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This t he questions is one of that Henry G r a t t an Doyle, dean of men is at George Washington university, asking in a questionaire to 400 leading colleges. He plans to present his survey before t he Association of Deans and Advisers of Men in April, at Washington. t he a n n u al convention of t h an a thousand M ORE listeners were guests of t he Lansing T e a c h ers' club. Thursday, J a n u a ry 17, to hear a lecture by Dr. Glenn Prank, president of t he University of Wisconsin. His talk was on "The New Age a nd t he Old Politics." T he keynote of his address was t h at understanding of t he political and social implications of t he machine age by which a plastic America h as been shaped to plan for t he future of t he world which this country will determine by virtue of a superior and industrializa advanced tion. is fundamental there OF making m a ny colleges is no end—the latest is a "Radio .Uni licensed by the Radio Com versity." mission on November 12, 1928. The New York Times for November 13 r e ports t h at a 50,000 watt broadcasting station for what is asserted to be the first university of t he air is to be lo cated, in Orange forty miles Alexander, m a n a g er of Western Broadcasting stated sectarian high-class e n t e r t a i n m e nt will be tured public school telligence problems." t h at "music, art, drama, n o n- religion, radio, movies, and fea to adult education, in public county, California, from Los Angeles. Mr. t he Pacific- federation, instruction, special in addition discussion a nd of to t he elderly a nd FLORIDA, with its mild climate so leis attractive urely, should be t he h a p py h u n t i ng ground for experimenters in adult edu cation, or whatever one calls this ad learning. President Holt of vanced the Rollins college has already seen t he short winter ses possibilities of t he sion in Florida, corresponding s u m m er sessions of n o r t h e rn colleges. to Published monthly Membership in throughout the year. the M. S. C. Association, including subscription to THE 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 c!ass matter at the postoffice at East Lansing, Michigan. GLEN O. STEWART, '17, Editor GLADYS FRANKS, w'27, Alumni Recorder T H E M. S. C. ASSOCIATION Union Memorial Building OFFICERS—1928-29 Arthur C. MacKinnon, '95, President G. V. Branch, '12, Vice-President R. Bruce McPherson, '90, Treasurer Glen O. Stewart, '17, Secretary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE E. E. Gallup, '96, Lansing, term expires 1930; Frances Kirk Patch, term expires 1929; Earl E. Hotehin, "12, term expires 1931; Harris E. Thomas, '14. East Lansing, '85, Lansing, ex-offic'O; E. W. Ranney, *00, Greenville, ex-officio; Frank F. Rogers, '83, Lansing, ex-officio. In This Issue Editorial Comment .„......,. Your Obligations as Readers—Private Giving to S t a te Colleges Student Musical Organizations Expand with Development of Music D e p a r t m e nt Second College Congress Draws Interest of Class Secretaries a nd Alumni Leaders .. Life of Every Student Linked with Towar Family in Early College Days ....: "Close Beside t he Winding Cedar" '. C h a i r m an of E n t r a n ce Committee Reports.. .,..'. Professional Air Given Union Revue Court Men Pull Out of S l u mp Spiekerman, '26, Victim of Auto Accident Track Coaches Prepare for Strenuous Season Class Notes Page 5 L 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 ... 13 told of recently Quarterly t he Mount Holyoke And "A New Alumnae in Babson Educational Enterprise" Park, Florida, operated in connection with Babson Institute in Boston. "Web ber College" as it is known will give t he care a nd courses property, whether conservation acquired by t h r o u gh their own labor as successful women in business or professional' lines. inheritance or for women of in THE dilemma in which modern edu cation finds itself is tellingly s u m marized by Dean William F. Russell of Teachers' College in his latest report, p a rt of which is as follows: "One of t he most perplexing of t he m a ny p r o b impact upon t he Ameri lems t h at are confronting the can educational system arises from simultaneous t he school of t h r ee popular demands—that pupils be accommodated in greater numbers, t h at training of better quality be offer ed, a nd t h at t h e re be greater economy in all public expenditures." institutions with A DOGGY touch has made its ap pearance to the campus of most the co-educational ankle sox for the girls and black hats for the men. Neither article can be found listed in the Fifth avenue col umn, and in fact both call for more the majority can pulchritude readily muster. than THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD February, 1929 n/fxMw CVxem \STYM . ' • ; . • • . • •• •••• - .. : : v \ ; ; . y . ;> ' ::• "• •'•' l| ii \*fk%- TTERE are glimpses of progress made in the institutional building program during the past few years. 11 While but three new structures are shown, curious visitors are supplied with campus maps at the Union Building information desk. 'The MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE }\ E C O rV D Entered at t he East Lansing Postoffice as Second Class M a t t er VOL. X X X IV No. 6 " EAST LANSING. MICHIGAN February, 1929 Editorial YOUR OBLIGATIONS AS READERS T HE Editor of t h is magazine recognizes his obligation to give college news in a pithy, concise way a nd to repre sent alumni opinion a nd aspirations with vigor. We want this magazine to be talked about, a nd we intend to give it character a nd personality. Even criticism t h an is better apathy, a publication t h at is not talked about is dead. "All t h at glitters is not gold." A flashy cover often means a colorless interior. It is our ambition to present a scholar ly, thoughtful discussion of our college affairs as an edu cational institution. We will illustrate it just as m u ch as our limited funds allow. Of course in- so very large and varied a body of alumni, there will be many different opinions and tastes. We would like to have t h em all. No doubt there are constructive ideas among t he older alumni who are so solid in their support of the college, t he younger alumni who are so enthusiastic and lately familiar with its conditions, out-of-town group who are so full of fresh points of view and new con tacts, and t he very large body of local alumni whose local newspapers are filled daily with college news and who t h e r e fore form the most critical group of an alumni publication. t he We urge the thoughtful attention of all who read this to our plea for assistance. Let us have t he benefit of your opinion. We cannot imagine it, so we ask you to write to t he editor a nd tell him. Of course there will be m a ny cir cumstances a nd situations unknown t'o individuals which the editor is familiar with a nd which must often control t he It is his duty to know these a nd policy of the publication. is t he scarcity of adequate regard funds. T he duties of t he Alumni association have con stantly increased while the dues have not. We all wish to present The RECORD in a dignified a nd attractive way. Let us take counsel together to this end. them. One of course PRIVATE GIVING TO STATE COLLEGES MORE t h an $71,000,000 in private bequests to state col leges a nd universities! Does t h at sound fantastic and It may, but it is not. And this figure, con unbelievable? servatively estimated, tells us only of munificences received by public institutions of higher learning prior to t he year 1923. T h at which has come as gifts to such state colleges a nd universities during five years can only be t he past surmised. W h at is t he significance of this private endowment of let our state colleges? Why is it being done? W hy not state taxes a nd legislative appropriation alone care for t he educational equipment needed? Does not private support retard state support? Answers in part, at least, to some of these inquiries m ay be found in t he statements made by the head of a leading western university, who says: " It is coming to be an accept ed corollary of public education t h at state support does not Comment necessarily m e an t he absence of private support, a nd t h at institutions which are drawing revenues running into mil lions of dollars from t he public m ay nevertheless seek a d Indeed," he continues, ditional funds from private sources. t he conclusion "state university executives are coming t h at legislative appropriation will always lag behind actual t he only solution of t he s t a te university needs, a nd financial problem is t he appeal for additional support from those public-spirited citizens who are interested in t he p r o gress of education." t h at to To bear j ut t he above statements there stand today on m a ny state college campuses throughout the country splen did buildings such as dormitories, lecture halls, laboratories, physical education buildings, libraries, a nd hospitals; there are student loan funds, fellowships a nd professorships and other similar forms of gifts; all these m a de possible only by t he public spirited aid of citizens who have become i n terested in providing t h at which either t h r o u gh constitu tional prohibitions or tax limits state legislative bodies were unable to provide. One may t u rn t he pages of almost any daily newspaper a nd read of munificent gifts made to this or t h at private institution of learning, of which Harvard, D a r t m o u t h, Yale, Princeton, a nd scores of smaller colleges a nd universities are examples. But few people have is a p p a r e nt realized t he extent to which endowments of all sorts have been made to public educational institutions. t h at it instances in which a state P e r h a ps the University of Michigan is one of t he most institution which outstanding has been materially aided in t he great services it is r e n dering the state of Michigan a nd t he nation by gifts from t he friends of public education. These gifts, of which there are hundreds, range from a few dollars to more t h an a million, but all of t h em represent t he conviction of the donors t h at a state institution