LIBRARY MICHIGAN STATE C O U^ WAY 2 4 192B TtteMS.C RECORD VOLUME X X X I II NUMBER NINE PINETUM .4 Patchwork of Sunshine and Shadow A L U M NI D A Y, J U NE 16 T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD \ CM ^ nFm glad you 'phoned me, Jim! » Of course he is happy about it. A nd any classmate of yours will be de lighted to have you p h o ne him when you are in his town and have some time to kill. Particularly if you have not seen each other for y e a r s . .. T h is is only one of the pleasant things that the Intercollegiate Alumni Hotels make possible. At each of these hotels is an index of the resident alumni of your college. W h en you are travelling and have a moment to spare, this index is a treasure trove of information for reviving friend ships that mean much to y o u . .. Stop at Intercollegiate Alumni Hotels when you travel. Y ou will enjoy the experience. A nd you will be helping the Alumni Office in furthering the work which it is doing. INTERCOLLEGIATE ALUMNI HOTELS Baltimore, Southern Berkeley, Claremont Bethlehem, Pa., Bethlehem Boston, Copley-Plaza Chicago, Blackstone Chicago, Windermere New York, Waldorf-Astoria Northampton, Mass., Northampton Oakland, Oakland Peoria, III., Pere Marquette Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin Pittsburgh, Schenley INTERCOLLEGIATE ALUMNI EXTENSION SERVICE, INC. 18 E. 41st St., New York, N. Y. Chicago, Ailerton H o u se Portland, Ore., Multaomah Cleveland, Ailerton House Rochester, Seneca Columbus, Neil H o u se Sacramento, Sacramento Fresno, Californian Kansas City, Muehlebach Lincoln, Lincoln San Diego, St. James San Francisco, Palace Seattle, Olympic Los Angeles, Los Angeles Biltmore St. Louis, Coronado Madison, Park Minneapolis, Nicollet Syracuse, Onondaga Toronto, King Edward Montreal, M o u nt Royal Hotel Urbana, III., Urbana-Lmcoln New Orleans, Monteleone Washington, D. C, N ew Willard New York, Roosevelt Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming Mail this coupon to the Alumni Office Kindly send me an Introduction Card to the managers of Intercollegiate Alumni Hotels. ct^ame... cAddress Qity Class ,... State 1928 .May * T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD A Personal Invitation To All Michigan State Alumni The Hotel Olds invites you to make your h e a d q u a r t e rs whenever you make a trip to Lansing. Strategically located opposite the State Capitol, t he Hotel Olds offers the utmost in service t h at can be found in a modern hotel. A spacious dining room, large and inviting lobby, Coffee Shop service, comfortable rooms, and minute service will make your stay enjoyable. And y2K How civilized are we? to which T: *HE extent the world has changed the laborer who uses his body into the workman who uses his head, is the index of civilization." So said Edward Everett Hale. Electricity" is gradually substituting its untiring energy for muscular effort in every branch of to be directed by industry; human intelligence. Its use is, therefore, a significant "index of civilization." it needs only the measure that America's industrialists In appreciate and adopt the economic advantages of electric power, light, and heat, and keep in closest touch with the rapid advance of all electrical applications, they advance the national standard of civilization and increase the revenue of their business. Perhaps the time will come when we can point to completely electrified industry as our answer to the question "How civilized are we?" This civilizing process has begun in homes as well as in factories—but it has only be gun. There are millions of dwellings in which there are as yet no electrical appliances to take the place of muscular work. The General Electric Company is devoting all its resources of researchand manu facture to the extension of elec trical service in every activityof life. Its specialists will cooper ate with you in the application oi electricity to your needs. GENERAL ELECTRIC 201.108K The M. S. C. Record Entered at the East Lansing postoffice as second class matter. EAST LANSING, MICH. May, 1928 The Campus is Calling for You June 16 Great Come-Back Planned for Alumni Reunions past month, W I TH a local committee of class secretaries hard at work dur elaborate the ing preparations have been made for the 1028 Commencement Alumni Day on June 16. This wonderful campus, graced with brilliant flow ers and smiling scenery has sent out to the annual "Alumni D a y" call everyone. additional Because of buildings and space to handle larg t h e ir er numbers, ah faculty, ex- friends, invited students and students are to attend all the Commencement week activities. townspeople, alumni, On Saturday. June 16, however. there will be handshakes such as one can find nowhere else; enter features tainment, sports and new will be rare pleasures to all who come. Whether von arrive in East Ivan- sing Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, register and sign up at the Union Memorial building. Your friends will then know you are in town. Telephones and checkrooms will be available. As you register you can purchase your for ticket the the "Alumni Sunset Supper," big new feature for this year.. At the same time you will be relieved of twenty-five cents and given your badge on which you can designate your name and class. B A BY S H OW The first babv show in the history of the college, will be the "peppiest" thing in the way of entertainment we are quite sure—held in the Nur sery School rooms of the Home Economics building, and starting at 10 :30 Saturday morning. It will be very unscientific. There will be no weighing or measuring, and as lit tle delay as possible, but three im partial judges will decide which boy and which girl in each of the three groups is the "finest." Contestants in each group will include: First, babies up to two years of a g e; sec two to four, and ond, those from Union Memorial Building Alumni Headquarters PROGRAM—June 16, 1928 Registration of A l u ' m n l — 8 : 3 0, all day, Union Memorial Building. Alumni Golf Tournament—8:30 to 12:30, Lansing Country Club, L. L. Frimodig, Blake Miller, Luther Baker. B a by S h o w—10 :30 to 12 :30, Nursery School, Home Economics Bldg., Edna V. Smith, Mrs. L. C. Plant, Catherine Miller. Class Reunion Dinners Group Dinners— 12:00 to 2:00, Union Binding. Class and Group Pictures—2:00 to 3:00, in front of Union Building. [nspection of New Buildings -2:00 to 3:30 Unveiling Memorial Tablet on grave of Dr. T. C. Abbott, Mt. Hope cemetery by his former students and friends. Chas. Garfield, '70, chairman. Baseball Game—Varsity vs. University of Michigan. 3:30. Music by the Michi gan and State bands. 