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E A ST  L A N S I N G,  M I C H I G AN 

OCT.  29, 

1923 

WILL ERECT FOUNDATION THIS FALL 
Committee  Authorizes  Advertising  for  Bids  on  Underground  Work  and 
Approves  Plan  for  Student  Excavation  Week  to 
Make  Way  for  Contractor 

start  on 

An  early 

the  construction  of 

the 
Union  Memorial  building  was  made  certain  when 
the  executive  committer  of  the  M.  A.  C.  Associa 
to 
tion  on  Octoher  20  authorized 
the 
initiate  a  plan  for.  having 
excavating 
for 
for 
bids  to  construct  the  foundation  up  to  grade. 

the  students  do 
the  structure  and  advertise 

the  secretary 

An  earlier  meeting  had  authorized  advertising 
for  bids  and  the  second  was  called  to  elaborate 
upon  this  instruction.  A  representative  of  Pond 
and  Pond  was  invited  to  attend  the  meeting  and 
explained  some  phases.of  contracts  which  de 
cided  the  committee  that  it  was  best  to  proceed 
and 
with 
call  for  proposals  on 
the 
foundation  walls,  which  will  be  of  concrete. 

excavation  week  plan 

the  work  of  erecting 

student 

the 

it  is  anticipated 

It  is  the  expectation  of  the  committee  that  this 
amount  of  work  will  be  done  before  cold  weather 
of  too  severe  a  type  sets  in.  This  will  allow  for 
the  Underground  work  before 
the  completion  of 
that  contracts 
next  spring  and 
the  superstructure  can  be  obtained  at 
for 
the 
terms  during  the  winter  season  when  con 
best 
over-supplied  with 
tractors  are  not  generally 
work. 
It  would  be  practically  impossible  to  con 
tinue  the  work  through  the  winter  months  w i t h 
out  adding  greatly  to  the  cost  of  the  building  and 
the  committee  believed 
it  best  to  do  what  was  ' 
possible  this  fall  and  continue  the  operations  as 
soon  as  the  weather  permits 

in  the  spring. 

the 

faculty 

to  handle 

Plans  which  were  well  under  way  last  spring 
for  a  student  excavation  week 
the 
underground  work  of  the  building  will  be  put  into 
execution  provided 
the 
scheme  submitted  for  excusing  each  student  one 
half-day  during_  the  week  designated.  At  an 
early  meeting  this  fall  the  M.  A.  C.  Union  hoard 
appointed  a  chairman  to  handle  the  student  end 
of 
the  arrangements  and  another  committee  had 
been  formed  among  faculty  members  to  facilitate 
the  coordination  of  student  effort  with  the  supply 
of  hauling  equipment  availahle. 

approves 

The  college  wants  the  soil  removed  to  a  spot  at 
the  Woman's  building  \vhere  a  de 
the  rear  of 
pression  exists  which  has 
long  been  a  gather 
ing  place  for  water  during  wet  seasons.  This 
will  shorten 
to 
the  haul  and  allow 
proceed  at  a  minimum  of  expense. 

the  work 

Students  are  enthusiastic  over  the  prospect  of 
having  a  chance  to  actually  aid  in  the  construc 
tile  building  and  the  committee  is  plan 
tion  of 
ning  on  organizing  them  into  groups  so  that  a 
spirit  of  competition  may  prove  an  incentive 
to 
the  shortest  possi 
getting  the  work  all  done  in 
that  about  4000  cubic 
ble  time. 

is  estimated 

It 

yards,  of  earth  must  be  removed  to  accommodate 
the  foundation  plans.  This  represents  about  three 
to  four  yards  per  student. 
that 
most  students  will  be  able  to  move  that  amount 
during  the  four  hours  they  are  expected  to  work, 
provided 
the 
faculty. 

finally  approved  by 

It  is  estimated 

the  plan 

is 

the 

It  will  be  necessary 

to  hire  equipment 
the  site  but  the  committee 
the  hauling  from 
charge  anticipates 
resultant  saving 
that 
cost  of  labor  will  more  than  compensate  for 
effort  expended 
Members  of 
part  and 
it 
will  have  an  opportunity 
checking  the  progress  with  blue  prints. 

to  do 
in 
in 
the 
the  program. 
the  faculty  will  be  allowed  to  take 
the  engineers 
is  expected  some  of 
the  work, 

in  carrying  out 

to  oversee 

the  next 

If  the  plan  is  accepted  the  work  must  he  done 
the 
within 
contractor  may  have  an  opportunity  to  complete 
his  work  on 
the  foundation  before  excessively 
cold  weather  sets  in. 

three  weeks 

in  order 

that 

DIPHTHERIA  SUSPECT 

ON FOOTBALL  SQUAD 

E.  Eckert, 

'25,  was  declared 

to  be  the  victim 
of  an  attack  of  diphtheria  by  the  college  health 
last  week.  He  was  con 
officer  on  Monday  of 
fined  to  the  hospital  and  received  the  full  anti 
treatment  as  a  preventive  measure.  The 
toxin 
entire  football  squad  was  inoculated  to  halt 
the 
•spread  of 
the  supposed  disease  and  other  meas 
ures  were  taken  as  if  an  epidemic  had  struck  the 
college.  There  is  still  some  doubt  that  Eckert, 
star 
suffering 
team,  was 
from  a  well-defined  case  of  the  disease. 

tackle  on  the  football 

The 

A  somewhat  similar  occurrence  was  the  cause 
of  some  agitation 
basketball 
last  winter. 
team  had  an  important  game  on  its  schedule  just 
after  a  case  of  supposed  smallpox  was 
found 
among  the  students.  The  entire  team  was  forced 
to  submit  to  vaccination  but  luckily  the  resultant 
sore  arms  were  in  evidence  in  only  a  few  of  the 
cases.  There  was  no  further  appearance  of 
the 
disease. 

in 

Clarence  Ripper, 

'26,  Wellsville,  Ohio, 
the  all  college  cross  country 
the 
track 

first 
October  20.  He  was 
Keith  Baguley, 
Fast 
course,  but  a  large  proportion  of 
ished  close  to  the  leaders. 

finished 
run  on 
tape  by 
team. 
five-mile 
the  squad  fin 

followed 
'24,  captain  of 

recorded  over 

time  was  not 

to 
the 

the 

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THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD 

EQUIP  RADIO  STATION 

FOR  2000 MILE  RADIUS 

STATE  BOARD  MOVES 

TO GET COURT  RULING 

is  being 

Most  M.  A.  C.  alumni  will  be  able  to  hear  the 
college  station,  W K A R,  when  the  proposed  radio 
programs  arc  broadcast  this  winter.  New  equip 
ment 
installed,  giving  the  apparatus  a 
sending  "radius  of  1500  to  2000  miles.  Such  a 
circle  with  Kast  Lansing  as  a  center  includes  all 
of  the  larger  alumni  centers  and  insures  a  wide 
interest 
the  musical  numbers  and  speeches 
which  the  radii)  committee  will  offer.  The  new 
apparatus  is  comparable  to  that  of  some  of  the 
largest  stations  in  Michigan. 

in 

In  making  preparations  to  increase  the  power 
of  the  M.  A.  C.  plant  a  new  aerial  mast  145  feet 
high  was  erected  between  the  engineering  building 
and  foundry,  wires  were  strung  from  the  top  of 
this  to  the  top  of  the  new  power  house  stack. 
The  sending  set  will  be  500  watt  instead  of  50 
watt  as  previously  used.  A  new  generator  is  be-
in ; 
larger 
to  provide  power 
ttbe.  Other  equipment 
is  being  added  to  bring 
he-plant  up  to  a  high  standard. 

installed 

the 

for 

F.  I.  Phipenny,  a  sophomore  in  the  electrical 
engineering  department,  who  is  a  licensed  radio 
operator,  trained  in  the  U.  S.  navy,  has  charge 
of  the  station  and  is  supervising  the  erection  of 
the  new  plant  under  the  direction  of  Professor 
Sawyer. 

It  is  anticipated  that 

The  student  committee  plans  a  series  of  ten 
term  with  two  or 
programs  during  the  winter 
these 
three  in  the  spring. 
will  be  made  up  almost  entirely 
from  college 
talent.  Members  of  the  various  departments  will 
present  lectures  on  popular  subjects,  the  various 
musical  organizations  will  perform 
their  special 
ties  and  a  general  program  containing  information 
about  the  college  and  its  divergent  branches  and 
interests  will  be  given  in  short 

talks. 
College  authorities  have  recognized 

the  value 
of  such  a  station  and  have  aided  the  electrical 
engineering  department  in  its  plans  for  a  com 
plete  set  of  equipment.  Several  members  of  the 
college  staff  have  used 
influence  and  re 
sources  to  insure  the  success  of  the  project  and 
the  student  committee  appointed  through  the  stu 
dent  council 
the  programs  along 
lines  approved  by  the  college.  M.  A.  C.  will  be 
heard  from  one  end  of  the  country  to  the  other, 
through  the  new  instruments. 

is  preparing 

their 

(Bell  Farrand,  '06) 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Otto  Rahn 
report  from  Germany  where 
they  are  living  in 
Kiel,  Schutsenwall,  43,  the  birth  of  Margarete 
on  September  9.  Dr.  Rahn  is  head  of  the  Dairy 
Research  Institute  of  Prussia.  His  German  title 
includes  the  following  order  of  syllables  as  near 
ly  as  they  can  be  translated:  Vorstehr  des  Physi-
kalischen 
Institntes  der  Staatljchen  Forschung-
sanstalf  fur  Milchwirtschaft.  Variations  of  cer 
tain  vowels  are  also 
the  original 
which  cannot  be  indicated  on  the  ordinary  lino 
type.  Cora  Feldcamp, 
in 
formation  from  Washington,  D.  C,  where  she  is 
living  at  1211  Delafield  place,  N.  W. 