a worthwhile medium through which to contribute to t he betterment of t he aver age American youth a nd civilization. is A recent financial report of t he University of Michigan loan funds, publication funds a nd shows a total for all trust funds, for such purposes as pro t he fessorships, student this sum, like, a m o u n t i ng made up of t he campus large a nd small gifts, m a ny of buildings to t he total value of nearly $5,000,000 have been donated to the university by its friends. to $807,861.59. In addition to T he University of California is a n o t h er example of w h at t he generosity of interested individuals h as done for a state institution. More to t h at institution by private citizens for various purposes— a nd this figure includes only those gifts which were in ex cess of $50,000! t h an $11,500,000 has been presented Friends of public education have favored, in t he south west, t he University of Texas. For buildings alone, this state university h as been t he recipient of over $2,650,000, in addition to one of t he largest gifts ever presented by an individual to a public institution of learning, one estimated to be in excess of $12,000,000 "to maintain, to enlarge a nd t he to further medical b r a n ch of t he university. t he efficiency" of a hospital attached to 6 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD February, 1929 t h at music from 1916 to 1918. During period, mainly because of t he World Warv the music department was great ly disorganized. W h en J. S. Taylor, who served as head of t he d e p a r t m e nt until Mr. Richards' in in 1919, 1927, arrived from Wisconsin resusci he reorganized the band a nd tated credit was given for vocal a nd other lessons, but all band and glee club men were r e them. quired to take the glee club. No appointment T he state board during early years of Mr. Taylor's stay made music a regular d e p a r t m e nt college curriculum. t he t he in Richards, L EWIS harpsichordist pianist, to who and came the College as head of the music department Sep 1927, is also tember, the of Director Michigan In State of Music and stitute Allied Arts. in Student Musical Organizations Expand with Development of Music Department for recorded individual complishments N OT the least important of the ac the new Michigan State Institute of Music and Allied Arts, along with t he devel opment of the bringing distin guished musicians of world-wide fame, is t he expansion of t he student musi cal organizations, the mili tary band, men's glee club, co-ed glee club, orchestra, a nd all-college chorus. campus of talent, a nd including t he to t he laid institute, arrived t he various groups. last year have proved Tremendous strides have been made along these lines since Lewis Richards, director of on t he campus in September, 1927, to head founda t he music department. The tions i n valuable in building the superstructure now in progress under t he direction of those competent musicians who are in charge of • An interesting feature in t he history of t he State college music department, a nd one not generally known by alum ni of more recent graduation dates, is the fact t h at back in 1910, Fred Kil leen, who is now assistant director of the institute, came to t he campus to work with t he local orchestra to con duct t he chorus, and stayed to organ ize a boys' glee club, leaving Lansing in 1916 to become dean of music at Ohio Northern university until he re turned to head the Lansing Conserva tory of Music, in 1925. three to six girls. music at M. S. C. in 1896, and Mrs. C. F. Marshall, whose husband was head of t he bacteriology department at t he college, gave free lessons in piano In to groups of 1902. Miss Louise Freyhofer took over this practice. her duties, continuing in t he home eco Only girls enrolled these nomics division were eligible for free the work was out standing, since t he University of Mich igan was the only other institution in the state at time which offered free music courses. lessons, but t h at the It was t h r o u gh her Miss Freyhofer directed t he State college campus. girls' glee club and a chapel choir for seven years. influence t h at the May festivals were introduced The on "Forty-Sec singing of Mendelssohn's the next year ond Psalm" developed into t he first May festival, when t he chorus sang Hayden's "Creation," with guest soloists from Chicago and Cleve land. These festivals continued for seven years, and included a special concert on the gala occasion of t he Semi-Cen- tennial, in 1907. In 1908, Earl Killeen, Fred Killeen's brother, came from Ann Arbor for the festival, and for a time conducted the chorus. Fred Killeen arrived in 1910, as has already been re counted. After Mr. Killeen left, Frederick 'cellist, had charge of President J. L, Snyder inaugurated Abel, Detroit in In an Although t h e, military band, men's glee club, a nd orchestra continued to function, the co-ed glee club a nd chor us were defunct when Mr. Richards took over t he department. credibly short time, A r t h ur Farwell, a n o t h er new member, organized an all- its debut college chorus, which made at t he memorial services college war heroes, on November 11, 1927. The chorus sang, a nd the orchestra, also under Mr. Farwell's' direction, played, at t he Canticle of Praise, both on t h at occasion, and at a n n u al service, in November, 1928. t he second for took over With the aim of producing more of a symphonic organization, while not neglecting its purpose as a marching group, Leonard Falcone, who succeeded Carl K u h l m a nn as director of the mil t he supervision itary band, of increased the membership from 50 to 75 m e m bers, a nd although last year he m a i n tained r e serve and a varsity band, this year he dropped the custom, a nd concentrated upon the major outfit. the practice of having a in 1927. He this group Falcone became in L EONARD the of the college band It now rivals the University 1927. Michigan band directed by his He is a violinist in the college tra and as a member of the music both ulty and teaches Italian. band director fall of of brother. orches fac instruments February. 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 7 Last year the band played a promi nent part in campus activities, play ing at Farmers' week programs, mili tary parades and the R. O. T. C. Horse Show, and presenting two joint con certs, one at East Lansing and the other at Ann Arbor, with the Univer sity of Michigan band. This fall, in spite of the large num the band has ber of new members, continued to win universal approval wherever it goes. New uniforms and several new instruments were pur chased by funds appropriated for that purpose by the State Board of Agri culture. The band played at all home football games, and made two trips, to John Gould, Ann Arbor and Detroit. of Hastings, president of junior class, continues this year as drum- major. the Officers in the band at present are Willard Brown, manager; Henry Chatneld, assistant manager; George Farley, Albion, president, and Floyd Hach, librarian. Mr. Farwell directed the orchestra as well as the chorus last year. This year, Michael Press, distinguished vio linist, who heads the violin depart ment of the music institute, has had charge of the orchestra. Fred Killeen directs the men's glee club. A co-ed glee club has once more made its appearance on the campus, this time organized by Miss Betty to Louis Gra- Humphrey, assistant veure, head of the voice department. The organization, formed late in De cember, is compose'd of 65 co-eds, who made their first public appearance dur ing Farmers' week, when they appear ed on one of the general programs in the demonstration hall. T?RE D Killeen, V who from 1910 the to 1916 directed glee club and college chorus, and for two years has been di rector of the Lansing Conservatory of Mu sic, is associate di rector of the new department with Mr. in Richards and is the direct charge of men's glee club. Second College Congress Draws Interest of Class Secretaries and Alumni Leaders U NDOUBTEDLY one of replace old Wells Hall which was de stroyed by fire." the most interesting of all Michigan State alumni meetings was the second an nual College Congress conference held at the Union, Friday evening, Janu ary 25. As carried out in the first conference a year ago, the College Congress is the one outstanding meeting held at the campus each year where the adminis trative officers of the institution, pro class fessors, local club officers secretaries ac quainted with the problems of the col lege and discuss the relationship of the alumni to Alma Mater. and intimately become E. E. Gallup, '96, member of the exe cutive committee, presided as chair man in his usual manner. As he call ed the meeting to order, class secre taries or representatives of 27 classes responded, as well as officers of sev eral branch clubs. President Robert S. Shaw in his characteristically frank, earnest man ner took the alumni into his confidence and told them that "when people ob ject to the request of the college for further building appropriations, and suggest that Michigan State has 'had they its share and should hold off,' should be reminded of the fact that between 1901 and 1919 the college re ceived but $65,000 in appropriations for buildings and $55,000 of that was to M ICHAEL Press, Russian violinist, joined the faculty of the Michi- State of Music and Allied Institute Arts last fall as head of the violin de partment, and conductor of the college orchestra. interesting Among his many re marks, the president stated that "dur ing that period, the college completed a million dollar building program—by saving the money from funds given for operating institution. This was done at a sacrifice to the staff, be cause it was necessary to decrease the amount paid out in salaries." the statement Delegates to the Congress were very much interest in having the president explain in a concise the financial plans of the college, which follow in line with the recent request of the governor and state administra tive board for all state institutions to submit a 10-year building plan. Mich igan State will ask for an average.of $433,770 a year, or less than the equiv alent of a building per year. The annual budget this year totals about $2,769,000, of which 67.3 per .cent of the total income is derived state funds. The budget is for operating ex penses. President Shaw further stat ed that by next June the deficit will be wiped out, and the college books will show a direct balance. from Dr. J. W. Crist, of the horticulture department, described the work of a special faculty committee on admis- sison of students whose high school record is below the requirements. A 8 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD February, 1929 detailed report of Dr. Crisfs commit tee is given on page 10. Speaks alumni introduced. U. of M. Alumni Worker T. Hawley Tapping, field secretary for t he University of Mich igan, w as next In many respects " T a p" proved to be like Pres ident Shaw and Dr. Crist. He gave m a ny emphatic but constructive hints for class secretaries as well as officers of local clubs. He described t he alum ni work in any institution as a series of spurts, and urged t h at all classes or clubs have a definite goal their work. for Following" t he three talks an infor mal discussion alumni work proved to be very interesting and very helpful. all of Among those present were t he fol lowing : '02: Edna V. Smith, President Robert S. Shaw; Secretary H. H. Halladay; Dr. J. W. Crist; Thomas Gunson . Mr. and Mrs. Clark Brody ; T. Hawley Tap ping; J. I). Towar, '85; Jason Hammond,. '8t>, and Mrs. Hammond; Dr. W. O. Hedrick, ' 9 1; B. E. Gallup, '%, member executive commit- '98; Bertha Malone/ "o) : to; D. A. Seeley, Floyd Owen, '0.3: Geo. Fryman, '05. Flint Club ; Olive Grahham Ben nett, '09 ; Mabel Rogers, '10 : Clifford McKib- bin, '11 : G. V. Branch, '12, Detroit Club and member executive committee : Earl E. Hotchin, '12. member executive committee; Mrs. Henry Publow. '13 ; Henry Publow. '14 ; Frances Kirk '14. member executive committee; R. Patch, '16; Florence W. Sleight. Stoll England, '15, Central Michigan Club; Mrs. Turner Brough- ton, w'17, alumnae council: Mary La Selle, '17, alumni secretary; '17; Glen O. Stewart, '22, Maurice Rann,- '21 ; Edward D. Clifford, Flint Club : Hazel Bradley, '23 ; J. B. Ed '23 ; Gordon R. Schlubatis, '24 ; David mund, Stouffer, '26: Gladys Franks, w'27, alumni recorder; Ted Smits, w'27, sports recorder for Record; Mrs. Ted Smits, *28. '16: Turner Broughton, '15: Bert Cooper, Life of Every Student Linked with Towar Family in Early College Days P ERHAPS her marriage to George M. Tower in t he year 1857. t he same year t h at Michigan Agricultural col lege, now Michigan State college, was the m a n founded, was a symbol of ner the life of Mrs. Elvira Towar. who died on J a n u a ry 5 at t he age of 93, was to he linked with t h at of t he college. in which to Michigan with her Mrs. Towar was t he second child of a family of 13. and was born in Geagua county, Ohio. At the age of 19. she came father. J a m es Northrup. and settled n o r th of In 1857 she was married to Okemos. George Towar, whose family also had settled near Okemos a few years be fore. T he newly married couple took an active part in the life of those days. They saw t he beginning of first the United agricultural States, a nd Mr. Towar helped to draw bricks for one of t he first buildings. college t he in The Towar home, n o r th of East L a n sing, which was built by Mr. Towar himself, a nd was unusually large a nd well-furnished for those days, became t he center of m u ch of t he social activ ity at t he college. Mrs. Towar was re garded by m a ny of t he students in t he early days as a sort of "college m o t h er," and all were sure of finding a warm welcome in t h at home. The three Towar children all were graduates of t he college. Perry Towar in a nd J. D. Towar were graduated 1885, and Jennie Towar, now Mrs. Jennie Towar Woodard. who lives at 511 Abbot Road. East Lansing, was among first "girl graduates," r e ceiving her diploma in 1886. Several of attended Michigan State also. generation third t he t he The h a p py memories which encircle Mr. and Mrs. Towar, indeed t he whole from family, are shown letters received by Mrs. Woodard fol lowing t he d e a th of her mother. i n' excerpts Phillip Wood worth, graduate of t he class of 1886. now a prominent Chicago lawyer, wrote: "You have every r e a- MRS. ELVIRA TOWAR to be proud of having such a son mother. in "When I look back at comprised t he small t he college grcup which during our college days, I have tried to analyze the leading influences which surrounded us. Who are t he real lead ers thought, social manners, and the maintenance of morals, of such a In my opinion, they a re t he group? e n t e r t a i n m e nt ones who provide those and social activities, r a t h er t h an who are directing educational work. t he t he "I now realize t h at your two broth ers, your mother a nd father and your time a wonder self, occupied at t h at ful place as guides of t he student life. Your home was t he center of t he so cial life of t he college. Your mother in her quiet way was a mothering i n fluence to us all. "You must remember with pleasure t he the p a th through t he woods from college to your house. Every student knew it, and at t he end of t h at p a th we all knew t h at back of Perry a nd J. D. was t he sincere welcome of your mother to a true, moral, honest home." A letter from Joseph B. Cotton, '86, eminent New York attorney, included the following s t a t e m e n t: "My first ac quaintance with your mother began in company with our classmates. When we ysed to come to your house your mother was certainly lovely to all of, us boys. * * May t he memory of a wonderful mother be with you always and t he blessings from On High sus tain you in your hour of grief." The husband, George M. Towar, died in 1911, having lived in the memorable Towar residence for 54 years. A few years later, t he estate was sold. For the past few years, Mrs. Towar h as been living with her daughter. Mrs. Woodard. in East Lansing. J. D. Towar, one of t he sons, a grad uate of 1855, who is prominent in L a n sing business and social circles, as well as active in Michigan State college alumni work, has always taken m u ch interest in t he college and in t he city of East Lansing. It was he who select ed t he n a me of "East Lansing." When the city was to be incorporated, in 1907, a n a me for t he town was submitted to vote. Various names were suggested, most of t h em of a poetic nature, but Mr. Towar, believing t h at eventually the college city would be joined with Lansing, and also t h at a n a me which would suggest location more a c tively would be desirable, placed his emphasis on East Lansing. t he Previously, mail had been addressed only to "Agricultural College, Michi gan." and visitors had some difficulty in locating the place. Mr. Towar's en try did not win t he vote, but t he fed con eral postoffice department town, to n a me gress stepped and s e l p ^W "East Lansing." and t he in Mr. Towar also encouraged t he or ganization of a school district, which would t he children of school age in East Lansing, in 1901. include He is m a n a g er of t he mortgage d e Invest lives at 1212 partment, Michigan Mortgage m e nt corporation, a nd West Kalamazoo street, Lansing. to The host college played the Michigan Press association, gathered for its 58th a n n u al convention. Gover nor a nd Mrs. Green a nd t he members of both houses of t he legislature were guests at t he a n n u al banquet in the Union ballroom on January 24. (^yd uary, 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD "Close Beside the Winding Cedar" ^ / >l i- f ^, '*"'2 JY^WKES J R | KT , * ^*ai!ifi ^ESS I*- ^ w ^ ^ a jj •^sSHItWi fcjjkj*.,. -s. - • # • sL*^ ^8 ^fBsgSl rfP^I *=y& - : *^fB8 A study of woodlot conditions in E a s- is to be the college forestry d e p a r t township, Ionia county, ton made by ment. Saturday, March 16, has been set as Sophomore t he t he date of prom. T he p a r ty will be held in Union ballroom. a n n u al the t he President Robert S. Shaw was speaker at the first all-college convoca tion of t he year held in t he g y m n a sium, J a n u a ry 30. A "Major Hoople talking signboard" a nd a radio-controlled automobile were features of a show' sponsored by t he engineering d e p a r t m e nt during F a r m ers' week. a u t h or J o hn Langdon-Davies, . a nd lecturer, gave his address on "Fists Across t he Sea," as t he first n u m b er on t he Liberal Arts course for the year on J a n u a ry 16. Mary Margaret Hillyer, a former co ed from Detroit, who starred the Union Revue of 1926, recently appeared as a featured dancer at the Michigan theater in Detroit. in Co-ed sharpshooters opened • their schedule J a n u a ry 19 with a win over Northwestern university with a score of 472 to 468, a nd a loss to t he Uni versity of Maine to a count of 472-484. Experiments carried on by Professor W...C, Dutton, spraying specialist, in t he horticultural d e p a r t m e nt m ay result in a modification of spraying mixtures. In a paper delivered before t he American Society of Horticulture meeting held in New York related in December, some of his results of spraying experi ments n e ar Belding, Michigan. His recommenda tion m ay be tried out in other states to prove their universay merit. in orchards carried on he Madame Florence Austral, soprano, opened t he College concert course at t he new armory on J a n u a ry 24. She was assisted by her husband, J o hn Amadio, flautist. of Dr. Oliver K a m m, director r e t he Parke-Davis company search for of Detroit, was t he speaker at t he col lege section of t he American Chemical on society February 6. t he Kedzie laboratory in W i th the usual type of stunts a nd several special attractions, t he College Y. W. C. A. entertained students a nd guests at t he a n n u al carnival present ed by t he organization in t he Old Arm ory, J a n u a ry 23. a nd An appreciative audience greeted t he efforts of both soloist orchestra when Michael Press, violinist, appeared with t he Detroit Symphony orchestra at the Prudden auditorium in Lansing, as the second n u m b er on t he