,, MEMORIES OF A COLLEGE STUDENT AT MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE EAST LANSING , MICHIGAN 1931 - 1935 Jon L, Young Vol . I 1931 --1933 A personal note College records show my name as John Leon Young, Ther e were three John Young students in my freshman class . One was in a wee bit of trouble from time to time . At the suggestion of the Registrar , I dropped the "h " from my name . Another John Young went by his middle name . Volume III includes a few photographs between pages 22 and 23 Quite obviously an apology is due for my typing "skills ". Jon L. Young MEMORIES OF A COLLEGE STUDENT MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE by JON L . YOUNG 1931 - 1935 These memoirs comprise summaries and extracts from my diaries from 1931 through 1935 . Certain days and events we remember all nur lives . Still vivid in my mind ' s eye is that gray mottled pink and gray dawn of September 23 1931 when I awakened in the house on our forty acre farm a few miles south of Mason , Michigan . Leaving home for college wasn ' t the wrenching experi~nce . that that .many .must feel leaving home for the first time . After all , I wasn ' t going more than fifteen miles and we had moved to the farm on September 15 , 1931 from our home in Lansing on Herbert St . Mother and father were in the kitchen when I came downstairs for breakfast . father had already loaded the trunk and part of the rear seat of our Willys - Knight two-door with a bushel of potatoes , several heads of cabbage , three dozen eggs , and two dressed chickens ; sort of a dowery for my future land- lady . Excit ment mounting , I hurried through breakfast and we finished loading the car with my gear . Dad ' s silence during most of the drive to East Lansing indicated that he £elt my departure was sort of a break with the family . We stopped in fro~t of a battleship gray rooming house at 262 w. Grand River Ave (present location of Arby ' s Parking lot) . Here I was to live and work for my room and board . Mr s . Ida Baker, a rather £rail woman 1 with a kindly face in her mid-sixties met us at the door , gratefully accepteQ the produce and showed us to. my room up stairs where we deposited bags and boxes . When Q fl~ ::-. clasped my hand after I had promised to keep them informed he said , "This day marks a turning point in our lives ': My step- mother kissed me and they drove off , Joining Mrs . Baker in the parlour where she sat in a comfortable rocker , a large gray cat on her lap , I was introduced to Horace , Because of a geen eyed rather maleovent stare I decided not to pet Horace and sat down on a $05a.-. "He ' s very _spoiled," she said . She went on to explain my duties . I was to help prepare the evening meal , wash the lunch and dinner dishe~, help tend the furnace , make the upstairs beds daily , change the sheets and thoroughly cle&-n the four student rooms and bath on Saturdays . In return I was to receive my room and board , have laundry privileges and make myself at home . 2 . The rooming house was built in the early 1900 ' s . A mediurr. s i zed living-room was entered from a long nnrrow front porch . Off the living-room to the right was a comfortable parlour with a large window facing Grand River Avenue . It was furnished with a piano , comfortable chairs , rocker , sofa and occasional tables covered with vases , lamps and family pictures. The dining- room was to the left of the living - room with a sturdy oak dining table , eight straight~back oak chairs and a sideboard of oak . The kitchen was rather small . Th~re was a gas range , a window that looked out upon a fair sized garden and playing fields beyond . The sink with a pump piped to the cistern was in the center. An ice- box was near the range and there was ample cupboard space . Mrs . BaKer ' s bedroom and bath were off the living - room to the rear of the house . Laundry tubs , a hand propelled washing machine were in the basement . Beyond was a full coal bin , furnace and cistern . Upstairs were four bedrooms and a bath. In each bedroom wa..s an iron double bed 1 two woo4~~ study tables with single drawers , a t~tl dresser and small closet , A plain student desk lamb was on each table . There were two wash basins , ·· a toilet and.tub in the bathroom . Howard Bingham, senior , Ag , major from upstate and Norman Rousseau from the Isle of Pines , major in engineering , shared the .. front bedroom . Howard of medium height , a thick thatch of black hair , well trimmed moustache was pleasant , rattler quiet and engaged to be married . Norm.an , slightly over 6 feet , blond , well built , took me under his wing which later proved most agreeable to me . Larry Bassett from Detroit, had a medium build , black hair , friendly brown eyes .. He was a business major , a junior and rather handsome , He roomed alone as did Stewart Meyers a sandy haired slightly built junior with very thick glasses . A physics major , he was very studious and loved to play chess . My room-mate , Clarence Bos , from Grand Rapids would have made two of me . He had moved in the day before I zrrived and much to my dismay I found that he had covered the four walls with pictures of his high school friends . He seemed to know his way around, bragged about his sexual exploits , and didn ' t seem much interested in college , together only a shoit time., H~ moved to the Hesperian Eraterni ty . " I finally came because my folks insisted , " he explained, We roomed A shared room with board cost $7 . 50 per week . Single room and board cost $9,00, Other costs were : Deposit for R. O. T. C. uniform Athletrc ticket , including admission to debates , and the lecture series per term Union fee , per term Student Council fee , yearly State News per term Class dues per term Matriculation fee per year Tuition per term G !j 't"V\ S"' ,T J I o. oo 5 . 50 1.50 . 50 , 35 . 35 5 . 00 Jg° 10C) L\ .,o 3 . High school students were advised not to enter college without sufficient funds to cover the first year . I often wonder ed how Mrs . Baker could make enough money to pay the rent and support herself consi der ing the table she set . Board included three meals per day except on Sunday when only dinner was served . She was an excellent cook . Meals were ample , well balanced . We helped ourselves at breakfast to toast , dry cereal , coffee , pitchers of cold milk and rolls . Sometimes she made pancakes and on Saturdays served bacon and eggs . Through the help of Mrs . Ella Robinson who lived with her husband , Will 1 at 123 Albert St . in a large frame house ( Dooley ' s bar is located there today) I obtained my job . A cousin of mine had married her favorite niece and over the years I had come to call her Aunt Ella . She was a large , jovial woman with a broad smile and a fai rit moustache . Husband , Will , was a slight sandy haired draftsman employed by the Reo Motor Car Company . They owned _-- -. . five houses west of Peoples Church on W. Grand River Avenue , all painted battleship gray and all rented to tenants who took in roomers . (Only the house next to People$ Church exists today) • In ~ime ) I was to become very fond of Mrs . Baker and corresponded with her long after she went to live with her daughter in Virginia . . Torn between law and teaching , I had enrolled in a Liberal Arts program . Lack of interest in high school chemistry , convinced me that science wasn ' t my forte and I decided to meet my science requirement by taking a year of botany . My instructor , Edward WooJ cock , Phd , was a thin , competent man and a dedicated exacting professor . Classes were held in the Forestry Building . Even though I received "As .. a year of science-.- was enough for me . .,, La Dore Irland was my instructor in General European History . She also taught economic history . Plump , serious , sometjn\QS a bit offish with her colleagues , I found her demanding but very fair . We maintained contact for many years after I graduated . Winter and spring terms I had Harold Bond Fields , instructor in Histor y . Later I took Latin American History from him . He was a slender man , wore steel rimmed glasses , possessed a wry sense of humor . His teaching abilities were generally recognized . Our friendship still endures . History classes were held in Eustace Hall . Walter John Muilenberg , assistant Professor of English ,was my freshman composition instructor . A tall , lanky Linsolnesque man with a mild manner , his stature increased when we found out that he had had several short stories published . He encouraged me to wirte short··.stories and free verse . Winter term I had, Kenneth Randall , assistant Professor of English . More prosaic , somewhat drole , he wasn't t he least impressed by my creative literary efforts . Spring term I was giad to return to Muilenberg . When I : informed him that for my term paper 4 . i t was my intention ~o write about Queen Elizabeth , George Washington and either Distaeli or Frederick the Great , he gave me rather an odd look , shrugged his shoulders , in sort of a I give up attitude , smiled bleakly and said, "Go Ahead ." All I recogni z ed at the time was the green light . Two years of Military Science were required of all freshmen and sophomores , Classes were held in the iarge red brick Armory , or Demonstration Hall across the Red Cedar River , The building had been completed in 1885 . H~ving had some riding experience, I was looking forward to being selected for the cavalry . The course included map reading , sketching , pistol marksmanship , cavalry weapons employed by cavalry , equitation , the selection care and feeding of horses , About 60 .. horses were boarded in stables behind a pine covered ridge at the rear of the Armory . We rode most of the time inside the Armory in a large amp ~theater , . also used for livestock shows and polo . In front of the Armory was a large drill field where the infantry drilled and parades were held in the spring . We were issued our R. O. T. C. uniforms at army supply . A $5 . 