library 
Midi.  MfL  CoHege 
A*ft< 

*===  FEB  2  6 

Page  306 

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. 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  ASSOCIATION 
3  Faculty  Row,  East  Eansing,  Mich. 

O F F I C E R S — 1 9 2 4 - 25 

Frank  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 

Members 

elected  at  large 

Henry  T.  Ross,  '04,  Milford,  Mich.,  T e rm  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 

NORTHWEST  MICHIGAN 

BERRIEN  COUNTY 

BAY  CITY 

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 

w  • 

•» 

WESTERN  NEW  YORK 

WESTERN  PENNSYLVANIA 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD 

VOL,  X X X.  No.  20 

E A ST  LANSING,  MICHIGAN 

FEBRUARY  23, 

1925 

WILL MARK ANNIVERSARY OF COLLEGE 

State  Board  Approves  Plans 

for  Series  of  Conferences 

on  Educational 

and  Ex 

tension  Problems;  Alumni  Radio  Night 

to  Be  a  Feature  of  Week 

of  May.  13;  Accept  Dunbar  Farm 

School. 

Tresident  Butterfield 

issued  the 

ing  statement  on 
by  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  at 
meeting  on  February  18. 

the  business 

follow 
transacted 
its 

of 

the 

engineering  work, 

the  fortieth  anniversary  of 

Perhaps  the  most  important  action  taken 
its 
by  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  at 
meeting  at  the  College  Tuesday  was  to  ap 
prove  the  plans  that  have  been  made  for  a 
series  of  anniversary  conferences  to  be  held 
at  the  College  the  week  of  May  13  next. 
The  year  1925  is  the  seventieth  anniversary 
of  the  passage  of  the  law  creating  the  Col 
in 
lege, 
auguration 
the 
the  beginning  of 
thirtieth  anniversary  of 
the 
both  the  home  economics  work  and  of 
state  wide  system  of 
institutes, 
the  tenth  anniversary  of  the  beginning  of 
the  present  system  of  agricultural  exten 
sion. 
It  is  proposed  to  hold  a  conference 
on  engineering  education  and  the  relation 
of  the  college  to  industries  of  the  state;  a 
conference  on  education  of  women  and  the 
problem  of  the  farm  w o m e n;  a  conference 
on  continuing  education;  and  a  conference 
on  rural  community  organizations.  There 
will  probably  be  a  series  of  alumni  group 
meetings  on  the  evening  of  May  13,  which 
is  the  68th  anniversary  of  the  opening  of 
the  college  to  students. 

farmers' 

reference 

Investigations  have  been  made 
labor  and 

by 
the 
industry 
state  departments  of 
fire 
to 
and  public  safety  with 
the  Col 
risks  and  sanitary  conditions  at 
im 
lege.  The  Board  authorized  certain 
provements 
the 
in  line  with 
in  equipment 
recommendations  of  the  state  departments; 
also  authorized  a  thorough  fire 
inspection 
of  the  institution  at  least  once  a  year. 

An  additional 

instructor 
ment  of  civil  engineering 
term  was  authorized. 

in  the  depart 
the  spring 
for 

in 
and  Couzens  urging  them  to  use  their 
fluence 
in  the  passage  of  the  Purnell  bill, 
which  has  already  passed  the  house,  and 
which  will  provide  for  investigation  in  the 
field  of  food  supply. 

that 

reported 

President  Butterfield 

a 
topographical  survey  of  the  territory  adja 
cent  to  the  Red  Cedar  River  through 
the 
entire  College  property,  as  well  as  a  survey 
of  the  proposed  permanent  highway  on  the 
campus  proper  were  being  made. 

President  Butterfield  also  reported 

that 
arrangements  are  being  made  for  a  con 
ference  at  the  College  on  February  24  of 
about  thirty  or  forty 
the  state 
wide  commodity  exchanges,  and  college 
officials,  concerning 
the 
college  in  the  field  of  co-operative  market 
ing.^ 

the  program  of 

leaders  of 

The  resignation  of  Mr.  Selmer  Dahl  was 
accepted.  Mr.  Dahl  will  go  to  Washington, 
D.  C, 

the 
Mr.  L.  L.  Drake  was  employed  for 
remainder  of  the  fiscal  year  as  district  ex 
tension  agent  for 
the  Grand  Traverse  re 
gion. 

Mr.  G.  A.  Nahstoll  was  appointed  as  ex 

cooperative 

business 
tension  specialist  in 
practice  and  accounting. 
is  believed 
that  this  appointment  will  enable  the  col 
lege  to  make  a  very  decided  contribution 
the  farmers  co-operative 
to  the  work  of 
organizations  in  the  state. 

It 

to 

for 

the  College 

Secretary  Halladay  reported  that  deeds 
had  been  passed 
the 
property  in  Chippewa  County  known  as  the 
Dunbar  school,  this  being  a  gift  of  the  in 
stitution 
the  purpose  of  developing 
more  particularly  experimental  and  other 
education  work 
similar 
lines. 

forestry  and 

for 

in 

A  telegram  was  sent  to  Senators  Ferris 

The  petition  signed  by  all  the 

fraterni-

Page  308 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

ties  was  presented  to  the  Board  asking  the 
Board  to  provide  facilities  for  the  erection 
of  fraternity  houses  on  the  present  college 
campus.  That  matter  was  referred  to  the 
committee  on  buildings  and  grounds  which 
will  go  into  conference  with  representatives 
of  fraternities  in  the  near  future. 

Mr.  Gunson  was  authorized  to  represent 
the  College  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
the 
Washington,  L).  C,  branch  of  the  M.  A.  C. 
Association. 

The  Board  approved 

the  statement  of 
policy  presented-  by 
department  of 
economics  relative  to  work  of  the  College 
in  the  field  of  agricultural  cooperation. 

the 

The  next  meeting  of 

the  board  will  be 
held  on  Wednesday,  March  18,  at  9  a.  m. 

CAMBRIDGE  GROUP 

DISCUSSES  COLLEGE 

Alumni  now  living  in  Cambridge,  Mass., 
or  studying  at  H a r v a rd  university  or  M.  I. 
T.  met  at  the  home  of  C.  J.  Overmyer,  '18, 
on  February  12.  T.  E.  Frank,  '24,  describes 
the  meeting  in  the  following  communica 
tion : 

is 

The  Michigan  Aggies  in  Cambridge  were 
entertained  at  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Calvin  Overmver,  5  Craigie  Circle,  on  Lin 
It  seemed  like  old  times 
coln's  birthday. 
and  needless 
reminiscences 
to  say  Aggie 
occupied  the  evening.  Those  present  w e r e: 
H o w a rd  Butterfield,  who 
studying 
geology  at  H a r v a r d;  Plummer  Snyder,  '20, 
and  Wayne  Palm,  '21,  who  are  in  the  law 
to  be 
the  good 
school  and  have 
working 
P o u n d; 
under  Dean  Roscoe 
Douglas  Steere,  '23,  and  Theodore  Frank, 
'24,  who  are  in  the  graduate  school  of  arts 
and 
a nd 
psychology;  Professor  Royal  Steiner,  who 
is  also  in  the  graduate  school  and  is  taking 
work  in  economics  besides  his  teaching  at 
Tufts  college;  John  Longyear  and  Donald 
Yakeley,  w'25,  who  are  students  at 
the 
Massachusetts 
of  Technology. 
Carl  Behrens,  '2^,  who  is  in  the  graduate 
school  studying  economics,  M u r r ay  Gard 

philosophy 

studying 

Institute 

fortune 

science 

ner,  w'20,  and  Sam  DeMerrell, 
unable  to  be  present. 

