LIBRARY MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE >F AGRI. AND APP. SCIENCE » • • • •• Michigan Agricultural College Association Publishers ffl East Lansing Vol. XXVHI May 14, 1923 No. 29 W&JkMi The M. A. C. RECORD Established 1896 Published for the alumni and former students of the Michigan Agricultural College by the M. A. C. Association. Published weekly during the college year and monthly during July, August and September; thirty-five issues annually. Membership in the M. A. C. association, including subscription to T HE RECORD, $2.50 per year. Unless members request a discontinuance before the expiration of their memberships it will be assumed a renewal is desired. Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to the M. A. C. Association. Entered as second class matter at the post office at East Lansing, Mich. R O B E RT J. MCCARTHY, '14, editor THE M. A. C. ASSOCIATION 3 Faculty Row, East Lansing, Mich. OFFICERS—iQ22-'23 E. W. Ranney, '00, Pres. A. B. Cook, '93, Vice-Pres. F. F. Rogers, '83, Treas. R. J. McCarthy, '14, Secy. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Elected at large Henry T. Ross, '04 Mrs. Dorothy Lillie Crozier, Horace Hunt, '05 '17 BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS In Michigan unless otherwise noted. BARRY COUNTY BERRIEN COUNTY MINNEAPOLIS NEW YORK CITY BAY CITY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CALHOUN COUNTY CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHICAGO CLINTON COUNTY DETROIT CLUB FLINT GRAND RAPIDS HURON COUNTY IONIA COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY LENAWEE COUNTY LIVINGSTON COUNTY MACOMB COUNTY MILWAUKEE, WIS. ~;n NORTHERN OHIO NORTHWEST MICHIGAN OTTAWA COUNTY OWOSSO PORTLAND, ORE. SAGINAW ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SEATTLE, WASH. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH HAVEN UPPER PENINSULA WASHINGTON, D. C WASHTENAW WESTERN NEW YORK WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA \ THE M. A. C. RECORD VOL. X X V I I I. No. 29 E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN M AY 14, 1923 STADIUM GOING SOUTH OF RIVER Construction to Start Immediately on New Field—Unit to be Available for Next Season—Advantages of Location field, including tennis courts, With preparations actively under way for the erection of the new stadium M. A. C. is assured the best playing field and accommo dations for spectators in Michigan outside of Ann Arbor. In connection with the plans for a stadium there are plans for an enlarged ath letic running tracks and baseball diamonds enough to sup ply the demand. The college already possesses a gymnasium second to none with modern equipment and the largest swimming pool in an educational institution in the state. A recommendation has been made the new, that state board of stadium be erected to accommodate a crowd of 16,000 spectators with plans arranged so that this capacity may be increased by 10,000 when the necessity arises for more space. The location which has been fixed upon will give the field a better setting other structure of its kind. On the high south bank of the Red Cedar it will overlook the cam pus and the broad fields of the college farm. large pine is a double row of To trees and to the west a plantation of pines also adorns the view on a low hillside. agriculture the east than any the to It will be easily accessible from the main the traveled roads with three entrances when the gym the river near new bridge across nasium is completed. Work will be started immediately on the construction of' the stadi um and it is planned to have at least one large unit available when the football season opens next fall. With the new stadium M. A. C. looks for ward to a revival of its great athletic days. Ralph Young, recently chosen director, will take complete charge of the football team in the fall and will have direct supervision over through all sports. His work is well known out the state, and middle west and the mate rial with which he will work promises to give him contenders in almost every sport. state honors for With the equipment at College Field and for all the gymnasium there will be room sorts of work to get the teams into condition the part of the stadium will provide an incentive and football for best efforts on squad. M. A. C.'s athletic plant will be sec ond to none in colleges of the coaching staff as it will be made up when college opens in the fall has promise of be ing able to make good use of it. its size and the HELEN HULL WINS PRIZE LIST PLACE In the Detroit Free Press for April 22 a review of the "O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories for 1922" the reviewer selects "His Sacred Family" by Helen R. Hull as the best story in the list of sixteen which com prise the book. They have been selected as the best stories of the year, in the form fol lowed by O. Henry and while in the opinion of in the best story it is the judgment of the reviewer that the most note Miss Hull's contribution the class of worthy. Miss Hull was with 1909 for the end of that time for Chicago where she completed her college course at the university. Her ex perience since that time has been in teaching in the larger schools of the East. She is now on the faculty at Columbia university. the judges Irvin Cobb turned three years, leaving at is In her Some of first novel, "The ' Quest/' which lays much was published in 1922, Miss Hull her of the scene at the college. characters are former Dean Gilchrist, Mrs. B. B. Roseboom, formerly Miss Norma Gil christ, and Professor Hedrick of the eco nomics department. Much of her work, how ever, has been in short stories where the note she has achieved the prominence given her work in the prize award volume for 1922. is demonstrated by During her days at M. A. C. she was a the Themian society. Her par member of ents still live in Lansing. The Purdue Union will cost $1,250,000. The first story has been completed. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD COLLEGE FITS USEFUL CITIZENS Agriculture but One of Technical Studies Offered—Liberal Electives Available in Several Divisions—Prominent Graduates from One of farming the popular delusions extant about M. A. C. is that it is an agricultural college. Another slanderous statement often made is large that its students come entirely or in a majority communities. the While neither of these would be a matter to make any college ashamed they are both de first class to M. A. C. for, as a rogatory technical school, they tend to belittle the im mense work in other lines and hinder it in enlarging its efforts. A study of the past ten years will show a great number of men and women coming from the cities to learn the secrets of agriculture and its related arts and sciences, later putting them to use in actual practice, and a large number of engineering students coming from the farms to go out as expert engineers occupying some of the most impor tant positions in the nation's the college has done the records for industry. It though, those of interested is generally accepted, in matters pertaining that usu the city ally the college student coming from to is more the rural community. city life than There is undoubtedly no the state of Michigan which offers such a variety of scientific courses as does M. A. C. and many of these