The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-05

mother should learn to appreciate
that public contamination is potential
infection, and the admiring public
should learn that while babies might
stand inspection, the intelligent
mother will appreciate any admira-
ton with hands off,"
Junior horticulture men at M. A.
c. are obtaining some practical ideas
from visits to Lansing greenhouses.
The men are inspecting not only the
methods employed in dollhouse cul-
ture, but are also studying construc-
ton. Many of the students in horti-
culture will take up greenhouse work
after they leave school as the field
is big
In order to improve the quality OF
beef and dairy cattle in this state,
the college authorities are urging
more livestock associations among
farmers in Michigan. A movement
toward this improvement has recent
ly been inaugurated by the extension
department with a view also of Ill
timately getting a better grade of
both butter milk and beef for the
Michigan consumer.
A clause in the bylaws OF the
Michigan Agricultural College Alumni
association, if adopted, will mean an.
nual reunions at the college of the
association members instead of the
old triennial plan that has been in
vogue for a number OF years. The
bylaws mentioned is now being dis
cussed among members and officers
of the association with view to
either getting it adopted or voted
down. Many are in favor of the an
nual reunion. 1t is said that $500
persons are eligible to membership
in the association, but that all of
them are not registered IS members.
one of these that is possible and If
the new bylaw is adopted to get the
big membership behind a campaign
for a record breaking attendance at
! least at the first reunion.
Following the announcement that
! the annual hop OF the junior class
of the Michigan Agricultural College
held in this city recently cost more
than $4,000, it has been often re-
marked that this would be brought
up when the appropriation bill comes
| before the next session and that
some rural member would charge
that the college was stronger for
society than agriculture.
Dairy and Food Commissioner
James Helme, who is a farmer and
prominent member of the state
grange thinks that a six thousand
dollar dance at the agricultural col
lege is carrying society functions a
little too far. THE more l see of
their higher education the more
think we are only throwing away a
pile of money" said Commissioner
Helme. "The thought comes with
added force when | read the account
of the j Hop of the Michigan Agri-
cultural College. I am informed that
the decorations, orchestra, ETC., cost
in the neighborhood of $1,000 and
that the total cost of ball dresses,
favors, etc, will total $4,000.
"To me such expenditures are abb
solutely criminal. If the agricultural
college is meant for anything it is to
educate young men and young women
for farm life. If it doesn't do this
is ought to be closed up. How many
girls after wearing hundred dollar
dresses in ball rooms decorated with
a thousand dollars worth of flowers
and receiving sterling powder pen
ellis (whatever these are and l have
been in hundreds of farm homes and
have never seen or heard of such
thing will be contented to be a
farmers wife and settle down to life
in the country. All such things only
make them discontinued with the
farm and make them want the lure OF
the white lights of the city.
"And the young men at the M. A.
G. ]. hop received leather cigarette
cases embossed with the seal of the
college, Great heavens, what crimes
are committed in the name of agri
culture. Where does the cigarette case
belong in actual farm life? Do ex
pensive balls and cigarette cases and
powder pencils educate toward the
farm or away from it, What are the
parents of these children thinking OF
to allow themselves to be burdene6
with this worse than useless expense
Think how far $4,000 would have
gone to relieve the pitiful poverty Of
women and children In our cities
. In the name of higher education q
new statue of agriculture should be
erected on the college campus. Lei
IL be the figure of a half clad dancing
maiden: over her head a crossed