Gymnasiujti, jroin Beal Botanical Garden A ugust o Reo Motor Car Company was founded in 1904 by a group of men who believed that by an honest product; by ad herence to sound policies; by fairness alike to their cus tomers, to their sources of supply and to their workmen, they could build an enduring confidence in their business. Paralleling for 26 years the fastest growing industry in our knowledge, they have created an institution com manding widespread confidence for stability and ster ling quality. Through all these years the business they built has thrived without a single reorganization. o M O T OR C AR C O M P A NY L A N S I N G, M I C H I G AN August, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD Listening In in the A STATISTICAL examination of t he United •F*- cigarette business States, sponsored by Clark. Dodge & Co., indicates t h at the American public will pay more for this year t h an it is paying for national de is estimated fense. The total amount to $1,000,000,000. at from $850,000,000 Consumption has doubled since the war. its cigarettes by t h an think fields of Maybe you t he college athletic this has nothing to do with "other campuses," but our reason for introducing it is logical. The great American public pays more for cigarettes for higher education. Every college campus in the country is surrounded "fear-your-shadow" billboards from ten to fifteen feet high and illuminated at night. Even many of the country are adorned with posters of cigarette-smoking heroes. By the way, we suggest to the cigaretete advertisers an appropriate Biblical their viz.. Deuv. "Fear-your-shadow" thou art 32:15—"Thou art waxen fat. grown sleek" —the Lord thus berated the children of Israel. No mention, however, is made cf t he remedy, but t h at will not deter the conscientious tobacco manufactur er from so introducing t he quotation as to suggest t h at there is a Biblical quo tation for "plucking a Lucky." thou art become text for thick, ads, A $5,000 G I FT has been added to t he +\ fund for the proposed Union build ing at I n d i a na university by Mr. a nd Mrs. J a m es W. Fesler. TX7ITH $250,000 added the •"» assets of Butler university now total approximately $5,000,000, as com pared with $650,000 in 1912. last year, TTfE learn t h at 227 colleges a nd u n i- '' versity presidents on being ques tioned said t h at the alumni publication ranks second only to the newspaper as inter the most valuable medium for preting the university or college to the public. season college" "alumni together, they eat r n HE has 4- closed. W h at is an alumni college? is a short course of a week or so It for alumni, held generally at com mencement time. They are generally quartered together in one of the dormi tories, sometimes lec along with the faculty, they hear the afternoons are tures together—for generally given over swim ming, etc. The n a t u re of the subjects taken up lectures varies, of course. Lafayette college, the pioneer other in things economics, electrical engineer ing, psychology, political tendencies, biology, geology. Alumni who have a t tended "alumni colleges" seem to ex perience considerable mental and p h y sical exhilaration, and get some knowl- the movement, lists among to golf, the in The MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE R E C O RD Established 1 Sflfi 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 postoffiee at East Lansing, Michigan. GLEN (). STEWART, 'IT. Editor GLADYS FRANKS, w'27, Alumni Recorder M. KATHERINE LYNCH, '31. Feature Editor T HE M. S. C. ASSOCIATION Union Memorial Building OFFICERS—1030-31 R. Bruce McPherson, "90. President W. O. Hedrick. '91, Vice-President L. T. Clark. '04, Treasurer Glen O. Stewart, '17, Secretary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Karl K. Hotehin. '12. East Lansing, term expires 1931 ; L. O. Gordon. '06, Muskegon. term expires 1032: E. Fred Edwards, '00. Lansing, term expires 1033; Harris E. 'I hi.mas. '85, Lansing; ex-officio : E. W. Ranney, '00. Greenville, ex-officio : Frank F. Rogers, '83, Lansing. "K-officio ; A. C. MacKinnon. 0"). Hay Cit>. ex-officio; Mrs. Turner Broughton, 'IT. President of Alumnae League Entered at the East Lansing Postoffiee as Second Class Matter Vol. XXXV. No. 12 East Lansing. Michigan August. 103i In This Issue Editorial Comment A Profitable Summer—Do Reminders Challenge?—A Vote On Traditions. College Bird Sanctuary Outstanding for the U. S Sanctuary I n h a b i t a n ts State's 22 Campus Honor Societies Explained—Deaths Extensive Campus Changes Planned for M. S. O. General Campus Plan—Prospective Map.. Gymnasium Gossip "Close Beside the Winding Cedar" State Honors F. F. Rogers, '83 Alumni Affairs Marriages .. ...: . 14 15 18 Page 5 6 7 8 9 ... 10-11 12 13 fields. their own edge of what is go'.n-; on in the world Lafayette outside charges the alumnus only $25 for t he week, this including everything. Other colleges a nd universities t h at have had "alumni colleges" this year are Michi gan, Iowa State. Wesleyan. and Berea. Q P E A K I NG of t he small salaries paid ^ to college professors, we note in an article t h at "The (academic) hod had its origin in t he tippet or shoulder cov ering worn by begging the middle ages, and was EO constructed as to form, tippet, a in which alms sort of bag or pocket or goods might be placed." in addition to t he friars in X T E G RO butlers at the University of •^ Georgia have organized the Silver King fraternity. Prerequisites for m e m bership include butlership at a recog nized Greek letter fraternity, wearing only of clothes acquired from college men, and a t t e n d a n ce of every football game played here.—Bana's Greek Ex change. t r a d i- 1TTINDING T HE gym clock is " tionally the job of t he star athlete at dear old Goldenhaze university. We have just heard of a n o t h er one, how ever, who is life guard for the swim ming team. Remember, Homecoming, October 18. THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD August. 