^ ^Ihe M I C H I G AN STATE COLLEGE RECORD BEAUMONT MEMORIAL TOWER June 1929 ^ THE Mill Mutuals Agency REPRESENTING THE Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. AND THE The Michigan Shoe Dealers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company MUTUAL BUILDING LANSING, MICHIGAN A. D. BAKER, '89 President L. H. BAKER, '93 Secretary-Treasurer June, 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 3 The MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE R E C O RD Established 1896 Member of the American Alumni Council Published for the alumni and former students of the Michigan State College by the M. S. C. Association. Published monthly Membership in throughout the year. the M. S. C. Association, including subscription to THE RECORD, the fall of Listening In YOU won't waste your time coming back for Alumni Day, J u ne 22. Life h as its compensations—for every h am there is an egg; for every lost tradition there is a fireside tale to tell. Do you remember '13 when Prexy Snyder made his way to the lawn of t he Peoples church, Kicked over a pail of paste t h us ending the most memor able poster battle between any first and second year classes? Can you reminisce t h at beautiful to recall long enough evening one Secretary fall Brown's b a rn burned, and the fire de p a r t m e nt the cheering section to t he blaze? Do you recall the broken arms of cane rushes when m en were m en a nd you could tell it at a glance? Does your memory h a r k en back to t he old window seats t he "men" h ad in Abbott Hall, and can you remember those plastered columns in t he old b a th house you once clung to before launching your shining body into t he silver depth? Come back, on "Alumni Day," let's dig up the bones we buried not so long ago. couldn't through when get in Washington, DOWN the capital city, the American Library asso-r ciation, now an organization of wide scope, and influence, met in a n n u al ses sion, May 14-18. T he college library sent Mrs. Linda Landon, librarian a nd "campus mother" to m a ny former s t u dents, a nd Miss Lois Brumbaugh, reference librarian. lead with 5,119 regular I N connection with educational i n stitutions of our border cousins, reg istration figures as of J a n u a ry 1 for twenty C a n a d i an universities and col leges show t he University of Toronto in t he full-time students. The University of Montreal third, a nd is in second place, Laval, McGill, fourth. These figures are of in terest to educators in the United States because some 1,000 U. S. students are enrolled in Canadian universities a nd colleges. On the other hand, there are about 1,200 Canadians in higher insti tutions of learning in t he United States. . The total registration in fifteen of the twenty Canadian institutions shows an increase of 4.6% over the previous year —which is twice the increase shown in $2.50 per year. Unless members request a discontinuance before expiration of their memberships, it will be assumed a renewal is desired. Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to the M. S. C. Association. Entered as second'class matter at the postoffice at East Lansing, Michigan. GLEN O. STEWART, '17, Editor GLADYS FRANKS, w'27, Alumni Recorder T HE M. S. C. ASSOCIATION Union Memorial Building OFFICERS—1928-29 A r t h ur 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. Hotchin, '12, term expires 1931; Harris E. Thomas, '14, East Lansing, '85, Lansing, ex-officio; E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, ex-officio; Frank F. Rogers, '83, Lansing, ex-officio. In This Issue Editorial Comment S t a r t i ng "Go"—Few Say "I Wish I H ad Gone Somewhere Else" t he Annual Alumni Fund—When "Stop" Means . .,.' J o hn C. Holmes Played Majcr Role in Founding College R. E. Bissell, '13, Victim of Cleveland Disaster . -. The Michigan State Home Economics Girl in Business "Close Beside the Winding Cedar" "Alumni Day" Program for J u ne 22.. Dean Krueger a nd Miss Bemis Resign—Mary Allen to Sing for Sunset Supper—Floyd Owen, '02, Receives Geneva Appoint m e nt ' S p a r t a ns Defeat U. of M. in Baseball Harry Kipke, Football Coach, Asks Release to R e t u rn to Michigan Page 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Class Notes •. : 14 U. S. colleges and universities similar period. for a university at years. t he end of a h u n d r ed T h e re are in all about 26,500 full-time college a nd university students in C a n a da t h is year. —Prof. Raymond Walters of S w a r t h- more College, in School a nd Society. to of a strange bequest made THE Minnesota Alumni Weekly tells the University of Minnesota by a wealthy resident of Waseca, Minn. Acquaint ances of t he deceased supposed he h ad left his fortune of a million dollars to beautify his city, but, upon the opening t h at he h ad of his will, it was found t he left the entire sum to be paid to Under the terms of the will, t he u n i the money versity must devote to ornithology, a nd must, on certain days, t he graves of certain of his decorate relatives with certain kinds of flowers. The Weekly makes this comment: "Ho . . . h um . . . who ever t h o u g ht of forc ing t he cemetery decorating business." the university into Class reunions for J u ne 22, p l a n: '81, '82, '83, '84, '00, '01, '03, '19, '20, '21, '22, '27, '28. Five year classes, '94, '04, '14, '19, '24. '79, '84, Dix '02, '89, T HE MICHIGAN S T A TE COLLEGE RECORD = June, 1929 =• Bear SPARTAN MONOGRAMS THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Awards O'Shea Sweaters As Tokens of Service O'SHEA KNITTING MILLS 2 4 1 4 - 24 N. S a c r a m e n to Ave. CHICAGO 'The MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE rV E C O R. D Entered at the East Lansing Postoffice as Second Class Matter VoL XXXIV. No. 10 EAST LANSING, M I C H I G AN June, 1929 Editorial Comment STARTING THE ANNUAL ALUMNI FUND O NE continuing challenge which Michigan State Col financial lege alumni are forced to meet is the need of support of t he alumni association to supplement t he college appropriation. As everyone knows, alumni of other those privately endowed, have institutions, mainly been giving regularly to their schools, while alumni asso ciations of many colleges and universities face a deficit attempting to carry out their yearly budget. in The day of "drives" in college circles is pretty much past, and few will mourn. Their wartime psychology a nd methods are outworn. Yet these served a worthy purpose and pro duced far-reaching results for through drives of this sort more t h an $200,000,000 was added to the resources of Ameri can colleges and universities in the five years after the war. Dr. Clarence Cook Little, retiring president of the Univer sity of Michigan, to alumni workers stated that, "steady giving, non-emotional, rational, t h at is permanent and relatively inexpensive,—the one sound, sane type of support, whether it be financial, spiritual, moral or intellectual. Any support t h at an alumnus can give is best .given on the basis of steady donation." last year in a talk is known generally as the national meeting of fundamental is This p l an of a n n u al giving the " a n n u al alumni, fund" plan. Yale h as h ad it since 1891 a nd most of the alumni funds have been patterned after Yale's. launched Many other colleges a nd universities have lately the alumni fund idea and interest in the plan is so evident the t h at a special section of American Alumni council deals with this sort of financial planning. The funds idea upon which such alumni from are based the a n n u al donations t h at t h an alumni shall be considered as "interest money" r a t h er t h at the largest possible number of regu "principal," a nd lar givers is preferable in dividual. Said in a n o t h er way, it is believed more sensible, reasonably feasible and fair sized gifts from a interested large number of alumni t h an to put on a huge hectic a nd expensive campaign for $300,000, exhausting the aftermath, when t he $300,000 after all will produce only $15,000 in i n terest at 5% when invested as capital account. to the largest possible gift per to raise $15,000 annually in loyal and t he effort a nd two-fold: in These alumni funds have proved successful; in most cases they have grown annually,—substantial proof of their sound a nd sensible appeal to alumni. Yale alumni average over $50.00 per gift a nd D a r t m o u th alumni association reports over 50 per cent of all former graduates giving something annually. At Rutgers the past four years there has been an increase per individual gift from $2.50 per year to some thing over $8.00. Best of all, these alumni funds build up a supporting is in t o u ch with t he problems alumni constituency which of the college, vitally interested in its work, willing to help to the limit of its ability. And that, of course, is the whole aim a nd objective of organized alumni work. While the executive committee of is immediately anxious to start the "voluntary a m o u n t" plan t he statements now being mailed for t he current year are the same as in the past—$2.50. At the same time, however, the association a blue card is being mailed every member of the association, as well as to non-members, explaining t he " a n n u al alumni fund" a nd urging all to immediately adopt the new method. By so doing you will make possible a better RECORD, a nd have it reach t he entire alumni body instead of a limited number, a nd make all alumni work at Michigan State col lege more representative of this type of school. The "annual alumni fund" has started. An alumnus of a recent class h as already sent in $5.00 instead of $2.50; a n other pledges $25.00 a year while an older alumnus gladly this responds, "our alumni work must ultimately come to plan, count me in for $100 for each of the next five years." WHEN "STOP" MEANS "GO" I N t he J u ne Harpers we discover a great m a ny reasons why we should not go back to college reunions. These are put down by Frederic P. Van de Water who, t he editors say, is a graduate of New York university a nd the same editors a great Columbia. t he J u ne deal of satisfaction this article for thousands issue. This so-timely appeal will likely dissuade they Instead of alumni from going back to alma mater. will sit at home and read Harpers t he t h a nk editors for kindly intervention at t he crucial moment. It must have afforded to schedule t h en and If we were more credulous we should like to believe it. But the disingenuousness of it is too apparent. Here is a l u m n i- baiting for t he plain sport of baiting. Thousands of alumni on Harpers mailing list will recognize this as a distorted picture. B ut the alumni are in t he public eye a nd every so often, as is now the editorial mode, those in this vantage spot m u st be attacked. Most of Mr. Van de Water's strictures do not apply to to m a ny colleges with which we are Michigan State, nor his familiar. His "Saturnalia of College Reunions" to you. Read it for its h u m or a nd t h en set sail for your own reunion which will be so different. "Stop" m e a ns "Go." We commend FEW SAY "I WISH I HAD GONE SOMEWHERE ELSE" THE writer of this editorial can not remember one i n stance in which he h as heard an alumnus of a college speak slightingly of t h at college or fail to resent any unfair or hostile criticism of it. One conception of college loyalty is t he influence which draws m en to cheer for a t e am at a football game; a n o t h er conception is t he influence which causes t he alumni to contribute generously to things of cultural value; this conception is t he idea t h at most men would receive benefit from any college, and consequently are loyal at h e a rt to these colleges from which they were grad uated a nd the striking p a rt of it is t h at few men ever say "I wish I h ad gone somewhere else."—Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. t he support of the college t h at gave t h em THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J u n e, 1929 John C. Holmes Played Major Role in Founding College Returning Alumni to See Shrub He Planted in 1856 for their a n n u al returning MICHIGAN State College alumni, r e union, J u ne 22, will observe next to the new Memorial Tower, a familiar college landmark—a shrub of peculiar shape, which constitutes a living monument to J o hn C. Holmes, of Detroit, the first to be appointed to the staff, professor who planted Japanese imported "gyncko" plant in 1856. this T he "gyncko" shrub h as remained in it the spot where Mr. Holmes planted for seventy-three years. Formerly it stood in front of Old College Hall, the first building in the United States to be constructed for agricultural instruction. Now it is close to the Memorial Tower, donated to mark t he site, by Mr. and Mrs. J o hn W. Beaumont, of Detroit. formally The planting of this shrub was only a small part of the work done by Mr. Holmes in the year before the college was Appointed professor of horticulture by the state board of education on September 3, 1856. he was empowered to prepare t he ground for the opening of the college dedicated. J o hn C. Holmes played a major role in the founding of Michigan Agricul tural college, a nd in t he first few years of in its existence. He was born September. 1809, in Salem. Massachu setts, coming to Detroit in 1835 to work in t he store of J o hn a nd Mason P a l mer. In 1846, the Detroit Horticultural society was organized, with Mr. Holmes as one of the founders, a nd he became president in 1847. He served as secre t a ry of the State Agricultural society from its organization in 1849 to 1857, and was a charter m e m ber. It was in this latter capacity t h at he di re c t e d his m o st a r d e nt efforts toward the establishment of a separate agricultur in Michi al college presented gan. He be the proposition t he State Agri fore cultural in society December, 1854, a nd t he group responded by passing a resolu t h at tion, "Resolved, an agricultural col lege should be separ ate from any other institution." Shortly after t h a t, a petition to the leg- islature, for the establishment of ever an agricultural school Japanese delay, was without asking ~ {J left of the COLLEGE erected "gyncko" picture, circulated widely throughout the state, accompanied by a slip, signed by Mr. be Holmes, t h at forwarded procured, a nd to Lansing by J a n u a ry 10. 1855. the petition signatures asking of Mr. Holmes found his staunchest op ponent in the person of Dr. Tappan, t h en president the University of Michigan. In a letter to President T. C. Abbott, of M. A. C written in 1876. he describes some of his experiences in this connection. He spent one entire afternoon early in January, 1855, at the Benton House in Lansing, discussing the proposal. "He said t he college must be a de I p a r t m e nt of the University," wrote Mr. Holmes," a nd he would oppose with in any all his power all movements I t h at told him other direction. had fully made up my mind t h at an agricultural college such as I wanted in order to succeed must be independent of all other learning. T h at was what I was working for a nd what I was in hopes to carry." institutions of He goes on to tell how S. M. Barlett and he presented the draft of a bill be fore the House committee on agricul- . ture. which read the bill and suggested to: alterations. Mr. Holmes proposed have the college in t he care of the state the proposal board of education, a nd was accepted. letter, written In his some twenty years afterward, however, he admits t h at a state board of agri culture would have been a more s a t i s -t factory arrangement, but he was afraid to arrangement, "fearing it would cause extra expense, propose such, an this would kill etc., and for there were a plenty who were ready to take advantage of anything a nd every thing to' kill the bill." t he bill t he bill Mr. Holmes in Lansing remained nearly all winter, at his own expense, to get legisla ture. He finally succeeded after a h a rd struggle. The bill passed both houses governor, a nd was Kinsley S. Bingham. t h r o u gh signed the the by to read Strangly prophetic are some of the letters on the need for an agricultural college, written decades ago by J o hn C. Justus In one, directed Holmes. Gage, in 1862. he says, "When I heard men enquire about special and general manures and how to apply them, a nd heard and the great variety of erroneous answers a nd wild specula tions, I thought farmers ought to study a nd understand t he chemical analysis of soils, plants, a nd manures. When I heard people talk about the weather, guessing it would be fair or foul; windy or calm; stating from memory what kind of weather prevailed t he previous spring, summer, autumn, or winter, and what* was the effect upon their crops. I t h o u g ht t h at if they were meteorolo gists and kept a meteorological record they could read the signs with regard to the weather of t he day with some certainty and be able to state more cor rectly w h at was t he weather in pre vious years." He opposed the idea of making of the agricultural the University, "partly because of the want of a farm upon which to teach practi a part college cal agriculture; apply to