College artists series. A former J - H op tradition has been the renewed. Once more a co-ed led grand march. J o hn Gould, class presi dent, chose Margaret Patterson, '30, of Bad Axe, as his guest for t he big event of t he Hotel Olds, Friday evening, February 8. t he year, held at The winter social season opened with t he Military ball which was given in the new Armory J a n u a ry 26. T he ball room was very canopied with black a nd gold streamers, a nd t he programs carried out the same color scheme. Favors were letter openers in t he form of miniature cavalry sabers a nd scabbards. effectively The first call for varsity baseball m en was issued by Coach Kobs a cou ple of weeks ago. The initial practices consist of "warming u p" sessions for the batteries. A large army of hurlers are out for t he squad a nd will be in t he best of condition for t he a n n u al south during takes trip which ern spring vacation. place is The college chemistry d e p a r t m e nt cooperating with W. K. Kellogg of B a t tle Creek in an endeavor to develop a simpler method of analysis to deter mine t he percentage of caffeine in cof fee. W. F. Allen t he work which is financed by a $2,000 a n nual fellowship for 1929 a nd 1930 p r o vided by Mr. Kellogg. is carrying on rifle t e am t he co-ed Continuing to place a high percent age of their shots in t he center of t he target, recently took honors from K a n s as State Agri cultural college, 957 to 932. Dorothy t he out '30, Petoskey, was Rehkopf, standing member of t he team, making a score of 98 out of a possible 100, shooting from a prone position. in H. Lyle Henson of Lansing, captain of this year's varsity track team, has been awarded the Varsity club scholar ship. The scholarship began the fall term, 1928, a nd is awarded a n n u ally to t he senior member of t he Var sity club who has attained t he high est scholarship average and was won two varsity letters previous to his sen term ior year. The award covers the registration fee, exclusive of the n o n resident fee. T. H. Broughton, '15, of t he dairy de p a r t m e nt of t he s t a te d e p a r t m e nt of agriculture, was elected president of the Michigan Milk Inspectors' associa tion at t he first a n n u al meeting of t he association held at t he college J a n u a ry 30. Russell Palmer; inspec tor of the Detroit board of health, a nd K e n n e th Kerr, '23, of t he G r a nd R a p ids health department, were elected vice-presidents; a nd Dr. H. S. Atkins, '23. chief inspector of t he Pontiac boar of health, is secretary. '22, chief mm crop of fruit plantations. Bees m ay not have grown bigger a nd better, but college specialists have giv en t he proverbial busy insects a n o t h er in Michigan orchards task to perform and small Studies made in Michigan orchards during t he past few years have proved t h at m a ny varieties of tree fruits will not produce a profitable crop unless insects have free access to t he trees at blossoming time, a nd in m a ny cases there are not insects under n a t u r al condi enough tions to insure a full fruit. Tests conducted at t he college experi mental station at S o u th Haven show t h at a m u ch larger crop was secured from trees to which t he insects h ad a c cess t h an from those over which cages insects. h ad been placed to This newly discovered use for t he i n dustrious bees h as aroused a new i n terest to meet a demand for instruction in this latest phase of t he business a special short course was given at t he college, the February 11 to 16. Lectures in course were given by members of t he college staff a nd by fruit growers who have used bees to secure a larger crop of fruit. in apiculture a nd in order exclude 10 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD • February, 1929 t he ed by entrance Chairman of Entrance Committee Gives Report RESULTS of investigations conduct committee, which began functioning at Michigan State college in September, 1928, and which considered t he cases of 242 high records were school graduates whose below t he required scholastic average, were reported by Dr. J. W. Crist, chair m an of t he committee, at the second a n n u al College Congress in t he Union Memorial building, Friday, J a n u a ry 5. Some interesting facts were revealed in the this report. Nine per cent of 242 were accepted without qualifica tions ; 64 per cent were accepted on trial, and 27 were rejected. Complete records were secured on 87 cases. T he average grade, taking 70 as t he basis for "passing," was 75.7 in t he fundamental subjects, listed by Dr. Crist as history, English, m a t h e matics, physical sciences, ancient and modern languages. Fifty-seven of these in students h ad h ad high school subjects, only in other t h an the fundamental courses. Seven ty-one participated in extra-curricular activities, ranging from one to 11 to t he individual. The average was 2.46. failures three these All of students were rated above t he average in everything except scholarship a nd application, in reports from their high school principals. They placed in t he middle third in original ity, of leadership, character, and seriousness of purpose, a l t h o u gh they were in t he lower t h i rd group in scholastic strength records. ability, the 242 "doubtful" Eighty-four out of t he 87 were rec ommended because of good character; 58, because of being well-prepared; 77, for an 25 were specially Of their earnest effort; recommended. applications for admission, 131 actually enrolled when fall term registration was held. Fifty-seven per cent of these 131 are stu still dents, or 13 per cent, dropped out of their own accord before t he close of t he fall term; 18. or 14 per cent, did not r e t u rn for the winter term; 21, or 16 per cent, were dropped by t he fac ulty because of poor scholarship; 66, or 50 per cent, were continued on trial; a nd 16, or 7 per cent, were released from probation, because of satisfactory grades received this term. Ten in t he fall in college term. For m a ny reasons, a e n t r a n ce examinations large number of colleges a nd universities are falling limiting in line with the project of their enrollment, Professor Crist r e ported. T he methods include, various p r e ly: paratory subjects; raising of fees; co operating with high schools to secure higher scholastic standards; increasing the quality of work, which automatic t he students ally eliminates m a ny of in t he first t e r m; a nd submitting t he test, to relieve applicants ihental to in the institution of t he burden of with t he lower "I Q." those in the list of t h at enrollment Dr. Crist, in his speech, quoted fig in 216 ures showing a p- colleges and universities approved t he Association of American Universities, increased but 2 per cent this fall, the smallest gain of any year since t he World War. One reported hundred fifteen increases, and 101, decreases. The first group comprised most of larger colleges a nd universities; a nd the sec ond, the smaller institutions, indicating a drift away from the small college. institutions t he Professional Air is Given Union Revue BY FAR the most finished and pro fessional theatrical production-ever presented by the M. S. C. Union, " T he the 1929 musical Twelve-Mile Limit." comedy the Gladmer at theater on February 1 and 2, was en thusiastically large n u m received by bers of students, alumni and Lansing residents. presented While credit for the performance is well divided, special mention should be made of Charles P. Seager, of W h i t e large hall, a u t h or and director. A in t he t h at presenting "Twelve-Mile Limit," of the cast, introducing members of one by one, to t he audience, before t he first scene was played. T he co-eds a nd the m en students were stationed back of t h e a t er a nd came down the aisle when they were called, cross ing over to the stage to take their bow. Similarly, at the close of the produc tion, t he "bride a nd groom" of t he play marched down t h an t he aisle, r a t h er in t he conventional m a n n e r. off-stage This provided a certain intimacy of touch which was very delightful. t he Following performance Friday evening, designated as "college night," a formal dance was held at the Union Memorial building. DEATHS CARL H. BOUGHTON, '06 Word has been received of the death on March 28, 1928, of Carl H. Bough t he ton. Boughton was employed by American Bridge company at Chicago. JENNIE COWLEY S M I T H, '93 Mrs. Jennie Cowley S m i th died at in Lansing, December 30, her home 1928. She is survived by her husband. Harry E. Smith. '96. M R S. THOMAS CONLIN, w'19 Mrs. Thomas Conlin, Jr., Athelia Post, w'19. died Michigan, J a n u a ry 26, 1929. formerly in Detroit, ZAR WARNER STORRS, 1914 at Zar W. Storrs, '14, died J a n u a ry 11 at Wheetland, California, of typhoid fever. Following his graduation Storrs Flushing a nd t a u g ht agriculture Iron Mountain.' returning to Flushing in 1919 as superintendent of schools He received his master's in education from Leland Stanford l a s t. year, and was teaching in Wheetland. While at M. S. C. he was a member of the Hort club and is survived by his parents of Flushing, and a brother, Delbert. '17, at Adrian. Michigan. the Ionian society. He Students hurrying batwasn the m u the old weather bureau, sic building, and the Annex, formerly Dean Shaw's residence, have utilized t he roadbed of the old street car loop as a short cut. J. D. Menchhofer, debate coach, a n nounces the'personnel of the men's de bating squad as follows: A r t h ur L. Knoblauch, '29. Blissfield; Burton Dole, '31, East Lansing; Carlyle Lovewell, '30, '32, Northville; Howard Carroll, St. J o h n s; Edgar S. Brandt. '30, L a n sing; R. J. Roach. '29, Port Huron; Glenn C. Dailey, '31, Morenci; Edward Green, '31, Lansing; William P r a t t, '31, East Lansing; H. Delos Parish, '31, Fairgrove, and E. C. Schneider, '31, St. Johns. M ILTON manager Ormes, of sixth production the "Twelve Mile of its kind State the Michigan by '29, student ' Limit," produced Union. to share of the success belongs t he leading m an and woman, Robert G r a ham, of Harbor Springs, and Miss Eliz abeth Rarden, of Greenville, who dis played a