LIBRARY MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE OF AGRI.AND APP. SCJENCg Mrs j ,. , ' 5 *** ika. __ -— r =r — 3= — •== =rs,t £, 2S 1 1 ffi£ • • 5 h- •• '•.•*••• ( t i ^ vt i '•«'• \i •', V! '••• *s3ra £ 3 3 9 K £; -•"'""••Si'..'. '•.'• 'W^&B&st fe^^^^ ••*tejg x^. Michigan Agricultural College Association Publishers ffl East Lansing No. 16 Vol. XXIX Jan. 28, 1924 I 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—ig22,-2^ 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 MINNEAPOLIS BERRIEN COUNTY NEW YORK CITY BAY CITY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CALHOUN COUNTY NORTHERN OHIO CENTRAL MICHIGAN NORTHWEST MICHIGAN CHICAGO CLINTON COUNTY DETROIT CLUB FLINT GRAND RAPIDS HURON COUNTY IONIA COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY LENAWEE COUNTY LIVINGSTON COUNTY MACOMB COUNTY MILWAUKEE, WIS. OTTAWA COUNTY OWOSSO PORTLAND, ORE. SAGINAW ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SEATTLE, WASH. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH HAVEN UPPER PENINSULA WASHINGTON, D. C. WASHTENAW WESTERN NEW YORK WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA _ THE M. A. C. RECORD VOL. X X I X. No. 16 E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN J A N. 28, 1924 APPROVE ENGINEERING STATION State Board Accepts Recommendation for Establishment of Neiv Unit at College ' In the minutes of the meeting of the State Board on January 19, there is the following: "L'pon recommendation of Mr. McColl the hoard authorized the establish ment of an engineering experiment sta tion." This was the culmination of an ef fort which extended over a period of seventeen years on the part of Dean Bis- sell to have M. A. C. as well equipped to carry on its work as are other colleges in the land grant class. In his recommenda tion, presented by Mr. McColl, Dean Bis- sell calls attention to the fact that there a re already twenty-four colleges with engineering experiment stations and he draws attention to the fact that when federal funds are supplied, as they probab ly will be, for these projects the college would be the loser if such a station were not in existence. land grant In a request presented during November Dean Bissell outlined the objects of such a station and the work which is now being accomplished by similar departments in other colleges. Not only does the term imply organized and compensated research work on engineering problems but it also comprehends the publication of results so that people of the state and engineers in general may profit from the efforts of the staff. for In discussing the new venture of the college Dean Bissell said: " T he engineer ing division cannot be complete, as an educational unit unless it has the incentive research and experimental necessary work. We have the equipment, both as to laboratories and personnel, to carry out important work in It would not be necessary that we dustry. restrict our activities to the field of the technical engineer. We should cooperate interests of the in with the agricultural experiment station on such problems as come to it which our staff is technically fitted to work out. We can work as the complement of the university in the work it undertakes along research In fact our sphere is well fixed and lines. our facilities so organized that we can fill a definite need in the state as we are per mitted to grow and increased work." take on In his recommendation to Acting Presi dent Shaw he w r o t e: 'T do not feel that I will have done my full duty to the college until the step recommended is taken." Dean Bissell helped to establish the engineering experiment station at Iowa State college in 1903 and it has been his purpose ever since joining the staff at M. A. C. to see that similar action was taken here. The plans and prospects of the engineer ing experiment station are best outlined in Dean Bissell's report to Mr. McColl which latter had requested and which was the presented to the State Board for decision. It f ollowrs: 1. Organization. I recommend that, for the time being, the direction of the activities of the proposed experiment station be vested in the dean of engi neering, with an council composed of the professors of civil en gineering, drawing, electrical engineer ing, mechanical engineering and chem istry and the president of the college. advisory the 2. Research work of station shall be conducted by the members of the teaching staff, by graduate stu research assistants, dents, by special employed cooperation with outside interests, as the circum stances may require and funds available permit. therefor, the by Page Four The M. A. C. Record I would expect best results to be ob tained from the services of competent full time research assistants and hope that eventually funds will be provided for securing these men. station 3. Experiment funds. To be provided by annual appropriation, as to other college activities, made by the Board of Agriculture, on the basis of a budget, prepared by the council and approved by the president and the Board as is usual for department allot ments. 