3:00. Sunset Supper—5:45, New Demonstration Hall. President's R e c e p t i o n; Alumni-Senior Dance--8:00 to 12:00, Union Memorial Building. Sunday, June 17—Baccalaureate Service. Monday, June 18—Commencement Exer cises, address by Eugene Davenport, '78. third, those from four to six. Either or both of the parents of the child must have at one time or another attended institution. An ad mission fee of twenty-five cents for each child, will go toward the prizes for the finest boy and finest girl in each of the three groups. this full force, R E U N I NC CLASSES The reuning classes wall be back their programs are in given elsewhere. It looks like one of the greatest "come-backs" in the history of alumni reunions. The class of '78, meeting for their gold en anniversary promise to have a their remaining mem majority of '03 will bers on the campus. And meet their silver anniversary. Many of the grads before and since 'y& will assist in initiating the in coming seniors into the ranks of the M. S. C. Association. for Special class dinners and groups of classes will meet Saturday noon in the ballroom of the Union build ing. The big general alumni feed will be changed this year to a " S u n set Supper," and many hundred people will be present for the ball game and attend this new feature. Class pictures will be taken in the afternoon the Union in front of Memorial building. A B IG D AY FOR A LL It will be a big day for all who come. T he afternoon will be used by Chas. Garfield, '70, and many of the older students to honor and commemorate the deeds of Dr. T. C. Abbot. A memorial tablet will be placed on the monument at his grave in Mt. Hope cemetery. Other T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD May, 1928 group will visit and buildings. inspect new the The baseball game on College held will be one of the best on the spring schedule. The varsity will meet the strong nine I niversitv of Michigan. The bands from both institutions will be on the the field game starting at 3:30 sharp. the visitors, to entertain from is invited S I N S I 'T SrrrKR AND DANCK Immediately following the base- hall game everyone to the new armory where the annual alumni feed will be held. Jason Hammond, '86, general chairman of the 1928 Alumni Day activities will be in charge and has assigned many that lieutenants evening, to attend this big function, you are go ing to miss half of the fun of the da v." The various reuning classes will have an opportunity to present clas< stunts but no long program will be allowed. l ie says, "if you fail special duty for The president's reception and the annual Senior-Alumni dance will be held in the Union Memorial build ing immediately following the Sun set Slipper. Miss Elida Yakeley hcads the faculty committee. (ioi.Fixo OrroR'rrxTiKS Alumni who play golf should bring their clubs with them. T he season will be well under way and everyone will be ready for action. A new venture in the way of en tertainment, an alumni golf tourna ment, will be staged at the Lansing Country Club on the morning of Alumni Day. L. L- Frimodig. '17. acting as chairman of this commit tee with Luther Baker. '93. and J, 1). Edmonds. '23. have secured the use of the best course near Lansing. Blake Miller. '16. is the pro and he to promises all make this first tournament a success. The course must be cleared by alumni before 12:30. which means that vou must sign up now and plan to be here early. A very fine golf trophv will be awarded the winner of the tournament at the sunset sup per hour. the help possible In addition to the tournament you "par and bogey" will find many artists in East Lansing, and with several golf courses within easy the campus you will be reach of able to keep the rust off the clubs no matter how long you stay. Alumni A LI" M XI H ICADQU ARTKRS headquarters will be maintained at the Union Memorial building in accordance with the cus tom of the past. Headquarters will information, be prepared to furnish service, telephone and checkroom accept payments on alumni ac counts, and render other services. Time and Change— OXE of those not-too-frequent re minders of the faculty and the it plays in the life of an in part tribute paid at the stitution, was the Founders' Day ceremony, May 15, to 13 men and women who have served 2$ years or more as members of the college staff. The significance of the faculty is too often lost sight in the flood of discussion and of the more comment centering about colorful student body. actions of the club Reviewing the college for the "quarter-century" the connections with the institution of these 13 members of is almost equivalent to reconstructing the the history of past 25 years. The has grown, developed, and expanded at an astounding the rate, faculty included the following small g r o u p: Joseph R. Williams, first president of M. S. C, and "director of the f a r m "; Calvin Tracy, profes sor of mathematics; L. R. Fisk. n 1857 faculty of horticulture. professor of chemistry; Robert D. \\ eeks. professor of English litera ture and farm economy, and secre tary of the college ; John C. Holmes, and professor Enoch Banker, assistant in chemis- trv. The student body numbered J3. Faculty members for the col inlude 362 ad lege year 1927-28 ministrative officials, deans, direc tors of extension, research special ists connected with the experiment stations, professors, associate pro fessors, assistant professors, and in structors. T he dean of all faculty members at Michigan State College in point of service and distinguished record is "Uncle F r a n k" Kedzie. who was first acquainted with the college as a boy of six when he came to the campus as a "faculty kid." His father. Dr. Robert Clarke Kedzie at that time, in the year 1863, had just accepted a position as professor of chemistry at M. S. C. Dr. Ked- zie's life has been bound up with the institution ever since. He was graduated in 1877. at 20 years of age; became assistant in chemistry in 1880; assistant profes sor, 1887-1891 ; adjunct professor, 1891-1902; associate chemist of the experiment station from 1903-1905; professor of chemistry in 1902, re placing his father who had resigned. Dr. Kedzie served as president of M. S. C. from 1915 to 1921 ; dean to of applied science from 192-1 in 1927, and since his resignation September, 1927, has been historian of the college. Mrs. Linda Landon, librarian; \Y. O. Hedrick. head of the econo mics department; and Thomas Gun- son, superintendent of campus im provements, joined the staff in 1891. Dr. Hedrick saw the economics de partment grow to its present size— the department now enrolls some 2.300 students in its 55 courses each year—and witnessed the develop ment of economics, history, politi cal science, and sociology at M. S. C. When he took up his work at the college, the first three were in In 1916, cluded in one department. "ALUMNI DAY" AT Commencement Time SATURDAY J U NE 16 May, 192S T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD 5 American board of these colleges while Burr Wheeler and other M. S. C. folks have been doing impor tant work in connection with them in various ways for years. As the Near East College asso ciation is being entirely supported contributions, Mr. by American Voigt hopes to be able to raise some money from the M. S. C. Associa tion of Southern California for this work. Should any other friends be interested in helping, send in your subscription to A. H. Voigt, Presi dent, California Furniture Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Thirteen classes were represented 'jj; at the luncheon: W. O. Fritz, A. H. Voigt, '81 ; Geo. Grover, "8i ; W. C. Stryker, "84; A. T. Mil ler, ' 8 5; ' 8 5; T. D. Hinebauch, ' 0 7; A. J. Wilson, Clara Morley, l3> Gager C. Davis, ' 8 9; A. M. Engel, '16; ' 1 7; R. S. Phena B. Esselstyne, Simmons, ' 1 8; V. W. Bunker, '24; Dorothy Culver, '30. ' 1 5; Reeva Plinyan, H. J. A N D R E W S, '18, Sec. history and political science were separated into a division by them selves; and in 1922 sociology seced ed from the