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Six others who were elected in 1928 were inaugu rated and four acting presidents were same period. designated during the long meet Only a superman can the demands placed upon those in such a broad and varied field. for professional constant throughout mo DETERMINE the possibilities of radio broadcasting as a mechanism for adults, a survey of of education broadcasting stations the country is being made by the American Association for Adult Education under the direction of Levering Tyson, head o'' the home student division of Uni versity extension at Columbia univer sity. Columbia has granted leave of a b sence to Mr. Tyson to conduct the work, which is part of an extensive program fields of of is financed by the Carnegie corporation of New York. investigation concerning all adult and which education, U TF a girl wants to get married, and then she of course she should, ought to go to a co-ed school where she will meet a lot of men." says Dr. Anna Y. Reed, professor of personal administration at the school of educa tion of New York university. learn ••In a co-educational college, she will just meet all types pf men and type she gets along with best. which 'she marries a college Then, whether mate or not. she will have something to guide her when she finally makes her choice. "Normally." suggests Dr. Reed, "a this opportunity. girl does not have She meets a m an only at social func tions when he is primed for the occa sion. She never sees dirty finger nails. She does not know whether he is at h e a rt a spendthrift or a miser, and what is more important, she is ignorant of his disposition. "By being his classmate, t he girl will to observe him when have a chance he knows nothing about it. She can learn his bad qualities as well as his good ones, and by meeting him day after day she will be able to determine whether he will 'wear well' or not." 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 fubscription 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 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: Earl E. Hotchin, "12, term expires 1931; L. O. Gordon, '06. term expires 1932 : Harris E. Thomas, 85. Lansing, ex-officio ; E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, ex-officio: Frank F. Rogers, Mrs. Turner Broughton, '17. President of Alumnae League. '83, Lansing, ex-officio. Entered at the East Lansing Postoffice as Second Class Matter Vol. XXXV. No. T> East Lansing. Michigan January. 1H3H In This Issue Editorial Comment Intellectual Activities—For Bands—Courage. Cycles a nd Chances. the New Generation—Keep the Why a Liberal Arts Course At Michigan State? Old Round-Up Glows to "Little International"—Miss Yakeley Improv S p a r t an Clubs—June Class Reunions—Deaths "Close Beside the Winding Cedar" Alpha Zetas of 1911 Class Have Circulated Letters for Eighteen Years—Officers of Military Staff Marriages—A Tribute—College Livestock Wins Basketball Season a Success Gymnasium Gossip—Fisher. "12, Honored Michigan State College Varsity Football Squad of 1929 Alumni Affairs to Date Page 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 r p HE regents of the University of Minnesota voted on December 21 to take out an insurance policy for more a nd t h an $6,000,000 providing d e a th the to 800 in total disability benefits employ of F a c u l ty the university. members will be covered by $10,000 policies each and employees by policies t he of $1,000 to $2,000 depending on length of service. The a n n u al gross premium will be about $100,000, of which the university will pay slightly under 4 0^ a nd those insured t he r e mainder. T^DUCATION. which may be defined full development of our the as personality, something is which you have acquired which helps you to make the most of yourself and of what you know a nd have. subtle t h at It does not m e an scholarship or in tellectuality, for a selfish m an may be these a nd he would not be either of educated in our sense. To be educated means to be able to use what we have, to be useful, helpful, ready and willing responsibil- to assume obligations and i t i e s- —G. A. Plumley. THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD January, 1930 M OST important of coming events for those interested in Michigan agriculture is the annual Farmers' Week program, scheduled to be held at the College this year February 3-7. The events of last year as shown above included talks by Governor Green and many other nationally prominent speakers, a huge inter-department parade, roadside market and crop improvement exhibits as well as horse pulling contests and other entertainment. January, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 5 Editorial Comment INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITIES line. T EN years hence the college graduate will more t h an likelv be asking his alumni association a nd his col lege for things quite different from seats at t he 50- t he "other In fact his voice requesting yard things" can already be detected, a nd it is gaining strength. things" refer mainly to adult education, or, in collegiate circles, continuing education after graduation, the somewhat new idea t h at getting an education is a life long process r a t h er t h an four or six years on a college cam pus, a nd t h at the college may even owe it to its graduates to furnish this "continuing education" to its alumni. The "other Such are some of t he conclusions one reaches after read ing a survey of the whole subject prepared by Wilfred B. Shaw of the University of Michigan for the American Asso ciation for Adult Education, cooperating with the American Alumni Council. reading Although a few colleges a re already furnishing their grad uates with lists and books, or are giving some faculty advice, or are sponsoring alumni conferences and round table discussions concerning subjects other t h an a t h letics, the idea in general is comparatively new. Alumni a nd college officers interested in getting an alumni education program under way might make note of some of Mr. Shaw's findings and conclusions. 1. T he program should originate with institution r a t h er t h an the alumni organization. A special committee may be set up or a special officer appointed to h a n d le t he work. the 2. Undergraduates, who are the graduates of should be made to realize t h at commencement end of things educational. tomorrow, the is not 3. F u r t h er development of contacts between faculty and alumni. "Nothing can be more effective t h an the continua tion of a personal relationship between a teacher and his former students." A help in preserving a nd developing this relationship is the distribution of printed lectures, occasional speeches, a nd reports among the alumni. 4. Alumni magazines might do more t h an they are doing to stimulate the continuing-education idea; even at the risk of losing some "reader interest" they might well print more articles of post graduate education importance. 5.. Book lists a nd reading programs. "Probably the simplest a nd easiest method to make the start." These dif fer from those of the American Library Association, for in stance, in t h at they are connected up with the authority of t he institution a nd with the personality of well-known a nd well-loved teachers. Reading too numerous, or too long a nd complex. lists should not be 6. Annual gatherings at the college itself, a nd reading- discussion groups in various centers. It is understood of course is still new a nd on a tentative basis, t h at relatively only a few alumni will be interested at first, and t h at results must come slowly. the whole program t h at X for requests repeated alumni springs not only from to t h em something t h at is priceless, but from FOR THE NEW GENERATION / / f p ^ HE R I G HT of a university or college to make of its support financial t he fact t h at it h as given t he further fact t h at w h at h as been given to t h em it ought to be in a position to give their children. Does a ny educated m an want his children to grow up uneducated? Does any m an who himself possesses t he tools of culture desire his children to go t h r o u gh life without t h e m? T he European peasant who comes to America and finds here an opportun ity t h at the old world denied him slaves and saves to bring his family over at decent m an who h as himself entered a content to have his children remain outside? t he earliest possible moment. Is a ny land of promise "Continuous demands for money Alma Mater does not make, but never for herself, always for her children and for h er children's children. W h at she h as done for fathers she desires to do for their sons. W h at she h as given to mothers she desires to give to their daughters. And surely she is not to be blamed for this desire. R a t h er she should lay within her if she did not do all t h at be condemned power to place herself in a position where she could give to every new generation at least as much as she has given to predecessors."—Ohio Wesleyan Magazine. KEEP THE BANDS they appreciated having- (An alumnus of the Furniture City recently wrote us how much their city on Armistice Day and take part in the city's celebration. This same alumnus clipped the Grand Rapids Herald which shows the general sentiment on college musica) organizations.