00 deposit also entited us to be issued an overseas cap , coat , flannel shirt, and leggins all furnished by the War Department , The college furnished a leather belt . ~,t,wn lace- up shoes I provided by students 1had to be approved h y the Military Department . Classes were held three times a week , There were 40 in my class. Horses were brought to the arena by stablemen . Much to my surprise several in my class appeared to never have been near a horse and upon commandapproached them with considerable caution . Several dropped out of class after their first order to I mount , They preferred the infan~or the coast artillery . Some of the horses left much to be desired , Woe to those who found themselves astride an old, ,.. ,, stubboEn slow- poke on test days with the expectation of receiving an A or B for \' ,, the course . Most of us looked forward to spring weather when we could ride out- doors , algng the Red Cedar in column of twos , , -·- Parades involved a lot of spit , polish and sweat . The first spring parade held on a very hot day resulted in a depletion in infantry ranks when several infantrymen fainted , Gym classes were held i~ the building referred to today as the Woman ' s Gym . Required freshman physical education included a term of swimming, boxing , games and calisthentics . Having swum the back- stroke on the swimming team in juni'or hi9b and continued swimming in high school , I was elated when the swimming coach asked me to try out for the Freshman swimming team . The elation proved short lived . Most of my spare time requ±red: working: at : the rooming house or chauffe t('ing for the Robinsons . The most fascinating aspect of French class was the teacher , Margaret L. Miles . Although the girls in class reminded the boys she had big feet , we found 5 . her dazzling not only because of hP.r abundant golden hair , but : because of her gen eral allure , sophisication~ .She · inspired in our breasts the desire to r ise above wonn status to which she seemed to have consigned all males . Not the slightest dent was made in my esteem when a girl in class infonned me that she had gone to France last summer a brunette and returned a Goldilocks yellow . How I envied my long time friend , Irving SilvermanJ who seemed to find favor in her eyes . She praised his gutteral French pronunciation and accuracy in translating English to French , Classes met on the second floor of the wood- shop building near the power plant . Before setting foot on campus the first !equirement was to purchase a green felt cap called a pot oY beanie . All f reshmen were to wear their pots whenever they appeared in public or on campus . Another requirement was keeping coats buttoned at all times , all buttons . Freshmen were warned by signs to be seen and not heard . We were to be in our rooms by 7 : 30 at night and never to date . The first day of classes I headed for Hurds Men ' s Furnishings on the corner of Grand River and Abbott to plunk down $1 . 00 for a pot. On the second day of classes I had no sooner crossed Grand River to enter the campus when three Sophomores nailed me near the union . My pot was snatched off and I was ordered , along with several other luckless f reshmen , to kneel and start scrubbing the side- walk where some one had scrawled "35 ". I scrubbed , soon wore two holes in my pot and was finally told to put it on and beat i t , At noon enroute home I was seized by several sophs in front of Beaumont Tower and told to mount a wooden box , Each victim captured had to stand on the box and sing the fi r st verse of the Alma Mater . Succeeding , he was released . Failing , he was immediately marched off to the Red Cedar and tossed in , Most vic't.\l\\~ were thrown in the drink . I mananged to struggle through the first verse coming out stronge r on the chor us , But I wasn ' t to be let off so eas ily . Some one in the milling crowd demanded that I sing another verse . Confessing ignorance , my garters were fastened around my neck , my coat turned inside out , put on and buttoned down my back . "Now get to hell out of here ," yelled the ring- leader , "Go home and learn all the verses of the Fight Song and the Alma Mater , I did exactly as ordered . On Oct . 3 the frosh held a big snake dance after the M. S . C.-Cornell - football game . . During the half time some of the f rosh had tried to leave the game , but 'had been turned back . After the game about twenty were nabbed and thrown i n the river; Irving and J took a very round- about way home , The CJ.ASS of 1935 numbered 787 men and 391 women . Total under- graduate enrollment of the 1931- 32 school .y,ear was 2 , 124 men and 1148 women . In graduate school there were 224 men and 63 women , It wasn ' t long before the Class of ' 35 learned to travel from class to class in groups . In groups we were seldom accosted . 6 . One morning enroute to the Armory a large party of us met about twenty Sophs just as we were about to cross the bridge spanning the Red Cedar . After a series of threats and name calling we cl ashed on the far side of the bridge . None cf us made it to class but 15 Sophs became well acquainted with the Red Cedar . Thereafter , I seldom left the house alone . On Oct , 15 , the Sophs , still smoldering from their dousing a few days earlier , plastered signs on ever y telephone pole warning the Frosh to stay indoors the following day designated as BLACK FRIDAY , "You vile stinking turds BEWARE !" we were admonished . The black letters dripped red . About ten that morning my room- mate dashed upstairs with some thirty signs which he and some cohorts had town down . He hid them under our bed , 'I\io hours later he returned with his h and bandaged having been involved in a brawl and received a severe cut requiring several stitches . That put him out of commission as far as any protection for me was concerned . The next morning I ~ aded for class with Norman . In front of Peoples Church about SO Sophs were attacking outnumbered freshmen . Norman and I crossed the street .and headed for the Union . Suddenly some one from Fremont , Michigan where I worked summers ) spotted me and let out a whoop . We were soon surrounded , the leader flourishing a long black hose. Norman stood close to me and tried to argue them out of grabbing me , The chap from Fremont hanging back never let on he knew me . Suddenly some one pointed at the sleeve of .. my military uniform . On the sleeve were corporal.' s stripes indicating one year ' s service . When t he uniforms had been cleaned some one had forgotten to remove the stripes . "Renegade , imposter , snake , turd," yelled the ~ enacing Sophs . Suddenly Norman lunged at them shouting to me at the same time to make a run for it . I bolted for the Home Ecomonice building Norman close behind , the mob at our heels yelling . Gaining the entrance , room and sat down at the back of the room . The lecturing professor , smiled and continued . Outside I could hear i:unning and cursing in the halls while my fingers I rushed into the nearest class tugged madly at threads fastening the gold stripes . At noon I learned that many Frosh had been carted off campus . Some had been taken to a barn .and locked up , others had been marched to the river and dunked . Some , locked in box- cars 1had been carted off to Jackson . Those tied to trees in . the country had been stripped of their clothes . As soon as I reached home I removed the incriminating insignia . Few Frosh would venture out to attend class that afternoon , but Irving and I had made a pac1:.. to attend French class . Accordingly as the meeting hour approached, I headed across campus in the direction of the Wood Shop . In front of the gym a car load of .,Tuniors hailed me and advised removing my pot and turning back because the Sophs were nailing every Freshman . I thanked them , hid my pot in my pants and continued on with a false jaunty air . Most of the Sophs were milling around Agricultural Hall I found Irv already in class. We were the only two boys in class that day 7 , and for the first time Miss Miles actually smiled at me . The effort seemed worth it . Looking out the window :::..fter cl[l.SS, Irv cl nd I Sl:l,W a.b out 100 :-:io;,hs ·Yee. ' J5 ~just as '9ooking in the direction of Ag. HE.11 we could see so-ne Frosh on ir. front of the me-in entrc.:.nce . They n&..bbed every boy thQ.t left the building ~nd rushed hi~ to waiting c~rs. ~uddenly we hea rd ~ngrJ howls . the top floor pouring p&ils of wcter on the ~ophs below . We cheered . .:t yelled bO.ck from the window . He2.ring 0..ngry ~rells below we fled our c.lass - !'Jo11 tb: bJ joined b~.- Ha.rlc..n Cl~rke , ¬her freshmc..n . Dc&.r ting into t1.no the!' cl~ss - room , we set the lock ~nd rushed to the rear of the room . Up the sta·rs thundered the Sophs mad as hornets. Soon they bego.n to pound on the door . A yell st[:,rtled us O..nd we looked uo to see IL h9.?-d sticking through the open tra nsom. ::ipringing to close it , there wa.s a .ne ~r capitGtion . rv . gr::. bbed me by the neck a n d drev-, me The yells outside became more threatening , then die d away . We were sure they were still outside . Esca pe thi.~ough thG windo 1ns vrc.s impossible bec::.use of a glass roof below. After ~ bout c::n hour we thought they ho.d gone find ventured out . We soon found f,(,, j i:. ni tor who informed us thAlt every door vrA-s guarded ·-1nd e:-:co.pe would be im-possible . we secured a promise ·that he wouldn ' t open ~ny doors for the S6phs . .;:.coking out a window we could see hc,lf Q. dozen ::,ophs seated in front of the entrance . ng . Hall had been c~ ptured and c ~rted a v,;a.,y. At seven p . m. we were still prisoners . Finc.lly , From their conversc..tion we decided th~ t decided to phone the house ~•n d see if How::-.rd the Frosh in Bingh~m would come after me in his c~r . bo tr.:. a.g~eed to come to our rescue . The Irving phoned his brother t.Lnd j c:::. ni tor showed us a sma 11 door b.Jt the re ar ofthe building. Howard ~rrived first 2nd ~ept his c~ r running at the rear of the building whi le I m~:de r.\ d,, sh for it (U"ld safety. Later Irving c1nd Hc:.rla.n were o.ble to make their esc:. pe in the same md..nner. For days ~fterward tales of Soph hazing flo ~ ted around the co.mpus . Kenneth Butterfield ,tl., high school friend, who lived in lbc\..nsing , v,o..s one of the victims taken from Ag. H~ll . He lost his pants. Tied to a... tree in the country, it was ~fter mid - night before he reAched home. on October 27 the Cl~ ss Eush w;;.s held. At eight tM.t morning Freshmen begQ..n to g2- ther On the f ~r side of town . anc painted them red so we could tell one Qn.::,ther from the Sophs . We won the fl ,;.,g rush h~ ndily but re a lly ca me to blows in the footb ai l1 rush . \'.'e greased our f 2.c'=s ~ore th~n once 1 thought b o th of my legs would sn Dp ~s we fought in the r ~ in bnd mud . M~ny of u s lost our pa int and were so~eti~es st~uck b y our own men . for ide ntif' ic.cttion .