Page 258 t- The M. A. C. Record 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 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 office at East Lansing, Mich. R O B E RT J. MCCARTHY, '14, Editor. THE M. A. C. ASSOCIATION 3 Faculty Row, East Lansing, Mich. O F F I C E R S — 1 9 2 4 - 25 Frank F. Rogers, '83, Lansing, President Arthur C. MacKinnon, '95, Bay City, Vice-President Luther H. Baker, '93, East Lansing, Treasurer Robert J. McCarthy, '14, Secretary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Members elected at large Henry T. Ross, '04, Milford, Mich., Term expires 1925 Clifford W. McKibbin, '11, 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. X X X. No. 17 E A ST L A N S I N G, M I C H I G AN FEBRUARY 2, 1925 KRATZ,'07, REBUILDS ASTORIA Manager of Oregon City Took Position Financial Status; Reorganized Just After Fire of 1922; Building Ordinances; Year Improved Book Notes Accomplishments. Taking over the managment of the af fairs of a city which has just been through a most devastating fire presents an oppor tunity for work unexcelled in most voca tions pursued by M. A. C. graduates, but (). A. Kratz, '07, had just that experience city when he accepted the position of manager of Astoria, Oregon, and took office but four weeks after flames had laid in ruin the principal portion of its business district. the city engineer Previous to taking over this task K r a tz identified with municipal had long been in Oregon. He and public utility work in P a G r a n ge and served as city manager city engineer of Ontario, Oregon, and had in been on the staff of Portland, so the experience he needed for the work he began J a n u a ry 1, 1923 had the been well assimilated. difficulty of running the affairs of a city in the grip of disaster he was the first to hold office under the city manager plan at Astoria. An election but a short time pre vious 8 had authorized the new form of government, so his way was beset with the perils atten dant upon pioneering. fire on December In addition to the to important seaport and Astoria proudly boasts that it is the gate way to the ''Columbia empire", its situation at the mouth of the Columbia river makes it an factor brings with it to the city manager the prob lems encountered in all such places, adding to the intricacy of the work demanded from the manager of an inland city. this As has been pointed out K r a tz was in ducted into office at a time when he was a city manager without a city to manager. the Of course the damage resulting from fire had extended only through the main business district but that damage had been the so thoroughly accomplished railway streets were destroyed, that even street tracks torn up and the ordinary life of the community was at a standstill. He also accepted the reins of office when the city manager system was about on same plane as the city, the buildings and streets could be rebuilt on old models but there was nothing but authority voted by the people on which to base the new plan of municipal government. foundation of the the W i th improvements inauguration of laws governing buildings these advantages Kratz set about the the and efficient construction of financ streets, regulations controlling the ing the collection of and taxes, reorganization of the departments of the the city so that best advantage of and in this he was well supported by the elective officers of the city as is evident from the results he obtained. to the community, they might work In addition to no pavements or sidewalks through the main section K r a tz was faced with a depreciated credit. City bonds were selling below par, a lack of coordination be tween receipts and expenditures had dis organized the fiscal affairs of the munici pality. In the two years of his regime, the year book for 1924 states, conditions have so improved that Astoria is paying most of its bills in cash, saving the taxpayer the money formerly spent in interest on bonds. Reconstruction for Astoria has given the city a chance to look to its planning and has brought streets which quite probably would have required years to accomplish before the fire and change in government. Throughout, the city's an nual report pays tribute to the efficiency of the manager and the decided step ahead which has been brought about through his efforts. Kratz the engineering division. He married Lora Hyde, '08, and they have two sons, Malcolm and Courtney, is a graduate of about wider Page 260 The M. A. C. Record WOODIN, 13, RECORDS DOINGS OF ALUMNI is his chief Irving Woodin, '13, who admits that stamping ground, California recently made a trip across the continent. He tells in the following letter about meet ing several alumni: Have just returned from a three weeks trip east visiting East