'05,  forwarded 

included 

this 

in 

the 

The  state  administrative  board,  created  within 
the  past  few  years  to  administer  the  financial  af 
fairs  of  the  state,  has  refused  to  allow  the  ex 
penditure  of  certain  sums  allotted 
to  the  ex 
tension  service  by  the  last  legislature  unless  the 
state  board  of  agriculture  complies  with  a  pro 
gram  for  the  handling  of  these  funds  which  was 
submitted  as  a  condition  to  their 
release.  The 
state  board  of  agriculture  has  taken  the  first  step, 
toward  getting  a  ruling  from 
courts  by 
drawing  an  order  on  the  state  auditor  general 
for  the  amount  appropriated  for  the  first  period 
of 
the  present  biennium.  The  auditor  general 
has  refused  to  honor  the  order  and  it  is  expected 
that  the  matter  will  be  carried  to  the  courts  with 
in  a  short  time  in  order  that  this  may  be  settled. 
Under  the  state  constitution  the  state  board  of 
agriculture'  has  power  to  expend  as  it  may  deem 
fit  all  funds  appropriated  for  the  college  or  any 
of  its  brandies.  Some  of  the  conditions  imposed 
by  the  administrative  board  appear  to  violate  this 
provision. 
that 
It  is  probable  that  two 
the  issue  will  be, fought. 
prominent  alumni,  well  known 
legal  circles, 
will  handle  the  case  for  the  college. 

It  is  on  constitutional  grounds 

in 

A  misconception  has  been  broadcast 

that  the 
funds  now  being  temporarily  held,  up  relate  to 
the  conduct  of  the  college  and  will  handicap  its 
work. 
that  the  money  was  ap 
propriated  for  the  extension  service  and  not  for 
the  general 
the  college  de 
from  which 
rives  part  of  its  support. 

It  si  evplained 

fund 

M A K K IA  G E  S 

W E L L S - T H U R S T ON 
Joseph  S.  Wells,  '13,  and  Grace  E.  Thurston 
were  married  at  the  home  of  the  bride's  parents 
in  Vassar,  Michigan,  October  10,  1923.  They  are 
living  on  a  farm  near  Vassar. 

WRIGHT-SAYER 

Herbert  Wright, 

'22, 
were  married  September  11.  They  are  living  on 
a  farm  near  Vickery,  Ohio. 

'22,  and  Ethel  Sayer, 

BRADY-KELLOGG 
J.  O.  Brady,  '23, and  Gladys  Kellogg,  '22,  were 
married  August  25,  1923.  They  are  living  in 
Buchanan,  Michigan,  at  107  Clark  street.  Brady 
is  coaching  athletics  in  the  high  school. 

LAZELLE-BROWN 

John  B.  Lazelle, 

'23,  and  Edith  Brown,  '23, 
were  married  September  1,  1923.  Lazelle  is  with 
the  Bell  Telephone  company  at  Lansing,  where 
they  ljve  at  221  Xorth  Sycamore  street. 

TlCHEXOR-CoON 
Announcement  has  been  made  of  the  marriage 
of  George  Tichenor, 
'22,  and  Huldah  Coon,  '23. 
They  are  living  in  Los  Angeles,  California,  at 
1116  S.  Harvard  boulevard. 

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5 

WASHINGTON ALUMNI TO PROVIDE TABLET 

Alumni  at  Capital  Vote  to Raise  Fund  for  Bronze  Memorial  to  be  Placed  in 
Union  Building—First  Special  Gift  from  Alumni 
Group  Toward  Building. 

The  Washington.M.  A.  C.  Association  voted  at 
its  meeting  on  October  17  to  purchase  a  bronze 
memorial  tablet,  to  be  placed  in  a  memorial  room 
It  will  contain 
in  the  Union  Memorial  building. 
the  names  of,  and  be  dedicated 
to  the  memory 
those  men  who  have  given  their  lives  in  the 
of 
military  service  of 
the 
first  gift  of  its  kind  from  an  alumni  association 
to  the  college. 
W.  D.  Hurd, 

their  country.  This 

'99,  president  of  the  Washington 
the 

this  matter  before 

association, 
alumni  of  that  city,  said  in  part: 

in  bringing 

is 

recreation 

rooms,  cafe 

"The  Union  Memorial  building  is  about  to  be 
come  a  reality.  The  building,  finely  planned,  will 
contain 
facilities,  sleep 
ing  quarters,  etc.,  and  should  rapidly  become  the 
social  center  of  the  campus. 
It  will  be  the  'home' 
of  the  alumni  and  their  friends  when  they  return 
to  the  college. 
It  will  be  a  most  useful  addition 
to  the  present  equipment  and  will  certainly  pre 
serve  the  democratic  spirit  for  which  M.  A.  C. 
has  always  been  noted. 

is 

to  be  dedicated 

"But  fine  and  useful  as  the  building  is,  there  is 
nothing  so  far  which  especially  connects  it  with 
the  real  purpose  for  which  it  is  to  be  built.  This 
the  memory  of 
building 
to 
M.  A.  C.  men  who  gave  their 
lives  in  military 
service,  and  it  must  ever  be  a  symbol  and  a  visi 
to  coming  college  generations  of 
ble  expression 
the-  spirit  of  service  and  sacrifice  which 
these 
men  showed. 

"These  sacrifices  will  ever  be  a  ringing  chal 

lenge  to  every  one  of  us  not  to  forget. 

"This  first  of  all 

is  a  memorial  building. 

It 
must  contain  a  memorial  room,  and  in  this  room 
there  must  be  placed.  suitable  memorials  which 
will  preserve  for  posterity  M.  A.  C.'s  most  hon 
orable  history  and  traditions.  This, room  will  be 

like  a  shrine  on  the  campus,—the  very  soul  of 
the  building. 
It  will  be  the  one  place  to  which  all 
visitors  and  returning  alumni  will  first  go. 

the  Civil  war.  At 

"M.  A.  C.'s  military  record  will  always  be  the 
glory  of  the  college.  Every  member  of  the  first 
class,  save  one,  entered 
the 
the  Spanish  war,  college  activities  were 
time  of 
threatened  with  disorganization  because  of 
the 
restlessness  and  desire  of  every  able-bodied  stu 
dent  to  enlist. 
the 
very  flower  of  the  college  left 
this  campus,  and 
42  did  not  return. 

In  the  World  war,  1300  of 

"A  bronze  tablet  is  a  particularly 

fitting  man 
ner  of  expressing  this  spirit  of  service  and  sacri 
It  will  be 
fice  which  we  wish  to  commemorate. 
this 
a  memorial  which  will  endure,  and  when 
building  is  gone  it  can  be  transferred 
to  others 
and  thus  will  pass  down  through  the  ages. 

"We  propose  to  you,  members  of 

the  Wash 
honor 
ington  M.  A.  C.  association, 
you 
yourselves,  the  men  in  whose  names  this  building 
is  to  be  erected,  and  show  your  loyalty  and  de 
votion  to  your  college,  which  has  done  so  much 
for  you,  by  placing 
this  me 
morial  tablet. 

this  building 

that 

in 

"By  so  doing, 

it  is  our  hope  and  belief 

that 
individuals  will 
this  spirit  and  will  make  other  worthy 
the 

other  alumni  associations  and 
catch 
contributions  which  will  be  in  keeping  with 
project  which 

js  being  undertaken." 

HEAVY  AUTO  TRAFFIC 

FORCES  ROAD  CHANGES 

In  the  course  of  preparing  for  the  heavy  auto 
mobile  traffic  certain  to  result  from 
the  playing 
of  games  in  the  new  stadium,  it  was  discovered 
that  several  of 
the  campus  roads  were  unsuited 
for  handling  more  than  a  single  car  at  a  time. 
Steps  have  been  taken  to  remedy  this  condition 
that 
near  the  gymnasium  and  the  road,  between 
point  and 
in 
front  o  fthe  Senior  house,  has  been  widened  ten 
feet  by  filling  in  that  much  of  Sleepy  Hollow. 

intersection  with  Faculty  Row 

its 

A  large  number  of  automobiles  were  driven  to 
the  Albion  game.  The  old  golf  course  just  west 
of 
the  stadium  entrance  was  used  as  a  parking 
field  and  the  cars  were  distributed  so  as  to  allow 
for  easy  removal.  The  problem  of  handling  the 
traffic  did  not  end  there,  however. 
It  was  more 
than  a  half  hour  after 
the  game  ended  before 
It  is. 
the  last  cars  were  able  to  cross  the  bridge. 
planned  to  remedy  this  situation  as  soon  as  the 
is  completed.  This  struc 
new  concrete  bridge 
ture  will  allow  four 
the 
lanes  of  cars  to  cross 
Red  Cedar  at  one  time  and  will  facilitate  the  de 
the  crowd.  Other  plans  are  being 
parture  of 
made  to  take  care  of  some  of  the  traffic  by  rout 
ing  it  to  and  from  the  field  over  different  roads. 

