s^i^S V D — a Record Published by and for the Alumni and former Students of the Michigan State College. -CastLaminp. ENTERED AT T HE EAST LANSING FOSTOFFICE AS S E C O ND CLASS M A T T E R. VOLUME X X XI October 1 9 , 1 9 25 N U M B ER 5 D G Page 74 The M. S. C. Record ^ T i i m i i i r i n i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i M i i n i i i i i i i i i ii 111111! 11111 ri 1111111111111111 i 11 I.I I.I iii:iii:iiiiiii!iii:iii:iiiiiiiiiiii|iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim THE M. S. C. RECORD Established 1896 Published for the alumni and former students of the Michigan State College by the M. S. C. Association. Published weekly during the college year and monthly during July, August and Septem ber; thirty-five issues annually. Membership in the M. S. 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. S. 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. S. C. ASSOCIATION Union Memorial Building OF F I CFRS—192 5-26 F r a nk F. Rogers, '83, Lansing, President A r t h ur C. MacKinnon, '95, Bay City, Vice-President L u t h er H. Baker, '93, E a st Lansing, T r e a s u r er 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 H e n ry T. Ross, '04, Milford, Mich., T e rm expires 1928 Clifford W. McKibbin, ' n, E a st Lansing, T e rm expires T926 G. V. Branch, '12, Detroit, T e rm expires 1927 W. K. P r u d d e n, '78, Coronado, Calif., ex-officio H a r r is E. T h o m a s, '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 CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHICAGO DETROIT CLUB FLINT GRAND RAPIDS MILWAUKEE, W I S. NEW YORK CITY NORTHERN OHIO OTTAWA COUNTY PORTLAND, ORE. ST. CLAIR COUNTY ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SEATTLE, WASH. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH HAVEN WASHINGTON, D. C. WESTERN NEW YORK WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA m THE M. S, C. RECORD Vol. X X X I. No. 5 EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN October 19, 1925 FULL DAY FOR VISITORS OCTOBER 31 Barbecue Preceding Evening ing Crowd; Luncheon Starts Pr Price Halfback On ogram Designed Lowest Colgate in Years; Team. to Entertain Home corn- All-America to to change is scheduled for If you have made your plans for return ing to the Campus on October 31 and there is no chance them you have missed a bet unless you include a schedule the College on which will bring you the evening of October 30. The annual barbecue, symbolizing the end of class war fare, before Homecoming Day and will draw thousands This from event has grown to immense proportions when compared with those of a few years back. It includes the customary speeches and stunts, but is staged on the south side of in front of Wells hall and an amplifier insures that the entire crowd wrill hear the speeches and music. the Red Cedar instead of the vicinity of the Campus. night the With the barbecue out of the way there is a great variety of occupations for the rest of the evening. T he Union Memor ial building is a center for alumni to con ready on It will be especially gregate. that date to accommodate the crowds and make them comfortable. T he billiard room, lunch counter and many other convenient facilities will be in operation and there will be telephones and messengers, if necessary, at your service. On Saturday there is the new horticultural building inspect as well as the other new structures w h i ch have the not as yet been seen by many of alumni. At noon the alumni luncheon will be served on the second floor of the Union building. set at seventy-five cents, the lowest on record but those provisions have been made so that using this means of refreshing themselves must carry their own food from the serv ing room to the tables. This will also take care of the late comers insuring them hot that food and the same consideration as T he prices has been to shown those who arrive on time. Tickets for the luncheon must be purchased at the main desk in the Union before attempting to rush the door. In the past these lunch eons have been run on a precarious margin usually meaning a loss to the Association, now they can be conducted on a straight cost basis. and T he luncheon will not be a long affair and there will be a generous space of time between this function the Colgate game in the stadium. The latter attraction is the feature of the day and will give the spectators an opportunity to see Tryon, All- for America halfback the visitors. Tryon was one of lead ing scorers in the country last season and has piled up an imposing number of points thus far t h is year. in action in 1924, the in the ballroom of In the evening the Union will conduct a Hallowe'en party the Union Memorial building, to which alumni the may obtain admittance by purchasing tickets at the main desk. A price sufficient to cover expenses will be charged and the evening's entertainment will be augmented In addi over that of the ordinary party. tion to the Union, many of the societies will entertain their alumni at parties and open houses. T he entire program for the day is one of welcome for the returning alumni and former students. It is the one time of the year when the visitor has the first consid the returning graduate eration. must give wTay to the the importance of senior class but in the fall his welfare and enjoyment are paramount while the stu dents do the honors as hosts for the occa sion. In J u ne If you are planning a dinner party after the game and will notify Gladys Lahym, Page 76 The M. S. C. Record 16, director of food service in the build- .ng, preparations will be made fill vour needs. Idle Union Memorial build ing will be in full swing and offers you the use of its conveniences. to Detroiters' Doings for at the season were Alumni activities very fittingly opened pre-Michigan a game dance on Friday evening, October 2. The party was held at the Federation of Women's clubs at the corner of Hancock and Second fifty avenues. More to renew old acquaint couples were out ances and dance tunes of Betty to Schmidt's o r c h o t r a. The date of the next one was the most frequently asked question and tenta tively set in December as the time. in charge has the first week the committee than the \Y. ' 1 5; G. '12; 11. 