Lansing, Chicago. New York and Pittsburgh, and enroute I saw a number of M. A. C. boys. Unfortu late and nately I got former failed friends and associates. to see very many of my into East Lansing Have been reading in f HE RECORD the past few years about the changes and im in the Campus, but of course provements was unable to actually visualize the changes that have taken place, and astounded at the changes I saw. T he heads of the in stitution are to be congratulated in securing the buildings that they have the past few impress years. The Library particularly ed me, and I spent a very enjoyable few minutes with M r s. Landon, who took me on a tour of inspection. Pat While in Detroit I saw Pat. Henry, '15, is doing a very fine business as a who lots of broker and distributor of carload fruits and vegetables. just a. looks In New York I spent slick as he ever did. '07. one evening with Wallace Liverence, He two is very happily married and has husky boys, he is associated in the butter Jay business with Fritz Cornell at 16 street. At Chicago I saw a number of the boys among them being Fritz Granger from the class of '14, who is also in the produce business at Benton Harbor. Also saw '15, who is connected with Shorty Buell, Geo. Hitz & Sons, Also Indianapolis. Chas. Tubergen, '11, who is on his way to Miami, Fla. to enter the real estate business. Also J. F. Spalding, '23, who is on his way the to Minneapolis as district manager of American Fruit Growers, the in Minneapolis territory and Van Taggert, '16, who I understand has a very wonder ful business as a broker, being connected Inc., with M. Troy & Co., S. W. W a t er Street, Chicago. My associate in the produce bus iness, O, W. Schleussner, '12, manager of the vegetable department of the American Fruit Growers, Inc., Los xWigeles, was also at Chicago. H e re on the coast I frequently into Prof. Eustace at San Francisco, run is the who as the majority of you know the Pacific Coast advertising manager for can Prof, Curtis Publishing company. take a Saturday Evening Post or a Country Gentleman, and do as many tricks with it, as a magician can with a two quart "Kelly." Here in Sacramento, Johnny Johnson, '11, is a prosperous insurance agent, or rather I presume he should be called an insurance counsellor. is also located here in Sacramento, and is the looking proud daddy of four of the finest children you could see anywdiere. he is em ployed as secretary of a labor bureau. Lawrence Patterson, '15, Mrs. Woodin '14) ( F e me Liverence, together with our two daugh and myself ters, Betty 8, and Elsie 5. manage to get I am still acting as three squares a day. district manager the American Fruit for Growers, Inc., with territory from Bakers- to Medford, Oregon, field, California, handling car load lots of fruits and vege territory, tables grapes, this in peaches, plums, apples, apricots, pears, celery and lettuce. We are always glad to see any of our former M. A. C. friends, and show them the best town in America, if any of you doubt it give us a chance to make a personal demonstration. chiefly IRVING J. W O O D I N / ' 13 Dr. II. J. Stafseth, specialist in the dis- seases of poultry for the experiment sta tion, is investigating the malady which has farms been taking a heavy toll on poultry that he is not yet convinced and reports Infected fowls that it is a form of cholera. trouble are under observation so that the to may be identified and measures the prevent its spread. poultry show scheduled for in connection with the farm program has been indefinitely postponed but the rabbit ex hibition was permitted. the meantime this week taken In The M. A. C. Record COLLINSON ASKS HELP FROM 1918 Fellow 'i8ers and chasers of the elusive dollar: About once every two years I manage to get my name in T H E; RECORD by some hook or crook, mostly this time its concerning money which this won derful class possesses and doesn't know what to do with. crook, and for the 'i8ers is always sending you This is the dope. During the course of our College Career, the worthy officers of our Class purchased a five hundred dollar Liberty Bond, deposited it with the Secre tary of the College and then promptly for got about it for five years, until I happen ed to need a little extra cash, so I took it out of "cold storage", clipped the coupons and deposited the proceeds, which amount ed to about $114.00, along with the bond in the Capital National Bank, so much for that. But, Mac, you know him, the guy who " d u n n e r s" about paying your dues—well, he wants that money the Union building and has done everything but forge my name at the bank trying to get it. To appease him I called a meeting of this vicinity at my home for Wednesday even ing, December 10. Everyone came but eleven, and as we have fifteen