are of such a nature that they for positions of prepare men and women the in prominence world. the urban districts institution of in In the applied science division where bac teriologists, botanists, chemists, entomologists, economists and any number of useful citizens may be trained the college offers the greatest diversity from straight science obtainable in any institution. Here workers are trained for the laboratories and offices of business. E x ecutives are produced for the varying depart ments of a city and industries. Teachers are in history and trained for the public schools political science. Technicians in a number of they different need. This division has been in operation but a short time but during that period it has produced results which portend a great future. In engineering the college has accomplished a lot. there are any number of M. A. C. graduates doing the most important tasks for the big corporations. They design motors and bodies, handle the personnel and you will find them in the sales In the automobile lines are given the education industry and advertising ends of the business as often as in shop and factory. One recent graduate is chief engineer for an airplane company, one has made his reputation as a petroleum production engineer and throughout the whole field from civil and chemical, mechanical and electrical to the more involved duties of tech their nical men they are more than holding own. from to rural life but are Agriculture, essentially the science of pro ducing food and other necessities the soil, has gone beyond the job of farmr. Ex perts in seed growing, experts in seed distri bution, experts in organization work, experts in all of the varied activities of this industry are in great deemand. They not only apply their efforts in great numbers in the cities where their knowl consumer. edge Branches of this division of the college have not . only produced successful technical men but also through giving a general education have placed their graduates in a great variety The of occupations. Law has ministry has drawn a few. Some are pub licists or musicians. Not a few are promi nent field. Medicine and dentistry have attracted some to their ranks. is of great value in the advertising its quota. found the to to the In addition to these advantages M. A. C. offers the most beautiful campus in the coun try as an added student. incentive Charming environment, rural, yet with all of the conveniences of a ' m o d e rn city surround the student with an atmosphere conducive to that and develop academic effort reverence for his alma mater which but few others can hope to bring about in the minds of their students. in him P. M. Toriumi, a special reporter and tech the Automotive Journal of nical editor of Tokio, Japan, who is on a tour of the United States observing conditions in the automobile industry, visited the campus recently. He made the trip to East Lansing at the behest of S. to Yebena, graduate from M. A. C, who was Toriumi's teacher at the Chiba agricultural college at Tokio-Fu, Japan, near Tokio. Yebena ex pressed his desire to see M. A. C. again and plans to return for a visit during the next few years. first man of his race '85, the THE M. A. C. RECORD 5 STUDENT ACTIVITIES WILL ENTERTAIN DEVELOP PERSONALITY FOR MARY ALLEN these they obtain govern life Activities of such a diversified nature as to include all types of students are continually in the or operation at the college and through important ganizations which that ex in student factors perience in handling affairs which stand them in good stead when they leave college. There are musical and dramatic technical clubs of all sorts, fraternities and societies, military life in all of its phases, athletics of all kinds, literary and journalistic enterprises the appeals and religious leadership. All of to a many-sided development of character and personality are given in a form which is most attractive. clubs, Provision is made by the college for most • is provided of. these so that they have quarters for their meetings, some have provided their own. Six teen fraternities and societies have their, own houses where most of the members live and where their guests may be entertained. A the Y. M. C. A. for building Another building whose ultimate cost will be $500,000 will be under construction this sum mer for the entire student body, faculty and alumni and where a democratic insured for the entire college. spirit will be The M. A. C. Union, for which this structure is being built, draws into its many activities all students thir other affilia tions. irrespective of the use of Rifle teams, debating teams, a military band, the annual opera presented by the Union, the Holcad, a bi-weekly newspaper published by the students all give training along lines which college are not the ordinary fraternities curriculum. Honorary recognize the various courses in merit of all kinds and give a feeling of satisfaction those elected to membership as well as drawing at tention to their accomplishments. covered to in M. A. C. is well provided with all sorts of for organizations. There every personality entering college and there is plenty of opportunity that per sonality along the lines which fit it best. is a special niche to broaden the present college year up this amount More than $96,000 was earned by Yale stu to dents during the April 1. Of amount credited students earned their board. This is estimated at $9 per week, the nominal charge at Yale. The largest athletic department employed the next number of men. cases where $3,150 was in the concert Preparations have been made to accommo date a capacity crowd at to be given by Mary Allen, '09, at the college gym nasium on the evening of May 17. Miss Allen has forwarded her program E. the chemistry department who Hartsuch of will be her accompanist. to Bruce are planned Among the events which to honor Miss Allen during her stay in East Lan sing are a reception at the gymnasium after the concert and a tea which will be given by the Sororian society, of which she was a mem ber, on Friday, May 18. While here she will '. be the guest of Mrs. Lenora Smith Van- Halteren, is being '09, and a special effort made to notify all '09 people of the concert so they may have an opportunity of hearing their classmate. HIGH SCHOOL BANDS TO MEET AT COLLEGE than 500 enrollment. A competition for high school bands will be played off May 26 at the college. Prizes are offered for the best three bands in each class. than Class A is open to all schools of more 500 enrollment, class B is open to schools of Professor Clark less expects a number of entries for the contest and is making arrangements to have the boys the society houses. No uni entertained at the competitors. for forms will be required to play a march of They will be required their own choosing, another selection of their own choosing and a marc hwhich will be sent out to the contestants. JUDGE COLLINGWOOD TALKS TO ENGINEERS Judge C. B. Collingwood, '85, who de livered a series of lectures to the engineering students during the winter months, was one of the main speakers at the annual engineers' the Lansing Chamber of Com banquet at merce on April Judge Collingwood the necessity for a broad education stressed for engineers so to handle men. W. G. Hildorf, '15, of the Reo lines, showing plant, where the college man needs much the of training early absorbed by the practical en gineer. they may know how talked along the same 27. 