'22,  were 

We  had  a  great  time  talking  over  M.  A. 
C.  affairs  and  attempting  to  take  a  look  at 
the  future.  Mrs.  Overmyer  is  a  splendid 
hostess;  the  evening  was  a  decided  success. 
Some  day  we  may  get  up  steam  and  or 
ganize  a  Boston  chapter  of  the  M.  A.  C. 
Association. 
these  parts, 
however,  means  Massachusetts  Aggies,  so 
we  will  have  to  be  careful 
in  choosing  a 
name.) 

( M.  A.  C. 

in 

I  was  delegated 

All  of  us  look  forward  to  our  copies  of 
Tiiiv  RICCORD  because  they  keep  us  inform 
ed,  after  a  fashion. 
to 
let  you  know  how  we  all  were  and  to  say 
hello  to  our  friends  through  T H E;  RECORD. 
Examinations  were  over  last  week  at  H a r 
vard  and  the  new  semester  is  well  under 
way.  This  surely  is  a  great  place  to  be, 
but  in  all  fairness  I  must  say  that  it  is  a 
real  battle  to  keep  one's  head  above  water. 
Men  from  other  colleges  seem  to  have  the 
advantage  over  us  in  that  respect. 

Yours  for  progress  and  a  really  greater 

M.  A.  C. 

THEODORE  E. 

F R A N K. 

J.  I.  BRECK,  '84,  NAMED 

FOODS  BUREAU  HEAD 

L.  Whitney  Watkins,  '93,  state  commis 
sioner  of  agriculturee,  has  appointed  John 
I.  Breck, 
the  bureau  of 
foods  of  the  department  of  agriculture. 

'84,  director  of 

in  law  from 

Breck  was  graduated 

the 
University  of  Michigan  in  1886.  He  ser 
ved  as  prosecuting  attorney  for  VanBuren 
county,  1889-90,  and  was  state  dairy  and 
than 
inspector,  1895-97.  F or  more 
food 
twenty  years  he  practiced 
law  in  Jackson 
and  was  general  agent  for  a  life  insurance 
company.  He  assisted  in  drafting  the  state 
law  under  which 
been 
operating. 

the  bureau  has 

R.  Quinit,  '26,  a  native  of  the  Philippine 
Islands  discussed  that  territory  at  the  meet 
ing  of  the  Cosmopolitan  club  on  February 
13-

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

Page  309 

WASHINGTON  PLANNING 
FOR  ANNUAL  MEETING 

Washington  alumni  are  fixing 

the  pro 
gram  of  their  annual  meeting.  C.  A.  Reed, 
the  executive  committee 
'05,  chairman  of 
the  na 
of 
tional  capital 
the  plans 
in  the  following  communication: 

the  M.  A.  C.  Association  at 

indicates  some  of 

The  Washington,  D.  C,  M.  A.  C.  Asso 

its  annual  banquet  and 
ciation  will  hold 
the  Garden  Tea 
election  of  officers 
House  of 
the  Grace  Dodge  Hotel,  20  E 
Street,  N.  W.,  at  six  o'clock,  Saturday, 
February  28. 

in 

The  full  program  can  not  now  be  an 
nounced  as  all  parts  are  not  yet  definite. 
However,  it  will  be  fully  up  to  its  usual 
the  time  will  be  well 
high  standard  and 
spent. 
and  Mrs.  A.  M. 
Brown  are  in  the  city  for  two  months  visit 
ing 
there 
arn't  twelve  daughters  to  be  visited  every 
year)  and  have  been  engaged  for  a  couple 
of  talks. 

two  daughters, 

Ex-Secretary 

(too  bad 

their 

two. 

Some  other 

So  far  as  music  is  concerned, 

that  Lee  Hutchins  will  be  at 

it  is  ex 
the 
pected 
piano  and  that  Ray  T u r n er  will  sing  a  solo 
or 
features  are  being 
"cut  and  dried",  and  of  course  are  not  yet 
public.  Others  are  immature  and  may  have 
to  be  abandoned  but  if  so,  excellent  sub 
stitutes  will  be  provided.  Every  effort 
is 
being  made 
large  attendance. 
No  one  can  afford  to  remain  away. 

to  have  a 

CHICAGO  ASSOCIATION 

TO  MEET  APRIL  14 

that 

'86,  writes 

the 
P.  B.  Woodworth, 
S t a te  College 
"Chicago  M i c h i g an 
association"'  has  completed 
arrangements 
for  the  annual  meeting  of  the  organization 
at  the  City  club,  315  Plymouth  court,  on 
Saturday,  April  14.  T he  officers  of  the  or 
ganization  have  fixed  the  dinner  hour 
for 
7  o'clock  and  announce  that  they  will  com 
in 
plete  the  formal  part  of  the  program, 
cluding  the  feed,  by  9  o'clock  after  which 

there  will  be  dancing  and  a  general  oppor 
tunity  for  those  who  wish  to  visit. 

An  invitation  is  extended  to  alumni  and 
friends  of  the  College  who  are  in  or  near 
Chicago  or  who  expect  to  be  there  on  that 
date  to  attend  the  blow-out  and  take  part 
in  the  festivities,  which  Woodworth  asserts 
will  provide  entertainment  of  the  style  best 
suited  to  the  taste  of  the 

individual. 

There  are  more  than  one  hundred  alumni 
and  former  students  in  the  Chicago  terri 
It  is  not  unusual  to  have  seventy  at 
tory. 
the  annual  meeting  and  the 
are 
making  an  effort  to  have  the  representation 
still  larger  this  year. 

officers 

PRESIDENT  PRESENTS 

LIVING  STANDARDS 

the 

Issues 
Discussing  the  subject  of  "Real 
and  Great  Choices  at  College"  before 
the 
People's  church  audiences  at  the  evening 
meeting  on  February  15,  President  Butter-
field  urged  that  "living  greatly  is  meeting 
great  issues  squarely." 
The  discussion 

represented  a  platform 
of  development  for  the  student  with  gen 
eral  principles 
through  which 
laid  down 
the  achievement  of  living  greatly  could  best 
be  attained.  His  appearance  as  the  speak 
the  evening  drew  a  crowd  which 
er  of 
People's 
packed  the  auditorium 
of 
F or  choosing  an  occupation  he 
church. 
suggested 
the  possible  choice  be  analyzed 
by  the  student  as  to  whether  it  would  be  the 
thing  he  could  do  best  and  whether  it  would 
In  the  question 
be  of  service  to  humanity. 
of  marriage  he  urged 
that  a  person  be 
selected  who  would  be  a  suitable  life  part 
ner. 
that 
In  politics  his  mark  would  be 
organization  which  is  best  fitted  and  most 
willing  to  comply  with  the  great  issues  of 
democracy;  the  group  furthering  the  great 
the  average  man  and 
er  opportunity 
intel 
few.  On 
not 
lectual  interests  he  urged  a  zeal  to  get  at 
the  meaning  of 
the 
three  great  issues  in  religious  life  to  be  the 
acceptance  of  a  God,  a  growing  conception 
of  H i m;  and  a  willingness  to  work  with 
one's  fellows  for  the  common  good  of  all. 