4. Present status of engineering research at M. A. C. ( a) Funds. The sum of $3,000 has been allotted to the dean of engi neering for research work. ( b) assigned lows : Projects. This sum has been fol to certain projects as No. 1. The Value of Mixed Fuels for Domestic Heating $750 Xo. 2. Study of Defects in Casehardened Special Steels No. 3. Modulation in Radio Transmission No. 4. Infiltration of Air in Heating and Ventilating... Contingencies Total $750' $500 $500 $500 $3000 5. Project No. 1 is conducted by the me Professor H. B. Dirks, of chanical engineering department and Mr. N. B. Morrish, half-time gradu in the same department. ate assistant Project No. 2 is conducted by P r o fessors H. B. Dirks and C. R. Wig gins of the same department. Project No. 3 is conducted by P r o fessor A. R. Sawyer of the electrical engineering department and Mr. R. G. Rayner, half-time graduate assistant in the same department. Project No. 4 is conducted by P r o fessor H. B. Dirks as a feature of co operation with the Bureau of Mines at the request of Dean Paul F. Ander son. 6. Plans for the future. These will depend very largely on the funds made the present pro Some of available. jects, possibly all, will carry on into another year: 7. Assuming that the work will the the effort and warrant justify funds, and with the policy of growing" gradually, I am suggesting that for the year 1924-25 the station budget should be $6,000, for the year 1925-26, $10,- 000, etc. 8. Scope of work. (Titles of bulle tins issued by similar stations at other land grant colleges were enclosed with the recommendation.) time and 9. This kind of work at M. A. C. will develop with the co operation of the authorities into some thing very useful, whether considered informa from tion produced and published, or from that of the value of research work as a stimulus to the abilities of staff and students. the standpoint of the SOUTHERN ALUMNI AT FARM MEETING The Association of Southern Agricul tural Workers held its annual meeting in Birmingham on January 10, 11 and 12. The following M. A. C. men were in at tendance : C. B. Smith, '94, chief of extension serv ice, Washington, D. C. C). L. Ayrs, '02, agriculturist, Tennessee company, Bir Coal, Iron and Railroad mingham, Alabama. F. D. Stevens, '03, professor of farm economics, University of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. J. L. Thomas, '05, dairy specialist in ex tension service, College Station, Texas. Men of the class of 1925 have decided that their partners at the J - H op on Feb ruary 15 shall not be supplied with the customary flowers. The M. A. C. Record Page Five Detroiters' Doings One of the opinion the most delightful gatherings of the Detroit M. A. C. bunch was the in formal dancing party held at the Twen tieth Century club January 17. More than fifty couples were present and all ex that "Home Sweet pressed Home" came all too soon. During the intermission new members to the board of directors to take the places of Al Barron, G. V. Branch and L. T. Clark retiring, were elected. Al Barron, '16, Don Stroh, '15, and Jack W. Owen, '23, were the men elected. A president and secretary will be elected from the board of directors in the near future. Members of the clubt were unanimous in their vote favoring another party for the latter part of February. Plans are already under way to hold it on February 28. M. A. C. people in Detroit are urged to keep this date open and lay their plans for a real get-together. So fast has competition Inter collegiate Bowling league become that the the in form one league has been reorganized and M. A. C. team of a six-team bowlers league composed of M. A. C, Wisconsin, Carnegie Tech, Cornell, Harvard, and In the first match under the new Purdue. three league Wisconsin bowlers copped games straight from the M. A. C. five, but only by six pins or less each game. E. J. Manuel, w'16, J. P. Smith, '16, I. N. Reed, • 16, Leo Digby, '13, and Oscar Marx, '17, composed the M. A. C. team. The team rolls each Wednesday night at the Garden Alleys on North Woodward avenue. George E. Starr, '96, was a speaker on the program of the Detroit Market Gar deners annual banquet. He called atten tion to the work of the College being done for that part of the agricultural population of the state. Emma Zieske, '16, is now teaching do mestic art in the Detroit Public Schools. Her home is on Watson street. M. M. McCool, professor of soils, was elected president of the American Soil Survey association at its annual conven tion. HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING TO BE OPENED NEXT WEEK 1y Page Six The M. A. C. Record VIEWS AND COMMENT institution without giving Dean Bissell says: " M. A. C. cannot ful fill its mission as a well-rounded educa tional its engi neers the opportunity of doing or studying under those who are doing research work. Research should be encouraged and some incentive given to those who have the de sire to carry out studies into the engineer in ing problems being met every day dustry, farm, and home. We have the equipment and personnel to carry out con importance. We need siderable work of to do the times." to keep abreast of that work in In the through Mr. McColl the State recent approval by Board of a recommendation for an engi station submitted by neering experiment Dean Bissell is an important step the value of which will not be generally realized until some of the re sults of the work are made known. The experiment station under the dean of ag riculture has made notable contributions to its various the science of agriculture and branches. the federal government and the experts of the federal department of agriculture cooper it. The engineering experiment ate with station will be even more of a college project. There are no