—Editor, i the following editorial from the College band visit L\ to of the t he t he t h at crowd games take up interest. For m a ny The Herald's institutional bands. He seems J. X. giving 15 minutes between halves of the bands do nothing but the K A D E T R O IT sporting editor has suggested t h at college and school authorities do away with the custom of football to time and think sporting- interrupt to disagree with him; a n d, this one editor has hastened the editorial column a nd the sporting editor time at least agree. appearance spectators of the Harvard and Michigan bands last Saturday was one of t he high notes of the game between the two universities. Many a spine tingled with thrills as t he Harvard musicians played "Fair Harvard." and Michigan's band entuned " T he Yellow and the Blue." There isn't a greater spectacle of loyalty under the sun t h an the thousands of men in a foot ball stadium standing with h a ts off as a college a n t h em is played. And loyalty swells with the music from our high school bands. Do away with t he bands? By no means. They are a colorful part of t he football spectacle. And what is more, they are build ing up in schools and colleges a great reservoir of musical talent. Some of these bands rate with t he great musical t he organizations. Our own S o u th High band's showing at Navy game in Ann Arbor two years ago was a testimonial to its skill a nd prowess. Our other local schools are well represented. The Michigan band is famous. And only last finest Monday G r a nd Rapids became acquainted with t he college b a nd in this state and one of the finest in t he whole country, the Michigan State college band, 75 strapping young m en of musicianly skill and soldierly precision." t he same spirit of lesser degree in COURAGE, CYCLES AND CHANCES It T he worth of any ANOTHER YEAR is perhaps is another chance. well, on t he whole, t h at we measure time in cycles. t he mental fiction of a turning point This furnishes a nd a t u rn in thought as in a thoroughfare provides a new- view. Life m e a ns progress. We never pass t he same way twice. Nobody should be hopelessely "stuck" in a groove. The Twentieth Century thoroughfare h as no grooves. t h at proposes t he institution or present year merely to m a i n t a in a status quo is to be called in question. T he well worn proverb "There's plenty of room t he m an at t he top" is a challenge '"top" is; who only ever who does not know where believes it leaders a nd college professors believe rests the future of graduates continuing their interest in cultural activities at their Alma inspiration Mater. We covet for our readers this year t he of the upward view a nd t he courage for the forward step. to go there. Happy t he In such a one, alumni is on ahead. life 6 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J a n u a r y, 1930 ? Why A Liberal Arts Course at Michigan State: Alumni Questions Answered In Dean Ryder's Discussion ¥ total academic Michigan State degree. requirements for a to meet institutions r p HE OBLIGATIONS of our higher -*- educational today are large as compared with those of a gen eration ago; not only more students are enrolled in our colleges, but m u ch more extensive and varied curricula the needs and are necessary changing demands of a continually society. It was the tion, manifesting on this campus, tha'. lead ganization of the Liberal Arts division at the Michigan State college. T h r o u gh its this generous elective privileges it h as b e come possible at this college to meet the needs of a larger number of stu dents and training for a greater variety of purposes. conspicuously to t he or curriculum with latter considera to furnish enlarged itself to in to In the t he For true t h at invites training the student body. It will be well to consider what the presence of this division accomplishes for first place, it takes care of the student who seeks a general in either lines or as a technical preference foundation for technical training at a It emphasizes for t he en later date. importance of tire student body h u m an affairs. attention It to t he importance of t he h u m an fac t he vast complex tor relation live. in which we changing world Furthermore, subject is it m a t t er in this division may be utilized as preparation for certain vocational purposes. subject properly supplemented with allied sub furnish preparation ject m a t t er may for entrance field. teaching Economics and related subjects p r e pare one for a business career. The skillful student of art. including music in its many branches, as well as draw ing a nd painting, finds his art t r a i n ing serviceable for commercial p u r poses, if he likes. Most important of all. it becomes a means whereby young people find themselves. Students come to college not knowing their capabili ties. The divisions of arts a nd sciences enlarge t he finding out student and aid him what training is best suited to his abil ities. the educational vision of instance, any into t he in Expansion Made Easily The to enlarge foregoing p a r a g r a p hs are de signed to explain why it seemed neces sary the scholastic oppor tunities of the College. The expansion was made very easily. It may be of interest to know t h at it did not neces sitate the addition of new d e p a r t m e n ts as one might imagine at first t h o u g h t; in fact, only one previously u n r e p r e sented line of work h as been added thus, namely, t h at of philosophy. All other lines of work h ad held a place in t he curriculum for m a ny years. Of course, it has been necessary to enlarge ¥ A students secretary Questions concerning have come from alumni and to former the alumni over a period of months asking many the Liberal points The history of Arts division. for, its development, it occu and insti pies in our fast-growing special at once gives tution reader article this interest by Dean the special place Ryder.—EDITOR. the need to A to increase t he offerings of these previously exist ing departments, and the teaching staff. The latter would have been a necessity with a t tendance, whatever The committee the plans of the a r ts division sought to a c to complish two things especially; first furnish t he student with opportunity to earn a degree of recognized high its occasion. t h at formulated increased Dean E. H. Ryder in In sound freedom t he College, as well as value comparable with the worth of the degrees from already existing di visions of the degrees of other reputable institutions; second, to furnish said student with as large a measure of the choice of subject m a t t er as is consistent with keeping education. with these ideas a plan of organization was worked out. In so doing, it seemed necessary to make a few things abso lutely mandatory. A course of fresh m an English, extending throughout t he year, was for every student. Two years of a modern language was considered ad foreign visable for one seeking the Arts degree, while a year of science laboratory invaluable m i n i m um of seemed an in training for every college graduate fixed this highly scientific age. These requirements it will be noted a m o u nt to 48 credits, or just one-fourth of t he indispensable thought in to certain instance, he must The remainder of the student's course limita is elective, subject tions. For select some one line of work in the division English. for a major—mathematics. economics, e t c. covering a speeifice this particular number of credits field. Liberal privileges are extended t he student in the choice of individual field. He must, of courses within this laid course, observe the prerequisites from down and pursue allied subjects different accordance d e p a r t m e n ts with the advice of t he major d e p a r t ment. The purpose of this a r r a n g e ment of the major is to insure a large in some one measure of scholarship line. With unguarded and unrestricted elective privileges there is great d a n ger t h at a degree may be obtained by in a the use of elementary courses large number of departments, t h us cheapening the value of the degree. in the subject of In addition to the major, a student is expected to choose a second field of study In to be known as a minor. this he must do one-half as much work t he major subject with similar as in limitations. The purpose of this fea ture is to supplement the major with line of scholarly achievement another in a student's own choice. The majors are confined strict ly to Liberal Arts department subjects:' on the other hand, t he minor mav be chosen science the arts or from divisions of the College, t h us offering a more varied combination of cours'1 the subjects content. The balance of necessary to t he degree, amounting to a year or more, is chosen by t he stu dent from a wide choice of electives. including practically range of college offerings. T h us far we have considered the general plan of organ ization for the division. The picture would not be complete without some account of several special opportuni-, ties arranged by the faculty. the whole the to One incorporate thing, a student in a r ts may discover courses of study in other di visions of the College which he would in his scheme of like education. T h us there may be offer ings in agriculture, engineering, home economics, veterinary m e d i c i n e — t he the so-called College—which make contributions to the work pursued in t he Arts division. This privilege is available to the stu t he e x t e nt of 12 credits per dent year in each of t he Junior and Senior years. technical divisions of to Division Trains Teachers Again, m a ny students anticipate en In order for tering the field of teaching. t h at a student may be qualified ( C o n t i n u ed on P a ge 15) J a n u a r y. 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 7 Old Round-Up Grows to "Little International" Farmers' Week February 3-7 To Dominate All Parts of Campus D A CK IN 1910, for three or four days, " the Michigan Agricultural College campus grew up. Men with magnificent mustachios and ladies modish in the plumed hats and feather boas t h en in vogue crowded their class agricultural students from rooms. And youngsters in Sunday clothes and wide flat sailor h a ts had to be rescued by perspiring members of the classes of '13, after getting lost along the Red Cedar —which, by the way, they still do. every Farmers' Week. '10, '11. 