1930 Andrew Carnegie once said: PUTTING IN THE FOUNDATION that did not do good honest work, and "I have never knoicn a concern success in these days of fiercest competition, when would seem at the root of great business more to be a matter of price, success to make a decided even everything there still lies the very much factor of quality.,' important "V FOR TEN YEARS THE CAM PUS PRESS HAS BEEN STRIVING TO GIVE ITS VALUED CUSTOMERS THE BEST IN P R I N T I NG Quality, Service and Consideration THE CAMPUS PRESS (Incorporated) 106 West Grand River Avenue EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN 'pHOREAU once said: "If you have built -* castles in the air, your work need not be lost; there is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." their towering superstructures Foundations must be solid and sound to uphold in safety. If your castle in the air is lofty, the more secure must be the foundations you build under it. A savings account is the best underpinning for the air castle of your success. It is sound financially, and bank interest adds to its security. American State Savings Bank LANSING South Lansing 1108 W. St. Joe St. North Lansing 2033 K. Michigan Ave. £<£<^*Ss*^ fc^*W*£c?fc£^^ i DETROIT* LET A ND H O T EL BAGLEY AT CASS AVENUE D E T R O IT W I L L I AM J. C H I T T E N D E N, Jr. ^Manager Modern accommodations for 1200. N e w, larger r o o m s. 100 sample rooms. I n s t a nt elevator service. Under Bowman management, direc tors of the famous Biltmore Hotels. Near Interstate Bus Terminals. Three Popular Restaurants Main Dining Room t Fountain Room and the Famous Coffee Shop i T ^ flr )& WILLIAM J. CHITTENDEN, Jr. August, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 5 Editorial A PROFITABLE SUMMER GOING TO SUMMER SCHOOL like going to Eurooe. In t he first place, the choice of how to spend the torrid weeks between baccalaureate a nd homecoming often lies between these two methods. is. in m a ny respects, fast t h en forgotten there are third place, friendships are made a nd t he r e t u rn home. At some In the second place, one enters upon either with m u ch t he same paradoxical purpose; to find both recreation and enlightenment. t he t he sundry people with In a whom m o n th after future years one is bound to encounter again some companion of many happy experiences. The n a me may not come i m m e long the face will be familiar; a nd diately, but before the "what became of" reminiscing is on in earnest. In t he fourth place, there is t he ubiquitous question of flighty and so is manners. One feels so carefree and almost susceptible fatherland or alma m a t er whose reputation always is en dangered by improper decorum on the p a rt of any son or daughter. suggestions. And yet to convivial there time isn't in it to inwardly pray for In the fifth place, there is the adjustment traditions land or and customs to those exotic natives of the foreign campus. Although one may the next war or football game to drag in t he dust all t h at represents the land or institution in question, while a guest of "those people" one feels the obligation of maintaining some a t t i tude of loyalty, or at least of sympathy. there are a nd pedagogical, without whom a profitable S u m m er hardly can be spent anywhere any more. recreation during July and August for America's jaded high school teachers and college faculties is becoming a profession de manding specialization. t he guides, parenthetical Providing finally, And. Our intellectual cruise in a new university h as given us both recreation a nd enlightenment. We Kodaked as we went, and have p ut the films in a safe cerebral place. DO REMINDERS ii~\ CHALLENGE? and It may, unbelievable. received by public in private bequests / T O RE THAN $71,000,000 figure, conservatively estimated, to state colleges a nd universities! Does t h at sound 1 ^1 but it * • -* fantastic tells us is not. And this institutions of only of munificences higher to t he year 1923. T h at which has learning prior come as gifts to such state colleges a nd universities during the past five years can only be surmised. is the significance of this private endowment of let our state colleges? Why is it being done? Why not state taxes a nd legislative appropriation alone care for t he educational equipment needed? Does n ot private support retard state support? " W h at in the found "Answers in part, at least, to some of these inquiries m ay be the head of a statements, made by leading western university, who says: Tt is coming to be an accepted corollary of public education t h at state sup t he absence of private port does not necessarily mean institutions which are drawing revenues support, a nd t h at running t he public m ay from nevertheless seek additional funds from private sources. I n deed,' he continues, 'state university executives are coming to t he conclusion t h at legislative appropriation will always lag behind actual needs, and t h at t he only solution of t he state university is t he appeal for addi tional support from those public-spirited citizens who are interested in t he progress of education.' i n to millions of dollars financial problem "To bear out above s t a t e m e n ts there stand m a ny state college campuses throughout t he today on country Comment loan funds, splendid buildings such as dormitories, lecture halls, labora tories, physical education buildings, libraries, and hospitals; fellowships and professor there are student ships and other similar these made the public spirited aid of citizens who possible only by either have become through state legislative bodies were unable constitutional prohibitions or form of gifts; all in providing t h at which to provide. interested limits tax "One m ay t u rn t he pages of almost any daily newspaper a nd read of magnificent gifts made to this or t h at private institution of learning, of which Harvard, Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton, a nd scores of smaller colleges a nd universities are examples. B ut few people have is a p p a r e nt realized the extent to which endowments of all sorts have been made to public educational institutions. t h at it state instances " P e r h a ps t he University of Michigan is one of the most outstanding institution has in which a been materially aided in the great services it is rendering t he S t a te of Michigan a nd t he friends of public education. These gifts, of which there are hundreds, range from a few dollars to more t h an a million, but all of t h em represent the conviction of t he donors t h at a state institution is a