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD VIEWS AND COMMENT It reunion is barely a month until time. There is plenty of time to make your prepara tions to be back on the campus for the big day. Never before have M. A. C. alumni had themselves at Commence an entire day ment. Never before have the chance to return to their alma mater without sacrificing some of their time. This year many of the old objections and excuses will be ob viated by the selection of Saturday, June 16, as reunion day. they had to that your associations You may think that there is no reason for you to make the trip back to the campus, you in your may believe present locality have taken the place of those you enjoyed in college, you may think you can keep young without spending a day or so once in a while getting into touch with the scenes of your most carefree years. But, one day on the campus will dispell all of It will show you the error of your ways. these. classmates, the varsity baseball team, You will have the opportunity of meeting many of your old no matter whether or not your class is scheduled for a regular reunion. You can't help but see many of the people you knew when, in college, no matter when you were here. Far more than this, you will see the old campus in its best dress. You will see the new buildings near- ing completion, the i n a u g u r a t i on of work on the Union Memorial building and will have a chance to watch the alumni take the measure- of they are as spry on the baseball field as they were oh the basketball court. All of these things will add years to your life. They will refresh you as much as the best vacation you ever had and will give you that opportunity, which a noted engineer has said every man should have once each year, of "marching down the middle of these the street tooting a tin horn." All of are yours for to carry out the resolve you have often made to take another trip to East Lansing. Make it June 16, the best time of year and the biggest day in the history of the M. A. C. association. the taking. You need but if If you know of high school students or others with entrance qualifications who want the advantages of to know something about M. A. C. write to the alumni office giving their names and addresses and the year they expect to graduate from high school. Deear M a c: is from for and For the past year I have been very busy working as city bacteriologist here in Blue- field, West Virginia, a town of about 18,000 the central distributing point of inhabitants, supplies the Poca for coal hontas coal fields, which extend some distance to the west. Bluefield the Applachian mountains, at the highest level on the Norfolk and Western railroad, at an ele vation of over 2500 feet, where is said to be the in largest natural gravity railway yards the country. The East River mountain, near by, rises another 1,000 feet and from its crest one obtains a splendid idea of the very hilly nature of the surrounding country—ridge upon ridge, with and peaks thickly scattered between. innumerable istuated smaller hills in The result of the altitude is rather a north ern climate for which I, personally, am very humidity, which constant The thankful. seems to be characteristic of this section of the United States, is particularly noticeable here, where frequently we are among or very near the clouds. The work I am doing consists, fundamen tally, in examining water, milk and diagnostic specimens, bacteriology and chemically, for the city and the physicians of the city. There is much to be done, nothing of the kind hav ing been made use of, heretofore, but, slowly, we are making headway and beginning, to see some fruits of our labors. With best wishes to all its members, I am, the Association, and Sincerely, Heward E. Elmer. Bluefield, W. Va. the damage but Dr. R. P. Hibbard of the botany depart ment announces the birth of a son. To off set this good fortune his home was the scene of a serious fire on April 15. An early appli cation of water would have prevented much of the Lansing fire depart ment found its hose would not fit East Lan sing fire hydrants and the East Lansing fire an department was unavailable the hour after driver of from duty due to an injury. Chemicals used by the Lan the flames back but did sing company kept they had not succeed the house be spread into the rear walls of fore they were finally quenched. nearly the alarm. was given because the truck was absent in stopping them and for Hfcl THE M. A. C. RECORD 7 "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" An Ayrshire cow owned by the college set the state milk production record- for that breed during February. Glen Overton, state committeeman of the recent convention of '06, Allegan, was elected a the Y. M. C. A. at that organization. The Eunomian basketball the intersociety championship by defeating the Phi Deltas in the final game of the series. team won Track men representing the Columbian so ciety took first place in the inter-society meet. The Hesperians and Union Lits finished sec ond and third, respectively.; Co-eds are planning a mother-daughter ban quet to be held this month when they will in vite the campus and give them an insight into M. A. C. life. their mothers to A recent report by J. E. Burnett, '15, in charge of the record test for the college herd places Pauline Jane Pontiac, a pure bred Hol- stein Friesian, at the head of all cows owned by agricultural colleges or experiment sta tions. She produced 731 pounds of milk over a period of seven days. GEORGE E. GAUTHIEK, '14 Director of Athletics at Ohio Wesleyan University who will h a ve c h a r ge of coaching school during summer session. Professor A. K. Chittenden was elected vice president of the Michigan Forestry asso ciation at a recent meeting of the association at Ann Arbor. It will cost $1,000,000 Cornell has started work on a Union build ing. be erected from funds contributed for that pur pose. and will for stadia and Minnesota and Wisconsin are both seeking recently funds completed a campaign for $2,000,000 for such a structure. Minnesota will also build an auditorium. Illinois has At the annual meeting of the American Home Economics association at Chicago, uni Former Dean Mary versity in August, Sweeny, executive secretary of the organiza tion, will be one of the prominent speakers. B. A. Faunce, for many years connected with the president's office at the college, and for a long period editor of T HE RECORD, was re-elected clerk of East Lansing for the 13th the recent city election. consecutive G. E. Ewing, as in treasurer. '92, continues time at office the At the annual meeting of the Inter-Society following officers were elected: Union '24, Clyde, Ohio; president, J. L. Kidman, vice-president, J. W. Owen, '24, Highland P a r k; secretary-treasurer, H. E. Prescott, '24, Muskegon. N E C R O L O GY Ernest deAlton Partridge, '96. Ernest deAlton Partridge, '96, was killed in a wreck on the Denver & Rio Grande rail road near Salt Lake City, Utah, on the night of May 2. He was teaching farm mechanics and drafting at Brigham Young university, Provo, Utah, at the time of his death and had been connected with that institution for