•- ^iSi f -J 111II111 It 111 I I! Ill 11II11 III 111! 1111111 i 111 III III1111111! 11111111111111 i 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111III IJ 11111111II1111IIIIIL ' cjfie M I C H I G AN STATE COLLEGE RECORD • s ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Old Qrads recall the library study hours spent here Ma rch 1930 - HI III IIM111II111111M ll 11111II1111111111111II111111M11111II111111II11111111111111111II1111111111111111111II111111 i 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111117- Go to Europe this Summer! The Banner Year for College Alumni • • • This summer . .. as never before . . . you o u g ht to stage that long d e f e r r ed European trip. There's a sound reason . . . 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UNITED STATES LINES M A IL T HE N E A R E ST O F F I CE C O U P ON T H IS T O D AY TO L I S T ED B E L OW O F F I C I AL A L U M NI F L E ET LEVIATHAN, World's Largest Ship GEORGE WASHINGTON AMERICA REPUBLIC PRESIDENT HARDING PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT •rv. : r t '- >«>. And direct New York-London service weekly on AMERICAN BANKER AMERICAN SHIPPER AMERICAN FARMER AMERICAN TRADER AMERICAN MERCHANT UNITED STATES LINES 45 Broadwav, New York 61-63 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 691 Market St., San Francisco I am interested in making a trip to E u r o pe this summer on t he official a l u m ni fleet. Please give me information, without obligation on mv part, on sailings, accommoda tions and rates. Name.. . . . . . . .. . .. Address. . , . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. City Alumni Association . . . . . . . .. March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 3 Listening In -1- according u r p H E RE are two classes of people," to t he Rollins College leave wills when Record, "those who they die, and those who leave bills. At t he funeral of t he first class there is sorrow. At t he funeral of t he second there leaves is panic. When a m an money to a college, it proves he is more interested in heads t h an in headstones. to a college is the nearest A bequest you can come to finding fountain of youth. It can be founded,—but not found." the PRESIDENT EMERITUS T H O M P tells a story SON of Ohio State taking an about a student who was last exam. He couldn't answer question. He thought t h at the profes sor was a pretty good friend of his, so he wrote "Only God could answer t h at question. Merry Christmas." T he pro fessor wrote back <'God gets a hundred; you get zero. Happy New Year." t he California the University STUDENTS at last year earned a of total of more t h an a million dollars while taking their course. Seventy-five per cent, five thousand, of t he students are partially or totally self-supporting. t he "The youth of THE Minnesota Daily recently com restlessness of mented on youth as follows: t o day is no more restless t h an his father; he has a period in which to study and a period in which to play. He requires less time to learn; he studies more i n tensively. Life to him. The safe in his hands. is not a serious game is future of education "Officials of an educational institu t he the task of forcing t o' stay on t he campus over and tion will find students t he week-end a very distasteful perplexing one." t he presidency of T\R. HARRY W. CHASE, president U of the University of North Carolina, has accepted t he University of Illinois. Dr. David Kinley who retires at the end of the present academic year is sixty-eight years old. He has been president for the last ten years. r p HE degree of doctor of science was •*• conferred on Thomas Alva Edison at the convocation day exercises at Rol lins College, Winter Park, Florida, February 14. fifth THE a n n u al meeting of American Association t he for Adult Education will be held in Chicago on May 12, 13, 14 and 15, at t he Edgewater Beach hotel. Plans for t he program include a discussion of rural education, 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, $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 M. KATHERINE LYNCH, '31, Feature Editor T HE M. S. C. ASSOCIATION Union Memorial Building OFFICERS—1929-30 Arthur C. MacKinnon, '95, President G. V. Branch, '12, Vice-President R. Bruce McPherson, '90, Treasurer Glen O. Stewart, '17, Secretary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE E, E. Gallup, '96, Lansing, term expires 1930; Earl E. Hotchin, '12, term expires 1931; L. Q. 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. 7 East Lansing, Michigan March, 1930 In This Issue - .;" Committes Select Nominees for Spring Election The W h at and Why of the Woman's Student Aid Fund— P l an Co-ed Dormitory , Michigan Master F a r m e rs Rated Rural Leaders S p a r t an Clubs Meet -, "Close Beside the Winding Cedar" Radio Expansion Planned—Gymnasium Gossip—Spartan Var sity Basketball Squad for 1930 Student Crash Victim—Marriages . Varsity T r i u m p h a nt Over Michigan Victory......... Alumni Affairs... .' Page 5 6 7 8 9 10 n 12 15 alumni education, art in American a nd radio education. life "QELIEVE it or not, as friend Ripley - ' - ' m i g ht say, baseball in Michigan as early as February 21. is possible chased his S p a r t an On t h at particular date Coach J o hn diamond Kobs squad out into the open spaces for t he first time this season. A long fly chas ing drill for t he outfield candidates a nd a brief warmup for t he inflelders fea tured t he practice. Kobs batted fungoes until perspiration poured from his face, fly-chasers h ad a sweat b a th a nd his beneath the beaming February sun. It was all in anticipation of t h at Southern trip during spring vacation. I M P O R T A NT N O T I CE F OR CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE ALUMNI April 3. 6:30—Milwaukee alumni club dinner meeting at "The Old Manse," 100 Prospect Coach avenue, Milwaukee. J a m es Crowley a nd Secretary Stewart, speakers. April 4. 6 : 3 0 — C h i c a go alumni club a n n u al dinner dance, Medinah Athletic club, North Michigan avenue. Speakers, Dean Marie Dye, Coach J a m es Crowley and Secretary Stewart. 11 -1 !l S '1 li 1 li S S i| h s s s ) li 'I ll 'I s ll 'I 'I 4 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 DETROIT#LELAND HOTEL i X D E T R O IT BAGLEY AT CASS AVENUE WILLIAM J. CHITTENDEN, JR., Manager W h en in Detroit stop at this new, sr e a t/ modern hotel with its famous restaurants and inviting public lounges. You will find a congenial at» mosphere, a genuine welcome and efficient, friendly service. LARGER ROOMS THEATRE DISTRICT POPULAR COFFEE SHOP \ Downtown — convenient to railroad terminals. Near Interstate Bus Terminals WILLIAM J. CHITTENDEN, Jr., one of America's best known Hotel Managers > l Andrew Carnegie once said: "If I Had Only Played Safe" "I have never known a concern to make a decided success that did not do good honest work, and even in these days of fiercest competition, when everything would seem to be a matter of price, there lies still at the root of great business success the very much factor of quality." more important the e xPr e s s l on has been heard the V23Kt ^^ length and breadth of land y|§Bk: since the stock market slump. Day l a | | 5p after day, tens of thousands have W eagerly their news t u r n ed p a p e rs to learn t he latest reports concern ing have the gambled. funds with which the pages of they FOR TEN YEARS THE CAMPUS PRESS HAS BEEN STRIVING TO GIVE ITS VALUED CUSTOMERS THE BEST IN P R I N T I NG No need for those whose money is in a savings account to worry—they 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 w a nt 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 20SS EAST MICHIGAN AVE. LANSING March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 5 Nominees as Presented by the Nominating Committees, After Careful Consideration ' T ' HE DECEMBER issue of the RECORD carried the announcement t h at President -*- MacKinnon of the M. S. C. Association had appointed two nominating committees for the purpose of naming candidates whose names are to appear on the Association ballot this spring. t h at to t he alumni office their committees after careful L. P. Dendel, '14, and Leland N. Jones, '20, acting as chairmen of groups 1 and 2, report investigation have selected slates t h at represent the best interests of the alumni of the College. Both committees report keen disappointment in the retirement of A. C. MacKinnon, '95, and G. Verne Branch, '12, from the offices of president and vice-president, respectively. Mr. MacKinnon will be retained on the executive committee, ex-officio, as a past pres ident, while Mr. Branch wishes to withdraw entirely because of his business rela tionships. He will continue to represent the alumni on the athletic council. SELECTIONS OF GROUP 1 SELECTIONS OF GROUP 2 L. P. Dendel, Chairman Leland N. Jones, Chairman PRESIDENT (One to Be Selected) R. BRUCE McPHERSON, '90. Howell J A M ES E. FISK, '06e, Detroit VICE-PRESIDENT (One to Be Selected) E. E. GALLUP, '96, Lansing W. O. HEDRICK, '91, East Lansing TREASURER (One to Be Selected) L. T. CLARK, '04, Detroit C. F. SCHNEIDER, '85, G r a nd Rapids MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (One to Be Selected) W. G. KNICKERBOCKER, '16, Detroit S. F. EDWARDS, '99, Lansing R E P R E S E N T A T I VE FROM A L U M N AE L E A G UE (Present President Unanimous Choice) MRS. TURNER BROUGHTON, '17, Lansing On May 1 ballots will be mailed to all members of the association in good standing and up to ten days before t h at date it will be possible for any group of twenty active members to add names to the ballot. Otherwise, the only names appearing will be those listed above. Members in good standing are those whose dues are paid to July 1 of this year. 6 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 The WHAT and WHY of the Student Aid Fund Affected Over Two Hundred Beneficiaries In Twenty Years from 1901 to 1913, has written the who was dean of women and fund now known as under the present auspices of following the clubs. on this campus, and This was the first student its formation was M ISS MAUDE GILCHRIST, economics here the student of Women's to be established in explanation aid of Collingivood Fund and administered State Federation fund