worthwhile medium t h r o u gh which to contribute t he average American youth a nd civilization. t he n a t i on by gifts from to t he betterment of "A recent report of t he University of Michigan financial t r u st funds, for such purposes as shows a total for all loan funds, publication funds and professorships, student t he this to $807,861.59. sum, made up of large and small gifts, m a ny of t he campus buildings to t he total value of nearly $5,000,000 have been donated to t he University by its friends. like, amounting In addition to interested " T he University of California is a n o t h er example of what t he generosity of for a state institution. More t h an $11,500,000 h as been presented to t h at institution by private citizens for various purposes— and this figure includes only those gifts which were in excess of $50,000! individuals has done "Friends of public education have favored, in t he s o u t h this t he University of Texas. F or buildings alone, west, t h an the state university h as been $2,650,000, in addition to one of t he largest gifts ever p r e sented by an individual to a public institution of one estimated to enlarge a nd to further tached to t he medical b r a n ch of t he University." learning, to be in excess of $12,000,000 to maintain, the efficiency of a hospital a t recipient of more —Ohio State University Monthly. A VOTE ON TRADITIONS instituted a campus-wide All class traditions and college customs in vogue THE STUDENT COUNCIL at Pennsylvania State col lege has referendum of existing college traditions a nd customs at t h at school. there have been submitted for student approval or rejection at a special polls. T he council hopes referendum m ay reveal conclusively t he consensus of student opinion as to t he existing code of there a nd necessary revisions to it. traditions t h at t he No one exactly knows whether traditions are wanted on It would be interesting to discover just in this campus or not. what t he student body actually thinks about traditions general and on this campus specifically. T he S t u d e nt Council could easily prepare a questionnaire which could be put before t he students at a special polls much t he same as at P e nn State. In this way a correct opinion could be obtained a nd solons, backed up by t he result of take a nd m a ke t h em reign once again. t he necessary steps to revive old campus t he t he referendum, could traditions 6 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD August. 1930 College Bird Sanctuary Outstanding for the U. S. Hundreds of Rare Species Collected at Kellogg Farm the outstanding wild in -ft/riCHIGAN STATE COLLEGE now life -*•*•*- owns sanctuary the United States, and perhaps one of the most outstanding in t he world. T he college is doing its bit in wild its acquisition of the W. K. Kellogg bird sanctuary n e ar Battle Creek. conservation, since life Here not only is American wild life preserved, but t h at of other countries also, so t h at it is a very cosmopolitan feathered colony, indeed, which greets the visitor there. For instance: just the native American living left t r u m p e t er swans under n a t u r al conditions in this coun live on Michigan try—and State college property. T h e re are those six six of to be But living on the same tract as these members of a native variety, which, paradoxically enough, h ad im ported from Holland, the species having become extinct here—are groups of exotic birds from t he ends of t he earth —Green Java pea-fowls. T a s m a n i an geese, bar-headed geese from the Him alayas a nd swans aristocratic from the gardens of King George. rojVJ n.. Dsrrco/r 12 T HE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD August, 1930 GYMNASIUM GOSSIP the early season A THLETICS come to life again Sep- - "• tember 10 when Coach J a m es H. Crowley will rally between 60 and 70 athletes for football camp. Coach Crowley has just notified his gridiron performers they will be expected to be on h a nd for uniform issue the morning of the t e n th and i n dulge in a workout the same afternoon. Drills will be held twice each day until college opens some two weeks later. t h at Hopes suffered combination for a winning the were dealt a severe blow during season, when Capt. Harold summer traffic Smead r e accident moved him Latest word from Maine is t h at he has been forced to submit to the amputation of one of his legs below the knee. t h at definitely the squad. in Maine from injuries in a Outside of the center berth, the out look is better t h an average for a strong eleven. Veteran backfield candidates in the persons of Carl Nordberg, Jerry Breen and Roger Grove are returning, while at least two freshmen. Bob Mon- nett. of Bucyrus. Ohio, and Abe E. Eliowitz, of Detroit, are promising. The three and Haun. who saw much service last year, such are ends, Fogg. Fase returning. Tackles include men as Don Ridler, Hosier a nd Exo, all veterans. Gross, Streb a nd Jaehnig At center a re all seasoned guards. t he r e Crowley must develop one of serves of last year or u n e a r th a sopho more find. He has notified Francis (Buddy) Meiers, the chunky Muskegon fullback, try t h at he expects him for center. Byers and Fatchett, a pair of freshmen, and Gerald Maskrey, r e serve of last year, are t he outstanding candidates. to line T he should be heavier t h an usual. The backfield h as a world of the speed with m a ny possibilities running and passing game, a style of attack in well with Coach t h at Crowley's tactics. fits in Crowley will have about two weeks the in which to prepare his team for first game, t h at with Alma college on last September 27. The spring drills spring were framed the to prepare this fall and squad for a quick start t h em pretty find the opener should well ready. trainer, Jack Heppinstall, is busy checking in t he new uniforms t h at the this fall. Coach S p a r t a ns will wear the jersey color Crowley has changed for It will be green the campaign. on white, breaking the long custom of having a solid green jersey. Grads may not know their team when it trots out of t he chute for the first tilt. The jersey, Coach Crowley believes, new will prove a help, especially t he forward passing game, where passers must pick out receivers in a hurry. in EXTENSIVE CAMPUS