LIBRARY ICHIpAN STATE -COLLEGE F AGRL AND AP£. SCIENCE 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—i022-'23 E. W. Ranney, 'oo, Pres. A. B. Cook, '93, Vice-Pres. F. F. Rogers, '83, Treas. R. J. McCarthy, '14, Secy. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Elected at Henry T. Ross, '04 Mrs. Dorothy Lillie Crozier, Horace Hunt, '05 large '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. 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 N EW YORK WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THE M. A. C. RECORD 3 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. I 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD AGAIN MADE ACTING PRESIDENT R. S. Shaw, dean of agriculture and director-of the experiment station, ' w ho h a s. been selected by the State Board to handle the affairs of M. A. C. until a new president is chosen. He acted in the same capacity during the interim between David F r i d a y 's appointment and arrival. THE M. A. C. RECORD Vot. X X V I I I. No. -33 E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN J U NE I I, 1923 Coldwater high school athletes CLASS OF 17 PRINTS DETROIT CLUB TROPHY BIGGEST NEWSLETTER TAKEN BY PLAINWELL first The 1917 Newsletter for .1923 has been= put place in the class " B" meet on College Field the class into the mails and a ir members of June I and 2 and Plainwell took the honors will receive a copy when the post office de in the class " C" events. Good time was re they should be delivered. The News cides the corded in several of the dashes. One of this year is the most pretentious any letter features of several the meet was class has attempted. It fills sixteen pages with occasions the smaller schools chalked up bet a cartoon by Pinckney as a frontispiece. Two- Allegan ter records the in the per thirds of the class is represented in class made a strong bid sonal notes which occupy a large part of the in the "C" But-lost booklet. Part of the diary of Josephine Carver field a Hedges describing her trip to China and back lead throughout the class " C" program, plac is one of the features of the letter. ing in all but one event. larger ones. first place for inability to win Plainwell maintained competition. that on through took than Lou Butler and G. O. Stewart were in preparing the material for in the strumental '17 Newsletter and they were assisted by a number from the ranks of the class who make their homes in or near East Lansing. A per from fected list of '17 addresses was gathered alumni office files and the information given on return cards so that the class now has the most extensive biographical material, relative is the most complete of to its' -members. any obtainable in regard to the more recent classes. It In publishing this, newsletter the class of '17 has gone far ahead of any other classes of its alumni. It is a creditable piece of work from any viewpoint and merits copying. in organizing twenty years the past ALUMNI IN SEATTLE MEET WITH FRAZIERS The Seattle, Wash., M., A. C. association met at the home of Major and Mrs. W. D. Frazier, '09, on May 2. Besides Major and Mrs. Frazier the following attended: Dr. and Mrs. R. J. McCurdy, '16, Mr-.- and Mrs. J o hn Dunford, Lucille Fleming, '03, Emma Barrett, '03, Mary A. Smith, '03, F. D. Finkletter, '06. The next meeting will be held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. J. McCurdy and will be in the nature of a farewell party for Major and Mrs. Frazier before they depart for the east. Mary A. Smith, Sec'y. The .Holcad lar newspapers. made through the post office. is entering the class of regu In the fall delivery will be of instead to subscriber by carrier The Detroit Club cup went to Coldwater and the new trophy offered by the graduates • resident in the metropolis was carried off by Plainwell in its first bid for permanent posses sion of the class "C" trophy. the crowded condition of A, large number of high school boys were entered and the course indicated the wisdom of Coach" Barron in putting off the class " A" meet until June 8 and' 9. POWELLS TO RETURN TO WORK IN CHINA Ralph W. Powell, '11, who has just com pleted his year's leave from teaching work in China and is about to return for another six that he and Maud Nason years, announces Powell, the Alumni Day activities. '13, will be present for During the past winter Powell has been . doing engineering work for the city planning commission in New Haven, Conn., and Mrs. Powell has been studying physiological chem- istyr at Yale. Both attended Yale before taking up their foreign work and will return to their posts in China this summer. rivalling The Soph Prom held in the gymnasium on June 1 was a brilliant affair, the J-Hop in expensive decorations, programs and orchestra. The success of such an occasion is usually measured by the amount of money it cost but the clas of 1925 lowered the over head by supplying all of the labor for decor ating the gym and those who attended report a most enjoyable