about largely series of such has recently through on the M. S. C. campus by the formation known campus women's "College Women's Attention school. the through Miss Gilchrist's the funds, which now send many M. S. C. students It was efforts. been attracted of a student Loan Fund," by Sphinx, to this loan fund, home article Gilchrist- the relief brought first of a annually subject to be honorary organizations. society, and eight other campus women's in dean "to use as she s e es b e s t ." T h is a m o u nt was loaned to the same young wom t h at J u ne of an year, as shown by the books of Mr. J. Schep- ers, t he treasurer of fund. These b o o ks show also, t h at she r e e n t i re turned the interest, amount, with two or y e a rs three later. of the r p HE story Student -*- Women's Aid fund at Michigan State should college begin in t he year 1909. fifty with t he gift of dollars f r om Mrs. J a m es M. Turner, of y o u ng Lansing. A t he orphan girl from Bay City Home h ad to the Col been sent sub-fresh lege as a a m an former by t he home teacher in department, economics in the middle of the year 1908-1909. this teacher found t h at she could no longer take care of the girl's expenses. When the case was presented to Mrs. Turner, she most generously responded and her check for fifty dollars kept the orphan girl in college for the remainder of the year. No note was required, n or was the return of the money expected. We are sure t h at this girl's stay at "M. A. C." helped to make her a more useful woman a nd a wiser citizen. However, as loans were students do Every now and then, in those days. some student dropped out for lack of money or suffered undeserved hardship, today. as. unfortunately, Small private frequently made to enable a girl to pay her t e r m- end bills or ticket home. to buy her On one occasion a student from a n other state asked the dean of women for a loan of about twenty-five dollars in order to pay railroad fare and the balance on her Club C bill. (Some of you may not know t h at "Club C" means today.) the "'Woman's Commons" of She confessed t h at she h ad bought a spring dress with the last money sent from home and hoped to the end of the term t h at her father would send her another check. Apparently this father spring dresses. did not About a year ten dollars of the loan a nd about five years later she wrote announcing her m a r riage and expressing the hope of pay- later she returned approve of the New Co-ed Dormitory P R E L I M I N A RY PLANS for the con- -*• struction of a $400,000 woman's dor mitory were approved at regular February meeting of the State Board of Agriculture and and building committees were authorized to the undertaking. proceed at once on Work on to is expected start this summer. The new building will provide accommodations for 180 women. The site selected is the area between the new U. S. weather bureau and the music center, probably near the location where Professor Pettit's resi the building finance the ing the balance very soon. And very soon she did pay it. saying the crowded G r a nd Trunk On another occasion a girl rushed to she needed the dean's office fifty-nine cents to get a ticket home! Somehow, this brings to mind a picture of station one wintry morning when teachers a nd their Christmas students, starting on vacation, made up a purse to buy tickets for "the dean" and her sister, "Miss Norma." while two were trying to get t he College by telephone. in The west-bound sight down intended the the Woman's tickets was safe for building. However, another story. t r a in was track, but money in t h at these is taken loan of the outstanding Although the matter of a loan fund had often been talked of by members of the College Woman's club, its first in December, 1910. action was One of students of t h at year, who was working her way through, knew t h at she must leave u n less she could secure a fifty dollars, or more, during the remainder of t he year. Accordingly, t he Woman's club voted t h at twenty-five dollars be the home eco given for nomics division as a "relief fund" from this student. A note of t h a n ks this young woman, read the club in J a n u a r y, 1911. acknowledged receipt of the the club t h en voted another minutes the twenty-five dollars to be given to this amount. According the dean, of to to to dence once stood. Lately this area h as been used as a picnic ground. income The financing plans will be in the h a n ds of a prominent Detroit business floated concern. A bond issue will be for the amount of t he fund, and the amortization of the bond issue handled by the dormitory from quarters, t h us making the scheme self supporting. The plan presupposes t he ownership of real estate for site. It has been estimated t h at rentals would be kept to a m a x i m um of $4.50 per week. The architectural plans are also be firm, ing worked out with a Detroit Malcomson & Higginbotham. The dor the 1910, in December The College Woman's club was very much in earnest about this student aid fund. At the meet- iing t he m e m bers voted to sponsor a play to which In an entrance fee would be charged. t he play, March of 1911 a report of "Alabama." stated the proceeds amounted to about sixty-seven dollars. The club voted to hold this a m o u nt in trust for the benefit of girl students. From time to time additional amounts were given, some interest added, and at t he end of two a nd one-half years t he two hundred sixty-six dollars. fund amounted t h at to With the helpful cooperation of treasurer, Mr. Schepers, the College the fund has been administered according to plans made by a committee and approved by in April. 1911. the club During t he first two and one-half years one hundred ninety dollars helped four ambitious young women t he goal of desired education. toward repaid T he amount of the fund is now more t h an three thousand dollars, over two hundred beneficiaries have profited by it, more t h an two thousand dollars a re now out in loans, and these loans are being satisfactory in a most manner. The growth of this project to its present status, the faithful service of devoted committee chairmen, t he generous interest of the federated clubs of the state of Michigan should be told in another chapter. That, too, is a n other "story." mitory will be erected in two units. T he addition of the new building to the dormitories already on the campus will relieve the housing shortage which has become so acutely felt here during the past furnish accomodations for a much larger per centage of freshmen co-eds who are required to live in college supervised houses off the campus. two years. It will The members of the building com mittee named were L. Whitney Watkins, J. R. McColl, a nd Clark L. Brody. The personnel of the finance committee is composed of M. B. McPherson, W. H. Berkey and Mrs. Dora Stockman. March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 7 Michigan Master Farmers Rated Rural Leaders Seven Alumni of College Selected by Committees In Early Groups favorably TF YOU can make your farm yield -*- from fifty to two h u n d r ed per cent above the average state yield for t h at type of farm; if your rural home com pares in convenience with city dwellings; and if you are an ex emplary husband and father—then you may stand a chance of becoming one of Michigan's master farmers. the All these attributes belong state's present forty-one master f a r m ers. Every one of these men, selected farm paper, annually by a Michigan t he h as to have honor of this title; but every one of them, too, h as to have countless other qualities going to make for better farm s t a n d a r ds and methods. to qualify for t h em to All of them, for instance, have well programs; soil - building worked - out every one of t h em is interested in his community enterprises, and local and national governments; and all co operate with Michigan State college ex tension departments. in Bert Wermuth, a graduate of t he class of 1902, and founder of the master farmer movement, defines t he m an qualified for t he title t h u s: "First of all, he is one who has made a financial success of his farming. B e sides, his buildings and fences are a d e quate and kept in good repair, a nd his yards and fields a re n e at a nd reason ably free from weeds a nd rubbish. His family is provided with a well-planned home having modern appointments a nd his children are given educational a d vantages. Also he takes a leading part in community activities a nd is always interested in public affairs." Score-card Used by Judges t he title are scored. These objectives find their expression in the score-card by which applicants for Five m a in points for consideration are listed, a nd score, in a possible one thousand points, as farm, 320 operation of points; business methods a nd ability, 150 points; general appearance a nd upkeep, 90 points; home life, 300 points; a nd citizenship, 140 points. follows: farm Each of these main scoring headings the judges consider as a husband and is divided into sub-points; a nd of these candidate's the character father, which counts for one hundred points, most important of all single qualities. a Qualities which follow rating of seventy-five points, are t he maintenance of soil fertility, t he rela tion of income to expenses, t he use of t he home, labor-saving equipment training of t he education a nd this, with a nd in A. B. Cook C. R. Oviatt items on children. General business reputation, a nd a convenient farm home score fifty points; a nd other the score card, crop rotation, seed used, quality of livestock, feeding a nd care of live stock, efficient use of m an a nd horse tools, with machinery labor, adequate a nd equipment well housed a nd r e paired, convenience of farm a r r a n g e t he accounting methods used, ment, neighborliness, a nd in com munity enterprises, score between thirty a nd forty points. interest To become a master farmer, in the a nd first place, a m an has to have t he r e spect com munity, for a neighbor must nominate him for t he title. admiration of his T h en investigators go out a nd search in his record on the points considered scoring. Friends are interviewed, a nd bankers, a nd county agents. His farm is inspected, and the twenty-four sub