LIBRARY CHIGAN STATE COLLEGE AGRi. AND APP. SCIENCE Mrs, Linda E. Lrtiulon %% dm Michigan Agricultural College Association Publishers ffl East Lansing Oct. 16, 1922 ~ No. 4 Vol. XXVIII THE M. A. C. RECORD ?r(>e M ' A ' C- ESTABLISHED IN 1896 Entered as second-class matter October 30, 1916, at the post office at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1870. Published every Monday during the College Year by the Michigan Agricultural College Association. '93, Owosso '00, Greenville - L- W. Ranney, A. B. Cook, F. F. Rogers, R. - - '83, Lansing . - - '14 J. McCarthy, Members of Executive Committee. -. - - - - -_ Pres. Vice-Pres. Treas. - Secretary Elected at Large: Henry T. Ross, '04, Milford. Mrs. Dorothy L,illie Crozier, Horace Hunt, '05, Jackson. '17, Grand Rapids. which MEMBERSHIP IN THE M. A. C. ASSOCIA HON includes subscription to Record, $2.50 PER YEAR. payable Association. Unless members request a discontinuance it will be assumed that a renewal of membership is desired. 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After Every Meal z& m AfjV ** The Flavor Lasts THE M. A. C. RECORD VOL. X X V I I I. No. 4 E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN OCT. 16, 1922 U. OF M.-r-AGGIE UNION PREPARING George N. Fuller of MEETING OCT. 28 the state Historical has commission, an alumnus of Michigan,, the U. of M. proposed a joint meeting of the Central Michigan cluh of Lansing and M. A. C. association to' he held in Prudden auditorium on the night of October 28. A program of speakers from both institutions is being prepared and- dancing will be enjoyed after the pep session which will introduce the meeting. Fuller wants to get both groups of gaduates together in preparation for the M. A. C:-Michigan game on -November 4. It is ex pected that President Friday and other nota bles from the college will appear on the .pro gram-. Part of the proceeds will be given to the Union Memorial building fund. Wallace Visit Delayed It has been found-necessary to postpone for several days the visit to the college of Secre tary of. Agriculture Wallace. He was, origin ally scheduled tn speak at the gymnasium on it impossible to be October 20 but has found time here at that later. time and will come some LIBERAL ARTS LIST HAS MANY FEATURES the The list of entertainments provided for students and those connected with the college by the Liberal Arts council includes many in teresting numbers. Lecturers, poets, soloists will while away some of the long winter eve nings and bring with them an element of cul ture. The program, to which further numbers may be added, follows: October 24, Douglas Malloch, poet and lecturer; Novem ber 22, Carl Sandburg, lecturer;-December 5, soprano soloist; - January 9, Marie Tiffany, Theo Karle, tenor soloist; January 24, Henry L. Southwick, reader and lecturer; February 13, Elschucco Trio, representing the Boston Symphony orchestra; February 20, Herbert Adams Gibbons, lecturer on international af fairs; March 13, Dr. Louis K. Anspacher, lec turer, political economist; April 17, Raymond Robbins, traveler, lecturer. is as Director of Athletics Bert Barron and Edna Stong were married June 14 in Philadelphia. The'Barrons are now living on Abbot avenue. MUSICAL REVUE A musical revue to be known as "Campus Nights" has been written especially for p r e sentation by the M. A. C. Union during the winter term. October 17 and 18 the first try- freshman outs for parts will be held when to co-eds and men will have an opportunity display abilities. their vocal and histrionic Others will be heard later and work will begin immediately to prepare the cast so that it will not lack for practice when the dates come for the presentation of the play. The itinerary of the company has not been definitely chosen but plans are in the making to send it to several nearby cities. Entirely new songs and dialogues, with M. A. C. as a its background, general interest is such that to prove acceptable entertainment for the public at large. Accompaniment will be supplied by the college orchestra which Prof. Taylor is organizing and putting into shape for the col lege year. the production and it is certain feature REGISTRATION HITS NEW MARK OF 1634 issued by Miss \ registration figures Final Yakeley set the total enrollment for the fall term at 1634, a new mark in the history of this number only exceeds M. A. C. While that of last year by a scant margin it is re garded as remarkable because of the adverse economic conditions which have prevailed and the somewhat stricter entrance requirements enforced. total in numbers over In the class of 1926 the engineers have the the agricultural advantage students, totalling 188 to 149 for latter. the The applied science course drew 67, veterinary medicine attracted nine and 143 girls elected to try for honors in the home economics de- parment. The in college shows 36 veterinary students, 31 post graduates, 28 specials, 384 in home economics, 488 in agriculture "and 520 in engineering. A study of the figures reveals that probably in duced many they would be better equipped for life if they specialized in other professions. Miss Yakeley states' that the fig ures sway with the changing tides of business. Prosperity on the farms means more agricul tural students, lack of money in the rural dis tricts, means more engineers. farm conditions have think the to 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD the Plant World," appearing the Country Gentleman, the success of GARDNER, '12, GAINS FAME AS PATHOLOGIST In an article entitled "The Typhoid Marys in a recent of the writer. issue of describes the efforts of Max Gardner, '12, pathologist at the Purdue Experi ment station, in cooperation with a fellow spe cialist, in running to earth the winter hosts of tomato mosaic, a disease which had devas tated fields in many market gardening sections and had, previous to Gardner's feat, baffled all attempts to learn its life habits. re - The article in carriers fers among human beings and the incident which caused them to gain the appellation of Typhoid Mary. His story continues: "Two Typhoid Marys have recently been discovered the plant world the discovery means much to all who grow tomatoes. The detectives who two workers made the discovery are the botanical the Purdue Experi laboratory of ment station, Dr. M. Y. Gardner and James B. Kendrick. Whereas the human carrier har bors typhoid, the plant carriers harbor tomato mosaic, a serious disease which annually causes hundreds of thousands of dollars loss to to mato growers. the Country Gentleman to the prevalence disease .and of in in "Tomato mosaic is one of the most baffling diseases known to science. The real -cause of the disease is unknown since it has been im possible to isolate either bacteria or fungi that might be responsible The commonly accepted theory is that the mosaic is due to a virus. trouble. the for "Once a field is affected by the mosaic the disease appears year after year. Gardner and the Kendrick started a systematic search for perennial source of infection: The plant cul prits were finally located. that two common weeds, ground-chery and horse nettle signs of mosaic when growing near diseased tomatoes." frequently exhibited It was noted the line that Gardner and his co-worker ran down all pos two these sible clews along weeds were responsible