mmMm0 Mmmtm •"Heffi Michigan Agricultural College Association Publishers o East Lansing Oct. 13, 1924 No. 4 Page 50 4.—„_., The M. A. C. Record . * The M. A. C. RECORD Published for the alumni and former students of the Michigan Agricultural College by Published weekly during the college year and monthly during July, August and Septem the M. A. C. Association. ber ; thirty-five issues annually. Established 1896 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. ROBERT J. MCCARTHY, '14, editor THE M. A. C. ASSOCIATION 3 Faculty Row, East Lansing, Mich. OFFICERS—1924-25 F r a nk F. Rogers, '83, Lansing, President A r t h ur C. MacKinnon, '95, Bay City, Vice-President Luther H. Baker, '93, East Lansing, Treasurer Robert J. McCarthy, '14, Secretary E X E C U T I VE C O M M I T T EE large elected at Members Henry T. Ross, '04, Milford, Mich., Term expires 1925 Clifford W. McKibbin, ' i t, East Lansing, Term expires 1926 G. V. Branch, '12, Detroit, Term expires 1927 W. K. Prudden, '78, Coronado, Calif., ex-officio Harris E. Thomas, '85, Lansing, ex-officio E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, ex-officio BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS In Michigan unless otherwise noted. BARRY COUNTY BERRIEN COUNTY BAY CITY NORTHWEST MICHIGAN OTTAWA COUNTY PORTLAND, ORE. CENTRAL MICHIGAN ST. CLAIR COUNTY CHICAGO DETROIT CLUB FLINT GRAND RAPIDS ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SEATTLE, WASH! SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH HAVEN MILWAUKEE, WIS. WASHINGTON, D. C. NEW YORK CITY NORTHERN OHIO WESTERN NEW YORK WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THE M. A. C. RECORD VOL. XXX. No. 4 E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN OCTOBER 13, 1924 MEMORIAL BUILDING NEEDS MONEY Amounts Outstanding on Pledges Would Pay Off All Indebtedness. taken on the aspects of a Most of the roof on the Union Memorial building has been put into place. A delay of several weeks due to a conflict on steel orders set back the time at which this was to have been accomplished but the building has finished structure to the extent that the glazing and placing of doors will have the shell entire ly erected. Brick, concrete and stone make up the most noticeable part of such a build ing but the intricate system of plumbing, heating and ventilating, electric light wires, telephone wires and other systems upon the place depend, which the operation of require proportionately much more time and are not visible to the casual passerby. Behind all of the work on the building, behind the contractor and architect, behind the committee the construc in charge of tion there is the force which makes possible • the completed product. T he roof is raised by the power in the steam hoist, the con crete is lifted to the uppermost floors by the elevator used' by the workman, the brick and mortar are taken to the top by manual and mechanical labor but all of these are set in motion by one power and that is the individual contribution to the fund. W h at the individual does determines the extent to which the work can continue, when he fails the entire job stops. Thus we are brought to an analysis of the strength of the force at work. An audit of the books of the Union Memorial building fund as of September 1 shows that a total of $112,000 has been paid into build ing expense, $28,000 of this was turned in to the treasury between January 1 and September 1 of this year. There remain ed outstanding on pledges at time $224,000. Newr pledges are constantly be ing added is being promised for future or immediate payment but the question as to how far the building total, more that the to can go without being stopped for lack of funds must be answered by the individual whose pledge The amount of money now outstanding in overdue pledges would clear the building of all indebted ness. is due. the good faith of is pledged the In the meantime that all M. A. C. Association that promises to pay will be fulfilled and the contractor will receive returns for the money he has expended so that the project interruption. may be continued without T h us the responsibility is placed finally with the alumnus or former students who has aid already in establishing this much needed institution. It also rests with those who have not yet done their share toward the fund, and, pos sibly, with a little more weight. that he would indicated the future more the opportunity and the assumption in A financing program contemplating the completion of a large part of the building is This will be in process of completion. that pledges based ujlon will be paid rapidly than they have in the past. It is based up on the probability that many who have not thus far contributed wrill do so when they is have brought before light. One of its main premises is that M. A. C. alumni and former students aAe iuny as dependable in this matter as they are in the ordinary course of business. Under this plan it may be possible to obtain sufficient funds for immediate use to keep the work going but first, incurred is possible only must be met through united efforts of hundreds of in dividuals. the debt already in the proper the matter them this and A special committee from the building committee has been engaged for some time in a study of the needs of the building in the matter of the preparation and serving recommends That committee of foods. Page 52 The M. A. C. Record It was found that by handling that the cafeteria be kept open only during stated meal hours and that the soda foun tain counter be placed in the small cafeteria where light lunches may be served as well as the regular products of the soda foun tain. the equipment in this way a smaller operation