\i 27 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. - in Membership 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—io22-'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 large Henry T. Ross, '04 Mrs. Dorothy Lillie Crozier, Horace Hunt, '05 '17 BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS In Michigan unless otherwise noted. BARRY COUNTY BERRIEN COUNTV 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 4 63 THE M. A. C. RECORD VOL. X X I X. N O. I E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN SEPT. 24, 1923 FUND NOT YET OVER $300,000 Re-check of Figures Discloses Error in July Total—Analysis Shows How - Classes Stand in Pledges to Union Building Fund. A complete check of the Union Memorial Building fund campaign has revealed that the figures published 'in the July number of T HE RECORD were incorrect and that the fund has not yet reached the $300,000 mark. It is ex- .pected, however, that October 1 will see this goal reached and passed. , - is spending this week in to Lansing for a short the Blake Miller the state, visiting Saginaw,- eastern part of towns and cities. Bay City and surrounding He will return time .and then go east to Washington, New York and other centers which have not as yet been canvassed. W. ,D. Hurd, '99, president of the Washington association, has appointed com mittees and is preparing for a thorough cam paign in that city which, has a large group of "M. A. C. people. in investments An analysis of alumni the Union Memorial building fund as it stood on is printed July 15 has been completed and In all cases, since the number of herewith. is unknown, it was students with- each class to give believed living fair the number of graduates for in each case that rep.resents a fair index of the number connected with each class in comparison with other classes. The total pledged by those not former students is not"included in the table for it was compiled to show the amounts which had been promised by the various classes and how the individual groups, compare with other groups. ^ • No. of Class . N o. of Total Am't Living . Pledges of Pledges Grad'tes '6i '66 '67 '68 '69 '70 '7i ,72- '73 '74 '75—- '76 :..;. .,. — , - - - ----- 2 , I 1 . 1 5 • 5 ' 1 o 0 4 . 1 2 $65.00 100.00 50.00 50.00 300.00 2,125.00 5-00 2,035.00 500.00 35.00 ....,.: 4 i 3 4 3 2 6 11 9 12 77 '78 '79— '80 '81 '82 '83- '84 '85 '86 '87 - '88 '89 '90 '91- '92 '93 '94 '95 '96: '97 '98- '99 '00 '01:. '02 '03 '04 - '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '•» '12 '13 \l4 '15 'l6 '17 '18 - '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 •- 5 5 4 1 12 9 12 12 7 8 5 13 18 15 11 8 20 8 19 13 15 16 13 14 26 32 34 41 41 31 48 39 78 58 94 96 102 134 in 157 181 126 96 205 178 235 342 1,095.00 5,660.00 500.00 50,00 875-oo 1,635.00 1,500.00 3,035-00 800.00 1,940.00 275.00 1,665.00 5,625.00 3,062.00 806.00 505.00 4,455-00 585.00 2,655.00 680.00 1,510.00 1,580.00 898.00 i,575-Oo 2,671.50 3,45o.oo 2,063.00 4,252.50 2,416.00 3,012.00 4,518.00 2,351-00 6,063.00. 3,7i7-90 6,067.00 6,260.00 6,062.00 8,597.00 7,245-00 9,878.00 n,332.50 6,859.50 5,075-50 11,967.40 9,319-00 13,220.00 20,942.00 14 19 10 5 23 17 22 25 19 21 15 25 33 20 28 22 36 20 27 24 24 24 26 20 39 51 58 50 71 68 91 80 94 89 126 156 160 205 217 245 271 151 112 221 197 225 257 ^5566 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD INSTALL NEW BELL MANY ALUMNI VISIT of the Bell the campus. A of the telephones on .the work has heen installation SYSTEM ON CAMPUS complet Most sys ed for tem, of large switchboard has been placed in the small room at the east end of the old library formerly oc cupied by Mrs. Landon as an office and this the campus, connecting all offices will serve and with For some the Lansing-exchange. time the automatic telephone system, long in use, has been giving poor service because the equipment was out of date and cumbersome. immediate necessity of either There was an renewing the regular switcthboard system. The latter was chosen college ' business. the -plant or replacing satisfactory as more it with for the telephone For several weeks time college -rjpens linemen have been, at work putting in cables and stringing wires and it is planned to have the new outfit in use by fall. • The private exchange will connect with Citi- ' zens the it outside. will give. much more satisfactory service as well as. centralizing infor the mation. STUDENTS WILL SEE The college authorities believe telephones as well as the Bell on system this for ALL FOOTBALL GAMES Arrangements have been made by the ath in they are played the students will be admited on to give all students an op- - letic department the football games of the portunity to see the new season whether In the former stadium or away from home. their case tickets and the opportunity of seeing the game portrayed on a large football board which gives every play • in detail and shows all the incidents of the game while it is being played. they will have in . the latter there was special Hitherto, up to last fall, there was no way for those who cannot make the long trips with the con the squad to know the progress of telegraphic test. Fast fall service to the campus from all foreign fields where M. A. C. was playing and this fall this will be augmented by the grid-graph which has proved so popular at other colleges. As far as the seating capacity of the armory, or gymnasium, will permit the public will be al lowed' to witness the games at a small charge. It is expected that the grid-graph will prove exceptionally popular the M. this A. C. team away from home for five of the the schedule. The Chicago, eight games on Wisconsin and Ohio Wesleyan games should be the most attractive. fall with Alumni tlie campus during GAMPUS IN SUMMER from widely separated points vis ited the summer. Many of them were-back for the first time in years-. Within one week Washington, D. C, Los Angeles, Cal., and KnoxviHe, 'Tenn., were in the names sighed to the alum represented ni register. H. H. Allen, '14, an engineer with- the bureau of standards at the capital, H. A. Schuyler, '13, manager of Leffingwell Rancho, near Los a organization '13, patholo Angeles," and J;- A. McClintock, gist at the Fniversity of Tennessee, were the three whose paths crossed at East Lansing during the middle of August. lemon producing : Others who registered during the vacation months were Arthur Adelman, '04, ordnance, engineer, Washington, D. , C.; E. J. Gunnison, '05, manufacturer, Chicago, 111.; Dorothy Towne Calrow, '17, Omaha, Neb.; Fytton Cal- row, '18, California Fruit Growers' exchange, Omaha, Neb.; Herbert. -V. Abel, fruit broker, Harrisburg. P a .; M. V. Carmody, '17, contractor. L. Wright, farmer, Vickery, Ohio; Calla Krentel Eylar, A07, LaMesa, N. Mex.; May F. Foley, '18, College of Industrial Arts, Den ton, T e x a s; Edna Tussing