ligBlliJIiiiiiijijiHIfjjIiijjiiillji I ¥ Air COLLEC hlOVEHBER 1931 HON. L. WHITNEY WATKINS, "93 •M November, 1931 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 3 Syracuse Game Thrills Homecoming Alumni Thousands Return Despite Weather; Watkins, '93, Honored ? Sgjisl >QYS wil1 be b°ys a nd faculty members a nd other friends of the College back to Michigan State a n n u al Homecoming. the for T he fountain of eternal youth h as successfully withstood all a t t e m p ts at discovery through all the centuries of recorded history and until it is located, college campuses continue to be taken as substitutes. Nowhere do Michigan State men a nd women find so much of the enthusiasm and joy of youth as on the broad campus of their alma m a t er at East Lansing. T h at is why so m a ny sons a nd daughters of t he College get up a party and trek back to t he scenes of their early endeavors at least once is why October 31 was a year. T h at designated as Homecoming day. and a nd faculties third of Michigan State's About a alumni now conquer cultivate Mother E a r th outside of the state, and industries many great over the land have Michigan State men in posts of These old importance. timers traveled a total of many thous and of miles football to attend game, a dance or two a nd to spend a few hours visiting fellow alumni and former instructors. the WEATHER NO EFFECT ON ENTHUSIASM fTVHE football game was a thriller. Old •*- Man Weather was very unkind a nd the rain-barrel spouted all afternoon Friday and more or less intermittently all day Saturday. T he cross-country boys won easily from Michigan, but the lost to the U. of D. eleven. yearlings T he field was muddy in spots and both t e a ms slippery turf. The M. S. C. band again won the plaudits of t he visitors. lost yardage on the they could hardly blow F a ns who came for excitement got; it in great gobs, as fans usually do at any game with which " J i m" Crowley is connected. Even the 23 traffic cops were so worn after the game was over t h at their stadium on whistles. Certainly Homecoming afternoon was no place for anyone with a weak constitution either on the gridiron or in the stands. Very similar to the Army game earlier in the m o n th the Homecoming battle was most nerve-wracking. the ALUMNI V I S IT N EW DORM Alumni by the h u n d r e ds visited their campus home, t he Union, and were warmly greeted by officers of t he alum ni association. Here, also, the after- t he day was t h e - g a me handshakes of old grads added to the pleasure of those coming - long distances. For t he women one of t he surprises to Mary their visit of for girls. Mayo hall, new dormitory t he courtesy of Dean Elisa Through beth Conrad, the visitors were shown through all parts of the newest C a m pus building—realizing perhaps for the in more first desirable for college living conditions students. Many comments were offer ed to the girls who acted as hosts, but t he expression of most alumnae was, "My, if we only had h ad this when we were in school." time t he advance made WATKINS TESTIMONIAL HIGHLIGHT S~\ UTS IDE of the game the m a in event " in t he Homecoming program was the testimonial banquet planned by the the alumni alumni varsity club and Band Parades for Homecoming Alumni '93, who retires from association honoring L. Whitney W a t kins, the State Board of Agriculture J a n u a ry 1. Mr. Watkins has served two terms for a total of 18 years a nd d u r ing this entire time h as been c h a i r m an of the athletic committee of the gov erning board. the College interest in athletics b ut His n a me a byword among Michigan t h an a score State athletes for more rightfully of years, Whitney Watkins deserved the special honor given him on October 31. Honored not only for for his his fields of states achievements respected m a n s h ip and business a nd in t he affairs for his wise leadership of !same t he College, he time loved by countless sons of M. S. C. for his sterling qualities of gentleman ly character. is at t he the in Every college with history a nd t r a d i tions behind it has its select group of alumni who stand out as idealistis a nd for those genera inspirational figures tions which come after—and of this is Whitney Watkins, one small circle of State's nominees to an everlasting court of honor. While still an undergraduate, Mr. initiative a nd to Watkins displayed for ability m a rk his later career. He was a pio leadership which were the a nd neer in t he athletic life of t he College, being one of its first outstanding a t h letes undergraduate managers. Throughout all his years of connection with M. S. C. he has fought steadily the development of a sound pro for gram a nd physical education. The stadium, as well as m a ny other evidences of a t h letic advancement around the Campus, m ay be atributed directly or indirectly to Whitney Watkins' tireless efforts. competitive athletics of SERVICE TO COLLEGE SETS RECORD Soon after graduation the governing board of in 1893 Mr. Watkins was appointed a m e m b er of t he Col lege—the youngest m an ever given this honor. He term at t h at time, and t h en was elected in 1919 and again in 1925 to give two six year terms of service to his alma mater. No other person h as given a longer period of service to t he State Board. filled a six year On J a n u a ry 1, 1932, Mr. Watkins will end his present term as a member of t he t he State Board, a nd members of alumni association a nd varsity clubs selected the fall Homecoming day as time to do honor to t he one whose in fluence has m e a nt so much to the Col lege in general, and to the athletic life of the College in particular. PRESENTED DISTINGUISHED AWARD the Union t h an 200 former varsity club l y r O RE *•*•*• members a nd friends of the h o n ored guest attended a reception a nd testimonial dinner at im mediately following the football game. '15, of Syracuse, New A. L. Bibbins, York, president of the alumni varsity club acted as toastmaster. Short talks were given by President R. S. Shaw, J im Crowley, Ellis W. Ranney, A. C. MacKinnon a nd R a l ph Young. a nd Three presentations were made to t he close of the honored alumnus at t he banquet. T h r o u gh their chairman, t he athletic council Dean J. F. Cox, presented an oil-tinted picture of the stadium which was an air-plane view t a k en during t he dedication ceremonies. The active varsity club t h r o u gh their president, Clark Chamberlain, present ed a varsity club blanket, properly in alumni scribed. On behalf of body club Mr. alumni varsity Bibbins presented Mr. Watkins with a beautifully engraved bronze plaque first which he appropriately called the ever "distinguished given to a prominent alumnus of t he institution. With the guests t he Homecoming festivities clos ed with t he singing of Alma Mater. It was " h a ts off to you Whitney—here's luck to you a nd m ay you never sever your ties with old M. S. C." " F a t" Taylor, leading award" service the 4 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD November, 1931 Who's Who Among the Alumni icith He spent two years fundamental State that from Fenton in the field of Linden, Michigan, fall of 1905 after graduating in the the automobile would become the Olds Motor Works in the engineering department, Benjamin H. Anibal, '09 Eng., was born on a farm near in 1886. He entered school. high Michigan trans Fore-seeing imme portation Ben started his engineering work his diately after graduation. ten-year duties consisting of general drafting on motor car design. For the next company, the Cadillac Motor Car period, from 1911 to 1921 he was connected with During starting as designer and working up until he became chief engineer. at Wash the World War he represented Here in connection