expense would cover a greater service, provide for food for the late luncher and early riser—as the lunch counter would be open early and late—and aid in the hand through providing ling of a place where those who wished to buy a small lunch could obtain it with the least expenditure of time. A complete, modern kitchen has been planned and the various equipment specified by experts in this work who aided the committee in its search for information. large crowds and and the second and In the basement will be a well-equipped bakery vegetable refrigerator preparation rooms in accord with the gen third eral plan and on floors will be serving rooms sufficient in size and equipment to care for large groups at luncheon or dinner. The entire program long deliberation has been prepared after -and with the best advice available and is certain to work out correctly at least when judged by modern methods of procedure in the serving and preparation of foods. A recent change in plans, involving the men's coat room and lavatory in the base ment has resulted in the former being mov ed to the first floor, while the barbershop is somewhat enlarged and a passageway left next to it in the basement of the east wing so that a future addition may ac commodate a bowling alley just to the north of the barber shop. In the main, however, the early plans in regard to the permanent use of rooms will be adhered to strictly. Changes have only been made where they were found most desirable and advantage ous. The billiard room, for instance, will occupy the first floor of the east wing and the alumni and Union offices will have temporary quarters on floor at the head 6f the stairs. third the All facilities the building have been planned and are being the maximum usefulness as installed for conveniences of and applied to conditions at the College. The Union Memorial building will be the foun tain head of all that is best in M. A. C. life. To complete it and have it in work ing order is the task of the alumni, their promises have been face value, the time to show that they are w o r th while is the present. The amounts now overdue on pledges \vi 11 cover all indebtedness on the building. taken at TURNER, '09, ACCEPTS FEDERAL APPOINTMENT In these activities in fourteen states, recognition of his work in placing Michigan close to the top in boys' and girls' club work the U. S. department of agricul '09, director ture has made R. A. Turner. in of cluding Michigan. He will make his home in Washington, D. C, moving in December. Turner's resignation was ac cepted by the State Board as of July 1 and since that time he has continued handling the work in this state as well as beginning federal government. his duties with there the in last The year instructor following his graduation he was an assistant in the dairy laboratory at In 1910 he went to Hillsdale the College. as the high in agriculture schools remaining there until 1918, during three years he was also county his leader of boys' and girls' clubs. the fall of 1918 he returned to the College to take charge of boys' and girls' club work in the state and under his direction the the past. year rapidly until system grew saw its influence extended to thousands of youngsters. In In addition to his official duties he has been active in civic and alumni affairs and is a past president of the Michigan Asso ciation for the Advancement of Agricul tural teaching. '24, is one of the first C. E. Slaughter, men employed under the organization of the engineering experiment station. He is taking up the question of a satisfactory crack filler for concrete pavements. The M. A. C. Record CONTROVERSY RAGES OVER COLLEGE LOOP railways One of the landmarks of the past twenty years of M. A. C. life is threatened with extinction, the College has decreed that the company— Michigan Electric one of the current name for the corporation the street car service operating to East the Campus Lansing—must remove from there in 1907 the loop which was placed and which has remained somewhat of an uninvited guest ever since. W i th the con struction of the new roadway along Grand River and Michigan avenues the state high the trolley company way department and have come the placing of certain tracks adding to the com plications. T he company avers it has no money and the state and College claiming that it must make changes which supposed ly require at least the prospects of cash. East Lansing is an innocent bystander al though it too had had its little argument to with lowering the grade along Michigan avenue, that, however, is another story. into disagreement about trolley officials regard the in of the The September meeting State Board brought out the ultimatum that the M. E. R. must remove its tracks from the Campus within thirty days. T h at space of time has passed e'er this is read but still it is a fairly true conjecture that no move has been made the offending to take out steel and wood. Several suggestions have been made by both sides to the controversy, by other the ordinary citizen who only pays for the ser vice he gets and has nothing to to do with seeing that he gets it but none of these has been acceptable to all concerned and the deadlock bids fair to reach a long distance record. interested parties and by It is barely possible, and this is merely a guess metaphorically whispered, that the that tracks will stay on the Campus. case they will probably be moved some what to the west of their present position and the loop shortened to proportions" which would allow the turning around of at least one car but would not permit its use as a In Page 53 department counter with freight siding. T he company says it will suspend service unless its desires are grant