hereabouts, that made a grand total of four present. "Casey" Jones, " B u g s" Mailman, "Ricky" Doyle and myself had a grand chinfest. those present have Funny large families, except Doyle, and they ap preciate the value of a dollar and thought maybe we might "whack it u p ". After several brilliant suggestions, notably one by Doyle that we provide ornamental cus pidors for each room, and the equally bril liant one by Mailman that we buy a fleet of baby carriages 'i8ers when they return, we at last became serious and made the the move or shove money be put into a permanent fixture such as a the hospitality which the class of '18 would al ways feel toward M. A. C. and her alumni. fireplace which would thing but all for use by show that the in Page 261 that point we After having decided on decided it would be best to allow some of you other "inhabitants of the class of 18," to express your views—and then build the fireplace anyway. Really we want to hear from some of you fellows and girls what you think of this, put the baby on one knee, take your pencil in the other and write. We can't please all, we know, but we want to hear from as many as possible, and quick, 'cause Mac is broke and he needs the money bad. a balance of to our credit, several bills have $612.92 been paid from this fund, which have re duced from it some $30.00. Let's hear lots of you soon, 'cause it sure is a temp tation to have so much money around and I want to see it go where it will do the most good. The bank book shows Yours for more I've got a 23-pounder now who shows marked talent. football players, Financially yours, " R E D" C O U J N S O N. BOTANIST BORROWED G. H. Coons, associate professor the bureau of plant FOR FEDERAL WORK of botany, has been granted leave of absence inaugurate a for a year so that he may section of industry under the U. S. department of agriculture, which will devote its efforts to the study of the diseases of sugar beets. At the re quest of federal officials Professor Coons spent some time in Colorado last fall in vestigating diseases of sugar beets and he has specialized in that branch of pathology at the College. Professor Coons will take up his new work on April 1 and expects to have the operation of the new section well under way at the conclusion of the year he is to the ex in organizah >n. Much of spend perimental work will be carried on at the College, the department of agriculture has been cooperating with M. A. C. for nearly two years on the development of a sugar beet strain especially adapted to Michigan. Page 262 The M. A. C. Record VIEWS AND COMMENT T h r ee matters directly affecting the Col lege and the alumni will be dealt with by the legislature during the present session. First the bill authorizing the purchase of bonds of the M. A. C. Union, second the proposal to change the name to Michigan State, and, third, the biennial allotment of funds for buildings and Campus improve ments. This is no attempt to list them in the order of their importance but is the or der in which they will be considered. the that requesting the state to retire bonds The Union bond bill is one which should cause no controversy- The Union is ask it is ing no appropriation of state funds, be state merely authorized to invest in bonds of the Union, sums from sinking funds which are avail able at a rate of maturity which will make the money again available when it becomes it necessary for has issued. According to the bill as pre sented, the Union will pay such interest as the state administrative board may direct but it will be not less than four per cent per annum. Money borrowed the state to complete the Michigan Union was loaned at four per cent but that wras taken from that the M. A. C. Union will be required to pay a slightly greater percentage on the sum it receives, if the bill is approved. Assuming that the rate would be 4.1 per cent there would still be a comfortable margin below the cost of commercial the war fund. is probable financing. from It into use of the bringing There are also the considerations that the alumni are undertaking to finance and erect a building which will ultimately become state property, that the state is merely ac the celerating structure through extending a courtesy to the alumni which is not costly to the state and which wall prove richly remunerative. the common If wealth to insure an opportunity for fifty students to receive an education who would otherwise not be able to pay their expenses, then there will be that return as well as it is worth anything to the acquisition for the College of the best building on the Campus without the outlay of tax money and without taking the re sponsibility for its to be no valid reason why the should not approve the measure. financing. There seems