L.tJRARY MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE W AGRJ. AND APP. SCIENCE *1 %A THE M. A. C. RECORD After Every Meal Tii// WRIGLEYS and g i ve your stomach a lift. Provides "the bit ol s w e e t" In beneficial form. Helps to c l e a n se the teeth and keep them healthy. 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 Oru Price List and Landscape Booklet. PLAN YOUR SPRING PLANTING 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, Chairman of the Board. Gilbert L. Daane, '09, Vice-Pres. and Cashier C. Fred Schneider, '85, Manager Division Branch LARRABEE'S SPORT SHOP Sporting and Athletic Goods Exclusively GOODELL, ZELIN C (Forestry, M. A. C, ' I I) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind. [f you haven't insured your salary, better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc.. ao8-aii Capital National Bank Bldg. A R C A D IA Strand Arcade Building THE HOME OF REFINED DANCING TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY 8 to 12 Park Plan, Admission 15c DANCING LESSONS 8 to 11 Assembly, Admission $1 Per Couple FRIDAY—COLLEGE NIGHT Music By CLARK'S ARCADIA ORCHESTRA Class and Private Instruction Daily. A. G. Wesson Miss Adelaide Rodler BELL PHONE 2020 zj i t ii 11 m " m FARGO ENGINEERING CO. »» " — mi '• M «« '— - . t, I Consulting Engineers Jackson, Michigan [ T Hydro-Electric and Steam Power Plants Hirace S. Hunt, 'OS. i - 3 .1 IIH I II IIH IIH IIII IIH m IIII 1111 — ill) III! (Ill l l f f« TWENTIETH CENTURY RADIO CORP. L. V. Williams, '16. Detroit PEORIA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF ILLINOIS G. E. Culver, '21 531 Tussing Bldg. Citz. 2070 Harold M. King, '19, Wholesale Seeds H. C. King & Sons, Battle Creek ROSEBERRY-HENRY ELECTRIC CO. Grand Rapids. Dan Henry, '15 WALDO ROHNERT, '89 Wholesale Seed Grower, Gilroy, Calif. E. N. PAGELSEN, '89, Patent Attorney 1108-9 Detroit Savings B'k Bldg., Detroit A. M. EMERY, '83 223 Washington Ave. N . H. C. Pratt, '09, in charge of Office Supply Department. Boiks, Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames, Filing Cabinets and General Office Supplies. THE EDWARDS LABORATORY Lansing, Michigan S. F. Edwards, '99 Anti-Hog Cholera Serum and Other Biological Products. Legume Bacteria Culturues for Seed Inoculation. LOUIS BECK CO. 112 Wash. Ae. N. Sam Beck, with '12, Sec'y and Treas. Best in Clothes for Men, Young Men and Boys. Royal Tailored Garments to order. FRY BROKERAGE CO., INC. Shipper's Agents Car-lot Distributors of Fruits and Vegetables. 192 N. Clark St. M. Fry, President; H. P. Henry, '15, Vice President and Treasurer; V. C. Taggart, '16, Secretary. Oldest Brokerage House in Chicago. %°[ THE M. A. C. RECORD^ VOL. X X V I I I. No. 20 E A ST LANSING, M I C H I G AN FEB 26, 1923 REQUIREDICREDITS REDUCED Faculty Votes to Make 192 Necessary for Graduation Instead of 240; Recommendations Are Made Regarding Changes in Courses to 192 from By action of the faculty on February 12 the number of credits required for graduation was former reduced ly demanded. This provides for a 16 credit schedule for each term and maintains the scho lastic standard of the college upon the same plane for which it has been recognized. the 240 total It is specified that each credit allowed will be the result of three hours of work. Thus, two hours in the laboratory will entail one hour in preparation of reports on the outside and a lecture period of one hour, giving a credit of that amount will require two hours of outside work. of work which the student will do to earn his 16 credits per term will be 48 hours per week, ex cluding military science and physical educa tion which will be required as before but for which no credits will be granted. the theoretical In short amount the consent of Fundamental courses are to be arranged so that a student may transfer from one depart ment to another without sacrificing so much of his time as has been necessary in the past. A general broadening influence is being intro duced, with the department heads, to provide for more choice in electives. A recommendation to the faculty which was voted down limited to three credit hours per term technical work which a student could be required to do in any two years. Another course during his first two provided years and another had last student two years select a major and a minor in his course upon which he would start work about his junior year. to do with that each the amount of purely for electives during recommending first the the The faculty provisions, which will go effect beginning next fall, follow: into 1. A student shall be held for one hundred and ninety-two academic credits—exclusive of military drill and physical training—for gradu ation. Credit hours may vary in the success ive terms and years at the discretion of the respective divisions. 2. The value of three hours of effort, including such combination of lecture, laboratory, quiz, or preparation as de partments and divisional course committees may fix. _ 3. The first two years of each course shall comprise basic science—including English—in preparation for specialization two years. the credit shall be in the last 4. Continuity of subject matter in the two courses of each of the first two years is desira ble. Such arrangement prevails in some meas ure, but the plan may well be given more com plete recognition. 5. Junior college credit shall be accepted to the extent of two years. In order that such preparation may be acceptable, it is desirable that steps be taken by the college to correlate junior college courses with those of M. A. C. readjust ment to the new hour basis should be carefully revised in accordance with stipulation two above. Details are • in paragraph found left to course committees. in the process of 6. All courses the 7. Overlapping courses should be eliminated and the subject matter safeguarded in the ap propriate division. 8. Courses in the same subject in warious divisions should be arranged as far as feasi ble in content, credits, etc., in such manner as to make to division easy, and exchange of sections feasible. from division transfer 9. Physical training should be placed upon a no credit basis with grades of passing and no passing. this committee 10. Due to the overlapping of high school and college courses in agriculture and home economics, that the department of agricultural education act in co-operation with the State Department of Public Instruction with the view of standardiz ing the the high schools. these subjects recommends instruction in in E. H. Rvder, E. T. Hallman, R. K. Steward, V. R. Gardner, L. C. Plant, C. P. Halligan, Committee. The Lansing section of the Society of Amer ican Bacteriologists held its thirteenth annual meeting at the Wildwood Inn in East Lansing com on February 19. The organization posed almost exclusively of members of the staff of the becteriology department or persons closely associated with the work. Short talks on the work of