12. and For this was an Institute Roundup, the present Farmers' forerunner of Week; and it was the first of t he a n nual Roundups held at East Lansing. It was a lot like the modern F a r m e r s' Week, too; but on a smaller and more specialized scale. Everyone filed down the steps into t he big Ag Hall livestock pavilion, which was used for the gen eral session, and heard talks on soil the production of farm crops, in and the mornings. programs Afternoon were more varied. There was. for i n stance, a Woman's Congress Thursday topics for and Friday afternoons, and groups consideration varied alfalfa from growing. in playgrounds the men's to to Livestock topics were not the Annual Report stressed, for according "Farmers' Weeks" t h at year because at which special attention was given to poultry and dairying were held r e spectively the Institute Roundup. just before and after the and year over spread resembled Our present-day F a r m e r s' Week was piece still intensive meal, in a number of small periods lecture demonstration which short courses more t h an they did their suc cessor; and all the small meetings a nd specialized "Farmers' Weeks" which are now incorporated into one big week held annually at the college, were still being held separately. the modern The Institute Round-Up had come into being some fifteen years before. Farmers' Institutes, meeting in various parts of the state, would send delegates and members to the big roundup, which was held, until 1910, in in various parts of the state. rotation the farmers pouring But sometimes there weren't enough beds for all in from all parts of the state for one of these meetings. t h e re w a s nt a hall big enough to accommo date speakers and exhibits. And most of came from East Lansing, anyhow. speakers and Sometimes exhibits the So in 1909, the State Board of Agri culture voted t h at t he I n s t i t u te R o u n d up be held annually at Michigan S t a te for college, where rooms constructed lecture halls, large exhibits rooms, a nd facilities for all phases of the week's production were available. And so for farmers went three years Michigan down to East Lansing early in the year to a t t e nd t he big statewide Roundup. After Name It Farmers' Week they came t h at to F a r m e r s' to know quite Week. No one seems why the n a me was changed, except t h at the S m i t h- at about this time, under Lever bill, agricultural co college, operating with t he U. S. D e p a r t m e nt of extension Agriculture, work. began rural And with the beginning of this ex its a t t e n d a nt col tension work, with lege c o u n ty extension agents, and 4-H Clubs, came t he end of the old institutes. With regular ag ricultural a nd home economics extens- specialists, R. W. Tenny, *19 Director of Short Courses and Farmers' Week Activities to answer lectures ion workers giving series of t he state, and county agents through ready individual questions and problems, there was little need for the Institute system, though m a ny of the its phases were carried over into new extension work. still Institutes exist in one or two Michigan counties, but are now in general replaced by the college a nd national extension systems. The first F a r m e r s' Week was held in J a n u a ry of 1914. It h a d n 't yet attained its present proportions, but it pretty well dominated t he campus, even then. The big livestock sawdust-sprinkled the basement of Ag Hall pavilion was still the m a in gathering-place for visitors, but other d e p a r t m e n ts gave exhibits, a nd the first F a r m e r s' Week, like t he present-day ones, was a c a m pus-wide affair. As far back as 1910, when t he event was still a " R o u n d u p" in fact, there were exhibits by d e p a r t in indirectly connected with ments only agriculture—a private electric lighting plant in operation, for instance, in an era when most city homes used gas illumination, a nd oil lamps were in al most universal use in rural districts. Many of t he visitors h ad never seen such a p l a nt in operation before, and it off t he student delegated was one of the heroes of t he day, e n dowed with almost magical powers. t u rn to "Little International" Now to the takes records, large p a rt For students in "adjoining in took a the program, t h en as now. The com paratively modest "Roundup." held, a c cording livestock rooms" has pavilion a nd the grown until it dominates most of college buildings, and becomes, for a week, the main concern of the c a m pus. Now, of course, with the gather the scattered yearly "Farmers ing of Weeks" into one, it also in all phases of agriculture. This year, for instance, when t he event is held F e b ruary 3-7. there'll be a "Little I n t e r national" to take the place of the live stock parade which has been a feature of other years. College animals, c h a m pions a nd grand champions at the Chi cago exposi I n t e r n a t i o n al Livestock tion, will be fitted and shown by college students. There'll be an exhibit of grains which placed at the I n t e r n a t i o n there'll al Hay a nd Grain Show. And be exhibits by College d e p a r t m e n ts of the latest quirks in agricultural m e t h ods. And home economic lectures and exhibitions will occupy nearly as large those a place on the program as will having to do with agriculture. the old Roundup Institute has into a Farmers' Week, as Abe is a F a r m e r s' ^ For grown Martin would say, as Week! Miss Yakeley Improves of Miss Elida r p HE CONDITION •*- Yakeley, registrar, who suffered al most fatal injuries in an accident No vember 4 at Buffalo, continues to im prove slowly but without doubt. to r e t u rn to her a p a r t m e nt in After spending nearly six weeks the Buffalo hospital, Miss Yakeley was able in t he Abbot block. Her injuries were of a n a t u re to heal. requires S he is able to be up most of t he time a nd consults frequently with her staff regarding office matters. It is barely possible t h at she will be able to r e t u rn to her work for t he spring term. time t h at Her m a ny friends have been cheered by t he news of improvement and will be glad to see her in her official posi tion again. 8 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J a n u a r y. 1930 SPARTAN CLUBS Hear Y e- - G r a ds JUNE ! REUNIONS CLASS in the last A N UNINTENTIONAL omission was •^*- made the RECORD, of the alumni meeting held in Chicago November 13. at the time of the annual land grant college meet ing. issue of Many alumni of this institution, prominent in official positions at var land grant colleges, were active ious the many group meetings. Out in standing Michigan State alumni i n cluded one university chancellor, E. A. Burnett. "87. of the University of Nebr aska. "V \ the Out of five alum«ii who hold positions as deans of agriculture, two were present. These m en were H. W. Mumfcrd. '91. dean, at t he University of Illinois, and C. A. Willson. '06. dean at the University of Tennessee. A. B. Cordley. '88. of Oregon, a nd F. '91. of the University of B. Mumford. Missouri, are alumni who hold t he com bined position of dean of agriculture and director of experiment stations in their Eugene '78. was present, also, and Davenport. before being retired would have had this dual classification. institutions. respective C. A. McCue. '01. of Delaware college, holds three positions: those of dean of agriculture, director of experiment sta tion and director of extension. Mac served land grant convention as their general secretary this year. the five alumni country were Three of our serving as directors of experiment stations in These the alumni were, C. P. Gillette. "84. of Colo rado Agricultural college. U. P. Hedrick. '93. of t he New York experiment station and V. R. Gardner. '05. of Michigan State. present. C. B. Smith. '94, who is chief of ex tension in the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Washington, a nd R. J. Baldwin. '04. of Michigan State were the only State graduates present as directors of extension. t he alumni Secretary Stewart was assisted in a r ranging luncheon at t he Stevens hotel in Chicago, by Edward Kunze. a nd P. B. Woodworth, "86. Presi dent R. S. Shaw, in a brief welcome to those assembled, stressed impor tance of meeting in alumni groups, and told of the present day policies of the the In time available Chair m an "Pete" Woodworth called upon Messers. Davenport, Hedrick. Cordley, and Mumford to make a few remarks a nd the entire group present voted the interesting luncheon one of t he most they h ad attended in years. institution. t he short H a r ry Houdini is said to have found t he farmer harder t h an any other person. T h at should help to dis pel an old fallacy. to fool >ix Plan I 1877 1879 1896 1898 1915 1917 1928 1878 1880 1897 1899 1916 1918 1929 DEATHS M R S. FANNIE H. BISSELI. news of r n HE UNEXPECTED the -*- death of Mrs. Fannie H. Bisseli. wife of Dean G. W. Bisseli. on Friday. December 27, 1929, was a shock to their m a ny friends in East Lansing a nd the college. She died the Good S a m a r i t an in Los Angeles. California, following an operation. hospital in Five Year 1S75 1890 1900 1910 1920 Classes 1885 1895 1905 1915 1925 GRAND RAPIDS CLUB XT'VERY Michigan State alumni club -^ holds an a n n u al meeting. The stag dinner a nd a n n u al meeting held by t he alumni of t he Furniture City at t he G r a nd Rapids Gas company cafeteria on December 28 was unusual in many respects. T he invitation to meet in t he dining rooms of an indus trial concern was extended by Herb Straight, "17, general superintendent. appealing The feature of t he evening was t he talk a nd visit given by Thomas G u n- son, beloved by all former students a nd friends of t he institution. His talk on •"Memories" was very to those assembled and t he discussion fol lowing his talk on t he careful selec tion of students was felt to be very much worth while by those attending. Following several stunts