funds to aid in its support and, although certain departments the government cooperate closely with of the stations now established, it is mainly in the matter of advice and for assistance on problems. It is supported in part by requests a small There is but appropriation available to carry out the work outlined for this year, it is the hope of the department that this will grow as its efforts produce results. T he money was allotted and cer the experi tain work authorized before ment station was formed. T he funds were placed in the hands of Dean Bissell for dis posal on the projects he had suggested and work was started on these problems dur ing the fall. As an addition to the facilities of the college the engineering experiment station ranks high, it places M. A. C. upon the same plane as other land grant institutions, it adds strength to the department of en gineering, which has often been lacking in It popular sympathy ,if not in efficiency. gives the department a touch with the out side world which has hitherto been almost impossible, insures a better education for M. A. C. engineers. To bring about this betterment has required the active ef forts of Dean Bissell over an extended period of years. W i th J. R. McColl, '90, experienced as a professional engineer and a teacher, on the State Board he has found sympathetic support for his proposal. An engineering experiment station means a more efficient engineering division, thus a more productive college. it to the flame of The Holcad, in a recent number report ing a wrestling match between the M. A. C. and Ohio State teams says quite baldly "a broken bone counts the same as a fall." This adds fuel popular opinion which scorched football before the general public learned that it was a game of skill and endurance rather than one of brute strength. In the case cited a broken bone did count the same as a fall but the basis for the decision did not rest so much on the fact that the M. A. C. wrestler suf fered bodily injury as it did upon the fact that he was unable to continue. T h at may be a fine distinction but so is sometimes the dividing and murder. line between manslaughter We have stumbled upon the dormitory question again. The desertion of Abbot hail by the co-eds opens the way for the It brings to light the need for ac men. than commodations now can live on the campus. for many more men The M. A. C. Record Page Seven "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" in parties during Many of the c o e d s' societies will not in dulge term. Most of their available capital was needed for financing the homes of which they took possession last fall. the winter Dr. I. F. Huddleson of the bacteriology department will devote the rest of the aca demic year to a study of clinical and re the veterinary college search methods at of Cornell university. Orchestra practice under the auspices of the department of music and other func tions of the department are being carried out in the quarters formerly occupied by the post office on the campus. A. B. Cook, '93, has taken a census of M. A. C. people who came from the ter- ritority represented by a two-mile stretch of road adjoining his farm near Owosso and reports that it has supplied eighteen students for the college. The Bok peace plan was discussed at a convocation on January 16, Mrs. Hendrick of the department of history talked on the plan and ballots were distributed among the students its advisability. their opinions as for to The Columbine Players will present 'for crowds. the entertain " I he Dear Departed' ment of F a r m e r s' week is planned to have a dramatic program as a counter-attraction to the Michigan basket ball game as the capacity of the gymnasium will be taxed by the college crowd without counting on visitors. It the magazine '89, principal of William Lightbody, the Lillibridge school in Detroit is represented issued semi-annually by in the pupils of full-page picture and a short announcement in which he congratulates the editors on their efforts and them selves and the school. that school, by a they accomplish the good for Representatives of the county fair asso the ciations throughout the state met at college on January 17 and accepted the classification plan for exhibits and awards as prepared by the college specialists. The next annual meeting of these officials will also be held at the college. Apparently their destiny as a in the interest of discipline, making clear in the minds of the freshmen who controls college group, the class of 1926 voted recently to allow the newcomers to enjoy a class party during the winter term and then met soon after to revoke that decision. the history department at O. W. Stephenson, '08, a member of the faculty of the University of Michigan, read a paper on " M a n n e rs and Customs as Affected by the American Revolution" at the convention of the American Historical Association at Columbus, Ohio, during the holidays. T he Holcad announces in a recent issue its purpose to further the plan to change the name of the college to Michigan State. the arguments which An editorial gives have been advanced for the past decade in support of the new name. With the announcement at the beginning of this term that the Ulyssian society had obtained a house for the use of its mem cleared of bers, such organizations. T he Ulyssians or ganized last year and, for a time, occupied rooms in Wells hall. the campus was again