union. entomologist, whose Chace Newman, associate profes sor of drawing and design came to the college Five years in 1892. later. Prof. R. H. Pettit, distinguish ed research along this line has won him national recognition, joined the college staff. E. S. King, promoter of college dra matics activities and associate pro fessor of public speaking, is next in the "quarter-century" men. He studied for and won his bachelor of literature degree after coming to the college. group of station the experiment The year 1902 saw the addition of Acting President R. S. Shaw and Andrew Krentel, instructor in mechanical engineering, to the staff. Dean Shaw, who has been dean of agriculture since 1907 and director of since twice served as acting 1908, has the college. E. C. president of Crawford, engineer, laboratory Frank Mitchell, electrician; and L. E. Fuller, have served the college long and faithfully. H. S. Reed, associate professor of chemistry, has been connected with the college since before he received his degree in 1906. SPARTAN CLUBS S O U T H E RN CALIFORNIA GRAND RAPIDS CLUB fall. Giving Followers of football at Grand Rapids, at their luncheon on April to hear the opportunity 20. had H a r ry Kipke, new head football coach, tell something of the spring iootball practice and the optimistic feeling he held about the squad for the boys some next hard drills and picking up his system of play oc cupied most of the three weeks on the need of the more tackles and a better backfield, Kipke asked the football fans of the club to be on the lookout for better material another year. fundamentals Stressing field. in Kipke was selected by the Union to for high school of Grand Rapids present the season. the basketball awards AC T I ON State Board Extends Butterfield's Leave taken by the State its at Board of Agriculture meeting on April 18, extended the leave of President Butterfield from May I to July i. At the same time the Board announced certain econo mies in the budget for the coming to appro year. With priate any money whatsoever for the department of continuing educa- ion. headed by John D. W i l l a r d; or for the office of Dean of the Col lege, which title was held by John Phelan, these two departments will after automatically cease to exist July I. the failure to the illness of OW I NG the president, Louise Kelly Pratt, ' n, the monthly meeting of the M. S. C. Alumni of Southern Califor nia, was called together at the Uni versity Club, Friday noon, March 31, by A. H. Voigt, '81. to this Mr. Voigt issued personal invi luncheon at which tations twenty members and guests were present. Dr. Andrew M. Brodie, of Washington, D. C. gave a most en lightening talk on remarkable work for international peace being accomplished in the Balkan states through a group of six American colleges located there. the Dr. Kenyon Butterfield is on the President Butterfield returned to the campus from his ten weeks trip to the Holy Land on May 2. He the was immediately called before State Board in executive session for mutual discussion of institutional matters. No official action was tak en by the board, according to L. Whitney Watkins, chairman. In the discussion, objections of the board to certain features of the president's administration were presented. The regular meeting of the State Board will be held on May 22 at which time the board will probably act officially on the future program of the institution. A. 0. MacKIXXOX. '95 The nominating committees headed by Jim Hays, that '11, and H. D. Straight, '11, feel no "campaign" words are necessary in select ing A. C. MacKinnon, '95, of Bay City, as the nominee for president of the M. S. C. Associa tion for another year. Reunion Classes— '67, '04, '68, '69, '78, '83, '85, '86, '87, '88, '93, '98, '03, '05, '06, '07, '08, '13, '18, '23, '24, '25, '26, '27 I T T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD May, 1928 THE M. S. C. RECORD the alumni and Published for M. S. C. Association. Published monthly Membership in the M. S. C. Association, including subscription throughout the year. Established 189C former students of per year. the Michigan State College by the to THE RECORD, $2.50 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 postoffice at East Lansing, Michigan. GLEN O. STEWART, '17, Editor THE M. S. C. ASSOCIATION Union Memorial Building OFFICERS—1927-28 Arthur C. MacKinnon, '95, President G. V. Branch, '12, Vice-President R. Bruce Mc Pherson, '90, Treasurer Robert J. McCarthy, '14, Secretary Glen O. Stewart, '17, Field Secretary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Henry T. Ross, '04, Milford, Mich., term expires 1928; E. E. Gallup, '96, Lansing, term expires 1930; Frances Kirk Patch, '14, East Lansing, term expires 1929; Harris E. Thomas, '85, Lansing, '83, Lansing, ex-officio. exofficio; E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, ex-off icio; Frfcnk F. Rogers, to meet, Conferences to assemble, A L C M N1 like this age, find editors. * * and alumni secre all other taries it advan people of tageous to argue, to exchange experiences—in short to hold a big conference once a vear. The conference this year, known as the meeting of the Amer ican Alumni Council, was held in Minneapolis May 3, 4, and 5. The editor of THI-: RECORD regarded it a real privilege to gain some knowledge of how alumni activities are carried on at other in stitutions. to attend and kROM time to time always happy when they come back ,-md feel younger when they leave. the happiest and Those who are seem to Stay the youngest are those who come often and stay in touch with the old College. fellow alumni and their for in the fall ( )nlv hundreds return in June, to thous he sure, as compared with ands football, hut those back for Alumni Day come closer to the heart of things. Theirs is leisure to pause awhile among friends, to linger unhurried c>n the campus, the College as the hurrying hordes who to the stadium and rush pell-mell tight their wax out can never hope to do. to see and to know Don't Miss It pressible desire to go back to that source of so inspiration which has meant to the lives of most of as. much forms This urge comes in different and more often it is squelched by the press of our current business or social obligations. .Alma Mater beckon^ to all her sons and daugh ters once each year in a strong clear call to "come back-' for inspiration and the renewing of contacts with beloved faculty members of other years. classmates and The pleasure of being on the campus just for a few days must mean as much or more to the many who come in June as it does to those of us who live here. Alumni are is vear Alumni Day each a chance to see many of your class mates and college friends whom you have not seen for years, and is pretty may never again. Life short, and these the friendships should have one day a every least. We hope year at alumnus will "com the follow mencement time urge' and be on the 16. campus Alumni Day, Don't miss it! renewal of June O • IF all Ink for the Printer bills owed T HE RIVCORD were paid it would not be necessary to continually hold con ferences with our printer. When your subscription is over due, the printer's bill becomes equally over- jtlue. He lives in the same town as we do. He suggests—delicately—• that we pay our bills so he can eat and buy more ink. We want to be cause he