poise and maturity unusual in student-actors. Both have h ad p r e vious stage experience and both possess glorious voices which they used to t he best advantage. Mr. Seager used a novel method in February, 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 11 Van Alstyne's Court Men Pull Out of Slump as Season Comes Near Close from recovered COACH Ben VanAlstyne's Michigan State basketball team is now t h u n dering down the home stretch, a p p a r ently temporary slump t h at spelled defeat at t he h a n ds of a nd Syracuse. Four, games remain before the season if all goes is closed, a nd well, the S p a r t a ns will h a ng up a n o t h er record studded with victories. the Universities of Colgate a this season State has won So far eight and lost four games, a r e m a r k able feat in the fact of t he high-cali t h at ber opposition confronted t he lias reg to as center. presence first makes Capt. Felt returned squad ular His on team a well bal anced nation. the combi Flying Dutchmen. W h en Coach Van Alstyne drew up his schedule last win ter he h ad the option of two courses: t h at could probably A weak schedule be played withaut defeat; a strenuous one almost certain to take its toll on the State's midget players, but at t he same time afford his team a chance to show its wares against the best the middle west a nd east had to offer. the Coach VanAlstyne chose rocky road, and from all indications his plan was a wise one. S t a te h as earned a good reputation on t he court this sea son, a nd basketball schedules are likely to carry the names of leading institutions of the country. S p a r t an future the sent the Colgate Staleness of m a ny of VanAlstyne's t he tiny stars has forced a change in in recent games. Fol S p a r t an front Syracuse and lowing losses, VanAlstyne biggest t e am available onto the floor to swamp Hope college, 51 to 18, in t he high- water m a rk of scoring for the season. led by Captain Carl This t e am was Felt, who returned in midseason, having passed all eligibility restrictions. W i th center, VanAlstyne sent Den Herder a nd Van Zylen to t he forwards, a nd Haga a nd Roger Grove at guards. This will prob the squad Felt to at t he season, although t he same combination ably be t h at VanAlstyne will use for t he remainder of is possible t h at Don Grove a nd Wayne Scott, two of the midgets, may regain their form and a place on t he first team. it t he Following r e t u rn game of t he a n n u al series with t he University of Detroit, to be played on Friday, Febr uary 15, at East Lansing, S t a te meets on t he University of Notre D a me February 22 a nd Lake Forest college t he S p a r t an on March 1, both gymnasium, a nd t he season at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 4 with a game with Marquette university. t h en concludes in sity football a nd basesball Spiekerman, '26, Victim of Auto Accident R OY SPIEKERMAN, '26, former var star, died Tuesday, J a n u a ry 15, from injuries sustained early on Sunday morning preceeding, when he was struck by an automobile on t he Dixie highway about mile a south of Saginaw. was Spiekerman helping a friend start his car when approaching an him, car struck him t h r o w i ng t h i r ty feet along t he icy road. Spiek e r m a n graduated f r om A r t h ur Hill high of Saginaw in 1922 after captaining football a nd base ball there. t e a ms He was captain of t he f r e s h m an football t e am here in 1922 and a varsity tackle t he suc ceeding three years. He was also first basesman on baseball team. t he S p a r t an "Spiek" was a very popular m an on t he campus during his four years a nd h ad a wide circle of friends in L a n sing as well. He was a member of t he Hesperian fraternity and of t he Var sity club. R a l ph H. Young, director of athletics, two under whom Spiekerman played years of football r e m a r k e d: "Spieker m an was a good example of a fighting athlete. He weighed but 170 pounds but he played a tackle position along with t he best of t h e m. He was a fine boy a nd h ad a world of courage." Since graduation Spiekerman h ad been employed by t he General Motors Acceptance Corporation of Flint. Scores to Date Michigan 24. State 31, S t a te 47, Hillsdale 15. 16, S t a te P e nn S t a te 14. Cornell 24. State 38, S t a te 28, Ohio Wesleyan 31. Marquette 19. 29, State Detroit 13. 27, State 24, Notre Dame 29. S t a te Kalamazoo college 22. 30, State Colgate 36. 35, S t a te Syracuse 24. 17, State State Hope 18. 51, Detroit 15. 40, State Art Haga of Muskegon, sophomore guard, a nd J im Van Zylen, of G r a nd n ow Haven, forward, junior a re • » " •• used Den Herder, as center most of has season, the to shifted been Van forward by replacing Alstyne, Don Grove, one of midgets. the tied for first place in t he race for scor ing honors on t he Michigan S t a te bas ketball squad. Each 73 points. Shoved into t he third position is little Don Grove of Sturgis, with 55 points. Grove's slump in t he past four games the has cost him scoring race. leadership has t he in The complete list of m en who have figured in t he scoring is as follows: B FT TP Player Home Pos. 31 11 73 Haga, Muskegon, G VanZylen, G r a nd Haven, F. 29 15 73 Don Grove, Sturgis, F 19 17 55 DenHerder, G r a nd Haven, F -C Scott, Ft. Wayne, Ind., G Roger Grove, Sturgis, G -F Dickerson, Highland Park, 16 13 45 14 11 39 8 5 20 F Totten, Detroit, C Nordberg, St. Joseph, F Sheathelm, Lansing, F Capt. Felt, Muskegon, C Russo, Jackson, G VanAntwerpt, Pittsburgh, Pa., F Prendergast, Owosso, G Totals 6 _.... 5 3 3 14 13 8 20 7 17 17 17 6 5 1 0 3 1 2 2 137 99 373 12 T HE MICHIGAN S T A TE COLLEGE RECORD February, 1929 left for an indefinite stay E. H. Ryder, dean of liberal arts, r e cently in Florida. Dean Ryder has been ill this t e rm a nd was advised by his doctor to '22. t he change. B. R. Proulx. m a ke to t he dean, and Mrs. Mary assistant Hendrick, assistant professor his tory, will be in charge of the depart ment during Dean Ryder's absence. of t he Work on improving t he appearance of in pro lowly pickle has been gress for five years at the G r a h am hor ticultural experiment station in G r a nd Rapids. The project was financed by t he pickle manufacturers but was u n der the supervision Stan- of oartment. of Prof. George t he college horticulture de- to students trying The committee in charge of t he J- Hop tickets was forced to t u rn a deaf ear to m a ke elev e n th hour reservations. The quota for Hop tickets was reached a full day be fore the anticipated time. Lew S a r e t t, poet, woodsman, and col lege professor, appearing as one of t he numbers on the student e n t e r t a i n m e nt series, interested a large college audi ence in t he auditorium of t he Peoples church. Lewis Snider. '30, of Lansing, h as a s sumed the duties of editor of the 1929 Wolverine. His appointment followed the resignation of Harry Burris, '29, of Sault Ste. Marie. Track Coaches Prepare for Strenuous Season ENCOURAGED by t he showing m a de inter-class meet, t he a n n u al in Head Coach R a l ph Young and his a s sistants, Mike Casteel a nd Mort Mason, strenuous are preparing for a n o t h er track season at State. The real first test came Saturday, February 16, at Delaware, Ohio, when the redoubtable Fighting Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan were met in a dual encounter. in the the hurdles for To judge by the results of t he inter- class meet, S t a te h as some promising material first time in several years. Among the men who m ay develop are Russell, Russow, and Voelker. four In t he sprints are true veterans, Captain Lyle tried a nd Henson, Lang, Kroll a nd Salmon, but Henson is still weak as t he result of a recent operation.. the the is Lisch, who McAfee, as expected, will carry burden in t he pole vault, a nd a new high- comer has strengthened jumpers. He t he varsity record in t he inter-class meet. is Davis. The veteran in this event Dill, a sophomore football the- squad, and only shot-putters, a nd neither is con sistent at 40 feet as yet. Joslin, a junior, are from tied t he runners Powerful distance should help in scoring numerous points. Vet erans expected to shine include Lauren Brown a nd Ted Willmarth in the two- mile, Clark and Roossien in the mile, a nd Hackney in t he half-mile. R e serves and sophomores who may devel in op include Chamberlain and Dowd t he the mile, a nd Deering a nd Brewer in the half-mile. two-mile, Price in ^HE kind of fur- n i t u r e you w a n t" is the kind we select for our s t o c k—f u r n i t u re which will create the ideal home at square deal prices. A. L. Bibbins, '15, manager of t he G. L. F. Seed Service of Syracuse, N. the selling and adver Y., discussed tising of seeds cooperatively before the seed production and marketing short course men on Friday, February 1. Selected by t he H a r m on Foundation as one of the four scouts in t he sev con e n th region for distinctive Paul spicuous, service Troth, honored with a $100 award. '30, of Lansing, was and scouting, in N. A. McCune, '01, pastor of t he Peo ples church, h as been granted a leave of absence a nd will spend a summer term studying at Oxford university, a nd will also travel for some. time. Rev. McCune plans t he t he college year next fall. opening of to r e t u rn about Hoover-Bond Co. Lansing, Michigan Replacing t he old sugar house which was destroyed by fire a few years ago, a steam maple syrup evaporator is be in t he college woods by ing installed It is expect t he forestry department. ed to be put the in spring. into operation Keep yourself a nd your friends post ed through T he Record. February, 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 13 CLASS NOTES Days Not Beyond Recall A Reunion Meditation I used to wear a senior h at With most becoming dignity; themes, and Write note-books, , things like t h at With counterfeited industry; Corrupt elections, now and then, To train them up as they should go, And count myself a m an of men— Gosh! T h at was twenty years ago! A score of years t h a t, one by one. Strolled in to pass the time of day, Kept me from work I should have done And fritted all my time away, Till here, a gray-beard gra'd I stand. My scholarly proclivities Quite rusted o'er, a nd all I planned Forgot for worldly cares—and ease. First-graders then are seniors now Crowding the stairs I used to tread. Two full decades are gons. And how! Yea. headlong rushing Time has sped A lifetime by in those brief years. to men Mere boys have grown the while. And I. who know, their hopes and fears. I note their serious mien—and smile. 