Dorothy L. Roberts, daughter of Mrs. '02, of Harlan, Elma Bowerman Roberts, the announced recently Kentucky, was winner of a four year college scholarship for an essay on the influence of highway transportation on life of a the attend Marietta community. college the scholarship all her college expenses will be paid. in Ohio. By She will terms of religious the Page Bight The M. A. C. Record LOW PAYMENTS ON BUILDING FUND December Pledge Accounts Behind—Lack of Cash to Increase Cost of Structure Of the more than $55,00 due on the Union Memorial Building fund pledges on 'December 1 but $7,014 had been received up to January 23. This brings to the front the ex the pressing problem confronting ecutive committee in raising sufficient cash to carry on the work on the building with out increasing the estimated cost. A total of $100,000 has been put into the building, or is available to meet the obligations of the committee, assumed to carry on con struction as it planned. In all cases state ments were sent out indicating the amount due and the date upon which it had been promised sufficiently in advance of the due date so that they would be received in time for payment according to the terms of the pledge. to fulfill the building a f t er • It is pointed out by the treasurer of the fund, Frank F. Rogers, '83, that the suc cess of the proposition rests entirely with the alumni who have subscribed certain sums and who have failed their obligations. To a limited extent work can be continued on the present funds are exhausted but the part it can play in student life will be limited according to the proportion of the struct ure completed and ready for occupancy at an early date. Since subscriptions are in variably in small amounts it rests with the ordinaiw subscriber to square his account in order that the maximum of good may result of pledges immediately upon receipt of state ments means an immeasurable good to the project while delays of several days can be counted on the debit side of the ledger in dollars and cents as the committee becomes further committed on the cost of the build ing. the building. Payment for The amount outstanding represents the aggregate of a large number of small con tributions to the fund. The cost of sending statements runs in postage alone when into to these subscribers soon large sums is is paid they must be repeatedly mailed out. W h e re the two cents fund the added cost of office work, which is done on a rate per hour and not on a salary basis.. to collect a dollar two per cent besides losing for those Neglect in paying the building. in charge of handling these accounts em- the barasses The executive funds committee will shortly commence a cam paign to reach every delinquent subscriber so that the fnd may be brought up to its highest possible point. footings, Construction work, is again under way. to permit work properly interrupted by sev ere weather, F o ur carloads of common brick and one car load of face brick have been delivered to the site and enough cement and gravel to go on. are on hand Several protected against frost were poured J a n u a ry 23 and It is expected that by the time spring 24. allows for general building operations the basement will be practically completed. With that much of a start the outside of the structure can be finished within a time or as soon as deliveries reasonable on the cut stone will allow. The rest of the work will be put into shape as funds are available and all portions of the build ing which will be most used by the students and alumni will be made ready for occu pancy first. the Several of the members of for types of groups the college lectures before stall are in demand territory in various J. C. DeCamp, '10, surrounding Lansing. the forestry department has appeared of on programs in Lansing and towns through the state speaking on the eastern part of topics pertaining to conservation and the marketing of lumber. B. E. Hartsuch of tbe chemistry department has struck a pop ular note with a dissertation on textiles. Other specialists are regularly called upon. The M. A. C. Record Page Nine A F L O R I DA R E U N I ON to business in of Cornell and he turned stead of teaching. He was for a number of years a banker in Michigan and, al though he calls St. Petersburg, Fla., his home, he spends several months each sum mer in Detroit. Central Michigan George Ervine, inspector '23, city milk of Ann Arbor has made several to trips Lansing recently. George has his office in the city hall of the University town. Jess Eldred, w'18, was the week-end guest of C. J. Schneider and other friends. for Jess has been several years and just recently located in Detroit, with a structural steel in Tarrytown, N. Y., firm. K. R. Kerr, '23, of Grand Rapids, was in the state department of agri in town last week. K e rr is a district spector for culture. John I. Breck, in Lansing last week on business. Breck lives at 312 Clinton street. '93, of Jackson, was E. J. Brown, '23, with the U. S. Geodetic in Texas, visited friends here re to Washington, D. C. Survey cently on his way " C a r p" Julian found his way to the Elks' cafeteria last Monday noon. One by one they come, and if you want to see the old gang and have a good visit drop in next Monday noon. Lansing alumni are dis cussing candidates for the State Board of Agriculture. E. C, Mandenberg, an the arrival of E d m u nd Carl, Jr., their home, 506 N. Butler Blvd, on '15, and wife nounce at J a n u a ry 18. furniture" Leon F. Smith, '17, who handles "barn the W m. F o rd Co. last yard of Dearborn, was week and called on a few old friends. this (territory for in A. H. Phinney, 7 0, and Charles W. Gar '70, meet at winter field, ( T he background is decorated with oranges, not snowballs.) following Phinney sends the biographies with the photograph. resort. Charles W. Garfield of Grand Rapids the twelve years a member of was for State Board of Agriculture and ten for years chairman of the state forestry com mission. Through his efforts the school of forestry was established at Ann Arbor after the State Board of Agriculture had refused his plea for such a course at M. A. C. F or twenty years he was president of the Grand Rapids Savings bank and is now chairman of its executive board. No alumnus of the college is better known to its former students than is "Charley" Gar field. A. H. Phinney was the first post-gradu ate student to enter Cornell university, re ceiving the degree of doctor of philosophy there trouble caused him to resign his position on the staff in 1873. A serious throat Freddie Henshaw, '23, agricultural edi tor of the Detroit News, was in town last the week attending several meetings of Sugar Beet growers, and extracting items of interest for his sheet. Page Ten The M. A. C. Record RADIO PROGRAMS STARTED JAN. 23 prevented difficulties Mechanical the others will radio programs according the to starting of the schedules prepared by the radio com mittee but the first program was given on January 23 and follow starting at eight o'clock each Wednesday night until the close of the winter term. It is also planned to broadcast stories of ath letic events and other things of importance as they occur. One feature of the J - H op the this year will be the broadcasting of dance music furnished the Tuniors. In testing replies have the apparatus been received from points far distant from the radius of the college, indicating that the station is great enough to reach by far the greater proportion of the alumni. Ar rangements are being started to broadcast special alumni program on May 13, a Founders' Day. if it should prove feasible In any to use the station at case the series of programs planned for this winter will be continued and other fea tures added when the opportunity presents itself. time. that The station is known as W K AR and the sentence introducing it will be " T he Oldest It is Agricultural College in the W o r l d ." rated as one of the most powerful of its type and will insure a wide audience for the programs offered. NEW STUDENT LOAN FUND ESTABLISHED to agriculture Corey J. Spencer of Jackson, recently honored by the government of France for his material assistance in that country, has presented the college with the pick of his herd of Holsteins and they will be auctioned F a r m e r s' the sale will be week, the proceeds from used fund. a to establish F r om this fund small amounts will be ad vanced to members of the upperclasses and the the return of this money will insure student during loan perpetuity of the fund. The wish is ex pressed that the money will be used to aid agricultural students but a provision is made that the worthiness of applicants will have precedence over all other consider ations. Mr. Spencer's interest in the college be gan when his sister, Frances G. Spencer, '19, was a student here, increased when he began to raise stock and took advantage of the facilities offered by to farmers specializing line and has not diminished. He is an active supporter of the Union Memorial building fund and has worked hard on other projects for the good of the colelge. He is in business in Jackson and his farm is located at Eaton Rapids. the in that college COLLEGE CHEMIST AIDS IMPORTANT RESEARCH powers because Elroy J. Miller, a chemist in the experi ment station, has done valuable work on adsorption by charcoal, a problem which has been a vexing one for chemists gen that ordinary char erally. It was found in coal would vary considerably its ad sorbing impurities of present in it. Many chemists have attempt ed to solve the problem of providing an absolutely pure charcoal but most of their efforts met with partial failure. Miller used activated sugar charcoal to such good advantage the obstacles encountered by his predecessors on the problem. The results of his work were explained in a paper entitled "Acti vated Sugar Charcoal" which was read at a meeting of the local branch of the Ameri can Chemical Society before the holidays. that he removed many of Miller says that a study of adsorption by activated sugar charcoal has explained many things in connection with soil acid ity and the general problmes of adsorption is also of great by soils. to industries sugar, glucose and other the using charcoal as a decolorizing agent or clarifier. interest It The M. A. C. Record Page Eleven FORESTRY FRATERNITY TO MEET AT COLLEGE At the national convention of the Xi Sigma Pi, the forestry honor fraternity, held recently in Seattle, Washington, Pro fessor A. K. Chittenden was elected na tional president of the organization for the ensuing biennium and Professor P. A. Herbert was elected national secretary and fiscal agent. The fraternity now has chap ters in most of the leading forestry schools in the country. The next convention will be held at M* A. C. G. A. Garratt, '20, professor of forestry at the University of the