favoring  a  selected 

things.  He 

found 

for 

Page  310 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

VIEWS 

AND 

COMMENT 

to 

recognized 

for  permission 

the  Campus.  This 

Again  societies  are  petitioning  the  State 
to 
Board  of  Agriculture 
build  homes  on 
time 
all  have  joined  hands  in  an  effort  to  bring 
the  College. 
their  organizations  closer 
at 
is  generally 
The  practice 
some  colleges  and  universities  and  has  been 
in  use  for  years.  The  same  proposal  has 
been  turned  down  by  the  State  Board  on 
several  occasions  but 
it  has  usually  come 
from  one  or  two  instead  of  a  group.  There 
are  many  advantages  to  be  gained  by  hav 
ing 
the 
It  will 
sororities  located  on  the  Campus. 
the 
again  centralize  student 
individual  and  the  group  closer  to  the  in 
stitution  than  any  other  arrangement  could 
but  there  are  several  problems  to  be  con 
sidered  before  such  a  step  can  be  taken  and 
they  are  the  same  ones  which  have  pre 
vented  such  authorization  before.  To  al 
low  organizations 
the 
Campus  would  help  them  and  help  the  Col 
If  it  can  be  done  in  conformity  with 
lege. 
the  policies  of  the  State  Board. 

to  build  homes  on 

life  drawing 

fraternities 

possibly 

and 

the 

articles 

in  magazines 

institutions  of  higher 

There  seems  to  be  a  wide  difference  of 
opinion  between  the  critics  of  education  in 
the  established  colleges  of 
the  east  and 
those  in  the  middle  west.  Reports  by  in 
and 
vestigators, 
speeches  by  college  presidents  have  added 
their  bits  to  the  argument.  Through  it  all 
there  are  evidently  two  viewpoints:  the  east 
has  come  to  the  point  where  it  has  suffi 
learning  and 
cient 
most  of 
they 
can  discriminate  in  selection  of  students  to 
a  much  greater  extent  than  can  the  state 
this 
supported  colleges  and  universities  of 
section.  The  east  claims  to  be  the  center 
be 
of  culture,  which  distinction 
it  may 
granted  according  to  the  definition  of 
the 
word,  it  finds  much  to  criticise  adversely 
in  western  institutions  also  undoubtedly  a 
condition  arising  out  of  a  lack  of  thorough 
is 
acquaintance  with  conditions.  There 

them  are  endowed—so  that 

and 

their 

in  education, 

room  for  both  types.  M.  A.  C.  can  best 
serve  the  state  of  Michigan  by  giving  its 
citizens  what  they  want 
the 
east  can  serve  by  picking  carefully 
from 
what  it  considers  the  best  of  the  western 
training. 
furthering 
students 
There  should  be  no  quarrel, 
is  no 
room  for  bickering.  Broadly,  the  goal  of 
all  colleges  and  universities  is  the  same,  that 
of  training  the  youth  of 
the  land  to  take 
their  places  in  the  world  with  a  maximum 
of  benefit 
to  society.  Some  reach  it  one 
way,  others  take  other  paths.  There  is  no 
definite  standard  which  can  be  declared 
perfect  as  a  means  of  gauging  educational 
work.  The  ideas  of  one  experienced  man 
are  as  good  as  those  of  another. 

there 

of 

In  presenting  the  matter  of  having  the 
Wolverine  taken  over  by  the  general  stu 
dent  body 
instead  of  being  entirely  con 
trolled  by  the  junior  class  a  step  is  being 
in  considerable 
taken  which  should  result 
benefit  to  the  affairs  of  the  annual. 
It  is 
probable  that  the  editors  of  the  yearbook 
will  be  chosen  from  the  membership  of  the 
junior  class  as  has  been  customary  but  the 
responsibility  and  making 
distribution  of 
elective 
the  board 
editors  generally 
should  promote  the  interest  of 
the  enter 
prise.  The  financial  problem  in  connection 
with  such  a  proposition  is  always  a  serious 
one,  usually  too  great  to  entrust  to  a  few 
students  whose  capabilities  are  not  entirely 
proved  and  whose  experience 
is  not  of 
great  value  in  their  tasks.  This  plan  will 
reducing 
also  present  an  opportunity 
the  size  and  cost  of  the  book  to  the  point 
where  it  will  be  bought  by  a  larger  number 
of  students  and  it  should  in  no  way  lessen 
initiative 
the  chance 
and  the  obtaining  of  experience.  Carefully 
supervised,  at  least  through  t he  medium  of 
having  a  definite  plan  wdiich  will  carry 
through 
the 
editorship  of  the  Wolverine  should  prove 
a  more  instructive  position  than  it  has  in 
the  past. 

for  development  of 

from  one  year 

the  next, 

for 

to 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

Page  311 

"Close  Beside  The  Winding Cedar" 

T he  MacKinnon  bill  changing  the  name 
of  the  College  to  Michigan  State  was  re 
ported  out  of  the  agricultural  college  com 
mittee  on  February  19  by  an  unanimous 
vote  and  was  advanced 
reading 
on  the  same  date. 

third 

to 

Using  three  complete  teams,  the 

fresh 
man  basketball  squad  defeated 
the  Flint 
Junior  college  five,  59  to  13,  at  the  gym 
Jagnow 
nasium  on  February  18. 
brothers,  forward  and  center,  made  36  of 
the  total  points  for  the  winners. 

T he 

It  is  proposed  that  if  a  new  building  is 
it  will  be 
the  weather  bureau 
erected  for 
placed  near 
the  campus 
the  west  end  of 
in  the  locality  of  the  hospital,  recently  in 
stalled  in  the  house  formerly  occupied  by 
the  president  of  the  College,  at  No.  I  F a c 
ulty  Row. 

comprising 

Members  of 

the  College 
staffs, 

teaching  and 
administrative 
the 
Faculty  Folk  club 
their  annual 
on 
informal 
February  16.  Entertainment  from  dancing 
to  crossword  puzzles  occupied  the  attention 
of  the  guests; 

the  gymnasium 

enjoyed 

party 

at 

Alumni  visiting  the  Campus  during 

the 
current  college  year  have  been  making 
visits  to  the  new  library. 
It  has  come  to  be 
the  show-place  of  M.  A.  C.  Virtually  all 
of  the  new  furniture  is  in  place  and  in  use 
and  Mrs.  Landon,  who  is  completing  her 
thirty-third  year 
a 
majority  of  the  visitors. 

librarian  knows 

as 

Payments  on  pledges  to  the  Union  Me 
morial  building  fund  must  be  kept  up  if 
is  com 
the  amounts  for  which  the  fund 
mitted  are  to  be  paid  this  year. 
fact, 
In 
the  rate  at  which  the  cash  is  received  will 
have  to  be  constant  through  the  year,  ac 
cording  to  the  mark  set  for 
ten 
the  first 
weeks,  if 
is  to  be  relieved 
from  obligations  wdiich  are  growing  more 
pressing  each  day. 

the  committee 

Five  women's  teams  were  entered  in  the 
intercollegiate  swimming  meet 

first 
held  at  the  gymnasium  on  February  21. 

state 

College  students  preparing 

foreign 
missionary  service  will  meet  for  a  series 
college,  Grand 
of  conferences  at  Calvin 
Rapids, 
This  movement  was 
this  year. 
started-at  M.  A.  C.  in  1921. 

for 

Secretary  Halladay  has  been  commis 
sioned  a  major  in  the  officers  reserve  corps, 
veterinary  branch.  Professor  A.  j.  Clark 
holds  the  same  rank  in  the  chemical  war 
fare  section  and  Professor  R.  C.  H u s t on 
is  a  major  in  the  artillery. 