lives T OO near us. This is the time of the vear when the treasurer is always in need of money to keep the bills of the asso ciation from becoming over due— too long over due. O The traditional Water Carnival will be held Friday evening June 8. A r t h ur Carls, of Sturgis, senior class president, is general chairman. — According to an announcement by the Athletic Council, a golf team is being organized this spring by L. L. Frimodig, '17. as a part of his intramural sports program. has The Student Council an nounced that Gap Night, the time of freshman the op sophomores, has pression of been set for Wednesday evening, June 6. liberation the from The Kipke-M. S. C. night held at the Reo clubhouse, Thursday even ing. April 1 ij. fully demonstrated 'the backing of the Reo Radiator club and Lansing business men in the athletic enterprises of the Col lege. Nearly seven hundred attend ed the banquet. During lunior Farmers' Week, May 3 and 4, more than 1,500 stu dents from vocational high schools of the state were guests of the col lege. The purpose of the gathering training was to further vocational and to encourage the boys and girls to continue their education along agricultural lines. •' in presenting a the Hill auditorium Rivalry between the University of Michigan band and our fine military band was forgotten on two occa sions this month. The organizations joint cooperated concert at in Ann Arbor on the evening of May 5, and again at the new Demonstra evening, tion Hall here Saturday May 12. Nicholas Falcone leader of the Ann Arbor band is a brother of Leonard who directs our musi cians. The brothers conducted the concerts jointly. T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD "Close Beside the Winding Cedar" and village homes. Rural cemeteries, parks, rural schools and churches are also included. Plans for 1928 call lectures, demonstrations and the training of local leaders to carry the work on in their respective communities. for many more Suspend Student Writer Acting President R. S. Shaw has indefinitely suspended R o s c o e sophomore, Bloss, a managing editor of " T he Student," unofficial literary publication, for attacks on the college and state ad ministration, published in an editor ial entitled "After All," in the April 1$ issue. Bloss, who assumed com plete responsibility for the editorial, was suspended for "making publicly unjustifiable charges of corruption and graft against the college and state administration," according to Dean Shaw. Following the action taken Dean Shaw commented, "I am absolutely in favor of freedom of speech, providing the spoken or written statements are true, bearing no libel or slander." Sunnner .Addresses contemplating Those absence their present address during from It is necessary that two or three months of the sum mer will want to receive some of their periodicals and especially T H E; they RECORD. request the alumni office to send their mail to their summer address or leave a deposit with the postmas ter to pay forwarding postage. If they do not want their periodicals they should request the forwarded permanent caretakers of homes to receive all copies delivered from the local postoffice. t h e ir 20-YEAR-OLD RECORD BEATEN BY WILLMARTH '29, Spartan When Ted Willmarth, two-miler, nosed out his team-mate, Loren Brown, to win the race in dual meet Saturday, May 5, in the time of 9 :52.5, he displaced a varsity record that has stood for 20 years. The for mer mark was 9:55 and was made in 1908 by Ralph Carr in winning the Western Conference run. Much faster time than 9:52.5 is expected of both Brown and Wilimarth before the season is over. announced that To Make Change In Diplomas regis Miss Yakeley, re trar, cently this year the College will make the diplomas much smaller and less elaborate, as well as inscribe on them notations of high standings, in accordance with the general trend. T he new plan will be inaugurated at commencement in June. Upon diplomas of graduating honor stu dents w ho have made a continous record for four years of not less than B, shall be the words, "with high honor." T he stu dents who have made a three years' record of not less than B their will have "with honor" on diplomas. inscribed Power Companies Aid Rural Electrification The engineering experiment sta tion and the department of agricul in cooperation, tural engineering, have been studying the subject of rural electrification the past two or three years, and the work has attracted the attention of the Consumers Power Company and the Detroit Edison Company w ho have been so much impressed that they have planned to support it in a substantial financial way. for Each company has contributed $1,250, or a total of $2,500, for the purchase of a demonstration truck and its equipment for use in extend ing the knowledge of rural electri fication to points where interest in the subject is shown. Further, the two companies joint ly have guaranteed a graduate fel lowship for two years with an al lowance of $2,000.00 per year to pay the stipend of the holder of the fellowship and his expenses in the field when working upon the prob lem. It is planned to aw7ard the fellow ship by July 1st, so that the entire summer can be spent in the field be fore the opening of the fall term, when some time will be given by the holder of the fellowship to his studies for a masters degree. "Concrctc" Schools During the past sea- the im- son under mediate direction and supervision of P r o fessor U. J. Rothgery, the College has given twelve "Concrete"' schools at the following points in the state: Wayne. Benton Harbor, East Lan sing, Petoskey, Saginaw, Detroit ( 2 ), Grand Rapids, Mt. Clemens, Muskegon, Flint, Crystal Falls. These schools consist of each sessions at three evening point wherein those attending receive in struction by lecture and demonstra tion in some of the important prop erties of cement and concrete. In addition, a one week short course has just been concluded on the campus in the "Control of Con crete Mixtures.'' This is a labora tory course and was attended by a dozen men from the engineering stalls of various cities and corpora tions in the state. T h at the interest of farm men Michigan a nd w o m en t he in Interest in Landscape Extension Work problems of beautify ing the farm home and grounds is increasing is evidenced by the large attendance at the lectures and demonstrations given this past \ e ar by O. I. Gregg, '07, landscape architecture extension specialist of the college. Working with county agents and farm leaders Gregg gave 54 planting demonstrations during the first year, with an attendance of 1069. A lecture demonstration in story form called, " H o me Beauti ful," was given 132 times, with an attendance of 15,241. Ninety per cent of the work is done with farm May, 1928 T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD Lansing Welcomes You to the • nions and Commencement of 1928 • tl«*7 If, for some reason, you may not have made definite plans to .come, there is still time if you will act at once. There are many years ahead in which to regret your move should you pass up this opportunity to hob-nob with t h at beloved them old gang. The chances are t h at most of will be here. So make those reservations now and come along. And don't forget to give us a chance to make your visit an enjoyable one when