Pasteur, noted scientist, were' given by practically all who the meeting. Dr. Ward Giltner presided. attended is 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD ELLIS SUBMITS LIST WEATHER AND WRECK OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS FAIL TO DAUNT OPERA the Dear Sirs: You ask us on the blue slip to "Campus Days" company on its journey about tell all about ourselves, and emphasize "Don't the state and reduced the net -receipts by a hide your light under a bushel," so here goes. large sum. Owosso greeted the troupe with a I am an alumnus of the Preparatory School sleet storm, Lansing contributed a small, but at Alma, Mich., 1903, alumnus of the Michigan lively blizzard, Grand Rapids was more or less Agricultural College, B. S. 1907, C. E. 1912, in the path of the same storm and Jackson had associate member Am. Soc. C. E., since Sep not recovered from the effects of the disturb tember, 1914. ance sufficiently to give whole hearted atten tion to the theatricals from M. A. C. severe weather Unusually followed Also in part, by Lafax, I have written: Hydraulic Functions of Cir cular and Horseshoe, Tables, Engineering News, Vol. 73, Page 1182, reprinted by Lafax, Sheet Nos. 6-64, reprinted, condensed, in the U. S. R. S. Hydraulic and Excavation Tables, 4th Edition, page 48; Hydraulic and Excava 1916, tion Diagrams, Western Engineering, pages 77, u.3, 195, 3*4, 359, 401, and 439 (part), reprinted, 10-447; sheet The Flow of Water in Irrigation Channels, Paper Am. Soc. C. E. Transactions, Vol. LXXX, page 1644; Car for Current-Meter Gaging Stations, Engineering News-Record, Vol. 84, page 80; Hydraulics of the Intake to a Pipe Drop, Engineering News-Record, Vol. 85, page 565; Is There a Moisture Cycle? The Western Tourist, October, 1921, page 43. to the following poems: "Ode the Small Pox," The Great Falls Leader, March 22, 1918; "Farewell to the Pest H o u s e ;" "A Stake in the War," The Reclamation Record, Vol. 9, page 325, The M. A. C. Record, page 6, of Nov. 1, 1918; "On the W o rk on Green fields Bench, Summer of 1918;" "The Rea son :" "The Corner Hound," The Monad, April 1919, page 14; "Just a Little Bovine Salve," The Monad, November 1919, page 20; "Just Blame the Work from Camp No. 10," "To My Sweet heart," "Jack Snipe," "I'm Married Now," "The Pestiferous Bedbug," "Ode to the West," "A Prayer," "How to Beat the High Cost of Living," "The Sagebrush Orchestra," "On the Great Northern Ry. Tunnels," "Ode to a Pros pect Hole," "A Mathematical "On Church Unity," "My Spring Poem," Montana Record-Herald, April 19, 1922; "Irrigation a la mode," Read Dec. 14, 1922, at Mont. Irrig. & Drain. Institute; "Ode to a Deserted Claim Shack." the Engineer," "On Stunt," it on Experience: For 13 years, June 15, 1907, to June 15, 1920, with the U. S. Reclamation Service, rising to position of assistant engi neer, and doing most everything, engineering, from preliminary reconnoisance to operation. Since June 15, 1920, hydrographer for the state engineers office, Montana, under the di rection of the U. S. Geological Survey; every stream measurement thing connected with to from making preparing the data for publication. the original measurements Helena, Mont. Geo. Henry Ellis. Members of the legislature were entertained by the State Board at a luncheon around the pool in the gymnasium on February 15. freight car and several of Added to this feat of the weather man the electric car carrying the members of the com pany to Grand Rapids on the afternoon of February 15 crashed into the read end of a stalled the cast were slightly injured. This caused a delay at Grand Rapids of more than an hour but when the company arrived it was ready to enter into the spirit of the play to such an extent that the state of mind of the players was not noticed from the audience. College night at the Gladmer was the most successful, from a financial standpoint, of any performance for the theater Was filled to the last seat. The previous night saw most of the house sold out but weather conditions were such that support was not as general as had been experienced during the first two years of the productions. Special efforts were made to draw out Jackson, the alumni with the managing board of terest the citizens. in both cities working the opera to in in Grand Rapids and • the crowds What it lacked in financial support "Campus Nights" made up in the generous comments of the dramatic critics: All of the larger cities saw in the opera an exceptional college pro duction. Jack Owen, '23; of Highland Park, who portrayed the eccentric professor, was ac claimed for his acting and "Bugs, Bugs, Bugs," his song, was rendered with an effect that brought repeated applause from all audiences. Rowena Hicks, '26, as the aspiring widow, also drew commendation for her efforts. Marion Larkworthy, '24, as the college vamp and B. R. Crane, '24, as the male type of the species, carried off their parts with professional ease. Kenneth Bingham, '23, as. the old alumnus, now a famous singer, had a chance to display a splendid voice. Others and chorus acquitted exceptional style. in themselves the cast in The third annual M. A. C. opera was another argument for the continuation of these efforts. in Kalamazoo on February Speaking before the Michigan Allied Dairy association 21, President Friday predicted a general rise • in farm prices as a result of the trend the rural population is showing of deserting the farms for the cities. He also saw a labor shortage appearing before the farmers and better busi ness for the industrial concerns due to more purchasing by the producers as their incomes mounted. THE M. A. C. RECORD B F O RYA T m l ^ ^ ^ A N D " A ND GLEE CLUB FOR ATHLETIC BOARD ANNOUNCE ITINERARY Clark Brody, 04, manager of the state farm bureau and member of the State Board has been appointed the representative of the latter body on the new board in control of athletics is and has accepted the appointment. Brody one of the constructive the alumni and has long been active in the interest among forces in join ten cities. A On its first tour of the state the M A C in presenting the glee club band will concerts tentative schedule has been drawn up which includes a long trip taking through the musicians from Lansing Saginaw, Bay City, Port Huron, Battle Creek and Jackson, among points. Where the committee in charge expresses a de sire the band will play for dance after the regular program. principal the AH of the spring vacation will be given to this journey by the members of the two or ganizations and preparations are being made to present the best variety of entertainment ever given by any M. A. C. group of this sort. The band practices daily under the expert direc tion of Professor Clark and Professor Taylor is keeping the members of the glee club at top form. Both groups have given concerts in cities and towns near the college and have been well received. Alumni support will be relied upon