time. 6 1 THE M. A. C. RECORD PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION JUNE 16th Annual Event Scheduled for Evening of Alumni Day in Connection with Alumni Dance-—Final Program Announced for Commencement Affairs to take cognizance of In planning the president's reception as part of the commencement week activities the com the mittee had failed change to a week-end commencement this year and had thus not planned the reception until recently when it was decided that this event would be held in connection with the alumni dance on the evening of Alumni Day, June 16. the The gymnasium will be taken over affair and the alumni dance will be a part of the informal reception to Acting President this arrangement and Mrs. Shaw. Through the committee hopes former student an opportunity to visit with the head of the college. to give every for for there be some confusion This will be the crowning event of a day returning alumni. the full of activities the regarding Lest the program which has been pre extent of pared a brief resume is appended below for those, who receive T HE RECORD early enough to provide them with this information. Any time you arrive: go first to the alumni office at 3 Faculty Row, opposite the gym the nasium, register and receive a badge of the certifi day. Here you will also deposit railroad cate you have obtained the so office where you purchased your that the lower rate authorized for the occasion on your way home. it may be indorsed validate ticket from and 10:30 Saturday morning: be broken for the Union Memorial building. The Swartz Creek band will furnish music and en tertainment throughout the day. Sod will 12 noon Saturday: Alumni luncheon in the gymnasium. Election of officers, proposals- to change the constitution of in regard to the election of officers. the association 3 :30 Saturday afternoon: Baseball game at College Field. Alumni vs. Varsity. All of the stars of recent days will get into action against Coach Walker's team. 8:00 Saturday evening: President't reception and dance, informal, in the gymnasium. Then there are the regular commencement programs which follow during the succeeding two days. Baccalaureate on Sunday, June. 17, W. Roscoe Kedzie, '99, speaker. Commence ment Monday, June 18, Dr. J. W. Laird, speaker. Mary Allen, '09, will be the soloist on the program. to June entertain functions. is offered are preparing is scheduled for the week. All of Now this is not all that to re the turning graduates for their societies alumni at various There social will be a most unusual water festival on the Red Cedar on the evening of June 15. Cap the Night senior play, "Hamlet" will hold forth the Forest of Arden on the evening of June 14. There are other attractions without number which will come to your attention but which do not affect the genera} groups of alumni. Come' and see the new buildings, the start on the stadium and Union building and the alum ni office, which deserves your if it is only to see the painting of College Hall which has been hung in the reception room. inspection, and in 13 RECOMMEND STEEL STADIUM FOR M. A. C. Floyd A. Nagler, '14, who is a member of the "engineering department at the faculty of the University of Iowa, recommends a steel stadium for M. A. C. The structure which has been erected at Iowa was designed by B. J. Lambert, also a member of ing faculty. Nagler writes : the engineer- J ; "Would recommend steel construction Iowa is it looks for just that new M. A. C. stadium. just completing such a stadium and as good .as concrete, if not better and will prove just as serviceable, I think. The stadium - here is costing .only $6:00 per seat, and one can hardly begin to construct of concrete for twice that figure." G. E. ("Carp") Julian, '15, also advises the use of steel so that the field may be moved if necessary. He also remarks on the com parative economy worked through the use of fabricated the use of stands. He proposes College Field until enough funds are available to erect the old wooden stands with steel and erecting temporary steel stands on the east side of the the baseball field, moving them back during . . season. the proposed stadium, replacing . Fessenden, Herdell and Weamer were ;sent track meet at Ann Arbor to the conference June 1 and 2 but failed to place. run M. A. C. RECORD 7 HORSE SHOW DRAWS APPLIED SCIENCE HAS CROWD TO COLLEGE FIRST CLASS OF GRADS The first college horse show, which was conducted by the military department on May 30, was so signally successful that it is con sidered a fixture on the program for next year. the, temporary Several thousand people filled bleachers on field east of the cavalry drill College Field and ranged along side the show ring in automobiles and chairs when the first event, was started . The- attendance was great enough to insure a net return of more than $1200 which will be used to finance the affairs the M, A. C. Polo association and aid in of purchasing college uniforms for the band. entered