legislature Controversy will undoubtedly arise over for the support receive his moral it was founded that least for agriculture, but for years the change of name. F or years the farm ing element of the state has been led to be lieve, by demagogues, for their own bene fit, that M. A. C. wTas their particular prop erty, that to aid agricul ture, and they should retain control of its policies and its affairs. Of course this reasoning is faulty. The College was farmer, particularly, or founded it at did not and throughout its history it has been supported by general taxation which has drawn money from the city dweller and industry, especial ly of late years, in a larger proportion than it has from the farmer. It has been proved time and again that the agricultural grad uate who goes to the farm or enters techni cal work is, in many cases the son of a city-dweller. The Michigan Agricultural College is an institution for all of the state It is as much as it is one for the farmer. believed that the change in name will make it more competent the people, tlirough the advantage the new name will give those w7ho are not students of agri culture. It was founded as an agricultural college but it later accepted the terms of the Alorrill act under which it was required to education to devote part of the in the mechanic arts, it has followed lead of other institutions of that class in adding to its curriculum those courses for In extending which a demand has existed. its usefulness the people, for courses in agriculture have gen erally diminished in popularity in the past few years while those in general science and the arts have experienced a rapid growth. it has met the wish of its efforts to serve The M. A. C. Record Page 263 "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" Rev. M. S. Rice, of Detroit, gave his ad dress on " J u n k" at the convocation on Jan uary 28. H o w a rd K. Menhenick, '23, has replaced land A. C. MacKay as instructor scape architecture department. in the In its match with the P u r d ue team the co-ed rifle team took first place with 487 out of a possible 500 points. Myrtle Lew- ton, "25, Washington, D. C, captain of the in the scoring with 99 points. squad led If for requested the appropriation the armory-field house is allowed by the legis lature, it is proposed to place the structure on the south side of Red Cedar toward the center of the plot formerly used as a golf course. Co-ed debaters have mapped out an am bitious schedule for their team, seven de bates were listed. January 21 both affirma tive and negative squads went to Olivet to engage the college teams there. March 2 one the team will go to Kalamazoo and other stay in East Lansing, both will be opposed by Western State Normal debaters. March 4, Augustana college will be met at Rock Island, 111. March 5, the team will go to Fairfield, Iowa, to debate the Parsons college it will meet Wheaton college at Wheaton, 111. team and March 6, Heman H. Allen, in automotive work, '14, an engineer with the bureau of standards at Washington, lectured specializing in before engineering students and those terested in automobile testing at Olds hall on January 23. He demonstrated some of for the machinery designed by the bureau testing automobiles. His the lecture at in College was the third he had delivered Michigan. He appeared before the Society of Automotive Engineers at its meeting in Detroit and also took his apparatus to A nn to Arbor East Lansing. for an address before coming to have To make good plans and the determination to carry them out are attri ideal class secretary. T he butes of an planning season is at hand. for June reunions Dean Bissell and A r t h ur Davis, '23, have been appointed on a committee to secure a landing field for Lansing. Davis earned his College expenses by giving exhibition his flights plane. carrying passengers and in Fraternity life and aims were interpreted to the audience at the People's church on Sunday evening, J a n u a ry 25, by members of the Pan-Hellenic council. Other or ganizations are to have charge on succes sive Sundays. Lieut. Leigh W a d e, a participant in the round-the-world flight of the army aviators was one of the guests of honor at the an the gymnasium on nual military ball at state J a n u a ry 30. Governor Groesbeck, and corps area military officials were also on the invited list. The new venture of the M. A. C. Union, for a vaudeville program was scheduled the the this week at last in Lansing. F o r m er ef Gladmer forts of the Union have been confined to light operas of which three were produced with varying degrees of success. three days of theater a and baseball basketball One of the busiest buildings on the Cam pus during the winter months is the gymna sium. Swimming, wrestling, indoor