t he election of officers was held with C. Macgregor being elected president, F. W. Starrett vice-president, a nd DeGay Ernst, sec retary-treasurer. While weather conditions were poor. the following m en who attended en joyed t he event very m u c h: C. H. Alexander, "93; J. O. Barkwell. '21; R. L. Baxter, '19; Jake Brady. "23; C. M. Brown, '22; J. H. Caldwell. '20; W. D. Carew. '07; S. Coryell, '20; W- M. Coul ter. '18; B.'R. Crane. '24; DeGay Ernst. '22; H. N. Hornbeck, '04; W. C. Keck. '17; K e n n e th Kerr. '23; J. G. Lauffer. '24; J. B. Lazell. '23; C. Macgregor, '21; C. E. McCormick. '20; D. A. Meeker. '17; '18; D. H. Pritchard, '23; W. A. O'Donald. '20; J. W. Rigterink. '97; A. F. Southwick, '27: H. L. Staples. .'14; T. A. Steele, '21; H. D. Straight,'17. J. F. P. Newhall, BERRIEN COUNTY CLUB DECEMBER was joy m o n th for the alumni of Berrien county, so pack ing up their troubles they reserved S at - urday night, December 28 for a grand holiday frolic, which heretofore was known as the a n n u al meeting, a nd e n joyed a splendid evening at Memorial Hall on Lake Boulevard in St. Joseph. The meeting opened with a pot-luck (Continued on Page 11) The Bissells h ad just left East L a n their sing on November 4 to take up residence California. at Monrovia, While not in t he best of health t he past year Mrs. Bisseli was most cheer ful to her large host of friends before leaving, a nd appeared to be much im proved in health. t h an Mrs. Bisseli h ad lived on t he campus for more twenty-one years a nd numbered among her friends hundreds of prominent alumni, former students and faculty members of the institution. She was a life member of the Lansing chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution a nd was a member of t he Episcopal church. She had for years been active with the Dean in the social life of the college. Besides her husband, she is survived by two foster daughters. Mrs. Thomas Nehil. '12. Midland. Michigan, and Mrs. Charles Clement, w'17. Manis- tique. Michigan, a nd two sisters. Mrs. J a m es T r e m an and Mrs. Frances Wil son, of Monrovia. California. Mr. Bis seli will continue to make his home at 216 Oakes avenue. Monrovia. MARY JEANETTE WILLIAMS. 1920 Mary Jeanette Williams. '20. formerly a in Central High school at teacher Lansing, died at Ann Arbor. Tuesday, December 31. 1929. FRANK H. HALL. 1888. FRANK HENRY HALL died at Gene va. New York, October 17. 1929 of pneumonia following a major operation. He h ad been in apparently good health Until shortly before going to t he hos pital. He was born at Tecumseh. Mich.. July 2, 1866 a nd grew up on his father's farm, school a nd attending district from later the Tecumseh high school which he graduated in 1885. He e n tered M. A. C. as a sophomore in Sept ember, 1885, a nd graduated as was the custom in those days in August, 1888. in two years he was instructor For mathematics at the College. He took a Civil Service examination a nd was appointed as a clerk in the Record a nd Pension division of t he W ar depart ment, doing uninteresting routine work in t he old Ford Theatre building until the disastrous collapse of the floors in 1893. He was t h en transferred to more congenial work in t he office of experi m e nt stations, in t he U. S. Depart m e nt of Agriculture. He was one of (Continued on Page 11) J a n u a r y, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD "Close Beside ike Winding Cedar" in dents who are ready to pick up extra jobs, cleaned virtually money at odd t he big every floor space inch of locker building. The swimming pool, rooms, hall-ways, gymnasium floors in for attention. a nd walls all came rooms Boxing, fencing, a nd wrestling were all given attention, particularly t he grapplers work t he a r e na where out. T he prespiring wrestlers scrub t he m a ts during their bodies around is always practice sessions a nd a chance t h at some infection will de velop unless t he equipment is thorough ly cleaned a nd fumigated. there To make good plans a nd to have t he t h em out are to carry determination attributes of an ideal class secretary. The planning season for J u ne reunions is at h a n d. tree n e ar Signalizing large spruce building was the advent of the holi days, a t he Woman's illuminated It is the with strings of colored lights. one campus recognition of Christmas which h as grown into somewhat of a tradition. After tedious delays on account of storm and fog. Dr. N. A. McCune, '01, pastor of the Peoples church, returned from an extended sojourn in Europe, to his East Lansing parish, t he S a t u r day before Christmas. the football team received a Martin Rummel, '27, former captain frac of tured jaw and severe lacerations about t he face in an automobile accident n e ar Pontiac, Monday, J a n u a ry 6. He was taken to St. Joseph hospital in Pontiac, where his condition was reported as not serious. The summer before Rummel c a p tained the S p a r t an gridders he was i n volved in an automobile accident n e ar Traverse City which terminated his football career. However, he active captained his team from the sidelines during t he next playing season, never once missing a practice session or a game. for Zero Christmas weather with snow t he most exacting advo enough cate of an "old-fashioned" yuletide kept in visitors the Campus throughout the season. lacking Keen competition was shown in the inter-sorority bowling tournament, held December 7 at t he Rainbow a nd Olym pic alleys. The K a p pa Delts captured t he cup for t he second year in succes sion by rolling a total of 1663 pins, averaging 110.2. Sesame ranked sec ond with a score of 1606 pins a nd an average of 100.4. addition. '16, who captained t h at defeated Michigan The athletic trophy room has a new Blake and highly prized the Aggie Miller, team in 1915 by a score of 24 to 9, has produced the ball t h at was used in t h at contest. It will be appropriately mounted and added collection of trophies. t he historic to a plays pretty T h e re is an interesting story written around the ball, in which Fielding H. Yost, Michigan's grand o l d. m an of athletics, r o l e. Immediately following the close of the game on t h at memorable a u t u mn day in 1915 two members of the Aggie team asked Mr. Yost for the ball t h at they might carry to East Lansing it back as a symbol of victory. Mr. Yost den ied t he request a nd t h en with a slow smile and a twinkle in his eye he said: "Gentlemen, I cannot give this ball to you. to one m an who played out there this afternoon a nd to it him I intend to personally present is Blake with my compliments. He Miller, captain of your very fine team." It belongs are station, station, experiment experiment Prof. V. R. Gardner, '05, director, a nd Michigan Dean F. B. Mumford, '91, director, Mis souri two members of a committee of scientists effective who are studying means by which progress m a de in science as applied to agriculture during t he past h u n d r ed years can be most effectively demonstrated at t he Cen tury of Progress celebration to be held in Chicago in 1933. t he most More t h an 150 members of the Col lege agricultural convened on t he Campus Tuesday, December 17, for t he seventeenth a n n u al field exten sion conference. field staff R. J. Baldwin, '04, director of the ex periment station, gave one of t he ini tial addresses, a nd President Shaw a d dressed t he assembled workers on " T he to College P r o g r am a nd I ts Relation t he Extension Staff." in Prof. G a r d n er a nd Dean Mumford were appointed by Dr. A. F. Woods, director of scientific work t he U. of Agriculture, who S. D e p a r t m e nt is a member of t he National R e search council's science advisory com mittee which is collaborating with t he Century of Progress trustees in formu lating a basic t h e me whereby t he Chi t he cago exposition can dramatize for visitors to t he fair t he advances t h at have been m a de in pure a nd applied science in t he period from 1833 to 1933. in America whereby to men and women on Belgium is offering an unusual op the portunity few select colleges a nd faculty of a universities they may apply for the privilege of a year's instruction in any accredited univer sity a nd if accepted they will have all living expenses paid by traveling a nd the Educational Foundation of the Bel gian Relief commission. T he Michigan list of State college was put on institutions who will benefit by this arrangement. Lewis Richards, head of the music department, and a former aide to Herbert Hoover when he was head of the Belgian Relief commission was educational by foundation at a recent meeting held t he in New York city offer to the College. to carry back authorized the the In appointing Mr. Richards to t he directorate. P r e s i d e nt foundation Hoover h ad in mind his able service rendered on the commission. B ut the u n foundation directors doubtedly selected Michigan State in compliment to Mr. Richards. themselves Word h as been received at the zo ology d e p a r t m e nt t h at Associate Prof essor J. W. Stack has been elected of Wilson Ornithological president club at in Des h as Moines, been treasurer of this organization for three years. Professor Stack recent meeting its Iowa. T he Wilson Ornithological club was is named after founded in 1888. and first American Alexander Wilson, the ornithologist. It is a national o r g a n i zation consisting of some 800 members t he interested throughout in bird life United States. T he organization fos t he scientific study of birds a nd ters their habits, and has been i n s t r u m e n t al in t he protection of It also^publishes a quarterly magazine on all phases of bird the birds. life. During the holiday season the Col lege gymnasium was a busy place. the oppor Swarms of workmen tunity t he stu dents were away from t he campus. An army of scrubmen, m a ny of t h em s t u to clean house