Vandenburg, '17, Boise, Idaho. Portage, . Mich.; Herbert '17, '22, Schuyler reported a pleasant picnic enjoyed in Wenatchee, in '14, D. F. '12, Ed. '13, spent by several M. . A. C. people Wash., on August 5. The party, which cluded Schuyler, Norton Mogge, Fisher, Smith, the day near Wenatchee. '12, Alida Dearborn Fisher, '12, and R. R. Pailthrope, . W. Roscoe Kedzie, '99, who is now a doctor of divinity occupying the pulpit of -the First Congregational-church in Cleveland, is a true nephew to "Uncle Frank." H. B. Cannon, '88, whose home is in Ann Arbor but who is now teaching horticulture in the West Tech nical high school in Cleveland, writes con to Dr. Kedzie's • church: "A cerning a visit to his great delight and privilege listen to preaching. He has a way of saying things which is zestiul and he is a thinker." On the church program he quotes the following ex cerpt from Dr. Kedzie's. sermon : "An. animal led by an instinct—a man is driven by ideal." is Enrollment prospects for the year a student body fully as large as that of year with probably a the 1922-23. students . enrolled four-year slight 1714 indicate last increase over in THE M. A. C. RECORD 5 STADIUM HAS MANY MODERN FEATURES Field Constructed Along Most Approved Lines—Formal Gateway to Greet Crowds at North End of Field—Roomy Seats for Spectators. ready the whistle of this great game only knows, thud of pigskin and Early fall finds the stadium practically com pleted and ready for shouts of partisans such .for as the the referee.- The great concrete stands are gaunt in their gigantic outlines, the green sod offers the a welcome and seats are being placed for first crowds of the season. Goal posts of iron pipe are in place, the track is being filled •with cinders and a fence is being constructed around the field with a brick gateway at the southern end and brick ticket offices. With the M. A. C. flag waving proudly below the Stars and Stripes at the -top of the new flag pole the new field will be in condition for the finishing first contest of touches will be applied during two weeks. the schedule. The the next the field field. leading the meantime In connection with the" stadium new the bridge to is being pushed rapidly but will not be ready for fall. this In the old wooden bridge has to serve tem been repaired and strengthened porarily as a means of getting automobiles to in the the Immediately gymnasium a footbridge is being constructed for the use of the teams and pedestrians going torn to and from games. • This will also be down when the new bridge is ready. the new stands which have not been stressed previously are public convenience stations under each stand, long with wire connec- a press stand 56' feet the features rear of Among the of CALIFORNIA PRODUCT E. M. Harvey, '15, and son David in front of Los Angeles home. for any number of tions full width seats for all holders of tickets and in positions provisions for a series of boxes on the west side of the field between the front of the stand and the track. instruments, It to the respect. to make track. This the field next In constructing is supplemented by it modern and efficient field no expense was in spared is practically an every possible impossibility for the playing field to be rain soaked or muddy. A large tile drain makes a complete circuit of the base of the concrete curbing on the inside of laterals the which cross the field at ten foot intervals over lateral drains are of its entire three-inch the the center of to field and down the center line of the field they in drain off the engineers believe to. tervals, giving, what be almost perfect drainage. to this the soil is of such a character that water does not it under most un favorable conditions and the field is ten feet above the highest recorded water mark. the surface water at five foot length. The tile running long stand on In addition thoroughly rolled before the sod at all Several weeks of constant work has result ed in a. playing surface which is in excellent shape at this early date. Men are employed times. rolling and watering the field was The sod was placed. This latter operation required less than a week to complete and since Sep tember "1 there has been uninterrupted work at putting the turf into shape. the line may be the crossed without danger to the runner center of the field and fixed in concrete bases the next will witness the gridiron battles of several years. The flag pole in concrete and made from welded steel pipe is erected on the north end of Goal posts off likewise set field. the set so in in the concrete stands Entrance to seats will be through the open ings r e a r; these will also be the exits. Gates at various points around field will provide exits from the enclosure but the only entrance will be at the formal gateway. from the the Driveways and approaches will con structed during the coming year when more may be known concerning the proposed river drive the intended south bank of to the Red Cedar. follow approximately be 6 THB M. A. C. RECORD jjj] VIEWS AND COMMENT for for funds the campaign One year ago the executive committee of the M. A. C. Association announced a re newal of the Union Memorial building and the decision to to start work on be ready in June of the con this year. Delays beyond trol of the committee have prevented the con the early Sep summation of this plan but tember meeting went on record advising the architects that the association was ready for bids to be advertised and for work to begin on the building.. the structure . a By commencement time of this year a finan cial basis had been achieved which made, the contracting contract acceptable firm to undertaking the erection of the $300,000 unit of'the building first to be built. At that time," the Union however, the matter of a site for building had not been adjusted to the satis faction of the architects and the detailed plans for and specifications were not the the contractors. After State Board had approved re t h e ' M. quested by the committee acting for A.-C. Union, work was immediately begun to get the plans into shape for competitive bids." This was pushed at the greatest possible speed by the working drawings are almost finished. in readiness June 29, when lease the architects and the To set the date when building will com mence is too great a hazard but it is expected .that operations will be under way this fall.