practice; science test theories; try ex test new periments; plants imple ments." and its the minutes of In t he state board of education one finds a interesting series of reports, which tell of Mr. story t he H o l m e s' connection t he college af with ter inauguration. In September, 1856. he was a p p o i n t ed professor of horticul ture, a nd h ad charge of the laying o ut land grounds scaping the campus. J u st after t he dedica tion of the building, Mav 13, 1857, J. C. Holmes was appoint ed the treasurer of college, and received the sum of $5,000 for and building The extreme HALL erected in America for in 1856 was the first most memorable the purpose of agricultural tree planted by Professor Holmes resting on the northwest corner of the is shown at building. education. the June, 1929 T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE COLLEGE R E C O RD 7 meeting current expenses. * The next note about Mr. Holmes is dated February 5, 1858, a nd states, "Whereas, in the opinion of this board, t he success of t he agricultural college would be greatly promoted by the a p pointment of a professor of English literature, to enter upon the duties of a professorship t he commencement of t he ensuing term, a nd whereas we are restrained by t he statute in the amount to be paid to professors to a sum p r e cluding the possibility of such appoint some m e nt without other department, a nd whereas in the opinion of this board, the horticultural d e p a r t m e nt in t he present uncultivated least state of . servant of the college was asked voluntarily to withdraw from his salary and duties. So anxious was he for t he success of the enterprise, t h at he consented, a nd T. C. Abbott, of Ann Arbor, later M. S. C. president, was appointed profes sor-of English literature at the salary of $1,000 a year. farm would suffer t he faithful . . " In short, r e t r e n c h m e nt the in Meeting in Jonesville, March 7, 1859, resignations of the the board asked President J. C. J. R. Williams and Holmes. They were granted. The fol- JOHN C. HOLMES First Professor Appointed to College Staff September, 1856. lowing February Mr. Holmes was a p "superintendent of horticul pointed ture" at a salary of $750, and was m a de secretary of t he college. An act of the legislature, relieving the R. E. Bissell, '13, Victim of Cleveland Disaster carry out the work which he h ad p l a n ned, according to Thompson officials. Bissell was a member of t he Society of Automotive Engineers. One of his A VICTIM of t he Cleveland Clinic disaster which took a toll of over one hundred lives, Richard Elwood Bissell, chief engineer of Thompson Inc., Cleveland, died May Products, age of 37 years, 15, 1929, at brilliant prematurely a career a nd depriving the automotive industry of one of its most promising metallurgists a nd engineers. t he terminating Bissell was born at Milford, Michi gan, September 4, 1892, a nd had his academic schooling there. He was a student in the mechanical engineering division here, graduating with a degree in 1913. The of Bachelor of Science following year he received a Master of Science degree from t he University of Michigan. In 1927 an honorary degree in metallurgical engineering was con ferred upon him by Michigan State college in recognition of contributions to automotive progress. he had made During performed valuable services in t he engineering de p a r t m e n ts of Dodge Brothers, Inc., De- t he Detroit Steel Products .troit, a nd company. He went with Thompson Products, Inc., ten years ago as head of t he metallurgical d e p a r t m e nt a nd was m a de chief engineer last October. the world war he He also directed t he activities of a company, Thompson R e subsidiary search, Inc., devoted to experimental work with automobile a nd aeroplane parts. An exceptionally efficient execu tive, he left his subordinates in a high state of organization, fully prepared to at the Sunset Supper Demonstration Hall "Alumni Day" Saturday, June 22 IT'S t he big All-Michigan State Alumni P a r ty of the year. Every one's invited. Room and welcome for all. Alumnae hostesses selected by Helen Dodge Stack, '11, will be at each table. The hour is 6 p. m. sharp or im President Shaw, t he ball game. mediately following The menu, ah!—there will be plenty of it, a nd even better t h an last year. "Uncle P r a n k" '77, "Tommy" G un s o n, a n n i v e r Kedzie, members of g o l d en sary class of '79 will be honored guests. Our own MARY ALLEN, '09, contralto, of New York City, with one of those warm, velvety voices t h at reach t he h e a r t, will sing. T he Swartz Creek band, campus hoofers a nd chorus men will entertain. R e union classes will s t r ut their stuff. t he biggest a nd most Don't miss spectacular t he alumni S p a r t an calendar. event on respon board of education of further sibility for t he college, a nd establish ing t he state board of agriculture, was passed in 1861. T he board, meeting April 8, took t he following drastic a c r e t h at tion, "Resolved, gards all the professorships a nd offices t he agricultural college as vacant at from to this date, a nd will proceed choose such professors, tutors, a nd em ployees as t he attestors of t he college demand at their earliest convenience." this board professor Four members of the staff were r e appointed, J. C. Holmes was not. George and Thurber, to vegetable physiology, was directed "take charge of the d e p a r t m e nt of hor ticulture until t he board found it con venient to m a ke some other disposition of t he same." botany of returned Mr. Holmes to Detroit, where until his death, December 16, 1887, he maintained a most active in terest in t he college. President Abbott once said of him, "To no one m an is the college so much indebted as to J o hn t he project of I n to Clough Holmes. establishing t he School of Horitculture and Agriculture he entered with singu lar zeal and devotion." papers, "Automobile Poppet Exhaust Valve Design," was read recently be fore t he Buffalo chapter of t he society a nd will be published posthumously in t he July issue of t he S. A. E. Journal. He was one of t he few Americans to be accorded membership in t he Royal Aeronautical Society of G r e at Britain. In college he was early elected to T au frater Beta Pi, honorary engineering nity. He is survived by a wife, G e n e vieve M. (nee French) Bissell, his p a r ents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel J. Bis sell, of Lansing, a nd by two sisters. He h ad no children. English preparatory, A. H. Lavers, superintendent of build ings a nd grounds here since June, 1922, has resigned his position, effective Sep l. He will become business tember t he Cranbrook school, a m a n a g er of private type, school for boys at Bloomfleld Hills, n e ar Detroit. Mr. Lavers came to this institution from firm of McColl, Snyder a nd McLean, in De troit. During his stay here he h as su campus pervised m a ny building projects, t he new library, home economics building, hor ticulture building, new demonstration hall, chemistry building, remodeled t he power house, t he new dairy a nd horse barns. important including the architectural T he military d e p a r t m e nt of t he col lege was again given a rating of "ex cellent" by government inspectors who reviewed T he three t he col lege post was one of t he finest units they have inspected. The new cavalry b a rn drew m u ch praise. t he unit inspectors agreed last month. t h at THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD June, 1929 'The Michigan State Home Economics Girl in Business" Director Home Service Department, The Peoples Gas, Light & Coke Company, By MRS. ANNA J. PETERSON Chicago, Illinois alumni secretary. AT the recent meeting of the Chicago alumni association of t he Michigan State college, it was my great pleasure to be a guest, at which time I met Professor Gunson a nd your It is needless to say t h at my coming was • most enjoyable, a nd as the years go by I shall always have from in the which a young woman graduated in 1917, has still an terest in her welfare and progress in the business world. joy of knowing the faculty of the College, t h at type of girl Nellie Fredeen came into the Home Service department of The Peo ples Gas Light a nd Coke in 1923. The company number she years of t h is in b e en h as speaks e m p l o y m e nt this in for her success It takes a type of work. peculiar to be fitted for this p a r t i cular line of work. We are giving away service to the homemakers. This" every service problem to and homemaker the mother, making five dol lars do . t he work of in many cases, fifteen, not only food the in the gen budget but eral demands on the purse. takes t h at comes in in smile ready Miss Fredeen with her ever and willing helpfulness, sends the too often discourag ed house-keeper on her entirely way with out-look different on her inadequate means, feeling a nd with t h at she is not so badly off after all. the an in t he the College I believe it would be the very interesting for h o me girls d e p a r t m e nt economics to hear of about the kind of work Miss Fredeen organizes in her Home Service de partment, over w-hich I h ad t he pleasure of a p pointing her as director ago—up. to two years t h at time she was an T\/flSS assistant to me. Reading 1V1 . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ NELLIE FREDEEN, homz economics principles '17, h into took these letters. in each. This the names and addresses a nd sent t he papers in the community in which she works, she found the notice of several marriages each week. The thought oc curred to her t h at these were the people she could best serve. them a very She personal letter, full of friendly cheer a nd offer of service. A hundred per cent response came from She established a weekly evening class for mothers and business In this community there are all creeds and colors. women. She h as only friendly r e lations with all these r e ligious and civic associa tions. I believe there are three community papers. She h as a cooking col is umn good publicity for The Peoples Gas Light a nd Coke The company. Swedish Tribune News, is a paper with which an international circula tion, publishes a cooking column, which she sup plies in Swedish. Italian The group of mothers shown the in top picture, has been taught by Miss Fredeen the American methods of cooking through an interpreter. T e a c h e rs associa and clubs tions, women's in and general, the savings banks, call on Miss Fredeen continual the high ly because of is in which she regard held the throughout community. At any af fair given by these or ganizations, o ne spontaneous outburst is, be trades people • "Will our including parents teacher the t h e r e ?" classes regular The a c c o m p a nying picture of the taffy pull exemplifies this. This work is all done besides in her the auditorium of the- at store Peoples G as 11031 S. Michigan ave nue, Roseland, three af ternoons each week. She the does some work on s t a t i on r a d io o v er WENR, Chicago, III. as successfully business. carried the College in last year. take military F r e s h m en a nd sophomores training are required all to probability wearing "monkey suits" for Congressman G r a nt t he Hudson of just a n t h at war department officials nounced have informed him the program for providing R. O. T. C. units with the school uniforms will change with this district has t h at year 1930-31, which commences in the fall of 1930. Students here have been required to wear t he obsolete uniforms with blouses having high "military" or standing collars. When the enormous stock of these uniforms, left over from the World war, is exhausted the new type coat with roll collar will be adopt ed by all institutions. their T he University of Michigan, officially at least, is 20 years older this m o n th t h an it was last month. The board of regents at last meeting decided t h at t he school was founded in 1817 in stead of 1837 as official records have heretofore declared. Their long-planned centennial now becomes quite compli cated. June, 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD "Close Beside the Winding Cedar" A hair cut by radio! T h a t 's t he l a t est addition in t he Union barber shop. J o hn Rogers states his tonsorial p a tients at least are well posted on base ball scores. Peggy Wood, who has known star dom in musical comedy and in Shakes peare with all t h at goes between, gave what she naively called at intervals a lecture at t he Peoples church, T h u r s day evening, May 16. "No solicitation of funds on Alumni '14, in your It may help you to Day," announces Henry Publow, general chairman. mental notebook. decide to come. this P ut G a r d e ns and flower beds on the cap- last week by itol lawn were laid out floriculture d e p a r t m e nt students of t he t he direction of Professor Alex under used Laurie. The "M" design was again in one plot, while a star design replaced t he flag design in a t t r a ct another. These much attention the capitol each year. flower from visitors at this year beds t he close of Dr. Everett L. Austin, recently a p pointed head of t he education d e p a r t ment, will arrive here about August 15. Following t he Teachers' college at Muncie. Indiana, where he is now dean of m en a nd head of t he education department, Dr. Austin will t e a c h spend a portion of t he summer ing graduate courses at t he Alabama Polytechnic institute, Auburn, Ala bama. No longer does the smell of hydro chloric acid, hydrogen sulphide, a nd other pet perfumes meet t he nostril of t he campus visitor as he passes t he Beal Botanic G a r d en on t he winding walk to Wells hall. For now t he chem istry department, housed in its beauti ful Kedzie Laboratory south of Ag Hall, t he handling of said h as modernized gases in a m a n n er most pleasing to visitor a nd student. Professor Charles W. C h a p m an h as rearranged for m er chemical p l a nt into a commodious layout for t he physics department. t he in t he a u to While about 160,000 persons were watching racing- 500-mile classic of t he year at Indianapolis on Memorial Day, a m u ch smaller b ut no less interested group watched blooded t he closing events horses compete of the seventh a n n u al R. O. T. C. horse show at t he college. Lieut. Col. T. L. responsible Sherburne was principally for these events seven years ago a nd h as been t he m o tivating force in every show since then. The show t h is year was p e r h a ps t he most successful of a ny from t he s t a n d point of performance attracted m a ny spectators who "knew" horses. It now ranks as one of t he outstanding horse shows of t he middle west. inauguration of a nd t he The college has been host to the usu al n u m b er of high school students and delegations from various counties dur ing the spring weeks. The band tour n a m e n t, music contests, all science day a nd county normal days have afforded hundreds of Michigan's "best" to visit the campus. t he speaker at Paul V. McNutt, national commander of t he American Legion a nd dean of t he law school at t he University of I n diana, was final student convocation of the year on Wednesday, May 28. Commander Mc Nutt is a nationally prominent speak er a nd educational leader. He is on a the Uni year's leave of absence from versity of I n d i a na working in t he i n terests of the American Legion. t he T he a n n u al a rt exhibit in t he halls a nd classrooms on t he fourth floor of Olds hall t he last week of May drew m u ch favorable comment from all vis itors a nd a rt students. T he exhibits are m a de possible t h r o u gh t he H e n ry B. R a n g er fund which is set aside for t he purpose of purchasing paintings of to American artists a nd loaning t h em educational institutions for exhibition. Professor Scheele of m e nt was in charge. t he art d e p a r t T he members of t he Women's A t h letic association have lately opened a cabin at t he r e ar of t he college farm woods, two a nd one-half miles south of t he campus. T he new building, known as C a - W a a - B i n, will be used for a stopping point for girls on hikes, a nd fif h as sleeping accommodations for t e en girls in t he loft. T he m a in floor is one large room, with m a ny ingenious t he cupboards, devices for concealing sink, etc. At one end is a huge fire place. Harlow Meno, '30, of St. Clair, was chosen as editor of next year's Wol verine, college year-book, at t he spring elections. Alfred Gaertner, '30, of Saginaw, was unopposed as business manager. T he election was one of t he largest in recent years due to t he i n terest aroused by certain students plac ing a petition on t he ballot asking fac ulty supervision of student elections. in T h e re was an overwhelming vote their favor of own affairs." t he students "handling W. A. Davenport,* assistant superin tendent of buildings a nd grounds at t he University of Michigan, will suc ceed A. H. Lavers, resigned, as super intendent of buildings grounds here. and The college military band accom t he Lansing Commandery of panied to the a n n u al con Knights Templar clave of the G r a nd Commandery of Michigan held at St. Joseph and Ben ton