ed to the letter, the College and state high way eviction threats and the ball remains in the middle of the field. Patrons of the street cars say the suspension of service would that re and office em students sult in healthier time but with all ployees and no loss of its the availability of street car service which ap peals to the city of East Lansing, and, in some measure is highly probable that service will continue and railway the Michigan Electric will mark down another bloodless victory in what its officials characterize "a battle for existence." is something about to College officials. faults there that It DOWN, 15, APPOINTED TO RESEARCH POSITION joined E. E. Down, in agriculture Down went '15, has been advanced to the post held by the late Professor F. A. Spragg and will continue the work of the latter in plant breeding. After completing his course to the affairs of Adrian where he conducted a farm for part of a year. T he following the College as an spring he returned to in the farm crops assistant and foreman experiment station. He the army in 1917 and went overseas with the 338th Infantry. In the spring of 1919 he was an instructor of agriculture in France and after demobilization the College as ari assistant in plant breeding. this position he worked closely with In Professor Spragg and is acquainted with many of the projects the latter had under way at the time of his death. He has been cooperating with federal government on a study of sugar beets and has taken a prominent part in the work of the College experiment station. returned the he to New furniture for the president's office has been installed in the new library te ~n- porarily, awaiting the removal to the old library and administration building. Page 54 The M. A. C. Record VIEWS AND COMMENT the There are Just what will be the financial program presented for the consideration of the next legislature has not yet been announced by the College officials. several matters which need attention, and need it badly. A complete analysis is being made and when results are announced all items will be backed by careful considera tion and a thorough knowledge of condi tions. M. A. C. is not in the position it was a few years ago, it has shown a marked growth in enrollment and is extending its service in proportion with its assets. Exten sion and experimental into problems of general interest, faculty effort is being turned more and more to a closer cooperation with general and business. All of this means a necessity for better facilities, and the extent to which it can be continued depends entirely upon the resources available. industry delve staffs it has into direct in the past A point in any argument for the College is the present lack of anything like ade quate quarters and equipment for the chem istry department. This portion of the Col touch with every lege comes received student -enrolled and yet little consideration ten years. A decade ago its buildings were too small for the classes and now, with two hundred extra students they are still more overtax ed. This department has also witnessed a marked growth in the number of lines pur It has taken unto sued by the students. itself a variety of course which cover all important branches of The chemistry engineer, the trained physiologi cal chemist, electro-chemist, a dozen others proficient in their respectives lines are now receiving training where formerly the de partment functioned as a routine instructor for students in chemistry. It is also worthy of note in this connection that M. A. C. was the first col lege in America to establish chemistry as least a part of that in Dr. Beal's history. the regular cirriculum, at is the assertion made take classes the science. required to And chemistry is not alone in its needs' Other departments are provided with in adequate space and equipment, the Campus the removal needs a general overhauling, of old buildings and parts buildings which have outlived their usefulness. Ex impetus such as perimental projects need can be provided by a group research workers. The entire College can be bene through the wise application of suf fitted ficient the duties assigned to it. funds and can better perform of of their respective turned. Alumni It is to this program that alumni atten tion can well be living within the state can direct their efforts to the legisla ward seeing that members of districts ture from are thoroughly conversant with the needs of M. A. C, they can point out as no other the advantages which will accrue to can the state with the development of one of its greatest assets. This is not an arduous task to assign anyone but it is one which must be carried sincerity and whole hearted enthusiasm or it should be dropped entirely. Supplying the needs of the College is a matter of the proper guid ance of the legislature. out with swine Suffice To detail the triumphs of the College stock at fairs and exhibitions in the middle west would be to copy a list of achieve- ments_from past issues of T HE RECORD at it to say that this time of year. sheep, cattle, horses and from the College herds again took their accustomed places at the head of the various lists. In several cases honors received at the Ohio State fair were duplicated at Detroit and It is a in many cases they were bettered. source of satisfaction to know that M. A. the C. is keeping a few steps ahead of other institutions line of in It is a good thing for the Col endeavor. lege and the people of Michigan. this special . The M. A. C. Record Page 55 "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" the agricultural department R. S. Linton, '16, who has been in charge the of ()wosso high school has been added to the staff of