Dr.  Marion  LeRoy  Burton,  president  of 
the  University  of  Michigan  died  at  Ann 
x\rbor  on  February  18. 
He  had  visited 
the  Campus  on  several  occasions,  the  last 
time  being  but  a  short 
time  before  his 
final,  illness  when  he  attended  the  M.  A.  C. 
Michigan  football  game  and  delivered  an 
address  at 
new 
stadium. 

the  dedication 

the 

of 

ten 

A  series  of 

lectures  on  automotive 
electricity  is  being  given  by  E.  E.  Kinney, 
the  electrical  engineering  depart 
'15,  of 
ment  of  the  College,  to  those  attending  the 
salesmen's  school  of 
the  Reo  Motor  Car 
company. 
In  the  winter  of  1924  a  course 
of  six  lectures  was  given  by  the  electrical 
radio 
engineering  department  before 
club  of  the  Reo. 

the 

in  Lansing 

unanimously 

The  Lansing  Rotary  club,  on  motion  of 
Director  Young, 
in 
voted 
favor  of  the  change  of  name  to  Michigan 
State.  Two  members  of  the  organization, 
both  prominent 
industry  an 
nounced 
that  unless  the  change  were  put 
through  their  children  would  not  complete 
their  courses  at  M.  A.  C,  not  because  the 
educational  standard  was  low  but  because 
they  believed  the  name  would  be  a  disad 
vantage  to  them  when  they  completed  their 
college  work. 

"\ 

Page  312 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

ENTER PETITION FOR FRATERNITY ROW 

Men's  Organizations 

to  State  Board;  Woidd  Have  Plot 
Aside  on  Campus  Where  Groups  Could  Erect  Homes;  Old  Question 

in  Request 

Join 

Set 

Brought  Up  in  Combined  Effort 

for  First 

Time. 

Through 

the  Pan-Hellenic  council, 

the 
organization  of  representatvies  of  all  men's 
social  organizations  represented  at  M.  A. 
C,  formerly  the  Inter-Society  Union,  there 
has  been  presented  to  the  State  Board  of 
Agriculture,  through  President  Butterfield, 
a  request  that  land  be  set  aside  for  build 
ing  of 
fraternity  houses  on  the  Campus. 
The  petition  r e a d s: 

" T he  Pan-Hellenic  Council  representing 
the  men's  fraternities  at  M.  A.  C.  requests 
that 
the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  set 
aside  a  tract  of  land  on  the  campus  to  be 
known  as  Fraternity  Row,  similar  to  those 
of  Northwestern  university 
the 
University  of  Maine  on  which  the 
frater 
nities  may  build  houses." 
societies 

All  men's 

fraternities 

and 

and 

of 

signed  the  petition. 

the  bank  of 

It  is  generally  believed  that  should  such 
a  step  be  taken 
the  College  would  make 
available  property  on  the  eastern  end  of  the 
Campus 
facing  Bogue  street,  which  ex 
tends  from  Grand  River  avenue  to  the  Red 
Ceedar.  This  might  include  a  strip  of  land 
along 
from 
to  F a rm  Lane.  This  plot 
Bogue  street 
would  probably  accommodate  all  organiza 
tions  in  existence  now  which  would 
be 
ready  to  built  for  some  time  to  come  but 
it  would  not  leave  much  space  for  expan 
the  area  was  divided  so  an 
sion,  unless 
other  street  could  be  put 
from 
north  to  south. 

river  west 

through 

the 

the 

While 

idea  of  having  such  houses 
built  on  the  Campus  is  not  a  new  one,  and 
requests  have  been  made  by  single  organi 
the  privilege,  this  is  the  first 
zations  for 
time  when  all  have  joined  in  the  effort 
to 
Since  societies 
this  change. 
bring  about 
their  quarters  in  Wells 
began  to  outgrow 
and  Williams  hall  and  established 
their 
homes  in  houses  off  the  Campus  there  have 
been  sporadic  attempts  to  center  fraternity 
the  College 
close 
dwellings  on  or 

to 

in  the  days  of 

grounds.  T he  Union  Literary  society  was 
the  only  one  to  accomplish  this  end  but  its 
house  wras  built  early 
the 
these  organizations  at  M. 
development  of 
A.  C.  and  no  other  has  been  given  the  same 
opportunity.  This  society, 
too,  has  kept 
its  house  only  under  conditions  which  pre 
vent  it  from  becoming  a  fraternity  house 
in  the  sense  that  the  members  are  allowed 
to  live  in  the  building. 

to  serve 

Societies  which  have  built  their  homes  in 
East  Lansing  are  the  Eclectic,  Columbian 
and  Eunomian,  others  have  purchased  or 
are  renting  dwelling  houses,  some  of  which 
their  newT 
have  been  remodeled 
use.  W i th  a  fairly 
large  number  owning 
property  the  readjustment  to  the  use  of  the 
Campus  will  be  slow  for  it  will  take  time 
the  real  estate  they  would  n o. 
to  market 
It  will  also  require  some  time 
longer  need. 
before  steps  can  be  taken  by  many  of 
the 
toward  building  homes  be 
organizations 
cause  of 
them 
when  built  on  state  property.  All  of  these 
point  to  a  considerable  delay  before  much 
activity  along  the  lines  of  constructing  a 
Fraternity  Row  can  take  place. 

the  difficulty  of 

financing 

further  complicate 

Together  with  the  men's  request  will  un 
doubtedly  come  some  time  in  the  near  fu 
ture  a  request  from  the  women's  organiza 
the 
tions  which  will 
I^or  the  past  two  years  co-eds' 
problem. 
societies  have  had 
living 
the  privilege  of 
off  the  Campus  and  all  of  them  have  taken 
into 
the  opportunity 
advantage  of 
to  get 
time  they  will 
houses. 
In  the  course  of 
want  to  locate  on  the  Campus  under 
the 
same  conditions  as  the  men.  There  are 
now  eighteen  men's  organizations  and  eight 
women's  societies.  There  is  no  reason  to 
doubt  that  this  number  will  increase  greatly 
in  the  next  few  years.  Less  than  40  per 
cent  of  the  present  enrollment  is  represent 
ed  in  these  groups. 

The  appeal  of  having  a  house  on 

the 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

Page  313 

Campus  is  strong  with  the  society  member 
the  alumni  who  wyere  members. 
and 
It 
will  come  close  to  providing  a  dormitory 
system  for  the  College  without  the  expense 
attendant  upon  such  a  plan,  if  built  by  the 
state.  The  obstacles  to  the  success  of  such 
a  proposal  lie  in.  the  established  policies  of 
the  State  Board 
and  considerations  of 
establishing  a  precedent  which  may  make 
the 
it  difficult 
future,  all  of  which  may  possibly  be  over 
came. 

the  problem 

to  handle 

in 

favored 

that  he 

the  plan 

W h en  the  petition  was  presented  Presi 
dent  Butterfield  announced  to  the  student 
committee 
for 
such  a  project.  T he  petition  was  referred 
to  the  committee  on  buildings  and  grounds 
when  presented  to  the  State  Board.  T h at 
conferences  with 
hold 
committee  will 
representatives  of 
six  of 
societies, 
the 
which—Hesperian,  Olympic,  Phi  Delta, 
Union  Literary,  Phylean  and  Orphic— 
have  signified  their  desire  to  start  building 
operations  immediately. 