Harbor, June 4 and 5. for in bacteriology Mary Alice Sirrine, '29, of Lansing, the William S m i th has been awarded this Sayer prize science year. Miss Sirrine, a senior student, receives the interest on $500 set aside by t he estate of Mr. Sayer, a former instructor in bacteriology. J o hn Ellens, '29, of Ada, Michigan, was also awarded $25 for having highest scholastic standing of any veterinary student. the Delta chapter of the Pi Alpha Xi, frater floriculture national honorary nity, was installed here last week by officers of the Illinois chapter. Cornell university, University of Illinois, a nd Pennsylvania S t a te college are t he only other institutions previously admitted. T he purpose of the fraternity is to pro mote scholarship, to increase t he effi ciency of the profession a nd to estab t he stu lish cordial relations among dents, educators, a nd professional flor ists. time on calves are t he dear old I t 's summer a nd loose campus. T he t he dairy romp in the yards back of barn. T he dairy herd still t he trod f a rm lane bridge on their way to p a s ture but after this spring will take up "cow-quadrangle" their abode across t he Red Cedar. T he daring freshmen pace t he streets of East L a n their sing on dates, often without greenhorn caps', b ut these same little rookies shoulder antiquated a r ms over on the drill field a nd m a r ch up a nd down, up a nd down. t he in T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE COLLEGE RECORD June, 1929 Alumni Day/'SA™?AY 8:30 to 12. Alumni Registration. Union Memorial Building the "big book." register your presence, meet your friends at the Alumni Sign Headquarters. Free telephone and checkroom service. Reunion classes must reg ister for the noon luncheons. Get your tickets early for t he Sunset Supper. 8:30 a. m. Alumni Golf Tournament. Lansing Country Club All alumni golfers invited. players $1.50 paid at No. 1 tee. The play will include a "blind par" a nd in a d d i tion to the alumni golf trophy numerous other prizes are offered. Awards will be made at the Sunset Supper. If you don't play join t he "gallery." Entry fee for 10:30 a. m. Annual Baby Show. the father or for The "big attraction" on mother of each youngster entered must be an alumnus of Michigan State. En t r a n ts will be divided into three classes: six m o n t hs to one year, one year to three years, three years to six years. The contest will largely be an entertainment feature and will be in charge of senior girls. Scientific rules will not be used in making awards, but come a nd enjoy the fun—something for all the kiddies. Prizes will be announced at the Sunset Supper. the forenoon. Either Home Economics the campus ' Building . . • . Noon. Class Reunions. Building Reunion classes. '79. golden anniversary celebration, '81, '82. '83, '84, '00, '01, '02, '03, 19, '20. '21. '22. '27, '28, and all -the five year classes—have worked out plans If you attended college as a member of any for luncheons at the Union building. them) a nd have not of these classes (it doesn't m a t t er been advised about arrangements, inquire at the registration desk in t he lobby when you register. if ycu graduated with At Union Memorial 2:00 p. m. Annual Meeting ML S. C. Association. 3rd floor Union All Michigan State men and women, whether members or not. are invited to a t tend t he a n n u al business meeting of the alumni association. Announcement of alumni elections, report of the secretary and reports of committees will be in- ^ teresting to all. 3:00 p. m. Beaumont Memorial Tower Dedication. Tower The alumni dedicatory services of the Beaumont Memorial Tower will be very impressive. A very short program with special music. In case of rain the program will be held in the Union building. Campus near 3:30 p. m. Baseball, Michigan State Varsity vs. Auto-Owners. Diamond The Varsity of J o hn Kobs will battle the Auto-Owners, the undefeated Class A team in the Lansing Industrial league. Admission 50 cents, any seat in the stand. Be on deck to root for t he team. 6:00 p. m. Annual Alumni "Sunset Supper." Hall Climax of t he day! Undergraduate entertainment, welcome to class of '29, special music, scintillating speakers. Room for 1,000. Price, $1.00 per plate. Class stunts and honors for the class of '79. The most colorful event of Alumni Day, a good time you'll never forget. Demonstration 8:30 p. m. College Reception and Alumni Ball. Building t he President and Mrs. Shaw, members of the State Board of Agriculture, and deans will receive t he alumni, while the dance in the ballroom ending in t he wee small hours of the morning will make a full day—one of the best you will enjoy in years. Union Memorial Tentative plans are under way to announce Coach Kipke's successor at Sunset Supper. J u n e, 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 11 Dean Krueger Resigns as Home Economics Head Miss Elizabeth Bemis also leaves to join large cafeteria chain AT T HE monthly meeting of the state board of agriculture held on May 29, the resignations of Miss J e an Krueger, dean of home economics, and Miss Elizabeth Bemis, supervisor of institutional management, were accepted effective September 1. Dean Krueger will take up a new piece of work of national scope, connected, with the Merrill-Palmer school at Detroit. She came to the college in September, 1923, from the University of Wisconsin. T he growth of the home economics d e p a r t m e nt has been characterized by a steady in crease from its small beginning in 1896 with 39 students a nd such labora tory facilities as could be housed its in present size with a modern a nd well equipped building. in Abbott Hall, to two rooms Miss Bemis will enter a much larger field in her new work, having been appointed director of institutional m a n a g e m e nt for t he Colonnade Cafe teria system of Cleveland, Ohio. During t he past few years Miss Bemis has t he Woman's commons. institutional m a n a g e m e nt here a nd h as h ad charge of t a u g ht Mary Allen, '09, to Sing at Sunset Supper OF more t h an usual interest to r e turning alumni this J u ne will be t he (Phil news t h at our own Mary Allen lips). City to sing at the baccalaureate serv ices and commencement program. Her to come local friends have urged her early and visit with her classmates, 'OS, will come from New York holding their 20th reunion dinner, a nd also to assist at t he Sunset Supper, on S a t u r d ay evening, J u ne 22. Mary Allen's debut recital in New York a few years ago was an excep tional success, but her continued suc cess in appearances with t he greatest the country musical organizations as a soloist have a greater significance. All returning alumni will Want to hear Mary Allen sing at t he Sunset Supper. in Dr. Harold S. P a t t o n, now acting head of the d e p a r t m e nt of economics t he University of Cincinnati a nd at t he who has been appointed head of for economics d e p a r t m e nt here this studying t he summer fall, will spend economic conditions in Europe. Floyd Owen, '02, Appointed to Study International Relations at Geneva THE a p p o i n t m e nt of Floyd Owen, '02, to t he Geneva School of I n t e r national Studies, recently announced, is considered an international recogni tion of t he college a nd its faculty. Mr. Owen received his scientific training at t he college, a nd states t h at he will "try standard." He this sails for Europe on J u ne 22. to uphold is under The institution with which Mr. Owen wili be allied is endowed by one of t he t he direc Foundations, a nd tion of Dr. Alfred Zimmern, of Ox ford university. It is co-ordinated with the division of intellectual co-opera tion of t he League of Nations. From some thirty nations, t he committee se lects about 100 persons of standing, who are qualified a d vanced work in international relations. T he quota for is about 25 persons. t he United S t a t es graduate for This international group will meet July in Geneva. Switzerland, during and August, with representatives of t he League of Nations, authorities on international affairs, a nd Dr. Zimmern, lectures, discussions, a nd a semi for nar, in English a nd French. T he m e m bers are invited to a t t e nd meetings of t he League Assembly in September, t h us receiving practice in international contact a nd procedure. Floyd Owen's twelve years of travel in practically every p a rt of t he world, a nd his present work on a Doctor's f r e s h m an Tom F. Demarest, a successfully engineering student, h as passed his transport pilot's examina tion at the Lansing airport. A t r a n s port li t he d e p a r t m e