track, indoor h a ve brought large students into competition. to these the hockey squad the new in rink near ter-fraternity bowling matches have been scheduled as part of the intra-mural pro gram. Boxing and fencing are also indulged faculty members in to some extent and take their exercise on the handball courts. number of In addition is active on the W o m a n 's building, and Page 264 The M. A. C. Record WRESTLERS CONTINUE TO SWEEP FIELD Northwestern University Defeated 75 to 2; Sivimmuuj Team Breaks Two Records in Match With Ypsi Squad; Relax Team Cuts Pk'c from College Mark. Seconds team could ( )ne decision was all Northwestern uni- versitv's wrestling take from the M. A. C. squad at Evanston on Jan- uarv 24. Coach Lurhans' men captured live decisions and a fall for a point score of fifteen. This is the second Conference victory for the Green and White. Mich- igan was defeated, 20 to 6 the previous I logan in the heavyweight division week. lost to Lewis on a decision. (dbbs, in the 115-pound class was drily one to score a fall, i • c the lie threw his op- , CCl nonent in live minutes, hity-seven seconds. 125-pound class: Williamson defeated Time advan McPherson, Northwestern. tage, 10:33. 135-pound class: Hansen defeated An advantage, derson, Northwestern. defeated 10 oo-yard breast stroke, taking the distance in :50.2. [ 2Q yard relay—Won by M. A. C. (Col- Time ic tt, Whitlock, Purdy, B o r d e a u x ). [ 2.4. Fancy diving—Richmond ( M. A. C.) W(1]U B o r d e a ux yr . (M< A< C. ), Zielke ( M. S. , , , 50yard free stroke- ,, , r - , .... . , . ,, , . „ . \\ hitlock ( M. A. C.) ' /( won, Collet* ( M. A. I . ), Goodell ( M. S. \T > Time- 206 60 yard back stroke—Cooper ( M. S. N .) won, Richmond ( M. A. C ), LeClair ( M. S. N . ). Time : 47.4. ->..•• ,-' ._ 220 yard free stroke—Whitlock C.) won, Rossow ( M. A. C ), Tuefer S X )_ T i m e: 3:21.8. ( M. A. ( M. Plunge Lawrence . A1 « *T > _ r , ( M. b. N . ), 54 feet. Porter (M A. C ), won, 6 J f t; ( M. S. N . ), 5S ft.; Herkimer 60 yard breast stroke—Eckerman ( M. A. C. won, Pane ( M. A. C.Y, Goodell M. S. *T : ,,,. N . ). I ime: 50.2. * free _• too yard stroke—Cooper N-) won. Collett ( M. A. C ), P u r dy ( M. S. ( M. I 11 united class: Lewis, Northwestern, . n ,.,. defeated , •. ,„. l i me advantage, p :20. If the scfuad can continue its present pace llogan. . it will go into the Minneapolis with prospects of taking most Northwestern was considered strong but Neither Michigan n or of the impressive showing made by the M. A. C. men ranks them among the leaders. the honors. intercollegiate meet at Normal l9- A. LA. 1 ime 1 :o.2. , S c o r^ ~M- A" C" 4 9' M l c h ,^n . ^S t a tc WEST NORMAL TAKES BASKETBALL CONTEST A new mark in the 120-yard relay was set up by varsity swimmers in their con- quest of the Ypsilanti normal [anuary 24. Collett. Whitlock, P u r dy and Bordeaux covered the distance in 1 :o2.4, bettering the mark set last year by more Kalamazoo Normal brought an excellent basketball team to East Lansing on Jan- nary 23 and a last minute effort gave it the advantage in a 21 to 20 total over the team on Green and White. The contest was mark- ed by the improved play of the home team. Passing and shooting were noticeably bet- the ter than in previous appearances and The M. A. C. Record Page 265 impetus return of Nuttila to something like his old the form produced needed squad. Robinson was missing the team and Mason was substituted at cen ter until he accumulated the limit of per to Bilkey. and gave way sonal Richards ted the M. A. C. team in scoring, checking in three baskets from the floor. for from fouls At the close of the first half, M. A. C. led 12 to 8 and maintained a narrow mar gin until late in the final period when the winning basket was scored by the visitors. Richards started the scoring by making a basket early in the play and Nuttila added another point with a foul throw before the Normal team scored. T he first half saw the Green and White at the top of its form. There is a strong schedule ahead of the M. A. C. team. Not in recent years has it been listed to meet such an assortment of two exceptionally good days of Indiana where Earlham and Franklin colleges were in played. the middle west last season. last week were spent Franklin was teams. The the best team last in The s u m m a r y: M. A. C. Nuttila ( c a p t ), f Hackett, f Mason, c ,.... Richards, g Fredericks, g Hultman, g McMillan, Rilkey, c f FG FT 3 1 o 1 PF TP 1 1 5 2 0 3 0 -... .. 