-' While the progress which has been made has not been, satisfactory the- the delays were not elements which caused within "the the officers Association. the committee, the control of of to the committee In accepting a contract to erect the building the contractor and in charge will demonstrate a high degree of confidence in the alumni body of the college. There is money enough on hand to pay the bills for the first six months of the job—and that period represents not more than fifteen per cent of the total cost. The next six months will re quire the major portion of the fund. In. this.respect, those who have pledged to the fund can re into pay certain amounts duce- the cost of the building by immediately paying into the treasury as large a proportion of what they have pledged as they find pos sible. This will reduce the cost of the build ing by obviating the necessity for borrowing sums to await the time until the pledges are due. the part of alumni and friends of the college will prove of exceptional value. "This- act on its sixtyrsixth Entering upon consecutive collegiate session next week M. A. C. begins its work for another year with .the best equip ment in the history of the college. Although the new. buildings are not yet ready for use they will be complete within a few months and will provide the students and faculty with' un surpassed accommodations .for the tasks of the year. The stadium, of course, is in condition for football games and will be informally op ened for the Lake Forest game on October 6, its dignity and degree of usefulness grow upon the observer as the finishing touches are applied. It is the only one of the new struc tures to be .ready for the fall term. although is under The home economics division for an enrollment favorable increase • are Prospects not entirely indications point to a student body at 'least as- large as the one of- last year' with the possibility of a slight addition to the total of 1714-four-year students enrolled in 1922-23. A slow growth will- allow for. the completion of new build ings before they become an absolute necessity. the leadership of a trained dean, who has had exceptional success in her chosen field and a widely varied and -justly valued experience. The veterinary division under Dr. Giltner should prosper and expand. In applied science its- most diversified courses the college offers administration and 'new in engineering and a regrouping of agricultural subjects should act as a stimulus is also .'the de to recently al partment of physica-1 education, lowed to offer courses for . credit in certain divisions. • This has been placed upon a new footing and should develop, into a valuable the organization. An opportunity portion of for the college is opening up. the proper use of the facilities of these divisions. addition There the of ' ' courses two weeks Director Ralph Young undergoes his first test as head coach of M. A. C. football when his team meets the University of Chicago on Stagg-Field, Saturday, September 29. Young will have had little more than to prepare his men for the gruelling task of com peting with a well established Conference eleven. Defeating or tieing the Maroon would be no less than a miracle. What M. A. C. supporters want (tqam; one they can rely on to play football when the Green and ever the . field. If White boasts such an organization its march to victory will be a short one. . representative takes is a it THE M. A. C. RECORD "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" • A photograph of Henry A. Haigh, '74, has been Jiung with the collection of weapons he presented is now ex the college which hibited on the walls of the armory. to Early frosts have brought brilliant colors the the campus trees. Some of indica to many of oaks are daubed with scarlet, slight tions of the carnival dress of autumn. C. W. Andrews, '20, has been appointed ag ricultural agent for Branch county with head quarters at Coldwater. A. B. Love, '17, suc ceeds A. G. Bovay, '12, in Saginaw county. - of the congress when he spoke over the radio, at Pittsburgh on September 7. The . broad from which he spoke has a casting station radius of hundreds of miles. It is heard in twenty states and two provinces of Canada. The meetings will start in Washington, D. C, October 2. familiar with A scarcity of workmen the plasterers' trade has delayed the completion of the home economics and library buildings. Other details of construction await the finish ing of the walls of the two buildings, in most cases. H. E. VanNorman, the World's Dairy Congress association, personal ly-invited all interested in the production and to the session distribution of dairy products '97, president of GARDENER, COOK, AND SON Genevieve Gillette, '20, Antoinette Treve- thick, '21, Hazel Loomis, '23, at the Co-ed prom. the extension division used judging Groups of boys representing various clubs the fostered by in for competitive college herds preparation for the contests at the state fair. There was a group of forty on campus each day for a week during of August. latter part the The annual conference of teachers of agri culture in the high school brought 106 men to the campus at the close of summer school. Practically all of these are alumni composing the staff teaching under the provisions of the Smith-Hughes law and those not listed in that class. Discussion of the problems arising dur ing the year and other matters of common interest were discussed and programs outlined for special work which becomes a necessity as the courses develop. . One feature of the Farmers' Day program which was scheduled for July 27 and which was not carried out was the use of amplifiers for the out-of-doors speakers on the campus. A set had been erected so that a crowd of 10,000 people could hear the speeches as well as a few hundred but rain prevented the use of the Forest of Arden as an auditorium and the crowd adjourned to the gymnasium where to the amplifiers might have been employed in installed good advantage had time for the meeting. they been to accept R. G. Saxton, who has for ten years been a member of the civil engineering department staff, has resigned the position of the Okla professor of civil engineering at homa Agricultural and Mechanical college. Saxton came to M. A. C. in the fall of 1913 as an instructor In 1915 he became assistant professor, which rank he held up to the time of his resignation. in the department. 8 THE U. A. C. RECORD OTTAWA COUNTY ASSOCIATION PICNICS Dear M a c: The Ottawa County M. A. C. association picnic was "pulled off" Saturday, Aug". II, as per plans.