('1 ost of r:iy clothes wer e to!'n . f,1y nose bloodied , I rubbed some of the bl 'J1Jrl on my che9ks 'l'ha tug of war across the river made our iicto.cy CO'TI"':'llete by ~u U ing twe:!.ve in the hosri ta.-l . th_ Sophs into the river . By nightf~ ll there we::·e Q On :i'londay when it was re ported that Jim B~a. kem,::;.n had been j O..ile~ '41d a...nothe !.~ after hitting a Fresh.11a.n over the heo.ci v.ri th a chap ha : suffereci the loss of a.n elbow C- P , the Col~ege Ad!ilinistr think of such a. thing . On Nov . 11 Cla. rence moved to the Hesperi •. n House ,~ local fraternity, on west Gra.nd. River c.nd Albert Goode l Tr::.cey , a junior in Engineering bec(4rne my room - m~~te. Blond , well built, rcl the~ p_o in a ppear~nce he was genera ly likeable . But we did h~Ve one he ll~v~ a fight over whose high school was best . :;: remember we were partners in bridge later th~t same evening . He went with an albino girl , much his junior , who lived in J ~ckson. t didn ' t l~t lo ng th~ugh. As Having been involved in ma.ny high schoo l 8 ctivities , I found gr6.d. r.side from m~ inta in·ng friendship con-w.cts one of uation from Eastern High School in ~~nsing ~ somewhLt wrenching exper ience in J a nuary , 1931 . The sc~rcity of jobs resulted in ~bout 60 out of ~ class of 101 returning to Eastern for~ post- gnt du~te course the second semester . my mOJin reasons for returning wQ..s to c ontinue membership in the 'l'ra. vel club and join in a trip to Washington D. C. spring vac ~tion . But first 1 hcid to convince my p~rents that va lua ble time would be spent getting started skills . ch.t\.nged a course in economics qnd impr dving writing m~ h sk lls? ·· asked my in French , t~king ~what abo u t your . I quick ly the subject . a her . ~ f t t . ~fforts to become more integr~ted into college life m~ght hMe been greater had I been further dist~nt from home b~se . Freed of kitchen duties on ~unduys , 1 frequently th\J.'mbed a. ride h0me . , increasingly, I noticed my parents were f a cing -~ fin.:1ncia l pine~ . Da d ' s hours a t the Heo f/lotor car Company he.cl been cui; e1r ~stica lly . He tanded to brood ~nd during those periods r •~ sure he w~s wondering if he ha.cl been prudent to tra..de our house a.nd lot in south Lansing for the 40 a cre f 4..rm on Tom il son R_d . just so uth of M~.son . A generous widow f O.rm o.. horse ~nd f~rm equipment so he could r ~ise neighbor let him use corn , c~bb- ges ~nd pickles . younger brothers D.nd l we:-e c..ssigne r. to pickles :- nd cl,\,bb .ges . I n return he did her chores . My two F~0>m "th8 s ~le of p1~kles ~t theIJLckle factory I hoped to defer my college exnenses i,;y younge!' h;;:,..lf- brothers , PO-ul 0-nd Jo.mes and I we!'~ resuonsible for getting cabb~ges and pickles ready for sale . 1.C. . To bring in w:l. citio rnl incJme my step- !11o t her (my oM'l mother died when l w~s four years old)~ gr~dua te frJm the University of ~ichig, n nursing school t!ttM_LOAff.!Jj' left to c(t.re for home bound pc::. tients . H8r light - hearted nice home , plenty to eat -and our heal th . " she would remind my f -'ther when he wondered how he was going to meet fc.rm pa yments . r ish spirit frequently buoyed up the f. ,mily . "V,'e h8 ve & When the A mer icc:.:.n S t "-te B::i.nk in L7lns ing , whe r e we had our family sa..vings , closed its doors on Dec . 22 , my f :.:, ther be cc.me increasingly worried about the f u ture . ,.. , I le a r ne d t o i ron s hi r t s r nd me nd s0 cks wit hout two week vac :: 1.tion. Bota ny seemed the I wonder if I'm going to like Prof. \t~old }•ie l ds; ~ very Winter term had bagtin a f ter .. Th~nksgiving recess and I w" -s feeling financially strapped . Produce from the f an,, to help pa y for my room a nd board wa.s she.1.rply reduced . Tha nkfully Mrs . Bc'•ker proved very undars t .. nrl ing and urged me not to worry . She l e t me do my l~ undry at night on Mond4 ys in the ba sement. cr eat i ng t oo prmmine nt r idg 1~32 Jan. 4 Classes began today after a. same a s usual. mild mannered man. Still have Muilenburg. Am reading the Life of Mt rie ~ntoinette by Hil are Belloc. J a nj. hfter bota ny lab, burned home this morning. HQ.Ci exce llent luck . .,. Got clean clothes. Had lunch with mother and da d• ,,,;;:. .3 liias btt.ck in Ea.st La~sing by 1 :20. Fellows ~t the house a.re playing bridge t onight. J ~n. 6. Enjoyed boxing.Only I wish Irv. and I wer~~eamed t ogether. I think we are reluctant to re ~lly let fly ~teach other. Mr. Mui l enburg a very fine man. Went with Melb~ to the YWC~ party tonight. feeling well. Jan. 7. Missed French ~lass. Poope d . Jatt. 9 Sa t. Enjoyed attending my high school senior prom 14.St night. Mis s Carrot ga ve me a ticket. Worked a t the house. La ter went to a movie with friends a t the Ca. pi tol Thea ter a. nd then to Ma.thewsf,-r \ce c.veQ.,.,.., Irv. not \' I sta rted writing my dia ry in very simol e French a.bout the middl e I d i~'t especi::.;..lly l ike the subject, yet it seeme d thLLJ; I of J a.. nua ry. was a cquiring a sembla.nce of cul ture a nd a.,certA,in exc l usive f orm of exi~ : ression. Our te c:a. cher Marga ret Mi l es continued to fMcint:.\te me. } ; I dicide d th~t I was much better in wrestl ing thltn box i ng ct,nd fe l t I could more thQ,,n ho ld my own in ~ny scuffl e Q.t the house, e s ueci~lly wi th Tracey. 11. ~ ...... Two fellows in the same room with me . Feb. 6. Did Saturday chores and ironed the clothes washed yesterday, including 5 shirts. What a job! I wish this depression would end and things would pick up. It 's terrible to be without money all the time. I sometimes wish I was through college and had a position. There are so many things needed. Have been firing on the range in Milit:?.ry Science. Feb, 7. l{oward and I went to church this morning at Centra l Methodist. ·very good. M~de Dr. Involstead's subject was The Ivlani~ to Destroy. another chart for botany this afternoon and started to write on the character of George washington . Bill Betts is writing his term paper on '1~ Defense of Nero. Feb . 10. Had a coughing and choking spell this morning . Saw Dr. Olin. He told me to stay in bed. Slept most of the day . Ended up in the College Hospital tonight . Feb . 11 watched a squirrel from my window. A pleasant view with ' President Shaws house next to the hospital on Faculty Row . This · with an mansard roof was built Victorian brick .. :hospital · - in 1873 and was the president's home for many years. It is surrounded by tall llfajestic Norway pines and a spacious lawn sweeping down to the street . Feb, 11 . Mother came to visit me this afternoon. I'll always treasure. Feb. 11. Dr . Olin didn't allow me to leave the hospital until almost noon. Feel quite weak . Feb. 14. Home for a delicious chicken dinner. Got a ride with Mr . and Mrs Shuter . All well at home. Feb . 19 . know how. Feb.22 Sun . Read this morning. After dinner I went down to Henry ' s and we cut each other's hair. He nearly ruined me . Later we went to ;c see Janet Gaynor and warner Baxter in Daddy E.onglegs . Feb . 22 . wa·shington's birthday. Born in 1732. Went with Fines to take son, Francis,back to ~ nn Arbor . While they went with Fran to his fraternity house I went to visit Runt Mae briefly on Cheever Court . Quadrangle and library; Later I was v e ry much impressed by the Law Hope to c.ttend this Univ. Gothic. Must resemble a European setting . some day . Feb . 27 Finished my long term this morning . Cleaned house Q.nd then went downtown to buy shoe - strings, paper 8nd Noxema . L8ter went to Ir~ and I enjoyed our horses today . Riding is fun when you Impressed by Theodore Diei.ser' s, "The Lost Phoebe~• Ir~ sent me a ooem Janet so lovable . • a party with friends . Good eats . Feb. 2q Wrote a theme on Rufus King . Drilled in C~va,lry . cut botany. ~-=- . Mar. 2 Wrote a terrible bluebook in history. Enjoyed cava.lry. Had a spirited horse for a change. Saw Dr . Olin about my back. Went with Henry to hear Lewis Richards play the harpischord, George Ba rrere the flute and ~chael Press the violin. The Lindberg baby was kidnC4)~ed e2rly this morning. ~50,000 ransom demanded. Lindberg h~s promised to pay ransom. Mar.3 Mar.5 The Lindberg baby still in hands of kidnappers. Mar 7, Corrected my term paper. Somewhat disappointed in my grade Recd a B- on Rufe. Mar.8 Tonight Irv. Henry,Tom and I went to hear Louis nnspacher, disting uished dramatist and orator. A captiva:ting speaker. He works in the fields where I long with my whole being to work. Drama to me is the great test of the arts. Borrowed $42.70 for tuition. I Tracy was initiated into the Tau Beta Phi tod&y. Visited Mar. 9 with P.unt Ella this morning. Certainly am enjoying c2valry. Must study French more. My prond,.;4.nciation is very poor. Mar. 10 . Saw a robin. Very cold. Lindberg b:::1 by still missing. Ra.id at the Ford Plant. Four killed. Mar. 11. Botany quiz? History 87-B. Rode this afternoon. Made un two hours of military science. Colonel Rodney, head of ROTC at Michigan StEte and I fired on the range. He is a small pleasant man and very kind. ~i his marksmanship... Remained home tonight and played the piano and read some books on writing short stories and fiction. Mar. 12. Worked around the house all morning. UnctL,will a.nd P. unt Ella. drove downtown this afternoon. We shopped at Arboughs and then drove out to the farm. Dad not feeling very well. Paul swam against Battle Creek Friday. Mother is quite well and very jolly. Met Henry later and we dropped in at the Silver Slipper on Michigan Ave , near Cedar. Rather a tough place. Mar, 15 went with friends to hear Will Durant tonight speak on The World Crisis. Pl&obably the most interesting address I've ever heard. He made us think about unpleasant things. What a crisis we are facing now! Where and to whom shall we turn for help. but we must do our own part. zy1ar. 16 Military and boxing exams today. Finished French blue story book. Went to see a French movie tonight: Jean d'rlrc. Very different from our American movies being mainly a study of character. Received a letter from Mary inviting me for spring v~ation . I Sa y Gcd will help us ~ ~ ' Mar . 