to make the venture a paying one and the advertising given the college should be of such a nature that the institution will bene or fit largely ° ganizations. About seventy men will make the trip, some the efforts of through the A as h e T tl * »* with the glee club as well Spfcialtv. numbers have been ar IL^A ranged and novel musical numbers are on the S e S, aVh 4iV6rsi0n fr0m the standard selections The journey as now contemplated will include the following schedule- CLARK L. BRODY, '05 of the college. On February 21 he was re nominated for his position on the State Board and will undoubtedly be returned to that bodv Y for another term of six years. . Herbert Gowdy, a fruit raiser living in Ber the rien county was the other nominee for State Board. He will enter the election for the position now held by Jason Woodman, '82 " rohr\hnShaernt°eUrm.ed * "* "* be * C a n d i^ Lansing Friday, March 16; Saginaw, Fri- la y' M j fC h,2o3; Bay City, Saturday, March 24; Midland, Sunday, March 25; Flint Mon day, March 26; Pontiac, Tuesday, March 27- Royal Oak, Wednesday, M a r c h' 28; Port Huron, Thursday, March 2 9; Adrian, Friday March 30; Jackson Saturday March '3i ; B aS tie Creek, Sunday, April 1. GRAND RAPID^READY FOR UNIOI^CAMPAIGN the M. S V ?• ,V e t e r i n a ry Medical Associa the veterinary Inn 'fJHHtJL^ tion entertained the alumni of division at a luncheon at the Wildwood AT nAg & r e c e nt m e e t i nS °f M. A Those in attendance were L. A Wile- den, '13, Mason; O. A Taylor, '15, East Lan sing; E. K. Sales, '16, East Lansing; R. A Runnells '16, East Lansing; H. J. Stafseth," 17, East Lansing; B. D. Robbins, '19, Grand Ledge; C. F. LaBar, '19, Camden; A. R Dunn 19, Lansing; S. G. Colby, '19, Plymouth; h. R Pless, 20, Detroit; A. J. Gregg, '20, Saline; A. E. George, '20 P e r r y; H. P. Conrad, '21 Owosso; X. B. Shaffer, '21, Vicksburg. 1!I 1-,5 J the Furniture town and explain t?rt i ts c a mPa* gn for the TTnClnnnMR a p i d-SiW Union Memorial building on Friday night of this week when Secretary Halladay and prob ably another speaker from the college will ad dress the members of the association in and "o around hem what the structure will mean to the col lege. A committee of prominent alumni has been at work preparing for this meeting and Lt that enthusiasm is at a high point since the presentation of the Union opera and that he 2? which will be first officers were elected. ePr e s e?tation at the session since December when • eT' Pr e s i d e n t, of the group, says a- , ,l a r£e :J£ c r 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD ^ VIEWS AND COMMENT yj A reduction in the number of class hours required of M. A. C, a change for which there has been agitation among the alumni and sup porters of the college, has been approved by the faculty and will go into effect next fall. For some years the standard of time which a the direct super student must spend under vision of members of the faculty or instruc tional force has been deemed -too high and many efforts have been made it lowered but hitherto they have met with dis approval. to have This change in the curriculum will not re duce the standing of the college in the aca demic world, it will not lower the value of an education at M. A. C. when work done here is offered for credit at other institutions and in the final analysis it will not require less actual work on the part of the student to complete It will, however, his work for a degree. allow him more the employment in latitude of his time; it will also give the brighter stu dent a chance to use more of his time accord ing to his own dictates rather than force him to spend hours in class with those slower to grasp the objects of a course. library. increase its students M. A. C. has needed more of an opportunity It will to use the for soon have accommodations for a large amount of this work and the new regulations will un reference doubtedly books and facilities for study. This will pro mote beneficial reading. in fluence of general culture to the most techni cal course, through association if not directly, and will put in the path of students the proper environment for academic pursuits. It will add an the need for the Very often the college student finds when he has partly completed a course that it does not offer him the rewards in money, pleasure or satisfaction which he had anticipated. He finds technical application of his efforts that ac does not return to him the complishments which he believes it should. In the new regime there will be more of an op portunity for him to look around and discover his particular sphere, if that be possible, or at least to obtain the rudiments of an education which will fit him for general usefulness. feeling of This action by the faculty seems to be a dis It has gathered weight tinct step forward. through influence its promises to be for the general good of the in stitution. Without doubt M. A. C. has out grown as the rest of the collegiate world has long consideration and to "leave It needs institutions where time spent in outgrown the need for so much direct super vision of a student's time as was demanded by the the old curriculum. class of the class room is regarded as the criterion of an produces education. Well directed better men and women than routine work can ever shape. Great minds were never moulded in a factory; they were the result of interior growth with the proper amount of stimula tion and material upon which to grow. thought foresters, The purpose of M. A. C. is not to turn out agriculturists, engineers, veterinar ians or specialists in home economics, it is to produce useful citizens. The altered curricu lum seems to point i n , t he direction of most general usefulness, therefore it comes closer to fulfilling the ideals of the institution. the spread of contagion Adequate hospital accommodations for an institution as large as this should be provided. With nearly two thousand people gathered into a comparatively small area there is so much opportunity for that the lack of sufficient personnel and housing facilities places a great burden of responsi bility upon the state. Hitherto the small cot tages at the rear of the bacteriology building have proved sufficient but their limitations were demonstrated during the recent epidemic of scarlet fever which accompanied a wave of colds and grip. A serious epidemic would find the college badly handicapped in its efforts to control the situation. M. A. C.'s co-ed debaters will enter the formal argument field when a picked team will discuss "Resolved, that the United States gov ernment should own and operate coal mines within a period of five years," with the fair representatives of Western State normal at East Lansing on March 7. It will be a home and home engagement with the battle in prog ress at both colleges on same night. Dorothy Snyder, '25, Mason; Marion Harper, '25, Middleville; Elsie Gelinas, '23, Saginaw; Mrs. Emshwiller, '26; Alberta Bates, '25, Ben- '25, Kibbie; Marion zonia; Corlan Eyman, Stein, '24, squad Takoma Park, D. C, comprise which will handle the M. A. C. end of the argument. '24, Fenton, and Eillian Eewton, the the The money you invest morial building will not be used the campaign; all of the building. in the Union Me finance to it will be used to erect THE M. A. C. RECORD 7 "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" James G. Hayes, '11, is working as district dairy specialist in the extension division.