Those  organizations  which  own  property 
in  East  Lansing  are  in  a  position  to  realize 
the  increase  in  value 
a  profit,  because  of 
since  it  was  purchased  and  thus  can  afford 
to  start  building  on  the  campus. 
It  is  pos 
sible  that  many  of 
the  fraternity  houses 
could  be  taken  over  by  the  women's  organ 
in  shape 
izations,  until  their  finances  are 
to  move  their  homes  to  College  property. 

MUSICAL  PROGRAMS 
DRAW  MOST  APPROVAL 

"This 

is  station  W K A R,  State  College 
of  Michigan,  East  Lansing"  can  now  be 
the  night  when 
heard  over  the  still  of 
Jimmie  Hasselman,  announcer  for  W K AR 
and  director  of  publications  at 
the  col 
lege 
that  although 
we  still  stick  to  the  name  of  "agricultural 
college,"  we  do  not  always  go  to  bed  with 
the  chickens  and  that  M.  A.  C.  has  in  the 
Pastime  Players  an  orchestra  worthy  of 
national  recognition. 

the  world  know 

lets 

in 
Midnight  broadcasting,  even  though 
stituted  but  four  weeks  ago,  is  already  out 

the  midnight  music  of 

rather  Saturday  morning, 
begins 
organization 

the  experimental  class  as  the  host  of 
of 
telegrams  that  have  flooded  Jimmie's  desk 
testify.  No  less  than  1000  wires  and  long 
to  date 
distance  calls  have  been  received 
the 
concerning 
Pastimes.  Promptly  at  12 :30  every  Friday 
this 
night,  or 
college  musical 
its 
serenade  to  the  ether,  much  to  the  delight 
flapper  and  business  man. 
of 
And  the  music  is  not  confined  to  the  every 
day  run  of 
the 
In 
state  M ax  Seeley  is  already  known  as  the 
Schubert's 
Paul  Whiteman  of  M.  A.  C. 
"Serenade"  and  other  masterpieces  are  not 
too  strenuous 
the 
the 
for 
Pastime  musicians. 

this  section  of 

aptitude  of 

the  wearied 

jazz. 

This  concert  continues  uninterrupted  un 
fans  about  20 
til  1 130,  giving 
numbers  of  what  they  most  like  to  hear  in 
the  musical  line. 

radio 

to 

To  add  color  and  variety  to  these  mid 

in 

including 

is 
night  disturbances,  Jimmie  Hasselman 
planning  on 
these  programs 
other  talent  of  the  college,  beginning  with 
the  Varsity  quartette  on 
the  night  of 
March  6.  At  that  time  the  quartette  will 
perform  during  the  first  half  hour  with  the 
Pastimers  bringing 
finish 
it 
during  the  latter  half  of  the  program. 

to  a  strong 

N E C R O L O GY 

E M E R S ON  E.  V A N C E, 

'84 

Emerson  E.  Vance,  '84,  died  at  his  home 
in  Lansing  on  February  5.  Since  1897  he 
had  been  employed  by  the  state  in  various 
capacities.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was 
the  highway  de 
doing  special  work 
partment. 
F r om  1884  to  1897  he  was  a 
teacher  and  farmer  and  served  five  years 
as  supervisor  of  Lebanon  township,  Clin 
ton  county.  He  was  a  member  of  the  F. 
& A.  M.,  the  M.  W.  A.  and  Plymouth  Con 
gregational  church  of  Lansing. 

for 

He  is  survived  by  the  widow,  Mrs.  Cora 
Vance,  a 
two  daughters, 
Lucile  and  Neva  of  Lansing.  Burial  was 
at  Deepdale  cemetery,  Lansing. 

son,  Walter, 

Page  314 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

CLASSES  INAUGURATE  REUNION  PLANS 

Several  Have  Programs  Under  Way;  Ten  and  Tzventy-Year 
in  Numbers  Present  and  Celebrations; 

to  Exceed  Others 
Schemes 

to  Bring  Tzventy-two  Classes 

Groups 
Two 
to  Campus. 

Expected 

Reunion 

it 

is 

the 

But 

reunions 

to  meet 

travelled 

their  old 

ioining'  in 

they  were 

four  months 

intervene  before 

lege,  and  the  plan  of  five  year 
reunions. 
Beginning  with  '15  and  ending  with  '20  a 
group  of  six  classes  will  have  an  excellent 
friends. 
opportunity 
Those  near  the  center  of 
list  will 
"reune"  with  most  of  the  enrollment  dur 
in  College. 
ing  all  four  years 
In  consideration  of  a  special  schedule  of 
im-
the 
classes 
portant  to  note  that  this  does  not  exclude 
other  groups  from  taking  part,  it  is  merely 
an  effort 
important 
to  make  certain  years 
enough  for  certain  groups  to  insure  a  bet-
ter  general  attendance  and  a  better  oppor-
tunitv  for  the  classes  involved  to  stress  the 

the 
annual  alumni  reunions.  They  are.  sched 
uled  for  the  Campus  on  June  20,  a  little 
later  than  last  year  due  to  the  college  year 
ending  later  than  it  did  in  1924.  F or  those 
classes,  however,  which  have  not  yet  made 
their  plans  for  the  occasion  the  time  is  ex 
tremely  limited.  T h us  far  '81,  '85,  and  '17 
stand  out  as  the  pace-setting  organizations 
with  a  program  in  mind  for  the  day.  Others 
have  not  announced  their  plans  as  to  fea- 
tures  of  the  day  which  will  leave  the  mark 
of  a  class  on  the  date  in  graduate  annals, 
It  is  time  to  pick  out  the  prizes  for 
the 
baldest,  the  one  with  the  most  children  and 
the  one  who 
the  greatest  dis 
It  is  time  to  get  a  line  on  the  place 
tance. 
for  the  class  dinner,  time  to  see  that  every 
Class  reunions  give  an  unexcelled  occa 
member  of  the  class  receives  a  special  in 
sion  upon  which  to  renew  the  memories  of 
vitation  to  return.  The  class  secretary 
is 
undergraduate  days.  They  bring  together 
usually  looked  upon  to  perform  these  tasks 
in 
those  who  were  best  acquainted  while 
but  be  is  often  reluctant  to  begin  without  College  they  give  a  chance,  which  is  quite 
some  assistance  from  among  the  member- 
the  burden 
the  members  were 
that 
ship. 
writing 
that 
secretaries  urging 
preparations  be  made  and  designating  their 
ideas  on  the  special  events  and  stunts  for 
the  class.  All  of  these  items  require  effort, 
time,  and  money.  The  more  put  into  them 
just  that  much  more  will  the  reunion  be 
If  Tin-:  RICCORD  has  not  yet  an- 
a  success. 
nounced 
re 
union  see  that  your  secretary  is  awake  to 
his  job  and  join  the  procession  toward  East 
Lansing  in  June  with  all  the  arrangments 
completed  beforehand. 

generally  accepted, 
0f  restraint  under  which  the  average  per-
son  places  himself  when  occupied  with  his 
tasks,  they  are  well-springs  of 
customary 
youth  whose  value  to  the  individual  can-
n ot  be  overestimated. 
to 
learn  what  your  classmates  are  doing,  how 
they  are  progressing, 
is  to  see  them  and 
talk  it  over  and  that  is  your  chance. 