11. Gunnison, '00; J. '16; E. Gen Those present included: E. C. Krehl, ' 0 8; ' u; G. H. Allen, '09; E. F. E. L. Horst, Hock, Applin, T i; A. \Y. Barron, evieve Gillett, '20; F r a nk Eossing, T 1 ; W. '89; C. '23; E. X. Pagelsen, C. Johnson. K. Clausen. \". ' 2 3; D. A. Stroh, Branch, '12; E. C. Perrine, '24; E. E. Per- rine. '234 E. E. Lyons, ' 0 9; E. E. Knight, 2 2; !. E. Walker." |i\, '14; F. W. Ashton, 2 1; A. W. Hock, ' 1 7; E. E. Digby, ' 1 3; E. E. Ilotchin, '12; W. H. L'rquhart, T i; Emil C. Eokorny, '07; Ida E. Pokorny, ' 0 8; J. 'o'j; E d na F. S. Dunks, Knight. '23; D. Kobson. '23 ; M, E. Eottom- ly. '16, C. J. Gatesman, '15; E. W. Covey, ' I S; M. A. Tyrrell. '24: E. I. Matson, '22; Claude Coleman. '20; Alice D. Yoor- beis. "_>2. Richard R. Walker, '19; Evelyn Walker. '22: Joseph E. Farber. ' 2 5; C. E. Johnson, '23; J. M. Brabb, 24'. Scott, E. A dinner party at the time of the State Teachers' association meetings in the city, October 29 and 30, will be the next event on th-'j season's program. It will be held j< ng Wah Lo Cafe on Thursday at >ber 2). One or more speak iG It will be their reservations at once ers from the college will be on the program in as well as other features. formal and throughout, starting at 6:15 breaking up about 8:00 in order to allow the teachers to attend their meetings that and alumni, evening. Visiting teachers, friends who expect to attend are urged to send to C. E. Johnson. 508 Police Headquarters, Detroit. A most gratifying response has been met in the annual campaign for members of the M. S. C. club of Detroit. More have paid their dues this year than for a number of years back. A new feature is the member ship cards which are given to those paying their dues. The annual is $2.50 per year and will be gratefully received by the secretary, C. E. Johnson, at 508 Police Headquarters. tax - of llerniian get-together held at Fraternities as well as college ties have small been strengthened by meetings the groups who were associated when on ( hie of the most recent of these campus. the was a home of Ted Miller, '23, south of Dear born, on September 12. T he party was a watermelon feast staged barn which was decorated to give the full rustic effect. More than thirty were present to engage in the great southern pastime. the in FURTHER INFORMATION ON TEACHER MEETINGS Robert S. Linton announces the follow the Michi ing additions to the plans for gan State banquets and luncheons which will be held in conjunction with the var ious session of the State Teachers' associa tion meetings in the state this month. The Jackson meeting will be held at the Jackson City club at noon on October 23. The Detroit meeting will be held at the King W ah Eo cafe on Thursday, October 21 j. at 6 p. m. Grand Rapids alumni will gather at the Robin Wood Inn Town, 67 Division N. W., at 6 p. m. on October 29. Saginaw alumni at 6 p. m. on October 26 in the Elks club rooms. The M. S. C. Record Page 77 ALVORD, '95, HEADS EXTENSION IN TEXAS C . ' H. Alvord, '95, has been appointed di rector of the extension service at T e x as A. and M. college. From 1897 to 1899 he was on the agricultural staff of the College leaving here to become assistant fvrbCe&or In of agriculture at the Texas institution. 1902 he resigned to handle his farm and acted as a correspondent for the Breeders' Gazette, as well as taking part in the ex tension work of the state. He again ac cepted an appointment with the college in 1907 becoming dean of agriculture after serving a short period as professor and resigned in 1911 to take over t he develop ranch, a large acreage ment of which had been used raising the owners decided should be but which utilized farming. His work there included a study of the soil and cli matic conditions and research into the best adaptable varieties of products to be grown on the land under his direction. During the war he was called to Washington as south western field agent in the extension service of the U. S. department of agriculture. He returned the war and be came agricultural director for the chamber of commerce of San Antonio, serving in that capacity until this fall. to Texas after for general for cattle the Taft ENGINEERING STATION FiXES YEAR'S TASKS At the meeting of the engineering experi ment station, held on October io, Dean G. the station, an \Y. Bissell, director of the following projects were nounced that reacly for publication f o r m: in bulletin "Value of Impact Tests for Steel,,' "Some Properties of Lu.unite Cement", "Heat of combination of Copper-Zmc Alloys*' and "AIo ailation m Radio Operation". These projects constitute part of ned on by the station last year. the wo;k ear Projects being continued cover work on domestic steel and the corrosion of metals. fuels, properties of abnormal With the station well under way, it is expected that considerable service can be rendered, not only to the state at large but to industries as well. Considerable work will be done on the study of dirt roads. Dean Bissell declared that $10,000,000.00 is spent annually on the construction and state, maintenance of dirt and that there is ample and urgent work ahead on this item alone. Other projects that "will command attention this year include the treatment of creamery waste in preventing stream pollution and further steps will be taken in the study and research of rural electric service. considerable roads this in the Although engineering experiment it has station was but recently started to function and