divisions are carefully checked with r e gard to his work, family a nd character. Master Farmers Number 42 to By this method forty-two Michigan farmers have been selected as outstand leaders in the field of agriculture, ing a nd have been awarded t he badge of the Master Farmer. Twenty-five coun ties have contributed men their ranks; with Montcalm leading with five master farmers: Johnson, is potato growing; E. whose specialty seed certified potato a W. Lincoln, grower; a nd Ray, Manning a nd Clare F. Rossman, who also grow certified potato seed, wheat, a nd some livestock. Other counties claiming one or more farmers are Branch, Allegan, master Berrien, Eaton, Wayne, Hillsdale, S h i a Fred W. wassee, Monroe, Mecosta, I n g h a m. Clinton, Lenawee, Chippewa, Jackson, Mason, Gogebic, Huron, Gratiot, Kent, a nd Bay, Tuscola, Genesee, Benzie, Menominee. These forty-two premier farmers of the state are in close touch a nd co operation with the State College exten sion department at all times. the t h an Scientific Experiments this movement is not by accident t h an do contribution Appreciate "No one," says Bert Wermuth, " a p t he Master preciates more F a r m e rs scientists have m a de to agriculture. And on t he other hand, no group is more interested in investigators and experimenters in the field of agri culture. "It these good farmers follow practices advocated by t he men of our experiment stations. T h at same intelligent judgment which these men Master F a r m e rs has made to every available also has sent t h em source of suggestions on how best to conduct their business. It is most n a t u r al t h at they have a d vised, a nd agricultural station men a nd with forces. t he experiment the extension frequently, with information college t h at t h at a nd for "The efforts of Master F a r m e rs and t he agricultural supplement each other. To learn t he influence of true a certain fertilizer on a crop, t he t he possibility of scientist eliminates scientist C. F. Rossman Floyd Barden fits t h at into factor entering t he good t h at fertilizer his any other farmer calculations. While into t he not only program of growing particular crop, but he adapts it to his whole crop a nd rotation, his perhaps even to his mode of life. Thus, to our scientists, t he Master F a r m er be comes the court of last resort in d e termining the value of his agricultural investigation." experiment livestock projects, Seven Alumni in Group This cooperation a nd interest in t he extension work of t he College gains impetus, perhaps, t h r o u gh t he fact t h at (Continued on Next Page) 8 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 SPARTAN CLUBS MEET ROCHESTER, NEW YORK took his flying CARL "'BUNNY" L. WARREN, '18, was elected president of t he West ern New York state group Tuesday evening. February 18, at the first meet ing held in recent years, when Secre tary Stewart trip to a few eastern points. T he gathering was not a large one due to t he fact t h at the number of Staters in Rochester is comparatively small and also because the t he people was very short and many had previous en gagements. time of notifying t he is a to bringing Following a very fine dinner at the Seneca hotel. C. N. Silcox. "18, of S y r a cuse, acting as chairman, introduced Secretary Stewart. His remarks were confined latest news from the campus a nd to enlarging upon t he three-year alumni program which the M. S. C. association is sponsoring. I n a s m u ch as Assistant Coach Glen i Judge) Carberry. resident of Rochester, he was asked to attend and in his remarks stressed the importance of having an enthusiastic alumni a s sociation, because, he said, "It the spirit within or behind an organization or team t h at makes it function, and it is the alumni of M. S. C. who can help to make it w h at it will be tomorrow." in reminiscing on former campus pranks, reviving t he old State spirit a nd general It was agreed by com good fellowship. mon consent t h at more such reveling should be encouraged a nd continued in western New York state by this en thusiastic, yet embryo nucleus. The evening was largely spent is Besides Mr. Warren who will act as president the other officers chosen were David Blair, '17, vice-president, a nd J o hn D. Walker, '22, of Batavia, secre tary-treasurer. Crowley Popular Talker T~\URING the spring vacation m a ny ^ alumni, former students a nd future students will hear Coach " J i m" Crowley the a n n u al dinners when he attends of the Milwaukee a nd Chicago alumni clubs with President Mac Kinnon a nd Secretary S t e w a r t. Milwaukee alumni will meet at "The Old Manse," 100 Prospect avenue, Mil waukee at 6:30, T h u r s day evening, April 3. and All State m en women are urged to attend dinner-dance of at the Medinah Athletic club, N. Michi gan avenue, at 6:30, Friday evening, April 4. the big the Chicago district P I T T S B U R G H, PA. A SMALL but enthusiastic group of -**• Michigan S t a te m en met at the Hotel Henry, in Pittsburgh, Wednesday evening, February 19, on the occasion of Secretary Stewart's visit to several eastern clubs. in the served, While dinner was everyone t he fellowship of old college enjoyed city. chums and newcomers George D. Francisco, as chairman, called on Secretary Stewart t he recent developments at to review Michigan State both with respect to student activities and physical changes on t he Campus. the '02, acting conclusion Secretary At of Stewart's remarks each m an told some thing of his career since leaving col lege. H. Roy Kingsley, '04, gave a long description with m a ny interesting stories on his adventures t h at kept him in t he Orient nearly twelve years since graduation. While his home is still resident in Chicago, he is at present for Lockwood engineer Inc.. of New York Greene Engineers City. He is building a large building for the Firestone Tire & Rubber com pany of Akron, a nd when completed for will house the service department the Pittsburgh area, with Clyde J. Olin, '28, as manager. in Pittsburgh S. D. Semenow, '16, who arranged for t he banquet, reported about 25 m en in attendance. CLEVELAND CLUB in r p W E N T Y - F I VE alumni, former stu- •*- dents and friends of the Cleveland club banqueted at the Rainbow G a r the Winton hotel, Saturday dens evening, February 22. Dinner-dance music by George Williams famous broadcasting orchestra led special color to t he event. After adjourning to a special private room a short business meeting was held with Paul Hartsuch, as chairman. L. L. Appleyard, '00, was elected president and Mrs. Amy G u mm Pearsol, secretary-treasurer. '24, acting '17, It was the guest of t h at might be Secretary Glenn Stewart, who was the Washington m e e t returning from the club and ing, was termed used a subject a "Campus High Lights". "homey" kind of a message—one t h at emphasized the h u m an side of t he Col lege. Another thought he left with the Cleveland group was t h at less t h an 50% the resident alumni were actively of supporting the alumni association p r o j the ects. His suggestions on alumni fund plan could not fail to arouse a feeling t h at new a nd up-to-date busi for ness methods were being planned (Continued on Page 13) MICHIGAN MASTER FARMERS in (Continued from Preceding Page) seven of this t he Master F a r m e rs state are alumni of t he institution; a nd learned a great many of their methods on t he College farms at East Lansing. The first ten m en to become Michigan Master F a r m e rs were chosen in 1926. Five of these members were M. S. C. alumni. fruit in successful is very active Garfield Farley, of Albion, who, with his brother, Minard, is one of Michi farmers, gan's most a nd who local a nd state farm organizations a nd has given special attention improvement work, is a former special student of Michigan State college a nd h as done m u ch to aid the College extension de partment in his district. to crop Another notable M. S. C. graduate of the group is Floyd M. Barden, '08, of Allegan county, who was chosen Master Farmer in 1926. His is a one hundred per cent efficient farm family, for Mrs. Barden, also an M. S. C. graduate, was the -Master F a rm chosen as one of Homemakers for Michigan sum mer. last in the is another A. B. Cook, '93, of Shiawassee county, a former m a s t er of t he Michigan State former M. S. C. Grange, student who achieved r a nk of t he 1926 group. Master F a r m er C. S. Langdon, '11, of Clinton county, proved his worth as a farmer, when, during the recent agricultural depres sion, he made his 280 acre farm pay more t h an six per cent on a reasonable valuation of its worth. C. R. Oviatt, '16, of Bay county, operates 135 acres where sheep and sugar beets a re the chief products. He has been recently engaged by the Michigan State college to promote sugar beet interests in the state. a 1927 saw t he other two M. S. C. alumni Master F a r m e rs join the group. This year J. P. Munson, w'00, of K e nt notable county, grower, was fruit chosen w e re as Clare Rossman, '17, and brothers, Roy and Manning, contri who have buted much to the i m p r o v e m e nt of potatoes in the state and are growers of certified seed. J. P. Munson his As we go to press "Eddie" Krehl, president of the Detroit club wires t h at all alumni are urged to t u rn out S a t u r the Cadillac day night, March 29, at Athletic club to see the M. A. C. basket ball team of 15 years ago (Frimodig, Blake Miller, Dutch Miller, and others) battle the old Detroit Y. M. C. A. t e am of the date, speak to t he lady, and G O! the same period. Mark March, 1930 T HE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD "Close Beside the Winding Cedar" A surprising amount of energy h as been developed by the Red Cedar under ice a nd t he rain. impetus of melting The calm guardian of t he Campus broke bounds a nd covered the old a t h letic field for several days, but is now slowly receding. in his Charles a college basketball (Chuck) Bassett, w'22, h as first coach. made a n a me for himself year as Word has been received here t h at B a s t he famous University of sett piloted Arkansas t e am to its fifth consecutive championship of the southwest con ference. Arkansas lost three regulars of t he '1929 champions a nd Basset was forced to build a