the contestants Prizes with an aggregate value of $500 were 14 in the general suc fair and for offered events and there was keen several classes. Adding to the day cess of warm enough such an occasion. the in competition the weather was the atmosphere to supply took In the open jump Cadet L. W- Hornkohl, '24, Filer City, first place over Col. Sherburne, Captain- Chase and Captain Wyant. There was a large number of entries and it was necessary for. the judges to send the first four over the hurdles the second time before they made their final decision: M. A. Tyrrell, '24, Detroit, placed first in the cadet officers' jump. Col. Sherburne's thoroughbred charg er, ridden by Captain Wyant, took first in the charger class. " In the gentleman's riding class first place was awarded to the entry of Charles N. Hal- "Chimes" sted of Lansing. placed third in this event. Mrs. F. S. Kedzie, riding "Duchess Peavine," was awarded first in the ladies' riding class. Dean Kedzie's Roman riding by a member of the R. O. T. the C. cavalry unit, an exhibition drill by M. A. C. troop, a feature race between Shet land ponies, a parade of prize winning stock the from the college farm and numbers. by band during events intermissions kept.the crowd entertained. between from Lansing The show was -generously patronized by horsemen surrounding cities and all prizes were donated by various organizations and individuals interested in the welfare of the show and the college. and John Owen, Detroit; W. R. Harris, resi dent manager of the Grosse Pointe H u nt Club; and Major W. S. Sturgill, Chicago, were the the judges. Mr. Harris announced after the for show that he would present a cup competition the in . 1924 show. jump class the open in to In In its the first contribution ranks of M. A. C. alumni the applied science division will be represented by three graduates when diplomas are presented on June 18. A total of 259 will receive the degree of bachelor of science. the agricultural division 88 will forestry has 17; engineering, be graduated; 84; veterinary science, s i x; home economics, 6 1; applied science, three. Under the direc the new division has tion of Dean Kedzie taken on a relatively stu large number of to specialize in a subject dents who wished authorized as a major in the division or those who wished a general education in science. figures Engineering keeps close to the for general agriculture and the co-eds are well represented in the aggregate sum of graduates. shows The agricultural division healthy a returns from other tendency in the face of colleges which interest in in th escientific end of food production. indicate a decline NINE TRACK MEN GIVEN SWEATERS Varsity track monograms have been award ed to Captain H. S. Atkins, '24, Clarkston; C. W. Fessenden, '23, Newaygo; P. J. Hartsuch, '24, • Kendallville, '25, Lansing; L. S. Klasse, '25, Grand Rapids; K. L. Baguley, '24, Tawas City; Mark Herdell, '24, Detroit; P. '25, Argyle; R. E. Warner, •E. Weamer, '23, Akron, Ohio. Ind.; L- C, Surato, Surato heaves Atkins is a high jumper and hurdler, Her dell. is a sprinter and hurdler, Warner pole vaults. Fessenden throws the discus and the the shot and Weamer shot. throws the javelin. Hartsuch and Klaase are half-milers, and Baguley is a miler and a two- miler. A. B. Cook, '23, Owosso, receives a manager monogram. Those awarded a r e: Brady, Willard, Preston, Van Arman, Rap- son, Hollerbach, Clark, Shannon, Lovejoy, Burris, Park, Killoran, and Pollock. reserve monagrams The annual meeting of the Sororian alum imme nae will be held Saturday afternoon diately after lunch the M. A. C. association eon at the home of Mrs. Merritt Reeves, There will be Park Lane, East Lansing. tea will be held election of officers, and a for both active and alumnae members of the society. 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD VIEWS AND COMMENT in fact its only relationship, making friends with all alumni and former students of M. A. C. it can draw them into a closer raison d'etre is to serve these people for they are its owners. There is no room for ccalumny with in its columns; its pages are, kept clean from aspersions and traducements. At least that is its ideal to serve fairly and justly all of. the M. A. C. family, the college and bring about the ends sought by. the graduate Insofar as its has done these things it body. has been a success. to help its readers. They can make lies with pohcie: ul destructive as they express The cure for the weakness of. T HE RECORD its. faltering their wishes. to it lacks the the Criticism greater heights, praise helps but -impetus which carries home the shots of kicker. is the stimulant which." urges constructive or it In worldly goods T HE RECORD can never its present system of publica prosper under increasing tion but in forming friendships or to the strength of binding ties it can attain greater goals of. accomplishment those measured in money. Apparently it stands well today but not as well as it