while took 10 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J a n u a r y, 1930 Alpha Zetas of 1911 Class Have Circulated Letters for Eighteen Years r p HE ALPHA ZETAS of the class of •-~ 1911—ten in number—have circu lated a chain letter since graduation 18 years ago. Each recipient takes out his old letter and adds a new one. time the The letter is now on its twenty-third trip. It goes from coast to coast. Since the war. when the round-robin flew a its couple of flight has been practically same each times across t he water, trip. t he T he 1911 A. Z.'s. given in the order in which they receive the letter a r e: B. W. Keith, of Keith Bros. Nursery. is particularly Bert Sawyer. Mich. famed strawberries. "Mastadon" He started the letter off in 1911. Has two children, a boy a nd a girl. for is a national E. C. Lindemarm. High Bridge. New Jersey. Lindy in sociological research. Lectures all over t he country and in foreign lands. One of his four girls is being educated in England. figure S. C. Langdon. Hubbardston. Mich. is farming well enough so he the high honor of Sammy has been given "Master Farmer." Was formerly Alum ni secretary and editor of the Record. Has two girls. J a m es G. France, S an Diego. Cali fornia. Glen is farm advisor for San Diego County. One of the few mortals in existence who having lived in Cali fornia, h as a kind word for other parts of the U. S. A., notably Michigan. Has three children, all in H. S.. two girls a nd a boy Basil Wales, Albuquerque. New Mex ico Although t he exact title which Bas carts around is not mentioned in his letters it is known he is about as high up in the U. S. Forestry service as any m an in the West. He has one child, a girl. F r a nk L. True. Armada, Mich. Torch is a dairyman. Jerseys, with a farming and orcharding little mixed tossed in for good measure. He relates in his the farm was the government by his taken up from in 1837. Children— great grandfather and Mary, Martha and John. twins Janet letter t h at last record as county in part by his being Carl's agricultural agents in Muskegon County was recog nized recently t he college cup provided for awarded is outstanding work. Re-forestation one of his most successful projects. His four children are all boys. the College as dairy J. G. Hays, East Lansing, Mich. Jim job. half-time has a double-barrelled extension with specialist, half-time as Secretary of the Michigan Holstein-Fresian Association. Operates his farm in Livingston Coun ty by tenant. Has three boys. is cashier of B. C. Porter, t he bunch. He Jr., G r a nd Rapids. Mich., handles the most money of any of t he G r a nd Rapids Savings Bank. South Branch. Benny, the only A. Z. to get across in the World War, divides his last letter between a recital of his a d the recent American ventures during Legion in Paris and an a c reunion count of a roup epidemic r a m p a nt in his sideline poultry. Two girls a nd a boy. Clare Severance, Fenton, Mich is farming with his dad. Clare t he perennial bachelor of t he pack. Con soles himself for such unhappy plight through association with pure bred Holsteins and real estate agents trying to buy the old farm. Has—ahem! is Carl H. Knopf. Muskegon. Mich. J. G. Havs. Scribe. Members of R. 0. T. C. Instructional Staff MAJOR C. THOMAS-STAHLE. C. A. C. CAPTAIN R O SS E. LARSON, Cavalry CAPTAIN P. W. HARDIE, C. A. C. second Philippine lieutenant. Phi Kappa 20. 1911. Islands 1911 in civil Phi. S., P£ArAT STATE. engineering. F) D. C. Commissioned Foreign A. C. December September. service: 1915, to December. 1917; France. Jan uary. 1917. to July. 1919. M.S.. Massa- 1922. cfiusetts school. Instructor Officers' 1922-1925. school, 1925. course, Staff Graduate Command course, General schools. 1927. Service On duty at Michigan State college since 1927. Graduate the Coast Artillery the Coast Artillery of Technology. and General Institute Field is TTOME in 1914. in St. Paul. Minn. in St. Paul until 1917, when At- the tended St. Thomas college and St. Paul's College of Laic, from which Practiced he was graduated laic he the Regular army as a second entered to lieutenant first in 1920. lieutenant course Graduated Riley, at Kansas, duty with the Cavalry Unit at Michigan State college of cavalry. Promoted in 1919 and captain from Troop Officers' school, Fort in 1925. Reported in June, 1925.. the Cavalry for Civil of Engineering North T)ACHELOR college. 1907. One *-? Carolina State construc year with Navy Department tion work. Two years Bureau of Lands. engineering Philippine Islands. Entered in North Carolina. 1911-1917. Appointed Regular army July 1. 1920. 1, 1920. Captain Regular in Panama Canal zone. 1921- Stationed Officers' 19 2 4. Battery Graduate school, 1925. course, Coast fraternity. Member in Detailed at Michigan 1925. Sigma State of Kappa Artillery college army, July J a n u a r y. 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 11 MARRIAGES A R C H B O L D - K E L LY Chester M. Archhold. '24. a nd H o n- orah Kelly of Douglas. Alaska, were married October 14. 1928. They are living in Petersburg. Alaska. C O L E - C O RR Clarence Cole a nd Kathleen Corr. both with '28. were married in Lansing, Dec ember 28. 1929. They left immediately for G r a nd Rapids. Minnesota, where Cole is engaged in extension work for the University of Minnesota. E A T O N - B O YD Edward C. Eaton, '28. and Geraldine in Detroit. J e an Boyd were married December 28. 1929. They will make their home in Redford. F O R D - G I L L E S P IE Gaylon T. Ford. '29. and Geraldine Gillespie, '28, were married New Year's day at Tecumseh, Michigan. They will in New York city make where Ford in t he Bell Telephone is employed laboratories. their home HEWETSON-CHAMBERS Henry W. Kewetson a nd Frances Chambers. '28. were married Septem ber 14. 1929. Mr. Hewetson is a g r a- uate of t he University of Toronto and received his M. A. degree from the Uni versity of British Columbia. He is e n gaged as lecturer in economics at the University of Alberta, and they will make their home in Edmonton. MORROW-BENNETT J o hn Paul Morrow and Marian Bennett, both '28, were married in Ply mouth. Michigan, on J u ne 24. 1929. They are in Detroit at 11950 Ohio avenue. Morrow is with t he State Highway d e p a r t m e nt a nd Mrs. Morrow is Park school. the Highland teaching living in SPARTAN CLUBS (Continued from Page 8) suppsr at 7 o'clock followed by a busi ness meeting and election of officers. Substituting for Secretary Stewart and Dr. Austin, who were forced to remain at home on account of illness, Dr. Ward Giltner attended as the main speaker Judging from the report of t he me2ting, "Doc" was t he big shot of t he evening and county was before made made an honorary member of their organization. leaving Berrien the Campus. from Much credit for the success of the this past meetings in Berrien county '16. year goes president of the club. T he new offi cers will be announced next m o n th a nd plans laid for t he year of 1930. to Marshall Shearer. TOLEDO CLUB t he r p HE ANNUAL MEETING of •*• Toledo Club was held at t he Lor raine hotel S a t u r d ay evening, • J a n u- "Do not change of azine will the Post O postage. al fail to address be not without ffice send in your as your mag- by forivarded addition- from ary 11. While t he weather prevented the people t he Monroe district attending t he interest a nd enthusiasm from shown by t he those attending Toledo area was sufficient to crack thermometer a nd make everyone the feel type t h at more meetings of should be held during this the year. Completing his year as president of the organization George L. Comlosey. 13. introduced Secretary G. O. Stewart who gave a vivid description of t he present-day campus a nd college life. Plans were discussed to hold at least four meetings during t he coming year and t he following officers were elected to carry out the wishes of the club members: President, Dr. W. P. Hall, '20; first vice-president. Lloyd Hughes, '23; second vice-president a nd secretary in charge of Monroe district, Boyer Marx. '26; secretary a nd treasurer, R. C. Sweeney. 19; corresponding secre tary. Maude Ferguson Werner. '08. DEATHS (Continued from Page 8 i the editors of the Experiment Station Record a nd soon gained a wide know ledge of agricultural literature. including His work in Washington led to his appointment as librarian a nd editor station t he New York experiment at at Geneva, in 1897. He remained with t h at station until his death, holding- various positions t h at of vice-director a nd was the first experi the United editor ment States. In 1917. when Dr. Eustis of t he war time food administration needed a safe a nd reliable editor for publicity statements, he sent for Mr. Hall. Dir ector U. P. Hedrick. h as found him an excellent aid in p r e paring his recent publications and bul letins. '93. of Geneva, station in They had In 1891 Mr. Hall married Miss May Evelyn Avery, a school time friend in five children, Tecumseh. Stanley. Elizabeth. Dorothy. Sydney, a nd Ruth, all living except Stanley, M. A. C. 1914. Sydney a nd R u th have also studied at the College. As a student in high school a nd in college, and later in his work, Mr. Hall was r a t h er quiet a nd non-assertive, but always well liked, and highly r e spected for his sound judgment, a nd his thorough mastery of any subject before expressing an opinion. He made good use of the training received from his teachers. Kedzie. Cook, Beal, Bailey, Carpenter a nd McLouth, a nd t he world is better because he h as lived, a nd others.