^ "Doc" Heasley's freshman the Grand Rapids Junior college five on the home the latter organization 25 to 12 on floor of February 16. team defeated Oliver Crosby, who died recently in St. Paul, Minn., left a bequest of $100,000 to the Uni versity of Maine, of which he was a graduate, for the erection of an engineering building. Zia Bey, who was to have spoken last Tues the day on the Near East question as one of numbers on found it impossible to fill his engagement because of sickness. the Liberal Arts course, East Lansing's the equipment of accommodations housing were increased during 1922 by a total of 107 dwellings. Seven new stores were also added the city. The present to property valuation of is is estimated at $3,5000,000. The population 2400, with a prediction that this figure will be increased by 20 per cent at the end of 1923. the municipality The prevalence of scarlet fever among the cancellation of the student body caused basketball game with Alma, with Kalamazoo normal and all other collegiate events scheduled Saturday, February 17. the the track meet inter the campus for Peter V. Ross, '95, an accredited lecturer for the Christian Science church, who makes his headquarters in San Francisco, will speak at the Masonic temple in East Lansing at 8 o' clock on the evening of March 1. Students and East Lansing residents are invited. H. W. McCoy, who has been in charge of th evocational guidance school for war vet erans at the college since the summer of 1921, has been appointed agrciultural director and the national farm manager at Mooseheart, home' of the Loyal Ofder of Moose in Illinois. the legislature, The appropriation bills have been introduced in if you have not already written your representative and senator about it the merits of needs the building and equipment funds asked there is still time to do it. the college and how much A P P O I N T ED BY G O V E R N OR Motion pictures of M. A. C. activities are being made by the state department of educa tion. The college nursery was the first ob ject to catch the attention of the photographers and during the spring reels will be made of the maple sugar industry as carried out by the forestry department. Professor J. F. Cox, of the farm crops de to several agricultural partment, was called colleges to explain the program under which his department improve- the is working varieties of seed in common use among Michi gan farmers and the other methods M. A. C. is employing along the lines of scientific agri the Uni culture. He spoke at meetings at versity of Minnesota, the University of Vir ginia and Iowa State. to for The outstanding social event of the college year, the J-Hop, occupied the attention of the members of the class of 1924 while the rest of the campus enviously stood on the sidelines. The gymnasium was turned into a section of ancient Greece the occasion on Friday night, a special orchestra played into the early hours of Saturday and inviting tables under the running track on the main floor of the gym provided refreshments and an opportunity for the after-dinner speakers their wares. T. E. Frank, Detroit, president of the class, led the grand march. No flowers were allowed but all attending the party were given valuable favors. display to L. Whitney Watkins, '93, named s t a te com missioner of agriculture. He is also president of the S t a te Board. 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD BARDEN, '08, HAS MODEL ORCHARDS Floyd Barden, '08, is attracting the attention of the press for the success he is having as a fruit grower near South Haven. The follow ing article appeared recently in a newspaper circulating widely in the fruit district: For thirty-five years the Barden or chards west of Pullman have been sturdy, prolific orchards, bearing hun dreds of bushels of peaches,' apples, and pears every year, besides upon crate of cherries. Year by year the or chards on this farm have been increased in size until now, owned and cultivated by Floyd Barden, they cover sixty acres and contain over 4,500 bearing trees, be sides many young trees not yet bearing fruit. crate The principal fruit grown by Bar den is peaches. He has over 3,300 bear ing peach trees, ranging in age from one year to fifteen. Over 100,000 bushels of peaches were shipped this season from the Barden orchards, about 6,000 bushels going to a canning factory at Holland, and the remaining 4,000 to Chicago by boat from South Haven. Barden has several varieties of peach in • his orchard, selected so as to afford a bear ing season continuous from the middle of August to the middle of October. trees from As the peaches are taken the trees during the bearing season they are put on trucks and hauled South Haven and loaded on boats, if they are to go to Chicago, or straight on by truck the canning to Holland if intended for this fall, says Barden, 2,300 bushels were shipped from the farm. three days In to • factory. Barden also shipped over 500 barrels of apples this fall. He has about 1,000 apple trees, besides 150 cherry trees, and 400 pear trees. Clean cultivation is a part of Bar- den's creed, with the use of cover crops. Constant pruning, especially with the peaches, keeps his trees in shape and in creases productivity. are sprayed once in the dormant stage and once with a dust spray in the summer. trees The Barden is a graduate of M. A. C. Friday, L. Whitney Watkins, '93, state commissioner of agriculture, President Secretary Halladay and Clark Brody, '05, of the Michi gan Farm Bureau, will represent Michigan at the conference on agricultural prices called by the governor of Minnesota for February 27 at Minneapolis, according to an announcement made by Governor Groesbeck. Bernard M. Proulx, '22, is now in charge of the the vocational guidance department college. at COMMITTEE REQUESTS DECISION ON SITE Work on the Memorial building campaign was considered by the executive committee of the M. A. C. association which met at the alumni office on February 17. Problems con cerning the financing of the building and the conduct of the campaign throughout the state were discussed and provisions were made for handling the situation so that the plans of the association may be carried out to the best ad vantage. the Union '91, reported he had The part the association is to play in hand its ling the affairs of through that membership on the board of directors of body was discussed and the general plans for the committee. the building were put before W. O. Hedrick, inter viewed President Friday and Secretary Halla day concerning the action of the State Board to provide a site for the Union building and had been informed that early results could be expected. He also reported that P o nd & Ponw, the architects, had their part of the work would necessarily be delayed until the site was selected by the Board. He was continued as a committee to see that a decision was reached by the Board as soon as possible. informed him that Those who attended the meeting were E.