some time. In 1897 he was given the degree of D. B. by the board of education of Utah and in 1916 was granted a C. E. degree at M. A. C. He was graduated the engineering course in 1896 and married Miss Lizzie Truman, w'98, who lived in East Lansing. He was a member of the Union Literary society. from 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD APPLIED SCIENCE HAS VARIED COURSES General Education Available for Students in New Division—Can Become Specialists in Important Fields A broad field in which specialization may be pursued through a great variety of channels is in the applied science division which offered is just beginning to function. By entering this part of the college the student has his or her choice of a sufficient general to provide an electives and major line. Botanists, education along almost any bacteriologists, c h e m i s t s, mathematicians, literature and from teachers art to some of technical sub the distinctly jects, can all be trained in this division with equal success, and this list covers but a small portion of the possibilities. in all subjects number, of subjects General fundamentals are required of the freshman. He must fit himself to follow the various courses which are offered him dur three years of his. stay. His ing the last that he is carefully preparation may not through his lack of perspective on the general plan neglect some of the important links in the chain of his education. the sophomore year, however, the student is given an opportunity to choose his own course and the different paths follow one or more of opened to him. supervised In in the This federal regulating is undoubtedly one of the municipality are open important cog in pertaining affairs the strongest courses at M. A. C. for the student entering from a city. The work is so planned that a large number of positions in the present day organization of to him. P a rk departments, schools and colleges need botanists while there are always certain positions service which are available for men trained in this type of work. in every city Bacteriologists are now found the where they supply an machinery to public health. Water supply for a city de pends for its safety upon the careful work'of the these people, the diagnostician determines character of diseases largely through the re port of his bacteriologist, all modern hospitals must have at least one thoroughly trained ex perts in this line and the large medical supply houses offer positions of great importance and value to the graduate. In this line M. A. C. has one of few general laboratories at colleges It has a staff of ex in the United States. perts whose constant association brings them into touch with an enormous number of prob It is equipped in the lems and their solutions. most modern manner and through the presence of a large number of graduate students and instructors it is in a position to give detailed instruction to every student. This field is for women as well as men. There are M. A.C. women carrying on in hospitals from Coast to coast and they are beginning to take their places in municipal and commercial laboratory work. this work take Chemistry to foremost is beginning rank among the sciences. It bearing on all branches of industry and on the most common incidents of every day life has given it a place it. The alloys which can not be taken from used in different parts of automobile engines and bodies, the composition the merits or faults of a fabric and the effects of different foods upon the life of the individual are a few of the points it touches. ' glass, of in testifies M. A. C. was the first college in the United States to present a regular course this science as a part of the course of study. Not (1858) did Harvard and until a year later Michigan begin their work in what has al ways been considered an old science. This has always been considered one of the best colleges in the country for such a course and* a large number of graduates who are at the to its top of their chosen profession the depart worth. For a number of years ment was content to work along as a part of the other courses contributing its share to the education of agriculture and engineering stu dents but lately it has branched out and pro vided specialists in electro-chemistry, industrial chemistry, chemistry engineering, physiological chemistry and textiles as the main branches of the science. These cover all applications of the subject to daily life and fit graduates for positions of great importance in industry, commerce and education. Chemistry has at tained a prominence as a science of such value to everyone that it offers unlimited possibili the M. A. C. stu ties to the graduate and dent has a great advantage over in large larger and laboratory equipment scarce. Most of the work centers in cities where industry de mands technically trained men ready with the knowledge necessary for testing materials and compounding the ingredients which make up Immense corporations are found- substances. institutions where classes are those THE M. A. C. RECORD 9 the ed on the chemist truths discovered by and he is the source of the impetus which al lows them to grow and keep pace with the progress in their businesses. in for to conditions Plant pathologists, specialists who study the cause of plant diseases, experts in seed rais ing, directors of botanical gardens, men who the government travel the world over seeking plants adaptable the United States, high school and college teach ers, all of these are highly trained botanists and M. A. C. numbers all of theese among her graduates. Hundreds are employed in cities or are kept going from place to place with all of the benefits and attractions of wide in botany as well travel. Research workers as chemistry and other sciences find an at tractive field awaiting them. Recent develop the causes of plant diseases and ments their control have opened broader vistas for the seeker for hidden truths. in is an attraction for is offered as a part of In the study of, history and political science the applied which science course there the student who wishes to prepare himself or her for public service. M. A. C. is noted self the the excellence of for instruction the student they provide. Again is given the advantage of comparatively small classes and the new library with a capacity of 250,000 volume; will reference work provide further and independent study. the early completion of these courses and facilities for special taught by a languages are Literature and its correlated subjects such as modern large staff of men, many of whom have done cre ative work along The lines. their funda journalism course is designed to teach mentals of news and feature writing. The public speaking activitiees have produced win ning debate reputa the middle west and east. tions is an organization which In dramatics produces one or more plays each year and in general literary work there are classes under specialists the stu in all lines. Here again dent has an unsurpassed opportunity to bene instructors fit because of the large number of for the classes. teams which have won throughout there Art studies can be followed to a highly de veloped extent with the M. A. C. art depart in a position ment. Not only is the staff to teach in drawing de the rudimentary work sign but it is equipped