1867 Daniel Strange. Secretary Grand Ledge, Mich. Daniel Strange Petersburg, Florida. is wintering at St. 1874 Henry A. Haigh, Secretary 637 Penobscot Bids., Detroit. Mich. accompanied by Henry A. Haigh, Mrs. Haigh. sailed from New York J a n u a ry 31 for California by the P a n ama Canal route. 1876 F.rvin D. Brooks, Secretary 710 S. Park St., Kalamazoo, Mich. William Caldwell of Pontiac, Michi left on his usual Cali gan, recently fornia tour. Some ninety Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Taylor surprised them on J a n u a ry 12 with a celebration in honor of their 50th wed ding anniversary. of their friends a nd classmates gathered n?ar Greenville, Michigan, and made merry with reminiscences and tales of their pioneer days. Taylor was p r e sented with a set of gold teaspoons as in which a he is held by his living classmates, a nd Dr. E. D. Brooks of Kalamazoo com posed a very fitting poem for the oc casion. The Taylors remarked: "They certainly gave us t he day of our lives, and in spite of ourselves." token of t he appreciation 1881 Charles McKenny, Secretary Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich. Dr. Charles McKenny, president of at Michigan State Normal Ypsilanti, delivered the dedicatory a d the dress at t he ceremonies staged at new Eastern High school in Lansing, February 8. college 1883 Frank F. Rogers, Secretary 700 W. Washtenaw St., Lansing, Mich. On t he retirement of F r a nk F. Rog ers as state highway commissioner of Michigan, a college friend wrote him as follows: "I note with great joy a nd satisfaction t h at at t he age of 70 you have retired from t he heavy responsi bilities of t he head of t he office you have adorned with great honor during It h as been my pleas so m a ny years. ure to travel throughout Michigan al most constantly during the years you have been a state official a nd t he al most unanimous comment been t h at Michigan has been honored a nd the services very fortunate of a m an like yourself, intelligent a nd devoted to t he interests of t he people as a whole. F r om a professional s t a n d point it may be t h at other m en could I have done this, but I do am not certain about just as well. in having t he work h as CHOOSING THE PLACE IS IMPORTANT And fastidious host gives a sigh of relief when is settled. this the To the average person of refinement who dines with a sense of discrimi nation The Olds has long since settled the ques tion of "where to go" . . Dining rooms both large and small for luncheons, dinners and the like. an We make effort best collegiate to' give our to attention guests. earnest very our 1879 Ray Sessions, Secretary 419 Graceland Ct. N. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Marcus S. T h o m as may be reached at 525 Coit avenue N. E., G r a nd R a p ids, Michigan. THE HOTEL OLDS DIRECTION, CONTINENTAL- LELAND CORP. George L. Crocker, Manager Lansing, Michigan 14 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD February, 1929 EAST LANSING STATE BANK . _ .. .. • :fi • • *# Banking In All Its Branches East Lansing, Michigan COURTESY — SAFETY — SERVICE *V ~ l"i '" "" "" H* "" "" nu "" "" "" m "a "' mnm II Hnmi'ii i nu n i!i!i[i!i:i I;I:II in 11111111 u rn in 1111; 1111111111 minTiiiniinimniiPi 1 | I | • Citizens' Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Howell, Michigan THE OLD ORIGINAL (Organized Aug. 30, 1915) AH Forms of Auto Insurance Full or Limited Coverage ARTICLES OF FAITH:— Over 90,000 Claims Paid. Totaling Over 51 •> Million Dollars. Over 55,000 Members. Assets, Aug. 31, 1928 Surplus Full Legal Reserves .$993,263.69 $150,000.00 Every fourth auto meets with an accident once a year. Is yours adequately protected? SEE LOCAL AGENCY OR WRITE HOME OFFICE ^aii^iiiiiii.uiii.iitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i ii 111 1-JLJ ii i.Lii.iij.i.iitjiiirij.Li.ii.Li^ixi.ri.ijii.i.i.i.iiij.ii.iij^Li.i.i^i.rir^riijii.ijiiiiiiiJi^ to know of your graceful know t h at no m an in Michigan could have brought to the office a higher de gree of sterling manhood a nd spotless integrity. Michigan will never fully realize the value of these services. A few of your friends do and I am sure throughout Michigan were thousands pleased r e tirement a nd t he continuance of your to .the depart services as -an advisor ment." Mr. Rogers for Florida. He said t he state had arranged for him to visit the highway departments of about a dozen south eastern states while on his for information t he purpose of exchanging relative to highways. Mr. Rogers will break his trip by a sojourn in a sum mer resort to Lansing next spring. in Florida, and r e t u rn recently trip, t h at left 1886 Jason Hammond, Secretary Porter Apts., Lansing, Mich. "W, "55. Launstein gives his" address as 4460 Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana. 1890 R. B. McPherson, Secretary Howell. Mich. of C. E. Ferris is a member the committee in charge of the A. S. M. E. on meeting at Knoxville, Tennessee, March 21, 22, and 23. This meeting of fers a splendid opportunity t he mechanical engineers of t he country to become acquainted with the industrial and engineering progress t h at is being made in t he south. for 1891 W. O. Hedrick, Secretary 220 Oakhill, East Lansing, Mich. E. P. Safford is supervisor of tracks for the New York Central railroad. He lives at 17 Parkway, Silver Creek, New York. He notes on his blue slip: "'The last word I had from t h e' old school was with a note about alumni meeting 'Are you still from Dr. Kedzie, asking red-headed?' I'm I'll answer now: longer red, but not at all sorry, no gray haired. Enjoying thor oughly as when Sly. Kneen. and yours the trio in No. 105. Old truly formed Wells Hall." V life as 1897 Hubert E. Van Norman, Secretary Care Borden Co. 350 Madison Ave.. New York City H. E. VanNorman may be reached in care of t he Borden company. 350 Madi son avenue. New York, New York. 1908 Harry H. Musselman, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Mail addressed to Mrs. S. R. Ash (Neina Andrews) at 10148 118th street, Edmonton, Alta., Canada, has been r e turned unclaimed. 1909 Olive Graham Bennett, Secretary 513 Forest Ave., East Lansing, Mich. S. F. Knight is sales engineer for t he com reached at 6646 Mead Morrison Manufacturing pany, a nd may be Stony Island avenue, Chicago. February, 1929 T HE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 15 notes on his blue slip: "Leap year is over a nd I am still safe, single, a nd happy." 1912 C. V. Ballard, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Nels Hansen gives his new address as New I n t e r n al Revenue Site, 12th a nd B streets, N. W.. Washington, D. C. 1913 Robert E. Loree, Secretary East Lansing, Mieh. F r a nk M. B u rr is plant engineer for corporation t he Hummel-Ross Fibre at Hopewell, Virginia, where he at 409 Allen street. lives Martin DeGlopper equipment engineer for S t a te Highway department. He in Lansing at 617 S. Capital avenue. is materials a nd t he Michigan lives Norman F. F r a hm superintendent for eering company at Detroit. He in Grosse He, Michigan. is construction t he T u r n er Engin lives G. R. Wheeler is sales m a n a g er of t he Thompson Manufacturing com pany. He lives in G r a nd Rapids, Mich igan, at 504 Glenwood avenue. THE HUB OMEONE has called the bank "the it indus hub of business." keeps t u r n i ng the wheel of t r y. Certainly Your money in this bank can not only help business, but can help you directly through the interest you earn. American State Savings Bank NORTH LANSING SOUTH LANSING 2033 EAST MICHIGAN AVE. LANSING J a m es H. McCadie is an engineer for t he National Twist Drill company of Detroit. He lives at 3341 Philadelphia West. Otto A. Pokorny is a builder with t he H a n dy M an Service company of De troit. He lives at 2902 Webb avenue. in t he this I understand the home farm In the entire Ray T u r n er contributes follow ing: "Albert Sobey lives at 2001 Chev is rolet avenue. Flint. Michigan. He the General Motors I n s t i director of institute tute of Technology. is centralized educational t he General Motors cor program of poration. t h at approxi mately some 6,000 men are now en rolled.. Al h as one youngster known as Albert Junior. Vaughn T a n n er is farming Jackson county and m ay be reached at Route Practically No. 3, Jackson. Michigan. t he entire farm is a soil demonstration the and experimental farm. During present winter m o n t hs Vaughn is working as soil specialist in the exten sion service at M. S. C. Mrs. T a n n er was Trix Skeels, '07. They have three youngsters. J a m es Henry 15, Jack 12, and Alice J a ne 7. P. H. Elwood, w'09, is head of landscape gardening work in t he horticulture d e p a r t m e nt of Iowa State college at Ames. Homer h as gotten into the habit of taking an a n n u al pilgrimage to Europe each sum mer. H a r ry L. Cantrick, w'09, lives at street, Painesville, 267 West Jackson Ohio, and is in t he railroad telegraphy t he New York Central department of railroad. His family boasts of Betty, age 14; Jean, 11, a nd J o n a t h an 9. We live at 213 Baltimore avenue. Takoma P a r k. Station. Washington, D. C, a nd have since 1924 been in charge of Boys a nd Girls' 4-H club work in t he t h i r teen central states. This is one phase t he extension work carried on by of the U. S. D e p a r t m e nt of Agriculture the state colleges of agriculture. a nd Phillip, age 12. is the fellow who gets a good share of my attention at home." t he 1910 Mrs. Minnie Johnson Starr, Secretary 627 Madison Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr. a nd Mrs. M. M. Babcock: (Fern- elle Allen, '12) are at State College, Pennsylvania, where Babcock is assis t a nt professor of industrial engineer ing. Lloyd W. Dougherty is chief engi neer of the Upton Machine company, and lives in St. Joseph, Michigan, at 611 State street. William G. May is a sales engineer t he Allis Chalmers Manufactur with ing company. 