- growth of student disposition toward religion. Its chief incentive has been the sincere desire of students to bet- ter the religious and moral characters of themselves and their companions. It represents in time and work and money the efforts of Christian students to cultivate religious life among college students. 9 liES ■■■■MMi i r?i ' ig -:; Students ' Organization. « « OFFICERS. S. H. Fulton, H. L. Becker, E. H. Sedgwick, B. A. BOWDITCH, Vice President Secretary Treasurer M. I. A. A. Director C. F. Herrmann, Manager Base Ball Team D. J. Crosbv, . Captain Base Ball Team W. R. Vanderhoef, Captain Foot Ball Team Athletic Committee — President, M. I. A. A. director, captain and manager base ball team, manager and captain foot ball team. J«i Club Boarding dissociation. « fS OFFICERS. I. 1,. Simmons, President II. A. Dll ' .liLK, Secretary Si-:c. I. II. I5itti:rkii:i.1). Trea.suier STEWARDS. I. L. SiM.MO.NS. . Club A 11. . . Diiuii.i;. Club I! j. (j. RicriKiNK, . Club D 11. L. lilXKI-.K. Club E i S i :aK ' . - TTTit B f|TURAU OFFICERS. Lyman R. Love. . . President. Fred. N. Jaques, . Vice President. J. G. RiGTERiNK, . . Secretary. !N the course of study in tlie Michigan Agricultural College, the natural sciences ha e al va s been given a prominent place, and pursuit of these studies gives a practical turn to all connected with the institution. Such training naturalh- led to the formation of a natural histor - society. On Ma} ' 17. 1872. aided by the members of the College faculty, the students perfected such an organ- ization. Although called a natural history society, its objects have alvva3 ' s been broader than this name would indicate, and include chemistry, mechanics, engineering, astronomy, physics, and other sciences. At the tirst meeting P. H. Felker was called to the chair and F. C. Wells was made secretarv. B. D. Halsted. C. Miller and D. P. Strang were appointed a committee to prepare a constitution and by-laws. On May 20 the first permanent officers were elected as follows: president. W. K. Kedzie; vice president. J. L. Morrice; secretar -, C. E. Miller; corresponding secretar}-, Prof. A. J. Cook; treasurer, G. W. Mitciiell: curator. F. C. Wells; librarian, C. L. Ingalls. The meetings are now held monthl} ' on Friday evenings, and they are always interesting. The pro- gram consists of prepared articles or talks, reports of various investigations by both students and professors, and personal observations about the campus bj- the members. The following persons have served the society as presidents: W. K. Kedzie, P. H. Felker. Dr. R. C. Kedzie, B. D. Halsted. R. F. Kedzie (twice). Dr. W. J. Beal. J. Stannard. C. W. Gart eld. A. J. Cook, C. B. F. Bangs, N. P. Graham, C. F. Davis, G. T. Fair- child. Arthur Jones, L. H. Bailey. Jr.. F. F. Rogers, C. R. Gillett. C. H. Hoyt, G. W. Park, D. A. Pelton, L. H. Dewey, (twice), ' . H. Lowe, (twice). G. H. Hicks. A. B. Cook. R. S. Campbell, H. W. Lawson. and L. R. Love. micMgan Jlcadeitiv of Science. OFFICERS, 1896. ProI ' . W ' m. II. Siii;kzi:r. ■[1silalUi. .... President Henry 15. Baker. M. I)., Lansing, Sanitary Science Vice President Dr. J. E. Reighaki). Ann Arbor. . Zoology Prok. F. C. Newcomhe, Ann Arbor. . Botany Prof. C D. Smith, Agricultural College, Agriculture •• Prof. C. E. Barr. Albion, ..... Treasurer Prof. Walter B. Barrows, Agricultural College, . Secretary The Michigan Academy of Science held its second annual field meeting at the Col- lege on Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13. The attendance was not large, but the various sections and sub-sections were fairly well represented and the time was profit- ably spent in inspecting the various laboratories, collections, and other objects of inter- est about the College, and in collecting specimens and comparing notes. At the short business meeting thirteen new members were elected, a section of agriculture was organized, and the sub-section of conchology was authorized. The Academy now numbers 130 members and its officers. Those present were from Detroit, Ann Arbor. Lansing. Grand Rapids. Adrian. Vpsilanti. Alma. Hillsdale and Houghton. The next regular meeting will be held at Ann Arbor in April, 1897. 4 :i«i«a6aaifif3iaB8B Botanical €lub. OFFICERS. Prof. C. F. Wheeler, b. o. loxgyear, Broxson Barlow, President ' ice President Secretary Tiie M. A. C. Botanical Club was organized September 26. 1890. Rev. S. P. Orth. then a freshman, was active in urging students to attend the first meet- ing, which was held in the museum of the Agricultural Laboratory. C. F. Wheeler was chosen chairman of this informal meeting and R. S. Campbell sec- retary. A committee on permanent organization named G. H. Hicks president and R. S. Campbell secretary. The club meets Friday evenings, joining with the Natural Histor}- Society at its meetings the third Friday of each month. During the past six years the interest in the meetings has been good, and many members have been helped in learning how to observe the behavior of plants out of doors. OFFICERS. (;oRDON H. Truk, Mas( I.YMAN R. Love, Overst Burton A. Bownixcn, Lectui VV. J. McGf.k, ' .Stewa H. K. Van Norman, Ass ' t Stewa J. D. McLouTH, Cliaplj Thos. Gunson, Treasu H. VV. Hart, Secret; A. C. Cole, Gate Keei Mrs. C. F. WiiKKi.EK n Mrs. L. R. Takt, Pomo Mrs. C. D. Smith, Ce JHE M. A. C. Grange No. 704, was oii,fanizod . pril 7. 1S95. The Capitol Grange of Lansing, through the efforts of Dr. Beal, released jurisdiction of all College students and others in any way connected with the College. For the purpose of organizing a grange members of the senior and junior classes from the agricultural course, together with several professors and instructors, met at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity rooms in Wells Hall. Geo. B. Horton master of the State Grange was present at this meeting. The charter members, thirty-nine in niunber. were mostly from the senior class. At the first regular business meeting a committee was appointed to set the date of meeting. It was decided to hold the meetings Tuesday evening every two weeks. This was afterwards changed to Friday evening, the meetings being held with the same frequenc} ' as before. The first officers of the Grange were from the senior class and were as follows: Master. Chas. H. Alvord; Overseer. Howard R. Smith; Lecturer. E. Joy Heck; Steward. Royal C. Fisher; Assistant Steward. W. Chandler Bagley; Chaplain, M. W. Fulton; Treasurer, W. C. Stebbins; Secretary, Bur- ton A. Bowditch; Gate Keeper. Hugh E. Ward; L. A. S. Mrs. C. F. Wheeler. - J f ii -- Seventh Hnnual Oratorical Contest. « ti The seventh annual contest of the M. A. C. Oratorical Association was held Friday evening. October 25. 1895. at the Central M. E. Church, at Lansing. Roscoe E. Doolittle. of the Hesperian Societv won lirst medal, and M. W. Stutz. of the Columbian Society, second medal. PROGRAM. March— Third Brigade. I. N. G.. B. JV. Godard Eclectic Orchestra. Tile New Man. C. A. Jewell, . . . Olympic Society Patriotism for America. R. E. Doolittle, . . Hesperian Society Music — Presbyterian Quartette, The Permanence of American Institutions. E. E. Gallup, . Union Literarv Society Overture — Around the Metropolis. Eclectic Orchestra. A Plea for the Single Tax. M. V. Stutz, . . Columbian Society Music — Presbyterian Quartette. Presentation of Medals. Miss Zoe B. Freeman Music — Dance of the Bobolinks. W. H. Pcnn Eclectic Orchestra. OFFICERS. I. L. Simmons. H. M. Howe, . H. E. Van Norman, J. 1 ' . Berry, . President ' ice President Secretary ' Treasurer JUDGES. ON composition. President R. G. Boone, Prof. B. A. Hinsdale, . Prof. W. C. Gore, on oratory. Judge John W. McGr. th, Judge Edward Cahill, Rev. C. F. Swift. Ypsilanti Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Lansing Lansing Lansing Cottittienceinent Oratorical Contest. ts « One of the very recent features of our commencement exercises are the contests, for which the college awards prizes in the shape of gold and silver medals. The con- testants are elected from each society b} ' the society members, but no one person is permitted to contest for prizes more than once. A gold medal is offered to the best orator, the best debater, and a silver medal to the best declaimer. The contest will take place Tuesdav evening. August iiih. The contestants for this commencement are as follows : ORATORS. Our Politics. DEBATERS. Resolved, That United States senators should be elected Noel M. Morse. Orson P. West, Olympic Society liy direct popular vote. Lot IS S. MuNSON, Negative, I ' nion Literary Society Abolition of War. JkuTON A. Bowi.itch. Atllrmative, . Columbian Society pi,i Ddta Theta Fraternitv The llniversal Brotherhood. LoLis D. Sees, .... Hesperian Society DECLAIMERS. Miss Saihi-: Champion. . . Feronian Societ ' ••The Boat Race — Holmes. Clinton D. Butterfield, . Eclectic Society ••The Diver — 5r f;-. mr - ■Mi.r. y y, ' il,lliJS Joint meeting nopcmber i, i$45. Of f cronian Society, « Delta Cau Delta and Phi Delta Cheta fraternities. Union Citerary meeting. PROGRAM. Music — Martha, . . . . Miss Myrtle M. Peck. Doru Joint Recitation, .... . . Gone with a Handsomer Man than Me Miss Fay Wheeler, Mr. A. C Krentel. Oration, . . Individual Dut}- as to Citizenship Mr. B. a. Bowditch. Music — Mazourka Galante, . . . D. Krug Miss Loa Renner. Story, M. A. C. in 2000 Mr. Chas. F. Herrmann. Essay, . . . Honesty the Best PoHcy Miss Mary C Baker. Music — Legende, . . . H. Wieniawski Roy Bristol. Poem, ........ Fred H. Yaple. Music — Piano Solo, ...... Mr. W. a. Rider. « « Trldav, July Ji, i$96. OFFICERS. S. B. Young, President, . Union Literary Society Miss Bertha Wellm. n, Vice Pres., Feronian Society S. J. Redfern, Secretary, . . Olympic Society C. F. Herrmann, Treas.. Phi Delta Theta Fraternity PROGRAM. Music — Eclectic Society. Reading, ...... W. Judson Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Story, A. M. Patriarchs Olympic Society. Music — Quartette — Union Literary Society. Oration, W. G. Amos Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Paper, T. Chittenden Columbian Society. Music — Eclectic Society. Sermon, Miss Greene Feronian Society. Poem, J. D. McLouTH Hesperian Society. Music — Union Literary Society. r. «J«i«K .« i Mrs. W. B. JJakkows, . . Leader CbC King ' s DaUgbtCrS. « miss Li an Wheelek. . . secretary CUE order u£ King ' s Daughters was founded in New York City in ifcibO by half a dozen religious workers, Mrs. Margaret Bottome being president. The object and motto of its members is. -To look up not down, to look out not in. to look forward not back, to lend a hand willingly whenever the Master calls. Ten members complete a circle. All members are recjuested to wear the silver cross bearing the initials, -I. 11. X. ( In His Namei. or a purple ribbon to show Whose they are and whom they serve. In October last a circle was started on the college grounds, invitations being extended to all. The charter members were four in number, who chose for their name, - ' i ' rx and Trust. Mrs. Thos. (nmson was elected leader, and Mrs. C ' has. Weil secretary and treasurer. The growth of the circle has been increasing in work and numbers, having twenty-one members on its roll. The societv meets every two weeks at the different homes of the members. The circle looks forward to the accomplishment of many things in the near future. ■ ■ - ' sgiSBss sxsaaemtiisass s si SSi ssaasssaBR Dante Club. Almost all other poets have their seasons, but Dante pene- trates to the moral core of those who once fairly come within his sphere, and possesses them wholly. His readers turn students, his students zealots, and what was a taste becomes a religion. The homeless exile nnds a home in thousands of grateful hearts. —  7a;«w Russell Lowell. The Dante Club was organized at Professor Holdsworth ' s. April 15. 