MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE OF AGRI.ANDAPP. SCIENCE 2k*. ' • * * s® Michigan Agricultural College Association Publishers o East Lansing 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—1923-'24 '00, Pres. '93, Vice-Pres. E. W. Ranney, A. B. Cook, 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 MINNEAPOLIS NEW YORK CITY BAY CITY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CALHOUN COUNTY CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHICAGO CLINTON COUNTY DETROIT CLUB FLINT GRAND RAPIDS HURON COUNTY IONIA COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY LENAWEE COUNTY LIVINGSTON COUNTY MACOMB COUNTY MILWAUKEE, W I S. 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 i Si THE M. A. C. RECORD VOL. X X I X. Xo. 28 E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN M AY 5, 1924 ALUMNUS PROVES IMPORTANT THEORY C. B. St John, '8f, Checks One Phase of Einstein Relativity Hypothesis in the the immortals information F r om a degree in agriculture from M. A. C. to rank with the science of astronomy is a long step it may be admitted but that such a step is not im possible is the proof offered in recent press dispatches carrying that C. E. St. John, specialist in astrophysics at Pasadena, the Mt. Wilson Observatory, con Calif., has completed firming one part of theory propounded by Einstein. To the lay mind the Einstein hypothesis is a vague sort of the doctrine beyond the understanding of ordinary intelligence but its importance to the astronomer is so great that some of the best men working in that science are de-- voting their time to investigations concern ing it. investigations the relativity Charles E d w a rd St. John was granted a B. S. degree at M. A. C. in August, 1887. During part of his time here he worked and slept in the chemistry building. F u r ther studies took him to H a r v a r d, Michi and universities in Europe. F or six gan the teen years he has been a member of staff of the Alt. Wilson Observatory. He was born after completing his course at the College was for five years an instructor in physics at p r e p a r a t o ry the Ypsilanti Normal. and early education were obtained entirely within the borders of Michigan. in Allen, Michigan, and His The Chicago Tribune describes the work following just completed the in he has article: Dr. St. John has found that solar spectrum to a gravita tional displacement to the degree pre dicted by Einstein himself. lines submit Dr. St. John probably has gone far ther than any one else in the world in exploring and sounding the sun's at mosphere. predicted lines and 'third effect' the gravitational by "This displace Einstein, ment of solar spectrum its proof or disproof," said Dr. St. John, "has been interest be the center of cause among the mathematical physi cists whose opinions carry great weight agree there has not been complete ment. Einstein says the theory stands or falls according as the displacement exists or not. results, These which I have been able to obtain at Mount Wilson, show that it does exist in him. the amount by the displacement Eddington considers of lines a necessary and fundamental condition for the ac ceptance of Sir Joseph Larmor deduces that even ac cording to relativity the displacement should be only half of that predcited by Einstein." the Fraunhofer theory, while predicted latest the A generally accepted theory—that of a high pressure existing in the sun's atmosphere—has been swept away by the experiments, Dr. St. an nounced. John T he third prediction in the general theory of relativity advanced by Ein stein has been confirmed by results obtained by Dr. Charles E. St. John, noted solar physicist, in the last few months of his work on the sun at the Alount Wilson Observatory at Pasa dena, Calif. "Of course we believe a tremendous in the center of pressure must exist the sun," he said, "but up to the pres ent we have only been able to explore its outer envelope to a depth of about 10,000 miles." As to the value of these investiga tions to posterity, Dr. St. John said: Page Four The M. A. C. Record " O ur study of the sun is aiming to wards the discovery and mastery of great sources of energy, stored up in the sun and stars, for man's use. We are using up our sources of energy in the world and we must learn to store up the sun's energy, or learn how to get energy out of matter. T he world is going to be up against it some day unless we can find out how to do some of the things going on in the sun, that great unexplained engine of energy/' and in his class at to grant St. John his degree Dean Frank Kedzie, 'jy, recalls St. John Professor during his student days Ryder was a student the Ypsilanti Normal. According to the min utes of the faculty meetings unearthed by Dr. Kedzie, Dr. Beal recommended to the faculty on Friday, July 29, 1887, that C. E. St. John be granted the degree of bachelor of science in view of his thesis on "'The Glandular Hairs of Cup Plants." T he mo tion was amended so that the matter was left in the hands of a committee to be ap pointed by President YYilletts. On August 12 of the same year the faculty adopted a for motion work done "here F or and five years after receiving his diploma St. John was an instructor the Normal college, during the last two years he carried on work at the University. He was at H a r v a rd 189:2-94 where he received the degrees of A. M. and Ph. D. Pie studied a year at Berlin, returned for a the University of Michigan and year at then accepted a position at Oberlin college