CHANGES PLANNED FOR M. S. C. (Continued from page 9) will be grouped on College land, and are shown on the diagram reproduced here. Numerous Campus drives are to be rebuilt, and several old buildings will be demolished, as is shown by their representation here. though is given is, of course, far The completion of all the College. But is being improvements t he in shown here the plan future of substantially as it followed, t he work, due to an essential curtailment of funds, is pro gressing slowly. The building allot ment for t he College is generous, but, according to Secretary H. H. Halladay. costs the somewhere of $500,000, and though t he work is pro gressing steadily, it must, of necessity, take years. average College in t he neighborhood building Squeegee Creek and World Engineers It has become increasingly necessary t h at the engineering graduate be a world citizen r a t h er t h an a county citi zen—that he appreciate world problems r a t h er t h an merely the need of a new bridge over Squeegee creek. BOOM. are used by many plants to generate steam for power, heating, or processing. Boilers of different types, sizes and pressures are fabricated to the highest standard of work manship in the Wicks Shops. The Horizontal Return Tubular, the Vertical, the Hori zontal Cross Drum, or the Three Drum Curved Tube may be selected to meet the plant requirements as well as the user's preference. Descriptive Bulletins will be mailed on request to anyone interested in steam generation. VERTICAL THREE DRUM Ten Recent Installations at Dow Chemical Co., Midland. Mich. Garlock Packing Co., Palmyra, N. Y. Timken-Detroit Axle Co., Detroit, Mich. Consumers Power Co., Jackson, Mich. Ajax Rubber Co., Racine. Wis. Electric Refrigeration Corp., Grand Rapids, Micl Guaranteed Liquid Measure Co., Rochester, Pa. Michigan State College, East Lansing Mich. Mattewan State Hospital, Beacon N. Y. Watervliet Paper Co., Watervliet, Mich. Established 1856 Saginaw, Mich. SALES OFFICES: New York, 501 Fifth Ave. Chicago, 33 So. Clark St. Seattle. 736 Henry Bldg. Detroit, General Motors Bldg. HORIZONTAL CROSS DRUM HORIZONTAL TUBULAR August, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 13 'Close Beside the Winding Cedar' long In grading, for the western section of application of the gravel a nd t he installation of curb a nd gutter on the m a in Campus drive, the State Highway d e p a r t m e nt has removed the evergreen trees which had the drivers' view at the t u rn near the Col lege hospital and has filled in a sec tion of Sleepy Hollow. This will dis trees turb spring maneuvers since t he have served as a cover for machine gun nests in the mock warfare staged on the Campus each year, but it will save the cost of dented fenders. shielded on Water shortage longer a menace. the Campus which in past years has assumed seri ous proportions during dry seasons is reservoir no supply built some to guarantee against a repe sufficient tition of this sort and a trouble of new well augments the resources. time ago holds a The in A r t h ur G. "Tug" Wilson. '89, is a the coming fall election candidate for the office of register of deeds of I n g h am county. Since disposing of the Hillsdale county abstract office in 1922, "ancestral on "Tug" has been acres" in Aurelius township, n e ar M a son. Wilson has h ad two sons gradu ated from M. S. C Fred M. in 1917 and George H. in 1928. Fred is dis trict manager the Equitable Life and Assurance George is principal of schools at O n a- way, Michigan. for society in Lansing the A charter has been granted t he T h e m i an sorority to be installed as a chapter of K a p pa K a p pa G a m m a, n a tional sorority. t he local organization at the national con vention of the sorority held July 18 to 25 at Mackinac Island. It was given to to from razed. T he oaoa CQSC Two Campus l a n d m a r ks have given way the m a r ch of progress. The Veterinary laboratory, built in 1886 at a cost of $5,000.00, has been removed location its familiar piecemeal just west of the Agricultural building, and the home for a long succession of farm foremen just south of the Dairy building h as been latter was constructed at a cost of $2,000.00. Both were of brick. t he f a rm house was pretentious in design a nd accommodations. Next to t he four farm residences on Faculty Row house was t he oldest building on t he Campus, antedating the science build ings on the east side of t he Campus and the frame houses on Faculty Row. T he next oldest structure is a portion of t he t he Physics building, formerly laboratory, which was built Chemical in 1871. its time t he In J. A. McClintock, '13, was enrolled in the summer session, doing graduate work in horticulture. McClintock is on the staff of the Tennessee agricultural experiment station at Knoxville. mobile traffic jected. to which they are sub t he coming fall election, Henry T. Ross, '04, will be a candi for date, in includ state senator from t he district I n g h am counties. ing Livingston a nd Ross represented Livingston county in thee legislatures of 1915-16, 1917-18 and 1919-20. He was elected to t he senate in 1920 a nd re-elected in 1922. Ross served for several years as a m e m ber of t he executive committee of the M. S. C. association. R a l ph Hudson, t he College, on '07, is t he a u t h or of a 48-page illustrated bulletin, published recently by "Making History With Horses." is an ex ceptional piece of work a nd consti tutes, in a limited way, a text book on pure-bred farm horses. It OQBC during Campus the improvements summer included t he resurfacing of t he bituminous sidewalks which h ad suc cumbed to t he elements to t he extent that their tops were compared to stuc co finishes by t he State News. Fred Alderman, '27, h as come n o r th for the winter, or for several winters. He has deserted Atlanta, Georgia, for Plymouth, Michigan, where he in t he employ of the Michigan Federated Utilities. is DEATHS More t h an four decades of service It was built for mark the F a rm Lane bridge as a land m a rk of importance in the memory of alumni. the conven ience of t he College farm d e p a r t m e nt its desig and has continued beyond thousands of n a t ed task to autos of visitors whom is a magnet. the road south of t he C a m p us to carry the t he river to