is commanding at tention in engineering circles in the state. It has a large field and its work is due to expand as rapidly as funds will allow. instituted, The members of the council a r e: Presi dent Imtterfield; Dean Bissel, director; C. L. Allen, C. E .; A. J. Clark, chemist; H. B. Dirks, M. E .; E. S. Foltz, E. E., and R. K. Steward, secretary. The staff includes the following: D. T. Ewing, metallurgy; J. J. Jasper, metallo g r a p h y; B. K. Osborn, r a d i o; J. W. Percy, metallography; L. J. Rothgery and C. E. Slaughter, highway research; F. G. Sefing, heat industrial chemistry; \\". L. Mailman, bacteriology; B. L. S...its, metallurgy, and O. D. Daus- man as part in electrical time assistant engineering. treatment; H. L. Ptiblow, the to win Through the use of red pepper and flour the sopho mores m a n a g ed flag rush, final event in the annual supervisen jlass battle, aiid thus gained a tecimxal vic- The student council went into exe- o:y. yiti ve -ess on follovv.ng the episode and de clared the affray a maw, tin owing out the disputed e\ent on the basis of unsports manlike conduct on the part of the second- year class. Page 78 The M. S. C. Record m VIEWS AND COMMENT m An organization is judged by the deeds of its members. Many times an individual not in an executive position brings dis credit upon a group by claiming to voice its sentiments. On several occasions the M. S. C. Association and its predecessor have in argu been designated as taking sides ment political and otherwise and in no case has this been true. Whatever the in individual or what dividual does as an they ever a group of happen is charged against the alumni association. individuals does, if to have attended the College Wide publicity has been given a story that the alumni of the College were seek ing a change in the coaching staff and the in the interview7 is not spokesman quoted and never has been a member of the Asso ciation. Officers of the organization have to been besieged by reporters in an effort complete the story but their work has re sulted self chosen "leader'' had failed to take into ac the count organization. in disappointment the majority of the opinion of the for influence must be expressed Alumni influence should have and has an important place in shaping the policies of this has been the College, conclusively few years but the past in demonstrated through this channels which will the opinion is well backed by general support, P r o if nouncements by individuals will always bring discredit upon the Association unless those individuals in positions where they can sense the feeling of the majority or where their opinions will be generally supported. it is to bear the proper weight. indicate that are It is a difficult task to build up a func tioning organization unless these principles It is just as difficult to build are realized. a football team into a working unit unless the coaches the individuals on the squad, and supporters of fur nishing the backing which builds up morale. The press will not take into consideration the team unite in the factors working against the success of a team, it prints what it sees, otherwise it would be worthless. lit p it Football is a much discussed topic on the Campus and among alumni; furnishes much food for gossip among those in no way connected with the institution except as spectators. Alumni will consider the merits of a team and those who are respon sible for its performance and usually after a game they same ways see open to the coaches through which victory could have been obtained. The point of the matter is that the game is won or lost while it is being played rather than after ward. Another point those daily training the squad should be in a better than position those who see it in action occasionally. to know how to handle that can the is it the the has the team. this statement In both cases individuals as because of The work of the squad has been criticised by writers in the Michigan State News and faults T I IK RECORD. were palpable, they were displayed in the public performance of It was evident to the ordinary spectator that some thing was wrong, not so much in the play of lack of coordination. A team had not been pro duced and appeared several times since the opening of the sea this may be reasons back of son. The many and varied, there may be valid ex cuses but the spectator has no means of taking these into account. Losing a game is not half so bad as seeing a team out classed because the way it should, with the maximum of appli cation. The season is not lost, the coaches have discovered some of the weaknesses in their methods of training, they are on the verge of a return to the standard ex pected of them. It takes a strong man to realize his own mistakes and correct them the College and that has at the head of its athletic department. is the type of man functioning is not it The M. S. C. Record Page ;p "Close Beside The Winding Cedar" Gilbert Black, a graduate of the Univer sity of Kentucky, where he also was grant ed a master's degree, has been appointed an in the physics department. instructor Miss Frieda Martini who has studied in the New York School of Fine A r ts has been added to the instructional staff of the art department. She is also taking work toward a degree. Considerable attention is being given to new songs and yells to suit the new name of the college. Alumni and members of the faculty as well as the students are con cerned in this effort. Wheat experimental plots, consisting of to the middle states, all varieties native which were ruined by the long drought during the past summer, will again be con tinued during the coming year. According to Mrs. Louise Campbell, state leader in home economics extension, 32 counties of the state will be benefited by the addition of courses in household management, nutrition, and clothing