LfBRARV MICHIGAN STATE COU.EGE OF AGRI.AND APP. SCIENCE ^T- a "*-*NI > » • » . . .- ir.n-Ki, Michigan Agricultural College Association Publishers ffl East Lansing No. 12 Vol. XXIX. Dec. 10, 1923 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 Septem ber ; thirty-five issues annually. Membership in the M. A. C. association, including subscription to T HE RECORD, $2.50 per year. Unless members request a discontinuance before the expiration of their memberships it will be assumed a renewal is desired. Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to the M. A. C. Association. Entered as second class matter at the post officec 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—1922-23 E. W. Ranney, '00, Pres. A. B. Cook, '93, Vice-Pres. F. F. Rogers, '83, Treas. R. J. McCarthy, '14, Secy. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Elected at large Henry T. Ross, '04 Mrs. Grace Lundy Drolett, Horace Hunt, '05. '00 BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS In Michigan unless otherwise noted. BARRY COUNTY BERRIEN COUNTY BAY CITY 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. MINNEAPOLIS NEW YORK CITY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHERN OHIO NORTHWEST MICHIGAN OTTAWA COUNTY OWOSSO PORTLAND, ORE. SAGINAW ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SEATTLE, WASH. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH HAVEN UPPER PENINSULA WASHINGTON, D. C. WASHTENAW WESTERN N EW YORK WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THE M. A. C. RECORD VOL. X X I X. No. 12 E A ST LANSING, M I C H I G AN DEC. 10, 1923 NEW DEPARTMENT AMBITIOUS Landscape Gardening and Architecture Taught by Professor Halligan Has Wide Application—General Demand Exists for Advice on Local Problems. is To serve the interests of the urban and rural communities of Michigan as well as to educate landscape gardeners and architects, prospective the specialized course in who have enrolled for the division of agriculture at M. A. C, the landscape gardening de function of infant the partment which was started the in 1921 under executive guidance of Professor C. P. Halligan. Prior to 1921 there had been a quantity of talk regarding a new department which would deal in its architectural strictly with and gardening phases, but, until idea was fully formulated in the mind of Professor Halli gan there was merely a modicum of action point ing toward the installation of the course. landscape work the A the labor of In two years the newest college department has attracted over 20 students expressing a desire to graduate with a knowledge of fundamentals of the course does con landscape work. That the most exacting type is proved tain by a study of the courses required for graduation. landscape gardening student must have a smattering of civil engineering. He must know drawing the principles of free hand courses work. the pros pective designer" to be able to draw not only the tourist camps, rural cemeteries, plans of parks, large summer houses, bridges—small size—but the esthetic side of planning and design. include both mechanical and for is considered essential It to grasp, to some extent, land drainage; size and his are given Courses in painting to be attained by A. G. Scheele, of the department of drawing and design. It is the aim of Professor Scheele to stress the artistic effects in landscape paint ing rather than to produce master painters trained inspirational paintings and drawings. to produce The infant department is not a part of the col lege extension division although its work follows closely the rudiments of the agricultural exten is, it provides a source where sion service, that the expert advice may be secured and where communities problems of can be solved. that there is a crying need for improving the status of the farm home. Take it out of its "roof and four walls" state, he says, and beautify it. Make it so attractive farm rather than an excuse for living quarters. the rural and urban Professor Halligan is an asset to a says that it time the necessary to advise each However, he claims that the work of the de partment is so great that it is impossible to de farmer vote as to his own particular problem. He claims that the community park and cemetery, the golf course, and other large scale enterprises of pop the ulation centers demand attention first, before department can hope to find a solution for the puzzling conditions of the individual. is in A genuine aid to Michigan's great tourist dustry is seen in the work of the department to improve and design attractive tourist camps, and to plan artistic rural highways. There the instance of Chesaning, a town within easy driv Chesaning's village ing distance of Lansing. fathers purchased a farm a few blocks from the heart of the town. Their problem was to make the land attractive, to build a permanent yet ar tistic structure to be used as a community build ing, to plant trees along the winding river, and to draw people, through the park's scenic beauty, to enjoy the design called for only a small outlay of money to the Chesaning- it was more than satisfactory * residents. the facilities provided. Although Victory Park in Albion, a park to commemo rate the war deeds of Albion heroes and to stand as a lasting tribute to its soldier dead, was de signed by the M. A. C. landscape gardening de partment. A rural cemetery was designed and laid out at St. Johns by the college department. According to Professor Halligan, the rural ceme tery presents one of interesting prob the most lems for the landscape designer. to be methodical "Take the cemetery of today," he declares. "It in lay-out. There is supposed are raised divisions between private lots. Side walks, in certain burial grounds, entirely disfigure the natural beauty of the grounds. Our present job, however, the cemetery—to to beautify make it one of the scenic spots of the town." is He spoke of such features as winding drives, and the artistic placing of monuments and head stones as being conducive to giving the grounds the appearance of a magnificent lawn, which he clai ms is the effect which a landscape gardener attempts to secure. The golf course is but another of the problems the college scenic gardening depart- confronting 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD is convinced that the ment. Professor Halligan in the future will be sodding of putting greens eliminated inasmuch as the planting of one-type, one-color, selected grass will supersede the old practice. The grass used in the department's ex periments is the creeping bent grass. It spreads rapidly and forms a solid bed which is superior to the sodded green. to this grass seed It is the intention of the college department to distribute the different golf courses providing they start a nursery to nurture the seedlings. The greens committee of the U. S. Golf association is co-operating with Profes sor Halligan in his experiments and, in the opin ion of golf experts, the new grass