6536 Iris avenue, K e n nedy Heights, Cincinnati, Ohio, reaches him. 1911 James G. Hayes, Secretary 213 Bailey St., East Lansing, Mich. W. P r a t c h n er is principal of schools at Gustine, California, superin t e n d e nt of a boys' summer camp at S a n ta Cruz. He m ay be reached at 152 W a l n ut avenue, S a n ta Cruz. He a nd Your College Days W h at is your daily reminder of your good Is it a college the old days at Michigan S t a t e? souvenir on your desk, a p h o t o g r a ph of campus, the Red Cedar, or a building? See t h at your office or your desk has a suit able reminder of your college days. Write us or come and visit us when in E a st Lansing. THE STATE COLLEGE BOOK STORE EAST LANSING "Always At The Service Of The Students and Alumni" » ui nn i t - i nn UH mi u« an mt j .| HI! IIN un : I H —— i m — • « • — ua i i a —Ha — -— a « gl THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD February, 1929 NORTON HARDWARE CO. 305 S. Washington Are. Lansing, Mich. We Specialize in Sargent Hardware and Trnscon Paint THE CAPITAL PHOJO-ENGRWER^ he. • 'E OTTAWA ST >'S^S3<^ LAMSirtG.MiCH Newspapers Cigarettes Magazines Candy Cigars Tobacco NATIONAL HAT SHOP and NEWSTAND 228 South Washington Ave. Jennings & Baryames Cleaning & Pressing, Hats-Caps,Suits-Coats Lansing The Shine Shoe Best in College Drug Co. Rexall Store 103 E. Gram! River Our Business is Growing THE CORYELL NURSERY Nurseries at Birmingham, Southfield and Utica Headquarters at West Maple Ave. Birmingham Fraser's INKS "Made Good Since 1918" Stain-Go Laboratories 12226 Woodrow Wilson L. O. GORDON MFG. CO. Muskegon. Mich. C A M S H A FT M A C H I N I S TS L. O. Gordon, *06 (Pinkey) ROSS AUTO FINANCE CO. Leans — Refinancing — Discounting Wolverine Auto Insurance— The only no-exclusion policy written 604 Pontiac Bk. BIdg, Pontiac, Mich. LARRY ROSS, '21 The Equitable LifeAssuranceSociety of the United States F. M. Wilson, '17 E. A. Johnson, '18 580 Mutual BIdg.. Lansing. Mich. The Edwards Laboratory S. F, Edwards, '99 Lansing, Mich. Veterinary Supplies LEGUME BACTERIA FOR SEED INOCULATION H E R B E RT G. COOPER, '16 B O L D ER OF GOOD HOMES Now operat:ng in E a st Lansing 1125 S. Wash. Ave. P h o ne 2-0751 Insurance The B. A. Faunce 136 W. Grand River East Lansing Bonds , Inc. Co. Avenue Real Estate Rentals Grand Rapids Savings Bank Grand Rapids, Michigan "The Bank VTiere You Feel At Home" M. S. C. People Given a Glad Hand '70, Chairman Charles W. Garfield, Executive Committee Gilbert L. Daane, '09, President '85, Manager C. Fred'Schneider, Division Branch Benj. C. Porter, '84, Manager South G. R. Branch Benj. C. Porter, Jr., ' n, Asst. Manager . South G. R. Branch Willis Vandenburg, '21, Manager Fulton St. Branch The Mill Mutuals Agency INSURANCE Branches In All Its A. D. Baker, '89 L. H. Baker, '93 SPACE AVAILABLE deputy recently commissioner Grover C. Diilman, a d vanced by Governor Fred W. Green from t he S t a te Highway d e p a r t m e nt to commis sioner, succeeding F r a nk F. Rogers, r e signed, h as been elected president of t he Mississippi Valley conference of state highway departments, of which he h ad been secretary. of 1914 Henry L. Publow, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. F r ed W. Temple gives his address as 414 S. Fifth street, Geneva, Illinois. volume E. C. Volz is professor of floriculture at Iowa S t a te college, Ames. His book entitled "Home Flower-Growing" Was recently published by t he Macmillan company. This is a compact, conven information containing ient which t he home-owner needs for suc cess in growing a nd propagating a n nuals, perennials, roses, a nd bulbs, out- of-doors a nd t he house. The book also tells how to cut a nd arrange flowers for home use and displays, how to organize garden clubs with suggest ed by-laws and topics for discussion. The book was edited by L. H. Bailey. inside D. G. Brown gives his new business address as 1010 Fisher building, De troit, Michigan. Arthur Edwards is sales engineer for t he F. C. Purcell company of Detroit. He lives at 4093 Larchmont avenue. Martin V. McGiil is teaching in the Lorain. Ohio, high school, a nd living at 1444 E. Erie avenue. McGiil is vice- chairman of the division of chemical education of the American Chemical society. He is also chairman of t he Ohio State Chemistry Teachers" asso ciation, a nd a member of the senate of chemical education the Ohio American Chemical society. from 1915 Rolan W. Sleight, Secretary Laingsburg, Mich. J a m es H. Knight is with the Boeing Air Transport company as a United States air mail pilot. He in Omaha. Nebraska." at 49 E. Chicago. Buckingham Manor. lives 1916 Herbert G. Cooper, Secretary 1829 Moores River Drive, Lansing, Mich. Harold J. Horan has accepted a posi tion as associate highway bridge engi neer of t he Bureau of Public Roads at Washington, D. C. Horan h as been connected with t he state highway de- ; p a r t m e nt for several years. A recent number of The Southern Planter contains a few laudatory p a r a graphs about James Godkin, plant pathologist with the extension division Institute at Polytechnic at Virginia Blacksburg. They attribute t he suc cess of t he utility class of t he state corn a nd grain show largely to him. Other M. S. C. m en at Virginia Poly- tech are A. H. Teske, '26, a nd Russell in A. Runnells. Blacksburg a year teaching a nd doing '16. Teske h as been February, 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD n is with extension work in horticulture. R u n nels t he agricultural experi m e nt station in the d e p a r t m e nt of zo ology a nd animal pathology doing r e search work in poultry diseases. R u n nels writes: "W. G. Knickerbocker and Al Barron, both '16, of Detroit, toured t he Old Dominion last fall a nd spent several days with me." Russell A. Lewis is in t he general insurance business at Fredonia, New York. He street. Lewis h as three children, two boys 9 a nd 11, a nd one 16-months-old girl. lives at 32 Hamlet is in Russell J. McCurdy surgeon a t he Medical-Dental: with offices building in Seattle, Washington. He a nd Mrs. McCurdy (Gertrude Hudson. w'17) live in Seattle at 1615 Ninth ave nue West. 1917 Mary LaSelle, Secretary 420 W. Hillsdale St., Lansing, Mich. Spencer C. B u r n h am is district sales m a n a g er for t he Gilman Fanfold cor poration of Detroit. He lives at 2040 W. Euclid. A r t h ur A. Durfee inspection is supervisor of the Mer perishable Inc., at Rochester, chant's Despatch, New York. He officiates at 1222 Mer cantile building. for The postoffice notes t h at H. T. Reid has moved from Clarksburg, West Vir ginia, to 2240 Olive avenue, Lakewood, Ohio. 1918 Willard Coulter, Secretary 1265 Randolph S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. G. Hobart Brigham m ay be reached in Lansing at .809 N. L a r ch street. Roland J. Crawford I t h a ca Roller mills is secretary of I t h a c a, at t he Michigan. J o hn H. H a r m an is associate e n t o mologist with t he U. S. D e p a r t m e nt of lives at 615 Front Agriculture, a nd street, Toledo, Ohio. He reports t h at J o hn S. H a r m an was born J u ne 22, 1928. Mr. a nd Mrs. Edgar Anderson a n nounce the arrival of Phoebe on De cember 27, 1928. former William N. Cawood, sales the South Lansing Real m a n a g er of new Estate company, h as opened real estate firm at 106 Baker street, Lansing. He plans to engage in a gen eral real estate with a few building brokerage jobs. business a to postal According information, P. J. Hoffmaster should be addressed at 927 Ottawa stret, Lansing. 1919 Paul Howell, Secretary 756 Oakdale, Jackson, Mich. C. M. H a t l a nd is teaching agriculture a nd promoting 4H club work at W a l two daughters, nut, Illinois. He has Mildred Arlene, 4, a nd Carol Joyce born February 9, 1928. P a ul Howell m ay be reached in J a c k son, Michigan, at 756 Oakdale. Emerson J. Lindsay is a physician at Walled Lake, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest F. Musselman (Marion Grettenberger announce t he birth of Marilyn R u th on J a n u a ry 18, 1929. '18) 1920 Stanley Powell, Secretary Ionia, Mich. Norma K. Burrell writes t h at she is at home, enjoying a year's vacation in public h e a l th after lives at 410 Lyon laboratories. She street. S o u th Haven, Michigan. She reports t h at L. L. Burrell, '08, is t e a c h ing science in t he new high school at Jackson, Michigan. several years L a t on B. Dietrick t he Reo Motor Car company at Lansing, a nd lives at 1431 Pontiac street. is with Harold J. Ellis m ay be reached at 73 W a t er street, Boston. Massachusetts, in care of t he H. J. Ellis company. Maurice G. Jewett has for his Mil waukee. Wisconsin, address. 1230 39th street. recent address, Mrs. Esther T a te Holly of Albany, Georgia, recently spoke at t he George R. Collins African Methodist Episco "A Message in Lansing. pal church f r o m . t he F a t h e r l a n d" was t he subject of Mrs. H o 11 y's covering her international trip to the conference held at Leopoldville, Congo Free State, Belgian Africa, celebrating fifty years of Christian missionary activity among t he people of t he dark continent. Mrs. Holly was visiting her parents in Lansing, and was accom panied by her husband. Professor J. W. Holly, president of the Albany College a nd Industry School. Elmer R. U n r uh has moved in M u n- cie. Indiana, to 200 East 12th street. 1921 Maurice Rann, Secretary 1509 Osborn Road, Lansing, Mich. is a salesman Harold D. Allen for t he American Radiator company, a nd lives in Detroit at 2450 Highland a v e nue. J o hn S. Cutler is an agronomist at the Ohio Experiment station at Woos- ter. He lives at 208 Clark street. H. E. Elmer gives his new address at 507-28 Adams avenue West, Detroit, Michigan. reports t h at she is still Esther Rehkopf G a r r e tt (Mrs. Glenn D.) teaching in t he State Teachers college at Cape likes Girardeau,- Missouri, the work very much. lives at 1603 Lacy avenue. She a nd Mr. a nd Mrs. George F. Davis a n nounce the birth of a son, Dean Titus, on J a n u a ry 29. T he postoffice gives Therese Scudder Tordt's new address as 224 P r a t t, I n dianapolis, Indiana. 