you get here. We'll see you in E a st Lansing during re-union week! MV/RPS L A N S I NG A NP i • | EAST LANSING Y t fV * A rO LEAVE PISSATISFIEP ALUMNI Will Always Find Their Old Friends at WASHBURN'S SMOKE SHOP Chas. Washburn, 'IT. Prop. SNAPPY FOUNTAIN SERVICE COLLEGE ICE CREAM WELCOME ALUMNI ®lj£ $Iaraig mh (lift jiljnp Mrs. K. M. Harford 0pp. II. E. Kld| OFFICIAL A. A. A. GARAGE Service On All Cars See "George" at the Fashion Shop IL S. L. BATTERIES GOODYEAR TIRES Mary Stewart's Home-Made Candies Renew Old Friendships Over Our LUNCHES — SUNDAES and SODAS Lansing East Lansing EDWARD L. GIBBONS Plumbing and Heating Contractor 234 M. A. C. Avenue East Lansing JOHNS-MANVILLE BRAKE LINING GOUGH SERVICE CO. 220-226 M. A. C. Avenue Phone 2-0101 YOUNG BROTHERS General Hardware and Paints EAST LANSING Across from the Union Building EAST LANSING COAL CO. Coal—Coke R. A, PENNINGTON, 17e Phone 3628 Fill Your Bins Early \\*v* T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD May, 1928 Grads East L Reuni MUSSELMAN REALTY CO. General Realty Service 4th Door North of Campus Entrance Glad to Greet You Again F O R R E ST F. Ml SSELMAN, 1!) E A RE j u st as glad t h at you are com ing back to E a st Lansing for the big re union as you must be t h at you're going. The fact is t h at we're well prepared for your to surprise you with a citified visit—prepared E a st Lansing if you haven't been with us for some time—prepared to entertain and serve you royally while you are guests—guests of the city as well as guests of the college. f ; fflolkgtate ^flute ^l|op So when you arrive, call on us. Give us an op portunity to be helpful and to make your visit most pleasant. State Theatre Building Phone 3702 \V. I. I L L E N B R l ( H, 23 HICKS BROTHERS Real Estate Insurance 817 East (irand River Avenue Phone 3415 Fast Lansing Our Fountain Still Serves Those Delicious Sodas Y 0 1 A R E W K L CO H F COLLEGE DRUG CO. R EX ALL S T O RF MICHIGAN STATE RANK iIS Abbot Koad I I O l ' HS !) A. M. to 1 P. M. SAT1 IM>.\V 9 A. M. to 2 P. ML (i.:50 P. ML to 7:30 P. ML EAST LANSING REALTY CO. Real Estate and Insurance 127 Fast Grand Kiver Avenue Our M. S. C. Friends Always Welcome Planning to Build? Consult £DWARD G. HACKER (^ Complete Home Financing R E A L T O RS B I T L I) F R S I X S I R O R S 100 Capital Xat. Bank. Bldg. Lansing 124 VV. Grand River East Lansing EAST LANSING STATE BANK Xew Abbot Block Slill Serving the Alumni of M. S. C. 134 10 T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD May, 1928 Coach Kobs' Baseball Team Makes Good Showing on Season's Opener W in O v er S y r a c u se U n i v e r s i ty in F a st G a me true R U N N I NG to all predic tions. Coach John Kobs brought an inex]>erienced baseball team back from a southern trip that gave them knowledge of the game they could in never have Michigan's icy blasts, and then pro ceeded to flash a style of college ball that has humbled all opponents so far this season with the exception of Ohio State. learned by playing to the win over The most brilliant victory to date is the 2-1 triumph scored over Syra cuse University a few weeks ago. Captain Albert 'folles, south-pawed the Spartans the fast eastern team. He allowed but two hits, and both of those were of the scratch varietv. Brilliant field ing characterized the contest, which was one of the best ever played on ( >ld College Field. Syracuse's run came the Spartans waited until the sixth and in the first inning, and Alderman Trains Here for Olympic Games FR ED A L D E R- lor M A X, Michi pre gan State's mier sprinter, is in training the ( )lvmpic games at the College, under the direction of C o a ch R a l ph Young, and from all indications he a is assured of t he p 1 a ce on American t e a m. C o a ch Y o u n g is states faster than ever. a t- to set a rec the 175- l a st robbed Saturday, him of his chance. The present Paddock mark held by Charlie effort is tempted new world's ord for yard dash the wind : i / 4, but Alderman's Alderman Alderman that he but seventh men across the home plate. frames before they sent later The first game of the home sea son was against Adrian, with Byrne, a sophomore, on the mound. The \2 to o, and a few Spartans won, days Kalamazoo defeated College, one of the leaders in the M. 1. A. A., to to 4. The game at East Lansing scheduled with the Univer sity of Chicago was rained off, as was the contest at Oberlin, Ohio, with Oberlin College. State was leading the Ohioans, 5 to 4, in the inning when a deluge pre fourth vented further play. Aided by numerous misplays con tributed by the more inexperienced players, Ohio State leaped on Cap tain Tolles to defeat the Spartans at to 5. Rain nearly Columbus, 12 stopped another game last week with A r m o ur Tech, but State won, 5 to 2, with Byrne pitching. timed speed against : i / . 6. the wind was only Previously in the week, in a care fully trial, Alderman was clocked in :i6.c), indicating that that he possesses all of the speed in made him the greatest sprinter college ranks last year. Alderman is concentrating on the 200-meter dash for the Olympics, although many famous track authorities, including Coach Young, believe that he has his best chance the 400-meter in run, corresponding to the quarter- mile. Track Men Upset Predictions In Meets even SU R P R I S I NG the most ardent track fans, Coach Ralph Young's 1928 team went to Phila delphia for the Penn Relays and re turned with numerous trophies. The showing the week before at the ( )hio Relays had not been impres sive. State winning only one place in the university class. The four- mile team was third in the mile team race, ahead of Ohio State and Ohio YYesleyan, but behind Indiana and Wisconsin, both of whom had been the beaten by lllinios Relays. the Spartans at The At Pennsylvania, State won one of the special college mile relays in fast time. Kroll, Hereon, Lang, and Salmon running on the team. Four gold wrist watches and a large bronze trophy were carried back by quarter- the fleet Spartans. mile team won one of its heats, but did not crowd into the final placing, and the four-mile team surprised by taking the University in class relay, despite the absence of koossien. star State was second to North Carolina in this event, and ahead of such famous I'enn State, Syracuse, teams Pennsylvania; Cornell, the Army. sophomore. second and as The dual meet season was opened last week with a brilliant 85 to 46 victory over Detroit City College. T he Spartans took all three places in the 100-yard dash, .mile run, shot -put, and discus. Meredith Clark surprised by de feating Captain Wylie in the mile i n ' t he fast lime of 4:28.x, one of the best intercollegiate miles run so far this year in America. McAtee also looked good against Detroit, scaling 12 feet and 6 inches the with ease. Uenson took both in loo-yard and 220-yard dashes time that was made slow bv a ter rific head wind. Tillotsoii won both the shot and discus. May 13 coming on Sunday this year caused the committee in charge to hold the annual Founders' Day program on Tuesday, May 15. Spe faculty cial recognition was given members and employees of the col lege who have served for 25 years or more. '78, of Prank Robson, Detroit spoke for the alumni, while {Chute Rockne, at Notre Dame, was another speaker on the .'; program. coach Franklin J. Croat, who ser ved for