Usually  the  ten  and  twenty  year  classes 
are  marked  for  special  observance  on  their 
In  June,  '15,  and  '05  should 
anniversaries. 
the  stage,  so  far  as 
have 
numbers  present  and  activities  on  that  day 
are  considered. 

opportunity  once 
than  trying  to  make  it  an-  annual  affair. 

the  plan  for  your  particular 

in  several  years 

is  time 
their 

T he  best  way 

the  center  of 

to  lay  off 

rather 

to 

It 

their  own 

their  memories  of 

The  classes  due  to  renew  acquaintance 
limits  and  with 
ships  within 
other  classes  and 
the 
College  include:  '70.  '•/$,  '78,  7 9,  "80,  '81, 
'85,  -<j»p,  '95.  "97,  '98,  '99,  '00,  '05,  To,  '15, 
'16, 
includes 
'20,  "24.  This 
those  scheduled  under  the  Dix  plan  where 
lass  has  a  reunion  once  in  five  years 
in  Col- 

each  class  n 
with  classes  which  were  with 

'19, 

'17, 

list 

it 

state  house  of 

Fred  Wells,  of  Cassopolis,  speaker  of 
representatives,  ad 
the  convocation  on  February  18. 
the  students  and 
introduced 
the 

the 
dressed 
He  was 
faculty  by  H.  W.  Gowdy,  member  of 
State  Board  of  Agriculture. 

to 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

Page  315 

DO  YOU  KNOW  WHERE 

THESE  PEOPLE  ARE? 

it 

It  is  very  difficult 

to  keep  correct  the 
addresses  of  alumni  who  fail  to  send  to  the 
alumni  office  information  concerning  their 
whereabouts.  The  post  office  is  sometimes 
lax  in  its  attempts  to  forward  mail  and 
is  misdirected.  A  careful 
sometimes 
shaking  down  for  the  entire  list  now  on 
file  in  the  office  of  the  M.  A.  C.  Associa 
tion—some  six  thousand  names—has  re 
vealed  a  long  list  of  subscribers  to T HE 
RECORD  missing  from  their  former  homes 
or  business  places  and  T HE RECORD  is  in 
no  position  to  state  where  they  have  gone. 
There  are  no  prizes  offered  for  the  ap 
these  people,  but  readers 
prehension  of 
of  T HE  RECORD  can  aid  in  a  good  cause 
by  giving  the  office  any  information  they 
may  have  concerning  the  whereabouts  of 
those  they  recognize  on  the  list: 

Anderson,  Egnar  C,  '21. 
Atwater,  Charles  E.,  '18. 
Atzenhoffer,  Arthur,  '16. 
Arnold,  John  J.,  w'02. 
Avery,  James  YV.,  '16. 
Baldwin,  Morris  J.,  '21. 
Benkert,  Edwin  R.,  '19. 
Bartlett,  E.  S.,  w'07. 
Beach,  Elinor  F.,  '16. 
Beers,  R.  A.,  '18. 
Benore,  Vera, 
'22. 
Bidwell,  John  N.,  '10. 
Brown,  Harry  L.,  '07. 
Brown,  Mabel  Sherwood,  w'16. 
Caldwell,  George  L.,  '15,  Hesperian. 
Caldwell,  Mitt,  '21,  Phi  Delta. 
Carson,  Anna  E.,  '17,  Letonian. 
Chandler,  Clara  L.,  w'13. 
Churchill,  Jesse  M.,  '03. 
Clark,  R.  Sherman,  '20. 
Colthrop,  Floyd  C,  w'21. 
Colvin,  Margaret  Copas,  '19,  Feronian. 
Copson,  Florence  E.,  '10. 
Cortright,  Ion  J.,  '11,  Union  Lit. 
Dakin,  John  B.,  '23. 
Dane,  Ruth,  '20. 
Davis,  Roy,  '20. 
Denning,  Henry  G.,  '18. 
Dressel,  E.  D.,  '23. 
Dunphy,  Charles  B.,  w'16. 
Dyer,  George  T.,  w'21. 
Engels,  John  L-,  w'19,  Olympic. 
Erickson,  Frances  M.,  '15,  Feronian. 

'24,  Pythian. 

'18,  Omicron  Nu. 

'21,  Phi  Kappa  Tau. 

Fitch,  Clifford  F.,  '22,  Trimoria. 
Floten,  Donald  W.,  '22,  AeTheon. 
Foster,  Carl  C,  w'16. 
Fox,  Grace  !£.,  '22. 
FVanson,  Harry  j£.,  '19,  Aetheon. 
Frey,  Ernest  J.,  '17. 
Gettel,  Arthur  J., 
Goodenough,  Walter  J.,  '95,  Union  Lit. 
Grant,  Katherine  Huckins,  w'06. 
Hall,  Leonard  E.,  '21,  Hesperian. 
Hallock,  Eugene  D.,  '10,  Deleta  Sigma  Phi. 
Hausherr,  Frank  E.,  '17,  Delphic. 
Hazel,  Floyd  M.,  '22,  Phylean. 
Herkimer,  Emily,  '23. 
Hetrick,  Russell  E.,  '20,  Orphic. 
Hill,  Fred  M.,  '22,  Trimoira. 
Hoag,  Chauncy  A.,  '17,  Phi  Kappa  Tau. 
'22,  Phi  Kappa  Tau. 
Hohnke,  John  H., 
Holden,  Frances  M., 
Householder,  B.  W.,  '17. 
Johnson,  Chris  P.,  '15. 
Johnson,  Mary  S., 
Kenny,  E.  Gerald,  '05,  Hesperian. 
Kenney,  Leanore, 
'21,  Sesame. 
Kling,  Ralph  B.,  '20,  Trimoira. 
Knapp,  Morris,  w'13. 
Knevels,  Ada  F.,  w'17. 
Kober,  Claudice  M.,  '19,  Themian. 
Kurtz,  William  J.,  '19. 
Lawrence,  Mina  O.,  '22,  Ero  Alphian. 
Lefler,  Martin  J., 
Lewis,  Herdis  L.,  '16. 
Livingston,  Geo.  A.,  w'19. 
Lossing,  Herbert  A.,  '11. 
McVittie,  Alexander,  '11. 
Mahrle,  Helen  B.,  '19. 
Marling,  Katherine  Langley,  '23,  Themian. 
Maze,  Jacob,  M.  H.,  '16. 
Mead,  Alfred  B.,  '12,  Union  Lit. 
Mead,  Mildred,  '19,  Sphinx. 
Merriman,  Delia  M.,  '21. 
Morrison,  Earl  L.,  '23,  Union  Lit. 
Morrow,  Earl  R.,  '21,  Trimoira. 
Nelson,  Sheril  P.,  w'21. 
Nerreter,  P^erolyn  B.,  '21,  Sororian. 
Neville,  Ann  L.,  '20. 
O'dell,  T.  B.,  w'04,  Hesperian. 
Perry,  Seymour  M.,  '23. 
Radford,  Stanley  C, 
'22,  Orphic. 
Rieman,  Donald  G.,  '23,  Orphic. 
Ripatte,  Carl  H.,  '23. 
Sass,  Harvey  M.,  '18,  Trimoira. 
Saxton,  H a r ry  R.,  '20,  Phi  Kappa  Tau. 
Sayre,  Howard  R.,  '23. 
Shields,  Oscar  S.,  '16. 
Siefert,  William  E.,  '19,  Trimoira. 
Small,  Henry  F.,  '23,  Trimoira. 
Smith,  Clarence  E., 
Smith,  Ethel  M.,  '21,  Omicron  Nu. 
Snyder,  Rufus  W.,  '22,  Delphic. 
'24,  Sororian. 
Smith,  Leah  W., 
Strong,  Wilfred,  05. 