17 Read the life of Louis Napoleon III. Sort of a comic chPracter in some respects. Saw second cousin Kennth Young z.t the library tonight, ~0 t~ k\!('. V(l't'; • Sc L Mar . 18 . We drilled with rifles today . Wro ta on the life of Nap . I II. ~ ,. ~ ' ~, ixpect a B. I dread the French exam. Tom Cll.nd I Paid Henry juncos , chickadees , sparrows come Ireland renounces the King of Great Britain . B? d torna.do in We had a song fest tonight as the fellows while I played. [1' ar . 19 . Cleaned house . gathered around the piano Mar. 20 . wrote on Marte Rntoine·tte . Heda cm.icken dinner . we n t to see Mata Hari with Greta Garbo and Romon Na.vorro . the last of money owed . Mar . 22 Want over to M. Sage's ho use tonight to study French . Met some fellows from the Tick House and a couple chaps from Fr~nce . Ex2m in Botany not bad . Mar . 21 ~ la . , kil l ing over 100 . cardinals , to eat apple bits and crumbs on the ledge outside my window . Snow still quite deep . Reading The Immor.tal Sidney ~by Dinkinger. These French verbs will be my waterloo. Mar . 26 . Cleaned , scrubbed , washed windows . Went to Lansing znd bought some note books and paper for next term . Stayed with Henry. Mar . 27, Easter Sun . Had Easter dinner with Mrs . Ripley and Mrs . Boker . van and F. rvilla vandugteren (she ' s Dad s cousin ) brought me to "Fc. irway" tonight . warm fire . Peers werethere and Maude. We always seem to have a house full of company . Tonight we played and san3 : P8ul plays the trombone very well . 1µari 28/ I'i q1:her.::.:washed this morning and then left to go on a nursing case. ~fter dinner tonight I took the dogs and went for exercise . Gretchel , the tawny great dane 1 is so beatuiful . She ru:s a great time with Colonel our Boston Bull . We roamed across the golf course , just a cross the the road. Mr . Stafford who has traveled widely . Mar. 29-Auril 3 ~pril 4 . Spring Term begins . with ener gy , and : j ~y with the approach of spring . this term . Think I will enjoy Mr . Fields in European history very much . Conferred with Miss Johnston and Prof . Hughes on a suitable book of French literature . Anril 5, First military parade. ~ pril 7. Hard rains . Gym tests . I st~~1i most of the evening discussing cities in Europe with It seemed so good to be home aga in; to relax and ch~t around the It has been a fine day and like heaven to be home aga..in. isited my Aunt Harriet Bailes in Battle Cree \\. Irv . in most of my classes . He is bursting Obtained Meri of 1-1 rt by T}J.om? s Craven . Ran the track in 14 . 4 seconds. I shall miss equita tio n ,,. 1,\ F. pril 10 . To church with Tom orris . He ord Rev . Haines-"~ pa y the., devil for living with hirr(: but the ·1ord po.ys you f or living with Hirn.';.., R_ain: A oril 11 . Rain all day. Met Virginia. Winger a.t the l ibr:s ry Q..nd wl\.lked 1ier back to f11ary Jvayo . I like her. - r.Dril 12. Rain, cold. Military drill. Spent most of the evening _arguing with Bingham about war and government . 14. \ • ,> J/ ,. I went up to the library for an hour's visit with Dwight Irv and I went to ~astern tonight to see "Will o • The Wisu '' . nril 15. pre~ented by the Honor Society. I t ~~s about 2 year ago th~t I directed their annual play,The ~ystery of the Third Gable. Esther M~strovito who played ooariG.n opposite me in~Pirates of Penzance~sang Madcme Butterfly very well. r.oril 16 Chuck Campion and I left for Albion at 1 o'clock, . arriving about J. Attended a track meet between I!. lbion and P.dri2n College then went to Frat. 'house. Large, Don's brothe~ and former honor student at Eastern. He looks fit and is making splended progress. Later we ha d dinner at Brown's Acre: a charming big old house surrounded by spacious lawns a nd m~jestic trees. P.fter dinner we played soft-ball and then returned to dress for the party. Bt 8:JO we got the girls. Don, our host,took El2ine Rice from Detroit , I took June Briggs, reputed to be very beautiful and clever. She must have left her wits at home for I found her quite dull and sha ll ow. Even so, we had a good time. ~fter we took the girls home Don, Hus Runcim~n , Bob Doty , Chuck and I left for Narrow Lake dance hall. Danced until the place closed and then went to Death's Valley and then to Jackson where we stopped . at the Tam O "Shanter for a bite to ec t at J a. m. house singing O 'Mona" and crawled be tween the sheet-S,, just :? s the roosters began to crow and robins sing. 1-1oril 17. Slept until noon. Dinner .· at the frat. Don, Chuck and I, Betty Jeffries and another girl left for K2.l~mc.zoo. Stopped off in Battle Crerk to see Aunt Hattie a.nd heard that .cousins Betty and Margaret and their husbands, Frank Shaw and Jim Conklin had been involved in a serious accident outside Ann Arbor. The boy driving the other car was killed. Frank is unconscious. Betty's facg very badly cut. hope there are no scars to mar Betty's beauty. Returned to Albion . Don moved into the Phi Tau house. Chuck and I left for Lansing about 7. ~pril 18. Cut gym. Four cuts now. Read the Life of Disraeli by Meurois. epril 19. Parade today. We passed in review before Col. Rodney a nd staff. Band in peak form thrilled everybody for a few minutes. Re tunied to the frat .After dinner Dwight, I \\ II ,. . \,\. Finished Disraeli. Certainly a wonderfu man. Mary P.nn ~nd Dizzy at Hugbenden come across as quite lovable. t:pril 20 Received an A.', on my:theme which was reas in class. R~ked the lawn and cleaned around the flower beds. Great weather. ~oril 21. Rev . Plews of Mt. Hope r.ve. Methodist. Church died today. I admired his intelligence so much c..nd thoroughly enjoyed knowing him. 15. · \ . r.oril 2 . N.irs . i,a Dore Irland taught our history class today. ~ !Tlcitronly pleasant woman. French went fairly well. Went over to M. Sage at his apt. on Oakhill tonight. He is planning with Lois M~nning and Louise Abbe v' to sail for Europe on the'Ile de France in ~ugust . Says the rates are very cheap. April 23. Home for the week-end for a long talk with mother and dad about finances, the farm; hanging on to it. So often discussions get into assertions and I'm ready to drop out. Finished the piece I was composing for the piano. Paul and I played it . .I:'. nril 24 Went to church in Mason with Mother , Jim and Pr-ul. Jim has a lamb and we have 200 baby chicks. Paul _ has lined the drive •_ with large whitewashed stones and the lawns are emerald green. Mother prepared a delicious dinner. ~fter dinner, Paul, Jim, and I played b~ll and golf. Grandmother Aldrich has an editorial ~bout her in the Ingham County News entitled "Famous Women". Quite a tribute and well deserved. r.nril 25. Admired the Oriental rugs at Silvermans during dinner . took me in the Reo Royale to see The Great r.merican Tragedy--Dr~!er. Odd and uncomfortable. April 28. Wrote four applications for a summer job at Q...resort ub north. ~nril JO. Norman, Gutherie and I played golf this afternoon. Norm and I went to the baseball game later. Mrs. Doris McIntire died this morning. She was a dear friend to our high school gang and we have spent many enjoyable hours at the home of Mr . and Mrs . McIntire . He is band and orchestra, ·and vocal music director at Eastern. She leaves behind a two week old baby, Tom, Irv, Henry and I attended a funer~l service Irv. 'j""i,..:.I( ~ ~ She will be buried in Iowa. May 1. Tennis. Went to Central Methodist church to hear the M::i.dr igal Choir from Eastern sing. Saw many former teachers. Miss Garret, dear teacher and friend 1 brought me home after a short drive during which we talked about religion and the fellows. May 2. Practiced golf (slight im.provement ) Got theme in and pl~yed indoors in gym. Norm and I went to the library tonight. Read a.bout P.Ifred Dreyfus--a brave man. May 2. Tonight Tom and /; of a College Eeucat ion . life enough. College students don't learn the significance of life because they are too busy studying its elements. The Western world is presently making discoveries that I ndia knew centuries ~go . The Western world becomes absorbed with the scientific ~nd mGterial things forgetting I went to hear Fritz Kung speak on The Perils He said that a college education doesn't integrate 1.' about the real beauty and the cultural and the love of life. soon be free and we shall receive her i,:. stern civiliz;; tion. ,ho..~e- le.Rf1:-f\.ed tke. y-e,Cl._L tt~:· ~-i~v-,w-<~\ ·f-1.ta.l;-... tt,~(J~J;.\ l!f¾.O -o Indi::> will Indian people ~- ~e "tho. "1 !Hm p 1:J • 16 . the atom and elements of matter. He pleaded for us to m~ke science our slave and not our master. Tom and I met him after his t ~lk which we felt was quite remarkable. J\'10.y 5, Lt.' 1Viassie and his c:.ccomplices were freed today in Hc; wP--ii ~fter having been convicted and sentenced to 10 years for ma nsla ughter. They served one hour of a ten year sentence. No doubt Mrs. Fortescue's money ~alked . Perhaps a vtctory for Darrow after Q..11.' I had never rega rded the Indi2"5 as all th~t adv ~nceJ, • Talked with uean Austin this c;.fternoor.. [.bout future c cu:_~ ~e2 :::r.r.i a... choics ~etwee:n te&c~ing w la..w. He advised me to a,,ttempt both. With my funds that seems impossible. Both fields are crowded but I' 11:: make room. Austin is a pleasant, frank man. fl great da.y topped off by a movie ;;: t the Orpheum . The body of the Lindbergh baby has been discovered. Murdered . Military pa rade today for the Junior Farmers. It r a ined during the entire parade, but a par~de there must be for our yctll?,g .tillers of the soii, May 8 . Mother 's Day. Tom, Irv a nd I went for a hike 1his morning along the Red Cedar to gather wild flowers for our mothers. Birdsong 3Ccompc.nied· us and the ducks were having a quacking good time. We found ~n abund~nce of trilliums, violets, dutchm~ns' breeches, buttercups, etc. Tom and I then left for F~irway where mother had a fine chicken dinner for us. Had a nother chicken dinner at Tom's folks o-t five plus str~wverry shortc3k e Later we played tennis. May 12 The public is sorrowed and hopes for a swift apprehension of the crimintLl and speedy punishment. May 15. Tom, Phyllis Hooten, his girl .friend 1 and I went to the Prudden Auditorium to hear a talk by Congressman Blanding on prohibition. Very good. Returned to the college and walked through pear valley ~nd along the river. May 16. The premier of J apan has been murdered. A on English B .B. Got in some tennis and golf y:6.!terday. May 27, M0.y 31. Uncle Harry in Fremont has married Rosa? Still thinking of happy week-end at home and with friends. I.,a.ter to Mathews for ice cream • . , .. _,,. ·rhe freshmen in their pajamas paraded around the campus .Read parts of I.,a.rry a wonderful book of a college cha -p; his diary and ' 1fe. Killed when a sa.pti,omore. Uune 2 cap Night. Then honors were oresented in front of Demonstration Ha.11 where £\ huge bonfire was built and the freshmen threw their pots into the fire. Pa jama tearing sta rted next and many fellows in the buff esct.t.ped to the gym. ~fterwards we went to the dance ~t Dem Hr. ll. Very w~rm, big crowd. 