will eventually be adopted by all progressive golf clubs for their courses. Changes Formerly in the lay-out of golf courses have been noted by Professor Halligan, who claims that whereas the old course was laid out by pro fessional golfers, the modern course is designed and constructed under the supervision of men who have been trained to appreciate the esthetic side of golfing rather than just the technical side. the practice of golf course designers to construct artificial hazards without a care as to the artistic arrangement or the de sign of them. Today, the landscape gardener has the in to prove to the golf clubs stepped average business man, when he hies away from the summer, de the hot business office during sires a place where he can at least believe he has returned to nature. it was that He wants restful-appearing ponds, shaded by trees, if possible; he wants artistic knolls which the look as though original other words, the average business man likes nature and he wants to be surrounded by its beauties on the golf course. they were planned when formulated. creation was In "Golf is a game which is becoming increasingly popular," says Professor Halligan," and it will be one of the duties which we will be forced to assume to help solve the landscape problems on the courses which are located in practically every town of size in the state." A. C. MacKay, who was graduated from the school of landscape architecture at the University of Iowa in 1920, is assisting Professor Halligan in the landscape gardening department. He will instruct classes in landscape architecture and re lieve Professor Halligan of certain duties so that the department head can spend more of his time in working out community problems in the state. for the high The campus installing the conduit is badly torn up by the trenches tension for wires which will carry light and power to the various buildings from the new power house. At each building and at certain intervals along the rest of the line transformer boxes are being in type of stalled underground so that current may be supplied to the various buildings. the proper REMOVAL OF TRACKS TO IMPROVE CAMPUS that from to remove Arrangements have been made with the Michi the trolley car gan Electric railways to a recent the campus, according tracks announcement by Secretary Halladay. The com pany reports the work will be done next It is also believed possible that -final ar spring. rangements will be made to commence in work in the spring on the proposed widening of Grand River avenue through the center of East the Lansing. This may include construction of formal entrance for the plans which were approved at the recent meeting of the state board of agriculture. the campus, time to With the entrance, in the path of the erection of the construction of the Union Memorial the new en building and trance there will come the necessity for remov ing all of the frame structures now located near the old entrance. The building formerly used as the college hospital and now by the Y. M. C. A. is directly the little car station which has not been in use since the Flower Pot tea room was discontinued, the old post office building, which is now used for but one office, that of the department of publica tions, the music center and the practice house, are all in line for destruction to make way for the improvement of that section of the campus. With the possible exception of the practice house, the music center and the Y. M. C. A. building, the fu- others will not be missed by the present or fure generations of students. Since the removal of the post office to Grand River avenue the gen eral trend of student traffic to and from classes the path between is almost entirely through the Union building site and the Home Economics building. It that to one of The Practice house problem can be solved by moving the other residences on. the campus which are not now occupied as woman's dormitories. the music is understood center will be moved to the former Vedder house at 2 Faculty Row and space can be provided for the Y. M. C. A. The elimination of these build ings will mean the removal of landmarks familiar to a large list of alumni but im provement in the campus cannot but compensate for the loss. Clearing out this spot on the cam pus will the Union the campus with an building and will provide imposing entrance, attractive the visitor and of much more pleasing memory to the graduate than could be the present landscape in that por tion of the college grounds. insure a good approach the resultant to to It is proposed to have three entrances the campus. That near the Union building site will be the most important, there will be one at the west end and another at the east end. All of which should add to the dignity and beauty of the college. to THE M. A. C. RECORD 5 Detroiters' Doings the A feature of two programs at the recent Inter national Stock show was talk given by G. Verne Branch, '12, director of Detroit's municipal markets. Branch addressed on Wednesday morn the National Association of ing the meeting of State Marketing Officials, then sitting in annual conference in the Windy City. A film showing Detroit's markets was used in connection with talk. Members of Prof. Guy C. Smith's the class in marketing at the American Institute of Meat Packers were also given an the Detroit markets in Branch's second appearance as a speaker. idea of their share of those comprising they can knock down is the verdict of M. A. C. men may not knock them all over the but maples, the bowling team. Purdue was the first victim but Cornell was too good and won the big end of a 2 to 1 score in the last match. Men who are doing most of the rolling for M. A. C. are E. J. '16, Nelson Hubbard, Manuel, '13, Ray Covey, '09, '15, C. E. Thompson, '16. The team rolls each Wednesday night at the Garden alleys on North Woodward. Visitors are always welcome. '16, J. P. Smith, I. N. Reid, '16, Leo Digby, R. W. Peterson, '16, now in charge of the city nursery at Palmer Park, reports that he spent Thanksgiving hunting ducks at Monroe. He took five boxes of shells with him and didn't use one. What else were you looking for, Pete? Max Somers, '17, is spending two weeks look ing for ducks to shoot around Flint. Rueben E. Trippensee, '20, says that he is now living in Detroit. He the sale of the apples from L. Whitney Watkins' orchards at Manchester, for which he is manager. is looking after A check-over of many of the names of M. A. C. alumni in Detroit, especially the women, shows addresses a not large the alumni associa listed with tion. to have their addresses, at least, on file at the alum ni office. number whose the secretary of to everybody's advantage It will be are reports: Edgar Anderson, '18, geneticist at the Missouri "There in St. Louis botanical garden comes to my desk this morning an excellent ar ticle on 'Fusarium Blight of the Cereal Crops' by D. Atanasoff, '17. After obtaining his Ph.D. at Wisconsin, he worked at the