ington for General he also served as assistant to Motors. in the capacity of chief engineer and a director the Peerless Motor Car company of the company. returned to the General Motors corporation and was made chief engineer of the Oakland Motor Car company. vice- in Pontiac at 115 Ottawa president drive, and have one daughter, Eleanor until producing Liberty motors chief engineer of From 1921 until 1924 Mr. Anibal carried his automotive In July 1926 he was promoted live the Cadillac engineering for department the government. After spending one year at in charge of engineering. the aircraft division the Studebaker The Anibals the position knowledge plant he Christine. to of at from as a Texas, reputation of Illinois. to Allegan the University later receiving summer months county, Michigan, field, San Antonio, to cGast. Born November air pilot and coast that fairs and the Iowa, Art moved with his parents in 1916. While he entered Michigan in carrying away a high percentage the class of 1921 he took 14 months out to serve Uncle Sam Art Davis, '23 Eng., has gained a national prizes at air races Junction, graduated at the Martin high school with at Kelly and certificate found local expenses races exhibition work offered Today he participates College will scarcely house his trophy collection. He has had landings due to motor pilot, ivinning collecting In college Art was a charter member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity flies the emblem of the Lansing Exchange air-minded commercial of all 25, 1895, at Grand and State first as cadet training he at entire of air graduation. the forced enthusiastic is state. in and his plane club. The Davis family boasts of one than 50 meets a year. His home east of his ground interested opportunity school in aviation stunt her share of events with women last three years at Michigan in State. With the best array of arrows Art's hobby the trouble but no crack-ups. relics and he boasts to paid his the development to him upon son. Art Jr. prize money this manner remuneration the greatest competitors. a splendid two minor is also an His wife in more collected afforded through Always Indian professional degree arose, visiting pathologist disease, a unique position in 1905 and married on her Myrtle\M. Moore-Canavan, to Massachusetts later became chief of the Boston State Hospital in curator of the Warren Anatomical Museum of the Harvard from graduation Woman's Medical college of Pennsylvania day, James F. Canavan, M. D., Michigan 1899, of Traverse City. Upon his death and began work in the Danvers State Hospital in 1907, she wsnt as an assistant, and hospitals and as opportunity In 1924 she was for mental university appointed Vermont medical she medical is Japan, associate professor. stu where many pleasing honors were shown her by former have dents. During been published and in times of detailed routine. For the last six years gardening has been the hobby which has contributed the University school of medicine where leave of absence and visited this whole period, many articles, more or less the research point of view has been kept, even school and also school, and at She says she is a lucky woman. In 1930 she was granted teaches neuropathology to her perfect health. the Boston university the United States. Japanese medical to the entire system of laboratory technical, in of November, 1931 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD Glimpses of Russia by — being gained '28, after months in the Soviet the Jim spending impressions McElroy, many the employ of government. (Above) McElroy at his transit yard of Russia. in the back t h at the most Interesting, R USSIA, or the Union of Socialistic Soviet Republics, a term much p r e ferred by the Communists, is at once one of interesting yet ex tremely difficult places in the world in which to carry on successful work. day by in day countless new experiences, new condi tions surrounding for eign engineer present themselves. Diffi cult, because one is forced to work in connection with a system of govern the very n a t u re of which pro ment, duces almost insurmountable obstacles in the way of a person "imported" by t h at government, trying to give value received for the money paid him. the life of the There is a tendency to explain away these difficulties, by the mere s t a t e ment of the huge size of the country; its population of 160 million people, estimated to be increasing at the rate of three a nd one-half million per year; task the monstrous proportions of the which they have undertaken, but it is the Russians have preached to their "comrades" a nd are continuing t h at we will "reach and surpass t he United States of America in five years." themselves who to do so, in little Caring the Soviet t he Reds were doing CONTRACT MADE W I TH SOVIET AUTHORITIES difficulties the for which might present themselves, more w h at their own back yard, a nd a contract made direct, with found stowed away in May myself sailing from Montreal the firm of 1930. My contract with Bryant con tractors of Detroit, h ad made possible it was with J o hn K. this Calder, superin formerly a building tendent with t h at firm who h ad asked authorities, in my pocket, I a nd Detwiler, building trip, for the This introduction '28, has prepared to a is stories which series of copyrighted ex Jim McElroy, alumni clusively for return readers from thirteen months spent in Rus sia. The December RECORD will car ry an im life.—Editor. pressions following his recent story of his of Russian our many interesting t he building of Those of us who went me to accompany h im back to Russia. He was at t h at time out on a vacation after completing t he Stalingrad factory on t he Volga river. There was to be gold and horse-meat— the gold to be in an East Lansing bank and the horse-meat, if any, in Russia. t h at great country feeling t h at it h ad been a nation downtrodden during the days of the Czars and t h at the people were now their heads a nd honestly striving to progress at the expense of no one, were shocked a nd surprised to talking find after with t h at these people at first* hand, conditions were very little if a ny differ ent now t h an during t he Czaristic r e gime. There were just two exceptions. living, working and lifting into PROLETARIATE G A I NS P O W ER there First, reversal is a complete of position of the ruling class. Instead of nobility and the church controlling t he lives of the Russian people as in the old days, is now an aris there the proletarian tocracy composed of membership in the Communist party. It is so strong and so powerfully k n i t ted together, t h at with t he help of t h at vicious organization known in Russia as the G. P. U., or secret police, anyone in or out of the U. S. S. R. who thinks t h at power is a t h at t he downfall of is possibility, at once shows t h at he (To the left) The first the Soviet government Under year-plan. See story below. tractor produced by five- the positively unfamiliar with its methods of operation. Secondly, the present "aristocracy of power," is doing t h at which no Czar ever considered, either t h r o u gh laziness or lack of knowledge of the feeling of It is building up as far as t he masses. possible with its own resources within the country and with its own people, the agricultural, mineral and industrial development of t he U. S. S. R. How t h at is a n o t h er story. is being accomplished in the sixty is on trans-Siberian It is located a p FIVE-YEAR PLAN CALLS FOR TRACTORS A part of this great program, com monly known as the Five-Year-Plan is the huge new tractor plant being built in Cheliabinsk, Siberia, just beyond t he Ural mountains. proximately 1800 miles east of Moscow a nd about 150 miles south of