nt of cense commerce. t he highest grade issued by license is thesis in t he Sociology of I n t e r n a t i o n al Organization were partially responsible for his selection as a member of t he i m p o r t a nt group. SPARTAN CLUBS WASHINGTON, D. C. CLUB this to beat THE Michigan State College Associa tion of Washington challenges any record—two association in one week! get-together meetings inspiration in There was an unusual this case, however, t he person of in Mrs. Linda E. Landon, college librarian, who was in Washington attending the meetings of t he American Library a s sociation. A t he Venus r e s t a u r a nt on May 16 was attended by t he former students. twenty-four alumni luncheon at a nd On Sunday afternoon t he president local association, Dayton A. of t he Gurney, '04, a nd Anna Pickett G u r- ney, '05, held open house in honor of Mrs. Landon, giving a delightful tea at \ h e ir home on Gallatin street. T he 'following persons attended t he tea or t he luncheon, most of t h em being pres e nt at b o t h: C. B. Smith, '94; Lottie Lee Smith, '98; ' 9 5; E. V. Miller, '26; Elinor D P Close, '27; W. A. Taylor, *88; D. A. Case Miller, '12; Louis G. Michael, '03 ; Pauline Spencer, '09; Lyster H. A. Michael, R. A Turner, '98; R. D. Dewey, '88; Mary Baker Waite, Jennings, *14; W. A. Hasterman, P. G., '24; G. H. Collingwood, '11, Mrs. Collingwood and six young Collingwoods ; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Curtis, Cora L. Feldcamp, '05 ; Major W. D. '09 ; D. Frazer, '09; Shirley Gardner, Frazer, '05; A. Gurney, Florence Hall, '88 ; Mrs. Elva Hicks; Mrs. Wm. D. Hurd; Edna '06, Belle McNaughton, ' 1 1; Roy C. Potts, Mrs. R. C. Potts, Clarence A. Reed, '05, Katherine McNaughton Reed, '05 ; Dr. and Mrs. O. E. Reed; H. C. Skeels, '98, Mrs. H. C. Skeels ; C. H. Spencer, '94, Mrs. C. H. Spencer. '04, Anna Pickett Gurney, '09; Harry Thurtell, FLORENCE L. HALL, Secretary. 12 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J u n e, 1929 Spartans Defeat U. of M. in Baseball T HE CAPITAL PHQTO-ENGifoVERg.lNC Cinder Men Win Michigan - A R T I S T S- U7 C OTTAWA ST LAriSirtG, M i en Intercollegiate Consecutive Year - Track and Field Crown Third By Ted Smits, w'27 ing, May 21, 4 to 3, in a ten inning thriller t h at maintained a winning streak over t he University nine on Old College Field for t he fourth year for Coach J o hn Kobs. Jerry Byrne. State's star pitcher, was t he hero of t he af ternoon, b ut he received able support from his team-mates. He limited t he conference h a rd champions, to only six hits while his teammates showed a surprising reversal of form to pound out twice t h at n u m ber. hitting Wolverines; Michigan scored all of their runs in the second when Byrne h ad his only lapse. Thereafter he held t he Univer sity to two hits. State came back with, a single counter in t he second, a nd in the seventh t he S p a r t a ns knotted t he score when McCauIey's double scored B a r n a rd a nd Knisel a nd drove M o n t a gue, Michigan's pitcher, from t he box. Eggert, Sachs, a nd Gibbs, singled order in t he t e n th to win t he game. in State's baseball percentage for t he m o n th was good. T he S p a r t a ns d e feated, in addition to Michigan, Hope, Albion, Coe, Defiance a nd Hillsdale, a nd lost only to Notre Dame a nd Oberlin. Successful Track Season To win their third consecutive track title at East Lansing, May 18, t he S p a r tans piled up 44 points to 3 8 '- for Western State Teachers. The. other contenders finished as follows: Detroit City college, 33%', Ypsilanti Normal, 27; Albion, 8; General Motors Tech, 5; Hope a nd University of Detroit, 3; Alma, 2; Central State Teachers, 1. 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LANSING + 4 . —. . .— + Your College Days W h at is your daily reminder of your good old days at Michigan State? Is it a college souvenir on your desk, a photograph of t he campus, t he Red Cedar, or a building? See t h at your office or your desk h as 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" 1— .Jl !•—•» m i — H ~ • » | | . " - « C M —H • •• •• • •• i • • » — • •• « • • •• —M 'W M • •— M —W * * * mM " " • •• 1 1 — 11 • • • •' M f» McATEE, *29 Star Pole-Vaulter June, 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 13 Harry Kipke Resigns as Football Coach to Return to Michigan AT AN emergency meeting of the Athletic Council Tuesday morning, J u ne 11, Harry G. Kipke, head foot ball coach, offered his resignation ef fective at the close of t he college year, and asked the board to release him of his three year contract. On learning immediately of his request t he council forwarded acceded their President Shaw and the State Board of Agricul ture. to his wishes a nd to recommendation The sudden departure of Kipke leaves the football situation in a h u b bub, especially at t he year when spring practice h as closed and most coaches are already located at other institutions. this season of following the ousting of Rumors h ad been current for several the n a me of Kipke weeks connecting with the coaching vacancy at Ann Ar bor "Tad" Weiman by Fielding H. Yost, director of athletics at the University of Mich igan. T he decision by Kipke came as fol a complete surprise lowers in Lansing, everyone hoped he would at least give his best to his home town for the term of his contract. to his m a ny in t h at T he Athletic Council have started immediate action to secure a successor to Kipke, and expect to have something to announce on Alumni Day, J u ne 22. ALUMNI HEADQUARTERS—THE UNION Andrew Carnegie once said: ~-+ "I have never known a concern that did not do good honest work, and even of fiercest competition, when everything a matter of price, there success the very much more important lies still at the root of great to make a decided in these would seem success days to be business factor of quality." HACKNEY, '30 Spartan Half-Miler taking only two individual champion ships. Lauren Brown, who won the two-mile in 9:41.3 to break his own rec ord, and Harold McAtee, pole vaulted 12 feet 9" i inches, also a new state, mark, were the only State stars to take firsts. The remainder of the S p a r t a n s' points were gathered in the high and low hurdles, and three distance races, with a scattering in the field events. One of the best races of the after in which the half-mile, noon was Gaines of Western State nosed out Hackney of Michigan State in the rec ord breaking time of 1:55.5 State was forced into second place behind Notre Dame again at the Cen tral Intercollegiates at Milwaukee the following week. Schools such as M a r quette,- De Pauw, Lake Forest, Detroit, Armour Tech and Rose Poly trailed Coach Young's team. in turned Outstanding performances in by State men included Hackney's vic tory the half-mile, setting a new varsity a nd conference record of 1:58.1. One of the biggest upsets was the de feat of L a u r en Brown of State by J o hn Brown of Notre Dame in the two mile. It was Lauren's first reversal of the in door Harold McAtee tied for first place in the pole vault. outdoor season. and fourth the half-mile At the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet in Phil adelphia, two S p a r t a ns placed. Hack ney was in in which Phil Edwards of N.Y.U. set a new national record of 1:52.2 and McAtee tied for fifth in the pole vault. Lauren race of his Brown the greatest career finished sixth. He was timed in 9:28, nearly ten seconds under his own college record t h an the win a nd five seconds faster ning time in t he Western Conference. Brown competed in the fastest two mile field of American college history. two-mile, but r an in the REGISTER AT THE UNION L FOR TEN YEARS THE CAMPUS PRESS HAS BEEN STRIVING TO GIVE ITS VALUED CUSTOMERS THE BEST IN P R I N T I NG -—Quality, Service and Consideration THE CAMPUS PRESS (Incorporated) 106 West Grand River Ave. EAST LANSING. MICHIGAAN 14 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J u n e, 1929 EAST LANSING STATE BANK Banking In All Its Branches East Lansing, Michigan COURTESY — SAFETY — SERVICE 4 , — .. .