twenty-two years as pur chasing agent for Campus boarding clubs, with offices in Old College 11 all, died at the home of his son in Lansing on April to. May, 192S DEATHS TKKESA BRISTOL R A X X E V, '99 Teresa Bristol (Mrs. Ellis W.) Ran ney, '00. Greenville, Michigan, after an illness of several years passed away Sun day, April 20. During the period of her illness every possible medical aid was secured and journeys were undertak- tn with courage unshaken. Teresa Adeline Bristol, aged 17, en \ l. A. C. in tlie domestic science i8t/>, the year this in operation. first placed tered course in September course was Abbot Hall roomed nished in cooking, sewing, etc. fur laboratory space for classes the girls and the A brilliant student of untiring energy and most attractive "personality, she was known and admired universally on the 'go, she re campus. ( )n graduation in chem mained as laboratory assistant istry and was married in October jyoo. Since that date "the Kanneys" have been of great influence locally and here on the campus. in Mrs. Ranney was a charter member of the Peronian (now Alpha Phi) society. From iyig to 1022 she served on a com mittee of three which developed the plans the present Union Memorial build for ' ing- this Three of her five children are grad uates of college: Mary Emily Ranney, '22 (Mrs. John L. Whitelaw) ; Fred B. Jvanney, '26; June E. Ranney, -7- Edward Mason Shelton, EDWARD MASON SHKLTQX, '71 '71 (M. S. '74) died May 9, at 2904 Franklin Ave., Seattle, Washington (being in his eighty- second year). The son of a Shiawassee county farmer. He was the first grad uate of to devote himself to the work of teaching practical agricul ture. A favorite pupil of Dr. Miles; this College T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD 11 farmed he was called immediately upon gradua tion to Japan as advisor in American farming practice, returning to this coun try he in Colorado. He was then called to Kansas Agricultural Col lege where he was a prominent and forceful fifteen years. The next twelve years he spent as instructor in agriculture to the gov- ernmemt of Queensland Australia. Again into returning active involving- dairying and mining operations. He is (Ses survived by his wife, Elizabeth to the U. S. he entered in Seattle, faculty member business for sions) Shelton (one of the ten co-eds en tering M. A. C. in 1870) and three child- dren grown to maturity. Coming to our is exchange table from week It the Kansas College "Industrialist." was founded and first edited by Prof. Shelton some fifty-two years ago. to week HARRIS F. H A L L, Major Harris F. Hall, '90 'goe, died at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on May 12, 1927, according to word recently received from his son Robert T. Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. Among the Alumni A wise resolution for J u n e: "I will go back to East Lansing at least once each year.1 1887 George J. Hume, Secretary, Route 3, Lansing. H. W. McArdle is not certain that he can be with his classmates in the round tip this year. He is coming if possible. E. A. Burnett of Lincoln, Nebraska, says that he is in a mood to attend the pro gram on June 16. He was greatly dis appointed not to be present last year on his fortieth anniversary but is coming this year to remind his classmates how they labored and bled together for eight cents per hour in the old days and how in some way they managed to convince their the faculty confidence. they were worthy of 1873 Frank L. Carpenter, Secretary, 1346 Sigsbee, S. E., Grand Rapids John P. Fin ley, retired colonel U. S. army, is manager of the National Storm Insurance bureau at 511-513 East 164th street, New York City. He spent several months this winter at U. of M. at Ann Arbor studying statistical data this Connection. in 1878 Frank E. Robson, Secretary, Law Dept, M. C. R. R., Detroit. Frank E. Robson, class secretary for '78, reports that out of the thirteen sur vivors of the class he has heard directly from all but J. Troop says: "I expect to be there on June 16." E. O. two. Ladd writes from the Ladd Fruit farm at Old Mission, Michigan: "I am expect ing to attend the reunion and stay over or the commencement exercises. I don't know yet whether my wife can go with me or not. My youngest daughter is a student in the home economics depart ment and will be here." H. V. Clark, who is a Presbyterian minister at Lone Elm, Kansas, is planning to be in Lan to his sing on June 16. A postscript letter reads: "A telegram this morning tells me that I have a grandson." Eugene Davenport expects to attend with Mrs. Davenport. But two "regrets" have come in. R. H. Gulley, 1102 S. Busey Ave., Urbana, Illinois, writes: "I regret that 1 will be unable to be present to meet my classmates of '7S on Alumni Day. You will have a most enjoyable gather ing and I am very sorry that I shall be obliged to miss it." A letter from Mrs. that Mr. K. T. MacNaughton MacNaughton has been ill for over a year, and is now unable to leave his bed or even sit up in bed. He regrets most to be in East Lan deeply his inability id, and extends his hearty sing on June to all of his old friends and greetings classmates, particularly and mentions Charles Garfield, Eugene Davenport and Frank Kedzie. reveals 1883 Frank F. Rogers, Secretary, 700 W. Washtenaw St., Lansing. Wilbur F. Hoyt says that he is going to make a "determined effort" to be with The Big Pictures Play Here First! If It's a New Picture, It's at The State! T kn S t a f f* sPe^s entertainment of dazzling splendor, luxurious service that is reflective of fine hospitality! The supreme enjoyment of theatre going! -:- -:- A* 12 T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD May, 1928 Jhe N A T I O N 'S BUILDING S T O NE Education Building, University of Illinois, Urbana. Holabird & Roche, Architects. Built of Indiana Limestone from the quarries of the Indiana Limestone Company '83 on June 16, and hopes to see a goodly number of the "old boys" at that time. • Eugene P. Law, circuit court judge of Port Huron, Michigan, that a large jury docket of cases to be tried in June will prevent him from reuning with his classmates on June 16. fears 1885 James D. Towar, Secretary, 1212 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. C. P. Schneider of Grand Rapids ex pects to be present on Alumni day to tournament and mem take in the golf orial services at the grave of tablet President Abbott. He writes: "J. D. Tower and I have arranged to play against any other two "guys" of suitable age whose average-score is over i00 for 18 holes. T speak of suitable age and the 100 because J. D. will have to carry me and that is quite a handicap for our side. We might take on men in the ninety's or the late eighty's but for the sake of getting a game might stretch those class limits. Golf, you know, is a hopeful game until the score is com pleted." 