—Contri worked, a nd helped buted by his classmate, L. H. Dewey, '88. A TRIBUTE r\N DECEMBER 28 a n n o u n c e m e nt of Vif t he death of Mrs. Bissell, beloved wife of Dean George W. Bissell, cast a shadow of profound sorrow over their m a ny friends in Lansing a nd East L a n letters a nd t ha passing sing. Hopeful of several days with no unfavorable news seemed encouraging, after her operation in Los Angeles, but t he tired h e a rt was not able to carry on. She passed away December 27. twenty-two years, It was on November 5 t h at they left the pleasant home on Faculty Row. where for friends and students always received a cordial welcome. Here her motherly love was manifested in t he care a nd training of Lillian and Irma. who as h a p py girls grew to useful womanhood. t he spreading She loved t he old brick house with its thick walls a nd shady veranda be trees. But t he n e a th sunshine of California called. To r e tire to a cozy home, amid beautiful flowers, shrubs, a nd fruit trees, in t he attractive residential city of Monrovia was a h a p py dream realized by both Professor a nd Mrs. Bissell after forty years of happy married life. inspiration their possessions a nd It was all very lovely and peaceful, with relatives a nd friends as neighbors, a nd t he hope of restful days ahead. At the new home in Monrovia were assem bled treasures, gathered through t he years of teaching a nd travel. Her heart was full of h a p piness at t he thought of making their home amid such pleasant surroundings. Her beautiful unselfish character is an to all who knew her. She was always looking for a way to do a kindness for someone. In a corner of her mind, perhaps unconsciously, were stored t h o u g h ts of simple kindly acts. Various little collections she h ad ever ready to take, at h er convenience, to a friend, or one in need. A pleas a nt memory of h er will always linger as she came for a friendly call, a r ms filled with filled with loving kindness such as few can bestow.—Contributed. flowers, a nd a heart show I n t e r n a t i o n al Livestock College Livestock AS USUAL, Michigan S t a te carried ^~1- away its full share of honors at t he in Chicago. December 1-7. Outstanding honors were won in the horse division when Sir Laet a nd Maple Grove Leila were awarded t he G r a nd Champion ships in Percheron stallions a nd mares, took' respectively. T he College also first place in dressed hog carcasses, a nd took several blue ribbons in t he sheep classes. Professor George Brown, '07, of t he Animal Husbandry d e p a r t m e nt was much in evidence at t he show a nd is given him for considerable credit his untiring efforts t he college in showing livestock. 12 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J a n u a r y, 1930 Spotlight Focused on Basketball Review by Ahlerton j ~\ EMONSTRATION *S the many cage cation game with Michigan. February 15. solution of handling HALL, with its neiv sectional maple floor has proved fans. "Frim" expects a sell-out the to be for the dedi of record r p WO VICTORIES out of three starts -*- constituted the the Michigan State college basketball t e am in t he first section of its 1930 schedule. The S p a r t a ns to Syracuse 21 to 19 in the opening game but came back nicely to administer a decisive 30 to 14 whipping to Ohio Wesleyan and then sity of Detroit into camp. 26 to 20. lost a heart-breaker the Univer took into eastern With these three games in the rec ord books. Coach Ben Van Alstyne started preparing his charges for a territory for games sally with Bethany college a nd Carnegie Tech. Both of these contests promise to provide t he State five with a severe test. Bethany has been running up high scores in t he early season and includes a rather one-sided victory over the quintet. Carnegie Tech was beaten by t he great P i t t s six burgh points. State is playing but five games away from home this season. five by only university State Penn the opening Syracuse gave State a lot of trouble in game. Coach Van Alstyne discarded the practice of book ing a couple of practice games with this year because he easy opponents felt t a k t h at the material warranted ing on stiffer competition and it has always been Van Alstyne's policy to play the tough ones, win or lose. He works under the theory t h at a defeat by a highly touted quintet means just as much, if not more, t h an a runaway over a foe of small proportions. And the record shows t h at State has been winning a big majority of these hard contests. Syracuse won because they h ad t he last shot. T he game was one of those court exhibitions t h at keeps t he spec their nails while sitting tators biting on the edge of their seats. T he firing was heavy at all stages. T he S p a r t a ns gained a four point lead right off t he bat but t he Orange came back nicely and at no other time during t he game separated by more were teams the t h an two points. First one a nd the other went into the lead. then advertedly tipped one of t he Wesleyan goals into t he basket. They fought to give t he Orange throughout t he t he gun ended first half and when the period, t he S p a r t a ns were out in front 11 to 10. The game continued at a fast pace after the intermission. State got a two point lead late in the game but long shot from near midfloor by a a t he count a nd substitute center tied this same t he ball individual batted through the hoop during t he struggle beneath the net just before t he game ended t he edge. With 10 seconds to play State m a de a desperate effort to win. Wayne Scott, a guard, barely missed a toss from t he sidelines and Capt. Van Zylen failed to cage a fairly easy u n d e r - t h e- basket shot just as the gun barked to end t he contest. Ordinarily, is sup to have a slight edge because posed of its familiarity with t he floor. But in this instance State was playing its floor first game on the new portable in Demonstration hall and went into the game on even footing. As a matter the slippery condition of t he of fact, fast-breaking court handicapped S p a r t an attack more t h an it did t he methodical play of t he Orange. the home team long the Baffle Battling Bishops Remembering t h at sensational 31 to 28 defeat t h at Ohio Wesleyan a d m i n istered here in 1929. State went grimly about preparations for the renewal of t he Battling Bishops hostilities with on J a n u a ry 4. Coach Van Alstyne's tutoring took good effect because t he Ohio quintet never had m u ch chance. The visitors put up a spirited battle in second the period was under way, t he S p a r t a ns drew away from their opponents and won without trouble. State's defense was virtually invulnerable. Ohio Wes leyan made only two field goals, a nd to (Duke) Shau, State's this day Henry i n- husky guard, m a i n t a i ns first half but once t h at he t he t he T he biggest tall Wesleyan task State h ad in this game was t he stopping of Floyd Sie- genthaler, center. Fred P en Herder, who was late in r e first porting for basketball, made his appearance at center a nd did such a thorough job of covering Siegenthaler t h at he made only six points. Off-Night With Titans ' lowering University of Detroit h as not defeat ed State in basketball since 1927 and the S p a r t a ns are determined to extend their string of victories over the Titans. They got away to a good start on J a n. the Detroit colors, 26 9 by to 20. State was an easy favorite to win this game over t he inexperienced aggregation, but as matters Detroit forced turned out t he S p a r t a ns were It to extend themselves to the limit. was just a case of having an off-night a nd supporters of t he team are con gratulating themselves t h at this didn't happen t he more highly touted foes State must meet. some of against tied t he S p a r t a ns took a second half charge T he S p a r t a ns handled t he ball poor ly, missed easy shots and looked slow in getting their usual fast clicking of fense under way. Detroit t he score at the end of the half, 12 to 12. to win It the game. Leading in their m a r ch was Art Haga, t he blond came Muskegan guard. Art through when his mates were looking off color. He caged five field goals and one free throw for a total of 11 points. About midway of the second half, State gained a lead on t he visitors and care fully guarded it steadily and were six points ahead at t he end. it. They added really to Courtship is t he light of love. Mar riage is t he electric bill. S he is a two by four girl. If you date her at two by four you are busted. January. 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 13 GYMNASIUM GOSSIP is leading throws. Grove's T\ON GROVE, the 115-pound midget -*-^ from Sturgis. continues to confound all foes. Playing at a forward position Don the scoring with 22 points. He has m a de seven field goals and eight free form this year is one of the features of the is in second early games. Art Haga place with 18 points a nd besides is playing a wonderful defensive game. Wayne Scott is also appearing regular ly at a guard. The Fort Wayne, Ind. roly-poly boy h as the berth that for a time looked as though it were going to Roger Grove, brother of Don. Roger suffered an elbow i n fection and made his first appearance, of only a few minutes' duration, against Detroit. could play guard on almost anybody's basket ball team. Either Ed or Roger stepped into the captaincy du- TT MAY BE t h at •*• ties are resting heavily on Jim Van Zylen's shoulders. At least the G r a nd form Haven leader is not up to usual this year, having made only seven points in three games. He is at a loss to understand the situation himself. is alternating Coach Van Alstyne the Den Herder and Harold H a u n, of L a n sing, at center. T he former is a senior and sophomore. Den a Herder, Van Zylen and Don Grove are the only seniors who are playing as regulars. latter to as the is here J a n. 22 a nd TTWERYONE on the campus is looking t he Notre Dame a nd -*-^ forward highlights. Michigan games Notre D a me the Wolverines will visit East Lansing for t he first time in half a dozen years on Feb. 15 to play the dedication game of the new court. Early reservations will probably be necessary for any alumni planning these games. There were 2,200 persons at student the Syracuse game with body home for the holidays and over 4,000 were out for t he game with De troit, the first played after the student body though It Notre Dame and Michigan games will be sellouts. to a t t e nd either of returned. looks as t he Honor Fisher of 12 D F. FISHER. 