Central Institute for Agricultural Research at Sofia, Bulgaria, and the Fort- Biologische Reichsanstalt wirtschaft at Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. He is now connected with the Institute for Phytopath ology at Wageningen, Holland. Since obtaining his doctor's degree he has published at least four scientific papers on plant disease journals." fur Land-und in various SOUTH CALIFORNIA '81, Albert H. Voigt, ALUMNI IN MEETING A luncheon of the Southern California M. A. C. association was held in the Garden cafe on Monday, November 26, with the following alumni '98, Dr. Carroll in attendance: E. L. Thomson, W. Clark, '81, Earl M. Harvey, '15, Mrs. H. C. Meek, '05, H. C. Meek, '05, S. S. Pierce, '16, Mrs. Jessie Illenden Geib, '19, H. Curtis Howard, '18, H. A. Schuyler, '13, Louise Kelley Pratt, '11, W. O. Fritz, '77, P. S. Armstrong, '07, Jessie '15, Violet Miller Dixon, Godfrey, The '18, F. R. Kenney, '14. informal. Schuyler and Armstrong spoke briefly on a recent visit to the campus, which most of those present had not seen in many years, and arrangements were made to hold similar luncheons periodically during the coming year, there being no alumni registered in the Soutern California directory. luncheon was three weeks ago. The machine, Albert H. Dodge, '77, was seriously injured in in Pasa an automobile accident which occurred dena about in which Mr. Dodge was riding, was struck by a Santa Fe train, Mr. Dodge suffering serious in juries, from which he is now convalescing satis factorily. John P. Sheldon, class of '82, was married on at Topeka, November 15 to Clara B. French, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon are making the trip to the Pacific coast by automobile, and it is reported their permanent home there. they may make that We are requesting all of this section to make our office the clearing house for interest to the M. A. C. RECORD, news items of and we will send you from time ap time propriate material, as it is received. the alumni to in Paul S. Armstrong, '15. Alumni Opinion Dear M a c: The excavation program sure went over big— some advertising! I certainly got out of school a year too soon; but it is going to be worth a lot to come back and see all the changes next I'll be there if it means my job. June. four or We haven't had a RECORD for five weeks and you might as well try to take candy I am sending my check from your youngster. for membership dues and hope it won't be too much the for you back numbers. They will contain much refresh ing news for us. trouble to see I get that Fayetteville, Ark. Sincerely yours, Oran Rowland, '23. THE M. A. C. RECORD a: VIEWS AND COMMENT y*j the figures compiled on the re A glance at cently completed football season shows an out standing fact of more than ordinary significance. Not a team was able to score on M. A. C. dur-. ing the third period. This means that the time between halves was put to good use by Director It means that he was able to successfully Young. diagnose the attack of his opponents and plan a suitable .defense, it also means that he was able to instruct the men with such excellent effect that they profited that he commanded to such an extent they were greatly benefited by his advice. that Only Chicago, Wisconsin and Michigan scored the final quarter while Creighton effectively made one touchdown and Wesleyan a field goal, none of which altered the comparative results of the games. through his observations and their respect in Sending his team against three of the best teams in the Conference and one, Detroit, claimed to be in a class with the Big Ten, Coach Young achieved considerable distinction through his feat of keeping the Green and White goal line intact during the third period of every contest. Injuries added to his perplexities and made the end more difficult of attainment. From his first season's record it is reasonable to believe that M. A. C. has a competent leader in charge of its athletics, one who possesses at once those qualities which make him respected by the players and the inti mate and thorough knowledge of the game forti fied by keen powers of observation which will place him close to the top of his profession. In retrospect Excavation Week takes on added significance. It is true that it followed a foot ball victory which had hardly been expected, it is also true that unusually fine weather prevailed for the first four days of the week and that the final day of endeavor found enough enthusiasm among the students to keep the work at top speed and allow for completion of more work than was originally planned. All of these are significant in considering the results obtained for they added to the ease with which the project was carried out but it is an outstanding fact that the students of M. A. C. entered into the program of Exca than vation Week with more spirit they have shown under any circumstances in recent years. It brought together on common grounds, the brilliant student was out to show his slower thinking fellow worker that his muscles were as good as the athlete's; members of the faculty were out with a determination not only to put in their full time on the work but also to demonstrate that they could effectively handle shovels. And everything worked smoothly. There was a ready response when a call was sent out for workers them itself to those the task which presented on tedious jobs, there was no hesitation on the part of the workers to tackle anything in sight, in fact in charge was entirely one of organization and direc tion of effort. The energy was there in abundance. Excavation Week will long be a living memory for hundreds of M. A. C. people. It will repre sent to many the golden days of the college for to not many such occasions present the student body of any It was a golden opportunity and it was seized promptly by the members of the M. A. C. family anxious to show their regard for their alma mater, ready to do their utmost to further a project which they knew would mean much to future generations of students. institution. themselves the: student body. Excavation Week has passed into M. A. C. history with a halo the like of which enhances but few efforts of It has made the name of the college prominent through out the nation, it has welded the students into a cohesive mass, it has aided in the development of M. A. C. spirit, it has developed leaders among the men and women of M. A. C, it was an ex hibition of college loyalty which will stand as a model for vears to come. is through One feature of is fairly well settled, It is hoped that work the Union Memorial building which the amount of money which will be needed to complete it and put it into shape for use. Including a portion of the architects' fees, excavating, and other outlays chargeable directly to the building expense, a to tal of nearly $30,000 will have been expended by the December 15. on in the spring superstructure may be commenced with $100,000 in cash on hand. This will be made