prob lems through the work of specialists of the extension staff. Veterinary students excelling in scholar ship will again be rewarded, according to present plans. T wo prizes, each of $20 the veterinary will be given. One, by faculty, will go to the freshman making the best grades while the other, given by the State veterinary association, will be pre sented to the senior excelling in scholar ship during his last year at school. A hotel, the funds for which were raised by popular subscription in Lansing, to be known as the Hotel Olds is being erected on the site of the Oakland building, for several years the tallest structure in Lan sing. T he Oakland building housed the old Bii ou and Regent theaters at various times and was destroyed by fire two years ago. J. B, Hasselman, director of publications (ap the College, has been elected secretary /of the American Association of Agricul t u r al College Editors and the next conven tion of the organization will be held here. Ralph H a r f o r d, w'14, for some years College photographer, has resigned to enter tasks have been commercial work. H is the taken over by W. E. Lay cock of to physics department w ho will continue do some teaching. Dr. Oliver A. Taylor, '15, will leave the college veterinary staff on November I to engage in private practice in Detroit with a former associate in the veterinary busi ness who is conducting a small animal hos pital in that city. in the preparation of Eighty-five students responded to the call for assistants the 1926 Wolverine. This is the first year that the yearbook is being run on an all-college basis, supplanting system of having it edited by the junior class. the former T he College will be the host to the de baters from Cambridge university, E n g land, on November 2, when the college team will match wits with the pick of the British Isle. T he debate will be held the in Methodist Temple house in Lansing. Professor A. K. Chittenden and the fol lowing members of the forestry department staff, J. C. DeCamp, ' 1 0; R. F. Kroodsma, '13, and Karl Dressel, the meeting of the Ohio valley section of the Society of American Foresters at Higgins lake, October 9 and 10. '24, attended Visitors at the Union Memorial build ing during the past month included Jessie '18, Los Angeles; W i n t h r op C. Godfrey, Hall, '87, Eugene, O r e g o n; Carmelita Hill Hall, '03, Eugene, ' O r e g o n; George H. Ellis, Burgin, Kentucky. These registered together with many at from places close to Lansing. the alumni office Page So The M. S. C. Record FIELD GOAL DEFEATS CENTRE 15 TO 13 Varsity Comes Back With Strong Exhibition to JJTin Over Visitors Who Make Big Effort for Victory in Second Half; Smith's Eong Drop-Kick Responsible for Margin of Victory. F or the first time in four years a Green and White team has come from behind in , ,-•- ;„ o f ,w ,i the scoring to take the honors m a toot- .. :. 1 u., ,, ball srame. 1 he balance 111 the contest with «™ the athletic history of the College and the line with Captain Haskins at end was keen on defense and driving hard on offense, 1 here .,. . & is no disgrace . . in having Centre , . . , , . . college score two touchdowns against any m a n-s Skidmore and by h is in t e am from same should, apparently Rabenstein the 42-yard into victory. F or the first time this fall a, .Q d i s t m g u i s h ed Smith, a sophomore saved the There had been occasion the Centre college eleven was in favor of the visitors until the last few minutes of were much in the limelight and they were aided by a well coordinated group of ath- play at the new stadium last Saturday and i'au to fetes who knew what to do and when the day line. with a drop-kick from do it. The former was fast, shifty, and Smith's feat was the climax of a day which clever as a quarterback choosing his plays together. with care and holding his team He w a. r efu s al to w e ar a he a (ig e a r. qqle visitors were ill- assorted in size a nd were outweighed by the home team but proved themselves able to the second stage a thrilling comeback half which threatened for a time to turn defeat meant much to the followers -of the State squad. Devious reports had been circu- lated about alumni withdrawing their sup- port from the squad, about to demand that the coaching staff be changed and similar obvious stories c o n i ng source. for the number criticism, the squad was not functioning as of men taking part in the game was-kept at it in good physical a minmum. Neither team substituted often, shape it was stale mentally but the exhibi- tion on the south bank of the Red Cedar few minutes of play Coach In last Saturday leaves the opposition to the Young sent in fresh players to relieve some of the varsity and there had been a change f or administration without to or so before It was an ideal foot- further grumbling. take the field went through most of the bat- ball day except for a slight wind which caused some trouble on kicks and punts, In the backfield McCosh, Ruhl, and tie. teams quite evenly Boehringer aided Lyman. AlcCosh is en- it was between titled to the lion's share of the praise for matched and the winning squad earned its victory for his run for the first touchdown laurels by honest work. w as a b iS f a c t or t h at There have been times when Green and tackled bet- r u n' however, he was aided by some White ter than thev did last Saturday, their work exceptional interference. Ruhl added yard after yard by plunges through the line and on interference might have been better, there was occasion to question the skill of Boehringer Pl ayed the best football he has some of the passing but compared to the work shown this fall it was a masterpiece throughout. Lyman at quarterback gave as cool an exhibition of football general- ship as has been demonstrated in some time. McCosh contributed a bit of running for that touchdown which should go