1896. The object is to come to know something at first hand concerning an author who. though little known to most English readers, is ranked by all critics among the great poets of all time. The club meets every Wednesday evening in Professor Hedrick ' s office, and devotes an hour and a half to reading and discussing three cantos of - ' The Divine Comedy. Most of the members have Cary ' s translation, but variety and help is afforded by three other translations — Norton ' s. Wright ' s and Longfellow ' s. The following is a list of the members: Prof. A. B. Noble. President. Dr. and Mrs. H. Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Lawrence. Prof, and Mrs. W. S. Holdsworth. Mrs. F. W. Steele. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Gunson. Prof. W. O. Hedrick. Prof. C. F. Wheeler. Mr. D. J. Crosby. Mr. Chas. Johnson. :. : ;?; ;S ? r-- ; : ; ■ tttBI 3«nior Bop« About fifl}- couples participated in the program, which con- sisted of t vent -four numbers and six extras, the music being furnished by Wurzburg ' s orchestra of ten pieces, of Grand Rapids. Professor and Mrs. Herman K. Vedder led the grand march. No hop given by previous classes has outdone this one. although its predecessors have been almost as meritorious. The committees and cliairman of each, who did so much to make the affair a success, were as follows: . . . 6i cn bv the Class Of ' 97 Tn the armorv, Triday cwcning, Hpril 17, 1896. Reception Committee. Chairman, Joseph F. Merkel. E. Dwight Sanderson. George A. Parker. Charles F. Herrmann. John W. Rigterink. Floor Committee. Chairman, J. D. McLouth. C. K. Chapin. C. B. Laitner. Decoration Committee. Chairman, John V. Rigterink. H. W. Hart. ' S. H. Fulton. S. J. Redfern. C. K. Chapin. fusfc Committee, Chairman, F. V. Kramer. Chas. F. Herrmann. Refreshment Committee. Chairman, Henry -V. Dibble. I. L. Simmons. Invitation Committee. Chairman, Miss Bertha Wellman. Miss Sadie Champion. J. N. Goodrich. W. R. Goodwin. F. X. Lowry. Program Committee. Chairman, H. A. Hagadorn. H. E. V anNorman. TIcliet Committee. Chairman, H. A. Hagadorn. E. Dwight Sanderson. C. D. Biittertiekl. President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, C as5 Officers. Scott J. Redfehn Miss Bertha Wellman Miss Sadie Champion Clinton D. Butterfield Commencement Bop. « 6iocn by the « Eclectic. I cspcrian and f olumbian Societies, and the . . ?h Delta Cheta and Delta Cau Delta Traternities. m. n. €. Jtrmory • :Hugust 12, mb. COMMITTEES. nusic. F. W. Kkamek, . . Eclectic Society Floor, C. K. Chaimn, Phi Delta Thcta Fraternity Program. E. DwiGiiT Sanderson, Hesperian Society Refreshment. S. H. Fl ' ltox, . . Columbian Society Reception. A. C. Krentel, Delta Tan Delta Fraternity : sSS St-i .IJtiiairit: ' « ' - ' « «- - --■■ 1 £ckctic Society  . Ulcdnesday evening, JIugust 12, mi. LITERARY PROGRAM. ¥ Music. President ' s Address, . V. R. Vanderhoef Declamation, . Clinton D. Butterfield Oration, . . . Robert B. Buek Music. Poem, .... F. W. Xewman Prophecy, . . . . F. W. Kramer Society Paper, . . David McElroy Music. BANQUET. Toastmaster, . . E. S. Good. The Tie That Binds, . Jason E. Hammond The New South, . AL ' A T. Stevens The Farm and the Hort., Frauenloch, Seniors, Robert L. Clute Geo. V. Williams H. A. Dibble ▼1 I U. L $. Coitimencemem Testicities, Society Officers. Ulcdncsdav evening. August 12, m . President, Vice President, Secreta ry, Treasurer, J. T. IJerkv L. R. Love F. ' . W ' AKIiEN E. A. RolilNSON « « Reception Gommitlee. C. II. I Ki(,(, , j. !-. Sltiiekeaxd, C. A. GOWEK. « « Citerarv eommlttce. G. N. Eastman, R. II. Stocoum, G. F. Rkiimonh. Programme, President ' s Adiiress, |. T. Beukv music. Poem, V. j. McGee Oration, music. S. B. Young Prophecy, R. 11. Stocoum College Paper 5 G. N. Eastman .aX. . of fZ£A iiixinzz-: i S r; ■••-jtf ' y ff  nr. i irc r-u-irjii!  fe   vu 1 v ffl p i c ±±± programme enth Jinnual l eunion, nugMtt II, mt. President ' s Address, History, Poem, Oration, Proptiecy. music. C. A. Jewell W. n. Bachus A. n. Patriarche VV. H. Marshi V. R. Goodwin muiic. £oa$t$ ¥¥¥ 1)crbert Ul. ttlumford, coastmasur The Farmer, ..... N. H. norse • ' There seems to be a notion, Among the folks around, That country folks aint quite so good As them ' ut lives in town. Looking Backward, . . . . New occasions teach new duties, Time makes ancient good uncouth ' C. C. Pashby Our Tuture, ..... M, n . Mart • ' Trust no Future, howe ' er pleasant Let the dead Past bury its dead! The Ladies, .... I see her sweet f:ite still. ' The College ; an in the World, 1. L. Simmons Officers. Chas. A. Jewell, • President Wm. R. Goodwin, Vice President n-ed J. Kliny, Secretary Scott J. Redfern. . • Treasurer M. H. Rhodes. Maste r of Ceremonies ¥¥ Society qW. «««• ' 96. Chas. A.Jewell. N. n.. Aorse. ' 97. r. n.. Nichols. M. n. Rhodes. W. R. Goodwin. H. W. Hart. S. J. Redfern, 1. L. Simmons, ' n. E. E. Shaw. d. C. Nichols. . M. ,narsh. r. J. Kling. Geo. Campbell. s ' . ,n. Bachus. ' 99. A A. Patriarche. E. A. Vv ' inegar, J. E. Mayes, c. J. Perry, 1. N. Boyer. E. R. Russell, r. v. ' oung. pred R. Crane. P. T. Champion. Coasts. CoastnusKr, «   C. D. Sees, oe. fl otbcr goose Symposium. Childhood Fancies. IlyiliiKlle, (lidtile. The c;it und the tiddle, The cnw jumped over the moon, The hule dojj lauffhed To see such sport While the dish ran away wUh tlie spoon. C. p. Timpk, ' , Inquisitivk Youth. Simple Simon nu t a pieman Going to the fair; Saiil Simple Simon to the pit-man. Let me taste vour wart-. |)c$perian Society. « Sixib ilnnual BanquM ana fiop. f M pfHpn J;ick and Jill went tip tlie hill To get a pail of water, Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill come liunhling after. D. n. Ralf, ' n. The IJenedk I . Needles and pins, needles and piris, When a man marries the trouble begins. 3, H. eiiiott, ' fl?. IlAI ' I ' INESSi KeACHKI). Jack Sprat could eat no fat, Mis wife touM lat no lean. So between tluMii both they ale the broih, And licked the platter clean. R. €. DooimiC, (Id. program. Presidem ' s Address, ■ V. T. Bakm ' M History. - - J. H. Bkilkv Auloliarp Solo, - - I-. Cmkistknskn Poem, - - - L IV Fimim.i: Oration, - - RE DoOLiTTLK Duet, Mkssxs. Stom-: and Sandkrson Prophecy, - - C. IS Laitne-:k iir SliUi ;S?iU; i:i;ijlili S I Teronian Society Jfnnual meeting. ¥¥ Music — Instrumental. President ' s Address, . Miss Bertha Baker Prophecy, . . Miss Clara Steele Music — Quartette. Reverie, . . . Miss Myrtle Peck Oration, . . . Miss Marie Bellis Music — Duet. Columbian Citerary Society. ¥¥ Ulednesday evtn m, Hm. 12. ¥¥ LITERARY PROGRAM. History, .... Orson P. West Oration, Prophecy, Music. S. H. Fulton J. H. Steele Music. Poem, . , . . E. H. Sedgwick ¥¥ BANQUET. Toastmaster, . . Frank N. Jaques :ii. f;:;UiiliSi Department of military Science and Cactics. I HE United States Congress in an act donating certain public lands to the States for educational purposes, deemed it wise to direct the general lines along which the training should proceed in schools established under this grant. Recognizing, before the truth had broken upon our great institutions of learning, the value to the nation that must ensue from a good technical education for farmers and mechanics, the grants directed that the instruc- tion should be mainly ' in those sciences and arts which bear directly upon agriculture and kindred industrial pursuits. In addition, Congress sought in these schools of the people to provide a great bulwark for the safety of the nation in times of peril. Appreciating the fact that the defense of the country must always rest with the people, and acknowledging the lessons of the civil war which taught that untrained forces led by inexperienced officers can not win battles, it was resolved that the teaching of military science should be added as one of the conditions to the grant. This department of our College was established in 18S4 by the State legislature in an act donating to this College the interest on the United States land grant fund. By authority of Congress, the War Department of the United States is authorized to detail a limited number of officers of the arm}- to schools having military departments. Further, to such schools is given the use of rifles and equipments and other military stores. Second Lieutenant John A. Lockwood, 17th Infantry (now First Lieutenant Fourth Cavalry) was the officer detailed to assume control of the new department. Drill was made elective, and no uniform was required. There was no building set apart for the use of the department and its expenses were rather grudgingly met. But during the three years of the administration of Lieutenant Lockwood the new department became fairly established as a feature of the institution. Second Lieutenant Wendell L. Simpson, 24th Infantry, (now First Lieutenant 9th Infantry,) succeeded Lieutenant Lockwood, when the latter had finished his three years of duty at the College. Under the care of Lieutenant Simpson the department flourished. Drill was made com- pulsory on all except seniors, the present armory was erected and the flag staff was put up. The value of military training in the development of the physical and moral man was first generally recognized. It was with the regret of all, students and faculty, that Lieutenant Simpson took leave of the College. First Lieutenant John J. Crittenden (now captain) 22d Infantry, was in charge of the department from February. 1891. until June 1S92. He was fol- lowed by second lieutenant (now tirst) Edson A. Lewis, i8th infantr}-, who is still on dut}- at the College. In the spring of 1892 a cadet uniform of grev cloth was adopted and was obligatory upon all cadets to appear in uniform at drill. In the fall of 1894 drill was made compulsory for all students except those physical!} ' disqualified. I m ,1 r Vw i ij. r,. A. liiii ' k, w. .1. M,( ;.■!■. t;. V. Villi:inis, 1. II. I ' .rlggs, - I., r. Fiiiiple, 1.. n. Sees. N. M. .Morse, i.;r. West. S. H. Youii ' . military Officers. Ticid and Staff Officers. First L!enlenant and Adjutf I ' ir.st I.ieiiteuaut and (jnartemias Kirst Lieutenant and C ' liief Mnsicl Captains. Company Company C ' ompanj Company Cieutenants. i:lioiles lai|Ues. V. T. liaruu C. E. .Meyeri H. . Bowditcli. E. IJ. I ' artridgc. H. E. Van Norman, Serj eant .Ma.ior. Tirst Sergeanl . E. Sliaw. T. . . Cliilti-n.l I 1.. Simmons. 11. V. Il.irl Scrfieants. C !• ' . Herrmann, V. J{. Goodwin. J. 1). McLoiitli, J. A. Elliott. G. A. Parker. J. G. KIgterink. W. G. .-Vmos. H. A. Ilagadurn, A. X. Patriarclie, I.. S. Mnnson. F. N. Lowry, S. ,1. Uedferu. S. II. Fulton. Ccrporalt. C. H. I.undy. V. .1. Merkel, II. I,. Fairtield. II. B Gunnison, C. W. Loomis, F. T. Williams. F. .1. KliuK. .M. II. I.apham. W. H. .Marsh. K. E Morrow, H. A. Eldrldge, .1. C. Nichols, E. K Austin. F. D. Warren, W. I!. Kedzie, E. . . Calkins, F. W. Robinson. Hrtillcrv Detachment. I.ieut. (. ' . E. .Me t ' rs, Chief ot Artillery, Sergt. G. A. Parker, Corpl. .M. II. I.apham. Signal Con , Signal Sergt. E. A. Kobinson. Signal .Sergt. H. E. Smith. Privates. C. K. Chapin. W. E. Minis, F. B. Alnger, II. A. Dibble, C. Wolf, M. II. Laphani, K. I). Bailey. J. E. Mayes, J. W. Mlchan. Cbc Itt. E. € . fliumni Association Meets at the College at commencement once in three years. The next reunion will probabh- occur at commencement in June, 1897. At the last meeting in August, 1894, the following officers were chosen: President, M. D. Chatterton. 61; Vice President. C. J. Foreman, ' 94; Secretary. F. S. Kedzie, ' 77; Treasure)-, P. B. Woodworth. ' 86: Orator, J. W. Beaumont. ' 82. alternate, C. B. CoUingwood, ' 85; Historian. W. Babcock. ' 89. alternate. Jas. Satterlee. 69; Poet, J. E. Haiumond. ' 87. alternate. Chas. H. Moyt. ' 85. Cbe m. K C. illumni of Chicago. The M. A. C. Chicago Alumni Association was organized at Chicago, on February- 9. 