possible the prompt payment of pledges due on the bills which were mailed out early in December and can be further aided by advance payments wherever is still - in soliciting pledges. He is working in Lansing aiding a com mittee of Lansing business men to organize the financial forces of the city so that the fund raised the mark set by in other communities on similar projects affecting colleges located within their territory. It is esti mated that about three-fifths of the alumni have been covered and the work will continue until a much larger proportion will have been visitel. they are possible. the that city may come up Blake Miller field to took the heart out of Excavation Week the in good fall weather. The contractor engaged the the construction of the foundation walls for Union Memorial building is finding his path be set by most unsatisfactory weather conditions. THE M. A. C. RECORD 7 "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" C. M. Strauch, football manager for '25, has been elected varsity- the 1924 season. While they have computed the costs of Exca vation Week in calories expended on shoveling dirt no one has yet figured the additional energy the the wagons necessary pit, trucks which drawn by reluctant teams or gasped the edge of last while clinging to their the bank. Then, too, there was the energy ex pended by the band, in fact the field is limitless. to push from the to taken '25, was the hospital Members of the Sororian society are quaran tined in their house on Evergreen avenue. Helen Taylor, recently suffering from diphtheria. H. A. Robinson, '25, the football and basketball Detroit, member of squads in 1922, and member football this fall until appendicitis cut short his squad playing, E. Eckert, '25, Grand Rapids, also a member of the football squad whose part in the season was con the Michigan game when his cluded just before trouble was diagnosed as diphtheria, has re covered and has been released from the hospital. is also a victim of the disease. the of STARTING THE WORK W. K. P r u d d en turning the first sod on the site of t he Union Memorial building on J u ne foundation 16, 1923. t h is walls of week. the s t r u c t u re will be completed is expected t h at t he It Furnishings for a model apartment in the new home economics building are being planned by groups of senior co-eds. An M. A. C. chapter of the American Associa tion of Engineers has been formed and affiliated with the national organization. Miss Bertha Thompson, assistant professor of botany, was compelled to give up her work for the term and is undergoing treatment at the Ford hospital in Detroit. Piling is being driven along the bank of the Red Cedar the new foot bridge bridge erected immediately east of the gymnasium has been torn down. to hold the stadium. the abutments of temporary The to James C. Johnston, '14, was called to his home in Bessemer, Mich., in October by the death of Johnston in an automobile accident. his father is living in Tulsa, Okla., where he is connected with the Mutual Oil company. C. M. Cade, '07, and F. A. Gould, '07, both of the civil engineering department proved at the state poultry show that M. A. C. engineers are capable of doing a wide variety of things. They entered six birds and carried off four prizes. runners entered by M. A. C. Cross-Country to Marquette university harriers finished second at a triangular meet in Milwaukee on Thanksgiv ing day. Frank Haven, the freshman in the Belle Isle meet on the same day. team, placed fourth running '27, for College authorities on vegetable storage are conferring with Pond and Pond in regard to the construction of the root cellar in the new Union the college staff building. Other specialists on will be called the various features of the structure. into consultation on term The fall fraternity, initiation of Alpha Zeta hon the announced orary agricultural scholastic superiority of the following men: J. C. Wilk, '24, Alma; M. A. Tyrrell, '24, Detroit; W. G. Lensen, '24, Traverse City; H. E. Nesman, '24, Vermontville; C. D. Miller, '24, Eaton Rap ids; and R. L. Shaw, '25, East Lansing. Word has been received from Miss Yakeley that, with Professor and Mrs. Ryder and Miss Bayha, she will sail from Southampton, England, on is the Leviathan December 31. The party scheduled to reach New York on January 6 and trip East Lansing on January 7, completing its to be around in It was scheduled Marseilles, France, December 15, the following two weeks to be spent in Europe and the British Isles. the world. THE M. A. C. RBCORD YOUNG DISCUSSES FOOTBALL Men Developed in Various Games—Started with Twelve Varsity Players— Team Badly Handicapped by Loss of Men through Sickness and Injuries—Features of Season. the touchdowns as do In commenting on the results of the past foot ball season Director Young finds several unusual features. At no time during the season was the squad able to put its full strength on the field, starting with the Chicago game Captain Taylor was forced to stay on the sideline because of in juries and Robinson was not able to play. When Taylor was again available Eckert was sent to the hospital and, shortly afterward, Robinson fol lowed him. Every game in which M. A. C. par fifteen minutes ticipated went the full length of in the schedules per quarter, something unique of most college teams. Not an opponent of the Green and White managed to score in the third last period shows almost quarter although as many In first practically every game the team was outweighed by at least ten pounds per man. All of which explains in some measure the total score of 144 rolled up by its opponents while M. A. C. was gathering 57. At the season there were twelve men of varsity calibre available for duty and this number was never increased but injuries. was constantly The M. A. C. team tackled one of the heaviest schedules in the middle west last fall and came through with satisfaction its biggest games, the contests disappointing believed to have been fairly certain victories but which proved too much for It was apparent in the Chicago, Wisconsin, Michigan and Detroit games that the team was playing some forth what above exertion which could not lie sustained in all the games on the schedule. fluctuating because of form and putting its followers only the beginning of the squad. its usual two. the in in There was early a scarcity of quarterback ma terial. Richards shouldered the burden of direct ing the team in the first two games and Boeh- rittjjer was tried at Wisconsin but the exhibition put up by Lyman, a sophomore, on Ferry field stamped him as the find of the season for sec ond string duty. Lyman had played at end in the Lake Forest game and his ability tackle and handle the ball on forward passes gave him the call. Lyman was still in his eighteenth year when he relieved Richards at Ann Arbor for his first big like a veteran. Boehringer's work had proved unsatis factory as a field general and his mechanical ef the forts did not come