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

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H The Library-Museum was four years old when this photo was taken in 1885. It became the Administration building. broad knowledge Wm demvl ndm' 1 n az ll THE MORRILL ACT gave each state 30,000 to less than 50 from the 123 of its opening. acres of land for each senator and representa- The manpower and economic pressures of the tive, to be used in support of the schools which Civil War were being felt in the west. Oppo- thus were known as gland grant collegesf' sition rose from many quarters, for, as one Michigan received 240,000 acres. writer said, this ugly ducklingn of a Repub- This was five years after the College lican legislature was a long time acquiring the opened its doors. Its enrollment had dropped aspect of a swan in Democratic eyes. The cadet band from its earliest days furnished the tempo for drills and parades, serenaded at teas and socials, soon reached the point where it could present its own musicales. Uniforms came with more formal cadet organization in the 1880,s. maart

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1876, Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. 1876, Custer and troops massacred at Little Big Horn. 1878, Thomas A. Edison invents incandescent lighting. tate? ZZZKOZ .spreads alcrorr the noztion . IN 1862, with agriculturists and statesmen pointing to Michigan's local experiment, Senator Morrill again pressed his measure on Congress, seeking federal support for such institutions. The bill was signed into law Feb. 12, 1862, by Abraham Lincoln. The Morrill Act provided aid for colleges whose 'sleading object shall be, without ex- cluding other scientilic and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agri- culture and the mechanic arts. State's first football team, 1886. Capt. George Morrice holds football. Others, from left: R. I. Coryell, C. P. Gillette, E. A. Bartness, W. C. Sanson, D. I. Stryker, I. D. Tower, J. Y. Clark, WV. I. Power, E. C. Bank, Rich Edling, C. C. Lillie. Coach was Prof. R. C. Carpenter, mathematics-civil engineering. The Class of 1886 posed for this picture in its sophomore year. It was one of the most active of 19th century classes, working vigorously for athletics, student government, publications, curriculum changes. 21

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Z f p, x 1880, I X . 4 4 5 1 F J. f x 1 If x - , ,I l gl k tx - 1882 1884, 1886, 1886, 1887 1888 1888 Linotype invented. first fountain pen. smokeless powder invented. Statue of Liberty unveiled. internal combustion engine. gramophone is invented. first harvester-thresher. Eastman makes a Kodak. ' 4 Abbot hall fnamed after the president? was built in 1891 as a men's dormitory. Co-eds took it over, 1896-1900. It is now the Music Practice building. pu1fmz't.v and cal lllolflgf Michigan Agricultural College-its new name since 1861-was struggling to stay alive. The University of Michigan, opposed to the College from the start, renewed its arguments: 6'The College is a failure and a disappointment. Join it to the university and use the buildings for a reformatory school. V' 1 ,. vp - . 'V '.,.' Q . The hort class of 1886 about to go to work in the fields. In the group was 16-year-old Ray Stannard Baker, later author and consultant to President Wilson at the Paris peace conference. The newly built 118881 Horticultural building, designed by Liberty Hyde Bailey, was the first built specifically for this purpose. Nursery at right supplies gardens. Windmill, background, is on Grand River road. 23 H -.L .1 fffgi .ZXXAL N, f' 1 . X ,X -4 yt X2 '- 'r-R- --- U 2 , L Q, 1 Q: f