1896. by electing W. R. Runder, ' 86, president: and R. S. Baker. ' 89. of the editorial staff of T c Chicago Record, secretary and treasurer. Quite a number of the M. A. C. students tind their waj- to Chicago and icinit -. The} ' contemplate holding a banquet once a ear. and meeting at other times for acquaintance and talking over the numerous interests of their Alma Mater. At the winter meeting of the State Teachers ' Association in Lansing last December, a temporary organization of M. A. C. Alumni was effected b} ' choosing D. J. Crosb ' . chairman, and C. E. Holmes, secre- tar -. Soon after it was proposed to form a permanent organization to be known as the M. A. C. Association, to meet annually at the time of the State Teachers ' Association. This organization was accomplished h electing C. L. Bemis. ' 74. of Ionia, president: W. V. Sage, ' 84, of Decatur, vice president; and D. J. Crosbv, ' 93. Agricultural College, secretary and treasurer. ■i; i Ltl ' J iiiU Cocal TIcId Day. Tall Cerm, is s. T. lU. Rcmrt, manager. loo yd. dash Rider time 1 1 sec. Standing broad jump Partridge 9 ft. S in. 220 yd. dash Rider 24 sec. Running broad juniji Krentel, A. C iS ft. 4 in. 440 yd. run .Rider 63 sec. 1-4 mile bike Thompsox 49 sec. Hammer throw Becker 65 ft. 1-2 mile run Tr. cy 2 min. 44 sec. Run, hop, step, jump Krentel, A. C 38 ft. 5 in. Pole vault EwiNG 8 ft. I mile bike Thompson 3 min. 45 sec. f I 4 Cocal field Day. t Ul. n. Uandcrhocf, manager. IHgy 1, ISQ6. loo yd. dash Paktridge time 12 sec. 220 yd. dash K kentel, A. C time 25 sec. I -4 mile run 1 ' aktridge time i min. 1 -2 mile run Partridge time 2 140 2 mile run Tracy, J time 5 :35 Run broad jump Krentel, A. C 17 ft., S 1-4 in. Run, hop, step, jump Sees 39 ft., S 3-4 in. Stand broad jump Eastman 9 ft., 7 1-2 in. High jump Laitxer 4 ft. 8 in, Shot put Warren 30 ft. 3 1-2 in. Pole vault LuNDV S ft. i in. Hammer throw Marsh 74 ft., 3 in. Mile walk Libhev 10:34 1-4 mile bike Thompson 49 sec. I mile bike Bkow.v 3 min. 6 sec. Boxing Porter — Mii.lis draw Vanderhoef — Miller draw Fencing Frank Yebina Wrestling, Featherweight Elliott — Dibble Lightweight Green — Corey . Welterweight Laitner — Lowery Middleweight Redfer.n — Woodworth Teams Laitner —Woodworth — Elliott Green — Redfern — Corey micbidan Tntercolkdiate JItbletic J1$$ocidtion. A. M. Flagg. F. W. Green, . B. A. BOWDITCH. H. C. Jackson. P. W. Chase, J. O. White, DIRECTORS. President, Olivet First Vice President, Ypsilanti. Second Vice President, INI. A. C. Third ' ice President. Kalamazoo. Secretar}-, Hillsdale. Treasurer. Albion. Athletic Association Officers. Joe Merkel, H. L. Becker. L. Chapman, B. A. BOWDITCH. I. L. Simmons, Prof. H. K. Veddeh. C F. Herrmann, D. J. Crosby, President. Secretary. Treasurer. Director. M. I. A. A. Captain Athletics. Base Ball Manager. Ass ' t Base Ball Manager. Captain Base Ball Team. M. I. A. A. CONTESTS 1896. CONTEST, 1896. WINNER. COLLEGE. RECORD. 100- Yard Dash One-mile Walk Five-mile Bicycle Running Broad Jump Putting i6tt Shot Pole Vaulting One-mile Bicycle . Ewing North Peck Cole Jacobs Ewing Peck Olivet Olivet Albion Albion Albion Olivet Albion 10 2-5 sec. 7 min. 45 sec 14 min. 18 sec. 20 ft. 7 in. 34 ft. 75 in. 9 ft. 6 in. 2 min. 29 sec. One-fourth mile Bicycle 220-Yard Hurdle Standing Broad Jump Laitner Flagg Gilbert Whitney Stroebe Gilbert Flagg Stroebe Cole M. A. C Olivet Kalamazoo .... Hillsdale Kalamazoo .... Kalamazoo .... Olivet Kalamazoo .... Albion Kalamazoo .... Albion Olivet Kalamazoo ... Hillsdale Hillsdale Albion . . . . . M. A. C Hillsdale . . Albion Hillsdale M. A. C Albion Albion Hillsdale . Hillsdale Hillsdale 29 sec. 9 ft. 9K in. 2 min. 6 1-5 sec. Running High Jump 220-Yard Dash One-mile Run Throwing i6tti Hammer One-fourth mile Run 120-Yard Hurdle Relay Race 5 ft. 4 in. 24 1-5 sec. 5 min. 6 sec. 89 ft. 52 1-5 sec. 18 2-5 sec. 3 min. 39 2-5 sec. First All Around Second All Around Running Hop, Step and Jump Horizontal Bar Running High Kick Cole Flagg Hayne Whitney Whitney Howe Dibble Tucker Howe Tucker Becker 43 ft. ' A in. 9 ft. 2 in. Club Swinging Feather Weight Wrestling Middle Weight Wrestling Light Weight Wrestling Welter Weight Wrestling Heavy Weight Wrestling Tennis Singles ..... Ladies Tennis Doubles Base Ball lu ' vIuu ' ;:i;;;.iii.sti; -qi;i;; Ht;f; ;ii; S t -; iu  « TRACK lEAM. FIELD DAY RECORDS-1 895. CONTEST FOR 1895. WINNER. COLLEGE. RECORD. BEST AMATEUR. loo-Yard Dash One mile Walk Five-mile Bicycle Running Broad Jump Putting i6tti Shot Pole Vaulting Speare North Rork Cole Fisher Alger Peck Partridge .... Dunster Cole Partridge .... Cole Speare North Flagg Tock Whitney Cole M. A. C Olivet M. A. C M. A. C M. A. C Albion Hillsdale .... M. A. C Albion M. A. C M. A. C M. A. C M. A. C Olivet Olivet M. A. C Hillsdale .... M. A. C Albion M. A. C 10 2-5 sec 7 min. 54 sec. . . 14 min. 32 2-5 sec. 19 ft. 6 in 34 ft. loH in. . . . 8 ft. 4 in 2 min. 34 sec. . . 54 ec 30 2-s sec 9 ft. 10 in 2 min. 8 2-s sec. . 41 ft. 2 in 24 2S sec 4 min. 485 sec. . 87 ft. II in 36 1-5 sec 5 ft. 6 in 18 sec. . .- .,. . 3 min. 41 1-5 sec. . 10 sec. 6 min. 52 4-5 sec. 22 ft. II ;i in. 42 ft. 10 ft. loS in. One-fourth mile Run 220- Yard Hurdle SO sec. 2S 1-5 sec. 10 ft S in Standing Broad Jump . . One-half mile Run Running, Hop, Step and Jump . . . . 220-Yard Dash One-mile Run I min. 5; 1-5 sec. 21 4-5 sec. 4 min 26 4 5 sec. 12 ft. 9 in 6 ft. % in. IS 4-5 sec. Throwing i6tti Hammer One-fourth mile Bicycle Running High Jump 120- Yard Hurdle Relay Race First All Around Cole Second All Around . Bateson ... M. A. C Base Ball, 1S95 Vpsilanti ' - ■ ' - ' ' ■- ' - - ••- - ' i m-, ' 7r i,i v.r;i;«j 7 yM t«X«i . itty Prof. H. K. Vedder, - - - Manager. C. F. Herrm. n .v, ' 97. - Assistant Manager. D. J. Crosby, - ... - Captain. A. C. Krextel. ' 9S, D. J. Crosby, F. J. Klixg, ' 98, - J. D. McLouTH, ' 97. - A. C. Clark, ' 99, Catcher Center field Short stop 3cl base Left field F. V. Warren. ' 9S, ■ R. M. Osborne, ' 99, A. B. Krextel, ' 98, L. Brown, ' 98, C. H. Adams. ' 99, - Pitcher - Pitcher 1st base Right field 2d base RECORD. April ii — At Hillsdale. Hillsdale. 4. M. A. C, i. April iS— Albion at M. A. C. Albion, 31. M. A. C, 5. April 25 — Michigan Military Acad- emy at M. A. C. M. M. A., 15. M. A. C , 10. (7 innings.) April 27 — Olivet at M. A. C. M. A. C, 15. Olivet, S. May 9 — Kalamazoo at M. A. C. Forenoon, Kalamazoo, 18. M. A. C, 16. . fternoon, 10. 9. May 16 — At Albion. Albion, 12. M. A. C, i. May iS — At Olivet. M. A. C, 16. Olivet, ij. May 20 — At Michigan Military Ac- ademy. M. M. A , 9. M. A. C, 7. JuxE 5 — At Albion. Normal, 12. M . A. C, 4- (Forfeited.) June 6— Olivet, 19. M. A. C, i. m. n. e. 4  A student slipped into the chapel. And sat down in the Junior row. He was quiet and unpretentious. But we told him he ' d have to 50. II III Some one said in a whisper Freshman on t ' other side Another fellow susjgested That we ' d have to give him a ride. Just then the Psalm was announced And as he kept his place. By nods t ' was generally passed around That we ' d have to tend to his case. rv He followed us ' round to classes Listening all the while To lectures, which we Juniors Had long since dubbed a trial. ' VI He walked behind the little groups. . s we loitered from class to class. And heard us brag of the bluffs we ' d work In order to make a pass. He appeared on the Hon. that afternoon. We agreed that this was our chance. For if any one ' s seen a Freshman work. He can pick one out at a glance. :;-• .j;:.;:! : -. ;;;--. ZillllM a «4 W.„ - inri VII We all went out to the cherry tree And came back to find him at work. We laid us down in a shady spot, But we couldent make him shirk. VIII At last the three-thirty rung. And while strolling in at our ease, We plied him with many questions And his answers were something like these. IX Yes fellows. I was here once before, ' Twas just before you came. I believe, I ' d have finished my Junior 3ear But monev got scarce, and I had to leave. XI ' •Like it here, well I should say I did, I ' ve worked the farm early and late. Thought I might get back some time, And climb the -Hill from the Gate. ' Work like a Freshman? Well perhaps. But I used to tliink the work tough Used to say mean things of the Profs., And lay the State Board out rough. XII But when I went from here, And thought of the times I ' d had I found 1 liked the old College, And wanted to get back right bad. XIII XIV He sits with us now in chapel Just as he did that day, For now he is one of us All feeling is wiped away. But few can forget the lesson He taught us that afternoon. For many of the boys now feel That college days end to soon. ,„ , ,i s ..f.Mrtr ' rttn.ti ' u cn c nn; c«;l- - . ■ XV XVI We love our home and country. Who would not. were he a man. But the scenes of our college life, Replace them if you can. Within our rooms are pictures Scattered around the wall, Of the boys who gather with us At the drill-ground, farm, and hall. .will XIX Some come from distant lands, From homes across the sea. But they ' ll always be our friends; Thev were with us at M. A. C. And if by home or country We are bound by a kindred tie. We are always bound still closer When colle je bonds underlie. I sometimes think of the teachers Whom we ' ve put to needless pains, Bv suggesting what we ' d do If we only had the reins. XX XXI When their names go in the ' ' Record. They ' re followed by titles high But when the students speak them. It ' s simply Dock, Pete, or Cy. You hear us speak of the College As though we thought it a bore, But whenever we leave the halls VVe ' re glad to get back once more. XXII XXIII For w ' e love the Farmer ' s College. Though we ' d sometimes like our way You ' ll find us loyal students In the nine short months we stay. And when from its doors we ' re passed. Scattered to the four winds of Heaven, You ' ll find no more loyal Alumni Than the boys of ninety-seven. ■1 II Oab, Kah, Rah! Rah, Rab, Rah! ninety-seven, ninety-seven, I This was the cry that roused all the Freshme n. And forth from their rev ' ries on secants and segments, They rushed to encounter opposing classmen, Of whom, they had vowed, they ' d leave nothing but fragments. Out they rushed like a herd of wild cattle. But quickly assembled to the sound of their call. And soon they had fought the liveliest battle I [That was e ' er remembered, in front of Wells Hall. The excitement was caused by the class of ninetv-six. Assembled around the chemical Lab.; Thev thought the Freshmen were in a fix. So the d be safe to stand and o ' ah. But the Freshmen knew just what to do. A battery upon the knoll thev formed. That ever3one but the Sophies knew. Could not e ' en by their noble braves he stormed. Each class a living wedge. Was now well formed and riving, i y Tiien a crash like a falling ledge. And then the groans of the dving. And now a mighty wrestle began. •■Ninety-six, help! Come ninety-seven! Each tried bravely to down his man. But the Sophs were not a football leven. II Now the hose is unwound! The batterv opens I And the Sophies soon found Thev were getting bad soakins. Soon ninety-six, far famed for cleanliness. Growing tired of such excessive ablutions. Regan to assume such heavenliness. That they ' d allow peace in the institution. Tlu-ii all joining hands, thus forming a circle, Down into the hollow went dancing around. Then up came Soph with blood in his eye. And sang college songs that would wake up a turtle. A club in his belt and knives in both hands. Till the halls again and again did resound. Prepared, if need be, read} ' to die. And he slashed the old hose to reduce it to bruuls. But with Freshies on top. The Soph the hose hugged. And like a wet mop. The holes he well plugged. Again iunet -six knew not wliat to ilo. But ninety-seven the nozzle plied, ,rp „ u i 1 • .1 . 