the College. the education department at of L. E. Sawyer, '24, is adjunct professor of forestry at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. He will teach courses in forest management and reports a pleasant trip down there by auto. Wilbur S. Thies, '19, for the past sever- 1 years an instructor in the physics de triment, has been .appointed assistant ex the tension professor Massachusetts Agricultural college. of pomology at With the Michigan game again a matter of history attention may properly be re turned to matters at hand. T he stadium has been properly dedicated and the Green and White team has demonstrated some of its worth, the remainder of the season can the strain at he passed the tendant upon the annual University. through without fixture with judging In mentioning teams it is the merest jus the College tice that full credit be given team which competed suc stock cessfully against a score of others at the National Dairy show at Milwaukee and It may be a matter of con took first place. solation also that J. E. Burnett, '15, was its coach of training last year when an individual, C. D. Miller, It demonstrates that there is a broad program of competitive activities in which students are trained to participate successfully. team and also handled honors. took first '24, the Some wander afar to seek beauty of landscape and the displays of N a t u re but it at resident of East Lansing has the the his front door. Fall always adds to • ordinary great charm of the Campus and in the surrounding country things in outdoes itself side. The appreciation of beautiful may well be substituted the old maxim and "begin at home". for "charity" D. E. Clark, '24, is in the United States Forest Service and is located at Lindland, Colorado. H. J. Yake, '24, Lumber company, and burst, North Carolina. is with the Suncrest is located at Sun H. J. Bowerman, '24, is tree expert with the Consumers Power company with head quarters at Jackson, Michigan. R. J. Preston, tree expert with the Consumers Power company with headquarters at Jackson, Michigan. is also '24, for Foundations the new horticultural building are being placed by the Christman company. The greenhouses are already fixtures of the landscape. W a y ne S. Plasteridge, '25, Lansing, was awarded the Sayer prize in bacteriology at _the close of last spring term. Plasteridge is in the applied science division. As soon as grading is complete and a few more months of work have been ac complished a series of photographs will be published in T H E: RECORD showing some of taken place on the Campus during the first few months. the many changes which have appointed R. F. Kroodsma, '13, who for the past seven years has been forester of the gov reservation at West Point, has ernment been in forestry at the College. Kroodsma has had experience in commercial lumber work and the Yale school of was graduated forestry in 1916 with the degree of M. F. extension specialist from T. W. Skuce, '24, is extension specialist in West Virginia and his address is 712 People's Exchange bldg., Charleston. He has been touring the state with a forestry spent and conservation exhibit some days with G. H. Collingwood, '11, who is in charge of forest extension work in the Department of Agriculture at W a s h ington, D. C. and car Page 56 The M. A. C. Record LAST MINUTE PLAY WINS FOR MICHIGAN M. A. C. Has Slight Advantage Throughout Most of Thrilling Game. for history either into faces, could see t e a m. football Like Janus, the Greek god, who, with in either direction, two the result of a foothall game may mean Michigan victory will go down as the winner of that greulling struggle in the new stadium on October 11. It will have the -advantage of 7 to o as the score board indicated but as long as the spectators who crowded the field will remember that con true fruits of quest will be bare of victory. fifty-seven minutes of combat between two as evenly matched squads as ever took the field that Steger, the Michigan captain, grabbed an unbelievably long pass and raced the few yards to the goal line for the only score in a game filled thrills arid disappointment. It was at the close of to the brim with the the previous season but It is no disgrace for M. A. C. to be out- scored by Michigan. The Maize and Blue came to East Lansing, for the first time in ten years, with a team which had taken Big the Ten honors swift conclusion of that hour of combat took the breath out of the supporters of the Green and White and gave Michigan its first opportunity to cheer whole-heartedly without the enthusiastic aid of a highly trained corps of cheer leaders. There was small excuse for strutting Michigan the band to march, down the field playing " T he the final pistol shot pro Victors" when claimed fruits the play. The of the victory are tasteless when the mar represent gin is so slim that superiority the the victors. better team won but statistics fail to reveal this, perhaps it was a matter of individual skill and instruction but this was not satis factorily demonstrated. there be justi- cation for the score standing where it is it lies more within the realm of kindly for tune than better ability or harder work. M. A. C. had a team working as a unit, Michigan had a team working as a unit, neither could progress decisively using this four method of attack. M. A. C. tried two, tried goals from the field, Michigan it does not the end of Perhaps for If filled with arguments all failed to count. Statistics on the game showing how are evenly the squads were matched and how evenly they played. the home F r om end to end the M. A. C. line was fully as good as that from Ann Arbor, the backfield of team was slightly better than the visitors' in the