for the carrying over of the disease from one crop to the next and established that it was transferred from these weeds to the tomatoes by insects. The con clusion drawn by the writer from fruits of the work of the two scientists is that a to mato field kept clear of weeds the year round will also be free from mosaic. - the It is the belief expressed by Gardner that mosaic has much to do with the rot which at tacks they are being mar keted although he has not established proof of that theory. tomatoes while Pictures of Gardner and his co-worker ap issue of The Literary the article in a recent together with a part of peared Digest from the Country Gentleman. ORDER YOUR SEATS FOR NOVEMBER 4 Tickets for the Michigan game on Novem ber 4 must be ordered from L. L. Frimodig and $1.50 enclosed with your order for each seat desired. An additional 12 cents must accompany each order to pay costs for mail ing and insuring the package. There is but a short time left in which to . get your reservations. Send your check and instructions today. Four thousand seats have been followers but for M. A. C. they will soon be taken. reserved Lt.-Col. T. L. Sherburne Professor of Military Science and Tactics Here is a problem for engineers which re» quires no slide rule or table of logarithms: the desire to see the old campus and some of the old gang plus a couple of bucks chopped from a hidden corner of the expense account equals a trip to East Lansing on November 25 to see football game, plus the new alumni office and Union building plus a mil lion other benefits which we cannot enumerate. There is no unknown quantity. the M. A. C.-M. A. C. the new buildings plus THE M. A. C. RECORD 5 GARFIELD DESCRIBES EUROPEAN TRIP Beauties of Swiss Scenery; Agriculture in France. C. W. Garfield, '70, in a letter dated in Paris July 27 tells of his visit to Switzerland which came about through the inability of his party to have passports vised for England before it left the United States. . . the fee, from them in various ways and "Leaving Paris we Went directly to Geneva via Dijon which consumed a day and gave us the keenest pleasure. . We passed along . the line of the Paris city limits, revealing to us that it is a walled city and the fact that all who go in or out pass under the view of a government inspector and the city is thus en taxation which abled to enforce a system of brings large revenue • used to main the expense of city management. Our tain market gardeners to Grand Rapids tributary objected to paying a license to sell their pro duce on our streets and the huckster ordinance exempted . We passed into an area of intensive gardening, in to stimulate which was practiced every art . water was production to the utmost limit . used the crops were a to us. Glass and sheeting were revelation in protecting a nd stimulating early employed the stages of growth. We next passed into forestry and zone of broad agriculture and those The linked closely land not fitted to grow farm crops was planted to woods land which were covered with forest growth. This furnished the same detailed care "was given the field crops. Harvesting of grain was in progress and we saw the sickle, cradle and American harvester all at work. The yield is evidently large and everybody works. "After reaching Dijon and from to Geneva the country was uneven and soil re sults not so rich, but the beauty of the view con was greatly augmented stantly ejaculating over some new landscape delight as we climbed over the Juva mountains into* Switzerland. Geneva strikes one as a finished city so perfect in its details that new things need not be undertaken. notably the reliefs of and we were together. two are thence .. . . few points "I can only mention a that awakened our admiration. First of all is the memorial to the great religious leaders, Calvin, Knox, et al. It is the distinguishing attrac tion of a beautiful past and is featured as a One wall exhibit with a water leaves it with the feeling he has been: tread ing on hallowed ground. frontage. its setting "Mount Blanc, in the southern horizon, with its permanent mantle of snow and ice, awakens a feeling of awe and is superb. Just below the city is the confluence of theNtwo the Rhone, one coming directly branches of freighted with mineral from water and looking like the milk of linft; the other, the outlet of Lake Geneva into which it flows from another glacial area similarly is a weighted with minerals but the settling basin and the water flows from the glaciers, lake the the outlet a pure blue. streams come together the line of demarkation is maintained. For miles after trip "The to Montreux was made by steamer. The views from the deck were de lectable. Again we were lost in wonder over the patch work of farms on the inclines and now the grape became the leading crop and its method of growth quite distinct from our individual vines are planted practice. The two or is feet apart and three borne near the base of the canes. fruit the is near the head of the water and lake, "Montreux nestled between the Elyant mountain facade. A view of the seven snow peaks—the Dent du Midi—had been retained in my mind for thirty years and as they sprang into sight I could not refrain from a noisy expression of delight. the "The ride by rail into Interlaken was made joy by sunshine and billowy clouds. We a reached our hotel at dusk. feature. the most "The three half days spent here were the acme of our trip, for we were in tne presence of one of impressive panoramic scenes of the Republic with the Jungfrau sup^ ported by its famous sister peaks as the un-* paralleled From our hotel, where this is written, I note with joy and approval the planting done by the most distinguished of Swiss foresters 130 years ago on a mountain now of the makes a most to for ice-clad mountains. All the varieties of est in trees of Switzerland were employed covering this barren spot and now constitute one of the realm. rock called Kleine Rugen, which impressive foreground the most attractive forests of the best "The ride to Bern through farm ing section of Switzerland revealed to us, the results of the showery conditions. Grain was matted down and harvesting delayed. Fine orchards and vineyards were to be seen all along the route. is imposing. We "Bern is an ideal capital city and the politics of the Republic centers here and the university area traversed with a car riage the whole city. The most wonderful fea forest, perfectly ture the great handled, within walking distance of the main thoroughfare. to us was "The ride back to Paris via Neufschatel and Dijon was long and tiresome. Two or three items I desire to mention as especially signifi cant, the floral beauty of the railway rights of is a trumph of nature's method of ob way and beautifying waste literating blemishes places, in out markedly this Switzerland. Railway is made more endurable by the use of electric power so gen erally and the elimination of all jerkiness in trains. Universal courtesy the handling of limita softens tions in language." the friction produced by our carried travel is 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD VIEWS AND COMMENT the it, it forced authorities is generally hoped return In its most virile form college spirit is gen erated most successfully in colleges where the dormitory system prevails. Observers