- A rain in the morning- dampened our spirits a little but a fine afternoon With lots of bright sunshine brought a good crowd to the beach. A number of them enjoyed the swimming and several matches of afternoon barnyard golf were played off with no de difficulty cision, as was range when to keep,..your head out of the women were pitching the shoes. to winners. The- main and. food By 6:30 everybody had developed an enor for mous appetite and many were. the cries tables food. Baskets were unpacked spread with a good supply of that seemed to' disappear very rapidly somewhere. After ice cream course and a general clean up of olive bottles, etc., we went the rounds they t o. find out. who was who and where were and what the in cruel, -cruel world. Counting the children that no doubt some day will lie supporting the Green and White, there were about 50- peo ple present. The grad the baby class of 23 who was with us was Dick YanOrden. the class farthest back- The representative of was Dan Andrews of '70. The the class of youngest one there was Miss Barbara Yonk- • man, - daughter of Xick Yonkman, of class of '18. they were doing out from the It is just another is interesting- to note at that this time this picnic and who the men who were at to boost M. A. C. in are . doing" the things the country were most all engi- this part of the Ags. were conspicuous by . neers. and reason their absence. This the name of why we engineers believe that ''Michigan to the college" should be changed State" or some other appropriate name that will give the true character of the institution, it to be re minded by new friends all the time that they are surprised that engineers come irom an aggie school. We are proud- of our school and. 1 see no reason why ''Michigan State." should not be proud of her engineers who are making good the world. is rather embarrassing in all parts of to us learn to - As nearly a complete list of those present as i could get it from a register blank is as . follows ' l i e, Airs. C. C. Hannish, C. J. McLean, *20e, Eva K. Schurr, '2ihe, M. E. Newark, '25c D. W. '79, Linus C. Palmer, Andrews, - '23c, C. C. Hannish, R. O. VanOrden, '21 f, Ruth '23he, Otto S. Hess, 'i6e, Malpass Palmer, Mrs. Otto VS. Hess, 'i-6he, Eliza Roberts,. Dwight S. Cole, '03c Mrs. D. S. Cole, N. F. 'iSe, Mrs. X. F. Yonkman and Yonkman, '11a, Don Bar Barbara, John ; W, Knecht, '15, '14, Mrs. Marjore Eckliff Barman, man, Jean Elizabeth Barman, Gerald -Bos, '16, Mrs. G. Bos, Walter Wierenga, .Mrs. Dena '12, O. H. Schuman, P. V. Bos Wierenga, '09, Barbara Atkinson, Mrs. P. V. Atkinson, YanHeulen, '10, Jennie '08, Kate 1\. Bos, '24, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, C. J. Williams, B. YanLoo. G. P. Boorrisliter, '06, Mrs. Alice G Boomsliter, Dorathie G. Yaneklassen, Florence Yeiter Young, '18, Mr.' and Mrs. A. R. Sa-very, Gene Savery. Very truly yours, C. J. McLean, '20c Grand Haven, Mich. DR. BEAL AWARDED PATRIARCH'S CANE . During a trip through the east A.'P>. Cook, '03, vice-president of the M. A. C. Associa tion, visited Dr. Beal at his home in Amherst, Mass., and found the venerable emeritus pro fessor of botany in close touch with college affairs. He reports. Dr. Peal's the acquisition of a gold headed cane, given to his keeping as the oldest male resident of Amherst. in excellent spirits and latest honor received Cook relates an incident in connection with this cane which indicates certain attributes of Dr. Bead's character in an unmistakable man the symbol of ner. After he- had the- patriarchate of Amherst from the hands of the custodian he-went to considerable trou it was justly awarded. "Give ble to see that me a staff of honor for my age," said .Titus Andronicus, but Dr. Beal first would have it known that he was entitled to the distinction. His search revealed that there are two wom en in Amherst whose births antedated his but the provisions under which the cane was pre sented necessitated it going to the oldest male inhabitant. He went further and discovered that the members of the fair sex a r e ' so re luctant to admit the approach of riper years to carry canes, even canes that So Dr. Beal •in honor of. their the carries his "staff of , honor" serene knowledge the that no other symbol which is his' as established by the re-* search of one accustomed to doing a thorough job in that line. in is covetous of they refuse longevity. N. B. Morrish, graduate assistant '2^,, has been "appointed a in mechanical engineering.- THE M. A. C. RECORD FOOTBALL TEAM STARTS EARLY WORK Nucleus of Veterans for Backfield and Line—Taylor, Ohio State Man, Appointed Coach of Line—Prepare for Chicago. Chicago Alumni: information regarding Call Rummler, Rummler & WoodwortH, Central 3418, for for Stagg the Chicago-M. A. C. game Field on Saturday, Sept. 29. All seats reserved. Tickets $1.50 each. tickets at Formal training for the football season be1 gan September 15 when Coach Young and Line Coach Taylor began of teaching a half hundred aspirants some of the Some conditioning finer points of during the previous week had fitted the men intricate details of for. training the sport and the coaches found their charges eager for work and capable of .doing it. in the more their duties football. Tackling the dummy and falling on the ball as major activities., soon gave way to dummy scrimmage and the execution of plays. Sig nals were early given- to that several them at once and' throughout the practice sessions nearly every man was engaged at all times in some particular teams could w_ork on training work. the squad so It is apparent, from the material on hand, that M. A. C. will not have the heaviest teams are in .its history. Two-hundred pounders scarce and than is lower the average height team picking Con that usually found on a ference elevens as its competitors but snap and dash are expected to prove strong factors' in the Big'Green offense. is the only member of ' A m o ng the/veterans who are finding places- in the backfield in all practice tilts are Lioret, Neller, Richards, Gasser, Good, Crane, Burris, Schmyser, Boehringer, Lyman, Beckley. John son this group who played last year and will not be available this the exception of MacMillan, who year with has left college for the fall and winter terms but will return in the spring. Brady, who was the class of 1923, was not graduated with used much during the 1922 campaign so the net loss to the squad is" only two players of much experience. the line, Coach Taylor has - a more In the last squad only Hult- difficult Swan- man, Eckert, Captain Taylor, G. son and Eckerman he has added to this material Haskins, a Grand Rapids youth with build and ability to recom task. Of However, remain. the class of 1925. mend him, Speakerman,. Kipke and Schultz, It is the latter two with provable that Eckert, who played a guard in 1^22, will be seen at tackle, Hultman, a for former mer end, at guard, and Eckert, a tackle, at guard. Eckerman logical the occupant of the center of the line and Hult a man, Kipke and Schultz make formida ble set of ends with the help of Elliott, Speakerman and several other youngsters who are displaying good form in practice. is J o hn R. in 1919, is "Carp/" Julian, for satisfactory the! position and in line football experience' and ("Tarzan") Taylor, member of in Ohio State's champion eleven this season. Taylor has charge of the train had extensive ing. He is recommended highly by Dr. Wilce of Ohio State and his work under a^coacfi\ who has accomplished great^re^alts^with a J light team should fit