Sverdlosk, which rail road. Sverdlosk is t h at city in which the late Czar and his family were shot. Being designed to eventually produce caterpillar horse-power 40,000 is a big tractors per year, this plant t he wheel of Soviet progress. cog The new buildings, include an assembly building, the world largest under one roof; forge shop and found ry, power house, office building, experi mental plant, 64 a p a r t m e nt buildings, laundry, club house, post office, n u r the series, communal kitchens, etc., plant several covering hundred acres. times the question has been asked, "why is the plant located where It it is?" T h e re are several reasons. the is located close to Magnetogorsk, the world's largest steel mills, now in process from construction, which point the major p a rt of the m a- area of Many a nd t he an of in (Continued on page 1) THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD November, 1931 Botanizing in the South LIBERTY HYDE JBAILEY, '82 a to visit newspaper SPENDING few of the vacation period in JJ7HILE W it was my privilege home of L. H. Bailey, certain the "least prominence our alnmni some of of this great botanist and my rial request was gladly days Ithaca the in '82, whom a terms man of I wanted to share with me experiences edito photographed in America." readers interesting syndicate granted. the PHOTOGRAPHY M I ST HK LIBERALLY EMPLOYED —EDITOR. T\ TY "investigations in the South for ^-*- which you ask in your recent let ter for T he Record readers, are in the line of botanical collections. These enterprises have taken me to interest ing places, many of t h em in the tropics. is the study of certain The purpose groups of plants and the adding of material to my personal herbarium at Ithaca. For about a score of years I have been much interested in the study of palms with a view to the identifica tion of Several thousand kinds have been described time by and named m a ny persons, but and n a t u r al history of the family are yet very imperfectly understood. The rea son for this lack of knowledge is largely the labor of securing herbarium and museum material t h at adequately rep t h at can be resents a palm preserved for comparison and record. Without such material the palms, like other plants, cannot be understood. in the course of the botany the many tree and species. in The collecting of material t he palms requires a particular intention when one goes afield—the prepared ness to attack any tree, however large, and to bring to the ground sufficient foliage, flowers and fruits from which good representative specimens may be in this t he palms grow prepared and taken home. One does not go merely with pocket knives and garden trowels, but with machets, saws, perhaps axes and ropes and sometimes ladders, and with helpers to assemble and handle the heavy product. Many of inaccessible places, perhaps in great morasses, on far mountains, or on sandy burning- hot savannas. Photography must be liberally employed and requires equipment that will meet t he require ments of t he subject and be usable in rain or shine, wind, shade, twilight forests, and in places where even stand ing room may not be available. All photographs must be carefully focussed time exposures, and supplies must be taken for the speedy development of the exposures arid for their safe keep travel, ing under conditions of rough wet, and damaging In our own work (often with my younger daughter) we also collect all other plants t h at may be on condition. temperature. TRIP FILLED W I TH ADVENTURE with heavy equipment and I N pursuit of such objectives as these, strong chests and cases for storage and t r a n s portation, one finds oneself frequently in strange predicaments and in ad ventures t h at cannot be foreseen; but these are all part of the day's work and need no particular comment. The real adventure is in the quest and the completion of the undertaking, not in the episodes. The contact with other peoples and language, experience with their and sympathetic approach to their attitudes toward absorbing part of the work; and in order t h at we may miss none of these gains we make all our arrangements and as far as pos the situa sible deal first-hand with tion. life, constitute an institutions, cusoms and Island The present year has yielded Jamaica in C u b a, large collections and P a n a m a. Former journeys have taken us much farther away. We had the special privilege of living in June and July on Barro Colorado in G a t un Lake. Canal Zone. This island was once a great hill or low mountain but was surrounded by the rising waters the Chagres river was dammed when to form the water for the locks. On it are imprisoned more kinds of animals probably t h an in t he world, and t he vegetation is over whelming in its excellence and variety. the Eight years ago in any similar area the governor of November, 1931 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 7 Canal Zone set aside the island as a preserve, without molestation, for bio the administra logical research; and interest of in island tion of the the investigation the the h a n ds of in is in W a s h National Research Council ington. The island is not open to the public, a nd no one goes for study u n less regularly permitted and authorized to do so. Sportsmen are not admitted. How the great variety of animal and plant life will adjust and subsist itself will be t he subject of absorbing study as the years come and go. caretakers, no The island is a dense forest of more in t h an 4,000 acres. There are no h a b i t a n ts except three or four P a n a m a n i an telegraph or telephone connection, no communica tion except as the launch at the island goes across the lake for supplies or to to carry persons who are authorized these explore a nd study there. Under ( t h at conditions Barro Colorado is, the most red clay) is one of island in significant places for is becoming well vestigator, a nd fraternity. known among the scientific the: in rainy season particularly to collect and to Barro Colorado the outdoor We went it NO STANDING ROOM HERE is no the water's shore, the edge in vegetation rainy the —there meets season. study t he palms, which are a b u n d a nt there. Our collections are now safely havened home and the study of them, with a view to publication along with similar a nd Cuba a nd elsewhere, will be t he n a t u r al outcome, a nd I hope t he prompt result for other expeditions are on the hori zon. collections J a m a i ca in I trust these few p a r a g r a p hs together with t he photographs will satisfy t he curiosity of your readers as to some of my interests in later years. Meantime, the evil habit of writing books con tinues. GOING AFIELD FOR PALMS -from Barro Colorado Island in Gutun Lake, Canal Zone, one watches the ships of the seven seas go by. GLIMPSES OF RUSSIA (Continued from page 51 in in T h is in Russia which tractor will come. the picture t he building of terials to be used (The tractor t he shown accompanying this story was the first of its kind ever produced in the U. S. S. R., composed of 70% Russian-made parts a n d. 3 0r, tractor American-made parts.) plant is also located in t he center of t h at region is most inaccessible from a military point of view. Eventually t h at district will con industrial develop tain 78 different ments, and all at least 2500 miles to t he nearest Progress frontier. at Cheliabinsk Tractor - is officially named, and stroy as where thirteen I m o n t hs I was in Russia, h as been and will continue to be slow; Its executive head is qualified for the position which he holds only because of proletarian birth, a nd t h at by profession he is a Communist. it spent t en of the in or technical executive In common with m a ny other