South at Sewanee, '23, who is Tennessee, and D. N. Kee, engaged in logging and surveying for the Black River Cypress company at Gable, South Carolina, have both sent a considera ble number of wood specimens to the for the wood estry department identification course. The specimens assist ed in making it difficult for the students to pass their examinations successfully and have helped the department in making its wood collection more complete. for use in The forestry department is now taking orders for trees for spring delivery. The supply of stock in the forest nursery this year is quite low due to the fact that but little seed was planted during the war and as it takes the trees about five years to reach suitable size for sale the supply of limited. The stock of such size is very nursery has, however, a large number of trees in seedling stock. At the rate orders have been coming in the last few days the stock will soon be exhausted. BOARD CONSIDERS FINANCING PLANS Chief in the matters which came up for discussion at the meeting of the executive committee of the M. A. C. Association on January 19 were the financing plans for the construction of the Union Memorial building. A complete report on the pro gress of the work was given by the secre tary and several alternates were considered through which the building could be com pleted at the earliest possible date and at the lowest possible cost. The secretary was empowered to request that the college take action in regard to preserving the split rock which lies on the north side of Michigan avenue near the Lansing city limits and which was deemed of such value as a landmark that the com mittee believed it advisable that it either be preserved in its present location or re moved to the campus where it might be given a prominent position near the pro posed new entrance and Union Memorial building. The President Ranney, '00; Vice President A. B. Cook, '93; Treasurer F. F. Rogers, '83; Henry T. Ross, '04; Horance S. Hunt, '05; Mrs. Grace Lundy Drolett, '00; G. C. Dillman, '13; W. O. Hedrick, ' 9 1; and the secretary. Adjournment was taken to Saturday, Feb ruary 16, at 2 o'clock. attended: following An honorary fraternity for the students enrolled in the applied science division has been instituted. Its membership includes co-eds as well as men, giving it the dis tinction of being the only general society of that type on the campus. Tau Sigma is the name of the new organization, its char ter members are F. J. Sorauf, '24, Iron- wood, R. L. Kipke, '25, Lansing, E. G. '25, Lansing, J. A. Sepanek, '25, Neller, Lansing, Frances Angela, '26, Chicago, Myrtle Lewton, '26, Takoma Park, D. C, Helen Perry, '24, Detroit, Marjorie Ken- yon, '24, Portland. V. R. Gardner, '05, professor of horti culture, attended the convention of the Massachusetts fruit growers at Worcester, Mass., this month and visited several agri cultural colleges in the course of his trip. All programs broadcast by the college radio station will be sent from a room on the top floor of the new Home Economics building whcih has been fitted up for the purpose. Page Tivelve The M. A. C. Record COURT TEAM WIPES OUT OLD SCORE Last Year's Victors Defeated—Alderman Sets New 220-Yard Record for Gym five ^^ fmmfy The sting of two defeats in one season was partially alleviated when the Green and White baskethall team defeated John Carroll university of Cleveland at the gym nasium on January 18, 24 to 17. Playing under the name of St. Ignatius col lege the team outclassed Coach Walker's at East Lansing and Cleve land in the 1923 season but the same form was not equal to stopping the offensive of the 1924 edi tion of M. A. C. hopes It was one on the court. of the best games of the the score was al year, ways close enough to be dangerous but the tactics of Captain Eva and his helpers baffled the visi tors in all departments of play. The M. A. C. team CAPTAIN EVA its de stopped the Carroll offensive and fense was unable to stem the marches of Xuttila. Kitto, Ralston and Richards, who bore the brunt of the floor. the scoring from lost team 'Although the wrestling its match with Ohio State by 18 to 2, the meet was far from being a one-sided affair. D. R. Coburn, a senior, was forced to con cede his match to his opponent when his the arm was broken. I'uckeyes gained a fall but their other points were made on decisions. In one other bout F. P. Alderman, 'zy, East Lansing, run ning as a member of the freshman class team, lowered the record for the 220-yard dash in the gymnasium to 25 1-10 seconds. record established by DeGay The former Ernst, in 1920, was 26 3-5 seconds. '22, Alderman appeared in state meets last year while a student at Lansing high school. He is an outstanding man in the sprints. He is a brother of A. L. Alderman, '16, also a sprinter of repute. The sophomores took first honors in the meet. Kurtz, '26, brother of L a r ry Kurtz, '20, took first place in the high jump and low hurdles and Ripper, '26, took firsts in the 440 and 880. Marks set by the contest ants were unusually good for indoor track season. the NYE, 12, PRESIDENT OF WEST NEW YORK The annual meeting of the Western New York M. A. C. Association was held in Rochester, Thursday noon, January 17, at the Seneca hotel, President Sam Brice pre siding. After the opening chorus, "Come All Ye Faithful," the roll call was responded to by the following: Dr. E. G. Baxter, '19, John J. Harris, '12, E d w a rd Howard, '15, D. A. Brice, '13, Mrs. D. A. Brice, Miss '12, Mrs. Jean Lovejoy, '13, H. E. R. L. Nye, '15, P. I. Allen, '22, J. G. Little, '23, Dr. B. S. Segelin, '18, John Palmer, '81, Airs T. M. White, D. Walker, '22, Carl L. Warren, '20, Miss Rebecca Proseus. '14, R. L. Nye, the course of It developed during the meeting that R. L. Nye had come down to the "City Beautiful"' with his pockets full of T. N. T. bent on destroying the time honored precedent of meeting in Rochester each year. His oratory and most generous promises won favor with those present and so the 1925 meeting will be held in Syracuse. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, R. L. Nye. Vice President, J. D. Walker. Secretary-Treasurer, A. L. Bibbins. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, P.. I. Allen, '13. The M. A. C. Record Page Thirteen 0 L A 88 N O T ES lives Hunt avenue. in Eos Angeles at 2955 Budlong '81 A. B. Turner, secretary of the class, sends the following item: "I recently received a letter from H. S. Hackstaff, '82, who is the head of Hack- staff-Atkinson company of 1313 East Fourteenth The boys of street, Los Angeles, California. to know that '81, Stewart still life and finds life well worth living. He is a booster for California, but immigrants, still has fond memories of Michigan." '83 will be interested like the rest of us is prosperous, full of '82 and '98 Homer C. Skeels, 210 Holly avenue, Takoma Park, D. C, reports: "Same old job." '02 Oramel H. Skinner is treasurer of a corpo ration known as Thomas-Skinner Steel Products company, which is located at Empire and H a r mon streets, Indianapolis, Indiana. They are en gaged in the' manufacture of permanent magnets for electrical instruments, magnetos, special ma chinery, etc. A. E. Kocher writes: "No change of occupa just tion. Still with the bureau of soils. Have spent few months on the apple ranch at Okano gan, Washington, and have just begun to winter at King City, California." '04 Mrs. Hannah Bach Rexford has moved in De troit to 908 Webb avenue. '05 J. W. Bolte makes use of his blue slip with: "Still with Republic Creosoting company. Run ning chick hatchery to provide 'chicken feed' on the side for two boys in high school and one in Butler college." Bolte may be addressed at 243 Downev avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana. '11 I. J. Cortright corrects his mailing address on avenue, Norwood, to 3835 Burwood our files Ohio. '12 M. T. Munn, Experiment station, Geneva, New the American York, was elected president of Association of Official Seed Analysts, at a re cent meeting at Cincinnati. Fred A. Stone has moved in Chicago to 1328 E. 73rd Place, Grand Crossing station. '14 John R. Hunt is assistant superintendent of schools for Los Angeles county, California. He "My trouble is not in keeping children reports: in school but helping finance enough money to build buildings enough fast enough to take care of them as fast as they arrive. Our attendance is increasing an average of 300 per week now." '15 R. R. Havens should be addressed in Grand Rapids at the Commercial Savings Bank build ing. R. M. Roland is spending a few weeks at the Insurance that Detroit office of company and may be reached firm at 408 West Fort street. the American Life in care of '16 E. K. Sales has moved from 131 Leslie street, Lansing, to East Lansing. Captain Charles Dunphy to be reached in care of the Candler warehouse at At lanta, Georgia. He has left no forwarding ad dress in this office. longer is no Walter P. Thomas is the proprietor of a filling station and garage in Homer, Louisiana. C. N. and Rhoda Reed Winston have rrioved from Bay City to 312 N. Fayette street, Saginaw. Winston is with the Beck Auto company there. '17 L. H. Verschoor has moved in Grand Rapids to Riverside Gardens, Soldier Home, North Park station. A. W. Haines isn't living where he moved from any more but hasn't is now. Haines was formerly at 516 Oak street, Roches ter, Michigan. told us where he W. E. Savage writes from 65 E. Helena street, Dayton, Ohio: "I am still in charge of the static testing of all newly designed airplanes re ceived or built at McCook field, Dayton, Ohio. Airplanes are becoming more safe to ride in and automobiles are becoming more dangerous." C. R. and Dorothy Lilly Crozier are in Coopersville, Michigan. '19 Clare E. Bird is an interne in surgery at the Peter Bent Brigham hospital at Boston, Massa chusetts. Mrs. Erma Preston Bridge has moved in Den ver, Colorado, to 3229 W. 23rd avenue. Claudice Kober Engles Michigan, but street. is now is still in Kalamazoo, located at 1213 Merrill '20 January 1, S. C. Vandecaveye accepted a po sition as head of the division of bacteriology at the state college of Washington's experiment station, Pullman. W. E. Miller is again in Flint at 1012 Dupont street. '21 Ferris H. LaCore writes Ingham Sanitarium at Lansing: "Have been here since last May and expect to be here for some "time. from the Page Fourteen The M. A. C. Record M. J. Lefler, Pine street, San Francisco." '20, is married and living at 725 there are any M. A. Cites Esther M. Rehkopf writes of a change in ad dress to 517 East Lewis, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and adds: "If in Fort Wayne I should be glad to hear from them." >22 in the production depart ment of the H. J. Heinz company in Bay City, and lives at 610 N. Jefferson street. Glenn Nesman is '23 The work of Dorothy Hanigan, Red