up to the mark set by East Lansing boy. test and he handled team the to In the line Coach Taylor was early faced with the problem of developing substitutes. The sea son started with Edmonds and Kipke at the ends. The latter made his position secure through his work at Chicago. Director Young says that the diminutive brother of the famous Michigan player did everything there was to be done against the Maroon and proved himself the best end on the replaced Edmunds as soon as field. Robinson he rounded late and in turn gave way to Edmunds and Schultz when he was sent to the hospital. into form after reporting Eckert was thirty pounds lost to the squad on It was difficult the eve of to fill the the Michigan game. shoes but Speikerman, weighing big lineman's than his predecessor, less nearly came through in great shape at Ann Arbor and won himself a regular berth. Early in the fall V. Hultman, captain-elect for 1924, was. shifted from end to guard and the season he played tackle, guard and end with equal facility, ending the season with a remarkable exhibition on end against the University of Detroit. through played lighter find. He the fall. Although line. He not only possessed Hackett, backfield man on the freshman squad guard of 1922, was another throughout than his average opponent his activity and football knowl edge carried him through many situations where the odds were against him. Haskins, another sophomore, was perhaps the outstanding man on football the ability but also came the closest of any of the the requisite weight and build. men His work in all of the games, especially the De troit clash, was remarkable. In the last game of the season he accounted for the safety by tackling the Detroit runner hack of his goal and he re the line covered punts, tackled runners back of of scrimmage and made himself generally useful throughout the battle. to having the in the iron man of Eckerman, center, was the Michigan game, during the squad. He missed but one minute of play, the last the season. His work at Chicago was somewhat ragged but he kept improving as the season progressed and attained a degree of efficiency at passing the ball which accounted somewhat the small num ber of fumbles marked up against the M. A. C. than team during scrimmage. He was the average lineman he encountered but handled his position with marked ability, using a variety of tactics against the various offensive measures employed by his opponents. lighter for In the backfield were four outstanding men. Richards, Neller, Schmyser, Lioret, and Beckley carried the burden of most M. A. C. plays as well as that of guarding the goal line. Richards was never at his best after the Wisconsin game. He was taken out of that contest after injuring his ankle and played through the balance of the sea son under a serious handicap. His open field run- THE M.A. C. RECORD 9 the ning, which was brilliant while a member of freshman squad, was almost prohibited by his trouble but he maintained a high standard in for ward passing and defensive work in spite of his injury. Richards to Kipke came near winning the game from Ohio Wesleyan, it accounted for one seventy-five yard march touchdown and aided in the other. Richards, a halfback of ex ceptional ability, has been forced to play through two seasons at quarterback because of a lack of suitable material for the position. for a several through Neller also worked games handicapped by an injury and delivered a high type of football in all departments. His tackling was deadly, he passed well and kicked goals fault lessly after touchdown. He was also called upon to do some of the punting. Lioret, another man of Neller's type, also hampered by an injury dur the season, specialized in recovering ing part of fumbles and intercepting passes, at carrying the ball he gained ground the most consistently of any member of the backfield and backed up t h e' line with enough force to keep the gains of the opposition at a low mark. Beckley started rather poorly but came into his own before the season ended. Early in the fall he hesitated when carrying the ball and punted indifferent success but at its close he was with the best kicking well and running the ball with the most de of list. His specialty was pendable backs on in plowing through Schmyser was one of the for needed yardage. Speed them. in his factor favor and starting was a great counted heavily when the M. A. C. line could hold its opponents for but a short time to allow the runner is a smashing type of back whose tackles are certain and whose judgment was generally faultless. the hole. He through to go in Of the substitutes Schultz and Anderson at the the backfield, H. ends, Goode and Crane Smith, D. Smith and Pearl on the line saw the most action. Gasser, who like valuable backfield material early in the season, was elim inated because of scholastic difficulties and G. Swanson also fell victim to the faculty ruling on scholarship requirements for athletes. looked All of the regulars with the exception of Cap tain Taylor have at least one more year of var sity football and several of them will be availa two more seasons. ble for fall heir From the ranks of the freshman squad Director Young will to some usable material. Fremont is a kicker of considerable merit, passes well and had extensive experience as a quarter back during bis high school days. Slaughter at center is fair timber for use on the varsity squad the varsity by a and several generous margin, Pierce, Wilkinson, Wenner, Card, Cole, Smith and Evans were used consist ently by Coach Walker on his first string year In the backfield Grim, Hart, Dlugo- ling squad. Juhl lenski, Schneider, Hands, Wolfinger and embrace the main collection of varsity material which should appear for duty next linemen outweigh fall. THE VARSITY BAND Professor A. J. Chirk and his musicians, taken in front of the gymnasium. The band is enjoying one of its most successful seasons. I ts appearances at out-of-town and home football games have been marked by unstinted praise. Plans a re being laid for a win ter concert tour. 