have said that scattering students among society and rooming houses would destroy this vital by product in the lives of M. A. C. men. Campus to conditions have abandon, for the present, the dormitory plan, but, in its turn, it will again be put into effect and, with the that old Aggie spirit will strengthened. There are indications that the loyalty and senti ment of the student body have changed, per haps the same feeling is being demonstrated in a different form, perhaps too it may not have the surface it formerly exhibited but still possesses the same fervor. Many of instructors those in and something should be-done to foster the flame of inspira tion and is along these lines and with this goal in mind that several movements have seen in ception this fall. the men, as thought, believe institutional patriotism and touch with leaders of indications their it With the appointment of "Buck" Weaver of the English department as student pastor, with the spiritual duties of Y. M. C. A. secretary combined with his other obligations, a new thought has been injected the w o r k' of into that official. It is the development of a col lege ideal and the preservation of -traditions. Largely through these it is possible to nurture the spark of college spirit in the breast of the forum where campus student. The student problems are discussed is a feature which promises to achieve considerable success and the directing of much of the men and women along lines which will show them their debt to M. A. C. is a step along the same path. Various means are being taken to firmly establish the Aggie spirit. the- thought of in from is the the heart. That loyalty of in showing There is one avenue to this, goal, however, which cannot be reached the campus, that the alumni and their the men and women leadership now in college how much they appreciate the advantages they enjoyed and how tenacious- are the roots of loyalty once the seed is well im planted is the . duty of those who have gone out into the world from the highest purpose, M. A. C. . Students, of are working the the morale of improve campus. The aid of those who appreciate its value to is a vital factor. The old Green and White pep is coming back stronger than ever without the dormitories but after a period of uncer tainty it needs an added boost. the college and to themselves to S e e . T HE RECORD of October 2 for the foot ball schedule complete. Did you save your copy? the title. The Michigan Agricultural College was first known as the Michigan State Agricultural college. The word State has been 'dropped from the opinion of many of the graduates and students it would be more representative the word Agricultural were dropped and State inserted in its place. This year there are more students of engineering than agriculture. In if Dear M a c: It goes without saying that I'have very much at heart the success of all college activities, that to learn of the supremacy of the M. A. C. in all departments of academic life is of great moment to me. And while I am not in active touch with college affairs the is a matter of old school and is great concern to your, humble servant. a matter of great regret that I was unable to be present at the last.meeting, but when pos sible in the future I intend to visit the old school - and the renew as much as possible scenes enacted there so many years ago. the success of its supporters If Wishing you and the college every success, I am, Cleveland, Ohio. Yours very truly, H. Arnold White, '92. Dear Mac:• .. I made several visits to the old campus this' summer, and 1 was very much impressed with the fact that M. A. C. is taking several large steps toward a Greater M. A. C. Why not change the "A" to " S ?" while time things are on the move, and make the honored institution still greater. Let's g o! R. G. Bigelow, T6E. Evanston, 111. James C. Johnston, '14, is drilling for oil the Hamilton Oil Corporation and gas with at Keystone, Okla. the ar rival of his third child, Mary Corcoran, born August 5. The first two were boys. Johnston was graduated in forestry. Jimmy writes of He writes: "When I got out of the outfit I swore off on any more logging jobs, mostly is dead and never because the woods game was \vorth a decent living. The oil country 'bug' was booming and I had the Oklahoma when I was in Arkansas cruising timber. I came out here three years ago and have been with the same company since. "It is a funny old world but a good one. Ten years ago I was -all set to be a lumber jack. Since then I have been a steel worker in the open hearth, a dry land sailor, a sur veyor and some other things, but I get more real fun out of drilling for oil and gas than any sport I know." THE M. A: C. RECORD 7 "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" Several senior girls are taking advanced work in nutrition at the Merrill-Palmer school in Detroit this fall. Edith W. Casho, formerly physical instruc tor at the college, is now a member of the de partment of physical education at Cornell. A large percentage of the junior engineers the have chosen engineering administration, new course this fall. Of 87 in the class 52 have enrolled for the work which is planned to train them to take places in the business world. inaugurated from Removal of the Home Economics extension the offices Woman's building allows Prof. Chittenden to release the entire first floor to the physics de partment. the Forestry building to Mrs. Louise Campbell Acting Dean of Home Economics the Union W. K. Prudden, Memorial Building some fund, time in Coronado, Cal., where he reports he is enjoying the golfing and climate. '78, trustee of is spending Nearly 200 men assembled in the armory for the first student forum meeting of the year and discussed the question of a weekly stu dent and faculty convocation, This gather ing brought out men from all parts of the college and a lively debate took up most of the evening. Influential students are support ing the plan as the best means to generate a better college spirit and uphold M. A. C. ideals. left- college at L. L. Budd, w'15, who the end of his junior year, has returned to com plete his course in engineering. He has been engaged in surveying and engineering work for some time and decided to return and ob tain his degree. Eight senior girls have begun their period of work in the Practice house, formerly the Taft residence. Each group will remain six the prob weeks in lems of management according the their they have structions college courses in the house, working out received during to the first workout of Basketball candidates have been called out for the season. Coach Fred Walker has outlined a strenuous program the basketeers and for predicts his organization will have a season of healthy competition no matter how the final scores stand. the development of Weather conditions made impossible the the Albion game but planned inauguration of flag raising ceremonies ' the pole has been at erected at the north end of College Field and the South Dakota game will be the occasion for the first impressive rites marking a n' ath letic contest here. President Friday will de liver a short address suited the occasion and the band will lead both teams in a parade to the pole where the colors, both riational and college, will be flung to the breeze. to New student government regulations for the conduct of the girls in the various dormitories give the house presidents a wide latitude of power and corresponding responsibility. Under the new system a girl is chosen as the head of the group in each house. All minor viola tions come under her control, more serious offenses must be reported by her to the presi league. The advisory dent of league consists of board of Acting Dean Campbell, Social Director Thompson and Helen Grimes. the Women's the women's The Pythian, a girls' society, is the scholas tic leader for the 1921-22 school year, accord In ing to Miss Yakeley's revised statistics. the first computations she issued this organi zation, which was but recently formed, was left out of the list. These women presented a grand average of 3,0938, topping their nearest competitors, the Alpha Gamma Rhos, by near ly half a point. 