„ , , i j i + MARRIAGES BELLINGER -EDDINS Burdette W. Bellinger, '20, and Vera Eddins were married in t he Plymouth in Lansing on Congregational church April 20. They expect in reside Mexico City, Mexico. to BlRD-NlCHOLLS Ronald Bird, '27, and Margaretta Nicholls were married J u ne 4 in How ell, Michigan. They will the summer at G r a nd Island, where Bird is connected with the state conservation department. spend COVEN-AVERY J. Stanley Coven, '27, and R u th Av ery were married in Lansing on May 7. They will make their home in G r a nd Ledge where Coven is an electrical con tractor. £i;i li ri n n 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 in 11 in ii i in 11 M i n 11111 n 11 ii n TI mi 11 ii ri 11 urn i n^ | | 1 | I Citizens' Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Howell, Michigan THE OLD ORIGINAL (Organized Aug. 30, 1916) - I j j j I All Forms of Auto Insurance Full or Limited Coverage ARTICLES OF FAITH:— Over 90,000 Claims Paid. Totaling Over 5y2 Million Dollars. Over 55,000 Members. Asset?, 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 CLASS NOTES 1874, Henry A. Haigh, Secretary 637 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Henry A. Haigh is making plans to the campus for Alumni Day, be on J u ne 22. 1879 Ray Sessions, Secretary 419 Graceland Ct. N. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Our next soon—be ready! is coming reunion Clifton B. Charles writes he will be on h a nd for his class luncheon a nd alumni festivities, J u ne 22. t h at 1881 Charles McKenny, Secretary Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich. A. H. Voigt writes from 936 S. West- lake avenue, Los Angeles, California: "Greatly regret t h at I cannot a t t e nd the alumni reunion. Hope to be pres ent at the golden anniversary of my class in 1931." president college of Charles McKenny, Michigan State Normal at Ypsilanti, has been in a serious condi tion for several days from a burn on t h at his his leg. The press reports t he crisis physicians have stated t h at is past and t h at he is now out of d a n ger. The unfortunate accident caused him to cancel his engagement as Com mencement speaker here on J u ne 24. Amos Troupe sends his blue slip from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, with the follow ing note: "Graduated from Rush Med ical college in '84. District surgeon for St. Louis southwestern railway at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, since. Have one son. the Would be glad to a t t e nd some of to get impossible reunions but '81 is away. t he class of pretty well thinned out by this time. Hope some time to meet with some of look over the good old M. t h em and is I presume it June, 1929 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 15 1882 Alice W. Coulter, Secretary 457. Union Ave. S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Commencement." this "Class reunion A. J. ChappeH writes t h at he expects to be with the gang on Alumni Day. 1886 Jason Hammond. Secretary Porter Apts., Lansing, Mich. P. B. Woodworth sends his note from 600 Hickory road, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, with t he following: "Mrs. Woodworth, '93. and I are returning for the graduation of our twin daughters." in receipt of a letter from Kenyon L. B u t- terfield, '91, from U m t a t a. Tembuland, Transkei, South Africa, where Dr. B u t- terfield traveling as a member of the commission of the World Mission-. ary movement. Jason E. Hammond. Lansing, this year is is 1890 R. B. McPherson, Secretary Howell, Mich. R. B. McPherson says t h at he and Dr. J. Ernest Browne, '91, of Howell, will enter the Alumni Day golf t o u r n a m e nt "if any old timers are going in." 1895 Arthur C. MacKinnon, Secretary 1214 Center St., • Bay City, Mich. F r a nk Johnson will be among those the big doings on Alumni present at Day. Dr. J. G. Veldhuis is with the U. S. Indian service, and is located at Wolf Point, Montana. 1898 D. A. Seeley, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. E. A. Calkins a nd wife have returned to their home in Mason, Michigan, fol lowing a ten weeks' tour of t he west for e rn states. Calkins is statistician t he Michigan Public Utilities commis sion. 1900 Bertha Malone. Secretary 81 Waverly Ave., Highland Park, Mich. H. B. Gunnison writes' "Hope we naughty have a good attendance of n a u g h ts this year, m e n ts year hence." to plan a r r a n g e for our 30th anniversary one 1902 Norman B. Horton. Secretary Fruit Ridge, Mich. H. L. Brunger writes: "Am planning to a t t e nd the reunion unless something unforseen happens." t he production Matt Crosby is. engaged on an eco nomic study of a nd utilization of sweet clover in the corn- in Washington, lives belt states. He D. C, "at 1424 K street N. W. U. S. farmers' d e p a r t m e nt bulletin No. 1574, entitled "Preparing J o h n s on hay for m a r k et in t he black prairie belt of Alabama a nd Mississip is a pi," was written by Crosby. 20-page pamphlet, well illustrated, a nd t h at interesting reading. Crosby says agriculture of It he hopes to r e t u rn to the campus for Alumni Day. Irving Gingrich sends his blue slip from 646 Belden avenue, Chicago, Illi nois, with the following n o t e: "Still in t he business of autographing music a nd still treasurer of the Western Mu sic Library, Inc. I begin as teacher of musical theory at DePaul university school of music this summer. As reg istration occurs on the same day as t he reunion it will not be possible for me to attend this year." Floyd Owen expects to sail for Eu rope on J u ne 22. T. Glenn Phillips writes he plans to be in East Lansing on Alum is in Detroit doing ni Day. Phillips t h at landscape work for the city. He lives in Northville. 1904 L. T. Clark, Secretary 296 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich. Lawrence T. Clark was recently a p pointed administrative head of the r e search a nd biological laboratories of the Parke, Davis company of Detroit, title of managing director. with Mr. Clark has been a member of the scientific twenty-five years, for a nd since 1919 h as been junior direc tor. staff t he T he post office indicates t h at Robert D. Maltby has moved to Rosselyn, Vir ginia. J. H. Prost, former city forester of It's THE HOTEL OLDS Strategically located opposite the State Capitol, a nd easily reached from all centers, the Hotel Olds, distinguished for its quiet air of refinement, is naturally favored by many members of t he faculty, student body and returning alumni of Michigan State. In its appointments t he Hotel Olds avoids any note of flashiness, confines its appeal to those who prefer an atmosphere of gentility a nd unobstrusive service. GEO L. CROCKER Manager 300 Rooms Rates from S2.50 In 16 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J u n e, 1929 TO T HE CLASS OF 1904 Of the number who graduated in our class just twenty-five years ago 49 members are still alive. P r e p a r a tions are now going on to assemble a nd to revive t he old pep for the festivities. J u ne commencement "Bob"' Baldwin h as promised to look after t he class lunch a nd other t he campus details. We are sure and all who r e t u rn on J u ne 22 will know t h at "04 has not lost its pep though a nd enthusiasm even the quarter-century m a rk is approach ing. Chicago a nd recently connected with Baird and Warner of t h at city, is now associated with Cockran & McCluer company as manager of t he real estate department. Their offices are at 40 Prost N. Dearborn writes for Alumni Day. J u ne 22. that" he will be on h a nd street. Chicago. 1905 V. R. Gardner. Secretary East Lansing, Mirh. Emma C. Baker may be reached at Albany. Georgia. P. H. Wessels writes from Riverhead, ''Sorry to miss out on the New York: reunion. Expect to spend t he coming year in study a nd travel, so will not get back to Michigan this year." 1908 Harry H.. Musselman, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. F r a nk G. Born is chief enginer of t he Wahle Automotive Equipment di vision at Chicago. 1800 Roscoe street reaches him. 1909 Olive Graham Howland. Secretary 613 Forest Ave., East Lansing, Mich. J. J. McDevitt of Charlotte. North Carolina, is planning to arrive in East Lansing about J u ne 10. a nd remain for the class reunions. 