where he served until 1908, when he went to the Mt. Wilson Observatory. During the last two years of his work in Ohio he and the college was dean of sciences. He represented ()berlin college at the semi-centennial celebration at M. A. C. in 1907. in physics at elsewhere." arts of E. B. Hill, '15, acting dean of agricul ture, represented Dean Shaw at the meet ing of college deans at the University of Problems con Michigan on April 24. cerning the regulation of fraternities were discussed. Detroiters' Doings The M. A. C. Swartz Creek band easily carried off first honors at the eighth annual Intercollegiate Baseball Frolic on April 26. Thouglv other bands were present, M. A. C.'s clowns were the center of attraction. Afore than fifty Aggies formed part of the crowd of close to one thousand college men from all corners of the country which gathered to do honor to Judge Landis and baseball in general. W i th James Scher- merhorn as toastmaster, and such speakers as Tv Cobb and Judge Landis, the occasion was one fo he long remembered. Q. V. Brafich, the '14, was head occasion while Phil Baker, of the program committee. !I2, was, general chairman of luncheons Changing the place of the weekly Thurs day noon to the Oriental cafe met with considerable favor. Twenty-two were out the first Thursday of the change and many comments were heard favoring it. Any former student in the city will be more than welcome Thursday noons on the third floor of the Oriental cafe, just across Michigan avenue this new Book- from Cadillac hotel. Excalibur, campus honorary fraternity, has elected to membership Elwood Mason, Gideon Swanson, Matt Nuttila and Earl Chapman from the class of 1925. Swan- son was a member of his freshman football squad, played on the varsity squad during is business manager his sophomore year, of in the Wolverine and generally active campus affairs. He is a student in the ap plied science division. Nuttila is an honor student in engineering and captain-elect of the 1925 basketball team. Mason has been a member of varsity basketball and baseball several squads, the student council other important campus organizations. He Chapman is in the agricultural division. in the sopho was president of his class is more year, was a varsity debater and editor of the Wolverine. He is also a stu dent in the applied science division. and The M. A. C. Record Page Five HUSTON ANNOUNC ES NEW DISCOVERY Common Chemical Compound Fo nd Effective in Preventing Rickets After experiments extending" over a period of eighteen months R. C. Huston, associate professor of chemistry, announces that his investigations have established the fact that hydroquinone, a common chemi cal compound, is possessed of the proper ties which have made cod liver oil a pre ventive of rickets. Dr. Huston was assist ed in his work by H. D. Lightbody, also of the chemistry department, and announced the conclusions drawn from the results of the experiments at a meeting of the Lan sing branch of the American Chemical so ciety on April 23. Just how far the use of hydroquinone the will be extended is uncertain, thus far rats experiments have been conducted on that and it did all In discussing the dis was expected of it. is too covery Professor Huston says: " It early to recommend hydroquinone as a sub stitute for cod liver oil in the treatment of have rickets in humans, but taken cod to interested is slightly sweet know that hydroquinone and is 'not hard to take.' ''' in the cases observed liver oil will be those who According to the published announce ment-: Rickets are characterized by im proper assimilation of phosphorus and cal cium, resulting in deformed and improperly nourished bone tissue and severe inflamma tion of the eyes, an affliction very common in places where mal-nutrition is prevalent. It is well known that the addition of cod liver oil, certain other fish oils, or cocoa- nut oil to a diet low in phosphorus content will prevent rickets. The development of rickets may also be prevented by exposing the animals in question at regular intervals to the rays of a mercury lamp of ultra violet light, stimulating the body in such a way as to cause better assimilation of cal cium and phosphorus. Professor Huston and Professor Light- body have been carrying on nutritional ex periments labora tory for eighteen months and now announce a third way of preventing rickets—or ex perimental rickets, as they term the condi- in the College chemical tion brought about by special diets in the rats used for the experiments. This new method of prevention concerns the use of hydroquinone, a compound of simple chemical constitution which is corn- in photography. only used as a developer to possess Hydroquinone has been found to an unusual degree the power to protect the body from rickets. Rats fed on a low phosphorus diet to frac which has been added a very small tion of a per cent of hydroquinone show growth and retention of calcium and phos phorus which is practically n o r m a l; while rats fed on the same ration with hydro quinone omitted soon develop inflammation of the eyes, and phosphorus, lose strength and die. calcium retain fail to Professor Huston is in charge of physio logical chemistry. He has been a member of the staff of the department since 1911. ALUMNI PROMINENT IN WORLD MOVEMENT the International the institute. Michael Among the members of the American Committee on Institute of Agriculture are Kenyon L. Butterfield, '90, W. D. H u r d, '99, H. E. V a n N o r m a n, '97, and Louis G. Michael, '03. Van Nor