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THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD 

VIEWS 

AND 

COMMENT 

In 

this 

the  offer  of 

issue  is  recorded 

the  M. 
A.  C.  Association  of  Washing-ton,  D.  C,  to  sup 
the  Union  Memorial  building  a  suitable 
ply  for 
tablet,  commemorating  the  men  of  M. 
memorial 
is  an  offer 
A.  C  who  died  in  the  service.  This 
entirely  apart  from  individual  pledges  and  is  the 
cjirect  result  of 
'90, 
president  of  that  association,  to  have  such  an  ex 
pression  of  sentiment  given  by  this  group.  This 
gift  opens  an  avenue  for  similar  activities  on  the 
large 
those  M.  A.  C.  organizations 
part  of 
centers  of  population. 

the  efforts  of  W.  D.  Hurd, 

in 

of 

the  plan 

there;  are 

furnishings 

the  building, 

i  j.  group  of 

It  will  remain 

the  Union  building 

forever  a  symbol  of 

those  whose  memory 

1 perpetuate  and  also  the  staunch 

the  work 
is 
loy 
individuals  who  were  willing 
alty 
to  do  mor.e  than  they  were  asked  to  complete  the 
the  do 
project.  There  is  an  immense  field  for 
nation  of  materials  and  special 
for 
rooms 
the  interior  of 
which  cannot  Be  completed  under 
to 
finish  only  such  a  portion  of  the  building  as  can 
be  done  with  the  funds  available.  Special  equip 
ment  will  be  needed  for  the  various  parts  of 
the 
structure,  appropriate  decorations  must  be  placed 
in'the  various  rooms.  Many  of  these  can  better 
individual  effort  or  that  of 
be  supplied 
the 
groups  than  merely  by  a  contractor  through 
archil 
...ion.  This  method  will 
personal  interest  the  alumnus  will 
al< 
rd  the  building.  It  will  give  the  various 
,  a  chance  to  actually  point  to  some  object 
lied  as  a  special  gift,  h  links  the  indi 
ties  more  binding 
the  structure  with 
vidual 
than 
:  : 
tion.  This  is  one  goal  a 
itself  as'  a 
«11  set  for 
branch  a; 
desirable  accomplishment 
the  year  and  at 
the  end  it  will  have  remits  everyone  will  be  able 
to  .see. 

through 

for 

to 

that  at 

fully  as  strong  as 

The  Washington  association  has  demonstrated 
what  "lie  group  is  willing  to  do,  there  are  other 
associations 
the  na 
tional  capital,  they  can  well  afford  to  emulate-the 
their  colleagues.  A  movement  of 
example  of 
this  sort  promotes  solidarity,  gives  the  members 
of  the  association  a  chance  to  use  some  of 
their 
enthusiasm  for 
the  Union  Me 
the  college  and 
morial  building  and  adds  greatly  to  the  value  of 
the  building. 

the 

A  pilgrimage 

to  Ann  Arbor  was 

lot  of 
most  of  East  Lansing  again  last  Saturday.  Stu 
dents  crowded  into  a  special  train,  drove  super 
to 
annuated  flivvers  or  caught  rides  on  the  trip 
the  university.  Any  way 
the 
slogan,  as  has  been  the  case  for  years.  There  is 
a  prospect,  which  has  grown  brighter  during  the 
past  summer,  that  in  future  years  some  of 
the 
trips  may  !»e  avoided.  Michigan  playing  M.  A.  C. 
to 
its  new  stadium  would  be  an  attraction 
in 
thousands. 
the  big 
game  of  the  year  by  the  followers  of  M.  A.  C. 

regarded  as 

there  was 

is-  always 

to  get 

It 

the  prestige 

the  university  enjoys 

through 
and 
out  the  center  of 
the  state  would  further  aug 
ment  the  interest.  This  year  marks  the  turn  in 
the  road,  for  years  M,  A.  C.  could 
ill  afford 
to  have  the  big  teams  come  to  Hast  Lansing,  now 
it  is  in  a  position  to  handle  the  best  competition 
on  its  home  field. 

that 

favorites 

It  is  a  popular  fallacy,  subscribed  to  more  or 
the  homecoming 
less  by  schedule  makers, 
in  an  easy 
crowds  want 
to  see  their 
It  is  undoubtedly  true  that  the  alumnus 
victory. 
the 
likes,  to  see  his  alma  mater  victorious  but 
the 
type  of  opposition  will  affect  his  views  on 
the  game  as  an  attraction. 
success  or  failure  of 
An  occasional  victor}-  oyer  a  team  of  high 
type 
will  have  more  effect  on  the  pleasure  of  the  day 
than  will  a •series'of  easy  conquests.  Notre  Dame 
with  its  wonder  team  back  on  the  schedule,  a  list 
State 
containing 
and 
Indiana,  Purdue,  Penn 
Michigan  as  the  major  contests  of 
the  season, 
traditional  battle  with  Maize  and 
next 
the  M. 
Blue,  would  soon  bring  out 
It  would  be  a  constructive  program 
A.  0.  squad. 
giving 
goal 
worth  shooting,  at. 

the  Green  and  White  athletes 

interest 

the 

to 

in 

a 

lead 

just  around 

the  corner,  ever 

to  Spirit  away  and 

The  smiling'  goddess  of  deferred  victory  al 
just 
ways  stands 
within  grasp  only 
the 
chase  again.  She  has  dodged  many  an  M.  A.  C. 
team  by  a  narrow  margin  but  her  attraction 
is 
never  diminished,  the  chase  continues.  As  long  as 
the  University  of  Michigan  and  M.  A.  C.  continue 
to  exist  there  will  he  that  determination  on 
the 
part  of  the  Green  and  White  to  defeat  its  strong 
but  traditional  rival  in  such  sports  as  may  be  the 
custom. 
the 
is  a  healthy  spirit  as 
rules  ot  sportsmanship  are  observed; 

long  as 

It 

INSPECTOR  APPROVES 

EXPERIMENT  STATION 

recently 

Dr.  Flint,  of  the  United  States  department  of 
agriculture, 
experiment 
inspected 
station  at  the  college  and  gave  the  following  re 
port 
the 
to  Acting  President  Shaw,  director  of 
station : 

the 

in  such  excellent  condition 

'"I  find  the  work  of  your  station  so  satisfactory 
and 
that  I  have  no 
criticisms  to  make  or  suggestions  to  offer.  Some 
very  fundamental  and  valuable  work 
in  relation 
to  the  agriculture  o f ' t he  state  is  being  success 
fully  carried  on.  The  general  morale  among  the 
station  workers  is  fine.  Cooperation  is  prevalent 
everywhere.  Departments  show  a  symmetry  and 
in  strength  of  work  and  personnel 
uniformity 
which  places 
the  vari 
ous  experiment  stations  in  the  country." 

it  among  the  leaders  of 

Dr.  Flint  was  also  very  much  pleased  with  the 
the  aid 

the  station  and 

financial  condition  of 
given  this  work  by  the  state. 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD 

"Close  Beside  The  Winding Cedar" 

A.  C.  Mclntyre,  '24,  Grayling,  has  been  chosen 

editor  of  the  forestry  annual  for  1924. 

The  Inter-Society  union  is  no  more. 

Its  place 
has  been  taken  by  the  Pan-Hellenic  council.  The 
Greeks  are  in  the  minority,  however. 

A  globe  chronometer  which  will  be  placed 
library  building  has  been  presented 

the  new 
the  college  by  Nathan  Judson  of  Lansing. 

in 
to 

Bernie  F.  Beach, 

'15,  attended  the  meeting  of 
the  Michigan  Milk  Producers  at 
the  college  on 
October  19.  He  is  connected  with  the  organiza 
tion. 

The  parlors  of 
the  Union  building  were  used 
tea  in  honor  of 
league  for  a 
by  the  Women's 
Dean  Krueger  and  the  freshman  co-eds  on  Octo 
ber  11. 

Co-eds  in  the  senior  class  taking  physical  edu 
cation  now  have  a  chance  to  learn  equitation,  in 
structors  and  horses  are  provided  by  the  military 
department. 

W.  R.  Riblet. 

three 
'13,  football 
•  years,  managed  to-get  a  look  at  the  varsity  dur 
ing  a  practice  session 
the  Albion 
game.  .  He  is  now  located  in  Elkhart,  Ind. 

just  before 

star 

for 

Frank  Haven,  a  freshman,  won  the  novice  cross 
country  run  over  a  distance  of 
three  miles  on 
October  13.  His  time,  20  minutes  and  7-10  sec 
onds,  was  not  as  good  as  has  been  made  in  for 
mer  events  of  this  type.  The  race  was  open  only 
to  those  students  who  had  not  placed  in  distance 
runs. 

VARSITY  BACKFIELD 

Ernest  Lioret,  '25,  halfback 

Alpha  Gamma  Rho,  one  of  the  men's  fraterni 
ties,  has  offered  a  prize  to  the  student  presenting 
the  best  phrase  to  represent  the  M.  A.  C.  radio 
call.  The  competition  closes  November  14. 

inaugurat 
A  "big  brother"  campaign  has  been 
ed  by  the  upperclassmen  connected  with 
the  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  and  each  man  is  taking  an  active  in 
freshmen. 
terest  in  the  welfare  of  a  number  of 

the  students  and  faculty 

A  convocation  on  Friday  morning  at  10  o'clock 
the 
drew 
presentation  of  scholarships  for 
the  year  and  a 
final  session  for  the  generation  of  enthusiasm  for 
the  Michigan  game. 

together  for 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Upper  Peninsula 
Educational  association  held  in  Menominee  Octo 
ber  11  and  12  the  following  alumni  took  part 
in 
the  p r o g r a m:  R.  A.  Turner, 
'09,  E.  N.  Grover, 
'07,  L.  R.  Walker,  '15. 