1 Till ' twas perfectly clear that their JJWrr-loo. 1 was a battle royal m those two hours. _ ' - A 1 u J .1 A t t Ninety-six had met from the hose fast tied. And as homeward now they w ' ere ready to start. Though he might have upon him the wrath of the powers Each felt that he had performed his part. ' — •- 1H Cbc Scrap TWAS Friday eve, and all was still, Untrampled stood the blooming flowers. The fountain threw its silvery spray. As onward swept the evening hours. But nature ' s rest was doomed to break. For at the cry of ninety-eight! And ninety-nine! where ' s your cap? The sleepy freshman left his nap. With shouts and cheers from out the doors. Comes ninety-eight in class array. With stolen yell of Sophomores, The Freshmen also formed for fray. Then from the hills the echo came, Of yells from both the classes given, ' Till down the slopes with might and main They rushed, to fearful combat driven. The fight, though fierce, did not decide; Yet Freshmen numbered two to one, And bloodier yet became the tide, Before the victory was won. Hark! what means that piteous cry? Oh, take me not! Oh, let me be! I cannot, cannot, mu.st not die. But Sophs heed not his pra erful plea. They put poor Freshie in the fount. Soon others follow after him, Among them go few luckless Sophs, Who scrap the Freshies in the swim. The struggle deepen.s. On j ' e brave! Rush at yon Freshmen on the run, Wave ninety-eight! your glories wave, Your task is done, your fight is won. Brave boys! outnumbered two to one. Your duty surely you have done. For all who tell your history. Can truh ' claim your victory. And ninety-eight shall e ' er be praised. Your name forever be upraised. II. A. Eldridgk, ' 98. XXXiX Chapter of Chronicles, E ol! 1. Lo, and it came to pass, that in the year ' 96 there dweh in the land of iM. A. C. two tribes: and they were called the tribe of 98. and the tribe of ' 99. 2. And there was much strife between these tribes, and their words were hot against each other, and much water fell upon the men of the tribe of 99 from the hands of the tribe of ' 98. 3. And the tribe of ' 98 waxed bold, and in the dark- ness of night defied the tribe of ' 99. and cried out with a loud voice, saying. 98! ' 98! sis, boom, bah I M. A. C! M. A. C. ! rah! rah! rah! come out 99! come out ' 99! class scrap! class scrap! 4. And the men of the tribe of ' 99 took counsel among themselves and said. Let us go forth, and battle with the tribe of ' 98, and let us beat them down and cast them into the fountain, and let us rub their heads, that the swelling thereof ma ' go away. 5. And the men of the tribe of ' 99 gathered them- selves together and went forth and fell upon the tribe ot ' 98. and threw them down and sat upon them heavily. 6. And some they lifted up and bore to the fountain and cast them therein. And of these, the first was Force, he of the quadruple expansion lungs and the high-speed jaw. 7. Now, Force was very loth to go into the water, and he bellowed lustily, but the men of ' 99 had no com- passion on him and cast him in with a might} ' splash. 8. Yea. veril}-, like as a frog plungeth into the pool, so plunged Force into the fountain. 9. And Woodworth, a mightv man. they also bore to the fountain, but as they were about to cast him in. the tribes rushed up and pushed hard from behind, and many valiant men of both tribes fell into the water, and there was great grief and wringing of clothes thereafter. 10. And then the two tribes stood apart and cursed each other with deep curses, and valiant men challenged each other to single combat, and these did scrap fiercely and throw each other down and cast each other uito the fountain, while the tribes looked on and shouted for them. 11. And it came to pass, that the tribe of ' 98 grew weary of fighting, and drew awav and said among them- selves, Let us have peace. ' 12. And they said to the tribe of 99. Ye are good men. and brave; therefo ' -e let us be brethern. and scrap no more, and let us dwell in peace in the land of M. A. C; for surely there is room for us all. 13. And the men of the tribe of 99. being lovers of peace, heard them joyfully, and saluted the tribe of 98 as brethren, and went their ways. 14. And to this day, peace reign eth in the land of U. A. C. D. E. HoAG, ' 99. a il : ; ji;x-i; -j.- Brand of ci ;ars adopted by club on July 4, 1S96 — Virginia Stogies. Brand of Cigarettes, adopted Feb. 18, 1S96 — Cycles. Brand of smoking tobacco, adopted Feb. iS, 1S96 — Peerless — Sure death guaranteed. Reference C. P. Wykes. Furnished exclusively l)y Mr. Lvnian Thayer of Seattle, Washington. Smoker ' s Club. V. I. NUGee, E. A. RoHixsoN, Joe T. Bekrv, H. L. Becker, W . J. Mehkel, President. ' ice President. Secretary. Treasurer. Sergeant at Arms. . K. ' ANDEKHOE1-, Chief Smoker. C II. Adams, Chief Cigarette Roller. II. A. DeLan ' d, Chief Pipe Swab. II. W. FoucE, Chief Snipe Shooter. fldjunct SmoKcrs. 1. N. Goodrich, K . W. Swift, I ' ll 1 1. Pokier, I . X. Xewman, F. li. AiNGER, Geo. Eastman. Ronorarv members. CiiAs. L. Weil, P. M. Ciiamiierlain. H. K. Vedder. Applications for membership— to be admitted as soon as they learn how to smoke : Hayes Brown. Robert Buek. :rC v5i5HH? 3 garly Rising « « ! Cranks talk of early rising as a precious antedote, For all that ' s non-hygienic, authorities they quote, Beginning with creation, they say that Adam rose From out the dust of chaos at the dawn of human woes. And instances they cite us. since that pre-historic time, Of men who saw the ds. -hrcak, but preserved it in a rhj ' me; Then pointing to the animals, they fairly make us squirm Circumstantially dilating on the e. bird and the worm. The rooster hails the sunrise with lust}- challenge sweet; The calf wakes up his mamma with exasperating bleat; The wise and tuneful jackass makes the early echoes ring; In fact, to brute creation, early rising ' s just the thing. But when man adopts this method and tries to reap the fruit Of the early rising habit, he makes himself a brute; For when he rises earlv he thinks it is no sin To rouse up all the neighborhood with his diabolic din. With hammer, nails or bucksaw, with chopping block or maul, He makes such awful racket one cannot sleep at all. He bangs on a piano, he tutes upon a flute. He scrapes a shrieky violin. — to entreaty he is mute; And if he cannot use these things he ' s fond of slamming doors, And failing that, he ardently — just stoDifs about and roars. Long live the man who lies in bed with happy dreams galore. Who never wakes his bedfellow with excruciating snore. Sol. O ' Mann. Jwr m General Trcshman V««ir. To the Hort., to the Hort., there is labor for all, Quarter bell rin s. we must answer the call; luiaSS Otiy Prof, will assiyii us a rake or a hoe. We ' ll ijroati out in chorus as work-ward we (o: ClIOKlJS. Raking on, raking on, raking on, raking on; Let us raise a dust, let us hope and trust, Three-thirty soon will conie around. Sophomore Vcar. Let us shirk, let us shirk, as we toil on the farm, Smith and .Mumford are absent — no cause for alarm, We will pick up our tools and work with our might, If I ' ' ulton don ' t know how to keep out of sight. Chorus. 3uutor year. On the Hort. we cavort, but we find it hard lines Raking leaves, trimming drives, spraying trees, pruning vines, Getting eight cents an hour for the labor we do. Though seldom we ' re worth it is all very true. Chorus. Senior Vear. No more work, no more work, now we ' re seniors in fact, We have put in our time, soon our trunks will be packed, We will leave M. A. C. ne ' er as students again, To meet in her halls — yet we ' ll sing the refrain. Chorus. ■iirli ia-i nati-M laiuag junior Statistics. Name. Amos Butterfleld Miss Cliampion .. Cliapin Chittenden Dlblile Elliott Fulton Goodrich Goodwin Greene Hagadorn Hart Herrmann Kramer L.aitner Lowry McElroy McLoutli Munson Parlcer Kedfern Rhodes Rigterink Robinson Sanderson Sedgwick Shaw Simmons Stocoum Van Xorman Nickname. Corporal Sec Dearest Vanderbilt . .. Tommy Dib Bicycle Jim.. Robert Chippie Bill Darius Doc Sadie Trilby Skeleton Casshis Pretty Boy... King Cotton. Mc Socks Gawge Stiibb Dutcli Baldy..; Sandy Deacon.. Commodore., Carrot Top.. Scorcher Prof By-word. By gum By gee Oh grief Christmas Dog on it You don ' t say so.. Oh golly Aber nit Kripes to Moses.. Gads Hello! Freshman Byjove Well, anyway Donnerwetter I ' ll be hornswoggled. Oh mercy I ' ll be gosh darned.... By thehort Has none Geeswhacks Oh sugar Judas priest Got any chewm ? I ' ll be gosh swizzled. Gee whizz j Omitted for • Modestj ' s sake By thunder Hades (abbreviated) Ambition. To be a general To look pretty To be a horticulturist To be an electrician To be a horse doctor To be a sport To be a bum To be a baggagesmasher .. To be a farmer To be a chimney sweep Bar tender To take his time . To be a second Dan ' lWebster To be a bloomer tailor To be a college professor To be a religious orator To be a matliematican To be an evangelist Lost To chew the rag To be Sunday school Supt To Ilea ladies man To get married To run cheese factory To be a dancing teacher To be an all around athlete.. U. S. senate Teacher of Trig Has none To join L. A. W To lie a heavyweight boxer... Favorite Dish. Anything stronger than water... Pig feet Ice cream Frankforts Strawberries picked by liimself- Egg salad Candy Crackers and milk Celery salt Apple dumphngs Milk shake Stewed onions Limburger Strawberry shortcake Any fat producer Cake, right now Kisses Anheuser Busch White cookies Stale cookies Peanuts Cauliflower Wedding cake Sauerkraut Biggest one Zwei beer and a pretzel Side dish Pop corn Everything Mush Plate Why They Came to M. a. C. To prepare for West Point. To get a social standing. So 97 would have one lady student. To coach the ball team. Reason unknown. To study about lirush. To make money off M. A. C. boys. For a special course in Rhetoric, for Noble season. His pa made him. To sell milk shakes. To play tennis. To dance. To give his feet room to grow. To stuily, also to duck freshmen. To carry cabbage, and give the M. A. C. yell. To wash socks. To blow in the band. To try to play third base. To play horse with the Horticultural Department. To look wise. To jump class lax. To study Civics and Psychology. To entertain young ladies and borrow books. For the manual labor on the Hort. To ring the bell and get docked. To sell shoes. To take up drill. To orate on woman ' s rights. To laugh at his own stale jokes. To help Elliott out. To work Rickerfs test for butter. « « 3unior Statistics, « « Average age of the class 21 years. Average weight of the class 141 lbs. Average hight 5ft. 6 in. Total age 653 years. Total weight 47375 l ' ' s- Total hight 1 70 ft. Oldest man in the class Robinson. Youngest man Goodrich. Tallest man Herrman. Shortest man Shaw. Heaviest man Herrman. Lightest man Goodrich. Handsomest man Simmons. Best athelete Laitner. Best natured man Munson. Best kicker Green. Most promising man .Stocoum. Most quiet man McElrov. Funny man Elliott. Best soldier Amos. Least known man I ' arker. Greatest dude Fischer. Ladies ' man ' an Norman. Class crank .Shaw. Best wire puller Herrmann. Most reliable man Sanderson. Most modest man Hagadorn. Most polite man Rhodes. Class grind Redfern. Class sport Dibble. Most useful man Fulton. Most useless man Buttcrtield. Most dignified man Lowrey. Best mathematician .Sedgwick. Wittiest man Goodwin. Cheekiest man Robinson. Laziest man Chittenden. Old stand-by Rigterink. Class baby Goodrich. Most scientific flirt Kramer. Most unsatisfied man McLouth. Noisiest man Chapin. Biggest feeling man Hart. Prettiest girl, most intelligent girl, sweetest dispositioned girl, most win- ning and attractive girl, the onl - girl. Miss Champion. ; tgnni:;l Definition of a Pun. If you desire to pun with impunity. Or any one else in a peaceful community, Take note; a pun is a paronomasia, A horrible murder — a thing to amaze you. A paronomasia, for those who don ' t -know it. Is a play upon words, below I will show it. And prove beyond doubt to people incredulous. It ' s created in minds remarkabl - sedulous. A pun, as defined, is a play on a word : A word is a sign: It is therefore inferred That a fire extinguisher ducking a sign Is a pun. since it plays on the words of desig ' n. Sol O ' Mann. Crig, Cunc: Beautiful Star. Horrible trig, abstruse, abstract, In your class my brains are racked. Who would not give all else to prig. Infinite rest from horrible trig. Infinite rest from horrible trig. P l ft — — ?nnj-f - ■-v fT ' i ' - ' ' ' ' i- Cbc $ub=?aculty. 