matter of rounding the ends, even with them on for is ward passes as far as territory gained concerned. is there a valid In no case argument for Michigan superiority. It was a nerve-wrecking strain for any It was spectator who favored either side. such an exhibition as is given once in a lifetime and was declared by competent football critics one of the best contests ever played. Victory walked hand in hand with defeat over such a long period that the re lief following that touchdown was notice able on both sides. On one side it meant a safe margin on the other blasted hopes. The goal of a lifetime for an M.A.C. squad it was nowr gone. had been in sight and the lion hearts on There may have been and squad who still believed the Green White could at least tie the score but the chance was so slim that it was almost be yond hope. With less than three minutes to go and the defense put up by Michigan al most impregnable the time for an M. A. C. score had passed. Coach Young sent in an to almost entirely new Michigan after Steger had made his dash across the line. The substitutes responded nobly and held their own. to kick off team An unusually warm day told heavily on the players. Throughout the first half the sun was uncomfortably warm and the last two periods were not much better. The game was marked by but few injuries and few penalties. It was devoid of the argu ments which sometimes mar a contest and was possessed of enough action to satisfy be the person who demands something doing at all times. Michigan's vaunted the In attempts assault of the M. A- C. ends. interference crumpled under there that The M. A. C. Record . Page $J to turn the flanks the Maize and Blue was outclassed by the home team but the margin was not great enough to affect the outcome. Of the four first downs credited to Mich igan, one was made on a penalty and an other was counted on the touchdown. M. A. C. made the required distance on four occasions. further emphasizes the previous statement that the teams were evenly matched, but piles up proof that the two teams were on common grounds with a marked for neither. advantage t h is but All of a as insofar as it related the line played Some were To select stars from the lineup of the M. It A. C. eleven would be a hopeless task. team. Haskins, Hultman, starred Eckert, Robinson, Hackett, Eckerman, the game of iSchultz, on than better their careers. the difference was small and others but to only comparative their respective abilities. In the backfield Richards, Lioret, Neller, Lyman were all in top form. Richards took the added bur den of punting early and acquitted himself well. In this group are named only those who started the game and who played through a large share of the time. There were others fully as entire deserving of mention but their names can be read in the summary. T he M. A. C. team of today is not a one-man team. It is not a collection of individual stars, it is the word. a team in the fullest sense of for It has learned to coordinate its efforts a common end, each man has learned to the share he must rely upon himself the do and that highest order. is an accomplishment of the game for in the the game before Holding Michigan to double the score it made was not conceded by the most arbi first trary critic of whistle sounded but the first few plays soon displaced the notion of such a variance of power between the two teams. T he first quarter was repeated twice and nearly a the break came which third turned the ebb tide of Michigan spirits to a full flow of enthusiasm. It was sweet revenge for those who have followed M. A. C. closely and with interest in its work for the past few years to hear the U. of M, time before shout stand up and rooters themselves hoarse when a runner for their team made two yards through the line and that was in frequent enough to make it still more novel. Undoubtedly Michigan prepared the way for its final pass by sending several to the in opposite side of the field which were complete. The strategy worked but the reason why it worked is not one arrived at through sane reasoning, the element of luck is too great. STATISTICS SHOW EVEN STRENGTH OF SQUADS show statistics Unofficial interesting sidelights on the game. They are replete with im pressions given the crowd of an even con test. The figures compiled follow : information which confirms the Total of gains in scrimmage: Michigan •76 y a r d s; M. A. C. 62 yards. Total of losses in scrimmage: Michigan 18 y a r d s; M. A. C. 22 yards. Gains through line: Michigan 60 y a r d s; M. A. C. 32 yards. Gains around ends: Michigan 16 y a r d s; M. A. C. 30 yards. Average distance of p u n t s: Michigan 33 y a r d s; M. A. C. 38 yards. Total returns of p u n t s: Michigan 79 y a r d s; M. A. C. 4 yards. Average distance of kick-offs: Michigan 35 y a r d s; M. A. C. 37 yards. Total return of kick-offs: Michigan 22 y a r d s; M. A. C. 8 yards. Passes attempted: Michigan 12; M. A. C. 8. Passes completed: Michigan 2; M. A. C. 3- 3- Passes grounded: Michigan 7; M. A. C. Passes intercepted: by Michigan 4'; M. A. C. 3. Total yards from passes and runs after passes: Michigan 61 y a r d s; M. A. C. 55 yards. First d o w n s: Michigan 4; M. A. C. 4. Penalties: Michigan 45 y a r d s; M. A. C. 45 yards. (Continued on page 60) Page 58 The M. A. C. Record COLLEGE DAIRY JUDGES AGAIN IN FIRST PLACE START PREPARATIONS FOR UNION VAUDEVILLE F or the second consecutive year an M. individual A. C. student has won high judging at the National honors in stock Dairy Show at Milwaukee. The judging team representing the college also won other colleges took part in the competition. Twenty-seven first honors. held Individual honors went to F r a nk H. Wil