should to perform Our the tasks for which ledger shows too small a balance -.tin's respect. How can we remedy it? it was created. than in In putting out a printed news the its class of 1917 is continuing policy of keeping to gether in an unusually strong group. M. A. -C. needs more such groups among its younger classes. letter to carry out joined its members the live stock A horse show is peculiarly appropriate at to a .college where major attention • is given the problems of It is educational and attractive general farm. and savors of much of true sportsmanship. The first of these at M. A. C. was distinctly a success. It is- a commendable undertaking. the essence of industry and A baseball team which performed as well as the 1923 nine deserves a place in the 1 hall of fame of M. A. C. athletics. The defeat of and Notre Dame, Valparaiso, St. . Viator's Chicago stamp Coach Walker's nine as the best the Green and White has boasted in many years. Generally poor fielding was counter acted by heavy hitting and close application •to the art of base-running coupled with some excellent pitching. Winning close games in the inning was a well-worked specialty. Captain Kuhn's 1923 machine was a credit to those most 'desirable qualities, high morale and a never 1 ailing de termination to win. the college, it had last is also feature, which the in preparation As the college year draws to a close it is well to take stock so that our resources are trend of business may be known and checked up for another year. In discussing the resources of T HE RECORD the outstanding its best marketable asset, is the friends it has. There are two weys in which to increase the circula tion and prominence of a periodical. One is to build up a wide circle of friends and the other is to line up the largest number of enemies possible. Both will contribute to the financial the venture for one will purchase success of the the publication because he enjoys other will do so because he for the flaws. it and looking is The policy first designated is the principal upon which T HE RECORD is and always has been conducted. That is its mission. Through THE M. A. C. RECORD 9 "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" A class of co-eds for is preparing a special series of dances festival on the water June 15. These will be given on a raft to be built on the Red Cedar near Farm Lane bridge." The coast artillery unit proved its superiority f the. cadet corps over all other branches of 3 when it won the annual field day events June 1 4. By this feat the gunners retain possession 1 of the guidon for another year. . issue of T HE RECORD 1 . The'commencement I will be ready July 15. It is planned that this 2 will be the biggest issue of the year. Special illustrations showing some of the main events of Alumni Day and the commencement activi- ties will be a feature of this number and a full report few extra copies will be available at 15 cents each and at least 5000 will be printed for general distribution in accordance with the.policy of T HE RECORD to visit each graduate and former student of M. A. C. at least twice each year. ,of all events will be printed. A .Miss Edith.. Butler of t the art department has completed a bust of William H. Taylor, in plaster and '23, which Dean Bissell cast which has been painted to represent bronze. It is on exhibition in the art department. Benjamin Halstead, '24, Petoskey, was awarded the, Lawson prize for his essay on "The Offer of the College." This award car ries a cash compensation of $25. Halstead, with. F. W. Henshaw, first place in the Bregger-Friday economics essay contest which gave him a cash prize of $75. Students from Flint have formed an asso interest.in M.- A. C. among ciation to foster their home city. the high school pupils of . One of the. first acts of this organization was ( Halstead's essay in the Lawson contest will be • to entertain prospective M. A. C. freshmen in the commencement published at a picnic at the college. T HE RECORD in accordance with . in^ connection with this event. of number the practice Pi Kappa Delta, ~%. honorary '23, was awarded Initiates of • NEW VETERINARY DEAN forensic fraternity, contributed their ideas on the subject "Resolved, justi fied in smoking on the campus" as an indica tion of their capabilities. F. M.-Johnson, '23, E. R. Bristol, '24, and V. O. Braun, '24, took part in the discussion. that co-eds are . The Sororian alumnae of Detroit enjoyed a. the Cadillac hotel on Friday, May dinner at 25, with 15 Sororians present. The next meet ing was scheduled for June Q at Plymouth, where the members were to be the guests of Lucille Hawkins Barrows. Eunice Lamb, Sec'y. The sassafrass the post office tree near which has been the object of pilgrimages of the forestry classes ever elementary inaugurated has almost course was reached the end of its existence. Concrete sidewalks and a hard roadway have worked hardships on this landmark, preventing it from getting its full supply of water. since Judge C. B. Collingwood, "85, and Tom Gun- son will take part in the Cap Night program in Sleepy Hollow on the evening of June 13. time-honored custom of burning brown The caps will be indulged '26 and seniors will add their books to the flames. Fireworks have been a feature of this celebra tion during the past few years. in by the class of W a rd Giltner, D. V. M. 