him- welL^for his duties' large at M. A. C. He was selected from a is list of applicants the early proving generally '15, who work of the squad. the state de has accepted a position with partment of agriculture, to aid in coaching the team asXhis time permits him from his office. . Director, Young has entire charge of the^backfield and Coach Walker will handle the freshman turn out as well as scouting for the varsity games. Full ticket the issue of is enclosed schedule which T HE RECORD. The Chicago game oh Septem ber 29 will find all scats reserved but the ad mission will be $i.5CK__Cl€m C. Ford, 858 informa IvIcCormick BuildingT^Chicago, has in" that tion section of the country is contained in this to (tickets for alumni is \also expected to be away information in regard in of Professor consisting Fears at the college f o r \ t he safety of the party and Mrs. Ryder, Miss Yakeley and Miss Anna Bayha were set at rest when word was received that they were in or near Peking, China, when the earthquake devastated Yokohama and Tokyo. Ralph Powell, '11, and Maud \Nason Powell, '13, were on board ship in Yokohama harbor during the earthquake but escaped injury al though their ship was forced! to undergo-re pairs before it could proceed on its voyage to China. The Powells are at the Yale mission at Changsha, Hunan, China. / 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD BOOKLET DESCRIBES EARLY DAYS Pamphlet in Library Tells Results of Investigation by Arkansas Committee Here—Agricultural Equipment Praised. the college In seldom-used files of the library Mrs. Lan- don has found a booklet which tells the im from pression M, A. C. made on a delegation Arkansas which visited in 1871 while that state was considering establishing institution. The only other place a similar visited was Illinois. The two are compared and the committee selects what it believes to be the best features of each college. The report touching upon M. A. C. follows. the University of the field from from in the year those pursued at "Michigan State Agricultural college was •located at Lansing 1857. We found it to be almost exclusively agricultural in its character. There are but two chairs faculty not directly connected with in agricultural science, to-wit: Mental philoso phy, logic and English literature. The course in these, as well as in many other of'studies the particulars, differ Illinois university—students have no freedom. of choice, of course, it being compulsory for 'each to take a- full and complete agricultural course. None are exempt labor farm, which must be the . experimental on three hours a day for each student (unless excused for cause), Saturdays excepted. Com pensation for students' labor is from one to seven and a half cents per hour, according to capacity. Those making known on the day labor on Saturday, can previous' a de-sire to do so at the following rates of compensation: Students who, on other six cents and under, receive the same compensa tion per hour labor on Saturdays, and those receiving the maximum of wages paid on' other days, receive twelve and a half cents per hour for labor on Saturdays. Time lost by students during the five days of the week, except in "casees of sickness, is required to be made up on Saturdays, at the same rates of compensation as received during the five days. "We also find that dormitories, board and washing, are provided for they reimbursing the; state at the following rates: Rent of dormitory, including bed and stove, four dollars per annum; board and fuel per week," two dollars and sixty cents; washing, per dozen, cents. The compensa tion of labor of students is applied as a credit in liquidation of their bills. No profits are realized by the state on the board, washing, • the students, fifty-two receive days, for etc., for students, nish everything at exact cost. it being the aim to fur "A student, upon entering college, quired to make the following payments': is re Matriculation Incidentals Room rent Advance on board fee ....:....: : (paid once) ..... :, .-. -$5.00 3.25 —. -. 1.00 20.00 $29.25 "Tuition, of students from other states, per term, $10.00. "Tuition of residents of the state is free. "Books will cost, on an average, fifty dol lars per year. ' furnished your the workings of. "For particulars of this institution, see advanced copy of catalogue of by 1871, kindly President L. C. Abbot, Before this subject, we wish to call your attention to the admirable arrangement of for the board,, care and comfort of the students. We have applied to President Abbot for plans and specifications of- the same, and they will be' forwarded committee leaving the institution to you. "Experimental farming has been carried on re quite extensively, and has proved very for details of munerative successful, and In presented. which see reports herewith stock raising the college has also been suc cessful. The stock of - fine-blooded bulls and cows large, the quality probably as fine as can be and found the country. At - the proper time we can be sup terms plied from as can be got elsewhere. this institution upon as fair in any other similar raised upon institution is quite farm the in "The mechanical department seems to have institution and been entirely "no military department has been organized. ignored in this For to render an account . "The discipline of the college is very mild, and in some ^>f its features it seems to your committee in to be very defective. study and labor hours, stu- stance, out -of to be in their rooms rdents are not required there or the president from. We were that is it has been found neces excellent, and sary to expel but very few for bad or im moral conduct, yet the mystery to your com the evidence of bad conduct mittee is, how the general behavior of that informed by the students for absence THE M. A. C. RECORD 11 on the part of the students can be obtained in the absence of a. recognized system of gov ernment. . . "We find farming, superior to features of the the agricultural to Michigan college, with especial reference in combining experimental Illinois theory and practice, the University, and by happily combining best features" of both institutions as regards dormitories, board and care of students, we will have, in the opinion of your committee, struck the desired means." that of the LARGE CROWD HEARS FARM DAY SPEAKERS than Rain interfered with the- Farmers' Day pro gram planned for the Forest of Arden on July 27 but it failed to keep the attendance figures below those of last year, in fact E. B.