- W. Ranney, '00, F. F. Rogers, '83, Henry T. Ross, '04, Sherman Coryell, '20, W. O. Hedrick, '91, Harris Thomas, '09. to March 17 at 2 Adjournment was p. m. '85, and R. V. Ta'nner, taken DETROITERS SCHEDULE SMOKER FOR MARCH 2 Detroit alumni are preparing for the biggest the smoker and entertainment for city has ever witnessed the evening of March 2. _ Vaudeville acts, music and other features will be provided for the amusement that a of large proportion of the alumni in the metro politan district will attend the gathering. the prospects are the crowd and the bunch for Details concerning the affair are meager but it .is* announced that a member of the fac ulty will be on hand to aid in the merrymaking the and that business will be discarded for evening. "Dutch" Keydel has been working nights in anticipation of the event so that re freshments of the,proper sort may be available and "Octy" Barron is rehearsing a new speech for the occasion. G. V. Branch, president of the Detroit club, promises that all events for that date are in the hands of a special com mittee which is counted on to deliver the re quired elements for a regular jamboree. M. A. C. wrestlers will meet Ohio State matmen in Columbus on Friday, March 2. The Buckeyes will return the compliment next season. THE M. A. C. RECORD 9 BLAIR FINDS ALUMNI IN TWO LARGE GROUPS SPURWAY DISCOVERS NEW ACIDITY TEST Dear M a c: Mansfield, Ohio, 2-14-23 As you may know I am on the road doing the advertising de for dealer service work the California Fruit Growers' partment of Exchange. The above address is "my home office, in name only, as I am at present tour ing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and a Sunkist and mud-kist Ford. Indiana in I meet quite a few M. A. C. folk in my rambles. Those that are live, are very live. Live to the need of a Union building, live to the the athletic and scholastic situation of school, and the they owe college as alumni. the duty live to But I meet far too many that are best de scribed by saying that "after leaving M. A. C. and taking everything they could with them, they got married." Not that I am slamming the married alumnus, but why do some of them think that this important step in life ex cuses them from all but matter-of-fact con nection with their Alma Mater? It is with much pride that I meet M. A. C. people and find that we all belong to a great fraternity, and that local literary society lines are forgotten. While in some schools the fact is oft true that fraternity comes first, college second. I wish that you might blast loose more news items from the class of '-21 and allied classes. The last several RECORDS seem to lose us in the mass of' interseting news older classes. from On reading this letter over it seems quite critical in tone. But as I have but recently had two lengthy visits to the college, and can honestly say that never have I seen it in such good shape—aside from athletics—I am cer tain that my critical vein will be pardoned. . Very truly yours, T. S. Blair, '21. Chicago,. 111. HORT SOCIETY WILL HEAR COLLEGE MEN the value of the state horticultural society at President Friday will speak before the mem bers of the meeting of that organization in Paw Paw on February 28.- He will explain the plans of the college for the de increasing partment relating to the industry. - the State '82,. member of Board, N. L. Partridge, member of the hor ticultural department at the college and G. V. Branch, '12, are others on the program. Branch will discuss marketing problems as he has observed them and will show how the market system of Detroit operates. Jason Woodman, Charles H. Spurway, '09, a member of the faculty of the soils department, has discovered a new method for testing the relative acidity of soils which Dr. McCool, head of partment, predicts will revolutionize methods now in use. The new scheme provides for a the sample solution which of soil and then drained into a waxed paper, the color determining the amount of acid in the soil. is passed through the de- " Spurway has been connected with the soils time since he was the in 1914 was given the degree. department much of .graduated and of M. Agr. NEW REGISTRATION PLAN PUT IN FORCE their fees before A new ruling which takes effect at the end of this term requires that all students register and pay college. March 12 to 17 has been set aside for this pur pose, giving the force in the secretary's office an opportunity to handle the business of the term without the usual rush which has always characterized registration days. leaving The first attempt at carrying out this plan was tried at the end of the fall tearm when students were allowed but not forced to regis- tre and pay dues before the end of the term. in some delays and misunder This resulted standings but the main idea worked so well that the college decided to put the scheme into force this spring. Did you receive your booklet describing the If your M. A. C. Union Memorial building? acquaintances the list send us their names and we will forward all you believe will be placed advantageously. they were not on report Michigan will present to Rauch's swimmers at Ann Arbor on' March 2. opposition the the second of Ignatius, a victor over Tonight the basketball team meets the five representing St. Mary's college at the gym takes his nasium. Wednesday night Walker two team to South Bend for clashes with Notre Dame, Friday night St. the Green* and White before the baske,.eers had attained their present state of proficiency, will take on the team at Cleveland and Saturday night Oberlin will be played at Oberlin. That will conclude the season for the exception the squad with of the game against "Fat" Taylor's All Ameri cans who will invade the gymnasium on March 17 for a life and death struggle. Eddie Gilkey, '22, is now living in Los Angeles, Cal. 