1 1 - 02 - 1 o 0 0 40 26 2 3 02 2 00 o 0 ...;. W. S. N. Schrompt, f Rorgerding, f ...... Lee, c Yanderhoff, g (.). Johnson ( c a p t ), g.... O o N. Johnson, g —. o 7 6 FG FT 10 20 PF TP 28 2 1 28 30 0 0 1 1 4 o 3 4 0 II 4 o HOCKEY TEAM LOSES GAME AT ANN ARBOR lost to Michigan this year, and a lack of Tn its first appearance of the season, the first hockey team M. A. C. has had for three years at Ann Arbor on January 24 by 6 goals to 3. T he Green and White lineup was one which had been team developed work was one of the factors which con tributed to the defeat. Coach Kobs used several freshmen who demonstrated ability of a high order. Reynolds for Michigan was the heaviest scorer of the day, count ing four shots into the net, McGinnis added two more making up the total for the vic tors. F or M. A. C. Hauptli, Moore and Hancock contributed a goal each. The team gave promise of future devel opment and, if ice is available another year, should rank with the best of its competi tors. M I C H I G AN ( 6) M. A. C. ( 3) Reterman Denton Levi Reynolds McGinnis Weitzel ..... LW RW C LD RD G Moore McDonald Hauptli Hancock Dahlman Delisle S p a r e s: Michigan — Lindstrom, Zybil- ski, Jones, Rendry. M. A. C—Keller, Taylor, VanMeter, Coleman. First period scoring—Hauptli from Moore) ; (pass s c r i m m a g e ); McGinnis Reynolds (from Sec (unassisted). ond period scoring—Reynolds from P e t e r m a n ). Penalties—Dahlman, H a n cock, Reynolds, Levi. Third period scor 2, McGinnis, ing—Hancock, Reynolds Moore (all unassisted). Penalties—Dahl man. Referee—Gill, Boston. Penalties—Reynolds. (pass 7 7 10 21 Referee—Thompson, Lawrence college. Umpire—Rich, Lansing. end first half—M. A. C. 12, Western State Normal 8. Score at social Taxicabs, once forbidden accessories at College become functions, familiar objects about the Campus on the important events. A Lansing nights of its head company makes the year. quarters for the gymnasium the big parties of have Page 266 The M. A. C. Record HAIGH DESCRIBES FORD COLLECTIONS In a series of articles to be published in the Michigan History Magazine, H e n ry A. '75, is describing the collection of Haigh, types of historical objects which various will be exhibited eventually in a building on the H e n ry F o rd estate at Dearborn. Early transportation, all horse drawn are described in the J a n u a ry num ber and the article is well ilustrated with photographs. forms of history. portraying implements, Haigh discusses the development of the idea of a museum as the most accurate of method F u t u re chapters in his description will deal with the collections which he other phases of divides into transportation, household ap- ' pliances, agricultural indus trial machinery and materials, and the his toric inns Mr. F o rd has purchased and will preserve in their original form and arrange ment, so far as possible. Long a member of the Michigan His torical society, Haigh has devoted much time and effort to collecting and publishing the early history of material the state. His most recent contribution, through the description of the F o rd collec tions, will add greatly to general knowledge of what is destined to be one of the great est collections particular scope of these exhibits. in existence, covering relative to the WEAR ESTABLISHES REGULAR OPERATIONS With its new equipment W K A R, the Col is radio station, reaching lege points throughout the United States, and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. On Wednes day evenings from 8 to 9:15, eastern time, lis is furnished entertainment ten in, Mondays, from 7 to 8 educational talks take up the hour and on Friday even ings, 7 to 8, state departments give infor mation about their work. Each day at noon the weather forecast and the condition of those who Michigan roads are broadcast and each Saturday morning from 12 to 1:30 a. m. the Pastime Players furnishes dance music. It is expected that the last named program will reach the Pacific coast region. has b e en There in order demonstrated the former station the cooperation possible between the College and nearby industry in the offer of the Reo Motor Car company to split with W K AR for the time assigned broadcasting the basketball games may be sent out whether or not they come on nights W K AR to P a rt of the game Tuesday night of use. this week will be sent from W K AR and the balance from the Reo station. Both op erate meters. same wave-length, 285.5 is authorized that the on N E C R O L O GY M R S. W J I J J AM R. R U M M L ER Sue Harding, wife of William R. Rummler, '86, died at their home, 9247 S. Winchester avenue, Beverly Hills, Chicago, on January 3 after a protracted illness. to mem Mrs. Rummler was well known bers of the M. A. C. Association of Chicago because of her active its af fairs. She was born in Chicago, December 10, 1874, attended and in the Uni France and was graduated from versity of Chicago in 1898 and then studied Itlay. languages and music She was married in 1905. in Florence, to W. R. Rummler interest school there in the Mrs. Rummler was author of "Natural