34 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



May 29 — Mr. Samuel Dickey, Albion. Mich., Chairman of the National Prohi- 

 bition Party, "The Student and the Liquor Traffic.'' 



June 5 — Hon. Jason E. Hammond. Supt. of Public Instruction, ""Self Exami 

 nation on Year's Work in College." 



June 12, 10:30— Rev. L. R. Fisk. D. D.. Ex-Pres. of Albion College. Annual ser- 

 mon to Y. W. C. A. 



June 12. 8 p. m. — Rev. David McAlister, D. D., L. L. D., Pittsburg, Pa., Bacca 

 laureate sermon. "Elements of Christian Patriotism." 



Arrangements were made with the Lansing Electric Railway Co., by 

 which the College was able to sell to students tickets good for one return 

 trip each Sunday for term for twenty-five cents. With very few excep- 

 tions the students purchased these tickets and from the return coupons 

 it has been found that on the average more than 70 per cent of our 

 students living on the College grounds attended services at the Lansing 

 churches each Sunday. 



With good street car facilities at a nominal cost there is no reason 

 why every young man and young woman who attends church when at 

 home should not attend his own church regularly in Lansing. This we 

 encourage students to do. The Lansing pastors welcome them gladly and 

 they soon become acquainted and find a congenial church home. 



The Young Men's Christian Association is a strong organization and 

 does much good. It has fifty active members. It meets regularly on 

 Thursday and Sunday evenings, and also carries on several classes in 

 bible study. It has a large, comfortable room, neatly furnished, in 

 Williams Hall, where its regular meetings are held. 



The Young Women's Christian Association is comparatively young but 

 is growing and has done very commendable work during the two years of 

 its existance. It holds ;i regular meeting each Thursday evening and a 

 union meeting with the Y. M^. C. A. Sunday evenings. 



Of the 217 freshmen who entered College last September, about 50 per 

 cent were church members. These were divided among the various de- 

 nominations about as follows: Methodist, 29 per cent; Congregational- 

 ists. 21 pei- cent: Presbyterian, '13 per cent; Episcopalian. 10 per cent; 

 others. 27 per cent. 



Many of those who are not church members belong to Christian families 

 and are regular attendants. 



The upper classes would likely show a much larger percentage of 

 church membership as quite a number unite with the church during the 

 period between entering College and graduation. 



The religious and moral standard among the students is high. Swear- 

 ing, obscene language, boistrous or unbecoming conduct at ball games 

 or other times are very rarely it' ever indulged in by students. The Col- 

 lege can certainly feel proud of its clean, honorable, upright body of 

 students. 



Though not ;i sectarian institution, the Faculty is composed of Chris- 

 tiiin men and women who do not feel that their responsibility ends with 

 class room instruction. They realize that better than knowledge gained 

 from books or in the laboratory is a strong Christian character and above 

 all other considerations they endeavor to impress their students with a 

 keen sense of the realization of this great truth. 