down in in history as one of in punting Lyman used every opportunity to lighten the bur- den of the backfield by exchanging kicks on third down, if line plays were not working too well. This strategeni resulted in gains of from fifteen to twenty yards as the Cen- tre kicker was being rushed by the State football players have final outcome. On With an advantage the bright spots the first squad that but snown. excuse two last the an t he in The M. S. C. Record Page 81 linemen and was forced most occasions. to kick short on in a game of Details of play the game is that this sort are but mechanical records of the contest. it The main feature of was won a maryelously reorganized team, a team which but the week before football, which had was playing the discarded game from start to finish. its old habits and played listless by Hilker took Rummel's kickoff and was stopped on his 38-yard line. Centre's quar terback elected to try the line. Three plays netted but three yards and Lyman returned the punt to his 33-yard line. Ruhl and Boehringer made eight yards and Boehrin- ger passed to Drew for eight yards. Ruhl, Boehringer and MeCosh rushed the ball to within a few inches of the goal but failed in their final effort to put it over. again started L y m an was down on Centre's 31-yard a line. The State team march which was stopped on Centre's 16- yard line. Lyman again returned the punt to Centre's 47-yard line and MeCosh took turning the ball off through the secondary defense for the full distance to the goal. Ruhl failed to kick goal. tackle, twisting and There was some interesting work during the balance of the period but no threat by either in Centre's territory when time was called. the ball was team and Line plays MeCosh received Wilson's punt on his 25-yard line and made twelve yards before he was stopped. failed and MeCosh punted the ball, rolling to Centre's 16-yard line where it was down by Captain to midfield. Haskins. Centre punted out T he ball was rushed back to the 35-yard line where Ruhl tried a kick from place ment which went a little wide of the goal. Centre bucked the line for a first down be fore Hackett recovered a fumble on the 24- yard line. On the third play Boehringer passed to Lyman for a touchdown. Ruhl again failed to kick goal. After the kickoff Centre recovered a fumble on State's 45-yard line and punted to Lyman who made a fair catch on his 11- yard the varsity had made no headway wdien the half ended. line, and The third period the ball on a fumble near found Centre begin ning an offensive which carried it through to two touchdowns and the lead. Centre regained the 50-yard line, and advanced steadily but was finally for eight yards and a penalty of fifteen yards scor for roughing put the visitors ing position. They took advantage of the the goal for a situation by passing over touchdown, and kicking the goal. to punt. An end run forced in a Centre kicked to Fouts who returned the ball 24 yards. Boehringer made five yards through guard and Grim, who had replaced E d m u n ds at end took the ball on a triple twenty pass and skirted end for a gain of and yards. Smith relieved MeCosh at to score. tempted a drop kick but failed Fouts received a fair catch on his 42-yard line and Captain Haskins elected to try for a dropkick at that point. Smith sent the ball over with some room to spare. The final few seconds of the game were not interesting for there was not sufficient time to get an offensive underway. In running plays State made 204 yards to Centre's 80 and ten first downs to seven for the visitors. Qentre made 65 yards by passing and the Green and White made but a third that distance but did not use the open game consistently. MICHIGAN S T A T! Haskins Spiekerman Garver Vogel Hackett Rummell Drew Lyman MxCosh Boehringer Ruhl L.E L.T L.G C R.G R.T R.E Q.B L.H R.H F.B CENTRE Hilker Priest Bush McClure Warren McNeil Skidmore Rabenstein, Wilson Smith :... Iglehart Score by quarters— Michigan State Centre .—, 6 60 0 07 3—15 6—13 Page 82 The M. S. C. Record Touchdowns: Michigan State — McCosh, Lyman. Centre—Skidmore, Wilson. Free kick: Michigan State—Smith. Substitutions : Centre— Lauer for Iglehart. Michigan State—Edmunds for Drew, Grim for Edmunds, Fouts for Ruhl. Point after touchdown : Centre—Lauer. Referee—Donald J. Henry, Kettyon College ; Umpire—Harry J. Costello, Georgetown Univer sity. Field Judge—H. \Y. Emswilder, Dennison University. Head Linesman—John H. Nichols, Oherlin. Alumni Opinion Editor of T HE R E C O R D: It is the apparent T he September 28 issue of T HE RECORD carried an article on page 22 that seems to me typical in a measure of some of the internal conditions in athletics at M. S. G. inborn desire on the part of some to try and build a whole sea son's schedule on one game and now T HE RECORD comes along seconding the motion. If that means a broad athletic policy I fail to see it. Michigan is o ur rival but not It is merely one of eight our schedule. that must be played. long, hard games Such propaganda creates a feeling of dumb resignment to the inevitable among the students, and with such a condition ex isting among students what incentive has a team to go out for a win. So far as I have been able to find out Lake Forest 0-0 game was the only intercollegiate scoreless last Saturday. But when a team's season is over what it to be expected. Athletically M. S. C. is a joke in intercollegiate competi tion. Yet T HE RECORD and its handlers see fit to justify this and further encourage ragged, listless playing. What effect has this on a director or coach's w o r k? W h at is the incentive for real material to go out for the teams? W hy place the blame on the man who merely is a figure head for a director when the policy is dictated by pink tea artists. It is a case of where the tail wags the whole dog. W h en the tail is cut and the other neces sary cuttings made perhaps wre can expect a constructive rather than athletic policy at M. S. C. a destructive Very sincerely, T H O M AS W. S K U C E, P. S.