agog the Construction has been started on the new Anatomy and Animal Disease R e search laboratory. It is being erected on t he site designated by T. Glenn Phillips, '02, just n o r th and east of t he Veterinary clinic on the East Campus which is to be t he center for t he agri general cultural sciences under plan of development approved by t he State Board of Agriculture. Other con struction besides i n curbing cludes around the Campus roads a nd grading t he for drives are The S t a te to be paved. Highway d e p a r t m e nt is now responsible for t he construction a nd condition of the Campus roadways which have long been inadequate in supporting t he a u t o top with which t he new barns the asphalt completion the of At (Continued from page 8) last meeting of the t he Alumni in Washington, Mr. M a c- Association pherson was absent for time in a n u m b er of years. The associa tion took note of his absence a nd sent him greetings. t he first Mr. Macpherson was a graduate of both t he Michigan Agricultural College a nd the University of Michigan, where he obtained t he degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1877. He was a resident of Washington for fifty years. For a number of nearly years he h as lived alone on M street, t he city. in t he northwest section of CHARLES H. SPRING, 1900 Charles H. Spring, '00, died in H a r per hospital, Detroit, following a major operation. J u ne 14, 1930, Mr. Spring was born in Saginaw. Following his graduation from t he Col In lege in 1900 he went 1910 he became associated with t he De troit United Railway a nd held t he position of master mechanic until he was ill about a m o n th before taken his death. to Detroit. is survived by his wife a nd a He sister. 14 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD August, 1930 COLLEGE BIRD SANCTUARY OUTSTANDING FOR U. S. from paj?e 6) I Continued salute his wife, when he meets her, with a noise like a steamboat whistle, slapping his neck down to the ground at the same time." These swans are spectacular in a p pearance, with scarlet beaks and wings t h at show white when spread. Often struggles around them. t he Corsans witness among t he wild fierce creatures "One day a m a r s h - h a wk attacked a black-necked pheasant," Mr. Corsan r e "But the p h e a s a nt was fully a lated. m a t ch for him, a nd would crow every time the hawk flew off. The pheasant t u rn on his back a nd defend would himself with his spurs. the hawk few away in disgust. The ground the was covered with from hawk and I couldn't find one from the pheasant." feathers Finally Pea-Hen Savage One ordinarily does not think of pea cocks a nd pea-hens as dangerous birds. But the sanctuary which h as earned a great reputation for savagery. is a green pea hen at there fighter in political "Sometimes people from Battle Creek come out to pick fruit from our trees," said Mr. Corsan. "One who was here last summer was a woman known as a vigorous scraps. While this woman was up on the ladder the green pea hen picking cherries, took a sudden dislike to her, flew at her savagely, knocked her off her lad the der a nd was attacking her on ground when I rescued her. I told the incident afterward to some friends who they were acquainted with her, but were skeptical. They didn't believe even a savage green pea hen could get t he best of her. "The pea hen gave no trouble to Mrs. Corsan as long as she wore knickers, but one day she went to town with a skirt on a nd after t h at she h ad to look out for the pea hen." Sometimes when are brought to the sanctuary, they must be kept in a pen at first before being al lowed their freedom. birds new t h em to have "It h u r ts their free dom too soon," Mr. Corsan said. "We have to be especially careful of our season. One birds in Impeyan pheasant, alarmed because a stranger approached, flew up against the netting of her pen a nd killed her self. the breeding The Impeyan pheasant, a native of the Himalayas, is, Mr. Corsan says, the most beautiful of birds. He believes is deadly poison to birds, and is opposed to giv ing them wheat or corn. t h at bread "We feed emmer (wild wheat), barley, oats and buckwheat," he said: "The barley takes the place of wild rice. We see t h at they get plenty of roughage, too. We have h ad hundreds of loads about in, of clay hauled humus in the soil and a better growth to bring M O U N M E NT E R E C T ED TO H O N. F R A NK F. R O G E R S, ' 8 3, N E AR ST. I G N A CE — C o u r t e sy Mic-higran Roads a nd A i r p o r ts chance this summer you may Rogers, '83, Honored in upper Michigan IF you're driving to a heap of symmetrically piled, which to t he state of Michigan '83, the notice, near St. boulders, stand, rugged and strong, testifying the esteem of the Hon. P r a nk F. Rogers. for former highway commissioner of state. Ignace. form larger The monument is piled in the of a pyramid, surmounted by a boulder bearing a tablet with the dedi cation inscription. The monument was dedicated on inter section of US 2 and US 31, near St. Ignace. The dedication address, which was given by Hon. Thomas H. Mac- Donald, chief of the bureau of public roads, Washington, was attended by a June 4, at t he state, numerous large number of county road commis from all sec sioners and engineers, tions of state the t he engineering staff of officials, a nd Invi the state highway department. sent tations out by H. F. Larson, president of the Upper Peninsula Road Builders' asso ciation. the ceremony were for Mr. Rogers was graduated from the Michigan Agricultural college in 1883, in civil engineering. He became state highway in 1905, and served until 1929. since which time he has acted as consulting engineer for the state highway department. commissioner the There's no denying t h at Harvard has two largest collections of one of horns and antlers known, but the Uni versity of Chicago has a professor of risk a nd risk-bearing. August, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 15 cf grass. We never need because t he birds keep the grass crop ped off close." lawnmowers, Among the most valuable birds at the sanctuary red-breasted several geese from Siberia, valued at $1,250 a pair. are "The Duchess of Bedford, in England, is the only one who h as ever succeeded in breeding them," Mr. Corsan explain