man, president of the World's Dairy Con gress association, is one of the official dele the United States to the general gates of assembly of is the advisory member of the executive commit tee for the U. S. department of agricul ture. Professor M. M. McCool, head of the soils department, has left to attend the Italy, meeting of institute next month. into being through an invitation issued by King Vic tor Emmanuel of Italy in 1905 at the re quest of David Lubin, an American. Forty nations participated in the first conference at Rome and signed covering mutual regulation of plant and animal dis eases and other problems affecting the agri cultural It was brought in Rome, industry. treaty the a Page Six The M. A. C. Record VIEWS AN COMMENT in this issue a We are printing letter the from C. C. Georgeson, '78, director of agricultural experiment station at Sitka, Alaska, which is of considerahle interest to the entire alumni body. It brings up a being dis question which is continually cussed in alumni periodicals throughout the United States but which has not yet proved itself possible of accomplishment. T HE RECORD devotes considerable space to ath letics in the course of the year but, in pro in such portion, publications because of a lack of funds to enlarge its size. the average it is below It the limited funds available. It is a problem in the path of any pub lisher to provide what his readers want. It is no less a problem for the M. A. C. Asso ciation to decide just what the readers of T HE RECORD most desire and to adjust that with is quite outside the realm of an alumni pub lication, as such, to devote itself entirely to information. H u n d r e ds printing scientific of periodicals specializing in their various fields supply this need. T h at T HE RECORD should publish more of this material than it has is also granted but there again comes it. the question of a staff fitted to obtain That T HE RECORD should compete with a farm Journal farm is not granted. journal is in a position to fill its columns with advertising, it has a wider held, and in spite, of its lower cost to the subscriber it has, through its advertising, a much bet ter opportunity to pay an adequate staff. If T HE RECORD were to be hawked at the county fairs, its circulation built up through premiums of various sorts and published with from fifty to seventy-five per cent of its space devoted it would be on the same plane but it would not be an alumni publication. to garish advertising A There would be pleasure in printing a complete directory of alumni each year. It would obviate much of the trouble now ex Mr. perienced alumni in that Georgeson does not seem office. to realize the such a book would contain about three hun dred pages and would require an expendi ture of more thousand dollars for printing alone not including the clerical cost and postage information Which would more than double that sum. to obtain than one time The present to a request force behind T HE RECORD includes the secretary and one clerk on part time. The secretary's other duties are di rector of the Memorial building fund cam paign, and secretary of the Union, both of which positions demand more than can be given to work on T HE RECORD SO the latter must be dependent largely upon the material sent in by its subscribers. Mr. Georgeson's reply for criti cisms which has been repeatedly published in T HE RECORD was to withdraw from the Association and then note his reasons after the policies of they had been asked. If T HE RECORD do not suit its subscribers, they are the owners and it is up to them to it must be set the standard up to which kept but it is their duty and privilege to ex press their desires as members of the Asso ciation and it is only through such expres sion T he is cost of publica main controlling factor tion. Tin-: RECORD is delivered at a cost to the subscriber less than any alumni week ly in the L'nited States. There is a con scientious attempt to fit funds available to the expressed needs, larger funds would undoubtedly serve to accomplish a greater amount of work and make T HE -RECORD more valuable to a greater number. its plans may be shaped. that At the meeting of the Chicago M. A. C. Association on April 26 a resolution was passed endorsing the name Michigan State the College and urging all members Association '93, to write the M. A. C. Owosso. vice-president of the special Association and chairman of committee appointed to- consider the ques tion of a change in name, to that effect. of to A. B. Cook, 1 The M. A. C. Record Page Seven "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" Senior mechanical engineers are decorat blue of ing the Campus with costumes shirts, white trousers and shop caps. Professor Metcalf of California and Marcus Schaaf, state ester, April 22. '.'