1922 Mrs. Donald Durfee, Secretary 12758 Stoepel Ave., Detroit, Mich. Margaret Thomson is teaching home economics in t he Bunker Junior High S he in Muskegon, Michigan. school lives at 2104 Harrison avenue. store R. J. (Dick) Anderson h as recently been promoted to t he managership of the Kresge dollar in K a n s as City, Kansas. Mr. a nd Mrs. Anderson (Dorothy Pettit, w'23) a nd their seven- year-old " J i m m i e" are living at 1323 North 24th street, K a n s as City. They are enjoying location a nd their new hope to find some M. S. C. friends be fore long. Anderson concludes: " 'Way out west in 'Kansas t he Boer S t a t e . '" Richard a nd Harriet Hooper Boon- stra send in their blue slip from Route 2, Des Plaines, Illinois: "Moved to our Andrew Carnegie once said: nee said: "7 have never known a concern concern that did not do good honest work, and even -work, and even of fiercest a matter of price, there success these these onest when everything would seem when everything would seem lies still at the root of great lies still at the root of great the very much more more to make a decided to make a decided competition, factor of factor of important important in in success success days days to be to be business business quality." quality." FOR TEN YEARS THE CAMPUS PRESS HAS KEEN STRIVING PRESS iIAS KEEN STRIVING TO GIVE ITS VALUED CUSTOMERS JED CUSTOMERS THE BEST IN 3T IN T I NG P R I N T I NG 2nd Consideration —Quality, Service and Consideration £»* THE CAMPUS PRESS US PRESS (Incorporated) rated) 106 West Grand River Ave. I River Ave. , MICHIGAAN EAST LANSING, MICHIGAAN I T f i 18 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD February, 1929 new home November 1st. Have lots of room a nd few neighbors although only t h i r ty minutes from Chicago loop. Occupations t he same. Spent late va cation in Hot Springs. Arkansas. T h at to rest. The Ozark is a real place mountains are well worth drive t h r o u gh them." a Harold L. Fleming is with t he Public Illinois Service company of Northern in t he gas engineering d e p a r t m e nt at Chicago Heights. Illinois. 7110 Cornell avenue, Chicago, reaches "him. Dorothy Sweeney is teaching in t he I n g h am county sanatorium. She has twenty pupils among t he patients. 1923 J. B. Edmond, Secretary Hort Dept.,. East Lansing-, Mich. L. J. Bullen sends his blue slip in from Bates a nd Rogers Construction com pany. Cleveland. Ohio, with fol lowing: "Still at t he same game with nothing startling having taken place in some time. They say Emmet Green wood is quite a h u n t er but not very fast on his feet.*' the Leona DeYoung MacLeod is living in Detroit at 17372 Roselawn avenue. Gus Thorpe leader, a nd 133 Beal street. lives is assistant state club in East Lansing at Calvin A. Brown writes from Roch ester, New York: "I am still with t he Rochester Gas and Electric company department. distribution in the gas is now Murray Allison Brown fifteen m o n t hs old and walks all around. We have just bought a new home at 22 Hopper Terrace, and will welcome any former students of M. S. C. who come to Rochester.'' Ruby Spencer Clark's blue slip comes from 815 W. Kalamazoo street, L a n sing, with t he following: "We have two youngsters who keep us quite busy. My brother, Earl Spencer '16, is in Tucson. Arizona, to return here in J u n e ." this winter. He expects Clayton M. Cook is a traveling sales m an for the Albert Dickinson company. He may be reached at 358 W. Green street, Frankfort, Indiana. J o hn Hyde is living at 6728 Cornell avenue, Chicago, Illinois. R a l ph K o p p a na has moved in Mil waukee, Wisconsin, to 675 33rd street. 1924 Clarissa Anderson, Secretary 534 Evergreen, East Lansing, Mich. in continues In October Lillian Haskell t he Youngstown hospital at Youngstown, to Ohio. sent Washington, D. C, as a delegate to t he American Dietetics association. She was disappointed not to see some of t he College instructors she was there. 1925 Frances Ayres, Secretary East Lansing, Michigan t h at he H. G. Bogie says is doing "process" work for the E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company, chemical pro ducts division, at Flint, Michigan. 526 E. Baker stret is his local address. The postoffice notes t h at Henri Die- t e r m an should be addressed at 490 47th avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Roy Goodspeed is in t he city engi neer's office at Ferndale, Michigan. He gives his address as 255 Withington avenue. R u th Springer Wedgworth a nd her husband recently moved to East L a n- ssing where Professor Wedgworth a s sumed his duties in t he botany d e p a r t t he b i r th of ment. They a n n o u n ce George H e r m an on October 6, 1928. J a m es W. Stevens in Iron Mountain, Michigan, to 920 Stock- bridge. has moved The postoffice gives G. C. Williams' new address in G r a nd Rapids as 457 Lafayette S. E. Burgess D. Iseman gives his address as 642 W. Brentwood avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Stanley Pearson t he State Highway d e p a r t m e nt at Monroe, Mich igan. is with 1926 Ray Riggs, Secretary Union Memorial Bldg. East Lansing, Michigan t he college staff J a n u a ry 1, take up his work at the University of Wyoming experiment station at Laramie. A. R. McLaughlin resigned from to -111111 MM I I I I I I M I I I I I I I 1 11 M il I MM 11111111111111111IIII11IIIIIIII111MIII 1111111111111111111111111111! 111111111T11 i 11! 11111111111111! 111 i 11! ITI i 111111 Insure With The Auto-Owners Insurance Company LANSING, MICHIGAN We include in addition to the usual automobile protection National Touring Information and ROAD TROUBLE SERVICE Within Ten Miles of Any Garage or Service Station THESE WITHOUT UNNECESSARY COST OF MOTOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP -^|| I l:I.MJ I l;M LI 11 III 11U1111M111M11M11111111111MIIIIM M M M1111II11M1111111MIM11111111111111111 i I! 11111111111111111111111M111111111111 i Mil II111IIIII I.I III Mir THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 1928 Karl Davies, Secretary 533 Cherry St., Lansing, Mich. Bernard Aim, Galesburg, recently r e ceived ah appointment to West Point. Karl Davies may be reached at 306 E. Court street, Flint, Michigan. Amy Hedrick Carver (Mrs. R. F.) is living at Billerica, Massachusetts. Owen Hurley may be reached at 24 Atwood street, Battle Creek, Michigan. At present he is in n o r t h e rn Minnesota but mail will be forwarded to him from the Battle Creek address. Ashley, Michigan, seems to be t he latest address for M. Eugene Malone. . Arlene Pearson housekeepers' association and h as for her address 2651 Vicks- burg avenue. Fred Pierce is with t he visiting in Detroit, forestry d e p a r t m e nt at Pontiac, Michigan, with offices in the City Hall. the city is in Beatrice Shepardr has moved in De troit to 11606 Goethe. Willard Sweeney is with Chemical company at Midland, lives at 716 W. Ellsworth street. t he Dow a nd Mark Ullrey is living at 2123 F street N. W., Washington, D. C. in t he woods d e p a r t m e nt of Donald Weddell sends in his blue slip with t he following notes: "I am work ing t he Goodman Lumber company at Good three man, Wisconsin. We operate large c a m ps with our own railroads and necessary equipment. We have a large saw mill a nd chemical plant in operation. Just opening a new block of 40,000 acres of virgin hardwood t i m ber. Still work for a few more good foresters in n o r t h e rn Wisconsin. Had snow here t he middle of October. J. S. Thole, '28, is with t he Greening Nur sery company of Monroe, Michigan. Ben Moss, w'28, is with D u P o nt Pow der company at Wansaukee, Wiscon sin. I see J. A. Mitchell, '09, and F. G. Wilson, '11, once in a while. for Sidney A. Wells is veterinarian the Bureau of Animal Industry of t he New Jersey State D e p a r t m e nt of Agri culture. His official station is at T r e n in all ton but his work carries him 53 P a rk avenue, parts of the state. reach Flemington. New him. Jersey, will Students and Alumni Always Welcomed at MVRDS LANSItNC AMP EAST LANSING «:» VW tAN'T LEAU6 PISSATISFIGV H a ts — H a b e r d a s h e ry — Clothing ART HURD, Prop. IlLOK OSTIMST Introduced by Paquin... Endorsed by Chanel... 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This emblem identifies 1929 Oldsmobile T he 1929 Oldsmobile h as h e a d' lamps of n ew design, m o u n t ed s t a n d c h r o m i u m - p l a t ed on a r d s. c a d et It h as a n ew v i s o r. E x t e r i or c o l o rs a re s m a r t er t h an e v e r. I n t e r i o rs h a ve b e en m a de e v en m o re l u x u r i o u s. U p h o l s t e r i es a re r i c h e r. S e at c u s h t oo good t h at Oldsmobile T h ey f o u nd f u n d a m e n t a l ly to c h a n ge w as — t h at it w as a h e ad of i ts t i me — t h at it offered f e a t u r es n ot to be f o u nd in cars w i t h in h u n d r e ds of dollars of i ts price. B ut c e r t a in i m p r o v e m e n ts w e re r e c o m m e n d e d. A nd t h e se h a ve b e en m a d e. ions a re d e e p er a nd softer. F o ur L o v e j py h y d r a u l ic s h o ck absorbers a re s t a n d a rd e q u i p m e nt in addition, Oldsmobile announces a A.nd substantial reduction! P i s t on p i ns a re n ow p r e s s u r e - l u b r i c a t ed — a f e a t u re h i t h e r to c h a r a c t e r i s t ic of h i g h- priced cars. A nd Oldsmobile's big h i g h- compression d e v e l o ps 62 e n g i ne n ow h o r s e p o w e r. See t he 1929 Oldsmobile. D r i ve i t. M a t ch it against a ny c a r. U n r i v a l ed in v a l ue before—it is n o w, m o re t h an e v e r, leader of its field. NEW LOWER PRICE T W O - D O OR S E D AN R a d i a t or s h u t t er design w as T he s h u t t e rs n ow r un e n t i r e ly to t he t op of t he shell. i m p r o v e d. Oldsmobile h as a d o p t ed t he n ew adjustable f r o nt seat, r e c e n t ly i n t r o d u c ed by F i s h e r, w h i ch m ay be q u i c k ly a nd easily r e g u l a t e d. $8 75 O LDSMOBILE G E N E R AL P R O D U CT M O T O RS OF F . O. B. F A C T O R Y, LANSING S P A RE T I RE A ND B U M P E RS E X T RA