new combination. In view of this handicap, Bassett's work was all t he more praiseworthy. The Lansing State J o u r n al of March 6, contained t he following: "Professor V. R. Gardner,'05, director of the Mich igan Experimental station at East L a n sing, is a member of a committee work ing on plans for t he exhibit on agricul t u re at t he Chicago World's Fair to be held in 1933. Professor G a r d n e r 's work is part of a program being carried on throughout by 400 or more scientists the country to prepare a science t h e me for to commemorate a century of progress, beginning in which in 1833, t he year Chicago became a city." is being held fair which t he Excellent p u b l ic in support of raising t he f u n ds t he women's the completion of Alumnae League for lounge in the Union building was evi denced in t he large numbers who wit nessed the play, "So's Your Aunt Anna," given the Little T h e a t re Monday evening, February 24. A second per formance was repeated on Thursday evening to accommodate those unable to a t t e nd t he first showing. in Have you heard from your class sec retary about t he plans for J u ne 21? A r t h ur J. Nash, former cashier of t he East Lansing State bank died at Edin- burg, Texas, Friday, February 28. eracra Alumni Day, Saturday, J u ne 21, will find m a ny of your classmates on t he Campus. Don't miss this chance of see ing them. The Campus shivered when March approached with zero weather, but was t h at comforted by such in March temperature t h an it is in May. thought fitting the is more seasons of study to heed instructors a n d. fall behind The next two weeks promise to be the for customary full the advice of those who fail their in class work. Final examinations for t he winter term start March 24. sacra to formerly a nd professor Lt. Col. Sherburne, com m a n d a nt of military science a nd tactics at the College, h as been ordered the 10th Cavalry at Ft. Hauchua, Arizonia, according to t he Army a nd Navy J o u r n al of March 1. Colonel Sherburne will soon graduate from t he Army W ar college at W a s h ington, D. C, a nd h as been directed to sail from New York for S an F r a n cisco July 10. era era to loath leave Winter was as t he Campus as a senior at commencement time. The snow covered landscape was of sufficient c h a rm to offset the slight physical discomfort caused by the h e a p ed snowdrifts, a nd when it went it left behind a sense of something lost. This lack is soon forgotten when the buds begin to drop their coverings. It is a beautiful season whose contrast serves to heighten t he splendor of spring. t he close of '24, was a clever T he play, directed by Mrs. Harold little skit Huntley, with t he show worked around the giving of an expensive Ori ental rug to t he holder of t he choice number. Miss Dorothy Hanigan, '23, a teacher in the Merrill Palmer school of Detroit, won t he rug. T he funds of the- League were increased materially from the loyal support given t he project not only by local a l u m n ae but by those who points from remitted t h r o u gh the mails. distant Those who took p a rt in the play were as follows: Mrs. T h o m as Gunson, '12; Julia Mrs. Bert McComb, King, '27; '27; Miss Norma Schmitt, Mrs. William Atchison, '17; Miss Verna Church, '28, a nd S a ra Olsen Cooledge, '24. '23; Miss Life on the Campus may seem tame now to w h at the old-timer sees in r e trospect but there are certain compen sations for t h is state of affairs. A r e cent initiation of twenty advanced mil itary science students into Scabbard a nd Blade, national honorary military unusually contributed, an fraternity, heavy portion of t he noise associated with t he dormitories of by-gone days. T he "soldiers" encountered some diffi culty in capturing t he college grounds, firing sev but eral volleys of shots a nd maintaining strict surveillance over t he entire area. Everyone who crossed the Campus was challenged a nd m a ny were fired upon t he distress of peace-loving to much citizens. finally succeeded after Those who receive ballots in forthcoming election of officers of M. S. C. Association must have dues paid through J u ne 1930. t he t he their chapter Alpha Chi Sigma, national profes sional fraternity, h as t a k en over for its former Trimoira local house on t he corner of M. A. C. a nd G r a nd River avenues. The house is be ing renovated a nd furnished. the Harold H a n n a h, G r a nd Rapids, presi dent of t he student council, a nd Leland Cribbs, of East Lansing, have been chosen as delegates to the a n n u al mid west student council convention to be the spring at Atlanta, held early . Georgia in entomology R. H. Pettit, head of the entomology department, a nd G. S. Tolles, also of r e p r e t he sented t he College at a meeting of t he Association of Entomologists of t he n o r th central states held at Purdue university March 5 and 6. department, About 200 agricultural students a t t he a n n u al "All Ag" banquet tended the Union, February 25. All held in the food served was produced by t he College. The dairy d e p a r t m e nt furnish ed t he milk, cream a nd ice cream; t he animal husbandry d e p a r t m e nt supplied tender young beef; potatoes came from the stock of the f a rm crops d e p a r t ment's certified seed, a nd t he salad was made furnished by ingredients the horticultural department. from in a forensic contest held The College affirmative debate t e am won an audience decision over Albion college in Leslie high school, Friday, February 28. S p a r t an speakers were Joseph Kidder, Lansing, Howard Carroll, St. Johns, and Richard Hutchinson, East Lansing. S t a te upheld t he question, "Resolved t h at t he nations of t he world should adopt a plan of com plete d i s a r m a m e nt s u ch forces as are needed for police p u r poses." t he affirmative excepting of 10 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 THE SPARTAN VARSITY BAS in Radio Expansion Urged "DLANS FOR EXPANSION the •^ broadcasting for station WKAR at the College will be possible after May 1 according to an announcement made recently by R. J. Baldwin, '04, director of extension work. Mr. Baldwin and J. B. Hasselman have conferred with members of the engineering staff of the federal radio commission in Washing ton. D. C. on this matter. The understanding following their trip East is t h at WKAR will be permit ted to broadcast from sunrise here until sundown in Denver. Colo., on a wave length of 830 kilocycles, or 316 meters, at a power of 1,000 watts, under an a r rangement which is expected to be com pleted by May 1. the scope of This preferred broadcasting position will greatly enlarge t he College station's activity. The time ex tension will permit broadcasting until about one and one-half hours after sundown in East Lansing. broadcasts Both Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Hasselman the prospects of are optimistic over longer evening and have started outlining plans for an extensive radio agricultural school, with n u m e r ous talks by College experts in addition to and weather forecasts which are broadcast each noon. The present wave length is 1040 kilocvcles. or 383.3 meters. the present market reports GYMNASIUM GOSSIP completed T^IVE members of the basketball team three years of competi tion this season. The famous combina tion t h at Van Alstyne has been work ing with will graduate. Den Herder. t he center, Capt. Van Zylen a nd Don Grove, forwards, and Henry Schau and Russell Shelthelm. guards, will pass out of the picture. Coach Carl Felt has some capable for freshmen, although a big winner next year are not very bright. season will see construction work under way. the prospects It appears t h at next T YMAN F R I M O D IG represented the college at Columbia, Missouri, at the dedication of the Chester L. Brewer Field house. University of Missouri. T h a t 's what they think of Mr. Brewer out there. He will be remembered as a former director of athletics at State /~\NLY one team beat State in basket- ball and got away with it. Syracuse was played in only one engagement and the Orange won. Notre Dame, Mar quette a nd Bethany beat State but were defeated in r e t u rn engagements. Back row, left to right: John G. Heppinstall, trainer, Russell Alfred Brose, Harold Haun, Max Doerr, manager, Randall Boeskool, Bredin, John Barnard, B. F. Van Alstyne, coach. Sheathelm, Ryerson The season It is thought T \ I R E C T OR RALPH H. YOUNG h as *-* come out for night football for the athletic early games. to council has appointed a committee study the project. t h at the September early October and games, at least, could be staged profit ably at night. Mr. Young believes night football is here to stay. Coach J im Crowley has indicated t h at night football will be entirely agreeable to him. Alumni might voice their senti ments right now. Write the editor. p O A CH J O HN KOBS h as his base- ^ ball men drilling every day. The annual southern trip will start March 29 and last 10 days. Games with V a n- derbilt, Cincinnati, St. Xavier have been arranged. Others, further south, are pending. Kobs thinks he has a sophomore in Charley Griffin, a left hander. Max Crall, veteran first sacker, is r e covering from an appendicitis opera tion There will be a new second base man and shortstop this season. s e n s a tion pitching little some of p O A CH CROWLEY couldn't wait for football to roll around- for ^ April t he invited practice. He prospects to come out for informal drill they responded 25 during March a nd strong. Capt. Harold Smead t he delegation. Crowley plans to stress de It will be a senior team fensive work. next fall, and, according to Crowley's fall, about 30 per cent remarks stronger last year's team. Glen M. (Judge) Carberry, of Rochester, N. Y., will return as Crowley's assistant. He is very popular in every quarter. last t h an led T J E R E 'S some good news. Michigan -*--*- will play State twice at East L a n sing this year. One of the games falls on Memorial Day afternoon. T he other one will be staged during commence m e nt week, probably Alumni Day, J u ne 21. State wall appear at Ann Arbor for a game earlier in the season. Coach Ray Fisher a nd Coach Kobs hatched up t he series again and it certainly is commendable. It will be remembered