* Hill, '75, acting dean of agriculture, announces that the crowd was estimated at at least 500' more the previous high mark of 5000. The annual live stock parade was carried out in spite of the bad weather and the speakers were heard in the gymnasium by part of the the day around crowd while the barns and experimental plots of the farm. ' Acting President Shaw was chairman of the day. O. E. Bradfute, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, delivered the main address, pleading for better organi to meet the prob zation among the farmers lems which faces. He urged the producer close cooperation between the farmer and the agricultural college and the federal govern ment. Eben Mumford, of the extension divi life sion, described the vital factors and their importance. the rest spent in rural The band and glee club of the Reo Motor Car company entertained the visitors with a concert, adding to the laurels they achieved when they appeared a year ago and on Alum ni Day. M A R R I A G ES TAYLOR-RABE William H. Taylor, '23, and Edna Rabe, w'25, were married June 8, 1923. Bessemer is superintendent of schools at Honor,. Michigan. NASON-BARCLAY Leslie Nason, '23, and Hazel Barclay of Grand Rapids, were married September 1, 1923. They are living in East Lansing where Nason- is teaching mathematics in. the high school. STILLMAN-BlEBESHElMER Ralph Stillman and Ruth Biebesheimer, .'22, were married August 31, 1923. They are liv ing on the Stillman pioneer farm near Mason, Michigan. WALKER-COOPER John Walker, '22, and Mary Cooper, of Batavia, New York, were married June 16, 1923. They are living on a farm near South Byron, New York. BESEMER-HOLDEN Ellsworth Bessemer, '22, and Helen Holden, w'25, were married June 8, 1923. Besemer is superintendent of school at Bear the high Lake, Mich. SCHENCK-DALBY Ray Schenck, '21, and Mildred Dalby, w'21, were married August 6, 1923. They will live in Grand Rapids at 729 Fountain street, N. E. OSGOOD-FISH Announcement has been made of the mar riage of Charles H. Osgood, '21, and Dorothy Lucille Fish of Fayette, Ohio, on August 25, 1923. HARTLEY-BUTLER The marriage of Harold Yates Hartley, '21, and Stephana Butler, '21, on August 27, 1923, is announced. H A I G H T - P R I M E AU Howard Haight, '20, and Eva Primeau of Northport, Michigan, were married on August 4, • 1923. They are living in Syracuse where Haight the New York Central railroad in the perishable freight di vision. is connected with LEONHARDY-FILLINGHAM Waldo Leonhardy and Fern Fillingham, '20, were married August 17, 19*23. They will make their home in Williston, North Dakota. RAINEY-HOUSTON Announcement has been made of the mar riage of Boyd Rainey, '19, and Edith Hous ton, formerly connected with the drawing and design department at the college, on Sep tember 4 ,1923. JUDD-URCH Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Urch announce the marriage of their daughter, Harriet Lu cille, '18, to Harold R. Judd, on August 25, 1923, at Jackson, Michigan. I ENGLISH-LAWRENCE Hazen P. English, '17, and Elizabeth Law rence were married June 27, 1923, in Wash ington, D. C. They are in Chicago where English has offices at 1138 Webster building, 327 S. LaSalle street. living SMITH-GEORGE Mrs. Matilda George announces the mar riage of her daughter Mildred to Gideon Ed ward Smith,. '16, on September 1, 1923, at Lynchburg, Va. 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE September 5, 1923, Present: President Shaw, Mrs. Stockman, Messrs. McColl, Brody, Woodman, McPherson and Secre tary Halladay. ' The. minutes of the previoiis meeting, having been in the hands of the members, were approved with . out reading. The following resignations were accepted on mo tion made by Mr. Brody: Blanch A. Birchard. clerk in hon.e economics, to take effect August 31; J. W. •MiinCj instructor in English and debate coach, to take effect September 1 ; K. P. Bemis, county agri cultural agent effect for Mason county, September 16; ' Stanley Brownell, - dairy extension t o - t a ke effect October 1; E. L. Kunze, specialist, county agent in Cass county, to take effect August 15;; add Professor R. G. Saxton of the civil engine ering department, to take effect Sept. 1. take to The following appointments were made on mo tion, by Mr. Woodman: Harland Woods to be assistant professor of civ.il •engineering, to begin September 1. John Adenderff as assistant professor of mechai- cal engineering to begin September 1. C. A. Miller instructor in civil engineering to be gin September 1. A. C. MacKay. instructor ture to begin September 1. • - in landscape architec Lawrence Martin, instructor in English, to begin •September 1. Dwight Eckerman, instructor in English and de bate coach to begin September 1. J. W. Sheedy, instructor in mathematics to be gin September 1. G. Evers, instructor in mathematics to" begin Sep tember- I, • Miss Eleanor Boyer as assistant in library to be gin September 1. , C. L-" Nash to be August 16. C. "\V. Andrews,.; ning August 6. tgent in Cass county beginning Jfent in Branch county begin"- ning August 6. A. B. Love to be agent in Saginaw county begin -" - Erank Greenwood to be agent in Alger county be ginning August 1. N. h. Morrish, as a half-time graduate assistant in Mechanical engineering to begin September 1. The" appointment of Dr. J. R. Crist, as assistant professor of horticulture, was deferred. The appointment of R. E. Lane as assistant teach time during the ensuing year trainer for half er was deferred. Leave of absence requested by Professor - Welder for one year was deferred. Leave of absence requested by C. W, Bennett, re in plant pathology, from October search assistant L, 1923, to May 31, 1924, to continue study toward his Ph.- D. at tne University of Wisconsin, was deferred. Professor Spraggs request for a h a ve of absence for six months to continue study in resear-ch and class work at the University of Michigan, his leave to begin October 1, was granted on motion made by Mrs. Stockman. Carried. Mr. Hotson's request for pay for the months of July and August was deferred. Motion made by Mr. Woodman that Mr. Fore man's request for expenses to be paid so that he Instructors and may attend meeting of American in Ottawa Invserigators at the their conference to Mr. Show. week of August 20. was referred Carried. Motion made by Mr. Woodman that the requests of D. H. Cooledge and G. L. Ruehle to have ex penses paid oh trip to attend World's Dairy Con gress at Washington, D. C, on October 2 and 3, at Philadelphia' on October 4. at Syracuse, October 5 to 10, and the National Dairy Exposition at Syra cuse, October 6 to 14, and the International Asso ciation of Dairy and Milk Inspectors at Washing ton. D. C, September 28 to October 1, be referred to Mr. Shaw. Carried. Motion made by Mr. McColl that the house owned by the college and located on Charles street be leased to .the Sesame society. Meeting adjourned at 2:30 p. m. Regular meeting called for Friday, September 14. MISS JEAN KRUEGER MADE DEAN OF H. E. Miss Jean Krueger, who for the past year has been acting dean of home economics at the University of Wisconsin, has been ap pointed head of „ the women's division