1911 James (1. Hays, Secretary 213 Bailey St., East Lansing, Mich. the Public Illinois The 1929 Yearbook of Service company of Northern lists among its organization E. A. Arm strong as m a n a g er of power sales, a nd '22, as agricultural Richard Boonstra. engineer. the Bert W. Keith sends following from Sawyer. Michigan: "A suggestion for 'Hers. Why not make t he August or the September issue of The Record a newsy one for ourselves. Every one ALUMNI BUSINESS DIRECTORY ./, Our Business is Growing THE CORYELL NURSERY Nurseries at Birmingham, Southfielri and Utica Headquarters at West Maple Ave. - Birmingham Fraser's INKS "Made Good Since 1918" Stain-Go Laboratories 12226 Woodrow Wilson Detroit 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. Loans — Refinancing — Discounting Wolverine Auto Insurance— The only no-exclusion policy written 604 Pontiac Bk. Bldg, Pontiac, Mich. LARRY ROSS, '21 TheEquituuleLifeAssuraneeSociety of the United States F. M. Wilson, '17 B. A. Johnson, '18 530 Mutual Bldg.t Lansing, Mich. The Edwards Laboratory S. F. Edwards, '99 Lansing:, Mich. Veterinary Supplies LEGUME BACTERIA FOR SEED INOCULATION HERBERT G. COOPER, '16 BUILDER OF GOOD HOMES Now operat'ng in Bast Lansing 1125 S. Wash. Ave. Phone 2-0751 Insurance Bonds The B. A. Faunce Co., Inc. 13« W. Grand River Avenue East Lansing Real Estate Rentals SPACE AVAILABLE of t he class of '11 receiving T he Rec ord m a ke it a point to let t he other fellow know where you are a nd w h at you are doing, just a few lines. We will all be glad to know where you a re a nd what you are up to." Elizabeth Schneider Poster regrets t h at she cannot be with t he bunch on Alumni Day, as she expected to leave J u ne 1 for a four m o n t h s' stay in New Hampshire. G. Harris Collingwood is forester for t he American Forestry association at Washington. D. C. T he May issue of American Forests a nd Forest Life con tains an article by Collingwood, enti tled "How a Tree Grows." This is to be followed by a series of forestry a r ticles. 1914 Henry L. Publow, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. L. P. Dendel is with t he Michigan Millers Fire in Insurance Lansing. He was.promoted recently to assistant manager of t he mill a nd elec tric division in charge of all engineer ing a nd inspection work. Dendel lives in Lansing at 422 N. Jenison. company Mr. and Mrs. David M. Purmell a n nounce the birth of Eugene B. on May live in F a rm 10. 1929. T he Purmells School. Pennsylvania. first "My '14. Shall reunion since certainly hope to see a lot of t he old crowd," writes Chet Spaulding from Des Moines, Iowa. 1929 1914 Subtract! Yes. 15 is correct! 15 what? 15th anniversary of course! We count on YOU! 1914 put on one of the best t e n th reunions ever staged. Let's do better for t he fifteenth. Can't we show what pep really is? tournament—8:30 a. m. Golf Baby show—10:30 a. m. CLASS REUNION AND LUNCHEON (We have AT UNION—12:00 NOON. reserved a private room for '14). Special feature—Program in charge of Don B a r m a n. (You know Don!) HENRY PUBLOW. Class Secretary. 1915 Rolan W. Sleight, Secretary Laingsfrurg, Mich. E. A. Boettcher h as moved in Mil waukee, Wisconsin, to 6618 Chambers street. George L. Caldwell may be reached t he summer months at Hcs- during peria, Michigan. Elton Hill, of the College farm m a n agement department, was elected pres ident of the Lansing Lions club. J u ne 4. M. F. Peters of t he bureau of stand ards a nd research staff has set out to solve t he problem involved in t he ef fects of different kinds of sparks on test engine ignition. He has built a which makes possible control of t he known variables, a nd he shall a t t e m pt June, 1929 T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE COLLEGE R E C O RD 17 learn whether to life a nd effec tiveness of spark plugs can be extend ed. the Clifford street. He reports six eds a nd co-eds, t he honors equally di vided. future D O N 'T M I SS T HE S U N S ET S U P P ER 1916 Herbert G. Cooper, Secretary 1829 Moores River Drive, L a n s i n g, Mich. R. G. Bigelow hopes to be on deck for commencement, time. Bigelow lives in Evanston, Illinois, at 2644 Lawndale. the replies in if he will be W. G. Knickerbocker aft'rmative when asked around for Alumni Day. L. Henry Gork, municipal landscape architect for parks and playgrounds in in G r a nd Rapids, was recently placed charge of a nd Edward C. Eckert, forester, '26, city was named recreation director under Gork. t he city playgrounds, 1917 Mary I.aSelle. Secretary St., L a n s i n g, Mich. 420 W. H i l l s d a le H. V. Kittle may be reached at 1101 Wyandotte avenue, K a n s as City, Mis souri. He is with C h a t t e r t on a nd Son of Lansing. Michigan, bean jobbers. Glen W. Quick is general manager of company, the General Pressed Steel Newton Falls, Ohio. Henry G. Sommer is in t he m a n u facturing engineering d e p a r t m e nt of the General Motors corporation. He to the Olds Motor has been assigned lives at 110 works at Lansing, a nd Howard Estes gives his p e r m a n e nt avenue, 1254 Nicholson address Lakewood, Cleveland, Ohio. as Alfred T. Halsted Lyons, Michigan. He moved some time ago from Lyons, France. is a minister at there Earl A. R. Lauffer is still on inspec tion at t he Long Manufacturing com pany in Detroit. 4741 G a r l a nd avenue reaches him. The postoffice t h at Vernon B. Redfern has moved to Saginaw, W. S., Michigan. reports - John Hancock Series - A Problem for Home Makers Is the management of Income. The Family OUR H O ME B U D G ET S H E ET is designed to cover one income and record of month's outgo. 1918 W i l l a rd Coulter, Secretary 1265 ^Randolph S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. N. A. Kessler is with t he U. S. Bu reau of Public Roads at University F a r m, St. Paul, Minnesota. in F r a nk Davis writes from P. O. Box 4169, T a m p a. Florida: "Still the produce game, operating F r a nk A. D a fruits vis, brokerage company, carlot a nd vegetables, and receiving both shipping, representing. American Fruit Growers, blue goose products, as well shippers. Recently as several other It is an Account Sheet for both the Budget- the Beginner and wise. Sent F R EE on request. 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. Please send me F R EE copy of the John (I en Hancock Home Budget Sheet. close 2c. to cover postage.) Name Address , M A IL Y O UR B A L L OT N OW A.G. Ocer Sixty-six Yean in Business COMMENCEMENT l vVfc»£V^ OMMENCEMENT- 1 HIS is a glorious time school—just when Spring mer. to go back to the old is wafting into Sum- automobile insurance on your car. plete protection against loss or damage. It is com X OU'LL drive, of course, and remind you Highway Map of Michigan. t h at should to ask for a 1929 Auo-Owners V J J T H ER "old g r a d s" will be there to recap ture with you the spirit another Commence of far ment t h at away in memory. is never Ask a ny A u t o - O w n e rs A g e n t, or sign, clip a nd m a il t h is ad to us a nd y ou will r e c e i ve copy of our M i c h i g an H i g h w ay M ap for 1929. is heavy X RAFFIC t h a t 's a this year, and reason for having Auto- coverage full Owners oAuto-Owners INSURANCE COMPANY OF L A N S I NG 615 N. C a p i t ol Ave. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G AN X OURING Information and an unequalled Emer gency Trouble Service good within 10 miles of any garage in the United are States or Canada other reasons why Auto- Owners protection is bet ter. 18 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD i June, 1929 DANCER-BROGAN CO. LANSING, MICHIGAN started mail-order business, 'Sonita' brand, H a v a na cigars, h a n d made, delivered to you at wholesale prices." cigar 1919 Paul Howell, Secretary 756 Oakdale, Jackson, Mich.; Helen Edmonds Coulter writes from "The class of Grandville, Michigan: '19 was supposed to be ruined by t he war, but J u ne 22 will prove it certainly was not! It's our 10th, let's go!" 1922 Mrs. Donald Durfee, Secretary 12758 Stoepel Ave., Detroit, Mich. for calls our class "The campus its reunion this June." Glenn W. Nesman has moved from Bay City to R. 1, Springport, Michigan. R. W. Snyder has moved in Worces t e r , ' M a s s a c h u s e t t s, to 91 J u ne street. Snyder is assistant metallurgist for the American Steel and Wire company. He for to expects Alumni Day. the campus to return Victor Whittemore is district m a n a the Columbian National Life 204 Pearl street, ger for Insurance company. Ypsilanti, Michigan, reaches him. 1923 J. B. Edmond. Secretary Hort Dept., East Lansing, Mich. to a to be on deck re this union but hope year," writes Clyde Allen from D a n s- ville, Michigan. "I have never been back the same "I'll be there for our sixth reunion with '23 enthusiasm a bit increased," writes Hester R. Bradley, Augusta, Michigan. for insurance Harold Every reports: "I am selling life the Massachusetts Mutual here in East Lansing. The old timers will always be welcome at our houses, 171 Gunson street. We'll enter one youngster below 6 years the baby show." in 1927 Eleanor Rainey, Secretary 402 W. Maple St., Birmingham, Mich "First reunion under Dix plan. Come back." J a m es A. Hands are coming back for ond anniversary. They are Detroit at 9883 Chenoot. and Ellenor Hutchins '27's sec in living Students and Alumni Always Welcomed at MVRPS LANSIfNC AND i • k EAST LANSING V QV COM T LEAVE PISSATiSFlEP Hats — Haberdashery — Clothing ART HURD, Prop. lfW~ m s nd ?t