Cross nu trition worker for Goliad county, Texas, is ex plained and a detailed description of it given in a recent issue of a newspaper published the county. in A. B. Cook, Jr., is teaching agriculture in the Ionia high school. A DD '15 L. E. Gay has moved in Detroit, Michigan, to 12396 Northlawn avenue. M E E T I NG OF T HE S T A TE B O A RD OF A G R I C U L T U RE President's Office, January 16, 1924 11 o'clock A. M. Present: President Shaw, Mrs. Messrs. McColl, Brody, Gowdy and Halladay. Stockman, Secretary The minutes of in the hands of been proved without reading. the previous meeting having the members, were ap the first This being regular meeting of the new term of the State Board of Agriculture to which a new member was elected, a reorganiza tion of the board was held and Mr. Watkins was re-elected chairman. The following committees were appointed by Chairman Watkins : Educational—Messrs. Watkins, McColl, and Mrs. Stockman. Research—Messrs. Brody, McPherson and Gowdy. Finance—Messrs. Gowdy, McPherson, Watkins and Mrs. Stockman. Extension—Messrs. McPherson and Brody, and Mrs. Stockman. Building and Grounds—Messrs. McColl, Wat kins and Brody. Upon recommendation of Mr. McColl the the establishment of an en board authorized the appoint gineering experiment station, and ment of an additional instructor in electrical en gineering, this position to be filled by Mr. Burr K. Osborn, effective January 1 to June 30, 1924. On motion of Mrs. Stockman, Miss Mable Rogers assistant teacher trainer in home economics, effective Janu ary 1 to July 1, 1924. Carried. of Lansing was appointed On motion of Mr. McColl the recommendation of the the committee on advanced degrees for appointment of Mr. Chandra Kant Ganapatrae in farm crops, Kulkarni as half time assistant effective January 1, was accepted and the ap pointment made. Carried. On motion of Mr. Brody the secretary was given authority to act upon any matters relative to the land owned by the college and occupied by the Department of Public Safety, which may for consideration. Carried. come up On motion of Mr. Brody the salary of George in land clearing Amundson, creased, effective February 1. Carried. specialist, was On motion of Mr. Brody the following resig nations, transfers and appointments were accept ed and made. RESIGNATIONS A. J. McAdams, Land Clearing Specialist, effective Jan. 10. Viva Osborn, County Club Agent, Branch Co., effective Oct. 31. Ann R. Banks, County Club Agent, Cheboygan Co., effective Dec. 31. J. W. Wagner, County Club Agent, Wayne Co., effective Dec. 31. Muriel Hopkins, Extension Specialist in Nu- tritiont, effective Oct. 31. Elda I. Robb, Asst. State Club Leader, effect ive Dec. 31. I. J. Sours, Co. Agricultural Agent, Presque Isle, effective Nov. 30. C. B. Cook, Co. Agricultural Agent, Oakland, effective Dec. 31. I. B. McMurtry, Co. Agricultural Agent, Mid land, effective Nov. 30. I. T. Pickford, Co. Agricultural Agent, Oceana, effective Oct. 31. D. B. Jewell, Co. Agricultural Agent, Cheboy gan, effective Dec. 31. Eva Schurr, Home Demonstration Agent, Ottawa, effective Nov. 30. Eva Garrett, Home Demonstration Agent, Oak land, effective Dec. 31. TRANSFERS Sylvia Wixom, Home Demonstration Agent in State Club to Assistant Marquette County Leader, effective February 1. Roy W. Weinberg, County Agricultural Agent in Hillsdale County, to Midland County, effect ive January 1, portion of the salary to be paid from Smith-Lever funds. APPOINTMENTS N. A. Kessler, Land Clearing Specialist, effect ive January 1. Marion E. Rider, Home Demonstration Agent for Marquette County, effective February 1, the to be divided between Smith-Lever and salary funds. county Bertha J. Wellington, Home Demonstration Agent for Ottawa County, effective January 1, the salary to be divided between Smith-Lever and county funds. The M. A. C. Record Page Fifteen WRIGLEYS Take it home to the kids. Have a packet in your pocket for an ever-ready treat. A delicious confec tion and an aid to the teeth, appetite, digestion. After Every Meal Sealed in its Purity Package Preferred Position Old Timers in advertising well remember that the best preferred position in any small town "sheet" thirty years ago was alongside the personals. T he 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. T he management of your alumni mag azine suggests an inquiry to ALUMNI MAGAZINES ASSOCIATED ROY BARNHILL, Inc. oAdrertising Representative NEW YORK 23 E. 26th St. CHICAGO 2 30 E. Ohio St. 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 THE CORYELL NURSERY Ralph I. Coryell, '14 R. J. Coryell, '84 P L AN YOUR SPRING PLANTING NOW West Maple Ave. Birmingham, Mich. FARGO ENGINEERING COMPANY Hydro-Electric and Steam Power Plants Consulting Engineers Jackson, Michigan Horace S. Hunt, '05. THE STRAUS BROS. COMPANY First Mortgage Bonds G. O. STEWART, '17 700 W. Washtenaw St. Lansing, Mich. 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, '70, Chairman Executive Com. Gilbert L. Daane, '09, President C. Fred Schneider, '85, Manager Division Branch 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. FORDS—W. R. COLLINSON, '18 The F. J. Blanding Co., Lansing Page Sixteen The M. A. C. Record On December First More Than $55,000 was Due on the Union Memorial Building Fund Prompt Payment will insure the success of t he project at the lowest possible cost. The Students used shovels to start the con struction work, you can use a pen to keep it going.