Charles  Parish,  Jackson,  was  elected  president 
of  the  class  of  1927  at  a  meeting  sponsored  by 
the  student  council.  The  other  officers  chosen  by 
the  freshmen  were:  Clara  Barton,  Lansing,  vice-
president  ;  June  Ranney,  Greenville, 
secretary; 
H a r ry  Swanson,  Lake  Linden, 

treasurer. 

D.  B.  Jewell,  '01, agricultural  agent  for  Cheboy 
gan  county,  has  been  appointed  superintendent  of 
the  apple  and 
the  general  potato  exhibit  at 
potato  show 
in 
November.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  potato  show  scheduled  for  Gay-
lord  during 

in  Grand  Rapids 

the  same  month. 

to  be  held 

'92, 

in  Washington,  D.  C, 

Willard  F.  Hopkins,  '93,  secretary  of 

the  Chi 
that  he  visited  W. 
cago  Trust  company,  writes 
D..  Groesbeck, 
re 
cently,  and  found  "him  looking  and  feeling  mighty 
well."  Hopkins  enclosed  in  his  letter  a  pamphlet 
the  Chicago  Trust 
describing  the  new  home  of 
in 
company  which  recently  absorbed  a  similar 
stitution 
at 
to  enlarged  quarters 
Clark  and  Monroe  streets,  Chicago. 

and  moved 

economics 

invited 
The  following  senior  co-eds  have  been 
the 
to  join  Omicron  Nu,  the  honorary  society  of 
homoe 
division:  Eleanor  Kidder, 
Jamestown,  N.  Y.;  Roberta  Hershey,  Lansing; 
Irma  Loessel,  Bay  City;  Ruth  Morley,  Grand 
Rapids;  Celia  Williamson,  Pontiac;  Inez  Sever 
ance,  Holland;  Clarissa  Anderson,  East  Lan-_ 
sing;  Naomi  Hensley,  Detroit;  Lois  Corbett, 
Blissfield;  Dorothy  Hubbard,  Lansing. 

Daniel  Strang, 

'67,  is  the  author  of  "Pioneer 
Days  in  Eaton  County,"  an  article  which  appeared 
in  the  January-April  number  of  The  Michigan 
the 
History  M'agazine.  His  chronicle  covers 
period  from  1836-66  which  he  describes  as 
the 
actual  time  during  which  pioneer  activities  were 
interestingly 
in  that  county.  He  tells 
uppermost 
of  the  early  history  of  Charlotte  and  his  stories 
of 
the  settlers  are  valuabble 
additions  to  the  written  history  of 

the  activities  of 

the  state. 

8 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD 

VARSITY SURPRISES MICHIGAN ELEVEN, 
Advance  in  Third  Quarter  Comes  Closer  to  Goal  Than  Any  Opponent  This 
Year  on  Ferry  Field—Lyman  Shows  Well  at  Quarter— 
Neller,  Schmyser  and  Haskins  Star. 

the 

longer  hold 

final  quarter  when 

Speed  and  skill  have  not  yet  been  developed 
on  the  M.  A.  C.  football  team  to  the  extent  that 
the  Green  and  White  can  meet  a  rival  of  Michi 
gan's  type  on  even  terms  on  the  gridiron.  Grim 
determination  and  unquenchable  spirit  could  not 
bear  up  under  the  heavy  odds  the  Yostmen  of 
fered  and 
the  Maize  and  Blue  was  again  vic 
torious  on  Ferry  Field  last  Saturday.  The  final 
these  points 
count  was  37  to  o  but  eighteen  of 
were  piled  up 
the 
in 
heavy  backfield  of  the  victors,  refreshed  by  sub 
line  so  hard 
stitutions,  pounded  Coach  Young's 
it  could  no 
the 
that 
contest  was  a  good  exhibition,  it  had  the  effect 
of  renewing  confidence  among  the  M.  A.  C.  sup 
porters  for  once  again  "hold  'em,  Michigan-'  was 
heard  from 
the  stands.  Two  elements  united  in 
deriding  the  issue—and  for  some  time  there  was 
the  Wolverine  goal  would 
apparent  danger  that 
lie  crossed  for  the  first  time  this  season—Beckley 
vras  forced 
far 
to  punt  hurriedly  and 
outweighed,  could  not  hold  up  under 
the  strain 
of 
the  Michigan  attacks.  Good  kicking  would 
probably  have  prevented  at  least  three  U.  of  M. 
touchdowns;  fresh  substitutes  for  the  line  would 
have  stopped  at  least  one  advance  on  the  Green 
and  White  goal. 

its  own.  At 

line, 

the 

the 

team 

in  at  quarter 

for  Richards  early 

Chief  among  those  who  stood  out  for  M.  A.  C. 
in  his  eighteenth  year, 
was  Dick  Lyman,  still 
in 
who  went 
like  a  veteran 
the  game  and  handled 
throughout  most  of 
the  contest.  His  work  had 
weak  spots  but  was  by  far  the  best  exhibition  a 
at 
substitute  has  given 
tackle,  Neller  at  fullback 
and 
and 
both 
Ueckky  at  halves  were  other 
offensive  and  defensive. 
the  work  of 
the  line  was  above  what  could  be  expected.  Eck-
the  end  of 
erman  was  barely  able  to  stand  at 
for  Captain 
the  game,  Speikerman,  substituting 
through 
Taylor, 
roost  of  the  struggle. 

injured  a  shoulder  but  played 

Schmyser 
stars  on 

this  year. 

Haskins 

fact 

In 

The  game  was  not  marred  by  penalties  to  any 
this 

great  extent.  The 
suffered 
source  for  about  the  same  distance. 

teams 

from 

the  Michigan 

team  was  unable 

With  all  of  its  powerful  attack  which  has  swept 
conference  elevens  to  defeat  throughout  the  past 
two  seasons 
to 
pierce  the  M.  A.  C.  wall  for  seven  yards  in  less 
in  the  game.  The  Wol 
than  six  downs,  late 
verines  were  driving 
They 
touchdown. 
for  a 
had  been  aided  by  a  short  punt  which  Beckley 
the  32-yard 
sent 
line,  they  gained  readily  until 
the 
seven-yard  line  when  the  backs  were  held  by  un 
usually  firm  resistance. 
It  required  the  best  ef 
forts  of  the  >.  ost  backfield  to  make  a  first  down 
on  the  four  yard  line  in  two  plays.  Then  came 
four  more  gruelling  attempts,  the  last  two  being 
the  ball 
from  within 

from  behind  his  own  goal 

the  one-foot  mark,  before 

they  reached 

to 

was  put  over  for 
It  was  work  such 
the  score. 
as  this  which  satisfied  the  crowd  that  M.  A.  C. 
had  more  than  an  aggregation  of  football  players, 
it  had  a  team. 

the 

Michigan  won 

toss  and  Neller  kicked 

to 
Herrnstein  who  ran  the  ball  to  his  30-yard  line. 
Line  plays  made  five  yards  and  Kipke  punted  out 
line.  Nel 
of  bounds  on  the  M.  A.  C.  five-yard 
ler  hit  the  ends  three  times  and  made  three  yards 
and  a  Michigan  penalty  gave  M.  A.  C.  first  down. 
Schmyser  went  off  right  end  for  fourteen  yards 
and  another  first  down.  Neller  again  tried  twice 
but  advanced  only  one  yard.  Richards  passed  to 
Kipke  for  five  yards.  Beckley  punted  and  M.  A. 
C.  lost  fifteen  yards  for  tackling  Uteritz  who  had 
a 
signalled 
and 
for 
Kipke  carried 
touch 
the  ball  over  for 
down.  Kipke's  drop  kick  failed. 

catch.  Herrnstein 

the  first 

fair 

the  M.  A.  C.  42-yard 

Neller  kicked  to  Vick  who  ran 

the  ball  back 
to 
line.  A  pass  made 
thirteen  yards.  A  line  play  made  two  yards,  two 
passes  failed  and  Kipke  tried  a  drop  kick 
from 
the  35-yard  line.  The  M.  A.  C.  ends  and  tackles 
rushed  the  play  and  Kipke's  attempt  fell  wide  and 
short  but  rolled  over  the  goal  line.  Line  plays 
to  midfield 
failed 
from  behind,  the  goal 
the 
advance  and  then  turned  over  the  job  to  Miller 
who  pounded  the  M.  A.  C.  line  for  the  remain 
ing  distance  for  a  touchdown.  Richards  was  in 
jured  on  a  play  near  the  goal  and  Lyman  soon 
replaced  him.  Haskins  blocked  Blott's 
for 
point. 

to  gain  and  Beckley  kicked 

line.  Kipke  started 

try 

Neller  kicked  to  Kipke  who  ran  it  back  to  his 
own  20-yard  line.  Kipke  punted  to  Lyman  who 
the  ball  on  his  own  30-
fumbled  and  recovered 
yard 
for 
ten  yards.  The  quarter  ended  with  the  ball  on 
the  M.  A.  C.  40-yard  line. 