• the Forestry spoke before the University of for club Naomi Hensley, '24, Detroit, and Bernice • Francis, '25, Standish, represented the M. A. C. woman's league at a convention at the University of Missouri last week. Lt. Col. John G. Emery, past national commander of the American Legion, spoke at a dinner given in his honor by the Wil liam Riker Johnson post at East Lansing on April 21. During the week of April 21 Olds hall was the scene of the examinations for ad mission to the bar. Would-be attorneys to the number of 129 dashed three days of official trials. through Out of 466 votes cast in a straw ballot sponsored by the College organization of republicans Calvin Coolidge 321. Charles E. Hughes was second choice with third with 33. H i r am 51 and McAdoo each [ohnson other, respectively. in the finals with one vote. Bryan figured and LaFollette taking 24 and crowded drew 21 there is an While appropriation of $50,000 available for building a hospital for the College it is not believed that work will be started on the structure this year. An attempt will be made to have this fund in creased to one of proportions large enough to do justice to the needs of M. A. C. In the meantime some other Campus buildings will be utilized for this purpose. One of the houses on Faculty Row and Abbot hall are under consideration as possibilities for the health department. W i th the use of in use the removal of the cottages now immediately some provision must be made to care for the attention of the authorities. the cases which come to The annual baseball game with Michigan at East Lansing will take place on May 21. One the same day the executive com mittee of the M. A. C. Association will hear a recommendation in regard to alumni the activity on name of the College. the question of changing the public utilities W. W. Potter, of the convocation on commission, addressed that April 23, and described the work of organization, denying the charge that it was oppressive and its activities tended to lower the chance for success of the corporations coming under its control. Granite is in place for the entrances to the Union Memorial building on both the the con south and west sides. Much of crete for last week after the electricians and other work ers had installed conduit and arranged the equipment which will be encased in con crete. floor was poured the first H. R. Adams, '21, who has been a gradu ate assistant in the soils department, and who completed his work for a master's de gree in March has acepted the position of the soil survey and research specialist at P u r d ue experiment station. Adams was employed on a survey of Ingham county last summer. and other Permanent barracks equip ment for a state police headquarters will be constructed on the site now in use by the constabulary at the western end of the College property facing on Harrison ave nue. A recent action by the State Board grants the state a 99-year lease on the prop erty to be used. George Gauthier, '14, director of ath letics at Ohio Wresleyan re university, ports visiting with Guy Osborn, '86, while on a trip through the west. Osborn won first the 100-yard dash field meet in 1884. He ever held at is now president of the Cocoa Products company at Norfolk, Va. in the the College, \\tyt Page Bight The M. A. C. Record CHICAGO ASSOCIATION RE-ORGANIZED Illinois Alumni Favor Name Change; Jensen New President '05. W. '86. P. 15. Woodworth, Interest in the affairs of the College and the local M. A. C. association was revived by the residents of northern Illinois when more than eighty people met at the City cluh in Chicago on April 26 and reorgan ized the gronp which had been more or less inactive for the past two years. The affairs "of the evening were under the di rection of Clem C. Ford. R. '86, and Rnmmler, and Rummler '14. Ford (.). F. Jensen, were the directors of the association whose terms of office had not been completed. Dinner was served in the Lincoln room of the clnb and was followed by the business the program. meeting, dancing completed During the dinner there was a program provided by Mrs. O. F. Jensen and her brother. L. O. Switzer. and Paul Donnelly, all of whom sang for the entertainment of the crowd. Esther Benton Ford, listed for the class of 1933, daughter of Clem C. and Zoe Benton Ford, further the evening by pre to the enjoyment of '01. senting a toe dance. Sam Kennedy, his best told and stories of several II. Arnold White, '92. talked of old times and urged a stronger spirit. The alumni secretary was called upon to answer several questions relating to affairs at the College. W. R. Rummler, the nominating committee, reported the follow ing nominations and the persons designated were declared elected: '86, chairman of '05, added President—Ove F. Jensen, '14, 11 S. La- Salle street. Chicago. Vice-President—Willard '92, Chicago Trust company. F. Hopkins, Sec.-Treas—Paul Donnelly, '21, 192 N. Clark street, Chicago. Permanent Secretary—Zoe Benton Ford, '05. 2 S. Catherine avenue, La Grange, 111. Director—R. C. Kinney, '21, 1356 Estes avenue, Chicago. Favorable attention was 'given the move ment to change the name of the College to Michigan State College. A resolution was passed unanimously to this effect with the read that each member was further provision to write A. B. Cook, chairman of urged the committee appointed by the executive to to recommend action, committee this effect, Letters were several from alumni unable to attend. There were tele grams from L. Whitney Watkins, '93, and 1. R. McColl, '90, of the State Board and a letter from Acting President Shaw. Col lege booklets were distributed to all pres ent with the request that they be given to desirable prospective students. W h en the took meeting adjourned the entire party part in the dance in the ball room of the club. \\. Shuart, '23, Ove F. Jensen, The following attended: C. J. Perry, '18, Mrs. C. j. Perry, A'. C. Taggart, '16, Grace Bryant Taggart, '17, David L. Peppard, '17,. R. R. Maugh, '13, R. G. Bigelow, T6, '12, E. H. Greenwood, '23, A. Mrs. E. II. Greenwood, Marie Swanson, W a rd L. Wylie,, '22, Mrs. W a rd L. Wylie, '06, Grace Austin Arm A. S. Armstrong, '21, F r a nk P. strong-, Paitl E. Donnelly, Cowing, '13, Mrs. F r a nk P. Cowing, D. W. Smith,' 