ed, "and she h ad a pair for sixteen years before they bred. "The oldest picture in the world, 6,000 years old, found r e d- breasted geese in it. Although they are in Egypt, h as native to Siberia, they wander around t he Caspian Sea or in Egypt. "We have all t he varieties of swans in a nd all existence," said Mr. Corsan, "and we have acres of ducks." the Varieties of pea fowl Since t he sanctuary was established, several thousand dollars worth of n ut trees a nd fruit trees, much shrubbery, five thousand common evergreens a nd three rare evergreens have been set out. The fruit in tended to supply food for t he birds. The n ut to serve as a strong counter-attraction for trees, however, a re thousand trees are intended squirrels whenever they are tempted to eat birds eggs, a food which they take only when there are no n u ts or acorns available. to regular addition The sanctuary is proving a valuable adjunct to t he Michigan State college as a field for practical study of birds. In college the courses, a special field course is held there each summer, with Professor J. the zoology department. W. Stack, of Professor H. T. Darlington, of the botany d e p a r t m e n t; a nd Professor W. F. Morosky of the entomology d e p a r t ment, sharing the task of teaching it. ALUMNI AFFAIRS 1893 Luther H. Baker, Secretary 205 Delta St., East Lansing, Mich. Fred Clark gives his address as 1116 Garfield. Alhambra. California. 1895 Arthur C. MacKinnon, Secretary 1214 Center St., Bay City, Mich. Henry R. Allen may be reached at Philosophenweg 5a. Seidelberg, Baden, Germany. G. W. Williams for 1896 William K. Clute, Secretary 608 Central Trust Bldgr.. Grand Rapids. Mich. fac tories Package 1243 West Manufacturnig Washington boulevard. Chicago. He lives in Oak P a rk at 341 S. Humphrey avenue. the Creamery company, is director of 1897 Hubert E. VanNorman, Secretary Care Borden Co., 350 Madison Ave., New York City Charles F. H e r r m a nn lives at I n t e r- lachen Park. Hopkins, Minnesota. His business is in Minneapolis at 612 Sec ond avenue south. two fruit trees set out G. A. Parker writes from 1243 Carl- yon "I road, East Cleveland, Ohio: have been busy harvesting my cherry to over eight crop which amounted for from bushels shade on t he rear of my lot some seven or eight years ago. I have often won dered why more city home owners did to serve not set out for time produce shade and at this year were of fruit. My cherries t he finest quality a nd grown within two city blocks of one of the best fruit markets in Ohio. This also solves the I do not wish transportation problem. in to infer the h e a rt of a big city but just to indi to have ones cate what can be done fruit t he city and at very fresh small cost." t h at I have a fruit farm, trees t he same in I. L. Simmons may be reached at station, Chicago, street 803 LaSalle Illinois. 1898 D. A. Seeley, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. H. L. Fairfield may be reached at International building, 969 Eighth ave nue, New York, New York. 1903 Edna V. Smith, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. F. M. Morrison has moved in Jersey City, New Jersey, to 565 Uavonia ave nue. 1906 L. O. Gordon, Secretary B. 2, North Muskegon, Mich. Rollo E. Keech for powerhouse the Goodyear Tire a nd engineer Rubber Co., a nd gives his address as R. 1, Box 124K, East Akron, Ohio. is a Earl W. Kenrick is teaching in San Diego, California. He gets his mail at Box 557, R. 2. 1907 George Brown, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. A. W. Wilson gives his address as 105 Glengrove avenue west, Toronto, Can ada. 1908 Harry H. Musselman, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. W. E. A. Zimmer is an engineer with company. lives in Mason, Michigan, at 216 the Wolverine Engineering He E. Oak street. An April 28 issue of the Los Angeles Times contained the following: "Elec tion of Ford J. Twaits as president of Consolidated Rock Products company was officially announced yesterday. Mr. Twaits h as held t he position of general manager and president pro tern, since the middle of March. "Mr. Twaits, who graduated from Michigan S t a te college in 1908 as a civil engineer, has been a resident of Los Angeles since 1912, a nd has been a s sociated with m a ny of t he major structural a nd industrial developments of t he Southland. During the war as a member of the Scofield Engineering Construction company, he built ships to at S an Diego a nd on his r e t u rn Los Angeles he a nd his associates in nearly t he $100,000,000 worth of buildings. in 1929 when t he Llewellyn, Baker and Union Iron works combined to form Consolidated Steel corporation Mr. Twaits was elected executive vice- president of t he company. He will still following erected "Early year retain capacity, t h at connection in an advisory it is understood." 1910 Mrs. Minnie Johnson Starr, Secretary 627 Madison Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. W. G. May for the Allis Chalmers Manufacturing company and is located in Cincinnati. He lives at 6536 Iris avenue, Kennedy Heights. is district manager 1911 James G. Hayes, Secretary 213 Bailey St., East Lansing, Mich. forester H. Basil Wales h as been transferred to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as assistant the Lake States in regional region. His headquarters are the Customs Service building, Milwaukee, where he is addressed t he U. S. forest service. in care of in 1913 Robert E. Loree, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Richard A. Colgan, Jr.. logging superintendent for the Diamond Match company at Stirling City. California. is 1914 Henry L. Publow, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. J. Wade Weston is in t he seed busi ness at Alexandria, Louisiana. He vis the Campus ited old associates on July 8 while on an inspection of seed p o t a to him through Minnesota, South Dakota, part of Wyoming and other states before he returns to his headquarters. sources which takes 1915 Rolan W. Sleight, Secretary Laingsburg, Mich. Kris P. Bemis gives his address as 307 Deering avenue, Portland, Maine. 