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD NEWS OF THE ASSOCIATIONS a President Friday, Secretary Halladay and Henry T. Ross, '04, addressed the first associa tion meeting of the year at the home of Ivan Parsons near Grand Blanc on Saturday, Sep tember 30. More the Flint association attended the gathering which was highly successful and augurs well for a revival of alumni interest. than 100 members of L. R. Slote, '08, of Three Rivers, is presi dent of the St. Joseph county association. The last meeting was a picnic held the summer when F. E.' Hotchin was appointed a delegate for to all executive committee meetings. A banquet is booked for this winter and a speaker from the college is scheduled the association the meeting. ; to attend late in the for a importance of President Friday told the association of the the college. He "ex progress he plans for the new buildings plained in their part which are under construction, the larger enrollment, and preparing the in aiding progress which position leading - institution its rank. He emphasized among colleges of importance of the the work M. A. C. does the state as a whole and, the experience for and knowledge which are available for all who wish to profit through their use. is being made to maintain a ''There are two things which a college can not buy and pay for," he said in closing, "first, the professors who, through their loyalty and ' interest, remain in and become a part of the institution which builds around them, and sec ond, the college alumni." the success and loyalty of Secretary Halladay explained his vision of what the college should accomplish and pre dicted that the time would be short before M. A. C.'s sphere of usefulness would be. greatly enlarged. Senator Ross spoke briefly on the part the legislator must play in the develop ment of the college. All speakers were given an enthusiastic re ception by the crowd which had gathered for the single purpose of keeping in touch with M. A. C. affairs. Dean Bissell will address, the fall .meeting of the Calhoun county M. A. C. association in the basement of the Episcopal church in Bat tle Creek on the evening of October 31. The association will hold its annual banquet on that date and plans have been made for an attendance of 50. Other features have been secured to add to the pleasure of the evening. A committee the is hard at work alumni of the district for the occasion and ,an enthusiastic meeting is predicted by Don Still- son, president of the organization. lining up The Milwaukee association reports that A. L. Pond, '97, is president and J. VanKerckhove, '13, secretary. No special doings have yet been planned for that city but the organiza tion has several under consideration. P. G. Lundin, '20, is president of the Upper Peninsula M. A. C. association. Some of the members gathered at Chatham in August but no action was taken. Y. W. C. A. SECRETARY ADDED AT COLLEGE Helen Hudson, a graduate of Kalamazoo college in 1918, who has been connected with leav the Baptist missionary movement since ing college, has been engaged as part time secretary for the college Y. \Y. C. A. and it is expected among religious activities the co-eds will receive added impetus. that The student officers of the- organization are : President, Ruth Christopher, Lansing; vice- president, Marian Stein, Fe-nton; treasurer, Irene Paterson, Wauseon, O.; secretary, Dor othy Jermin, Alpena. M A R R I A G ES Helen F. Kellogg, '19, was married April 17 to Charlton F. Drew, of Dallas, Texas. They are at home at 12005 Clifton boulevard, Lake- wood, Ohio. H. W. Finnigan, '21, announces his marriage on September 23 to Edna Muhlitner of St. Clair on' September 23. They are at home at 316 S.' 6th street, St. Clair. Ruth Walker, '19, reports her marriage on September 29 at Hartford, Mich., to Irvin A. Stephenson of Alexis, 111. They are receiving their friends at R. 1, Alexis, 111. Oscar Longyear announces the marriage of his daughter, Adelaide, w'23, and Raymond C. Kinney, '21, in Detroit on Saturday, Septem ber 30. The. Kinneys will be at home after November 1 at 1356 Estes avenue, Chicago. W. E. Newlon, '17, and Jessie MacCornack, formerly an instructor in physical education at the college, were married August 12 at the home of the bride's sister in Cheyenne, Wyo. A wedding trip of two weeks took the young couple through northern California, and they are living at 1564 Leroy avenue, Berkeley, Cab, where Newlon is connected with the ex tension division of. the University of Cali fornia. THE M. A. C. RECORD 8 REID TELLS FARMERS' WANTS AT CAPITOL the farmer Edwy B. Reid, '12, Washington representa the American Farm Bureau Feder tive of ation, is the author of an article appearing in the Potato Magazine the August number of discussing the interest of in un finished legislation. He relates the connection of agricultural interests with the tariff meas ure and other similar pieces of legislation which had passed the House at that time and awaited action by the Senate. Reid has had a variety of magazine ex perience since 1912. For several years he was chief of the bureau of publications of the U. S. department of agriculture and has been a member of the editorial staffs of several farm periodicals. His present position has largely to do with keeping the farmer informed of conditions at the capitol and keeping the legis lators the members of the Farm Bureau Federation. the sentiments of and publicity touch with in N E C R O L O GY Frank R. Smith, '87 The many friends of Frank R. Smith will be grieved to hear of his death; which occurred at his farm home, Somerset, Hillsdale county, Michigan, September 29. Mr. Smith had a severe attack of pleurisy while at Cleveland, Ohio, a few years ago and never its effects. He spent two winters in Florida and seemed im proved until he became suddenly ill with a fever about four weeks ago. recovered from fully Since his graduation from Michigan Agri cultural College, F. R: Smith has led an ex im ceedingly active life, operating a highly the proved farm of one thousand acres near village of Somerset, where he was also the principal owner of a general store, garage, and elevator. He has served as an ideal example of the aims and purposes of a state agricul tural college—the sending back to farms with to be in successful farmers and influential for the bet terment of social conditions. its borders men properly equipped Mr. Smith's methods of operating a farm have been copied by numerous others and the