'22,  Delphic. 

'84. 

Page  316 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

Thomas,  Marian  C,  '19. 
Trubey,  Geo.  W.,  '19,  Alpha  Psi. 
Twaits,  Ford  J.,  '08. 
Walkup,  Alfred  W.,  w'10,  Aurorian. 
Washburn,  Durward  E.,  '24. 
Watson,  Charles  E.,  '21,  Trimoira. 
Weber,  Allen  Raymond, 
Wells,  Louis  S.,  '16,  Alpha  Zeta. 
Weston,  Keith  A.,  '21. 
Wood,  Walter  A.,  '12,  Athenaeum. 
Yates,  Everett  C, 

'16. 

'22,  Columbian. 

Alumni  Opinion 

Editor  of  T HE  RECORD  : 

To  anyone  who  has  the  interests  of  the  M.  A. 
in 
C.  at  heart,  there  is  considerable  satisfaction 
the  very  succesesful  Farmers'  Week 
reviewing 
recently  held  on 
the  Campus.  Farmers'  Week 
typifies  the  fact  that  the  College  is  the  property 
of  the  rank  and  file  of  Michigan  citizenship. 

the 

When 

largest  number  of  people  actually 
visit  the  Campus  and  see  first  hand  what  the  M. 
A.  C.  is  and  what  it  has  to  offer,  we  can  rest 
assured  it  will  receive  the  full  moral  and 
finan 
cial  support  which  it  so  richly  deserves. 
this  fact, 

importance  of 

In  view  of 

the 
gained  by 

the 
these  Campus 

type  of 
visitors  can  hardly  be  overestimated. 

impressions 

ill-advised  and  unfortunate. 

Xow,  in  this  connection,  may  I  say  that  in  my 
judgment  and  observation, 
the  concerete  action 
to  sell  copies  of  the  "Green  Onion"  to  Farmers' 
Week  visitors,  on  the  Campus  and  even  at 
the 
very  commendable  M.  A.  C.  Union  Vaudeville, 
was  particularly 
I 
institution  at  heart 
have  only  the  good  of 
respect 
that 
when  I  state 
for  the  old  school  can  hardly  be  developed  and 
enchanced  via 
the  "Green  Onion"  route.  Epe-
cially  would  this  be  true  among  the  farm  folks, 
who  are  of  course  more  conservative  and  sensi 
tive  when  it  comes  to  the  flagrant  depictment  of 
the  ultra-modern  and  the  risque. 

that  I  earnestly 

feel 

the 

If 

to  any 
regarding 

the  "Onion"  had  been  purposely 

intended 
the  citizenship  of 
as  a  publication  to  disillusion 
they  might 
ideas  which 
Michigan  as 
have  held 
industry,  virtue  and 
the 
standards  of  M.  A.  C.  students  it  could  hardly 
have  been  better  edited.  But  if  it  were  intended 
that 
to  so  mirror 
their 
fathers  and  mothers  would  wish 
sons  and  daughters 
the 
M.  A.  C.  atmosphere,  then  certainly  it  is  a  most 
miserable  failure. 

sentiment 
to  send 

live  and  develop 

life  and 

student 

to 

in 

After  carefully  perusing  the  February 

issue  I 
least 
failed 
constructive  and  very  few  items  which  were  even 
clever  or  humorous. 

find  anything 

that  was 

the 

to 

in 

After  reading  the  odorous  "sheet"  through  from 
just 
to  cover,  I  couldn't  help  wondering 

cover 

to 

tied 

their 

field, 

the  work  of  editing 

how  widespread  is  the  idea  that  real  humor  con 
sists  in  a  series  of  risque,  shady  and  somewhat 
off-color  circumstances  and  sentiments 
to 
gether  and  punctuated  with  varied  types  of  mas 
culine  and  femine  profanity? 
Now  I  believe  thoroughly 

in  extra-curricular 
the  college  student.  Time  so  spent 
interests  of 
has  proved  as  valuable 
that  devoted 
to  me  as 
to  any  other  field  of  college  training.  Yet  there 
was  always  a  dearth  of  capable  students  who 
the  most  worth 
would  give  of 
time 
while  and  constructive  college  activities. 
In  the 
the  Holcad 
literary 
and 
the  Wolverine  and  representing  M.  A.  C. 
in  intercollegiate  debates  usually  settled  upon  a 
shoulders. 
relatively  few  already  overburdened 
Last  fall  when  M.  A.  C.  opened,  a  certain  stu 
is  especially  gifted  w7ith  ability  and 
dent  who 
leadership  was  approached  with  an  appeal 
that 
he  assume  a  very  important  responsibility  on  the 
Campus.  This  student  decided 
that  he  "hadn't 
the  time"  to  devote  to  this  worth  while  and  ap 
this  decision, 
pealing  service.  As  a  result  of 
the  work  went 
the  position  was  unfilled  and 
undone. 
the 
for 
establishment  of  the  "Green  Onion"  was  started, 
this  same  student  bad 
take  a  position 
of  responsibility  on  its  staff  and  to  devote,  hours 
and  days  to  this  worthy 
self-appointed 

( ?)  cause. 
"intellectuals"  of 

However  when 

agitation 

time 

the 

to 

If 

the 

this 

erstwhile  Aggie  Campus  wish  to  invest  their  pre 
cious  time  and  talents  in  the  production  of 
the 
they  have  such  a 
"Onion" 
then  unquestionably 
right.  But  I  wonder  whether  or  not 
is  a 
the  point  of  view  of 
profitable  investment  from 
the  good  of  the  institution. 
In  my  present  position 

I  have  an  especially 
advantageous  opportunity  to  keep  in  close  touch 
not  only  with  the  sentiment  of  the  organized  far 
mer  of  Michigan,  but  also  with  the  Senators  and 
Representatives 
I 
the  Onion, 
fail  to  observe  that  future 
if  they  run  true  to  the  type  of  their  predecessors, 
will  ever  win  students,  appropriations  or  good 
will  for  M.  A.  C. 

the  State  Legislature  and 
issues  of 

in 

Submitting 

the  above 

for  your  earnest  con 

sideration,  I  remain. 

Yours  for  our  Collegee, 

STANLEY  M.  POWEEE, 

'20. 

C L A SS 

N O T ES 

'92 
"Possibilities  of  the  Country  Home"  published 
as  a  circular  by  the  University  of  Illinois,  comes 
(Emma 
from  the  pen  of  Mrs.  Eugene  Davenport 
Jane  Coats  Davenport),  Woodland,  Michigan. 

'94 
Since  1897  John  W.  Perrigo  has "been  continu 
ously  on  grain  elevator  design  and  construction. 

The M.  A.  C.  Record 

Page 317 

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  Deiafieid  Place N. w. 
Washington,  D.  C. 