at M. A. C. and will take up her duties here Sep tember i. Mrs. Louise. Campbell, state direc tor of home economis extension, who has been • acting dean for a year, will resume her duties at the head of the extension service of that department. . • ' . Miss Krueger was graduated from Chicago university, taught home economics at the state normal school at Santa Barbara, Cal., organ ized the home economics courses- in the pub lic schools at San Francisco, and was s u c cessively a member of the faculty, assistant dean and acting dean of the home economics -division at . Wisconsin, where she has been since 1917. She received a. master's degree in home economics at Wisconsin before joining the faculty there. is put its extensive She will have the advantage of taking over the work here just as the new home economics building with laboratories and into commission.. Her ex equipment perience as educator and organizer is expected the di to add materially vision which should expand rapidly with the acquisition of sufficient classrooms .to accom modate its students. to the success of C L A SS N O T E 8 for Since the first request was sent out for the columns photographs or snapshots of Class Notes "there have been portrayed representatives of a wide range of classes. for one of There is room They these pictures add the greatly publication, If you have not according conferred friends in the ranks of the M. A. C. association do so at your in The Record each week. to its readers. this first opportunity. the value of upon your favor to The following do not respond to mail sent If you have informa to the addresses noted. tion, concerning their whereabouts forward, it to the alumni office. "05, E. • G. Kenny, 2032 Virginia Park, De troit, Michigan. C D. Sterling, 807 W. Euclid, Detroit, Michigan. '10, H. W. Mills, 753 Trumbull avenue, De-. troit, Michigan. ' '11, J. W. Applin, Morton Hotel, Indianap olis, Indiana. THE M. A. C. RECORD 13 '13, C. F. Barton, 774 Brooklyn avenue, De- '.': troit, Michigan. '15,. S. A. Oppenheim, 306 Dime Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan. '16, L. V. Williams, 2311 Woodward ave nue, Detroit, Michigan. '18, H. Guy. Denning, 911 Princeton avenue, Lansing, Michigan. Harvey M. Sass, Harvard Union 2, Cambridge, Massachusetts. . '21, Leonard Hall, Room 405, Y. M. C. A., Akron, Ohio. '22, Emerson C. Brown, Glenview, Illinois. Clifford Fitch, care S. Calif. Edison Co., Camp 35, Big Creek, Calif. ; Ralph P. Maloney, Fisher, Louisiana. Charles A. Weckler, 143 Carlton ave nue, Grand- Rapids, Michigan. . '22 Ralph Paton sends us a change in address to 20 Stanton street, Port Huron, Michigan: the to - R. 3; requests us to change address of Samuel . H. Patterson Holly, Michigan. The postoffice Howard Bacon may be reached at 603 Free Press Building, Detroit. Rufus Snyder sends in his permanent ad dress at Charlotte, Michigan, with the follow i ng note: "I*'am-located with the Ducktown Sulphur Copper and Iron company, Ltd., at the Isabella, Tennessee. laboratory at present. Would to hear from- any of the fellows. Address box 72, Isabella, Tennessee. This place is in eastern Tennessee among a wild country." the mountains, I am working like in . A. R. Schubert is still engaged in dairy in spection work in the upper peninsula, with headquarters at Hancock, Michigan. His local address there is 209 Vivian street. Beryl Evens is teaching home economics at street. Irene Hale has charge of the, Harlem Y. W. C. A., lives at 608 E. Larkin Midland and She reports that the cafeteria at New York City. William J. Smith is still teaching agricul ture and science at Onaway, Michigan. is with A. W. Flucke the Michigan State Telephone company as division forester and has his headquarters at 315 Foresters Build ing, Saginaw, Michigan. - Alice Kohler may be addressed at Peters burg, Michigan. J. R. Witwer reports no change in occupu- tion and is still living at 1090 Williams street, Plymouth, Mich. George Wilson is still in the clothing busi ness in St. Johns, Mich. (Indianapolis, George R. Phillips writes "I have been with Indi forestry the division of two months as the" assistant: ana), for over state forester. Indiana has a big forest prob-. lem on her hands. She needs more of them. It looks like plenty of work ahead, but it is pleasant." Herman Segelin expects to continue teach- . big this coming year and until he is definitely located may be addressed at 87 Rauber street, Rochester,' New York. John S. Bailey is still to be reached at 50 Pleasant street, Amherst, Massachusetts. Loui.se Kling is teaching sewing in the vo cation school at Battle Creek and lives at 40 Frelinghuysen. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. MacVean announce the birth of Lester Earl on Sunday, August 12, for M. A. C. as 1923. 'Another booster well as another Mac." MacVean is starting his second year as superintendent of schools at Lowell, Michigan. C. W. Gustafson remains with the Mutual -Fire Prevention Bureau at .230 E. Ohio street, Chicago. this year. Was elected Arno Johnson sends his new address as 43 Perkins Hall, Cambridge 38, Massachusetts, with the following report: "Student graduate school of business administration at Harvard University. Will finish work for M. B. A. degree t o, editorial board of Harvard Business Review, published by Shaw company. three months of summer working on a cargo vessel to South America. in the ports of Montevido, Buenos Aires and Rosario. Also stopped in at Port of Spain and San Fer nando on the island of Trinidad. Spent some Spent time Ruby Lee is teaching science in a consoli dated agricultural high school at Grand Blanc, Michigan, and is rooming with Mr. and Mrs. O.' G. Anderson, '17, is superintendent of '11. George Butler, the school. Lloyd Thurston is working for his M. S. in the dairy division the University Farm, St. Paul,. Minne and assistant half-time at sota. Burton Mellencamp writes /from Central Lake, Michigan: "I am testing cows for the North Antrim Cow-testing association. Be gan my second year's work last August. Will be mighty glad to hear more about M. A. C. The college don't get much publicity up in this section. No, I haven't ruined my dispo sition yet by getting tied. My motto 'See a girl just one.' " '23 Oran W. and Ruth Sullivan, '22, Rowland the Horti- should be addressed in care of 14 THE M. A. C. RECORD the University of Dorothy Hanigan writes that she is at 5024 cultural department Arkansas, Fayetteville. at Karl Phelps is taking up the study of- law lives at the University of Michigan and at 425 N. Main street, Ann Arbor. Alice Rhodes Mulcahey is living in Jack son, Michigan, Lakeview Terrace, R. 1. Harold Wilcox may be addressed at R. 7, Lansing, Michigan. Donald"C. Millard is a student at the Gen eral .Electric - company and lives at 19 Shan non street. Schenecjady, New York. Leona Scully/^ts a student dietitian at the Mayo Clinic aV Rochester, Minnesota, and • lives at ior2 Fir§t street, S. W. Richard VanOrden is reached in care of the County Road Commission at Grand Haven, Michigan. Charles Davis is in the accounting depart- . ment of- the Detroit Edison company and gets his record at 1179 Reed Place, Detroit. Mildred Grettenberger in science and English Michigan, high school and Pearl street. is teaching domestic the South Haven, living at 357 is Clarence Fessenden is taking-the students' course at the Michigan State Telephone com pany in Grand Rapids. 