money spent on his education by the state of in a Michigan has been returned many fold community which has benefited greatly by his leadership in farm matters. He served for a number of years on the county agricultural board, which has made the Hillsdale fair one of the most successful in the entire -country. In 1897 he was offered the degree of master the of agriculture and a special committee of to conduct an ex faculty visited his home the amination for test satisfactorily but never to write the thesis which was necessary for him to qualify. this honor. He completed time found Probably no one has contributed more in to make a rural church a time and money great force for good than has F. R. Smith. In this work he will be greatly missed. The funeral was attended by a large repre from tributes were to one who had served his community sentation of farmers and business men Southern Michigan, and paid well. fitting Mr. Smith leaves a wife, three sisters, four Ids brothers and countless friends loss. to mourn Vernon E. Willard, '22. Vernon E. Willard died Friday, Sept. 29, following an operation for appendicitis after a short illness. He was superintendent of the Bear Lake (Mich.) Smith-Hughes school and had accepted the position September 1 after completing his work in summer school.. The Bear Lake newspaper says: "Mr. Wil lard had come to Bear Lake in August with his mother and his children. Though he had been in the school work here only three weeks he had won the enthusiastic support of teachers, pupils and patrons. His leadership was an inspiration to all. sister's two the trophy cup for "He worked untiringly at his job and strove for complete success in all departments. Be fore he passed away he received the news that his school had won the best exhibit at the fair, a prize for- which he and his pupils had anxiously been striving." Willard was born in Luther, Mich., in 1890 and obtained his education the common schools there, Ferris Institute and Valparaiso university. He taught school for several years and then attended M. A. C. At the college he worked his way through and completed • the course in three years. He served as a hos pital sergeant in Texas for 18 months during the World war. in The funeral was held from the Methodist church with lodge in charge of the service. the Bear Lake local Masonic Frederick E. Ranney Frederick E. Ranney, president of the Ran ney Refrigerator company at Greenville, Mich., father of E. W. Ranney, '00, and grandfather of Mary E. Ranney, '22, and F. B. Ranney, ''25, died at his home in Greenville on Sunday. industry Mr., Ranney was founder of which bears his name and a director of the Grand Trunk Railroad. He was also president of the Commercial State Savings bank, direc tor in the Michigan Guarantee corporation of Grand Rapids and had been twice mayor of two Greenville. He is survived by a widow, sons and two daughters. the Helen Whitcomb Shaver, '20 of '20, wife Helen Whitcomb, Clarence Shaver, '20, died early this month at Oak Park, 111. Mrs. Shaver completed her work for a degree in the home economics department in the fall of 1920 and was married in May, 1921. She came to M. A. C. with advanced credits and was here less than two years. She was a popular member of the Themian society. Mr. and Mrs. Shaver lived at 537 S. Scoville ave nue, Oak Park, 111. 10 THE M. A, C. RECORD WABASH OUTPLAYS AGGIES, 26-0 Little Giants' Great Team Administers Severe Drubbing carried lief ore a the Hoosier attack which A whirlwind the Aggies off their feet; a stonewall defense and unerring judgment as to the purpose of Green to humble and White tactics enabled Wabash "the Big Green eleven 26-0 record institution crowd on the field of last Saturday. The Little Giants undoubtedly played an exceptionally brilliant brand of foot ball: they had speed, strength and knowledge of the game but the Ion-sided score does not the express two the comparative worth of that Captain squads. Close observers Johnson's men appeared bewildered when they should have been alert and surprisingly weak where they should have been strong. said in ton.- great holes Plunging assaults remarkable safety and the forward passes were speared Aggie- defense, the Green and with White ends were skirted behind excellent in terference. A forecast of the final outcome of the struggle was given : in .first quarter when Singleton booted two excellent drop kicks over the bar. giving his team- a lead of six points. A touchdown in the second period and two- more in the third made up the win ning total. the the contest Through most of the Aggies were fettling in defense of their own line. Jn the fourth quarter Kipke, Crane and Hultman the HoosierS gave the second string team of a few thrills by forward passing for a total distance of more than forty yards and Lioret made one run of 15 yards. That was about fireworks. McMillan's fumble the limit of the of a punt on his own 35-yard line paved the way for the second touchdown and an inter cepted pass gave Wabash its sixth and final chance at the Aggie goal. Some of the details, as they came over the wire, follow : .• Robinson received the kick and returned the ball to his own 30-yard line. Loiret and Xeller gained six yards before Johnson was forced to kick. The Little Giants with Singleton and Knee leading the attack and Goldberry help ing made five first downs in succession and stopped on the six-yard line wdiere Singleton tallied three points with a drop kick. Neller was downed after a short gain with the next kick and Johnson printed to midfield. The ball was down on the Aggie 35-yard line. When Goldberry encountered the M. A. C. line and his forward passes were not completed Singleton booted one over the the 33-yard three more points from goal for line. Score: Wabash 6, M. A. C. O. trouble in Richards received the kick and, after two Johnson plays and a penalty punted The from behind Aggies were awarded the ball and tried to ad vance, without material gains. The end of for • holding, his own goal. the period found the ball in Wabash hands in the center of the field. -of the ball the' advance line stemmed This period showed a through fumble gave Wabash revival _ of Aggie spirits and for a time they threatened to take the Wabash eleven. The the initiative from hte Green Wabash forces and Singleton was forced to punt. A penalty forced Johnson to punt and Singleton fumbled with Lioret recovering the in midfield. Beckley and Lioret car leather ried for a first down. An the' ball again. Aggie Line bucks and. passes, were successful in scor the Little ing the required ten yards Giants. gave Loiret a chance to fall onto the leather but the. possession of the ball availed the Aggies they were unable to gain ground. naught for the Johnson punted and Singleton kick 25 yards team. From; the M. A. C. 25-yard forward p:;ss, Goldberry to Stasand, made a touchdown possible but a place kick for the extra point failed. Score: Wabash 12, M. A. C. 0. the Big Green Goldberry's returned through fumble line a again for The half ended with the ball in Aggie hands on their own, 35-yard line. McMillan went in, at quarter for Richards. Robinson received a forward pass and gained Johnson and Singleton exchanged 5 yards. punts. McMillan fumbled the latter's punt and Wab'ash had the ball on the M. A. C. 35-yard mark; A succession of plunges