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD OVERTIME GAME TAKEN FROM YPSI. Wenner Allows Teachers to Take Lead but Kuhn's Pitching and Heavy of Green and White Capture Honors for Walker's Men. on the nine Coach Walker's fighting baseball team with Captain Kuhn in the lead took the measure of home the Ypsilanti Normal grounds of the latter team on Memorial Day, 12 to 8, after the lead had changed hands sev eral times and the teams had battled through fourteen innings. Wenner began the pitching for M. A. C. but made his exit' at the end of the fourth the Teachers had tal lied enough runs to have the count 6 to 5 in their favor. Kuhn replaced him in the box, striking out ten men in the eight innings- he "Bub" was a worked and allowing five hits. bit wild to the bases but held the home team safe after the seventh while his helpers amassed a total of five runs off the delivery of two Ypsi pitchers. inning after throwing in Brady, McMillan, Johnson, Kuhn and Beck- ley collected n of the 13 safe hits registered by M. A. C. Sepanek added a fea ture to the contest in the eleventh, going back of second base for a hard hit liner which he grabbed with his right hand and doubled a runner at second. fielding in the the scoring M. A. C. started first, sending three runs across the plate before the dust settled. Ypsi came back with two in its half and then Coach Walker's men raised the ante two in the second. Ypsi was content to let matters rest in the second but a succession' four of hits and errors gave the normalites tallies the: fourth and then retired in favor of Kuhn. third. Wenner weathered the in its total The Green and White boosted to seven in the fifth and Ypsi tied it in the same inning, taking a one-run margin in the seventh- Johnson singled the ninth and Ste Ypsi phens was hit by a pitched ball. changed pitchers. The new hurler h it Beck- ley and Sepaneck drove in the tieing run with a single. to start four times before Both teams threatened through the eleventh and in the first half of the twelfth M. A. C. counted the Ypsi pitcher stop Walker's maulers. braced enough to That was enough the game with a to win generous margin to spare for the home team was retired easily final session. in its half of the The score: M. A. C. :. : ...; Gasser, c Brady, cf : McMillan, 3I) . Johnson, lb Stephans, rf If Beckley, Williams, If Sepaneck, 2b .. Daley, ss Wenner, p •".;......... ........... K u h n, p . . . . . .. "... .-..,..'. .: 3 22 5 1 1 12 :. 4 4 2 . 20 AB R H PO A E 30 o o 1 0 11 0 .0 o 2 o 0 3 12 6 0 00 3 "o 2 00 1 00 :...... 72 ..... '. . 6 0 1 2, 7 o 4 1 0 6 32 0 *2 0 2 0 12 1 10 1 '4 . 44 12 13 36 l8 5 Lappeus, 3b Davidson, cf Crane, 2b Pfahler, If Williams, rf Richmond, rf Geary, c ...., Moffat, Spencer. 3b... Macklind. p Ferenz, p ib ' Ypsilanti „;, 6 2 1 4 3. o 6 2 2 0 00 ,,.*-.. 3 2 30 :....... 6 2 .5 0 1 3, 10 .4 o 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 00 ; I 6 0 1 15 5 11 4 00 10 30 3 1 60 o o 0 00 o 1 2 1. I 0 5 :. i M. A. C. ...: .: Ypsilanti 45 8 10' 36 20 4 ................320 020 001 004—12 204 010 100 000— 8 ;...... Double Two-base hit—McMillan. ThreeTbase h i t s- Brady, McMillan. Home run—Crane. Stolen bases^—Johnson, Beckley, Wenner, Brady 3, McMillan 3, Davidson. Sacrifice hits—Brady, Gasser, - Spencer. play—Sepaneck, Daley and Johnson. Struck out—By Wenner 2, by Kuhn' 10, by Macklind 8, by Ferenz 5. Bases on., balls.—Off Wenner 1, off Kuhn '3, off Macklind 6, off Ferenz'3. Hit by pitched Ferenz ball—By (Beckley,. Daley, Brady), by Kuhn (Moffat). Passed halls—Gasser 3. Wild pitch—Macklind. ' Macklind Stephens, by in Justus Rising, who has been for some time an'instructor the department of drawing and design, leaves at the end of this year to become head of the department of drawing and design at Purdue university'where he will have the title of. assistant professor of practi cal mechanics. 