The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-19
CLIO /. S. STUDENTS
TRIP TO N. A. c.
INTERESTING STORY WRITTEN BY
ONE OF THE PARTY
Also Visited State Capital and Saw
Many Interesting Relics in the
State Museum.

Leaving Clio on the S. & F. at $50
a. m, we changed cars at Flint and
took the Grand Trunk to Lansing. We
arrived at East Lansing or the College
grounds at $40 a. m.
The first building we visited was the
museum and library. The museum con-
tains mounted birds, stuffed animals,
reptiles and stones of all descriptions.
One interesting thing is the horse which
Gen. Grant rode in his battles; another
is the tusks of the American elephant
which is over ten feet IN length. The
library contains books on agriculture,
diseases of animals, the habits of ami
mails. engineering and electricity.
The next building we visited was the
women's building. There are about 200
girls who board and room in the build
ing. They are taught domestic science,
art, sewing, home economics and home
decorating, gardening, poultrying, mu-
SIC, and strangest of all, carpentering.
They make tables, chests and chairs as
good as the boys.
The boys are taught engineering,
agriculture in all its branches, the dairy
business, horse and cattle raising, and
farm carpentering. Physics and chem
istry is also taught to those who wish
the course.
In engineering they take the iron ore,
smelt it and make many of the tools
which are used there. Electricity is
taught; one plant contains three large
dynamos which furnishes enough to sup
ply the whole institution.
Experiments are made on hogs with
the cholera. The serum is sent all over
the state of Michigan. Clover expert
ments are made. They manufacture
their own clover culture which is also
sent to farmers of Michigan.
Farming is the chief study. There
are about 600 acres under cultivation,
80 acres in garden and experiment
plats, 80 acres in the campus, and 20
acres in wood lots, making 1000 acres
in all.
The dairy barn is sufficient for so
cows. The COW which holds the worlds
record for milk is Brown Swiss owned
BY the M. A. C. The breeds are the
Holstein and three Brown Swiss. The
beef breeds are the Shorthorn, Aber-
deem Angus and Hereford. The horses
used on the farms are the Clydesdales
and Percherons.
The students receive credit for taking
care of the horses or cattle. Some earn
half their tuition by working on the
farm at odd times.
Poultrying is not carried on very ex-
tensively. One incubator is used which
contains 1900 eggs. The students have
to care for it.
One interesting class room is a room
which has seats at both ends and the
center is ground floor. The students
hear lecture on some breed of horses
or cattle and take notes. Then an ami
NAL is brought in and they have to
judge him, telling where he lacks to
bring him up to a standard.
The farm machinery is brought in
doors is run by gasoline so the stu
dents can understand all its working as
the season may not be right for real out
of door work.
A new building is being constructed
for the purpose of treating disease in
animals. 1t will be hospital for such
animals.
After dinner we took a car down TO-
Lansing and visited the Boys Industrial
: School. There are about 800 boys ,wHo
, attend They are taught typewrifhgS
J art, printing. carpeting, carpenteGHk
cooking and laundering.
The last building we visited 3ag TIA
Michigan State Capitol. The Au$efpN
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