—Print this in T HE RECORD if you will. Alfred Noyes, British poet, will make his second appearance at the college on the Liberal Arts course October 28. Noyes last visited the campus in 1917. Arrange ments are being made to broadcast t he pro gram if possible. A well systematized layout of lights will be installed on the Campus this fall, it is announced, and will be designed in accord ance with the lights already in place on the new boulevard entrance. T he new a p proach to horticultural building will also be constructed this fall. November 6 and 7 will be " H a r v e st at T he College H o m e" f or m o re than 200 farmers and their families when members of the Michigan Crop Improve ment association will hold a two-day ses sion with headquarters in the Union build ing. 11. C. Rather, '17, secretary of the association, has charge of arrangements. passing While State was defeating Centre, Mich igan walked over Wisconsin, 21 to O, Penn State won from Marietta, 13 to o and Col gate and Lafayette played to a 7 to 7 tie. Penn State made no effort to r un up the its opponent and Michigan score on abandoned its successful tactics after gaining an early lead. Toledo uni versity failed to make an impressive show ing against it opponent for the day. T he varsity goes to Penn State next Saturday and returns to greet Colgate on October 31. On November 7 Toledo will play at the stadium and the following week the feud with Wisconsin will be renewed at Madi son concluding the program for the sea son. The M. S. C. Record Page 83 PRESIDENT NOTES DANGER FROM CARS the general use of President Butterfield expresses his con the Michigan cern, in a recent issue of State News, for student lives and limbs be cause of flivvers. He reports a member of the College staff des t e r m s: cribing conditions in the following " H a ve you ever noticed that students, in from going from building to building or Campus their load up to East Lansing, rickety old cars about as follows: Six pas sengers inside the cars and five on the run ning boards? I have seen cases where a wreck would have occurred had not an apparent stranger on the Campus stopped dead still or run his < )\vn auto onto the sidewalk or even over the sidewalk upon the grass. In every one of these cases the car at fault has had stu dents standing on the running board." three days the past In feel concerned T he president comments that he begins to the for riders and foreshadows possible action on the part of the College to reduce the danger element. the safety of DIVISIONAL GROUPING SHOWS ON CAMPUS W i th the coming into use of the Campus The various the eastern side of the new the eastern end horticultural building at of the group of agricultural buildings has been gathered into a campus of its own. Horticulture and dairying oc cupy the quadrangle while the agricultural building and bacter the western iology occupy the corners of the sciences occupy side. west front of the area and soon will be joined on the south by the new chemistry building. That group also for estry and veterinary medicine. Engineering has maintained some years a rather close grasp on its students keeping them within the limits of a small the time and with the new area most of to grouping there will be less opportunity includes for from the classroom. Placing wander far in the Union Lit the English department the house suggests a further grouping of general courses with liberal arts joining engineering on the west and having easy is somewhat access to the library. This carried out by the assignment of part of the old horticultural building to the econo mics department. The women, of course, have long maintained their seclusion within the woman's building and, later, the home economics building but branching out into other courses has taken them to other parts of ex the Campus. F or purposes of together pediency through the greatest part of the hour much of is being done without especial thought to segregation of courses but in a general way that is what is hap pening. this grouping keeping classes in The annual barbecue will be staged west of the stadium on the evening of October 30, the day before foot ball game. the homecoming Tryouts for the 1926 Union Vaudeville the are being conducted at present under direction of K. M. Scudder, general mana ger of the show. It is planned to stage the event in Lansing on F e b r u a ry 4, 5 and 6. Preliminary work is greatly facilitated due the Union building, to the availability of which is being used for all work on the Union program. Coach Mason reports his cross-country squad as making fairly rapid progress with prospects of development in the course of the season. F r ed Alderman, in the the charge track squad and has found freshman mater ial which should add to the strength of the varsity after another year. fall workouts is for '27, of M A R R I A G ES GRINNKL-BRYAN Carl Grinnel, '25, and Gladys Bryan of Lan sing, were married on June 20, at Lansing. Page 84 The M. S. C. Record HARDIES-FRANCKE A. H. Hendrickson has moved to Davis, Cali Edward W. Hardies, and Myrtle Mae Francke were married at Brookings, S. D. on July 3- '22, BOUSVAET-HOLLINGER Theodora Hollinger, '15, was married to Frank Bousvalt at Highland Park on Sept. 19. C L A SS N O T ES '86 Jennie Towar Woodward has moved from 511 Abbot Road to in Oakhill avenue in East Lan sing. '87 "Have my youngster W. C. Sanson w r i t e s: at Michigan State. Hope football team wins from now on. When I was captain left in '87 we did not win often either but we the old them M. A.' C. grow under its new name". to be carried off the field. May the present '95 is moving Thorn Smith to Bloomfield village, near Birmingham. His address is Box 