planted the ball over the goal line for the second Wabash touchdown. Singleton made the extra point. Score: Wabash 19, M.. A. C. o.. just before Hughes and Burris had replaced Graves and Xeller the score was made. A few plays preceded an attempted pass, Mc cap Millan to Robinson, which Goldberry tured, their repeated march down for another the ..touchdown and Singleton point. Score : Wabash 26, M. A. C. o. little Giants the chalk marks tallied then the final, Crane replaced McMillan after an exchange of punts and the ball was in Aggie hands on their own 40-yard line when time was called for the. quarter. the final period and Hughes Goldberry took one of Crane's passes at the opening . of re taliated a short time later by pulling down a Wabash effort on his own 20-yard line. Kipke started the quarter in Beckley's position and aided in several gains while Lioret marked up a 15-yard advance around end. When Wabash was given the ball on downs oh its 38-yard line the entire Little Giant second string eleven was substituted for the game. The tussle ended on the M. A. C. 40- yard line after Kipke had stopped a forward their pass and Aggie efforts failed the men who started aid to I c THE M. A. C. RECORD 11 , . , . : .. .... L. E L,. T L. G...... C R. G R. T.. R. E Q. B L. H R. H.... cause. Goode went in for Burris during the last few minutes, of play. Wabash Stasand Staples —- - Thorn Logan Aul Kessler, Capt Henke Goldberry Roll Singleton Knee Summary: Michigan Aggies Johnson ... Eckart Taylor Eckerman Morrison Graves Robinson Rjchards Neller Lioret Beckley : Stasand, Roll, Goldberry. touchdown: Singleton, 2. Goals Goals from field: Singleton, 2. Substitutions, Mc from for McMillan, Millan for Richrads, Crane Burris for Neller, Kipke for Beckley, Goode for Burris, Hughes for Graves, Hultman for Robinson, Schultz for Hultman. Touchdowns: : . •> F. B :. : One good feature of the game was the fact that none of the Aggies were badly injured and will be in shape to take on 'South Dakota at College Field next Saturday in fair shape, barring accidents this week. Richards was slightly injured but will soon be in shape again. Robinson was hurt defending the goal line in the scrimmage for the final touchdown but continued in the game and is none the worse for his experience. in scrimmage Kessler, the big captain of the Wabash eleven, early began to show the wear of the Green and White attack. times his time out while he team was forced to take recuperated the shock of stopping the attack of the Aggies. However, he played the. entire game. Several from A handful of the faithful made the trip to Crawfordsville by various routes and did their bit of cheering. About 200 heard the returns from the field over a special wire which was installed at the west end of the armory. One group of stu dents kicked a football around in front of Wells hall while the story was coming in, be that' rtheir physical de lieving, apparently, velopment was more important athan hearing the details of the battle the Aggies were fight ing down at Wabash. The college golf links were well patronized during the progress of the game. You want a place to meet the bunch when you come back to the campus, a place where you can gather with the old gang in Aggie surroundings. Such a place will be the new is Union . Memorial building. Your support necessary to make it a possibility. No more crowding some one out of a bed at the old society house when, you come back for a day. No more waiting your turn at a lunch counter when the new Union building is in operation. Are you with us? E. N. PAGELSEN, '89, Patent Attorney 1108-9 Detroit Savings B'k Bldg., Detroit T HE CORYELL N U R S E RY R. J. Coryell, '84 Ralph I. Coryell, '14 Over 60 acres Full of Growing Nursery Stock. We Furnish Planting Sketches and Estimates. Send for Our Price List and Landscape Booklet. PLANT NOW. Birmingham, Michigan THE GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK Grand Rapids, Michigan "The Bank Where You Feel at Home" M. A. C. People Given a Glad Hand. Chas. W. Garfield. '70, Chairm'n of the Board. Gilbert L. Daane, '09, Vice-Pres. and Cashier BOSTON CAFE 115 S. Washington Ave. Where the best food is served ENGRAVINGS made by Lansing's Up- to-the-minute Engrav ing Company are equal in every particular to those made in any p l a nt in t he country and the service better because of our location Lansing Colorplate Co 330 Washington Ave. North : Citz. Phone 51567 ;' Bel! 1904 LARRABEE'S SPORT SHOP Sporting and Athletic Goods Exclusively 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD BIRTHS Mr. and Airs. Ralph K. Nelson, '17, announce the arrival of Grace Oliette on August g. G L A SS A U I ii s Good snapshots of yourself at work, at in family for mak- they are suitable see you as they and play, or with your the Record ing cuts. In sending pictures be sure you are. are to names as fully places and arc as clear as possible. ' if Let your ivill be used identified friends . R. Jl. Wilson has left living at Holt. '89 i S-'4 Vine strict, and is now '98 K L. Thomas wants his Record sent to 144 E. 47th street. Los Angeles. '02 Arthur E. Kocher. who was lost from The Record list, has been discovered in Washington^ D. C, where he is a scientist with the Bureau of Soils, De partment of Agriculture. '09 J. Sloat Welles is farming His address is Klmvra, Route i. in New A ork state. Leslie 11. Belknap resigned as deputy state high way commissioner and has entered the contracting and engineering business in the firm of 11:11 cS; Bel knap. He has moved from Lansing to Grove street. '11 E C Lindeman is connected with the New Repub lic magazine and is also executive secretary .for the American Countrv Life commission. He receives his m a i l at Highbridge, Xew Jersey. '12 II Groothius' writes that he has moved from De troit to 108 West Ridley avenue, Ridley Park, Pa. He says- "An working now for Day & Zimmerman, Incorporated. Philadelphia, Pa. Alfred Iddles 'i2, is mv boss. He has charge of the design of the new installation and power house, 20,000 k. m. present with a future I am taking care of the mechanical design of this plant. "We do not see many M. A. C. men in this city. total of 80,000 k. w. capacity. I o-uess it is a little far from home. •'•Am still rooting for M. A. C." E II Gibson gave his last address as 220 Colorado there Building. Washington, D. C, but he has left without telling us his new address. E- R. Bender demands that his Record be sent to 4550 Montclair avenue, Detroit. Postoffice 0. W. Scbleussner is now at .3810 San Raphael avenue. Box 1052, R. E. D. 2. Los .Angeles. information indicates that '13 D. W. Mather is now living at 612 Jones street, St. Joseph. 0. B. Crawford's new" address is 1717 Adams ave nue, Flint, Michigan. '14 Roy M. Hamilton is with E. C. Fisher & Company in Battle Creek. 