to handle commercial a pro work, fession. The professor the de partment has gained prestige as a commercial artist and has produced paintings which have found favor at the hands of connoiseurs. The the campus offers unexcelled advantages as in charge of illustrating and painting for from important Fascinating studies development of talent and various student ac large amount of tivities always demand a the art students work in poster de signs. This is largely a self contained de partment and gives to the student whose home has been in the city the opportunity to train for city positions remunerative and pleasant. the life their eco histories of commerce nomic effect upon offers a chance to the scientific mind for ex tensive study. Under this head comes bee keeping and the control of insect pests. Work in entomology is being developed so that it re quires a large number of men annually to fill the demand for government departments, col leges and schools. Zoology is another course offered which provides extensive study of nature. in entomology, insects and and industry the for One of the newest courses at M. A. C. which is also proving to be one of the most popular is that in economics. Under this head the organization of marketing of products, corporations, banking finance and accounting are some of the more important subdivisions. Trained economists are now more in demand than are specialists in many other lines. They find their fields being expanded by industry as all operations are put upon a sounder basis, they find their services needed by legislators in the preparation of in statistics and their interpretation for the pub lic. In hundreds of ways they are being em ployed by big business to help check over past achievements and settle upon probabilities of the future. A most complete course has been inaugurated fa vorable attention from a large proportion of the enrolled students. tax matters and is drawing line and in this the oldest of sciences, Mathematics, one of covers a field which to many. is attractive Its ramifications are constantly being extend ed and its usefulness enlarged along with re It search in economics and business methods. the always presents a fascinating study for person who wishes life to make teaching a profession and has other uses of a varied in its mathe nature. M. A. C. is fortunate matics department. in staff of It has a structors who are prominently known as au the stu thorities and whose contacts with dents have been generally beneficial both in technical knowledge and personality. It offers Applied science is a division of broad the ideal opportunity in struction. for the student anxious to have a general educa tion and to fit himself or herself for a par ticular field without sacrificing too much of the cultural side of college work for the pure ly technical. 10 THB M. A. C. RECORD ENGINEERS HAVE UNLIMITED FIELD Main Branches of Profession, Carefully Taught—Find Desirable Positions Upon Graduation—Place for Imaginative Instinct in less term technical the more that work the exception technical subjects Institute of Technology It is to the cities that M. A. C. looks most for prospective engineers. That branch of the college primarily sends graduates back to the cities, since the large industrial concerns estab lished in the urban centers provide situations for the greater part of the graduate engineers. A distinct appeal to the city boy desiring a the regular engi than course in chemical, civil, electrical, neering course is the engineering or mechanical engineering, inaugurated at the be administration course ginning of This in 1923. the spring course of study does not differ materially from the four divisions of the regular course engineering with is given in accounting and economics, to replace certain of for merly required for graduation. The Massa chusetts installed a course similar to the one at M. A. C. in ad ministrative engineering a few years ago, and the results thus far show it to be extremely popular with it possesses the students and certain characteristics which appeal to the in dustrial concern on the look-out for a man capable of stepping into an executive position. technical branches of engineering require no encomium. Graduates of the M. A. C. engineering di vision, technical as it is, have achieved promi constructional in the nence fields second in the country. The technical branch gives the fundamentals of the in all lines of basis of engineering practice fac endeavor. An experienced and capable ulty molds the incoming student along lines of keen observation so that he may draw logical deductions from personal observations. He is instructing in draughting and comput to become ac ing and given an opportunity quainted with the use and limitations of vari ous mechanical instruments. and industrial to few engineering colleges the sciences which are courses regular The the the in encouraged Experimental work, as the basis of modern all is engineering advance, at times. The engineering student is taught the essentials of correct expression in writing and speech, letter- perfect reports to superiors, and write intelli gently for engineering periodicals. that he may make in order Electrical, mechanical and chemical tories provide the engineering labora student with ample equipment for practical application .of class room theory. The business, commercial, and ethical features of accepted engineering throughout all class practice are- emphasized room discussion and laboratory work. an into To the high school graduate of 1923 M. A. C.'s engineering school presents oppor tunity" which is unexcelled as a preparation for the great expanding field of construction and research. For instance, in the electrical field the electrification of steam railroad lines run ning the great cities, placing electrical power units within the reach of every farmer, perfecting the radio, solving problems of high power transmission, and adapting electricity to industrial uses, constitutes only a few of the problems confronting the electrical colleges. M. A. C. seeks to adapt the young engineer in scientific electrical practices. The college at to instill in the young man a broad tempts vision of the constructive force back of his chosen profession. The boy radio enthusiast will find an opportunity to broaden his knowl the edge of pitfalls of high power transmission, the use of equipment for making production efficient and the interesting problems of his profession. field. He will study to the modern the radio graduates changes of It of the into great science is, according the engineering in his profession. The chemical engineer will find an unlimited field to inter present day engineers, the most vital, esting, and unexplored division of engineering. It has been but recently that chemistry ''was as called a frowned tangible co-woker. Formerly it was the upon as being too technical a study for practical engineer to grasp. Comprehend the magnitude electro-chemical plants, if it is possible, and you will see that chemistry solved the problems of the produc tion of vital substances. And that is merely one illustration of the breadth of the chemical field. Alloys must be studied. Great auto mobile plants, and, industrial plant manufacturing metal products, desires a thorough knowledge of efficient alloys. An from