of his p o s i t i o ns similar "Comrades" the Soviet Union he has throughout no training which will make it possible for h im to know ways and m e a ns of expediting the job in such a way t h at it will be completed by the time set. Arrogant, listening to no one but the dictates of those in Mos cow, he rules with an iron h a n d. His engineers dare not differ with him, fearful of the consequences. in supreme command foreign engineers All this h ad its influence on our work as in Russia, but there are other conditions which were the extreme, worse. Bureaucratic to be t he system practically the seat of the government, a nd t he loca tion of hundreds of bureaus, all so it hopelessly is so unwieldy as immovable. Moscow, interlocked as to make in an impossibility to find where t he r e sponsibilities of one end a nd the other begin, was a constant source of trouble when information was needed. itself. T he Russian engineer is so afraid t h at his judgement may not be right every time t h at he hesitates to exer cise his thoughts. One error which is serious enough may mean a long t e rm of service in a so-called "house of cor rection", with his family to shift toward advance for Incentive m e nt is destroyed, for with t he larger place in the scheme of things, goes a large chance of being correspondingly found guilty of sabotage, or malicious waste. the word which carries with it the greatest fear of any word in the Russian language. Yes. Russia is interesting and diffi left is It cult. SPARTAN CLUBS T T A NS KEYDEL, '20, president of the + •" Detroit alumni club has just issued two the men in the Detroit area. important announcements to First, the a n n u al " D u t c h - l u n c h" smoker of the M. S. C. and U. of M. men will be held at t he Fort Shelby hotel Friday noon, November 13, at 12:15. Speakers will include Coaches Crowley and Kipke a nd several others. Second, the M. S. C. Alumni club of Detroit will a nd sponsor smoker at the Detroit-Leland hotel F r i day evening, November 20, at 6:30 o'clock. With Coach Crowley a nd his team in the city t h at evening as guests an unusual opportunity for a big p r e- game feast is at h a n d. The Detroit alumni have invited the Athletic Coun cil to hold their monthly meeting t he night before the U. of D. game a nd they will also a t t e nd t he dinner. a dinner THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD November, 1931 M atSStwa the wind blows cold Leaves fall gracefully, the trees are red. yellow, brown, the grass is crisp, nights grow cold. Fall is upon us. and the Campus is beautiful when the driv ing rainstorms keep themselves away. When is melancholy in the air, but the summer is not yet altogether gone. It is t h at moment of leave taking when the fires to w-ithin leave, and by their very beauty seem just outside. to deny Somebody, Indian Summer. long ago. called the house seem t h at winter too warm there is it The Inquiring Reporter, a new Mich igan State News feature, asks questions such as, " W h at do you the banning of the class rush?". "What do you think of t he cut system?'". "What do you think of our student self-gov e r n m e n t ?" and receives the customary pertinent and characteristic answers. think of is in to each of Coach Some student sentiment favor of giving Jimmy Crowley's "Iron Men" some sort of an iron or watch c h a rm as an award for their stamina. ornament, figurine, T he Hesperian society won the I n t e r- fraternity Council cup for the best dec orated house at the Homecoming time. The Hespies put on a very lavish dis play, mingling the orange even on the trees surrounding their house. Delphic last year's winners, will surrender the cup. the green fraternity, and The extensive improvement program which in a few years has placed Michi gan State college in a class with the best universities, is still under way. New plans a r e: construction of a shops and laboratory building, addition of a new one thousand horse power boiler, remodeling of Abbot hall, and replace ment of cinder walks by sheet asphalt pavement. the Peoples church, '33, Jackson, Services were held Wednesday. No for vember 3. at an H a n n ah Lou Bird. Alpha Phi and prominent in college dramatic circles. Miss Bird died after a month's attack of infantile paraly sis. Members of the Alpha Phi society attended the rites in a body. Miss Bird was a daughter of Ralph C. Bird, '06. Short course activities opened here October 26 with the beginning of the two-year sixteen weeks' course in gen eral agriculture. More t h an 37 coun ties were represented by students en rolled in this course, "CLOSE BESIDE THE rafters the chill Practice house number 8 r e a rs its fall winds bare to these days, while workmen it raze slowly. The old building on the south west corner of the Union h ad outlived its usefulness and will be entirely r e moved. Of late years it served as a music practice center while a number of years ago Professor L. R. Taft and family called it "home" term. Theta Alpha Phi, campus actors' society, has decided on its program for "The Gossipy Sex" was the fall produced November 11, and "To the Ladies" is scheduled later in t he term. A corps cf veteran actors are to fill the parts. Sphinx, senior women's honorary, in keeping with times, is offering a "Depression Drag" on Friday, Novem ber 13. The price will be ninety-eight cents. the Another stern move which the Stud ent Council recently made was to cut issue of "comps", or free passes. the Hereafter only students on a register ed list which includes nearly all promi nent student heads will be given comp limentary tickets to parties a nd b a n quets sponsored by campus organiza tions. they time the the class ruled In one of the most decisive actions ever taken by a student self-governing the Student Council, meeting body traditional October 22. banned rush. At sophomore-freshman the all t h at same hazing cf lower classmen was a thing of the past. T he action was a five major accidents result of t he recent 1931 from which class rush when freshmen deci t he sively trounced the second year men, 90-35. Student leaders and hailed the decision as a praiseworthy departure from the r a h - r a h, collegiate attitude of the past. the resulted faculty At the premier concert of the Col lege music course, Louis Graveure, Alexander Schuster, and Michael Press presented numbers, as well as the M. S. C. of Michael Press, Izler Solomon, Zinovy Kogan, and Alexander Schuster. A large and enthusiastic audience packed the Peoples church to h e ar them, string quartet, composed the Michigan State harbors only department among biology medical the country. Lately state colleges in our department received a certificate of approval from the Registry of Tech the American Society of nicians of Clinical Pathologists. Cause—general excellence of the department. Porpoise fraternity, national swim ming honorary, introduced a new type of water m a r a t h on November 2, when they started an around America swim in the college pool. One length of the pool represents 10 miles covered, a nd total distance will be well over the 10,000 miles or 1000 pool lengths. T he start was figuratively made at Detroit, thence to the ocean by the St. Law rence river.