1 8 88 Charles K Cook, Secretary, Route 1, Owosso. The Accepted Building Material for Colleges P a r ty YEARS AGO On a fair Commencement day Pond of work as well as play Roys and girls could not then say, Forty years ago. IN D I A NA LIMESTONE is so desirable a building material that it has become the standard exterior stone for the country's great public buildings, memo' rials, churches, and commercial structures, as well as for collegiate buildings. Over 6$%o£ all the finished build' ing stone used in the United States is Indiana Limestone. The extent and central location of this Company's quarries make it possible for us to deliver Indiana Limestone anywhere at prices that will compare favor' ably with the cost of local stone or even with the cost of substitutes. Fine examples of collegiate architecture in Indiana Limestone are shown in a brochure which we will gladly send you free. This booklet may serve to widen your acquaintance with college buildings and to help you follow your institution's building program more intelligently. For convenience, fill in your name and address below, tear out and mail to Box 855, Service Bureau, Indiana Limestone Company, Bedford, Indiana. N a m e- Address But we left our college halls, Took up life with all its calls, Ready for its flights or falls, Forty years ago. Ah ! the years that are between Pictured on life's changing screen— Who could then have such forseen Forty years ago. Some have since been doubly blest, .Some have gone to find their rest. Whom would you have picked or guess ed"? Forty years ago. We are left to tell the tale Of the trials of the trail. Was there such a word as fail : Forty years ago. Xow, we come to celebrate, Smile at Hope and bow' at Fate, And remember Fighty-Eight Porty years ago. —P. L. D A I N S, Illinois. "Will be at the reunion," writes A. B. Goodwin, Carson City, Michigan. 1891 W. 0. Hedrick, Secretary* 220 Oakhill, East Lansing. Algernon Thomas Sweeney has done two things from which he has gained much distinction. First, he took his en trance examination in spelling just be fore going on to the platform to receive his diploma. Second, he acted as the at Schuman-Heink torney for Madam May. 1928 T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD in 13 when she obtained her naturalization papers. Madam Schumann-Heink will he mi the campus next year to teach, ad vise and inspire voice students. "Hurrah for President Butterfield, and the faculty and the students, the all of class of '01 and all the alumni!"' writes Robert J. Crawford from Armada, Mich igan. 1903 Edna V. Smith, Secretary, East Lansing. R. R. Tower has moved Quarter Century Class Will Come Back in Tampa, to 86o2 North Edison, accord the post- information given by Florida, ing lo office. to to fortunately to be present. Among those of "03 who are planning for June 16 the campus to return are Bessie Buskirk Baker, F. O. Foster. H. M. Eaton, J. F. Loop. James G. Moore writes that he has been planning for five years to be present on this oc casion and unless something unforseen happens he will be "on deck." He says that nothing would please him more than to have the roll call show "all present or accounted for." W. M. Barrows says that for him June 16 falls on a vacation day between two quarters and he expects If he cannot add dignity the occasion he thinks he can add weight. He is look ing forward to seeing the meml>ers of the class aim the few teachers who were twenty-five years after 'able .to survive institution." "we nearly wrecked (Mrs. S. A.) of .Mice Hadley Wise they arc Artesian, South Dakota,, says thinking of driving this it before try year and June 16. Among the regretful are O. O. Churchill whose duties at the North Dakota Agricultural college will prevent him from coming to Michigan. W. J. Carrel is very doubtful about being able to come the school year is completed at the Univer sity of Kentucky he is employed with the state highway department. B. O. Long- year regrets that the date conflicts with the Colorado camp of the Agricultural College.- where Longycar will teach forestry. Burr Wheeler writes from Chuquicamata, Chile, that much as he would for the question. the day it is quite out of to Michigan to make to Fast Lansing. When like to be with his class summer they'll the 1904 L. T. Clark, Secretary, 296 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Class Reunion This Commencement Harvey D. Hahn gives his address in Detroit at 4830 Sturtevant avenue. A. C. Dodge is -manager of the Chica go branch of Fairbanks, Morse & Com pany, Inc., located at 000 South Wabash venue. E. N. Bates is working for the United in States Department of Agriculture charge of grain the for Pacific coast. He is located in the old investigations —with the charm of old chateaux environment of modern comfort. in an TOURAINE EAST LANSING'S Finest Residence Section 14 T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD May, 192S EAST LANSING STATE BANK Banking In All Its Branches East Lansing. Michigan COURTESY — SAFETY — SERVICE 1 Appraisers' building on Sansome street, San Francisco, and will welcome any State people. 1914 Henry JL. Publovv, Secretary, East Lansing. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Claflin (Margaret Pratt) announce the birth of Martha Simpson Claflin on April 26, .Ralph J. and Sophie Hoehle (w'20) Dodge have moved from Jackson, Mich igan, .Creek, to 11O Fremont, Battle Michigan. Oswald M. Grubzit is a physician with." Park Davis and Company of Detroit, living at 2<>i Navahoe avenue north. Ruth Ann Publow, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ('13) Henry Publow of Fast Lansing, died April 2, 1928. | I i'linn inn i \\\ in 111111 n 11 n 1111111111 IIMIMII I rrum 11 in mm i in im i m n 'iiniiiniuiiii He I | 1 | • Citizens' Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Howell, Michigan THE OLD ORIGINAL (Organized Aug. 30, 1915) All Forms of Auto Insurance Full or Limited Coverage 1917 Mary LaSelle, Secretary, 420 W. Hillsdale St., Lansing. \ o n n an Weil writes: ".Expect to re June to campus (Louise Kling Weil) r'S with wife* and daughter turn Barbara." Earl A. R. Lauffer is an inspector for the Long Manufacturing company, and claims 4741 Garland avenue, Detroit, as his home. Edward Freeman Lauffer was born January 24, 1028. Gilbert Clegg writes of a change in in address to 1818 West 24th street, Mil-.". but address wapkee, Wisconsin, "The adds: is not accompanied change by any other change, either in family or business. We have from an apartment to a duplex and hope it is only a step toward a home of our own." Mr. and Mrs. Leon b. Smith, 7O Stout the foster on March 28, street. Fontiac, Michigan, announce birth of Robert just moved 1918 Willard Coulter, Secretary, 1265 Randolph, S. E., Grand Rapids. )'ears Out June Ten t6 ARTICLES OF FAITH:— Over 75,000 Claims Paid. Totaling Over 4% Million Dollars. Over 55,000 Members. Assets, Dec. 31, 1927 Surplus ... J Full Legal Reserves .$929,602.78 .$107,132.83 William N. Cawood is sales manager tor the South Lansing Real Estate com pany, and lives in Lansing at 106 Baker street. 