liamson, '25, of Pontiac. W i th this signal distinction Williamson won a scholarship of $400, given by the American Jersey cat- tle club, as a reward for his exceptional performance. Williamson has been a mem ber of the college wrestling team the past two years. The M. A. C. team was composed of Williamson, Ernest S. Wiesner. '25. and R. Palmer Bfitsman, '26, the latter two of East Lansing. J. E. Burnett, '15. coached the winning team. The team was first in Jerseys and Guernseys, the sixth in Holsteins and nineteenth in Ayr- shires. The low position in the latter class can be attributed to the fact that until the past year the college has never maintained a herd of this breed. judging of The awards to the winning men were made at a banquet given by the American Dairy Science Association, at which Prof. O. E. Reed of the College dairy depart ment acted as toastmaster. This banquet was featured by an address given by C. W. Larsen, chief of the newly organized bur eau of dairying of the United States de partment of agriculture. Dean IT. L. Rus sell of the University of Wisconsin was also a speak er. the college of agriculture of trophy and a bronze plaque, Prizes awarded to the M. A. C. men con sisted of three silver loving cups, a dairy cow the scholarship, a gold medal watch fob and a cane. Besides these prizes, each member of the team and Burnett were also given bookends to mark their accomplishment. L. J. Rothgery, '19, has been appointed an instructor in civil engineering. Preliminary work for the first M. A. C. Union vaudeville revue has been started under the direction of Ewald Schafifer, '25. of Ionia, who has been chosen manager of the coming season. T he the show vaudeville show is being offered this year regular Union Operas, the in place of which in the past have proven unsuccessful in several respects. for arrangements Although definite have not as yet been -made for this new type of entertainment, the entire scheme has been planned so that the show is now in the hands of the various members of the faculty and student body Who will have specific duties to superintend in preparation for the event. the actual work of It is planned to have a series of regu lar vaudeville acts, augmented by a one- to be put on by the dramatic act play classes of Prof. E. S. King, and a short movie comedv. T he regular acts of the show will be of ten to fifteen minutes dura tion, and will be of a well balanced nature, bringing into play the entire stage talent of the college. Due to the mixed nature of this show it will be unnecessary to bring in an outside director, eliminating considerable expense. thus to the latter the Union Dancing acts, directed by Miss Bradley of the physical education department will be a feature of the revue. In addition to this there will be various stunt acts. To achieve is offering the societies, both men's and prizes women's, who succeed in putting on the best acts of this type. Considerable inter the est show, and it is expected that this part of the program will be exceptional. Besides these there will be acts by Schwartz Creek Band and by the varsity male quartette. is being showm this part of in The management announced that with the last m.ovie comedy about two hours. It is hoped to stage the show during F a r m e r s' Week, at one of the Lansing theaters. the entire show will The M. A. C. Record Page 59 Alumni Opinion Mary Allen, following '09, wrote from New York City in time for the Com it issue of T HE RECORD but mencement was impossible to print it at that t i m e: the Its the sympathy is entirely with Isn't he always begging us the '"Mv editor. for news of ourselves and aren't we always the neglecting to send it in, yet scanning the people thing for news of paper first we knew when fault in college? of the alumni if the paper is rather crowd ed with campus events and not so much those we knew. F or my part I news of the sporting page of a news never read read every word of T H£ I paper but '78ers and those in their If RIVCORD. vicinity would write in about their activi the ties—and who the achievements of editor hail it with joy? T he first thing I '09 or anything look for near it I say; 'What's '09 anyway, not quite so wide awake to college affairs as it used to be.' But I don't write in myself more than once a year. interested in friends—wouldn't if the matter with is it. Then the numeral I don't see isn't the "I've had an exceptionally busy winter considering my condition. After singing at the gymnasium last year I went to Cleve land and had Dr. Cule take out my goiter. Then I spent the summer in the Catskills, not far from Galli C u r d 's new h o ne and enjoyed the mountain limit. Then, on my return, I had my wardrobe cleaned out by sneak it hadn't been for some kind friends about my size I think I'd have had to go around in a blanket for a while. That is so far in the distance though that it's only occasionally I pine for some favorite dress. thieves and the air to if 'T have been a member of the Maumette Concert company for the past two seasons and this has been quite an active one. A is very clever and friend of mine who has a soprano voice worked out this af fair. We have a complete stage with three settings, one a drawing room scene. We scene are stage managers, electricians, fun shifters, n'everything as well as work the little figures and sing. We more than earn our money but have heaps of and crowded, enthusiastic houses everywhere. We have been north as far as Toronto and south as far as South Carolina. O ur last trip south was just ahead of the torna do so we had no discomfort, it's • a good thing we weren't scheduled 24 hours later. trip I had a nice On our first southern Fortress visit with Bill