Food and Care for Child and Mother", published in 1919, which receiv ed very favorable notice from those inter ested in child welfare. Dr. Winfield Scott Hall, at that time president of the Child Conservation League, said of it "you have made the world of mothers your debtor in this book." ARTHUR H. GIBBS, W ' II received of Word has been the death of Arthur H. Gibbs, w ' n, on November 26, 1924. Death followed an operation for goitre. Gibbs lived near Ithaca, Michigan. The M. A. C. Record Page 267 Nominating Committees President Rogers, as directed by the constitution of the M. A. C. Association has appointed the following committees, each to prepare a complete list of candi dates for office and report their choices so that they may be printed in The Record by March 20. Members are urged to send to the committees their suggestions for candidates. The committees are: Fred L. Woodworth, '98 Chairman 2244 Edison Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Willard M. Coulter, 18 1265 Randolph s. w. Grand Rapids, Mich. Cora Feldcamp, '05 1211 Delafield Place N. W. Washington, D. C. W. R. Rummler, '86 Chairman 1212 Tribune Bldg., Chicago, 111. O. W. Schleussner, '12 Box 1052 R. D. 5, Los Angeles, Cal. Mrs. E. W. RaiUiey, '99 Greenville, Mich. At the annual meeting on June 20 the following offices are to be filled: President, Vice-President^ Treasurer, one member of the executive com mittee for a term of three years, two members of the board of directors of the M. A. C. Union. All officers must be members of the M. A. C. Asso ciation in good standing. Executive officials should be close to Lansing so the organization may be handled expeditiously especially during the financing and construction of the Union Memorial building. the pressing affairs of t h at Committees m u st make their selection and report the alumni office by March 10 so t h at the two tickets may be published in The Record for March 15. the result to Ballots will be sent to all members of the Association in good standing as of May 1. After the committees make their reports there is an oppor tunity for nominations at large by any twenty members of the Association in good standing. These nominations must be signed by all twenty mem bers and will be placed on the ballots with the names presented by the two committees, and must be forwarded to the alumni office at least forty days before, the date of the annual meeting, or by May 10. The advantage of this method of nomination is t h at each member has an the equal voice with every other member Association and only members in good standing are allowed to vote. the officers of in choosing Page 268 The M. A. C. Record C L A SS N O T ES '18 Ethel Hopphan has returned to the laboratory of the Toledo Hospital and lives at 1958 Warren street. T. \M. Keating has dodged back across most of the continent from Winnipeg to Brooklyn, N. is 2122 Ditmar avenue, Y. His new address Brooklyn. He the employ of is still the Ingersoll-Rand company. indicates that he in General charge of all Michigan state parks keeps P. J. Hoffmaster busy. He has offices at 307 State office building, Lansing, with, the department of conservation. He announces that his daughter, Margery Jean celebrated her first birthday on December 15. Henry Dorr, Jr., is bookkeeper for the Medford the present Lumber company and that concern wall be completed operations of in about eighteen months. Dorr receives T HE RECORD at 322 Cedar street, Medford, Wis., and its regular arrival. expresses his appreciation of reports that '19 reports his address Alvin Hock unchanged from 3022 Montclair avenue, Detroit, and his the Ford plant that of helping occupation still dispose of its products. Mr. and Mrs. George Truax Bentley announce the birth of a son, George Truax, on January 11, 1925. Mrs. Bentley was Lavenia Cottrell. Box 145, Sanduskv, Michigan, reaches Francis Ode. '20 403 East avenue, Rochester, Michigan, is the new address for Edna Kidd Willbee. Albert N. Nesman is in charge of the agricul tural department of the Dowagiac, Michigan, high school. A. M. Estes is taking graduate work at University of California. He expects 2418 Dana street, Berkeley, until next June. the to be at Willis Earseman asks that T HE RECORD be mail ed to him at 5026 Washington avenue, St. Louis, Mo. just '21 Since instituting the public health laboratory at Bluefield, West Virginia, three years ago, under the city manager form of government in stalled, Howard E. Elmer has been analyzing- infectious water and milk for the materials the com to assist munity in diagnosis of disease. During this time some slight progress has been made in improving the town's water and milk supplies, and in bet tering the health and opportunities for health of its to take a position in