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<Re 911 a '©. ^Record VOL. 6. LANSING, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, FEB. 19, 1901. No. 23 The Short Courses. only forming but destroying soils; place. As it proceeds an occasional Salt Lake. Three hundred and on the relation of soils to moisture outburst of pent-up grief is heard seventy-five feet below the Bonni The special short courses in and some of the common problems from the mourner. The " North ville shore-line is another distinct Dairy, Fruit, and Live Stock which arising in the handling of soils, so Wind" came in gusts that with the shore-line known as the Provo shore began six weeks ago have been that they may have the greatest already cold atmosphere of the line. Between these and farther finished this week. The friends of capacity in gathering and retaining armory chilled everyone to the bone. down on the mountains are numer the College will be interested in moisture; also, on our best methods of Quite a number put on their over ous small and more or less indistinct hearing of the scope and nature of ridding the soil of excess of moisture. coats when it was over without shore-lines. the work covered in these courses. The importance of soil temperature knowing why unless it was to for In the different strata and deposits Probably none of the various activi was given attention. The best tem tify themselves for Mac Dowell's left by the great lake, and in the ties carried on by the College is peratures for germination and plant "March Wind" which was soon to animal and vegetable remains found more productive of good results growth and the best methods of con follow. The Liszt compositions on its shores, as it slowly subsided than are these short courses. They trolling temperature were considered. • La Campanella" and "Rhapsody we have an exact index as to what give an opportunity to the farmers Special stress was laid upon the im No 12" required great strength of was the condition of the lake at of the State of familiarizing them portance of air and soil; the stu touch and it is seldom that such different periods. Great Salt Lake selves with the latest thought and dents' attention was called to nature's music can be played by a woman is rapidly growing smaller and it is development in the science of agri method's of soil aeration, and sug with the necessary boldness and only a question of a comparatively culture. That they are becoming gestions were made for following vigor, but Miss Durno succeeded short time when it will be entirely more and more appreciated is evi nature's methods. A few informal beyond expectation. dried up unless something is done to dent from the increased attendance talks were given on the more im Her vocal work in the duets was make good the loss by evaporation this year, which amounted to twenty portant tillage implements in which also commendable, her voice being a and the heavy drain from its inlets more than last year. attention was called to defects of rich, pure, sympathetic soprano. for irrigation purposes. To do this these implements and injuries that The Dairy course was under the Mr. Carberry is a tenor having a it is proposed to blast a channel might occur when they are imper instruction of Mr. John Michels. full, robust, yet beautiful voice of through what was the old outlet to fectly used. The application of fer The work consisted of lectures every large compass. His program was Lake Bonniville in the north of tilizers and green manures were day from 8 to 12. In the afternoon admirably adapted to the audience Utah, and then by damming the considered. the class was divided into two sec shading from the classical "Sorrows Snake river, a large amount of its tions, one section going into the f. Veterinary course given by Dr. of Death" (from the Hymn of water can be made to come into creamery room and the other tak Waterman. Praise) to the group of old English, Utah. Not onlj' will this make a ing creamery mechanics and testing g. Home dairy course given by Irish and Scotch folk songs. Each large area which is now compara on alternate days. Stress was laid Mr. Michels. number was explained by Mr. Car- tively arid very productive by irri upon ripening of cream. A special It will be seen that the live stock berry in a few well chosen remarks. gation but also a large volume of drill was had in handling butter cul husbandry course is most compre It is true as was said that the vocal water will be emptied into Great ture or commercial ferments in hensive, touching as it does almost compositions of many of our great Salt Lake. It is a gigantic project creamery ripening, and also in all possible phases of the subject. composers are neglected. Rubin but it is believed that by holding the the different styles of combined All the instructors are gratified at stein, Grieg, Brahms, Chaminade, land thus reclaimed for sale and by churns and workers, as well as in the progress made and speak in the and others whose orchestral and heavily bonding the state it can be the various styles of heaters for highest terms of the earnestness with piano selections are heard every accomplished. D. S. n. separating milk. Each student was which the students undertook the where are seldom represented on a given three or four days' drill each work. vocal program. It was a source of Valuable Gift to the Department week in scoring butter. A large Such in brief outline is the work delight, therefore, to hear two of of Domestic Art. number of pound prints were made, that the College has been enabled, Rubinstin's songs given bv such an The sewing room has a new feat the demand- for which far exceeded through the generosity of the na artist. The "Monotone" is one of ure; a gift to the domestic art de the supply. tional and state governments, to the wonderful inventions of vocal partment by Mrs. Mary L. Doe of literature. Had the "Two Gren The fruit short course consisted offer at slight expense to the farmer Bay City. It is a picture, or series adiers" been given in France it of lectures by Prof. Taft on varie citizens of Michigan. of plates showing the principal eras would have "brought down the ties of fruits, spraying, cultivation, V. E. BROWN. of fashion from the twelfth century house." It is one of Schuhman's pruning, grafting and the like; to the present time, giving a pictor best efforts. The folk songs ever and of a series of talks by Prof. ial history of woman's dress. Each The Carberry-Durno Recital. dear to the hearts of the people were Hedrick on orchard fertilizers. plate is a work of art and an object given in the people's own way and lesson in color presented in most The live stock husbandry course The Carberry-Durno recital last scored an immense success. Both delicate wash tints. The plates are embraced a number of sub-divisions: Friday evening in the armory gave artists were repeatedly encored. taken from a work of much time a. Breeds of live stock and their the best satisfaction of any enter and thought by two famous men, characteristics. The origin, history tainment yet presented on our lecture The coldness of the atmosphere Monsieur E. Felix, the famous dress and characteristics of the leading course. Miss Durno is a pianist of made it difficult to sing and this was modeler of Paris, and George Ame- breeds of horses, cattle, sheep and a high degree of merit, displaying manifest in Mr. Carberry's upper gues (Japhet) the "fantaisie" artist swine were taken up and discussed a marvelously developed yet liquid tones which were frequently a shade of France, and is undoubtedly the by Profs. Mumford and Ferguson; technique coupled with deep feeling, flat. It is to be hoped that a larger best treatise extant on this interest especial emphasis being laid on and the program was well calculated number of good concerts will be ing subject. As to the historical their characteristics and adaptability to bring out her powers., Many of secured for next year's course. authenticity of color and design, it to varying conditions of soil, cli the numbers were very realistic 1. G. need only be stated that it was M. mate, and management. descriptions. The "Butterfly" F^lix who was chosen by the French b. Judging live stock. This work composition was ingeniously ren Natural History Society. government to erect the elevated was under the direction of Profs. dered and portrayed a capricious palace at the Paris exposition for Mumford and Ferguson. Every little fellow flitting about among Prof. U. P. Hedrick talked be trie display of the history of wom effort was made to give the students the flowers with his characteristic fore the Natural History Society an's costume. a clear idea of the various types of jerky movement. Now and then Wednesday evening on "The Ge6l- farm animals, and of the breed types he hovers over a blossom, then ogy of the Great Salt Lake Region." A short description of each plate most in request. darts away with the breeze. The He began by giving a brief de is given in a smaller frame hung di c. Stock feeding. In this work unsteadiness of his flight is brought scription of the Great Basin in which rectly beneath.

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