line.  Neller  went  around 

right  end 

for 

forty 

Neller  made  two  attempts 

left  end 
the  ball  on  the  M.  A.  C.  28-yard 

to  gain  and  Beck7 
line  where 
to  the  Michigan  17-yard 
ley  punted 
Kipke  was  downed  in  his  tracks.  Two  plunges 
then,  on  a  reverse  play, 
made  first  down  and 
yards, 
Kipke  went  around 
putting 
line. 
An  attempted  pass  was  intercepted  by  Neller  on 
his  17  yard  line.  Speikerman  went  in  at 
tackle 
for  Captain  Taylor.  Beckley  was  forced  to  punt. 
The  ball  was  dead  on  the  Michigan  37-yard  line. 
down 
the  line.  A  forward  pass  netted  nine 
through 
two 
teen  yards.  A  plunge  made  two  yards  and 
the 
passes  failed.  Kipke  tried  a  drop  kick  from 
M.  A.  C.  40-yard  line. 
It  was  blocked  and  M. 
A.  C.  recovered  on  its  26-yard  line.  Beckley  soon 
in  midfield. 
the  ball  was  downed 
punted  and 
the 
through 
the  ball 
Miller  and  Kipke  carried 
final 
field  for  a  touchdown,  Kipke  making 
the 
to  Curran, 
gain  of  one  yard.  A  pass,  Uteritz 

Vick,  Kipke  and  Miller  made 

first 

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9 

touchdown,  this  was  by  a  forward  pass.  All  at 
tempts 

to  kick  goal  from 

touchdown 

the 
its 

counted  the  extra  point.  Michigan  had  the  ball 
on  its  26-yard  line  when  the  half  ended. 
intermission 
complicated  maneuvers 

the  M.  A.  C.  band 
the 
to 
The  uni 
its 
to  musical  performances.  M.  A.  C.  and 
to  get 

During 
displayed 
crowd  and 
versity  band  also 
work 
Michigan  cheer 
the  crowd  into  the  mood  for  cheering. 

loud  applause. 
its  hand  but 

leaders  worked  overtime 

received 

limited 

tried 

to 

the 

It  was 

their  feet  and 

first  down  on 

the  yardage  when 

the 
third  period  which  brought 
the 
M.  A.  C.  adherents 
tore 
to 
cry  of  "hold  'em"  from  the  Michigan  stands. 
In 
this  space  of  fifteen  minutes  the  Green  and  White 
approached  closer 
the  Maize  and  Blue  goal 
than  had  any  team  this  season  and  demonstrated 
a  real  threat  to  put  across  a  tally.  After  carry 
ing  the  kick-off  back  to  its  43-yard 
line,  Michi 
gan  lost  it  on  downs.  Neller  and  Schmyser  bare 
three  plays  and  Ly 
ly  missed 
man  completed 
he  went 
through  center  for  two  yards.  Schmyser  plunged 
to 
through  center  for  a  yard  and  Neller  passed 
Lyman 
for 
two  yards  and  took  a  forward  pass  on  the  Mich 
igan  30  yard  line  for  first  down.  Schmyser  and 
Neller  carried  the  ball  to  the  23-yard  line.  A  pass 
intercepted  a  pass  on  his  18-
failed.  Uteritz 
yard 
the  advance  was  stopped.  Kipke 
punted  to  Lyman  on  the  M.  A.  C.  40-yard  line. 
The  kick  was  called  back  and  M.  A.  C.  was 
penalized  fifteen  yards.  Kipke  again  punted,  this 
line.  Beckley 
time  to  the  M.  A.  C.  nine-yard 
punted  out  of  bounds.on  his  own  29-yard 
line, 
paving  the  way  for  another  touchdown.  The  M. 
A.  C.  line  held  on  its  own  seven  yard 
line  and 
took  the  ball. 

first  down.  Neller  hit  center 

line  and 

for 

Uteritz  made  a  fair  catch  of  Beckley's  punt 
on  his  own  42-yard  line.  Michigan  was  penalized 
fifteen  yards  and  Kipke  punted  to  the  M.  A.  C. 
seven-yard 
line.  Neller  made  a  yard  at  guard 
as  the  quarter  ended. 

for 

three 

heavy 

enough 

substitutes 

touchdowns  but  not 

for  Miller  and  a  fresh 

The  fourth  quarter  saw  Michigan  unleash  a 
bunch  of  fresh 
to 
puncture  the  M.  A.  C.  line  almost  at  will.  Grube 
in  at  fullback 
line  took 
the  measure  of  the  M.  A.  C.  defense  and  plowed 
in  one 
through 
from 
case  could  the  Wolverines  register  a  point 
the  game 
touchdown.  Neller  was 
when  his  knee  was 
replaced 
to  do  the  punting  and 
him.  Beckley  continued 
Hultman  kicked  off.  At 
the  M.  A.  C. 
machine  showed  signs  of  reviving  and  threatened 
to  make  headway  with  forward  passes  but  one 
was  intercepted  and  the  chances  for  a  score  went 
flickering. 

injured  and  Crane 

taken 

times 

from 

in 

tallied  seventeen. 

M.  A.  C.  completed  eight 

first  downs  while 
Michigan 
the  number  of 
In 
forward  passes  successful  M.  A.  C.  far  surpassed 
Michigan.  The  Green  and  White  heaves  were 
and 
completed 
Michigan  caught  only  four  out  of 
tries. 
Each  team  had  one  pass  intercepted.  Not  a  punt 
was  blocked  by  either  team.  Michigan  lost 
two 
chances  to  score  by  drop  kick  because  the  M.  A. 
C.  forwards  were  in  next  to  the  kicker.  Michigan 
after 
completed  one  attempt 

five  out  of  eight  attempts 
twelve 

to  score  a  point 

Michigan 

Marion 
Muirhead 
Hawkins 
Blott 
Steele 
Vandervoort 
Curran 
Uteritz 
Kipke 
Herrinstein 
Miller 

'. 

L. E 
L. T._ 
L. G 
C 

R. G..... 
R. T 
..R. E 
Q. B 
L. H 
R. H 
F. B.. 

failed. 
M.  A  .C. 

Kipke 
Taylor 
Hultman 
Eckerman 
Hackett 
Haskins 
Robinson 
Richards 
Beckley 
Schmyser 
Neller 

Score  by  quarters: 

Michigan 
M.  A.  C 

12 
0

7 

o 

18—37 

00 

0—  0 

linesman:  Olds 

Touchdowns:  Kipke,  2,  Miller,  Grube,  Parker, 
Vick.  Goals  from  touchdowns  :  Curran.  Referee: 
Costello,  Georgetown.  Umpire:  Kennedy 
(Chi 
(Michigan  State 
cago).  Head 
N o r m a l ). 
Substitutions:  Vick  for  Herrinstein; 
Kunow  for  Muirhead;  Grube  for  Miller;  Brown 
for  Blott;  Blott  for  Brown;  Swan  for  Steele; 
Rockwell  for  Kipke;  Parker  for  Uteritz;  Palmer 
for  Grube;  Heston 
for  Curran;  Witherspoon 
for  Marion;  Donnelly  for  Vandervoort;  Becker 
for  Kipke; 
for  Heston. 
Lyman 
for  T a y l o r; 
Kipke  for  Edmonds  ;  Crane  for  Neller;  Place  for 
Eckerman;  Smith  for  Speikerman. 

for  Richards;  Speikerman 

M.  A.  C.—Edmonds 

R.  H.  Westveld, 

'22,  is  located  at  Tres  Ritos, 
New  Mexico.  He  expected 
the  college 
this  week  and  was  to  give  a  talk  to  the  forestry 
club  on  "Timber  Sales  on  the  National  Forests." 

to  visit 

Sealed  proposals  will  be  received 
by  the  Building  Committee  of  the 
M.  A.  C.  Union  for  certain  exca 
vating  and  for  the  erection  of  the 
foundation  walls  to  grade,  for  the 
proposed  M. A.  C.  Memorial  Build 
ing,  located  on  the  Michigan  Agri 
cultural  College  campus,  at  East 
Lansing,  Michigan.  Bids  will  be 
received  until  11:00  A.  M.  Nov. 
16th,  1923,  at  the  office  of  the  M. 
A.  C.  Association,  East  Lansing. 
Plans  and  specifications  may  be 
procured  from  R.  J.  McCarthy, 
Sec'y,  or  from  Pond  and  Pond, 
Architects,  64  E.  Van  Buren  St., 
Chicago, 111. 