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD SCHEDULES APPROVED HOLCAD COMPILES FOR WINTER SPORTS EXCAVATION FIGURES At its December meeting the board in control of athletics approved the schedules presented for the winter athletic important part of the most swimming program. Basketball, wrestling and programs are practically further basketball game may be scheduled with Yale at the wrestling and swimming East Lansing and programs may be enlarged somewhat before the seasons start in these sports. complete. A its strong opponents of In basketball Coach Walker's team will meet last practically all of teams year and will again face several of is a new game on which It will be played in the Windy City dur the list. ing the holidays. Four of the contests listed for the holidays are counted as preliminary games, there are sixteen others. The schedule follows: it defeated. Chicago the December 15," Adrian college, East Lansing. December 18, St. Mary's college, East Lansing. December 22, University of Chicago, Chicago. December 28, Detroit College of Law, East Lansing. January 3, Hope college, East Lansing. January 5, Upper Canada Law college, East Lansing. January 7, Carleton college, East Lansing. January 11, Michigan, Ann Arbor. January 18, University of Detroit, East Lansing. January 26, Kalamazoo Normal, Kalamazoo. January 25, Notre Dame, South Bend. January 29, Mt. Pleasant, East Lansing. February 1, Lombard college, East Lansing. .February 6, Michigan, East Lansing. February 12, St. Ignatius, East Lansing. February 22, Kalamazoo Normal, East Lansing. February 26, St. Viator's college, East Lansing. February 29, Notre Dame, East Lansing. March 6, Valparaiso university, East Lansing, March 8, Lake Forest university, East Lansing. Writing for the Holcad an ambitious reporter brings out the following facts : Although it required 67,500,000 foot pounds of energy to remove the 5,000 yards of dirt the M. A. C. Union for the foundation of Memorial building, nearly two per cent of this work was made possible through the ef forts of the co-eds. Figures compiled on the activities of Excavation WTeek show that the girls were foot pounds of the work produced. Not because they wielded shovels but because they sup plied nourishment for the workers. responsible 1,049,000 for Nutrition classes at the college have arrived at some interesting conclusions in connection with tbe energy expended during Excavation refreshments week. Although the serving of did a great deal to lighten the spirits of the diggers, the fact that these refreshments were is of even in producing work instrumental greater importance. The food served to the workers was directly responsible for 338,290 calories, and this was the amount required to do nearly two per cent of the work. In all, 2000 frankfurts and rolls, one barrel of cider, 14 bushels of apples, 150 gallons of coffee, besides the 70 quarts of cream and 30 pounds of sugar essential to making up tbe coffee were served to the diggers. The 5,000 yards of dirt removed weighed there approximately 13,500,000 pounds. was a team for every load of dirt removed and these were placed end to end they would make a line over eleven miles long. If than (more One man working alone at this task would two require 750 working days years) each eight hours, based on the average dirt per hour. This is almost double that results obtained by the students, 1.3 yards of which is usually considered as being a fair rate of speed for laborers, so the working- man doing the job alone would have more than four years the in which task. to complete Four meets have been scheduled wrestling squad, two at home and They a r e: for the two away. January 12, University of Indiana at Bloom- ington. January 19, Ohio State at East Lansing. February 9, Michigan at Ann Arbor. March 1, Iowa State at East Lansing. Two matches have been listed for the swim mers. The University of Indiana will come to East Lansing on January 12 and the University of Michigan will also come to the M. A. C. pool on January 25. INTERESTING DATA ON FOOTBALL TEAM An average of eighteen men played varsity football game this fall. A participated in one or more games. in each total of 29 No opponent scored a single point during the third quarter. A total of 71 first downs was registered by the season. The the required distance only 69 the Green and White during opposition made THE M. A. C. RECORD 11 2-*3 times. In three games lost by M. A. C. it made more first downs than its opponent: M. A. C. 8, Chicago 5; M. A. C. 16, Wesleyan 6; M. A. C. i r, Creighton a. The varsity completed one-third of tried. it completed smaller proportion of their attempts. Its opponents the passes slightly a Neller never failed to kick from placement for the point after touchdown. On one occasion the point was not allowed because of holding in the M. A. C. line. Lioret recovered more fumbles and intercepted more passes than any other man on the squad. No time was taken out by M. A. C. during the Albion game. Kipke, with nine men to his credit, made by far the largest number of tackles on kick-offs and also stood second tackles on punts. in the number of PEORIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS G. E. Culver, '21 SI1 Tussing Bid*. Citz. 287« THE STRAUS BROS. COMPANY First Mortgage Bonds G. O. STEWART, '17 700 W. Washtenaw St. Lansing, Mich. Preferred Position in advertising well remember Old Timers that the best preferred position in any small town "sheet" thirty years ago was alongside the personals. The alumni publication is the only mag azine today that offers advertising space alongside personal news notes. These notes are all about personal friends of the readers. So—every page is preferred position. Forty-four alumni publications have a combined circulation of 160,000 college trained men. Advertising space may be bought individually or collectively—in any way desired. Two page sizes—only two plates necessary — group advertising rates. The management of your alumni mag azine suggests an inquiry to ALUMNI MAGAZINES ASSOCIATED ROY BARNHILL, Inc. oAdvertising 'Representative NEW YORK 23 E. 26th St. CHICAGO 2 30 E. Ohio St. Opponents scored 88 points in the first half and 56 in the fourth quarter. It was generally admitted that M. A. C. played a much better game against Michigan than did Ohio State and advanced much closer to the In the Wisconsin game, Maize and Blue goal. Coach Ryan is authority for that the statement the Green and White eleven was the only one on the Badgers' schedule to make first down with in the twenty-yard line. RINK FOR HOCKEY IS ORDERED BUILT rink on Authorization was given by the board in con the trol of athletics at its December meeting for football the construction of a hockey practice field at the rear of the west stands on College field. Men interested in hockey presented a petition they would undertake the construction of the necessary com bination boards on the side without expense to the college. The matter of taking up hockey for minor sports competition was put over by the board for consideration at a later date. to the board stating that this • In step taking the athletics board has started to make arrangements for facilities which have been lacking through most of the history of the college except for the skating provided oc casionally on the Red Cedar there is little oppor tunity for out-of-door winter sports at M. A. C. The construction of a rink will provide a place for healthful exercise and will add another sport to the list which now draws a large number of students into competition. it is provided with The practice football field is peculiarly adapted for use as a rink, lights which will make night skating possible and can ice in good con be easily flooded fall weather does not dition. Thus promise much tempera ture but this deficiency will soon be corrected. to keep the is possible that far