industry must have definite information consulting chemists on the cheapest, strongest, and most durable alloy for its particular pur pose. As consulting chemists in the Solvay process industries, in explosive plants, and in the graduate chemical sugar beet in fact, every factories, H THE M. A. C. RECORD 11 engineer will find an opportunity for research work, and interesting chemical study that will excite the most disinter ested layman. imagination of the field, while industry. The the executives of the best equipped to a greater extent The mechanical engineering it has been exploited than the chemical field, nevertheless presents a store of possibilities. Automobile plants send calls for M. A. C. graduates in preference to those laboratory of other schools. The mechanical in the country. is one of The proximity of the Reo and Oldsmobile factories contribute opportunities automobile the automobile manu for practical study of facturing the laboratories of two companies are open to inspection by the mechanical engineers from the college at any time. M. A. C. graduates are found in every automobile factory of prominence in the coun try, and a number of the principal concerns are M. A. C. trained. The prospective mechanical engineer will find that he can secure a postion with any tractor or automobile concern upon gradua tion providing he has demonstrated the proper interest in his work. Civil engineering, the oldest and probably the greatest field in the engineering profession, presents a series of interesting phases. High way engineering, which has been, highly de veloped at the college, is probably the most popular course given in the engineering school. The Michigan state highway department, lo cated at Lansing, employs approximately 90 list per cent of the of M. A. C. graduates. Opportunities for summer employment for the student desiring line, are work along his special professional available at state highway department. Construction engineering, giving the essentials underlying all building, is attracting a number of other formerly branches of engineering. its technical force from students enrolled almost the in The field is thrown open to the person with imagination. He who can see the possibili ties of the future and apply to them the prin ciples he has learned or the theories he has formulated after research will be in the lead. In all of its branches engineering demands not the only technical man but also the man with vision. The former will do imagination the routine work unless he has and the to through to carry him more difficult heights of attainment. initiative trained the the lands of The forestry this year on Lumber company near Johannesburg. expected about there will juniors summer camp will be held the Johannesburg It is thirty that in camp. be OHIO STATE TAKES Ohio State took all the first places DUAL TRACK MEET in the running events at the meet at Columbus on May 5 and gathered enough points in the field to add up a total of 91 1-2 to 34 1-2 for M. A. C. Fessenden in the shot-put and discus came through in front of the opposition and Captain Atkins in the high-jump took available honors. Herdell ran well in both dashes and Baguley lost first place in the mile by a narrow margin. The summary: 100-yard dash—Bawleson, Ohio State, first; second; Connell, Ohio Herdell, M. A. C, State, third. Time—10 1-5 seconds". One-mile run—Kirkpatrick, Ohio State, first; Baguley, M. A. C, second; Liske, Ohio State, third. Time— 4:293-5. 440-yard run—Everett, Ohio State, first; Sutton, Ohio State, second; Burris, M. A. C, third. Time—502-5 seconds. - 120-yard high hurdles—Snyder, Ohio State, first; Green, Ohio State, second; Atkins, M. A. C, third. Time—152-5 seconds. 220-yard dash—Connell, Ohio State, first; second; Clemens, Ohio Herdell, M. A. C, State, third. Time—22 1-5 seconds. 880-yard run—Kreider, Ohio State, first; Ross, Ohio State, second; Klaase, M. A. C, third. Time—1:58 4-5. 220-yard low hurdles—Snyder, Ohio State, first; Green, Ohio State, second; HerdelL M. A. C, third. Time—25 seconds. Two-mile run—Bussell, Ohio State, first; Cran, Ohio State, second; Willard, M. A. C, third. Time—10:07. Pole vault—Rouch, Ohio State, first; Bas- com, Ohio State, second; Harder, Ohio State, and Warner, M. A. C, tied for third. Height —10 feet 9 inches. Shot put—Fessenden, M. A. C, first; Mur phy, Ohio State, second; Surrato, M. A. C, third. Distance—38 feet 3-4 inches. High jump—Atkins, M. A. C, first; Jeffer son, Ohio State, second; Smith and Schneider, Ohio State, third. Height—5 feet 9 inches. Discus—Fessenden, M. A. C, Ohio State, second; Murphy, Ohio • third. Distance—125 feet 1 inch. first; Petcoff, State, Javelin—Petcoff, Ohio State, first; Weamer, M. A. C, second; Kaplow, Ohio State, third. Distance—180 feet 1 1-2 inches. Broad jump—Snyder, Ohio State, first; Jef ferson, Ohio State, second; Brady, M. A. C, third. Distance—22 feet 1 1-2 inches. Final Score—Ohio State, 91 1-2; M. A. C, 34 1-2. 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD MORE THAN FARMING IN AGRICULTURE Diversity of Subjects Included in Division—Cities Have Use for Many Graduates Expert in Subjects Taught at M. A. C. of For seeing intrigue a largely the lover of nature and the inquiring mind which is always seeking her secrets the agricultural division offers a list of subjects large number of students. which It the the matter is possibilities of a course which decides whether or not the student will pursue it and make a success of his work. It is a matter of know ing what you want and finding out where to in the way of more men get it that stands standing pro certain there are so many fessions. bits of there are so many paths the persistent student can follow that it comes down to the choice from a large number rather than settling upon one which appeals most. the forefront In agriculture interesting knowledge, intensely of in Agriculture embraces all activities having to do with products of the soil.. The entire field of animal and human nutrition might well be included in its scope. The entire field of food production is included. Then there is the production of plants to produce the food and the culture of decorative shrubs and trees as well as those having special properties as food bearers or contributors to the economic welfare of the nation in some other manner. Forestry, for instance, is actually a part of agriculture and yet a in greatly varied number of pursuits for pleasure and profit. Not a few of these are connected with city life. In reviewing them we find the city forester, an official of all up to date mu nicipal governments, who guards trees against injury by protecting them with proper safeguards, who has charge of selecting and planting trees as they are needed and caring for the forest which are already the pride of most of our cities. those monarchs of it presents itself the at into them the ground the landscape in He has his counterpart gardener and architect. The former propa gates shrubbery and plants desirable for park spaces, puts the proper season of the year and watches over them, keeping them trimmed and looking their best. His co-worker, the landscape architect, lays designs the parks and private grounds, the out golf courses and in general adds to beauty of the American city. the is and vegetables which independence as