1v1et an interesting gal. June J. Three fellows fainted during parade today. These damn hot uniform c 1·:e •Jere hi a: hl, commert deri :for our solend 1 ·d n l · toon . Dr . ~ cCune t:-: lk:2d to ovr 9 !1 J'h. ..SIEX ybu;· Jty viTfN ·J.~ c:..fos) a., ou; 'Grea..t •xpectations" the sermon this morning . God must be 4-, June 5. definite , real part of our f \V ~- We must be as su~e of Him Q.,S the mountain we see in the distance and know is there. Mrs . Baker went on a picnic so I got dinner. Albert mc:de some 17. . ,:, . A wonderful evening. lemonade for lunch and we made our own sandwi~hes. June 6. Pe1rade at S3:00 this morning . Wolf and I chewed gum to keen u-n our spirits or keep cool? Colonel Rodnej again co~manded our nlatoon. Enroute to the library tonight stopped to watch Senior Play pr~ctice in the Forest of 1-1rden . Not.:: impressed. There is a lack of interest here in dramatic art. The misquitoes must be glad the play is goin~ to be given in the Forest of r.rden . Preserving tr&ditions sometimes unc omfort~ble . June 7. A letter and check from Mary todc:y. What would I do without this kindred spirit? Have been busy reading about the World W::- r.\\Th~~Russian Empire by Wci.lsh is good. June 8 . Tonight I.Ja.rry a.nd I drol/e out to Grand Ledge ·· ·.;. :. ·: J;:: ~~ to climb tramped a.long the river c:.nd across the along the ledges in the park. We glen to the ledges on the other side. June 9. Uncle Bill came down from Fremont today to let me know I will have a job working for the Gerber Canning Compc ny this summer. He is 4. big jolly red haired man, one of the superintendents of farm operations for Gerbers. Am mighty pleased and fortunate to have 2 summer job in these hard up times. Faith is a great thing. Sure will miss my friends. June 11 Henry and I went to the Water Carnival tonight. We a rrived in time to see 8 floats; all delightful floating majestically down the river. ~cross from the stands on the opposite bank on a throne s2t the King and Queen of the Carnival. June 13 tit 10: 30 I ·went to Commencement. 400 odd graduates. Dr. Glenn Frna.k, ·President of the University of Wisconsinlspoke 09 The Renewal of Amerio ~ . ✓ ery good. Economists , business men and politicitt.ns should be animated toward one common cause for the good of P.merics . What this country needs is a real leader and followers. We as ~ people spend h~lf our time getting a leader and the other haif killing him. defined in the 18th Century and still reta ined is no good for we c~n best understand freedom by the fruits of freedom and we know th8 t there ~r9 fruits which have been unsatisfa ctory. What this country needs is o.. suicide political pact in which politicia ns would turn in open consnir ~cy o.go.inst petty politicos and p;..1 rty interets o.nd i\tw-~~ their best efforts towr-rd Parade at 8:00 this morning. Saw and he&.rd Major Generc,.l P2.rker. Individualism a.nd freedom rs ~ big crowd. tha t remedy of the gre e t economic crises. It now seems th:;i-C ~ I hope tha t 1 trust that with God's help we shUl be r-ble to so l ve them the youth of Americ~ sh~ 11 I hope I ca n do my part, be it ever so I t can't be done. Let us find~ leader who is =n History exam yesterday long, but not terribl y difficult. we re a aa tion stra ngled by our own success. We have created a., m:-> chine by which we fail to conform and esta bl ish the proper standud of living. We do not wa nt~ government like Europe'. ~nd c~pitQ..lism is in danger of a complete a nd drastic cha nge ~nless the evils Q..re destroyed. Let us not as a people continue to bobble a long ~nd expect to muddle through this devaression. executive, an exempl~r. A gr~at responsibi l ity rests with the eduC4.te d youth of toda y. The Renewal of ~meric ~ rests upon their shoulders. Such is some of what I remember, answer this call. Today we ca nnot look with pride upon mtJ.ny of our so I f they h8.ve been successful, the fruits which they ca lled great men. lea ve behind are very bitter indeed. We reoJ.ize the great probl ems th~t confront us. for the betterment of m~nkind. sm~ll. June 15. Well, Bingham a nd Bob ha ve gone E1.nd it seems r a ther va ca nt already. Mr. Cook a nd I studied history tonight at the Faculty Club in the Union: June 17 Got up at five to study ·. for Bota ny exam. Not hc:.:. lf a.s b.c-.d s.s I expected. Everyon~ gone except my room m~te and me. Tonight eight of us went to Pleasant La.ke where we had a wonderful evening dancing, strolling . along the lake shore under~ bewttchng moon. bid fareweel to my friends June 18 Up early, cle~ned a nd left Mrs. Ba kers ~t noon. Home in time for lunch. Mother gone on a nursing case. Pa cked. Got groceries for dinner tomorrow. Looking forwdrd to seeing Uncle Bill ~nd Aunt M? rth~ and their children;. Paul, Jim and I went for a w,:lk a cross the fie l ds and through the woods where cranes have a rookery. June 19 house and started dinner. Fremont. folks ca me r bout l:JO. We ~te ~nd left for Fremontabout five, stopping to s ~y goodby to Mother. drove to Fremont. the night. June 25 Received my grades toda y: History A, ·Botany, ~, Engl ish B, French B. Gym B, l'f ilitary Science C. StG..rted work ci.t five z.t the pea viner where peas are brought to be threshed. Note: From June 19--Sept. 18 working in Fremont. Sept 18-22 in Ba ttle Creek with rela tives. Up at five to do the washing. Got breakfast ~nd cleaned the t\rriv-ed at rrine and went up to Grandmothers to st;-,y It sure wa s h~rd to I • 19. 'll;s and they drove me out home. Good to see ~ t . 22. So happy to be back at Mrs . B~kers. Phoned friends. ~tt supper at Aunt rtother, Paul and Jim again . Dad not home. Sent. 21:_ Lined up today to enroll. Quite 2 large enrollment this f~ll after all . Bob Gutherie is going to be my room~te. H~ve to ~ccept who. t comes: Seot . 24. Fin~lly enrolled. Taking psychology, English History, Survey of English Lit , French und Milit~ry Science . Hope to take Debate also. ent. 25 . Leu.fl'l todr-y 1,ve today n.s if you were going to die tomorr()w. , as if you were going to live forever/ S0id Dr. McCune in his sermon this morning. Big crowd in church. strolled along the river admiring fall colors, he s 2- id th~t he w~s going to be a doctor . r•m pleased . Will miss him when ie leaves for U. of M. Tonight we went to hea r Sgt . York at the Prudden Aud . Irv . c:..;.me out this - fternoon. P.s we . :- I Instructors: Survey of English Lit . W,Ulo..ce Moffett . I know Sept. 26 I 'm going to enjoy this m~n and his course. Psychology--Ma,rtin De H11,an, I h~ve my doubts about him and his course. Milit~ry Sciende! C~pt. · ioorhies , conceited, cockey. Hope the horses are better. British History, Dr . Kimber. They say he's direct from Ox:ford. Drole . French; H~rry B~rnett. Hope he takes mercy upon me. Oct. 1 Defe a t--Grief State -0, Michig ~n 26. Oct. 2 Met a. ch~rming girl in the libr'tiry, Evelyn Hart. We ree.d. Beowulf toget~er, but 1 •11 be daraed if I can remember anything about it. Oct. 4. To the Pi Kappa Delta meeting &t the Union tonight. Forensic plans outlined for the year. Later went to see Ben HurJ Much impressed. Oct. 8. My legs are sore from riding. Bill Betts and I went to the Coop (Morrill Hall) tonight. Got dates Q..nd rode G-round. at Mathews . Oct. 11 . Felt rather inspired after a talk with Dea.n Austin tod~y. Went to Debo. te meeting tonight. time to put in on debate. The competition is keen. I doubt that I will h~Ve enough ·~ Ice cream la.te!" .,., \\ Oct. lq . Gave my report at deb:;.te meeting l a.st night. It W'l.Sn•t very good. Used sabers in c&>v1a.lry tod~y &nd nearly cut my er.tr off . TrQ.cey put a hornet in Carl Jorgenson's p?jMloS tonight. Stuck it on with gum. Poor c~rl, he rose out of bed as if he were ~scending r~pidly to heru,en. Oct . 21 Psychologry terrible. Why ~m I so dumb . Got to thinking iLbout 7 Jean d 'Arc a.stride my horse tod:o-. y with s &. ber extended l ong Uter everyone good soldie~. else had returned theirs to sc~bba.rds. Will never become rQ n ~~ f 1oY't ,k-r .!'fV . o..Y,.d- x -wtnr to o.. lo.,y-~ 4.;f. 'tni t(!; p . Sun~ R,~ci"'{>.n i lively, a -very good da.ncer·. Lu..ter , we wen.t_f _or Q.. o rive _tu:-ound the co.rn-pus 4tt>J for fee cream. She fs o. distant relll--tive-, something 1-ike a.. third cousin from f\ l mi·. ~S -~C. 19 ,- Fordham lJ. ;· ya ST . ..:_TE ! WhA-t cL,ga..me !! The crowd Oct. 22 went wild at the · Union." · Went to EmmO.. ·JO..ne Gr ing 1 s -pft]'.'ty tonight. Wh a.t l.l, ~memo-rable· day·: Oct. 27, In th·e···ciumps~ : ··way · diowri.~- - Received terrible 'grt.tdes ·on .my b.luebooks. to get busy. Hope to show €Ai ;na.rk_ed im"9.r.qvement • . Things e&n '..-t ~--go· ;n like /A. e.: in Eng_lish. :Wors~ _e_ve'f reC f?iVed . _A :·o~ il'! P~ych. eed ,. , • • • • • • I ,,._ • • · ,,•-.,. • •• this. Oct. 28. Tonight Yfcls . .