5?S THE M. A. C. RECORD 11 Turner Compiles News of 1881 Letter Prepares Way for Reunion in 1925—Thirteen Missing from List of Graduates—Many Reply to Inquiries From Class Secretary A. B. Turner, secretary of the class of '81, interested to get his classmates is beginning in the next reunion, which for 1925. He asserts that '81 will have the largest proportion of in. attendance at that time. His letter-follows : its graduates is scheduled News of the Class of 1881. May 22, 1923. We graduated thirty-three members. T H E- twenty still RECORD list shows addresses of living and is unknown. three whose welfare These are Bicknell, Holmes, and Cal White.' Ten have passed to their rewards and have left records of noble lives and faithful service for their fellow men. We are for their worthy deeds but we miss them sadly. I. Lillie as This Walt's hearty greeting (and friendly voice was one we loved at our reunions. is especially true of W. thankful We will not name those who have not re plied to our letter as they will be conspicuous by the absence of their names. Herbert Bamber, Highland, Michigan, is an v&SH the world wag. We interested in old bachelor-farmer, very much watching think he has missed a great deal by not marrying and rais inform ing a family of his own, but others us that Herbert has not overlooked other peo ple's children. interested and C. R. Dart, Wilmette, 111., is a consulting in radio sets. engineer very much "Widower' He has no children 1-8-23." He has our sincere sympathy. We well remember Mrs. Dart as she accompanied Carl to our reunions and were convinced that the man who could win such a wife is a suc cess in the best things in life. says is D. S. Lincoln, Big Rapids, Mich., a gardener and raises flowers in the greenhouse and out of doors; also fruits. He is married, has two children and two grandchildren. Dan still gives all the credit to others but we know there is good that wherever he is interested work being done. E. C. McKee, R. R. n, Box 27A, Glendale, to h'is bed for California, had been confined fe.j-1.-'-- <.\ "* 7-t£'* % ' - ^ '- • | £.%-• JL ^ r- * . ..™» m j^.ma ^ B K *^ -• ^.i *ms. »- • m. • •: 4 : •• ' / I&&M2M \ ,Al 1. • ','«•*" mt- •.•mmmrr,^ -^&$0B • •» .• :- -<•* » .**fei£*' >k»j.. —-J? • "• *- ~~ - - -^rS^L^mm^ms?mt r. V^"'"^?5P| 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD in lives three children but lived near Okemos. five weeks on May 14th. Mrs. McKee replied for him. Mrs. McKee was Miss Jessie Lay- They were line and blessed with two were taken away. One daughter entered M. A. C. in Los Angeles and in 1903; she now has four children. Mrs. Mack says ''Some grandchildren, we think." Mack was grow ing oranges • ar.d lemons when he suffered a nervous breakdown and has been poor health since. He sends his kindest regards to '81. We very the members of the class of much appreciate Mrs. McKee's kindness in writing and hope each member off .the class will send Mack a word of cheer. is president of Big Mack (Chas. McKenny) Michigan State Normal College, -Ypsilanti, Mich. He is married and has two sons and one daughter. The older son is the father of a "bouncing Chas. Third," and the second son - is a senior has two fine boys. The daughter in still in high school. Mack says "I am proper condition in both mind and body. Life is worth living and I am living it. Tell the old boys I am glad I belonged to '81." We are proud of Mack, not because he is presi dent of the State Normal College but because he has made himself fit for the position and is now faithfully and efficiently doing his -best for the coming generation. Byron Palmer. 74 Jackson St., Palmyra, New York, has not replied to this last letter, the but he has been sO ready to respond in past and has extended such warm greetings at our reunions that we feel sure that he has a good reason for .not replying. We know that his health has not been good and hope that he is better now. W. W. Palmer. Vinton, Iowa, was" married in 1886 and they have one son, Gerald, who attended Iowa State College and served in the World war. Willis reports one grandson. His son operates the farm while W. W. and his wife lives Great Grandpa Palmer who is ninety-one years old! We are glad '81 re spected and honored their parents and we are optimistic following will the generation or does respect us for the good we have tried to do. in Vinton. With the class of them that that live take an operation prescribed A. E. Smith, Olean, N. Y., is "just an M. D." doing general and abdominal surgery and it. A year ago he was making a hobby of .by to obliged some other doctor. He was operated on for ulcer of the stomach and three-fourths of his stomach was removed. After a fight for his life he n ow boasts that he can "get away with his share at the alumni and class ban quets." He is married and has-one daughter the Erie the nicest and "one of three-year-old grand daughters you can find.". He is on the main from Buffalo railroad line "of to to stop and see Washington and invites all is with us him. We are glad that Ambrose strong. Our reunions would sadly miss his smile and his enthusiasm. Amos son but A. W. Troupe, Pine Bluff, Ark., is a "Pill peddler." is. married and has one grown grandchildren. Mrs. no is not good but she is. very Troupe's health active in the counsels of women in her state and neighboring states. Troupe has been- sur geon for the Cotton Belt railroad for' thirty- five years and enjoys the work. He says "the from doctor's real mission is to keep people getting sick." We know that the people of Pine Bluff value Troupe as a doctor and a man. A.' H. Voigt, Los . Angeles, California, is the the California " Furniture compa-. president, of fu ny and, as