12. pathologist of the . United States Department of Ag riculture for t he past twelve years en gaged the Wenatchee studies in in district, was chosen president of t he Northwest Association of Horticultur ists, Entomologists a nd Pathologists at in t he a n n u al meeting held Bozeman, Montana. recently Mr. Fisher is noted for his discoveries regarding t he control of powdery apple mildew which at one time threatened serious damage to the J o n a t h a n, Spitz- in enberg, and some other varieties this district. During wet seasons t he mildew became very disastrous a nd no method of controlling it h ad been dis covered, until Mr. Fisher experimented with is very effective if applied when t he blossoms are lime a nd sulphur which the pink. t r e a t m e nt virtually eliminated trouble, which was grad the mildew ually spreading all over t he district. in This '19, and other members of Mr. Fisher also worked out t he oil paper wrap in connection with H. C. Diehl, t he d e p a r t m e n t. T h is method of wrapping apples was developed as a means of controlling the various kinds of storage scald or mold. Mr. Fisher h as also carried on ex tensive studies a nd experiments for the control of water core, root diseases fungus canker a nd in fact every pest, t he apple.— or disease -Better From Oregon. Fruit," published the September t h at a t t a c ks in Portland. issue of Andrew Carnegie once said: "If I Had Only Played Safe" that did not do good honest work, and "I have never known a concern success in these days of fiercest competition, when would to be a matter at more to make a decided even everything there siill lies the very much the root of great business of price, success factor of important quality." seem •W FDR TEN YEARS THE CAMPUS PRESS HAS BEEN STRIVING TO GIVE ITS VALUED CUSTOMERS THE BEST IN P R I N T I NG H IS expression h as been heard the length and breadth of land since the stock market slump. Day after day, tens of thousands have eagerly their news turned p a p e rs to learn the latest r e p o r ts concern ing have the gambled. funds with which the pages of they the No need for those whose money is in a savings account to w o r r y — t h ey know it is safe; they know it is earning interest stead ily day and n i g h t; they know it will be ready for them when they want it. Speculation helps one person to win where a thousand lose. Quality, Service and Consideration Play safe and climb of success. We will help the ladder you. THE CAMPUS PRESS (Incorporated) 106 West Grand River Avenue EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN American State Savings Bank NORTH LANSING SOUTH LANSING 2033 EAST MICHIGAN AVE. LANSING 14 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J a n u a r y, 1930 P\ (*•> f!$ ft *** ffs \ ?s o' n /», *J itC J^4^ mr.'^ .-«.;. -*. , - f1 MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE VARSITY FOOTBALL SQUAD—1929 Buckholz. Warren. Nordberg. Breen, Sluka, F. Ferrari, Van Front roic, left to right—Schimmel, Pattern., Opalach, Schanbel, Gross, Handy. .Second row—Manager Marvin. Warner. Schau. G. Ferrari, Ruhl, Fogg, Capt. Danziger. Capt. Dickeson, Dill, Smead, Grope, M. Joslin. Wilson, Streb. L. Joslin. Third row—Groundkeeper Jackson, Buskirk, Jaehnig. Carlson. Olson, List, Ladd, Fase. Amiss, Robinson. Douglas. Exo. Hayden, Crall. Haun, Maskrey. Smith, Fourth row—Assistant Manager Logan, Assistant Manager Woodworth, Assistant Manager Schrems Trainer Heppinstall, Assistant Young. Cross, Lafayette. Hosier; Coaches Croivley, Wilson. Carberry. Trainer D, Grove, Director Young. Giffey. 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SALES OFFICES J a n u a r y, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 15 WHY A LIBERAL ARTS COURSE AT MICHIGAN STATE? to for teaching the these (Continued from Patre 61 this purpose he may take 32 credits in includ the Department of Education, in ing two terms of practice t he the major a nd minor subjects, in In this con East Lansing high school. nection two in t h at it may be noted departments—drawing and m u s i c - prescribed courses throughout the four student years, are arranged who desires subjects. teach This plan deprives the student of his largely. How elective privileges very ever, these a r r a n g e m e n ts are necessary due to the fact the requirements t h at for t he teacher"s diploma in these sub jects are set by the State Department of Public Instruction, which issues the certificate upon recommendation of the College faculty and State Board of Ag riculture. arranged Still in busi plan of in ness administration. The subjects this are such as contribute cluded to the present day business world. As might be ex is economics, pected, the major study includ while the rest of the subjects, ing mathematics, history, political science and English, are built around especially is a course the understanding of a n o t h er training industrial in this as a major. Music School Affiliated A most interesting and important de instruction It was a departure the established order parture from is the provision t h at music shall be given the same status in t he curriculum as other subjects. to in music offer a student throughout the course to t he extent of one-quarter of his classification with out additional fees. Today at M. S. C. a student m ay major in music, provid ing he is willing to carry the other sub jects necessary to t he degree. The aim is not to incorporate an elementary music t r a i n ing into the education of a large n u m ber of students future homes in greater numbers m ay a p p r e ciate music in a fuller degree t h an has been Students desiring more extensive training in m u sic t h an is offered by t he College may Institute of the Michigan find Music a nd Allied Arts train expert musicians, but the case in the past. in order t h at in it the most part Finally, at the request of the Michi gan Hotel association, a course in hotel administration has been established. the course follows For a Liberal Arts plan of organization, subjects is constituted of Arts and chiefly. looks forward the student to the business phase, business a d m i n If he looks istration meets his needs. to the mechanical supervision forward of certain modified the courses in engineering, giving him gen eral electrical, plumbing and heating facilities, may be information building, a b o ut If In in his training. incorporated a similar manner, t he purchase and con trol of food a nd linens, interior deco ration, together with dining room serv ice, are furnished by special courses from the Home Economics division. Provides Pre-law Training in This rapid survey would not be com plete without reference to t he fact t h at this is to be had training pre-law division by the judicious selection of courses in the Liberal Arts as defined by law t he authorities of our own school in Ann Arbor. Our catalog car ries a p a r a g r a ph addressed to students to law. Our student looking forward body contains m a ny individuals who a re utilizing our facilities for this p u r pose. It to the t he interest literature, It will be apparent reader t h at the subject m a t t er of this division It deals with is not new. is old. in growing the ever present institu social, economic, and political tions, as well as l a n Such guage and history of mankind. subject m a t t er is bound to possess uni for versal m en and women life. In fact its continuancs is indispensable to the existence of other types of edu cation. this division. Michigan S t a te college has rounded ouc a complete equipment for a full m e a s ure of service in the commonwealth of Michigan. interest and contain value in all walks of In establishing Make the Traffic Policeman Doff His Cap— READ "The- LAW —in Michigan" and prove the power of knowledge "The Law in Our new booklet, Michigan," gives all changes in the State Motor Vehicle laws as revised and enlarged by the 1929 legisla If you are not familiar with ture. laws under which you these new just write your operate your car the coupon name and address on its re it and mail ceipt we will little booklet free of charge and without obligation. to us. Upon forward the USE THE COUPON oAuto-'Owners INSURANCE COMPANY OF LANSING 615 N. Capitol Ave. LANSING, MICH. lti THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J a n u a r y, 1930 ALUMNI AFFAIRS 1870 ( h a s. (iarfield. Secretary 21JB Burton St. S. E..' Grand Rapids. Midi. the Charles Garfield spending is winter in Deland. Florida. 1882 Alice W. Coulter, Secretary 457 Union Ave. S. E., Grand Rapids. Mich is living at 328 W. 22nd Irish Jeff street. Eugene. Oregon. 1897 Hubert E. Van Norman, Secretary Care Borden Co. 350 Madison Ave., New York City Professor E. Dwight Sanderson, head of t he department of rural social or ganization at Cornell university, has been appointed a member of the new advisory committee on the family of the National Social Science Research council. 1898 D. A. Seeley, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. E. A. Calkins is recovering from an operation recently performed at Spar in Lansing. He will be row hospital confined to his home in Mason for sev eral weeks. 1902 Norman B. Horton. Secretary Fruit Ridge. Mich. H. Earl Young recently took over the the duties of editor-in-chief of the Illinois Farmer, formerly known as the Orange Judd F a r m er which for years has en joyed a large circulation among farm its native state but ers not alone of For years throughout country. Young has been engaged in editorial work on various farm papers in I n d i a na is supervising of and Illinois and also the United States extension work for department of agriculture several in in late years mid-western states, and the h as been executive secretary of Illinois State F a r m e r s' at institute Springfield. 