- insta,lla.tion of Comp,.;.. ny Sponsors. I got e a rl a date and we wore our milita ry uniforms, belts Md buckles, buttons al l spit d.nd po l ished. The co-sponsors looked eleeJt,nt in their f0rm ·ISJ.s the Union. June is a fun gc.t.l. ,A fter the ceI!l'nony we went to the do-.nc e a nd the ce"f!mony was impressiYe. a t Oct . zq. A cold rO.,iny day for the Class Rush G\nd a.. poor turn out by ca, tc:hing the Clll.ss of "35, The best event Weis the greased pig r(l.Ce. l four greased pigs in a. muddy fl eld is a.., ch::: llenge . Wore my room-m(Ltes sweat shirt and nearly ruined it. We won the tug of w'OX. Pulled Danny Wreck ac Adly worn. These pc.m~ered genteel sons of Americ ~ wouldn't issue such~ prockm~tion l»d their forefLthers not toiled fdr their bread. The spirit of these young upstarts is~ discredit to their country. Novrs 1 , Hoover fin,v.J_ly o...pper.:rs to h _ve come to life } I hope thivt he will win the election. I c~n•t help but feel th~t ~ m~n who ~s stru~glecf from the clutches of poverty has a greoter sympth~y with the co~mon peopl e thlU1 ~ man who WdS born sitting on~ silver pl ate which he often complO.ined w.:1 s much too t~rnished. Ro oseve lt 's a.tt~.cks upon the present administratio n a re f al se a nd his promis~s uns ound tccc ording to the press. N6Y t, 'R. e,oJe ve l t- PR es, de r, t. -r ""'' 1 '1 c~),\sl<.,cl(- jO'V e RN o R, h., "'" ;1 vc c ~J s, Nu ✓- .. Tf\V<<7_ftite elec..T,oN M~T Cc''~ j e, J-f- vJ.eri ts th .,.Cl u ') h () ur Th e <£,t, u I\J 'tRy f'r!Pf't:'t-.s evllr~ ~0NVl:fff;.stfli'o1v ,:>f;td. ·,y H-19oVVr. 2 .l. I are getting me down; . Who i s the ~nd Hoover u..re to confer on the Wou ldn • t Gurner mC)Jce ? wondetfu.l Irv . and I went to he ar Bob I.a. Folette , lewer of the If we hM more ~ov . 15 . Sh~kespeare ' s ~ave Sonnets d~rk l a dy1 Llldy? Cold. Roosevelt national debt . Roosevelt is sick . president? ! Nov. 16 . Of all the horses I ever h41..d tod a ~ W-1.J.S by ftl..r the worst . hope when he gets old they kill him 2~ d make glue out nf his bones. Of cour<:!e , the horses a.re U.11 "little sweets" a nd we ue the big dumb "meanies 'tc:.ccording to .Capt . Voorhies . I couldn't m<1 ke my horse gA.,1. lon . ~ov . 22 . Progressive Party . Quite an effective speaker. conscientious and zealous l eu.ders who· have the welfe re of the peo"9le and the country a t heart a s he h~s,our country might be much ~rouder of its government . l}lo v • 2 g . D in I must be ~ terrible horsem~n . Did the best I could . I will be g l Q..d when my stint in the milita ry is completad . Kimber doesn ' t even know my nu.me after a ll this time . Dec . 1 Greatly enjoying Milton . Would like to find o.. friend who enjoys the simple things in life. Dec . 2 . F:eceived an''/\ " in c;.ivc:.lry! How I must hKve improved~ Dec. 6 ,. ,, ~The Conflict in Manchuria . ~ea.ding Pa radise Lost. Dec . 14 . Concert tonight most enjoy~ble Fred Pa..tton s~ng . Mich~el Pmi,,td and Alexander Sehuster violin, . Dec . 16 . An .attack of :pleurisy put me in the hospit ~l . Went to hear Mr . Bc.ker , Consul to J.-,p::. n ::J nd Chinu.,>to..lk on The Capt. is 8- regul~r tyr~t . ilit~ry Sci . ~ \\ ~ .h nether year ho.s pa ssed. Dec . 22. Go t out of the hospital today . Have missed finUs. Left fo r home 11 rm perplexed c,nd disgusted with Dec. 31 life in g~neral , ev..e n -:though·. I know it ' s U.n unhealthy out ook . The charm , the beaut~ of life ha s become like ~ bo uquet of fll.rled flowers . How much my outlook h~ s changed in~ single year ~ I s u ppose one cQJl live to be ~n old ma n and never discover the true rne ~ning of life . Ahead lies ~ road so uncertain that I shudder ~t the thought of starting out the new ye a..r . The f2 is 4.. conflict between my soul the things perceived . treasures , even some I so ught to keep . Others h~Ve drifted OJN~Y, their pA.ths often lying in different direct i ons . times but t ~rely h~ve I tasted or felt l ove . imd I hc. ve lost some of my friends \ my gre.::.test I ho..v e t~sted hcU:>niness ~ t ' I don ' t like to criticize our government , but the repetition of f alse promises ~na decep~ive pr~ ctices hv,e ~roused suspicion . ~o v+\i'l ' '("C S e,V\'t' ~-~ f.\>-t't oN- o,£ · ~19y~·,-n-r,t,:,i~t=" ·rna.."5 ·f ~vt•.\t-eo ~ Ch A.U .. en~e) but peel off the skin ~nd within there is such fi l fth a,nd corruption tho.t the si tua. tion looks hopeless. God, sr,..·✓ e this democra.cy~ Teach man tho. t money and greed are the s_9mbols of destruction o..nd dis~. ster. The concentra tion of we~lth ~d power in the h~nds of O-few h8..ve children, worry ~bout Besides the food tha t I e~t, I couldn't exist were it not for two ~ other factors; ~ f o. i th of some kind (Vld Cl hope th£t serves o.,s Q.. continuoJ. tonic for the soul. I refuse to believe, reQJ.ly, thia,t life is CA6 v~in ~ it seems. ' Perh~ps these years mean more to us tha.n we suspect. B~ck sorrow, bo..ck h~te, ~k des~ir. Let me stand free Upon life's sp6.n, Come f a ith, come love, come hope, I'll st~nd with thee, 11-11 d. Vt:J w. \ r co..n • • • L I ' , ... .. .,. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~, 1933 23 . . 1:: lwdys enjoy a date with jovia 1 and good Jan. 1 Celebrated the ~ew Year and ringing out the old vrith friends 2. t i:he r sonic Temnle Dance . dancer 1\'io.rjorie Holtdsy. Thought my legs would dro-o off . dawn at 3i vermans ·. a movie . How c:an one say Happy New Year with ~ true heart o.nd see the present condition? one in Asia~ Irv' . and I ha.d dinner together e nd later went to ij/orld wide deoression . I Spe nt the two wars in .'.:io uth America.. and ~ t J - rt seemed queer not to be attending . Jan. 4 Classes started today. I felt sick inside . Have ~rranged to take my make -u p exams . This afternoon went to see President Shaw.about a lo ~n f o r my tuition . I n his austere office with a bowl of polished ~ p~les on o.,. sideboard , a single beard of wheat in a bud >1;.-.,.se on his large desk , he pee!'ed a.t me over the top of his stee l rimmed gl.:. sses with Cl., somewh·t hz:Lwk like appearance. in °'1he State Journa i" stated that he looked a.nd dressed r o..ther like 2 we 11 dressed stock f~rmer . My room-mate s~id he reminded him of 0... startled turkey. Our meeting was brief. "What does your father do? " A_obertS'•haw has been President since 1928 . An o.r ticle " He's employed at :rteo Motor Car Company" 7 •~rn What capacity. . "He works in the enamelling department when there is work." He pursed his lips. "Well, 1 ca n do nothing for you. Go talk to Secretary Halld.day. " I went down the hall of the 1-1 dministr a tion Building a.nd after a n hour's wait was ushered into his office only long enough to be told he could do nothing for me and to go see Dean Emmons for advice o.,s he was in charge o~ student loa n s . Dean Emmons wasn't immediately a v ~ il~b e . As I wal ked outsine classes were passing. My spirits were ~t low ebb. That a fternoon, Dean Emmons, a tA.1.1, sp~re, greying mui informed me that a large number of students had OJ.ready OJ)plied for loeans ,· n d since I was only a $.o~bJlrl wand ere cl f'Jr I look.ed a t ~ brief moment if there was a God. Then he handed me~ note for my tuitio ~ I tried to smile bo..ck ~nd shook his h~nd in grel-titur.e dnd and smiled. breathed a prayer of thanks ~s I r~n dov~ the steps into the ooen ~ir . Arr i1ing home,I found ~5.00 from cousin, M~ry,and A, large b0x fu l l of gifts from my a unt and cousins in B~ttle Creek, including gloves, books, ties, handerchiefs, cak a nd candy. Keep the F~ith! President Coolidge died tod~y following a, heart ~tt~k. S~w Dr . ~cCune tonight and told him the .good news. J an . 6. Over joyed, .:..in:·_ high spirits I returned to my cl~sa~ this mor-ning . No one at the house except Mrs . Ba.ker ·•~knew of the o..nxiety now behind me. I know I shall enjoy Dr. Mitchel in Principles of Educ~tion. He h~s a good reputation, one of the few in the depl,rtment of educ~tion who h~S that distinction. Studied for Psychology exQm : which I surely dread. Jan. 8 Dr . McCune~ sermon w~s ~n inspir~tion: A Portrcut of ex.. Happy Life~ ~Happiness is not found in what we c~n ~cquire . ,,_ as the by-product of the things we do in life . J a n. 11. Everything seems to be going fine. rt seems to come ,, A· hungry man is at my door, who.t shD.11 I do ? My fire is warm, my lo uf is sweet ~nd I h2 ~e you. Sufficient unto my needs--but oh.' 1J.lhe wind is col d . The hungry man is at my door ~nd he is old, And he is we~ry, waiting to be fed. I cannot live until I break in ~three this bread I thought was mine. I c;.,.nnot rest beside my fire unless I shl.\,re Its W4rmth with him and find ~clo~k That he can wear. This done--(Lnd he upon his way ~tong the street, I find~ w~rmer fire--my lo~f grown doub ly sweet. Jan. 12 Moved today r.1cross the h"'ll to li·,e with La.wrence B,_ .sset. Gutharie seems delighted and I don 't mind the ch~nge myself. --t.A,r~'y is well liked and we should get C.U.ong, J a n. l} . we need~ great O..Wo.kening in religion. We seem to have lost certain essential inf uences of cultiv~ted thought; the Bibl e Cl.lld its exo.mples of beauty, literQ.,ture and philosophy; its gte~t fundo--mento..1. hu:ri;::.. n w; s d om . 2Li, . "It ' s easy to weep with friends but not Jan . ll_ Greatl y impressed by Bishop •dgar Blake ' s sermon this morning . He was formerly Bishop of Paris . always easy to laugh with others •..• Inject happi ness into your friends. If you see some one happ~ never destroy it . God take away our jealousy and envy , let us rejoie e when others are h~ppy . The sim~l e things in life are ours . We are sons of God , not servants . Let us uuon a rising each morning say , "Good morning sister Sun and at event ide , "Goo d eveni ng brother Star . ·• Jan . 16 . Mrs . Baker got her clothes washed early so I did my l;:;undry tasks . Got a'B~on my h i story ex?m , and ironed--noJ~one 9f my favorite Gov [ "rf~!.J'b~ied:~ the law Jan . 19 in refusing to file an account of his campaign expenses . How can people be expected to obey the l aw when the Gov . openly flouts it? \I ~ J a n . 20 . Bin Ed . ~5 . 00 and stamps . I played some hymns and we sang later joined .Mrs . Baker for a visit . together . Sometimes she reminds me of Grandmother . She long ~go won my devotion . J an~.21 P.fter the usual Sat . chores went to the gym to exercise . Br-ssett and I will be alone this week- end . Made the honor roll . Out with friends tonight . When :Ba ssett returned from his date we morning hours . Jan. 22 A typical March day . test . Grandmother Smith sent me 2 pr . of soc1cs i ·•i.s Read some of Will Durant ' s philosophy tonight end 'vi ind , rain , lmvering skies . The sermon : t Elked until wee £~arching Forward with God - from Psalm 68 . ~Does Go d sometimes get tired of ,,, waiting for us to catch up?