'IS W. W. and Mabel Tussing, '14, Barron have moved from 226 S. Logan street, Lansing, to 131 Florence avenue. Highland Park, Michigan. i\. G. Amos has changed his address from Escan- aba to Marquette, where he makes his headquarters at the court house. He was recently appointed dis trict in the upper penin sula. He reports the birth of a daughter on July ic), and says there is none better. leader of county agents H. Spurr is a draftsman .with the Russell Motor lives at 1804 Louise avenue, Axle Company and Highland park, Michigan. Ernest E. Alden lives at 38 llolden street, Char lotte, Xew York. Don Stroh is a captain in the 59th Infantry and may lie addressed Box 751, Fort Benning, Georgia, lie writes: "If I have missed any. copies of The Record in the summer or since college opened I will appreciate to me a.t the above address. if you will forward them it '"I am at present on duty here as a student officer in the Infantry school, the largest military educa tional the institution for regular army officers country. Paul Yevia, '17, also a captain, shares the hardships of a rather rigorous routine beside me." '16 in Rose J. Hogue is living at 5823 Dorchester ave nue, Chicago, and studying at the Chicago Univers ity. Her roommate is Ethel Taft, '16. She reports that Olive Xormington. '16, and Marion Xormington, Yell Carter and Alary Ellen raham, '14, are also taking work at the University. Rebecca Gibbons whsi was assistant professor of nutrition at M. A. C. last year is working for her doctor's degree there. Helen Arms, state clothing specialist for the past few years, who has been ill, is now at her home in Chicago. She gives notice to the Chicago M. A. C. Association that "we are all waiting patiently for an AI. A. C. get-together. They can surely count on us." L. R. Stanley is teaching ag. in the Benton Harbor lives at 582 ?gb School for ' arl street. the second year and '. G. Smith who has been retired from active - •• ice as a captain in the army, has entered the graduate school of business administration at Har- • ard, His address is 50 Perkins Hall, Cambridge, M ssachusetts. R. W. Wyant that The Record be sent requests to 221 Washington avenue, Greenville, Ohio. -Russell Waldo teaching science and agricul ture in the Lvman Alemorial High School at Leb-. anon, Connecticut. Alarshall H. Shearer says he is- still managing to the application of Bob "squeeze out a Loree's 'principles of fruit growing' as propounded back in .'16. Any Al. A. C i ts can drop in any time here as the front, side or back door is never locked." He lives at R. 1, St. Joseph, Michigan. living by is '17 Earl Trangmar is opening a branch office for the Ralph H. Jones Advertising Agency in New York City. His address is 1605 Burrell building, 731 Mad ison avenue. Herbert V. Abel is district manager for the Amer recently street, to any into, a new home at 2021 Whitehall invitation ican Fruit Growers, moved Harrisburg. Pa. He extends an AI. A. Cites who travel his way. Incorporated, and W. H. Cornelius is now reported to be living at 2761 Second avenue, Detroit. W. E. Xewlon reports he is married and more than happy in his new home at 1564 LeRoy avenue, Berkeley, California, which is open to all M. A. C- ites.. He says he is still flivvering about the state, THE M. A, C. RECORD 13 (county agent) talking chickens with approved California gusto. He reports he saw J. G. France, 'it. who was "judging . exhibits at the Orange county fair. France rs farm advisor in San Diego county, and a huge success. France and I ate a big feed with our in Chiela Vista, California, during the summer. Cudda- farrm ad bach, visor in Napa county. Hildah Faust,, former M. A. C. instructor, is newly appointed nutrition specialist with the University of California extension. service, department." '20, is making good as assistant feet under J. Ward Stafford's table ('17) '18 Fred J. Hughes is now at 4206 Commonwealth ave nue, Detroit. Russell V. Perry Haines, Alaska. He U. S. Army. is at Fort William H. Seward.. the is a civil engineer with N. F. Yonkman is assistant county engineer, and field engineer for the Ottawa county road commis sion. He reports "i2y> miles of concrete pavement and 23 miles of grading under contract this year, trunk line work. Charlie Weckler, alll being state former Aggie quarterback, inspectors is one of my living at Coopersville." '19 in Winnie Haywood Ts teaching the home eco nomics department of the Davenport. (Iowa) schools and living at 1309 Perry street. Carl Rye has moved from Madison, Wisconsin, to Stephenson, Michigan, where his address is R, 1. Lawrence W." Miller is extension instructor for the Kent (Ohio) State Normal College in education and psychology. He lives at.230 South Lincoln street, ' Kent, Ohio. William J. Kurtz is taking graduate work in eco lives at 19 Center street. nomics at Harvard and Cambridge, Massachusetts. '20 K. C. Hach notes a change of address to 135854 Estes avenue, Chicago. H. V. Hoffman is now at 1228 Oakland avenue, Milwaukee. into science L. V. Benjamin is in Dillon,' Montana, arid-writes*: "Am trying to drill the fundamentals of agriculture and general the youngsters" at . the Beaverhead county high school. Dillon is tlie coun ty seat of Beaverhead county which covers an area almost equal to "that of Connecticut and Massachu setts combined. Some .of irri gated but cattle nnd sheep ranching make up most of the agriculture, old, silver, lead and copper are all mined in the county." the bottom land is E. Iv. Overholt writes from 1646 N. Mariposa ave three nue, Hollywood, California: "After months in the high Sierras as a ranger in the Yo- semite National Park, I journeyed north to Yreka, California, where I found the most inviting spot of the summer in the home of Pike, and Mrs. Saxton, the high '20. trout Feeding on a diet of the coast Sierras and venison and grouse from from spending Investments— in Real Estate Securities have stood the tests of ages. They are Safest. thrift in plan permits an vestment of savings at rates of from 6% to 7%. systematic immediate Our Real Estate Shares. Straus Mortgage Bonds. Send for our folder "Safety Consideration" the First P . B ^ I 9 K I B B I J\ COMPANY LAKSFNTS. M C H. Bond Dept. C. W. McKibbin, 'u W. N. Cawood, '18 Ride the Highway THE BETTER WAY The Highway Motor Bus compa ny announces an hourly sched ule between Detroit and Lan sing beginning October 10, 1922. transportation Our aim is to furnish the travel ing public a better means of motorized than any t h at has heretofore existed. equipment. Specially designed Organized, responsi bility ; courteous, capable driv ers; individual coverage with adequate insurance, and sched ules rigidly maintained. financial ASSURES OUR PATRONS of Safe, Clean, De pendable Service Special 10-passenger cars may be chartered for round trips to East Lansing or Detroit. Detroit Terminal, 231 Bagley avenue. Phone Cherry 1484. Lansing Terminal, 116 N. Grand avenue. Phone Bell 1476. East Lansing Station, College Drug Store. Tickets, reservations, schedules at any station. 