always, is optimistic for ture,- His diobby is business, his favorite sport is work and we believe it, for he is always at it. We know he is successful in his business and at the same time active and deeply inter ested in the welfare of his fellow man. Voigt says "Married thirty-seven years ago and-still married. Have two children, old enough to know better, but they are not married and consequently I can boast of no grandchildren. If I Want to visit with babies' I am compelled to visit some of my friends." (class of of Jason Woodman, Paw PaW, Mich., is a farmer and our member of the State Board of Agriculture.' He is married and has four grandchildren. He lives with his youngest son, '14) on the family home John stead. We appreciate how faithfully and well Woodman has served us on the State Board. A. B. Turner, Memphis, Tenn., lumber and timber roustabout, married thirty-seven years ago and there are no rags stuffed in the win dow panes and enough unbroken crockery to requirements. We have on daughter, meet '14), and Ruth, at present to one sonr Arthur L. Susan E. Black in Memphis. (class '17), married living in Detroit (class '19}, and (with interested. We wish we had material for several pages more telling of others of '81 in whom we-are still deeply It has been a very great pleasure to hear of your welfare and to have the privilege of passing it around. We hope every one will make plans and desperate efforts to be present at our next regular class . _ • •• '81 reunion. Warning! You will each be called upon in September, 1923, to send in kodak pictures of yourselves, wives, children and grandchil- . THE M. A. RECORD 13 dren, your homes and places of business. Keep this in mind and gather these pictures during the coming summer months. These pictures will be put in an album and passed around to all contributors. As a very personal item I will add that I was sixty-three years old yesterday and these notes have -been made on the "Memphis Spe cial" between Chattanooga and Bristol, to show my regard and appreciation for the Michigan Agricultural College and the class of 1881. Very truly yours, A. B. Turner, Class Secretary. A: C. Conger, who was made acting pro fessor of zoology upon the death of Professor Barrows, has accepted the position' of assist ant professor of zoology at Ohio Wesleyan in university. Conger is a graduate of stitution. that The forestry summer camp will open is right on the edge of a timber. A this It will be held on the lands year on June 20. the Johannesburg Manufacturing company of near Johannesburg. The compan}*- has fixed up a set of lumber camps for the school and facility for the work. The has offered-every large camp itself side body of mature hardwood two miles camp will also be operated about tents be from ing used for latter camp this purpose. The will be in a stand of white pine, of which there are only a comparatively few blocks include left. The junior forestry class will thirty students this summer. Professor Chit tenden, Professor DeCamp and Mr. Herbert will give forest mensuration in and lumbering: The course lasts one month. the main camp, a number of instruction SATURDAY, JUNE 16 AGreat Day for Alumni Look at this line-up: for Breaking Ground t he Union Memorial Building. Inspection of new buildings. Alumni-Varsity B a s e b a ll Game. Alumni Luncheon and Meet ing. Alumni Parade. Something Doing Every Minute Special railroad rates available for ten days for most alumni. Let us know how many you will bring. Write a letter or tear out the handy coupon below, the fill it in and send it alumni office. to I shall r e t u rn for Alumni Day, Satur day, J u ne 10. T h e re will be_......„ others with me. I am not merely in terested, I am a BOOSTER, count me in. Class . Signed Address ...... . 14 THE M. A. C. RECORD C L A SS N O T ES for the Since the first request was sent out photographs or snapshots of Class Notes representatives There is room these pictures . greatly according conferred in the ranks of do so at your for columns there have been portrayed of a wide range of classes. for one of in The Record They add each week. publication, the If you have not friends the M. A. C. association to its readers. this first opportunity. the value of upon your favor to " H a p" Musselman, class secretary for 'oS, sends out the last call for the reunion of the class of '08. (Saturday) Here it is : Come on husy '08! Tear June 16th clean off your hread and butter yielding calendar and add a couple of decades to your sojourn on this mortal sphere by coming to the reunion. Come the night be the water festival, and stay fore and watch if you can, but clear through commencement the big day. make Saturday So pack your duds, bring your family and the "kids" get acquainted. Make your let the People's church across headquarters at from there to greet you. the weather bureau. (Alumni Day) '08 will be H. H. Musselman. To the Members of the Class of 1905: there will be a the. class of for commencement