-down to the P a n a ma canal, a nd up to Portland, Oregon. Growth of culture on the Campus was seen with the beginning of a series of organ recitals at the Peoples church and in the second faculty art exhibit the Union. The recitals are the work of students taking organ work, and will be continued throughout the year, while in oils, water- colors, a nd modeling, shows the work of art the a rt exhibit instructors. Following the example of the Univer schools, sity of Michigan a nd other State has decided to allow non-stud ents to enter the college chorus. The director, Zinovy Kogan, expects many faculty members, as well as people from to apply for membership. the vicinity of East Lansing, F r e s h m an class elections yielded the results: President, Richard following G. Pendell, Saginaw; vice president, Angelica Rodney, East Lansing; treas urer, Robert Stoll, Battle Creek; sec retary, Louise Sachs, Lewiston. All contests were very close, two being won by scant majorities of five or six votes. When restricted the new system of parkings—necessitated by the cementing of campus drives—was inaugurated, it the space was feared by many reserved for autos would be inadequate. Just how wrong is shown by a recent survey made by the college police. With 960 places provided, only 487 automobiles were parked. they were t h at November. 1931 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 9 WINDING CEDAR" Dean Marie Dye of the home eco nomics d e p a r t m e nt served on the a d visory council for Governor Brucker's conference on child health and protec in Lansing tion, which was held November 9, 10, and 11. They now tell the story of an enemy linesman, who, in one of State's foot ball games, rose toward the end of the fellow, contest and said, "Who's Monnett? Where is he? We've h e a rd about him all week, but he doesn't seem to be here." On the next play, just for introduction's sake, Bob ran 56 yards for a touchdown over t he loqua cious lineman. this Eugene Davenport, retired dean of agriculture at the University of Illinois, and his wife, recently celebrated their Former golden wedding anniversary. Dean Davenport graduated from State the in 1878 and was known as one of country. foremost t he Dean J. F. Cox represented insti tution at station WLS on Sunday, No vember 1, where a number of Mr. a nd Mrs. Davenport's friends gathered. educators the in student The solution of several robberies which puzzled campus a nd city police was effected with the arrest of Ronald Snook, a graduate in dairy. Snook confessed to having broken into the dairy building a nd stealing checks and cash to the amount of $119.62 and about 2000 milk checks, as well as to having h ad master keys made for Mary Mayo hall and college shop buildings. He could not be connected with .the recent Wells hall burglary. students saurians puzzle No more will huge machines resembl t he ing prehistoric military at Demonstration hall. The annual road show has been discontinued, since the Michigan Good Roads sponsor association will not another exhibit, for this year, at least. fourth at Carl Haradine, '32, an Alpha G a m ma the National Rho, placed Dairy Products exposition in Atlantic City, N. J., and won a $750 scholar of which ship. itself Haradine is a member acquitted well at in judging cheese, a in butter, fourth in ice cream, and third in judg ing all products. taking a first second T he judging the contest, team The popular "Fusser's Guide" or student directory handbook, went on to sale last week with the usual rush obtain to proper dating. invaluable aid this is having The Wolverine its usual struggle to obtain enough subscriptions to insure publication. A special drive to interest faculty members and alum ni is being attempted. Since this issue is a special 75th anniversary one, it is thought t h at many old grads would like to obtain a copy. The Wolverine should be in the home of every loyal the business manager, Spartan. And Jim G r a n u m, politely asks if we will the cost will be $5.00 mention (No James, t h at would be advertis ing.) t h at M. S. C. co-eds are evidently inter ested in learning to use the rapier and the sabre. Fifty of take daily fencing lessons from George Bauer,'31, coach. t h em Women pricked their ears and men surveyed as h a r their pocketbooks bingers of State's foremost social func tions—the J-Hop—were thrown to t he air with t he announcement of commit tees by Don Fisk, Detroit, president of t he Junior class. Wells-hall suffered from the depre dations of a master criminal during the afternoon of the Georgetown game. Five or six rooms were entered, and goods and money to the value of three Suits, over hundred dollars shirts, coats, neckties, hats, and loot. Although the campus police are work ing on t he case, no arrests have yet been reported. suitcases were among jewelry, taken. the The composite of 741 cases taken at Dr. R. M. Olin's health service shows the average freshman male student to be 20 years 8 months a nd 7 days old, 5 feet 7% tall a nd weighing 143.97 pounds. inches the The a n n u al ceremony, barbecue which marks traditional "burying of the h a t c h e t" and cessation of open freshmen a nd hostilities between sophomore classes, was held front in of Demonstration hall Friday evening, November 6. the To prevent loss to its depositors the Michigan State bank in East Lansing its doors Friday, November 6, closed with the consent of the state banking commissioner. The East Lansing State bank, established in 1916, immediately issued orders t h at loans would be made to any students or townspeople whose other finances were affected by bank suspending operations. the Despondency a nd u n e m p l o y m e nt were t he reasons advanced by relatives of Henry Johnson, 22, son of Professor W. W. Johnston, who committed suicide at his home in East Lansing, Novem ber 6. A new policy of complete coopera tion between student a nd faculty a d ministrative heads was introduced at a banquet given recently by t he S t u d ent Council. Guests of honor included President R. S. Shaw, Dean Elisabeth Conrad, Professor L. C. Emmons, a nd Marian Kline, '32, president of A. W. S. The a n n u al memorial service honor ing the Michigan State m en who died in the Demonstration hall Sunday afternoon, November 8. t he World war was held in according The G r a nd Rapids alumni club meets each Monday noon at the Chamber of Commerce cafeteria. Visitors are al J o hn to ways welcome, Lazell, The boys still meet in Detroit every Tuesday noon in t he m a in dining room of the M a sonic Temple. Bowling has already started according to Don Robinson, '22, a recent Campus visitor. '23, secretary J a n u a ry and February are the big months for our alumni clubs. Even at this date t he secretary's office has r e ceived inquiries about speakers. Looks like the old grads are proud to be ealled Michigan Staters just as much as ever. Yes, the freshmen went through those just as m a ny t h at I. Q.'s again of you did. Someone still thinks a mushroom is a breakfast nook. this fall Coach Russell " J a k e" Daubert pre dicts his 1931-32 the strongest aggregation of swimmers ever t u r n ed out at State and t h at t he 1932- 33 crew will be even stronger. t e am will be Football Bust December 12. Central to Michigan Alumni club invites you attend. io T HE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD November, 1931 Spectacular Homecoming Game Lost to Syracuse Spartans Ready for Michigan; Defeat Georgetown and Ripon along ,OME to Ann Arbor! T he f a m i.li a r cry t h at is a n n u a l ly h e a rd t he t he Red banks cf C e d ar once again fills the November air as Coach J i m my Crowley t u n es up his S p a r t a ns for their appearance t he Wolverines' in big bowl. For t he second time in many, many years State is playing Michigan in late November. In 1928 State held t he Wolverines to a 3 to 0 victory, a field goal measuring t he difference be tween the teams. There are plenty of people who will say that the score this fall is going to be better t h an that. is tl:is State goes into the game w i th Michi gan better fitted, t h an in any previous game. The reason for t h at Coach Crowley a nd his assistants have brought along t he reserve squad until now it is capable of taking its place reserve