231, Birmingham, retaining his office at 5533 Woodward avenue, Detroit. from Detroit '99 Macy H. Lapham, soil the federal department of agriculture, can now be reached at Box 54, Berkeley. California. technologist for '06 is now with Joseph T. Taylor the South American Copper Syndicate, Ltd., Aroa, Vene- zeula. South America. Belle Farrand Rahn visited the campus recent lec ly while her husband Dr. Otto Rahr^, was turing taught here in Detroit. Dr. Rahn, who previous to .19.15, is now head of the Dairy Re live at Kiel- search Institute of Prussia. They Schutsenwall 43. '10 M. M. Babcock is now in commercial work at Saugatuck. Mrs. Babcock was Fernelle Allen, '12. A. L. Campbell has changed his, address to 469- 16th street, San Bernardino, California. Be fore her marriage, Mrs. Campbell was Hazel Crafts, w'12. '13 Louise Clemens, 136 1-2 Grand River avenue, the summer at Columbia East Lansing, spe^t university, she to Chicago where then went finished her work for the Master of Science de gree, the degree being conferred on September 4. fornia.. A. E. Warner has moved to 214 Livestock Exchange building, Nashville, Ten nessee. from Chicago '14 The post office department at Menominee has that R. X. Kebler is now liv notified the office ing at Manchester. '15 lives at 117 15th Arda Strong Boucher now She sends in the street, San Mates, California. following: "We built our own bungalow at the above address. Almost never see any Michigan lives Staters. Frances Hilton Lincoln, in Berkeley, spent time ago and we had a wonderful visit. '15, who the day with me some '16 Rose J. Hogue now lives at 517 S. Washington She writes: "Completed this summer for and received the A. M. to Cen-' street, Mt. Pleasant. work degree from Chicago. Have returned tral Michigan Normal in the home economics de partment. Pnstoffice at Hicksville, Ohio, notifies us of the change of address of Carl B. Waters to Elm street, Route No. 0, Grand Rapids. C. M. Loesel lives at mo Sherman street, Ypsilanti. '17 Hazen English can now be reached at Room 113S T,2J South LaSalle street, Chicago; Philip M. Hodgkirs lives at .30. Jackson street, Concord, New Hampshire. The office has been notified of the change of address of H. G. Sommers to.1912 Linden ave nue. Grand Rapids. /.. Ruth McKinley lives at 1109 South Genesee Drive, Lansing. Lloyd J. Tasker and Caroline Wagner Tasker, "18, announce Stanley Churchill Tasker, whose birthday is October 6. They add: "We are still life at Valley View, Route No. 5, enjoying farm the College Bellevue, Michigan We enjoyed radio programs for looking ward to even better ones last year and are this year. C. M. Kidman. 1434 Howard Street, Port Huron, reports that a prospective co-ed for Mich igan State, Betty Ja".e, arrived at their home on May 6, bringing the total to three daughters. '19 Gertrude Cole Burtch now lives at Ross ford, Ohio. She writes: "I enjoy T HE RECORD very much but wish there were more news items of the class of '19". Ruth K. Dodgeman avenue, Detroit. She is living at 5488 Lincoln the mort- is employed at The M. S. C. Record Page 85 Why is An Alumnus? It might be more to the point to ask, where do these theorists get the idea that in the life of an individual there is such a factor as college spirit. learning. An Alumnus is a person (either masculine or feminine, according to the most recent interpretation) who has received a degree from an institution of higher It may be one of the various academic appendages conferred by the faculty or it may be an in dividual appellation presented by his classmates before the College In made up its mind t h at he was eligible for the regulation honor. any case .Jin Alumnus the is one who has extracted something from atmosphere of a college which is not absorbed by the one who merely lives in a college town. One entitled to this distinction has qualifica tions other than those necessary to win the approval of the faculty and outstanding among these is college spirit. This prolongs the argument, for college spirit is a much abused term. The true nature of the ailment has never been definitely de cided, it is an infection which causes the heart to palpitate, an ir resistible force which brings the victim to his feet when Alma Mater is played or sung, a chronic inflammation which had its inception when the alumnus was yet an undergrad and walked across the Campus on a bright spring day or waded through the snowdrifts after a J a n u a ry storm. More than this it exerts a mysterious influence which in later years draws the important events of college days into focus, sorting out individuals and occasions but blending the whole into a tapestry woven from fondest memories. It constitutes—and draws to itself strength—the bonds which draw the graduate to his alma mater. There are some three thousand of these peculiar individuals who read The M. S. C. RECORD thirty-five times each year and the cost to them twelve months, which they are also given the privileges accorded members of the M. S. C. is but $2.50 each for Association. Of course the office of this publication is on the Cam pus at East Lansing. (Reprinted from the 1925 Wolverine). W W V A T V A V J ^ W V W V V V S V V V W A V ^ W M V W W W W W^ Page 86 The M. S. C. Record gage department of Loan Association, Detroit. the Standard Savings and '20 Louise Larrabee is now in the home economics She department at Central Michigan Normal. took summer work at Columbia during the past summer. Norman Pitt resides at Orleans, Ionia county. Aura M. Estes, LeGrand, California writes "Mrs. F.stes (Celia Yeatter, w'24) and I to Michigan Staters that: extend a cordial coming to the San Joaquin Valley. invitation Mrs. A. C. Wilbee, Edna Kidd, '20, lives at 209 Lincoln avenue, Birmingham. '21 The Perry post office notifies us of the change of residence of Paul H. Lemon to West Branch, Michigan. \V. A. Tobey now lives at 1009 South West avenue, Manistee. Mrs. Tobey was Marv Ray, '18. Fred L. Hendrick is in the engineering divi sion, Penn State, and can be reached at State College, Pennsylvania. '22 H a r ry L. and Lucy Cole Grill now live at 814 N. Monroe, Bay City. Fanny Rentola can be reached at 227 W. Burnside, Caro. George Schulgen writes: Races at Mitchell field, Long Island. Trophy Langley in the competitive banking and shooting. race. To Air Service maneuvers field, Virginia afterwards. "To National Air In Mitchell at Took part '23 Carl F. Behrens now lives with his brother at 340 Oak Hill, East Lansing. the W. R. Reynolds Co., Jackson, Emmet Greenwood writes : "Am now working the living the, to W h i ch we this for capacity of development engineer. happly with my above address invite any way." 