1916 Herbert G. Cooper, Secretary 1125 S. Washington Ave., Lansing, Mich. Henry A. Jessop gives his business address as 3915 Rochester road, Royal Oak, Michigan. J a m es L. Morse is a mechanical en gineer with t he Door company, a nd m ay be reached at 1237 Marion, D e n ver, Colorado. Lynn J. Pardee is dealing in seeds, grain, coal, a nd grinding feed, at 16 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD August, 1930 Three Oaks, Michigan. His local a d dress is 109 E. Locust. Henry J. Webber lives in Lansing at 215 N. Clemens avenue. at Russell Runnells begins his duties September 1 as associate professor of veterinary pathology Iowa State college, Ames. He received his M. S. at this June. the University of Michigan at Hampton Gideon Smith, coach in July made his Institute. Virginia, fourteen first visit years. Gideon was one of the great tackles in State's football history. He was an important cog in the Macklin machine which made gridiron history to the Campus in on old College Field. He played regu larly in 1913, '14, '15. 1917 Mary LaSelle, Secretary 42() W. Hillsdale St., Lansing, Mich. G. M. Gildden gvies his new address as E. D. Bullard company. 230 W. H u ron is district street. Chicago. He manager for this concern. for B. W. Householder is m a n a g er of a demonstration farm the Foremost Dairy Products. Inc., at R. 3, S a v a n n a h. Georgia. He reports t h at it is a fine place and they have a beautiful t h at herd of dairy cows. M. S. C. friends are cordially invited to visit him. THE BOOK STORE In East Lansing Will be pleased to extend a Mail Service to the Alumni of Michigan State College We specialize in Textbooks but will !>e glad to order any book for you. We carry Stationery, Felt Goods, Jewelry and Novelties marked with the college seal. THE STATE COLLEGE BOOK STORE EAST LANSING "Always at the Service of the Students and Alumni" 1918 Willard Coulter, Secretary 1265 Randolph S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. t he S h a w Henry Dorr, Jr., has left ano Lumber company and is at pres ent employed by t he Bureau of P l a nt Industry in blister rust control work as agent for Rensselaer county, New York, and m ay be reached at Box 54, Averill Park, New York. 1919 Paul Howell, Secretary 1010 Braman St., Lansing, Mich. Elizabeth P. Weld agent for Oakland stration Michigan, with headquarters tiac. S he gets her mail at Box 173. is home demon county. in Pon- 1922 Mrs. Donald Durfee, Secretary 12758 Stoepel Ave., Detroit. Mich. Richard Boonstra gives his address as Burdick street, Libertyville. Illinois. in Gary. Harold M. Coburn lives Indiana, at 243 Ellsworth street. A daughter. Frances Ruth, was born J u ne 15, 1930 to Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Frazer at Elkton. Maryland. (Lillian Grimm) 1921 Maurice Rann, Secretary 1409 Osborn Road, Lansing, Mich. S t a n n a rd L. Baker is in Los Angeles with I. M. Fisher. Inc., insurance, and lives at 241 S. Mariposa avenue. Walter S. Bersey an t he Michigan is electrical Inspection engineer for bureau of Detroit. David F. Fitzgerald may be reached in Detroit at 3467 Longfellow. Apart ment 111. Reid L. Rayner has moved in Detroit to 15825 Turner. 1923 Win. H. Taylor, Secretary Okemos, Mich. C. A. Boyer lives in Lansing at 228 N. Chestnut street. „ H H i t- Hll Mil H" " J. Norman Branch has moved in H a r t Starting 15th Year l of Success Assets Over $1,000,000 Claims paid for 14 years over $6,000,000. started on its / ^ vN August 31. 1929, the company \J 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 force in every part of Michigan to assist the automobile owner in trou ble. T he growth of the company is due to the prompt and fair methods in in paying out over $6,000,000 claims since organization. If not insured, call on the local agent or write CITIZENS' MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE WM. E. ROBB, Secretary INSURANCE CO. HOWELL, MICH. ford, Connecticut, J. A. H a n n ah to 17 Forest street. is extension poultry- m an for the College and lives in East Lansing. He is spending the summer the World Poul in Europe attending seeing try Congress most of the continent. in London and for She says: for the summer after Hester Bradley is at home in Augus two years ta in the Baldwin high teaching science "I school. Birmingham. the haven't any definite plans coming year so may stay here as I find much to keep me busy as we have a milk business and in Battle Creek. Hazel. '25, is still in Ironwood as a 4H club is leader. Inwood Park farm manager for us, and his wife, Dorothy Mulvens, '29, and our sister Evelyn, '31, keep things lively here. I enjoyed our seventh Alumni Day and hope we may have more of our class with us another year." Ferris, retail '28, 1924 Clarissa Anderson. Secretary 534 Evergreen, East Lansing, Mich. Grace Wallace McMullen sends her blue slip from R. 3, Box 47, Belleville, August, 1930 T HE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 17 "Twins Michigan, with the following: are growing fine, nearly three and a half year old girls now. We have a little place on Edison Lake to which fishing a nd picnics. for folks come This keeps us pretty busy summers be sides our other work." Don Morton notes on his blue slip: "Am still at Bonnie B u rn sanatorium t he (Scotch Plains.New Jersey) doing laboratory, x-ray a nd p h a r m a cy work. Haven't r an across any M. S. C. folks here but understand t h at there are a few in t he offing. Should any M. S. C. people happen this way, our latchstring pulls easily." R. J. Wallis is superintendent of t he township schools t he county athletic (Michigan) Rudyard and president of association. Robert Warner is teaching chemistry at the Northern high school in Detroit and lives at 2980 Pingree. Tom Skuce, who is in charge of for estry extension work at t he University of West Virginia, was another alumnus who found mid-summer a good time trip to East Lansing. He for a brief reports Art Smith, former S t a te track coach, now on job at West Vir ginia, the t he contains 1925 Frances Ayres, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. A recent issue of a St. J o h n s, Michi gan, paper following: "Mrs. Margaret Frace Cotchett, d a u g h ter of Dr. a nd Mrs. Guy H. F r a ce of this city, h as been commissioned to color on glass t he reproductions of t he fish for t he J o hn G. Shedd aquarium Illinois. T h is aquarium, in Chicago, located in G r a nt P a rk n e ar t he Field Museum, best equipped of its kind in t he world, and was built at a cost of three and one- half million dollars. Mrs. Cotchett is a commercial artist a nd is considered one of t he best in t h at line." largest and t he is A r t h ur G a r d n er h as moved in L a n sing to 1526 Illinois avenue. D u n b ar McBride is employed by the in Saginaw, company lives at Genesee Imperial Oil Michigan, where he Manor. 