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD ALMA FAILS TO MATCH VARSITY Walker's Five Shows Speed and Team Work in Dropping M. I. A. A. Leaders; Most of Squad Has Chance to Play team. team work on Substitutes allowed Alma, the team which defeated Kalamazoo college after the latter five had stopped M. A. C. hy a two point margin, came to the gym nasium on February 21 and played an unde- featable the visi tors to run up 21 points while the total the' home team scored was but 27 but that did not represent the relative strength of the two or ganizations. Out weighed and out reached the battling M. A. C. squad gave an exhibition of speedy floor which- would rquire more opposition than most teams have offered this year to entirely offset. Nuttila and McMillan had the Alma guards in a state of dizziness before the first half was concluded. Perfect team play with a dazzling speed kept the invaders on the defensive and then to display their wares along that line for the attack was too fast for them to follow. Robinson worked well at center and in the floor play with Eva and Fessenden taking care of the guarding .in excellent fashion. little opportunity the basketball they had the entered A string of substitutes game during the late parts of the first and second halves but the opposition failed to do much during these changes to give themselves hope of winning. Early in the first half a total of the M. A. C. 16 to 4 was registered by shooters. This was brought up to 17 to 8 at half there was In the second period than seemed necessary, more rough playing in methods _ not freely indulged both teams rules but countenanced by the visitors the flagrantly, suffering ac erred most often and cordingly. time. At the present speed exhibited by the squad it stands a fair show of evening matters with Notre Dame and would show Michigan a bit of basketball on any floor. Not only in speed •but in team play is the squad especially strong. It has an assortment of tactics for almost any opponent, it is in good shape to take on any the of in season and give a good accounting over the regular route of a basketball game. the teams which defeated it early The summary of the Alma game follows : . . -. ....R. F E. F C R. G E G M. A. C. McMillan Nuttila Robinson Fessenden Eva Alma Kirker Carty Johnston — Shaver Welhoelter Score first half—M. A. C. 17, Alma 8. Goals —McMillan 5, Beeuwkes, Robinson 2, Nuttila, Carty 4, Hickerson 3, Welhoelter 2, Kirker, Goals from fouls—McMillan 3 in 8. Kirker 1 in 1. Referee—Whittaker Sub (Indiana). for K i r k e r; Macdonald stitutions—Hickerson for Johnston; Beeuwkes for Robinson; Ral ston for Nuttila; Catherman for Carty; John for Ralston; ston for Macdonald; Nuttila John for Beeuwkes; Wright Robinson ston; Cutler for McMillan; Kuhn for Fessen den ; Huffman for E v a; Mason for Robinson. for "FAT" LETS DOWN BARS FOR BENEDICTS the alumni-varsity basketball No new stars have appeared on the horizon for game on March 17. "Fat" Taylor is again in despair. in He is trying to rout out the local talent order that his charges may have ad vantages of practice before this important clash and has announced that he will accept in his lineup married men who can get away from home for the evening as well as the bachelors. It is not necessary that the former class be their class offi provided with excuses cers if they can reach the door of the gym safely. from the the front indicate The latest reports from It comes to our a heavy battle in progress. ears that "Fat" favors Camels as the ammuni tion for the smoker while Frim says no suc cessful affair of that sort was ever carried out in the wilds of the U. P. without regular corncobs. There were no casualties. In rounding his squad into form "Fat" is the opportuni stealthily taking advantage of ties he has had to study the fine points of the game from the vantage point of a seat in the bleachers at the gymnasium. Walker's strategy will find its match when the alumni five learns all the details of the campaign as planned by the leader in the enterprise. Seeing so many of the sidelines has given Taylor an advantage which he asserts he in tends to employ. The" big day is not far away. March 17 will find the foemen at grips. these things from The swimming meet scheduled with the De troit Junior college squad was cancelled by the latter school because of in eligibility. The co-ed swimmers may yet have an opportunity in to display intercollegiate competition. their prowess inroads of the Your pride in being a graduate of M. A. C. will increase greatly if you come back with the crowd for the reunions on June 16. There will be week-end activities enough to keep you busy and there will be events of enough interest to make the visit profitable. THE M. A. C. RECORD 11 BACTERIOLOGY|AN|!INFLUENCE ON LIFE Giltner Sees Need for Wide-spread Information; Should be Taught as Basic Science; Department Well Equipped for Students. ignorance from provides A humanitarian, service to the people of the state is the service offered and carried out by the department of bacteriology. Through a the staff of trained men and women it tears the facts concerning veil of knowledge disease, life, concerning the scientific it puts and data the close ap spreads broadcast the fruits of plication of its staff to the problems of com merce, hygiene and agriculture. the elements of into practical recorded by specialists everyday language eminent expert it in the Not is made by one of fact the least of. its achievements, the value of the department would be realized through this phase of work alone, is the in terpretation of important discoveries which is carried on by the organization. An announce ment the science of prevention of disease, a paper is read before a scientific society outlining a new pro cess which means prolonging life or at least making it more enjoyable and the staff is set , the at work to look into the possibilities of find and explain them to the public. Through the publication of circulars and bulletins, of which more are sent out by this department than any other at the college, this knowledge is disseminated throughout the state. leaders in Thousands of inquiries from men in charge of preserving the general health of' cities, indi viduals in laboratories connected with great industries, the ordinary citizen are received and they are answered from the combined knowl edge and experience of the best -technicians available. In this respect the bacteriology de partment at M. A, C. is unique. It is located under one roof instead of being spread around among the different departments and as a re sult draws the knowledge of all others. M. A. C. stands at the head of all state institutions in this regard and few if any institutions for public education present the ad vantage of expert guidance in any branch of the science as does the one at the college. the aid of each worker for study and the facilities to laboratory In an educational way bacteriology may be studied at M. A. C. through its various aspects as it can be covered in no other college. The close cooperation of all units in the organiza tion acting under one head gives the student an opportunity unexcelled. He or she stays in the work one through one under director but with various specialists. The same atmosphere permeates each of the entire series the same environment with of the same the seeker for knowledge follows in his course in bacteriology. Diseases of men and animals, in