Local representatives .of the classes of 1005 and 1908 are making arrangements for a joint luncheon the evening of June 16. It is hoped large number present. that to All of return re quested to notify V. R. Gardner, East Lan sing, so that arrangements may be made for the the re union. '05 who are planning festivities are luncheon and other features of V. R. Gardner. '78 Clement J. Strang has been elected county in commissioner of schools and will Benzonia, Michigan. reside Harry A. French '05 is with the Fairbanks, lives at Morse company at Indianapolis and 4107 N. Capitol avenue. '06 Dora Skeels Post announces her change in address to Box 1038, Stanford University, California. She is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. in East Lansing before she re V. Tanner, turns to California. '12 P. W. Mason writes: "Still with the U. S. Bureau of Entomology, working on aphids." He may be addressed at 10 Sycamore avenue, Takoma Park, D. C. '14 Floyd A. Nagler has offices the "engi in the. University of. Iowa neering building at at Iowa City. send my REORD '15 The Racine postoffice has notified us of a change in address for Edgar U. Rice to Elm- hurst, Illinois. "Please 'tto Presidio of Monterery, California," writes George Cald "Having returned well. years' in Hawaii I am here for permanent service '13, in Frisco station. where he is the representative of the U. S. department of agriculture in plant pathology. When debarking from: the transport his rep resentative inspected our baggage for contra- hand fruits." Saw W. S. Fields, three from • trip W. S. Dilts writes from 41 East 42 street, New York City, where he is with the Texas Gulf Sulphur company:- "I am now on a three months' the southeastern through farming section starting new investigations at the state colleges and experiment stations on our product, I am also inoculated sulphur. its known uses starting demonstrations of throughout this section. There is some won derful that has been overlooked." farming country down this way '16 Roy Weinberg is county agricultural agent at Hillsdale and lives at 12 N. Norwood. '17 reports: "In (Ohio) and Mansfield. about to have completed transmission four G. M. Glidden sixty months we expect line con miles of 132,000 volt necting Lorain The name of my alma mater has to be explained here in Ohio the same as in other states. If M. A. C. engineers could say 'Michigan State' how much better it would sound when we try to interest young fellows in the good courses in engineering offered Lansing." Glidden in Wellington, Ohio, at located is 125 Magyar street.. at East '18 ' Mail addressed to R. L. Doyle at Carleton, Michigan, has been returned unclaimed. "I caught spring fever this year and changed jobs again," writes S. T. Wellma'n, 365 W. "I am now supervisor Carr street, Jackson. the Consumers of construction progress Power company. Have another M. A. C. pros- for THE M. A. C. RECORD 15 peet by the name of Charles Alfred for class of 1040. some of the old crowd soon," the I am making plans on seeing :. • Clifford McCormick '20 is traveling Wisconsin for the Hoosier Manufacturing -company of New Castle, Indiana. His mailing address is 5rX Morris avenue, S. E., Grand Rapids, Michigan. '21 Marguerite Back may no dressed - at 527 Woodworth -Michigan. of her later address. She has neglected longer ad he avenue, Alrria, inform us to Ralph R. Clark requests us to change^ his address to 1402 Fourth street, Jackson, Mich igan. He was formerly in San Pedro, Calif. is forest assistant o m t he Medicine Bow National forest and .is located at I/ake. Creek Camp, Poxpark, Wyoming. Paul L (Winter other fruit on a farm near Saugatuck, Michi gan. , '22 R. H. Westveld may now be addressed in the Forest Service at Questa, New care of Mexico, This is his third transfer of head the past year and means a quarters during new assignment of work. He is now doing administrative work exclusively on the Carson National Forest, while before he was engaged in timber sale and research work. Dorothea-"Wetherbee Chase writes: "It has been an especial pleasure to be at home right close to the campus. I shall be here at commencement time too, with hopes of seeing many '21-ers return." summer FOR RENT—During fur nished 7-room semi-bungalow, with garage and garden, on Sunset Lane, East Lansing. Write R. A. Runnells, '16, at Surgery and Clinic Bldg., East Lansing, Mich. school, Ferris LaCore is receiving his mail in care of the Delphic Housed East Pausing. Robert Beyier-is a salesman for the .Armour Fertilizer works' at Baltimore, Maryland. Victor Nagler expects to he moving about quite a bit in the near future and gives his permanent address at South Haven, Mich. 'Olivia Harmon is to be reached at 614 N. Water street, Owosso, Mich. Floyd' A. Prentice is raising apples and E. N. PAGELSEN, '89, Patent Attorney 1108-9 Detroit Savings B'k Bldg., Detroit 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. 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