14 THE M. A. C. RECORD to occupy more space, to the University of southern California range, has caused me the equivalent of 23 pounds, totaling 170. Am now un the dergoing my second year of exposure law in in Los Angeles. It's a poor lawyer who can't convince his hearers that law and ag. are companion sciences al though he doesn't believe it to he true- himself." '21 Henry J. Kurtz is taking graduate work in elec- - trical "engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lives at 19 Center street. Cambridge, Mass. in Henry R. Adams wdio recently moved from Royal Oak to Mason, has moved to East Lansing, and is a graduate assistant in soils. teaching Wayne Crampton the Buckley He is (Michigan) consolidated agricultural school. says: "We have six rural districts receiving edu cation. There is agriculture taught in school as vo cational work and domestic science as vocational Ilobart work. This school is on the University list. Brigham, Ivan Sours, '21, and George Schidgen, '22, in Traverse City time ago. Ran across Johnny Hammes, a short George Mills. '21, with Solvay Process, at Cadillac, a few days ago." '19. Clifford Skiver, '18. lives across the street. I met Albert Gettel wants his Record sent to 11232 Oak land Blvd., Detroit. Charles J. Thomson is ing -at Brown City, Mich. teaching ag. and coach '22 W. J. Foster is teaching at Marshall High School and lives at 108 West Green street. J. R. Witner is assistant forester for. Wayne coun ty. His home address is 1090 Williams street, Ply mouth. Michigan. located Mary Emily Ranney is attending Barnard College. She describes her experiences as follows: "Pleasant the woman's in John Jay Hall, one of ly dormitories. Have not been able to develop much college spirit as yet but expect to get a great deal in an academic way." is now at 209 West Mill street, Raymond Clark Hastings, Michigan. Maurine Dutt is teaching home economic? n the avenue. living at 212 Xewbern high school and Raleigh, North Carolina. _ . MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF ARGICULTURE. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. October 4, 1922. 1 o'clock, p. m. Present: President Friday, Mrs. Stockman. Messrs MoColl, McPherson, Brody, Woodman, and Secre tary Halladay. The minutes of the previous meeting were ap proved without reading. The following appointments were made: Chester F. Kuhn. Instructor in English. Arthur W. Lowell. Assistant in Chemistry to suc ceed Miss Selma Bandemer. H. K. Pariarche. Assistant place Mr. Lindquist. in the Library, to re R. L. Rayner. half-time Graduate Assistant m Electrical Engineering (raflio work). Sgt. J. Foley to succeed Sgt. Tracy in the Military ' Department. Mrs. Harriett Colvin, Instructor nomics, in charge of the Flower Pot. . rii Home Eco fT Rachel Talbot, Instructor in Home Economics. Sylvia Borgman, Instructor in Home Economics and Manager of the Woman's Commons. Ethel G. Webb, Associate Professor of Home Eco nomics. • Ruth Chesebro, Clerk in the President s Office. Npra Williams. Stenographer in the Mimeograph office. Mrs. G<*o. E. Thompson, Social Director. Heien Hansen, Secretarv and Nurse in the Health Service to succeed Miss Hand. Mrs. H. Merton Clark. Instructor in. Piano. Dr Rex Borland. Director of Health Service. following Extension appointments, The resigna tions, transfers, and change in title, were approved: Appointments. Bernice Woodworth, Home Demonstration Agent for Wayne County. Adele Koch, Extension Specialist in Home Eco nomics. L. E. Binding, County Agent for St. Joseph Co. Ralph Carr, County Agent for Wayne County. Marion Rogers. Specialist in Home Management, to succeed Miss Smith. E. G. Amos, Assistant County Agent Leader for the Upper Peninsula District. Resignations. Alex MacVittie, County Agent for Tuscola County, effective July 31. effective August 31. Alfred" Bentall, County Agent for Allegan County, A. J. Hutchins. County Agent for St. Joseph County, effective August 31. Transfers. J. E. Sims, County Agent, transferred from Hills dale to Tuscola County. O. I. Gregg. County Agent, transferred from Wayne to Allegan County. G. E. Atwater, Coupty Agent, Gladwin to Grand Traverse County. transferred from Change in Title. Miss Edna Smith, from Specialist in Home Man to Assistant Leader of Home Demonstra agement tion Agents, effective Sept. 16. The following trips were authorized at the ex pense of the College: Mr. Dennison to attend to visit at Chicago; also of Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. the National Dairy Show the agricultural colleges Mr. Burnett to accompany student judging teams on a trip to the Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo, Iowa, and the National Dairy Show at St. Paul, Min nesota. Prof. Reed to attend the National Dairy Show at St. Paul. Minnesota. Prof. Pettit to attend a conference on Pea Aphis at Washington, November 21. Mr. Cox to visit alfalfa seed producing areas of the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, and Utah. the team The members of htis institution St. Paul, Minnesota, were granted $23 each fray expenses. representing in contests, at Waterloo, Iowa, and to de judging time), were Messrs. Moore and Weston on Extension to Experiment staff full Station for part titles ^are to be Re search Assistants in Farm Crops and their salaries divided between Extension and Experiment Station. Prof. Freman's request for a new poultry house the President and Secretary with time. Their transferred (now to was referred power to act. chemist. Mr. Patten was permitted to employ a cereal The following- recommendation of on Advanced Degrees was approved: the Committee That regular matriculation fee be required of all students not graduates of M. A. C. That a fee of $4.00 per term be required of all graduate students; and of $2.00 for the regular six weeks' summer session. That the pavment of the athletic fee and Union fee be optional with the student. The Board accepted the $1,000 scholarship offered by the National "Research Council for the study of economic uses of sulphur in relation to agricultural practices, and Mr. H. H. Wedgworth was appointed National Research Council Scholar to carry on this work. worth the $15 tuition fee usually charged to foreign students. It was further voted to remit to Mr. Wedg The request of Adelbert Dryer for a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, was re ferred recom mendation. to a committee of the Faculty The President and Secretarv were authorized to make such arrangements with the Department of Public Safety as will be satisfactory to both parties, for a strip of land on the Southeast corner of the land now occupied by that Department for perman ent quarters. for It was voted, to purchase the Baker house now occupied by girls. The drainage plan for the farm as submitted by Dean Shaw was approved and work directed started at once. Adjournment. • THE M. A: C. RECORD 15 THE Choicest Collection of Bulls in Michigan -AT- FARMERS' PRICES FROM Model King Segis Glista Model King Segis Glista 2 0 4 2 34 Famous for milk- production and show winnings Herd under State and Federal supervision On Sale Saturday, October 28th AT GRAND RIVER STOCK FARMS KT^ns- S. E. Mack, Auctioneer Owner Corey J. Spencer 111 E. Main Street Jackson, Mich. TERMS:—Cash or approved hankahle paper, 0 to 9 months. Wood in the Box Come home to the Homecoming Game Massachusetts Aggies vs. Michigan Aggies Nov. 2 5, 2:30 p. m., College Field Special program of entertainment. Visit the new alumni offices and the Union Building. See for yourself the progress on the library and home economics buildings. See the Big Green football machine in action. See your friends and let them see you. Don't forget the date. 16 THE M. A. C. RECORD IF YOU WOULD HAVE REAL SERVICE - LET M. A. C. MEN SERVE YOU WALDO ROHNERT, '89, Wholesale Seed Grower. Gelroy, Calif. Harold M. King, '19, Wholesale Seeds H. C. King & Sons, Battle Creek BREEDER OF HOLSTEIN CATTLE AND HAMPSHIRE SHEEP C. I. Brunger, '02 Grand Ledge, Michigan. A. M. EMERY, '83 223 Washington Ave. N. H. C. Pratt, '09, in charge of Office Supply Department. 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