micro organisms valuable and undesirable ideals obtains no matter what and its different continues branches laboratories, soils, the "bugs" which are employed to make the best vinegar—and at one time champagne and wines, the edibility or poisonous qualities of foods all are investigated in the same laboratories with the combined experience and knowledge of a large staff as a guide to the student. those which contribute to to all factors of "Primarily bacteriology is a subject through which one element of a general education is provided," said Professor Giltner. "It is a com paratively new subject not generally taught but its close application life should make it a basic science such as chem istry and physics and it is rapidly assuming the importance of those studies in the minds It has a distinct cultural of the educators. its scientific importance and value aside from to is useful as to be a valuable member of so fitting him ciety for the very foundations of his daily life and that of the community. it touches individual as well the life or death. its teachings hangs often "Every human being should have a knowl edge of the fundamentals of this science. Upon the its researches, matter of to dissipate superstition and ignorance relative to living, and the organisms hygiene, habits of which cause disease. It should have the in terest of parents, school teachers, and children, in fact all citizens for its work has a direct bearing on all living things. Its mission is all "Because of the fascination of this humani tarian work it is no trouble for us to find stu dents who wish to follow it after leaving col can lege. We are in a position where we select the best. Only those who are deeply in terested follow the work after the fundamental of course in which members divisions the science, all of participate. All phases of its. ramifications, are now represented the list of people we have working in our labora- , tory. From the Atlantic to the Pacific grad uates of this department are carrying forward the work they have undertaken the world better for its inhabitants. This depart ment is the best equipped of that in any insti tution types of work the various required. We have sent out experts who are doing important work in the diseases of men and animals, a knowledge of this science is essential, in soils, water supply, milk and foods. plants where in industrial to handle to make in "The purpose of_ this department aside from educational work is to teach the entire state. Although we have no extension workers the members of this department are constantly be ing called upon to aid municipalities, industrial concerns and groups of citizens' in solving their problems. In addition to the work done here in research this department has the dis- 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD the first text book in tinction of preparing the period when Dr. C. E. English, during Marshall had charge, on bacteriology. Since then we have, added a laboratory manual which is considered a standard work. Much of this the cooperation has been possible because of of here. employed We also have the college to thank for gener ous support for all our projects and having the foresight to realize the value of this work before most impor tance great enough to merit special consider ation. institutions all who thought have been its the eradication "Some of the work started here has-spread of far. The campaign for bovine tuberculosis began in this department and is now being carried on on. a wide scale by the state department of agriculture. Work in cattle which is progressing on abortion it is hoped may reach as great an influence as has the other efforts of the department. Dr. Stafseth is spending much of his time now on poultry diseases which have become very serious. feed "Food poisoning of all kinds is another mat ter which often comes to this department for solution. I recall the case of a farmer who purchased a large amount of oats and bran, only to have 150 sheep die. He sent us sam ples and we found contained B. the Botulinus, which causes much of the poisoning from the foods used by humans. In connec tion with this there is a large amount of work in food preservation, concerning methods of effective storing of materials in various ways. This involves research on decomposition and its results. We are doing the same thing with milk. L. H, Cooledge has recently perfected a new method of determining keeping qualities of milk which has attracted so much attention that the University of British Colum bia has sent a man here from Vancouver, B. C, to study the process. the from "We are always working on vinegar cul tures and have been successful in producing one of the best now in use which we ship out in large quantities. The refuse sugar beets, a form of molasses, was used for a long automobile time as repairing material Its radiators and other circulating systems. decomposition in disagreeable odors and we were asked to investigate the cause and recommend a remedy. Yeast manufacturers ask our help in solving their problems and we have done a great amount of work on fer mented milk drinks for which we have found a new form of culture which is considered much better than B. Bulgaricum. resulted for "On water supply our workers have been sent out to all of the important muncipalities and we have had an opportunity to use this means of spreading knowledge concerning pro tection and hygienic principles. This, how ever, is not a free service competing with com mercial concerns who make such work their business. "One of features of our work is the dispensing of cultures of nodule forming bacteria used on alfalfa, clover and the spectacular other legumes. In 1922 we sent out 30,000 of these and have had uniformly good results "re ported. "In Michigan there are vast areas of peat land which is not arable but which we believe can be made available for agricultural use. Dr. Robert Snyder, this problem with the object in view of having a process ready when for this food production although we realize that there is no need for such development now, we be lieve it will be necessary before long and we must be ready. '14, is working on is needed land the legislature requiring "Because of the large number of laboratory in this depart technicians we have produced increasing number we ment and the ever interested that the act are preparing we are now before li censing of these people be approved. The per son in the laboratory is actually the most im portant factor in controlling disease. He or she should be well trained and as reliable as a physician for upon the work done there de pends the value of the efforts of the doctor to treat diagnose- the case he observes and it according to its nature. the to the to spread the state, with "We are doing our best to aid the state edu cational authorities truths of science, we are endeavoring to uncover some of those truths, we are working