4k ' 4k H 4 ' 4 ' ' 4k ' ' 4k ' !in It is doubtful if there is a finer bodv of younir men. or a lot that will weigh more to the pound Hibernatinif as thev do in the Hall thev attract but little than the sub-faculty, shady nooks of Bachelor ' s attention, but iheir influence is quietly at work and gen- erally shows itself by the price of board in the club where they most do congregate. It is a beautiful sight to see this youthful band approach budding manhood — and there are days at a time when they do little else. To the uninitiated they may seem to have a terrible aspect in the class-room. but in reality they are as gentle as sheep. Tfieir unraz- ored faces have the bloom that betokens a healthy liver and a cast-iron digestion, their little hands show the marks of the tennis racket but not the poker chip, and in their clear, honest eyes ou may see botanical names, logarithms and chemical formulas, but there is not a sign of dissipation. Their habits are gregarious, in other words tliev feed in flocks. When turned out on the range the ' inevitably find each other and we see them peacefully and eagerly taking nutriment together. It is here that many of their most peculiar and interesting habits are noticed. The dairy expert, true to his profession, explains how he skims the tuberculosis off new milk. The agriculturist tells how he fatted six lambs until their mothers did not know them, and put mothers and all in a bulletin. The botanist tell, how he discovered a new moss on the per- sonnel of a recent farmers ' picnic and the whole meal is a perfect babel of theories and results. But by far the most common topic of conversation is the bicycle. The sub-facult} ' were among the tirst users of the wheel at the College, and many of the first models brought out are still being trundled over the walks by them. While others have been experimenting on the uses of the wheel, our sub-facultv have been putting it to the practical test. The entomologist deftlv catches the festive buglet as he rolls along; the horticulturalist reaches down and secures the latest fungus: the mathematician digests his loga- rithms and binomials, the chemist his I O. ' s and I, O. ' s, and the assistant in English stops and gives us a sample of his wares wiien his tire is punctured. The library assistant wonders where he and the librarian will be when thev are as old as the machi ne he rides, and the assistant agricultiu-alist bends low over his bike and won- ders when he ' ll haye to borrow Professor Noble ' s attach- ment for his two-w heeled steed. Yes, it is an interesting famih ' . well worth your study and observation. They have never seen much of lifey, lifey, Out in the big world they have never been, Poor little sub-faculty. Suggestions ts « PkiiK. Kkdzie AXnOTIIEKS: ' NO RIDING ON ,, ,,, ,, ' THIS WALK. I ' uoi-. V oouwoKTii: - ' No smokitiif on the campus. That if the Faculty .start a spelling class they also hire an instructor of writing for themselves. Since the chapel doors are locked, the old prov- erh should read: -Hetter ncicr than lute. ' Mii.i.s: W ' lien you take a car. he sure it is Michigan avenue and not one for I eadlev ' s. Brown: Don ' t ask a girl to a dance until ou ohtain yuttr parents consent. Prof. Smith: •• If any of you Seniors are am- bitious of following a certain line of work, please leave a statement to that effect at my oflice. Prok. Nohi,k: ■• Please be careful not to make the same errors in your essays that have been pointed out on the board. Prof. Taft: Supposing that ou take a hoe and hoe oti the stpiashes. Instructor Crosby (to Senior i : •• Vou will plea.se come to Freshman rhetorical cla.ss next Monday to give yoiu- declamation. I3AiicocK s Ai) -ici:: ••When you get sleepv vou might just as well go to bed with a lirm resolve to get up earl - in the morning. Huek: Don ' t smoke a cigar in companw It may make ou sick, nou know. Kramer: WMien you get on the car. do not forget to come out. Gen. Aincer: Beware of the water pitcher when it movelh itself aright. Austin: It ' s best not to guide more than one girl at a time. • ' Don ' t Pick the Flowers or DisTURi! THE Frogs. 12 Overheard in the Dormitories, Study Hours! ! ! ¥ FiMPLE — Mr. Force, if I ever see you rolling that 6o-lb. dumb-bell down the stairs again, I ' ll report you. Mr. Force — -O, please don ' t do that. ¥ Thompson to Millis (in Dormitory) — What is that scrap- ing noise? Is some one skating on the roof? Oh, no, that is Judson shaving in my room. (Before Judson uses an ordi- nary- razor he should use a beard razor.) ¥ A famihar phrase heard over the Abbot Hall telephone is, Hello. Sadie! Is this you? Well, this is Herbert at the Col- lege. ¥ DeLand (rushing out in the hall, the night of the night- shirt parade) — ' Who are you? I am President Snyder, and you better go to your room. Vanderhoef to Libbey — Lend me a collar, will you? ¥ When the janitor comes through the hall and sees a large pile of dirt, he generally concludes the Force has swiped. Goodrich to Force — Did you go to field day? Force — -I really don ' t remember. k iM ■ ' Wonck-r wliy Richmond could not see the chtch in back, of the hallr ' It must have been dari . George. ¥ Rob (entering Meaux ' s chair) — Give me a hair cut and shave. Meaux — I ' m working by the hour now-a-days. ¥ ' 99 TO Senior — What society meets in that room tliat has Y. M. C. A. on the curtain? Senior — Oh, the Natural History Society meets there. ¥ Mr. Herrmann was walking along the hall one evening, and as he passed by a Freshman ' s room, whose door was open, he saw three fellows sitting in there and yelled Hello, Freshmen. As he glanced the second time he recognized one of the most dignitied members of the faculty. Mr. Herrmann did not pass in. C. K. CiiAi ' iN. Love in the dark. ¥ Jv IN Wells — Hurry up and deal the cards, boys, or w ' e ' U be late for Y. M. C. A. BuEK TO Redferx — Uon ' t you want to subscribe for the Evening Press, old man? S. J. R. — No, can ' t afford it. but will take a copy, as I always like to have one when I go riding with my girl. :ii fi ' r 1 ' -■-- Zjga!3 =i : I 6o$$ip, Jimr tbe Bali; T ' is said that when Chapin was camping down at Pontiac with a party of about thirty, he one morn- ing cooked and ate all the steak for the whole party. It was not a w -take; simply : beef. Detroit bo - while home: Sa_v, dad, I don ' t want to go to M. A. C. anymore, Father: - ' Why vou must complete your education my son. D. B. ' -Yes, but out there the ' want to teach me a lot of things I don ' t know anything about. ¥ One night when Jewell had company to supper he, absent mindedlev. locked himself out. As he aKvavs keeps his room securely barred, he was obliged to smash a window. The boys were all very sympathetic. To class tax, To shave, haircut, and shampoo, To flowers. To new patents, To pressing and cleaning suit. To carriage. To supper, To lunch, To class tax. To class tax. To class tax, To class tax, To doctor. To Albion — Score 30 to 5. $4-50 .60 1,00 6.00 2.50 4.00 • 1.00 •25 •50 •35 .20 .10 4.00 $25.00 A Junior. « i1$ SbdHcspeare Ulould l)avc Divided tbe (College jZourse. Freshman. Sophomore. Junior. . Senior. Co-ed Course. Comedv of Errors. ' Much Ado About Xotiiing. ' ••As You Like it. ' All ' s Well Tliat l :n(ls Well. ' ••Tamiiiir of the Shrew. ' Facult}- Penmanship Class, -Measure for Measure. h if Olanted. A member of the . ' Senior class to take up thesis work on ••The best method of iiidueini, a luxuri- ant growtli of hair. ' ' ' I he undersigned will pay liberally for conscientious work. Signed, L. R. Tait, Fk. nk Kkdzif,, Bai.dy Robi.nson, H. E. Smith, Dad Conway, J. C. Nichols. On the Campus, It It seems veiT appro- priate to see Mr. Mun- son going around with a card pinned to his back, reading. --Pest of Orchard and Garden. Lieutenant Rhod es, in bat- tahon drill, having marched his company too far in ad- vance, wishes to move them back. Backwards, right dress, forward march! Taft. Jr.. seeing Robinson coming down the w-alk, yells Hello, papa! Corporal to ' 99 — Straighten up! 99 — Can ' t! Just broke my suspenders. H-s-E-i-N (after the hop) — What ' s the use of walking so fast. I sprained m}- ankle this morning. She — Why. Mr. — , jou should have had a car- riage this evening. ( H-s-e-i-n suddenly sees the car starting and sprints to stop it. ) Prof. H. P. G. is reading over the lesson, pre- parator - to assuming Prof. Taft ' s duties. From above — H-e-1-l-o. H-a-r-r- ! (a minute elapses) H-e-1-l-o, H-a-r-r-v! ' ' ( a minute elapses) W-e a-r-e re-ad-y. H-a-r-r-}- ! Harry runs upstairs. After a base ball game. Freshman to base ball manager — Why, Charlie, you don ' t look like a ver}- Wel(r)man this morning. No. 1 ' m not. but I ' m Her( r )man(n ). John E. Woodbridge Tracy one Monday after- noon stood straining ( ?) himself in lifting an empty pail. Mr. Gunson (to co-eds) — - Well, John always is a little weak after Sundav. mmt Mtwnm. AiNGER — On umpiring. Partridge — On co-eds. Young — On politics. Van Auken — On fencing. Goodrich — On sparrows. Proks. Boyer and Pi;rry — On Hort. VanNorman — On dair ing. WooDW ORTH — On art of ducking. Becker — On playing rough house. What makes the Sophie look so white, And gaze around as if in fright? He only let in too much light. Mike. Ro. Scopic. What makes the Sophie want to swear. And think of going on a tear? That horrible smudge he cannot bear. K. E. Mies. Whv is Rob like a cat? Because he is fur (far from one end to the other. What makes the Sophie pine, When he has found the line? He ' s got to get the sine. Trigon O. M?:try. Why do the fellows go in swimming when work- ing on the farm ' For diver ' ' s reasons. Why do they come out on the bank again? For sundry reasons. Who do the Sophies all desert, And ever do his feelings hurt? The Freshman. -JVijii ' ■ j jggc:- - A Tvi-E. Her laugh was nierrv, her eve was bright, She was just as sweet as she could be, And the Lansing boys didn ' t think if right, That she was a co-ed at M. A. C. Sobemukoff to Rhodes, who is eating strawberries — You remember that patriarch of the children of Israel, who slew three thousand men with the jaw bone of an ass? Here ' s a man doing the same to strawberries. Please pass the cookies. — Fimple. Records. BEFORE. AFTER. Chapin, 145 150 ] Hankinson, Lowry, . 161 . 1611 2 .Supper Rob.. . 160 . 