'o_\ W. S. Merick, '04, G. G. Rob- '14, A. W. bins. '04. Lucile Titus Kohler, Kohler, George F. Davis, '21, Sibyl M. Titus, '25, Howard J. Eddy, '21, Josephine Spaulding Eddy, '14, Zora Switzer Jensen, Leon O. Switzer, Mrs. A. R. Carter, A. R. Carter, '04, Harold Carter. Robert Y. Carter, Sam J. Kennedy, 'or, II. Arnold White, '92, W. P. Hawley, '92, L . J. Bullen, '23, Mrs. L. J. Bullen, Gefritt Cotts, '14, Mrs. Gerritt Cotts, Melvin A. Russell, '14, John S. W a t '23, R. C. Kinney, son. '21, Mrs. R. C. Kinney, '23, H. W. Nor '21, Emily Welshon, Ralph B. man, Kling, '17, Barbara '20. Nellie Fredeen, Van Ileulen, '10, Charles L. Richards, '23, Beatrice Fisher, Stephen W. Doty, '07, Mrs. Stephen W. Doty, T. F. Locke, '06, Mrs. T. F. Locke, J. Haskins Smith, '83, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. McGrath, J. H. Prost, '04, N. S. Mayo, '88, P. M. Wood- '18, W. R. Rummler, "86, H. P. worth, '22, Park Teter, The M. A. C. Record Page Nine HV '22, Richard English, '17, M. G. Jewett, '18, F. T. Car ver, and H a r r i et Hooper Boonstra, '22, C. Ross Garvey, '12, G. H. Buckley, ' i ij James G. and Anah McCool Stelzer, '22, R. R. Tower, '03, Mrs. R. R. Tower, Clem C. and Zoe Benton Ford, '05, P. B. Woodworth, '86, Esther Benton Ford, '33. New arrivals in Chicago or in the sur rounding towns are urged to notify the sec retary, Paul Donnelly, 192 N. Clark street, so they may of meeting's. receive announcements ST. CLAIR ASSOCIATION MEETS IN PORT HURON About forty-five St. Clair County M. A. C. folks held a get-together meeting o n' April 15 in the parlors of the First Metho dist Episcopal Church at P o rt H u r on and re-established the St. Clair County Michi gan Agricultural College Association which has been inactive for the past t wo years. After a very fine banquet a business and so cial meeting was held, conducted by R. S. Campbell, '94, chairman, assisted by James R. Wellman, the musical part of the program. Alex Moore, '89, who claimed to be the grandfather of interesting the organization, gave a very talk on the early history of the college. Officers elected at this time w e r e: '22, who had charge of President—Carl M. Kidman, Vice President—James R. Wellman, '22. Secretary—Marshall G. Draper, Treasurer—Clayton A. Lewis, '13. '21. '17. Those present w e r e: James McNinch, '20, Mattie Vincent, '19, Agnes Tappan, "22, Edith Mason, '18, Florence Moore, '15, Evelyn M. Jackson, '24, N o r m an Kin ney, '14, Clayton A. Lewis, '13, George E. Norris, '24, Herbert Freeman, '21, F r ed Adolph, '22, E d g ar C. Keck, Harold Ran kin, '23, James R. Wellman, '22, and Miss Mcintosh, Ernest W. Strauss and Miss Foe, D. Vincent and Miss Reid, R. S. Campbell, '94 and Mrs. Campbell, M. G. '21, and Mrs. Draper, Alex Draper, Moore, '89, and Mrs. M o o r e; D. C. Mc- Elroy and Mrs. McElroy, A. B. Sterling '22, '24, and W a n da Force and Mrs. Sterling; Hazel Anderson Shewe *20, and Mr. Shewe, H a r o ld Koopman, '22, '22, Ross and Eileen Seeble Koopman, Scupholm, Scup- holm, '24, Verna Derek Tappan, '20, Oleda Shaw, Marjorie Moore Wright, '17, Shel don Lee '17, Mrs. W. H. Fonda, Mr. and Mrs .W. Smith, Mrs. Carl M. Kidman, W. R. Bliss, '08, and M r s. Bliss. listed with F r om now on this association expects to be up and doing and would like to have our organization other branch organizations. We are sending for a supply of the booklets which describe the campus and the student activities which have been issued by the college and will distribute them among high school pupils and other M. A. C. prospects. the Just before the meeting closed Sheldon Lee, formerly of the Detroit Association, led enthusiastic college yells. Marshall G. Draper, '21. Secretary. MOST VET GRADUATES ARE PRACTITIONERS In eleven years the veterinary division has graduated a total of 82 doctors of vet erinary medicine, according to figures com piled recently by Dr. Russell Runnells, '16. These are scattered over nineteen states, Hawaii and South America. Michigan claims 48 of the number, Vermont is next with five, Illinois has three and New York, North Dakota, Indiana, and Nebraska two each. T he others have an entire state to themselves. the graduates have died since the course was instituted, gradu ating its first class in 1913. F o ur of found practicing that 33 of their the gradu Runnells ates were profession, seventeen are state, federal or municipal in spectors, eight are instructors or research workers, five are engaged commercial work connected with a veterinarian's work, and seven are now engaged in allied pro human medi including fessional work, cine. But ten of the entire list have failed to follow, at least indirectly, the work for which they were trained, in Page Ten The M. A. C. Record OUTLINE ADVANTAGES OF COLLEGE First of Scries of Articles Telling Main Points of Ncic and Old Courses Offered Following is" the first of a series of ar ticles designed to put the alumnus and for mer student into touch with the develop ment of the College so that he may use his knowledge in presenting the advantages of M. A, C. to future students. The extent to which the progress of a college depends upon the cooperation and loyalty of its alumni body is well brought out by the present situation of M. A. C. President Shaw's conclusion that the col lege is not rendering its most valuable serv ice, because the highest operating efficiency students, requires an enrollment of 3,000 has become generally accepted bv the stu dent body, faculty and alumni. So that the people of the state, particu larly, may