alongside forces were pitifully weak, particularly in t he game with Army and George town. T he right now is not what Crcwley would like to have it. but to develop the he has done his best strength, and must be content. regulars. The talent t he it in Early t he season locked as though Michigan would.not have the that had been predicted. But power in mid-season the Wolverines arose Illinois and and decisively whipped Princeton. State's team goes to Ann Arbor with t he knowledge t h at only its football will have a best brand of chance. If the attack of the Syracuse game could be matched with the de fensive power of the Army contest and there were no serious injuries. State would give t he Wolverines a very, very busy afternoon. forward passes. One of the S p a r t a n s' weaknesses in the earlier games h as been defense against It was the aerial game that turned State back at West Point and the tide in t he Syra cuse game was turned t he same followers will be manner. watching this department of t he S p a r t a n s' play closely at A nn Arbor. It may be the point where the outcome hinges. C l o se in Michigan will have t he advantage of a vast amount of strong reserve m a t e rial while Coach Crowley must depend largely on his starting team. SPARTANS CONQUER GEORGETOWN to State O W E ET REVENGE came this year in the Georgetown game. ^ The S p a r t a ns remembering well their 14 to 13 defeat at the hands of the Hoyas in Washington last year, turned in a 6 to 0 victory before a crowd of 10.000 spectators. With any kind of luck. State would have won by three touchdowns. At least one critic chose to say t he S p a r t a ns were lucky to win by one touchdown. He was alone in t h at contention. State scored in the very first period. Taking advantage of a short kick t h at went out of bounds about t he 25-yard line territory. State line. Meiers, marched center, threw the ball over Monnett's head on the next play and it resulted in Georgetown to the 5-yard "RED" VANDERMEER, End Called a Western Hero by Eastern Sportsmen lineman who lunged in State recovering on the 25-yard line. Meiers' bad pass was caused by a Georgetown into him before the ball was snapped. The five-yard Hoyas were penalty for offside and State had the ball on the six-inch line. Abe Eliowitz promptly bucked t he ball across for the touchdown that wen the game. then given a The rest of t he game saw a nip and tuck struggle with the S p a r t a ns t h r e a t ening to score en several occasions but not quite having t he punch. George town never was any closer the 25-yard line and was promptly stopped twice at this point. t h an The game left a bad taste in the mouths of those who like their football It was a tough game from start clean. to finish. Georgetown was assessed total of 120 yards for fouls. The a Hoyas were so anxious to be aggressive t h at they frequently violated the code. This game closed State's contract with Georgetown. SYRACUSE GAME THRILLS ALUMNI State's homecoming day game with Syracuse provided t he thrills of a foot ball lifetime for t he hundreds of alum ni who returned to the Campus for t he lost to the unde day. The S p a r t a ns feated Orange 15 to 10 but in doing so put on an exhibition t h at has seldom, if ever, been matched for dramatic football. Each team held t he lead twice. Two great offensive machines moved up and down the gridiron with such precision that, the crowd was in a continual u p roar. T h r u st for t h r u st was t he order of the day. retaliated with a State opened the game by capitaliz ing on a chance at field goal. Bob Monnett. the S p a r t a n s' contribution to the 1931 All-American ranks, proved his versatility by booting a goal from placement for three points in the first period. The kick traveled a total of 38 yards, hit t he bar a nd fell across for a score. Syracuse touch down from a forward pass. T he heave line to State's was from line and the r u n n er went 25 25-yard yards unimpeded to score. T h at was in t he first part of the second period. Before its rushed disappointment, back to score a touchdown. Monnett made a 13-yard sprint off to score after the ball h ad been advanced for 60 yards. Monnett kicked the goal to give State a 10 to 6 lead at half- time. the crowd had swallowed the S p a r t a ns the 49-yard tackle PASSES LICK SPARTANS r p HE Orange came back with a touch- Ti down in t he third period. A 44- yard gain, resulting from another for ward pass, put the ball on t he 20-yard line and the Orange marched to score. On fourth down with six inches to go. Cramer scored in the corner of t he field by a m a t t er of inches. There was touchdown a great dispute about but it was finally allowed. This, a nd the goal kick, sent Syracuse in front. the The rest of the game saw a spec threw tacular exhibition. Both t e a ms the gridiron and everything out on played desperately finish. A to the fumbled pass from center by Eliowitz resulted in a safety, giving Syracuse two more points. The game, played in a drizzling rain, was marred somewhat by fumbles. The rain was t he only drawback of the day. Twice the S p a r t a ns came down the to embarrass Syracuse but were field stopped short of the goal. their closed The S p a r t a ns home schedule November 7 by crushing Ripon college eleven 100 to 0. The game was featured by sensational running from start to finish, with Monnett scoring 32 to 132 points and bringing his total for t he season. For nearly half of the game the reserves performed with the ability of t he regulars. A n n u al Football Bust at Union, December 12. Tickets are $1.75. Come! November, 1931 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 11 the opening of Victories over Michigan a nd Butler marked t he S p a r t a n 's cross country schedule. Captain Clark S. Chamberlain won his n i n th consec utive victory in t he race with Michigan Butler was on fell, humbled 19 to 36 and Michigan inter 24 to 31. Chamberlain, national nine collegiate champion, has won races a nd set eight course records in a dazzling stretch of galloping. homecoming day. lost Michigan State freshmen their opening football game to University of Detroit, 6 to 0. The young S p a r t a ns outplayed t he way but fell victim to a forward pass t h at spelled victory for the Titan cubs. rivals nearly all their Against such a strong opponent as S y r a c u se university, Bob Monnett. Michigan State's great halfback, gained a total of 146 yards. Hs had runs of 25, 22, 20, 15 and 12 yards. He threw passes, one of which was good for a 20-yard gain and was strong on de fense. "AUK" E L I O W I T Z, Full left-footer spirals rival all His opponents. " J O E" K O W A T C H, Quarter Ploics through holes for his enemy lines teammates. opening ALUMNI AFFAIRS 1910 Mrs. Minnie Johnson Starr, Secretary 627 Madison Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. W. I. Gilson may be reached at Los Fresnos. Texas. 1912 C. V. Ballard, Secretary East L a n s i n g, Mich. Charles W. K n a pp has moved in Niagara Falls. New York, to the Jeffer son a p a r t m e n t s. 1913 Robert E. Loree, Secretary East L a n s i n g, Mich. Leroy H. Thompson may be reached street, Lansing, at 604 W. Madison Michigan. 