Ontario, where he will be ad dressed 161 Roehampton avenue, Toronto. city, and the physicians of inhabitants. Elmer leaving Bluefield is E. L. Powers says his new address Woodruff building, Springfield, Missouri. is 608 James F. VanArk still claims that Downers Grove, Illinois, is a good place to live. His local address is 214 Webster street. Lyman C. Schafer is with the gas engineering the Consumers' Power company. department of He lives at 1208 N. Waterloo avenue, Jackson. Arthur Delamarter is living on a small farm on Route teaches agricul ture at Western State Normal. He declares that he will use the farm for it, near Kalamazoo and laboratory work. Henry R. Adams has completed one season in soil survey work for the Purdue agricultural experiment station, and is now doing laboratory work at the station. Pie may be reached at 1711 Jackson street, LaFayette, Indiana. '22 live Frederick W. and Helen M. Zimmerman at 3750 Glynn Court, Detroit. Zimmerman in spects fruits and vegetables for the Detroit Pro duce Dealers' association. Mr. and Mrs. Murdo Stitt announce the ar rival of Winfield Dwight on December Their home is at 400 First street, Jackson. 16. Panos Caldis requests that T HE RECORD be sent to him at 2254 A Fulton street, Berkeley, Cali fornia. Herman Segelin in bacteriology and conducting research work for Rhode Island College Experiment station at Kingston. is instructing Paul and Dorothea Atchison Nelson are liv ing in Grand Rapids at 336 Lafayette N. E. Nel son is working with the Michigan Bell Telephone company. Belle Farley records her address as 71 E. Ferry avenue, Detroit. Burwell Cummings '23 has moved in Denver, Colorado, to 2054 Ivy avenue. Howard Root has for his new address Apart ment i-K, 728 W. Lenawee, Lansing. Willard Pangborn Bad Axe, Michigan. is "still close to nature" at Floyd Bueschlen may be reached at 141 Ridge- way, Jackson. Charles L. Richards receives his RECORD at 914 Nnrth boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Poole announce the ar rival of Margaret Ward on January 5, 1925. They are living at Deckerville, Michigan. Park Teter says he sells a bond for pany of 108 South LaSalle Illinois. that every once in a while the Averill Tilden & com street, Chicago, Bill Taylor in reports the high chair at Honor from Honor, Michigan: "Am still school and have signed up for another year of it. We have the county championship in football tucked away again and have won thirteen out of fourteen games of basketball. No It was the fourth we The M. A. C. Record & Page 269. WORK Has Been STOPPED Awaiting Payment OF PLEDGES NOW DUE Each day's delay increases the cost of completing the Union Memorial building. YOUR CHECK WILL REDUCE THE EXPENSE OF MAKING AVAILABLE ITS BENEFITS TO THE PEOPLE OF M. A. C. * Page 2J0 The M. A. C. Record lost, and that only 24-30. Thompson at Copcmish is too much for me. Wife and I are still married. She is teaching also. Have plenty of snow. Only means of locomotion are skiis. Amusements are long distance expectora hasketball practice and tion. Prizes given accuracy. and range is 30 per cent larger than last year and School for WALDO ROHNERT, '89 Wholesale Seed Grower, Gilroy, California 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 — 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, 'yo. Chairman Executive Com. C. Fred Schneider, Benj. C. Porter, Gilhert L. I)aane, '09, President '85, Manager Division Branch '84. Manager South G. R. Branch Benj. C. Porter, Jr., '11. Asst. Manager South Willis Vandenhurg, G. EL Branch '21, Manager Fulton St. Branch will be larger next year. Have a few headed for Green and White sweaters." Howard Parson should be addressed at Mesick, Michigan. Jessie Church Briggs writes that she is putting the home is at home at 210 into practice economics department. South Butler boulevard, Lansing. learned She the arts in '24 Harold Fpulkes requests his RECORD sent to 836 Wilson avenue, Chicago. Roberta Hershey is in Roxboro, North Caro lina. M. A. Tyrrell has returned from Los Angeles, living at 3444 Second California, and boulevard, Apartment 307, Detroit. is now The winter address for Hugo Sundling is Taos, the Xew Mexico, where he is reached in care of Forest Service. V, W. Bunker is managing a company which bears his name at Los Angeles, California. His lire is distributing Arnold check writers, and he has offices at 605 San Fernando building, Fourth and Main streets. F>r the past few months Homer B. Armstrong has been assisting in taking the 1925 census of agriculture. Aside from this he is farming near Highland, Michigan. All Together, Now!!! Are you ready when the song leader gives the signal ? When the bunch sings the old songs don't just hum the tune. All of M. A. 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