know- the resources of the Col that a general educa lege it is necessary tional campaign be carried out. The main features of the M; A. C. curriculum are recognized widely but some of its broader to a opportunities are still known only limited extent. It is the personal contact which alumni can have with desirable pros pective students the gap which always exist- between printed mat ter descriptive of the institution and a full understanding of its advantages. Nearly every possible future student is accessible to alumni throughout the state and the per the sonal experience of is basis for spreading convincing knowledge of the College than could any other agency. the graduate a more that will bridge Herein for lies an unusual opportunity alumni to see that every prospective col lege student in their vicinity is given com plete information as to lines of study he may pursue at M. A. C, campus activities to. opportunities for he may look forward infor M. A. C. graduates, and any other mation which might demonstrate the de sirability of attending M. A. C. Talking-points favoring the selection of M. A. C. are not few. The establishment in 1921 of the applied science division, and a short time ago of the liberal arts course, leading to A. B. and A. M. degrees, has given M. A. C. as broad a curriculum as may be found in colleges and universities the country over. Although a more or less definite limit on enrollment in the strictly technical courses of agriculture, engineer and ing, forestry, veterinary medicine, home economics may have obtained for merly, no restricting limit may be set on the number of students demanding a gen eral education along scientific or liberal arts lines. M. A. C, with a faculty of more than two hundred professors and instructors of thorough training and high ability, and with a physical, equipment of over sixty build ings, many of them new and containing the most modern and complete educational fa cilities, is in a fortunate situation. She is able to offer the thoroughness of training, which comes from limited classes and close and relationship between stu institutions and dent, boasted by smaller lacking in many of larger enrollment. instructor and At the same time the faculty is as well- balanced and complete as that of larger in classroom laboratory stitutions; her equipment is more extensive per student than in either smaller or larger institutions, and the intimacy and fraternity of the re lationship within the student body is ideal. These facts offer alumni and former stu dents an opportunity invaluable service both to the student and the College. to render The Forest of Arden will be the scene of several out of door plays during this term. The Columbine Players are preparing a series of presentations to be offered in the open air theater to which the campus lends itself so readily at that point. The first is scheduled and Twenty" by Floyd Dell, will be presented. The program will be augmented by May the direction of dances by a class under Miss Neva Bradley of the department of physical education. for May 8 when "Sweet The M. A. C. Record Page Eleven Central Michigan Dean Williams, '16, has left Toledo accept the position as office manager in the Townsend-Hoffman Capital National Bank building. company to for the Art Schubert, '22, who has been making the snow Lansing his headquarters until railroad drifts cleared away tracks, has again departed to take up his work in charge of dairy inspection in the upper peninsula. from the Charles Gower, '89, keeps in touch with the world by radio and helps others to do the same. He sells the apparatus for tak ing your entertainment out of the air. In his efforts is to show profitable Otto Pino, '11, has purchased a farm near Dewitt. He occasionally visits Lansing. that farming Among the newcomers at recent lunch eons have been H a r r is Thomas and J. D. Towar, both of the class of '85. is chasing insurance prospects for the J. Keith Pardee company of Lansing. C. C. Higbie, '22, Dell Yrandervoort, '19, is exalted ruler of the Lansing Elks but takes second posi tion when at home to a new daughter who arrived last month. CHITTENDEN PRESIDENT OF FORESTRY SOCIETY to succeed Professor A. K. Chittenden has recently been elected president of the Michigan For estry association Professor Filibert Roth of the University of Michi gan, and Professor J. C. DeCamp has been elected secretary. The association is com posed of people interested in the welfare of Michigan's the oldest state forestry asociations and has forest done much to bring about a wise policy in the state. A meeting of the di rectors will be held at E a st Lansing soon and at that time plans for the future will recently be formulated. T he association published a booklet entitled, "Forest Con is one of forests. It servation" which it has distributed among the state. T he newly or the schools of ganized Michigan Forest Protective asso ciation wras sponsored the Michigan Forestry association. by TRACK TEAM PLACES IN OHIO RELAY GAMES two-mile Ripper, Killoran, Baguley the Third in the half-mile relay, fifth in the 100-yard dash and second in the two-mile relay when there was but one other team competing, were scores brought home from the Ohio State relays by the varsity track men. and H a r t s u ch comprised t e a m; Zimmerman, Pollock, Herdell and P a r ks took part as the College entry in the half- the mile and Herdell ran 100-yard dash against in the middle west. M. A. C. was placed in the college class by the meet officials and normals