1914 Henry L. Publow, Secretary East L a n s i n g, Mich. Major Ernest H. B u rt may be r e a c h ed at the headquarters of the seventh corps area, Omaha, Nebraska. F. C. Gilbert in Royal Oak, lives Michigan, at 626 E. University avenue. Edna Watkins is a librarian, assist in compiling Sabin bibliography, ing library, 476 at Fifth avenue. lives at T a t h am house, 138 E. 38th street, New York City. the New York public She 1915 Rolan W. Sleight, Secretary L a i n g s b u r g, Mich. Paul S. Armstrong, for the past six years assistant general m a n a g er of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, has been made general manager of the the Sunkist citrus cooperative. He is youngest m an who h as ever held this position. T he California Fruit Grow ers' Exchange t he oldest, largest, and most successful cooperative in farmers' marketing organizations is one of this country. It has 12,500 members and distributes more t h an one hundred million dollars worth of California cit rus fruits every year. T he Exchange handles the California citrus crop a nd markets the better grades of the famous "Sunkist" its fruit under trade-mark. seventy-five percent of Captain G. L. Caldwell gives his new address as Fort Riley, Kansas. Paul E. a nd May Bartlett C14) Kuenzel are living in Los Angeles, Cal ifornia, at 2706 W. 43rd place. 1916 Herbert G. Cooper, Secretary 1125 S. W a s h i n g t on Ave., L a n s i n g, Mich. Katherine Vedder C h a p m an may be reached in New York City at 136 West 71st street. Alice Smallegan McLaughlin writes district, from Usilampatti, M a d u ra South Africa: the reunion of 1926. We are looking for ward to commencement of next year, hoping to be in U. S. A. and at East Lansing for "I well remember it." 1917 Mary LaSelle, Secretary 420 W. Hillsdale St., L a n s i n g, Mich. Dimiter Atanasoff is professor of plant pathology on the faculty of agri culture at Sofia, Bulgaria. He lives in Sofia at Toan Exarch 55. Capt. Harry L. Campbell, of Fort Hayes. Columbus. Ohio, writes of the new alumni directory: "I t h i nk the new directory is one of the best stunts ever p ut over by the Michigan State alumni association. We are hoping to organ ize an alumni club this winter." in Columbus Alton M. Porter, for a number of of schools superintendent years at Northport, Michigan, h as given up the to enter horticul teaching profession tural research work. At present he is working on his master's degree at M. S. C. and lives in East Lansing at 229 Division street. Bertel W. Straight is in the account ing and cost methods d e p a r t m e nt of the Western Electric company Inc, 195 Broadway, New York City. He lives at 11 P a rk place. Bloomfield, New Jersey. 1918 Willard Coulter, S e c r e t a ry 1265 Randolph S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Edgar S. Anderson is arborist of the Arnold Arboretum, of Harvard univer sity, at Boston. Henry Dorr, Jr., may be reached at 2308 Foster avenue, Chicago. Dorr r e forestry ceived his masters' degree in las': from the June, a nd was an Purdue at Henryville, Indiana, for the summer. the University of Michigan in camp instructor summer forestry J o hn H. H a r m an is with the federal plant quarantine and control adminis tration in Springfield, Ohio, where he lives at 150 H a m p t on place. Bert C. Vail lives in Detroit at 14909 Strathmoor avenue. Vail is a certified public accountant with Ernst & Ernst, Detroit. A catalog recently received from the University of Nanking, Nanking, China, '17) shows Mr. K i a - S h en Sie as co-dean of the college of agricul ture and co-director of the experiment station. (M. S. "The new boss arrived October 21 a nd h as been named T h o m as J a m e s. Added to three year old girl makes two 12 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD November, 1931 children we now have." writes T. W. Keating from 718 Mills building. EI Paso. Texas. He continues: "Occas ionally see Percy Rice. '22, who is help ing build a lot of hotels and schools and big buildings around here as con struction engineer for a big contract ing firm." EAST LANSING BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCLATION 124 West Grand River East Lansing, Mich. is p a y i ng 5rr, *W<. and 6r'f compounded quarterly on S a v i n gs Certificates l O UR C h i c a go Hotel — b e c a u se t he A L L E R T ON is O f f i c i al R e s i d e n t i al H e a d q u a r t e rs f or M I C H I G AN STATE COLLEGE alumni a nd for 101 other Colleges a nd 21 National P a n h e l l e n ic S o r o r i t i es QUIET • OVERLOOKING LAKE MICHIGAN A HERE are 1000 rooms in the Allerton Hotel with RCA radio in every room at no extra charge; there are 10 sep a r a te floors for men. 7 for women a nd 4 for rrjarried couples; and there is a well-planned social program open to all residents. T he rates per person a r e: daily. $2.00 to $3.50, and weekly, $8.50 to $12.50 (double), a nd $10.50 to $25.00 (single). P H I L IP E. C O B D E N, MANAGER 7 01 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE ALLERTON HOTEL Chicago William DeYoung is assistant agro nomist in charge of detailed soil sur vey at the Montana experiment station, lives at 419 W. Bozeman, where he Cleveland. He says: "When you visit Yellowstone park visit Bozeman also located in Gallatin valley." 1927 Eleanor Rainey Mallender, Secretary 405 Oakdale. Royal Oak, Mich. Stewart M. Bair may be reached at 309 S. Westlake street, Los Angeles. California. Bair is baritone soloist. Joseph and Mary P a rr Blake a n nounce the birth of Joseph Chase on September 3. Ralph E. Decker h as moved in Los Angeles to 1054 I n g r a h am street. S. E. Hartsell writes from 45 Arthur street. New Haven, Conecticut: "I am continuing work for t he P h. D. degree recently Have at Yale university. been awarded t he Lucy Hall Board- m an scholarship of $500.00. Would be happy to see any Michigan State grads at any I can be reached at Brady Memorial Lab., 310 Cedar street. New Haven." time. C. W. Kietzman is staff adjuster for the General Exchange Insurance cor poration. 333 N. Pennsylvania avenue. Indianapolis. in Indianapolis at 1510 N. Colorado ave nue. I n d i a n a. He lives Kenneth M. Lyle writes from Paw Paw. Michigan: "I am working with my father in t he fruit business, rais ing apples, grapes and peaches. We also raise a large acreage of potatoes each year. From time to time some Michigan Stater calls at our home a nd it seems good to visit with anyone from State. I wish more would call. Wen dell Reidl. w'29, is cashier now in the J o hn W. Free bank in P aw Paw." Glenn Marvin is resident highway forester in Jackson, Michigan, where he may be reached at 808 Central State Bank building. J o hn T. Ott lives in Lansing at 820 W. Mt. Hope avenue. Helen Wooster is assistant manager of the Colonnade Lunch company at 642 N. W. Superior avenue. Cleveland, Ohio. She lives in East Cleveland at 1820 Garfield road. J o hn M. Beardslee is an airways e n gineer with the U. S. department of commerce on duty over t he Pacific coast area. His headquarters are in San Francisco. He may be reached in care of M. J. Beardslee, North Wilkes- boro, North Carolina. Merrill W. Byrne engineer with company. He Indiana, at 1239 W. Berry street. is a commercial the General Electric in Fort Wayne, lives William E. a nd Mabel Biery ('27) Hoy announce t he birth of William J o hn on September 30. The Hoys are living in Davenport, Iowa. R u th Simmons J a m ?s (Mrs. E. S.) writes from 1525 Mabel avenue, Flint. Michigan: "Am teaching H. E. in Flint. '24, and Saw Leon in Helen Taylor Hornkohl is in Neenah, Wisconsin, where he (Buck) Hornkohl. (w'27) landscape business. His address is 504 E. Main street." F. A. McKim is in the field d e p a r t ment of the California Fruit Growers Exchange at East Pasadena, California. 1928 Karl Davies, Secretary 715 Clifford Street, F l i nt Margaret Partlow is doing research work in textiles at the University of Missouri. She won the Purnell schol arship which provides for such work toward a master's degree. Paul A. Piper is a draftsman with the Consolidated Aircraft corporation of Buffalo, New York. He lives in K e n- more at 214 Parkwood avenue. 