---Come on Charlies ._ . . We are l ike l itt l e two year ol d Charlies . Studied French this afternoon a nc r ead about Roosevelt ' s bo yhoad . .: wri tten by his mother . Reared at be rc utifu l Hyde Park Estate , surrounded with luxury , can he understand the troub l es End problems of the common man? I should read the Bible more . The present whereas and wherefore congress is a disgrace . washed windows on the outside tonight The 2 0 th amendment to the constitution Jan 23 . Pains in my side again . after school . ~B*on French quiz . passed today (La.me Duck ) . Jan 2Li, . Went to hear author1 Robert R~ynolds , tonight (Borthers of the We s t ~ .Spo i...e of P: n Univers:;f f':. young man of thirty, he has a kind , compelling f 2.ce . Hdventure ; the quest of discovering the soul .-- Bridging from reElism to realities . "How often youth desire s to become great ; to mold his bra.in into a mighty force of energy , but there ai¼~ys .rem~ ins the hours of work that one must endure ; that desert of lonely wilderness th? t we must through alone . The human sou l , wha t a n unwe eded ge r de n ~~ desire s . '0..TS W'll to C~ st' v.sc..de ) w'F\.i..ch ow which r t.a n.ts. t-o n:r,uv-i~ h? ~ s How ./- 25 . I stand on the corner of a street in a large &ity. Above me tower gigantic structures of steel and granite ~ cold, grim. Traffic flows by in an endless stream and I hear the raucous ro 2r of the crowd. I hear the song of birds in the country and w-c.1. tch a:, droning bee bend down a clover blossom . Life , what are you? Within my room I peer into the shadows of deepening gloom and wonder. There is hunger fnd l9nging withir. that food, shelter, or warmth cannot satisfy. God he lp me that hidden something that I. may bring it forth and mold it into sha?e, There is a deep wide chasm between our life of re~lism and the quest of our soul. Life's great adventure will be to bridge that chasm and ex?lore the beyond to find ~ I\ , .. c t . ,, ~ on my paper on Swi~r. Told that it w~sn't nctur~lly done . riistory w~s easy. Tonight was the big Jan27, Three blue-books today. college formal. Larry was so excited that he could hA-~~~ control himself. What a time Norm had with his tie. He wore my black overcoat and looked very well turned out. Would like to go to a form ~l in a tux some day. Jan. 30. Hitler made chancellor of Germany. Brought home Vol I of Francesco Petracca by a tham. Must It seems simply the age old custom of bVfan English book soon, can't bluff much longer. Jan. 31 Military training here is sure the bunk. What soldiers we would make on the battlefiBld! instilling in youth a philosophy of militarism which never prevented~N1 war. Surely there is a greater need for money than this. Congress appropriates money for such foolish things. Feb. 2 Haard Norman Thomas this noon. ~n impressive speaker. Addressed a large audience. I wonder. Roosevelt's economy program t $.50, 000 for White House swimming pool H Feb. 5 Should we pray to God to end the depression? No. We have brought it upon ourselves. God has not taken away our resources, there are no great plagues or epidemics. There is an abundance of food, yet people starve. For years we were warned of the coming crisis. Dyncstic America foretells this period. A Chicago bAnker s~id not long ~go, could gather at a small table in front of me wealth and resources of America. "Rmerica is to look for either socialism or a dicta tor" the men who control the ttI Il Duce has crushed liberty in Italy. Heh, s applied rigorous standardization behind the whine of nation~lism, but hasn't conquered unemployment. I think Germany wiil pay a high price for Hitler . Much in a daily newspaper makes it one of the most ~ooe~in,,painful studies one r, 3. :r. ! i t,'\\ I Feb. 6. The end of Russia's Five Year Plan found the Russians hungrier than they had been in several winters . 26 . A ~D~in education. So disappointed. Dr . Mitchell was confused in th e presentment of his statements although my low grade is due more directly to lack of preparation . "Nous finissons Un examen demain!" Read some of Burn's poetry . R~ther l ike it. Blake seems shrouded in romant'i c mystery • terpretation from his poetry . fl fter all, we must hF..ve some thoughts of our own . School doesn ' t teach u s to think . We can ba rely stand u~on ou r own intellectual legs without being propped up by taxt - books . ; I like to derive my own in- ;:-u Di2ble aujourd ' hui. a Mc:..re Our ships of Truth and Beauty that we build and set sail Q.n in High School and\ ollege often go off t~eir course and run a.ground on sho? ls. I ' m wondering if I will ever be able to paddle my own c~noe . ~ ~ ,, "' ,, how to swim , handle Feb . 9 14 degrees below zero ! 93¢ for a ne~ French book . Feb . 10 . o.K., on test in Education . Rather enjoy the new French pl2y, Le Fils de Giboyer by Emile Augier. •' Feb~ Still very cold . Enjoyed Wordswort~ Michael and Tintern Abbey. ' H~s utter lack of a sense of humor sometimes renders him pathetic. Feb . 13 A young f!lan should know the following: firearms , speak in public , cook, typewrite , ride a horse , drive 2 c2r, dance , drinli: , speak at least one foreign la nguage welll~nd hsve an apprerantined. Mar 4. ROOSEVELT TAKES OATH OF OFFICE. Banks in New York and Ill. close. Roosevelt asks for war time powers. may humbly ask the blessing of God. of us. May He guide me in the days to come··---his closing remarks. May confidence be restored to the people and may we Ell join hands to overcome this great world-wide economic depression. Give us faith in our new President. May we emerge from these dark years a ~ew people,~ new nation with a richer and fuller life for all. Ma r. 5 Holy Communion. Rttended a concert and lecture given by Arthur Farwell on "Orpheus. Mus ic superb, .NATIO1~L BANK HOLIDAY DECaRED BY ROOSEVELT FROM MONa\Y THROU&ff iva r. 6 ivayor Cermack dies. Business is at a standstill. An extrO.... THURS~Y . session of Congress has been summoned to re lieve this situ8tion as soon as possible. How SheQly raves in Promethus Unbound. ,, ♦ ~ar. 7.. Dr . WILLTo M DUP.tHlT . My but he is a big little man . impressed I find it difficult to express my feelings. His first four words made me feel as if I were listening to an old friend; a grert fr ,tend with human understanding and e mc>.n of inte llectua 1 power. He was brown as a nut contrasting sharply with the winter pale skins in the I wa.s so ~udience . He possesses a rem~rkable stage presence.~ subtle moo . simpl e, di rect, never minces words, jbrceful .in speech. He saw ~ great deal during ~·rA "'ee -we:e J<, TY f>- to .. R11 · · ·r1. ~8 ihe President by Proclamation continues the Bank Holiday until further notice . H History in the making ! Mar . 9 Thinking about Wil-/ourant . Saw John Yale who is making a name for himself in debate . U.S . is 157 years old today . Mar . 10 Grand Opera , "Orpheus " at the Pr udden .Aud . with a cast of 200 . This evening will long be remembered , The beauty, grace and talent of the cast and the stage settings merit the highest praise . Scenes amazing ; especially the Gate to Hell . How lovely the Elysian Fields . How impressive the tomb of Euyridice and the Temple of Eros . The M. S . C. departments of music , a r t , drame., dancing and others deserve the highest praise .• Mzr . 11 " Fixed habits often need fixing . Advice that is pleasing is the kind we accept but usually the kind we don ' t need", Earthquake in Calif . 100 dead , thousands injured . Mar . 18 , I think I ' m the only one in our old crowd without a steady girl friend . Have been r eading some lovely Chinese poetry , very de licate , very soothing , Larry came home f r om a date about midnight and the gang gathered in our room . Several ridiculed poetry . We joked and joshed each other . Then we all quoted some poems lear ned in chi ldhood . Finally turned out the light when: I found I was quoting poetry to myself_ and Larry had dozed off . Mar . 20 , This damn military science . Why don ' t they assign me a horse with some pep? Mar . 22 . Education exam was a pipe . So easy I don ' t think it will count much towo..-rd final grade . Expect at least a " B", and an "A" in history . Mar . 30 Horne after spending spr ing vac ation in Battle Creek with Aunt Hattie , Uncle Ber t and cousins . Paul looks good considering recent illness , but his hands and feet are badl y scarred . Su rprised when I returned to the house tonight to find that Mrs . Baker is planning to move and live with daughter in Virginia_. _ M_1:1st: find a job and a new plac e to live . Aprill Marks : Eng . Lit= A, History=A , Education= B, French= B, Mil , Sci=C . Upon advice of Aunt Ella went to see Mrs . Janet Perry , two houses toward Church at 244 w. Grand River . Got a job making beds and being janitor in exchange for room . ( The big yellow house has disappeared . A car Wash is located on the site ) April 2 Instructors : Sci of Ed .~ Asst . Prof . of Ag . Ed ., Spring term begins . Bronson Walpole . Conceited , odd , Told he likes to get every girl in his classes to cry at least once . Eng . Lit~ Wallace Moffet (continued) , French= Hughes , good . Eng . ff.i. st= Dr . Harry Kimber . Last term when he didn ' t appear after the first ten mi nutes of class a group of us got up to leave as he walked in and said , " I know it is the custom if an instr uctor doens ' t appear within ten minutes after the hour you are at liberty to leave. For an assistant professorlyou should wait for 15 minutes , for a full professor, 20 minutes but for me I expect you to wait the whole damned hour, " We didn ' t know whether to laugh or remain silent as we edged into our seats . For Speech I have Egbert King , Assoc Prof of Speech . A white m~ jen2rally respected, sanse of humor . We meet in the top of the Home Ee . building . Last tenn of 29 military science. No tears . April 4 . "I touch . God with my song As the hill touches the far away Sea with its waterfall " No horse in M. S . Must march with the freshmen , Bah! Parade in the rain . The "Akron " world's largest blimp has crashed into the Atlantic 20 miles off Jersey coast , 73 killed . April 5 Went before the Committee to request a loan for tuition which was granted. Nof impressed with tall , spare Dean Elizabeth Conrad , Dramatics promises to be enjoyable . April .8 Larry and I moved today to Perry House. The big yellow house can accornmocate about 20 students . Three floors . Plenty of work! Glad Larry and I will still room together. st. April 9 To Mason to see house on .Jit.,i!