1923 JAB. Edmonds, Secretary, Hort Dept., East Lansing. Comnicnecment Class Reunion This Walter P Patenge is an estimator at the Michigan Screw company in Lan sing, and lives at 927 N, Chestnut street. He reports that Roland Walter was born on April it, 1928. | 1 Every 1 fourth auto meets with an accident once a year. g Is yours adequately protected? SEE LOCAL AGENCY OR WRITE HOME OFFICE Aiifiiiitu«ijiiiit"i!iTi:tti!i[i!tiiit'i.i:i:|'ri:i!iit:j 11 ri 1111 I.I i i-ri LI:I I I I.I I I I-I I I I.I M I I.J.I.I i i.i.i!i:i:t«iii:i-iii;i.i:i:Mj:i:i>i'i.i:t.i:i.i:i.i.iLi'Lhtj:iJiiMiJi^ The postoffice notes that Mathieson has moved from Zceland Bancroft, Michigan. Sigurd to Forest Crampton is with the Michigan Inspection bureau, 1200 Cadillac Square building, Detroit, Michigan. Russell H. O'Neill may be reached at 1126 Fourth street, Jackson, Michigan. Park Teter is with the Chase Securi- M a y. 1928 T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD \\\ c o r p o r a t i o n, ties street. C h i c a g o, 137 Illinois. S o u th L a S a l le C. M. R e a ms r e q u e s ts t h at his a d d r e ss to 4291 Cortland,- D e t r o i t, be c h a n g ed M i c h i g a n. 1924 C l a r i s sa A n d e r s o n, S e c r e t a r y, 534 E v e r g r e e n, E a st L a n s i n g. The '24 Rally Will Be Different real A r t h ur K. K n i t d s e n' b r o k er with cago. e s t a te is a fvmulsen a nd L i nk of C h i r e a c h es h i m. 29SS X. M e r r i m ac is w i th t he M i c h i g an in G r a nd R a p i d s. He O t to K. M e y er Inspection b u r e au lives at 233 Y o u e ll a v e n ue S. E. is located B. L. H e w e tt t he M i c h i g an in K a l a m a z oo with b u r e a u. 728 M o n t r o se a v e n ue is his local a d d r e ss t h e r e, I n s p e c t i on 1925 Robert L. Shaw, Secretary, East Lansing We'll Be There Too C h a r l es K. a nd T h e l ma K l i ng P a rk a son, R i c h a rd a n n o u n ce K l i n g. on A p r il 5, 1928. t he b i r th of T he postoffice r e a c h ed Illinois. m ay be E u r e k a. says by t h at F r a nk R o bb delivery. g e n e r al M a r g a r et P l a nt is t e a c h i ng n u t r i t i on in the in the d e p a r t m e nt of h o me economics, at U n i v e r s i ty lives I ' r b a na at 908 W. N e v a da street. Illinois, a nd of t h at M a tt K. f r om N e w a r k, N ew a v e n u e, to 339 N. L a n s d o w ne n o t es T he postoff ice N u t t i la has m o v ed J e r s e y, k ' a n s d o w n e, P e n n s y l v a n i a. B, D. Ise'man has m o v ed 642 W. B r e n t w o od a v e n u e. W i l l i am C. Ksseltsvn is living in W o l- in D e t r o it to JOHN HANCOCK SERIES • • WIVES of BUSINESS MEN • • THE difference between office and household economy often causes astonishment and confusion to business men. Their wives mean well, but as for method—I The household budget the answer. We have sent thousands of our budget sheets to wives who have attacked this problem. is To business men who care about ordered and reasonable expendi ture and saving—that is, the in troduction of business methods into recommend the John Hancock Home Budget Sheet. the home—we Your local John Hancock office will be glad to send you a copy, or one can be obtained by writing to INQUIRY BUREAU L I FE I N S U R A N CE C O M P A N Y* 197 CLARENDON ST.. BOSTON. MASS. K.G. I— SIXTY-FIFTH YEAR OF BUSINESS — at 92 F r a n k l in l a s t o n, M a s s a c h u s e t t s, a v e n u e. He w r i t es t h at a f t er J u ly 1, his a d d r e ss will be P i g gs P e a b, via B a r b e r- ton, S w a z i l a n t, S o u th A f r i c a, w h e re he is g o i ng as a m i s s i o n a ry f r om the C h u r ch of the N a z a r e n e. L a ke O d e s s a, M i c h i g a n, C. C. B i s h op is r e t a i l i ng a nd p r o d u c i ng milk for in h a b i t a n t s. H is son w r o te " n e ws n o t e s" the back of B i s h o p 's b l ue slip, all o v er of t he which the b i r th of a d a u g h t er on N o v e m b er 28, 1027. M r s. B i s h op w as M a u r i ta M c- Clavc, a l so a n n o u n c e m e nt c o n t a i n ed '25. M a x, H o od is l o c a t ed on a f r u it j u st east of E s s e x v i l l e, M i c h i g a n. r e p o r ts f a r m, He that c h e r r i e s, a p p l e s, p e a r s, c u r r a n t s, ens will keep h im b u sy f 0 1 / t he G. C. W i l l i a ms h as m o v ed r a s p b e r r i e s, a s p a r a g us a nd chick s u m m e r. in G r a nd to 3 2 9 / S o u th E a s t e rn R a p i d s, M i c h i g a n, a v e n u e. 192j M a r g a r et H a g e r, S e c r e t a r y, 600 N. W a l n u t. L a n s i ng /•'irst Reunion Under Dix Plan A. H. 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B a k e r, ' 93 S P A CE A V A I L A B LE 16 T HE M. S. C. R E C O RD May, 102S and gives his address as Brighton, Mich igan. The postofficc gives Myron Harttnan's new address as 128 Horton street, Lan sing, Michigan. Albert E. Deline should be addressed Indianapolis. avenue. at 5025 Dewey Indiana. is a technician in Toledo, Ohio. the Eleanor Robb ] va Toledo hospital the same is a dietitian Robb Jadel hospital. They both reside in Toledo at 1171 Sherry street. in in of the "cordiality" feature Probably no other enthu has aroused more patrons siasm among our we than in every con try to reflect tact with this store. It has been one of the keynotes of store the Dancer-Brogan its since the opening doors 26 years ago. Today you enter our the moment beautiful main you floor, will sense that "cordial at mosphere" which has stood for 26 years. Whether test or to stroll you come human purchase—it is the greet - touch — a cheerful to serve and advise ingness you on matters fashion of and quality at a fair price to you and us alike. in \ Ce*tet. co r l l l l l l H H H I I I ' l ' " ' " " " " " ' " " " ! " ' ! " ! " ! ! ! " " ' " " " " " " " !! M. G, O'Xeil may be reached in care the Y. -M. C. A. at Benton Harbor, of Michigan, Dean ft. Lawrence is an engineer with the Grand Rapids Gas Light company. He lives at 660 Lake Drive S. E. 1 9 27 pyleanor Kainey. Secretary, 616 Grand River W„ Howell '27 H AS A REUNION Our first reunion is June 16th, if we're all back it will be a "first class" reunion. The 1927 reunion dinner is to be held in the Union building from 12-2. It is to he one grand day. let's make it record breaking.—E. M. Rainey, secretary. "You may be interested Ralph Hodgkinson, Hotel USall'e. Rat- follow lie Creek. Michigan, writes the ing: to know that four of our class of 'JJ are working as transmission inspectors for the Mich igan P)cll Telephone company, Donald Olson. Theodore Haskins. Charles Aus tin and mv.se! f." Mrs. Alex Morrice (Lorraine Butler) \Y. St. in Lansing to JI1 has moved Joseph street. is a Merrill F. Irwin bacteriologist with the Michigan Department of Health laboratory on Fuller avenue X. E., Grand Rapids. Michigan. James A. Hands is an accountant with in Detroit. the Frigidaire corporation 010 \Y. Kirhy reaches him. W. A. Rossow gives his new address as 307 South street. Anna, Illinois. Cordon Jarman who has been employ ed at the Dow Chemical company at Midland. Michigan is now employed by the government, being located at Balti more, Marvland. The R. (). T. C. Horse Show, now an annual event of some im portance, will he held on the cam pus May 2() and 30. Dr. R. P. Hut- tun, secretary of the show, an nounces* that there will he four per formances this year and more than S1.S00 will he offered in cash prizes. SPECIAL (LASS KEl MONS Will Be Held By Classes of '04. '05. '06, '07. '08 Honor '03 Class T HE M. S. C, R E C O RD The John Deere Manure Spreader is easier on the user, easier on the team, does better -work and last longer, The unusual merit to be found you buy. to be tound in in all John Deere machinery. the John Deere spreader the merit Investigate John Deere machinery before is typical of JOHN DEERE PLOW CO. 201 Hosmer St. LANSING * " » ALUMNI! Did you hear the College Glee Club broadcast ii MICHIGAN STATE" Over WKAR alumni night. Sounded fine, didn't it? j Order a copy, 35c postpaid, Union Building, East Lansing * ! 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