170 J An antiquated ' 96 yell — Boo! hoo! hoo! we ' re in a fix. We don ' t want to go home — ' 96! From E.xams. At teachers exam : Question — What is of 1-16? Clute writes — It can ' t be did. Exit it wit h bottle of Paine ' s Celery Compound. In Hort. Question — What insecticide should be used for biting- insects. Answer of most papers — Bordeaux mixture. Exam, in Hamlet. Question — What period of time elapsed between the death of Hamlet ' s father and the opening of the play? Herrmann writes — - ' Only about a month, because Hamlet ' s father hadn ' t had time to earn his way out of purgatory. ! ! ! (•-uOMi Switzer Club ti « « Chief Boozer, . . . Scrappy Laitnkk Foam Slinger, . . . Gui.f KkamI ' :r Sectional Divider of the Clieese, . Vandekiioef Head Cork Puller. . Elliott (Old Fritz) Assistant Muccleatier. . Mickv DkLand jtj Boozm. Sergt. Mart. I ' rok. ' an Norm an Shaw, Elder Lowrv, Fulton. D. D. , Deacon Green. Jtjt honorable Past (irand Boozer, Swiz Flmple. tU, iClrJritij Bow Vou may Know a f resbman. You may think it is difficult to distinguish a Fresh- man, but it is not. Even a Sophomore, who has hardly gained a residence here can spot them — in more wa3-s than one — and can give a most vivid de- scription of them in Sophomore language. Are they of angelic origin? You might get that idea by their large representation in the night-shirt parade and manner in which they floated out of Prexy ' s view, except one who, poor fellow, was caught in the tender embrace of his majesty, and not even allowed a chance to blow his boloved B ' ' cornet. And dark was the night that colonel received an informal introduction to President Snyder on second floor of Williams Hall. Are they a little lower than the angels? Judging from the way in which that tall, blonde youth — Nevins — wanders toward the hospital, they are. Or judging from the large number that had an after the 4th appearance, some fair maidens must have been deluded in thinking that Freshmen are noble creatures. One Freshman, as he steps into the box to deliver one of those might} ' left hand drops, you can always tell by his red lips, redder still, kissed by strawberries from off the Hort. Another, Christie, you can tell by his large Sr head lately swelled b} ' the gleanings from his new Johns- on ' s Ency. A sign on the Hort reads Paris Green. Poison. Boyer read before 3 ' ou eat and thus save further applications of pain-killer and ginger tea. You can tell them by their walk; if you doubt this, walk down to drill with Libby when he is five minutes late. Watch the smoke as it rolls toward yon heavens, and do not mistake it for the engine on the Grand Trunk Express — its only Russel ' s pipe. Who was it in the recent days of stock judging that fearlesslv stood and watched the approach of the mad- dened bull, and saw the feet of the remaining stock- judges disappear over the railing of an eight-foot board fence? It was no one but our own swarthy Boyer. By this it can be plainly seen that vou can tell them by their bravery. By these few mentioned characteristics it is evident that a Freshman on the M. A. C campus can be easily recognized. Dew ey, ' 99. 1 i tf«r t p toixceniin.C| moncu Wf£)j_ The follo viii i letter was recently written b}- one of the boys to the folks in Slippery Elm Corners. While Aunt Jerusha read the letter Uncle Josh sat near to hear how his hard earned dollars were being used by Zebediah down at the agricultural farm. It began as follows. DF.y K F.VTHKK AND MoTlIKH. It has been some time since I wrote you but have been busy. New I ' rex. here this term. Exams are on, my rcgs were low, flunked lab work and have had to bone mighty hard. Say Jerusha, said the old man with a proud air, Aint he gittin that furren language down fine? That ' s French I reckon. Todav, the letter continued, Prof. Woodworth gave me a goose and as I went up the steps his brother gave me a duck. Why, sakes alive said the old lady, what nice boys they be. Tm just going to have Zeb. liring home a Chinese gander if they give ' em away like that. ' • ' e have no co-eds here vet, she read on, -but next fall Abbot Hall is to befixeil up and we expect about a hundred hens. My land, saiil Aunt Jerusha, won ' t that t e nice? They ' ll have to be all-fired careful though. I ' m going to tell Zeb if he has anvthing to do with ' em to sprinkle their wings with sulphur and keep them in nights. If there ' s anything in the world l)a(l for hens, young or old, its night air. Say Josh, you remember that time our hens were scared by them I ' esky school bovs — six of ' em died — I ' ll bet they ' ll have the same trouble down there tew. Field day is coming on now, the letter said, and all is excitement. I have learned to fence and next week I fence a Jap. Cur ' us aint it, said the okl man, how this new genera- tion is pronouncing words. Well he can call it jap or gap, I have a jap about two miles long on that back 80 he can fence — but read on lerusha. And, the letter continued, I threw the hammer Sq feet. Land of livin, exclaimed aunt Jerusha, he must of been putten down carpet. Well I must close, the letter reatl have a pony to get out and a stack to make before I go to bed. Love to all. Zebediah C— ( For Corntassel.) Well said the old man musingly, one thing is certain there ' s no danger of Zeb ' s forgettin about the farm by the wav that letter reads. If they had a course for gals there, I ' d send Amanda down as soon as she finishes the fifth reader. Rules for Scpbomore and General StacKlng of Rooms. I. Floors to be properly covered with litter. Sweep- 3. Wash basins and pitchers to be placed on top of ings of the dust box to be put on the stack. Each stack. Buckets, filled, to be hung over the doorway. room orderly will be held responsible for leaving his transom open. 2. Beds to be placed as base of stack, folding beds open. 4. Books, papers, etc.. to be neatly placed among the bed clothes. 5. All other articles to be properly stacked. 6. The stack and all articles thereon to be properly watered. 7. Closet doors to be open and all articles therein to be properly placed on stack. 8. Shoes to be filled with mucilage. 9. Soiled clothing to be taken out of bags or baskets and put in part of stack especially appointed for the purpose. 10. Carpet to be torn up and corners tied above stack. 11. The stack to be properly sprinkled with all ink obtainable. ; |||j|0„|jCka«lil What Cbey Say, Prex: ••IJovs; if I had known there was a newly I ' kok. Woodwok-ih : ' lliank you. when he is married couple around the grounds, I would never pleased with a reply. Or rather. when the have come out that night, never! answer is wrong. Dr. Kei.z.k: --Vou may stop there. P ' o ' ' - obm-:: That is suHicient. „ , , 1 • 1 • i., o Prof. Weil: -This. that, and what not. Dr. Beal: -If vou expect to rale hit di m class. d , not expectoration the Hoor. ' o ' - Ch.nmberea.n : Ah. .Mr. Newell, wi Du. Edwards: if one of those little hats will hold all a woman ' s brains, what is this race com- ing to. Prof. N ' kddkr: Its in mv notes, so its right. you |ilease tuin that wheel iqi tlii-re.- I don ' t w.aiit to soil mv hand. Prof. Mkdrkk: Smiles and laughs a laugh which makes a fellow feel that someway the joke is on him. Prof. Taft: Ah. ah. ah. ah. ah! As a rule, it Lieut. Lewis: ••Yes, that ' s all right. is preferable, perhajis ' Prof. Holdswortii: i think we will have an Prof. SMrni: . llo v me to expatiate. exam, to-morrow. It will be a stiff one. R ecords Running broad grin Goodrich Distance 1 1 19-21 inches. Mile bicycle race Herrmann Time, 2 hours. Sitting broad kick Chapin 25 a minute. Pie eating contest McElroy 15 in 30 minutes. pClfl Py Noise-maker contest Goodwin 250,000 vibrations per minute. Farm work jumper Elliott 3 times per week. 7 Shop work jumper Parker 2 times per week. Y. M. C. A. meetings Lowery Never missed one. 3-mile walk, Lansing to College Hart Time, i : 30. Long distance duck Laitner Distance, 1 1 7 feet, 9 inches. Cross country run to Centerville and back . Dibble Time, 4S hours. Calling on his girl Rhodes Eight times a week. Standing mile walk Redfern Time, 6 hours. High kick in Hort. class Munson Record, goose egg. Flying trip to Allegan counl Rigterink Time, 18 days. Irish hoe-down Amos Record, two by moonlight. Small hayseed Shaw Distance, 4 feet, i 1 inches. Strawberry eater McLouth i quart per minute. Grand Ledge and return Dibble Record, twice a week. A lone Champion Sadie Of ' 97. Quoit pitching Hagadorn Score, i to 16. Early rising Van Norman . .9 : 15. Cast a shadow Kramer 16 ft. x 3 in. Time, high noon. Shorthand Butterfield 2 words per minute. Editor-in-chief Sanderson i joke a week. Baggage slinger Fulton Time, L O. O. F. picnic. Six pecks green apples Chittenden .... Time, a moonlight night. Bell ringer Robinson Time, all hours. Milk Shake Green 17 vile concoctions per minute. Time killer on Hort Stocoum Time, 2 ' 4 hours. Song prayer Dea. Sedgwick . Time, i hour. Stale jokes Simmons All the time. Pine Cake Pleasure Club. — zr Chief Snake Chaser. Vanderhoef Gko. Williams Force Goodrich Merkel Kramer  members. « LiBBv, Newell, Pashby, HovT. Chace Newman. Cadies ' mutual Benefit Jlssociation. President — Mrs. Chamberlain. Toastmaster — Prof. W. P. Babcock, Jr. Members — Terrace ladies. Object — To persuade the Board to remove tiie wood- shed. Mr. Buek — What does alienated mean? Mr. Conway in charge of exam. — Mr. Buek have you never been alienated. Mr. Parker, translating: Buttersaure findet sich als ein Bestaiulteil des neutralen Fettes Butyrin — Butyric acid finds itself a constituent part of the neutral fat of butterine. Advertisements. For Sale: 187 pounds of green sage — Club A. New Patent Idea, guaranteed to rid you of bugs: Sleep in a different bed every other night. — Bowditch. Lessons in Tennis — Herrmann. We solicit advertising — Kramer Goodrich. Goodwin, translating — Hat er schon seine Steifel an gezogen — Has he already commenced his battle. ' ' Father of Van Norman ' s best girl to Prof. Smith: Can you tell me where I can find Prof. Van Norman? Prof. Simith — Prof. Van Norman? Let me see. Why, there used to be a freshman swipe in the Ag. Lab. by that name, do you mean him? not to be Read by the faculty. Prok. : We started off on a Gallup; we found we (jkkkn entering class late, were going too fast, we will have to slow our pace. Dk. K. : -Ah. Mr. Green, you ' re getting ripe ratlier slowly this morning. . prominent nienitier of the faculty had a guest to dinner one .Sunday, and before dinner he .said grace. Mi . Gunson introduces J. E. W. Tracy to member After he had done so his litUe boy spoke up. - ' Why of State Board, don ' t you do that every day, papa. Mi . G. : Yes. we have had live Tracy brothers here. Mem. St. Bd. : That ' s just the kind of families we , ., ,. .,,,,, f need more of. failure. i ou mav go out m the hall and see ir you can ,, . , , ,, , , . -r , , ■„ Mr. G.: Oh! well, vou wouldn t sav so il ' ou knew Prof. II. to : I find that vou are an absolute draw vour breatn this man John I ¥ Dr. K. (arrangmg class in alphabetical order: Is Mr. Lapham in the class. ' Stocum. tardy in chemics. L.M ' . : Here I am. Dr. K.: Well. Mr. Stocum, its rather Slo( v)cum Dr. K. : Well, I,ei right over here. this morning. HoRT. QfES. : ' -What is the original home of the apple? Ans. : Garden of Eden. Instead of writing a puff for the paper, as some expected Professor B. would do for the meeting of the State Academy held at the College, he sent into the din- ing room with his compliments, a puff-ball still well loaded with drj- dust. -Here is your puff. On seeing a w oodchuck ' s hole while members of the Stale Academ}- of Science were meeting in the College woods, one member called attention to a statement made a few years ago in a report by L. H. Dewey regarding fox holes in Northern Michigan. He said some of them on graxelly ridges stuck two feet up out of the ground. A visitor with an economic turn of mind, thinking to do the professor of agriculture a kindness, suggested one point for use in lectures on farm economy, ••lou could import some of the surplus non-producing oil wells from Indiana and cut them up for post holes according to length needed. ' -Yes. said Professor S., thank vou for the suggestion, no doubt we could get them at :i ' ( f-sale and make a fine thing out of it, not only for the College, but for the zv iole neighborhood. OuTi iNE OF A Lecture in Stock Feeding. Silos — Salting. Salt never used by a professor at Cornell. Cornell foot ball. Foot ball kick-off by Dr. Hughes. Dr. Hughes, author of Tom Brown at Rugbv. Rugby, Eton, Cambridge and Oxford. English and American universities. (Time to close.) Professor, how much « would ' ,ou feed a cow: Comments on the V. m. €. J . RandbooK. notes on the m. fl. €• Catalogue. If vou are a musician bring jour instrument. But how incompatible with — - ' noise during stucly hours, is undesirable. Students have charge of the government in the halls. — Especiallv when there is a class scrap on hand. Always keep your room neat and tidy. Never play rough-house. Do not fear examinations. ! ! ! Attend chapel week days. How about Sunday? Often write home. especially if that is where s ie lives, and of course then j ' ou will. ' -Go to Lan- sing onh ' when necessary. Increase your pocket money b - special work. You ' ll get rich by picking strawberries on the Hort. at two cents a box. Carr - with you a pleasant face. If you haven ' t one. walk with a co-ed. Touch not, taste not, the fruit of the pear orch- ard. In fact the pears haven ' t been extra good the last couple of }-ears, but the apples, cherries, peaches and plums are prime. Don ' t forget them. Astronomy. — The college possesses a sextant, an altitude-azimuth instrument, and a 5 inch telescope. Yet a Senior recently inquired what that little white house (observatory ) over by Prexy ' s was. . rmory and Gynuiasinni. — The drill hall of the arinor - serves also as a gymnasium. The gym- nastic apparatus is so arranged that the tioor is readily cleared for drill. This is very easily done because there is no gymnastic apparatus. The students purchase their own apparatus, and gener- allv hire a trainer for a few weeks in the spring, but none of the work — except wrestling — is done in the armor) ' . Military Science. — What is it? 1 -iiL R first Ulcek. Said ' 99 to ' 99 : This labor system is sure!