State went to Michigan twice last year. Fisher this season. the compliment returns March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD n \SKETBALL SQUAD FOR 1930 Student Crash Victim /CLARENCE E. SNYDER, 19, of G r o s- V/ se Pointe Park, a prominent m e m ber of the freshmen class was i n s t a n t ly killed, a girl companion who a t t e n d ed Albion college was critically injured, sustained a nd less serious injuries in an automobile accident at Leslie, Michigan, during a blinding snow storm early Sunday morning, March 2. a n o t h er Albion co-ed The tragic accident occurred inside the city limits of Leslie at the bottom cf a long grade which t u r ns sharply to the south as the highway enters t he m a in street of t he village. T he m a chine was going at a rate of speed be yond the control of Snyder when he noticed the sharp turn, the car c a t a pulting across the road and striking a tree. The party h ad left East Lansing be fore six o'clock in the morning bound for Albion where the girls were to a t tend an initiation breakfast of t he K a p pa Delta sorority. They h ad attended the Electic the winter term party at society on Saturday evening, where Snyder was a member. The entire 'Tic society attended t he Snyder funeral at Grosse Pointe at t he request of t he family. At t he present time it is hopeful t h at both co-eds will recover. MARRIAGES Front row, left Schau, Captain Don Grove. to right: Scott, Edward Totten, James Van Zylen, Fred DenHerder, Roger Grove, Arthur Dee Pinneo, Wayne Henry Haga, t h at announced C. "CASEY" FINNEGAN, director of athletics at North Dakota State through school p ^J* college, recently the alumni magazine of t h at the Davis and Elkins game on Sep the Michigan State tember 27. and game on November 8 were the main a t tractions on their 1930 card. The i n vasion of Davis and Elkins at Fargo will t he Bison school. inaugurate night football at lost r e- p O A CH RUSSELL DAUBERT team. ^ turned a winning swimming three meets, Northwestern, State Michigan, and one to G r a nd Rapids Y. M. C. A. They defeated G r a nd Rapids Y. M. C. A., Michigan Normal, Purdue, Case, Western Reserve, a nd De Pauw. Capt. ''Red" Cook, fancy diver, Scheid, Clatworthy a nd Schaubel, all free stylers, a nd Horace Craig, back stroke, had big years. Daubert's forte indivi was team strength r a t h er t h an dual brilliance. Tl/TICHIGAN hasn't trimmed State in basketball since 1927. T he S p a r &* tan and Wolverines have been playing on an almost even basis in baseball for four years. through scholastic r p He track season indoors was not so -•- successful as in recent years. Loss in of two potential winners, Crisswell in the sprints a nd Chamberlain the mile, ineligibility upset the plans. "Mike" Casteel, Coach Young's assistant, has delivered some good hurdlers in Russell, Yarger a nd Russow, a nd a good pole vaulter to take the departed McAfee's place in Bob Olson. Olson h as hit 12 feet 6 inches. There should be more out doors this spring. strength Look over t he nominees for associa to cast your tion officers. Be ready ballot early in May. Student politics will come final decision when the a n n u al elections take place on March 20. I m p o r t a nt Campus offices will be filled at t h at time. to LANG - D E K L E I NE Lang. '29, and Forrest Helen DeKleine were married December 31, 1929, in East Lansing. They will make their home at 121 Mifflin avenue, L a n sing. Lang t he F r a n k l in DeKleine Printing company. is office m a n a g er at O'ROURKE -NESTLE Edward G. O'Rourke, w'29, a nd Vera Nestle were married t he Peoples church at East Lansing, December 28, 1929. They are making their home in Saginaw where O'Rourke t he Consumer's Power company. is with in LAVIS-CONNOR Charles Lavis, '25, a nd Ann Elizabeth Connor were married in Fort Collins, Colorado, on J a n u a ry 2, 1930. They are making their home in F o rt Collins where Lavis t he government experiment service working on sugar beets. in with MALLOCH -MCCREA Wesley F. Malloch, '21, a nd Phyllis M. McCrea of Kenora, Ontario, were married September 18, 1929. They are living in Wilmington, Delaware at 1508 Delaware avenue. Mallock is assistant control m a n a g er of a nd finishes d e p a r t m e nt of the E. I. duPont Inc., at de Nemours a nd Wilmington. company, fabrics t he 12 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 Varsity Triumphant Over Michigan Victory Van Alstyne and Squad Accorded Praise At Close of Season "ITTON 12, and lost 4 and everybody is ** happy. the record of There you have t he basketball team and t he campus a t t i tude concerning the Spartans* court performance during the 1929-30 season. Only unlimited praise has been a c corded the squad and its canny coach, Ben F. Van Alstyne. the For fourth consecutive year "Van" has produced a real winner for to East L a n State. When he came sing pleasant to happen in basketball and it looks as though he will keep up the good work. things began T he February campaign resulted in The some spectacular performances. S p a r t a ns commenced their victorious- m a r ch for t he m o n th by taking K a l a mazoo college in tow, 33 to 12. K a l a mazoo won the M. I. A. A. champion ship t h is year, losing only one game in the race. State's superiority may be judged by the score they r an up and t he fact t h at Coach Van Alstyne used his reserves for about half the game. The Hornets just couldn't get anywhere with their attack and were unable to keep speeding S p a r t a ns when State h ad the ball. tab on the The Big Week took loss. The game was a T h en came t he big week of the sched ule. T h r ee games within five days— a nd State won t h em all. First came Bethany college of West Virginia. It will be remembered t h at earlier in the season at Bethany, t he little mountain school the measure of State by a 37 to 26 score. When they appeared to avenge here State was determined t h at thrilling exhibition of the season, second only to t he battle with Michigan. T he Spar t a ns h ad to come from behind to win. Bethany had a wonderful machine, one t h at can be favorably compared with any seen here in recent years, and it took everything State h ad to win. But they finally went ahead of their visit ors near the end of the game and won, 36 to 32. Next the Ohio institution has a strong combina tion, but this year they were not rated so high a nd Coach Van Alstyne took advantage of the opportunity to use his reserves as m u ch as possible, finally winning out 24 to 10. Oberlin made only field goals. Having played Tuesday night and Friday night, State to was not tackle Michigan the game which in dedicated the new court in Demonstra It might be explained here tion hall. t h at the schedule was not originally made with three games in one week. the But when came Oberlin. Usually it became known t h at t he best of condition two in invited to help dedicate new court would be constructed, Mich igan was it a nd the only date the Wolverines could accept was February 15. Coach Van Alstyne risked his chances of winning r a t h er t h an let the game slip through his fingers. Michigan Game a Thriller So long as basketball is played on the campus, the Michigan game will be talked over by those who saw it played. There may have been games equally as thrilling but those who witnessed this one, a nd there were plenty of t he old boys unanimously too, were agreed t h at a t e am wearing t he Green a nd White never fought any harder. they emerged with a 27 to 26 W h en in victory, they capped the season off back, BASKETBALL SCORES SEASON OF 1929-30 \ State 19 S t a te 30 State 25 State 27 State 35 State 28 State 21 S t a te 55 State 24 State 33 State 36 State 24 State 27 State 17 State 34 State 14 - - - - - - - Syracuse 21 Ohio Wesleyan 14 Univ. of Detroit 20 - Bethany College 36 - Carnegie Tech 23 - Notre Dame 21 - Univ. of Detroit 18 - Hope College 16 Marquette Univ. 17 - - Kalamazoo 12 Bethany College 32 - Oberlin 10 - - Michigan 26 - Notre Dame 29 - Hillsdale 28 - Marquette 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - t he contest in which lead was changing h a n ds almost of play to finish t he every minute. The Last Ten Minutes Van Alstyne's t e am went r i g ht after the Wolverines, ringing up points until they h ad 10. Michigan h ad collected four in the meantime and t h en grad ually closed in until they tied the score at 10 all. Here they went ahead a nd were out in front 17 to 13 at halftime. W h en to 19-13 soon after the second half started, t he Spar t an cheering section began to mentally It concede an edge to the Wolverines. looked as t he wind. But they had not reckoned with t h at fighting bunch of lightweights t h at Van Alstyne had on the t h o u gh defeat was they opened floor. in it at Suddenly they began to set a sizzling pace, dribbling a dazzling pace, pivoting like fury and shooting with all the accuracy of marksmen. With 10 minutes gone big Joe Truskowski, t he the Michigan center, was taken from game on personal fouls. He had been hammering the State players pretty thoroughly and getting four pivot-shot baskets t h at kept the Wolverines ahead. When he went out State sailed in a nd battled finish fight. their opponents in a to say It is difficult to single out any one player in t he game for special mention but in this instance, it is no more t h an t h at Roger Grove proved fair t he winning factor. It was his work of • getting four field goals late in t he game t h at decided Fred Den Herder, t he center, also made one at an important m o m e nt but the down-right fight and courage of Roger Grove stood out clearly above all. It was his goal from near t he foul circle t h at won the game. He was driving under the Mich igan basket with power t h at won. issue. the glorious fashion a nd sent nearly 6,000 spectators into a wild demonstration of joy. The big hall was packed, although Lyman Frimodig estimated he might have collected more gate receipts if a few more people h ad come. (Leave it to him to stack t h em i n ). Actual count of t h at 5,847 passed t h r o u gh t he gate. T h at set an all-time record for basketball at East Lansing. Reserved seat tickets to t he extent of 2.000 were sold out a week before t he game was played. tickets