producers and for technical work fascinating leads study of fruits to positions of fits students orchards, There great the in the truck gardens of state. vineyards and Several M. A. C. graduates who studied horticulture in college are now connected with fruit the advertising departments of various distributing organizations in the far west or are doing other important work in connection with them. They find places in tree nurseries and wholesale houses. Some become market the policies of mu ing experts and control nicipal markets, helping the householder and producer solve the problem of coming closer together, and eliminating many of the diffi culties on both sides. There is the expert in creamery operation who operates the large creameries with which the state is dotted. He finds he can specialize in the production of ice cream and fill a "need in several of larger cities. Or another man will become superintendent of one of the great dairy farms supplying milk to cities. the is prepared From the merely aesthetic side of forestry you can go to the practical side. M. A, C. men are operating the large dry kilns where lumber the automobile and for furniture manufacturer. They are at the head of large mills turning out lumber of all kinds, they make paper and preserve for bridges and railroad ties. State forestry pro grams offer positions to trained men in this line. Public utilities find that they need tech trees along nical the to care large estates need caretakers their who have the ability "to conserve the valua ble trees decorating them. foresters lines and timbeers for the Veterinarians are no longer horse doctors. They are specialists large establish in ments making medicinal preparations, they are inspectors of meats and milks for national and city governments and they are important factors large in community. the general health of any the city. There In the common or far-m variety of agricul ture there is much to commend the course to the student from is an op portunity for life in the open and there is the almost unlimited number of different branches in which there is a demand for experts. Gov ernment work takes a large number of these, private and corporation work still a larger In fact but a small percentage of number. these men return to the farms their livings the way their parents did because there is too much of a demand for their knowledge to earn THE M. A. C. RECORD 13 training in other places. Agriculture and is perhaps the oldest pursuit known to man but it has just lately become a science where techni cal knowledge of an intensive sort is needed to keep ahead of his neigh for bors. It is a highly scientific pursuit where a broad knowledge is necessary. the farmer TWO SOLOISTS WILL BE WITH ORCHESTRA The Chicago Symphony orchestra with seventy musicians will present two concerts at the gymnasium on May 21. Alfred Wellen- stein, cellist, and Nina Hager, contralto, will appear as soloists. The' concerts will be given at 3 o'clock and 8 o'clock. All seats will be reserved and Prof. A. J. Clark has charge of the ticket sale. The Chicago Symphony is one of the old est organizations of its type. It was founded in 1891 by Theodore Thomas and has been noted since its high class work and the prominence of the artists on its rolls. inception for its here interest Additional is attached its ap pearance because Erick Delamarter, assistant director, is a native of Lansing. He and Frederick Stock will conduct the orches tra in its concerts here. to TENNIS TEAM TIES FOR FIRST HONORS losing Winning first place the teams the the men's events and women's took the M. A. C. tennis team into a invitational meet tie for in which brought eight to East Lansing on May 4 and 5. Kalamazoo Normal reversed the victories of the local net stars and ended in first place with the Green and White. Cum- mings, Coe and Croll stood the brunt of the attack and made their way through the finals without a defeat, except in the singles Cummings defeated Croll for first place. The to place and Detroit M. A. C. Fresh failed College of Law landed next to last with but one match to its credit. that The teams stood as follows at the end of the competition: M. A. C. 13, Western State Nor mal 13, Ypsilanti 8, Kalamazoo College 5, Albion 3, Mt. Pleasant N o r m a l s, Detroit Col lege of Law, 1, M. A. C. Fresh 0. Charles Herrman, of Minneapolis, sailed for Europe May 12 with Mrs. Herrman and their daughter for a summer tour. '97, 14 THE M. A. C. RECORD C L A SS N O T ES rather easy there. those four years the happiest." i I shall always remember there as amongst I spent '94 E. V. Johnston may be addressed at 7378 Churchill street, Detroit. '03 The post office department at Dayton, Ohio, sends notification of the change in address of T. P. Chase to 1104 Far Hills avenue. '05 Mrs. Sherwood Hinds died April 16, 1923, at her home, 7521 Harter avenuee, St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Hinds was the wife of Sher wood Hinds, factory manager of the St. Louis Pump and Equipment Co. '10 Gordon Cavanagh is still with the William A. Baehr company of Chicago and asures a hearty welcome to M. A. Cites at" either the Illinois Merchants Bank building, 230 S. Clark street, or 524 Wisconsin avenue, Oak Park. '11 V. G. Anderson is in the production depart the Bay City Industrial Works and ment of lives at 421 Park avenue. in address or "No change 'Dutch' Leonardson, occupation— farming near Onsted, Michigan, and would be happy to see any M. A. C i te at any time," writes A. E. Brainard. He continues: "Born '11, on to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Knoblauch, April 3, 1923, a daughter, Charlotte M. Born to Mr. and Mrs. '13, a boy, William Owen, on April 20. On account of heavy business duty of bringing up a family two it has been necessary for him, or at of least he has disposed of his general store at to Britton and is now giving entire attention 17, the aforementioned Miss Marjorie E. Place, and Howard Chapel, '21, of Blissfield, were mar- ried in Adrian. Mr. Chapel is cashier in one of the Blissfield banks and Mrs. Chapel was former Boys' and Girls' Club leader in Lena wee county." of Adrian, On April family. '12 is attending street, Cambridge. the Harvard . Arlie D. Badour School of Landscape Architecture and lives at 1734 Cambridgee He writes: "Sen Yu, also a former student of M. A. C, is here, and he and I often get to I gether and talk over things at the college. have seen Harold Bird once or twice, who is taking some work in one of the other gradu I had many pleasant chats with ate schools. Prof. Halligan last summer during summer school. I used to think that I had to work hard when I was at M. A. C, but I appre ciate since I have been here I had that it Mail addressed to Ralph Burton Randolph street, Detroit, has been unclaimed. at 234 returned 'X4. information to According from cuse post office, P. E. Geeldhoi reached at 219 McLennon avenue. the Syra now is Fred and Orene Smith ('17) Moran have been located in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, where "Fred is teaching Smith-Hughes agriculture. Post office authorities request us to change the to the address of Ernest Chamberlain from American Legion hospital at Battle Creek 824 Turner avenue, Grand Rapids. Douglas E. and Laura Cole ('16) Phillips, the arrival of