found Ypsilanti and Kalamazoo stumbling blocks in the relays. Both of the fast schools have developed exceptionally track the in dash, ran fifth in the finals where the win ner was checked as making the distance in 9.9 seconds. to a place the fastest men this season. Herdell teams in Saturday the interclass meet was sched uled for College field and on May 3 the varsity competes with Detroit City college in its first dual contest of the outdoor sea forty son. T he freshman squad numbers men, and promises several valuable individuals to the varsity for 1925. T he freshmen will compete in three meets. to contribute Graveled parking areas have been estab the H o me Economics in front of lished building. in the gymnasium than 750 attended the alumni More last Alumni luncheon It is expected that this number will Day. Preparations be equalled again this year. are being made that number with the probability that it will be served in the Union building. A new plan for serving luncheon is under consideration. to care for at least Page Twelve The M. A. C. Record Alumni Opinion Tommy Keating, '18, writes from Win nipeg, M a n .: I've just been reading T HE RECORD, is sue of April 7, 1924.5 regarding changing the name. I haven't referred to the dic accept Mr. tionary but am willing to Strange's advice that our institution cannot properly be named "University," although I certainly admit that "University of the Great Lakes" has a valuable sentimental appeal and might eventually to a growth in attendance and development of curriculum to warrant and to be worthy of the appellation. Witness the fact that in the great majority of cases boys grow up to fit the names their parents have be stowed upon them. I think that Columbia University might be cited in example but I admit I am not in possession of facts or even of opinion to substantiate my as sumption. lead However, since we may not say "Uni versity" and since "Great Lakes" has an intimation of ships and ore and grain and fish and summer resorts, all of which are not pertinent to the title of our institution and furthermore Since Air. Ireland brings out the point that Michigan State College of A. E. A. and S. is not much change from the old title of "Michigan State Ag ricultural College" I find myself inclined to accept his suggested name as the simplest logical improvement over the present title. As concerning the fame of the old name I regret to have to admit mighty few per sonal instances of evidence to prove it. On the contrary, since 1 have always said " M. A. C.—Michigan Agricultural College" when asked the name of my college—I have regularly experienced a handicap be engineering cause the explanation course there—really not a is very good side issue," seems a bit boastful and does not clear very well in the average person's mind that it should be natural for an agri in engi cultural college to give courses run neering except for the purposes of " T he ning traction engines or road graders or building drainage systems. I must frankly admit that I have never been the least bit enthusiastic in encourag ing engineering students to attend the good old place although I do feel that our en gineering courses are entirely suitable for training students for engineering occupa tions. T he handicap of the name is too evident when you get out of the middle west. the same Presumably thing applies to those in other occupations than engineer ing, excepting agricultural lines, of course. to be a Has anyone established definitely why we cannot hope that some day our school may grow university—certainly there must be a limit to the ultimate size of existing universiteis and therefore an inevitable need for additional ones. true E d i t or of TTITV R E C O R D: I have received your favor of April 4, , in which you state "if you do not approve ( T HE RECORD) of the policies it advocates or the form information would be of value to us in handling its affairs." it takes, that Since you ask for my reasons for can frank- I will be celing my subscription enough to give them to you. 1. Tiii; RECORD is not worth the money. Compare it with any farm paper that costs Si.00 a year and sec for yourself. Com pare it further with magazines costing S2.50 or S3.00 a year and see how much farther it will fall behind. 2. T HE M. A. C. RECORD is practically a sporting journal. Now, I never read the sporting page of any paper and therefore the sporting feature of T i n: RECORD has no interest for me whatever. T he events that are featured most prominently are football, baseball, basketball, track meets, etc., etc. This kind of news may be of in terest to t he undergraduates now at the College who take part in these events, but it can scarcely interest many of us old fellows. I think T HE M. A. C. RECORD ought to be made a journal worthy of the reputa- The M. A. C. Record Page Thirteen Cash is Needed to Carry on the Work on the Union Memorial Building 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. Page Fourteen The M. A. C. Record the College. W hy not make it a tion of scientific and practical j o u r n a l, giving much attention to the work and writings of mem I think also that T HE bers of the faculty. Al. A. C. RECORD should publish at least once a year, say in the month of J a n u a r y, a list of the graduates with their present ad dresses and occupation, and their attain ments, so that one would be able to locate members of the Association with w h om he might desire to communicate. M a ke this a the Alumni Association. W h o 's W ho of is