ADDRESS FOR THE EAST 



RUFUS WHITTAKER STIMSON 



GREETING 



He who on this occasion would honor Michigan Agricultural 

 College would but honor himself, so high a position of dignity and 

 usefulness has this institution attained among not only the sister- 

 hood of the land-grant colleges, but also among all other educa- 

 tional institutions. The East gladly and proudly joins all 

 quarters of our country in bringing greetings and congratulations 

 on this happy occasion. 



THE EAST 



The so-called French market in the foreign quarter of New 

 Orleans is a unique and most attractive spot. It consists of 

 roofed but open-sided pavilions. In it may be purchased 

 almost everything imaginable from cut glass and cut flowers, 

 laces and embroidery, to meats and fish, fruit and vegetables. 

 About six months ago I arose at daybreak to visit this market, 

 and came at one corner of it upon a young Creole who was 

 tying up what he called vegetable bouquets. One knows a 

 young onion when one sees it, and a young turnip. There were 

 vegetables in those " bouquets," however, with which I was 

 quite unfamiliar. After answering my inquiries, the young man 

 finally turned on me with the question: 



"Not to be too inquisitive, where do you come from?" 



"Down east — New England," I answered. 



" Oh," he exclaimed, "you don't live in the United States !" 



"Yes," I said, "I do." 



" Ah, " he queried, " the United States governs your island ? " 



In speaking for the East I need hardly say to the people 

 here assembled that I speak for a land and people comprised 