} fine. I don ' t see why the Sophies whine. For it surely keeps them right in line, With labor questions every time. third (Ueek. xf, Did you hear Prexy sa}-. That we must work on labor dayr Seven Wonders of m. E. €,. xir Van Norman ' s mustache. Van Auken ' s pitching. Herrmann ' s farm shoes. Dr. Kedzie ' s puns. Lowrv ' 5 cream-shakes. ' Christensen ' s love for the girls. Stocoum ' s bike-riding. It ' s not a Tact, But Cbey Say:  fc Delts go to Y. M. C. A. The Hughes boys will marry sisters. The boys are glad of the co-ed. course. Foreman can pitch ball. Lewis can sing tenor. Prof. Frank Kedzie went to chapel. Herrmann has a stand in with the Cook. Buek is in love. Dr. Edwards has stopped roasting the girls. The boys work on the farm. Hart went home on the 4th :o help his father. Freshmen will get caps. A Senior got 9 in geology. Summer term ' s standing will be ready in a year The Heliostat won ' t pay. Report of Commimc on Rules. Beo-innine with the fall term the following ameiulnients will he matle to the college rules hy the advisory committee. 1. Ladies will he admitted to all the different departments of the College, with the same privileges as gentlemen, save that of economic hemipterology. 2. Bloomers, smoking, and chewing gum — unless for tooth ache — prohihited. 3. Occasional recreation may he taken on moonlight e en- ings hv singing, yelling or stacking. 4. Ladies are strictly prohihited from any such ungentle- manly practices as whistling Doris or ducking Freshmen. y When any gentleman student wishes to call on a lady student, he must first obtain the permission of the Faculty, sending them a written form from the lady stating that she will allow him to call. 6. When any gentleman student wishes to call on a lady student, he must first ohtain the permission of the Professor of Domestic Science, sending her a written form from the lady stating that she will allow him to call. 7. No gentleman student shall call upon any lady student for more than one-half hour, nor oftener than once a month. A reCL-nt bill on the bulletin board, reads: The following, offered hy a member of the Sub-Faculty was indignantly rejected : Don ' t munky with the gurls e.xsept on Saturdy aftur- noons. ' KLLIOT .V STOLOUM JUST RECEIVED NEW AND POPULAR EDITIONS OF Taft ' s ••Genural History for Children. ' Vedder ' s ■• How to Adjust a Compass. •■ Stories. bv John G. Goodrich. ••Our Bird.s. by Thos. L. Hankinson. ' ■ Art of War. W. G. Amos. Love, H. Edwards. Kerosene Entwines, Sobennikotf. Electricity. Sprague (10 vols). Rob ' s Commentaries on Acts. New Two-Step by F. W. Kkami.k. extiti.kd MARCH HE SQUELCH. .Sli rm isis ■,i;j--CiTrfPai iT! 3 Brilliant Recitations. « « Class in German — Dr. Edwards to Kramer: -Decline ' ich. Kramer: Sing, ich, meiner. mir, mich; plu. du. deiner, dir, dich. And the class faints. ¥ Earnest Co-ed at a lecture in physiology — Now, professor, I want to ask you one thing, is the cerebellum inside the skull or outside? ' ¥ Professor Woodworth in phvsics — Mr. Tracy, what is the number of elements r Tracy: -I don ' t know. Prof. Woodworth: Make a guess. Tracy: 3. And the class smiled. ¥ Final examination in engineering practice — Mr. Vanderhoef to Prof. Weil: May 1 have some paper to write on. ' ' Prof. Weil: Oh! have vou something you wish to write? Mr. Vanderhoef: I have a few opinions to express on the subject. Mr. Weil hands him a whole tablet. Prof. Taft, showing the wax models of fruit to the Seniors — Senior: - ' Professor, how do you preserv ' e them? Prof. Noble: Now, Mr, Krentel, don ' t 30U remem- ber hearing such arguments b} ' t emperance lecturers. A. B. K. : It is so long since I have heard one, that I have most forgotten. Mr. Lowrey, while debating in Sophomore rhetoricals — When the emperor ' s legs had been shot out from under him, he fell to the ground. And the class looked vcrnc oiis. ¥ Mr. Dibble (examining pith of a current in Junior horticulture): Professor, isn ' t this a worm? Professor decides that Dibble does not know that cur- rent bushes have a pith. ¥ Prof. Woodworth in physics to : ' -Mr. . give an example of heat expanding substances, and cold contracting them. Mr. : In summer the heat expands, and thus the days are longer; in winter the cold contracts and thus the days are shorter. ¥ Mr. Backus, while debating in Freshman rhetoricals, asserted that there were over 150,000,000 postoffices in the U. S. (Applause.) Prof, of Zoology: What animals are characterized b} ' large heads? Junior: The Seniors. C. F. 11. (recitini( upon the i ava res of the rose chafer): - ' One of the insects digs a hole in the tree, and all the insects that can possibly crawl in do so and eat all they can. Dk. Euvvards: Mr. Parker, will voii give the names of the months? Mr. Parker gets as far as June and makes a mistake, and doctor corrects him. Mr. Parker does not hoar the correction but goes on — Mr. Parker: Juli (you lie). Dk. Edwards; ••! ilon ' t know about that. ¥ Gl.- ddi:n to Junior Hort. class after three flunks: Is this the usual method of recitation in this class? Ans. from all: Yes, sir! Harry looks w ' eary. ¥ Class in history — Prok. to ' 98: How long after the tirst invasion did Cfesar make another? ' 98: Over one hundred ears. ¥ Harrv p. G.: What is June budding? Munson: Budding in June. ¥ Dr. B.: What about these beans, Mr. Becker? Bark: I don ' t know, never asked ' em. Prof.: What is the distinguishing feature of an ele- phant? Sknior; The trunk. Skcond Senior: But, professor, the white elephant has no trunk. ¥ Professor of Ento.molocv: What insects have well developed mouth parts? Roomer in B. B. Alley : The genus Bighlicus by- night-icus. Dr. Ed v. rds. in Shakespeare class: You will notice that Hamlet was ungartered (act ii. scene i; 1 80) now the necktie does the whole thing. In fact, Hamlet was so madly in love, and came in such a hurry that he forgot to part his hair in the mid- dle. (ibid.) We don ' t want any Ophelias, but girls that can do the .servant girl work. ( The reason for a course in domestic economy for the co-eds — Ed.) If there is any living girl that could stand that (jrdeal (Hamlet, act ii, scene ii; 1 20. etc.) and act so. the quicker she goes to heaven the better. The dying-calf expression of a lOver. Hudson says — (etc.) ! Love-lorn maidens of pastoral poetry who stray around after false lovers without any chaperones. People in love don ' t usually think. Tn the President ' s Office. llie night before — Prexy: -Gentlemen you will all go to your rooms. Report to my otlice tomorrow. Prexv. next day: -Why. I didn ' t know there was a newly married couple on the grounds. You boys are perfectly excusable. (Something like ■• Oh what a difference m the morning. — Ed.) Prexy: Mr. M-l-s you are reported for making a disturb- ance in Williams Hall during study hours. M-i.-s, confusedly: Y-e-s. s-i-r. Prex: Why did you make so much noise going up the back steps? M-L-s: •■! was in a hurr}-. ( reluctantly ) -Her fellow was after me. Prex: W ' hose fellow. M-L-s: Oh, one of the club girls. Prex: Mr. Ainger you are reported for throwing cats N[GHT-SHIRT PARADE. down stairs. But it was cots. Quip$ and Querks. I ' uoF. Hkdkick had cut his finger so badly that While cuUino; corn in field No. 13, Prof, a haiida fe was necessary. Soon after, he met a Crozier found a bed made out of grass, where the friend who glanced at the bandage and expressed Juni ois hung out in the afternoon, and lemarked, liis svmpath -, but as V. O. looked more closely he ■■! wonder if tramps are in the habit of hanging out ffumd that he had bound up the wrong one. here! Class in Senior Ag. — Jno. Tracy: -Professor how do you want the Conway, trying to get up flag pole: -Professor, second question answered? « ess I ' ll have to take this out of the socket. Pkok. Smith: Correct]} ' . Proi ' . S.: AM right, but don ' t sock it down here. Prof. Woodwoutii i 1 o John Tracy) : Brace up John. Vou look just like that mummy over in 1 ' - Kkdzie: -From what kitul of alcohol is lard the museum. compounded r Soi ' iioMORF. : Meth l alcohol. Prof. Noble. (As he opened the door of the pen Dk. K.: ' ou made of woodr A person would of Maurice Clothilde. while showing ladv friends think ou were a blockhead from the way you over grounds) : This is the famous Rosa Bonheur. recite. n .mrLLiiil ' f Rubber neck Club. Chief rubberer, High ten foot rubber. - Grand eight foot rubber. Supreme six foot rubber, •J- Bobby Robinson. Shaw. Jaques. Barlow. Cbe Rubbers, Mills. Fimple, Hale, Stocoum, Landon. « « l)a$h tS ti With this edition of the Annual we are sorry to announce that Serg ' t II. A. Dibble and Corporal C. D. Buttertield, who have served the militar)- department faithfully for the past few years, have resi rned their commissions and sought new fields of labor. ¥ Professor Taft is good for a number of years yet, for under time the sleepers are very sound. ¥ We uiulerstaiul that some of the bo}s write verses for their best girls, lis unnecessary, the girls are a verse to them. ♦ ' an Auken. hearing some one above shaking a comfortable. Here, you don ' t need to shake your old bugs down here. But on looking up he saw that it was not Nichols, but his mother. ¥ Fred Woodworth had quite an experience while going home. He antl Miss Kate Singleton went home together, and took Professor Woodworth ' s child with them. The conductor seeing the little one b - an open wmdow, said. The little boy will catch C(jkl. its papa had better put the window down. To add to their embarrassment, the lady in the next seat turned round and asked iMiss Sin- gleton how old her little boy was. — Union Lit. ¥ That frightful snake, Which he delirious hugs. Cannot commence to make him y -f quake. As do yon monstrous Wells ' Hall bugs. ¥ KoKKM.VN OF IIoRT. to Patriarche sowing tur- nip seed: Well, can ' t you get those rows a little straighter — more like you pitch ball. ' Pate: Why, that ' s the trouble. I ' m so used to pitching airshoots that I get everything on the curve. 3 S V V Aug. 19. Fall term begins. 30. Y. M. C. A. Re- ception. Sept. 26. Eclectics entertain the Faculty. 27. Half-term exams. Oct. 4. Hesperians entertain the Faculty. 18. Tic orchestra gave a hop. 25. Inter-society oratorical contest. 31. Faculty import two constables from Okemos to keep the students from celebrating Hallow e ' en. Nov. 1. Meeting of Fraternities and Feronians. S. Fall term ends. 1896. Feb. 21. Reception to President Snyder. 24. Spring term begins. 26. Delegates attend Y. M. C. A. Convention at Kalamazoo. March 6. Y. M. C. A. Reception. 