in the freezing line of the it fifty mallard ducks are making their About the Red Cedar. They have been home along two years or more staying near the campus for and the care they have been receiving has ap parently induced them to forego their winter trip increased during south. The flock was the past summer and has become one of the at tractions for visitors to the campus. largely The old power house chimney was razed dur ing the past week as work on the new housing for machinery made this step necessary. The old chimney had been standing for some years, hav the ing replaced a square one which served original .power house. The newest one of the tribe with M. A. C. in white brick on its side is the readily visible from south. the railroad tracks to 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD ALUMNI BOARD WILL MEET ON SATURDAY Last minute emergencies which necessitated the the for the the officers of the absence- of several of M. A. C. association prevented a meeting of scheduled executive committee which was December 8, to postpone meeting to December 15. it was decided to the the fund and the prospects for it will be finished the committee meeting this time. There will be Important matters concerning the Union Me morial building will be decided at this meeting. The progress of work on structure will largely depend upon what can be accomplished the form of con at to be con tract under which sidered and settled, there will be a report on the finances of the year, there will be a complete report on the ex penses and accomplishments of Excavation Week. first In addition basketball game of the season will be played that afternoon and in the evening all alumni are in vited to join with the Central Michigan associa tion in its banquet to the Lansing and M. A. C. football squads. Notices of the meeting were again sent out early this week and in all cases branch organiza tion heads are urged to have one of their num It is especially urged by President ber on hand. Ranney that there be a thorough representation at the meeting at the alumni office on December 15 because of the special significance to the mat ters to be brought up for action. the the Union building work, There are several options to be considered in connection with the contract may lie let as a whole through general advertisement, it may be let through competitive bidding among a group of contractors to be in vited to bid, it may be handled entirely through a project manager who would have entire charge of the different parts of the work and let contracts for the work to be done with a guarantee that the cost would not go over a certain figure and the prospect of the Union saving whatever money could be de the original estimate. ducted from the work and would subdivide to carry on Most of these proposals have been given some consideration by the committee at previous meet ings and it should be prepared for a decision im mediately. The proposal the work of the building without waiting until spring is a comparatively new one and all of in connection with this will be explained to the com mittee when it meets. All of the questions to be to de brought up are of sufficient mand a full attendance of the committee and a from all branch associations. The meeting will be held Saturday, December 15, at 1 o'clock the alumni office. importance the members of representation the details large at for the the is room there have been of a wide in The Record first request was sent out or snapshots Since photographs of Class Notes representatives There these pictures each week. to the value of its readers. favor the M. A. C. association do so at your opportunity. for columns portrayed classes. one of They add greatly to this the ranks of first If you have not conferred the publication, according range of for upon your friends in '78 C. M. Chaffin has been a photographer and twenty-five years, and is Ithaca, Michigan. last view artist the field of his endeavor the for '89 "Am still practicing patent law," writes Ed ward N. Pagelson from 889 Longfellow avenue, to 1321 Lafayette just moved Detroit. building, where I have somewhat, more space." "Have '93 W. W. Tracy, Jr., may be addressed at R. 4, Box 85A, Fort Collins, Colorado. '03 Merrick P. Willett notes on his blue slip that he lives at 11 Eellaire Drive, Montclair, New Jersey, and "still editor American Sugar bulle to live in. Am is a fine town tin. Montclair very busy." '05 Claude I. and Bessie Phillips Auten announce the birth of Richard Holden Auten on Novem live in Youngstown, ber 23, 1023. The Autens Ohio, at 17 W. Princeton avenue. '06 Word has been received of the death of Ar thur Hall Adams, nine-year old son of E. Hayes two Adams, on October 16, 1923, following a weeks' illness of scarlet fever. '10 than pleased to see M. A. C. Barbara VanHeulen reports that she is in the personnel department of the Fair store in Chica go, and lives at 933 Edgecomb place. She would be more friends who may come that way. '11 I. J. Cortright writes that he and Mrs. Cort- right celebrated the family on November 18 of a regular halfback who will be a candidate team about eighteen years hence. the advent into the for '12 Sara VanDervoort Riordan has moved in De troit to 2558 Fullerton avenue. I THE M. A. C. RECORD 13 THE GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK Grand Rapids, Michigan "The Bank Where You Feel at Home" M. A. C. People Given a Glad Hand Charles W. Garfield, Gilbert L. Daane, '70, Chairman Executive Com. '09, President '85, Manager Division Branch C. Fred Schneider, WALDO ROHNERT, *89 Wholesale Seed Grower, Gilroy, California SAM BECK, '12, with LOUIS BECK COMPANY 112 North Washington Ave. Society Brand Clothes Complete Haberdashery A. M. EMERY, '83 Books and Office Supplies 223 Washington Ave. N. H. C. P r a t t, '09, in charge of Office Supply Department THE EDWARDS LABORATORY, S. F. Edwards, '99 Lansing, Michigan Anti-Hog Cholera Serum -Other Biological Products E. N. PAGELSEN, '89, Patent Attorney 1321 Lafayette Building, Detroit. GOODELL, ZELIN C. (M. A. C. '11F) Insurance and Bonds 208-211 Capital National Bk. Bldg. TWENTIETH CENTURY RADIO CORPORATION L. V. Williams, '16 Detroit M. A. C. Blankets For Alumni Do you want to give the son or daughter who is now at the College or even your self a Real Christmas Present this year? We have a solid green 100% V I R G IN WOOL BLANKET, 66x84 inches, upon is sewed a large M. A. C. mono which gram the in white which blanket into a pleasing as well as a use ful reminder of your college days. This blanket can be put to any number of uses such as an auto robe, bed blanket, camping, den, football games, etc. " F r i m" buys these blankets and with the official t he monogram they will athletes. suit you. We have sold over 250 to t he students and we a re offering the few we have left they suit him, are presented they If tranforms for to $8.00 each Shipping weight is about 4 1-2 pounds. MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU DEPT "C" LANSING, MICH. /^ENTRAL MICHIGAN ALUMNI will banquet the M. A. C. and Lansing High Football Squads on December 15 at the Womans Clubhouse, Lansing. -:- Special features. Special speak ers. The best of eats. -:- from Tickets may be secured -:- -:- committee members. -:- -:- 14 THE M. A. C. RECORD R. L. Nye writes from Warner, New Y o r k: "No change in address or occupation. Still dean of agriculture F. W. Howe and J. C. Hurley, graduate students of M. A. C, are yet with us." in Syracuse University. '14 slip reads: James C. Johnston's blue the production department of "Still the Mutual with Oil company. They bought out the Hamilton company, my old employers, last spring, and late ly moved me into the Tulsa headquarters with lot incidentally a to handle and more territory better job. Would appreciate the opportunity to the Oil show any visiting Aggies the oil business. Capitol or Change address to Box 1112, Tulsa, Oklahoma." from Keystone, Oklahoma, the drilling end of the lights of The following from Glenn Myers' is quoted the Cadillac Motor blue slip: "I am still with Car company as designer. Mrs. Myers (Mina Baab, '13) manages to keep busy at various du ties about the house and keeping our two thriv that she ing sons going straight. Aside does substitute teaching in the domestic arts de partment of live at 1578 Buena Vista avenue, Detroit. the city schools." The Myers from '15 Harry Gottheimer is still directing the public school bands at Birmingham, Alabama, and has charge of three grammar school bands and three high school bands. He writes : "I was agreeably surprised at the results of the Detroit game. The team and coaches deserve a great deal of credit on the caliber of the season's outcome considering teams on the schedule." '16 Bessie Turner Taggart has moved from Seat tle to Dayton, Washington. in carpet business '17 M. Ali Mehmedoff sends his note as follows: "I am together with my brothers and am doing fairly well. Whenever some M. A. C. people happen to get astray at the Zenith of the East, no matter what hour of the day, they will always find the latch string out at 5, Buyuk Yildiz Han, Constantinople. My address is Turkish post office box 436, Stamboul, Constantinople, Turkey." is with the Cities Service Oil Norman Weil company, at Canton, Ohio. Captain Frank Chaddock is attending a nine months' course at the Field Artillery school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He writes: "I am also taking a course in aerial observation. Expect to have own plane in the near future and may 'drop in on the old school some day." '19 Ruth K. Hodgeman now 5496 Lincoln avenue. lives in Detroit, at '21 Ferris LaCore should be addressed at the Ing ham County Sanitarium, Lansing, Michigan. '20 Harold R. Weber sends the following news: "Married Helen Borst, Barnard, ,in March and live at 51 Elmhurst avenue, Elmhurst, New York City, New York. Am teaching agriculture and general science at Newton high school here and like it very much. Our school is the only in New York city giving agriculture and one in one or more courses. we have 50 enrolled Bumped '19, on Broadway about three weeks ago. He is at the new Fifth avenue hospital." into Dr. Lee Snyder, Franklin J. McNall is no Michigan, but has neglected later address. Ithaca, at longer to inform us of a Francis Bateman has moved in Lansing to 318 W. Franklin avenue. Harold and Eileen Seble Koopman have moved street, Port to 923 Seventh from Sebewaing, Huron, Michigan. Mary Ann Gilchrist may be addressed at 243 Frederick avenue, Detroit. '23 C. F. Snyder is a graduate student engineer at the Westinghouse at Wilkinsburg, company Pennsylvania, where he lives at 429 S. Trenton avenue. Henry F. Small was formerly Mynderse street, Schenectady but to be reached there. located at 9 is no longer . Seymour Perry is no longer at 144 N. Harri son avenue, East Lansing. H. W. Schmidt is in East Lansing at the Delta Sigma Phi house. Armand and Katherine Langley Marling are living in Detroit at 2650 Northwestern avenue. K. M. Farley requests us to change his RECORD mailing address to Central Building, Y. M. C. A., 1421 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. is Glenn Carnegie taking a 1700 mile jaunt through the south in a Ford sedan. Mail reaches him at Daytona Beach, Florida. He writes: "This is a great place to live for you can forget coal and overcoats both. Coca-cola and red pop expenses run high Melita Kaiser in teaching domestic art and high She the Grand Ledge, Michigan, reports ninety girls enrolled. science school, and lives at 419 Jackson street. though." is laboratory. "I am working the in The work, as George Postmus writes from 72 W street N. for W., Washington, D. C, hay bureau of agricultural economics standardization the name indicates, is formulating federal grades for hay. Our division has just been reorganized and we are now busy preparing inspectors school to be held sometime in February. Besides taking some work at the regular work, George Washington University and all in all to see any M. A. keep busy. Would be glad C i t es happening this way." for an I am t »l THE M. A. C. RECORD 15 On December First More Than $55,000 is Due on the Union Memorial Building Fund Prompt Payment will insure the t he success of project at the lowest possible cost. The Students used shovels to the con start struction work, you can use a pen to keep it going. I 16 THE M. A. C. RECORD A universal custom that benefits every- • £ A l t Cr E v e ry body- fl'ds \ Tl digestion, c'e a n s es ^e teeth, i i C c ll y/ soothes the throat. WRIGLEYS a good thing to remember Sealed in its Purity Package ^<& THE, FLAVOR LASTS AMERICAN EXTENSION UNIVERSITY The Life Planning Institute A. C. Burnham, B. S., LL. B., (M. A. C. '93) President CORRESPONDENCE COURSES 50,000 Students Already Enrolled Address: 1108 Wrigley Bldg., Chicago. 1829 Roosevelt St., Los Angeles. 1218 Longacre Bldg., Times Square, New York City. Unusual opportunities for M. A. C. men as Specialty Salesmen. Our Business is Growing T HE CORYELL NURSERY Ralph I. Coryell, '14 R. J. Coryell, '84 PLANT TREES West Maple Ave. SHRUBS NOW Birmingham, Mich. AND FARGO ENGINEERING Hydro-Electric and Steam Consulting Engineers Horace S. Hunt, COMPANY Power Plants Jackson, Michigan '05. FRY BROKERAGE CO., Inc., Carlot Distributors Fruits and Vegetables; 192 North Clark St., Chicago H. P. Henry, '15, 1st Vice-Pres. and Treasurer V. C. Taggart, '16, Secretary All Together, Now!!! Are you ready when the song leader gives the signal ? When the bunch sings the old songs don't just hum the tune. All of M. A. C.'s best songs, with the music, are included in an attractive booklet of convenient size. You boosters of the Green and White need it on your pianos. It is indispensable for branch association and club meetings. Your copy will be mailed prepaid upon receipt of 50 cents at the alumni office. Attractive prices for group orders. The proceeds will be applied to the Memorial Union Building Fund.