W. R. Rummler,  '86 
Chairman 
1212  Tribune  Bldg.,  Chicago, 111. 

0.  W.  Schleussner,  '12 
Box  1052  R.  D.  5, Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Mrs. E. W. Ranney, '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  that 
the  organization  may  be  handled 
expeditiously  especially  during  the  financing  and  construction  of  the  Union 
Memorial  building. 

the  pressing  affairs  of 

Committees  must  make  their  selection  and  report  the  result  to  the 
alumni  office  by  March  10  so  that  the  two  tickets  may  be  published  in 
The  Record  for  March  15. 

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 that  each  member  has  an 
equal  voice  with  every  other  member  in  choosing  the  officers  of  the 
Association  and  only  members  in  good  standing  are  allowed  to  vote. 

* 

Page 

318 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

iSno  he  affiliated  himself  with 

the 
In  October 
John  S.  Metcalf  company  of  Chicago,  and  since 
1917  has  been  •  vice-president  of 
the  company. 
His  home  is  in  Chicago  at  1332  (jreenleaf  avenue. 
'95 
William  C.  Bagley  was  professor  of  education 
at  the  University  of  Illinois  from 
ic;o8  to  1917. 
He  left  Illinois  to  take  a  similar  position  at  the 

WALDO  ROHNERT,  '89 
Wholesale  Seed  Grower,  Gilroy,  California 

GOODELL,  ZELIN  C.  (M.  A.  C.  '11F) 
Insurance  and  Bonds  208-211  Capital  National  Bk.  Bldg. 

—  THE  — 
Grand Rapids Savings Bank 

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan 

"The  Bank  Where  You  Feel  at  Home" 
M.  A.  C.  People  Given  a  Glad  Hand 

Charles  \V.  Garfield, 

'70*  Chairman  Executive  Com. 

C.  Fred  Schneider, 
Benj.  C.  Porter, 

Gilbert  L.  Daane, 

'09,  President 
'85,  Manager  Division  Branch 
'84.  Manager  South  G.  R.  Branch 

Benj.  C.  Porter.  Tr., 

'11,  Asst.  Manager  South 

G.  R.  Branch 
Willis  Yandenburg,  '21,  Manager  Fulton  St.  Branch 

(1924). 

is 
Teachers'  College,  Columbia  University,  and 
still  serving  in  that  capacity.  He  also  owns  and 
operates  a  farm  on  route  12,  Westport,  Connecti 
cut.  Up  to  the  time  of  his  work  at  the  Univer 
sity  of  Illinois  he  was  a  teacher  in  public  schools 
and  normal  schools,  and  a  graduate  student.  The 
MacMillan  company  of  New  York  city  has  pub 
lished  a  score  of  his  books,  the  latest  being  "An 
Introduction 

to  Teaching" 
'98 
At  the  present  time  Thomas  L.  Hankinson  is 
professor  of  zoology  at  the  Michigan  State  Nor 
mal  college,  Ypsilanti. 
From  1902  to  1920  he 
was  professor  of  biological  sciences  at  Eastern 
Illinois  State  Teachers'  college  at  Charleston. 
Illinois.  For  the  next  year  he  was  professor  of 
ichthyology  at  the  New  York  State  college  of 
Forestry  at  Syracuse.  He  then  came  to  Michigan 
where  he  took  up  his  present  duties.  He  has 
written  a  number  of  papers  on  fish  and  birds, 
and  biological  surveys  of 
lakes.  He  has  one 
daughter,  Janet. 

'24 
is  an 

instructor 

Irene  Patterson 

in  home 
economics  at  the  Morenci,  Michigan,  high  school. 
Don  Morton  is  a  bacteriologist  with  the  State 
Department  of  Health  at  Lansing.  He  lives  at 
712  W.  Ionia  sTreet. 

All  Together,  Now!!! 

Are you ready  when the  song leader  gives  the  signal ? 
When  the  bunch  sings  the  old  songs  don't  just  hum  the  tune. 
All  of  M. A.  C.'s  best  songs,  with  the  music,  are  included  in  an 
attractive  booklet  of  convenient  size. 
You boosters  of the Green  and White need  it  on your pianos. 
It  is indispensable  for  branch association  and club  meetings. 
Your copy will be mailed prepaid  upon receipt of  50 cents at  the 
alumni  office.  Attractive  prices  for  group  orders. 
The  proceeds  will  be  applied  to  the  Memorial  Union  Building 
Fund. 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

Page  319 

I  Chew it after 
I  every meal 

It  s t i m u l a t es 
a p p e t i te  a nd 
a i ds  d i g e s t i o n. 
It  m a k es  your 
food do you more 
^luiiiiniiimniiTiiiimuiiitti  g o o d.  Note  b ow 
it  relieves  that  stnify  feeling 
after  hearty  eating. 

W h i t e ns 

t e e t h, 
w  e  e  t  e  n  s 
b r e a th  a nd 
it's the  goody 
that 

L-a-s-t-s. 

mm 

•/in  its 
f  P u r i ty 
Packaoe 

Our  Business 

is  Growing 

THE  CORYELL  NURSERY 
Ralph  I.  Coryell,  '14 
R.  J.  Coryell,  '84 

PLAN  YOUR  SPRING  PLANTING  NOW 
Birmingham,  Mich. 
West  Maple  Ave. 

THE  STRAUS  BROS.  COMPANY 
First  Mortgage  Bonds 
'17 
G.  O.  STEWART, 

700  W. 

Washtenaw  St. 

Lansing,  Mich. 

A.  M.  EMERY, 

'83 

Books  and  Office  Supplies 

223  Washington  Ave.  N. 
H.  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 

FORDS 

LINCOLNS 

FORDSONS 

GERALD  BOS,  '16,  with  STANDARD  AUTO  CO. 
Grand  Rapids,  Michigan 

SAM  BECK, 

'12,  with  LOUIS  BECK  COMPANY 

112  North  Washington  Ave. 

Society  Brand  Clothes 

Complete  Haberdashery 

Newspapers 
in 
Magazine 
Form 

Unlike  anything  published  to 
day!  Alumni  weeklies,  month 
lies  and  quarterlies  are carrying 
live  news  items  of  the  colleges 
and  personal  friends  to  those 
men  who  are  doing  the  major 
ity  of  the  big  jobs. 

Honestly,  isn't  this  a  good 
time  and  place  to  register  your 
name  or  your  product? 

We  are  sure you  feel  friendly 
toward  the  advertisers  in  this, 
your  own  publication. 

We  believe  that  your  com 
pany will  benefit  from  advertis 
ing  in  this  a nd  o t h er  alumni 
magazines. 

Forty-four  a l u m ni  publica 
tions  have  a  combined  circula 
tion  of  160,000  college  trained 
men.  Advertising  space may  be 
bought  individually  or  collec 
tively—in any way desired.  Two 
page sizes—only  two plates nec 
essary—group  advertising  rates. 
T he  m a n a g e m e nt  of  your 
alumni  magazine  suggests  an 
inquiry  to 

A l u m ni  Magazines 
Associated 
ROY  BARNHILL,  Inc. 
Representative 
oAdvertising 

NEW YORK 
23  E.  26th  St. 

CHICAGO 
2 30  E.  O h io  St. 

Page  320 

The  M.  A.  C.  Record 

WORK Has Been STOPPED  I 

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. 

•:• 

c^ 

•:• 

.=• 

•;• 

•:•