10. D. J. Crosby tries skating on his head. 11. Chicago M. A. C. Association organized. I 5. Baby Edgerton — girl — born. 17. Harry P. Gladden — married. 21. Arrival of President Snyder. 25. Baby Lewis — boy — born. 27. Eclectic Society complete improvements on their rooms and celebrate. Candy pull at Prof. Woodworth ' s. April 3. Half-term exams. Orth lecture. 4. M. A. C. ball game at U. of M. 6. Student labor commenced. 5. Junior chapel orations commence. II. U. L. S. entertains Faculty. 13. Hesperians complete inprovements on their rooms and celebrate. 15. Baby Wittstock — boy — born. Seniors elect ofKcers. 17. Ball game at Albion. iX ot t lit a ' n ■ , - ' - ' - .- — April 19. Junior Hop. 24. Committee of Feronians entertain I ' . L. S. men. Committee of ' 9J appointed to report on feasi- bility (?) of annual. May. I. Arbor Day exercises. Local Field Day. 3. Seniors geologize at Grand Ledge. AL A. C. ball ijame at Kalamazoo. 5. Hamilton begins work as trainer. 6. Reception of Faculty ladies to Mrs. Snyder. 8. M. A. C. Grange entertained by ladies. 15. Term end party of the U. L. S. Spring term ends. 25. Summer term begins. 30. Memorial Day Exercises. June 4-6. M. L A. A. Field Day at Albion. 12-13. J Ieeting of Michigan Academy of Science 15. ' 9S- ' 99 Scraj). 20. Senior vs. Junior ball game. 27. U. L. S. entertains. July 3. Half-term exams. 10. Faculty ladies entertain Seniors. 13. Faculty Club broke up. 16. L O. (). F. picnic. 24. Dr. and Mrs. Real entertain Seniors. 35. Misses Wheeler entertain He j)erian .Society. Columbian Societ} party . Aug. 9. Baccalaureate sermon. 11. Oratorical contest. 12. Summer term ends. Society banquets and hops. 13. Class Day exercises. 14. Commencement. • ' ' ■•ri ' iM ' i- i-r.N-,-r;-i - Fi  F i -;-w wl £ir editorial Si « « • I HE Board of Editors, with these words, have fin- ished their work on the Heliostat. We have done much hard work upon it and had many good times about it, vet our work alone will account for only a part of the volume, and a part that, by itself, would be no great credit to the class or the College. We are therefore glad to acknowledge the generosity of those who have so greatlv aided in the publication. Compiling a history of the College for its fort}- years ' life from the various sources from which the data must be gleaned is no small task, and we greatly appreciate, as we believe every M. A. C. man will, the kindness of Dr. Edwards in giving us such a concise and delightful historv of our Ahua JSlatcr. No publication purposing to be representative of the College, would be complete without a contribution from the man who has taught here during almost all of its existence, Dr. R. C. Kedzie, and we greatly appreciate his presentation of reminiscences concerning that which will probably live as long as an} ' other one thing in our memory of the College — the College bell. To the many class and society historians and others who have contributed articles and grinds. we wish to acknowledge our indebtedness. Yet with the best literary work, a college annual would be unattractive unless suitabl}- illustrated. To Mr. Phil Porter, with 99. of Detroit, great credit is due for his excellent work on our cartoons. In this kind of drawing he has exceptional ability, having both a keen sense of the ludicrous and the power to quickly put in ink his ideas, which with proper training we believe cannot but bring him success. To Misses Ruth Shank and Lu Baker of Lansing, though not College students, and Prof. W. S. Holds- worth, we are also indebted for the pleasing drawings thev have given us. 9 Prof. P. B. Woodworth has been verv generous to us in spending considerable time in taking many different group pictures, and we sincerelv appreciate his kindness. Yet with both our literary work and illustrations com- plete, our book would not be a success were it not for the conscientious work of our printer and engravers, which, we believe, speaks for itself. It is with pleasure that we award a cop of the Helio- stat to Mr. C. K. Chapin. 97. for the best lot of • ' grinds sent in, and to Mr. J. D. McLouth, ' 97. for the best poem entitled M. A. C. Notwitlistandin much scathing criticism which thev have received, we arc ' lad to note that the College Exeiiint; Classes, and ■•Fraternity Hops are more lartrely attended and enjoyed than ever, and especially bv Lansing young ladies. Now and then we hear some lunar light, when refused aid bv the muses, burst out in a tirade against these delightful cumpanies in which he cannot participate. But we all ktiow the rrc soii zchy and also that this is only an individual, jealousy and that. as ever, the Lansing high school, as a whole, has no ill will toward L A. C. students. Inasmuch as the con- course of the L. II. S. and AL A. C. is so frequent, both in the athletic and social world, we trust that this good feeling between them ma ' ever prevail. For the last few years M. A. C has been chanyin ' in man ' wa ' s. With all respect to our alumni we ma} ' sav that its moral character, administraticjn. ami law and order, are much better than of }()re. Though there are things in the College which can well bear criticism, we have remembered that in criticising a part of any thing we are ofteti led to erroneously form a bad opinioti of the whole, and so have endeavored to allow nothing in the pages of The IIeliost. t which would cast any shadow upon the administration or character of our Alma Mcihr. If there be an thing within its covers which would seem to be a discredit to the College, we assure you ihat wliaiever it be it is more fiction than fact. The IIki.iost. t is the outgrowth of a conviction on the part of ' 97. that a volume which is a complete rep- resentati e of M. . . C. would be appreciated b ' our alumni, faculty and students. The results have proved it true. We have been well and heartily supported by all. and in return we pledge our support to such future volumes of The IIkuostat as succeeding classes will see tit to publish. . s the lieliostat in the arm carries the message from heackjuarters to the farthest outpost in the field, so we wish this volume to carry the life and spirit of M. A. C. to ever}- alunmus however distant. As the heliostat in the survey sheds the light which makes it ]iossible for the line to be run correctl} ' . so we trust this book will re ' eal the life of the whole College so that it ma} ' be guided in the right direction with no deviation. As a heliostat reflects the liidit of the threat king of day which supports the life of earth, so we trust ours may reflect all that is good, admirable and elevating in AL A. C. so that in the future, as in the past, it ma}- be a source of life to the cause for which it was founded. iU 3 :r ■feu; it! i. jiwt . ' . i.v,v. ;tU;Ui . iti T Camera €lub President, Miss Bertha Wellman. Member, Miss Sadie Champion. Instructor, F. W. Kramer. The Club desires one more gentleman member. V ' J uaaa Accepted — H. E. ' ' C ' J aiSiliiiiS a ■ 1 Co be Read Between M%. ' •All ' s well that ends well. — Herrmann. I ' d be a butterfly living a rover. Dying when fair things are fading away. — Adams. With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout. Confusion worse confounded. — Thayer. For I am nothing if not critical. — Van Norman. These are but wild and whirling words, my Lord. — (Force emerging from the fountain.) Socrates, whom well inspired the oracle (pro- nounced), wisest of men. — Hale. There is a special providence in the fall of a spar- row. — Goodrich. There will be a meeting of the Law and Order League to-day at 12:20. All charter members are requested to be present as important business is to be transacted. It is. expected that the State Secretary will be present. • ' They never taste who always drink. They always talk who never think. — Chapin. As a general rule, it might, po ' iafs, be preferable. ' ' ' ' — Taft. Some freshmen have ' water on the brain. ' A sophomore — a wise fool. — Rev. Dr. Jordan. At the night-shirt parade. Prexy grabs at Cassy Lait- ner. but he dodges. Cass ' : Gentlemen, this is the new president. President Snyder. He will now make a speech. Versy vicy. — Tommy Durkin. Cole offered $1 for every bug. Received 1.000,000 next morning. Cold news for me. Thus are my blossoms blasted in the bud, and caterpillars eat my leaves away. — Taft. errata. Prof. H. K. Vedder, line 4, upon graduating from the civil engineering course at Cornell in iSj y B. O. Longyear, line 3, July 16, 186S. Prof. H. W. Mumford ' s picture is placed among those of the faculty as he was unable to be present when the sub-faculty group was taken. SSiSM M ' UOSE who with us advertise, J %- Most surely can ' t be beat, •, .p?yy t :■ j j jj gn 2 trust you 11 patronize, For they will treat you neat. Siiom i ' i ||| TI CC ?I ' Representative stands squarely on the Scrapper VfWI 0 ' vv Jm platform of ' 97. or any old year, and is ready to meet all comers with a smile and an eye for business. When not otherwise engaged he mav be found at No. 122 Ottawa street east. He is quite esthetic in taste and will be able at all times to hand you the latest samples of the printer ' s art. He ' s easy to ' • chin. Yours truly. Oh. it ' s nice to be scrapper And tell such whopping lies; It ' s nice to Ije a scrapper And wear beefsteak on your eyes. Cbottipson $( Uan Buren, Printers and Stationm, ««Cansing, lUicb. He longed to be a soldier in the army. — Butterfield. And when a ladv s in the case, you know all other things give place. — Van Norman. Hn ' etbtno ou nia nceb in the .. 1f3avbwave Xinc f 1 K Gasoline Stoves, Coal or Wood Heaters, Tin, Copper, Nickel and Granite Ware, Pocket Cutlery, Shears, Carpet Sweepers, Clothes Wringers. — We would be pleased to have a share of your trade. Respectfully, (1 t k l| orton ' 8 If avbware, ... in TOlasbiiunon Hvc. S. !« ■ Guns, Ammunition AND F15MING TACKLE. Our... Long Experience ISO a Fipst-Glass Repair Shop Where Competent Mechanics repair Bicycles, Guns, Lawn Mowers, Tj ' pe Writers, Umbrel- las, and Gasoline Stoves. ....BASGO n 8. SGHELLING. 1 14 Michigan Avenue E. ♦ 4 ' « « « « In dealing with College Men enables us to give vou the most satisfactory service of any Jewelry House in the city. We know college men ' s needs — have a branch store in Olivet — have dealt with students, lived among ' em, in fact, we ki o-c xoiir -i:aiits. • (• • !«• •Hi. Richmond Lansing... M. A. C. GiRi. — Next term you girls won ' t come out to hops so much. Lansing Girl — Why? AL A. C. GiRi. — Because there will he more co-eds and they don ' t need hacks to go to hops in. Botel Downey. FR EE EXAMINATIO N, Don ' t take your Watch to a Blacksmith... This is just what you do when yu allow Opticians to Fit Your Glasses. An Occulist is the only com- petent person to tell you what is needed. Your trouble may be a J scasc, and glasses would ruin your eyes. DR, DICKSON is the ONLY Occulist In the City. Office, 1st Hoor in Hollister Bloc ask elevator bov. THE,, §EDINfl Tailoring GOMfflNY Want to make your acquaintance and your clothes. 16 to I WE WILL SUIT YOU. GET OUR PRICES ON UNIFORMS. PERFECT FITTING, WELL MADE GARMENTS. ARE GUARANTEED. Notes on Etiquette. When a co-ed has a gentleman caller and lessons to learn, it is proper for her to simply say, It is time to adjourn, and make her departure. — Miss Bellis. ' hen a student asks his sister students to go boat riding they should stare at him in utter amaze- ment and say only, Xope, I guess not. — U no . ♦ Why is Sadie Champion so anxious to take Domestic Science next term ? She ' s (?) got the perfectest form. — FuiPLE. At M. A. C. good morals are i?u ' ii ci atcd. — LooMis. We understand that Prexy in- tends to come through the halls some night next term and search all the bovs pockets for tobacco — which is not allowed on the grounds. The U. S. Constitution is being very liberallv construed of late. J. C. Herkner Jewelry Co. 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