1926 Ray Rigffs, Secretary Union Bldg., East Lansing, Mich. J a m es H. Dowson gives his address in Detroit as 13291 Freeland. Howard A. Preston m ay be reached at 540 Federal building, Buffalo, New York. 1927 Eleanor Rainey Mallender, Secretary 405 Oakdale, Royal Oak, Mich. Leonard Morse is superintendent of schools at Stockbridge, Michigan. 1928 Karl Davies, Secretary 306 E. Court St., Flint, Mich. Pauline Gibson is analyzing seeds at in Lansing. t he S t a te Seed laboratory She lives at 209 Ferguson street. Leon C. Greene gives his address as EAST LANSING STATE BANK Banking In All Its Branches Eaat Lansing, Michigan COURTESY — SAFETY — SERVICE It's THE HOTEL OLDS OF COURSE you expect more than j u st a room wherein to deposit your lug-gage and a bed upon which to recline at day's end. You expect convenience, for one thing—convenience of service and of location. You expect things to be pleasantly too . . .. Everything "tip-top," in comfortable, short, from the responsiveness of the elevators to the softness of your mattress. Ample reason then for stopping at the Olds where j u st such modern comforts and conveniences are offered for your enjoyment. G E O R GE L. C R O C K ER Manager 18 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD August, 1930 119 S. Euclid avenue. Oak Park, Illi nois. Grace Hoffman has just completed h er second year of teaching home eco the Milan. Michigan, high nomics school. She lives in Milan at 206 W. Main street. in J. K. McElroy left for Russia about May 10 as assistant mechanical en gineer on a project which is to include in a tractor plant and a municipality connection lor 20.000 people. He is to be in Russia for two years and located th? about Trans-Siberia be the Cheliabinsk reached Tractorstroy. Cheliabinsk. Siberia. U. S. S. R. away railroad. He may three hours in care of from Ella Murdie is an instructor in n u r s the St. Lukes hospital. Cleve ing at land. Marguerite Kirker Throop sends her blue slip from 533 N. P a rk Crescent the street. Bad Axe. Michigan, with following notes: living in Bad Axe for a year. My husband road t he county is an engineer commission here. Last year w? lived in the upper peninsula in a little m i n It was a ing town near Ontonagon. "Have been for in great experiece. We have lots of M. S. C. people here town. Aria P a n g- bcrn Rapscn. '27, and Marion Eddy. '29. teach here. Arcena Bebertz, '27 is teaches here during vacations. at Marshall. Michigan. This summer she toward her master's at Columbia university." is working She MARRIA GES YOUNG-THOMPSON G. A. Young. '28. and Bada T h o m p- J a n u a ry 2. 1930. in Wakulla. Florida the ron were married They are Young is Florida forest service, assistant with living forest C ARUSO-PlACENTI J o hn Caruso. '28. and Jennie Piacenti were married J u ne 15. 1930. in Lansing. They are making their home in L a n sing. Mr. Caruso is p a rt owner of Gladmer fruit store. th? GREENMAN-THOMAS Roy G r e e n m a n. '30. and Eva Thomas were married July 26. 1930. in East ALUMNI BUSINESS DIRECTORY Our Business is Growing THE CORYELL NURSERY Nurseries at Birmingham, Southfielri and Utica Headquarters at West Maple Ave. Birmingham Insurance Bonds The H. A. Faunce Co.. Inc. 136 \V. Grand River A v e n ue East Lansing: Real Estate Rentals The Equitable LifeAssuranceSociety of the United States F. M. Wilson,'17 E. A. Johnson,'18 530 Mutual Bldg., Lansing. Mich. H E R B E RT G. BUILDER OF COOPER, '16 <;ooi) HOMES Bailey Real Estate. Inc. The Edwards Laboratory S. F. Edwards. '99 Veterinary Supplies Kansinp. Mich. Urinalysis LEGUME BACTERIA FOR SEED INOCULATION T HE CAPITAL PHOTO-K^GI^VERS.ISNC South Lansing Office 1125 S. W a s h. A v e. Phone 2-0 751 Students and Always Welcomed Alumni MVRPS I A N S I I NC AMP i U i EAST LANSINC VOV tAN'T IEASS PISSATISFICP Hats — Haberdashery — Clothim _ The Mill Mutuals Agency Lansing, Michigan INSURANCE In All Its Branches ART HURD, Prop. A. D. Baker, '89 L. H. Baker, '93 Lansing'. They are living at Devil's lake, where G r e e n m an is with t he state highway department. HENSON-GALI.UP Lyle Henson and Norma Gallup, '29. were married at the People-; both church. East Lansing. J u ne 14. 1930. Mr. Henson is employed with t he state highway department they will their home at 410 N. Hayford make avenue, Lansing. and HERSEE-COLLINS G. Burton Hersee and Dorothy J e an Collins, '26. were married July 30. 1930. at t he bride's home in Lansing. They will reside in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. MCCONNELL-TRTJMBULI. Winton Earl McConnell and Marion '29. were married J u ne in Birmingham. Michigan. their home in Cali Trumbull, both 25. 1930. They will make fornia. SWEET-BABBITT '29, were married Howard Glen Sweet and Mildred Babbitt. in Peoples church. East Lansing, July 29. 1930. They will make their home in the new in East Lansin'1; Dean a p a r t m e n ts after September 1. WHITLOCK-ESTELLE Stanley Whitlock. '28, were married '27. and Thelma in their recently they will make Estelle. Lansing, where home. WITWER-ANDERSON Joseph Witwer. '24. were married '22. and Clarissa the Anderson. Little Chapel of the Peoples church. East Lansing. Saturday. J u ne 14. They are living in Plymouth. Michigan. in •JOHN HA\COCK SERIES' Do y ou h a ve to w o rk t o m o r r o w? you have to Work tomorrow to provide for tomorrow's needs? If so. your income hangs on a slender thread that may be cut in the next feiv minutes by an acci dent or infirmity that might permanently disable you for further productive work. An ever increasing number of John Hancock policyhold ers are arranging for an unin terrupted income by securing a "total disability"' clause in their life insurance policies. L I FE I N S U R A N CE C O M P A NY OF BOSTON. MASSACHUSLTTS INQUIRY BUREAU, 197 CLARENDON S T ., BOSTON, MASS. Please send booklet, "This Matter of Success." Name Address. A. C. Over Sixty-Seven Years in Busine