&Y§fn:i where the folks have moved. It is a _tairly sizable house near the standpipe at , top of the hill. Paul arid I hung curtains and p~ctures . Mother having upstairs papered . She is caring for the convelescent owner , a widow , at $35 .00 per week . Dad has rented the farm . I fear we will lose it if he can't connnu.11 to make payments . Larry and I began eating at various restaurants . . Larry not impressed. April 11 . Began eating at Wells Hall in the basement commons, Board $5 . 50 per week . Don ' t miss doing dishes or fixing the fire ! There are more beds to make what with seven bedrooms , including two on the third floor, Halls and baths to clean too . ThanRul to have a job, April 12. Time speeding. Cardinal Newman 's ~ Idea of a University " interesting . Dislike Science of Ed . class , Walpole is too much of an utilitarian in his ideas about education , He certainly has a good opinion of himself . While he gets under my skin at times, his views seem to have some validity. April 15. Saw "The Sign of the Cross '.' Impressed with Claudette Colbert, Elissa Landi and Frecerick March . Roman history is very interesting . .'Thankful that Dad came and gave .. me a little money . Badly needed , April 19. Saw George Bernard Shaw on campus the other day. His flowing white beard impressive. If he says or twists anything to sound clever it seems forced . He would make a clever court jester for George V Many college teachers could take a course in the techniques of good lecturing with profit . You press a button , then fight for 5 cents of information . Moffet is an e xception . April 20 Enjoy ,·o vi 0,; 5 some of the fellow at the house . Among them , Fred Bentley from Lapeer . ~ br i dje 1N' " i "' . Sit lfg" 4n4 ~ To e - "" 0' -t-a s 5va.k-a et:, Mrs . Perry , a non - nonsense woman , seems satisfied with my work thus far . A or . 28 . Uncle · Bill wrote th.:.. t I can work for Gerbers again this summ,~r . Dre ~d the thought of June coming all too soon. Miss Garret in the hospital for an operation. npr . JO. Alone most of this drea~ Sunday , Studied , slept. Bro¥ming puts me to sleep. We popped corn tonight when the fellows returned from their week-ends out of to¥m c:ri.rnmed with '(ttW ·h.y"".'b .. ~ : . Pa in in side ~ga..in , \,' .,,_, _ l'Y\issed the mid- term . Hope I can go to U. of M. next yeGr. Hot . The pr . of shoes Irv. g a We me pinch my feet. Bummed home. Mav 1 Sprin~ has begun to knit gr¢an blouses for the trees. Hc.ve st::'rted smoking a pipe . My room mate is so deeply in love time bBrely exists!~ May . 8 Learned Miss carret has cancer 2nd recovery unlikely. Test in ::ici. of Ed . Walpole not there again . iiay q Paraguay declares wa't' on Bolivia. Hundreds return to work in ustern millS, Talk of inflation . l'ia y 10 Went to the Interna tiona.l Re l ations Club meeting tonight. Mr . Sage spoke on the French oeople. Very interesting. I wa.s put on the Nominatin5- Committee . P.fter the meeting .I went for?. drive with Mr . Sage and he told me about his trip to Burope last summer. His descriptions are so vivid. Ma y lJ.. Mrs . Perry is away visiting so I ate breafast at the house. Spent so much time on French blue book I was. late to dram~. class r.ind got locked out Ma y 17. My mind rs filled with doubt and little hope as I view the Geneva Conference. The crisis of war i~ Europe can't be ~verted so e~sily The League of Nations was based on the mis-conception that there w~s a universa l desire for peace and a similar readiness of 811 netions to subordinate individaul national purpose to co llective judgement. Designed to be the executor of the moral and political will of F.n inter national soc~ety, the League has become the battle ground of two European groups seeking to operate the League in the interests of their own national objectives. Peace in Europe means the rea.li zc=.tion of purposes which are mutually exclusive and can prevail only after conflic t . being held in London. May 20. Went to the Frosh Frolic with June Redman . Orchestra. Enjoyed every minute. sure is a keen girl a nd a swell dancer. Ma y 21 We nt home . Mothe r away. Dinner with Dt:·d , P(U.11, J r-: mes, the nur se c,,. nd Frances, 1'tit-. -t·1~1c1." Ma ny bouquets of flowers. Dad et.. real flower lover . We ho..d un interestin~ visit a.bout foreign o..fft1irs , economics a nd educ~tion. No m- tter how much educ8. tion :i have acquire ~ ,Do.A will o.J.ways impress me o..s 0.. m~n who is not I'm also doubtful of the success of the Economi c Conference 1-. fter dinner Paul 2nd I pl;:i yed some new pieces. Ice cream later ? t Matthews. She Jerry Schroders .t'0"(•er- • i . Jl. only well read, but able to express his ideas based on sound logic . He is working hard to keep the family's fin2.ncia.l he&,d c>.bove water . 1·ay 25 I ' m afraid this intern~ticnal council zt Genev2 is built on false hopes. Whatever our intentions toward Europe m"'?{ have been o..,s a.. people, capitalists have c~used us to be left without friends. We h~ve been swayed by sentimental pleas. Shouldn't we recognize R~ssia? Her 165,000,000 people offer the greatest potential foreign market. factories. Trade should be encouraged with Russia and South t!meric r.n countries. It could trr.ke the entire surplus of our The House of Morgan scandal has been a. shock to the n.-;tion. rs Roosevelt really representing the desires of the U.S.? May 29. Downtown with Fred to buy a pr. of white shoes for him. Su oner and beer. Bah! Don 't like it. June 1 . Dress rehearsal tonight. We have a good bunch. I think our play is going to be good. I have lost one of my most How I wish it would rain. 94 degrees in the shade. Our room is June 2. our play went off pretty well. Received many comps. King excused me from a toast. June 2 . . Miss ~va Garrett died tonight. loyal, intimate and dearest friends. She was a friend to m8ny ~nd one of the greatest teachers I h~ve ever known. June 7. like an oven. Must leave for Fremont on the 18th and how I drePd it. At mid-night a group of us went swimming at the gravel pit. rrnoon shone through the dense mist hovering like a blanket above the wrter. We found a raft ahd had great fun with it. Pose~ naked in the moonlight. June 12 General Parker. My last day of military forever. Our plztoon was perfect in the parade. Everytime I shudder. the gang here at the house very much. June 14 Cooler. Fred and I got up ~nd went to mili tc.ry parade. S2.w It seems only yesterday that I had to leEve. Will miss think about the end of the 9:ft'Jol year I To Miss rlva Garrett. In Niemoriam P. big When I think of you/ I die too/ In my heart bereft/ Like yours, of air/ no sound is left/ nothing is there/ To make? word of grief . June 16 This marks the end of my Sophoijlore year. morning. and De\':'e.., June 17. Perry pcicking for her Texas trip. I,arry left, then Fred and Harry, Jones and Shorty, Dick, Bill I'm alone . The house vacunt, silent, lonely. Looked for the folks all morning. Wrote to Mrs . Br·ker. Mrs . Jim came after me ~bout o~e. L;;; st ex<'m this r.r.iny -- 32 June 16 through Sept. 9 Worked for Ge.l"her Canning Co . in Fremont , Michigan Sept. 11 - Sept . 17 . Attended the World ' s Fair in Chicago with cousin , Mary) and her friend •. Sept . 18 . Returned to Perry House yesterday . Spring Tenn Grades : Sci . of Ed ~B Eng . Lit=B , French~B , History of England=B, Advanced Play Production= A, Mil Sci=C Disappointed in history grade . About what I deserved in other courses. Sept . 19 Up early to hel~ Mrs . Perry . Then went out to scout for roomers . Great seeing old friends . £Might Large is going to Yale Divinity School , Sept , 20 . Up early again and off to the Union to scout for roomers , Sept . 23 . Great time at the Frosh Frolic . Everybody seemed present but the freshmen . Not difficult to guess why . Saw jtVW Redman . Cute as ever . Frank Jones has returned , Reg~stered Sept . 21 , Classes : School Administration=Evertt Austin, Acting Dean of Liberal Arts , Prof of Ed • • Tall lean , efficient , steel rimmed glasses. English Comp-c Peter Devries , Ancient History,: Ruth Johnston , Latin American History= Harold Fieldr. , National Gov ' t ~ James T. Caswell , Asst Prof of Hist . , Advanced Dramatics • Egbert King . Larry and Fred arrived today . Irv dro ve out from Lansing this afternoon . He looks rather wan after his operation. We drove into the country to enjoy autU!T1\colors and catch up on each other . I sang "Stonny Weather ". He wants to learn it . Sept . 24. Costs : Note paper , 25 , pants cleaned ,35 , map . 10 , play book , 35 , hil,i.r cut . 35 , toothpaste . 10 , Sot~s , 30 , tie , 25 , tie rack • 10 . Received $9 . 00 from Dad . Sept . 28 . Eating at the Green and White Cafe ; new boarding club at 207 E , Grand River , upstairs . Cost $ 2 . 50 per week . Better than Wells Hall ! Sept . 29 • Play praa t i,.ce--"The Gay Pretender", I ' m Stephen Drexe.\, the young wild son of a millionaire . Fun to pretend . Fred and I double tlated tonight and went to Coral Gables . I took Margaret Baired, pretty auburn hair and good dancer . Sept . 30 . Become an expert bed- changer , etc . Helped in the garden . ,# . Oct . 4. Tonight Jones , Fred, Buz Bartling and I went to swipe some grapes . We were picking rapi d ~-Y · when some one got scared and ran . Fred and I stayed to pick some apples . Arrived home looking like two pregnant women . Stolen grapes seem to taste better. Expenses : Time sub . $1 . 00 , coat- $5 , 10 , sheet music-, 35 , soup bowl -. 50 , stamps- . 15 , lunch- , 10 , car fare -. 10 , meal ticket-, :.$2 . 50 ~ Oct . 5 The acquisition of an education often leads to discouragement . It ' s a question whether one works in college for the mark , which may be valuable in terllS of money>or for the love~ of knowledge and a fuller appreciation of life . Better puzzle this out and try to understand life . here does the time ~o? Lovely i'i1other c..way . &-·ul , Jim, Dad ;:;.nd I went to Q.... dance in M-.,son Oct. 6 F.nother week has z ipped past . autumn days , brisk with the tang of foll leaves . The Red Cede r stJppled with yellow, red , brown and orange . Blue moonlight nights , shadows , \valks across the campus meeting strangers yet feeling a common bond. Went home tonight . Knew quite a few and h~d