chiefly T HE RECORD as now published of its name might be changed to M. A. C. Life appropriately, instead of M. A. C. RECORD, which presumably a is record of the alumni. to the undergraduates and intended interest to be These are briefly my reasons for dis continuing my subscription. I remain, Very truly yours, C. C. Georgeson, :y8. Sitka, Alaska. C L A SS N O T ES The classes of '69, '74, '82, '83, '84, '85, '89, '94, '99, '01, '02, '03, '04, '09, '14, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23 are all due for reunions on June 14 and members of all other classes who take this opportunity to visit the Campus will find many of their friends and classmates. The above list is selected under the D ix plan and on the basis of special reunions every five years. A special effort is made to get the members of these groups back while general inducements are offered the other classes during the years when they do not have regular reunions. There is a good enough selection of classes to insure that everyone returning will find college friends at least, if the proportion of classmates is small. '04 H a r ry E. Williamson chips in from 510 Win- throp avenue, Jackson, Michigan: "Working hard as usual to bring up production at the Frost Geor & Forge company daytimes, and listening in and enjoying the music in the air nights. Have a boy 10 years old that would make a good stu dent for M. A. C. Will have to send him to learn the difference between a hoe and rake. What has become of my old room mate, Winfield W. Wachtel, formerly of Petoskey, in class of ' 0 5 ?" . FORDS LINCOLNS FORDSONS GERALD BOS, '16 with STANDARD AUTO CO. Grand Rapids, Michigan '06 News of E. N. Bates comes from 519 Post Office building, Portland, Oregon: "No change In charge of Pacific coast office in occupation. investigations U. S. Department, of of grain Agriculture. I was very much pleased to know that M. A. C. had established an engineering ex periment station. I believe this can be made of very great benefit to Michigan and the country. Agricultural engineering problems should be given much more attention than they have received in the past." '15 Post office people say that Mrs. Irving Kirsh- man (Nina Rose) is now living at R. 1, Laings- burg, Michigan. S. C. and Edna Tussing ('17) Vandenburg are Idaho, at now permanently Apartment 5, White-Savage apartments. in Boise, located M. G. Dickinson has moved from R. 4, Lan sing, to 319 Grove street, East Lansing. '18 Charles Margeson has requested us to change his address to 1512 East Kalamazoo street, Lan sing. Stanley and Nellie E. ('19) Bandeen have re into cently moved their new home at 806 S. Haliburton street, Kirksville,. Missouri. They will welcome any M. A. Cites who venture in that direction. '20 Notice comes from the post office of the new address of D. C. Cavanagh. He was formerly at Petoskey, and is now located at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Rosselyn Rice Murphy writes Irene Wightman is still doing laboratory work but is now located in Detroit at 541 David Whit ney building. She lives at 3361 McGraw avenue. Edward Karkau is still test and technical en gineer with the board of water and electric light commission at Lansing, living at 824 May street. they ex pect to spend the summer in Grand Haven. "The Miami Coffee shop at the Oval was such. a success that I am going to run it again this summer. M. A. C. folks who come this way be sure to stop and see us." '22 that Ellsworth and Helen Holden (w'25) Besemer announce the birth of Kathryn Jean on April 3, 1924- . S. H. Patterson has moved.in St. Joseph, to 922 Main street. '23 R. A. Morrison may be reached in care of R. E. Taylor, Alpena, Michigan. Ezra Sperling has moved in Saginaw, Michi gan, to 329 North Fourth street. Leona Scully may be addressed Drawer A, La peer, Michigan. Emmet Greenwood writes that he is located in Harvey, Illinois, at 157232 Turlington avenue. • The M. A. C. Record Page Fifteen %*> WRIGLEYS After Every Meal It's the longest-lasting confection you can buy —and it's a help to di gestion and a cleanser for the mouth and teeth. Wrigley's means benefit as well as pleasure. 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. cAdvertising Representative NEW YORK 23 E. 26th St. CHICAGO 2 30 E. O h io 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, *i4 R. J. Coryell, '84 PLANT T R E ES A ND S H R U BS NOW West Maple Ave. Birmingham, Mich. FORD A. W. HOCK LINCOLN with DALRYMPLE-MORLEY CO. Mack Av. at Van Dyke Detroit THE STRAUS BROS. COMPANY First Mortgage Bonds O. 0. 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. C. Fred Schneider, Gilbert L. Daane, '09, President '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, 'S3 Books and Office Supplies 223 Washington Ave. N. Hi C. Pratt, '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 Broadway around the world The biggest machines built by the General Electric Com pany are steam turbine gen erators of 80,000 horse power, used in great power houses. C o m p a re these huge turbines with the tiny l a mp used by sur geons to examine the inside of an ear, and you will realize t he variety of G-E prod ucts. Between these extremes are lamps, motors, g e n e r a t o r s, s w i t c h - b o a r ds and other equipment—all tools by which elec tricity works for you. One of these giants could generate enough current to r un all the street cars in twelve cities as large as Wilmington or Spokane. Ten could light a street as bright as Broadway running around the world. GENERAL ELECTRIC