10 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD 

COMPLETE HOMECOMING PROGRAM 
Barbecue,  Cross-Country  Run,  Football  Game,  Reunions  of  Organizations 
Among  Attractions  Listed  for  November  10  Celebration— 
Coaches  Invited  to  Luncheon. 

team  over  more 

Starting  with  the  annual  harhecue  on  the  eve 
ning  of  November  9,  Homecoming  events  will 
this  year  be  of  unusual  interest  to  the  returning 
alumni.  An  endless  chain  of  letters  has  been  go 
ing  the  rounds  for  some  time  in  which  the  cap 
a 
tain  of  each  athletic 
team 
decade  urged  the  members  of  his  particular 
to  return  for  the  day. 
It  is  estimated  that  more 
than  iooo  such  letters  have  been  sent  out.  From 
the  alumni  office  alone  more  than  300  addresses 
to  those  captains  who  have 
have  been  supplied 
teams  since 
their 
been  unable  to  keep  track  of 
graduation. 
It  is  certain  that  November  10  will 
see  the  greatest  array  of  athletic  talent,  past  and 
.present,  M.  A.  C.  has  ever  witnessed 
at  one 
time. 

than 

As  an  informal  introduction  to  the  new  stadium 
the  State  Intercollegiate  cross-country  meet  will 
start  from  and  finish  in  the  enclosure.  The  run 
ners  are  scheduled  to  get  away  at  10  o'clock  on 
the  morning  of  Homecoming  Day  and  a 
large 
field  has  been  entered. 

in 

The  alumni 

luncheon  will  be  held 

the 
woman's  building  at  11 -.30  o'clock.  The  guests  of 
honor  will  be  the  members  of  the  athletic  depart 
ment,  in  order  that  the  visiting  alumni  may  have 
an  opportunity  of  seeing  the  men  and  women  who 
are  handling  the  affairs  of  the  M.  A.  C.  physi 
this  year.  The  Swartz 
cal  training  department 
Creek  band  has  promised  faithfully 
it  will 
put  in  one  of  its  peppy  appearances  with  all  of 
the  stunts  necessary 
the  day's  pro 
gram.  Pritchard,  successor  to  the  peerless  Mark 
Small  as  conductor  of 
this  group  of  musicians, 
reports  that  his  aggregation  will  be  on  hand  any 
includes  a 
time,  anywhere,  when 
the 
meal.  The  association  has  promised 
feed 
the  famished  dispensers  of  cheer. 

invitation 

improve 

that 

to 

to 

It  is  not  planned  to  have  set  speeches  on  the 
It  is  being  urged  upon  Director  Young 
program. 
• that  he  present  one  of  his  noted 
ten-word 
speeches  and  Coach  Taylor  may  be  prevailed  upon 
to  tell  how  he  induces  the  line  to  "smack 
'em" 
but  other  activities  in  the  oratorical  line  will  be 
restricted  to  remarks  addressed 
to  the  secretary 
about  the  quality  of  the  lunch,  the  disappointing 
the  brigandage  of  an  organization 
service  and 
which  so  misuses 
charge 
enough  for  one  a  small  lunch  to  ordinarily  feed 
It  is  also  urged  that  these  ex 
a  dozen  people. 
hibitions  of  platform  prowess  be  reserved  until 
after 

its  members 

luncheon. 

the 

as 

to 

Now  the  most  important  event  of  the  day,  the 
attraction  which  draws  most  of 
the  old  grads 
back  to  the  campus,  is  the  football  game  in  the 
from  Omaha, 
afternoon.  Creighton  university 
Nebraska,  will  furnish 
the 
for 
Green  and  White  in  the  new  stadium.  Although 

the  opposition 

to  mark 

there  will  be  no  formal  exercises 
it, 
this  will  be  the  more  or  less  formal  opening  of 
the  new  structure.  The  new  brick  gateway  at 
the  north  end  is  completed  and  ready  to  admit 
alumni,  properly  supplied  with  tickets,  to  the  at 
traction  of  the  afternoon. 
It  opens  the  way  to  a 
walk  around  the  end  of  the  field,  bordered  on  one 
side  with  evergreen 
trees  which  cover  the  slope 
of  the  high  "fill"  necessary  to  make  the  gridiron 
level.  This  walk  leads  the  way  to  the  rear  of 
either  stand  where  entrances  supply  the  remaining 
links  to  connect  the  spectator  with  the  seat  from 
the  afternoon. 
which  he  can  view  the  action  of 
central 
The  contest  will 
standard 
it 
promises  to  be  one  of  the  best  of  the  year.  Last 
season  Creighton  administered  a  9  to  0  defeat  to 
the  M.  A.  C.  eleven,  last  year  also  Albion  tied  the 
Green  and  White.  Creighton  accomplished 
its 
feat  by  kicking  three  goals  from  the  field.  This 
year  the  M.  A.  C.  squad  is  primed  to  .stop  such 
an  attack  and  administer 
the  affairs  of  an  ad 
vance  of  its  own.  At  any  rate  the  game  has  all 
of 
the 
..eason  on  the  home  grounds. 

start 
time,  and,  from  whistle 

the  promise  of  being  one  of 

at  2  o'clock, 

the  best  of 

to  whistle, 

It 

that 

there 

through 

is  noticeable 

is  not  much  of  a 
program  for  the  morning  hours.  For  this  there' 
is  a  reason.  Alumni  returning  to  the  campus  for 
special  occasions  have  but  little  time  to  acquaint 
themselves  with  conditions  at 
the  college.  The 
morning  hours,  for  those  with  sufficient  ambition, 
will  provide  a  space  where 
the  old  timers  can 
the  new  buildings  and  make  a 
look 
thorough 
inspection  of  the  stadium.  The  library 
and  a  home  economics  building  have  been  com 
pleted  to  a  point  where  their  general  features  are 
they  are  not  yet 
readily  recognizable  although 
ready  for  use  and 
features  of 
the  stadium  which  require  minute  investigation  to 
appreciate  their  full  worth.  The  student  parade 
which  has  been  a  feature  of  other  Homecomings 
will  not  he  carried  out  this  fall. 

there  are  many 

this 

for  organization 

After  the  game  the  time  is  generally  recognized 
reunions. 
as  most  auspicious 
Many  of  the  societies  are  planning  special  events 
the 
for 
twentieth  anniversary  of 
their 
organization  and  others  will  take  this  opportunity 
to  acquaint  their  active  and  alumni  membership 
with  each  other  at  informal  gatherings. 

time,  the  Eunomians  will  celebrate 

the  founding  of 

The  first  thing  to  do  is  to  register  your  name 
and  address  at  the  alumni  office,  3  Faculty  Row, 
and  purchase  luncheon  tickets  so  that  none  will 
be  disappointed. 
the  alumni 
luncheon  will  have  an  attendance  of  at  least  200 
and  preparations  are  being  made  to  accommodate 
that  number  as  a  minimum,  to  reduce  the  possi 
bility  of  loss  to  the  caterer. 

is  planned 

that 

It 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD 

11 

Detroiters'  Doings 

WILL  REQUEST  RAILWAY 
TO  REMOVE  TRACKS 

Shrimp 

in  Detroit 

is  : superintendent  of  parks 

Walter  E.  "Shrimp"  Webb, 

'20,  forester,  has 
the  past 
been  "timber  cruising" 
in 
week. 
Mitchell,  South  Dakota,  but  an  attack  of 
tonsi-
litis  "floored"  him  and  he  is  now  convalescing  at 
in  the  west  is  the 
home. 
supervision  of 
tourist 
camps. 

the  city  playgrounds  and 

Included  in  his  work 

for 

"The  very  picture  of  her  dad,"  said  they  all  of 
the  latest  arrival  at  Max  Somers",  '17,  home,  so 
they  called  her  Maxine.  The 
just 
missed 
the  Fourth  of  July  celebration  by  one 
day,  arriving  on  July  5. 

little  miss 

A.  J.  Army  Marling, 

'23,  who  has  been  with 
the  Frye  Brokerage  Co.  of  Chicago,  has  been 
transferred 
the 
the  Bloom  Co. 
fruit  and  vegetable  game  with 
F.  A.  L.  Bloom, 
'15,  are 
partners 

to  Detroit  where  he  will  be  in 

'15,  and  Pat  Henry, 

in  the  company. 

"Doc"  R.  E.  Hammond, 

'22  vet.  has  resigned 
in  Detroit  to  take  charge 
as  city  meat  inspector 
inspection 
of  similar  work  in  South  Bend.  The 
of 
the  city  milk  supply  is  coupled  with  that  of 
the  meats  in  the  latter  city.  He  expects  to  move 
to  South  Bend  about  November  1. 

team 

T.  H.  Kay,  '11,  will  ride  the  rails  to  Washing 
ton,  D.  C,  October  30,  as  a  member  of  the  third 
degree 
from  Corinthian  Lodge,  No.  241, 
F.  &  A.  M.  The  team  has  been  asked  to  confer 
the  third  degree  as  part  of 
the  exercises  at  the 
the  New  Washington  National 
dedication  of 
Memorial.  Kay  expects  to  prolong  his  visit 
in 
the  Nation's  capital  from  Tuesday,  till  Saturday. 

Arthur 

'23,  has 

"Dinny"  Dinsmore, 

trans 
ferred  his  activities  from  "dishing  out  hash"  at 
Club  A  to  dishing  out  oil  and  grease  for  De 
for 
troit.  His  title  is  service  station  supervisor 
territory 
the  Standard  Oil  Co.  and  his 
includes 
27  service  stations 
the  southeastern  part  of 
Detroit. 

in 

From  the  top  of  a  wall  to  the  invalid's  bed  at 
home  was  the  leap  taken  by  Emory  Horst, 
'12. 
As  superintendent  of  construction  for  the  W.  E. 
Wood  Co.  he  was  busy  on  the  new  Pennsylvania 
freight 
some  work 
from  a  wall  he  fell  and  a  number  of  bones  in 
that  he 
one  foot  were  broken  with 
is  now  confined 

to  his  home  for  a  while. 

station.  While 

the  result 

inspecting 

Al  Barron, 

'16,  and  Nick  Knickerbocker, 

'16, 
confirmed  and  confessed  bachelor  engineers,  have 
decided  to  become  ags  and  have  started  experi 
friend, 
menting  with 
saccharomyces 
are 
elypsoides. 
that  cellar  stocks  are  up 
to  five  gallons.  Nick 
says  that  they  will  be  pleased  to  have  M.  A.  C. 
folks  call  on  them. 

fellows'  " 

reports 

Latest 

good 

"all 

Detroifs 

is  F.  L. 
loss  but  M.  A.  C.'s  gain 
Zwickey,  w'22,  who  left  the  Department  of  Parks 
and  Boulevards  to  finish  his  college  course 
this 
year. 