1929 Phil Olin, Secretary 46 D e l a w a re A v e ., Detroit, Mich. William L. Bigler is a landscape architect in the department of nation al parks, 409 Underwood building, San Francisco, California. He spent last year at Massachusetts Agricultural col lege doing graduate work. Ray F. Bower is an instructor in for est extension at the New Y o r k' State College of Forestry at Syracuse. W. Arthur Coakes is a metallurgical engineer for the Michigan Valve and 3631 Parkinson Foundry avenue, Detroit. He lives in Dearborn at 5066 Calhoun street. company. Florence Cowles h as started her third year of teaching home economics in the Mt. Pleasant. Michigan, high In addition to her work with school. the junior girls she is running a cafe t h at her brother. teria. She reports Glenn Cowles. summer school at the University of Chicago, to Hart. Michigan, for and his sixth year of teaching. '26. spent a returned finishing trip the southern Oscar J. Dowd is in the bureau of plant industry of the U. S. department in Washington. D. C. of agriculture He writes: "After t he M. S. degree in June at Oregon State colleg? through California I h ad a fine and to states enroute Washington, D. C. where 1 am employ ed as a junior plant physiologist in Dr. Charles Brooks office. We are study ing the carbon-dioxide storage of fruits and vegetables at the present writing. Wendell Davis. '29, is conected with the forestry department of the University of California. He is staying at I n t e r national Hall on the Berkeley campus." Iva L. Ferguson is laboratory assist a nt at Parke Davis & Companv. Detroit, and lives at 3269 Lothrop ave nue. Edwin R. Gruettner writes from 922 Fiftieth avenue. West Allis, Wisconsin: "People want something new. some thing different. Here we have it. T he Villa Landscape Construction company of Milwaukee, of which I am president. The primary purpose of the company is to give the clientele the best in land scape work. We first create on paper the landscape project, whether it be n road, a swimming pool, or a quiet, p a s toral scene, and then with a graduate construction engineer as supervisor we November, 1931 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 13 pioceed to build the landscape project on the grounds, interweaving t he land scape and engineering knowledge to create everlasting beauty. My old pals at school, principally those with whom I worked in Professor Halligan's class room might be interested to know t h at part of my ambition is being realized. I have purchased a farm not far from Milwaukee sole purpose of the c r e a t i ng an arboretum. T he arbo r e t um has many types of soil on it, a creek running t h e r e through fore has the possibilities of growing all this cli t h at the o r n a m e n t al plants mate fos;:ers. Incidentally, I still r e tain my position as assistant landscape architect for Milwaukee county." Floyd T. Roberts is a ranger in it, and the for Blanco district cf tional forest, and may be reached care of gosa Springs. Colorado. t he S an J u an n a in the U. S. Forest Service, P a- Floyd S. Miller Kalisign company Michigan, and Reed street. is working for t he in K a l a m a z o o, there at 1007 living Carlos Heath is a metallurgist with the American Brass at Waterbury. Connecticut, where he lives at 174 Willow street. company J o hn Hawkins has accepted a schol arship at t he New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse. He will work under the direction of Dr. J. F. Illick on a problem in forest management. Hathaway J. Hanes lives at 1439 Elm street, Youngstown, Ohio. He is in en gineering work. Allen A. G u t e k u n st is a chemist at the General Motors weasearch labora tory in Detroit, at 485 Milwaukee ave nue. He lives at 150 W. Euclid. Henriette P. Seovell in t he Lansing Central high school, and living at 1407 W. Ottawa strett. teaching is Harold Wolters is a sales engineer for the Clarage F an company of K a l a mazoo. Michigan, where he lives at 121 Fellows avenue. Mr. a nd Mrs. Howard G. Sweet (Mildred Babbitt) announce the birth of Lawrence Collins on October 5. They live in East Lansing at 1022 W. Michi gan avenue. MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE ii work at Cornell university, a nd lives in I t h a ca at 214 Thurston avenue. Joseph L. Joachim gives his address as 18675 Westphalia avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Duane E. Jones is traveling about considerably, but mail will reach him if addressed in care of t he division of management. Bureau of Public Roads, Washington, D. C. Harold C. Knoblauch is in t he agron omy department of Rhode Island State college at Kingston, on an assistant- ship working for a master's degree. Mary Louise Lipka may be reached at 201 Rhoades avenue, Haddonfield, New Jersey. William P. Mott is working for his masters degree at t he University of California, a nd lives in Berkeley at 2538 Durant street. Clarence E. Prentice is teaching in Ionia, Michigan, a nd living at 202 E. Main street. Emmaline Rademaker taking graduate work at Columbia university. She lives in New York City at 1230 Amsterdam avenue. is Call the Coven Electric Co. for Wiring - Fixtures - Appliances Repairing LANSING STORE GRAND LEDGE 1204 S. W a s h. A v e. 305 S. Bridge P h o ne 3235 P h o ne 123 J. Stanley Coven, '27e, Prop. You Will Enjoy Eating at the MARY STEWART SHOPS Lansing—123 E. Michigan Ave. East Lansing—114 W. Grand River ^ HOME MADE ICE CREAM Eaton Rapids, Michigan D. G. M i l l e r, ' 91 Geo. F. Miller. '17 C h a s. D. Miller, 24 G l a d ys G r u n er Miller, '18 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 be glad to order any book for you. We carry Station ery, Felt Goods, Jewelry and Novelties mark ed with the college seal. The State College Book Store EAST LANSING "Always at the Service of the Students and Alumni" Lansing's Well Known Hotel Stopping at the KERNS AT Football time, for fraternity or class reunions or any alumni event, stopping at The Kerns renews the spirit of "belonging." But there is a friendly atmosphere at The Kerns whether one comes on business or pleasure. When you write for reservations or when you register for a room just mention that you are an alumnus of Michigan State College and you will receive special attention. You will enjoy your din ner in our new cafeteria or dining room. Hotel Kerns ~L —Lansing THIS MAGAZINE IS AUSTIN the PAINTER INCORPORA TED PRINTED BY THE CAMPUS PRESS (Incorporated) 106 West G r a nd River Avenue EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN PAINTERS and DECORATORS Always on the Job We Cover the State Equipped to produce all kinds of PRINTING Offices at DETROIT FLINT H OW TO S P E ND T HE C H R I S T M AS H O L I D A Y S . . . .? o^f Trip Will Make Them Memorable! Your energy and vigor need rejuvenating at the end of the year, and this time the calendar has connived to allow you a welcome respite! Christmas Day falls on a Friday this year. So does New Year's Day. You need miss only four business days be tween these two week-ends to enjoy a full 10-day vaca tion ! With every extra day that you can spare, y o u r t r ip becomes more comprehensive and you won't miss much at home because business is certain to be at a low ebb between these two most important holiday week-ends. Think of the benefits in recreation, rest, pleasure and gain to your health in escaping the cold weather and sailing away on palatial ships to the sunny, flowering West Indies that have never known winter. Or special trains will bring you to the golden cities and fashionable beaches of Florida. Or to Mexico, gay as Spain and enigmatic as E g y pt Here is a list from among which you will find a trip to suit your time and means and fancy : CHRISTMAS VACATION TRIPS To the West Indies * C'M [" Sailing Dec. 23—"CONTE GRANDE"—12-day Christ mas Cruise visiting Nassau, Kingston, Havana. Re turns Jan. 4 . . $185.00 Sailing Dec. /