Frazier, Monroe. He saw our performance and couldn't get over the illusion. The stage is 26 inches by 30 inches and he said it looked at least six feet. '09, at "Just recital three weeks ago I gave a New York it all (April 2 2 ), managed myself and gave it in a small hall so that I could clear expenses. T he critics were very good to me too. fying and I have splendid new criticisms to put in my 1924 circular."' It was all most grati two perfectly MANY PRIZES OFFERED FOR X-COUNTRY RUN inducement As a special to men who have not as yet won numerals or letters in cross country runs at the college, Coach Ralph H. Young is offering prizes to the first 15 men to finish in the annual novice run which will be staged Oct, 18. The three finishing first will receive silver lov ing cups, the next seven, gold medals and the next five, silver medals. In team. This contest to all undergrad is open the uates who have not previously made cross country it has been the custom to give sweaters to the highest in this event, but commencing this year numeral sweaters will be given only on the entire season's record, and not just for this one race. former years One week after college race will be held as a tryout Yarsity candidates. the novice run the all- for W o rk of training the men is under joint direction of Captain Willard Coach Young. the and Page 60 The M. A. C. Record DETAILS OF CLOSEST BATTLE IN TEN YEARS the south defended Michigan goal. Slaughter picked up Neller's low kick af ter fumbling and wras downed on his 30- yard line. T wo plays made two yards and Rockwell punted to Lyman on his 30-yard line. Kunow picked up Lioret's fumble on the M. A. C. 25-yard line. T wo plunges netted three yards, a forward pass was knocked down by Lyman and Richards caught the next Michigan attempt on his 20-yard line. Lyman and Neller failed to make appreciable gains and Richards punt ed Haskins falling on the ball on the Mich igan 40-yard the ball when Rockwell fumbled and Richards passed to Robinson total gain of eighteen yards. Lioret made two yards in two plunges and was stopped on his third. Neller tried to place kick which was l ow it to his 18-yard and Rockwell returned line. line. Lioret recaptured for a Rockwell punted to the M. A. C. 45- yard line. Rockwrell was being rushed by the M. A. C. line and failed to get much distance. His punts were high giving the ends plenty of time to get down the field and preventing the Green and White play ers from returning the ball. Neller made five yards around right end. Brown inter cepted Richards' pass on his 45-yard line. T wo three yards and Rockwell punted over the goal line. Nel formation. ler Richards punted out of bounds on Michi gan's 43-yard at tempts made a net loss of one yard and Rockwell punted to Richards on the M. A. C. 20-yard line as the quarter ended. lost five yards on a punt line. Three backfield line drives made it own 38-yard Lyman lost three yards on a fake around end, Neller promptly regained through tackle. Richards kicked out of bounds on. line. Eckert stopped his the line. Neller Steger a yard back of line. took Steger's pass on his 35-yard T h r ee plunges Richards failed punted to Rockwell who returned it to his line. Line plunges were stopped 44-yard for and Michigan was set back 15 yards to gain. in place tackle through fair catch of holding. Lyman made a Rockwell's punt on his 32-yard line. Neller made but three yards Steger carried Lioret and Lyman failed. back Richards' punt to his 43-yard line. Rockwell's punt was downed 10 yards from the M. A. C. goal, Beckley went in at half, Richards going to quarter of Lyman. He kicked to Rockwell who was stopped on the M. A. C. 4-yard mark. A Michigan pass was good for eight yards and Rockwell made first down through cen ter. Steger lost six yards and Michigan was again set back fifteen yards for hold ing. Parker was sent into the game and tried the first of his long passes. Beckley took the ball on his 38-yard line. ' Beckley tried to punt after three plays had failed but was unable to get the ball away. Michigan took the ball on the M. line. T wo of Parker's A. C. 30-yard tried to drop passes failed and Rockwell kick which fell short. Richards had the ball on his seven yard line when the half ended. through line. Beckley went Richards returned the kickoff to his 25- yard tackle for eight yards. M. A. C. was penalized 15 yards for holding. Neller made four at end and Beckley kicked to Rockwell at the center of the field. T he runner was drop ped on M. A. C. 25-yard line. Steger lost eight yards at end and two passes failed and Rockwell's place kick was blocked, Robinson getting the ball on his 45-yard line. M. A. C. lost fifteen yards for hold ing and Beckley's punt was downed but five yards from the Michigan goal. Mich igan made four yards in two attempts and Rockwell punted to the M. A. C. 44-yard twenty- line. Beckley to Robinson made one yards. Lioret failed at the line and Beckley's pass was incomplete. Robinson's drop kick was stopped by Steger on his 24-yard line. Michigan's interference boxed in Schultz and Rockwell made eight yards at end. Miller made first down in two attempts. Steger fell in an attempt at the other end and Rockwell's punt made but ten yards before it went out of bounds. T he M. A. C. forwards were making it hazardous for The M. A. C. Record Page 61 the Maize and Blue kicker. T he quarter ended with M. A. C. in possession of the ball in the center of the field. T wo plays went wrong and Michigan stopped an attempted place kick on its 10- yard line. Rockwell punted to Lyman for a fair catch on the U. of M. 40-yard line. Neller tried a free kick and Gregory got the ball on his 18-yard line. Lyman made a fair catch of Rockwell's