At  the  recent  meeting  of  the  State  Board  steps 
were  taken  to  provide  for  the  formal  opening  of 
the  home  economics  building  which,  it  is  expect 
ed,  will  be  ready  for  use  early  in  the  winter  term. 
It  was  also  decided  by  the  board  to  instruct  Sec 
the  officials  of 
to  confer  with 
retary  Halladay 
the  Michigan  Railway  company  in  regard  to  re 
moving 
campus. 
tracks 
These  tracks  have  been  on  college  ground  for  a 
there  originally 
long 
they  were  put 
left 
under  a  temporary  agreement  and  have  been 
the 
of 
there  since  only  through 
college. 

the  courtesy 

time  but 

trolley 

from 

the 

the 

library  building 

It  is  the  plan  of  the  college  authorities  to  re 
move  the  old  post  office  and  the  tracks  as  soon 
as  possible.  When 
is 
the  new 
ready  for  occupancy  some  of  the  offices  now  lo 
cated  in  the  old  post  office  building  will  be  moved 
the  main 
library.  This  will  make 
to 
the  old 
the  en 
the  old  wooden  structure  at 
tenance  of 
it  will 
trance 
the  campus  unnecessary  and 
to 
probably  be 
improvements 
the  construction  of  the  pro 
will  make  way  for 
jected  formal  entrance 

to  the  campus. 

torn  clown. 

These 

Alumni  Opinion 

Dear  Mr.  McCarthy: 
• T HK  RECORD  for  Oct.  1  has 
just  come—been 
looking  for  it  it  for  a  week  or  more.  Now  that 
in  that  there  is 
it  is  here  it  is  a  disappointment 
not  a  word 
attendance—of 
the 
very  great  interest  to  all  friends  of  the  college— 
far  more  of  a  news  item  than  the  article  regard 
ing  Butterfield,  interesting  as  that  is.  By  the  way, 
he  was  of 

the  class  of  .1891,  not 

in  it  regarding 

'90. 

I  hope  the  next 

issue  will  have  a  full  state 
ment  of 
the  attendance—all  classes  and  courses 
—and  a  little  later  a  statement  making  a  com 
parison  for 

the  past  10  years. 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Very 

truly, 

H a r ry  J.  Eustace,  '01. 

The  student  cheering  section  will  be  provided 
with  separate  seats  at  the  Homecoming  game.  A 
the 
portion  of  the  west  stands  situated  north  of 
50  yard  line  and  immediately  adjoining  that  point 
ticket  holders  who 
will  be  reserved  for  student 
attend  the  game  alone. 
this 
will  result  in  more  organized  cheering  than  has 
two  home  games  of 
been 
the  season. 

is  expected  that 

the  case 

the  first 

in 

It 

M.  A.  C.  was  represented  at  Camp  Custer 
jn 
the  R.  O.  T.  C.  section  by  26  men  who  are  taking 
the  course  leading  to  a  commission  in  the  Officers' 
Re serve  Corps.  Several  others  attended  camp  at 
Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia.  At  Custer  M.  A.  C. 
had  the  third  highest  representation  and  many  of 
the  men  were  commended  for 

their  work. 

12 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD 

C L A SS 

N O T ES 

'79 
C.  B.  Charles  writes  from  Bangor,  Michigan: 
"Am  still  plugging  along  at  the  same  place.  but 
am  slowing  up  like  other  old  boys.  My  farms  are 
fishing  as  well  as  ever. 
idle  and  really  I  enjoy 
On  Wednesday  of 
load 
of  apples  left  Bangor  for  Chicagoo  and  we  be 
lieve  this  to  be  the  first  full  train  of  fruit  sent 
from  a  Michigan  town.  We  expect  to  ship  from 
Bangor  six  hundred  cars  of  apples  raised  within 
six  miles." 

this  week  a  solid  train 

'82 
According  to  the  Boise,  Idaho,  postmaster,  J. 
L.  McClear  may  be  addressed  at  Couer  d'Alene, 
Idaho. 

'93 
W.  F.  Hopkins,  should  be  addressed  in  care  of 
the  Chicago  Trust  company  at  southeast  corner 
of  Clark  and  Monroe  streets,  Chicago. 

15 

John  W.  Leggat  was  recently  assigned 

to  the 
duties  of  service  engineer  with  the  Gray  Motor 
corporation  of  Detroit,  and  lives  at  4720  Brooklyn 
three  prospective  students, 
avenue.  He  reports 
aged  7,  5,  and  1  1-2  years. 

'16 
Grace  Alartin  has  moved  in  Grand  Rapids,  to 

345  Paris  avenue  S.  E. 

Henry  Jessop  writes  from  11  Bellevue  Road, 
Durban,  Xatal,  South  Africa:  "Am  still  super 
vising  native  schools  in  the  Natal  Coast  country. 
A  cordial  welcome  to  any  M.  A.  C.  people  calling 
at  this  port." 

'17 
Al.  V.  Carmody  may  be  addressed  at  405  South 

street  West,  Kalamazoo,  Michigan. 

David  E.  Blair  is  inspector  of  perishable  freight 
is 
the  Alerchant's  Despatch  company  and 
the  Louisiana  street  station,  Buffalo, 

for 
located  at 
New  York. 

Willis  D.  Kimmel  may  be  temporarily  reached 

at  797  N.  Winton  Road,  Rochester,  New  A'ork. 

'04 
Lawrence  T.  Clark  may  be  reached  in  care  of 
the  Parke  Davis  and  company  at  Detroit,  where 
he 
research  and 
biology  laboratories. 

junior  director  of  medical 

is 

'07 
The  Detroit  postmaster  informs  us  of  a  change 
in  address  for  Clara  Morley  to  455  W.  Hancock 
avenue,  Detroit. 

'09 

J.  A.  Mitchell  writes 

that  he 

is  now 

in  St. 

Paul,  Minnesota,  at  2107  Knapp  street. 

G.  H.  Stephen  asks  us  to  change  his  mailing-
address  to  803  East  Seventh  street,  Flint,  Mich 
igan. 

'11 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Morgan 

(Bess  Frazer) 
announce  the  birth  of  Janet  Elizabeth  and  John 
Francis  on  October  9.  They  are  at  home  at  2401 
Alhambra  avenue,  Monterey  Park,  California. 

Betty  Palm  writes 

from  2701  Arnold  Way, 
Corvallis,  Oregon:  "Several  members  of  our  col 
lege  staff  have  at  one  time  been  connected  with 
M.  A.  C,  either  as  a  student  or  on  the  staff. 
Dean  Cordlev,  Prof.  G.  V.  Copson,  Prof,  and 
Airs.  C.  B.  Mitchell,  Mr.  and  Airs.  J.  A,  Berry, 
Dr.  and  Airs.  H.  AlacPherson,  and  myself.  Last 
year  we  had  Aliss  Bertha  Thompson  and  Miss 
Dorothy  Shank." 

'12 

R.  B.  Delvin  is  in  Longview,  Washington 

(Box 
501),  and  is  connected  with  the  field  office  of  the 
Sessions  Engineering  company  of  Chicago,  Illi 
in  , the  development  work  being 
nois,  engaged 
carried  on  by  the  Long-Bell  Lumber  company. 

Mary  Shafer  has  moved  in  Lansing,  Michigan, 

to  223  North  Walnut. 

'14 
The  postoffice  department  records  a  change  in 
address  for  Francis  Crawford  to  731  Westmore 
land  avenue,  Lansing,  Michigan. 

Earl  A.  R.  Lauffer  still 

is  addressed  at  4741 
Garland  avenue,  Detroit..  Lauffer 
that 
Lorcn  Williams  was  operating  an  electric  store 
at  42^-28  Bates  street,  Detroit, 

in  April. 

reports 

'18 
C.  J.  Perry  requests  us  to  change  his  address 
from  Wenatchee,  Washington,  to  1 no  State  Lake 
uilding,  Chicago. 
W.ll.ird  Al.  Coulter  writes  from  Jenison,  Mich 
igan :  "Business—Coulter  Lumber  company,  1265 
Randolph  S.  W.,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.  Mrs. 
(Plelen  Edmonds  '19)  Coulter  and  I  are  enjoying 
our  two  daughters  Alarie  1  1-2  years  and  Barbara 
Jean  2  weeks.  Alarie  Edmonds  has  just  returned 
from 
the  home  of  Air.  and  Mrs.  H.  A.  Reeves, 
'18,  of  East  Lansing,  where  she  has  been,  getting 
a  taste  of  AL  A.  C.  life.  A L A.  C  visitors  are 
from 
always  welcome.  We  are  nine  miles  out 
Grand  Rapids.  Take  AI-51  to  Jenison  and 
turn 
to  the  right  for  one  half  mile  until  you  spot  a 
life—city  conveniences." 
white  bungalow.  Coutry 
Harold  Iddles  is  at  Colubia  University  and  is 

living  at  Livingston  Hall. 

'19 
Wesley  Thomas  has  moved  in  Lansing  to  1213 

E.  Kalamazoo  street. 

Ada  Cobb 

is 

in  Omaha,  Nebraska,  at 

3316  Harney  street. 

living 
-

Frances  Spencer  was  granted  her  M.  A.  degree 
from  Columbia  last  June  and  is  now  a  memder 
of 
Institute,  Lawrence, 
the 
Kansas. 

faculty  at  Haskell 

Gertrude  Newbrough  has  moved  in  Detroit 

to 

91  Gladstone. 

'20 
AL  P.  Parsons  is  a  chemist  at  the  Alma,  Mich 
igan,  plant  of  the  Alichigan  Sugar  company.  He 
lives  in  Alma  at  226  Lincoln  avenue. 