1140 Prospect avenue, S. E. lives He at .Edith McNeil is a dietitian at the Bingham- ._ton, New York, City Hospital. Howard Menhinick in Chicago with O. is C. Simonds & company, landscape architects. He lives, at 1725 Wilson avenue. L. J. Bullen is an engineer with Bates & Rogers Construction company at Champaign, 111. He receives his mail in care of that firm. Eleanor P. Richey is a student dietitian at the Mayo clinic, Rochester, Minn. She lives at 1012 First street. Mildred I. Seymour gives her home dress as 717 Moores River drive, Lansing. ad Carl E. Topping is a chemist with the Jaxon Steel Products company and lives at 506 Mc- Bride street, Jackson. Earl ' A. Sindecuse is a poultry specialist With the college extension service. begins her Margaret H. Keller duties at Bear Lake after September 1. the mantime she is at her home in Lansing. Colonel F. Snyder avenue, Detroit. He occupation. lives at 1091 Crawford to announce his fails Emily Herkimer will teach home economics in the schools of St. Louis, Mich. Margaret E. Snyder is assistant director of the Y. W. C. A. cafeteria in Wilmington, Del., and lives in Newport, Del. Ming Tat Young will teach in north China. John Watson may be addressed at 412 W. Ohio street, Chicago. Avery avenue, Detroit. L. C. Davies is with the state highway de partment at Escanaba. Edwin J. Brown is with the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. His mailing address is Washington, D. C. Percy Truscott is with the Consumers his receives Power company in Flint RECORD at 205 W. Dayton street. and Marie Edmonds is now at her home in Oberlin, Ohio, -17 N. Pleasant street. Just returned is taken from The following the blue-slip from Harold D. Allen, 1400 E. 53rd street, Chicago: "I'm still following the alleged pro from fession of salesmanship. a motor tour of New England but did not see any of our eastern Michigan Aggies. Stopped at the campus on my return and was deeply the appearance of our new buildings. Many of us would appreciate 'Michi equal modernism in name. Yours for gan State.' Kenneth Mahrle, w'22, is head of department at the Phoenix Knitting mills, Milwaukee. Russell Simmons, "18,- is- assist the California Fruit ant district manager of Rapidly Growers Exchange, Kansas [City. becoming a first flight golfer." impressed by and lives company Edwin Carlson is with the Petoskey Port at 512 land Cement Mitchell street. . He reports last month the company shipped enough cement to make a train five miles long. is with the state highway at Saginaw and receives his mail at Perry, Mich igan. Paul Lemon that H. L. Battersbn has moved in Flint to 800% Pierson street. Ethel Smith may no longer be reached at Menominee, Michigan. the Hawthorne plant Raymond G. Kinney is now with the West ern Electric company as illumination engineer for in Chicago. He lives at 1356 Estes avenue and welcomes all M. A. C. people. - Hilda Stein is teaching in Northport, Mich igan. the- is at present Merchants' Despatch, Inc., and located in Medina, New York. Lester Perrine is a student engineer with the Westinghouse Electric.and Manufacturing company, but gets his RECORD.at his home at_ 8614 Carrie avenue, Detroit. William Hinshaw in bac teriology at the Kansas State agricultural col lege at" Manhattan. instructor is an Verno York the new class is the first of to be listed as lost. His East Lansing addres_s failed to reach him. teaching In M. J. Ralston is in Merrill, Michigan.. is an inspector for Edwin P. Weamer THE M. A. C. RECORD 15 LARRABEE'S SPORT SHOP Sporting and Athletic Goods Exclusively THE GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK Grand Rapids, Michigan. "The Bank Where You Feel at Home" M. A. C. People Given a Glad Hand.. '70, Chairman of the Board. Chas. W. Garfield, Gilbert L. Daane, '09, Vice-Pres. and Cashier. C. Fred Schneider, '85, Manager Division Branch. T HE STRAUS BROS. CO. First G. O. Washtenaw 700 W. Mortgage Bonds ' STEWART, 17 S t. Lansing Mich. ROSEBERRY-HENRY ELECTRIC CO. Grand Rapids Dan Henry, '15 WALDO ROHNERT, *89 Wholesale Seed Grower, Gilroy, Calif. SAM BECK, '12, with LOUIS BECK CO. 112 No. Wash. Ave. Society Brand Clothes Complete Haberdashary A. M. EMERY, '83 Books and Office Supplies 223 Washington Ave. N. H. C. Pratt, '09, in charge of Office Supply Dept. THE EDWARDS LABORATORY S. F. Edwards, '99 Lansing, Michigan Anti-Hog Cholera Serum—Other Biological Products E. N. PAGELSEN, '88, Patent Attorney 1105-9 Detroit Savings B'k Bldg., Detroit GOODELL, ZELIN C. (M. A. C. '11F) Insurance and Bonds 208-211 Cap'l Nat'l Bank Bldg. TWENTIETH CENTURY RADIO CORP. L. V. Williams, '16 Detroit PEORIA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF ILLINOIS G. E. Culver, '21 531 Tussing Bldg. Citz. 2876 Harold M. King, '18, Wholesale Seeds H. C. King & Sons, Battle Creek AMERICAN EXTENSION UNIVERSITY The Life Planning Institute A. C. Burrnham, B. S., LL. B., (M. A. C. '93)- President C O R R E S P O N D E N CE COURSES 50,000 Students Already Enrolled Address: 1108 Wrigley Bldg., Chicago. 126 Stinson Bldg., Los Angeles. 1218 Longacre Bldg., Times Square, New York City. Unusual opportunities for M. A. C. men as Specialty Salesmen. T HE CORYELL N U R S E RY R. J. Coryell. '84 Ralph I. Coryell, '14 Over 60 acres Full of Growing Nursery Stock. We Furnish Planting Sketches and Estimates. Send for Our Price List and Landscape Booklet. PLAN YOUR FALL PLANTING N OW Birmingham, Michigan FARGO ENGINEERING CO. Consulting Engineers Jackson, Michigan Hydro-Electric and Steam Power Plants Horace S. Hunt, '05. FRY BROKERAGE CO., Inc., Carlbt Distributors Fruits and Vegetables; 192 N. Clark St., Chicago. H. P. Henry, 1st Vice-Pres. and Treas. V. C. Taggart, '16, Secretary $J 16 THE M. A. C. RECORD The initials of a friend You will find these letters on many tools by which electricity works. They are on great generators used by electric light and power companies; and on lamps that light millions of homes. They are on big motors that pull railway trains; and on tiny motors that make hard housework easy. By such tools electricity dispels the dark and lifts heavy burdens from human shoulders. Hence the letters G-E are more than a trademark. They are an emblem of service'—the initials of a friend. GENERAL ELECTRIC t i i l i i i m n j ij