punt on his 45- yard line. Lyman made seven yards at to Schultz who left end. Lyman passed took the ball to the Michigan 18-yard line. Beckley made three at guard and Neller tried a place kick which failed by two feet. After an exchange of punts Michigan had the ball on its 28-yard line. Michigan tried three times and made first down on a pen alty which M. A. C. was assessed for hold ing. Miller's plunge and Parker's pass failed to gain. Rockwell punted over the goal. The former was stopped on his 45- the line with Beckley's punt. On vard I first play Parker sent a long pass down the the ball i sidelines to Steger who captured I on his fingertips and raced across the goal. / Rockwell kicked goal. I Rockwell was stopped on the kickoff on line. T wo plunges made but his 4-yard to little distance and Rockwell kicked in Lyman on his 45-yard line. Sampson and terfered with Lyman's catch Michigan . lost fifteen yards. P a r k er took Beckley's pass on his 35-yard line. Steger made five yards in two tries and Michigan had the ball on its 40-yard line as time was called. fair M I C H I G AN M. A. C. Marion Edwards Slaughter Brown Steele Kunow Grube Rockwell Steger Herrnstein Miller , . L.E L.T. L.G C R.G R.T R.E Q.B L.H R.H ' F.B . :_-. Schultz Eckert Hultman Eckerman Hackett Haskins Robinson Lyman Neller Richards Lioret Score by periods : Michigan M. A. C 0 00 00 . . . -— 0 7—7 0 —0 Touchdown—Steger. Point after Referee—A. T. Sihler, touchdown—Rockwell. W. D. Knight ( D a r t m o u t h ). Head (Illinois). Umpire— linesman— H. J. Costello L. Day (Illinois). (Georgetown). Field judge—H. Substitutions—Michigan—Parker for Herrn stein, Herrnstein for Parker, Gregory for Herrn stein, Sampson for Edwards, Parker for Gregory, Heath for Miller. M. A. C.—Garver for Robin son, Beckley for Lyman, Spiekerman for Eckert, Robinson for Garver, Eckert Spiekerman, Lyman for Richards, Schymser for Lioret, Kipke for Schultz, Garver for Hultman, Fremont for Lyman, Goode for Beckley, Vogel for Eckerman. for D e t a i ls of t he dedication program and e x t r a c ts from the s p e e c h es deliver ed will be printed in t he October 20 is sue of The Record. One of the landmarks on the Campus impor which has attained new heights of tance is the magnificent white oak near the site of the old College hospital and Y. M. C. A. building close to Grand River avenue. With the removal of this building the oak, which is probably 60 feet to the first limb stands out with unusual effect. It will be directly on the boulevard entrance to the Campus, one of the visitors to the grounds when the roadway is completed. A kind fate has decreed that it does not come within the borders of the new pavement, nor will it be af fected by the construction of the entrance roadway. It is a more imposing monument than man could construct and might well be designated with the name of a person-, the College wishes to honor. first sights the for J. A. Mitchell, '09, Silviculturist in the Forest Service is spending a few months in Lansing compiling forest fire records for the Lake States Forest experiment station. Mitchell has enrolled at the College as a candidate in forestry. the master's degree for the College At the annual meeting of the Michigan State Veterinary Medical association, held at following Com the week mencement, it was voted to award annual ly a prize of the senior veterinary student having the best record, the veterinary faculty. Dr. E. K. Sayles, '15, assistant professor of veterinary medicine and surgery, is secretary of the M. S. V. M. A. twenty-five dollars to be made by the award to Page 62 The M. A. C. Record FORESTRY STAFF IN RESEARCH WORK During the summer Assistant Professor the forestry depart Paul A. Herbert of the ment spent some time in the study of insurance in Michi possibilities of forest the fire gan. He made a field study of hazard the lower and upper peninsula with a view to determining fair rates for insurance cover age. in various types of forest in for sale for the Arboretum and The trees cut from for the new high- along the right-of-way wav along the edge of the campus have been skidded together and the logs will be firewood. sawed and offered The forest experiment station near Grand the Rapids which is being maintained by in co Kent county board of supervisors look operation with Fifteen acres have been like a forest. trees. L. C. planted to various kinds of the board of Palmer, in direct charge of supervisors, who the trees have that station made an excellent growth this year. The the college begins to is reports '21, forester the for in forestry department has set aside 2,100 trees for planting at the station next spring. Professor A. K. Chittenden and Karl forestry, Dressel, graduate assistant have completed the first part of a study of forest taxation in Michigan. The work so far done covers the results obtained from the woodlot tax act. T he study now turns to the taxation of larger timber tracts and idle land. Some field work is contemplated for this fall in connection with past taxes Professor Chittenden on forest the author of a bulletin on was taxation in Wisconsin in 1910. Mr. Dres sel spent the Michigan land and economic survey and obtained much data of value in connection w i th the tax study. the summer with typical areas. is H. L. Sundling, in the United '24, States Forest Service and is located at Tres Ritos, New Mexico, on the Carson National Forest. He is taking the place of R. H. Westveld, for graduate wrork. is going to Yale '22, who * Declaration of Independence A facsimile copy of the Declaration of Independence has been issued by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. 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