Bad Axe, Michigan; announce Russell Cole on April 28, 1923. Addie Gladden Donald is still in Owosso, R. F. D. 1, Box 95. Helen Pratt Shane sends in her blue slip from Manistique, Mich. '17 Mail addressed to W. Harold Cornelius at re 2764 Second avenue, Detroit, has been turned unclaimed. Captain Frank G. Chaddock w r i t es : "Changed stations again. Please change my address to 9th Field Artillery, Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Leaving May 8 on 720 mile march to Fort Riley, Kansas, and return for summer target practice. Met Jack O'Callaghan, '17, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, some time ago. He is selling bonds for Strauss company." Harold and Mary Baldwin ('15) Canfield announce the birth of James Baldwin on April in East 17, 1923. The Canfields are in Lansing where Harold the veterans bureau at M. A. C. living is federal adviser in Milwaukee and located is H. N. Fox is in the electrical engineering department of the Consumers Power company at Jackson, and lives at, 113 N. Thompson street. Paul P. Smith has moved Ohio, to 591 Lake street, according to mation received from the post office. in Ashtabula, infor According '18 '15, Percy to R. M. Roland, Parkyn is tester for the Calhoun county test ing association and may be reached at Jones- ville, Michigan. Muriel Dundas succeeded Bernice Wood- '17, as home demonstration agent at is now demonstration worth, Allegan, Michigan. Miss Woodworth located in Dearborn, home THE M. A. C. RECORD 15 for Wayne county. agent Frances Dundas, w'22, will be graduated from Oberlin college in June. '19 E. R. VanLeeuwen should be addressed in care of the Japanese Beetle Laboratory, River- ton, New Jersey. He writes: "Since writ ing to you last, I have been transferred from the Medford, Oregon, field station and placed in charge of the beetle insecticide division of the Japanese beetle project. I have a rather difficult problem here since the beetle is con sidered the worst pest ever introduced in the country. It has been recorded as attacking 210 species of plants and no poison has been It is spreading, found to prevent the injury. at in creasing 50 per cent." ten miles each year and the rate of '20 Walter E. Webb is head of the park depart ment at Mitchell, South Dakota. •' Edna Ceas is living in Monroe with Ray, '13, and Mrs. Service and is teaching in the Stewart same school system with Lillian '20, Oletta Navarre, w'16, Clarence Hiller, '22, and Coverdale Hiiller, Flossie Bosworth, w'21. '21, Belle Farley, Deborah Cummings Knott writes from 351 Federal building, Newport, Rhode Island: the "We are relinquishing our corner on I've F a rm Bureau office m Newport where been home demonstration agent a year and a half, my husband (R. I. State '20) the agri cultural agent for three years. We will be in Ithaca, New York by July 1, where Mr. Knott will be graduate assistant in the vege table gardening department of the New York college of agriculture and also take work for a master's degree. 'At home' in the Colling- wood residence at 320 Elm street. Welcome. G. Harris Collingwood began work with the U. S. Department of Agriculture as specialist in forestry the middle of April. The family will go to Centreville, Michigan, where they will make their home with Mrs. Colling- wood's father. '21 Our old reliable, the post office department, says that Frances Moak is now at 1133 Pine street. Port Hurpn. T. S. Blair is temporarily located in East Lansing at the Hermian house, H. E. Frank is testing cows for the North Eaton Cooperative Testing and gets his mail through general delivery, Grand Ledge. He reports-five M. A. C. men mem bers, C. I. Brunger, John B. Strange, George McMullen, E. L. Raven, M. W. Sprague. association Our old and sometimes reliable source of in formation, the post office, says that Marshall is now at 309 Fifteenth street, Port Draper is at Dimon- H u r o n; William W. Redfern dale; Ralph R. Clark has moved 2729 to Kerckhoff avenue, San Pedro, California, and Christo Christoulias is now at 162 LaBelle street, Highland Park, Mich. The following letter comes from Neal H. Fenkell: "At present I am at 284 Vanderbilt to avenue, Brooklyn, New York, and expect be here for some time, perhaps the rest of the year. Am still with the T. A. Gillespie com pany and am endeavoring to lend my assist ance in the building of an eight mile conduit ' When of 72-inch pipe here completed the Catskill aquaduct system. This is certainly a its shows, parks, mu wonderful city, with seums and other places of interest. Haven't seen the Follies yet, but hope to make it be to fore the Memorial building are coming in so good. Note there is a branch of the association here in New York and would like to get into touch with the secretary." line will for ma part of to see the subscriptions in Brooklyn. long. Glad the 61 Frelinghuysen '22 avenue, Battle Creek, should now be the mailing address of Mildred Freeman. Harold and Eileen Seble Koopman should be addressed at Box 238, Sebewaing, Michigan. in lives electrical engineering at M. A. C. and at 244 Grand River avenue, East Lansing. is graduate assistant Reid L. Raynor Stewart F a rr is graduate assistant in agri culture at Iowa State College and expects to complete his work for an M. S. at the end of the summer vacation. Frederick Knox is a graduate assistant in farm crops at M. A. C. Melvin D. Westcott has moved in Chicago to 1420 E. Marquette Road. summer FOR RENT—During fur nished 7-room semi-bungalow, with garage and garden, on Sunset Lane, East Lansing. Write '16, at Surgery and Clinic R. A. Runnells, Bldg., East Lansing, Mich. school, E. N. PAGELSEN, '89, Patent Attorney 1108-9 Detroit Savings B'k Bid?., Detroit FRY BROKERAGE CO., INC. Shipper's Ag-eat* 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. 16 THE M, A. C. RECORD After Every Meal Y " /^ WRIGLEYS and g i ve your stomach a lift. Provides " t he bit ©I s w e e t" In beneficial form. Helps to c l e a n se tbe teetb 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. DO 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, '7°. 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, u) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind. If you haven't insured your salary .better^ see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance A*ency, l*g- xt-ni Cipital National Bank Bldg. An ARROW SHIRT OF WHITE OXFORD—THE ATTACHED COLLAR IS MADE BY THE EXPERT ARROW COL LAR MAKERS— CLUETT, PEABODY & Co., I N C. Makers, Troy, N. Y. FARGO E N G I N E E R I N G ' C O ". Consulting Engineers Hydro-Electric and Steam Power Plants Hirace S. Hunt, '05. T Jackson, Michigan 1 I J . _ ^ _+ * . TWENTIETH CENTURY RADIO CORF. L. V. Williams, '16. Detroit PEORIA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF ILLINOIS G. E. Culver, '21 531 Tussing Bldg. Cits. M7t Harold M. King, '19, Wholesale Seeda H. C. King & Sons, Battle Creek ROSEBERRY-HENRY ELECTRIC CO. Grand Rapids. Dan Henry, '15 WALDO~ ROHNERT, '89 Wholesale Seed Grower, Gilroy, Calif. SAM BECK, '12,_wit]h^LOUIS BECK CO. 112 No. Wash. Ave. Society Brand Clothes Complete Haberdashery A. M. EMERY, '83 223 Washington Ave. N . H. C. Pratt, '09, in charge of Office Supply Department. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling Cards, Fountain Fens, 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.