with the in the municipalities dustries of and with the individual, the unit of society, to solve their problems. We spread the results of our investigations as far as the people will receive the false impressions of life which have grown up ignorance of our science. This de through partment is primarily one for the betterment of human life. As such it receives the sup port of the college, draws earnest workers and produces useful citizens who are equipped and who demonstrate the task of making the world a better place for its inhabitants." them and attempt to counteract their ability to aid in C L A SS N O T ES Good snapshots of yourself at work, at family will be used in for mak 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 are as clear as possible. if Let your they are suitable identified friends '69 James Satterlee writes from 913 W. Ottawa street, Lansing, "I am still a 'retired farmer.' Expect to have a fine garden though when the spring comes. Haye to keep in touch with the dirt and watch things grow in order to keep well and smiling." '87 E. A. Burnett may still be addressed at 3256 Holdredge street, Lincoln, Nebraska. '89 William Lightbody has changed house num- THE M. A. C. RECORD 13 bers on Atkinson avenue, Detroit, to 1689. Will Curtis, St. James, Minnesota, tells u s: "On January 1, 1923, I took my oldest son, J. Harold Curtis, into partnership with me on publishing the St. James Plaindealer. Harold served 16 months in France during World war. Was ambulance driver through all the fighting from May to November, 1918. Gradu ate of Hamline University Columbia School of Journalism." and '02 M. A. Crosby resigned his position with the to accept Bureau of Agricultural Economics a position as special expert with the IT S. Tariff Commission. He is living in Washing ton, at 1424 K Estreet, N. W. WANTED Solicitors for House to House Canvass F or high class, easy selling article, can easily m a ke to eight dollars a day. Splendid work for stu to m a ke e x t ra money. dents wishing information, write F. C. For further W A L T E R S, Place, 815 W. Grove Toledo, O. from five Public Sales the We have purchased 122,000 pairs U. S. Army Munson last shoes, sizes 5 1-2 to 12, which was the entire surplus stock largest U. S. Govern of one of ment shoe contractors. This shoe is guaranteed one hundred per cent solid leather, color d a rk tan, bellows tongue, dirt and waterproof. The "actual value of this shoe is $6.00 Owing to this tremendous buy we can offer same to the public at $2.95. Send correct size. P ay postman on de livery or send money order. If shoes are not as represented we will cheer fully promptly refund upon request. your money National Bay State Shoe Company 296 BROADWAY NEW YORK, N. Y. v^ All Together, Now!!! Are you ready when the song leader gives the signal ? When the bunch sings the old songs don't just hum the tune. All of M. A. C.'s best songs, with the music, are included in an attractive booklet of convenient size. You boosters of the Green and White need it on your pianos. It is indispensable for branch association and club meetings. Your copy will be mailed prepaid upon receipt of 50 cents at the alumni office. Attractive prices for group orders. The proceeds will be applied to the Memorial Union Building Fund. 14 THE M. A. C. RECORD H. L. Brunger sends his blue slip in from 153 Western avenue, Mansfield, Ohio. '03 is still with George Tryon the Anaconda Copper Mining Company at Great Falls, Mon the tana, as mechanical Great Falls Reduction Works. superintendent of '05 R. J. West reads T HE RECORD at Springport Michigan. is specializing H a r ry C. Oven in gladioli, dahlias, garden seeds and Poland China hogs at Ovid, Michigan. He reports that they are the largest growers of gladioli in the world. They will plant about 150 acres this season. '06 this Here's from Mary Tingley, Manitou Beach, Michigan, "I read T HE RECORD with in terest. It sounds as if next Commencement would be in the lead of all efforts of the past." '07 George Ellis is hydrographer for the Mon tana State Engineer's office under the direction of the U. S. Geological Survey. He lives in Helena, at 18 Chaucer street. Emil C. and Ida Pokorny are still addressed at 849 Edison avenue, Detroit. Emil has just building finished up a thirty-one apartment and has started on another of the same size. Mrs. Pokorny is busy looking after Helen and Inez. Next commencement will see them on the campus. '08 We tear from Floyd Barden, South Haven, Michigan, "Still engaged in fruitgrowing. The past season was ex the best I am still supervisor of the town perienced. ship. Myrta Severance Barden, the most important partner in the business and is very busy in attending the four children. to the wants of year ever '09, is '17 Ralph Morgan has changed his address to Tennessee Farm Bureau, Jackson, Tennessee. ('16) Benson an nounce the arrival of Emily Anne on Februa- live in Nevada, ary 10, 1923. The Bensons Ohio. E. B. and Alice Kuenzli (Susan Black A. L. Turner writes from 1465 Madison ave nue, Apartment 3, Memphis, Tennessee, "Mrs. Turner '19) and I read T HE RECORD regularly. There is no one from M. A. C. in this vicinity that we know of so we keep in touch with things through T HE RECORD. I am still doing public accounting work with L. L. Bland, accountants and auditors. We make a specialty of accounting service for the industry." hardwood lumber Cast and Chorus of "Campus Nights," the Union Opera THE M. A. C. RECORD 15 Have You Paid Your Debt to M. A. C? You know your education cost the state twice as much as it cost you. As a business or professional man or ordinary citizen this must make it clear in your mind that you are under a moral ob ligation to make a return on this investment. HERE IS ONE WAY Do your share to help build the UNION MEMORIAL building. It will be an imposing structure of great utility. It will be an attraction to desirable students. It will serve students, faculty and visitors and, to consider it from a selfish viewpoint, it will provide you with a campus home, a place to meet your friends, a clubhouse where you will be always welcome and where you can enjoy true M. A. C. hospitality. r~ rh ie M. A. ( "A RECORD Established 1896 by Published for the alumni and former the M. A. G. Association. Published weekly during the college students of the Michigan Agricultural College year and monthly during July, August and September . Memb 50 per year. $2 ; thirty-five issues annually. ership in the M. A. C. association including subscription to T HE RECORD, Unless members request a discontinuance b efore the expiration of their memberships it will be iSsumed a renewal is desired. Checks, drafts and money orders should be post Entered as second class matter at the made payable to the M. A. C. Association. office at East ^ansing, Mich. R O B E RT J. MCCARTHY, '14, edii jr THE M. A. C 3 Faculty Row, . 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