revealed The play in t he game might be divid into three parts. A wild first 10 ed minutes in which State took a lead a nd held it by a slim margin, t h en a 20- minute period, the last of t he first half and first part of t he second, in which situation, Michigan and finally, t h at hectic last 10 minutes commanded t he In the last five minutes of play, the lead changed seven times. First Mich igan would get a basket, t h en State. They started at 21-20 with State ahead a nd traded baskets until the final gun. With two minutes of play remaining, Weiss, of Michigan, batted in a shot a nd sent t he Wolverines ahead, 26-25. The crowd refused to be down-hearted. A roar went up and Roger Grove deliv ered, for he got t he ball from a j u mp and, wheeling let it fly through the hoop. T he gun cracked about 15 seconds in his tracks later. Show Slump at Season End T he State team h ad played its last It had good basketball of the season. in t he m a rk aimed at all season h it winning t h at week. three games It bowed to Notre Dame at S o u th Bend, t he 29 to 17. The game was played the March, 1930 T HE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 13 next Tuesday a nd the players were still so weary t h at they did not begin to look although Notre Dame was vastly improved a nd a real team. themselves like T h en Hillsdale polished off t he home season by taking a 34 to 28 defeat from State. The Spartans, while winning, were not t he same team. They went to Milwaukee and lost over there to M a r quette by a 21 to 14 score, the lowest number of points a Van Alstyne coach in four years. ed machine has m a de T he t he let-down was Michigan game. No a m o u nt of coach ing seemed its former degree of efficiency. But com plete satisfaction was expressed over the season. terrific after t he club to bring to The in former years but may to a p- team scored 450 ponts ponents' 343. This total is slightly less t h an be accounted for by the different style of basketball t he larger Demonstration hall court. Roger individual high scorer Grove was t he with 93 points to his credit. is necessary on t h at SPARTAN CLUBS MEET (Continued from Page 8) the future and t h at everyone should be a part of t he organized alumni group. Several hours were spent in pleasant intercourse and bridge.—Secre social tary. WASHINGTON, D. C. CLUB their r n HE WASHINGTON, D. C. b r a n ch of -*- the M. S. C. Alumni association en joyed thirtieth a n n u al banquet February 21 at the Dodge hotel. Day ton Gurney, '04, president of t he local club, presided at the meeting. Dr. W. 0. Hedrick of the college was with us, giving an interesting talk on, "Our Col lege, Past a nd Present." Glen O. Stew art, alumni secretary, brought us u p- to-date on alumni policies a nd outlined for us the plan contemplated for send ing t he M. S. C. Record regularly to every alumnus. An additional feature of the meeting was the roll call. Each person respond ed by telling a college anecdote. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President, C. G. Woodbury, '04; vice President, C. P. Close, '95; secre tary-treasurer, Florence L. Hall, '09. '11; Mary B. Waite, Those present at the meeting were: '88; Mrs. W. A. Taylor; W. A. Taylor. '29; E d na B. Mc- K a t h r yn Barron, '98; Naughton, Wm. A. K i n n a n, '86; Mrs. Wm. A. K i n- n a n; Homer C. Skeels, '98; Mrs. Homer C. Skeels; Elva E. Hicks; Alice Skeels Moore, Jodidi, Elizabeth Jodidi, Arthur Adelman, '04; Nora Adel- man, (Mrs. A.); I. J. Fairchild, '14; Mrs. 1. J. Fairchild; Florence L. Hall, '09; J. R. Thoenen. '09; Ethel Curtis T h o e- nen, '10; Cora L. Feldkamp, '05; Glen O. Stewart, 17; Dr. W. O. Hedrick, '91; D. A. Gurney, '04; Anna Pickett G u r '94; Lottie Lee ney, '05; C. B. Smith. '25; S. L. Smith, '01 Special; R u th Normington Dikmans, '13; G. F. Dikmans, '20; H. N. P u t n a m, 1 7; Nels Hansen, 1 2; H. J. Horan, 1 6; Roy C. Potts, '06; D. C. Spencer. 1 2; Mrs. D. A. Spencer; Mrs. C. P. Close; C. P. Close, '95; C. Dwight Curtiss, 1 1; Mrs. C. D. Curtiss; R. A. Turner, '09; Mrs. R. A. Turner; C. H. Collingwood, 1 1; R u th Gurney; C. G. Woodbury, '04; E. W. Brandes, 1 3; Mrs. E. W. Brandes; J. E. Kotila, 1 8; Dr. G. H. Coons; Mrs. G. H. Coons; Clarence A. Reed, '05. JACKSON CLUB county alumni of r n HE JACKSON -*- Michigan State held their a n n u al meeting Wednesday evening, February 26, at t he Meadow Lark Inn, n o r th of Jackson. The alumni gathering con sisted of a banquet a nd a very interest ing program with four guests from the college in attendance. Some forty local alumni and guests attended t he meet ing. Secretary Gleason in reading t he a n nual report told of the four successful the year. Herb meetings held during for Schmidt, president and chairman introduced Acting Dean t he evening, Dirks, of t he engineering d e p a r t m e nt of t he College who gave a very interest ing presentation of t he changing fac tors at East Lansing. Glen Stewart, alumni secretary, t he present day tendencies in alumni work and ex plained alumni plan. Several vocal solos by William t he proposed told of a n n u al The Emblem of Adjustments at Telegraph Speed A ST A TEMENT OF POLICY To serve t he P u b l ic — o ur policyholders —• p r o m p t ly a nd e q u i t a b l y, t h at is t he a im of t h is C o m p a ny a nd i ts r e a s on for existence. It is c o m m on knowledge t h at t he n u m b er of m o t or vehicle a c c i d e n ts a nd fatalities even in p r o p o r t i on to c a rs driven is i n c r e a s i ng yearly. T h is fact, m o re t h an a n y t h i ng else, h as b r o u g ht h o me to every responsible m o t o r i st t he Need of A u t o m o bile I n s u r a n c e. T h is fact, m o re t h an a ny o t h e r, a c c o u n ts for an a l m o st a n n u al u p w a rd revision of r a t es C o n s t a nt c h a n g es of c o n d i t i o ns in t he A u t o m o bile I n s u r a n ce b u s i n e ss m a de evident to t he 1929 M i c h i g an L e g i s l a t u re t h at c e r t a in legislation w as n e c e s s a ry to p r o t e ct t he p u b l i c. T h is C o m p a ny a n t i c i p a t ed four years in a d v a n ce of legislative a c t i on t he n e ed for a p p l y i ng t h e se safeguards. Any c h a n g es in r a t e s, t h e r e f o r e, will c o n t i n ue to reflect only a c t u al loss experience. I n c r e a s es in r a t es will never be u s ed for t he p u r p o se of a c c u m u l a t i ng reserves or s u r p l us b e y o nd t he m a r g in of a b s o l u te safety. As l o ng as t he n e ed of A u t o m o b i le I n s u r a n ce t h at i n c r e a s i n g ly good—paying c o n t i n u e s, t h is C o m p a ny will exist to n e ed w i th a service profits to i ts policyholders in t he f o rm of t he lowest possible r a t es c o n s i s t e nt w i th t he k i nd of a d j u s t m e n ts to w h i ch t h ey a re e n t i t l e d. fill V. V. M o u l t o n, President. c9.utO"Owners I N S U R A N CE C O M P A NY H O ME O F F I CE AT L A N S I N G, M I C H I G AN 14 T HE M I C H I G AN S T A TE C O L L E GE R E C O RD March, 1930 Planning to Build? Let us tell you how you can have a house of beau tiful Indiana Limestone for only 5 % to 6 % more than if some ordinary facing material were used Entrance to residence, Lake Forest, III. Anderson & Ticknor, Architects TH E RE is an o p p o r t u n i ty n ow to build t he house of modest size a nd cost of beautiful Indiana Limestone. Instead of t he more expensive c ut stone, we supply t he s t o ne in s a w ed strips w h i ch is broken to lengths on t he building site and laid up in t he wall like brick. Stonemasons or brick' layers do t he w o r k. C ut stone is used for t r im or may be omitted entirely. T h e re is no sacrifice in b e a u ty i n' v o l v ed in this m e t h od of use. T he result is a w a ll of great interest. T he soft color-tones of Indiana Limestone actually increase in attractiveness as t he years go by. Your house has a m u ch higher resale value. A nd y et it costs you only 5 % to 6 % more. Let us send you full information a b o ut t h e " I L C O" w ay of building. Fill in y o ur name b e' low, clip a nd mail. INDIANA LIMESTONE COMPANY Qeneral Offices: Bedford, Indiana Executive Offices: Tribune Tower, Chicago - — — — - - - - - - -- — - — -- — Fill in, clip and mail - —• Box 855, Service Bureau, Bedford, Indiana: Please send literature and full information regarding Indiana Limestone for Peterson a nd College songs completed the program. In t he brief business meeting a nomi nating committee presented two slates and the election resulted in naming t he following officers for the ensuing year: president, Wm. E. Jacobs, '23; vice- president, E. V. Sayles, '21; secretary- treasurer, Carl Topping, t he conclusion of t he program dancing and reminiscences held sway over college heavy business h u m d r u m. '23. At ANN ARBOR CLUB A LUMNI and former students in the ^"*- vicinity of Ann Arbor and Ypsi- lanti held a very interesting dinner party at the Michigan League building. Saturday 1. Victor evening, March Whittemore and O. E. S t r i d d en were stated the promoters and all present that they wanted more meetings of this nature. The following people were present: Mr. and Mrs. H. Osgood. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burt. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Killins. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Stricklin. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baird. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Morris K. McGregor. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar R. Beal, Thomas L. Hankenson, Dorothy Stevenson, a nd V, I. W h i t t e more. On the Job Again A FTER being seriously injured in an ^*- automobile accident in Buffalo last fall while attending a registrar's m e e t ing, Miss Elida Yakeley spent m a ny long weeks in t he hospital a nd at her a p a r t m e nt in East Lansing. Recently, however, she has improved sufficiently to confer with her staff a nd take h er p a rt in revising the courses of study. Justin A. Simpson, '26, a nd Mary Elizabeth Ladd, '29, were m a r r i ed J u ne 29, 1929. They are f a rm south of Augusta, Michigan, on route number 2. living on a _ _ _ __ — — — — — __ — __ SIMPSON-LADD City Architect's Name P l an now to a t t e nd Alumni Day. The date is J u ne 21. residences. Signed Street State March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 15 ALUMNI AFFAIRS 1879 Ray Sessions, Secretary 419 Graceland St. N. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Clifton B. Charles is a retired f a r m er a nd lives at Bangor, Michigan. He "Like to fish as well as ever." a d d s: 1886 Jason Hammond, Secretary Porter Apts., Lansing, Mich. J o hn W. Clemons has moved in L a n sing to 320 W. Hillsdale street. 1890 R. B. McPherson, Secretary Howell, Mich. R. Bruce McPherson and Mrs. M c Pherson, of Howell, are spending sev eral weeks in Florida. 1895 Arthur C. MacKinnon, Secretary 1214 Center St., Bay City, "Mich. in In appreciation of teachers have life membership t he services of their "chief," E. E. Gallup, the S m i t h- presented Hughes ag him with a the National Education association. G a l is state supervisor of vocational lup agricultural education M. G. K a i ns writes in Michigan. from Suffern, New York: "For the past three years my work has been mainly writing a r ticles on gardening for such magazines as McCall's. House & Garden, House Beautiful, T he Field. Better Homes a nd Gardens, Your Home, and Modern Priscilla, Beginning with t he Febru ary issue of this last I am to have a garden d e p a r t m e nt of several pages until the J u ne issue when t he d e p a r t if the public m e nt may be continued it. shows enough is experi At present I have been writing other mental. members of to work up a get-together next J u ne when we should celebrate our 35th anniversary. It's not specially easy for those of us who farther. are as far away as I am or to get to t he College but I believe t he effort, time a nd money so spent well worth while, especially as our n u m bers are beginning to t h in out. Eight no longer answer 'Here' to the muster call. It is only about three m o n t hs till Alumni Day so it is none too soon to m a ke plans. We are much more likely to meet if we plan and look forward to t he reunion t h an if we wait till the day before we should be there. I am planning to be there and am hoping to see since graduation, as well as those I have." interest t he d e p a r t m e nt to w a r r a nt '95 trying I've not fellows seen the Peter V. Ross is a Christian Science lecturer, a nd gives 166 Geary street, S an Francisco, California, as his home. He says: "I visited South America last a u t u m n, lecturing in t he principal cities. This is the first time Christian in South Science has been presented America. Next in Great Britain and on the continent of Europe." lecture spring I 1898 D. A. Seeley, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. T. L. Hankinson of zoology at t he Michigan State Normal college, Ypsilanti. is professor D. A. Seeley reports on his blue slip: '25, is radio en "Stuart W. Seeley. gineer for t he Sparks-Withington com pany, Jackson, Michigan, and designer of t he Sparton radio sets. H as a son one year old. D. Maxwell Seeley, '25, is in the cost accounting department, Goodman Manufacturing company. Chicago. Lives at 1640 W. 79th street. Has a year old daughter." Dewey lives at the Weather Bureau in East L a n s ing. J e n n e t te Carpenter Wheeler sends her blue slip from 2731 Benvenue ave nue, Berkeley, California, a nd notes: touch with "I have recently been lives Edith McDermott Lawrence who in San Fernando. She was t he first dean of women at M. A. C." in 1900 B°rtha Malone, Secretary SI Waverly Ave., Highland Park, Mich. Lt. Col. J o hn R. Thompson may be reached at 1901 D street N. W.. W a s h ington, D. C. 1903 Edna V. Smith, Secretary East Lansing. Mich. H. M. Eaton is manager of t he W. E. Moss & Company, investment bankers, Detroit. He lives at 2070 Longfellow. 1906 L. O. Gordon, Secretary R. 2, North Muskegon, Mich. A. S. Armstrong gives his address as 1631 Estes avenue, Chicago, Illinois. L. O. Gordon h as moved North Muskegon, Michigan. to R. 2, T. E. J a r r a rd is general sales director for t he Marmon Motor Car company at Indianapolis. He t he M a r r o tt Hotel, there at lives R. Rasmussen may be reached Chicago at 7342 S o u th Shore drive. in 1909 Olive Graham Howland, Secretary 513 Forest Ave., East Lansing, Mich. is vice-president B. H. Anibal in charge of engineering at t he Oakland division of General Motors at Pontiac. He gives his address as 115 Ottawa drive. He reports t h at E. B. Hodges is a distributor in Pontiac for t he Oak land a nd Pontiac motor cars. join her husband Mrs. Burroughs will their daughter, R u t h, graduates one of t he Toledo high schools. (Neenah Mullen, w ' l l ), in J u ne after from 1911 James G. Hayes, Secretary 213 Bailey St., East Lansing, Mich. J. F. Campbell lives in Milwaukee at 302 H a m p t on instructor road. He a nd athletic director at vision high school in Milwaukee. is the west di the "Tell is in t he the following: Ion J. Cortright '12, while attending insurance business in Cincinnati, Ohio. He lives in Norwood at 3824 Floral avenue. He reports t he old gang to look me up whenever in Cin cinnati. Capt. H a r ry Lee Campbell, '17. is in the military d e p a r t m e nt at t he University of Cincinnati. Myrl land Bottomley, '16, is head of t he scape architecture d e p a r t m e nt at t he hospitality same school. Enjoyed of Mr. a nd Mrs. C. C. Taylor (Bess '09, a nd Mr. a nd McCormack), both (Vera H y d e ), Mrs. George Leonard t he both about national convention of American Le gion in Louisville, Kentucky, last fall." following reports avenue N. E., from "Superintendent a nd G r a nd Rapids: chief engineer at Gallmeyer a nd Liv ingston company of G r a nd Rapids, manufacturers of metal grinding m a t he old grads chinery. Saw some of in Cleveland t he machinery show at t he first week of October where I h ad the misfortune of having my left foot broken by being r un over by a portable I am getting along fairly well crane. now after nearly three m o n t hs on crutches." 1625 Stoddard J. DeKoning t he Eduard C. Lindeman of Highbridge, t he t e n th a n n u al confer is scheduled as one of New Jersey, lecturer, writer, a nd soci ologist, t he speakers at the Progressive Educational ence of at Washington, association meeting D. C. at the Willard hotel April 3, 4 and 5. His subject will be "Education a nd t he Larger Life." 1914 Henry L. Publow, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Charles Merwin a nd brother, Clyde E., t he '08, of Detroit, are owners of Merwin Brothers contracting a nd en gineering firm. Their Detroit office is located at Healy street and the D. T. railroad. Their a nd yard is at A r t h ur street ond t he G r a nd T r u nk railroad. Pontiac office C. G. Bullis h as moved in Newport, Rhode Island, to 25 Bedlow avenue. F. F. Burroughs has left Toledo a nd is now associated with Lloyd Thomas, appraisal engineer of Chicago. He is living at the Y. M. C. A. in Evanston. Loren W. Read of Copemish sums it farm. as follows: S h o r t h o rn sheep, certified potatoes since 1921. Family of five, "Still on t he home cattle, Shropshire t h r ee girls a nd two boys." R. W. Wilson is with the Clarage 16 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 freight railroad at Pittsburgh. inspector for the Pennsylvania t he is a "Texas Wilbur Wright sends his blue slip fol from Corsicana, Texas, with long ways lowing n o t e: the campus and unless more from members let each other know what is going on about themselves, The Record will have small appeal to t he students who are too far away from the campus to drop in. My line of business, ad vertising, has not changed a whole lot but h as always shown a small increase each year. in dexed I wish sometime an list of students a nd addresses F an company of Kalamazoo, Michi gan, as sales manager. He lives at 429 Creston. 1916 Herbert G. Cooper, Secretary 1S29 Moores River Drive. Lansing, Mich. A. L. Alderman is located at 13 S. Euclid avenue. Bellevue, Pittsburgh. He is with the Baker Perkins company, incorporated, of Saginaw. Michigan. Glenn Carey is collector of internal revenue for the Lansing district under Fred Woodworth, '98, of Detroit. Car ey's office is in the Field Artillery a r mory in Lansing. W. K. Makemson is chief perishable ALUMNI ^ \ MAIL YOUR REQUESTS asking our prices. Immediate delivery from large and complete stocks. Order by letter — the easy way. Reasonable prices — as usual. Exceptional gifts for your friends. in And of course when you return, come and browse around. THE STATE COLLEGE BOOK STORE EAST LANSING "Always at t he Service of the Students a nd Alumni" Starting 15th Year of Success A s s e ts O v er $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 00 Claims paid for 14 years over $6,000,000. force in every p a rt of Michigan to assist t he automobile owner in trou ble. The growth of t he company is due to t he prompt a nd fair methods in paying out over $6,000,000 in claims since organization. started on its ON August 31, 1929, t he company fifteenth year of success. The company is operating on a state-wide basis and is carry ing over 60,000 policyholders. It h as an agency a nd adjusting If not insured, call on the local agent or write CITIZENS' MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE WM. E. ROBB. Secretary INSURANCE CO. HOWELL, MICH. " " " "" " "" "' "" " "" " "" " " "" " "• " "" *" •-.• • • ' "- — . •• • • - * -' • " " I1 could be published either at one in a p a m p h l et or Record. Often 1 would where a certain party is located." time in The like to know serially 1918 Willard Coulter, Secretary 1265 Randolph S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Grace Anderson Brownrigg living at 1064 East First South street, Salt Lake City, Utah. is William DeYoung is on the Montana Experiment Station staff as assistant in charge of detailed soil agronomist survey. He lives at 419 West Cleve land, Bozeman, Montana. DeYoung recently served as a member of a land t he classification board appointed by t he commissioner of I n d i an affairs of United States department of interior to classify the Flathead irrigation project, located in the west ern part of Montana. lands within C. J. Overmyer writes t h at he is still with Devoe & Raynolds company, I n corporated, oldest paint manufacturers in the United States (1754). He lives at 585 Franklin street, Melrose High lands, Massachusetts. Overmyer was elected to membership as an alumnus in Sigma Xi. by the M. S. C. chapter, last summer. 