1907 George Brown, Secretary Daniel H. Ellis gives 616 Owen street. Saginaw, Michigan, as his ad dress. 1910 Mrs. Minnie Johnson Starr, Secretary 627 Madison Ave., Grand Rapids. Mich. Charles Ponitz gives his address as 12805 Arlington avenue. N. E.. Cleve land. Ohio. Evidence t h at teaching is improving its professional status was presented by Dr. Dwight B. Waldo, president of Western State Teachers college, K a l a mazoo, in a discussion of "Professional xpy c Ois third district convention of the closing meeting of S t a n d a r d s" at t he t he Michigan Education association held in Jackson. October 18. Dr. Waldo presented a summary on professional standards which had been prepared by himself and by Dean J. B. Edmonson of t he school of education of the Uni versity of Michigan. Printed copies of the summary may be secured by writ ing Dr. Waldo at Kalamazoo. 1913 Robert E. Loree, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. R u th Normington Dikmans and h u s band. Gerard '20. are living at Apart ment 810, 1812 K street N. W.. W a s h ington. D. C. she She found it lonesome without much work so she secured a job at the Bureau of associate Home Economics. physicist in charge of work on refriger ation. Her sister. Olive. '16, is at home in is with the U. S. troops in Nicaragua, no wives being allowed there. Ionia while her husband reports t h at She is 1915 Rolan W. Sleight. Secretary Laingsburg, Mich. The December 15 feature section of the Detroit Free Press contained a full DETROmLELAND HOTEL BAGLEY AT CASS AVENUE W I L L I AM J. C H I T T E N D E N, J R ., M a n a g er D E T R O IT J J e t r o it s n e w, g r e at n o t e! in t he d o w n t o wn d i s t r i c t. N e ar i n t e r s t a te b us t e r m i n a l s — c o n v e n i e n t — n o m e l i k e. R e a s o n a b le r a t e s. S e v en h u n d r ed l a r ge g u e st r o o ms w i th n a t n. r i n e st c u i s i n e. J n s t a nt e l e v a t or s e r v i c e. T h r ee s p l e n d id r e s t a u r a n t s, i n c l u d i ng the p o p u l ar C o f f ee S h op D I N N ER D A N C I NG — NO C O V ER C H A R GE •rmtst'umsu^si^s^^jm^s . 17 * January, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD story relating is at present the Blue Ox a nd the m an who dug the marvelous page t he other deeds of colleagues of the Great Lakes a nd shaped our state with his bare hands, Mr. Paul Bunyan. Blaney park, in Schoolcraft county, in the upper peninsula, in the midst of a task of establishing a Paul B u n y an museum, a nd next sum mer, through the efforts of E. G. Amos, manager of the park, the tourists will be able to view, with speculative eye. t he tools Mr. B u n y an employed in his lumbering efforts. The Free Press r e lates t h at Mr. Amos h as appealed to all old-timers whose memory goes back to the winter of the great blue snow to assist him in fitting out t he museum. Already a number of persons who can remember it got so t he season when blamed cold the weather bureau report t he G r e at Lakes ed froze to the bottom have offered their help. For further details write E, G. Amos, caretaker, Blaney Park, Blaney, Michigan. two winters a nd 1916 Herbert G. Cooper, Secretary 1829 Moores River Drive, Lansing, Mich. Everett G. a nd Helene P e r r i n Smith. located at 1904 Rio Grande. Austin, Texas, where Everett is teaching at the University of Texas and pursuing further study. '17, are A. M. a nd Ellen Sanford, w'18, La- Fever receive their mail at Box 1256. Edinburg. Texas. They are on a fruit ' f a r m .' y'••'{. 1917 Mary LaSelle, Secretary 420 W. Hillsdale St., Lansing, Mich. Leon F. Smith a nd wife, formerly the extension d e Marian Rogers of partment, have built a new home in Dearborn, Michigan, at 1514 Waverly drive. Mail reaches t h em at Box 459, Dearborn. Smith is a salesman for the William Ford company of Highland Park. 1918 Willard Coulter, Secretary 1265 Randolph S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. is structural designer for t he city engineering d e p a r t m e nt of Rochester, New York. He lives at 25 Leander road. E. H. Walker 1919 Paul Howell, Secretary 756 Oakdale, Jackson, Mich. The post office reports t h at Mrs. L. (Marian Irene Smith) h as G. Green moved to Rochester, Michigan. William Boman lives at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, where he is superin tendent of t he gas company. A. M. a nd Celia Yeatter Estes, '24, are living in San Rafael, California, at street. Mission Estes t he is still high school there. at Prospect teaching science- in avenue R a l ph B. Kling h as moved in C h i cago to 604 N. Central avenue. 1921 Maurice Rann. Secretary 1509 Osborn Road. Lansing, Mich. Wayne C r a m p t on is living at Manis is coutny agricultural tee where he EAST LANSING STATE BANK Banking In All Its Branches East Lansing, Michigan COURTESY — SAFETY — SERVICE It's THE HOTEL OLDS FOR SOCIAL G A T H E R I N GS THE HOTEL OLDS is favored by a nd college university people because it offers t he high est degree of comfort, conven ience a nd quietude. Here, with all downtown Lansing p r a c t i cally at t he doors, a nd s t r a t e gically located opposite t he State Capitol, is every feature of a c commodation, including 300 r e poseful, modern guest rooms a nd several dining halls. Rooms are moderately priced from $2.50. there are m a ny appropriate, size, rooms, varied pleasing including a ballroom generous in proportions a nd of c h a r m i ng e n vironment. in G U E S TS arriving by motor are relieved of the care of their cars at t he hotel entrance. Tick ets to a ny event in t he city a nd especially to athletic a nd musical events at Michigan S t a te College, reserved in advance upon request at t he Hotel Olds. GEORGE L. CROCKER Manager 18 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD J a n u a r y. 1930 „_, Starting 15th Year of Success A s s e ts O v er $1,000,000 Claims paid for 14 years over $6,000,000. i j N August 31. 1929. the company started on its fifteenth year of success. T he company is operating on a state-wide basis a nd is carry ing over 60.000 policyholders. It has an agency and adjusting force in every p a rt of Michigan to assist the automobile owner in trou ble. The growth of t he company is due to t he prompt and fair methods in paying out over $6,000,000 in claims since organization. i I If not insured, call on the local agent or HI ite | CITIZENS' MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE f W M. E. K O B B. S e c r e t a ry INSURANCE CO. j H O W E L L, M I C H. I * . , i 4. ALUMNI BUSINESS DIRECTORY Our Business is Growing THE CORYELL NURSERY N u r s e r i es at Birmingham, Southfield and Utica H e a d q u a r t e rs West Maple Ave. at Birmingham Insurance The B. A. Faunce 13fi W. G r a nd R i v er L a n s i ng E a st Bonds Co.. Inc. A v e n ue Real Estate Rentals TheEquitableLifeAssuranceSociety of the United States ROSS AUTO F I N A N CE CO. Loans — Refinancing — Discounting W o l v e r i ne A u to I n s u r a n c e— T he only n o - e x c l u s i on policy w r i t t en F. M. Wilson, '17 E. A. Johnson, '18 604 Pontiac Bk. Bldg, Pontiac, Mich. 530 Mutual Bldg.. Lansing, Mich. L A R RY R O S S, '21 HERBERT G. COOPER, '16 B U I L D ER OF GOOD HOMES with South Lansing Real Estate Co. 1125 S. W a s h. Ave. P h o ne 2-0751 The Edwards Laboratory L a n s i n g. M i c h. S. F. E d w a r d s, '99 Veterinary Supplies LEGUME BACTERIA FOR SEED INOCULATION agent. He reports the birth of Thomas Wayne on November 20, 1929. Loren Shedd gives his new address in Detroit as 9151 Stoepel. Carol Rogers Westlake (Mrs. Mark* reports t h at her husband died July 10. 1929. following an operation. They liv ed in Sycamore, Illinois. 1924 C l a r i s sa A n d e r s o n, S e c r e t a ry •'.-•;' 534 E v e r g r e e n, E a st L a n s i n g, Mich. C M. Archbold is with the United the Tongass St£j(\es Forest service on national forest at Petersburg. Alaska. He writes: "Miss Honorah Kelly, a little sourdough of Douglas. Alaska, and I .were married October 14. 1928, a nd after a nice trip by auto as far south as Agua Caliente Mexico, we returned to Petersburg in J a n u a r y. 1929. Haven't been lucky in meeting any of the fel lows from school except Olson. '23. for ester, who taught m a n u al training at Ketchikan in 1926 and '27." 1929 P h i l ip Olin. L a n s i nf L a st Secretary Michigan Robert T. Gordon is living in Grand Rapids at 820 Coit N. E. He is with the Motor Bankers corporation, a u t o in the G r a nd Rapids financing, mobile National Bank building. L. Whitney Watkins. '93. reports: "C. Joe Crabill has been for past six months erecting a butane process gas plant at Harrisonburg. Virginia. His the Consumers address Utilities company. Harrisonburg." is in care of The post office gives following address for Glenn Burton. 913 South avenue. Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. the Gilbert O. Hall may be reached at Indianapolis. street. 2217 N. Talbot Indiana. • John Hancock Series • A P r o b l em for H o me 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. It is an Account Sheet for both the Budget- the Beginner and wise. \ Students and Alumni Always Welcomed The Mill Mutuals Sent F R EE on request. Inquiry Bureau MVRDS I A N S I NC AMP J • i EAST LANSING V9V IftN'T IEAW PISSATISFItV Hate — Haberdashery — Clothing A RT HURD, Prop. Agency INSURANCE In All Its Branches A. D. Baker, '89 L. H. Baker, '93 L I FE I N S U R A N CE C O M P A N Y* 197 Clarendon St., Boston, Mass. Pie asesend mc FREE copy of the John (T en Hancock Home Budget Sheet. close 2c. to cover postage.) Name Address . . . . . . . . ;. . , . . . . . : . . ; , . ;, . .. . .. Over Sixty-six Years in Business