'Stater' who might drop down first and original wife at (222 Bates street) Still in Sigurd Mathieson lives at Zeeland, Michigan, being employed by the Blatchford Calf Meal company. Harold Wilcox at Fayette, Ohio. He can be reached at Box is doing Smith-Hughes work jj. GOODELL, ZELIN C. (M. A. C. '11F) Insurance and Bonds 208-211 Capital National Bk. Bldg. SAM BECK, '12, with LOUIS BECK COMPANY 112 North Washington A T *. SaeUty Brand Clothes Complete Haberdashery THE EDWARDS LABORATORY, S. F. Edwards, *M Lansing, Michigan Anti-Hog Cholera Serum—Other Biological Products Wilcox was married on July 28 to Marion Davis of Ypsilanti. M. A. Pringle is with the science department at Muskegon high school. The post office department notifies us of change of address of R. K. Edmonds South Genessee Drive, Lansing. the to 1109 L. E. Perrine, 8614 Carries avenue, Detroit, is in the tool engineering department of the Oak land Motor company at Pontiac. '24 H. F. Anderson, 204 E. 7th street, Clare, writes: "I want to show my college colors so send up one of the new Union pins. Marguerite King teaches at Portland. 522 Lincoln Onni Kotila at Chareroi, Pa. He is still with the West Penn sylvania Power company. lives avenue, Helen Perry lives at 1244 Wayburn avenue, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Irma B. Loessel living at 218 East Sixth street, Monroe. She teaches cooking and nutri tion at Monroe high. is Fern Schneerer requests her mail sent to 423 Walnut street, Three Rivers. Dudley Pritchard resides at 231 South Eastern, Grand Rapids. Ted Frank chology at Harvard, arts and sciences. is studying philosophy and psy in the graduate school of Donald D'ouglas Sessions life membership on June 26 at the home of Stuart N. Sessions at Fennville. reported for '25 Ruth Gene Palmer lives at 221 South LaSallc Gardens, Detroit. Esther verse City. Iddles lives at 429 Sixth street, Tra Dean Hobart can lie reached at 108 5th ave nue, Flint. . Carl Grinnel is with the Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co., West Allis, Wisconsin, and lives at 5521 National avenue in that city. Chauncey M. Park lives at 1335 Tauky avenue, is with the Mutual Fire Preven Chicago. He tion Bureau. Dorothy Snyder at the Toledo hospital, living at 206 Rosalind Place, Toledo, Ohio. laboratory technician is Munro Sours is doing veterinary work at Kala mazoo, and lives at 432 W. Water street. Robert L. Shaw is taking advanced work at Cornell and may be reached at 626 Stewart ave nue, Ithaca, N. Y. Wayne Plastridge lives at 833 Whalley ave nue, New Haven, Conn. Doris Redmond can, be reached at 600 North taking work Brandon, Baltimore, Md. at Johns Hopkins hospital in that city. She is Hazel Bradley teaches science and agriculture at Hillman. The M. S. C. Record Page 87 — T HE — Grand Rapids Savings Bank Grand Rapids, Michigan "The Rank Where You Feel at Home" M. A. C. People Given a Glad Hand Charles W. Garfield, '70, Chairman Executive Com. Gilbert L. Daane, '09, President C. Fred Schneider, '85, Manager Division Branch Benj. C. Porter, '84, Manager South G. R. Branch Benj. C. Porter, Jr., '11, Asst. Manager South G. R. Branch Willis Vandenburg, '21, Manager Fulton St. Branch l o ng a nd r e t u r ns so s u ch great d i v i d e n ds f or so s m a ll an o u t l a y. * It k e e ps t e e th c l e a n, b r e a th s w e e t, a p p e t i te k e e n, d i g e s t i on g o o d. F r e sh a nd a l w a ys in f u l l - f l a v o r ed i ts w a x - w r a p p ed THE STRAUS BROS. COMPANY First Mortgage Bonds G. O. STEWART, '17 700 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 E. N. PAGELSEN, '89, Patent Attorney 1321 Lafayette Building, Detroit WALDO ROHNERT, '89 Wholesale Seed Grower, Gilroy, California; J. W. Knapp Co. town come Boys!—Here's Something New! to W h en you lunch down B A R R O N ' S, when you w a nt j u st a t a s ty after-the-theater " b i t e" come in to BAR RON'S, when you w a nt t he best Ice Cream served in Lansing—then you'll h a ve to come to B A R R O N ' S. You'll see all " g r a d s" is owned a nd operated t h e re because it by an M. S. C. man, who c a t e rs only to those w ho d e m a nd a from life. evervdav BARRON'S t he M. S. C. s t u d e n ts and is at 205 N. W a s h. Ave., l i t t le m o re to t ry in t he Tussing Building. W. W. B a r r o n, Class of '15 ALUMNI BUSINESS DIRECTORY REAL ESTATE J. LEE BAKER CO., Developers Brokers and '07 of Subdivisions 301 Penobscot Bldg. Detroit LAWYERS HARRY HENDERSON, '02 122S Majestic Bldg. Detroit 220-226 South Washington Avenue Lansing, Michigan N U R S E R I ES THE CORYELL NURSERY GROWERS OF HARDY NURSERY STOCK R. J. Coryell, '84 Ralph I. Coryell, '14 I. Wanberg, '25 West Maple Ave. Birmingham, Mich. Page 88 The M. S. C. Record mmmm 1 I 1 Will It Remain An Alumni Memorial O O "9 O , OBLIGATIONS DUE on the Union Memorial Building I | I I I I I m n n j j jU MUST BE PAID PROMPTLY IF THE BUILD ING IS TO RETAIN ITS SIGNIFICANCE. YOUR PLEDGE IS COLLATERAL FOR FULL PAYMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS Your Support Will Keep It An Alumni Affair