1920 C. G. Lundin, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Clarence F. and K a t h r yn Baert. C23) Ramsay announce the birth of George Craig on J a n u a ry 16. 1930. The Ramsays live in Coldwater. Michigan, where Ramsay the State Public school. Harvey Schnur is connected with selling Colonial butter year buttermakers at the Hotel Wagner, Waterloo Iowa. in Iowa." Schnur in his "seventh to lives salt is S. C. Vandecaveye has been pro fessor of soils at t he Washington State since February, at Pullman college 1928. Vandecaveye in Pullman at 1708 Monroe street. lives R. D. Wyckoff is in the geophysical department of the Gulf Oil company's research laboratory at 327 Craft ave nue, Pittsburgh, Pensylvania. J o hn F. Yeager has left S m i t h- * Hughes work and is now connected with t he Lapeer County Press. He sends his regards to his friends, and gives his address as 70 Madison street. La peer, Michigan. schools, was Melvin C. Hart, principal of the Birmingham advanced from the office of secretary to the vice- presidency of the department of high school principals of the Michigan Edu cation association at t he department's a n n u al meeting in Lansing December 12. 1921 Maurice Rann, Secretary 1409 Osborn Road, Lansing, Mich. Mrs. D. W. Dicken (Lenore Kenny) is living in Boyne City, Michigan. J a m es M. Gorsline is county agricul tural agent of Arenac county, with March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 17 offices in t he Court House at Standish, Michigan. |J»H'^—HI Dorothy Curtiss Doyle living G r a nd Rapids at 1201 Wealthy S. E. is in Melzar E. Lockwood is in t he engine ering division of t he Motor Wheel cor poration at Lansing. He lives at 1917 Polly avenue, and has two children, a boy a nd a girl. the Michigan Carol Macgregor, formerly connected with Inspection bureau of G r a nd Rapids, h as become a special agent for the Boston and Old Colony insurance company a nd has moved his family to Urbana, Ohio. His offices in Urbana are at 704 H a r t m an building. Dorothea Weatherbee Chase sends her blue slip from 326-A D o n i p h an ave nue, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with t he following note: "Major Chase a nd I are here at t he Command and G e n eral Staff School of t he Army, where Major Chase is a student. Will be here until J u ne 1931." 1922 Mrs. Donald Durfee, Secretary 12758 Stoepel Ave., Detroit, Mich. EAST LANSING STATE BANK Banking In All Its Branches East Lansing, Michigan COURTESY — SAFETY — SERVICE • • — • —+ for S t a n n a rd L. and Gladys Kinney (w'27) Baker recently left Lansing for Los Angeles, California, where they will make their home. Mr. Baker, formerly the Michigan Millers underwriter company of Mutual Fire Lansing, h as accepted t he position of office manager and underwriter for the Lyon Insurance company of Los An geles. They m a de t he trip by a u t o m o bile. Insurance Claude a nd Helen Schmidt Erickson have moved 1509 W. Washtenaw street. in Lansing ('23) to Ronald Pocklington a nd developing rubber plantations Liberia, Africa, for and Rubber company. is setting out in t he Firestone Tire to they "have moved Quoting Charles a nd Nannie Bunker the Weckler country," a nd are living on route 1, Hammond, Indiana. Weckler was a p pointed of construction a nd repair d e p a r t m e nt of company • of t he Grasselli Chemical East Chicago, Illinois, last April. Weck ler reports t h at I v an Sours is married a nd has a daughter four m o n t hs old. superintendent assistant 1923 Wm. H. Taylor, Secretary Okemos, Mich. Lester Allen has moved to Ithaca, Michigan. L. C. Davies gives his address as Box 34, Hawthorne, Nevada, a nd notes: "With U. S. Navy Engineering corpo ration, building a 'desert city' and a m munition depot, 133 buildings in all with complete water, sewer system and central heating plant, pavements, golf course, airport a nd beach development on Walker i n teresting work here but few callers, especially from M. S. C. Would wel come any who should wander from t he beaten p a t hs in t h is way." lake. We have some K e i th M. Farley sends his blue slip from 2 Llandoff road, Llanerch, Upper 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 the h i g h conven est degree of comfort, ience and quietude. Here, with p r a c t i all downtown Lansing cally at s t r a t e t he doors, a nd gically located opposite the State Capitol, is every feature of a c commodation, including 300 r e poseful, modern guest rooms and several dining halls. Rooms are moderately priced from $2.50. there are m a ny appropriate, pleasing size, rooms, varied including a ballroom generous in proportions a nd of charming en vironment. in G U E S TS arriving by motor are relieved of t he care of their cars at t he hotel entrance. Tick ets to any event in t he city a nd especially to athletic a nd musical events at Michigan State College, reserved in advance upon request at t he Hotel Olds. GEORGE L. CROCKER Manager 18 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 "Wish Darby. Pennsylvania, with t he follow ing: t he arrival of to report Keith Mallory, Jr., on November 2, 1929. Am still with United Engineers a nd Constructors. Inc.. 112 N. Broad street, Philadelphia, a nd at present acting as assistant superintendent on line the construction of a transmission located on t he outskirts of t he city. W. S. Hulse who attended M. S. C. for a year about '10 or '11 is superintendent on t h is work. Nuttila. Hubbard, a nd myself have been meeting regularly for lunch on Mondays. Miller. '25, was also with us regularly until his r e t u rn to Chicago. Alfred Iddles. Groothuis and Kingsley are other M. S. C. m en now with U. E. & C. Inc." E. A. Sindecuse has moved in St. Louis. Missouri, to 1038 Oakview place. 1924 Clarissa Anderson. Secretary 5.34 Evergreen. East Lansing, Mich. Emma DuBord is home demonstra tion agent in Wayne county. Michigan, with headquarters in Dearborn. V Smiley are living in Detroit at 16640 Baylis. from 8023 Lyle M. S m i th writes Champlain avenue, Chicago: "Am still with t he I n t e r s t a te Iron a nd Steel, a nd have just been transferred to mill fore m an over t he Blooming mill a nd 21- inch mill, after being mill foreman of t he Merchant mill for two years. Also wish to announce t he birth of a daugh ter, Carol J a n e, December 3, 1929." Hugo Sundling is with t he California Forest Experiment Station at Berkeley. 1925 Frances Ayres, Secretary East Lansing:, Mich. Fred Moore writes from 909 Metro politan building, East St. Louis, Illinois: "Still working as assistant engineer in the Illinois division of highways. Alice a nd Elton Homer Moore are well a nd healthy. Elton is learning to talk so you see we won't lack for com pany. We hope any M. S. C. people look coming n e ar East St. Louis will us up. Go heavy on class notes, we sure like them." Joseph H. a nd Dorothy Bacon < '23) Roy MacMillan gives his address as ALUMNI BUSINESS DIRECTORY Our Business is Growing THE CORYELL NURSERY Nurseries at Birmingham, Southfield and Utica Headquarters at West Maple Ave. Birmingham Insurance The B. A. Faunce 136 W. Grand River East Lansing: Bonds Co., Inc. Avenue Real Estate Rentals The Equitable LifeAssuranceSociety of the United States F. M. Wilson, '17 E. A. Johnson, '18 530 Mutual Bldg., Lansing, Mich. HERBERT G. COOPER, '16 B U I L D ER OF GOOD H O M ES with South Lansing Real Estate Co. 1125 S. Wash. Ave. Phone 2-0751 Students and Alumni Always Welcomed MVRDS LANSING AMP i • I EAST LANSING The Edwards Laboratory S. F. Edwards, '99 Lansing, Mich. Veterinary Supplies LEGUME BACTERIA F OR S E ED INOCULATION The Mill Mutuals Agency Lansing, Michigan INSURANCE In All Its Branches A. D. Baker, '89 L. H. Baker, '93 W CAI1T l£ASE PISSATISFIIP THIS SPACE AVAILABLE H a ts — Haberdashery — Clothing ART HURD, Prop. I !i i I li '. 1425 Loma Vista. Pasadena, California, a nd notes: "Am still with t he Hogan company, t he largest real estate a nd insurance company in Pasadena a nd have been appointed to t he m a n a g e r ship of t he automobile insurance d e I am taking a vacation trip partment. to Michigan this J u ne a nd expect to make quite a visit at t he old school. My wife a nd 14 m o n t hs old son will also make t he trip a nd we expect to show Coach Crowley a future Michigan State quarterback. Au Revoir—see you in June." M. H. Collinson m ay be reached at 6545 Georgia, Detroit. He is with t he Baker a nd Collinson company, m a n u facturing agents for paint supplies. Hazel Bradley h as been county club agent in Gogebic county since May 1, 1929, a nd may be reached at 218 Park street, Ironwood. She finds t he work more interesting a nd varied t h an teach ing and enjoys it very much. She adds: "The U. P. has its charms both sum '25; mer a nd winter. L. R. Arnold, A. J. Bell, '25; Russell Horwood. '26. a nd L. H. Blakeslee. '28, all upper p e ninsula extension specialists, visit this county occasionally. Corrine Ormis- in Chippewa ton, county at the other end of t he penin sula." '25, is club agent to the chief statistician of Charles Armstrong is general assist a nt the General Electric company at Schenec tady. Armstrong's work consists of special statistical and acturial studies, such as forecasts of orders, insurance losses, pension payments, etc. He lives in Schenectady at 822 State street. John Hancock Series D e p e n d e n ts (Your dependents) must have an income H ow m u ch of an i n c o me h a ve you g u a r a n t e ed for y o ur d e p e n d e n ts in case of y o ur d e a th ? T a ke pencil a nd p a p er a nd a c t u a l ly figure i n c o me yield on y o ur p r e s e nt es t a t e. t he t h r o u gh A J o hn H a n c o ck a g e nt tell you h ow to i m increase c an y o ur m e d i a t e ly i n e s t a te s u r a n c e, a nd figure o ut exactly how m u ch you m u st lay aside from y o ur p r e s e nt i n c o me to m a ke it c o me t r u e. life L I FE I N S U R A N CE COMPANY* or BOSTON. M . i i . c . u i i ni Inquiry Bureau 197 Clarendon St., Boston, Mass. Please send booklet, "This Matter of Success." Name Address —— Oeer Sixty-seven Years in Business