The 

following 

is  contained  on  Robert  Post's 
blue  slip:  "Address,  600  n th  avenue,  Brookings, 
South  Dakota.  Granted  a  masters'  degree  by 
the  University  of  Wisconsin  last  August  in  agri 
cultural  economics.  Now  engaged  as  assistant 

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farm  economics  at  South  Dakota 
professor  of 
in  the  state  depart 
State  college,  and  assistant 
ment  of  agriculture.  At  present  am 
teaching 
general  economics,  agricultural  economics,  mar 
I  like  my  work 
keting  and  farm  management. 
very  much  and  am  more  than  pleased  with 
the 
state.  After  our  April  wedding  Mrs.  Post  joined 
the  University  of  Wisconsin.  Here  at 
me  at 
Brookings  we  are  fortunate 
to  secure  an  apart 
ment  in  the  Hillcrest,  which  was  just  completed 
September 

first." 

Louise  Larrabee 

in 
the  high  school  at  Traverse  City,  Michigan,  where 
she  lives  at  512  Fifth  street. 

teaching  domestic  art 

is 

'21 

William  R.  Barger  is  in  Pasadena,  California, 
at  29  North  Meredith  avenue.  He  says:  "Still 
with  the  U.  S.  department  of  agriculture  divid 
time  between  California  and  Florida 
ing  our 
trying  to  get  fruits  and  vegetables  to  market 
in 
better  condition. 
In  last  year  have  come  in  con 
tact  with  Diehl,  '18,  at  Washington,  D.  C.;  Pail-
thorp,  .'13,  at  Washington,  D.  C.;  W.  W.  Potter, 
w'19,  at  Sanford  Florida;  Stone  at  Sanford, 
Florida;  Warren,  'r6,  at  Philadelphia;  S.  Pierce, 
'16,  at  San  Francisco;  R.  E.  Caryl, 
'14,  at 
'12,  at  Pasadena  and 
Riverside;  L.  B.  Scott, 
A.  C.  Mason,  '12,  at  Orlando,  Florida.  The  ad 
dress  of  L.  E.  Hall,  '21,  is  Pennsylvania  Freight 
station,  Akron,  Ohio. 

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t he  p r e v i o us  m e e t i n g,  h a v i ng  b e en 
t he  m e m b e rs  w e re  a p p r o v ed  w i t h o ut 

in. 
r e a d i n g. 

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t he  f o l l o w i ng 

were-  c o n f i r m ed  by 

t he  b o a r d: 

a p p o i n t m e n ts 

A p p o i n t m e nt  C o n f i r m a t i o n s. 

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s t a t i o n,  e f f e c t i ve  S e p t e m b er  1,  1923: 
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a b s e n ce  of  M i ss  A n na  B a y h a,  e f f e c t i ve  S e p t e m b er  1, 

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till 

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i n s t r u c t or 

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in  b a c t e r i o l o g y,  effective  S e p t e m b er  1,  1923. 
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a s s i s t a nt 
c r o p s,  effective  S e p t e m b er  1,  1923. 

t he 

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p a r t m e nt  of  c h e m i s t r y, 

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effective  S e p t e m b er  1,  1923. 
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m e nt  of  c h e m i s t r y,  e f f e c t i ve  S e p t e m b er  1,  1923. 

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t he  D.  M.  F e r ry  F e l l ow 

in  b o t a n y, 

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c o m m i t t ee 
m a n,  a nd  S e c r e t a ry  H a l l a d a y, 
t i o n al 
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r e c o m m e n d i ng  an  a d d i 
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s a l a ry 

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f u n ds 
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from  J u ne  30  to  J a n u a ry  1,  a nd  from 
t he  o t h er  half  of 

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15  ' 

The  appointment  of  E.  A.  Gee  as  assistant  professor 
resigned,  ef 
to  succeed  Walter  Stark, 

of  economics 
fective  September 

i,  19-23,  was  confirmed. 

Motion  by  Mrs.  Stockman, 

that 

by  Grace  Cone  covering  her  services  rendered 
lege'  from  October,  .1922,  to  April  1923,  in  connection 
with  the  class  in  social  service,  be  paid. 

the  bill  presented 
the  col 

Carried. 
Motion  by  Mrs.  Stockman, 

Walpole  be  delegated 
Federal  Board 
at  Indianapolis,  October  22  to  25,  with  expenses  paid. 

for  Vocational  Education, 

the . 
to  be  held 

to  attend 

that  Messrs.  Grover  and 
the  conference  of 

Carried. 
Motion  by  Mrs.  Stockman 

that  President  Shaw,  ex 
tension  director,  R.  J.  Baldwin,  Dean  Krueger,  Dean 
to  the  dean  of  ag 
Bissell  and  E.  B.  Hill,  aassistant 
riculture,  be  delegated 
the 
the  meeting  of 
to  attend 
Land  Grant  College  association  held  at  Chicago,  No 
vember  13  to  15.  with  expenses  paid. 

Carried. 
Motion  by  Mr.  McColl,  that  a  representative  be  sent 
to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  American  Society  of  Ag 
ricultural  Engineers  held  at  Chicago,  November  5  to 
10,  with  expenses  paid,  the  person 
to  be  selected  by 
H.  II.  Musselman,  professor  of  farm  mechanics. 

the  annual  meeting  of 

Carried. 
Inasmuch  as  J.  F.  Cox,  professor  of  farm  crops,  has 
been  requested  to  prepare  an  address  on  "Alfalfa  in  the 
E a s t"  for  presentation  at 
the 
in  Chicago,  No 
American  Society  of  Agronomy  held 
vember  T2  and  13,  Mr.-McColl  moved  that  Mr.  Cox  be 
delegated 
Carried. 
On  motion  of  Mr..  McColl,  A.  J.  Patten,  professor 
in  chemistry,  was  appointed 
the  meeting  of 
the  Association  of  Official  Agricultural  Chemists,  of 
to  be  held  at  Washington,  D. 
which  he  is  president, 
C,  November  19  to  21,  with  expenses  paid. 

to  attend  with  expenses  paid. 

to  attend 

At  the  recoccendation  of  Col.  T.  E.  Sherburne,  it  was 
that  Major  Gray, 
the  second 
in  the  military  department  of 
institution,  be  given  the  rating  of  associate  pro 

moved  by  Mr.  McColl, 
ranking  officer  on  duty 
this 
fessor. 

Carried. 
The  matter  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture 

out  a  membership 
stitute  was  considered  and 
action  for  the  present. 

in  the  National  Transportation 

it  was  decided 

taking 
In 
to  defer 

Motion  by  Mrs.  Stockman,  that  $150  be  added  to 

the 
to  be  used  toward  educational  ex 
the  Michigan  Apple  and  Potato  Show  to  be 

Fair  Exhibit  Fund 
hibits  at 
held  at  Grand  Rapids,  November  20  to  23. 

Carried. 
Motion  by  Mrs.  Stockman,  that  Mr.  French,  director 
of  the  vocational  teacher  training,  be  granted  a  leave 
of  absence  for  the  fall  term  with  continued  salary,  on 
account  of  the  condition  of  his  health. 

Carried. 
Motion  by  Mr.  McColl.  that 

the  Globe  Chronometer 
offered  to  the  college  by  Nathan  Judson.  602  N.  Wash 
ington  avenue,  Lansing,  be  accepted  and  the  secretary 
be  instructed  to  write  Mr.  Judson  of  the  board's  appre 
ciation  of  this  gift. 

Carried. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Watkins, 

for  the  V.  W.  C.  A.,  was  left 
Mrs.  Stockman  with  power 

to  act. 

the  matter  of 

funds 
to  President  Shaw  and 

The  following  resolution  was  presented  by  Mr.  Wat-

kins  and  adopted  by  the  Board. 

the 

state 

treasurer 

($75,000)  of 

"Resolved,  that  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  auth 
to  of 
instruct  H.  H.  Halladay,  secretary, 
the  auditor  general  a  warrant 
thousand 
extension 

orize  and 
ficially  requisition  from 
upon 
dollars. 
work  under  the  appropriation  act  of  the  Michigan  leg 
islature  of  1923;  that  said  requisition  be  made  upon 
funds 
the 
forms  ordinarily  used 
the  hands 
auditor  general, 
in 
of  O.  B.  Fuller  auditor  general,  not  later 
than  Octo 
ber  17." 

the  same  to  be  placed 

seventy-five 
for 

the  apprepriation 

for  obtaining 

from 

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On  motion  of  Mr.  McColl,  Mr.  Watkins,  and  Mrs. 
the  State 
Stockman  were  appointed  a  committee  of 
Board  of  Agriculture 
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mittees  in  formulating  a  program  for  the  formal  open 
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Motion  by  Mr.  Brody,  that  a  committee  be  appoint 
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Brody, 
the  Union  Literary  society  on 
the  matter  of  building  a  new  house  on  the  campus. 

to  confer  with 

Carried. 
Motion  by  Mr.  McColl. 

in 
structed  to  take  steps  to  have  the  tracks  of  the  Mich 
igan  United  Railway  company  removed  from 
the  Col 
lege  campus. 
On  motion 

the  secretary  be 

adjourned. 

that 

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