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

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College Calendar. 1904-5 Monday, September 10, ISNM-Spw'iul Exumilmlimm 1'm' 11v- linquents. Tuesday, Sepimnlmr 20, 1904319111111113-9 lemninuliuns, be- ginning at 8 :1. m. Wednesday, September 21, 1904300110339 year begins at 8 3.. 111. Friday, December 10, 19043133111 term ends 211' noon. Tuesday, January .31, 1905 VVint'er term begins at 8 a. 1n. Tuesday, January 3 19057Special courses in 1in stock. gen- eral farming, crvmnm'y nmnagmnent and fruit, begin. Tuesday, January 3, 1905700111'se in sugar boot production begins. Friday. lhlln'uzugv 33 1 HMS Slwvinl mursos in NW stuck gon- Ul'ill farming . crvummw Inanngolllvllt 21ml Fruil. 11ml. thl'llzll'j :37. Friday, March 24., 1905 March 24. 1905 Cheese course ends. Tuesday, April 4, 1905 11ND53CIIuUse course begins. Winter form ends at noon. Spring term begins at S a. 1n. Sunday. June, IH, 1791'JSQ-Baccalzun:m1- sermon. Friday. JUMP 22. 1.905a001mncnccn10111 day. End of the College year. Monday, Svptumlwr 18, 1905 College your lwgins.

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Jonathan Le Moyne Snyder, Ph. D. 0111' President was born October 29, 1859. on a farm in Butler county, Pennsylvania. His earlier education was ob- tained in attending the country schools of his county. At the age of nineteen he entered Gl'uve City College where three years were spent in preparatory work. He then entered Westminster College from which he graduated with the class 0f ,86. During his junior year here he won first: place in the intersoeiety debate, whieh honor is the highest attainable at this institution. From the position of village school principal which he held one year. he 'ztpidly ud minced, beeoming superintendent of the sehtmls of his native county, and later. principal of the Fifth Ward Sehuei ot' the eity of Allegheny. During the time of his snperintendency he brought about radical changes in the school system of his county, introducing a graded course of study. He was also prominent at this time in the founding: of the Slippery Rock State Noriiml School. While Principal of the Allegheny Fifth iVard School, he in- troduced a kindergarten and an industrial enm-se of study, of which we knew President Snyder to be nlwuys un enthusie :istie pronmter. In 1891 we find Principal Snyder emupieting a graduate course of study in psychology and philosophy and receiving the degree of Ph. D. from his Alma. Mater. In February. 1896, Dr. Snyder was elected President Of the Michigan Agricultural titollege. At this time the affairs of the college were. in a very unsettled and unsatisfactory state. However. the time was ripe for change, and through the. influence of Dr. Snyder, changes in the policy and course of study leading to :1 more pl-zietiezll illiti much needed reform were adopted by the State, Ronni of Agriculture. Here dates the beginning of 21 phenomenal development of the eeileg'e. Through his undivided em-e and ever tnetfni management. he has been highly instrumental in bringing the eeliege to its present state. Besides being ene m the leadingr eelleges of agriculture in the I'nited States. it has developed an engineering emn'se rivaling the universities, and :i WUIIlzlll'S eeurse. no longer an experiment but :1 prac- timi emn-se in the zipptieutien of seienee tn the htmsehehl. enrollinw students from several surrounding states. Nut only has the eolleg'e developed an attendance to nim-e than twice that at the time of Dr. Snyder's accepting the position. but the equipment has inei-eased and continued to inei'ense to meet the demands of the growing attendance. Among the, recent additions are the tine bacterioiogiml lulmI-zltmw mid the elegant hnthmise while the iimnense un- dertakings 0f the underground heating and lighting system is under emlstl-netion. and the engineering students antivi- pate the early lmildine' 0f :1 hugger mid nml'e fully equipped meehzlniezll lzilmratnry. The mine of President Snyder tn the institution is appar- ent to the State Board who recently, in remgnition of his past sel'viees and the prospect of future usefulness tendered him it substantial inerease of salary. I'ndei- his management: the only t'eteeusl i'm- .VL A. C. is one of iuerensed progress and :1 rank seennd to none of its kind. W. F. JORDAN.